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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1886-5-7, Page 1VOL. XIII, Brussels Methinks' Institute. Tho annual meeting of the above institution Was hold on Friday even- ing of last week in the Institute room., Tito President, Bev. J. Roes, B.A., occupied the chair. The minutes oflast annual meeting read and passed. The Auditors' report was read and adopted. flfaved by W. H•,Korr, e000ndod by A. Hunter that Dr. Hutohineon be President for the ensuing year, and that a vote of thanks be extended to Rev. Mr. Ross for his past services as President. Carried. Moved by Dr.. Hutchinson, second. od by Jno. Shaw that F. S. Scott be vice President. Curried. 'Moved by Ino. Slum, seconded by P. S. Scott tbat A.. hunter be re-elect• ed Sec-Treas., and that the thanks of the Inetituto be tendered him. Oar ried, A. Straehan and W. H. Moss were re•appoiuted Auditors, Moved by W. IL Kerr, seoouded by A. Hunter tbat the following gentle- meu be Directors :—J. Shaw, Rev. J. Rays, E. E. Wade, W. B. Dickson, Geo, Rogers, J. R. Grant, Jno. Alex- ander and Rev. Wm. Smyth. Car- ried, `l be Librarian's report -was present. cd and rod and an account for kind- ling, wood, oil, leo., together with a balanno of salary ordered to be paid. J. Shaw, A. Hunter and Dr. Hutch - Mittel were appointed on a committee to attend to the necessary expenditure of money. BRUSSELS COUNCIL file regular meeting of the village Conucil was held in the Council sham. ber on t,londey evening of this week, Members all present, the Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last regular and special mootiug read and confirmed. The following accounts wore sented : lno..lfeadows, salary 0 57.50 H. E, Wade ro writ to Morris council 18.00 C. B. Cooper, balance of salary, 15.00 J. R. McComb, work on street, 4,76 S. Pearson, pre. „ ., It 1.25 W. Tait, • 0 0 0 L26 Mrs. Stacey, charity, 4.00 Mrs, Hart, 2.00 Jae. Dunford, hauling wood, 1,00 Moved by W. 11, Kerr, seconded by Jno. Wynn that tho above accounts bo paid Carried. A cammunieation was rear] from E. E. Wade, town solicitor, for instrue- tione concerning the Ronald suit. After a little discussion it was moved by Goo. Bteker, seconded by Jno. Wynn that the Reeve, Oouuoillore Vauetone and Kerr bo a Committee to interview Mr. Ronald on this mat- ter.. Carried. A letter ens also read from George Howe offering to pay $2,000 for the mortgage now held by the corporation on the woolen mill, so that he could raise money to put more machinery in the mill and thus do a much larger burliness. It was moved by W. H, Kerr, seconded by W. F. Vnatone that we accept of $8,000, °nab, from Mr. Howe for the mortgage. Carried. H, Dennis, in behalf of the cricket club, neked that the park be not leas- ed to anyone thie year for pasturage. Requoet granted. The question of keeping Halliday street open was introduced by the Reeve and ho was advised to see that it wae kept open. Applications wore made by Tlios. Mazwoll, ' Wm. Ainley, B. Driver, Joseph Laird Jae. H. 'Young and others for sidewalk and ditching, Referred to rho Street Committee. Tho Reeve advised the Council •to memorialize the Government to repeal the Scott Act and restore the Crooks Act, W. F, Vanetone moved that the Reeve and Clerk he a Committee to draft memorial. The motion was opposed by W. H. Kerr. 'There was no see. onder and the notion fell through. Moved by W. H. Kerr, seconded by Jno. Wynn that the Street Qom: mittee have tho Towe Hall cleaned and the necessary repairs attended to. Curried. Tho billiard license was introduced. Seaman Laird stated they' would pay $15 for the balance of the year, but no more. No notion taken. Council tifen adjourned to meet on tiny 25th es Court of Revision, Teemer has accepted Hanlan'e challenge for a race at Rockaway, N. Y., for $,6,000 a side during the first week in Attie. BRUSSELS, -ONTARIO, FRI®AY, MAY 7, I886 6IIG.n COMMUNICATION. Mee the Rand begins to play. • co the ltditor or TUE Poem. DearSir,—We, Brueselites, prid solves on our musical taetee and to tain extent justly so, for what with° pianists and violinists we °an also looai manufaoturerof the latter oh instrument. On my way up etre Saturday evening I was charmed w delightful tones of themusioal box, of A. 11. is the happy possessor, and la not by any means the least, is oar band and of that organization I w mako a few remarks. "They ought t uniforms and we, the said Bruit should see that they do have them. receive this year a grant from the C of, I believe, $100: That alone do run their instution and they have to up the balance from money. receive musical services and I am assured, b oral members of the band, that they have anything to divide among thews Now just look at their position. Th quite a portion of their time throe the year towards practising, so that may always be able to gives changes o gram, so as to be np with the times, n the summer months, when the west the most pleasant, not less than three ni each week is devoted by them to band poses. Now, a great many young man like to belong to bands but they do not like to give up half their week nights' in snob. service, so, I think, when we have in our midst some young men who do so, and some of them have dorm so for years, they should be encouraged by providing them with suitable uniforms so they may make a creditable appearance on parade, not but what they are s nice looking lot of young men promiscuously dressed. I see by a paragraph in a Mitchell paper that their band has just received uniforms. Clinton, Goderich, Wingham, Seaforth and Listowel bands are also nioelyuuiformod,.why should we be the only place of any size so far be. hind in this matter? From the great in- terest our bandsmen nava taken the past year they should have a few more instru. cents, which, rte their Bandmaster says, would build up the band to what it ought to be and which he greatly desires it to be- come. Now, I hope this article will be as seed sown on good ground and that the matter will not drop till we havo the satis- faction of seeing our boys better equipped and have tho pleasure of beholding thein, on parade in a nice, neat uniform. ' I am, Dear Sir, Yours, May Srd, 1885. A QITI$aN, •The Colonial khabition. Formally Opened by the queen. e 007. The Qreen formally opened the Colonial a 007. Lrxhibiticn at London, on Tuesday. The nr Indy weather was beautiful. Crowds gathered boasts along the route taken by Her areaway 'front Armin Buckingham Palace, and greeted her with et lase enthusiastic cheers, The main hall, in nth the which the opening ceremonies wore`oonduot- winioh ed was onowde5 with the elite of London, yr, but The large number of foreign princes and core- villago bidilled with the scoroelomats who dof Britished in rotileere pros. ieh to ent in glittering uniforms, served to make s o nava magnificent spectacle. The Princess of Bruits The Waloe, Duke of Edinburgh, Prinoo Henry of, own! Battenberg and hie wife Princess .Beatrice, doe not and the Princess Victoria of Germany led mnot the royal procession throughout the building, d for and wore followed by Lord Hartington, the y soy of other disttiinguished persons. Bari byand Mr', Glad. never 00000 was not present, y g ve The ceremonies at the inauguration of the The Colonial Exhibition were simple, consisting g l0ent .of a careful prepared program of music, the predentatioand in the colo l enparticipating in the Exhof an address to the ibition, tionueen , her is and a formai declaration by Her Majeety was per-ghts glAmongat the 8110P7 as thenumberen. ehusau"Moms, per- grand.weet Hoare," sung by Albani, and 'thrilled the vast concourse beyond expreseion. The immense oboir of oarefally-drilled voices, ac- companied by the great, organ and orchestra, rendered the hallelujah shores with power- ful effect. Following is the ode written by Tennyson, and sang with admirable effect by the choir: -- Welcome, welcome. With one voice In your welfare we rejoice. Sons and brothers, that have sent From isle, and cape, and continent, Produce of your field and flood, Mount and Slue and primal wood, Works of subtle brain and hand, And splendors of the morning land— Gifts from every British scion; Britons,, hold your own 1 May we find as ages ran, The mother featured fu the son; And may yours for ever be That old strength and constancy Which has made your fathers great in our ancient island state ; And where'er her flag may fly, Gloryingbetween sea and sky, Make the might of Britain known ; Britons, bold your own 1 ye in SO by tel lh an odf on Juno 2nd and continues for a week. The Clinton town council has been. asked to grant a bonus of $5,000 to start a boot and.ahoo facbory in that town. Goderich young men- run church entertainments and the young ladies move votes of thanks for their ser- vices, 'A Grand Bend (Huron County) man bas gone into , the business of raising polecats for their fare. There is said to be money in it. the$10 was French Canadian d�ianMiss s iona Exeter revois, a Queen's birthday is being arranged for at Exeter. Yruion cocarat, Noteee. Bider has 688 electors. No Arbor day at 'Goderich this 00. Some talk .of trying to have Exeter eorporated as a town. W. C. Charters, merchant at Hen• 1, has assigned, Blyth wante bo honor her Majesty celebrating the 24th. Lucknow Caledonian games will , to place on July let. Clinton gun club was downed by e Godericlf club by 4 shots. Clinton tits a population of 2781, Menage of 98 over last year. The Guelph Conference of the Meth - et church commences in Godericlf 6,000 pounds of cured hams and bacon Save,been eold by one shop in Goderich. The poop'lo go in on the "whole hog or none" evidently. The Mayor : or Clinton has pro- claimed the 711t of May as an Arbor Day for that'town, and rellueste the people to observe it as a holiday. The Warden's committee let tend- ersiu the county clerk's office on May 615 for two iron bridges, ono at Eg• mondviIle and' One at Port Albert. Enoch Morris, of Huliett, has fall. en a prey to oily -tongued sharpers and has signed a note ar agreement which will require him to pay $200 in hard oath fora "patent -feed steamer" or something of that sort; which is val. nelees. Oonsiderableofnterset is being taken in the stallion race for horses owned in .the Counties of Huron, Perth and 13ruce, will be trotted at Seaforth on September Srd, Thefoliowing own, ere hays made the second 'payment for their respective horses :--J, Camp - ball, Magician ; George Whitely, Oar. lisle ; E. Livingston; Itl'onntain Eitgia J. Ward, Mohawk Chief, A. Smith, Goderich Chief, and R. Thompsou, Golddust, Britain fought her sons of yore, Britain failed, and nevermore Careless of our growing kin Shall we sin our fathers' sin : Men that in a narrower day— Unpropnetio rulers they— Drove from out the mother's nest That young angle of the Wast, To forage for herself alone— Britons, hold your own t Shapers Of our glorious past. Brothers, must we part at last ? Shall not we through good and ill, Cleave to one another still P Britain's myraid voices call, Sons, be welded, eaoh and all, Into one Imperial whole— One with Britain, heart and soul; Ono life, one flag, one float, one throne ; Britons, hold your own 1 And God guard all. At the conclusion of tho ode the Queen pronounced the Exhibition opened, and pass- ed out, the choir singing "Buie Britannia." Her Majesty received an enthusiastic ovation. during her departure. The Queen attracted much .attention ,by her toilet. She wore a blank silk dress trimmed with beads and Taco, and a black bonnet relieved by a large whit° ostrich feather. Princess Alexander, wife of the Prinoo of Wales; was attired in a striped blue silk. The Crown Princess Victoria of Ger- many had on a moonlight satin dress. Prin- cess Louise, wife of the Marquis of Lorne, Wore grand sang do boef rote, Canadian News. On account of there being so few oelebratfone'thie year Gorrio tallies of holding one. A Toronto convict has been shot while attempting to escape from the Kingston Penitentiary. Ths steamer Dominion, of the Dom- inion lino, was the first ocean steam- ship to pass np rho ht. Lawrence this season. A little boy named Thomas Da was son, living in •Sarnia township, by a instantly killed a few daye ago kink from a horse. spec - Judge Macdougall has Axed s of. nal time for hearing the appeald on Toronto women wrongly edesoribevid- the amassment rolls, James King and John Wilson have been committed for trial on the charge of murdering •Bailey and his hired man in Koppel township. Tlie.Hanoyer hotels tried the .ten cents a glass business for two days last week, btit found it wouldn't pay Prices then fell, and the five tient. system was again "adopted. A St, Louie cattle oompany' have scoured 2,000,000 acres °fiend in the., ,Northwest for grazing purposes. In a few years the land tip there will be all given away and the settler on the look out for a location will 'hay's to graze on the glacier fields a little to the north until some foreign eompauy starts a walrus ranch, when the set. tier will be anted to move or pay rent. 1 Archdeacon MeKay hae' been ap- pointed Indian Agent at Battleford. Galt has a population of 6,814, an increase of 808 over last year. Cardinal Tesehereau knee ,prohibite ed Catholics joining the Knights of Labour, Libel suits have been commenced in Montreal against the Mail for $25,- 000 damages. The Canadian Athletic News is the name of a new paper about to be etarted in Montreal. One million young whitefish were placed in the lake opposite Toronto last week. Great destitution prevails among the poor in the lately inundated die• treats of Montreal. Nearly six hundred dollars gas al- ready been collected in •Ottawa to- wards the relief of the distress in the welt of Ireland, , • In the libel suit of Wills against The Belleville Ontario the jury re- turned a verdict for the plaintiff but no damages. Justine Proudfoot has delivered e judgment holding Henry O'Brien's letter in the Howland mayoralty case a contempt of court, The Penman Manufacturing Com- pany, of Paris, Ont,, one of the larg- est knitting faotories of the Province, voluntary adopted the ten,hour sys- tem. A quantity of rmote of Canadian plants and wild flowers to be planted in the grounds of the Colonial Ex- hibition at London, were shipped from Ottawa Wednesday', Orange Lodge 227, of Ottawa, has passed a resolution of sympathy with the Loyalists of Ireland, and forward- ed a money grant to assist them in their struggle to maintain "The in- tegrity of the empire:" The Provincial estimates' for rho ensuingyear were presented in the Nova Scotia Hogse of Assembly this afternoon. The estimated .revenue is placed at $600.284, andthe-estim- atorl expenditures amounts to $597,- 185. Messrs. 3..5. Hamilton & •Oo., of Brentford, sole agents for the Dona - inion for the Pelee Island Vineyards, forwarded their exhibition of Pelee island wines to the Indian anti Ool- anis], Exhibition at London, England, on Wednesday. The lumber barons of the North- west have swooped down on Louis. iana and efissiseippi and secured 1,• 848,900 acres of desirable lands at $1.25 an aore. It is estimated that the tracts contain 15,000,000,000,000 feet of intending. timber.. An Order•in-Qounoil was passed Wednesday for the release , of five Indians imprisoned for complicity in the Riel rebellion, Two half-breeds named Pierre Henry and Jas. Short have also been ordered to be released; both were connoted withthe rebellion. 'A largo life-size, full length oil painting of the late Prinoo Albert and Her Majesty in her bridal attire pur- chased from the heirs of the Late Dr. Marsden, bas been plaoed in the Ae• sembly Chambers at Quebec. It is said the Government paid $1,500 for it. An Ottawa correspondent of an American paper says that the negotia- tions between the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Pacific for a fusionpf their undertakings have bean resum- ed that the Canadian Pacific was 'as• sided rather than opposed on theEng- lieh market during the negotiations for the issue of the $20,000,000 bonds. The oorrespondent gives no. facie that support his statemeets. At the Welland assizes, Geo. A, Hill sued Wm. Ronnie, a Beadsman of Toronto, for $7,45, claiming that amount of damage in consequence of Iwo pounds of seed which he purchas- ed from the defendant as flat'putoh cabbage, and turnedoutto be a had variety of Sootah kale. The defence was that the seeds ware not gitaran. tend, neither have they been paid for. The jury returned for the plaintiff' for $5.50. Thousands were unable to obtain admission to the Salvation Army Temple, Toronto, the occasion being a hallelujah wedding. The contract. ing parties wore Capt. Ben Beatty, of Perth, and Capt. Mattie Calhoun, of Hanover. ' Marshall Booth condttet• od the special marriage serviette pre - Berthed by the organization, and then handed over the couple lei Rev,, Me. Matthews, of Parkdalo, who joined them together in the bonds of inatri' moray; `Toronto store elerkssaare agitating fora weekly half holiday, tFougog Paper bldll at Lindsay was deatroyed by fire Friday, 'Toronto police Friday night shot a man in the sot of firing a building, Lake Sim000 bas been withdrawn from the liet of pigoee set apart for fteh•breeding. Jas. 13. Good, sued by the Temper- ance Colonization Company for eeile, obtained n verdict on the ground that he was an infant, Persona passing Dr. Wild's church on their way to work Friday morning about 8 o'clock, were surprised to see a large poster stack upon the church door, whioh read:—'Sed news 1 Dr. Wild and Dr. Potts eommitted 001- eide this morning on aeeount of their Homo Rule." The Oily Oommissioner ie held censurable, but in a lees degree than the Engineer, for not having reported this error. The City Commissioner is also reported guilty of negligence in not inspecting rigidly and frequent. ly the materials brought on the ground, and in excuse for this neg. ligenoe the judge points out that the Commissioner had more. On Saturday, the Scott Act went into effect in Brant, Leede and Gren- ville, Kent, Lanark, Lennox and Addington, Elgin, Lambton, St. Thomas, Wellington, Fronbona°, Lin- coln, Middlesex, Victoria, Ontario, Peterboro, Northumberland and Dar - ham, Brome and Chicoutimi, Que. and Guysboro, N. S. The Aot will be in operation in sixty-throo of the oouuties and cities of the Dominion, Tho Act was carried in St. Johu, N. B., ,County on Wednesday. Tbero is now no doubt that the fall wheat in this vicinity is somewhat "patehy"--that is that all the fields heve,patobes in them where the plant has beau killed by water and ioo dur- ing the winter. Some fields are of course much worse than others, but nearly all the farmers we have con- versed with since the warm weather set in make the same complaints, only varying in degree. as a rule, the wheat in the remainder of the fields looks strong and healthy, and is growing finely,—Galt Reporter. Ottawa has another sensation, Matthew McMahon, of Ashburaham, went out walking with a young lady, and after parting with her to go home be met a tall woman with her face concealed in a cloak, who threw oil of vitrol in his face and fled: At a later hoar an attempt gas made to throw the liquid on the young lady with whom Molilahon had been walking, but it was nusucoessful, The only vitrol throwing to which Ottawa ie Ito- auetomed is that which occurs across the House of Cotnmons, and this out- side use of the corrosive has caused considerable alarm. The canny seafaring men of the Clyde are said to dissent very strong- ly from the deoision of the court of inquiry into the Oregon disaster. A despatch belle tie that the general opinion on that centro of nautical knowledge is adverse to the conclus- ions of the Wreck Commissioners' Court, The Sooteiah News laments the inconeietenaies of the judgment and broaohos an iogeuious theory, which, ae it no doubt represeute the opinions of Scotch exports, is entitled to due consideration. The theory is that the Oregon, running at a speed of eighteen knots an hour, struck the stern instead of the bow of the schoon- er, and that the force of this blow made a hole in. her side which event- ual] caused her lose. Easter yarns are quite .I ientiful, The Hamilton Times- has ono that rivals some of our late hen stories. It is as follows a "A city man tolls this timely yarn. He says that be brought some green dye intending to Dolor some eggs for his oliitdron for Easter �r and laid the package on a bench iii the backyard and. forgot about it. When he thought, to get it he disoov- ered-that his hone had eaten Most of the dye stuff. The next day he found three bright green eggs in the nest, the next day three more a shade or two lighter, the third 'clay the eggs had just the.elightest tinge of green and the fourth flay they rosuthed their natural appearance,"' The Brantford Ekpositer hits another to the effect that "Mie, J•$1iu Watson, of the Paris road, has a white Poltin duck that has been exerting itself for Easter, evidently, laying an egg on 'Thnreday that measttreit 9,� by 7,} in ciroum• ietenes. The duck Was bred by Mrs. John Alexander, Cninsville."