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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1886-5-28, Page 44 THE BRUSSELS POST, �l 1 Tbirty miles of the Qn'Appall° & b 111 ail. ' 4105. Long slake Railway will be built this year. FX>'IT) 17 , 1X 1x 28, 1886 A syndicate of four aro digging ro Ifie embalm flits lit Newularltet for a - _-- pot of gold suppoeed to have been Walton, I buried there many years ago. Last Tuesday Annie Mead, second 1 On the evening of the Queen's Birthday the Oshawa Branch of the Salvation Army oloeed a throe clays' engagement with the great enemy. funeral Reform loaders visit - noon, the interment being made at ed Richland recently and shortly after. the Brussole cemetery. ward the local Ooheorvativo Oath handed in its resignation, The Erie & Huron Railway has paid the $600 demanded by the Mich. igen Central for right of way at Court• right, and the crossing war has ceas- ed. The Port Oolborno gas well has been eunk to a depth of 1,281 feet, but the head of gas is not yet strong enough to warrant a cessation of op- erations. Guelph papers publish the names of votere against whom the, or iu whose behalf, appeals have been made, and urge their attendance at the Courts of Revision. Alex. Hamilton, of Thurlow, has just bad it small tumor sueeeesfully removed from his (lice, and another, weighing 9a pounds, taken from his breas 1. Jacob lathier, of Salem, exhibits an egg laid by a Drahtua pullet which measures three inches in length and 7i ivalies in circumference. The pullet is oonvalescont. A. witness in a Scott Ant, case at Oshawa testified that he had applied for whiskey and goose oil to rub on a fame shoulder, but hid been success- ful in getting goodie oil only. The ladies of Truro, N. S., have or- ganized au early closing movement, and bave interviewed all the mer- chants of the town with a view to the furtherance of their object. Seed oats have been advanced to Northwest settlers who suffered by the rebellion, on condition that, two bushels shall be returned after Har- vest for every one advanced. Brockville Young Liberals have filed 279 appeals for hearing at the Court for the ravisioa of the Pro- vincial voters' list, and have added manna names at the prelimiuttry the Dominion lists. Hanlan expresses himself well pleased with Beach's acceptance of his challenge, and Peals confident of victory. He will not be able to state when he will leave for England un• til be hears from his friends there. New Brunewiclr fishermen aro er- perienoing great difficulty in driving on small streams owing to the sear• city of water. On the Keswick, the Oromocto branches, the Nackawiok, and the Salmon Rivers a large num- ber of drives are hung up. A child of Mr. Dodge, of Gordon. villa, a few days ago suddeuly fell to the floor, gasped for breath, struitgled feebly a few momenta, and expired. Upon examination a pea was found in the windpipe, which fitted so ex- actly in the passage that breathing was impossible. Poterboro' hotelkeepera will appeal against the decision of the Polies Magistrate imposing fines upon them for violation of the Scott Act, on the ground that 60 days did not elapse between the day the returns were mode and the first of May, and that therefore the Act is not in force. A Smithtown farmer pit his horse in the yard of a Poterboro' citizen without the citizen's consent, in order to escape the fifteen oente imposed by the hotel keepers -for stabling accom- modation, and he was nob permitted to take it nut until he had deposited fifteen cents in the citizen's. palm, Un the recommendation of the Gov ernor•General of Canada, the bronze medal has been awarded by the Brit- ish Board of Trude to Napoleon Com- eau, for, with the assistance of his brother, saving the lives of three per. sone in the St. Lawrence under oir- cum8tanoes of great gallantry, on Jan, 20th and 21st. The mines at Kootenay, B, 0.. have been suceesafuly worked during the winter months. There is ti large quantity of ore on the dumas await- ing the conetruction of the Kootenay Railway to some railway transporta- tion. Al the town of Radnaid six or eight houses have sprung up on the prospect of opening the Goat River quartz minas. On Thursday night last the premis- es of Samuel Jackeon, of ,Puslinoh, were visited by unknown peraouu, who removed one of the wheels from his seed -drill and put it on the stable, took a wheel from agang.plough and hid if under a fanning mill. tore up the pump platform, removed the pump from the well -and threw it into an ad- jacent swamp,•and carried an ox -,yoke sa epiintar me in 101111 01 With a nerve, a distance of thirty rods from the. and despite all that medical assistance barn. This ie the third time that Mr. eould do lockjaw ensued, lints the Jackson has suffered from ilepceda. little fellow dicd in intense agony. tions of a similar nature. slaughter of Rev. T. J. Sabine, cued after It severe illness of several weeks, aged 8 years end 8 months. The f 1 took plane on Thursday after - Jas. Laird and A. Delgatty are fending a lot of flogs at the Walton choose factory. They have purchas- ed 1.40 fine Dues already and aro pre- pared to take more if they got what they want. Full information inay be obtained from either of tlio above gentlemen. The Queen's Birthday was-oelebrat- ed in duo form here and a big time put in. In the horse races some good work was done. The three minute trot was won by 'Tiros. Hall's "Judy," of Brussels ; 2nd by B. Lang's "Wildare," of Ethel. The runuingrrace taken by horses owned by J. Dundee aud Joseph Campbell. A series of athletic games and sports followed, the bull: of the prises being won by Messrs Carter, Dill and Mo- Artor. The list of prize winners will appear next week. Northwest Notes. A fire at Brandon destroyed Par- eish's warehouse. Loss, $2,000. Rev. C. 13. Pitblado, of Winnipeg, has been elected Moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. S. 11. Barre, Professor of dairyiug at the Ontario Soliool of Agriculture, is delivering a series of lectures throughout the Province. The Manitoba Government is being . urged to send a representative to the Colonial Exhibition. Oaptain Clarke is mentioned for the position. A. severe windstorm was experienc- ed last week at Selkirk. The roof was blown off the North-West Timber Company's saw mill, and a house was blown over. Mr, Norquay'e Hudson Bay rail- way Committee met last work and elected the Premier chairman. It is said the Premier will not go so far as the Opposition request, and guarantee 0 per cent. interest on six and a half millions of the company's bonds. The Local Legislature has passed n resolution censuring Mr. Abbott, of London, for a statement he made at the Grand Trunk meeting reflecting on the line of the Manitoba and Norlh- Westeru railway as running through an absolute wilderness. Canadian News. Tbero are 76,000 cattle in the im- mediate vicinity of Fort MacLeod. A grand Lodge of the I. O. G. T. for British Columbia has been or- ganized. Four Mounted Polioemen have de. serted from fort MacLeod aid creased the boundary. Parkhill bas organized a Temper- ance League to aid in the enforce- ment of the Scott Act. The Edmonton coach was delayed for four daye near Calgary last week by a snow blockade. The price of hawkers' and portiere' licenses in Bruce county is $100, not $10, as stated a few days ago. The burning of the barns of Wm. Arnold, of Mulmur, is chargs against opponents of the Scott Act. Soldiers of the St. Catharines branch of the Salvation Army are on strike against an order prohibiting the wear• ing of bustles.. Ndminations for the Nova Scotia Legislature have been placed for June lst, and polling on Juno 17th. Norwich district meeting of the Methodist church has passed a reso- lution asking for a change in the Dominion Frauohise Act. Over a million bushels of grain are reported to be en ronto from t'hieago to Montreal, and the prospects for large grain shipments from the latter port are regarded as goad. Boeing for oil is about to be com- menced by a number of farmers near Sbeguisndah, on Manitoulin Island. The indioatione are regarded as eu- oouraging. The find is in the same belt as the Wokyimekong Wells, which were worsted twenty years ago, and nuc of which would flow four or five barrels a day. A seven.year.old son of James P. Elliot, of Warwick, ran 11 sputter in• to his leg between the ankle and the lune. A week afterwards his parents discovered the wound in his leg, re- moved the splinter, and applied peel- tires. It seems, however, that the Zion. L. 8. Huntington is dead. l$Beaeb has a0eepted Ilauian'e chal- lenge. There aro six imbeciles iu the Hastinge County gaol, Orangeville had is $5,000 are on Wodneeday night of last week. The Mohawi• nation will hold a po. litioal pie -nue on Dominick Day. Oehava citizens complain of the lax enforcement of the cow bylaw. Thirty thousand salmon trout fry have been distributed in Orford Lake. 'Montreal Couuail has ratified the agreemeut to light the city with elect tresity. The nlorohente of Granby, Que., have combined to adopt the four months' credit system. Tho St. Andrew's °buret). of Luger soli voted on n proposition to inure• dace an organ and only seven voted nay. The Prince Edgard Island Legis- lature sat for five weeke, paved nine- teen Acts, and oast the Province $12,000 King and Wtleou, °barged with complicity in the Koppel murder, have applied fur bail, which has been grant - in the sum of $12,000 for each prie cued. The new Manitoba Liquor License Bill has been amended so as to pro. vide for the closing of hotels at 11:80 p. m. deriug five days of the week and 113 10 p. tai. on Saturday. The great slaughter and rapid dee appearance of fresh water trout iu British Columbia has given rise to an agitation for a gams fish preservation Society or an anglers' union. During a resent thunderstorm Geo, Mitchell, of Brimless, lost six. fine two-year-old cattle by lightning. The lightning struck a basswood tree wader which they wore huddled for 'shelter. Engineers who have been watched the snow -elides in the Selkirks clilr• ing the winter month, report that about five miles of &bedding will have to be built on the Canadian Pacific. An old squaw named "Sally" and her husband, who lived near Selkirk, have died from the effects of eating a calf that had been poisoned and was left lying on the flats. They may harp mistaken the carcase for a chunk of Dewdney'e pork. Jno. Middleton, a non-union con- ductor on n Toronto street car, yelled "scab" at W. R. Hodgson, driver of a Knight of Labor 'bus, while the oar and 'bus were passing each other. Middleton for doing so was fined $10 and costs or 30 days. Chief Pia -pot attended a lecture de= livered by N. F. Davin at Region last week. He was arrayed in a now black suit and a white blanketfbr the occa- sion. When Mr. Davin had conclud- ed, Pia -pot ascended the platform and added a vigorous peroration in Oree. The Prince Edward Island Govern- ment has introduced a 130110 abolish the Legislative Couuoil, to increase the member's qualification from 8,50 to 4600, and to provide that voters must be essidents of the Province five years instead of ono year as at pres- ent. A young man named Robt. McKen- ny, employed in a mill at New Edin. burgh, was very seriously injured a few days eines'. Fifteen years ago his brother fell from a pile of lumber in the same yard and was killed, and two years ago another brother had a leg freatured in the same spot. Applee have been so plentiful this spring that in some plots of Western Ontario farmers have emptied. their cellars into the cider press. Fruit that would scarcely pass for the mar- ket will make excellent cider, richer even than the same fruit would have made in the fall when it was not so well ripened. The daughter of a Belleville board- ing-house keeper bought a pair of $8 shoes a few days ago, and invited one of the firm to call at the house forpaymen, iven a chair whichhimmedi•.ately He aaiand wcollas apsed beneath his weight. The lady assess- es the value of the chair at $2 and seeks to make it an offset against the boots. J. D. Baroelow, of Brookville, lost his poetoffieo key and a few days afterwards became aware that hie postofl`ioe box was being systematic- ally robbed, A watch was kept and n boy nine or ten years of age was caught in the act of opening the box with Mr. Baroelow'e key. The Loy had also a second postomiee key in his poaseseion. He is supposed to be the tool of some older poreon. ° 'There is a crossing war iu pr'ngrese at Oourtright, on theMiebigau Cent. ral Railway. The M.O.R. authorities will not allow the Erie and Huron crossing to be laid until a satisfactory sum for the right of way ie agreed up. on, An M.C.R. engine is constantly stationed at the o>•ossing, and a num- ber of policemen have been engaged go preserve order and to prevent the Erre and Huron werltmen rnnloving 1 the engine by force. MAX 28, 1886. Tho Oonnell Of Ma Corporation of i110 &cun- ty of Huron, wnllmoet in ills Court Room in the Town of Woaerlah on TUI SDAY, JUNE ler, NEXT, All accounts against the Corporation mu t bo son in bafoto tbo roacend any of meeting(. 40.2 1'1.0]91) A»ATfao 1, ark The 'dale (if a Sowing Ili<av ' chole iu. Bello I there folks 1 I toll you what There's come a man to town, Sowing Machines to make as good as new — A man of groat renown. Well this is a fact I'm glad to hear, Am proud he lat as know As our machine is wrecked so bad liaet !light it would not sew. I straightway, to Yausiokle wont And bold him of my trouble, his gave the "thing" un overhauling And made it saw 8 -double. What kind you have he does not care Au old 000 or the latest, He'll make it sew all kinds of goodo, From the thinest to the thickest, So all "mixed np" as I have been Jost do as I have done, Make hhn acquainted of the fact And he'll make ib sow litre fun. And after this you've freely done I'm sure you won't repent, The machine will have to do its work Or he don't charge a cent. A better chance you can't expeot Since you've no risk 10 r00, You've got a chance to test its work Before he does you dun. JAS. VANSIOKLE. THE WILSON FOUNDRY. AT GREATLY Reduced Prices i Wo have on hand the !following, viz. :—Lancl Rollers, Plows, Har- rows; Scalers, Horse Powers, Straw Cutters, Turnip Cutters, Grinding or Chopping Mills, best made, and 1 good second hand Lumber Wagon. Take Notice, We have started a Planer and Matcher to work. Parties wishing to have Lumber dressed and match- ed, or flooring sized, tongued and grooved may rely on getting first - class jobs on the most reasonable terms. Repairs of all kinds promptly attended to ab the Brussels Foun- dry. ' Wm. R. Wilson. IMPORTANT TO DAKOTA SETTLERS. LAND COMMISSIONER SPARKS' FAM. OU8 ORDER OF APRIL Bnn RE- VOKED BY SEORETARY LAIIXAR. Honest settlers not bo made to suffer be- cause of a few disreputable characters. Reported Resignation or Removal of Sparks. Washington, D. C., Special Telegram, April 7.—The text of the order of revocation and a history of the order of April 8 were laid before each member of the cabinet at yesterday's meeting. The language of t'1e order of revocation was approved as it stomas. Ib is said that if auy evasion of the order is attempted, Mr. Sparks will be called on to resign. TEXT OF TUB ORDEL. Following is the fall text of the order of revocation :—Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C., April G.—To the Coin - minimum of the General Land Offen :—Sir, On April 8, 1886, you issued the following order Practice, 8nepotision of Entries—Final action in this office span all entries of the public land, except private cash entries and such scrip locations as aro not dependent upon acts of settlement and cultivation, is suspended in the following looalitiee, All west of the first guide meridian west in Kansas ; all west of range 17 west in Ne- braska ; the whole of Oolorado, except laud in the late Ute reeorvatious ; all of Dakota, Idaho, Utah, Washington, Now 'Mexico, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada ; and that portion of Minnesota north of the indemnity limits of the Northern PaoiOo railroad and east of the indemnity limits of the St. Paul, Minneapolfe & Manitoba railroad. In ad- dition, final action in this office will be sus. pended upon al timber entries under the act of June 8,1878, also upon all eases of desert laud entries. [Signed] W. A. X. Snake, Commissioner. Whatever necessity may have existed at the time of rte promulgation has ceased to bo sufficient to longer continue an order suspending all notions, and involving in a common condemnationthe innooeut and tho guilty, the honest and the dishonest. While.): earnestly urge the exorcise of the strictest vigilance to prevent by all the agencies within our power, the coneumma- tion of fraudulent or wrongful land ciaims, yet, when the vigilance of all those agencies shows no substantial evidence of fraud or wrong, honest claims should not be delayed or their consideration rofue1cl on general reports or rumors. The above order ae is. sued by you is therefore revoked, and you will proceed in the regular orderly and law - 6111 consideration and aieposal of the claims suspended by it. Very respectfully, [iignedl L. Q, 0. Laval, Soorotary. r� F fbTHE 64130WS BEST FRIEND COURT OF REVISI1.;N. l.1 Township of Horris. 'Totloa is hereby gluon that the Mnoiet•mt Council of the Corporation of the Township of Morris will moot ng( a Court of llevielon, at the Town Rail, on MONDAY. MAY 31s1 i886. At tbo hour of ie o'clock a, m Parties interested will govern themselves accordingly, Morris, itay0cb,1880. WOl, eLAitlC, Olork, LEIONAN GAMES! Northwestern Circuit. Games will be held in connection with this series at BRUSSELS, Tuesday, June 22. PAISLEY, Wednesday, June 28. WINGHAM, on Friday, Jnuo 251 Good Program. Watch for it. F. S. SCOTT, J. T. ROSS, Chief. Secy. BRUSSELS Woolen Mill. Any Quantity of 11008 WANTED Hilliest :1Iarket Price PAD) IN Cash or Trade I have in stock a good assortment of Blankets, Shirtings, Flannels, fine and coarse, Full Cloth, Fine Tweeds, Coarse Tweeds, Yarns, &e. Also an assortment of Cotton goods. 1 rum now propareo. to take in Carding, Spinning, Weaving, &c. Satisfaction G ,anateedtr KNITTED GOODS MADE TO ORDER. 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