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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1890-3-14, Page 1TrTil 10.4, Volume 17,. CO:NSMV1v SC 9.TmL,T, LI I'1'BU PROM SIANfTOit.t, Ta the Bettor of VIE POST. Duan Snr,--As I have same ewe time 1 will try and pan a few ileon about this part of Manitoba, Souris Plains. We are Fettled twelve miles from Souris (Plum creek.) This is a village with about three huudrod inhabitants, situat- ed on the banks of the Souris- river, It is 0 very nice rite for a town. The C. P. rune a branch off their main lino from Brendon, and they intend to put it through to the coed Ilolds this coming Summer, we will then rave feel at a very reasonable price. This is some- thing that is needed badly in this part as some of the settlere lrad to draw their wood thirty miles, two good long day's journey, for ono load. We have only been here one season •o it would be quite out (Apiece to begin to praise or con- demn the country, I can only speak from one yoar's experience. We arrived here on the 20tH of Marah, 1889, and people wore then busy seeding, but it carne cold, bttokward weal her after that and grain did not grow much for some time. There was only ono shnwer of rain from the tine it was sown ttll it was harvested, that was the Lit of July, too late to help the growth mnoh. The drought did nob hurt the crop so much es the gopin.re. It being such a dry meson the ponds were all dried up and the rem witheved eo Moser' little mischief makers began to out down the grain for the sap. Some farmers had nearly every- thing destroyed with them while others did not fare so badly. My crop was not hurt at all but my neighbor suffered very badly. Grain did not turn one very well, only averaging about ton bnshole to the acre. Some was ,'slaw as Ove and some Its high as 20. Oats about twenty, barley about the same, potatoes not very good and hay very scarce. Feed of ell kinds is very scarce at present. People did not taste caro of it. I think when the weather opens up a little more there will bo plenty. Altogether this bus been a hard year on most people, but everyone is looking forward to a good harvest this year. Time, however will tell. If there are any of our friends coming to Mani- toba tako a look at this part before settling elsewhere. The Indians predict a tremendous orop this year. I hope it may bo true. This hoe been a cold, rough winter, the thermometer going dowu to 45 below zero. Of course "you dont feel it." I hard often heard it re. narked when in Ontario that it was cold in Manitoba, but you did not feel it. t have found out the reason we don't feel it, There was a friend of mine, who cattle to Manitoba, working at a certain place near hero and there was a man staying there who had been in the country the winter of '89. They were going to bed one night, about the deet of April, when the man commenced to pull off his shirt. My friend asked him if he was only going to wear one shirt now. He said "oh 1 no, there aro three there yet." That is one reason when it is cold wo don't feel it. I will Bay before aiming that this is the country for a man with a small capital. Hoping I have not taken up too much of your space, I am, Yours &o., Fairfax, March 5,'90. D. Domes. Grey Council Meeting. Council met et Burton's hotel, Ethel, ' March 750 1990, pursuant to adjourn- ment. Members were all present, Reeve in the chair. Minute; of last- meeting read and approved. Moved by Walter Oliver, emended by Edward Bryane that the Reeve and Treasurer be authorized to borrow of the Bank of Hamilton, Lis. towel, the Burn of $1,500 for township purposes for the current year. Carried. The auditors' report and abstract of the township account' for 1889 was laid on the table, examined and finally audited by the Council. Moved by W. Oliver, seconded by Wm. Brown that rho auditors' report as read, be adopted, and the abstract published for bwo weeks in TEE BaossEms POST. Carried. In the matter of the ditch dug on road in front of lots 0 and 7, 7th con., the Council agreed to pay 25 Dents per red, and Rebt. Inglis agrees to maintain said ditch at his own cost. Moved by A. Hislop, seconded by Wm. Brown that the bonus of 25 cents per rod heretofore paid for wire fenoing be reduced to 15 cents per rod. Carried. Application of John Ma Naught for 135 rode of wire fence at lot 30, con. 18. Moved by Walter Oliver, seconded by Wm, Brown that the euro of 15 cents per rod be granted. Carried. John MoNaught also applied for a grant to repair road on side road 0, con. 18. Moved by Edward Bryans, seconded by Aroh. Hislop that no action he talion at present. Carried. Moved by Walter Oliver, seconded by Arch. Hislop that all the old members of the Board of Health bo re -appointed for the current year. Carried. Tho following potltinasters wore appointed in the respective divi• scone, viz :—Con, 1, boundary, div. 1, Alex. Thompson ; No. 2,Jno. MoLenuan; No. 8, Henry Granger ; No. 4, George Sangster t No. 5, II, Cummings ; No. 0, Jas. Scott ; cous, Ise and 2nd, John Outt, John White, Malcolm Fraser, Thos. lefe. lettrlano, Donald McDonald, Wu1. lllitoh- ell, Wet, .50slnnn, Daniel Byars, John Pollock ; cons. 8rd and 4th, Thome Strnohtut, Wm. 13Mtes, Lorenzo Frain, Joseph Maynard, John McCartney, A. Brunner, Duniul Spillntt, Robt. Portio, Jus. Bowes, Oliver Smith ; one 5t11 and Gth, 0, Malian, 33. Tang, Wrn. Detefnan, John Bishop, 1Vm. Pollard, Wm Elliot, Chas, luclson, Robe. Ben- nett, Wm. Annett, Truman Smith ; cone, 7th end 9th, Jes, 0ardiff, thigh Lamont, .Tatum Forbes, Wm. Brewer, Malcolm Lamont, Robt. McKelvey, Devitt 1Slilnc llobt. Dilworth, H. Ir. Mt: - Allister, Mcleod Rupp ; cons. 9t1r end 100), Henry Ball, John Cirorer, John Vlncett, Jas. Knight jr.,Robt,MaLauoh,. lin, 'Thos. Stevenson, ,7nhn Slommon, Zahn 1L. Baster, Wm. Dark WOOS. lith and 12th,Wm, ITar'el), Eliot; Dieltsou, 001)1) 3101,etithlin, Meg, Mo:lnir, John 1(nipht, Glacob Kreuter, Albert Whit. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1890. field, Robt. Coutts, Jas. Mitchell ; cons, 18th and 14th, John Hislop,Jno, Whalm- Neil Dunen,son, Pater Sinclair jr., Jno. Sheila, peter McNeil, Luke Spciran, Joaaph Whitfield, Robt. Bowon ; cons. 15th and 18th, Thos. Watson, Wm. Turnbull, John Stewart, JAB. Cushy, Jno. McTaggart, Hartwell Spoken, Geo, Me. Kay, Jeff, Fulton ; cone. 17th and 18th, John Bennotb, Alex. Buchanan, Arch. Dunoanson, Beech Clark, John plc• Naught, Robt. Meehan, Jno. Howitt ; gravel roars, Jae, Simpson, Jae. Strachan, Thos. McLendon!), Wm. Work, Junes Kelly, John Hislop, Adam Sholdioe ; Graham survey, Geo. Colvin ; Walton, 11. H. Ferguson. All the fango viowere and pound keepere wore re•appoinbod for the current year. The following ea moots wore handed in and paid :—iIary Steele, taxes remitted, 59.22 ; Mrs. D, MoIntush, taxes remitted, 59.89: Win. hIcKelvey, gravel, $8.40 ; 0. 0. Heffer- nan, rag bolts, deo, for culverts, $0.13 ; Levi Pothick, refund dog tax, 51 ; Wm. Spence, expenses to Goderieh on town- ship business, 55 ; Robt, Inglis, ditch at lots 5 and 0, con, 7, $18.75 ; Alex. Thompson, gravel, 51.98; Geo. Brown, keeping Win. Mullin, an indigent, 8 months, 519.60 ; A. Stewart and J. Kreuter, each 510 eatery as auditors ; J, I+lokmier, repairing road scraper, $9 ; A. McNair, salary as Treasurer, 580 ; II. Stewart,keeping Miss McMartin, tun in. digent, one-half month, $4. Council then adjourned to moot again as Court of Re- vision at Dames' Hotel, Cranbrook, on Monday, the 30th day of May next. War, SPENCE, Clerk, DENTAL SURGEONS. During the past week the annual ex- aminations of the Royal College of Deo• tal Surgeons of Ontario have been in progress at Toronto. The following ex - aromas have been present : J. B. Will- mott and H. T. Wood, Toronto ; C. A. Martin, Ottawa ; G. 0. Davis, London R. M. Fisher, Wiorton, J. G. Roberta, Bramptom and Thos, Rowe, Cobourg. Friday evening the result of the examin- ation for license was announced as fol- lows (names in the order of merit) : M. C. Binkley, Carlisle. W. H. Steele, Almonte. A. W. Thornton, Dresden. Sylvester Moyer, Galt. Thos. Butler, Toronto. Benjamin Gallop, Norval. Wesley Richardson, Toronto. W. R. Hamilton, Stratford. Oliver Martin, Ottawa. S. J. Wesser, Walkerton. A. F. Pearson, Ottawa. M. G. MoElhinney, Ottawa. Milton Cavanagh, Toronto. J. H. Johnston, Blanketed:. Wm. Revell, Woodstook. T. A. Armstrong, Ottawa. G. F. Belden, Molesworth. C. M. French, Fergus. W. W. McPhee, Orillia. F. W. Twaddle, Fergus. Denton Dulneage, Brighton. J. F. Simpson, Trenton. Archibald Milloy, St. Thomas. D. A. Block, Elora. Wm. Mills, West Toronto Junction. A. S. Bruns, Almonte. 0. F. Chittenden, Hamilton, W. D. McLaren, Hamilton. M. F. Sparrow, Toronto. Ira Bowen, Ottawa. G. P. Allen, Paisley. W. J. Trotter, Galt. 0. P. Marshall, L. D. S., Shelburne, was euoceseful in his examination for the degree of master of dental surgery. Thirty.nine candidates presented themsolvea for the intermediate examin• atioe, the results of which will not be known for a week. The college gold medal for practical work was awarded to Oliver Martin, Ottawa, and the silver model to D. A. Black, Elora. The Princeton Tragedy, Detective Murray bus built up a strong case against Burchell, the man in Cus- tody on the charge of having murdered a young man named Banwell near Prince. ton in Oxford County. The deoeased came with Bantle)! from England to Canada, to outer into pertnerahip with Burchell in a stook farm at Niagara Falls. It eau be shown that Burchell represent- ed this stook farm as being most expen- sively equipped, whereas it had no exiet. once in fact. Benwell journeyed with the Borchelt party to Niagara Falls and left that point with Burchell alone to go up into the conntry to inspect a farm. Borchelt and Benwell wore seen tu- gethor on 0 train, were seen together on a road neer Princeton by at least two persona. Burchell was next seen along at Eastwood, te station five miles from Prinoeton, whence he took a ticket to Iiatnilton. A short time afterwards a dead body was found in a lonely place near Princeton with bullet holes in the head. Whoever shot too man had out name and marks from deceased's oloth- ing to hide identity, but he neglected to remove a cigar case from the dead man's pocket, and that cigar case born the name of Benwell, tho man Who bad been last soon in Burcholl's oonpauy. Some Mom team the finding of the body Bute obeli appease upon the mono and idents• nes it, but excites sdspioion by his re•• plies to questions and is arrested, Then it became known that he had appropriat. ea a portion of Banwoll's baggage, that he professed to have had instructions from Banwell, whom he representod as being in London, Ont., as to whore to matins baggage, though at too time he alleges he received such letter Benwell tuns dead. :Tore ere other eirournstun- OOa which point to Burchell asknowoug moreaboutthe young man's death than he ie willing 10 toll, It rimy be that Borchelt did not murder Benwell, for oironmstanlinl evidence is eoniotimee do. captive, but, foe an inno0ont man the Mae against him is exceedingly blast, His safety dapende ttpun whet [nay come out in the future in sus favor, but cor• leanly Over• thing which has been brought to light fel (05 tends to bring him 11e0rer to the gallows, Washington Letter, (From ear Regular Uorrespondent.) SVAsrnN0'ro1, Hardt 1.'00. "One man may lead a horse to water," Pays Ott old proverb, bub eighty-two Sen- ators caul nutlto hire drink. Suet now the soma sossiol investigating commit. tea of the Senate is beginning to realize the force of the ancient saw, and, in its tater helplessness, has appealed to tate Senate to awake to too situation. For more than a week Senator Dolph's little aggregation of inquisitors hes been en. deavoring to compel a few newspaper men to divulge the morons from whence they secured information as to Senate pro. eeodinee in secret 'motion, and the com- mittee has failed in every instance. It has taken its complaint to the body which merle it, end it asks for power to confine rho contumacious 0110s in ammo of the committee rooms at the Capitol. Now the Senate is considering the gnus - tion, "Is there a penalty for ooinumu- ciou,ness7" and there aro very interest. ing debate,' ou the subjerb, in which the committee dolefully request its brethren to listen to its tale of woe. The efforts of the Senate to keep the news out of the newspapers are much like the famous struggle of Mrs. Partington with the Atlantic ocean, wherein she essayed to keep back the rising waters of the sea with her kitchen broom. So long as there is a public demand for news the newspapers will caltinue to furnish it, the Semler) to the contrary notwitbatand- ing. It would be advisable, therefore, for that body to throw open its floors while transacting the public business. What members choose to do privately in the aeolusion of their committee rooms does not greatly concern outsiders, but when they are transacting or considering matters which affect the country the country will assert its right to know what is being done. There are evident in the Blair educe- tioual bill so many defects and such serious ubjeations—objeobions that would of necessity neutralize whatever capa- bility of usefulness it might possess— that the people of the country will find it extremely dilfloult to recognize any compensating merits in it. It is of ques- tionable constitutionality ; it is carrying the paternal theory of the Government to an offensive and dangerous extreme ; it is not wanted by the South, and if nob wanted its enforcement can never be made effacionp. It proposes an expendi- ture that, while it may in occasional in- stances facilitate rho greater dissemina- tion of educational privileges, is inreality an expenditure that should belong to the States themselves, and provisions for which nearly all of them are making with a liberality folly up to the stand - cud of their moans. Mr. Blair is taking a leap, nut wholly in the dark, of which he cannot satisfactorily demonstrate the benefits and tho dangers of which he ignores. The surplus bad better remain untouched than to be squandered. The projected railroad down the book - bone of the hemisphere ie the only pro- position adopted by the iateruationalcon- ference without amendment. The pro. minenno given to the achene by the speoial friends of the Secretary of State indicates that Mr. Blaine is warmly en- listed in behalf of the groat projeot and the probabilities are that, whether the Idea of subsides for steamship lines San be carried into operation or not, the road will solve to a large extent the problem of intercommnniaation. Of course this railway along the Cordilleras and Andes would develop the Latin Americasmore than anything that has been devised. But it would extend our trade relations, increasing the markets for our goods and bringing to us the product; of far away democracies --the guano of Peru, the gntta.peraha of the Amazon, the coffee of Maracaibo and innumerable articles from every country south of the gulf. The seating of Featherstone in the House Wednesday in place of Cate was a great disappointment to ex•Speeker Car. little, who was personally interested in the ease, and expected the Democrats to rally at the finish. It was well under- . stood that that was all that was nacos- nary t0 secure Mr. Cate his seat. Their failure to do eo annoyed hint greatly. The greatest delinquency was among the Democratic members from New York, which caused the veteran assistant door. sleeper, Col. Isaac Hill to remark after the result had been tonnounoed 1 "It tastes a New York Dnmoorat or an Indiana Re- publioan to beat his own party." There are now five women in this coun- try who are entitled to represent their clients in the Supreme Court of the United States. Clara Shortridge Foltz, of San Diego, Cal,, having boon admitted to practice Wednesday. The first woman admitted to practice wee Mrs. Belem Lockwood, of tine city, Postmaster General Wanamaker will make te groat mistake if he proceeds on the theatre that the Bead of the Western Union Telograplt Company is a "pole sickly goon." The doctor is not that sort of tt stamp. About the only way to preserve the secrets of the oxeoutivo eosin is to allow Senator Blair to do all the balk- ing. >l3ortilig News. Simeon says ho will quit billiards, professionally, after the Chicago tonna, mont. 1'lte Toron'n alit has sent Hoover a cheque for 575 as a gift, 'Phis was duo to hie consenting to hie release to Kangas City. Cholera has abated in Persia. Intiuenrn is ravaging Eastern Syria. The prevalence of drunitennees in Bus. eia has become so great as to %street the attention of all Bnrnpo. Tho 50000 ' meet refugee to Selte any active stalls 10. warde eltecltst,g the evil, owing, it is alleged, to fear of losing rho revenue front the manufacture and sale of Mellon° liquors. Thera have been 8,000 deaths in Odosse alone during the peat year dirtotly deo to the exceseir0 000 Of 5)1011 in. t0Siexnb'. feer.•massel,. Wee -sheet) l Boated. RPa11At, 3tn1iTINa. A epaulet meeting of tole Board was held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening, Feb. 21st. Members an present oxuept A. Hunter, 15. Dennis, ohairnutn, Minutes of last special meeting read and confirmed, Non resident foes received for lamed half year 1889, from Stewart and Porrie, smouuted to 51,20, Moved by T. Fletcher, seconded by Pl. I:. Wade, that Geo. Lott'o time for de. livoring wood for school be extended to March 15th, 1890. Carried. Board then adjourned. 1114610.00 300,0.00011. The regular meeting of this Dotted was held in the usual place on Maruti (, 180o. Members all present except le, ase. Wade. H, Dennis, chairman. Minutes of the last epeoial meeting rend and adopted. Moved by J. Denman, emended by T, Fletcher, that the following accounts be paid : W. II. Moss, salary and account -57 (;0 W. 115, Sinclair, re Jackson estate.. 1 40 The resignation of Secrotary.Treasur- er 10114 read and attempted. Moved by A. Hunter, seconded by W. B. Dickson, that this Board roluebantly accepts the resignation of W. II. Moss as Sea..Treas. of the Brtseela Board of Public School Trustees and regret that he finds it neoessary to sorer his connec- tion with this hoard and that we hereby tender to him the hearty thanks of the Board for the effioient and courteous ser• vices he has eo long rendered us and trust that his contemplated removal from Brussels may be attended with all pros- perity, and we direct that a oopy of this resolution be sent to Mr. Moss. Sigtted by the entire Board. Prinoipal Shaw presented report of school attendance for past month : Deps. 1 2 3 8 5 Rol,— 47 Si 4e 47 60 Avg.— 3317.90403.90 2010.90531.0 69 16.00 The Board then adjourned. Fourth Division Court. The sittings of this court was held on Feb. 27th, before Judge Doyle. The following was the docket:—hoes Bros. vs. J. H. Alexander—an old suit which had been adjourned to effect ser- vice on defendant, who is out of jurie. diction. Judgment of non suit. Timmins vs. McLennan—action on account. Adjourned till next Court. Blackly vs. MoIay—garnishee caro. Judgment for primary creditor. Ainley vs. Veal—action for account. Adjourned till next Court. Dickson vs. Hannon. Judgment for plaintiff. McIntosh vs. Connon, Haslam claim. ant—interpleader issue. Adjourned. Wilson vs. Nelson—motion ou note. Judgment for plaintiff. Took vs. Slsmmon & Shine—action on note. Judgment for plaintiff. Scott Bros. vs. Roddick, H. Buttery, garnishee. Judgment for plaintiff against primary debtor only. Gerry ve. Booker, Shin garnishee. Judgment against primary debtor and ;earn bah ee. Smith vs. Veal, Mootgornery claimant —interpleader suite ddjorrned till next Court. Perth County. The Mitchell Advocate hes entered on its thirtyfiret year. The Atwood Presbyterian church is to have an organ for the first time. No less than amen tramps were pub- licly accommodated at Mitchell on Mon- day night, Rev. D A. Moir, Woodham, has been invited to be pastor of the Kintore oir- ouit for next year. The Royal Template of Temperance initiated none persons into membership at Se. Marys on Tuesday evening. Elmo Agriouitnral Society have sold their farm, lot 20. 12th con., Elms, tole. Smith, of Listowel, the price being 5550. The Parkhill Council eb its last meet- ing appointed Noah Fried, of Stratford, as superintendent of works, constable, etc„ et a salary of 5440 a year. Tho St. Mary's Argus Bays that the unprecedont rate of taxation in the stone town is driving the owners of land do. voted to agriculture out of the plane. A curling match for the Ben. Wyvis trophy,played at St. Mary's on Thursday afternoon between Galt and St. Mary's, rsaultod in favor of Galt by ono shot. Walloon township Council had 200 copies of auditors' detailed statement publisboti, in pamphlet form, in addition to publishing the auditors' abstract in two newspapers. David N. Hogg, of Stratford, dry goods, who recently assigned, has deeid• ed to leave for the Western State;, and his stook invoiced et 515,023.''27, is advor. bleed to be sold. Eddie, youngest son of Geo. Morrison, Nor011 ward, Se. Marys, inhaled the steam from a boiling tea pee on Wednes- day evening of lase week end suffered ex. eruciatiug pain from a badly scalded throat. The debt on rho lino N ohnrch Property at Mitchell has been completely wiped ant. Since Rev. ilia. Tully beeanto pas- tor of Cho church nearly 57,000 has been Collected, bnahlos rho regular expanses of the chnrnh. A now church edifice in to bo built. ' Tho detth is mmonreod of Bomb Dingman, father of A. Dingman, in. epoetoe of Indian Ageucise, and vend. father of the publishers of the Vbraeforrl Herald, which occurred in the township of Sombre, tvhoro the deceased Nettled fifty yonrs ago, on Wednesday, • The St. ]Marys ;Moretti nrges that its "antiquated relic" of te town hall ehould be re•uoatcd mud re•lightetl. The old seats aro nob merely out of Mato but aro rialcety and uucomfnrbrtble, some aro nob even safe to sit on. They aro being broken up ono by ono until at penitent. there are not euongh remaining to seat tWO-tixirds rho trn. BIM n.ut 110 MANE 01nr.101101 &c. --The Stratford Herald says : —A lady got off the train fent the north. Friday after. noon with a family of ton, the eldest being not more than Ili years old. She went eaves,' to the traht going west and after getting settled down a count of noses revealed the fact that one of the number was missing. Closer investiga- tion ,howod that it was one of the boys. A eearah was instituted, the platform, waiting room and even the care of the north train were gone through, The woman began to get excited, oonctaotors and brakemen, anxious to got under way, joined in the mane and finally the boy was found in the onduotor's roarn danc- ing a lively jig while be whistled ".Iohn• toy gat your hair cut." Thorn was more joy over the finding of the one than over tate niue drat wandered not away. brussels Council. The regular meeting of the village Council was held nn Monday evening, Marsh 4550. There sero present the Reeve, W. 15'. Stewart and D, Strachan. Minutes of bust mooting road and puss - ed, The following amounts were passed on motion of W. F. Stewnre and D. Strachan W. Bateman, wood $ 15 00 Dr. McNaughton, medical attend. muco 10 00 3. G. Skene, oil for street lamps11 00 E. W, 1T.elenn, Fire Department 1 50 Mrs. Blasbill, celerity 6 00 Mrs. Williams, charity 4 50 Hart & Co., stationery 2 89 An order wee granted to Jas. Ross, tax collector, for 539.00, end Alex. Wilson 51.00, taxes remitted. Moved by W. F. Stewart, seconded by D, Strachan that the Clerk advertise for gravel, plank and cedar. Carried. Moved by W. F. Stewart, seconded by D. Strachan that Council adjourn until next Monday evening. Carried. ADJOURNED MEETING. An adjourned meeting of;tbe Council was held in the Council Chamber on Monday evening of this week. Present, Reeve Graham and Counoillors Molntosb, Stewart, Ainley and Strachan. Tho auditors' report atod abstract 9005 presented and on motion of 3. M. Mc Intosh and W. F. Stewart was accepted, adopted and the abstract to be published for one week in Tau Pos'r. Carried. The accounts were presented as fol. love :— Thos. Belly, Treasurer's salary5 40 00 Jas. Roes, Collector's salary40 00 13. Gerry, street lamp and fuel10 45 J. M. Kendall, Auditor's salary8 00 J. Y. S. Kirk, Auditor's salary8 00 H. James, lighting street lamps7 50 W. H. Kerr, printing 8 50 Moved by J. M. McIntosh, seconded by W. Ainley that the foregoing accounts belpaid. Carried, Tenders were opened from Turnbull & Ballantyne, and B. Gerry for supplyiug oil for the street lamps, bat no deoided action will be taken until next meeting. Wm. Smith and A. Consley made ap- plication for the annual Band grant. It WHO moved by D. Strachan, seconded by W. Ainley that the Band receive 5100 per annum, payable quarterly, on con. ditions that they keep a teacher and give weekly open air concerts daring the Sum. mer months. Carried. It was decided to ask for tenders for scraping Turnberry street, the same to be sent to the Clerk on or before April let. Council then adjourned. Huron County, In Wingham last yeanhe town council paid 3160 for printing and advertising. Alex. McIntyre, general merchant, Lnoknow, ltas assigned to C. B. Arm. strong, of London. The average attendance at the Clinton Pubiie School for the month of Feb., was 4131 number enrolled, 475. John Hannah, of Seaforth, is an ep- plioant for the positiop recently vacated by Prof. Robertson, of the Ontario Agricultural College. Some farmers near Clinton say that the oontinued open weather has injured the fall wheat, while others say it has not been injured at all• The number of hotel licenses granted in this county loot year was; East Rid- ing, 20; West and South Riding, 41 each ; O total of 108. The number of shop 'images was 11. The number of hotel licenses iseuocl in 1875 wat 151, and shop licenses 37. The fines collected were as follows : East Etoron,530 ; South Huron, 584 ; West Heron, 5410, The Godsrioh Turf Association has elected the following Minters for this son - sou t Wnt, Proudfoot, President ; Dr. It. Shannon, first Vice -President ; Goo. 111. Doe, second Vice.Preeideob ; Thomas Dundry, Secretary ; W. L. Ilorton, Treasurer ; managing committee, Dr. J. 13. Whitely, Dr. Aikethead, W. A. Col- borne, John Knee:, John Yule, John Reid, P. Farr and Wm. Loe, It was deoidod to give 5(100 for purses at their meeting on July 1st, and to push arrangements for having first•class raves. Tho officers cleated for the current year 1u et:emotion with the Clinton Bible Society were es follows :—Prod. dent, Rev. W. Craig ; Vise President, D, Tiplady mod roddont ministers; Deposit - my. Dr. Worthington ; Sec,•Treas., 0. C. Stevoneol ; Conittee, Ontario St. clateo31, asort'. Wetly and Stevens; Jtltttoubnry 5t., Masers. Taylor, T octet 01111 500110 ; Willis church, Meats. Tr. 'Turnbull 1011,1 Tedford • St. Paul's, v ; Be Monne. Plummer and Combo Flo i Itis t, Messrs• Osbaldeston, (1010 and Robb, Auditors Messrs. Irwin and Tedford. Femmes' Leseerran.--A meeting of the South Huron Farinas' Institute was hold its Verne 0n Friday and Saturday of tact week azul wee a must interesting and suooessfnl gathering. The following wee the program :-- Friday forenoon-- Presidnut 1 tiddlress ; Time, Mee/11111m Ilallott, "Fettling steers for the •Ola Country markette ' C, 1st. Simmons, I,n5o, "Sheep brooding," :friday After• moot L1, Mei"addon, 13rus'cla, "Hrexl• Number. leg and feeding the driving horse ;" John C. Mur,ison, Maliillop, ' Dairying for profit ;" C. M. Simmons, "Breeding pedigree Shorthorns ;" Tbemaa Mo- 15illen, "Ensilage and fodder cern." Friday evening --Instrumental selection, A. McKenzie and Mise Proudfoot ; song, II, Town, Seaforth ; address, Ines. Mr. Hart ; song, Miss L. Waldese ; address, "What ie a farmer," J. C. Morrison ; r,' - citation, James Armstrong ; Hermontoa duet, Mossrs. McCool and Taylor ; ad• dress, C. M. Simntous ; duet, C. McDon- ald and Miss M. McNaughton I address, "Grumbler and smiler," U. Moh'adden recitation, Miss Blair ; inetrernenlal sel- ection, A. MOKenzie and Miss Pruudf"•,t ; song, T. Dslgetty ; harmonica duet, Messrs. McCool and Taylor ; address, Thos. McMillan ; song, W, G. Duff, Sea - forth. Saturday morning—"Progress of Farmers' Institutes," by U. iiiclfadclen ; 0. M. Simmons, "Cern fodder versus roots ;" Election of officers of the In- stituto. Beturday afternoon—Thomas McMillan, "Breeding and feeding heavy draught horses ;" Joluo Torrance, "Pre• paring heavy draaget horses for mar- ket .," Robert McLean, Tockersmitb, "Should statute labor be abolished." .People We Know. Mrs. James Cele is away at London. Thos. Bradwell was in town this week. Geo- Halliday was in the Queen city last week. F. W. Kelly was home last week from Toronto. T. G. McCracken was in Brussels on Monday. Robt. Ross, of Listowel, was home for a day last week. C. R. Vanstono, of Southampton, was in town this week. Mrs. Jno. Cousley has been laid up with la grippe this week. Jno, F. McCrea, of Toronto, was home for a short visit this week. Mrs. Fletcher is away at Lucknow this weak on a visit to her parents. Mre. Carter, of Blytb, is visiting her parents, Robt. Burns and wife, Mrs. Cormack and Miss Kate are visit- ing with old friends at Teeswater. Miss Jessie Halliday, of Detroit, is home on a short visit to her parents. Mies Maggie Anderson, of Fordwich, is visiting Mrs. John Sinclair this week. J. W. Shaw and Miss Shaw arrived home from Toronto last Saturday even. ing. Mrs. 0. Veal, of Wroxete3, was visit- ing Mrs. Arthur Veal during the past week. Miss Bella Aitoheson, of Exeter, and Mre. Knight, of Ethel, were visiting in town this week. Joseph Walker, who cut his foot a short time ago, is able to get about on crutches now. A. G. Dickson, wife and daughter, of Walkerton, are visiting with relatives and friends in Brussels. Daniel Stewart was away this week at Toronto end Hatnilton on business con- nected with his saw sot. S. B. Modes, of Wingham, formerly of Brussels, was in town last week attend- ing the funeral of his nice, Mrs. Adapt Reid. Mies Brownlow, milliner at A. R. Smith's, has returned to Brussels and is prepared to push work in her depart- ment. Jno. MoBain and Allan ISioNaughton drove over to Seaforth to hear the Bal- moral choir sing. They were well pleas- ed with the concert. Miss F, E. Kerr has accepted of a position an milliner in Wyoming, Lamb - ton County, and will leave shortly to prepare for the Spring opening. Miss Lily Moss, Miss Neeeie Kay, Geo. Halliday and Joe. Ballantyne Suudayed in Harriston. They were the guests of Mies Sturdy, formerly of Ibis town. Rev. B. Sellsry, B. A„ B. D., was away at Teoswater last Monday attend- ing the funeral of his little mice. Rev. F. Swann, of Monkton, accompanied him. Miss Emma Walker has taken no situ- ation as milliner in the town of B1en- beim, Kent County. Few places send out more milliners than,Brussols—good ones too. Stanley Anderson and wife aro home from Toronto, where Mr. Anderson was attending the Dental College. They will reside here n0til he goes back to college next Fall. Mies Blakeman, who has been away on a visit with relabivos in Manitoba and Ontario for about a year, returned to Brussels last week. Sloe will continue to malts her home here. Wnt. Bay sad wife, of Kincardine, were in Brussels this week. Mr. Kay is a half brother to Mrs. J. It. Grant's. Ho is lighthouse keeper of the harbor lights at rincardino. Alex. Stbwart, Queen street, was away last week at North Easihope assisting in the settling up of his brother's affairs. The Sarno has been sold and the family will remove to Stratford, Amos Thompson, cabinet maker, talks of going to Toronto with the intention of taking a situation. Ho is a tip-top mechanic, having served his apprentice. ship with R. Leatbertlale, of this piece. Miss Lizzie Maunders, who has been its A. 11. Smith's millinery rooms for tho past two or throe seasons, has aucepted of a situation at Zurich, linrou Co., anti will go to it in the course of a few weeps. Fred. Frey, of Mitchell, a former well known resident of Brussels, was in town last week on bnsmese connected with hitt property 110'0, Mi. Trey is landlord of the Royal .hotel in Mitchell. Ile has a waren spot in his heart fir Brussels and Wo would not bo meetly surprised to see him once mora take up his reeideno here, The Wingham Times says of te former tvoll known Rresselito :•--Chas. Kneohtol annonscas that he has purchased the bermes malting business from J. 0, Ilonutth 44 Soto, and will carry it ort fn future in the bonding ono door moth of T. A.. Mills' store, Mee hnochtel is well and favorably known in Wingham as re resiehlo man end to geed Meeltanio, loav Mg worked at the boldness here for the pest ai0 roars.