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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1890-6-27, Page 1rit Volume 17. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1890. d i COUNTY COUNCIL. The Council of the County of Huron met pursuant to adjournment from last meeting, the Warden in the chair, mom• bore all being present except D. D. Wil. son, of Seaforth. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Lettere from the Deputy -Minister of Education and Mrs. Mallooh were rend and ordered to be filed, Application of Mr. Tom to have East Wnwanosh added to his inepectoraoe wits read and referred to the school commit- tee, which granted the request.. Applications from Messrs. Parka, Mur- ray, Turnbull, Burgess, Robb, Brace, Wilson and Morgan were received for the P. S. Inspectorship of North Huron and referred to the school committee. Petition of the trustees of S. S. No. 11, Hay, against the decision of the town- ship council of Hay, refusing to enlarge the boundaries of the section, was rend and laid over until next session. Petition from Mr. Wray and others of S. S. No. 1, Hay and Stanley, to make alterations, was rend and laid over until next ae(eion. The apptioation of W. H. Harvey to be nominated as a county pupil to the Agri. cultural College was read and granted. A statement of insane indigent peraore supported by the county wee read, show• ing the following, and referred to the finance committee: David Kinsman, Gray, per week it 2 K0 Christina Morton, Gray, per months7 00 Stili Barris, Howiek, per moutht tis arary Rays, Morris, Dar weak 1 50 Uncoils Bay, Cltutou,p or annum 100 00 Tana. McPhail, Goderieh, per week 2 00 Chrttlee LIagurd, Stephan, paid lasty'r AK 00 Moved by Mr. Proudfoot, seconded by Mr. Silber that the name of Dr. J. B. Whitelybo submitted for that of Abraham Smith on the school and printing 0000• mitteo. Carried. A )petition from the teaohera in the vicinity of Wroxeter to have an entrance examination held in Wroxeter wee read and subsequently granted. A petition from the trustees and others of S. S. No. 5, Huy, praying that an alteration be made in that section, Was read and laid over until next session. REPORT OF' comers .tt'DITOR 7. We, the undersigned, auditors for your county, respectfully beg leave to report that we have carefully examined the books and vouchers of your treasurer, and after comparing the various entries within with the proper vouchers, we have much pleasure in reporting the mule correct, showing a balance of oast, on hand on the 31st of December, 1889, of 91,800.08, which balance we found at the credit of your treasurer at the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Goderieh. We have also audited the Public and High School accounts, and find them correct, and herewith at+ached you will find a state. nient showing the balances in the hands of the township treasurers on the let of Mara, 1800. In conclusion, we again have much pleasure in testifying to the very satisfactory manner in which your treasurer's books have been kept, All of which is respectfully submitted. Rion. RAnoLlrsa,i-Auditors. JAS. PATTON, 1 Statement of the balance of school monies in the hands of townshiptreasur. era from 1889. Township of Ashfield $ 104 21 Mullett 354 90 McKillop. 391 00 Stanley 46 Stephen 116 70 East Wawanoeh169 31 West Wawanoeh22 98 Howiok 54 28 Morris 84 08 TREAam1ER'e STATEMENT GENTLEMEN :-I submit herewith the usual statement of oolleotion0 from non- resident lands for the portion of the year ending April 30th, and of melt on hand and available to meet current ex- penditure. I have to report that since the first of the year I have loaned on tirst mortgages at (3 per cent. 915,250.00, Of this amount nearly 98,000 was taken from funds for current expenditure, the sinking fund a000nnt being exhausted. This money was lying in the bank at 3 per cent, and will, in all probability be restored before needed. I have also to request that you grant to your warden and myself the usual power to borrow 825,000 to meet expenditure until the axes ere paid in. I ant, gentlemen, •our obedient servant, Wm. Hoorne, 0o. Treae. Statement of oolleotions from non- aeidont lands between Jan. let and 1pril 80th, 1800:- 4,ebfield . 9 25 49 ;Goderieh Tp. 21 11 Grey 58;15 Iley . 513 31 Howwk 15 40 Hallett 08 Morris 48 26 Stephen 18 11 Turnberry 22 25 West Wawnnosh 52 25 Bayfield 11 25 Brussels 30 93 Total 9818 96 Tho amount required for County par- , poems, $48,426.17, exclusive of the Logia. lative School greet, requires a rate of 1 } mills on the 9, 801100Y, KINDS. Tho amotmt to be levied in each noun. ioipality00 an egnivalent to the Logis- lative grout for School pnrp0aea,10 as follows t-Aehllold, 9.143; Colborne, 921ti; Goderieh township, 9314 ; Gray, $467 ; Hay, 9409; 1Towiok, 9556; Mullett, 9880; MoKillop, $3110 ; Morris, 9380 ; Stanley, $204 ; Stephen, 9464; Tooke:smith, 9812 ; Turnbnvey, 9201 i Ushorno, $203 ; East Wawan:ell, 92.7; West Wawanoeh, 9217, EQQUALlSATION COMMITTEE. This tommittoo repeated having ex- amined tine various rolls of the county, and made no change from last yoar'a egualizatf0n other Hien to raise the equalised tate per taro of. Hallett and MoKillop 91 emit per acre, The egnal. izod rate, therefore, of Hallett is 941 per acre, that of MoKiliop $89. Of course the personal property on farms, exempted by the Looal Legislature shall. remain exempt. lieport of equalization as follows was adopted : rowNs11IPa. Ashfield 91,995,883 Colborne 1,340,079 Goderieh 2,058,509 Grey 1,949,760 Hay 1,883,855 Iiowiok 2,313,990 Mullett 2,202,781 MoKillop 2,085,829 Morris 1,772,108 Stanley 1,833.1,350 Stephen 1,043,886 Tuokorsmith 1,982,415 Turnberry 1,108,607 Ueborne 2,014,100 \Vawanosh E 1,295,714 Wawanoah W. 1,488,873 TOWNS AND Vn,T.AGre Bayfield 9 80,680 Blyth 138,840 Brussels .. 281,000 Clinton 541,380 Exeter ..... 836,950 Goderieh 875,300 Seaforth 487,900 Wingham 364,700 Wroxeter 80,150 Estimated expenditures for 1800 Administration of Justioe9 2,000 00 109 nets 100 00 Gaol Maintenance 2,400 00 Jury 2,300 00 Sohool Management 2,000 00 Lunatics and Charities 800 00 Salaries and Council Fees4,200 00 500 00 600 00 500 00 300 00 8,000 00 8,500 00 300 00 50 00 Contingencies Stationery and Printing Grown Witnesses Agricultural Boundary Linos High Schools Model Schools Division Court Jury Feria Repairs County Buildings Roads and Bridges -- Sterling Debentures, interest 16,000 00 sinking fund 1,000 00 Less estimated revenue from Registry Offioe....$1,681 47 Peddlers' Licenses.. 000 00 Auctioneers' 400 00 Inrerest 150 00 Surplus, 1889 051 00 --- 93,782 59 A motion of Mr. Dulmnge, seconded by Mr. Milne, that the clause in the Finance Committee's report making a grant of $25 to each of the Farmers' Institutes, be struck out, was loot on a division. The salary of County Clerk Adamson was increased from 9900 to 91,000, and no man in the county is better entitled to the increase. A motion to increase the allowance of County Councilors from 92 to $3 a day, was recommended by the Salarie's Com- mittee, but voted down in Gannon. The warden was instructed to petition parliament to amend an sot in the Sta- tutes, whereby the munioipal Councils may be enabled to protium materials for road improvements without lose of time, as in the oases of sudden broechoo in the road, loss of time might muse ser- ious inoonvenience and damage. A motion favoring a House of Indus- try, was voted down by a majority of eighteen. A motion to appoint two valuators for the couuty, whose valuation should be accepted es a basis of equalization, was lost by a majority of 20. It was moved and carried that no re. turn having been made by the Registrar to the county, of the proportion to which the County is entitled, if the fees actual- ly earned by the Registrar, but not re. calved by him at the end of the year, the Clerk was instructed to ask payment over of the same, motion to apply to any such balances for past years. The grant to keepers of look -ups in the couuty, hitherto $10, will be reduced to $5, after the let of December. The report of Mr. Ansley, Road Com- missioner, was read. It referred en- tirely to repairs and work done on various bridges, IMPORT 07' GAOLER. The following is the report of Gaoler Dickson GENTLEMEN, -Herewith I submit for your consideratiou my report of your oounty gaol. There are at present con. fined in the gaol seven prisoners, six males and ono female. The latter, Mary Brady, bus been repeatedly reported to von. She is from McKillop township, and Isms committed from there as an indigent and been re-oommitted for the eighth time by Mayor Butler, of Goderich. She is weak minded, has no friends es far as we intow, and hi a fit subject for a mouse of refuge. Of the males two are vagrants; one Wm. McInnis, oom'nittod by Mayor Butler for sixty days, the other Charles Andrews, committed by Wm. Lewis and Charles Brown, of the township of Step- hen,for thirty days. The other three are Insane, have all been examined and reported on by the sheriff, and are now awaiting removal to the asylum. Tho remaining male i0 awaiting trial for horse stealing, I would further report that ell the clothing and bedding supplies granted by you at the January meeting have been got. Tho bed ticks, pillows, sheets and towels were all made by prison labor, bat the woman's dresses and underclothing and the shirts and pillow -slips I bad to got made otherwiso. W. Dickson, Gaoler, GENTLEMEN,-Sinoe my report of Juno 3rd to you I have further to sotto that three M00090(80 ars have been received into the gaols -all males. Two of theeo are awaiting trial for larceny, and the third, John Borrow, committed no a vagrant for the fourteenth time by Mayor Butler, of Gode'ioh, is sixty -sight years of ago and quite infirm. His tor,m is thirty days. -W. D. Moved by Mr, Sanders, soeonded by Itt, Cook that the Warden and Clark, on behalf of this council, petition the Lietit. tenant -Governor of Ontario in Council to retani all unexpended lntoni80 Which they received from this county for the pur- pose of enforcing the Scott Aot, Referred to the finance committee, which room. mended that the Warden petition the Lieut. -Governor to instruct the License Commissioners to pay to County Tree. surer the residue of nub sumo as were placed to their credit for enforcement of the Canada Temperance Act. A communication from the secretary of Clinton Collegiate Institute, intimating that there was a vacancy on the Board, caused by the resignation of Mr. Pay, was read and referred to the school nom• minae, which recommended the appoint- ment of Mr. Plnmsteel in his stead. 0006 STATISTICS. The report Showa that in 1887 81 per sous were committed for 3,901 days in the aggregate ; 22 of these were vagrants, committed for 1,431 days. and 13 were insane parsons. The average daily cost of food per head was 101, cents, and the total coot per head, inoludmg official sal- aries, was 50 cents per day. In 1888 138 persons were committed for 5,074 days ; of these 50 were vagrants, committed for 2,768 days, and 13 were insane perso0s. The average cost of food per day was 10i omits per head, and the total daily coot was 40 cants per head. In the year 1889 00 persons were committed for a total of 3,174 days ; 27 of these wore vagrants, committed for 1,193 days, and 10 were insane per0one. The average daily cost of food per head teas 104 cents, and the total daily cost 081. per head. A ballot was taken for the appointment of an Inspector of Public Schools for North Huron, which resulted in Mr. Robb's being declared elected, upon the fifth ballot, over Mr, Bruce, by a major- ity of two. The vote stood 25 to 23. Moved by Mr. Torrance, seconded by 1MIr. Cook that by-law No. 3 of 1880, re- quiring sleigh runners to be 8 feet apart, be repealed. Referred to the road and bridge committee, which granted it. Moved by Mr. Either, seconded by Mr. Manning that, having learned that our former colleague, Fred W. Johnston, has been appointed junior judge for the Dis- trict of Algoma, this council pay him a tribute of respect by giving him an ad- dress from the oouuoii during iia present session, and a very flattering address was passed by the counoil, accompanied by a find gold locket, beautifully engraved. Moved by Mr. Dnlmags, seoonded by Mr. Cook that in the event of any muni- cipality's appealing from the equalization of the assessments for the current year, the final equalizations of the assessment rolls be left to the decision of the county judge. Carried. The Council, by resolntion, decided to abolish the December Breeden this year, as was done last year. II. J. Whitley Denies The .authorship, To the Bettor or Tun Poon Snt.-In reference to the lettere re. calved by TILE POST and myself, aigned by P. Thomson, announcing the death of his daughter Clara, and as the Misses Thomson, with the aid of another in. dividual, have been busily circulating that I am the author of the letters, I beg to offer an affadavit which I trust you will kindly publish. I had at first in- tended to lot the matter drop, but there are a great many still think that if I do not take action to clear myself it will look as if I were guilty of the diabolical act. I do not wish to intrude my famiiy affairs on the public, but if the parsec's. tion I have been receiving for over eigh- teen months, ending with the episode of the "live corpse," does not let up, I will take steps to convince them that it would have been better to have left me alone. I'll instruct the public and amuse tbam too. Miss Clara Thomson writes the "in- dividual" that the was aware of the letters going to be sent. I have not the least doubt of it, as in compering one of them with other lettere the similarity is so apparent that it is not difficult to tell who the writer is. There are some people in this world who are always anxious to "work up a one." Their motives are not hard to explain and if necessary so to do, the imaginary object they honed to gain in this "live corpse OEM,' will be done, for I can do it. In closing, those few lines I think will not be out of place "Beneath a fair exterior A rascal often lurks, It's true of men and watches Yon may tell them by their "works." Yours Respectfully HAIBT J. WurToEv, Bruaeels, June 25, '90. I, Harry J. Whitely, of the village of Brussels, in the County of Huron, shoemaker, do solemnly declare "That I have not been a party to, nor have I auy knowledge of, nor have I been in any way concerned in the origin. sting or propagation of the lata Tit mor of the alleged recent death of Clara Thom- son. 'And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously, believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Aol respecting Jndioial Oaths. Declared before me at Tnruasols, In the County of Huron, this "-,stn of Juno, H, J. WHITLL'T; MOO. A. Brim5 Com H. 0. 0. e A boy named Lorno Soolt was dro7ned at Owen Sound Friday evening. An unknown man was killed by a train on the Beach at Ilamilton Friday evening, A St. Thomas lad nettled LoWy, while whittling a stink an 3'huredry, out a deep gash in his log, which required several stitches from aphysioien. The tipple crop is a template failure in Welland county. The light frost and enicl, wet weathet' aro given au the manse, The lose of the apple is a sericite one to the corn triunity. Inhquiries concerning a mtntbor of orchards in Middlesex, Oxford, Brant and othere Western Ontario sections elic11 the foot that the injury to apples is very geeetah Atlnoet there oannnt be half a crop, and probably nluolt loss, Tho pear, plum end Mime fruits have-not suffered to the sa3na. EAST 300180N 051$9E('TO7I. tlnvld Bohn, of Clinton, the Snveea,fat Applicant. The matter of appointing an Inspector to fill the place recently vacated by the death of Mr. Malloch, has oaased no little amount of dieouseion throughout the county, and the iutoraat rose high %viten the appointment was to be made at the adjourned meeting of the County Council last week. Candidates were numerous, an many as seven being in the field, The members of the Council voted by ballot, and when the fifth bal- lot was taken, D. Robb, of Clinton Col- legiate Institute, had 25 votes, and 14. Brune, Toronto, 23, consequently Mr. Robb wan declared the choice of the Council. When the fact became known in Clinton, Mr. Robb'e friends naturally felt very much elated, and it goes with- out saying that the appoinimontwill give general satisfaction. To the public of north Huron, indeed, Mr. Robb has been well and favorably known during the past nine years. Recommended highly by the Masters of the Toronto Normal school, he was appointed Mathematical teaober of the Clinton High Sohool, in 1881. Since that time he has pursued his studies quietly, and has gained the standing of Specialist as a teacher of Mathematics, and also of the Natural Soiences,in the Provincial Collegiate In- stitutes. As a teacher and disciplinarian his standing has always been rated high by the High Sohool Inspectors. In the Public School work, to which he is now called, hie training has been ample and varied. For three years he taught in Amherst Island, and for 13 years in the Birmingham Public School ; ho after- wards devoted an entire year at the Nor- mal School, to the study of methods in teaching. Mr. Robb holds a first-olag0 certificate as a graduate of the Military School at Kingston, is the holder of a Special Certificate in Agriculture and Agricultural Chemistry, and is legally qualified as a Public Sohool Examiner. As a teacher he has been noted for the directness of his instruction, the lucidity of his teaching, and.for tbo kindly man - nor of intercourse with his pupils. Dur• ing his term of office we believe the schools under his charge will be dis- tinguished by good scholarship and good government ; the teachers will feel a stimulus from associating with an en. thusiast in education, and the trustees will find in the 11510 Inspector one well rend in the school law, and able to in. terpret it in a rational way. -New Era. ttrussels School Board. A apeoial meeting of the School Board was held on June 90th. Members all present except 11..E. Wade. Minutes of last meetingread and approved. The following 003Onnte were present. ed :-Dr. T. G. Holmes, for medical in• apeotion of school, 95,00 ; Smith & Malcolm, for repairing 0011001 furniture, &o., 982.57. Moved by 3, J. Denman, seconded by A. Hunter that Dr. Holmes' account be paid and that Smith & Maloolm'e be laid over. Carried Miss Annie 0. Taylor tendered her resignation as teacher of the 5th de. partment of the achool. Moved by A. Hunter, seconded by J. J. Denman that Miss Taylor's rosigeation be accepted and that this Board regrets that she finds it necessary to leave and expresses its satisfaotioo with her past services and wishes her every success in the future. Carried. Moved by T. Fletcher, seconded by W. B. Dickson that the Secretary be author. izod to borrow 9900.00 from the Bank of Hamilton, Wingham, for three months, for the purpose of retiring present note held by Brussels Council and paying teachers and caretakers salaries. Carried. The Board then adjourned. Canadian Newt. The C. P. R. carshops at Perth have orders to build 500 oars. Isaac Bonoher, of Quebec, ie the pos. eessor of a four.footed chicken. Lobster fishing is repor.ed good in P. E. I., some factories taking 20,000 fish a day. s The merchants of Sydney, Cape Breton, have combined to do business on a malt basis. The gable between Halifax and Ben muda is expeuted to be laid and in work. ing order by July 1st. Sir Alexander Galt has offered a gift of 910,000 towards the construction of a new hospital at Lethbridge. The wheelhouse of a barge was picked up on Lake Huron 30 miles west of Southampton. It evidently belonged to a boat that has gouo down. The council of St. Thome will short- ly provide a public morgue, where the bodies of persons without friends in the oily can be left until buried. On Saturday Geo. C. Crane and Gao, Boyes, on the fgrm of Thoma Armiehaw, Guelph township, caught six foxes, dig. ging them out in 46 minntes. The Conservatives of South Norfolk have subeoribod 91,200 to oontest the seat of Mr. Charlton (Rofornser). Mr. Stn• sot's seat in Hamilton is to be 00nteeted. Evidence is being collected by both sides in several 0on5titu0uces with a view to protosts, 70110 Reitz, an employe of the Ontario Basket Works at Welkerville, Flipped while going past one of the vete holding the boiling water, on Monday morn. ing, and before the could save himself one leg was terrible scalded. In some places largo chunks of 11es11 dropped off, A brakemen on the C. P. R. the other night, a short distance oast of Galt, saw it very startling meteoric, phenomenon, It was 0ball of fire, apparently about as large a0 the wheel of the railway oar - lingo, descending from the heavettoe at a tortilla speed. It fell within a short dig - Mime of his engine with startling force, throwing tip the dirt, as ho describes it, 30 the height of thirty or forty feet, 11 will bo interesting to 800 what this heavenly visitor -or rather this visitor from a hoaVmnly region --fa trade of, Kingston is to have elootrio street oars, At Dresden there is about 91,500 of unoolleoted taxes. Over 8,000 baskets of strawberries have already been ehipped from Leamington. Joe floss, the ex.prize fighter, is hold. ing temperance meetings in Aylmer. Owing t0 an epidemic of scarlet fever at Walkerton, Ont., the public ooboole are closed. The by-law for the assumption of the Toronto Street Railway passed by over 5.000 of a majority Saturday. It is reported from Brantford that the Ilarrie' works lune) been sold to an Eng. lish syndicate, It is said the price given is 92,000,000. Friday morning Peter Davis was ex- ecuted at Belleville for the mardor of Wm, Emory, and Rodolphe Dubois at Quebec, for the murder of his wife, mother-in-law and two ohildren. Three of Welland's merobonts, (Marg. ed with exposing for sale certain cigar. ettes without having complied with the requirements of the revenue laws, were fined Saturday to the amount of $200 and costs. It Is estimated that the Dominion Gov. ernmont will goon appoint a new Colles. tor of Customs at Toronto, and that John Small, M. P., is the lucky .man chosen. The position hoe only been vacant for about three years. The other day as Archie Brown was working at Bell's point, near Leamington, he came upon an immense blue racer snake. After an exciting race and a des- perate fight he sucoeoded in killing the brute. It measured 6 feet 6 inohes. On Wednesday night of last week Mr. August Wittmaak, of Heepeier, was bitten by a black spider in the left leg just below the knee, and since that time bail been confined to his room from 111e effects of the bite. Ilia leg is badly swelled and so painful he oannnt rest. Four old residents of Elgin county died recently. They were : Mrs. Mo. Lean, of Wallaoeburg, who died June 1, aged 88 ; Mrs. Campbell, Southwold, on June 1, aged 05 ; Mrs, Nichol, St. Thomas, on May 31, aged 91 ; Mrs. Travers, of Norristown, on June 1, aged 95. At the Metropolitan Sabbath eohool, Toronto, Sunday afternoon, Thomas Chew, a Chinese lad who has been re- ceiving an education in the oity, bade the school goodbye. He is going to British Columbia to labor as a missionary among his countrymen there, and the school presented him with a purse of 8355. Charles Queen, a Norfolk man, bet that he could let a gallon of water drop on his hand from the distance of three feet, drop by drop. After 500 drops bad struck him 11e yelled "enough!" and paid the bet of 950. He said that each one fell like the blow of a sharp stick, and a blister as large as a quarter was raised on the back of his hand. The large vault built Goldin & McCul- loch of Galt, for the Post Office Depart. went at Ottawa is completed and has been shipped to its destination. People will obtain an idea of its size, and of the quantity of material used in its constru- ction, when we mention that it weighs upwards of 160 tone, and that it takes a train of 12 or 15 to carry it to Ottawa. E. J. Seavenworth, editor of the St. Catharines Gazette, has been fined $60 by the oustoms authorities for smuggling cheapbotter knives into the country from the United States. It appears he did quite a business is this line, giving the knives away to the people es an induce- ment to get them to take the Weekly News, published at the Gazette office. The case has also gone before the depart- ment at Ottawa. At the annual commencement exeroises of the Wesleyan Ladies' Oollege, Hamil- ton, Miss May I. Shaw, of Guelph, daugh- ter of Prof. Thos. Shaw, of the 0. A. College, was the moat suoaeseful of the prize winners. In addition to the degree of M. E. L. (Mistreas of (English Liters• tura) the following honors were awarded Mise Shaw :-Governor-General's medal (English Literature) ; Dr. Burns' gold medal (Psychology) ; Thos. C. Watkins' gold medal (Evidences of Christianity), and M. Brennen's gold medal (General Profioiency) The young lady also read the valedictory essay. Final judgment in the famous St. George church aooident case was ad. journed Thursday to Mr. Justioe Rose until Sept. 8. Before adjournment a Battlements was ,reached in the Hyslop case, the plaintiff agreeing to take $2,750. The following are all the settlements in full : Richard William Knight, 94,000; Daniel Peacock, 98,500 ;Elizabeth Fran- cis, 93,500 ; Thomas William Martin, 92,500 ; Dennis W. Karn,$6,000 ; Mar. the Peers, 92,500 ; Eliza Swan, 96,000 ; John 11. Marshall and Agnes Marshall, 92,000 ; George Forbes, 9500 ; Isa Mo. Leod, 91,67.0 ; J. C. Hyslop, $8,750 ; Hobart Hilton, 9000 ; Charles Higgins, 9500 ; William E. Sandford, 95,250. The case of Elizabeth Andrews, Stephen Budden and Elizabeth Budden remain till after adjudication. Tho following is a list of those oancli- dates who have euocessfully passed the recant examination for second elate Pro. vinolal cortilloates at Toronto :-Messrs. Bridle, Baynton, Coats, Dobson, Fraser, Fitzgerald, Greatn Green, Krantz Lawrie, 18Corrison, Megill, McIntosh, Mo armiten McPherson, McPhail, Paxton, Ramsay, Swan, Shire, Smellie, Scott, Staples, Welch ; Misaos 0. Armstrong, Anrt, Burch, Bowman, Brooks, Boaden, Bracken, Barnes, Bayne, Cain, Grebe, Cree, H. Campbell, M. Campboll,Crutok• shank, Cherry, Cheer, Dunbar, Davis, Dickson, Borland, Drysdalo, Bibb, El. 11011, Fleming' Grant, Garden, Griffith, Gilobrist, (let'ry, Grigg, Harrison, flop. per, Aornal, Elunobnrger, %Tillie, Halley, Hartley, Howard, Henderson, II, Irwin, IT, N. Irwin, Lolly, Lancl,y, Lindsay, .Lilean, lathe Mead, 1Cotherslll,ltfilligen, Mustard, lfol)anald, Macdonald, Mc. Ent,•o, MaGre or, Mao\Vlllien, ItloGaw, MoRaneyy, i\loBrady, 1I0 .111, B. Nichol, if, Itiehol, Orr, Palmar, Plummer, Rowath, Riocls, Robertson, Smith, Storm, Sh101air,'Peskoy, Thornton, lobey Tay. lor, M. Whiting, 11, Whiting, Williams, Willad, Whiteside, Windsor, 'Yoo1g. Honors -hiss Jennie MoDonahi, Arthur M. Scats. Medalliet•WAethur M. Soott, Number 60. A frightful and fatal aooident occurred about 8 o'clook Tuesday afternoon at the farm of Wm. Craig, two miloe west of Colchester, Essex County, by the blow. ing up of a steam engine belonging to Thomas Quiok. Geo. Craig, youngest son of Wm, Craig, was killed and Thos. Quick and Frank Bondy was fatally in- jured. Frank Quick ie moot seriously injured, if not fatally, while aevoral others are more or less injured. Thos. Quick soon suooumbed to his injuries. Frank Quick is very low and his recovery is doubtful. Thomas Craig, Peter White, Frank Bondy and Lindsey, the engineer, were Beverly injured bnt itis thought not fatally. Dr. Bell, coroner from Amherstburg, will hold inquest in the morning. Low water fn the boiler is supposed to be the cause of the accident. People We Know. Mrs, Paul spent Sunday at Blnovale. Mrs. 8, Fear is visiting at Harrieton. J. T. and Mrs. Cook spent Sunday et Lakelet, C. Zilliax and family Suadayed in Listowel. The infant of Frank LeBon is under the doctor's care. Mrs. Ainley, sr., has returned from a visit at Listowel. Mies F. E. Kerr is borne from Wyom- ing for her holidays. Mre. Brent has returned from an ex• tended visit in Uncle Sam's land. Mies Montgomery, of Harrieton, was in town for a few days this week. J. F. McCrea, real estate dealer, of Toronto, was home on a brief visit. W. B. and Mrs. Dickson and Miss Kate Cormack Sttndayed in Godsrioh, Mise Ida Pelton, of Wingham, was visiting Mrs. R. G. Wilson this week. A. P. Warren is on the sick iiet this week. His trouble is said to be pleurisy. Mise Brownlow, of Harrieton, was visiting her sister in this place this week. F. S. Scott was appointed D. D. M. for this District in connection with the I. 0. 0. F. Miss Taylor, of London, and Mies Rena Holmes, of Lucknow, are visiting in Brussels. Miss Ida Dickson, of Seaforth, was visiting relatives in Brussels during the past week. J. D. Warwick, V. S., was laid up for a few days with a sore hand caused by blood poisoning. J J. Gilpin had the misfortune to sprain one of his feet on Tuesday and is having an enforced holiday. Rev. D. Perris and wife, of Missouri, are enjoying a holiday visit with rela- tives and friends in this locality. This week Miss Emma Walker arrived home from her millinery situation in Blenheim for the summer variation. Mrs. J. R. Grant and daughters ar- rived at Winnipeg, after a very pleasant trip, on Tuesday morning of last week. Mrs. J. C. White and Miss Minnie White, of Syraouse, N Y., are the guests of James Turnbull and wife. They are relatives of the latter. Mrs, Dougald Strachan and children have gone on a holiday trip to Manitoba to visit relatives and friends. They ex- pect to be away for a few menthe. James McCracken, of Bluevale, while on this way home from Toronto, whore he has been attending the Normal Sallee' spent Sunday at Postmaster Farrow's. J. N. Kneohtel, who has been in Mani- toba a good portion of the past year, ar- rived home on Monday night of this week. He will continue to reside here, we understand. Thos. Watson and wife, of Harrieton, are renewing old acquaintances M Brus- eela and locality. Not a few would be pleased to have them beoome permanent residents again. Robt. Wynn, formerly of Brussels, has charge of the business lately carried on by 10. F. Genitor, of Wingham who left for Winnipeg having emoted a situation as traveller for a large wholesale jewelry house. Mra. W. F. Vanetone and children and Mrs. L110110 and daughter have gone on it visit to Winnipeg and other points in Manitoba. THE POST hopes their trip will be pleasant and productive of health fab results, Rev. G. B, Howie, pastor of /Knox church, has completed a course of study, under the supervision of Bloomington University, Illinois, and this week re- ceived his diploma as a Ph. D. (Doctor of Philosophy.) bIrs, Alex. Hunter and Lorne arrived home from Toronto last Saturday night. The latter is just recovering from an attack of typhoid fever, Miss Rilla has also been on the sick list but is improving gradually now, we are pleased to say. Rev. W. L. Rutledge, who goes to Co- bonrg Methodist church, was tendered a farewell social on Friday evening at Win- nipeg and presented with a purse of 9250 by the oongrogatioh of Graoe Churoh. The reverend gentleman is tihe youngest brother of Mrs. J. L. Kerr, of Brussels. It is reported that H. J. Whitley pur. poses leaving Brussels shortly for Grand Rapids, Mich, If such is the ease the Band should take time by the "fetlook" and look ottt for a Bandmaster at once. We have the best Band now in three Counties but if it once gots into a dia. organized state it will not be an easy task to set it right again. As will be observed by the minutes of the Brussels School Board, published fu another column, Miss Taylor has resign- ed her position as teacher in the Primary Department of one Public school and purposes attending the Normal with a viov of assuring her professional 2nd class oertiOoate. Miss Taylor is an ex- oollent teacher and has saoo5eded ad- mirably in her work and we regret that eireulnstanoee aresuch that she has to sever her 00rmo0ti0n with the eohool. IP the labor and money expended on the trimming of the poplar trees at the Park had been devoted to thole entire removal and the setting out of soft maples some permanent good would be the result, The poplar is no 1500 as a shade when coins:area with the maple.