The Brussels Post, 1895-11-8, Page 1Vol. 28, No. 17.
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Grand Truia11.
J. N. J NI ALL,
G. T. R. Agent, Brussels.
Important Notice
to the Public 1
The undersigned offers for solo at greatly
Reduced prices his stook of family
GROCERIES
in order to make room for- ,
the Christmas Stook.
14 cans Corn for 61.00; 14 oan° Tomatoes
for 61.00 ; 4 cans Sardines for 25o. ;
imported Pickles at 10o. per bottle ; 8
packages of Corn Starch for 25o. ; Cur.
rants, 5o. per lb, ; Pudine, 5o. per lb. ;
Tapioca, 50. per lb. .,
TEAS. -Beet Ceylon, 400. ; Bost Young
Hyson, 40o.; Bast japan, 20o. per lb.
SYRUP. -Best, 500. per gallon ;. Moles.
SOS, 400.130D gallon.
COFFEE. -Best Ground, 800. per lb. ;
Best Green, 200. per 1b,
CANDIES. -Mixed, 7o. per lb.
SOAPS. -6 bars Morse's Best, 25o. ; 6
bare Dingman's, 250. ; 6 bars Ammonia
for 25c. o
TOBACCO. -Best Chewing, 85a per lb. ;
4 So. Cigars for 10o.
'vea+ TERMS CASH.
Now is your time to buy CHEAP
Groceries.
GnE51V An.
VALLI
Trade
J. G. SKENI;, wishes to remind the peo-
ple of Brussels and surrounding
country that bis Fall and
Winter stook of
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
cC. , &C.
IS NOW COMPLETE.
By paying prompt cash for all goods
he oan give bargains worthy of the name,
and asks a trial.
• Every lady should see the new ran-
ges of Dress Goode, Flannels and Tweeds..
Our Grocery Department takes no
second place for quality.
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Specialty P y made ofTeas.
J. C. SKENE
Agent for Parker's Dye Works.
Fr11
and
Winter.
I'have a $ne new and
well selected stook of
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Heavy
Har-
ness, Collars,
&c.
Trunks and Bags
at Low Prices,
HDENNISIN
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVERBER 8, 189a
WESTWa ,D xfa.
A branch railway rune from elioamons
junction to Okanagan Lake, five miles
below Vernon, Tine line follows Marie
Lake, Spallamcheen river, and Swap lake
to Vernon, Yemenis a handsome little
town of about 1,000 people, It ie situ.
abed in a beantif ul valley of great fertility.
The town is almost encircled by moon,
tains of different elms and altitudes, We
counted 14 peaks from the hotel balcony.
The writer and a friend bad a mountain
climb. After considerable effort we stood
upon the summit and had a magnificent
view of the surrounding valleys and of
the little town nestling below. Apparent-
ly at our feet were Okanagan, Swan and
Long lakes, although miles away. The
climb stimulated our epiogrien qualities,
and when we returned to bhe lintel we
were able to do more bhan ordinary
juebice to the good things our landlady
provided.
We visited Lord Aberdeen's ',Cold-
stream Ranch," or fruit farm, four miles
above Vernon. This is the largest fruit
farm in the Dominion, consieting of see'•
oral hundred acres. There were 40 stores
of hops upon the farm, .nearly ready to
piolr. The pinking and pressing, we were
told, would require 450 hands for a
month. The fruit trees were apples,
pears, peaches, apricots, cherries, do.
Also large areas of smellier fruits, such
as currants, gooseberries and strawberries.
The valley of Coldstream possesses a
beantifol climate, and its scenery is said
to resemble that of Loch Lomond in,
Scotland. Most of the farms are arti-
ficially irrigated and therefore in a healthy
and vigorous condition. •
On Monday 26th August, we left this
charming town and valley to continue
our trip to Vancouver. At Sioamous
Junction we boarded the west bound
train. After running along the margin
of Shuswap and other beautiful lakes for
about two hours, during whioh time: our
train faced almost every poinb of the
oompaesin following the ever changing
direction of the lakes, we emerge into the
broad, treeless valley of the South Thomp-
son river. The valley abounds in cattle
ranohes and well cultivated farms.. We.
see cattle grazing here and there in the
valley and on the uplands, for the moun-
tains ars not such frowning precipioes as
those we have passed. Kamloops, the
principal town of the interior of British
Colombia, was passed at night and we
had not the opportunity of seeing it.:
After passing this town we follow Kam-
loops lake for an hour or two. Then the
mountains close in upon us again and for
hours we climb along their shoulders.
We are sometimes thousands of feet
above the river and ab other times chal-
lenging the river's right to the whole
space between the precipitous mountains.
In several places the river is pushed
aside by a 'orib-work and part of its
original bed claimed as a passageway for
bhe railway. And ilius we pass on in our
perilous journey We now cross she
Thompson river on a -magnificent steel
bridge of immense height and then
plunge through a tunnel e in midnight
darkess and in a few moments emerge
into the famous canon of the Fraser
river. It maybe said that the other.
canons were bruly grand, but the Frazer
canon was nothing short of terrible. The
gorge in many' places was so' deep and
narrow that the sun's rays could not
penetrate it and the apparently blaok
waters of the ` Frazer rolled, tumbled,;
fretted, and clashed through this canon.
with deafening roar. From the ledgeof
rook upon which the brain was running
along could be seen at times, the boiling,
leaping, struggling waters below, as the
railway carved around the shoulders of
the jutting cliffs above. A. backward or
forward view from bbe' "Observation"
oar, as the train meandered, brought the
canon and lbs tumulbous waters into
eight. presenting a scene of terrible and
rugged grandeur. For hours we pass
through such scenes and finally we pass
through' a tunnel and emerge into bhe
broad light, of day; for the canon is end-
ed and we glide into the small, old town
of Yale ab the heed of the Fraser river
navigation. We regret that the great
Fraser canon ended, but at the same
time there oame a sense of relief from
the exhibition of oxoitsnenb created by
the rugged and sublime grandeur of the
natural scenery through which we had
been recently passing.
As we pass along the Fraser valley
from Yale we see Indians fishing for
salmon and drying them upon poles
erepted upon the rooks. Here and there
we see groups of Chinamen washing the
sand -bars for gold. The gold findings
are nob sufficient to induce white men to
look for fair wages in the sands `of the
Fraser, aud therefore the "Celestials"'
have a fair field and no opposition, Lib-'
ole groups of un teinted shanties are seen
here and there along the valley and we
are toldthey are Indian villages.- In the
neighborhood oe those villages are seen
those curiously kept geavoyards, with
their variegated 1
colored banners and their
artistically curved totem poles. There
is a large area of fertile land fu the
Fraser valley, and in many places very
fine farms are 0500. They are still large
areae of the valley unoleared, but the
huebandman in many places is busy in
clearing the land and making a home for
himself, Ab Mission Junction railways
brain% off t
0 o different cities
of the United
States, viz., Seattle, Tacoma, Portland
8;o. For some time west of this point
we pass through magnifieenb forests of
gigantic braes, some of whioh are 800 feet
high and twelve fent in diameter. We
next find oursolves oh the tide waters .of
the
Pacific Ocean. Bu • '
braid Inlet, an
arm of the ocean, extends inward for
about 80 miles. Along this body of
water welide for about half an
and draw up at Vancouver (Adieu, the
end of our tourney westward and 2,906
miles (bone the oily of Montreal, We
arrived at the end of our journey at noon
on the 27th of August. We spent one
day in the city of Vancouver, surveying
the city and visiting ibe pointe Of interest,
The next letter will give our impressions
l it
of the city and province.
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1p. MACDONALD.
(TO D0 o eenebnb.)
Flouter Liik ,
The ]surly 9tcpojIAltee 'oC one of ht
P101ee1'e of the (:epnty of Lnitarlr,
My father left 80051005 iu the Sun.
mer of 1821, things being so dull after the
French war and haviug a large family to
support he found it impossible to make
ands meet, 60 he determined to go to
America. Socisties were formed in Scot-
land at that time, especially about Glas-
gow, to help one another that could not
go themselves. There were three ships
filled with the poor •in and around that
city, poor beoause they could not get
work in them .brying times, so my father
bade uegood-bye and left mother and ten
of us to do the best wo could, lIs was
tired of Scotland, besides he was a Radio-
al, as Reformers were called at that time,
He said if he liked the country he would
send for us; to come out For nearly
twelve months we node): heard from him,
but in the Summer of 1822 =order came
oub that all broken or parts of families
who wanted to go could getout to Amni-
on, by
mari.on,by the brig George. Well do'remem-
ber the consternation of my poor mother.
She did not know what bo do, having
never heard from my father, not knowing
whether he was dead or alive, also know-
ing that she could not support her large
family through another' Winter, so she
said she would trust to Providence, at
any rate. She said if father was dead or
we could not find him oub, we had a bet-
ter prospect than staying in Glasgow.
In two weeks after bearing we could get
oub free she parted with all she had, paid
her debts and started with seven of ue,
beside beeself, leaving the three oldest.
Going aboard a small steamer at the
Broomie Law, we were put on the brig at
Greenock. Nothing uncommon happen-
ed on that slow sailing craft except plenty
of sea sickness. In two months and four
days wo got to Quebec, were transferred
to a steamer and sent to Montreal and
staid there eight days. We were then
put on flat-bottomed boats to row our.
selves up the river, with four Frenchmen
as our bosses,' and in eight days we got to
Prescotb,where we stayed for three weeks..
One morning there were two . wagons at
our barracks to take us'away to Lanark,
74 miles distant ; one wagon was drawn
by horses, the other by two yoke of oxen.
Ab last we got to Lanark village on the
10th of September, taking a whole Sum-
mer to get to our destination. That was
the first point we heard of my father,
two of his neighbors being in the village
that day. So we w'ere all of good cheer
and comforted to think ourselves so near
home. My mother gave us all our
burdens to carry, there being no roads to.
the place at that bine, and we had nine
miles to walk.' My share, along with a
sister older than me, was the biggest pot,
which we carried with a stick through the
handle. As it was getting about dark we
passed through a small clearing and were
in sight of another. I being fust on the
path sew a man coming towards us and
in a moment two I saw it was m
father and he saw'1 VMS his son. He
Dried out "Gude sake Tock, is that you 1"
He had heard by the neighbors that his
family had arrived. By the time he was
np to me he asked where my mother was
and 1 told him she was behind a little.
We all gob together and walked up to the
shanty, and what a place. No windows
in it, no fire place, only the wood built up
against the walls . of logs, no chimney,
only a large hole for the smoke to get out.
My faather ' bad got some potatoes and
Indian corn planted late among .the logs,
but frost oame early, injuring both pots.
toes and corn. When the potatoes we're
boiled they were so bad, tears were in
every eye. We had no meat, ]fist salt
and potatoes, with corn bread. If they
had been ripe before the frost it would
not have been so bed.. Before the sleigh-
ing came, so that the mud and streams
were frozenover, the salt got, done and
could not be had nearer bhan Brookville,
62 miles distant. For two weeks we did
without salt, . I recollect my mother one
Sabbath making pea soup, nothing but'
the peas and water, and though it is 58
years since, 15 appears but like yesterday
when I think of xt. On Christmas clay.
of 1822 the enjoyed a similar treat. But
that was not the worst of it as there were
nine of es altogether huddled in that lit-
tle shanty and not one of us had a shoe to
our feet that whole Winter. My ,sisters
aed mother sewed rags of all 'chide to-
gether and wrapped round our feet and
we gathered in the woods a email bush
which grows in that part of bhe country,
the inside rind of which was tough. My
two eldest sisters used to split it up into
narrow strips like broad straws, plait it
and sew it together into the shape of a
broad solo and fasten it on to the bottom
of the nags. Spring oame ab last and
seine time in May'eny father got .salt by
the barrel from Henry Glass, brother-in-
law to the .Hon. Malcolm Cameron, and
the price was eight dollars, We sowed a
little wheat, barley and oats and planeed
potatoes. We had no harrow teeth but
my father made elm pine, long before
they were ,wanted, and laid them with
their ends to the fire to dry, having plenty
on hand to'replene those that broke. In
bho beginning of Summer the potatoes,
and corn meal gob scarce and my father
wrote an acquaintance in Kingston if he
would let us have two °owe. This friend
was a butchor by trade who gave my
father two sheers for clearing 12 acres of
land, putting up a log hones, roofing it
and putting under floor in and he hoped
to got the °owe to be paid for after the
same way. My mother having to go to
the village found out that they could be
got, but by that time the mon&&g.,, was
nearly all'gone, so that father said'it'was
impossible for him to go ag there were
only three shillings left, Mother spoke
up and said she would go if he would lot
Mary, my sister, go with her, and bring
them home. She said she was nob afraid,
she would manage ; ao ab last he con-
sented and they started, my sister being
14' years old at the films. I think she
managed to borrow a rifle from Mr. Glass
as the went t
w t bion lit vfl
Y the logo. Tito
distance as near a'oI can melte out was
100 miles and for long ebtebches bbere
was no road at all, At one part there
wee 19 miles of bush, Lankily thorn 3
an Inn neat bo the entrance of it, wle
they staid all the night, There was
Other traveller putting up likewise,
asked wee she nob afraid with only t
girl for company to travel through 00
a wilderness. 011 I no she answered s
hadnever seen anything worse than 11
self, They did nob go farbhe next mor
ing until a dear game in eight, whioh bl
thought was a bear and which lee don
startled thorn somewhat. The puretook them two weeks, bub they broug
the cows and a calf home safe end sou
and by that time the peas were fit fou
shelling, We had green peas and tui
and we thought we were in Paradie
When mother was away we had lived
basswood leaves and "fat hen," as it w
called. There had been half a bushel
Fall rye sown and it soon began to
yellow in epote, • Handfuls of it were c
here and there where ripe and as Boon
it was dry it was threshed out. It turns
out a bushel and a peole and my moths
and Mary carried it 13 miles" to ,the 101
and gout ground, gobbing home the n
day, the miller's wife giving them the
supper of Dorn•meal and breakfast of t
same, From that clay until their doe
we never were in such (Amite. My frith
or died in October, 1848, at. the age of 7
and my mother in March, 1847. The
bobhpassed away like a shook of corn
fully ripe. Time would fail me if I wer
bo recount the ohanges that have take
plane and all the ups and, downs T have
wonderful, rapid strides and it is a goo
country for a poor man if industrious.
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ORANGE HALL DEDICATED.
The looal Orangemen's celebration
the 5th of November, which in chi
stronghold of Orangeism is always obeery
ed, received additional interest on Tues
day from the presence of Soverign. Gran
blaster, Hon. N. Clarke Wallace, M. P.
and Grand Secretary, Robert Binning
ham. A new Orange Hall was buil
here a year ago, and was then to hay
been dedicated by the Grand Masts
He was prevented from doing so at tha
time, and when the anniversary of Guy
Fawkes came around again the lace
brethren held him to his promise. Toes
day night, therefore, was a double o0
nasion, the usual public entertainment
being combined with these dedicatory
services.
Messrs. Wallace and Birmingham ar-
rived from Toronto by the mid-day train
and were met ab the railway station by
the leading men of the order. There
a crowded audience at the concert in the
Town Hall. Dr. Chisholm occupied the
chair, and among those present were
Messrs. E. L. Dickenson, Wingbam, Con-
servative oandidate for the riding ; Thos.
Farrow, ex.M. 1e, and John. Mooney and
Jas. Irwin, of Brussels ; Diebriot Master
John Donaghy, and ex County Master,
Henry Parkins.
The first proceeding was the present.
ation to the Soverign. Grand Master of an
address from the brethren of the district.
It was read by the Chairman.' The ad-
dress congratulated the Soverign Grand
Master upon his services and distinct.
ion%in the order, and then turning_ to
his political honors, went on to say :-
"The Orangemen of this `vast Dominion
are pleased, sir, to see a Minister of the
Crown bolding a position so exalted and.
responsible in the Orange order. and
they feel that this must result in giving
strength, etanding and prestage to theAs-
sooiation at large." In conclusion, it
said .-.We express the hope that you
restyling be spared to promote the wel-
fare of our order and to stand in the
legislative halls of our land a brave de-
fender of the rights of a free people, pro•
claiming equal rights to all, and special
priviledges to none, and we trust that
all efforbe whioh you may put forth in
the future tending to. the advancement of
the interests of the order and the country
may be crowned with success, as they
have in the past."
She' Soverign Grand Master's response
followed the example of the address in
its evasion of the political question whioh
was in the minds of the audience, the
Manitoba School question, and because it
did so some Orange stalwarts are not
pleased. That was the subjeob which
was looked for, and it was to hear the
Sovereign Grand Master's views upon it
that of those present attended.
Replying to the reference in the ad.
erase to the Parliamentary honors whioh
members of the order had won. Mr.
Wallace said :-"There is no reason that
I know of why a member of the Orange
Association should nob"ocoupy any posi-
tion in the gift of the people of Canada,
and the people have thought so them-
selves, for out of the five Premiers of
Canada 51005 Confederation, I am proud
to say, and every Orangeman will be
proud to reoolleot it, Chet three of them,
Sir John McDonald, Sir John Abbot and
Sir MoKehzie Bowel', were members of
the Orange Association. Tbie is a mat-
ter of pride and congratulation to every
member of the Orange Order. It shows
that men who have been members of our
association are not thought unlit by the
people of Canada to weepy the highest
posibione in their gift."
After referringto the exertions whith
bad been necesary to obtain inaorpor
ation for the order, he 'turned upon the
loyalty of Orangemen. He denied the
statement sometimee made, that. there is
no need for the association, anti for proof
of hie denial pointed to the inorease in
the membership er hip during regent years.
Speaking of the tolranoe of Orangemen,
he advised the people of the Province of
uebeo who make asousabi ne
Q o of iatoler•
anoe to themselves preach and peaotioe
the virtue of toleration. "What we obs
jeob to,' be continued,'es the thrueting
of the hierarohy of the. Roman Catholic
Church into the public affairs of the
country. We do, not believe that those
people have any right to thrust them-
selves into or interfere with the affairs of
a n
0 a da. t was only a few months ago
o
thee we had the letter of the Bishop of
Nidolet, fn whioh he boasted of having
conspired to interfere, and he claimed
o
W, If. KERR, Prop.
suooesefnlly, with the course of justice
He olaimed thee be succeesfelly subvert-
ed the coerce of juebioe in tbs bigheet
tribuaai in the empire. I do not know
whether he was setoo 05±01 ; I hope he
was not, but it shows the means they will
resort to to attain their ends.
For the remainder of hie speech the
Sovereign Grand Blaster - (Welt with the
Memories whioh centre around the 5th
of November, the achievements which
are recalled by the 561( of November,
1188, when William,' Prince of Orange,
landed ab Torbay, and the promises of
the Orange Order for the future.
Spsoohes were also delivered by Grand
Secretary Birmingham and Rev, 0. R.
Genus.
The lighter portion of the program was
contributed by the popular euterbainers,
James Fax and J. H, Cameron, of To-
ronto, and Misses James and Parkins,
pianists, of Gerrie,
At the conclusion of the concert the
formal dedicatory oereneony was gone
through at the Orange Hall. The - room
was,oruwded, and the proceedings were
according to the form laid down .in bbe
ribeal of the order:
OIIUROII OlildlL3.
We understand that Rev. Jas. A. And.
erson, of Knox thumb, Goderioh, has re.
osivei a oall from a Presbyterian 0o0gre.
gatien at Guelph.
The evangelistio servioes in the Metho-
dist aburob, which are now in progress
nearly three weeks will, in all probabil-
ity, close on Sabbath evening next. A
orowded.church has been the order this
week and a large number of people bave
begun the Christian I,ife. The Misses
Hall have rendered valuable aid here and
theirvisit has proven most helpful to
many. Thursday and Friday evenings
a Thank.offering is being taken, whioh
will be presented to the evangelists as a
small reward for their energetic work.
Sunday morning a reception service will
be held, commencing at 10:80 o'olook.
At the meeting of the special commit•
tee of the London Methodist Conference
in London, it was deoided to recommend
the Conference to radium the number of
diebriots from 15 to 11. Aylmer, St,
Mary's, Kincardine and Ilistowel are the
districts which it is proposed to wipe
oub. The following eab-committees were
appointed : On re -arrangement of dis-
tricts -Revs. 8. Bond, Geo.Buggin, Wm.
MoDonagh, G. F. Salton, Win.: Williams,
J. R. Gundy, and W. W. Shepherd.
Mission committee, Revs. A. L. Russell,
J. Learoyd, W. Williams, N. R. Willough-
by, G. Buggin, 3. Livingstone, J. W.
Holmes, Geo, Jackson, J. Wilson, J. R.
Goody, G. W. Henderson, 0. E. 'Morn -
tyre, R. 0. Parsons, Jae. Hannon, R. J.
Treleaven, and these laymen :-H, L.
Rios, J. E. Carson, Geo. Leversage, Dr.
Towler, J. A, Garrick Geo. Acheson, W.
Stevens. S. D. Barnes, Mark Wellington,
J. R. Hunter, R. P. Wright, J. M. Ken -
ay, John E. Hatch, and B. H. Lindsay.
Special committee, Revs. A. L. Russell,
N. R. Willou hb J.
W. Holmes,
G. W.
Henderson, le Parsons, W. W. Shep-
herd, L B. Aylesworth, Geo. Buggin,
Geo. Jackson, J. R. Gundy, Jas. Hannon,
A. Cunningham, W. Williams, J. Living-
ston, J. Wilson, 0. E. Molntyre, R. J.
Treleaven, S. Bond and John Kenner,
Arrangements were made to supply Bev.
Mr. Gundy's pulpit at Windsor during
hie illness.
lee's ANNIV0n5A117.-Last Sabbath was
the 16th anniversary of the pastorate of
Rev. Jobu Ross, B. A., in Melville churoh,
Brussels, and the occasion was made the
subject of special discourses by the pastor
to larger and attentive congregations. In
the morning the text °boson was St.
Matthew's Gospel, 4th chapter and 19th
verse :-"And He said unto them follow
Me and I will make you fishers of men."
These words were spoken by the Master
to two men ab the sea of Galilee and seta
forth the office of the Christian ministry.
In dealing with the subject the following
headings were taken :-(1) Every true
minister of the Gospel is °ailed by Christ
to the office: of the ministry ; (2) Every
true minister of the Gospel is equipped
by Christ for the work of the ministry ;
(3) Every tree minister of the Gospel is
prospered by Christ in the work of the
ministry. The equipment of the Christ.
lan minister ie twofold, (a) Instrument.
al, (b) Inspiration. The instrumental
equipment of the minister is the Word
of God-bbe Gospel net. The inspiration
equipment is the power of the love of,
Christ. The image of Christ is stamped
on the Gospel net and through it run the
two golden threads of Divine. Law and
Divine Love. "My word will nob return
unto Me void," hence the encouragement
to every inhalator of the Gospel to oast
the Gospel net far out into the great sea
of souls, to the end that multitudes may
be caught and landed on the promised
land. At the evening service the subject
was continued. Monday evening a social.
gathering was held. After a good supper
bud been properly looked after in the
basement au adjournment was mads to
the auditorium, when Illder MoLauohlin
took the chair and the meeting was open•
ed by singing and prayer. Aninterestiug
program was presented as follows:-
Anthem, "Christ is risen" ; solo; Alex.
Ross; address, Elder Sbraohan quar-
tette, Miss Wilson, lifts. MoBaite Dr.
Graham and J. H. Camerona
ddress,
Rev, J. Ross, B. A. ; duett, Misses Roes ;
address, Elder Stewart; anthem, .A.
nation rejoices," If the past suooess of
Melville church may be taken as an in.
dioatiou of future prosperity the outlook
is meet hopeful
Hon. Messrs. Foster and Ouimst were
banqueted at Owen Sound,
At the W. 0. T. It. Convention at
Hamilton this year's °filers wore re.
elected.
A prairie fire burned over a tenet' of
mantel twenty miles, long by two broad:
near Yorkton.
Sergi. Oolbrooke of the Northwest
Mounted Polios was killed by an esoaped
Indian prisoner.
The oral ier Petrel is reported to have
captured Of lob of gill.nets and fish owned
by Sandusky fishermen it Canadian
waters.
Plill1SONAL PARAGRAPHS,.
B, Cochrane bas been on the eiok list,
Mrs. Griffin is the peat ei Mrs. 4, 1,
Gridin..
doe. Joaes was, visiting in the (,ween
City this week.
Robert Thompson has gone to Buffalo,
on a business trip
1211.8. Holmes, of Luokpow, is vlsibing
relatives in Brussels.
Mrs. Dutton, of Stratford, i8 visiting
Aire. 5, A, Deadman.
Wesley Walker, of Wlugham, was vis.
icing in town this week.
Robb. Boss and Bre, Rose, of Wee
titer, Sundayed in town.
Bias Hattie Boderoos,. of Wingbam,
was in town lash Sunday.
W. Bright has been on the sick list
this week from bronchitis.
Bre. Barnum, of Chicago, is visiting
her sister,'Mrs. J. D..itona1d.
Mies Ida Magnin has returned from a
visit with relatives at Glenooe. -
Bias Cassie Good, of Wingham, bas
been seriously f11 for some time.
Loftus Stark, and Jae. Clark, of Sea.
forth, were in town Last Sabbath. -
Jas. Smith, of Anton, was visiting in
Brussels and locality fora few -days.
Miss Flo, Plenty, of Wingham, was
visiting in town during the past week.
Rev. W. E. and Mrs. Kerr and eons, of
Wroxeter, were visiting in Brussels this
weak.
J. C. Tuok has moved out to hie farm
in Grey, where he bas men cutting wood
and logs.
Mrs. S. Wake and sou, of Owen Sound,
were here this week attending W. Rod -
dieter( funeral.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugan.and Geo. Carrie,
of Walkerton, were here this . week-vielt-
ing W. Roddfok.
WW. F. Stratton has
purchased the
jewelry business of Wm. Doig, Gerrie,
and has taken possession.
Miss Brett took Miss Braden's plaoe
in the publio school for a few days owing
to the illness of the latter.
L. Hembly, of Wingham, will move his
family to Palmerston this week, having
enured employment at his trade there.
Piper Thos. Ballantyne, Jas. Mal -
pine, D. O. and Mrs. Ross attended the
Sootoh 0000502 -at Wroxeter Wednesday
ebsning.
Mrs. D. Hayden bas beenquite, poorly
for some weeks but we hope she will Boon
be restored to health. Mrs. Parsons was
visiting her this week.
Arehiteob Powell, of Stratford, was in
town on Paeeday inoonneotion with hie
duties as intpeotor of the new school.
He says the contractor is doing his work
bipaop,
Postmaster Farrow and Jae. Itwin at-
tended the Orange demonstration at
Gerrie on Tuesday evening. Mr. Farrow
went on from there to Toronto on a heel -
nem trip.
Robb. Blank, of Wroxeter, formerly of
Brussels, woe called to Ayr last week to
atteud the funeral of his unole, Robert
Black, who died on Get. 29th. James.
Edgar, of. Howiek, also attended the
funeral.
Monday of this week A. I. McCall, of
the firm of Deadman d: McCall, left for
Chicago, where- he purposes taking a
muse at the Ophthalmic- College and
Hospital Air, McCall will be absent for
a month or more.
The Owen Sound San of last week
says :-A. N. Large, of Listowel, who
has been visiting Dr. Cavanagh, sang a
pleasing solo in Division St. church on
Suuday evening, . entitled "Nothing to
Pay." Mr. Large has an exoellenb tenor
Lee and sings well. His cousin, the
missionary, who was killed in Japan, was
a very fine bass singer.
Additional Local News.
Is your district represented in this
paper. If not, send us the news. We
want the: news and purely the news.
Poor. B. Docsan, of Palmerston, was
in town on Monday and Tuesday of, this
week. He purposes taking a °lase of
pupils on violin and guitar. He comes
with excellent testimonials and we hope
a number of young ladies and gentlemen
will avail themselves of this opportunity.
Acomi wase DnAmn.-This community
was sadly surprised this week to learn
that Wm. A. Haslam, who had been in :.
the employ of A. R. Smith, merchant of
this place, for 4 years, had shot himself
at Devil's Lake, North Dakota, on Sabur.
day of last week. It turns out that be
and a companion took a beam of bronohos
and went out on a wild goose exo0rsion.
Ido, Haslam undertook to drive around the marsh and soars up the game while
his oompanion remained on the opposite
side ready to meet the escaping birds.
This plan was carried out and on the
geese meeting with the shower of leaden
hail they turned aad flew -bank. W. A.
took his double barrelled shot gun and
fired while in the buggy. The discharge
frightened the team and they attempted
to run away. Mr, Haslam dropped the
firearm and made an effort to stop them
and to the horror of his companion the
remaining °barge in the gun exploded, -
tearing its way through hie arm and side
and nearly decapitating him. When the
team was (taught Elaslam was dead. The
body was neatlyprepared for burial and
forwarded to Belgrave where the parents
reside and from whose resi
m jeune the fun-
eral took
un•eraltook plane ort Thursday afternoon
under- the direction of Maitland Lodge,
I. 0. 0. F. Service , was held in Trinity
church. Deceased was en exceptionally
doe young man who had recently entered
into business on bis own. a000uat> no
was in hie 82ndear. His
Y parents and
other relatives are sincerely sympathised
with in their sudden bereavement. -
Rev. Dr. Laidlaw, of St, Paul's Pres-
byterian churoh, Hamilton, died at
Georgetown.
The supposed perpetrator of the Mount
Forest burglaries has been arrested and
the stolen property reoovered.
Harbert Morris, of Hiegera Pallg shot
and meltingly wounded bimaelf because
he felled topage s a dental examination.
, mi anon,
Twenty-one fire alarms were turned in
between 7o'elock and midnight Tuesday,
a record seldom approaohod in Toronto,