HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-8-30, Page 1Vol. 23. No, 7,,
BRUCE COUNTY W, O. T. u,
mite annual meeting of the Brune Co,
W. 0, T. U. Convention was held in
Luoknow on Aug. 21et, in the i, 0.0.. F,
Hall. There were 66 delegates present,
from Kinoordine, ;Walkerton, Paisley,
Wingham, Teeswater, Mildmay,,Cbeeley,
Purple Valley and Luoknow, .After de•
votional exerolees, conducted " by the
President, Mrs, a W. Berry, the con-
vention was brought to order at 10 a, m.
Reports from superintendents of varieue
departments were banded in and routine
bneineee'traneaoted. A masemeeting
Was held in the Opera House in the,even-
ing at whioh an excellent program of a
temperance nature was euooeeefully oar.
ried through. Addresses were delivered'
by Mesdames Berry Stauffer, Reed sed
Mies Fieher, Music by Luaknow Oroh-
°etra Choir, Glee Club and the Mieeee
Smalley, Smith end Armstrong, a recita-
tion by Mre. J. W. .Armstrong, and a
reading by Mrs. Telmie,1 inoardine,con-
cluded the program. Thursday morning
the eleotion of officers was proceeded
with, reenitipg as follows :—President,
Mise K. M. Fisher, Wingham ; Vine-
Preei.dent, Mre. J; Ashcroft, Purple
Valley ; Corresponding Secretary, Mre,
Stauffer, Chesley ; Recording Secretary,
Mise Smalley, Chesley ; Treasurer, Mrs.
Williams, Walkerton. Superintendents
of departments were also appointed. In
the afternoon excellent papers were read
.,on varioue subjects pertaining to the ob-
jects of the union, whioh gave rise to con-
siderable disoussion. Among other
questions "woman suffrage" Dame in fore
a great deal of talk. It wee urged td
keep it before the people until it was car-
ried. Another largely attended mass
meeting was held Thursday night with
an. interesting program. Votes of thanks
were passed to the members of Leaknow
Union for their hospitality, and to the
Odd Fellows for the use of their hall.
'TORONTO'S FIRE ENGINES.
The following taken from the Toronto
Globe of Friday and Saturday will be of
interest to Brusselites :—The test of the
fire engines Thursday afternoon of last.
week, on the Esplanade, between Yonge
and Bay streets, was an„ eminently satis-
factory one, and wee so aoconnted by
those present whose knowledge in this
matter gives value to their opinions.
The test was of the Merryweather engine,
but the 7, B. Boustead, recently' reno-
vated, and the Ronald were also on the
spot and took part. The Merryweather.
is under contract to the city to perform
the following testa under the supervision
of the expert committee composed of
John Peneom, Geo. 0. Robb and John P.
Northey, with City Engineer Heating and
Chief Graham associated :—
Pump 1,200.gallons (American) per
minute ; throw water to a height of 200
feet through a 113.16 inoh nozzle ; raise
a steam pressure of 100 pounds inside of
ten minutes. These tests are in accord-
ance with a resolution passed by the Firs
and Light Committee and communicated
to the agents, tor Messrs. Merryweather
on May 3, 1895. The net weight of the
engine (whioh means stripped of suction
hose and without coal, water, stn.) is
about 6,500 pounds. The guarantee of
the manufacturers was a net weight o£
5,160 pounds. The excess, therefore, is
little and is caused chiefly by the Arahi-
bald patent wheels the city insisted upon
laving subsequent to giving the contract.
These wheels are very much heavier than
Merryweather's standard wheels.
The test was set for 2 o'clock, and at
that hour there must have been between
8,500 and 4,000 citizens on the spot,' the
majority of whom remained until nearly
6 o'clock. All. MaMurriab, Chairman of
the Fire and Light Committee, took
charge of affairs until the engines got
steam up, when he handed the managee,
ment of the test over to Chief Graham,
It was discovered just before orders were
given to coal up that bbe Ronald engine
Was not the one bought by the city,
though identical in every respect. The
J. 33. Boustead got down to business feet,
raising a steam pressure of 100 pounde in
about nine minutes ; the Merryweather
and the Ronald were. about 9a minutes.
The first beet was with 100 feet of hose
and l,4 inch nozzles, and in this the en-
gines were about equally good, In the
second test the Ronald did not enter,
some small matter doing wrong with
some part of her maobmery. The noz•
zles used were two inch 0005, and the
Merryweather threw a stream about 50
feet further than the Boustead. A good
exhibition of the working of the new
water tower was then given, =oh to the
satisfaction of the onlookers. Teets were
then made with 500 feet of hose and with
1?-, li and .1.. inch nozzles, and all of
them proved highly setisfaotory. The 3.
B, Boustead engine proved to possess the
best throwing powers of the three. The
142erryweather throws a large, powerful
stream, but it shows a tendency to spatter
shortly after leaving the `nozzle. No
effort was made to gauge the height to
which the engines could throw, but in
other respects the required oonditione
were fulfilled.
5Tntor diem ENO= TESTS.
Sia,—Xu yesterday's iesn° yon spy "the
Ronald engine did not enter the second
test, because of some alight derangement
,of her machinery." As this is not the
case, it is apt to make a wrong impres-
sion. It was a test of a two-inch nozzle,
which we did not provide because not
asked to do so. The inoh;, and three-
quarter nozzle was the main one, and it
was easily seen our stream was superior
to the Merryweather. We asked that all
teeto should be made with not less than
500 feet of hoe°, as' we did before, object-
ing'to the baby work of only 100 feet, and.
if awls had been accorded our streams'
would have proved still snore favorable.
We Meted our second engine because the
Bret had already been tested, to the high-
est satisfaction, and we wished to prove
our second was equally as good—as both
wore specially built for Toronto—and if
we have to tape it back home from this
great Conservative city to allow a foreign -
or to sell an artiste that proves to be 2,.
000 dearer and no better, not so good, it
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is 0 wrong bo Canadian in Instry, Mer-
ryweather contract weight is 6,160
pounds ; it now provoa to be 8,275 ponnde
per Sim000 *pet weigh *aloe, Why is
the Conservative press covering up and
glooeing osier this and: other tette kept
from the public' 7 The nozelee we nee
DOW are ilio same onee thee were need
before, and exactly the kind the experts
snood for. Joint D. EoxAzn,
A OHArr+ENOn.
We expected to further beet the fire
✓engines in tbo heavier fire duty work
siulilar towhat we were formerly asked
to do through 600 and 750 feet linea of
hose, ae'no engine oan work at a largo fire
tieing lees, A. public test lee been sig,
geeted to take plane at the fair grounds
during the fair.
We now challenge the Merryweather to
such a test, both enginee to nee the same
lengths of hose, not lees than above, eame
nozzles and acme steam pressure ; the
only condition we ask is that the city
purohaee the engine that does the beet
work, including getting up steam and
first to throw a tire -stream to a given
point. We will gladly aooept snob a
national competition test for eupremaoy.
We will ask no allowance for their 1,400
pounds extra weightovet ours, and that
only practical mechanics shall be the
judges. Jong D. RONALD.
QUEBEC.
To the Baiter of Tan Poser,
Doan Sm,—'Quebec may well be called
the "ancient” capital—for with the ex-
ception of some new buildings lately
erected, or in progress of erection, such
as the Frontenao Hotel and the new City
Hall, everything bears the appearance of
antiquity. What is palled the "Lower
Town" is nearly on a level with the
mighty 51. Lawrence, whose clear, blue
waters rush rapidly along through the
somewhat narrow gorge separating Point
Levis on the South from Quebec on the
North. To ascend into the upper and
principal part of the oity one has to climb.
numerous .flights of iron stairs, vary
fatiguing to strangers, or else by a speedy
short out to take the elevator leading up
the vast precipice, on whioh stands the
Frontenao Hotel, overlooking the lower
town, the river, and Point Levis opposite.
This for a return bioket poste only five
cents, When once on the top of the
plateau, you have a commanding view
not only of the city but also of the stir.
rounding country for miles. From this
lofty elevation you survey the several
depots or stations of the Grand Trunk,
Canadian Pacific, and Interoolonial
Railways ; also the beautiful island of
Orleans, in the mouth of the harbor, but
which extends 21 miles in length East-
ward, and consists of six parishes, each
the station of a French olapel and a
resident priest. You also from the same
point obtain a clear view of Beauport, a
fertile territory of highly oultivated land,
thickly settled by a farming community.
To the East of that and only seven miles
from the city you see the femora Mont-
morenci Falls, said to be from 50 to 60
feet higher than the Falls of Niagara,tbat
not nearly, so capacious or wide. There
are so many objects of interest to a
stranger, and so many old historic as.
sociations connected with the ancient
capital of Canada, that it would require a
lengthy letter to deiscribe them all.
Suffice to say that Dufferin terrane, the
citadel, the plains of Abraham, on which
was fought the great battle that gave
Britain possession of Canada from the
hands of the Frenoh, the Martell() tower,
he Basilica or R. 0. cathedral, the Eng-
'sh cathedral, Laval Univereity, &o., are
11 worthy of inspection and interest.
Nothing is more refreshing to a tourist
in "doing the oity" than to seat oneself
or an hour in one of those lovely parks
high furnish lungs to the oily . and a
lace of calm repose to the traveller .or
the laborer weary for rest. One of these
s the "Governor's Garden," a delightful
arlc,. vibh wake, fountains and flower
ads of all descriptions, within whioh,
near the front and overlooking the river
and Point Levis is the tall marble monu-
went erected just 70 pare ago, in the
'me of the late Earl Dalhousie, a former
overnor, in memory of the two distiu-
uished generale who fought for the pos.
session of Canada, viz., Wolfe and Mont
alm. Over the ashes of these two
ernes, British and Frenoh, there is (as'
t should be) a fitting monumental tablet
ailing of their valor and virtues, and a
eoomiog tribute to that universal broth.
rbood whioh ought to animate friend
and foe and every race and creed that
meet one day be all consigned to a com-
on grave. In passing through the city,
here I sojourned for a day or two on
y way West, 1 observed hordes of
ourfsts and visitors, many of them
Americans, who had come 'over by rail
and boat to see the sights and obtain a
atter acquaintance with their more
ortlierlycousins. Indeed such VMS the
prong that it was with some difficulty
caommodation could be procured for
em in hotels and in private boarding
ouoes. The Fkontenao hotel,. lately
Mit by the Cl. P. R. Company, a mag -
Admit structure, said to be one of the
nest on this Continent, and ,oapabls of
cotnmodating nearly 1,000 guests, was
u11 to overflowing, So were many other
tele and boarding houses, It was a
oh harvest for the cabmen, whose
tubers are legion, planted at every
ublio square or corner of the oily, To a
ranger nothing seems more odd than
e vehicle called the "Cateahe," used by
e Frenoh CO men, a two wheeled sort
gig, very high up and rather awkward
eking, arranged to convey two passsn-
° e,andwhatwiththecontinuousjolting
horse motion and the break neck speed
whioh the poor animals are driven np
d down those steep hills, one bas the
°sentiment of being dashed out, and
I" few tourists there aro who do not for
version avail themselves of this meane
locomotion in seeing the sights in and
ound the city. To vfeit.,Quobeo is like
hind some old world oity of the past
Entries—streets narrow and winding,
tiepin structures of stone, quaint looking
emonts whioh ono would alined fanoy
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looking down into the chimney tops' of
those in the "lower town" -such is the
melee Presented toe stranger visiting the
ancient capital for the Met time. And
yet with all that quaintness, there was
ample evidence that the good .people of
Quebec dwell together as .brethren, in
unity and goo0.will, on the principle of
"dive and let live." Why should it not
alwaye be sol
--H, DouanAs rdsTSLA.
FARMERS' INSTITUTE.
To bbe Tklibor of TEE Poem.
I have spade arrangements with H.
3. Hill, Director of the Toronto Indus.
trial Exhibition, to temporarily move my
office from the Oollege building, to the
Fair Grounds, Toronto, I will occupy
from Sept. 2nd to 14th, inclneive, a large.
tent situated Beet of the cattle ring, and
just between stud in front of the horse
add cattle sheds. J. W. Wheaton, B. A.,
Secretary of the Western Dairyman's As.
sooiation, will oeoupy an CMOS in this
tent during the eecond week of the show.
OneOor more of the etaff of the Ontario
grioultural College will be present dur
ing the; greater part of the time, Officers
and members of all farmers' Institutes,
of live stock, dairy, poultry, fruit grow-
ers", and kindred aesociatione, are cordial-
ly invited to make this teat their head..
quarters during the time of the exbibiti
on. I will be in attendance in aforesaid
tent from 8a, ne. to 4 p. m., eagh day of
the show, and will be pleased to meet
Institute officers and members, also mem-
hers of other kindred associations, to
discuss with them the best means to ad.
vanes the work of the Farmers' Institute
in their respective districts. You are, re-
spectfully invited to call on me ; I desire
your hearty and active cooperation in
advancing this important work. During
the second week of the show the follow-
ing meetings will be held in the afore-
said tent :—
SEDER MEMBERS CONVENE.
On Tuesday, Sept. 10th, at 1 p. m., the
officers and directors of the Dominion
Sheep Breeders' Association will convene
to consider the report of the committee
appointed at the last meeting of the as.
*mations to consolidate the by-laws and
re draw the constitution of each aesoei-
ation. At 2:30 p. m., the members of
this association will meet to consider the
report of the officers and direotors on said
constitution and by-laws ; and to re-oon-
sider their action at the last meeting in
appointing delegates to meet the Honor-
able Minister of Agriculture to consider
the record question. The Minister in.
forms me that but two delegates are re-
quired from each assaoiotion. At our
last meeting we elected seven, therefore,
a new election must be held.
SWINE BREEDERS CONVENE.
On Tuesday, Sept. 10th, at 7, p. m., the
officers and Directors of the Dominion
Swine Breeders' Association will convene
to consider a similar report ; and at 8
p. m., the members of this association
will convene to re-elect a record commit-
tee to meet the Minister as in the case of
the Dominion Sheep Breeders, Associ-
ation ; and to consider the report of the
officers and directors regarding the re-
vision of the constitution and by-laws.
CATTLE BREEDERS CONVENE,
Wednesday, Sept. lith, at 7, p. m., the
members of the Dominion Cattle Breed.
ors' Association will convene to consider
the report of the committee appointed
to draft a new constitution and bylaws.
All interested parties are invited to at-
tend these meetings, whether members of
au association or not. F. ITV. Honsoes,
Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes
and Secretary of Associations.
Wroxeter.
Alex. Monroe' is - moving into his
beautiful new residence on Howlett St.
Rev. W. W.,Leeoh, of Varney, was the
guest of his mica, Mrs. Thos. Evans, this
Wm. Mo3Xerabee is having eome im-
provements made about his residence on
Mill St.
Brent Hazlewood and Miss' Effie holi-
dayed in Clifford, Harristou and vioinity
several days this week.
Miss Minnie Hemphill has returned
home after a vacation of several weeks,
looking fresh and hearty.
The brickwork of Thos. Hemphill's
block is about completed. The carpen—
ters are following the trowel swingers
closely and will push on the building to
completion at once.
A large number of. Wroxeterites will
likely accompany the ""Unions" to the
:13aeeball tournament in Brussels next
Monday. We expect to see our boys,
capture 1st prize. Goderiob, Hnrrfeton
end Brussels clubs will also take a hand
in the program,
On Monday morning there eras a quiet
wedding at, the Methodist Parsonage,
Tbos. Jacob' Beswitherick, stone -mason,
of Fordwioh, and Miss Annie Johnston
being the contracting parties. Mr. Mos.
grave and Miss Beewitheriok kept the
blushing young aouplein aountenaoee.
OnWedneeday, Aug, 21st, the spirit of
Samuel Griffith took its flight. For
some time he had been under medical
care but recently it became known to his
friends that he was beyond human skill.
He leaves a wife and one child to mourn
their lose. The funeral service was con-
ducted in the English ohuroh and ceme-
tery on Friday afternoon, Rev, Mr.
Gunn officiating.
The Wroxeter Advocate is defunct.
The editor aooepted an offer from. Ford.
wioh business men of Some "paid in ad-
vance" advertisements and moved his
plant forthwith to that village. We
hope be may never rue the removal. One
thing may be said for Wroxeter—the'
heartiest, most liberal, most unanimous
support ever; given to a newepaper in any
town was given to the Advocate, Every
industry of the village patronized the
paper and pie failure must be attributed'
to the fnoapaoity of the editor•in-obief,
not 10 any lack of loyalty in out business
PURS0\AL PARAGRAPIJS„
Miss Ja. Bird is visiting at Newbury.
Mrs, D. Ewan line been on the eiokliet,
Mabel Raygroft is progressing favor-
ably. • •
Mies Bate Shaw to vieibing friends at
Walton.
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Mise Aggie McAlpine le holidayin
Luoknow.
George Anderson, of Atwood, bas g
to Duluth.
Thos, Kew, of Whitoohnroh, Sunda
in Brussels.
Mre. Thos. Ainley, of Lietowel, is vi
login town,
Mise Nellie Shoe, of London, ie
guest of Mise O'Leary.
Mre, Holmee and Miss L. Holmes h
been on the sink list.
Mies Barrie, who has been eeriouely
is improving in health.
Mrs. P. Doty, of Oakville, was visiti
Mrs. 3. L. Kerr this week.
Gserge Rivers, of Algoma, was vieiti
his sister, Mrs, Chas. Wake.
Mre. John Sinclair is spending e, f
weeks with friends at Stratford.
Mies Fannie Montgomery is visit
her sister, Mrs. W, Fa Vanetone..
Master Harry Ainley bas return
from an extended visit in Grey.
Jae. Shaw, jr., is on the sick list, b
we hope he will soon be convalescent.
Robert Sample, Princess street,
been on the eioklist for the past week.
Miss Maggie Allen, of Kincardine,
visiting at F. DeWolf's, William stye
Wm. Richardson, miller, has taken
position in a mill at Lanark, Lanark 0
D. Strnb intends' removing to Bee
wood where he will open a blaokemi
shop.
Mrs. Jno. Hayarofthas gone to Te
water to. visit her daughter, Mrs. D. Fe
guson.
Richard Williams returned on Wedn
day from a tour of the counties of Bru
and Grey.
Will. Smith, of London, was visiti
relatives, B. Ward'e, Brussels, and
Hill's, Grey.
Mieeee Ida and Vioborie, Blaehill ha
gone to Glencoe to visit their aunt, Mr
5 tepheesoo.
W. W. Burgess and wife, of Mitohe
were visiting ab Wm. Cornish's fora fe
days this week.
A. Mulholland and wife will remove,
is said., to Holmeeville, where one
their sone reside.
Percy E. Pomeroy, of Walton, is taki
up the study of photography with H.
Brewer, Brussels.
J. H. Cameron, Principal of Bruen
sobool, has ridden over 1900 miles on h
bioyole this season.
George N. McLaren, of Smith le M
Laren, is away on a holiday for a week
he home of his parents.
J. 13. and Mre. Ferguson, of Wingham
were visiting at R. G. Wilson's, Brussel
couple of days last week.
S. Y. Taylor and family have returne
o Paris after an enjoyable visit wit
relatives and friends in this locality.
S. W. Laird, ohesse buyer, of Stratford
was in town for a few days this week
EN travels principally on his bicycle.
John McBee, who has been laid u
ith fever for several weeks, is improv
ng slowly but is not out of bed yet.
Dr. Cavanagh, of 0tven Sound, was i
own for a few days this week. He
ell pleased with bis rapidly inareaein
radios.
Mies Kennedy, of Chicago, and Mie
innie Kennedy, of London, are visibin
ostmaster Farrow and Frank MoOrao
n for a few weeks.
D. B. Calbiok, of Goderiob, has re
moved to Woodstock, where be takes
million as superintendent of 'a large
n d arta ki n g'establishment.
Sam. McColl is holidaying in Brussel
and locality. IIs is now employed in
oot and shoe house in Toronto and nam
town on Monday on hie wheel.
Mrs. Jno. Stafford,' of McKillop,
augbter of Thomas Pierce, of Gerrie
rmerly of Brussels, diad on Monday
ening. She had been an invalid for
veral years.
Rev. J. H. MaBaiu, B. A. of Mildmay,
nd Mise Bella McKnight, eldest daugh
r of Colonel McKnight, of Stratford,
ill be united in marriage on Wednes-
ay of next week.
Jno. S. Smith, who removed with his
roily to Hamilton last Monday, has
cured a situation in the rolling mine
d Jas. Smith, his son, will take a posi-
n in the tank factory,
Fred. Pybus, pi Tnakersmith, formerly
Brussels, left' on Tuesday of last week
r Manitou, Manitoba, where be intends
remain.permanently. He was a000m-
anied by his sister, Allis A.
Mise Dora, eldest daughter of Jua. R.
ith, leaves next Monday for Seaforth
ere she will attend the High school.
though only 16 yeare of age Miss Dora
s a 2nd class certificate and willpurene
r studies now for a let. She passed
e Entrance, Leaving, 3rd class and 2nd
se in the pact fonr years and certainly
serves credit.
Leen Jackson left for Newmarket on
turclay, where he will attend the High
bool in studying for a 201 class oerti•
ate. He desired to attend the Model
boot, but as he was under 18 he would
be admitted. Mr. Jaokeon will be
Beed from the Methodist Ssbbath
ool Orohestea, where he played the
to fn good style,
A. Hawking was visiting friends in
borne and Hay townships last Mon.
. The journey was made on the
nt steed. Next Tuesday be pee to
Nile to fill' the important position of
omeman at wedding, As this win
the 6th time he has officiated.in this
aaity we expect the 7th will oatah
s, net as groomsman but groom.
P. Brine, of Seaforth, a few days
, received frotn an old friend, Franoie
e, of Helena, Montana, a present of a
y.handeome gold headed cane. It is
of the nioeet we have seen and the
gentleman is, juetly, very road of ib,
Pope, some thirty years ago, resided
Harpurbey, and it edema does not
et the friends of hie earlier life. Mr.
n0 fa the father of Mrs, P. Scott,
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David Armetrong, of Buffalo, 1Q, y„ ie
visiting hie parents, Babb. Armetrong
and wife, John 'street, Breesels. It is,
live'yeare eine(' Mr. Armetrong removed
Morn tbie plane. Ile ie em employee of
the Wagner Palaces Gar Go. ; bee a good
peeition and has seen considerable of the
country in the capacity of foreman of re-
pair gangs of men Bent out from the
shops. Mrs, Armstrong and son are
oleo here.
G1JURCIi CHIMES.
The yearly Rural Decaual meeting
for Huron will be held in St. Paul's
ohuroh S. S„ Clinton, on Thursday, Sept,
10th, at 10 R. m,
Brother Holmes, of the Olieton New
Era, preaobed in the North St, Metho-
diet ohuroh, Goderieh, on Sunday morn-
ing. He's a good preacher too.
Jno. McAllister, of Grey, gave an ad -
dimes on the corner of Turnberry and
Thomas streets last Sabbath evening at
the close of the oberohservices.
Rev. G. H. Cobblediok speaks at the
Endeavor Convention at Blyth Wednes•
day evening of next week on the topio,
"The Endeavor Society and Sabbath
School Work."
Rev. J. Rose and Mre. Ross will be
home next week from their trip bo Mani.
baba,' The reverend gentleman is expect.
ed to weepy Melville ohuroh pulpit on
Sabbath, Sept. 8th.
The spire of Knox church, Stratford,
was struck by lightning at a height of
200 feet from the ground, setting it on
fire. The fire brigade, by passing a line
of hose up inside the spire, subdued the
flames after half an. hour's bard work.
The Official Board of the Methodist
ohuroh, Brussels, bas invited the Misses
Hall, of Guelph, to assist the pastor in
conducting special evangelistic services
during the month of Octebar. The ladies
referred to have been remarkably success-
fol in this department of church work.
Last Sabbath Earnest B. Smith, a
student' of Huron College, took the servi-
oee in St. John's church, Althoegh only
a young man of 20 years he did remark-
ably well. His father ie Dean of Kent
and his uncle Canon Smith, of London.
Rev. Mr, Griffin will be home for next
Sabbath.
Rev. John Mo6"lwen, Normal Secretary,
will conduct a Normal Institute in Brus-
sels on Monday and Tuesday,: Sept. 23
and 04. Meetings will begin at 3 and 8
p, m. A silver collection will be taken
each evening in aid of the neoeesary ex-
penses of the work. Every Sabbath
sohool worker in Brussels, Grey and
Morris should take note of the date and
decide to be present. The program will
consist of disonesions on the following
topics :—Primary work, its eoope end
importance ; Normal work, its relation
to S. S. efficiency ; 2,000 years' Bible
history ata glance ; . a bird's eye view of
the Bible ; a bird's eye view of the min-
istry of Christ, illustrated by' colored
charts ; Jesus, the S. 8. teaoher's ideal;
vital steps in teaching. Mr. McEwen is
a firet-alaes man at this work.
The program of the 4th annual Conven-
tion of the Huron Oounty C. E. Union,
to be held in the Presbyterian church,
Blyth,. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept.
3rd and 4th, will be as follows :—Tues-
day evening—Address of welcome, Dr.
Ferguson, President of '95 Local Oom•
mibtee ; "The kind of people I want in
my Church," Rev. J. A. Anderson, Gods -
rich ; "Literary and Bible Study," Rev.
7. 5. Henderson, Rennah. Wednesday
morning -0:30 to 7:30, Sunrise Prayer
Meeting, led by Mayor Holmes, Olinton.
9 o'olock—"Sociability in the Sooieby,"
T. B. Sanders', Wroxeter ; "The En-
deavor Society and the Young Man," E.
H. McKenzie, Goderiob ; "The Endeavor
Society and the Young Woman," Mrs.
Ashley, Londeeboro'; "Why a Junior
Society 7' Miss L, Holmes, Clinton;
"Juniors and their Bibles," Miss Lanais,
Hansell'; "What an Endeavor Society
ought to expect from the Pastor," IL D.
Coltman, Clinton ; "What a Pastor
ought to expect from au Endeavor So-
oiety," Rev. 7. W. Holmes, Clinton.
Wednesday afternoon, 2 o'clock—"'The
Endeavorers' relation to Mission Work,"
Miss Wilson, Clinton ; "Sabbath Ob.
servanoe," John. Kerr, Wingbam ; "Bible
Study," Rev. R. N. Burns, B. A., Toron-
to ; Report of Boston C. E. Convention,
Mise M. S. Washington, Clinton ; "The
Devotional Heeling," R. 3, Elleriugton,
Lumley ; " "Systematic Visitation aa an
aid to the Pastor,", H. A. MoPherson,
Seaforth ; Question Drawer, F. Elford,
Holmeeville. Wednesday evening, 7:30—
"The Endeavor Society 'and Sabbath
School Work," Rev. G.'H. Cobblediok,
B. D., Brussels; "Thy Kingdom Come,'
Rev. R. N. Burne, B. A., Toronto ; Con-
secration Service, Rev, H. Irvine, Gods -
rich. A social At Home and tea,'prepar•
ed by the Blyth Societies, will be given
in the basement of the Methodist obureh,
from 5:30 to 7:30, Wednesday evening,
to whioh all delegates and their friends
are invited.
•
G. F. Pastrami, of Selkitk, was thrown
from hie horse and killed. .
Postrnastet Knight, of Swift Current,
dropped dead. while sorting the mail.
Capt. Sas. Murray, the well-known
contractor, died suddenly at Lis residenoe
in St. Catharines.
The Quebec Bank has entered An
action againat F, Stewart, broker, To.
ronto, for 615,878 for a debt.
The story telegraphed from Niagara
Falls, Ont., of the *icicle of a barber was
without any foundation in fent.
The boilet of a planing mill at 1Jdora,
near Uxbridge, exploded on Tuesday
evening and killed a man named Thorep.
way bridge in Hal:ninon has left that
olly end hie workmen with a inontla's
pay in arrears.
Charles Pearce, dry goods, Seaforth, le
offering to oompromiee. A,. j. Evans
builder, Kincardine, has assigned to 3'.
M. Stewart.
The printleg presses in the Fergie
News•Reoord office, which for some years
past have been run by steem, are noW
run by eleotrie potter, and finds it a great
Prop,
A tditiOnal LOeal. NEWS,
BEAD the 'District pews on .inside
pages,
Tne farmers in Grey and Morrie would
do well to note the following:—A num-
bar of farmers in the neighborhood of
Blenheim lave been eummoned before
the polios megietrate for negleoting to
out their panadian tbietlee.
Tun Goderiob. Daily Signal has been
discontinued, the publisher having dis-
covered that the patronage extended to it
would' not juetify its . continuance, It
was a hustling paper and the Goderieh
people should have maintained it.
TEE school girls of Brussels won a
croquet set from Principals Cameron by
their sex coming out ahead at the recent
Entrance Examination, Mr, Cameron
made gond hie promise and croquet ie
now on the program at sobool,
On n best thanks are dos to D. Frain
for a very toothsome supply of lMalone
raspberries, Hansen variety, whioh he
says are growing dos, even at ,this late
stage of the season. Mr. Train, by hard
work, has transformed bis plot of ground
from a literal desert to one of the beet
gardens in the corporation.
Tam Goderiob correspondent to the
Clinton Record lays :—On Friday after-
noon there was a very fair attendance on
the Agricultural Park grounds to witness
a ball game between our boyo and a Brus-
sels team. The game was a good one
from start to finish and ended in a vie -
tory for the home team by nine to three.
The game was very close for the first five
innings and up to this point it was diffi-
cult to predict who would be the victors.
At this point Bruesels ran slightly ahead
but in the next three innings Goderieh
put in, some grand play and ran so far .
away from the visitors that a nineth in-
nings wet not needed for the home team.
Herb. Robertson, who pitched the game
throughout, played an excellent game.
Canad "can Ne•we.
Shipments of Ontario cattle are arriv-
ing in the Northwest.
The C. P..5. is restoring its of&oials
wages to the former rate.
Major Isaao Preston, formerly of Dur-
ham County, died at Vancouver.
Dr. McMaster has been appointed
Principal of the Technical school.
Norville Tully, a grandson of ex -City
Clerk Abbott, of London, was drowned in
the Thames.
The. Agricultural Hall at Galt, in which
a lot of volunteer arms and accoutre-
ments were stored, was burned.
A canal scheme along the water.eours-
es from the head of Lake Winnipeg to
lindeon Bay is being promoted.
The contract for the mason work for
the Burlington bridge at Hamilton has
been awarded to Geo, F. Webb.
Prof. Jno. Fletcher, of Queen's Unf-
vereity baa been appointed professor in
Latin and F. I. Small lecturer in chem-
istry at the University of Toronto.
Angus MoLeod, of Sarnia, won the 25 -
mile bicycle championship of Canada for
class B riders, at Sarnia, covering the
dietanoe in 1 hour, 5 minutes and 39
eeaonds.
The West' Moreland election was held
at Moncton, N.B., on Saturday, and re-
sulted in the election of Powell, Conserve.
tive, by a majority of 720 votes. The
election was necessitated by the appoint-
ment of Mr. Wood, the former member,
to the Senate.
The Downie Patrons of Industry will
hold a monk parliament with open doors
at Avonbank on the first Monday in
September. A bill will be introduced to
the effeot that the Government grant be
only allowed to one Pall Fair for each
riding and that it is advisable to do away
with so many small Fairs andhaveone
large one for each .county.
The young sharper who went through
Angus McBean, of North Dumfries a
few days ago to the tune of $1,500, first
tried his game on Robert Blackwood, on
the Respeler road. In this case he told
a plausible story silent hunting up Some
land for a Stratford lady who had two
sone she wished to prat on a good farm.
Blackwood did not bite to suit and, the
young man went in search of a mote
gullible victim.
Robt. Gardner, ex -reeve of Hibbert,
paesed away on the morning of the 12th.
He met with an accident ' in Dublin,
when out for the mail. He was the con-
tractor from Dublin to Oromarty for a
number of years. Me. Gardiner leaves a
wife, three daughters and two sons to
mourn. The angel of death is doing his
work in this part of the country in the
removal of so many of the old settlers.
Babb. Gardner ie the leaf of the old
stook who oams to Hibbert many years
ago.
Toronto society will be augmented in a
few weeks with a real live lord, in the
person of the Honorable Rowland Clegg
Hill, Visoaunt:Hill, formerly proprietor
and editor of the Paris, Ont., Star Tran-
script, and who last April on the death of
the third Viscount Hill, succeeded to the
estates and title. Almost immediately
after bis suoaessiou to the title the fourth
Viscount Hill and Lady Hill went to
England to look after their interests
there. Having arranged them to their
entire satisfaction they have decided to
spend a few more years in Oswalt before
settling down on their estate, whioh is
said to be one of the most valuable in the
Hbngdom.
The Orangeville Advertiser Saye
Novel' litigation was commenced on Mon.
day by Thomas L. Leslie, eon of the late
Geo. P. Leslie, who was formerly one of
Peel county's beet known farmers, to re -
stover all that there was of bis father's
estate at the time of his death, in 1882.
The plaintiff deolares tbat it was then
willed to him when be became 23, which
he claims be now is. To obtain this al.
leged right he mise' hist mother, Sarah
Ann Leslie, and Robt. F. Leslie and tas.
Lyons, the executors of the estate. He
asks among other things, for an account
of the proceeds derived from the farm
since hie father's death, for an account
likewise of the expenses of the family
eine° then, and lis moreover ash for the
payment .io'him of his mother's share for
reatouehe Will ntake known at the truth