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.BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY; MARCH 29, 1896
1896x! FLAX "895
CAMERON BROS.
Nave a unshed number of iallanai of the
HEST DUTCH SEED ea -
For Farmora iu .the vicinity of Oranbrook
who intend raising Flax during the comiu0
season, which they are prepared to deliver
in quantities to atilt flax growers.
San be gut at the OBANnnoon L'LAX Mmr,,
Reed given out on the usual terms, Order
Early and erasure a supply,
For Flax grown from tole seed $10arex,
Ten will be paid, if of. good growth, harvest.
ed in proper Henson, and delivered at the
I7arMili as soon as dt for threshing:
Wo will rent a number a good sod tirade
for the purpose of growing flux, -
CAMERON BROS.,
Proprietors craniroon Flax rillll,
The palm of preeminent Superiority
awarded the "Monarch" at the Obioago
Oyole Exhibit gives it a reputation that
none can dispute. This together with a
Guarantee and a Price away Down will
doubtless oommend the "Monarch" to all.
who are oonvemplating the Selection and
Purchase of a Wheel for this Season.
Ladies' Cycles a Specialty.
Price of the "Monarch" from $60.00 to
5100.00. Every Wheel Thorough.
ly Guaranteed.
A. M. McKAY & Co.,
BRUSSELS.
13 -See the Wheel and get Testimonials.
Farmers Attention
FLAX I
J. & J. LIVINGSTON
Have CO2 Bushels of the Best Dutch Seedier
Farmers to the Vicinity of Brussels wbn in-
tend raising Flax during the coming Season,
whiob they are prepared to deliver in quan-
tities to suit Flax (=rowers Orin be got at
the Brussels Flax. AIM ; W. EL MoOraokon'e
Grocery, Brussels ; and Wm. Neai's store.
Walton. Seed given out at $1,50 per bushel
and on the usual terms. Order early and en-
sure a supply.
lO PE'R 9C ON
Willtbe paid for Flax grown from this Seed
if of good growth, harvested in the prop er
season, and delivered at the Flax Mill as
soon as fit for threshing.
IPe will rent a number of good Sod Fields
for the purpose of growing Fla,:,
N. B.-Farmersae-strongly advised to sow
their Flax on good land, well plowed and
harrowed, not on low lands, and the yield
will be from a ton to a ton and a half more
growither to giFlax ve the w ign on ht land will not
W. Bright, J. & J. Livingston,
MANAGER. PR OPRII)TO1RS,
SEED CORN
We are unloading this week
one car load of Giant Prolific
Sweet Early Dont Ensilage Corn.
Farmers and others requiring a
good, reliable Seed, for Dither
Green Feed or Ensilage purposes
can be supplied at once either
our Mill or id Storehouse No. 1,
at Lowest Possible Price.
Stewart l Graha u ,
Millers and Grain Dealers,
BRUSSELS.
SHINOLES
British Columbia
Red Cedar Shingles
AND—
North Shore
Pine and Cedar
POE SALE AT TUB
Brussels Planing ills
Also Doors and Sash of all Pat-
terns on hand or made to order
et Short Notice.
Eetimatee Furnished for a 1
kinde of Buildings. Workman-
ship and Matetial Guaranteed.
J. �o P. AMENT
THE SCHOOL HOUSE
BURNED.
About 10 o'clock Monday night the fire
alarm roused the residents of Brussels
and the . surprise was increased when it
was stated that the fire was at the school
house, Alexander street, Before the on,
gine was got to the river and the hose
placed the ;flame had gob into the pari.
tlonsand to the roof when itspread
quickly.. It is said by those who were
early on the scene of action that, the fire
started in the Westerly hall -way from
Principal Cameron's room and as there
wag a strong breeze from the West the
devouring element made rapid headway
in the frame buildings, and all :11 ab could
be done was to prevent the fire from
spreading to adjacent buildings. The
snow on the roofs was an additional safe
guard. Although the building was old
it was an unfortunate thing to have it go
up in smoke as the insurance will go a
small 'way toward the erection of a new
one. Appearances point very strooglyto
inoondiarism a0 H. James, the janitor,
is very careful about fire, and Principal
Cameron reports everything safe when
he left in the evening.
With commendable' energy Rev. Mr.
Roes, Chairman of the Board, called a
meeting of that body, and while the
building was, being consumed
these gentlemen . mob across the
street at the residence of
Secretary -Treasurer, R. K. Ross, and de.
vied means for proceeding at once with
inetruotion of the various departments
of the eohoo]. The Board met again in
the 'Council Chamber on Tuesday morn-
ing 'when the following' plan was pro-
posed : Principal Cameron's depart-
ment in the Council Chamber ; Miss
Braden's in the Town Hall upstairs; Miss
Downey's to the building lately vaunted
by the Massey Harris Oo., Thomas street,
and Mise Ooopor's to the Orange Hall.
With the exception of the latter the
teachers were all at work on Thursday,
and Miss Cooper's department will re-
sume next Monday. The old
desks saved were used and a number of
others secured from McKay & Co. Black-
boards were arranged and the work will
proceed about as usual only that the eur•
roundings will not be as comfortable as
usual.
LITTLE 5TARUS.
The bell still swinge in the tower.
Some of the ohildren were oongratn.
lating themselves that the "strap" was
burned.
Whether people believe in the doctrine
of separate schools or not we have them
in Brussels since the fire.
It ie astonishing how reckless some
people are at fires in the destruction of
property purposed to be saved.
The sohoolhouee and contents was in.
eared for 51,600 in the Western. A policy
of 5900 additional was alloived to lapse a.
few years ago.
A discount of 10 % is being allowed by
the Local book.sellers for the next 10 days
to all pupils who lost their supplies in
the five. As the profit on school books
is very small the purchases must be for
cash. .
There was a very heavy loss on school
booke as nothing in Principal Cameron's
or Mies Braden's rooms was got out in
this line. Mr. Cameron's loss alone will
be about $50.00. The large Dictionary,
Physiological charts and maps met a
similar fate.
The first regular school in Brussels wa8
held in a log building on the lot kuown
as the Ainley property and after that an
adjournment was made to the log church
whiob stood in the rear of the preeent
Knox ohuroh. Among the early instruct.
tore of Brussels youth were Thos. Mo-
Master, Jno. Code and Daniel Stewart,
the latter teaching at Shine's and
Mooney's school as well.
Where will the new school house be
built? Some say the old site is the plane
while others urge the selling of this lot
and the briok walla as they stand. An-
other proposition ie to tarn the woollen
factory into a school house. The plan
most talked of 15 to build on Victoria
Park, and make the building large enough
to permit of the Mechanics'
Institute Library and Reading
Room being taken there. A. pub.
lir meeting will likely be called in the
near future to discuss the various theor-
ies. There will not be much time for de•
lay as the new structure should be ready
for the reopening of school after the
Summer holidays.
A brief sketch of the building destroyed
may not be uninteresting. The briok
portion
Winnipeg, ha ingin ! the ecox. ntract.
It was 80x70 feet,. with 14 foot ceilings
and was divided into two departments by
a 10 foot hall. The brick was made by
E. Frayne and the bricklaying done by
a Mr, Richards. S. B. Monies, now a
resident of Wingham, was the inspector.
The building wag a very substantial
one, avis evidenced by 31 years wear. A
frame addition West was built a few
yeare.after the briok by J, 0. Halliday, of
Brussels, the size being 30 feet square,
and in 1876 two additional rooms were
added of the same dimensions. Smith
Bros, were the conractore. The spread
out obaraoter of . the buildings wag a
source of ooneiderable expense 'as to re.
paire and fuel, end this point is well
worthy of consideration in the erection
of a new school house. The lot contains
one more of land and was a gift to the
corporation by Thos. Halliday, the owner
of the farm West of Tuenberry street.
Le the 81 years elapsed the following
gentlemen have corrupted the position of
Prinoipal :—Mesere. Jae. Ferguson, Mo.
Lennan, Thyne, Hamilton, Shaw and
Cameron.
Burton Stafford, a High School stud.
ent of Pioton Who :advertised extensively
for clerks waded, was arrested and sent
for trial on a charge of using the mails
to defraud,
It is humorously significant that
Thameeford, with a popntation of 450 or
thereabout, can eoadt up 28 widows. To,
make it doubly eignifloant only a lone.
sumo "quattette" of widoW0re can be
located,
POLITICAL.
the muuioipalitleo. There had been for
.Homo years a large number of applioa-
tions from municipalities, Mr. Gibson
observefl, to consolidate their debt, and
that meant a continnanre for 20 or. 50
years more, The bogus system Sarno in
for condemuation,and Mr. Gibson made
a abarp reference to the practice, which
bad, he regarded 00 folly. as exempt -in
inn, manufaetmws from: taxation. To,
rent() be regarded as a great offender in
this reeved, and as to some :extent the
Cause of bouusiiig in smaller planes,
suggestionOne.wiuioh 110 threw out was
the appointment of a Provincial Auditor,
the
who should audit the accounts of 1110
1 is done in Great 13rit-
010. Thio, h as.
aiu, This, he thought, would be a Halo-
tary thetas upon extravagance.
ooroo ABOUT TILE HOME.
The Province of Ontario paid 5548 in
bounties for the destruction of wolves
last yer,
The chances of Upper Canada College
being abolieLed in a few years are grow-
ing every eession, owing to lack of finan•
offal support, The report of the trustees
ehowe that during the year 240 boys were
enrolled, 122 being boarders ; the average
attendance was 197, or 80 per cent., as
against 60 per Dent. in High Schools and
Oollegiate Inatitnteo. The statement of
receipts is, day pupils' Pees, $6,560 ; reef-
dent pupils' fees, $24,249.41 ; other feoe,
$1,062.80 i in all, $31,870.91. The ex•
pendiburee amount to $46,881.80, leaving
a defioit of $13;735.89.
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signed for them the doteetives stepped
out and oollarod him, He le tall fellow,
rather forbidding countenance and from
a000unte in American papers It is most
likely be will be identified with oper-
atione of a Similar nature lately perpetrat-
ed in the Southern States. His wife and
obild were found at the hotel and are also
custody. Tho 1.4"'8 real name 10
J. C. Coleman, one of the cleverest and
most noted diamond thieves in America,
He was taken to Toronto, Saturday
night and looked up at police headquarters.
Mr. Huttoe who woe personated at St,
Mary's is a wealthy banker of that town,
and is rated very high by tbe commercial
agencies. Coleman is thought to be none
other than the diamond thief whose
modus operandi in heavily swindlingdays,
several jewellers of Kentnoky, Tennsee,
ex Georgia and other Southern States was
Oirrul in tile. New York Jeweller's
Cirrular of March 20. The striking re-
aemblante of the letters sent to Ellis &
Od to that similarly used in the South
led to Coleman's arrest,
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Iron, 0, J. Leblanc wan nominated by
.6;10 Liberals a Tient Ccaaty, N, B,
Tile remedial oder was read m the
Manitoba Legislature Tuesdayre it w00
taken up Tbered0y.
The ox rte of h from Canada to
T 0 y
Great Britain last mouth amounted to
450 tone, as against 1130 in February
loaf year,
Hon, Dr; Montague wne sworn in Soo•
i t gneeda afternoon sure
re Sate Wednesday
00ediog Mr, Dickey, who goes to the
Militia Departmerytr,
Hibbert Tupper re.
Sir Charlesr f portfolio. The of
l,signed his po t o
atices has not attended the meetings of
the Cabinet for 1118 past two'or titre,
'.
' Mr. McArthur, of Rat Portage, was
at Ottawa on Tuesday to urge the Gov-
ernment,to allow an additional hem of
poand nate in Lake of the Woods, .
united States fishermen have 180 note 0s
against 50 held by our men.
The Reform convention of East Brune
met at Formosa on Saturday. Arch. •
Gillies, of Teeswater, woe unanimously.
chosen as the candidate of the Reform
party in the fortbooming election. He
will be opposed by. H. Cargill, M. P.
What Ontario wants is not trade with
Australia by means 01 veeoels and cables
gubsidised 0t her expehae so much as a
fair and honorable reaiprogity arrange.
meet with the 66,000,000 English -speak-
ing people at her own door whereby she
could exchange her commodities for
American commodities of another class.
Oliver lleaume, a former Conservative,
MB nominated by the Patrons' of Indus-
try as their candidate for North Essex..
The oonvention was held in Windsor in
plaoeof Walkerville, and was unique in
many ways. No ballots were need, and
the delegat8s got badly tangled up over
the motions, many of which were pat
and declared carried without any vote
having been taken.
The SundayWorld's Ottawa a acini
says :—I% appars that Hon. J. 0.Patter-
son, Minister of Militia, will remain in
the Ministry without portfolio until June,
"when he will be appointed Lieutenant-
Governor of Manitoba. This arrange.
ment was made at the time he took -office
under Sir Mackenzie Bowel!, Mr. Pat.
tarsen has not been in good health, and
is anxious to be relieved from the strain
ata edof pMr. Dickey be coa MinisterAs ofLondon
Militia.
Awarding to the trade returns we im•memy
ported in 1893 American cool oil of the
value of 5438,000. The duty paid was no
less than $480,000, or praotioaliy 100 per
cent. Therefore at Toronto thio oil could
not have been bought for less than 2,000,-
000 bushels of 42 Dent. barley. On the
other hand at Buffalo where 60 oent bar-
ley prevails and the oil pays no duty it
would have oost only 720,000 bushels.
The imports from'the States amounted
to about one-third our entire oonsam tion.
The 100 per cent. duty of course enabled
the Canadian oil men to charge us up to
the hilt for their two•thfrde. It is eaa quarter,
to figure out roughly what we should have
saved in oil alone if we bad been in a
position to get our entire supply in the
States by exchanging barley for it:
Farmers' Sun.
PERSONAE PARA0ILUPUS.
Rev. S. Janes is seriously ill.
M. McLennan was in town this week.
Mre. W. Bright is visiting her parents
at Belmore.
Wesley Walker, of Wingham, Sunday-
ed in Brussels,
Miss Grimoldby, of Walton, ie visiting
Miss Sara Garter.
Jno. McNaughton is home from Gan -
anoque on a visit.
MissGladysConstable, of Seaforth, is
visiting at Wm. Ainley'e.
J. D. Ronald and R. Watt were in To -
ronto this week on business.
James Turnbull and family have mov-
ed to Brussels from Mitchell
Mrs. Joh McKenzie rind children are
Mies Nellie Rose and Miss Gertie Ross
werevisitingatWroxeter feet week.
MaggieSmith left on Wednesday
for her millinery situation at Blyth.
P. Stewart has returned to Dakota af-
ter an enjoyable visit in this locality.
Waggle, dao liter of Edward Grimold•
g
by, is on the sink list with bronchitis.
Dire. W. H. Willis and Gerry, of Sea-
forth, were visiting in town for a week.
Alt Mabel Smith, who is in Winnipeg,
has been quite ill but is improving nicely
now. q p g y
Rev. W. E. Kerr, wife and .eon, of
Wroxeter, were in town for a portion of
this week.
Taylor dc Smillie, was
W. Taylor, of Ta
visiting at London, St. Thomas and
Stratford this week.
Miss Maggie Sample left for a trip to
Manitoba on Thursday of this week.
Her destination is Souris.
Robert Henderson was laid acids from
work this week by a cat inflicted upon
the thumb of his right hand.
Newton Large, the well known tenor,
will take a position in Dundas street
Methodist ohuroh choir, London, it is
said.
Harry J. Whitley is the K. O. T. M.
delegate from Kincardine to the Conven-
tion which meets at Port Enron next
month,
F. O. Rogers is not enjoying as good
health as his many friends in Brussels
and vicinity would like to see. We hope
the Spring weather will prove beneficial
i„., him.
J. E. Brydges has purchased Bates'
carriage business in Goderiob nod, with
his family, will he removing to the County
town next week. Our beet wishes aa•
0ompauy them.
Hugh McCullough, of Brussels, and
Mrs. Hackney, of Alma, ware united in
marriage by Rev, Mr. Aull, of Palmers -
ton, last Tuesday. They have taken up
their residence in Brussels.
Aroh. Gillies, of Teeswater, who has
accepted the Liberal nomination for the
Commons in East Bence, is a brother of
Dr. Gillies, of the firm of Gillies & Smith,
private Bankers at Brussels and Tees -
water. He will make a strong candidate,
Amongst the lecturers who have been
secured by the management of Grimsby
Park for the coming season is Thomas
McGillicuddy, of Toronto, a former wail•
known resident of Brussels. Mr. Mo -
Gilliouddy has been engaged to give two
lectures during the course.
W. F. Vanstone will attend a Couven-
tion of Maccabeesof Ontario and the U.
S. at Port Huron, on Thursday, April
llth, as a representative of the K. 0. T.
1M„ Brussels. They meet for the purpose
of oonsidering the advisability of eetab
Bening a Grand Tent in Canada.
Reference was made in the Globe the
other clay to 0 portrait of the late Hon.
A. MacKenzie, which it ie said the Gov-
ornment is about to buy ; it was painted
by a Miss MaOonnell. This young lady,
we are informed, is a native of Olnton,
her father afterwards becoming Division
Court bailiff, of Wingham. Alias Mo -
Oopnell is a niece of Treasurer Kelly, of
Brueeels.
The Gauanoque Journal of last week
speaks in the following complimentary
terms of a Bruselite :—John MoNaught•
on, who for 80000 time has been oonneoted
with the watch and jewelry business of
W. S. Abbott,has severed his oonneotiotl
with that establishment and on the eve
of, his departure was the recipient of no
lees than three presentations—a beautiful
Bible and Hymnal, by the Y. P. A, of
St. Andrew's church, of whioh he was
Secretary, 0e a token of tbe regard in
whiob be is held by the members of the
Sooiety ; another, a handsome Silver
headed cane,, by his fellow, boarders at
the Provincial Hotel, and the third, a
purse of money by his theme. Mr. Me -
Naughton was held in high esteem by all
who knew him and carries with him the
good wishes of many warm hearted
friends. Mr. McNaughton has been ono•
oeeded by George Fairgrieve in Mr. Ab -
bott's establishment, who will attend' to
the practioal part of the business hereto -
fore in charge of Mr. McNaughton,
Presbytery of Maitland.
This Presbytery met, at Wingham,
March 1911, Rev. R. Fairbairn, B. A.,
Moderator. Rev. R. S. G. Anderson, M.
A., B. D•, (Hark pro tempore., Rove. A.
Stevenson, Hamilton and Gloa were in-
g
vited to sit as corresponding members.
The following were appointed Com -
mfesfoners to the General As-
eembly, to meet in Lon•
don Ont., second Wednesday in June
next :—Revs. J. Malcolm, D. Io lar and.
D. Forest, eraA. Sutherland D. Millar and
Elders James Dalgarno, James Wylie,
John S. MacDonald, M. P. P., William
Henderson.
It was' agreed that $150,00 be asked
from the Au mentation Committee for
g
Pine River congregation.
Rev, S. L. Murray wa8 nominated
Moderator of the Synod of Hamilton and
to meet at Waodstook on third
Monday fn April next,
Rev, J. Malcolm and A. Gardiner were
appointed
Overtures. ofSynod'e Committee
B ort@ on Temperance, State of Bali-
• nand Sabbathp Observance were re-
gionived and adopted.
The Presbytery instructed ministers to
Preach a sermon' on Sahbath Observance
on first Sabbath in May and invite
ministers of other denominations to do
th0 same,
Rev. Mr. Murray was appointed Con-
vener of Home Miasefon Committee.
Huron congregation asks one-third
Supply from probationer's committee for
next Greho if possible.
Tho Presbyterial W. F. M. S's annual
report was rear! by Rev. A. McKay. The
following motion was moved by Rev. A.
MoNab; seconded by H. D. Ienderson
and carried unanimously. That, having
heard the annual report of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society we desire to
express our gratification at the satisfac-
tory results of thou self denying labors
during the past .year as well as at the
superior spiritual tone prevading the re-
port and that we oommend their work of
faith and labor of love to the prayerful
and sympathetic consideration of the
church at largo. The Presbytery ad-
journed to meet again at Wingham, May
21st, at 11:30 a. m. Jonas MAON+11n,
Lneknow,,March 28rd. 010010.
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LOCAL LEGISLATURE.
An informal discussion followed, which
resulted in some verbal changes and the
addition at Mr. Howland's suggestion of
a question as to the debt for local im-
provement purposes. Mr. Matheson sug-
gested a further lino of inquiry in the
amounts now owing, which should have
been paid by the sinking fund, but it was
thought by Hon. Mr, Gibson that this
might lessen the accuracy of the rest of
the return. The return was finally pas-
sed as before given.
An interesting mluliaip.u1 topic was
touched upon by Mr. Gibson, of
Huron, who moved for a return which
as finally passed was for an order for a
return showing the munioipal indebted-
nese of the various municipalities of the
Province on the 81st December, 1894,
under the following heads :—(1) Roads
and bridges ; (2) railway bonuses ; (8)
aid to manuactures by way of bonus ;
(4) municipal waterworks ; (5) water-
works belonging to companies ; (6) gas
and eleotrieity ; (7) High and Public
Schools;. (8) =mot of sewers ; (9) other
urposes, also showing any debenture
bt for local improvement not included
in the above.
he Commissioner of Crown Lands
h 0 issued hie annual report. It shows
t at the area of crown lands sold in 1894
as 28,048 acre, valued at $63,922. The
collection on account of those and former
Biles were $39,086, 7,845 aeras of mining-
lands were leased, on whirl and ou
lands previously leased, 5126,409 rent
was collected. The total collections on
amount of Crown lands were 551,728.
The total collections of the Crown lands
were 51,057,582, made up of land colleo-
tion, 578,792 ; timber duties 5844,216 ;
ground rent, $66,805; bonus, .569,416 ;
58,148. h df
otherexpenditures,T o abursv-
menu were 5260,828, and on special votes
were 518,095.
The license beldam have asked the
Government that druggists be prohibited
from handling liquor except for dispens-
ing purposes. This is a request for a
change that is in the public interest, and
it should be supported by all good oiti•
tens. Altogether too much freedom ie
allowed chemists in the sale of strong
drink, and as a tesult there are drug
torso which are doing more harm than
he open bar. The present law regarding
iquor in drug stores should be 'more
firmly enforced, and the Government
ought, in addition, to amend the existing
statute in the direction asked for by the
license holders.
Mr. Gibson made a number of valu-
able observations upon this topic, draw-
Mg attention to the alarming increase in
thia opeoios of indebtedness. The latest
statistics fndioated a munioipal indebted-
nes of about 10,} miniona, but he woe
inclined to think tlto actual amount
muoh.lugher, as there had boon great
',Ai-, .., ,1,., Lna„inr, r. .8 111.1e. nnnnnn to 1.
Perth GOUn.ty.
Two of tbe frivolous libel salts against
the Stratford Herald have come to
naught, the clomp lainants failing to put tip
the $400 testa as ordered by Justice Fer-
guson, His Lordship considered both
motions frivolous. If this example was
generally followed there would be fewer
libel suite entered on the records of the
different courts than is commonly the
case.
In the 0108 of Gibson ve. North•east
Hope, before the Supreme Court ort Fri.
day of last week, M, Wilson, Q. 0., had
oonoluded his argument for appellant
when the court took rouses, and when
their Lordships returned they gave judg-
went dietl\ieeing the appeal with costs.
The judgment held that prior to the act
of 1890, when a petition for a drain was
presented to a Municipal Council, a pa-
titioner could not afterwards withdraw ;
that in this case if the party could have
withdrawn he wan stopped from alleging
withdrawal by his acquieoenoe in the
construction, and use of the drain, and
the trial judge having found' that the
drain was practically oompleted, and his
decision Having been affirmed on appeal,
the court would not interfere with the
finding and order the drain to be Com.
as appellant asked.
plet0d pp
A. man calling himself J. Hatton, has
been operating from St. Mary's on the
wholesale jewellery trade. Ria method
of souring goods was to assume the name
of a wealthy and prominent map and
write to the trade asking for diamonds
on approbation, and then get them from
the express office after they had been re.
fused by the bona fide parties. The
Levy Bros. Co. (limited), and G. P. Lees
& Co., liotb of Hamilton, received orders
fromHatton in this way, and by Com-
paring notes discovered the fraud. They
set a trap for Hatton, and Government
Detective Greer, of Toronto, Detective
MacMillan, of the Hamilton foroe, and
W. E. Boyd, eeoretary,treasurer of the
Levy Bros. Co. (limited), arrived by
sleigh from Stratford, Friday evening.
The two detectives were concealed by
Exprese Agent Sharp in the office of the.
company over might, and in the morning
Detective Sleeman, who was on the same
mission for Ellis ek Co., of Toronto,
turned up and wne' also conooaled. Hat- .
ton name in for the valuable paroele',aboot
0.e11 w_ m.. f2ntov lav, en,l when ho hail
Roger Cryeler, of Delhi, has, been ap-
pointed Treasurer of the County of Nor -
folk.
The Queen's Avenue Methodists of
London will rebuild on the alta of,
the Merkin property, corner, of
11.iffe,a1n a ..11. and Wn1linalnn a1:,.enh
Va u
W. H. KERB, Frog,
OHURGLI WIIML".
Bev. B. Paul will preach in the Pres-
byterian ohuroh, Walton, next Sabbath.
The Crusaders will awe a service of
song in the Methodist oburoh next Sab.
bath evening,
Revds. Memel. Crossley and Hunter
beganevangslietio sorvioes in the Dunn
Avenue Methodist ohuroh, Toronto, last
Sabbath.
Mr. Jennings and Rev. Air. Pring, of
Bluevale, did not Dome to Brussels last
Sabbath owing to the bad condition of
the roads, The pastor took both services.
All the property belonging to the Rose
Presbyterian ohuroh, Brnoefleld, includ-
ing church, burial plot and the place'
where Mr. Boss formerly resided, will be
sold by auction on the 6111 of April.
At last week's meeting of the Presby-
tery of Peterboro' Rev. Dr, Wm. Gregg,
of Knox College, wag unanimously nom-
inated for the Moderatorship at the next 9.
meeting of the Presbyterian General As-
sembly in London.
Conductor Snider will, in a few weeks,
take a trip to the Paoifie oast, having
leave of absence from his present duties
for four months. He will go by way of
North' Bay over the C. P. R., and stop
at all the leading railway °entree to
preach and lectura to railway people.
The .Hamilton Presbytery passed a
resolution endorsing the action of the
Lord's Day Alliance in its efforts to have
the Government insert into the proposed
bill to be introduced in the Legislature a
clause forbidding electric railway com-
panies from carrying on their traffic on
Sundays,
The 27th annual oonvention of the
Perth Sabbath Sohool Association will
be held in the Methodist church in the
town of Listowel, on Monday and Tues-
day, April 8 and 9. Alfred Day, Provin-
cial Sooretary, will be present and Mrs.
A. W. Humphries, of Parkhill, will speak
on "Primary Work," besides many of the
Sunday school workers of the county.
W. M. Bruce is chairman of the local
committee and E. Binning Secretary,
and %shim alt delegates will send their
names.
Sunday morning about a quarter to
fear it was discovered that the Main
street Methodist church, Exeter, was on
fire, and by the time the fire brigade ar-
rived the oburoh was one mass of flames.
Fire was breaking through the roof and
flames were creeping up the tower. The
fire brigade was powerless to save the
church, as the fire had Buell a headway
before discovered, but they prevented the
flames from spreading. There can be no
doubt the ohuroh was set ou fire, as there
had been no fire in it since Friday. It is
believed the torch was applied by the
same party who bad tried to burn it down
last year. Lose about 510,000 ; insured
for 55,200.
Csunadia,n Newts.
A woman has just started a barber
shop in Kingston.
Adam Dimma, of Wheatley, died very
suddenly on Sunday.
Isaao Sall, Blanchard, ie in possession
of a Bible printed in 1671.
A Thorold farmer has been reported
for feeding horee•fleeh to his pigs.
Sir Mackenzie Bowell has given 51,000
to Albert College extension fond.
John Kerr, of Minto township, a pop-
ular youog farmer, was killed by a falling
tree.
A boy of twelve years, named Charier'
Morris, was killed by an eleotrio oar at
Montreal.
William Birkett, a well-known Ham-
ilton business man, died suddenly on
Sunday morning.
There were only 97 liquor licenses
granted in Brace county last year as
against 180 in 1874.
During the past year over two thous-
and visitors have registered at the Ox-
ford House of Refuge.
Last year the ice left Wiarton harbor
on March 6111. There are no signs of its
leaving at the present.
A censae of Obesley shows that only
eighteen more votes are required to give
the village a deputy -reeve.
Two farmers living at Black River,
Quebec, were fatally injured by an eleo-
brio oar. One died soon after.
Alexander McLeod, only brother of the
late W. 0. McLeod, the millionaire, died
at Woodstock in his 90th year.
Insanity will be the defence in the case
of Bertie Shortie, the Valleyfield homi-
oide. Several of lois relations have suffer-
ed from the malady.
The Civic Finance Committee of Mont-
real have decided to out off the Mayor's
annual allowance of 52,000 on the alleged
ground of economy.
Rev. R. M. Hamilton, an athletic
Brantford minister, tried to vault I a
country feuoe the other day. He is
nursing a broken rib.
The will of the late Francis Silver-
tborne, of Brampton, for which probate
is asked, comprises 15 pages of foolsoap.
Over $50,000 is left to four sons of three
daughters,
.111r0m Walker & Sone contemplate the
ereotioo of a large toba000factory at
Walkerville to handle the great quantity
of Oanadian tobacco whioh they are
growing at their farms.
B. B. Osler nye there is no truth in the
rumor that he has been retained by the
Ontario Government to prosecute all the
murder oases. He line proseouted a few
oases, and is engaged to proeeoote au -
other, but that is as far as his engage-
ment goes.
Thos. O'Malley, a young farmer, snioid-
ed by taking tincture of aconite. He
w68 18 the bet of health, and was to
1e080 for Dakota on the morning train.
While driving his sister and cousin home
he said :—"Well, girls, I guess this wilt
be our last drive together ; I think I'll
take a drink," immediately taking a
small vial from hie pocket and putting it
to hie lips. His meter inetieotively at-
tempted to take it away, but he caught it
in his teeth. and in the struggle the neck
of the vial was broken and the bottle
thrown away Su the snow. While one of
the girls drove quickly to the nearest
house, the other heti to support the dying
man, to prevent him falling from the
nutter,