The Brussels Post, 1891-3-27, Page 1ru,
Volume 18.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH
27,
1891,
Number 87.
Brussels Colxncil.
arnt'IAI, Milt'r1Nn.
.A. spooled insisting of the village Court -
en was held on Feb. 12th, a full Couneil
present.
The following aoeoautt were rendered :
Mrs. Brent, charity, $ 8 00
F. S. Scott, ineuranoe, 41 00
Moved by J. M. McIntosh, seconded
by Jno. Amens that ubovo accounts be
paid. Carried.
Moved by W. Ie. Stewart, seconded by
J. M. Molmosh that an order be granted
the Collector for $80 for following taxes
remitted : Geo. E. Cooper, $4.00: Airs.
Meadows, $4,00 ; Poll tax, $22. Carried.
Moved by Ino Amenb, seconded by It.
Ross that H. James jr. be appointed
caretaker of the Fire Engine and hose at
a salary of $00 per annum. Carried.
The meeting then adjourned.
11E(+MLAlt MEETING.
The regular meeting of Brussels OM]
oil was held on Monday, March 2nd,
1801, the Reeve in the chair and mem-
bers all Present.
The minutes of lest meeting were read
and passed,
The following accounts were presented
for payment :—
Gotta Pemba Go, Fire Dept., $438 44
Mre. Blashill, charity, 5 00
R. Henderson, Fire Dept., 8 05
H. L. Jackson, Band. 40 10
.m e. Belly. et. improvomente, 1 00
Wm. Denbow, et. Improvements, 1 25
Thos. Stewart, " " 7 00
Mrs. Wallace, charity, 1 00
H. Williams, et. improvements, 2 00
Moved by Ino. Amenb, seconded by J.
M. McIntosh that the foregoing accounts
be paid. Carried.
Council then adjourned.
SPECIAL MEETING.
A speoiel meeting of the Council wan
held on Monday evening. Members pees.
rent—Councillors McIntosh, Arneut and
Ross and Reeve Graham.
The following accounts were presented
-and, on motion of R. hose and John
Ament, wore ordered to be paid :—
'T. Kelly, Treas. eatery, sec., 94$ 00
Jae Rose, Collector's salary, &c., 10 00
0. Y. 0. Kirk, Auditor, 8 00
J. N. Kendall, Auditor, 8 00
The Auditors' report for 1890 and ab•
strut of same wits examined by the
Beard and was accepted, adopted endithe
abstract ordered to be inserted in Tint
Blme>;iae Poe'r onmotionof Councillors
elcIntosh and Ament.
Tudor,. will be received for scraping
street, up to 80th inst.
Couneil then adjonrned.
Washington Letter.
(L'rom mi• Regular Oorespondent,l
Washington, March 18,'01.
One of the greatest difficulties the
Demeorate will encounter in the organi.
-zation of the House of Representatives
next winter will bo due to the fact that
-the Southern states are no longer in the
,majority in then party as represented in
•Congress. There are some Demoerate
who hold that the time hes come for
recognizing the northern preponderance
both este the eleotion of ohief officers
and the constitution of the leading nom.
mittoes.
Theses new departure men are
found in both sections, although natural.
ly more numerous in that quarter which
has been heretofore left oat in the or-
ganization. A report ie circulated,
'wbioh perhaps has no sufficient founda-
tion, but which illustrates the situation,
to the offeot that the Representatives
from northern Democratic districts will
insist that if a southern Speaker be
-chosen he must frame the great com-
mittees in the interest of the states
whose industries are more nearly eon-
•ce•ned with the subjects in ohargo of
these committec:e. In other words, the
custom of promoting the highest Demo-
-yet in Committee service to the chair
Inauship must now be snore honored in
the breach then the observance. A
Southern speaker, according to the alleg-
ed program of the northern Democrats,
would bo under obligation to set aside
the southerners and devolve the honors
and responsibilities of leadership upon
northern Democrats. It is one of the
peculiarities of the situation that there
can be apparently a0 reciprocity of
honors, ete., in the event a northern
Speaker is selected ; he would be, it
eeeme, trader this notion of the domina-
tion of the majority section, obliged to
give the chief chairmanships and oohs-
mittee places to northern Democrats in
'preference to those of the south, Thie is
perhaps the most striking single feature
connected with the organization of the
Fifty-second Congress.
The Deet of publlo funerale.has increas-
ed largely daring the last few years, an
.increase ter ie advance of the neceeeitiee
'of the case. Great scandal has been
raised by the publication of the expense
list of some of the congressional funerals.
That it should take $50,000, 970,000 and
le some instances 9100,000 to bury a
member of Congress is simply preposter-
ous. It is a waste of the public thuds
for which thous who are responsible
should long ago have been rebuked.
This extravagance le charaeteriebio of no
party or Rouge. It has crept in unawares
and ns sanctioned, if sanctioned at all,
by only the fow portions who have ebarge
of such alleles. It is strange that there
hae not been a cheap overhauling of I. hie
,alt's of aocoutets by the committees of
the (eve lioness who have control of ex.
penditures. The trouble has been that
few patio men care to make a fuss about
such things because it might, if ventilate
ed, result int a severe meting out of popu-
lar displeasure, The people themselves
Bela hardly believed what hes been ub-
lisbed 10 the newspapers, they have
thought there meet he merely some miss
take, emu exagget ation, the liguree worn
go lame and the' items go nnneooesary, at
least an the quantities cottsnmee.
instance, hew is it possible without
official voutherd to confirm the foot, 00
credit1.etory that wines and dinnere
cost up inti the theneande or titan it
speeial troth wee indispensable, It ie to,
be hoped that AO false delicacy or senti-
mentality will operate next winter to
prevent a thorough inquieition into these
funeral junkets that have become the
disgrace of Congress.
The Republicans have lost, including
the Illinois eeat, five eenatorsbips this
winter. The others wore one in New
York, one in Wieoonein, one in Keno*
and one in Sonth Dakota. They will
gain ono in California by the death of
Mr. Hearst. The net gain to the Demo-
crats and their allies will be four, but
the reduction to the late majority of the
Repnblioans will be eight, leaving that
party with a majority of six in the next
Congress. This will be a 'close shave'
for the Republicans and will, with the
overwhelming Democratic majority in
the Ileum of Representatives, force upon
that party a policy of great caution,
facing as it docs a presidential eleotion
in 1892.
A great deal hes been gained, since an
early and amicable settlement of the
nal` fisheries dispute is *meetly desired
by both the IL S. ttnd Groat Britain, in
the a0ceptence by the latter 01 the
Amerioan ofrer of arbitration. The letter
of Lord Salisbury to MinisterPannoefote
its, in effect, an official rebuke of the
alaenliets, some of whom have endeavor-
ed to embroil the two kindred people in
war. The settlement of vexed questions
by arbitration is the modern way, and it
is at ones more rational and more civiliz•
ed..
Jtreusets Sehoal ROMA,
A special meeting of the School $card
was held in the Council ohamber last
Friday evening, Members present—A,
Hunter chairman, H. Dennis, T. Far
row, W. B. Dickson and R. Is, Taylor.
The minutee of the last regular meeting
were read and adopted.
The following accounts were read :—
Smith, Maloolm & Gibson, pine..91 1 75
W, H. McCracken, brooms and
brushes 4 40
R. Rose, poste*, stationery, &o8 77
Thos. MaLeuchlia, wood 72 75
Moved by W. B. Dickson, seconded by
II. Dennis that the above accounts be
paid.—Carried.
Moved by el. Dennie, seconded by W.
13. Dickson that the Secretery be author-
ized to borrow $200.00 from the tempera.
tion of Brussels er Bank of Hamilton,
Wingham, to pay ealaries.—Oarriecl.
Moved by H. Deuais, seconded by R.
L. Taylor that S. Hfndes have the con-
tract for splitting end piling the school
wood for the sum of $10.00, the wood to
be split to the satisfaction of the Board
and piled in the shed.—Carried.
Moved by R. L. Taylor, seconded by
T. Farrow that the Secretary do cause to
be published in Txz Bnusszrs Pose a
notice calling /the attention of parents
and guardians of all children between the
ages of 7 and 13 years within this section
to the law regarding the attendance of
such children ab school during the year
and that be also send special notices to
the same effect to the patents and Beard.
Fane of children who have not observed
the law in that behalf during the pest
year.—Carried.
Moved by W. B. Dickson, seconded by
H. Dennis that the Secretary do again
notify the parents and guardian's of all
children within the compulsory school
going age who have not complied with
the school law as to Bending each children
to school the requisite number of days
during the year 1890, to personally attend
the neat regular meeting of this Board to
answer for their default.—Carried.
Board then adjourned.
Oasestdiatiau Neon..
St. Pauls °lauroh Palmerston has a
new bell.
The deadlock in the Kingston City
Council hes Loeu broken.
Three flouts of the Y..21. C. A. build.
ing fu Muntreel gave way Mo city.
The local option by-law was dofeete:l
in Tilsotbort1 on Friday lest by 0 ma•
jority of 41.
C. P. (Miele) is the Liberal candidate
for the vacancy 01 the Nuva Scotia Leg-
ielatare for Antigonish.
At Dorchester an elderly lady named
Mrs. Bone was etruolt by an express
train and instantly killed.
Jas. Kane, a Belleville hostler, Whoa
his wife Monday by *ebbing her t0 the
heart with a carving knife.
Julius Sorivor, Liberal, was re-oleobed
to the House of Commone in Hunting.
don, Que., by a majority of 261.
At Walkerton Tueeday Donald Mo-
Leod of Kincardine Township was
sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment
for barn -horning.
The bankrupt stock of McLaughlan
Bros, & Go, Montreal, teas Bold at
auction Tuesday, for 65:t cants on the
dollar.
Mr, Eowlan, who resigned his seat in
the Senate to become a oandiclate for the
Commons in Prince County, P. E. L,
and wee there defeated, has now been
re -appointed to the Senate,
J. Tait, Manager of the 0. P. R. tele-
graph at Winnipeg, was onhia way home
frost attending the funeral of his father
at Mitchell eta Saturday, when he was
intercepted at London by a telopltune
message, conveying to him the sad in.
formation that his mother was on the
point of death, and he hurried beak to
Mitchell .
d sad aooidout happened ab Cutters on
Saturday afternoon, which cost young
Richard MOCJrae his life. Ile with a
number of boys, Marl ucaasion to Dross
the railroad' track near the sbavo factory.
A sap lorded with steeds 'stood on the
spur,. and to local train was at the station,
and was going to take this oar with it.
The oar stood quite near the bunting
poet at the end of the epee, and in cross.
ing the track he educed one hand on the
post and Otte on the buffer of the car,
and was in ilio act of epeinging acrosa
when the engine, with Dight cam ahead
Of it, struck tltie !ceded oar, and weight
the be$ by the: knees between iho post
and the buffer. He was tm ' m
ediatoly
taken to hie hook and footers were
Called, bat he df1 not scam to regain
propose oonsoioa0nees or etrength, but
grgduaily sank, tfutft &boat hait.past ton
o'olonk when death ended his suffering
ale
,yoangesb son of Alex. McGras, cot
stable.was aged fifteen years, and tb
London clergymen have shielded to en
faros the rule against Sunday funerals.
Two Teeswater gentleman have par
chased the elsatric light plant in the
village.
Rev. Wm. Morton, a sunerannuate
Methodiet minister, aged 74 has jus
died in Hamilton.
An effort is being made to have Hop
worth made the connecting point of til
Grand Trunbc and the new line to Owes
Sound.
Southampton is making application t
the Ontario Government for a grant t
improve the mouth of the river for eh
entrance of boats.
The Indiane of the Saugeen Resent
suffered to great loss in lbs burning of MI
Methodist mission ahnrah at the radial
village. The fire originated in the obim
ney. An effort will he made to rale
enough money to erect a new fine brig
ehnroh during she coming summer.
A toting girl nttmed Jennie Atkin went
to Hamilton late Tuesday on the H. & D
train from Dundas and asked a young
man standing at the station to direst her
to a hotel. He took her along MaNab
street, enticed her into an alleyway and
attempted to criminally usenet her. She
succeeded in getting away from him, and
told the police.
Wm. Hunter, of Brampton, aged 75
years, was in the act of taking water
from a cistern when he suddenly fell for-
ward and in striking the ice received in-
juries which caused instantaneous death.
When found the body was completely
subme' ged in water, but a medical ex-
amination brought out the fact that
death was not caused by drowning, but
reealted from a wound found on the
head -
A colored lad named Harry Brood, of
Sbrathroy, quarrelled Saturday night
with his father's housekeeper, a colored
woman named Mary Smith. She order-
ed the boy out and it is said fired a
couple of revolver shots at him, without
hitting him, but it caused him to leave
the house, after which he commenced
throwing stones e.t the windows, when
the woman fired again, hitting the boy
iu the leg. No arrest has been made
yet.
A earl case of stealing cams to light in
Leamington last week. A young lady
has been canvassing the district selling
pictures, aid in the course of her travels
*lied at the house of William Beattie,
of the Ridge. Shortly after she left a
purse contaiuiag $50 `was missed, and
suepinion pointed atrougly to this girl.
Constable Prosser was made acquainted
with the theta, and when the girl was
spoken to about the affair she at first
denied any knowledge of the missing
money ; but afterwards admitted having
taken the same and offered to refund
$80, all she had left. The matter has
been settled.
Mre. Quigley, sister of Arthur Day,
hanged at. Welland, Dec. 1800, 1890, for
wife murder, who was with him at
Niagara Palle on Sunday, July 2701,
1890, when he pushed his wife' over the
precipice near the whirlpool, and was a
witneseagainst him in his trial, died at
Rochester, N. Y., last week. On her
death -bed she confessed to her mother
that sheeted incited Arthur to the mur-
der, and' had helped him to commit fit by
aiding filen in pulsing his wife over.
She held Mrs. Day's dress skirt over Ler
face and pushed on one shoulder while
Day pushed on the other.
Wesle'y'IC. Warner, a well to do farmer,
:living on lot 20, con. 5, ',melon township,
together with his two daughters, Clara
and Maggie; aged 16 and 9 respeotively,
were killed Saturday evening about 5
o'clock at the C'v', P. 1.v. crossing on the
first side road west of the city. They
were struck by the esst-tepid express,
death being instantaneous. Both horsee
were hilted end the vehials enmeshed to
atmos. Tho train wee stopped aid the
bodies conveyed to O'erguaon's under.
taking establishment., of Loudon, where
a coroner's jury viewed the remain+ on
Monday. Aspeaiti oar wen ran out to
the scone of the saddest Sunday after-
noon by the 0. P; R. The ap-
proach to the crossing la a vary danger.
000 one, anti towel within 25 feet of the
brack•it is impossible to see a train suing
eaeb. The jury held au inquest on Wed.
nesdeyevening, A sad feature in son.
neation with the lamentable affttit' wee
the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Warner had
held their silver wedding oehebration the
previous evettieg. Deoeased leaves a
family of tbree'ohildren, two of whom
ere sons,
Saturday afternoon a most melancholy
affair occurred on the town line between
Oaradoo end Meboalfe, about six miles
from Stratitroy, by which a young men
loot his life at the hands of a neighbor
and relative. An old feud had existed
between Robert Murray, of the 10th eon„
and Wm. O'Rowe, of let 2 in iho same
concession, over some Government drain
that rang through their joint properties.
On Seturday afternoon last, as Mr.
Rowe wad baliting to 1Ir. Herring at the
owner of the town Niue and Illth eon, of
Metnette, Robert Murray and hie wife
drove np on their wtty home from Stratb-
roy, end with an oath Itlnrray said to
Rowe that if he did not get out of the
way he wo d ride him down. This ho
did, running over Rowo and throwing
lam in the ditch. Blows followed, iu
whish it le eaid that both used clubs,
Rows apparently getting the woret of it,
and bad to be helped to his home, sunk)
half mile distant. Word wessubsequoub-
ly brought to Strethroy and a (Marge 01
asgravatod assault sworn oat. teeniest
Murray, wlto was afterwards bailed out
before P. M. Kahle, himself in $400 and
two other sureties of $100 each. At 1
o'oloolt Sanclay 018 0109 Rowe died from
the remit of his thinnest aitd a [second
*errant was sworn ant against Murray,
charging lura wit0 murder. An ingticet
0680 opened Sunday efternoen before
Coroner Lindsay. Bee. A. S. Thompeonr
W. W. tleotfe and A. Thompson being,
dopnted to hold the poet medians, After
inspecting the body and hearing eo1iee
reli Pinar evi the.
aaee et Stealthy 01 %ncyee ay. %
Stealthy Y
e, Tho Lucknow minietore have formed
o an aso:iabion.
• Greenock (mute' pays ice auditors 91
eaoh. Cheeley pays them 113,
Over 50 earloade of p-ttatoes have been
shipped from Winnipeg to Kaus,te City,
St, Louie and Cllloego this month. The
t price in Winnipeg was 80 eents a bushes.
The British Columbia Legislature has
d passed a hill making illegal the sale of
t liquor o'tobttcc0to minors. At effort
wits made to malt snail sales legal on an
- order from the patents, but bbc amend.
s ment was thrown out.
t A large area of the lower part of Belle-
ville, Ont., was Lloodel on Tuesday, and
o much dainage was caused by the rush of
o ice from the upper portion of the river,
e Mnuh injury wee aooasioned to stoops of
merchants stored in their sellers.
e The dispute between the village of
e New Eambur.: end the county, with roc
peot to the Huron street bridge in that
village, has at lest culminated in a law
e snit. The action will not be tried in the
It county but at Stratford or some other
outside pleas.
The cirouitof the Canadian Trotting
. Aeeooiation for 1890 hits been definitely
settled and will include Ridgetown, Lot -
don, Woodebock, Simone, Aylmer, Lis.
bowel, Guelph end Hamilton. Lt the
tvholo circuit about 910,000 in purses will
be offered. The first meeting will be held
at Ridgetown On May 21th.
The Alert Lacrosse Club, of St. Marys,
hold an enthusiastic meeting at the
Ontario house to organize for the coming
season. These officers were elected :—
Honorary president, F. P. Riddell ;
honorary vine, John Walsh ; president,
R. A. Ramsey ; viae.president, W. A.
Maclean ; secretary, H. R. Sharp ;
treasurer, George Robinson ; oaptain,
George Smith ; committee, R. H. Moir,
George Spearin, 1Z. MOInt"re, Oherles
Smith, 'fames Dormer, A. Dusty, J. 13.
Thompson.
L. S. Drown, to large land owner and
fruit grower on Pe'ee Island, who is also
postmaster of Pelee Island Beet, earl the
fertile island whose fame has gone
abroad because of its vineyards ie in
neei of people. Its population is now
only 700 souls, and there are upon its 12
miles of length thousands of acres of the
most frnvful land in the world unwork-
ed. Within the last three years Mr.
Brown has drained 5,000 acres of marsh
lance and added to the area of arable
laud by that meth. Althottgit Pelee has
become known as a grape -growing island,
it id admirably itd•tpted foe general farm-
ing.
at the Assize Court ab Walkerton
Tussle), before Justice 19'alconbridge,
Donald Melee jt'., of Kincardine town-
ship, was tried oe the charge of burning
the bans and ontbuilding s of Sylvester
McKim, of the sane place. Great in -
eeriest was taken in the treat as the winks
neighborhood is in a state of excitement
because of incendiary fires, no lees thea
5 barns having been buruee within the
last two months. The chief witness was
Angus D. MaLe ed, who testified to hav-
ing stet the prisoner leaving the premis-
es just as the fire was getting headway.
The ease aacapied nearly the whole day.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
Judge Faleonbridge asked McLeod if he
had anything to say why the sentence
of the court should` not be pronounced
upon him. He replied that he had not.
Elis lordship; in passi'ng sentence, said :
"The jury bave found yon guilty, and I
have no reason to disagree with their
conolueion. The creme of which you are
convicted is one so'daugerous and appal-
ling t0 the community in its possible
consequences, that I fee'1 myself (sailed
upon to inflict upon you, young roan as
you are, a heavy penalty, in order that
the community may learn that although
justice is slow, yet when ib strikes,
punishment is heavy." Ile thereupon
sentenced McLeod to serve 14 years in
the Kingetou penitentiary, Tho young
man was qnite staggered es, the son0enc',
and his father, en a.m.( men, who had
stein by him during hid brie!, seemed to
be almost unable to watllt, but tried to
fol ow hie sen when convoyed to the
cell,
Nor tlasese t :Keele,s-.
Moosomin is organizing a Board of
Trade.
Epizootic is prevalent among horses in
the Rapid City district.
Seeding operations are being pushed'
with a vint in many places.
Business is reported brisk at the Land
Titles office since the elections are over.
The Oren* Grand Lodge of Manitoba
stet in Portage la Prairie on the 1800.
Lumber dealers on the Lake of the
Woods have formed to combine to advance
prices.
The Union Bank at Carberry paid out
$41,000 for wheat checks in one day
recently.
The eying meeting of the Alberta Turf
Aseoolation will be held at Macleod on
May 16th.
Ovet four 'meted thousand bushels of
wheat have been marketed in Coleraine
tip t0 date;..
W. A. Define, of the Bents of Montreal,
Brantford, has received orders to ge to
Regina, N. W. T.
The Dominion Geminate* is sending
out small pelmets( of tree seeds to those in
Manitoba who applied foe them.
The Kergcey Menot•ial Committee has
decided to erect re monument to this de.
ceased statesman itt Si. John cemetery.
The tlonr mill at Pembina and the
grain elevator et St. Vincent are being
taken down to be reproved to Grand
Forks.
A movomenb is nn foot in Morden to
start a Young Men's Conservative 9seo.
elation, On the same lines as the one just
started in Winuipeg.
On Sunday, I11a0Ch 22nd, Masers. Cross.
ley and haunter began a seeks of revival
soviets in Vancouver, preaching in tete
varlets ehttreliea iii succession.
Most of the feathers in the Dclurttine
district who lost their entire sop by hail
last year have ueeure1 seed and are get•
ting ready the their spring work.
During the recent storm in Alberta,
Mrs. Arbiter Cove lost her way on the
prairie, but tvae happily honed by to
eeetehtng party seine bonne afterwards.
The Provinaiel Committee of the Young
Urns' Christian Association have fixed
the dote of the summer institute at the
Lake of the Woods "for July 2•110 to
A.aguet 7th.
A Glsiohen N. W, T, telegram of
March e0 says :—"Seeding is now going
on in this vicinity in full blest. Mr.
Telford has oomneneed seeding on
(}unn's farm."
Robert Plewoe, an Ontario miller, has
decided to aooept the offer of a free site
and exemption from taxation at Calgary,
end will proceed immediately with the
erotion of a ilour mill,
Lands of the Canada Northwest Co,
are reported by Mr. Strath to be selling
freely since the beginning of the year.
The sales show a great advance over those
of a simiber period last year.
Ata emu t meeting of the Regina Town
lounoil a recoletiuu was adopted to the
effect that evidence of the tree of intoxi.
mists by Myth employees would be good
an9 sufficient reason for their discharge.
A. peculiar accident happened the other
dee, to T. Flood, of Eartn,-y, Man. He
was ottying a horse in its stall to take it
out, when two of his tinges became en.
Mangled in the shank, and, the horse
booking up, they were cut off as though
done by a pair of scissors.
It is said that J. N. Kirohhoffer will be
the Conservative candidate in South
Brandon, and W. A. Mtiodonald the
nominee of the same party in North
Brandon at the elections for the Local
Parliament of Maniteb.e, which may take
place some time during the next year.
At a meeting in Portage constituency
held at Elm River on Monday night,
there were lively scenes. W. J. Cooper,
who was speaking against Zion, Mr.
Merlin, got into en altercation with one
of Martin's enpportere, named Smith,
Cooper slapped Smith's face, whereupon
the latter threw a pail of water over
Cooper. The meeting, which had been
called by Conservatives, broke up in
disorder.
W. Washburton Pike, an Rnglieh ex.
plo sr, has returned from the Arctic
region, whets he has been the last two
years in search of musk oxen and buf-
falo. His perby underwent terrible suf.
feringe in their journey, being lost at one
time for fourteen days without any food.
The weather was fearfully cold, and they
were made ptin fully emote that in those
regions fo six months in the year the
sun never shines. Pike was fairly sue -
easeful in hunting, brining home the
skins i•1 over fifty musk oxen.
Pe.eple We 1/110W,
Mies L. Oliver is home from Toronto.
Minn Annie Rivers is improving in
health.
Oliver Smith was in the Queen city
tide week.
Rev. S. Seliery was in Kincardine for
to few days last week.
Miss Marshall, of Blyth, was visiting
at Wm. Blaehill'e for a week.
Mrs, Bell and Cherry have gone to De-
troit -where Hr. Bell is employed.
A. McKenzie, of Tseswnter, was vieit-
ng his brother, D. McKenzie, this
week,
James McCracken, who is attending
ohool at Stratford, is home for his Hast-
e holidays.
Mies Kate Dutton, of Stratford, who
as been visiting Mrs. Deadman, goes
home on Friday.
Gus, Goebel, of Mitchell, is in town.
He has sold out his livery and talks of
oing into hotel business.
R. M. Armstrong, mill-wright. who
tae beau in Winnipeg, for several years,
s now employed in Toronto.
Ross McGirr, whc has been in W.
igbtingale & Co's. store for some years,
eft on Tuesday for Harriston, his old
home.
W. Bennett, of Montrose, and R.
cnnelt, of British Columbia, were visit
a,rtheir sister, Mrs, J. T. Cook, this
Aire. Roble Elliott, of London, for mer-
e' a roeidonb of Brussels, died at her
home last month. She was a sister of
hos, English, now Chief of polies at
ttlgary, N. W. T.
Miss Lily Mors, of Toronto, has been
aid up with a very sore arm. The
rouble appears to be with the bone and
he ie mow under the care of to physician.
Ye hope she will soon be better.
T, Fletcher and family have got nicet-
y settled lu their dwelling in canneotien
with the store. Geo. Thomson has taken
os00ssioe of the residence purchased
rem Air. Fletcher oh William street.
Jas. H. Young, formerly of this place,
tae been appointed a magistrate for the
nullity in which he resides in the N. W.
'. He had a little experienoe in that
Ole in Brussels while filling the position
f Reece, He should fill the bill.
D. A. Smale is attending a nodical
nstitute, in London, undergoing treat.
eat from experts in connection with
he celebrated Koch lymph. We are
leased to hear that ha is progressing
tvorably and bopss to be permanently
need.
W. J. Fairfield sad family removed on
hoeday of tide week to Bolllountain,
here Mee, Faiennolde people reside. Ma
airfield is growing grate wenn and it
ill only be the matter of a few weeks or
Maths before cotsuntpbiou will have
accomplished its fatal work.
We observe by the Winnipeg Puree
revs that J. R. Grant, formerly of
russets, has been elected Grand muster
1 the Winnipeg Lodge of Perfection, No.
A. F. ta, A. 141:, Afrr. Grant has *beim
1 the 82nd degree in Masonry and is an
tthoueittstio adherent of the "shears and
suspense'
The Toronto World of Monday eaye:—
Perey Solteltield, the clever home fielder
L the Toronto Lacrosse Club, will not
port Murray* bltte jersey the cornice;
anon owing to his promotion from his
resent position in the Standard bank
ore tr, Brunie. Thee Mr. SoholIeld'e
me will be severely felt by his fellow.
ayere is 'stetting a fact very mildly,
awever, the foetunssetIMAMS cents*
o
made eeeoudasy even to else prnmotton
one's native city or one's favorite and
atiotial pastinie, " blr. $ iholttOld oat
shed on Tbttredity seenin " of this week
y the tnem`bees oohs ohne.
R. L. Taylor and eon wars in le sed.)
on Tuesday.
101rs. John Barnbitl is visiting her
daughter at Atwood.
J. R. Smith was away in Iiamitton
HIM week for a few days.
le, A. Martin, D. D. S., is spending to
week or two in Bruesels.
W. 11£. Sinclair seas in the County
town tbie week for e few days,
Miss McLean, of Ripley, is making her
home in Brussels for the present.
0, E, Turnbull, of the Galt Reporter,
was home for a few days this week. He
appears to like the plane well,
Miss Aunie Young, of Moosomin; N.
W. T., formerly of Brunie, Ices been
engaged as school teacher at the Clare
public school. Her old friends here wish
her guesses but hope she wont under-
take to thrash the big boys.
On Thuesday morning of this week
David Shiel had the misfortune to fall iu
his bed room and *reek his heed against
the bedeteed intiic'.ing a out on ids fees
and head. As the old genbleoan is 91 -
years of age a mishap of this kind toll,
upon him.
Wm. Tufts left London last weep for
Vancouver, B. (1,, where he will reside
in the future. Hie son, Andrew R. Tufts,.
will depart for the Pacific coast with the
remaiud„r of the fancily in two or three
weeks. Mr. Tofte was a resident of
Brussels at one time.
The Atwood Bee *ye :—"Wm. Harris
and family, of Monkton left this week for
Brownville, Oxford Co„ where Mr. Ber-
rie takes charge of a cheese factory, one
of the best in that noted dairying aunty.
Mr. Harris is a eho*emaker of twenty
years' experience, and it goes without
saying that he has the business well
under his control, and has secured for
himself an enviable reputation. He wee
maker in the Mina Cheese Oo's factory
for seven years and served the Monkton -
peeress for fouls years with the beet of
satisfaction. life will be succeeded in
the Monkton factory by one of his grad-
uates, Alex. Chambers, of Kincardine,
who, Mr. Harris says, is ascend to none
in the county. Apart from Mr. Harris'
capabilities as a chessemaker, Elm t
township, particularly Monkton, loses
one of her best citizens. The Bee unites
with their many friends in wishing Mr.
Harrisand family aontinu al prosperity,”
Mrs. James Bell, of Brussels, is a d.tuele-
ter of Mr. Flarrie.
teniTTths.10. Lt1C,13. "sin see.
1. J. Gmpom's pray ran away on Thurs-
day 01 last week on enema* of a holt
allowing one side of the slmfbe to fall
dowtl. La the rape ane of Beattie Bros.
horses, tied On the street, broke loose
and took a hand in the opening circuit.
Wsr.r.-DIGGING AND Damnme.—George
Birt has all the neoeseary machinery for
digging and dentin wells and is prepar-
ed to attend to all work entrusted to him
in a way that will insure satisfaction.
Wells cleaned out and put in proper
shape. Terms reasonable. Residence
second door north of the bridge, west
side of Turnbtrry at., Brussels. 48-tf
blterES Aix.txs.—A. Currie had in his
display a nice spring lamb purohased
from John Roddick, Grey, that dressed
28 sounds ; a eyeing calf bought from T.
Devidoeo, Grey, dressed 70 pounds end
a beef fed by A, Lamont which dressed
600 pounds. Mr. Currie also had pork,
mutton and sausage. W. Blashill ex-
hibited a prime beef, fed by John Robb,
jr., Morris, that dressed 700 pounds. He
also had his usual quota of other meats:
Brusselitea need not want a substantial
meal on Easter Sunday as far as the
meat supply is concerned. Our knights
of the cleaver ars always to the front.
ANA now the time draweth nigh when'
the thrifty hence holder will expend live
of his eoori hard delimits in the seed store.
Then as the sun w meth warns and the
busy little weed maketh him bend his
look he will lay in tt 971 erop of rheum -
miens and eel10(0:0 far eye. winter,
Before the b:uhny rl:eys of Jen-, begin to
shorten, he will have had police const
snits with 00411 and sttttdfy of his neigh-
bours, boasting filo ownsrehip of poalbry
energetics enough to hustle far a laving.
Anel, finally, as the white boar frost of
autumns settloth ort the limp green grlss,
he willihave sixty canto worth of scraggy
aabbapa and some green tomatoes, which
the milkman will scornfully reject as a
gift to his bovines.
A BaUMMFluoo oorrespondentin speak-
ing of the decease of station agent Rose
says :—Last Tueeday, T. Rose, who etas
been station agent for fifteen years, died
very suddenly. He hod been ailing for se ,
short time with some affection of the
heart, which had prevented him working,
and on the day ill question he gut up
feeling very much better. He went to
station, and while conversing with his
sou about some tickets, dropped into a
chair and instantly expired, Deceased
was it member of the Methodist °burob,
end the very soul of honor in all business
transao'ions. He leaves a wife and (1
children. Funeral sereioe was bald at
the house of Wednesday morning, by
Revs, James Walker and J. E. Simpson,
and the body taken to Brussels fur in-
terment.
"Are the late examination held at the
University of Meiryland, in D.titftemee,
we Mod that one eel's= ad friends 3, t,
Martin and R. J. W,titfield, of Brussels,
tt a di
Canada, d credit t t1
,, o themselves and to
their coiuttfy, Me. Mersin taking third
place as a theorotfdal man in a plass of
eaveety. In the competition for prises
our Monde of Canada rank first, cetrry•
ing with them evete, prize of worth. Mr,
Whitfield carried off a fine solution of
dental !Grope and honors on the most
dillienit work in dettbisbey, while ItIr.
Martin stappad o0mplatcly to the tote -
moist rank and Carried off a valuable den-
tal etgiue also the latest intpravod vol.
lionise. Ole 1.000 also awarded a Its asci-
brit oll modal and 1 e o s al
sent inttum-
erabls. The competition was vary keen
but Mat•tie's good judgment, keen eye
and steady hand Yoram) every oppon.
ant and even dazzled the sena* of the
judges thomeelves. We °minae help.
Onvying the indomitable conrago, qn-
blued prineililes and merry eolntetlauoos
of oar tattedtan follow studeute."
A. Pel.tttw 5101thtie et- All:settee,