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CARRAE
ARTIES intending bo perohase a
Wa or or 13ug, will find it to their
g 1.Y r
interest to call and examine my stook. I
would like to, dispose of about 00 wheeled
rigs this eeaeon, and Iwill guarantee no
k
getter alaee of work can be found in town.
It is not necessary for me to be belling
you every 8 or 4 weeks, through the press,
that I turn out flreb.claes work. If my
work for the lett 35 years, spread over
Morrie and Grey, don't speak to my in-
terest there ie very little use for me to be
blowing my own horn. I think I oan do
better for you, taking QUALITY and
PRICE into consideratlon, than you can
do elsewhere.
AU old work Repaired, Painted and
Trimmed if required, as low as it oan be
done for flrst-olnes work. I keep a first.
class Painter always oe hand.
4� s
WYNN,
Manufacturer of Carriages and
Wagons, Brussels.
1896mn FLAX
1896
CAMERON BROS.
Have a limited number of bushels of the
BEST DUTCH SEED
For 3armersin the vicinity of Claybrook
who intend raising Flax (luring thecomingseason, which they are prepared to deliver
iuuantities to suit Aa:. rowers.
Can be got at he Cr the Flax 11111,
Seed given out on the usual terms. Order
Early. and 0080re a suppl9
For Flax grown from this aced 810 Per
Ten will be paid, If of good growth, harvest•
ed in proper Beason sod delivered at the
Flax Mill as soon as season, threahing.
We will rent a number of good sod fields
for the purpose of growing Flax.
CAMERON BROS.,
Proprietors Cranbroolt Flax 1/ill.
ROW
We have purchased a new Soda
Fountain and will be able to supply
all kinds of Refreshing Drinks.
First-class ice Cream
By the Dish or Quart.
Fresh Oysters
Received, the Daintiest of the Season.
CALL. 1N W, H, PELTON
PROPRIETOR,
rand Trun
RAILWAY,
WHERE TO SPEND YOUR
.OLI:D 3uYf7■
The Ideal Summer >'aradsso
Is the Georgian Bay and Muskoka
Lake Region,
"THE HIGHLANDS OF ONTARIO"
Emily -reached from all points. For
Best, Recreation, Fishing, Boating, Bath.
ing, Camping, oto., thie favored District
(000 ft. abuve Lake Ontario) is unequalled.
A epeoial folder with maps and full in.
formation can be had on application to
X. N. TCPINDALL,
G. T. R. Agent, Brussels.
EVA
ulolier Silop I
The undersigned has open-
ed up a Butcher Shop in the
MU BLOM, BR IMI,
where he will keep constant-
ly on hand, a supply of the
Best Meats Procurable, sold
at reasonable prices. A share
of public patronage solicited.
B. B WA,LICEIti
Meat delivered to all parts
of'the town.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL,4, 1896
W. H, KERR, Prop,
A Difference of Opinion,
TO the Editor of Tnis POsx..
DER SIB,—lacer week's POST contained
a short letter under the heading "Is tiro
Farmer protected" and from a person
calling himself H. Washington, of Ot-
tawa, four correspondent evidently is
annoyed' at my remarks
on his frst letter
and says he fails to see any cause for the
ill natured way I have treated his humble
effort, nod that I have knocked his etate.
snout into a cooked ]tat. I had no Boo,
that I was so severe on his humble effort
and knocked his statements out of ehape
so bad, as what I did was easily clone for
he was talking through his hat. Your
correspondent apparently had in mind
that the farmers are a very gullible lot of
people and would Nicely swallowbis state-
ments whether right or wrong. Then if
so I want to inform him right hero that
he is miserably mistaken for as a rule the
farmers in general know how many beaus
make five. Mr. Washington's next state-
ment goes to show that the distress
amongst the English farmers 3s caused
by the high rent and tithes. Now I want
to inform him that the English farmers
paid high rent before he was bora and
they saved money then boo, Ile points
out a choice farm in one of the, host parts
of England and the farmer, after paying
the rent and tithes, had only 918 net
profit for a number of years. He could
have mentioned some other items whioh
lessen the farmers' profits, but it would
not snit his purpose to do so, About
fifty years ago the English Government
took the duty off farm products and let
the surplus products of the world's farms
Dome in free to compete with the English
farmer, and for the last few years the
world's surplus has been increasing
wonderfully and clumped free in England
to compete with the English farmer,
which brought the price so low that the
English farmer can hardly make ends
meet ; and at the very same time the
Government took the duty off farm
products, they taxed the farmer heavily
for his house, his hired help, his carriage,
hie gun, jewelry, bobacco and railroad
trips. Then England was called a free
oouctry. Your Ottawa correspondent
told us in his first letter that it was stated
as a fact that in 1873 about twelve mil
lion dollars worth of farm products were
taken to the U. S•, on whioh four million
dollars tariff was paid to the U. S Gov-
ernntent, but he forgot to tell us. that the
17. S. sent to this country in ono year
about fifteen million dollars worth of
farm products, ou which nob one dollar
was paid in tariff. Thatis the kind of
Free Trade Mr.a hiu t n
W a g 0 Nanta.
That the a a t e waY the MoKonzie Govern -
meat protected the farmer. And now,
Sir, your correspondent has undertaken
to champion the farmers' interests and
has condemned the Government's existing
practice, then we will watch TEE POST
anxiously for his remedy to raise the
value of farms and farmer's profits to a
good paying standard. Hoping soon to
hear from him again, I remain
Yours Truly,
A. FARMER.
Morris, April 20, '90.
Why England is Hated.
It is difficult to understand the animus
towards Great Britain that seems to
rankle in the minds of protectionists, con-
sidering she is the only country in the
world that has removed every obstacle in,
the way of her people buying anything
we have to sell. judging from their pub-
lic utterances this ill feeling against that
tight little Isle is peculiar to the protec-
tionists of all countries, whether they be
Yankee, Australian, South African;
Fronob, German or Canadian, and there-
fore must have it common. pause. The
world (with the exception of China, Rte.
sic and Spain) enjoyed a few years tom.
parative free trade between 1840, when
Great Britain opened her ports to the
farmers and manufacturers of the world,
(thus affording them a sure and constant
market for their surplus products) and
the early sixties, when the United States
returned to protection as a war measure.
This movement towards free trade gave
the extoneion of agriculture the world
over an impetus still being felt, and one
that will be felt as long as Great Britain
remains 'free trade. The increase of
population that naturally followed this
extension of the area of cultivation vivi-
fied manufacture and trade iu all conn.
tries. Great Britain having in 1849, as
she now has, the largest proportionate
urban population, necessarily became the
largest purchaser (as she now is) of the
raw producte of the farmers of the world,
This measure (free trade) gave Great
Britain (as it must give any oountry that
adopts it) an advantage tantamount town
extension of agriculture limited only by
the cultivated area of the world's surface.
The increaseh
of the aaltivatocl area in
countries blest a
lett with available land, the
increase nieces of populationand consequently
of trade that followed this movement
towards free trade was unparalleled in
the history of the world, as will be seen
from the following figures 'taken from
"MullhalP5 Dictionary of Statistics."
Average annual 10000000 of the cultivated
area, population and international trade
of the world between the following years
was as follows, viz
A0RES. POPUPATC010. TRADE,
1590.40 11500,000 '04.45 0000,000 '00 50 5500,000
41.00 4550000 45-74 18000000
01-80 85000000 '75.01 0000000 '50.80 70000,000
81.88 7200,000 '80.80 88000,000
These figures show that the period of
greatest expansion teas contemporaneous
with the free trade period and that a seri-
ous centre/Hon followed the return of the
nations to a protecitive policy. The rapid
extension of the area of 'cultivation that
took place fu the various countrioe after
free trade web inaugurated, brought into
being, the thousand' and ono industries
that invariably follow such extension.
The growing trade of Great Britain with
the farmers of the world, whose number
id a measure she had been instrumental
in augmenting, naturally gave rise to
jealousy among alio mannfaaturere of the
various countries, who had become a
wealthy and powerful class during the
long period of uninterrupted expansion,
between 1850 and Black Friday, 1873,
Tide jealousy caused one country after
another to atbeupt by means of protect-
ive tariffs bo prevent Great Britain sell-
ing her goods to bheir farmers, their ob-
je0tbeing to keep their own farmers for
their own trade, They forgot that in do.
ing this they not only had to tax their
farmers r Hots heavily and thus check the ex-
tension of agriculture in their own noun•
try (we dooreased the number of our
farmors 9000 between '81 and '91) bub bo
out themselves (the manufaeturere) off
from the farmers of the world in exact
proportion to their emcees in keeping
their own farmers to • themselves, They
have for years been trying to remedy this
last defect' in all protaoted countries by
further taxing their now impoverished
farmer's by means of the bonus system.
This ie done in order to enable them to
sell to foreign farmers as cheaply as
Great 13ritailc, Thus the Germans are
eating horse flesh and sawdust in order
that Englishmen shall got cheap beef,
sugar and sound bread, in fact all pro -
tooted countries (including ourselves) are
taxing themselves into penury in order
that Englishmen shall get things cheap,
with the natural result that poverty and
crime are decreasing in Great Britain and
increasing in all protected countries.
Thio proteotionist move if successful iu
keeping 11oglishgoods out of the various
protested Countries would give no reason
for the animus against Great Britain that
now sours the temper of protectionist
statesmen the world over. What hurts
is the broad fact that Great Britain gets
her goods into all countries in site of
tariff walls, thus in a measure nullifying
the benefits the combines and trusts an.
ticipated as a result of high protective
tariffs, and in whose interest these would-
be statesmen are fighting. This explains
the moan. and petty hatred Of Great
Britain that rankles in the hearts of pro.
teotioniets in all countries. The Pall
Mall Gazette stated somemonths ago that
intense hatred of England is universal
among the nations. This is difficult to
believe, but that she is hated by the
monopolists and their tools in all nations
is perfeotly natural , for as long as she
remains free trade and the rest of the
world protectionist, she will continue to
occupy the overwhelmingly powerful
position among the Nations she does to-
day, and must, for self evident reasons
which will be set forth in another article
continue to be, as she now is, a shield be.
tweon bhe monopolists of the world and
their victims, the consumers, and there.
fore will continue to arouse the hatred of
the moan, petty and unjust among bhe
peoples, which may well bo considered
her crowningglory.
•
!truss015 School !Warn.
A special meeting of the Public School
Board was held in the Council Chamber
on Monday evening, 2011 inst., called fol
the purpose of oonsidering the fixing of
the grounds.
All members present except Rev. Mr.
Ross, who was out of town.
Moved by A. Koenig, seconded by D. C?
Ross that the Secretary advertise in the
loofa papers for tenders for levelling and
preparing the grounds for seeding, putting
down walks and building trellis fence.
Carried.
Moved by A. Reid, seconded by H.
Dennis that the present committee pre-
pare plane and specifications for the
above work: Carried.
Moved by A. Reid, seconded by A.
Kceoig that the Board adjourn, to meet
again on Tuesday evening, the 28th inst.,
at 8 o'clock, to open tenders. Carried.
Morris Council Meeting.
A epsoittl meeting of the Connell was
held in the Town Hall on Monday, April
18th, oalled by the Reeve for the purpose
of taking into consideration the re -build•
ing of Sunehiee bridge and other busi-
ness. Moved by Wm, Iabister, seconded
by Thos. Code that Sunshine bridge be
re -built as early as possible and that the
Oounty Engineer be requested to prepare
pious and speoifioations for re building
the same. Carried. Moved by Geo.
Kirkby, eeoonded by Thos. Code that
Wm. Isbister be instructed to attend to
the matter of having Geo. Scott taken to
the House of Refuge as early as poaeible.
Carried. Moved by Wm. Isbieber, sec-
onded by Geo. Kirkby that E. L. Dickin-
son be paid 971.00, being payment of legal
expenses in conueotiou with bridge arbi-
tration, Carried. Moved by Geo. Kirk.
by, seconded by wm. Isbister that the
Reeve be instructed to have a culvert put
in and the road put in a proper state of
repair at lot 20, ou 501 con. lice. Oar.
ried. Wu. Charm, Clerk,
Fourth Division Court.
Theregularsitting of the Fourth 01-
afsioa Court was held in the Town Hall
here on Wednesday, His Honor Judge
Doyle presiding. ..
TIse docket was as follows :
Milloy vs. Oliver—Action for reut.
Verdict for defendant.
Sipes vs. Jacklin-Action for promie.
sory note of 985,00. Verdiot fur plaintiff,
Fiehleigh & Gerry, primary creditors,
38. Peter Sharp, A. Raymanu and A.
Sharp, executors of the late Mre. Sharp's
estate—Garuishee. Adjourned to next
Conti.
H. Dennis, primary creditor, ve. Ohas,
Dahms, primary debtor, and J. Knight,
J. McNeil, L. McNeil and V, Foerster,
garnishees. The finding was for plaintiff
against primary debtor and garnishees
dieoharged.
Wilton vs. Beattie Bro.—Action On
account for 444.38. Verdict for plaintiff.
Three judgment summons' were heard
and the usual orders made.
Erma Chapman, aged five, was killed
by a Winchester street oar at Toronto on
Saturday afternoon,
Sampson Orowley, the young bicyclist
who fraotored hie thrill on Tneeday of
last week, at Toronto, died Saturday
nighb.
NLIY COUNTY OFFICIALS.
An Ceder in Oouneil hae been passed
by the Ontario Government appointing
several County Court Judges to divide
She present comities into County Colin.
ail districts, under section '28 of "Tho
act to reduce the number of County
Couno(Ilors, passed at the rodent see.
aeon of the Legislature. This division is
required by the sob to bo made between
the 1511 of May and the 15th of October
next. The Order in Oounall therefore
050408.tho following Judges as Commie-
sioners for the purpose ;—Judge Jones,
of Brant Judea Wilkinson, of Lennox ;
Judge Boll, of Kent, Judge Dean, of 'Via
boria, Judge Senkler, of Lanark, Judge
Creaser, of Grey, Judge Benson, of
Northumberland and Durham, Judge
Horne, of Eases, Judge O'Brian of Pres-
ootb and Russell and Judge Doyle, of
Huron. Judge Jones is named as Chair.
man. The above will form four (tomes is -
Siete of two Judges each—two for the
west and two for the east. Judges Jones
and Creaser will divide the Counties of
Eesex, Tient, Lambton, Huron, Bruce,
Elgin and Norfolk; Judges Bell and
Horne the Counties of Oxford, Waterloo,
Brant, Wentworth, Ealdimand, Peel,
Halton and Grey ; Judges Jones and
Doyle the Counties of Wellington, Simone
and Dufferin ; Judges Boll and Doyle
the Counties of Middlesex. Perth,
Lincoln and Wellaud ; Judges Dean and
Benson the Counties of York, Ontario,
Peterboro', Hastings, Lennox and Lan.
ark; Judges Wilkinson and W. S. Senk.
ler the Counties of Northumberland,
Durham, Prince Edward, Victoria, Leede,
Grenville, Frontenac, Prescott and Rus.
Bell, and Judges Dean and O'Brian the
Counties of Carleton, Stormont, Dundee,
Glengarry and Renfrew. Judge Senkler,
of Lieodln, and Judge Mackenzie, of
Lambton are appointed to aot in the
place and stead of any of the Judges who
may be unable from any cause to aot on
the commission. ',if.'hey will be appointed
by Royal Commission in the terms of the
Order in Council and the cot referred to.
Limtowee el.
Wm. Hess, sr., is in poor health.
Listowel Spring Show will be held on
Friday, 24th inst,
Queen's Birthday, Listowel, bicycle
ranee, horse races, calithumpians, fire.
works, balloon aeoeneione and deoension.
Eddie Hose, lately in the employ of
the Brinker Hardware Co., and son of
Adam Hees, of Palmerston, left for
Chicago on Saturday where be expecte to
secure a situation.
The ladies of Christ church have 1 r-
d o ea
ec� the creditable sum of 9217Burin t e
b
g
st year throe b the mite talent kir
m-
and other branches of their work.
This sum is on hand and will be applied
for oduroh purposes.
Andrew Hermiston, Wallace street, has
a ydung sou who is an expert bicycle
rider, be could in foot ride almost before
he could walk. When he was a couple of
months over two years of age his parents
refused an offer of 440 a week from
Moore's Muses, Toronto, to go on exhi-
bition as a baby bicyclist.
Atwood.
R. Williams, harnessmaker, has moved
into his new premises, lately vacated by
/Messrs. Hemlen Bros.
Joseph Molloy has disposed of his
grocery business to B. R. Leake, of
Mitchell, who takes possession on May
1st.
At the westing of the Elena Cheese
is Butter Co. held et the factory on
Saturday afternoon it was decided, after
o lengthy disonssion, to pnrebaae a but-
ter -making plant to be installed Hud
ready for operation by the first of No-
vember next.
T. B. Millar, the travelling inspector
and instructor for the Western Associ-
ation, will be at the Elma factory Friday
and Saturday, April 2401 and 25th, to
give praotiaal instruction in the most
improved methods of malting cheese.
)makers residing iu the district are invited
to spend one or both days at the factory,
After June the 181 Mr. Millar will begin,
hie regular work as travelling inetruotor
and inspector. His services for this
work may be secured by applying to the
secretary of the association. A uniform
charge of 45 will be made for eaoh visit
of one day's duration. When a visit to a
factory lasts longer than one day an
extra charge of 92.50 will be made for the
seoond or succeeding days, providing
that suoh extra days are spent in giving
instruction or inspection. These figures
are to oover all travelling expenees.
CWT.—Men died at the residence of
her son in-law, Walter Martin, Elms, on
Tuesday, April 14111, Jane Thompson,
relict of the late J. D. Thompson, an
Elms pioneer, in the 82nd year of her
ego. The deceased bad been living with
her daughter, Mrs. Martin, since the
death of her husband in January. Both
she and her late husband r E
us d we a natives of
Yorkshire and were married in England
and omigrirted to Canada 'residing many
years in Blenheim township, Ont„ where
a large family wall born to them, of
whom the 0nrviviug sons are Smithson,
at Sanburn, N. D. ; George, of Varna,
Ont., and Amos, of Vacoouver, B. 0.
The daughters living are Mrs. Reid, of
Blenheim ; Mrs. Wm. Hewitt, Elma ;
Mre, Stewart, Bottle, and Mrs. W.
Martin, Elma. The late Mrs. John
Mann, Elma, was also a daughter. The
deceased has living 7 ohildrno, 51 grand
children, 41 great graud•obildren, in all
90 living descendants. It is 62 years
since she Dame to Canada, and 88 years
since ale moved to Elma. The .funeral
took plane to the old cemetery, Listowel.
Mrs. Bell was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life in the penitentiary by Jus -
tion Robertson, for her anecdote cruelties
to her grandohildren at Ottawa,
Thomas Taylor, one of the Governor.
General's footmen, was shot and killed
by the accidental discharge of tt gun in
the hands of a boy named John Cheyne.
News cornea from Winnipeg of the
killing by Indiana near Trout Lake of
one of their number, who was sink and
acted strangely, under the belief that he
was a "wehtigo," or man eater.
People We Know.
George Best is on the sick list,
Miss Mary Roes is vieiting at Blyth.
Jae. Fox was in Wroxeterlasb Sabbath.
Jno. Laodesboro' and wife are visiting
in town,
Mise Rebecca Hewitt ie visiting in
beell
Mi u
o Watford, T. Collins, f Wa or , is visiting his
parents,
S. W. Laird, of Stratford, was in town
this week.
Jas. Watson and wife, of Listowel,
were in town on Thursday.
Mrs, Dickson, Wingbam, was visiting
at Melville Manse last week.
Miss Maggie Miller, of Wroxeter, was
visiting in Brueeels this week.
T. A. Pybus, of Manitoba, formerly of
Brussels, las been ill with pleuriey.
Wm. Bright is expected home from
Florida about the first week of May.
Iuepootor Robb is attending to his ofii-
oial duties in this neighborhood now.
Deputy Reeve Watson, of Seaforth,
was in town on Wednesday of this week.
Postmaster Farrow was in Toronto
this week, oombining business and pleas.
urea
Miss Tena Sinolair has returned from
an enjoyable visit with relatives at Strat.
ford.
Colin McArthur, the popular Heilan'
bachelor, of Morrie, has become a resi-
dent of Brueeele.
Rev. W. E. Kerr, wife and sons, of
Wroxeter, were in town for a couple of
days this week,
George Rogers has been quite ill for
several weeks but is improving now, we,
are pleased to bear.
Geo. Hogarth and wife, who were visit.
ing at Toronto, arrived home last Satur•
day after an enjoyable trip.
Councillor Leatherdale was able to get
about the latter part of last week, but is
again laid up with infiammatoryrbeuma-
tiam in his knees.
Mrs. Bishop Ward and family removed
to London this week, where they purpose
making their home. Mr. Ward went last
week to arrange for their coming.
A. M. Peterson, Q. C., of Brandon,
Manitoba, spent Sunday with the family
of W. G. Collies. The late Mrs. Peter-
ebn and Mrs. Collins were sisters.
A. Bsuslough, photographer, formerly
of Brussels, has removed to Winnipeg,
where be has taken a lucrative situation.
He was in that city before coming here.
Mise Ida Frain bas taken a situation
in a photo. gallery in Oshawa. Mies Ida
is not' one of those young ladies
who need their mother always along for
a guide.
J. S. and Dire. Blank, who have been
w
visiting at A. Reid'sleft on Tuesday sad y for
Mr. Black's new position in Quebec
Province. Lew Reid accompanied them
and expeots to take a position with Mr.
Blank.
ell WWII CH DIES.
The regular service was held in the R.
C. church last Sabbath morning.
Rev. R. F. Cameron will officiate in
Melville church next Sabbath at both
services.
Rev. R. Paul will assist Rev. Frank
Swann on the Heosall oiroait for the
next two Sabbaths.
Rev. Mr. Gunue, of Gorrie, and Rev.
A. K. Griffin, of Brussels, will exchange
pulpits next Sabbath.
Rev. Inc,. Roes, B. A., was at Chatham
Mite week attending the Synod of the
Presbyterian church.
Last Sabbath Rev. Jno. Ross completed
a very inetruotive series of discourses en
the Ten Commandments.
Rev. Jno. Ross will preaob the anni-
versary sermon to the Odd Fellows of
Brussels on Sabbath morning, May 3rd,
at 11. o'olook in Melville oburoh.
Rev. G. H. Oobblediok, B. D., will be
nue of the speakers at the Missionary
Anniversary of the Landon Conference,
to be held in Stratford the first week of
June,
An interesting sermon was preached in
Melville 'thumb last Sabbath evening by
Rev. W. Burton. Mr. Burton is a young
man under appointment to the Fort Qu-
Appelle mission field.
Capt. Malyou, who has been assisting
at the Workman's Hotel of the Salvation
Army, London, left the oity Tuesday for
Toronto. Re has been transferred to a
position of oversight at the Army's in-
dustrial farm there.
The Anniversary sermons in connec-
tion with the Metbodiat Sabbath school
will be preached on Sabbath, May 3rd, by
Rev. A. K. Birks, L. L. 33., of Teeswater.
The annual entertainment, for which an
interesting program is being prepared,
will take place in the Town Hall, on
Monday evening, May 411. The children
will oontribute largely towards the even-
ing's program but will be assietodj;,by
adults, the Orchestra, &e,
In the rearrangement of Districts in
it
connection o with the Methodist church,
u h
Loudon Conference, the oammittee have
made the composition of the Wtagbam
District as follows :—• Wingham, Senear
dine, Luaknow, Teamster, Brussels,
Ethel, Fordwiob, Genie, Wroxeter, Blue -
vale, Ashfield, Salem; Bethel, Ripley,
Bervies, Tiverton, Whiteohuroh and Bel -
grave -18 in all. Walton, Blyth, Lender'.
bore' and Auburn are placed in the Godo -
rich District.
The oloaing oeremonies in connection
with the examination of candidates for
the Methodist ministry in the London
Conference wee held in the obnreh St.
Mary's, Wednesday night, Rev. Do.
Williams, the President of the Confer-
ence, presided. Addresses were deliver.
ed by Rev, W. J. Ford and Rev. N. R.
Willoughby. The following were the
socoeesftl aandidotee in order of merit :-.-
Primary—D. Hervey, W. J. Mortimer,
R. At Miller. First year—E. J. Mill.
yard, T. A. Knowles, W. A. Findlay, T.
MoVelvie, J. P. Westmen, F. Sutcliffe,,
T. 31I. Sawyer, A. E. Jones, A. E, Lloyd,
N. 8. Franeher, W. J. Ashton, J. Coulter,
T. A.. Steadman, A. I1. Dever, W. 110i11.
son. Second year—H. E. Kellingqton,
0. W. Kennedy, T. 0, Powell, 0. Keine,
4. J. Langford, H. A. ilren, A. 0. Alex.
ander, A. Balser, J. J, Sinclair. Third
year -3. W. Hibbert, 0, A. 'Willtineen,
L, Bartlett.
Srnon.—The Preebyterian Synod of
Hamilton and London opened at Chat-
ham on Monday evening, and listoued to
anexcept-is-.y able sermon from Rev.
J. L. br ..say, of Vinoardino, the Moder.
ator. 'Subsequently he asked for nomi.
nations for the officio of Moderator, Rev.
Dr. McMullen, Woodatook, moved,
emended by Bev, Dr. McDonald, Sear
forth, that Rev, Dr. We, of Control
church, Hamilton, be Moderator, The
election was made nnaeimone, amid ap-
plause, and Rev. Dr, Lyle returned
thanks. Dr. Hamilton moved a vote of
Minks to tbe,retiring Moderator for hie
admirable Barron, The Rev. Mr. Cntb-
bertscu, of Wyoming, seconded, The
motion was cordially approved. .Among
the delegates were :—Presbytery of
Huron—Miniatere, A. D. MoDooald, D.
D., Aroh. McLean, 0, Fletcher, M. A., J.
A, Anderson, B. A., S. S. Henderson,
Robt. Henderson, N. Shaw ; eldere, John
Strong, Jas. hackney. Presbytery of
Meal and—Ministers, J. L. Murray, M.
A., Jno. Ross, B. A., Geo. Mc5try, A.
111oKay, S. M. Whaley, B. A. Presby.
tory of Brune—Minister, John Johnston.
Additional Local News.
LABOR'S factory and Dann's blacksmith
shop, at Listowel, were destroyed by fire
Wednesday night. LOSS heavy.
THE square timber delivered at the
Grand Trunk yard here cluing, the past
Winter, was shipped away on Thursday
by epeoial train. There were fifteen oars.
War. CuEOe, of Windham, will be the
Returning Officer in East Huron for the
Dominion election. A. M. Todd, of Clin-
ton, will perform similar services for
West Huron, and Geo. E. Jackson, of
Seaforth, for South Huron.
THE data when the subsoription expires
is on the address label of each paper, the
change of which to a subsequent data be-
comes a receipt for remittance. Sub-
scribers will please examine their label
before and after making a remittance.
OsaseaE Boossotis.—The services of
Rev. G. H. Oobblediok were called into
requisition at the residence of John
Carter, Mill street, Brussels, on Wednes-
day evening, when Mies Sarah,theyoong-
est daughter of the family, was joined in
marriage to John Taman, of Goderioh.
Miss Mina Hart, of Owen Sound, was the
bridesmaid and Wm. Taman, of Blyth,
the groomsman. Mr. and Mrs. Taman
left for their new home in Huron's, capi-
tal on Thursday, followed by the bast
wishes of relatives and friends.
Tine week the masons started work at
the foundation for the brink addition to
be built to the Central Hotel. It will be
1x80 feet, two stories ortea hi h
and will be
g
utilized fobedrooms upstairs; and kitchen
downstairs. The roof of the main build-
ing will be elevated et the rear so as to
take the water down along the partition
instead of off the eve. Watson Ainley
has the whole ooatraot, which is to be
completed as early es possible. Alex.
McKay is doipg the stone mason work.
The addition will allow Nur. Sillies to in.
crease the size ofhie dining room by the
space now allotted to the kitchen.
SARA LOBE BaH.Eoo-The musical and
literary entertainment given in the Town
Hall, on Tuesday evening, ander the
auspices of the Epworth League, proved
highly enjoyable. Mrs. Bailey's numbers
were "The Dandy Fifth," "Jimmy
Brown plays Indian,' "Daughter of the
Regiment," "Nellie's Gift," "gooey
Musk," "Creed of the Bells," "The
Bumper Degree" and "A Boy's recite,
tion,' all well rendered. In response to
encores "A girl' with 30 lovers," and
"Mamma's 'ittle boy" were cutely given.
Misses Norton and MaLauohlin played
two fine piano duietts, "The mill in the
blank forest" and "Firemen's march."
'1'. A. Hawkins also kindly contributed a
piano solo to complete the program.
Miss Lottie Hill sang, with her oconstom-
ed ability, "Open thy lattice," and Miss
Kate Wilson rendered "Answer" with
great acceptance. The duties of the
chair were attended to by N. 13. Gerry,
President of the League, who also had
the platform very tastefully arranged for
the evening. A larger audience should
bays been present as the program merited.
it.
f?:tar.adhaita Nsaw e.
Sir John Schultz, ex-Lieet..Governor'
of Manitoba, died in Mexico.
Lizzie Greifeuhahu, a ten.year-old girl,
was killed at Guelph by a failing wall.
Two men were arrested at 53amilton
in the ant of robbing Jas. Beatty of that
oity.
The Synod of Niagara will meet on
May 1001 to elect a successor to BIshop
Hamilton.
Joseph Martin will be given a public
weloome on his return to Winnipeg, in
appreciation of his able fight against the
Remedial Bill.
Judgment
waseven
against
1; $. W.
Rose'M. P. at
Win
ne a
g,on twopromis-
sory
notes amounting to over 422,000, at
the suit of Mr. McNeil.
A young man named Knight, who was
shot during a oharivari at Newport, se-
cured a verdict of 45,000 against Mr.
Addy at the Brantford Assizes,
Samuel Purdy, of Evelyn, who was
recently nominated es an independent
candidate for the House of Commons to
represent Hest Middlesex, has retired.
Thomas and Hessle Gray, who were
lest Fall acquitted on the oharge of
murdering David Soollie, neer Peter -
born', were tried for arson there and
found not guilty.
A watch was found in a field near Mr.
Logis's farm in Lindsay, which is be•
Hayed to belong to John Kearney, at
present in jail on a oharge of murdering
Old Mr, Agnew.
Floods are very bad in Quebec and
moth damage has been paused thereby.
The Quebec Central Railway bridge at
Sherbrooke has been swept sway and the
town Of Richmond is dearly all under
water,
Lieat.Col, Fred. C. Denison, M. P„
died Wednesday morning of last week ab
hie residence in Toronto. Ile ]lad been
ill for sumo Months and Tuesday hie
condition benne eerious, terminating is
hie death at an early hoeron Wednesday.