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The Brussels Post, 1891-11-6, Page 1Volume 19. Morris Council Meeting, The Connell met, pursuant to adjourn- ment, on Oot. 10th. Members all prate sent, the Boove in the chair. lyiinutoe of last meeting were read and passed. Moved by S. Caldbioli, seconded by Geo, Kirkby that the bond presented by the collector be accepted ne satisfactory. Carried. Moved by Goo. Kirkby, second- ed by S. Cnldbiek that Wm. Mainbaheon be allowed 25 cents per rod for digging n ditch et lob 25 on Obli eon. line, dibeh to be 2} feet deep and 4 feet wide on top. Carried. On motion of Masers. Proctor and Howe the following accounts were ordered to be paid :—Lowle Bolton, sur- veying sideroad and laying out drains, 597.00 ; J. Golley, gravel, 54.55 ; H, Calrlbiok, plank for culvert, 51.00 ; II. Leslie, work on eideroad, 51.25 ; John Johnston, damage to horse breaking through bridge, 55.00 ; Geo. Itrmhling, wire fence en gravel road, $0.00 ; T. Russell, ropeiring road, 5.4.28 ; 11, Short - reed, medical attendance and keeping Palmer, 530.50 ; Geo. Readmond, cutting hill et lot 21, con. 8, 550.00 ; A. Sloan, gravel, 51.35 ; Jae. Jackson, gravelling on south boundary, 522.17 ; selectors of jurors each 54,00; Wm. Ellis, digging ditch on lot 80, con. 4, as per engineer's award, 5104.40 ; Wm. Ellis, + gravelling n 4th line, 512.68 ; Wm. Mioh{ie, g o sideline, 526.00 , Mines Berard, charity, 510.00 ; T. S. Breedon, commission and expenses in payment of Railway Deben- three, 55.00. The Council then adjourn- ed to meet again on Nov. 28rd next. W. OLAmr Clark. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Q, 1891 Number .17. Washington Letter. (Prom our Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. '91, The Department of State has received a cablegram from Mr. Whitehouse, the American in charge of affairs at Rome, stating that the government of Italy had removed the restriction upon the impor. talion of some products from the United States if accompanied by inepeotiou cer, tfficatee. The decree ageing; the im- portation of live swine ie still in force. The continued entocemenb by Italy of the prohibition against live swine Sem eatery Rusk regards as of no importance, as dealers do not desire to export the animals alive, bet prefer the present method of shipping them. The only hogs exported alive ere those intended for breeding purposes. Ausbro•Hnngary, the Secretary thinks, will be the next to remove bheprehibition. Overtures have already been made to this Government by the agents of Emperor Joseph and negotiations will shortly be actively un• der way, The Secretary hue hopes that the rate fleet by Germany will before the next yenr be materially lowered. Wheth- er it will be depends upon the negotin. tions now going on between the two gov- ernments. It is believed that the French cabinet will take action upon the pork question immediately upon the peelings of the conference report of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, and not wait until the passage of the tariff bill, which may not take plttoe until the latter part of November or the first part of Deoem• bor. The annual report of the commissioner of Indian affairs is so far as it calls on Congress to deolare that the Indian tribes in the United States are dependent ' people, incapable of wen and subject to the jurisdiction of the government, is strictly in the line of later legislation. But there has been no explicit declara- tion and that seems desirable to plane the matter definitely before the public. The present treatment of the uncivilised tribes is anomalous. It will save expense and be more eonsonant with a humane and enlightened policy to formally as sumo full jurisdiction over the reserve. tions. To give the Indian the protection of the courts of law is beneficial to him at the same time that it is better also for the whites in the vicinity. The giving of land in severalty is doing something and will do much more to revolutionize the sootal condition of the aborigines, but otter measures are needed as ad• juncts to that measure. Secretary ]luck has reoeived from Prof. Herrington, chief of the Weather Bureau, a special report of the operas tions of the 13ursau since its transfer to the Agricultural Department July let last. From this report it is seen that the observing force outside of Washing- ton has been re,organized,and the change is appreoiebed. The weather maps have been improved and the daily cotton -re• gion reports are now sent to the several state weather service headquarters, in addition to weather bureau centers. A. similar service will be established for the sugar -cane and rise interests of South Louisiana. Attention bas been especial- ly directed, not only to the improvement of the weether forecasts, but to their wider distribution in the agricultural dtstelets. The manager of one of the leading of the eaapropos of the Oongrses onalsea. son, that he had rented already to great number of suites to Congressmen, "Here is a member," he said producing a letter with the eignabmee of a widely known politician, " who has engaged niers aparbmeute and he has to take them by the year to get them ab the figures we agreed on." "How much will he pay?" "For three elsepiug•roome, parlor, and bath, with private hall, 58,500. ;Does that include board? Not a bit of i t the lowed, board for three would be 5150 monthly, which, added to the other sum, would make at annual hill of 55,300, or 5300 in oxoees of hie Oongressional salary. Certainly he doesn't come to Washington to melte money out of his official pay. Congress is a large body, but eight vacancies in the House before it even organizes constitute a number sufficiently large to be felt. Four of these vacancies occur in the New York delegation alone, one by death (Gen. Spioola) end three by tion. The death of Gen. Leo resignation. in the Vir iiiin dole - tied, makes me vauanoy g , gathat of Me. FOrd in one the Michigan delegation. The other man - cies by death aro those of Mr. Gamble in South Dakota and Mr. honk in Tonnes. BOO The United States porker is "at lame" in Germany and Italy, and expects soon to sit by or rather in the fireside of France, Spain, Portugal and Austria•13ungary. There would be more encouragement for ofiioials to resign if the gayer intent were en prompt in providing them new planes ne the gossips are. Brussels Council. The regular meeting of Bruesels (Donn. oil was held last Monday evening. Pres- ent the Remo and Councillors Molntosh, Amen; and Ross. Minutes of last meeting read and pass. ed. The following accounts were present- ed :— Mee. Aleadovs, salary $13 00 W. James, eatery Mrs. J. Blashill, charity R. Burns, street Imp 15 75 J. O. Halliday, " Amout lbros., " and wood344 5082 Neil Milloy, " 4 10 1 26 31 20 3 80 15 00 4 00 1 00 D. Shine, " W. Denbow, " " Band grant W. 11. McCracken, mis Walter Smith, salary and mis.... 10 00 II. Dennis, Fire Dept 1 40 lbloved by J. M. McIntosh, seconded by R. hose that the above accounts be paid. Carried. On, the application of Mr. Senior for billiard license, Bylaw No. 1, 1876, was amended by changing the commencement of the year from Feby. 15, to Nov. let. The limas fee is 520 for one table and 510 for each table added. Oounoillor Ross introduced the question of appointing n Truant oflieer for the School Board. His duty is to care for the children who play "hookey" and looking after others, up to the age of 14 years, who do not attend school. The matter was laid over until another meet- ing for consideration. Council then adjourned. 1)0 YOU 01VI. FOR YOUR PAPER S Salsa Rebunke ONLY roe THE Few Wm> AIMIN AIM/CARS. The above is an old query with hs, though the number to whom it is ad. dressed fortunately decreases as the human race improves in quality. Yet there remain a few—though even a few are too many—who continue neglectful and indifferent to this simple matter to them, though important to us. Tem Posy is published at an expense of thous- ands of dollars and hundreds of days' and nights' toil and worry, and the read- ers have had hours upon hours of enjoy- ment from the paper as a result. Why then should any of those who have en- joyed all this, negleot the decent and reasonable duty to regularly forward the trifling small cum of their snbsoription 7 The date to which the subscription is paid is printed on the label posted on every subscriber's paper er oh week. Look at diet date intently and conscien- tiously ; then, after due calculation, dm liberately insert a hand in your pocket and withdraw bank notes sufficient to liquidate the indebtedness. Write a note excusing your neglect and let it ao- company the money to the office of the newspaper. Do this at once 1 Promp• tibude's the epioe of life in a business sense. Address your letters and make posh stiitx Bmoneross Isorders Ont. payab's to W. H. C:a.nardian Nowt. Kingsville had an 58,000 fire on Sat- urday night. Manitoba College students had a seri- ous fight on Tuesday. Winnipeg's mayor has been voted 51,200 for bis year's services. A 1,200 ton steel steeenship is to be built in Hamilton this winter. Two Chinamen were fined in Hamilton Monday for desecrating the Sabbath. Eggs are being smuggled from Canada aoross the St. Lawrenuo in large num- bers. W. L. Spears, of Tobermory, was thrown from n loud of shingles Monday and killed. William R. Smith, a well-known dry goods merchant of Guelph, died suddenly on Sunday. W. L. Spears, of Tobermoray was thrown from his waggon and killed Mon- day afternoon. The petition against the election of Sir Hector Longeviu at Three Rivers has been dismissed. Joseph Harkness Inas been found dead near Carberry' Man., under suspicious circumstances. The old Southern Bello, once no well known to the lake tourists, is being broken np st Dessronbo. The YonngiLiberals of Beaubford have suggested to those of Toronto the idea of an interchange of visits. The jury in the recent 0.2. R, fatality at Breeden returned a verdict censuring the conductor and chief despatcher. David Brown, of Ottawa, were killed at Smith's Falls, on Sunday, while trying to jump from a moving 0. P. R. train. During the peat per the Montreal Street Railway Company made $80,261, and will pay an 8 per Dont. dividend, Arthur M. Brook, of Kingston, was ar- rested in Peterborough on Sunday on a charge of abducting his sister's infant. Rev. J. A, Macdonald, of Toronto, has a000pted the call to Knox chetah, St Thomas, and will be included November 17. Aleeandoe Gedbols, the £1011 of an Ot- tawa County Memo, accidentally shot bimsolf while hunting and died in a few minutes. The four.year-old daughter of David Gillespie was trampled to death by cattle on her father's farm in the Township of Fitzros, on Saturday. Tho students of 'Toronto gathered in force Saturday dtight lin and theferated riaeHallowe'en by g around the Normal School. John Craig of Fergus and James Kirk. wood, neer: of Erin, were nominated in Past Wellington thin week for the vaoanoy in the Local House. Both 'candidates tee Boformore, Ottawa's population ie placed by the alby nesessors Iib 43,229. A lodge of the Danghtere of England has been organized in Woodstoals. The Philharmonic Seeiety, of Remit. ton, are rehearsing "The Creation." The petition against Cal. O'Brien, M. P. for Muelsoka, has been dienlissed,00ste on the petitioner. Willie, the 5 veer -old son of William Lidster, of Woodbridge, was killed Sun. day by the kink of a horse. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Horton, of Owen Sound, on Saturday celebrated the six. tieth anniversary of their wedding. It is reported that the Rev. Mr. Crone - ley, who was laboring in Paris for n few weeks, has lost the use of his voice. James Markle, while deer hunting with two other young men near Riverview on Friday, mundanely shot himself dead. The birth of a boy.bnby bearing the name "Alpha Omega Perpetual Cook" was registered lest week in the London city clerk's °Moe. The sealers of 'Victoria, B. 0., are pre- paring a claim for damages from the Im- perial Government on amount of the Healing prohibition. Joh Dickinson, of Eramosa, won the gold medal at the Provincial plowing malah hold at the Ontario Agricultural College farm, Guelph. The bylaw to grant J. G. and A. Hay, of Woodetoois, a loan of 515400 to es. Willett a chair factory was carried at Owen Sound on Saturday. Prof. Ritchie, Elora, while splitting wood last Saturday morning, didn't see the clothes line over his head and struck it with the axe, which rebounded and inflicted a gash about an inob long in his forehead. W. D. Balfour, M. P. P., Amherstburg, and B. M. Britton, Q. 0., Iilugeton, have been appointed honorary members of the Ontario Commission to inquire into the working and the drainage laws of the Province. Rev. A. 0. Oourtioe, of Dundee street church, London, has been offered the pastorate of the Dominion Square Meth- odist church, Montreal, and will aooept the invitation to take effect when his term closes in London next year. The corner -stone of the new hospital ab Chatham was laid by Goldwin Smith, of Toronto, 0u Wednesday last, on which ocoaaion he was presented with a silver trowel. Subsequently addressee were delivered by oitnzens and clergymen in support of the new hoepital. The Polson Iron Works Company, of Toronto, have in contemplation the re- moval of their steel chip -building works from Owen Sound to Sarnia. These works give employment to from 100 to 800 hands, and have paid out 5400400 in wages during the last three years. The company are favorably impressed with Sarnia as a desirable location for its works. A meeting will be held to ascer- tain the views of the ratepayers of Sarnia with regard to giving a bonus. A sad drowning accident occurred at Midland Saturday night, whereby four boys between the ages of 12 and 15 lost their lives. They are John Clerkson, Peter Hewis, Leo Johnston and William Alliston, all of Midland. The boys left the town Saturday afternoon in a sail- boat to cross over to Present Island, end when returning about 5 p. in. were caught in a squall, upsetting their boat. Searching parties were out all day Sun- day. The boat was found but the bodies were not. John Courtney, a farmer living a few rniles west of St. Catharines on the Jor- dan road, was drowned in the Welland canal on Saturday on hie return from Toronto per steamer Lakeside. Robert Hobson, son of the chief engi• neer of the Grand Trunk, woe married on Saturday to Mies Mary Andrewine Wood, daughter of A, T. Wood, wbole- selo hardware merchant of I emilton. P. Her met with a bad accident while oiling the sand paperer, at the Doherty Organ Factory, Clinton. Ile streak the funnybone of Ile arm, whish threw his right hand under the rollers, with the result that It was pretty badly crushed. The dootor had to remove his ssoond finger. William Oorhoy, of Gananoque, sus• pecting his wife to be too intimate with a bachelor storekeeper, watched her one evening and discovered her in the mer- chant's private quarters, and shooting through the door nearly made an end of him, the ball going through his shirt collar and making a flesh wound in his neons. The affair wan town talk, and the merohant declining to prosecute, Chief Ryan summoned Corboy for carrying fire- arms and he was fined 520. The nomination of a candidate for East Wellington was held in Fergus last Tuesday and was fairly well attended. John Anderson, registrar for North Wellington, acted as returning officer. John Craig, the editor of The Fergus News Record, was nominated by Thomas Dryden, reeve of West Garafraxa, and seconded by Alex. Center, Elora, while James Kirkwood of Erin was nominated by John MoNabbof Wast Luther, second. ed by Robb. Reed of Brio. A bullet crashing through the window of J. W. Bowman's store at the corn, r of Bing and Catharine streets, Hamilton, last week, frightened a couple of men who bad just passed the store this morning. It was lucky for them that they were not in front of the window or they might have been killed. The aooident was an- other ease of "didn't know it was loaded." Percy Aores, a clerk in the store, was showing a customer a repeating gun. Ile pulled the hammer, not knowing it was loaded and it went off. The bullet bored a large hole in the 580 plate glass. A wedding to have taken place Sunday was indefinitely postponed owing to the receipt of a telegram from Glasgow, Scotland, announcing the death of the father, mother, brother and sister in-law of the prospective groom, John Ritchie. The marriage feast bad all been provid- ed, the guests invited and alt the arrange- ments made for a happy time. On re. millet of the cablegram Mr. Ritchie faint. ed, and on being restored retained con- sciousness only a few minutes. He is now delirious and may not recover. The guests bad not been notified of the fasts of the case and as they arrived were turn- ed away. R. D. Kay, Galt, has a fine collection of rare coins which would be difficult to equal, the dates ranging from 800 years B. 0. down to the present time. Nearly every oouutry in the world is represented, either in gold, silver or copper. Some of the most ancient ones are, a Roman coin of the time of Philip the Arab, 244 A. D., oommemorating the Millennium of Rome ; a Greek coin, of the first or see• and century, B. 0. ; a coin of the Greek mint at Alexandria, Egypt, B. 0. 281 ; an English coronation penny of George 1., 1714 •,a copper ooin, commemorating the Abolition of the Slave Trade by Great Britain in 1807 ; a Mexican Daub. loon, valise 515.93, also gold coins of value from 26 cents upwards, including those of England, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Maxioo, U. S. of Oolom• bia and U. S. of Amerioa,� A bear oaueht near Walkerton was put on Conductor W. Smith's train a day or so ago, and Mr. Smith, who had no knowledge of bruin's company, was told by another man that he bad seen a ena- picians ohmmeter walk into the ear. The conductor went in to investigate, and without waiting for the formula of an in- troduction, both of them were speedily engaged in a waltz. By the exertions of some of the other train hands, Mr. Smith was finally freed from the embrace of bis unwelcome partner, and ho did not wait to proffer lemonade or any other refresh. moats. The conductor's subsequent con- versation with the man who told him of the snspioions oharaoter is said to have been both heated and emphatic. Alfred E. Ridley,. untainted to four years in the Kingston penitentiary for forgery at the Elgin Fall Assizes in 1897, was released recently, his time having expired. It is stated that on his release he received a large sum of money fron the Old Country, and left without seeing his relatives or friends or notifying them of his movements. Ridley was a well- known insurance agent in St. Thomas and a prominent politician. Re probably wrote more aommunioatione to the news. papers than any other man in Canada, his non•de•plume "Anglo•Saxon" being familiar from Windsor to Montreal. IIe was also a leading Imp Fed Faddist. When he was arrested for forging the none of Daniel Harvey, a wealthy Yar- mouth rjualier, wibh whom Ise bad for- merly lived, to notes for 51500, Calamity pity was astounded. Ridley's wife, who is well•oonneetsd in England, wee still living in St, Thomas ab last accounts. The Petrolia Advertiser says :—Mies. Annie Bailey was to have been married at four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon of Iasi week and everything was in readi• nese at the appointed time with one ex - caption, and chat one item was 03 vital importance to the enoeeee of bho wedding —the bridegroom failed to put in an ap- pearance. Annie and her friends, to. gather with quite a number of invited guests, welled for, a while to give the tardy groom a (lanae to Mtn np, but the man, or apology for one, that they wait- ed for never eamo. Now, Annie is of it philosophioal turn of mind, and she im• mediately set to work to make things lively. She invited all the guests to her mother's home in the Country, whether they all went, and the negligobt groom. Meet was soon ignored and forgotten amidst the merriment of the party, Tiie name of the fellow who thuenogleeted to fu181 one of the most sacred obligations to which a man can pledge himself, is Joseph Peyton, and 10 would he better for him to remain away, othorwiee An. nie'e Maude may take it lute their hesds to ehosbise himforhis dastardly oonduot. le that thing ss Bailey re well rid of hi hitt. Daniel Whale, of Mitchell, was tried at Stratford last week for the murder of his wife, The jury found n verdict of rnansleughbsr and the Judge sentenced the prisoner to penitentiary Lor life. Wm. Donahue dug 124 rods of tile drain, about 2} feet deep, on Johu Lomt• arri's farm, 5th. eon„ in four days and a quarter. The land was heavy slay, which made the digging the more dill. cult. A number of residents of Romeo Ward, Stratford, `neeented John Idington, C., with a handsome gold beaded Gane Q. a mark of thele appreciation of his ear. vices in helping them to rid the locality of a house of ill•fame. Mr. Idington weeaolnpletely taken by surprise, es be had expected no return foc bis services, The Women's Meisiooary Association of the English Church, St, Mary's, have just sent a box of Mobbing, valved at 580, to the Indians in the N. West. The ohildren of tbe Sunday School have en. closed in it, toys, and bags containing such things as needles, adtton, etc. This society, is doing n good work, it meets ono, a fortnight in the Rectory. A tree alive with bees was discovered recently upon the farm of Jaynes Craw- ford, Blanshard. That gentleman ao- oompanied by Mr. Dinsmore one day last week went out to investigate. Time and time again the intruders were kept at bay by the bens but they eventually suooeded in locating the comb and were rewarded with four tubs of honey of prime quality. Over 51.80 was oollacted in the two Presbyterian ohurehes at Stratford in aid of the hospital fund. Tha Oongrega• tioned church colleotion will be given later. The amount of the oolleotions at the Mebhodret churches will depend on the action of their respective boards as to taking or not taking out of it the usual Sunday collection. It is expected the collections when all are in will amount to 5000 or 5600. In the North Porth eleotion protest against James Grieve, M. P., Chancellor Boyd made an order for the issue of sub. prance to Quebec for J. L. Seargeant, general manager of the G. T. R. ; W. Wainwright, the assistant manager ; W. Edgar, passenger agent, and R. Hannah, a detective. These witnesses will be ex- amined at the trial in referenoe to the alleged collusion between the G. T. R. and the Reform party at the late Dentin - ion elections. Lawrence Addie, a blacksmith in the G. T. R. shops, Stratford, met with a painful accident last weals, being struck on the nese with a sledge hammer. The aocirlent was due to the helper who in striking at the heated iron missed his aim and struck the anvil. The hammer rebounded with terrible force striking Mr. Addie on the nose squarely between the eyes, breaking the bones and knock• ing him insensible, in which state he re- mained for some time. A Retail Grocers' Association has been formed in Stratford for mutual protec- tion. The object of the organization is to restrict credits and to protect dealers against imposition by parties who make a habit of running accounts in a store until their limit is exceeded, and then, without settling up, hie to another store and repent the operation. The officers are H. T. Barker, President ; John His- lop, Sess.-Treas. ; E. H. Barnsdale, E. Walsh and J. T, Doak, Executive Com- mittee. The death of the oldest settler on the Mitchell Road, Blanchard, occurred at St. Mary's Tuesday morning in the person of Johnston Armstrong. De- ceased had suffered from paralysis for about a year, having sustained a third ,broke last summer, since which time he has been helpless, and his demise wen not unexpected. He was aged 74 years, and cams to this country from County Fermanagh, in the north of Ireland, in 1842, taking up his residence in the wil- derness about five miles from where the town of St. Mary's is now located. Here he remained until seven years since, when he removed to St. Mary's to spend the remainder of his days. He was mar• ried in 1864 to Mise Clarinda Spading, and nine ohildren, three sons and six daughters, together with his life partner, survive him. Two of the sons are 0. B. and George Armstrong, of London, A brother and sister, aged 76 and 80 respect• tively, the former residing in Blanshard and the latter in Iowa, are both living. The deceased was a prominent Methodist, having been n local praaober for some thirby-six years. Perth County. Tho county or Perth, according to the recant census, hes a population of 40,311. J. A. Keeler, dealer in boots, shore and hats, Mitohell, has assigned to F. Skeert, Hamilton. Messrs. Stewart and Reid, of Logan, have secured the contract for live miles of drain in Elma. The protest against the eleotion of Robert Magwood, M. P. P. for North Perth has been dropped. A petition in favor of a reduction in the term of Whale's penal servitude is already talked of in Mitchell. E. Cele, who won first prize with his Bleck African bantams, at the Stratford fair, sold them the other day for, 57. Ililbprt Agricultural Society' is bo - hind about 560 this year, their exhibi- tion being held during had weather. A. T. Matthews died at the John II. Stratford Hospital, at Brantford, on Thursday. He was a well knowh baker and oonfentioner. Wm. Colwell, formerly of Mitchell, now of the West Lorne Herald, is mov- ing his plant to Leamington Essex 0o. to oppose the Post. The county of Perth teachers' assooia• Hon will meet in the oonvooation hall, on Thursday and Friday, the 19th and 20th Of November, next, in Stratford. This is a remarhabie year for big tur. nips. Robert Knight, of the 4th eon. Ehna, leads the list in this line, so far as heard from, having grown a Swede weighing 22 lbs. Quite a number of farinere around Fitt larton, anticipating a rise in the prion of dry goods, have invested largely in shod- dy goods, which were hawked about by a fakir from Toronto. Hiram Nutt, lot 83, don. 12, Beet Missouri near Lakeoide, glow a pumpkin this year of. the Metnmoth variety, that weighed 176 pounds, and men -anted 5 ft, 9 in. in cirouinferenee. On Thursday evening, during the tem• porary absence of his wife, Valentine Allendorfa, a weggonmaker living at Gadehill, near Stratford, matte his away to it workshop near his house, end after locking the door and blocking up the win- dow, ant his throat from ser to ear with a runt, without, however, severing the jugular vein. No onus° is known other than that of temporary insanity, induced by teoent ill -health, as he has been gum easeful In business and has a wifeand seven ohildren, With whom he has al w y lived happily. lie is about 87 years of age. People We Know. I), McMillan ie laid up with a disabled hand. Robb. Nett was visiting in Bruesole this weeds. Mrs. Bd. Town is visiting her parent's in Brussels. Dr. Knecbbel, of Ripley, was in town last Saturday. Peed. MaCrsalien is home from Park Hill for a few days. J. 11. Molfain and 3, Ward, of Atwood, spent Sunday in town. Miss Violet Donnelly, of Port Huron, is visiting relatives in town. Willie, eldest eon of Wm. Ainley, is laid up with scarlet fever. Miss Florence Worth, of Chicago, is visiting Miss Thurso Gerry. Mrs. W. P. Stewart, of Durham, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. N. F. Gerry. Councillor Ament was away at Ypei• lanti, Mirth., on a brief visit bo his broth- er George, a former resident of Brussels. Robb. Henderson lee been under the weather this week and Wm. Norton has been attending to the draying in a busi- ness like manner. Last Saturday George Henry had the misfortune to fall from a box in the stable, on which he was standing, and had his face badly bruised. Harry Dennis was at St. Thomas last week attending the couferenoe of Lay Delegates in connection with the Epis- copalian church. He says they had a splendid oonvention and great good will likely result from it. Wm. Edgar, whetters been cheese mak- er ab Walton faotory, has moved to Brue• sets and will take charge of the Southern part of the stage route. The stage north only goes as far an Wroxeter now. Bev. Mr. Johnston, who supplied Knox church for two Sabbaths, went to Lon• desboro' last week. He was in the West Indies for a few years as a missionary and gives a very interesting anoonnt of that country. The Paisley Advooate says :—On Sun. day Rev Mr. Perrie, of Ohesley, occupied the pulpit of Knox ohureb morning and eveuing preaching excellent discourses that were listened to with intermit and profit by the large congregation assembl- ed, Rev. Mc. Johnston occupied Mr. Perrie's pulpit in Geneva ohuroh,Ohesley. Neil Richardson arrived borne lest week from a visit of several months to Manitoba. He °ems book by boat to Owen Sound, Mr, Richardson brought samples of grain with him, among them being the 1st prize Red Pife wheat at Winnipeg Fair. It may be Been at Tam Pose Publishing House. '1'he apple crop in West Middlesex has this year been the largest known. The township of Delaware has been highly favoured by having the largest crop and finest fruit ever grown in that section. The old pioneer in fruit growing, A. G. Deadman, has just finished gathering and storing the enormous crop of 1,100 barrels of apples. The gentleman re- ferred to is the father of our trimmest -1 G. A. Deadman. A correspondent writes :—W. G. Mor- rison, principal of the Teaswater school, end a former teaoher of S. 5. No. 5, Elms, has passed the arts course in draw- ing of the Ontario Art Course of aleoh. anio's Institutes. He 'intended the Chau- tauqua Assembly during vacation, where the full oourse was given under the tutor- ship of Rev. Mr. Salton, Brussels. He also took a Pritnnry oertifiaate in music, Tonic Solfa system. The above gives him the privilege of teaching drawing in a mechanics' institute. Rev. Dr. Howie, formerly or Brussels, has returned from his visit to the Holy Land. The Toronto Globe of lest Tues- day says :—At the Leslievilte Presbyter- ian Church on Sunday morning the Rev. G. B. Howie preached au able, earnest and instructive sermon. Mr. Howie. wino is n native of the Orient, was station- ed at Brussels, Ont., until a few months ago, when he resigned his charge with a viov of visiting his aged mother in Pal. estine. He has recently returned to Can. aria, and will devote his time to evangel- ical work, commencing in this oily and working outward as the way is opened up for him. S. Grigg, of London, prowled anni- versary sermons at Apple recently. A report of the gathering says :—Samuel Grigg, of Londou, held a crowded each - ems spellbound in the morning and even- ing services. rte took for his text in the morning Matthew vi. 38, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteous - noes, and all these things shall be added unto you." Mr. Grigg also gave a stir. ring sermon in the evening from Matt. xi, 28 to 80. On Monday evening a well - served tea was dispensed in the Orange Hall, after which an entertainment wee given in the church. Mr. Grigg held the audience by his quaint, pithy and well- direoted remarks and urged all to be thorough in religion as well as iu the worldly affairs. of Life, and gave some annusing episodes of his eventful life, which were well appreciated by the aadf• mum. Edward Haitian, of Toronto, displayed his old•time speed and skill with the oars in his race last Saturday on Sbawnigan Lake, Vancouver, B. O. He was metal- ed against Obas. Stephenson, the New Zealander who a000mpanied Charles Dutch, of Australia, to this country. Hallen had beaten Stephenson in the New Westminster regatta in September, but the latter was not sabisflod with that result and a matoh was arranged for Sat. urday, Oct. 24th, bat ors account of the lacrosse match for the Provinoial cham- pionship the rate was postponed until last Saturday. It was over a three mile course with a barn for a purse of 5600, of which the loser got 5100. About 700 people were present when the men en• tared their boats. Each rowed at about 100 lbs. The betting was 2 to 1 and 8 to 2 on IIanlnu. Before the race Hanlon promised his admirers a surprise in the time of the race and he kept his word for be rowed the distance in 19 minutes 20 seconds, beating the best recorded time for a mild and it half and return. Steph- enson gave him a hard rage to the buoys but there i.•lanlan made one or his light. ning turns and the race home was a pro- oeesion. Ho let himaelf out on the way hauls and beat Stephenson about eight boat lengths. Abont 58,000 changed bands on the moo. Hanlon says he Will now make an effort to being bards the championship of the world to Canada. Hanlon authorizes a challenge to Stan - bury for the world's shampionahip and £500 a aide, on the three-mile course feu rho Tyne, Eegiond. Hanlon has also aeoepbud MoLean'e challenge and will give him 1.00 yards start in a three-mile skiff room, $400 a side, et Westminster on Satutdny, 'Nev. 7011. Kook's fluid is being used very suceess- fully in .trance to detoot tuberoulosis fin cows. Mills from animate atfeoted is known to be a great cause of tuberculosis in people, and Knohine produoes the same remotion in 0owa that it does M men, except in cows in the last stages. Farmer Geo, Hiffdeoker, of Green township, Pa,, apparently died suddenly of when was supposed to be henrt feilure two weeks ago. The body was four days later temporarily interred. It ;Vas tran- sferred Monday end when the minket was opened it was found that the body had turned round and the interior of the casket bore traces of a terrible struggle. The dietarted and blood•oovered features born evidence of the agony endured. The clothing about the head and neck had been torn into shreds, as was likewise the lining of tine coffin. Bloody marks of finger nails on the fano, throat and neek told of the awful despair of the doomed men, who tore hie own flseh in his anguish, Several lingers had been bitten off and the hands torte with the teeth an. tit they nca1eely resembled those of a human being.