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The Brussels Post, 1902-4-17, Page 1Vol. 80. No. 40 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO New Advertisements. Local—a, E. Ming, Dog otray.ed•-'i'rn Poem. Notioe—John Molnbueh. J3ugglee—D, Iowan & Co, Alabaetipe-N F. Gerry. Buggies—Edward Sperntn. Shirts—E. 0, Duuford & 800. Horne for sale—E. J, Jaoltlin. Boar for eervioe—J, M. Knight. Ladies' whitewear—A. Btraohnn. Confederation Life—W, H. Kerr. Oarpon and onrtaine—Mullinnon &Co. Mxstx:>:.ci gam (J rat .rt b r• coo lc. Mrs. Frank Hnuter, an old and well known resident, has been quite ill during the paet,week, miming considerable an. eaetneee amongber relatives. It hoe been . mooted that application might be made by Oranbrook Methodiete to bave their °borne atteobed to Brae - sale, No formal action has been taken yet, however. Jalne 75'town. Rev. R. Paul gave a eplendid dieoouree in Viotoria Hall last Sunday night. Rev. Mr. Abey, of Brussels, will ad. dress- the prayer -meeting next Friday night. Mies Mabel Menzies, wbo hae been visit- ing her uncles, Geo. and Lew. Balmier, returned to her home near Cranbrook fast week. Our lassies around Jamestown are in. mourning einoe the departure of our friend Brydoo who left for the West last ' Friday. Cheer up, girls, next Winter is coming. Leadbur� . The aeoeeement roll was received by the Clerk of MoKillop from William Evans, assessor, on the 10th of April, and shows the following totals ;—Total Gores,, 52,120 ; cleared lend, 42,531 aoree ; est- eemed value, $2,008,400 ; wood land, 3615' aoree ; waste land, 5,782 aoree; orobarde, 437 acres ; Fall 'wheat,. 3,594 acres ; statute. labor, 8,184 days ; population, 2,558 ; names on roll, 859, The popula- tion hae decreased every year einoe the Reform Government oeme in 30 yeare ago eo John 0. Morrison, Clerk, says and even good Tory management could not bring it op. f;'t.nett. House °leaning is on the program once more. Mies E. Fletoher is on the sick Bet. May ebe soon be well again is the wieh of her many friends. S. S. Cole hae purchased a number of lots from C. Raynard and intends ereotiog hoaeee on them soon. H. M. Dobson disposed of some young oattle to Thos. Matillee, of Holten, tbie week. They were delivered on Tneeday. H. F. McAllister received a oar of Manitoba wheat and shipped one oar of floor to London and a load to Beatortb this week. The carpenters are busy at the new barber shop and will Boon have it nom. pleted. That many hairy faoee will be presented is the petition of Mr. Heath. A. grand bonoert Hader the direotion of Mites MoLanohlin, ie contemplated in the near future, .The beet :outside and local talent will oontriblete Ip the avening'e entertainment. We notion a ngmbee of our villagers are improving their property by building new lexoee. Among the number are R. MoLeod, John Whitfield, A. Melanie, G. W. Pollard, Samuel Cantlpn and Chris. Raynard. Last week D. Milne & Son bought four richly bred Short Horne from Mr. Brown, of Ottawa ; also one trona Herb. Wright, of Guelph, and another from a gentleman at St. Thomas. They arrived at their new home this week. Blue's, ale. L. B. Duff, of Galt, spent Sunday with his parents in Bluevale. We are sorry to state that John Diment sr., ie in very poor health. Oharlee Ooultee left last week for Ayr. where he has scoured a position. Mre. Matthew Elliott and children, o! Wingbam, visited friends in Bluevale this week. Rev. W. J. Weer and Rev. F. Swann exchanged work last Sabbath afternoon and evening. Wm. and Mre. Tarvey, of Morrie, left on Monday for Toronto where they intend to reside in future. Edward Coultas; returned last Monday from Philadelphia Dental College, where he hae been for some time. Grew. Seeding is being pnebed along. D. Cooper ie exaavatiog for foundation of his new barn. SohooL hae rent med'' ab Ternbull's schoolunder the air eotion of Miee Guest. There are two pupils attending now. We are pleased to see Will. Lynn, 2nd line, who was so seriously injured by a felling tree last Winter, able to be about. J. M. Knight, l2th eon.,- hae purchased a fine thoro' bred Tamworth hog from Robt. MoDoaald, 9th ono. See advt. in this teem. A peddling wagon bas been put on the road by our Monorieff storekeeper. He has secured his 0o. license too so that he has full authority to transact business. A taffy party was held at the residence of Jae. Houston, sr. 18th eon., on Friday evening of last week. There were about 80 people present and a very enjoyable time was spent in games, mneio and danc- ing. Ma. and Mre. Houston and family saw thiit-evervbody had a good time and the maple taffy and lunch were A 1. E. J. Jaoklin baa sold hie 180 aore farm on the 6th eon. to Jno. Jackson, wbo is here paiting in the Spring arop. Mr. Jaoklin will have an auction sale next month. It is 7 years eioee be bought the farm and he has sold at a raise of $1000 over his purchasing price. He got $7,600 Mr. Jackson comes froth near Cbeeley. Mr. Jaoklin will probably buy again next Fall when he finds what suite him. On0T.—Friday of last week William G., e'dest son of Wm. and Mrs. Brewer, 7th eon., died from an attar& of pneumonia. He was only ill a abort time and was e comparatively hearty young mac, nearly 19 yeare of age. Hie decease was a great shock to his parents and the community in general. Tbe funeral took place on Sabbath afternoon, Rev. Jno. Rose,B. oonduotiug the eervioe. Interment was made in Brussels cemetery. The two Sold by Here Are Th®e 2®T111tS Church's Alabastine comes in g0 beautiful tints and white, too—here Is the tint card that all up-to-date dealer have to show you. Wo sell Church' Alabestine because it gives universal satioOtctionto our customers. It won't. peel,rub off or scale. It is recommend- ed by eminent physicians on account of its healthfulness. It grows harder with age. It is the only permanent water color wall and ceiling coating that is madeto use with cold water. It will not fade. It can be applied coat over coat it you wieh to change the tint It is never sold in bulk. That which pays. our, customers pays us, and that le another reason why we tell Church's ALAEASTINE.. N. F. GERRY. Do You Need a Buggy? We Wagons, The Spring display of Buggies is new, neat and nobby. Your choice of the best snakes. Reasonable prices and terms ,,and satisfaction assured.. Don't buy until you see our stock as you maysave byso doing. . �' money g Special attention given to Repairs, Repaint- ing and Retrimming. also handle Road Carts, good g ood Lumber Wheelbarrows, &c, EDWARDSPERAIN John Wynn's Old Stand, Brussels. other boyefill in the family are recruiting their health gaits .nicely, Mr. Brewer and family are sympathized with in their bereavement. Walcott. Alex. McKenzie, jr., went to Dakota on Tneeday. W. Neal & Son do quite an egg export- ing bnsinese. Tbie week they shipped over 80 OMB. George Hill, formerly obeeee-maker in Walton, was in this vicinity last week, visiting friends: Rev, M. G. Jarrow will have a topio at tha Brusaele Sabbath School Convention, to be held on May 80. Subject le "How best to cultivate a Missionary spirit in the Sabbath"Sohool." Chas. Manna, who bae been blaokemith- ing for Hgmphries & Son, moved this week to Hensel' where he has pprobased a blaokemith shop. We wieh bin emcees in hie new venture. Thos. Taylor, of Ayr, takes bis place. r'ordwiob. Graham Bros. are engaged getting the timber for the new flume ab the mill here. W. A. Edwards is remodeling the old Foresters' Hall into a residence, which promisee to be a -fine one when floiabed. Mrs. Hepinetall while going out of the kitchen door for a etiok of wood Blipped and fell breaking her left armjustabove the wriet. George Batten, a young man who ie working for Ed. Lambkin, had the mis- fortune to get the big finger of hie right hand taken off and the others badly bruised in a nutting box. The annual meeting of Trinity church was bald on Friday the 4th inst., Rev. E. A. Hall presiding. The Wardens' and auditors' reports showed the flnanoee of the ahnrob to be in good condition. The following °Eeere were elected for the en. eaing year ;—Wardens, Adam Spence teed W. Watters ; Maumee, 1'. Hainatook and W. Armstrong ; Vestry Clerk, Wm Wallaoe ; Auditors, T. Goggin and I. Wade. Adam Spence was appointed as delegate to Synod. W s-oXtlter. Mies Caasie Harris left town on Thurs- day for Watford, where she has secured a eituation. A number of young people spent a pleasant time at Wm. Robinson's on Tuesday evening. Mies Alioe Hamilton arrived home on Saturday, after spending a few weeks with friends in Seaforth. Mrs. D. Walker, who has been visiting her mother, returned to her home in Niagara on Saturday last. Couxom.—The Village Council met Tuesday evening. All the membere were present except Oliver Smith. The min- utes of last regular and epeoial meetings were read and confirmed. Albert Willits appeared before the Council asking that the necessary steps be taken to allow him out of Union S. S. No. 14 and into B. S. No. 4, Howick, and on motion by Wm. Wilson and John Davidson the Clerk was appointed to act ae ,Arbitrator in the matter, Mr. Willits agreeing to pay the expenses of the arbitration. A commnn- ioation was read from the Globe Mutual Fire Ins. Co., with cheque for $1.76 rebate on the Ile. on Town Hall. The following accounts were handed in and on motion by J. Davidson and Jas. Paulin were passed and debentures ordered for the same :-B. H. Townsend, printing. 76o ; Gibson Bros., lumber, $13.09 ; 0. Reis, electric light for Meroh, $21.00. On motion by Wm. Wilson. and Jae. Paulin, Jno. Patterson was given the conned for erecting a building rn the cemetery, for $25.00. On motion by Wm. Wilson and Jno. Davidson the Council agreed to sell to Mrs. Paulin the land on the North side of the 0. P. B'y for $140.00. On motion by Jno. Davidson and Jas. Paulin the Commit adjourned to meet on the third Tneeday of May at 8 o'clock, or at the call of the Reeve. 311.0.1.1.114- A fire was seen in Blyth direotion on Tuesday morning of this week, Catchy weather for seeding. A little was done on Tuesday after the hard frost melted away. Quite an aoreage of seeding was cover• ed this week although vegetation is not •very apparent. Rev. J. E. Hunter, of Westminieter ciranit, Middlesex Ito., was home for a short vieit during the past week, He re. turned to hie work for next Sabbath. Rev. J. J. Haetie, at Belgrave, left on hie holidays on Tuesday of tbie week for the Old Country. Mr. Little, o[Keox College, Toronto, will fill hie plaoe in his abeenoe. Peter Jaokeon, 8th line, is receiving congratulations over the arrival of a new sou. Mr. and Mre. Jaokeon have now nine olive branches in oonnealion with their family tree. The name of Oa. Councillor Bowman ie mentioned as a possible candidate in the Conservative interests in East Huron for the legislature. He is thought to be the etrongeet man in the riding. It seems doubtful se to hie anceptanoe. Conservative oonvention at Brunetti, on Friday of this weak, to obooee a can• didate. R. MoMurray, 5th line, might be the man. Should he accept he would run as well ae the moat men of hie party, bat we rather think he don't want to try. A thoro' bred improved Yorkshire bog and two females have been eold by Robt. Niohol, Otb line, to B. Hurtnbiee, of St. Pie, Begot Oo., Qnebeo. This is another proof of the benefits of advertising and will be quite a reoummendation to Mr, Niohol. Dina.—We are eorry to state that on Wednesday of thio week Mre. David Agar, 2nd line, passed away after an Moen of two weeks, leaving her haeband and eight ehildren, the yonngesb a baby two weeks old. Deoeaeed was a daughter of the late George Fell. She wee a kind, motherly parean, good neighbor and her enexpeoted demise, will bei einoerely re. gretted. The (Maxi will take plane Friday afternoon and interment will be trade at Browntowu bnrying ground. Mr. Agar and family are deeply eympa. -thieed with In their eodnene. THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1902 We are eorry to bear that Frank, eon of Wm. Bryane, 4th line, le ill with ap• pendloitie but we hope he will noon be better. Wm, Mlobie, er., got one of hie feet very badly hart a few days ago by oom ing in oontaot with a guarder) a Belt bind. er, ..Chia will lay him up for some time at least, SUGAR BEET GROWING. A writer to the St, Mary's Argue says :--As I have taken some interest in the beet growing industry, sad made my• sect somewhat aoquaintaed with the in. dnetry, wbiob has now become very popu- lar not only in the State of Michigan, but is fast spreading into Ontario, and as there are but few people have any idea of what is being done in this line, I wish to state what the remit of my observe.. tions have been, and will give anon out- line of what is being done in that line. Now, a firm in Michigan oommenoed to raise beets in the year 1898, raising the drat year about 8,000 aoree, and it has e0 Wormed that in. 1901 there were no less than 126,000 aoree raised, and in the year 1902 there will be about 170,000 acres under beet orop. In 1899 the people of Wallaoeburg, which is a town in the County of Kent, oommenoed to raise beets on a email softie, for the faotories in the State of Miobigan, paying both daby and freight on them and only realizing from time to time $3:20 per ton. But still the business so increased that in 1901 they were load• ing a train of beets daily for Michigan, and now the people in Michigan are build. inn faotory in Wallaoeburg that is ooet- ing$600,000, and will employ 250 hoods daily as long as it runs, whioh is about 5 months, oommenoing about the firet of September, and ending about in Febra• ary. This factory will ooneume 600 tone of beete daily. The town of Dresden, whioh ie about ten miles from Wallaoe- berg, having also grown some beets for the Miohigan faotoriee, and baying seen what its neighboring town was doing, took steps to have a faotory erected there end to get the support of a oapitaliet of Bay Oity, in the parson of Captain David. eon, who is now erecting a faotory there similar to the one in Wallaoeburg. This is where I amgrowing my beets for, where all beets grown in St. Marys dietriat thie Beason will go. They are paying 53.50 per ton, d. o. b. oars for all beets, no test. This ie equal to about 11 aeon per bash. Further, the people of Berlin in 1901 became interested in beets to some extent, and in order to satisfy tbe farmers, had an excursion to Miobigan,eo they could see for themselves and were so mach eatfsfied with what they saw, that on their return at once took steps to form a company to build a faotory in Berlin, and were sauoeeeful, and a factory is now under 0oostruotion there. The farmers have contracted to grow from 4 to 5 thoueand aoree this season. One party with whom I have had a personal inter view, oontraoted to grow 600 aoree for the Berlin faotory, °o you will see that there are others besides myself who have become interested in the doming industry and I am not alone. ANOTHER LETTER FROM MR. RONALD. Further Particulars Concerning Lo Angeles, California. To the Bditor Of Tan POST This oity is teeming with well dressed people, the main streets aontinnally ap. pear as it a big Feir Wae on ; city and suburban street care all crowded, leading to tbe. various nine beautiful public parks so attractive with their evergreens, flow- ers, bunch roses in full- bloom, °camerve- toriee, birds, cages of wild animals in several; ganga of workmen keeping all in Mee order ; great expense maintained to keep this city attractive for the Eastern tourists. Its univereitiee of learning, schools, municipal buildings are all mag• nifioent. 500 street oars, over 160 miles Crook, are handled every hour each day and 200 steam trains go and come daily. Last year the fruit alone aggregated 21,000 oar loads, realizing the growers $6,600,600. There are eight sugar beet factories in the State, daily cape -catty 10,000 tone of beats. There are 18 banks in the city with 584,000,000 in deposits ; 100 oburobee, some very grand ones, seemingly Methodirte in the lead ae to numbers, a Congregational contract just let for new building to eon $58,000, lot extra $18.00. Several large theatres, a new one just starting to eset $300,000. There eeeme no end to the improvements going on, 210 miles of paved etreeta, 350 miles cement sidewalks and still extend- ing. Oue original settler 26 yeare ago ognetted on small plot of ground, Bold it after a while for $5,000, then he bought it bank for $20,000, to -day he be offered $300,000. It_ouly eompri,:ee one blook equate, some 8 or 9 blocks from heart of city. This shows how money ie made quickly in these Western oitlee and old settlers beoome very rich often through little effort of their own. Away down South in Dixie'e land, in city of St, Louie, I see the municipal gang there have been trying a quicker route, for every publiofranchise and oentraot they have been demanding and getting from $1,000 to . Ono fellow was 0g0$75,000. their000 for Do to get for a certain vote, bat he did better byaooepting $100,- 000 100,000 from the opposite party. The pity is in a great turmoil, time of the Coun• oillore has cleared out under pnblia pro. eaeution. Whealing, in old Kentnoky, is in a similar nproar over Investment Oo. all bursting ap under moat fraudulent transaotione, oolleoting nearly three mil- lion dollars from poor ignorant people "for investment," agreeing to return three dollars for every dollar advanoed, the managers loaned to themselves the whole funds and cleared tint. How true it holds yet, "While one tool dies two are born," Itis most regrettable the pub. HO are not protected from eaoh heartless gatemen. This country eaeme to be ovetrlowing with prosperity, just note ire lmmepee exports t—$952,000,000. Clot - ton now taking the leading plane, bread, stuffs and meats ((tattle) following ; im- porting oomparetively little, manafao tuning, themselves alt they ooneume, it is little wonder they are rioh and full of money and able to build aunt grand oitlee and its innumerable private and public) homes as they are doing here. We visit. ed the Hollenbeok Home, a beautiful luxurious mansion in the auborbs endow- ed with $80,000, annually taking oare of sixty aged people, over 60 years of age, resideute of near counties, with nicely furniebed bed rooms, carpeted, inoladiog all modern luxuries, all ae well dressed 89 you will tee in any hotel. Again in New York I see another philanthropiet, of a lower grade, is opening a working man's restaurant to turmoil a good square mead for one cent, viz„ a warm bowl of thin eonp of hominy, oats or barley, a bonanza to the poor street Arabs. Such well meant efforts of well -doing is a foroetul remembrance of the returning reign of the Gulden Rule, the sum and eabetane° of Christianity. A good deal has been said in the papers lately about "the pug. Meth) mill" being held in this city ; is vexing to see the papers giving tbie rub- bish such prominence, the ministers and better olaeees are taking it ap with a view to head of and prevent any each denoameot and no doubt they will sue- eeed. Snob reline of barbarism must be crushed out with a strong band. JNo. D. RONALD. Los Angeles, S. California, April 9, 1902. NOW MR. JUSTICE FARROW. Before a large number of the most eminent membere of the legal profession in Toronto J, T. Gorrow, ex M. P. P., was Mouday morning sworn iu as a member of the Court of Appeal for the Province of Ontario, to saoceed the late Justine Lieter. Congratulations on be half of the bar ware extended to the newly appointed Judge by .dilmfins Irving, K. C., Treasurer of the Bar Aseociatioo, and suitably replied to by Juetioe Garrow. The sittings of the Court of Appeal opened Monday morning, sad the court room was crowded by lawyers to witneee the ceremony of swearing in the new Judge. There was a fall b000h, Chief Justice Armour and Justices Osier, Mao- Leannau and Moos. In the abeenoe of the Registrar, J. S. Cartwright, Charles S. Grant, Aosietant Registrar, read the oommis.ion of appointment, and Chief Justine Armour administered the oath of aloe. At the conclusion Mmiline Irving, K. 0., rose and said :—"The bar of Ontario dssiree that your Lordships give me leave to congratulate the newly -sworn in Judge of the highest Provinoial court upon the honorable position to whioh be bas been appointed. The bar with whom I have come in 000taot since the appointment was aunonnaed have unanimously spoken in terms of general gratification that the present appointment has fallen to one who has a remarkable knowledge of the general requirements of the wants of the oountry, and, io addition to a recognized position at the bar, has spent many years to co. operation with members of the Legiela• tore in a public position. If the newly appointed Judge, through your Lordships, will swept thaee remarks in the cordial spirit in whioh they are tendered, I think all that is necessary bae been said." In reply Jnetice Garrow said ;—"It gives me great pleasure to hear from you air, vetoing, as you have said, the feeling of the bar, that my appointment has been received with favor. I owns to this high office with some diffidence, conscious of many ehort.00minge. I Feel, however, a granter degree of assurance in view of the kind expressions of the bar. I am am - 'minded by tboee eminent in their pro feseion and have very little fear that, even if inclined to go astray, I would be kept within reaeouably close tines. Iwill endeavor to live up to the blgit standard I fear you have marked out for me." Juetioe Garrow then took bis seat with hie brother Judges, and the regular boeinese of the court was paooeeded with. Political Notes. Barrister Cameron has accepted the Liberal nomination in the West Riding of Huron. The visit of the Cabinet Ministers to Northern Ontario was very heartily re. naive& and will prove fruitful on election day, so people up there aver. Rev. Robert Johuetou, D. D., of St. Aodrew's Presbyterian Church, London, may stand as a Prohibition oandidate for the Legielatnre in that city. East Huron Liberate will bold their annual meeting in the near future. Hon. toat- tobeable Mr. Harcourt ie expected tend and deliver an address. Dae notice will be given. Some Temperance people say Hon, G. W. Roes and the Liberals ehonld he taught a tenon. Well, euppoaiog the tenon is given how speedily would Mr. Whitney and his followers in the House enact Prohibition if they took office ? They wouldn't even vote for He 00501. meet when they were tried. The war -tax on breadetuffa in the Old Land will not be very heartily received by Free Trade Britain. A 3 per Dent. duty on every hundred weight of wheat will tell on somebody. Cue of the terrore of war looms ep in this proposition that rather Goole off the ardor of the enthae- iaste for battle. The National debt ie now £747,800;000 and the deflate for the present yea! 1s placed at £26,824,000. That will take Bothe eolleoting to wipe that out. Daring the past three yeare the war has coat Great Britain $825,170,• 000 and the end may not be yet although indioabione ate more favorable than for some time. WoaTal PaiieoN PAeeae AWAY, -Mrs. Herbert Word, mocker of Mre, (Rev.) A. R. Birks, of London, died very suddenly on Wednesday evening of last week at the familyresideuoe, llolmeeville. De- mand teas President of the Horan county W. 0. T. D., and was widely known and very highly esteemed for her many admirable qualities, She was born in Leiotebersbire, England, on Deo, 27, W. H. KERR, Prop, 1842, Emigrating to this country in 1848 with the other membere of her tatber'e family, ebe tonna her firet home in Canada in M000 township. Here in a few weeke she bit her father, who had oontraoted the ebip fever. Her mother, with her three ohildran, then wept to New Jersey, and after a time ratarning to friends in Canada, settled In Wellesley townehip, near Oroesbil', It was here she met and woe married in 1862 to ben now bereaved husband, After 'residing in Wellesley for 8'9me yeare, Mr. sad Mrs. Efford, in 1874, bought the farm in Godetinh township, where they have faithfully toiled and lived together up to the time of her death. The other nor• viving ehildren are W. H. Elford, of Goderioh ; F, 0. and Mies Annie, of Holmeeville, Rev, W, Thornley, Barrie, is a brother, and Mre. (Hop.) L. A. Rose, of Fargo, N. D., is a Meter. The funeral took plaoe Saturday to Goderioh oeme- tory. Perth County. The debt on Trinity Church, Sebring. vine, bas been completely wiped out. South Perth Agrioaltnral Society's Spring Fair was held on Thursday, Ap- ril 17. 81. Marys lodge of Royal Templare will pay a visit to the Stratford Lodge on April 24tb. A company is now in progress of or- ganization in Stratford with the objeot of opening up a furniture factory. Private Mulligan, who was killed at Hart River, was a brother of the late Mrs, Geo. Malcolm, of Stratford. John Elliott, of Blanchard, shot a fine epoch/ten of white owl. The bird's wigs measured five feet from tip to tip. It is said that the band of the 28th Regiment will disband if it is not given better enconragemeot in the Claude City. A. H. Raymond, of Stretford, has made arrangements with Essex Board of Trade to build a flax -mill in that town. The vital etatistios of the town of St. Bleep; for the mouth of March was as follows : Birthe 4, marriages 2, deaths 6. At the Ontario Teachers' Convention in Toronto, W. D. Spence, of St. Marys, was elected Direotor of the Public Sabool Department. Sergt. C. R. Otbeo, who was slightly. wounded at the battle of Hart's River South Africa, on March 81st is a St. kfarye boy. Hie mother is a resident of the South Ward. Mies Jessie H. Panton, daughter of Rev. E. W. Paxton, St. Andrews' Pres- byterian Church, Stratford, was married on April 2nd, to Angus Smith, oity engi- neer of Stratford. R. S. Box, of St. Marys, has received a letter from Mrs. Shannon, the mother of lire, Box, written from Nazareth. In it she speaks of the delightful eoenery and pleasant journey. She enoloeed preened grasses and flowers from the Holy Land. It is seldom that a clergyman ie priv. ileged to look batik over a quarter of a Dentary spent in ministering CO the spir- itual necessities of but one oongregattou. This honor is eujoyed by Rev. Dean Kilroy, of Stratford, who oelebratee on next Sunday, April 20th, the oloee of his tweotyeighth year as pastor of St. Jos- eph's. Enooaraged by the report of the Gov. ernment geological expecte to whom the ontbinge have been submitted, as well as by 'the response of the public to take etoak, the Natural Gae Company:directors of 81. Marys, have signed a centred with Mr. Oox to drill another 100 feet down, Thie will take about three weeks to do and will make the well 1560 deep. Loa Roberts, of St. Mary's, son of J. Roberts, deotiet, who has just completed his etndiee at the Horological Solace', of La Porte, Indiana, is visiting at home. He will return to Richmond, Indiana, where he has secured a eituatiou. He is the second student of the oollege in the last two years wbo bee obtained a full diploma for watoh-making, optics and en• greying. Mies Sharkey, a young lady who is employed at Botsford's' eters, Ontario -at., Stratford, met with an unfortunate, aooi• dent on Saturday evening. She had re- turned for tea to the residenoe of Mre. Lee, Wellington et., where ebe boards, and while passing through the kitoben tell into an opening whioh leads to the ostler, not having noticed that the door was open. The tall was quite a severe ore and as a result the young lady sustained a fractured ankle. Emma Langford and B. O'Connell, two of the Office Hotel servant girls, St. Marys, were asphyxiated by coal gas in their rooms during Tueedey night. The stovepipe passing through the room tame apart, with the result mentioned. Mies Langford was dead when toned, but Mies O'Donnell to likely to ranove r. Mise Langford's parents are both dead. Her former home was at Wellborn, in Weet Nisaoari, where Mre. Sager, a married sister, still resides, Mre, Jardine, of Church Street North, St.Marys, heard a crash of broken glass inher kitchen and on iuvestigatiou found abroken window and in the wall oppoeite dioovered a rifle ballet embedded. The lady was in another room when the aooi. dent ouaurred or the ooneegne0oes might have been serious. The bullet whioh was a round one about 82 nalibre, had evident- lybeeu fired from the direotionol the river. Chief Young has the leaden meesengor, and ie trying to find the gen from whioh it wan fired. A convention of prohibitionists of South Perth was held in Mitchell on Tuesday. All the municipalities were represented, except Senth Eaethope. The President of the county alliance, Rev. 3, Kenner, said nothing was to be expeot. ed from either of the two party candi- dates now in the field. A Committee brought in a resolution favoring the selection of a candidate ae the only alter- native. The dieonneion was lively and general, but on a division tbe reeolntion passed 84 to 10. A Committee was then appointed to find 11 candidate and report at a later gathering. The Committee was inetruated to first interview the present oandidates, to ace how far they might be inducted to meet the views of prohibition. fete before a third oandidate was nomi- nated, Robert Niohol, wbo bee spent a year or 00018 Fn the employ of the Stuart brotb- ere, Mitobell, has (Molded not to return to bis home in New Zealand this Spring but to remain and take to bneiueen 000009 flret at the Stratford bneiueo5 college.. One who had done a great deal of hard work.in hie day and was better known to the former generation of oitcens, died at the residence of hie eon John, 12th on, of Blanabard on Sunday, April 6rb,' Title wae.01. Knowles, sr. He came to Blauohard about forty Pour years ago and. farmed for a while, He then moved into Fullerton, living at Oarliggford and Motb• erwell. For a long time he kept a threebing machine and went with it from farm to farm, Some years ago he returned to Blauebard to live with his eon. He wan a North of England man and was mar- ried when he Dame to this country. Hie wife, three sons, Robert, John, Albert and three daughters, one being Mrs. John Good, of Dakota, survive him. The fun- eral took plana on Tuesday to Kirkton cemetery. He never took any part in pub - lie life but always voted the Conservative tioket. CRUMB. (111116165. Du you ever attend prayer meeting ? See Sabbath Bobool lesson notes on page 8 of this lame. Evangelist Renton, well known in this . vioiuit y, is oonduoting servioee in Winn'. pe Masers. Turk and Kerby have finished a series of oaooeeoful meetings in Mon- treal. The regular monthly eervioe will be held in the Roman Oatholio Church, Brussels, on Sabbath momiug next. The life and works of Jno. G. Wbitttier was the subject at the Epworth League that Sabbath. Monthly Consecration eervioe next Sabbath evening. The well known Rev. Dr. Talmage is dead. It is said hie estate will amount to well up to a million dollars. Not many pareo0e give their estimators much bother with their wealth. In the Junior League of the Methodist Church, St. Marys, out of a membership of 130 there are 100 system -do givers to miestone, there are 94 of these who have taken the triple pledge against liquor, to- ba000 and profanity. The Loudon Methodist Conference will meet iu Sarnia the firet weak of Jane. Rev. A. L. Russell, of Highgate, will be a oandidate for the Presidency with a large probability of elevation to this honorable and responsible position. Rev. J. Holmes' theme last Sabbath morning was "Son's of God." A temp- erance disooarse was given at the evening servl0e from the text "At the last itbiteth like a serpent &o." The speaker did not minae matters but dealt bot shot showing the b,aak reoord of the traffic. Last Sabbath morning Rev. R. Paul preauhed Melville church relieving the pastor who bad a funeral service in the afternoon. "Christ the Branoh" was Mr. Paul's topic from whioh he gave a thoughtful and interesting dieoouree. In the evening Rev. Mr. Roes' subject was "An aronsiug Call," the text being "Awake thou that steepest," Eph. 5-14. The pastor of the London Janotion Preebyteriau Oharoh, Rev. Geo. Gilmore, is chasing with scorpions some man who, he says, are passing as respeotable in society and bueioees life, but who, while their wives are at chnroh, can be Been out hie way with their mistresses—hideous specimens of degraded womanhood, in paint and loud rotors. Me. Gilmore ob. jeote to his quiet little burg being disturb- ed by these oity scamps and threatens that he will expose some of them it they do not dieoontiune their Sabbath nein. The next chapter if it ever is written will be very interesting, as most everybody ie now wondering wbo these men are who are playing the doable game. The death moaned in Loudon on Tan - day April 8, of Rev.11. W. Williams, who for many years was aouneoted with the Western Ontario conferences of the Methodist oburoh. Mr. Williams was 54 yeare of age. He had been in poor health for a long period, and while pastor of the Maidstone °irouit, in the Windsor diebriot in 1900, his condition became so salon' that he was oompelled to retire from the ministry. Prior to his illness, Mr. Williams was one of the most elective and eloquent preaobere of the Metbodiet oburoh. He was educated at 'Victoria College, Oobourg, and among the plaoea where he was stationed were Vienna, Listowel, Laoan, Mount Forest, Berlin Mitchell, Teeswater, and Waterloo. as is survived by a wife, two daughters and a son. The latter is Herbert Williams, of Milwaukee, Win, and the daughter° are Mts. Harry Knight and Mise Bertha Williams, of Kmoardioe, where Mrs. Williams also resides. The funeral took plane Thursday, servioee conducted in the First Methodist church, by Rev. James Livingstone, President of the London Conference, assisted by a =unbar of local clergy. Two very important Presbyterian con- ventions are to be held in Loudon within the next month. On Monday, April 28, the Synod of London and Hamilton will convene at the First Presbyterian Charon. It will probably last for three Jaye, and will be an especially important gathering, ivaemnoh ae the relation of the church to the bemperanoe question is to be diens. sed, in addition to the thorough oonaider• anon of the matter of young people's work in the °hurob. The retiring mod. erator, Rev. E. W. Panton, of Stratford, will deliver his sermon on the Monday evening. About 225 ministers and ae many elders ale expeoted to attend. The other gathering will be the annual Prov- inoial Convention of the W. F. M. S., whioh will be held at St. Andrew's church on May 0, 7 and 8. Among the famous missionariee wpb are to attend, and who will deliver addressee, will be the Rev, Mnrdoob MoRenzie, • of India, and the Rev, Dr. MoOlnre, of China. About 400 delegates will be in, the city, representing all portions of the province. The billeting system hae beau abolished in oonoeotion with the Synod meeting, the ministers and elders paying their own way, "Those attending. the W, F, M, S. convention, however, will be entertained by looaf P resbyteriane.