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The Brussels Post, 1904-9-8, Page 1t" v Vol. 88. No, 9 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1904 W. H. KERR Prop„ New Advertisements. Looal—G, Le King, coming—T. P. Smith. Loosl—Riohnrdo Soap 00, Strayed—Wm. J. Jaokliu, Miliinory—Mckinnon & Ca. Fall dress goods—A. eitraohnn. Excoutore' Sale—A. B. Maodouald. Notice to areditore—W. M, Sinclair. Apples wanted—John Cuoniugham. Mxstxxx Nt w ra, I COlti, Surveying parties aro a common eight in the village just now. Rev. R. S. Baker was entertaining friends last week from Wyoming. Frank Maltim has gone to Wiarton to atteud Collegiate there. We Isiah him mem. Some of the young men from this IOoality went West on the harvest Ex- cursion. Wm. Weiee, jr., of Goderiole, was re. newing young acquaintances in town this week. A. few from thie vioinity took in the Laoroese match in Stratford on Wednes- day of last week. titre. Thos. Oakley is offering her fine farm East of Welton for sale owing to the decease of Mr. Oakley. Wm. M. and Mrs. Smith spent a few days in Elm, thie week, attending Mr. Smith's brother, Henry, who is ill. Rev. T. W. Omens, of Brunets, preach. ed very acceptably in 0129 Hall here Iaet Sabbath evening. Rev. Mr. Baker filled the Brunets pulpit. HARVEST EXCURSIONS Winnipeg Sacco Begina dime 75 Mowbray „ Moors Jaw Souris..... 3110 nevem': 34 00 Souris .,..,.... Swan River Brandon .,� Lyloton Saskatoon,.. 35 25 Louoro Miatota 32 00 Pr. Albert... 30 00 Elgin g Wawanesa Macleod 38 00 Bineoarbh ... l 32 25 Calgary 38 50 M oxcart n... f Arcola 32 50 Rod Deer .,. 30 50 fietavan I33 00 Yorkton Sbratheoua 70 50 Going Sept.ietti and 17111. Returning until Nov.149,0 and 28110. Por pamphlet and all particulars and tickets apply to any Canadian Peale° Agt. A. H. NOTMAN, Asst, Gen, Pass, Agent,Toronto. When a child dislikes study: When children dis: Ritts study nerve, en ergy is used In other, !directions, most line - Ir to overcome eye., strain We a nrremove_thia strain. Then diligence will follow. rFletcher ri&x41 aitin1d rand Gradtvtat•<2 O ,tiniaza FeRtISSIVLS New all ress Goods Mr. and Mre. Orittenden and Mies Bertha were visiting at Win. Neal's, Mies Jannis Kirkby, a former Walton Mutter was Mao a guest. The Reeved Home serviette will be held in St. George'e church a week from next Snuday. Ohuroh will be eppropria• telt' decorated for the oosasion. .31; tame 9Lo wee. Mies Owens, of Belgrave, spent a few days with her cousin, Mise Mary Peacock, Dr. Holt, of Modiolus Ilat, Man , vieited hie °°nein, Will, Mines during the past week, Oliver entl Mrs. Gauls, Lave returned to their home in London atter spending two weeks with their consign, Will, and Mre. Mines. Ex Reeve and Aire. Turnbull, of Grey, and Matthew Moine of and line, Morris, are away to Aluoma on a holiday outing. They left for Theeealon on 'Weeaday of title week. The typhoid fever patients are getting along tee well as would bo expeebed. They are Lou. Eoltmier, W. 'Reilly and Mra. Jas. Straoban. We hope they will soon be onnvaleeoent. A Pine River aorreopondent eaye A., D. and Mra. Mo0oeh entertained a large number et their Mende at their home one evening reoently. The party was given in honor of Alias Strnohen, of Brueeele, and Mise MoOoeh, of Paris. A very enjoyable evening was epent by all present. A+at:he1. Township Connell will be hold here next Monday, Last Wednesday Rev. 0. P. Welts abtended the Dietriot meeting at Bluevale, Aire, R, Dilworth and Mra. James Pearson and Polies Ellet were visiting Mre. B• acorn, of Hullett, recently. We oongratnlate Master Freeman on eueeeeefully passing. the Junior Leaving Exam. He wrote at Seatorth. An eajoyabls time wee epent at the Temperance pin nia on Labor Day, It wee held in the Dilworth grove. Mies Minnie Bateman hae been laid aside for the past three weeks from a sprained ankle but she will exon be about ae well as ever, Zeck McKee, a former resident of this looatity, hue been renewing old friend. ships, lie is now looated at Pareboro N. 8, where he nocturne a hardware Madness. Mrs, Geo. Hughes, who has been visit• ing her brother, Wm. Icing, for the net two menthe, left for Bluevale where she will epend a few weeks with her daughter before returning to Grand Bapide, Miob. Miss Lillian Robinson and little Miss Jessie Andersen, of Portage•la-Prairie, IbIan., are epending their holidays with Mra. John King. Mise Robinson ie grant- ly taken up with the West.. It is live years eine elle left here. The next meeting of the Women's Institute will be held at Mre. Jno, King's. Subject, "Fall i'reeorving and Oatenps," The Honorable Minister of Agriculture inetruoted Mr. Putman to provide a tent at the' Toronto Exhibition for the accom- modation of members of the Women'a Inetitutee and where textures and demon• ebrabione along some lines of cooking were given each afternoon, nommenoing Sept, 2ud to the aloes of the Fair. At the last regular meeting of the W. M, Society it was decided to try and send a box of bedding and clothing to the Deaconess' Hoene, Toronto, and any one who baa any warm clothing that they think they oan do without will do au an of kindness by leaving them at air. Mo Donald's store or with any other member of the Saototy, Kindly look up what you have and leave it this month, the sooner lbs better, oo that the Society clan lo any fixbeg required and gab- the ' box away beton the cold weather. The next regu• lar meeting of the Society will be held at Mre. Mason's, er., next Tuesday. amen Wenatzlo.—The following inter- eetingevent refers toa former Etbelite A large number of relatives and friends aestmbled at,the home of Alex. end Men. Cameron, Elena St. Listowel, on Monday evening, Sept. 5th, to oelebrete the 261,h enoivereary of their marriage. Friende and relatives' were present from Wing, ham, Brunetti, Ethel, Atwood, Drayton, Toronto, Niagara Palle, Brantford and also a camber from Listowel. Tea wise served at six at which all did ample justice to the many good things prepared for them. Mr. and Mre. Cameron were the recipients of many useful and benuti• I'ul presents which teetified to the oeteem We are nbw showing New Fall Dress Skirts that on inspection you cannot fail to admire. Our assortment is much larger than usual. The quality and val- ues are A 1 and styles the latest, and We can assuree ou a perfect fit. Prices ran y p g from-. $3.50 for a good serviceable, well made heavy Freize up to $4.00, $5.00, $6 00, $8.00 10.00 for a fine Broadcloth orSatin Vene- tian '1 finished and trimmed titin beautifully See our Special. Purchase of Black Satin going �,going at 85c. atG,neN,'t,ib,ge'aAaetataetrn, ^ t 1. A. HAN. in wbioh the hoot and hosteee are held. Mr. and Mrs, Cameron are both enjoy. ing the best of health and that they shall be spared to celebrate their golden wedding le the wish of their many friends. Ws-toxdter . George Oalder returned from Galt on Saturday, Oliver Smith, of Oheeley, spent Labor Day at hie home here. Min 1, tarvey, of Toronto, galled on friends in the village last week. Misses Lottie and Ida Paulin have gone to Wharton for a few weeks, Miss Wellwood has returned from Oak• vale where eba spent her vacation. Alex. and Mre. Munro and ahildren are gnats of relatives in Milverton. Mies Graoe Stewart, of Brussels, le spending a few days with friends here, A load ot young people of the village bad a pinna to Pike Lake on Labor Day. d number from here spent Labor Day iu Teeswatar attending the R 0. pioui°. Mro, 0. 0. Stewart, ot Arthur, is the guest of her brother, D. Sanderson, near Isere. Robert and Mrs, Baxter, of Ohioago, spent a few days last week with T11oe, Bae. Mre. Miller has returned from Toron- to where she attended the millinery openioge. Abram and Mre. Ringler, of Sault Ste, Marie, are visiting the farmer's parents near here. John Hopfer, of Sault Ste. Marie, is visiting his many old friends in this vicinity. Mre. Chas. Malian, of Mamphie, Tenn„ is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mre. Smote, Skeff Robinson, of Wingham, has been spending a two weeks' holiday at hie home here. Mise Etta Smith returned from Brus• eels on Saturday where she hoe spent the past month. Alvin Hemphill went to Toronto on Saturday where he will attend the College of Pharmaoy. Replan Elliott, of Jaakeou, Miohe hae been renewing acquaintances in the village during the past week. lY Cxr ON'• Robert McDonald, 9th oon., was in Toronto thie week. Mien Mite Smith, of Guelph, is visiting relativee and Weeds in Grey. A. Hielop, M P. P., was iu the Provin- oial oapibal for a few days this week. The regular meeting of the township Council will be held at Ethel on Monday of next week. It is stated that the new steel bridge known as Betz, will be ready for use by the end of this week. Quite an acreage of Fall wheat ie being put in this season despite the poor show- ing of the past harvest. A new kitaheu is being built at Teas. dale Whitfield's reeidenoe, 18th eon. He hes a floe home and an exoellent farm, ,hThe traotion engine of Wm. Cole went through a culvert on the Btb non„ one day last weak. A new bridge bad to be put fn. Reeve Livingston was at Goderioh attending the argument over the Morrie duoh oase. Judgment hae not yet been given. We ere sorry to bear that Mee. •Robert Mobay, Btu non., has been under the dootor'e eats but we wish her a speedy enemy. Mies Orerar is not enjoying her usual degree of health but we hope a obange for the better will non eusae. She ie now at J. P. Metutoeh'e. Mise Annabelle McKinnon hoe been poorly for the past few months but bet many friends hope she will soon be restored to her former vigor. Voters' Lin court will be held for Grey township in the Town Hell, Ethel, on Tuesday, 20th inst. before Judge Doyle. 'There is a large list of appeals bo he disposed of. Hearty nougratulatione are extended to Mise Relfeon MoNait for 'having been euaoessful at her Junior Leaving Exam• Malian. She is at present taking charge of S. S. No. 8, Mirerie, during the Ulnae of lubes Murdie, the Molter there. Peter McDougall and wife have re. moved from the 8th non. to their newly purchased farm near Morriebank. Their many old Friends wish them 0005555 in ttioit new homeandben heartily reoom• mend them to the people of that neigh- borhood. 13ixyosm H000u.—The annual Harvest Home eermo0e will be preaohed in Roe's church next Sabbath morning and evan• ing by Rev. W, Peuball, of Atwood, who is a fine speaker. Monday evening the tea meeting will be held. After sapper addressee are expected by Reside. Meesre. Baker, of Bluevale ; Huger, of Fordwioh and Hunter, of Brussels. Recitations will be given by Alin Winnie McGuire, of Brussels, and Min Sueie Pearson. Vocal numbers are promised by Mine MoOormiolt, of Trowbridge ; 0. Davide, of Ethel ; Al. Sharp, Brussels Dr. Jookson, of Toronto ; and the oboir. An Orchestra will supply instrumental mosio. The chair will be taken by W. H: Kerr, of Tun Poem. A oommittee has the decoration of the ohuroh in hand. OM—Loot Friday morning Peter Robertson, eldest eon of the late Tbomae RobertsonLot 8, Con. 9, gave np the battle of life after is etrenuone fight and seed over to the great majority. e pan g 1 y H hed been in poor health for the peat year from a stoke of paralysis, rendering biro enapara0lvnly helpless for a good port of the time. "Pete," as he wee. familiarly celled, was born on the farm onwhioh he died and en long as allis wag n very bard worker, in laottoo much so for hie own phyeioal good, even it a goodly 02000000 of 0000005 attended hie toil. Ho wag a Direob0e of "lest Heron Agricultural Sooiety and was an honest, upright man roepeated by all who knew him. The funnel took plant on ltxanday atterneon, the servioo being condnoted by Rev, Jno, Ron, of Brunetti,bis paean. Pallbearere were F. S. and P. Scott 3, D. Warwick, 3, Armstrong, 1t, J, Elena and W. II. herr. Deceased wan an, married but is survived by hie mother, two brothers, Juo, in Dakota, and Dona'd at home, and three :deters, Mrs. Sweeney, of Petoskey, tiiah„ Mre. /no. Oliver, of fuse township, and Mise Maggie, Air. Robertson was a Peosby. terian in religion, a Liberal in palace and a great lover of his home. Tbo bereaved are eympulhized with in their sorrow. A number of beautiful floral wreathe were pieced upon the oaeket. Mr, Robertson wan in bis 48.h year. $31novet1e. ' Mr, Sbip;ey, of'Center)has been visit. ing hie cousin Oliver Mille. Mies Aggie Aitoheson vieibed Mine Jennie Eaton in Turnberry, J. J, and Mre. Edina, of Wingham, onlled on friends in Bluevale last week. Robe. and Mre. Currie and Gwendolin, of East Wawanash were vieitore at R. N. Duff's last week. J, 3. and Mrs. Messer and Margaret) have returned to Hamilton after spending their holidays iu Steamier. Mre• John Burgess lett on Tuesday morning of Iaet week to spend two weeks with relatives at Toronto. Last Sabbath Rev. Louie Perrin, of Wroxeter, preenbed In the Presbyterian oburah at 3 o'ulook in the afternoon. The members of Bluevale Presbyterian Moir epent a very pleasant tune ab the home of Eno. and Mre. MnNengbbon in Turnberry, Saturday evening, 27th ult. Wednesday afternoon of thie week the Dietriot meeting of the Methodist numb, Wingham Dietriot, wen held in the church here. There was a good attend. ann. Tea was served in the basement by the ladies. 112.o r-ratea Township Connell next Monday. Fall wheat Bowing is about all through, Mrs. John Mooney is visiting relatives in Toronto and vioinity. Last Sabbath afternoon Rev. J. 12, Hunter, of Brussels, preached in the Jackson ohuroh. Mre. Robert Sbortreed, 0t11 line, bases. moved to Blyth where she purchased a very oomfortable home. Mies Julia Sharp, of Loudon, was home for abrief vieit. She bits spar the past few mouths as name at Ingersoll. Rev. and Mra. Finkbeiner and children of Sebringville, were vieitore with Mrs. T. Maunders and family during the past week. Next Sabbath afternoon at 2 30 o'clock, Rev. 3. A. Edmunds will preaob to the Belgrave A. 0. U. W. brethren at that village. Mrs. Thee. Maunders hae been danger. only ill but is considerably improved now wo are pleased to elate and hope she will soon be fully restored, Mre. Thomas Wilkinson and baby daughter, Mae Florence Bernioe, of Eeoanaba, Mich., are visihing relative° and friends at Belgrave anti locality fora few weeks. They are welcome visitors. Mre, James Hall and Mre. Howard Hall and two obildrn, Mans Vera and Mamie, have gone to Toronto on a monbb'e vioit, and Master Harold Hall has returned after five weeks visiting hie grandparents. Oran lai 0(5le. Mise M. Ritoble returned to Seatortb on Saturday. Jae. W. Calder, Oebawe, spent Labor Day at hie home here, Miss Mara Mitoholl, of Wingham, was visiting at A. MoNair'e John, Tom, and Mies Lizzie McRae were visiting in Listowel. A gramophone Oonoert wan the attrac- tion in the Hall on Friday night, Boy wanted to learn the blaokemibhing. Apply 00 Jeune FORREST, Craubrook,' Mise Aggie McNair has 8005 on a visit to frionde in Wingham, Teeswatar and Toronto Mies Phemia Oowan, of Seaforth, has been -holidaying with frionde in this vicinity, . Mies Agnea Calder lett on Monday, Aug. 29th for Determine, Mau. She went via Owen Sound on 0. P. R. steamer, "Athabasca." Leet Sabbath afternoon Rev. Mr, er of S abrin •villa. 000upied the Fiukbei n S a p 6e Methodist ohuroh and gave pulpit of t g v a fine dieoonree. Monday of last week Otto Berfelz bad O portion of the thumb of his left ibend taken off in the nutting box of their threshing maohine while it wan working at George Baker's, Miss Maggie Switzer returned home from Toronto Tburedny. Mise Switzer attended the Millinery Opouinge at To. routo and London and will nein Mies Little, of Brunets, this season, Oranbrook ie represented at Brunets Public School this term by Misses Mo. Nair, McRae, Norma Sperling W. Cameron, Willie Forrest and Fred Haat. et. We wish them moose. On Augcet 24th 13erbert A,, the little son of Emil Berfele, 9011 don„ died, aged 1 year and 8 months. The interment was made at the cemetery here, Mr. and Mre, Berfelz share iu the sympathy of the community. Mrs, Chea. Raddatz, and sister Alioe, of Detroit, who have beau visiting F, and Mre. Raddate, of Oranbrook, for the peat few weeks, left here on Thureday for Toronto and Niagara Falls where they. will holiday before returning to the City of the Senate, W. J. Mallory, of Mailorytown, died soddenly at hie hotel, Jno, Brawn, M.P. P., bag been an. tinted in North Perth, Patriots Snllivan fell down at elevaber shaft at Mantreal and wag killed, Mrs. Belinda Gilbert, the oldest resi• dont of. Belleville, fa dead, aged 05, A blaok base weighing three pounds was naught in a out ot the Island, Toren. to. Mre. G. A. Cox laid the Oorner•stone of the new Y. W. 0. A. building at Pe. terboro, 051000 is tc have new'waterworke, to. nest 0150,000. Mayer Ii'owko torted the RNA sodeeberda . y y John MoGalian was buried in it well at Woodatbak, and at a late hem Wednao' day nigbt had not been released, Ed. Catboat was killed at Purees Sts. tion, Man„ lay falling from a eoalfoid on the new elevator on wbiob be wa•i work. In A. H. (Marko, R. 0., Ooanty Orown Attorney, of Beam' will probably receive the Liberal nomination to enooeed M. K. (Iowan in Parliament. The steamer Niptponooiltded with the Air Line Railway bridge in the Welland Ostial, doing considerable damage. Trains are unable to oroee the bridge. A CHATTY LETTER FROM BANFF, To the Editor of Tula POST DEng Stn, It is with Rome degree of hesitation that I attempt to give you a description of my trip to the West and of my station in the heart of the Rooky Mouutaine, I nm aware that almost every object of interest between Toronto and Vanoouvcr has been deeoribed by eome of your oorreepondenta who have been over the road, however I will endeavor, in oomplianoe with your re. queet, to add a few more remarks though it may appear to some "to be gilding refined gold." I would just say to your readers what Jerome K. Jerome said in introcenoing one of his books :—When you have flniebed reading the "hundred and one" good things that are to be found in Ten Poexturn to my letter it will be a obnnge. At Owen Sound I was joined by four fellows whom I had known at College and who were West -bound on lbs same mission es myself. Two of these when I lead seen them a month before were travelling life's pathway alone bus what te difference time can realm, now they were "never alone" but always et000m• partied by she whom each blushingly introduced to me as hie wife. On board the ship w0 reserved a, table for our one pony, and I feel confident 0 we entreaty partook of a meal at wbi h these two fellows, to whom I referred, did not try to augment our looelineee, by tolling ns bow easy it was forthem to go ont-and face the ills of life. Bat enough of this One by one they left the nude line of the 0, P. R., one going up amoug the Donk. obore, notber going to Loydminister to try and civilize those Englishmen known,. as the Barr Colonists, so that when Oal• gory was reaobed I found myself alone. After leaving the city of tbefoot-hille, I eteered some eighty mile° farther West. ward until I was in among the grim and 0000100 moantaine and left the train at that famous little village of Banff. I hunted up the Methodist pareonoge, 00• looked the door, got my trunk and gripe started from the station and began a bachelor's life in dead eerneet. Not that I prefer preparing my own food or mak• ing my nen bed but you who hese been in Banff and know the boarding rates end also the allowance of the Missionary Soliehy will understand that it is rather a matter of neoseeiby than oboioe. Banff is a very beautiful place and I doubt if the surrounding eoenery oan be. surpassed in any,.,part of Canada. Thee viilagd is eitnatod in the valley of the Bow river and fe leas tban a mile from the Bow falls. Around the villape and tower - 1u5 np to the Monde are the giant moan. tam peaks, wbioh, even during July, are snow napped. One of them called Sulp- hur Mt., which is about a mile bicb, ie of partiouler interne bemuse out of its side pours forth several springs of hot snlpbur water which are said to have wonderful' virtue for medical purposes. One of these springs, known as the Basin is at mole frequented bathing plaoe. About two miles to the East ot. the village are the famous animal °errata. Many animals of interest are Maud there but the moat famons is the buffalo herd, Lord Btratboona, with hie welt known generosity some few years ago, presented the park with sixteen buffeter, They have increased until there is now over forty in the herd. Three miles from this and eomewhat to the North is the new 0, P.R. coal mine whittle they stall Bankhead. The 0, P. R. have shown their enterprising nature by the rapidity with whioh they erep ushin tb g year eine the w forward the work,a tboagh it is leas Man a• miue tee ne opened, it presents the appearance of a village of considerable age. They have butte permanent houses and Mope and have graded dente wbioh would be a oredit to many Ontario villages, All the - buildings are controlled by the 0. P. R. and they fix the rental and also theprioee to be charged in their store. The Park in which Banff is situated is of gigantic viae, containing somewhat) more than three million mores of land, Very little of the land le fit for °titivation, or at all fertile, although spruce and jack pine seem to thrive very well. It is priuoipaily a aeries of mountable, valleys, lakee and rivers. I have two appointments on my mat. aeon field. One is Banff and the other Bankhead and they aro five miles apart. There is no nitrate at Bankhead so we have to hold our meetings in the large mese house belonging to the mine, We move the tables book and arrange some benches and try to talkto sone of the miners. We are usually much dieenbed by the rattle of steal pietas in the adjoin. ing room. We ars hoping that the Oom• puny will build is school and that we may be able to use it for one servioee, •It is dietioult to get the miners to attend,the matinee, and the morel abate of the plane is pretty low. When I went there fleet for the purpose of arreanging for a service nine of the anbhorities, who have. never attended our matinee, gave 0e an enooaraging word by Baying "We'll be glad to have you come au 0 want every- thing verything that will help to raise the moral tate of the place." They enema to reali2s that by bringing men to s know. ledge' of Jesus Ohara oonditicne would very mole improve socially. Thane are a few rattier peculiar Neaten - about Banff whiob I might mention be. fore oloeing, Dao f0 that you oali move about on the warmest daye and . aoaroly perspire, Soma gay that it ie boomers of e r nes the r Met t hie condition the t� a of ai ha t osoure. The altitude ot Banff ie four thoaeaad flee hundred feet and then tee it le surrounded by mountains the moieture of the air is pretty well abeorbed, Another peonliariby i5 the deception of vision in regard to dlsbanus and it ie interesting to get some one who has just arrived media unconcerned to a meant• vinous country to ,geese distanes, I have had several persons guessing the distance) ot a mountain some sixteen Mimi sway and I do nob think there is anyone who thought it was more than two miles distant, while many thought it could not exceed a mile. Some of the people tell astory of two boys wbo arrived here on night. Next morning they thought they would go over to a mount. ain wbioh looked not far distant. One of them told the other to walk over he vette going to gena borne and have a ride. He etarted out after hie brother and after be had ridden .severalmiles bs Dame upon' hie brother at a little stream whioh WAR about six feet broad. Seeing tbat his brother had taken off most of bis nothing he asked him what he was doing. He replied "Well I've been tooled on the dieeenoe of that mountain eo, I am going to take no ahanaee on this stream I am going to ewim aarose." Western life may have advantages in its freedom and uuoonventionalities, but after a sojourn of two months here, I have not lost the impression that Ontario is still the beet place on earth. I am, Yoare Reepeotfully, R. PEAaeoa. Banff, Alberta, Aug. 29th, 1904. Brussels Council. The monbhly meeting of the looal par. liament vette held on Tuesday evening, with Reeve Wilton and Committers Thomson, Plum and Henderson in their chairs. Minutes of last meeting read and passed. The following a000unts were presented Alex. MoLaaabiin, eatery $25 00 le. S. Scott, fire ins., Towo Hall 40 00 John Conley, work on street 1 87 D. Denman, team on grader9 50 Wm. Denbow, gravel, grader and hauling engine 80 00 Jae. Cooper, work on street 1 50 R. Henderson, fire dept., &o8 75 Moved by R. Thomson, seconded by S. T. Plum that above accounts be paid. Carried. A Bylaw was paned to borrow $1200 from the Standard Bank, at the rate of 0 per cent., to meet current expenses. Weighmaster MoLanohltn paid Treas. urer Strnohan the sum of $43.95 ea re. ceipte from the Battles for the past month. The Street Oommittee decided to visit the Weeterly eeotion of Queen etreet and Thames etreet and decide es to necessary improvements. Town Solicitor Sinclair addressed the Council stating that the sewer appeal ease had been entered and the appeal book was being prepared for proceeding. He also said that the woolen !eatery had been Bold to Mr. Wood, of Rookwood, the price being $4,500, on the terms of the Lookridge Bylaw. The conte in oonnea. •ee')0 with the foreclosure of the Lookridge 'mortgage amoauted to about $300 00. Neoeeeary legal papers between the new purohaeer and the town will be completed and registered. Mr. Wood expecte to move here next month. Oa motion Connell adjourned to meet next Monday evening to deal with this matter further. A PEN CHAT FROM MR. LECKIE. To the Editor of THE Poem : DEAR Sxo,—I have started on my return journey. Gould not go any [neither Weet except I took the trip to Japan and Obina and I concluded not to do so for two reasons, I might be ennk for carrying oontrabaud of war, and I would be sure to get etrapped, Spent all day yesterday in Seattle, W. T. It be a great city, full of business and enterprise ; six lines of railway centered there besides the ebip• ping trade on. Puget Sound. Rode be• tween 80 and 40 miles yesterday on etreet oars baking in the city and p suburbs ; naafi cable cars, runningup and down bills at a rete of speed thatat first was rather startling, but you soon get used to it. There are electric oars on nearly every etreet and 40 miles oat in some directions. Visited Lake Washington, Delon Lake, Green Leke, Madison Park, &e. Lumbering and shipping, together with about 90 per cent. of the Alaska trade, i° what is building up the oily. It ie a nary fast plane and a very dirty one bet Iota of business. I epeut all to -day in and around Via. Coria, which, fn so far an being well' kept, sad having a model sibs tor residential and bnaioese parpoee0, is the model city of the West bat very quiet in comparison with Seattle and Vancouver. Lots of wealth here hot very .little enterprise, they seem to be satisfied to let things take their swing and hive all their money. Fora oily of 20,000 to 25,000 it has more fine residences and gearing than any other city in the West. I vieited the naval station and dry dooko at Eegni. manit, the Parliament building° (which are very fine), Bonen Hill, Oak Bay, &o., and intend bo take the eteamet for Vancouver t0•morrow at 7.80 and expect to arrive there about noon. Rather uncertain ae the smoke from bush Area ie so donee in the Sound add inlet that, venose have to go story and with the at, most one to send Rondonia. The Prin. ogee Viotoria blew het brenendoue atom whistle every 8 nehmen all the way from Seattle here, so yon can judge how much sleep we gat. Tomorrow's run, however,;. will be in the daytime, whet the danger is lees. Very dry and dusty every plane, have not bed a drop of rain eine we left the Reeky lllonntain range, and the people. say that they have had 130 rain Wood May, hence the doaeruotive bath fine and Melte. Weather fairly warm in the day time but cool beery uigbb, Menwho have W1.051i52 the world over say they find the climate hove the beet the year round of any plan they know—••never very htrt and never gold. Many of the aabi'e plants and shrubs )tare, that etre common with us and are attdpped of leaves in October or November, are evergreens here, Now I mush atop as it le 10 p. In, and 1 have ordered a °all at 0 a. m. I am hired and sleepy and hardly know what I have written. May drop you a note teem same paint on my return journey. Tru,.t• ing that everything is going on smoothly and quietly tee usual in Brunets, I am, grime very truly, J, Le•,cxm, Victoria, B. O., Angpot 26, 1904, Wingham District Meeting. Tho Fall Dietriot meeting of the Melia odiet ober°b, Wingham Distriot), tuna held in Bluevale on Wednesday after. .noon of this week. In the 'absence of - Rev. Joeepb Philp, B, D., the ohalrme,t of the Dietrlet, who was delayed by the train, Rev, J. W. Helena, of Gerrie, filled the obair until hie arrival, Meet- ing opened witheinging and` Rea. hir, Pentland and Joseph Leech offered prayer, Rev. W. R. Vance, of Betula, is the Finauaial Secretary. There were present Revs. Alooaro. Philp, Gandy, Millyard, Como, Wil•'on, Wells, Holmes, Osterboat, Baker, Week- er, Pentland, Hooking, Vance, Kewanee, Keine, Jones andBorwaab. Tao laymen Mated to attend, several of whom were not present, were Messrs. Oollins, Sellery, • Bray, Feebant, Cooper, Lloyd, D. 0. Taylor, Herr, W. Taylor, Laird, MaD,n• aid, Lune, Jewitt, Henry, 170111.-., Chapman, Iodgins, Clark, Foeeett, J.11, Taylor and Wray. Missionary meetings" were left to local arrangements excepting Ethel, where - Revde. Wilson, Hussar, Oeterhout, Holmes, Baker, and Gaudy and W. II. Kerr will take °barge ; Salem, Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Teeswatar, will conduct the servioee ; Berate will have Revde. Philp and Smith; Wbite0harob, Rev. Millyard ; and Belgrave, Rev. Philp. By resolution of Revde. Millyard a,,d Holmes the various miuieters were ma:lo responsible for the Ednoational 800lety meetings on the District. The eubjoined stems are assented to the various ohargee on the Dtebriet- for the following feuds :— Superannuation Gen'1 Circuit 1Minfster Oonf'oe Wingham.•..5108 44 $44 40 $18 04 Kincardine .. 82 37 87 80 12 07 Luoknow .... 69 00 25 40 10 52 Brussels 63 00 24 75 10 56 Teeswatar 57 00 22 40 9 47 Ethel 49 00 20 80 8:20 Fordwiob 55 00 20 80 9 19 Gerrie 68 00 24 75 1056 Wroxeter 89 00 1500 6 47 Bluevale 55 00 21 12 9.24 Aebfiuld ....,56 00 '22 40 0 20 Salem 45 00 18 07 7 50 Bethel 39 0016 55 0 57 Ripley 62 00 '24 75 10 27 Bervie 72 04 18 60 12 06 Tiverton 39 00 16 12 6 47 Whiteohnrah,48 00 18 60 7 '19 Belgrave 58 00 19 29 8 91 01045 00 5412 54 0174 34 Rev. Dr. Gandy, who hae been natively Manned iu pushing the oleins of Alma Oollege, St. Thomas, reported what had been done. $250 was asked for on Wiug• ham Dietriot and the prospeotl were very favorable to having the total amount. °alieoted. $50,000 was desired to pat the College on a sound finanoial baste. To. ward this the Massey estate offered $26,000 it the total were raised, Peter Wood, $7,300 and 51. Thomas city, t$be Loudon000. O nfeeft $renoe.700 ae$a 500othas already been paid the treasurer on the latter on and the balance to in eight. In Wingham Dietriot the amnunte re- ported so far are :—Wingham, $20; Kin - mediae, 510.10 ; Laokuow, $80, iuoluding a $50 subeorinbion by John Joyut ; Brussels. $9,25 ; Fordwioh, $12 ; Gerrie, $6 15 ; Wroxeter, 57 ; Bluevale, -$111 ; Bethel, $5 ; Ripley, $8 ; Bervie, $10 ; Tiverton, $5 ; Whiteoburoh, $8 and 13e1 - Pave, $18. The college will beserf supporting when the debt is oleare2 off. A dieaMailmanMailmanwas taken part in by a goodly number as to the most effective mode of carrying on evangelistic work in the District and it was agreed that a grouping of Moults as far as possible and a union of ministerial help would greatly aid in the desired 0000500. - "What about Local Optlon 7" was the praotioal query asked by the ()hate. man. Atter the matter watt well 001100d over a resolution wan patted arable the Official Boards and Temperance Oom, mitten to take up the tnabter and further prohibitory legislation where possible. Another motion urged that Re far as min" be that municipalities pueb the campaign where praoticable so that Local Op'icn may be presented to the electore next January. The question of awakening a new interest in Stewardship or eystematin giving wee dwelt upon et some length and a resolution unanimonsly reined reoommending the adoption and pra°tioo of this Soriptural and very praotireel method in this iniportemt matter and urging that whereas Rev. Mr. Hussar, of Fordwioh, has been appointed by tiro Dietriot Epworth League to aid in the organization along then linos, that he be naked to write the various pastors to help in Mitt work, Tile Guardian 'Reading Club sae spoken of and Rev. Mr. Jones, of Bel - grave, wee asked to take oharge of its initiation in bheDietriot, One of the mele euooeesful meetings held for sumo yetre was brought to a close by the singing tit the, Doxology after which ner, -Dr. Gundy oloeed with prayer. At the oonclueion of the Diotricb moot. Ing the members were invited 0o IN nicety prepared tea in the beget -nett of the (Math by the ladies of the 0pngregittio:;. Before tieing from the table a cordial vote of thanks wag prep00ed for the that ghttul kindneee on motion of Rev. J, W, Helene, of Gerrie, and Rev. le. 'mill sad, et I,ncknow, y e Mad- ill Maty District nasties Will b of in Wingliam.