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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1887.
The List of Acts Respeeting the Administration of Jus-
tice int the Districts of Algoma and Thun-
Puseed al tate lath Session o1' Ike On, der 'Bay,
lupin liaise. To almond the Ditches and Water-
A.tn Act rospooting certain lands mora.
gaged by John D. Ronald to the corpor-
ation of the Village of Brussels,
courses Aot.
Re-peeting the Custody of Documents
relating to Land Titles.
Relating to Exemptions from Seizure
n.
'.1'o iucor orate the Town o£ Thorn- candor mend the
p Co amend the Municipal Aot.
bury. To confirm and establish a certain our.
Toantlwrizotholloman Catholic Epds- t ear of part of the Township of Sunni.
copal Co,poration of the Diocese of hon- dale.
don to sell certain lands.
To authorizothe Directors of the Royal
Cell0ge of Dental Surgeons of Ontario to
grant a certificate of license to Marshall
Bidwell Mallory to practise dental sur.
gory in the Province of Ontario.
Respecting the debt of the City of King-
ston.
To declare and define the correct bound-
ary linemen the Township of Smith and
the town of Peterborough.
To incorporate too Thames Valley
Tramway Company.
To incorporate the Town of Sault Sto.
?facie.
To incorporate the Village of Tilbury
Centro,
T„ further extend the powers of the
Consumers' Gas Company of Toronto.
Cospecting the City of Stratford.
o incorporate the Fort Erie Ferry
ltn+''.vay Company.
'I' , a ntherite the Trustees of the War -
weal: Congregation of the Methodist
church at Warwick Village to sell certain
1a:a11
Rospeoting the City of Ottawa.
Resprecting Kuox church cemetery and
Knox clturoli lot. in the Village of Ayr.
Tn amend the Act incorporating the
Brockville Gas Light Company.
To amend the Act incorporating the
Broekatlle, Westport a Sault Sto. Marie
Railway Company.
To amend too Acts relating to the Long
Point company.
To anthorizo the Corporation of tho
City of London to borrow curtain moneys
for Public school purposes.
To legalize and confirm an agreement
entered into by and between tho Munici-
pality of Dysart and tiro Canadian Land
and t•'n•igration Company (Limited).
To unite Toronto Baptist College and
Woodstock College under the natue of
McAlear r University.
R(spooting the Gore District Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.
Re peeving the Ontario Sault Ste. Marie
ltteilwcty Company.
'.Po amend the Act to incorporate the
Eastern Ontario Railway Company.
'.1.'0 change the name of the Thunder
Buy Coloitizaiion Railway Company.
To atuuud the Ad iouurporating the
Queen City Fire Insurance Company.
Respecting a oortaiu railway debenture
debt of th• Township of Eldon.
'1'n inonrpnratn the Ottawa and Thou-
sand Island Railtvey Company.
To incorporate tho Town of Parry
Sound.
To iuctorporate the Southern Central
Railway Company.
To authorize the Township of Howick
10 10600 debentures.
To onnsolidate the debenture debt of
the City of Guelph and for other pur-
poe0e.
Vesting certain lands in the Town of
Thorold for the purpose of a cemetery.
To incorporate the Town of Groven-
hurst.
Relating to tho Municipality of Rat
Portage.
To amend the Aot incorporating the
theatres of .the. Toronto House of In-
dustry,
o remove doubts as to the location of
pertain earls lots adjoining the Town-
ship sf Derby and the Town of Owen
Sound.
Respecting rho Fort George Assembly
to bo henceforth known as the Niagara
Assembly.
To amend the Act respecting the in-
0orporation of tho Village of Hunts-
ville.
To incorporate the Western Fair As-
sooiation.
To consolidate the floating debt of the
Township of Colchester North.
To empower Adella Gould to sell cer-
tain lands.
Respecting the City of Toronto.
To amend the Aot incorporating the
Sandwich el Windsor Passenger Railway
Company.
To amend the Act incorporating the
London el, Southeastern Railway Com-
pany.
To consolidate the floating debt of the
Town of Trenton.
To amend the Act incorporating the
Girls' Homo and Public Nursery of
Toronto.
To amend trio Aot incorporating the
Rome of the Friendless, of Hamilton.
To provide for the division of the
Township of Goodell.
To legalize certain by -!awe of tiro Town
Of Sarnia.
Bospootieg the Agricultural Society of
the North Riding of the County of Ox-
ford,
Respecting the Revised Statutes of Ou.
tarso, 1887.
For consolidating and amending the
Aots respecting Meantime companies.
Roapoctiug the driving of saw toga end
other titnber on lances, rivers, creeks and
streams.
To auiond tho Railway Aot of Ontario,
To amend the Act reopeoliing the Edu-
cation Department.
To amendthe Assessment Aot,
To amend the Aot respootiug Public
Scheele,
Respecting Building Socialise.
Ilespoothig Land Surveyors and the
Survey of Lands,
Respecting the Niagara Falle Parke,
To provide for the erection Of a Ceuta.
house in tho City of Toronto.
For the Protection of Inftant Children,
To amend the High School Act, 1885.
Respecting Upper Canada College.
Respecting the guardianship of minors.
Respeobing distress for rent and taxes.
To amend the Public Parks Aot.
Respecting interest on drainage loans
to municipalities by the Proviuee of On-
tario.
To amend the Ontario Medical Act.
To make further provisions respecting
assignments for the benefit of creditors.
To extend the operation of tho Land
Titles Aot and otherwise amend the
sante.
Respecting the appointment and pro-
oredings of police. magistrates.
For further improving the law.
To give early effect to certain amend-
ments of the law recommended by the
Statute Commissioners.
To amend the Mechanics' Lion Act.
Respecting the Law of Libel.
Respecting the taxation of patented
lands in Algoma.
Respecting the Federation of Toronto
University nail University College with
other universities and colleges.
With reforeice to the publicity of cen•-
tain matters affecting traders.
Respecting Separate school debentures.
To axtetd the Land Titles Act to tho
outlying districts of the Province.
To amend the Ontario Factories Act,
188.1.
To mako further provision for the
Public Health.
Respecting Municipal Institutions iu
the District of Rainy River.
Respecting the income and property of
the Uuivorsiby of Toronto, University
College and Upper Canada College.
An Act better to provide for the on-
fereement of the Temperance Laws.
To further amend the Aot relating to
the erection of new Provincial Buildings.
To amend the Workmen's Compensa-
tion for Injnrioe Aot, 1880.
To amend the Aot respecting the Clergy
Reso, ves.
Respecting the General Hospital of the
City of Loudon.
Brussels Deell nice' In5ltiute.
Tho annual meeting of this Institute
was hold in the rending room on Friday
afternoon of last week, Dr. Hutchinson,
President, in the chair. The attandanco
was sotall.
The following officers were elected for
the current your :--
President, J. 1., Grant;
Vice -President, F. S. Scott ;
Sea.-Treas., A. IImuter.
Directors—Jno. Shaw, Revds. Jno.
Rose, 13. A., and W. Smytb, W. B. Dick -
eon, Geo. Rogers, Adam Good, Angus
McKay and Dr. Hutchinson.
It was moved, seconded and carried
that none be allowed to take books from
the Library without Marring first paid
their membership fee.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
Librarian be commissioned to solicit sub-
scriptions for membership for the earn-
ing year and that she be paid at the rate
of 10%p ou all cash received by her and
that she make returns on Friday, 29th
inst.
niovod, seconded and carried that Rev.
Mr. Ross and the President be a commit-
tee to arrange for the pueohaso of $125.-
00 worth of new books for the Library.
The financial returns for the year
showed the receipts to have been $194.20
and the disbursements $112.17, leaving a
balance available of $82.08.
From the Librarian's report it was
learned that there are 1031 volumes in
the Library, representing works on
Science, Biography, History, Fiction,
Poetry, Voyage ani Travel, Miscellaneous,
Religions Literature, Cyoloprodia, Maga-
zines, Reports and Atlas. fiction had
the preference last year. The number of
members was reported the 51.
The meeting adjourned after discussing
matters of interest to the Institute.
A wicked newapapot' man says that a
Walkerton woman recently tied a pedo-
meter to ]tor olein and discovered that she
talked twenty-four miles between break-
fast and diunor.
A deputation composed of Mayor Les-
lie, Robt. Baird, Dr. Marlyn, LeviRight-
myer, and J. H, Scott, went to Ottawa to
interview the minister of Public Works
in regard to the Kincardine harbor.
Tho butchers and bakers of Kincardine
are having a lively time just now. The
town bakers having refused to supply the
confectioners the latter haye decided to
import the staff of life from Lutknow.
The butobers have raised the price of
choice outs, steaks and roasts being now
sold at 12ic. The hotelkeepers leek of
getting their supply daily from Tiverton,
or of starting a slaughter house of their
own.
e of interest
A Cas to ruorollan is and
their emplojlfis has just boon dcoided in
the Division Court ab Guelph before
Judge Chadwick. A. few weeks ago 19.
R. Dolled, dry goods merohaeb of Lower
Wyndham street, ordered one of his
nuke, K. Herres to take holidays. Mt,
Herres considered that he should have
been given duo notice that 11 was his em-
ployer's desire that he shonlcl take heli.
'days and accordingly mod Mr. Bollert
foe wa es for bimo lost and woe ;Menage -
fel, the judge ordered Mr. Bollen to pay
onto week's wages and all cents,
COMMUNICATIONS. town 0 separation from Creel Britain. if it be made to appear to be in the in.
13ut all saw and aol nitced unw that this termite of justice, or that it wilt promote
Ol) LONDON. Confederation, of which (latae lien wero j a fair trial, and may impose such terms
so proud, was ono of the billwafks of : as to payment of winless feos, and other -
To too 'btdtter of 't'nta poem,
Sire—In your last week's issue I read
an item relating to the movements of the
underground railway in the Britoil. Ile- denounced the pro0ositiott as ol•0 to es-
tropolis. Allow tie to say that it is a very tablish sucking republics, and predicted
misleading paragraph to readers whose disintegration and mangles', But these
only knowledge of London is gained by local Myrtles were the eafa;'nar t ,•f int
reading. In the first plum you state that dividnal rights and of nations union.
the fare varies from two to four cents. It (Cheers.) To refuse the recognition of
is true that they are from two cents but this principle in the case of Ireland was
they rise higher than four cents in e goad
many instances according to the die -tame
people wish to go. The fare on tho un-
derground is on an average cue (sent it
mile, then thorn le what is called work-
men's trains which run from about 5 reit,
till 0:80 eau., when to workman can then
travel almost any distance for two cents the sacred principle of popular rights
if lie has a worluntt' 's ticket, and those and. for the unity of the British Em -
aro always return tickets which cost four pire.
cents, making two cents moll way, but
no workman can return with such a
ticket till after 12 noon, and none of those
tiatcots are sold after 7 am. In tee ---
second place you aro right. Int the third •rur .131.01N ,TN1t ACT rts,st:te AT Tmi elo otos
place you say that trains ran at intervals JUST Ctosr;n,
of from one minute to one minute and
half, that is not trio. Tho average in- 1. Seetion 4 of chapter 56 of the Tlevbt. waren is run out.
tomato are from 5 to 10 minutes, In the nil 'Menthe of Ontario is he:ch•; tunneled News has just been received of the
fourth and last place in which you say by adding thereon the fo k,w•i' " tnI n'e- death of Rev, W. 13. (Toiler, formerly of
nobody has ever been killed, for proof to tion : Whitechurch, who went out to British
the coutrary I ono refer yon to the Life 2, No such actin shall lie nelerto nest Columbia as a missionary.
Insurance Cos.. and the newspaper . until the plaintiff has given tothe defet•t. enchorizod statements show the ex -
British Cennectiotl o» the part of the wise as may seem proper,
Provinces. Agana, when it was proposed 0. This Act shall not apply to pending
to establish the =naval system, Tories suite,
lluro;ii County Notes.
to prolong and accentuate the discontent
and to mance real union impossible. IIs
dwelt upon the drain of Ireland's re-
sources caused by tho payments of rent
to absentee le,ndlowle, and closed with a
strong appeal to the House to trongthen
the hands of those who worn working for
The Law of Libel.
C. C. laude, of Clinton, has secured a
maehine for making buttons.
The Clinton News -Record isnow print-
ed on a Campbell power press.
Staff -Sorge. Glover suecreds Capt. Cof-
fin iu ohnege of the Salvation Army at
Minima
Clinton is now assessed at 8+543,700, a
sight increase neer last year ; pnpnlatian
2,800.
Tt is roper+("l tiro t. the Salvation Army,
Blyth, aro trying to purchase tate tent.
peewee) hall for a barracks.
A petition is in circulation in Exeter
fee appointing R. 11. Collins, of that
place• to the position of PoliceMagistrate
for Exeter.
Twenty or thirty feet of Mr. Huber's
mill dam, iu Loudesboro', was carried
away by the spring freshets, and all the
I remain, Sir, Yours respectfully, ant unties in writing, sp'oifying the
An EX -LONDONER. etatoments complained of, such notice to
bo served in the same manner NAIL plain -
till; statement of cltim is served, or de-
livering the notice to some grownup
person at the place of busines f the de-
fendant. The plaintiff shall recover act-
ual damages only, if it appears on the
trial of the action that the article was
published in good faith, and that there
was reasonable ground to believe that the
same was for the public benefit. and if it
did not involve a criminal (barge, and if
it appear• that the publication took place
in mistake or misapprehension of the
facts, And that a full toad fair retracts .0
of any statement therein alleged to bo tor.
masons was published either in the next
1 regular issue of the twwlna.pol' or 0t110T
periodical peiblicattou taforesaid, or Many
regular i -otos thereof published within.
three days :leer the receipt of such notice
and was so published in as conspicuous
n place ,eel type as was the male .4 Om.
planted of.
(a) Provided, however, that the provis-
ions of this act shall not epp y tithe. case
That Medal and Diploma.
To rho Palter of Tax Poso.
Several of the readers of Tar. POs'(,
Mr. Editor, are lnttler a misapprehension
concerning the medal and the diploma
held by G. A. Deadman, and which wore
received for his exhibit of honey at Ins
Indian and Colonial exhibition held last
year at Kensington, Eng. Tho Ontario
Bee -keepers' Aesociation, desiring a
market for Ontario honey iu England, re-
questod bee-keepo sin this Province to
send a quantity of the best honey they
had "n hand, so that a it. ge and attrac-
tive display could bo ata le worthy of tee
Province and this rising industry.
Thirty-five beekeepers came forward,
offering Iota varying, I understand, from
sixty pounds to several tons ; tho total
amount sent by these thirty -live persons
being about forty tons. three tons of which
were given in "tastes" t0 visitors; the
remainder was sold Now, onoh of these
thirty-five contributors obtained a medal
and a diploma precisely similar to those
Mr. Deachnen get Consequently you
will obi, eve that the award was not made
upon tho merits of tho honey, and every
contributor obtained the same award.
Wo know also that all the honey sent was
not of a uniform quality. For iu41a1100, a
person near Toronto sent buckwheat
holey, yet this person obtained a medal
and a diploma as dad the others. Your
readers may look upon these awards,
which were received by every eat:trib'•'r r
in every department represented, in
what ever light they will• but if I ant not
mistaken this is a part of a popular plan
of British sovereigns to create loyalty
and obtain service by working upon the
vanity of mankind iu granting them
valueless tokens and empty titles of
honor. R. KxacmmiL,
Walton, Ont. Apiarist.
DR. 1VSACDONA[_.D
For East Huron speaks en Home tante.
Dr. Macdonald spoke briefly, but
strongly in favor of home Rule. lie said
they need not go t nteido the border. of
Canada to see a marvellous example of
how the right of self-government made
people contented, self-reliant and loyal to
existing institutions. He dwelt briefly
upon the change effected in Canada when
constitutional government was granted,
and oontendod that the same change
would follow where the people wore trust-
ed ea man. The most dtacontented of
Canadians became loyal to Britain and
its Sovereign when their rights were re-
cognized. Tho Irish people would also
become a part of the British people in
sentiment and common purpose instead
of, as now, discontented and ton much
engaged in agitating for a roatoretion of
their rights to engage heartily in promot-
ing alts general prosperity. It had been
said by the member for Muskoka (Mr.
O'Brien) that the minority in Ireland
would not euhmit to Gladetone's bill.
Surely these men, who palled themselves
the loyalists of Preland, were not rebels.
They would not bake up arms against the
will of the majority, Ho (Mandonald)
did not believe it. He thought too well
of the Protestants of Ireland to believe
they would show such a spirit. They
would show the sumo spirit of toleration
and goodwill they had shown to the Par-
liament of Ireland. It was a Protectant
Government that emancipated Catholics
before it was done b• the advance of Lib-
eraliann in Britain. Cheers.) If the peo-
ple of the two oreeds were brought to-
gether they would learn to respect coda
outer and have regard for each other's
rights. Aoting together they would make
Ireland what she ought to bo, a land of
marvellous prosperity and progress. This
would not come at once, fon it would re-
quire time to howl old sores, to complete
the convalescence after the true cure had
been applied, but this would all come if
only the people were transact. There was
no need to fear that it would be a step to-
ward disintegration. It would not lead
to disintegration, but to enduring union,.
Besides the example of Canada before
and after conetitutiotnal government, they
]tad the example of Canada when it vas
proposed to astablielt Cotfedefation.
When this was proposed in 1850 the Tor-
ies raised the outcry that it was a step
poises of Robert Porter, T.P., in the re
Dant election to have b: ate 5727.64 ; of M.
C. Cameron, $627.117,
The Goderieh lawn tennis club is offl.
eererl'As follows for 1887 :—President, R.
S. Chilton, Am. Consul ; vice.Prasidont,
Alex. Straohan ; :sec,-Treas., R. S. Will-
i
anl+.
James !.filler and son, of Mooresville,
sold that celebrated station, "Macgregor
Yet," the other day, to a stock oom any
of Brockway, Mioh., for the handsome
subs of 52,000.
The west end farmers' club, Tucker -
smith, has decided to have an arbor day
in the spring. and every member ie ex-
pected to turn out and plant trees to or-
nament his furan.
The Plxeter Quoit Clnb Inas been re.
organized for the season with the fallow.
ing officers :—N. Dyer Huron, President ;
Miller White, Vice -President ; J. T.
Westcott, Sea.-Treas.
Mr. Marlton, of Goderieh, launched
the other day the frost of two find steam
togs. one of which he is building for
Clarke Brae., and the other for Mckenzie
of any libel sgainst any candidate for a of Southampton. The new boat meas-
( publics office ill this Province unless the urns 60 foot over all, 12 foot across and
pulsation of the chalks i, med., clitaro. 6 feet boll
ally in a cunnpiiniva- neon.., ., a:. lea:,:11,o i T. nth, i day wi,ir0 to Roil 01 D. Stem -
d • bcfo a the election. ahan, of Hallett, was in the mow getting
'2. Tho words "a public meeting" in out feed, he came across a bunch of rats
section 8 of the New paler Libel ,let, frozen together and (lead. Curiosity led
18)12, small extend to any lawful meeting him to count them, and he found there
to which the public are invited, and of wore 45 of them. It is supposed they
which announcement has been made by must have got wet in some way, and dor.
printed on written notice thereof b ring ing ono of the cold nights of the winter,
posted up in at least six uotspicuons was frozen solicl.
places in the muuieipality whore the The, Exeter Times says :—A novel en -
meeting is helot, or by ndvertieomont in a tertaitunont was given by the ladies of
nubile newspaper published in such min- Main st. Methodist church, on Friday
icipality, or if there be none published evening. Tho large number of people
therein then in the ono published nearest who sat down at the tables was evidence
to the place of meeting. that the efforts of the young ladies were
appreciated. The tables were spread
with all kinds of cake, confectionery, lc.,
as 'vell at every conceivable delicacy made
of corn.
David Pike, hostler, of Zurich, who at-
tempted to commit suicide in that village
on April 2, is now in Goderich jail. The
gash in the throat had not healed, and
on thatacaonnt presented a sickening ap-
pearance. Tho wound was again dressed
and sowed up by the jail medical author-
ities, and 'he patient is now doing as
well as could be eepooa1. He is sustain-
ed solely by fluid food, the working of
the jaws necessary to the mastication of
solids being found to aggravate the
wound.
The Godoriah Signal says :—Welnes.
clay last B. B. Osler, of Toronto, made
$100 in short metre. He was engaged as
counsel for the plaintiffs in the metier of
Coles vs. Coleman, and opened the oase
with a 15 minnte speech to the eery. Ho
not only suoaooded in convincing the
jury that his clients were much abused
and mercideesly dealt with people, lint he
Actually brought compassion to the heart
of the defendant. When the court ad-
journed for dinner, Coleman sought a set-
tlement, and one was made sabsfaotory
to the plaintiffs, whish depleted the ex.
chequer of defendant to the extent of
nearly $1,000, $100 of which went to fee
the clever lawyer who had broken down
the barricades in his opening address to
tiro
jury.
Perth County Notes.
13. All reports of proceedings in any
Comb of justice, published in nnv public
newspaper or other periodical publication
shall he privileged, provided that they
ars fair and aothentin and without oom-
menta, unless the defendant has rofnsed
or neglected to insert in the newspaper in
whish the report complained of appeared
a teasonable letter or statement of ex-
planation or contradiction, by or on be-
half of snob plaintiff.
1. in 'any action brought for 'ibel ce n
twined in any public newspaper or period-
ical publication, the defendant may, at
any tilne after the filing of the statement
of claim, apply to the Court or a judge
for security for costs, upou notice and a
affidavit by the defendant or his agent
showing the nature of the notion and oil
the defence. and showing that the plain.
tiff is not possessed of property sufficient
to answer the costs of the notion in wee
a verdict or judgment be given in favor
of the defendant and that the defendant
has a good (Memo upon the merits, and
that alto statements complained of were
Published fu gond faith, or that the
grounds of notion are trivial or frivolous,
the Court or judge in his or choir dissec-
tion, tnay make an order that the plain-
tiff shall give security for the costs to be
incuered to molt action, and the security
so ordered shall be given in accordance
with the practice in ceases whore a plain-
tiff resides out of the Province, and such
order shall be a stay of promeiliugs in the
action until the proper security is given
as aforesaid.
(a) But where the alleged libel involves
a criminal charge the defendant shall not
be entitled to •seourity for costs under
this Aot, unless he satisfies the Court or
judge that tho'aotion is trivial or frivo-
lous, or that the several circumstances)
which under said aub-seotton 2 of section
4 of said chapter 60 of the Revised Stat•
utas entitle the defendant at the trial to
have the damages restricted to actual
damages, appoer t0 exist, except the cir-
cumstance that the article complained of
involves a criminal ohargo,
(5) For the purposes of this section the
plaintiff cranio defendant or their agents
may be examined upon oath at any time
after the statement of claim lute been
filed,
5. I9vory aetiotn for libel contained in
any 0 bilk newspaper oe other periodical
publication, shall be tried its the cotmty
where the relief office of snob newspaper
or periodical is, or in the county whorein
the plaintiff resides at the time the to -
(eon is brought ; but upon the application
of either party the Court or a judge May
direct the issues to be, tried or the dem.
ages to be essossed in ally other county.
The population of'Mitoboll has increas-
ed, by the Assessor's returna, from 2,868
in 1886 to 8,103 in 1887.
A. Shier, of St. Marye, is to the front
with a mammoth duck egg measuring
8x10 inches and weighing oloes on seven
001100(.
Almost every room in rho Stratford
Court House building was flooded of
Sunday, the janitor having left a tap
near the boiler open.
Tho Grand Trunk Company re -built
Fish Creek bridge, a few miles west of
81. Marys, on Sunday. Sumo sixty men
wero engaged in the work, seri all trains
were eancedled.
Bliss L. Georgina Cavan, eldest daugh-
ter of A. Cavan, collector of inlauci rev-
enue at Stratford, died in California,
where oho had beenfor same time, 00
\Vodnesday of lastweelr,
J. A. McCarthy, sr., has been for forty.
seven years a cotetablo in Stratford. He
was first appointed wilco the name of
Porth was unheard of, and that region
was known only as part of the London
district,
Number 42
The youngest son of Police Magistrate
O'Loane, of Stratford, while playing the
other afternoon aeoidentally tripped, fall-
ing upon hie elbow and striking a stone,
brooking the left arm at the elbow.
During a recent heavy thunderstorm,
thirteen lights of glass were sweetied iu
IL Grady's house in Blanshard township,
whilst crockery, tinware, pails and bird
steges flew in all direotrrtus. Nobody
hurt.
IL Fred. Sharp, of St. Marys, was in
Ottawa last week as 0110 of a deputation
of book•ssllers who were asking the Gov-
ernment not to increase the duty an
paper, as requested by the paper mann.
faoturars a few week ago.
The G.T.E. Locomotive Shop mon at
Stratford have formed to base ball club
with the following officers :—George
Clark. President ; A. W. Davis, Vice -
President ; CL W. McLellan, Treasurer ;
H. W. Davis, Secretary.
Mending official of the G. T. R. in-
formed a Brantford Telegram reporter
the other day that a now engine -]louse
was being constructed in Stratford, but
that the idol of removing the . "rantford
shops to 'Stratford wont( never be carried
out.
'P110 evidence in the Mitchell mayoral-
ty case was taken at Stratford before
Judge wore'. The charge was that May-
or Dougherty was guilty of corrupt prac-
tices at his election. The evidence has
bean sola to Toronto, whore the case will
bo decided.
George Grant, of St. efarys, hail quite
a delivery of reaping machines on his
awn account the other week. Ho handed
over to the purchasers seventeen machin-
es of the Maesey make in one day, and
will have another shipment of fifteen
more after seeding.
Diphtheria has appeared at several
places near St. Marys. Three children
of Chas. Langford, of the south boundary
e,f Blanshard, have died, and three others
of the family are down with the fatal
disease. Further west towards Prospect
Hill this disease is also doing its work.
A Philharmonic Society has been form-
ed in St. Mart's with the following of-
ficers:— President, Dr. Mathioson; Vice,
J. Unman; Secretary, 77. Gilles ; Trea-
surer, Miss Sharp ; Conductor, al. J. '
Beam; Pianist, Mies Harstous; Commit-
tee of management, Misses Ford, liar -
stone, McKay, Lloyd, and Messrs. T.
Butcher, Fleming and Laird.
While Andrew Buchan, of Bright, who
is a mason, was engaged in dressing stone
the outer day, a chip of steel from a
hammer of te brother workman, struck
him none the temple, rendertnq him in-
seesible. He din/ twenty.six kanrs after
receivine lite injury. Mr. Suchen was a
brother of Mrs. James Cullen, of Strat-
fnra,tand a young man highly e teemed.
Several farms have changed Mande in
Blunsha, d township during the past few
days, amongst which are the following:—
Adam Snarling has disposed of his 100
Dares on the 3rd line, to N. Johnston for
$5,800 ; N. Johnston has soil his 100
acro farm, on the 4th coaces.don, to R.
Paynter, for 57,250 ; J. J. Hayes has
purchased from W. Somerville his 100
mores, on West Mitchell Road, for $7,500
and Mr. Somerville has purchased from
John Slack his 100 acre farm for $7,000.
The Stratford Beacon of last weeksays
—Messrs. Jeffrey ce Marshall have signed
a contract with the Victoria Lake syn-
dicate securing the monopoly of the pas.
senger traffic on the lake for five years,
with the right to build wharves .n the
lake shore. The principal wharves will
be at the foot of Erie street, in the rear
of the postofiioe, and at the Queen's park.
The steamer will call at Deese -ma: dock
for passenger)). Tho new steamier, nam-
able of carrying 70 desk passengers, is in
the stocks and will be launched about the
2015 of May.
OtaNe-cwS.
The Erie as. Huron Spur by-law carried
in Dresden by 192 to 67.
Brantford has a seoiety for the sup-
pression of vino.
The Canadian Pacific railway has
oonstructed a fish ladder at Morris,
N. W. T.
London city bakers have raised the
price of breach to 6 cents the two -pound
loaf.
A severe wind storm did oosidetable
damage in the neighborhood of Port Ar-
thur on Saturday.
Seventy-five years ago this summer
the fust steamer, the General Smythe,
appeared on the river St. John, N.S.
It is reported that one of tiro litter of
pigs, recently born at Long Lake hotel,
N.W.T., has a duck's bill instead of the
ordinary nose of its kind.
Van Horne is promesing the people of
the Norht-west the oontruobton of a num.
bet of branod linesnext year or the year
following.
Dr. Hislop, of Detroit, formerly o
Guelph, wanst a divorce from his wife,
become() she threw carbolic. in hie face and
is so insanely jealous as to drive all hie
lady patients away.
Thirteen saloonkeepers and barbers at
Montreal, charged with exhibiting rho
"Adamless Eden" pictures, were on Mon.
day seutonced by the Recorder to eight
days in jail, without option of 0lino. Ap.
peal has been ttnado.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
:put; Soafortll Expositor speaks eau
follows of a femme Brusetdits :---George
Good had his store beautifully illunldn-
Med on,Friday night, and made a very
handsome display in the beet and shoo
1180.. Mr.'Good is bound not to to out-
done by the millinery estab(iebnlonts, and
the display be made was witneesed said
admired by a large crowd of people.