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The Brussels Post, 1893-3-31, Page 1Vol. 20. No. 37, \Y0101,0'81?,\A1C 13111.tl1011, J. R. Grant returned on Sunday from a viaib to the fair grounds ab Chicago. Couvorsing with a Tribune representative regarding the location of the. building, Mr, Grant said t "The Manitoba exhibit building and hotel ie between South Park and Woodlawn Perk station, near tho former. It is on one of the most im- portantsuburbau stations on the Illinois Central at 57th street, and noar the Midway Plaisartoo, oonneotiug the East. ern and Western division of South Park. Tho 57th street entrance to the World's Falr grounds iyill, without dispute, be the moat popular one, and the largest por0entage of trafio by any ono insane of transportation is likely to bo via the Illinois Central railway, which has the most valuable railway franchise in the "What do you think of the idea of an outside exhibit 1" "If suffloient spaoo and a favorable location could be had I would certainly prefer it inside, but after learning that this could not be had, and eepeoially that the distribution of literature setting forth the alaims of Manitoba would not be allowed, I think 8neh an opportunity to sing the praises of this country to the world at largo juotilise the action of building outside, and the well direoted expenditure of almost any reasonable amount of money. No such opportunity may ever oomo again." "What about the substantiality of the building 7" 'Yes ; I know it is being oritioizod, but then 'people will talk yon know.' Yes, the building has a cheap appearance, but considering the number and temporary character of most buildings erected in the vicinity of the fair groends, I clo not tbiuk to more expensive structure would be either desirable or neo008ary so long as the present one has the space and convenience et the minimum of Dost," —Winnipeg Daily Tribune. Perth County. Stratford still has hope for the location there of the McCormick Works. John Hill was found not guilty of rape at the Stratford Assizes on Tuesday. Jas, Shearer, jr„ of Elms, township, is preparing to,build n new brick house. The Grand Jury at the Porth Assizes say they think the county should have a poor house. Tho Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1,820, Wartburg, has daoidod to erect a new hall at an early date. The Methodists of Mt. Pleasant pur- pose building a large addition to the stable belonging to the church. Tho Stratford directory of 1870 gave the town 31 hotels and four saloons, There are twenty•ono hotels and saloons now. Patc1108 of Fall wheat that wore visibly last week hear St. Marys had a healthy appearance, and appeared so far to have wintered well. J. Mills, of Woodham, has purchased the vacant store of W. H. Gill, at Fatima ton Corners, and will conduct a general store there. M. It. King, of Downie, left for Este - van, Asainihoia, where he will open up a general stere. He took a carload of goods with him. J. Neely, of Woodham, sold his house- hold utensils prior to his departure for Ireland. Mr, Neely has resided at Wood- ham for the last fifteen years. The Milverton assault case, in which Mary Boeckner charged one Strong with criminal intent, has been dismissed by the Stratford Polido Magistrate. John Rowland, 14th eon. of Elmo., has a freak of nature on his farm in the form of a lamb with no eyes. The lamb is perfnotly healthy and well formed in every respect, even to its eyelids. W. H. Shaw, teacher of Trinity Metho- dist church choir, Toronto, has resigned. Alm Tilley has been appointed to fill the position. Both gentlemen were formerly members of the Central Methodist church choir, Stratford. Fire occurred at about five o'clock on Monday morning in the British Hotel, St. Mary's, owned by W. Cosgrove. The building was solid brick, and the main portion of it has been gutted. It was insured in the Royal for $2,400, which will cover the loss. C. W. Thompson, son of J. Thompson, West ward, St. Marys, who is attending Toronto University, met with a painful accident lately. A lead penoil . was driven into his band and broken off. The piece was extraoted with difficulty and blood poisoning resulted. Spring Fairs will bo held in this dis- triot at the following planes on dates named : South Perth, at St. Marys, April 18th ; North Perth, at Stratford, April llth ; West Niasouri, at Thorn - dale, April 12th ; Biddulph, at Granton, April 18th and Blanchard at Kirkton, April 14th. News has been received by Mrs. Dr. Hall, of St. Mary's, that her son, Ed- mund Morphy, was lying seriously ill in the hospital at Lake City, Colorado. It appears that Mr. Morphy, while in the mountains, had his foot frozen, and though efforts were made to save them, the dootore found it neoeesary to ampu. tate both of them. The Alert Laoroeso Club of St. Mary's Tam eIooted the following 011100r8 for the season of 1803 :—Hon. president, John Maxwell ; hon• vioo-president, R. Cham. hers ' peeeidont, W. Andrews ; vice• president, 0. Smith ; treasurer, •0orgo A,eh ; secretary, Jatnee A. Ball ; captain, W. Sweet; junior captain, D. Stanley ; management oommittee, A. Dusty, E, O'Neill aad J. Dormer. The Stratford Bioyole club hold its art• • nual meeting last Monday night. The attendance woe largo and euthusiastio• The eleotion of ofLioers resulted as fol. lows:—Hon..Proaidont, Mayor Monteith; President, 0, E. Nasmyth ; Vice -Prom - dent, Mark Wade' Seoretary-Troasueor, J. H, Kenner ; Captain, C. J. Wade ; Buglor,;Il. G. Shaver ; Lieutenants, A. Voila and T. B. McCarthy ;• Managing. Committee C. E, Naon tit, 00• Wade, J• E. Kenner, 0, J. Wade, ,y7. A. AlacFadden and R. R, MacFarlane. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1893 HurOn County. Ilensell wants fire protection. The Salvation Army Vi0118 Delmore occasionally, Mr, Knowlton has opened a general store in Gorrie. April 7th is the date of the 26 Club ministrels porformanoe tut Clinton. Miss Nettie Forsythe, of Wroxotor, has gone to Prince Albert, N. W. T. Mrs. Robinson, of the 2101 eon. of Turnberry, had the misfortune to break her arm last week. Tho rooter of St. George's church, Gaderich, is reoovoeing from a covers attack of la grippe, H. in 3. 0. Kalbfloisoh have the con- tract for erecting a new school hone at Drysdale. Pried $026. J. L. Doherty, Clinton, recently sold to a Detroit gentleman hie two year old filly, by "Onward King," for over ,$200. A largo quantity of hewn timber is being hauled on the 'flax mill promisee, Heneall, for the ereotion ora Large storage barn. Henry 1Villart, hotelkeeper, Dashwood, slipped on the rued and broke one of the bonds i0 his left log, a little above the ankle. Thomas Murdock, Honeall, has sold MS trotting stallion "Brown Billy" to Hunter in Johns. They will ship him to Manitoba. Rev. Mr, Keirnno, pastor of the 9ti1 and 12,111 eons, of Howiole, has moved in- to Forilwich front Listowel, so that he will be nearer his work, Last year Oanuolon Bros., Clinton, bought and shipped from Clinton over 40,000 pounds of batter, 0,000 barrels of apples and 2,000 baskets of small fruits. During the past two weeks the Episco- palians, Godorioh, have held their church servioee in the school room, on acoouut of the basement or the ahuroh being flooded, Tho two tags being built by Mr. Marl- ton, Godorioh, and the new snow by the Government will soon be ready for launching, the outside below the water line being ahnost oonpleted. Thos. McKenzie has beau awarded the contract for the erection of the new Orange hall in Godericb township, The building will be of vender brick and will bo located on the 7th 0011088sion. A Newbridge correspondent says :— An aooideut which might have been a serious ono mound in Mr. McKnight's bush recently. Wm. Douglas and Adam Strong were cutting down a tree, when the tree slivering, swung around and struck a pole on which Wm. Douglas was standing. He was gnlokly thrown into the air, and whirled nearly 4 yards. He fell in the sola snow however, and soon recovered himself. But what was his surprise, when having rubbed the snow out of his eyes and having looked around, hie companion was nowhere to be seen. Will, noshing daunted how- ever, got a ebovel and began to look for his lost comrade. After grovelling in the snow for about 2 hours and 13 minutes he succeeded in digging him out more dead than alive. Wednesday of last week in Hallett James Matanhey breathed his last. He was aged but 28 years, 9 months and 14 days, and loaves a young widow, former- ly a MiAS Moconuell. The deceased had been ailing about two years and patient- ly and without a murmur bore his con- tinuous suffering. Ile had been confined to bot only a short time, that fell des. troyor, consumption, being the cause of death. The late James McGaughey was an adherent of the Roman Catholic faith and a faithful member of St. Joseph's Church, Clinton, A man of integrity, a kind husband and good neighbor, his plane would be hard to fill. The funeral took plaoe on Friday to the R. C. acme. tory, over 80 vehicles forming the funeral cortege. Rev. Fr. West officiated. Mrs. McCaughey, deceased's mother and two brothers and one sister survive. Sporting News. There will be an Eastern Lacrosse League, comprising Kingston, Peterboro' Belleville, Port Hope and Madoo. The Oxford crew will come to America this summer and row the winners of the Yale -Harvard rape on the New London a0nra0. Corbett realizes that he cannot draw the Dolor line. Ho anewere a challenge from Peter Jackson by Baying that alter his battle with Mitobell he will talk fight with the negro. In New Orleans on Saturday John L. Sullivan was taken seriously i11 with heart disease while going through his theatrical performance. He says his ailment is pleurisy, Corbett and Denver Smith had a meet- ing in Pittsburg, Pa., Saturday, and the champion agreed to fight the Denver lad three months alter his battle with Mitoli. ell for 010,0110 a side. Kathel Kerr, a Canadian professional athlete, has oonoeived the idea of run- ning an athletic show on the road, mak- ing up his company from local applicants at each plane where he "shows." There- fore wibh A. H. Dakin as business man- ager, he proposes to start the first an- nual tour of the international Scottish and amateur athletic combination about 11lay 1, Before the show at each place theca will be a parade of the contestants in full Highland costume, to the music of the pipes: The contests are open to world ohampione in all classes and events, both in professional and amateur athletics. Cash prizes ranging from 020, 012 and 08 to 05, $3 and 02 will be offer, ed to profesaiotale and to amateurs a first prize worth $50, soon to be made by pointe in ten events. Sown) vine will be offered for the ten events. Already Me. Kerr bas received word Prem Chas, Curcio, of Parkhill,who holds the world's record of 60 loot 2,iuohee for putting the 14 -pond shot, that he will enter the con- tests. Peter Priddy, of Pittsburg, the runner, will aleo compote. It is expected that these and other professional athletes will travel all over the oortntny during the Snmmor, forming a sort of nucleus for the combination. The season Will last until the middle of Soptombor. At Chicago on Saturday night Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out Phil Mayo in two rounds in the presonoo of 8,000 people, Mayo was struok on the chin, his arms droppod and be fell like A dead man. The following officers were elooted at annual meeting of the Ontario Cricket Association :—President, Edward Mar- tin, Q. C., Hamilton ; Vloe-Presidsnta, Dr. Deemer, London Asylum ; B. R. Mo0onitoy, Guelph ; J. M. Macdonald, Rosedale ; IL H. Bedford -Jonas, Trinity University ; Hon. Secretary, K. H, Cameron ; Lion. Assistant Secretary, W. R. Wilson, The Lientenanb.Governor was eleoted Honorary President. President Dickson, of the Olympia Club, New Orloau,, • Ga., Monday Bent Corbett a telegram offering $25,000 for the Mitchell match. This is not to bid, said tfr, Dickson, but a final offer. The purse is as largo as any club ought to give for any fight. It is the purse for which Corbett fought Sullivan, and the present match will hardly excel in im- portance and drawing power. As the men want a genuine battle, without chance of interference or other unpleas- ant complications, it is more thitn like- ly that the bid will be accepted. Down in St. Augustine, Florida, the people aro amusing themselves with testa of speed and ondnranoe, between hence and a bicycle rider. John 5. Prince, the well known professional rider, was the oyoler, and two running horses named Lao and Folly were pitted against him in a twenty mile rase that took place at Ponce de Leon park last week. There was a largo crowd present, and odds on the horses went begging. Prince rode on a board track, and the horses ran on the earth track outside, being conceded two laps on that aoconnt. Therefore the race consisted of 80 laps for Prince and 78 for the homes. The first four milds were finished by both horses and wheel - man in 10 minutes and 15 eeconde, and the succeeding lone miles were done iu 13 minutes and 10 seconds. The horse Leo showed some puffing, but Folly kept going in good form. The horses made ten milds in 29 minutes and 83a seconds, Priem doing the distance 28 seconds later, and the oyoler finished fifteen miles 94i seconds behind the horses. Prince !vas TWO laps behind at the finish of the eighteenth mile. At the beginning of the twentieth mile Polly was fresh and Prince's spurt was met by the horse, which finished the 78 laps in 57 minutes 30f seconds. Prince came next in 58 minutiae 50i seconds. Leo was two laps behind. Priuoe was satisfied, because he had made the twenty miles inside of an hour. General Ne -vv . The New York Times is said to have beau purchased by a syndicate for 0080,- 000. Chicago boilermakers have decided to demand ten hours' pay for eight hoars' work. Helena, Montana, had an earthquake shook on Friday night. No serious damage. Six steamships which arrived late on Saturday brought 2,290 emigrants to Now York. Mrs. Nancy A. Owen, of Ithaca, N. Y., died on Saturday aged 101 years, 5 months and 0 daye. Baron Gyulai, whom Moltke once de- scribed as the bust cavalry general in Europe, died Tuesday night. Navigation on the Delaware and Hud- son canal, between Honesdale and the Hudson, will open April 4. Tho president of Honduras has resign- ed, and the ex.president ie directing affairs against the insurgents. The inventor of the bullet proof cuirass wants to sell the invention to the Ger- man Government for 9,000,000 marks. At Butte, Montana, Jas. Cosgrove shot and killed his wife and then subsided be. clause the women refused to live with him. Floods caused by the breaking of an 100 gorge on the Delaware have damrged orchards and vineyards to the extent of 01,000,000. Joe Hess, the converted pugilist, is lying ill and in want at his home in Clarendon, Orleans county, Minh, Mrs. Hese is also sink. The cyclone of Thursday last did $200,• 000 damage to property in the Mississip- pi valley, but the loss of life was not rue great as reported. The death lien totals 18. Rev. Dr. Talmage has subscribed $10,- 000 and the congregation has raised the other 010,000 necessary to pay off the floating debt against the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Saturday nightie Irish home rule meet• ing in New York resulted in aubsorip- Cons amounting to 014,000, and the oommittee in charge propose to secure $150,000 for the cause. Banks in Louisville have been victim• ized to the extent of 0100,000 by forgery of whiskey receipts, and A. R. Sutton, a prominent liquor merchant, is charged with being at the bottom of it. Horace 0. Donoghue, a wealthy pub- lisher of Ohioago, cub hie throat and fell dead et his wife's feet on Monday. Mrs. Donoghue was at the time reading aloud an aononnt of the death of Col. Elliot F. Shepard. Thirty yoare ago the packing firm of Swift & Co., in Chicago, consisted of a little butcher shop with one waggon. Now the firm hag just decided to increase its capital stook item 07,500,000 to 015,- 000,000. While workmen were excavating at Durango, Mox., recently, fora new build- ing on the property of Fraoois Ottoe, near the Palace hotel, they came upon a largo earthen box buried five foot under the eonfaoe, Tho box was found to he filled with old Spanish gold coins. The amount of the treasure is not koown to the public, but it will roach £plly 0100,. 000. A oerbain percentage of the money must be turned over to the general gov- ernment. It is composed the money wag buried by a Spaniard more than a 00n1ury ago, 11,0 there was at that time a largo col• on,y of thorn employed hero in working the mines. IMFAILIMPIENOOMMOMO R. Irving Latimer, who wag serving a life sentence in Michigan State prison for murdering hie mother in 1880, has escaped, and a reward of $500 is offered for hie capture, dead or alive, He Ie thought to have crossed into Canada. The state department at Washington has reoeived official information that Queen Victoria has raised the rank of Sir Julian Paunoefote, the representative in Washington, from that of envoy extra- ordinary and minister plenipotentiary to thtut of ambassador. It was reported at Pittsburg on Satur- day that the Standard Oil 00. and the Rotlisohilds had effected a combination to control the Russian oil business, the purpose being a division of the foreign refined oil trade and the regulation of prices in bhe upward direction. The experiment ]a being tried in New York by some clergymen of illustrating their sermons with stereopticon views. Christ passing through Samaria was the subject of a recent sermon illustrated, when all the interesting scenes of that country were Osman. This olergyman states that whereas his evening oongre• gatione formerly did not average much over 100, they have now increased to 500 or 000, Women will play a very important part iu the municipal elections all over Kansas on April 4th, The reports from different cities show that the registration which olosed Saturday night was remark- able for the heavy registration of women, In Kansas City 8,428 eertitieates bad been granted to w011100 and 8,208 to men. The total registration in Topeka will ex. coed 10,000, fully 4,000 being women. In Leavenworth, 2,851 ; Wichita, 2,404 ; Fort Scott, 1,385 ; Lawrence, 1,000 ; Emporia, 883, A strange ease is reported from Lewis- ton, Me., of a moo named Whitman who possesses wonderful power at his fingers' tips. Whet; ho holds his arms at au angle of 45 degrees he becomes a Samson in strength. He easily lifts cows, toys with fat men on tables as though they were but feathers, shifts pianos and dons many other wonderful things. Strangest of all, he has been offered enormous salaries by museum managers and has deoliued them because of modesty. A destructive hurricane swept over the Now Hebrides islands and New Cale- donia, N. S. W., a few days ago, destroy- ing estroying many villages and causing great loss of life. Large numbers of the natives ace said to have perished, and extensive districts were devastated. Now Caledonia forme with neighboring islands the most important penal colony of Franco, and particulars are anxiously awaited as to the destruction of life and property at Noumea and other points. The New Hebrides have but few white inhabitants, but among these are missionaries from America and Europe. The hurricane raged incessantly for three days, and the rainfall was enormous. Half of New Caledonia is flooded. In Tullio alone ten persons were drowned. The loss of property was at least :8120,000. A back robbery, partaking of the dar- ing shown at the famous Coffeyville af- fair last October, was enacted at Caney, Kan., last Monday afternoon, Caney is a small town eight miles south of Coffey- ville and very close to the Indian terri- tory line. The bank robbed was the Caney Valley, the only one in the town. .At 1:15 o'clock that afternoon two men who were recognized as the notorious Henry Starr, an escaped convict, and a man named Newcomb, entered the bank unmasked and levelling their weapons at the cashier and the other employees, four in 411, demanded that all money on hand be turned over without any ado. The employees complied, and before five min- utes had elapsed from the time the ban- dits entered the plane, they were in pos- session of all the bank's cash, about 04,000. Coolly placing the money in bags with which they had provided themselves, and warning the bankers that they would meet instant death should they attempt to make an outcry, the men banked out of the bank. Reaching the doorway, which was on Main street, and before which the usual number of people were passing, the men hurried to their horses, which had been hitched in front, and were soon on their way at a rapid rate toward Indian territory. It was some time before the bank employees re- covered sufficiently from their fright to make an alarm, and the fleeing men had plenty of time in which to gain a good start on any pursuers. When the alarm was given the news of the daring robbery spread rapidly. A posse of citizens was quickly organized and started in hot pursuit. Nothing had been board of thein late that night. The bank was Boon surrounded, and the still frightened bank odIoialh were too overcome to ao- ouratoly state their loss, further than that everything in sight in the money lino had been seemed by the robbers. Henry Starr is one of the notorious Dal- ton gang, and only recently escaped from gaol, where he was imprisoned for com- plicity in the Coffeyville robbery in 00. tabor last. The °Mears in this part of the oollntry have been in constant searob for him lately, but could find no trace of his whereabouts. Newcomb ie also a notorious criminal. Cacntticlia,xt Newer. The Windsor Medical Association has deaided to inorease the loo for night ser- vices. A 5 year-old child of A. Cronin was drowned during a flood at 0ollingwood 0,1 Friday. Rea. W. T. tlerridgo, of Ottawa, has refused a salary of $10,000 from a ohnroh in the States. The new binder twice machinery of the Kingston penitentiary will mann. Endure 600 tons a year. About 1,500 immigrants arrived at Halifax Saturday for the Canadian Northwest and the western states. Solomon Qtlfolt, awell-to-clo farmer of Merssa, was kinked in the head last Sat. rooky Jay a horse and fatally injured. A Brookville grocer luta in stook a fully developed egg which he proposes pro• flouting to the first woman wearing a crinoline in that town, W. H. KERR, Prop. A cow belonging to Joseph Porteous, at Woodlaw, Torbolton, has given birth to three fine calves. All are doing well. A new telephone company will likely bo started in Pembroke shortly, and the rates will be considerably lower than at preeent. Alolsons Bank at St. Thomas has be. gen wait in Port Huron, Mich„ against Iloderiok Cochrane et al for 0500,000, the amount of an alleged indebtedness to the bank. North Oxford Reform Association held a meeting on Saturday and passed a resolution of condolenoe with Sir Oliver Mowab on account of the death of !tie wife. Toronto council by a vote of 14 to 8 decided to ask legislation to confer on married women holding property the eamo franchise as unmarried ,women and widows only enjoy. David Bennett, of Cambollton, averag- ed 039.02 per oow for the milk of nine cows sent last season to the Dutton cheese factory, and butter made after the close of the factory. The Crown authorities have cam. maimed an aotivo crusade against the keepers of the pool room in Montreal. Several arrests have already been made, and others will follow. The motion to dieoharge John R. Ar- noldi from the Ottawa gaol came up on Saturday before Chief Juetioe Galt on the return of the Habeas Corpus, and was enlarged for a week. Ou account of the strong prejudice against the freeman family, held for the murder of Constable Robert Raukiu at Chatham, their counsel are about to ap. ply for a change of venue. Fearlug that an unprejudiced jury could not be em- panelled there, they will ask that the plans of trial bo changed to London. President Van Horne, of the C. P. R., denies that hie line has acquired an in. dependent entrance into New York city. He also states that the 0. P. le, ihas not acquired the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic. A St, John, N. 13., despatch says :— The next combine will likely embrace all the rolling mills and cut nail factories. Overtures have been made to owners of these mills and factories in this city for their purchase by a eyndioate of Ameri- can and Canadian oapitaliate. Speaking of the work of the Latter Day Saints in St. Marys, their offiaial organ for Canada, "Glad Tidings," re- marks : The opening of a hall on the principal street for preaching on week nights is talked of, and it is hoped it may materialize, for we are realizing that we must imitate Mtthomet and go to the people for they evidently will not oomo to us. PERSONAL POINTERS. Sam, Carter has gone to Owen Sound. Mre. Wm, Martin has been on the sick list. Mrs. (Dr.) Graham is in Toronto this week. A. M. Kay, of Stratford, Sundayed fn Brussels. P. Thomson is home on a visit from Toronto. Walter Burgess, of Mitchell, was horns this week. Alex. McDougall, machinist, has gone to Detroit. Mise Hannah Hewitt has been visiting at Seaforth. Juo. MoNaughton, of Tara, was home on a visit this week. Mies Joan Ross is home from Tecum- seh, Moho on a visit. Mrs. S. Pearson has been visiting her daughter at Wingham• Miss Ada Hembly and Lincoln Hem bly are visiting at Salem. Miss. Lizzie Dickson, of Goderioh, is visiting Mre, W. H. Herr. Mrs. Thos. Curry and daughter have been on the sink list this week Thos. Hinds has gone to Chaplean, 0. P. R., where he has a situation. John Irwin, of Mount Forest, is assist- ing H. J. Strong, photographer. Mre. Albert Rivers and eon, of Tees - water, were visiting in town laet week, R. G. Hamilton, of Mornington, was visiting at George Cardiff's for a week. Henry Mooney has gone to Cadillac, Michigan, where he has soured a situp, tion. Mrs. E. Grimoldby and children have gone to Owen Sound to join Mr. Grim- oldby. Mrs. Cliffe was summoned to Heapeler this week owing to the illness of her sister. W. D. Hart, manngor of Standard Bank, is spending the Easter holidays at Toronto. Dr. and Alrs. Cavanagh are spending Easter holidays at the Methodist par- sonage Thamesford. Mre. Williams went to the hospital, Toronto, last Monday to have a cataract removed from her eye. Mies Laird, a supervisor of one of the belle in the Hamilton Asylum, was visit- ing relatives in Brussels. J. Sperling, of Neostadt, is holidaying in Brussole and locality previous to the opening of the Butter factory in the above mentioned plane. RRobt. Holmes, editor of the Clinton New Era, passed through Brueeels On Saturday evening of last week on his way to Liotowel, where he was to take Rev. J. Livingetono's work on Sunday, Mr, Holmes is a good preacher. The Lucltnow Sentinel Bays:—P. Moore, formerly of Brussels, and lately of Stratford, has boon in the village dur- ing the week, Mr. Moore proposes going into business in Luokuow. Pitt is a great politician and airtime that it was by his influence that Blanco was defeated in South Bruno in 1878. He will make a good citizen, The Toronto papers note Uho arrest of Owen G, Martin, of. 219 Gotard street East, on a ohargo of fraud, the 00m• plaioant alleging that in answer to an Advertisement ho applied to Martin for a situation as collector. He paid 010 es soonrity and then was offered, the modest position of book agent. Martin was allowed out on $100 heti, but afterwards he returned tho money and the aharga droppod. Additiona 1 Local News, READ 1110 advertieomonte of the buei- nese people of Brueeels. It may mean a saving of dollars in a woalc to you if you take advantage of opeoial bargains offered. D. S'ranBD and J. Spence are t110 naw oaptaine for the programs supplied for "the good of the order" in connection with the It. T. of T. for the coming three months, Next Sabbath morning Rev. Me. Salton will pewit the first of a series of sermons on the Sermon on the Mount. In the evening his topic will bo "The Angelus." Tree Brussels Gun Club bold their annual meeting on Thursday evening of this week at the Queen's Hotel to elect officers and make arrangements for the season's ehooting. BAUTER holidays for a weak.School will ro-open in Brussels on Monday, April 10th, when the changes will be made occasioned by the Promotion Ex- aminations of the pact weeks, MATCHED Rnat..--A matched race will be trotted at Brussels on Juno 20th, ben. ween J. Sweats' "Walter G." and R. Beattie's "Sadie B." better known as the Paisley mace. Stakes 000. Other events will be added to the program. UNION. ---A week from next Sunday evening there will bo a union service hold in the Methodist ahuroh of the Young Peoples' Associations of Brussels, oommettoing at 7:45 o'clock, after the usual church cervices are over. This will bo the second of these union meet- ings, the first being held in Melville church a few months alma. The topio for coming meeting will be "Our De- liver i0 time of trouble," Job 5, 10.22 ; 2 Cor. 12, 0-10. Amo vEnsenr.—Last Sunday Rev. Dr. Briggs, of Toronto, preached anniversary sermons in the Mothodiet church. in Brussels to large congregations, Nis morning's discourse woeful] of encourage- ment and hope to Christians, dealing with the questions of individual responsi- bility, the ue0esetty of unity and the hopeful outlook for the future, "Jesus Only," was the text in the evening. It was an eloquent and hearttouching sermon. Dr. Briggs has few peers in the pulpit. He is an eloquent preacher and his two sermons on Sabbath were splendid illustrations of this fact. Musicae,.—The mum pupils of T. A. Hawkins will give recitals at Brussels and Walton next week. Ito the Foresters' Hall, Walton, at 2 p. m., on Wedneaday, in the Odd Fellows' Hall, Brussels, at 2 p. m., on Thursday. Seventy pupils are expected to perform. At the recital in Brussels Miss Lottie Hill, soprano, pupil of Signor D. Aurla, Toronto, and Jas. Jones, the favorite baritone, will sing. A general invitation is extended to all who wish to come. Guests and pupils will please arrive not later than 9:15 o'clock, and any wishing to leave be- fore the olose will do so before a pupil oommences her piece. No charge made, all will be welcome, 3 Mon RADE.—On Thursday evening of last week a three mile race WOO skated on the Maitland rink in this place for the championship of Western Ontario be- tween Geo. Baldwin, of Seaforth, who has held the ohampionsbip, and Herbert J. Clare, of Preston, who claims to be the fleetest skater of Waterloo and Wel- lington Counties. The iota was very heavy and oonsegnently the time, 18 minutes, slow. Baldwin lead from the start, at one time having nearly a lap the advantage. In the last few rounds Clare put on a spurt and reduced this consider- ably. It was supposed, by the unitiated, that the race was a genuine one but others affirm that it was a fake. Bald- win oan beat Clare quite handily. Ooxoenm.—A varied and interesting program was presented at the concert given by the married men in the Metho- dist church, last Monday evening. B. Gerry took the ohair at 8 o'olook and the following bill of fare was presented :— Congregation, "All hail the power" ; prayer, Rev, It. Paul ; quartette, Ashamed of Jesus," Messrs. Kerr, Salton, Jackson and Cavanagh ; song, "Waiting and Watching," Thomas Moore ; reading, "Advioe to a Girl," W. 88. MoOtaoken ; song, guitar accompani- ment, "Last Night," H. L. Jackson ; quartette, "Happy Land," Messrs. Gerry, Moore, Farrow and Gilpin ; solo, "Cana. an," Rev. J. L. Kerr; olarionet Bolo, "Second Air Varie," Dr. Cavanagh ; reading, "The man who killed his Neigh- bor,' Rev. R. Paul; solo, "I'm bound for the Kingdom," Jno. Angus ; clarionet duett by Brepsant, Messrs. Cavanagh and Jackson ; song, "The Drunkard's Daughter," B. Gerry ; quartette, "Still, still with Thee," Messrs. Kerr, Salton, Cavanagh and Jackson ; recitation, "The Ploughboy's Dream," Juo. Angus ; olarionet colo, seleoted, Rev. G. F. Salton ; song, "Pilgrim fathers," Dr. Cavanagh ; instrumental imitations, H. L. Jackson ; reading, "Brudder Gardner on the Ethios of Fishing," Thos. Fletch- er ; quartette, "Good Night," Masers. Gerry, Moore, Farrow and Gilpin ; "God save the Queen." Mr. Angus, who sang and recited, is a well known Yorkshire- man who celebrated his 80111 birthday on the 17th inst. He has retained all his faculties in a wonderful mercer and has a voice that would do credit to a profun. do basso. The musical emoompanitnenbs were played by Dr. Cavanagh, H. L. Jackson and W. Ii, Herr, Few oonoerte furnish as many unique things tie were on Monday evenings program, and it was demonstrated that the old gentlemen are not back numbers by, any means. Bev. G. F. Saltol's °lat'ionet solo was an "unheard" 000cesa. P11000010 of eoucert, 018,00. PO. AloCrhnmon, of Underwood, form. erly of Luoknow, has boon appointed one of the judges in the games clueing Soottish week at the World's Pair. Rev. John Gray, of Windeor, has to - waived the oilioial pall from the First Presbyterian ahuroh of Kalamazoo, and has sent 0 letter of acceptance, When he will sever hie oonncotion with St, Androw's ahuroh is not known, but it is likely he will remain a few weeks.