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The Brussels Post, 1891-3-6, Page 1l t Volume 18 Fourth Division Court. BR.0 bSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1891. The usual Whinge of the 4th Division Court was held in the Court room 0' the 20th ult., Hie donor Judge Doyle presiding. The following cases were on the docket : Geo. Love, py or., ve. Goo. Nul on, py, dr.; Fanikener et al, garnishee -An ad• journod ease from last Oouro, and was further adjourned till next Court. Stretton Bros., py. ors., ve. Semi. and John Carter, py. d garnishee-An notion on (limited an. count. Aft, r argumeuta by counsel judg- ment was reserved. Wilson vo. Shiels-Disputed acooutt, and was edjouued till next Court. Graham vs. Turnbull ; Henderson, gar. niehee-Grewar vs. Turnbull; Hender- son, garnishee- Both of these wore no- tions on aceonnte, resulting in judgment for primary creditors against primary debtor. No order againet garnishee. MaLauohlan vs. Ramsey -Action of tart for damage alleged to have been caused i y defendant's negligence in sat ting fire under boiler of plaintiff's mean engine at Jamestown. Adjourned till next Court. Martin ve. Robortenn-Disputed me - count. Judgment for plaintiff with costs in 16 days. Cola ve. Kende- Action for board wages claimed by defendant tram plain. tiff Judgment for plaintiff with costa. Genie. vs. Rena-Aotion on promissory note. Defense entered, but defendant not appearing judgment wee given for plaintiff for full amount of claim with oohs. .1. number of judgment aummons cases were heard and the usual orders made. Washington Letter. (Prom our 'Regular correspondent.) Washington, F'eb.:t), 'el. The rumor is rife in Washington that Mr. Cleveland is not a candidate for re- nomination for the Presidency and will not allow hie name to be presented to the Democratic national convention of 1892. This statement is -aid to be on high authority, and its truthfulness will, it is claimed, in due time, be well established. 1 -IN decision in the m otter was made kuowu to close political friondo some days ago and the formal aunounoe• matt of nis intentions will roach the country over his own name, in proper season. :Ir. Cleveland's determination, su the tumor goes, is fixed tied uttalter• able, and while he has slanted his friends that he fait a• keen an interest in the 000,oaes of the Demorratin party as ever before, and would respond to any reasonable call omen hint in Futuro, ho emphasized the Iadb that it must be as a private in the ranks and not ns a can- didate. Se resolute was Mr. Cleveland in the interview with his friends that they abandoned ail hope of iaduaing hits to again become a candidate, loud have since had conferences with prominent party men with a view to uniting upon some other Democrat for 1892. Whether that man will be Hill or Gorman, Abbott, or Whitney, or whether it will be a Democrat from a Western State is, of .course, problematioal. Ex-Souretary of the Navy Whitney has been in Washing. ton for the past few days, where he has met many Dentocratio Senotors and Ile. presentatives. It is but natural to infer that politioel topica wore "discussed at these meetings, but it is stated positively that there is no foundation in fact for the statement that Mr. Whitney's mission i. to develop a Whitney Presidential boom. He has declined to bo interviewed by newspaper mon, but Democrats who en - jay his confidence and to whom he hae talked freely, state that hie visit is wholly fre•, from selfish political in. termite, and that he is not a candidate, so far as they know. At the close of this Congreve there will be in the neighborhood of 1,300 bills on the calendar of the Hoose which hove been favorably reported by cotnnnittees but which fail fur want of time for their consideration in the House. The major- ity of these aro of little impottanee to the general publio, but neaortheless are proper mementos, which should be noted upon. Very many, however, are im- portant measures. Some of them will be just on the verge of being disposed of when they will bo suddenly ant off by the arrival of noontide ou the 4th of March. dome of the appropriation bills. will probably be signed within an hour of the time for final adjournment, and it may be, ss hae often oocured, that the bonds of the clock will have to be turned book to prevent the failure of an appro• priation bill. A number of bills that will fail aro such as would certainly pass if there were a day or two more tune, but the fell 1,800 go oV'er to ho re -intro - ducted and to burden the calendar of the next House. Will Speaker Reed reactive from the minority the usual vote of thanks at the Mose of this stenion ? In view of all that has happeued during tide session, the ceneetien le ono that to causing .a good deal of gossip on the House side of the 'Capitol, Tho general impression ie that it can be answered in the negative. It is not believed that any Demoorat will care to offer the resolution, but should Ruch a resolution be ptssented, Re- presentative Rogers, of Attuned, will present a substibute of a diifmont tenor, and the yeas and nays will be demand- ed. When Mr, Keifer! was Speaker the nounl resolution was offered b Blackburn. Tho yeas and nays Mi, were demanded and called, the revolution finally panning by the aid of Republican votes. But Mr, Keifer, althottgh he was dieliked by the Democrats, wan never disliked to the degree which the minor. ity now entertain towards Mr. Reed, Sines theOhelving of tine force bill the energy displayed by Congress has been eetltt(lianone. It' new se0me probable that the lunar Will 'rase ~rise teat of the rogue lar gaqual appropriation measures before the week closmn. With the facility a1' *eye shown by fila 84bate In the die, Vetch of bailout] at the OKI of a Bearden Confidently he 'ori sacci that altered off the docket by Match 4th. Congress is a 1.quaoione body, bub it is alto when aroused to working body, Ex Secretary Whitney during hie visit to this city did nob announce In atenborian tones that he w+te "not in 11" for 1802, Silver will not be quoted below '92, and next year's candidata in both parties are requested by the political miners to bear it in mind, For the majority in the House the 4th of March is drawing mtplettaantly nieh. The force bill appears to have been lost in the shuffle. lo;ast nuron Nomination. 'Pita nomination for this Riding was held at the Town Hall, Gorrie,on Thurs- day of last weak. There was a good ettL. Milkmennopenod thenproceedingsUfliotat lof 12 o'clock. The oandidatoe nominated were Dr. Macdonald, Wingham, and Dr. Holmes, of Goderieh. The nomination paper of Dr. P. Mac - 'weak( was signed by the following elec- tors :-W. B, Towler, Geo. Vetoed, J. J llumuth, D. M. Gordon, (3, hielntyro, S. Gracey, Jae, 'meth, Pater Deane, Thos. Leel(«, ltobt. Orr, R. Elliott, \V. Reid, Alex. Roan, of Wingham ; Thos. Gibson, R. McGee b, Jo-. Mitchell, J. 1$. Williams, Jas. Edgar, rm., Jas. alaLetuth• lin, of Howlett Geo. Fortune, John Di. meat, Wm. Douglas, David Moffat, John Harvie, Wm. teemnnih, Atex. Hislop, .Iaa. Stewart, of Turnberry ; Thos.. Ashton, Jonathan Moore. J. R. Miller, of Morrie, The nomination paper of Dr. W. J. R. Holmes was signed by the following deo. tors :-Thos. Beli, Thos. Ohisholm, H. Davie, W. Clegg, (3. N. Griffin, S. Kent, it. Malndoo, M H. McIndoo, John Gal. braitiv, Robt. Hill, Geo. Petoypieoe, B. Nilson, Rich. Anderson, S. J. Smith, Thos. Agnew, W. J. Doyen, J. B. F'er- S. Youhill, H. Kerr, John JMcDonogh, Jae. Armour, 13. R. Talbot, Gen. Russell, .l. ll, Hiacocks, Jas. P teuty, H. W. C. Meyer, all of Wmgham. After the nomination proceedings had been declared closed a public meeting was organized, with W. 1f. Clegg, of Gorrie, as chairmen, who di•uharged hi>t dutiee to the satiafacini of all, ft was arranged that Dr. Macdonald should speak first for oue hour, then Dr. Holmes wets to speak for one hour, iVlid Dr. M to- douaei wtae to ulo-e with to fifteen minute reply, anal this arraugenneet was carried out. Morris Council Ivteeting. • The Council met, pursuant to arijonre• meat, in the council room, on Feb. 23rd. Metnbars all present, the Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meeting road and passed, Messrs. \fuOlelland and John- atot presented the audito.s' report which was examined by the council and oonn• pared with, vonah,,rs. It was mover] by S. Oaldbick, seconded by Goo. Kirkby that the auditors' report as now read be adopted and that the abstract be publish• ed in Tits Beussenn Pose and Wingham Advance, Carried. Moved by James Proctor, seconded by 0. A. Howe that the Treasurer be instructed to deposit $1,200 in the Bank of Hamilton, Wing - ham, to the credit of this corporation, also to deposit auoruod interest on •910,- 000, now in Bank. Carried. The follow. ing accounts were ordered to be paid :- C. MoOlolland, auditors' salary, $10.00 ; R. Johnston, ditto, 910.00 ; W. 11, Er- win, nomination:posters, $1.25 ; trustees of S. S. No. 1, use of school house at foal election, $4.00 ; Albert Hughes, damage hauling gravel, $1.00 ; S. Walker, gravel, 05.25 ; Misses lllxford, charity, 910.00 ; John Hays, keeping county ward, 015.00 ; Robt. Shortreed, keeping Wm. Palmer up to date, 924.00 ; corpora- tion of Bly'h, Moll rent u , to Jan, 1891, oe 150 re Wilson draiewis n, $12.00 ; TThos �tbliller, repairs for hall, $1.04 ; T, S. Brandon, ealary and expenses, 9100. Moved by J. Proctor, seconded by, Geo. Kirkby that this council do now adjourn to meet again on March 30th. Carried. W. Ceram, Clerk. • R. T. Walker was Friday elected dopltty reeve of Kincardine. Monday was the coldest day of the winter in New York, the thermometer marking 10 degrees below zero. The owners of forme in Minnesota and North Dakota, for 100 mike along the Red River Valley from Wahpaton to Pembina, are greatly excited over the property prospoat of losing their propo ) ). defective titles, The Great Northern Railway Company has made application to the general land office to have the rant along the St. Vincent extension de- hned•by plot and map, as has been done in the fireokinridgo division in North Dakota, according to the Ransom - Phalle] deoisiun. That decision will prove more disesteem to the settlers in the St. Vincent extension than to the othere, or at least it will effect more vela, Ode property. Monday last being the 100th anoint. eary of the death of John Wesley, a sta. tuto erected in hie honor was unveiled in the presence of a large concourse of pee. ple in trait of the City toad chapel, Lon. don, Eng., the headquarters of the Wes. loyiens. Rev 7'redetick Farrar, arch• deacon of Westminetor, took part in thio ooromoitlos. The arohdeauon delivered a long and eloquent eulogy of John Wesley, during the bonnie of which he said he re. gutted, as a chur0hmttn, that the church 100 years ago hats not the wisdom to as. simitate with the (nighty enthusiasts which gave montolttum to the Weoleyan i the meth, movomont. It soothed, ehid deacon, )hooking and diegracofnl'in Christians bound by a common Chile handy to treat each other with enamel (midterm. John Wesley leitmotif, he added, set an exempla of splendid toler- ance. 'fife erohdegoon retniddod the cengreg8tion of the words of 'William Penn, that the humble, mock, inaroihd and jest er0811 of ono religion, and will act roue:ooze eftelt other when in tactual The Government Sus- tained b a Small Majority. Hons, Carling, Foster and Colby in the "Soup." OLD HURON SOLID. Three Bruces in Line. THREE WELLINGTONS DiTTO North Persil goes Reform Dr. Macdonald rolls up 300. FREE TRADE ON THE BOOM. As we go to press the returns aro yet incomplete, but the figures appear to be 91. to 106 in favor of the Government, with 13 constituencies to hear from. Tho Opposition gains were very note- worthy in Ontario in the rural dintriota, but the cities held to the Government, excepting London, which elected Chae. Hyman by a good majority over Minister of Agriculture Carling. RAST tNORON. Dr, Macdonald is elected in this Riding by about 300 majority, having to majority in every municipality except Howick and there the vote for Dr. Holmes was far be- low what was exported by either party. The following are the returns for East Huron, by majorities, as nearly as could be obtained :- Macdonald 49 2 16 25 187 29 90 t 11y ria everything of p ice n 000a ty will 1* = wort41 with the tattle off. ry Brussels, Blyth, Wingham, Wroxeter, Grey, Morris, Turnberry, Howick 395 Dr. Macdonald's majority 307. NAST noBON IN 1887. Macdonald. Breese's, Blyth, Wingham, Wroxeter, Grey, Morris, Turnberry , Howiek, 32 2111 42 293 Macdouald's majority 61. M. C. Cameron defeated Porter in West Huron by a large majority. John MaMillan holda the fort in South Huron. Grieves was elected over S. R. Henson in North Perth. Dr. Bonne was victorious in North Bruce and Tnrax in East Bruce over Messrs VioNeil sod Cargill, respect. tivoly, North Essex, Peel, Welland, Lin- coln and Meek also elected Opposition members, while East Elgin and Halton returned supporters of Sir John A. Mac- donald. asdonald. ONTARIO BN0Oittt0BO NLIOOTnn. Londou-Hyman. Welland -Getman. Oxford N --Sutherland. Lambton W -Lister. Lincoln -Gibson, Brant S-Pattonion. Wellington S -Innes. Waterloo S -Bowman. Oxford 5 -Cartwright. Ontario 8 -Davidson, Kent-Oampbell. Porth N -Grieves. Durham W.-Beith. Ontario S -Davidson. H.ur.tu W -Cameron; Huron E-Maodnaald, Heron S. -McMillan, Monok-Brown, Essex N. -McGregor, Waterloo S. -Livingston, Elgin W.-Ct.ey. Lennox -Allison, N. athumborltted-Hargrafb. York N,-bIulook. Perth S. -Trow. Wentworth -Baits. Simone 71.-Spohn. Middlesex 8. -Armstrong. Essex S. -Allan. Bruce W.-Rnwatd, Busaoll-Edwards. Wentworth S, -Middleton. Prescott--Prouix. Bothwell -Mills. Grey S.-3 wnderltin. York k E. -Mckenzie. Pet.l-l'oatherstotn, 1lttntings E.-I3u„tdette, Wellington N.-Molfullen. Narfello N - Oharlton. ()uteric W. -Edgier. ONTA0,30 CONe noreety1%a seagri ce. Simone N.-Tyerwhitt, Proakville-Wand. .. Polorboro' W--StoyotlOn, Cibtawa--lvfrwintosln and Bobillartl. Ilamilton...Moltay and [Veltman. Toronto - Contcbnrn, Denison and Wbeete1'.. 1.tnN:nein•--43ir ,john lasedernld, Wither Steward -Miller. llolmes 88 88 Farrow. 7 36 36 12 141 232 Co800000Ttv11e --(Continued). Cirenvilie S. -Reid. Siuwoe N.-MlcCarthy, llfiddleaax N,-Iimelons. Ilaldimae h1-Moutsgue. Dundee -Rosa. Norfolk S -Tisdale. Leede S-ilttggart. Renfrew -Whits, Middlesex E -Marshall. Middlesex W-Roomo. lel sngaary-McLennan, Viotoria S -Fairbairn, York W -Wallace. Carleton-Dmlceneon. Gray N -Maroon. Northumberland NI -Cochrane. Hastings W -Corby. Elgin E- Ingram, Leeds N -Ferguson. Halton -Henderson, Durham E Craig. Lambtnn E-Moncrieff. The Reformers of this riding were jubilant as the largely inereaoed ma. so: ities poured in for Dr. Macdonald and their joy was gr -at at the Liberal vioto• ries in the neighboring onuetituenciea of West Huron and North Porth, Dr Holmes pulled down the Reform majority somewhat in Grey township and gut vot; in Brussels that no other Conservative could have got, bub Blyth, Wingham, Morris, Turnberry and Brus- eels rolled up the majority. firer• and Wroxeter held their own fairly well but he naughty people of Howick evidently are Free Trade re. The Wingham Advance, published on Wednesday of this week, is authority for the following :-"Good news comes from all parts of the riding, and in Grey a sur- prise, it is thought, is in stare for Dr. Macdonald. Holmes is the man." East Huron will evidently have to un- dergo another gerrymandering. How would it do to attach Grey, Morris, Blyth, Brussels, Turnberry, Wingham and Wroxeter to South Heron and East Huron to retain the balance ? Sir John A. had a large majority in Kingston bnt lost several of his Iieuten• ante on the persons of Finance Minister Foster, President of Privy Council Colby and Minister of Agrioulturo Outing, at least so the telegrams) stated. Out of 215 seats the Conservatives are credited with winning 100 and the Re- former 05, leaving 1.4 unreported. There firmres may b•• somewhat altered es the full returns come to hand later but while the Government has undoubtedly a majority the unmher has been reduced very materally as compared with the last 1Iuuse. A11 the leading Reformers have been reelected among whom are Messrs. Cartwright, Mille, Patterson, Mackenzie, Charlton, &c. Number 34. Montreal city 0 unci( las voted $5,000 to the Spring Hill sufferers, The township of Westmeath, Onb,, paused the local option by law by a ma- jority of 32 votes. Newmarket is rejoicing ever the pos- session of an arteeian well widish die• Omegas 80,000 gallone of water per d ly. Messrs. Crossley and Hunter, the two evangelis's, are drawing large congrega• Kona at their revival meetin,is in New Westminster, B. 0. A boy named Geo. Dison, about 14 years of age got naught in the machinery of Herr & Harcourt's bobbin factory at Walkerton Eddy and was instantly killed, A enowstorm has raged in Dakota fur two Jaye and ie iunreaeing in force. More snow has fallen than during the whole of last winter and this winter up to Sunday: Of theft/ultimo of the Springhill mine explosion 44 were Presbyterians, 28 Episoopatians, 24 Roman Cabholi -e, 19 Methodists, 2 Baptists and 6 unknown, Tee relief fund now tom •uuta to over 920,000. A very line specimen of the tiger oat was abet this week near the Blank Gorse in the township 01 Sinless. It is tato largest animal f the kind tied has over been seen in this station, and weighed over fo ty poorids. The Britteh oulumbia Legislature has passed a reeoluti,n to petition the Do- minion Government to make the 011inese poll tax 9100, abo,isb return certificate) and restrict the number carried inward by the steamships. Edward Dowdull, of Elba, a young man 21 years of age, was instantly killed the other day by falling in (rout of hi- aleigh off a load of wood while pasting Catuilla. His nook was broken and he died in twenty minutes. At the G. T. R. station, Cobourg, Fri• d ty, Brakeman Bret, while trying to draw a pin out of a oonpiing, slipped on the iso and two ears ran over him. One of his arms was out off and one leg wee broken in two planes. His recovery is doubtful. A message from the chief superin• tendert of the Interootonial railway in reference to the Spring Hill explonien reads : There have been 122 deaths, lea'ing 56 widows and 163 fatherless children. Ten wounded are doing well, but the recovery of two others in doubt- ful. Tuesday efbornoon ab0,1 8 o'clock a fearful accident oecnrred at 1' brolea. Sonia men were oreuting a three pole derrick in the Western of Canada pros- perity, and by some means the poke be• came loose, and is falling struck Jackson Stru:oars on the head, killing him in - stoutly. Wm. Hardy, of the Wallaoeburg din• triut, and James H. Hardy, who is em, played on the tunnel at Port Huron, have entered an action for 92,000 damages against the proprietor of the Wallaaebure Herald•Record, The plaintiffs claim that oertaiu articles appeared in the newspaper regarding the "Wadsworth liyotary,” and that said articles were in- juries to their eharaotere and standing in the community. The ease will be tried at the Spring Assizes in Chatham. Friday a sawing match took plana at J. D. McColl's, Lucas, about 400 people being present. The contest was over an 18 inch log, two cuts to bo made by oath party. Messrs. Gilmore and Fraser, of lldooreville, won in 764 seconds ; 2nd, Messrs. Spraul and Carroll, of Teeswater, in 8G seconds ; 3rd, Measrs. Gilmore and Simpson, Mooreville, in 86$ secouds. At the clone of the tnatah Metiers. Currie and McColl, of Parkhill, took off one cut in 80 aeoonds,wtth their overcoats on and while smoking cigars. Last week e. salon-year•old boy, son 01 Fred. Ball, of Toronto, was in a hack yard at play, Three prize bull terrie 0, owned by bis father, and not hitherto found savage, were also there. The little follow stumbled and fel., and the doge rushed savagely upon him, bit him in a more of places, tore the scalp off hie head and mangled him frightfully. Hie father fainted at the eight of the boy when tine dogs had been driven away, and on recovery immediately killed the dogs. The boy is not oapocted to live. Sporting Editor Globe : Sir, -I have aeon it stated in print that J. F. Corbett of Chicago and E. D. Rogers of Weans. ter, Maas., are negotiating for a single scull rano. I would like to meet them in a ewoepetake of from 9200 to 0500 a man. All the stakes to go to the winner, and the gate money, if there ie any, to the second man. I am willing to row over any suitable three mile course at any time that may bo agreed on. Any aommuniaatiot addressed to me in care of the Globe will receive immodiate et. tension, and will load to a race if Moses. Rogers and Corbett moan businese. Torouto March 2, D. Dmount. fCrt.ntt.dinu Newna. The returning offloer'e summing np gives Hnn. J. M. Gibson a majority of 704 in Hamilton. Jas. Wallace, of Che ley, who is a car- penter by trade, has just fallen heir to a fortune of 910,000. Robert Fletcher, a farmor living near Ivey P. 0., Simone county, fell from a load of hay on Friday and died in to few hours. John Calkins, while driving a fish waggon at Waodatook Saturday, sudden- ly tumbled off the seat and when picked up was dead. hire. Sarah Ferguson, of Proton, was found dead in bed Sunday morning. When ehe retired the previous evening she was in her naval good health. The Michigan Central Railway Com. puny have vory generously presented the Railway Hoepltal in St. Thomas with 9486.65 to pay off the debt of tho institu- tion. The wife of Joeeph Langford, a resneo. table retired farmer living in Lean, dropped dead at aha ten table on Tuesday evening. Tho doctor pronounced it a cavo of heart disease. The C. 1'. R. steamship Emprese of India sailed from Suez'oil Wodnenday on her world -circling trip. A11 the peewee - gars were delighted with the trip to Cairo and the pyramids. Mr. Currie, of Port Elgin, lighthonso keeper of Cove Island. shot a white deer near his reaidenue, He sent the carcass to Toronto and had the whole animal set np, which cost him 9100, Rev. T. M. Campbell, of St. Mary's, has been invited to beo,tno pester of the Cambridge Methodist church in Lindstty, and has accepted, nubjeet to the action of the transfer committee. Funk Ryall, cam of Thos. Ryall, of Oak avenue, Pario station, Ont., watt found dead in the barn by his brother Saturday afternoon. He did not come into hie dinner toe usual and when search W1113 made was found dead. Grand Master 3. Roe. Robertson, on bohalfof the Mosonic Grand Lodge of Canada, hon forwarded 9250 to the Springhill disaster found at Halifax, 925 of which is to be given to the oma Masonic family effected thereby. Willow oreok overflowed its banks int Paisley, on Wednesday, completely stopping traffic. The bridge was broken, a barn parried away and other damage done. A large number of men wore put to work clearing away the main road, On the 14.tlt of May the property owe, ore of Essex Centre will vote upon a by. law to rains 920,600 for the purpose of building a system of tvaterwo•ka in that town. Pito propearei plan inoludos a tribe well, and an elevated steel storage tank. 1(ev, T. W. Jeffrey, who had been confined to his Unite for two Months or eo, died Sunday meld, aged 59 yore, Nom the offsets of beset dmaase, Ills death ban boon ex} eotod of late. Its was of Berkeley Y Street Methodist Church, Toronto, from the date of last confe1otncn, Titan. trembly, of Whitton, father, of Charlie Hambly, the victim of the Bal. tlo outrage, while waiting on the ice from Prndt a (tools to Wiarton Monday even• ing, broke throtlth and wag drowned. As ha did not return home, search waw toed() : tba next morning and his body wee Need ill twelve feet of motor, Piet Under the break 10 the loo, The record of the work of the Inde• pendent Order of Oddfellows in Ontario for the year ending Deo. 31, 1890, has been issued from the office of the grand smutty, J. B. King. Following are some of the statistics contained in the t aport: There aro in Ontario 232 lodges, seven having been instituted and one roinotated during the year. The average lodge membership is 70$. Tho total membership is 17,693, a net 10010000 of 758 during the year. Tho total amount expended in relict was 071,063.10, an 3n• crease of 925.09 per day over the previous year, Tho total amsete of the lodges are 3698,1139.04, and the lodge fluids amount to 9980,998.89. At a moetiug of the kirk 0008100 of St. Androu'e Church, Went Toronto, it was decided to graft the Rev, D. 3. Mardon• A011, six months leave of absence and the Rev. Dr. (loldenith was appointed to take temporary charge of the oongregatioe. Mr..Macdonnell's general health is good, bat Cha doctors insist that he obeli en- tirely refrain from public speaking. Mr. Macdonncll leaves Toronto on Saturday for Liverpool, where he will oatoh the now 0, P, 14. steamer, the Empress of Japan, and will take a trip around the world on her. Ito will be absent about six months. Mr. Mttodoneeli is OttO of the tenet pantile photon in (:)nada anis everybody will lama 10 sow hits return in good health, Thos. Thomson, who has been for acv• era, years clerk in the hardware depart meat of Kyle & Barnett's establishment, and has lived all hi. life in Mitohv1), loft Par New York, where he has accepted a situation in n large hardware More. A, Gordon's jewelry store and dwelling, Durham, was burned on Snnrtay. An the -took and the grouter part of the fnrnitare was removed. Cause of fire unknown. Loss about 88,000, insurance $2,000. The Standard BanK was saved by hard work, The big steamer Steinhoff, which worked the Lorne Park route during the summer of 1890, is res ing at the bottom of the bay, N .rthorn dock, Toronto, where •he lar in winter gnarbo.s. Last week she sprang a leak, and before it could be reotiSed site filled and went down. Divers aro at work locating the leak, which when fated will be plugged and an attempt made to raise her by pumping her oat, Allan Mlorione, lot 25, con. 19, Elmo, has ,rade preparations to corm -armee the erection of a handsome residence, at the estimated cost of about 93,000. All the contracts have been awarded and worlc will begin as soon ar spring opens. Over 4,000 bricks are on the ground ready for ope anions. The main building will be 20x35 feet, fwd storeys high, with a kit. then in the shape of a T, 18 feet square and fall heigh', also a frame kitchen and woodshed, 18x86 feet, one storey. John Push, Brescia, has the contract for the brick work and plastering, and Meseta. Smith & Malcolm, of the same place, have the finishing in hand. Stone work, Henry Nesbitt, Listowel; carpenter work Jan. Hanna, Atwood ; elating, F. W. Bloxam, Stratford. The woodwork fin. hilt will ba something unique in this sec- tion, and it is calculated that the pro- posed structure will be one of the finest farm houses in the country. People We Snow. Toe. Burton has been quite ill. 1'. Thompson is bomo for o week. Thos. Gill le home from Michigan. Miss Lily Kendall is visiting in St. Thomas. Mrs. W. H. Willis, of Mitchell, is visit- ing in town. Miss Dolly Pollard, of Waltnit, was visiting in town title week. J. J. Gilpin went to St. Marys to vote for lir. Sharp on Thareday. Willie and Ernie Fairfield have gone to their grandparents for a visit. Samuel Rivets carne bank from the north this week. Miss Pivori is still ill. Arch. Pringle, of 13elLfouot.tin, was vi-iting his daughter, Mrs. Fairfield, last week. Mrs. (Rev,) Smyth, of Harriston, was renewing old acquaintances in Brussels this weak. Miss Sadie McDonald returned from Landon this week. She likes the city very much. Mrs. J. T. Cook wessummoned to Kin- cardine last week owing to the illness of her mother. A little child of Frank LeBon's was severely burned on one leg this week by falling againet the stove. Mies Edith Hill, who has been so- jcurning in Algoma for some time, spent a few days in Brussels thio week. Thos. Bradwell and daughter, former residents of Brussels, were in town host Monday. They live near Clifford. The Lnoknow Sentinel says :-We aro pleased to learn that J. Ssmnerhas again been ro.ongaged as loader of the Fire. men's Band. W. R Wilson's health hes not been toe good lately as of yore but we hope the atproaohing Spring weather will prove beneficial to hits. Miss Clara Jreighton and Miss Mary Sample are attending the millinery open- ings in Toronto, and \liesel.mma Wacker the openings in London. A. Bruce and wife are talking of re- moving from Brussels and locating at Belgrave. Mr. Bruce appears to think there is a good opening there for him. T. W. Crich and wife nee Mise Carrie Wells, of Tilbury Centre, Kent County', were in town recently visiting at Geo. Baker's, Mrs. Crich and Mrs. Backer are sisters. Last week's Clinton New Era saes :- . We aro sorry to bear of the very serious illness of Mrs. Jno. Oalbiok, Site is well up In yoars, and no hopes aro entertain- ed of her recovery. Mra. A. Currie sr. is visiting relatives and friends at W.,odst.00lc. She watt called there to the funeral of her brother, John Rutherford, wlto died recently, at the advanced age of 70 years. John E. Smith, of llrandon, Man., is in town t i this week. no is taking a ear load of there' bled horses and cattle Nook with him to Boraeford Farm. Mr. Smith has the reputation of keeping one of the best stook farms In the Dominion and thole who are acquainted with the gentleman will know that whatever he undertakes he pate vim into it and aeries it to a eunoessful issue. A letter received from Mrs. Albert Gerry, Indian Head, N. W. T., gives the pheaain' information that a great revival of religion has taken place et "Pair Play" school house, and tine people are in fop Rood, solid work. Alberti Gerry has been appointed Superintendent of the Sabbath school • Geo. Mooney class leader and Sam. Mooney leader of the Young Peo• pie's Assooiation. Their many old friends baro wish thong abundant Mouse in their work. Election day brouht the following former residents to Brussels ;-J, ilar- greavos, 7. W. Shaw, T. lieCrac, J. F. t3toCrac, J. Aluxteudor, W. H. Moos, 3. Stanley Old G. L. 13011. Termite ; 13, W. Tuck, Shelburne D. 1ttcCillisduy, Soda - Het) ; C. Gritnoldbv, sr., Owen Sound ;. II: J. Whitley,`Vingliam 'Lee, Watson jr., T. Wateoh se. and Goo. Love, Har rtatall ; W. 1I. Willis and John Stacey, Mitoholl ; L. Prey,Artnotrong l(ot•r, R. S. Haye and G. A, Boar, Soaforth ; Juo, Glenn, Tleborn° F. L. Scott, ]]lona ; A, ilermleten, Walkerton ; Jas. Laird. Tiverton; J. Denman and J. J. Den- oten, 731uevale ; W. F. Vermeil, WttnII ; Dutitey ochres, Goderitb•; Cl,neIlektoe, Totont0.