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VOL. XIII.
COMMUNICATION.
Probably F. C. knows all about It.
Ito tho•Editor of Tun Poem,
Dain Stn.—A letter appeared in Tan
Posr last week over the signature of F. 0,
Rogers, in which he states that he rogreto
very much the ooeurre000 which took plane
on the street on Monday night at the close
of the election contest, viz. the burning of
the effigy of his opponent, Dr. Hutchinson,
with this feeling 1 imagine every right
thinking person will o0ncur. That such an
insult should be offered to a person who
has always conducted himself as a gentle-
man and a good citizen in every respect,
(the only justification for such an action
being that his friends saw fib to plane him
iu the field to oppose the present Sleeve) is
really too bad and that snob conduct should
he encouraged, an it certainly was, by the
acquiescence of a number of prominent
Conservatives of the village under whose
swims, directly or indirectly, it was per-
petrated is a disgrace. Mr. Rogers in his
letter states that he orlered it to he put out
and doubtless wishes the public to under-
stand that he is too much of a gentleman
to permit, or approve, of such a thing, pro-
bably he did order it to bo put out, but
when? Not until the figure bad all but
burned down, not until he and hie colleag-
ues had aroused themselves over it to their
satisfaction, together with the crowd who
wore standing around; not until he saw that
the good feelings of the respeotable portion
of the village was thoroughly aroused, olid
he make ono effort to have the burning
stopped, and his explanation and apparent
regret must then appear very rodicnlotrs to
any person who was present. I am inform.
ed that at the time the effigy was being
burned Mr. Rogers, with a largo number of
ifs eupporlors, wore regaling themselves in
rho Central hotel, and between the profu•
,1011 of auti.Soott and the shrieks of the
crowd, was endeavoring (1) to thank his
friends for their support. When informed
that the effigy of his opponent was being
burned, I believe be did make some remark
about having the fire extinguished but took
eco active measures in bringing about that
result, but instead, proceeded to the'Quoens'
where a repetition of the scenes enacted at
the Central were joined in with renewed
vigor. In the face of this Mr. Rogers wish-
es ns to believe that he spared no effort to
prevent the effigy from being burned, Be-
fore he attempts to impress upon the pub-
lic mii,d how grieved lie felt over the burn-
ing of the effigy, referred to, and how great-
ly his finer feelings were lacerated, would it
not be well for him to explain his reaeon
for resorting to the Billingsgate style of
abase, which he is oredi.ted with using to
1,210 of our citizens, and also how he comes
to have the reputation of a pugilist,, which,
if I am correctly informed, he has earned
for himself as I presume a number of the
citizens of the village aro aware, who wit-
nessed the affray in which he participated
on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 0th ?
When thlsis considered people are extreme-
ly liable to doubt, to a certain extent at
least, Mr. Rogers npparent sincerity as net
Ont un his letter. fn./1mca.
*January 19th, 1886.
Grey ]bench agricultural Sudety.
The annual meeting of the Direotors of
the Grey Branch Agrioultnral Society was
held in the Town Ball, on Thursday after -
00011 of this week, Jas.Ferguson, President
in the chair.
Tee minutesoflhast meeting read and
approved•
The annual report was read by the Soc.-
Treas, and showed that 9564.60 had been
expended, while the receipts amounted to
2553.00 (raving a balance dee the Treasur-
er of 211 24. The report was adopted.
The following Board of Directors were
eleoted :—
President, Jas.
—Presirlent,Jas. Ttorfuson.t
Vice.President, Alex. Stewart.
Directors, Alex. Gardner, Wn1. Smith,
W, 11. McCracken, A. K. Robertson, Thos.
iiioLauehlin, D. Milne, Conrad' Michael,
Jno. 1•tislop and Chas. Hingeton.
Auditors, A. Strachan and 10`. S. Scott,
The question of disposing of the present
fair grounds and purchasing a more com-
modious property was diecussed for a while
and was then left over until next week.
The Direotors are asked to meet at 12:90
o'clock next Wednesday to attend to sever-
al matters of importance before the annual
meeting of the Emit Elurou Society is held.
The British Columbia Legtelatnre
val1 moot for the despatch of business
an the 26th Met.
J. E. Tom, son of James Tom, of
Exeter, is an applicant for the Public
Sobool Inspectorship of South Boron.
Jno. Gotten, of Wroxeter, purchas-
ed the well-known stallion, "Honest
John," from Thos, Agnew, of Wawa -
nosh, paying $11250 for him.
Toronto Presbytery discussed the
question as to whether a railwayman;
who necessarily worked on Sunday,
could be a member of the Church.
Joseph Ratcliffe, of Markham, re-
cently sold 115 bushels of Aleike
clover Beed for $805. This orop grew
on 13 acres, and the return tberefore
was over $61 per acro. Other farm -
ere % Markham have secured equally
profitable returns.
The returning officer declared Geo.
Murdock elected as Mayor for Cal.
Bary for the ensuing year, and Messrs,
Lindsay, F,Ieeze, Bannerman and
Souls as oounoilore. Tho three first
have been diagnalhfied by Judge Trav-
is, and trouble is expected with refer-
mace
nferonce to them. None of them have as
yet paid the find impeeed upon than.
SSELS FROST.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JAN. 15, 1886.
8.
BRUSSELS COUNCIL.
A epecial meeting of the Village
Council was held last Monday even-
ing, in the Council Chamber, to wind
up the business of the past year. All
the members of the Board present ex-
cept Councillor Graham,
The minutes of the last meeting
was read and passed.
Tho following accounts were pre-
sented for payment t—
W. IT. 'MoCraoken, hay scales, 2 3 00
J. Dunford, fire dept., et. improvem'te 7 00
Thos. Maxwell, street improvements, 2 00
W. F. Ironstone, charity (wood) 4 00
P. S. Scott, election expensea, 30 80
D, Stewart, salary as assessor, 40 00
J. H. Yang, selecting jurors, 4 00
F. S. Scott, salary, postage, rto., 62 11
J. Ameut, lumber, 70
Fire company, 50 00
Charity, Mrs. Hart, 2 00
Charity, Mrs. Stacey, 4 00
Meohanice' Institute grant, 25 00
B. Gerry, miscellaneous, 35 13
B. Gerry, street improvements, 25 26
B. Gerry, fire department, 19 50
T. O'Neil, keeping tramp, 50
Moved by P. Scott. seconded by W.
H. Kerr that the foregoing accounts
be paid. Carried.
The Clerk presented his statement
of Town Hall route amounting to
$32.50.
After a conversation on several
matters the meeting was brought to
a close.
f:nlrante Examinations.
The following pupils who wrote at
the recent entrance examinations
have been provisionally admitted by
the local examinare. Minimum to
pase, 875.
GODERIOII,
Edwin Censer, 8 Ashfield, 494 ; T.
Doyle, R. 0. S. S. W. Wawanosh,
430 ; Francis Morris, 5 Colborne,
877 ; Henry Parsons, Godericli M,S,
494 ; Henry E. Potts, 113. 0., 400 ;
Chas. A. Seager, M. S., 428 ; Maude
Graham, 400 ; Sara J. Hewatt, 8
Colborne, 418 ; Agnes Jones, 1 Col
borne, 428 ; Mary Mclver, M. S.
418 ; Ruby Robertson, 1 Colborne,
409 ; Maggie Safford, R. 0. S. S. W.
W., 876 ; Maud A. Watson, M. S.,
884 ; Emma J. Wbitely, 2 Goderich
tp., 421.
EXETER.
Ida Emmett, Beet or P. S., 412 ; Lilly
Willis, 5 Osborne, 886 ; Charles W.
Christie, 8 Stepheq, 619 ; Robert
Fergu-on, 8 Hay, 395 ; Esti Heyward
6'Osborne, 421 ; Wm. J. Harrison,
4 Osborne, 484 ; Beuiy Keyes, 6 Stan.
ley, 876 ; Ruseell E. Manning, Exe
ter P S., 416 ; Thomas Murray, 1
Tuokersmith, 420 ; Ezra Maurer, 7
Hay, 899. In addition to the above
a uumber of others were recommend
ed.
BEAr'ORTII.
Amy Armitage, r$ectforth, 489 ; An-
nie Downey, Seaforth. 418 ; Elnily
Downey, Ssxifortic, 457; Nellie Ale
Dougall, Seafor•lh, 396 ; Mary Nov
ills, Seaforth, 377 ; Frillie Sperling
Seaforth, 422 ; Mary Blair, 14 Stan-
ley, 446 ; Jana Brothereton, 9 Mc
Killop, 429 ; Cecilia Calder, 1 Grey,
877 ; Minnie Cronin, 4 Hibbert, 8x76 ;
Agnes Pringle, 4 Uibbert, 429 ; Ag-
gie Devereaux, 1 McKillop, 411 ;
Lydia Landcborough, 6 Tuekersmith,
428;. [vlsgy 3. McAdam, Egmondviile,
388 ; Mara_ McNair, 485 ; Mary J.
Morrison, 7 Ribbert;" 489 ; Kula
Roust, 887 ; Nellie Sullivan, 3 Mc
Killop, 468 ; Robert J Bell, Seaforth,
885 ; Harry Jackson, Seaforth, 878 ;
Jitmee Purcell, Seaforth, 881 ; Wm.
Fairley, Seaforth, 885 ; Elliott •
Dan-
by, Verna, 424; Edward DeCantillon,
5 Maliillop, 401 ; Timothy J. Givlin,
5 McKillop, 882 ; Timothy Lynch, 5
McKillop, 446 ; Shiletau Kerslake, 4
Hibbert, 877 ; James McDonald, 10
Stanley, 881 ; Alex. MoLeo3, 10
Stanley, 424 ; Jesse O'Neil, 10 Stan.
lay; 488 ; Walter Smith, 10 Stanley,
890 ; Alex. Smillie, H'ensall, 377
James Smith, 9 Morris, 429 ; James
MoMordie, 2 Tuokersmith, (recom-
mended) 394.
wnianAM,
Eliza Burns, 1 Howick, 482 ; Isa-
bel Dungan, Bluevale, 544 ; Sarah
Elston, 7 Morrie, 426 ; Mary Find -
later, 7 Morris, 480 ; Alice 'Hawkins,
2 Turnberry, 402 ; Ellie Habkirk, 7
Grey, 896 ; Emma E. Hannah, 11
E. Wawailoeb, 377 ; Mary Halliday,
7 Mortis, 449; Mary Isbister, 7 Mom
xis, 389 ; Sarah Irwin, 11 E. Wawa -
nosh, 481 ; Agnes King, 11 E. Wit,
warmth, 377 ; 13ella Johnson, 1 How-
lok, 882 ; Lizzie Johnson, Bluevaie,
478 ; Aggie Messer, Bluevale, 478
Sarah Musgrove, 2 Turnberry, 805
Martha Roo, 7 Morrie, 429 ; Annie
Simpson, 8 Oatmeal 587 ; B. Smith,
Bluevale, 464 ; Ida Stewart, 8 E. W, Diphtheria is reported to be pr
d Morris, 459 ; 1t1, M. R. Simpson, 3 Talent in Toronto.
Culross, 550 ; Winuiford Warwick, 7 Chief Commissioner Irwin reports
Morrie, 487 ; Edwin Bailey, Bluevale that the Indians are quieting down at
489 ; Wm. Hartley, Bluevale, 548 ; Port McLeod.
Joseph Lovell, 2 Turnberry, 885 ; The Privy Council's new rule with
TeddieMoCasey, 6 Morris, 468 ; A. respeot to the landing of cattle from
Simpson, 3'°ulrose, 509 ; James J. Canada bas been rescinded.
Simpson, 3 Oulroee, 501 ; William Ontario Beekeepere' Association
Scott, Wioglham P. S„ 889 ; William has decided to make a show at the
smith, Bluevale, 440 ; John Wilson, Colonial Exhibition.
7 Grey, 452. A Gravenhuret boarding house was
destroyed by are, and eight men were
seriously burned.
It Is asserted that the bodies stolen
from cemeteries in the Kingston dia.
trict are destined for Montreal,
The Rebellion Claims Commission
had before it on Tueeday the claim of
the 0. P. R. for 8700,000 for export.
Toronto builders' laborers and their
employers have come to an agreement
as
188710 ,wages, which is tq last till March,
Mre. Preston, wife of Dr. Preeton,
ALP P., turned the first sodof the
Brockville & Westport Railway on
Monday.
L. A. Seneca' is arranging for the
Richelieu it Ontario Cotnpuuy to get
complete control of the at. Lawreuee
local passenger traffic.
A deepateh to a New York paper
states that the 0. P. B. has disposed
nt the $95,000,000 bunds, held by the
Dominion Government, at par.
A musical festival in which 1,000
voices will form - the chorus is 10 he
given iu Toronto next Juue. F. Id.
Torrington will act as couduotar.
Judge Maekeuzie, of Lawptou,
holds that dividends due on .lock
sold after the declaration heluug e„
the seller and nut to she purcham r.
Ex ('ucV'iet Daniel J ' AIeC"rirthy'e
chatrgee against Warden alitit., ui
she Ceutnsi Prison, Lave w,i:rpeed,
feud the Magistrate dialis.ui Uc•
case club enste.
Writs for the local Parliamentary
election in Lotht micro, Que., hay.
beect been ism •al. Pee nominari r1
ie fixed for daturday, 28rd, and voting
on the 30th'inst.
At a meeting of this Belleville City
Council last week a letter gas road
from the Canadian Pacific Railway
authorities exprossing a strong desire
to secure au outlet at Belleville.
Andrew Laidlaw, who hue for sev-
eral years been head book-keeper and
local reporter for the Woodstock Sew
tinel-.Review, has been taken tut.,
partnership by the Messrs. Pattullo.
Tee Smith's Faits Electric Light
cJompany have been incorporated
with a capital of $10,000. The ob
feet of the Compauy ie to work au
electric light system in Smith's
Falls.
Sir Mentor Langevin is credited
with the statement that there will be
no diesolntiau of Parliament nail the
time appointed uylaw for its expiry
tion, wllieli is not until after the sem
Men of 1887.
Oue woman soca another in xtoo
tread, al cimtng damages because the
daughter of the plaintiff .v at set to
watching a small pot patient by .hs
defeudnut and cough the diens I.
Other sutts for damtges ere 'testy to
grow out of the epidemic.
Mr. Montgomery, of the Spriug-
bank Cheese Factory, Howlett, near
Gerrie, recently made a sale of 60,
000 pounds of cheese, the make of the
last two months the factory was run•
ping This sale was. made for 101
cents per pound, and netted the pat.
zone $6,000. -
The practical joker fiend caused a
sensation iu Hamilton on Sunday
night by planing an imitation dyne-
mite bomb in the hallway of a public
building. 11 caused a scarp when
found, but on being opened was
found to contain only a Lump of toe
and a few harmless pieces of wire.
The little child of Henry B. Quiek,
aged about two menthe, was smother-
ed to death on Friday, on the Canada
Southern train going from Amherst -
burg to McGregor. When near (loI-
chester crossing Mre. Quiek discover-
ed that the child had died. Mrs.
Quick was i11 at the time and was on
her way to friends for a few weeks'
visit to improve her health.
It is stated that the Toronto team
for next season will be made up ae
follows :—J. H. Humphries, Dell
Darling, catchers ; Wm. Veaeh, John
A. Davis, R. D. Mueslis, pitchers i J.
Farte, firat base,; Fred. Maeltlin,
seemed base ; Veank Spill, third base;
Gus P. Albert, short stop ; Charles
Ostorhout, right field ; Jonathan
Morrison, centre field ; anti another
net yet waned.
e- I Several farmers throughout She
country were plowing last week,
There were only two emall.pox
deaths in the Montreal oivio hospitals
during Saturday and ^Sunday. No
deaths in the oity or suburbs.
On din, that the Quebec Govern-
ment Intend to pass a law at the next
gasmen of the Legislature to apply
the Federal Franohies Ant to elec.
Ilona in that Province,
D. A.. Jones, of Beeton, has formed
a company to early on the business
of beekeeping and dealing in apiary
supplies. Notiue of incorporation
has been given.
The Clippers, of Hamilton, will in-
clude Collins, Andrus, Stapleton,
Rainy, Moore and probably al •
Chamberlin, Crogbau and a new bat•
try from Richmond, Indiana.
Toronto City Council et its last
meeting bound the corporation to a
4,1 years' electrio lighting contract, at
55 cents per light, and a five yearn'
gas contract at $20.60 per lamp por
000110].
The lively village of Parkhill, in
Middlesex, wants to be a town and
has given notice of ire laudable am-
bition in The Ontario G•tzette, Bee -
tun will ask to be separated from the
township of Tecumseh and incorpor-
ated as a village.
A gypsy hair abandoned suyeral
little children at Kingston who were
sick with the scarlet fever, and the
neighbors discovered them in time to
prevent them from being frozen dur-
ing the cold neap: They rouged
From 4 to 12 years of age.
Bennett Smith, one of the largest
ship owners in Nova Scotia, died at
Waudeor Tuenday. Ile wan a mem-
ber of the Nova Scotia Legislature
many yeare ogo, and was, probably
at his death, the richest mad in. the
Province. He commenced business
as a ship builder.
A. match for the middle -weight
championship of Canada was fought
at Toronto on Monday night between
Sam Bittle and Maurice Caxcy. The
fight was to be six rounds with soft
gloves for $250 aside. Very little
selene was displayed. The fight
was given to Bittle.
A sub-oommittee.of the -Montreal
board of health hoe established to its
own satisfaction that the emall-pox
which made such sad lievoe in that
airy was introduced by a Pullman
oar oonduotor from Chicago. It the
disease came from Chicago, it seems
strange that it did not get off at In-
termediate stations.
The man Stone, who shot hie
niece at Beamsville the other day, is
still alive, and may live for some
time yet. The bullet is still in his
head, but he talks freely to those in
attendance upon him. Miss Hedge ie
doing nicely. She was in mood epir-
tts Monday, Iter pay.i:tau has
strong hopes of her recovery.
George Taylor, General Freight
Agent lntercoloeial Railway, was in
Toronto on Saturday last making
arrangements for epeeist low rates
for exhibits, which are being sunt
Frani Ontario to the forthcoming Col.
onial and Indian Exhibition. It is
understood that the general freight
agents of the roads hate met him in
a liberal spirit, and that rates have
been agreed upon which will be sat-
isfactory to all parties.
Peter Dufour, one of the Batoche
sufferers, arrived in Winnipeg from
Quebec, whither he had goue to seek
assistance, having walked the whole
way, over fifteen hundred miles, with
the exception of the last fifty miles.
The time token was six weeks, He
followed the 0. P. R. track for the
greater part of the wise , often finding
it difficult to find food and shelter.
Assistance has been procured for him
at Winnipeg, which will enabi,e bine
to make the remainder of the Journey
to Batoche more comfortably.
The; export trade in eggs from Can -
ado to the United States shows an
almost astonishing growth. A re-
turn has just been made of the I0]•
porta of eggs metered at the American
Custom Office at Suspension Bridge,
which fully illustrates this. The fig-
ures are as follows :-1884, 1,825,105
dozen ; for the year of 1885, 8,888,-
205 dozen. The fignres for Black
Rock, Port Huron, Detroit, and ex-
poste from Eastern Ontario and East-
ern Provinces of Canada, if added to
this, would go to show that this trade
is rapidly becoming important, al-
though somewhat checked by the
Customs ruling, of the Canadian .d)e-
partment, relating to the duty on re.
turned egg orates.
Canadian News.
The verdict in the case in which a
Toronto barber was stabbed with a
pair of scissors, is "accidental death.'
Ottawa Gas Company has bought
out the electric light, stock, plant
and contract, and tberefore the Cap.
ital is without competition for ligbt-
iog.
Mr. Howland, Mayor -elect of Tor-
onto, suggests that power should be
obtained by the city to regulate all
planes of amusement and cigar
stores.
Montreal merchants who have
branches at Platteburg, N. Y., are
beiug made very uncomfortable by
the vigilance of the U. S, Customs
Officers.
There appears to be some proba-
bility of the Napanee & Tamworth
Railway beiug extended to connect
with the Ontario & Quebec, at or
near Tweed.
Fifty men under the direotiou of
J. H. Huhchineon, of Montreal, are
laying the foundations of en ice one•
tlo in St. Paul, Minn. The tobog-
gan slide ie completed.
Stipeudiary Magistrate Doran, of
the Nipisaing distrhot reports that
that region is fast filling up with
pronporoue Bottlers. New school dis-
tricts are being constantly establish-
ed.
A. P. Macdonalcl proposes to apply
for an injunction to prevent the Gov
eminent settling with 0nilerdoulc,
and revelations of the British Col-
umbia Railw ay contract are antich
pitted.
John Teenier, the oarsman, has
entered into an agreement with Reg
Wald Laidley, of Sydney, Auotralia,
to visit that couutry next spring and
row two races with Beach. Laidley
promises him a royal reception.
The Governor-General has signed
a special warrant to pay each of the
sufferers by 115 late Northwest re-
belliou half the amount to which
they were eoneidered entitled by the
epecial Commissioners sent up to
investigate the matter.
At is meeting of the Hamilton Gen-
eral Committee on the Indian and
Colonial Exhibition, it was decided
to ask the Guy and Colwell to pro
vide funds for the printing of a pato
phlet concerning Hamilton and its
industries and for taking photographs
of public buildings and surrounding
scenery to be cent to the nixhibitton.
Some time ago it is alleged that
he Ontario Cotton Mill people at
Hamilton used a very large quantity
f water which they got by tapping
a Main nuknowu to the city author
ties. 3. C. Palmer, engineer of the
Cotton Mill Company, was indicted
at the Assizes for the larceny of the
vaster. The prosecution failed to
mance out it time, and he was dismise•
d, because the Judge said it was ea -
dent the prisoner had not benefited
y the transaction.
A Winnipeg telegram says :—A. M
a,
dispatch from Fort Assiniboine, an-
anBays :—"About two weeks ago
ver 290 lodges of Canadian Onendiane, belonging to the band of
hief Little Poplar, crossed the bor.
er and made their appearance at
elknap agency, 28 miles northwest
from here. They were utterly dea-
tute of everything, and for a day or
o subsisted upon what was good-
aturedly given them by the Gros
entree living there. It woe at first
voided to send the Indians book to
anada by the agency of the troops,
nt the Secretary of State decided
at under the extradition law they
ould only be returned upon official
errand. The Indiana quietly left
their own accord, and nothing
ore wag heard of them until they
ore Been creasing the Missouri Ria.
r, near Broadwater Landing. They
ere etriking south into the interior
the country, when • Lieut,•Colonel
cede Smith, commanding officer of
orb Maginnis, wan notified of their
resenes, and sent out a body of na-
ry to intercept them, 'which was
one, and further orders from Wash.
gton ere now awaited,
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