HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1890-7-18, Page 11
Volume 18,
Oa it
What a Bluevalelte sa w en route
to Manitoba and Rooky
Mountains.
To tee natter. of TnE Pose,
Mr. Editor, will you allow mo space in
the oolumns of your valuable paper to
give a few thoughts and observations on
my trip west. We left Toronto at 11 p.
m. on the 17th ult., with 240 passengers,
most of them being through excursionists,
while our number increased at every sta-
tion north, tilling ten oars ; oar No. 170
being filled with Huronitos, amongst
them was John A, and Lady licEwen,ot
the tat lice of the township of Morris,
with his guinea -hens, rabbits and pea.
cooks. John A. distinguished himself by
his genial conversation and gestures,
cansing all in hie presence to feel quite at
borne, We arrived at North Bay at 9.16
a, m., where our number was again large-
ly increased from eastern Coterie; all
feeling happy and well, an our numbers
were intermingled with genial pleasant
ladies. North Bay, population 1,800, a
bright now town on Lake Nipiasing, an
extensive and beautiful sheet of water 40
miles long and 10 miles wide ; small
steamers ply on this lake, and the dia-
triot for a long way about is much fre-
quented by sportsmen. North Bay is a
railway division centre, with railway
shopsetc., and there is every good hotel,
and it is a distinguished fishing point.
We arrived at Sudbury Junction at 2.20,
feeling the dietanco short. as songs,
social conversnbio'1 and political argil.
meats were our chief entertainment.
Sudbury being a railway crossing, direot-
ly over the falls of the Sturgeon River.
From there a branch line leads off to Al-
goma Mills and Lake Huron, and from
there to Sault Ste. Marie. We next ar-
rived at White River, near Mtaeanabio,
where Dog lake is eroeaed ; a short part.
age connects the water flowing southward
into Lake Superior with those bowing
northwards into Hudson's Bay. Furs
are brought here in large quantities from
the far north and shipped eastward.
For 160 miles we have very heavy rooky
cuttings, iotervened with rivers, lakes,
swamps, etc. with shrubby, melees tin•
bor. Arriving at Nipigon, where we get
the first glimpse of lake Superior, °roes•
ing one of its bays on an iron bridge,
where the relics of an old Hubaon Bay
village was visible. The railway turns
around and clings to the rook, with a
precipice of 160 feet below, this being
known as Hern Bay. 11any shudder at
the sight of the apparent danger. We
soon arrive at Port Arthur. After pass-
ing those romantic scants and danger-
ous declivities, as well es passing through
dark tunnels, all appeared to feel happy
and well, iu my opinion, no matkscrsw or
any happier brigade ever left the prov.
ince of Ontario ; Jos. Leech and the
writer administering to the wants of the
travellers. I believe the former made
lasting impressions, especially on the fair
sex. Port Arthur, population 6,600, a
beautiful situated town on the west shore
of Thunder Bay, an important arm of
lake Superior, together with Fort Wit
liam, 4 miles distant, the lake port of the
weatero section of the Canadian Paoifio
Railway, and the chief Canadian port on
lake Superior. Large numbers of steam-
ers and other lake crafts arrive and de-
part daily. From there to Winnipeg the
railway traverses a wild and broken
region, with rapid rivers and many lakes,
but containing wortbless forest ; but it is
said that there are valuable mineral de.
e undeveloped. a
posits, but as yet p d. We pass
the lake of the Woods, it is the largest
body of water touched by the railway be-
tween lake Superior and the Pacific coast,
and is famed for its scenery. We soon
arrive at Rat Portage and Keewatin,
after passing through a narrow rocky
where the lake of the Woods emp.
ties into the Winnipeg river, where the
watere are utilized for water power for a
number of large sawmills at both planes.
Population of either place is about 600.
At the latter place a mammoth flouring
mill is built of quarried stone, which is
found convenient. The only accident
that oreerred on our through route wee
here, a young lady etepped on to the train
to see a friend and remained tilt the train
was under headway and jumped off at a
high precipice near the river, but not
killed nor seriously wounded. The al.
arm was given, the train stopped, ex-
amination made and the result as afore-
said. At east Selkirk and beyond Red
River the country flattens out end geed.
ually aseumoa the ohnraoteristics of the
prairie, and here the line turns south,
following the Red River towards Win.
ni o • and at St. Boniface the rive '
p g, o rte
crossed by a long iron bridge, and Win-
nipeg le reached, being the capital of the
province of Manitoba, situated at the
junction of the Red and Assiniboine
rivers, both navigable for steamboats.
It bas been for many years the chief post
of the Hudson's Bay Co., which bine here
yet very extensive establishments. Win.
nipeg commands the trade of a, vast re.
panto the north, south and west. rhe
city is handsomely built, superior briok
and stone being available, population
28,000. It bas the street railway, elec.
trio lights, fine hospital, great, flouring
mills and grain elevators, eto , etc.
Though the country here is apparently ae
level as a billiard table there is really an
aecent of 100 feet from Winnipeg to
Portage-la.Prairie. A belt of almost un-
occupied land surrounds Winnipeg, as
far as Poplar Point, due to the foot that
it is mostly held by epeoelatoee, and the
scattered farms visible are chiefly devot.
ed to dairy pnrpoaes and cattle bteedin ,
Beyond Poplar Point tants appear al-
most eontinuonsly ; the line of trees not
far away on the south aide make the
000150 of the Assiniboine River which
the railway follows 180 miles, We roach
the Portogu en the Assiniboine river, the
market town of a rich and popnloua dia.
Sad ; it has large flouring mills, grain
elevators and other industries. The
Manitoba and North Woetoen Railway
axtehds (rotn here north-west towards
Prince Albert, taking in Rapid City and
Shell River. Arriving in Brandon which
has 6, population of 4,6000, the lelgest
grain market in Manitoba, end a distri-
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1890
buting market for an extensive and well
settled country, Though only six years
old has well made streets and many sub.
etantial buildings, and every indication of
becoming a distinguished city. Branoh
railways being built towards the Baskat-
ohewan country. The standard time
changes here, being two hours later than
in Ontario. Passing through the vicinity
of Virden I observe the prairie being well
occupied by prosperous farmers. Virden
is a market town of a beautiful, attrac-
tive and desirable district. Arriving in
Woleeley station Saturday morning I
spent the Sabbath there with my sister
and family. In driving out in the after-
noon we took in the Sun dance On the
Crooked Lake Indian Reserve, where
4,600 were assembled to make braves and
hold a big powwow, partaking of a yel-
low dog feast as a sort of sacramental
sapper. We passed through Qu'Appelle
valley en route home, enjoying pleasant
soenery, etc., oto. Boarded the train
again on Sunday evening for the west
soon arriving at Regina, the Capital of
the Northwest Territories, where 800 of
the Mounted Police are permanently
stationed. Arriving at Moosejaw, in my
opinion a very superior town, and a busy
market, near the western limit of the
present settlements. The name is an
Indian one, originated from a white man
mending bis Dart with a Moose's jaw
bone. From this to Medicine Hat being
e distance of about 200 miles, is a dead,
bleak and fruitless country, neither grass,
grain, trees nor cattle to be seen, badgers
and gophers appearing to have sole pos.
melon. Medicine Hat is an important
station for Mounted Police, there are
several coal mines in the vicinity ; the
South Saskatchewan river is navigable
for steam boats for some distanoe above
and 800 miles below to lake Winnipeg.
Beare. wild cats, etc., are scraped here
for inspection. Calgary is reaobed, pop.
elation 8,400, the most important as well
as the handsomest town between Brandon
and Vancouver. It is charmingly sit-
uated, overlooked by the white peaks of
the Rooky Mountains, The town is light.
ed by eleutrio Iight. It is the centre of
trade of the great ravelling country, and
the ohief souroe of supply for the mining
districts in the mountains beyond ; ex-
cellent building materials abound in the
vicinity, lumber is largely made here
from loge floated down the Bow River.
Calgary is another important station of
the Mounted Police, and a post of the
Hudson's Bay Co. After we leave Cal -
goy a run of about 40 miles brings es to
the great grazing lands of the Northwest
Territories. Great herds of horses and
cattle numbering in the thousands may
be seen quietly grazing on the great
broad terraces which rise one above an•
other, stepping atones as it were, to the
mountains beyond. Soon the wide valley
through which we are passing grows nar-
rower, is marked and scarred by deep
ravines. Here we get a glimpse of some
of the snow-oapped peaks of the Rocky
mountains. The altitude of the road
here is 400 feet. We have now arrived
at the gap, this may justly be oalled the
gate of tate rookies ; the Bow River
reaches down the narrow pees from the
hills beyond and is joined ley the Kanan-
aekis river. The mountains now rise
abruptly and when we saw them they
were shrouded in mist which hung like
rich drapery around their base, but
their summite clad in green and white,
were visible towering upward many
thousand feet above the road. The cas-
ual observer must look with wonder and
awe on the scene here presented. By
some mighty oonvulsions of nature these
mountains seem to have been hurried up•
ward from the bowels of the earth in pro.
miseuoas confusion ; some have risen ap-
parently perpendicular, they are straight
and undisturbed while others are tilted
at an angle of 90 degrees, as though part-
ly turned over in their upward course ;
in
fotherst again the strata is in a ver.
tical position. When we consider the ex-
tent of this great upheavel and the
mighty energy to perform it we are lost
in wonder that a power so vast should
anywhere exist. Almost every lofty peak
is named but I shall not attempt to give
the names, We have now fairly entered
the rooky mountains and I wish I was
possessed of the ability to give word pic-
ture in comprehensive languoge that
would convey in some email degree cor-
rect impressions of the wintery among
those mountains, but I can only say it
must be seen to be appreciated. Here
we have the wild, the romantic, the
majestic, the subline, the unspeakable
majesty of nature spread out before us,
over ua and beneath us. But we must
berry on and make mention of where the
railway Olint;a to the mountain sido
like
a frightened thing of lifeseeking a place
of refuge from impending doom, thud the
river is seen a thousand feet below like a
silver thread, We now arrive at Banff
station, for Rooky Mountain Park and
the hot springs, a medical watering place
and a pleasure resort. This park le a
national reservation 2,844 miles west of
Montreal, embracing parts of the valleys
of the Bow, Spray and Cascade rivers,
Devils lake, etc., and several noble moun-
tain ranges ; no part of the Rookies ex•
hibit a greater variety of sublime and
pleasing soenery. The Montana moon.
tains aro faintly visible here. Here we
remain a few days with a number of our
friends enjoying the hot baths and
healthfnd climate, then returning to Bran.
don, remaining ono day; thenen south.
ward to Deloraine and Boesevain fn the
Turtle Mountain district, better 11110wn
AS southern Manitoba, where we transact
some business, meeting with many trioxide
and relatives partaking of their hospital.
ity for some days before eebnrning to On.
bario. Wo meet say that Turtle !roan.
taro distriot is second to no other agri.
cultural belt in the three western prov.
faces, and the Drops this year aro looking
most promising ; frequent showers, n0
trouble so far from either hedgers, goph•
ors or potato huge. Hoping my lotto):
will g 0 not bo too long and at th it will not
o
be an intrusion for you to give space to
Boort the same in the first ascus, by
doing so you will greatly oblige,
Yours truly, Janes 8, Tiirstnes,
Poetmester, Bltrovale.
Bonsevain, June 80th,
THE TWELFTH.
1690,
1890.
118511100ON.
The anniversary of the Battle of the
Royne was oelebrabed in a fibbing manner
in the town of liarr.iston last baturday..
Therewere 401o:lges in attendance, and
the crowd was estimated at 8,000. In
addition to the Harriston band, Brussels,
Wingbam and Gerrie bands discoursed
music during the day, The town was
nicely decorated with arches, evergreens,
bunting, &o., and ample provision was
made for supplying the wants of the
inner man. At one o'clock the varioue
lodges formed in procession at the Town
Hall and marched to the driving park,
where addresses of welcome wore given
by Mayor Dowling, Reeve Robertson and
Rev. Mr. Cameron. County Master
Clegg, of Gerrie, then called on Rev. 0.
E. Perris, of Toronto, Rev. Mr. Best,
Rev. Wm, Smyth, and Mrs. Gilmour, of
Arthur, and each, in their turn, delivered
spirited and appropriate addresses. The
last speaker addressed the large and
very attentive audience from the
grand stand and created a very favorable
impression on her hearers. On the plat-
form, in addition to the speakers, we
noticed Rev. Mr. Wright, Rev. Mr.
Legatt, Rev. Mr. Radcliffe, A. McMull-
en, 1)1. P., Co. Registrar Anderson, B.
Gerry, 11. Perkins and the representa-
tives of the press. Base ball and foot
ball matches were played on the grounds
during the afternoon. At 6 p. m. the
special train left for Broesels, the ex.
oursionists arriving home in good time
after a pleasant day's outing. The best
of order characterized ltbe day and the
only lamentable feature was the acoident
to I. Eider, a young mac from near
Mount Forest, who had the misfortune to
get his right foot under the wheel of the
C. P. 1t. train in attempting to get on
board before the oars came to a stand-
still. The injured member bad to be
amputated.
rATME 15001.
Some ten or twelve lodges spent the day
at Palmerston but a large number of
them took the 1 o'clock train and went to
Harriston. The Listowel Band supplied
music during the day. It was a big mis-
take to bold two celebrations as near to-
gether as liarrieton and Palmerston and
the latter place likely knows it now.
evrtre s.
It is estimated that there were from
fifteen to sixteen thousand people in
Clinton Saturday celebrating the 12th.
Arches bearing appropriate mottoes had
been erected iu various parts of the town,
while bunting, flags and evergreens were
displayed in all directionv. At 2 O'olook
lodges formed in procession and pro-
ceeded to the show grounds, where ad-
dresses were delivered. Kincardine took
the prize for the boat uniformed lodge,
andialso for the largest number, Wallace.
town for coming the greatest distance -
85 miles. In the evening a grand die -
play of fireworks closed the program for
the day. The Stratford lodges present-
ed a creditablesppearanoe.
Presbytery of Maitland.
The Presbytery of Maitland met at
Wingharn on July 8111. The moderator's
term of office having expired it was an-
nounced that Rev. Mr. Howie's name
was next on the roll. Mr. Howie was
accordingly appointed moderator. El.
dere' commhsaion in favor of Daniel
Meiklejohn was preeented by the Session
of Knox ohuroh, Belgrave.
Standing committees for the year were
appointed as follows :—State of religion -
Messrs. Sutherland, McQueen, McFar-
lane and their Presbytery elders ; Sab-
bath schools—Messrs. Geddes, A. Mo.
Kay, McDonald, Anderson, and their
Presbytery elders ; Temperance—Messrs.
Hartley, Law, T. Davidson, Stevenson,
and their Presbytery elders, and Mr.
Brown ; Hume Mission—Messrs. Ross,
Forrest, McRae, Howie, MaQcarrie, and
their Presbytery elders, and Mr. Jonee ;
Fiosnoa—Messrs. McLennan, D. David-
son, and their Presbytery eldere, and Mr.
McNabb ; Sabbath observance—Messrs.
Murray, G. McKay, McDonnell, Fair:
bairn, and their Presbytery elders.
The following Commissioners to the
General' Assembly reported their at.
tendanoe :—Messrs. MoQuarrfe, Mo.
Donald
Geddes
Anderson Fisher
and
Strnoha u.
The following Session records were
presented and oommibtees were appoint-
ed to examine them :--.Knox church,
Brussels, Mtwara, Fairbairn and Fisher ;
nbr
Cra ook,Mesera. Geddes and Straoh+tn;
Melville church, Bruseels, Messrs. Mo.
Quarrie and Finlay ; Dungannon, Messrs.
Ross and Palnabaker ; East Ashfield,
Messrs. MORsa and Chambers. The
commiteee appointed to examine these
records reported them carefully and cor-
rectly kept and the Moderator was in.
struoted to attest them in accordance
with the reports.
Mr, Howie tendered his resignation of
the pastoral charge of Ifnox chute)),
Brunelle, es follows :—To the Reverend
]Presbytery of Itbsitland,—Dear Brethren,
—In view of the present movement in
this church to organize a mission for the
0JnVersioll of the still unbelieving Israel,
in the Lend of Promise, I pray you, if it
bo your pleasure, and if it be not lncou-
sistent with the interests of my beloved
congregation, to release ens from my
511885nt pastoral charge. .I desire to be
free and to watoli this bloated movement
and to help it in every possible way, and
above all to press myself filth the eervfine
which this movement contemplates, It
is possible, however, that the tent of my
infirmity may stilt be deemed by some
ai lnenporeble obstacle In the way of ao-
cepting myy services. In any rase, 1
shall have done my duty, and shown the
ol..recb and the world that I am ready
for 0580100. Itad I a thousand eyes I
wotild two them in this blatant! work, but
I know, "that God doth nob esquire day
Number 1.
labor,ligbt denied." I esy to the ohuroh ;
"Behold, I am, such es I am ; take me,
send me. For who hath mads the
dumb, the blind or the seeing, is it not
He, the Lord ?" I remain, my dear
brethren, your brother and fellow servant
iu the work, Goose B. Howie,
On motion of Mr. McDonald, second.
ed by Mr. Law, it was agreed that the
resignation lie on the table, and the con-
gregation be cited to appear for their in.
termite at next regular meeting. Mr.
Forrest teas appointed to cite the con.
gregation.
A petition from the congregation of
Luoknow transmitted through the
Session praying for leave to sell the
Knox church property in Luoknow, for
ohuroh purposes, was preeented by Mr,
McKay. On motion of Mr. McLennan,
seconded by Mr. McRae the petition was
granted.
The question of Presbyterial visita-
tion was discussed.
It was moved by Mr. Sutherland,
seoonded by A. McKay that the Presby-
tery resolve upon it regular coarse of
yearly visitation of each congregation
within the bounds between the middle of
November in eaoh year and the meeting
of Presbytery in May following. That
the object of such visitation shall be in a
scriptural way to promote the harmony,
activity and prosperity of the congrega•
tion and every family and individual
thereof. That the method of such visita-
tion shall be as follows : A brother, pre-
viously appointed shell preach a short
sermon suitable to the occasion, after
which the brother presiding shall en-
quire into the diligence, fidelity, and
success of bis office•bearers and members
iu their respective ditties, guided in such
enquiry by the questions under the head-
ing of ",hate of Religion," "Sabbath
observance," "Temperance," and "Sabo
bath Schools," in the Assembly's report.
The questions and answers to be noted
and summarized in a report to the May
meeting of Presbytery and concluded by
such suggestions, encouragements and
commendations as eaoh case warrants
and evening evangelistic meetings held
when and wherever practicable. The
motion was carried by a small majority.
It was moved by Mr. MaQnarrie,
seconded by Mr. McLennan and agreed
that Messrs Sutherland and McDonald
be appointed to prepare a series of ques-
tions, and other details relating to the
Presbyterial visitation schema to be sub-
mitted to next meeting of Presbytery.
In accordance with notice of notion
previously given, it was moved by Mr.
MoLonna,, seconded by Mr. Suther-
land that the system hitherto practiced
by the Presbytery of appointing Com-
missioners to the General Assembly in
rotation, be discontinued and that in-
stead the Presbytery appoint three Min.
isterial Commissioners in rotation and
the others by open vote, and all the
elders by open vote. After some dis-
cussion it was agreed float further eon -
sideration of this motion be deferred till
next meeting of Presbytery.
The Preebytery adjourned to meet
again in the same plane on Tnesday,
Sept. 9111, at 11:16 a. m.
15. M. STANLEY MARRIED.
The marriage of Henry M. Stanley
and Miss Dorothy Tennant took plane on
Saturday of last week in Westminster
Abbey. Mr. Stanley showed the effects
of the illness by which he was attacked
the day before and lie was compelled to
use it stick to assist him in walking to
and from the altar. The abbey was
crowded with friends of the bride and
groom. The ceremony was performed by
the Very Rev. George Bradley, D. D.,
dean of Westminster, the Very Rev.
Frederick William Farrar, D. D., F. R.
S., archbishop of Westminster, and the
Right Rev. William Boyd Carpenter, D.
D., Lord bishop of Ripon. The service
was fully choral. A great crowd congre•
gated about the abbey and loudly obeered
Mr. Stanley and Miss Tennant and the
wedding guests on their arrival. Miss
Tennant's dress was of white corded silk
trimmed with white satin and embroid-
ered with pearle and orange sprigs. She
wore a minature of the Queen which bad
been presented by Her Majesty as a
wedding gift. The representative of King
Leopold of Belguim was Mr. Stanley's
best man. All the officers of Mr. Stan-
ley's last trip into Africa wore present at
the wedding. Mr. Stanley, who reached
the abbey Drat, rose upon the entrance of
Mies Tennant, and the ceremony at woe
began. During the ceremony be held
beneath hie arm the stink which be was
compelled to use for support while walk.
ing, As he repeated the services his voice
wasmost inaudible, showing al bdible, owing the results
of his illness. Miss 'Pennant's voice wits
clear and steady, and only faltered as she.
repeated the worde "In sickness and in
health." After t
A r he u er
emuY P
n a lettere
which bad been erected for the conven-
ience of guests collapsed, and several per-
sons who were sitting or standing upon it
were bruised. The weather was dry,
though dull.
Stanley is daily becoming the reoipient
of costly and curious presente, which in.
elude almoet everything that the ingen-
nity of man can devise. Among the
latest arrivals—the gifte of the men of
the advance guard of the Emin relief ex-
pedition—tune a beautiful over•mantei of
ebony and silver, and resting upon an
easel of the some wood. The mantel is
decorated with photographs of Stairs,
Parke, Nelson and Jophsou, one in e10311
corner ahicl the picture of Stanley in the
centre. A firm of watchmakers present.
oda intent gold gsographioal watch, the
first of the land ever rnannf labneed, It
tells the exnet time ie almost every inn
portant pity fit the world. The Prince of
1Vales sent a large family lliblo and a
framed embossed poem, and Gouraud
gave him a phonograph. There aro only
four of these instruments in England,
Throe of them were planed in With
chaster Abbey during the Stanley mar.
Mage ceremony. One wee placed in
the tower io reuorcl the full *lotted of the
wedding bolls, mother beside the organ
to oatoh the music, and the outer in the
olmir. The instruments were given to
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley s0 that 1110 singing
The lir dal oake was a marvel. It
is mounted (on a circle of fluted silver
pillars. A white silk shield, with the
initials "D. T. --H. M. S.," band -pant-
ed, was pinned in front. Three car.
nuooplm, filled chiefly with orange blos-
soms, were placed on a large tier.
Surrounding the oaks was a sup of
flowers upheld by Cupide, while under.
neatb, beneath the pillars, a white Cupid
sat with one fiat hnanaoled to the eyes,
representing grief.
lemma School Board.
A special meeting of the Brussels
School Board wap held on Friday, July
11110.
Members present—H. Dennis, T.
Fletcher, W. B. Diokeon, A. Ranter and
J. J. Denman.
Minutes of last special meeting were
read snd adopted.
Moved by J. J. Denman, seconded by
W. B. Dickson that Smith 11 Maloolm's
account as presented be paid. Carried.
Moved by T. Fletcher, seconded by J.
J. Denman that the east half of southerly
fence of school yard be built anew and
that R. Carr have the job on same terms
as be built the west half of same tenor)
last year. Carried.
Moved by W. B. Dickson, seconded by
T. Fletcher that this Board take im-
mediate action in the matter of eidewalk
and other improvements required about
the school premises end that a committee
to consist of a majority of the Board do
attend at the school premises to deoide
upon the location and best material to be
used in the construction of said walks
and that tenders be thereupon advertiz-
od for. Carried.
Principal Shaw presented report for
June as follows :
Boom No. 1 2 3 4 5
08 11001 40 20 40 42 70
Avg, Att. 20 5-21 31 6.21 20 1 2 30 4.7 55 7.21
The Board then adjourned to meet
again at the call of the chairman.
eit
Canadian] Newly,
light.
The peach crop in South Essex will bo
Oysters are selling in Winnipeg at $1
per can.
Leprosy is said to exist on the island
of Anticosti.
Woodstock is going into the dog -catch.
ing business.
Belleville has n prospect of being stip.
plied with natural gas.
Farmers reporbtlhe apple crop in Essex
county as a total faiiare.
Peter Wood, the base ball player, is re-
ported ill with typhoid fever.
Brantford is looping at fire alarm
systems with intentions of purchasing.
Mr. Lauder, of Whitby, is proposing to
carry on the beet sugar business in
Guelph.
Beare are reported quite plentiful i n
the vicinity of the old Durham road near
Fiesherton.
A company of Toronto capitalists will
probably oonstruot an eleutrio street rail-
way in Ottawa.
Paul Peel, winner of the gold medal tat
the Paris Salon, bas arrived at his home
in London, Ont.
At the funeral of the late John Cor-
son, of London, the pall bearers were
six of his grandsons.
Canada has applied for 50,000 cabin
feet of space at the coming international
exhibition in Jamaoa.
A Guelph boy, named John Carter,
climbed on a fence to hear a sermon, and
falling off, broke his leg.
Col. Elijah Ketoheson, 95 years old,
who saw service in 1812 end 1887, died
Friday morning at Belleville.
Dr. W. T. O'Reilly, inspeotor of asy-
lums, was strioken with paralysis at Kin-
gston Friday, resulting in hie death.
The recent marriage of J. G. H. Ber-
geron, M. P. recalls the fact that there
are only eight unmarried members of
Parliament.
One of the inmates of the Elgin House
of Industry is a man named J. Humplh-
ey, lbho is 5 ft 5 inches taII and weighs
Fifteen members of the House of Com.
mons have died since the last general
elections, that is to say, within a period
of three years and a quarter.
Archbishop Walsh is said to have re-
ceived a check for 85,000 as his fee for
marrying W. A. Murray and Mrs. Sarah
Cavthra, at Toronto, recently.
Rev. Samuel Rorie, D. D., the well.
known Methodist divine, died at his resi.
deuce, 27 Rove avenue, Toronto, on Wed.
nesday. i•Ie was in bis 84th year.
William Rowland, a respected resident
of Newmarket,dropped ed dead while
e walk.
in on the street, a few evenings ago.
He had been a County
Constable for over
20 years,
Miss Maggie Wilson, of Slhawville,
Pontiac journeyed from thet
village to
New WestmfnaEer, B. 0., to most her
lover A. W. Rose, and they were married
on the llth of June.
Beverly Burwell was fined $10 and
costa by Squire Lockwood at Delaware
the other day for shooting profanity
in front of the church Ettore on Sunday
darting divine service.
Thomas Chapman, of Simooe the other
day, picked 190 quarts of strawberries be-
tween 9 and 0 o'clock, From a quarter
Of an acre of ground 1000 quarte were
gathered at one pickling.
E. Pearson, aged twenty, of Toronto,
was arrested Monday on it charge of per-
jury, by uhisreptesenting the age of a six•
teen.ysat.old girl before a minister who
married the couple lest week,
1'ix-Mayor 7, J. Mason, of Iianilt.oe,
was the reoiimnt on Friday evening from
the citieens, irrespootive of political con.
sitlerations, of a FUN of golli containing
$900, accompanied by an itddrese, extsfa
ing his twelve years of service as Alder-
man and Mayor. Mr, Mason replied fit-
tingly and feelingly.
There is uotbiug slaw about the ad.
uhittistration of justice in Waterloo
county. The man Ortweiu, who was
retitle nod as having lien arrested for
ming seven wives, a few days ago, has
already beets tried before Judge Lacours°,
tonna guilty and sentenced to seven
Veen in the penitentiary, a y, et for
and 1118510 may be repeated to them 1 each wire.
Tho international cricket match result-
ed in the defeat o£ Che Canadians by ani
innings and 31 rune,
The Toronto military friends of Gen.
Sir Fred Middleton entertained him at
dinner the other evening.
Warden Bedeon has returned a curt re.,
ply to the communisation of the Depart-
ment of Jamaica regarding the Bremner
for business..
4 rumor theme to have been afoot in
London to the effect that the Canadian
Government would pay the passage of
Heligolanders to Canada.
The Wateroue Engine Works Co, of
Brantford, have received the gold medal
and two oertitivates of merit from the
Melbourne Exhibition heldeelast year for
their sawmill exhibition tbere.
T. and A. B. Snider, the well known
stook breeders and millers of Waterloo
County, Ont., have gone to May City,
Iowa, where they will go extensively into
business of a varied character.
The Ottawa City Council Monday
night reversed its former vote on the
stress oar question, and decided to accept
the Howland syndicate's offer for the se-
tabliehment of electric railways.
The Petrolea Advertiser tells of a fam-
ily named O'Dell in that vicinity who
allowed their mother, at 94 years of age,
to be sent to jail as a vagrant because
they refused to contribute to her support.
Two of the sone are said to be in pros -
porous circumstances.
Bev. Messrs. Hunter and Crossley are
about to take a couple of months' recrea-
tion in Muskoka. About the middle of
August they open a series of special ser-
vioss at Sault Ste. Marie, then to Port
Arthur and from thence on to Manitoba
and Bribish Columbia.
The C. P. R. has decided upon the
names for the three steamers which are
now being built for their Pacific service.
They will be the Empress of India, Em.
press of China and Empresa of Japan.
The Empress of India, which will be
the first completed, is expected to be
launched et Barrow -on -Furness abont
the end of November, and will probably
reach the Pacific) coast and will begin
service iu February or Marob.
North weet Note,
The Duluth ee Winnipeg are laying a
mile of track a day.
Bicyoles are now becoming quite com-
mon on Brandon street.
About ten carloads of buffalo bones are
being shipped from Qu'A.ppelle by H. A.
Axford.
P. McArthur, of Westbourne, contem-
plates building a pleasure steamer to ply
on Lake Manitoba.
Prince Albert people expect to eee
trains running into their town by the
middle of September.
The Determine Times says all the
Wheat in that district will be headed oat
by the 10th of this month.
The first fifty miles of the Great
Northwest Central railway will probably
be opened for business on the 16th.
The C. P. lt. will have twenty new
station and section houses under con-
struction within the next two weeks on
the western division.
Real estate business is said to be boom-
ing up at Neepawa, and several farms
are reported to luaus changed hands in
the Riding Mountain distriot.
Bid crepe ore evidently anticipated at
Switb Current this year. Implement
dealers there are already ordering large
quantities of binding twine, something
unprecedented in previous years.
Strawberries are brought into Deloraine
daily by the Indians. The berries are
unusually fine and large, and are an im-
mense crop. Saekatoons, cherries and
currants will be plentiful shortly.
The Government are doing away with
the telegraph tine between Qn'Appelle
and Prince Albert, the operators having
reaoived nobite to quit on Aug. Kist. The
line will be used as a telephone line.
The appearance of oonsido,able num•
bars of small black grasshoppers is ex-
citing much interest. The little pests
are creating havoc in the gardens. They
are more numerous in the oiby than any
plane also.
The bridge to be built this summer
across the Souris river at Millford on
the 0. P. R. Glenboro' branch will be
the longeet bridge on the C.P. R. western
division. It will be three thousand one
hundred feet long, and will be construct.
ed entirely of timber.
The immigration returns for the first
six months of this year show the adult
immigration of bona fide settlers to Man.
itoba and the WasberntTerritories to have
been, during the period stated, astollowa:
January, 28 . February, uar
Y,
232 • March,
2,146 ; April, 1,8118 ; May, 1,904
; June,
1,098,—total, 7,478.
The Lake of the Woods Milling Co, has
begun erecting an elevator at Griswold
With a ea aoiEY
of 80,000
bushels. ale. Thi
s
ie the first of ten or twelve elevators
which the company purpose building in,
various parte of the province this sura.
mer. The localities for others will be
selected as the season advancea.
At Wapella on Tuesday last a ourinus
freak of lightning was manifested.
Stewart Lynes was driving a team of
horses, aloes alongside of whish was a
colt. A flash of lightning killed both
]horses of the team instantaneously,
while the colt was entirely uninjured.
Mr. Lynes was struck insensible, but
speedily recovered.
As the Paaino nxprovs approached the
trestle bridge at Norman Thursday a
phare snd colt were seen on the bridge
unable to proceed across or to retails,
The trainmen endeavored to got them one
sf the way, brit before they roweled them
both annuals jumped from the bride,
tvbiclh is forty or fifty feet high. The
animals fell in shallow water. but apnea.
aptly not injured.
The Neepawa Register says that not-
witlhstaotling the enormous rumba): et
gophers that have been poisoned and de.
strayed by other cleans, they appear to
he almort as hums eroaa as over, and 1f the
Weather should be ciry eater the grain
has shot mtielt damage will be done.
About five years ago three 005 of every
four gophers aeon wore of the stripp'ped.
Variety, new the gray follows ottnulbber
twenty to one,