HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1894-2-16, Page 1Vol, 21, No, 31.
Central Farmers' Institute,:
There wan a large attendaneo of repre-
eentative farmers of this province at the
Meetings of the Central ,Farmers' Testi:
tote, bald in :Toronto on Tuesday and
Wednesday of lost week. Tho two dole•
gates from Denb Huron Instituto, Prosi•
dont Strachan and SeeretaryNielop, took
fn active interest in the disousaions.
The one of Daily
y Globe of Thursday reported
Mr Hislop's apeeehee as follows
File resolution which were held, over
tube aoneidered in conjunction with Mr.
Mollwing'a paper were now broughb for.
ward. The first of these was the motion
introduced on Tuesday by Archie Hislop,
of Walton, and seconded, by James 'Rob.
ertaon :—Tat, in the opinion of this
meeting, a polioy, of free trade, such ae
prevails in Great Britain, would be bene.
ficial to Canada." Mr. Hislop, though a
young man, is a forceful speaker, and a
close and intelligent student of economic
problems. In reeponee to a request that
he should explain the object of hie mo,
tion, he said that his idea wee to ask the
ioetltnte to approve of the polioy of
abolishing all duties on the neoeesarioe of
life and kaiee the revenue wholly and
solely on the luxuriee, the same as they
did in great Britain.
"I think," went on Mr. Hislop, "that
there ie eefficient statesmanship in this
n'^oo0ntry to devise means of raising euffi.
'l. oient revenue to carry on the economical
jj and just government of the country with -
Hon imposing undue burdens upon the
Harmers and laboring clessee. I am in
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, favor of trading with all countries in the
T. same way, because, by imposing a heavy
t duty on any partiaalar article going from
this country into theirs, who are they
injtriog 7 They may be inflicting some
T injury upon this country but they are
inflicting a greater injury upon them
solvate (Hear, hear.) If the United
States imposes a heavy duty on agrioul•
taral implements and we retaliate by iui•
posing a duty of 40 or 50 per cent. we
may do the manufacturers of the United
States a slight injury, but we do our-
selves a far greater injury. No matter
what the United States do, or any other
country, if any country in the oivilized
world bee a mind to impose duties that
will be a burden upon itself and inflict a
slight injury upon us it no reason why
we should follow in its footsteps. We
have had a pretty fair trial of the high
tariff now, and whom has it benefitted 7
How many farmers will say that it has
benefitted them 7 How many farmers
will say that they have got increased
prices through the instrumentality of this
Fahey." Mr. Hislop concluded by say.
ing that the farmers wanted nothing but
the rights and opportunities that should
be enjoyed by every_ other class of the
community, but if the farmers had to
compete in the markets of the whole
world in the eale,of their products they
demanded that the manufacturer& and
every other clave should do the name.
Thomas Kells, of Vandeleur, caked
how much lighter would be the burdens
of the farmers if the English system of
raising the revenue were adopted.
Mr. Hislop replied that in Great Bri•
tain they raised 0 great deal of revenue
from income tax and other sources. A
duty was imposed on spirits and tobao•
cos. He discnof oars how heavily liquor
and toba000 were taxed, but he objected
to the placing of a heavy duty on be
cotton shirt or tweed cost that he had to
wear. "The tariff of the country," he
declared, "discriminates against poor
menu and favors the rich."
Mr, Hislop said that, however the re-
in/Intim was, worded, he did not advocate
the polioy of direst taxation. His object
was to have ouetoms taxes raised con-
sistent with a revenue tariff. Ile desired
that no more taxes ehonld be levied than
were absolutely necessary for the govern-
ment of the country economically admin.
istored.
I'ATit0Y8' CONVENT/0X.
The annual meeting of the Patrons of
Industry of this county was held int the
"red parlor" of the Commercial hotel,
Safortb, on Tuesday of last week, and
delegates from all of the county lodges
were present, numbering about fifty, of
the bone and sinew of the laud. The
delegates were a representative olase of
oar community and their manners be.
tokened that they understood what they
were talking about and doing.
The county president, James Gaunt, of
St. listens, occupied the chair.
The private bueinees of the association
was proceeded with after, wliioh the
following officers were elected':—James
Gaunt, County President, St. Helens ;
A. T. Bean, Viee•President, Dashwood ;
• James H'. Gardner, Sem-Treas., Luck -
now ; John S. Brown, Sentinel, Ssaforth ;
Auditor's, 11. Common, Seaforth, and S.
M. Sanders, Exner.
It was unanimously decided to plane,
Patron oandidabes for the looal Iegielebure
in the three ridings of Huron irrsspeotiVe
of the old lino politioiane.
The secretary was iustruotsd to oall e
convention of Petrone for West Huron at
Dangennou on Tuesday, March 6th,at 1
o'olook, p. m, Far Dan Huron in Brea.
Bele on Friday, Feb. 23rd ' at 1 o'olook p.
m. For South Huron in the village of
Hensen on Thursday, Maroli 8.11, at 10
o'clock a. m.
The delegatse were highly pleased with
Mode meeting and the reception they
received at the hands of be citizens.
Brussels School Board,
The regular monthly meeting of Brus•
sale Public Sohooi Board wan held in the
Connell Ohambor on Feb. 0th, 1$94.
Members present, Rev. am. 'floss, A.
Reid, J. N. Kendall and Dr, Grabam.
The minutee of the last regular and
special meetings Were read and posted.
Moved by A. Reid, seconded by 3, N.
Kendall that the aeountsof J. 01, Pep-
per, 71.70, -and dos. Bell, 25' oente, be
pied. Carried.
The visiting aonmittee reported halo
ing visited the mime! and found every-
thing eotiefaotery.
The Board then adjourned,
BRUSSELS, ONTARXo, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1g1(3, 1894
IMEV, IIIc. fit -mums Ir _,
Rev. Dr. Douglas, Principe' of the
Woeleyan College, died at Montreal Sat•
urday afternoon. Dr,,Douglas was one
of the moat eminent Methodist divines in
the Dominion, and was known from one
end of the country to the other, as well
as to the elethodiete of the TJnited States
and Europe. He was a Sootohman by
birth, and wasborn in 1825. He lost hie
eye•eigbt early in life when writing as a
miesionary in Jamaica. He entered the
Melhodiet ministry in Canada, 1849, and
was ordained in 1851, During his minis:
try he was stationed at Toronto, Hamil.
tou and Montreal,000upying the pulpits
of nearly all the leading Methodist
°hurohes. Ere was elected President of
General Conference of the Methodist
church in 1879, and was also fun many
yeare President of be Montreal Confer.
moo. He was a very powerful speaker,
and took a most prominent part in die.
ouesion of all public questione. He was
one of bbe leading spirits in the equal
rights agitation, and opposed the Jneuit0'
Bill. Dr. Doaglae was a delegate to the
first Methodist Conference in London In
1881 and the great Washington Confer.
enoe in 1891. His death was dee to grip,
by which he was attacked several months
ago. Two weeks aim both of his feet
were amputated. The funeral took place'
on Tuesday afternoon.
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their annual tea on Friday avenin
this week.
Melville choir sang at Bluevale Pr
terian tea meeting on Thursday ev
of this week.
Miss Lizzie Smith, of Walton, san
A. White's "I alone the cross must b
in St. John's church last Sunday e
ing.
Rev. W. G. Reilly preached an in
esting dieoourse to the children of
John's Sunday sobool last Sunday m
ing on the catechism.
A number of noticeable improvem
have been made in Melville church b
meat, which will add greatly to
comfort and oonvenisoce of the Stun
sobool.
Rev. Mr. Oobblediok will occupy
pulpit of the Methodist obarob next S
day morning and Rev. W. E. Kerr
Thameeford, will preach in the even
mSems on that dal aytiandercontinue ces will
dun
the week•
Box Soarer..—Knox ohuroh Sew
Circle will have a box imolai at the ho
of Hugh Lamont, son. 8, Grey, on Tu
day evening next, 20th inst. This
0ieby is doing good work and is wort
of support, 0onveyanoes will le
Deadman's Drug store about 7 o'clock
The Cheeley Enterprise of last we
says :—There were 12 ropresenttiv
chosen by the (Mosley Presbyterian o0
gregation, in addition to the two memb
who represent the session, at the Bru
Presbytery, which met at Paisley, 1
Thursday. Several of the represen
fives from Charley made excellent epeeo
es in support of tbeir contention tb
Rev. D. Perrie should remain with t
Cheeley congregation. It was. general
acknowledged that A. A. Goodevs, as w
as other speakere, put the case of t
congregation so strongly that their pl
was unanswerable. However, the Pre
bytery, at the express wish of Rev.
Perris, allowed his transference to Win
ham. Next Sabbath the rev. gentlema
who has so ably filled the pulpit of Ge
eve abnroh for the last three years an
three months, preaobos his farewell se
mon. During his ministration in Che
ley, the membership of Geneva ohuro
has increased by 118. The number o
members enrolled on the ohuroh book
when he came was 335. And now ther
are 439, which, with the 14 who joine
last Sabbath, makes the gain as given
Last Sabbath the rev. gentleman feeling
ly referred to Isis early departure from
Chosley, and fated that nothing wool
give his greater joy than to see Otos
who had joined the ohuroh of Christ re
main steadfast till the end,
Rev. W. Smyth, of Olinlon, raider°
excellent service ab the missionary anni.
vereary last Sunday in connection with
the Methodist church in this plaoe. In
the morning his text was taken from
Ezekiel, 47th oontliued the surroundings ter nQ nd m a hen' dealt
pointedly with the three following di-
vtsions, having reference to the Christian
religion :—(1) The origin. ' It is divine,
pure and permanent. The new birth is
the entrance to the Kingdom. (2) Its
progress and growth. Betblebem's babe
is the neutre of human thought and the
interest is not waning, The development
of Christian character was profitably
touched upon. (3) The effect of Cbristi•
anity upon the world. It quioltens lite,
intellectually, socially, morally. The
dieoourse was an able one and was listen•
ed to with pleasure by the large audience.
Tu the evening a platform meeting was
held, when Rev. R, Paul gave a brief
outline of his missionary days and was
followed by Mr. Smyth, who delivered an
excellent address. The financial results
were in advance of last yens by abort
716.00, the oolleotions and subsoripbions
amounting to $118. This smouob should
be largely augmented by the time the
collectors make their rounde. It woo
deolded to ask the ladies who attended to
this imported] work lasb year to kindly
undertake it again.'
Mica Emma Moulaon, of Findlay, 0.,
while temporarily insane from the effects
of an attack of the grip, jsmped oat of
bed, threw up a window, and leaped to
the ground, a distance of some ten feet:
Before she could be stopped, she bad
clambered over a fence, run about half a
mile into the yat'de of the Ohio Central
and dashed into the sob of a yard engine,
which was temporarily deeetted by its
new, The insane woman pulled on a
/over and started out of the yards toward
Toledo. The engine wa0 overtaken be.
fore it was far but of the yards, Miss
Moulton le a school toeober• When re.
moved to her home, she quieted down
and it is thonght thrt elle will in time
0000050 herkeasen.
I'el.ifl 00't111ty.
'.pita-Ibionktou eohogl board has (aced
in the sobool room eixty.flvo square feet
Of new blackboard.
Eddie MnGuire, a 12•year old boy, in
the employ of John Brown, Stratford,
paused his parents muoh anxiety one
Monday by going t0 St. Mary's as his
ebarbingpolntfor a tour into the nnknown
world beyond, . He was brought beck.
Some gentlsmen from Kalamazoo,'
Mirth , wish to organize a company at
Stratford for the manufacture of patent
buggy and plow, They asked that the
capital be 760,000, they turning in their
patents at 410,000 with $3,000 oath added,
making a paid up interest for $13,000.
The matter is under ooneideratfon,
meetings of citizens being held to disease
it.
Allen Boyd, of Elma, was sent down
to Stratford on Monday of last week, to
stand his trial, under Suction 269 of the
Criminal Code, for assault on Penny Ann'
McLeod, n girl under fourteen years of
age. The girl's mother has been living
with Boyd on his farm, and the charge
is laid by John McLeod, an nuole,
Constable Balmer took the •prisoner to
Stratford on Tuesday, He is liable upon
conviction under this section to imprison.
ment for life and the lash.
We regret t0 learn, says the Mitchell
Reorder, that Thomas MoOlay, of
Woodstock; is in financial difficulties,
Mn. MoOlay went into very heavy Yen•
tures in the milling bueinees during the
past Summer, and the tightness of the
Mame,
togothor with the retrenohmenta
on the part of the banks, have proved too
great a strain for him. James Wilson,
of this town, is said to be involved with
Mr. McOlay to some extent, and so also
is Jas. Murphy, of Hepworth.
The snow and wind storm, which raged
Monday, played havoo wibb the train ar.
rangements for some hours. The train
from Woodstock, due at Stratford at
Bevan that evening, was stalled in the
snow all night, about a quarter of a mile
from Tavistock, and did not reach Strat•
ford until about 11 o'clock Tuesday
morning. .The train from Buffalo, due
at 9:20 p. m., spent the night at Paris,
reaching the classic city Tneeday after-
noon. :The London train, also due at 7
p. m., was stuck all night somewhere be-
tween Tborndale and St. Mary's. Trains
were annulled on the Goderioh and Wier •
ton branches. The main line was kept
comparatively clear.
About four o'clock Tuesday morning
fire was discovered on the second floor
of the Albion Hotel, Stratford, It reach-
ed the top story by running up between
the plaster and walls, and thereby was
kept inside the building and the fire con.
fined to a comparatively small space.
The eastern half of the buildiog was,
however, thoroughly deluged with water,
and the loss from this clause will be con.
siderable. The building is insured as
follows :--Guardian, 72,500 ; Waterloo
Mutual, $2,500 ; Oaledonia, 75,500 ;
British America, 72,500 ; on furniture,
British America, 72,000 • London d:
Liverpool and Globe, 42,000 ; on stook,
Guardian, 71,000.
PursoNzn nv Wnrsnss.—The Atwood
Bae says :—Last Saturday morning Robb.
Smith, 12th eon., Elmo, gave his five
year old daughter, Minnie, a little
whiskey for a cold about 7 a. m. and left
the bottle full on the window ledge. The
child when left to itself got the bottle and
drank a large quantity of the liquor, and
when discovered she was well Under its
influence. The parents at once made the
child vomit and thought all danger past.
After allowing it to Bleep for some time
tried to arouse the ohild bot found that
impossible, and when in a short time the
breathing became almost imperceptible
the parents became thoroughly alarmed
and at ono started with the little one for
the Dr's office. Un arriving there the
child was alm.tst pulseless and in fact t
one time while on the road Mr. Smith
thought it dead. After four hours work
the Dr. succeeded in restoring the hart
and lungs to their proper action. The
little girl did not regain consciousness
till evening, and is at present suffering so
abbaek of inflammation of the lungs as a
result of the large amount of alcobol
taken into its system. At present writ-
iug she is progressing favorably. This
should teaob people to be very careful of
such powerful drugs.
Cat .tut written IsT 0 wr.s.
Sheriff McKellar, of Hamilton, died
Sunday.
The Dominion Parliament will meet on
March 15,
A St. George's Society has been formed
at Petrolia,
Abroom manufactory has been estab.
lfshed at Belleville,
Hon. Edward Blake sailed for England
by the Umbria, which left New York on
.Saturday.
Major Hiscott, M. P. P. for Lincoln,
bas pledged himself to the principles of
the A, P. A.
Governor Mackintosh, of the North
West is advocating a territorial exli-
bition tide year. .
Col. Payne has resigned command of
the 7th Fusiliers, of London, and will be
succeeded by Major Thomas Beattie.
A young son of James Haddaok, n,
prominent Winnipeg merobaut, has
tnysteriouely •disappeared from his home.
Alexander Campbell, of Georgetown has
had a warrant issued for the arrest of
Walter Campbell on a charge of perjury
committed during the into inquest Into
the death of his brother, Daniel Camp-
bell. Walter cannot at present be found,
The Nova Bootie House of Assembly
will send a memorial to the Queen asking
for Buell amendments to the British
North American Act as will enable the
Governor-General to abolish the -Logien
lative Council, on the request of two.
thirds of the Assembly.
Rev, Mr. fdagey, pastor of the Luther.
an church, Bright, while out hunting
the other day, broke tirongh the ioe iu
deep water. His life was saved by a
Nbwfoundlaud dog belonging to J. Gostin,
of Prinoetou, It swam out, grabbed the
preacher with its teeth and pulled him
to eater los.
J.. R. Hooper has been cont back to jail
at Three Rivers, Que. to stand auother
rrofnreialsedin the Criminal Oourt. Bail was
,
A oompany le offering to supply Wind.
sor with natural gee from Leamington
by October 81, the Dost to consumersnob
to exceed 30 mate per 1,000 feet,, with
adegnate reduetiene for large consumers,
Hon, Edward Blake was bapqueted by
the New York Connell of the Irish
National Federation last Friday at the
Hoffman house, and made a epeeoh, at
the 'o0nolueion of which he asked for
$150,000 for the Home Rule fund.
James Graham, Walkerton, while
working is the bush the other day, cone.
piotoly out his great toe off the right foot,
He walked home end took off his boot
and souk before he discovered that it was
off.
A terrible case of suffering is reported
from the river Pentecost, on the north
shore of the gulf of St. Lawrence. Last
week three young men working in the
bush had their feet so badly frozen that
amputation Was judged necessary, but
as the nearest doctor is at Pointe aux
Esquimaux, more than 100 miles distant
and go far he has been unable to reaoh
the frozen men, who are threatened with
gangrene to snob an extent that to save
their Iivee if possible the neighbors have
decided to use an axe to amputate the
frozen limb aofess surgical relief is not
immediately forthcoming, Brutal as
this may appear, a similar operation last
winter on the coast of Gaspe saved the
Capt. Lsbourdais, who had been ship-
wrecked there and had his extremities
frozen.
Oa Sunday last the saddest occurrence
which hes happened in this part of the
towennsp tools plane on the farm of lIrs.
Thomas Aikens, of the fifteenth sideroad,
near Cheeley Lake. Thomas Aikens,
an estimable yonng man, the only sup.
port of a widowed mother, had bitched
up a span of spirited horses to drive hie
mother and sisters to the forenoon ser.
vioe in the Presbyterian Churob at Skip -
nese. While tbey were getting into the
sleigh be went to the horse's heads to
keep them quiet, but they took fright and
ran into the orchard, he ell the while
hanging on by the bits. They 'ran up
against 011 apple tree in the orchard,
where the tongue of the sleigh pinned
him between its point and the apple tree
and crushed in his breast, killing him
instantly. His sister was holding the
lines, and his last directions to her were to
drop them and try and save herself. The
sad occurrence has oast a gloom over the
neigbborhood and the deepest sympathy
is felt for his widowed mother and fain-
ly. The faunal to the Elsiomoreoeme-
tery was very largely attended.
An item in the newspapers, recording
the extent of bean exportations from gent
county, attraoted the notice of N. H.
Stevens, proprietor of the Rent mills,
Chatham, and perhaps the largest dealer
in grain and produce in the west. The
item had reference in particular to the
operations of A. Patterson and D. Coote.
ran, produce buyers at Ridgetown, who
were said to have shipped to the States
on the previous day 71,000 worth of
beans. Mr. Patterson brought beans with
the Kent mills owner's money. In foot,
he was in Chatham Tbureday, reporting
transsobions to Mr. Stevens, but he said
nothing about making shipments of the
produce to. the States. Mr. Stevens'
suspicions were•aroused. He wired to
Ridgetown and learned that the ware-
house, in which had been stored 2,200
bushels of his beans, bought by Patterson,
was empty. This meant that bis agent
was doing a stroke of basinees altogether
foreign to the principal's oaloulations,
and Mr. Stevens at once heli a oouferenoe
with the Oxown Attorney, who in turn
oonsulted Ohief of Police Young, be
upshot being that a warrant was sworn
out for the arrest of Patterson on a
charge of stealing. His wherea,boats
could not et first be learned, but he wits
finally Ioated at Leamington, where he
was transacting other business, and taken
into custody. Chief Young wired to have
the prisoner brought to Chatham. He
arrived in charge of a constable. "Our
theory is," said the chief, ',that Patter-
son was making ready to skip and leave
many in the lurob, and that we jest
caught him in the niak of time. We'll
follow the beans next. Where they were
consigned the railway authorities at Ridge.
town are not disposed to disclose without
orders fpom headquarters." The prisoner
is well.known and bas enjoyed pnblio
esteem and the oonfidenee of all who had
dealings with him. His areset has prod -
weed a great sensation.
• 11111na'vale.
It was announced that Dr. Cook would
deliver one of his illustrated leaturea here
on Monday night last but on account of
the severe storm it was indefinitely post.
poned, •
Rev. 3, S. Cook, Ph. D., of Ripley,
preached the annual missionary sermon
in the Methodist ahurolr mere on Sunday
morning, Feb, 11th. The sermon wad
excellent and the collection and subsorip•
tions toward the mission foods, good.
W. IL Stewant, jr., Event on Monday
morning to the town of Barrie, where he
has aooepbed a position as teacher in the
High School. Heirs in rather poor health
and it is feared be will nob be able to bear
the strain necessitated by the duties of
that position.
Mesdames Timmins and II, Robb, jr.,
were visiting friends in Seaforth last
week, and on returning home were a0•
oompanied by Mise Downey, who will
take charge of the telegraph office Here
for a while. It will be a great eonv0n-
ienge to the community to have the o0io
re.oponed,
Richard Hogg is moving to the village
bis week where he intends !trying hie
luck at the butchering bneiness. Ile took
his first tour of the village with meat on
Wednesday morning. Archibald Patter-
son, who has been serving the public bare
and vioinity with meat for the past fow
years, moved Inst week to Wroxeter
where he hopes to carry on the same.
business on a more extensive scale. He
is glean and neat in hie work and then/.
ably bee good meat. He ought to sue.
cool wolf.
W. H.KERR,Prop,
Liti;tPyypl. —
The town ocemel has decided to raise
the hotel 'icemen to $600. This le an
inereaes of 770 over last year.
Agnes Knee will give rooitale in the
town hall on Friday evening 23rd inst.,
ander the anspioes of the L 0. F.
Ituv, Dr. Potte, the Secretary of I ldu.
cation for the Methodist Church, will
prsaoh in the Methodist Ohuroh in this
town on the 18th inst.
John 0. Flay of this town, end W, 11.
Millman, late of Woodstock, 'have, we
understand, opened a commission busi.
nest in Toronto under the name of Huy
Millman.
Mr. Aitoheeen has fiuisbed shipping
baled hay for this season. Altogether
there have been about 700 tone of preseed
hay exported from Listowel during the
past few months.
At the last regular meeting of bbe Lis.
towel council, R. T. of T. the following
officers were elected for the present term :
P. QT. Seaman ; S. 0., T. H. Willough.
by ; V. O., 0. Wrathall ; R. S., T. Male ;
Chaplain, A. Gray ; P. S. T., G. W.
Bitten ; Herald, R. Seaman ; Gt$erd, A.
13arbman ; Sentinel, W. H. Binning ;
Representative to G. 0., T. Male ; Alter-
nate, T. Seaman.
The county lodge for the North
Riding of Perth was held in the Orange
hall here, on Tuesday of last week, and
was attended by seventy delegates, who
with the district oil/mere made the attend-
rteen
lodgespinthis niidi to g, aohlbeing ee are ntitled
to send
lodge. It wlas decidedeto thes to tcelebratiohe n
of the next Twelfth at Palmerston. The
following were the officers elected for
1894: W. M., W. Welch ; D. M., G.
Speen ; R. S•, T. Later ; F. S., T.
Orookshanlc • Treas., S. S. Rothwell ;
D. 0,, E. M. Alexander ; (:hap., W.
McKee ; Lecturers, W. Bailey, 3, Carson,
A. Strong.
PERSONAL PARA61E.UIPS.
James Dudley is visiting at St. Marys.
Mrs. James Cooper has been ill with
la grippe.
R. G. Wilson was away at Woodstock
for a few days.
Mrs. Harris, of Rothsay, has benome a
resident of Brae -els.
H. E. Maddock was in London for a
few days this week.
S. W. Laird, of Stratford, was in
Brussels on Monday.
Barrister Blair was in the Co. town for
a few days this week,
Miss Louie McCune, of Brampton, is
visiting at Rev. J. L. Kerr's.
Dr. Brno Smith, a well known me di.
co, of Ssaforth, was fn town ou Wedn es -
day.
Miss Iva Walker, of London, was
renewing old friendships in Brussels this
week.
Inspector London paid an official visit
to the Standard Bank on Tuesday of this
week.
Mies Mary E. Pylon, of Tuckeramith,
is visiting at her uucle'e in Brussels this
week.
George Ferguson, of Walton, spent
Friday in Brussels as the guest of Prof.
Hawkins.
Miss Mary Hinder has gone to Penin.
sale Harbor, where ben brother Fred,
resides, for au extended visit.
Harry U. Tobey, of Piston, is enjoying
a holiday visit with Harold J. Morden, of
the Standard Bank, Brussels.
H. P. Chapman, of the Ripley En-
quirer, Wee in Brussels on Wednesday.
He is an enthusiastic Forester.
Wm. Wilson and family have removed
to their lately purchased farm, 5th line,
Morris. We wish them stamen.
Miss Braden is still a prisoner in the
house although her health ie somewhat
improved we are pleased to state.
A. R. Smith, merehont, bas been quite
poorly for the past few weeks, but is im-
proving now, we are pleased to say,
James Blaehill, butcher, had his arm
injured one day last week, by getting it
caught in the Dogs of the meat ohoppv-
rr. O',100040ove was in Guelph for '.a
few daye Met week visiting his brother.
1n•law, W, A, Edgar, Who in attending
the Dairy Sol1ool in oomleoblen with the
Ontario Agrionlbural College;
Rev, 3, Livingston, the genial Matho•
dist divine looated at ltinoardine, waain
town on Tuesday, 13e was to deliver hie
fine feature on the "Human Voice" in
Walton on Monday evening but the storm'
prevented,
13. Edwards and wife, an aged couple
Who hays resided in Brussels for the
past few years, are both ill, Mr. Ed.
wards seriously so. He is 82 years of
age and bis recovery is very doubtful.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards bays travelled
life's journey together for upwarde of 56
years,
A.clditionallGa aces Ne -w -s.
Tnz people who continue driving over
the iron bridge fan ter than a walk need
blame nobody but themselves if they are
asked to contribute 71,00 and 00e11a.
LAST Saturday's noon train brought the
remains of the late Mrs, Alex. MoFar'
lane, of Akron, Mich,, to Brussels, and
the funeral took place to the cemetery
here in the afternoon of the same day,
Punoneszo.—Sogh Williams d'c Son
bays purohased the large two story shop
opposite the Qaeen's Hotel stables, from
S. W. Laird, of Stratford, andwill fib it
up, with all the modern improvements,
for a livery barn. The price is said to
be $900.
season's work markethe dafout having bas a h over
180 patrons on his list, the larger number
being farmers. lie is arranging now for
his grafts so as to be in readiness for the
opening of Spring.
Oven 80 Yeans,—Since the 15th of Jan•
uary, 1894, D. Hogg, undertaker, Brus•
sets, has buried four persons who had
atbaio n( ripe ages. They were P. Bien
play, 88 years old ; Mrs. Hislop, 81; Mre,
Oliver, 84 ; and Mrs. McNeil, 83.
Doter forget the Salvation Army epee.
in meetings on Saturday and Sunday,
and the oyster supper and banquet on
Monday evening. The District officer
and wife, the Newfoundland Lieut., and
ofiaers and soldiers from neighboring
corps are expected to be here.
00 NTO Sunday Sobool Convention will
be held in the Presbyterian aburcb, Clin•
ton, on Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week. The program deals with a large
number of praottoaI subjects. G. P.
Blair and W. H. Kerr, Brussels, take part
on Wednesday afternoon. Several dele-
gates will probably attend from Ibisplaoe,
Or-
der of Foresters of Brussels have secured
the Canadian Jubilee Singers and Im-
perial orchestra for a concert fn the
Town Hall on Thursday evening of next
week. They have been
touring
Gre t Br tain, the United thCanada and are rough
end
said
to
ecl
Jimmie Lightfoot,be boybasso,and
Prof. Ludas, guitar, violin and mandolin
soloists, are stars. Remember the date.
CONTBACTS.—R.
as dded
two moa ooniraols Wilson
the lerection of
new residences to his program of work
for next season, viz. :—A fine 2 tory
brick cottage, slate roof and all the mod-
ern improvements, for John Hislop, 14th
con., Grey, to poet about $1900 ; and a In
story building for Wm. McAllister, 17th
con., Grey, the contract price to reach
about 71100. Mr. Wilson is open to take
a few more jobs yet.
PARTNzhas been entered intobythe well knos wn
merchant A. R. Smith, and Geo. N. Me -
.Laren, wbo has been in Mr. Smith's
employ for several yenta. This combin-
ation will make a strong firm as both aro
practical man with modern ideas of
managing business. Mr. Smith's mer•
Gentile career, has been one of which any
young man might be proud. Notsstand-
ing reverses by fire he is in better shape
to -day than ever. Tom Pon predicts a
prosperous fettle° for Messrs. Smith ds
McLaren.
W. f3. Kerr, of Toe Pon, attended' t,,. n'ne onsumersTOIO of eleotrio lid t wash hg of
eld
annual meeting of be Canadian Prase au the of ee of W. M. Sinclair on T
Aeeooiation h ld at Toronto last we
a ek
.
Rev. W. E. Kerr, wife and son, of
Thameeford, are spending a holdiay week
visiting aeletives and friends in Brunets.
Mrs. James Fanaon, of Exeter, was in
town two or three days tills week. She
came to see her niece, Mee. John Pybus,
who is very ill.
A. (tousles, and wife attended the
wedding of Miss Porter, of Trowbridge,
ou Wednesday. Mr. Blair, of Listowel,
was the groom.
Editor Pelton, of the Atwood Bee, and
sister, were iu town on Wednesday at.
tending the wedding of 0. E. Turnbull,
of Guelph, and Miss May Kerr,
'This week Lawyer Sinclair has been
having his patience tried like Job of old
and by a measure of the same prooess
Used with the good mai of Bible story.
Mise Fannie Smith started from Bras.
eels on this week for a oontinental tour,
along with a number of friends from
Toronto and other points. She is a
sister of Mrs. R. L. Taylor's.
Thos. R. Thompson of
of Seaforth, made
„Brusselsa brief vieit in on
Mrr Thompson was aresidentedaof this
place at one time while proprietor of the
Seaforth—Gorrie stage line and was
deservedly popular with the travelling
publio.
an E, Drydges, who has purchased the
carriage lameness of Hugh Williams te
Son, was in town this week arranging a
transfer of the Fleury implement agency
from Williams to himself. Mr. Brydges
and family will move to Brussels about
the 1st of March,
John E, Smith, of Brandon, Man„ a
well known former resident of Brussels,
is here on a heathen aid plenum trip
combined. The ennsbibs of prosperity
has always beamed on 11Ir. Smith and as
a result be and Danis Fortune are on ex-
aoodingly good terms.
Norman ,liowbier, formerly deputy,
postmaster of Brussels, has monocled in
passing the examination for dental
snrgery in the University of Maryland,
Baltimore, taking his place at the head
Of the list. His meuy friends in thie
section oougeetulabe him on hie aohleve,
anent,
making arreveninaGbh gements wherebyfor the ptheose of
cost
of light to the consumers and publio
could be lessened, and a proposal in this
direction was made by W. Int. Blueish,
from which we glean the following :—It
appears that the price of the aro lights is
now, and has been since the commence-
ment, 3 years ago, 15 Dents each night,
per aro lamp, amounting to the sum of
447,00, or tinereeboute, a year, The
total post of running the plant for the
past revious year,
year, includingh was lreparire, thwasain
all the num of 8600.00. The figures for
each item of expense were given in detail
and Mr, Sinclair proposed to dispose of
the elaotrio light plant to say 30 consum-
ers, at a share of 4100 each. Theamonnt
which would bo necessary to raise for
running expenees,at the above figures,
would be in all per monthly 850.00, or
81.60 per month to each shareholder.
Tele would bring down the Dost of the
aro lights to alis • enm of 710,92 each,
which, compared with the price now and
heretofore paid, would mean a reduction
per aro lamp to each consumer of 427.08.
In addition to tide reduction there would
be the revenue derived from the street
slnouth, amounting to 7282,80 per year, to
be divided between these 80 aonsnmers,
amounting to the sum of 78,79 each, or
in other words, interest at the rate of
81% per annum on each 7100.00 invested.
After the matter had been dieounged a
bnggeetion was offered by the consumers
that if the cost per nee light could be re.
ducted to 10 cents per night, the consum-
ers woul.l then use the Ingbt 1011 year, and
by iuoreasing the nnminor of consumers
to the full oapaoity of the dynamo (the
machine i0 not now carrying more than
about a 1} loud) Mr. Sinaleir would still
derive about the same revenue. He says
this could not be done, as While the
themes would be nearly as much as et
present, the running expellees would be
considerably increased. Ws understand,
however, ninoe the meeting, that Mr.
Sinclair would be willing to supply aro
rniiocents eet flt aee year, oetraotto the ullcpaoy
tho dynamo could be soeured.