HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1893-3-10, Page 1Vol. 20. No. 34.
Grey Council Meeting,
The Connell mot at the Township
Ball, Ethel, on March 4th, pursuant to
adjournment, members all present, the
Beebe) in the chair. Minutes of loot
heating wero rend and approved,
Communication from the Chairman of
the Dominion Allied= re prohibition —
no action taken 111 the Matter.
The Engineer's report re exponents for
work clone in connection with the Mo•
Noeland's award, was received and read
over. Said report not being satisfactory
the Clerk was instructed to write to Me.
Bolton for an itemized assonant of the
wort, done by him in connec-
tion with the saicl award. Moved
by A. 0. Dames, seconded by
James Tur•Oball that lot 23, son. 4, be
detached from school section No. 5 and
attached to S. S. No. 5. Carried.
James Hogg applied to have lot 5, con.
8, detached from S. 8. No. 4 and attach-
ed to S. S. No. 8. Angus Shaw applied
to have lot 10, non. 5, and lot 12, son, 8,
detached from S. S. No. 3 and attached
to S. S. No. 0, and also to havo lot 15,
oon. 3, detached from S. S. No. 4 and at-
tached to S. S. No. 0. Moved by. A. C.
Dames, seconded by Thomas Ennis that
the Clerk be instructed to notify all
parties interested to attend the next
meeting of Council, when a hearing will
be give» them in the matter. Carried.
Petition of Donald McQuarrie and 25
others praying that a new School Section
he formed out of parts of S. Sections :io.
1 and No. 7, the school house to be situ-
ated at lot 10, in the 0th oon. Moved by
A. C. Dames, aeponded by Thos. Emus
that the Clerk be instructed to notify all
parties iuteeeetod for the next meeting of
Council. Carried. The Auditors' re.
port of receipts and expenditures for 18112
was laid on the table and examined by
the Council. ,Moved by Walter Oliver,
seconded by Thomas Ennis that the
Auditors' report be adopted, that the
Clerk be instructed to publish the ab.
strict in Tnis Bergsma l'osT. Carried.
Moved by Thomas Ennis, seconded by A.
C. Danes that the °entr'eat foe printing
for 1893 bo grauted to W. IL Eorr on the
same terms as last year. Carried. By-
laws Nos. 35 and 30 were read over the
necessary number of times and passed.
Moved by Walter Oliver, seconded by
James Tornboll that the following ac-
counts be paid. Carried. James Mitch.
ell jr., gravel, 51.44 ; Dr. Fargueon,
medicine and medical attendance to Jas.
Logan, an indigent, 551.2.00 ; James
Bowers, gravel, $2.55 ; George Coats,
gravelling on siderond between lots 20
and 21, oon. 8, 510.22 ; Frank Miller,
gravel, 513,20 ; John Dougherty, balance
for gravelling at lot 31, con. 10, $1.00 ;
Jacob Kreuter and Alex. Stewart, salary
ae Auditors, $10.00 oaob. John Steins,
removing snow off bridge at lot 4, sou.
12, 52.50 ; Joseph Ames, two cords dry
wood for Hall, $1.00 ; Alex. Stewart,
snppliee to Logan family, indigents,
05.00. Council then adjourned to moot
again at Dames' Hall, Cranbrook, on
\Vecinesday, the 5th day of April.
Wet. SPENca, Cleric.
Brussels Council.
The regular monthly meeting of the
village Council was held on (Monday
evening, All the members present ex.
cent Councillor McCracken.
Minutes of last meeting read and
passed.
The following accounts were present-
ed :—
Mrs. Stewart, charity, $ 4 00
Mrs. J. Blashill, charity, 4 00
J. Y. S. Kirk, auditor,
J. N. Kendall, auditor,
Jno. Brondfoot, on salary,
T. Kelly, Treas. sal. and mis„
Jae. Roes, Col. salary and mis.,
W. MoEwan, Fire Department,
J. Wright, street improvement,
Mrs. Couper, charity,
Mrs. Wallace, charity,
Wm. James, Fire Department,
Jas, Wilkinson, fuel, Town Hall,
R. Nichol, fuel, Town Hall,
8 00
27 00
46 00
45 00
1 25
1 26
4 00
2 00
5 00
5 25
4 50
Mrs. Wallace, charity, 1 00
L. MoNehl, taxes remitted, 1 50
Mrs. Williams, charity, (Mrs. New.
sou,) 0 25
Ed. Melsom, Fire Department, 5 00
Mrs. Williams, oharity, (Mrs. Sin•
olair,) 7 50
R. MoNaughtou, Fire Department, 1. 76
Ed. McNaughton, " " 2 00
D. McDonald, " " 25
K. Scott, " ., 8 00
Jos. Button, " " 1 25
J. Lott, " " 1 26
Moved by Geo. Thomson, seconded by
1Z. Roes that above accounts be paid.
Carried.
Moved by Jno. Wynn, seoonded by
Geo. Thomson that the use of the town
scales for the balance of 1893 be let by
publio auction, at the Calibre' Hotel, on
Tuesday, 14111 Met, at 2 o'clock, the
sum to bo paid quarterly in advance.
Cnrried.
The Auditors' report for 1802 was
presented, examined and accepted, the
abetraot to reoeive one publication in
Tun PosT, on motion of Councillors Rose
and Thomson.
An application was. read from .7. C.
Halliday in the matter of general utility
08500)• for Brume's.
Moved by R. Rose, oeoonded by Geo.
Thomson that Jno. Broadfoot ho re-
engaged as caretaker of engine, constable,
,4c., dm., et the same salary as last yoar,
the ringing of the town bell, al '7 and 19
a. m., and 1 and 0 p, m., to be added to
his duties. Carried.
The Counoil then adjourned.
J. Stanury, of Now South Wales, who
for the last three years bee hold the
sculling champiouohip of the world, has
sailed from Sydney foe San Francisco in
the SS. Alameda.
The entrice Cor Canacla'e biggest race
are given. Tweutythroe provinoo'hrods
are down to emntosl for Ilei "1\Iajeoty'e
guineas, and a rare race it promises to
be. All the cracks of Ontario are In the
Iiot. he estimated value of the o9eut
will be 51000, (195
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, F]IDAY, MARCH
LRLISSELbh PCBLIO KUM..
910x'1'11 Ll' ELI 11I NATION ussl'pIt'r.
Tho following ie the standing of the
pupils of Brussels Public School as rho•
(ermined by the February Examination.
The 11011tee of the pupils are arranged in
01110005 ea follows ;—Class 1, those who
have obtained over 86%; Class 2, those
between 55 and liJ"y; ; Class 8, those be-
tween 45 and 55%; Class 4, those be-
tween 33 and 45% ; Claee 6, those below
83ee, The names fn the various °lasses
are arranged in order of merit.
1(0031 1.
Piwrn CLAse.--Class 1—W. Armstrong,
Class 2-1), Smith, J. Duncan, W.
Stewart.
Class 3-0. Irwin.
Claes 4-0. Smith, D, Stewart.
Class 6—J. Howe, I). Nott, S. Me -
Louth l in.
S10N1on Ponirru,--Class 1—None.
Clase.2—Maud Cliffe, T. Gerry, R.
Fletcher, P. Wilson, W. Leatherdslo.
Class 3—Leon Jackson, G. Crooks, K.
Coueloy.
Class 4—May Shaw, Clara hunter.
JUNIOR Ironrrn.--Class 1—Frank
Smith, Timms Webster. F. Purdy, E.
MuLauchlin, Percy Cliffe.
Class 2—Geo. Watt, Lizzie McLennan,
Myrtle Nott,
Close 3—Ira Gerry, Ella Ainley, Tenn
Smith, Lorne Dunford, Annie Seel,
Chian. Kendall, Lizzie Leatherdale.
Claes 4—M. Booker, fanny Lowers,
Daniel Stewart, Georgie Howe, Elsie
Jackson, Wm. Ainley, Wm. Watt, Lida
Crooks.
Class 6—Angie McAlpine, R. Hinds,
Clara McCracken, Norman Hill.
Absent, A. Firm, P'. Gilpin, M. Mc•
Neil, R. McCracken.
J. 11. Camsnoes, Principal.
noon 2.
Sexton 31(11 C1..tss.--Class 1 --Carrie
lthngston, I610ma Varcoe, Dalby Ken-
dal 1.
Class 2—Lena Broker.
Claes 3—Ilarry Cliffe, Nettie Smith,
Fred, llaycroft, Lizzie Elliott, Logue
Pringle.
Class 4—Fred, hunter and Ida Frain,
(egaal), Thomas Ford, Garfield Van -
atone.
Claes 51 --Eddie Grower, Walter Mc-
Kay and Joseph McKay, (equal), Lewis
Reid, CIntt'lie Miller, Arthur MoNaugh.
ton. Herbert Dennis, absent.
Jnymu 8g), CtAee.—Class 1—Edna
Dennis, Nellie Putland.
Class 2—Lizzie Downing, Mary Friend-
0hd3.
Class 3—George McCullough, Ella
Scott, Garfield Broker, Robert Crozier.
Class 4 --George Miller, Centeno 19111•
loy, Thomas Kelly.
Class 6—Ida Blashill, Henry Smith,
Jennie Forsyth. Jennie Edwards,
Annie Atwood, Charlie Heist, Clara
Beam, Jessie Grieve, Alex. Ross, absent.
Aim BRADEN, Teacher.
noon 8,
Jn.3en CLASS.—Class 1-3. Pickard•
son, M. Deadman, H. Hunter,( I. Crooke.
Class 2—E. Heinbly, K. Smith, W.
Broadfoot.
Claes 3-13. Edwards, G. MoLauchlin,
W. Agar, AT. 1Tayoroft, I -t. McMartin, J.
Kelly.
Class 4—T. l toLauchlin, T. Agar, A.
Lowry, [T. Crozier, A. Putland,] 1I.
Downing, J. Ward.
Class 5—W. Grieve, J. Driver, J.
Smith.
Absent—W. Murr, E. LeBoo, L, Mc-
Cullough, M. Williamson.
Seoox» C1.Ass.—Class 1—Ethel Ken-
dall, Fred. Finn, Edie McCullough.
Class 2—Percy Watt, G. MoISay,
Susie Forsyth, Christina Milloy.
Class 3 --Leo Curry, Arnold Jonas,
Mary Forsyth, Edwin Webster.
Class 4—Eva Smith, Eddie Murr, S.
Ward.
Class 5—Walter Frain, W. Shine,
Mary Hunter, S. Driver, A. Kerr.
Absent—W. McMillan, H. Downing,
O. Ironstone, J. McMartin, B. Hunter.
Miss Dowses; Teacher.
ROOM 4.
SENIOR PART 2ND, -0l ee 1—Ida Zil•
liax, Edith Walker, Willie Good, Lily
Hinds.
Class 2—Annie Putland, Fannie
Thomson, Annie McKay, Milton Mc-
Guire, Bertie Dembly and Charlie Zil-
liaz, (equal).
Claes 8—Carrie Edwards, Charlie
Rfoharde, Lily Seel, Cleveland Broker,
Leslie Korr.
Juxlot PART 2ND,—Claes 1—Peter
Smith.
Class 2—Norma Vanetone, Harold
Perry, Robbie Burgess.
Class 3—Maggie Soott, Brine Scott.
Glass 4—Eddie Lowry, Beryl Putland,
Florence Armstrong.
Class 5—Myrtle Hunter, Stella For.
syth, Annie Lowry, Nelson Williamson.
Absent, Charlie Frain, Lucy Sinclair,
May Kennedy.
Miss Coornn, Teacher.
Sporting News.
Smith defeated Goddard at Now
Orleans on March 8rd, in 18 rounds after
looking like o loser for 17 rounds. It
was a fierce battle. The odds wore 5 to
1 o1 Goddard.
Two rinks !from Henoall played the
Seaferth merlon Thursday afternoon of
last week at Seaforth and wore beaten
by six shots. Score : Seafortb 08,
Hemel' 82.
The announcement Wee made at To.
ronto 0u Friday of last week that Spald.
hag and Bro., of Now York, will give
valuable pennants to be competed for by
olttbe in any regularly organized baseball
league 1» Canada, The flags will be as
handsolne as possible and will have the
winning club's nano worked on them.
The conditions are that longues be nom•
posed of four or five clubs, each oiub to
play not lose than twelve games. Spafd•
ing has left the distribution of trophies
to A. N. Garrett, the weil-known 'Vareiby
900011(1 baseman, w1)0 will furnish pea.
0pootiv0 leaguers with any information
ueeo09ary.
EAST HVttiN ('t1NSictoet'rl 511(4.
The anneal meeting of the floot Iluron
I,ibervet Cnnset•vatives 16(10 held at Wiug.
1(11111 011 Punestay, March 7111, W. 11.
Cragg, Proei lout, in the chair.
The eleution of offioore resulted as
follows :----
Dr. C. Chisholm, \Yingling), Presi•
dent, Mr. Clegg deoliuiug the
position ;
Jae. Tlullnine, Bluovalc, Vico-Pros'.
dent;
R. L. Taylor, lirnssels, Secretary ;
John Manna, Wingham, Treasurer ;
The following Vico-Presidents for the
different municipalities were elected :—
Wingham, R. C. Sperling ;
Turuberry, Robert Musgrove ;
Morris, John Mooney ;
Brussels, B. Gerry ;
Grey, E. Bryans ;
Wroxeter, Wm. Wilson ;
Howiok, Wm. Doig ;
Blyth, P. Kelly ;
MoKillop, T.16. Mayes ;
1Iullo%t, John Britton ;
An Esocntivo Committee woe appoint.
od, consisting of two members from each
municipality.
A.ddresees were delivered by the re-
tiring President, the new °Moors, and A.
II. Musgrove.
The meeting closed after adopting
resolutions of roniidence in the Dominion
Government and in the Leader of 111e
Opposition in the Local Legislature.
The following rosolutione were adopt.
ed :—
Moved by R. L. Taylor, seconded by
Dr. Chisholm that the Liberal Conserve..
timeof 11(100 Iluron desire to place on
record their continued and undiminished
confidence in the present Dominion Ad•
ministration and the policy of protootion
to national industries, that while they
have unlimited faith in the system ex•
amplified by the National Policy, they
aro of opinion that the wisdom of the
Government has boon practically illus-
trated in 4he rodent reduction of the
duties on coal oil and binder twine,
which, while leaving those industries
properly safeguarded against destruction
by foreign oompetition, has removed to
a certain extent a burden from a largo
portion of the consuming population of
the country. That while regretting the
retirement of Sir John Abbott from the
Leadership of the Government, they are
glad to know that his mantle has fallen
upon a worthy successor, in the person
of Sir John Thompson, whose recognized
ability and honesty of purpose as a
statesman, are ample pledges to the
people of this country that the success-
ful administration of public) affairs, and
the safety of the publio welfare are
beyond question.
A resolution of confidence in W. R.
Meredith, Leader of the Opposition in
the Legislature, was moved by W. H.
Clegg, seconded by Jas. Perkins and
carried unanimously.
AN ANCIENT MIME, 21.1 %AIRS 01,1).
Seven generetione in one family. One
of the relies of the late C.V. Benson. At
the residence of Rorblaud Benson, in the
township of Sopbiasburgh, county of
Prince Edward, may be seen au old relic
in the shape of a Bible. It was printed
in the holland Dutch language at Am-
sterdam iu the years 1618.1010. It has
beeu handed down in the Benson family
for six generations, the youngest son
falling heir to 14. This book is no small
volume, it being 14 inohes long, 9 fnofles
wide, and 0 inches thick. It has orna-
mental brass corners, some of which
have worn off. There has also been
brass clasps, which have been broken.
The board covers have been split, but
have been fixed by recent generations
with slabs put aoross them, which have
been nailed and clinched. The leaves of
the book have turned quite brown with
age. The book contains an Index, the
Old Testament, Apocrypha, Concordance
and Now Testament. The 'chapters are
numbered by using the Roman numerals,
the Dntoh style of letters being used.
The verses are numbered by English
figures. There are several mope, most
of them torn, and several leaves bdth in
the front and back of the book are gone.
There are no autographs written by any
of the former generations, or if there has
been they have been torn out. On a
whole it shows its antiquity. As for the
book being in the Benson family for '7
generations, Matthew Belson, it U. E.
Loyalist, canto from the II. S. about the
year 1783 and settled in Prince Edward
Co. He was a Dutchman and could read
this Bible, and he said he was the third
generation of youngest sons that the
book had been handed down lo, which
would mean that he woe the fourth
generation that had had this book. Tho
boob has probably come to America
shortly after it was printed, for the
Dutch portion of America was given to
England in a treaty of peace between
England end Rolland, 1870. After this
the Dutch would not be so likely to come
to Amerioa. It evidently stayed in the
United States for a hundred years or
more, and then came with Matthew
Benson to Canada about the year 1783.
Matthew Benson's youngest sons were
twins, namely Richard and John 33e» -
eon. The Bible after Matthew's death
was disputed as to the owner, and some.
times it was in 0110 fatally and sometimes
in the other. It teas taken from John
Bonson's family and given to W. H.
Benson, the youngest son of Richard
Bausou, lie by moving about the
country, the book got ill sh angeve bands.
Portland Benson, grandson of John Bow
son, found the book end pueohasod it
book into John Benson's family from
Rev. W. D. P. Wilson. Portland Boneon
is the youngest son of the lata 0. V.
Benson, The Biblo'e lineage would be,
Matblew Benson, a U. E. Loyalist, was
the third generation oe youngest sons,
fourth generation that had possessed the
boort, John Benaon, his youngest son,
Cornelius V. Benson, his second eon,
Portland Benson, his youngest son,
John Benson's youngest son was Richard
Batson, who died in his youth. Held.
Maud Benson was the- next y01111004,
and hie youngest sus le Arkla»d Belson,
10, 1893
1110 eighths' heir. He at present ie iu
Australia, too far away to lay any Maim
to the book. Thie Bible is truly an
ancient ratio, its equal would be heard to
find in this new country. In olden time
tllinge wore made substantial, so as to
last for ages, and prized for their age,
but 41116 new country and these last
generations have too mush love for
change, and s greater desire for things
that are now, to preserve anything that
is old. And their 1,0 think that It hoe
been for seven generations in dine family
chows that for this length of then they
have been true converts to the Christian
faith, if not always a true follower of
Christ. It also shows that they have
been true to their prinoiples, in as much
as, Ieaving their ancient home, Holland,
for America, and again leaving the
United Statue for Canada, simply for
their love of true priuoiplee. What
greater evidooe could wo ask for their
love of truth, which was taught in the
book they preserved and cherished.
(::i.(L.L(I) 1L1L N o vvee.
Natural gas will be piped from Kings
villa to Windsor.
For its eine Paris has liner churches
than any pities) in Ontario.
The grand Orange lodge of Mauitoba
will meet in Winnipeg this week.
The old drill shed at Brantford has
been razed to the ground. The etruature
has boon up 25 Nears and wet $3,000.
Col. George Denison, of Toronto, bee
been chosen president of the Imperial
Federation League to succeed Sir Leon -
and Tilly.
The Conservatives of South Middlesex
met at Delaware on March 0 to sel•
eat a oaudidato to contest the mat for the
Oommous.
W. W. Hilborn will plant 7,000 peach
trees on the farm recently purchased
from klaxon R Maxon, near Leamington,
as soon as spring opens.
The Berlin Musial Society are at pre-
sent negotiating with the musical com-
mittee of the World's Fair to have the
band go to the Chicago Exposition.
When Mies Piggot, of the 9111 con. ,
East Zorra, and her sister were driving
home from Woodstock the other day,
and while passing a load of woad their
cutter upset iu the deep snow and she
was thrown against the sleigh. One of
her ears were out off,
A. little boy, son of Hugh Hamilton, of
.Hibbert, was playing with a cent in his
mouth the other day, when it aoaideatal-
ly slipped down his throat. The coin
had been filed down 00 about the size of
a ten -cent piece and it is not thought
there will be much trouble in the mat-
ter.
There is a good deal of poverty in Dart-
mouth, N. S., this winter. A good many
applications have been made to the over-
seers of the poor for relief, and the funds
of °heritable institutions aro exhausted.
Quite a number of laboring men cannot
get work and cannot maintain their
families.
The 3•year-old son of Mr. Cassidy,
Wyoming, accidentally fell into a tub of
boiling water the other day. The mother
being out of doors at the time heard the
wild cries of her clhild and ran to his
respite and upon removing the steaming
clothes the tender skin of the poor child
dropped in one cluster to the floor. The
little sufferer lingered four days in um
told pain, when death carne to his re-
lief.
A shipment of sharp tailed groase, a
species of prairie ohiolceu, but which take
quite readily to woodland, was made a
few days since through the Dominion
express company, from Manitoba to
London. Six pairs were included in the
shipment and the birds are to be placed
on the:Homey shooting reserve as soon
as good weabher prevails, with the object
in view of stocking the reserve with this
°lase of game.
While two sons of Henry Cook, of
East Selkirk, Mau., were playing up.
stairs, one of them, 7 years old, twisted
a clothes line that was hanging from the
oeiling around his neck and got on the
cradle and jumped off. He remained
there for some time until his little three•
year-old brother told his mother, who
was down stairs, of the ceourrence.
When the mother went up stairs her son
was hanging lifeless from the ceiling.
Daniel Mcf\iiohml, the venerable police
officer of Markham village, and his wife
died within a few hours of each other.
The other evening, while seated at the
tea table, Mr. MaMiobmi was suddenly
stricken with paralysis and and fell book
unoonecioue. Eight hours later Mrs.
MaMioloml, who had been suffering from
a nervous complaint, suddenly expired,
the direct cause being+ the bursting of a
blood vessel in the brain. Mr. Mc-
Michael lingered for bwentyfour hours,
when lee passed away, not having learned
that hie wife had gone before him.
Hon, David Mills is not anything if he
is not sincere in his publio utterances.
Following is one of the Hon. David's
many good sayings :—"Each year every
local paper gives from 5500 to 55,000 in
free linea for the benefit of the oon.
inanity. No other agency oon or will do
this. The editor, hi proportion to hie
means, hoes more for his town than any
other ten non. and in all fairness, man
With man, be ought to be supported, be-
muse a local paper is the hest invest.
neat it community can make. 11 may
nob be wombed with great facts, but
finanoielly it is more of -n benefit, than
both a preacher and a tea°hoe. Editors
do mere work for less pay than any other
men 011 earth."
A rather unusnat eight (vas afforded
citizens by the C. P. R, ab Woodsbook in
the shape of two old locomotives and a
oaboo0o, which wore being shipped over
the Canadian Pacifia from England to
the World's Pair. The coach was per.
halls the most interesting of the three
reline of early railroad history. Ib is
about the size of an ordinary omnibue,
with two VOWS of seats built on either
side and fading eaoh other. Porhaps ten
or twelve passengers might bo ncootnono.
dated in it. Tho lnoomobivee were named
the Stanton and the Albfon ; they wore
built in England, the ono in 18118 and the
other in 1864, The odd feature about
one of thein was that the fireman and
the driver nroupied separate °robs, tet
either and of tho engine. The propelling
palm of these locomotives would be lase
than one tenth of the power exerted by
the locomotive of today.
The Dominion Grange has 00101061e4
its animal 900010n nt Toronto, and elect.
ed the following officers for the year ;—
Master, Peter'LT011stnll, of 1'ordwiob
Overseer, Dawson Kennedy, of Peter.
hero ; Sooretary, R. Wilkie, Illenheim ;
Treasurer, George hood, Sunshine;
Leoturer, D, G. Mackenzie, Clinton ;
Chaplrtiu, J. 1I. B. Moore, Sarnia ;
Steward, James Slteooh, Corinna ;
Assistant, John Cowan, Vine ; Gate-
keeper, Lyman Henry, of Sombre. The
Executive Committee will consist of
Henry Glendenning, of "Manilla ; Jabal
Robinson, of Middlomaroh, and Master
Hepens0ail. The anditors are I. N.
Kaiser, of Rapier, and James Allis, of
Newbridge. The members of the exec»•
five, the master and the secretary and
Dawson Kennedy, wore appointed repre-
sentatives of the order in Canaria at the
World's Fair. The Grange will meet In
Toronto in 19194,
Gete(et•a(1 1V (-♦vr~..
Typue fever still prevails in meat et
the large cities of Mexico.
Rev. Dr. Tamnge announces that he
does not expect to leave the I3ro,ldyn
tabernacle.
The Irish Nationalists of New York
last week celebrated the 115th anniver-
sary of the bird( of Robert Isrnmet.
A Crow ludian terrorized Wilsey,
Mont, for several hones on Thursday,
but was finally shat dead by a ranch.
mon.
John Glespie, a millionaire lumber.
man and horse owner of Stillwater, Min„
was killed in a railway accident on Sat•
urday afternoon,
Ex -President Tlnrrieon, meow/mind
by the members of his family, left Wash.
ington for Indianapolis on a special train
on Saturday afternoon.
A resolntiou in envoy of extending the
provincial franehiee to women was de-
feated in the Manitoba legislature
Thursday night by a vote of 28 to 11.
Cyclones have already oommenoed
operations in the southern states and
much damagehas been done to property,
while a number of lives have been lost.
The Marino Engineers' Aesnciation of
America are endeavoring to prevent the
licensing of British subjects m engineers
of the newly Americanized fast steam•
ars New York and Paris.
Both houses of the Washington legis•
lature have passed a bill making it uu•
lawful in that state to manufacture, buy,
sell or give away or to have in one's pos.
session cigarettes or cigarette papers.
In criminal wort at Pittsburg on Sat-
urday Judge Stowe passed sentence on
the convicted partici/mute in the 1tome•
stead poisoning case as follows :—Demp-
sey and Beattie, each seven years ; Gal-
lagher five years and Davidson three
years in the penitentiary.
The Salvation Army paraded the
streets of Segivaw the other day carry-
ing
arrying only a British flag and aroused the
patriotic zeal of Pollee Clerk Wentworth,
who told the officers in most emphatic
terms that they must carry the Amari.
oan flag along with the other,
Oue hundred leading society people of
Columbus, ladies and gentlemen, have
been summoned to appear in court chard.
ed with gambling, hoeing played pro-
gressive euohre at their homes. The
action is brought in revenge by proles•
stoned gamblers who were recently ex:
posed.
At the termination of the bantam
weight battle between Dal Hawking and
Billy Miller, a Swede, before the Pacific
Athletic Club, San Promisee, Saturday
night, Hawkins was arrested for the ap-
parently fatal injuries he inflicted upon
Miller. Jack ]licks, "Spider" Kelly and
Joe Soto were also taken into custody,
In the fifteenth round the Swede collaps-
ed under a right blow and fell forward
on his face. When the usual time for
re5u0ciation was reached he failed to show
signs of consciousness. Miller was re-
moved to the hospital It was believed
he was suffering From concussion of the
brain and a fatal issue was expected.
Early Sunday Miller became ooneoious,
but soon sank and died of concussion of
the brain resulting from injuries reoeived
in the fight.
Perth County.
The grocery stook of Chowan cC Yaroo,
of Michell, was sold to J. W. McKay, of
Elora, for 75i conte on the dollar at
Jones' auction rooms. The dry goods
stook of G. S. Wood .0 Co., of St.
Thomas, was sold to D. R. Bennington,
of St. Thomas, at 57 cants.
A young Conservative Club was re•
cantly organized at Milverton, starting
off with a membership of thirty. Fol.
lowing oilloers 0—Hon, President, Thos.
Magwood, M. P. P. ; President, C. S.
Kerioher ; Vioe•Presidenb, Win, Sub.
ton ; Soo. Treas., Fred. MoCloy.
R. B. Barber, of Stratford, was the
victim of a poinfnl accident on Thursday
afternoon. He wee feeding a machine
known ns o jointer in the Porteous &
MoLogan factory, when his left hand got
caught in the machine and the four
fingers of the hand wore out off by the
knives. The first joint of the little
finger was saved bob all the other fingers
were severed just above the knnoldes.
Owing to the increased tralfio and the
nnmbet' of heavy trains paseiug over the
Grand Trunk Railway the ootnpany hove
found it necessary to strengthen the St.
Mary's viaduct on the main line. Six-
teen of the bridge gang from Toronto are
now engaged at the work and it i0 0(11101.
pitted that it will take over ten n,onth0
to complete the job, Almost' as much
new iron will be required a0 there is at
Present in the bridge and the strengthen.
ing proems will cost about as much a0 a
new structure. Orders have oleo been
issued to strengthen the viaduct of the
London branch, but ibis not yet known
wi)01110r the worts willbe commenced this
year 0r not,
W, H. KERR, Prop.
People We Know.
Cenrpe Seel is seriously ill.
Adam Good is at Woodetonk.
John Soli has been on the sick list.
Charlie Grewar nae gone to Toronto.
Geo. Kelly has returned t0 Winnipeg.
Miss Lily Kendall has returned to
London.
Won. Hing0ton left for Manitoba on
Tuesday.
Mee, Samuel Rivera is visiting at
Telemeter.
Win. Burton, of Parkdale, is visiting
in Brussels.
Mr. Kitchen, of Exeter, is in town for
a few weeks,
Miss Clara Thompson has been quite
ill in Toronto.
Robt. Diokson and wife are away at
Detroit on a visit.
R. T. Hingston was Home from Gode-
rill, an a visit this week.
R. Watt, foreman of the Ronald
Werke, is on the sick list.
Mise Clara 1leadows was home from
London for a week's visit.
James Humphrey, of Toronto, was
visiting in town last Sunday.
Misses Rills and Florence Hunter are
vielting relatives in London,
Rev. S. domes IS seinewhat improved in
health et the time of writing.
J. ,\l. McIntosh, formerly of Drnsee's,
is Whig a 300111011 in Detroit.
Emmanuel Olver and wife, of Morris,
may became residents of Brussels,
ltev. J. Mase, B. A., is itdiaposed this
week with threatened rheumatism.
Last Tuesday Alf. Busker left for De-
troit where he expects to secure a pod -
thin.
1'. Cordon, of Lecknow, spent Sunday
in Brussels, lie is a brother to Mrs.
Fletcher.
Miss Myrtle Hunter, Miss Ella Fun -
shin and Frankie Wilson have been on
the sick list.
Mrs. Douelly, of Port Huron, retnrned
bottle last week after a visit with her
parents in Brussels.
lIliss "Mary MnLanohlin will take it
millinery situation in London at the
opening of the Spring season.
George Rogers, representative of the
Confederation Life Association, was
home this week from Lopdon.
Chas. Watt and wife• of Brantford, ars
in town this week. They came to at-
tend the funeral of Mfrs. Juo. McCrae.
3110. Ballantyne, of Tins Pose staff, has
been having an undesired holiday this
weep owing to hie being "under the
weather."
James Blashill, who left Brussels a
few weeks ago, has taken a situation in
Ypsilanti, 11101., which he appears to be
well suited with.
Duncan McMillan has leased a house
and 5 acres of land from \Vn1. Cameron,
of Morris township, and will remove
there next month.
T. A. MoLauchlin, the Brneefield
pedagogue, was home for a brief visit
last week. He had been attending the
East Haron Teachers' Association at
Wingham.
The Wingham Advance says :—Miss
Maggie MoLauchliu, who hes been visit-
ing her parents in town for the past
month or so, left on Saturday last, to re-
sume her duties in a large millinery
establishment in New York.
Tom Pose las pleasure in stating that
at the recent examination in connection
with the Philadelphia Dental College
Mrs. T. McCullough, of Detroit, daugh-
ter of Councillor Wynn, of Brussels,
stood 3rd in a class of 78 students, taking
06% oat of a possible 100. Mrs. Mo-
Cullough is clever and we congratulate
her on her sncaess. She is now at the
Quaker oily attending the Spring session
which will alone on June 20th.
The Atwood Bee of last week says :—
We Meru with regret that George Currie
and family are about to remove to
Walkerton, where Mr. Cootie will con-
tinue the tailoring business on a larger
scale. George has been a resident of At-
wood for the past four and a half years,
during which time 1e worked at his
trade, first with James Irwin and latter-
ly in partnership with his brother-in-law.
Mr. Heughan, of Walkerton. George
has ever been one of "the boys," who
will miss him. He will also be missed
in the Methodist choir, of which he is
leader. An A 1 tailor and a gentleman
is George Currie, and we only voice the
sentiment of the community in wishing
him and his, joy, friends and prosperity
in their new home. Ws understand he
will be eooeeded in business biers by a
Listowel gentleman.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
Ho1re Otionx.—A oirole of the Order
of Canadian Home Circles was instituted
in titie plane on Tuesday evening, March
7111, by T. Boles, Past Sup. Leader, The
following are the ofltcers :—
Past Leader, A. Hunter ;
Leader, Rev. G. F. Selton ;
Vice Leader, Mee. Kendall ;
Secretary, H. L. Jaokeon ;
Treasurer, A, Konig ;
Fin, -Sea,, J, N, Kendall ;
Chaplain, Mrs. II, L. Jackson ;
14larehall, S. H. Jaolceon ;
Warden, R. G. Wilson ;
Guard, Win. E. Sanders;
Sentinel, Win. Bawtiniteimsr ;
Med, Examiner, Dr. McKelvey ;
Trustees, A. Hunter, Dr. McKelvey
and R. G. \Nilson,
Next meeting will be hold on Tuesday,
1.401, inst., when several others are ex-
pected to be initiated,
T. S. Ford hoe been 011090» President
of the Mitchell Board of Testae.
lion. L. Ii. Daviee, M. P., leader of
the Maritime Province Liberals, will
shortly give an address at Stratford.
At a special meeting of the Luoknovr
Council on Monday oe last week, on
motion of counolllor J. G. Murdoch and
oatmoillor Jas. Lynne, it was ntanitrtous-
ly agreed to norm the case of Roe vs.
Lnaknaw to the Court of Appeal in To -
route. This action has been taken on
the advice of two of the leading lawyers
in 'Western Ontario.