The Brussels Post, 1891-10-2, Page 1Volume 19.
.BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1891
Number 12.
LOCAL OPTION SUSTAINED,
Hagerty, obief juebiee of Onbnrio, with
Justices Burton, Osler and Maclennan,
judgoe of appeal, delivered their reepeu.
tivo rulings ou the oonetitutionality of
Vie. 58, chap. 00, sec. 18, commonly
known as the Local Prohibition statute,
wherein it io enacted by the Ontario
Legislature that Any township, pity, town
or incorporated village may pass bylawe
for prohibiting the Bale of spiribuoue,
fermented or other manufactured iiquore
in any tavern, saloon, shop, warehouse,
or place of entertainment.
After this etatute was passed Mr,
Mowat caused an addition to he made in
effeot that nothing in the Local Option
Ant should be constructed into an exer.
Disc of jurisdiction by the Ontario Legis-
lature beyond the revival of the pro-
visions of law which- were in force at the
passing of the 13. N. A. Aot, and wbioh
the subsequent legislation of Ontario
purported to repeal. A.s soon as this
praobioal prohibitory measure became
law many towns, villages and townships
throughout Ontario adopted it.
The anti -prohibition slemenb in Huron
and Norwich, Malcolm end Oakland,
London West Dereharn, Onondaga,
Leamington and several other places re-
solved to test the legal merits' of the act
which closed the saloons and taverns in
such an effectual manner. Each of the
above-named ooustituenciea brought
actions to quash the bylaws and to
have the courts declare that the statute
under which they were passed is ultra
vires. A lengthy argument, in which
several counsel took part, was heard by
Ohio( Justice Gait, who delivered judg-
ment on April 22 last. The chief justice
held that the act was one of almost ab•
solute prohibition, therefore it would be
an interference with the trade and corn.
meroe of the oouatry, which matters are
cuquestionably within the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Dominion Parliament.
This being the ease the Provincial Logia-
lature had overstepped its powers in pass-
ing the Local Option Act. All the by-
laws were then quashed and the act de•
olared to be ultra vires.
An appeal from the riling of (thief
Justice Galt was then made to the four
judges in the Court of appiel by the At-
torney•General of Ontario. Dir. Mowat
asked the Court of Appeal to determine
whether or not the Ontario Legislature
had juriediotion to pare a prohibitory
act similar to the looal option law, and
in general terms he also asked that the
ruling of Justice Galt should be set aside
and the Looal Option Act declared con-
sli tutional.
TRE APPEAL.
The ease was argaerd before the Court
of Appeal on May 28, when judgment
was reserved. The main points on which.
the act was attacked were : (1) There is
no penalty enacted ; (2) that the respec-
tive municipalities had no authority to
pass the bylaw to effect ea once ; (3) that
the bylaws and the act are in mese of
the authority of the provincial Legis-
lature. Chief Justice IIagarty read bis
judgment first. He held after a lengthy
r eview of the legal aspect of the statute
that to pass such a law was perfectly in
the jurisdiction of the Ontario Legisla-
ture, that the absence of a penalty did
not invalidate the law, as penalties for
the violation of such bylawe are provided
in 0 general statute, that the bylawe
passed by munioipalitiee can only regul-
ate the retail trade and not effect the sale
of liquor in oases or its original pack-
ages.
SUSTAINED.
Justices Burton and Maclennan agreed
with the chief justice, and Justine Osler
concurred, but did not read his judg-
ment.
=MOTS OP TIE JUDGMENT.
The effects of the judgments are :
That the full court unanimously upholds
the legislation of the Ontario Govern.
went ; decides that the Provinoial Leg-
islature were competent and had juris-
diction to pass such an sot, and sets aside
ae void the judgment of Justioe Galt de•
olaring the act to be ultra vitas.
JUBILATION.
The temperance people are jubilant.
The following is a list of names of
towns and municipalities in which the
legislation prevails : Lanark township,
Wellington village, East Lotter town.
ship, Essex centre town, South Norwich
township, East Tilbury township, Lon -
dor. West town, Maraca township, Learn.
ington towns, North Goefield township,
Oakland township, Dereham, township,
Onondaga township, Sault Ste. Marie
town. Westmeath township, Parry Sound
town, Binbrook township, Tilsonbnrg
town, Goulbourue township.
POINTS IN TUE OABE.
The first and emend questions related
to the jurisdiction of the Legislature and
were unanimously decided in the affirm.
ative.
The written opinions of the judges go
into the questions at great length. Mr.
Justice Maclennan says : "Owning to
the conclusion that tho enactment iu
question (63 Vio., ebap. 66, sea. 18) is
confined in both its members to sales by
retail, I think it follows clearly that it
woe competent to the Legislature of On•
tario to re-ouaot it as falling within the
olass of subjects 'municipal institutions
in the Provinoer under sub•seo. 8 of sec.
9 of the B. N. A. dot.
* "' It is not necessary for the pur-
pose of answering the questions before
us to determine how ler, by reason of the
existenoe at the time of Confederation of
the Dunkin Aot, the Province may,
under sub -see. 8 of see. 92, have the
power of absolute prohibition, and I de-
sire to express no opinion on Haat point
one way or the ether. It is enough to
say that I think it olear that under that
section the Provioe has the power to re•
viva the enactment in question, and that
our answer to the first two questions
ought to be in the affirmative.
The tliird question submitted was
Has the Cottnoil of a township, olty,
authority to pass bylaws for prohibiting
the Bale of iiquore in the original peek -
nee in which the same have been reeeiV.
ed from the importer or manufacturer ;
provided that the bylaw has been ap•
proved by the electors ?
'Lippe this question the court was also
unanimous, They answered it in the
negative. Mr, Jusgios Maclennan said t
"With regard bo third queebiou I am of
opinion that as Incidental eo the power
to prohibit the retail traffic) in liquor, tiro
Province must have the power, noting
bona fide, to define from time to time
what constitutes retail traffic. We have
aeon what the definition was in the ant
of 1855, It was substantially the same
under the acts of 1868 and 1866. This
has been changed, and is now regulated
by R. O. S., 1887, chap. 194, see. 2, sub -
seas, 2, 6 and 4. In my opinion the
municipalities named in the third
question cannot at present prohibit under
the revived enactment such sales as are
deeoribed in sub see. 4.
The fourth question was whether the
omission to provide a penalty would in-
validate a bylaw.
As to this Mr. Chief Justioe Hagerty
says :
As to the fourth question, I answer it
in the negative. I do not consider that
a bylaw omitting to provide a penalty is
necessarily bad. It may be ineffective,
but I do not think any court would quash
it an any suob ground."
All the judges agree in this.
The. result is that the two questions as
to the power of the Legislature to enact
are answered in favor of that power and
the two questions with regard to the
power of municipalities to page bylaws
in a particular shape against that power.
Irving, Q. 0., and J. J. Maclaren, Q.
0., for the Attorney -General for Ontario,
No one appeared for the Minister of
Justice for Canada. E. R. Cameron
(London) W. H. Blake and DuVornet
for certain persons interested against the
legislation in question.
1,400 STILES INA BOAT.
The following from the Winnipeg Free
Press refers to ltev, J. A. MacLachlan,
brother -in law to Mrs. (Rev.) Salton, of
Brussels, and a former resident of Grey
township :—
Among the names registered at the
Grand Union Hotel were those of Rev. J.
A. MaoLaoblan, wife and daughter, of
Beren's River. It will be remembered
that items were published some weeks
ago relative to their trip by small boat
down the Saskatchewan river on their
way from the Victoria mission, on which
they have been stationed for some years,
to the Beren's River rniesion, to whioh
Rev. Mr. MaoLachlou was transferred by
the Manitoba Methodist conference at its
last session.
Mr. MaoLaohlau bad his boat built at
Edmonton for the voyage and he spent
about three weeks .there getting it ready.
On the 27th of July he left Edmonton for
Victoria, which is 80 miles down the
river. After taking on board hie family
and his effects he continued his eastern
journey, sailing most of the time exoept
when there were high winds in which
ease, unless the river was wide enough
for tacking, he bad either to wait or sot
his men at the oars. The trip was a
very pleasant one, though for the moat
part a monotonous one. At Prince Al-
bert a delay of a couple of days omcitered,
owing to rain. Grand Rapids was reach-'
ed on a Saturday, and Sunday and Mon-
day were spent there awaiting the ar-
rival of a steamer. The next day they
tao11 passage in the steamer and had
their boat taken to Swampy Island, this
voyage lasting abonb 24 hours. Tho re-
maining distance, about 16 miles, they
exiled, Mr. MacLachlan finding his way
through a rooky and intricate passage
without a pilot. They reached Beren's
River on Thursday.
Not having a pilot Mr. MacLaohlan
had to sot as helmsman himself although
he had never been down the river before.
There were numerous rapid,. to run ; for
example, below Prince Albert, near kcal
Falls, there are 16 rapids in about 20
milds, while the river is exceedingly
crooked. There are also a good many
rapids above Prince Albert.
The party were lost for three or four
days in Cedar Lake and their provisions
ran out so they were radioed to fish.
The moat exciting event of the voyage
was coming in contact wi::i the new
ferry cable at Battleford at rnidnight on
e very dark night. The cable struck the
mast about the middle with such force
as to out into it about half an inch. The
boat was at the moment in the middle of
the river and Mr. MacLachlan was
asleep. The boat gave a violent lurch
and no doubt came very "..ar dipping.
The rigging had to be out down to let
the boat through. There was naturally
it short time of excitement, though the
danger was past before the voyagers
knew what was the matter.
In passing through one of the rapids
the boat came within a foot or two of a
cook, wbioh, if struck, would have broken
it in pieces.
Prince Albert nearly divides the die•
tacos into two equal parts between Ed -
mouton and Grand Rapids, the total dis-
tance being about 1,400 miles, This
part of the voyage ooctipied almost ex-
actly a month. The lower r 'tion of the
river for hundreds of miloe ,- is through
a dreary, swampy country where there
is little prospect of settlement.
On coming to Winnipeg Mr. and Mrs.
MacLachlan had the pleasure of heaeing
that Mies Batty, who had been teaching
in the neighboring mission of Saddle
Lake, had teocived an ape nintmsnb to
Berou's River as teacher there; she had
started with them but remained ab Bat.
tleford, where they supposed she had ac-
cepted oe ted a poaltion. Miss Batty will go
With them to Borcu's River noxi week
after they return from to visit to Mr.
MaoLaohlan's father On the Glooboro'
branch of the O. P. R,
The unfortunate man Coutts, whose
arraignment a year ago before the coron-
er in Mount Pored on the charge of
drowning a baby in a (deforn, will be
remembered, died the other day at tho
asylum in Hamilton where ho was nom.
mittod after his trial for infanticide, Hie
body was taken to Holetoin for interment,
,(010000 1 int ATLANTI(1 W ITU onetime they really were used well. I
know that some of the men who bare fol.
lowed the business for years are pretty
tough cases still I think they could make
some distinotion, I also think they oould
check stealing and swearing a good deal
if they tried. Yours respectfully,
Sept, 20th, '01. OnsEnvEs.
('.tTTLIO.
To abs tOditer of Tmu Om.
DEAR SIR,—I promised last week to
send you some more of my observations
about shipping, the cattle trade and
homeward voyage and I hasten now to
do so. My last letter ended when we ar-
rived at Birkenhead. Among our lot of
cattle were a fow very large bulls and
they wore as well conducted as any of
the lot. One of our fat cows gave birth
to a fine heifer calf. She was a splendid
young cow and I think paid fully better
than in beef. We had a fair average
voyage and the slow old boat did her
duty well and Dame in in good time.
The officers and crew were civil and
obliging and did their part well. When
rambling around Liverpool we wont
through the fieh market and then and
there oame to the oonolusion that they
were a great fish eating as well as beef
eating people. Then We welt bo see the
shipping in one of the greatest harbors in
the world, said to be over 14 miles fn ex-
tent ; our settee' geography puts it at
nearly 19 miles and after going over the
distance I would think the latter is right.
The harbor is divided into a large num-
ber of docks which are basins cat one
after another into the side for quite a
distance and walled up at both sides and
the end where boats are loaded and un-
loaded. When passing from one Book to
another one is naturally surprised at the
large number of beef cattle, sheep and
pigs, besides dressed beef, mutton and
pork which comes on the different boats,
in fact business is increasing so fast
that they had to make more dock am
oommodation and these are under course
of construction now. Boat loads of
frozen mutton can be seen from Australia
and New Zealand, cattle from Buenos.
Ayres, Msxioo, Texas and other parts of
the U. S., dressed beef from the States,
eaoh quarter done up in canvass, besides
loads of cattle from Canada. With what
is raised in the counbry, brought in from
the above mentioned pitmen rind into the
other British ports makes the amount
something enormous. Still the price of
beef keeps up with perhaps a little flue.
nutation of the market and when it is
from 12 to 80 cents per pound the labor-
ing class in England get a very slim
share of it. It has been remarked by
many that the English must ha wonder-
ful beef eaters or bow could they consume
all that meat. The answer is they do
not and cannot use it all but it must bo
brought to mind that there is quite a
large floating population which takes a
good portion of it. Each one of the dif-
ferent boats leaving the many ports of
the United Kingdom must be supplied
with both beef and flour. It is dillioult
to ascertain the exact number of boats
leaving Liverpool daily for information
varies, one source puts it at 500, (which
I think cannot be right) and another
puts it to 200, so to make surer ealcula.
lion we will say 100. Our return boat
was not one of the largest on the ocean
still she took from Liverpool for our sup-
ply 2500 pounds of beef. The larger
boats take 6,000 pounds. We had about
60 of a crew, besides a few oattlemen and
some emigrants. Oar boat took about
85 tons of coal every twenty-four hours
to keep her machinery moving, while the
larger ones take 100 tons or more in the
same length of time and a crew in pro-
portion. Now to strike an average of
800 lbs. for eaoh of the 100 boats would
give es the sum of 300,000 lbs. leaving
Liverpool daily beside what leaves ell
the other ports and this Recounts for
where a good portion of our beef and
wheat goes• June the 10th wo start on
our return trim on a different boat but
belonging to the same line, in hope that
our lodgings might be an improvement
on the late ones and our general mode of
living more in a000rdanoe with our taste,
but, ales, bow often have our fondest
hopes been doomed to disappointment,
for we found that wo were going from
bad to worse. We had to go down stairs
to get to our quarters ; on our right and
in front of us were the sailor's rooms, on
our left along a narrow dark passage was
our room which contained about ten
bathe most of them without any bottoms
in them ; on the other side of the pas.
sage with the door opposite ours was an-
other room filled with cattlemen. Our
room had a ventilator on top but the
weather was too cold to have it opened.
After going into the room I felt eiok in
my stomaoh and could take no break-
fast next morning nor did I eat anything
for two days. At the end of the two
days another cattleman, who was in the
same fix, again went with me to the
cook and we paid him for our board for
the rest of the voyage, had we not done
so tee would have had a fast of eleven
days for it was impossible for us to eat
in that plane. At Eight when the door
was shut to keep out both the cold and
intruders and four or five men etarb;their
pipes the room would appear like a
smokehouse and a person who did not
smoke would almost expect to find him-
self turned into some kind of smoked
ham before morning. Before leaving
Liverpool I bought a good warm blanket
in case of need. I had the nee of ib one
night bot the next night it was stolen
and I never saw it again. The steward
then offered me a bed and blanket and
said that I would be responsible for
them and if they were stolen I would
have to pay for it, I only took the
blanket, a good warm double ono, which
was the only one in our room, and every
morning I took it to the steward's room,
at the other and of tho btat, for safety,
and took it back at night. The rest of
our mon that mild get any empty meal
bags lay .on thorn. I paid a Wren for the
right 0f his berth and early next morn•
ing when passing along the upper cdeolc I
saw him sleeping there. Sonne of tho
other men, for want of a better place,
lay some nights on the table or ou the
upper dealt. We wars shut out from the
lower Book Where the nettle had been,
We did not ooze about going into our
cabin in daylight and the upper dock
gave little proteotion from cold and rain.
Sonro of the offtoats on Ot, h boats told
me the 0..:tlernen would be used better
only for their had oonducb and that at
The lionitld Piro Engine Surpriee8
Everybody.
The Ronald fire engines -gave a grand
exhibition of water throwing at the To-
ronto Fair, in presence of Ald. Bell and
other members of the oiby council, Fire
Committee, expert Engineer Graham
and other engineere and many thousands
of epeotabore. Steam wttS raised in 01
minutes and a large stream was soon
pouring out of 425 feet of hose. Then
two largo streams, with equal force and
effect, sent up to a great height over G.
T. R. tracks, until a halt had to be call-
ed by that company, so much water in.
juriously deluging their premises. The
unanimous impression and verdict was
that Canada was ahead in powerful and
effective fire steamers as the work done
astonished everybody. Below are -clip-
pingsfrom the press about the London
Exhibition :—
The Toronto Empire of the 24th ult.,
says :—The steam fire engine contest for
a gold medal and $100 prize has drawn
well for London's big fair, people coming
even from Sault Ste. Marie. The old.
reliable Ronald was the only machine to
come to the front—in three sizes—in
order to meet in competition any size
from any maker. In less than 6k min-
utes she had won the medal, and with
only 90 pounds of steam. London's
great water works, with two open lines of
standard hose pouring into a big tank,
failed to supply this great water thrower.
Oounsillors, firemen and all were sur-
prised. Owing to the ineufhoieut water
supply, the full power of the steamer was
not manifested, and another test will
take place to -morrow afternoon.
The Empire of the 26th ult. says
Before the largest audience ever seen in
London, in the second test of the Ronald
fire engine, she broke her Toronto record
by 15 seconds, and throw one and then
two tremendous streams to a great
height, demonstrating to this immense
crowd blast Canada can hold her own
with the world. Mr. Ronald now holds
the centennial medals, British and Amer-
ican, and now the gold medal awarded at
London in competition for the best
steamfire engine made in -Canada, and
offers to oompete with any engine in the
world in a side by side contest. Corpor-
ations aboub to purchase fire appliances
would do well to look into the merits of
these ergines. Full particulars will be
forniahed by the Ronald works at Brus-
sels, Ontario.
The Toronto Mail of the 26th ult.
says :—The second trial of the celebrated
Ronald fire engine took plaoe at the
Western Fair grounds on Thursday after-
noon in the horse ring. Around the rail-
way and on the grand stand an immerse
audience of ladies and gentlemen, old
and young, were gathered, and the great-
est interest was taken in a trial of the
latest and most complete Scientific ap-
pliances for the rapid saving of life and
property. Although a gold medal had
been offered to draw competitors to the
test the Ronald engine was the only one
to come to the front. The crowd was
disappointed, but when the signal was
given and an immense stream of water
shot through the air with great velocity
to a tremendous height, a few minutes
after the signal was given the crowd gave
vent to their appreciation by ohearing,
and in the horse ring there ascended
shouts, "The .Ronald is king 1" The en-
gine had beaten the record made at the
Toronto Industrial I''air by fifteen sec-
onds. In awarding the highest honors
to the Ronald Steam Fire Engine Works,
of Brussels, Ont., the directors of the
Western Fair have forcibly drawn to-
wards this enterprising oonoern the
strictest attention of every corporative
body in need of fire appliances, not only
in Canada but within the borders of the
oontioent. A thorough examination of
their engines and fire saving apparatus
is all that this (company desires. The
Ronald engine also holds the Centennial
medals, British and American.
The Globe of the 26th ult. says :—In
the sewed trial of the Ronald Fire En•
gine held in Loudon on 'Thursday in
presence of numerous interested visitors,
and one of the largest assemblages of
people ever seen in that city, this splen•
did machine broke its Toronto record by
fifteen seconds, and threw one and then
two enormous streams of water to a
great height, demonstrating to the im.
moues orowd that Canada, in the matter
of fire engines at any rate, eau hold ite
own against the entire world. To the
Centennial gold medals, British and
American previously awarded, this anter -
prising Brussels manufacturer is now
added the gold medal awarded in London
in competition with the best steam lire
engines made in °anode, and encouraged
as he well may bo by such general and
emphatic endorsationo of the marine of
bis engine, Mr. Ronald now boldly chal-
leugee a side.by-side oompetition with
any lire engine in the world. Corpora.
tions having in contemplation the Cur•
chase of first•olaes fire applianoes coed
seemly bo advised to look into the
merits of these engines before investing
in an inferior article. Full particulars
will be furnished on application by the
Ronald Worts, Brussels.
The Ronald Worsts may fool proud of
the high oucouiuins from such large eon-
eetwe05 of people and the gold medal
brought home. A telegram received this
week from the Mayor of a town in Que.
bee says :—"Deputation coming to see
your eteatnars bo•clay."
The distance between New York and
San Francisco hoe been covered by rail
in 4 days 12 hours 28 minutes, the beat
time on record.
Owing to the priekinge of conscience
Jacob Brown, of Minneapolis, has con-
fessed to a murder for wbioh a man
named Gray is serving a life sentence in
the penitentiary at Chester, III.
People We Know.
Rev. S. Jones is visiting at Toronto.
Mies Addis Vanetone will visit in
Southampton.
0, R. Varletone, of Southampton, was
in WWI) dile week,
Dirs. Van Egmond, of Seaforth, 3e visit-
ing friends in town.
Mrs. B, Gerry has gone to Chicago on
a viae to relatives.
Mise Maggie Halliday returned to De.
troit on 'Wednesday,
Mise Searles, of Mauohesier, is visiting
Mrs. I. C. Richards.
Mrs. R. Malcolm has been quite ill
during the past week.
Miss Tinsley, of Hamilbot', is visiting
Miss Jennie MaLaoohlin.
Miss Edith Hill, of Wingham, was in
town for a few days this week.
Miss Mabel Jackson is home from
Erin se her eyoe wore troubling her.
Rev. W. E. Herr and Miss E. E. Herr,
of T'hamesford, are visiting in Brussels.
E. C. Lowry, wife and Walter, are
visiting relatives at Port Huron, Michi-
gan.
W. P. Scott ie away. ab Cheboygan,
Mich., attending a series of athletic
games and sports.
T. Fletcher has been elected District
Deputy in connection with the Indepen.
dent Order of Foresters.
Mrs. Carr and Mise Molesworth, of
Toronto, spent a holiday week in Broe-
sele. Aire. Corr is the mother of G. P.
Scholfield, of the Standard Bank in this
place.
Rabt. Farrow, wife and ohildren were
visiting at Postmaster Farrow's last
week. M. Farrow, of Blnovale was also
here.
James Bruce, senior and junior, of
Peel and Gwillinbury townships re-
spectively, were visiting A. Bruce last
week.
Nelson Gerry was laid up for a few
days from a sprained ankle reoeived by
stepping from a ladder too far from the
ground.
A. Moore and V. Slack, clerks in Plum -
steel's store, Clinton, spent last bunday
at S. Anderson's. They were formerly
in the employ of Mrs. Anderson's broth-
er, P. Wiltse, merchant of Athens, Leeds
County.
J. F. MoCrae, real estate broker, of
Toronto and Montreal WES in Brussels on
a brief holiday trip this week visiting
''the old folks at home." He is a pusher
and occasionally pulls in the net and
pockets the shekels.
H. R. Smale and wife of Waterford,
and S. B. Senate, of Toronto, were in
Brussels this week attending the funeral
of their brother. Airs. Frank Vetter, of
Berlin ; Mrs. Fred. Harvey, of Mel-
bourne ; and Mre. W. R. Carson, of East
Saginaw, were also bete on the same sad
mission.
We learn on good authority that Wm.
J. Halliday, of Calgary, formerly of
Brussels, has purchased a town lob in
that western metropolis for $925 and is
erecting a fine residence, After the
dwelling is completed ho parposes taking
efies--but we wont let pussy out of
the bag yet awhile. It's all right, my
boy, go on and prosper.
The Clinton New Era man sometimes
hunts his game a long piece from home.
Here is his latest :—"He'll get there.—
Blyth, Brussels, Wingham, Sealorth.
Gorrie (and several other places) have
not yet held their Fall Fairs, but when
they do the name that will igure most
prominently in the prize list will be "W.
II. MoOracken, Brussels, lst and 2nd,"
and he will taloa about 150 prizes at each
place. The report that W. H. just digs
up his garden truok from the root house
every year is a malicious slander, there
are certaihly no "grounds" for it, for he
can "beat" the county in raising vege-
tables, and is sure to "turnip" at every
fair with a prime lot of brand new gar-
den truok. No sir, there's nothing old
about W. 11. except his whiskers," Bro.
Holmes you should got six months in a
Clinton bake shop and be fed on that
"light" bread for perpetrating such
jokes. Lettuce hope, however, that Mao.
will cabbage a good share of prizes. We
would not blame him mnoh if he mongols
the New Era scribe.
Additional Local News.
Souoor, Board meeting this (Friday)
evening.
As office is being fitted up in the
Stretton block for Dr. MaNaugbton.
H. L. Ismael; has just secured a large
stook of the 1 ,beet designs in watches,
stooks and jewellery.
JAMES JONES was at Atwood on Tues-
day assistiug the brace bend of that place
disoouree music at the Fall Fair.
J. G. SRENE is moving into his new and
commodious store next week. He has a
very comfortable dwelling over the store.
tames, when you are looking for dross
goods call a , Ferguson cIa Halliday'e SS
you can depend on getting the naweet
etyles.
CALL and look through our Flannel De.
partment as we have many leading lines.
See our 19o. line worth 960. Ferguaou to
Hallidayy.
Rev. E. A. Mains, of Wingham, offi.
elated in St. John's °beech here last Soh.
bath. Rev, W. T. Cluff took his work at
Wingham.
D. 0. Ross hes greatly improved the
appearance of his property, on Turn.
berry street, by hoeing earth hauled in
and the lawn levelled up,
Some treaded improvements are in pro-
gress at the cemetery in the way of plow,
ing and levelling the ground and the
building of a new fence.
I An agent for the oeleberated Kean
and Goderioh organs. As I buy theta for
spot (ash I can sell thein at a pries that
will surprise you. R. Leatherdale.
ON Wednesday of last week Mts. John
Jones bought to Ti,,: POST Publishing
House four ripe, second crop strawberries.
This is something unusual in the north-
ern latitude,
Tosttooms." Do you want ripe oe green
tomatoes ? Thee. Kelly has a splendid
orop this year and will give you good
value forour money. Send in your
order at ono°. They're dandies.
A. R. SMITH'S new store ie ready for oc-
cupation. Mr. Smith will move next
week,
Fon niantleolotha go to Mee, 33, Rogers',
nothing to compare with their stook in
Brussels.
LAST Tuesday we reoeived a postal
card, signed by John A. Macdonald, in
wbiah he said '1 expect to have the
pleasure of calling upon you within it few
days and hope to be favored with a share
of your patronage." The poetry was
taken out of it when the Canada Paper
Co., Toronto, name carne to view and the
said John A. was their representative.
WELL-Dmmme° AND Dernmeso: George
Birt has ail the necessary machinery for
digging and drillin wells and is prepar-
ed to attend to all work entrusted to him
in a way that will insure satisfaotion.
Wells cleaned out and put in proper
shape. Terms reasonable. Residence
scoped door north of the bridge, west
side of Turnberry st•, Brussels. 48.1f
HIGHWAYMEN.— Wednesday morning
Samuel Walsh left Brussels about 8:80
with the mail for Jamestown, Wroxeter and
Gerrie. In addition be bad the bag be-
longing to the Dominion Express Cos„
containing $109.1.5. When passing
through a swamp near Wroxeter, Mr.
Walsh says two young men dressed in
gray olothes and sporting black mous.
taohee, which looked to be false, asked
for it ride and consent being given they
got into the back seat of the rig. One of
them seized the driver by the coat collar
end pulled him bank while his companion
rifled the express bag and secured the
booty. They then jumped out and made
their escape, A telegram reaohed here
in the afternoon notifying J. T. Pepper,
the express agent, of the loss. Mr.
Walsh tae only recently recovered from
a long and severe illness and would have
been no match for the men even if armed.
The matter will thoroughly sifted by the
companies interested.
A BRAIN Twtexem.—The Fireside Week.
ly is offering great cash prices for the
solution of their Poetical Puzzle. Three
Hundred and Fifty Dollars are offered
every week, divided ae follows:—First
Prize, $150 ; Second Prize, $75 ; Third
Prize, $50 ; next fifteen, $5 each, $75.
These prizes are given to the first correct
answers received each week, beginning
Monday, Sept. 21, and ending Nov. 30th
—the prize list beginning over again
every Monday =ruing. In addition to
this $50 will be given away to the first
correct answer received each morning,
and to every fifth of those not scouring
cash rewards a Handsome Silver Gipsy
Kettle with stand, valued at $5 will be
given. Each solution must be accompan-
ied by $1 for six months' subscription
(213 numbers) to Canada's popular and
only story paper. For full pa'bioulars
buy a sample copy from your newsdealer,
or send 5o. to The Fire Weekly, 9 Ade-
laide Street West, Toronto. 9.3
ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION.—On the
eve of the departure of Robt. Blank to
his new home at Wroxeter the following
address was read to him by the members
of the Gerrie Presbyterian Sabbath
eohool, aauompanied by an easy chair
R. Blac;t.
DEAR Stn, --We, your friends and co-
workers in the Sabbath school, embrace
this opportunity of expressing our regret
at parting with you. During the five
years you have been Superintendent of
our school, you have been faithful in the
discharge of your responsible duties, al-
ways doing your utmost to promote the
interests of the ohildren committed to
your ears. Do us the favor to accept the
asoompanyiug chair as a alight token of
our respect and esteem for you and of
our appreciation of your valuable eer-
viaee so kindly and cheerfully rendered.
Wishing you and your estimable wife
long life and prosperity in this world . id
in the world to come life everlasting, we
beg leave to subscribe ourselves
Yoon FRIENDS.
Mr. Blank replied in appropriate term,.
Ur' e. nora1 NOWA.
The Jewish exodus from Russia is in-
creasing.
Gold has been discovered at Snegne.
henna, Pa.
Earthquake shooks were felt in Ill'uoia .
on Saturday.
The Italian wheat crop will be vett'
large this year.
Ivan Gontsoharow, the Russian author,
is dead, aged 68.
Snow fell at Leadville, Colorado , lash
Thursday night.
General Booth's visit to Australia is
proving a great 5000805.
The Ellie Hotel, Fort Worth, Ter a,
was destroyed by fire on Monday. BSI
$150,000.
General Cortina, the famous bandit
chief and revolutionist, has been gaoled
in Texas.
Marie Wilte, the well-known singer
committed suicide in Vienua on Thurs-
day of last week.
Archibald R. Taylor, who drove the
first railroad stake in Chicago, diod Mon•
lay at 80 years of age.
Sennett' Peterson of San Francisco
and Dntoh of Australia are matched to
row at San Francisco October 8.
Two hundred million feet of timb•
was damaged by a cyclone which swo;r
a portion of Minnoeota on Sunday.
It is reported that King Alexander, of
Servin, aged 15, has been betrothed to,
the Princess Ilolena,of Montenegro, aged
18.
Six persons were Milled and 20 injured
by tine explosion of a bomb at 111e Ibalir 1
oolebretion in Newark, N. J., on Thurs•
day of last weak.
At Bradford, Pa., Sandy Ferry and J.
Darling, while bleating sttnps with
dynamite, wore blatantly killed and hor•
riblyq mutilated by a premature discharge
of the explosive.
Dire. Catharine Fell, of Salem, Mass.,
aged 85 years, procured a pug dog about
a weak ago, which was aconstant annoy-
ance to her husband, and on Saturday lie
shot the dog. Mre. Fell grieved deeply
over the loss of the animal and late On
Seturday night alio peered kerosene all
over her clothing, sot fire to it and was
feasted alive,