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DOMINION DAY
AT BRUSSELS.
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAy;JuLyT89L
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ROST SIATE'SitIVEL ITI,ERRATION,
The celebration of our national birth-
day has become a fixture in Brussele and
was Dever more thoroughly enjoyed than
on Wednesday of this week and every-
thing passed off ao suocessfully and ham.
impiously that the promoters menet but
feel well satisfied at the moult. The
town looked gay in its holiday atbire.
Five well trimmed evergreen arches were
on the streets and the bridge decorated
while two smaller arches were arranged
by R. Leatherdale and A. Strathan.
Banners were flying with "Welcome,"
"Our Dominion," "Canada First;" "Will
ye no' come back again," reo., and flags,
bunting and evergreen decorations were
quite noticeable and greatly improved the
appearance of things.
As early as seven o'olock people began
to come in end it is estimated that over
2,500 people were on the Park during the
afternoon. At 10 rie m. the trades' pro-
cession took place and while it was not
quite as large as last year what was
wanting in quantity was made up in
quality. The following was the order
W. M. Sinctair, P. G. Scholfield and
Dr. MoNaughton, marshalle.
Brussels Band, 26 members, Ceptain
Albertacin conduotor.
Town Connell and ofecials in carriage.
Representatives of seven Provinces and
Queen.
Members of the Maocabee Tent on
horseback.
A. Currie, bee:Mar.
Two Ronald steam enginee.
Town engine.
R. Leatherdaleawo wagons with work-
men busily engaged on one.
W. Leittherdale and Walter Lowry
with cow attached to sulky. "Bossy"
was so well trained that she went along
as nicely as any buggy beast, with
harness, bridle, &o. It was a cornice'
outfit.
W. Roddiels, painter.
H. Dennis, harness maker, had a light
weight staff at work consisting of Barbie
and Frank Dennis and Lorne Maxwell.
lie had a display of hareem trunks,
deo.
Ballantyne & Wilton had two oonvey-
ances and on one tinsmith's were manu.
featuring tin cups.
B. Gerry, tinware, &o.
S. Plum, blacksmith, with forge, anvil
and hammer. He and assistant turning
horse oboes.
Jno. Wynn, carriage matter, display of
buggies and himself and son hard at
work.
D. Bose, tailor and gent's outfitter,
Moe display of goods, tailors at work on
bench and at machine.
W. H. McCracken, grocer.
Cardiff Bros., implement agents, Mae.
sey binder and reaper.
I. C. Itiohards, harnese metier, ern.
ployees at work, exhibition of harness,
trunks, valiees, &o.
A. Strachan, dry goods, neatly arrang-
ed display of goods.
Geo. Good, grocer.
John Hewitt, tonsorial artist, barber's
chairs and oustomere getting hair out.
Hugh Willie= & Son, livery.
W. Blashill, butcher. Mr. B. killed
and dressed a sheep on his wagon.
Geo. Thomson, grooer and baker. Jno.
Dewolfe with baker's cap and apronemr.
rounded by maple boughs.
Ferguson & Halliday, dry goods.
Richard Stevens, Esq., in oolored, gen.
Semen's attire, who announced the at-
tractions of the day.
After the parade an adjournment was
made to tbe river where two tare engines
gave a test of power. This was followed
by a water light with hose and nozzeles
and was one of the moat amusing tea -
tam of the day. D. Lowry and Andrew
Brown were pitted against Noble Gerry
and Samuel Laird but in two trials the
latter pair showed a better acquaintanoe
with the handling of the hoe° and won
the let prize quite handily. Gerry and.
Laitd then had a bout when the former
-came out victorious, after a thorough
ducking.
About 1 o'clock the eports began on
•the Park, opening with a foot ball match
between Bermuda and Atwood. The
theme team was too strong for the 'dieters
who played a defence game throughout.
No goals were taken in the first half
time but Brunie scored two in close
succession and another just as the
referee's whistle blew for time. The
teams were composed of the following
players
&swoon. Entesums.
Hamilton Goal Sloan
Ratcllffs
Smith ), Basks Jackson
Day
Ferguson
Wilson
Sample
• Graham Ralf Backs
MeRonzle„ „ ..,... Meadows
.01ark • Centre Cavanagh
Anderson 1.
Stewart night Wing
. „Rose
Wynn
Ward } Len Viefg mciehmarit
P. G. Scholfield, Referee.
Five innings of base ball were played
immediately following the foot ball eon.
test, between the junior team of 13rus.
gels and the "Maple Leaves," of Bel.
grave. The raoore ran Up rapidly and
while there wee some good playing done
a large share cif it was n. g. Theve was
not meth difference in the teams, The
Berme was 1--
DivesstmeBoxintityn
0 It 0
Halliday 2 1 Scott „.„.„ ,,,, 2 g
Backer ... .• .. „..,...2 D. eutedn
0. Grower g W. Allison --mg 4
Walker 1 g Clegg $ 1
Hinman ,.„. .. 1 g Halliday 2 2
Downing 1 2 Soandrett 1 8
m. ROBB 2 Armstrong 8 I
Shaw 2 Barkley a 0
Total Total 17 12
Bolgrave thee won by 4 runs. J. Rose
umpired the game very satiefaetorily to
.all a:interned.
The bley.ale raoes Were ran while the
game wne in progress, the coetee being
aeound the square. The cionteet Was be.
'tweet IL J. Doyenne Mid A. 0. Winter)
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of Seaforth. The first mentioned won
the mile race and the latter the two
miles. They both handle their wheels
in reel profeasionel like style.
Nothing n.ore wonderful was ever
witnessed in Bruseels than the feats of
Fulton, the serpentine wonder. His
contortions lead many to suppose Met
lie must be without a spinal oolumn at
he conld tie himself up in a knot, almost,
with the greeted ease. His work was
really marvellous and lie cannot fail to
prove a drawing wherever he goes.
Cromwell, the king of the tight rope,
was on hand and on a rope suepended
30 feet from terra, firma, on telephone
poles, be walked in baakets, with his
feet through the made of a chair, and
performed other scaly looking tricks on
the trapeze and with rings attached to
ehort ropes. Ile is a very cool heeded
fellow and is evidently no novice at the
business.
A program of races was then run off
and prizee awarded as Memo :-
200 yard hurdle race -Wiggins, of
Mibabell ; R. Thompson, of Brussels.
100 yard race -Wiggins ; Wynn, of
Newry.
Ola men's race- S. Bird and W.
111°110<fr Yards for boys -J. Hemilton, L.
dee:keen, 0. Kendall.
50 yards for girls -Maggie Cardiff,
Ellie Ainley and Bell Beevtinhimer tie.
900 yards-Wiggine, 0. Grower.
3 legged race -Wiggins and Wynn,
Lowry and MoNaughton.
400 yard race -Wiggins, Day.
In the bagpipe competition the judges
awarded prizes to T. Ballantyne and D.
Stewart.
An adjournment was then in order for
supper and to prepare for the evening's
entertainment.
Early in the evening crowds of people
wended their way to the Maitland skat-
ing rink where a promenade concert was
announced. The printed program was
adhered to which consisted of Quickstep,
"Bruder Lustig •" waltz, ',Swinging,"
(vooal) ; Aria, ebeath of eTelson
march, "Jubilee ;" seleotion, "Lucia di
Lammermoor ;" waltz, eRose of Eng-
land ;" galop and National Anthem by
the Brussels Band, Capt. Albertson oon•
ducky ; tumbling, &a, by Master Ful-
ton ; rope walking by Cromwell, during
which exhibit he carried R. Anderson on
his back acmes his rope and trod the
narrow pathway afterwards in a seek
with the string tied on top of his head.
The Highland dancing wee won by Mies
Minnie McGregor and John D. Stewed,
in their respective classes, each dancing
twice, greatly pletteing the lovers of this
Scottish pastime. In the prize drawing
little Norma Vanetone drew the lucky
ticket from the bag, number 2,333. The
ooupon was held by jno. Burgess, black-
smith, of Luoknow, who received the $20
in hard cash. The Band is to be con-
gratulated on the 'moose of the concert
and the very exciellent manner in which
they performed their respective numbers.
It is a marvel that they play so well
considering that so many of their num.
ber are recruits. The Band would do
oredit to any oity and their playing dur-
ing the day and evening wai much en-
joyed and highly appreciated.
NOTES.
The electrto light went out twioe
during the concert for a few minutes
each One.
Evergreens gave a very tasty appear-
ance to the rink.
$210 was taken in at the park entrance
for admiseion tickets.
W. II. McCracken and Geo. Good
supplied the wants of the inner man at
their refreshmente booths on ihe park.
The energetic Committee (especially
the chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, end
R. Leatherdale) is to be congratulated on
the successful manner in velaith the day's
proceedings were generalled.
The Growth ot Tresbytsrlanisns In
Canada.
The most elaborate report corning be-
fore the general aseembly from year to
year is that whith has been prepared for
a nurnber of years by the skillful hand of
Dr. Torrance, of Guelph. ft is the 111
page report on statiatios. From this re-
port the following fade and figures aro
taken :
In the synod of the maritime provin.
es eleven presbyteries, with 640 ohuroh.
se and stations, are supplied by settled
pastors.
In the synod of Montreal and Ottawa
there are six presbyteries, with 241
churches and etations supplied by pas.
tors.
In the synod of Toronto and Kingston,
with its ten presbyteries, tbere are 801
churches and stations vvith pastoral
supply.
In the synod of Hamilton and London,
with nine presbyteries, 317 ohltrclual and
stations wore snpplied by pastors.
In the synod of Manitoba, and the
Norbhwesb torritorieg, embracing sevea
presbyteries, there were 249 churches and
stations under pastoral supply.
The total number of communicants re.
ported in 1889 was 157,990, and in
1890 the number wee 160,102, being an
inceease of 2,132.
During the year 1890 there were 101.
128 mime added to the roll of oommune,
oants tbeir own profession of faith,
and 7,004 oti oertiecate, ma,king A total
admission of 17,182.
In the Sabbath ethools arid Bible class-
es there were 127,800 during the year, be-
ing an increase of 2,737 on the setenattme
in 11180.
In the year speoially under ooiieideta,-
tion 608 missimary statione were report.
ea. The number the year before Wes
488, an increase of 260. The sittings in
Thoth ohurches were 80,651, an increase
of 8,889. The number of familial was
7,149, an imams° of 2,009. The nember
of single persons not belonging to families
conneoted with these churches or strains
was 1,491, an inceease of 494. The num.
her of communionnts Was 0,050, an in.
°rearm of e,575. The edditione to the
oortnntinion rolls were 530 on their own
profeesion and 295 en certifloate, att
Meese in the former of 82 and of 68 in
the latter,
The removals were 76 by death, 6 by
discipline, 109 on certifloate and 142
without certitioate.
Baptism WW1 edministered to 700 in.
fent, and 87 adults, showing an inereatie
or. the former of 857 and of 37 on the
latter,
The number of gleam was 202, en in.
crease of 71, and other office bearers 729,
an increase of 193.
The namber attending weeltly prayer
meeting was 2,831, an inereese ot 673.
There were 8,07710 Sabbath school and
Bible class, an increase of 1,501, and 792
engaged in Sabbath schen" work, an in.
°raw of 170,
The volumes in Sabbath school lib.
melee numbered 9,010, an increaee of 2,.
419. There wore 8 missionary 9.1iSOOla.
tiOnS, a decreaes of 11, and 15 women's
foreign missionary societies, an increase
of 9.
Fourteen =uses and 3 rented houses
tvere provided for those ministering in
these fields. 10 churches and 1 manse
were built duriug the year.
Combining the entire contributions for
etrictly congregational purposes for the
schemes of the church, for presbytery
and eynocl and for other religions and
benevolent purposes, and embracing
oertains amounts which had Lo be enter-
ed in the oolume, "Permute for all pur-
poses," but whioli were not prerticulariz.
ed nor entered under their proper head-
ings, and which amounted to $7,275, it
is found that the total payments by the
°heath for the year were 02,002,810.
The average contribution Inc stipend,
per family, througbout church was
$9 nearly ; increase on 1380, 17 cents ;
per communicant, $4.00 nearly; increase
16 cents ; for all congregational objeets,
per family, 510.07 nearly; decrease, 67
cents; per communicant, 09.05; decrease
45 cents, and for the schemee of the
church, per family, 03.46, the same as
for tbe year before ; per communicant,
51.80; decrease, 2 centre and for all pur-
poses, per family, $24.10, decrease of 71
cents per communicant, 012.51; decrease,
49 cents.
Washington Letter.
(Prom rearliagular correspondent./
Washington, Sane la, 'in.
The new circuit court of appeal was
organized on Tuesday last, the third
Tuesday in June, in accordant:le with a.
concurrent resolution of Congress ap
proved March 3, 1891, which was passed
to remedy an anachronism in the original
bill fixing the second Monday of Jannary
as the time Inc organizabion. It is now
made the basis of a complaint against
the President in certain qtiee tars that by
reason of his failure to appoint the ad.
ditional circuit judges the organization
of the new courts becomes a ',judicial
farce." This is not, however, the case.
There were reasons for not making the
appointments until the Senate ehoold be
in minion to confirm them, which to the
President seemed good and suMoient,and
his nonetotion in the matter is generally
approved. The law provides for a conrt
of appeal in each remelt, to consist of
three pages, two of whom shall be a
quorum, and the justice of the Supreme
Oorirt assigned to a oircuit, the two sir.
(suit judges, and the judges of the several
districts of the circuit are made corn.
potent to sit in these courts. Should the
Justice of the Supreme Court and one of
the circuit judges be absent, as will be
the ease of oourse, until the additional
judge is appointed, any distriot judge
may be celled in to make the quorum Inc
doing burliness. As the courte have ad-
journed until Ootober, it is therefore ap.
parent that the public ineereste will not
seriously suffer on account of the deka,
in making the new indica' appointments.
Only during the ensuing interim of six
weeke or two months will there presence
be lacking, but the machinery of the
courts is now ready to be set in motion,
and the terms of the law have been fully
compliea with so far as pertains to the
formality of their organization. It was
hot required of the Presideut that
he should convene an extra session of the
Senate for the mere purpose of consider.
ing his judicial nominations just as the
judieial yeer was drawing to its olose,
and the general public without regard to
party, is well enough satisfied that he
avoided what would ciertainly have been
undue as well as unneoeseary baste in a
matter that specially called for grey°
end careful deliberation.
A meeting of the Cabinet will be held
on the 26th inst., for the purpose of son.
sidering the financial situation, especial-
ly with reference to the extension of the
4eee loan and the 0011thltled 001nage of
silver after the first proximo. The
President and Seeretary Emden have ar-
ranged to be in Washington next Thurs.
day. The Treasurer's statement issued
yesterday shows that the sash balance is
044,415,000, of whish 022,020,000 is on
deposit witla national banks and $20,250,
000 is in fractional silver, deducting
whiob horns, the net oath balance only
is $1,235,000, watch is the lowest figure
yet teethed, It ie said that the Treas.
urer's statement to be issued to -morrow
will show a defireeney of $000,000, in.
stead of the meal net cash balance,
This is the first time this has mourned
sitme tbe present font of abatement was
aclupted by Treasarer Jorden. In making
tine coloulation, bowever, eo account is
taken of the $22,000,000 on deposit in
national }mite, and $20,000,000 fruition -
al silver in the Treesury. The expencli.
tuvee so far this month have been $8,-
188,824 in moat of the entire revenues
ot the Government diming the same
period, amonnting to $18,221,852. Those
were exceeded by the pension payments
telo»e, which amounted te 418,312,165.
Treasury awhile say that expenditures
during the remainder of the month will
be light, and that the receipts veill be
theloiently heavy to overoome the pre.
sent mews of oxpendituree and leave a
small savplus for the Month. The silver
coinage aot which provides for the pur-
chase Ot 4,600,004 ounces of diver but.
lion ooh month, also gives the Secre-
tary of the Troseury the dieoretion to
impend the pregent coinage of 2,000,000
°Moog of aver etteh month. It
is 'stated, hoWeeee, thet Seeretaty Pee.
ter may conclude to continue the ooinage
as heretoeore.
The agreement which rosette in the
forme going into effect of the modes
vivendi in the Brewing Sea matter is
merely preliminary. The premedings in
their subsequent stages remain to be ar.
ranged. Both governments in their cor•
respondence have steadily expressed a
cleaire to adjust the whole matter at
ague in a manner satisfactory to both.
The deoielon to stop the killing of seal
Inc ten and one half months exceipt a
small stipulated number for a defined
purpose and the provisions for arrest
and turning over. of offenders to the
nation to which they may belong, to.
gether with the additional provisam for a
British commission to visit neon appli-
=tree the seal islands with a view to the
presentation of the case of that govern-
ment, forma a sufficient mode of ticlinge
over rouge pieties until the ahief mattere
can be settled as proposed, by arbitra-
tion.
A LETTER VIZOR DUBLIN.
To the Editor of Tun rota..
Deem prornised to send you a
few notes of my trip from Dublin. I
landed in Liverpool on June 1st, a nice
fine day. The weather had been verye
cold and baokward. Liverpool is a larg
city, very substantially built, principally
of stone, which has a very old and
smoky appearance. The amount of
business that is done at the different
wharves is wonderful and the street is
lined on one side with large ware.houses,
six or seven stories ba height, which are
used for storing mew cotton and other
kinds of goods. They have heavy and
superior home drawing these goods
from the different wharves to the store-
houses. They draw very heavy loads,
generally two horseseone ahead of the
other. 1 dont think that is a good plan
for often noticed the front horse's
traces sheik. I think the American plan
works hest with the two horses side by
side. Here they nearly all use carts
with wheels about as large as truth
wheels. A person cm get good board
and lodging for $1.00 per day. The best
outs of beef are from 25 to 30 cents.
There is a restrictiou against Canadian
beef landing in Liverpool now. Thee is
it must be slaughtered in Liverpool 11 11
is landed there but the Canadian cattle
can be landed at Birkenhead, just across
the river Mersey, which is quite a large
city in another county and they can be
taken from there to any other place in
the kingdom if required. Today I went
to the Stanley cattle market in Liver-
pool and found it was oleanea out of
both Irish and Scotch cattle about 9
o'clock a. m, and buyers leaving for the
Birkenhead market where the Canadian
matte are. I took a street car for
Shat market and then a ferry boat across
tee river, which is nearly two miles
wide. A person can get across for one
penny. I found the cattle in good, com-
fortable stalls with plenty of hay and
water. I thought the shippers got a
pretty good price that forenoon. I saw
some bullocks that 222 was offered for
and refused. I then event to the plaoe
where the Amerioan cattle are slaughter-
ed which is at Birkenhead too and not
far from the Canadian cattle sheds.
There are quite namber of men work-
ing at slaughtering there. They killed
over 100 head that day. After landing
on the wharf in Liverpool the erst man
mot said to ms: "You are an Ameri-
can and I most tell you that your Presi-
dent, Sir John A. Macdonald, is dying."
The next day I saw in the newspapers
that he was dead. I have heard for
years that the principal streete in
Liverpool used to be infested with fe-
males of immoral character. If that has
been the case it is not so now for the
polies authorities have been very 'Aria
for mime time and now I oan candidly
say the streets are apparently as &tient
and orderly as any I ever saw. I have
not seen a man or woman the worse of
liquor. I dart for Dublin at 8;30 p. m.
and to see life I take a dealt passage.
Dublin is 120 roiles dista.nt from Lieer.
pool and after getting on board I noticed
that some of the passengers had a supply
of waiskey in their pockets and this they
divided with some of the passengers and
sailors and when that supply got exhausb.
ed they got more at the boatel bar and as
a consetrenod we had singieg mid a
regular noisy time until morning. About
8 o'clock a. In. we got neer Dublin but
were delayed nearly one hour with the
fog as the lighthouse could not be seen
nor the for whistla heard. They then
took soundings and found we were going
ashore and getting into shalloW water,
but after about one hone the fog lifted a
little and we moved further on, sem saw
the lighthouse, heard the steam whistle
and soon entered into a very busy harbor.
Dublin harbor cannot be compared to
LiverpooPe 14 mile harbor but VIA far as
it goes ib is a very busy place. ft is a
very fine day here and the people seem
to be pleased at the change Inc they say
they heel a late and very cold Spring.
In my next I will sand you some parti•
culara about Dublin, Yours respectfully,
Dublin, Sum 13, '01. J. B.
Postmaster Campbell, of Goderioh,
was takert with a, fainting spell while in
Merch on Sunday, and had to be driven
home. The gentleman is recovering all
right.
Perth tithing rit Goderich has been a
Fathoms the past weelc, extraordinary
catches being made by local anglets,
Ono evening ab 8 p. m. 57 lines were
(merited dengling ovev the eolith pier, a
number that Will give residents outsi'de
of Goderioh an idea of the pleasure and
profit this most eatable a! fishes afforde.
This week we aro called upou to
thronicle the death of an old resident of
Zurith, in the person of Geo, Hess, who
dial at his reeicleme en Timsday of last
week at the age of 56. The oause of
death was blood poisoning, Whir% teem
faim dowered getting a small pieoe of
glass in his hand while engaged photo-
graphy. Mr, floss was widely known,
being the Mentor of the eleotele clock,
Me funeral was the largest ever witheas.
ed in thee vicinity.
N ortILVVONt Notes.
St. Vineeut will miebrato july 4th on
the 6th.
Britigh Columbia fruits find a good
Market in the Territories.
Ruml melanges report that wiI
strawberries aro ripe, but not vory
There is some talk of a railway excur-
sion from Calgary to Edmonton early io
July.
There is a decline in the buffalo bones
market. The present price at Medicine
Ilat, is 04.50.
d. piamio is to be held shortly at Do-
minion City by the Liberal Conservatives
of thee section.
Messrs. Verity & Sons, of Exeter, Ont.,
have received an order from Menitoba
for 700 plows.
The annual picenio of employees of
the C. P. R. shops will be held at Mar-
den on Saturday, July 25th.
A. Owens while digging a well ab
Rapid City anearthed a lizard six inohes
long 12 feet below the surface.
Rat Portage is shortly to bays a thaw'
newspaper, to he published by James
Wieldnian, formerly of Qu'Appelle.
A Clalgary paper says sorne twenty
marriages are on the taper in or near
Calgary during the remainder of june
and July.
The Norwood Improvement Company
are grading a road along the river bank
in St. Benitez° ou the property owned
by them.
One of the Winnipeg tailors received
an order for a suit of clothes the other
day from a man who measured 56 inches
around the chest.
A little eon of Harry Sloan was badly
bitten on the breast by one of his father'e
horses Friday. The clothing was almost
stripped from the Gland.
The Medicine Hat Times editor, J. K.
Drionan, has been committed Inc tried
for libel, on a charge preferred by James
Horner, roadmaster, of the C. P. B.
Col. Clough, of the Great Northern,
has been inspecting the terminal fatalities
of his need at New Westminster. It has
been decided not to bridge the Fraeer ab
present.
James Leech, a young Englishmen,
has eloped with Mrs. MoGillivary from
Calgary, taking her child and all her
husband's money. They have gone to
Vancouver.
The baker at Birtle supplied Mr. Smell-
ie, of the Binscarth farm, with one
thousand pounds of bread to feed the
large number that were attending the
stook sale at that farm.
A drive over the country in the vicinity
of PortagrelaPrairie, reveals the fact
that there is every prospect of a splendid
growth in grain. The wheat in partic-
ular looks strong and healthy.
The medals to be presented at the Rat
Portage regatta on July lst, are all being
manufactured with gold and silver taken
frora the Sultana and other rich mines
in the Lake of the Woods distriob.
Many farmers from outlaying distriots
were in Regina, and all conour in the
opinion that in the history of the North.
west crop prospects were never brighter.
The rainfall during the past month has
been all that could be desired.
The C. P. R. is gaining a reputation
fax the fast transportation of freight. A
few days ago the Free Press recorded the
delivery of freight in Winnipeg frona To-
ronto in five days. Another oar vehich
was shipped on the night of the 12th was
delivered Imre on the morning of the
17th.
Hugh Mann has returned to Calgary
from a trip north over the 0. & E. Rail-
way. Be says that the grading has been
completed to within eleven miles of Ed-
monton, and the rails are laid sixteen
miles beyond Beetle river. There is no
doubt the line will be finished by the end
of July at the least.
A. party of railway men were fishing at
Meeokamie. They had caught 25 fine
trout and left them at the etation, 0.
freight came through during the night
and next morning the fish were net in
the barrel, At Scbreiber there was trout
all around fax breakfast among the rail.
way boys, but none at Mesokama.-Port
Arthur Sentinel.
4...4e rttl
The Earl of Clonmell is dead.
Rev. 0. II. Spurgeon has hed a serious
relMar.eGladstoneei health is giving his
friends meth anxiety.
Mt. Ewing, United States consul at
Vancouver, B. C., has resigned, owing to
hostile feeling at his anti-British pro.
olivities.
The German steamship Faust Bis-
marck has beaten the oaean record for
the eastward passage. Time -5 days 21
hours and 10 minutes to Queenstown.
The bakers of Paris ave on strike, the
grooerre clerks have joined the move.
meat, and the butchers threaten to Mike
melee. The outlook for provisions is bo-
oming serious.
The Canadian Paoifio royal Mail S. S.
Empreas of China is doe to leave Liver.
pool on the 151.h July next, being the
third vessel of this line convoying
"around the world" passengers.
One evening recently a servant girl
visited the Zoologioal pedant at Frank.
fort, and, rumen by anyone, took off her
clothing and jurnpea into the bears' pit.
Her mangled body was found in the pit
next mornieg.
Five World's Fair delegates to Europe
have boon appointed. They are :-Ex.
Governor Wallet, Conuecticet ; Senator
Euetioe, Louisiana. ; F. W. Peek, Chi-
cago ; Searetavy Buttertvorth ma Pro.
meter -General blardy, Tho ooinmission
is to sail not later than July 10,
The iiret seation 01 the little adhered
whith is to conned Jaffa with Jerusalem
hart been completed, and tourists are now
able to travel by real from Jaffa to Ram.
'ehn abed one.thied the dietetic°. It
will not be vety Meg before pilgrim to
the Holy Land Will be whisked in aet hour
from the Bea to Jerusalem, to the great
diegust of oantel °venom sod stage pro -
Motors ; but it will be vory comfortable
for touriste, Who are thee etxtred the
mhos snd ills whictli that riotoriouely
bad Atoka' of road has always imposed.
Number 61.
Oarsman John Teemer will be on hand
to taRe part in the Philadelphia regatta
on July 4th. He has inetreeted M.
Nickerson to enter bim for the single
ekull race, and also wants to have a Seat,
in one of the four.oared crews.
Sigiernund Lather, Hans Stade, H.
Scheele and U. Schumacher, swam a
matah on the Preemie River frone raSsaio
to Newark, a distanoe of 11 mites, the
other day. The swimmers abated about
noon and were followed by men in for
row -boats and by eight coachea on the
road skirting the river. Lather arrived
at the boathouse in Newark in 2 hours
and 51. minutes, the othere following a
few minutes afterwards. At intervals
the swirnmere were supplied with brandy
by men an the beetle They swam stead-
ily and were all in good theme. The
contestants are Newark turners and the
swim was taken for a wager.
A Singular stery was developed Friday
by the application at the City Hall, St,
Louis, of Mrs. J. F. Goodrich, of Pitts-
field, Mess., for help to recover her 16-
year.old daughter Clara, wbo eloped in
a balloon from Pittsfield Deooration Day
with an aeronaut named Walter Cooper.
There was evidently a vele of seneation-
an= in the yonug couple, because when
hey determined to elope the common -
lace methods which have been in vogue
or aentaries would not do. Deooretion
De,y, dreseing herself in a auib of her
rother's clothes, Clara eluded her parents
nd stealthily made her way to Pittsfield.
Efer father pursued and reached the fair
rounds just in time to see his daughter
sing borne into the air in a balloon with
he young aeronemt. Mrs. Goodrith has
een pureeing the couple ever since and
wears to kill her daughter's betrayer on
'glee
Huron County.
A football team has been organized in
SaThhiC'aerfa'll assizes will open in Goderioh
on Monday, Oat. 5th.
Thos. Greenway,Premier of Manitobe,
gave Exeter a visit of short duration re-
geaeCient°ilaYogbeYClerk Adatrength, and his general condi-
mson is gmdually
tion is one of improvement.
Robb. Clark's boat brought into Gode-
rich a trout weighing 28 pounds, the
largest of the season so far.
Mrs.Carey, of Goderioh, was fined $1
and costs by Mayor Butler for addressing
abusive language to Mrs. Shea,
Thos. O'Rielly, of the 9th oon., of &eh•
field, has a full bloom blossom of an
apple graft only a few weeks old,
The Editor of the Clinton New Era
had a strawberry given him by a citizen
that measured 4e• x 5 inohes around.
The aitizens of Exeter are beginning
to make preparations for camping. .0.
number of them will leave for the Grand
Bend shortly.
Wm. DicAallister, of Hillsgreen, sold
three colts one day recently sired by hie
thoroughbred Clydesdale stallion "Sur-
prise," for the handeome stun of 0525.
A few cleys ago while Harvey, eon of
Wm. Sonthoott, of Exeter, was playing
Go Main street, he fell from the sidewalk
into a deep ditch and broke his arm.
The annual picenio under the auspices
of the Roman Catholic congregation of
Ashlield, will beheld in 111. Dean's grove,
near Kingsbridge, on Wednesday, July
8th.
Cows which give milk and also have
large appetites roam at large in the
streets of Exeter, as our sidewalks and
damaged gardens too often testify. -Ad.
vacate.
Rev. aite. Ferguson, of Londesboroe
has left for the Old Land, sailing from
Montreal on the steamer Sarnia. Mrs.
Ferguson will spend the holidays at her
home in London.
Geo. Creasman, of Hallett, saffered •
quite a loos by having his sheep worried
by dogs either Saturcha night or Sunday
morning, fifteen of them were killed, and
others badly worried.
Andrew Govenloak, of Winthrop, left
Seeforth on Tuesday of last week, on a
trip to Manitoba and the Northwest • he
will probably go as far as British Colum.
bine we wish him a pleasant time.
D. A. Bargees, mathemittioal maater,
of Clinton, has notified the Collegiate In.
stitute Board that lie will not re.engage
after the summer holidays, as he p00'
poses entering the legal profession.
By an order in email Captain Babb's
wreekage distriot has been extended from
the northern boundary of Ashfield with
to Grand Bend, and full powers are given
him to oolleot all wreckage within thee
district.
The Masons, of Clinton, intend hold-
ing a public servioe in the Town Hall, on
Sabbath, July 5111, at 3:30 p. m., when
the Rev. James Livingstone, of Listowel,
member of the order) will preaoh to
:
0111;7iBethel ...of West Wawanosh, will be re -
Methodist church, on the
opened on Sabbath, July 5th, when oon.
dilator Snyder will preach at 10 e. an.
and his railway sermon at 230 p. an. and
at 7 p. En. will again deliver an address.
On Monday evening au entertainment
will
llibepeobeelndi
Tng and dedication of the new
Catholic church, Clinton, took plan on
Wednesday, July 1, The Rt. Rev. b.
O'Connor, D. D. Bithop, moiduoted the
servioes, after which high mass was mile.
bratod by the Very Rev. Dean Mnrphy,
at Dishtown, assistesb by deacon and sub-
denoon in dalmaties.
Cooper & Coe of Clintone propose to
1311 long felt want" by getting up a
map of the comity. 'The het ono hinted
for general circulation was in 1862. It
ie proposed to make it a convenient eine
Inc reforenee and ego, without being too
bulky, and will be offered at a prioe with -
hi the Math of all. Mr. \Yokes, survey.
or, will do the toehnicial work.
Owing to the dernane for cottages et
Grand Bend, the popular 5150111)01 eesett,
4ohn Spaolonan, of Exeter, has secured
the gravities of severed workmen te erect
another ono this week. He has purohas.
ed a hero sail beet, whioh will oerry 60
passengers, He Mee has a number of
stnall boaia, Whiell Will be kept theft) lot
the pleastere Of tourists the corning tutu.
mar,