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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-12-27, Page 1r<� 8. No. 24, }ust opduod for Xna'as Trade Beautiful NOW to w� S ck e Choice Ghi na and anyGoods( Suitable for either X.m s a, Wed- ding or Birthday Presents. ewas e � Y Keep A very Large Stock of GOLD, GOLD FILLED and- SILVER WATCHES, all.Makee and Grades, which we Guarantee to be the best, and a Pull Line of s— 'Wedding Icings, Gem Rings; Engagement Rings, ,Bar Pius, Broaches, Vest Chains, Long Cbeine, Cuff Buttons and Linke, Bracelete, Gold Specteolos. Large.ine Assor•i, o'' t nt S!-LVERWARE. Spoons, Ruives, Forks, Butter Coolers, Fruit Dienes, "Water Pitchers, Piekle Cruets, Celery Dishes, Spoon Holders, nil C drop's Mugs, Carving Setts, Citke Baskets,; Shaving Setts, Gouts' Smoking Setts, Ladies' Comb and Brush Setts, Manicure Setts, Metal Picture Framee, Onyx Tables, Crumb Trays, &c. Fanoy Baskets, Violins and Violin Sundries. Our . Goods are New and up to date in Design, which we offer AT LOW PRICES. 1g"No Trouble to Show Goods. Wntobes, Clocks and Jewellery of alt kinds carefully Repaired. Tho.l � ethex y ,' a Issuer o i 11 f Ma 1.132 of OOUSLEY, Real Es ilea to ;.� 1,0,& Oa gent, Brussels. honey to Loan on Rana Secur- ity at 'tile Lowest Rate of littera t y - Mone Loaned on Notes and t iii ood Notes Biecountod. Sale . Notes a Speeifilty- Fire d Life Insurance, Written 1 S lecial Attention i en to 1 0 � v CONVEYANCING. A. L. EY Office over Deadman & McCall's Store, BRUSSELS. DOWNS OF BUFFALO N.Y, Pliotegrapller, .te111miager o0,' C,f3. C4 hr ene`e Rrilntford Si11,111o, 100 Fifteen Years With Farmer Bros., nonillion, Dula. announce to the peopleof true- st/la and surrounding country that he has Opened a Studio in Strottou's Brook, over the Standard Bank, where he is prepared to do the very best Photographic work. holographs Copied and Enlarged in Crayon, Water Colors or Pastel in the highest style of the Art. '!'RICES REASONABLE, Vineet Work and Sittig.; faction Guaranteed, share of your Patronage is solioitsd: Conte early and have your :Photo, taken fol Cltristmad. W. DOWN$ Artist, NOTES ON A TRIP TO SCOTLAND. (committee rem/ LAer wet.[ta We wont to the old grave yard, the date on one stone was le86. Part 4 the walla Of the old church were still standing, The thief indnetry in A.bercleen is the granite, when in the quarries and the - droning and polishing yards they etnj)loy tr 1 ousanc is of mon, Was asked what the Canediane thought of the Scotch, I said much the same. as Max, O'Rall did when be said in Toronto last Winton ta t "they y were very lndastrione and persevering, generally succeeded wherever they went, but they had one fault, that was they had terrible bifeet which he au creel"'was how they ad to intaminee the kilt, as they could not 'get them into pants," They said they were very much obliged to Max. O'Rell for giviug them snoh a gem! o I cllaractor''ancl to toll him thorn would bo a warm reception •awaiting him in Aberdeen, they would like to let him feel how ;strong /hope big'feet were. Was asked by au old lady of eighty "if we had ony kirks. I suppose yo'll jest hoe sumo student chappiee cumin' noon preaching tae yo bey. o :practice to themselves!"' After trying to explain that we did not live quite at the back of the world, I told her we had three kirks as good as the one she wont to and three ministers for ,thee preaching We had not beard anything' better: in the city of Aberdeen since we came back. !'Eh sirse I'm richt glad to hear% ye main nae some gig clever folks there." She then asked how we W08O for doctors. I said we had three. "Those ! ye main surely live in an afa unhealthy part of the country, Wo nae, nage." I said did the people here never get sick a She said "tire nearest Dr. ;bides five miles frau Here and comes up wee a week to sec if ony body wants him." I said there: will be a good many to meet him ovary time. She said' "gie, and often there would bo ane,er twa and whiles naebody ova she didna see ony, use for him zomin' up but anee a twa weeks." Going upDeeaide in the train we come to a small station called Drum, where wo were told the station master had been for twenty years calling out the name of the station as the trains come in. By way of promotion he was sent to a larger station but forgot rio often that hewas' changed, still calling it Drum, that be had to be sent back to"the.old station. We spent three weeks in Bdnffehire, visiting a good many different places, fishing and climb- ing bills, the highest being Ben Rennie, two miles high ; wading through heather the first mile, which was rather tiresome, passing lots of sheep. Had it been a clear day we could have seen' ten counties, Was amused in passing a store in Duff- town'to read on sign "Coal and poultry dealer." In one °of the'ohurohee there is a beautiful stained glees window present- ed by Lord Mount Stephen, of Montreal, being the church he attended when a boy. In the sohools sewing, knitting -and darn. ing are still taught, also the Bible and catechism, The Inspeotors don't send word when tbay are' coining. We Saw several boys and their mothers of the poorer class carrying home bundles of sticks on their banks from the woods, tied with a rope, all the ftrewoad they have all 'gm i u mar. There a groat many d e- alleries in Banffelure,, the water being censideredvery suitable for malting whis- key. " No word of dull timet nor working half time, employing a great many men. A paragraph I cut from the Dufftown paper will show the orders they get. J. & G. Grant, Glenfarolas, sent off a large consignment of whiskey on T ueeday to Messrs. Paterson, Elder & Co., Leith. the-coneignmDvt'was-taken..-from Abel:, lour station to Lossie mouth by a special traiu,00nsisting of fourteen wagons, and VMS placed on board the ',steamer "Earl, home" on Wednesday. There were 249 hogsheads of °baize Glcnlevit whiskey, mostly brauded.1892-03. The capacity of .the barrels rangedfrom 47 to 50 gallops." Another large order was tent a fow daye after by special train to the: same 1 firm. There are 132 distilleries in Sootland. 221 millions of gallons were r'nade last year. We q,pentaday in Inverness, pass- ing Elgin, Nairn and Culloden, a beauti- ful town, the river' Ness running through it, with four large suspension bridges. Walked along the Caledonian canal to the Tema/thereat h cemetery, whore a find view of the town and surrounding coun- try can" be got, down to the islands. Went through the market, whore one oat hear lets of Gaelic. On leaving I priced some pears at the station. They were six cents each, A. great many gentlemen were coming North for the shooting eon. son. After paying a farewellvisit to Aberdeen again we left 'for Glasgow, to stay two days with friends before leaving and also to see as rough' of the city a0, possible. We wont through some of the w olesale houses; 'the catlredralwas built u 1170,' the windows having boon fined in with, stained glees by private indivi- duals,.one beautiful largo window repro - senting Matthew, Mark, Ldko and John, presentedb the Duke of Argyle, Tho o Y gY Necropolis contains numerous mond. N o u P elate of the illustrious dead, the largest Bing in memory of John Enox. The uniorpal building; which cost 4800,000, s one of the inost„beautiful : buildinge in eotland. Ouo ie specially struck •with ho marble entrance hell and stoutest, ith the exception of the ceilings every art of the atancaSealoor, fstepsandwelle re marble. The view from the first ttndiug is magnificent, to many pillars and arobos of various colored marlile. We left Glasgow on the 30111 August on oard the "State of Nebraska,” unfor- nnatoly at night, 0,o that we did not see o beauties of the Clyde. Getting into ovillo next morning wo had to wait a ow hours for paslougers. A few got off have a ride fn a jaunting oar, Just to y they had been in Troland. Leaving therewith five, hundred Trac•. ngera and eighty of a Grew'; wo visited se kitchens, whore three cooks and thorn seistants wore kept busy.; pang of all Has on this long ranges and everything as kept very Olean. The;engginoors 1,avo cry warm work, - ttvo men shovelling on el all the time, They : tiro relieved very two hours by other two, and said b m b t W p 1 b t th M f to sa 320 t1 a hi w v co it took $1,500 worth of goal to oross' once. The peeeengere wore meetly Seaton and English, with a few Irish,, who had lilts ggrselvoe beet! 4440 on a visit. I don't know whet the Seoteh bad dyne to the Irish, but they were heard to remark that the Sootoh were the meanest sot of people miller the sun. Man, says one, they would not even let yon bavo the steam of their kettle to warm your hands. After when they were getting tip a program for the oenoert they camp and told a very, nice Irish girl whp always sat beside me, at the table to sing a good many of her songs, as it would toyer do to let the Sootoh have all their own way. She promised, but unfortunately 2548 too sick to,appear, so the Scotch'had their, own way after all. ; The captain was prate/at and gave a very nice speech, speaking of the dangers and pleasures of sea -faring, life. Tko collection, which was a little over $30, was in aid of the Seamun's Orphan's Horne. After five da r v days of very roughs sailing and 'everyone over the sea-eieknees, games wore started -skipping rope, tug -of- war between the Scotch and Irish, with some - tines a passing -nese!, iceberg or whale to look at, One day an' object was in eight ; some said it was an iceberg, a few others said it was the hull of ss boat, when rho leader of the stronger' party carried off the leader of the weaker, tied a rope around his waist and !rung him up to the ropes at the side of the boat, telling bim'once more'' to say it wae an iceberg else be would die. He said "no it's the hull of a boat?' After he was aupposed to be dead a' quilt was brought for him to be laid in", when four mon tooka corner, oath: to throwbim overboard, but before doing so they asked him if he would like to be buriedatsea or en dry land ; he said' he thought he would like to lie in New York, so his funeral was postponed until we arrived.' We passed the yachts racing at Long Island, between England and America, getting into New York on th'e 16th Sept., all very glad to get on terra firma. Mats. Geo. Twosisorr, ELECTIONS IN `MANiTOBA. The 'Provincial Gdvernlnent Appeals to the Country. POLLING ON JANUARY _ 16. The Manitoba Legislature dissolved on Monday. ' Nomination dry has been fix. ed for Wednesday, January 8th ; polling 15th January. The Government goes to the country on the school question, Premier Greenway ironed an address to the electors of bis own constituency, which is believed to cover the essential points of the Government's answer to the; rejoinder of the Dominion Government. After referring. to the declaration of the Dominion Government that Parliament weld be called to meet early in January to pass a remedial bill in the: event of Manitoba refusing to settle the school question, the address proceeds ;—From utterances of members of the Dominion Cabinet, and from the facts known to all who have watched the controversy, it is. clear that nothingshort of a separate de- nominational system of schools -will be accepted as an adequate measure of relief. The communication forwarded by the Dominion Government on the 27th of July last, inviting the'Manitoba Govern- ment to take suoh aotloa as would` rem- edy the alleged grievanoee of the minor- ity, we have replied definitely and posi- tively, rejecting the proposal to re-eetab-, 6301 Separate schools in any form and expressing oar intention to uphold the present' naiform non-seotarian system. As the Federal Parliament is about to be asked to legislate upon this subject, it is of the utmost importance that the views of the electors of the province should be olearly and unmietakably=expressed, I assert, that our people are perfectly teem- poteet to deal with their own educational oonaerne, and I resent ,the imputation that they have treated any portion of the eommunity with injustice or a spirit of intolerance. I protest 'against the pro- posed notion of the Dominion- Govern• tient in inviting Parliament to destroy our national school system without in, vestigation, and in ignorance of the air- cuinetandes. If your votes are over- whelmingly in favor of the stand taken by the Government, there` is no doubt tbat the views' of the members of the' Dominion Parliament 3x01 be materially affected thereby, and coercive legislation may be altogether averted. The address also deals with the record of the Govenement on other questions since. taking office, :;The write are return• able on Januar 23 and the Legislature in called for Jan 24. g , Mr. Greenwayooneludes —I ask you in Oonolnsion to 'remember that the main ie0uo'upon which you are to,probounoe f0, a mast "important one ;—Shall the people of Manitoba submit without protest to unjust r and overbearing - treatment? 1 g Shall theprovincial autonomy be rat• P yP dearly abandoned ? Shall our national syetem be destroyed ? Those are the questions, gentlemen, which you are re- gnired to =ewer by the ekereise of your• franchise. 81041TOn9'0-9tiawee, strong the °errant of pnblie opinion that 1'rovineo is eat against See aret schoolo and against any change in t precept 1,110, the intimation ie gi0en the answer that a verdict et the people to be aslted almost immediately. Morris Council Nteeting, In e' he !n le Tho Council rest pursuant to adjourn: !Hent In the canton room,. Morrie, et Deo, t men there 161i her all r en t t s os t 110 Reeve in the chair, Mindtee etlast meeting read and passed except tbe item referring to James Titiznrine order fpr gravel the same toeing $4,80 instead of $7.80 as reported in minutes. Moved by Wm. Iebister, seconded by Geo. lUrkby that Elam Livingston be allowed to oregt electric light poles on the public highway et the Village of Belgrave BO long as at does not interfere with the public go pulveo.ato 1132;0,,1. seconCaixdedied, by OpTrimos, ptiCpn ozIpof G Birkby, the following accounts were ordered tobe paid - $. Plum, repairing scraper, $2.50; Ament Bros:, lumber, $2.30 ; Jas. Bolger, culvert on East gravel road at 8th line, 12.50 Goo. Henderson, damage through hauling gravel, $2.00 ; Thos: Coulter, repairing maven, $1.50 ; F. "Garoess, nails, 15o. ;' Geo. Taylor, gravel, 56e. ; Thos. Laidlaw, services on hosed .01ltealtl1, $2.00 ; W. 1. Johnston, 0011,1000 on board of. health, $2,00 ; Geo. Hood, services on board of health, $2.00 ; 101. Montray,.ac pairing culvert, 85o.Chas.: Meanie, gravel, $1.12';. Corporation E. Wawenosh balance on West gravel road, $14.74 ; A. Niobol, tile: drain, $6.80 ; S Thornton, damage through hauling gravel, $1,00 ; A. Halliday, repairing crossway, $3.00 Br McNaughton, medtotne to Fisher, $2,00 ; A. Campbell, eeraper, 75c. ; H. Mooney, clothing and expenses taking Mrs. Hays to House of Refuge; $14.00 ; Jas. Russell, repairing Armstrong bridge $2.00 ; Jas. Marshall, engineer's fees $8.00 ; H. 14 looney, conncillors fool lettin jobs and contraote, $600 ; Geo. Kirkby couooillore fees letting jobs and eontraots $44.00; • Thos. (lode, councillors fees let ting jobs. and. contracts, $45.00 ;; Jame Bowman, councillors fees and letting job and contracts, $43.00; Wm. 'Iebister councillors fees letting jobs and contracts $43.00 Wm. Clark, salary and expenses $143.00 ; °Tilos. Miller, wood and caro half, $10.75 ; Corporation of Mullett, B line expenses, 13.75. ' On motion of Jas Bowman, seconded' by Win. Isbister By laws No. 12. and 13 were duly read and passed. The Council then adjourned, Wnr. Coma, Clerk g o Mise Annie Stewart is home from , Mount Forest. Robb. Ross, of Dundee, is visitiognnder the parental roof. of Miss Lily Kendall is home on a holiday visit from Detroit. Fred. Loath has gone to Wellesley to spend his holidays. Miss, Jennie Stoddard, of Wingham, Wae visitingg in town. Principal' Cameron ate his Christmas turkey at. Luckuow. T. A. MoLauchlinis home from Bruce. field for his vacation.. Robb. Ross and wife, of Wroxeter, were in town for Christmas, Mies Mina Turnbull is home from At- wood for a holiday visit. Mies Lizzie Ellis is home for a brief holiday visit from. Ingersoll. Tom. Bird, of Detroit, said "good day" to his Brussels friends this week. Miss Habkirk to visiting her brother in'. Brussels. She has been in Manitoba. Thos. Ross and wife, of Cheeley, Chrietmassed with 'relatives inBrnesels, Mise Dora Smith is enjoying a well earned holiday from Beaforth Collegiate. Miss •Kate Wilson is enjoying her schoola v cation with relatives in Brussels. W. H.illi W s, of Beaforth, 'ate his Christmas dinner with Brussels relatives, 0. E.n a d Mrs. Taxnbnll, of Guelph, spent with relatives in Brus. Oslo. Paul Buchanan, of Newark, N. J., was visiting here . for a short: time last' Grey andElittes $1.75; Mrs, J. parr,' Loxes 051111 ted, $2.05 ; Mrs Stewart, hat- es remitted, 62.Q4 ;'IIrs, Steele, taxes re. milted, $02.27 ; Mrs. Mclutcsli, taros re - nutted,. $2,88 ; Ica 7'aylar. errgr in dog tax, $1,00 ; Time. Jaoldiu, error in dog tax, 12,00 ; Rgbt. Pio111•ell, error in dog tae 2.00;, Jas. Ebodall, part payment on dit b"pontreet at lots 18 and 19, eon. 17, $42,00 ; Thee. Straohan, attending to Council =sheen for year, $05.00, aolect iu' jurors, 40d . 0 onea B b J �$ � card of Health, $2.00 ! Arch. Hislop, attending to Council business' for year, $40.00 ; •3as. Turnbell, attending' to Council' business for year, $15.00 ; Wm. Brown, attendiug to Council business for year, $46,00 ; Jas, Lindsay, attending to Council busi- nose for year, $45.00 ; Wm. Spence, sal- ary 08 Clerk, 1160,00, for attending to Ditches nand Wateraoursers Act, $80.00, postage and stationary for , year, $26,50, soleoting jurors, $4.00, Board' of health, `42.00 ; A. Reymann, selecting jurors, $4.00 ; Adam Turnbull, Board of Health, $2,00 ; John Cardiff, Board of .Health, $2.00 ; E. G. Welsh; wood for Township Hall, 114.12 ; Mrs. Thos. Chapman, taking oars of Township Hall for. year, $15.00. Moved by Jas. Turnbull, seconded by Wm, Brown that the foregoing "accounts be paid. Carried, The Council; then adjourned eine-die. Wu. Seaton, Clerk. People We Talk About. Mise Downey is holidaying at Freeltoa G. F. Blair enjoyed Xmas at Goderiob Hugh McMartin ie home from Musko- ka. John MoNaughton is home on a holiday visit. The Misses Code see, visiting at Trow- bridge. , Will. Lowry is home from Galt for a holiday. Robt. Ellis was visiting his sisters at Ingersoll. Fred._Tayoroft has gone to::Cbesley for a visit. Dr. Davidson : spent Christmas in Grey Council Meeting. Council met at the Township. Hall on Deo.r 16111, pursuant to adjournment ; men -Mere were all present, the Reeve in the chair ; minutes of last meeting were read aria' confirmed. In the matter of the application of Rev. W. 3. Waddell - for a grant to assist in building sheds on the $round in rear of the Township Hall, laid over from last meeting, it was .moved by James Lindsay, seconded by Spm. Brown that the sum of $50.00 be granted, Car ried. Au account for $21.65 from the Municipal Council of Wallace, for En- gineer's expenses under the Ditches and Watercourse t, 18 4, was s t 9 resected. Moved by Wm. Brown, seconded by A. Hislop that the account_: be paid. Car• lied. Moved by Jas. Turnbull, seconded by Jas. Lindsay that the Clerk make out the amount due by the Township of Mor- ris on the, several awards under the Ditches and Watercourses Act, 1894, and forward the same to the Clerk of the maninipality: Carried. R. L. Taylor appeared before the Connell ou behalf of Peter and, Margaret Erb, requesting the' Council to postpone the payeeentof taxes for the construction of a ditch let; by the township Engineer on lot No. 32, con. 3, until said ditch is completed according to award, No action was taken in the mat- ter. Alex. McNair applied for a refund of part of his taxes on acoonut of his property having been burned down after. he was assessed. Moved. by Wm. Brown, seconded by Jae. Lindsay that the sum of $6.72 be refunded, Carried. The fol- lowing accounts were presented, viz, i— J. &P. Ament, lumber for culverts, $3.- 31 ;' Wm. Smith, gravelling at lot 00, con. 2, $27,15 ; Wm. Smith, drawing 0 yards gravel and filling up oulvert, $1.80;; Wm.' Smith, gravelling at lot 30, con. 2, $6.90 E'rank Coats, oulvert across road at lot 30, con. 4, $1,25 ; Graham McDonald, tile drain ou side road at lots 60 and 61, con. 1, $2.90 ; John Elliott, b avel, ;$8.40 ;' ltobt. Diiworth,'gravel, $7108, and gravel- ling on aide road at lots 25 and 26,;; eon. 7,$13.96 ; Geo. Candler,'culvert al lot 2, con. 17, $1.50 ; Robt. Docket, cleaning ditoh at lot 19, con, 9, $2.00 ; Jas. Greig, o balance u f diColic nt•aa o t a t t lot 34, ecu. 10, $17.00 ; Win Riley, gravellig on side road 1, eon, 6, $12,30; Jas. Martin, gravel,.$2,87 ; Thos, Popo, gravelling on boundary of Turrtberryand Grey, Grey's share, $15.00; John Coats; cleaning ditch at lot .9, con. 14, $2,00 Henry,, Arm- strong, gravel, $3.00 ; Rev.' W. J. Wad- dell Coun ' ' oY v s grant towards the emotion of sliods at J 0wnshi Hall $50,00 Mar Livieggstop, matting clothes for ;aggio- Miebol, a pauper, $3.00 Mrs. Samuel Love, gravel, $7.50 • W. H. herr; baiance printing contraot, 1895, $20.00 Samuel Dann, gravel, 40 cents ; Wm, Messer, clothes to D. Kingman, a pauper, $14.00 ; It is understood that while the G00e861. Clerk of Wallace township, expenses' 1m- meet ked in view for some time the pos. der the Ditches' and Watoroonrees Act, eiblc early dissolution of the tlnuse it 1894, $91.65 ; John Roger, Engineer's ex - vine only when they learned definitely pensee Ditobes.and 'Watercourses Act, that the Dominion Government was 1894,$209,00 ; Jose h McDonald, grave! bound to make the attempt of foreing $11.10 ;• Wm. Ellis, reg bolts foroulverts, Separate schools upon tire Province that $1.00 ; Andrew Sharp, anepocting gravel•' they decided upon consulting the eon- ling at lot 80, con. 7, 50 conte ; Treasurer stitnenoies and obtaining' the opinion of of Meli'illop, Grey's share for gravelling, the people so that <. hey would: have a syar. ou boundary of Grey and Moliillop,-.-- rant to go upon in restating the 01511720 0. ilWorth, grading on side road 5, con. and contentions of the Dominion Gov- 7, 115.00 ; Henry Ward, award culvert at eminent, It is understood that in the Int 31, eon, 13, $4.39 ; Thos. Voddon, tile anewer;which Was mailed Saturday to the 'drain on side road 4, con. 5, $3.10 ; Thos, Dominion Government's rejoinder the Menden,. Grey's portion of oloauiug Greenway Goternmont tapes the ground ditch on boundary Grey' and' Morris, 02, - that in view of the feeling, in that Prov 50 ; Daniel Cooper, gravel, 425,08 ; ince on the question they 'would not feel Alex. McNair, refund of taxon $6,72 jestiiled in recommending' any change or 3olur MoOatltini, work Bono on side' roam modification in the ealtool law. In order, 21, con. 7, $2,00 Jae, OOueio, reinovin g however, that the Dominion and Perlia. Logan family' to station, i2c,Y $8.00 ; Wrn, tient may oeo for thomsolved just how Annett, rag bolts for ettheert on boundary Dr. and Mrs. Cavanagh and Irene, of Owen Sound, were holidaying here for a fete days. Peter Stewart arrived home from North Dakota on Tuesday. He will spend the winter here. John Barnhill, of London, is making a holiday visit with relatives in Brussele James Burgess'Mas been laid up with a badly swollen face gamed from ala al - oersted tooth. Geo. Leckie, who has been in Walker• ton. has takena position in D. C. Ross' tailoring shop. airs. W. 3.Longmen, of Detroit, is fa spther, endingr]dthaem nRotideid.ays at the home of her Garfield Vanatoneis not in very robust. health at preeeut but we hope he will continee to improve. Joseph. Fischer, •who recently ' went with a cargo of horses to the Old Country, reached his destination: Wm. A, Thompson, a former Bruen'. ire, is renewing old'friendehips. ': His headquarters are at Toronto.. ilirs. E. R. Grundy and solid, of Grand Rapids, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Joo. Ha' croft y and other relatives and friends. Wzli: Roze11 hes gone on a trip to Yaw Paw, Mich.,where he will visit hie parents and other relatives for a week or Jas. Moore, formerproprietor of the Brussels Herald, will instuot the youth in a school in the vioiafty of Barrie next e0.t. Rohl risen a W a d wife of Windham were in town on Ohristmas, They were en route to Miss Searl's wedding in Morris, Aliss Minnie Gordon and !Miss Ethel Varcoe, of Laurel, Dufferin County, ate visiting at Rev. It, Paul's. The ladies are neicee of 141rs, Paul. Jao. MoOallutn andwife have, one to Newark, N. 3., for a holiday idea with their relatives in that city. We hope they will have an enjoyable time, S. B. Wileon, of Petrol/se, is enjoying a holiday week 30 this locality renewing old; acquaintances. The Co. of Lanebton appears to agree With him all right. Mrs. Watson and Miss Beaton are 'guests' at the Metbodiet Parsonage. plaster Douglas Oobbfediok, who has been tititi02.with Bliss Easton has also re- turned. home.' Mrs. 0. It Artnstrong and son, of falo, Lake settlement, Assa., arrived here on Thursday of last week, It ie over 6 years deo Mrs. Armstrong left for the West. She ` in. gintends spendio the winter in Brussels and locality, Mrs. Ara. stropg is a daughter of 0118 townstnan, Adam Bioid, W« R Prop• Deputy-Pootmastor Roes is on the 031k list. Ilirs,.4., 1 moig,end children aro visit ing relatives et Mitchell.- T. Il:noohtel, qf. Lambton ,Mills, is spending his Christmas in Brussels and, locality,: Mr, I7nechtel ie re-engaged fz the same echoer for 1890 and report says lie is doing excellent work, M. Biehardsort and wife //poet Quiet - mar with theft brotlier•ip,law, Wolin Bur-'; goes, of Bluovale. Samuel llurgess an' pompanied them. They played croquet, in the Oftornoou. How is thatfor Christ. mag ? M's Cooper, et t s the P ,who has so successfully aught t Primary Department in Brus- sels for the past 3 years, left for her home in Clinton. on Saturday, She lams mans warm friends in this place who regret her removal.' W. E. Armstrong, who bas been teach- ing a school at McIntyre, Grey County, is home for his Xmas holidays, Next year he will wield the pedagogue's ruler in Whitfleld's School, 19th con., Grey township. The Daily Chatham Banner' of the 12tH makes' the following reference to G, D. Lamont who recently removed from that city to Brussels in .connection with Standard Bank promotions ;-"Geo. D. Lamont, of the Standard Bank, will leave for Brussels to -morrow. The meeting of the Epworth. League of Park street Methodist thumb on Monday eveningwas of a miosionaryobaraoter, and wee con- ducted by the members of the Charing Cross League: Those who contributed to the programme ` were T. ' J. Shep ley, B. Philpe, T. Adams, Mise .Ella Ritchie, ' Mies: Grandbois, Miss Merritt, Mise Sheldon, Miss L. Hemil, Miss M. Shepley and Mrs. J. H. Harvey. At the oiose'of the programme, I. E. Brock, and Mies Reid, on behalf of the members of the league presented Mr. Lamont with an address and a beeut!fnlvolame of Shakes - pears. "Mr. Lamont in reply expreeeed his, sorrow at parting with his aeeociates, and the appreoiation of thekindness they bad ehowa him. Mr. Lamont is one of the meet popular of Chatham's young men, and will be greatly mimed iu social '. and charoh (Proles." TUE Posy extends,: a hearty welcome to Mr. Lamont in be-, coming a resident of Brussels. W. Milne is back from Trout Geek for a holiday trip. J. Hemsworth and wife spent Christ- mas in Listowel. J. T. Cook, of Clinton,' visited friends in tbe village this weak. Alf. Foga! is holidaying iu Ethel. He has been at Trout Creek., Miss 0. , Newcombe returned to her home in Clinton last week. Mrs. Waddell and son are' .visiting an - der the parental roof at London. Miss Lida Hall, of London Collegiate Institnte,'is home for her vacation. • Mr. and Mies Malley, of Stayner, are visiting their sitter, Mrs. G. Dobson. Miss M. Milne, who is attondiag Listo wetat High .;. school, is spending her vacation Miss Blanobe Milne arrived ` home last week from Belleville College. --She le a splendid musician. Nomination will be held here next Monday. It • is not likely there will be. any opposition to the present Connell. r Rev. D. B. McRae will preach} in the Methodist oburoh next Sabbath evening. Rev. lir, Waddell takes Rev.• E. A. Fear's work at Milverton. Miss Elliott is borne from Manitoba where she has been liviug with her brother, It is nearly' four yearsince she went West. Miss "Mary A.,. who has been i11, is,regaining'her health nicely. Mies Stephenson left for home m Cliu ton last week. She will attend: Toronto' Normal -school nest year. Before closing eolool the was presented with a toilet set and an addres by the pupils. W. J. Sharp has leased the Smalldon farm for a.teror of years and is now in possession. Mr. Sharp has been em - played by Wm- Milne for the past seven years, but will now 'try farmingen his own account. We wish him euccese. The Presbyterian Sabbath sobool held their Christmas Tree entertainment the Township Hall last Friday evening. Notwithstandingthe muddy roads the. Hall was well filled with an intelligent' and 'appreeiativa audience and everything passed off very pleasantly. The 'program was exceedingly good and reflected much credit upon those ;who took part in it. The tree was 'heavily laden with bristly and useful' presents for both old and; young. Rev. Mr. Ballantyne, of Moles worth acted as ohair[nan. The receipts were about $20. On' Christmas Eve a veryenjoyable entertainment was given by the Metho. dishaoho l abbath in th S o eTnwnshi Hall. The program was very lengthy and con- sisted of dialogues, recitations,vocal and iestrnmentel oeleetione,, &o, IT, F. Hoee berger acted ae chairman and filled the bill, to a nicety, in faot he is nsnrly a. whole entett013melit in himself. On account of the disagreeable weather the audience was not a0,'larg a at it would have been with fair weather but the Hall wae eomfortably filled, The receipts Were about $19, Sermon Raronx.-eThs following report shows rho standing of the pupils in thea senior department of 8. S, Ne. 11, Grey, for the month of December t—Junior second—Mary Hleinsohrot, Henry ()ear rin, Willie Willis, Oliver Lindsay. Sr. second --Bernice Slommon, Edna Milne, Mamie Eansuld, Willie Eskmier, Jr, third—Emma Imlay, Mary adoBloiu,' Willie Blaoknell, Carl McAllister. Sr. third—Annie Bateman Jobb Kerr How- ard McAllister, Edna Bateman, Fourth plass—Lily Dobson, Wilber Lindsay, Cera Seeders, John Lindsay. Ono. Dossox, Teacher. Robert Stewart was crushed to death between two oars at Winnipeg. Bishop O'Connor, of Peterhoro' was given an audience by the Popo. On Frldky, Wm. Irwin, !Wolfe Island, aged 26 yore, was drowned in the River St, Lawrence while taking fish from nets. The loo broke beneath lura, and before Rid Watt afforded be Dank. The body was spesdily recovered.