HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-8-12, Page 1Volume 16.
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List of the successful oandidates who
wrote for second class certificates at Olin.
ton :—Jana Black, Aggie Cruickshank,
Lilly Doy, Mary Perrio, Mary Holmes,
Mary Taylor, 0. Robertson, Cora Wil-
liams, Edward Caspoll, T. Grand, Fred.
Inglis, D. Tohnston, John Baine, John
Lowery, George Mo)ormid, J. McDonald,
J. McTavish, Robb. Richardson, George
Purvis, F, Hartley, A. Morrish. Total
number, 21. It is expected that the re-
sult of the third eines examination will
be ready for publication about the 16811
inet,
IA89En tn011 3103E111011 n. s.
Misses M. Allan, A. Campbell, S. Camp.
bell, J. Dickson, J. Struthers, A. Porter,
and J. Allen, 3, Burke, D. Davidson, .J.
Mullin, W. Robertson.
0100011 FROM SEAFO'3Tn II. 8,
L. Monteith, A. Cozens, H. Fowler, F.
Fowler, J. Hogg, J. Prendergast, 0.
Shortreed, G. Orioh.
Base Bali.
lera8sels vs, Teeswntcr,
Last Monday the "Maitlande" scored
their fourth successive victory. Tho
Teeswater club arrived early in the morn.
ing and the game was called at 8 o'clock
in the afternoon; in the presence of a
large number of spectators, who expected
to seen very close game. A number 'of
the old heads were afraid of the Malt.
lands and suggested that the team be
strengthened by drafting in some of the
old batters of Battereville, but.others said
no, let the boys win their emirs and if
they are defeated it will do thein good.
Umpire Drummond called time and the
visitors went to bet with W. Grewar
twirling the sphere and J. Stretton oBici•
acing behind the bat, The let innings
gave Teeswater a and excitement cm,
moored to rise, but when the home team
pounded out 14 runs before the third man
was called out, the game geese tame.
Teeswater was blanked in the 2nd, made
3 fn the 8rd and 0 io the 4th. Brussels
piled up the runs, making 11, 6 and 11,
two borne runs, by J. Stretton and W.
Grewar, being in the number, Toward
the close of the 4th innings, the last one
played, play was very loose -and muffs
and overthrows wore the rule rather than
the exception. The scorer's book gives
the following :-
00088EL8.
Rune. Outs.
Grewar, p.,... 4 3
J. Stretton, c,,. • 5 1
Halliday, 1st b. • 6 2
N. Gerry, 2nd b.,. 6 1
F. Stretton. 8rd b.,4 1
T. Rose, s. s., 4 2
Fitzpatriok, r.f. f, 0
D. Wilson, e.f .. 6 0
Martin, 1, f, 4 2
Total 42 12
TEE8WATEn.
Meront', 1st b. 1121111s, Outs. 0
McKenzie, p. 2 0
Laird, s. s., ....... 0 2
Hardy, 2nd b, 1 1
Aitchison, 3rd b., 1 1
Hotv8On, 0. f. 0
Johnston, c., 0
McNally, r. 1., 0 2
113oBarney, 1, f, 0 2
Total 0 12
Innings, 1 2 3 4
Brussels, 14 11 6 11,42
Toeewater, 3 0 8 Oee: 0
Scorers, S. H. Laird and A. Howson.
It is expooted that a return match will
bo played at Teeswater on Tuesday of
next wook. QJpr boys play a good game
of ball but they should not give op prac-
tice.
Wroxeter club is expected here on
Friday afternoon of this week. The
"Maitiaucis" have walloped Wroxeter,
Bolgtave and Toeswator and would like
to hoar from Wingham, Ciintoo, Mitch.
ell or some of those towns who would
like to have the 00810018 taken out of their
base bailers. If the "Maitlnnds" can't
do it you may be euro you have a good
nine.
Base ball appears to slut Brussolitss
bettor than any other game,played, judg-
ingby the largo number of spectators. A
few more seats would not be a bad
thing. We throw out this hint to Man.
ager Consley.
Juvenile Cyclone.
Possibly the nearest allpr0aeh to the
regular American cyclo:1e, that has over
been soca in Manitoba, visited Osprey
on July 20tH, loorbuuatoly but ono farm
house lay in its track. The house , of
Councillor Laying was caught by the
whirlwind before the inmates, ten in
number, worn &ware of its approach.
Ono nloree118 all was quint as usual'the
next saw the prairie strewn with frag-
ments and the focally scattered among
the ruins. Mes. Laying tvlio twee up-
stairs at the time was carried about„ten,
rods across tho'p1oteto.pet:11 and droplied
in a wheat flop]. There Wag an ugly
gull fn her head and hon bank was 008
orad with braises. From the moment
the storm naught 110 she had lost all
8101100100811080 until found.. 011 Mrs.
Laying had her arm broken, Etch of
the other 1t10nib008 in the household woe
bruised, but the injuries aro not serious.
Dr. Mol'addon who Visited the scene
soon after took the injured in ohar(io and
they aro all cluing well, Ile says it is a
mystery how the family escaped as they
dict The hOusq, which was 1tu eubetanr, i
tial log building, was . levelled tr1' the
ground, no walls being loft above the
floor. The roof was broken to Iragglnonts
and canted away, Articles of 0100hfng
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUG. 12, 1887
have been found a distance of two miles
from the scone. ]Everything of that na-
ture, save what the Inmates wore, was
carried off. The stoves, two serving ma-
chines, bo1888adee chairs and in faun
every article of furniture was left in
fragments about the prairie. The tyiud
fell se suddenly as it 1101 risen. The
course of the monster across the gloin
fields is marked by a pathway from 5 to
10 foot wide Irons which the grain has
disappeared. The progress of the whirl-
ing column of air was watched by many
in the neighborhood some of whom
thought it was a waterspout. There
were two of them about a mile apart
and travelling in the same direction. The
upper ends terminated in clouds of inky
blaeknees, Al times the twisting plass
seemed to rico above the earth and again
descending rolled up vast quantities of
dust, leaves and other debris, In one
instance an oak tree about a foot in dia.
meter wee twisted off and carried high
in the air. Fence posts were likewise
pulled from the ground. A heavy hail
storm passed over a narrow strip furth-
er north and torrents of rain fell in the
vicinity of Neepawa, bat the whirlwinds
were accompanied by neither rain nor
hail.
Cricket Match.
L3r114.415clr4'yore, Teel octet -eve I.
On Wednesday the return match bo.
tween the above mentioned clubs was
played on the park here. The day 1808
hot and the crease hard, but the game
went through in good shape and was well
contested. The visitors went to bat first
but Brussels bowlers were oloeo on the
wicket and the aide went out with 42.
C. Molting got 15 and W. Hay 1.2. These
were the only dodble figures. Morphy
was bowled and caught by Dennis for 2
runs. J. Rosa bowled three out and
Kitchell two. After dinner the home
team tools the weliew and faded the bowl.
ins of Morphy and Clark. The wickets
tumbled down in quick succession and
only 88 was placed to the credit of the
batsmen when the last stump fell.
Kitchen was the only man who found the
ball and he put 11 together very newly.
Duck eggs were quite common for the old
reliables. Listowel made a better stand
in their second innings, Morphy batting
in good etylefor 26 andwas at last bottled
out by J. Ross. 0. Reeking succumbed
to the same bowler after he had got 12 to
his credit. The innings totalled 78. This
left Bruseels 83 to make to ruin and the
boys jluakledpito it and Rade le splendid
showing. Before. —Dennis. was. 0110 he
rolled up 13, Jas. Ross 16 and' not out,
and the other members of the club, with
fete exceptions, did well considering the
strong bowling. 60 WAS the total for the
innings 1811011 the last man went out,
ThisleftListowel the winners by 22 runs,
The following is the extended score:—
LI8T07EL,
1st Innings, 2nd Innings.
Morphy, b R e Dennis... ,. 2 b S, Sloss 20
1t. Hay, b J. Roes 4 b Ilitotion ,,;_ 6
J. Hooking. b J.Roes s o McLennan, b
J. ]toss
0 Hn ki g, a Currie, b 12 . b kitchen u
J,12o5s 15 b J, ]toss 12
Gabel, o J, lice*, b
on 0 bJ,]toss 1
Mabee, o J. Ross,b Kiteh-
ou 1 O A., Rocs.,. ,.,., 4
Clark, b Kitchen. 0 1. b, w, 0
Bolton, run out. 1 a <kb T. Ross, 7
Main-Web,•b Kitchen 0 not out.a 1
R. Elaoldug, not out......,.. 0 L Roseeloy, 1
Extras - 4 Extras 6
Total 48 rural 413
Grand total 116.
00008111.8,
188 Innings. 2081lnni no.
Waterer, b Clark 2 11 ]corp by 4
hi1Lenllau,a 5;b Mor011y 0. bmerel y 7
D. Rosab Morphy 0 a lt. Flay, b
Clara 4
Deno is ,b Morphy 0' o 10, Rey, b
•
Currie, b Clark 0 11 Clark is
J, ROM, o W. J. H,(y, b
atorpby 6 not 008...........,10
Kitchen.b Clark 11 b Atori/ll3 •, .. 0
8. Laird.b Clark s e dl b Alurpny 0
Hargreaves, o R. Ray, b
itiorphy 1 stumped 0
veal, 0 G, Hacking, b
.1411111)3 fi o Murphy, b
Extrasy, not out U 1)01011;11 Extras U
Extras ., 43 laxtrae
Total Os Total..,..,. -00
Grand total 130.
NOTE0 —4. Veal got hit - on the fun.'
head with the ball and was severely cut.
--Boy Hacking, about 12 or 14 yenta' of
ago,• was one of the Listowel players,—
Morphy bowled out 7 Brussolites and
Clark 6. ,The compliment was returned
by 3. Rosa rattling down 7 stumps anti
Kitohon 4, Denurs and D. Rosa eao11
"oabbaged?' a wiokot,—Large attendance
of epeotators, .the fair sex being well re.
presented. B1000810 people enjoy a good
game of cricket. -0u8 boys can "wallop''
Lietowol if thoy loaVe Morphy et home,
E. E. Wade officiated as umpire and
F. S. Scott and Gift. BIliot as scorers.--
Oat
corers.- .Oat meal and water was freely diapeneed
oY the grounds, --Listowel has the faoulty
of placing their men bettor in the field
than Brussels but our lode do the hold-
ing better every time, Three Hits by Mo.
.Lenuan, Kitchen and Veal totallod 12.—
Brussels Club have fomld grant difficulty
in getting outside clubs/ to play with
them.—Tho following is; given 108 a
sample fol our cricketers to copy from :—
Yorkshire 9, Derbyshire Eng.—Ulyote
andeniplisllod the greatest butting 1101for,
mance of his long and brilliant career,
000111( 100 and 1108 out for Yorkshire at
Sheffield. Ho hit nineteen 4's, thirteen
8'e, seventeen 2's, and 50 sngle0. Pros.
ton kept him company at the wicket for
(10010 time, totalling 08 before born'
bowled. With these two big individual
800re0 the Yorkshire total tens only 800,.
but sufficient to ensure them a victory
by a single mange anti 168 rune over
Derbyshire, whose totals were 1.29 and 0
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Perth County Notes.
Stratford le agitating for au eieotrio
etreot railway. -
The Court of Revision of Stratford,
which meets on Atguat 25, will have to
Ooneider an appeal to have the whole roll
overthrown, on the ground that it was
not returned at the proper date and on
account of gross irregularities in its pre-
paration.
The Ellice bush fires are still raging.
While the fire has done considerable dam-
age, f6 has also greatly benofittedthose
who have been trying to olear up land
there. Ono farmor Bays that the Are has
been $500 benefit to him in clearing up
his land.
In the number of candidates passed at
the recent oeoond-olass teacher's exami.
nations, the Stratford school stands 0th,
among 117 High schools and Collegiate
Institutes in the province, The percent-
age passed of the number that wrote, is
over eeventy.five.
The fires caused by the lightning on
Friday aro: John McCallum, near Little
Lakes, barn with this saason's crops, in-
sured in the Perth Mutual for $0,200;
barn of John Quinlan, South Easthope,
with six acres of hay, oats and barley,
insured in the South Easthope Mutual;
Henry Tracheal', Shakespeare, barn and
its contents : George Zinn, North East -
hope, barn end its contents; Benjamin
Rhode, South Basthope, barn and greater
part of this season's oropa ; Henry Kirby,
North Easthope, residence slightly da-
maged.
Huron County Notes..
August 16011 has boon proclaimed as
Exeter's oivio'boliday..
Edward Hanly, of Luoknow, has a
quantity of corn st0lka over thirteen feet
in height.
Rev. Mr. and Mre. Salton arrived in
Godoriah last Friday afternoon on their
return from Europe.
There is a snorer in Gerrie who Ieaves
his window open rituoh to the annoyance
of some of his neighbors.
Twelve pupils of the Goderiob. High.
echool wrote at the examination for
second.olaee certificates, eleven 01 whom
were successful.
One dozen citizens of Wingbam hod to
pay the sum of seventy-five cents for the
release of their cows from.tbe pound the
other morning.
Last - Friday evening a number of
Goderioh'e best instrumentalists Stet
together and formed a new band with'
Mr. Milligan as leader.
Herbert,. antes Mad 'Phomas Alton
pulled with scythes four acroe of peas be:
tween one o'olook in the afternoon end
sun down, on the farm of Samuel Alton,
near Belfast.
At a prayer -meeting near Seaforth a
brother, who was asked by the pastor to
lead in prayer, is reported to have an.
swered:—"What, mon, ask me to pray,
and you paid for't."
A young woman recently Called on it
01i1180n dentist, told him she *anted
IMMO tooth drawn, end also that she
wished to catch a certain train. She sat
down, had twenty -ono pulled, and caught
her train,
, The fragile editor of the Gerrie Vidette
soya ;—Tho editor was kept awake the
other evening until near midnight by the
rattlo of it reapingmachine. That Dutch-
man should eiter buy a noiseless ma.
chine or quit working all night. •
The Globe says:—Huron County pap-
ers begin to spread a:+ report 'about the
marvellous strength of a young 'man
known as Buffer Jim. They toll how on
one occasion he took alumber wagon by
the roach, lifted it clean off the ground,
aied,tvalkedlinto the barn with it,
Mrs. Zealand, who woo so terribly in-
jured in the St. Thomas collision of the
loth of July, in which her husband and
chiidtporished, died on Saturday afternoon
about half -past three o'clock. The de-
ceased was a sister to Robt. Hohnee,
editor and proprietor of the Clinton New
Bra.
Scott Aot Enforaoment.—Monday J,
C. Conover, Fred Korman, ;oho Mao-
donald and R. D. Simmons, of Wing.
ham, were ,proeeouted before P. el. Dr.
Williams for violating the Canada Tem-
peranee Act and fined 360 each. Satur,
day 'Mr. ]loo of the Berne pines 7138 served
the same Way.
Tho other evening Mrs. 131auk (West
street, Goderiob) was returning Home
from Holnioeyillo; and whoa 110er the
turn at Robb. MoOollooh's the horse turn-
ed fn 13t the gate of its own wooed, the
top of the buggy striking the post, throw.
ins Airs, B. out and breaking one : of the
bones in her right arm in two places.
James Cumnling,'of the 7811 conoeseion
of Tacker/oath, while attending the
Western Veir at London' last fall pur
thaeod from Mr. Morden, , of London
township, about half a pound of peas,
known 138 the "Mummy” variety. Ile
sowed them thie spring and they proved'
i0 bo wonderfully prolific. 1i'rom the
half pound of seed ha willreap fully a
bushel of pens.
Thos. McGillicuddy, the junior. 'editor
of the`Goilerioh Signal, and who for a
titne has boon assisting ]alt. Blue, the
As8i0tane CJotnmisefonee of Agrioulture,
Toronto, in the preparation of his etatie-
tios, is permanently amoiutedsrivate
secretary his gentleman. This will
ne008itte his wiblrawal
from the Sig.
nal, whioll will hereafter be 00n1310t01
oololy by D, McGillicuddy. "'Toni" is
thoroughly competent for the dutios of
hie new ofifeo, being ah okpert sherthend.
or, 1311d he is to be congratulated on gat
ting into 11 p08ltion where he will bo re -
"loved el the oonetanb anxiety and Bard
wont fnoidan: to nosyspnpor life. Mr.
MIcGillioudtly'e many friends in this lo.
arty wish him suowes in her now post'
Number S.
One day last week Andrew Morrison,
near Walton, lost a valuable mare 110
Weld have got $200 for, He had her on
the bhlder next the grain and allowed her
to eat of the grain, which killed her. The
new grain swelling buret the stomach,
Mr. Morrison had no idea the mare was
eating enough to do her any harm.
The editor of The Gortericb Signal is
in what seems a justifiable state of indig-
nation over the pioaynniell action of the
Town Council in advertising for tenders
among outside country papers for the
printing of the Goderlch voters' list.
"How does the thing stand 7" asks The
Signal. "Why, right Here in Goderich
aro two of the principal printing offices
in the county, whiob employ more hands
than any four outefde offices ; cvhlale sup-
port a number of families in Goderiob,
and pay a good deal of money, directly
and indirectly, towards the taxes' of the
town; and yet a few duffers, troubled
with big head and little brain, ask them
tq compete on an equal Sooting with of-
fices which do not in any mariner what-
soever contribute to the keeping up of the
town $names."
Cit.rlrt.cllaes. NtawM.
Monday will be Hamilton's civic heli -
day.
Petitions are being ciroulated in the
County of Norfolk for a repeal of the
Scott Act.
Arobig Boutloge, an eight.year-old boy
belonging to Cornell, fell from a train
and had his leg out off, causing death in
a'few hotirs,
•A Tilsonburg man named Gray has
what he asserts to be a genuinely blue-
eyed oat, and he would be glad to hear
from the Chicago man who is acid to
have offered $250 for one.
Acablegram has been received stating
that the Queen has accepted a tete.a-tete
ohina serygce illustrating the progress of
Canadaia#the manufacture of such wares.
The Bervigewes made by Pigot dr Bryan,
otLondoli. •
St. John. (N. B.) has a letter carrier
who "starts 1n" so well with the author--
itee that f om time to time he feels safe
enough to get gloriously drunk and lie
down on the &tract on his delivery route
to Bleep off, his debauch.
Duncan C. Roes has deposited 3250
with X'eter J. Donohue to meet any mac,
iii the ,world in a mounted sword contest
to a finish for $250, 6500 or $1,000, con-
test to take place within two weeks, as
Ross sails fol Europe .early in September.
"Travel to Muskoka 1s immense this
yesi•,"`saayys Conduct4.or.Thoe. Beasleye of,
the. IV`5r-iGweeterneltelrway. passive
that 26,000 people hate made the round
of the lakes this. season. They come
from Hamilton, Toronto, aad, all parts
of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio."
The St. Thomas Journal says : The
mortality. among intents is very great at
the present time, no less than six deaths
being reported since Saturday. Cholera
morbus and summer complaints are
alarmingly prevalent, and the death rate
thie month promises to be very high.
Teenier arrived at Toronto Tuesday,
looking in good condition. He brought a
"Ruddick" boat with him, and is being
looked after by Plaiated. Sporting oirolos
are becoming excited over the race to take
place Saturday, as Teenier's appearance
has favorably impressed them with his
ability to give Hanlan, at any rate, a hard
tussle for first place.
The Government bas received no offic-
ial advisee of any movement on the port
of the Mormons to settle mettle Canadian
Northwest. It is, however, /earned that
several of the disciples of Joseph 8n1it11
will shortly go over the line of the C.P.R.
to ascertain the ra0ouroee of the country.
It is just a question whether the Govern-
ment would favorably consider the pro.
Han1n1 and Teenier are to row on To -
013 ornt0110, Bay on August 18,
A St. Thome restaurant keeper re.
cently sold stook and good -will for 32.60
Contractor Ryan states that half the.
line of the Red River Valley Railway has
been graded.
The new M. 0. R. passenger depot at
Essex Centre will be built of brink, faced
with cobble stone.
The stook and plant of The Winnigeg
Siftings have been sold to the proprietors
al The Industrial News.
Thomas Stephenson, a young man be-
longing to North Wakefield, was gored to
death by a bull last week.
The Canadian Aeeociatioo of Amateurs
Oarsmen at their annual meeting decided
t0 hold the next regatta in Toronto.
Elias Moser, a farmer in the neighbor-
hood of Egan9ille, is reported to have
killed a king snake recently whish moos.
need 16e. feet.
Premier Mercier has refused to accept
the apology tendered by Le Monde news-
paper, 1,11d the libel suit will be proceed-
ed with in September.
Keil did serious damage last week ' in
the Ottorbourne and Killarney districts.
bfany hailstones as large as hen eggs are
said to have fallen.
A Cape Breton flsberman is said to
have recently caught a 30 -pound wash
in the month of whin] was the side of a
man's face from forehead to chin.
Morrieburg lays claim to nn0ena
healthfulness for the reason that a loss
marble cutter has, during the last few
months, prepared sixteen headstones for
deceased persons whom" ages ranged from
77 to 96 years.
Capt. Dyson, of the Salvation Army,
who has been playing trot base for the
Kingston club, has resigned his cm.
mission and announood his intention to
devote himself wholly and solely to pro-
fessional baseball.
In the last two years there have been
eix marriagee in the ranks of our church
choir, five females and one male.' We
would like to hear from any choir 'that
can beat this record.—Hampton corres-
pondent of Bowmaneille Statesman.
A woman named Aoke is in custody
charged with kidnapping a little child of
a man who says he is Robert Donnelly,
of Biddulph. Mre: Acke, Bays that Mre.
Donnelly, who, with ;ser husband, had
been on a protracted spree about Hamil-
ton, was about to throw the child into the
Deejardins Canal when Mrs. Aske took
it to save ltd life.
The Dominion Rifle Assooietioe'e Donee
at
petitionsOttawawill, take plane on the 29th inst.,
The Government hay called for new
tenders for weekly mail service between
Eoglaud and Canada.
The double traok is being laid with all
possible despatch on the Grand Trunk
railwaybetween Toronto and Montreal.
Crops on Manitoulin Island ,and the
Shore have not been so good for
Years. Espeoially is this so on the
ielaudNorth,
The Manitoba Government are making
arrangements for the immediate exten-
sion of the Red River Valley Railway in.
to Winnipeg,
Repent additions to the militia orders
strongly diseourago any expenditure
other than those strictly necessary to o-
wn efficiency for the oorp8.
During Tuly last 223 patents were
issued by the patent branch of the De-
partment of Agrioulture. This number
correeponde with that for July, 1886.
A young man named Terhano, employ -
in a Halifax (N, S.) furniture establish-
ment, is said to have fallen heir to Bos.
ton property' worth eomething like a
million.
No overtures have yet been made to
the Dominion Government for the extra-
dition of McGarigle, the Chicago boodler.
The question will Brat have to be consid-
ered by the provincial authorities..
Rev, Tohn S. Evans, D. D., Governor
1 of the Children's Rome, Hamilton, died
1 early Friday morning, aged 66. Ne was
a clergyman of the Metbodist denomina-
tion, and had been in harness a number
of years.
A farmer of St. Irene, Cpunty of Char. ,
levoix, Que., has discovered on oae of the
highest mountains of the locality a large
number of garnets, some of which be has
brought to Quebec city. They have been
pronounced as very valuable.
The Port Simpson correspondent of
the New Westminster British Columbian
says:—On the Naas ginger' is sold, or
grog under the name of ginger, and In-
dians are drunk all the time, but nothing
is done, although we have two paid offi-
cials at Simpson, and J. P.'s, lots of
them.
It le understood that three more Mani-
toba Ants have been disallowed. These
are three private bills incorporating the
Manitoba Central, the Winnipeg and
Southern and the Emerson and North-
western Railway Companies, all of
which are for roads running to the
boundary.
It is now stated that Lieut, -Governor
Masson Will withdraw his, resignation
and will accept six months' leave of ab-
sentia, resuming his duties at the. end of
that time. Sir Andrew Stewart, Chief
Justice of the Superior Court, will prob-
ably sot as administrator during Mr.
Masson's absence.
Hon. Mr. Thompson, Minister of Jus-
tice, has rotureed to Kingston, where he
has been inspecting the penitentiary.
While there the Mioleter, in accordance
with the custom he has adopted, granted
interviews to all those convicts who desir-
ed to sea him, and one hundred and twenty
had an audience with him.
While two young men were bathing at
Donee' wharf, Quebec, Friday 'morning,
they observed a man come to the wharf
with what seemed to be a bar of iron in
his hands. He plunged into the water
and did not rise again. A few hours
later his body tvae found, but as yet the
euioide has not been identified.
A short time ago a Belleville young
lady advertised for a husband and the
advertisement ruse answered by a young
man from Campbellford. Several letters
passed between the parties, giving a good
commencement to a broach of promise
case in the future, when the gentleman
in the ease met an old flame of los, drop.
peri the Belleville Indy and published all
the correspondence.in The Campbellford
Herald.
The Legislature of British Columbia
oval boast of a member who cannot hear
n word of the debates, and who yot spoke
very effectively in all the deliberations of
the House during its past session. This
gentleman is Anthony Maitland Ston -
house, youngest son of the late Robert
Talbot Stenhoueo, of Cornley Park, Fife.
shire, Scotland. He was born in Bain.
burgh in 1840, end educated at the Uni-
versity of that. city., . His friends who sit
nest to hini in the House of Assembly,
give him all the "painters" they can in
writing while bho debates are going on.
Monetary Times, commenting on the
verdict of the coroner's jury on the re-
cent railway wreck : When the verdict
goes on to say that "tine drowning„ of a
young lady at Port Stanley is another
direct result a/ the disaster," it is wide
of tate mark. If the young Indy had not
been left at Port Stanley she might not
Hato been drowned ; this is really all the
connootiou there is between the two dis-
asters. The 11osvlling, so far from being
the "direct result" of the railway aceid-
ent, can seariiely bo eaid to lto,ve. been ,
even a =mote consequence of it. The
unfortenato young lady fell into the wat-
er.horself, and the railway company is
in no way responsible for her death.
Capt.lreine, of the schooner E1. Blake,
after reoi8ing the etacement about a' man
nano' Williamson' being tek0n on board
at Chicago, sats at Lost the yarns of Chi.
ciao reporters, regarding Williamson's,
alias lOtoGariglo s, 08oape at Sarnia. PO
says ;—They h t a efa8hfng north wind
passing through by tlio Manitoulin ie.
lands, but worebeoalmed about a mile off
the entrance to Spaniels river in the ev-
ening. hove the 'mangers expresso' a
desire to go on shore and take the C,P,1„
evhioi be del by beteg ]aided by s0mo of
the 010181 while the captain was asleep,
and this he' declares VMS the last; "lie
sate
Of iVilliamson, Capt, Iryiue clic not
stop at Pefnt Edward, 10001811) the yarns
about his landing a p0neonger there are
atiou.
Arrangements have been made with
the Canada Pacific railway for a cheap'
-exploring E"rip to the Northwest of Clan.
oda.. The party will start' on the 17th`
inst., taking one of the C. P. R. lake
steamers at Owen pound. Tickets will
be sold good to return any time within
forty days for 680 to Winnipeg and 635
to Killarney (near Turtle Mountains) and
return. Tickets must bo secured through
Rev. D. Hunt, Millgrove, Ont.
The present excessive drought has
bean disastrous to railway and farm
fencing about Western Ontario. Tho
herbage and grass along the railway
tracks being dried up, catches fire very
easily from the sparks from the engines.
The fire thus ignited spreads far and
wide, destroying everything combustible
it comes in contact with, until some en.
terprising farmer quenches it. A ride
over the G.T.R. from Hamilton to Lon-
don carries it person past hundreds of
yards of what was once railroad fence
and acres of ground denuded of all herb-
age by such fires.
On the 17th July one of the most re-
markable gatherings manned which
probably ever took place in the Domin.
ion of Canada at the home of Henry A.
Bears, Mornay River, P. E. Island. The
other, Mrs. Doran Bears, the eldest
aughter of tho late Abraham 'Whitman,
of Canso, N.S., now aged 87a years, still
enjoying all her faculties and fu good
health, was favored with the gathormg of
all her fitfully of thirteen ohildren, who
met for the first time to greet her as anunbroken family, 0xeept the father whodied some fourteen years ago, aged 77
years. The first plata where all met
WWI in'the Tomperanoe Hall, to engage
in the worship of God together. When
Wee 90th Psalm WAS. road, and God's
praises sang,' the Rot. Mr. "'biome,
preached from Genesis vii, 1 :—"Come
thou and all thy house into the ark."
After service, the whole family repeirea
to the bonieetent" and took too together ;
seated with rho mother at the head of
the table, the: first born . on her right
hand end the rest .in.ordar fel which they
were horn, bringing the youngest on 81e
mother's left. The evening was spsn8 in
social conversation and singing. On
Monday morning an' artist was secured,
and a picture of the family group was
taken. The names and ages of the fanc-
ily are as follows :—Tse mother, Dorcas
Beare, aged 87 years, 6 months ; Sarah,
A. Cook, 66 years, 3 months ; Jamee W.
Bears, 67 years, 8 menthe ; Dome L..
Grant, 64 years, 0 mealy; Abraham W.
Bears, 68 years ; Mercy 0. llerton, 831
years, 8 months; Isaac A. Bears, 50
years, 9 months ; David A. Boars, 87
years, 3 months ; R0b0ooa E. Cook, 55
years, 0 menthe ; Hannah Ii, Cuddy,.
54 years ; John F. Bears, 51 years, 8
1110111110 ; Il0nriotta J. Brabant, 48 years,
10 mouths ; Henry A. •Dears, 45 years, 6
months ; George 'W. Boars, 48 years, 83
menthe ; making a total of 82f3 yearq,
10 months. the grandchildren nownumber 65 living and 28 dead ;, rho great.
grandchildren are 73 living and' 4 .load.
There were present also at the gathering
a brother and sister of the father's,
whose united ages aro 118 3,0015. After
the completing 0f t110 pictures the piece
galled "Thy Will be Dow."teas sung,
and prayer offered, and the gathering
broke 11p, perhaps never all to meet again
in tine world.
position of the Mormons settling them- d
selves in the Dominion.
Recently two boys galled at the Salva.
tion Army pottage, Kincardine,with a
parool, which they said had been eent by
Cadet Nephew. The Captain and Lieut-
enant—two young girls, opened the pack-
age, whena rat jumped out 18114 startled
themso much that they ran into an ad-
joining room. This was evidently what
the boys wanted, as they grabbed a pack_
age of sugar and made off. The names
of the boys were not known to She army
girls, The evening of the same day while
salvation services were in progress the
girls` reaiaenoe was broken into and a
trunk rifled of iteoontente.
'The sudooss of the Canaditi1 cricket
team in England must not be judged' by
the fact that they; have only succeeded in
wini1111g One 111at010 8o far. Tho princi-
pal charm about cricket is that it does
nob matter a' cont 39110 71118 the game.
The excellence of the ploy cannot be
measured by the score. It appoare that
some of the games have bowl of superb
oharacter. The general skill of the Can-
adian has been much commented upon
and admired. Such it game as the two
days' match with the Merylebono club, is
one of the notable wants of the season,
and the "draw" with which it ended was
a real draw and not a mere figure of
oriokoting speech.
Julia Fuller, a pretty little girl, 16
ye0r0 of age, ran away from ag ood home
and respectable, well-to-do
Chatham Ont. She olid 1114 fonts in
t o Silo the
humdrum life at home, and had learned
of the beauty of Detroit and 110011 told
that tho 0lty+ offeror] exceeding good op.
portueities'for young gielo to get work
and be independent. Tho story was told
by a railroad friend. Sunday morning
Jltlia wont to Detroit on the eteaniO3 G.
Merritt to tlnd him. Tnetoad of that
Patrolman Jordan fauna hoe at the
Michigan Cerebral depot, and en hearing
the atony, colohulel that Julia would be
West at the itolico hoad$uart0re, 'hero
she was dotamed pending a reply to a
telegram emit t0 her porcine.