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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1889-10-25, Page 1Volume 17. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCT. 28, 1889. r,v<aw,,,,,.wv.o�,��rw�h.--..,..,wa.,wm�a�wo�•,u,. rose acc•creesTro.A...rxoN' , East Huroxi Fall Show, Tn the Reiter of Tun Pose, Dese Sm,—I quite agree with the sea- timents expressed fn your editorial re. oently bearing on the Last Huron Fall Fair, and I believe ib will do good, 1 know wo have been too lethargic in tbo pub and we made the officers of the So- ciety regular amok horses or else tiie work was not done at all. But while thio has boon t1,o case I fancy the Directors have been slow to introduce a change of pro- gram in the otylo of holding our shows. I will nota a few things that I think would be improvements, with the hope that they will be received in the spirit in which they are givou. First the exhibits should be properly olassified. The neoee- sity for this was particularly noticeable in the Ladies' work this year. Moro at- tention should be paid to the prepara- tion of it suitable phaco for this depart - meat. Who wants to have their heat tang" work etuok against rough boards or paled up on a table? Twenty yards of factory cottou would put the matter right. Secondly, Competent judges should be seemed from outside places and they should never be exhibitors, and everybody that is an exhibitor should be excluded from the Hall while the judg- ing is in progress. This 1- a rale that never should be broken, I was an ex. hibitor this year and know it was not strictly put in force. Thirdly, Prizes should never be given when the exhibit is not in line with the requirements. I instance the carriage oleos of horses this year whore the funds of the Society were given unwisely, in my opinion. Neither should prizes bo given to agents to handle outside machinery. East Huron Show has always been a good one but I am of theopinion that the reduction of the ad- mission to the ;rounds from 25 cents to 15 Dente would materially add to its sue. cots. The net receipts might not be greatly increased but the attendance is what makes a show to a large extent. I don't think the people of Brussels should squeal very much for they have been slow enough in encouraging the Society, They even twill not attend the annual meetings and smile on the undertaking. II/ they exhibited the same enthusiasm as the business mon of Clinton, Code - rich or Blyth they could make things lana. lu conclusion I think it would be a good thing for each oue of us to tante a pinch of snuff and wake up 00 the Pall Show business and prove to the sur- rounding towns that we will occupy the loading position in this as in other matters, Thanking yon, Mr. Editor, for your space, I am, Yours, Pnooasss. Oct. 15th, 1889. Washington Letter. (From our Regular Correspondent.) WAamNaTav, Ott.1e, "80. The International Marine Conference which began its sessions in this oity Wednesday, is perhaps the most impor- tant meeting of the kind ever convened in it, all the known maritime nations of the world, except Portugal, are to be rep- resented, and the deliberations to be undertaken, and; the conclusions to be arrived at will affect oceanic, oommeice generally. The conference will be remarltable for its personnal, all the delegates being in their own oonntries men of distillation and exports in naval matters. Cones= gmeetly their discussions may be expect- ed to be more or loss teohnioal ; but, tboogh this may have -a tendency to diminish their attractiveness to the mul- titude, the gravity of the issues involved will give them a deep and abiding inter- est in all thoughtful estimation. The nnnin consideration in all these discussions will be how to moue safety in navigation. This general topio in- volves a more of subordinate eubjeots, which iu brief, take in every precaution- ary measure, signal, or devise by which the highways of the deep may be rep, dared less perilous, and by whish sea transportation may be rendered more secure. As the conclusions of the oonferenoo are simple advisory and in no sense or measure diplomatic and binding the en- larged scope of its discussion, as pro- posed, can do no harm and may carry much weight. Ae to the importance of its general results there can be no ques- tion, and beyond doubt recommendations will be made which will pass into the laws and usages of maritime nation and which will prove of incalonlable benefit to the commerce of the world. Sir JitlianPannoefote, K. 0, B.G. 0. M. G., the minister of Great Brit,sin to the United States, returned to this city Wednesday after an absence of several weeks in England. He made the trip for bbe purpose of bringing his family to Washington. Be was accompanied by his wife and four daughters, a governess for the latter, and four servants. The young ladies of hie family are twelve, fourteen, sixteen and eighteen years old, reepootively. Wednesday fair Julian called to see Seoretary Blaine and intro- duced the dolegatee to the maritime con- ference from England. In response to a query from your Correspondent as to whether' he was, empowered with any special duties 311 relation to the work of the conference, he replied : "Not at all. That is a conference to settle technical matters only. r will only be in readineoe to lend any assietaneo that 5 can fu the way of giving information that I may possess." "Will you take any action iu regard to settling the diplomatic quee- tione now before this country and Eng- land ? By -and -bye those things will be taken up. My first visit hero woe 00 hurried, and it being in the time of the year that 0o many people were going out of town I did not attempt to do anything in net way. Now, however I am pre• paced to Droned to a consideration of snob mailers. Probably in two at three weeks 1 will call on Nit. Blaine, when the Canadian fsherie0 and the Behring Sea (pastime will he broached, and tvo will, T hopo, do something toward a eottlomaut of thorn," Itopresentative Randall has about re- covered from the fatigue of his trip to Washington and is feeling bettor ilutn he has for some time, Ile does not feel bad and his physician and friends do not think that there is anything in the least alarming in his condition, Ido still re- mains indoors, because it is thought best tllitt he should get 110 mush rest ae pee Bible. He is an inveterate worker and es soon ae he gobs about he is apt to pitch into work again. For that reason his physioian wants to keep him quiet as long as possible. There is no notion on the part of those familiar with his one that ho will be disabled for activity sur. ing the Doming session of Congress. He is oheorful and nye that he will be at work as usual when Congress meets. There is no doubt of his being at the head of the minority of the appropria- tions committee, where his long exper- ience will he of great veto. While the worst on that committee is hard his fam- iliarity with it will make it less diffionit for him than work on any other com- mittee, and it is hie expectation to go there, Ex -Secretary Bayard is registered at Wormley's. Numerous Dards were left, nearly all of whish failed to find ex - President Cleveland's ex -premier in. Mr. Bayard spent the evening at the home of his fiancee, Miss Clymer. It is under- stood that the date of their forthcoming nuptials will shortly be announced. Huron Fall AseiZes. The iluron Fall Assizes opened at Goderieh on Tuesday morning, lir. Jug. tido hose presiding. The civil dockot was heavy and contained 24 cases. The criminal list comprised a angio of arson and a charge under the Charlton Act. Mr. Lister, of Sarnia, conducted the Crown business. Judge Roos, in ad- dressing the Grand Jury, referred to 'the subject of prison reform, and, without commenting upon it, submitted for their consideration a circular issued by the Prison Reform Association, in order that they might make such presentation eon, corning it as they deemed advisable. He thought there were, no doubt, many ovils to be remedied, and if Grand Juries would consider the circular issued by the Association and state their views, it might lead to a solution of existing grievances. Spiel v. Wilson—An action of seduc- tion, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for 5600. The plaintiff lives roar Wing - ham, and the defendant, a young farmer, resides at Dungannon. Dickson v. Scott—Judgment, by con- sent, for plaintiff for possession of laud in dispute. • Barr v. Barr—Postponed until next Assizes. Farren v.Iteihl—Settled out of Court. Ferran v. Reynolds—Action on a note. By consent judgment was altered for plaintiff for $4.20 and oosts. Davies v. Weir—An action arising out of the administration of an estate by the executor, was referred to the local Master. O'Neil v, Dauoey—Stands until next Assizes. The Grand Jnry returned a true bill against John Croft, jun., charged under the Charlton Act. He was tried and found not guilty. Sporting News. Mlle London club received $1,100 for Joe. Knight's release to Oincinna ti. Palle League championship pennant is of white sill, lettered in black, 30 feet long. Philadelphia has bought Burke and Vickery, centre fielder and pitcher of thie year's Toroatos. A lady cyclist was lined 20s, mad coats at the West Loudon polios court, Eng., on October 8, for riding cycle furiously. Albert Bonner, son of Robt. Bonner, has purchased 40 acres of land near Long Branch, N. J., and will turn it in- to a private track. The prise paid is said to be about 575,000. L. A. Davies, of (Mingo, the owner of Itoy Wilkes, was fined 51.000, and Geo. Robins, the driver, $500 for crooked wont at Lexington last week. Owner, driver and horse have been suspended till the fine is paid. Jake Gandaur and Al Hamm are bark at Jake's home, near Crave COMIC lake. A gentleman in Florida hae written them, asking them to go South and give some exhibitions this winter. They will probably accept. Gaudaur has no matches on the lapis, Seoretary Soandrett of the Pittsburg olub says : The way in whish players talk about the profits of ball clubs is absurd. 5 estimate that Boston clears $80,000, New York 60,000, Chicago $40,. 000 and Philadelphia about 510,000. The other olube, on;anjaverage, areiosere. Oa Friday, oot.18, Prank .Lampman, of Ancestor, distinguished himself' by making one of the, beet shote of the season, bagging eight quail with one barrel. The lucky sportsman bronght the result of his wonderful shot into Hamilton and disposed of them at the market. Ohae. Currie, of 'Parkhill, challenges any man in the world in a contest of putting the 14, 16, 18, 20 and 211b. shot for $1,000 a side. Be hae deposited $100 with the Empire, whish will remain there for two weeks, at the end of which time, if no person aooepts the challenge, he will claim the championship of the world, It is definitely decicled that the Nall. les reoehtly received by Joeeplt Donohue, American champion skater, preclude -the possibility of his appearenoo at 1110 fusibility tournament this winter. There is some talk of sending hie broth- er Tim to repeeseutthis country. Tim is recognized as no champion short dis- tance skater. A wiled los was lolled by G. R. Gray, the obampion shot putter 02 the Naw York Athletic Club, at Travers Leland recently, The skin will bo stuffed and placed in the club House. Prentice with the shot must have made Gray's Mtn strong, for he killed the animal with.a single stono whila'it Overrunning at full s sod 010000 tato d1'oulrrie Searle, the ali:onploa soldier,' left J,ug- laen for Australia l)otoborjl5, and joins the Austral at Naples on the 20th. A number of A'uatrelhans who wont to Eng. land to witnesn'tie match with O'Con- nor, will go back 10 the same vessel, Searle was presented with a diamond and pearl pin by Will Rdoy, and with a silver ink stand by Joe Thompson, Thomas, otherwise "Tommy" Burns, a well-known Liverpool athlete, yesterday emharken upon an arduous feat. Laud. ing the polios, he dived off 1lmhoorn bridge, an enormous height, as vessels of largo size pass under it, and started to swim down no Mersey to Liverpool. Ile is thence to run to Loudon and baric, and to swim up to Reticent all within six clays, The feat, of course, is the ob- joob of a wager.—Newcaable Chronicle, October 10. The Duke of Portland's winnings on the English turf daring the past two years have been stupendous. Ayrshire in 1.888 won :88575, and in 1883 he has won £20,000, making his total $28,675. Donovan in 1888 won 116,487,10 and in 1889 he has won 228,206.15, making hie total 854,60-1.10. Setnolina's winnings this season reach 18819,8, `Phut the Duke's winnings with the tiuoe amounts to 192,179.18, This does not inolude the Doke of Portland's minor winners, who have ;von quite handsomely, At the Paris Hippodrome, the chief attraction for the season hasbeen the epeotaole of a lion taking equestrian ex. ereise—the animal really mounting on the back of a horse and being carried several times round an ooelosuro. The receipts (teething from this novel par- formanoe, awcorvding to a Paris Limper, are stated to anima up to the present to 2,500,000 francs, or 1100,000 ; and it is expected that at the end of October, when the lion will "rest" for atime, they will exceed 3,000,000 francs, or 1120,000, The liioycletoed race from Bdiode to Itochester, a distauoe of 74 miles, was run Tuesday, It was participated in by teams of six mel each front the West Ends and Genesee Bioyole Chubs, of Rochester, and Buffalo Ble•volo Club, of .6nlfalo. The start was made at 9,09 a.m., from the Parade House at Buffalo, and ab 2.5.4 pan. 0, J. Ivens, of the West End Bicycle Club, Rochester, crossed the Rochester line, malting tho distance iu the fomarkablo time of 5 hours - and 45 minutes. The race was scored on the point system, the first man in counting 18, and the second 17 and so on down to the Iasi, who counted 1. Tho West bend riders were all in at 3,30 °Week, and were among the first ten scoring 79 points out of a possible 171. The Gene - sees made 58, and the Buffalo boys but 30. The rano created great Unmet, and mush money changed hands on the re- sult. Perth County. Perth Teachers' Convention was in session tbis week at Stratford, The Stratford Oity Conrail have fixed the rate of taxation at 22 mills on the dollar. Miss Jennie Wilson, artist of Stratford and harmony, is on a sketching tour in Manitoba. The last Ontario Gazette contains the notice of the appointment of Dr. Deylin, of Stratford, as assistant county coroner. John Graham, the Chioago law clerk who is mixed up in the plot to corrupt jurors in the Cronin oath, taught sohool in Blanshard about twenty years ago, and has a number of relatives living in this country, Rev. Mr. Steele, of Pt. Edward, has been appointed by the Bishop of Huron,' as incumbent of the parishes of Iiirkton, St. Patrick's and Prospect Hill, which constitute the Rirkton mission of bis Episcopal ohuroh. The Molesworth Plowing0lab will hold their 18th plowing mateh on the farm of Mr. Mitchell, lot 61, eon. 1, Wallace, (Moloeworth) on Friday, Oat. 20t11. There will be two classes for men, three classes for boys, and an extra class, with sulky' plows, for all homers. Tickets to be drawn at 9 o'olook a. m, The planing mill and cheese box fac- tory of Mr. Bundsoho, at lineation, was totally destroyed' by fire on Monday last, Out. 21. The lire was Bret seen at about 52:80 noon, and in a very short time the whole building was in flames and beyond all hope of saving. Mr. Bundecho'e' loss is estimated at 54,000. The buildingand contents were insured for 51,000. At the meeting of the Judicial Com. reittee of the Perth County Base Ball League, held at Stratford' on Monday evening, the appeal of the St. Mary's Club against oertain of the players put on the field by the Mitchell Club in the game played at Stratford a week or two ago, was ailowed. The decision also awarded to St. Mary's the pennant for 1889. The third fire in the township of Blau shard within about one week maimed Friday afternoon last, when the out. buildings, together with their contents, belonging to Mr. Leigh, school teethe); and farmer, of the 4th oouoestion, ad. joining Kirkton, were totally oonsutned. The property is bettor known aslthatfor• needy belonging to Johnston Roadhonsa, The property was insured in the Bien. shard Mutual for 51,500. Mr, Leih's lose will far exceed that amount, g The Listowel Standard says :— The burning of a dwelling bones and barn on the farm of Dr. Hamilton, in the 8th concession of Hhna, by an incendiary, on Sunday morning, has been dimly follow, ad by several other incendiary floe with- in the township. On Wednesday night the villagers of Atwood were aroused by doe, when it was tlsbover0d that the stables of the Presbyterial manse were iu fiancee. They were quickly doatroyod, together with m portion of their oontenis, About the same time the stable of ,Tempe Wilson, some dietsnae from the manse, was also disoovad to be on Miro. Forton. atoly no are was noticed before it had made meoh headway and wee extinguish- ed wdthont doing much damage. On the same night, and about the same hour' the, old British Arms hetet in Trowbridge was soon to be on fire and teas burned to tho ground, It had not been occupied for acme time and its burning wee stn. doubtedly the work of an ineoncliary. The 1'llnla township council lime offered a reward of 550 for the conviotioo of the incendiarlee. Tho oath of Smith vs, Baeohler was tried before Justice Street at the reount assizes at Stratford without a jary and judgment wee reserved, It has been now given in favor of the plaintiff for $500 and costs, The gist of the action is as followe : Tho plaintiff was the owner of corsair timbered lauds in the township of Ehna, in the oounty of Perth, and the defendant was the owner of a sawmill apon tho same bank of lands es that In which the pleintiff'e lands were situated, and within a mile of them. A man named Myles had obtained from the Merchants' Bank the right to out timber open a lot of their in the same block, and adjoining the plaiutilf's land. Myles contracted to soli and deliver to the de- fendant at his mull a large quantity of log,,, and did so (latent; the winter of 1888.9. Some of these logs came from the Merchants' Bank property, but a very large nnfnbet• or them Game fron the plaiutnff'e land, The plaintiff's agent, learning what was being done, went to the defendant's mill, where all Cho logs cut upon both lots were lyinr, and de- manded of the defendant the 10gs which had been out upon the pleinti10's land. The defendant, however, insisted that he had bought them, and was entitled to thein, and prooesded to saw them up into timber. The plaintiff brought this ac- tion for converting the logs. The defei- claut denied taking the plaintiff's pro. perty and denied any demand upon him. The learned judge Mend upon the evid- ence that the plaintiff was entitled to re- cover damages from the defendant, and held that the damages should be calcnlab. ed upon the value of tete timber in the mill yard ; if the defaldaut had been an innocent purchaser, a different rule would have been applied, but he must be taken to have known that these logs were the plaintiff's, or have strongly suspected it, and wilfully abstained from enquiry. iluroB O0unty. Lieut. Wilson, of Soaforth, is rho happy posessor of the Clinton Challenge Cup. ensell claims more pianos for its size and population than any other village in Ontario. There are said to be three or four oases of typhoid fever in .Mullett, but none of them are considered dangerous. William Rinu, of Hallett, has this year one thousand Wehrle of tnaugolds, as the product of an afire and a half of laud. Wm. McLean, the well known cattle buyer, shipped 140 head of fine cattle from the Luakuow station on Tuesday for the Old Country markets. Mies Maggie McLean, daughter of Rev. A, McLean, has been engaged to take ohargo of the junior department of the Blyth Public School, at the salary of $940. (leo. Dewar is re-engaged in S. S. No. 9, McKillop, and the trustees of S. S. No. 9, of the same township have engaged John MoLeod for the coming year at a salary of $450. Meetings on railway extension from Wingham via Dungannon to Port Albert or some point on Lake Huron were held on Saturday, the 1211, inst„ at Port Al- bert and Dungannon. Our many readers will regret•to learn of the severe illness of the wife of Wm. Horney, carriage maker at Winthrop, who has been laid up for about four weeks with inflammation of the lunge. The shipments of live poultry from Clinton, by W. Keys, and others, has be- come quite an extensive business, and the probabilities are that there will be a soaroity there when cold weather seta in. The Hensall Paolciepr: Hoioo will as. surae a change on Nate. 1st. Oliver L. Petty will be admitted, and the firm will be known as Petty Bros. The business will be extended sonewhat, and will be oonduoted on a larger scale. R. W. !vfcRensie, of Go-der/oh, was on Monday elected, without opposition, sohool trustee for the unexpired term of the late A. Morton. E. Oampion and W. Suoith were nominated for councillors in St. George's ward. The eleotion takes plane next Monday. A very sncoessful entertainment was held in No. 18 sobool house, East Wawa - nosh, last Friday" night. The program ou+3he whole was immense. The music on the month organ by'Mr. Hingeton ; on the violin by Messrs. Anderson and Dingwall, and on the organ by the Misses Stewart and Anderson deserving special Ueda. Tun Goderigh Signal saye :—The an- nual meeting of the curling club was held on Tuesday evening, Oct. Rth, when 11.E, Watson was elected president, Wm. Protidfoot, vine -president, and C. A. seo'y-trees, Otter business of impor- tance wee transacted. Water from the town servioe is to be put in the rink, and oleotrio light will likely follow. General News, An epidemic of typhoid fever is report- ed from Northern Mhohigan. Itis now stated that the Government bonds stolen from the City of Mexico represent a value of $1,250,000. The truateos of Dr, Talmage's ohuroh in Brooklyn have purchased a new site on which to ereot another edifice, George H. Stevens, treasurer of the peniboitiary board at Tucson, Arizona, has absconded. Ile is short over 56,000. President Harrison has appointed Nioll- olas Smith, of New "York, to be consul of the United States et Three Rivers, Canada. The grass in Montana is reported to leave withered for want of rain. Hay i0 $20 and 525 a ton, and hard to got et that. Water is hailed in some oases 20 miles. The stoamehip Belgic aerlved at San Pranoisoo on Monday night from Hong ]Kong and Yoltohanna. Japanese Mere stets bloat complote returns Prom the 000 perfeetuto of Mold dhow that 085 people were drowned and 121 injured dnrieg Ino, a tbonsau,l h•nl'0 were swept away and thou -ands of nems of crop r,,ine 1. In a review of the o tettllitio, carred by llo;uds during 1889 the Japan Mail soya ; I000mpleto retnrus show that twelve prefectures have been devastated, 2,410 killed, 155 wounded and over 00,000 people deprived of moans of subsistence. More thou 50,000 houses have been swept awav or submerged, 100,000 acres of crops destroyed, 6,000 bridges washed awav and 001011 hundreds of miles of road broken up. In the Province of Kiang Su, near a temple, Is tt bay's sohool. While the teaoller 1005 away one day live boys, with the intention of playing a joke on the teacher, hid itl empty oofdins that were in the temple. A sixth boy, who was to aot as sentinel, had hardly cloned down the fide over the five boys when the sahool.nlaster appeared. Answering the teacher's question, the sentinel Fetid his coml0dee had gone to bowel, tledr bodies being nov in the .,'mins, The teacher raised the fill 11 ,h•, c00ine and found that all five boys hill died from suffocation. '1'h„ sixth hoy, being thoroughly goatee!, 0tar'�) 1 le run, when the teueher overtook him marl whippers )]iia to death. 4':rrnn:nclirrrr I�Teaavr. A reward of 51,000 wag offered by the New Brunswick Government for the ar- rest and conviction of the inn who scut poisoned merlins to the hate Mrs. (Dr.) Macrae, of 5t. John, McDonald, the supposed murderer, hae already been found guilty by the coroner's jury, and it is probable that its verdict will he oon- firtned by the assize court. There will be a scramble for the $1,000, as already sev- eral persons, more or lase instrumental in securing the arrest of McDonald, claim it. At the Essex County Council meeting on Monday, W. F. Munro, the expert ac- countant of Toronto, who teas employed to malts a speoiel audit of the Treasurer's books, presented a statement and a lengthy explanation in which be shows that hie examination of the clash book from 1880 up to 1889 rliseloses the start- ling fast that cash debit overhdanoes cash credit by $,1,272 i6, and that the county owes Mr. Wright that sem. The statement goes minutely into every de- tail, Tho evil effects of reeding pernioions wild wet novels was show❑ the other clay by sono shall boys who tortured a little kitten t0 death in the real' of A. Rose's store, Woodstock. They obtained a white kitten, and after making a cage of bricks built a firs over it and burned the little thing to dead-. While the burning was in progress the fiendish yorhngsters danced a war dance round the fire. Mn, Rose, hearing the shouting, went out and discovered the fire, which was built up against a frame outhouse of the adjoin- ing store, but the young miscreants hart disappeared in the meantime. F. Y. Apley, painter, of Winnipeg, who secured the contract for the painting of the buildings on Sir John Lester Kayo's farms, has just returned to the city, after completing his work. The farms are ten in number, containing 10,000 acres eaoh, end are looated as fol. lows : At Rush Lake, thirty miles Seat of Swift Current ; at Swift Current ; at Gull Lake, thirty mile0 west ; Itin. earth, about thirty miles west of Dun- more ; Stair, eight miles west of Medi- cine Hat ; Bantry, Namary, and last, Langdon, 22 miles east of Calgary, The soil on all the farms Mr. Apley reports as being good, although varying ; on some of the farms thane is a heavy black loam, while on others the sod is lighter. Water is being aeottred plentifully by damming streams, amlting wells and er- ecting wind mills. The farm at Gull Lake is in obarge of A. A. McArthur, formerly of Winnipeg and Lobo, Ont. His reputation as an agriculturist will be a sufficient guarantee to those who know him as to the way hie farm will be con- ducted. Sir John Kaye expressed him- self as very well pleased indeed at the manner in which it is being handled. On this farm M. Apley saw a magnificent field of oats about one mile square ; also mores of cabbages and other vegetables. The stock on the various farms now ag- gregate about 18,000 sheep ; 14,000 cattle ; 500 brood mares, besides thoroughbred stallions, and 1,000 hogs. About 120,000 bushels of grain of all descriptions were grown this year, which i0 ooneidered a good showing for the first year, especial. ly in view of the fast that most of the seed was soon right on the break- ing. Local News Items, Tuz handsome range of lamps to hand at B. Gerry's and on exhibition in his store window oommauds the attention of all who she them. Nothing like them ever appeared in Brussels before. Call in and let prices and examine our large and well assented stook of Lamp goods. B. GEnnr. PLAYING Docwoa: On Tuesday after. noon two little children of W. J, Fair- field wore playing doctor and of °bursts it was necessary to have a patient. The "fleeter" nutted a bottle and attempted to administer a dose. On getting a taste of the medicine the "patient" demurred and a portion of the liquid, whish proved to be °rotor oil, spilled on rho child's face and nook. It also got in the little fellow's oyes.' A physioan was speedily 0nmmoned and the little sufferer oared for but it will bo Dano time before he will be fully over it. It was a close call but wo hope no bad results will follow. The "T)r." was also blistered, Thu Wingham rimes of last week says :.—Wo understand a mooting of the East Huron Conservative Assoslation will be held 01 Brussels on Saturday, the 28th lost„ to select a candidate to con. toot the Riding in the Conservative in. serest at the next general °leotionfor the Local Legislature, It is reported net several neons will bo brought before the meeting, amongst others, Dr. Coleman,. of Sttafortlh; 17r, Chisholm, of Wingham;, 11.1.1. Alnsgrovo, of Whitooharob, and B. S, Cool, ox DaputyIt°ova, of Ilotviek, hors of September nidi, and that Over 1Vti11 hone Tlios, Gibson as an Number 18. eat, whoever is nominated will have a losing battle to fight, as Mr. Gipson .bag the confidence ofhis constituents. Barrett rr, ne Boor Lccsyrnna Rem.— This theme to bo a particularly lucky year for poatmaetern. Our exchanges have had numerous mentions, both in the States and Canada, of the good luck of this olass of officials. It was only the other day that Darius Cook, of Iowa, being down in Alabama, inquired at the post - office fora letter', and was so pleased be- cause he got one that he presented the postmaster with a diamond pin, The wave has surged north and, regardless of the "legalized robbery" at the lines, has struck Brussels, where Thos. Farrow, ex -M. P., now postmaster at that plane, has secured a charming life partner in the person of Mrs, Elizabeth Quante, daughter of the late Samuel Purdy, of West Missouri, Although P..stulasters Fair, of Clinton, and Campbell, of r;ode- riob, cannot, under the oircunlstances, be as fortunate as Mr. Farrow, they may at least expect to receive diamond pine. By the way, though, our assistant post- master in in a position to be es fortunate as Mr. F'a•roW. We congratulate 3Ir. Ferrety on his good luck,—Clinton News - Record. Oirlrrnux.—Tho Michigan Copper Jour- nal, publisher! at Haneoolc, 00010105 the following notice concerning the damage of tho father of Mrs. James Clark and Mrs. Robert Kerr, of Brussels:—"Angus Buchanan died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. McCauley, Calumet vil- lage, an Wsdnesrlay, that. 10111, at 9 o'clock a. m„ aged 80 years, Deceased was a native of Kilmuir, Isle Skye, Scot- land, He came to America at the age of 17 years, settling in Sydney Forks, Cape Breton. Rojcame to Houghton county in 1862, settling in Ripley, whore lie worked for the Franklin mining company for 18 years. Since the death of his wvife, which mound in 1877, be made lois home with his son-in-law, John Webb, up to last Juno, wlheu he moved to Calu- met, taking up his residence with his daughter, Mrs. McCauley. ll is life was a partioalarly active one, and he will be kindly remembered by many old settlers. Pour sons and four daughters survive. They are Duncan, of Duluth ; John, a bodlor maker in the Mineral Range rail- road shops; Daniel, a resident of Port Arthar ; Angus, of Newcastle, Penn.; Mrs. John Webb, Hancock; 31re, Me- Caulsy, Calumet, and Mrs. James Jlark and Mfrs. Robert Kerr, Canada." THE Brandon Mail says :—prooably one of the most important stock raising enterprises in Manitoba is the iieresford Stook Farm owned and operated by J. E. Smith whore one of the grandest and argest herds of pure bred short horns may be seen ; also many imported and Canadian bred Clydesdale Stallions and mares. For some years past Beresford tock has taken a foremost place at the airs, carrying the eater share of red Meets, but the record of the shows of 888-9 is probably unparalleled by any tined short horned breeder. At Souris Fair iu 1888 Beresford stock took every rat prize but one and in that case it did of compete, also at Brandon Fair, 1883, ereaford Short -horns took every 1st rite with one exception. Then at Brem- en Summer Exhibition, 1889, Beresford hortborns again carried every 1st prize ut one, and for Shorthorn herd took lot rise, Diploma, also silver medal for the est herd any age or any breed open to the Province. At Souris Fall Fair 1889 eresford Shorthorns again carried off very 1st prize except one, which was warded a yearling bull. This animal owever, was raised at Beresford and uroliased there last winter. Reports are owing in from different parts of the melee° that Beresford Shorthorns and lydesdales are taking red tickets where- ver exhibited. At Whitewood (N,W.T.) air held Oct, 1st, "Bravery" sold to go o that locality, took 1st prize and sweep. ekes, and "Little Scotland" another lyse Stallion from Beresford, being younger, also took let prize in his own ass ; also Shorthorns from Berosford, ook ave red tickets at the ammo Fair. Glenberire," another Clydesdale Stal- on sent to Cannington Manor (N,W,T) ok 1st prize at the Fair held there and t Oak Lake Pair 1889 as in 1888. Short - erne from Beresford farm earns to the oat. MneooAL AND Ltrsnanr,--A Musinal and iterary entertainment WAS ahold in the Metlhodist ohuroh on Friday evening of at week. The program was varied as ell as interesting and was as follows bores by the choir ; quartette, "Over e waters away," by Misses Bloody, d Meters. Floody and Dinstadt, of lyth ; solo, "If the waters could speak they flow," by W. H. Willis ; recite. - on, "The Bishop and the caterpillar," A. H. Plummer, Blyth ; solo, "The ester Land," by Mrs, W. Revell, of ronto ; address by Rev. I. B. Walwin, Bluevale ; solo'and chorus, "The llthouse by the sea,'" by 105. Floody, Nees Floody and F. Dinstadt; inetrn- utal selection on miniature harp,: by H. Willis ; reading, "The Sabbath go teacher," by. Mrs. Revell ' quar- to, "Moonlight on the Dauu�lo," by Mi Floody, F. Tanner and 311. oody; reading, "A brakesman's opinion ohnrohes," by A. H. Plummer ; solo, he river of years," by Mrs. Revell ; lo, by Fred. Tanner, of Blyth ; reading s. Revell ; quartette, '"lss,utiful sant," by Misses Floody and Masers. ody and Dinstadt; 0110005 by the Oir. The Blyth quartette acquitted mselve0 Very creditably and their villas wore math appreciated. Miss in Young filled the position of ao- mpanist for then] with her usual me - Lability, Mr. Plummer's and Mfrs. voila selectionswerevery entertaining of and Rev. +Fir. Walwln'e address s very timely. Miss Lille O'Conno, y Mrs. Seven's aecompahintents Mrs. Gilpin performed like guidon Mr. Willis and the choir. A vote of nate was given to the Donne eceistiug the entertainment. The peooeods punted to over $20 and Will be sp- i o the pttreltaae of extra Wanda - a for the ohuroh, The pester, Rov, allot ale •y, fined d tiro lno0ition of chair. ta with hie .naval grana ettd good 1 1 0 fi B d s b b B h p P C F st 0 el li to h fr L la w 0 th an B ti by B To of lig M res W. tett M' FI of "T se Mr sur Flo eh the ger 9ld 00 cep Re ind pia and for the in am p.lied lieu S. 8 ma In U oppou. ismer, .