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The Brussels Post, 1897-9-24, Page 1WamKovarrairmaxsamenaumninsoworeme Vol. 26. No. 11. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1897 W. H. KERR, Prop. Absolutely Nothing In It. To the Baiter or Tire Poor: Dison Snt,—If you will ltinclly allow me spade in your paper I would like to posi- tively deny the story that Silver Corners August make of cheese woe rejected, or any part of ib, or any of this season's make, as rho yarn circulated by due of our Ethel friencle has it. Wo can quite well imagine 1}ipw the tale was made so plausible as to bo feared to have soma. thing in it by some of our patrons, as said friends are not without experience along this line and know pretty nearly how it is done. If the party who took such pains to circulate this talo of woo would raise a discussion on "flow host to care for milk" he might get some valuable hints and instead of doing injury to others without a cause would be helping to eke. vete the community with respect bo this important matter, might avoid the neces- sity of having so much milk rejected at the factory and save his pooket a little. I would gay further that if they have been more successful this year than in those past, that they may thank the new importation of cheese -maker skill and not themselves, as we imagine that had be not rejected the milk be deemed unfit bo make good cheese history, not at all enolont, might have repeated itself with them, shaved their pookebti thud saved the trouble of raising any such false yarn about their neighbors. Wo do not ask this apace in your columns from any desire to have a war of words, but simply to deny this obarge and say that we aro quite willing to stand on our own merits • but nob to have auy such fabulous yarns raised without our knowing why. Also that we do not try to work up a business ou any such lines as deoryingothors and trying to uplift ourselves in spite of exist. ing facts and figures. I might farther add that oar cheese have all been bought by the one dealer (bearing two weeks' rake) and that we have more than once headed the list of the Llstowol district, selling our 1st half Aug. for 91 and the last half July at 83, instead of 81. as re- ported by our Ethel brethren. Thanking you for your valuable space and inviting a comparison of figures, I remain •Yours truly, Nem S. Molestmauuo, Cheese -maker and Propr. Silver Corners Factory. Silver Corners, Sept. 21, '97. A Brusselite in Guatemala. • To the Ildttor of Tata POST: DEAR Sul,—Oh I yes, we havefish down here, too. There are lots of big shares and many other varieties that I am not familiar with along the coast. A person can see lots of fish in the ocean, but I don't know of any fishing industries here. The rivers are mostly short mountain streams ; all of them have some fish in them and some of them lots of alligators in the more sluggish waters near the ooast, but I think the food deli are mostly in the oolder waters of the North. We have heard of bhe Alaska gold mines, but of course we are late in getting the news. Two of my •aoquaintauces from here started for there a few days ago and sometimes I have a half notion to go also. I htuve.jnet returned from a short trip in the mountains. I was up to the city and saw the Exposition. As well as the more modern exhibits there are many rare old arias to bo seen. It is quite extensive and very good, I think, for Guatemala, but it is a miserable failure financially. Tho masses of the people of these conn• tries don't patronize a thing like that. A religions feast or some saint's day is more to their liking and they will travel for days afoot, often with a bundle on their back, in order to attend one, Then shortly after the opening of the Exbibi. tion the yellow fever broke out along the coast and the port was closed, so that many aoeldn't come if they would, but I think most of them wouldn't if they could. The day I was there there were more guards than visitors in sight and some of the buildings were so quiet and deserted that I could almost hear the echo of my footsteps. After veining the Exposition I tools a trip by stage to Antigua. This is the old capital of the Republic and was ruined by earthqualcos iu 1773. It contains the ruins of 57 ahurohes and convents, some of them very largo. Thofioors, sidewalks and roofs are of stone or brick, but usual. ly of stone. The ruins of one of the churches, the largest ono, covers about ten aures of ground. I sent you two pictures a few days ago. One is to give you an idea what those immense, ruined walls look like. The other is the picture of the plaza, used a great deal as a market and a promenade ground. All the liege builelings that you see pictured in it are or have been churches. The one fading the plaza has been repaired in, front and now °entaine the city offices, but the rear of the building is still in Tutus, I visited many underground passages and prison, like places, but have boon told that most of them have either bean filled up or hid - done I enclose a very rough sketch of an interesting part of ono of the buildings, In -ono of the oburchos I ascended the • broken, winding stairway in one of the walls whore it was so °ramped e, person had almost to crawl, or rather climb. Then I climbed from there to the top of the belfry, whore I could get a good look over the city and pick some wild flowers that grow on the stone roof. ' The pity is located at the foot of a volcano, in a small mountain valley with hills all around it; and is well supplied with good, pure water and has a beautiful, tool climate. Itis twenty-five milds from hero to the city of Guatemala. The road is very rough and crooked, loading over a moun- tain,- but is quite interesting. In many places it is a shelf °Manlled out of rho side of the hill, Ono one side a person tan look down into yawning depths and on the other look away up the mountain aide, Then there are quite a number of interesting Indian villages to be seen 00 the way and a. Dotson Can look down on the city for two hours before the stage gate there. As the party I had arranged to travel With failed to go, I was making ° the trip aloud and so was dioappoinbed fu my wishes to go to the top of the volcano, but probably I may go some other time. Tiutoe aro getting Very dull in Mate. mala. Them are more foreigners leaving than there aro Doming bore now. Most all the Government works have shut down and many of their employees have not boon paid for four or five months. The President has declared himself die - tater and there is always floating rumors of a brewing revolution. The value of tltie money kcope going clown 1 we have to pay three dollars of it in oxahauge for a gold dollar. It le almost valueless out. side of the Republic: All articles of merchandise imported from foreign coun- tries come very high. Yours, oto., E. STErrxNe. Santa Lucia, Guatemala, Aug. 23, '97. Verroxeter. Mrs, F. V. Dixon is visiting friends at Goderioh. Mrs, J. W. Sanderson, of Toronto, returned home on Wodneeiay Leat, Geo. F. Gibson, a former well known citizen of tine town, paid the place a fly- ing visit ori Tuesday last. Alias Lang, of Harriston, formerly of the millinery store here, was in town over Sabbath with friends. Goo. Dane wee in town the early part of this week. George is now travelling for a well known Hamilton firm and calls quite often. Hamilton ds Sanderson, our popular and well known (nettle dealers, shipped two oars of live stook ou Wednesday lett, They are linatlers in this line. Meagre. Rutherford ds Munro, tinsmiths and hardware merchants, will shortly re- moved to ono of the large stores in the Bell bleak where, more a000mmodation will be had. Dr. Brawn J; Co. will also move into the vacant store in the Gotten House bleak. 3e3 fleet. Tom POST gives the news. Threshing machines are bumming on all sides theee days. Mies 1vason, of Hippen, is visiting at the Methodist parsonage. Not a few from Ethel locality will pat. ronize the Fall show at Brussels on Thursday and Friday of next week. Rev. Mr. Alfred, of the Michigan Peninsula, is making a holiday visit with hie brother-iu.Iaw, S. S. Cole, of Ethel saw mill. Ethel Gantt, C. 0. F., has been invited to join their brethren at Atwood next Sabbath afternoon at the anniversary service of the latter. Miss Bowdell, dreosmalcer, of Ethel, left Thursday for Toronto, where she in. tends taking a situation' 'as improver for the next two months. This week Rev, George A, Walker, of Houghton, and Rev. Jno. L. Walker, of Pariehville, Mich., are visiting their brother, Rev. J. Walker, here. It is not often three brothers are found in the same profession. (-rev. Apple buyers are busy. Tone POST gives the news. Township Connell on Saturday of this week. Misses Fanny and May Hall have re- turned to Montreal. ' Miss Emma Ransom, of Grey,has gone on a trip to Montreal, . Trueman Smith was /visiting in Lon- don during the past week. Henry Ball enjoyed a holiday opting to London and St. Thomas. N. Jackson and sister, of Bluevale; ware vieiting at H. Ball's last Sabbath. , Mrs. Harry Atwood and Miss Annie were visiting at Toronto and took in the Fair. Wm. Mayne, of Detroit, was vieiting relatives in Grey and Morris during the past week. Hugh Lamont has about 45 acres of Fall wheat in this season. He owns 200 acres of land. A silo has been built on Wm. Martin's farm, 1011 oon., and mbre will follow his example next year. 16 members were received into full aon- election with the church at Roe's ap- pointment last Sabbath morning. John Bolger and wife, 10th oon., were visiting et London last week. They drove, calling on relatives en route. Mre, Thomas Hall, of Montreal, is taking a trip to England and the Chan- nel Islands, Guernsey and Alderny. Miss Minnie Cameron, of the 6th lino of Morris, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jno. Ransom, ou the 6th oon. of Grey this week. Hurrah for Brussels Fall Fair on Sept. 30th and Oot. 1. Grey will be largely represented both in exhibits and epee. tutors. Corn has attained no grant height this year. Some people have ib 14 feet high. A step ladder is almost noaeeeary to reach the sob. , Mre, D. MoQuerrie, and Mies Jessie visited at London and St. Thomas for a good share of a week and spent an enjoy• able time. Wm. Hogg has gone 30 see hie brother, John Weet, in Washington Territory, for the goad of hie health. We hope the de. sired result will be obtained. Jae. Knight, harness maker, of Petrolie, and wife, were renewing old friendships in this iooality. Their ninny friends wore glad to welcome them back. We regret to hoar of the serious illnees of John Ilielop, an old and well known resident of the 14th son,, but hope a change will soon set in for the better. Gideon Portia is home on a holiday vigil, after a sojourn of about a year in Sootland. Mr. Petrie looks as 11 the Old Land had not seriously disagreed with hfm, Charles Billets' new brink reeidonbe, 16111 aon,,,will soon be completed, It is a neat white bride strnobnre with gothic front, Wonder if Charlie intends getting married 7 Will. MoQuerrie intends taking a turn at the Normal School to oomplet° his merge foe a.9tid clams profeseional certi- ficate. He is a good stddent and a sue. baleful teacher. Mrs. John Watson and son were visit- ing at Mre. Jae, Turnbull's last week. Mrs, 0, Smith for the last 3 weeks has been in Toronto receiving treatment for an eye under the dare of Dr, Graham, we are glad to say with very gratifying re - suite. Ohrlatina Moliartin, who was sent to the Hones of Refuge, Illinton, from this township, died ab the Home about ten days ago. She was buried in the cem- etery on the farm. Some of the young men on the 3rd oon. have taken a "strike" on matrimony and are ruching the business that way with a completely new plan. If the plan works well and proves a acmes, the prineiples will be made know later for the advant- age of other bachelors. 24 cheese, or 1,800 pounds of cheese, were made at Silver Corners factory on Monday of this week. How ie that for 20th of September ? This factory has already made as much cheese ae in the whole season lash year. Onrr.—Monday of this week Joretniab Belden, Boundary, passed over to the great majority after a somewhat extend- ed illness from cancer of the stomach, aged 06 years and 7 months. Mre. Bel- den, 0 sone and 2 daughters survive. The funeral tools place on Wednesday afternoon, interment being made at Molesworth cemetery. I see a Morris correspondent predicts that the Liberal candidate in East Heron will have 500 majority in the nest Pro- vinoial election. I don't think it is wisdom to make such statements as many a constituency has been lost by over -confidence. blr. Mooney is a strong man, a good worker, and will poll a big vete, ao the only safe way to count on holding East Huron is for every Liberal to get down to work and leave the majority for election day. Mr. Gibson's vote is no criterion in the Dasa of naw men in the field.—Orn FOGY. A9Lorria:• TEE POST gives the news. Towuship Connell next Monday. Heavy frost on Tuesday morning. Belgrave Show Friday of this week. Hurrah for Brussels Fair on Oct. 1st. A large acreage of Fall wheat has been sown this Fall. A lot of our young men are away to the Norte.weet. Farmers should get the corn in the stook without delay. Misses Martha and Ida Beeman spent Sunday at Loadbury., Jas.. Moore and wife spent a day last week at Loudon Fair. The weather on Sunday and Monday felt somewhat like Winter. Look out for a oouple of weddings on the 2nd in the near future. John Merritt and wife, of Kincardine, are visiting at D. Errington's 2nd line. Mies Lizzie Miokie and Miss Maggie Yonill visited S. S. No. 5 on Wednesday. This week will wind up the oat harvest. Corn dotting is going on at a lively rate. E. Armstrong got badly hurt at J. Russell's threshing Thursday of last week. The County should have three Shows every year. then better prizes could be given. The weather of the past few days puts a person in memory et their Winter garments. Misses Hannah and Maggie Kelly spent a few days visiting friends in the vicinity of Clinton. We will all be at Brussels Fall Fair if the weather is at all decent Friday of next week. Mies Lizzie Kinney, of Winthrop, is visiting old friends around Browntown this week. John Clark, 6th lino is bank from Manitoba and has engaged with T. Rus- sell, 7th line. Mies Maggie Stott, is home from Lon- don on a visit. She 1 a daughter of Adam Scott, 4th line. Mrs. Joel Sellers, 2n31ine, took in the Western Fete at London last week and also paid a visit to relatives. Baxter and Harry Mo&rter, who have boen away at London Fair, have return• ed home, reporting a good bine, , Mrs. Harris, of Petrolia, was here to visit her father, Adam Booth, whose health has not been very goocl of late. Robt. Blair and wife and Mise A. J. Hanna were at Tuakersmith last week attending the wedding of Miss Mary Fer- guson and Jas. Strong. Jag. Breckenridge, of S. S. No. 10, hat. been re.engaged for the year 1898. Mr. Breckenridge makes a onaaesafulteachor, but his (hied is the ministry. Alf. McAllister, of the 2ud son,, de- livered a span of young Dolts for the handsome figure of $57. He thinks there ig money in horse raising yet. The sound of the steam thresher ie heard in all direotione. G. Parker got his barn threshed out on Tueeday. Jas. (Noakes, did the job in good style. At a oerittin threshing on the Gtb line old cider was brought out to drink and we are sorry to say it made all who drank ib top-heavy. Water it next time boys, Jno. W. Hall left on Tuesday of this week fon Winlaw, N. W. T., where he will spend a few months, perhaps longer. He has relatives in the West. We wish him suttees, Wo are sorry to note that Thos. Maun- ders' health ie nous too good this Fall. He has had a spell of bleeding at the lunge. His many friends hope for a com- plete restoration. Wm. Amos started his new mnohine on Monday. It threshes very well and is the httoot improved separator in Canada. Jae. Cloakey 1 doing good work with his Clinton Monarch. Donald Popo, who was threshing with a rented machine on the 2nd oon„ was not satisfied with its work so told the owner to take it home. Donald noel have everything tiptop, The Trustees of S. S. No, 9 have en. gaged Mimi Sillere, of Grey, for 1898 at a Olney of 1275, Mr. Jowitt, who has put in three years of good solid work, will go ;to the Ottawa Normal School after Christmas to secure hie profeoeional 2nd olase certifloete. He will carry With him the good wiebes of the section, G. A, Hood, wife and daughter, of Kinoardine, are vieiting relatives in Mon. ria. Mr, Hood's health has not been any too good of late, and ho is taking a holt. clay in the hope of building up. The auotiou Bale of Geo. Caldbiok'e farm stook, impletneute, &o., takes place on Tuesday afternoon of next week, Mr. Caldbiok is a poltoeman in Toronto, so is selling off all his stook as he has rented his farm. Capt. Stretton will bo the auotioueer. Oral sekerook. Shooting is the chief sport now. Jno, Dilling has returned from the Western Fair. Mies J. Ritchie, of Walton, is the guest of Mies Mary Ritchie. Mies Annie Slemmon, of Beussels, is vieiting friends in the village. John Knight and John Bann have gone to Goderiah to Attend the Fair. Rev. D. B. Maliae was at Wiogham on Tueeday at Maitland Presbytery. Jos. Vance and Bon, of Usborne, were visiting et J. J. Mitchell's last week, Mrs, Jno. Knight, who has been visit. lug friends in London, has returned. A. 0. Dames has gram to attend the opening of the new Steel Bridge at Niagara Palls. Miss Mary Ritchie, who has been vieit- ing at Grand Bend and Heiman, bee re- turned. Robert and James Cameron, who have been the guests of Jno. Cameron, have returned to Iowa. The Misses R. and J., and Charles For- rest, of Jamestown, were visiting at John Forrest's last week. Some of oar Oranbroolc Foresters will likely attend the anniversary services at Atwood next Sabbath afternoon. Rev. Mr. Waddell, Nippon, wet renew- ing old frieudsbipe in Oraubrook and vicinity lest week. WVe were glad to see him. Walton. Rev. Mr. Asbury, of Atwood, preached in St. George's church last Sabbath afternoon. WEDDING BELLS.—On Wednesday last at 4.30 p. m. about 100 guests assembled, by invitation, at the residence of M. Mor- rison to witness one of those events which always causes a ripple of excited emotion in social oiroles, the event being the mar - rias of the host's youngest daughter, Mies Maggie, to Henry B. Mood, of Elul. let. The myetioal knot seaa tied by Rev. Mn, Andrews, of Londeoboro', in the absence of Rev. A. Tiffin, Methodist minister. The bride, who was given away by her father, was charmingly at- tired in e. rich dress of oream lustre and wore the conventional orange blossoms. She was attended by Miss ]cella MoGill, of Blyth; gowned in pale blue. The groom was supported by his brother, Geo. Moon. The wedding maroh was played by Miss A. Ferguson, in ben usual good style, Congratulations over, the tom. pany sat down to a sumptuous repast, which was in every respect in keeping with the occasion. The wedding gifts were unusually fine. Besides• a gold watch, the gift of the groom, the bride was the recipient of many others, notice- able among them being a parlor suite, sideboard, bedroom set, extension table, dinner set, eco„ which goes to show the popularity of the young lady, who by her agreeable manner made many warm friends. The company spent the evening after dinner in games, interspersed with good musiaand soaiol that, separating at a late hour after wishing Mr. and Mrs. Moon happiness and prosperity. The young couple will settle down to the every day duties of life on the groom's farm in Runlet, followed by the good wishes of a host of friends, in which Tun Pose very heartily joins. THE CROP REPORT. harmers Should Have a tined rear. The August crop report has been is- sued by the Department of Agriculture and shows a highly satisfactory state of affairs. After noting that March and April were warmer, May and June cooler, and July warmer than the average of the previous 16 years, and that the rainfall of these five months shows an excess of nearly live inches above the average in the same period, and remarking on the bad effect produced in some distriats by the Jelly storms, the report goes on to estimate the Drop results, In Fall wheat the yield is estimated at 24,208,118 bush. ele, an average of 25,5 bushels per acre. In Spring wheat the yield will be 5,489,- 821 bushels, en average of 17 beehelo per acre. In barley the yield will be 12,094,- 325 bushels, an average of 26,8 bushels. The other figures are ; Oats, 86,971,555 bushels, average, 86.8 ; rye, 3,542,930, average, 1.8.9 ; peas, 17,240,930, average 19.2 ; beans, 1,002,079 bushels, average 21 ; hay and clover, 8,811,518 tone, aver- age 1.63 bons per acre. It will be seen that in many oases the yield is very high. The average yield per wore of Fall wheat for the past 16 years has been 19,9 bushels, so that the yield is 6,16 bushels ahead. In Spring wheat and barley the yield per etre is slightly above the average. In oats the yield bas been enormous, showing an average of 85,8 bushels to the sore, and an intonate of nearly 27,000,000 bushels over the average yield. Bye shows a slight in- arease in yield per Gore, and more than double the groee output of the average, Peat show a decreased average end in- creased acreage, beans show a decidedly better yield, and hay has had a good year, The acreage of other grope, of wboso yield no estimate as yet fs attempted, 1 ae follows :—Corn for husking, 835,030 aores ; oorn for the silo, 209;005; buck. wheat, 151,601) ; potatoes, 169,883 ; man. gel wurtzels, 41,175 ; carrots, 12,075; turnips, 149,886. With the exception of potatoes and carrots, these all show an increase, In Dorn the Increase hoe been very rapid ; the acreage now is three thane that of 1892. The live stook etabie. title give the total 1115 ober of horses to be 013,070, a tepid degrease, being °beerv- al,ie Cram 1806 end 1895, when they numbered 624,749 and 947,696 respective. ly. There are 2,182,380 male, the uum• ben remaining praotioally stationary. The sheep number 1,090,360, also show. ing a rapid degrease. The number of bogs is 1,284,003, remaining also praoti• eally stationary. Poultry are inoreaeing, amounting to 8,435,341 fowls, The wool crop was 5,139,984 pounds, as against 6,681,384 pounds in 1896. The number of colonies of been on stand inm•eaaed from 100,070 in 1896 to 100,811. in 1897, In fruits apples were generally a fail. ere. Penna will give a better yield rela- tively than apples, but mention ie made here and there of the blight. Plums Buffered considerably from °uteiilio and rot, but many speak of large yields, and the season bag been a good one for careful and intelligent growers. Poaches are yielding heavily in Lincoln, although there het been a tendency to rot among some early varieties. In Essex and other counties this fruit has done very poorly. On account of the ravages of black knot comparatively few cherry trees have been left in the Province, but as a rule these have been loaded. Grapes promise a fair to good yield, although in many quarters threatened with mildew on amount of the damp gammon, This Drop is reported to be a week or two late. In most sections of the Province small fruits were abundant, raspberries especially giving a magnificent yield. CHUICit Ul1IMb1S. Do you ever contribute to the church ? Next Sabbath the new Beak of Praise will be introduced into Melville church. Provincial Sabbath School Convention will be held in Hamilton the last week of October. It is reported that Rev. 13. Fay Milte is to establish a Unitarian Institutional ohurah in Boston. Miss Rose, returned missionary from China, gave an address on her work at Wroxeter on Thureday of this week. Rev. Jno. Ross, B. A., and Elder Stew- art, Queen street, attended Maitland Presbytery on Tuesday of this week. Rev. R. Paul will preach in Wiogham Methodist church next Sabbath. Rev, Dr. Pascoe, the pastor, will be away at Exeter. "The Northfield Conference of 1807" io the subject of a lactate toles given by Rev. John Ross in Melville ohuroh ou Monday, Oat. 4th. Last,Sabbath morning the S. A. had a street parade before 7 o'olpak. A number of the inhabitants did not appreciate the effort very highly, as it interfered with their slumbers. Rev. William McDonagh, of Stratford, one of the best known ministers in Canadian Methodism, will preach Har- vest Home sermons in Brussels Metho- dist church on Sabbath, Oot. 10th, at 10 ; 30 and 7 o'alook. The Home Class Department for the study of the International S. S. Lessons is being boomed in oonneotion with Mel- ville oiiuroh, Brussels. It is a move in the right direction and every ohnrob will gain by adopting this plan. The Anniversary services of the Ep- worth League will be held in the Meth. odist church in this place next Sabbath. At the evening service there will be ad. dresses appropriate to the occasion by the Rave, Messrs. Knowles and Stuart. Communion services will be held in Melville church next Sabbath. Rev. A. MacKay, of Lcokaow, will preach on Saturday at 10.80 a. m. The pastor will conduct both sorvioee on Sabbath and Rev. W. J. West, M. A„ of Bluevale, will preach on Monday morning at 10.30. "An all-round Christian" was the sub- ject of Rev. S. J. Allin's disoouree last Sabbath morning in the Methodist chetah showing the depth, height, length and breadth of what should oonstitnte his character. Rev, Mr. Knowles preached hi the evening on the Berean Christians and the attention they paid to searching the Scriptures. Last Sabbath morning Rev. Jno. Ross preached from the text "This is a faith• fu1 Laying, ko,," and in the evening his topic was "A young woman's wise ahofoe," Mies Ross addressed the En. cleaver Society at the aloes of the preach- ing service in a most interesting manner taking up the way a Sabbath is spent in China and indioabiug the dntiee devolving on a lady miseionary in that land. Rev. her. Asbury, of Atwood, took oharge of the services in St, John's church, Bruseele,iast Sabbath. Isaiah 40th chapter and let verse "Comfort ye, comfort ye my peoplesmith your God," was the text upon which the disoouree in the morning was based and at the even- ing service "Peter's denial and repent. ante," Mark 14th chapter and 72nd verse was the topio. The sacrament was dis- pensed at the close of the morning's ser- vice. Rev. Dr. Sutherland, Seoretay of Methodist Missions, rebgrned to Toronto on Wednesday of last week after an ex- tended visit to the various Indian Indus- trial Institutions under the oontrol of the Missionary Sdan:hy. Obillewhaok, Red Deer, the MnDoltgall Orphanage, and Brandon schools were visited, and a very satisfactory state of affairs found to ex- ist. The Brandon institution bas re• gently been transferred from Govern- mental control to that of the society. Dr. Sutherland also visited the mission stations in British Columbia and on the PROMS toast, and he arranged with the President of that Conference foe the eflioienb manning of the work for the Conference year. The Chatham Planet of September lath says of a former incumbent of St. John's ohuroh, Brussels : "The pulpit of Christ church was 000upied yesterday by Rev. A. 10. Griffin, of Dreeden, who de. livered able disoaureoe both morning and evening, Rev. Mr. Griffin 1 a speaker whose pulpit oratory well deserves the undivided attention it received yesterday, He was greeted by congregations that were Very large in view of the fact that Siehep Baldwin bad been annouubed to preach in Holy Trinity. The mnsfo was' bright and atbraobive and was very well rendered. Rev. Rural Dean Mo00oh °an• dncted Harvest Ilona services in the Breeden 6110101 of which Iiev, Mr, Griffin 10 incumbent." CONNAnrATroN.--Last Sabbath in 0031• neoblon with the regular monthly eerviee in the R. 0. thatch in thio plate the sacrament of confirmation was adminis- tered by Bishop O'Connor, of London, after Itev, k'r. McCabe had officiated at mass. Ilis Lordship gave a discourse on the lesson of the day, Galatians, 5th chap- ter and 26th verse ;—"If we live in the Spirit, let us &leo walk in the Spirit" There were sixteen candidates for oon• firmation and fourteen for first common. ion. Mies MoDaneld, of Walton, preeid• ad as organiet and the choir wag assisted by Mise McQuade and Miss and Mr, Daly. The church was tastefully decorated with flowers for the occasion. Erwonxu Liaoum: —Last Monday even- ing the topio at the Epworth League was a Missionary one—China, andthe pro - green was as follows : Solo, "The Lord of the Harvest," by Mies Maggie ° Beattie ; "China and the Chinese," by Miss H. Ball ; duett, "Far away," by little Alison Ella Funston and Fernie Allie ; reading, "Boy life in China," Al- bert Thomas ; duett, "Lend a Hand," by the Misses Moore ; "Missionary work in China,' Mre. (Rev.) Alifn. An interest. ing meeting was brought to a olose by singing "Rescue the perishing," and the Benediction by the pastor. "The Bea" will bo the subject ender oonsileration next Monday evening. Good program. Thursday evening of last week Miss Ross, who is home on furlough after a sojourn of seven years as a missionary in China, delivered an interesting address in Melville°burets. Although the evening was disagreeable owing to the heavy rain and darkness a good number assembled. Miele Ross dealt with the missionary's life, describing the manner of acquiring the language, 'amine the onetoms of the country, such as haw to walk, converse, 00. She also referred to the climate and the work of the missionary. Unlike moat missionaries Miss Rosa does not launch out into the needs, the duties and the like bat takes her audience along with her as else illustrates the toils, labors and sacoeeses as she has met them. Rev. . Jno. Ross, B. A., pastor, ooaupied the chair. People We Talk About. S. Beattie, of Clinton, was home last Sunday. Rev. Dr. Ferguson is improving a little in health. Thos. Kelly is away at Niagara this week on a elait. Mrs, Rutherford, of Detroit, is visiting Mre, A. Peebles. Rev. Mr. Abey was a visitor to the Forrest city last week, Mise Jessie McCrae has gone to Niagara Falls on ft holiday trip. Frank Stratton was visiting in London for a few days last week. Oyrua Geo, of Port Huron, is visiting Mre. S. Pearson this week. plias Cassie Good, of Wiogham, is visiting Mrs. Geo. Halliday. Mise Code spent Sunday under the parental roof at Trowbridge. Miss Lizzie Sample has been on the sick list during the past week. Will Stewart has gone to Oakville where he has taken a situation. Wm. Kneahtel visited Loudon for a few days during the Western Fair. Mre. W. W. Crooke, of Minneapolis, was visiting at George Crooke' last week. ° Jaoic McIntyre, of Clinton, was visiting at S. Beattie's, Church street, on Sunday. Mre. Zillinx, Oharlfe and Gerrie were visiting in Listowel for a few days this week. George Best was a judge on light horses at Milverton Fall Fair on Friday of last week. Miss Minnie Hemphill, of Wroxeter, was the guest of Mee Lida Crooks for a Eew days. Harry Downing has apprenticed him. golf to Gerry Bros. and will take up the tinemithing. Mrs. Jno. eloBain and son are visiting relatives at London, Mr. MOBein has gone to Saginaw. Misses Cornyn and Saddler, of Wing - ham, were visiting Mrs. W. F. Vanstone during the past week. Miss Francis returned to town last week alter a pleasant visit with friends at Thorndale and London. Miss Lily Holland, of Port Huron, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Pearson, for a few Jaye this week. W. F. Scott is book to Brussels after a sncoessful athletic tour ° through the United States and Canada. Postmaster and Mrs. Farrow were in Bluevale attending the funeral of the lite John Farrow last Monday. , Miss Lizzie Gordon, of 9t. Helena, and Mfse Annie McDonald, of Getty, vers , visiting Mrs. Jas. Fox, town. Mrs, T. A. Creighton and Mrs. H, L. Jaokson are away on the excursion to Niagara Falls and Hamilton. Mies Sarah MoCrae returned from an enjoyable visit with friends at Brantfotd and Seaforth on Wednesday, Mr, and Mrs, Robinson, of Mgnnington; were the guests of their son and Mrs. Robinson, Maple street, Brussels. Charlie Randall has' had several epileptic fila during the past week but we hope be will soon be fully restated to his usual good health. Gee. Karauolilin left Wingbam on Saturday for New York city, where be goes to learn the art of nutting and far. thering his knowledge of their tailoring business. Robt. Farrow, of the ()Osborne Depart- ment, Ottawa, WAS visiting his father, Postmaster barrow, for a few days. He came up from the Capital to attend the funeral of Jno. Farrow, his uuole, et Bluevale, ' The Stratford Herald eaye Denman Ferguson, who has been et her parental home in Woodetook for soma moathe, is beginning to improve in health and strength, and Mr, Ferguson is en• oonraged to expect her complete recovery. This cheering news will be welcomed. At ber many friends are aware, bon case was for a long time extremely origami, and the turn toward improvement will appear little short of miraoulons," The &bone mentioned lady le A daughter -in. law to Mrs. Ferguson, Alexander street, Braesolt.