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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2a, 189
FIRE I FIRE it
The undorsigeed ie prepared to Insure all
Ideas of 'pillage property at the lowest rains
in the foliowiug Orst.elassoompaniee,
o4Lnncasllirei,, of A7anohester,
Capital t IIT113iou roulade Stirling,
•4S111i," of. London,
established A, A, 1710. 0apitai. 7 Minton
Ethers,
"Wollington Mutual," of Guelph,
Detabliahod1840,
Also 820,000 to Loan on good Farm soourlty
et 5e and aper Cant, for 6 or l0 years,
88.4
J. A. Creighton.
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EVERY FRIDAY
FROM TORONTO
RUN A
Through
'Upholstered
Tourist
lar TO THE
Pacific Coast.
'aesengero from BRi788EL8 should leave
8.00 a.m.
T. FARROW,
AGENT, BRUSSELS,
Co Smokers -
To meet the wishes of their customers
Che Geo, E. Teokett & Son Co., Ltd.,
smitten, Ont., have placed upon the
arket
Oombination Ping of
"T
F" -T& B"
SMOKING TOBACCO
This supplies a long felt want, giving
the consumer one 20 cent plug, or a 10
cent piece or a 5 Deet piece of the femorae
B" brand of pure Virginia To.
bacoo.
The tin tag "1' & B" is on every piece.
SHINGLES
British Columbia
Red Cedar Shingles
AND -
North Shore
Pine and Cedar
FOlt SALE AT THE
Brussels Planing Ills
Also Doors and Sash of all Pat
terns on band or made to order
at Short Notice.
Estimates Furnished for .all
kindsof Buildings. Worltman.
ship and Material Gnarauteed.
J. & P. AMENT,
.dL
J. G, SKENt7, wishes to remind the pec-'
pee of Brussels and surrounding
country that hie Fall and
Winter stook of
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
cQOrr c C
IS NOW COMPLETE.
By paying prompt oash for all goods
he can give bargains worthy of the name,
Mad asks a trial.
Every lady should see the new ran,
gee of Drees Goods, Flannels and Tweeds.
Our Grocery Department takes no
seooud place for quality.
A Specially made of TeaS.
J. .SKENE
Agent for Parker's Dye Works.
Lieutenant Wm. Peterhof ,
Aberdeen,
' A C.RaCJC iIIU'I"S CAREER.
The following sketch miens to a nephew
of the late Mte. James Mitchell and a
cousin to Thos. Ballantyne, of Brussels
Ill Seottioh volunteering °holes generally,
and throughout the North. fn particular,
the utmost satisfaction hoe boon express.
ed with the following aauounterpeut,
which appeared iu a recent testae of .the
London .Gazette ;-"let 'Volunteer Bat-
talion the Gordon Highlanders -William
Peterson, gentleman, 6o be second lieu.
tenant, Tho intimation had roferenoe
to Private William Paterson, Aberdeen,
who; bas been known fol. many years ae
one of §ltcotland's very best marksmen,
and whose history in this respect is in•
deed remarkable. Lieutenant Peterson
owns Balmoral
as his birthplace. . Hei is
a son. of Wm. Pstoraon, who, for upwards
of 40 years was gardener to the pQueen,
and is now living in retirement at Bal.
moral in a house planed at hie disposal by
Her Majesty, Liootenaut Paterson's
connection with the yoluateer force may
be briefly stated. On 11113 May, 1871, he
joined the Crathie section of the second
21st -Aberdeenshire Volunteer Corps:
Coming to Aberdeen in 1876, he joined
the City Bab0alion-No, 4 Company -and
in 1877 he went to Edinburgh, where he
was a member of the Qneen'e Rifle Vol-
unteer Brigade till 1800. Returning to
Aberdeen in the latter year he ro-jotnod
No, 4 Company of the City Rifles ; was
afterwards transferred to. No, 1, which
had then become A. Company ; and on
Captain (now Lientenanb•Oolonel) Cruden
being promotedtothe command of F
Company, Lieutenant Paterson transfer-
red to that company, of which he is still
a member.
In the matter of shooting Lieutenant
Paterson bas had the unique distinobion
of representing Scotland in international
matches at every range, in every position,
and with every rifle; and surely than
this no better proof could be bad of bis
unfailing skill as an all-round marksman.
"Creek" shots, who aohieve some solitary
feat of more or less brilliancy, come and
go with the seasons, but Lieutenant Pat-
erson seems to "go on for ever." He has
established numerous records under wide-
ly differing conditions ; be has carried off
prizes innumerable at rifle meetings all
over the country, and many of hie troph-
ies are of very considerable value. His
sideboard is laden with silver plate -
some of the articles being valved at 250
and upwards -the rooms of his pretty
residence are hung with pictures, mostly
gained after several testa of skill at the
shooting ranges ; while the many hand-
some volumes on the shelves of his book-
cases, and the clocks andwatches, the
barometers and thermometer, the rifles,
fo lin ieoe
w g p s, and revolvers, not to men
tion
acorea of modals, which he has bath.
Bred around him, are all rewards gained
for excellence in marksmanship. He has
been in the Scottish Twenty, the Scottish
Dight for the liloho Shield, the Scottish
team in the volley firing competition at
Bisley, and the Volunteer team in the
United Service competition. Ho was in
the Scottish Twenty in 1891 and 1892,
and on both occasions Scotland was via.
torious. On the many oocasione on
which he has represented Scotland in in-
ternational matches, Lieutenant Paterson
has invariably given a good accountof
himself, and in 1892 he achieved- one of
bis most remarkable performances. He
was in the team shooting for Scotland in
the Elcho Shield competition, and on his
last shot depended the result of the
match. England had finished one point
ahead of Scotland, wbioh, however, had
till Paterson's last round to rely upon.
Meuse excitement prevailed at the firing
oint,. where an enormous crowd had as-
embled.: "Will be hit;' was the quee.
ion that passed in, whispers from one
spectator to another, for 12 Private Pater.
on struck the target at all Scotland
ould win -since the least he could make
as an outer -two points. As he took
careful aim at tbe target;. 1000 yerds
awa he appeared
y,to be the least excited
arson on the ground. After a moment
f suspense the trigger was pulled.
undreds of glasses bad been brought to
sir on the target, and a terrific shout
ant up when 1t was seen that Lieuten-
anb Patereon had pierced the bull's eye,
ad had won for Scotland by four points.
re is how one of the leading London
allies described the scene :-"The Last to
oot for Scotland was Private Wm, Pat-
ient, 1st Aberdeen, a man who has the
epotation of oaring not a fig for any op,
anent. All now depended upon him,
yet he was as cool as if he Itad been shoot -
g at pool. England bad finished with
aggregate of 1092, while Scotland's 1n-
mplete scare was 1691, He bad but to
t the target to win by one point ; but
ith enoh a obanoe, after the lapse of
irteen years, Private Paterson was nob
intent with merely hitting the target.
e must win with dignity. Striking the
argeb right in the contra, his Last shot
orad five, bringing the record of his
unitymen up to 1095, and defeating the
nglishmen by 4. As he rose from the
trend he was overwhelmed with con-
atulatioue, which he aeoepted as though
felt be deserved them. Scotland's
oro not only breaks the record for the
oho, but has never yet been reachedin
y match, of any kind, anyryhere."
Lieutenant Paterson's scare ab 1000
argils on this memorable occasion was
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erdeen, the new 1i5200nanb never succeed-
ed in carrying of the Queen's prize, bo
has made some excellent scores, and
broken a number of records. In 1888 he
won the Duke of Oambridgo's prize with
the highest score ever made With the mil-
itary breechloader at 1000 yards. On
that occasion lie had the honor of receiv
in his prize at the hands of Her Royal
Highnees the Princess of Wales. In the
same year Lieutenant
y Paterson wan the
Bronze Cross f the o National Rifle Club
of Scotland (a math coveted trophy) and
was selected to shoot in the Scottish
Eight. Curiously onongb, be won the
Duke of Cambridge's prize twice after
•
this -1899 end 1004 -and atoll time with
th0 highsst'soore ever made under the re-
spoobive coedi0ions. In 1804 he carried
off the Martini Wimbledom Cup, wi
another record snore --a beet possible 49
at 000 yards, This magntfioenb trophy
valued at 460, becomes the absolute pro
pea:,ty of the winner, who roeeived at a
the hands of the I7ualiess of Connaught
Other three first prizes fell to Lieut
Paterson ab Bisleyy that year, these bein
the Duke of Cambridge e, thePrsenlantl
shot for ab 1000 yards ; and the Walsrode
at 900 yards. Tbis Summer be was els
very 8uo0essfnl at the great Nations
Meeting, winuing the Martins .Oup, th
Caunonite Cup, the Motford Cup (for 01;
beet aggregate at 800 900,and 1000 ar
and the Fremantle prize, for the sec nod
time in sucoeseion, Another splendid
win to Lieut. Paterson in 1804 was th
Royal British Trophy, a massive silver
salver, which he ganged at Edinburgh
As alreadyindicated, toted, lowover, ,those are
only the principal prizes which he bas
carried off in the couree of his remark-
able career. The others are, to use the
hackneyed phrase, altogether too numer-
ous to mention,
With referent to his earlier 8hootin
days, the first contest in which Lieuben-
Pateraou took part was the company coin.
petition at Orathis, and on that occasion,
while only a recruit, the young man, who
was destined to become one of the very
best marksmen in the country, gave an
exceedingly good account of himself. He
tied for the Ladies' Gold Gross, but lost
the prize in shooting off the tie. The
conditions of the tie -made on the
groand-werepeculiar, being one shot at
600 yards. His first prize of any con-
sequence was the Handicap Gold Cross,
presented by Lieutenant Guthrie, A
Company, Aberdeen. This prize Lieu-
tenant Paterson won in 1831 ; and his
next good "shoot" was when he won
CeptainOtorrice's Challenge Cupfor cease
fixing. The prize bad to be won twice
before becoming the absolute property of
the winner, and in 1883 Lieutenant Pat-
erson took it for the second time. While
it was not until 1886 that his business
permitted biro to take en active part in
shehting, he continued to put on some
fine scores whenever be could spare a lit-
he time at the firing -point. In 1883 he
tied for Lady Sempill's Cup at Aberdeep
Wapinsebaw, with the highest possible
snore, and ha 1884he was bathe "Queen's"
thirty for the first time, taking fifth
place. When, however, in 1885 ha had a
little more time to devote to shooting he
ran on some excellent scores, winning the1
Grand Aggregate at the Edinburgh Meet-
ing, taking first plasm in the first stage
and second in the second, stage of the
Queen's Cup competition at Aberdeen
Wapinsahaw, and winning the Corpora-
tion Cup and the Lord Lieutenant's Cup
or Grand Aggregate. In the following
year he made the highest score in the
second stage e of the
ueen's Prize com-
petition
g o
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petition at the Wapinsahaw, but as the
scores of the two stades were counted to-
gether on that ,occasion, he was placed
only third. Among his many volunteer
friends it has often been remarked that,
despite his brilliant shooting on other oc-
casions, most persistent ill -luck seems to
clog Lieutenant Paterson in the oompeti-
hion for Her Majesty's trophy, and in the
years 1885 and 1886 this was strikingly
exemplified. Had the conditions of 1886
obtained in 1885, and vice versa, he.would
have won the cup on both occasions, but,
as it was, he lost it both times. In 1886
he carried off the City Brooch. Among'
his many subsequent achievements at the
Wapinsahaw, the following are the most
note -worthy :-In 1887 he tied for the
first individual prize in the Bugle compe-
tition ; in 1888, won. the Ladies' 'Gold
Cross, the alI-comer's prize, and was sea.
and for the Corporation Cup ; in 1800,
tied for the ill -comer's prize, and won the
aggregate in that competition ; in 1891,
won Lady Sempill's Cup, te Ladies'
Gold Cross, Lord Provost, Henderson's
Cup, and tied for the Cooney Brooch ; in
1894, won the Ladies' Gold Cross, and
again tied for the County Brooch: These
records, however, as volunteers will read-
ily understand, do not represent a tithe
of the prizes of one kind or another
Lieutenant Patersou has won at the local
ranges. He has gained the Aberdeen-
shire Bronze Medal of the National Rifle
Association three times, the Bon Award
Club gold medal three times, and Scottish
Twenty (district) and company medals
innumerable.
In 1802 acid again in 1893, Lieutenant
Paterson was one of the invited guests at
the dinner, given by the Lord Provost of
Edinburgh, 'an honor of the successes of
Scottish volunteers" •; and it may be of
interest to mention that in 1892 Lord
Provost Stewart, Aberdeen, was one of
the guests, est uhiloinl8
93 Lord R e b
g o e e1
was present, In 1892, as a representative
marksman, Lieutenant Patersou was in-
vited to, and attended, a dinner given in
Belfast the lie Ulster and d Belfast Rifle
Associations. In social circles Lieuten-
ant Paterson, who is regarded ane a very
prince of jolly good fellows, has made
troops of friends wherever he has gond.
Courteous and obliging to all, and gener-
ous to a fault, he is 'undoubtedly one of
the most popular members of the volun-
ter or
o force. And harm it may be said that;
perhaps above all the valuable trophies
which he has gaimed by his brilliant
marksmanship, he prizes the interesting
gifts presented to him by volunteer
Weeds in Bisley Camp. four years ago.
For a considerable time Private Pittenger',
as he then was, had organized the travel.
ling arrangements for the North county
volunteer attending the National Rffio
meeting, and in reeognfbion of these ser-
vices he was presented by a large number
of his comrades with a massive silver
filagree inkstand and pair eb oandlsstioks,
Captain Scott Davidson, of the let Fife,
made the presentation, and referred ap-
pteoiativeiy bo the valuable services read.
seed by Mr. Paterson,' whose health wa8
pledged amid the greatest enthusiasm.
Since intimation was made of 1110 rec0nt
promotion Lieutenant Paterson has re-
ceived quite
a shoal oa of congratulations atUlatlbte•
and the
wish s of his many friends is that
the haulage of vision and tirmness 0f
terve which have enabled lama to achieve
such. remarkable .balumphe in the past
may abide with him for many- days.
WESTWARD H0
111 On the 19th of Augnab welefb Portage
la Prairie to continue our journey west.
, ward. After about three hour's ran we
- roach Brandon. We passed through dor•
t ing that time some light and broken land.
as well as tome fine agricultural districts,
We oross the Big .Plains, a beautiful
g section 02 country, and everywhere with•
e, fn our vision were magnidaent crepe of
, golden wheat. Brandon is eituated upon
o the south silo of the Aseinaboine River,
1 77 miles west of Portage la Praixip.
c Next to Winnipeg ib is the largest and
e most substantially built town in the Can-
adian North West, It possesses mag-
nificent buildings both public andprivato.
It has well constructed streets and Ma-
e m5085 mills and elevators. Railways
from this point lead off to the south west
into the nth agricultural Iambi and coal
fields of the Souris
h river district. Leav-
ing
Brandon we reach the first of
the great "steppes" that rise ono
after the other at considerable iuborvsls,
to the Rooky Mountains. Now the
prairies become changed. The topo=
g, graphy is more rolling, broken here and
there with water eoursee, gleaming ponds
and sporting lakes, The horizon only
limits our view. Wheat fields, with
their variegated colors, which the various
stagoe of ripening grain gives them, were
seen upon every hand, and the beauti-
ful native flowers of purple, white and
yellow presented to obr eyes a sight at
once interesting and pleasing. We pass
station after station nearly all alike
aroused which are grouped the little towns
of that country. Before we react Regina
we pass through the famous "Bell Farm"
which consists of 100 square miles of
land. This is a veritable manufactory
of wheat upon a large scale. Here they
plough by brigades and reap by divisions.
Think of a farm where the furrows are
four miles long and a country where
such a thing is possible. We now reach
Regina, the capital of the North West
Territories, and therefore the seat of
legislation. This town has a population
of 2,200 inhabitants. Many of the build-
ings are substantial and of modern archi-
tecture. It is situated in the centre of
apparently a boundless plain of fertile
land. From this point a railway branches
off towards the north and west, opening
up a very fine region for the husband.
man. As we leave the station going west
wo see on our right the Lieut: Governor's
residence; and a little beyond the head-
querters of the "North-West Mounted
Police" Ab Pasqua, 33` miles west of
Regina, the main line is joined • by an-
other from St. Paul's and Minnepolis.
This line belongs to the C, P. R., and af-
fords the shortest route from the Missis•
sippi valley to the Pacific coast, Leav-
ing Pasqua we soon reach Moose Jaw,
and commence the ascent of another
prairie steppe. .
0 We have nownearly
ea
reached the end of the continuous settle-
ment,
ettle
ment, and from Moose Jaw to the moun-
tains we only find the pioneer farmers
in small groups here and there at inter-
vals of two or three hour's ride. An
English AgrieuItural Company establish-
ed several farm stations' along this plain,
but with doubtful success, as the farms
are•`negleoted and most of the houses
vacant. The want of moisture is the
great cause of failure. The country,
while retainiug the chief characteristics
of the prairie, becomes, as we pass along,
more broken and rolling, with .numerous
ponds and lakes in the depressions. We
saw no trees during a ride of 120 miles,
not even a bush large enough to shield
one from the roasting sun and scorching.
wind that prevailed the day we crossed
Obis weary and desolate plain. Lakes
become more frequent, some of which are
salt'; some are alkaline, but most of them
are clear and fresh. Wild geese, cranes,
and many varieties of duck, as well as
many other water fowl, find
their home in this district. The prairies
are reticulated with buffalo trails, where
the noble 'animals were wont to follow
each otherbothe wateringrendezvous,and
many buffalo wallows are seen about the
watering pinta. Here and there are
seen Wombed skulls or other bones of the
late "King of the prairies," but now these
animals must be looked for in the far
north, where they are called the "Wood
Buffalo. Hour after hour we roll along
with very little change in the solitariness
of the scene. We have now 'crossed the
high, broken country known as the
Coleau and far away to the south west we
see the Cypress Hine appearing as a deep
blue line,' and for want of anything else'
we watch these gradually rising as we
draw near to them.
At dusk ou the 20th of August we ar-
rived ab Medicine. Hat, after passing a
dreary,ext exhausting day. A staff breeze
was blowing -from the south nearly the 1
whole day, but instead' of carrying owl -
nese upon
is wings
it was like a
Ula t
t
from a furnace. We were gladwhen the i
shades of night were drawn down and
when the rays of "Old Sing Sol" were v
hid below the horizon: Then came the
refreshing coolness of a Western evening e
and we were able to breathe and rest with s
comfort, Medicine Hat is a town of 1,000
inhabitants and is a finely situated, grow-
ing town. It is situated on the oast bank d
of the "Little Safkatehewan" and itt the d
neighborhood of extensive coal mines. a
This river is not called 'little" beoanee
it is diminutive, but to diebingrush it a
from a bigger Saskatchewan. The little o
Saskatchewan is navigable for steam- a
boat navigation for a long distance above U
and for about 1,000 miles below Medi-
cine Hat, This river forms a commercial
highway of great value. to the country
along its borders. We °messed this broad I
stream on a magnificent steel bridge as i
night was gathering its dark mantle o
around us and as the surrounding 805055 f
were being shut out from oar weary eyes. 0
At early dawn through the mists of the n
following morning we saw for the first b
time the gigantic mountains around n
abottt in. Calgary had Leon passed in o
the night and the foot 1ti115 had been put h
to the oast a of u8 and we were '
e In reality h
Y
among the "Rookies," Which were to ran- li
main with us for shoat 600 miles, dal- h
gary is a beautiful town of 4,500 inhabi•
tants, Ib is the eentreof a greet ranch• e
ing country, The infbnsgoe of the it
W,
K.ERR Pro,
"Ohiuook" witlds temper the Climate
and makes it very salubrious, Cattle
food out i.0 this district all winter with.
out any proteetioa in the form of sheds
or stables. On the morning of- the 21st
of August the sun Shona oat in all his
glory, obeying away the mists which the
night gathered around bbe shoulder of
the mountains, and ppresouting bo 001'
view a scene of sujierlative 'beauty and
magnificent grandeur, We bad m the
night assed though what ie sailed the
"Gap,"hlad are now following the valley
of the ow river. At times we hear the
roar of its waters as they overleap the
rocks which impede them or forst their
way through the narrow defiles wliith
nature provicea for. tbonl. At other
points the clear, cold, bottle green webers
of the Bow were spread out into a lake,
and the adjoining scenery, with its varie-
gated beauty of enchanting colors of
green, brown, red and gold, wars mirror•
ed upon. its placid bosom, presenting a
picture of enchanting beauty. Through
the gorges we catch glimpses of glaciers,
serrated peaks, and Vast pyramids of
ouriouely contorted and broken strata.
We see here and there a motietain stream
clear and cold, leaping and roaring down
the gorges and dashed into spray upon
the rooks bsnoath. At 7 o'elook on the
21st of August we arrived at Banff, where
we intend to stay over, And from this
plaoe we will be heard from again,
P. MeoDoNwn.'
TO oat CONTINUED,
People
p1 We Talk :About.
J. Y. S. Kirk is on the sick list.
Miss O'Leary is visiting at Petrolia.'
Jas. Fox was in the Queen City this
week.
Mrs. J. B. Brydges, of Goderioh, was
in town on Tuesday.
Miss MsLaohlan made a business trip
to Toronto this week,
Mies Lizzie McNaughton is visiting at
Mitchell and vicinity.
Kenzie Soon is improving nicely and
is able to sit up a little.
Will. atoddiok is on the sink list. We
hope he will soon be better.
Jho, Wilbee is bothered these : days
with hie old enemy -sciatica.
Miss Maud Rally left fax a visit to her
deter in Manitoba on Tuesday.
Master Douglas oobblediek bas gone to
Rockwood on a visit with bliss Easton.
Airs. R. G. Wilson attended the Pro-
vincial Convention at Toronto this week.
George 13siste, who has been working
near Palmerston, is home on . a visit fax
a week.
Ino. Roach, of Seaforth, who was so
seriously injured at the Goderioh show,
is recovering.
Chas. Wake and wife are combining
business and pleasure in a trip to` Tees -
at r this w e eek
w
Rev, A.
D, and Mrs.
Shaw; of Bel -
grave, were visitors at .the Methodist.
Parsonage on Thursday.
Mrs. E. B. Creighton and daughter re-
turned to Guelph last Friday, after au
enjoyable visit in Brussels.
Frank Stratton, Sault Ste, Marie, is
home on a visit. He may locate in On-
tario if he disposes of his store.
We regret to hear of the serious illness.
of Eli Moore, of Trowbridge, brother to
M. H. Moor, V. S., of Brussels.
Miss Rate Wilson, who is teaching at
Marmara, has been ill with erysipelas in
her face and ander the dootor's care.
Walter Coates, formerly of Brussels,
now a resident of Clinton, celebrated his
tenth wedding anniversary last Monday.
lbtiss Mina Turnbull was home from
Atwood for Sunday. She was. comma -
ponied by Miss Alice Turnbull, of that
village.
Mrs. E. 0. Danford and children are
visiting relatives at Brigden, Lambton
County. Mrs. Danford's mother is quite
poorly.
Jno. MoRas is truce more on duty at
J: Fox's drug store after an absence of 3
months owing to illness. His many
friends are pleased to wel'oome him back.
H. W. Farrow, mail, clerk, was in town
for a few hours on Thursday. He meg
take ohargo of the run from Kincardine
to Galt. Ward is a popalar yoaug gentle-
man.
Rev. kir. Steele, of St. Mary's, is visit-
ing in town. He lectured in St. John's
school room on Thursday evening of this
week. "Genesis and Geology" was his
subject.
Robt. Lestherdale, of Clinton, was in
town for about a week. He was laid up
with an injured hand, caused by a sliver
hying from a board he was working
with at a machine in the Doherty organ
factory.
Will. 11ToCoitough, who has been in the
employ of A. Currie for the past •4 years,
dam London on Saturday where be
has neared a situation. His mother and
he other o members of her feel( reside
y
s de
n the Forest city.
Miss Lizzie Forsyth, of Winnipeg, is
letting Alex. Forsyth, :Brussels. Miss
Forsyth Dame by the lake route, eneounb.
ring a very rough passage. During the
term a vessel ahead of them sank and
they were unable to render any help.
Thos. Stewart hag been on the sick list
urieg the past week.. He attempted to
o himself bodily harm with a jack-knife
nd the soisaors Tuesday, afternoon, but
the only damage was a out on his left
rm. A man has been pieced in ,charge
f him fur a few days, as Mrs. Stewart le
fraid of him. The old gentleman may
e sent to Goderich jail,
Mrs. Slatterie, wile of Jas. D. Slatterie,
of the G. T. R., Stratford, made a start
ing discovery the other morning of lift.
ng her eiue.months•old babe from its
rib, It appears the child was suffering
rem a severe oold, with a touch of bron•
hitle, but bad partaken of its usual
ourishmeut at 2;30 s. m, Believing the
abs to be all right, Mrs. Slatterie did
of disturb it when she got up sheet cis
'olook, but two hours later wheu she
ad of bLoa f
set ov
err and
Other
house.
Old duties attended d to,she
want. and
fted the child from thorib and was
orrifled to find it told in death. An
alarm was at once given and medical aid
ummoned butall efforts toresus61oatethe
e one proved Of to avail,
C11UIRCII C1l1MJ,a,
Rev, . s of the
BusinessJnoCeRoanmmltteweas aat Lilomember Pravinolal
Oonventlon meeting in Toronto this week.
Ibex, J. G. Stott, of the k'lathodiet
church, Galt, left lllooday on a shooting
expedition. He will be absent about fear
weeks ou a well yarned holiday. Rev, J,
Wing, Gethe prman,asto. ofr's Babsence,erlin, well ofiielete der.
Rev. Dr. Moffatt, the General. Agent of
the, Treat Soolety, laid its claims before
lllelville congregation last Sabbath morn.
ing, Ile gave a very Interesting atoounb
of the work, In the evening he preaabed
from Hebrews, 12th obapter and 2nd
verse, "Looking mitt Jesus."
Tile .Listowel Banner pflast week
gays :-Rev, Mr. Oobblediok, of Brussels,
preaobed the anniversary services of the
Sabbath wheel of the Methodiat thumb
on Su
n a last In
the morning g he gave
a very interesting address, espeoially in-
tended for the ohlldrsn, who had ease mbl-
ed with their teachers in the centre pews
of the oharoh, although it could well hays
been taken by all as vary profitable.
The evangelistic cervices being held in
the 1liethodist eburoh are full of interest,
Despite the nafevorable weather there
hes been a large attendance and great
interest has been manifested, The Masses
Hail, evangeliste, are rendering valuable
aid in the work in both addressees, exhor.
talon and sacred song. Mies Hall plays
the a000mpanimenbs on the guitar and
there is a oharm about the singing nal -
ciliated to do a great deal of good. There
are unmistakable evidences of good being
done in the meetings, The services be-_
gin each evening at 7,80 ane will all
through the next week, Tianrsday even-
ing the Sabbath school orchestra lent
their aid in the service' of praise of which
the first 15 minutes of oath meeting is
devoted,
W. F, M. S. -The annual meeting of
the Woman's Missionary Society of the
London Confereuoe was held at St.
'Phomas recently. The following notes
from the business transacted will interest
readers hereabouts :-In the list of dis-
trict organizers appointed appears the
following for the sections named : Exet-
er, Mrs. Paisley, IldertoaS0. Mary's,
Mrs. Rice, 58. Mary's ; Stratford, Mrs.
Flagg, Mitebell ; Goderioh, Mrs. Leeoh,
Goderioh ; Kincardine, Mrs. Cayler,
Whiteeharoh ; Wingham, left with, con-
ference organizer; Listowel, Mrs. Ramp.,
ton, Listowel. The conference organizer
reported : The conference comprises 158
stations and °ironits and 25 missions,
On 80 of these are one or more auxiliar-
iea,leaving 97 unorganized. Eight aux-
iliaries have been organized by Ridge-
town, Wesley, Centenary, Alvinsbon,
Thedford, Sparta, Yarmouth Centre and
Clandeboye Nursery. Disbanded -Luton
and Tnokeremith. Seven districts bald
conventions-
London, do St
Thomas,
,
Ridgget
own Goderioh, 6t
rathroy, Sarnia,
The
following is the statement
of the work by districts :
Auxin- Mission Lineman -
arias. Bands- lied,
London 16 7 2
S. Thomas 10 4 5
Chatham ..,3 0 _ 11
Windsor 4 0 14
Ridgetown 5 0 8
Exeter 6 0 4
Stratford 5 2 3
Goderioh 12 4 3
Kincardine 2 0 7
Wingham...... ., 4 2 6
Listowel 2 0 6 "-..
Strathroy..,3 2 12
Sarnia 3 1 12
St. Mary's 5 0 4
Aylmer6 1 4
airs. Daly, corresponding secretary of
Mission Bands, gave her animal report in
detail. Number of bands and circles, 22,
6 being organised this year ; number of
members of M- B„ 818 ; total amount.-
sent through auxiliaries, 81,065.18.
VirianS7ia rax.
A new water tank is to be erected at
the Grand Trunk station in the coarse of
a few weeks.
The brisk work of the Union furniture
factory is being pusbed along as rapidly
as possible. The dry kiln was completed
some days ago.
Rebt. Dallas has been laid up for up-
wards of. three weeks, on amount of
having been severely poisoned with pois-
on ivy while working on the railway neer
Hassall.
Old Mrs. Wadby, who bad her leg
broken some mouths ago, and who has
been oared for by the town, left for Walk-
erton, where she will reside with a
daughter.
The Ladies' Aid Society in connection
WW1 the Methodist church, will give their
usual annual Thanksgiving dinner on the
21st of November-Thankagiving day.
It will beheld in the Town Hall.
A large pot
ate is in Pete
x 008,1
18' flour
and feed
storein
w dew: Itr was grown by
Thos. Gregory and weighs 31 poande.
It is five tubers grown together, „and
measures around one way 24 inches and
tbe other way 28 inches.
The Ladies' Tree Blue and L. 0. L.
No. 794, of this place, on the eve of J. G.
Stewart's departure for $Belmore, pre-
sented him with addresses and a gold -
headed Cane.. Mr. Stewart replied in ap•
prepriate terms to both addresses.
The plan of making the track on the
Agricultural grounds that was considered
the most feasible was to draw earth and
lay it on the ground where the proposed
traok is to be made. It was thought that
a track could not be made if the ground
were broken with a plow. The whole
matter will be brought before the annual
meeting for direction.
Walter Taylor, et town, for some years
has been an extensive exhibitor of vege-
tables, flowers and fowl at the Fall Fears
fn Wingham and vioinity, and he has.
always been awarded a felt there of the
prizes. This year he branched out it lit.
r
and exhibited at more Fairs, and
took the following prizes et the planes
named :-Wingbam, 40 , Brussels, 46 ;'
Teeawat r
e 22 Bel
rave 1 •
28 ; Blyth, 27 ; a total of 180, at the s x
shows, or an average of 31 at each.
This is a good record, especially when it
is oon"sidered tbab,Brneeels and Teeswpter
Shows were held' the same days.