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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1896-11-13, Page 1SLAM In Advance Bays for Tun Pon until Jany, D98. Take We Plum, 4 In Aulmoo lay for LIN Pon until. J'all'y, 1898. Take this Piiim. Vol. 24. No.18. A BRuss 'LUTE AT Ross- LAND, B. C. Tho Toronto Globs, of Saturday, Oob. 24th says ;-- j. -J, F. MOOrae, of Montreal, who form. ;Ply resided in Toronto, has just returned froth a visit to ltossland, B. C., whore he apout five weeks in a careful examination of all the primevalrniuingg peoportiea in the district, `file objoot afi las trip was to iuepeot the mines and if they reooew mended themselves to hie judgment to malco fivosttnonts for number of oapi- taliste in efontreaL Ile has returned more than satisfied that the mineral re - soured; of that greet Western region have not been over valued, and that the wealth latent in the soil will assuredly place Oenadaiu the front rank of gold producing countries. While in Toronto a Globe reporter called on Mr. McCrae and interviewed him regarding the pres- ent condition and future outlook of the Bosslend Damp. In reply to_e few leading questions Me. McCrea said that he considered Roseland the greatest mining camp iu the world — not, Indeed, in point of population, but from the number and the riohneso of its properties. So assured was its position already that the great number of schemes whioh wore being devised by irresponsible persons to delude the public could nob injure even its immediate future. He had hem forced to this view of the mat- ter after a thorough examination of all the important mines now beingdeveloped, and his opinion had received the strong- est kind of confirmation in the expressed opinions as well: ae• the practical action of such widely known men as Mr. Durant and Mr, Callahan, the latter of whom has bad a vast experience as a mining export in South Africa and the United States, and who, on his first visit to Roseland, condemned the camp, but who now re- gards it as unequalled in the world. "The camp is all right," said Mr. IvicOrao with emphasis. "There are any number of good opportunities there for intelligent and energetic men, and it is to be'hoped that the people of Canada will become alive to this fact at once and not allow all this natural wealth of their own country to be absorbed bypeople from other lands." RAILWAY rACILITIES WANTED. Tho residents of that whole country, Mr, Mearae said, were clamoring for the immediate construation of the Crow's Nost Pass Railway. This road was recognized as vitally necessary to the pro- gress, not only of Trail, but also of the entire region adjacent. The immediate future of the Boundary country, which was being rapidly prospected and from which samples of exceedingly rich ore were being oonstantly brought for assay, was also largely dependent on its con. struction. For the want of suoh a chan- nel of communication with other parts of the Dominion, too, the people in the whole mining region were payfug an im- mense tribute to the United Status for their daily maintenance. The great bulk of provisions of every kind came in by way of Spokane and the tripes were ggreatly in excess of what they should be. With the road built through Crow's Nest Pass much of what now comes from the States would be sant from onr own coun- try. When Ile had beeu at Edmonton be had found bay selling there at 112 per ton, and shortly before in Roseland it bad been as high as $40 per ton. There was considerable grumbhng in the Trail country over the rates on the C. P. R., wbidi were regarded as altogether too high. Ile thought that our own great transcontinental road should awaken more thoroughly to the importance of that mineral country and not allow pas- senger as well as freigbt traffic which it should carry to bo taken by American linea. Speaking of the camp itself Mr. Mc- Crea said that there wore now about a dozen mines shipping, but only two or three extensively so. In all olaime held by responsible people it had been proved beyond doubt that the further down the development work went the richer the ore became. A WORD OF ADVICE. • When asked if all the companies pro. fessiug to do business were reliable, Mr. McCrae said that a few claims had beeu stocked rather heavily. Many irrespon- sible people were coming in and buying up small claims, whioh at the presenb time were not shown, at $1,500 or there- about and issuing stook on them at prob- ably a million. On some of these prop- erties nothing had been done as yet, ex- cept the assessment work. Such pro. jecte es these of course were purely wild oat tehemosand were to bo avoided. To avoid them, however, was not a matter of difficulty. People purchasing. stooks should be careful to invest only in those properties on which proper development work had been or was being done. It would be said, perhaps, that stock in these mines had gone up and shat those who had failed to invest at first had lost by their lank of confidence, This was true enough, but be considered it bolter for them to invest in a safe property all the conditions of whioh' showed that it could Colt fail to increase in value than iu n property the worth of which was pure- lyslieoulative, if, indeed, the honest in. tontine of ibe projectors were not to be called into question, The reason, he said, why the stocks of wild cat mines sold at all was beoattse the brokers got mora commission On such sales than on thero whore safety was uuquestionod, and accordingly there was a strong tempt. ation to eell. BUSINE00 8LOURISHING, The town of Roseland itself was hit- 'peel/mg rapidly and property was quickly iboreasing in value. All who were fu legitimate business wero doing well, Thera wore of course a large number in the town who were living by their wits, but Wife "wee unavoidable in every place of the kind. Tho whole country about Roseland was being rapidly staked out and there wore scattered, throughout the outiro gold mining region probably sever• el thousand prospectors. 1n reply to a question whether the BRIJS$ELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEIVXBI R 18, 1896 W. li.. .ERR, Prop. quotations of dole; were the same in Roseland as in Toronto, Mr. Hoarse said that there was no di/Patience what- evor. There were isolated iustanoes where individuals wlto had become in- volved had sold out ab a sacrifice, bub cases of this kind did' not apply. oonoludiug the intervtow Mr. Me Orae said that the people in Toronto and the Beet who had Cover had any previous exporiouce• of miniug 'outevprise could hardly comprehend the condition: of af. fairs in the Damp at Ilaseland or under, stand what en inestimable possession they had in that country, He expressed the opinion that there would be more de- velopment in Canada in the next seven years than there had beeu in the last twenty. Then mines, he believed, would. bo the mcaue of making all lines •of buss. nese flourish and bring a period of un• wonted prosperity to the country, 1i110UND UNDER, OAR IPIIP!SL'3. The Stratford Herald gives the follow- ing account of the sad death of Alfred Lamb, a nephew to Mrs. Wm. Ballan- tyne, of Brueeele :— .At liveminutes after one o'olook Mon• day after -noon a horrible accident occur, red in the G. T, R. yards, in this city, whereby one man lost his life and another was injured. The unfortunate victim was Alfred Lamb, a ear repairer residing on the corner of Frederick and King streets, Romeo ward. The injured man is John Robertson, Douro street, near Queen. These men were working about cars on the repairing track, a piece of road speoially set apart for that purpose. At either end of the witch a flag is kept flying when any of the repairing orew are at work. They were up and yet failed to prevent an accident: Where the re- sponsibility lies will remain for the coroner's jury to determine. The account given by the men who know most about the affair is that they were getting cars into position to shunt on to this track, when two of them broke away and ran into the car which Lamb and Robertson were working at. The engine engaged in doing the shunting was driven by Robt. Moore, with Wm, Clark as firemen. These men got their orders tram shouters T. Battersby and Aaron McAllister, ,When the latter eaw that the oars had broken loose they shouted to the workmen. • Mr. Robertson said be heard the alarm and be thinks Lamb must also have heard it, but was caught in the act of getting out of the way. Both mon were working under the oar and would have to pare out between the wheels. Mr. Lamb's body was terribly mangled. Both feet were amputated at the ankles and the unfortunate man was disembowelled. One of the amputated feet appeared to bave received e second slash. Coroner J. P. Rankin and Dr, J. A. Robertson were notified immediately and visited the soenc as early as possible. They examined the body of the deceased and bad it removed to the carrepair office close by. Dr. Rankin secured the names of the orew and other particulars and will take the necessary steps to empanel a jury. In the meantime Dlr. Robertson was parried into another building, where, on examination, it was found that he had mienoulouely escaped further injury than the smashing of thetoes of his left foot. The big toe was broken at the first joint and the others more or less injured. Tbe foot had been nipped under a oar wheel. The deceased, Alfred Lamb, was a man of about 40 years. He had been in the service of the company a long time and was well liked by his foreman and fellow workmen. Chief Coker told a reporter be was one of the best men on the staff. By bis death a wife and nine ohildreo are soddenly deprived of a loving husband and father. A meeseoger was sent to break the sad news to his family, vetth whom he parted jest a few minutes be- fore be was summoned to appear before his Maker, Deceased wee an attendant at the Waterloo street Methodist ohurob and possessed many good qualities of head and heart. The terrible event has cast a gloom over the city and the bearttelt sympathy of the uommunity will go out to the sor- rowing wife and family in their terrible affliction. The jury eotpanelled by Coroner Ran- kin to enquire into the death of Alfred Lamb, who was killed in the G. T. R. yards on Monday afternoon, met at 5 o' - cloak the same evening. The jurymen who responded to the summonses were Charles Ems, W. Wilson, S. MoOlatohey, Sohn J. Hagerty, D. R. MoPhorson, Ed, Kastner, Lincoln W. Soott, Wm. Guy, E1. Collins, Geo. Durst, M. F. Goodwin, le. Pratt and T. A. Stewart, M. F. Goodwin was selected as foreman. The oiroumetences of the death were explained by the ooroner and J. P. Mabee, the latter appearing to bebalf of the widow. The jury then viewed the body and the scene of the aooideat, after which an adjourn- metit was made until Wednesday even- ing, The ven.tnThe funeral took place Wednesday af- ternoon and wee conducted by the For. esters, the deceased being a member of Court Good Intent, No. 5,088, A. 0. F. Rev. Henry Ilarris, a retired Metho- dist minister, died on Saturday in To- ronto. It is estimated bhf,t 550,000,000 feet of lumber were out in the Ottawa district this year. Mrs. Watterson, of St. Catharines, fell dead in the Roman Catholic church at early mase, The new wharf in course of construe - tion at St. John gave way and was dam• aged to the extent of 860,000. nos, Mallon, of Brooltvillo, was shot through both lunge by a companion nam- ed Harry Sanger while bunting, Prof. Coleman's report upon the die. oovery of What was supposed to he coal in Balfour township has been issued. The subetenoe it; called anthraxolite and the opinion is expressed that it may have tt considerable economic saltie as fuel for ocai neo. A Brussel/to in New Mexico. iso bbc Bettor of TUE PoST,:— DnAn Sin,—Osco again we have pitch- ed our tout at Red River, New Mexico. Ilea Springfield on Thursday, the 10th, and arrived hole Sunday. I had (15 miles to ride iu a stage through the mountains after we got' off the train, and what a lovely drive it was. Wo were ton milee from the snowy range and we got into a snow storm we the range. We worn 11,- 000 feet above eea level, and as we wont down the snow shopped and the sun shone lilto.Summer, At times the stage ran between oats in the mountains, where you oould sae only a little sky overhead, thou again through lovely valleys and as eve mane Tato Red River the road ran along the top of the mounbains whore there was just room for a wagon and the cliffs extended down 200 feet. If the wagon hail lurched three bathes ib would have gone over, horses, wagon and all. It took us a day and a half to go 65 miles. The town ie now, only commenc- ing to build. The houses are nearly all log. I am boarding at the new hotel and am very comfortable. We have no rail. road and it a week for wagons to go and comp. I shipped my furniture and it has not arrived yet. ' TThe emelbers are. not finished yet and we expect to build, in mouth, athroe•roomsd- house onour. lot, so will board for 9 time. When we arrived Sunday I was so tired, and every- thing looked so new. As I name.into the hotel the long table was set ; a fewohairs were around it but the balance of the seats were small' nail kegs. I felt for a moment as if I could fall through the earth, but after they had fixed us a nice warm room and I had eaten, I felt a little heart coming bank, and now as I wake up in the morning and first see the rough boards, innocent of plaster or paper, it really feels like home, and when the table is set and three kinds of juicy meat and vegetables with plates of good home-made bread and butter Dome on, I eat as if I could not stop. A. nioe little river rune through the valley and all around the mountains rise with 'their loads of tall pine wood, which you get for nothing. Style is a thing for the future. Rough, strong men' are here whose hats come off bo a -women with more honest respect and kindness than in our more civilized cities, and as I see these brawny arms hewing and rearing these humble homes wherein to gather their wives and brood of little ones, my heart goes out to them and I feel glad to cast my lot in with theirs. They are erecting a new log sohool house and are establishing a Sunday school. We can boast two small stores, also endure two saloons. The air is a revelation to one accustomed toEast- eru cities, being light and dry and im- pregnated with the odor of pine, the water, a gift of God, cold and pure and soft as rain water. The mining outlook is good. The mountains are full of min. eral and all we need are the smelters, as the ore is what is palled refractory. There are some mining places where gold is foundein nuggets, also some free milling ores, but the most iii refractory. There has been some trouble about lots, some lot jumpers. Ariel has two little bur- rows, or donkeys. One may study Geog• rapby all their days but you have to see to really comprehend the wonderful con• struobion of our earth. The stage stopped for moment on what is called the watershed and I little thought whoa I • studied ib at school I should stand above it and flee from whence our great rivers are fed. The rivers are full of delicious trout and tete mountains of wood and mineral. Warm sunshine smiles on us, the moon looks on us with her cold glance, and life is the same, only to few more hardships. I should like topaint a sketch of our little town yet in its swaddling clothes. Yesterday I went around the large ditch Mr. Knauss has run to the smelter, d a mile long. The Offices & Essayer's buildings are nearly completed and are gems of architecture. The buildings of the smelter are nearly finished and they expect to fire the furnaces in ten days. It has been an immense undertaking for Mr. Knauss, and nothing but the perseverance and, hard-headenaess of the Dutch could have overcome obstacles encountered. There is some talk of a railroad being built through here. Mits. 0. KNAUSS. (Formerly Miss Minnie Knechtel.) Red River, New Mexico, Oot. 21, '96. Huron Co. Endeavorers. Read Deuterouomy,.81.6. The first Local Union in India was organized at Museooie a few weeks ago. This column is open for suggestions on "How to shake hands in our Endeavor meetings." Be short. Brussels Epworth League has lost its President by the removal of G, D. La- mont to Brantford. Rev. Mr. Allis, Honorary President, will complete the term. The Co. Sabbath School Exsoutive have postponed the dabs of the Co. Con-. vention from January to Summer, when it will be held in conjuuctiou with the Co. Endeavor Union. Rev. A. 0. Crows, General Ssoretary, will be in Oliuton Sunday aid Monday, Deo. 20th and 21st. The Monday night mooting is to be a mass meeting of all the young people in the vicinity. Every Endeavorer in the Co. should contribute to this column. So far Seero• tary Cooper and Vice•Pres. Miss Ross aro the only two who have responded. Ad- dress W. H. Kerr, Brussels. The subject for prayer in the World's Christian Endeavor prayer chain for. November is, "Pray for Canada that it may be a God.feeriug, law.obiding Christian laud, pray for every wise effort of the young people to advanoo trite Christian oitizonehip." A pastor at the recent 0. E. conven- tion fn Belfast, Ireland, said "1 am like the.ceuturion of old, for since I have had a Christian Endeavor society I am able to say to one, go, and he goebli, and to another, come, and ho cometh, and to the Lord's servant, do this, and he Month it." T310 report of the Convention held in Ottawa will be very valuable and the paw only 10 pouts, Every. Bedeavorer should have one, Port Alberti Presbyterian ohnroh has 0 ;Young Peoples" Christian ;endeavor Society whioh hos never been reported to the Ceunby Secretary. It was organ. 'zed in Jas. 1806. Total present mem- bership, 59. Pres., A. Gordon ; Sec., Miss Lizzie Stevenson, A reading circle has been formed in oonnootion with Rattenbury Sb. Metho• diet ehui•eb Epworth League of Christian Endeavor, Olinbon. Mailings will be hold weekly at the homes of the mom. liars, and a pleasant and profitable term is cepa/tea. The books of the course aro "The Torah Bearers of Christendom" by Doherty ; "Life and Conduct," by lime, "Modern Missions," by various writers, and "Barbara Hook" by Dr. Withrow. To Huron county belongs the honor of having the largest number • of junior branches of the C. E. Society, and as the delegate from this county at the late iuter•Provinoial Convention, Frank Rale had the pleasure of bringing home the handsome banner awarded by bhe Con- vention. The banner is open for eom- petition next year and several other counties are already working for it, but Huron should make an effort to retain it, On Dooember 4th a public meeting will be hold at Clinton, when Mr. Hall, of Goderich, will present a report of the Convention. The President has also. been invited to give an address. W. Alexander, President West Presby- terian church C. E. Society, Toronto, writes :—"Rev. W. T. Hall, of Belgrave, was a member of this Society; One phase of our work in the city is very practical. The Temperance 'Committee have for five years parried on active mis- sion work Friday evenings, from Novem- ber to April In one of the worst quart- ers of the oily two of the young ladies began a."Seif culture class" among the boys. Their education had been sadly neglected, some could not read or write and others did not even know the alpha- bet. Out of this oleos have come 18 good scholars, and best of all some of them are leading Christian lives and others try- ing. 011UIC11 OI1IlIE i. Presbytery of Maitland meets next Tuesday at Wingham. Adjutant Taylor, of Palmerston, was in town this week and took charge of the Army service on Tuesday evening. Rev. Dr. Moffatt, Tract Society Agent, will speak in Melville church on Sabbath morning, 22nd inst., and in the Metho• dist ohnroh in the evening of the same dey. "Armenia and the Armenians" will be the subjeot of discourse in the Methodist • oburch next Sabbath evening. Morning and evening services conducted by the pastor. Rev. S. J. Allis sang a beantifol solo, "A Song of Trust," at the olose of his dieoeerse in the Methodist thumb a week ago last Sabbath evening. He has a capital tenor voice. Rev. R. P. Cameron will preaoh in Melville church next Sabbath morning. Mr. Cameron is to be ordained and in- ducted into the pastoral charge of North Eastbope and Hampstead on Tuesday next by the Presbytery of Stratford. A press dispatch from Sydney, N. S. W., notes the wreak of the missionary ship Dayepriug, with the loss of nine lives. This is the ship for which Dr. John G. Paton oollentod money and Dr. Paton and his eon were on board at the time ofth. wreak, and it is supposed that they are among the lost. At the meeting of the Official Board of the Brussels Methodist church, last Tuesday evening, the following were elected Stewards for the next yang :—B. Mooney, 1. J. Gilpin, T. Fletcher, T. Maunders, R. Leatherdalo, W. Jewitt and W. H, Kerr. The latter was re -appoint. ed Recording -Steward. Sabbath school Committee :—T. Moose, H. L. Jackson, W. R. Mooney, T. Farrow and Rev. R. Paul. At a joint meeting of the 'Vestries of St. John's church, Brussels, and St. George's church, Walton, held at Brus- sels on Tuesday afternooe, for the pur, pose of selecting- an incumbent for the pariah, the majority of the votes were oast in favor of Rev. W. J. Hamilton, of Iron Hill. The reverend gentleman was ordained last June and is said to be a popular albrgyman. Rev.. Mr. Griffin will be removing from Brussels next month, The Dominion W. 0. T. U. Convention closed Tuesday. It was decided that the World's Convention of the W. 0. T. U, shall be held neat year in Toronto, not in Montreal as was expected. A resolution was passed calling on the Government to invesbigete allegations of Mrs. Sterling, of Philadelphia, regarding the alleged burning of her immigration home in Nova Scotia. Another resolution called on the railways to run their smoking cure separately from the general passenger service. Rt. Hon. and Rt. Rev, Frederick Temple, D. D., Bishop of London, Pro. vincial Dean of Canterbury and Dean of the Chapels Royal, hits been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, and Primate of all England, to succeed Rt, Hoo. and Most Rev. Edward White Benson, who died suddenly at Hawarden, Oot. 11th. The new Archbishop of Oanterbery is the son of an a firer in the army. He was born Nov. 80111, 1821 ; was educated ab the grammar school at Tiverton, and proceeding to Cobol took his degree of B. A. in 1842. Having been ordained in 1848, be was appointed Principal of the training °allege ab Knee ler Hall, near Twioltenbani, in 1848. This poet he reeigned in 1855, and hav- ing held an inspeotorship of schools dor• ing the interval, was appointed in 1868 head meter of Rugby school, At the general election in 1868 Dr. Temple took an active part in the support of Mr. Gladstone and his measure for the dis- establishmentof the Irish Church, and the Premier nominated him to the Bishopric of Exeter, an appointment which caused oonsidorable commotion' in elorioal moles. Dr, Temple received Epieoopal ooneearatiou at Weebmineter Deo, 210t, 1809, In January, 1885, Dr. Temple was appointed Bishop of Lon- don, and was euoueedod at Exeter by Dr. Biokerebstkt, REv. Do. SCOTT IN JAPAN, -4, private looter from Bev. De, Bootie of the Meths dist College, Tokyo, Japan (formerly Of Wingham), says that the poor people have suffered terribly from bee hoods. The water rose in the bowie of Rev. Wm. 51111011, our missiooary at Toyama, 10 the height of Ilse feet. Great numbers of poor people have been drowned, People wbo'have been out fishing since the flood bave hauled up dead body after dead body with their fishing hooks. On the day after our arrival two lady mission: arias started for Kofu, Part of their road led through a mountain pass, where a stream runs. The road there was sub. merged, and those heroic ladies of oar own Women's Missionary Society were obliged to walk one mile and It half through water well above the knee, while the current was so rapid that all the strength they could command was need. ed to withstand its force. Speaking of the students in the College, Dr. Scott says they are very bright and eager to learn. "It is not surprising," he says, that there ehould be great ignoranos of Christian truths, but there is no ignite.anoe of the methods by which to test to the very utmost the &lather's knowledge of. Christianity, and no lank of a keen, strong spirit of inquiry that will not ba easily satisfied with anything short of solid truth. A young Buddhist priest, dissatisfied with Buddhism, bas become an earnest inquirer. He attends the ser- vices regularly, and in the school is studying English as well as other branches." PERSONAL PARAGIRAPiHS. Alex. Ross is away in London this week. Jas. Walker was in Henson last Satur- day on business. W. F. Stewart made a business trip to Toronto this week. Miss Alexander, of Lucknow, is visit- ing Mrs. Jas. Walker. R. T. Hingston, Mill street, is laid up from an injured ankle. Sirs. Wm. Ballantyne is visiting at Stratford and St. lbtarys. Thos. Pierce, of Gerrie, was in town on Thursday of last week. Miss Jennie Budd, of Browntown, was visiting with Miss R. Holmes. Elsie and Edna, twin daughters of Jas. Cooper, are ill with bronchitis. Dr, and Mrs. Kalbfleisoh have got nicely settled in their new home. B. Garry and wife attended the funeral of the late Miss Annie Willis, at Seaforth, last Saturday. Bert. Armstrong, a son of Robt. Arm• strong, Brussels, has purchased a grocery in Buffalo, N. Y. Colin McArthur has gone to the gold fields of British Columbia. He left Bens - eels on Tuesday. Ben. Dunlop left on Monday for Ross. land, British Columbia, where he goes on a proepe0ting tour. Geo. Halliday was on the sink list last Sunday and Monday from an attack of quinsy. He is better now. Robbie Modraoken bas taken a position in a store in Arthur. "Diok" is a worker and will do well wherever he is. Rev. John Radford, of Ashburn, was visiting friends in town this week. He is supplying the vacancy at Bluevale for two Sabbaths. Mrs. Oscar Knauer and son have gone to New Mexico where Mr. Knauss has a situation. They removed from Missouri. Mrs. Knauss is a daughter of Win. Knechtel, a well known resident of Brute eels. Geo. Leckie was at Wroxeter on Wed- nesday attendiug the marriage of his sister, Miss Charlotte, to Alex. Campbell, of that village. Miss Dolly Beaker, Alf. Barker and Geo. Crooks, jr., also attend- ed the wedding. Miss Downey, wbo has been at Bur- lington for several weeks owing to the illness and death of her mother, will re - some her duties on the teaching staff of Brussels Public sehool next week. Her many friends bare deeply sympathise with bar iu her bereavement. W. S. Hambly, traveller for Moors cb Westlake, died recently at his home in Parkda le from typhoid fever, Mr. Ham• bly was a most worthy man and made friends wherever be went. He was Deputy Postmaster for some time fu Brussels when J. R. Grant, now of Winnipeg, was Postmaster. Mrs. 0. H. Wilson, of Winnipeg, was visiting Miss Nellie Rose last week. Sbe was a former resident of this locality be- ing a daughter of the late William War. ner, who owned the firth opposite Philip Betz,12th con., Grey. It is 18 years since they removed to the West. Dr. and Mrs. Kneohtol left Brussels on Wednesday en route to Montreal where they take the Allan steamship, "Pare s]an," on Saturday for Liverpool. We wish thein bon voyage and an enjoyable stay in old England and Scotland. They were ticketed by W. H. Kerr, of Tun PosT, local agent for the Allan line. Rev. John Ross was in Elora last Saturday abbeuiing the funeral of the late Robert Pathan. Mr. Pathan was one of the pioneers of that part of Web. liugtou, baying taken up land in the township of Pilkington when the clear- ings were few and far between. He car- ried on farming with considerable stto• Dass, retiring therefrom a few years ago. An attach of pneumonia carried him off after a few days' illness, at the age of 76. Galt Bays $64,00 per electric lamp per year. Floods are reported in the vicinity of Quebec. Tbero wore 27 marriages in Heron 0o. ou 00t. Aruhibald14. Campbell, a wealthy grain dealer of Lakeport, was drowned ab Col- borneb, A isk aide wall of Oampbell.Steveu. eon's mrill aoltapsed at St. Thomas, do. ing damage to the amount of $1,000. While in pursuit of Bad Young Man, the Indian murderer, Sergi, Wilde, et the Motmted Polido Was shot and killed, ,Additional ,Local News. lowne --Parasl containing undsroloth- ing. Iogaire at Tito Pon'.. 3, C. Tooic's now briok resideuoe bas made a great improvement to that part Of the town, Meesnz= iloree I'sir in .Brussels on Thursday, December 8rd. Local and outside buyer; will be in atbsndanoe, S•'T, Pew; has built a platform in front er his shop, Thomas street, on which to exhibit cutters and buggies. Two tramppe were bound ]n the lock- up last Sunday night. They gave their residences as. Hamilton and Stratford. THE Fordwiob Reword is the name of a neat 8 page newspaper now being issued in Fordwiob by A. W. Moote. We wish it mews. l;. Hneezesoe had the street watering cart out one day last week to lay the duet. This is an unusual occurrence for the month of November. JOHN WEIGIHT has purchased the brick ohnroh in which the Salvation Army meetings have been held, from W. H. Herr, and it will be still utilized for that purpose. Queen a large number of our citizens were startled on Thursday evening of last week by the ringing of the fire alarm. It turned out to be a tremens' meeting. In future it would be just as well to leave the bell alone we think. Tait week Jno. Walker is getting the recently leased premises, opposite the Amerloan Hotel, in shape for his new feruibure stook. On Wednesday the an• dertaking stook, purchased from Jas. Walker, was removed to the new stand. Soorao.—A. church social will be held in the school room of the Methodist church on the evening of Thanitegiv'tng Day. Literary and musical program. Admis- sion, 15 oents. Proceeds will be applied on new furnace account. Keep the date in mind. MoTsrnoer.—Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Parsonage, Rev. S. J. Allis tied the matrimonial bow between James Forster and Miss Maud Galbraith, both of Howick township. The bride was at- tended by Miss Mary Match and Geo. Forster supported the groom. May sue - ease and happiness be their portion. Goxrownza Plop.—On Thursday night of last ween the Orangemen of this local- ity held their annual celebration of the Gunpowder Plot in the Orange Hall, Brussels. There was a fair attendance notwithstanding the inclement weather. The meeting opened at 8 o'cluok, when the following exoellent program was pre- sented:—Chairman's address, B. Gerry; instrumental, violin and organ, H. L. and Mrs. Jackson • recitation, "The Runaway Engine," Miss Ida Mooney ; music, fife and drum Band ; solo, Nelson Gerry ; violin solo, Thos. Bands ; read- ing, 'Mr. and Mrs. Bowser," T. A. Hawkins ; solo, "Just tell them that you saw me; Mies Lily Mooney ; organ solo, Wm. Mooney ; intermission ; solo, "The (looter," T. A. Hawkins ; violin solo, Thos. Rands ; sola, H. L. Jackson • grand trio, Messrs. MaNanghton, Smith and holism ; mnsio, fife and drum Bind ; violin solo, H. L. Jackson ; organ solo, T. A. Hawkins ; "God Save The Queen." Encores were freely given and as freely responded to. A•colleotion was taken for the benefit of the Band, amounting to 56.40. The program was well carried out, there being only three omissions. At ten o'oloak the meeting was brought to a close and the people re- turned to their respective homes wishing the day came twine a year instead of once. Now Trete Tenxa.—The following is a propoeed schedule to come into effect on the Kincardine Branch G. T. R. on and after Nov. 16th, 1896 ;—The early and late trains will be withdrawn as it is un• pleasant for passengers to travel so late 'at night and so early in the morning. To take the place of these trains a fast cattle • train will go south at 11.45 a. m., at least every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and oftener W the cattle require it. There will be a fragile going North as often as there is a loadefor it at Palmer- ston, in the caboose of which passengers will be accommodated. Doe notice of its departure will be given at least one week ahead in all the looal papers. Tbe comms pany have made arrangements whereby hand oars will be run between all points from Wiugbam to Listowel as often as the exigencies of passenger traffic will de- mand. The Company have also made arrangements whereby parties desirous of pasturing their sows along the line of railroad may do so and all opplioatione for such permission will be given by the former station master at Brussels on payment of a small monthly fee. Those having milk cows should avail themselves of this offer as the profound silence that will obaraoterize this pasturage is said by all authorities to be conducive to a large tow of mills. The Company have offered to lease the station grounds to the Village for a grave yard but our Village Fathers have wisely decided that it would be too quiet and lonesome for the ocoupants, The genial manager of the G. T. R. hopes that the people of Brussels will appreoi• ate his efforts on their behalf. In hie modesty he objeots to a vote of thanks on the ground that it is as little as be could do foe a section that paid so large a bootie for the building of their road whioh hitherto bas paid them a good dividend and will no doubt in the future. Serious landslides have taken place off the cliffs at Montmorsuoy Falls. Albert Horton, Toronto, has been ap- pointed official stenographer to the Bee- ing Sea Commission. Major 11foGillivrey has changed his mind in regard to the seat for North Ontario end now says be will stiok to the fight. Police OA6cer Broadbent of Montreal, was fined 550 and dismissed from the force for shooting a man in the arm. He said he wanted to frighten the man, knowing him to be a dangerous oharaoter. Edmund Hervey, late City Treasurer of Guslpb, having pleaded guilty of em- bezzlement of city funds and made rosti• tution so far as he was able, was suntan• pod to three months' imprisonment by the Connty Jed;;c.