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The Brussels Post, 1898-4-22, Page 1Vol. 2. i. No, 41. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL MilEW ;AL CARO. J. A. ill! N.ALJQtJTON, 65.D„ 0, M„ Trlu y Ifnlyersit✓, Follow Trin- ity ideal Mal Oollo"IomburCollege ofPlty- stuiaue and Burg us, Out. Licentiate of the Royal Oollego w hyyaloiaus and Licentiate of Midwifery, diuburelt, t. -"Telephone N0,14, Resident: . 11111 4 5., 01010018. E. T SNIDER, M, D„ 0. M„ lama Dor to Dr. A. M4Polvoy, Lioeutiato of 14, al 0011oge or Phystelana and surgoons 111 ata, ; Member Of the Dol- lopof Enyaloian• the'. Surgeo a of Ontario. Dammam or wome and ehildr,.0 a opoolorty. Light yearn' exp31 'once, i. P.)llloe and res. idoue° that for. 3rly o8aup'ad by Dr. Me- 12olvoy,Tnrnbori us oat, 13rur:aole. 20• DR. F. 1 KALRi:LEIRCH, 1n38101AN, 8n SUCCESSOR BRUSSEL: 1st clues Boum: ties of Trinity (T• and of Trinity 111 Trinity Modloal College of Physio 20. Post Grads, Obicogo,1800, 00108 of Eye, lea meant women, Bell and Gorman 'mon ATD A,'00110518nn, PO DR. W. GRAHAM. ^ ONTARIO.' lradnate of tho 'tlaivorai- onto), Queen's (Kingston), '•lo:1 Ool1e:-e; Fellow of (lr•ro and ,number of the es and Burgeons of (niter - 4 Course 111 Detroit and •0631 atteut:ou paid to dis- 10'38 and T n coat. and dfl- 1-+-000001 Alm) in Eng - Telephone 't rosldena0. LEGAL AND Ia DNVEi.ANCrNG. Nt II. SIP (LAIR, PA.RRISTJ;R 1 Y • Bolloitor lervoyanos.r,NotaryPub. Do, Sc, Othee- toctouo'e Moak, 1 door north of Oentrat ,tote St Hai tor for the )3 tandaxd Hank, MG. ()A •ERON, • (Forme v of Oen'a'on,_ Holt ec Oameren,113arrie r cud Sol4'tor, Godorieb, 006. Onion -4.10 lion 56., Opposite Ool borne Rotel. 1-4 L. TAY JAI. solicitor Moue made. 01111E sole. G . BL Solid, Proud too pe Dill Dildoe & Smith's Money to Loo 0.R, BA MUSTER, '0 Conveyancer. Colleo• -Vaustona'a Bleak, Drue- 21.82n BARRISTER, to. (late or Darrow & , (;°aerio), ) Otltee over .011k,Br0010)8. 47 Cook's C uton Root Compound Is suttee( 'el ty used monthly by over tM10,000 Lad!, . Safe, effee:ual. Ladies ask your deng' At tor cookie Cotton Reel Com• VyaaeOd, Take no otl as all Mixtures, p1b10 and lmitattona a [a dot mons. Prl'•),, No, 1, g1 per box; No. es, ...t, deg• s atrouger, 48 per box. No, 1 or 2, mailed en r, not of prise and two 8•eent et0ntp0. The Ca r Carapan: Windsor, Ont, Vicuna. 1 and 2 : ad end recommended by all responsible Drugg to iu Oanad4. Nos, 1 and 2 sol hh Brussels by G A. 1)1:,3 432W4, Drags: e, Lookeeller S optician, AM"' flat.aligampan New Advertisements, Locale--Moltay & 00. Shona -L 0, Bieberda. Looals-I. 0. Richards. Looale-W, F. Stewart. Looal---Jaa. Bafiani•yno, Oaall business--MoKinnou cC Co. Locals -Poli Publishing Douse. Bulls far oervioe-Oliver Turnbull. Don't read thin ad -N. &N, Gerry. Dairy supplies -Wilton a Turnbull, i 5tx'i tt�elvs, Cyst. al'laa-nOIC. A wedding is likely to oome off before the Summer. is over in this locality. License hoe been renewed for another year to the genial proprietor of the ''Un- ion" hotel in this place. Rev. Mr. Hoskius, of Welborn, West Niesoari, five miles South bf St. Mary's, formerly of Oranbrook, 40 reported to have been oerioualy injured in a runaway accident which tool( place one day last week. 1t. Walker, of Miobigan, has purchased the 100 acre Farm of Adam Kneeler, Dust of Oranbrook, 12th non., paying the sum of $4,000 for it, Mr. Walker will take posse:Woe next Ootober. It is said Mr. Kreeeler will likely make his home in this village when he leaves the farm. Ho is an old resident of thio locality, Winerltairn. The Public school re -opened on Mon- day lent, after the Easter vacation. A. ff, Musgrove, principal of the Wing - ham Public school, returned on friday from Toronto, where he had been In at. teudanoe at the meetings of the Edu- cational Aegooiation, We are pleased to note that our townsman's ability was recognized by eleoting him as President of the Publio Schools Section of the Ao. soot:Sion. P91I803At0.-Wm. Dane, of Gerrie, was in town on Sunday. --John Snell, of Gor• ria, spent Sunday in town. -Mies Maggie Mulvey, of Kincardine, has been spend. ing a few days in town. -tea and Miss T. Gerry, of Brussels, visited at George R,oeseh'e this week, -John Burgess, of Clinton, spent Sunday in town.-Mre. Wm. 3inley, of Brussels, is the guest of Mrs. Rodents this week. -Miss Wilkin• son nod Miss Maggie Tibbs were visit. fog Mends in town this week:. -David Gilchrist and Alex. Alderson wheeled to Teeewateron Sunday Inst, -Joe. Parker returned on Sunday from a visit to his relatives in Sunshine. Frau.-At noon on Friday, the alarm of Fire summoned to large number of our townsmen to the Northern end of Fran - nes etreet. It was discovered that a OUR 'AVS FGA SPBIIVG he c been laid on a broader basis than on any previous season. We're going to matte 6h , the banner season in the history of this business. 4 CASH B S1NESa7 • That's what tide •,. Buying for cash and selling for cash is the only way to do bog - nem aucoesefully and satiefaatorily to both buyer and seller. We've told you that many tinea, but )'s importaut, and will stand repeating. ,.,.,i®,;m ,,..„,..mora. T ACE OUBT .INS 2} yards long, 25o per pair ; 2 yards long, taped, good pat - 1J tern, 500 p e pair ; 8 yards long, new designs, special, 760 per pair ; S , yards long, as good as , e hove sold at 411.25, but we managed to get au extra line to sell at 411.00 per pair ; c her pricey, 81.60, $1,76, 412 and 93. MILLINE14.-Up-to.dn so Millinery is what you will find hero -Millinery that is becomi ; nud at the same time having style about it. ])RES$ GOO ..S. -Our stook is compleie. Special lines iu Black Goods. (J ARPETS. ' ni will find our assortment of Union and Wool; Carpets possess value exam :divary. New deeigns that mast be seen to be appreciated. Prices :-Hemp, er yard, 121o, 14o and 20c ; Union, per yard, 80a, 40c and 50o ; Wool, per yard, ( 10, 700, 75o and 90o. CARPET WA 4P. Oolore-White, Green, Red, Blue, Orange, Etc, • MIR 10Pi MTH. for both sexes ; all shapes for all sorts of feet ; all hinds for all. sorts of weather ; all prices for all sorts of purses, We Etre running a Complete, Thorough, First-class Shoe Store. We Have everything ?�,'?(�•' ° from a Foot -ball Shoe .>, to a Boudoir Slipper, We are try. ing what is called an impos- sibility, that is we are trying to snit everybody. -' 1 and tell us zeilien we fail. Com 3 in C. ROLi POMO 22, t. 1898 W. H . KERR, Prop, frame house belonging to Mr. Cargill and ououpied by Wm. Williamson wan on Oro. Ib was thirteen minutes before wet80 could be got to play on the fire, wh(oh wee located between the coiling and the roof. The house MLR saved, with the roof eornowhat wreol(ed, Mr. 1Villiameon'e goods will be damaged by rater and hasty removal. This ie the second time he hoe Buffered from fire in Wingham. 4'lt),(at. Mise Lily Dobson, who has been ill for the peat six or seven weeks with typhoid fever, is able to be,out again. - 7. G. Tate, a general agent for wind- mills, spent Sunday in our village, Tra- velling evidently agrees with Jim, Goo. M. Mitchell, our populot young shoemaker, now travels at ahnoot tight. ning speed on his wheel. Geo. le evident- ly preparing for the races. Robb. MoDonald has purchased the One young roadster stallion, "Custom Boy,' from Dr. McKelvey and will keep him for service at his farm East of Ethel. The !horse comes of good stook. Notwithstanding the threatening state of the weather on Sunday eveniug quite a large audience listened to an :Adman on "Dilation work in Africa" by Ex.Sergt. Major G. Ti. Sohoof, of the Bechuanaland Mounted Pollee, The same gentleman also lectured in the Methodist church here on Monday evening and at Whit O01d'e churali on Tuesday evening. BeIipraxve. Big shipment of cattle on Monday by Joe. Clegg. Prices right. Mrs. Soandret6, of the Queen'e, is con. valeeoont after a prolonged seise of suffer. Ing from a bone felon. Vegetable and horticultural gardening is popular. Many Spring blossoms al- rendy brighten eome gardens: Our popular cheese maker, Mr. Catcb- apard, has returned to town. Cheese making will not, however, be resumed for some weeks. Speaial interests in the East Wawan- oeh congregation took Rev. Mr, Hall's time on Sunday evening, benoe no service in the Presbyterian ohurab here. Fall wheat looks prime. The pleasant pool weather of last week was boom time for seeding. Many farmers are well on with the Spring's tvbrlr. The rains of Sunday evening and Toasduq were just the thing for crops. It is announced that Rev. Mr. Allis, of Brussels, will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist :thumb here next Sunday evening. The Educational interests of the chore) will be presented. TN Quarterly Saoramental service of the Belgrave circuit will be held in the Methodist church, Sunday morning, May 111, 1$10 *' l O 89. Seeding is well advanced. Wm. Bird is at Present laid d nP w nth i iu'nr' injuries nerved from a fall. J Mrs. M. M. Cardiff has gone on a trip East to visit relatives and friends. Robt. Mauodere tva0 1Ome from Albert College, Belleville, for the Easter boli• days. Mise Annie MOArtbur uas gone to Bruseele to ootnplete her dressmaking oouree. Mrs. John Mahning has gone to her sister, Mm. D. S. Aldridge, in Platteville, who is dangerously ill. A new barn has been raised on the farm of Will. Maunders, 7th line. We hope he will often have it crammed with tip-top crops. Mfajor-Sahoof will deliver his leoture on the "Jamieson Raid in South Africa," on Friday eveuiug of this week in the Sun - shine church. Little Katie Manning had the misfor. tune to fall and break her right arm near the wrist one day last week while run- ning to get out of the way of a horse at Jno. Mooney's barn. The young boys in the vicinity of But- ton's school are organizing a football team and when they get down to praotioe they will no doubt be able to bold their own with neighboring teams. Will. Brydon, who hal been spending• the Winter hero, left for Morden, Mau/ itoba, on Thursday morning of this week. Tun Posx urged him to enter a matri• menial alliance but be refused. He may have his plans laid in the Prairie Prov ince, however, David Maxwellwishes w ate to thank the 91k line sobool for boldly Doming forward and speaking on his behalf but begs to state that he was not the bachelor referred to, but it was the 0110 who lives in the big brown house on the windy hill. He is also surprised that anon highly educated people should try and the olose fitting cloak of their near friends on him. Frna.-Wednesdayevening of last week 'Daniel Kelly, lot 2, con, 7, lost his barn and stable by Ore, very little being saved outside of the stook. Three calves were burned. The fire was paused by the ex- plosion of a lantern Mr. Kelly was carry. lug into the granary. Barn was insured in the Howlett Mutual for 41600 and the contents tor 2850, Mr, Kelly will robnild at once, Chou 02n1. -On Sunday, 8rd inst., the family of Albert Aehton, 7th line, bad a olose oall for their liveefrom poisoning. A poison known ae "Soat•rat" bad boon tett in the cupboard and one of the child - ten mixed it with some baking powder. Mre, Ashton used the mixture In baking some pies and on the evening of the clay mentioned above the family partook of tho pie. Shortly after Mr. and Mrs. Aabton and two children were taken ill and a physician with sent for in, time to avert any very serious con0egnenoee. A dog was treated to a piece of the pie and it Inado hint very siok at his etomaob. The poison ()anteing a good deal of arson- ie. People can't be too cautious as to whore these poisons are stored and in every cage they should be earefnlly label- led. Atoning Nomas. --Seeding has been go. ing on quite lively all along, but the rain on Tuesday put a+oetop to eOwing,-A large amount t V t oP re31 has nose sown and R 00mo are almost done. We a know a good deal of garden ears being sewn too.-. The land has not been fn bettor shape for working fora good number of years. -Itis said hired help ie hard to get, - Robb. McArthur, of Manitoba, game home a few weeks ago to see his fattier who is bit, -A good many have a bike to break in this year. We hope they will all be able to guide the silent steed along our oountry roach:. As far ae Lumen are ooneerned they can get all the exor• 0(80 they wish without a wheel, -Mrs. Miller, of Manitoba, is visiting on the 5th line, the guest of Mr, Meiklejobn,- Thos. Bussell has re°Biv014 a sample of California oate which he pnrpoeee ex. perimenting with. 't.VRItoll. Many farmers in thio vicinity have Oniehed eeeding. Hotel Iio0n8e has been granted for the Doming year to Mrs. Sago. The graphopbone visited onr burg this week, but failed to attraot many, Dire. Miller and daughter, of London, are visiting bet parents and friende here, Mrs. Eli McLaughlin spent last week visiting the parental home in Moltillop. The many friend's of Mies Jennie Ma. Donald ore pleased to see her again visit. ing in our midst. John Gore01oc4 and his mon have commenced operations in the briolt and bile yards. We wiehhim amen. Eli llfoLaugblin has engaged the services of Norman McLellan, of Alton, fn his shop. The two make an able- bodied team. A meeting of the Ladies' Aid was held in the Methodist church on Monday, but was poorly attended. They voted 4125 towards repairing the church. The reeidenoe of Mrs. Dennis, of Lead. bury, was destroyed by pre on Saturday night. The cause of the Are is unkuowo. Mrs. Dennie was away in Toronto and we understand some of her effects were horned. Robb. Fraleer is still suffering from pain in the lower part of his spine, and it is feared will have to undergo another operation to 0000 it. The first trouble, whioh was proved by operation to be a sub-diaphragmatio abscess, was euooees• folly cured in the hospital. About half pint of pus wae taken from the abscess. A eaaaeeefal meeting of the Ladies' Guild of St. George's ohuroh was held at Mrs. Hewitt':, on Wednesday of last week. There was a good atteudanoe and the work is progressing favorably. The following are the olfioore for the present year :-President, Mre. J. Scarlett ; Vice - President, Mrs, H. Hamilton; Treasurer, 14Lie8 Jane Kelly ; Reo,•Seoretary, Miee M, R. Kelly, • • (. vev. lilies Jo,eie Livingston is on the sick list. Norman Hill wee home from Seaforth on Sunday. Mies Bertha Ball went to Toronto on Tuesday morning. Joseph MoDonald, of Mole.wortb, Sun- da ed on the 8th o Y on. Plies Pepper hag gone to Brussels to learn the dressmaking. William Armstrong, 9111 eon., is ill with infl(lmmation of the lunge. Mies Belle Telfer was renewing old aa• quaintanoes in Brussels this week. Mies Joan Simpson, of Wawanosh, is visiting at her home in Jamestown. Ed. McIntosh, teacher in S. S. No. 8, spent his vacation at his home in St. Marye. Joseph MoKay, 15th non„ has puroba,. ed a bike, we understand it is a "Brant. ford" make. D. McCallum, 10th con., has every- thing in readiness for his new banit barn. Thos. Newsome is working at the timber. Mies Orioh hoe resumed work ae a teacher in Turnbull'. school. It was closed for about a month owing to scarlatina. Mise Belle Smith, who has been visit- ing at Oil City, London, Westminster and Stratford for the peat 8 or 10 weeks, arrived home last Saturday. She had a most enjoyable visit, The masons are at work this week on the cellar walla of John Sanders' new brick reeidenoe to bo erected on the 10th eon. D. Robertson is preparing to ex- cavate for the oellar of his now reeidenoe on the same line. A modest youth of the 10th is courting a comely lassie of the earns line but in- etead of going to the house bides his way on lbs concession waiting her Doming. Be brave my boy, remember that "A faint heart neva won a fair lady." Think of Robert Brnoe of Scotland and never say fail. James Bowes, a son of Jamee Bowes, of Grey township, who left hero some fourteen years ago, then alad of nineteen, to Beek his fortune in British Columbia, is spending a few days at the home of his aged parents. Mr. Bowes speaks highly of British Colombia, and judging from his conversation he has suooeeded remarkably well, and from' his appear. twee would indioate that it is a very healthy country. The Christian Conference will be held at Drayton this year and will commence ou the 15th of Juno, when between 20 and 25 ministers will be in attendance. The London Conference will meet in Chatham on June Ord. Among those down on the program for special services are W. H. Karr, Brussels, addreee on S. S. and Epworth League ; Rev. S. J. Al. lin, Brussels, Missionary Anniversary ; and Rev. W. Rigsby, Blyth, reoeptiod aerobia. A mooting of the Exeoutive of the County Christian Endeavor Aaeooiation, and also of the Executive of the Ootmty Sabbath School Aeeooiatiou wet held in Mr. Soottte diem, Clinton. The mem- bers present were Rev. J. S. Henderson, Hensel! ; Rev. F. Oaten, Belgravo ; Rev. J. Hamilton and D. Gordon,' Wingham ; H, AIoQdarrie, Blyth, and the loofa ropreeentativee. A program was al, ranged for the joint mooting of the as• floatation to bo held in Wingham next June, good, lively, practical tonins being selected, hitherto those conventions have) been o o exoeed'ti Y g, h 1 interesting, and g 1108x D an ti£' tae bo dntartntned that, as far as po00ible, the coming convention will egtlait if not enrpasa, all others, et ne h qu as th to de pr oli be to Pr SC old al do pri be mu foo to use ase the sato to new wal poi low in a To oonolude for this time, the carrying of the By-law moans that persons and properties reaping the greater benefit for these necessary, permanent and modern improvements will have to pay for it while if n defeat l 0 f at t 1e B -low the b ex y sunt of Y P theseublio works will have t P av o be boron rateably by every ratepayer in Entente. Two of the heavy ratopayero in town, al. Sowers and (Ji i',anolitbic Walks. In view of the proposed Bylaw to be submitted to tite property owners of Brueeelo on Monday, May 9th, it will be quite in plaoe to stale certain faote that will be of interest and perhaps clear up some points relative to the notion of the Conned! and show the benefits to be de• rived when the Bylaw carries, The two wooden sewers now on Taro - berry street were put down in the year 1878 and with other etreet improvements then made involved an expense of 412,200 for ,whioh debentures were Bold to run 20 years, bearing 7% interest. These with the 220,000 due on the Ronald bonne, also bearing 7% intereet, mature this Sum. mer, wheu it will be necessary to issue new debentures as the sinking fund was not established soon enough to have the neoeeeary funds in band to meet the full amount. Twenty years has played out the old sewers, as was demonstrated last Fall by the numerous cave-ins and on Mains opening up the the timber was found to be badly decayed. This being the Dees it beaomee a matter of necessity rather than choice to renew -not with plank again but eomething more perman- ent, viz., regular sewer pipe, whioh will probably be put deeper than the present sewers to ensure better drainage to the v0rioue cellars. In 1878 Mao work was done by striking a general rate on all ratepayers but if the proposed By-law parries the plan adopted will be by what is known as frontage tax, the properties immediately benefitted bearing the expense, less an amount to be deducted for benefit to street drainage or adjacent properties. Of course the in- dividual amount would not have to be paid in a year but upon an equable a0- eesement divided over a term of years, the money being procured by debenture. Some advocate one sewer in the centre of the etreet from the Town Hall to the bridge and others consider that one on either aide, as at present, would be better and think the work should be carried South as far as St. John's church. No objection would likely be raised to the extension under the By-law as the coat would have to be borne by the properties sharing in the advantegee of better drain- age. An estimate as to oast of both lana one or two sewers will w I bore aced P P o that a fair comparison may be made. What is true of the sewers is equally °creat as it relates to grattolithio walk. t is next to impossible to secure good umber for eidewalking and the prices are dvanoing every year. Granolithio is the walk for the future and owing to its per- manency the difference in the Dost is not early ae great ae people often imagine. a case n oontraot were let for new walk n Turnberry street under this Bylaw t would be paid for by frontage tax as utlined above, and the present plank alk would be utilized in renewing walks n other streets. Of course the Bylaw will apply to all or any etreet in Brunets, be question of new walk, being taken ut of the power of the Council and laoed in the hands of the property own - re who, by a majority petition in any look, could have whatever style of walk ey desire, of course having eome regard reefuniformity ae to width ou the seine . The oarrying of the By-law does not ceesarily imply that a foot of the walk as to be laid this year but these two eetione will be submitted conjointly s0 to save expense in getting the voice of e people, as they have the power, As when the work would be done would volve entirely on the urgency of the operty holders. The gelation of gran. thio walks while new to Brussels, has en thoroughly tested in the cities, wee and villages of this and other avinoe0 and where 000, inaugurated pplante any attempt to ooutiuua on the lines of plank or growl. The walk is most indestructible if properly laid wn and owing to keen competition cgs have been brought down so as to quite within the reaob of the smaller nioipali6iee, Figures as to cost per t will be given so that each ratepayer ay approximate the poet to himself by ertaining the frontage and the present eaement, One advantage in having walk laid on Turnberry street the e season the sewers are put in is that make the collar oonnoetione with the sewer a large share of the present k would have to come up and another at is that in borlowibg the money a er rats of interest could be obtained if bulli euro instead of eub.divlded. a n I 0 w 0 b th to though non-roeidente, we refer to our former townsmen, Jno. Leckie, Of TOron• to, and Dr, W. J. It. Holmes, of Goderioh, say By all moans go on with the work under the Bylaw and we will oheerfully pay our annual allotment. At the public meeting to be held before voting day all que0110pe raised will be cheerfully answered as Lar 00 p000ible, The columns of Tun Poe'r are open for short letters on the subject ehoold anyone desire to express their viewe. CHURCH CUMIN. A meeting of the Grey and Morrie Sabbath 8ohool Aegooiation Executive will be held at G. F. Blair's oifioe on Monday afternoon of next week at 2 p. m„ to arrange matters as to the looal Con von tion, Last Sabbath morning ex -Major Sohoof gave a very interesting address on "Mfg. ehonary work in South Africa" in the Methodist church, He also made a brief address at the Sabbath School in the afternoon. Oa Monday evening, 25th inst., the Rev. T. B. 1.. Westgate will give a Mis- sionary lecture, accompanied by 86 lime- light views, in the Sunday schoolroom of St. John's °hutch. The rev. gentleman expecte to leave for Paraguay, South America, next June, where he hopes to enter upon his life work ae a Missionary. A collection will be taken up at the close of the lecture. The boys of Miss Maggie MoNaugtob's class in the Methodist Sabbath school presented her with a nicely bound Bible and also a limp covered, gilt edged hymn book last Monday evening. A brief ad- dress a000mpanied the gift. Mies Mo. Naughton, although taken by surprise, expressed her thanks in suitable words. She is a good teacher and highly esteem- ed by her boys. Rev. S. J. Allin took as his theme last A. E. Scott Sandayed in Brunetti. Sabbath evening, "The Prodigal's Fath• Alf. Baeker is sick with the mumps. er," as a type of the Heavenly. Father. A. Coueley was in Toronto on Tuesday; The following were the sub -divisions :- G. A. Deadman is very ill with intam- (1) In relation to the prodigal's depart. motion. are. (2) In regard to hie return ; (a) The Mrs. G. F. Blair and son are visiting at Father's "drawing" love ; (b) He "saw Goderioh. him afar off ;" (o) He "ran ;" (d) The Mrs. J. J. Gilpin was on the sick list joyous welcome. (3) The father's con- this week. duet toward the elder eon. Mrs. 8. Pearson is visiting relatives at ,Rev. Jno. Ross, B. A.presohed fn Wingham. Melville church last Sab,bath morning Mies Ethel Campbell hoe taken a situ - from the text, "Owe no man anything, ation in London. but to love one another," Romans 15:8. Mies Thnrsa Gerry and Ira were vie- Thie preoept of Love. (1) Embodies a iting at Wingham. distinctively Christian principle ; (2) Rev. G. J. Abey was in Toronto last Prescribes an important Christian duty ; Friday and Saturday. (3 Commando a noble Ohrietian virtue ; Jno. Hewitt enjoyed the country air of (4) Inoulaatea a beautiful Christian Seaforth last Sunday. grace. The evening subject was "The Miee Dora Nott has gone to Fergus' on touch of Christ." a visit for a few weeks. C°Nnometao .-The following resolution Mre. Alex. McLennan and Gregg were was presented to Mre. J. L. Kerr by the visiting in Seaforth last week. W. F. M. S„ of the Methodist church, Mise Violet Cooper accompanied Mrs. whioh s oak for itself :- MaBain and to son Bay City, , a Oit Miob. To Sister Kerr, our worthy President, Mrs. 0. E. Turnbull returned nrned to her home at Guelph on Tuesday morning. Barrister Blair was in Goderioh' for a few days this week on a business trip. N. B. Gerry, wife and daughter, were visiting at Bluevale at Jno, Putland'e. Mia. Large, of Durham, was the guest of Miss Em. Whelan during the peat week. Wm. Watt has gone to Toronto to take a situation in a maohine shop in that city. Rev. D. Petrie, of Wingham was in town one day last week. He was on a wheeling tour. Mies Watt, who has been visiting her eieter, Mrs. (Rev.) Rose, returned to Elora on Tuesday. W. H. and Mrs. Willis, of Seaforth, , Sandayed at B. Gerry's. Gerry Willis • accompanied hie parents. Min Dora Smith, who was home for the Easter holidays, returned to her sobool on Monday morning. Alf. Lowry arrived home from London on Saturday night and is now busy with a number of contracts he has. A. 7. Lowiok, a former well known Broseelite, was in town on Wednesday while en route to Tiverton from Wood- etook. P. 8. Booth and W. F. Scott attended the funeral of their uncle, Aroh. Mc- Dougall, on Tuesday, in Glenelg town- ship, 10 miles from Durham. Wee Myrtle Nott has returned to sobool at Fergus; Ira Gerry and Frank Smith to Seaforth ; and Fred. Gilpin to Owen Sound, after having spent their Easter holidays in Brussels. Miss Mary Ferguson, of Brussels, who has spent the pant few months with her brother, Duncan Ferguson, in Stratford, left Saturday morning on a visit to her sister in Livingston, Montaus. Miss Jean MaLacahlin arrived home from Hamilton, where ebe has epent the past 10 months, on Saturday night. We had about come to the conclusion that Hamilton had a stronger attraotiou for her than Brussels. Rev. Dr, and Mrs. Ferguson arrived in Brussels from Milton on Wednesday of last week. The Dr.'s health 10 not the beet by any means, consequently instead of going Eaet to Alexandria and other points he returned to Elder Stewart's in this town. "Forgiveneeo" will be the topio of next Sabbath's S. S. lesson. A. eketoll of i6 May be found on page 8 of this issue of Tutt Poem, 1tev, 1'. J, Oaten, of Dolgravo, wilt preach in Iirueoolo MOthodiet oburch next Sunday morning and evening. Rev, Mr, Linin will preach Ednoationaa ser- mons for Mr. Oaten. l:nwonl'n Loeous.-Tate eemi•aunual election of °Moere, in oonneotion with the Epworth League of the Methodist ohuroh, took place last Monday evening, and resulted aa follows :- Hon. Pres., Rev. S. J. Arlin ; President, Mise Minnie Moore ; 106 Vioe Pres., Mies E. E. Kerr ; 2nd "" " " Maggie Mooney ; 8rd " " Jennie Bowe ; 4133, " " N. B. Gerry ; Reo. Seo., W. R. Mooney ; Cor. Seo., Mies Minnie MaNaughlon ; • Treas., Mies Lizzie Ferguson. A vote of thanks was tendered to B. Gerry, the retiring President. Last Sabbath evening Melville 0, E. had a very interesting Missionary topio • presented, viz., "The life and work of Rev Dr. McKay. Mise Jo. Bose read a paper bearing on his Life tip to hie going. to Formosa ; Miss Jean Ritobbe'e paper dealt with his life on the !eland ; and Dire. Deadman gave a general outline of Dr. McKay's character and work. They, were three excellent papers. Dr. MoKay will be well remembered by many in this vioinitp, ae he has visited Brussels ou two occasions, the haat time being in 1894, when he was accompanied by Kra Kau, one of his Chinese students. Reeert reports indicate that Japanese rule in Formosa ie likely to be more favorable to mission work than was that of the Chinese. Next Sabbath evening's sub. lent will be "Habits," and will be intro. duped by Principal Cameron.' People We Know. tens Gilpin and llfiss E. E. Kerr. I have been requested, by the membere of our Society, to extend to you our most sinoere sympathy, whioh we one and all feel for you, in the lose you have eaetain- ed of a loving husband and father, Still we know that in sorrowing you do not sorrow se those without hope, and we think sometimes sweet thoughts will flit across your memory a, in fancy you hear your loved one Baying :-"Be faithful a little longer; we shall 0oon all be home." We trust that God's Holy Spirit may comfort you in this hour of tribulation and for all time to Dome, and when death comes t0 you, as it must come to all, it wilt be regarded in the light of triumph. When at that last day the hands of your loved one will be stretched out to web - come you borne, what a happy meeting it win be where there are no more part- ings and harmony reigns forever. There is however: - "One less at home, The charmed oircle broken, A dear face missed day by day From its aoonetomed plane, Bat cleansed, saved, perfeoted by grana One more in heaven." Signed on behalf of the Society :- Mn.. (Rim) PAUL. Mne. JOHN Tian. Btu:mete, April 14th, '98. PoE000NTATIO1,-The members of the Y. P. S. 0, L. of Melville ohuroh met in the basement of the ohuroh on Friday e1780. ing of last week and spent the evening very pleasantly, the 000aaon being a farewell and presentation to a valued member of the Sooiety and teacher in the Sunday eobool, in the person of Mrs, Tufts on the eve of her departure for the West. The fleet hour or so was spent in "rnatobing quotation.," then a short pro- gram of mum was given to whish T, A. Hawkins contributed an organ solo and Misses L. McLennan, Jennie MaArter and Jean Ritchie, and Alex. Rose vooal eolca. The presentation was Men made, G. F. Blair addressed Mre. Tufts and Jae, Fos, President of the 0. Il„ presented her with a handsomely bound Bible and Book of Praise (the finest edition pub- lished,) after which the chairman, Rev. Jno. Roes addressed the meeting, refer- ring to the great loss the ohuroh as a whole was about to enatain, and more eepeoially the Sabbath wheel and Christ- ian Endeavor, Mre, Tufts has been con- nected with the S. S. as a teaoher for 21 yearn; has been a worker in the 0. E. over sinew its inauguration, and in addi- tion hag fined important of(ioee in the Mieelonary Society and other branohes of church Work. After luncheon had been' served and Mr. Blair, at the requeet of Mre. Tufts., expres9ed bar thanks to the Society for the gift, and assuring them that It was no 0118y matter for her to Bever het oou i Hoot on with Melville S. S. and 0. E„ the meeting was brought to a eloee by tinging the hymn "Mizpah" and the Benediction, Mre, Tufts left on Wednesday morning for Hannaford, North Dakota, where she will meet her eider, Mre. Jno. Stewart, and 'after a visit of several months with ftiend0 there they will go on to Vancouver, where e the Y Pur1 0e making ing their home. They both have the best wiaboe of a large oirol0 of friends in this locality for their future bapptuese and pr00pert6y, Robt. W. Rose, eon of Wm. Rose, Brute - sole, who has been employed in the 33. C. Iron Works, Vancouver, for the past year has engaged for the ooming Beason with the Hudson Bay Co. ae second 'engineer on their new steamer, "The Caledonia," and went on duty that week. The run will lie on the Stiokoen River from Wren gel to Telegraph Creek. We are pleated to hear of hie euooess and expeot to soon hear of him holding the lever as first engineer. He is au A 1 maohinie4. Dan, B. Oalbiok, formerly of Clinton, brother of the late W.A. Oalblek, former. ly of Brussels, has been compelled to le- linquiohhis position owing to ill health, and ie now trying to ee0 What a test from active employment will do for him, IRs ailment IB dyspepsia of the etomaoh, and the very best doctors have been unable to afford him ninth relief. Rio wife is at present at the home of her father, R. Aoheteon 186h non, , o Cindorth tbwn0hi and Dan's many friende iu this vioin(ty hope that the rest may be the tn0,ne of restoring flim to oornplet° health,