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Vol. 28. No. 6,
BRUSSELS, ONTARXQ, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 189
$t. Anne De Beaupre.
To line Baiter of Tun Pear,
Permit me to give your readers an ac-
count of a visit F paid early thin mouth
to the celebrated shrine of St. Anne
Semipro. In company with De, Claurels,
the assistant medioal officer here, his
brobher•in-low, Dr, Scott, of Ottawa, and
the ladies of the hones, we took passage
in the Government Mail Yaohb,.under the
guidance of two competent Frenob Flail -
QM ,
ail -
Q 5,. ,lnia far famed shrine is fifteen
muss west of Grosse Isle, and; about
twanty miles octt from the city of ue
eo
,
on the north shore of the Sb. Lawrence
and at the foot of the Laurentian mount.
adw
W.
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Mug. o h hat the sal ors call a 1
a
srankin breeze',
on our outward bound
orifi ; and, having to task several. limos
owing
Y tide,
g to a headwind and contra?
we often shipped a sea which drenched
+'our wraps, causing the ladies on board to
l
give an occasional scream as yacht
the welled under a heavy swell and the
aves came dashing over the deck. We
ode the run in less than three hours
bub very glad we were once more to set
, pot on terra firma. After replenishing
the outer roan with the good things liber -
all provided byour host and hostess, we
de
r seeded to take in
landed and at once proceeded
We found quite a good sized
t'eei lite. o i
h W
q
g
- Village filled with stores containing .near-
ly everything found in a oily store, be-
sides hotels and private dwellings of , no
mean pretensions. But the chief attrac-
tions were the Cathedral of St. Anne, the
large presbytery or residence of the
priesta, and other ecclesiastical buildings.
During the Summer season, more espec-
ially, numbers of visitors flock hither by
rail or steamboat—most of whom are pii.
Brims from long distances, to gay their
vows at tine shrine of this canonized saint.
For the benefit of your Protestant read-
ers, I may mention that the ohuroh is
named after St. Anne, the mother of the
blessed virgin, whose image is to be seen
in various styles of art everywhere you
go. On entering the cathedral? which is
a massive structure surmounted by a full•
sized image of St. Anne,'you see men and
Women, boys and girls, all devoutly kneel-
ing here and there, going through their
prayers. Ab several corners of the
church you may see piled up heaps of
crutches, said to have been left there by
pilgrims who were oared of lameness,
rheumatism,_ or some other ailment—
after having paid their devotions at this
shrine. All' along the corridors on the
north and south side of the nave are
cloisters each with an altar and a cruci-
fix, dedicated to some particular saint
in the calendar where we saw devotees
going through their orisons and counting
their beads and crossing themselves in
the most reverent manner. One of the
priests, observing no doubt that we were
strangers and Protestants, very courteous-
ly offered to show us through the build
ings and pointed out many interesting
curiosities and suoient relics, one of
which latter, he said, was the thumb-
bone of the veritable St. Anne, presented
to the chapel by some ecclesiastical
dignitary. Another object of interest
was an iron staple, said to have been
swallowed by a young child, and after
prayers offered to the patron saint for
three spcoessive days the staple was
ejected from the child's stomach, and if
/ we are to credit the reports furnished by
the secular newspapers of Quebeo prov-
ince, the most miraculous cures are con-
stantly being wrought in answer to pray.
ors offered at this shrine to the mother of
the blessed virgin.
From the great cathedral we were
shown through,a chapel built in 1878, on
the side of the mountain near the . origi-
nal site of the old chapel of St. 'Anne—
whioh was said to have been projected
many years ago by a sea Captain who
was threatened with ship wreck on the
St. Lawrence, and who vowed (if God
spared bis life) to erect a chapel near
the spot in grateful- remembrance of
their deliverance. Well.l to reaoh this
edifice we had to climb a steep hill, where
the pilgrims on entering the chapel
ascended a long flight of steps—each one
of which they reverently kissed and then
kneeling paused to offer a prayer thereon,
till on reaching the topmost step they
prostrated themselves` before the altar
dedicated to St. Anne. Most of the
worshippers were women, old and young,
some of whom wore scarce able, from in-
firmity and old ago to climb from one
step to another. After this exhausting
experience they proceed to kneel again and
cross themselves and repeat their orisons
before each of fourteen different stations,
and then retired. As we returned from
witnessing the ceremonies, we visited a
• smaller chapel where high masses are
said for the repose of the souls of the de-
parted—in one corner of whioh near the
altar railing was a box for receiving the
aline of the faithful. Single wax candles
are kept continually burning on this altar,
which has afull-sized figure of the Saviour
suspended on the cross, with bleeding
hands and feet, and the blood flowing
from the wound in His side paused by
the soldier's spear. Words fail me to
give your readers any adequate idea of
the immense coat of the cathedral and
other buildings of St. Anne—the works
of art—painted by some of the old mast-
ers, suoh as Rembrandt—vessels of solid
silver, snob as oruoifixes, chalice, paten,
&o., for purposes of communion, and the
magnificent altars,- one of whioh cost
$20,000 --all appealing to one's aesthetic
taste as lovers of art, and all intended to
strike the eye of the beholder and through
the medium of the external senses to
draw forth the devotional element in our
nature, While large sums must have
been expended in erection and bhe keep.
in up of this ecolesiastioal institution,
largo amounts aro received annually from
pilgrims and other visitors W this shrine,
who come hither from all parts of Canada
and the United States. We saw one
venerable • old ' gentleman .with silvery
looks devoutly going through his prayers
as a humble worshipper before the main
altar and on inquiry we learned that it
was Bishop Ryan, of Buffalo. And from
time to time Bishops and other leading
It. O, der men from various parte of
r to a
their Vows at t of Holy
giu'e mother, I could' not help remark-
ing to 000 of our party : "Z¢ wag Pro¢-
estanla little or nothing for oar religion,
compared with the saori1iees made by
those devout Oatholioe in limo, travel,
Money, self morbifieatiouo, fastings,
genuflexions, penanees, and other care-
monies ;" and oertaintyif works can save
us, our R. 0, brethren are sure of reach-
ing the kingdon of heaven. One poor
young fellow, ,six feet in height, wont
through all the prescribed ceremonies and
devotions in both chapels, and at all the
fourteen stations, barefooted I And yet
the apoablo has told us plainly that we
are not saved by works, but a 'by , grace
through faith." I noticed that in the
basement. e t cathedral, ro is on as
# hov w
i
p
made for soiling to visitors all aorta of
religious amulets and keepsakes, slab as
beads, orucifixee, medals, rings, bracelets"
and an interminable 1 t of trinkets at all
o r
pprions, whioh Lent 011 tho coffers of
the ohuroh, And I thought of that pass-
age in the gospel where it is said our,
Saviour witnessed the traffic carried on
in the eourte.of the temple, and how He
drove out with a whip of cords the
money-ohangers and those who sold oxen
and doves, saying : ''Ye have made my
Tether s house an house of merchandise I
I must not omit to mention that Father
Ohiniquy, whose name is so well known
throughout Canada, was parish priest
here at St. Anne up to the time of his
conversion to Protestantism. If what he
relates in his book entitled "Fifty years
in the Ohuroh of Rome" be true, it is no
wonder he changed his religion.
What a relief it was to turn our banks
upon all this solemn pageant, to look out
upon the lovely scenery that nature has
bestowed on this part of Canada and
breathe onoe more the pure air of heav-
en, where the grandeur of the mountains
decked with green foliage vies with the
noble St. Lawrence in rendering a silent
paean of praise to the Almighty Creator;
and I could not help recalling the words
in which Shakespeare bas said :
"Ignorance is the curse of God ;
Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to
heaven."
One thought impressed itself very
strongly on my mind, as the result, of
our visit to the shrine of St. Anne—and
that is this ; there is no one element in
man so influential for good or ill as reli-
gion. It has bad to do with peace and
with war—with Christian charity and
with intolerant persecution—with nation-
al prosperity and with social degradation
—with a well regulated life here and with
the hope of immortality, hereafter. But
better far is a false religion than no reli-
gion at all—nay more, better to believe
too much than too -little better to be the
slave of religious superstition than the
foot -ball of doubt and.rationalistic un-
belief 1 H. D. S.
Grosse Isle, Que., Aug. 10, 95.
The. C. P. It. and the. Crops.
The enormous yield of 58,000,000 bush-
els whioh is expected from the crops in
the Northwest will be the • finest for the
past six years, and will' mean increased
prosperity, signs of which are even now
visible. "Some additions to the rolling
stock. of the company are oonbemplated."
The wordo were spoken by Sir .William
Van Horne Saturday morning ab Montre-
al. The 0. P. R. authorities have reali-
zed for some time past that this year's
orop'would be something altogether out
of the ordinary, and they have been pre.
paring:in anticipation. -Every available
boarding and spare' oar bas been called
in -by the oar -service department from all
over the system, and are now dismantled
and ready to assist in transporting the
wheat promptly and satisfactorily. Just
how many oars are to be, built is not
known at present. but in spite of the.
modest utterances of the President, the
number is thought to be considerable.
•
GRAND LODGE I. 0. 0. 1'.
At the close of the I. O. 0. F. Grand
Lodge at Hamilton on Aug. 17th, nomi-
nations for 1896 were made as follows :—
Grand Representative—P. G. M. J.
Donodh, Toronto ; P. G. M. W. H, Hoyle,
Cannington ; P. G. M. R. W. Bell, Peter-
borough. Grand Master—P; G. Henry
White, Port Hope ; Deputy Grand
Master—P. G. J. A. Young, Tbamesford.
Grand Seereba y—P. G. J. B. Sing, To-
ronto. Grand Treasurer—P. G. W.
Badenach; Toronto. Grand Warden—P.
G. W. A. Cameron, Ottawa ; P. G. R. S.
Cowan, London ; P. G. Rev. W. J.
Saunders, Sbannonville ; P. G. r S. J.
Binkley, Niagara Falls ; P. G. J. A.
Morton. Wingham ; P. G. J. W. Groat,
St. Cabheriues ; P. G. A. B. Burrell,
International Bridge ' -P. G. A. Brownley,
Barrie ; P. G. W. Warnock, Aylmer ;
P. G. Dr. M. Olnrg, Woodstock; P. G.
Dr. Jas. Anderson, Hamilton.
The installation of officers for the on.
suing year was then proceeded with, the
officers installed being Grand Master,
Thomas Woodyabt, Brantford ; Deputy
Grand Master, Henry White, Port Hope ;
Grand Warden, r A. Young, Thames -
ford ; Grand Secretary, J. B. King, To-
ronto Grand Treasurer, W. Badenaoh,
Toronto.
The Grand Master then appointed the
following officers :—A. Brownley, Barrie,
Grand Marshall ; A. McFarlane, Otter -
villa, Grand Conductor ; S. Springer,
Elora, Grand Guardian ; F. Gallagher,
Ottawa, Grand Herald ; Rev, Jan. Mo-
Farlane, Sterling, Grand Chaplain ; W.
H, Hugh, Cannington, Junior Past *rand
Master.
A resolution of regret on the death of
J. M. Symonds, D. D. G. M., London,
was adopted.
Bachelor parties aro in vogue in Avon -
bank.
Ten thousand dollars have been sub-
scribed towards the Berlin hospital btiild-
ing fund.
It is rumored that Jackson Bros., the
vvell.known clothiers of Clinton, purpose
establishing a brsnob of their house in
Wingham.
John Charlton, M, P., is building two
silos on bis farm at Lyndooh. He ie
Canada an elsewhere come here pp y fast reoovering from his lameness re.
the ebriae the Vir- salting from a sprained knee.
Civic Holiday' at Blyth,
The Civic Holiday celebration held in
the Agricultural Park, Blyth, on Friday
last under the auspices of the Brass
Band, proved itself in every way to be a
deoided suormse. Fully 3,000 people
Were present from the surrounding
oountry, towns and villages, Many of
the business bongos and private redf-
dences were gaily deooraled with Hags,
bunting, and evergreens.
Shortly after nine o'clock the oali.
Chum i n prooession invaded town
from
the sth
this being the beginning of
the day's sport. The oarriage contain -
Ab. Sellars, a Ed. McKinnon,
W
M onnel and 112. Bell who were oO !, n.
represented with a barber ehyop on wheels,
the eight of which made the proprietors
of the Blyth barber shops gnawwith
,
envy as they noticed the artisbio man,
per in v03141,11018 performers did their
work, received the let prize, $3. The
carriage driven by.F.1 Rainton
and M. Campbell, representing a young
man from the oountry with his beet girl,
received the eeoond prize of $1,50. Mast.
er Frank Bowden, with his Irish jaunting
oar with Jim Hammond an a fpaessnger,
received the third prize of 50 cents.
The next attraction was the foot -ball
match between Blyth and Londesboro at
11 o'clock. The game was slow from be-
ginning bo end, having more the appear-
ance of a practice matob than a genuine
game of font -ball, Blyth won by a score
of 1 to 0.
At 2:80, p. m., Blyth and Clinton took
the field for the first base -ball match.
As they were late in getting started the
oommibtee decided to let them play only
five innings each. Clinton went to bat
first and succeeded in knocking out 14
runs as their share in the game. When
Blybh went to bat for bios 5th time they
had only three rune to their credit, but
in this innings they commenced a genu-
ine Waterloo against their Clinton foes
by batting out 12 runs, thns winning the
game by one run, with only two men out,
and the prize of $15. The following is
the snore :—
nLYrn 11. 0
Potts 1 2 Harland 1 3
Taman - - 1 2 Soruton 3 0
Ballantyne, A 1 2 Mason 2 2
Ballantyne, J 1 2 Agnew' 2 1
Kline - 3 1 Haxby 2 2.
Grower3 0 Wheatley. 2 -2
Bu6gin 1' 2 Simpson '1 1
Robinsonkirk 2 1 Johnson 0 3
Ro 1 Roos 1 1
2
15 14 14 7.5
IIy Innings— 1 2 3 4 6.
Blyth 0 2 0 -.1 12-1b
Clinton 6 1 0 6 8-14
Batteries—Grewar and J. Ballantyne;
Ross and Agnew, and Johnson.
The next event on the program, and
the one in whioh the greatest interest
centered, was the base ball matoh be-
tween the -Unions of Gerrie and Wroxeter,
and Goderich. These two olubs played
about three weeks, ago at Goderich'
the
Unions winning by a eoore of 11 to 9.
Since that time considerable bad blood
has been flowing between them and when
the Blyth band bung up a purse of $30
and invited these clubs to play for it, they
lost no time in aooepting the invitation.
The game was not long in progress before
it was seen that the Unions, out -classed
their opponents from the circular town In
every respect, particularly as players and
as gentlemen. The game of ball put up
by the Goderich team was more in keep-
ing with a club to be found in some side.
road village than from the representa-
tives of a town of the dimensions of Gode-
rich. The chewing and questioning of
the umpire's deoisions indulged in by
some of gibe players and hangers-on.
On the other hand the Unions
played a nice, quiet, gentlemanly game,
and made many friends for themselves
fromamong the spectators.
The Unions are composed principally.
of business men of the sister 'villages of
Gorrie and Wroxeter, and play base ball
for pure love of the game. They are nob
by any means ohickeos at the business,
as some of them have been playing to-
gether for the past 15 or 20 years ; they
are also a fine, manly looking lot •
of fel-
lows, whose ages range from 30 to 40
years. They are a credit to the villages
they represent, and know how to, play
baseball as it should be played. Their
strongest hold is. their infield, whioh
would do credit to any grofeosional nine.
The Unions captured the prize of $80
by a eoore of 25 to 11, ad the ,following
table will show :—
mama 11. 31 - 850201on. 0. n
Sanderson, 0 2 0 Maloomeon, o...•.,1 0•
McLaughlin if 4.0. Thompson, ib 1 2
Paulin, A., lb 2 o Tilt, 3b 0 0
Ms srdy, rf 6 0 Creasman, rf 1 2
Paulin,d, as 2 1 Robertson, as 2 1
Hoes 3b,...,,.«.....A.: 1 Hooper, 2b 2 1
Hawke, 2b 4 1 Doyle, p 1 0
Williama,p 4-.1 -Holmes, of 2 0
McGrath, of 3 0 Dahn,lf 1 0
26 4 11 6
By innings—; 1234567 B0
'Unions - 2 2 0 4r 0 0 2 B 3-25_
Godorioh - 0 0 od $ i 112 2-11
Batteries—Williams and Sanderson ;
Doyle and Robertson, and Maloomeon.
The last tueels of the day was the foot-
ball midrib between Blyth and Walton at
seven o'olook, Walton winning by a more
of 3 to 0. The prize for this event was
$15.
After the finish of the Blyth—Walton
foot ball match a promenade concert was
held in the park. There was a good
crowd present and ell seemed to enjoy
the enlivening music furnished by 'the
Auburn and Blyth Brass Bands. The
promenade oonoert broke up about 10
o'olook and brought to a doge one of the
most successful day's of sport that has
been held in Blyth for many years.
After paying all expenees the band's
treasury will be enriched by $75.—Blyth
Standard.
The St. Mary's rate for 1895 is 18 mills.
A Prinoetown man is said to have dug
up the corpse of bis fired wife to ee0nre
jewelry for wife No. 2.
Mrs. Daniel Wagner, of New Ham-
burg, broke her leg a few days ago by
jumping off a morning train.
MI. Ogilvy, the millionaire' miller, aft-
er a tour of inepeotion in Manitoba,
makes Very hopeful reports as to the
Wheat harvest,
W 14, KERR F'
CIUJRCII CHIDES,.
There was service in the 11, O. ohuroh
last Sabbath in Btrusoole.
Next Sabbath the inoumbenl will 04-
oupy the pulpit of St, John's obureb, •
Rev. Dr, Cochrane, of the Presbyter-
ian oburob home missions committee,
Imo left on a visit to mission stations in
bhe Northwest,
Rev. G. H. Qobbledick bee returned
from his holidays and will ocaupy the
pulpit of the Methodist church next Sab-
bath. The evening service oommenoes
"Le
0:30 o'clock.
Leat Monday evening the Salvation
Ainy
held service at theao
earnerer of Ter
n-
herrY and Thames streets, They also
showed a number of magic lantern views
of the resoae work being done by the
Army. Theictures were thrown on
p
acanvas tanked on the side of Jas. Bal-
lantyne'e grocery.
The quarterly official board of the
Central Methodist obureh, Stratford,
has deoided to send a unanimous call to
Rev. Dr. Hannon, now pastor of the First
Mebbodist church.' St. Thomas, to be-
come their pastor ab the expiration next
midsummer of Rev. G. F. Salton'e term.
Sidney M. Whaley, B. A., a recent
graduate of Knox College
Toronto,nto is
called to the pastorate o,f tine entad
Presbyterian congregations of St. Helens
and East Ashfield and Rev. A. R. Mao.
Lennon, B. D., of Dalhousie Mills, in the
Presbytery of Glengarry, is called to the
pastorate of Huron ohuroh, Ripley.
SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS:
Tho following is the report of the joint
board on the result of the High School
junior and senior leaving, and matricu-
lation, pass and honor examinations :--
The
-The certificates of successful candi-
dates will be sent to High school Princi-
pals and Public school Inspectors, as the
case may be, without delay. In no ease
will the marks be reported direst by the
department to the candidates. Candi-
dates who desire to appeal are requested
bo weft until they have received their
marks before making a protest.
The number of successful candidates at
any centre of examination must not be
regarded as the result of the work of any
school, as in many instances' candidates,
other than those prepared at the school,
have presented themselves for examin-
ation.
In order that candidates whohave
failed at the examination may be inform-
ed of their standing the marks will be
sent with as little delay as possible to the
Principal of the High school at which
they were examined, and in other oases
to the Public school Inspector. The
certificates of successful candidates will
be forwarded soon after..
In view of the changes in the High
school course unsuccessful, candidates ab
the primary examination may, on the
recommodation of the Principal, without
applioabion to the department, write in
1896 or 1897 for a junior leaving certifi-
cate under the provisions of the previous
regulations. It should' be understood,
however, that no candidate can obtain a
primary certificate hereafter except in
accordance with the provisions of the.
new regulations.
Cnwcaow.—Junior leaving—A Consitt,
T Courtioe, R Creech, L Cunningham, M
Graham, F Hartley, It Higgins, J Holds-
worth, ]. Jenkins, H Lennox, A McKen-
zie, B MoMordie, -A MaTaggarb, H Magic,
L Murray, C Murray, L Worthington..
Senior leaving—M Doherty, L Whitely.
Matrioulation—A McLeod, Aaioss (sec-
ond-class honors English, French, Ger-
man)), Part 1-J. Bell Partial—I.
Chisholm (physics) ; L Colwell (gram-,
mar, history and geography, arithmetic);
J Henry (Latin, French) ; E Jervis
(Greek grammar); 13 Ross (Latin, French
grammar ; F Turnbull, (Latin grammar,
French grammar):
Gonsnron.—Junior leaving—E Amy, P
Austin, 0 Aiignstine, ADalton, LElliott,
F Gray, H Johnstone, (Latin), A Recife,
I Silpatriok, T Long, R Mair, 8 Million,
M McCluskey, M McDonald, A Sterling,
L Strang, H Young. Senior leaving—S
Begkett, J Coombes, 0 Durnin, R Mc-
Tavish, J 1 Robertson, M Skelton. Ma-
trioulation—D Harvey, M McLennan, S.
Morelia.(e eoond-olass honors English,
French, Gorman). ; N Baillie (Latin
authors, Greek) ; B Guest (Greek) ; E
Lockhart (grammar, history and geo-
graphy, arithmetic) ; B Moorehead' (sea-
ond-class honors English, history and
geography, classics) ; A McDowell
(Latin, German) ; A McKay (Latin) ; J
McLean (Latin, Greek) ; J A Ellwood
(grammar, history and geography, arith-
metic)) ; 1 Simpson (Latin, French
authors.
HAnsrsxox.—Junior leaving—J' Ben-
nett, H
ennett,H Climie, P Dentsobman, H Dob-
son, R Douglas, 1 Duff (Latin), W Hart-
ley, A Knight, 0 Leppard, O Mitchell, A
Manus, J Semple, W Siuolair, J Smith,
F Stewart. Senior leaving—W Downey,
A Millis, 1 Fisher, R Fletcher, : G Gilles-
pie, G Gorrill, M Green, A Toward, H
MOKee, W Rennie (Latin authors),. T
Scarr, I' Stafford, J Wilson. Mabrion-
lation-G Munro, chemistry ; B Hazle-
wood, Latin; S. Paulin, physics ;. A
Sinclair, Greek.. ,
Lrsrownn.—Junior leaving -0 Alexan-
der, R
lexander,.B Barrett, A Bradley, 0 M Brisbin,
A Brooks, N M Campbell, .0 0 Campbell,
W Cook, J Curtis, 0 Douglas, R' Fritob-
ley, A Gaynor, I Glenn, R Jiakling, 0
Kella, J McFarlane, M McKee, A Mac-
kenzie, T Norton, Si Norton, N Pelton, B
Pearson, S Petrie, F Baynard, A Steven-
son, M Williams. Matrioulation-W
Scott, chemistry.
Miro/num.—Junior leaving -N McNay,
A Smith, A Williams. Mair oulation—C
McKenna (also chemistry).
Sneronrt,-7nuior leaving—I Aitch-
ison, Wm Aitchison, Robb Aitohison, W
Brownell (Latin), M Boyd, 0 Cudmore,
E Devereux, J Duuoan, J Dorsey, M
Ford, M Flannagan, E Gemmell, J Hort-
on, B Hagan, J Miller, A Prendergast, D
Smith, J Warwick. Senior leaving.. -I
Bethune. Mabrioulabion—S Dickson, W
Hill (French), R Hill (Greek), A McKin-
ley (LLatin).
op,
$rn4?a1 ono, -••-Junior ]saving J Arm'
strong, M Baker, Ti Beattie, O Blair, G
Onrti, A Edmunds, J Erskine, M Flom.
ing, T Henry, E Hyde, B Jel?nson, 9.
Little, d Lynoh M Mills, W McKenzie,
M Mo1:7ight ;N MoNab, J McTavish, J
Panton, J Richardson, E Roberts, J Rox-
borough, A Soaulan, J Stewart, 1'3 Work-
man, Senior leaving -0 Bell, AI Collis-
on, M McCaffrey, G Wilson. Matrioula-
tion —A Francis (Prat Blase berme
Frer{Qb, German, second olase Honors
English), D Harper (Gorman), H John-
son (mathematics, Latin grammar,
•
Greek), 0 MOYexina (fiisb.ol ss a honors
French, German, second-olass honors
English), T Turnbull (oleo ohemistry).
•About.
People We Talk
J. Fulton is on the sick list,
Mrs. Pntland is on the siak list.
bible Dolly Seeker is bonne from Zarioh.
Mrs, Andrew Carrie, sr., is visiting at
r Seaforth,
]]Ilse Onrrfe Eingston is visiting in
Seoforth.
V. Kneahtel, of Seaforth, was in town
tlrie week.
Mrs, J. A. Creighton' was visiting at
Hamilton.
Thos. Ross washome fromMosley for
a few days.
R. Gouley, of Clinton, was in town
last Friday.
J. S. Smith and family are removing
to Hamilton.
Miss Cline, of Wingham, was visiting
at Mrs. P. Soott's.
Miss M. Collie, of Blueyale, was in
town last Saturday.
Mrs. Sperling is visiting her daughter,
Mao. Watson Ainley,
Duncan Stewart has gone on a visit to
his brother in Dakota.
Mrs. John Barnhill is visiting her
daughter near Henfryn.
Will. Wake, of Owen Sound, is visiting
his brothers in Brussels.
Miss Hattie Roderous, of Wingham; is
visiting Mies Lillian Ainley.
Miss Core, Ferguson returned to her
home in Teaswater last week.
George Halliday, of Ferguson & Halli-
day, is slightly under the weather.
Will. Leatherdale is away at Galt.
He made the journey on bis wheel.
Mrs. Cummings and children, of Buff-
alo, are visiting Mrs. Samuel Smale.
Mrs. Deadman is enjoying a holiday
with friends at London and Delaware..
Miss Lizzie Ferguson is enjoying a
holiday at Toronto and Niagara Falls.
Dirs. Philip Redden, of Mildmay, was
visiting Mrs. Dan. MoKenzie lash week.
E. W. Bruce,B. A., of Toronto, was
calling on old friends in Brussels last
week.
Miss Morrison, of London, is visit.
i08 Miss Kate Wilson and Mrs. J. Mo -
Bain.
Ooonoillor Leatherdale and wife spent
a few days at Harriston visiting rela-
tives.
Ino. McRae bad a relapse of the fever
but is improving again, although very
weak.
JackGrower pitched for the Blyth
team in their match with Clinton last
Friday.
Dr. McDonald, M. P., and Mrs. Mc-
Donald are visiting in Manitoba and the
Northwest.
Matthew, Laura and Pearl Loohart, of
Port Huron, are visiting at William Mil-
ler's, Brussels.
Mrs. Wm. Ballantyne left on Tuesday
form holiday to Manitoba where she will
visit relatives.
Mrs. J. L. Kerr and Mrs. J. J. Gilpin
spent Wednesday at the Methodist Par-
sonage, Wroxeter.
Albert Putland returned home last Sat-
urday from Stratford, where he had
spent his vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Hargreaves, of Paisley,
are visiting at Winnipeg, Porbage•Ia-
Prairie and Morden.
J. Ferris, of Campbellford, was visiting
hie' sister, Mrs. J. A. Stewart, Bruasele,
during the past week.
Miss O'Neill, of Clinton, and Miss
Annie Taylor, of Blyth, are the guests of
Misses Roes, William street.
J. A.: Creighton has been bothered with
a lame leg this week, which has some-
what retarded his locomotion.
Mrs. R. Stevenson, of Glencoe, former-
ly of Brussels, is visiting Mrs, Wm.
Blaahill. Her daughter is also here.
Mrs. H. L. Jackson has gone on a holi-
day trip to Guelph. She will also visit
Hamilton and Torontosbefors returning.
Daniel Stewart was away for a week at
Holstein assisting in painting and fres-
coing one of the oburobes in that village.
Mrs. and Mise Duffield, of Wingham,
and Miss Talbot, of London, were the
mote of Mrs. Alex. Strachan last Mon-
day.
onday.
Miss L. Gilpin, of St. Marys, and Geo.
Gilpin, of Gerrie, were visiting at J. J.
Gilpin's last Friday. They travelled per
bioyoles.
R. McAlpine and Priooipal Cameron
arrived bank on Friday from an extended
bibyoling tour to London, Woodstock,
Hamilton, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, &n,
Mrs. P. D. MoKinnon and Miss Annie,
of Winnipeg, and Miss Lucretia Oliver
are visiting at Jas. Oliver's, Tarnberry
street. They arrived here on Thursday
of last week.
G, A. Beer, a former resident of Bros-
eels, who has been living in Seaforth for
several years, intends removing to Car-
berry, near Brandon, Manitoba, where
be has a situation.
Will James and Phil. Hingabon took
advantage of the excursion last Tuesday
and have gone on a visit to Manitoba,
Mr. Hingstou's father, who was a former
resident of this locality, lives at Cypress
River..
Word has been received of the serious
Mimes of George 'Sanders, sr., at Travers
City, Mich. Mr. Sanders was a resident
of Brussels for years. His trouble is
said to , be cancer of the liver. He is
about 75 years of age.
R, K. Ross and Thos. McLain:A lin at.
rived home from their visit to the Old
Country last Saturday. The return trip
was made on the "Labrador." They
mot Colin Mo Arthur and Neil McDonald,
of Morris, at Glasgow.- They enjoyed
the visit very mach.
0, It, Yanstone, wife and daughter, of
Southampton, epent a few days with W.
2. Vaostono and family,
Mies Blakeman returned Ort hfoniiay
from a month's visit with friends and.
relatives at London and Stratford,
Jack Drowe, of Paris, son of dames
Drewe, formerly of Bruesela, was calling
on old friends bore last week. He was
touring on his bicycle,
Mrs, Hearn and daughters, Stella and
Lorene Bortill, of Stratford, are renew-
ing old friendships in Brussels, making
Mrs. Skene's their headquarters,
Jae Laird,of Win bana, formerly of
Bruesole, has disposed of his barbering
business and purobasod a farm at Bruce
Mines,where he
ill make his bonne.
The Pio onTimes, of 1hursdaY. Aug.
g
15tb, says 1—H. J. Morden, of the Stand.
and Bank, Brussels, is taking a week of
't -n and vicinity. Mr.
holida s ' Pao o
Y
in
Morden is located in the very centre of
the cattle fattening industry of the 0000 -
by of Huron. One farmer with whom
Mr. Morden is acquainted fattened and
gold oattle to the value of $5500 during
the peat year. Singe early Spring farm-
ers have been getting five cents per
pound, live weight, for their fat cattle.
They have been at the business for the
past 80 years and many have grown rich
at
e
it y
Were this indust? carried on in
Prinoe Edward as in Huron the same,
result would follow.
Additional Local News.
Brauasmr.s baseball: boys ere going to
Goderiob on Friday of this week to play
a return match with the ball tossers of
the County town.
KILLED WY A TRAIN.—Joseph Brisbois,
G. N. W. telegraph repairer, was struck
by the express, a mile and a half west of
Guelph and instantly killed. The de.
ceased was well known here and usually
went by the name of French Joe.
As will be seen by notice in another
column the partnership existing between
W. Taylor and Jas. Smillie, as grocers,
&o., has been dissolved and the business
will be continued by Mr. Smillie. Mr.
Taylor will follow his present occupation,
farming.
Labor DAy: The program on Labor
Day in Brussels will consist of a foot ball
match between Walton and Ethel at 9 a.
m. ; base ball, Brussels vs. the "Unions,"
of Gerrie and Wroxeter, at 10 o'olook;
Harriston end Goderich at 1 p. m. ; and
the closing match between the Births win-
ning the two other games. The admis-
sion fee will only be 10 cents for the fore-
noon sports and the same in the after-
noon. The committee appointed is mak-
ing all the necessary arrangements and a
great day's sport is expected. Come to
Brussels on Labor Day wbiob will be
Monday, Sept: 2nd.
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Canadian Newie.
Weeds along railroad tracks are now
killed by the "electric weed -killer." It
consists of a car oarrying a dynamo,
which sends a heavy current into a sort
of rake of fine wires dragging among the
weeds on each side of the track. As the
wires touch them the weeds are "eleo-
troouted" down to their smallest rootlets.
It is proposed to introduce the same eye -
tem in farming.
It was feared in the early part of Mon-
day afternoon that the sculling match
announced to take place between Jake
Galidaur and Ed. Dornan on .Toronto
Bay would have to be called off. There
was a considerable breeze blowing, and
the water was choppy. However, the
wind had abated by oo o'clock, and at
5;80 preparations were made for the
race. The oourse was three miles, and
extended from a point opposite the To-
ronto Rowing Club at the Island to a
point near the Brook street wharf.
From point to point and baok again is a
mile and a half, and this covered twice.
Durnan steered a bad course on the first
stretch, running into the stakes which
mark the channel in the Bay, and he
thereby lost two lengths. At the first
turn he was one length behind, having
regained some ofhis lost distanoe. Both
men went rouud the buoys well, and: on
the first time baok Duman gained per-
ceptibly. On the last pull across, and
when both had straightened out, and
Ware pulling for goal, Gaudaur was row-
ing easily, while Duman appeared to be
laboring, and was making ineffectual at-
tempts to reach his opponent. At the
finish Gaucher was a length Ousel The
time was 20 minutes and 56 seconds.
The referee was H. J. P. Good, the judg-
es, Bush Thompson and N. J. Olark, and
the timekeeper, Jas. Carruthers. Tha
wharves, boats and beaobeswere lined
with about 20,000 spectators interested
in the race. The race was an exhibition
for $100 a aide, and a portion of the gate
receipts.
Word has just reached Comber that
Malvin Campbell, a young man employed
by Ed. Smith, in the lumber camp in
Rochester township, has 'disappeared,.
and all efforts to trace him have proven
fruitless. The last seen of the young
man was on Monday morning, when he
was mounted on horsebaok, riding out of
the woods. He had recently purobased
the horse he was riding. He went to-
ward the Tilbury West towuline. Noth-
ing more was seen of the man or horse
until Wednesday morning, when the lat-
ter was found securely tied to a farmer's
feaoe in the vioinity of Staples. From
the appearance of the ground around
where the bores had tramped the animal
had been there for some time before' be-.
ing disoovered. It was first thought that
the horse, whioh is young and coin.
monde a good appearance, had been
stolen, the thief had become frightened
and left the horse tied to the fence to
avoid detection. The horse was after-
wards recognized by the employee of the
camp as .that of Campbell's, and then
the search for the young man began, but
go far his whereabouts has notbtenlearn•
ed, Foul May is expected by some. He
had no money on his person and had not
drawn his wages for two months bank.
The young man cable here from Detroit.
He is described as bright, but of a retire
inglnatnre\and is about 20 years of age.
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