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Vol, 20. No. 29 BRUSSEL—, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1893 W. H. KERR, Prop,
ellitittee Teem),
'no etre Sitter 01 rue PAT, 1
Hill, WI l> nail ywir at•
tousle, And het of till routers of 'Pim
Puer to a bulb, namely, that o largo
lity of the wood brought tut • Brim
sele UM two foot wood, is not inure then
twenty Mullets, mid yet it is isuld for a
lawful (wed of t ro foot won't. Who ie itt
limit in the smutty ? What is the law
feeurieg on the subject ? Gould Tins
Pose givo any light or information on a
matter of anti intereo to the publie ? 1
W 03 in one of the elitiechee in B11880(0
and HMV wood there, ilitie.tenths 01
we ,set more thati teen ty 11101104 long
atm yen the Tru ;me. ot said 01100311 paid
for two foot wood. Now, I want t, ask
Lo mash as that honest 1 Ie it just and
right between ineti and meet ? Now, to
mike clear what I mean, here ie o men
who engtmee to bring a met•eleint, in
town, twelve cords of stove wuorl, and
when delivered it le all twenty Inches
lung—that its jugs ten owls, Re goes
into the store to get the value of kis
wood. He wants fifteen yards of go di
at •iellar Et yard. lint the nate olle:it gives
him leth yerds. Then he thee into a rage
and to1cLr0s Llie merchatit disheuest, as
he w tilts to wrung him out of two dol.
fore and fifty ciente. Ale. It/dinar, who
deee the greeter wrong, the wootimae or
the store keeper ; 111131 10 11 the latter did
what 1 have g .PpOgeci 1 Hot iug that a
remedy will Poen bo applied to this groat
wron(3. I am, Yours,
00141E4 1.(O1.11.
.1. 'I'M 1' T4) i/NDIA,
To the Editor of THE PosT.
fire,—As I pros -nosed you before 1 left
Petrolea I have gveat, pleasure in giving
you a sketeh of my journey to Inditt and
other foreign lends. Arriving in New
York I took passage for Liverpooi on the
Teutonic. Four days after leaving her.
is et we experienced one of the grandest
fiirturbances Natiare that I would sup-
pose ever took place on the Atlantic;
Ocettle Forty.eight hours previous to
the storm meeting ns the sea was as
etuttn as calm mild be and the undula
tie,' of the water was such that the
•070•0e9 would sweep from Charlie Perris'
hotel, Parolee, to the G. T R. station.
The eaptain told us that we hod to meet
a big storm but the wind was causing
this heavy ewe 1 long before the Koper -
some of the storm. Then it (same, and it
would be beyond the power of human
port to depict the fearful scene. The
waves ran temniteins high and the im-
mense vegElel was tossed to and fro like
a tiny cockel ellen. Beth the sinultet
staoks were shattered (utmost beyond re•
pair and the general rigging of the ves•
eel was seriously damaged. On arrival
at Queenston our varlet presented a de -
lope -Med appearance bet every one on
board was only too happy to know them-
selves tete and to have oveutoolly reacts
ed lend. Prom there we sailed up the
channel to Liverpool and the shott,
olteppy waves caused your humble ser -
• it serious disturbanee in the region
of the stomach. M Liverpool I was met
by the Agent of the Star Line Company
to whom I presented letters of intrados: -
Cott from Mende of mine in Petr -lee
wee had travelled over the line several
times before. Air. Rawlings very kindly
tools me to the Company's smolt steamer,
the "Queen," end showed me all
through the five miles of immense
solid inasonry :locks, in and along which
ley many of the greatest steamers of the
w orld. After our tour of inspeetion we
resisted to the Genteel, one of the fittest
hotels in Liverpool, and after the inner
mem had been properly and handsomely
regaled by mine host, John Poirlutret,
we repaired to the Gannett steamship
officer. and Bewared passage on one of
their mitguifieent boats. In peasant;
Gibraltar I Wag SO thomughly impressed
with this the British key the Mediter-
ranean. that had to stand with 11400 11,3(13
wonder 81 this oemun fortrese which has
been so greatly strengthened by British
bravery 331111 pluck. Our plumage thee'
the Merlitterraneen was very pleasant
and it was most particularly iuteresting
to mo noting the difference in the races,
langue,gos mud dress of the inhabitants
sod the many other ettouliarities of both
land ited water. Going through the
Sums canal 1 foetid that English steam -
ere were doing most of the carrying of
freight, Mo., and POMO of the most meg.
silent s'eamers to be 1334111 in the
world are here engaged in phi oassenger
*erode. After a pleasant voyage we Wad-
ed et Calcutta all safe and sound. Here
I received ordote from the agents of the
English Co. I was representing to pro.
ties t to 33 place named Tokrit, where I,
with my gang, sunk a water well with
great 01.100000, From there we hook
steamer up the Irrawaddy. This river
is in British Burnell and 10, so far as
Ittittwn, 000 tulles long, destining a terri-
tory of some 158,000 'square miles ;1,0
far down as Altenkboung, 10 Hemmed&
disteiet, its bed its reelar bat below this
sandy anti terribly mreldy. After leatt
en.,4, there I visited Jaime, Java and other
places of interest but the present letter
would not afford specie to say anything
et them, an sounnut of which I must
levo 1111 anethee oat:Aston, In my
trovels 1 mutt 7.01 forgot the pleasure of
my visit to the birthplace of the human
ram:, Palestiue, oe the Holy Land, and
Mout greatest of all laistarieed 0111310,
Jerisaletn, mention of withal I will
make in my next eemmunication.
Yours truly,
J. E. THOMSON.
OH 'Syringe, Jan. 20, '9/3.
Capt. Wm. Robertson, of the steam.
ship Coventle., 1,v111011 arrived at Boston
Monday from Palermo, While suffering
from delirium tremens, jumped over.
board in a etoem off Cape God and was
drowned.
In Philadelphia, Menday, 0 fonlestorey
betel( bending oceepied as Et seleeroons
And warehougeby the Nixon 13ros.' roper
eempany, collapsed. Three men were
filmed in the ruing and kiliotI, and ono
twee badly burnt, and three escaped tor
tinj eyed.
L{iroii Jo ty 001.1110ii.
The hiettivy t•••• : it. of the Ornuty
Cotemi we emir+, i 1 in the Court
ifen-c, t 'deli, 'et 1.), 414170041
of hie week at 11 eV, Mt.
After etel N o.!.1- 311 the 1111,11'
14413 11433 p3 1143111, 4313333,1, of W. et
Ultawanosli, beteg prelim t—tennineti 3131
were celled foe the p eaten of Werdee.
Moved by 113.!334 4133 11111,01k, of (Mit-
ten, teepee:lel hy Reieve MO
..f 111111,1 3, th Jr)sepli Gran 1,
Reeve of tehlield, be Werden fee 1803.
The, is beteg WI 110(111111V1.)11 .11..
(11.1111,1 0331 Elnelareil elente'l iw Perfume.
t: • 'rl,
the ellair return O. thanks for the 1101308
done Mtn.
'rite minutes 131 113331 (341)41011 wove read
and paseed.
Striking Committee was elected by
brient as fullest,. E—Meeeta. Pretelfout,
G Levin, Kydd, Cook, Rollins
and 00x,
A number ,1 coeunuatetati nut Wore.
row l and r fore1 30 1:3rie3l C.1,11•
'name-%
Move 1 04 of if. I ,t, ea I, 4 110331 uy
I' Hilt te • 11 . D e II te, ef oierieli
De. IV fshe•e, tie cenhot ; De.
Stu th be Trade ef the C ,Ile Lee Lt.
stitates in thee! y4400;100 14,113t0. Car.
vied,
Slaved by Meeere. Taylor and Shep-
herd that (5'., Jodi, Gliet to, be up
pointed County Aeon. tr. Carried.
(1001011 teen edjottree.1 to 111031 0.1
Wednesday mnening et 10 o'cileek.
Et, -'l' 111.11Idli itSPORMERS.
A largely atteeded Convention 01 11133
Reformers of tine Riding Wag held in the
Town Hell, Bressele, on Friday after-
noon 01 )3331 week. Amb. elislote Prost-
deut, °templed the dem; and Nave a brief
y t pointer! opening epoch. Short eel
dreeeos were also trade by Thos. Gibson,
M. P. 1'., Dr. Slaciloutild, M. P., and a
raimber of otheva
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted 00 follows :--
A,. Ilislop, President ;
Geo. Thetneen, 1st Vice Pres. ;
'1'hoe. Straulteu. 2t3d Vice Prea. ;
NV H. Kerr, Sec.-Treas.
Chairmen or munieipelities
Thee 0311000 ;
Wrexeter, Wm, Itobineon
Turnberey, (bee Fortune ;
Wingham, Jes. A. Cline ;
alovris, Rein. N. Duff ;
Brussels, umt. Graham ;
Grey, dee- rut:obeli ;
MaKillop, John R. Govenleck ;
Hullett. Robs Scott ;
Blyth, N. H. Young.
Mayor Gordon, of Wingliarn, and Thos.
Straellan. of Grey, were chosen to repro
sent the Assoelation at the Liberal Con.
vention at Termite ea Tuesday of this
week.
Eatery municipolity in the riding wa.
well represented 0411091 Hallett township.
In the evening a lerge audience
of ladies and gentlemen assembled in the
11,11 in connection with the ntiblie meet
1419 aunouneed. W. /I. Kerr wee voted
to the ohair. Excellent addresses 101118
given by Tnos. Gibson, the well•known
renrestentutive of Post !derma in the
Loual Logislottire, and Dr. Macdonald,
the eloquent meinbee for the House of
Commons. The former touched on the
dismissal of Elgin Myers, the knighting
pE Sir Oliver Mowate legislation put
through last 0000100 and wound trn with
a few words on the outlook for Conoda.
Dr. Meedonald's speech was a calm,
eboar and cenvineum presentation of
filets bearing on the question of Imperial
Federation, Independence', A.nnexittion
or Oamadiane remeinhig as they are, 31
colony of Groat Britian. PIo strougly
favored the letter. The doetor'e rot
marks en the Trade quietism were
hearti y received by those present and
were borne ant by illnetrations °Roved to
the penile et' this country every day.
The meeting concluded by all kilning
in singing the Netionel Anthem.
MOP/AS C101.1/101.1 Meetin'.
Tho newly (sleeted members ot the
Municipal Couneil, 11OI1l"ly 11. Mooney,
Reeve ; 0. A. Howe, Deputy Bone; S.
Ooldbick, Geo. Ktreby, cued Jae. Promote
Commillors, met in the Town Hall, Mott
ris, on Jim. lath, mem ding to statute,
and subeerlbed the initaissery declaration
of office cool qualifwation, the Reeve 00.
(levied the 'Moir. di/101.39 a lost meet•
lug for 1.892 were wed and Named,
Moved by 0. A. Hex°, egoondod by Jas.
Proctor that W. Cheek be re -appointed
Clerk at a eatery of 0180.00, Cerruti.
Moved by 0. Cluldbiek, seemaled by Gee.
Kirkby than Rieheed Janette, be re-
appointed Auditor Caeried. The Reeve
appointed Ohas. Muillel and eccond Audi-
tor. Moved by Goo. Kiekby, seconded by
Jas. Precter that Juo, Wan= be re.
appointed Assessor et a selary of 080.0e,
Carried. Moved by 43, A. Howe, Booed -
ed by S. Caldbitilt that tete. Hood, W..1.
&Muslim and Thos. Laidlaw bo appoint.
ed to not along with the Reeve and Clerk
to Board of Health. Cerra:rt. Moved
by Jae. Proctor, amended by a A. Howe
that Dr. MoLlugh bo appointed hledioal
Health °Meer, Carried. A. emonautii-
cation from Jas. Craig reepeoting town-
ship Engineer was reed and filed. A
cominunietution from W. J. Lough n-
inepin° tax Wall read and filed. Moved
by S. Coldbiols, eteoutled by Jai, Proctor
that the Reeve bo instruuted to hey°
910410 and speeilicettions for a new bridge
over the river at steno school 1101110 pm
pared, and that the contilaot of bantling
bio same bo let by settle4 tondos; at the
Town Hall on Feb. 1301. (Itericel. On
motion of Goo. Kirkby, seconded by 8.
Caldbiek the following aocounts were
ordered to bo paid :—Jno, Mooney, 4301
-
looter's eultury, 985.00 ; 13. Yonill, repair.
ing eulvert, 61.50 ; W. IL Kerr, printing,
91,50 ; Lewes Dolton, Engineeee fees,
904,00 , IV, Mast, nontivation expellees
and fintuunal etafeneont, 98.00 ; II. MOO.
ty, preparing financial etattnelent, 92.00
Misses Extort, charity, 08,00 ; Jet>,
Maslen, halemee On job on side line, 921.-
4,2', ir. 8, Brandon, eetemlission on
11,t,ty Dude.. t o 35 0 1, (ewe
No. 111n11 2. 1893, were re ol And peteserl.
late .3 , ti . .49.1 1j 41..0 041 10 111..1344
41„1.434 0)' 1,1, tit , met
W. tleotte Clerk.
C 00 slel mil11X ; etiO2,"
Thu members eleet, of the If unicipel
fittnimil 01 11113 uorpuration of the Town.
ehip ut Gee , met at the rownehip Heel,
tentitty, 11 1,, 1803, ab .1 o'3ioul1 11
et , 30.1 oteltug, o • tettae, wm.M,I,,e
Reeve, Walter tote •••, let Deputy Reeve,
A 41, Demme 2 id 1) tatty Reeve, Thee,
lennio demo; Turithell, Comminute.
:1/ s . •' .le,erthe
1100E104/1 0,3111 of (penile stein uottl alto
the de -delete, , alloo, eller whieh the
reeve took Ile elude. The initiated 01 the
last meeting of the retiring eottecil for
1892, were then meal and confirmed,
fullowilig effieme, , Whim
Spertee, Clerk ; A. AleNoir, Trees,' rer ; A.
A.seesuer ; A.. Stewart and J.
11.1911 fated, Kreuter, sv -re nil 3 eppotn tad
OA 4114L1...1 enlarleS Fut 1.011 year.
lletlior efteeirivenst oldie I fee 0. intern. to
13, .1 . I 111 les 12, eue,
te irnee; the yeen
mei repo 3 at the noxt. 111, tint; of
Connell. :N. to,,allitiluati 11 was reed
3,111. Scam try tt the Tr''svhitlice
ego and 1 (1,, 41.1 behalf of said
(30. italtin- 3 Ile emitted for remuneration
to dm tei k Minions for the toes. Yue334
tandem:a and este:nee they more put to in
l'estieg to 1.1.,9t 131011..I1 the (Arnie uf
Mesers. Oliver and Bowes, on aecionuti of
ti e broken brit e at lute 34 and 85, eon.
1. Moved uy TI enttet seeended
by A. C. Dames that the 00111 of $17.50
be granted. (Serried. fleeced, Bowel,
appettrel before the °maned end corn
9113.11100 that the engineer's' expenses on
award Nu. 8, f)ted Jiturry 3rd, 1883,
were exeeseive, the Clerk was ie.
struete 1 to write to the engineer and
aak for a detailed statement of work done
111 couneetion with said award. .
Ferguson mute applurtion on behalf of
the 0. O. F. to rent the Township Hall
for one night to held a concert. Moved
by 0, 0. Demes, seconded by Thomas
Ennia that the appliestion h • granted on
condition Out they (mu}, to the Clerk the
stun of 8-100 for the use of the hull.
Gamed. A. certified 393 or engiuenes
eertificete from the Clerk of Elmo for
lettine certain work on lot 85, con. 12,
Grey, meter en tweed d acid the let day
of Nov. A. D. 1889, was reed over.
el eyed by Waltee Oiiv r, seeended by
Thee. Ennis 111133 11,3 (tor/Moat° bo filed.
Oarried. Application of Alex. StetVari
and others for a grtmt to the Logan
family who aro in destitute oiroum
statics's. Moved by A. 0 Dames, see
Landed by Thee. Funis that the sum of
915.00 be granted, to be left in the hands
of the Treasurer to be expended by him
at the rate of 95.00 per month for three
months. Carried. John Dunbar 09.
911011 to be detached from S. S. No. 0 and
added to 0. 13. No. 5. Moved by Walter
Oliver, iseueinted by A. 0. Dames that
the Clerk notife the Teustees of both
Emotions to aitend next meeting of
Council. Carried. Moved by A. Q.
Dames, ethoetted by Thos. Ennis that
the taxes of Mrs. Steele toad etre. Me.
Intosh be remitted. Carried. The fol.
leave g acuoutits were preseeted, and or.
dared to bo veldt—A. Haymanu, Andrew
Turnbull, Thos. Gadder, jamas MeNsuir,
John 'Ridley, Duneau McDonald auct
Wm. Spence eaoh 94.00 for service as
Deputy Returning Officers ab election •,
Trustees et school sections No 1, 2, 4, 5
and 9 emelt 93.00 for use of school home
at elettion ; A. itaymann for 040 of hall
at eleetiou, 93,30.; Wm. Spenee, ;mating
up financial statemout, 95.00, and fee
registration births, deaths and marriages
for 1892, 01 1.70 ; John 13. Homilton,
gravel, 93.00 ; William Smith, gravelling
on bean lacy Grey mid Elmo, Grey ehare,
918.12 ; John Dougherty, grivelling at
lot 131, eon, 14, e15.00 1Mre. Ateele, batten
remitted, 59.02; Ales. MeIntos.t, taxes eu•
initted, 62.79; leuer Bros, 200 choirs and
one table for township hall, 950,50; John
McNeil, tin box for roll, $1.25 ; Duncan
McDonald, tie box Mr roll, 91.00; John
Jones, pewit fee uulverts, 80o, ; Duncan
MeDonald, salary as eolleotor, 950.00 ;
John Maisie selery Ete uollector, 930.00.
Connell then adjourned to meet eget n on
Saturday the dth Month next whoa Path•
mastevs, &c. will bo appointed.
Seexeni Clerk.
P.81'111 0011.11.ty.
There is talk ofopening a be/beteg
ahoy dud livery Amble at Matfett soon.
The whole staff of tottehers in the
B11;011011 High schtel belong to the
Proebytevian church.
J. 11. linens, of Kiekten has passed
the seoeud year examinAions the
Ott trur to Attrioultural College, Guelph.
Kidttue pimple and fatenete of that
neighborhood Etre getting 119 11 joint stook
eompauy bend and rue a genii' mill.
Wilfrid 131100, oE l3,ti1holl, has been apt
pointect English end modern muter in
tee Port Mowat Iligh school, at a salary
of 9900 tu year,
A petition is being numerously signed,
asking the Pestmester-Geneval to estab•
Hell a money order office and government
waviness bank 141 Kirktoe.
Mr, Italy, ot Woodburn, has arrangt
ed to sell out his stook,in-teuele to young
Pura, Sou Of Samuel Vora, who Is likely
to oerry en the businese in Mute.
Tito 134,1031311 .4 James Griftiii, who was
ono et the toady pioneers of Elena, and
whoge death eccureed on Monday, Oth
nude wag oonclneted by the brethren of
Trowinidge L. 0. le, who turned out
In (ergo numbers to pay thole last ece-
speets to their deeeaSed hi/other.
13, faw weeks ego Gesetlitte to Smith,
of Uneaten, offered prizes to the pereong
40110 W011111 mare nearest, to the length of
time a wax taper in their window would
burn. It was abeet three feet long and
tapered from 31 inches at the bottom to
*incite to the top. It wee lighted on
Dee. 24th and beentel 11 days, 13 hours
cold 43 minutes, The guesses etteged
from 011e tO 32 dive. D. Egbert made
the 1110e1 ootreet geese, with Jae. Tor.
Melee getiond end Alattheue IIption third,
Co. Gamin in t this weant 143ettintenel.
14. Moore, gnu of 1, Moore, St. hieruee
teet left fee leierida, wleire 1311, me item,
rteueit.e. !meth 413 Lb 61111443
ef Ms berth.
Beceor, of Metherw 331 who Wait
by a binder la, it entioner, bo 3,13
again on arlitellaS. Lin has been 111 OM
St1.10,101,1 Itespital.
The Stratford 011 Work's, und the
be iine s commuted therewith, have been
rettisfeertel by McMillen, Kiltridge tki
dn. to the Imperiel 011 ..., who will in
future (minium, the besiitesse
I 1,1,t Welle,r, the io•trnetrece in Ovid
cud mature, its in Stretford to drill the
ced 't ei, t or .1et steo ,"Petnelars ef
Teruperence. Mis. Weisser its 0 at by
the Grunt 140(343 111341 will monde in the
nay bout two weeks
In Blantshard there Wag !1 recieunt of
votes in the °emetic for Deputy -Reeve,
for widen D. Sinelair lied been declared
eleeted by one 311 307319. The result of
the recount, however, settled his op.
9303 13, B. Berry, by three majority.
A ttev he onettig to T. Dunbar, of
Downes sasynehip, recently gave birth to
, : /. ef 1 tierce It is
smt.4 two heads', perfeet trete the
34713,1 1.3441. 'seeing tut411 6)44, two 110.414
41111 1-1011 znotirlig, While it haa but two
ear% 'Vile ennuisl it, et ordinare eixe in
holy. It drinks with both mouths, and
is 111110.44113' the talk of tee country. As
13 einenhie fact it at ty be nientiotiel that
another °ow on the 001100 farm late y gave
birth t • twin calves.
ThirOoli yeors age David MeKay, of
Mitehell, received a five dollar bill ter
some servicee rendered iu the "United
States says the Recorder. On reaching
home the bill had disoppeared, and ho
returned to the man from whole he got it
with his complaint. The potty was poet.
tive that he had paid the bill, and the
matter elided there. A. day or two age
Mr. eicKity was leaking some pun:Ames
iu R. Babb's store, and while there was
searehing for some change in an old
leather purse, when from between the
linine end the outside cover th • loug lost
95 bill dropped out. The bile of oeurse,
Wats like the buried talent, it had added
nothing to itself in the thirteen Years.
The Stretford 'Herald says :—There is
41 seuestion 30 Sebringville through the
nees having just leaked out that J. E.
Ziemann, the popular yenta; tailor in the
Knauer establishment, supposed all
ale tg to he a budding bachelor, has been
tt bacteria), ever shale etee ust 20th, near-
ly five months peel, His bride is Meg
Lillian Taylor, daughter of Robert Tiy•
lor, of Sebeitigville, mid the oriettsion of
their attending the Baptist elntreh ou
'undue, evening WM name oed by inelly
of theie Wen& to wish them every
happieess. The wedding took piece last
Anent, as stated, le ten, Miss
Taylo, hosing gape to visit there, the
knot being tied, 11 is understood, by a
Methodist minister. The motive for the
secreey tho' has been so carefully °bum,
tot is supposed to have boon the objections
made by Mr. Zhmann's pareitte to hie
mat:eying onyeue but a German girl.
Miss Taylor's people are Leglish, hub as
the Engiieh and Gorman nations ere of
kindred blood, the objeotiun raised
should nut interfete with the happiness
of two young lives whose hearts throb in
U1110011emd- le .e to elairet 1 blizefel
pertnershie. At all events the objections
of no one's peten ean longer avail, for
the twain are one, and will start house.
keeping shortly.
C$1.11114.1tii1133
There aro over 1,500 unemployed
workmen in Quebec city.
Chatham fa agitated oVer 310 itie templet,
and will havo the eold stuff anal• zed
A. ledge 01 the Order et, Olio=
Friends will be instituted at Goderich.
William 51 enigma, a farmer of West.
nainster towuship, collimated suicide Oil
body.
The price 011 wheat telvaimed two
ciente all over etatittobit mucky mom
ing, 'swing to Nether operations by the
Lake of the Woods Milling 0'.
J. A. 'rtiont,u, lute of the 13e11 Eleetrie
Light Cornpuely, has beau appointed
mouagee of the London Employmetie
Bureau and BaCiness Exchange.
Robbie Boyden, about ten %oars 01a,
04110110 father a 0, P. R. trainman, lives in
St. Thom te, had .,14 thigh bone broken
Satuteloy by being run over by a
farmoret sleigh. The lad tried to jump
on the sleigh, awl while clotim tie fell and
10110 run over.
David Maucier, a, switehre en in Sar•
103333013'1111 ad, IVIS 011:11011 by em eneine
late Saburday ekornoon and edmn.t in-
etantly klllod, both legs end one Rem
were eat uff He 10)0 13 yettre old, mid
Isom a widow and livo entail eluldrem
hle had ouly been a. Work a 1.,,s Weak.,
Haney Stook employes! at Matshall'e
/ivory stable, Leedom was oriondly eta
in the hlp Puerta night; 0 hout 10 teelook
by another employed et the stables,
young fellow mimed latioluod Jones.
Tho weapon used was un axe. Jones
and Stook had a quarrel, 11 1,3 :said, in the
course of which a mei seized the axe and
dealt Stook a savage blow.
Tho anneal 1needing of the Worn
Assoffietion of Bonds Horn (D tmitinan),
Wail held et Brumfield on Jan 23. The
following officers were elected :—Preel.
dent, Jno. 11011114 8, 33(031 11 ;
President, J. Soell, Lonclesboros ; Seth
rotary, T. Fenster, Brueeliold; Veneerer,
Goo, Forrest, Brueefleld. John MeMil.
lon, RI. P., was present mad dcliveled an
fairness on the questions 03 the day.
The usual resolutions of coofttionee 111
Gelb leaders and sympathy with the flee
teede were oriopted,
John Wright, Et Canaclianboy, 15 years
reds has been arrested by as officer loon
Ohournont, Wodoetown county, N. Y., at
whish Oen he had boon employed by It
framer. The family wont awey, leaving
the boy en the peon -Insets. Ho raneediked
the hoese, took 95 in money and °thou
Valuablee, removed his teunk, and Eater
completing hie dopeetlatiene, sewed elm
quieksilver trona the beak of Es, mieror
and tnixed it with pie and Other eatelfies,
evidently for the purpose of poisoning
the family. His week was discovered
and Ile wee followed and caught,
• warasasir.remmaturs...04.--...nu,...,..,..7.waiza • 41
311,9 22 0:10 Ilst. cheese afttetarea
141 ICittia,10, for the W....ld's ('3143('31433
fie tete i3494111., 91.134 1 40,4111, 11
..1. I..rt 4.11 49 41 3..4 ,4•01.'1 OMIT.
740,1 00. diV1.111.1 11 tmlly by a will nude
sietee 3,'. de bet wee, his eix ehildree.
It 14 reported that Itobert White, M.
P. fur Cardwell, will be appointed eel
better of moment' itt ti port of Montrone,
to 1111 the 911081109 clanged by the death of
111. 1'. Ryon
West elleeeuri townelap eleitne this
yetaneed, men in the 11111141(31 11311 ee Hien Ot
Ally township or tOwn in the Provineu. 10
Otto person of Itielitted Fitzgerald, his lige
led., • . ao.
Coley Dieltieson, who livem mew Delhi.
met a sad aervilent while working iti the
weeds lest we 1. A. limb of a tree fell on
hie log, smashing 1110 b no, which may
0,1114e 111111 to 013e th.. limb.
Tee erozy Cleitmonen who innetlereneee
14800311134 a fellow eoutitrymen 11.1 Chtelph
Seine enemies ego, 8011.13 badly frozen
while wandering ab tut Oxford ceunte 1.
few clays sage, aid die 1 hi ingsretel 011
Friday,
Lace Utile Rebut," of ((12 ,s
oat veer A 1!)(.7- 11',
Wad ilang.1.0 1411 11. 3101:4111 jumpteg eff.
lame and cutter Leon the rear 01.14.4
onm. up.n1 hinl, w,,,s abent
the 1,9)11 1,121 otherwise bruised.
All the NVILLash. freiglit li 11010 being
sent around by the S untie tunnel Instead
of beitig ferried 1101004 111 Willrle .r.
00110013114311011 the Grand Trunk ear ferry
Great Western, is laid up and 17 inen
are threWe out of employmert.
A. Brookville lady had the misfortune
the other tidy to sustain the loas 01 33 gold
watch in a peculiar manner. stop.
log over the edge of 140 013401 bin filling a
:mettle her watch fell into the matte
and was dumped ban the stove, When
she missed her watch later en she iin•
mertiately eommenced raking the coal
from the stove, only to find part of the
works, the nese hoeing melted with the
heat.
&snort time ago a respernaele, bet
eccentric old gentleman, calling himself
Dr. Arohibuld lethedonald, visited Slineee
and eonemeneed making arrangementS to
fleliVer a lecture on Zululand ; he said be
Was worth 93,000,000, and promise 1 vela -
able preSetite to everybodybut on dad.
ing 111. banks 1,, Sim000 lio'M not money
enough te oath hie cheque, he took his
11090.8030. Ile turn.d tip a few nights
ago Etc Gletuneyer and commenced lec-
turing to a, crowded house, brit it soon
became apparent he was crazy. Ile has
mince beeu sent to Wood.toek gaol from
Tilsonburg for insemity. IIe is an old
pensioee7.
4. very sa11 event reek place oe the
herrn of Arch. MuLachlan, Howard
Township, the other clay. His hired
Man, John Rabb, had been essiating to
cut down a large elm tree, which, when
h felt, etruck a, blest ash, and bent the
131.11.0r tteerly to the ground, then slippiee
off, allowed the ash to rebound. The
eaten ayes o' greet that the ash broke 'ill
stud fell directly on the unfottunote men,
who was Emmet instantly Ulla/. Robb
had worked around there for some years
and was well known. He was about 40
years old and unreturried, being a brother
to S. Robb, of the 5th Hue.
Chatham en
N• ant reaurnel
Tuesday of the brutal mintier
of Policemen Rankin. Ile and
Policeman Dozenth went out to the towe•
ship of Raleieh to asset County Oon
stable MoDonald to arrest a colored man
named Geo. W. Preetnatecharged with the
seduction of a white girl under 14 yeere
01 0310. Arrivine at the house of Free-
mon's fee her they met Freeman, who is
a large and power(el negro, and some
other colored men, who attacked them
with 131:0) and revelry. ItanSin 44,0
shot and strode en tile reek and head
with a chopping axe, and can't to the
greaten:lewd. Dezein, was driven off
and shot at, three bullets passing through
his elotheo--utie through the bulk of his
coat, (me through his silt eve and &nether
through the leg a his tronier+ Dezelia
taunted the fire, emptying his revolver,
end sheeting ono oE the negroes who was
esstualting porn; Rankin. Constable Me-
Doneld Whe :diet in the leg. He and
Dezelia had a wonderful etwape. Police
Conon ble Rankin Wag the largest man on
the forme vary peaverftil and courageous,
about 30 years old, an111 was populer.
He lessee.' a Wire and One ohild. A. des-
patch from Oliatham, sent before the
murder of Redskin, eays t—Raleigh Lowe.
map people are in a state of
wildest excitement over ' the
aetiene of an outlay maned Geo. Free-
man, ettlozed, who is helding the loather.
Ries at bay. Freeman, who, livea few
tniles from this city, is 'a desperate
ohmmeter, and is Wanted here, 011arged
with orianiintily abutting a lath; white
girl named Jane Lezzet, Tho seoundrel,
who lives 311111 13 mulatto wennut, has the
welts girl In his enetedy. In the deed
of the eight, Tuescley night, Detective
Ilex. McDonald went met to execute the
werraut Freeman had the house barri.
eerie& but the constable broke in. The
desperado reached for a my, bat before
he could web it the deteetive had him
down. A. desperate stugffie took plus°
between the two for one hour and it.halt.
Tho inttn's wife thee essaulred the doted
Live with an =0. In the melee McDonald
was wentalpd in the heed and face end
was tetriely beaten. Fieetrum weighs 275
pomade, and le !I, fighttr. The detective
merely escaped with has life. 1333 (301 here
Ittotaltty mornieg end reported proceed-
ings to Attorney Delights, who ordered
a pose of oonstablee and the detective to
make another real on the place. °hat.
hant, Jan. 25.—The eepedition sent out
lost night to 3Italeigle township Ito re-
cover the corpse of Policeman Rankin
and to arreethis murderers retnened to
town early this kenning bringing 11 the
dead body of the man mat six of his
essailluate, insanely t--7901. Freeman,
Henry Freeman, Joule Freeman, Alex.
Freeman, Jerry P1001111111, l91eilt011 Prete.
eeete eld !mem Wreetnen and ids wile.
Thew were 331 ,12308 legged in VOL WM.
and Henry Freemen are both in
11440 dootore hands suffering teem
bullet Wounds indicted by P. O. Dezelia
while drying to protect 1'. C. Rankin.
.etisszttee 11 "1(333104.
11. avy I Wheat
aro!. .'.111111.
John :4.11!1 g". in Et niumneed
1118 froin the ring.
A light eortiemeen ts"io 40 t felt at
Plainfield, N. J., et, Smelly Melo.
Th body of the late Gen. Butler was
buried et Lowell, 'Magee 011 Illutiday with
military lemurs.
Toe av other thrunelettit Europe is in..
teasel 1 1101,1 181111 beisteroute +ley cum.
althea are reported.
Tle tavetity•fin tatienel emir:ethic' of
this Ammeter, Wo -mei Stiff:eye Aaeocia.
. Lon., ..1 ..... e.e.t .
All planes of ILM11140111,!i1l 111 Denver
were Reset' by the poliee eii 811,41101
aud the prepratine jailed It v. IL M.
Hen (1tmitseepel) w 8 the compleinait.
Vaughtiteii Cleveland steel works at
Estee, in Yorkshire, Lave bee, ']'oiled,
owing to lack of orders. One thousand
Mell are rendered Hie by tee shutting
down of 'fee wit) lte
ilia funeral of the late 0,n. 33 F.
33111 •r emit 111100 Apviday et "owe%
Mae, M tem eteuon a
Cll.: ft... ef te d wet the
4711411 wee 'mettle in the ben. 'rho
inneral wag 11, ro Hilary e -e.
Tile Lot1.1011 Ornoniele eeett 14 jostle
thut the 81140 111,311 lleme Rule Bill was
cleated be Itt. Hen. bines Bryce,
0110 wellov of Ow Dueliy of Lemeechire,
and that Mr. Giedistme gave att.. Bryce
tonut i the Cithites f .17 the very 900.
000 of drafting thet hill.
Direetoe Korbert len, of the Flails
Kvavdo Reetroad, lees bought for the
Government 72,000,000 pounds of grain,
which will be inert; nueel enapig the
starvine pow of '1' 010., Vereettoeii and
Reeshon, where tone of thousands are
fateine stricken. In Petrezevoclizek and
Areemigel ueerly one-third of th., popul-
ation are wendering from plane to place,
begging and relibing.
A pavement of grenulated cork me0
bitumen, presset1 into bloeks, is beteg
intr 'duces./ in Leedom it is said, with
satisfactory results. It is elastic, fur-
niehes a fine foothold for bores, and
greatly diminishes the noise of treffie.
India rubber pavements have proved so
satisfactory where they have been tried
experimentally is Germany, that the use
of this material is to be I:legato exteuded
there. The letter material has also
prOeuti satisfactory ie 011 expertmental
section et St. Paecras station, London.
"It epee," the dug whieli triode a
famous reputation in connection with
the Johnstown item!, died the other day.
The ;mimed was noticed exteusitely by
the newspap we, for his work es 0. reseurer
in the disaster, portieularly for saviog
the life of Mrs. Kress, the wife of his
master. She was waehed off a roof on
whieh the inembere of the family were
afloat, and would certainly have drowned
had net the dog 13010111 to her aid, and,
seizing 1140 skirt it, hie teeth, regaieed
the raft after a desperate struggle. Pot
004111 time pest the deg hid been blind
and he had beet] Oared for as tenderly as
theuell he was human.
People We linow.
S. Floilth 191 00 the Sieb. Hat.
Miss Matuggie Burgess is holm, from To-
ronto.
George Kelly is home from Winnipeg
on a visit.
Miss Grant, of London, was visiting
Mrs. J. T. Ross.
arise Kate Ferguson is visiting rela-
tives in Brussels.
dies Heed Hall, of Henfrem, 1000 10
Brussels thie week.
George Honry, of Fordwich, was lsonao
for a weelc en Eu visit.
John Felton, wife and son, of Atwood,
Suntleyed in Brussela.
George Howe and wife are enjoying a
visit with relatives at Pieria.
Mies Walker. 01 Ottervillo, was visit-
ing nes II L. Jaelteon this week.
D. Henderson le not improving in
health bet rather growing weaker.
Hugh S. Rose, of 'Aimee, was in town
over 1311110103 with his brother, A. A.
Bo o.
Miss Mildred Serail' has been on the
Wok list with inflammation of the
lungs.
Miss Kate Wilson was vi0111dt4 at New
Hamburg where her sister holds a situa-
tion.
Mies Mullin Wilson and 3,1111Pf4
000, 01 Wiugham, are vieltiug et J. ISIte.
Alpine's.
Rev. J. 11. Dyke, the popular Meth°.
dist divine of Beigrave, was in town on
1\Iondny,
T. A. Hawking took dinner a" St.
Paul's Rectory, Winghedn, last Friday
evening.
Alex. Meltay 40133 01 the sick lige last
week suffering from a heavy oold but is
better again.'
Rev. 11. Peed Wended a tee meeting
at Bethel church, 10th men., Grey, lest
dIenclay evening,
George Hawking and wile, of Port
Albert, were ',biting their son, 'I', A,
Hawkins, last week.
;Tames etelreichlin and wife and MiSa
Movie MeLenchlin, of Winghotn, Were
visiting ie town this week.
Richard. Williams, Mrs. Geo. Sanders
end Hiss Naomi Williams have been
visiting ab New Hamburg.
Geeneiller taleGraelten and wife were
away title week nn o holiday visit to
Poieley WI other enethere points,
Alfred Town left 138000010 this week
for Winnipeg after avian, wrong friends
hero. Another Brusselite may go West
at no distant tiny.
Mrs. Williams 1109 been gent, by the
Council to the Inane of Mrs. Nevestirne,
(?,,seeta sheet, where oho will be eared tot
during the balance of the Winter.
Thoma. 11111, formerly of Beuesels,
now of Lake Linden, Heueliton Coe
13107)1(33311, wee in town this week,
1131010 (30014 lend appears to agtee 101110
501310.
Mine Gouley lies been dongeteuely ill
with inflummetion of the bowels. 11031
mother ea1110 from Clinton 90 wait 011
her. We trust she will goon be 500.
Valeatient.