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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1886.
'tCUIMIINICIi'1111 N-ATIBKAItEEkN."
(lizttza:nlz TUE LAND Or YOnitI0ATnZnI,)
A disagreeable day but a splendid ex-
hibitlon or athletic sports.
' Tho eighth annual celebration of Brus-
sels Caledonian Sooioty was held on Vic-
toria Square last Tuesday. Tho grounds,
seats, ,tondo, &o. worn got in shape in good
time, a tip-top prize net had been prepared
a full quota of athletos, pipers, dancers and
visitors was assured and it was expected
we would have the largest number of spec-
tators ever seen on the grounds when, with
what seems 10 be the usual fortune in con-
nection with our gamma, a drizzling rain,
or heavy Sootolr mist, set in and kept up
nearly the whole day, much to the disap-
pointment of tho Committee of manage -
wont and placing at a discount all hopes
of a surplus from the games.
Tho Brussels Brass Band was early astir
and marched to the station and met the
frame from the south and north and
throughout the day very ably performed
thoir part of the program.
The game, commenced at 1 o'clock and•
despite the occasional showers the whole
series of sports were carried through, not
an event being missed.
On the ground we noticed the following
well known athletes :-Dowse, of Chicago,
Scott, of Port Huron, Doupe, of Kirkton,
Turner, of Wiertoc, Sullivan, of Saginaw
City, Carrot, of California, Davis, of Lon-
don, Case and Bennett, of Hamilton, San.
dors, of Galt, Tremble, of Toronto, and a
number of lesser lights. In the heavy
weights there was Smith, of Woodstock,
Perrie, of Brussels, Currie, of Park Hill,
Harrison, of Goderich, McPherson, of
Lnoknow, and Carrol, of California.
Pipers Moon, Ireland and Ross looked
after the bag -pipe playing in great shape
and kept up the music for the dancers.
The familiar faces of J. Fothoringham, of
London, A. Anderson, of St. Marys, D. S.
Johnston, of Toronto and A. McPherson, of
Lucknow, were observable on the platform
in tho Highland danoers. The following
young folks sustained their narks well in
the same line: -J. Ballantyne, Brussels,
F. Wilton, F. McLellan, Alice Croydon, R.
McKay, Lydia Anderson, and Dora Taylor,
London, Kate and Bella McPherson anti
Aggie Itankin, of Woodstock, Harry and
Alex. McIntyre, of Luoknow. The dancing
of the children appeared to be a very en-
joyable feature to the spectators.
There was nothing particularly notice-
able in the foot races as Case and Bennett
had it all their own way in the mile race,
and Davie was ditto in the 100 yard ram.
The } mile and hurdle ranee were hotly
contested. The molt race and jockey race
created considerable amusement, while the
old man's race elicited cheers as J. Bird,
G. Pirie and W. Smith covered the course
in double quick time. Dowse lead all the
competitors in vaulting and run high jump.
Doupe's 43 feet, 6 ,inoboe, in the run-
ning hop, step and jump could not be
touched and all through the various jumps
good work was done as the prize list will
show. The prizes were well divided in the
heavy weight contest Perrin got 91 feet, 7
inches, with the heavy hammer and 116
feet with the light hammer. In potting
the light shot MaPborson, with apparent
ease, knocked off 47 feet. D. Smith was
the only competitor who turned the oaber.
There were a lot of good men in these
events.
The sparring contest brought out Har-
rison, Case, Tremble and O'Hern. Har-
rison was the best man. O'Hren was
knocked down twice, but as the sparring
was with soft gloves no ono was damaged.
There was nothing more exciting the whole
day through than the tug-of-war, which
took place between teams from Morris
township and Brussels. The Morris boys
were a little too heavy for the town pullers,
and walked them over the scratch, after a
good stiff pull, twice and Thus won the $25.
Morrie men, captained by Nelson Currie,
were: -John Currie, James and Joe. Bow-
man, John and Thos. McLennan, Goo. Kerr
Ed, Brewer, S. Calbiok, M. M, Cardiff and
Geo, Robb. Brussels men, led into the
fray by Lion Alexander, were :-W. F. Van -
stone, Gordon Mooney, A. Currie, Silas
Jaokeon, D. Ewan, C. Waterer, R. Beatty,
T. O'Neil, T. Davidson, P. Mc8wan, with
Councillor Calbiok on the one side and
Councillor Vanstone on the other the teams
Were balanced as far as municipal matters
were concerned. We append the following
prize list Which will be the best proof of
who 414 the beat work: -
Standing long jump-Tnrner, 10 ft. 93
in.; Scott, 10 ft. 63 in. ; Sullivan, 10 ft. 23
in.
Standing hop, atop and jump -Scott, 81
ft. 9 in. ; Sgllivan, 80 ft. 11 in. ; Turner,
80 it. 63 in.
Standing high jump-Snilivan and Scott
tied, 5 ft. 1 in. ; Turner, 5 ft o 30 £1. 1 in, ;
Running long j p- p r
Dowse, 10 ft. 10 in.; Scott, 10 ft. 5} m.
Running hop, step and jump-Doupe, 48
ft, 6 in,; Dowse and Scott tied, 89 ft. 8 in,
Bumming high jump -pewee, 5 ft. 7 in.;
Doupo, 5 ft, 6 in.; Scott, 5 ft. 6 in.
Vaulting with polo-DoWse, 10 ft. 4 in ;
Scott, 10 ft. 8 in.; ,Coups, 10 ft., 1 in,
Throwing heavy hammer-Perrie, 01 it.
7 in.; Smith, 91 ft, ; Carrel, 87 ft.
Throwing light hammer--Smillt, 117 ft.
1pin, ; Porde, 116 ft.; Darrel, 111 ft. 9t in.
Patting light shot-MoPhcrson, 47 fl. 1
in. ; Currie, 46 ft. 8 in.; Porno, 48 f1, 5 in.
Putting heavy shot --Currie, 88 ft. 6 in, ;
Harrison, 32 ft. 8 in, ; MoPhereon, al ft. 10
in.
Tossing oaber-Smith.
Throwing 50 lb. -Smith, 28 51.6f in. ;
Carrol, 22 ft. 93 in. ; Petrie, 22 ft. 6i in.
Sparring competition --Harrison, Bennett,
O'Hern.
Best piper, March -Ireland, Moon, Bos,.
Beet piper, Straspey and Beel-Ireland,
Moon, Rose.
Beet piper Pibrooh--Troland, Moon, Ross.
Best dancer, Highland Fling -Moon, An-
derson, Johnston.
Best dancer, Gillis Callum -Anderson,
Moon, Fothoringham,
Bost dancer, Reel of Talloch-Moon,
Johnston, Fothoringham.
Best dancer, Sailor's Hornpipe -Ander-
son, Fothoringham, Johnston.
Best boy dancer, Beal of Tallooh-Wil-
son, MoKay, Ballantyne.
Best boy dancer, Highland Fling -Mc-
Kay, Wilson, Ballantyne.
Best girl dancer, Highland Fling -K. Mc-
Pherson, Anderson, Rankin.
Best girl dancer, Roel of Tulloeh-K. Mc-
Pherson, Anderson, Rankin.
Boat dressed man, Highland coslume-
Johnston, McPherson, Moon.
Best dressed boy -McKay, McIntyre, Mc-
Lennan.
Jockey race -Scott & Sanders, Davis &
Tremble, Case & Bonnett.
One mild race-Osse, Bennett, McKay.
. 3 mile race -Sanders, Tremble, Bonnett.
100 yard race -Davis, Tremble, 'ase,
Hurdle race -Davis, Scott, Tremble.
01d men's rano-Bird, Pirie, Smith.
Girl's race -Rankin, Meadows.
Sack race -Sanders, Bennett, Tremble.
Boys, race, under 14 -Lowrey, Crawford,
Currie.
Boys race, under 10 -Wilson, Cardiff,
Lowery.
Quoits -Patterson, Lawson, Simpson.
Financially the day was not up to form-
er years and a share of the surplus in the
Treasurer's bands from games of ocher years
had to be drawn on.
The Judges for dancing and dress were
M. McGregor, Blyth, Thos. Ballantyne,
Brussels, R. McKay, Wingham, and R. S.
Rankin, of Woodstook. E. E. Wade, P.
Scott, Brussels, and J. McAlpine, Wingham
looked after the races, and A. McIntosh,
Listowel, W. Robertson, Wingham, and
D. Strachan judged the jumping and heavy
weight contests.
NOTae.
The gate receipts totalled 0215.
A number of people, who claim to be hon.
est and respectable, took in the games from
the top of lumber piles outside the fence
rather than pay the paltry stem of 25 oents
admission fee. They gave themselves away.
'Umbrellas were held at a premium dur-
ing a good part of the afternoon.
The spectators kept the best of order and
remained outside of the ropes until the
close of the games.
Owing to the rain the quoit pitching was
a rather "mussy" job but good work was
done by the various pitchers.
The committee of management did every-
thing in their power to make the games a
all000ee.
The athletes, pipers and dancers took the
evening train for Paisley where they com-
peted on Wednesday.
Thorn was not a poor athlete on the
ground,.
It is said a number of the Morris men,
who pulled in the tug of war, had spikes in
their shoes.
089 was realized from the seats and $80
from entrance money.
Wingham Caledonian Society hold their
games to -day (Friday.)
Grey Common. Meeting.
Council mei as adjourned Court of
Revision at Dames' hotel, Oranbrook,
June 7th, members were all present•
Reeve in the char. Minutes of last
meeting were read and confirmed.
Talo following changes were made in
the roll: -Alex. Baron assessed for
lot 18, con. 16, Hugh McKay assess-
ed for lob 27, con. 16, Wm. Taylor
assessed for lot 11, con. 10, Henry
and August Easterman assessed for
lot 26, oon.15, Chas. Grieve struck off.
John Moffatt assessed for N. t lots 44
and 45, con. 1, John Vodden as land-
holder's son and Thos. Davidson as
wage-earner, Wm. Jackson, Matthew
Oughton, N. Coughlin, John Hellen-
beck and Peter Bishop each a dog
struck off, dogs having been killed
since beipg assessed. Moved by
James McDonald, seoonded by Ed-
ward Bryans that the Court of Revis-
ion be now closed and the Assess.
ment roll as revised be adopted.
Carried. General Council business
was then taken up. Moved by James
McDonald„ seoonded by Thomas En-
nis that Messrs.Straohan and Bryans
be instructed to examine the bridge
between Iota 14, and 15, eon. 2' and
if found necessary to have a new
bridge built. Carried. Moved by
Edward Bryans, seconded by Walter
Oliver that the following accounts be
paid:-Robt, Lang, repairs to Ethel
bridge, $9.00 ; B. Gerry, spikes for
bridge on side road lots 5 and 6, con.
12, $2,25; A. Sharp, drawing 8 loads
gravel for north end of Ethel bridge,
$1,02; Lewis McDonald plank for
bridge between lots 5 and 6, con. 12,
$18.29 ; Andrew Pollock putting in
culvert lots 5 and 6, con. 2, $2; Don-
ald McNichol, culvert on mill road,
con. 8, $6.00; David Stewart, statute
labor 'Collected on roll 1885, $8 ;
Thos, ,Strachan, grayol, $4 ; Wm.
Blake, ditch, lot 5, con. 14, $2 ; Dun-
can Campbell, balance for putting
plank on bridge between lots 5 and 6,
con, 12, $8. Council then adjourned
to meet again at Tuck's hotel, Crate.
brook, on Wednesday, July 7th.
Wm. 8PENeE,
Clerk.
Eluroaa County Notes.
Goderich is arranging for their
waterworks..
Tho Englieh pheasant which Dans
Davis, of Exeter, brought with him
from the old country last winter, has
hatched out a brood of young ones.
Henry Eilber, Deputy Reeve of
Stephen, is mentioned as likely to se-
cure the Conservative nomination for
South Perth at the next local $leo•
hone. Dr. Coleman, of Seaforth, is
also spoken of.
The Exeter base ball club elected
the following officers :-D. Mill, pre$, ;
D. Davis, vice pies. ; N. D. Burdon,
treas. ; John Elliot, seo'y ; G. B. Hos-
kin, capt. ; committee, F. Knight,
W. Andrews, G. B. Hoskin, Jas.
Weekes and O. Willis.
Iirusrteis School Board
A special meeting of Brussels Pub
lie School Board was held in the
Council Chamber last Friday even
ing. Members present, E. E. Wade
F. S. boott, Dr. Hutchinson, H
Dennis and T. Fletcher.
Moved by H. Dennis, seconded by
T. Fletcher that the Secretary be in
slructed to retire note due 20th and
28rd Taste., viz., $600, and discount
$1,100 as proceeds of balance to pay
teachers and caretaker's salary for
quarter ending June 80th, note to be
paid out of next levy. Carried.
Moved by T. Fletcher, seconded by
F. S. Scott that the following ac
counts he paid :-R. Malcolm, repair
ing window blinds, $2 ; Jas. Oliver,
splitting and piling 75 cordo wood,
$15.00. carried.
Moved by Dr. Hutchinson, mend-
ed by T. Fletcher that the property
committee procure ten boxes of disin-
fectant to bo hung in the different
school rooms and also a quantity of
lime and copperas foronteide premises.
Carried.
Moved by F. S. Scott, seconded by
Dr. Hutchinson that the teachers
have a half holiday on Caledonian
day, the 22nd inst., and also that the
school close its term ending Wednes-
day, 80th inst., for summer vacation.
Carried.
Moved by F. S. Scott, seconded by
H. Dennis that non-resident children
whose parents own property in the
village pay in future the sum of $2
per year, or 20 ciente per month in
advance and paid to Principal, and
for non-residents not owning property
three dollars or fifty cents per.. year
for child or thirty five Dents per
month in advance, to take effect from
Sept. lst. Carried.
Moved by T. Fletcher, seconded by
H. Dennis that the Secretary be in-
structed to notify those who are in
arrears and have the same paid at
once. Carried.
Tho meeting then adjourned to
meet again on Friday, July 2nd, at 8
o'clock p.m.
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Canadian News.
Tho grocery clerks of London have
begun an early closing agitation.
They ask that stores shall close at
six, and that if absolutely necessary
to work later, .the work be done with
closed doors.
The British Columbia Government
offers a reward of $1,000 for the ap-
prehension and conviction of the per.
sons wlio robbed the stage on the
Cariboo road. A similiar reward is
offered by the Express Company.
A Home Rule meeting at Peterboro'
on Tuesday night of last week passed
resolutions of smypathy with and con-
fidence in Mr. Gladstone and Mr.
Parnell, and raised $250 to aid in the
struggle for self-government for Ire-
land.
A resolution moved in the Quebec
Legislature by Mr. Mercier censuring
Judge Ramsay for his action in the
Courts and for having insulted inno-
cent men and the jury who tried
thorn has been defeated, the Govern -
meant holding that Judge Ramsay is
an employee of the Dominion Gov-
ernment, and that therefore the Log.
jalature should not interfere,
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NO. 81.
Wild cats abound:in the vicinity of
Burk's Falls,
Several Brookville lady smugglers
have been detected and forced to die -
gore.
A resident of Barneton, Que., am -
palsied his own toe with a chisel and
mallet because it pained him.
The milkmen of Sherbrooke, Que.,
demand the imposition of a tax on
all person$ engaged in their buiness.
A branch of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Presbyter-
iandinaOl,
hurch has been formed in Car -
J. J. Whitehead, of Kingston, Out,
fired the firat gun in Stirling Castle,
Scotland, on the coronation of Queen
Victoria, Juno 19th, 1887.
The Catholics of Thamesville,
Glencoe, Wardeville, Alvinston, New•
burg and the adjacent townships will
hold a great union demonstration at
Bothwell on Dominion Day.
Quebec has 692 lawyers. In the
Montreal distrtot there are 426 ; in
the Quebec district 162 ; St. Francis,
82; Arthabaeka, 18; Three Rivers,
82 ; and Bedford, 22.
The Si. John, N. B,, Telegraph
states that the catch of lobsters in
the bay up to the present bas not ex-
ceeded one-fourth of that of last sea.
son in proportion to the number of
traps used.
In addition to the usual supply of
American defaulters Quebec this sum -
mor expects to be visited by a party
of Washington official dignitariee and
of young lady graduates of Vassar
Collage.
The Montreal City Council has de-
clined, by an almost unanimous vote,
to sit at night instead of in the after-
noon. They prefer the present prac-
tice of meeting at three and adjourn-
ing at six sharp.
One of the three tramps who were
stealing a ride on the Canadian Pa.
crfic freight train which went through
the Petewawa bridge has died from
the effect of his injuries. Another
has had his•Ieft arm taken off above
the elbow.
A mass meettng in the Presbyter -
church at Shediac, N. B., has declar-
ed that the Scott Aot is daily violated
in that town, that law and the best
interests of the community are injure,,
ed in consequenee, and that they will
spare no effort to close up the bar-
rooms end bring to juetioe those who
persist in violating the law.
The Knights of Labor of St. Oath-
erines have pulverized the notion that
stores are kept open late to accommo-
date the working classes, by unanim-
ously endorsing the early closing
movement urging members and friends
to do their shopping before six p. m.,
and pledging themselves to patronize
only the stores that close at the pre-
scribed time.
The two masked men who robbed
the Cariboo, B. C., stage after stopping
the driver, ordered him to get down
from the box. The driver replied
that it was not safe to leave the horses,
but he was,assured that it was a good
deal safer than for him to stay where
he was. This the driver, after a little
revolver persuasion, oonsented to 80-
oept as a true statement of the posi-
tion and got down as advised.
Wm. Keenan, of Korai, a• place
about six miles west of Sault Ste,
Marie, writes announcing that he is
the owner of "one of the great won-
ders of the age," the same being a
calf with a head on eaoh end, four
oyes, six legs, and two tails, all well
formed. The freak was born on
April 16 but did not live, and the
owner has had it stuffed. Mr. Kee.
nae accompanies his description of
the curiosity with the following small
poem :-
MARVELLOUS,
What a marvellous eight for nature to send.
This wonderful beast with a head on iaoh end,
Never before was a thing of tho kind
Soon with six legs and two tails behind.
The Fort Maoleod Gazette states
that it is not true that Sergt. Gordon
of the Mounted Police was Bounded
by the escaping prisoners, "Cracker
Box" Johnston ani Gallagher. It
seems "Cracker Box" had ono hand
free and called the Sergeant and
others up to a table to see him per-
form some tricks with a pack of cards.
While at the table he drew a revolver
from a poltosman'e boot and ordered
hands up. Gordon hesitated and
was fired at twice before he decided
to obey the order. Tho prisoners
carefully disarmed the polios, took
their horses and rode off. Sergt.
Gordon has been reduced"ato the rank
of a corporal for allowing the prison -
ors to aseapo,
A party of forty police have left
Battloford by the Cypress trail with a
month's forage and provisions for pa-
trol duty.
It is alleged that some Ottawa
youths, who insulted young ladiee at
a Saved Army meeting in Kemptvilie,
were soundly thrashed by incensed
young men of that village.
The Calgary Tribune reports that
"Cariboo" Cameron, who made $150,-
000 in the Cariboo minas, is at pre$•
ant "broke," and has gone to the Big
Bend to repair his fortunes.
The St. Thomas Court of Revision
ie engaged in considering 1,018 art.
peals. Already two weeks have been
put in at the work and about 700
oases yet remain to be disposed of.
Reports from Yale, B. 0., repre-
sent the Fraser river to he higher
than aver before at this date. It is
only ten feet below the highest point
reached in tho great freshet of 1882,
and old settlers predict that the high
water mark of that year will be ex-
ceeded.
LOCAL. ITEMS.
Mots. J. R. MYERS, of Stratford, is
visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. G. A.
Powell.
Tas wooioemiils at Senforth Is the place
to gel the highest price for your wool in
Dash or trade. A call solicited.
A NUMBER of Brusselites are in at-
tendance at the camp meeting on the
Moorfield circuit this week.
TYE Brussels band went to Kin.
cardine last Wednesday with J. D.
Ronald who was exhibiting his en-
gine.
Mae. Wer, KNEORTEL and daughter,
who have been living in Kansas for
some time, came back to Brussels
last week and will continue to make
their home here.
SEvERAL fakirs camp to town for
Caledonian day but Constable Scott
informed them that the lock-up would
have occupants shortly after they
commenced operations, so they wilted.
Ix was reported that a boy named
Honing had found something, sup-
posed to be a diamond, about the size
of a hen's egg, near the flax mill.
The find was not so valuable as that,
however.
Ir's a good thing to have friends,
This week our old friend J. A. Creighe
ion, station agent, presented us with
a dish of delicious ssrawberries. They
were of a very large variety. We re.
turn him our best thanks.
TUE new advertisement of G. A.
Powell appears in this issue. G. A'
is pushing the dry goods and mil-
linery right along. Read his an-
nouncement, it may be a saving of
many dollars to you.
A SUNDAY School basket pic•nie, in
connection with the Methodist Sun-
day School, will be held to Arm.
strong's grove on Friday, July 9413.
The day's amusements will oonsist of
swinging, beechen, croquet, games for
tho children, &c.
LAST Wednesday forenoon W.Proud•
foot, barrister -at -law, of the firm of
Darrow & Proudfoot, Goderich, and
Mies Marion F. Dickson, daughter of
Win. D. Dickson. of the same place,
were united in marriage by Rev. Dr.
Ure. Mies Davis, of Goderich, was
the bridesmaid, and W. B. Mahon,
solioitor, of this place, was grooms-
man. Some very valuable presents
were made to the bride, among the
number being a beautiful silver ser-
vice by Mr, Garrow. Mr. and Mrs.
Proudfoot have taken a bridal tour
d own the St. Lawrence.
Tax Stratford Herald in speaking
of the late A. L. Struthers, says:-
" We most deeply regret to record the
death of A. L. Struthers who passed
from this life on Sunday afternoon,
after a long and severe illness, The
deceased came to Stratford some years
ago and embarked in the dry goods
business, in which he has been suc-
cessful ever eines, and through his
amiable qualities added many links
to his chain of friendship. He was
always one of the first to offer the
hand of assistance, and his loving
kindness knew no end. He was a
devoted husband and father, a good
citizen, and an earnest friend. Suffice
it to say that his numberless friends
join us in extending to his faithful
wife and family our most heartfelt
sympathy, and we earnestly trust that
a firm reliance upon Divine Provi•
donee will bring comfort and strength
to her in this her hour of trouble and
sorrow. The funeral was attended
by a large number of citizens and
Oddfollowe, in which society the de.
seated wail a prominent member,