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
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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.
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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,