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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-2-15, Page 1Vol. 22. No. 31, GENTitAL I'A1f3LCRW INSTITUTE. The following are the' officers elegised by the (antral Farmers' Institute : President—J. Rayner, Roeehall, yioo-President—D, McRae, Guelph, Secretary-Treasurer—A. H. Pettit, Grimsby, Auditors—Tho,, A. Good,, Brantford; C.T. A. Aylesworth, Newbury. Executive Committee—J, C. Dance, division No, 1 ; Hon. Ohne, Drury, No, 2 ; L. L. Sovereign, No, 8 l Simpson. Rennie, No, 4 ; J, B. Ewing, No. 6R. J. Jelly, No. 6 ; AndrewlKennedy, No. 7. The new president ie a farmer in Prince Edward county near Boaehall. Ho was vioe•president last year. Prof. Robertson, of Ottawa, annou ncsd some important departures by the Agri- cultural Department at Ottawa, ac fol- lows : To enable creamery managers to make payments to their patrons, it has bean suggested that an advance of 20 ora. per pound be paid by the Government on all oreamery butter of fine quality made between Jan. let, 1895, and April 1st, 1895, when delivered in neat packages at Montreal to be Shipped to Great Britain, the butter to be delivered at the plane of cold storage from the point of production to the point of sale in Great Britain. A fall report may be read elsewhere. • The 33rd Battalion Dinner. The first annual dinner given by Lieut.. Col. Wilson and officers, of the 33rd Batt. Huron Infantry, was held in the Batten. bury House, Clinton, on Feb, let. About 30 of the officers exofficers and friends eat down to a repast prepared by mine host, Mt. Rattenbury. The dining room presented a very brilliant appear. anoe for lavishness and beauty of decor- ation ; the variegated beauty of the uni• forma presented se attraotive a picturese one may wieb to see, and the epeataole viewed from the outside was gorgeous and inspiring. It was a matter of regret that Lieut. -Col. Smith, D. 0. L.. cud the members of Parliament for the county, through pressure of other engagements, found themselves unable to appear. The Menu would have done honor to the Queen's or Regain House, Toronto, and Mr. Rattenbury received many congratu- lations on having the finest spread ever presented in Clinton. The service was of the very beat, as sergeant Harry Read had his men well trained in their duties. Afterjustioe had been done to the din- ner the President, Capt. Williams, and Vice.Pres„ Dr. Shaw; proposed the fol- . lowing toasts, which were responded to by the guests present :—The Canadian Militia and Volunteer System, responses were made by Dr. Holmes, Major Wilson,. Capt. Flays and songs by Capt. Ranee, Major Jordan and Capt. Young. The ex -Officers, responded to by Lieut. Jackson, Capts. Jackson, Howard, Todd and Roberts, The Legislature, responded to by Capts. D. A. Forrester, Beck and Rance, The Learned Professions, responded to by Dr. Freeborn and Capt. Wilson. Trade and Commerce, responded to by G. D. McTaggart; D. M. Jackson and. John Ransford. The Ladies, responded to by Lt. Mo- Taggart and R. G. McDonald. The Press, responded to by Oapt. Todd. Those present ware Lieut. Co1, Wilson, Major Wilson, Capt. Wilson, Capt. Combe, Capt. Hays, Capt. Rance, Lt. Mo. Taggart, Dr. Holmes, Dr. Shaw, Pay- master Jordan, Quartermaster • Book, Capt. Young, Oapt. McDonald, Oapt. Williams. The ex.officers were, Capt. Howard, Oapt. Jackson, Lt. Jackson, Capt. Robert, Lt. Courtice, Capt. For- rester, G, D. McTaggart, Dr. Freeborn, W. Jackson, J. Raneford and R. J. Mc. Donald. The Citizen's Band, under the leader- sbipofMr. Shrink, kindly played some etirring military and other airs during dinner. As this is the beet band in the county, they are entitled to the honor of being, the 38rd Batt. Military Band, and in the near future may have that die - tinction. COUNTY PATRON ASSOCIATION. The Huron CountyAssooiation Patrons of Industry mot in the Council Chamber,, Clinton, on Tuesday, Feb. 5th. The meeting for some time previous, promis- ed to be a good- eucoese, but the stormy weather and the bad condition of the roads militated much against it, ae many of the delegates' necessarily had to drive, and eves those who could comp by train were prevented from being on time, ow ing to the wetly train between Kin- cardine and Wiugham being cancelled. On this account' Mr. Gaunt, Co. Presi- dent, and Mr. Gardner, Co. Secretary, could not get here until 4:20 p. m., in. steed of 10, a. m., at which time 'the Meeting should have opened. This, of euurse cawed: the meeting to be prolong- ed into the wee small hours of the morning. However, considering those drawbacks, the bounty meeting, al- though somewhat smaller in numbers than on previous occasions;,,was a -Guo- cess, and many questions of vital import. none to the order were discussed in an agreeable and masterly 'spirit. What it (ached is numbere was eounterbalano. ed by enthusiasm. There were present delegates from the extreme northern corner of Howlett ,and also from the extreme southern .corner of Hay, as well as from north of Ashfield and inter- venieg points, showing that Patronism is still very much alive in this oounty. The following officers were eleoted for the year 1895 :— Os. President -A. T. Dean, Dashwood 0o. Vice -Preis.; J. Govenlook Seaforth Oo. Bee.-Treas.,--W. . S. Lawrence, Clinton Co. Sentinel—J. S. Brown, Seaforth Co. AuditorsJ' S. Philips, Kippen 11. Common, Seaforth Delegate to Grand Assn.—R. Common Alternate, Jae. Connolly, Holmesviiie, After the election of officers, Mr. For. rester, Patron candidate for the Coin. mons for West Huron, was palled upon who in his usdal able manner, addressed to BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1t3, :189 W. H. KERR,Frop, the meeting to some length, and partly outlined his position, and who would have entertained the meeting meet longer to its profit and eatiefaotion had it not been for the latenees of the hour, 11. Common, the Patron candidate for the Commons for South Huron was then called on, who had also to ourtail hie remarks, owing to the night being far spent. What he did eay, however, wag to the point, and went to show to the Patrons of South Heron that they had a candidate of whom they need not be ashamed, as he is a 'good clear speaker and a close reasoner. The following motion was then passed; -Moved W. 13, Lawrence, Clinton, seconded by J. Northcott,: Exeter, that thie county association tender its tbanke to the Town Connell of Clinton for its sindnese in allowing us the free nee of, the hall for our meeting, after whloh the immolation adjourned to meet in Clinton the first Tuesday in February,1896. • Collision on the G. T. R. While the Grand Trunk train froth Stratford „was on the way to. Toronto, Friday afternoon, a train following behind crashed into the rear oar—a Pullman which was occupied by a party of gentle- men who has been connected with the South Perth eleotion trial at Stratford, when the train was aboltt a mild East of Weston. The passenge"i's included Judge Burton, Court Reporter Monaghan, Registrar Joseph, of the Legislative buildings, and J. E. Atkinson, of the Globe. Judge Burton received serious injuries. Mr. Monaghan had a leg broken, and received other injuries. Mr. Atkinson had two ribs broken, Mr. Joseph was killed. After the wreck the car caught fire, and, with another, was completely burn. ed. A later account says :—All except Mr. Joseph at the moment .of the shook rush- ed towards the centile . of the car, Mr. Joseph when last seen was near the front of the oar. The passengers were dashed violently about and reoeived more or less injury. Judge Burton was out, about the head and bled profusely., •Court Reporter Monaghan had both legs broken. Reporter Atkinson escaped with a broken rib, and the other passengers es- caped serious injury, save Mx. Joseph. Fire broke out at both ends of the hind car, and the passengers had to be pulled out and the windows. It was taken for granted thatall were out, and it was not until some time later that Mr. Joseph was found not to be among the party. The two Pullmans were then burning fiercely, and there wee no possible way of rescuing the unfortunate man, who met his death there.. The engineer of the local train was Charles Manvering, of Stratford. He was very severely injured, being squeez- ed between timbers. He was subse- quently badly scalded, and with the ter- rible shock to his systen,added, his re- covery is doubtful. Fireman Hasson, of the local, also a Stratford man, was badly hurt. a POLITICAL, The Ontario Legislature will meet for the despatch of business on Thursday, Feb. 21st, The Liberals of Brandon meet at Brandon, on February 28th, to name a candidate for the Commons, The Dominion Government is offering the emigrant sheds, Sarnia, for Gale, it having no further use for the. building. The first railway in Manitoba was built by the Mackenzie Administration. It removed the necessity of transporting goods' by the Red River. Some people seem to be unaware of this. The Toronto Empire, started in 1887 as the Conservative organ, ceased pub. lication last week. During the past 7 years nearly $200,000. have been sunk in trying to make it a paying concern. i The rumour that Hon. G. A. •Kirk- patriok will go to Kingston and runin the interest of the Conservative cause for the Dominion Government is looked up- on by leading Conservatives as im- probable. The Regina,' N. W. T. Leader asserts that the Dominion Government • must give or loan the farmers in a wide dis- trict of the Territories a supply of seed grain or they will be unable to proceed with their Spring work. The Patrons' annual association meet. ing was held at Milverton last week and the following officers elected :—A. Cruden, President ; A. C. Rear, Vice -President ; R. Smith, Seoretary; Harvey and Forbes, Auditors. They will not nominate a candidate. No Canadian statesman has ever re- ceived a more entliusiastio reception than that which greeted Eton. Wilfred Laurier in Toronto, on Teeaday, of last week, when despite the fact that the mercury had fallen below zero, 6,000 persons turn- ed out to welcome and listen to him. The star of the Trade Freedom leader is in the ascendant: It is not generally known that Dr. Gardiner, of Belleville, a veteran Metho.' dist preaoher, came very nearly being eleetsd to a position that would have planed him in the position now held' by Rev, Dr. Carman, general superintendent of ,the Methodist Church in Canada. When Dr. Carman was elected bishop Dr. Gardiner was elected ns the other candidate, and came very near to being suoceasfnl. Dr. Gardiner, therefore holds a strong position in the hearts of the people for whose welfare he has toiled over 50 years, He hag caused some excitement by taking objection to the contention made in certain' quartere that Premier Rowell ie a„ representative Methodist layman.' Dr. Gardiner as- serts that the Premier is not a member of the Methodist church, save in "form and habit, as a pewholder and ' attend. ant.. "I have yet to learn” Dr. Gar. diner writes, "Mutt be ever had his name enrolled on any " Methodist , rhumb regietrer, tnet fn •class or at the Holy Communion," The Conservatives are in Bearish of a candidate to oppose Hon, Jos, Martin in Winnipeg. Elora. Mn. Daly is expected there in a week or ten Jaye, when the matter will be settled. On Saturday Justice Qeler, granted an order , withdrawing the petition agalnet the return of Richard Harcourt, the Provincial Treasurer, The petition was said to have been originally entered by the Patrons of. Industry of the con. etituenoy, It is understood that J. J. Maclaren, Q. 0., will be appointed by Sir Oliver Motvat to argue before the Privy Council the appeal of the Ontario Government from the recent deeieion of the Supreme Court with reference to the provincial power to grant prohibition, Seine idea of the tax on industry im- posed by the coal duty can be gleaned from the statement that on the coal content which the Grand Trunk Rail. way Company has just entered into, $300,000 will be collected by the Domin- ionGovernment.' No wonder that times have been hard on the railways. The competitors of the Canadian lines do not have to pay these taxes. The condition of the Dominion finances ie becoming worse and woree as each monthly statement appears in the Of• ficial Gazette. The revenue up to Jan. let was $19,254,832, ns compared with $21,414,552, for the same period last year, a decrease of $2,159,729 for 1895, the expenditure for the same period is 9738,310 in excess of what it was lasts year, leaving a shortage at both ends and a total deficit' for the seven months of nearly 93,000,000. This will mean a deficit for the current fiscal year of $5,. 000,000. The expenditure for January exoeeded theexpenditure for. January, 1894, by half a million dollars. The startling announcement is made that bbe public debt inoreused during the month by $3,743,000, so that the debt is now in round figures $260,009,000. The Government paper here -ascribes the increase of debt to payment of half• yearly subsidies to the provinces, but as the subsidies are paid out of the bon. solidated fund, the explanation was worse than none* all, because it is not true. If I might describe it in a short and concise way I should say that the policy of the present Government—which they have announced will be their continued policy is a policy of restriction, .restrict - mg the trade and the commerce of this country—(here, here)—while the policy of the Liberal party is that of greater free- dom and extension of trade in this • coun- try. (Hera, here, and cheers.) .That is. the distinotion between the two political parties. And I ask you that are now be- fore me to judge which policy is the most in accord with the interests of this coun- try. How will you test it ? Whether restricted trade, hampered, confined, is better, or whether to give it as free course ae you oan under the 'circumstances is best. Why, you cannot do better than look abroad in the world and see what private enterprise and public enterprise is doing. What is private capital engag- ed in ? What are your public moneys taken and voted for ? Isitnot to remove natural barriers and restrictions to trade? Are they not engaged in bridging rivers, tunneling under them, building ships, providing means of communication ? Is not that what ie being done ? And shall that be done on the one hand, and tariff. walls be erected onthe other, in order to counteract the benefit of whatis done?— Mr. Laurier at Toronto, "The Khan," who has been a frequent contributor to the daily press, has started a weekly of his own, to be published in Toronto. "The Shan" is a farmer's son, educated a Conservative, but he has some good ideas. Here is what he says about the political future : "The young men's movement in this country is coming to a head. The reception of Wilfrid Laurier, the other night was eseontially a young men's movement, and the Young Liberals are lucky in having a young man at their head. He is young in ideas, he ie yonng in spirit, and he is old in nothing but the high -bred scorn' of things low and mean, which mark the caste of the old noblesse of the ancient regime. The Young Con- servatives are not so fortunate. They are led by an old man, frosty but kindly, who is tottering close to the borderaand of old' fogyism, and who is already be- ginning to babble of green fields. He is, I admit, surrounded by a few young men -but they are nineteenth century young men with 2,000 B. 0. ideas. If the Con- servative Governmsutis nob strengthened the Young Liberals will have a pin-nio at the next election. They have a magnetic man to lead them, they believetheiroause is sacred, their party has not done much bungling lately, they are full of fight, and they have the old man at Ottawa pretty well rattled already." 131u a vials-. John Burgess and wife are visiting in Ethel. George McDonald is in town again. Great attraotions for Geordie. Any person wishing to enrollees wall paper should call and see Joeeph Pugh's assortmee t, Jim and Lizzie Robertson went to Kin. oardina last Friday in the storm and have not got home yet. Quite a number from our town attend. al the mase mooting on Thursday even- ing of vening'of last week, at W Ingham. Mrs. Doo. Messer rebnrusd to her home in Hamilton on Tuesday, after spending nearly three weeks at W. Messer's. C. S. Papez, representing the Canadian Mutual Loan ane Investment Co., was in the village last week and enured quite a number of melnbers for the above. A local Board has been formed which is to Meet the first Tuesday in each month. The membership he hammering vapidly all over the Dominion, hardly any place where public attention baa been called to. its many advantages, both as .a savings bank and a loan aseooiation, being with oqt a local Board. Any one desiring to whore further information on the subject oan'do so by interviewing John Collie, jr., the general secretary, who is always ready to answer all questions on the sub- ject. Klee Bella Maxwell le vi,iting her sis. ter, Mre. Hugh Rose, at preeent, We are sorry to regard the death of little Leslie, son of Thomas Carnell, which took plasm on Wednesday. Mr, and Mre. Carnell have the sympathy of the village in this very sad affliction, The funeral took place on Thursday at one o'clock. Rev, I. 13, Wallwin, B. A., pastor of the Waterloo Street Methodist cherish,Strat., ford, formerly of this pisco, who is com- pleting a very successful three-year term, will remove at the end of the present con• ferenoo year. At the February Quarterly Board he announced his intention to re. move elating that he had oompleted the usual term and that be believed he had done hie duty bythe rhumb. The Quar- terly Board unanimously passed the fol. lowing appreciative resolution ; "That. our pastor, the Rev. I. B. Wallwin, B. A., having signified bis purpose to remove from our midst at the end of the present conference' year, we desire to place on record our sincere thanks for his :earnest and suodeseful labors in connection with our church, and we also express our earn- est appreoiation of the devoted labors of Mre. Wallwin, and we wish to them con - tinned success and the blessing of God in the future." Mr. Wallwin is deserving of great credit for his work done in Strat- ford. He found the church in finanoial straits, and has succeeded by his hard labor and financial ability in placing it upon a sound foundation. Not only has this been done, but all the other depart- ments ofthe work are in a flourishing condition. The membership of the ohuroh is very largely inereaeed, as are also the Sunday school and Epworth League, both in numbers and effioienoy, The church has been receiving some aid hitherto from the missionary society, but by resolution the board has declared its independence after this conference year and thanked the conference for its geoer• oue aid heretofore. Mre. Wallwin is an able helpmate fo' the pastor, being active in Sunday School, Aid, League and mis- sion work. Rev. and Mrs. Wallwin will be long remembered in Stratford and will carry with them the best wishes of a very large oirole of friends both of their own church and of the city.—Herald, Strat- ford. Csana iliaa,n Ne OttawaCity Commit has refused to re- duce the number of licenses. Miss Mary Stilson, of. London, dropped. dead on Sunday afternoon. Francis Pigeon met his deabh,at Wis- ner's distillery in Prescott by falling into a tub of water. Wm. Slater, the nominee of Patrons of South Waterloo in the next Dominion Hodge, has withdrawn his name as a candidate. Wm. IYIoKenzie, a farmer residing on con. 4, East Williams, was struck by a G. T. R. train and killed on the track between Luoac Crossing ani Ailsa Craig. Mrs. Dean, of Chatham, tried to throw herself out of an upper window when she heard that her eon George was sentenced to three years in Kingston penitentiary. A despatoh received by the naval authorities at Halifax says H. M. S. Rambler will be added to the North Amerioan squadron this year. She is a third-class gunboat. The Keystone Gun Club of Windsor, is bound to preserve the quail in the oounty, and have sent men to scatter rye in places whore oovies resort. Hiram Walker & Sons have donated 50 beetles of rye for the purpose. Sir Oliver Mowat presided at General Booth's farewell meeting in Massey Hall, at which the General outlined his Bootel scheme. Hon. Geo. W. Boss and Chanoellor Barwasb also spoke in praise of the Salvation Army's efforts to remove poverty. At McMullen & Winn's sawmill, Tru• ro, N. S., Edward Brenton's coat, beoame in some way entangled with the machin- ery, canning him to be thrown across the circular SRW in snob a manner that his limbs were mangled, and he lived but half an hour. Dallas Hyams. and H. P. Hyams, brothers, and Americans, by nationality, were arrested at Toronto on the charge murdering Wm. 0. Wells, a young Englishman, who died two years ago from a supposed accident in the ware. house of the Hyams, and who was heavily insured in favor of his sister, who was subsequently married to H. P. Hyams. A meeting of the business men of Port Rope was held, in response to a call from the Mayor for a public meeting to eon. eider the Trinity College School fire. Resolutions offering assistance were pass. ed, and the Council offering assistance were passed, and the Council was re- commended to make a grant of $1,000 towards the rent of a temporary building for school purposes, Chief Waffle, of Dresden, has arrest. ed Wellington MoGregor on the charge of 'obtaining fradulently promissory notes from many farmers in the vicinity of Chatham in May, 1893. McGregor's plan was to get purchasers of fruit trees to duplicate their notes, and then be would negotiate both. He is also sup. posed to be in einneobion with a geng of Smugglers who operated at Port Huron. Two men, John Palmer and Adam Roes, both of Ingersoll, were arrested there Sunday for making counterfeit money. The practice has been going on for some time and some coins have been passed. Pelmer'e house was searched after the arrest and the moulds and materials from which the bogus swine ware made were found. They were arraigned before the polios magistrate Monday morning and pleaded not guilty. They were remanded until next Fri- day. More arrests will likely be made. A snow plough jumped the track on the Grand Trunk, near Sidney station,' Saturday.' Three trainmen, named Ormond, Meagher, and Horne, were Mart and sent to the hospital Saturday night4s Montreal 'Exercise and Sunday morning's Exprese wore held here Sun. day. The former wan oanoelled and the latter took passengers to Toronto, The railroads are bow deer but the o0unbry roads are in a bad state. A merry telephone war is on in Niles Mich. The new telephone system, the Gilliland, gives servigs for 929 a year. Now the old Bell Telephone Company announces that old subscribers can have telephones for nothing It ie expected that the Gilliland will make a big out. At bbe resumed inquest into the Mid- land disaster near Agincourt on Friday, Conductor Boundy,'of the express train which ran into the snow plough, swore that the agent at Unionville, gave him explicit instrndtioes that all was right ahead. The agent swore that he did not speak a word to the conductor, The inquest was further adjourned, Star Man Mnnx.—The malt men of Western Ontario, were closeted at the Teen/lash House, London, again Mon- day. This was the third meeting with. in a month,the object being to fix a standard price on the product. Among the manufacturers present were : Rev. Dr. Armstrong Moore ; John. Raneford, Clinton ; E, 0. Coleman, Seaforth ; Wm, Grey, Seaforth ; J, 0. Carter, Sarnia. The meeting lasted all day, and was, of course, held behind closed doors. A committee was appointed to waib npon the Ontario Salt Company, of Kincar- dine, and the. Windsor Salt Company to tell them that their demands, re -allot. meats are exoessive. The meeting then adjourned until the eeoretary re. ceives a report from the committee. A prominent dealer who attended the meeting, said :—Undoubtedly salt will go up. "How high ?" was asked. Well to 75 dente a barrel at least. The prioe at present ranges from 50 to 66 cents. CRQROII CHIIfF,S. In the absence of the pastor, Rev. B, Paul will preach in Snos ohorch next Sabbath. Dr. J. H. Potts, of the Michigan Christ- ian Advocate, who was at the Methodist General Conference last Fali, will visit Florida for rest and recuperation. Ottawa Presbytery adopted a recom- mendation calling upon Christian and temperance workers to organize and sup- port pledged temperance men for Parlia- ment. Rev. Robert Johnston, of Lindsay, has received a call to the vaoanoy in St. An• drew's Presbyterian church, London, canned by the death of Rev. 3. A. Mur- ray. Quarterly sacramental service was not held in the Methodist church last Sabbath owing to the bad condition of the roads preventing people from attending but will he held next Sabbath. The Bret mac in America who exposed Margaret L. Shepherd, Rev. Dr. Gordon, died in Boston the other day. The news will be heard with regret by hundreds who remember his stirring missionary addresses. The Ethel and Cranbrook Epworth Leagues are °spaded to pay Brussels League a fraternal visit next Monday evening. The visitors will furnish a program of musical and literary selec- tions. Rev. G. H. Cobbledick and Miss Libbie Ball, Superintendent of the Junior League, will attend the Young People's Convention to be in Toronto on the 26th, 26th and 27th inste, as representa- tives of Brussels Epworth League. Dundas Street Methodist church, Lon. don, was burned down last Wednesday morning at 2 o'olook. Lose, $80,000 ; in. erred for $22,000. Supposed incendiary. A new edifice will be, erected as soon as possible. Melville church Sabbath school intend holding their annual entertainment on Tuesday, March 6th. Refreshments will be served in the basement, after which a program of music and literary seleotions will be given in the auditorium. Don't forget Rev. John McDougall'e lecture on "Stirring scenes in Frontier Life," in the MethodistChurob, Tbure. day evening of next week. Collection goes to Missionary fund. Mr. McDougall is well worth hearing, as he has spent many years in the Northwest. Rev. Dr. Sutherland, Secretary of the Methodist Mission Board, has received a unique curiosity in the shape of a Black- foot warrior's costume. The suit was brought down from the Northwest over twenty years ago by the late Rev. George MoDougall. It ie made in one piece of tanned deer akin, decorated with colored beads and the tribe totems woven in scented grass. The arms and legs are fringed with soalp looks. The garment will be hung in the Board room, Toronto. At the quarterly meeting of the Official Board of the Dublin street Methodist church, Guelph, Rev. S. Battery, M. A., the present pastor, formerly of Brussels, was unanimously invited to remain an. other year, the resolution being of a moat flattering ohmmeter. Mr, Sellery re• plied, cordially aooepting the invitation, and stating that the time he had spent with this congregation had been of the most pleasant oharaoter, and bis aim in the future, as in the past, would be to build up the Master's work. Mr. Sellery has proved himself to be a preacher of rare ability, as well en a good pastor.— Mercury. SUNDAY 000001 OchevttrnIoe,—The fourth annual meshing of the Howiok Union Sabbath School Aesooiation was held last Tuesday in the Presbyterian ohuroh, Belmore, and was avery tutored- ing gathering. A splendid program was carried out with Rev. A. 0. Stewart, President, in the chair, as follows:'— Morning session—Address of weloome, Rev. A. 0. Stewart ; "Reviews in S. S. work," Rev. W. E. Derr ; "How to eon - duet a Sabbath school," W. M. Robinson. Afternoon—Mass meeting for the child- ren, addressed by Rev. Mr, Gribble ; "Teaching a S. S. clave," J. Rutherford ; "Exemplary children of the Bible," P. Hepiuetall ; "Teaching vis, Cramming fn S. 8, work," Rev. 11. S. G. Anderson "Co-operation of parents with . S. S. Tea:bera," R. Crittenden. Evening..— .Aim vening—"Aim of S. B,," Rev. Jeeias Greene ; Questioning, Rev. A. B. Dobson ; "Old Testament or Jewish origin of $. 1. work and Christian adoption," Bet. W. F. Brownlee ; "Giving in oonnaction with S. S.," Rev. S. O. Edmonde, B. D. The next meeting will be held in Gerrie. People We Know. !lobi. Fox le visiting his eon, Mre. Roberts ie visiting at Blegvale. Mise Mary Oliver 15 on the siok list. Mrs. Butler is atoning Mcg• O'Conner.. Mrs, Walter Smith was quite 111 this week. Mre. Richardson, Maple street, is on the sick Het, Jeo. McCullough was ill during the past week. Mies Kate Shaw was visiting friends at Walton. Miss Miller, of Wroxeter, is the ,guest of Mre, Jae. Fox. Mrs. Jno, Stewart has been on the sick list with la grippe. D. Ewan is able to get about outside, but orutohes yet. Mies R. Holmes was on the sick list during the past week. J. E. Brydgse was at Dungannon this week on a bneinese trip. Mrs. Leech, of Palmerston, was visit- ing relatives in Brussels. J.Oautelon is dangeronely ill at his grandfather's, J. Denbow'e, Mrs. Robt. Ross, of Wroxeher, is visiting in town for a few days. Mise Clark, of Clandoboye, is visiting at Frank De Wolfe's Brussels. Mre. Birmingham, of Detroit, a rela- tive of D. Frain s, is here 0c a visit. J. Ritchie and wife, of Mount Forest, were visiting D. Stewart and family. The Misses Wilson, of Woodstock, are visiting at R. G. Wilson's, Mill street. Jno. Ferguson, of Ferguson & Halliday, was in Teeswater for a few days this week. Biro. Arthur McGuire is on the eiok list bat we hope she will soon be con- valescent. Miss Minnie Moore is visiting relatives and friends at Stratford, Guelph and other places. A. G. Diokson, of Detroit, was here this week attending the funeral of bis little daughter. E. W. Meleom, who has been in To- ronto for some weeks in charge of the Ronald steamer, hen arrived home. Mies Mildred Cummings, who has been visiting Mrs. Samnal Smile for several months, returned to her home in Buffalo this week. Mrs. James Kerr, who has been visit. ing at her father's for several weeks, re- turnedto her home in Manilla, Iowa, last week. Robert Anderson, who was so seriously injured at the Enterprise Salt Works, is getting along very nicely and will soon be able to get about again. E. Steele, of Kirkton, has taken a position in A. McGowan & Co'e store, Brussels. Mr. Steele's father is the Episcopalian minister at Kirkton. Little Annie Frain, daughter of D. Frain, Brussels, has got back to Detroit after a two months' visit with her manta in Chicago and St. Paul's, Minnesota. Mrs. Will. J. Halliday, of Calgary, N W. T. who bas been visiting at J. 0. Halliday's, Brussels, has gone to London where she will spend a few days before returning to her home in the West: Manager Soboifield, of the Standard Bank of Chatham, Ont., formerly of Brussels, will inveetigate the .financial situation of the town, as disclosed by the Finance Committee, the Treasurer, and the auditors, and will, after a careful en- quiry, give a written opinion, to be .pre• seated to the City Council. 3. Gould, who has been a resident of Brussels for the past four months, left for his home in London on Tuesday af- ternoon having disposed of his dry goods stook to A. McGowan & Co., who will ocnbin0e the business at the Garfield House. Mr. Goold carries with him the beat wishes of many Brusselites for his future success. The Exeter Advocate says :—Owing to a sudden illness Mrs. (Rev.) Hunt was unable to complete her duties at the organ in the Triyitt Memorial ohuroh on Sunday morning last. However the va- cancy was very acceptably filled by Bev. Mr. Hunt, who also presided in the even- ing, and R. H. Collins read the lessons very admirably. Mrs. Hunt still con• tinues very ill and has been under medi- cal treatment ever eines. Pleurisy seems to be the cause. We hope to hear of her speedy recovery. General News. J. W. Connor, Principal of the Berlin high school, has threatened to suspend any of the students found smoking oigarettea. The communion roll of Knox ohuroh, Stratford, now numbers 721. The church indebtedness was reduoed $2,. 1200 last year and $900 given to missions and benevolences, Geo. Payne, of Ingersoll, who was hooked in the eye by a cow nine weeks ago, is now able to be out again. His sight is oompletely destroyed and much sympathy is felt for him. • The Pubiio School of Ridgeway has beau closed on account of the prevalence of a virulent form of diphteria. Typhoid fever is also rampant, and a number of deaths have =introit. Mary Cuff, a young ooloeed woman, has been frozen to death in Boteoocrr. oounty, within a short distance of her home. An axe and some wood were found by her side. She was endeavoring to secure fuel to keep her children from freezing Mrs. Thomas Kelly, a helpless invalid, lived with her 84 -year old husband in the township of Eilioe. When not in bed she was always strapped to her chair, On Saturday the neighbors found Mr. Kelly dead on the floor, dressed in over. coat and mittens. Mra. Kelly was strap, ped in her chair, looking at him. She coald not tell the neighbors how long he hoe been dead. E. Warden, of Area, one day about Christmas game across a turkey while working in his hay prow. The bird took refuge in a pile of strew. Mr. Warden saw nothing of ib until 84 days after, when pitching hay on the sans spot, he uncovered the turkey. which had been battier; all the while, The bird was very feeble, but with proper mare has reooyered.