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efenIUARY 27, 1885.
THE BRUSSELS POST
1('UNTINITHD PROM PAWe 7.)
"1 should be me happy without, I
wotllcl Homer bavo a d8nco than a
ner."
As ho bolted at her, ho wondorod .row
long 8110 would be so happy—how long
8110 would woar tho brightuoso on her
beautiful face—the SamO youth in hor
heart,
111 was a moonlit night, and the
roll of carriages was something won-
derful to hear. Tho aastlo was a blaze
of light,tho servants all in holiday attire.
Tho ceremony of dining had boon at-
tempted hut uono of the young people
could oat, even though it was a birthday
dinner. The important hour had arrived
when the ladies of tho household had
gone to dross.
There was a murmur of admiration
whon ripe beautiful young Juliot appear -
o(1. Agatha had beou in the dressing.
room. Beatrice would not bo 8ati8fiod
unless she was there, Tho girl looked
as beautiful as a dream, her lovoly face
slightly numbed with the consciousness
of her own lovolinoss.
Just as the last finishing touch was
given to the dross, there came a rap at
the dressing -room door. A maid with a
bouquet from the earl—bub such a bon-
qu0b as seemed to come straight from
fairy-land—and with it a golden bou-
quet -holder, set with finest pearls,
Agatha smiled when the girl bent
her beautiful head and kissed the
flower's.
"Ho i8 a princely wooer," she said to
herself.
"Now my happiness is complete,"
said Beatrice. "Hiss Brooke havo you
seen a perfectly Happy human being be.
fore '1"
"No," replied Agatha.
"Then look at mo now," she continued.
"I am perfectly happy. Every flower
in this bouquet—every loaf in each
flower tells me the same story—ley earl
loves me, and only me. Ch, beautiful
life, aucl beautiful lovo ! I wish I could
„!ways be nineteen, and just going to a
1.,ncy ball! You havo promised to tomo
to the gallery, Miss Brooke 2"
"Yes ; 1 shall be sero to come."
Just us she was leaving the dressing.
room silo turnocl a laughing faco to
Agatha.
\lemma is always so careful and
thoughtful," 811m said. "It occurred to
her that therm might possibly bo mis-
take over the costumes—there often is
on these occasions—and she ordered a
box of costumes from Loudon ; they aro
in the red? room. If you should change
your mind and be tempted to come, you
will find something to please you. I
shall look up in the gallery for you."
Sho floated away in her beauty and
magnificence. Agatha wont to her room;
she did not fool iuclinod to go even to the
gallery, but after a littlo the sound of
tho made rc8011ed her, then it seemed.
to pass into her veins. She must go.
The gallery ran round the hall. Surely
behind 80100 of the pillars or tho statues
sho could find a place whore she could
see without being seen.
CHAPTER L11..
"HE HAD SL.U1( 11E11, 11UT SIM LOVED IMO
Agatha had seen something duriug
hor stay in Paris and Switzerland, but
nothing like this. It was a8 though the
whole glory of the Ponrith family cul-
minated in Ibis magnificent eutorteiu-
ment. Tho gallery, which ran round
tho whole length of the room, was al-
most hidden from the view of those bo.
low by a small fm'ost of ovorgreens 811(1
camellias. For the first few minutes
that Agatha was in tbo gallery, the
whole scene was so novel and brilliant,
that sho was bewildered. Sho found a
scat near ono of tho groat twisted pil-
lars that rose from the gailory to tho
groinod roof—so near it sho was almost
hidden, yob sho had a perfect viow of
all that was going on below. There
wsro several poople in the gallory—tho
steward's wife, tho wives of some of the
principal tenants on the ostato,who had
bogged permission to see the mamliti-
cent sight; many of the housoholcelser.
vents, with their friends ; so that Agatha
was not alone.
After a little her eyes became 8ccus.
tomod to the brilliancy and novelty of
the scene. Lord Pourith, in the dress
of Henry VIII„ was the first she romp.
nixed; then Lady Penrith, looking very
beautiful as Maris Stuart; and after a
timo she saw Juliet, in the sboen of
white satin and pearls, looking as lovely
as a droaln, a vision of fair youth and
loveliness, rho quoon of the brilliant
fele. Sho was dancing with some ono
who woro a Vonotiau oostumo—black
velvet, with a mask. Agatha's oyes
dwelt long and delightfully on that face;
she nover Brod of watching it—its
beauty, its radiant happinoss,its eon.
stout chaugo of oxprossion.
"Anel now," said Agatha to horsolf,
with a smile, "now I shall 80o tho earl."
Sho smiled again as she rocallod rho
pretty 188111on in which Beatrice always
said "my earl," However long she
might live, thought Agatha, sho could
never bo happier than that night, with
tho lovo•light on her face and hor flying
foot hoping time to rho 1011110.
Sho looked up and dowutho vast hall,
but sho slid not 800 Newco ; sho know
that his dross was costly and hatulsomo
iu rho oxtromo : Beatrice had spoken of
it, the doublet of pale volvot, slashed
with white satin, the muffs and frills of
finest point lace, with a gleam of dia.
1Ond8 half hidden, but she saw no such
dross.
Sho wondered than tbat sho had nob
boon a littlo morn curious ovor This out.
ward appearance; sho bad nover asked
if bo were tall or stout, or anything
about him. Sho saw some of tho most
curious combinations that history could
tell, Amy Mohs!), 8 lovely blouse of
eightoon, was talking bo Quenu Eliza -
both, Lady Jano G goy and tho qu0on of
Scotland were on most iutimatc terms,
peasants danced with kings, (moons with
friars—it was a motley, charininggroupt,
Ah, thoro was a gloam of Halo blue vol.
vet ; a tall, stately figura carried rho
dress with royal ease and Ologa1100---a
figure that had 80111)) strange charm for
her.
Ito was standing—this ball, handsome
earl, with tho stately riaulor---boforo a
young girl (1r088011 its "Snowdrop," and
certainly ono of tho loveliest gide in
tho room, her taco dainty and delicate
its her costume, Tho stately head was
bunt heforo her, Agatha could see that
Um girl bung 811110st outranced ou ov0ry
word that demo from his lips,
"Ho is flirting with liar," thought
Agatha. "What would Beatrice say ?"
Sho looked to 500 whero Beatrice was,
and whon she grazed. once 1110re at bbo
end of the hall, where the figure in the
blue velvet doublet had stood, the earl
and the Snowdrop had disappoarocl.
In vain 8110 searched again; the gloam
of rich drosses, the light of rare jowols,
the magnificent costumes of the gentle-
men, the rich, fautastio dresses of the
.adios wore bewildering, but she did not
800 the blue doublet of the earl.
Ah, Wore was Snowdrop, so that he
was not with ]for, and again Agatha,
wit110nt knowing why, felt some libtlo
sensation of relief.
"Why should I be so interested 2" she
asked herself, wonderingly. "I suppose
it is because I love Beatrice so much."
There was Beatrice leading aquaclrille
dance ; opposite her stood a Venetian
lady ina superb dross of blank and gold;
iu the same square stood pretty hose
Aylmer, a brunette, in a pale rose-
colored dross to represent sunrise.
Agatha was oharrned with the bright,
vivid coloring of this group ; it was, she
thought, the bast iu the room; and the
11111810 was so beautiful, it crept liko
wino through her veins, and made her
long to go down and join the claimers.
Sho could hoar the wormer of admira-
tion from the people in the gallery, and
tho light laughter and voices from be-
low, miuglod with the music, and made
ono.•
"Ab, merciful Iloavou ! what was
that 2" She fell back on her Seat, white,
trembling, with tho pain of death in her
heart. What was it
The gnadrilto was finished; %white
and blue, rose.color, gold, and black,
seemed all to mingle for ono moment,
then to float away. She sawtho doublet
of blue volvot by the side of Beatrice ;
she saw Beatrice turn with a bright
smile to wolcomo hor .ovor; she saw
him bend his Stately head and 'whisper
words that brought tbo loveliest bloom
to her face. Then suddenly bo turned
Ills bead, and sho saw the face of Vane
Carlyon.
011, merciful Ileaven 1 it could not bo.
Thick, cold drops of anguish rose toher
brow ; it was as though a Laud of cold
iron had seized her heart and bold
it still. 'Ton, when tho chill and
the pallor of death had gout from
hof', sho looked again. He hall taken
Beatrice half way down tho loom, and
they wclo sitting t,,g,'tlicr in a pretty
little alcove formed by a group of largo
camollias. With difficulty 8110 repressed
the cry that rose to her lips ; silo ]eft
]ler seat, and clung with trombliug
hands to the railing, of the gallery.
"1 ant madl"she said to herself—"I
am mad 1 My oyes havo played me
falso ; they have doceived mc. That
cannot be Vane, my lover, who is,
haforo Heaven, my husband ; it could
not bo 1" She stood there, her le antifnl
faeo white with anguish, her oyes 1'u11
of terrified wonder, hor whole frame
trembling liltoaleaf in the wind. "011,
Heaven, bo pitiful to nee!'' sho orieil ;
"let 010 see aright; tako the veil from
my eyes—lot mo soe 1"
It was Vane's face. Could. sno 0111,1
forget the prolul, patrician beauty—the
charm of the dark, straight brows—tile
fire, passion, and tenderness of the
eyes ? Could sho ever forget the beauty
of the mouth that could utter words at
once so sweet and so false ?
Sho knew the very attitude. How
many thousand times had he bent over
her with the same air of deference and
homage—with that same courteous
grace and tenderness ?
A bitter sense of desolation and
an"8ish swept ovor her. Ah, Vane, so
well beloved! ah, beautiful young
lover, who ball -wooed hor with such.
passionate wooing 1 Sho could have
8110110110(1 out her lands t0 him with a
great, bitter ory. He had slain her—
the loving heart, the pure couscionce,
the angelic innocence, the fair name
that had been held in ropute as the
name of a saint. Ho had dostroyod all
that—ho had slain leer; but she was a
woman, and sho loved him. Her heart
rose to her lips fu a long, low moan,
drowned by the clash of music.
"Vann 1" she could not help tho cry,
but no ono ihoard it; that brilliant ball.
room was nob the place for a tragedy.
"Vane I" and this time tho word came
like a wail from hor lips. Tho lasttimo
she saw him lie had hold her in his
arms, clasped hor to his 'toast, ho had
kissed her a buucdrod times, the had
whispered sweetest; words to hor, and
now—tho samo looks, the samo words
worn for another—and yet not tho same.
The Vano w110 had looked in her faoo
and kissed her as ho 111urmuro(1 swootosb
words to her had no shadow in his oyes,
no cloop linos of caro on his brow as this
Wane had—no shadow in the brightness
of his smile. This Vain; was handsome,
brilliant, courteous ; but ho diff noble*
happy, avow with that lovely young girl
by his side—not ]happy.
Ah no; there worn linos of pain on
his face, thoro wore deep shadows iu his
eyes, ho was not tho'Vano who curial
the light of the fresh young morning in
his face in tho bonnie woods of Whito-
croft; 110 was changed, and sho saw that
80100 groat 8011low had changed him.
"It cannot bo Vane I" How idly sho
was dreaming I—it could but. be a
striking rosomblanoo, Sho bad often
read of such. How could Vane darlyon
be tho Earl of Il elso ?
(7o f nn ooxrznlmEn
Mci(.ilioi -
Mrs, Diolfeon, living about a mile
south of Walton had the In ls f,11.1
to break hor loft aria on Thnrsdny of
]est week, While walking in the yard
her feet slipped front 11ndar lel' and
in attempliug to save herself from
injury put out hor hood wi111 the
consequence ilbe1(1 3110)1lioued, Sur.
5(0)11 attend8rocc inns promptly secur-
ed and tho- broken wombat. attended
to.
A. G. Dickson, of Paris, was home
for Sunday.
5110w shoeing 1N getting quite fasll.
ionable here just now.
A, tea•mceting will he held in Whit.
field's Methodist Worrell on Wedues-
day evening of next week.
Last Monday Miss Aienzies, Dt11
con., died after a lung illness. Pho
funeral took place ou Wednesday.
D. Grant, 14th coo., has lambs
about two days old. Ile says they
are doing %volt notwithstanding the
severe weather.
Jno. Forbes, whose house was de-
stroyed by fire a few weeks ago, 1s
hauling brink from Henfryn for a new
residence, to be erected as soon as
possible after spring opens.
Walter Govenlock's sale of farm
stock, Sus. last week mot largely at-
tended and good p11005 were realized
Instead of Anti Soott, to inspire buy-
ers, Mr. Govenlock had a plentiful
supply of bot coffee served out. This
is a move in the right direction.
Luke Sprain intends erecting a
large barn, with stone stabling under.
neatll, next spring. Fred. Iladdlz,
of Cranbl'ook, has the contract and
the work will be pushed along as soon
as w0,tlher will permit. Mr. Sperain
has 200 acres of land and needled
more horn room.
FARMERS' Crun.—A mooting was
held in the school !louse, of $. S.
No. 1, on Thursday evening. the 10111
inst., for the purpose of organizing n
!Harmers Club, the following officers
were appointed :—Uriah McFadden,
President; John Bots, Vice•President;
Wm. Bishop, Sec. -Tres. It was de•
tided to hold the next meeting ou
Friday, tho 27th, at 7:80 p. m. when
the benefits to be derived from hold-
ing Farmers' Clubs will be discussed.
All aro invited to attend.
FmRE.--LastSunday aftem oon about
4 o'clock, tho residence of Hugh Camp-
bell, Oth con., was swept away by rho
fiery element. A defeotivo stovepipe
is stated to havo been tho cause.
There w118 some slight insurance on
the building, Bather a cold time of
the yenr to be hurried out of doors.
Arch. McDonald, of Lincoln Co,,
Mich., was calling on his many old
friends in tins township this week.
)3o appease to bo very well satisfied
with his now home and Boos not seem
to have any thought of coming back
to Grey to reside as we thought per-
haps he would.
%£11.ut_evalo.
Rev. Mr. Lounds filled Bev. Air.
Williams', Toeswater, pulpit on Sun-
day evening last,
Jack Frost has been busy those last
four weeks endorsing and has loft his
well known mark On numerous fingers,
oars, noses, and even toes.
E. T. Slemmou hi.s been off duty
on account of alight illness. Hiss
Moguiro has been looking after the
young ideas in his absence.
Youug i,XoPlherson, son of Deputy
Reeve McPherson, who had his feet
No badly frozen that it was 'thought
amputation would be necessary, is
now slowly improving.
A tea-meotiug was held in John-
ston's Church, Bluevale Circuit, 0(1
the ovening of .Nab. 24th, It le rum-
ored that one will also bo hold shortly
in the Methodist Church, in this rib
lage.
The members of Rev, Mr. Hartley's
congregation hero glaclilenod tho
heart of their pastor, the othor clay,
by presenting him with an ologaut
$46 Portland cutter. They should
pr0spor.
The Band of 110po concert, which
mono off according to announcement,
was a thoroughly enjoyable affair.
The ladies of the W, C. T. U. bad tho
meeting in charge. A lady, A:Irs.
Alex. I'ioss, in an efficient manner
presided ; two Urbane a11(1 courteous
Wits solicited the (mimeo fen at
the doors ; whilo engaging young
itlisses performed tho onerous duties
of ushers. The program of 8inging,
recitations and dialogues by tho littlo
folks was a very good one landploasod
Om aidiioneo well. '.rho $12 realized
goes into the library fund. This
Band of Hope which has boon in op -
oration about six months, has ovor
70 names on its roll of membership,
all of which are pledged against 1i -
fluor) tobacco and profanity.
17!((1 1•lw,
Tito ttet'lueoting at rite Johnston
(t)ipel(1 tlllont Tuesday cv0uiug was a
grand s0)1005s. The 8110)11dig was
good, alis eating delicious and thio
fun inner:use. The treasury is $88.-
76 richer. A Social will ho given to
dispose of tho fragments.
Several of the young people gather.
ed at J. l), Shurrio's, 4t1) 000., on
Wednesday ovening, 18th ins% and
spent 1t very pleasant time, tripping
over tbo floor, ]licking out tho 100)4
and heels of their oboes, celebrating
the old gen(lernint'e 06th birthday.
About 12 o'clock they partook of the
good things the good lady of the !louse)
had furnished for the occasion. The
young folks left in good time, thank-
ing the good folks of tbo house for tho
wiry which they cutestalyod them.
Hrsronrc.au Sxsr01L—Morris is laid out
in the shape of n parallelogram whose di.
mensi005 north-east and south-west aro
nearly twelve miles, by swam and a half
from 800tH -east to north-west, On its two
latter sides it is enclosed between Grey and
Last Wawanosh, Mint; Turuberry forms
its north-eastern boundary, and FSullett and
MoIIiilop its eonth-western. The town.
ship originally n'ltaieed 57,180 acres of
land and was r ; but it would appear, if
the assessor's rolls aro correct, that the
villages of Brussels and Blyth, and the two
railroads which run through it, have taken
off 1,874 mores, as the number of acres re-
ported by that 0flicial as property of indi-
vidaale amounts to 50.846.
Its surface is comparatively even, except
near the river. The south branch of the
M.titland enters at Brussels, and pursuing
an extremely irregular course, leaves the
township near the northern angle at Wing -
ham, having been joined by the middle
branch, whieh enters the township at Blue -
vale. Along the banks of these streams
the land is extremely broken, which is the
chief exception to the general description
of a comparative evenness of surface, In
fact, both in this respect as well as in re-
gard to quality of soil, Morris very strongly
resembles Grey and Wawanush.
Outside those pat'ts of Morris now includ-
ed within the limits of Blyth and Brussels,
the first settlement in the township was
made at I3elgravo, by a party consisting of
John McRae, Christopher Corbett, John
Brandon and Robert Armstrong. Theso
wsro all originally from County Ferman-
agh, Ireland, but hall afterwards settled in
West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, whence
they came to take up their rosidence in
Morris. They first came in September,
1861, intending to select lance and build
shanties thereon boforo returning ; but be-
fore makiug a choice the season had got so
far advanced that they concluded to defer
clearing and building operations till the
next spring. The lots selected, aucl where
they subsequently settled, wsro as follows :
—McRae, lot 2, con. 11; Corbett, lot s, eon.
5 ; Brandon, lot 3, con. 4 ; Armstrong, lot
6, con. 4. In pursuit of their intention,
they returned early in the spring of 1852,
effected small elellriugs on their lots, and
after erecting shanties and planting potat-
oes, &a., again returned, oomiug in to re-
main permanently in the fall of 1853. At
the time of their first coming there inns 110
settler in the township except Souneth
ltIeBeau and William McConnell, who 'had
small clearings and log shanties where
Blyth now stands.
During the latter part of 1852, however,
a number of settlers came in to different
sections of tree township, Chas. W. Park-
er, nfterweids the first Iloovo, was the first
who followed them—and in fact his actual
settlement dates ahead of them all, as he
0anlu in, prat up a shanty on lot 10. eon. 0,
and remained there, during the time the
others were east. Among the oarliest of
the others wol'u Joseph England, William,
John, and David Geddes, and Elector 610.
Loan, who settled on the 3rd and 4th line.
Abraham I't'ootor, lot 7, eon. 4 ; Charles
Proctor, lot 7. coil. 5 ; and Joseph Stubbs,
lat 8, con, 4. Further south, John Selly,
with a large family of sons, settled in May,
1863, on lot 13 con. 7. still a little fur-
ther south Wm. Wilson, afterwards for
many years Reeve, Bottled in Juno, 1868 ;
and the Laidlaws had already settled a
short time previously along the 9th and
16tH lines ; and in 1813, also, another fam.
ily of five brothers of Selieys (of whom
Thomas, now of 13rnssols, was afterwards
Reeve of tho township) settled on the 8th
mud 9th trues. Mr. Wilson was the magis-
trate who called tho first public meeting In
the township boot for school and municip-
al purposes. William Armstrong, lot 8,
con. ti, 01.80 settled in the fall el 1853 ; Wm.
Baines looated just a week previous to him
on lot 7, con. 4 ; Alex. Finlay, 8omo time
daring the preceding 8ammmor, on lot 14,
con. 6 ; and liobort Armstrong, on lot 6,
con, 4, in tho autumn of 1863. The first
settlors in the eastern part of tho township
were Goo. Forsyth, the present Reeve, who
settled upon lot 28, con. 5, in the early part
of soptsutber, 1853, and John Sample, who
camp in on the Grey towu.liuo a short time
subsegnontly. Thero was not a single set-
tlor north of the 4th 00110058kmn till after ,
the hinter of 1853.1854, but during the on..
sniug spring tlio influx was largo, and con-
tinued unabated till almost 0v0ry lot in
rho township was occupied within talc
course of a half dozen of years.
Among'tlnso who mime in during tho
winter of 1858.51 inns 171)1. lIarris, now in
Algoma. IIo settled at what is called
"Boclluin," which ho named after tela
county seat of Cornwall, England, his 11a1-
tivo town. He built it grist and sale mill
there, the first in the present limits of the
township.
Who first school oreatecl in the township
was 011lot 11, eon. 0, null the first tenohmr
was Roboccm Vance, whose family had
conte from Napalm and settled in Bruce -
Rev. Mr. Atkins (N. 0. Moth.) was
the .first ministo1' who ever preached in the
township. Ito canto first in},th0 season of
1858, and daring the w1ntol' of 1808.1864
need to travel on 0110w shoos, in "heavy
marching order," with his p8olc on his
back. Mr. Atkins preached for several
years in the log cabins of the settlers, until
it church building was provided—two of
which wore subsequently erected about the
genus Sum, ono on lot 10, con. .5, the other
on lot 6, 0011..5.
The first couple married in the township
woo I4iargarot, daughter of John Brandon,
011111 John Lawlor, the ceremony being pol-
funned by Rev. Mr. Dowlor, a Methodist
minister, and tho first w11ft0 child burn
was Christopher, soy of Joseph largh,11d,
above referl'od to, Ila is now Metl :diet
preaotter 111 Michigan.
By the year 1886, Morris, which with
Grey also had been united for municipal
purpose)) to MeliilIpp, entered upon an
independently organized existence, and the
first 13cern was Charles M. Parker, with
Christopher Corbett, William Wilson, John
McRae, and Charles Forrest, as Council-
lors ; J. 13. Taylor, Cleric ; John Laidlaw,
Amasser ; Donald Scutt, Collector.
There are a number of post villages in
Morris, the position of which 0011y b0 ob-
served by reference to the township plan,
but thele aro none of thorn of sufilmient fm•
portaac0 to merit notice except Be/grave,
on the Morris and bVawadosh town -line,
whose early ssttlomant is elsewhere refer-
red to. There is here a station of the L.
FI. R B. Railway, 67 utiles from Loudon,
and 7 from Wingliatn. It has two abores,
two hotels, two churches, Orange hall, to-
gether with (several mechanical establish-
ments, and is quite a pleasant little village.
The general position of Morris, viewed
from tho light of the advanages offered by
its highways, its railways, its waterways,
its finances, its soil, or its inhabitants, is
such as to give 1t not only a present com-
manding position, but no uncertain indi- -
cation of future pre-eminence among the
minor nlnnieipalitiea of the coanty.
31001(31.
The post office has been removed
to the old stand.
T. P. Simpson 1s off on a pleasure
trip this week,
Large quantities of lumber are be -
mg shipped from the station.
A social will be hell at the residence
of B. '1'indall next Tuesday evening.
Itis stated that A.. Panabaker talks
of going into partnership with H. F.
McAllister.
Mrs, Orydermun, and daughter, of
Porter's Hill, have been visiting lire.
W. Simpson this \ tieel(.
11.11. MoA11i..ter's (ruction sales have
been well attended. Wo are told the
final sale will be on Saturday.
We are sorry to beer that some of
out. young 1000 areadllicted 10 tramper•
ing with fire water. Don't. trust
yourselves too far, boys.
The entertainment given by the
juvenile Temperance Society, last
week, 77108 quite it success. Tho col-
ored people's song by Master Jerry
Aunts and MIand Milne brought dove
the house.
The countenance of one lean at
present in oar village is governed eu•
'irely by 500oess or disappointment.
The latter, however, has predolninat•
ed during the past two wuoks, lie is
not a mal'ried y1 W71 either.
Our usually quiet littlo village Lea
of late presented rho appearance of
quite e market town, if ou0 may judgo
from the amount of business being
done at present. Wo think A. It.
Smith can justly claim tho credit of
setting the hall a -rolling and of course
the other merchants had to make no
extra effort to retain some of their
custom so we linve been having aneli0n
sales of lido and among them Wu 1101'0
quitoan excitiug limo, aud any amount
of blowing and any amount of cheap
goods. Wo expect they will wind up
by throwing their stores open and tell.
eng tbo people to help themselves, bat
in the midst of all this commotiou
"Sandy" still heaps to the front with
good bargains and largo sales 0f 00010.
He should when he bought his goods
at about half what tho other mercbauts
olid. We hope ho will keep it np.
TEA.IIEETISG,—A very successful
tea meeting was held iu tho Methodist
Church last Monday night, under the
auspices of tbo L. 0. L, of this place,
the procoeds of which was divided be-
tween the Methodist and Presbyter.
lay Sunday Schools. After to good
supper Bro. Wm. Spence was voted
to the chair and 11e mado a short
speech on the object of the meeting
and the union of Societies. Bro. B•
Gerry, of Brussels, followed him and
spoko of union of nationalities,
01111001108 mid Sabbath sch10010 as pro-
ductive of much good. Bro. J. H,
'Young, Rove of Bruosols, tools the
platform. He thought the Sabbath
School the proper )deco to cultivate
the minds of tho youth to beeomo
useful members of rho Orange Asst..
iation. Rev. lir. Paul took Cur 11111r• -
try and our schools for Iris ..ubjcet•
and advised the young men to be am-
bitious. llov, Mr. McRae, of Crane
brook, limdo thio speech of the even-
ing. .Ilo dwelt on loyalty to our
God, Dur country turd oar !laden.
Intereper'sed betwoeu the addre,808
wore excellent Selections of must. by
m unroll choir, mid we must not for-
get a splendid reeitatiuu given by
Alex. .Robertson, Miss Cryderluau
slang "Tyrol's lovoly dell" and in re.
eponSo to a hearty encore. rev, '. 0.
Sbophord's troll ins"good :t,;lc',
;11, is understood that lnstr.:ft-111 Ll
havo boon received from rho Dominion'
Government by the Board of Lieonse.
Commissioners appointed tunics the,
McCarthy Act, to 18000 lic0nsos for'
1885 the Same as last your, Tho fault
that an appeal has been entered against
tho decision of rho Supremo Court on
tho question led rho local atlth0rit103 to;
take this view of rho matter,