The Brussels Post, 1899-9-7, Page 1Vol. 28. No. 9
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,
New Advertisements.
To rout—S, R. Smith.
Vail goods—A. Strachan,
'Local—L.13. Town & 00,
Giaesea—•13,10. T. Pletcher.
Speobaoles—G. A. Deadman.
Horses for sale—John Lowe.
Harvest Exoarelon—G. T. R. '
Anotion sale -;E. M, Obadwick.
Apples wanted—L, S. Town & 00.
Apprentice wanted—Dr, D. F. Smith.
Ostrid
I3luevr.+Lle.
Mrs. (Dr.) Toole is recovering from her
tuition :illnese;
Mies Rogers, of Toronto, is a guest at
the Methodist parsonage,,
Mu. Alex. McGee and ohildren; Gladys
and Ethel, of Valparaiso, Ind , are visit.
ing Jno, and Mre. Gardiner,
The Wingham District meeting was
held in the Methodist ohuroh here on
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. D. Rogue,
chairman, presiding.
Mao. Messer, who has been in Hamil-
ton for the past two mouths, has return.
ed home. He will leave shortly bo attend
the College of Pharmacy, Toronto.
J. S. Timmins, of Almonte, has gold
two of his houses in Blnevale. The
Guest house in Turnberry was pnrohased
by Mre. J. Snell, and the Gardiner hoose
in Morris by Jas. Menne.
Wsat tor..
Mies Annie McKenzie spent Sunday in
town.
Thos. Ryan is spending a few holidays
at home.
Miss Minnie McDonald has returned
from Stratford.
A party of guests spent Labor day at
L. McDonald's.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray, of Wingham, were
in town this week.
Lewis and Mies Ida MnDinald spent
Labor day at Bayfield.
Rev. Mr. Tiffin was a visitor to the
Toronto Fair this week.
Mrs. R. Moore, of Hallett, was visiting
in Walton on Thursday last.
Mre. Urquhart, of Qa Apelie, N. W. T.,
le visiting at her parents, R. and Mrs.
Pollard.
Ladies' Guild of Bt. George's ohurah
met at George Kelly's -on Wednesday
afternoon.
Some of the Foresters were in Blyth
on Sunday attending the funeral of the
late Bro. Creighton.
L. and Mrs. McDonald, Misses Maggie
McDonald and Annie Ferguson are at•
tending the Toronto Fair.
It was reported that there were dipb•
tberia oases in town but we are glad to
state that the rumor was without Inn -
dation.
There will be no evening servioe in the
U. P. church next Sabbath as the pastor,
Rev. Mr. Filer, will preach in Blyth that
evening. In the morning Rev. Mr.
Lawrence, of Illinois, will preach on the
subject "What is man ?"
Mos. Droxsou DEAD.—Wednesday of
this week Mary Bell, reliot of the late
John Dickson, died at the home of her
eon, W. J. Diokeen, South of Walton,
after an extended illness. She was near.
ly 75 years of age. The funeral will take
place on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
servioe being held at 1.30. Interment
will be made at Brunets oemetery.
The services at the U. P. church came
to a close after the enurement last Sub.
bath morning. Rev. Mr. Lawrence,
peetor of the first United Presbyterian
ohurah of Washburn, III., essieted Rev.
Mr. Filer and presented Divine troth in
an able manner. Four persons were re.
oeived into the membership of the con-
gregation and four infante were baptized.
The work is expected to grow.
Why. Glasses are Worn
For a long
time Glasses
were used only
to assist in
reading or
near work, but
with increased
knowledge of
the eye, we are
able to adjust
Glasses to im-.
prone the
eight, thereby
curing chronic.
hea5aohes,
neuralgia and
many nervone
affiotioue canoed by eye•etrain. The
thousands who wear properly adjusted
Glasses are the living testimonials to the
truth of it, Examination free.
MRS. T. FLETCHERI
GRADUATE OPTICIAN.
;
Our foot ball team will try a tilt with
the Oranbrook team in Brunets on Sat.
urday eveniug et 5 o'olook,
Wm. and Henry Saobt and wives, from
London township, were attending the
saorament held at Walton U. P. oburah
last Sunday. Tbey aleo called on friende
in Brussels.
This community was sadly taken by
surprise on Tuesday when it was re.
ported that Mise Jessie Sage, dsughter
of hire. Charles Sege, had passed awry
from time. Deceased was a highly es-
teemed lady, enjoying a large oirate of
friends who will regret very sincerely her
demise. Miss Sage was 89 years of age.
The funeral took plane on Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'olook. Rev. G. J. Abey
conduoted the servioe and interment was
made at Brueeele cemetery. Mre. Sage
and family have the eympatby of the
community in their bereavement.
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Velma and all information front Agate
of Grand Trunk Railway System,
11. T, SUTTON, Agent, Beanie,
d•IllsHl.
Mr. Beatty was in Toronto for a - few
days this week.
Walter Sharp, of Morrie, Sondayed
with friends at Ethel.
Voters' List court will be held here on
Wedueeday of next week.
R. Dilworth has gone to Manitoulin
Island on a business trip
Last Sabhaeh evening E. Smith preach-
ed in the Methodiet church here.
Moore. McAllister were away at To-
ronto this week combining business and
pleasure.
Mr. Dilworth, of Mount Forest, and
Mre. Chambers, of Crystal, North Dales
were visiting at R. Dilworth'e Iaet week.
1I. A. Fogel was home from Sebring.
ville for a visit last week. He is in the
noose business there and looks first•
class.
William Milne, our old time resident,
now of Trout Creek, was here for a few
days during the past week. He reports
bueineee good in the lumber line.
Owing to R. H. Close going to Mani-
toba the Page wire feaoe agency that he
held will be taken ;barge of by his
father, R. Close, who is ready to attend
to all bueineee in that line.
Mies Kennedy, teaoher, took seriously
ill last Friday and hae been unable to
resume work since. Her father and
sisters Dame to see her on Wednesday.
We hope she will soon be better.
Mies Belle Lamont, teaober, Norland,
has returned to her, school there.
t11te'er John and Mies May Lamont,
who spent their vacation with their
grandparents, returned with her as tar se
Toronto.
WroxOO re L'.
Mrs. T. Hemphill, jr., spent Monday in
Teeawater.
Mies Ewing, of Tseswater, is the guest
of Jno. Bretbauer.
Jno. Hamilton shipped a oar of cattle
on Wednesday to Toronto.
A number of folks left for Toronto
Exhibition on Monday morning.
Geo. Town is spending a few days
holidays visiting his fatber.o•law, Jno.
Gof ton.
Dune. MoLauoblin and Henry Stewart,
of Brussels, spent Labor Day in Wroxeter
and Gerrie.
Miss Margaret Burgess, who -tae been
the guest of Neil White, returned home
on Monday.
Miss A. Sanders, of Toronto, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mre. D. Fisher,
returned home on Friday last.
Messrs. T. Hemphill, J. Barnard, and
A Ramsay wheeled to Mildmay to enjoy
the day's sport there on Monday.
Richard Miller, jr., speut Bendel and
Monday at his home here and returned
to his work at Toronto Junction on
Tuesday.
Dr. T. E. Ball made his nsual all on
Monday and Tuesday sed was so bray
that be had to turn two or three off till
next time.
E. Grewar, our popular baseball
pitcher, left our town on Monday for his
home in Brussels. Eddie will be greatly
missed among the boys, not saying anp
thing about the fear sex. He is a boy
of excellent obaraoter and made many
warm friends while in town who wish
him success in all his efforts through life.
Our baseball team did the grand in
Gerrie on Labor day. A pioked nine
from Gorrie and Fordwioh teams met
them on Gerrie park. The game resulted
in favor of our nine by a score of 24 to
one in 7 innings. The teams were
Wroxeter :—J. Brawn, E. Grewar, W.
Kaake, A. Kaake, A. Rae, G. Kaake, R.
Miller, D. Kaake, G. Paulin. Gerrie
and Fordwioh—Sharpin, Ardell, Bartley,
Ardell, Loree, Mose, Mose, Walkey, Mo.
Laughlin.
aVfn=ham .
Charlie Stewart bas returned from
Manitoba.
John Gillespie is laid off work again
with an attaok of erysipelas in his leg.
J. G. Karges hae sold his etook of
boots and shoes to W. J, Greer, of Gerrie.
A number of Wingbamitee are in Tor.
onto this week attending the Industrial
Fair.
It, Molndoo and wife left last week to
visit Mr, Molndoo's relatives in Peter.
boyo'.
Mies Nellie MaHardy, of Clinton,
formerly of this town, was united in
marriage on August 17tb to S. H. Smith,
of Toronto.
Wm. Gannett's house is man improv-
ed by the stone foundation, veneering
with white brink, te•shingling and other
Improvements.
Lloyd Sills has seared a situation in
Toronto and left on Tuesday to begin hie
duties there. On Wednesday' evening of
last week a number of his friends met at
the family residence and presented him
with a token of their esteem accompanied
by an address.
Grey, Young & Spading, salt mann-
faotmrers, have a gang of men at work
with .' boring machine on the East side
of the 'se it blook boring for salt. It ie
the intention to go down 1,+100 feet if
necessary an Strike salt and if the firm
SSC euo°eesful the expense of pumping
the brine froths well now used two
miles away,will be materially reduced.
It Will takneatly six Melia to complete
the work.
Rev. Wm. Lowe is tracing his holidays.
Rev. C. E. Mills, of Blyth, aoaduoted
servioe last Sabbath.
Aa the result of an accident and the
upsetting of his buggy Dr. Chisholm has
been obliged to use a cane enderutoh.
Charley McKinnon, balf-bank in 000
'97 and '98 football team, passed through
town while on his way to ble home in
Port Elgin, before resuming his duties se
English master in a promioenb down
East high eohool. During the holidays
he has been touring a -wheel through the
New England states and West as far as
Chicago, visiting Buffalo, Albany, New
York, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago and
Detroit. While away he played centre -
half with Fall Rivera in a ohampionship
matoh. He is captain of the foot ball,
bookey and lacrosse teams in the town
in which he resides. He received an
offer to play senior !acreage with the
Oornwalls this year bot declined.
(1raimibroo It.
Rev. D. B. McRae was at Ripley this
week,
A number from here are taking in the
Toronto Fair this week.
There is a rumour of a wedding before
long. Craubrook will supply the groom,
it be said.
F. 'Zimmer wheeled over from Wellesley
and spent Sunday with John Steles in
Craubrook.
D. Steles, of Mornington, epent last
Sunday under the parental roof. He
came on his wheel.
Harvest is 5Ottrly gathered in. The
farmers are busy threshing now and re-
port a good yield.
Cameron's cider mill will start next
week. They will also melte ohnioe apple
butter -for Ulna desiring that commodity.
Omzn.—The Cranbroolc Cider Mill will
be in operation next week. Apple butter
will also be manufactured for those
desiring it, (Lotion Boos.,
9.4 Proprietors.
The foot ball oonaert last Friday even.
ing carie off according to announcement
and an interesting and amaeiug program
was presented. There was a fairly good
attendance.
FOOT BALL.—Last Friday evening a
foot ball match was played hers between
oar team and a Brussels olab and result.
ed in a viotory for the visitors, our lade
being "Ohioagoed" while their opponeute
piled in three goals. There was some
very nett play at times. Here was the
way the teams lined up :—
OItANnoeOx POSITION 01D68NL5
Pearsou Goal . Stevenson
McNair• LL Backe Penner
Oster f Irwin
Innes......... ............ Ainlay
Smalldon j1 }Beaks 11001009
Calder ) Ferguson
Baird Centre f Peebles
Oeter } R Wing { BBoohe
Cammeaeron
Rolmes
5itene IL 'lug { Kendal
Ritnnio Kendall
We hope to turn the tables on Saturday
eveniog when oar boyo expect to play at
Brueeele.
M yr
The resent showsre helped the root
crops and the Fall plowing.
W. R. Mooney. 5th line, took in the
sights at the Industrial Fair during the
past week.
Mre. T. Anderson, 4th line, has gone
on a visit to relatives in Dakota and
other points West.
A number of Morris ites are attending
Toronto Fair this week and a goodly
number will visit London next week.
Mise 0. A. Halliday who recently
returned from an enjoyable trip to Maoi•
toba bas almost married the Prairie
Province.
We are pleased to state that Thomas
Miller, sr., hae sufficiently recovered from
his fall from the scaffold in the barn, to
be able to be out again.
The new Presbyterian church at Bel.
grave, when completed will be an orna-
ment to the village, and alike oreditable
to the workmen and congregation.
Ed. Bryan, son of Alex. Bryan, bas
gone to Goderiob where he will attend
the Collegiate Institute. He is a bright
youth and will be heard from again.
D. Meilelejohn has purchased from the
Gould, Sheply & Muir Co., of Brant-
ford, a celebrated steel tower wind mill
and bad it pat in position last week.
We welcome Allan Adams and wife
bank to their farm on the 5th line of
Morrie. They are the °lase of people of
whom a uommunity can't have too many.
The recent rains will no doubt do a
great amount of good, but there still re•
mains a few who would like a few dry
days to enable them to secure the late oat
asap.
Mr. and Mre. Kirton, of Turnberry,
spent a few dela visiting friende in
Morrie last week. The old gentleman,
although upwards of 80 years, is yet able
to move around quite smart and enjoys
fairly good health.
D. Allison, teaoher, in Bastion No. 1,
bas been unable to resume his duties
after the holidays on account of illness.
3518 plane has been very ably filled by
Miss Mary Mo0ailum, of East Wawa•
non. Mr. Allison will soon be o k.
Sunday of last week Lyle, the 12 year
old eon of Peter Jackson, 81b lies, fell
nhis
from a scaffold I
' 'father's barn and
broke hie left arm just above the wrist.
It wag a 22 foot fall. The lad received
quite a shaking up in addition but ie
getting along nioely.
SCHOOL herons.—The following is the
report of the standing of the pupils of
S. S. No. 9, Morris, for the month of
August :—P. S. L., Annie Gray. Sr,
Fourth-WillieMnCall, Mary MoArthur,
Bess Searle, Maggie MOOalI, Edith Jack-
son. Jr. Fourth—Maud Jaokeou, Emma
McCall, Lily Bewley, Harvey Skelton.
Jr. Third—Willie Farquharson, Wesley
Searle, Coral McArthur, Manson Taylor.
Sr. Second—Roes Jackson, Carrie Jan.
sou, Richard Gray. Jr. Second—John
McArthur and Nellie MoArthur equal,
Mary Fear, David Jackson. Sr. Part II
Eddie Farquharson, John Taylor, Stella
Stubbs, David McLean. Jr. Part Ii.-
Ida biooutoineon, Ella Evans, Frank Mo.
Oaugbey, Arthur Modell. Pint oleo—
Vine MoCutahoou, Norman Jackson,
Ruth Gray, Jos, Mocaugbey.
MISS JruloNnib 13. Kinn, Teaghor,
1899
W. H.KERR, Prop.
Chris. Pliable who bas been in the
employ of J. P. Pbtn, of "The Grange
Farm,' Hespeler, Ont., for the past two
ysare, but who has been all work for two
months from an attack of typhoid fever,
iutende ramming tie duties at the old
stand next week. Ilia servioes seem to
be well appreoiated there.
Mrs. Hayes, formerly of the 7bb line,
now an inmate of the Hoose of Refuge,
is failing quite rapidly in health and is
confined to bed. Her demise will not be
an uoexpeated event, Mr. Hayes is at
Soaforbh living will a relative in the
meantime, but will likely return to the
House of Refuge this Fall.
(vr es'.
Township Commit ou Saturday, 2Brd
jneb.
Miss Lizzie Bryan is visiting relatives
in Toronto.
Mrs. W. J. Bbeiee, of Niagara Falls,
woe visiting at F. M, Smith's.
Mrs. West, of London, is visiting
at Henry Bateman's for a few weeks.
Miss May Mines, of Wlagham, is spend.
ing a few weeke at her borne on the 2nd
OWL
Anumber from Grey took in the foot•
ball oonoert at Oranbrook lest Friday
evening.
Rev. R. Paul, of Brunets, preached at
Mao's ohurah last Sabbath moruiog. IIs
is always welcome.
Miss Ethel Musgrove, of Wingham,
has been visiting at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. R. Pearson, of the 4th.
Russel and Miss Nettie Grainger are
spending a week in Toronto with rola•
tives and also attending the Exhibition.
Jno, Lowe bad nine sheep worried by
doge last week. If half the dogs in the
county were killed it would be all the
better for the country.
A horse rape for $25 a side was one of
the probabilities on the 1st eon, but one
of the individuals has banked out end the
race is off for the present.
Robert O. Kerr bas removed from
Henfryo to Mar, Ont., where he pnrposee
making hie home. Ifs old friende in
this locality wish him semens.
Allan Lemont, 70h von., hae gone to
Clinton where he will attend the Model
school. He is a clever, level headed
youth and will make a good teacher.
Mise Annie Belden, of the North
Boundary, who bas spent the last eight
menthe in Goderiob with her nista, Mrs.
Snell, returned home last Wednesday.
Reeve Turnbull and a number of other
Greyites were in Brussels last Friday
witneeeing the oontest between the two
road grading meohines. Grey should
make good use of the Brussels machine
es it would save many a dollar's worth
of gravel if the roads were properly
crowned and the sides levelled.
BonooL Rnronr.—The following shows
the standing of the pupils in S. S. No. 9,
Grey, for -the month of August :—•41b
olase.—Hattie Frasier, Ella McNaught.
Sr. aid.—Ethel MaNaugbt. Jr, 3rd.—
Nellie Harbottle, Frank Harrison, Olive
Oliver, Sr. 2nd.—Wilbur Bray, George
Mann, Harry MaNaugbt, Norman Mo.
Naught, Wesley MoKay, Willie Mann.
Jr. 2nd —Katie Harbottle, Robert Mo.
Kay, Maggie Mann. Br. Part II.—
Winnie MoNaught. Jr. Part II.—Alfred
Machan, Catharine Brown. Sr. Part. I.
—Fergus McNaught, Willie Hislop, Ella
Bray, Rae Roes. Intermediate—Alex.
Mann, Myrtle Cummings, Roy Com•
mange. Jr. Part I.—Lizzie Lucas, Alive
McKay, Pearl Harrison, Melbsrne Bray,
George McKay,
MISS Nxtio J. IsuISTnn. Teacher.
FouswaLL To J. 0. Ounnn.—The Carie.
ton Place Herald of August 29th say.—
"There are few people who are aoquaiut•
ed with J. 0. Curry who will not regret
to bear of his departure from this section
of the country. During the two years
that he has bad charge of the Beakwith
Baptist oburoh he has endeared himself
to all with whom be has oomo in oon•
tact. Hie many friends could not let
him separate from them withont pub•
lioly showing their good will towards
him, and on Tuesday night last, people
from the North, South, East and West
gathered at the home of John and Mrs.
Devlin, on the 7th line, where a pleasant
evening was spent in games and social
intercourse. A bevy of ladies energeti•
°ally prepared a feast of good things and
about 10 o'clock refreshments were served
on the lawn. On assembling in the
house again, Miss M. Robertson stepped
to the front and read the following ad.
dress to Mr. Conry, and at the proper
moment Miss E. Sterns made the pres-
entation :—
Mtn PASTOR,—Tia rims is now at
hand, when the tie that has bound us as
pastor and people, meet be severed. We
cannot express our feelings of regret that
we must part ; but we know that our
loss is your gain. In the course which
you shall pursue after leaving us, espeo•
ially in your studies and in your work
for the Lord, we pray that you may be
strengthened and blessed, May you still
be a blessing to others in your future life,
as you undoubtedly have been for the
past two years, while in our midst. We
can say that yon have been very faithful
in the performanoe of duty.; indeed you
have often more than fulfilled our expeo•
tattoos in this way ; while your natural
vivaoiby and mirth have roused and
neared us often. You shall often here-
after be sadly missed in one fancily sir.
oleo and social gatherings. We beg that
yon will aooepb this purge as a parting
gift and as a small token of our regard,
with our best wishes.
Signed on behalf of the obnr°h,
JOHN DIevLIN,
O11As. STnsNs.
Rev. M. O. Weir and F. A. Robinson, of
Carleton Plaoe, made brief speeobes
eulogizing the work done by Mr. Curry,
Much of the anemia of the gathering is
due to Mies Ten Sinclair, who is an 1n.
defebi able worker of all snob owasions.
Mr. Corry left on Monday for bis home
in Oranbrook where he will spend a holt,
day until resuming his ebudies with the
coming term at McMaster University.
The M. CI. It. is battling water in oil
tanks from Pinafore Lalte, to Taylor, the
supply there having failed, The supply
at Tilbury holds on,
A FORMER BRUSSELITE
AT SPOKANE',
Deno tenon,—They tell the a pebble
dropped iu the Patine Ocean will start a
ripple, which, if unobstructed by the
numerous U. S. transports, will event•
wally reach the shores of Manila Bay.
This may he true as three bits of granite
dropped under my town observation this
evening. One was a herd of eighty rioh•
milking, Jersey cattle ; the seoond was
an item of Canadian news in our even.
ing paper, but the last was at the dinner
table, and not at all geological, only a
plate of 'born meal gems," just like Mre.
K. used to bring to that convalescing
typhoid patient in Brussels some years
ago. The ripples thus created travelled
rapidly over the "tranecontiueutal wire-
less telegraphic" route, unobebruobod,
until they reached Tim Pax at Brussels.
My wife wrote nos that you favored
them with a call is Detroit this Summar
and I hoped, among the "Wise men from
East" (the Canadian Press Association)
your familiar face would have been seen
this Summar in Spokane. Had you come
you would have swelled the number here
who never forget some distant -enchanted
spot in the East, but have no intention or
desire to return.
In April this poet was ocoupiod for the
first time, and I was ordered to change
station from Detroit to this splendid new
post ab Spokane. Naturally, I was
pleased, and eojoyed the trip, West of
Chicago, very mush, especially in Dakota
and Montana. The buttes and canyons,
the bad lands and the fertile prairie, all
were a constant source of wonderment
to me.
I am now about as far North and West
as the present map of the U. S. permits
me to go, and am likely to remain here
all Winter, unless I go home via the
Philippines and see the dusky Filipinos,
but this is extremely unlikely.
Spokane was looated in 1873 beside the
river whose falls are a veritable "Western
Niagara," by a family named Downing.
Mrs. Downing, when visiting here reoen1•
ly, said there were only some Indian huts
(tepees) here then, they (Downings) were
dissatisfied and sold "the blooming pebbly
prairie" for $500, and this is the quarter
motion of land where Spokane is located.
In 1889 almost the entire business section
was wiped out by fire, and the present
handsome tall stores and offices now
prove what a blessing a fire 000asionally
is. The city is modern and up-to-date in
every way, with splendid sohools,ohurohea
and elegant publio buildings, asphalt
paved streets, street oars, bikes and now
"beefs," and has a population estimated
at 50,000, covering a block of six square
miles. Residencies, being built in all
directions, are in great demand, and
wages rule high. Carpenters get 40c. an
hour, masons and others get from No. to
80o. an hour, but the oost of living is
fully 25% higher than in Brussels. The
banks report increased prosperity, largely
due to the mining interests. Farming is
not extensive, either a gravel bed or a
rough rooky oliff, uutillable, but the
valleys are very fertile, many of these
near here are Indian reservations. Our
Fort Wright. has about 1200 acres, a
pretty location, nestled between the
mountainous cliffs on every side, a parade
ground of sixty urea is quite level and
all gravel, growing no grass unless well
watered, but flowers grow and bloom
profusely the whole Summer season.
The enolosed is a Chinese thistle blossom
and quite beautiful, its color is all right,
a000rding to our friend Jobn Mooney.
I find this climate rather ohilly but
healthful, possibly the coolness is account-
ed for by the fact that "Old Sol" gets
along here three hours later in the morn-
ing, than with you, and gets chilled by
the way. I would like to tell you about
the interesting people, end the uninter-
esting, I meet, Mre. Tomahawk and Mrs.
John Chinawoman, may send you a
photo. of Mrs. C. if you don't send word
to Detroit. Now the light is going out,
so must quit. Remember me once in a
while to all my friends.
Yours as ever,
T. G. Hares.
Spokane, Wash., Sept. 1, 1809.
Brussels Council.
Last Monday evening the monthly see•
sion of Brussels Council was held, all the
members present excepting Councillor
Cochrane.
Minutes of last meeting read and pas.
sed.
The following accounts were present-
ed
Royal Paving Co., on sidewalk, $1,041 00
F. S. Soobt, inspecting sewers,
A. MoLauchhn, salary,
Geo. Lott, work on street,
D. MoPhersou, Tne'r on walks
R. Henderson, work on streets,
Wilton & Turnbull, account,
D. M. Scott, eng. of Fire engine 2 00
Moved by J. D. Warwick, seconded by
J. T. Ross that the above mounts be
paid—Carried.
Moved by S. Wilton, seconded by J. D.
Warwiok, that Engineer's report relative
to new walks on King, Elizabeth and
—
Ellen strepp
to be ado ted 17
arried.
Moved by S. Wilton seconded by J. D.
Warwick that Engineer's assessment on
petitions No. 17, 18 and 19 be accepted,
and that Court 'of Revision be held ou
Monday, Oct, 2nd, at 8 o'olook p. m.—
Carried.
The question of allowing other munici.
Itatitfee to use the corporation's new road
machine was discttesed, after which it
was moved by S. Wilton, seconded by J.
T. Ross that the fee bo 15,00 for 1 day,
with a man, and $4,50 if for a longer
period—Oarried.
Moved by 3, D. Warwick, seconded by
S. Wilton that this Connell give D. Mo.
Pherson, who has been Iuspeotor on the
new sidewalks, a recommend for the
satisfactory manner in which he perform•
sd hie work—Oarried.
F. S. Soobt was appointed to succeed
Mr. McPherson.
Connell adjourned,
There has been almost it water famine
in Melbourne.
25 00
28 75
21 00
14 30
11 81
People We Talk About.
Mre. MOnney is still quite ill.
Mrs. Janes Ie viaiting at Blyth.
Alia Mary Oliver is holidaying in
Toronto.
Harry Moore is slightly improved in
health,
Mee Edith MoLauoblin io visiting at
Senfnrth.
J. Donaldson and wife were at Toronto
this week.
Mies Sarah Aicdrae ;pent Labor day in
Teeawater.
Mrs. Howell la visiting her daughter,
Mrs. S. T. Pimm.
Mica Rilla Hunter has gone to Toronto
on an extended visit.
Miss Ella Ainley and Vara are viaiting
relatives in ilarrieton.
Mra. Boat. Johnston is enjoying a visit
with friende in Meaford.
Charlie and Willie Z,llinx have return.
ed from a visit to Listowel.
Mrs. Geo. Moffat is visiting her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Geo. Olvar, John street.
John Halliday, of London, was in town
for a few days during the peat week.
Miss Jamieson is book after spending a
few weeks at her home at Constance.
Mee. Jno. Hewitt and daughter Rhoda,
have gone to Paris on a visit to relatives.
Alex. McKelvey is attending Meant
Forest Collegiate. We wieb him mass.
Mre. Kellingbon, of Trowbridge, is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Adams, 331i11
street.
Miss Myrtle Nott, of Fergus, wag visit-
ing Mrs. I. 0. Richards for a few days
this week.
Thomas Scott and bride, of Harlock,
were in town on Thursday. They were
married on Wednesday.
Mrs. D. Ferguson and Russell, of
Teescvaber, were visible. relatives in
town during the past week.
Mr. Chalmers, of Stargeoo Falls, was
visiting Rev. G. J. Abey at St. Sohn's
rectory daring the past week.
John Emigb, of Blyth, has leased a
store in Gsderioh and iotende opening up
a restaurant and toba000 store.
Mre. I. 0. Richards arrived home from
Toronto Saturday night well pleased
with her visit to the Queen nits,.
S. T. Plum 10 still ''ander the weather"
but we hope be will soon be all right.
D. MnQuarrie has Dome to assist in his
shop.
Mrs. E. B. Creighton and daughter, of
Hamilton, who have been visiting here
for the past 5 weeks, returned home o0
Thursday.
Mies Lizzie Downing has taken a poli•
tion in the ohne store of her brothers.
Miss Hattie bas returned to Goderiob
Collegiate.
Aliso Kate Shaw, of Teamster, former-
ly of Brussels, has been dangerously ill
Mit is eonvelessing nicely now we are
pleased to hear.
Mies Sisal Brook, the new teacher, ar-
rived in town on Satnrd.ty and atm•
menoed her duties on the Public school
staff on Tueeday.
Ilia Frank Pelton, formerly of Brus-
sels, is in training for a professional
nurse at London General Hospital. She
should fill the bill.
Mies Dunbar has returned from the
airy Millinery Openings and ie getting
ready for the Fall display at Aire. E.
Rogers, Brnseele.
Pearl Leabherdale bas been bothered
for the poet year with pains in her bank
supposed to be from the nerves. A speci-
alist will be consulted.
Miss Haunab Hewitt, of Paris, was in
town for a week. She same to attend
the marriage of her friend, Miss Alioe
Watt, and Will. James.
Will, Watt, of Toronto, was home this
week attending the marriage of his sister
to W. Janne. He is doing well in the
Queen oily, bolding a good position in
Jno. Abell & Oo's. =hops.
A. Hueter, R. Williams, W..A. 0riob,
Jas. McCracken, F. S. Scott, P. Ament,
Alex. Ross, G. A. Deadman, Geo, Beet,
Jno. Beattie, E, Hart and Jno. Walker
were among the Brusselitee at Toronto
this week.
A, R. Molliohael, who has bad 5
years' experience in the well known es.
tablisbmeit of Grafton & Co., London,
has taken a position in the store of A. R.
Smith, Brussels. We weloome Mr. Mo -
Michael to town.
A Seaforth paper eays : Miss Aggte
Moxley, who baa been spending a few
holidays wait her sister, Mre. E. Hunt,
returned to Guelph on Monday last on a
short visit to her parents after which elle
leaves for Minneapolis.
"Granny" Williams, wbo has been an
inmate of the County House of Refnge.
for nearly 4 years, is getting quite feeble
and is showing signs of the breaking up
of the earthly tabernacle. Mrs. Williams
is nearly 80 years of age.
Mre. Jas. Turnbull and ohildren and
M. Smith are back from an extended
visit to Brantford. Miss Turnbull, of
Grey, who was attending to the house.
keeping during Mrs. T's absence, has 're-
turned to her home and the young peo-
ple are sad at heart.
Ton Poste is pleased to hear of the solo.
oese of Bert. Ferguson, son of D. Fergu-
son, of Teamster. IIs passed the 2nd
class Teachers' examination, at Walker-
ton, with honors although ouly 17 years.
another term at
r will probably take aro
Bert. wt
P
Y
the Collegiate. IIs thinks of taking up
the study of Medicine.
Word was received here of the death of
Jno. Campbell, of Kamloops, formerly of
I3rnasete. The sad event Donned on
August 28rd while undergoing an °per.
Men. The troabbe commenced by hav-
ing a noun on his toe, blood poisoning fol-
lowing. Mr. Campbell was proprietor of
theTeaumsoh House here.
J, D. and Mre. Ronald will take a trip
to the Paciflo Covet, combining hueineee
and pleasure, and will he away for a
couple of menthe, probably. They take
the boat at Owen Sound on Saturday,
Mre. W. M. Sinclair theft daughter, will
ao°ompaoy them as far as Port Arthur
for the sake of the boat trip there and
bank.
Bessie Hume, 7 years of age, who re.
sided with her grandfather, near Mantua
Lake, up the Gatineau, was killed by a
leg falling on het while playing in the
wood shed.
t totust(lin el N la %V 14.
A wild man ie reported in the woods at
Woadelee.
Chas. Dupuis, of Amherstbsrg, lute
been sent to Kingston Peuitentiary for 11
years for stealing wood.
The loss from the explosion of the
ammonia engine at the Wollrarville
brewery is placed at $400.
Prof, Robertson, of Ottawa, was in
Woodstock Tuesday, It ie proposed to
establish a poultry feeding station ab that
point.
A dispatob from Ottawa says that
step% may shortly be taken by the ooenail
of that city to impose a tax on peram.
bulators.
The directors of the Windsor eleotria
railway have Wiesen Jamas Anderson ae
manager of the road, to take the place of
R. R. C&ulien, who hae resigned.
Benjamin Bennett and Thomas How-
ard, exhibition visitors, are held as
vagrants at Toronto pending the arrival
of °Moore from Buffalo, (Merging tbem
with burglary.
The electric power house of the Niagara
Falls Park and River railway, situated a
few rods above the Horseshoe Falls in
Queen Victoria Park, tae been totally
destroyed by fire.
Mr. MoNiooll Bays the new Canadian
Pacific railway hotel, to be erooted in
Winnipeg, will be one of the finest in
Canada, and work will probably be oom•
menoed on it this Fall.
The department of militia and defeuoe
at Ottawa has decided to allow members
of the Canadian militia who are poeeee-
sora of Royal Humane Society's medals
to wear them with their uniforms.
Geo, Lamarche, the 10.year-old eon of
Geo. Lamarche, shoemaker, of Maison-
neuve, was bathing in the river at Longue
Pointon Thursday afternoon, when he
went beyond his depth and was drowned.
Leonard Kitsch died of gangrenere.
suiting from typhoid fever, in the Wood-
etook hospital. When hie Meter, Mre.
Walter.Atkioson, heard of his low condi-
tion, on Sunday; ebe dropped dead of
heart disease.
Roy Stevenson, the 4 year-old son of
George Steveusou, carpenter, of 'Eldora,
was bitten on the calf of the leg by e
kissing bug on Thursday last. Despite
all efforts of a pbysioian, blood p>isouing
set fe, and the child died.
Dr..Allen Haley, M. P. for Hants, N.
S., who wee reported Sunday night as
dangeronely low with inflammatory
rheumatism, was Tuesday evening some-
what improved, and the prospects for his
reoovery are mall more hopeful,
In the osue contest held at the Elm -
stead pia nio recently, Dr. Oaegraie,
Windsor, secured $100 38, and his oopen.
ant, Jae. Anderson, also of Windsor, col-
lected $54.40. The Sane was presented to
Dr. Casgrain by G. A. Wintermute.
A fall of forty feet from a verandah to
the yard below was the canes of the in-
stant death of the twenty months old
child of Prosper Girouax, Montreal, Tues•
day afternoon. The family live on B'.
Lawrence street, and the child °limbed
np on a beech during its mother's absence
and fell over.
While the crowd was leaving the exhi•
bitiou ou Monday night, a newsboy
jumped at a motor oar rounding the
corner of King and Huxley streets, Tor•
onto, and missed tie footing and fell, the
wheels of the trailer going over his head,
killing him instantly. Hie name was
Williamson, and acquaintances gave hie
reeidenoe as Berryman street.
The death occurred of Mrs. James
Weller, at Brantford, under very distress.
ing circumstances. Mrs. Weller bad
been ill for some time with oonsumptiou,
and had been in the hospital. A few
weeks ago her husband left town sud-
denly, and has not slime been beard of.
The sink woman felt the situation keenly.
Two children, a boy and a girl, who
struggled bravely to support their mother,
survive.
Mr. Smith, of Smith Bros., butchers,
of Glencoe, nae six sores of corn which
was cit and stacked on the 26th alt. It
was it msgnifloent orop. The oldest
settlers say they oannot recall enol an
early harvest of am in their reoollsation.
Corn is now very generally out all over
the West, and owing to the hot weather
is fully ripe, and generally of a good
sample, though stooks have suffered from
the droubb.
The celebration of Labor Day at Strat-
ford, was quite successful judging from
the large number of people thronging the
streets. The trades procession proved an
attraotive feature. In the afternoon
sports were held at the Athletio Park,
the prinoipal interest oentering in the
hose reel race and the band concerto.
In the former Mikhail took first prize
and Seaforth second. In the latter Don.
des and Seeforbh tied for first, and played
off in the evening.
A farmer named Lalonde, near Fonr-
uier, fell off a load of grain and broke his
neons. He was standing at the baok of
the wagon when the horses started nnex-
peotedly. He was 70 years of age.
The colonial oruioer Fiona, which has
arrived at St. Johns, from a revenue
oriiee along the South avast, reports
that the Freuoh fishery on the Grand
Banks, is very poor, owing to the colon-
ial poiioy prohibiting the French from
securing bait. Trustworthy information
goeato show that the Frenoh Govern.
meet is desirous of settling their treaty
ooaat controversy.
Dr. Sanndsre, director of experimental
farms, wires from Brandon "Have
seen the crops in Central, Southern and
Esetero Manitoba. About three.foorth
of the grain is now out, the quality is
excellent, and the yield abonb the average.
No injury yet from the frost in any die..
Wet visited, The crepe on the Brandon
experimented farm are unusually good,,
and nearly ail harvested."
The joint committee, oomsieting of
members from the Ilan 'comity, Wind-
sor and Walkerville eoutwits, whioh have
the House of Refuge matter iu hand, held
a meeting fa Saodwioh to consider effete
fee a Bite toe the building, The site most
favored is the Dobson abate, near Sand-
wich, There are 48 sores and the laud 1e
well adapted for geowing all kinds of
grain and vegetsblse, Final valine waft
Wetted until another meeting ie hold,