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BRUSSRL,S, `ONTARIO, FRIDA,Y, AUGUST 2, 1898
W. H. KERB, Prop,
3/8TRAH DICKSON DEAD,
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according to imam-aregiving P
g pp ThisQ was
of the burning questione at that tine,
Mr. Diclteon, amoug'others, believed that
Beotipper Canada majority Was being
geverned a Lower Canada minority,
by y
and that it wee only tlirotigh leptesenta•
tion acoordieg to population that his
Province, as well as the large and pope-
lout constituency he represented, would
receive their just share of the public ex.
penditaro, This principle having been
recognized, in the sgheme providing for
the Coufederahfon of the Provinoee, Mr.
Diekoon gave the Coalition Government,
formed for the carrying etaof that
scheme, hie unfiiuclifug support until
Confederation wits an accomplished feat.
At the 01080 of his parliamentary career
in 1866, Mr. Dickson was appointed Reg-
istrar of the County of Huron in room of
the late John Galt.
Mr. Dickson will long be rememberedY
for the active part he took in proino6fng
the bast interests of the new settlers in
the backwoods. Eo knew from per onal:
experience bbe many difficulties and die.
oouragemgnte they had to contend with,
in Clearing away the forest and making
homes for bhemselvte and families, Ho
also knew that the provinceatlarge
would be greatly benefitted by heir sue.
cess, and 1110002000 warmIgy advocated in
Parliament a liberal policy towards
them, nt is moreos of l "Crown Lands,"
vvliiob took lace at Goderioh in Se tem.
place p
her, 1864, many of the lots upon wbibh
settlers/ _had entered a year or two pre.
. vionely and improved, were purchased by
s balatore, who had no intention what•
p
ever of complying with the conditions of
sale requiring "immediate and continuous
settlement" Inmost of the eases of this
kind brought under his notice, Mr. Dick.
eon succeeded in getting the Commission-
g
er of Crown Lands to ounce]. the salsa to
the speculators, and the axial settlers,
PFor
to their great relief,left in undisputedpos•
session of their lands. Mr. Dickson also
materially assisted fn obtaining a large
amount from the "Improvement Fund,"
which he drew and transmitted to the
townships in his county entitled to the
same.
Three sone, Samuel, of Seafortb, Robt,,
of Tuckersmith, and John T., deputy.
registrar, Godsncb, one daughter, Mrs.
J. E. Tom, of Goderioh, and his second
vvffe, whom be married in 1884, survive
bo mourn his irreparable lose. The fun-
eral took place on Tuesday afternoon
from the late residence;of deceased to
Maitland cemetery, Rev. Jas. Wilson, in
the absence of Rev. Mr,:Andenson, 0013-
ducting chs cervica The pall•bearera
were J. T. Garrpw, M.P.P. ; Wm. Young,
ex -Warden ; Chas. Girvin, ex -Warden ;
Judge Doyle, Henry Horton and M. Hut•
obinson. The floral tribntee were beauti-
and;neke6s ting mottoes,a cross, wreaths
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Perth County.
'N'1 .tMJ❑ ANI!!1'IUNPXCf
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We publish below the
p
onndtdates that have eueeeeded
the Vibrance and Public
ing Examinations in that/astern
of Huron: The members
36esing at the vartoua centres
' 10 the accompanying table,--
ENTRANCE.
L7%AAIIN•
e names of the
in passing
Sallee' Leas/.
Division
aro given
r, 0., mime.a
Mgib tlS,
827 Blszmx, MAcazn No.
869 Cone, MAY "
643 Bielby, Louise "
482 Smltb, Ida "
T'ea°her, George Bielb
g Y
678 0°Raw, RoDSna
474 Wheolsr,Altars ,...•.,,
1'saober,111aloohn Black,
620 Allison, Dungan "
+;
522 Watson,li'tJ Teacher, A. 0, Ruoeei.
614 MaCiymonb Ma „
' Y
480 Proctor, Mina .... . .. . . .. .
Teacher, lriaeMary Oornya.
428 Bosman, Ida " 8
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487 Paul, Maud I, Teacher, Mise Lizzie Kinney
426 McCall dames M " Q
Paschall Reuben Jewitt.
678 MoDoxnY,D MAGGIE ?
alt• EMI, &UNE
672 FinteDeON JENNIE ;.
764 Been/mac, GEORGE a t'
622 1l uA tehlfa Jamas "
471. Me9rter, Baxter "
, Principal, 49th, Kerr,
TQRNBERRY.
760 FRASER, Woe. D No. 2
724 k1oE wI N 2 EAzzmiS "
"
540 TictTt'la,1i'va. Chester
Teacher, Douglas Fraser.
rdaM'B
44 i Aitken, Mar "
Y8
• Teacher, Rolston Dunlop,
747 JLoaeeo JEIiNIE u 4
620 14L°OnnaREx, Bm02
614 R°DERTsON, MA00TE + +,
542 Ale, Ruby „ „
7Vrro, eH a
5948 McCracken, ,
Taclameosle to "
502 k'c0it eenJe ale +. "
586 Acott Frank ,,
"
Principal, Ales. MaIll wen.
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470 Weir, Robert 9
Teacher , Wm. Walker.
WROXETER,
PunLtc SCHOOL LEAVING,
708' Gibson, Edith Pub. School
Exert/recut ON Fume 5013 00 LEAVING
484 Brawn, John " "
507 Hazlewood, Latta "
437 Simmons, Byron "
ENTRANOE.
484 Robinson, Katie "
427 Smith, Tena C
Principal, James Neilson,
BLYTH.
PUBLIC S°H000 LEAPINe.
680 Anderson, Ella Pab. Sobool
828 Barrett, John:q
723 Carder, Edna
666 Olarke,Florence 44
727 ltar, Clara
Joseph
Principal, A. H. Plummer,
• WINGHAM,
Poem° Senora; LEAVING,
875 Blackwell, Laura Pub. S°bool
754 Clegg, Frankie
794 Plaid, Daisy .,,. ,...," "
824 Forster, Frank "
654 Jackson, Sadie "
615 McDonnell, Robert ,'
630 McKinley, James "
704 Morton, Morton ..., .., "
615 Park, John e "
660 welsh, Cassie "
ENTnboox ON Purim SawooL LEAPnee.
588 Bradwin, Lorne +• ,
566 Galbraith, Alfred" "
594 Maxwell, Maltby " ,+
545 Ross, Minnie "
643 Stewart, Alex. M " +,
Prinof al, A. H. Musgrove.
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IIiliani LE ,
520 Collings, William No, 1
454 Dale, Arthur "
Teacher, Miss Daisy McGregor.
486 Proctor, Richard " 3
425 Anderson, Robert "
486 Thompson, Wm " "
472 Willison, Maggie " "
Teacher, J. W. King.
564 Smith, Arthur J ,+
424 27iompson, James ..
Teaoher, 1. H. Lower
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760 MCGREGOR, OL/VE d.
863 IExox, EFNIE E .. . . ..... . ... " 9
725 SPRUNG, Mnsine M " "
Teacher, Howard Fowler.
620 BASICA, FLIMSIER 17 5
700 STRAOiAN, CRARLES• ,.
Principal, D. weir,
HOWICK.
793 Seen, 0x1150 ... • ., ., , ,No. 2
014liIAHOOD "
, STARLET
719 NAY, Samar +• +i
560 ilanaitton, Delbert +'
569 McConnell, Robert it "
.T000115 , John Darroch.
74411i[mNE, Eva „ 5
622 WAITER. LIZZIS ,
657 LAIRD, EnwIN ' " ++
822 Aikins, Mabel Edna ,+ '
562 Laird. I7ossie " „
478 Montgomery, Maggie " ++
466 Nay, Adelia Maud „ „
615 Wilson, Blyth „ „
456 Padfield, Jane „ church
Ogg Millen, Martha „ " faithfully
Teaoher, Thos. G. Shearer.
567 Mason, William 6 year,
441 Henry, Maud " " leave
423 Pitohard, Maud " "
Teaoher, Henry A. Wright. teacher
881 BRroxim, SAXES , 7 Sabbath
sag Catiwroen, ALFRED •+ .+ secondary
669 DANE WILLIE a ,+
Gal EvANe, HERtivA S. '• a
Bean En, EVA " ,+ the
Bean, Edna .. " a in
1CJtZatt4Aliva, Frank •. " Ing
'rate, Lit ," a Ethel,
Y • •
Lawrie, Ralph ••
Moore, William ........ +• a EIAvSEeAL.
Principal, John B. Campbell. Monday
amitotic, I4nntuo» 8 worth
composed
Teethe; George Hectics, were
Littlejohn, Mckenzie ., ....,." 9: momenta
Teacher, Ohm. If, V. Braden. Crawford,
Minnie
Comm FORS " 11 Misses
'Teacher. `V. R. Mahood. 41.4,..4
682 Candle, Isaac tames " 12
1 Teacher, Milton Carter,
011 0o26l b qI, .,,,,, e ,,,,,,,,'! 13
"' 496 McMichael, Charlotte .... , "
" 487 1lTndeewood, Joseph .,„„,,”
, Tewaher, John Hartley.
8
„ 478'Grainger,Bevin , ,,” 16
4D9 A Teat er, M ,, ,, ,, , , ,, , ,,,,,"
Teaoher, Mise Bella Aildere0n.
5
428 Donaghy, Frank " 17
027 Edmunds, Frederick " +c
5G0 Mahood, Louis „
168 Wiggins, Victor „ ,+
491 Cook, Janet „
Principal, William waters.
470 Sperling, Albert c; 18
Teacher, Thomas liutohie°n,
The :lovelorn in Melville ehmroli last
Sabbath were oondnoted by Mr, Cameron
and both discourses were listened to with
", attention and profit. The otnv wed of
„ the 33a'iiin n woman wee tho. subject I,1
the wording and at the evening service
"The Love of God Its ower and • nada-
p
thee."
" Gornma Bentley the will beee the new officer
in commend of the Brussels corps in eon.
section with the Salvation: Array. The
welcoming meeting will be held next been
„ beth, Captain McDonald, who has been
baro for the past b months, loaves et
Friday for Petr°iia, where Ue will assist
+feign hunter in the District Head•
quarters. Lieut. Hancock will go to Tsar•
lin.
DEArtEl. ear P 5ion f Tho Englisharch,
Murcia S. S. Convention for the Deanery
of Perth was held on Tuesday of last
week at S6. Mary's. There was a good
atee from the
various churchesine bila Deanery,viz. ;
Stratford, St. Mar 'e, Mitchell, Atwood,
Kirkton, Listowel, Millbank and Sebring.
ell's, partook of the Lord's supper to.
gather in St. James' thumb m b at 11 a, m.,
at wbimh Revs. Cooper and Deacon rsee
ofaweloomehb is wthe rentor, as followed bP.ev. address
Taylor, and the convention then settled
downagin address on "Religious usiness, Rev. 11. Ed Cooperan
g g
in Day Schools," bat want Se time pre•
vautad any dieonsaioa. After adjourn.
mens the convention met at 2:30, when
the recon ing papers were read and much
Intereath dismission followed upon each.
g
The e12log ebie all well received, walling
forth eulogietio oomme8. from the at-
tending clergy, "The S. S. Teaoher at
Home,' written Mra, Mine of
y,
StratfordMrs.; "Feed and read Lambe, written
bySe Mrs. Mason, by Mr. Boyar of
Sebringvilki ; "The Work of the 8. S.
Teacher, Other Than Teaching," written
Davis.by Mies Leg, the read by " ws Mabel
Mof Mitchell ; "Atoms," written by
Mies in S. . writtnMary's "What to
10
Teach in 9. S." written by ][fes Horner,
of Stratford. In the evening divine eery.
ice was held in St. Jambe' church, Rev.
T. Ridley, Rural Dean of Galt, preached
a moss excellent eermonon the duty of
parents and teachers, It was a sermon
which will not soon be forgotten by those
who were favored to hear it. A oint
worthy of notice at the evening service
was that the three °ler gymen, viz., the •
Rev. W. T. Taylor, Rev. T. Ridley and
Rev. J. T. Kerrin, were all familiar
figures to the Mitchell delegates, the two
former having been rectors there, and
the latter being the present reotor.
Since Mr. Taylor has taken charge of the
St. Marys perish (four and one-half
years ago) it has made much progress,
and, judging from the appearance of the
grounds surrounding gs and
rectory (they are all in one lot) hepends
bis spare momenta among his flowers.
The grounds have undergone a complete
transformation. The convention was a
great enocess, and the delegates left for
home meth pleased and edified by the
meeting. Next year P. V.) the cosecs•
tion will be held in St. Jamba' church,
Stratford.
•--
llda3 at noon the s frig of bniee
g,
sou, Re Ietree of Huron, took its
t to the Great Beyond, Per about
Y pais he had been a opnarmad hovel-
cueing originally been ,strimkec with
lysis, but he fought death as stoutly.
endured the privations of pion-
e, and it was not until two years
passed that he gave,up the unequal
mad Tested from life's labor.
following epitome of his career will
e of interest to our readers ;
nee Dickson,icregistrar of the gooney
and a p100000 in the county,
native of Roxboraehire, Scotland,
was born on the 2651i.of May, 1816.
ather, Archibald Dickson, was the
gest eon of Robert Dickson, farmer,
near Dryburgh, on the
Tweed. His mother, Elizabeth
erfoi'd Turnbull,, was the oldest
of demos. Turnbull, an tutor-
and lending farmer in Teviotdale.
was educated at Jedburgh
mar sahgol, and his education there
supplemented by one term at' the
burgh Univereity. In August, 1833,
lb his father, oatno to what was then
r Canada, now Ontario, and settled
county of Huron.
the followingyear, hie mother and
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members of the family,
and five sisters, all younger
himself, with one exception, also
to this bounty, and joined himself
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is father in their wilderness hAme,
arriving in Huron, M. Dioksod sr.,
aced from the Canada Company,
y
hundred soros of land in the tow.-Pbyefolo
MoKillo Floerooted a to house
P• g'
commenced to clear his land in the
1 of September1833, Here, with
family, holedmany difficulties
mount and hardships to endure,erg
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in hewing out of the forest a
rtable home for himself and them,
many years Goderioh was the only
for the Huron Tract, and even
it was frequently difficult to dispose
m produce at any price, while the
of transportation over the roads in
days, 32 roads they could be called,
be imagined by the people of
tache generation. But, industry,
g y
with perseverance, will enable
to overcome difficulties which seem
insurmountable, and these excel.
Mr. Dickson, sr., possessed
degree. He was ultimate-
arded for himself and his partner
lived to see all these pioneer difli-
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overcome, and were vouchsafed
of viewing what had once
"forest wild" converted into fruit-
de and a highly cultivated farm-
his time was not entirely 000upied
ring and tilling his land. He took
ve tori prominent part'in the pub-
ire dins neighborhood. In 1843
comftliseioned aJustice of Peace,
for litany Years a member (Atha
triot council, repleeentingg therein
townships of McKillop, Rib -having
P p,
d Logan. He was also associated
late Dr. Chalk and Henry Rans•
s district commissioner for settling
cases. •
the partner of hie joys and sot-
she who had shared with him lir
ty and in prosperity, departed this
d iia three years afterwards he fol-
bo the tomb, his death taking
,
,1865. Their memories will long
in the hearts of many, espeoial•
o older settlers, null their acts of
and generosity will never 130 for-
They are interred in the Harper•
netery, one mile west of Seaforbh.
39 James Dickson left the family
end in McKillop and purohaeed
ie of wild land in the township of
smith; one mile eolith of Harpur-
n 1851 Mr. Dickson also cornmeal.
inose es a merchant in the village
ondville. Thisbnsieesshecarried
ossfully for eleven years, when he
o a resident of 'Tuakmrsmfth, Mr,
I was Gloated to the position of
the township, in which capacity
from 1856 to 1860. He tools au
nearest in the affairs of lis town.
I instituted many needed public:
lig oleo took a leadiea
a
fn the County Oo&o 34 During0 a
no leas than $400,000 was
by that body for public im•
gine, and Mr. Dickson had the
1
1 drawing up and moving in conn-
upon which the vast gravel
which has made Huron so
throughout the Province, was
30 served for many years in the
having held several Commissions,
allowed to retire, retaining the
Lisutenant•Colnej,. He received
commission while in active ser-
the St. Clair frontier during the
is times of '87 and '88. He was
first clerk of the Division Court,
bed in Harpurhey, the division
ng the townships of McKillop and
mith,
11'Mr. Diakeon was elected to the
a Parliament, as the representa•
be united counties of Huron and
Hero he soon developed spacial
las alegislator. He was a fluent,
speaker, a good reasoner and an
able, tireless worker, His em
g689
disposition ale° made him a
favorite with 112sfellow mem-
id before the end of his lint par- .Wingham
term he occupied a position
ks
tis leading and 'most influential
i of the House,.
with his constituents
Judged . from the fact dud at the
election of 1868, he was returned
nation. At that time thepogo- aessnsion
the united counties of heron
00 wag at least ninety thousand. evening
ba of the labor whit% Mr. Dickson ive
y pebfornwd in his re rseoutatfve
Y judged demonstration
constituency,. #r of Which he was decoct
representative, s now ropreebnt•
g grliameut by from
P rusty
address to his constituents, in great
o
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a.
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Clinton .... ,
Wingham,.„ ,
Blyth
Seaforth
Bouseele
Wroxeter
Fordyuioh , . „
At the Public
nation Edmund
Sobo, Clara ehulobtained
Arithmeticoutof
MGI%ay, of No.
marks ;Edmund
and Ica Gerry,ebra
180' marks ; Maggie
Morrie, 113,mar
out of 150 ;
Blackwell each
ole MoEwan, of
marks in English
and Frank Habkirk,
The best' paper
P
was
physiology
No G, Iter p
read a better paper
We have arranged
in to schools
g
convenience
the names are
names of those
Leaving placed
Entrance on
a ere laoedsecond,
candidates last.
In the townships
School Leaving
MI CarlTALe,
Leaving papers
trance in the ordinary
To pass Public
didate must obtain
on each subject,
marks. The aggregate
Entrance standing,
marks on each
Entrance examination
papers a candidate
the marks on each
aggregate marks..
Entrance is 845
All Entrance
sant, Public School
will bo sent in a
soon as blank forms
epeeist.
BRUSSELS.
Ponta°
618 l oLennan,
673 McLauchlan,
678 webater, Emma
747 Cousley, Kennedy
645 Gilpin, Fred
662 Gerry, Ira...
700 MaOraoken,
691 Wilson, Fred,
636 Watt, George
ENTRANCE ON PDRLIC
603 Howe, Georgie
560 Duuford, Lorne
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470 Deadman, May
481 Dennie, Mary
432 FieudeUip,
584 Hingeton'BelCarrie
513 Laidlaw, Bella
429 li0 11100hli0,
b17 Dennis, Herbals
4S0 Hayoroft, Fred.
467 Hunter, Fred
546 Ma'auehlin,
467 Pringle, Lorne
467
P010019ai,
762 CALDER. MACGIE
783 ORERAII, Sateen
Toamher,
688 Ilea, ,JA LL
735 tamper, ALLAN
Teaoher,
938 Br e,a 0 egts,-tnnie
Y
Teacher,
4Ga Pollard, Benjamin
681 FiJL'roN, EDWARD
580 Pewter, Dell
Teaoher,
437 Davies, Alice
Principal,
892 Mrromir.r CAERsm
615 Mitchell, C.
483 San ster, John-
g
426 Cummings, Jennie
' Teacher,
MaKTLLOP,
486 Flaherty, Mary+
465 McQuade, Ma
.Feather,
8604 y, Wfllis
Teacher,
420 Dorsey, untie
Teacher,
472 Evans, Emma
Teacher,
Govenloak, Mabel
Mur die Mary
Teaoher,
Morrison, W.
Grieve, Dizzfe
,Love, Dora
Somerville, Minnie
Teacher,
haps, William
Dickson, John
McMillan, Walter
Gordon, Annie
Edge, Penny
Teacher,
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Peop10 We $11OW.
Mrs, Gill is visiting in BayCit Y•
Mrs. A. Good is visiting in town.
Mies Dolly Backer ie visiting at Zurich.
Ross Beattie, of Clinton, is visiting in
town,
A, Cousley and wife Sundered in Sea-
forth.
oMine Jannis Howe is visitingrelatives
at Paris.
Mies Matey Ingram is visiting Mrs.
George Lowry. was in Go
G. .Blair derfaU for a few
Y , thisweek. R
Ross is assisting in the poet•
office this week,
Miss Nellie Smith, of London,le visit.
ing at Bishop ward's.
ie J. Bozell is taking enforced holidays
owing to a sprained ankle,
Yng has been on the sick
Jamge Ballastby
lice but is improving nicely now.
Mise Lizzie T,Grey dale has been
visiting friends in Grey township,
Mrs. Amos and children, of Hamilton,
are ph. holidaying at lowlem lod d
• Epel Downing is now employed uonb the
staff of the Watohmau, Lindsay, Oat.
Mise Cassie Good and Miss MeDonald,.
of Wingham were in town last week.
Mrs. J, M, O'Oonnor is on the sick list
and has gone to London for treatment.
Mise Maggie Rose, of McKillop, is visit-
ing at Mrs. John Sinclair's, Princess et,
Howard Steele and sister were visiting
old acquaintances at Kirkton this week.
We regret to hear of the illness of Miss
Addie Beet but hope she will soon be bon-
vaslescent.
Jno. McNaughton, optician, has one
on a combined pleasure and business t rip
to Petarbors' and vicinity.
Mies Lilly Kendall is home on a
holiday visit from Detroit, arriving here
on Wednesdayof last week.
Jno, Ferguson and Mies Lizzie Fergus-
on were visiting in Teeewater this week,
Theymade thejourneyson tic nles.
My
Miss Lowry as oloed her millinery
store in Brussels for the holiday season
and is enjoying a visit with relatives.
Matthew Varooe, wife and daughter
Flossie, of Orangeville, were visiting at
Rev. R. Paul's, Prinoess et., daring the
pest week-
George Brooks and Miss Alma Brooks,
of Exeter, were visiting at Division Court
Clerk Hunter's. Miss Clara Hunter re•
turned home with them.
R. W. Tuck, of Shelburne, former] a
well known resident of Brussels, was in
town for a few days. He 1°oke as if
Grey Co, agreed well with him.
Willie Backer arrived home on Wed-
seeder afternoon from his trip to London
England. He enjoyed the voyage ver
gy
moo) and 11x5 not eta sick. Be thinks
he will try it again this Summer.
S. T. Plum, wife and children have
gone on a pleasure outing and will visit
Hamburg, Paris, Galt. Dundee and other
places, driving all the way. D. Strubb is
taking Mr. Plum's place in the shop.
Robert Dickson and wife, who recentlyOrillie
]emceed to Detroit, have gone on
pleasure trip np the lakes to Duluth and
will probably visit relatives in Dakota
and perhaps Winnipeg before returning.
W. K• Ireland, of Owen Sound, spent
Sunday in Brussels. He was an old
time resident of this place and found
many changes from the days of his real -
dente here. Mr, Ireland was the guest
0, Jbhn Wynn.
Rev. G. H, and Mre. CobUlediok left on
Tuesday for a holiday of a few weeks.
They will visit at Burlington, Toronto,
Grimsby Park end other places. Mise
Nellie Prise, Ea, sad Douglas Cobble-
dick will visit at Rookwtod.
Ward Farrow left on Tuesday for his
new rum as mail clerk between Hamilton
and Palmerston. .His headquarters will
be at the former plate. Mr. Farrow has
been in Her Majesty's service on the C.
P. R. line in Manitoba for several years
and was home for hie holidays when the
change was proposed and accepted.
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Dr. J. G. Yemen, dentist, of Stratford,
was arrested late Friday night charged
with performed an abortion on
p
an unmarried woman sawed Alice Dunn,
at resent livingin Mount Forest, On
being taken befre the Police Magistrate
he pleaded not guilty, and was admitted
to bail in $10,000 bonds and remanded
friday next. Miss Dom was
employed
employed re aa domestic; here come tour
or five years ago, but since then has been
living in Mount Forest. The alleged of.
fence is said to have been committed
here on the 26th of June last, and since
then Miss Dunn bas been ill. Latterly
she has been getting worse and fears for
her recovery were entertained, but at last
accounts she was improving. Yeman
declares his innocence in the matter, and
claims the charge is a trumped up affair,
and feels confident of his ability to olear
himself of any criminality.
FtREatEN's TounxmtExT.—The firemen's
tournament and band contest at St.
Mary's, Thursday of last week, was an
unqualified access. Extensive prepare•
tions had been made by the energetic
committees in charge, business men join.
ing heartily in the undertaking, and the
stone:town was resplendent with hunt.
ing, the streets covered with arches and
decorations of public` and private build-
into the finest ever attempted in St.
wasarfll ]!nom as early hoar the town
filled ted visitors,cubo and at noon it
was estimated that about 4,000 visftore
were in town, The trades prooession at
10 a. m. was over a mile long and was
participated in by the great majority of
merchants and business firms of `the
town. At 1 p. m. the visiting bands and
firemen formed a prooeseion to the fair
grounds, where the afternoon perform-
armee were given' -before an audience of
over 6,000 people. In the band contest
the competing bands and pointe awarded
by the judges were as follows •—Musical
SocietyBand of London, 92 ; Woodstock,
87 ; Forest and Ingersoll, ties, each 87 ;
Exeter, 25. The judges were Frank Al-
len, of Sb. Marys, and Wm. Gorden, of
Berlin. A protest was entered by the
Forest band a ainst Woodstock and Lou.
g
don bands nn the ground that they were
not amateur bands, and objection was,
pith taken to the London band in violab.
ing'the rules of the contest, which elated
that all members of a tom b' Land
had to have been connected with the
band for at least three months. The
name of one'I)tvyer was mentioned as
not being a bona -fide member, The hose
reel' obmpetition resulted as follows :—
Company, 1 Stratford aim.
pany No. 4, 2 ; Stratford 'company No.
8, 8 ; Ailsa Craig, 4 ; Ingersoll, 5. Time+
keepers, J. Stafford, J." Fitzsimons, Geb.
488
Henry. The farmers race was won by 424
R. Marshall, Ailsa Craig ; 0. Stewart,
Wingbam, 2 ; W. Roberts, 8. A balloon
and high wire performances 445
were features of the afternoon. In the .471
a bicycle parade was an attract- 467
feature, and a grand display of fire. 480
works fittingly dotted the most suooeeoful
ever held in St. Mary's. 466
Canadian .Ne va r,.
West Lorne is to have a nublic library,
Watford's debenture debt is $22,973 24•
A Y. M. 0, A. has been organized in
Berlin.
Mr. Seagram's Saragossa won the
handicap rase at Saratoga.
Hamilton's reception to Private Trey -
huret will be a citizens' fanntioo.
Seventh Day Adventists are holding
forth in Violas with little success.
Thos. ale of man, Tilbury North, got
300 bushels of Wheat off nine sores.
a now municipal building will
be lighted by 250 incandescent fights,
A Leamington market gardener sold
3400 worth of raspberries the otter day,
Another big strike of gold in Br itish
Columbia, North of Trail Creek, is c sus•
ing a rash•
Thos. Peat, of Blandford, has a goose
has produced two broods of goslings
this year.
R. A. ceche], of East Zorn., has a
acre field from which he harvested 1.4
Meda of hay.
The Ontario Agrioaltnlnl College has
just made a profitable sale of live stock
to Strachan m White,
Oharles Teaaf, of Hamilton Beabh, has
made three unsuccessful attempts to kill
himself in the last week.
Governor and Lady O'Brien have ]aft
nor oNewf term having expired.nd, the Geyer -
A Belleville boy named Barnhart was
on Friday sentenced to three years in the
reformatory for stealing
Y g a tricycle.
At Grimsby Park Alex. Logan dived
off a pier into shallow water, and shatter-
ed his opine, dying a few hours after.
4pbils James Bradley, of Oherville,
was hunting a few days ago, hie gun
burst and shattered his left hand bad]
The Brantford Electrgrossic re Railway
Company willg give its hepreceipts hospital. an
Tuesday, Aug. x, to the Exhibition, whhs
The Re ins 13i.pwhich was
g
a bo a
spaced on the Lyth alt., entries
ready b Nearer 5,000 entries nape al-
ready been resolved.
A meeting of the Hamilton Board of
Trade has been °ailed to protest against
the superannuation of Mr. McKenzie, of
department.
the eu years
math ht ago Dcr, Scudder, marsh land
on Pelee bought
He bas had t welld
drained and it is now worth $150,000.
John Bolton, of Waterdowu, deposited
in bit barn for safe keeping. Than-
day night some one who knew of the fact
into the barn and parried off the
money,
The eapreme body of the A. P. A,,
with which the 0, P. A. is in affiioblon,
will meet in Toronto in J502' 6 nest year.
Members of the order say bh{yt 25,000
will be in attandnmce.
D. Tyeharet, of Leamington, the best
fruit prospects in Essex
aid Friday the peach crop on
Island never as better. B i'
err es
the county aro a good Stop. Apples
scarce. 0. Mussell shipped 3400
worth of ras berries from ouch Esex
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ClIURCR Viit31S' .
Rev. Fr. 0 Oonnor held confirmation
service in the R. O, church here last bion-
day.Y•
Mien i Minnie Moore has taken charge of
the hodi t. League in connection with the
Methodist church.
"Longfellow" was the topics J the
Young Thursday evening in Si.SJohn's
Thersday evecing b# last week.
Rev, T. L. Armstrong, who has e0
filled the position of rebtpr of
Trinity Ohuroh, Bayfield, duringthe pact
nae decided to resign his sflargeand
for Dungannon.
Miss Annie McKenzie, formerlya
in the Luokmow Presbyteian
school, has been accepted as
missionary and companion to
Mies Goforth to China. 340
Rev. R• Paul veil occupy the pulpit of
s abss fat oburoh berg nest Sabbath, broke
the absence of the pastor. Thefollow•
Sabbath Rev. W. J. Weddell, of
will preach morning and evening.
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"AN to."—TG WITH Fiumetopic,
This was the topic tf last
0! laeb
the Bp- dolegstes
evening's program hymns
League. All the hymns need were
by the lady named. Readings authorityon
given by Will. Armstrong, "Our county,
kept for Jesns" ; Mies Clara Pelee
"The „ ,
Great Teacher , Mise in
McNaughton, "Oompeneatien." are
Moore sang a pretty duets en.
an,..i ...ni a..-,. _... _. __ .. .
• 424
Mrs, Robt. Meek, of Fingall,is Buffering 483
lockjaw, the result of stepping on a 407'
nail, which piereed the ball of the 566
too
-L-
fly.