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The Brussels Post, 1891-3-20, Page 1• I. Volume 18. • Washington Letter._ (From our Regular eoirosponinnt.l Waebtngbon, Marsh 9,'91, The l''ifteefitse Congress expired at noon Wednesday, lived. da it died as it hod ve . Almost the last roll-oall to be entered upon the journal of the House showed its membership to be sharply divided on political lines, and partisan rancor was not altogether subdued until after the Speaker's gavel had fallen with a de; cisive thump upon the green cloth -cover- ed desk. A vast assemblage watched the death struggle. • Galleries, lobbies and floor were all filled to suffocation, and the Senate shared with the House -in the power of attraction which, like a menet, drew everybody to the Capitol. There was excellent order nn the fiber o4 the Senate, something which • is not at all strange. Tho Democrats preserved it goad -humored, yet dignified, silence; the Republicans wore a joyful demeanor, in spite of the fact that providence and en. expecterlly,adveree legieiaturee had dam. aged their majority quite seriously. It was almost' 12 o'olook when the first -ripple of excitement became apparent. Bills were coming from the House• every few minuted, and there were others due. There was a brief coneohatioe among the authorities at the desk, • and then Capt. Bassett, with a long thin' pole in hie hand, marched down the center aisle and, amid laughter and applause, moved the caner hand of the clnok bleak four min. ates. The recurrence of this custom- s time -polished senatorial deception that deceives nobody -put mike on the faces of those Senators whose terms expired with adjournment. They were going to be Senators a few moments longer than they had calculated upon. Then the neceeeities of the situation caused another backward movement of the hands ; this time to the extent of five minutes. Such business as was delayed moved with de. liberation, beoauee Capt. Bassett had to make another excursion olockward. Eight minutee to the rear was the result, and the trick was accomplished while several hundred men and women laughed audibly. The multitude was getting ready to roar once more when the venerable assistant doorkeeper started out on a fourth pil- grimage. The iron hook on the eud of the pole screeched on the enameled olook lace as the hand moved forward three minutes, which made it almost 12 o'eloek, Senate' time. The stolen minutes were, therefore, fuurteeu in number. With evi,ieut nervousness Vice -President Mor- ton fingered his eyeglasses as the clock hands pointed to the hour, but the tremor in Mr. Morton's voice was barely pre. cepbible es ho read a neat farewell ad. dress. The conclusion of his epeealh and the sound of the gavel were succeeded by applause from persons on the floor and in the galleries. The Fifty-first Congress, with all its virtue and vicious- nese, had then gone into history. The closing half-hour of the Fifty-first Congress in the House will live in bistory for the sudden changes from intense ex- citement to quiet again. The scenes at times beggared description. The House was in the greatest oonfueion ; files and papers were thrown in all directions. The floor, already littered with papers, looked ae if a heavy snow had fallen. A few minutes before 12 o'clock Mr. Mc- Kinley announced that the committee had waited on the President and he had had nothing further to submit to Con- gress. Then the Speaker's gavel fell and immediately a hush mane over the House. Members took their seats and the dropping of a pin could be heard in the chamber. The Speaker's speech was listened to attentively by both sides. It took lust five minutes in delivering, and ae the hands of the cloak name together at 12 o'olook the final words from Mr. Reed as Speaker of the Fifty•firat Con- gress were delivered : "I now deolare the House adjourned without day." The words we e the signal for pandemonium. Cheer after cheer went up from the Re. publican midis. Hats and files were thrown high in the air. From the Re• publican side, gradually gaining strength until nearly every man wee singing, erose the words of "Tramp, tramp, tramp, the bays aro marching.' More cheers followed the effort, and the Democrats, not to bo outdone, gibe° a vigoroae rendi- tion of "Horne, sweet home." The preen gallery was crowded, and the newspaper fraternity, amid tremendous applause, sang the "Doxology." The battle of eoug was now becoming animated. Everybody was singing, or trying to sing, and the effort 07118 remarkable, to say the least. The prase gallery,on a000tint of the vigor of newspaper lunge, however, was able to drown out the entire House, and every- body etcl ed to listen to the gallery sing • oodhYe+ C on=rasay were o 'ie going to leave youuowThe House tried once bore to sing "Hone again " but it fell- ed, and the galleries rand the 'floor began to empty rapidly. Thus the Congress cited. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1891. Number 86. stinted in the name of the Sooiety, with an address and certificate of life member. ship of the general society neatly framed. The address was read by Mrs. Graham, of Brussels, and the certificate of life membership was presented by Mies Anderson, of St. Helene. The question drawer wee opehed by Mies Anderson, who gays -very able and iustru0tive auewers to a number of practical ques- tions, bearing on the work of the Society. A numberof the delegates and friends toojc part in bbo disouesiou on the differ- ent topics introduced through the ques- tine drawer. Seven young girls from the Harris Mission Band, St. Helene, sang with much eweetneae "Dropping Peonies." A vote 0f themes was tender. 014 •o the young ladies who so efficiently le. the 8020108 of praise, and also to the Ia 1108 of Lucknow for their hospitality. The present officers were re-elected for he ensuing year :--President, Mre. Satberleud ; Treasurer, Mre. Graham ; Secretary, Mrs. Mel' abb. Contributions for the year, $1187.10. Presbytery of Maitland. Tho Presbytery of Maitland loot in the Presbyterian church, Lucknow, on the 10th inst. Elders commissions ware received m fa ' ver of Relit.. Elliott, James MoNay and Alexander Campbell. Messrs. Stevenson and Hartley and 'heir Presbytery Elders were appointed to examine the etatietioal and finanoial returns of the congregations, and report at May meeting. The Rev. Mr. Ballantyne was invited to sit as corresponding member. An appeal against the action of the session of Knox church, Kincardine, in deoidiug to introduce an organ into the Sabbath Sohool, was presented. The appeal was not sustained. Rev. T. Davidson asked and obtained leave of ebeence for six months. His brother, a student of Knox college, To- ronto, is to take his place during Ids ab. Bence. Mr. McDonald's motion that Presby- tery meetings be held alternately at Wingham and Luoknow was lost, and the amendment to have the meetings statedly at Wingham, exoept the March meeting, was carried. The following were appointed com- missioners to the General Assembly :- Revs. R. 1'airbait•n, D. 33. McRae, David Forrest, J. L. Murray, A. Sutherland, and Elders Daniel M+•iklejohn, Robert Douglas, Francis McDonald, Duncan Campbell, John Hutton. It was resolved to make application to - the II. M. committee for the following grants :-Belgrave, $150 ; Dungannon and Port Albert, $900; Pine River, 4150 ; Langeide, $100, Knox church, Brussels, will be sup- plied by the probationers committee for one month during the ensuing quarter. Mr. Hartley read the annual report on Temperance, which was received and adopted, and ordered to be transferred to the Synod's convenor of committee on Temperance. It was resolved that .in view of Rev. Alexander MoKeuzie'e resignation and alae hie disowning the authority of the Presbyterian oburuh in Canada, there• fore this Presbytery hotel -es him no Iouger a minter of this church. In answer to a question as to what course a session should pursue in the event of a petition from the oongrega- tion to allow the use of an organ in the eervioe of praise. It wee resolved that the session should take tete sense of the congregation by vote. Reports of missionary meetings having been asked for were reooived from several members. Robert Harrison, hi behalf of Mre. McNabb, secretary Presbyterial W. F. M. Sooiety, rend the annual report of the Sooiety. )f essre. Fairbairn and Forrest gave missionary addresses. It was moved by Mr. Fairbairn, seconded by Mr. Forrest and unanimously carried, that the Presbytery, having hoard the annual report of the Presbyterial W. F. M. Sooiety road, desires to express Rs gratification at the excellent work done, uutioing Intimated prosperity and ad- vance in contributions over any previous year, it having repelled the creditable amount of 41187. The Presbytery com- mends the diligence and zeal manifested by the Society is the noble work in whiob it is engaged ant expresses the hope that its,futurewill bo most prosperous. Sabbath school report wa8 road by Mr. Geddes. It was reoeived and adopted, and its recommendations approved The recommendations are as follows : 1. That the attention of sessions and Sunday school teachers bo called to the foot that only 265 out of 8590 soh 0 lata are communicants, nandxeoocnmend that 'rents special efforts be tit forth by spec tf p p and Members to lead the young to a de- oision for Christ. 2. That in view of the fast that only 15 eebools out of 85 contribute to benevolent objects, superintendents and bombers on• deavor to cultivate the spirit of liberality by giving all in every school an oppor- tunity, however little, to contribute to some missionary or benevolent object. 4. That Sositions end Sunclay school teachers be recommended tq see that the Shorter Cateohiom be taught in all our schools. The remit on the marriage (position lice on the table till next meeting. Messrs. MoQuarrie and Strachan were appointed members of Synod's committee on bills and overtures. It was reported that Molesworth con- groption had made an advance of $50 to their minister's stipend. The congrega- tion was commended for their liberality, The clerk was' instrdoted to write to congretatione in arrears to the Synod fund and request payment as soon as poeOitllo. W. F. M. Seelety. ' The annual meeting of the Maiden:I Preebyterial Womans Foreigu Missionary Sooiety 018 held in the Presbyterian uharch, Lucknow, on Tuesday afternoon, March 10613. There 1000 a large at- tendrtnce of delegates and othersin200882• ed in the good work. Tho meeting was opened with devotional smoothies, con- ducted by the President, Mrs. Suther- land. Mre. Gordon gt0Ve a o0rdial wel- come to the delegates and Mende, which was responded to by Mre. Geddes, White- church. The reports of the treasurer and Secretary WW1 presented, which showed that the year just closed had been one of progress iu every respect. The offering was dodieated by prayer by Mrs. Fairbairn, of Dungannon. The Preeidene fu 8101 able address reviewed the work of the Society. Mrs- Gibson, of Wroxeter, read a very practical and • suggestive paper On some of the hinnder- 8.uc0e to our work and how to overcome them. Mies joggle Archibald gave air excellent paper, subject, "Closed Iipe Mre. Sho 1l9re, of Luakuow, and Mrs, .1'.#ray, of Marltdele, attended a very heartyf,re061314 to the Socieey. hers, 1110- Nabll, beorate*. of the Fioaiety, was 1ur0• Altman .noes, Murray and Straolten wore appointed to support the Presby Cory's petition for a transferanoe of a portigqpp of the miss -eon field under the jurisdiotion of the 1 eeebytery of Bence to the are of thie lsresbytery before the Spied at ioe meeting in April. Next Meeting will be hold a6 Witrglratn en Tuesday, lay 12111, at 11;1!) a. tn. FOR TIME TANKARD. Monday was a field day for Western Ontario curlers. From an early hour in the afternoon until away actor midnight, Simcoe Street Rinlc, London, 8050 made e curling clanging of h 1 ala b n nivel bythe g stones ad the exclamations of the play erg, ae good globs, or ahots that were not so good, followed each other In rapid sum cession. The afternoon game was a contest be. tween Stratford and Thameeville, and the latter team lost, though the victors had only the margin of two eNote. After the Stratfordites had refreshed themselves with supper, they. undertook to wound the feelings of their brethren from the Stone Town, but, unhappily for them, they were unmercifully drubbed, and left 1016hont a chanes of being the winners of the handsome silver tankard for 0111011 the several clubs 11500 labored (by way of recreation) so assidinaaly. Below are the Bootee of the two sham• pionship matches :- 0Tn2T101118: 0e. e'2. 5180100. mm11ATP'onn. WT. 088009._ Moore, eddy, Weir, 16 Sperling, skip .0 J. H. Nasmyth, A. J. Watson, W, S. Watson, Welsh, skip R. E. Wilmuth, 0.11. Nasmyth, S. A. 'McFadden u A. MOLarOn, eSip... 8 Total oe Total Majority for St. Marys, 21. BTRAT71ORD 08. TEAM8801LLn. BTRA0POnD. TDA111180I50111. K, E. Wilmuth, J. Shirron, 0. E . Nasmyth, 0. F. Roe, J. A. McFadden, A, J. Campbell, A. McLaren, skip...23 J. Ferguson, elcip...20 J, H. Nasmyth, J. Davidson, W. Maynard. J. Howitt, W.0. Watson, W. Ray, J. Welsh, ekip........ 16 R. Ferguson, skip...17 Total 39 Total 37 Majority for Stratford, 2 shots. Luoal and visiting curlers gathered in considerable numbers at the rink again on Tuesday morning to witness the final match for the ownership of the hand- some Western Ontario Tankard between St. Marys and London. From the etftrt it wee painfully apparent to Londoners that the tankard was not theirs, and when at the close of the game the gentle. in3u from our northern suburb, the Stone Town, became aware that they were via. tors by 21 shots they congratulated - themselves. Score as follows 5e, 1411105 VO. 200000. 5rr. MAIM. 20180011. 110011, enteral, neaten, Megan, 22 Wilkinson, strip 16 Brown, Fysh, Reid, Andrus, e1clp 12 Waring, Robson, i Andrews, skip .. 25 t5 eddy, Weir, Snarling, skip Clyde, Waring, Robson, Andrews, skip Total 40 Total 26 Majority for St. Marys, 21. shots. Forest, Brussels and Ohesley failed to send their teams to Mistreat, and so for- feited their claims on the tankard. The beautiful championship tankard was presented to the winners, the St. Marys team, at the Simooe Street Rink in the afternoon in an informal way. Curlers and their £rienda to the number of about forty sat around the ante -room of the rink with cups in one hand and ham sandw•iehes in the other, for which, by the way, they had acquired it huge appetite, when 0. W. Andrus, of the London team, stepped out to the middle of the floor, and, eyeing the very hand- some piece of silverware, said :-"Gentle- men of the St. Marys club, it is my pain- ful -yea, me painful duty to present to you thie tankard, whioh you have won, for the reason that you are better curiae than we are. Aud I ask you to take good care of it, because next year it will be ours." A hearty laugh tv8ut around, and then Mr. A1dl'ews,.of the St. Marys team, expressed, on behalf.of those he represented, his thanks for tem tankard, and more especially for the interest which it had awakened In ourling oiroles. Them wee no reason why Landohfehoold not bo a curling centre, es well as Toronto. Several other gentlemen spoke along the some line, and the curlers dispersed, the visitors returning home that night. 041011 PIIAL,4DRLI•ILIA. To the Editor of Tun 008.5 1vly first request is to ask you to ealnto in my behalf my former cougeogetion and other friends In Brussels and neigh- borhood. My family is still in Toronto and I hope to join them soot. A few Sabbaths ago as I approached Temple church, where I preached that day, a young girl ran and mat mea and holding Knox my hands asked if I rouemberod Ii o ant and the next moment church Canada, father end her elle announced that mother were at the oburoh to meet me. The family was doing fairly well in a town not far from you bub they wished to do better and so they 0818e to Phila- delphia about 8 years ago. I was in their house the evening before they left, and now, not to great surprise but to my groat sorrow, I find that they oould get practically nothing to do, and ft's a lays• tery hot/ they have been able to live in this expensive oily unless they ere spend- ing their Canadian b0rd.e1rnecl money. This ease is nut unique and thele are hundreds of Canadians here who would give anything to got home again. It is therefore a very daegorous and oven fool- ish thing to leave Canada, end come here on mere chance if you have any way of doing at home at ell, Canacl% is not ab. solutoly perfect but is the most perfect oonntey on the fuze of the mirth and would to God that discontented Canacl- lane Would oomo to 8110 that. God save tho Queen and bless Canada has been my earnest prayer since April, 1886, and the Moro I compare Canada with abet countries the norm earnestly 1 breathe this prayer. Newsphpere make it their businees to tell us how many people aro loavig n Canada for' the Stator, but I wish they would take the trouble to toll its hoW u3any of those have trinity improved their condition. I wag perfectly ashen hilted . lest 'week when 1 heard he Lang beret, where 1 wee preanhfng, that the Methodist minister that a had $600 eatery Langhorne is about the size of Brussels. Until a few months ago the Methodist and Quakers had the whole field to them- selves. Why, I said, Brussels gave near. ly 43,000 In salaries to the four Protest• ant ministers there. More later, with kind regards, I remain your friend, 0, B. Hmvls. P0111'1'10.u. SQULIIS. There will be seventy new members in the new House of Commons. The biggest majority in the election is 8,700, Sir Donald A. Smith's in Montreal Centre. The North eliddleeex re•connt has loft Mr. Machine, Conservative, with a me,. jority of 5411. The total expenditure for revising tht last Dominion Voters' List for the whole Dominion was 4233,078.34. The re-count in South Wentworth leaves Me. Oarpenter, the Conservative candidate, a majority of one. Julies Serie r, Liberal, and D. Mo. Cormick, Conservative, were nominated in Huntingdon, Que., Tuesday. The first session of the Parliament re- cently dissolved nom meuced on April 18th, 1887, and terminated on June 28rd. The Returningt officer for North Perth, H. Better, ,tier finished his official 00unt on Tuesday afternoon, and declared Jas. Grieve elected by a majority of 71. The total number of votes neat was 4,969. The Clintou Hewe•Reaord doeae't know what its talking about when it says "It is quite evident that to the apathy of Coneervativee in East Heron is attri- butable the majority of Dr. Macdonald." A ferociously•insane man belonging to one of the lower parishes, arrived at Quebec on Tuesday to be placed in the Beauport Asylum. He was tied with ropes and guarded by tont men. It is said that election excitement turned his mind. Orders have beeu given to Harris & Campbell to make a new chair for the next Speaker of the House of Commons on the same model as the one used by Speaker Calmat, who, according to oue. tom, will have the privilege of taking home the chair he sat in during his term in Parliament as Speaker. •antennae Nee vv rd. Diellop Baldwin, of London, is suffer- ing from diphtheria. A movement is on foot to start a Y. el. 3. A. at Walkerton. H. McKenna, of London, has been fined $100 for selling goods ou Sunday. Hanel) tied Agt'icLittoral Society's Spring Show is to be held at K181820n, April 9th W. E. Harding, traveller for Laing & Co., of llontrsal, .loot hineselE dead at Ca,npbollton, N. B., Tuesday. James Staples, employed iu James Hamilton's carriage works, Liudeay, had his right hand amputated by a saw Sat - The prospects aro that the grape crop in Essex will be greater this year than it has been for yders. P1118 is the opin• ion of all grape growers. In Thamesville a petition is being (simulated asking the council to pass a by-law to exempt dogs froth taxes, as there are no sheep in the municipality. Mfrs. Franklin, living near Essex, fell into a well on Friday, and had it not been for a neighbor who was attracted by her cries she would undoubtedly have been drowned. To throw everything into the shade on early hatched chickens John Saunders, of London, Inas Light Brahmas which are 0010 six weeks o -d. The hatch was - eleven abickens from twelve eggs. Welter Lewis, a respectable hard working young titan employed in the mill at Watford, -Ont„ cub his throat from ear to oar the other day with a penknife, Ile may recover, 0ause is um- Rnotvn. Neville II. Pickthall, who figured in the Birohall case, los been living in To- ronto during the winter, and is 11010 Wearing tt red coat. He is a member of "0" Company, School of Infantry, at the •Note Fort, • Last weelc tete Paris Star -Transcript passed into the bends. of Hon. R. N. 0. Hill, who claims to be the son vud heir of an Guglis1 lord with ton income of X'38,000. Tile new editor is said to bo a very decent sort of fellow. Ata reinvention of Lief armors of South Grey, ]geld at Durham to 110111111010 81 candidate to fill the 08.081110y in the Local Legislature caused by the death of J. EI. Hunter, M. P. P., Gilbert Molieohuie, morebaut, of Durham, was the choice. Au eleotrio plant has been pnrolaased by 13 wird & Son, of Parkhill, rkhill, and during the waekinoaudealent lamPs have been 'n ss places, There 1 red in several bt e 1 e n aro now It. use in tient town 10 aro lights and 12 inoandesenot lamps, and the nein- bee is being inoroused every week. Two St. Thomas men bot on the elec- tion a tido in a wheelbarrow from the Wilcox douse to the Post Office and; book. Mr. Nunn paid the bob Saturday morning, giving fvlr. McOnel tm the ride, to the amusement of a large crowd. Mr. elo0nll8m was deoorated for the mansion with a ping hat and rod ribbons, Isaac' Clow, farmer, living eb0111 two miles from Itarrotve011111, spent Monday with his son, 218166hias Clow at Harting- ton, and just before dark walked to the cheese factory and was foetid about an boar later lying 0u the foo. He had re. 'moved his coat and vest, and placing his braces around hie neck choked himself t0 death, No reason ie aeeribod for the not, IIo leaves a largo grosn•up family. Clow was about 60 years of age. The otter evening two young men named Hilliard Malott 0314 Erueet Der- byshire were sitting on the end of at bridge on Worsen:. tarot, Loamingtohl, when an unknown young man stole quiet. ly to them and pushed thorn into the creek. Master Mated managed to crawl up on the bank, where he lay for a cog• siderable time in an tlnoceleciotte condi- tion. Upon arriving at their homes ft varsity. He is 8tntlying methane • 0180 018 discovered that Derbyshire's arm and sail write M. 1), alter Ilia battle _ in had been broken, Both are now recover- the amuse of a 00ttple of years. We ing, wish him 0uccese, Chas. Keigllt, arrested for stealing two skunk skins from Jas. Waddell, of lona, wee s••nbnneed to a menti% in jail by the Elgin County Judge. A large quantity of betiding material is being drawn on the lot purchased by the Presbyterian congregation at Mill- bank, for the purpose of building a tine new briokclutrch early in the spring. Bertha Spenoer, of C011ingw0od, aged 15, died suddenly. A post mortem ex- amination showed that her 4e1811 was caused by swallowing a pieties of gun, which produced a violent inflammation. Ira Longer, of Alvinston, W11110 out shooting with four other men Saturday stook hie gun in a brash pile and event to scare out a rabbit. On returning he grasped the guts user 1110 111(10'40ei and pulling 1• tower la him dieoharged it. The shot took off •ct 10 his tareat and killed him hums, ly. Ina dispute over the eleutiena in the house of Samuel Soles, at Cheeneteook, N. y., Satuaday, Bolos ordered a man out of the house. He refused and Soles took hie gen and threatened to shoot him, when the other struck the gun down with his hand and the weapon was discharged, Shcee receiving the contents with fatal effect. The G. T. R. has finished shipping 36,- 000 tons of ice, out from Little Leke at Petorboro', to their ice house at Point t refrigeratore. Edward, for the useof halt r w 6 The other 4,000 tons to make up the total of 20,000 tone required for the season was shipped earlier in the season from Hamilton. The average thickness of the Peterboro' foe was three feet, some of the lee nutting three feet four inebee, The educational report shows that there was great activity in school build- ing in the year 1889. The number of school houses at the end of the year was 6,677, an increase of 51 over the previous year. The amount spent upon new school sites and buildings was $829,052, a greater sum by 4258,100 than the expen- diture on rent, repairs, fuel, etre, was 4783,486, which was $51,000 more than the previcus year. John Richardson, the well known wrestler of North Dorchester, called at the office of the Free Press, London, on Saturday afternoon and left a challenge fur R. N. Harrison, of Toronto, D. Gal- lagher, of Buffalo, or any ten men living in the county of Middlesex. Ho will wrestle them a fall each in any one night for 4100-$10 a man. Mr. Richardson says b0 would prefer to 1n• et Haveleon first and Battle the matter with hien to prevent further ue,vsplpor talk. The ma1011 to take place in London three woelts after signing artiulos. C. J. Tr•aoy, of the late lion of Prn: t & Tracy, printers, Stratford, lett Teasley morning for New York city, where he will in future follow his profession. 1Ir. Tracy, previous to leaving, was present- ed with a well-filled parse by the choir of Sb. Joseph's church, of which he was a member, and w11.8 also tendered an oyster supper by A. A. Goetz, at the Queen's Hotel. Mr. Tracy has been connected with the printing bt10100110 10 that city for many years and hat mese, friends among bia fellow typos. Knox Prosbyterian ohuroh, St. Marys, was burned on Tuesday morning, The Are was first uotioed e.t about 7 o'clock, in the basement. Through negligence of those in charge, both steam and hand engines were out of order and refused to worlt, and the magnificent edifice was totally destroyed before the eyes of hun- dreds without the first particle of water being thrown upon it. The fire originat- ed from the fernaccseand melt have been emoultieyjhg nearly all night. The bdild- ing is insured in the Western for $6,000, and the loss is estimated at about $16,000. The Spring Assizes opened "at Guelph Tuesday forenoon, Chid Justice Armour presiding. There are only saver cases on the civil dooket, among which is an e1111100y suit, another of slander and ono of broach of promise. There id only one ruminal 0ats0, one of alleged child mur- der which ocoorred in Monet Forest last October, \Vm. Coutts, of that place, be- ing accused of drowning his child in a (Astern. In addressing the grand jury Justice Anatolie, referring to the treat- ment of prisoners in gaols, said he some- times ome- times thought ! 11at they were bettor treat- ed end had more oomforts there bhun wally of the people outside who paid tax. es to keep than. The first ease taken tap was Clarice v. Ilolliday. This action was brought} by Mre. Clarke, widow of William Clarice, for damages foe the death of her husband, whish, it is said, was canoed ley getting intoxicated at the defendant's brewery on the 80111 August last, eud while in that 81.hte being Btr11014 on his way to the station by a Grand Tnnek train. A nuulber of witnesses a were examined and 111116l 1 D ntradi o for y evidencesgiven. 1ho tuitionion is under one of the provisions of the Liquor License Ant, which permits the personal repro. sentative, where death is caused by in. toxicatimt, to recover damages of $1.00 to $1,000. This ease ocoupied the whole day. The jury, alter an hour's deliber- aSOo, returned it verdict at 8:10 of $760 damages for plaintil1. - People We Know. JnO. McMartin is ill, Miss J. Bnohanau, or Seaforth, 18 visit- ing111 town. Coutieiltor Stewart has been under the doctor's care this weak. Dr,slIolmes, County Treasurer, was in town on Tuesday of dies weep, Mrs. Chas, Anechtel, of Wingham, was visiting in Br110559 lett week. Misses Bessie end 11linnie Moore wore visiting at hiolmesville for a ween. It is stetted that Jur. W. Tear has per, chased a hardware business in t1i0 town 01 Watorlo0. Geo. 1181810 has been seriously fel during tete past few weeks with near0lgia of oho We aroheart.eased 10 notice that 11. ple1. Martie, L. D. Si, late of Brussels, has graduated ns 1), D. 5, at Maryland 11ni- Mies Bella McDougall ie away at Lon- don atte,,ding the millinery openings, David Stoll) has gone to hfe home at St. Agatha, Waterloo Co., for a month. D. Ferguson, of Teeewater, was in town on Wetluoedav +tttending the funeral of the holo hers. Geo.IIayorof6 D. Stewart was aw0y lust week at Elam then attending the FainAssooiatIon as the delegate of Ole East Huron ball Shov. Anthony and Andrew Sample returned to Manitoba last Wednesday. They in. tended stopping off at Muskoka an a visit with relatives. W. 3. McCutohenn, at one time hotel keeper here, and well known throughout the vicinity, has charge of it Manitoba ['mime, car on the G.01. 1t. Th, lgetaoclist people at Ardtrea have in l: 11 ildv, W. H. Hill bsok as pastor for rile next Conference year, He also hada pressing invitation from the offi- cial hoard of an adjoining oil -alit. The Clinton New Bra of last week says :-On Wednesday Thos. Calbiok, of. Mood -villa 13. 0., arrived here on a visit to bis parents, who are both ill. When loo left the west, his eldest brother, Arthur, late of Brussels, was very low. and his death was expected et any time, Tom returns to the coast in a few days. Geo. A. Fear has purcheeed the Rbymnes' drug business in Goderiah and took eseeafoo on Fridayof last weak. Mr. F ar will be found toronghly posted in the details of his business, and will prove a useful t member to society. Wo belonged to the Methodist bhurob choir in this plane for some time, and was a teacher in the Sabbath school. Tex Pose wishes him success. The following item refers to a former Bruseelite :-'1'be tailoring business formerly carried on by Jas. Irwin and superintended by Geo. Currie, no longer exists as a department of Mr. Irwin's business, and in future he will confine himself to the dry goods and groceries exclusively. Mr. Currie has rented the shop formerly ooeopied by Stark & Wherry and has fitted jt up for a tailor shop, and will run a business on his own soale. George is an A 1 tailor, and favorably known to oar citizens, and we anticipatelarge end profitable trade for him in his line. He will shortly put hi a stook of worsted, °and tweeds. We wish Mr. Currie every success in the business he is endeavoleng to establish. - Atwood Dee. The many @Aeons .11 Tom English, formerly of Brugge's, and for the past 10 years a resident of Winnipeg, will be pleased to learn that he recently received the appointment of chief of police at Before at a ml oef- Calgary. Befn s t ng 1s new p h Moe his many friends in Winnipeg pre- sented him with a beautiful gold headed cane, the best revolver that money could buy in the city, and a• purse containing $224 in gold. The presentation was made at the residence of J. 0. Currie, deputy.sheeif3 of Winnipeg (formerly of Goderieh,) the ad.trees being read by Mr. Currie atld the presentation made by 1 eels'. J. F. Wilson. After the presenta. tion a sumpl0ons repo t was served to all present by Mrs. Currie and her rlaughters,nnd after all had partaken of the good things presented complimentary addresses to the gnest of the evening were made by ex -Aid. Ham, 414. \Vilson, J. C. Currie and otters. Five veers ago on the day of presentation i8tr. English was appointed License Inspector of Winnipeg, n position which he had held daring the intervening years with credit to himself and in the interest of the conservation of the law. He has proved to be fearless in the discharge of his duty, but just and honest in his every action, and leaves Winnipeg with the best wishes of the residents of the city whose opinions are of value when true men are judged. y ADDITIONAL LOC.LL NEWS. Trmcoruvcoed, Alsiko, mammoth and red clover seed. Geo, Good. Rlrnnun Hl000040 has been appointed rensus enumerator for Brussels. 1 Tht.tveLLIVO troupe, under the direc- tion of Edmonds & Shaw gave 0ntertafu- meuts 10 the TOwu b111 on Monday and Tuesday evenings. They were billed for Wednesday but did not stay. STANDARD BANK. -This Bank pu•pnees opening a branch in Brussels next mouth. It will bo under the charge of P. G. Scholfield as mapager and Teller 9lnr• den. The Standard is 18 years of ago, has n capital stoplc of $1,000,000, reserve fund of $600,000 and $1,000,000 deposits. There ere 17 branches in Ontario, Har - Milton and Durham being two of the towns iu this northern section. It ie stated that kir. Soholfield will bo a valu- able acquisition to the cricket Karl lncros80 clubs o£ this place. needle party" "11 131rn aucl tee t is the A I3 t Y entertainmenb t 0uutrY 00013(1 club fu - vanted the other day, Each lady Was requ,•stod 20 bring a noodle, a spool of thread and several buttons, and each gentleman a hemmer. When all the materials were on the table, oaob lardy picked out a 11am1lt04 and was 00011 a Week and some nails. Each gentlemen chose sowing materiels and buttons, and the contest began. The ladies drove as many nails in the blocks as they eonld in five montes, and the gentlemen sowed 011 as many buttons as possible in tan minutes. Prizes woo given (11111 8110011 laughter p0ovoked. P010 Durham Chrouinla of last week says :-There was an exciting few min. etas et the Grand Trunk eta6ion on elec. Hon day. The train was Into. Upon it were about a dozen voters and nearly as many rigs ware waiting to convey then to Miele nep006170 palling booths. When alto train steamed m it wanted but eight minutes to five, What 11 scramble there . was for rigs, and how the horses flew over the snow, The whips were not spared. The first of the arrivals by train to record his vote was Robt. Sander), of Brussel., who marked his ballot in the West ward. Larry Reid mulled Hut- tou's ]dill poll with but a minute to spare. Samuel Wright drove and With It hoavy mile and aquerter of road ihelud. Mg a steep hill ho made remarkably good time. How the boys cheered them as they galloped np to the poll 1 It Was the most suiting race of the day,