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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-5-17, Page 1Vol. 22, No, 44. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1$9 W. H, KERN, Prop, *tentacle 8oheel heard, The regular mooting of the Pubii Sobool Board was bold in bite Cennoi Chamber on Friday evening lath All members ware present except A Hunter, Tho minutes of the last regular alit four special meetings wore read and pees 0 1 ];ady Abordeen will open the new Maternity Hospital next week, Hugh John McDonald has consented, 1 to attend the unveiling of the McDonald momenta in Montreal, Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper has left for a week's vacation in the tipper Gati,. neon country. His health 10 pt•. 6 Lord and Lady Aberdeen will give a Mote ball on May 24111. An immense 2 marquee will be erected on the grounds, 0 The duties. of Dr. R. ,T., Mackenzie, physician to Lord Abordeen, cease in May People begin to aslt, Will he be knighted ? Sir Donald .A. Smith and other rich Monbroalers are asking fee 6250,000 of a grant for the propose..' fair in Montreal next year. If D'Alton McCarthy presentee Hal- dimaud boodlore, as it is reported he will cls hie renunciation of his old colleagues, will be complete. Chinese immigration last month fell off slightly, the total number paying poll tax being 178; as against 183 for the same mouth last year. A deputation from the Anglers' Asso- ciation fs iu Ottawa seeing the Dominion Government to protest against the license payment of $5 annually. Mr, Campbell, Assistant Receiver - General, who was recently eupperaunuated on a life yearly allowance of 61,500, will go into business in Toronto. By a return through Hon. W. H. Mon- tague the House of Commons is now in possession of all the correspondence con- nected with the Canadian cattle embargo. Italy is about to send a commissioner to Canada for the purpose of making ar- rangements intended to result in increas- ed oommoroiai intercourse between the two countries. The announcement that the Govern- lneut have about decided to cut 6100,000 off the ]calf million voted for the support of the permanent corps will be bailed with satisfaction. Plugb McDonald, of East Zorra wee of• fend and accepted the Patron and Pro. hibition nomination for the Commons in North Oxford. The nomination for South Oxford will be offered' to a gentle- man whose name is not mode public. Father Lannon, of .Hull, denounced Sunday ball playing in a sermon. He then took the ferry to Ottawa and saw the clergy of Ottawa University, as a re- sult of wbioh the proposed match between the college nine and the Hull team was nipped in the bud. I was told by a Conservative authority that the Government has beou informed that the C. P. Ie. Mande ready to build the railway to the Saskatchewan for 67,- 000 a mile, or 63,000 less than the Gov- ernment has promised to pay the Hudson Bay Railway Company for the job. But it is not likely that any change in the deal will now be made. T]ie Postrnaster•General has confirmed the statement that an arrangement has been arrived at by which the fast steam. ars of Ilio Dominion Line are to carry a portion of the old country mails, as well as the Allan Liners. The Dominion Liners formerly dfd so, but the arrange- ment was recently ended, and since then all the mails have been carried by the Allane; It is reported from Ottawa that the Dominion Government will consider its remedial order as satisfied if Premier Greenway will consent to the re-establish- mont of Catholic schools, but which schools shall be subject to Government insppection, oonfined to the use of author• feed text -books and in cborge of regularly certificated teachers. Mr. Davin will move for a grant of 620,000 to aid in establishiug creameries and cheese factories ie. the territories, and that the Government grant a bonus on butter exported to England, and also that the duty on butter be increased from four cents to six cents per pound, in order to enable Northwest farmers to compete with Australian butter in British Collins. bin markets. Steps ate at last being taken to investi- gate the irregularities in consequence of wbicb F. M. Hamel, Assistant Chief En- gineer of the Public Works Department, was suspended, Auditot•-General Mo. Dougall, the Deputy Minister of Public Works, and the secretary of the detain- ment have been summoned to appear be- fore the Committee on Z5n'blio Accounts next Wednesday at 11 a. m., to tell what they know of the matter. florae interest, ing developments are exported. Volunteer militia cbanges gazetted are :-21st Battalion, Essex Fusiliers— To be Quartermaster, Ernest S. Wigle, vice Reeves, transferred. 27th Lambton Battalion --No: 8 Company, to be Second Lieutenant, provisionally, Thomas Wil- liam Nisbet, vice Douthwaite, promoter*.. 28th Perth Battalion—No. 6 Company, to be Second Lieutenant, provisionally, Frederick Moments Clark, vice Hagerty, retired. 32nd Bruce Bottaliou—To bo Major, Captain Ansley Megrim, from the retired list, aloe Stafford, retired. A special issue of the Canada Gazette, Ottawa, of May 1411 gives the times and places for the audnal' ampe of the militia. The dates fixed for the West are the 18th lune, at London and Niagara -on -the. Lake. At London the camp sill bo com- osed of the let Hussars, the 21st, 22nd, 711), 20th and 32nd 33a4alione, and at Niagara, the and Dragoons, the 1211), 411), 87th and 7711) Battalions, Regi- mental camps will bo oetablished on the amo'clate, the place to be selected by the 'oars commanding battalions. King- ton also is tohavo its camp on the 18th f Juno, and Quebec and New Brunswick n the 25t1i• The suggestion was made o the Minister oflv'filibia to cut down the amp allowance for horses of offioors and avairy from 61 a day to GOc., and that the amount thereby saved should be ai- dedto drilling more rural corps. Hon.. r, Dickey; however, ootild not accede to he proposal, as the allowance is a etatn- ory.one. It might moreover be poiuted nt to the Minister that city cavalrymen, ho are obliged to Hire Horses, pay in no Mum nee less for their mounts 51.50 per ay—the full amount of pay allowed for an and bones, DOMINION PARLIAMENT. The following accounts were rend ;— R, Armstrong, labor and material.. $ 5 2 Mies J• Ross, teaching for Mies Downey 11 1 The Herald, publishing abstract , 2 0 Moved by A, Reid, seconded by Dr' Graham that the foregoing accounts be paid, Carried. A communication: from Hon, G. W. Rose, l6tinis$er of I:Munition, was read stating that is was within the competeueo of the Public School Board to pay the account of G. Pt . Blain laid over from last regular meeting, Moved by A. Reid, seconded by Dr. Graham that said ao- count be paid. Carried, An account of T. Farrow's, amounting to 527,00 was read, being legal expenses incurred in the recent Trustee election protest; It was moved by Dr. McKelvey , seconded . by J, N, Kendall that this =- wont be referred to the Minister of Ed- ucation asking his opinion as to the right of the Board to pay it. Carried: Sketches of School buildings were sub- mitted by Architect H. S. Powell embody- ' fug changes suggested by the Board and adopted them as revised. Moved by J. N. Kendall, seconded by E A, Reid that the Secretary instruct the architect to advertise for tenders in the Toronto Globe and Mail -Empire and have all tenders sent direct to the Sem- tory of this Board.d then adjourned, Dr. Macdonald on the Budget. Dr. Macdonald followed the meniber• from Grey, after whose slow, judicial manner ofspeaking, the quick, contro- versial style of the member for Huron was quite a obange. Before six o'olook he bad scored two points, which thawed vary clearly two of the weak points, in the harness of the protectionist' party. I1 was the practice, he said, for protectionist speakers to quote' the quan- tity of wheat imported into Canada dur- ing the Mackenzie regime, to show from what the National Policy had preserved the farmers of Canada. This was most misleading, the doctor pointed out, lie - cause in those years Canada was import- ing hard wheat to mix with Ontario, be- cause our own Northwest did not then supply any. Besides, the export returns, showed that the wheat then being import- ed was not for' borne consumption, but for export. Protectionist speakers, too, were accustomed, he said, to call the pork trade to witness the result of the National Policy. But he proved hpw baseless is this evidence by declaring that whereas between 1880 and 1804 there wore export• ed 53 200,000 pounds of pork, ham and bacon, the exports in the year 1874-0 amounted to 85,750,000 pounds. The tariff, whetller.a revenue tariff Or protec- tive, be declared, had nothingwhatever to do with this trade. Rssnmiug after 8 o'clock he bad not proceeded far before his incisive criticism of the Minister of Railways brought that gentleman to his fent with the result that for a few min. utas there woe a bit of a scene. He Thwartcharged Mr. Hart with asserting at a vabho meeting in Western Ontario dur- ing one of the recent Ministerial tours that he had received from Mr. Laurier a statement made in Parliament that ha the Liberal leader) would increase the rovinoial subsidies by $9,000,000 a year when be got into power. 'Did you ,hear me say that ?" Mr. Haman asked. I did hear you," the doctor replied. Mr. 1iaggart—I did not say it. (Min- isterial applause.) Dr. Macdonald—You slid say it, aid you ate so reported in your paper, The Umpire, and I heard you. (Opposition cheers.) Mr. Haggart—r Hover spoke to Mr. Laurier on the subject. Ile never told me so and I never asserted that he did, Dr. Macdonald—The bon. gentleman made the statement, and he should have the manliness to stand by it or take it back. An equally false statement was :made on that tour by Dr. Montague, when he asserted that in 1887 Hon. Ed- ward Blake issued a circular to mannfae- turers to the effect that he favored a highprotective tariff. He nest took Mr. Fos- ter in hand and held him to aceouut for some misrepresentations which he quoted that Minister as having made on public platforms. Mr, Haggart, however, was not satis- fied. Rising; he demanded that Dr. Mao. donald take bank the statement which he had atbribubed to him. The dootor, refused, saying, "I heard you say it, and The Empire reporter bears me out," Mr. Foster—Order, order. Mr. Masson—Order, order. Dr. Macdonald—What' is your point of order. Mr. Haggart—I never paid it in the House,' Mr, Davies (inquiringly)—You clistin- pnish between the things you say *tore and on public 1;tatforms ? (Laughter,) 2 I1fr. Poston asked Mr. Speaker to have Dr. Macdonald withdraw the statement 8 which Mr. Haggart denied having made. Mr. Speaker replied that as 11 was nob a alleged to have been made in the Haug: filmes there Was no point of order. Dr. Mao- s donald accordingly proceeded With hie o vigorous arraignment of the Government o and their polio), without making the t withdrawal, whiob Ise bad aeolored he c world not make. c The Risley team wil 8011 f •om, Moutre. vi al by the Parisian on June 22nd. 141 The Qnebeo municipal road committee` b bee voted in favor of an eleebt a .street t railway for the city of Quebec, Ed. I. Elliott, of the Winnipeg police w forte, has been appointed to the Vacancy 0 caused by the resignation et J. Clarke d as rproVinmal chief of police, 1n unexpectedAnother occurred 64 the separate%hoot !iglus on May bbe gbh, wben the. Manitoba L'egislatur'e ro•assem- bifid to deal with the remedial order re. contly passed by the Dominion Govern- menb, calling upon Manitoba to undo bee legislation abolishing separate soboole, When the House opened the Premier rose and briefly asked the Legislature to fm'bher adjourn until Juno 18, A. F. Martin made a strong protest againsb the delay, IIo wanted the Governmsut to Mate its intention bo the Ilouse, Ib was unfair that members: should bo kept in the dark on so important; a subject. At the evening session Mr, Martin continued his speech. The Attorney -General, Mr, Sif ton, then spoke, briefly defending the position of the Government in milting foe adjournment; He said the Legislature could not accept the' Dominion Govern. mon 's order, as it involved a return to oldseparate school system, The House thou adjourned until Juts 13. Tb is said tbat the notion of the Government in adjourniug 10 owing to the receipt of a letter from Lord Aberdeen on the matter, and tbat consbitiltionally the Legislature could take no other course. The ques- tion is complicated by doubt as to wheth- er the Dominion Cabinet, having issued the order, can now undo its own action by recalling it. Don't Like their Medicine. To the Editor of Tap Pon, Dean Snr,—I see a squib in the Herald of this week insinuating that the question was not put correctly to the Attorney General, In reply I may say that I am not in the habit of doing things in that way, it savors too much like the evidence of some of Itis friends re lire. Grieve's name being on the list at the trial. I will give the facts and your readers may judge for themselves. When I saw the judgment of the. Judge in the hands of Mr. Ross I wrote the following letter to His Honor :—"Dear Sir,—Mr. Ross, Secretary of the School Board, has shown me your report on school protest. Yon say I was guilty of censurable irregulari- ties fu the oonclnct of the election, and as I am the Clerk and will be again Return- ing Ofiieer I ask, as a guide in future, so that I will nob again do them, to know what the censurable irregularities are, as I know of none unless you call the omit Ling of 4 names in ,copying the lists as censurable, as everything else done by me was under legal advice. Had you pointed out, or will ItOW do so, what was wrong in the acts done it would be 'a guide in future for both me and otber lbeburning Officers, as our desire is to do what is right when we know it," To this I received no reply, but some time afterwards Mr. Blair received from the Judge his ruling on some of the points argued. In this he states the irregulari- ties were in adding the names Iliad omit- ted in copying to the list in the hands of the deputies. Now, I was nob satisfied with the riding, as some years ago the same thing happened and I gob E, U. Wade's advice. It was in reference to a voter who voted opposite to Mr. Wade, and his advice was Mob I was bound to add the name as I was only doing justice and I would be Iiable to an motion if I did nob for leaving the name off. I added ib and did the same at this time, being the only times in 15 years. I then sent for the opinion of one whom I thought no one would question, viz. the Attorney General, and submitted the following :— "Under 55 Via., Chap. 42, Section 132, the Clerk has delivered a wribten copy of the Voters' List fora municipal election to the Deputy Returning Officer, certified as correebeopy by him. On election day a voter presents himself bo vote at said election but the D. R. O. does not find hie name on the list supplied by the Clerk to I1im under Section 132, although bis name is on the list certified by the Judge, on file in the Clerk's office, being the list referred to under Section 128, and of whioll the list in the Deputy's hands is, or should be, a copy, but his name had been missed by the Clerk in copying, a clerical error of the Clerk. Does the Clerk act improperly in adding the name thus omitted by him in copying to the' list in the Bands of the Deputy, on seeing that it is a clerical error of his own, so that the voter will not be deprived of his vote ?" Your readers have read bis re- ply and I am satisfied with it and 1 think they are also and they can also judge whether the insinuation of the Herald is true or false. The protest was from the first intended as a slap at me, as they were relying on the statements of one of the scrutineers, who did not realize when he was placed under oath. Not but ho seemed wilting but dare not. If they now and any consolation out of the re - stilt I have no fault to find, I am quite satisfied. I might inform the writer of the Harald item that I eau, beside giving the copy of those letters, give Mini the copy of a subpoena served on D. Mc- Donald which purported to issue from the 061ue of the Clerk of the County Court and which was not issued from that office, yet 61 bad the signature of the Cleric of said Court signed thereon al- though he never signed it, beingaforgsry. Probably he might like to see this case tried, Youre, &a`„ F. S. Scour, Herbert Hartley, of Thorold, was drowned in the Welland Canada. Chatham Council will vote on a by. law to malts Mimeo dealers take out licensee. Dominion Inepeotor Keeley has bean instructed to have tine breast in the oabis between Pelee Island andthe mainland repaired. Ex Ald. John Baxter died in Toronto on Thursday evening from the effects of a paralytic etroke reoeivod a year or so ago. Deceased woe in the council for 27 years. It is rumored that the property of the Willard Tract Depository le being tramm- ed for the Globe Printing Company, To. ronto, on which to onset their new build. inge. Plans have been prepared for re. building on the old site -at lenge and Melinda streets, but tenders have cot been invited. I'll0 411tt110013' SltUligs. The following are the Mem triedbe• fore His Lordship Chief Justice Mere- dith, at the non,jury sittings at Goderieb, whieb began on Tuesday of lash week and closed Thursday forenoon ;— Brown ye, Sturgeon, was an action for administration of estimates of Mary Sturgeon and Thomas Sturgeon. Judg- meat for administration, With reference to Master at Goderlob ; question of costs and further directions reserved, Oam. pion, Q; 0,, for plff, ; Garrow; Q. 0., for Of t. Alexander vs. Alexander was an ali- mony suit and a claim for money reeeiv- ed by the deft. for p1ff's use. Judgment referring to Mester at-Goderioh to settle amount of alimony, and for 5250, 10 be paid forthwith: Garrow, Q 0., for p1ff, Beatty vs, Beatty. Action to have verbal agreement made between plff. and bis father respecting certain lands in Me- Killop carried out, the lofts, being the executors of the father's will. Therewas also a counter claim by clefteligainsb plff, Judgment dismissing plff's claim and giving judgment for lefts on their counter claim for $275. Garrow, Q. 0. and R, S. Hays, for plff. ; Justin for defendant. Robertson vs. Bone. Aotion to set acids two deeds of land tie fraudulent and void as against plaintiff, who was a Bred• Bor. Judgment setting aside both deeds with coste. Deacon os. Brant. Action for snipe due by deft. to plff. Settled by the par. ties, dell, agreeing to verdict for $600 without costs. Garrow, Q. 0., for pia. ; Vanebone for deft. Morris vs. Huron. An motion by the township of Morrie against the county to compelthe county to pay its proper• tion of the expense of building certain bridges. U. L. Dickenson for Mu. ; Gar - row, Q. 0., for delta Judgment reserved, Bayley vs. Baker. An action by plff. to set aside will of the late Wm. Baker on several grounds. Aotion dismissed with conte. Aylesworth & Scott for plff, ; Garrow, Q. 0., for delta. Union School vs, Lockhart, Aotion to set aside an award for formation of a onion school station. Reserved. Gar - row, Q. (1, for plff, 31. L. Dickenson for clefts. Irvine vs. Laidlaw et al. Aotion on bail bead. Aotion dismissed with costs. Aylesworth, Q. C., for plff. ; Proudfoob for deft. Co, madames. INT e-ww. The Great Northwestern Telegraph Company has re -opened its offiooatTober- moray, Ont. Reuben 0. Goreline, of Bloomfield, died on Saturday as the result _of being gored by a ball a few days before. Albert Dorion, who was caught steal- ing registered letters from the Montreal Post office, has been sentenoed to tbree years in the penitentiary. Three boys were upset ons of a boat at Waterford. One of the lade named Green lost his life in an unsuccessful at- tempt to save Chart, his companion who was unable to swim. The jury in the ease at the foneviceims of the McDonald fire at Montreal recom- mended a change le tbs law to compel owners of factory buildings to place Bre escapes on the outside. The store of Fitzpatrick & Phillips, tailors, Gananoque, was robbed of cloth to the amount of about 6200. Exami- nation allowed the tracks of a waggon and team of horses at the bath door. The cruiser Petrel while patrolling on Lake Erie, about 16 miles off \Rondeau Harbor oaptired 5 miles of ffabery nets supposed to have been put in by American fishermen, of whom at present no traos. can be found. Mrs.11131i11is Ford Soots, widow of the Iate Daniel Soots, and one of the beat known women in Toronto, died Saturday morning. In musical oiroles Mrs. Scott played a prominent part during the past 40 years. Fire started in the stables of Weilaud's Markeb Hotel, liarrisbon, on Friday completely destroying the hotel stables and livery barn, together with a brick dwelling adjoining. Brisbin's drygoods and boot store, and a dwelling occupied by A. P. Olimie were damaged. Weiland will lose heavily. This is the worst fire Harriet= has experienced for some time. As a eon of Benjamin Muff, a farmer, residing near Washington, in the tome - ship of Blenheim, was plowing with a team on Tuesday, a violent thunder storm overtook them, and the horses were sbruolt by lightning and killed. The boy was knocked down and rendered insen- sible for some time. George M. Winn, publisher and lessee of the Amherotburg Lender, had his plant seized ou Tuesday by his landlord, W. E. McEvoy, for over 5200 arrearages,and as- signed Friday morning to Henry Clay, barrister. N. A. Coate, trustee for the stockholders, who are Ambersbburg busi- iees men, took poseessiou by consent of the landlord, and closed the office until a meeting of the stockholders is bell. The inhabitants of Poole were shocked when a telegram announcing that Win. Manz, a young man 27 years of age, who left for Michigan reoontly, had euicided by cutting his throat with It razor. The remains were brought Home Monday afternoon. The family of the young man is very highly reepeoted and meth sympathy is felt for them in the disbres. sing cironmstanoes of their son's death. Dooeaeed was a steady, industrious young man. The Ontario Medical College for Women, 291 Snmaoh street, Toronto, hoe josh olosed a most suooeseful session. In the various years about 40 students have been in attendance. On Monday bbe diploma of the college was awarded bo the follow.. ing ladies :—Misses 111. E. Allen, Ford. wish ; U, Hurdson, Toronto ; D. M, M, Menton, Stratford ; 111. L. Itfacmillan, Toronto ; R. Pringle, Fergie; M. P. Symington, Brighton. These docbresses got the degree of M. D. 0. 141. from the University of Trinity College. Miss Macklin, of Stratford, farther distinguish- ed herself by taking first-elase honors in, slinisal medicine and second -chase Hovers in surgery.'. GIII1RS/A 11I1ISI*ae, Maitland Preebytsry will meat next Tuesday, Rav, J. MoNab, Clerk Maitland Presby- tery,'has been quite ill but is able bo get about again now we are plsased to hear, A Deanery Convention will be bald in Seaforth on Tuesday 28th init. Bev. A. K. Grffiin, of this town, will deliver one of the addresses, Rev. W, A. Smith gave an interesting address on Missionary work in India at the Epworth League 1astMonday evening. Next week the League will meet= Thee - clay instead of Monday evening. The ;Synod of the .Diocese of Huron will meet in Bishop Cronyn Hall, Lon. don, on Tuesday, the 18111 day of J ane.. The Executive 0otnmibtee will meet on the previous day, and the missions and other co .• ..'hese the previous week. Knox Smarm,—.There will be no ser- vices in Knox church, Brussels, for the next three Sabbaths. The congregation will meet with Melvilla congregation, The Sabbath school will oonbinue as usual.—The preliminary steps in connec- tion with the proposed union with Mel. villa aburoh bays been taken and antis factorilyarranged and ss a result Kuox thumb, and a_aore lot on John street, will be offered for sale by pnblfo auction on Friday afternoon, June 7th. It is ex- pected that the horse sheds put up a year or so ago will he removed bo Melville obnrah yard.—In the history of Knox church the pastors have been Rev. Mr. Young, Rev. S. Jones, Rev. G. B. Howie end Rev. D. ]vl'lller,—At the meeting of Maitland Presbytery, nest Toeeday, in Wingham, the union question will likely beora tned -Rav, D. 33. McRaee, ofOranbool preached last Sabbath morn• dingrawn. and the evening servioe was with Me''.r aii BT CNuROn. Ab the Official Board meeting of the Methodist Church, Brussels, held last Friday evening, the membership of the church was given as 245. The total membership on Sabbath School register, 334 ; total money raised by school for year, $218.53. Membership of Epworth League, 113 ; total receipts, 554.59. Rev. G. H. Cobbled]ok, B. D., was invited to remain as pastor for the next ensuing year, which invitation be aooepted subject to tbs Stationing Com- mittee. It was decided to ask the Misses Hall,evangelists, to assist in conducting a series of special services here next Fall. 13. Gerry was elected representative to the District meeting at Wingham• The evening services 00mmen00 at 7 o'clock instead of 6.80 during the Summer months, beginning flesh Sabbath, Rev. T. W. Omens, of Walton, occupied the pulpit in the absence of Rev. Mr. Cob- blediok last Sabbath, preaching two excellent discourses. The evening subject was particularly in- teresting, DISTRICT SABBATH SCHOOL CONvnNTION.— The annual union S. S. Convention will be held in Melville church, Brussels, on Tuesday, 28th'inst, Three sessions will be held, commencing at 1.0 a. m,, 1:80 and 7:30 p. m. The following expellent program will be presented Forenoon session—Devotional exercises ; •'What have we come for ?" Wm. Pollard ; die- aussiou ; "Benefits of a Weekly Teacher's Meeting," G. F. Blair ; discussion ; "Parents and borne study,Rev. D. 13. McRae ; discussion ; appointment of committees and closing. Afternoon ses- sion—Devotional exercises ; report of Committees and address. of President elect ; "The Work of the S. S. Teacher," Rev. R. Paul • discussion ; Confer - encs —"The benefi'te of S. S. work to the Teaohet—The Pupil—Tim Parent and the Home" ; "What the S. S. may learn from business men," B. Gerry ; discus- sion ; Primary olass—S. S. lesson for June 3rd, taught by Miss Mary Ross ; "The Teacher's Reward," Rev. W. J. Waddell; collection, announcements and closing. Evening session—Opening es ermines ; "Enthusiasm in 5. B. Work," Rev. T. W. Donne ; Qnestion Drawer, Rev. 3, Ross, 13, A. ; address, Rev. G. P. Salton, Ph. D. ; collection and closing. Five delegates are expeoted from eaoh school in the district, in addition to the superintendent and pastor. Send names of delegates to Rev, B. Paul, Brussels, on porrovibeforeded, May 25tH, when billets will be These are the names of the mission• eriee on board the Methodist missionary steamer Glad Tidings, which left Port Simpson ten days ego for Victoria, and is reported missing :—Bev. Thomas Cros- by, of Part Simpson ; Rev. Stanley Oster - Mint ; Rey. R. B. Beavis ; Rev. Dr. Jen- niug, from the Uxbridge Conference ; Rev. B. 0. Freeman ; Rev. J. C. Spenc- er ; Rev. 0. J. Raley, lately of Peter - bore' Conference ; Rev. T. Neville ; Rev. W. H. Piero, a native missionary. The Glad Tidings is a wooden steam yacht about 70 feet in length over all, and she has been in use since she was launobed ten or eleven years ago as a mission vessel along the coast of British Colum- bia and around Vancouver Island. Im- mediately on hearing that the steamer was missing, Dr. Sutherland, Methodist missionary secretary, wired Sir Mao. kenzie Bowel* as follows :—"Ten days ago the mission steam yoebt Glad Tidings left Port Simpson for Victoria 33. 0., with nine missionaries on board, and has not be heard of since, A telegram has just been received from the Conter- ence now in session ab Victoria, as fol. lows : 'Urge the Dominion Government to send a search party for the Glad Tidings and her missionaries. Govern- ment steamer Quadrant available. Steamer must be chartered,' I entreat the Gavernmenb to respond promptly to this appeal. Alex, Sutberland." Dr. Sutherland thinks it probable an anta dent has happened to the machinery of the steamer, which has delayed them. As there is no telegraph line up the coast no word could be sent. Tater—The steamer Danube arrived ab Victoria Mon- day night. She had on board the pass - engem of the missionary steamer Glad Tidings, width left Port Thompson two weeks ago with ten delegates to the MethodistOogferenco, now in eession in Victoria. The Glad Tidings was pierced by a rook and partly disabled, The Atwood Bas says, in speaking of Rev. Ma Cobbledick's hoeture on „Ram• blas through Soobiand" ;—It was a gond lecture. It vividly called bo memory scenes and pleats familiar and dear to many a Sootohman'e heart, Tble may be said of the 'acture delivered in the Mstbcd]et oburch,, here, `iaesday night, by Rev. G. 16. 0obblediok, M. A., 13. D., of Brussels• The audience was nob largo, but it *vas appreciative, which' foot is more gratifying to n legturer than a house full of Malmo, disinterested people. The speaker took hie Bearers with him in thought through the Glasgow University, the historic and world -famed Cathedral and Necropolis, then over the Troseuolrs, a superb stretch of mountainous country, wade peculiarly interesting cud famous ' by Sir W'alter Scott's stirring legend, "The Lady of the Lake," Dumbarton and Stirling castles, and the field ofBannoak- burn, on which was won for Scotland eternal freedom, glory and renown. Ed- inburgh was next visited, inoluding the castle, St. Giles' cathedral, John Knox'e house, Nelson's monument, etc., eta And for fully two hours the lecturer held the attention and interest of his audience. The peroration of bisaddress was a line piece of rhetoric, and deservedly called forth hearty and prolonged applause. The speaker paid high tribute to the in- telligence, patriotism and integrity of the Scottish rage, which must have made the veins in everysonof Scotia present tingle with pride. People We Know. Mies Ella Plum is visiting in Seaforth. Fred. McOraoken is home from Peter - bore.' Fred. Burgess is here from Otterville on a visit. Mrs. S. Smale is book from a pleasant visit to Buffalo. Mrs. balker has returned to Brussels from Flint, Mioh. Mrs. Jno. Lott, who was on the siok list, is sonvalesoent. Will. Ross, of Fergus, was in town for a any or two last week. Mrs. Harris and grand.obildren are visiting at Atwood this week. Mrs. Oobbledick was visiting in Strat- ford for a sew days this week. Wesley Pollard, of Granton, is visiting relatives and friends in town. Miss Sparliug, of Wingham, was visit- ing in Brussels during the past week. Mise Nellie Burgess is home from Lon- don where she bas been for several months. Mrs. George Thomson, el Brussels, contemplates taking a trip to Scotland this Sommer. R, G. Vincent, of Harriston, was visit- ing relatives and friends in Brussels and looaliby last week. Mrs. (Dr.) Graham has gone on a visit to her mother, to Michigan and will be absent for a few weeks. Allan S. McLean, eldest son of M. Y. McLean, M. P. P., of Seaford], has gone on a trip to the Argentine Republic. W. Smilie, of New York, was in town on Mooday and Tuesday visiting his brother here and the old home in Grey. Mrs. Cameron and cbildren, who spent the Winter in Brussels, have returned to Battle Creek, Michigan, their former hone.. R. Boaob has moved his wife and family to Brussels and they will reside in the brick residence of Howe & Oo.,Eliza- beth street. Bev, Wm. Norton, of Mount Forest, has moved to Brussels and will reside in the Norton Terrace which belongs to Mr, Norton is a superannuated Methodist minister, who entered the mioietry in 1856. He has lived for the past five years at Mt. Forest, Rev, Mr. Norton is a brother of the late Thos. Norton. ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. JUBILEE Stuemns.—Story, scene and song ; a delightful concert ; splendid pictures. Don't miss seeing and hearing the favorites on Monday evening next, in the Town Hall, Brussels. /Malta 15 obs. Children 10 oto. POTATO GROUND.—Any person wishing bo rent a half aore or acre of ground for potatoes on the agricultural Park, Brus• sele, should call at once on F. 8. Soots or W. H. Kerr for partioulare. There are 6 or 8 0Ores to be rented, FLAx,—J. & J. Livingston have a larg- er acreage of flax in this year than on any previous Spring in • this locality. Over 600 bushels of seed hay s been given oat. Manager Bright bas pushed the work along at a lively rate. The firm have about 83 tons of dressed flax and 50 tons of tow stored at their storehouse and barns here waiting a rise in the market. J. B.T. Bright, Listowel, brother to W. Bright, Brussels, has been given the management of the new flax mill at Wallaoebnrg, which will be incorporated as a limited comp any with 610,000 capi- tal It was sbowu at the Toronto assizes that under Canadian law no one can plead in the higber courts of Canada un- less palled to the Dominion bar. Alexander Campbell, of Kincardine, has been appointed inspector of lioenees for the lioense district of Center Bruce ;i netead of John Irving, deceased. The report of the Department of Mar- ine shows that the total number of wrecks in Canadian waters during the last fiscal year was 86, representing the loss of lives and 5382,000. Albert Swain, serving 10 months in the Central Prison at Toronto, was struck by lightning while in the wood•workiug department Saturday morning. He be. came nnoonscions, but will recover. On Saturday a number of boys were fishing up the pond, and three of them, Edward aid Lewis Green, aged 15 and 18 yearn respeobively, and Jobn Chart, about 13 years, of Waterford, had just got into their boat and were ready to start beets, when ono of them, leaning too mnoh to one side, upset bbe boat. Lewis Green managed to get to shore safely, but hie brother Edward remained to help young Chart, He and the latter were both drowned.