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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-8-12, Page 1Volume 16. SUt/0E85E1,1G 'fTP,LQII ERS. 01,1x8013. 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 2 2 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 1 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.