The Brussels Post, 1896-9-18, Page 1Vol, 4. Na, 10.
Attitude in Prayer,
'10 the 77dibor of Tula Pose :
Ern,—May I, through the columns of
your paper, be allowed to express a few
thoughts on what I believe to be the most
beeemfug, as well es the most Scriptural,
attitude in peayer ea that of 'kneeling.
Who would tlrfuk of standing or sitting
down wheu appeoaehiug;God when alone
in their own room ? •)ben why should
we in God's house just sit down and bow
our heads ? It is certainly cot the ow-
, fashioned Methodist way, If we were e11
filled with the Holy Ghost power it ermine
to me we would find it finita" easy to
kneel or, if the pew is too narrow to
turn round in, could we not Iiueel with•
out turning round ? 'I was attending re-
vival services fn one of ourelbychurches
and the minister said to the people in the
after -meeting, °Do nob males yourselves
uncomfortable; if you aannot.00nven-
iently kneel just bow your heads." What
dons the Discipline of 1804 teach, ohap, 4,
sec, 1: "Let the people bo earnestly ex.
hobecl to take part in the public worship
of God ; first in singing, secondly in
Moyer, in the Soriptunil attitude of
bleating," Would it not be better for •us
to know a little more about the Dis-
cipline of our own church ? Let us look
into God's own Word, and we find in
Isaiah 45 : 28, "Unto Mo every knee shall
how ;" Romans 14 :11, "Am I live. saith
the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me and
every tongue shell confess to God." Also
see Phil. 2 :10, We find in II Chron.
6:13 "Solomon kneeled down upon his
knees before all the congregation of the
children of Israel" when praying at the
consecration of the temple, I Kings 8: 54,
"He arose from before the altar of the
Lord, from kneeling on his knees with
bis bands spread up bo heaven," The
Psalmist, in bis exhortation to the people
Psalms 95:6, eaye, "0' come letl' us
worship and bow down,; lot no kneel be-
fore the Lord our maker." Let us do it,
not merely the minister. T am glad to
say our ministers (at least some of them)
do kneel. We coo in Aobs 7:60, Stephen
kneeling • also in dots 20:36, "Paul
kneeled down and prayed with them all."
Acts 21: 5, "We all kneeled down on the
shore and prayed." Eph. 8: 14, "For
this pause I bow my knees unto the
leather of our Lord Jesse Christ." Let
me imitate Christ above all others. Matt.
26 : 89, "He fell on His face and prayed,"
Mark 14 :35, "He fell on the ground and
prayed." Luke 22: 41, "Be was with-
drawn from them about a stone's eget,
and kneeled down and prayed." If the
Lord Jesus Christ kneeled down to pray
surely it becomes us bo more than
politely bow our heads. May the Holy'
Spirit teach us to be true and humble
worshippers. R. M, G.
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America's Champion Athlete.
INTERVIEW WITI1 41DENN I'EICICIE.
Having the benefit of an introduction
to Gideon Perrie, recently a representa-
tive of the Dundee Weekly News took
the first opportunity of a "bwa-handed
crack" with America's champion. Per-
ris came "ower the water" originally to
take part in a match with G. H. Johns-
ton, of Aberdeen, who is recognized as
Scotland's beet all-round man, but the
nenteh fell through owing to—But we
will refer to that later on, and give the
Canadian's version of it. Perrie is a
yom,g mneou)ar man, 6 feat 8 inches in
height, weighs about 15 stones, and is
well proportioned.
The Weekly News representative ask.
ad—Wbat is the difference between the
methode of oonduotiog athletic comps.
titions here and in America ?
In America, replied the athlete, they
are conducted more fairly than bere.
The rules and measurements are differ-
ent. In Scotland at putting, t&o., the
throw is murmured from tbe oeutre of
the mark, and the man who puts from
near the end tet an angle has an advantage
ageiustthe man who puts or throws
straight. In America measurements are
made from the toe-mark—the point of
delivery—in everything, 130 matter
where. You ere then credited exactly
with what you do.
'What is your opinion of the reepeotive
merits of the athletes in Scotland and.
America ?
In jumping I think they are better
"over there." In e. note I had from a
friend recently he said he had jumped
5 feet 8 inches on rough ground, and at
the same meeting be had covered fully
46 feet with hop, step and leap. Of
course, the ground wag rough, or he'd
done mnoh better. In putting, I also
think they aro better in America. Yon
can't have any mot oompnrieon, as the
shot there is 14 and 21 lbs. ; here it is
generally 16 and 22. But in America
with tine 21 pound shot 87 to 31) feet was
an average. At hammer•throwing
Scotland beats America, bub the condi-
tions are different, The handles are
longer here, and you nen etand anywbere
behind the mark you like.
But don't you throw with a wire Or
nhaiu handle in America ?
Oh, no, not, professiouale. Amateurs
throw with a wire handle. At Irish
games I have thrown with a wire handle,
but never at the Scottish gatherings.
The prof. alwoye throwe with a wooden
handle, as here, but shorter, In oabre•'
throwing you eau make no comparison,
us here they tone it for weight; in
America they throw it for dietanoe.
Neither eon any comparison be made in
regard to wrestling. Here it is Cumber-
land style ; there it is "oatoh•ae-catch•
can" and Graeae Roman etyles that are
in vogue.
Have you many utatohee there between
man and men ?
0h, yes. For five years I was engaged
in wrestling tnatahes, and never touched
a'oor'ight.
What's the best throwing you have
seen since yon came here -to bave that
much debated match ?
The best throw with the heavy ham.
mor (in thio cane 24 to 25 ponnde) wag at
Bridge of Allan, when MoCullooh threw
it 80 feet 0 inthee, 0r something like
that, The best with the light hammer
BRUSSELS,
wee by Marr, at Lees, when he threw a
17.1b hammer 140 feet 4 inoheo—the
furthest that baminer (and both hem*
mere have been need for ten years) was
over thrown,
Jernsaefe Sebeei Deard,
The regular meeting of the Brussels,
Public Sebool Board, at which all mem-
bers were present, was bold loot Friday
evening in the Council Chamber, The
minuteeof last meeting were read and
paseed.
A communication from Miss 3, Ritchie
was read asking for an increase of $25.00
is her salary for the year 1807. Moved
by A. Koenig, seconded by H, Dennis,
that no cotton be taken, Moved in
emmendment, by A. Reid, seconded by
Rev- Jno, Rose, that Miss Ritohi0'e salary
be increased by $10.00, making her salary
$285.00 for 1807,---ammendment oarried.
Moved by A, Reid, seconded by D. 0.
Rose that tbe Board borrow the sum of.
$1,100 from the Standard Bank for
three months to pay existing note and
quarter's salaries,—Carried.
Board then adjourned.
Ca,nu.diau NeirvMr-
Tilbnry'e tax rate is 8 mills.
Canadian cattle are again being ship.
p eel via Boston.
Zion. William Harty is at Montreal,
muob improved in health.
Low water has caused a blookade of
vessels at the Galops Canal,
Ex-Ald, John Ritchie, an old and well-
known oitfzen of Toronto, is dead.
H. J. Bowman has been appointed
county clerk and treasurer of Waterloo,
The Interprovincial Christian En-
deavor Convention opened in Ottawa
Tuesday.
Capt. Stamonr, of Wallaoeburg, of the
steamer City of Mount Clemens, is
missing.
Archbishop Laogevfn has returned
from his trip to Rome, and is now in
Montreal.
Hon, Edward Blake' prl1V0d at New
York on the steamcr Umbria from
Liverpool. the training o
A Normal school foef
90)8008 f8 to b
teachers io domestic e
opened in Ottawa,
The Montreal exhibition was formally
opened by Sir Adolphe Ohapieau, Lieut
mien a, Governor of Qua
Mre. S. J. Crespected residerotter, 8 t
of Northport, committe
ting her throat with a r
The steamer Emprea
Li Hung Chang on board, soiled from
Vancouver for Hong Ko
The wool growers of t
still holding a large por
clip in hope of obtoeniug higher prices.
Arthur Prentice, who
at Cobonrg, on Dea. 17t
of Thomas Lingard in
placed in an isolated wit and under a
epeeist death watch.
By a vote of eight to four the Benohere
of the Law Society of Upper Canad
a meeting at Osgoode ball, Toronto, de•
cided to frame a set of rates touchin
oalling of women to the Ontario bar.
Elijah Wiemer was killed in the
mill of Chas.)]. Naylor, Essex, on
day. A saw out him .terribly from the
knee up to the armpit, severing the
He died an hour afterwards. He lea
wife and three small children.
Kincardine Review : Dr. Martyn h
letter from Dr. Pew the other day, fay-
ing
that Mr. 1010010, contractor of the
Huron -Ontario Electric Railroad, wil
ready to begin work in two weeks. He
will build 80 miles this fall, probably
from Goderiph, Teaewater, Luokno
Kincardine, or from Kinoardine, thr
Walkerton and Hanover, to Durham.
A shipload of sugar for the Canada
Refining Company, of Montreal, ars
at Sydney, Cape Breton, before
change in the sugar duties, which affe
her cargo, but on her arrival in Mont
the duties were in force and oolleoted by
the Dominion officials. The Ref
Company took action to recover
duties, and obtained a decision in its
favor from Justine Burbidge, of the
chequer Court, which enriohes its co
by $45,000.
A. J. Hughes, of Souris, Man.,
went to the Kootenay oonntry a
three weeks ago, has returned on crutches.
About two weeks ago he was. prosper/
np in a mountain, when he fell fro
precipice 30 feat and struck on aledge
but could not stop, and then he fell
hundred feet more, lighting squarely
bis feet among a lot of boulders.
he eaoaped death is a miraole. Wben
plotted up and taken to the hospita
was found that the cap of his right k
was broken and he was bruised about
limbs, but no other serious injury was
found. After spending two melte in
hospital he was able to come ho
carrying one leg done up in a plc(ter
of parie oast.
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Lioense•holders Protective Association,
has addressed the following letter to the
hotel men of Toronto : "It hos been de-
cided to bold an athletic tournament at
Iranian's Point on Wednesday afternoon,
Srpt.28rd,'and it ie proposed to make
this event au annual one. This year the
date is a little late on a000uut of the Fair,
but I bave no doubt that it will be a
8000aae, as every effort will be made to
make it fireb•olass in every portion/or.
The main reason for bolding the event
this year is that we will make an effort
to secure from the publio their financial
aaelstanoe in aiding the aesooiation to
fight, in the city, the prohibition plebis-
cite, which will be submitted early next
year, and also to combat legislation
ttbioh will be introduced by the Provin•
offal Government at the next session Of
the Loon, Legislature, Ttvenfy tio$ete
aro being sent to snob license holder in
the city, with the request that he will do
his utmost to dispose of the, same,. and 'if
a fair percentage of there tiokets are sold
all the expensee of the picnic, ebo. will be
met, and yon should have a surplus of
between $200 and $800, which will be
deposited in the Imperial Bank in trust,
and can only be need for legislative
purposes,"
CON'TA-RIO, FEUD
llTajor•Generel Gasooigao paid an of.
fiolal visit to the oamp at London,
Two boys believed to be from Toronto
pawned a $100 diamond ring, in klam•
ilbou,
Lord Aberdeen's reception at Sarnia
was one of the pleasantest of hie tour
9e far,
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Ontario Health (Moors' Asoogiation was
ltsld at Niagara.
An old man named William Barnhart,
of Osnabruck township, 90 years of age,
committed suicide by oettiug his throat
with a razor.
A Novnr, Rxnn•—A, fast freight the
Other day on the Michigan Central ran
into o lot of sheep at a 01000)ng, between
Dufferin etation and Cayuga. When the
engine stopped ab Welland station, the
engineer was greatly surprised to find a
lamb curled up of the pilot of the loco-
motive, Ib was left there till the train
arriycd at the Montroo yards, where the
poor little traveller was taken mare of by
brakeman W. Barge, who brought it to
his home on Ontario Avenue, wbera it is
enjoying the beet of treatment, and bids
fair to become a healthy, well developed
and intelligent sheep,
POLITICAL.
Hugh John Macdonald was in Kingston
and paid a visit to his father's grave.
A. motion by Mr. Oraig to prohibit the
sale of liquor in the House of Commons
was carried.
The County Counoils of Ontario are
petitioning Parliament to amend the
Railway Arm, making railway companies
responsible for damages paused by fires
arising from sparks from locomotives,
Representatives of the Railway Em-
ployees' Association waited on the Gov-
ernment, with the object of securing leg•
islation for the protection of their inter-
ests.
Mr. Laurier stated in the House that
the Government intended to offer the
portfolio of the Interior to Some gentle-
man from the Northwest. He was not
prepared to state who or when.
The Government inetruoted its agents
to warn the Frenoh•Oanadian families
against emigration to Brazil, and as a
ooneequenoe one-half of the 800 who had
gone on board ship deoided to remain in
Canada.
It is stated that a demand will shortly
be made on the Ottawa Government for
the settlement of 'tannin claims which
the Manitoba Government have against
the Dominion, including one in connec-
tion with the old Hudson Bay Railway
transaction.
The Council of the Canadian Bankers'
Association had en interview with the
Minister of Finance the other day with
regard to the rate of interest on deposits
in Government and p000001100 savings
banks. It was pointed out that, inas-
much as the Government can obtain all
the money it wants in London for leas
than three per cent., the rate now paid to
depositors by the Government 10 too high.
On Friday of last week Judge Bour-
geois rendered bis decisions in the last
four contested eleotious in Quebec. He
dismissed the preliminary objections of
Mr. Boievert, Conservative M.P„ Niaolet;
Dr. Marootte, Ooneervative M. P„ Ohara•
plain, and Sir A. P. Caron, Conservative
M.P., Three Rivers, the second with costs.
The Voizard-Legrie(Liberal), Maskinonge
petition was dismissed. Mr. Legris holds
the seat.
Mr. Oliver gives notice of a resolution
to the effect that the country is not re-
ceiving a corresponding benefit for the
$30,000 paid for the maintenance of the
High Commissioner's office in London.
The resolution alleges that during the
tenure of office of the lata High Commis.
stoner, Sir Charles Tupper, the oattle
Rade with Great Britain decreased and
immigration fell off ; also that by reason
of his business commotion the present
High Commissioner is not a suitable per.
eon to hold the ofiioe,
Mr. Maxwell, a new member of Parlia-
ment from British Columbia, has preoip•
Hated the disoussion of the propriety of
further restricting the immigration of
Chinamen into Canada. The honorable
gentleman will be baoked, in the near
future, by well•signed petitions from the
Pacific Province, praying not only for bhe
discouragement of Chinese immigration,
but for apposition to the wholesale im•
portation and naturalization of the Jap•
&nese.
Our national debt atone increased be-
tween 1880 and 1800 from $85.25 per head
to $47.51 while that of the United States
fell in the same time from $88.83 per
head to 614.24, so that ours is now more
than three times tbeirs. Their whole
national, state, county, municipal and
school debt amounted in 1800 to only
$32.87 per bead of the population, which
was less then our national debt alone,
leaving out alt our provincial, ununioipal
and sahooi debts. These figures are very
significant; and, taken in connectlbn
with a corresponding growth in oar pub.
lie expenditure and the burden of a high
proteotive tariff, they must have caused a
oousidernble increase in the cost of living
to the people ; or, what is the same thing,
iesseoed that reduction in the cost of liv-
ing which has been brought about by the
inventions end discoveries of the time.
Albert Wilton, a murderer reputed to
be insane, escaped from the Toronto
Asylum on Saturday of last week.
Ernest McArthur, aged fifteen, was
run over by a G. T. R. yard engine at
Owen Sound and died shortly after.
Dr, Naneeen, the Arotio explorer, was
received with public honors at Christi.
aria, and was decorated by Ring Ceoan
Au old man named William Barnhart,
of Oenabrnok township, 90 years of age
committed suicide by otttting his throat
with a razor,
A boiler in Pettit Bros'. beep and
stave mills, Comber, Ont., exploded
Wednesday morning, The sound of the
explosion was so great as 00 awaken
people several miles distant. Night
fireman Alfred Jacobs was instantly kil-
led and his assistant was seriously hurt.
Deceased had apparently 001300003 to
open the valve in a new pipe before fir.
mg up.
Y, SEPTEMBER 18, 1896
C17UIOCff• l i{IlUey-
Rev. John Rose, B. A„ and Elder
Steaohan attended Maitland Presbytery
on Tuesday,
W, R. Mooney has joined the bfctbo•
dist Sabbath School Orobeetra and will
play the flute.
"The Need of Home Miosionary Work"
will, be the topic ea Melville Endeavor
next Sabbath evening.
The,Provinoial Sabbath School Oon,
vention will be bald in London next
month. A tine program is being pre.
pared.
Next Tuesday evening Be,. Mr.
Robinson, 01: Walkerton, will preach a
Thanksgiving sermon in St. John's
etakebun•ob.. Thanksgiving offeringwill be
The annual oonvention of Lay Workers
and Sunday School^ teachers of the Dice
oese of Huron will be held this year on
Wednesday and Thursday, the 28th and
99th of October, at Clinton,
A special eervioe for the young people
will be held in Melville ehuroh next
Sabbath morning. The diplomas and
prizes gained at the Higher Religious
Inetruotion examinatione will be pre.
sensed.•
Capt. Stephens and Lieut. Blakeway
event to London on Monday to attend an
Officers' Council, The Lieut„ who has
been in Brussels dor the past six months,
will be interobanged with some other
Lieut. The Captain will continue here,
The young ladies of the Epworth
League, Brussels, will give an "At
Horan" in the Sabbath School room on
Monday evening of nest weals. The
whole program will be supplied by the
gentler sex and promises to be first-olass.
Rev. Walter Rigsby, of Blyth, will
preach Harvest Home sermons in Brue.
seta Methodist churoh on Sabbath nexb
morning and evening. Special oolleat•
ions are asked in lieu of the usual dinner.
Rev, Mr. Allis will take Mr. Rigeby's
work on Blyth oircuit.
Last Sabbath Rev. John Ross, B. A.,
was in his own pulpit, after hie vocation,
and the congregations were pleased to
welcome him book. His morning sub•
jeot was "The three Baptisms of Christ,"
and at the evening eervioe "Safe places"
was the interesting topio.
"The lines have fallen to me in pleas.
ant places yen, I have a goodly
heritage." Psalm 16 and 6, was the text
ohoeeu by Rev. S. J. Attie last Sabbath
evening in the Methodist cbaroh. A
most excellent disoonrse was preached,
the outline being as follows :—We have
a goodly heritage in that Christianity
(a) Acknowledges tbe value and sacred -
nese of life ; (b) In the provision made
for the poor, infirm and old ; (o) In the
diffusion of wealth ; (d) In being favored
with a universal and unrivalled secular
education ; (e) Justice to womankind ;
(f) By baying the highest type of poetry,
music and art ; (s) In the dispelling of
prejudice and superstition ; (h) All have
a goodly heritage who are possessed of
the knowledge and bops in the future
through Jesus Christ. -
G00r11n0nDxaTnmT MnaTuro.—The reg•
alar fall meeting of the Methodist
ohurohes in the Goderioh District was
held in Rattenbary street church, Clin-
ton, on Thursday afternoon of last week,
Rev. Jos. Edge, Chairman, presiding, and
Rev. E. Olivant, secretary. All the min•
isters in the dietriot, except Revs. 11.
Millyard and 3. W. Pring, were present..
The laymen in attendance were R. W.
MoRenzie and A. Million, Goderioh ; R.
Relines and D. Tiplady, Clinton ; W.
Nesbitt, Holmesville ; J. H. McClinton,
Auburn ; R. Pollard, Walton ; N. H.
Young, Blyth ; M. Braithwaite, Londes.
boro ; W. Keys, Varna, and J. Lather.
land, Seaforth. Arrangements for Ede.
oabional and Missionary anniversaries
were left in the hands of east minister,
The allotment of the Superannuation for
the respective oiroaits is as follows :
Goderioh, North st., $76 ; Goderieb,
Victoria ab., $43 ; Clinton, Ratteabury,
$72 ; Clinton, Ontario, $01; Holmesville,
$41 ; Seaforth, $56 ;. Blyth, $50 ; Landes.
boro, 348; Auburn, $40; Benmiller, $33;
Dungannon, $41 ; Nile, $37 ; Walton,
$23 ; Tuokersmitb, $17 ; Bayteld, $28 ;
Varna, $89. Quite a discussion took
plane concerning this fund, and also as to
bhe advisability of holding miesiouary
meetings on week evenings, but no nation
was taken. A public meeting was held
in the evening, but the attendanoe was
woefully small, pertioularly for m town
where' Methodism is pretty strong. How.
aver, two excellent addresses were de.
livered by Rev. Mr. Godwin, of Goderioh,
and Rev. Mr. Rigeby, of Blyth.
A very enjoyable social was held on
hursday evening of last week in Mel-
illa church basement under the $nspioee
f the Christian Endeavor, with the
oubie purpose of welcoming the pastor
oma after hie venation and saying fare.
ell to Mr. Stewart, who had supplied
ev. Mr. Bose' pulpit. President G. A.
eadman took the chair, and after de-
oti0nal exeroisee made a terse address
p910911ate to the occasion, and called
r the following cheery program which
as admirably rendered :—Solo,
Soldier's Cheer," bliss Kato Wilson ;
ootoh reading, "Saunders before the
ession," G. F. Blair ; quartette, "Teach
e Thy Statutes," Misses Annie and
innis Stewart, A, M. MoKay and J.
Cameron ; address by Rev. J. Rous
Which be made brief reference to his
ay at Clifton Springs, tine pleasure the
ugregation had manifested in Mr.
tewart'e tereioes, and the hope he had
Mornse8 spirituality in theEudsavor;
lo, "I am content," Miss Lida Crooks ;
dress by Mr. Stewart, expressive of
s thanks to the congregation of Melville
hush for their sympathy and Iclndnoss,
d wishing the En8Oavor Sooieby great
0aees for the time to Dome ; eolo, "Aly
od, my Father, while I stray," Miss
ate Wil 00 ; solo "Tine and Tide,"
115 Sinclair. Mies Jean McLancb)in
neared efficient service as accompanist.
u abundant eupply of refreshments,
nsisting of bread and butter, cele,
floe, and frnit was served and a social
me spent for a: half hour, "God be
th yds till we meet again" was heartily
ng and the gathering dietniseed by the
stet pr0nouuoing the Benediction,
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Rev, J. A, >I•IoLnohlin, M. A., former•
ly of Wroxeter and Teeswater ointuits,
bee been invited to Acton next year.
Rev. Janne de Buohanne, Ph.D., M.D.,will be buried in the Gulf of Mexico, ex.
cording to his reeve/at.zie declared that
the happiest hours of his life had been
spent at sea, and that be wished to be
buried there. He died lo Galveston,
Texas, A tug boat bas been engaged for
the funeral.
A oommunion "token" . used over 50
years ago wee puked up by a resident in
No. 1 ward the other day. It le made of
lead, and on the face of ib are the words
"Knox aheroh, Galt, 1845." On the
reverse aide is the quotation, ',This do in
remembrance of Me." I Cor; sr, 2e. It
is about Ole size of a Canadian oenb, but
it is oblong instead of being round.—
Ingersoll Chronicle.
The ruri-deoanal meeting for theDean-
ery of Huron was held et Seaforth ou
Tuesday of last week. The business
transaoted was mainly of a routine
character. The questidn of the re.assees•
meet of the parishes was discussed, and
a committee consisting of Revs, M.
Turnbull and A. K. GriEdn with John
Rensford, was appointed to visit the re•
spsotive parishes 00 the matter,
People We Talk About.
,Ino. Beattie is on t- he - sink list.
Mrs. Jerry Blashill fs Blair this week.
Bola McAlpine was in town this week.
J. T. Rose was in London for a few
days.
Mrs. R. G. Wilson was in Atwood last
Sunday,
Ed, H01linger saw the sights of Toronto
last week.
Miss O'Connor was in Durham for a
few days,
Tony Sample was in Paisley for several
days this week.
Mies Lily Kendall has gone on. a trip
down the lakes,
Mrs. T. Fletcher was visiting in To.
;onto for a week.
Will. Y,eatherdale is back from his visit
to the Queen City.
Mies Minnie MnNaughton is holiday-
ing at St. Thomas.
Roland Beattie, of Wingbam, is in
town for a few days.
Misses Mary Friendship and Mary Ross
are visiting at London.
James and Wesley Walker were visiting
in Toronto last week.
Jim McKenzie, of Fox's drug store, is
hollidaying in Guelph.
Robb. McCracken spent a few days
with friends at Hanover.
Miss Maggie Smith will take a millin•
cry situation at Wiarton.
Mise Johnston, of Gallica, Ohio, visited
Mrs. Ge. 8. Blair, Brus
sel'
Miss Chapman, of Wingham, spenb
Sunday with Mrs. Pearson.
Rev. W. T. Olaf, of Dresden, paid a
visit to Brussels this week,
Rev. Mr. Pring, of Nile, was in town
on Wednesday of this week.
J. J. Gilpin and wife have gone on a
visit to London and Hensall.
Mise Hattie Rogers will resume her
position as milliner at Zurich.
W. G, Collins is at Dungannon this
week booming the Cboesn Friends,
Mrs. D. Frain has gone on a visit to
relatives in London and St. Thomas.
Mr. Carter and daughter, of Blyth,
Snndayed with Robb. Burns and wife.
W. H. Willis, Mrs. Willie and Gerry,
of Seaforth, were in town last Sunday.
Wm, Martin and wife are in MoKillop
oaring for Mrs. Martin's father who is
Mr. Taman and wife, of Goderioh,
spent Sunday at alto. Carter's Mill
street.
Miss Downey was called to her home
in Witten/own owing to the serious illness
of her mother.
Miss Maggie Beattie was home this
week from Clinton, where she has been
for Several months.
Miss Clara McCracken- returned home
last Tuesday from Hensall where she has
been eines last nine.
Mre, Wm. Kneobtel is back from, Feta
gns. She brought her grandchild, Myrtle
Rose home with her,
Rev. S. J. Allis and Miss Fernie were
visitors to London on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week.
Noble Gerry combined business and
Osmium in a trap to London this week.
Mre. Gerry a000mpanied him,
Mrs. James Jones and daughter and
Miss Thompson were treating Mre.
Homphriee, at Toronto, last week.
Mrs. Leslie O'Connor and children re.
turned to Durham last Saturday. The
baby's health is still in a precarious con-
dition.
Dr, Holmen, County Treasurer, was in
town on Tuesday. He and Mrs. Holmes
have recently returned from a trip to
England.
R. F. Blair, of Parry Sound, and Mre.
Blair, of Goderioh, were the guests of
Barrister and Mrs. Blair for a few dive
this week.
Mrs, Neil McLanohliu and Mrs. R. K.
Ross represented the missionary society
of Melville church at lo meeting in Wrox•
star on Wednesday.
Thos. Edgar, of Tara, formerly oheese-
maker at Brussels faotoey, has atoned a
fiour mill, with all the leant impeovo-
menta, in Pinkerton.
Mrs, Wm. Ellie, of Bruesele South,
who bad the misfortene to break three of
bar ribs by a fall, is able to get about
again, although not altogetber recovered
yet.
H. Jatnes, R. Thomson, J. Long, Geo.
Beet, Mrs. Geo, Cardiff, Mrs. J. T, Rosa,
0ounoillor Wilson, S. Wilton, D. Ewan,
Mrs. Ewan, Mrs, F. S. Stott and others
went to London Fair on Wednesday.
We ate sorry to hear that Wm. R.
Stretton, 0. P. B. engineer, dislooated his
shoulder, sprained hos arts and injured
his side by a fall, Ete has been off duty
while hie engine is undergoing repairs.
Dr. Horsey, who travelled through
Canada with Li Hung Chang as 0511 of
the Canadian representatives of the Do.
minion Government, is a eon•iu•lnw to
Dr, lMfaodonald, of Winghom, the well-
koowo M, E. for Bast Huron. Dr, Elm.
say formed Li Hnng'e aaquafritauce while
travelling i5 the Flowery Kingdom.
Willie Cooper is on the eiolc lien,
N. 13. Gerry and wife Snndayed in
Seaforth.
Clark Ailin is laid up with "a sane
throat this week.
Stuart Scott ran a nail in his foot ou
Monday of thIO week,
Mrs. Woods, of Galt, was 'eating Mrs.
R. G. Willson this week.
Postmaater and Mrs. Farrow are visit.
ing in Loodon and vicinity.
Will, and Russell 0)Imie, of Listowel
visited at Roderick Ross' on Sunday.
Town Treasurer Kelly and wife are
visiting at London and Wardsville this
Week.
Miss Eva Turnbull, of Tan PM staff,
and Airs, Turnbull, are holidaying with
relatives at Guelph.
Will, B. Brown, of Boston, Mass., who
was visiting at Thos. Ballantyne's for
three weeke, returned to his home last
week.
Andrew Burgess, youngest eon of Sand.
Burgess, is home for a couple of weeks'
visit. He bets been at the goo for nearly
five years.
John MoDonnell, the popular Hensall
hardware dealer, was in town this week.
He thinks Brussels is bhe smartest town
in the County—barring 13eneail.
Rev. E. A. Shaw, of Belgrave, was in
town on Tuesday. He was seeing Mre.
Shaw and baby off on the train to Guelph
whither she went to visit old friends and
attend a wedding,
Additional Local News.
h is said that Brussels will supply the
bride for a matrimonial alkanna in which
the groom will Dome from one of the
Western Stater/.
Ooa thanks are dee to the Direotors of
the North-western Exhibition for oom-
plimentary tickets. Their Fair will be
held in Goderioh Sept. 223d, 28rd and
24th.
Rama catalogues are Doming to the
town in large numbers. Brussels will
not boom any better by oar residents
trading with Toronto houses and bo the
detriment of the home business man.
Roxix o Fran Exanm.—The Toronto
World of last Friday says : The Ronald
fire engine exhibited in the north-west
corner of Machinery Hall received per-
haps more attention from China's- great
ambassador than any other of the fascin-
ating sights at the Exhibition. His in-
terest was not a mere passing whim
either, for be took book with him, for the
approbation of his imperial master, ten -
dere for two of the Ronald engines, and
lett orders for the firm to send a man to
teach the Celestials bow to use it. This
is preeomably the only tender from a
Canadian firm to enter Chinese terri-
tory. The sales of this old•reliable en-
gine in our own 000ntry, however, have
been something enormous. From British
Colombia auroes to Nova Scotia there are
98 of their engines now in use, the one
ebown in Machinery Hall being No. 99.
Wherever they are in use they have
given the best of satisfaction, as they are
beyond a doubt the lightest and most
capacious engine on the market. They
get up steam quicker, and, when under-
going a most thorough test, throw a
stream of water for a distance of 280
feet with a Ir/ inch nozzle. The chief
point of superiority in the Ronald over
other makes is that it is as steady se a
rook while in action, that it does not jar,
and consequently does not wear, chafe or
in any way injure the hose. It is extra
durable by reason of its having seamless
submerged collier tubes in its boiler,
which prevents them from burning.
Hence the Ronald firm gives a guarantee
for ten years with their tenders, while
other makers do not risk more than five.
%V31Ieelltt'm.
A. Graham has received the contract
for the rest of the granolitbio sidewalks
at 13e. per foot.
Geo. Carr, has bought out T. Leslie's
stook of teetering and added it to bis own.
Bell's furniture factory was closed
down during last week to give the em-
ployees an opportunity of attending the
Exhibition.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church has been fortunate in securing
the services of Miss Marietta La Dell,
B. E., a graduate of the Philadelphia
School of Elocution, who will give a re-
cital in the Methodist church in the Methodist church on Tuesday
evening, Sept. 22nd.
John Norris, of Wingham, the well.
known G. T, R. engineer, died at the
home of his father-hi/am at Windsor on
Friday, after an illness of several months,
caused by a oaooeroos growth in the nenk.
He formerly resided in London, and was
past president of the London division oe
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers. He was also a prominent member
of the Masonic fraternity, being a Com.
panion of St, J'ohn's Royal Arch Chapter
Nu. 8 and sPast Preceptor of Richard
Coeur de Lion Preoeptory No. 4, Knights
Tempters, both of London, In 1394 he
was gland sword bearer of the Great
Priory of Canada. Mr. Norris formerly
ran on the Weetere Division of the G. T:.
R„ but latterly on the London, Huron
ds Bruce. He leaves a widow. At the
regular meeting of the London Knights:
Tempters feeling references were made to
the great lose the order bad sustained • in
the death of Sir Knight Norris. Ie was
decided to send a floral wreath ; and B.
E. Sir Knights D. B. Buroh and Arthur
Carrotbers, V. E. Sir Knight Joseph
Dambra and E. Sir Knight W. J. Carson
were deputed to attend the funeral on
Sunday afternoon, as representatives of
Richard Coeur de Lion Preoeptory No. 4.
Many of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers of London Division, No. 68,
also attended.
According to advices received at Fort
Townsend, Washington, the Btbring Sea
fleet will disband at an early dote and
return to civilisation.
The British Trade Unions Congrose
passed re0Olulticns Levering a more
practical spawn of aducatioo, and also
favoring an annuity 10 alt paliti11al
prisoners.