The Brussels Post, 1891-5-15, Page 1Volume 18.
IUWI SCoOOL ENTit 111L -
'rhe 1'revtsions ,If IIi(1 Vercelli' Amend-
ed Art.
Following is the MO School Entrance
Amended Act :—
(1) A uniform .Lntranee Amended Act
examination for the admission of mile
to High Schools shall be held annually
in every High School district according
to such regulations as may be proscribed
by the Education Depaetmont, Exam'
inations may be held at such other planes
in every oounty as shall he recommended
by the County Council, of which natio
shall be given to the inspector by the
county clerk. Such pl toes shall be
affiliated for the perpneos of the examin•
Mien with a High School in the same
ittspec torai division. lb. S. O., o. 226, s,
38, (Amended.)
(2) Every High School district shall be
under one board of examiners, The
trustees of the Publio and Separate
Sohools of the city, town or incorporated
village in which a High School is eltunt-
ect, shall on or before the lab day of June,
each appoint an examiner, for the pur.
pow of such examination. The inspect.
or or Inspectors of Public Schools of the
inepectoral district within whiob the
High Sohool is situated and the principal
of the High School shall be ex-o1loio
membere of such board.
(3) The persons qualified to be appoint-
ed examiners shall be persons holding
certificates as first class leachers actually
engaged in teaching, who is the holder of
a second olass Provmoial certificate and
who bas had five years experience ice a
teacher niay be appointed examiner,
where a first class teacher is not available
within such High School district.
(4) The board of trueteee and the board
of examiners may agree upon the sum to
be paid annually for the examinations of
snit pnpils, but in the absence of any
agreement examiners ebalI be allowed the
sum of $1 per pupil for conducting such
examination, and this allowance shall in-
clude travelling expenses of the examin-
ers, presiding at the examination, read-
ing and valving the papers of candidates
end reporting the results to the Educa-
tion Department. (New.)
(5) The board of education or the tans.
lees of the high eahool district within
which rho examination is held, on the
requisition of the chairman of the board
of examiners, pay all the expenses of the
examination at such high school and such
expensee shall be deemed to bs'part of
the Best of nutintenance of sut:h high
school. At affiliated schools the travail -
hag and other expenses of the presiding
examiner shall bo paid by the County
Connell
(3) Any pupil passing the entrance ex-
ani',intion may bo admitted to a high
soh.nl provisionally, but it shall be corn -
potent for the. Minieter of Education to
con.:ider the appeal of any candidate
with regard to the reading and the valu-
ation of his papers or on the report of
the ldigh School inspectors, to confirm
or disallow the admission of auy pupil
or to require of any pupil further tests
of proficiency in any of the prescribed
subjeots of exaninetion R. S. 0. o. 325,
s, 14. (Amended.)
(7) County pupils whose exemivablon
has been condoned by the Minister of
Education shall have the right to attend
any Sigh Sohool aided by the Council
of the County in which their parents or
guardians reside, Resident pupils shall
have the right to attend the High Sohool
of the district in which their parents or
guardiaus reside. Non-residenb pupils
may attend any High School at the dia.
oretion of the trustees of such school.
41EEkEEPL+'It'e COLLEGE.
An elttoatioual inetitution with the
above name and tine, and having for its
object the giving of instruction 10 scion.
tine and practical bee onituee is about to
be commenced. It will be located in
Guelph, near the Agricultural College, so
as to afford such of the students ea may
desire it au opportunity to take lessons
itt this important and interesting branoh
of rural industry. It is believed that,
with a roll of upwards of 100 stndonty,
there will be quite a number desirous of
learning how to manage bees. The in-
stitution will be open to pupils from any
quarter, and both ladies and gentlemen
will be eligible. It will be oonduoted
somew hat after bhe plan of oommsraial
colleges, the object being to put within
the reach of parties who wish to cone -
=nee b'e.keeping, the necessary in-
strttation with as little expenddttrre Of
Gum its poesiulb. The full course will
comprie° about two months, but any
number of lessees may be taken from one
upwards.
In Germany, where beseksepiug has
long been Due of the lending ooeupations
of the rural popuhttion, there are many
schools and eoilsgss where bee oulbur° is
taught to both young and old, in theory
and ptacbios. The Gormans are 130 511t-
inoutly practical people, and int their
country no one thinks of going into this
business without due preparation for it.
Canada is unsurpassed ea afield for honey
production, It only needs qualified bee-
keepers and plenty of bees to gather the
tons of honey that are now going tomato.
There is a vast matdcot for this product.
Thanks to the wise policy Of the Ontario
Government, this country made a large
display of honey at the Colonial and In-
dian Exhibition some ysars ago. The
Cauadian exhibit took the firsb place,
and was the means of introducing our
honey to the Bettish market. The honey
shown, amounting to about thitby tons,
found ready sale tot fairly remunerative
prides. In the past hooey has been a
costly luxury in Britain, oonmanding
from two shillings to half a oruwn per
pound. Canadian producers San make a
good profit at ninepence per pound.
The course of tesolling at the Ontario
Beekeepers' College will closely follow
that which is in vogue in tho beet insti-
tutions of the kind now at work in Ger.
many, The following is the projected
outline of Study
A. 1. The honey ileo. 2. The three
s5eei00 and their reepootiee (places in the
Mee, 8.The various Woos. 4. Diseases
of bees. 1, The anomies elf beet],
BRUSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1891.
Toronto's trice this yens will be 10
mills on the 5,
It Is said that a Jewish synagogue will
be built in Kingston.
The Royal Grenadiers, oftTorotto, will
visit Woodeteok on May 25.
The Preebyterian Synod opened its
meeting in Lindsay on Monday.
Caledonian games will be held in
Sbrabbroy on Queen'e Birthday, May 25,
A waterworks by-law at Georgetown
was carried Monday by a majority of
130.
The Barnum wire and Iron Works of
Windsor intend moving the rest of their
machinery to Toronto next month.
James Conmee, 115, P. 1'., received an
enthusiastic reception on !tie rattan to
Port Arthur after the labors of the
session,
A double funeral took place at Hamil-
ton, Tuesday, when John Dyer, aged 03,
and 1us son John, aged 17, were buried.
They died on the same deny.
Quito a curiosity was exhibited in
Bowmauville Thereday morning by
William Osloree, farmer, lake 511.05, fn
the shape of a large hack otter.
Mies Livingston, of Sint000, Out., who
sued Frank Knox, of Oondoreport, Pa.,
for $25,001 for breach of promise of mar.
riage, at Buffalo, got a verdict of 16,000
after three hems' deliberation.
J.W. Green and wifs,'ate of the Parkhill
Gazette, were the recipients a few clays
ago of a gold watch and silver calve
13, 1. Plan of an apiary. Q. Beehives.
3, Ap/arian implements, 4. Apicniturat
literature
0. 1, Management and Dare of boos in
spring. 2. Increase of colonies. 3, Pro
dnotion of comb and extricated honey. 4,
Care of new swarms. 5. Queen rearing,
11, Preparation for winter, 7. Sttoceseful
wintering,
D. 1. Bee pasture. 2, Surplus honey,
3. The history of apiculture,
It will thee be seen that the plan of
study covers a large field. Ib is intencled
to use a texb•book, and to supplement
oral instruction with practical teaching
of the beat methods of handling bees.
Students will nob be expected to work in
the apiary, bub will bo shown how Lo per.
form all the nsososary manipulations.
Pure Italian, Oarnolan and Hybrid
colonies will be kept fur the purpose of
comparison aid experimant, All modern
appliances and improved methods will be
employed. The aim will be, in the ease
of those who take the full coarse, to melte
them thorough apittrians, and such will
receive the diploma of M. 13., Baster or
Mistress of Bee keeping.
There are only abort Ion weeks in the
working season, during which instruction
in bee -keeping can be illustrated by prac-
tical operations in the apiary. This
term extends from about the middle of
Alay to the end of July. At other pa,
iods of the year, it is nob well to disturb
bees, the law of whose existence is It
short, motive working 0ea0o32, and a pro.
ionged rest.
Washington Letter.
(Prom our Regular oorrespondout.,
W asb tngtou, May 1, '01.
The discussion concerning the 000di-
tion of the Treasury, which has been go-
ing on fitfully over since the adjourn-
ment of Congress, has received a new int.
petus from the interview with the Direc-
tor of the Mint, to the effect that the
Treasury to -clay holds over $250,000,000
"available for any of the legitimate ex-
penses of the Government." His re.
marks are followed by some ad captan.
Slum remarks about the foolishness of.
the proguosbioations, lately in ciroula•
tion, that the Treasury will not have
funds enough to cover current expanses
and the maturing public debt. The
showing is a comfortable one for the
Treasury, and especially for the new See -
:eatery, who has beau the subject of
some commiseration fu certain quarters
because of widely-oirouloted reports that
be had succeeded to an empty Treastu,y.
that some other eousideratious of serious
import (tries. The possession by the
Treasury of this enormous sum of money
leas been wholly unsuspected by the pub-
lic. The Secretary has repeatedly said
that be had paid out all mailable funis
and was running on a close margin. 13y
what form of statement or hocus-pocus
have the people been prevented 2:001
knowing that so large it sum collected
from them in the shape of taxes has been
withheld from circulation 7 Upon what
ground of pnblio pulley has it heel: kept
locked up, while now available and wait-
ing to be paid on demand 7 That the
people are entitled to know all rho de-
tails of Treasury management and the
Treasury finances seem too clear for dis-
pute. I3as it been denied to them 7 The
subject is up, brought up by the legisla-
tion of the last Congress, by the declara-
tions of leading Republicans in both
Houses, and now by what appears to be
really an official Treasury statement.
There will bo no more fruitful topic of
disoussion from now on until the next
Congress meets.
The oomposition of the next House
will be of a character to require on the
part of its presiding officer abilities of
the very highest order. It is to the best
interest of the Democratic party that
the man best equipped for the plaoe
shall bo put in the Speaker's chair, and
it is the duty of Democratic members to
do this. The next Speaker should be tt
man of ample knowledge with a ready
command of all his resources ; of a high
and honorable aonrageoasnese tempered
with a wise and discreet eansiderateness
of large parliamentary knowledge and
50perlenae and of o judicial mind and
temper ; of honest pnrposo and of mani-
fest fairness ; os perfect selfcommand
and almost illimitable patience yet
prompt in droielou and edam cut in reso-
lution. The Domooratic majority in the
nexb House contains distinguished par-
liamentarians, among when are the
several candidates for the Spealcorehip
that have been aunomned. Its business
is to ohoosofrom them all a man who
has the qualities of minel and temper
which have boon specillod. The contest
will have this point singly in view,
and anything like a faobion fight will be
wholly out of plane.
The President should have no dificttl•
by in finding a suitable man for the
Chinese mission if Mr. Denby's recall is
thought to be oeoeesery. The latter ha:'
filled the position with dignity, not, and
entire 0500575an50 to both governments,
and in snaking a change care should be
taken not to ssleot &Ir. Deuby's successor
from the ranks of those who have made
Chinese exclusion their special hobby,
and by the intemperance of their dema-
gogy rendered themselves specially ohs
noxious to the Chinese government, If
it is really desirable that amicable rela-
tions be maintained between the two
countries, and it would be the height of
folly nob to maintain and cultivate etch
relations. The President sheuld select
in Ur. Blade's place some man of approv-
od discretion and ability, of broad and
pra0tioal business views, and of sense
enough to see that the immigration ques-
tion can and should be regulated without
provoking retaliation oil setting up bar•
acre of coumoroial not'inttroourse
against a oonntry whose trade and good-
will all other enlightened 31031000 are
combining or a0tnpetbng to genre.
Secretary .Nestor sbslss that there has
not been any conclusion of negotiations
between the United States and Great
Britain with regard to the sealing (pota-
tions he Bolur)ng sea during the coming
850.0011. J. Stanley Brown, who gals to
Alaska to report he tate Government on
the aonditian of the sealing industry, fe
preparing to etarb and the new agent who
/s to replaoe Mr. Goff ie the duty of
watohing the work of the oontraotcrs has
been selected, though the appointment
has trot been formally announosd. IIe
will have very broad desorption in decid.
ung whether the oontraatlrs are keeping
their agreement as to' size and number of
animals to be killed, and if he think% the
full maximum patch ought not to be al.
lowed it %vtil not be,
t'0MMI1''l'I'D FOR TItl.0 .
\\'m• YI"ndclekN end ',Cid" S uilt.lr go
I�e lsoderleh.
The Brussels ,town hall was lit-
erally, pecked with a deeply interested
end, perhaps, an excited Kudf0nce, on
Thursday afternoon of last week, some
posed of man, women and children, all
intent on knowing what Magistrates
Hunter, McCrae and Graham would do
aid] the two men, arrested at Listowel
die day previous, charged with burgh:tie.
nog the Brussels postolfice on the morn-
ing of the •nth of May. The prisoners,
Wm. Hendricks and Louis Smith, alias
"Tho Kid," were brought upon the after-
noon train by Constable Scott, Brnssel-
ites turning out in large numbers to get a
glance at the disturbers of the peace. C.
A.. Shaw, of Stratford, conducted the
prosecution and W. 15. Sinclair, of thie
plane, defended the prisoners. The tvit•
uesses called against Hendricks were
Ward farrow, Deputy Postma0'5r; Dan.
DIoDoncld and Mrs. Nightingale at whose
house the accused was said to have called
en Saturday evening asking for mapper.
McDonald swore as to the identity of the
man, The prisoner was committed to
Mead his trial at Goderich and was tak-
en to Huron's capital by T. Gundry, who
was in Brussels that day. Court was
resumed at 10 o'olook Friday morning
for the trial of "Kid" Smith. The wit-
nesses examined were Farrow and Me•
Donald, who testified on 0 similar strain
to the day previous; Mrs. Samuel
Walsh, who stated that Smith called at
her place Saturday evening wanting
something to sat ; and four Listotvol
buys, named J. Montgomery, J. Manning,
Ed. Clothier and Jae. Rogues, the first
three who swore to seeing the two
Prisoners together at Listowel and saw
Hendricks throw a box containing pow.
der into tho cattle gnard at the railroad.
Young 13ogues wont to the place iu the
afternoon, at the suggestion of Mont-
gomery, af'or the men were arrested, and
seemed the box, powder, pieoo of Detroit
newspaper, em and headed thein over to
the constable at Listowel, from whence
they were gent here. Constable Scott
tort of the arrest of the two men. The
lawyers then addressed the Bench and
after some ooisideretion Smith was also
committed to Gocleriole The prisoners
were rather on the fidgety order bet the
"1(11 has evidently been before
the "Leak" onus before at least.
Hondriults is a rather pleasant looking
fellow, a20ut 26 years of age, and does
not look like a desperate criminal. lie
has not been long in tbie line of business
but followed his trade all a cooper at
Windsor, ib is said. It is to be hoped
the lesson he is /earning now will do him
good. Smith, who is about 35 years old,
is an exceedingly tough Iooking oustomer.
The superintendent of the Detroit lettuce
telegraphed that Smith is well-known to
the police as a bad man and Inas served a
term in State's prison. He was taken to
enable Dickson on Saturday, Constable
Scott taking him to Wingham on Friday
night. The residence of Peter Erb,
north-east Grey, Was searched by cola-
int/hies early Thursday mornin • of last
week owing to the fact that Hendricks
and Smith when arrested ab Listowel
stated that they were from Detroit and
were going to visit at Erb's. The search
warrant brought a letter to light, written
by Miss Erb, Who is living in Detroit, iu
which she salted for information as to
the night wabollemu kept in Listowel and
the location of Cook's banking house at
Fo•dwiuh. A telegram was sent to the
latter front Druesols to put him on guard.
The trial ot the two Inert will take place
before the County Judge shortly and it
is hinted that the line of defence will be
to prove an alibi. A man was in Brus-
sels this week from Detroit arranging
the preliminaries for the coming cases
in behalf of ifs Nana. Soma people
think than Vlr. Shaw, of Stratford, was
a trine two funny ('f) in the Court hors
last week foe a (Ienieen of the Massie
city.
Presbytery of Maitland.
Presbytery of Maitland mot at Wing.
ham on May 12112, the Rev. I. A, Mac-
Lennan,
4fac-Lennan, moderator. Session records
were examined and attested.
The Presbytery's Finance Commitbse
reported tho State of rho rand to be
satisfactory.
The General Assembly's ramie 00 the
marriage questions W0110 approved of.
The Rev. D0n510i1 Davidson tendered his
resignation of rho charge of Langsids
congregation. The cleric was appointed
to cite the congregation to appear for
their intereen at next regular meeting.
It was agreed to ask the committee on
the distribution of probationers to supply
Knox Chnroh, Brussels, for one month
next quarter. The Clerk was instructed
to forward the mune of Rev, G. B. Howie
to the committee on the distribution of
probationers for work if he degree it,
The Rev. Mr, Stevenson submitted a
report on the statistical and financial
mimeos of congregations. The report
was received and Mr. Stevenson thanked
for his excellent report.
Meosre. Ross and Maine ware appoint.
ed to ilii srinbsnd bio studies of students
within the bounds and prescribe written
exercises to be read before the Pawsby
bery. The students in the Presbytery
hennas are Metiers, Davidson and
Cameron.
Chaffers from Prosbyteeles regartliug
their intontions to isle leave of the
General Assembly to receive es minis -
tine Of the Werth six members from
other ohurobes were read.
J', 111de1'41m, Clerk,
Guelph Conference.
rYel hoefe0 Church, Itcelle, 18151..
The Stationing Committee will moat
ou Friday, May 20th, at 7:50 p. rat
Tho Statistical Committee will moot
on Tuesday, J one 2nd, at 0 a. m.
The h'inanoial Secrebarioe are request-
ed to be 50005315 on Tuesday, June 2nd,
at2 5,tn.
The Ministerial Session will commence
at 0 a. m, on Wednesday, June 3rd.
Conference open0 on Thursday, June
4th, et 0. a, m. Prayer se0vloe from 0
to l0 a, m.
0011010 SllltlVWCea.
SCNntY, Also 31sT.—hlstllodiet eheroh,
Berlin -11 re m., itev.11.Dat ee ; 7 p. m.,
Rev. T. M, Campbell.
Methodist church, Waterloo -11 a. m.,
Rev. J. Charlton ; 7 p. m., Rev. J. 111.o.
Allister.
Presbyts'ian church, Berlin -7 p. en.,
Rev. Geo. Richardson.
Pt'eebyteriao church, Waterloo -7 p.
m., Itev. l':. S. Rupert, M. A.
ToEsntr, JCxs 2ein.-8 p. ni., Lecture
by Res. Dr. Gifford, egbjeet, "The
Mammoth Cave."
Weetuesn.rv, Jeer, sen. -8 p. m., Tom.
peranes Melting. Revs. Joseph Edge,
and Jas. Livingston and John George.
Tawtsiatr, Juana 4•rn.-8 p, m., Metho-
dist church, Watereoo. Sunday sohool
anniversary. Addresses by Revs. S. H. basket from their numerous friends in
Edwards, and Do. Strongman and W'
that them on benne ii'n of their teasing
M. Grey.
the
Ferns;
Candidatese.t,Jaen 5 n 8 p. m.' Reeepbiou A large quantity Of hickory is being
of rot Ordination. The Presi.
dent of Conference, Revs. Sohn shills and
W. Casson.
SeTmtntc, Junin 61n.--3 p. m., Theo-
logical Union. Lecture by Rev. P. Id.
Nugent. Subject, "Tis Nature of Re-
pentance and Faith and their relation to
Personal Salvation."
8 p. m„ Consecration Sorvice, led by
Rev. J. Green.
Somas, Jetta 7r11.—Methodist church,
Berlin -0 a. m., Lovsfeetst, Rev. J. Ken-
ner ; 11 a. m., Ordination Sermon by
Rev. W. S. Griffin, D. D„ followed by
Ordination Service ; 7 p.m., Rev. N. R.
Willoughby ; Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper, conducted by Rev. J. E. Howell,
M. A, Sunday school services at 3 p,10.
Addresses by Revs. J. 1. Smith and J.
S. Cooke.
Methodist church, Waterloo -11 a. m„
Rev. J. W. Shilton, 13. A., ; 7 p. m., Rev.
S. Sell*ry, 13. D. ; 3 p. m., Sunday
OCllooi service. Addresses by Revs. A.
K. Birks, B, se., and 3. Dylce.
Pr•sbytedian ahuralt, Berlin -11 a. m.,
Rev. B. L. Hatton ; 7 p. we, Rev. A. E.
Smith,
Evangelical, Berlin -11 a. m., Rev. R.
Walker ; 7 p. m., Rev. Jos. Galloway.
Baptist, Berlin -7 p. m., Rev. Thigh
J. Fair.
United Brethren, Derlio-11
Rev. Wm. Birks ; 7 p. m., Ibsv. Wm,
Smythe.
New Mennonite, Berlin -7 p. nt., Rsv.
Walter Ayres.
Town Hall, Berlin—Temperance meet-
ing. Addresses by Bees. Austin Putter
and A. W. Tongs.
Presbyterian, Waterloo -11 a. m., Rev.
W.F. Campbell ; 7 p. m„ Rev. G. II.
Oornish, L. L. D.
Evangelical, Waterloo -11 a. m,, Rev,
John Hart ; 7 p. m., Rev. Robert Phil-
lips.
Monnex, Jura ST11.-8 p. m.,Education-
al Anniversary. Addresses by Revs. W.
C. Henderson, D. D„ John Scott, Dl. A.,
and President Mills, 0. A. 0.
Tossu2Y, Jews OTtr.-8 p. m., Mission-
ary Anniversary. AAdrosses by Rave.
G. R. Turk, and W. 51. flinch, L. L. 33.,
and H. P. Moore.
C'ana&litsla No
SirJuhn Robertson, formerly premier
of Victoria, ie dead.
Our extorts of native butter last vs tr
amounted to 1,051,583 pounds.
The copses enumerators place the
population of Kingston at 10,800.
Alex. Simp.on, teamster, Orillia, Ont.,
was !tilled Fricley by his team running
away.
A lour.year-old boy was burned to
death Friday at a fico in a Montreal
tenement house.
Fire broke out et Ailreton hist Friday
afternoon and raged for five hours, al-
most destroying the town. Whole streets
was wiped out,
Rnbbvan, a vi loge on the Lilco Erie t11
Detroit River Railroad, has httd a strike
of carpenters, They asked for eight
hours and seventy -live cents a day.
They got it.
Thos. Towne, of Fretlerioksboegh, has
II ewe that is entitled to the red ticket.
Last year she dropped three lambs and
raised them for wheals ho receivedel3.50.
This year she is the mother of four, all
frisky.
On Wednesday aftsruoon of last week
Mes. Palmer, aged 55 yoare, wife of John
Palmer of the tenth concession of Dere-
ham, fell dead while shopping in North•
way dt Anderson's store, Tils,anburg,
Heart disease was the cause. She leaves
a family of nine children, ranging from 8
to 18 years of age.
Mr. Gordon, Grand Valley, who has
bought north quarter lob 25, can, I, Blast
Luther, left l3olsvood with his family
Tno01ay. All wont well until they acme
within a utile of their new home, when a
child of four mouths contmenoed to Dry
and continued prying for a few minutes
and then stopped, and when they reach.
ed their house ata nneovered rho wraps
the chill was found to bo doad,
Archibald McPhail, an inmate of the
Elgin house of Industry, ate his dinner
on Monday and just after going 'out of
the house towards the cottage where ho
ebayed was seized with a choking fit.
Mr. Aidritt, the keeper, ran out, but the
old man only gave two or throe gasps
after he reached him, IIs wee a veva-
acme calor and had often been warned
by lidr, Aldritt against eating so rapidly,
and two of the outer inmates had spoken
to him abort it that day. As his mouth
wail full of broad and moat it is Finite
evident he wee choked to deatth, He was
aged 08 and was committed from ,South
Doreheeter.
shipped from Ridgetown and neighbor-
hood direot to Germany to be manufac-
tured into rifle stooks for the army. The
timber sells for $10 per thousand and the
freight charges to its destination amounts
to 550 more.
A gentleman fishing in lake St, Charles
near Quebec, Sunday, succeeded in kill-
ing a grey trout weighing seventeen and
one-half pounds. The monster ruse to
a small trout fly, and was only allied
after a struggle of an hour and a half.
The fish measured 35 inches in length.
While en route to the Galt school Mon.
day morning Willie, the O-year.old Don
of Benjamin Goodfellow, painter, fell
from the 0. P. R. bridge, which he was
crossing, and alighted on the ground 60
feet below. Two of his limbs were
brolcen and his skull so badly fractured
as to expose the brain by his head stria•
ing against a stone. He will clic.
A deranged young man named Geor,;e
Gregory jumped from the upper window
of his father's residence in Haynes -aven-
ue, St. Catharines, on Saturday, a dig -
toned of about 20 feet, during the tem-
perary absence of his step -mother, who
had beau watching hint. Hs alighted on
his head, receiving injuries which result-
ed in his death Monday morning..
Census enumerator Jas. B. Reid, of
Bent Gore -reeve had a novel experience
the other day and probably no other
enumerator in the Dominion Dan record
a similar event. Ile dropped into a cer-
tain house asci asked the questions pre-
ecribel. In the house there lived two
brothers and two sisters, and their com-
bined aged are 305 years. The brothers'
ages are 80 and 78 respectively, and the
sisters' 78 and 72.
Ralph O'Neil, of the 7th eon. of West-
minster, was sitting by a window at his
home reading his bible Sunday morning,
when he suddenly fell froln his chair,
and when members of his family rushed
to his aid they discovered that he was
dead. The deceased had complained of
heart trouble for some time and was in
feeble health lately. Ile was 65 years of
age, and leaves a grown up family of
sons and daughters.
Winiifred Geode, of St. Catharine], or
"Old Winnie" as she was more familiar-
ly known, has been charitably oared for
by neighbors, having represented that
she Iiad not a shilling to bless herself
with. M0uday night she died and a few
hon s before the and sent for a lawyer
ane handed over securities am'unting to
$2,000, of which sum she orderer! 5+100 to
be expiated for, a monument and the
balance to bo given to the Roman Catho-
lic cbureh.
Sol, White, Member for North Es.ox,
Inas in tis p,s-eodioi, among other inter.
ogling and valuable historical relic], the
original porohmsnt of the treaty betwean
the Crown and the Wyandotte tribe of
Indians, made in 1764, IIe has alai the
"wampum" in 0Onneetintl with it, a bolt
ootveying to the lndions the intention of.
the treaty. The method of interpreting
the "wampum" Was lost long ago. These
articles naive olwaye been in the posses.
Kien of Mr. White's family, handed clown
from father to son, Dir. White being the
lineal descendant to the chief who signed
the treaty, and his father being the last
chief of the tribe.
Stratford's new to opibal was formally
opened last Friday by the Provincial
3e0i'otary, lion. J. 11. Gibson, of
Hamilton. The now building ie all that
could be desired. Its arohiteotnral a(n.
pearanoo is very pretty, although this
was ung an object sought by the designer,
Fred Henry, of London, and .in the im-
portant p,rtiotlare with such a building,
of light, ventilation and heating, every.
thing has been attained. The tee, borne
for the siolc is 103 feet in length, and 45
feet wide. In the centre, over the maid
entrance, is a tower 75 fob high. The
foundation is of stone, extending to tie
first floor, and the remainder of the walls
are of white brick. The art -enure has
three stories and e bewent:a. In it aro
four large weeds, sash 23x451 riot, with
a capacity for eigbttee petunia. Two
of these wards aro at either ends of the
building, and are provided With large
glees sun bays, with sliding dome. Al-
together, there are niu0 privet* wards.
The Board room and allegory aro in the
centre pavilion. In the basement are
the fnrnecee, stores, aro. The kitoher,
laundry, Mulling room and nurses' apart.
Ment are in the attic. The building
is hotted with hot water, and fire.pleoes
aro in eaab of the private wards in addl-
tion, ICob, cold and soft water aro pro.
tided. The (lost ot the boflding will be
t,
nearly $1'7,600, the ntanatemont is in
the kende of a trust, with Sheriff Ilossio
as its prat chairman. The Ilospitai is
few Perth county ice well as Shrietford.
Number 4'i..
The Ridgeway veterans will have a
oolobrabion at Toronto on Jnse 2.
A Norwich firm advertise the fact
that they reoenily sold 03 lbs of tea to
e ,e family.
Patrick Donovan, a laborer, was awl -
dentally killed in the Niagara falls
tunnel Sunday afternoon..
Ex.Treasurer Wright's bondsmen want
55 settle with the county of Essex at 65c
on the dollar, The olfer was considered
and refused.
Ed, Locic, hotel -keeper, Leamington,
is suing Rev. IVlnrray Watson, Presbyter-
ian minister of that place, for libel, for
some remarks alleged to have been pass•
ed by the reverend gentleman.
Richard Dobson, supposed to be in
these parts, is wanted in Cincinnati. Re
is 57 years of age, weighs 175 pounds,
bas 11,311 gray hair, moustache and heavy
eye brows, If you see Dobson tell hint
to go home.
John Swance, of the 10th concsssion of
Denham, has a mare 18 years old, which
foaled two colts—a filly and a heree,
money. Both colts are alive and doing
well The came mare gave birth to twits
colts last year also.
No intimation as to the sentence pass-
ed upon Dane, the wife murderer, sen.
tented to be hanged at Belleville on the
21st of May, has as yet been received
from the Minister of Justice. The con-
demned man is visited by Monsignor
laterally and Father O'4rien, his spirit.
ual advisers. He is perfectly resigned to
hie fate,
A sprightly young Woman of Levis,
who was married six years ago to an old
widower, has just weighed anchor with
her paramour, a young man whom she
introduced as her cousin, for parts me.
known. She parries as a souvenir of the
old fellow the wallet that used to be in
the old chest of drawers and which oou-
tains the old man's savings of many
years -62,000.
The oontraobs for most of the remain-
ing work of the new Parliament build-
ings have been signetl and work will be
commenced on them forthwith. The
sucosesful contractors were : For lathing
and plastering, A. EI. Rundle, Toronto,
837,770 ; steam boating and ventilating,
Purdy, Mansell cC Mashinter, Toronto,
$55,400 ; plumbing and *matting, Purdy,
Mansell 15 Mashinter, 621,400. The ten -
dere for copper work, etc., in connection
with the roofing were considered too high,
and it was decided to call for tenders
again for that work.
Wm. S. Ii, Bryant, aged 18 years, an
English laboring boy, was oonmitted for
trial Thursday by Sgnires James Stanley
(Reeve) and Bernard Stanley, of Luoau,
on a charge of setting lire to George Has•
kett'o baro iu the fifth concession of 1311-
dilph. lir. Haskett says that he hirer/
the boy for seven months, but that after
a tiros he became dissatisfied and asked
for his wages. He was not satisfied with
the 54 offered hitt, but made no threats.
On Thursday morning he left Bryant
in the etabls, and on reaching a aced a
few rode away looked book and saw
smoke coming from the building add
Bryant running away towards Lucan.
The stable and barn are under one roof,
and both were consumed.
The trouble at the Church of Ascec•
sion, Hamilton, which has been brewing
so long carne to a head last Thursday
evening, when probably one of the most
disgraceful soenes that has ever occurred
in an Anglioan church was witnessed.
As it was Ascension Day Rev. E. P.
Crawford, the rector, had made arrange.
ments for special servioes. The altar
was beautifully decorated with flowers,
and in the centro stood a largo cross of
flowers with the letters "I. H. S" Ser.
vices were held during the day and these
passed off quietly. The evening service,
hoivever, was the one for which Rev. Mr.
Orawford had made elaborate arrange -
monis. One of the features was to be a
surpliced choir, composed of the mem.
bees of the cathedral and St. atark's
ahnrah choice. Bnt to the surpiissd choir
the memorialists or anti -ritualists of the
Church of Ascension strongly objected,
and the leading members of the party
warned the rectors of the two churches
from which the choirs were to come that
if they persisted fu appearing in sir.
plioes iu the ohurch strong means would
bo used to stop any seviee be/ng held.
Rev. E. G. Bland, motor of Christ
Church Cathedral, concluded, under tho
circumstances, not to take the phone
with him, brit the choristers of St.
Mark's Church wont prepared to assist
in the Chetah of Ascension cervices. In
the vestry prior to oho hour of menden
were gathered, besides several of the
oily clergy, Rev. Mr, Clarke, of Anoaeter;
Rev. Mr, Irving, of Dundas, and Rev.
Mr. Brown, of Dundas. In the church
wee a good sized oongregatiot, including
the principal tnomoriolists. Ali was
quiet until the surplioed choir and the
clergy began to tauter the chancel, when
out wont the lights and in the darkness
rose shouts, cat calls, whisbling and sac.
dry noises such as would come hone the
top gallery in a theatre. Not to be beat-
en the clergy and ohorisbers attempted
to sing a hymn, bnt with poor success.
Then there was a hurrying to houses
near by for Dandles and lamps, and with
a rod+ of these lighted the service was
proceeded with in the best way possible
under the strange ciromnetaness. When
the sleir started a hymn some portion of
the congregation stetted au opposition
song, end ouoo daring the service the
veoalists in the congregation tried to
drown the 005000 of the sltoristers by
tinglsg "Old Black Jus." and other well
known ditties, Rev. DIr. Brown, of
Paris, was the appointed moocher, bat
the congregation paid no heed to hie
ministration and oontinnscl tate uproar
spasmodically. Seeing that no semblance
of order could be obtained, the service
was brought to a eonolaeion, The affair
waged great excitement among the
members of the Ohurth of Asceesiou
Congregation and thtougkoat the Angli•
can household as it became known
through the city. Not long) ago it was
threatened by the mentortaliets that it
no. Mr, Crawford continued to We
bifem they 1085111 take severe mea0nede
to oust him by diseeatitliug the interi0r
of the antral and making it unit for
worship,