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.