The Brussels Post, 1893-5-26, Page 1L•
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Vol 20. No. 45.
World's Fair.
Lady Aberdeen was on Saturday elect-
ed President of the World's °engross of
women,
The World's Prose congress begun ab
Chios -go on Monday. Among those who
participated in the opening reception was
A. F. Pirie, president of the Canadian
Press association.
The earl and Countess of Aberdeen,
who came to the United States some time
ago to establish an "Irish village" at the
World's fair, soiled from New York on
the steamer Aurania for Liverpool on
Saturday.
The wheeltnen's day at the World's
Fair is set for Wednesday, May 31. It
is expected that nearly 20,000 wheelmen
will partioipate. This will include riders
of both Sexes and those from abroad, as
well as local detached members.
Wm. H. Cahill, the assistant seorotary
of the Toronto Reform Association, has
been chosen to represent the League of
the Cross of Toronto at the World's fair
convention of the Catholic temperance
societies to meet at Chicago June 8.
Tone of thousands of men and women
wandered aimlessly up and down the
thoroughfare outside the World's Fair
grounds last Sunday peering through the
closed gates of the white city and mur.
inuring regrets at their inability to gain
admittance. Some of the louder spoken
ones called down malediotions on the
powers tbab sealed the beauties of the
fair to them, bub on the whole oho crowd
was orderly., It was by far the largest
Sunday turnout since the exposition
opened.
One of the largest and most noble en-
terprises connected with the Columbian
Exposition, in Chicago, is that known as
"Tho Chicago Specbatorium" an immense
building which covers en area, with its
studios and power houses, of nearly a
half million square feet. In this build-
ing will be presented, with the height of
artistic and realistic finish, all the inti•
dents of Columbus' life from his al).
pearance at the monastery of La Rabicla
to bis discovery of San Salvador. Artis-
tic features of the greatest merit and
many now appliances in mechanics and
electricity will be used in this building,
fire desire being, it is said, to combine a
noble realism with perfect idealism.
"Song and scene will unite in makiug it
the greatest attraction of the Fair," says
the Chicago Herald.
For the first time all the electric illum-
inations of the exposibion were seen last
Saturday night, and the grand sight was
witnessed by over 60,000 people. As
meaning drew near crowds began pouring
into the park. The centre of attraction
was the grand basin, where the climax of
eleotrio glory was to be seen. All the
colors of the rainbow were thrown on the
rising waters of the eleotrio fountain on
ench side of the Mac/denies fountain, and
the balustrade bordering the basin was
lined every inch of the distanoe with the
admiring throng. An additional attrac-
tion, lending Venetian poetry to the en-
chanting scene, was furnished by the
Iowa state band playing on afloat which
rested on the middle of the basin. All
the great search lights were in operation,
throwing conical shafts of light long die.
tames from the roofs of manufacturers'
and agricultural buildings and music hall.
On the various illuminated parte of the
exposition, principally the administra-
tion building, with its gilded dome, were
flaming search lights and bands of incan-
descent lights. The air was warm en-
ough for a resort to the gondolas and
launches, whioh were filled with people
until 11 o'clock same to end the third
illumination of the fair.
Of special interest no doubt will be the
dairy test whioh commenced Thursday
of last week. Seventy-five sleek -skinned,
soft.eyed participants in a six months'
contest are contentedly chewing their
ends in the dairy barns south of the ag-
riculture building. ramous milkers,
every one of them, aristooratio cattle
with pedigrees reaching back into other
centuries, the piok of the Shorthorns,
Jerseys and Guernseys, of the country,
brought to the World's Fair to compete
with each other until Oct. 27. The
striotest rules ever formulated to govern
dairy tests prevail and vigilant
watchers . will keep sleepless
guard over the gentle competi-
tors. The breed associations fought over
the rules until but three breeds were
willing to submit to the longest and most
vigorous test ever imposed. The Short-
horn, Jerseys and Guernsey associations
sent men all over the United States and
Canada to soled oendidates for the great
honors whioh will rest upon the victors,
for, although individual awards will be
given, the chief object of tests is to deter.
mine whioh breed, all things considered,
is'the best for milk, °ream, butter and
cheese production_. Each of the Qom.
Feting breeds is represented by 25 cows,
seleeted from twice as many whioh have
been living in the World's Fair barns for
some time.
The Irish village at the World's Fair is
still the centre of attraction. A real
Irish music program is carried out every
day, all the musicians and singers, pipers
and jig danware being from the "Ould
Sod," Eve Bredlige, writing of a trip
through the village with Lady Aberdeen,
says : The first distinctively Irish trip
of my life was taken last week, aid in
the company of LadyAbecdeen. A new
experience and such a oioorone. To be
sure the geographical conditions were a
little mixed. Muokross Abbey and
Blarney Castle were very much nearer
together than the map of Ireland uauahy
led one to expect, and village industries
wero fused in a tmamner worthy a thrifty
neighborhood where town lobe canna high
and space wee at a premium. But it
was Ireland. The thatohed roofs, the
clustered cabins, the green flag floating
from the (feeble battlements, the Dross in
the village court, all proclaimed it.
bboceover, Lady Aberdeen eaicl so, and
that settled the question for all time.
"This is really n part of the oloiebers of
binckroes Abbey,"as she rested her
bands npon the lower part of ono of the
tirobee and looked rsflecbively over the
white loggia, so Merely chaste in its
fashioning and so atl•suggoelive of Koh
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1893
memories, "and you see we have even a
tree growing in the oentre of the court."
Not a few wonder why Lady Aberdeen
has gone to so touch trouble, and ask
what reward does elle hope to reap from
such expenditure of capitol, strength,
time and thought ? There always is a
class who "wonder why ?" I knew that
when I asked Lady Aberdeen be tell me
in so many words the object of her
sncleavors. She eat opposite to me, her
beautiful, frank eyes looking into mine
and a high enthusiasm lighting up the
happy lines of her Noe as she said "Why,
first to show people what the Irish
peasantry are capable of doing, and
secondly we hope to get a good deal of
money to educate the peasants on a large
scale. There is a field for band workers
if they can be kept up to modern fashions
and modern requirements. Bob there is
also a difficulty. When you get a lot of
workers in a factory you can organize
thein very readily ; bat when the work-
ers are .scattered throughout communities
there is no way of educating but to send
beaohers among them, and this costs a
lot of money. We nim to improve the
industries for which the Irish peasantry
are remarkable and to bring thein right
up to the mark. This especially in wear-
ing apparel, knitting, general under-
clothing, lace•making, wood.oarving,
basket -making and embroidery. We
shall show those industries in our Irish
village, as well as dairy -keeping, but we
cannot exhibit the market•gardening, bho
raising of early vegetables, to , which we
are anxious to get the peasantry edu-
cated. It is a regularly organized work
this, of which the Irish village is a part.
We have a central committee at Dublin,
local committees all over Ireland and
depots both in London and in Dublin,
where we keep these goods for Bale. We
do not aim, however, to'keep to ourselves
the disposal of geode, but nim rather to
make connection with the regular trade.
When Peter White, our lamented seore•
tary, without whose help this village
would never have been realized, was over
here last year he scoured several good
American orders. The profits of these
have kept many poor families throughout
winter. Ah 1 the people of Ireland are
so grateful, so appreciative of everything
that is done for them 1" We prepared to
flit to the other cottages, and as I follow-
ed Lady Aberdeen through a sliding door
painted green, I noticed that a bit of
Limerick lace peeped at her throat, and
the diamond rings in her ears were in the
shape of eliatnrocks, "But I—I thought
you were Scotch ?" I said, in a perplexed
way. "I'm three-quarters Scotch and
one-quarter Irish," she said, with a
laugh, "and I am descended from the
O'Neill's on my maternal grandmother's
side, anti that is oonsidered very blue
blood indeed I believe." And then I
suddenly remembered that Lord Aber-
deen had been viceroy of Ireland, and
both he and his wife idolised by the
people, even as the Canadian people are
preparing the warmest of welcomes in
their sturdy hearts for this couple, who
will soon go to dwell in the gubernatorial
residence at Ottawa, when Lord and
Lady Stanley, of Preston, now Earl and
Oounbsss of Derby, shall have gone back
to England.
HURON COUNTY FINANCES.
Abstract statement of the receipts and
diobur semonts for the year 1892
immures.
Balance from 1891
County Rates
Non.Resident taxes
Registry Office
Auctioneers' Lioenses
Peddlers' Licenses
Administration of Juetioe
Criminal Justice
Crown witnesses
Coroners' inquests
Gaol maintenance
Constable advances
Division Court jury fees
Jury fees
Redemption account
Public schools
School management
Repairs County buildings...,
Roads and bridgee
Interest
St'g deb. sinking funds
N. G. R. deb. interest
$ 26548 61
57107 90
1222 96
1104 15
408 00
650 00
14 00
1584 60
151 19
46 95
818 68
12 00
41 24
80 00
21 60
5602 00
100 00
50 00
5 00
1185 27
24819 98
515 50
N. G. R. deb. oinking funds1893 55
Total $122778 18
DISBURSEMMENTS.
Non-resident taxes $ 1411 29
Administration of Justice1560 05
Criminal Justice 1678 84
Crown witnesses 878 66
Coroners' inquests 79 85
Gaol maintenance 2857 94
Constable advances 28 00
Division Court jury fees 91 00
Jury titoount 2980 87
Redemption account 2 00
Boundary lines 8000 09
Agrioultural Societies 800 00
Publio schools 11877 00
Model eshools 800 00
Collegiate Institutes 4071 46
School management 2128 92
Lunatics and indigents 1886 54
Salaries and Council fees 4567 80
Stationery, printing, &a 286 67
Court House supplies .,862 55
Contingenoies 298 22
Registry office 18216
Repairs County buildings810 51
Roads and bridges 6422 80
Sterling deb. interest account 15878 45
Storting dab, sinking fund26959 28
N. G. R. debenture interest1200 00
Bellmore in Bank of Commerce 81538 78
At Marietta, 0., Geo. Tankford, a
saloon keeper and prize fighter, shot and
instantly Milled his wife, and then Milled
hitnsell. The couple bad boon married
six months and hall querrolcd constant.
1y,
An underground river, strongly im-
pregnated with iron, was found rsoenbly
near Charlotte, N. 0. It is eoportcd that
bho stream, Which is fortyAvo foot be-
low the snrfaoo, is 700 feet wide and six
feet deep,
CUU11Uf[ CHIMES..
A special meeting of the Maitland
Presbytery will be hold ab Wingham on
Tuesday of next week.
Rev. R. Paul 000upied the pnlpit of the
Methodist °buroh in Wale place last Sun'
day, in the absence of the pastor,
The usual service was held in the R.
0. °hurah last Sunday morning. The
priest announced that Sunday schools
would be organized at Brussels, Walton
and 14th oou. Grey.
The Guelph Conference of the Metho-
dist °hutch will be held in Owen Sound,
eommenoing on Thursday of next weelc.
B. Gerry and J. T. Pepper are the lay
representatives from Brussels.
Miss Webb of Toronto, a returned
missionary from China, is expected to
address a public meeting iu Knox ohuroh
in oonnscbion with the Ladies' Mission-
ary Aseoiation in the second week of
June, oewhich definite notice will be
hereafter given.
The saorameut of the Lord's supper
will bo celebrated- in connection with
Knox ahuralt on Sabbath first, 28th inst.,
et 11 o'clock a. m, The pastor will
preach and preside at the table. Ln the
evening, ab 7 o'clook, the congregations
of ;Melville and Knox, will meet in Knox
ohuroh, whon Rev. Mr. Forrest, of Wel.
ton, will preach. Service, preparatory to
communion, will be held ou Saturday
afternoon, at 2:80 o'clock, Rev. J. .Ross,
B. A., will preach and dispense the sac•
ramsnt of Baptism. The Christain En.
deavor sootebiss of the above churches
will hold a union meeting in Knox church
after the evening service.
Wingham District Meeting.
The annual District meeting of the
Methodist church was held in Wingbam
on Thursday and Friday of last weep,
the °bairman, Rev. S. Seilery, B. D.,
presiding. Rev. F. Swann, of Auburn,
was chosen Secretary and Rev. J. W.
Pring, of Bluevale, assistant. All the
resident ministers of the District were in
altendenoo. Rev. W. W. Leeah, of
Londesboro', asked the special considera-
tion of the Stationing Committee, owing
to poor health last year, and desires
either station work or superannuation
relation. Mr. Leech has been in the
work for over 30 years. Rev. William
Mills, who resides in Toronto, was recom-
mended to be continued for another year
on the Superannuated list, his obtim on
the fund to bo commuted next year. A
resolution, breathing kindly sentiment,
was passed in reference to Rev. J. L.
Karr, of Brussels, who was nob present.
W. A. Smith was recommended as a
candidate to the Methodist ministry on
motion of Revds. Messrs. Salton and
Leach. Rev. H. W. Mahood, of Iowa
Conference, a former Oanadian, asks ad-
mission to Guelph Conference. Moved
by Rev. W. W. Leath, seconded by Rev.
A. E. Shaw, of Wroxeter, that this Dis-
trict meebing recommend his reception.
Carried.
A general discussion was engaged in
relative to the spiritual work of the Die-
briot and the best means of advancing it.
In the evening a publio meeting was
held at whioh very interesting addresses
were given by Rev. G. F. Salton, of
Brussels, on England ; Rev. Dr. Camp
bell, of Blyth, on Ireland ; Rev. J. A.
MoLashlan, of Teeswater, on Scotland ;
and Rev. James Livingston, of Listowel,
on Canada. There wasn't a poor speak-
er in the four. Vocal seleotions beating
on the nationalities represented were also
given in good style. The proceeds were
applied to the Superannuated Ministers'
Fund.
Friday morning, at 9 o'clock, the fol-
lowing laymen joined the ministerial
brethren :—Dr. Towler, Wingham ; W.
E. R. Orr, Teeswater ; Robb. Orittenden,
Wroxeter ; W. H. Kerr, Brueeele ; Wm.
Pollard, Walton ; Wm. Stevens, Landes -
bore' ;
andes-bora'; N. H. Young, Blyth ; J. P.
Brown, Auburn ; Wm. Bengough, Bel.
grave ; W. H. Stewart, jr., Bluevale.
The various oonnexional schedules were
carefully gone through. From them the
following particulars are gleaned :—Num.
ber of church members in District, 2,190,
an increase of 184 over the former year.
There were 119 infant baptisms and 31
adult ; marriaged, 39 ; deaths, 50 ; copies
of Guardian, 70 ; local preachers, 21 ;
exhorters, 9 ; representatives, 79 ; class
leaders, 77 ; stewards, 68; Sunday oohed
superintendents, 19 ; Epworth Leagues,
6. For Missionary purposes 51,781.68
was contributed as follows :—Wingham,
6280,70 and from the Womans' Foreign
Missionary Society, 652.83; Teeswater,
$128.96, and W. F. M. S., 623.27; Wroxe-
ter, 688.60 ; Brussels, 692.90, and W. F,
11.1. S., $89.00 ; Walton, $56,00; Londes.
born', 6180.37 ; Blyth, 6260,61 • Auburn,
5827.55. and W. F. M. S., $14.00 ; Bel -
grave, 674.45 ; Bluevale, 5110.45.
Connexion- Oirouit Pur-
nl Funds. poses.
Wingham, $ 420 $ 2,269
Teeswater, 246 1,059
Wroxeter, 168 451
Brussels, 224 1,860
Walton, 115 210
Londesboro', 267 016
Blyth, 886 1,024
Auburn, 453 251
Belgrave, 186
Bluevale, 177 909
The odd ciente have been omitted in
each instanoo for the sake of brevity.
The following resolution was moved by
Rev. R. Paul, seconded by Rev. W. Ob.
tawell and carried unanimously :—"That
whereas rho terrible evil, the liquor traf'&o,
continues its work of destruotiota in one
land and homes leaving ruin aid death
in its path, and whereas lino important
matter of Total Prohfbitiou is now be-
fore the country ; and the Ontario Gov
eminent having made provision for the
Province to vote on the question in Jan -
nary 1804, be it roselvod, That wo, as a
District Meeting, pledge onesolves to do
our best by voice and vote to carry Pte.
ltibilion, and urge all our officials, mem•
bore and people to do rho same."
Lay reprebentabivos to Conference at
Owen ScsI Will be:—Wingham, Geo.
Thompson and R. lMoIndoo ; Toostvator,
W. n R. Orr ; Wroxotsr, It. Crittenden ;
Brussels, B. Gerry and 7. T. Pepper ;
Walton, Wm. Pollard ; Londesboro', M,
Braithwaite ; Blyth, Jos. Wilford and
Geo, Jackson ; inborn, J. P. Brown;
lislgravo, Wm. Wray ; Bluevale, W. H,
Stewart, jr.
Rev. F. Swami was eleoted to the
Stationing Committee ; Rev. J. II. Dyke
and W. H. Stewart to the Sunday sellout
Committee ; flay. G. F. Stilton and Jno.
Wilford to the Epworth League Com-
mittee,
The Fall Distrisb meeting will be held
at I3elgrays.
Lccal Legislature.
Ib r. Garrow bas a Bill to insert a pro•
vision in the Mmtioipal Ant, the advan-
tages of whish will be appreoiatgd by
those who have had experience of muni•
oipel affairs in Amberstbtrg. It provides
that a municipal corporation advances
money by way of oharity or relief to a
person who, although in destitute circum•
stances is the owner of or interested in
any land the retention whereof is notes•
nary for a dwelling for the person resew
ing such relief, it shall be lawful for such
corporation to take a conveyance of or
security on such land to cover the amount
of such oharity or relief, and on the death
of the person in receipt of such charity
or relief, or the surrender of said land by
such person to the uorporabion, the oar.
poration may sell or dispose of said land
and apply the proceeds in payment of the
amount so expended in charity or relief
with interest thereon ab six per cent, per
annum, together with the costs of realiz-
ing on said land. The balance of such
Proceeds, if any, shall go bo the next of
kin or devisee of such person.
It is altogether likely that the Provinoe
will be represented at the World's Fair
by the Lien teuant•Goveroor and a shill.
°lent staff to maintain the dignity of the
Province.
The report of the, Ontario Game and
Fish Commissioners for 1892 shows that
there were 56 shooting licenses issued to
foreign sportsmen during the year at 525
each.
The members of the Ontario Legisla-
ture are now on the home stretch and
every minute of their time will be fully
occupied during this and next week, in
closing up the busiuess of the session so
as to be at home by the first of June.
Friday, May 27th, is menbioned as the
last day for work, with prorogation the
following Monday, but the dismission of
several important measures yet to be
dealt with might easily extend the seri-
atim a week longer.
On special resolution Messrs. Porter,
Carpenter, Fell, Gibson (Huron), G. B.
Smith, Wood (Hastings) and McCleary
were granted their sessional allowauoe,
although absent through sickness and
other causes.
Sporting News.
At Seaforbb on Saturday the home
team defeated Ingersoll at football for
the Hough cup by 1 goal to 0.
The Ottawa Crioket olub have scoured
the services of William Sheppard, late
professional groundman at Bedford
sohoolin England, for the season.
Tut Ron.—
With a $10 00 rod
And a 8 00 reel,
With a 2 00 lino
And a 4 00 creel ;
A book full of 2 00
And 4 00 flies,
Away with his 12 00 ticket he hies.
Thus be spends .. $40 00 ere he starts out
And returns in a
week with .... 10 worth of trout,
And the—
But a tilenk won't
sul
The thirtynine ninety—the sum he is shy.
At 1 o'clock Monday morning the
woman's bicycle tournament, at the
Second Regiment armory, Chicago.
terminated, Baldwin, the young rider
from San Francisco, being victorious,
with Williams second and Armaindo
third. The following was the soon :—
Miles. Laps.
Baldwin 487 8
Williams 462 9
Armaindo 412 13
Stanley 268
Harvey ,238
Hanlon writes from Austin, Texas, that
los is in perfect shape and will row the
race of hie life next month. Gaudaur,
Stanbury, Peterson, Hosmer and Lee are
ail in Austin training for the big event.
Should Staubury•and Gandaur fail in
their attempt to come together Hanlan
will challenge the Australian for the
world's championship and 52500 a side.
Warin has just finished racing shells for
Joseph Wright and E. Duman, oath
weighing about 26 pounds, and expeoted
to be the fastest shells on Toronto bay.
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OsO,siaa.diaiz News.'
Norwich is agitating for better fire
protection.
The ins in Port Arthur Harbor has
commenced to move out.
Wallace Tree, East Zorra, sold a nice
span of carriage horses for $400,
The new First Presbyterian church at
Chatham was dedicated last Sunday.
Alex. Mathes e, 9th eon,, West Zorra,
has a ewe that Vern birth to four Iambs.
Grape ohuroh, Brantford, has raised
55,000 towards a ohimn of belle for its
tower,
President Cleveland has appointed M.
J, liotdriek, of New Hampshire, consul
ab Belleville.
Joseph Chambers, of Dawn Mille,who
is 106 years old, has id t for Sb. Joseph,
Nebraska, to visit his eons,
The deposits in the postoffioe savings
banite of Oacada during April wore $080,.
725, and the withdrawals $707,41.1.
The Freeman heathers, charged with
murdering Constable Rankin, of Chat.
ham, are to bo removed to London jail,
Bi•anttoed Presbyterian chnrohes are
malting arrangements for the general as-
sembly, whioh meats in that city on Juno
Ilth,
W. H. KERR, Prop.
Geo, Malloob, solioibor, of Paisley, died
ors Saturday. He bad been a resident of
the plate for over 35 years,
A Belleville woman bras scleral an
notion for breach of promise and etude°.
Won agaicst a retired farther who lives in
Toronto.
One hundred and twenty new members
were reosived into the Queen's Avenue
Mevening,ebbodiet Church, Loudon, on Sunday
It is said Prof, Robertson will be re•
engaged by the Dominion Government
for three years as dairy commissioner at
n salary of $5,000.
Seeding reports received at Winnipeg
from all points in Manitoba and the
Northwest state that in most places the
crone are well above ground.
E. E. Sheppard, of Toronto Saturday
Night, having surveyed the field, will
start a Winnipeg Saturday Night in the
capital of the Prairie Province.
Dr. H. McDonald, aged 21, was drown-
ed in Cataraqui bay, near Kingston, Sun-
day afternoon. Deceased graduated with
high honors from the Queen's college tide
year.
The population of Neustadb, in Nor.
mandy Township, is about 600, and the
Ontario License Commissioners have
granted five licenses for the place, or one
for every 120 of a population.
•The Presbyterian aharob in Maxwell,
Ont., was struck by lightning on Satur.
day, the ohimney knocked down and
most of the plaster torn from the ceiling ;
also garb of the floor ripped up.
An Indian who has spent the Winter
in the interior North of the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, and who has just arrived at
River St. Margaret's, has eaten his wife
and children in the woods to keep him•
self from starving.
Toronto has 220 hotels, nearly 800
gropers, 250 tailor shops, 500 dross -mak-
ing establishments, 110 tabacooniets and
two tobacco manufactures. Including
the trade and religious papers, there are
134 publications in the city.
John Dickson, a Puslinoh farmer,
while driving across the Grand Trunk
track at Hespeler Monday, was struck
by a train and thrown clear of the track,
but the buggy was wrecked. The man
and horse were badly shaken but net
seriously hurt.
Writing from St. John's, Newfound-
land, Lieut. Peary says the sealing steam-
er Falcon will be ready to sail by June
16th. The same route will be taken as
in 1891 on the Kite, going by way of
Baffin's Bay into Smith's Sound and
thence to McCormick Bay.
The reported cannibalism north oast of
the Saguenay, Quebec, is contradicted.
All the members of an Indian family
except the father and his son's wife,
starved to death, and the two latter were
only saved from the same fate by a half-
breed named Charles Gordon, who fed
and clothed them.
The Woodstock Times seys :—The
strange power of hypnotism was foroibly
illustrated in Joseph Hodgson's treat-
ment of Miss Paine, of John White c0
Co's. ' The young lady had almost lost
her power of speech, but after being
placed under hypnotic influence found
her vocal organs fully restored. Miss
Paine ie now receiving the congratula-
tions of her friends.
The Board of Agrioulture bas refused
to grant a licehse for the slaughter of
Canadian cattle at the port of Aberdeen,
but the Lord Provost of that oily, who
bad an interview with the chief officers
of the board in London, was led to under.
stand that "the prospect was that possib-
ly within ens mouth the presenb restric-
tions on the Canadian cattle trade would
be removed altogether."
Mrs. Kelly, of Ancasber, motber of the
girl who tried to poison her parents a
few weeks ago, died on Wednesday of last
week. She was taken i11 a few days after
the unfortunate incident occurred, and
had since been slowly sinking, until death
put an end to her troubles. She grieved
very much about the conduct of her
daughter, and the villagers say she died
of grief. The girl was not prosecuted,
though she confessed the crime, and it
was arranged that she was to be sent to
her uncle, who was to look after her.
Passengers from Sault Ste. Marie an.
nounos that there is considerable excite-
ment at the Canadian Sault over the
mysterious disappearance of Henry
Wood, keeper of the lighthouse at Point
Aux Pins. Wood left the Sault on May
5 to attend to his dutiee. No trace of
him has been found, although searohing
parties have scoured the woods and
dragged the creeks and rivers in the vie.
inity. Wood had been a resident of the
Sault since 1866, and for several years
noted as lighthouse keeper, mail carrier
and postmaster at Point Aux Pins.
D. W. Kern, Woodstock, took an
insurance policy on his life for 526,000 in
the Confederation Life Association. J.
J. Millman is to be congratulated on
representing this Company, whioh donde
to -day unsurpassed by any Company in
the world, the fact that all the principal
Canadian, British and Amerioan Com.
ponies have been figuring for this in-
vestment for the last three months, and
Mr. Karn has made a very careful study
before deciding. The Confederate Life
Association is a home Company and its
insurance is selected from the healthy
lives of our Dominion.
During the past two weeks Miss O'Con.
nor, a teacher at the fourth ward
separate school in Whidsor, has been sick
and her plate was filled by Adolph Gin.
ardor, of Sandwioh. -Young Mr. Girardot
is about 22 years old and a student of the
Detroit College of Medicine. Itis fattier
is inspootor of schools for Essex county
and his brother is mayor of Sandwich.
Girardot noticed that two or three of the
children had the boobhaobo, and examin-
ing their modelle be found, or claimed to
find, deoayecl teeth. This pub a brilliaub
idea in his head, He would relieve the
gobolers of their bad teeth and at the
same tbno get the benefit of the olinisal
experience. Lt order to emery out the
sohome he put a forceps in his pocket
and told the scholars he would pail their
tooth free of charge. All but two or
three of the 50 little boys allowed Itim 10
examine their months and pall any teeth
whioh he thouglts hooded pellin•l, One
child only 6 years ltadcight tooth oxtraa.
tall, Others oontribubod two or three,
and tome only one tooth. While tide
was going on the goober in the other
room was asked if some of her pupils
might have their teeth pulled, and as eke
made no objsotiou 24 little girls got ex-
oused long enough to visit Girardot'g
room and add to hie collection of teeth.
When Girardot dismissed school for the
day and went home he carried 126 teeth.'
rolled up in a newspaper, and exhibited
them to his friends. Friday morning
Miss O'Connor was wall enough to take
her sohool, and Girardot's services wore
not regnired, Many of the pupils were
kept at home by their parents, however,
for fear of losing what teeth they had
left, and Miss O'Connor bad to hunt
them up and premie° to leave their
molars alone. One little boy's father has
complained to the trustees, but the latter
apparently do not think anything can be,
done about it.
The steam schooner Florence of Que-
bec, Captain Brown in charge, bas com-
menced the work of blowing to pieces the
Donaldson line steamer Cynthia, which
was run down and sunk by the Allan
liner Polynesian three years ago, ' A
firm of Kingston divers who examined
the Cynthia last year gave it as their
opinion that she could not be touched, as
the sand has settled over her to such an
extent as to cover her up entirely. Bat
Brown stated Saturday morning that he
found the decks clear and the cargo of
orockeryware and railway iron shoving
through the open hatches. The work of
blowing the Cynthia to pieces will oo-
cupy three years. The divers report
traces of several dead bodies in the fore-
castle of the ship.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
J. J. and Mrs. Gilpin were in Blyth on
Wednesday.
R. S. Pelton and sister, of Atwood,
Sundayed in Brussels.
B. Gerry and wife spent the Queen's
Birthday at Mitchell.
D. 0. Ross was in Durham for a week
attending to business.
Mr. Kitsheu and daughter, of Paris,
are visiting at Geo. ldowe's.
Len. and Epb. Downing oolebrated the '
Queen's Birthday in Goderiob.
Mrs. Cox and Miss Downie, of Gods -
rich, are visiting at H. Dennis'.
The Misses Gordon, of Wingham,.
spent the 24th at Rev. R. Paul's.
Mrs. Thomas Hayeroft and son were
holidaying in Olinton this week,
A. R. Smith was in the Queen city lasb
week bargain hunting and finding.
Principal Cameron and Russell Flet-
cher visited Luokoow on the 24th.
John Nicholson, of Chicago, was visit-
ing in Brussels and locality this week.
Miss Maggie Smith, of Blyth, was in
town last Wednesday visiting her parents.
Miss Kate Wilson was visiting her tis• -
ter at New Hamburg for a
few' this
week.
H. J. Morden and J. MoBain holidayed
for a few days at New Eamburg this
week.
James Turnbull, wife and children, of
Mitchell, were visiting in Brussels and
locality this week.
T. A. MoLattohlio, of Bruoefield, had a
few days bolidaye on account of meeting
with an injury while playing football.
Mrs. George Thomson left on Wednes-
day for Galt from whence she goes with
friends to the Columbian Fair, Chicago.
W. R. Stratton left Brussels last Mon-
day for Sobrieber to resume work as en-
gineer on the C. P. R., after an enjoyable
holiday in this locality.
Rev. Ghosn-el Howie, Pb. D., intends
toetarb for Mount Lebanon in August
next. He may go as the offioial repre-
sentative of some church.
Wm. MoEwan has been having en-.
forced holidays for attempting to shake
bands with a saw in Ament Bros,
factory. He got a nasty out.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs. J. T.
Cook, of Wingham, formerly of Brute
eels, is in very poor health and has been
under the dootor's care for menthe.
James Laird jr., of Underwood, W.
Laird, of Tilbury Centre, and S. W.
Laird and family, of Strabford, were iu
town this week to visit James Laird sr.
who is so seriously ill.
Rev. G. F. Salton was summoned to
Ruthven, Essex Co., last Saturday, to
attend the funeral of bis sister-in-law.
Rev. Mr. Salton, husband of the de-
ceased, is the Methodist minister on
Ruthven circuit.
The Royal Templar says :—Thos.
Gibson, M. P. P., of East Huron, Ont.,
has been a total abstainer for 53 years:
He signed the pledge in 1840, and became
a member of the Scottish Temperance
Leagues few years after, He is one of
the many substantial temperanoe men in
the Ontario Legislature.
Mrs. W. H. Kerr was engaged lash
Saturday afternoon in lading up a pair
of shoes for her son. She was using a
pair of scissors to tighten the lanes and
in puliing the lace broke and the point of
the scissors pierced her nose, going
through the nostril. A dootor attended
to the wound whioh bled profusely.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
Honov County Council will convene
for the transaction of business ab God-
eriob, on Tuesday, /nue 66h, at 8 p. m.
SontcTurxc over $300 is said to be '
stalled on the Beattie—Swartz gobbing
race to take place ou Brussels Driving
Park on June 29th.
FostiwtsTmn FAntOw received instruc-
tions from Ottawa that the large postal
cards recently issued were to be used only
for printing and that for ordinary cor-
respondence the small Dards were to be
cord. Business loins should now have
their names and business printed at the
bead and tints secure the big Garda.
While Mr. Gladstone was gavelling
from London to Cheater Friday a heavy
e -
tniseile was thrown at his -compartment.
as the train epltroacbod Willesden, The
missile streak the window of the next
ooupartmsut which was occupied by the
peen of Chester. It enmeshed the glees
and Amok the mullion fete inches f m'
from
the deau'a head. No arrest has been
mode,