The Brussels Post, 1892-2-5, Page 1pa.,,.. .. ...
Volume 19
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1892
Huron CountCouncil. that n , no!i 0 be taken. The metal grant.
y of 42J nett to be maria to the lent and
West • los Mai ions.
flat the I y • • o ,f Witigeo 1) 113)33(1).
ter d Snaie•fah a per inn of the comity
g net be ❑ e iw1oguized. That the
coney [(tinting he ewnrderl to Ir. G.
Neoliu--(the ie 'forth Sun and Witigliam
Timms were the only unless that tender-
ed.) The eatery of the Treaeuror was in -
(treated to $1,350 a year, while ho is
handling the Sinking Puncls of this
twenty, he provide soou,ity to the ex
tent of $60,000, 'rhe Treasurer was in-
structed to allow no member of the Coen -
oil, or other persons, to know to whole
104, of m•,.' r' are made from county
fund, In reference to the application
from the several high Sano I Boards in
the county for the proportionate coot of
the maintenance of county pupils attend.
ing the respective High schools, the con
mittee reconnloudod that they are to be
paid the following sums (less the fees re-
ceived by them) Godorich, $828.87 ; Clin-
ten, $760.60 ; Seaferth, $937.110.
It was (heeded to offer the town of
Godorich the sem of $10t, for the use of
the water and the 0lcotric light furnish
ed the county buildings.
r0OIMer17 cualln'J'Tn1i.
Several Minor replete were ordered to
111e comity buildings. The committee
also reported ending the jail in first
elan order.
EDUCATION comtiT1'En.
'I'hs lirat meeting 01 the County e'en t-
oil for 1802 was opeu01 et 13 (Nook on
Tumidity of last weep, all the members
present exoept Remo elltuning, of Olin.
ton, who is still too fit to be out.
Tho clerk culled for namivation8 f r
the office of V 1rr10n, when John Tor.
ra1100, 1108310 of Stanley, MMS imminat'4
by Henry Mooury and John Cox, and
Wnl. Milne, Reeve of Grey, was nomin-
ated by V. Rate and T. H. Taylor.
Judge Toms was appointed to act with
the clerk as scrutineers, and the hallo(
being taken resulted in 2(1 votes for Mr,
Torrance and 24 for bit'. Milne. Mr.
Torrance was then (teetered (duly elected
Ws! den and formally sworn in by Judge
Toms. On assuming the chair Warden
Torrance briefly bet earnestly thauked
the Council for the honor clan him and
promised his best efforts to the fellilnlent
Of hie duties.
The minutes of the last day of Oct,
session were read and aannrmol.
On motion of Messrs. K ty and Proud.
foot the rules were emended by uniurgin_
the Education Committee from Six to
seven members.
On motion of Messrs M. Y. MoLeta
and Kennedy. Thee. Kidd, Seafot'th ; k1.
Plumstead, Clinton ; and le. Jordan,
Gorier/oh, were appointed trustees for the
respective Collegiate Institutes.
Messrs. Proudfuot and Holt nominated
Geo. Stints auditor for the 0urrent year,
and Messrs, 13ea0om and Coleman nom.
inated Richard Radcliffe for the position.
The amendment (vas declared carried.
The following were elected asthe amu•
minim to strike needing committees for
the year : Messrs. Beacom, Keine, Beek,
Lilber, McPherson, Ratz and 111. Y. Alm
Lean.
On motion of Masers. Stewart and Brit.
ton, Henry Litber and Wm. Lane were
appointed on the board of 0rimin11 audit.
Moved by Mr. Litber, seconded by M.
Y. McLean that this Council desire to
express its deep regret at the illness of
one of our esteemed members, A R.
Manning, reeve of Clinton, and we desire
to express our hope for his speedy re-
covery and that the clerk transmit.( copy
of this motion to bin . Carried,
On motion of Messrs. Beacom and M.
Y. McLean, Messrs. Clarkson, 13. A., of
Soaforth, and Baird, of Stanley, were
appointed on Board of County examin-
ers of school teachers for the current
year
On motion of M. Y. McLean and le.
Andarsou a grant of $300 was made to be
divided between the several duly organ.
bred township and horticultural societies.
The report of the jailor was read and
tuns as follows :-10 prisoners incarcer.
atoll at present—one female and 18 males
three of the latter insane, one dangeeous.
ly eo. Three of these prisoners are eom.
edited for larceny, one for rape, three
awaiting trial, and the remaining eleven
are yew tents. The ages of these vagrants
range from 56 to 85 years, three totally
unlit to earn at living, but 111e remainder
table to provide for themselves. The rest
of the report relates to supplies and de-
tails of the jail management.
The usual grant of $300 was made, to
110 divided up among the duly organized
township and hortioultnral 80aietie0,
The County Engineer was Colborne, and
report at Juno meeting. A resolution,
to raise 40,000 for a douse of Refuge,
moved by Mr. Proudfoot, and mended
by Mr. McIntosh, was referred to the
Exetutivo Committee, but lost on a
divixion afterwards. The Connell ap-
pointed It Radcliffe county auditor, and
the Warden appointed J. 0. Morrison, of
Maliiltop, second auditor. Messrs. Betz,
Keine, Mooney, Milne and Eilber were
appointed to confer with the Ontario
Drainage Commission, and sugge81 what
improvements to the drainage laws they
think necessary.
q .m.•tion that two reeves prom (north
of the Huron road visit all the townships
south of ti at total, and that two reeves
from tbo south do the same towards the
north, for the purpose of examining these
towuships, and to give evideloe before
the Oqulbliztttion Committee at the Juno
for the purpose f better guid-
ance
o 0
,( g
P P
once in equalizing bio rolls, was defeat.
ed.
Moved by Mr. Milne, seconded by Mr.
Itatz, that in the opinion of this Conned
the tendency of aohool legislation has
'been to build up Hight Schools and Col-
legiate Inetitubee, to the detriment of
the Publio Salmis, and that no public
money should bo expended for school
purposes, except for common sobools, and
we re0om0end that such legislation be
oriented as will make tine common schools
as eIfodent as poesible,
In reference to a foot•bridgo %eked for
at Wingham, a 0ommitt88 was appointed
to confer with the Solicitor to see if the
bounty was responsible for it, and if eo,
the bridge to be put on the list of county
bridges.
At the October meeting tic Treasurer
asked fur an increase of salary( whioh
was referred to a special oommttte0 to
invostigeto and report upon. rids cunt-
mit1ee found that in proportion to other
oounbios, the eatery 0( Dr. Holmes was
low, and reoommeedod that it bo in.
m'eaesed to $1,500, providing he find ad.
ditional security, A good deal of time
was taken up in 410011seing this mattes.' ;
a motion to malts the salary $1,200, same
es hitherto, wa8 lost, and an amendment
to malty the salary 41,050—while he is
handling the sinking fund of the county
—Was peened.
1111r0100 01 Benin 00115111311011.
The o0minittoe recommended that the
Council co-operate with other Commits in
regard to space for /settle on chipboard.
That no action bo 1331ten in reformats to
the petition caking the emendmont of the
Wilding school laws, which permits the
bentonite of union high and public eohool
boards. That no eaten be taken in re-
feron8o to the Torrent system of land
transfer.
Intone or EXECUTIVE 003(3300TE11.
The eommittte recommended that the
unmet grant of $10 be made to Prisoners
Art Association, In reference to a mo-
tion that $8,000 be appropriated for a
Edemof Befuge, it Wag recommended
Recommended that toe reports of the
School Iuepectors be printed in the min-
ute, and that 500 copses be also primed
in pamphlet form. in reference to the
request of Inspector Robb bleat one gold
and two silver medals be provided for
each inspectorate, to be awarded to
pupils at the public school leaving, it
was decided that no action be taken.
The request of the 1n0p8utors to visit
same of their 001300ls twice the first half
of the year, so as to give more time to tVtil t011.the Model Scheele during the !mooed
half was granted on condition that male La grippe is still busy in the locality.
school be visited at least twine during the Mrs. and hiss Sage are engaged to ga.
year. It was decided to petition the to the Foresters' Concert et Ethel on
Minister of Education to make Zurich a Friday evening of next week and furnish
centre for the holding of high school en. mu'ie on the glasses and bottles.
tri,110e examinations and to be in eon- Knox 0nplt011 0oNeitE0AT1ON, BaussELs.
/mutton with G3dericli 13ig11 school. G. Mr. Forrest made an appropriate reply
Connor was appointed county student at expressing his thanks for the kindness
the Guelph Agriaultaral College, he hay. shown him and wishing Knox oongrega
lug made application the previous year. tion and pastor abundant prosperity.
11 Was reeoumuended that no largo a. Mien Rourus.—The Milk routes of the
mounts be this year expended for 0011001 Wal Lon IL/ion Cheese and Butter 1'an.
purposes except for common schools, also tory will be let on Tuesday, Feb. 16th
that seat legish,tiou be enacted its will 1892, at the Hour of one o'clock p. m., in
make them as efli0ie111 as poesible. Air. Weiss' hall, Walton. Parties wish-
ing to draw Ai11 govoru themselves aceor•
(tingly. LEWIS 010130003.1, Presideub.
1t. li. F100140021, Seo'e1ary.
Co, L. 0. L.—Loyal Orange Comity
Meeting of No,th Huron met in the
Orange Hall here on Tn00clay
of this week, W. C. A'1. Clegg, of
Gerrie, presiding. After routine bust.
nese had been gone through with the
following office bearers were elected for
the year 1892 :—
Bro. John Mooney, Co. Master;
John Davis, D. Co. Mester ;
" John Wilford, Chaplain ;
" W. 1. Perkins, Go. Rec•Seo. ;
" Thos. Stewart, 0o. Fin -Soo. ;
" Wm. McGill, Co. Treasurer ;
" G. Walker, Co. Dr. Ceremonies ;
" McManus and Cornyn, Go. Leo.
The County procession for North Huron
will be held et Blyth ou the 12tH of next
July, There was reported an iuorease of
01 members in the Coliuby and 18 deaths.
Lodge closed in due form.
ADDIuos- AND PnnsENTAT1ON,—On Toes
day evening of this week a number of the
members of Knox church oongeegatio•l,
1russels, drove out to the manse whim
G. e1.. Deadrnan road the following ad-
dress anti presented Rev. Air. Forrest
with 420.00
.Peu. Mr. 2013,101.
OM, Alma the Insp0etnl• 1tnOwe the
tet0111 .4 anility of Gum in the enmity,
nntl 0o11,) ('1310 them many (leant hien.
Soaforth, Clinton and Whighanl have
very prosperous sclrwi0. The average
thee of serve() in the Soaforth 80ho01
is eight and a half years, the highest
le the Pi/Defeo, Wingham has the
best pnhlla school building ie the mem.
ty. The staff of Clinton Pablio Seim)
are all Normal Scheel toateher0 but one.
A lot of interesting statietiue aro also
embodied in Mr, Robb's report, which
we shall try to find room for later on,
1N0(13(rn0 T0)1's 0Elmn'r,
Condensers, OIr, Tom's report ie as
follutve sonools at least
twine during the year. In the 0major•
ity good work 18 being clone, There
are 100 school houses(] in west Huron,
85 brink, 2 cone, 03 "frame and 1 log.
There were ()Heroes planted Inst year.
`l5 motions 11 ive not yob made their
anneal report for 1891. The parsons
of school age in the riding are 10,387 ;
number who attend 8,113; average at
te0danc0 4,511; it percentage of 661 of
the pupi's enrolled, Only 8 seho010
did nut tante the pretnution and re
:lave examinnl.iun0. 37 tea0118re held
public examinations, and 00 held none.
104 pupils were sucoessful at the last
Ilig11 Sohool Entrance Examination.
'1)110 total number of 8ahool depart.
menta is 190 ; 65 mels teachers are en.
gaged at an average salary $409, and
81 female teachers at an avereg0 of
$273. Two hold first, 47 second, end 77
third class certificates, 58 of the 126
teachers were changed during the year.
Th,. ,sport also embraces a lot of figures,
comments and exp,lanations beat must be
omitted for want of 13111400.
3:isazctBetus,
110411 ANII t0TO(3E C010)1ITTEE.
A grant of $3,000 for boundary line
purposes wee made. A pew wooden
briage to be built over the Aux Sable be.
(ween Stephen and AleGilrivary. The
Calder belittle on north gravel road,
ALOKillop, to be assumed ey the county.
The tender of Mr. Hardy for Crediton
bridge, 4580 ; and the one for bridge on
Hey and Stephen b.undaty, $200 ; were
ltuuepted, Tender of R. Lung, $011, for
Day's bridge, Wroxeter, was accepted.
No grant was made towards the erection
of a foot bridge ou the site of Graham's
old bridge, \Viugham. 'The road cum•
0110010(1 rs travelling expenses in the
year 18111 were 4200.
130013 A811 13011)0E 1401,00001118 1311110111'.
The report of Mr. Ansley covered a lot
of items of work that had been drone in
di1erene parts of the 00antye with the
cost of same, of no general interest to the
public and for thus reason is omitted.
mang'r or 1401)1010(0 BM.
The report of Mr. Robb covered 15
pages of foolscap, dealing in detail with
the various mania oomhng under his
control, but wait of space compels us
to 010191y summarize the report. Ile
visited every Sohool in hie inspeatorete
01108 during oath half year, ape ttieg
half e day in ua0h'department of the
0011001. Ile thought it would be better
if they mead spend more time wit13 the
Modelites, so as to become bettor ec-
qu13utt0d with the future teachers, and
also 10 give them all the aseistauc0
possible. There are 83 rural and
village
schools in the inspectorate,
stn to
iu6
98 teachers -011 melee and 36
females—
of which there were 55 changes during
the year. The avenge length of ser-
vice of a teacher In a 880ttun is two
yours. The oontiuual change of timely.
ere i0 the (vara( evil of Our school Byte
ten. The emend evil is irregularity
of attondanoo. The names enrolled 111
the rural schools were 5981, the average
attendance was but 8089. In peroeut.
age of attendance in rural sonoole,
Tuekarsanith stands first and Grey se.
mince Tn villages, Wroxeter etande
first, with an attendance of 68 per cent.
35 toaohoro;havo 2nd class certificates ;
54 thirds ; 84 have attended the Norma'.
Next to Middlesex, Huron has the
;,greatest number of te,wlners holding
seconds. The discipline and order iu
the e0hool0 are very good. Only about
half the schools hold Publio examine
tion,, which is poor polioy on the part
0t a (913oher, (uud 00ntrary to law.
In rural schools the average salary of
a male tweeter is $888, of te €0inale,
4285. Huttotb pays its male toaohers
the highest average, *485, and Tutu -
berry the lowest, $378, le female
10330ber0 Tuakeromtbh pays the highest
average, end Turnberry the lowest.
There is uo school 111 Turnberry iu
oherge of a female, but one has a foe
male nomistnnb, FeW 0011001 emotions
have made any arrangetneuts for the
payment of 0alares quarterly, which
le a great hardship ;, if there is not inn.
11ey on hand to de this the 1r«01800
should borrow. About ten school sea
1ion0 pet( their Secrettery.Treaoarer all
should do so, and he should look after
his work properly. There were 595
trees planted last year, No, 4, Tucker -
smith, planting 00 ; this school protnisos
to be the neatoet in the township. The
Clinton Model Sohool is doing excellent
work in. training Leather's, under the
management of Mr, Lough, as (vas also
the 00,10rich sobool Huron's Model
Sohoolo ate eecond to none in the Pro-
vin00. 11 would be better if lreeteee
selooted teachers frotn our own Model
feett0olec in preference to taking eutsid•
Deo legatee .3)411 BEOruoO, It is with
grant pleasure that tve, as representatives
of linox ohnroh, Brussels, visit you tn.
day. As a cungregatiou we are deeply
indebted to you for your very efficient
service rendered us as Moderator, WO are
conscious of the feetbfulness with h tubi h
0
this work has been performed by You.
Time of us who have been in oommuni•
cation with you during the seventeen
months in which yon have from time to
time pressured supplies for Knox church
pulpit, realize thin it has involved con-
siderable toll end anxiety, besides the
expense in connection with the corre0-
pond000e. We do nob 1)0eib1310 in saying'
that you have a000mpliehed this work
agreeably and eltbisfaotorily. We believe
that it has been done conscientiously and
that you have labored for the good of the
oongregetioa in endeavoring to send those
who would be acceptable to them. We
desire to manse this public announ0emenb
of your 9erviues and Our eppreOiation and
gratitude for the some. We would do
this not in word only but In deed, and
therefore request Mutt you aeoepb 11110
enolosnte also, nob as compensation for
your labors but 130 an evidence that we
are not unmindful of them. May yon
over allow yourself approved of God, a
workmen that needeth not to be ashamed,
having great boldness in the faith 1)111011
is fn Oliriat Jesus. May the L'ather's
blessing rest upon you and your family
and prosper yon, is the prayer of
OJtuaotr Nomas. --The 880ramentaf
80rvice in commotion 33131111 Walton cir-
ouit,washeld in the Methodist chants last
Sabbath. Rev. W. Ottovell tool( for hie
text 1st CV. 11 olrap. 27 Vertu. "Where.
fore whosoever shell eat this bread end
drink tllie cup, of the Lord unwortihly,
shall be guilty of the body and blood of
the Lord," The WV. gentleman explain.
ed let, The nature of a sacrament; end,
Who are the unworthy ; Bed, Who ere
worthy, and in the last platen tboabsolute
ne0a0eity of 0,11.,-Cheistains attending to
this duty, throwing stress on the 24, 25
end 26 verses of the 80.1110 oltaptee. The
discourse was listened to with narked'
attention by the largo eouggregation and
t11oegh there was a formal dfaminsal vary
few went nearly all staying to teem part
in the love feast and sacramental
40 13100. On the following day (Fob. 1st)
the Quarterly Otiloial Board mot when
a considerable amount of bnoitless wee
done in the interest of the 81(03111, The
linanudal returns were very satishaotery.
A resolution 144100MI1(•11,,,,atniin00ely in-
viting Rev, W. OttOwo;( to remain a third
vest'. 1Ie Item/nail hie oinoero tit lake
and Saki 1131 118 11.11504110 felt himself to bo
in the hatie0 of the dtetioling eom•
mitten. The following resolution W338
oar, ted with it standing vote :—shoved by
Matthew Morrison, seconded b,y James
Horsey that whereas Bro. 3, 4, Parish
1)138 oamo to the conclusion to remove to
M1nitobit, We, se - members of the
(lvmat'terly 0100111 Board of Walton cir-
cuit, in session ane -tabled are desirous of
giving expression of our high appreciation
of 111e duvalnable 0er1•ices so cheerfully
rendered by Bro. Peirsh while a resident
of this oirouit. slaving been a monitor
of this Board for a goodly number of
years, we 110110 found iu him a wise and
able councillor. As a loom pre0oher he
was a1 vay. prompt to meet his appoint.
menta. The forcible and earnest
enabler in which he has presented the
Truth has mane him vary aceepbablewitlh
the people, 10 short he was Over ready to
engage in every good word and work,
While sorry to Ione him we can ohssr•
folly moo/emend hlm 10 the people
anmugst wheal his lot may be net, be.
fleeing they will be receivers to the ex-
tent of our loss. We pray that the Great
Heal of the church will follow with Hie
blessing our dear brother, his amiable
partner in life and their interesting
family to their new home and that
temporal and spiritual prosperity may
be theirs to enjoy and that 009,117 when
the samba of time iu the hour glass of life
is run that ail may be brougbt to that
pe(nament borne where parting ie uu
known.
Mrs. Wm. Hockey and son, of Crediton,
are visiting at Marsden Smith's.
Several members of Thos. AloLanoh.
lin's family have been seriously ill with
la grippe.
Thos. eicLauohlin's sale of high grade
stools takes place on Friday afternoon of
this week.
Mrs. Richard Hunter, of Elimville,
Ilsborn0 township, was visiting her
brother, C. Bowerman, a few days 111is
week.
Miss Mary Rito11i0 left Brussels on
Saturday last for Milverton, Perth Co.,
on a week's visit to her sister, Miss Jean
Ritchie, who is teaching in that village.
Chas. P. Bishop, son ,rf Win. Bishop,
formerly of Grey township, is teaching
in one of the departments of the Lino.
wel High School. Mr. Bishop is a good
student.
Michael Fox, a former resident of the
1041 eon., has been lying al death's door
et Atwood during the past week. Ile
and Aire. Fox removed to that village a
short (fele ago.
The farm owned by James 8011111,
Mnntred, on the 6th cot., has been
rented by John Oliver. We wonder iE
be has any notion of arranging a treaty
of Reciprocity with the 8rd eon ?
(tjuiotin Mulilain huts leaved the Wm.
Elliot farm near Ethel for a term of
years and will remove thither next
Spring. We are sorry to lose him from
this locality bet wish him 080eeee.
Last Saturday evening Wm. the 12
year old son of 1. Blake, 14th col., fell
from a sleigh on which he was riding and
broke his left arm neer the elbow. Tho
injured member was soon attended to
and the boy is getting along well.
Last Sabra/day Miss Maggie, daughter
of Duncan Taylor, went to Toronto to
lathe a course at the Conservatory of
Music, Miss Taylor is possessed of a
good voice and ten aptitude for Metro.
mental music so we expect she will make
good use of this opportunity.
FATAL AcoIDENr.—On Thursday after-
noon of last ween as John and Thomas,
sons of Peter Watson, lot 8, con, 16,
were engaged 01)0991314 in their feather's
bush, the elm tree they were felling
struck a birch near by and knocked off n
big limb. Both men ran to avoid the
falling branches but John was aanght 130
he teas 0(008104 a pile of brush by the
limb which (vas about 8 or D suchen
through, and had his lett leg broken be-
tween the knee and ankle. A horse and
nutter was secured and the injured man
conveyed to the house when a physician
was sent for and the broken bones set.
After suffering considerable pain he got
to sleep abort midnight and never was
fully aroused afterwards, lying in an al.
most unconscious state until Saturday,
about 4 p, m., when he died. The de.
coated was a stout, hearty men weighing
about 200 pounds and was 21 years, 0
months and 13 days on. The funeral
took place on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. D.
Forroec, of Walton, officiating. The
relatives of the deomaeod are deeply
sympathised within their sudden bereave
meet.
0131oUA%x.--Tho following notice re.
Ears to a eioter•in-late of
Thos. Stokos,o4 this township t—There
wta8 a scene at the beautiful horns of
Charles le, Stokes, on Oakwood boule-
vard, Chicago, on the efteenoou of Jan,
3rd, that would bring moisture to the
eyes of the moat stoically inclined, It
had boon transformed in a few boort
from a hones of joyousness to 0110 of
mourning, In the reception room, the
atmosphere of which wee heavily laden
with the perfume of white roses and
calla lilies, lay all that was earthly of
Mrs. Stokos,tho beloved wife and mother.
Her fan, teat hgh1el with te smile 00:
and as to make it %egoiist. The 33171101.
ed linsband and his thee noble boys were
around around the heed of the heavily
draped coffin. Belevmon the hoart•reaoh•
ing service of 1110 .13pisoopal ahnr111 and
the beautifully appropriate singing of
Mrs. Philip Gmtz, the scores of 110111'001'8
that sat do the adjacent rooms were
readily moved bo boars, mora easily, per
haps, booanse the fnnndetion had been
softened by the circumstances which at-
tended the death of thio lovely woman.
The dark angel Won her or her family
110 warning of its grins visit, At cloven
twenty New Year's eve she wee alive and
ally es was her wont. Five m100109
letee s118 bad joined the silent majority,
and the heart -strings of the devoted
husband and loving, yes, doting, children
were pulled asunder. Among thous at
the funeral were : S, 1'3 Millar and
Number 80.
family, of Findlay, Ohio 1 Joseph Poor. suit, they preferred it. The resolution
man and wife, of ('ineinneeI ; (1, [r, wan passed to rsmeve the shed. It was
Smith, of Indianapolis ; Il. ',help Gm' (moved by Jas, 11000811, secrnele,l by Pater
mully, tlr, Lord, J. f3, Robbins and wife, Cantelnn. That wee it medium.) to m -
it 0, IIeikes, C. 1I. Sieg, 1'111119 Goetz commodato Air, Miller and white the
and numerous ethers well known to the Board passed it, stili they claimed the
bievelo world, The bereaved husband abed wee not erected over the remains ae
hue been the recipient of many telegrams any ale eat see by 11r. 111illee's latter.
and letters of eympothy, for to have The Board thee tacitly uekuowledged it
known Fredetio. N. Stokes was to hold Ives wrong to put up a shod and thus
her in the highest poseible e4100m. went againet lhomsedve0, though the sup-
posed wrong uonld not be proven until
iVionsries. the lots had been dug. Thos. Wilkinson
and I oarried the r08010110n. Air, hillier
wa0 in the field at. work, Mr, Willsineon
went to bim and I wont into the hoeso,
Mr0. Alfllor dntreen0ed bile shed matter
by asking if 1 thought the trustees would
talcs down the shed? I replied that I
thought they would. She said if they
would she would give me $2O to defray
expenses. I have sieee thought they had
SWIM idea of the resolutiou before it was
read by the Secretary that moreiug.
That $20 was not binding in any sense
on the nation of the trustees, if they
allose to take down the shed all right, if
not it was to be r. turned, that I wade
plain to the Board at a subsequent meet•
ing. The idea. of the Board when (000'
1111)00 was passed wee to move the shed
bodily and not take it to pieces and at
meeting of the Board, hel,t on Oct. 28111.
a committee we+ appointed to see if they
could get land to pot the abed on because
objections were made to its being put on
the other side of 1110 church and it was
not a very good place either. The eom•
mlate0 failed to get the land. Meanwhile
a petition was sent in against the re-
moval of the shed until the lets had been
dug, and at a meeting of the Board held
ten days afterwards this petition was
road. Now the position of these patient
men was anything but enviable, they
wished to aoaommodats Mr. Miller by
removing the shed although that action
would condetnn theteselve0 ; to takeaway
the shed would be to go in the face of a
large share of the church members, the
result wee that two brethren resigned,but
I am free to say it was because they did
not wish any further trouble. Mr. Mil-
ler was informed of the difficulty and the
Board decided to leave the matter as it
was for the present, still intending to re-
move the shed if the way opened up.
As the aforesaid resolution speoified no
time when the silted woul3 be removed
and es they purposed to remove it bodily
when it was 1110410d se the (natter stood
until Deo. 20th, 1891, when Mrs. lfiller
got the money. She could have had it
0001.10r if the had wished it end had 1
been well would have had it. On 28th
Dec. Mr. Mann was toariug down the
shed, hired to do it by Mrs. Miller and
encouraged by the statement that nil.
len •vuuld stand between him and the
law. Now that rosolutiod conferred no
power on any one, save the trustees, to
remove that shed, therefore Mrs. Miller
exceeded her right in baying it torn down
and the promise of protection to Mr.
Munn was orally an acknowledgement
that snob a course was wrong. The
Board very properly arrested Mr. Mann
for taking the slued down. He was re•
saonsible for his own action. 1115 know-
ledge that Mrs. Midler employed him
name sweater 1)15 arra-t but the Board
had 110 desire t0 arrest e, woman. The
clay of the arrest, Jan. 811), Mr. Miller
tuns notified to be nresenl at the digging
but he failed to aolne, The digging was
very thoroughly clone and proved thee
the ground had never been disturbed be-
fore and therefore there were no remains
in the lots whiehbad been for six months
persistently claimed to be the resting
place of the children and twice enclosed
with poste and wire. A little head stone
when they were buried would have
settled the matter of their resting place
beyond a doubt, , Mr. Munn pleaded
aunty in a straightforward manner, the
13013rd did not desira (1071)104 more than
the replaaiO4 of the shed and so it was
made a summery case of $20 and coats,
which, as Air, Miller Bays, was paid by
hits. The man who lodged the informa-
tion did his duty as a trustee in thereby
protecting the property he in pan oon-
trolled and the same man, J0.0. Rnsssll,
showed a good spirit
by moving
the o rano•
lutiuu
to (nave rue abed and thee ao-
oomnlodate Mr. Miller, and though he
moved the resolution he would have been
unworthy of his trust lead he allowed
perms, who had, not the slightest right
to tear down the shed. Since the arrest
and digging another lawyer's lebter was
not but the Camerons had the slimmest
Holt ou the matter possible, It was the
weakest thing in that line I ever saw and
evidently written for the fee. Summary
—(a) No objection made by Mr. Miller
when the shed was erected in Deo. 1890.
(b) Use of shed largely prevented by the
poste and wire placed there in Juue 1891.
(a) Delegation to Mr. Miller in reference
to digging, (d) Trustees offer to Mr.
Miller of choice of lot elsewhere or re-
moval of shed if remains were found.
(e) Mr. Miller consented to dig and tep•
pointed the Mine, (1) Mr. Miller came
at time appointed, his wife with him, re-
fused to dig and threatened prosecution
of those who did. (g)) Lawyer's letter 10
Mr. Miller re the obstruotiou, (h) Ob-
struction removed by instigation of
Board. (1) Lawyer's letter to Board re
the shed. (1) Resolution of amoomuloda-
tion to Atr, Miller, this in interest of
pOaoe and against themselves. (Is) Peti-
tion against removing it, (1) Shed torn
dowel, Menne arrested toe it, diggingof
which Mr, Miller wee notified) showed
n0 rennins were deposited there. (m)
The arrested fined teed shed re erected.
Now, Ivir. Lditor, oonsidering the offer
node by the trustees and their power to
dig in spite of any legal hljuuation, I
think the public will easily see the
Board was more than lenient and for
their 10010110y they received not a little
anuo,yenc0. A little coalmen sense in
consenting 10 dig would have settled the
matter and saved all the trouble, gossip
and anxiety that ensued.
Yours tem,
T. 15. Dna
Harry MoArter, of IIarriston, was
home last Sunday, fot a short visit.
The Misses Sherrie have been quite ill
with intlnnmatiOn of the lungs during
111e past week.
Jas. Bowman and family have been
laid up with le grippe. John Spoir was
also on the seal( list
Allan Cochrane, who is eng1300d on the
Wingharn Tithes staff, was home last
week on the slok list.
Min Jennie McArter, who has been ill
with inflammation of the lungs, is gradu-
ally improving in health.
Denerr.--The debate at Anderson's
Sohool house, of which notice appeared in
Inst issue, Dame off on Tuesday night,
On account of the inclemency of the
weather the attendance was small but
the debaters were ell there and four of
them were ready to contend for their
respective sides. Messrs. Bowman and
Brydon upheld the affirmative and
Messrs. Bleak and Rose pulled it, down
again by majority of one p lint. The
decision 1)ae given by Mr. Cochrane who
acted as chairman. There 1s some talk
of getting np a union debate between
Grey township and Morris. The inter•
este of Morris will no doubt be safe in
the bands of Mr, Brydon wbo leads on
our side.
(100054 Dneee.—Last Sunday Mre.
Matthew Wilson, 2nd eon„ died very
suddenly and unexpectedly, leaving a
little babe a few weeks old. She was able
to be about the house and was improving
very satisfactorily when the bursting of a
blood vessel at her heart caused almost
inetantdeatll, tl'Irs. Wilson was 8dangu-
ter of Thomas Stokes, of Grey township,
and enjoyed the esteem of all who knew
her. She was united in mtrrimee to her
now bereft partner in Jane 1880. Her
unlooked for demise, at the early age of
29 years, 10 months and 7 days, is a
source of great sorrow to bar relatives
and friends. There is a peauliarty sad
history about 11(4. Wilson's fami.y of
late. On 7annary 1st 1891 his mother
died at the age of 68. The 11th of the
same months saw the demise of his father
and on the 23rd his little two•yoar•old
son passed away, Few persons are so
placed in the Menem, of alliietiou and the
sincere sympathy of the entire 0ohnmlin
ity is with the bereavel families. The
funeral of Mrs. Wilson tools place on
Tnesrb,y afternoon, Rev. W. T. Cluff, of
Brussels, oonduating the service.
Ten SUED.—Mr. Lctitor,—I»a0mnah
as two items about that sheet have ap-
peared in your ve,lu31ble paper and the
whole story has nob yet been told, I ask
for space to tell the public the facts as I
believe they aro in relation to this matter,
I do this witbo'lt request, simply to tett
the feats. I will go back to Nov. 26th,
1890, when a meeting was held at which
the trustees decided to erect an extension
of the abed to meet the increase of the
oougregation. The resolution to build
they Denied out in the following Deo.
No objection was mode at this time as to
graves being esposed by said shed exten-
sion and I am informed thee at the time
of fencing the graveyard all portions hay
ing graves therein were to come and
claim thoirlots end that the public were
duly, notified throngh the autumns of
your paper. blr. Miller, I believe, was
present on this occasion but did not
claim the lots whore his children were
buried. The shed was erected as stated
in Deo. 1890, and there wee no objection
until early in Jane 1801, that 1s six
months after the Braaten, there ate ob-
struction of four posts and wire was
placed in the shed and a nobles threaten.
ing prooeouticn of any person daring to
remove it. Then at a meeting of the
trustees held June 10112, 1891,
I hod a
committee appointed t
wait
on Afr. lfiller in
A touch
the obstruotiou. Tho 0Olnmit100 ea w
him and asked his consent to dig (they
had power to dig without his consent)
and he consented to dig end set the time
himself, whi0)3 was t o'oloak the follow,
ing day, that ie about the 12th of June,
At the time 11e himself appointed he
came, ac0otnpanied by his wile, end lo,
he refused to dig and forbad the trustees
digging. He had no power to forbid ib
but the trustees apparently did not Isom
this. Then the obstruction was removed
and so matters stood when I (same on the
scene, Now it is dee the tr001505 to say
they offered Mr, Miller, generously and
fairly, ae follows t --IE on digging re.
mains were found they would remove rho
eked or they would give Mr. Miller his
choice of a lot in the burial ground to re
bury the remains without expense to bim.
His refesal to dig after consenting set
there offer aside. i'o mutters wont on
until a letter wits sent fr0111 Cameral 11
Bolt, of Godoriob, To state the whole
0ontents tvontd make this letter too long,
bat the essence of it was as follows ; The
ohildr011 were buried some 25 years ago,
The shod extension eepoeed the resting
plate to the tramp of cattle, tee, They,
these eminent lawyers, 1heng1t Mr. Mil.
ler had a right to oomplai0, very goner•
ously (1) The lawyers depreciated the
Not of being compelled to take action
against the church (thanks gentlemen)
but mines the shed teas removed in ten
days procsWdings world be enacted, Thee
i0 the atheneum of the letter excepting
the 01000111001 of transferring the land
from the ratan who took it up to the man
who deeded it to the Methodist church.
Now of course the letter wee quite pre-
su ptuotia for the tru81800 controlled the
property, and so 1: advised the 1eard t0
treat the letter with silent contempt and
dig, but it looked to them like a law
suit and they wore mud aro 9eaoable
mon so at a meeting hold 003. 26th,whiob Mayor Goldie of Guelph is eery ill.
is where Mr. Millercommune with his Bread nolle at 10 dente a loaf in Hamif.
letter, the Board passed the resolution to ton.
move the shed, if there wore en easier The correct majority for Atr. (lender.
Its), of settling the matter than by a law sou in Nalfon is 488,