Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1896-8-7, Page 1Vol.24, No. 4, FOREST PRESERVATION, Though the importance of our forests as a factor of national prosperity liar al- waya been recognized, Loo little Retention luta boon hitherto devoted to the proser- vation of this great source of wealth from deetrnation. Ib bee largely been tarsen for granted that as settlement and civilization progress, the forest must be saoriiteed to rho mode of agrleulture. re• gardleee of blip soleutiiio ,truth that mn• loss•a certain per centag8 of the land is kept in timber, the climate will gradually, but surely deteriorate so as to render fanning unprofitable, The Ontario, Government has done much in the .past to fnouleato sound views on this question and the report of Thomas Southworth, Clerk of li'oreetry for 1886, just Wetted, contains a good deal of information as to forestry conditions ha this Province. A. premed of Allis document indicates that the Ontario Government has, for some time, been devoting a good deal of attain tion to the eubjeob of forest preservation. Two noteworthy steps in that direction are the setting aside of Algonquin Park as 5 perpetual forest reserve .and the adoption of the system of fire -ranging whioh has done a great deal during recent years to lesson the number and destruct- iveness of forest fires. The report Bug goats an extension of this policy, point- ing out thnt there 'are large areas in Northern Ontario manifestly unfit for settlement, owing to the broken and sterile character of the land, which ought to be maintained as forest reserves. This sloes not menu the prohibition of lumber- ing. but that instead of being stripped at once of all their timber and left 8 prey to fire, the mature treesonly should be. taken from time to time, leaving the others to grow up. If this plan was pursued and adequate (promotion taken against fire, Mr. Southworth thinks that there would be no reason to fear: ,the exhaustion of our 'timber supply or the other evils resulting from; deforestation. So far as the older portion of the Province is. concerned the damage wrought by over•olearanoe can only be remedied by re planting and the careful preservation by individuals of such wood- land ae remains. The report comprises much information on tree•planting, like- ly to be o8 value to farmers and others who desire to utilize waste land in this manner, pointing out that in consequence of increased demands for special manu- faoturing,purposes, many lands of wood are attaining additional commercial value which will render a plantation a source of future profit. Tho results of the latest scientific investigation and practical ex- periment are presented, together with many special artioles on forestry and tree -growing whioh will be appreciated by all interested in the subject. All desirous of obtaining copies, can do so by sending their names and addresses to Thomas Southworth, Clerk of Forestry, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Crops in Manitoba. The regular weekly crop report, isened Friday by Northern Pacific Railway of- ficials, though not quite as encouraging as that issued a year ago at this time, still gives promise for slab: yield. Rain seems to be needed in the Bed River Valley. Not much damage is reported from rust. Following ie the report :— Brandon—The crop is looking very fine and the prospect is for a good yield. It rained for about four hours to -day, gentle showers. Getting will not likely commence for about a fortnight. Runthwaite—Crops in this section of the ooautry are still looking well and progressing favorably, No damage is sustained, except from rust in a few plaeea. Haying is progressing slowly on account of rains, ,.* Wawanesa—Crops on summer fallow and breaking are looking fine and bid fair to give a good yield, but those on stubble ploughing are not making such good progress at present and will give e considerably smaller yield. There is considerable red rust ou the leaves of the wheat, but it bas not attacked the steins, and from present appearan0e no great damage need be feared from this. Root ' cropsaro looking uvell and haying is pro- gressing rapidly. Weather has been very dry and 000l until yesterday, when steady run started at 7 a. 131. and continued until 11 a. m. Hilton—The crop is coming aper{°lnice- ly. Since last report we have made careful inquiries and find that mat will bardly affect the orci p, as it is too far ad- vancocl. The orop will not be as heavy as last year. Quite a few farmers report wheat thin on the ground. Haying has started, but hay lands are very wet. We bad a stonily rain for three hours rester• day, good for the growing crops. Po• tatoee and roots were never better. Baldour—There is no peatiOular change in the appearance of the new crops. People thtut clo a groan deal. of travelling through the country estimate the yield at 15 busbels per aore. Bay -making is progressing well ; the weather favorable. No storms. One shower since last re. peat. Somerset—Crop for the past week have been growing nicely. We had one light rain which bas improved their con- dition, and all through the crop is looking well. Miami—Since the last ee Ort the weather has been very favorable to the growing orops. We had two light showers. Haying has been general dur• ing the week. Roland—There is no material change in the orop since last report. The weeth- er is cool, with light showers. Wheat is all headed out and is filling nicely, giv• ing promise of a large yield, more than was expected a short time ago. No dam. ago.wortby of mention is anticipated from rust in ibis locality. The harvest will probably be one week later than last year. Rosobank—Some fields of, wheat are looking thin and rusty: otliere are grow- ing well, and the gram is filling well, Oats and barley aro looking well. Fann- ers ere buoy haying, the crop being heavy, Morris—Those is not much change rn rho props since my last report. Every BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, ..UGUST 7, 1.896 thing is very dry for want of rain. The potted is very bard. A good number of inside are quite yellow on aocouut of rust. A lot of the wheat is not pleaded out, The weather has been 000l since the Jest report, St. Sean-Oooasional showers daring the past week have somewhat brigbbonocl the optimum of the crops, but they can stead a lot more rain. A. deorease of 94 per cent, is already predicted. Lotellier-Since my lastorop report the weather nae been very dry, and what Wain is in the bead is ripening feet,. Sonne of the farmers expect to start cut- ting about the 15th of thecorning mouth. Tbere is a lot 0f grain not yet out in the bead, Thie is going to be very short in the straw, Some of the grain is sofar behind that they do nob under present indications expect it will pity them bo harvest it. The coarse grains are do. ing well. If we get good rains from now on the prospects will no doubt be more favorable than the present condition would indioate. Emerson—Recent ebowere have made prospects a shade brighter' for the grow- ing crop, but farmers generally seem to think that 10 budgets to the sore will be as mach as will be realised this 558500. Portage la Prairie—The weather since last report hue boon all that could be desired. Grope are coming on nicely. ELECTION PROTESTS. At noon on Monday the time for filing protests in most of the Ontario constitu- encies expired, and when Registrar Holm• stead closed up his office at that hour the Conservatives had not filed a writ to un. seat a single Liberal member. The Gov- ernment, on the oonbrary,have oommene- el proceedings to oontest uo leas than 11 ridings in the province. No protest went, as was expected, against Mr. Ingram, of East Elgin. Following are the protested seats, as far as heard from : ONT8Ii1O. North- Perth—A. F. MaoLaren, Con. West Toronto—E. B. Osier, Oon. West Toronto—E. F. Werke, Con. Bast York—W. P. Maclean, Oon. North Ontario — Major McGillivray, Con. Loudon—Thomas Beattie, Con. Bast Simcoe—W. H. Bennett, Oon. East Durham—T. D. Graig, Con. South Brant—Robert Henry, Con. East Notthnmberlaud—Ed. Ooobrane, Coo. North Brnee—Alex. McNeill, Con. QUEBEC. Montreal, St. Anne—W. J. F. Quinn, Con. Beauharnois—Bergeron, Con. Champlain—Mariotte, Oon. Terrebonne—Chauvin, Con. Montreal, St. Antoine—Dr. T. G. Rod- dick, Coo. Joliette—Charles Basinet, Lib. L'Assomption—Joseph Gauthier, Lib. Montoalm—J, E. Dugas, Con. Three Rivers and St.Maurice—Sir Ad• oiphe Caron, Con. Montreal, St. Laurent—Ald. Penny, Lib. Two tfoonteios—J. A. Etbier, Lib. Maskinonge—Legris, Lib. • Pontiac—Poopore, Con. NO08 500008. Election petitions in Nova Scotia in- elude.Colchester, Victoria, Yarmouth, Digby, Picton, Inverness, Cape Breton, Richmond and Lunenbnrg Counties. Nine are against Conservatives, fooled- ing two Saab in Pietou and Cape Breton. The Digby one is against the Liberal member, A. J. Copp. 3Ew 13003513x010. Kent—G. V. McInerney, Oon. Westmoreland—Hy. A. Powell. Restigouelie—John McAllister, Oen. Charlotte—Gilbert W, Ganong, Oon. Carleton—F. H. Hale, don. Victoria—Hon. John Oostigan, Con. - York—Hon. G. B. Foster, Oen. St. John Oity—John V. Ellie, Lib. St, John Coanby—Joseph J. Tucker, Lib. King's—James Domville, Lib. • Sunbury and Queen's—Geo. D. King, Lib. MANITOBA AND N. W. 0Enn1xon105. Winnipeg—H. J. Macdonald, Oou. Marquette—Dr. Roche, Cou, Macdonald—N. Boyd, Oon. • Lisgar—R, L. Riobardson, Lib. - Selicirk—J. A. M'aodouell, Lib, Weett Assiniboia—N. F. Davin, Con. PAIN= EL3Altn ISLAND. The 'Liberals have filed petitions agafuat Hackett in West Prince, McDon- ald in King's and Martin in Bast Queen's. Tint Conservatives have filed a petition against Yeo, Bast Prince. min iron 13 RESERVE. There have been just eleven protests filed, all by the Liberals. Mr. Smith, Liberal Organizer, said Tuesday morn- ing" We had a number more ready if the Oonsenvatives had entered any, but as they did not, we concluded to put no more in. The amendments to the elect - tion act require so much more proof of all•round corruption to disqualify a man, that it is a good deal harder now to gain a protest than formerly," Evidently the Conservatives are of the same opinion as Mr, Smith. Mise Jessie Pool, aged eighteen, the daughter of a Chatham Township farm. er, jumped off a ferry boat and was drowned. Doter, James and Charlie Skillings, aged 12, 10 and 8 respectively, living near Blandford Station, while going for the cows one evening, killed a large snake, whish had eighty.three young ones. While engaged in taking in grain at Alfred Harwood's farm in East Zorra, W. Osborne had the misfortune to pierce the drum of one of his ears with a straw. It not only laid him tip, but may effect hie hearing for life. An influential deputation of oitizen5 waited on the Board of Control at To- ronto on Tuesday and asked that a vote be taken Boot on the Sunday oar pee.tion, and it i5 not unlikely their request will be granted. Brussels Council. The regular monthly meeting of Brus- sele Connell wee held on Monday evening, Present, the Reeve and- Councillors Leatltorclale and Backer, MInutee of last meeting read and passed. The following accounts were present. ed :— Town Band, half of grant . ,. , , ,. $37 50 11, Henderson, misoeilanecus .,,, 3 25 M, Doll, Fire Dept 1 00 Jno. -Wright, salary 80 00 It.:Deubov, gravel 2 77 Moved by R. Lsatberdule, seeouded by Geo. Becker that the above mounts be paid. Carried. L. McDonald and J. Ryan, of Walton, addressed the Oounoll after a letter was read from Rev. Joseph Kennedy, of Sea. forth, relative to the town feneing or as. slating to fenoe the front of the R. O. (March lot, on conditlon of the ohuroh giving a street to the town. The Coun. oil heel previously agreed to grade the arrest if opened and put a sidewalk to gate of °berth yard. No notion was taken on the fence. It was deoided to proceed- with the consbruotion of two or more stone street crossings at once. The Northern water tank was reported as not water tight and instructions given to have D. A. Lowry, the contractor, malts it so. Council then adjourned. POLITICAL. Develop the West. Hon. J. I. Tarte will visit Manitoba. after the eoseion of Parliament. J. D. Edgar, M. P., has gone on a camping -out trip to Lake Superior. The orop of Q. O's, has been a failure. Mute been touched by the nippng and biting frost. North Oxford Reformers will meet on August 18th to nominate a successor to Sir Oliver Mowat. Sir Leonard Tilley left an estate of $88,000, of whioh $18,835 was real proper- ty and $19,201 personal. It is again announced that Sir Charles Tupper will retire and baa decided not to die for Remedial legislation for Manitoba. A number of superfluous employees of the Public Works and Agriculture De. pertments at Ottawa are being discharg- ed. In the list of professions of members of Parliament 19 are called gentlemen. This does not iudicate that the rest of the 213 are rogues. The man who stuffed the ballot boxes in North Ontario to help Mr. McGillivray had the will to be a scoundrelly thief, but had not the brains to be a clever one. Canada, with her unexcelled banking system, her assured fisoal policy, and her undeveloped natural wealth, inferior to that of no other country,ought to be able to find employment for all the capital and manhood that Britain can send her.—Neto York British -American. Immigration and capital are beginning to flow into British Columbia from the old country attracted by the gold findings in the Kootenay valley. The result will probably be to draw population into the farming districts of the Northwest as well ; and that is what we want.—Ottawa Citizen. A monster petition to the Federal Government praying for the further re- striotion of Chinese immigration to Can- ada is being circulated. The petition will contain. over 10,000 names when it is sent to Ottawa. The petition recites that Chinese labor is driving out the white working men ; that the United States, realizing this, leas driven out the Mongolian coolies, and that Canada should adopt measures to keep them out. It urges that a tax of $500 be levied on each Chinaman entering the Dominion. The following is the oomplete list with the majorities of the members petitioned against in Ontario Constituency. Members.Eleot. Maj. Perth N A. F. Maclaren ....49 Simcoe E W. H. Bsnnett....255 Brant S Robert Henry ..,. 91 Northumberland E. Ed. Coohrane..897 London, ... , Thos. Beattie .... 51 York E W. F. Maclean .... 3 W.... 1E, B. Osler. 573 Toronto, 1 E, F. Clarke - 411 Bruno N Alex. McNeill.... 91 Durban E T D. Craig 159 Ontario N...,.,., J. A. McGillivray 36 A petition was filed at Oegoode Hall,. Toronto, Friday morning, on behalf of Simon Wildfang, laborer, residing in the County of Perth, protecting against the election of Alexander Ferguson Mao. Laren as the member to represent the riding of North Perth in the House of Commons, The petitioner asks that the election be declared null and void, and charges bribery, personation and undue influence on the part of or indaoed by Mr. MacLaren or his agents. It is also alleged in the petition that sums of money were subscribed by corporations, companies, firms and persons, including oontraots with a public °Meer or with a department of the public service of the Dominion of Canada, and by members of the late House of Commons, for the pr. poneof en election fund, whioh was di. vided amongst North Perth and other ridings. These sums of money, the petitioner states, were subsoribsd with the consent of Alexander Ferguson Mac - Laren, Hon. John Haggart, Hon. W. H. Montague, Hon. D. Tisdale, Robert Bina mingham and Andrew Onderdonk, eon• tractor, of the City of Ottawa. Finally, the petition asserts that Alexander Fergu- son MacLaren was personally guilty of corrupt practices before of during the eleotion, whereby he is disqualified from and ie incapable of being eleoted or sit. ting in the Hones of Commons or of vot- ing at any election of .member of. the House of Commons, or of holding any office in the nomination of the Crown or the Gevernor.General of the Dominion. The petition was filed bylBlake, Lash et Cassels, acting as agents for G. G. Mc- Pherson, of Stratford, the petitioner's solicitor.- Mr, MacLaren is a Coeserva. five, and defeated Mr, Grieve, a Liberal, who hold the seat in the last House, Judge Richardson bee deoided that Mr. Davin meet pay the costs of the rs•oount lm Weet Aseltiiboia, Hon, Mr, Tarte, Minister of Publio Works, was elected by aeolaniation in St. John's and Iborville. The report that Sir Chanes Tupper is. to be appointed Governor-General of Canada is denied by The London Stand- ard. A political pio•nio, attended by 7,000 persons, wee held at Hartman's Grove, Aurora, ie b000r of the elevation of Hon. Wm, Mulook and Hon, P, 3. Davies tq Cabinet rank. Hon. L. Ii, Davies, Minister of Marino in the new Canadian Government, had a splendid reception at a recent demon• sbration in his 1lonoe at 1315 Prince Ed- ward Island home, Among the serious responsibilities withal] confront Poetenaster•Gsneral Mu• look at the outset of bis career is the solemn duty of improving the flavor of the gum on the postage stamps. Sir Richard Cartwright's nomination and re eleotion took place at Norwich, bat a magniflsent reception was sub- sequently tendered him at Ingersoll and he spoke at some length on the questions of the day, The number of employees in' the De• partment of Indian Affairs at head- quarters in 1878 was 8 ; it is now 53. There seems to be room bare for the pruning knife, also. The country is not a pensioner bureau. Hon, Mr. Tarte, the new Minister of Pablio Works, surprised and alarmed the clerks of his department the other morn- ing by arriving at hie office and settling down to work at 8 o'olook. No similar event is known within the memory of the oldest official. Mr. Tarte is a newspaper man and that may account for lois early, hours and,industrious habits. 0. C. James, Deputy Minister of Agri- culture -for the Province of Ontario, has reoeived a'letter from Mr. Watson, tura. tor of the Imperial Institute at London, England, asking for the names of Cana- dian exporters of tinned ox tongues. Several English and German firms wish to import from Canada and are seeking information regarding the industry here, A large and representative meeting of the Executive Committee of the North Grey Liberal Association was held at Owen Sound Saturday afternoon. Hon. Wm, Paterson, of Brant, received the unanimous nomination of the committee. No other local candidate was mentioned. It was decided to bold a convention at Owen Sound on Friday of this week, at 4 p. m., and have the candidate address the electors. At the meeting of the Butter and Cheese Association at Montreal, George Sandfield Macdonald, representing the Patrons, urged that the Government be asked to make an i5gairy into the policy of the Australian and Argentine Govern. ments in regard to the export of meat and dairy produots to the British markets. The Patrons, he intimated, wanted to know bow these oountriee were beating Canadians in the British markets. Hon. W. D. Balfour, the new Provin• obi Secretary, was re -sleeted by stela- mation Monday afternoon for South Es- sex, when be presented himself for the approval of hie constituents on taking of - floe in which the new Minister is held by the Ontario Government. This result is to be attributed to the esteem in which he is held by tboso who best know nim. We are satisfied Chat the confidence of the electors is not misplaeed, and that Hon. Mr. Balfour will prove one of the best administrators of podia affairs that bas ever bold office in the Province. 00110180Y. Against Against Lib. Oon. Ontario 0 11 Quebec ' 5 8 Nova Scotia 3 9 New Bruuswiok 4 7 Manitoba and Northwest Ter- ritories 2 4 P.E.I 1 3 Total 15 42 • C:-tnadia.lu Noti•v so. The traffic receipts of the C. P. R. for the week ending July 31 were 9609,000, an increase of $102,000 over the corm. ponding period of last year. . The annual fall exhibition of West Wellington Agrioultuarl Society will be held in Harristqn on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 30 and Oot. 1. American siliver ie. a nuisance in Montreal, and as the banks refuse to accept it from the Street Railway Com. petty the company is oompelled to refuse it fa future. John MacLeod, foreman on the Ottawa cn Parry Sound Railway, and two em- ployees named Ryan and Owen, were blown to pieces while engaged in the con- struction of the road near Whitney. Wm. Foy's hotel at Whitby Junction was burned and the inmates bed to rush out in their nigbtolothes. At Waterford a family named Collings °soaped from a burning house by jumping from an upper window. During a meeting of the 0. M.B. A. at New Hamburg, a chandelier of four lamps fell to the floor. The lamps exploded and set fire to the -building, but the flames were extinguished before much damage was done. d'Iartin Kraus, of Berlin, gave Frank Hyman, of Drayton, a note for $83, The note fell due a day or two ago, and when it was presented to Krona for payment he coolly stuok it into his mouth and swallowed it. Hyman should now draw on Kraus with a sbomaoh pump. Sarnia Observer t Wednesday after- noon of last week a vioioae cow, belonging to Jae. MoManu attacked a little 5.year- old daughter of John Paterson on south Queen street. The enraged animal ran at the child, knooked her down, and trampled the unfortunate young one in the ditch and but for the timely aid that cams to bar assietanoe the results would have been more 5eriott5 than they are, As it i5 the child is badly braised about the head and body, and is prostrated from the severe fright she received. W. H, KER.R, Prop. A bride in Montreal appeared at the altar with her pet canary, fastened to ter slioulder by a golden chain. During,the marriage ceremony the bird broke into 00og. Me, Poole, photographer, of Tara, went out in a 'rowboat from South. ampton on Friday evening. The boat has been plotted up with Mr. Poole's ooab in it, and it is feared he fell overboard end wasdrownud. The following notice is posted on a• building looated not more than 1,000 miles from Breslau t "Smokers are re, quasted not to throw cigars or lighted matobes about, °therwise they may set fire to the building, and oblige J--- .,, J. M. Smouth, who arrived at Fossil, Wash., on Friday, from Canyon City, brings news of a desperate battle between sheep men and (tattle men on Snow Mountain, South-west of Canyon City, no Greet Sounty, which took place about a week ago. Smooth was at Muddy Station when the Mitobell-Antelope stage driver brought word to Mr. Smoutb, manager of the Prineville sheep and land oamp, that Mr. Kitchen, one of the nom• pany's smploysee, was one of three sheep men killed, two cattle men being also slain. Another sheep man killed was Earnest nearer, a nephew of Josepb Shearer, a well-known wool grower and buyer, Por years young Shearer had been buying and shipping sheep for his uncle, and on the occasion of the battle he with several others, including Mr. Kitchen, was driving a band et sheep across the country to the railroad, pre- sumably to Huntington for shipment. Many "sheep fights" have been -reported this year which had no foundation in fact, but the story of Mr. Smouth is generally believed. There has been hard feeling for a long time between the cattle men and sheep men in Oregon. Num- erous disputes have taken place over the possession and use of the ranges, the cat- tle men asserting that the sheep drove the cattle from the range. Tuesday's London Advertiser says :— Freddy Farrar lies dead at hie home on the Hamilton road, east of Egerton street, a victim of the deadly bsrantala. Two weeks ago Freddy handled some bananas at a fruit stall in the pity. A hideous Meet dropped on hie band. He noticed it a moment later and brushed it off, thinking it a common spider. When he reached home hie hand was badly swollen and he remembered the spider. A poul- tice was immediately applied. It Boomed to have the required effect, and the swell- ing subsided. But the insect's poison had entered his blood and his fate was sealed. A few days ago a similar swell- ing broke out on his leg and he grew fev- erish. He continued to be up and about, however, and to be able to perform light duties, until Saturday. Then he had to take to his bed. He beoame unoo0soious that night, and remained in that state until he breathed hie last on Monday at 1.30 p. m. Toward the end his limbs from the knee down became blank, and the rest of bis body sadly disoolored by the poisoning of his blood. Medioel as- sistance was summoned when the symp- toms first became alarming, but no bum - an skill could check the course of the tarantula's venom. Freddy was a bright boy, 11 years and 8 months old. He lived with his uncle, Henry Strabfold, of the firm of Gould ea Stratfold, London. PERSONAL PARMIISOIPNS. T. A. Hawkins Sundayed in Plenaall. Mrs. Wm. Aldridge is visiting at Strat- ford. Mrs. B. Gerry is visiting relatives at Exeter. Jno. Kendall is home from Toronto for a visit. John Carter and wife are visiting at Goderioh. Miss Dora Nott is home from Fergus for a visit. Fred. Loth is holidaying at Clinton and Zurich. H. Dennie was in Chatham and Lon• doa last week. Miss Murray, of Seafortb, was vis. ibing Mrs. A. Cousley. Will. Leatberdale was visiting at :Har- riston and Walkerton. Jobn Roddick, of Woodstock, is visit- ing at Jas. Ballantyne's. Mies Hazel Johnston is holidaying at Madera with relatives, Ernie Brown, of Toronto, is enjoying a holiday with Dr. Graham. R. S. Pelton, wife and daughter, of At- wood, were in town last Sabbath. Miss May Deadman ie making a boli. day visit with friends in Godericb. Miss Alice Drewe, of Stratbroy, is re• newing old friendships io Brussels, Jno. Alger, of Escanaba, Mich., is making a visit at Oounoillor Leather - Sandford Leppard, of Toronto, is en. joying a holiday visit with relatives in Brussels. - Mrs. Robt. Ross and young Mr. Rose, of Wroxeter, are visiting relatives i0 Brussels. Miss Templeton is visiting her sister, Mrs, F. A. Awning, and old friends in Kinoardine. Mrs, Leslie O'Connor and children, of Durham, are making a visit with rela- tives in town. Mrs. Jae. Daroh, of London, is visiting at the Methodist Personage. Mrs. Aplin is her daughter. O: E. Turnbull, of Guelph, was in Bruaesls last Monday. It was olvio boli. day in the Royal Oity, Fred. Gilpin is holidaying at Owen Sound, Hs wheeled through, leaving Brussels on Saturday. R. E. Gibson, representing the Gould Bioyole Works, Brantford, was in town for a few days this week. Mies Detwiler, who has been filling a position at Palmerston as milliner, is visiting Mrs. N. Blackmore, Brussels, Miss Ida Zilliax has returned from a visit to Listowel. Miss Mabel Roth aa- companied her and will enjoy a holiday here, Charles Murr, who has been ill with inflammation of the bowels, is improving. Mra. Murr is also recovering from a low fever. H. J. Morden, of the Standard Bank, Kingston, is ep.euding e portion of his holidaya with former Mende in Bruseele Master Arthur and little Miss Mayfrid Aplin, who were visiting with relatives in Loudon, arrived ip Brussels last Satur- day evening. Alex. Roes arrived beeps on Monday from hie holiday trip. Miss Mary Roes took hie place fn the postotiioe during his abeanoe from town, IT, W,-Farrew, melt clerk, was in town on Wednesday while en route to Kin. oardine, He will run on the W. G. ec B. for a time as relieving. clerk.. Mrs, R. Blair and Miss Blair, of Gode- rich, and Mrs. (Dr.) Thornton. of Hem. ilton, were visiting Barrister Blair and ether Mende during the past week. Will, J. Rozall lime gone to Wingham to complete his apprenticeship in the tin and hardware store of Mr. Sutherland. Mr. Rozoll has been a faithful teacher in the Methodist Sabbath school and also a member of the ohuroh choir. We wish him success in his new position. 0 CNUl3,Cii WHICH. Miss Eva Booth, Commandant of the Salvation Army, is in Winnipeg. Next Sabbath Rev. R. Paul will preach at Gerrie for Rev. Mr. Fisher. Rev. W. T. Cluff conducted tbs servi- ces in the Episcopalian church, Dresden, last Sabbath. There were 224 persons in attendance at the regular session of the Methodist Sabbath sobool teat Sunday afternoon. The Orchestra was strengthened by Leon Jaokson, flute, and Walter Wake, Mario. net, former members, who are visiting in town. The pulpit of Melville church was very aooeplably occupied last Sabbath by Mr, Stewart, of Stratford. In the morning the 15th chapter of St. John, and 5th verse :—"I am the vide, yare the branches," was the foundation of an in- teresting sermon. The evening text was "Restore onto me the joy of Thy sal- vation." Dr. Robertson, superintendent of Pres- byterian missions, told the students of Manitoba College that unless a large number of graduated divinity students go West, the cause of Presbyterianism will receive a set•baok there, owing to the large number of missions without help after the students leave in the Summer. Instead of the usual Sabbath school in Melville ohuroh last Sabbath afternoon there was an open session, when it .short address was given to the teaobers and children by W. H. Kerr, and words of praotioal value addressed to the parents by Rev. R. Paul, President of the Dis- trict S. S. Association, Superintendent Blair presided. The Methodist mission board has ar- ranged to send Rev. John Soott, D. D., recently of Berlin, Ont., to Tokio, Japan, where Dr. Scott will be dean of the theo- logical department of the College. Rev. A. 0. Borden, B. A., B. D., of Halifax, will accompany Dr. Soott and become one of the professors at the Canadian Methodist College there. They will sail together from Vancouver on Ang. 24th. A very large number attended the quarterly communion services in the Methodist church last Sabbath. "Do this in remembrance of Me" was the very appropriate text chosen by the pastor at the evening service. Revde. R. Peal and W. Norton assisted in the sacramental service, That beautiful solo "One sweetly, solemn Thought," was well sung by S. Lapped, of Toronto. At the meeting of the Official Board of the Brussels Methodist church, held last Tuesday evening, the salary of Rev. S. J. Allis was fixed at 9800 and moving ex- penses. W. H. Herr was elected delegate to the Fall Distriot meeting. It was de- oided to ask the congregation for a thank - offering in the month of September in lien of the Harvest Home festival. A oommittes, consisting of B. Gerry, Rev. R. Paul, T. Farrow, T. Maunders, T. Moore and W. H. Kerr, was appointed to ner the question of renting the pews and to report in the near future to the coBoardsid. MAIMLA3D PRESUME= NOTEs.—Rev. J. L. Murray, M. A., of Kincardine, is interim Moderator of the Session of Ash- field congregation. All applications for appointment to Ashfield church must be made to Mr. Murray end applicants will please take notice that Grefio services in that charge are indispensable.—Rev. Jno. Rose will preach bis farewell sermon in Ashfield Presbyterian church next Sab- bath, August 9th, and will be inducted into the pastoral (Merge oft Malagawatch and River Dennis, Cape Breton, N, S., tiie following week.—The Presbyterian congregation of Huron ohnrob, Ripley, are building a fine brink manse for the use of their minister, Rev. R. MacLeod, to be completed this Fall.—Rev. Mr. Sutherland, of Ripley, Mrs. Sutherland and family have returned from a pleasant visit to friends ho Nebraska, 17. John Maxwell has accepted the pall to the pastorate of the Presbyterian con- gregations of Kinlough, Riversdaie and Enniskillen and will be inducted by the Presbytery of Maitland in the ohuroh at ltinlough on September 1st, at 1180 p. m. Rev. R. MacLeod, of Ripley, will preach on the occasion.—Rev, Ewen Mao. Queen, lately from Scotland, ooauples the Presbyterian church pulpit, Leak: now, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. A. MacKay, who is enjoying hie holidays. ADDITIONAL LOCAL NED'S. A orEormm exoursiou train will run to Kincardine on Wednesday, 19th inst., to leave Brussels at 0:40 5.1n. Return fare $1,00. A Sonoor Bor.—Quito a lot of talk is being indulged in as to the olevernes5 of children, and several 11 -year-olds have been instanced as passing the recent Entrance examinittiOn, which was a feat worthy of note. This is ooab in it how- ever, as compared with the fact that Harvey Hiolcs, it boy of 11, passed the Public School Leaving examination, writ. ing at Easter this Summer, and taking 769 marks. This °lever youth is it son of.Depuby.Roeve Hicks, of Stephen town- ship, and he attends the Centralia school. Mr. Dslgatty is. the teacher.