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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1893-2-10, Page 1Vol. 20. No. 81 tie Oft�t> , ia,r•, 417/ 44k4044-itsvo j L BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY rear fere ie 2 cents in Winnipeg. A bioptic (eatery is helped of at Berlin. The eaglet T'Ieurtph baa come out no as independent daily. The',Mam t of Dover Township have killed over 5,000 sparrows tbta Winter. It le estimated that upwards of eight feat of avow fell at Owen Sound from Nov. Oth to Feb. int, Port hope town hall was burned Fri. day morning of last week, Loss, $25,- 000 ; insurance, $10,000. Tile safe in the Police (iourt at Wood. stook wee blown open by burglars one night last week and the tout Contents, $80, adrlan. A Iship ment of 15,000 lbs. of turkeys eau made front Gumpu to Halifax last week. The wholesale primo was 100 to 120 per Ib, Sarnia promisee to produce an interest• ing. breach of prom ise mase shortly, in whch a town merchant will be deeply interested, John Dermot', late proprietor of the Parkhill Review, has been appointed to a position in the Ontario Agricultural Department et Toronto. The coroner' jury at Chnthem have brought in a verdict of wilful murder agtaius� fuer of the Frau,nane for the killing of Constable Rankin. MRS Elizabeth Martin, of Arthur, was last week buried beneath a verandah that gave way under the weight of anew upon it. The young lady's injuries wore of a moat serious nature. The other day while an employe of the Waterloo Shoddy Mille was picking over some raga, he oamo across an old pair of pants, sewed up in which was a sum of money amounting to about $135. Mies Josie Robinson, of Amherstburg, has received word that by the death of her aunt in Sontland she received $1,700, and in e little while this will be aug• mooted by a further bequest of $10,000. The corner stone of the Canadian Pack- ing Company's large factory near Loo - don was laid by Hon. John Curling on Wadueeday in the presence of about 500 people, The company expeat to begin operations in April, and will handle about 600 hogs a day. Hie Lordship, the Bishop of Huron, and Mrs. Baldwin left London on Friday last on a trip through Egypt. They took passage from New York direct for Gib - ratter. There .they will commence an easy journey around the Mediterranean. They will be absent five months. Charles Patterson, the Woodstock youth who was arrested at Niagara Falls charged with stealing $100 from Hyaci• nhhe Latremouille, the IIamilton boy, who stole some $700 from the Express Company, has been allowed bo go home under suspended sentence. Lamb week the 10 -year-old son of Dun - nen Hendershot, Fingal, jumped on a load of wood passing through the village to take a ride. In getting off be slipped and foil under the weigh and his lcuee was so badly crushed weigh it is feared amputation will be usuesssey. The appointment of Major Robert Larmour as Genera' Manager of L. et P. i. 11. ]L, has been oouflrmed, and be will enter ort hie now duties at once. Mr. Larmour is en old and experienced railway man, and the syndtcnte have been fortunate in securing bis services. A apeaial meeting of the Durham town conic:; was hold „n Monday to receive the resiguation of Captain Moodie, who has been tower dark since 1877. After releasing hint from duty the oduuoil ex. pressed its appreciation of hie past services and voted him a present of 580. Mrs.Ivison, of Leamington, will ap- pear 10 the police court there to answer to a charge of assaulting, Bev. Mr, Crich- ton. Some time ago her daughter was dismissed as janitress of the church, and Thursday of last week, it is said, Mee, Ivieon pummelled the minister in ap• proved style with a broom_stiak. The Diameter of Militia has decided upon the 0orpe of noti+e militia which will assemble for training in campb'of iu- struotion riuring the coming drill season. The dates of training will be notified hereafter. The following are the corps deeiguateti Military District No. 1, at Loudon--.Firsb Hissers, London Field Battery, 251h, 26th, 28th, Seth and 33rd Battalions. The identity of the eau who broke into A. 8. Ball's residence, Woodetook, last fall, and attempted to murder him, has at last be•.n establisllud. It will be remembered the burglar gave his name to the pollee as Jaen Kelly, of Montreal. This turns out to be inoorreot, • Hie name is Telly, and his parents live at 74 Riley St,, Buffalo. Tally le now serving a fifteen years' term. The Watford Guide.Advooatee says :- "What never 000urred in this n ighbor, hood before took pleoe in the death and burial of ,•lr. and Mrs. John Gardiner, of Metcalfe township. Mrs. Gardiner died on Saturday night, and her husband about 24 hours after. Congestion of the longe was the fell malady that carried ofi Mrs. Gardiner, while old age and grief struck down her life'; perbner. The two 19008 buries: on the Tuesday following. The ferry Omar D. Conger 49,10 oanyhb in a heavy fee floe at Starnia on her last trip Friday eight and up to late Satnn day evening kited been uu,ble to brook her way out. The passengers aboard of her eh the time had to walls ashore. Walking. eaten the ice lass consequently aged bee, resumed. St. Clair river is solid ice up as far las the mouth of Bleak River, while from there to Lake Huron is ul: a tenter, The lake, however, is feoeei 801113, On Wednesday evening there ocotarred iu 1.10 woods of Wm. Major, eon. 5, Pick• ing township, nett Whitavale, 005 of the moat sbooltiug atcidouts ever recorded Mooed there for years, Chas. Maley, along with others, was sawing down a teen, and when the true bagful to loan ho ran awey in the opposite direction. Reverse, a weak part a gltont distance up the trunk gave way and fell in the dircobion the unfottunate man was rut ting. The blow broke the trau's tort, out bib bowols and bared his bead to hie eknll. The damaged had been ont front liugiend only about two years and bee lived in that neighborhood once last Vett, IIe loan a wife and child, it Tiff P'1911£4)U(4g 7 f1Y.li►A. To the 17ditor of Tum Pose. Dean Sue -Wyatt' you allow mo space in your paper to give your readers a little information of my travels, end of the valley where I am staying. The distance from Listowel to Smith's Valley is about 000 miles, I left Listowel on the 7th of January, and arrived in Chicago on the 8th. T spent 3 days there tatting in soma of the many sights of that great city. I visited some of the principal butldings-the Masonic Temple and the Chamber of Commerce The Masonic Temple ie the highest building in the world, 22 sto oyn hit'h, and there '-e many other tine buildaugs. The World's Fair buildings are very fine ; don't mise the Fair for you may never see the line again. The stook yards are very lino ; they cover 1,000 sores of land. A person cannot imagine what they are like until they see them. We left Chicago on the llth of January, at 12;15 a. m., and ar- rived at Omaha et 0 p m. Omaha is a doe city, being cue of the most progres- sive cities in the West, and has doubted its population during the met five years. On leaving Omaha we take the Union Pawtli° railroad for Ogden, we efmOS the Rooky Mountains at the high et point that hoe ever been reached by railroad, it i,. 8,800 feet above the level of the sea. We travel for two days and two nights and eau see nothing but rooks and sago brush, we reached Careen City an the 15th of Jannury. We then take the stage from Carson Uity to Smith's Valley, a distance of 57 miles, and roach Smith's Valley at 10 o'olook at night. The roads, which go in all directions in thiscountry, were very bad tbrough the valleys. I will now give you some little information about the valley I am living in. It is 25 miles long and 10 miles wide ; there are only about 6,000 scree under onlbivation, the rest being covered with sage brush and grass. The sage brush grows about three feet high in bandies and no beast will eat it. They have to irrigate the land here. They can only get water in some parts of the valley. The land is very productive, they grow fine crops of bay ; they sow a kind of grass called the Alfalfa, and otbn out three crops of this bay in a year ; they grow 5 tons per sere. It is vary fine feed for horses and cattle. ft is fed to pigs and fowl of all kinds, and they feed nothing else to their ho ens, which are kept fat and work all the time. No grain is fed, Cattle fee, ten faster on this hay than they do in Canada on chop, turnips, and hay. Some ranches fatten as many as 100 head in the Winter. The stock is not kept in stables, but is allowed to run in the kraal all Winter. There is no snow in the valley, it is like Spring, bat you eau see snow on the mountains all Sum- mer. This oo entry is beat adapted for dairying and stook raining. There is a creamery in the valley, where they make butter and skimmed milk cheese. Ole margin is put in the Omen instead of butter fat. It is nothing like the cheese made in Ontario. Cheese is sold for too, per pound and butter for Sdo. Some mallet keep as many as 100 cows, and milk their ocws from 10 to 11 mouths in the your. This is a fine climate for making cheese, cool at nights and no snow, butter and cheese bein.c; made a'1 Winter. Servant girls get 520 per month and have no milking to do, as the men do all the milking and the Mabalies do the washing. Sebool teachers get $75 poi month. There are some fine springs hers ; I visited the sulphur and hot water springs. The water is 180 degrees hot where it comes out of the mountain. The stream is used for rnnuing a water wheel for crushing rook. There is a silver mine near the springs but mining ie not carried on very extensively just now. About 25 families live in the vel• ley and they are a very sociable lot of people, more so than they are in Canada. Almost every nationality is represented. I will draw to a close my few remarks for this time. Thanking you for your space in your paper, I remain, Yours trnly, GEO. MODONALi, 3n. Smith's Valley, Nevada, Jen. 22,'93, Brussels Council. The annual monthly meetiog of Bras. sels Council wee held in the Council chamber on Monday evening. All the Board present, the Reeve in the chair. etinntes of last meeting read and passed, The following accounts were presence 0d:- Mts. Williams, to bal rent, 5 2 00 Mrs. Stewart, charity, 4 00 Mrs. Wallace, " 2 75 Mrs. Cooper, " 3 50 Mot. Slashill, ' 4 00 J. Droadfoot, on salary, 27 00 Mrs, Meadows " 0 20 00 Royal Ins. Co. re Howe mill, 52 50 Balli.ntyne S; Wilton, coal oil, Ro., 7 05 D. Stewart, tatting school caucus, 20 00 Moved by Geo. Thomson, seconded by W. el. McCracken thab the above ao• counts be paid. Carried, Tax Collector Rosa salted for the re- mission of the following fitments :- Time, Moore, error on roll, $ 8 00 T. Rutledge, removed, 5 00 Chris. Seel, removed, 1 00 Moved by John Wylie, seconded by 11. 'Retie that the above spins be romitbed, Carried. Appliaa:tion was made for the minuet grant to the Band, Moved by W. U leloCrasken, stoeided by George Thomson that the sum of 075,00 bo granted, to bo paid quarterly, on oondibion that a weekly out -door con- tort be given during the Summer months and that W. M. Sinclair, 11. L. Tayier and J. '1. Dapper be the Bend Committee for, 893. Carried. A report is to be presented at next Celinaf! tenting by Band Committee. Moved by J. Wynn, emended by W. 11. MoLut .l ten the . I . Dennis, J. G. Shone, Alex, Mewed, with the Reeve and Clerk, conetibnte rho Board 61 lioalth for this year and float I)r, MoNauabtten be tho Modied Iieel't 1 offloee et $10,00 per anemia, Carrion, Bylaw No. 2, 1803, ooinfirmine their appointment was read three times end pesaud, 8loveia by J. 4'tlynn, seconded by W. 11. McOraultan that the Assessor's salary, including Wane, census lar eoltool par poses, be 555.00 for 1803. Koveri to amendment by Geo. abomton, seconded by 11. Boss that the amount be 9113 00, the tame as psid for 1.891 and 1892, re. sportively. Amendment declared car- ried. Eby law No. 3, 1808, reed and passed. A. lengthy uonemuuioubion was present. ed by W. 81. Stnahtir making an offer to sell out the electric light plant to the town, The snb4eot was disouesecl at some ieegbh and at. Smelter qu.:t aloned as to the system but no action was taken by the Board owing to present state of finances. The question of charity was briefly talked over after which the Council ad- journed. BRU'ISEL4 PUBI',ifl SCulOOL. a10\TU%'l' I7Y A111\tTlil�i. REPORT. The following is the standing of the pupil+ of Sensate Public School as de- termined by the :henry Ex• tninabion. The names of the pupils are arranged in classes as follows : Ch,ss 1, those wbn here obtained aver 65%; Class 2, those between 55 and 65% • Oleo 8, those be. tween 48 and 55%; Class 4, Moto be twsen 33 and 45% ; Class 5, those below 33%. The names in the various classes are arranged in order of merit. noon 1. FIFTn-Clash 1-W Armstrong, W. Stewart, G, Irwin, Dora Smith, Class 2 -Jas, Duncan, D. Stewart, Class 3 -Dora Nott• Samoa FouwTn-Claes 1 -Leon Jeok• son. Clara 2-W. Leatherdale, May Shaw, K. Conley, C. Hunter, F. Wilson. Class 8• -Mand Cliff. Juxrne Fennell' -Class 1-Aggie Rich. ardson, Myrtle Nott and Frank Smith (equal), Emma Webster, Elia Ainley, Ohm. Kendall, Edith McLaughlin, Percy Cliff, Frances Purdy, Annie Seel, Maggie Bmker, Goo. Watt. Class 2 -Georgie Howe, L Danford, Liuzie McLennan, Robb. MoCreoken, Reuben hinds, Ira Gerry, bizaie Leath. erdab,, Clara McCracken, Fanny Rogers. Class 3-Frecl. Gilpin, Alice Watt. Clara 4-W. Watt, Aggie McAlpine, Absent daring Examination -Tons Smith, Reggie Fletoher, Willie Ainley, Lida Crooks, Arthur Finn, Norman Hill, Maggie MoNeil. Absent during part of Examination- Thursa Gerry, Elsie Jaekson. J. H. Cauesiox, Principal. noeu 2. SENIOR Tttrnn Cates -Class 1 -Emma Varooe, Carrie Megaton, Eddie Giewar, Dalby Kendall, Ida Frain. Class 2- Harry Cliff, Fred. Hunter, Lorne Pringle, Fred. Heycroft, Lena Bmker, Class 8 -Thomas Ford, Lewin Reid, Uerbert Dennis, Arthur MoBaughtoe. Class 4 -Walter McKay. Class 5 -Son 'DeniCsv, Lizzie Elliott, Nettie Smith, Charlie Miller. Jcxron Tnritn CLAss-011W 1 -Lizzie Downing, Edna Dennis. Class 2 -Mary Friendship, Jennie Ed. wards, Annie Attwood. Class 8 -Jennie Forsyth, Nellie Put - land, Ida Slashill, Charlie Hoist. Class 4- -George MoCulloch, Clara Beam and Robert Cicadae, (equal), Ora. lone Malloy, Jessie Grieve. Class 5 -Thomas Kelly, Garfield Beek. er, Alex. Ross, William McNaauhton, George Miller, Mabel Finn, Ella Scott, Geori;e Blashill, Henry Smibh. Miss Swam, Teacher. woo 3. Jogroe 'Palen -Class 1-Tas. Richard- son. Class 2 -Willie Murr, Ivan Crooke, Walter Broadfuob, May Deadman, John Driver. Clan 8 -Hilton Hnnter, Harry Down. ing, Willie Agar (equal), Katie Smith, Eddie Hembly, Willie Grieve, Hughie McMartin, Thos. MuLamhlin, Thos. Agar. Class 4 -Janie Belly, George elm Lauchlin, Jae. Ward, Class 5 --Thos. Crozier, Alfred Lowry, Mabel 13ayorof1, Jas. Smith, Emma Le - Bon. Absent -Bet. Edwards, Lyn& MOM - inch, Sm00ND Crass -.Glass 1 -Hattie Down- ing. Olen 2 -Fred. Finn, Christina alalloy, Percy Watt, Leo Curry, Olive Walston. Class 3-Lt'die MsOulloob, -.Sarah Driver, Sidney Ward. (Mess 4 -George McKay, Edwin Web- ster. Class 5 -Mary Foraybb, Jessie Mo - Martin, Eva Smith, Walter Frain, Willie Shine, Booths Bunter, Willie Mo Itlltian, efery Bunter. Absent -Arnold Jones, Ames Korn, Susie Foraytb, .Ethel Kendall, Eddie Muir, Mise DOweee, Toachee, noon[ 4. Sexton PART 2xn-Clese 1 -Alien Ken. dall, Willie Gond. Olass 2 -Charlie Billiex, Norman Smith, Edith Wslkar, Lily liitnds, Annie I'utlmtd. Olaes ii-Antrio McKay, Fannie Thom- son, Milton MaGuirc, Charlie Train. Clue 4-O1eveatnd Broke', Deride Trembly, Charlie Richards, Leslie Kerr, Class 5 -Carrie Edwards, Lily Snot, Absent -ids 7,ililax, JIINion P009 2an-eCiase 1 --Harold Perry. Class 2 -dorsa Vahatone, Crass 8 -- Class 4-$rine Saobb, Pony Richards, Claes 8 -Florence Armstrong, Robbie Barge's, Eddie Lowry, Megrim Seobt, May Konnody, Stella 1Forsyth, Annie Lowry. Absent-Iteryl i:'ntland, Daviel Watt, Peter Snaith. Miss Cooi'kn, Reaelier. POST U[Wie t S'1'.TI4TICS. There are now 1,120 money order offi'es fn the Dominion, of .a,ioh 576 are in Outarlo, This is an increase of 40 over last year, A rernarkanle feature of the money order sand+bias given, is the overwltsalt ng proportion payable in Canada from the United States, and vie° versa. Thu cumber of orders issued iu Canada for the United Status was 188,- 267, for 51,475,102.80, and the number issued in the Unibee States payable in Canada was 04,278 ttn0dntiug to 51,515, 212 95. This is out of a total from all c0mlaries of 225,666 orders iseuod in Can- ada for $2,615.002,12, end of 124,472 papa,. to ameele i ,. $J,077,ddh.Ou. Phe number of lettere sent to the dead letter office at Ottaw t, through leek of proper address, or other nuns, is enor- mous. No fever than 1,057,781 lettere, oiroulars, puateorde, eta., were senb to the dead letter °Mee daring the year, and of these 26,011 were registered, and eon Mined valuables. Over 100 000 letters sent from Canada to the United Settee were returned undelivered, while only 11,• 905 letters sent from Canada to Great Britain were Bent back undelivered. Letter, eo,rtai elog over $18,000 in east went astray, and 49505 sent to the dead letter office. Others for whom an owner could not, in the first iostanoe, be found, had ineloned in them much ar:iolee as promissory notes, money orders for large sums. °hooks, deeds,mortoage certificates, apostolic benedictions, aprons, bird skins, ladies' bonnet., jewelry of all kinds, butterflies, cakes, candy, smoke balls, oast, of teeth, coffin plates, corsets, crucifix, dolls, false palate, garters, glass eye, gold dust, horse chestnut, humming bird's neat, maple sugar, nails, ointment, perfume, pies, plum pudding, soap, tea cups, window blinds, yeast -in fact al- most every conceivable article. Canadian Newv,:t• - 11. King Dodds, editor of the Canadian Sportsman, ie seriortsty ill. ,T. B. fiampidge, Aylmer, handled 543 000 worth of apples the past season, The temperature at Sw'ft Current, N. W. T., on Tuesday was 50 degrees below 0000. Capt. Johnson, of the Leamington Post, is attending the Military Sobool at Louden. The large sum of 5205,807 was wasted by the Dumiuion Governmsnb in over - Ming the Dominion Franchise Aat last year. Rev. James Allen, 81. A., of the Cort. ternary church, Hamilton, is considering a mall from the Metropolitan church, To. ionto. A. four-year-old son of Frank Camire, of Tilbury, drank some creosote a few days ago, and after four hour's' work his life wee saved. Miss .lassie Alexander, who three weeks ago drank some turpentine in mis. take for meter oil, is no b iter, and elm suffers much mein. James Drysdale, 13, was waiting on Quinpool road, Halifax, Wednesday nip',t, when he ran into a passing tribe and was instantly killed. There was a big blizzard in Winnipeg on Tuesday, and the electric street cars stopped running for seveml bones. George Gilbert, of Welkerville, has been arrested at the instance of the Wal. kerville Brewing Company, charged with forgery, GtlbOrt protests his innocence. 'Phe Newbury Tribune has gone under the anew. The proprietor has moved the plant to Windsor, wham he is going to pont a tnonthly for the Knights of Pythias. 1', L. Jones, of Brantford, was elected President of the Central Farmers' In- stitute of Ontario. D. A. McPherson, of G'eagarry, is Vics•President, and A. H. Pettet, Secretary. It is stated that the French Govern. mann will shortly send a commission to Canada for the purpose of buying nickel in the Ondbttry distriet The French Admiralty, it fs sand, will adopt nickel steel armor for her warships. Geo. Nigh, of Springfield, sold a tree in his bush recently which when out down measured six feet aoross the stump end and was 60 feet long, after laaving a SIX boot stomp. The tops when cut into twetty.inoh stove wood made about twelve cords. The Tilso nbnrg School Board has de. oided to place ventilators in the chimney of some of the school buiidinge, near the floor, in the rooms needing ventilation, this mode having formerly beau quite successful practised in some of the rooms, the result being nearly all that oould be desired. Upon the retirement of the Ontario Bank from Amhersbburg, a new banking firm will he tommcncod, to be known as the Ouddy•Falle Co„ Bankers, The Messrs. Falls Bros. will still carry on their iueurance business theta, and bhe new firm will continue the business in tate stand at preeenb ocoupiod by Messrs. Falls. The scarlet fever is spreading very fast in Ayr, and lunch complaint is being made about the Board of Beattie not teeing any action in the matter. There is considerable talk of notifying the Provincial Betted of Health to tape action. Pupils are allowed to attend school while other members of the family have the fever. The Toronto Chief Constables' tunnel repot has bete presented to the Mayor. The total number of persoes apprehended 01sumeneted far all offerees, including lrrete01155 of City bylaws, was 8,091, a the armee of 808 from 1891. .Got felonies, 1,813 tweets; were made, an iuorSaso cf 93 as compered with 1801, Property to the value of $653,28 wag reported stolen, of which 5481,50 Wee reseeded, The fisherman along Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River and Lake Erie Have deefdad 10 oegeniee and fight the fah hatoherise and the fishing laws. When it etas ntinounotd some time ago that the Fishery Commission would come to 17otux end !rear the grievances of those interested, it was Wrought by the latter they would be allowed to state their ease ; on tits contrary, however, so they Charge, the o0mmiesion would hear only those favorable to the laws al they ere. 10, 1893 Canada bonsbs a "jailonees," Andrew 011een has commenced 'nit in the elloIiigarl Oirnuit Court against the St. Clair Tumsol Company, oleimine damages of 55,000, for iojuriee rsoaived while at work for the Uumpauy,by, svhiol, be has been permanently crippled. The house occupied by James T, Sturgeon, Bayfield, the property of Rev. Mr. Ryan, took fire Sunday morning and was burned to the ground; said to be fully insured. Tee fire woe ceased by a defective chimney. Mont of the home. hold effects wet() lost. Logs on house, 5400, household offsets, 5302 One day lest week the youngest son of C. 110th, of G,leash!, a lits tuij s:evu,, years of age, shot a splendid specimen of the Created Moaner, which on being opened there was found in its etomaoh a fish over nine inches in length. These birds, Mr. Vieth says, and in snob matters he is an authority, are very dee. tractive to fish, in feet be believes it is their only fond. They resemble in ap pearanoe a duck, hence the mistaken notion that wild ducks destroy many fish. One of the most cold blooded and de- liberate murder's ever committed in the County of Elein was enacted in the gniet little village of Lawrence Station, on the Ab' Line dhisiou of the G. T. R., about twelve.eniles north-west of Sb. Thomas, about three o'slook Wednesday afternoon. The particular+ of the crime are ;-Ser• era' men were employed that afternoon at Widdifield's Pond cutting and storing ins, when a dog, the property of Fred. Glover, started chasing a turkey, the property of George Young, A diepnte arose over this trivial affair, when Young drew a revolver and deliberately shot at Glover four times, one bullet taking ef. feat under the left arm a little above the heart, He lingered for about fifteen minutes and expired. The =udder was promptly arrested and lodged safely be- hind the bars in St. 'Phomas. The resi- dents of tee village were thrown into a great state of excitement when the fact became known, and only for the prompt arrival of Detective Robb. Stiller, of that place, the murderer would undoubtedly have been lynched. As it was he had a close call for bis life, George E. Young, the murderer, is a young man of nether uncouth appearance, with sandy mous. Mahe and wuiskers, and is aged about 25 years, His father, .lames Young, is also a resident of Lawrence. The victim, Fred. Glover, is a young man 21 years of age, son of James Glover, of Port Stan- ley. lIs has been employed in and around then village for some time and was highly respeoted. People We Know. 11. Graham is shill confined to his room, isles. Leslie O'Connor is in town this week. Miss Dolly Shaw is visiting at Lis- towel. Mrs. J. L. Herr was on the sick list thin week. George Broker is visiting at Greenville, Michigan. Mise Teenie Sample is visiting in W i ngban. Miss Blakeman is enjoying a holiday visit at Elmira. Harry Dennis made a brief visit to Chatham this week. Robert Dickson and wife are visiting relatives in Goderiob. Mrs. Jas. Cooper has just recovered from an attack of quinsy. Inspector Robb was in town this week visiting Brussels school. Fred, Tait, of Kinoardine, is visiting with old friends in Brawls. Mies E. E. Kerr was visiting Mrs. A. Bruce, at Bluevale, this week. George Howe and Thee Smith were in Galt this week on a besinose trip. Mies Lily Gordon, of T,uoknow, is visiting her sister, Mrs T. Fletcher. J. R. Smith goes to Toronto next week to attend the Grand Lodge of A. 0. U. W. T. Fletcher has been on the siok list thio week but ie about all right again now, A. M. McKay was on the list of reserves fora few days, suffering with it bad cold. Alex. McNeil had one of hie feet frost bitten and has been compelled to take a holiday. J. 11. Grant, of Winnipeg, is making a holiday visit with relatives and old friends in Bennie. W. J. McOraslten was visiting for a week or so at Walkerton, Banda and other Northern planes, 3. Liaemet, relieving operator, was ab Brussels station for a week, Geo. ilogertb being away on a Visit. Mrs, W. Nightingale and obildren and Mrs. (Dr.) MoNaughton left on Friday for visit to Toronto. Stewarb Orerar, of Langdon, North Dakota, is renewing old acquaintano°s in end around Brnescie. D. Stewnrb and Miss Stewart, of North Eastbope, aro visiting relatives and friends in Brussels and locality. Wi11, Stewart, of Durham. is having a bad tiled with a diseased bone in Ono of his togs. The doctors ware to operate on it bhis week. D. M. Ferguson end wife, of Stratford, and W. Walks.' and wife ofNow hamburg, were in towtt last Snuday attending the funeral of their nice,. Mary Williams. mast Monday morntgJamoe Herr end wife left Brussels for St. Louis, 5tiesonri, where they purpose ineking their home fur the present. Tuts POST joins with their many frisnde here in wishing thorn proonerity. We reereb to boar that Philip Seel talks of removing from Brussels. Rlfohf- llsn is said to be the magnetic spot for him. We wonder when this ono by, one annexation will cease, Canada is a heavy loser every year by it. Alex. Meltmy, Mill e'reet, had his left lets injured le,; w rash Ea, tau are while chopping in the bush. The wound was 0al.sed by the oxo in the halide of a cam. pitmen flying off the handle. The n,jtlry Might tiara easily been worse than it was. t. W. H. KERR, Prop, Additional '.ural News. W. A, el. A, -fu un•tut-ctiou with the Woman's Aueiliare eiiestonery Aeeoeia• Con St. John's church, lirnssels, the following officers were elected for the present year ;-I'residect, firs. Reilly; Vied President, Iiire, J. 112, O'Connor; iteoordiug Secretary, Miss Thompeoa; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Harry James ; Treasurer, Airs.Wm. Blashill ; Mrs. Thos. ltemetull and Mrs. Johnston were appointed members of the Board of 1lfanar;ement„ CO. ()SANDE LOWS :-The annual meeting of the Loyal Orange Connty Lo 1t,e of North 47'i,o0 , a.a L,;1,r, i!: the village of Gerrie on Feb. 7th, 1803. There was a good attendance considering the weather and state of roads. The following ofl'toers were elerted :- W. Uu, elaste,, Bro. John Mooney; Co. Deputy Master, Bro. .Ino. Dana; Co. Chaplain, Bro. John Wilford ; Financial Sea., Bro. J. 8. Stewart ; Recording Sec., Bro. W. J Perkins; Treasurer, Bro. William Magill ; Director of C., 130 Geo. Walker ; Co. L. aturere, virus. lSLuoaauuua and Corny, The next anneal meeting will be held in Wingham, The re ming 12th of July will be celebrated by the County of North Huron in the village of Blyth when a large crowd is looked for. hizevtrt.a (Menetr. - The annual meet- ing of Melville church was held last Monday sfternoon, Rev. Johu Ross in the chair. The following items are taken f,om the printed report ;-Memhsre add- ed during 1892, 24 ; membership at the end of year, 248, The receipts for ordin- ary purposes amounted to $2011.35. which met all eogegemente, reduced the debt on the manse $300, and left a balance or 566.80. For missionary and benevolent ebjeots 5474.47 were raised, making the total for all purposes 92485.- 80. The officers for 1893 are the follow- ing :-Board .1f management, Elder Stewart, (Queen St.) Walter Innes, .lno. Robb, er„ A. M. McKay, Wm. Knoohtel, Jno, B. MOLauohlin, Thos. Davidson, Jas. Dunoan, Wm. Taylor ' Secretary, Daniel Stewart ; Treasurer, J. G. Skene ; Mi-siouary Association, Elder Stewart, Queen St.), Elder MOLauchlin, Mrs. arnhill, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Tufts ; Audi- tors, Walter Incas and D. Stew let -Tan new member., were received into ohnrch fellowship last Sabbath. Warren RATS. The Wingham Advance says ;-Sear'y a couple of a'eelte ag•' two boys went to the back of J. T. Cook's residence and knocked at the door. Mn.s Cook answered the knock, and one of the boys a -ked for Mr. Cools, who tv at in- formed that he was not at home, being in Toronto• the boy, in answer to enquiry, said tvlr. Cook was wanted by a genie - man down town. Mrs. Cook cloyed the door and expected the boys hal left, but instead of doing so immediately they went into a back apartment and took with them a large cage containing a num- ber of white rats, One boy afterwards informed add Bullard that the other heel threatened to "kick" him if he did not help carry the mage. The youths proceeded to the rear of D. Sutherland's residence, where they deposited the cage and put the rats into their pockets. Mrs. Cook, as soon 55 si,e found ant her los, informed the Chief of the theft and of the strange milt of the boys, and he started to work on the case. The rat- steaters had been to J. MaKelvie's in attach of a box to put their booty in, and through othere being in the restaurant ab the time the fact of them having these strange little pats in theirposseseion soon leaked out, and through this the Chid found ont wbo the boys were. PIs then proceeded to the school and oalled one of the boys out, who at first wan quits ignorant of the affair, but the evidence was too much for him and he bold all about it. The rats and cage w, re re- covered and restored to their owner. Mr. Uook being from home, no action was taken in the matter. This petty thieving is too oomrnon an oa0urrenoe, and if the elder of these two boys is naught again in such work he may look for three years at Penebangnisbene. I1 nnomron.-Ou Tuesday, January 17th, Rev. D. L. MoOrae, Ph, D„ eldest son of John McCrae, a well known resi- dent of this locality, wee inducted into the pastorate of th, Presbyberian °Introit at Collingwood Rev. J. A. Rase, of Churchill, preached the sermon, Rev. A. McDonald, of Dcutroon, addri.oed the new pastor and Rev. A. MoGil,vray, of Toronto, spoke to the congregation. Among other things be said :-The pros. anti occasion is one of greet importance to the congregation, the pastor, end in fact to every one. Memory recalls the time when my friend laud I were ordain- ed, I eineorety trust that the relation so happily formed today will be one of riot blessing to you and to him who has been called to the charge of this oon- gregation, 1 d y .nn,:a. nlabiaas. I congratuheartilylatead700 mon'haryt fug the men of 75th choice planed over. sun. T congratulate the 1'resby.[try. of Barrie on the addition of meth a member, and I may oongrabnlebe the town on re- ceiving my old friend as a oitizen. Oa every hand with the providence of God we find room for nothing but oongratul- Won, It was my fortune to be intim- ately acquainted with Mr, Mahrae. I think that I can modestly say that he is a gentleman and of whom provientle has made a Christian gasbletnee, a men who will know no atebinution, a guide and a pastor. Von will esteem him highly foe hie work's sake. I have many pleasant reoalIeobions of the monitors of this congregation, many aro my sohoolmabos, May the relationship established to -day be fruitful to the town and vicinity. A welcome meeting was held in the evening. Altar tea address. os were delivered by a number of minis. ter's extending the right hand of fellow- ship to Mr. iltoCrae. On behalf of the officers and members of the S. School, li'y. Fnrema" presented the now I •weer with an addrsys of welcome. Cram replied expressing his warm in. tercet in S. S. work. IIe also thanked the Berrie Presbytery, the minister; of the town and the 00rrgregatfon for the warm weldote accorded him,