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The Brussels Post, 1891-10-30, Page 1Volume 19. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1891 Huron County Council. The county mull met on Tuesday afternoon, Oot. 20th, p10rmatt to order of tiro warden. The members were all present with the exception of Mosere. Mooney and Kerr, The minutes of the last day were read iced approved. The warden read a written report, which was Laid an the table. Applications were presented and read for the position of county clerk. Moved by Dr. Rollins, seconded by Mr. McLean that the applications for clerk be referred to the salaries committee to re. pont on the oredentiale ; also that the committee be requested to report on a suitable salary for clerk. Oarried. Mesere, McLean, Proudfoot, Either, Rollins, Manning and Cook were ap• pointed a committee to prepare an ad- dress referring to the death of the late Peter Adamson, county clerk. Moved by Mr. Hilbert seconded by Mr. McLean that the salaries committee in- vestigate and report to the council ab its next session the amount of money still due the late clerk. Carried. A letter from the acting county clerk, Dr. Holmes, stating that 24 pairs of handcuffs had been purchased at $4.75 Der pair, was read and ordered to be printed in the minutes. A number of accounts were read and re- ferred to the finance oommittee. Dr. Holmes was appointed clerk for the present meeting of the council. The request of the treasurer for an in- ores.se of salary was referred to the salaries committee to report on. The council then adjourned until 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. BUM/ DAY—WEDNESDAY. The council met pursuant to adjourn - mens, The report of the salaries committee wits read. The report recommended that the clerk's salary be $000 and that $42 duo of the salary of the late county Mork be paid to Mre. Adamson, and re- ported the names of 18 applicants for the position of olerlc to the oouneil. The committee also recommended that a committee be appointed to enquire into the work done by the treasurer and re- port what increase of eatery, if any in- ersaso, should be made. Motions to make the clerk's salary $700, $400 and $500 were loot. 8loved by Mr. Proudfoot, seconded by bit. Kay that election of clerk take place in the fallowing manner : That the can- didate who has the majerity of votes of the whole council be pitted against each of the others until he is beaten, and that the person who then acquires the ma- jority be pitted against the others in sec• mission until some candidate has beaten. every ether competitor and has a maj ority of the council. Carried. Applications for the position of county clerk were rend from the following persons:—W. T. Whitely. Clinton ; Jno. liobsrtson, Goderich.; Wm. Ooates, Clinton ; D. 0. Dorreuce, McKillop ; G. W. Holman, Usborne ; Wm, McKeroher, Wroxeter ; Thos. E. Hays, Moltillop ; W. R. Robertson, Goderich ; J. Stiven, Goderich ; S. P. Hails, Goderich ; John Burgess,Turuberry; Wm. Dane, How - ick ; J. T. Dunlop, 1Towiok ; Thomas Whiteley, Goderich ; J. 0. Morrison, Moitillop ; G. E. Pay, St. Catharines ; Thos. Strachan, Grey ; Wm. Lane, Ash. Bele. A motion that each applicant be allow- ed three minutes to address the council was lost, Balloting was then commenced. The council then adjourned until 1 o'clock. WEDN11SDA31 AFTERNOON. At 1 o'clock the ooutwit again met and balloting for the election of a clerk was resumed. After forty ballots were taken without any practical result the method of balloting was altered so that the eau• didates receiving the loweet number of votes should be dropped out and the bal- lot continued until one candidate should receive is majority of the votes oast, such candidate to be then declared clerk. Balloting was then resumed and Wm. Lane was an the 44 ballot elected., receiv- ing 26 votes out of 49 oast. A. report of rho warden was received and the matters mentioned requiring et. ten tion were referred to the different Dom. mittees for consideration. A notion that Dr, Holmee be paid the sem of $250 as salary whilst acting as clerk was referred to the linanoe corn. mittee. • Moved by Mr. MoLean, seconded by Mr. Anderson that the aleck be authoriz- ed to correspond with the treasurers of the riding agrioulbnral societies in this aunty, mud procure from them the mamas of tine branch and agriooitural societies in their respective ridings and the addresses of the treasurers thereof in order that the county grant may be dis tribute(' among rho said branch 'moieties Carried. Mosedby Mr. Torrauoe, seconded by Mr, Errant that by-law No. 1 of 1891 of the township of Stanley, for the sale of that part of bre original road allowance at the west end of lob 15, eon. 4, in said township, be confirmed by this aounoil in accordance with section No. 567 of bbe Municipal Aob ail that the necessary by-law be prepared for that purpose. Referred to the road and bridge nom• ndttee. The report of the gaoler as to the prisoners at preeenb in the gaol, and meting that the work ordered to be done by the council at the Tante cession had been satisfactorily done, was read and referred to the gaol and court house Dom. mittee) The report of the county oommissioner in regard to the contracts made and others issued slue his June report was read and referred to the road end beidgs committee. The 0000011 adjourned until 8 O'oloolt in the evening. EVEN0N0 50551011, At 8 o'clock the council resumed. A letter from T. E. Tom was read and referred to the school and printing corn. mitten. A letter from the 7'roeitloial inspector of prisons, enolosiug a minute of hfs ro. port of Goderich gaol, in which he re. commended that provision be trade for a system of hot water or steam heabiug, was read and referred to the gaol and court house committee. The report of the special oommittee was road and adopted. The report re- commended that the foUowiug memorial be adopted by the ooanell, engrossed and framed and signed by the warden, bream. tree and clerk and presented bo Mrs. Adamson on behalf of bhe council ;— The county council of Huron in sus• slim assembled dseire to express their deepest sorrow at the (loath of the late Peter Adamson, county olerlc, and bo place upon record cilia memorial as a tribute to his long anti faithful services to the county of Huron. Commie/ming with the year 1815, at which time the deceased resided in the township of Stan- ley, be continued for a period of 86 years to serve the people of the oonnty in various positions. In the council board of this township, in the office of clerk of the comity, in the school board, as a magistrate, and in every place be filled he suonoeded in making the impress of his strong individuality felt by those with whom he name into contact. For a quarter of a century the late clerk Blind the important office bo which he had been whilst serving as a county council- lor unanimously elected by his fellow• oounoiflots, and which he still held at the time of his death, with such feithEal- ness bo his duty and 5o just a regard for the public interest that every member of successive councils and every person having business with his office bore will- ing testimony to Ids uniform courtesy and his olbinial thoroughness. These qualities which he so thoroughly dis- played twice indnoed the county council without any request on his part to in- crease his salary, thus spontaneously giving evidences of the piece he held in the estimation of eta members. During this long public career, whilst occupying these many important planes of trust, the deceased by his unvarying kindness, by his readiness and by his uprightness and honor secured the good -will and the esteem of all who knew itim. Every pub- lic position lee held he esteemed to be a "sacred trust," and as such he filled it with devotion and integrity. Genial in disposition, Honest -hearted and true, firm in principle and faithful to duty, lie teens behind him the record of one who wore "the white flower of a blame• leas life" and an example worthy of emu• latlon by all those who seek to serve in any position their fellow men. Tbo report of the finance oommittee was read. It was amended by recom- mending that the account of J. G. Stiven be now paid. The report of the road and bridge Dom. mittee, recommending that the building of new bridges menbioned in the report of the road commissioner be carried out, cedar to be used In all cases in the con. attention of new bridges, and that a by. law ba passed nontirmiug bylaw No. 1 of Stanley township, for closing up aid selling a road allowance, was read and adopted, The report of the salaries committee was read and adopted. A motion that John Ansley, road coin- missiouor, be paid the sum of $50, travel- ling expenses for 1891, was referred to the 11011008 oommittee. Moved by Mr. Proudfoob, seconded by' Mr. Kay that this council hereby request the council of each municipality et the next municipal election to take a vote of the electors as to the advisability of erecting a house of refuge in the oonnty. Lost. The commit then adjourned until 10 o'clock Thursday morning. TIMID DAY-11tpnsDAY. The report of the school and printing oommittee, recommending that 850 copies of an amended limit table of the course of study for public actin's be printed, was read and adopted. A supplementary report of the finance committee, reomnrnending that John Ansley, road commissioner, be paid 450 as travelling expenses, was read and adopted. The report of the gaol and court house oommittee, recommending a number of improvements at the court house, etc., was read. The report was amended by providing that a proper improved fire- proof vault door be obtained for the new vault in Mr. McDonald's office and that a double heater coal stove be plaoed in the sheriff's office for the purpose of heating the closets. The report was adopted as amended. A motion that tenders be advertised for heating the court house and gaol by the systems of hot water and hot air was lost. A motion was passed that the county engineer submit at the January meeting a detailed account of his travelling ex. pauses during the year 1891. A oommittee was appointed to examine foto the duties and work performed by the treasurer, as recommended by the salaries oommittee. A motion that the Calder bridge, hi MoKihop, be added to the list of comity bridges and that the engineer be foskruot. ed bo examine it tyles passed. The new county clerk, Wei. Lane, was appointed to the oonnty boatel of amain, al audit. A motion by Mr. Ilolt, seconded by Mr. Hamilton that $8,000 be granted for the purpose of arming a county poor. hones Was lost, Afton the formal passing of a member of by-laws the 0010)5011 adjourned, Mre. Hawke, of Hatvkosvills, Wellesley township, fell down miller the other da and broke her arms, The body of Louis Wittie, who has been missing from Waterloo since the 18th, was found last week in a mill pond, Major John Stewart, of Ottawa, bas boon awarded the oontraot for the To, rent Armory,tho figure being about 0225,- 000. At a Reform convention held Art Ver. guts, John Craig, of that town, resolved the nomination on the first ballot to till the vacancy for East Wellington in the Local Assembly, ,l llRUSSi.LPPE IN It.txo'l'.a. The following letter wns written by Peter Stewart, eon of Alex, Stewart, Queen street, Brussels, after an experi- ence of about nine years in Dakota :—As I have no tluubt many of your readers will be anxious to hear how the crops aro out here in North Dakota I thought I would try and enlighten them, to the best of my ability, by writing a short letter on the subject. I would mush rather 1 had a better story to tall about it, but, as honesty is the best policy in everything, I will endeavor to try and give you as true and impartial an aa• count of the Drops in this vicinity as I San. We have had rather a wet and sold season, which is quite a change to what we have been used to during the last few years. They have been as a general rale very dry and the result of the web weather has beau a very rank growth of straw. I never saw heavier or better looking fields of grain anywhere, and we had every prospect of a most bountiful harvest up to about the 21st of A10guet, when we had a slight frost, but which did not do any material damage. We had another slight fecal, on tate 24th of August and again on the 28th we bad a mucic harder one and I think it was the one that did us the most damage. We had it quite cold Hien for 'boat two weeks and elle grain ripened very slowly. We had light frosts at intervals durieg thistime, all of which helped to damage the grain. At first people did not think the damage as great ea it really was, but after the grain was out for a few days and dried out it was then the damage was seen. Our piece caught the frost the womb of any place in this part of the country, I think. We had m just 100 aures of wheat and out of that there was only about 20 aures worth cutting. We out about 45 sorsa, but there are 25 aures of that that will net pay for the twine we bound it with. But you mast not think that they all suffered to badly as we did, for there is plenty of good grain all around us, I was at a neighbor's thresh- ing last weep and what wheat he thresh- ed yielded about 384 bushels to the acre and there is namely a frozen kernel in it. He had in the neighborhood of 125 acres of wheat and he expects about 30 bushels to the acre all round, Of course this piece is an exceptionally good one as nearly all his place is high and rolling. I think I am safe in saying that nearly one-half of the wheat in the settlement will be good enough for No. 3, which at the present time is worth about 67 cents per bushel. One quarter of it, I should judge, is not good for much but feed and the met between the two. Oats and barley are both a very good Drop and, as is very fortunate, there was a large acre. age of both sown this year. Barley is yielding about 40 bushels to the acre and oats from 40 to 60 bushels. Oats are light in some few planes, bub as a general rule are a splendid erop, and barley ie all good as it was nearly all out before the frost and mostly all stacked. I think the reason that our grain was frozen so badly was on a00ount of the land being plowed very deeply last fan, making it very loose, which with so much wet weather during the summer made it grow so rank and strong that a good deal of it lay down and did not ripen as soon as it would had it stood up. We had some terrible thunder storms just about the time the grain was filling and this caused a great deal of the heavy grain to lie dowu. One of them in par. tioular, which came about the 12th of August, was the worst I ever witnessed any where. It lasted nearly five hours and during that time the wind blew a regular hurricane, the rain fell in tor- rents while the thunder end lightning was something terrific. 'There were a number of buildings and a great deal of grain blown down, especially summer - fellows. We had 22 acres of summer - fallow and it was as fiat in the morning as if it bad been roiled. A few people thought it was a Dyclone end tools to their cellars for a while. Bad as the frost has been it did not seem to have any serious effect on harvest wages as they were higher than in any previous year. The fact of the matter is that it was impos- sible to get men and many of the farmers have to thresh out of the (hook not being able to get men to steak their grain. I know of some farmers who offered 85.00 a day for a man and could not get one. The general wage during the harvest was $2.50 per day and board. Threshing crews are paying $2.90 per day for pitch- ers'for the season and from $2.50 to 93.. 50 for feeders. There ars a few thresh- ing ontfits that cannot get men and have to lay up for want of them. It has not been a very good time for shock thresh• ing, there being considerable wet weath- er during the last two weeks. The last two days have been wet but it looks like clearing up again. Shook threshing is getting to be the ruts here with a great many of the farmers as ib saves a great deal of hard work. When they are near to town they generally draw the grain to the elevators and have no more bother with it, This is it grand year for the Irishtnen here, as we have the best crop of potatoos we have had for a number of years, and as there is plenty of frozen grain there will be plenty of hogs Fed during the fan and winter and as a con- sequence pork will be selling ab a low figure, so that the Irishmen and all the rest of ue will have cheap pork and poi Woes. All mote and garden sniff are. both gond and plentiful, We aro to have our first annual flair in Langdon on tate 14111 and 15th of Oat., end ib promiees to be °agreed suomes. One worthy Progf• dant, Donald McLauohlie, formally of Brussels, and his able staff of climber'', ere doing everything in their power to make it what it should bo and I have no doubt but that they will have the sans, faction of seeing, 08 they well deeervo to 800, a fair that will be a oredit to any eonu0ry. The plus list is out and is good one, there being about $600 to be given out in prizes, besides gaito a num, er of sputa' prizes to be given on different articles. Ws hoar quite a number of different as. coutate of 0110 (rope in Manitoba. The Winnipeg Free Prose se0moe to think y that the damage is slight in mese pla0ea, T ma but es far 00 100 01111 learn the damage has been as heavy, if not heavier, than In Dakota. In the threshing crow that is going around here there are four of the mom from 'Manitoba, about 40 miles west of Winnipeg, and they say that the grain was frozen very badly there, and that wages were low, $1.50 being the most they could get a day. There are a number of farmers around here too, who have their men from the other side. There were it number of men stopped at Gretna from coming across here to work, they having hired in Winnipeg to work ou porno farm over here, and by law a man cannot contract, while on Canadian soil, to come over here and work. The Witnoipeg Free Press still keeps hacking away at the Dakotas. There is hardly a paper we get, but there is something in it about hard times here and about the hundreds that are leaving and making preparations for leaving this fall. I think if there is any leaving to be done it will be on the other side this tune, as in thus districts where times were the haiciest last year they are blessed with a magnificent crop this yi ar. In Devil's Lake district they have the best crop they have bad for years, and all or nearly all No. 1 bard wheat. I believe that we have as hard times here as there are in any part of North Dakota and I do not hear of any one going to leave for Mani- toba, but on the contrary, those who went away during last winter and spring to different eouutries are mostly all Dom. ing back again. Mr. Campbell, the im- migration agent for Manitoba, said in a letter in the Winnipeg Free Press, that of all the delegates from the Dakotas to Manitoba there was not one but was satisfied that Manitoba was the better country. Now, I am pertain that Mr. Campbell is wrong there, for, as I said in a previous letter I saw three of these delegates myself, in Winnipeg, and they each and all told me that they were bet- ter satisfied with Dakota, and more, there were, I think, about seventeen men out of those who were persuaded to leave bare and go to Manitoba, came back and made affidavit that Manitoba was nob what the agents had led them to believe, and that they were contented to stop here. Now this is the truth as can be proven if necessary. I do not understand how, if Manitoba is so much better than Dakota, why they don't give their laborers higher wages and not have them coming over here to work. If they would send their agents to work amongst them and keep them at home it would do them more good than ooming here to try and take our settlers away from here. It seems to me to be rather a small and uncreditable way at best of settling up a country. Hoping I have not trespassed too long iu your vnlnable space. Washington Letter. (From ourltegnlar 0orrespoudect,l %miniumN, Oot. 10, '51, The opening of the terms of the Sup. rerne Court is always an event of impor. baeoe in the United States. At least it is so now and has been the case foe many years. Time was, in the beginning, wben the repub'io wee young, the power of the court undefined and the dooket in. significant that it was otherwise. At presenb the place of the court in the . government or rather the plane of the federal judiciary of which the Supreme Court is at once the heart and drown, is not only well defined but prominent. It takes uo initiative, but its constructions of powers are so broad and cleanout that the lack of initiative is not felt. It is safe to say in all soberness that the seal force of the judiciary ie the strongest in the goverumenb, the most penetrating, the most wide.rsaching, the most pro• found. The Supreme Court begins its October term with the greatest docket, comprising some of the most imp irbant causes ever presented before an Ameri- can tribunal. T]]e presence of 86r. Mills and Mr. 0ider, in Washington rooecvs the speaker. ship discussion, but there have been no new developments in tete situation. Mr. Mills is just out of the Ohio campaign and Iver. Orisp is just going into it. Both appear to be confident, and it becomes more and more apparent as matters ad. trance that the contest for the speaker- ship ilea between them. Mr. Mills is said to bave considerable strength among new members of the west, and to have recently gained new courage through be- ing able to erasure the support of some of Mr. Oleveland's friends. He has kept out of sight since his return from Ohio, net stopping at his residence 011 Capitol Hill, but those who have talked telt]] him say he is pleased with the outlook iu Ohio, and expresses the greatest oonfa dance in the success of his own canvass for the sputter. Mr. Crisp oleins the support of an extraordinarily large per• mintage of the old members who have served with him in the house, and is credited with great strength in New York and New /lighted. His friends assert that he 10 in lead of all the candidates and that Mr. Mills stands sound in the strength of his following. Mr, Crisp says that all the information be has re• ceived on the speakership gqnssbion has been satisfactory. While he does not express 0onfidenoe iii words, bo ovidout• ly agrees with his friends that he is very apt to be Speaker of the next house. The President's yachts, the Deetatoh, has been despatched by Father Neptune, bah the good vessel had a bistory the world will nob Willingly lot die, For eleven stormy years its duke were trod by prosiden05, Icings, queens, princess, cabinet ministers and other Notabilities. She lute bed as passeligers Presidents Mayes, Garlleld, Arthur, Cleveland and Harrison, and many prominent foreign visitors, Emperor Dom :Pedro, of Brazil, ltbog Kelaltana and Queen Kapiolaui, of Hawaii, Sir Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Chief Justice Coletidgs and the Duke of Argyle, The boat carried by the Dos patch ware histotio. Her whale beat and gig worn used in the expedition of the Bear and Thetis, and Were employed in the rescue of the starving Greely anti his companions in the erotic' regions. The gig Was named Dorothy, after the oung daughter of Secretary Whitney. he barge of the yacht, Which was de, coveted on the bows with the naval syn• bol of the United Settee, wee named Queen Kapiolani, as that royal lady was the first to nee it and the flag of her e,iuntry the first to fly from its staff as. tern. Tim Despatch was soon to bo dig. placed by the Dolphin, nosy fitting out as a dispatch boat al the Norfolk Navy Yard. The registrar ab Willard's again bears the snprebuntions signature of Col. Wil. liam R. Morrison, of the Interstate Com- merce Oommission. "Capt, Bragg's death and Mr. Cooley's resignation," said Ool. Morrison, "are of course mat- ters with which the public is familiar, but I do not think any member of the come:anion bas the slightest idea as to who their successors will be. I suppose the President will however announce the appointments shortly, and until then there are quite a few eases under con- sideration which may not be diepssed of, as the beard may conclude to withhold decision until a full quota of members can act with their colleagues." Col. Morrison anticipates a lively time for the commission, as several important questions will shortly come up for ad- judication. The news of Gen. Lee's death yester- day at his home m Virginia was received in this city with profound sorrow. Never was there s more corneous or whole-souled gentleman to be met with- in official and private life, and hie lose will be keenly felt, not only in his own State where, he was so beloved, but at the Capitol, whore he has won for him. self many warm pereonal friends among the residents. The spirit of true old Southern hospitality was a predominant trait with this chivalrous representative of a long and noble line. Fourth Division Court. The usual 'sittings of the Fourth Division Oourt was held at the Town Hall on 27th inst., Judge Doyle presid- ing. The following casae were heard. Joseph Scott vs. Joseph Clegg—Action for damages arising out of the recent assault case and wee tried by a jury Som. posed of five of the free and independent electorate of this enlightened burg. Dickson for plaintiff, Dinkinson for de- fendant. A good deal of time was con- suming in hearing the evidence at length, and after addresses by the counsel and charge by the Judge to the jury the lac• ter, water about au hour's deliberation, brought in a verdict for bbe defendant to which iris ?Honor added the caseation that same should be without costs. Stewart vs. Lowick—Action on account. Adjourned till next Court. Worbrnau St Ward Manufacturing Co. vs. Grandy—Aotion on note and a0oount. Judgment for plaintiffs against defen- dant E. R. Grundy. Judgment for' defendant, Louise Grundy, without ousts. Holley, primary creditor, W. Dockett, primary debtor. Querengesser garnishee. Judgment for plaintiff against primary debtor. No order against garnishee. Burton vs. Coutts—Action on account. Judgment for plaintiff for full amount elafined. Reid ce Wilson vs. Crooks—Action of replevin for a cutter alleged to be the property of plaintiffs under a bill of sale end sold by one Roberts to defendant. Defendant set up plea of agency and having sold the article by authority of plaintiff which they denied. Judgment reserved until 2nd December next. Wright vs. S. T. Shine disputed ma count, Judgment for plaintiff for 910.- 75 and costs. A number of Judgment summons wore heard and usual orders made. • Sporting News. About 15,00 people gathered along Oak. land Creels, San Franoisco, Sunday after- noon to view a boat race between 0. Dutch and Henry Peterson. The race was three miles with a turn, The wea- ther was very rough. Peterson had the choice of positions. He won the race easily in 21 minutes by six lengths. The six days' bioyole race at New York ended at 10:18 p, m. Saturday, and the mores of the contestants bhen were as follows :—Martin, 1,466 miles, 4 laps ; Ashioger, 1,441 miles, 1 lap ; Lamb, 1,- 302 miles ; Schuh, 1,628 miles, 5 laps ; Albert, 1,808 miles, 4 laps ; Boyst, 1,801 miles, 5 laps. SMOG the race began Martin has only slept ten hours and has only been off the track sixteen Hours. The New York Journal says :—It is expected that Oarr, the fast Canadian, will compete in New York A. 0. fall games. If his leg ie in shape he will make it interesting for the sprinters. Had his leg not given out at the Can. adian games he would undoubtedly have defeated Cary in the 100 yard dash. Mr. Carr is a half brother to G. P, Sokol@old, Standard Bank, Brussels. William Windle rode a mile against time at Springfield, Mass., Saturday afternoon in 2.15, lowering the world's bicyalo reoord of 2.10, held by Osmond, the Englishman. He also made a three. quarters record in 1.41. Harry 0. Tyler made rho half.mile in 1.00, brsaklog an. other record of 106 8.5, mute by Zirn. merman. G. F. Taylor, of Harvard, made a mile in 2 21 1.5, manning the inter -collegiate record of 2.25 1.5. The 1-Ianlan-S1otuean race was rowed ab Bernards Inlet, Vancouver, Monday afternoon at 4:80,ovor a three-mile course, for 9400 a side and a puree of $500 added by Vancouver sports. They guaranteed $500, but oould only scrape up $300. I3enlan denuded 80 feet and easily do. ±Dated lino Woetmimister tauahmun by 150 yards. Tinle, 20 minutes, 814 sec. ands. The McLean party resorted to all kinds of tactless to threw out the taco. No buoys ware placed on Saturday. The referee failed to appear for an hour after the time appointed foe the start, and Hien refused to 001. Subsequently an• other referee was appointed but by that time darint555 bad set in and prevented the race until Monday. The race was a procession trans (start to finish. Madan and Stephcieon, the Australian, row on Shanigan Lake, near \ietoria, on Satur- day next for n puree of $000 over a flume mile course in shells, 4500 to the Witmer. Hanlon is the favorite in the betting) Number 16. Sut)01 baattee world': record on the Stockton track Cal., Tuesday, making a mile in 2 014.1•, beating Maud S.'e Mom by 4 a second. It wan a fast mile from the start and the mate finished strong. Atter warming her up in throe miles, jogging and rubbing down, Marvin came out at 5 o'clock this afternoon to go against the record. At the first attempt he nodded for the word and she ran away alone. Ths runner was waiting at the half for her. She went the liret quarter in 819, half in 1.01 flab, three quarter in 1.37 and came home strong and soured in 2.084. There were six timers and every watch was the same. The crowd went wild when the time was made known. The open trot which was to have taken place at Parkhill fair, but which was postponed ou ace icnt of the wet weather, came off ou Parkhill teeter on )friday. There were three good .barges in the rase, Tom Burke, owned by W. Boston, Hensen ; A ober F., owned by D. McEw- en, .Ailsa Craig, and Sleepy Joe, owned by Wm. Damien, Exeter. The track was a little heavy and the horses were pushed for all they were worth, making quite an exciting contest. The first heat was won by Torn Burke, Amber F. s000nd and Joe behind. The second heat was Melt- ed in the tame order. In the third heat Amber F. passed under the string first, Tom Burke second and Joe last. Tom Burke did not get a good start in this heat and in the next heat for the first half mile Amber F. took the lead and it was thought he would win, but he broke up after passing the halt mile and drop. ped to third plane, and Tom Burke won the heat and the race. The prizes were 960 and $25, and considerable money champed hands on the race. Time, 2.3744, 2.37e, 2.802, 2.87. PERSONA PARA" BAPBS- A. M. MoNay has been on the sink list. Bev. R. Paul preaches at Atwood next Sunday. Dr. Hingston has returned to his home in Nebraska. Geo. Love, jr., of Harriston, was in town last week. Dr. Holmes, Co. Treasurer, was in town on Thursday. S. Fear has been quite poorly for the past week or more. Miss Ella Dickson, of Goderich, is visiting in Brussels. Miss Lily Gordon, of Luoknow, is visit- ing in town this week. A. Bauslongh and wife, of Seaforth, were in town last Sunday. E. R. Grandy is breathing the pure air in Uncle Sam's territory at the ,pres- ent. John Burgess, 0. P. R. operator, is home from Garden River for a short visit, Mrs. Robt. Black, of Wroxeter, was visiting her mother, Mrs. Thompson, this week. Mrs. Rivers and son, of Los Angelos, California, are on a holiday visit to relat- ives in Brussels. Mrs. Frank Vanstone has been danger. ousiy ill with inflammation but is very much better now. It is said Mise Taylor has, or will, resign her position as teacher ou the staff of Brussels Public School. Rev. S. Jones arrived home last Tues. day from an extended visit with relatives and friends at Toronto and Clifford. Samuel Walsh has gone on a visit to Boston where Mrs. Walsh is at the pre- sent time. Ile may nob be back for some time. We regret to state that Dr. Holmes has beau quite ill with malarial fever and is conbued to his bed yet. We trope he will soon be restored to his noun! good health. J. Londesboro' and wife were visiting at It. Leatherdale's this week. We un- derstand that they are arranging to be- ams permanent residents of Brussels. We'll be pleased to welcome them here. The West Toronto Junotion Reporter in speaking of C. Wright & Co's. new drug and atatiouery store on the corner of Union and Dundee streets makes mention of a well known Brusseliteiu the following, manner:—"The store is under the management of S. B. Srnale, of Brus. eels, who has had large experience, both in Canada and the Dulled States, and has filled very important positions. S. B. is bound to make this the Model Drug Store of the Junobion, and no doubt he will. He will have special supervision of the drug and dispensing department, which will be under his control." The Concordia (Kansas) Empire says of a former Brusselite :—George McKay, the Y. M. C. A. Ssaretary, has been authorized by the Solomon Presbytery to worlcas au evangelist iu the churches at Giesoo, Bennington and Ouba, He begins work this week. He has been a most efficient Y. M. C. A. worker and will doubtless snooped equally well in his new field. The following resolution was unanimously passed by the Y. M. 0. A. at their annual meeting. Whereas: The term of service of our beloved Bro. Moltey, as Geu. Secretary, of the Asso- ciation, oiosss to•nighb. Therefore be ib resolved : That the Assnoiation, fully re. cognizing his faithful aervioe for over two years and do hereby express to him our affectionate appreciation of his earnest and self-denying Iabors, and ao• knowledge that the success of the Asso- ciation is doe in large measure to these, his efforts. And in closing our relation with him we 40 hereby extend to loin our; earnest expression of good will, and do sineeroly hope and believe that bis future t'tbors for the Master will be ohnraoher- ized by the same zeal ane devotion that has given suchen to his peat work, and that those expressionsof our love and confidence follow him into whatever field of Leber he may be balled. The Banning, ton Messenger romance :--R'v. Geo. bite Kay, of Concordia, spent Sunday and Monday With us as a guest of the Pree• byteriyn Congregation. Me preached two exoelisnt sermons Sunday and visited as far es possible with the people on Mon- day. They are ploaeed with him and will likely give him a call to their pnl. pit.