The Brussels Post, 1898-3-18, Page 44
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I''RIDAY, MArt. 18, 1898.
Hung newspaper mon are honored
this year in the foot that I tobt, Holmes,
the popular editor and proprietor of the
Clinton New Era, wss elooted, without
oppoeition, to the Prosidenoy of the
Comedian Press Assooiatioh at Ottawa
last week, He will make an efficient
officer, and we wish him a pleasant time
in the discharge of his duties.
Tim political situation in Provincial
politics remains much the eame as last
week, as the re counts have made no
appreciable difference to either side. In
a few cases decision has not yet been
given. The Russell County eleotiou
campaign is a red bot one but theLiberal
candidate stands a good ohence of win.
ning on Friday of this week. Premier
Hardy is not likely to be displaced by
Mr. Whitney or any other person for
the coming 4 years.
Most people love peace rather than
war, but there are exceptions to all rules,
and the war on railroad rates is one at
which the publio say in sentiment, if not
in word, "Long may she wave," With
the cheapening process that bag been
going on in oonneotion with almost every-
thing else, we don't see why railroad
rates should not come down to 2 cents a
mile regularly. The reduction would
mean a very large increase in travel and
would probably figure out ea well in re-
ceipts at the close of the year as at the
preeent rates.
Emmen bee it that the Engiieh fleet
may help the United States in case of
trouble with Spain. While some of the
jingo residents of the U. S. have not
many good words to say of Britain, the
large majority would not oppose the
onion of these two Nations by treaty as an
umpire in portending difficulties. Suoh
e union would not strengthen Britain's
hands in the Boat, but as England has
so many things in common with the
North American Continent, there ehonld
be no trouble in completing a program of
most friendly relations that would be
productive of great good. The Eastern
side of the question looks a good deal as
if England and Japan would join bands
in the event of a struggle for mastery in
that part of the world. This would
make an almost invincible array either
on land or sea.
TSB Eastern war cloud grows darker
and threatens to burst in the near future.
Russia has arrogantly taken upon itself
the censorship over China ; Japan will
not submit to this interference with her
rights. Britain and several of the East.
ern tribes are into it tooth and nail,
while only a spark is necessary to set on
fire the strained condition between Spain
and the United States over Cuba, It is
evidently not the reign of peace, as war-
like preparations were never pushed with
more vigor. The enlig htenment of the
closing hours of the 19th century does
not appear to exert a counterbalancing
influence to the greed and selfiehnese of
many powers, and one of the most san-
guinary contests, carried on with the
most modern and terribly deetruotive
weapons, may be the sad epectaole the
world will gaze upon ere long. Where
are the Pease Commissions and the
friendly arbitrations ?
Political Pante I'S,
The death of Dupont, M. 1'., for Ballot,
makes two vauanoies in the House cf
Commons eines Parliament met, Air,
Perry, M. P., lnviug died recently.
An Ottawa dispatch ewe ; The post•
officio department he about Meeting the
first instalment of the new stamped an.
velopee, Ae in the ease of postage
stamps, these envelopes will bo sent out
to the postmasters only as the correspond.
ing denominations of the old envelopes
become exhausted. 'rhe 3 (tent envolopee
of the old series have now, it le under.
stood, been all ieeued by the deportment;
the first envelopes of the new to be lamed
are those of that denomination.
LOCAL LEGISLATURE POINTIRB,
There are 40 new members in the new
Legislature.
The St. Marys Jouruel says Mr. Mon-
teith is the coming Minister of Agrioul-
ture.
The Humber piggery will be closed for
a short time. When spring comes busi-
ness will be resumed.
Fifteen Boman Catholics were nomi•
nated, of whom eight were elected,
five Conservatives and three Liberals.
Dr. Dewart stated that as there are 46
tendered ballots, the election of ;air. Mar -
ter in North Toronto will be protested.
If the deputies who make the mistakes
were compelled to pay the cost of the
re-cumto there might be fewer mistakes.
The different political parties should
employ a large corps of skilled physioiane
for neither oan afford to lose a single
member.
Mr. Gallagher, the laf.P.P.•eleot for
Frontenao, has whiskers three feet long.
If he ever goes to the Klondike he can
economize in blankets.
The Seaforth Expositor says that
Arohibald Hislop, M.P.P. for East Huron
will be one of the youngest as well as
one of the best speakers in the Legisla-
ture.
The religion of the members elected is
as follows :—Methodists, 34 ; Anglicans,
20 ; Presbyterians, 92 ; Baptiste, 3 ;
Roman Catholioe, 8 ; other denomina-
tions,4.
Jon Cavan, once Patron member for
Prince Edward County, explains that
hie defeat was duo to the fast that he was
not aooeptable to the Conservatives and
was hated worse by the Liberals.
Twenty medical men sought election,
but only six have been returned. Eight
newspaper men sought election, of whom
five were suooeeeful. Twenty lawyers
were candidates and of the number four-
teen were elected.
There will be in the new house :—Far.
mere, 29 ; lawyers, 14 ; doctors, 6 ;
journalists, 5; lumbermen, 7 ; merohants,
5 ; stook breeders, 2 ; manufacturers, 2 ;
Insurance agents, 3 ; mill -owners, 6 ;
contractors, 21 tanners, 2 ; auctioneer, 1;
undertaker, 1; Dominion Land Surveyor,
1 ; cattle dealer, 1 ; broker, 1 ; steam
boat agent, 1 ; unolaseified, 2.
C. A. Brower, Conservative M. P. P. for
East Elgin, has not been in good health
for three years past, when hie spine was
injured in a runaway accident. A few
days ago he scratched hie hand with a
rusty nail, blood -poisoning vet in, with
the result that his condition is so serious
that last Friday a barrister was called in
to make his will. It is feared that be
will not recover.
The Watford Guide tells the following
tale of a voter in Lambton ;—As one of
the Euphemia deputy returning officers
woe on bis way to Lambton with the
ballot boxes he was met by one of the
natives who inquired where he was going.
When informed that the eleotion was
over he expressed great eurpriae and
asked who in thunder was running down
that way, Still some people kiok about
the cost of text books.
The Clinton New Era properly says ;
We are sorry that the Ontario Govern-
ment bas appointed Jacob Baxter to the
position of Registrar for Haldimaad, not
because he lacks qualification, bat be.
cause he was the late representative of
that constituency in the House. Too
many members have stepped into bertha
of this kind, and the very best Liberals
are dissatisfied with the Government's
source in this direction. If more of it ie
done there will be such it protest from
the people that will bring the Govern-
ment to its senses,
The total majorities for Liberal candi-
dates,preeuming that the figures given
are approximately oorreot, was 16,688.
Two Liberals, however, were elected by
acclamation and are not represented in
this total. The fairest thing that can be
done in these oiroumetanceo is to take
tbeir majorities at last election, namely,
1,350, giving a total of 18,047. The cum
of the majorities obtained by Conserva-
tive candidates was 15,202. The majority
01 Mr. Tucker, the only Patron elected,
was 229, Thie view would be incomplete
without relerenoe to the foot that the
Liberal vote was mnob dissipated by the
three -cornered fights that took plane in
half a dozen of the oonstituenoiee. Had
these triangular contests been absent, the
list of Liberal victories would be oon-
siderably longer than it is now.
SIR Ouannns TUPPER is a wonderful old
gentleman. Although past 77 years of
age he spoke on the Youkon question for
over three hours, beginning his address
after midnight on Friday morning of last
week. His ape emit was sabieot to running
fire from the Govern meat side of the
House but with his quick wit and biting
sarcasm he gave a Roland for an Oliver.
The enthusiasm on both sides of the
House was a revelation to many of the
onlookers who never had an opportunity
of hearing the heavy weights in Parlia-
ment, more especially as the vote was not
taken until 5,80 o'olook a.m. This was
the longest sitting of this session. Hon.
George E, Footer also made a speech on
the same question full of vigor end back-
ed up by tbe hearty applause of the Op•
position. For the Government Sir
R iohard Cartwright, John MoMillen, the
enY Huron, t rd M. P. For South H o
n John
e defended bill and
Charlton and other do#a
the triumphant victory sorted, 110 to 65,
showed conclusively that their claim was
a etrong one and as a further pros# five
Conservatives supported the measure.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier will make no serious
mistakes if he knows it and be is ably
supported in hie work by one of the
strongest Cabinets it hag ever been tbe
good fortune of a Canadian Premier to
130 emulated with. While this ie true
the Oppoeition is not to be scoffed at by
any means and they are not at all tardy
in using thole endeavors to obstruct and
embarrass the Government.
The Klondike rush is having a good
effect on the name receipts, and col.
leotione at Vancouver lad montb reached
$45,884, an increase of $16,880, as com-
pared with February, 1807.
The polling in Ward 8, Toronto, to fill
the vacancy caused by the unseating of
Ald. R. J. Score, On a technicality, took
place en Saturday. The candidates were
0x•Ald. Score, ex•Ald. Spence, John Leith
and Henry O'Hare. The result was the
return of ex•Aid. Score by a majority Of
1,198,
itrnssele School hoard,
The regular monthly meeting of the
Publlo School Board wag held in the
Board room on Friday evening of last
weep.
A11 the members pre
gent r t W. F.
r except
Vanatone.
The minutee of the last meeting were
read and paeged.
The following a000uuts were read, and
on motion of A. Emig and J. G. Skene
were ordered to be paid ;—
R. Henderson, pail lost & teaming $ 55
G. F. Blair, completing affidavits 1 00
S, Wilton, repairing furnaces and
pipee 22 15
A. M, McKay & Co„ glass & putty 26
G. A, Deadman, maps and other
supplies 12 76
L. F. Jackson tendered his reeigne,tion
as teacher is the and Department and it
was moved by A. Emig, seconded by 1.
G. Skene that it be aooepted, to take
effect on July let, '08. Carried.
Moved by A. Kmnig, teeonded by J. G.
Slone that the Secretary notify Gabriel
Neabel to pet in big claim for the wood,
in writing, to the Board, within five days,
or the money will be paid over to Conrad
Hoabsl. Carried,
Board then adjourned.
THE BRUSSELS POST
Presbytery of Ifurov., t
This Presbytery met in Clinton on the
8 h inst. 16 NMI agreed to ask for the
following supplement for the augmented
congl•egntiotts, viz. ; $250 for Grand
Bond, $''200 for Baylield, and $200 for
LeeReporte on Sabbath schools, on church
life and work, and Christian Endeavor
Sooioties, were read by Mexate. Shaw, a
Moir and Fletobor, respectively. Atter e
deliberation the reports were adopted g
mud ordered to be gout to the conveners ,
of the oumuiitteee of the higher courts. o
It may be stated that the nforementiuuod s
hitless, the Blyth boys pat up a good
tams aoneidering that 11 was their fleet
llighley proved hinteolf their beet player,
Wingham won four gamue in succession,
then gristly taking a met, they allowed
Myth to soon, ono goal. Again getting
to work 1Vi't lettn wonted two goals,
leaving the se r'e 0 to 1 in favor of the
owe team. The game was free from
rough play,—On Monday afternoon as J.
11, Alunshaw was repairing a pair of
pectaolesthe epirit lamp he was using
xploded up his face, Fortunately his
slim countenance received no perms -
smut disfiguration, but after wiping hie
yea ho disoovered that the lining of hie
hop window was in a blaze. He loot no
time and by an energetic effort succeeded
in beating out the fire. There was in
the window a fine display of espeneive
geode and many of them were oonsider•
ably damaged. lionoe the incipient blaze
though speedily obeoked will prove oostly
as there is no insnranps.—T, G. Davey,
Pact Supreme Treasurer of the Inde-
pendent Order of foresters, was in town
last week assisting Court Wingham to in-
arease their membership. On Friday
evening a engem/Out box actual was beld
in the town hall, J. Oaten, of Belgrave,
oouupying the chair. Rev, Arandeaoon
Davis, of Loudon, gave an exoellmit ad-
dress, showing the etlnding of the Order
and the advantages scouring members.
Geo, Maaou'e gremaphone did its part
towards the entertainment of the even-
ing and the Wingham Oroheetrs tarnish.
ed a number of well rendered s 108 10ns.
Geo. Hanna sung a solo and grnt:tted the
audience by emitting a rent 1. Miss
MaKeuzie gave a reoitstion iu go0d style
and kindly responded to the encore
rendered. A duet by Mee II math and
her brother was well received, and then
the distribution of boxes took plane, Mr.
Davey left Oonrt Wingham a large num.
ber of applications asa result of his visit.
reports were of an ennouragmg nature,
iudivatiug sttbisfaotcry progreee, The
following were appointed eommiesiottere
to the General Assembly to meet iu
Montreal next June. Ministers—Mr,
MoLean, J. A. McDonald, J. W. Hamil-
ton, Ai. A , Wen. Graham and Jae, Ham.
Elton, 13, A. Ehdete-3, 1i. Ross, 0.
Borthwick, 1)0115111 Stoveuecu,
ltadclit'fa and Peter alealweu.
Dr. Torrance, of Guelph, was nomin-
ated for Moderator of Aseembly, Mss.
sre, Shaw and Heid were appointed mem.
bers of the Syuod'e committee of bills
and overtime. Rev. F. R. Beattie, M,
A., D. D., 1'h. D., of Louisville, Len-
tuolty, was nominated for Professor of
Hues College. Notice of the death of
the late John Horton, elder of Leeburn,
was recorded. Mr. Muir asked end ob-
tained leave of absence to visit big native
land, and Mr. Stewart was appointed
Moderator of his Session in bis absence,
Mr. Muir snaking provision for the sup-
ply of his pulpit. The next meeting of
Presbytery will be held in Clinton au the
10th of May, at 10,30 a. nh.
Wia50rlso sss.
[Intended for last week.)
PERSONALS.—Geo.Oline was in Wroxe-
ter on Saturday.—Mian Eva Oarrnth is
visiting Miss Minnie Hemphill in Wroxe•
ter.—Robt. Plenty is home from Blyth.
—11. 0. Bell, of the firm of Thos. Bell &
Son, bee given up book-keeping and will
travel for the firm.—Mrs. Molielvsy was
away last weak attending the funeral of
bar brother.—Ben. Mitubell was in Brus-
sels on Sunday.—Mrs. Chas. Barber
visited friends in Aehfleld last week.—M.
Park spent Sunday in Gerrie.— Rev,
Arohdeaeou Davis, of London, visited his
brother, H. Davis, for a couple of days
last week.—Mies W. McDonald is visit-
ing her sister, Mrs. Dr. McLennan, of
Kiotail,—T. E. Oornyn left on Friday
for a tour of Ontario after a visit of a
week in town.—MissfIarris, of Wroxeter,
is visiting the Misses Stuart this week.—
Wm. Campbell, of Sand Beach, Mioh., is,
visiting his brother in town.—Wm, Far.
quharson left on Monday for British Co.
lumbia.—Miss Alba Chisholm returned
last Thursday evening from Toronto
Conservatory of music, after having pass•
ed a very oreditable examination. She
will remain here during the Summer, re-
turning to resume her studies in the Fall.
—Miss Hampton, of Listowel, hes been
the guest of her cousin, Mies F. Sills,
this week.—Mies Stone, of Aoton, milli-
ner, has engaged for the season with
Miss Boyd.
ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION.—AS the
regular meeting of Fern Lodge No. 16, L.
T. B. A., held in the Orange Hall on
Monday evening, March 70, a beautiful
bronze lamp, accompanied with the fol-
lowing address, was presented to Mrs, R,
0. Sperling, who is shortly going to leave
town for Manitoba ;
To 11Trs. I?. 0. Sperling :
DEAR MADAII AND Slsvnn,—It is with
feelings of the deepest regret that we
learn of your intended removal from
amongst us, and as this is the last time
we than have the pleasure of enjoying
your precincts in our Lodge prior to your
departure, we cannot allow the opportun-
ity to pass without expressing in some
tangible shape the high respect and
esteem in wbioh you are held by us.
Your efforts for the benefit of cur Order
have been great and your sympathy with
us kind. We would now ask you to ac•
cept this lamp, not for its value, but for
the spirit that prompts the giving of it.
It will serve as it memento of the time
you spent with ne here, where you have
well end truly filled two of the most im•
portant offices that oan be held by any
member of our Order, those of Treasurer
and Worshipful Mistress, and we cannot
but feel that we are sustaining a great
lose by your removal. We trust that
your severance from the lodge of which
you have been an earnest member for
over eeven years will not decrease your
intereet in the noble worst in which you
were engaged and that you wilt continue
to do all in your power to further the
good cause of our association wherever it
may be your lot to reside in the future.
We now wish you and your estimable
husband and family prosperity and hap-
piness in your new home and may our
Heavenly Father be with you throughout
all time. Signed on behalf of the lodge,
Mns, D. Rust, W. M.,
Mas. J. DamIDsel, D. Al.,
MISS L, FLEDTy, Bea. -Sec.
elre. Sperling replied in a short but
neat and very feeling speech. The Rd -
dress was read by Miss Lizzie Plenty,
Mrs. J. Davidson malting the presenta-
tion.
LITTLE LootLa.—A load of boyo from
Wroxeter drove over on Sunday afternoon
r town for a couple of
rafted 011
and vi n
hours.—J. E. 8w
arta linen nrohaee
d D.
Moi
I eneie s
farm for the sum $2,850.
of
—The Provincial Orange Grand Lodge of
Ontario will meet in Palmerston next
Tuesday, March 15th. Ii. G. Lee, Man•
ter of Wingbam lodge, and Past County
Meatier Rev. W. Lowe, will bo in atten-
dance,—Mr. Patterson, of this place, hag
opened out a jewelery more in Teeswater
and has put Mr. Olowe, lately employed
with Mr. Patterson, in oharge.—A. sleigh
load of young people from Teeswater
visited our town on Thursday evening.—
In 1874 there were only 164 voters in
Wingham ; in 1807 there were 680.—The
bursting of a belt in Button & Feesant's
factory gave some of the bands a holiday
on Tueedry. Mr. Button took advantage
of the oheap retee and went to Toronto
for a new belt.—Tho members of Court
Maitland No, 119, I. 0. 0, enjoyed a
eoofa]. evening of games and amusements
in their oourt room on Thursday evening
last. A very pleasant evening was spent,
the pleasure being entranced by the pre•
Mee 01 the ladies. The bond of teater-
nity was strengthened by mingling to.
At 5 o'olook p. m„ on Thursday of last gether in sooial intoroottree.—On Monday
week, two 0, P. R. freight trains came evening a hookey match was played be•
together about a mile East of Merrick- tween Wingham and Blyth. Game be -
Ville station, which resulted in the de- gen abont 0 p. m. 11 was evident at a
glamor) that Wingham bad the advantage
both in weight and etperienoo, Never-
d..bsto %s ati.
About two o'clock last Sunday morning
fire broke out in Wm, MoKeever's general
store, on Wallace street, destroying it
with the stook. A.Hermiston's furniture
store was also burned, a small portion of
furniture being saved, and Ilidd's livery
considerably dame
stable was roue y ed. The g
insurance is mostly carried by the Water.
loo and other mutuals, but it will not
cover the lose. The origin of the fire is
unknown, but it is supposed to be from a
defective flue.
etruotion of two engines and sixteen cora,
.33.11 halide jamped and escaped injury,
Mnr. 18, 1898
itannatdirtu N(5 V31.
Fire swept the Alice block in Water•
ford, causing great loss.
Brantford is to provide its police force
with a maple of bikes.
The 48th Highlanders' Band lost
$4,800 worth of instruments in the Michie
fire in Toronto.
Gen. Gascoigne, Commander -in -Chief
of the ferries in Canada, la visiting Wash•
isgton accompanied by Mrs. Gaeeeigne.
Mrs. James Livingstone, of Baden, on
returning home from church recently,
slipped on the icy walk and fall, distant.
ing her shoulder.
The Galt School Board has decided
that fire escapee be placed on all the
schools. The coat will be from $800 to
$400, and they will be good ones.
A fire occurred at Lake Msgantio in
the house of Lonis Lachan. It started
from the explosion of a lamp. A boy of
Live years was burned to a crisp.
The body of William Butler (colored)
who resided at Brantford, was found in
the woods. He is supposed to have
wandered away and perished in the snow.
General Manager Hays, of the G.T.R.,
heads a syndicate applying to the Gov.
eminent at Ottawa for the right to bridge
the Detroit River between Windsor and
Detroit.
The Minister of Public Works states
that the liability bloomed in connection
with the improvement of Torouto harbor
during the year ending January 1., 1898,
watt $10,036,
Mr, and Mm. Hemsworth and child,
Arthur street, Brantford, were nearly
asphyxiated with gas. It was with great
difficulty they were revived, and the old
people are still in a oritiaal condition.
Gyrus Johnston, a North Seneca, Ont„
farmer, acting on the advice of hie phy•
siciane, has gone to New York for treat-
ment in the Plasteur Institute. He was
bitten by a oat which had previously
been attacked by a mad dog. The dog
bit a sow and a oat, both of whish have
died..
The Boboaygeon Independent says :—
Mr. Hardy can charge his reverses to the
adoption of a war cry that was simply
imbecile. Had he hoisted in opposition'
to the mizzen peak, "It's Time for a
Drink," he would have swept the country
from Montreal to Keewatin.
The directors of the Butter and Cheese`
Association of Laebent Ontario, in ses-
sion at Kingston, have passed a resole.
tion declaring that in view of the heavy
stook of 1807 cheese on hand, it will be
in the interests of rho dairymen of On•
tario not to manufacture cheese in April
or November this year.
Judgment was obtained on the 10th
inst., by consent before the Mostar-in-
Ohambsrs at Osgoode Hall in the cage of
Mann & Co„ of London, against Bishop
Hellmnth, late Prinoipal of the Helimuth
Ladies' College. The debt was for ooal
supplied the college, whish the Principal
was unable to pay. The amount of judg-
ment was $1.,245.
A horse belonging to John Humphries,
of Cayuga, was bitten by a dog evidently
suffering from ra
Mies about three weeks
in
ago.o. On Thursday
last the horse ap-
peared
-
peered unwell. Dr. O. til. Brandreth, V.
S., was called in, and pronounced it suf-
fering from hydrophobia. The animal
was put in an isolated stable, and by the
morning the dosease bad developed be•
yond all doubt. The doctor therefore
ordered the horse to be shot. Mt.
Humphries' dog was oleo bitten, and ite
deetruotion was also ordered by the
Board of Ileelth. A small boy living at
Canfield was also bitten. Every pre.
caution is being taken to prevent a
further spread of the disease.
Mrs. Rorer addroeeod the ladies of
London lett week on mock oharlottoe,
chocolate sanoo, sultana nolle, vanilla
soulilo3, golden sauce, foaming canoe anti
ice cream. Mrs. Rorer prepared and
cooked these delicacies with inimitable
skill, and the ladies sampled them and
found them us good as they looked,
Mrs, Rorer explained that while showing
them how to matte these things alio
never ata them herself, as elle wished to
live as long ae possible. A. diectleaion
arose over Mtg. Borer's advooaay of two
mettle a day. The famous 000k said she
ate breakfast at noon and supper at 5,80
or 0 p. m,Those who ate three meals a
day wasted a good deal of time digesting
the food.
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We've been right here on tills street for the past eighteen years—Ill this
store for more than Nix years We've tried to have Our clothing Netter each year.
We have it better—we big only from the best manufacturers. A.11 the Suits
we're selling now get credt for being merchant tailored, and the best way we
could describe thein would] be to say that they are—but all extravagance is taken
out of the prices. There's a difference in qualities and a difference in prices but
if you or your boy want a Suit for this season, with distinguished. taste, you can
do no better than select one here.
We wish to demonstrate to the public that we do the Carpet Trade thor-
oughly well, Union Carpets, tapestry designs, as good as regular 45c, for 372c ;
Special Union Carpets, 36 inches, for 25c ; Extra Super Union Carpets, new colors,
65c for 50c. All Wool Carpets, a special heavy make for 75c.
Spring styles in Men's Hats now ready. A line collection—You'll want to
see them and we want you to see them even though you don't care to buy right
now, The Latest in Soft Hats. The Latest in Hard Hats.
SPECIAL 1
BOOTS dud Si6i
S.
Our Shoe Stock appeals to every thoughtful buyer. Tlie large range of
up-to-date styles for Man, Woman and Child, the superior qualities of the goods
and the emphatically low prices make this department particularly attractive and
give this store a distinctive leadership in the shoe trade,
Sole ,.dgenis in Brussels for Priestley's Celebrated
Dress Goods. Good ,4ssortrrnent mow in. stook.
Highest Prices for Produce.
Shipbuilding for Klondike traffic is very
active in Vancouver just now.
The G. T, R. has ordered twenty first-
class ooaches from the Pullman Com-
pany, Chicago.
William Newman, of Kingston, was
fatally injured by falling from the roof of
a grain elevator, a distance of 160 feet.
John Fenton, who lives near By/3k.
man's Corners, has struck a big flow of
natural gas on his farm at a depth of 200
feet.
The amount of freight handled by the
Grand Trunk at Port Huron, Mich., dna.
ing the past month, ie uopreoedented in
the history of the road.
The copper telegraph line whish the 0.
P. R. is to erect between Montreal and
Vancouver is being manufactured at La-
chine. It will cost $250,000.
The elevator owners and grain men of
Winnipeg intend Bending a delegation lo
Ottawa to oppose Mr. Richardson's bill
to compel the railways to load grain di-
rest from care and flet warehouses in the
country.
General Booth has arrived at Vancou-
ver, B. 0. Eva Booth is arranging to
send a small staff of Salvationists to
Klondike, The General stated he had
just completed arrangements with the
West Australian Government to take up
13,000 acres of land for an army colony.
James Johnston, cattle dealer, met
wibh_a painful accident on March 10th.
He was loading a oar load of matte near
the shoddy milia, when one of the ana
male, a large powerful hull, squeezed him
against the gang way, with the result
that his left [Moulder was put out of
joint, and be was otherwise severely
bruised.
A new older has been received at the
Ouetom Houses regarding the import-
ation of apples. In future apples im.
ported in boxes may be allowed entry at
the rate of 80 cents per barrel weight,
with 20 per (lent. duty eon the value of
the box. Barrel weight is to be the
ordinary weight, according to the estab-
lished custom and usage of the trade.
The Galt Humane Society at it resent
t of dookin
hook u h the .moat ou
olio ori g
mo q
g 1
horses'
tails.
The 'Humane S
Society of
Hamilton is petitioningto disallow the
bill presented to the Dominion Govern-
ment by Air. Penny, of Montreal, which
provides that tails be Booked only when a
oompetent veterinary surgeon is present,
as a half way measure. The Galt Society
will support the Hamilton Society.
Arabin; Webster, a young man froth the
country, was mooting along Duchess
street, Toronto, when three men jumped
from the shadow of an alley upon inci
and dragged him back into the shadow.
While one choked him into submission
the obbere went through hie pookote and
relieved him of $2.80 in money and other
articles. Then they disappeared in the
darkness. Webster told his story to the
police and ',Mickey" Mandible of 19 Mut.
nal street and John Shields of 088 Sher -
bourne fitted were arroetsd on the °barge,
Both are notorious oharaoters.
On Thursday of last week a young
man named John Oreerer, son of Alex-
ander Cromer, a farmer living on the
sixth oonceesion of Eiderslfo, near Ches.
ley, was found dead fn his father's barn,
where ho had gone to work a few boors
before, It is enppoeed be died #tom
heart feller°, A similar case is reported
from near Uxbridge. henry P. White
wag found dead in astable on his farm,
He went out to feed the stook, and when
dinner was ready bio wife went to call
him, and found him dead in one of the
cow stalls. Heart failure was the cause.
J. B. Lucas, the newly -elected member
for Centra Grey, brother of airs. (Rev.) J.
F. Parke, Clinton, will probably be the
youngest member in the Legislature, se
he is not quite 82 years of age. Mr.
Lucas is an able young lawyer, practising
in Markdale.
The riohest baby in the world hue been
discovered again. It is the 8 -year-old son
of Woolf Joel, favorite nephew of the late
Barney Barnato. Upon this child Bar -
nate settled before his death the sum of
$6,000,000, the same amount which the
present Ozer of Russia has settled upon
each of his two daughters.
A.
SLEY
RoalEstato & Loan
AGENT, BRUSSELS.
Money to Loan on Farm Secur-
ity at the Lowest Bate
of Interest.
Money Loaned on Notes and
good Notes Discounted. Sale
Notes a Specialty.
Fire c Life Insurance Written.
Special Attention given to
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The undersigned has open-
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where he will keep constant-
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Best Meats Procurable, sold
at reasonable prices. A share
of public patronage solicited,
Meat delivered to all par ts
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