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Vol. 20. No. 88, BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1898 W. H. KERR, Prop,
Rambles in the Old Land.
"Sweet Teviot I On (hy Mime tido
The glaring balrefires letree 110 More
No loom warriors ride
Along thy wild and willowed Mil080,
Where'er thou winder by Mole or
All, all is peneefel, all le etill,
AB if thy waves Mime time woe born
Since first thny rolled (moil the Twe
Rad only betted the stmt.:liming reed
Nor starterl et the bugle lonm,"
—Soo
For couturiere away into the (lino a
unknown past, the Bordere was the 80
of turmoil, strife and oontention uutil
union of Englund and Sootlancl, UDC
1818100 Stewart, brought the time
beautifully portrayed. by Sir Wel
Scott. Almost every glen or hill if in
could speak would have their story
tele Green says in his nuoltitig of Et
hond, No clietriet of Britain hod be
the scene of so long a eoutliet es 8
country between the Firth of Forth 11
the Typo." David the I, whom 0110
snecessors said woe a eore saint
the crown with perhaps MI mnoh poli
tos piety, founded four tobboys in the d
tricot all within a comptortotively sho
abreact, of Nob other and three of the
became the linoleum of towns, viz ;
Tedburgh tout Melrose, The betel
Dryburgh, in tt. secluded spot by Rae
to which 1 walked from 88. Botowells,
station on the North British R. R. own
Melba Tweed on a suspension bold
11.1)0118 1001' feet wide and possibly 401 fe
long. The abbey mantle on a peeinsti
of the Tined which at the Vine Wag Ve
high, some of its tributaries not have
been HO high sinoe 1840, 10 10 templet
ly surrounded by old Mem, sheet b
largo in diameter and with wide, m
spreading branches. From a print
notion put up 01,00 to the iron gate ot
men Rum admission is sixpence. A hoc
came out from the cottage built at 11
entrance and who mem payment n
locked the gate and said as Mr. Brow
was abeent for a Mort time she would
with me if 1 chose ; if not 1 VMS at li
erty to go alone which I clod. The di
tence from the gate will be over a que,
ter of a, mile and one must get (mite cin
to the building before it can be seen. TI
onnsonry, of which there is considerab
left, is plainer titan that of Melrose
Kelso, though somewhat after the sate
style tee the latter ; it has very little car
• ing as compared with Mernse abbey
The residential rut, 1 eonelnded fret
peeing it, would be about litre feet by 10
the chapel 150x03 with an addition t
the east end of about c10x40 for ergo
and choir, I sauntered round for sem
considerable time and found Mr. 13row1
who possibly heti not been vie y long 01 1.0
on, mowing the interior of the rmidel
teal part which 18 00000001 with beentifn
smooth geese. He was not at all discos
ed to offer hie serviees but very pawl
answered whatever he was asked.
eniesed the statues of Sir Immo Newto
• and Inigo Jones which stood whore h
was mowing but he said they had bee
sold some years ago and taken away
They seemed out of pine as neither o
them had had any couneetion with it
Sir Walter Scott and his wife are bowie(
here. When there before leaving Soot
hincl One °Mild walk round the groove
which wore oath of them covered wit
o large fiat slab of stone 7 or 8 inthe
ihiolc, but now they are surrounded with
a high, strong iron reeling and the grave
aro covered with granite stones which
should judge ware 7e feet long, 3. high
and 4 wide with a heavy chamfer of till
upper edges all round. I took the in
seription down which was "Walter Scott
Beronet, died Sept. 210 A. D. 1832,'
There is a dial Mose by with the figures
10, 11, 12, 12 upon it and the attendant
pointed out o yew tree, strong and vigor•
ono, planted he said when the abbey was
building and an init.:victim(1 on one of the
gables says that was 1150, I saw two
Mono melba for the first time, one large
and ono small, with a stone pillow for
0116 or them hollowed for the head. It
seems to be need to a small extent as a
burial ground. Lady Grisell Baillie had
erected a stone in memory of a faithful
servant, Isabella Biugle, who died Nov.
29th, 1853. Perhaps there may be
twenty berodstonee. On one of them
there is the following "AArian Haig and
his wife Margaret Ilately, sister of the
lino -dhow Hately, 1030 and David Haig,
died July 411 1752, aged 86, and
.does Sorivin his spouse, OM. 20th 1754,
aged 84. The place used to belong to the
Earl of Buchan and still I suppose be.
longs to the Erskine family who have /1
somewhat plain elanaion bootee near the
abbey. After leaving I %waked for two
miles with the Tweed on my right and
bad dinner with a relative at the home
farm of Lord Polwarth, going through
bio stables and seeing hie thorough brads
'white) are Among the beat in Scotland,
the thief ettendent being from Aberdeen•
shire. Several of the horses were sold
by anotion at Kelso it few weeks after.
wards at high priteo 1 also saw big
sheep grazing in rich old gimes parks of
which he oleo boo an annual sale, started
lo 1819. Tho highest price obtained fog
cram at that sale was 27 10 shillings
And hos been only three times ranee seta
for lose, but einoe 1865 the highest price
has never been below 8150 ;
1878 the highoet prim wen reached, viz.
81195 for a tam bought by a Mr. Clark
whose father Wee a roomier in my native
place going weekly into Edinburgh. Me.
Clark has told Lord Pulweeth einoe
that it was the beet purchase he ever
merle. In 1896 the tugboat price wag
2156 on which oeotteion the higheet aver.
age he ever made or was „twee made in
the County of Berwickshire was obtaie.
ed viz. 5811), lee and 4c1 for 80 theop. 10
may bo of iuterest to irate that the Ater.
town flock has been eneteined for 50
yeas without pitrohasing a single ordered
from outside. Starting with Good repro-
eentativos of five difaireht families bought
from eolebraterl English brooders of
/testers, 001101111 10000010 are kept of the
pedigree of all hie etocile. Whet with hie
other duties his Lorclehip must be e busy
mom 1 re-mossed the Tweed 0,0, an.
other suropensioe bridge About 4 teat in
width whioh eaves pethaps 2 miles
for foot paseetigere and 8180 hie sheep
and sattba, to ttokto them to timetton
oration where he mon ehip thorn to tiny
place in the kingdom, 1 got to Kelso 20
mintiton boll 1))) time and ;Mewl the otn.
nibue or sttoge to Yetholm, for long
celebrated tle the heedquerters of the
girlies. Kelso 18 pleasantly eitutoted op.
pointe (118 junction of the Teviot, with
the 'leveed on the North side of the /at.
ter. Clem In the enotion are the 110.
modes of etexburgh Gestic), long oontend.
ocl for by the two motions, where Jatete:
If., of Scotland, In August, 1400 year
ago lost hie life by the bursting of a
otonolon which was being dlrooled agal»st
Re walls. The grass groove luxuriantly
over the mounds, ooverieg eome mores,
with here and there a piece of the walls
menthe out, the mortar, by whatevev
omega, seeming ns hard as the stones it
holds together. lIeuent Cleat°, the seat
of the Duke of Roxburgh, ie to be seen
aoross the Tweed, and ie one of the most
beautiful residencein the South of
ehedloond ,• doubtless the Duke's aneem
torsethe Kern of Cesoford, got the lion's
Metro of the Abbey Miele at the Itefor.
motion, ilaving another thanee, by
waiting tobout three hears, 1 went round
the thins of the Abbey, of which there le
the least remaillitig of the four maned
above ; its aechitelenre ie ekin to that of
1)r, burgh, the worlenneightp being more
ornate ; 11 10110 founded originally at Sol.
kirk, from whence it was removed in
11.28, anti 111 dte, ohne became one of the
wealthieet foe tulatiento in Pentland. It
hag Sall) that the monk. of Kelso,
harem ley became enervated by luxury,
could may be admitted after being in•
strumed 111 ertme seimen or art, so that
for a long throe it wart virtually a college
of itehtstriouto animus and 0440111l1001 1010,
ton itnpetes hoing given to togrioultare
which it still retaine. Tile river here ito
breed end deep, spanned by a noble
1101(1(40 111 five archee, built in 1800 from
deeign by John Rennie, and which
eerved as his model for the Waterloo
110111(10 0080 the Themes tot London. For
about three quarters of a century toll
was eolleeted, not only for vehicles, but
also for paesengers, renting for tobout
81,000, bet some years ago the populace
took 10 1081) their heads and tore R down,
so that now that relic of hatharliom,
which is eltietly to bo SUM the countioe
of York and WelitWorth, was swept
patty. 50101.10 recollect of seeing one in
all my travels though they vere plentiful
in 143. Having another chancre to get
to Yetholin by the nutil more which goes
tovice dey, though 18 10 oe place hardly
net large MB BellMeehl, and 1108 wanting to
be left, but seeing that only tovo passem
gem could bo taken I tosked the landlord
to thew 010 the mail driver, who had
been through the town collecting parole.
1Vben ho 001110, 011 being tithed the faro
he said oe ehilling, having said. I guess I
can pay that, he said, you've from
Ameritcy, asking him how he knew that,
oh, by your hat, he answered, but after
0, while he said 10 was not the hat lint
my toeing the word gnome which 1.0a0
done toutonaciously, that had betrayed
me. We got started About night -fall,
with another passenger. The mail
driver stopped frequently, delivering
lettere ab the farm houses and collecting
lettere out of the boxes; oecagionally he
said letters would be dropped in and a
penny with it, 0( 010100 he hod seen five
lettere and only four pennies, iu that
elute he had to pnt five etatnps on him.
self, which !teems a loose way of doing
Moslem, bra the postofiloe department
ovonlcl not make a regulation that only
stamped letters should be worried. Hay.
ing fonncl out I was from Canada he
asked me if I had oorno aorosa a Nicol
W—. I said yes; Eh man, we were at
the solinIe together, he said, and I was to
he sure end ask him if ho could tell me
anything about his brother who worked
either with him or his father, from whore
he had not had a letter for eighteen
years. I found 011 ooming book *oat it
was with the father, but he had lost (reek
of him about a year or more, to which
effect I ware him. There were very few
houses into which I went but had either
relatives or acquaintances in America,
and some few of them in Manitoba.
Yetholm lies in a valley surrounded on
oll sides by high bills, off shoots of the
Cheviots. The Bowman* water divides the
town and wilier a few miles it goes into
England and joins the Till, o tributary
of the Tweed, not far from where Mao
battle of Flodden Wee fought. Aly deed',
nation was three miles further among
the hills, the Met portion of the road be-
ing only a track. I was surprised to
learn from my cousin that though he
paid roa8 taxes in hie comity rate, it ie
the low that it is optional , with the
authorities, in a case like hie that a road
shoeld be provided. His farm, a little
over 600 mores, is completely amoug the
Cheviot% being 0111 rough gram or heather
pestered ,by Omer The Cum, n, hill
1849 feet above the sea level, ie on his
farm. After dinner we undertook its
aseenb. When about hale a mile from
the summit we went into England for
200 yards or eo. The fences are either
stone dikes, nearly built of whin stone,
withone mortar, or Wire fences of strong
wire on very slim poste, which ono mil
easily shako with the hand. It was a
breezy, oleer day and on exteneive view
WU had to the East, North and West,
To the South the vises was blocked by
the loigbest Cheviot, inome no foot high
and toome two or three milee distant,
We Mime down to shorter 008 thou (het
going up, and a great deal quicker, well
pleased, though somewhat tired, a little
bolero dark.
TlIOMAS GIBBON,
Wroketer, March 28, '98.
Do. McGuire, ewell.known praditionee
of Guelph, ie said to have begrime intiene.
Tim manufaeburieg of Portland oetnent
is to 1)8 1)0(1011 ne Vanommee by the C. P.
R. 0o.
The opening of the Ontario logislatum
in the new revilement buildinge Tuesday
was a menmeable oomosion, Ulhe attonl-
enoo ovaa large, and the 080001001os wore
method by 00001101 beillianoy. One ot
too noodle:rouble comets of the day WU
the presentstion to Sir Oliver Mowat of
hie 1)018(10)18 1)3' hie Monde end ettppeetere.
Brussels Council.
The usnal monthly meeting of Brum
mho Column was held last Monday oven.
lug, all the members premet, the Reeve
in the ohaie.
Athletes of lent meeting read and pass-
ed.
The following amounts were 1)100008.
0(1 ;—
Fire Brigade, 7 fires from Jan.
let, 1801, $ 150 00
Berg. Stewart:, eherity, 4 00
Mrs. J. Molehill, e 4 00
Mrs. Wallace, 1 60
Mrs. Cooper, .1 11 00
Mrs. William% 1(Mrs.
Sincnata) 8 02
M. Wallace, wood, 4 75
R. Henderson, Fire Dept., 1 50
W. 1)enbow, " haul-
ing engine, 1 00
S. Beattie, hauling engine, 2 00
P. Scott, miscellaneous, 3 30
Jno. Broadfooe, salary, 28 00
W. AL Sinclair, electric light, 02 70
Moved by Ino. Wynn, seconded. by W.
McCracken throb the above accounts
be paid. Carried.
The Clerk reported the Town Moll
rents to bo $12.00 to April 1st,
It wee reporter! that W. J. McCracken
wee tIlo Mame of the marten moles for
the balance of 1893 at $72,00.
It WAN decided to ask for tenders for
gravel, plank and cedar, the saute to be
opened on Monday eveni(1g, 1711) hist,
et H o'ClOek.
(Immo)! then adjourned.
1111VSNELN Pe131,10 SCHOOL.
MONTHLY EVABIINATION IREPOIIT.
The fallowing is the standing of the
pupils of Brussels Pnblio Sohool as de-
termined by the Milner 18ominittio,
The namoso of too pupils are Removed in
masses as follows :—Class 1, those who
have obtained over etriee ; Class 2, those
between 55 and 05%; Class 8, those be-
tween 45 and 05ef, ; Class 4, those be-
tweeu 33 and 4fee, ; Chose 1, those below
33%. The natMes in the varions classes
are arranged in order 01 (1)0(18.
10001) 1.
Preen CIASe.—OiaSS 1—None.
Class 2—Wm. Armstrong, Dora
Smith.
Chose 3—Geo. Irwin, Duncan Stew.
art and Oliver Smith, equal, ans. Dun.
01111, 70.11)0 Room.
Class 4—Dara Nott.
Clue MoLanohlin.
SBNIOR rOVRI.1.-010 1—Loo u Junk -
eon, Aggie Riehardeon, Frank Smith,
Kennedy Conslay.
0Ia0s 2—Geo. Crooks, Divritle Nott
and Emma Webster, equal, May Shaw.
Class 8—Daniel SW:when, Frames
Purdy, Theresa Gerry, Clara Renter,
Reginald Fletcher, Edith MoLauohlin,
Class 4—Wm, Leatherdale, Fred.
Wilson, Poroy Oliffe.
Ohms 5-111auct Cliffe, Maggie Mc-
Neil, Mand Kelly.
TOMOS IrounTe.—Olase 1—Ohae. Ken.
doll, Lorne Mulford, Georgie Howe
Lizzi MaLennen.
Chose 2—Elnie ,Taolcson.
Class 3—Elle, Aholey, Daniel Stew-
art, Xra Gerry, Geo. Watt.
Class 4—None.
Class 5—Tene, Smith, Maggie Maker,
Lida Crooks, Fanny Rogers, Wm. Watt,
Promoted from eenior Fourth to Fifth
clam :—Vrank Smith, Myrtle Nott, A.g.
gie Rithercleon, Edith AfcLanoblin, Ern.
ma Webster, Frances Purdy, Pam
011.17e.
J. H. Cameott, Principal.
nowt 2,
SENIOR Tem—Class 1.—None.
Class 2-0serie Hingston, Ida Preen.
Claes 3—Free. Minter, Harry ()lige,
Fred. Haproft, Dalby Kendall, Emma
Venom, Garfield Vanstone, Eferb.Dennis,
Lizzie Elliott, Nettie Smith.
Claes 4—Eddie Grewar, Lena Brak-
er, Louis Reid, Lorne Pringle, Thoe.
Ford, Arthur MoNsughton.
Class 5—Jos. McKay, Chace Miller,
Walter Moleay,
Jueloa Tnrim-01000 1—None.
Clem 2—Nellie Putland, Lizzie
Downing,. Drina, Dennis, Geo.
Mary Frtendship.
Class a—Alex. Roes, Geo. MoCal-
lough, Jennie Edweeds.
Class 4—Robt. Crozier, Ella Scott,
Chas. Heist, Jennie Forsythe, Henry
Smith, Three. Kelly, Garfield Broker, Ida
Nubile Oralene !Willey.
Class 5—None.
All in °lessee 1, 2 and 8 have been
promoeed.
More Beam, Tenoher,
noon 3,
amen Tame—Claes 1.—M. Deadmion,
Richardeon H. Hunter, I. Crooke.
Class 2.21e, Downing, W. More,
Katie Smith, 3. Driver, W. Broadfoot.
Otiose 3—W. Grieve, W. Agter, A.,
Putland, 111. Elembly, AL Ileyoroft, T.
Crozier.
Class 4-13, Edwards, Z. Kelly, le,
LeBon, T. MoLanohlin, M. Williamson,
J. Ward, G. lioLemehlin, T. Agar, A.
Lowry. 3
Claes 5—None.
Semen BOOR -011108 1-33attie Down.
ing, G, Mary, E. MoCulloah,
Kendall, P. Watt.
Claes 2—
S. Forsythe, 11, Muer.
°lase 8--L. Outrio, 0. Vanstoheo C.
Milloy, M. Forsythe.
Class 4-13. Driver, F. Finn, 33,
Smith A. jones, E. Webster, 8. Wtorcl.
Ciao; 5-8, Kerr, W. Froie, W.
Sbine, W. McMillan.
.81) 1(1 °lassos 1, 2 and 8 have boon
promoted.
Mose DOWNRY, Teacher.
wooer 4.
Seaton Pena Semite—Class 1—Alice
Kende'', Ide 81llfo, Edith Walker, N.
Smith, 0, Zillinx, W. Good, he Thom.
son and M. lefoGnire, epnal, A. Publend,
L. Seel end CI, :Proem camel, L. Sinelait,
L. llincles, Edwards, C. Itiolorde,
°Mae 2-13, Flarohly, A, MoKey, 0.
13011100,
Class 8—L, Kerr,
Sumo Pelee Beemem—Clese 1-2.
8001111, II. Perry, 31. Watt, 11. Rem le,
msamkpomannomm.33Z3 'arunumnatm..331.3-mamosiavamtkomorwmptanommixonaimr.am
Vangtone, R. Burgette, AL Scott, M.
Forbes, he Armstrong.
Clime 2-1e. Lowry,13, Scott and 1'.
Richarde, equal,
Chum 3—Nelson Williamson and
Beryl Putland, equal, Annie Lowry, M.
Minter and S. ForsytIte, equal, DI. lion.
necly.
All in Part Second promote&
NI1M8 COOPSIt, Teaohor.
Me' tee.
On Monday evening the [meal vestey
0100110(4 01 Trinity ohurele Wee held in
the edifice. The cantrob warden's limn.
Mai report for the past year was preeent.
ed and found very ono:enraging. T. W.
Scott and F. W. Tanner were reelected
ohnroh wardens for the ensuing year.
Metcalf ens appointed lay -delegate to
Synod. The meeting adjourned till the
17th inst.
Will Sims has had a relapse and is very
seriously ill at present.
J. G. Emigh and wife, of the Commer.
cial, spent their Easter holiday in Buffalo,
Mee Agnoe Babb spent Good Friday in
Clinton. .
Will Tenzin was visiting his brother in
Gumbo the past week.
Miss Sophie Symonds continues to be
very ill with no improvement es yet.
John Denholm, shipped three carloads
of baled bay from Londesboro' Mation to
Liverpool, Eng., loot week,
On Easter Sunday two good °wimp.
tions were present iu Trinity Monroe.
Rev. T. E. Higley preached excellent ele-
ct:torsos both monmee and evening on the
resurrection. Some exeellon 8 in lisle,
suitable for the mansion, was WWI Ben -
tiered by the choir.
On Monday the funeral of the late
Mule Coumninge of Morris, passed
through this village followed by a large
number of veltielee and sorrowing friends
to the Burns Presbyterian cemetery, Hole
lett, where the remains teem deposited in
their last resting, phoce.
18 10 net known yet whether the Epis-
copallan service will be continued hero or
not, owing to the removal of Rev. Mr,
Lee.
Norman Caber has gone to Wingham
Where he will he employed for several
months.
Bowing disposed of hie livery business
et Walkerton, Eph4 Cober has come book
to Etbel, There are worse places than
our little burg.
George Brewster has purolumed
bicycle. It is said other young men will
also invest.
Dree.—We regret to elmoniele the
death ot Margaret He infant daughter of
Christopher Raynard. She was nearly
four months old. The mass of death,
which took place On Friday of last oveek,
was bronchitis. The funeral took place
On Saturday.
Smoot 11.SPORT.—The following shows
the result of the written examination
held in the senior department of Ethel
Public, school, during the months of Jan-
uary, February end Alaroh, Those mark-
ed e were absent during part of the ex-
aminations :—Fifth olass—maximum 500
—John Slemmon 515, Winuifred Ray•
need 804, Willie Greensides 410, Thom.
son Laird .168, Alex. McKay *370, Laura
Spenee 000 ; Fourth class—maximum
775—Noble Milne *409, Wesley New-
oombe *401, Ed. Zieman 402, Retie Hef.
fernan 03135 Dave Sanders 898, August
Rupp 661, Tillie Holloway 627, Nellie
Laird *74, Joe Milne *377, Justus Lithe
*237, Richard Duke 624, II. Fogel *399,
W. Duke .435, T. Heffernan *811, Ecl.
Coats *333 ; Sr. Third class—maxim=
7•55—Gilbert Willis 493, John Cameron
317, james Leishman 601, Alice Davies
.552, John Lindsey 489, Serail Manning
en, Ed. Holloway *450, Charlie Davies
0347, Nora Dowdell *318, Erna Raynard
e307, Chas. Ames 486, Iiirtry A. Dil-
worth *Ole Willie Gill *189, Maggie Ma.
ginn '804; Jr. Third Mass—maximum
690—Wm. Spence 559, Goo. Greensides
680, Wilbur Lindsay 548, Ohurohill Baw.
tinheimer *107 ; Second 01105-010111.
11)1101 710—Eliza McAllurn 689, Willie
Milne 615, Mabel Ecktnier 510, Luny
Cameron 898, Coterie Eakerder 607, Mr -
but Manning 415, Ella Dilworth *408,
Lillian Ring *489.
GEO. DOBSON, Teaoher.
Blestosels.
Mumps are prevalent in some places,
Jas. Bowman bud quite a "chunk" of a
typed bee One day last week.
W. J. Sonoh had a Wood -hoe lase Fri.
day, and on Monday there was One at
Jas. Thyne's.
A etranger name to Robert Sbaw'e
home on the Boundary host Saturday,
April let—a daughter. Congeatulations,
Robert,
Ulnae Smith, 8th lino, returned on
Friday from a two weeks' visit with
friends and acquaintonoes in Ripley and
Bervie.
A taffy -pull took plane at the residence
of Win. MoCall ou Aloedey evening. A
very enjoyable time was spent by those
par hieipeting.
Some of the farmers ar0 busily en.
gaged making eitople syrup. Boys, nOW
10 the tome to "boil dawn" on your 0(1
0004100111)5 neighbor.
On Friday of lair week J0881511 33o.
0)1(1 had a wood bee at which the boys
worked berd but they ovorkeci still hard.
er et night in the merry 11)181080 of the
dance.
11, 3. Moore end family removed to
Blyth last week ovloore R. J. intends
wonting at the brialclaying during the
coming Summer. We wish Bob great
success in his new vocation.
Lest Monday Mem Gaenese, Ord line,
died ab the residenee of her mon, Thomas,
after a brief Biomes, at the advanced age
of over 80 yeses, Her husband tiled a
number of years ego at a good old ago.
The funeral took place on Wedeesday.
Sameel Love ja, former/a of thO 5th
fine, who has been working on Manitoba
tiering the past tow yeers oted in the
Miehigen lumber woods. same Dec., re-
tnrned home reoently. Ito does rem in..
tone mien:Meg to Miehigan as be hes a
my poor opinion of Miele Stono's domin.
ione and prefers to live on thOnoclian soil,
fiertooe Reenne—The following is the
percentage of mares obtained by pupile
in 8. S. No. 1, at the reeent promotion
examination, the maximum tming 100ee,
and the minimum 50%, The deem named
is the one to wbielt they were pro-
moted : -the 3rd Ohl8H—Poter AfeCtoll
87%, Annie MoDonald tei, Jennie Ale.
Artor 84, Maud Sholdice 80, Nettie Paw.
son 70, Bella Bewley 74, Alice Kirkby
73, John Shortreed 59 ; Jo, 3rd °lase—
Maggie Cleman 87, Katie Searle 83, IL
Moore 82, Sara Taylor 75, Gavin Bewley
70, Bella McCall 70, Jae, Farquharson 69,
Ethel McKibbin 57, Rumen Pear 50 ; Sr.
2nd 01000—John Rearm 84, Milton Me.
Arter 80, Sandie MeArter 76, Harbert
Kirkby 70 ; Ir, thal olaas—Edith Jack-
son 81, Roy Jackson 80, Laura Fear 713,
David Moore 56,
M. Seeman, Teather.
creel ,L'Whl.
Tho Columbus caravel Santa Maria has
reached Porto Rico.
Wilfred Laurier lone promised to ad•
areas a Liberal eenvention Mitchell in
July.
The funeral of the late Airs. Alexander
MacKenzie took place 111 Sarnia on Tuoo.
day, and was very largely tottended.
James Hay, sr., father of Mayor Hey,
of Woodstock, died Tumday from the
paralytic strolce he suffered a deer or so
previrme
A. It. Sutton, who bag been suspected
of the recently exposed whiskey forgery
of warehouse receipts, amounting (0
5225,000, bas been arrested and placed in
eel at Louisville, Rentuelcy
Senator John Ferguson bee mold his
beautiful residence mad fruit farm at
Niagara Falls, consisting of 10 acme,
adjutant to the river and immediately
below the railway Suspension bridge, to
an American syndicate for e30,000.
Electrical conditions are such in the
mountain regiors cif Colorado that a
littemn being becomes clotorged with elec.
trieity whenever he 1110009 quickly aoross
a =Toted room, and the phenomenon
observed there 1u dry, cold weether, of
electric sparks from the human hand or
nose is of constant ocourronee there. It
has been discovered that even in this
climate the phenomenon oecure frequent.
ly iu houses built in such manner as to
insure dryness and partial insulation.
The Queen is at lust safely settled in
the Italian home she has chosen for a
month at the Villa Palmieri, near lelor.
ence. Perhaps the niost 1(110000110(1 00(4.
gestion tonehing tbis country -house is
that it is the same villa to which 13°o-
t:tactic) made bio Mende retire in the
"Decameron." The description he gives
of it fits the plan very well, and it is
seriously asserted to be the same that
where the naughty stories were related.
.A. young lad from Jaueville, who was
viewing the new bridge across the Rideau
ne Oumming's Island, was jostled over
the side of the pier and fell in the rag.
ing river. The crowd on the bridge were
stricokeu with horror. The young 1111
disappeared under the water, and every-
one thought he was drowned, All at
once a young Wrn. Rohm, sprang
from the pier, and despite a fierce
struggle with raging, cold flood, succeed-
ed in saving the lad's life. The gellan-
try of the deed excited the admiration of
all who witnessed it,
Pbople We IKn.ove-.
Jno. Show is in Toronto.
Harold Salton is quite poorly.
A. Molity was at London last week.
Miss Georgie Roes is holidaying at
Listowel.
Henry and John Theists hove gone to
Detroit.
Arthur Wake, of Owen Smola, is back
to town.
Miss May Shaw (and doll) are visiting
at Welton.
H. J. Strong eon* Easter (18 1110 home
in Toronto.
Mrs. Paul was visiting in Wingham
last Saturday.
Mies Howie, of London, is visiting Mrs.
Joe Bellantyne.
0. R. Vanstone, of Southampton, was
in town this week,
Mrs. Joe Ballantyne was visiting at
London for a week.
Thos. Rose was home from Durham for
his Easter holidays,
Rev. E. W. Hughes, of Wingham, veas
in town an Tuesday.
Geo. Rogers, of London, was home for
a few clays this week.
Geo. Rivers, of Algoma, is home on E3
visit to his ptorents.
Russell and Reginald Fletcher spent
Easter in Luoknow,
Richard Rivers, of Lucknow, has been
home on the siok list.
Geo, Leckie spent L'aetee Sunday et
his home in Wroxeter.
Bob(. Malcohn, of ilineardine, was in
town on Good Friday.
Mies McKay and Alias N. Ross spent
Good Friday in Ethel,
Wm, Stewart is home for his Easter
meetiou from Harriston.
Paul Malloy was home from Detroit
for a brief visit this week,
Mrs. Greennoh, of Luoknewt has been
visiting Mrs. Robb. Bums,
Brum Wilson spent Sandy in Clinton
with his friend, R. Golley.
T. A. MoLatiohlin, of Brumfield ate
his Rester eggs in Brussels.
Miss Lizzie Zilliax, of Liatowel, wee
visiting in Brussels this week,
Mimi Flamm Hunter was visiting
friends at Winghnen thio week.
Jas. Leiton, of Pelmoreton, was the
guest of Alex, MoKolvey this week.
Jim, Soli and wife were in Luoknow
host Sundae, visiting their daughter.
Addie Varocet oveut to Stratford thio
Week to try his fortune in that (eV,
Hugh Campbell and wife, of Mitchell,
were visiting at E. Olver's last week.
Miss Mary Ross is home from Clinton
Collegiate Institnto for her Resler holt.
clays,
De. G. L. Ball and Berl, of Toronto,
spent a few days with his promote ita Hole
Airs, A. Deoleeen and eon and WO Ilia
Behan, of Seaforth, and W. Brim, of
Poterboroe wore visiting at 13, Scott's on
Good Friday.
R. Pelton, of Itinethip, was vieiting
his Meter, airs. R. G. Wileon, One week.
mew. Addle mal son, of Stratford, were
visiting at Mrs, Wm, Bellantyne's this
week.
Kingswerel, of St. Thomas, spent
the Booster holidays in Bruseele and
vicinity.
Miss Climie and Mee alltee Austin, of
Lietowel, were visiting at Roderick Roes'
this vnek.
Rev. )',Sr. Reilly wag called uway on
Monday to Orangeville to see hie mother
who is 111.
We regret to state that Robt., eldest
son of Walter Riehttrdeon, is failing in
health very rapidly.
Afre. W. IL Moore and family, of the
Paotho wage are visiting Mee 3. S.
Smith, The Maie0 are sister&
Joseph Webeter bas gone to Dakota on
e Maumee trip. Mrs, Webster and
children will continue to reeide 13rus.
eels,
G. W. Menton, Soience Muster in the
Napanee Collegiate Institute, was
ing his brother 11. J., of elle Standard
Benk, Jimmie, this week.
Miss Minnie O'Connor has returned
from Melita, Man., whore ehe spent
several nionthe. Her health WAS not
good in the Prairie proviume
S. 13, Alories, of Wingliam, was in
80(100810 bet Saturday reeewhig old
acquaintances. Although 77 years of age
?Jr. Morias gets about very handily.
The Listowel Moaner says :—David
Hamilton left for Goat to vigil hie eon
David wbo, we are pleased to learn, is
gaining and has good prospects for re-
covery. His illnegg resulted from an at.
11101) of plearly, not from the injury to
his arm es was at first feared. Ile has
many friends here to whom his recovery
will be good news.
Additions ILocal News,
EAST 1Inr0n License Commissioners
will meet at the Central Hotel, Brnesels,
on Tuesday, leith inst., at 10 o'cloelc.
There are 2B emplicanteefor licenses this
year one more than the lumber granted
for 1802. The extra applicant is Wm.
Beirnes, of Fordwinh,
Rev, G. 11'. &LIMON'S subjeot next Son•
lay. morning will be the second of a
mum of discourses of The sermon ora the
Mount. In the evening he
will promote a speoial sem
mon to young women, "A Model
Drangliter.
A TORONTO subscriber to Tam Pose, in
.enewing his subscription says ;—"With
roe pleasure we renew our subscription
o Tim PORT as it 18 our most welcome
weekly visitor and one that never fails to
Olne. THE rOsT has many friends in
pronto jecleing from the way it ie
poken of. Father always teems a. look
ver the copies received while absent
rem home on his regular trips."
Y. P. S. C. .111.—At the semi-annual
looting of the Yoaug PeoNes' Society of
hriettion Endeavor in connection with
elville °berth, Brussels, held on Mon-
ey evening, the following officers were
lected for the moment term o—Ifon.-
res., Rev. John Ross, 33. A. ; Pres., A.
. ; Vice -Pres., Mre. leo. Stew -
rt; ReoeSeo., 3',H. Cameron ; Core.
00., A. M. eta-C.0,y ; Trees., Miss Margie
onsley ; Look -out Committee, Mrs.
efts, arise Mary Ferguson, Miss Afeggie
tewart, Mrs. hi, 101010001)110, D. Hogg,
onvenee. Dreyer Meeting Committee,
re. R. G. Wilson, Airs. McGuire, Mrs.
oKenzie, Bliss Maggie McNair, 3. B.
°Leech:in, convener. Soda! Commit -
e, Miss Ella I»man, Mrs. N. 33101180(1-
n, Miss Lillian Ainley, Miss Joan Ross,
re. 11. K. Ross, convener.
3511,0,0(811(01108ENINCL—Thursday and
110(108)07 of last week were the millinery
eniog days of Miss BioPherson's
ming millinery, Everything MB in
add for inepection and admiration
a many were the oomplimente passed
the large number of visitors and line-
asers on the handiwork and good taste
hibited in the dieplay. Fashionable
nnets. bats, flowere, ribbons, tem, were
ranged in a most attactivemanner and
though a comparative granger in Brum
ls Miss McPherson has already estate
had a name for herself by this intro.
otion to the ladies of 13ruseels and
oinity. Instead of attempting a des-
ption of styles, Mo., we refer our
aders to Miss McPbersou for particu.
10.
G. T. R. NOTES.—Four oars of peas
re shipped to PortMed this week by
e local del:dem—The cheep rates on
e railway during Eastertide were Very
pular judging by the large increase tu
seenget traftim—Concluator McCallum
s resumed work but still has his injur.
digits tied up.—.A. 'forge party from
none:dine went through Brussels ou
dem*: morning's train on route for
Futile aottele—A. oar load of cattle
a shipped Mott last week.—Win,
has removed from the section house
be 10010111100 recently purchased from
Molienna. W. Heide will move into
section honem—The implemene 30111.
are getting in te heavy stook this
.ing mid evidently expect to do on 1111.
nee businese.—If a mail service were
tonged on the nowt train down and the
bt train up there wou/d be no small
10103.
1111 Gun olnbat annual
Eng woohold (10 8110 Queenet botel on
day evening Inst. The following
ees were elected :—
Preeident, Dr. Molintighten ;
Vice -Pres., A. C. Dames ;
Sem-Treas., John Hewitt ;
Managing Cont., W. hr. Sinclair, Z.
Jones and 3, Irwin.
olub's 0100.000080018 in good condi-
, toll amounts below paid and a, bal-
e on hand of 310.00, On Good Fri.
th0 final shoot for the O'Leary oup
name toed it was won "for keeps" by
twin. Rath man shot at 25 bit•ds,
(ollowing is the more 1-1. 11110)0,3. riellehtyne, 20 ; J. '2. Rom, ;
M. Sinclair, 19 ; Wett, 111 ; C.
s, 18; J. Hewitt, 18 ; 3. Jenne, 18 ;
leioNanghtore 14 ; A. (I, Dames, 12.
monthly matches will be mutineer!
friendly contests arranged 101111 out.
olube.
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