The Brussels Post, 1901-7-25, Page 1Vol. BO. No. 2
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1901
W. N. KERR, Frac.
New Advertisements.
Dog lost -W. A. Crich.
Voters' Lists -F, S. Scott,
Fly papers -L, R. Harvey,
A Wise Mother -J, M, MoLood.
Notice to oreditore-G. F. Blair.
Shoe department -McKinnon & Co,
Mistritt 'Ban.
Gerrie.
Wm, Bonnett has the briok laid down
fpr veneering his reeidenoe.
G, W. and Mrs, Walker visited the
former'o parents' at Dungannon this
week.
The bridge has this week been recover-
ed with three inoh rook Sim at a cost of
about $115,00. Hammond Bros. did the
job.
A novelty on our streets the other day
wan a horse wearing a straw hat. No
doubt it added to the animal's comfort
these bot days.
Mrs. Hayti' new reeidenoe is being
pushed on to completion, and also C. W.
Harris' building on the site of the old
Baptist chards.
Five oars of live etock were shipped
from this station last week and at time
of writing throe oars thio week and still
there's more to follow.
Charlie Williams, of Stratford, was
here on a visit over Sunday, where hie
wife had been during last week. Charlie
joined the benediote reoeotiy.
John McAllister, con. 8, Grey, gave us
a sermon on the street on Souday even-
ing afterwards distributing literature
which he no doubt hopes will be "rodeo
tive of good.
Frank Williams, who now carries on
a tailoring business near Pittsburg, Pen.,
after spending a couple of weeks visiting
his old home here, returned on Monday
a000mpanied by hie father who intends
remaining a week or two in Uncle Sams
country.
Jars' a sto wn
Mies Effie Goodfellow, of Wroxeter, ie
visiting at her uncle's, A. Bryan'',
Mise Bate Henderson, of Guelph, who
has been visiting in Grey, returned to
her home on Saturday.
Mies A. Robertson ie rusticating at A.
Simpson's this week. She intends going
to Toronto on the 30th.
Mise L. E. Straohad hae encoeeefally
passed the recent examinations at Lon-
don Normal eohool. Congratulations.
Excunerou.-Sunday Soboot excursion
to Kincardine on Lake Huron on Wed-
nesday, Aug. 7. Special train, fast time
and low rates.
Rev. F. Swann, of Bluevale, was in
Jamestown on Tuesday. He is the new
Methodist parson on Bluevale circuit.
Johnston's ohuroh is one of his appoint-
ments.
VIOTOaIA HADD. Neat Sabbath atter.
noon the new Hall will • be formally
opened by the Union Sabbath Sohool
taking possession. At 3 o'clock the
service will commence and will be non•
tinned on the enoceeding Sabbath after.
noon''. Owing to Rev. Jno. Roes, B. A.,
of Brunets, changing his plane in refer•
anoe to his holidays a little, he will be
here on Sunday and along with G. F.
Blair, also of Brussels, will- deliver
addresaes. James Straohan is the
Superintendent of the eohool. It has
been meeting at his residence.
When a child
dislikes study.
When children dig.
like study ervi, en=
*erg,. 10 •d in ther
directions. most like -
1r to Overcome cyo=
Broin.
We can. remove this
strain.
Then diligence will
follow.
Mfrs. T. Fletcher
scieaex sc and
Graduate, Optician
BRUSSELS
Ethel
Saw Mills.
I have a good supply of Helnlook loge on
hand, Otto ont out to Wait customers.
Dressed Maple, suitable for granaries,
at $10 per M,
All kinds of Drowsed Lumber kept on
hand from $10 per M up.
A large stook of culled Elm and Ash at
$7 per M.
Shingles and Loth always on hand.
I "A good form on 13th non, of Grey for
sale.
Sr Vs'✓OLE.
P110I;AI10TOR, }1TH70L,
Berry pinking is now the order of the.
day. Pinkert seem to be more numer-
one than the berries, At noon eaoh
pinker may be seen wending her way
homeward with a pail on each arm and
her small boy wearily following in the
rear.
LAM.; PAnmr.-In aonneotiou with the
opening of the new Victoria Hull a Lawn
Party will be held en Monday evening
next, Tea served on Q. Fiokmier'elawn
from 7 to 8,30 o'clock, atter wbioh the
following program will be rendered :-
Chortle, Jamestown Glee Clo; Chair-
man's address, Thofnae Strachan; Wrox-
eter, Brussels, Lakelet and Roe's °huroh
quartettes ; abort speeobes by Rey, F.
Swann, Blnevale; and, G. P, Blair, Jae.
Irwin and W. H. Kerr, of Brussels, and
others. Looal talent will contribute other
selections if necessary. A large attend•
moo is counted on and a pleasant timeis
assured to all.
Clr-u,nbroolc.
Cameron Bros. are harvesting their
flax orop.
The masons have completed the wall
at Chas. Mares barn..
John Cowan, Peotine, Iowa, was spend•
ing thie week with friende here.
Mise Belle MoLaohlan and Miss
Flossie Butweu are visiting friends in
Toronto this week.
About enough money has been sub.
scribed for the parohaoe of an organ for
the Presbyterian oharoh here.
Mrs. Robert Brown and Mies Maggie
are off for a holiday visit to relatives at
Appleby, Ont. We wish them a pleasant
time.
ExonneroN.-Sunday School exoaraion
to Kincardine on Lake Huron on Wed.
needay, Aug. 7. Special train, fast time
and low rates,
Tom MoRae and Geo. Calder treated
a party of young ladies to an outing to
Bayfield on Tharedoy of last week.
Judging from the appearaooe of the
party upon their return it was quite
evident the boys enooeeded in giving all
a most enjoyable time. These young peo.
ple are anticipating s week's reoreation
at the same delightful Summer resort
next July.
Morris.
Wm, Armstrong has hie barn wall up.
Don. MoKenzie,•4th line, is home for
his vacation.
I. Ferrand hae put new stone stabling
under his barn.
W. M. and L, Miohie were visiting at
Auburn this week.
Barley harvest is on now. Everything
is ooming in too fast.
Some of our farmers will thresh their
Fall wheat next week,
Haying ie over for another year. The
orop was a fairly good one.
The orop'' are very short and will go
into little balk in the barns this year.
A good question for dieoaesion is "Will
it pay to sow mnoh Fall wheat for sale 1"
Mr. Brydgee, 3rd line West, is making
a great improvement in the rebuilding of
his barn.
A Morris young gentleman will wed on
Wednesday of next week. Bluevale will
supply the fair bride.
Miss Ida Fearnside, of Hamilton, is
the guest of Miss Marion MoKenzie, 4th
line. They are school friends.
Exouaexot .-Sunday Sohool exoarsioa
to Kincardine on Lake Huron on Wed-
nesday, Ang. 7. Special train, fast time
and low rates.
The Sunshine Postmaster has got home
a eupply of furniture. Coming events
oast their shadows before and some Bay
the event is not far off.
Mies Annie Meiklejohn left on Tues.
day morning of last week or Clearwater,
Manitoba, to visit her sitter, Mrs. Fuller.
We with her a pleasant stay.
A. Marsden, of Omaha, Neb., is visit•
iug his sister, Mise Lillian, at the home
of Jno. Mooney, 5th line. He is en route
to Niagara Fella and Buffalo.
The stone basement is being built under
the Clegg school house, 5th line, and the
Miller sobool house it ready for the same
operation. It will make a big improve-
ment to eaoh of them.
re4.
Apple orop will be poor.
Oats are out in a few places.
Grey township Council minutes may
be found on page 4 of this issue,
Mrs. Redmond and son, of the 16th
atm., are visiting relatives in London.
Mrs. Orono, of St. Marys, is visiting
relatives and friends in this neighbor-
hood.
Rev. D. B, McRae preached to a large
congregation at Bethel last Sabbath
evening.
Miss Habkirk, of Blyth, and Mies
Hazel Ker, of Clinton, are visiting at
"Blair Athol."
Jae. McKay, 17th eon., purposes raising
a baro Thursday of this week on his
farm in Logan township.
Dry weather it greatly interfering
with the root and vegetable orop in some
sections of Grey township.
Mr. and Mrs. Jolly and children, of
Bay City, Mob., were visiting at Neil
Danoanson'e, 14th non., feet week.
Mrs. Rozell, of Detroit, wen renewing
old friendships in Grey township. She
spent last Sunday at Chas. Bozell's.
The farmers are nearly all through
with their Fall wheat harvest. A great
many complain of it being shrunken.
The new briok residence of Wm. Mo-
Nab,Y4th eon,, is up and the roof on. It
will be a comfortable home when finished,
John Blake, teacher, is spending his
vocation on the farm, 14th non., and
thereby working op mueole for future
pedagogic labor.
The dredge that was worked to eaoh
good advantage in the South of Grey is
being moved Northward and will be
operated in a aeotion of the Hall drain.
It will probably be at work next week
and will soon bustle out the earth,
CARD or PnANxe.-I hereby wish to
tender my ginner° thanks' to the many
who showed great kindness in the recent
demon of my wife and I wish to portion -
fatly thank the K. 0. T. M. and L. 0. T,
M„ of Brnesele, for beautiful wreathe,
BRN. DAux,
Grey, Jaly 23, 1901,
The masons are at work on the atone
stabling at John Hollinger''' barn, 10th
con,
Paige Iebieter, a former teacher of No.
9, is visiting friends in that neighbor.
hood,• Her many friends are pleased to
Welcome her.
Exounsrot,-Sunday Sohool exoaraion
to Kincardine on Lake Heron on Wed.
needay, Aug, 7. Special train, foot time
and low rates.
Wines Maggie, Femie, Bessie and Anna
Livingston, of Detroit, and Mies Mary,
of Toronto, are holidaying under the
parental roof,
A young gentleman from the 2nd line,
Morrie, accompanied by his best girl from
the 2nd of Grey, visited on the 12th non.
Grey, last Sunday.
Schoolmaster Coomb, wife and eon,
of Tormenter, are viotting with relativee
and friends in this locality. Grosert
Fowler, of eame village is holidaying with
Joseph Coombe jr.
The dispute in connection with Bethel
ohuroh has been settled at last. At a
meeting last Monday evening Rev. Mr.
Curry agreed to sell the church property
to the people in the neighborhood of
Monorieff for the sum of 9228,00.
Memtuotrw.-At the home of the bride,
6th non. on Wednesday of last week Rev.
H. E. Curry, of Ethel, tied the matri-
monial bow making Cornell Conley, a
prosperous young farmer, and Miss Jennie
daughter of F. J. Beirnee, husband and
wife. The nnmerons and beautiful
presents bore testimony of the love and
esteem the young couple had won for
themselves in the vicinity. Aftera abort
visit .with relativee Mr. and Mrs. Conley
will return to their new home. They
carry with them the beet wishes of many
friends.
Blnevale.
John Collie ie visiting at Alma this
week.
John Collie reoeived a oar of tile Last
week for sale.
Jesse Hodson, of Drayton, spent San.
day in Bluevale.
The last ball of the Bluevale oheaee
was shipped on Monday.
Mr. Fawcett, late of Owen Sound, has
been appointed station agent at Blnevale.
Miss Nellie Burgess, of Owen Sound,
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Geo. Mo-
Dooald,
Little Hazel Meolntoeb, of Moles-
worth, ie spending a few days with Mrs.
T. Coultas.
Mrs. John Robertson, of Wroxeter,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Robert Bleak,
this week.
Mre. George Peacock and Mrs. James
Frazer, of Morrie, left for Manitoba on
Toeeday morning.
Flax pulling hae commenced in this
vioinity. W. J. Duff has a gang of small
boys at work now.
John Bargees was in Brantford last
week auditing the books of the Canadian
Order of Foresters.
Many from here will take advantage of
the Sunday Sohool exoaraion on August
let to visit Goderioh.
Mies Annie Rutherford, of Hamilton,
name home on Friday night and will
spend a few weeks' holidays with her
mother.
Fred, and Mrs. MaCraoken and two
children, of Brussels, spent Sunday with
Mrs. MaCraoken's parents, John and
Mrs. Gardiner.
Jack Greenway, who has been holiday.
ing at home for a short time, returned to
Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday. He was
accompanied by Will. Stewart, who in.
tends to take advantage of the good times
there now.
Of the five pupils of Bluevale eohool
who wrote on the Entrance examination
this Summer four were euaoessfal. Their
names are :-Nellie Biokle, Nellie Mc-
Ewen, Nettie Yeo and Mary Aitchison.
The girls are to be congratulated on their
0000090.
The first of the raoes for the Canada
Motor and Opole Co's silver trophy was
inn last Saturday evening. There were
five entries. Ooultes Dame in first with
Brinker second and Haney third. The
next race of the thrice will be run next
Saturday night.
R. N. Doff left on Tuesday for Mania.
thine, Mich., to oommenoe operations au
the property which has been bought
there. R. G. Caeemore left the precast.
ing morning with two teams of horses
and his household goods. It will require
a good deal of time, work and worry be.
fore everything will be ready to turn the
bush into hard oash.
Wal ton.
Mike Coleman had a flax bee on Tues-
day.
Mr. and We. cooper spent a few days
at Dr. Armstrong's.
Miss Jennie Ferguson is visiting friends
in Hullett this week.
George and Misses Annie and Jennie
Ferguson spent Sunday in Clinton.
St. George's church has been improved
by the addition of a raised platform for
the ohoir. ,
Jim Moore whistles the retrain
"There's a new coon in town" while at
his work now.
ExonRoION.-Sanday School excursion
to Kincardine on bake Huron on Wed.
nesday, Aug. 7. Speoial train, fast time
and low rates,
James Smillie and Miss Smillie are
away to Manitoba. They left Brussels
last Tuesday. We wish them a tiptop
time and a safe return.
Daman Campbell and daughter, of
Hgmondville, were mailing on relatives
and old friende in this locality this week.
IYIr, Campbell tants of going Weet on the
Harvest Exoursion on Aug. 6th. He has
Brandon loanlity in his mind's eye in the
meantime. Two or three months will
be spent before the return.
Rev. A. 0. Tiffin, formerly of Walton,
writes from Romney: -On Wednesday,
June 36, the ceremony was peformed in
connection with the oornerotone laying
for the new Methodist ohnroh on Camp
bell's aide road, The 000gregation in
neighborhood has been worshipping in
the school house for some eight or nine
years since the pastoral term of Rev. A.
H. Going, B. A., when the appointment
woo taken up in a now part of the town.
ship. Rev. Jameo Livingstone, president
of the Oonferenoe, was with no and die,
gated the ooremoniee of the afternoon.
An excellent address woe given by Rev,
T, W. Blatohlord,13. A. He was follow-
ed by the president, who gavo a Marac-
terietio address and then oalled on the
pastor, who gave a brief statement of
affairs in connection with the building of
the church, and rend a lige of the paper'',
coine and documents of interest enclosed
in the jar to be laid within the atone.
Two of our oldeat local preachers,
T. 0, Renwick and Joseph Liddle, were
chum to perform the ceremony of lay-
ing the stones. These brethren have
given long years ofeffioient and faithful
service to the Methodist church on this
circuit and oleewhere, so that their Wee.
tion was one which met with general ap-
proval. Mrs. Thos. Cottingham, presi-
dent of the Ladies' Aid, and E. Simpson
performed a similar pleasant duty to Mr.
Renwick on behalf of the Trustee Board,
The name of the church is "Viotoria,"
in memory of our beloved Queen, demos.
ed. The mesio for the oaoanion was sap -
plied by the Zion Methodist ohoir of this
circuit. The whole affair passed off very
pleasantly and the financial proceed°
were quite satiefaotory. The ohuroh is
to be of red, pressed brick, and ie 28x40
feet, with a commodious portioo. The
eubsoription is a liberal one and we hope
to be able to dedicate the ohuroh early in
Ootober and with every dollar provided
tor. We are hoping and praying for a
gracious revival in the very early history
of this appointment.
Ethel.
Grasshoppers area Sae orop,
Mies Morrow, of Paris, ie the guest of
Mies Aline Davies. '
Mies Alice Jewitt, of Braseele, is visit-
ing her sister, Mrs. Will. Hall, West of
E thel.
George Dobson will go to Guelph to the
I. 0. F. High court a0 the representative
of Ethel Court.
Wednesday of this week Christian
Eokmier cut his oat orop. This ie cer-
tainly an early harvest.
Miss Kate MoKay ie vieiting her eider,
Mrs. George Dobson. She is in training
as a nurse at Flushing, Long Island.
The Flood children were moved home
last week and are getting along all right
and ere long we hope will be as' well as
ever.
Exchnsmn.-Sunday Sohool ex0areion
to Kincardine on Lake Huron on Wed-
nesday, Aug. 7. Speoial train, fast time
and low rates.
Jno. McDermott shipped two care of
cattle from Ethel station on Wednesday
afternoon. They were taken round by
Wingham, Clinton, o.
Stratford, &
In the list of Ethel Public School
pupils who were successful we omitted
the name of Jno. Kerr, who was in the
honor olass. More power to you, John.
The storm on Tuesday afternoon of
last week struck Wm. Bremner's barn,
North of Ethel, and tore the ridge board
off. Jno. Rose had a sow killed by the
same storm.
Donald Lamont arrived home from a
trip to Scotland last week. He went
over with cattle and while away had a
roam through the Highlands and a visit
in Glasgow.
One thoro' bred cow and two thoro'
bred heifers were shipped to R, Cowan,
of Pauline, Iowa, by ono well known
etoakman, D. Milne. They went from
Ethel station on Townley. Mr. Gowan
and Mr. Milne have done considerable
bnsinees book and forth.
Grand Orange Lodge.
The annual convention of the Grand
Orange Lodge of British America was
opened Tuesday in Victoria Hall, Toron-
to. Hon. N. Clarke Wallace, Grand
Master, presided, and nearly one hundred
delegates were present.
After a formal welcome had been ten-
dered the delegates on behalf of the local
brethren the various reports wore pre-
sented.
The Grand Treaeurer'e report showed
the receipts for the year to be $7,775.84
and the expenditure $4,384.50, leaving a
balance on hand of $3,441.34. It was
gratifying to note that returns bad been
reoeived from every province ander the
jurisdiotion of the Grand Lodge, with
the exception of Prince Edward Island.
The Grand Secretary, W. H. Lockhart,
submitted a detailed report of the year's
proceedings of the lodge. He was glad
to be able to continue to report continued
harmony and brotherly feeling. Thirty.
two primary lodge warrants were issued
during the year, as follows :-Ontario
West 5, Ontario East 1, Quebeo 1, Nova
Scotia 3, Newfoundland 4, Manitoba 7,
Northwest Territories 6, British Colnm-
bis 4. Seven Orange Young Britons
warrants were issued, and six female
lodges organized.
Following is a reoapitulation of the
Provincial Grand Lodge returns: Initiat-
ed, 4,699 ; joined by certificate, 1,510 ;
reinstated, 935; withdrawn by certificate,
1,740 ; expelled 81 ; died 461. Value of
real property, $443,940. Other lodge
property, $160,340. Insurance, $248,171.
By these figuree there is an inoreaee in
the membership of nearly five thousand
(4,853), and if the suspensions for non-
payment of dues were deduoted, there
would still be an increase of about 3,000.
The list of suspensions for non-payment
of dues has not been given, for the reason
that it was but fair to assume that a large
percentage of the number would be re-
instated.
An interesting review of the Order wan
then given. In part it said : "This
Grand Lodge is almost 72 years old, hav-
ing
aying been organized on the 1st day of Jan -
nary, 1830, in the court house, Town of
Brookville, Ontario. Copies of the origi-
nal minutes are in the library of the L.
0. L. No. 1, of that town at the present
time. Previous to 1880, lodges under
travelling warrante existed, being granted
to the soldiers who were stationed at St,
John, Montreal, Bytown and other mill.
tary stations, and some few warrants had
been granted to hold lodges in the Ottawa
Valley and New Brunswick. But there
is no record to show to what extent those
flourished nor the uumber in osiatnue°.
At all events, the authority to operate
these lodges was withdrawn as soon au
the Grand Lodge of British America was
organized. For tome years after 1830
there was bitter opposition to the Orange
Society in the Oanadas. This opposition
wan not confined to the Roman Catholic
population alone, but among the Proton•
tont people. So strong was this feeling
that in the early forties a Party Primes-
donAot was passed, which was intended
to orush out the Orange Association. In
the Grand Maotor'e addreee to Grand
Lodge in 1846 he advises that, in order to
give no cause to the authorities to say
that the Orangemen would not obey the
law, it would be well for the lodges to have
no public parade on the 12th of July.
Thie unjust Aot, aimed at our association
had the opposite effect from that intend.
ed. Lodges sprang into existence at
many pointe where hitherto none existed.
Now we enjoy a much better position.
Our anneal 1291 July demonstrations are
attended by the most prominent citizens.
Our membership in oomposed of members
of Parliament, legislators, clergymen of
all the Protectant denominations, pro-
fessional men, farmers, merchants and
men in every walk of life -men of up-
right character and honest conviotion,
who are prepared to do and dare if need
be, for the maintenanoe of the principled
of oivil and religious liberty."
Masonic Grand Lodge.
The fortyeixth annual communication
of the Grand Lodge of Canada, A. F. &
A. M., was held in the Court hoose,
Hamilton, with a large attendance of
delegates.
The Grand Secretary's report showed
the year's receipts to have been $23,499,
the largest items being ; Certificates, $3,-
662 ; duee, 913,132.60 ; fees, $2,014 1
general fund interest, $3,039. The ex-
penditure amounted to $21,638, leaving a
balance of $1,861. Of the expenditure
$11,840 was for benevolence. The re•
ceipte were 91,086 in excess of those of
last year. During the year Masonic halls
were dedicated at Sturgeon Falls, Ann -
prior and Amberstburg.
The Grand Treasurer, M. W. Bro.
Hugh Murray, reported, showing the bal-
ance in the bank on June 3rd, 1901, to be
813,348. The statement of the general
fund showed the balance on band June
1st, 1901, to be $81,856. The balance of
the asylum fund ie $16,491. The balance
sheet shows investments amounting to
$85,000, which, with the balance of $13,-
348, makes the.total of $98,348.
The Committee on Jurisprudence re•
ported adversely upon an application of
Copestone Lodge, No. 373, asking that
the degree of past Master be conferred on
Bro. Thomas Main, a member of that
lodge, who bad never been elected to nor
filled the Master's obair.
The Committee on Warrants recom-
mended that a warrant be issued to
Zeonophon Lodge, No. 448, Wheatly,
Erie district, No. 1 : that dispensations
granted to Dundalk" Lodge, Dundalk,
Georgian Bay district, No. 9 ; Somerville
Lodge, Kinmonnt, Ontario district, No.
12, and Hawkesbury Lodge, Hawkesbnry,
Ottawa district, No. 16, be continued,
and that a dispensation be granted to
Avonmore Lodge, Avonmore, St. Law•
renes dietriot, No. 15. These were tip -
The report upon the condition of
Masonry, read by M. W, Bro. Hugh
Murray, dealt at length with the question
of visitations by D. D. G. M.'s, and re-
ported prosperity and peace in all the
districts, The advance in uniformity
was noted, and it was observed with sat•
iefactionthat eleven lodges of instruction
have been held. •
The question of arrearoges of dues was
also discussed.
The Board of Benevolence reported
that they had received 141 applications
from private lodges, of which 137 were
granted sums amounting to $6,400, and
138 applications from local boards, of
which 131 were granted, amoautiog to
$4,620. Speoial grants by Grand Lodge
amounted to $675 ; interim grants were
$340, and the gift to the Galveston flood
sufferers was $500, making a total of 919,•
535.
The Grand Master and Deputy Grand
Master were elected by aoolamation, as
also were M. W., J. J. Meson, Grand
Secretary, and III. W. Hugh Murray,
Grand Treasurer. For the remaining
officers a spirited eleotion was carried on,
two ballots being needed for all but the
officers of the Board of General Purpose,
and three ballots in the Dasa of the Grand
Chaplain and the Grand Registrar. The
first ballot decided that Windsor will be
the next plane of meeting.
The Grand Lodge elections resulted as
follows
0, S. W. -W., T. Clappieon, Hamilton.
G. J. W. -W., A. E. Dymont, M. P. P,,
Thessalon.
G. Chaplain. -W. Rev. R, Von Piroh,
Berlin.
G. Registrar. -V. W., James O'Hara,
Toronto.
Board of General Purposes.-Eleoted,
W„ Wm. Roaf, Toronto ; W,, J. 0. Mar.
gen, Barrie ; R, W., J. H. Burritt, Pem-
broke ; R. W., P. W. D. Brodriok, Lon.
don ; W., Aubrey White, Toronto ; W.,
Abraham Shaw (for one year to replace
W., Hargraft.) Appointed, W., G. S.
May, Ottawa ; R. L. Gunn, Hamilton ;
Allan McLean, Kingston ; R. Hillier,
M. D, Leamington ; W. H. Mo8adden,
Brampton.
The delegatee met by dietriot'' and elect.
edfollows Distriot Deputy Grand Masters, as
:-
No. 1, Erie, Edward Worth, Kent
Bridge.
No, 2, St. Clair, Alex. Saunders, Wet.
ford.
N. 3, London, Dr. Fred, Guest, St.
Thomas.
No. 4, South Huron, Geo. T. Mackay,
Hensen.
No. 5, North Huron, Henry Clark,
Walkerton.
No, 6, Wilson, W. A. Kern, Woodstock.
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Nrango. evil7, le.Wellington, Robert Irvine,
No, 8, Hamilton, A, M. Cunningham,
Hamilton,
No. 0, Georgian, Dr. Richard Raikes,
Midland.
No, 10, Niagara, Dr. G. W. Connolly,
Dunnville.
No, 11, West Toronto, J. W. St, John,
Toronto,
No, 12, (a), East Toronto, John Wab•
son, Toronto.
No. 12, Ontario, W. IL Walker, Peter.
baro'.
No. 13. Prince Edward, C. H, Tumelty,
Madoo,
No. 14, Frontenao, Amos Smith, Tam-
worth,
No. 15, St, Lawrence, A. E. Cummings,
Lynn.
No. 16, Ottawa, Wm. Franklin, Frank-
lin's Corners.
No. 17, Algoma, R, H. Knight, Sault
Ste Marie.
No. 18, Nipieeing, Dr. H. S. Barber,
Emedale.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tae Ontario harvest will be over early
this than= and no doubt many will see
Manitoba and the Northwest next month.
First Harvest Excursion ie billed for
Tuesday, August 6th. Hands are scarce
in Ontario this season as well as Mani-
toba.
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Owns more for about the thousandth
time word oomee that the war in South
Africa is about at an end- The Boers
are getting it in the neck and their most
obstinate leaders are quite willing to talk
peace. Lord Milner, of Cape Town, ie
visiting in England and is the oeutre of
gravitation for the hero worshippers.
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Poon old Grandma• Kruger has gone
the way of all the earth, departing this
life at Pretoria, aged 67 years. Out of
16 children 11 survive. She is credited
with being a thrifty housewife and helped
her hubby to pile np $25,000,000. It
Grandpa Paul would let np on inciting
his Boer brethren to rebellion be might
enjoy a few years yet ander good British
rale and see the verification of what he
said was fiotion in the promised prosperity
that will attend the Transvaal ander the
red, white and blue.
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EDITOR RICIAARDSON, of the Winnipeg
Tribune, has been unsee.ted by the Courts
as M. P. for Liegar for bribery by agents.
Railway tickets, Dash, eta., appeared to
be freely offered where they would do the
most good. A number of persons in non•
nection with the bribery will not be per-
mitted to exercise their franchise for a
few years. The quill driver says in hie
paper that he was followed because he
was an independent in Parliament but
we guess that would hardly amount for
the evidence produced under oath,
Cann NATION, the somewhat erratic
joint smasher of Kansas, has been sent to
jail for 30 days a'tid fined $100 for "dis-
turbing the dignity and peace" of Topeka
on a Sunday, in raiding an unlicensed
public house. While Carrie's ways were
not to be called exactly winning she was
only giving the razoo to people who were
open violaters of the law of the State and
apparently nobody undertaking to look
after the statute smashers until Carrie's
little hatchet loomed np. With all your
faults Carrie, we love you still and hope
yon will have your seoteuce abbreviated
so as to have another innings with those
who decline to obey the law's mandate.
If temperance people had a larger quan-
tity of that commodity called by the old
fashioned name of "spunk" there would
be a flutter all along the line, witbont any
doubt.
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An, interested in Voters' list matters
will bear in mind at this season
that the following amendment was passed
at the last session of the Local Legiela-
tare :-1, Section 14 of The Ontario
Voters' List Act is amended by inserting
therein the following subsection (4a)
(4a) Any one who will be of the age of
twenty.one years within 30 days from
the day fixed for hearing appeals to the
aonnty judge and who possesses the other
necessary qualifications to entitle him to
be entered in the Voters' List shall have
the right to apply to the judge to have
hie name entered and inserted in the
Voters' List as entitled to vote at Man.
ioipal Election and elections to the
Legislative Assembly but nothing in this
subseotion contained shall be construed
to confer upon any person the right to
vote who 10 not of the full age of twenty-
one
wentyone years.
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ArcnlcAmtoa is being made for a charter
to run a belt line eleotrio railway, from
Goderioh to Luoknow, Wingham, Brns.
sole, Soafortb, Bayfield and Goderioh
with brandies to Carlow, Auburn, Blyth,
Kincardine, Port Elgin, Southampton
and Wiarton. M. G. Cameron, of Gode-
rioh, is Solicitor for the applicants. Wo
believe the radial road would yield a big
dividend, particularly in the Summer
months and ere long would acquire the
parrying of mail, express rood light freight
as well as passengers. The run to Bay.
Sold or (todorioh to the lain would bo a
dandy while the circuit would melte an
ideal pleasure trip on a find day, Of
course the thew blockades of the -Winter
would have to be taken into account but
the promoters of made fa some of the
Northerly States have informed Ica that
by keeping the sweeper and plow going it
is an unusual thing to have their lines
looked up as the electric oar climbs the
grades rather than orating through as do
the roadways and railways. This is be.
coming an electrical ago and we believe
the plan proposed is feasible and would
prove remunerative bo auy company who
would capably manage it. We would
propose that the' circle be broadened
Northward so as to take in Wroxeter and
Gerrie and this would bring the county
of Huron fairly in touch with the County
town without much driving, Suoh
route should.prove a bonanza to Gode-
rioh and Bayfield for Summer resort pur.
poses and might easily quadruple their
regular business. With our present de.
ficient and most awkward railway train
service euoh a system would prove very
welcome indeed.
Perth County.
Prof. S. J. McLean, of the University
of Arkansas, and who is the Dominion
Government's rate oommiseioner, was in
Stratford Wednesday at the Hotel Albion
to hear the oomplainte of local shippers
with regard to railway freight rates. He
ban already visited Toronto, Woodstock,
Chatham, St. Thomas, Windsor and
London, and heard the griovonoee of the
shippers. In Western Ontario he has
still to visit Seaforth, Walkerton, Guelph
and Brantford. Next month he goes to
the Northwest. He is a000mpanied by
his eeoretary, H. E. MoNanghton, "1
have been fairly busy," be said "in eaoh
place, The chief complaint arises over
the classification of goods, and the rates
()barged on Amerioan goods which, as a
rule, appear to be much lower than those
charged for Canadian wares," Prof, Mc-
Lean as a rule spends mnoh of his time
in each place be visits with the local
Board of Trade, In Stratford, unfortun-
ately, the able secretary of the Board,
Duncan Ferguson, is at present absent in
Europe, so that Prof. McLean is locally
just so much handicapped. However, he
put in a very active day, interview-
ing the most prominent of looal shippers
including George MoLagan, Thomas
Ballantyne & Sons, Thornton & Douglas,
eta. The commissioner left the city
Tuesday. Prof. McLean is one of the
many young Canadians who have crossed
the line and attained to high and reepon-
Bible positions with our neighbors. He
is a graduate of Toronto University who
went to take postgraduate work in the
University of Chicago. He is a very
thorough student of political economy
and has occupied the chair in that sob-
jeot for some years in the State Univer-
sity of Arkansas. He has done n great
deal of special investigation along the
line of that wbioh he 10 at present con-
ducting on behalf of the Dominion
Goverbment.
C7tttadiiain Ne wi .
Three sons of Albert Sweede of Had.
derefield were drowned.
The municipal deadlock in St. Cath-
arines bee been ended by a oompromise
between the parties.
A little son of Frank Drexler, Guelph
Tawnehip, was killed by being oaught in
a harvesting maohine.
The contract for the first five miles of
the James Bay Railway from Parry
Sound hae been let to Beveridge & Poulin
of Ottawa for $50,000.
Reports received by the Department of
Agriculture show that anthrax hae brok-
en out at three points in Eastern Ontario
among the oattle and horses.
The Government will allow a rebate of
one per cent on the royalty on Yukon
gold brought for assay to the Government
Assay Office at Vancouver.
Jake Skin, the Indian arrested for
trespassing on Colgaboun'e Island, in
Lake Francis, was sentenced to twenty
days' imprisonment at Cornwall.
It has been learned at Government
House that the Duke of Cornwall will
not arrive in Toronto until October 10,
instead of on the 7th, as was previously
announced.
Gordon, the infant son of Thomas
Fawcett, ex -Gold Commissioner, was
attacked by doge at Niagara Falls and
received injuries which it is feared may
prove fatal.
Prof. Day, of the Ontario Agricultural
College, says the experiment of feeding
different breeds of hogs, with a view to
aeoertaining causes of inferior bacon,
have just commenced at Ottawa and
Guelph, under the auspices of the Do-
minion and Ontario Departments of
Agriculture. The following breeds will
be represented :-Yorkshire, Berkshire,
Tamworth, Chester White, Daoo-Jersey
and Poland China. From 60 to 60 hogs
will be fed at eaoh of the three farms -,-
Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Model
Farm and Major Hood's, Guelph.
A farmer named H. Rudolph, near
Paisley, bad e. number of cattle die in
his field under shspioioue oiroumetanaes.
The stomachs and other portions of the
animals were sent to Toronto for finely.
sie, and no word has been received from
there, but singe that time quantities of
poison have been found in three or four
please in the field, and the size of a
mau'e foot leading from the same, and
shoe marks on top of the fence, with
other traoea now in the hands of Dated.
tive Heffernan, furnish a aloe, and one
of the neighbors, Malcolm McDonald,
pnrohased a ticket for Dakota, leaving
his harvest. This, with other evidence,
led to his moat. When arrested be had
a loaded five -barrelled revolver and won
prepared to fight, saying he knew nosh.
ing of the death of the cattle. He was
taken to Walkerton this evening to dome
before Police Magistrate Miller for pro.
liminary trial,