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The Brussels Post, 1896-4-17, Page 1Vol,. 20. No, 40 1" 6"' LA. "'89s CAMERON IROS, liavea limited uumberofbanhola of'thp BST DUTOH Sir'gb aprBermoreIn the vtuinite of. Oranbrook' nee intend raisins Tesee during the coming eopeon, which Obey are propah'ed to deliver in quantities tosilt flax growers. flan be Peat the fie mussels Biagi 11121, Seed given out on the neuai tome. .. Order Darty nod unsure a supply Bar/lax grown from this seed tete Per Ten will be paid, if of good growth, hnrveet• ee in proper eoason, surf delivered at the Mae Mill ex soon aM at for threshing. We will runt a number of ood Boa fields for the purpose of growing. flax, CAMERON BROS., Proprietors Oi•luibreetc Brox Bili. est��r�u( i We have pnrolinsed a uow Soda Fountain and will be able to supply all triads of Refreshing Drinks, First-class 'toe Cream By the Dish or Quart. Fresh Oysters Received, the Daintiest of the Season. cA"' IN W. H, PELTON, P1tOPBBetro t. N E W nidlierSilop I The undersigned has open- ed up a Butcher Shop in the OW BLOCS, MUM where he will keep constant- ly on hand a supply of the Best Meats Procurable, sold at reasonable prices. A share of public patronage solicited. S. VY LL E111)e Meat delivered to all parts of the town. SPRING - MILLINERY • Thanks to the Ladies of Brus- sels and vicinity for the large and appreciative number of visitors to the Millinery Opening last week. My aim is to show Stylislll Millinery, The Newest Stock at Reasonable Fr'iees. The Show Room is filled to re- pletion with the most worthy ideas in headgear, trimmed and untrimmed. Yours is among them, let us help you select it. All ready for the Spring Tracie Which has already made a fair start. tw•SATISFelOTI0N Asstinnn.- 110C1dieg., Huse Painting, Paper Hanging, Kalsomining, &c. Spring House Cleaning Time is hero and we are ready to at- tend to Paper Hanging, Kalso lnining and Painting in a prompt business like style. All work done in a workman- like manner at a moderato charge. Orders left at the stores of W. g. McCracken or Wilton & "Turn• bull will receive prompt fytten- tion. The patronage of the public solicited. Estimates cheerfully fin'nished. MoORACRBNRI Q MOrfDRY, ate sR -7$SEL$, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1S9$ Central Aineriaa 'As Seen by n U'otenet' f3rnssellie, (comTre=B= num woe wing.) Te the Bettor of The 1 osm,.. Mn, Enerof-Antegua is said to bum been a city of monks, priests and rains. he ruins show the remains of forty-five ohurohes end as many nhouaebsrfee" and convents. The °hatches of the present city are by far the finest buildings in the Place, and, with their coueetting conveut and other buildings, usually occupy ft whole block, generally in the most prom. inent part of the town. They aro built of stone and daby, with massive walls our and five feet thick, erected long ago when the church ruled the country, bub it is different now. The Jesuits have been banished,- the convent buildings have mostly been oonfisoated by the Govern. meat and appropriated to more useful e pparlocos, 0 no is now used as a custom house a nether a s a ho Eofif S ce and 11 religions ns r 1 a gt ere now tolerated by the Gov- ernment. Qoibe a standing army is kept in mole town and the military bugle call and jinglieg church bells can be heard any hour of the day or night. The any has about sixty thousand inhabitaubs. The buildings are nearly all one story abodes, with a tile roof and stony floor, and are builb in the forin of a hollow square, witha court iu the center. There is usually just one row of rooms running all the way around each room, opening into the court. .A. hallway connects the court with the street. Outside windows, where there are any, are always covered by an iron grating. Some of the courts in the houses of the well-bo•do aro beauti- fully ornamented with flowers and are well taken care of, but more often they present a neglected, filthy appearance. The streets slope from each side to the cantor so as to form a gutter in the mid- dle to carry off the water in the rainy season. They are roughly paved with stone, are full of humps and hollows and littered withma s ll loose xoak that work upout of the o avement. p The sidewalks are four and live feet wide and slope to. wards and are nearly as rough ' as the streets. There are a number of small parks or piazzas, some of them beauti- fully ornamented and well taken care of, and provided with seats for the acoom modation of visitors. The town centers to one f hebig o them, rather to it and a oberah oo i mb ted. The arrests, especially in the vicinity of the market, are usually orowded by peones (Indians or people of the lower class) many of the men carry ng heavy packs on then basks mid women with large loaded baskets ou their heads, mixed in with droves of donkeys, sorry looking creatures, each with a paok on his bank, which is the usual mode of =sporting merchandise. There are of many wagons in this country or Dads that are passable for them. What wagons there are are mostly confined to he towns ; the roads in other places are mostly mere peak trails. There are a few ery fine horses and buggies in Goute• mai& city belonging to wealthy people, et they are imported and very costly. here are quite a number of or carts, Bich the oxen drag around by their ores. They are rough, homemade affairs, with wooden axles that squeal arse than a hungry hog. Among the asses of the people are very many Indiane. The balance are a mixed race of Spanish, negro and Indian, with the Indian largely predominating. They ange all the way down from medium to ery, very coarse, and from black and oppea to a tawny oreaw color. Soms lasses aro lighter and finer grained, nany of them white, anet are wealthy, aughty, aristooratio and dressy. The oorer Glasses mostly go barefooted or ave only it piece of leather tied under he soles of their feet. The women folk 1 go bareheaded ; the poorer ones usual - have a basket of something on their eads, but the richer ones never. There re no stave -pipes or chimneys stroking p through the red tile roofing. I doubt there is a heating stove in the whole n- ubile. A few foreigners have cooking oves but I never saw one in the house a native. They do their cooking over mall charcoal fires that are built in little ollow places in a large stone or doby uoh. There is no regular exit for the hike, but charcoal don'b make much. The first meal in the morning is Galled Hee, I1 consists of coffee and sweet sad or biscuit. The coffee is the sauce of coffee, cold, thick, black and Ober, and is served up in a whiskey tile, together with a pitcher of bot ater, some coarse native sugar and crisps some boiled goat's mills. The sauits are usually dry, round anduearly hard as a baseball. You may smile at o idea, but the coffee tastes alt right. sakfasb sat eleven a. in. and dinner et e p. m. The last meal is usually the sb. No supper. Living in Gantemwla very expensive. Hotel board is from 50 to $4 per clay. House rent is high d accommodation poor. At the stores ere are usually two Indeed for every. ing, one for the native and one for the ehgtier, The latter usually pays ouble. The mercantile busitieee of the wn is run mostly by German -Jews. I aid eight dollars for a hat and thirteen a pear of shoes, imported American ke, bub common enough. Native make cheaper but not so good. Other things 1 at the same proporbiou. The money the country is silver, issued by the neral Government and bank notes fe- ed by private banks, Itis mnoh more entiful here among the common people, t including the Indians, than it is in States and is not hoarded with the Bit rigid 000nomy. It is only worth out forty five dents on the dollar in h ange for American gold or the money most other eountrise. The principal !ales of export are coffee, (and lots of some mahogany and crude rubber, also e fruits from the` Atlantis side. A at ileal of sugar is manufactured but need fob home consumption and in the nufaoture of native liquors, 'There some very fins stook forms here but stock for the most part is a scrubby and not quite enough of it to supply time demand. There are no dairy pin- gworth mentioning, Better 11 ship. T v b b m r al ly la a et of be en co br ea hi be bi as th Br fiv be is $2 an th th for d to p for ma is eel of go su pl no the s ab of oexo art ib) bone gre is ma are the lot h deo pod here le small tin cane teem Gamely and other places Goa retails at one dollar per pound. The food supplyof tbo 00unthy,except for the peoue' classes, is mostly imported, even potatoes, flour, clothing, tools, furniture, dishes, &c,, the latter articles mostly from Germany. Import duties are high and freight c harg- es higher. Bull fighting ie atilt a national game. There is generally a fight every Sunday and holiday, The ring, with its massive high doby walls, is well patroniz- ed ; admission fee is one dollar, except on the Indian side of the ring, where ib is fifty cents, 1 attended one light and saw four bulls tortured, one killed and a boll lighter slightly hurt. The houses of the peons classes in the lower anti' warmer altitudes, areoften merely a Trams work of bamboo poles shingled over with palm leaves. It seems to suet them very well and I doubt if they hanker for anything better. They lank energy and enterprise and although they may look as if they needed it o d bird enough, , is tio mon e tlhe y temptation to them that it is t e more on• lightened people. A custom among them is never to do today what they can put off till tomorrow, and to satisfy their present wants is all they care for. They don't have many guns, but outside of the towns and somotfines in them they are seldom to be Seen without a big knife ranging in length anywhere from twelve to thirty hushes. They need those knives in the jungles, bo out their way through, but they have the habit of carrying them on any and all occasions and often use them in drunken quarrels bo out one an- other toepiecss. In isolated planes it is a common enough sight to see children up to four and five years of age running about without any olothoa on, and Indians wearing only a waist cloth and sometimes squaws without anything on but a skirt and perhaps miles from home The laundry work is done at public fountains or along the streams. A woman will wade out into two feet of water and stand there all day on a flat rook and wash clothes. I have seen hundreds thus a em- 1lo ed while the banks on either aide were lined with clothes spread out to dry. The water of some of the streams is fair. ly polluted in this way. But my letter is now quite long and hoping that ib may he a little interesting, I bring it to a close. J. D. STEarixs. Santa Luoia, De Gautemala, Central America, March 8, '06. Winghamites in Trouble. James Netterfleld and Albert Martin, of Wiugham, were examined in the Town Hall, Clinton, Monday night, before Po- lice Magistrate Seeger, of Goderich, on the charge of murdering J. G. Fields, of Wingham. Mr. Lewis is dating for the crown, and Mr. Vanstone for the defence, George Morrison testified that Netter - field and Martin were present at Wilson's barn, where some blackened their fates ; that Netterfleld went with them to Fields' ; saw him tip -stairs, but did not see him again. He also testified as to hearing Nettsrfiekl and lilartin at the hotel with others the next day talking over Fields' case. Some one said Martin had Fields by the neck. Martin did nob contradict this ; he just laughed. Gross -examined by 3Ir.Vanstone-Morrison said he might have asked Netter/Mid, who was drunk, to come to the stable. A boy named Mike Flanigan was also at the stable. Our object was to try to make Fields con- fess, not to hurt him or anyone. Lily Fields sent Willie Fields for Mrs. Nettetfield, mother of the prisoner, a neighbor. Willie was only a Short time away, and said afterward that Jas. Net. terfleld was at his own home when he was there. Tom Netterfielcl came over instead of his mother, and told us to leave Fields alone. Jerry Flanigan saw Netterfielcl at Fields' gate. He was very drunk, and said he was going borne. Saw him going up the road towards home before Fields was out. Thos. Fields, on being cross-examined by Mr. Vanstone, said :-I did nob see either of these prisoners ; would likely have seen them if they had been there. Dr. Waugh, of London, gave evidence as to the postmortem on the body, which was the same as given at London at the coroner's iuquesb. He said the cause of death was inflammation of the brain and pneumonia, caused by exposure, and blood poisoning in the feet. In reply to Mr. Yanstono, the doctor said pneumonia might come from other anuses than ex. Immo. Hit, however, was of the opinion that Fields' death was caused by expos- ure. 7°11os, Netterfleld testified that his brother James was in his own horse when Fields was being kept out doors, Tho examination was adjourned till 4.80 on Tuesday. The portion of evidence bearing partic- ularly on the prisonsts when the court resumed, was as follows Miles Flanigan sworn -Was in Lower Wingham night of March 10th ; saw Jas. Netterfielcl at Field's gate ; he asked me to button his overcoat ; he was going home. I did so, and he went towards homelabout ton minutes before Fields was taken out ; did not see him again ; I am 17 ; saw Netterfleld iu Wilson's barn, with others, Eiclie Groves sworn -I live in Lower Wingham ; was around Fields' the night of the 10th ; saw Netterfleld lying on the ground at Fields' gate ;• I started him borne before Fields was brought oub ; did not see him again; am quite sure I would have seen him if he came bank. Frank Seli sworn -Saw Netterfielcl lying fa the snow at Fields' gate ; hs passed me, going towards horns, before Fields was taken out ; saw a crowd when Fields was taken back ; nm positive Hat- terIIeld' was not among them, Lester Adams sworn -Live in Lower Wingham ; saw Netterfleld five or six rods from his home, and still going hone before Fiolde was taken out; I was at Potter's on Otb; saw both prisoners there; did not see them at Wilson's, Wm, Fields sworn -Am eon of J. G. Fields, deceased ; 'was at home the night IOWA' was taken out ; was sent by my eteber Lily 10 aek'Mrs. Netteriield, prison. VV. IL K> RR, Prop., ey's mother, to nine to our house and stay with 'my'sister Lily. This was about ben minutes after father wee taken out I went right to Netborffeld's; one hundred and tweutyflve yerde frond our house ; Tomas Netteriiela was in life home,' druek ; lather was between the gate and the hack door when 1 wonb out ; Tom Nst£sraeld gob up and cams over with, me ; the crowd was hien oomfng away, except Manser and Phipppeo. This was all the evidenoe presented. Summonses to witnesses iu Wingham could not be served, as parties were not to be fouud. The Crown Attorney considered the prisoners implicated ou amount of being at the barn meeting, where the plan was formed: Mr. Vanstone claimed there was no plan, consequently no evidence to show the prisoners guilty, The Police Magistrate reserved hie (h- oiden until eleven o'clock on Wednesday, when they 1 h mite cpm t d. Y wore s l the Farmer Protected . To the dither of Tun b'osT Your correspondent, "A Farmer," teems to have read, my communication published in a repent issue of Tan Poer and headed "Is the Partner Protected 9" parolee/31y, judging by his oritiofem of it. He assumes I stated all farmers had bo sell their products in Liverpool, and then knocks the statement into a cooked hat. As this is the only statement be attempts to disprove in his communication, and that statement bafng a creature of his own imagination, I fail to see any cause for the ill-natured way he treats my humble effort. He refers to the distress amongst English farmers. The following extract from the report of the Royal Commission to inquire tato the cause of the depressed state of agriculture in Bri- tain points to the true eanse. It may be found on page 52, 2nd report :-"A first - lass o farm in the North Riding of Lin- colnshire, ab Iy manageded and d in prime condition, shows between 1879 and 1893 a total net profit of $18 per annum to the tenant farmer. The landlord has drawn in rent during the same period from this Mama tenant, $69,485.00, an average of 54,959.00 per annum." Ae 99 per cant. of the farmers of England are tenant farm- ers under a yearly tenancy, and as in 1873(twenty-four years after Protection n was abolished) they paid a total rent of 8496,000,000, and 5125,000,000 in tithes, why they are in distress should be no mystery to anyone. H, WAsurtwron. Ottawa, April 4th, 1856. BRUSSELS PUBLIC SCHOOL. The following le the report of Brussels Public School for the month of March : The names of pupils marked with a * in each Deparbmeut were absent part of the examination. noon 1. Pnrmwnr,--Examined in Arithmetic, Book-keeping, Geography, Botany, Read. lug, Drawing. Total, 500 : S. Orerar 821 E. Smith 222 J. Buchanan ,.293 J. lbtpOraeken 219 M. Nott 291 E. Jackson .. , , 215 W. Leatherdale 288 J. Shaw 207 F. Smith 270 E. McLauolhlin 187 G. Wag 204 K. Conley ....179 1. Gerry 251 F. Wilsou 172 B. Lamour ....245 F. Gilpin 140 G. Howe 229 Highest marks-Arithmetio, S. Orerar, 61 ; Book.keeping, E. Smith, 65 ; Geo- graphy, G. Buchanan, 71. - Botany, W. Leatherdale, 81; Reading, E. Jackson, 88. P. S. L. -Examined in Algebra, His- tory, Literature, Composition, Drawing. Total, 500 : B. Laidlaw 308 L. Leatherdale 208 H. Dennis 203 L. Pringle ....166 E, Dennis 283 D. Kendall ...152 D. Motauoblin 281 M. Friendship, .148 J. Motanoblin 210 C. B:ingaton....145 M. Deadman.210 F. Haycroft .... 89 Highest marks -Algebra, B. Laidlaw, 99 ; History, 33. Laidlaw, 54 ; Literature, B, Laidlaw, 58 ; Geography, H. Dennis, 59. Earnavoa.-Examined in Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, History, Dicta- tion, Reading. Total, 500 : H. Downing....86S I. Crooks 238 L. Downing ....819 E. Kendall 224 A, McKelvey „301 H. Bihabanau 178 L. Backer 291 H. Mitchell ....176 N. Puttand . , -280 W. Broadfoot ..154 K, Smith 277 3. Kelly 148 W. Grieve .,..246 H. Hunter 129 E. Scott 243 A, Publand ....110 L, Reid 240 I. Blaehill 108 Higheeb marks-Arithmetio, L. Reid, 85 ; Grammar, H. Downing, 86 ; Geo. grephy, H. Downing, 05, History, 99 ; Diokbation, H. Downing, L. Baekor, 100 ; Reading, A. McKelvey, 88. J. H. OAsn.nert, Principal. Boon 2, 3n.41'II.-Exemfoed in Geography, Grammar, History, Arithmetic, Drawing, Reading. Total, 500 : C. Milloy 424 G. McMillan ..800 A, Kendall -408 0. Zilliax 295 G. Backer. , .. , .802 G. MoLauchlin 280 L. Sinclair —888 888 J, MoMertin 264 F. Roach 882 *M. Roach ....287 N. Smith 868 T, Agar 189 W. Murr 848 *M. MoGuire ..171 0. Vanston0...,884 *R. Crozier ....118 I. Zilliax 824 *W. McMillan„114 *P. Watt 820 So. Slue -Examined in same subjeots e e Jr. 4th, Total, 600 : D. Watt 401 S. Forsythe ....282 0. Edisto 875 C. Backer 254 J. Forbes 857 *M. Forbes ....248 W. Good 227 D, Moore 242 i E. Walker , ,.807 F. Thomson.. , ,241 *O, Boani ......801 A. Lowry 221 11, Fiun 298 J, Doel 220 13. Scott 288 G. Green 153 M. McArter.,..283 F. Oliver 152 *R. Taylor ....288 *T, MoLauoblin 94 M, Scott 281 *L. Kerr 50 A. Puttand . , ..208 Mt. Stan. -Examined in saine subjects. Total, 500. A. Irwlu ......432 W. Reach 19 G. Ross 890 0. Rioltaras..,18 F, Buchanan. , .951 *N, McGuire .47 F. Armebroug „341 *S. 'Ward , , , , 16 J, Oousley ...,,387 *J, Ward ...,.,1 L, 'Endes 812 *G. McKay ,...15 E.3feAeter 300 *A, Riohardeon 149 OM. Sebtergreeti 277 10,1:iowey 140 31, Po bards ....265 11, Wilboe.. , 130 Forsythe„ II. Johnston ,100 *I1, I'iseher ....242 Miss L sisix, Teacher B0000 8. 7 David MsQeinn, of Oollingwood, wand - 8 eyed away from home and oat hie own 1, throat fatally. 3` Toe 20 Om LAND DieruTit..-,,The 59 Orangeville Advertiser, in oaaneobion 1 with the Dufferin Assizes, says :-The anxiety of the interested parties in the notorious emit of Reid v. Bradley is very naturally becoming eomewhat strained. It ie Saltie time einee James 33. Reid, of Beet Garafraxa, dragged his neighbor, Benjamin Bradley, before the court to get juetice for a few cents' worth of land the defendant was alleged to have wrong. fully fenced off, and he has probably realized ere this that judicial wheels re- quire plenty of grease, James 13, Reid was galled, and the old old story was again related, The maps and other lima 47 graphioal evidence bearing on the 20.osnt dispute were produced, and every corner , of the tame of Raid and Bradley were • explored. The plaintiff was in the wit- ; nese box for over two hours. The saes was t os ono until d nit next assizes. p P Teat - .will bethe he fourbh trial of the action, and it may not be the Iasi even then, His Lordship took up the bill of costs to make another entry, "the octets of tine action to be costs in the case,” and Barrister Du - Vernet curtly remarked, "that bill of costs is as big as the land your Lord - Ship," and his Lordship probably book a lawyer at his word for the first time in his life. Jit. Bete -Examined in Arithmetio, Lit- erature, Grammar, Geography, Reading, Writing, Drawing. Total, 500 Ida Williams ..368 A. Taylor ..,918 Nina Btashill ,,344 *P. Richards ..104 R. MoLauehlln 286 *W- Haycroft . Mary hunter ,.265 Highest marks -Arithmetic, A, Taylor Nina Blasbill, 40 ; Literature, Ida Wil liame, 73 ; Grammar, Ida Williams, 03 Geography, IdaWilliams,l 100, Sn 2nn - L'xamf a Arithmetic, u d in Ai th i a Lib erature Spelling Geography, Reading Writing, Drawing. Total, 500 : Violet Cooper ,.848 A. Smith ......270 May Skene ...-344 A. Crozier ....264 B. McKelvey ..325 *F, Wilson ,...252 E. McCracken.. 328 A. Lowry 248 Willie Zilliax ,.299 Ii, Ainley 234 Frank Dennis ..291 R, Ainley 229 M .MoLauchlin 290 *E. Avery 198 S. Scott ..... ...288 *G. Melsom165 M. Howe 281 *S. Forsythe ..160 W. Ament ,280 *F. Jones 155 P. McMillan ,.275 *E. Denbow 141 G. Thomson ..274 *W. Hackney 70 33, Howe 272 *M. Beam , , .. 60 *B. Blaehill 271 *P. Birt 87 Highest marks Arithmetic, Violet Cooper, M. Beam, M. McLauchlin, W. Zilliax, 60 ; Literature, Mey Skene, 64 ; Spelling, May Skene, W. Zilliax, Geo. Thomson, Frank Dennis, 75 ; Geography, May Skene, B. Blaehill, Will. Ament, 95. Ie. 2ue -Examined in same subjeots as Sr...0 nd Total, 11, McKenzie K a 3 4.,p J. Walker... 2 33 N. Kendall ....322 *M. Hunter -.226 L, Ross 820 .7. Thomson , ...223 A, Curry 817 V. Danford ....221 L. Oooper805 H. Finn 207 H. Watt 303 P. Lowry 191 L, Koenig 292 A. Forsythe ....167 *J. Good 287 *E.Funston.... 166 S. Maxwell2 2 7 A. Roes 154 G. McKay ....257 » G. Muer .136 *M. Heapy ....246 *M. Reilley 97 E. Backer 242 *H. Jones 95 Highest marks-Arithmetio, R. Me - Kenzie, G. Murr, 70 ; Literature, S. Max- well, 38 ; Spelling, E. Funston, 755 ; Geo- graphy, L. Rose, A. Carry, J. Good, R. Mdall, cKenz05.ie, H. Watt, L. Cooper, N. Ken - MISS Dohwxr, Teacher. BOOIm 4. Crass V. -Examined in Arithmetic, Spelling, Memorizing, Writing, Reading, Drawing, Total, 400 : C. MoCraoken..334 Vino Edwards..200 C. Hiugston....316 P. Leatherdale 194 Elsie Wilton ..204 HaroldRiohards181 Ruby Plum ....288 *Mary MOArter 146 George Finn ..250 *Lucy Oolviu ,. 70 *John Miller ..284 *Linda Colvin., 62 Maggiedmeut..929 *T. Meadows .. 60 Grace Finn .,..221 *I. jolliest= .. 46 °Wee'IV.-Examined in same subjects: Annie Frain. .249 *Susie Beam ..122 R. Sinclair -.297 *0, Trimble....112 *K. McDougall 290 *B. Riebardsou 92 *Addis Lott....190 *Jim Kerr ., 84 Orrie Wilbee ..174 *B. Henderson 64 *G. Curry . , ..152 *Addie Bird.... 18 Ca.tss III. -Excellent -Gerrie Ross, Bert. Hiugsbon, Harry Backer. Gregg McLennan, 011ie Mooney, Arlie MoMill• an. Good -Willie Reilley, Reggie Kend- all, Annie McQtharrie, Herb. Lowry, Win- nie McGuire, Aileen Scott, Lottie Mash - ill. Fair -Laura Leatherdale, Willie Roach, Emma Colvin, Fiuley Scott. Crass II. -Excellent -Florence Thom- son, Florence Grimoldby, Elsie Good, Jennie Armstrong, Norman Forbes, Johnnie Mooney. Good-.Gertie Zilliax Johnnie Williamson, Alva Walker, Hardy Avery, Flora Beam. Fair-Gussie Finn, Jim Bloomfield, Frank Miller. Crass I. -Excellent -Georgie McKay, Eater Woolsey, Lulu Duofoi'd, Jennie Moore. Good-Levise Sinclair, Mamie McKay, Roger Deadman. Fair -Willie Henderson, Orma Gerry, Earl Arnent, Jim Forsythe. Miss RITciIE, Teacher. Cx u sdittn Noww. Alex. McCallum, a wealthy farmer near Kingston, was gored to death by a hull. At Coldbrook, N. B., Joseph Stevenson, a milkman, and a boy named Robert Carson wore killed by a train while driv- ing, across the railway traok. A committee of the Health Depart. meat of Liverpool alleges that the spread of glanders among horses in that oily is due to the importation of Canadian horses.' The oommittee is about to urge the Government to take restrictive action upon the importation of such animals, The indications at present for a big crop of peaches in the Beetle district thio season are gobd. The buds were not far enough advanced to be iujnrsd by the last frosts. A Lanibton farmer recommends farm- ers living $n districts that were infested by grasshoppers last season to sow the white Siberian oats, if they can get them, ae they have proved to be too early for the hopper to do any harm. The session of the rano Legislators was formally clotted '1i,, 3day afternoon of last week by the Lieutenant -Governor. In hie speech, the Lieutenant -Governor. made speoiml reference to bills passed during the session relating to county courts, county counoils, mechanics' liens, the sosoession duties, the encouragement of tree planting, the construction of electric railwaye, the protection of game, the improvement of the school system, and the Toronto oily council. Tbeu the Lieutenant.Governor approved of 128 bilis which is the moat that ever have passed in any one session shoe Confeder- ation, and the House was prorogued. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, Mrs. David Ross is visiting at Wrox- eter. Mee. Harris is visiting friends at Ab- wo od. Mrs. Chas, Wake is visiting ia Tees - water. Metrs'lie MoLennan was in town lent Friday. J. S. Black is visiting at A. Reid's, Elizabeth street. Sam, Ramsay is renewing old anemia - emcee inr B nasal s. W. P. Stewart r mad business e a tri p to Toronto ]set week. Jno. Taman, of Goderich, was visiting in town last week. Miss Jemima Hart, of Owen Sound, is visiting Miss Sarah Carter. Mrs. Watson Ainley was visiting her mother, Mre. Sperling, in Grey. Mrs. W. H. Kerr and Leslie were visit- ing relatives in Stratford this week. Mrs. Stuart, of Wingham, was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Jae. Fax. Geo. Halliday, of Ferguson te Halliday, made a besinels trip to the Queen City. Fred. Haycroft was visiting his uncles, D. es D. Ferguson, of Teeswater, last week. Mrs, R. McGowan left on Monday for Walkerton, where Mr. McGowan purposes residing. Epb. Downing has gone to Grand Valley to take a position on the Dafferin Star of that place, Mise Mary tbIaLauohlin, milliner at the Arcade, Stratford, was home for Easter holidays last week. John Shaw, of Teeswater, was calling on some of his old friends in Brussels and locality last week. Councillor Leatherdale has been laid up with inflammatory rheumatism and for a time suffered great pain. J. J. Gilpin and I• C. Richards, of Broseels, are called upon to serve as jurors at the Huron Assizes next month. Bishop Ward has gone to London and Hie family will remove next week. They have been residents of Brussels for a good many years. We wish them nogg in the Forest City. Mrs. J. R. Grant, Miss Bessie Kay and Mise Jessie M, Grant leade Stratford next week for Chicago en rotate to their home in Winnipeg after an enjoy- able visit of four months in Ontario. Jno. Ritchie, who Dame here from Mount Forest, for a visit, will become a resident of Brussels and follow hie avoca- tion as painter, decorator, &s. Itir. Rit- chie is a son-in-law to Daniel Stewart. W. H. Felton and wife, of Wingham, have moved to Brussels and are now ia full obarge of the restaurant where every- thing is in apple pie order. Tun Pose wishes them suooese in their intention of keeping everything in A 1 form. .Additional Local News. EAST Huron License Commissioners will meet at the Revere House on Friday of this week to deal with the renewal of hotel licenses for the coming year. Tun MILITIA.-38rd, Huron Battalion - No. 2 Company -To be Second Lienben- ant provisionally, S. E. Kent, viae Wil- liams promoted. No. 7 Company -Capt. John McDonald is permitted to resign his commission, and to retain the rank of Captain on retirement. To be Captain, Lieut. J. W. Show, from No. 5 Company, vice McDonald, retired. Provisional Second Lieutenant, J. Beacom having Med to qualify hie name is removed from the list of officers of the votive militia. A MAUI MAN GoLLEn.-"A Toronto despatch says :-Wearing an air of extreme simplioy and a store suit of olothse, Henry Cullis, yeoman, of Blyth, Ont., stepped from a Grand Trunk train Tuesday afternoon. He was on his way to Sault St. Marie, bad a pocket full of money, and a determination that no pity man should get ahead of biro. Henry was bugging his oarpst.bag in the Union Station when a sttanger approaohed and engaged him in conversation. The young man from Blyth announced the long trip he was taking, "Wy," said the kind stranger, "that's funny ; that's just where I'm going myself." Then another man approached and told the first stranger he had delivered that carload of grooeriee for Sault Ste. Marie,and now wanted pay,- meet for the goods. Gallie' newfound friend discovered that he had no money, and proffered a check for $1,000, The man with the groceries admitted that the check was good, but he really could not accept it. Oollie' was appealed to. Certainly, he would help his Wend out of the diftionity. He Cheerfully passed over $195, to be paid bask at the "Soo," took the check for security, and then the other two went away to see about the groceries. They didn't come bask. That's all.