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Locals—J. C. Ayer.
Li aale-0. E. Perry.
Loua18—A, R Smith.
Licenses—J, R. Miller.
Item far Sa1e--7n•eph Clegg,
Local—Poen Publishing House,
New Spring Goode—A. 11. Smith,
Baying and Belling—G. A, Deodman,
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FRIDAY; FEB. 17, 1898.
A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
The Allan Line eteamer Pomeranian,
from Glasgow, Jae. 24, via Moville for
New York, returned to Greenenk, after
losing a number nf her orew and peewee.
gers in a heavy germ. The Pomeranian
was about 1,150 utiles westward from
Glasgow, when she encountered weather
of unusual severity. The gales had in•
creased with trent suddenness, until a
heavy sea unexpectedly swept over the
(leek, carrying everything before it like
an avnlnncbe. The deck saloon, chart
house, the bridge at d the ''oats were
smashed and swept away by the tre-
mendous force of the ,r.,'Perad when
the sen had passed over, the decks were
a emote of ruin land the shrieks of perish-
ing sailors and passengers could be beard
in the waves that surged abont the din.
mantled steamer. Capt. Dalztet had
been on the bridge when the avalanche
struck the vessel. He was swept from
bis post and was dashed against the bol.
warka whets be lay, stunned and 'telp-
less. The mares, John Cook sed Jahn
Ha:ni son, who were an the bridge with
the eoptain, were swept out to sea and
drowned. Besides the first and second
otfi ere named, two quartermaster , two
stewards, fonr first class cabin paseen•
gers and one second cabin passenger per•
ished by drowning. James and Lillian
Gibgmt, of Dalkeith ; Jane Caffery, of
Londonderry, and John St wart, of
•Glneonw, were the 0 et cabin pnesnneers
Best, They were in the deck Return at
the time of the disaster and were hurled
overboard with the ruins of the saloon.
They were never seen egain but survivors
say a despairing cry pierced the air even
a'uirl the thunderous roar of the waters.
Peter Forbes, of Dundee, was the second
.cabin passenger missing, and the stew•
arde were James Pritchard and Fred.
Westbury. The stewards were engaged
at the time in their penal duties when
they were borne off their feet and sw pt
into the sea. Twn ee•,men, P ter Mc-
Lean and Wm. Urxuhart, who were nn
duty at the time, al,o perished. For a
m tel ut after the catastrophe the nur-
vivnre were too stunned to Rot. With
the captain dinabied and the 1st and 2•trl
ofiio ire drowned, there wet, no one for
the moment to civ • orders from wh tm
orders were expected, Every one looked
ehnut to see who was in onmm ed. The
third nffieer quickly brought the orew to
their senses and to •k prompt action to
wave the steamer laud i s Iced of human
freight from further calamity. Al the
instruments for navigation had been
swept away except the ...flier on epees,"
by which the steamer had to be nevi
gated Capt. Dalziel was borne below.
Hi. injuries were fatal and he died an
the following morning. The o.ew clean
ed away the wreckage end the vessel
etarted on its return vel age, makige its
vo sy book slow'v and arr^'elly Groon-
oelt. The anrvivore of paasengere and
crew tt ere in n. very exhanabed o -tradition
after their terrible eeperienoe.
LIMIT,ON8L norelas.
The Pomeranian has arrived in Glee.
tow. From additional amounts relard-
leg the terrible calamity nn Feb. 4th it
appears that niter Captain Dalziel had
b ten ,arried bales neonsoitis the
vesel was brought stimuli by the nrdor of
the °MPceer in commend, and Bent running
before the gale. The crew cleared away.
the deb is and battened down the hatches.
The waves swept over the desk from
stem to stern end floodo 1 the passengers'
quarters. There was no panto and the
crew had everything snug before dark.
The gale continued to rage with fury
until Wednesday last when it abated
aornewhat. On Thursday the weather
again became stormy and grednelly rose
to a horricene, Inistrahull Light, off
the moat northerly pert of the Irish
coast, was sighted on Thursday evening
eon the position of the veseel apoertatned,
Owing to the terrific iveath r it was
iteeeasury to lie to until Friday morning,
wipe the Pomeranian was steered for
Greenock.
• The scene at the burial of Capt. Dal-
ziel was one of the saddest ever witness.
ed at sea. The oaptain breathed his last
on Sunday morning and et midday his
body was committed to the waves. The
strew and passengers stood by, silently
weeping, during the simple and mourn
fel .ceremony Waves were running
m nuttaine high and all felt that they trio
enighb Boon he with their departed cap.
tile. Veteran sailnre, who were on
beard, declare th at during an experience
of thirby yeare, the storm was the worst
they ever encountered. If the ship had
not been staunch and discipline good
they would havefoundred.
Purser L tw wse asked in an interview
why the vessel did not oontinue on ibe
voytee westward. Ile replied that had
not the surviving officer decided to run
Leek none would have been left to tell
th.- tale, One homey sea, he stated,
carried away the two quartermasters
from the wheel, swept away the ohama
'and eompassee and disabled the steering
apparatus. The Pomeranian then
swung her head around and the officers
s •w no alternative but to keep away by
the wind Ms much as possible. Speaking
of the funeral of Capt. Dalziel, Parser
Low said that it was the most solemn
spectacle he had over witnee ed. One
hundred and twenty people were group-
ed around the body, mutely anticipating
their own death, and fol owing with bear•
swimming eyes the remains of their late
commander disappearing in the hungry
waves that seemed to roar for additional
prov
The passengers were delighted on
learning that the vessel was turned back.
Although the discomfort that had been
endured was very great nobody coin.
planed. Everybody looked forward
With eageeneee to the ego arrival en
land, and all wete only too glad to be
alive to oomplain of accommodabione,
The interior of the Pomeranian in badly
damaged and will require axtensvvo re -
padre,
VS'rteee t'or .
Wood famine,
Lot of grain being marketed.
Business good and sleighing also.
Our saw mill is getting in lobe of logs.
Our Iooal buyers have over 3 oars of
hogs on band,
Miss Clara Moffat, from .Blyth, is visit-
ing at It. Miller's.
Metiers. Hamilton c0 Sanderson are
5l1ippint cattle to 'Perm ito market twine
a week now.
Mfrs. J. 1i. Forsyth, of Toronto, ie
home on a visit to her parent., 7, San.
demon and wife.
The poles for the electric light are on
the gronud bet the oontraotore have not
commenced operations. Gibson Bros.
are purchasing the plant,
Our curlers were succeeslul in the
primary competitions 00.1081 Herriston
for the Western Tankard defeating them
by 14 shote. They play the winners of
Chesley vs. Wharton and if enacessfnl in
that triol go to London to compete at
final competitions there.
The Foresters' concert, which tools
plane on Feb. 3rd, owing to the very
stormy weather was not very well attend•
ed and Fes could not make connections
to get here in time so the Forestere are
having another one on Feb. 28th when
Fax will be on hind and Miss Agnea
Bowes, Canada's 'leading e'oeubionist
from Hamilton, So a good time may be
expected,
The Salvation Artny stormed our town
Tuesday of this week with the House.
hold Band and efnjor Baugh. They
mama over From Wing .am but is counter
atbrantion at the rink in the shape of a
oarniv 11 detracted from the attendance,
2 Brass Sande in our torn in one nitdnt
is rather more than we are used t., The
°nnivel tvaa n grand success. the 008.
tomes were well represented and the
skating race was woo by Joe Barnard
with R. Farrell god. J. Sanders, Can
Made champion fanny skater, gave an in -
interesting exhibition of fancy skating
which wa well appreciated.
urtelian 1Ycevv .
Mrs. Mary Ritt, of Carmine township,
is dead at the gr• at ave of 102 years.
Three oar 10515 of urnipe oar week are
shipped from Guelph to the U. S.
P. C. Dezelia, the hero nf, the Raleigh
m trddr, have received several threaten.
ing letters.
Winnipeg cani'aliate are organizinc a
strorie company to manufantnre binding
twine tll, re,
The Brantford Athletio Club hag jest
opened a new and eplendirlly equipped
gymnaniom hndlesee.
'rhe Sten throe 00nnine fnPtnry has an
order from Freeland far 110,000 cans to
fill the nnmi•te season
'Phe Oakville b•tsket factory turns out
8,500,010 h, nkete in the year, and em-
ploye some 40hands the ve•r round.
We. Mary Raver, aged 91, elinned nn
an icy walk in St 0 •tharinee a few days
a to and suebaine 1 injuries which calved
death.
The nee inert berme far the sanity of
Oxford. nt Woodstock, was o,wnel by a
grans hall 'rnnday night, which wan a
brilliant effeir.
An attempt was made nn Friday night
of last week tin burglarize the pent nfline
in eimnne. The night clerk atv,ke aid
soared the thief off
W. H. Taylor, Wallterton, wants 55,-
0"0 dammar for injuries received by his
dengliter at the G. T. R. station at Walk-
erton, and has issued a ttrit.
' pother effort was made in ffemiltnn
City Council Monday night ti 11 .P the
number of liqunr 'inensee rednned, but
the aldermen voted the other way
One hundred and forty new anlinitnre
were admitted in Ontarin daring 1592,
while 180 either died, left Ontario or
gave ne mediae during the tame pe•iod.
D F, Stewart, of Ailsa eleaie, loath an
imported mare, valued ah 0900. the ether
day melee to her having filen thrnugh
the arable floor to the settle she•ls be.
neath.
The Kent Onttnty Council tae mete
grant ef$800 to the widow of the hate
Rnhert Rankin, who lost hie life while
attempting to arrest the Freem to gang
in Raleigh.
Rev. Mestre, Crossley and Hunter have
completed a four weeks' etay at Thorold,
in which time 409 persona profeesed con-
version, Sunday they began services at
Sparta, and from there they go to the For
Metropolitan ohurah, Toronto.
"Brant" writing in the Expoeitnr, of
Brantford, says :—"Y a will be snrprisod
to learn that the hotelkeeper has rendered
an account for 5175 for the lunch pro
vided the oovernor•General during the
oaaasion of his repent visit—one hundred
end sixty dollars, or five and a -half dol
lare per head for each man that was
there. The thing is perfeotly preposter-
ous. Whoever consumed 55 50 worth, 00
the half of that, on the nocasion referred
to? 1 thick the ratepeyre have a per.
feet right to make a kick against this
kind of thing. It is rather too much of
a good thing."
T, Easton, ; • tin h:r. 1'.easant Roarl,
Brantford, had a boy employed from the
Ile nardo Ilene named A. Events On
Friday he missed the lad and $25 in
cash as well. There is 110 clue as to
where the young scamp has gone,
Mr., Norman Fetterley, a yonng near•
ried woman, and her brother, &seaph
Mitchell, were drowned nbont five o'clonk
Stitnrday evsnlug in Gull River, about
half a mile above the village of Minden,
Out. They, with a rempa. •ett, ^tlee
Best, were stressing the river in a small
punt, and when out from the ahoro the
punt ailed and sank. Mise Bast man-
aged to else to some tee and was resumed
s 1 w
after being in the water t some minutes.
The bodies have been reoovered. Mrs.
Fetterley leaves a fancily of two young
child rot,
E. C. Pickard, deaf mate, employed in
the Paisley Advnnate ofline, met with en
unfortunate accident the other day. He
was engaged in running the treadle job
press, when he got hie right hand caught
between the bed end the platen of the
machine. Ordinarily this is a very
tight plane for a sheet of paper, and the
pressure was very damaging 50 the hand
blies caught. The bone in the back of
the heed, above the index finger, wee
broken through about an inch from the
knneklo, and all the fingers badly crushed
be no other bones broken.
The gang •d maakett and armed day•
light robbers who daring the lash five
weeks Have omnmitted a couple of r•-li•
ber'se in jewelry stores nt Toronto and
attempted the robbery of a bank. and
finally returned a box of the stolen
jewelry to one of the burglarized stores
with a note of defiance to the detectives,
have all been in jail sinoe early Monday
morning of last week. The evidence
against the trine is complete and nver-
v eel ming. '^hp Pantnr' le th• work
principally nf Aotfng Detective Doman.
Be had a hint that pet him on the
*vete) in regard to a tonne married men
named Bennett living in the en•t ens.
He noticed three then in the habit of
frequenting the hnu e and shadowed
them to their different residencies. Two
of them were brothers named Kelly,
alias; Arober, who lived toiebhnr, egad 21
and 20, and the third named Norris, a
young married man of 44. Bennett. the
leader of the gang, i8 25. Duman, nee
onmpariied by an officer, went to Ben.
nett's bonne, who refused admission nn•
lees they bad a warrant. The detective
produced the warrant and the inveetiga-
tion revealed not only the revolvers,
elenesbote and other appliances of hhe
trade, but a quantity of the stolen vale.
shies. Bennett, his wife and baby were
taken tnjail and then it strong body of
ofliners made fiat the Masers of the three
others supposed to hn implicated. Thee
w ire all found sleeping in bed, each of
them with a 1 Laded revolver, whioh, how•
ever, they had no champ of using.
Masks end eandhaee were found in their
roams. None of the four in -,de any at-
tempt at resistance. The wife and baby
of Bennett were allowed to gn home
when the three armomelic s had been
arrested. A. second visit to Bennett's
house tlleoovered valise from Ammon
Davin, the jeweler first robbed. hidden in
a heap of snow curar0 the back done.
The valise was opened and found to con•
lain a large quantity of jewelry.
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MING INTEREaTi
Having secured the absolute control of M. II. Dirge & Son's
Celebrated process of Wall Papers and I3angings, I am -opening out
a FULL STOUR` in my new shop, one door North of Gillies &
Smith's Bank. My stock is all new and well selected, every design
being patented since Oct. lst, 1892, 20 Full Sets to choose from.
Also hill lines of Cheap Canadian and American Papers. Elegant
Borders and Ceilings. Full lines of Window Shades and Springs
of Latest l)esignu,
Painting in all its Branches carried on as usual. Shop Blinds
and Awnings a Specialty.
W. RODDICK,
House, Sign, Carriage and Ornamental Painter,
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO.
We agree not to sell our lines to any other Dealer in I3russcls
for 1898.
M. H. ]3IJ.IGE & SONS, Buffalo, Y. Y.
20.
Sm ro s
y1FO�,Ml "i,.
Returns,,
ns ,v'
is to the front with a full line of new Goods consisting of General
Groceries, Crockery and Glassware, Canned Goode, Flour and Feed,
and everything generally kept in a first-class Grocery. I and pre-
pared to meet the requirements of the public in a straightforward
manner. Call and stye before buying elsewhere.
Cash Paid for
III 'hest Price for Butter and Poultry.
My Motto is Small Profits and Quick Returns. (loping to merit
it share of your Patronage and Confidence, I am
Yours, &e„
J. EA.1VIEli
R.
Geo. Beaker's old Stand
orES THIS INTEREST YOU
Your money buys more than it would ten days ago in (marble lines. Your life can
be made pleasanter by the coneeianeneds that you ere dualities in the very
best and most economical way We will nave you many dollars on desirable
Bargeinein
Boots and Shoes, Rubbers, Overshoes, Rubbers and Socks,
Trunks, Valises, Groceries, Provisions, c@c.
A few figures to aonvinoe you that it is our intention to make the month of Febru•
ary the best in our selling experietoe
Men's Laced Boots
Men's Laced Boots
Men's Laced Boots
Men's Gaiter Boots
Men's Overshoes
Men's Wool Lined Overshoes
'.ten's Amenieat Rubbers
\fen's Sooke sed Rubbers
Men's Loog Leather Boots
Men's Felt Boots
Women's Laced Boots
Woman's Leaved Boobs
Ladies' Buttoned Boots
Ladies' Fine Buttoned Boots
Ladies' Dongolo Buttoned or Lace
Boots
Ladies' Over••hoes some sizes
Ladies' Fine Oxford shoes
Zadie•' Slippere
Children's Slippers
Children's Boots
'I' B+.
$ 50
75
1 00
1 00
90
1 00
35
1 25
1 00
1 00
50
65
75
1 011
1 25
50
50
20
20
25
It DI fee
Men's Slippers
Boy's So1,5 Leather Boots
Boy's Luny; Boots 2 to 5
Boy's Rubbers
Roy's Rubbers for Socks
C lbs Good Japan Tea
12 Ilia T, -a Batistes
5Ibe. Good Black Tea
20 Ibs Granulated Sugar (Best)
8 le- Pot Barley
20 Ibs, Bird Seed
Canned Peaches 2 for
4 Ones Cern, Peas, Tomatoes
3 Sardines
8 the, Starch
4 Packages Cornstarch
2 Bottles Pickles
2 Ween Boards
2 Brooms
2 Pails
2 25c. Bars Soap
- CA.fee .
See Our 50c and 75c. Shoe Counters.
25
50
75
85
60
51 00
1 00
1 00
1 e0
25
1 00
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
H. VT. JE SSOP, - BLY T I3.
CHAT MVO
FERGUSO &RUINS
17, 1893
Alex5 A. Hose.
Great
BAROAM`�
Store.,
Brussels.
If there is one thing that
will delight the heart of Man
Woman or Child,
It's a Bargain.
We have 11een letting you
know from time to time,
through this paper, of the
Bargains we are giving in
General Dry Goods,
Readymade Clothing,
Ion's Furnishings,
Vic,, 86c, •
A great number have been in
to test the genuineness of our
Sale and invariably they went
away satisfied. Wo know this
is a bad season of the year ; that
money is scarce, but we must
have it, and have it quick, so the
Greater the Sacrifice.
We moved the stock here to clear
it out and it MUST be done.
15 Dress Patterns at $2 00, regular prices $5.00 to $7 00 We will make it an ob-
10 C° 2.50, 15 5.00 to 10 00 ject for you to pur-
5 pas plain & fancy all wool 88 in. wide, 20c., reg'r price 85c. to 500 chase now and
from us,
10
10
" 24
" 24
18c., `,
15c., 25c. to 300
if
10c., "• 15e. to 20c
10
24
85c. to 40c
LADIES
Do you Want Value in Dress Goods ? I.f so
call on us for Bargains.
We have put the knife into prices and hays cut
Profits in many lines out of sight.
NEW SPRING
Sliirtin gs,
Prints,
Ginghams,
Cottonados, Table Linens, J3leached Cottons,
Flannelettes, Table Napkins, Factory Cotton,
Totvelings, Table Covers, Shootings.
Early Inspection Invited.
FERGUSON &
HALLIDAY.
You don't need to take
word for it, ask anyone who
been here, or bettor, come
see for yourself. We mean
our
has
and
BUSINESS.
'MAN TAKEN AS Cl11l
ALEX.A.ROSE
Garfield Ileum
Brussels,