HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-3-8, Page 1Vol. 22. No. 84.
BRUSSELS,ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1896
W. FI, KERR, Prop.
DOUBLE MURDER,
Valleyfield, Qqe„ hada sensation on
the night of 114aroh had
that the members
of the present generation will noy'er for,
get,
The paymaster of the Montreal Cotton
Company,.John Lowe, assisted by two of
the office Werke, ,T. Loy and Hugh Wilson,
were making up the pay ready for Mon•
day when Mr. Shortie, who was lately the
private secretary of the manager of the
mill, entered the office about 11 o'clock.
When the clerkshad about finished
making up the'pay Shortie reached over
the counter and managed to get the re..
volver which Air.' Lowe always koalas
close at hand,. He first shot Wilson over
the left side.
Messrs. Loy and Lowe thought it wag
an accident. The former made for the
telephone to get a doctor, whilst the latter
went to Wileon'e aeeietanoe. Before Loy
reached the telephone, however, Shortie
took deliberate aim shooting Loy dead
right through the heart. He then fired
at Lowe but missed, bitting Wilson again
over the forehead dnd'cheek.
Lowe, seeing how matters ware, grab.
bed the payboxss whioh contained $25.•
000 and ran into the vault with them
pulling the massive door after him.
Shortie followed him to the door and
asked Lowe to come out as he did not
wish to injure him. Lowe repliedthat
he was looked in and couldnot- get oat,
though euoh was not the rase, the door
being simply shut.
Shortie said, "Give me the combina-
tion, Jaok, and I', will let you out."
The latter replied, "Just give the knob
a sharp turn and it will open." The
murderer did so and looked the safe.
While this was going on, Wilson by a
superhuman effort managed to crawl out
of the offioe to the firehole, where a cou-
ple Of men were at work. Before these
men, however, managed to reach the of-
fice Max Lebeouf, night watchman, en•
tered the office, On reaching the door,
however, he was met by Shortie and shot
dead. The latter threw the body down
stairs. He then proceeded to out the
wires of the telephone so as to ebnt off all
communication outside. Ile then made
another attempt to get into the safe, and
while engaged in this the foreman and
others entered. His revolver was empty
and they had no trouble in overcoming
him.
John Loy, hie first viotim, was one of
the most promising young men in the
community. He was eldest son of G. M.
Loy, the present Mayor of the town, and
a general favorite with all who knew him.
Mr. Wilson is lying in a critical con-
dition and grave fears are entertained as
to the result of his injuries.
Mr. Lowe, who was enclosed in the
vault for three hours, is iu a bad way.
Ho was seriously ill about New Years
with -a paralytic brain attack, and the
present severe stain may cause him seri.
ons trouble. He is laid up in euoh a state
thatit will be no surprise if a third cc
even fourth death takes place over the
affair.
Brus8e18 CO11110i1.
The monthly meeting of Brussels
Council was held last Monday evening,
all the members present.
Minutes of last meeting read and pass-
ed.
The following accounts were present-
ed :-
Mrs. Williams, dimity $11 49
T. Stewarb, " 5 00
Mrs. Wallace, 5 00
5 63
Mrs. Lee,
Geo. Seel, 9 85
Roddbok & Wako, miscellaneous 2 25
Ino. Lott, street improvement .. , 50
Inc. Wright, 5 75
W. James, care of flreengino 2 mos10 00
Mrs. Meadows, caretaking Town
Hall 12 50
W. M. Sinclair, on electric light 52 00
Moved by R. Graham, seconded by R.
*,eatberdale that above accounts bo paid.
Ow:ried.
Tax remissions were made as follows to
close up the Collectors Roll :-D. Mc-
Gillicuddy, wrongfully assessed fora dog;
Mrs. Hamilton, $1.00 dog tax ; Bowe &
Co., on woollen factory, $55.00 ; H. E.
Maddock, allowance on Transient traders
license, $20.00 ; Mrs. W. Mooney, 58.00 ;
A. McGuire, $6.00 ; Robt. Menzies, $1.00 ;
and 3. E. Brydges $6.00 orror in aeeose-
meat.
The question of engagement of a
general utility man was discussed when
it was moved by B. Leatherdale, seconded
by R. Graham that Ino. Wright be ap-
pointed at a salary of $80 per month for
the eight Summer months and $20 per
month for the balance of the year, duties
to commence April let, and one month's
notice to cancel agreement at any time.
Carried,
Mr. Wright's duties will consist in car-
ing for the Town Hall, Fire Engine,
Sanitary inspeotory, truant officer, i;treet
inspector, bell ringer, constable, inspector
under Fire Limit By-law and performance
of such other duties as the Council may
desire or direct.
Moved by W. H. McCracken, seconded
by B. Gerry that W. M. Sinclair be
changed $3.00 per week for the use of
power for electric light, the same to be
deducted from quarterly account of street
lights, said agreement to terminate should
factory he sold or leased. All necessary
repairs to be done at Mr. Sinolair's ax•
pause. Carried.
It was moved by B. Leatherdale,
seconded by W. H. McCracken that wo
advertise the Howe factory in tho To-
ronto Globe and Mail for 4 Saturday
issues. Carried.
On motion of R. Graham, "seconded by
R. Leathordale the contract for gravel
for 1895 was awarded to S. M. Martin,
Morris, at tho same figures as last year.
The question of reviving. - the town
Band wastentedover, a proposition being
before the Council, to place the manage,
melt in tho hands of W. Growar and Jas..
301105. A special meeting of the Board
will be bold noxi Tuesday evening to con-
sider the matter, at which mooting the
,proposed plan will be laid before the
•Councli. -
Counoil adjoutned.
A MILLION ,DOLLAR FIRE
IN TORONTO,
Por the third time tyibbin two mohths
Toronto has been vieibed by a most divas.
trouts conflagration, On Jan. 6 the Globe
newspaper building, D. F...Moll;innon'a
wholesale millineryestablishment' and
Adjacent places were destroyed with a
total lose of about $700,000. Throe date
later fire broke out again in a spot ad
jaoent to the ruins, and damage was done
io the extent of tbree•quarters of a mil-
lion dollars.
Ab 12;80' last Sunday morning a third
fire started. This time at the oorner of,
Young and Queen streets.
The central feature of ib was thevast
departmental store of. Robb• Simp®pn,
whioh was burned, to the ground, the
building and abock being . a total loss.
Numerous baildinge around were burn-
ed, and the total loas.will, amount to be-
tween $800,000. and $900,000, The in.
snranoe will probably reach two•bhirds
of this amount.
The origin of the fire is a mystery, but
there is grave reason to believe it was in-
oendiary in character. •
Simpson's store was a six.story build-
ing standing at the Sonthwest corner of
Young and Queen streets. Ib was put
up last Summer, and a portion of the
oarpsntering work was hardly finished.
Four of the floors were stocked and two
empty. The building was worth6125,000
and the stook about $350,000.
The fire slanted in the roar of Simp•
eon's, and the flames spread with great
rapidity. A general alarm was rung in
at 12:35, and the full force of the fire
brigade was soon on the scene. By 1
°'Wools the flames had spread to each of
the four corners, and the Are threatened
to engulf several blooks. The steam fire
engine was in action, and gave valuable
aid. The water pressure was good, but
the firemen ooald not pretend to cope
with the flames at the top of the high
Simpson building. Wall after wall fell,
and myriads of sparks were scattered.
over the Eastern portion of the city.
The clothing store of P. Jamieson, on
the Northwest corner of Queen and
Yonge, was soon a total ruin with all the
contents.
Sutcliffe & Sons, millinery and dry
goods, immediately North of Jamieson's,
on Yonge, was gutted, with a total loss of
stook.
G. McPherson, boots and shoes, next
North, was half burned.
South of Simpson's, on Yonge, Wan•
less, the jeweler, suffered severely, the
rear part of the premises being gutted,
thongb the front was not much burl.
Neil 0. Love, druggist, next South,
suffered slightly.
Over Jamieson's store opposite Sinop..
son's was what is lmown as Agricultural.
Hall, the property of the Ontario Agri.
culture and Arts Association. In it were
a very valuable collenbion of records of
cattle pedigrees and other official stook
breeding records, whioh cannot be re•
placed. All were a total loss with the
building.
Further West on the same •side of
Queen street was the Queen street front
of Sutcliffe & Sons', whioh was gutted.
Next came the Queen street front of
T. Eaton & Co.'s great departmental es•
tablishmant, whioh was but little in-
jured.
Across Yonge street the fire again did
great damage. At the Northeast corner
stood the Henderson bloats, canopied by
J. Bonner,
gents' furnishings, and Miss
M. E. Brislay, milliner. Both were
burned out. •
The 0. 8'. Adams Company Dame next
North, and the roof of this place was bad-
lyburned, and their stock greatly injur•
ed by water.
At the Southeast corner of 'rouge and
Queen stood the Imperial Bank building.
'Ibis escaped damage in the lower part,
but F. J. Brown, with a large stook of
furniture, upstairs, was burned out.
Milne & Co., next South, stove men
chants, were burned out.
U. M. Henderson, next adjoining, .lost
everything.
Denfield & Co., .gents' furnishings
and the Tremont Mouse -hotel --further
South, were about three-quarters burned
out.
Around on Queen street East, again,
the Pythian. Hall was somewhat dam-
aged, but fortunately escaped severe in•
jury. ur
The two features of the fire, after the
Simpson building had gone, were the
questions as to whether Eaton's great
store would be saved and the burning of
Knox ohuroh steeple. Knox ohuroh
stands next to Simpson's .on Queen
street. On the South side a lire brand
lit on the steeple, about the middle, ab
1:45 o'olook, and burned steadily for
nearly an hour without making any
great blaze. .The firemen could not
reach it, and it was a foregone aonclus-
ion that the steeple would go in an hour
or two.
Thousands of people stood around
anxiously gaziug upwards. A fireman
tried to'olimb up, parrying an extinguish-
er, but was uusuaoessful;in the attempt.
The steeple fell about a quarter after
three o'oloak, into the street, the bell hav-
ing fallen out a fete minutes earlier,
With regard to Eaton'°, the store
would undoubtedly have been burned
but for the aid rendered the fire brigade
by the specially drilled brigade of the
Batons' employees. These were early on
bhs spot, and with strenuous exertions,
playing on the roof and fronts, the fire
wag prevented from spreading to their
building.
It was aloub 8:15 before the fire was
folly under control.
Three Bremen were injured, somewhat
seriously, by falling walls and otherwise,
but none fatally. Chief Graham sustain.
ed a sprained ankle.
Tho losses are estimated roughly as
follows :
Sim peon, on building, $125,000 to $150,-
000 ; on stools, 0350,000. Insuranoe, on
building, $100,000 ; on stook, $200,000.
P. Jamieson's loss on stook, $125,000 ;
insured for 526,000. Loss on building,
(owned by the 'Arts Assooiabion), $15,•
000 ; insurance, $10,000. Insuranoe on
stook=breeding records, etc., $4,500.
Sntcliffe & Sone, loss, $100,000 on stook ;
insurance, 045,000, Loss on two eapar.
ate buildings, fading on Yonge and Queen
streets respectively, $10,000 }oath, In-
suranoe two thirds, -
Loss on Knox ohuroh, $10,000, insured
fully.
Gourley, Winter & Leaning, ,pianos,
loss by water and Aro, $5,000 ; insured,
Tremont Hall, loss $18,000 ; insured
for $10.000.
Dunfleld & Co„ 56,000 ; insured.
Henderson -& Co., auetioneere, $6,000 ;
insured,
Milne & Co„ $40,000; insurance, $20,.'
000.
T. F. Browne, loss, 525,000'; insurance,
$15,000.
Mies M. E, 13rialey, stook loss, $7,000 ;
insurance, 52,000.
J. Bonner, $8,000on stook ; insurance,
$4,000:
Pybhian Hall, loss, $1,000.
The fire spread to St. Michael's Hos.
pital and the Metropolitan ohorob, but
only for a moment, being fortunately
quickly extinguished.
The scene of the fire was visited on
Sunday by probably 100,000 people. The
oongregation of Knox church held service
in the school room, there being still all
day a flicker of fire in the tower of the
church,
BRUSSELS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
MONTHLY EXAMINATION IMPORT..
The following is the report of the Brus-
sels Public School monthly examination
for February :
Piunx nr.-Exam. in Grammar, Arith.
metia,. Euclid, Literature, Perspeotive
Drawing and Deportment. Total, 600.
Ella Lamont ..473 Dora Nott ....324
Leon ;Jackson _467 Jas Motional° ..805
Dan Strachan, .458 Myrtle Nott, . , .800
S MoLaaohlio, .422 Elora Mitahell...236
Frank Smith -873 Bella Lamont ..222.
D Moltenzie ..882 W Leatherdels..217
PDRLIo Sermon LEAviso.-Exam. in
Grammar, Arithmetic, Algebra, Drawing,
Literature, and Deportment. Total, 600.
Emma Webster.389 Fred Wilson .255
Jauey Howe....358 Wm Brydges ..255
J MoOraoken ..388 May Shaw .,.240
Geo Watt 817 L'' MoLanoblin...239
Ken Cousley 299 Fred Gilpin ....208
Ira Gerry 278 L Leatherdale,.204
L McLennan 275 ReubenHindee..156
Georgie Howe271 Wm.Aiuley ....152
L Mulford 284
BETaANCE.-Exnm. in Arithmetic, Pby-
Biology, Geography, Literature, Drawing,
Writing, Dictation, and Deportment.
Total, 600.
Herb Dennie 457 J MoOraaken ..309
0 Hingatou 481 Fred Hayorof1..800
Lorne Pringle -095 Fred Hunter ..274
117 Friendship 358 Lida Crooks.. -266
MDeadman 853 Dal Kendall ..289
Bella Laidlaw350 D McLauohiin ..2p8
F Brydges 342 J Moraaohlin,.211
Fanny Rogers: 316 0 MoOraoken ..207
FounTu.-Exam. in Arithmetic, Geo-
graphy, Literature, Dictation, Drawing,
Writing and Deportment, Total, 600.
P Mitchell 391 J Richardson ..301
N Putland 339 Ella Soott 282
Lew Reid......336 L Downing 242
Lena Baeker ..304
J. H. CAarnnoN, Principal.
nooar 2.
In., arm -Exam. in Grammar, Geo-
graphy, Reading, Composition, Writing,
Drawing and Deportment. Total, 600.
W Mair 398
H Downing 393
W Grieve 951
H Mitahell 340
L Brydges 389
K Smith 997
W Broadfoot 929
I Blasbill 320
W Forbes 295
J Kelly 292
Su. Ban, -Exam.
Total 600.
0 Vansbone898
P Watt 378
L Curry 343
G 111cLauohlin328
S Beam 803
8 Forsythe 249
T Agar 240
E Kendall ....278
I Crooks 256
M Hayoroft242
G Baker 240
C Milloy 239
H Hunter 230
A Putland ...200
E Grewar absent
12 days 96
in same as Jr. 4th,
R Crozier 210
J Driver - 232
J Pybus 224
T McLauohlin162
Absent -0 Heist, A
Lowry, 0 Milloy,
A Colvin.
INTElltEDaATR 311D. -Exam. in same AS
above only Dictation instead of Grammar.
Total 800.
AMaKelvey....412 . L Sinclair ...,306
I Zlllias 403 0 Busker 305
AKendall 378 J MoMarlin....299
N.Smith 874 7 Ward 270
J Forbes 366 S Driver 207
C Zilliax 852 E Walker 195
F Finn 846 J Smith 159
NI McGuire ....382 Geo Moliay160
T Crozier 327 L Kerr 196
hi MaArter ....318
liras BRADEN, Teaoher.
110001 8.
JR. 8nn.-Exam. in Arithmetic, Spell.
ing,Grammar, Raading,Writin g,Drawing
and Deportment. Total, 600.
D Watt 418 F.Thomson .....318
A McKay 397 B Hunter..•...805
N Vanstone...,875 E Webster ...268
A Putland 860 0 Ward........253
M Forbes 858 W Frain 202
E Smith 847 M Soobb 191
B Taylor 344 M Forsythe ....168
F Armstrong 328 W Easom 100
13.Soott 818 E Kerr 100
Su. bro.-Exam. in Literature, Arith-
metic, Geography, Reading and Deport-
ment. Total, 600.
7 Cowley ......447 N MuGaire 286
H Johnston....419 M Riohardson,277
0 Edwards ,.,.414 11 Pybus 270
G Rose ..,..,..878 AIrwin 260
A Riebardoon..559 B MoLauohlin201
G Itiobardeon..352 M Hunter 253
31 MoArter ....888 BlPutland 247
13 Lowry 813 FIDennis 236
0 Riohards ....809' P!tRiahards 233
It Willies 802 R Burgess ...,188
A Taylor 298, M Settergron ..118
Jn. 21.m. -Exam. in Arithmetic), Liter.
atare, Spelling, Reading, Writing, Draw-
ing and Deportment, Total 600.
N Blaehill ....415 A Crosier $00
E MoGogukon ..407 S Stott 297
M Beam 398 B Blasbill 285
I Williams , „595 N Williamson 278
F Worth ......393 GThomeoo.,,,200
W Anent ..,,344 W Hayoroft.,.,231
S Forsythe .•:•842 A Lowry 202
G Melsom 335 W Campbell ..200
Vy Zilliax384 L Cooper 171
J McNabb , .,329 M Howe . 150
V Cooper $16 A Eaeono 87
D Cameron ....810 -
Mass Downed, Teacher.
nooa14.
Bs. PART 2nD. -Exam. in Reading,
Arithmetic, Spelling, Writing, Drawing
end Deportment. Total, 600.
H Ainley ` 492 V Dunford ....302
A Cameron ,471 P Birt .299
F Wilson 467 A Smith ....,.298
R Ainley 461 G McKay 277
S Maxwell ,,..446 E Avery 274
FI Finn 417 G Richardson ..261
N Kendall 881 MEasom ' 247
J Walker ...377 L Koenig 208
B Howe ...357 M Hunter 196
62Grewer .`..856 M Skene. 170
M MoLauohlin,.851 M Kerr,,,189
JR. PART 21LID.-Exa111. in Reading,
Arithmetic, Spelling, Writing, Drawing
and Deportment. Total 600.
I Taylor 564 H Watt 368
L Ross 623 J Tbomeon ....345'
E Taylor 472 W Frain 290
R McKenzie ..470 A Boas 280'
E Beaker 426 C Bla shill 235
G Murr 425 A Forsyth ....217
0 Cameron 4255 7 Burgess 172
T Brydges ....884 P Lowry 134
A Curry 870
Sn. PART 1st-ln general work.-Ex-
°ellent-0 Hingston, 0 McOraoken, E
Funston, E Wilton, B Pugh, R Plum, P
Leatherdale, M MaArter, Geo Finn, H
Riohards, Graoe Finn, G Smith. Fair-
E Pugh, T Meadows, V Edwarde, L
Blashill, M Ament, 0 Wilbee, G Hamil
ton.
7R. PAno ler-Iu general work. -Ex.
oellent-I Cameron, G Ourry, B Sinclair,
R Lowry, B Henderson, A Bird, F Scott.
Fair -A Lott, H Lowry.
Mies COOPER, Teacher.
LOCAL LEGISLATURE.
There was virtually nothing done Fri.
day in the House, for it was private
members' day, and the budget speech
consequently did not go on. A little
routine business was transaobed, a few
petitions presented, a few bills intro-
duced, and the House adjourned after a
twoutyminute session.
One of the bills was that to inaorpor.
ata the London Radial Electric Railway,
for whioh Mr. Awray stood sponsor.
The important .work of the day was
clone by the striking committee, who pre-
pared the lists for the various important
standing committees that exist to get
proposed legislation presented in proper
sbape before it reaches the House.
These committees are now appointed,
and will soon begin operations, and then
the work of the session will begin in
earnest.
Headed by 0. R. Smith, of Hemi•Iton,
the executive of the Oanadian Associ-
ation of Fairs and Exhibitions called
upon Mr. Dryden Friday afternoon and
asked for a number of changes in the
law regarding fairs. Among the changes
suggested were a rearrangement of the
distribution of Government grants, so as
to bear a more accurate relation to the
necessities of the several localities ; the
appointment of an inspector of fairs and
the making of Government grants to
fairs, oondibioual upon a County Couuoil
giving supplementary grants, and the
recognition of the petitioners ELS the Can-
adian Association of Fairs and Exhibiti•
ons. Mr.. Dryden returned the usual
answer that he would consider the pro-
posed changes.
The Royal Templar° of Temperance
and the Methodist Young People's So-
ciety of Ontario and Quebec sent a joint
deputation, whish waited upon the
Government Friday afternoon, the spokes-
men beingAld. Lees, of Hamilton ; Rev.
Dr. Galbraith, of Toronto, and Rev. Wm.
Kettlewell, of Paris. Their request was
threefold -that the hours of sale be re.
duosd, and that the number of liquor
liosnses be reduoed ; and thab the License
Law be better enforced. All three spokes.
men of the deputation (whioh was very
numerous) made strong speeches in favor
of these changes and improvements,
the deoision of the Privy Council!.
Ilir Oliver, in his reply, said that
while the question of license legislation
had not been considered at this session,
he hoped the Government temperance
friends would not think it unreasonable
of it if it•ehould decide to wait for the
final deoision of the Privy Oouuail as to
the Provinces jurisdiction before intro•
duoing any new legislation, &o.
NOTES.
The budget epeeob and a trip to the
Ontario Agrioultural College may be
read on the inside pages.
If the Patrons want to give effect to
their ideas regarding passes all they have
to do is to introduce a measure diegnali•
fying any member of the House who
travels on a free pasteboard,
An odd thing about this Parliament is
that there are no Olerlses in it. In the
past there have been es many as four at
a bine ; now there are none. There are
two Beatty°, two MoKays, two Beide
and two Gibsons.
Patron Leader, Haycock oppoees the
proposal to confine the session of the as-
semblyto one month, because he fears
this would aggravate the diffiodities that
have arisen from ill•oonsidered legisla•
tion in the past.
The Ontario Government has made a
wise ahoioa in selecting Mr. Wardrope,
of Hamilton, for the position of law
clerk, of the Assembly. Me, Wardrope
tomos of excellent stook and ie one of
the brainiest young men in the Province.
The Manitoba Government has sub.
milted a ,bill to the Legislature whioh
will out off all supplies to Government
Hoagie at Winnipeg. The supplies are
to be out off when the time of the
present Governor expires.
CIIUJRCll CRIMES.
B. Gerry will address the League next
Monday evening on the topic "Ohrietian
Oitlzenehip,"
Sabbath evening next Bev. G. H. Gob.
lediok will give an address on the repent
Convention of Methodisb Young People
held in Toronto. The subject in the
morning will be "The Glorious Gospel,"
ManamE CnunoA S. S. Sooxar.-MeI-
villa ohuroh was tilled with the children
of the Sabbath School, their parents and
friends, last Tuesday evening in connect -
tion with their annual social, An
abundant supplyofedibles were partaken
of in the sobool room when an edjouru.
mentwas made to the auditorinm. The
pastor book the chair and after devotion-
al -exercises offered a few suitable re-
marks before introducing the following
excellent program :-Double quartette,
"Come Thou Fount," Misses Annie
Stewart, Lillian Ainley, Minnie Stewart
and Mary Roes, Walter Wake, Will.
Ainley, J. H, Cameron and A. Ross;
address, Jas. Moore ; solo, "Only Tired,"
Mies Lida Crooks ; quartette, "Alice
Where art Thou 9" Jae. Jones, Walter
Wake, A. Strachan and W, Grewar;
solo, "One sweetly Bolam thought," Jas.
Jones ; quartette, "Title Clear," Misses
Lillian Ainley, Mary Roes, and W. Wake
and A. Ross ; address, Ir. H. Kerr ;
silo, "Thy Bing," Mies Kate Wilson ;
reading/ R. M. Dickson ; two glees by
Glee Club ; closing hymn and Benedict.
ion. Miss 7enoie MaLauahlin and T. A.
Hawkins did their part in first alass
style as accompanists. A vote of thanks
was proposed by G. F. Blair to all who
assisted in the program. The Sabbath
Sobool is in a prosperous condition.
.Additional C,00al News.
MONTHLY Horse Pair will be held 0.
Thursday, April 4th. This will be the
last of the season.
MOVED To Watosaal.-Miss McPherson,
who tae carried on the millinery business
in Brussele for the pest two years, has
purchased the good -will of Mrs. Herds-
man's business'
erds•man'sbusiness,Wingham, and moved
there this week. The ladies of that town
will find Miss MoPhereon an up -to -dabs
milliner, whose experience in city millio•
cry establishments will soon be reooguiz.
ed. We wish Miss McPherson success.
Chnotim.-Last Friday evening a
carnival was hold on Maitland skating
rink. The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows :-Ladies' costume, Mise Aggie Mc-
Alpine ; beat lady skater, Miss Clara
Hunter; best character costume, gent,
Geo. Irwin ; best oomio, Wm. Smith.
Mise Hannah Hewitt was awarded the
spectator's prize. The judges were R.
M. Dickson, J. H. Cameron and Dr.
Davidson.
THE LIEUT.•GOvERNOn.-Last Saturday
W. H. Kerr, Secretary of Grey Branch
Agricultural Society, received a letter
from Lieut.•Governor Kirkpatrick in re-
sponse to an invitation extended to him
to attend Last Huron Fall Fair next
September. He returned thanks for the
invitation and sisnified his willingness to
be present if other engagements do not
interfere. We will know definitely about
September let.
PROPERTY OuANons.-Robs. Dickson has
disposed of his fine property ou Queen
street, containing 22 aores, to George
Crooks, of this plane, and the purchaser
will take possession about April lat. Mr.
Oroolss Bold his comfortable residence,
Queen street, to Alex. Ellis, of MoKillop,
who is retiring from farming. Mr. and
Mrs. Dickson will, probably, remove to
Detroit where they have a son and daugh-
ter. They have been worthy residents of
this locality for the past 25 years.
ENTERED INTO REST. -Last Sabbath
Margaret McArthur, reliot of the late
William Wier, died' at St. Mary's at the
advanced age of 87 years. She had been
very poorly for the past two years, and
her demise was not an unexpeoted event.
Deceased was a native of Hamilton,
Scotland, and came to St. Mary's 54
years ago with her husband. Mr. Weir
died 10 or 12 years ago. Mrs. Weir was
a remarkably clever old lady, possessing
all her faonities to a remarkable degree,
even being able to read fine print with-
out the aid of speataoles. She was an
aunt of Mrs. Wm. Ballantyne's, Brussels,
V7110 attended the funeral on Wednesday
of this week.
BONALD VS. MERRYwEATaER: The other
day as the new Merryweatber fire engine
was being tested in Winnipeg there was
au explosion and the engine ceased to
work. A man was arrested charged with
sbatting off the water supply, but the
magistrate acquitted him as there was
no ground, it seems, for the arrest. Mr.
Ronald writes a letter to the Toronto
World that is probably the solution of the
case. It reads as follows Editor
World, -I have just seen Monday's
World, reporting dispatch from Winnipeg
about a Merryweatber fire engine, in
whioh flues had burst, that a man had
been arrested for tampering with the en-
gine, as a result of moth opposition -and
a batohed conspiracy of rival manatee-
turers I This is a fake story, hatched by
Merryweatber sympathizers, to enlist
public sympathy. Our firm was the only
apposition, all done by telegrams and let-
tere, offering a better engine for much
less oast ;, but Winnipeg would not allow
oompetition upon merit -the old Mont-
real way of doing oivio business in fire
engine purohases. The feats are, if any
flue was injured, it could not have raised
steam at all ; the probabilities are that
they were trying to get up steam asquiok
as wecau, and used too little water in
boiler, upper rows of horizontal tubes
became baro of water and collapsed ;
whioh can't happen with our engines.
They will have a high old time to repair ;
the whole inside of the boiler will have to
come out, and perhaps have to Bend to
England for new floes of right, uniform
kind ; whereas', when any of our >gnes
mead repairs, we can do ib in a few min.
utas. Saab.faoilities wars shown Toron-
to men, besides adores of other similar
good points in our Steamer not in others,
But alas I there wore no eyes to see any
good pointe ,in the Canadian engine.
Time and practice are telling, and will
farther tell, who makes the beet steam
fire engine. Rte. D. Roowio.
Miss Loewy, of Noweaetle, oontam.
eels -
plates, openTheshing aop millineryvacated stoobykMiines BruMos.
-
Pherson will likely be the location.
PAx Youn SunsonrPTIQN,-'.Tia wools we
mail notices and reply envelopes to all
in arrears for subaoripbion to Timm POST
and hope those reoeiving them will settle
at onoe. The amounts are small to the
individual but in the aggregate mean a'
good many hundred dollars to tie, It
takes a largo amount of money to run a '
newspaper officio so we ask for a prompt
remibtanoe. Registered lettere or Post
office orders i9 the best way to remit.
The amounts received will be credited on
the address bibelot the paper. Pay up.
AT a reoont meeting of the Ontario
Fish and Game Commission, it was de•
tided to make the deer season the same
es it was in 1892 -from the let to the
15bb of November -thus outting out the
Iaet 10 days of Oabober. It is proposed
aleo to prohibit dunk shooting till half an
hour after sunrise, and after half an hour.
after sunset, so as not to molest the birds
during roosting. Ib was decided to offer
a bounty of 60o a head for foxes, owing
to the damage they inflict on farmers'
poultry.
AosIoubTcnax, Sooia'rn-A union nest-
ing of the East Huron and Grey Branch
Agricultural Society Direotora was held
in the Town Hall, Brussels, on Thursday
afternoon of last week, to revise the prize
list for the Fall Show. The following
alterations were made :-In the classes
of horses, the general purpose class was
struck out and agricultural substituted..
Exhibitors of thoro' bred cattle mast be
prepared to furnish aertifioates of regis-
tered pedigrees to the judges • in the
case of calves, it will be suffi'eient bo
present the certified pedigree of dam and
the name and number of sire. Acre of
turnips, 1st $3.00, and $2,00, 3rd $1.50,
4th 91.00. } acre of mangels, let 53.00.
2nd $2.00, 3rd 51.50, 4th $1.00 ; an en•
trance fee of 60o to be paid at the time
of making entries. The Pres., Seo., W.
H. McOracken and Alex, Stewart were
appointed a committee to decide on the
purobase of lithographed Fall Show post -
ere. The same oommittee, together with
W. H. Kerr, P. Scott and J. D. Warwick,
to arrange for special attractions. The
Society made an appropriation of $30.00
towards special attractions. The prize
lists to be ready for distribution by the
15th of August.
THAT ELEaTRxa RAILWAY Sonaom.-A
correspondent to the Goderiob Star
says :-Dear Star, -Io your last week's
issue I notice the following from the
BRUSSELS POST : "What's the matter
with having en electric railway from
Brussels or Listowel to Goderiob ? There
are few obstacles in the way as far as the
route is concerned, and Blyth and Au-
burn could be touched. The county town
is by no means easy of access from this
looality under existing ciroumstanoea,
and a big excursion trade could be done
during the Sommer months to the lake.
What do the Goderiohites think of a
sebeme of this kind 9" Allow me to give
von the opinion of a number of my
friends, who are capitalists. In the first
plate, they all admit that it would not
only be a benefit to Goderiob, but to all
other towns concerned in the said electric
railway. These inland towns referred to
will all be willing to help on any enter-
prise like the one spoken of ; but, strange
to say, these said towns give your beauti-
ful town of Gadierich the credit of being
very unwilling to help ou any such
scheme by granting it a loan, say for
twenty years. I understand some of
your business heads tried hard last Fall
to raise the wherewithal) to build a Sum-
mer hotel, and that a number of persons
who would have been greatly benefitted
by it refused to give any financial en •
conragetnent, while some others hinted
that they would like to have a Summer
hotel in the town if some outsider would
build it, and then gave a peculiar dough.
You can imagine what that dough would
mean. If this is true, tan you blame
outsiders for having snob a bad opinion
of your beautiful town ?-a town that
could be made one of the finest in the
Dominion. I sincerely hope the rumor
I have referred to in regard to the im-
pecuniousness of Goderiob capitalists is
false, and that the oiroalar town will
ehnw what she thinks of the said electric
railway scheme by granting a good bonus
towards the enterprise. If she does you
may be sure we smaller towns will do
something handsome towards it. I am,
Mr. Editor, Smarm Towo.
POLITICAL..
North Oxford Conservatives have
oboeen D. W. Ram, of Woodstock.
Hugh John Macdonald states definitely
in Winnipeg that he will not enter public
life again.
The prospeote in Cardwell are for a
threa.cornered fight between W. B. Wil.
loughby, Conservative; Stubbs, Mo.
Oarthyite, and Dr. Robinson, Reformer.
The case of Mr. McNeil, member-eleot
of the Ontario Legislature for South
Perth, dame up in Osgood° Hall for final
judgment. The case of the petitioner
was dismissed with costs.
A public) banquet is 'to be tendered R.
H. Pope, M. P. for Compton, at Cook -
shire, March 12th. Sir Charles Hibbert
Tupper, Hon. J. G. Haggart, Hon, W.
B. Ives and Hon. Dr. Montague have
promised to attend.
The demand for Canadian eggs has
recently been so great in the United`
States that unless every hen in the Do.
minion gets right down to business at an
early date there will be an egg famine in
Canada before long. Ars out hens
patriotic enough to appreoiate the Sana.
tion ?
A convention of Liberals of Norblt
Perth was held at Stratford city hall for
the purpose of seleoting a candidate for
the Dominion Parliament. A large dele-
gation was present from every municipal.
ity in the riding. Frank Palmer, presi-
dent of the Stratford Young Liberal Club,
osoupied the chair. On motion of James
Dickson, Reeve of Eima, s000nded by
Henry Doering, of, Mornington, halted
Grieve, M. P., the present member, was
nominated, and there being no other
candidates, the nomination was made
unanimous. 0