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Volume 19.
A TRIP THROUGH IRELAND.
To the Minor of 'Otte Pose.
1111A0 PADITOR,--I intend aending you s
few more rough notee on a trip through
the Old Country, On the evening of I ho
4th of June I arrived in the Glen at
Castleotwny and after n couple of days
viewing the sthroundings I wits very
agreeably chaippointecl in the appearanoe
of things in general. The roads are
splendid, emooth and solid, mostly with
a stone wall on each side and rows of
trace. I would not like to say that the
walla are all very straight for a pereon
would naturally, think that the engineer
who laid some of them out had a crooked
eye in his head. The Glen contains over
8,000 acres of good soil, well watered
with springs and spring creeks, and is
pretty well surrounded with high hills
(in this oottntry we woithi call thetn
mountains) and each hilltop leas a IMMO.
One is aallod the Devine Bit and from a
distance it appears as if a wagon and
load of hay could pass through it.
Tradition says that after the devil took
the bite he popped it down about seven
miles away where it served AS a bnildiug
Hite for a castle. Tho castle is a reality.
11 18 several stories in height with a
eiroalar stone ataircase leading from the
basement to the top story and has been
in ruins for generatione. On another
hilltop is a tower that was built about
seven yenrs ago. It is two or three
stories in height and is called Flanigan'a
Frolic. Another is called Olallough Hill
and on its higheat point is the ruins of
an old castle. About half -way up the
hill there is what appears to have been
carriage road about four rods in width
going around the hill and formed out of
its steep sides. The Otway estate con-
sists of some thousands of acres but the
family was very nearly getting extinct.
Tbe olct Admiral, as he was meetly call-
ed, died, X think about four years ago,
and his remains lie in a beautiful vault
under the Protestant church. Lie left a
widow end one daughter, an only child,
after hint. I had a very hiteresting
walk through the 011oitle grounds. The
structure stands on 0 large mid hand•
sozne plot of ground dotted over with
some very large shade trees ; there is an
artificial lake with a boat and different
kinds of waterfowl, a nice walk with a
carriage drive areund it and at one side
is a rustic arbor and rustle bridge. 1
noticed eousiderable improvements going
on. An engineer was planing land laying
out work, worknien were tearing down
stone walls and gates and putting up new
ones in their places and building a new
dairy and henery with the engineer's own
inventions and the most modern impreve-
mints. I also noticed a large garden
surrounded by a high stone well whieh
the gardeners were getting iuto pretty
good shape. The cestle is several stories
in height and is supposed to have been
built in the reign of Xing John in the
12th century but it now has modern ad•
ditions and improvements. I was very
kindly shown through the building and
I considered it a pretty nice treat. On
the flret floor is a very large library and
the walls ware hung with heaetiful and
valuable oil paintings of the different
members of the family for generations.
I was shown one pioture by one of the
old Dation masters enid to have cost
3,600 pounds. I found the farmers ap-
parently doing fairly well. Sonne of
them had good solid two story atone
houses with elate roofs, nioe lawns and
ornamental hedges. There are very few
thatched cottages in the country now in
comparison to what had been& few years
ago. Now one farmee,in some instances,
owns what two and even three or four
need to own, which means a decrease in
the population and accounts for the loss
of nearly three quarters of a million in
the last deoade. The surplus popula.
tion in the oountry places is pretty well
tbinned out but the cities and towns
seem holding their own. There is one
small town near Deblin where railroad
cars are n3enufasitured and the popnla.
don there has increased front 7,000 to
11,000 in a few years- I have been i n•
formed, on what 1 consider good author-
ity, that according to the progress Bel-
fast is making in ehip•building and
other industries she is deetined in the
near future to be one of the leading
cities in Great Britain, When I arrived
in the glen at Castleotivay I wits surpris•
ed at the lateness of the season. Pete -
too were well over ground and looked
good but the grass and oat crop appeared
fax behind. There in considerable of
potatoes, oats, turnips and mange's
grown in that neighborhood but scarce.
ly any wheat, peas or barley. The meet
of the land is under grass and they de-
pend on American wheat for their Roue.
It is a great place for raking hogs and
still they import It oonsiderable quantity
of pork from America. I was asked how
it was that they got some very good and
some very bad pork from America. I
'old thorn one pork was conaiderea good
but the bad might probably be the
'United States rattle snake pork. The
farmers pay from 14 to 24 shillings per
000as rent &tables Poor Rate and Road
Bate. I dont know bow muoh the two
latter amount to. The fain property is
mostly rented on a long term of years
and the farmer that intonate to bny On
other field must in some institute% pay
from 25 to 00 pourids per aere, which
they call a fine, beeidee the yearly rent.
The prices they get for their stock are as
follows :—Lambe, $8.00 to 410,00; sheep,
4150010 §11.00 eows, $00.00 to $100.00;
two year old steers, stockers, $50.00 to
460.00 ; a good, general pupae horse,
4200 10 4400 and Min 4000 1 was gun
prised to see so few raised for the market
in that Motility, My idea be that the
farmers there have a pretty soft snap of
it, Anyone ef them wile has a good
sized farm and attends to hie Madness
ottn make money fully faster than we
een and has not half the trouble and
work. I noticed the ehurning done by
borse•powar on several farms, I have
heard very little about the Home Rule
business, in fact I had to look for it to
find it, The people them happy and con.
tented. Now 1 mast bid good.bye to the
picturesque old glen and its surround,
inge whith brought te my mind long
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1891.
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past and aimed forgotten events, not
omitting the many friends who had
been so very kind to me. Mr. Bditor
hope to be fiX0IISOC1 for being somewhat
seetimental when I saw the plane whore
my father and mother were born and
brought up, the road they used to travel
on, the thane ohureli they need to worthip
in and when I heard that the old family
POW is cathed by the family name to this
day although it Is nigh on to forty years
since the last member of the family sat
in it. It is in the glen that my better -
half was horn and near there your
humble correspondent first saw the light
of day. On June 14t11 etart fax Temple -
more, The weather still keeps mild and
warm. We pass through Barrisoleigh, a
village of a few hundred inhabitants,
Here I noticed an old ruined castle, a
Catholic churoh in come of ereotion and
an old Protestant church with a hole in
the roof and the windows out of repair,
which has not been need for about twenty
years for the want of a eongregation.
T13(3 toad we travel is good and with
some nice farms on each side. We pass
Sir John's Folly on our right. 11 is be.
tweet' a castle and a tower, is llve or six
stories in height, covered to the top
with ivy and hail au addition at the side
not AS tell ae the main ',eliding and with
an mob under it. When the °aside was
tte far advanced as we find it Sir John
took is gentleman to see it and asked his
opinion on it and was Cold that he
thought it Sir john's Folly and from
that day to this it goes by that name and
has never been finished. On our left
and right up to the town for miles is a
out stone wall about eight feet in height.
Templenthre oontains about 8,000 an.
habitants and is an old looking plaoe
with no inanufenburies. On Jame lath I
am on the road to the deserted town of
Tipperary where the plan of campaign is
in force. Tipperary contained about 5,.
000 inhabitants and was considered a
good, lively butter and eattle market hut
the inhabitants in trying to fool Smith
Barry, the landlord, outr of his rent fool-
ed themselves. They left the town and
commenced to build another outside the
corporation and had a few blooks built
when they found the trade Was goingto
other towns and the money not coming
as fast as they expected, After expend.
ing abotit 840,000 they began to move
back to their old stands as fast as they
could. The crop, which did not look
vent encouraging a short time ago, has
considerably revived, the reason being
tlie great (Mange in the weather from
cold and wintry to balmy summer.
Thanking you, Mr. Editor, I conclude
my rough no•es on a trip to the Old
Country. Yours truly,
IB.
sTATuTE 1,A1100 A FRAUD.
To the Editor of Tun POST.
Dmin you be hind enough
to allow me spaoe in your valuable paper
to make a few 'omelets respecting the
present system of making and =detain-
ing our township roads, which is almost
entirely done with statute labor. 'Under
Ibis system the township is divided into
division, or beats, and each beat has a
road or pathmaater, who is appointed
annually by the Counoil. Taking the
beats on an average they contain about
five farms of 100 acres °nob or say five
hummed who, theording to the Statute
Labor Act, are asked to perform a stated
number of day's work, based on the
amount of their assessments. Thus far
I have no fault to find but the turning
point comes here, Tile ()outwit appoints
one out of every five farmare all over the
township a patennaster, who, either an.
oording to law or °cistern, ia exempt from
statute labor, whichis a oomplete fraud
to begin with. It often oceure that the
pathmaster is the tvealthiest man in the
division. He receives the SILIII0 benefit
from the reads as his brother farmers
and yet all he is asked to do is to watch
over a few men who, ae a rule, aro at-
tempting to pub in their time in as easy
and as shiftlese 0 matinee as possible,
having no interest in improving the road
whatever. Let me draw a pietism of to
gang of men doing statute labor. The
hour for starting is usually eight o'olook
a.m. and it ie like pulling teeth to get
Borne men out even at that hour, If a
farnter takes mit his team and wagon he
puts in three days in eight hours, a plow
or scraper (moots in the same way.
This is another big fraud at the expense
of the roads—but this ie only the second
link in thie chain of frauds. We sec
men hauling gravel with boxes on their
wagons which when filled to the top
would nob hold to half yard of gravel,
so many trips are made in the any and
the box, small as it is, is never above
three parts full. Then the men who
shovel the gravel at the pit have to hand
in the fraud aleo One will throw in a
few shovelsfall and then lean on his
shovel and tell yarns while his compan-
ions stand and listen very attentively.
Finabiy five °Wools oomes and the time
is in. We then exatniee the road for the
improvements hut are ofteti at a logs to
know whether to call it an improvement
or not. Um work in too mealy oases is
done very unsystematically. The road
has never b en piopetly staked out and
graded before the gravel wits put' down ;
the gravel is not 'spread as it &multi be
and the last load often remains as it was
dumped from the wagon. The work is
not only poorly done but theft is very
little of it compared with the number of
clays' labor in the beat. This is not all.
The pittlimaetee then writes out the fol.
lowing certificate :—"I hereby certify
that I have token 50 loads of gravel out
of ale,Brown'e pit tot the benefit at the
road in rny division." Mr, Brown pre.
saints his bill at the next meeting of the
Connoil and although that body of leg's.
Inters May have a stated pelt* te be paid
for gravel, either by the oubio yard or by
the load, they are itt a loss to know
exactly how much gravel was taken out
in tho 50 /oada, some of *high probably
did hot etheed I of to amble yard. In tide
way they Mice pay out Money for gravel
ivhieh in reality never wed on to the
road at all, Moreover in tee marts, ethos
they pay out tneney for atenee, rend and
Sand Whieh the road ivettid be a groat
deal batter without, and thee the fraud
goon OR. Then to (Sip the climax the
pathmnoter returns bIS list to the Town-
ship Clerk certifying that all the days'
world in his division has been faithfully
performed. Yes! the man who drew the
small loads and tho ono who sat felling
yarns all get oredit for faithful service.
Now, I noir the readers of TIM POST hem
Otto pioture been overdrawn or do I put
the ellEle too strongly when I prononnee
statute labor a fraud 7 This system of
road malting has been in praotice for a
good number of years and judging from
the present condition of our roads, nn.
less some betted: system is adopted, the
present generation will not see the road
in adOhing like the condition they
might and should be in. The question
'hen arises what plan shall wo adopt for
improvement ? In my mind there ie but
one plan svhiolt would be effective, viz.,
direct taxation. According to the abatis.
tics, recently pehlished for this year, we
have in the township of Morris 3,230
day's statule labor. Now, if each rate.
payer in the township who now eon.
tributes a few days to the above grand
toted WAS asseasod half to dollar for emelt
day's labor which he is novv asked to
perform we wonld have the handsome
sum of 131,510.50 to spend in improving
the roads eaoh year. If all the sidelines
iind concessions were open for travel we
world have about 150 miles of road to
keep in repair. We would have about
$.1.0.89 for each mile of road not ivalud-
ing the present supplementary grant
from the Connell, 5 claim that if that
amount of money were expended in
letting jobs by publio tender it would lo
more work in each mile all over the
township than would be done by statute
labor in one year, and besides the work
would be hotter done. The Counoil
oould bind the contractor to put on a
slated quantity of gravel and they wield
secure a better grade of gravel than what
is often put on by Liathmasters. In every
ease they would have to chance to see
that they were getting value for money
expended. Not only would we derive
more benefit by adopting this system of
maintaining our roada bat all would be
placed on equal footing according to the
amount of his assessment. The path -
master would contribute to the fund the
simians his neighbors ; the mean MOM
Oho same aa the honest man ; the lazy
num the same as the industrious man
and so on. Hoping you will pardon me
for taking up $0 much of your space I
am, Respectfully Yours,
Morrie, Ong. 1, '91. 0, MICRO:.
•
8110ViNG Tar c,(11.T1iF11."
Last week the following circular
was received by F. C. Rogers from New
York. 50 15 a genuiue bait lar the gall -
able :—
Me Demi Snt,—I am desirous of ob-
taining a good, glinted agent in your lo-
cality to handle my merlioine. The en-
closed herewith gives all the information
that could bo desired and explains itself.
I secured your name Rain to mercantile
book so that no one but yourself and the
person writing the letter knows any-
thing about the nature of the enclosed.
An opportunity to make an independent
fortune like this has never crossed your
path before, and, in all probability,
never will again as long RS you live.
There is no reason why y ou should be a
slave and toil all your life for nothing.
If you are foolish enough to let a "golden
chances" like this pass you by–all well
and good. If you are miserable and in
want of financial assistance–now or
never is yoer tinie. In years to oome,
when you lind youreelf sadly in want of
"coin" in order to keep body and aoul
together, you will have no ono to Marna
foe your wretched existenoe but yourself.
This is serious and highly important
food for thought. Your sober and
earnest attention should be given to
every word in this letter. A person
without the "ti niversal ruriclee"—the Al-
mighty Dollar—is thought hot little of,
and is looked upon as of no importanoe
to the world. Is not this true ? I know
whereof I speak; in tanner years I have
drank Rain the "bitter cup" myself. "A
hint to the wise ie sufficient." If my
business should suit you, it will be abso.
lutely necessary for you to oome on helm
and sae me in person. I only deal facie.
to-faoe with my customers. Experience
has taught me thet this is the safest and
most satisfactory way for both. By
yoar coming on here you see what you
are buying and X see who I am dealing
with, consequently we both feel better
sa,tislied. I know 11 18 quite n journey
for you to make, but thinbt of the tee.
mendoes profits th be made with no
risk, comparatively speaking, whatever.
Now as far as expense is concerned, I
always make a liberal allowance to
cover the same. Make up your mind to
come on—I know you will always be
thankful for your visit to tne. You will
find me a equare and honorable white
man in every partricular. When you ar-
rive here I will show you my entire stook,
from which you can make your own
seleetions, Then 0 my geode are not all
that I olaim foe them, and are not as
line as the onolosed epeake of, I will
make you a present of 81000 in gold and
also pay your travelliog expenses both
ways. What fithrelt ootild you ask? hty
prices are as followe $400 this $4,000,
8550 gate 87,000, 0000 pets 410,000, 41,000
gets $80,000. Tbe more you invest Oho
cheapoe you get the geode, The sizes
ran from "one" te "twenty." $400 worth
of goods la positively the very smallest
amount I will sell under any oiroum.
stances, /f yen will invest 4050 ot ntare
I will agree to give you the exclusive
State right, Now, should yon wish to
do husinees with me, you must obey the
following lima actions' ad do only AS I
tell yon. Fleet—Don't as long as you
live ever Write a letter to me until I give
you pormiseion, for if you do 10 81111 he
refamod. 5 inean exactly what I say, and
fin:thornier() all business rolatione be.
tween ne will end, Second—If yea wish
to mime on here rola see me, send the
following telegram, (remember, telegram
only will be reoeived) mild simply any,
"Please forivard at onee," then sign year
*annex: pet "path word" and number
given you on the enolosed albp, Whith
toile me who tho person is sending for
furliter particulare, he remember, only
sign the name ancl number given you.
Do not sign you own name. Thitd—On
receipt of your telegram 1 tvill send you
full instruotione how to meet me and
whore to stop, then no mistakes will ba
made in finding ono another. In con -
elusion wish to Hay 0 you cannot come
on here, or have nob 0-100 to invest,
simply let the matter drop. Now kindly
allow me to motion you again not to
write letters RS telegrams are the only
way that 5 will reoeive any word, You
must be guided by my adviee. If yen do
you are bound to succeed. No oath
thing as fail. dot swath. Be true and
honorable, Do me no harm and you will
never regret it. You can nuthe money
faster aud easier by dealing in my goods
than you ever dreamed of before in your
life. Wont you by it ? Yours Bin:tore.
ly—in honor and confidenee.
"Yon KNOW."
Canadian Pica eves.
The census returns give Toronto a
population of 1(12,000.
Last week 1,057 cattle and 8,810 sheep
were exported Rom Montreal.
The proprietor of the Drumbo Adver-
tiser ia removing the plant to Baden.
The Delhi Canning Co., has already
put up over 800,000 cans of peas this
season.
E. S. Schwabe, a wealthy man from
Manchester, Eng., shot himself at the
Windsor Hotel Montreal.
A boy named Lawson, living near
Montreal, accidentally shot his brother
while fooling with a revolver.
Whitby school beats the thoord. 16
had a pupil, Gerbie Pringle, 9 years old,
who passed for the High School,
George Elunter has been appointed itt.
specter for the Hamilton Sooiety for the
prevention of cruelty to animals.
Att Merrieltville Mr. Arbuckle fell on a
cogwheel and both hands went through
Ole cogs, smashing them fearfully,
Ohris. °Hargett was drowned at Peng.
tanguishene Saturday. He leaves six
orphan girls, the eldest but 12 years of
age.
A most distressing accident took place
at Leamington on Tuesday afternoon,
which resulted in death by drowning of
Hattie and Lillie, aged 12 and 2 years,
children of Joeeph Damao, of Leaming-
ton. Alex. Dumas, brother of the girls,
who is only home on his vacation, had
taken them for a drive, and drove on the
cloak ab the lake. The horse became un.
ruly and backed so far that one of the
wheels' went down, causing the children
to fell into the water. Being unable
to swim, he hurried fax help. The first
two to leach the dock were Wm. Fuller
and Proeser, who at onee put out ill 00
boat to rescue them, and heroioally dived
after the children and bronght them to
the surface and ashore, hut it was too
late ; life was extinot. The parents
and brother aro prostrated with the
abgke;
erly every -body in Ontario either
knows or has heard of George Margetts,
propeimor ut the Rosli House, Niagara
Valls. He was formerly a dining -car
conductor on the G. T. It., and was badly
injnred in the famous aceident at St.
George viaduct. After that he bought
Otto Rosli House at the Falls, where he
has since lived and prospered with his
wife and family. Last week Margetts
was called to Hamiltou on b minese,
where he remained a day or so. On his
return the wife was gone. He found a
letter from her, however, stating that
she had left to return no more ; that she
had never loved him, and that it would
be useless for him to try and trace her up
as she was never ooming back. Mrs.
Mergrette was formerly a Miss Little,
daughter of a custom house officer at
Niagara Falls, who is note dead. She
WAS a tall, tine looking woman of striking
and pleasing appearance. Gossipa say
that when a couple of American boodlers
where here a couple of months ago she
fell in love with one of them and has
gone to join him in some unknown plitee
in the States. She deserted not only
her husband but her four children, two
boys and two girls, the oldest being but
IL years of age.
PRASIISTRIIT or Hen0.1.—A pro re nata,
meeting of the Presbytery of Huron was
held in Willis church, Clinton, on Tuee.
day last, at which the oall front Mount
Forest Presbyterian Minn% to the Rev.
D. 81. Ramsay, B, D, of Londeaboro',
was disposed of, There was to good at-
tendance of Presbyters. Rev, Mr. Cam.
eron appeared on behalf of the Presby-
tery of Saugeen and Mr, Martin on be-
half of the calling congregation, to sup-
port the °all. Mesa% johu and George
Watt, Reid, Campbell and Soott appear.
ed on behalf of Eullett and Londeshoro'
congregations, and whilst testifying to
the unanimous detaire of the people that
Mr. Ramsay should oontinue to be their
pastor, they expressed thenitelves as un-
willing to stand in the way of his own
desire and were confident that the best
interests of the 3:fastens cause would
govern him in his decision. After papers
had been road and parties heard, Me.
Ramsay was called npon, who, after re.
lilting the history of his present call and
his willingness to how to the authority
of Presbytery, deole,recl his with to be to
accept the call. The call was thereupon
duly oonfirmed and the translation of
Mr. Ramsay granted, the pipits of
Mullett and Loncleaboro' to be preached
vacant on the 1051 inst., and 10 10 ex.
peoted that the induction of Mt, Ramsay
into his new I/asthenia by the Preabytery
of Satugeth will take plaoe about the 20101
inst. Revds. Mesers. McLean, Martin,
Stewart, Aohoson, Barr and Carrier') in
referring to Mr, Remsay's reitioval, spoke
in the highest terms of his scholarship,.
his ability mul his work me a friend and
neighbor, and all gympathizo with the
meant congregations in the logs of their
excellent pastor. The resignation of
Rev. Afr. McMillan, pastor of Maneheater
and Sutithis Hill, was eeoeived, but he
uot being preeent, it was oedorod to lie
on tho table until the regelar meeting of
Peesbytery. It is understeeci that his
resignation is solelydne tattle fact 0100 10
withes to return to Scotland, and dom.
pieta his studies.
People fe_Know.
W. 13. Ballantyne it/ Toronto.
Patti Maley has gone to Detroit,
Fred. it %matt is viaiting in Wingham.
Mina Menem FALTOW is visiting at
Bitiev'illiao'n Court Clerk Hunter is away
at Detroit.
Mies May Deadman is home from
Bb".13.
6f°rain
Sitle is home froin Toronto on
the Wok list,
Miss Addle Yanstone is expeotod home
from Missouri.
Mies Claia Thompaon woe home from
Toronto on a visit,
II. Dennis woe in Toronto last Tues-
day and Wednesday.
Robb. Nott, 01 Ohio, is renewing old
acquaintances in town.
Miss Holuma, of Denver, id visiting
relatives in Brussel%
Lawyer Proudfoot, of Goderieb, was
in town on Wendesday.
Rev. S. Jones has beau on the sick list
but is much better again.
Mrs. Alex Wilson is at Harriston pay -
Mg a visit to her parents,
Mies Ella Robertson, of Kincardine, is
visiting Miss Nina Maloolm.
Mrs. Wesley Fear, of Aylmer, was in
town limit week visiting relatives.
Mrs. R. Johnston and chilciren are
visiting 01 Durham and Paisley.
Miss Heibien, of Guelph, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Geo. Steuernagel,
Misses Emma and Iva Walker went
to London last Saturday fax a viait.
Mies Alice Walker, of Prescott, is
visiting with Thos. Gilmon and wife.
Mrs. Jas. Jones is visiting relatives
and friends at Toronto and Milton.
A. Stinson, 0: Peel, was visiting his
brother-in-law, A. Brew, this week.
Mrs. Whitesides and children, of To-
ronto, are visiting at D. McLelian's.
Mrs, Fred. Tang, of Kentucky, was
viaiting friends in this looality this week,
hOtabol liayoroft, who baa been under
the dootor's care, is able to get about
again.
Mrs. Janne Stratton sr. is away at
Chatham visiting her daughter, Mrs. 3.
Degge.
Misses Hattie and Birdie McCracken,
of Bluevale, are visiting at Postmaster
PargswEs'
alla Mulholland, of West Toren..
to Junction, is visiting her parents for a
few weeks,
Me. and Mrs. Howell, of New /lam-
bing, have been visiting their daughter,
Mrs. S. Platt.
Miss Mary Richardson is visiting at
Fergus. She intends going to Manitoba
next Tuesday,
Frank Stratton left fax Detroit on
Tuesday to take a situation at the jewell-
ery business there.
Mrs. E. Matson and dituehter are
visiting with friends in Mitchell. Mr.
lifelson spent Sunday there.
101. Moradden, of Sault Ste, Marie,
Sons on a visit among friends in and
a,round Brussels this week.
Ross Fraeormet handled over 380
parcels last month, these goods being
shipped per Canadian express.
Mae. Baskerville, of 'Winnipeg, has
been visiting her unele, Thos. Maxwell,
Brussels, for the past two weeks.
Jas. H. Philp, of Forest, was in town
on Tuesday, billing the annnal Grimsby
Park and Niagara Falls excursion.
Rev. E. A. Fear and wife, of the Nile,
and G. A. Fear, druggist, of Godetioh,
were viaiting at S. Fear's this week.
Mts. Bennington and daughter and
Miss Driver, all of Hamilton are enjoy.
ing a, visit with the family of B. Driver,
Thos. Moore and wife were visiting
relatives and friends in the looality of
Mitchell last week. Mr. Moore reports
an abundant harvest in that section this
YeTui'loci. Hall, wife and Maud Sindayed
with relatives in Seaforth. Mr. Hall is
moll improved iu health ive are pleased
to 'beanjbe,
Bm i Jones, of Milton, and Robt.
Jones, wife and daughters, of Seaforth,
were in Brussels last Snridny visiting at
3-"'Mmiesse3.L°enneats''BeitIcer celebrated her 1001
birthday last Monday by a gathering of
her little friends numbering 22. They
had a jolly time,
''Tip" Seholfield, who has been rusti-
cating here for a few months, returned
to Toronto this week. Brussels loss will
be Toronto's gain.
Rev. I. B. 1V4nrevre, of Bluevale will
°'soupy the pulpit of the Methodist
c11nroli in this place next Sabbath, morn.
Ing and evening.
G. P. Soholfield, agent of the Standard
Bank here, ie away for his holidays,
Mr. Gray, of Harriston, is in Brussels
during Ins absence.
W. Hartry anci ohildren, of Seaforth,
were in towu on Thursday of this week.
Ur. H. was a worthy resident of Brus-
sels for several yeahs.
Mies Lizzie Ceenphell, of North Caro-
lina, U. S., ia visiting at Principal
Slutiveh Stewart Campbell, of St.
Sfltry'S, WAS also here this week.
Vradik Ironstone and Ed. Pepper left
Brussels labt Saturday for the Wesb.
Winnipeg is their destination, we believe.
Mr. Vanstone will return in the courth
of a mo nth or so.
The Winghare Advance says ;.—The
many friends ot Miss 111, J, Campbell, of
Brnssols'formerly of the Wingham
Town Plot, will be pleased to learn that
she, along with her brother and sisters,
has fallen heir to some 428,000 by the
death of an unole. We are Meals pleased
to hear of our friondie good leek.
On Tuesday of this week Counoillor W.
F. Stewart and family remotreci to Dur.
ham teller° bit,. Stewart hag leased a
roller mill for a term of years. During
the tins° they have boon residents of
Bruesels 111e3 have won the respoot of
ell and wo are very sorry to gee them go.
Mr, Stewn,rt Was elected to the Council
Beard ia 1803 and re.eleated by aeolama.
tion last januaty, so that hie reinOval
tvibl easme to vaeaney. The hearty good
wialies of Bruseelites generally, follow
them to their new home, Mt. Stewart
wag a reeident of Durham for some time
& few yeara ago. ilIr. Lowiek Wate with
him there also.
Number 4.
Additional Local News.
A SEW of our residents took in the ox -
minion Oo Wore on Wednesday of this
week.
Tins week to sample of the Terra Cotta
pressed Micah, manufactured by Dr. Rob.
ertson 0 Oo., of Milton, al Mansemed,
Halton Co., was prerdented to Tide POST.
They turn out four bricks every second.
They are aplendidly finished and oost
$7.00 per thousand at the worke.
Poem:Imam—The postoilioe VMS 00-
movocl on Monday evening from Ibis old
site, corner of Turnberry and Mill streets,
to the store recently purohased by Post-
maeter Farrow, situate on the west side
of Turnberry street south of W. H. Mo-
Cracken'a grocery. The fixtures of the
old office are all in the and to this will be
added another new set of look boxes sim-
ilar to the ones put in by Mr. Farrow
last year. A stationary desk for writing
has been placed in the portion allotted
Ole publio. The interior 111 being newly
painted and the front window lettered.
R appears to be very awkward to go to
Ole new office lifter being aeoustonied to
travel in the opposite direction for so
many years. A. number of posted cards
were found under the floor of the drop
box, having found their way there in
some unexplainable manner during the
years 1880 and 1888. TIII: POST suggests
to Postmaster Farrow the propriety of
allowing drawer and look box holders the
privilege of entering the ,office for a hall
hour after the wieket &week connection
with the general delivery, It would be a
great oonveuienee to persons who have
boxes—without increasing the duties of
the postanaeter or his deputy. This is
done in many of the towns now and ap-
pears to work well.
HYMEN'S Flevran.—The Alpena, (Mieh.)
Evening Eoho contains the following in-
teresting item concerning a young lady
who formerly resided in Brussels
quiet wedding took place at the home of
Mr. Wildeman, of the Vienna bakery,
the high contracting parties beteg Wm.
Abbott, of Traverse Oity, and Miss Lena
Sanders, of this city, but formerly of
Flint, Mich. None but relatives and a
few intimate friends were invited to be
present. The newly married couple
were the recipients of many costly and
beautiful presents. The bride has been
with her sister, Mrs. Wildeman, in this
eity, for some time and has made n, large
circle of friends. The groom is a, young
man of sterling qualities and highly es-
teemed by his many friends at Traverse
City. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott left on the
steamer City of Alpena for Mackinac
where they will visit for a few
days, before going to TraverseCity, their
future home. The Bobo, together with
their numerous friends, oongratulates
them, and trusts thet no elouds may
ariae to dint the bright horizon of their
future happinese.
OR/T.—Early ou Thursday morning of
last week the spirit of Jane 'Walker,
relict of the late John Walker, took its
flight. The deceased reeided with her
daughter at Otterville at the time of her
death and had attained to the 8g,0 of 80
years. Ole was born at Sligo, Ireland,
in the year 1805 a,nd was married in the
year 1828. Her maiden name was Tay-
lor. Mr. Walker died 31 years ago. The
family came to Canada in 1829 and
settled in the village of Smith's Falls,
afterward moving west in 1880 and lo.
oated in the township of Morrie, Huron
County. The deceased was the mother
of seven sons and live daughters. Three
of the SOUP became miniaters of the
Methodist ohurch and three entered the
medical profession, and in this respeat
few families have such a record. Mrs.
Walker was converter.' in her 1011 year
and was a member of the Methodist
church for about seventy years. The
body was brought) to Brussels on Friday
night's train and the interment wee made
on Saturday morning from the residence
of j. A. Creighton, Rev. R. Paul ofiaciat.
ing. Very fete of the former friends of
the deceased and her Mee husband sur.
vive them. Thera were preeent at the
funeral Rev. John Walker, wife and
daughter, of Lneknow ; Bev. Robert
Walker, of Walkerton '• A.. B. Walker, of
Waterford ; Rev. Mr. Clark, Otterville ;
Mrs. Reid, Wawanosh ; Mr. Webster
and sister, of Luoknow.
"0 I may 5 triumph so
When all my warfares past
Ana dying lind 113 latest foe
Under my feet at last."
Ilann.—Last rueschty afternoon the
blowing of the whistle at 8mi68,
KAM it Gibson's factory about 03 o'olock,
followed by the chorus from the whistles
80 Ament's factory, Ronald's foundry
and the fire alarm soon stirred op excite.
anent and the idea that there were fere
people in town was speedily diepelled.
The lire wail in the first named factory,
having caught in a pile of shavinge itt
the engine room. Tbe flames soon
Byroad into the main building but the
progress of the fiery element wee than
stayed by the prompt and energetic ap.
lineation of weber, wbiioh ie always kept
at hand in the factory. No eerions dam.
ago was done more than a. bad there over
the very close °all, The fire engine and
hose carts were at the south of war on
short notice but their sareioes were not
reqnired. It would, have been a most
disastrous thirtg had the factory •fallen
a prey to the IIARIOS as it is ono of the
best industries hi Brussels, new employ -
mg 5i) hands. There was no insuntnee
either on the hnilding at' its cantents.
All's well that ends well, it is said, but
the clangor was greet for a few moments.
J. D. Ronald very kindly took out one of
hie large steamers, hose, ate., and had
steam about up but saw there WAS no
necessity tor the engine ao retarned to
MIs foundry. It was another proof of
Mr. Ronald'a big heartedness. It °coma
te us to bo a veey opportune time to ad.
vise mill mon to paeticulate oantiousness
at this season of the year when ovary.
thing is so dry and also for the neason
that for every flee the oorporation ia prat
in for from $20 te $50, which is 00 etnall
nt&ttor when run up in an hotir or th.
Watchmen were on guard on Tuesday
night at the faetory foe feat of flee bob
their setviees were not required,