The Brussels Post, 1886-8-6, Page 1VOL, XIV.
EnNt Wawauosh.
A. Dey last week lost a valuable
mare.
The school of S. S. No, 10 cam
mencod on Monday, August 2nd.
Services aro held in the Union
Church every other Sunday at 10:80
a.m.
John Braduoolt, who has been
troubled with dropsy, is slowly reoov-
ering.
Most of the fanners of this vicinity
have started their harvest, Crepe
taken aa a whole is very fair.
J. Ellis, last Thursday, raised a
lean-to addition to his barn, after
which the boys add girls had a game
of ball.
iYo:-rise.
See the notice of farm for sale in
this issue of Tun Pose,
Last Monday Robt. Dickson thresh-
ed his fall wheat and had a yield of
82} bushels to the acre. It was a
good crop and harvested in good con.
dition.
Jas. Sburrie, lot 28, con. 5, has a
variety of oats, called double headed
Egyptian, that has attained a height
of 5 feet, 10 inches. It is a splendid
crop and will be a difficult matter to
beat it.
Alfred Conery had the misfortune
to out off the end of the thumb of his
right hand, in the shaping machine,
in 1. Rogerson's factory, Sunghina,
last week. The injnred member has
been very -painful.
Last week the Misses Barr were
out berry picking one day and had
secured about 10 quarts and while
away from the pail eomo contemptible
sneak thief took both pail and her-.
ries. Suspicion rests on a certain
person and they are invited to return
the pail without delay,
]Bluevale.
Miss Mary Carson, of Clinton, was
the guess of James Timmins for a few
days laet week.
Mies Annre Kelly, of Blyth, spent
Sunday and Monday of last week
with Miss Bina Farrow.
Rev. J. L. Kerr, of Brussels, filled
the Methodist pulpit on Sunday last.
He preached an able and eloquent
sermon from the text "For these fight
afflictions which are &ie."
Bev. Air. Cook and wife left on
Tuesday of last week for Odelltown,
Quebec, on a visit to Airs. Oook'e
parents. Mr. Cook has been grant.
ed three weeks leave of abeenoe by
the Board, who think this short res.
pite has been richly earned,
W. C. Roberta, who has carried on
a carriage business here for the past
three years, "levanted" between two
days Monday and Tuesday of last
week, and his numerous creditors
• mourn his absence. About $500 is
the amount of his arrears.
The long talked of, and much ad-
vertised trot between Nexon's "Lney"
and Perdue's horse came off en Sat-
urday as Wingham. The mare was
au easy winner, taking the rano in
three straight heats, in tho last of
which the horse was badly distanced.
Henry McHardy, lately in the em-
ploy of Beetling & Dnff, as fire-
man, left on Wednesday of last week
for Soaforth where work has been se-
cured for him by the Seaforth ball
club. Henry is one of our smartest
boys and the best catcher in the
county and it is with regret we part
with him,
The death of Mrs, Albert Hughes
on Sunday afternoon last was very
sudden and unexpected. She had
been oonfiued on Saturday but was
thuught to bo doing as woll as could
bo expected, until on Sunday she be-
gan to sink and in a few hours was
dead. Heart disease was the cause,
Sho leaves a husband and four ehiid•
ren to mourn her loss.
Leen Friday Andrew McKay had
an operation performed by one of our
M,D's in the removal of a cancer
from his lower lip. The patient is
,doing well.
H. J. Wn1TLitc and his two dons
went to Ogen Sound last week. The
boys will remain there for some time
. and will reside with their grandpar-
ents.
JvnelE Doxra was in town on Wed-
nesday, that being the clay for hoar•
ing the appeals undecided at the last
Courtin connection with the revision
of the Dominion voter& list, but ow-
ing to the test ease at Toronto not
being heard yet tho Court was ad-
journed.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUG. 6, 1886.
COMMUNICATION.
That Horse Mee.
To the Editor of 'run PoeT,
.Dun Sin.—Allow mo the opportunity of
replying to an article in your paper of tha
9th inst.,,entitled "Horse Booing,' Your
corroapoudent ammo to think that the incl.
ges at tho Fordwioh meeting, held ;filly lot,
decided very partially indeed, in awarding
the let prize to Brumpton'e "Little Billy"
but I mantain it was perfectly correct. Up-
on that ooaaeion, "Little Billy" took 2 first
beide and 8 .s0000ds while his opponent,
"Little Judy" only took 2 firsts, 2 seoouds
and 1 third, so I cannot ooa that the "dirty
work," presumed by your correspondent,
should bo attached to the judges. Tho pal-
try sum of money at issue on the occasion
was not of much consequence, but as the
gentleman who is so fond of flaunting rib -
bone is dissatisfied the owner of "Little Bil-
ly" will match him against "Little Judy"
for the sum of $100 a side, the best 8 out of
6, one-half mile heats, to be trotted on
Wingham race °curse under the National
Association rules. This should bring the
matter to a climax and decide which o1 the
two animals is the superior.
I am, yours truly, 11. C BnUMPTON,
Aug. 3rd, 1880, Moorefiola.
I3z usuels Cor::iuil.
Last Monday ovoniug the regular
meeting of the village council was
held. All the members of the Board
present except Councillor Vanetone.
Minutes of last regular and speoial
meetings read and confirmed.
The following apccunts wer o pre.
sented :—
Quarterly grant to band, $25 00
Mrs, Brown, rent for Mrs. Waliaeo,, 8 00
Mre, McCallum, " Mrs. Williams, 8 00
,T. B. McComb, work on street 5 94
F. S. Soott, Insurance on Town Hall
and part salary 80 00
W. 11. Wilson, rods for Hall 11. 50
Jno. Meadows, on salary, dos. 38 20
Thos. Stewart, work on streets3 18
W. Newsome, digging ditch. 8 50
Moved by Geo. Basher, seconded
by W. H. Kerr that the above ac-
counts be paid.—Oarried.
The Clerk reported the Town Ball
rents since April 5th to be $56.
Moved by Geo. Barker, seconded by
Jno. Wynn that rvo borrow the sum
of $800 to meet current expenses,—
Carried.
Moved by W. H. Herr, seconded
by Jno. Wyan that the Reeve and
Councillor Braker be a committee to
secure a village constable.—Carried.
The Land Improyement Fund set-
tlement with Grey, and sidewalk res
pairing was discussed, after which the
Board adjourned for a month.
astir Joke t lktatela,
On our civic holiday a game of cricket
was played between elevens captained by
the President and Vioe-Presidedt, reepeot-
ively. The match was an enjoyable one
and some good playing was done. Tho
Vice -President's aide won by l7 rum.
Tho following is the more :—
Y20D-PnDamDNT.
1st Innings, 2nd Innings.
Donna, b Ross 2 o Cormier bgltose7
Laird, oRoss, b Kitchen -18 aRose bEitohenr
D. Rosa b Ross 2 b Eitohen e
Veal,b `Kitchen 5 o Cousley, b
MoLonuan, b .8 a hose 0 n ttoutea.• 15
Stratton, o h b Ross 5 run out --A
Orevear, b Kitchen 0 run out 0
Powell b Roos 4 b Earthen9
Miller, )t Rose 4 o Currie, b 1111.
ellen 0
%swan, b Eitel =a 1 b Kitchen 0
Martin, not out 0 8 Rosa 0
Extras 3 Extras 4
Teta' 80 Total........,..44
/linings,1utrnnamauT. Sad Innings,
0 -rl'i, bRoss enaaab hose8 ota°irdb.iiosil4
T, Roos,run out 0 b Mania 2
MoNanghton,8 Dennis Q run out 1
Oot:slay, 0 Dennis 0 run out 2
liargrewoab Rose..., 1 b Rees 0
Waterer, not out 15 b .8 0 Do11nl8.,.4
Wade, o .8 b Donnie 0 o Boss, b Don-
Thontson, b Dennis pia 0
.1, Laird, o McLennan, b Den -1 b Rosa 1
Den-
nis 0 not oat 1
Iiutohineon, run out 0 o Porton, b
EDonuts 2
Extras
8 Extras,,, ,,..,.• 11
Teta' 28 Total 88
BOWLLYG ANALYSIS.
VIOLA-rnRarnmnu',
W. 0, W. 0. X. B.
let Innings,
H. Rose la 0 12 2 9 0 e
And Innings.
R. Dennis, 0 20 4 11 2 1
D, Boas 1
PA 81.0ENT.
W. 11. W. 0.'
1st Innings,
T. J. ROSS n 0 15 n
2nd Innings,
T Kitchen 1 18 0
T.Roaa 0 22 2
Recently John Mooney, of Erin,
out hie foot so bably while chopping
that for some time afterwards he
could not have his bed. He was
engaged to be married to the daugh-
ter of John Macdonald, a neighboring
farmer, and at tho time of the aoei•
dont the wedding day was near at
band. The young man did not de-
sire a postponement of the ceremony;
and his bride elect consenting, they
were married on the day fixed while
he lay helpless upon hie ooueh.
Canada Fruit Abroad.
Prof, Wm, Saonders, of London, Ont.,
811000 081110 has boon so deservedly a0000-
iatecl with the amass of the horticultural
and agricultural display made by Canada
at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in
London, Bogland, is now homo, haying 're.
turned from Ottawa, where he held a eon-
ferenao with the Dominion Minister of Ag.
riculture reap0oting the proposed Expert -
mantel O'erm Station, and in relation to a
plan which, it is hoped, will further the de-
mand for Canadian fruit in the British
market,
The really excellent display of Canadian
fruits at the Exhibition has done more
than perbape anything ever did before to
disaboss the British and European mind of
the idea that Canada is a cold and uninvit-
ing eouutry. That such handsome and
well-developed grapes and small fruits could
be grown entirely in the open air was to a
largo proportion of Lha visitors a matter of
no little sarpriae, and many wore quite in-
credulous until assured of the fact by Mr.
Saunders and those assisting him in oaring
for the display and giving information on
the subjeot. Those fruits, it should be
borne in mind, were oolleotod last fall and
winter, placed in jars, properly treated with
liquid preservatives, and shipped to the ex-
hibition, where they were arranged ander
Mr. Saunders' personal supervision, in the
Canadian court. The display made a most
favorable impression i it is hoped that that
impression oral be turned to good commer-
cial .account also, attracting emigration and
oapital to Canada, To further this object
it has been deemed advantageous to send to
the Indian and Colonial a further exhibit,
consisting of fresh fruit grown this season,
and shipped so that it will be in time for
tlio last three or four weeks of the exbibi-
sion, which will not close till the last of Co.
tabor or perhaps a week later. Ample space
in a commodious struotnre of glass andiron,
owned by the Royal Horticultural Sooiety,
had fortunately been scoured adjacent to
'the Canadian court, and in this the display
will bo made. It is intended that fruit in
sufboiont quantities shall be secured in
order teat it may be distributed by sale or
otherwise, and in that way the palate of
the Englishman will be praotioally appeal-
ed to. During the progrea of the Exhibi-
tionnumerous requests have been mado for
samples of the apples, pears, grapes, etc.,
that presented so beautiful and luscious an
appearance. Old London, with its 6,000,000
or 6,000,000 peep[e, and the great popula-
tion of Groat Britain generally, offers an
immense market for such fruit as Canada
produces, and at surprisingly good prices.
That fine grapes were available for the
middle clasoee at such low prices as prevail
in Canada seemed a revelation to thousands
of visitors, who were familiar with the
payment of as much as l0 6d and 2s Gd per
pomud. Canada ships some 500,000 to
600,000 barrels of apples to England an•
nuttily, but in Liverpool thee° are usually
sold at auction as "American" apples. That
illusion has been in a measure dispelled,
and the British public begin to realize now
that Canada is really •the country from
which the large proportion of fine winter
apples some.
Now is the time to seoure a larger trade,
and Mr. Saunders has made arrangements
for the best available collections ,from the
Toronto Industrial and Montreal Hortioul•
total Society Exhibitions, and from the
Provinoial (at Guelph) and the Dominion
Exhibition, at Sherbrooke, Quebec. From
the latter a Manitoba exhibit will also be
secured. Two abipments of fruits will bo
made, each in charge of competent men,
who will follow up the work inaugurated
by M•. Saunders at the ecibitiou. In ad-
dition to what is secured from the exhib•
ikons mentioned, representative collections
of grapes and other fruits will be selected
from differenb districts and be forwarded
with the others. In the matter of grapes
efforts will be made to provide sufficient
quantities for sale as well as for purposes
of display, In the same building an ex-
hibit of English fruits is to be made al the
same time, oonsequonbly no pains should
be spared to obtain the best available Can.
adian products for such a direct compar-
ison and competition with those of the
motherland.
In reforriug again in detail to the fruit
exhibit at the Indian and Colonial, Mr.
Saunders said Ontario occupied one-half of
tho Canadian space allotted for that pur-
pose, Nova Scotia one-fourth, and the other
fourth by Quebec, with smaller quantities
from New Brunswick, Prince Ildward Ie•
land, and British Columbia, Mr. Saunders
referred to the fact that this season's ap-
ples were shipped from Australia to London
in 42 days (cold storage) and appearedas
fresh as when taken off the trove, A por•
tion of the Canadian display (shipped in
the usual way and not in bottles with the
preservatives fluid) was shown agninet the
Australian fruit at Cho Royal Horticultural
Show oil May 10, and, notwithstanding the
foot that six or seven menthe had `elapsed
since abs Canadian apples were gathered,
while tho others had been r000ntly picked,
the judges awarded Cho two exhibits equal
prizes—each n oertifloate of merit and a
silver anodal. Exhibited under equal con-
dition, tho Canadian fruit would doubtless
far excel that of Aho Australian product,
There is also a prospect of seeming an en-
trance for Canadian apples upon the mar-
kets of Norway and Sweden, as well as at
other pointe.
In short, tho exhibition has placed the
capabilities of Canadian fruit growing in a
proper light before the British public, and
can hardly fail—with Cho additional stops
that are now being taken—to prove of im-
mense advantage. 'afaiters to the exhibi-
tion have boon surprised and delighted, an$
the dress of Groat Britain has without ex-
ception commented favorably on the die.
play. The following from the Oanadiafl'
Gazette bears otit the observations mado
by Mr. Saunders t—"It is really remark-
able to gee how continued• is the general
Interest in tho Canadian''fruit exhibits
shown in the Agricultural Court. Traders
ST.
NO. .8
from many of the large oomtnaroial centers
of the United Kingdom as well as of Eu-
rope have examined the samples with In-
tercct, and in not a few instances have ox.
pressed the opinion that their districts
would afford a desirable and profitable mar-
ket for Canadian applee."
Jottings by the Way.
Tn the Editor of Tun. Nowa.
Sta.—Pursuant to notice, as our legal
friends 90111, I will try and hastily give
you a few jottings by the way. On July
16th we (the better half and self) loft Brae -
sale via Wroxeter. In the short time we
have travelled we have seen a great deal.
The O.P.B. steamers are a great memos
and are unsurpassed for size, speed and
luxury on our great inland lakes: The Al,
berta left Owen Sound Friday at 4 o'clock
with a good paying cargo of general merch-
andise (steel rails) and about 50 cabin and
25 emigrant passengsra. We reached the
"Soo" at noon next day and got to Port
Arthur the following day at noon. The
water smooth as glass and most delight-
fully cool,—indeed overcoate wore necess-
ary. Port Arthur fa a beautifully situated
little town of 6,000 inhabitants, on rising
ground with a fine commanding view of
lake Superior and its clear crystal waters,
Thera is a magnificent harbor called Thun-
der Bay. The town was mainly built up
on account of its situation, being the end
of navigation and a great distributing point
for railway equipments east and west. 15
is a fine stirring little town and from its
floe situation will hold its own, although
only rocks thinly wooded are its surround.
ings and no arable landsnear. Tho North.
ern hotel, a 560,000 institution, with its
large verandahs all around its three stories
is an attractive and most iuserions home
for those with a good purse. We were de.
termined to take in the best we could in
our short stay and found it ahead of any
hotel west of the Bassin House, Toronto,
and fully equal to that fine house for trav-
ellers. Port Arthur breggs about their
fine and powerful Brueselsleteamer and itis
handsomely kept in a conspicuous place,
quite an attraction in the town.
Fort William. is a town 7 miles west,
about 1,000 population, we had a publio
meeting hero the second day after I arrived
discussing the propriety,of getting a sim-
ilar Brussels steamer, which will shortly
oulminate successfully,. Leaving Port
Arthur at 8 o'clock we arrived at Bat Port-
age at 8 o'clock a.m. held another pnblio
meeting there that night which will oleo
iikely result in asale. The town is situ-
ated amid =eke and drags, with fine water
privileges on the upper arm of Lake of the
Woods. It was an immense undertalnng
to build a railway through each a country,
Mountains of rooks out through and next
moment you find all the debris throlin in,
to and filling up an immense gully and for
mites and miles Ruch a difficult road bed
bad to be built, East of Port Arthur I am
told it is ten times worse and nothing lase
than the stalwart arm of an indomitable
Anglo-Saxon race of tiro nineteenth den•
tury—and Canadian at that—could over
have completed such a stupendous, hazard-
ous undertaking. Well may we congratu-
late our people, Sir John included, in wrest-
ling with Nature and so successfully with
suob au immense undertaking. Approach-
ing Winnipeg we leave the mountains of
rook and wild bleak country and get into
the smooth, beautiful grain prairies of the
great Northwest. This scene in nature is
quite symbolic and parallel with snob
scenes in our mental world and in still
higher degrees representative of our own
state in the regenerate life, The worst
difficulties and troubles are always pre-
sented before the doom of an early morn
and temptations, difAoultiea and dark hours
when overcome, are always suooeeded by
the full noon day of pleasant and happier
surroundings, and we now breathe easier
the confliot has ceased. If we have not at-
tained the serene spheres of "the other side
of Jordan" and yet in this mundane world
we aro thankful to see Cho broad pores of,
Cho golden grain jest now ripening and ex-
ports report that a good fair average crop
will be secured to the hard tillers of the
soil throughout Manitoba this year. The
weather is now most delightful and bracing
and has been lately very warm and dry.
We aped on passing the groat oityof Winni-
peg
innipeg which keeps growing and has inorene-
ed so much the Iast few years. It is now
on a good substantial footing and sound
bailie and it seems like a midnight, unreal
dream to sec such a stirring, large and
groat oily so rapidly developed in a new
world and all by our own people. We left
Bat Portage at 8 Friday morning and got
hero (Miunedosa, Mans) 65 miles north west
of Winnipeg at 8 in the afternoon. I tele-
graphed ahead to hold a fire mooting which
was accordingly done. This motion is one
of the gardens of the great Northwest. This
is a nobly built town of about 1,000 inhab-
itants, two largo grain elevators at the
station. WI.are now wailing to return to
the main line of the 0.7,0, and speed on
westward, The Vancouver fire steamer is
away ahead of us. If tore letter is too long
just boil it down to suit proper oonsisbenoy.
With kind regards from
Joni D. RONALD.
Miuuedosa, Man., July 24911, 1886.
Caluadiaxa News*.
Eliza Sexsmith, a0 -year-old (laugh-
ter of Mr. Sossmith, of Hope, eau
spell words given her as readilyback.
wasde as forwards, and can take any
month on tho calendar and learning
on what clay of the week the first
odours, can follow the column down
thus :-1, 8, 15, 22, 20, until the
last week is reached, without geeing
a calendar' of course, without suer -
ant montol effort, and without a singlo
errok.
The Hndeon Straits are frozen ev-
er.
Sir C. Tupper sails for Canada
August 19111. •
A. five day prohibition camp will
bo held at Georgetown commencing
Aug. 12.
Jas. McGurin was blown to pieces
at Winnipeg by the explosion of a
box of powder caps.
A parcel post service between
Great Britain and Canada commeO-
ooa Aug, 1st.
Alex. Lawson has succeeded in
winning the handsome silver nutlet,
as the champion quoiter of the Luck -
now Quoiting Olub.
Milton has a four•legged ahiokeu.
The extra legs and feet are perfectly
formed, but notwithatauding this are
not used by the prodigy for the pur-
poses of locomotion.
George Areusbarg. the printer who
held the championship modal for years
A8 the swiftest compositor in America,
died at New York recently from con-
sumption, aged 86.
The Stratford Knights of Labor
have successfully organized and are
operating 8 co-operative cigar menu.
factory. One fact like this is better
than fifty resolutions or speeches.
The foundation for the Brant mem-
orial is very nearly completed. being
ono solid block of concrete of ,about
648 cubic feet. 11 is not to be feared
After this solid foundation, that the
memorial will sink, or that tho frost
will in any way damage the townie -
bon.
According to The Port'fope Times
in case of any doubt about the prop-
er method of dealing with a stranger
who wants a farmer to sign en order,
tis generally a safe middle course to
]tick him off the farm and then set
he dog on lum to chase him about
half a mile up the road.
Two young men of Peel took their
iris out driving a few Sundays ago,
ut while going up the hill at Aboyne
he horse attached to one of the vehi-
eis balked, and after both young
men had made every effort to start
he animal without success, the young
adios got oat and walked home.
The butchers of Toronto are al.-
eady preparing to send a supply of
rovisions to the starving people of
ewfoundlaod, should it be necessary
o do so, Already large quantities of
orned beef have been stored for that
urpoee, and itis expected that 100,-
00 pounds will be forthcoming. A
easel owner has also offered to place
ne of his vessels at the Mayor's dis-
osal to convey provisions to New-
undland.
A prize fight took place at Toronto
eduesday night for $50 a side, with
re fists, between Saul Pattelo and
stranger named Clarke, said to be
om Pennsylvania. Two rounds
are fought, in which Clarke was
dly punished. Pattelo had it all
s own way. The police did not get
to the affair. They met in a King
reet saloon Thursday night by
rune and renewed the fight, when
arks again got a terrible licking.
A large bulldog owned by a Toron-
hotel-keeper is a great mouser. '
e other day, it is said, he cornered
mouse among a lot of pots, pans,
., and while upsetting these, one
er another, to reach it, frightened
e little creature so thoruvghly that
at last jumped into his open month
d ran down his throat. Not count -
upon this sudden !Mange of pro -
ammo, the dog turned and ran
oiling and sputtering in great ag-
y toward the yards, which he no
Donor entered than the mouse (also
ed of its new premises) suddenly
ped out on to the grass Bud made
again, followed, however, by its
re usr, which this time captured
d killed it.
An Almonts veteran took a large
•gallon jar to a drug store and
eel to have it filled with liquor.
e utmost a druggists can sell at
time is a gallon, and the fast was
stated. The veteran therenpon
reed to take the gallon, and ex-
ined that he would go to the other
g store and attempt to got the
er gallon. In this he failed, how -
r, and returning to the first drug.
he induced him to take his gal -
back, explaining that it, was of
use to him except ho could get
jar full. A gallon was according -
drawn off, and the veteran de
ted 1n triumph, for it transpired
instead of going to another drug
o he hastened to a pump, filled up
jar, and thus secured for nothing
11 gallon •of halfsand-half.
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