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FRUIT RAISING,
To the Miter of ante 000'V,
Snc, --.Kindly fellow mo space in your
valuable columns to mica a few segos.
tions in regard to fruit raising, its culti-
vation, °are, tYc, Would say, briefly, to
those interested in your pubfloation and
those interested in raising fruit, that dur-
ing a quarter of a century back we name
knew a time when the outlook for fruit
growers was so bright and promising.
Owing to meagre profits for years poet,
many owners throughout this country
have negleoted their orchards and vine.
yards, allowing then to become unfruit•
fui, and for the same reason but little
planting, compared with former year, has
been done. This being the ease, the snp•
ply of fruit mast be deoreaaecl, and, as
we are undoubtedly entering an epoch of
unprecedented national prosperity, the
demand cannot fait to be great. There.
fore can anyone donbt that during the
next ten or fifteen mare, n t least, prices
of fruit will rule high, and the growers
will realize the returns for hie ceaseless
energy, care, watchfulness and industry
that he always should, but too often in
the past has not. Times certainly
change, and if we would hoop abreast
with the bines we must change with it.
Tide surely applies to farmers as well an
others, We believe that the people of
Canada poetess as much enterprise, en-
ergy and euthusiastn now as at any tune
during its history, but we else believe
fruit growers and owners of gardens are
more practical than of yore end for this
reason are paying more attention to this
industry than they did thirty years ago,
Realizing the prioes that we have this
year on our fruit, it is worthy of con-
sideration as a profitable business in the
fnbure, especially our ohoioe fruit wbioh
is always in demand. But let us not for-
get the cultivation which should be sob
as to insure an abundance of light, heat,
mofetnrs and manure, It is necessary to
keep trees of all kinds in a state of clean
and annual oalbivation while they are
young, in order to secure the best results.
All sown orops of grain or grass are very
injurious. Orchards should be Rept in
some orop snolt es late potatoes, corn,
roots, or any other that grows blip entire
season, where the whole surface is kept
loose and mellow, and free from weeds
and grass by bora° cultivation and the
hoe, at least until the trees arrive at
bearing. Again, in plowing and culti-
vating ears shoald be taken that the
roots are not Nand or disturbed when
the trees come into bearing. The orch-
ard may be seeded down with clover, al-
lowing the orop to fall upon the ground,
and hogs and sheep turned in to eat the
falling fruit. This will keep in cheek the
inmate that would otherwise rain the
crop to years to follow. In conclusion
I would say may the fruit growers pro.
dune better fruit, more of it and with
greaber certainty than in the past.
Thanking you, Mr. Editor, for space oce
opted, I remain, Yours, &a„
E. Heinen,'
Woodstock.
oodstock.
Genoral /•7 (beeves.
Switzerland has had a heavy fall of
snow.
The German Reichstag will meet Nov-
ember 22,
Influenza has again appeared in Essex,
England.
Yellow fever continuo to increase at
Santos, Brazil.
The weather is very stormy on the
Mediterranean.
Patsy Cardiff, the pugilist is dying
from typhoid fever at Portland.
The Tomaino of the late Mrs. Harrison
were buried at Indianapolis last Friday.
The cotton spinning industry has made
wonderful strides of late years in Japan.
Very inferior butter Bolls in Guatemala
for $1 a pound ; lard at 40 Dents a pound.
The Prince of Wales and hie eon, the
Duke of York, will visit the Chicago Ex.
position.
The revolutionary reports from Hayti
are oonfirmod, though no outbreak has
yet taken plane.
Seeuas Ring, founder and president of
the Ring Iron Bridge Company, of Cleve.
land, is dead, aged 75.
leifby.eight Raneas undertakers are to
be arrested for violating the United
States antitrust law.
A Chicago despatob says the loos to
shipping by Saturday's storms on the
lakes will reach $1,000,000.
Twentydivo skeletons, evidently those
of giants, have bon found in a gravel
pit near Crawfordsville, Ind.
A disbriotjudge has been arrested at
Gents, Austria, °barged with bhe murder
of his wife, who died on Sunday.
The new postal card with paid reply
bas been planed on sale at all fleet -aloes
post•offlces throughout the United
States,
The drought has ooutimied so long in
Maryland that wells and streams are
drying up and matters are becoming
serious.
Lord Saliebury, replying to a °orres-
dondenb, writes that the late Government
Un ways contemplated the retention of
ganda,
Lewis Benbohn, a 12•yoar•old New
York boy, was lassoed by tomo comrades
and so badly ohokocl that his life le de-
spaired of.
A groat fire 000ureed at Milwaukee lash
week, The Chicago lire depaetment had
to be °ailed in to render assistance. The
loos rums into the millions and 200 people
are homeless,
A runaway or on an incline plena at
Huntingdon, Iia„ ran into a orowd of
Messengers at the Pennsylvania station,
)tilling 8 mon and seriously injuring two
young women.
Vitale Eri Gray, of Roxhuty, died ab
the county Renee at Delhi, N, Y,, on
irhnrsclap night of last week, shoot 100
years old, His father lived to the ago of
90 yeare, and hie mother was 120 yore
old when she died.
!tbewife of "Swipes, the novsboy," of
New York, and "Philadelphia Maggio"
had a prize light the outer bight at
Orange, N. J, Maggie was knocked out,
and when AO regained hoe sensoe (hood
the referee and called Mre. Swipee "no
lady,''
The souroity of water in the Sohuylkll
valley is becoming alarming.
Robert Buena' e.qtagn at A,yr is to b
reproduced at the World's Fair.
One handled and thietvsix deaths Iron
cholera wore registered in Cetinje Burin
the month of October.
At Chestertown, Maryland, throe tele
and five boys have been sentenced lodonbl
for the murder last April of Dr. Jame
II. Hill.
Mrs. Margaret Donaldson, colored, he
just died et Pittsburg, aged 105 years
She was born in slavery, her permit
having been lcidnepped from Guinea.
Lea Isle City is stirred up over til
antiee of a eon monster, whioh sour
believe is the traditional sea serpent,
while others think it ie a wounded
whale.
Rev. George Gentle, a popular young
minister of Washingtonville, Ohio, ha
been sentenced to seven years in the pen
itentiary upon conviction of attempted
assault.
The °harming villa Opponheim, near
Florence, which was once occupied by
ex -Empress Eugenie, lite been seleobed
es Queen Vietnrlea's reebdencn during her
visit to Italy.Recent reports that the Pope was so
seriously ill that he had suspended all
audiences are proved untrue by the foot
then on Friday he gave audience to the
Spanish Minister to Groom
The mayor of Lemberg, Austria, has
been poisoned. It ie asserted the crime
was committed by people who aro angry
because of the severe cholera peeeautinns
taken at the mayor's iustanoe.
John Milton Kinsley, of Lost Creek,
Ky., is 72 years, old, has been married
six tithes and is father of 01 children, all
of whom are alive bat 10. His youngest
child is a healthy babe 8 woke old.
The Princess of Wales and her daugbt.
ere last week received Miss Rate !liars•
deu, who is interested in a project to
establish a leper hospital at Valiooish,
Eastern Siberia. Tho Queen has sum•
monad her to visit Balmoral Castle prior
to her starting on her American tour to
raise funds to oarry on her work in aid
of the lepers.
Philadelphia has organized a society
for the eating of horseflesh. It aloes not
seem very popular, as, to secure a mem.
bersbip of twenty-three, the projectors
have had to inolude Pittsburg, Chicago
and Cincinnati. They scorn those who
suggest that their intentions ere probably
nothing more than to invite the mayor
out to dine with fib let as the hors d'-
murro.
Jacob S. Beam, a telegraph operator,
employed by the Baltimore cb Ohio Oo.
at Pittsburg, shot himself in the fore-
head at Beatty Station on Thursday of
last week. Ho was a passenger on the
express oast, and was to have been mar-
ried to Maggie Dunlop of Beatty Station,
in the afternoon. As the train was
nearing Beatty Station he fired the shot
which will cause his death. Miss Dun-
lap was at the station with a party of
wedding guests to meet "fogey. When
told of the shooting she fell in a faint,
and is naw lying in a critical condition.
The cause for the attempt ab suicide is
unknown.
One of the best dog stories on record
came out in the Kennington Police Court
last week. A lady was walking along
Kennington Park road when a good•sized
dog ran up beside her, snatched her
umbrella from her hand, and bounded
off with it. The animal followed a poet-
ing cart in which there were a man and
woman. A gentleman in a oarriage saw
the incident, and pursued the cart. The
occupants, when overtaken, declared that
they knew nothing aboob the dog, whioh
sbill kept beyond reach. Later in rho
day the gsubleman saw the same orb
and dog iii Walworth road. The man
and woman had been arrested for omit-
ing a policeman. The Dart was examin-
ed and found to contain six ladies' um
beeline. The only ease pressed against
the prisoners was the one for assault.
The dog is incorrigible. Tris umbrellas
sweet owners.
There and\low over 100,000 Jews in
the Holy Land. The Jewish population
there ab present is lager than it has
sloe at any other time sle the end of
the first century of the Ohrisbian ern,
Nearly four fifths of them all have gone
thither from other countries within the
pest few years, and they hove been going
thither this year more steadily than ever
before. In the pity of Jerusalem itself,
according to a report of the British
Oonsnl there, the Jewish population is
now fully 40,000 ; end a large port of
the real estate in end around the oily is
in Jewish hands. The number of syna•
gognos, schools of learning, hospitals and
other nubile institutions are Constantly
increasing ; the water supply has been
improved ; new streete •have been open-
ed 'beyond the walls ; telegraphs and
°leotrfo lights have been inbroduaed ;
several factories have been set up, and
the new railway to Jaffa has already
sbfmutated the ootiviby of the population
in various ways. "Palestine will soon
be ready for the Jewish ram," says the
Rev. Dr, Reit, of the Epieoopal Moth of
Jerusalem, in a letter to the London
Times,
L:"arstettlese. tIWea.,a's',
e Parkhill le talking of appointing a
chief conatttble,
Chatham policeman get $-10 a month
g and their Maio.The first snow of the season at Port
n Arthur fell Saturday.
The apple crop is abundant In the
s neighborhood of tort Elgin.
Roy. James Curtis, flnaneial negenl of
s Albert College, Belleville, is dead.
It is stated that the demand for freight
s oars is un ocoduuted all over the States
and Geode.
e Ashton Fletcher, Q. C., of Woodstock,
o wee sbt'ioken with paralysis last week
from which ha died.
There has not as yet been any ofliOial
report of pleuro.pneumonia among Cana.
digin cattle in the old country.
a Airs. Bamlet Bitten, of St. John's, was
fined 825 and octets foe sending watered
milk to Geary's cheese factory.
Major Bell, of the famous Bull farm, is
talked of as a oandidabe of the Conserva-
tives in Eastern Aseinabo!a for the seat
occupied by Hon. Mr, Dewdney.
The prorer"ional nurses of Hamilton
have formed a moiety for mutual aid and
the advancement of profeeesioual intor-
Mite.
Bradstreet reports 80 business failures
in Canada last week, against 30 the week
before, and 33 the corresponding week a
year ago.
William McLennan, the well-known
Highland piper and clangor died on Sun-
day night night in Montreal from men.
ingitia.
Hunter and Crossley, the evangelists,
will conduct protracted meetings in the
interest of Triuity Methodist church,
Berlin, shortly.
R. Newell went into Pngh's hat store
in Kingston, and while examining a
revolver the hammer fell and a bullet
went through his hand.
The Board of Trade of Ingersoll pro•
pose to banquet all the cheesemen in the
dietriob as an acknowledgment of their
contribution to the business of the town.
C. P. Hebert, Montreal, was elected
President ; Hugh Blain, Toronto, Vies.
President, and E. A. Wills, Toronto,
Secretary, by the Dominion Wholesale
Grocers' Guild Friday.
Freeman Harding, barrister, of Moore.
town, Ont., accidentally shot himself in
the wrist while duck shooting near Rou-
clean on Thursday of lest week, and
amputation was necessary.
To get rid of sparrows S. Freeman, of
Culloden, the other evening, accompanied
by some boys, took some lamps into his
barn, around which the sparrows flock-
ed, and in a short time they killed 104
with clubs.
The Ottawa Journal says it learns on
good authority that the Dominion Gov-
ernment intends to subunit a proposition
at the next session of Parliament offering
a subsidy of 8750,000 for a fast mail
service between Canada and Britain.
The Beatty boats are making fast time
and carrying great loads those days be-
tween Sarnia and Duluth. The Monarch
brought down a °ergo of 1,500 tons of
barley and flour, and made the round
trip in 0 days and 22 hours. She left
with a good general cargo.
A young man named Cameron, engag-
ed in the saw mill on the 1011i of Settee,
fell ou the oireales saw and was fright-
fully mangled. The saw out from the
spine around bo the front of the chest,
almost severing the left arm and (tatting
o portion of the heart itself. The injured
boy lived for over two hours and was
oven able to converse a little with those
around him.
A London correspondent writes :—"A
young man last Sunday evening, after
placing the arm of his beet girl ander the
fold of his wing, and walking from the
Methodist church steps, wee horrified
while passing slump post to discover that
his companion was his true love's mother.
The remainder of the talo is batter not
told, Suffices it bo say that the young
man has provided himself with a lantern,
and will make no such mistakes in
future."
Barbie 'tauten, a St. Thongs boy, had
a rabbit with ben little °nee about ten
days old. On Tuesday evening he let
the mother out andshs was either carried
off by a dog or a cat, or stolen. A oat
with two kittens, about six weeks old,
has adopted the rabbits, dividing her at-
tention between thorn and her own
progeny and nursing theta both. As the
rabbits are oleo learning to eat and drink
they are likely, tbongb so young, to get
along without their nabnral mother.
Rev. James Gray, Smeltery of the
Superannuation fund of the Methodist.,
ohnroh, and ono of the besb known min.
istors of the denomination, though for
s5mo years past on the retired list, died
auddenly Monday morning while engaged
on his duties at the Wesley buildings.
He was sitting ab his desk writing when
he was heard to give a groan, Assistance
was at hand immediately but he was al.
really dead. heart discos is opposed
to have oamaod death. Deeeaeed was
about 70 yore of age.
W. B. Jebferies, one of the largest
shareholders in the Grand Trunk, aeriv•
ed in Montreal on Friday of last week,
having tomo to Geode. bo °ugnir° into
the working of the road in behalf of the
dissatisfied investors, Mr. Jefferies says
he is a persona] friend of Sim Henry Ty-
ler, but Ito is huown at one of the most
determined critics of Sir Honey's policy
and methods, He doolarecl himself in
favor of transferring the absolute man-
agement of all boll affairs from London
to Monti:oh He will spend three weeks
examining the road, going from Montreal
to Toronto and thence to Chicago,
A lady resident 0f Kingeton peosorvod
some blaokberrios this Fall, and through
being insufficiently corked they foment: -
ed. She emptied the entire lot in 00 cu•
closer'° whore setae ducks were being
icopt. Tho duke abo freely of the bookie
and soon afterwards became very bolster -
one, quacking loudly and rooting emend
Like intoxicated mon, and not behaving
themselves as well-bred dunks should,
By and by they were entirely overcome,
lay over on their beaks and appeared like
so ninny dead doh. Altar a few hours,
howover,theyrevived and are now sadder
but Wiser by thole cxperionee.
At Point Breeze on Tuesday evening,
1st inst.,Wm, Militate Albert Krutnbach
and Warren hilt were crossing tine river
in a rowbeet. About 160 foot from the
shore one of the men lighted his pipe and
oarlsssly tossed the blazing stink into the
oibeeeerod water. Instantly a burst of
flame shot up alongside the skiff, end the
surface of the river around the boat was
blazing fiercely. The ileums of the burn.
ing oil linked tho boat, and the mon
Plunged into the burning fluid incl started
to swim ashore. The fico oirole grew
!ergot: and spread more rapidly than they
could swine, and they found that they
wore being roosted alive. Hilt sack be.
neatb the blazing surface and was soon
no more, but his two companions, by re.
pettedly diving and swimming beneath
tho enriace, eteeeedotl in reaching the
shore, ,Both men ware borribly burned
about the shoulders, bead, facie and acme.
They were taken to the hoopital, where
itis sold droit' oondition le critical, The
tiro spread clown the time tui the Meek -
fag steamer Maryland ought fire and
was damaged $16,000.
13ucl<, the murderer, sentenced to death
`Lt Monctau, N, 13„ will be hanged on
IJeu, 1.
1•.vapntueted fruit dealers neer London
are sending largo slimmed.: of dried
apples to Ireland.
The proposed driveway on Hamilton
mountain will be surveyed and estimates
of its r.ost prepared.
During October 1,578 intnuliiirttnts ar'
rived in Manitoba. This makes the total
so far this year 84,905.
A movement is on foot, bolted by Eo-
lith capitol, to combine all the peeper
mannfaotories in Canada.
John Darrach, Iota of the Parkhill Re-
view, is the latest applicant for the va•
cant Registrarship in Middlesex.
A joint company is being agitated to
bring natural gas into lildgetown from
Sutherland's well, lone miles distant.
The Ontario Goverumenb has issued an
order closing all pnblto offices on Thurs-
day, Nov. 10, which is Thanksgiving Day.
The general impression in Montreal
political circles it that Mr. Mercier will
be acquitted, and his friends talk of ar-
ranging a big reception in his honor.
The hem of H. Merrier, of lbirkhill
village, twelve miles from Alexandria,
was burned to the ground the other
night, and four of his oltildron lost their
lives.
Mining is booming in Marmora. A 30 -
ton per day crusher is being putt in at the
Lingbatn gold mine, and au American
company is getting out lithographic
stento.
It is reported in Winnipeg that ex -
Attorney -General Martin' will again op-
pose Hou. T. M. Daly in Selkirk, Man.,
and that he will advocate purely secular
schools.
At Chatham assizes Mr. Robinson, a
farmer near Dresden, sued D. Green, V.
S., for malpractice. Robinson dropped
the suit before trial. He will have to pay
his own costs.
One Hundred and twentyfivehave join-
ed the Wiarton Methodist church during
the past three weeks, the result of the
special meetings held there by Iliesers.
Crossley and Hunter.
A Mount Forest youth has a girl. She
lives in Harriston, Last week he went
to see her and for want of something
better to say he asked, "Did you see the
eclipse of the sen on Thursday 7" "Oh,
no," she replied, "I was away from home
on Thursday."
Last fall George W. Fox, of Leaming-
ton, was ono of a delegation appointed to
go to England and look up a fortune that
it was alleged was due the Fox people.
On the eve of his departure Wm. Ward,
of London, who was Fox's creditor to the
amount of $100, had him arrested. The
case was settled anti now Fox sues Ward
for $10,000 damages.
Messrs. Watson, Thorne, Smoke de
Masten, acting for the husband and child.
ren of Mary Jaue Moore, have issued a
writ against the city of Toronto, olaiming
$10,000 damages for the death of Mrs.
Moore, caused by the alleged negligouoe
of the defendant's employees. Mrs,
Moore lost her life at the Island last
summer by drowning, and it is olaimed
that the city should have better peace.
tion for the pnblio.
An honest Port Stanley citizen while
walking through the hall of the Grand
Central Hotel, St. Thomas, picked up a
roll of bills amounting to 843 and hand-
ed it over to the clerk of the hotel. The
clerk soon found an owner in the person
of a traveller, who was a guest of the
house, and who rewarded the finder's
honesty by giving him a five Dent cigar,
neither thankiug him nor asking his
name.
Tbo neat little stotien house at Thames.
ford was very nearly destroyed by fire
on Wednesday morning of last week.
91r. Scott was awakened by smoke, and
when he got up he found the office on fire
and mesh of the furniture destroyed.
The fire had apparently originated near
the coal stove, but had smouldered away
so that the office dusk wets converted in-
to olierooal. The greater part of the
male population of the village was soon
on the spot and worked well, and there
being a remarkably good supply of water
very convenient, the flue was soon gob
under, but not before several hundred
dollare worth of damage was done. Mr,
Scott's household furniture and effects
were else carried outside. The station
building was insured, and no doubt the
company will at once have the ueoessary
repairs effected,
The Board of Agrioniture hos ordered
all cattle landed tet Dundee from Canada
by the steamers Harems and Monlcseaton
to be slaughtered, owing to the discovery
of pleuro.pneumonia among then. The
steamers lauded 1,200 head. The Star.
News oable from London has the follow.
ing :—The Time sive that Canada "Can
no longer be t'egat'ded as free from the
cattle disease, The Ministry must
choose between this chess of Scotch
grazers end the safoby of the whole
British Itorcle. Peet eases have been
discovered in the euspeoted oarggoos.
The Board of Agriculture has praotioal•
ly agreed that the disease is ploaro
pneumonia." The Canadian officials aro
urging that the decision to schedule
Goode be delayed until the result o£ 10.
gnirtes being oondnoted in Canada with
respect to the existence of the disease in
the localities whence the affected cattle
aro Said to have 001110 be tiled° kuowo.
In view of this grave crisis Sir Charles
Tupper will likely return to London from
Paris at °nee,
The Luolcnow Sentinel says I—An a-
mendment to the municipal aot was
passed at the last torsion of the Ontario
Legislative Assembly which will rodeo
the number of members of the Braoe
County Connell for the next and follow.
ing years, Muniotpelities have been ah
lowed to sc1cot a deputy -move to ropre.
tont each 500 municipal electors on the
vetere' Ha, The amendment requiroe
Mutt there be 710 voters for the first
depnbyroovc std 460 for each additional
deputy -reeve. In conversation with the
worthy clerk of Kinloss, Peter Reid, we
learn with regret that the now law will
deprive Kinloss of a dapnty-move, at blto
voters' list does not contain the requielte
number of cantos /or that purpoee.
Huron County,
The Neuharth Caledonian Society lieu
boon reansoiteted, and all the former
Whore cleated,
Three oar lode of bailed bay were
shipped from Clinton fur Toronto by W.
Cudmore, of Itipjton.
Capt, Todd, of Clinton, hat tendered
Me resignation as commanding °feeer of
No. 1 Company, 33rd Batt,
Judge Toms, of Gol°rich, has been
granted a loave of absence for four
months on aeuount of ill health.
A cow owned by 1'l, Moore, of Clinton,
got choked to death the other day by
au apple lodging in its throat.
Tuesday, 16th lust., at '2 p. in. a
number of properties will be soli for
tame at the Goder]oh Court House,
Tho oontraot for the erection of the
new Coleman foundry buildings at Sea.
forth was awarded to John Copp for
88,000.
W. H. Cook picked from one tree on
the farm of John J. McLauohlin, base
line, llullett, twelve barrels of market-
able tipples. Geo. Shipley gathered 45
barrele from a littbs more than five trees.
John Gaven, aged 11 years, and Robb,
Cooper, aged 14 years, living near Exeter,
have been arrested by Chief Constable
Gill, of Exeter, on a charge of burglariz-
ing Wyud'e story at Shipka, They were
committed for trial and taken to Gods -
rich jail. Patrick Gaven, ?ether of one
of tate boys, was also arrested for having
stolen goods in his possession, and was
released ou bail. Chief Constable Gill
now has the goods.
The following persona follow the Ver-
ity Plow Works from Exeber to Brant-
ford : Chas. Neil, W. Atkinoon, T.
Stewart, Wallace Hicks, Alex. Davey, 11.
Webster, Dennis Holleran and family, A.
Hoskin and wife, Ed. Dyer and wife, R.
Eaorebt and family, Ben Ruston and
family, Frank Smola and family, John
Ryan and family, W. Carley and family,
Thos. Heaman and family, John White
and wife.
Tzacnnas E.roaoon.—The following
Modellites attending school at Clinton Additional Local News.
have been. ongaped for next year as
follows :—R. Smellie, No, 7, Stanley ;
J. Smillie, No. 10, Morrie ; R. Dunlop,
No. 8, Turnberry ; J. MoEwan, No, 1,
Turnberry ; 0. Jenkins, No. 10, Haat ;
Miss Annie Marshall, No. 8, Stanley ;
Miss R. Richardson, No. 4, Hallett ;
Miss M. Smillie, Bluevale ; Miss L.
Campbell, No, 4, McKillop; Mise V.
Whitestdes, Hemel ; Miss Annie Mo.
Gregor, Ayr ; Mies V. Cooper, in
!Amok ; Miss Ella Smith.
An action has been commenced against
the J. G. Holmes estate by Elgin Selloff
ou behalf of Thomas J. Moore, of 628
Gerrard street, Toronto. It is to recover
81,000, the value of property conveyed to
the late Mr. Holmes by the plaintiff, and
to set aside a conveyance of a house in
Little York and some iproperty in Adjala
Township by Mr. Holmes to Frank Hague,
The latter conveyed it to W. B. Poulton,
who sold it to Alfred Long. All these
parties and Thomas Holmes, executor of
the estate, aro defendants. It ie a pretty
complioated matter, and the property is
worth only about 82,000.
Eon Racns.—The Godorioh Star
says :—Quito a large orowd gathered at
the Agricultural Park on Wednesday
last, notwithstanding the oold and sloppy
weather, to see the matob race between
John Knox's mare, Daisy L., and Thos.
Berry's Sleepy Joe. The trial of speed
at the late Fall Show between these ani•
male did not eatisfy some of their re-
spective admirers, and this race was ar-
ranged with a view of permanently set-
tling the question of superiority, 6100 a
side being put up as an evidence of good
faith. The track was not lin good con-
dition as a whole, and the. best time was
2,39. In the first Heat Joe led all the
way, owning in considerably ahead. The
second and third heats were closer, bat
the mare's chances were spoiled each
time at their best by her breaking, al-
though in the last home etretolt she was
but a length in the rear. Time 2.45,
2.41, 2.80. In thie race the new bicycle
wheel rubber tire sulkoys were need for
the fleet time in Godorioh, but Knox die -
carded his after the first beat for the old
fashioned style. This ram gave rise to a
great deal of betting, as both animals
have, as the wedding notices say, a host
of friends and admirers. A free•lor-all
trot was ooutested between the heats, in
which John Beaoom's Tom Burke, W.
T; Smith's Godorioh Chief, John Swart's
Frank Taylor, and Thos. Murdocic's Bay
Jack were the contestants. This race,
too, was badly marred by breaks, only
occasionally in the three heats develop-
ing any oloee and even trotting. Tom
Burke wee an easy winner of fleet, Bay
Jack stood second all through, and Frank
'Taylor third in the last two heats. Best
time 2,40. Johethan Miller, D. B. Ken-
nedy and Jobst Oopp, of Clinton, aoted as
Judges and they did it fairly and good
natttredly,
A. Reich and wife, D. Slewartlnnd wife,
'1'. Ballantyne, A. R. Smith feud Angus
l,atnunl, attended the Sons of l;cotland
concert In Willghtun last Monday even -
fug.
The Atwood Bee says :—Nelson Mo•
Bain, who for several mouths past ]las
been In Chieaagn,fe now settled at Scuttle,
Washington. We whale hint suocess in
the boomrang city of that state,
E, E. Lowry had the misfortune to
fall dawn collar a short thne ago and
injured itis right leg and his chest. The
old gentleman has been a primmer in the
house since the ttocident but is iinproving
nicely now.
Ward Farrow left Broads for Winni-
peg last Friday where he goon with the
expectation of eecuriug a situation. He
purposes writing at the Civil Service ex-
amination dile month. Ward is an em
urger]°, bright young man and should
take first rank in the Prairie province.
George Rogers want to London this
week to fill hie appointment in oounem-
tion with the Confederation Life Asso-
ciation, IIo has been a faithful and en-
ergetic worker in the Methodist church
and Sabbath seltoni and was Presidenh of
the Epworth Lsagne since its inception
until his expected removal. In Temper.
ance work Mr. Rogers was the Select
Oouuoillor in the Royal Templare of
Temparanoofor two or three terms. He
will be greatly missed by these different
organizations.
A letter was received last week by Wm.
Ellis stating that his son John, who was
so seriously injured by the explosion of a
gasolene stove, at Thompson, North Da-
kota, is slowly improving. .The doctors
amputated the for fingers of the left
hand at bile second joint and the thumb
of the same hand at ;the first joint. On
the right hand the third and fourth
fingers were taken off at the second joint
and the thumb at the first joint. Ib
is expected that the patient will be able -
to come home about the end of this
month. Five of the seven men burned
have died.
People We Know.
Mies Little, of Guelph, is visiting at
John MoCrae's.
Mrs. Sidney Vaughan, of New Orleans,
R visiting Ales, J, T. Pepper,
Walter Bargees, of Seaforth, was
hone for a few clays this week,
George Henry and Lone "'unto, of
Forciwiob, wore in town last Sunday,
llcl, Creighton and wife and Miss
Ethel Creighton, of Guelph, were visit-
ing in town this week.
A. Bynoe and wife removed to Blue.
vale last Monday where they intend
making their home for a while.
Alex, W. Sinitb has goo to Tuherute,
Manitoba, where ho expects to score a
sitnatiol. Ile left Toronto on Saturday,
W. Grower has gone to Fenton, Mloh,
on a holiday outing. Ire accompanied
Rev. W. T. Chuff in his drive across the
country.
Robert Sample nod family of Morris
township, have become residents of Brus'
We, TUR POST extends a booty wel-
come to them.
Rev, W. Smyth and wife, of Clinton,
Wore in town anis week attending tbi
wedding of II. L, Jackson and Miss
Creighton 00 Wodeosday evening,
Tneetes MCGRRaon, of 9th oon. Grey,
has purchased a hoose and Iob on Queen
street, Brussels, from Alex. Straohan,
merchant, paying 8370 for the same.
Tum meeting of the Young Conserve.
Lives last Friday evening was very thin-
ly attended owing to the heavy rafn.-
The outside speaking talent did nob ma
berialize.
INSPECTOR MILLER had J. 0. Took be-
fore A. Hunter, J. P., on Monday charg-
ed with selling liquor on Sunday. The
witnesses was not forthcoming and the
case was adjourned until Friday of this
week.
Len of passengers ticketed this week
via 0. P. R. by J. T. Pepper :—Mrs. D.
Nichol, Grand Forks, Dakota ; Ward
Farrow, Winnipeg, Man. ; Wm. Scott,
Soo, Mich. ; Mrs. Dickson, Soo, Mich. ;
Jas. McIntosh, San Franaisao, Cal.
COSGROvi Coatravr.—The Canadian
Order of Foresters have engaged the
popular Ooegrees Company to give a
concert in Brussels Town Hall on Mon-
day evening, 14th inst. They have
bumper houses wherever they appear.
In addition to Miss Ada Cosgrove and
three brothers there is Miss LaDell, on
elooutionist, and A. E. Harvey, oomio
vocalist. Plan of Hall at Pepper's drug
store.
Mararxoviw.—Cupid scored another
conquest last Wednesday evening when
IL L. Jackson, the popular jeweller, of
Brussels, and Miss Clara, oldest daugh-
ter of J. A. Creighton, were united in the
bonds of matrimony at the resideoae of
the bride's parents, Princess street. The
nuptial bow was tied by Rev. W. Smyth,
of Clinton, formerly of Brussels, assisted
by Rev. S. Jones, grandfather of the
groom. Mise Elsie Jackson and Harold
Creighton anted in the oapaeity of at.
tendauts. The bride wore a very be-
aoming dress of gray cashmere. The
presents were numerous, useful and cost.
ly. Mr, and Mrs. Jackson went to their
own home Wednesday night and have
entered on the duties of housekeeping
with the best wishes of a large oirele of
friends.
Mzrneersv CIIIIRCE.—The regular
quarterly meeting will be held next Sun-
day, Testimony meeting at 9:30 a. m. ;
preaobing at 10:80 followed by the sacra.
meat.—Last Sunday evening Rev. Dr.
Moffatt, Agent for the Upper Canada
Tract Society, delivered an interesting
and very practical address on the work
of the Society. The oolloobiou taken was
banded to Dr. Moffatt.—Rev. R. Paul
will preach at Londesboro' next Sunday
ea Rev. W. W. Leech is ill.—Thyro were
218 persona present ab the regular session
of the Methodist Sabbath school haat
Sundayafternoon,—A Temperance meet-
ing was held last Monday evening under
the auspioes of the Epworth League.
The following was the program :—Open-
ing hymn ; reading, "The Rapids," R.
Gacloy ; solo and chorus, "There are
breakers ahead," Misses F. E, and May
Kerr and Dr. Cavanagh ; address, S. B.
Wilson ; dusts, "I'm /Siding," Misses
Bessie and Minnie Moore ; Mewing' sxer-
oisea.—Last Wednesday the Methodist
Sabbath school showed their approciittion
of the highly valued sorvioes of H, L.
Jackson, eonduotee of the orchestra, by
presenting Min with a splent:lid plush
covered platform rocking chair as a wed-
ding gift. Tire members of the ,orchestra
also presented him with a beautiful
hanging lamp. Air. Jackson has only
missed one Sunday from his position and
then owing to illuese and competent
judges pronounce the male given by the
orabesbre worthy of comparison with
many a professional aompaty.
Joseph Book, the weil.known were of
Colborne, has purchased the interest in
the Saltfo'd tannery belonging to the
retic of his late brother, and alae the
old Kirlcpabriok tennery property, com-
bining the two in ono,
The shipment of apples from rho Luok•
now station already this season ft some.
thing enormous, Up to oWednesdny
evening 28,780 barrels have left by train
and tally 5,000 morn are now in the yard
Waiting for shipment,