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Di -Wean McLauchliu took 1st prize
et bbe Listowel spring show with his
horse "Yoeug Prince of Wales." last
week
There acro a couple more illicit etLlls
on'the lief of Inspector Cavan in
this township, en it is said.
.LiBtowet.
The water-workteare to be extended,
The lacrosse club has been re-
organized and the ofiloers elected for
the following year.
A. cheesemakers' convention wes
held in town on 'Thursday of this
week,
Early olosiug is io order this week
with our dry goods stores. They shut
up at 7 p. m.
The Hay Bros. have purohased the
Climie flouring mill. It is to be re -
meddled and rollers placed in it. The
town exempt them from taxes for 5
years.
A large number of people from this
locality have gone, or are going, to
California this spring. The long,
cold winter, frightens a good many
people in this northern section of
Ontario.
The foot -bell elected the following
officers :—W. B. Culvert, pres. ; R.
B. Ferguson, vine pro. ; G. Gable,
see.•treas. ; O. Taylor, cor, see.; R.
Seaman, cept. ; H. Olimie, field cap•
tain ; R. Young, B. Tilt, F. Koenig,
managing committee.
Mast Wawanosen.
By the ova of the present week
many of the farmers of this vicinity
will have finished their spring Beed•
ing. •
The Literary Society of S. S. ' No.
10, is still flourishing. It always Ilse
good programs oo hand and a great
number of visitors from this section.
Jas. Potter is seriously ill at pres-
ent.—George Beutley received a
severe cut in bis -foot by au axe the
other day.— Olins. Gibson has lately
hired with D. Paterson for 6 months,
As he is a good worker Mr. Pater-
son will never regret hiring him.—
Jett, Quinn and R. 0. Armstrong be-
gan sailing on the 27th inst. Tho
water that they intend to sail through
is from Goderioh to Diontreal.—E.
Taylor has begun to build a barn for
Samuel Walsh.—John Ross, who
hoe invented a patent grindstone, is
now busy making sales,—L. McDow-
ell, wbo has been employed with T.
'Taylor, for come time is intending to
go to Manitoba next weep: —E. Liv
ingston returned from the States lasb
week. Hie property was under she
Bare of John Benteett during his ab.
sence.
BODY Raeovinuen.--Everyboily felt
very thankful last Sunday when it
eves announooa that the body of Miss
Clegg had been found by 4 men in
boats who wero searching about 10
utiles Clown the river from where the
aooident occurred. Her hair had
caught in the branches of a fallen
tree and by this slender hold her
body was kept there. The remains
wero carried into the stone school
house where they were prepared for
btirial and afte" being placed in the
casket were taken to her parent's los•
idenee, Sunday night. It is general•
ly conceded that the body weut a
good dietenee down the river on the
evening of the accident and all tile'
searching uear where the boat upset
Wits consequently fruitless, The body
was considerably swollen and her
face lost mach of the natural appear
ance. Tbo funeral took place on
Monday afternoon and was the larg-
est gathering ever knowu in this lo-
cality. 150 vehicles were counted' be-
sides hundreds of people wile walked
to the cemetery. • The interment was
made at Sunshine. The.fuuerai ser-
vice was eondueted at the 1louso by
Rev. J. S. Fisher, assisted by Heyde.
Messrs: Burwash, of Belgrave, and
Smyth, of Brussels, and F. Woodhull,
of the Band. An apprppriato dis-
course eats preached from the text
"She hath given op the ghost ; her
atm went dots when it was yet day."
Mr. Clegg and family have the
ournful satisfaction of now know-
ing the resting place ofboth soul find
body of their loved one. It to not
necessary to say the sympathy of
everybody is with the families of Mr.
Clegg end Mrs. Baines. There has
never been anything happened in,this
locality that took snob a hold on the
people at large.
trer!`esabrooDr.
Chas. Dames has improved the ap-
penranco of his hotel, very materially,
by having a new verandah built,
Bessie White, a pupil of the Oran.
brook sobool, is very 01 but we trust
she will soon recover her usual good
health.
3. Youug, teacher of Ethel school,
Mrs. Young, E. T. blemmon and S.
E. Davies were visiting at A. Mc.
Kny'e on Monday last. We are pietie-
s' to see that Mr. Slemmon is im-
proving.
Quite a number of pupils were in
attendauoe at the opening of the Sab-
bath School in Knox church on Sun•
clay last. Vire trust that every effort
will be put forth to make the school
larger than it ever was before.
The township Oouncil talk of in-
vesting in a burglar proof safe for
the Treasurer. They have seen fit
in their ,oisdom to raise his salary to
$80 per annum. This is still below
what It should be considering the
eeenrlty he bee to furnish.
The body of the deooased James
Bird was found on Friday of last
week in a ditch on the farm of Peter
Robertson, lot 9, con. 9, Grey. An
inquest was hold iu Oraubrook at
wlnoleit was concluded that the do.
costed, Jas. Bird, came to his death
by accidental drowning.. The remains
of the deceesod were interred in the
Brussels eometory OD Sunday last.
itiCoa•rita+.
isatevai.
David McDontyld, of iflmat has be-
come a resident of our village.
The Council meeting last Friday
attracted a large number to the village.
Last. Sunday Jno. Caber lost a
valuable mare. She was valued` at
$120.
The trustees of our school are oak•
ing for tenders to build a fence iu
front of the sobool yard.
Arbor day is a week from next Fri
day, belay 7th, and we would suggest
that some trees be planted around the
school grounds.
James Spence has accepted of a sit•
uatiou in Mildmay as telegraph oper.
ator. Jim is a elevor operator and
we predict for him good euooess.
The residents of thel are pleased
that the body of Jas. Bird bas been
found and the sensation allowed to
ate, It was a sad ending° to a long
life, however.
David Dobson and wife started for
Irvine in the Northwest last week.
He will settle there for 10 while, at
least. They purchased their tickets
from Thos. Fletcher, Brusesls, per
0..P. R.
Hones BOUGHT.—Thos. Maundoro
has purchased the handsome Can•
alien bred horse "French Lion," from
Wm. Barrie, of Morrie, and WIMP
Hayden, of Gerrie. This well known
animal will be travelled over much
tho sane route as last year and will
be led by the same groom,
Last week Duuouu Oameron had
,the misfortune to get three of his fin -
gars hurt with the edging sate in the
saw null, Duncan is leader in the
brass band, so we have missed the
music since the accident; We hope
that ho will soon be able to resume
work, and also his place 'in the band.
Alex. Watt, tvho has boon section
boss here for more than four years,
leaves with his family this week for
Idaho. He has accepted of a situ.
ation on the Union Pacific Railroad.
Mr. and Mre. Watt have the best
wiebee of their Ethel friends. We
wish than a safe journey, and health
and prosperity 10 their new glome.
The Lpoknow Sentinel says ;—
'Lord Lovett' is the name of the new
bull -purchased this week by Edward
Gaunt & Sons, of West Wawaueeh,
from .David Milne, of Ethel, Ont. 13e
19 a very fine animal, and is,in the
opinion of cattle -mon, the moat pee -
feat specimen gl the Shorthorns ever
brought here. He was bred by J. &
W. Watt, of Salem, Ont., his sire be.
ing the famous bull 'Brampton Hero,'
the winner of marc fist prizes, sweep-
stakes, and gold models than any
other bull ever brought to Canada,
"Lord Lovell," when a calf, took first
prize in London, Torodtc, Hamilton
tend Ottawa.
Scuoon k7xAinlSATIO1C---Undor the
auspices of 3, A. Young, Coacher of
the Ethel school, assisted by A. lie.
:flay, of Oraubrook;a public eaaruiva-
Jno. ,.Bird, of concession 5, ie
the early bird that gets the worm,
On
letedothe job of sow 1 ig dneedonf last Week
12 scree of
flea and got it on, 10 good shape ,too.
Woaro pleased to Bear that Chas.
APazr, 80, 1886,
maintained by the pupils and the
promptness and intelligence with
which gnestions were answered nod
problems solved and explained clearly
demonstrated that lair, Young's meal,
nd of discipline end system of teach-
ing are appreeiatod by, the mile. In
spelling and mental arithmetic the
school did rtniarkably well. We eon-
jeoture with extreme probability, that
as long as Mr, Young ie lending the
of young of Ethel school there will be
no dauger of them falliug into the
ditch ou. tltei4' road to learning, The
Ethel school, notwibhetanding that it
to the largest in Cho town+bip, .is in
a prosperous condition. At the close
of the examivatiou the Revd. Dir.
Paul wag called to Cho (their, whco
short addresses were given by A.
McKay, of Oranbroolr, and Mears,
Siemmon and Dobson, trustees of the
school,
tiverciiit C seseraty" Notees.
Obid Sprague has been appointed
Scott Act Inspector for South Huron,
The Clinton New Era reports that
W, Craig, a well. known cattle, dealer,
of that town, bas absconded, leaving
numerous anemia debts amounting
variously from $50 to $2,800.
John Beattie, of Seafarth, who was
not appointed Police Magistrate for
the Counby of Huron, ince recoivod
the position of Division Court Claris,
vies L. Meyer deceased. The ap•
pointmenbis a good One.
The Wingbaru Advance says :—
The mnnieipelity of the township of
Turuberry has, during the past week,
lost an old, triedaud honored mom-
ber,iu the parson of Jas.. Heoniug,
who for years held the position of
depnbyreeve, and for five years pre•
nous to, and of the time of bis death,
hold the position of reeve. The de-
ceaeed was born in the county of Corn-
wall, England, ou the 5th of March,
1821, and same to Canada wheu nine.
teen yearn of age. He first • lived in
Wolfe Island, where he resided several
years ; was married in Kingston, and
after residing in Clarke live yeare, re-
moved intoTurnberry, where he has
continually resided until his death on
Thursday last. We can truly 'say he
was a most industrious, painstaking
and persevering man, a true type of the
Cordell men of old, who history Saye,
matched to London to demaud from a
powerful and despotic monarch the
reason why their faithful and doughty
champion, Sir John Trelawuy, should
be sacrificed at the altar of despotism
and treachery. With him right and
not might prevailed, and imbued with
this souse, coupled with, his qualifice-
tione of,tionest and perseverance, he
as a rule succeeded in carrying his
point and seeing justice done to all.
Ho was a mast unassuming man, and
one
"Whose manly strength wan grated with
He had the happy power to please." tease,
So high was he hold in the estimation
of his neighbors that he was solicited
to till the honorable pont of deputy.
reeve, which he held until the reeve
(ilir. Black) svitbdrew in January,
when by acolatnation be was elected
to fill the chair of the chief magistrate
of the municipality. How ably he
filled this is well knowu. Although
"there are as good fish in the sea Cas
over came out," we aro bold enough
to say that no more practical, faith-'
ful and unassumingly useful man can
be found to fill the reeve's abair and
command the respect of the council,
and the harmonious and satisfactory
conduct of the township business,
both at his own board and at the
comity council. In politica he wad a
staunch Conservative, and his loss
will be keenly felt by his party in the
township, He leaves a widow, three
sons and four daughters to mourn his
loss, who are all grown up and amply
provided for 'in this world's goods.
It il3needlees to say dist that fun•
oral ou Saturday last was to large
one, many of hie old aequaintaneee
from Winghatn paying the last sad
tribute to a departed friend,
f
:t.itehall, wim wee 1 0 111101 to (iodericli tion was held on 'Thursday a teruagn
a short tine ago for bolts; of iineound of last week. It being a dos dray the
tnind, is getting all right again. Ho majority of the ratepayers were busily
was not sent to London as the asy• engaged he tilling the soil and sowing
luta' was full We hope Ile may ful- the seer], consequently 1110 bomber of
ly recover and slice more rctttrrl to Ashore was not so large alt it other.
his home.
Big 13eer and throe of his head men
have been reloacd from gaol.
The 0. P. R, proposes to expropri•
ate he way ttloug the water front in
to the ventre of Toronto,'
Toronto barber,ypropose to ask 10
unto for a elle,° (no commutation),
add 20 eon's for hair leuttiog.
It is proposed to establish an in.
firmary and dispensary in oouuootion
with the Toronto House of Industry.
Ono million whitefish rry from the
Handwieb hatchery wore. turned into
Lake Erie at Port Sotoley an Satur•
daA number ofwilliughende gathered
together and no.er'oted the Methodist
Church sheds, Oopetmvn, wheel were
blown down reeout•'.y during a _hcavy
storm. •
The preliminary voters' het for West
Lambton contains 5,020 ensues. Judge
blaakenzie, the revising officer, re-
ceived 428 Conservative applications
and 877 Reform,
A committee has been appointed by
the Quebec Legislature to investlgOte
the frauds of which the Late J,.V. Gale,
of the Crown Lands Department, was.
guilty. The defalcatious is now put
at $70,000.
A Winnipeg dispatch says :—Four
mounted policemen deserted from
Prince Albert recently, and ,wore cap-
tured near Humboldt by Sergeant Mc-
Pherson. They were sentenced to one
year's imprisunmont at Regina.
Mayor Beaugraud, of Montreal, re
eeivod the following Tueeday morning
from Dir. Gladstone in oonliection with
the rosalntian%passed at Nordheimer's
Hall some time ago :—"I thank yea
for your telegram. I shalt road the
important resolution you mention
with interest." (Signed) GLADPToNE.
D. H. Scott, of Winnipeg, accused
of forgery on the Dfereheatd' Bank of
that city to the amount of between
$25,000 mud $30,000, and who ab
scowled to Mexico, was followed and
captured by:the Winnipeg chief of
police, who arrived at Halifax in
oharge of his captive tea Sunday night
and left for Wtantpog \louday after-
noon.
Mr. Duncan, Clear S. S. No. 17,
Dlaryboro',,. lost a cow in a singular
fashion the ether day. Hay had been
pitched down, land the fork was stick-
ing in it, when the cows . entered the
stable. One cow took a bite with a
toss of her head and sent • the fork in-
to the air. The fork fell on another
cow's back, piercing her severely.
The wounded animal rushed. out,
breaking the fork handle but leaving
the prongs id her bank. Sno bled
internally and died in a little while,
Clriltaacllieata News.
Smallpox has disappeared from
Smith's Falls.
Mr. Sleeman, of Guelph, has cone.
menced his long -threatened snit
against the Toronto and Hamilton
Baseball Association.
The election of members of the
House of assembly rfsulted in favor
of the Blair Government. The new
House will stand about 20 Liberals,
to 12 Conservatives for New Bruns -
Thu appeal to members of the Sal-
vation. Army for oontributioue towards
paying off the $25,000 balauae of oast
of the naw temple at Toronto was
nobly responded to Monday night,
when $4,280 were subscribed.. Among
tbo subscriptions were the New Bruns-
wiek and Prinee Edward Island Di-
vision, $1,000 Nova Seethe and New-
foundland, Divteion, $1,000', Toronto
cad Gelb Division, $500 ; Wm: Good-
win would have been, Rho' order erbaan, Toronto, $500.
NEW SHOP !
1i1ABM IN GREY FOR SALE BE-
A: 100
norou,aoufh. pari 10116 on 36 con., containing
IS acres, Let 141a parity eloarod, the hul.
once Troll
lob And 10 to wall adopt
ed for tarn,•
Inger grazing. bot 10 1s mostly Owed and
ender goad oulblvatlon, the htD iw well tint.
gored witliblaeltAsh. Will ,ill all 0050/1101
rosin parts to dolt the p aeon ouor. For 'further
parlloulers apply to the proprietor on the
premien., This lot is wa114rn1n}Fifa. AVERT
Messrs. Watts & McKagao take
pleasure' in informing the people
of Brussels;;and surrounding coun-
• try that they have opened a
Carriage and Morse Shoeing Flop,
on Thomas street, opposite the
Queen's hotel stables, Brussels,
where they are prepared to attend
to all work entrusted to them in tt
manner,, that guarantees satisfac-
tion every time.
All interfering or lame horses
treated on scientific principles. .
GIVE US A CALL.
Our work will speak for itself.
• Watts & McKague.
SELLING OFF
-CLOSING OUT.
Popuhr
The following stallions will stand
for the improvstneat of stook, this
season, ae follows
"nuoxr GETTER," (280].
Monday, will leave has own stable,
4t11 oon., Morrier and proceed north
on the centre aideroad, 8} utiles,.
thence east to W. J. Jobeston's, end
concession for noon ; thence to James.
town, thou east on the 2 ,l .000. of
Grsy,'81 miles, then north to Alex.
Robinson's for the night, Tueeday,
will proceed 1} milli north, then
east ou 2nd con., Howtek, to Hugh -
son's for noon ; discos 1} miles east,
then north 21 miles 0n sideroad, then
wear to Josoph Hunt'd for the night.
Wednesday, wilt proceed through
Gorrie, then 1} utiles east on 8111 con.
then north 'on aideroad to Jas. Gel-
braith's for noon ; tbeneo west on the
15th con. to the grovel, then to Wm.
Jobb's, Tnrnberry, for the night,
Thursday, will proceed west 1} rniles .
thou north 2k via Half -way House,
then to Robt. J. McKague's for noon ;
then west to the corner, and south to
tho Queen's hotel, Wingham, for the
night. Friday, will proceed to Stew. • •
art's hotel, Belgravo, for noon ; then
24.1. miles south to con. 0, Morris, then
oast to J. & C. Hagan's for the night. •
Saturday, will proceed east to the
gravel, then to Quoeu's hotel, Brus•
sale, for noon ; thence via 5th eon.
Morris, t0 his own stable, where he
will remain until the following Mon-
day. A. & 3. Speir, proprietors. Jos.
Webster, manager.
"pantos co, Doti ens."
Monday, will leave his o etable
and proceed to Bluevale for noon ;
thence to' Wroxeter, to King's hotel,
for one hour, then to(narrie, to Dane's
hotel for the night Tuesday, will
proceed north 24 miles, then west 2k
to \Vm. Weir's for noon ; thence to
Belmore for one hour, then to Amel-
side for the night. Weduesday; will
proceed north 1} miles, then to 'Tees.
water, Wylie's hotel, for noon ; then
to Half catty House for one (tour, then
to the Queen's hotel, Wingham, fur
night. Thursday, will proceed to .
Stewart's hotel Belgrave, for 0000 ;
thence to Blyth, blilne's hotel, for
night. Friday, will proceed to An-
drew Taylor's 12th & 18 Lb cons. -bels
lett, for ono hnnr, then, via Herlook,
to L. Twitter's for noon ; then to• the
bonudary, thou to Beiruas' ; Walton,
for one hoar, thou to 10a. Oerter's
8th eon., Morris, for night. Seta.day, will proceed to the Queen's leo.
tel, Brussels, for noon; thence to his
own stable wherehe will remain un-
til the following Monday. A. & J.
Speir, proprietors. Jas. $pelt•, man-'
ager.
• "ei n0G PRINCE OF NAVES."
Monday, will leaie his own stable,
lot 1, con. 7, Grey, and proceed to
Robertson's hotel, Ethel, for noon ;
thence south to the 91h and 10th eons.
then east to J. 1L Baker's for night;
Tuesday, will proofed to the Ilenfryn
road, then north to the 70h and 8th
eons., then east 1f -miles, then north
to Searle's hotel, Trowbridge, for
noon ; thence north to the 2nd con.
of Elma, then 1} • miles west, then
north on the boundary between Blum
and Grey, then west to Wm. Camp-
bell's for night. Weduosriiay, will
proceed to school honsel, Na. 8 Wal-
lace, then north on the 11ordwich
road to Jno. McDiarmid's, lot 20, eon.
2, Howick, for noon ; thence west 81
miles to the Gorrie road, then south
to Alex. Campbell's, oornor of Wal.
lace, for night. Thursday, wall .pro- .
need along the boundary of diowick
and Wallace 11 miles, thou west 14
miles, thou south 14 rniles, then east
to Donald LbDouald's far 11000 ;
thence south to 0th con. Grey, theft
west to W 1'ullard's toe night.
day, will proceed along tlao Sib and
dill cons., to the gravel road and thin
to his own stable for' the night. Set.
urday, ,viii prueeed to the t` u.r,tl :au -
tel, Bruesole, far noon ; tlt,tic t, hlo
own stable whorehu will Menem no.
in the following Monday morning.
The above route will bo iotstitlned
health and woatbor permitting. D.
& l). MoLuualtliti, proprietors.
The Whole Stook
—OF --
J. AJJ XMIBEit .
Dry Goods & Hillery
MUST BB SOLD OFF.
Terms Cash.
No Credit.
J. CHRISTIE, Trustee.