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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1893-12-15, Page 1Vol, 21. No. 22, BRUSSELS,, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1898 STILL —IN TI -IE —.-, sTJ�i �y„1,. ,' r? ., I 9 Sty stock is complete in all de- partlnents of General Dry Goods And Fancy Goods bought in the beet markets and will be sold at the Lowest Cash Prices — will not be undersold. Compare quality and prime. Just reoeiv. ed tt job lino of Silk Handkerchiefs for Obristmas at 60o on the 5. I have a Full Line of all kinds of GROCERIES New Fruits, New Peels, Now Nubs, Freoh Spices of Pure Quality. Headquarters for Canned Gooks of all kindo at lowest Dash prioes. A11 goods guaranteed of First Quality. Butter, Eggs and Poultry taken. J. G. SKENE. JVL U� ��jj 1 �150ll lerehalt and Tailor ET ELO I beg leave to notify the Public teat I have started a TAILO SFHJP In connection with my store and am now ready to fill all or- ders for Clothing. fits Guaranteed or no Sale. J. 1I. HENIDERSON. Grand. Trunk ��. !'Y ' 7 yt r�. Christmas and New Year Holidays. axeursion tinitots will bo issued as under ;— Single First -Class Faro, Good to go December 22nd, 23rd, 24th or 36th, v laid for. return until December Nth ; also good to,go December 2otlt, 80th 81st or Janu- ary1st,validtorreturn until January 2nd, 1894. First•Clnss Tare and One -Third, Good to go December 2200, 28rd, 24th or 20th' valid for satin= until January 2nd, 1895 To Students and Teachers, At First•Olass Pare and Ono.Third, oncur. render of standard form of school cortie.. eate signed by the Principal, good to go De. comber 9th to 8013, inolusivo, validfor re- turn until January 9101, INC Ti or tiokets and full information apply to J. N..rKENDALL, G. T. R. Agent, Brussels. ESENTS 1t is to your advantage to see my enlarged and varied stock of fresh bought goods for the Holiday trade. We regard it no trouble to showg oods Gold Watches Gold Filled Wat- ches, ' es, Silver Watches, ;g Gam RiD s , Iingagement• Rings, Wedding Rings, China Novelties, Silver - Ware, `-Clocks at $1.00 and Up- wards,Fancy a lot of goods. n issuer of Marriage Lie0nsel. g Of Watches, Clocks and Jew- elryPersonally attended to with p Y dere and low charges. All Work Warranted. T. FL TC 1 ALi.R JEWELER BRUSSELS, EAST HURON LIBERALS. Entltnsiastlo Convention. There never was a larger attendance nor a more enthusiaetio audienoe assem- bled at a Convention in Inset Huron than that present on Tuesday afternoon, at Brussels, for the purpose of sateen a standard bearer for the Local Legis. lature. The large Town Hall was crowd• ed to the doors, about 200 delegates being present, lo addition to many warm sup• porters of the Liberal cause from this and adjacent ridings. President Hislop 000upied the chair and made a brief yet appropriate ad- dress. George Sicrdie, J. Ib. Miller and F. S. Scott were appointed credential committee and M. Y. McLean, Thos. Mo - Milian and ane. Shaw a committee on resolutions. The following is a list of the delegates in attendant's from the respeotivo muni. olpalibies :—A, Hislop, President ; Geo. Thompson, let Vioe.President ; Thos, Strachan, 2nd .Vice•President ; W. H, Kerr, Secretary -Treasurer. McKillop—Ed Horan, Peter McGrath, Hugh Dunn, Jas Ryan, Philip Kerney, John Malone, Thee Moylan, Jae Evans, John Shine, John Shea, Geo Murdie, R Ooanon, Peter Kerr, Augas MoLeod, ai Goveolock, Wm Flannery, Jas Simpson, R Pollard, Alex Gardner, Jae Cowan, W Grieve, Chas Dodds, Frank Best, Ge Blank, Inc MoDowell, David MoLaohlan John G Grieve, Wm Pollard, Jae Watson D D Wilson, Wm Doig, Michael Murdie John R Govenlock, Jae Campbell. Grey—Alex McDonald, Thee Menu. lane, Alex Roes, Jno Straohan, Tho McLauchlan, Alex Perris, John MoKin non Tho Calder,t sRob McCallum, m W t t Ar n0 rung ThoMaFadz n ea , Jas Mo Donald, Alex Stewart, Andrew Turnbull Jno Stewart, Jno McTaggart, Dougal MoTaggart, Jae Mann, Alex MoKay, Ja McNair, Wm Spence, Robb Laing, D 114iine, Ino Other, Wm Milne, Wm Smith, Wm Florence, Hugh McNeil, Alex McGeorge, Wm Brown, Anthony Reymann, A 0 Dames, Jno Brown, Valentine Foster, Walter 'Oliver, Morris—Tbos Sloan, Robb Laidlaw, Jas Craig, Jae Logan, Thoe Laidlaw, Jno Shortreed, Wm Taylor, Jonathan Moore Lewis McDonald, Wm Barrie, Bob Armstrong, Ino IS Miller, • Jno Speir Simon Forsythe, Geo Hood, Jno Elston Jas Pugh, C McLelland, Jno Wheeler Jno MoSrlor, Wm Isbister, Amide Campbell, Ins Robertson, Geo Turvey, Wm Elston, Jae A Moffatt, Jas Smillie, A Miller, M looses, Walter Forrest. Howi❑k—E Hutchinson, Geo Burnett, Juo Bell, Thee Ritchie, A Gibson, John Scott, M Scott, 5' MaOlymont, Jno Knox, Peter Dileworth, Jae Hentie, 'A Me. Intosb, Thos 14IoLaohlan, Robt McLach- lan, Wm Irwin, Donald Fisher, Jae Hunter, Francis Davidson, J J MnLach. Ian, A Nicholson, Jno Oooper, Jas Edgar, Thos Henry, D Bradnook, Wm Gralam, Alex McLachlan. Hallett—Chas Livingston, 300 Steph- enson, Juo Dale, Thos 11Icffiillan, Jas Hinohley, Lancelot Tasker, Seismal Reid, Thee Neelans, Joo Watt, -^Geo Watt, Jno McMillan, Francis' Brown, A Woodman, Robt Scott, R Adams, John Oroaby. Turuberry—Geo Thompson, M Wilson, D Holmes, Wm Douglas, Jas Hislop, Inn Dimenb, Wm Maxwell, Adam Oleg - born, David H Moffatt, A Patterson, Robe Douglas, Jas Edgar, Robt Miller, Jae Hislop, Geo Fortune, Inc) Douglas. Brussels—Jas Boss, F S Scott, 'W H MaCraokeu, R Graham, Jno Shaw, J D Warwick, Jae O'Leary, J N Kendall, D 0 Roes, W 114 Sinclair. Wroxeter—It H Fortune, Jas Fox, J B Vogbt, W M Robinson, John Brethour. ng 13, McLeod, That we do most cordially entloreo the policy of the Liberal party in Dominion pelitios as adopted by the Ottawa Convention, held in June last, and to express oar belief that Canada will nover enjoy the prosperity which her splendid natural resources should certainly scours her, until we have a com- plete reverent of our present Deal policy which oppr00ees the masses for the pam- pering and enrichment of the favored few. We further desire to express our full confidence in our esteemed and able leader, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, against whose good name the tongue of scandal has never been heard, and to express the hope that the next general election will result in making him the Prime Minietor of Canada. Oarried unanimously. Moved by W. M. Slnolair, seconded by Thos, Gibson, M.P. P., that we, as a Convention, desire to express our gym. pabhy with Dr. Maodonald, M. P., for East Huron, in his repent illness and while regretting his absence bops that he will be speedily restored to good health. Carried. Mr. Gibson should be elected by 500 majority. His opponent will be Mr. Dickinson, Barrister, of Wingham, who is already in the acid. CHUHCIi. CHIII11). 1c+ Service is being held each Wednesday evening in St. John's ohuroh during Ad. ° "RI's,. D. Millar assisted in the nom- munion servioee nt Edmondville last Monday. G. F. Blair gave a Temperance ad. dress at the Epworth League last Mon. a day evening which was mach appreciated by all. Rev. Mr. b C a . obi di ak W48 one of the speakers On the Me thodi t church an- niversary tea meeting, Wingham, last Monday evening. s Rev, J. Roes, B. A., Will preach a ser- mon on "Ammons given why people should vote against Prohibition” next Sunday morning in Melville chureh. Rev. G. H. Buggin, of Blyth, will oo- oupy the pulpit of the Methodist church, Brussels, next Sunday- The pastor will preach Sabbath sobool sermons at Blyth. "TAxe Ya AWAY awn oT°17E."—Bev. G. H. Cobbledink, B. D., preached a very practical discourse last Sunday evening on "Ontario's account with the Liquor Traffic. His text was selected from St. ' .John's Gospel llbh chapter and part of ' 39th verse, 'Take ye away the atone." In referring to the incidents in connec- tion with the bomb of Lazurua he said it WOO the grave of the hopes of the family. The only sou and brother 'tree buried there and his removal meant poverty and misery to the ale tare. The aatfon of Christ in restoring him WOE typical of how He is raising the buried hopes of humanity everywhere and how His' Gospel is rousing men to co-operate with Rim. To -night His voice Domes to us who profess to name His name. In the grave of intemperance there lie buried the hopes of a Nation. "Take ye away the stone" of the Lioense System that prevents those hopes from rising. There are some who would have us believe (bat this is the Corner stone of our Nation instead of the stone of seput. ture, because without the Liquor Traffic+ we would be nationally bankrupt. We wish tonight to look at this question and find oat whether it is a corner stone or stone of sepulture. If the former let ue be careful how we touch it lest the temple of our national greatness fall upon ue. If the latter lot us apply every pound of strength we have to lift 11. To those not conversant with the facts as to how our account with the liquor traffic etaude it would be made to appear that without the "blood -money" derived' from tite traffic the country would be 'ruined. First then let us confine ourselves to the Province of Ontario where the vote is to be taken on Jan. let. Let us look at Ontario's account with the traffic, cam• pare receipts from it with expenditure due to it and strike a balance. Recoip11;-- 8,464lioenses, 5665,609; License Inspeo- tor'e salary and Commissioner's expenses, 075,417 ; total net receipts, 5500,092 and divided as follows : Provinoe, 5800,804 ; Manioipalities, $289,487. Expenditure— Statistics of crime for Provinces' share, 11,134 prisoners, coat of punishing them, jails, Central Prison, Mercer and Pena. tanguishene Reformatories and Kingston Penitentiary, 0404,721 ; interest at 4% on 01,000,,000 capital, 540,000 ; adminietra. tion of justice, 5891,687 ; hospitals and charities, 6151,574; insane asylume, 5185,081'; lookups in outlying districts, 011,967 ; Crown oounoil fees, 08,882 l direct poet of crime to Government, 51,. 193,914 ; cost to munioipalitioo, maim. cited to be as great in proper• tion to what they receive from liquor, 872 549 • ooe 5 t of primo to ,Provinoe e and municipalities, 02,066,468 ; proportion to drink a, 51,549,847 ; deduct receipts, 5500,002 ; direct loss; 0959,755. Means lase useful public works to Province and more taxes t s o i' man m aline s. Iudi e t P ro ooet—At half the rate ofn' IItte t d States we have in Ontario continually 1,000 omen of sickness which at 51.00 per day for 865 days give0 5865,000, this added to (Brent cost gives us 51,824,765 per year of net 1008 to Ontario alone, In addition to all this we have annually well en to 2,000 deaths in this ProVinoe due to the liquor traffic. Estimate those at even the rate the G T. R. would have to pay .for the Battle Creek victims and add that to your million and a quarter of dollars and you begin to get ah idea of the actual financial cast of this traflio to Ontario alone. But yet we have not reached the total, The twin evils of "gambling" and "the social evils" go hand in hand with drink and snots prohibitory States as Kangas demonstrate that where liquor i0 driven out these birds take their depar- ture too, In this the have already the answer to those who fear lose of revenue through Prohibition. The shoe pinches the other foot. Is it any wonder that every Finance Minister of this Dominion of any reputation or ability, since the Dominion had an existence has been a Prohibitionist 7 10 any one is in a po0i• Hon to speak on this question they are, yet Sir A. T, Galt, Sir L. Tilley, Sir R. Cartwright, Icon. A. W. MoLellon, Sir The following nominations were made :—Thos. Gibson, M. P. P., Wrox. eter ; A. Hislop, Grey township ; W, H, Kerr, of TEE Pon, Bruesele ; Juo. Mc- Millan, M. P., South Huron ;'John Govenlook and Geo. Murdie, McKillop township ; M. Y. McLean, of the Huron Expositor ; D. D. Wilson, Seaforth ; W. Doig, McKillop ; Wm. Milne and Thos. Straohan, Grey townebip; Thos. Mc- Millan, Hullett ; Jae. Watson, Seaforth ; A. 0. Dames, Grey ; Wm. Irwin, Gerrie; Geo. Thompson, Wingham-; and Robt. Miller, Wroxeter, The genblemen nom• hutted addressed the Convention, speak - ink in the reverse order to the list given above. Each candidate fel torn withdrew in favor of the old and highly respected member, Mr. Gibson, whose nomination was then made unanimous by a standing vote, accompanied by three rousing cheers. The many short epeeohes elicit- ed considerable interest and no email amount of good Immonr.was ,worked off. Mr, Gibson in his address referred bo hie long o g ten are of office and the many changes that had (then place in that time. With regard to the Patrons of Industry be said that in 1878 be proposed a polio, in the House mnolt along the same line as that contained in the Patron Platform in reference to he appointment of County offlofale, each Re Sheriffs, Registrars, &e, Ho would approve of having them elected by the people, their term of office to be 5 years. Municipal denials would come under the same head, Referring to the P, P. A. he said the Mowat Government had not granted epeeial eonoe0sioo8 to the Boman Catholics of Ontario nor could the state- ment that they bad be borne out by fade and figures. It was moved by W. Irwin, emended by W. Doig, That this Convention da- mes to express their most implioit non - Mance in the proved honesty and integrity of the Government so long and ably lead by our old chieftain, Sir Oliver Moroni, and we farther desire to express onr entire approval and appreciation of the wise, progressive and beneficial legis- lation this Province has from time to. time received, and we pledge ourselves to 0000 every legitimate :mane in ottr power to keep East Huron in line ea usual and to send to the Legislature at the next eleotion a representative who will give our Government it consistent and 1n• dependent Kippers. Oareied unapimoite- ly. Moved by Mitlhael Murdle,etoonded by W. H. KERR, Prop, Chas. Tupper and kion. G. E..Poster aro all recognized Probibitionists of both political oamps. Sir Richard Cartwright agreed with the others in very little but he did in this and remarked at one time that the financial question is one of the least of the difficulties in the way. Lis- ted to the words of some of these men :— Sir Leonard Tilley amid : "No Finance Minister could remain tang in office who would in this day propose n sobeme for raiein5 a revenue of 55,000,000 that would take $90,000,000 to °ollset it, Fat it poste the people of Canada more than 520,000,000 to Gollob the liquor revenue. Talic about revenue in this connection I The inoreaeed consumption of dutiable goods following the discontinuance of in- to;cioabing drink would very soon pay the Government nearly all the revenue from that source." Sir A. T. Oalt said : "I am quite prepared to assert that the Finance Minister who should succeed, by prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating liquors, In restoring the millions now lost to the people of this country and wholly wasted, and should also save the indirect loss that arises from the injury that is done to society by it, will have no difficulty in raising the sum of money whioh appears in the first instance to bo thus lost to the revenue. There can bo no doubt whatever about it." Sir. Chas. Tupper said ; "The revenue obtained from that 0000000 is utterly insignificant when compared with the grime and pauperism that is produced by the liana ful effects of intoxicating liquor upon the masses of the people. The principle of temperance so commends itself to the intelligence and judgment of all classes of .the oomnlnnity as to warrant its friends and supporters going steadily for- ward, maintaining and pressing to the utmostftheir o abilit r Y as m measure e more caloalated to accomplish the happi. nese, wellbeing, prosperity and advance- ment of the couutry than almost any other measure that can be brought under the consideration of the public." True in other lands also, Ireland saw a great temperance revival under Father Mathews as a result of which the revenue from liquor fell off 58,568,055, or more than half our total Dominion revenue from the traffic, and vet Daniel O'Con- nell stated in British Parliament that the total revenue was increased from the increased preclude of other excisable art/ales. Years Igo when a deputation of brewers waited on Mr. Gladstone and urged that his then proposed malt tax would deorease the quantitiee of !ignore manufactured, and, therefore seriously injure the national reve°ne, his ready answer was that a decreased amount of beer manufactured and consumed would mean inoreased temperance among the people. He then truly remarked : "Give us a temperate people mud I know where the revenue will moms from" The ques- tion is asked, How are we going to make up the amount of revenue reoeived by the Dominion 7 If itis a loss to each Prov- ince to have'tbe liquor traffic it must be a loss to the Dominion. But there is another answer, The liquor tracks in- stead of furnishing employment; to men render the men unfit for any employ- ment, whereas the other industries give employment and thus increase the ability ofthe masses to-purohase geode upon which miss is paid. Just look at this tabulated abatement,' the figures of whioh are taken from the Domidion Govern• went reteru0, Name of Capital No. of hands dir- Trade, Invested, (otlyemployed. Liquor, 015,898,954, 2,995. anon, 13008,12.0, 0,498. oriel Imp's 8,028,595, 3,090. woolen, 9,000,108, 8,120. cobs&Shoes, 0,571,120, 17,818. abinet& 1 0,001,465, manure, ( 7,148. The liquor business gives em• loymant to fewer men and see skilled labor then any other 0pitn1 invested. Abolish the liquor mimeos and 5,000 deaths will be pre• anted in the Dominion, 8,000 eiok apple will be able to work every day and his will greatly increase the amount of Medal manufactured and the amount maimed. The abolition of the liquor radio instead of increasing direst tax - tion would eiinply 'result in a re- djustment of taxation. Much more than now received from the liquor traffic ould be reoeived` from increased eon. umption of other articles. Why the on. G. B. Foster struck off 03,600,000 uty from sugar alone recently, or more hen half the total received from liquor. his answers the question of oompensa on too, There le plenty of room for in - eased capital in these other industries Canada for she imported last year no as than 36,669,167 worth. The capital ow invested in the liquor businese can at once invested in some of these other nes. he buildings T n e now used for o the lie anufaoture of it can be used to mann- oture the other lines. Employment ill be given to the increased laborers to will need it, and those formerly. de. aded by engaging in a business which ins others will be engaged in profitable d useful lines of industry.Invoting r Prohibition then we re helping t ke away not the oorner stone but the one of sepulture. Under` the stone e the hope of the suffering wives and - others and innocent children ; under it a the strength. of brain and muscle of great army of the noblest of our land ; der it liee the future prosperity of our untry ; under it lies the welfare for me and eternity of those who are en = gad in the business as well as those o support them in it. "Take ye ay the stone," O B F I b v p t 0 a a is w 13 d t T ti In le n be 1f m fa w wi gr ru an fo to et lie m lie a un co ti ga wh aw A short time ago, twenty-five of the oitizone of Mildmay appeared before a magistrate and paid 111,50 each for having participated in a rutile in that village. On Sunday night Met Ave young men of the Cut lino went to free two of the fair sex on bbe 0th con,, Goderioh town• ship, living under the same parental noel. It happened that the boys both fell asleep, and the girls, thinking to play a joke, left thein 0fbting in their chairs and went to bed. The boys say it wouldn't have been so bad if the old folks had not got up first next morning and quietly aroused them from their parietal slum. bers. 14rue8ois School Board. The regular meeting of the Brussels Public School Board tree Field in the Connoil chamber on Dee. 8111, Members present—A. Hunter, Rev. J. Roes, T, Fletcher, A. Reid, Dr. MoKeI- vey. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and passed. Moved by A. Reid, seconded by A. Hunter that the accounts of B. Gerry, 12 cents, and W. H. MoCraoken, 52.20, be paid. Carried. A request from Mies Cooper was read asking for an inorease of 525,00 on her salary for 1804. Nu action token. The question of increasing the fees of non-residents was fully dismissed but no action was taken in the matter. Moved, seconded and parried (but sixty porde of good, sound, green wood, 24 inehe0 long, be advertised for• Mr. Cameron and Mise Braden asked to be allowed to aloes their rooms on the 2lstinst.,in consequence of which A. Reid moved and Rev. Z. Rose seconded that the whole eobool be closed on that date. Carried. The visiting committee reported hav- ing visited the sobool and found work progressing satisfactorily. Tb° Board then adjourned. Ln:r;to vv el. Cheese Fair, probably the last of the season, was held last week. Robe. Hopkins, of Hamilton, supplied the Congregational pulpit last Sabbath and will for some weeks to come. The rink was opened with a rush Last week and bide fair -to furnish the most popular amusement of the Winter. The W. 0. T. II. have arranged for a series of gospel temperance meeting e. The first was held on Sunday evening in the Presbyterian church. John Shanks finds his bus too small for his trade and has purchased a fine new one from the James St. Charles Bae Company, Belleville, Ont. The anniversary services of the Metho- dist ohorob of this town will be held on January, 14th and 16th. Rev. John Philp, of Hamilton, will oondnot the ser - alma on the- occasion, On Saturday night of last week about a dozen young men set out for the new quarters of the Bank of Hamilton, intent upon interviewing Itir. Haines before he got away to his new dative as ledger - keeper in Berlin. They presented him with a handsomely upholstered easy chair. On Thursday evening of last week the dead body of3. Sullivan, agede d about 18 years, was found terrily torn and mangled lying on the G. T. R. track near here. The young man was on his trial trip acting as brakemen, Itis home being at Parkhill, where his father is section foreman of the G. T. R., and is supposed to have fall"en between the care. The coroner was notified and after making all the inquiry possible concluded an in- quest was unnecessary as no blame could be attached to any one. Perth County. Stratford merchants oomplain bitterly of the state of trade. Andrew Forrester, of Mitobell, had all his untie dehorned reoently. There were over 60 head. This Fall 275,000 dozen eggs have been forwarded from St. Mary's station for export to the British markets: The young nephew of Jno. McCurdy, Kirkton, sustained n fraeture of the jaw by a kink from his uncle's horse. Eight hay presses are in operation in St. Mary's neighborhood, turning act, daily, on an average from 60 to 60 tons. The unsecured creditors of the late M. J. Beam, St. Mary's, received 275o, ou the dollar in settlement of their olaim0. The date cf tla opening of the new organ in St. Joseph's church, Stratford, has been changed from January let to December 81st. 0. J, Wynn, Newry, intends leaving for Neepawa, Manitoba, sbortly after New Year's, where he will go into the drug business with,his brother-in-law, O. W. Herrell. Henry N. Orr, of Stratford, hes been appointed excise officer for Listowel an d district. Several citizens of Listowel applied for the olllioe but they were ig• nored for the Stratford man. The Kirkton band have received a sup. ply of musical instruments and will com- mence practice at onee. What is now needed badly is a new Hall. The old building le uo longer fit for 00e in Winter, Capt; Paisey, Kirkton, met with a narrow escape on Saturday, bnving fallen through a deep awale on his way to Han - mile bush. Ho sunk above bo his waist and but for a fence crossing the gully could not have extricated himself. The British Mortgage Loan Co. of Ontario, with head office at Stratford, gives notice of a dividend of seven per cent, pee annum on the paid up oa itai Wok f t co e o bo company for fire half year ending 8101110st., payable after the 2nd January next. Stratford Herald :—"There will be no vote in Stratford on the G. T. R. bonus by-law at the Doming municipal elections, 7110 by-law would have t0 appear Satur- day in order to give it the number of publications required by law, and word of the acceptance of car offer has not yet come to hand." The will of the Into T. A. Mara, Lon. don, son•in•law of E. Long, St. Mary's, has been tiled in the Probate Court. By it tite interest held by deceased in the dry goods bnsioeee, all the real and personal estate *insisting of stook in• trade, cash and book debts,) are left to the widow of deceased, Tho value of the entire estate is pieced ab 545,105. At the Stratford City Connell meeting the other night, Aid. Davidson deolared that vagrants were pretty well treated in the jail. Prison Inspector Chamberlain had otdered that -Mese people ehoiild not be treated aa vagrants, and they will hereafter get better food, have tables to eat from and wear different kinds of Clothes from those worn by the prisoners. Such being the case, there is little need fora poor.b01100 in Perth, A traveller in one of the leading hotels, Stratford, started off for w000111p !set Sunday morning and inquired the way to the R. C. oburob. Ile was directed woes the stone bridge. Turning up the wrong street he gob into St, James. Perceiving the baptismal font at the entrance and mistaking it ler a holy water font be, to the surprise of the other worshippers, dipped hie fingere into in, and performed the usual ceremonies of his faith, even to bowing the knee on entering the pew. He bad bardly got coated before be discovered hie mistake, but he sat the service through and en- joyed it. Bev. B. L. Hutton, of Kirkton, receiv. ed a sudden and sad call two weeks ago. Word came that his brother James, residing near Nashville, Tennessee, was sick and dying and anxious to see bias The intelligence was received late Satur- day evening, Mr. Hutton ntarted Mon. day and arrived at Nashville Wednesday. Driving to his brother's residence he -learned the sad news that he bad been buried two days. He visited the grave at Triune, some twenty-five miles from Nashville, and found it nearly covered with flowers. Kind bands had laid him to rest and nothing was left undone that good will and kindness could perform. Though residing for pearly forty years in that State, hie brother was unmarried and no relatives lived near him. The oontrect of building the now Pres. byterian ohuroh at Avontoo has been let to Messrs. Porteous& McLagan,of Strat- ford, on the plans and epeoifioations pre. pared by David Gunn Baxter, architeob. The new church will be an impooiog edifice, 84x58 feet in dimension, with an elevation of about 130 feet. It' will be built of red brick manufactured by Close Bfnros. and will have a seat ing oa s ity the auditorium about - 460 people. The basement, besides containing a large Sunday school room, will .also contain class rooms and vestry. The contract price, which does not include the coat of drawing brick, stone, seating, etc., is 05,- 880. Tho church will be built on the site of the old one, which it is proposed to move a short distance, where it will still be occupied until the new one is com- pleted. People We Know. George Rogers is confined to the house with la grippe. Miss Clara Meadows, of London, fs home ml a visit. Alfred Brown, of New Jersey, is visit - !ng at Geo. Howe a• Lincoln Hembly, of Wingham, Sun. dayed in Brussels. George Halliday was on the sick list thio week with an attack of gni0sy. Mice Kate Wilson will sing at the For- esters' concert at Ethel next Wednesday evening. L. Hembly, of Wingham, late of Bru0- eels, was called to Waterloo reoently to attend the funeral of his father. Mies Bona Baertinheimer was sum- moned to Saginaw last week owing to the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Packer. THE Poso extends congratulations to George 0. Lowry and bride and hopes that many years of happiness and pros. perity may be theirs. Mrs. Cavanagh, Mise Kerr, Dr. Cavan- agh and N. Large sang at an entertain- ment in the Methodist obnroh,;Blyth, on Thursday evening. Alex. Grant arrived home from Dakota last Saturday, where he has been for the past 8 years. Some say he may not return alone next Spring. Inc). McAlpine, who has been in Mani- toba for several years, is visiting his parents in Brussels. He may remain here if be finds employment to snit him. Mayor Wilson, Peeve IVioLean, Dep. uty Reeve Watson and Dr. Smith, all of Seaforth, were Visitors in Brussels on Tuesday. They attended the Reform Convention. Miss Thurea Gerry is a prisoner at her home from an attack of inflammatory rheumatism. We hope the remedies being employed will prove efficacious, and that speedily. A. 11. Fitzpatriak, formerly of Brno. sets, has purehaeed a bankrupt stook of gent's furnishings, clothing, coo., at Owen Sound, and is now in that town running it off, He's quite a bustler. J. H. Sperling, who has been manag• ing the Butter factory at Neustadt, is in town and will spend the Winter in this iooality. He says owing to the drought last Summer the output of their factory was short of other years. Huron County. Mr. Bower, 121h con. Aeitdeld, has put a new engine in his sawmill. John Holland, of Hallett ; Frederick Cole, from Oregon, and John Manning, from British Columbia, started from Londesboro for r r D l u a n d for a three Dug land (lis' visit. n About 60 Sootchmen, eons of Sooteb- meo and their friends eat down bo a epleudidly prepared dinner at the Queen's hotel, 'Clinton, on the evening of St. Andrew's day. Dr, Shaw, the Chief, oo. oupied the chair and the following toasts were duly honored :—"The Queen and royal family," responded to by the oom- pany singing God save the Queen ; "The day end a' who honor it," proposed and responded to by the chairman ; "Tele land we left," proposed by Past Chief Fortune and responded to by Mr. Boyd, Of Toronto, and Alex, and Jan. Ingles ; "Tho land we live in," proposed by N. M. Fair and responded to by Torr Ranee and song by W. Spalding ; "The learned profeosiono," responded to by Dr. Gunn, Mr. Gundy and Dr., Turnbn11, and W. Barnes, of Toronto, a song ; "Army and Navy," proposed by Maloclm MoTaggarb and responded to by Wm.. Jackson and B, J. McDonald; "Sister Societies," re- sponded to y N. Robson, for Sone of England, and Mr. Barnes for travellers ; "The Ladies," proposed by W. Spalding and responded to by Mr. McCrae, of To. rcuto, Lank Kennedy and Dan Bose, with a song frau Norma Fair, "Guid nioht, and joy be tri' Yea ,"