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The Brussels Post, 1893-11-17, Page 1Fla, of trio ITttvs, nth s>z. Oouneil meeting on Friday of next week. The quotation of Prohibition is assum- ing shape and the date ie arranged for a public meeting for organization purposes. DIED,—Last Friday John Orioh, son. in-law of John Grant, of this !Duality, died at Seaforth, aged 64 years. He had beon ill for some time with oauoer of the stomach and suffered oonsidernblo pain, being reduoed to a skeiebon. He leaves a wife and 9 obildren. The funeral took place to Maitland Bank cemetery on Monday afternoon. Rev. Joseph Gallo. way, Methodist minister, of whose church deceased wee a worthy member, conduce ted the servioe. Mr. Crioh was n resi• dont of Ethel for several years where he followed the trade of shoe -making. Mr. Grant attended alae funeral. Mrs. Crich and family have the sympathy of their old friends in this locality. T,dfoltotxwortli. Peter Stewart is very ill at present. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving day. Hunting is the favorite sport here at present. W. Adams, of Trowbridge, spent Sun- day in town. Mr. Miller, of Port Elgin, was the guest of Wm. Wood this last week. Mr., Mrs. and Mies Wood were visit- ing friends in Palmerston for a couple of days last week, Mr. Shautz, one of our popular cheese. factory hands, left for his home last Saturday. His smiling countewinoe will be missed here. We have this week to record the death of Mrs. Thompson, who passed away last Monday morning. She had been an in- valid for some time. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon, interment be- ing made in the Wroxeter cemetery. The placid waters of village gossip were sot in lively commotion on Wednesday of lest week by the report that one of our townsmen had again forsaken the benedicbine ranks and gone over bo the united majority. The affair was con• summated very quietly. The oontraob- iug parties are 10I. Hastio and Miss Mag- gie Harper. Onr beat wishes for the future are theirs. �T.CNV cod. Wm. Bristow, who has been firing on an engine whioh rune into Cherokee, Iowa, for the past year, has returned to the village. Station Agent Knox has been away at the "Soo" spending his well•eerned holi- day. He was substituted by a G. T. R. relieving agent. Mrs. John W. Wilson and family have removed to Milverton where they will spend the Winter prior to removing to British Columbia to join Mr. Wilson. A meeting of the directors of the Elina Farmers' Mutual Fire Ins. Co. was held hero on Dot. 240h. Applications for in- euranoe were received and accepted since last report amounting to $77,600. On motion made and carried ib was deoided to levy 2i% on all premium notes in force on the 80th Oot. and the Seoretary was instructed. to make the assessment in the usual way. Meeting adjourned nnatil Tuesday, December 4th. A District S. S. Convention of Wal- lace, Liebowel, Elms and Atwood will be held in the Methodist ohnroh, here on Fri- day at 9;80 a. m. There will be a very important and interesting program of subjects of real, live, practical interest to all concerned in Sunday school work con- sidered at the three sessions, A mass meeting of children will be held from 3 to 4 in the afternoon. I. Hord, of Mitch- ell, will give in the evening a report of the World's and International S. S. Con- ventions. 1Litito w e I . The briok work of the new foundry is almost finished. The Bank of Hamilton's new premises on the corner of Main and Mill streets are almost completed. Arrangements are in progress for nu entertainment to be given in Listowel under the armpioea of the Independent Foresters at an early day. Will. Purcell, son of Joseph Purnell, while handling a revolver on Tuesday evening in of last week aocidentallY dis- charged a loaded chamber, the ball en• tering his finger near the first joint. Luckily nothing more serious than a sore finger resulted. The anniversary,sernzons of the Metho- dist Sunday school will be proaohed next Sunday by Rev. F. E. Nugent, of Palm• ereton. The young people of the school are preparing an entertainment to be given on Thanksgiving evening, 23rd inet. Dr. A. H. Nichol, B. A., who has been spending some time in Edinburgh, has successfully passed his examination here, takingthe degree of I. R. 0. S. and has now emoved to London to pursue rsue his studies bbere. On his return bis inten- tion is to settle in Listowel. The Standard says :—Ripa straw- berries in November are somewhat of a rarity, yet Thos. Chapman showed us one the other day which grew in his gar- den in town. Several of our oitizene have bad rosea and other flowers bloom- ing in their gardenia within the past week or two. J. S. Huston, of Stratford, has bought out -J. MoOormiok'e bakery and eon. fectieney business and is moving to town. Mr, Ruston is not a stranger in Listowel, having lived here 20 years ago and being a frequent vieitov since while engaged el dietrbot agent Inc the North Amerioan Life Assurance Go. On Saturday the neighbors dieaovered smoke waning from a dwelling occupied by S. Marko• Some person Smashed in One of the windows, when it was found that one of the beds was on fire and that two email children, aged 2 and 4 rospeot- ively, were looked in the house. 1t seems that the mother of the children bad gone down town shopping and left the little ones alone in the house, and while the BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1893 was gone it is supposed they gob playing with matches and set fire to the bed. olobhee. The bouse was no filled with stroke that 10 was with difficulty access could bo gained and had ib nob been die. covered just at that time the children would have undoubtedly been suffocated and probably cremated. Butfortnnately willing hands soon sucoeeded in getting the fire extinguished. Walton. Bev. G. H. Cobblediok, 13. D., of Bras. sole, will preach in the elethodlab Church here nexb Sunday. Rev. Mr. Cosens will be in Delineate. Snoornnt MATon•—A shooting match will be held at Fisher's hotel, Walton, on Thanksgiving day, commencing ab 1 p.m., for turkeys, geese and ducks. Peter Watson will perform the duties of Vice President for tate South half of Grey in connection with the organization for the Prohibition vote.instead of Jas. Smillie owing to the latter being unable to attend to it. BIo Bann.—W. J. Dickson, of Mo• Itillop, ono of the most en• terprising fanners in the County, is going to build a barn next Spring whioh for size, workmanship and utility will be second to none in Huron. This barn is to be 60x125 feet, with outside posts 26 feet high and is to be finished with all the latest improvements. Thos. Neweone, bbd competent and reliable mechanic, of Brussels, has the contract and will doubtless fulfil his obligation in a manner that will prove this building to be the model barn in the County. Mo. Donald & Combs have the contract of the mason work for the stables. Mr. Dickson's barns were destroyed by fire last Summer, hence the necessity of erecting a new one. V9ri..oxe Ger. Practices for the Methodist and Presby- terian Sabbath school entertainments have boon begun. Livingston Lawrie is home from British Columbia on a visit to his parents after an absence of a number of years. OBIT.—Anothor of Wroxeter's old and respeoted residents has passed away in the person of Robert Dixon, late Post- master. Mr. Dixon had been in a very frail state for a considerable time. He will be missed by many. H. Smith & Company, of the Wroxeter Planing mill, who begun operations here last Spring, have had Avery busy season and are still rushed with work. It is their intention to run all Winter as con• tracts for buildings to be constructed next season are already coming in. The Messrs. Smith are excellent workmen and are giving great satisfaction. The Obristian Endeavor Tbunitsgiving services before anuoueoed for Sabbabb, the 20th of Nov., will be held in the basement of the Presbyterian oburch, in order that the consciences of a few of the weaker brethren be not offended by bay- ing the "kiet o' whistles" upstairs. The Society is to be congratulated upon hav- ing secured the services of Bev. - Jno. Rose, B. A., of Brussels, for the occasion and all May look forward to having a profitable time. The varions committees are at work and hope to make the even• ing one to be remembered. walls At the last Council meeting Chief Bullard was appointed, tax oolleotor for hhe town. John Davidson, who was seriously i11 with typhoid fever for some time, is able to be around again. Frank Dineley, son of John Dineley, of this town, had his right arm pretty severely jammed while coupling oars at Berlin. By resolution of the town Council, passed at last meeting, it woe deoided to pub the Curfew Bell statute in operation in Wingham. *The electric light dynamos have been planed in position in the power house in Lower Wingham, and the lights are now supplied from there. Last week plate glass windows were put in the Stone Block. They make a great improvement in the appearance of the bleak and will add greatly to the com- fort of those occupying the stores, Geo. Cruioitshank and Thos. Gregory's sale of cattle was a suooesefal one. In two bourn and a half Peter Deans, the auctioneer, sold over 60 head, two-year- old steers bringing $v` $ from ..o to 80 each, three•year•olds from $66 to $40 snob, and cows from $28 to $86. At the last meeting of the Quarterly Board of the Methodist church an invita- tion was extended to Rev. Mr. Cunning- ham, of Guelph, to become the pastor of the church at the expiration of Rev. S. Sellery'e third year—July let next. Rev. Mr. Ounuingham is at present the President of the Guelph Confsrenoe. .d?:Lvttk. Bev. Woods, of Wingham, was in town on Monday. Mr. Dodds and wife, of Watford, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. F. W. Tanner. Mr. Philips, blacksmith, has purobes- ed from the Blyth Estate four vacant lots at the rear of his own property. Geo. Powell ham purchased the Van- Egtnond property on Dineley St, He intends building a brink residsnoe on it in the Spring. On Friday evening of last week the Juvenile Tempters gave a musical and literary entertainmenb in the Tomporanoe Hall, wbiolt was a good mnmoess, both financially and otherwise. On Sunday morning Rev. A. B. Dern, ill, Principal of the Demill Preeidontal Academy of Toronto, occupied the pulpit of St. Androw'e Presbyterian ohnroh. In the afternoon he gavo a very interest- ing Motive entitled "Convent influences on the Probestantgirls in the Dominion," a, large and attentive oongrrgation being present. IID appeelod bo them to give liberally to help on with the work. The collection taken up at the close wag .a good one. In the evening the me. gentleman n le aab churn.lod the pulpit of the A number of our citizens are suffering with la grippe. On Monday evening the annual meet- ing of the Liberal•Ooneervabive den - elation of this burg was held in the Orange hall. F. W. Tanner was elected President and 3, W. Boll 5.o..Traas, for the aliening year. John Sherritt, Joe Carter, John Wiliford and F. W. Scott wero appointed delegates to the Oonven• tion held at Brneeelm on Tuesday. Morris. blre. Robb, Boatels is visiting friends is Seaforth this week. Arch. Bishop, M. P. P. for South Huron, was visiting on the 7th line last week. Mrs. Samuel Caldbiok returned lash week from Manitoba where she has spent the past three months visiting friends. William McCall, 7th con., has purohns- ed a 100 acre farm in Bruce County, 8 miles from Ripley, for his eldest son. The print paid was said to be $8,800. Wm. II. and Thomas A. Pylons are home from Manitoba visiting their parents :and friends on the 6th line. They came eepecially to see their moth- er who is seriously ill. All being well they will return again before Spring. They are greatly taken with the country and think there is no plaoe like Manitoba for a poor man. REAL EsTATe Movmo.—The 100 acre farm, known as the Sandy Forsyth place, 149 miles North of Brussels and the second lot West, has been sold to Mr. Davis, of Whitby, for the sum of 94,050. The purchaser is a half-brother to James Duncan, a well known resident of the same lino. It is a good farm.—J. D. Ronald, of Brussels, has Bold the Broad - foot farm for $8,850, to James Petah, who formerly lived in Morris, near Blyth, and who sold out to Mr. Kelly, his neighbor. NEW Houses.—James Thuell, con. 6, is having a new residence erected on his farm. The stone work is completed and W. II. Oloakey is pushing the building this week. D. A. Lowry has the con- tract of veneering the house with brink. The size is 20x84 feet with verandah across the front.—The ohnroh known as "Ebenezer" was purchased by John White some time ago. He is remodelling it by relating the roof 4 feet, putting in new window frames, sashes, &o.—Joseph Smith intends erecting a brick veneer reeidenoe on his farm, 6th con., next Spring.—John Wallace, 7th con., will also build a dwelling, 22x82 feet. W. H. Oloakey will wield the saw, plane and hammer. ,Greg. Township Council on the 24th inst. ab Ethel. The union Sunday school, meeting in Smith's school house, has closed for the Winter. Miss Bella Smith has returned from Trowbridge where she was visiting for a few weeks. J. Cunningham, who purobased George Orook's farm, moved to it last week. Mr. Crooks has a °leering sale of farm stock, implements, &a., on Tuesday, 28th inst. The "Banks" farm, 7th oon., was offered for sale on Wednesday of last week by mortgage sale, at Listowel. It was bid in at $2,850. There are 150 acres in bhe farm. Thos. Straoban, Vice -President for the Northern half of this township in con. necbion with the Prohibition Association of East Huron, is holding a number of organization meetings and is meeting with encouraging enema. The Trustees of 0. S. No. 3, Grey, have engaged Jas. T. Dodds, of Mc- Killop, as their teacher for 1894, at a salary of $425, Mr. Dodds has a pro- fessional 2nd oleos certificate and is said to be a No. 1 teacher. There were 85 applioants for the position. FARMS SoLD.—John Clark has sold his 50 acres, South half lot 16, on the 15th con., to David Taylor for the sum of $2,500. Mr. Clark haspurabased•e larger farm in Morris township. Adam Turn- bull has also disposed of his 50 more farm, 9th con., the figure being $2,800. J. Clark is the new proprietor. A few weeks ago a lady living on the 4th con. of this township missed a goose from her poultry yard. Since then it has been learned that the missing fowl formed the prinoipal part of a midnight feast held by two young ladies and two nob far from S. No. youngS S. 5 5. DEATH OF JOHN GRANT, V. S.—The Peo- ple's Journal, of Scotland, speaks of a nephew of David Grant', 14th son. Grey, as follows : —This district has just lost by death one of its beat known and most respeoted public MOD, in the preen of John Grant, V. S., who died on Saturday; Oot. 7th, from blood poisoning, contract- ed in the course of his professional duty, his illness only lasting two days. Mr. Grant, who was a native of Mose-side; Fyvin, graduated as a veterinary surgeon at Edinburgh, and settled down in Rayne some 25 years ago. His quiet and genial manner quickly made him a great favor- ite in the district, and he bad soon a large practice, added to which he has for the last few years anted as local inspeotor ender the Contagions Disea,ee Animate dote. Although he did not take any prominent part in Imperial politics, he interested himself to a very considerable extent in all local matters, and was for many year, a member of the School Board. He will be greatly missed all over the district, as he had many friends among the agricultural oomtnnniby, and his opinion was frequently sought on many matters not strictly connected with hie peofeesional pareuite, while lie very often acted as mediator in disputes between neighbours. To the poor of bhe parish he was a firm friend and a goner• one benefactor, and they, more than the others, will have reason to lament hie lose. Ile was only 47 years of age, enol leaves a widow and eight of a family, The eompleitt of Miss Della Reagan against Reasell Sage, the New York mil. Bonaire, for $100,000 for breach of pramie° has been dismissed. A 'LIITTEIO !lilt 090 13CUNSIN. To the Bdttor of Tns P050, Doan Elinin,—I thank you very much for the spade allowed me in your valuable paper which is a weloome visitor with us, but there is a mistake somewhere in the amount of land cultivated which spoils the look of the bargain. There are 115 aoresinstead of 15 under the plow. I claim we have just as good a place both in quality and appearance as tee Crook's farm and met a very little over half the money. On the Price farm they keep 150 head of horses, 100 bead of cattle, 800 hogs and about the same number of sheep. They have 9,000 bushels of corn and have threshed nearly 500 bushels of clover send which they sold for $4.800, per bushel. They have a large quantity of bay, 100 stacks of grain and 18 acres of potatoes. Yon talk about potatoes growing so large that they have to be put into the sack endways, but they grow so large here that bbey have to load them on ears to take them away or at least they do for one man bought in Hixtot Mono 10,000 bushels and shipped them away, paying from 40o. to 45o. per bushel for them. This will give you an idea of what can be grown stere. As I told you in my last letter there is a good ohanee for a stook farm here and it is needed for the stook is considerably behind the age and the better glasses of the farmers are beginning to see tho mistake and will pay good prices for good stook especially if it COMBS from Canada. For a proof of this I will tell yon what I did with 8 Shrop- shire sheep, 7 of which I bought from J. Simpson, Jamestown, and 1 1 bought from Ivey Campbell, of Grey, and hrougbt out here, I took them to the Jackson County Fair and got two Fireb premiums for them and disposed of them for the nice little sum of $170 and an agreement for two ewe lambs next year. Good stook sells well here. I could bavo sold lobe more if I had them. I hope you are not tired of my long letter and trusting this will find you in good health and spirits I am, Respectfully yours, Hoxton, Nov. 3,'93. Wta. Bonne CHQl1Cli 0111u1:s. The Presbytery of Maitland will meet in Wingham next Tuesday. Rev. W. G. Reilly preached a sermon to the children of St. John's congregation last Sunday morning. Thanksgiving servioe will be held in Melville ahuroh on Thursday, 23rd inst., (Thanksgiving day) at 11 a. m. The Epwortit League of Christian En- deavor will hold an At Home in the Sun- day school room of the Methodist church on the evening of Thanksgiving day. A memorial sermon, having reference to the late Mrs. Roddick, will be preach- ed in the Methodisb church on Sunday evening, 26th inst., by Rev. Mr. Cobble - Rev. T. W. Cosens, of Walton, will o0- oupy the pulpit of the Methodist cherish in this plane next Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Mr. Cobblediok wjll preach on Walton oircuit on that day. Rev. A. Findlay, Superintendent of tblission, in Algoma, will occupy the pul- pit of Melville church next Sabbath morning and will give an moment of the work in the large and interesting field under his care. The pastor will prone in the evening. Last Monday evening "Japan" was the subject under consideration at the Ep- worth League. After the opening exer- cises Miss Minnie Moore read a descrip- tive artiole of the country, customs, &u., of the Japanese; Miss Nellie Price touched on the religious aspeot, and E. W. Mel• sono referred to the success of the min• sionaries. The Misses Hunter sang "The Gospel Call," and Nelson Gerry an appropriate solo. Preeident Maddock occupied the chair. Next Monday even- ing there will be a Bible reading and Thanksgiving service. People We Know. Principal Cameron Suudayed at Leek. now. Mise Annie ROOS is vieitiug at Lon- don. Miss Annie Smith has been on the eiok list, Mrs. Tames Cooper has been on the sick Bet. George Rogers was homeme from London this week. Murdis McLennan, of London, was in town on Tuesday. Mies Flanagan, of Hanover, VMS visit- ing MiSS Downey this week. Wm. and Lincoln Hembly, of Wing- bam, were in town last Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Norton, of Listowel, was visiting her parents in Brussels last week. W. 13. Ballantyne is home from Boston where he has been sojourning for several months. Addie Varnoe is home from Stratford where be ban been employed for several menthe. Miss Mabel Jaokecn has rebu$ned to Brussels after a visit of some time with r,labives in Toronto. Mrs. Cavanagh has been under the doctor's oar, during the past week but is improving nicely now. Wm, Ainley and family are ono, Ire residents of Bruesele. Ton POST wel- comes them baok to town, 13. Gerry and wife were in Mitoboll for a few days this week visiting their daugb• ter, Mrs. W. H. Willis, and other rola- tives. Miohrol Shine, of thief place, was at Seaforth on Sunday attending the funeral of his sister, Mee, Broadfoot, of Tuolrer• smith. Mrs. Ohms. Ainley, of Harriston, was visitingin town this week while returning from te funeral of her brotbur•ie.law at Seaforth. J. M. McIntosh, formerly a well known resident of Brussels, is now inauagin g a private honking instibubion at Rodney, Highs County. George Currie, of Walkerton, and Jas. Clark, of Seaforth, were in town on Wednesday attending the funeral of the late Mrs, Roddiek, Wm, Cameron, who recently moved to Bruesels from Morrie township, is quite ill but we hopo he will soon be all right. Mies 13es,fe Whitesidee, who has been visiting bar cousin, Mise Lizzie Mo. Lennan, Brussels, left for her home in Seaforth on Wednesday. We regret to hear of the illness of Dr. McDonald, M. P. Pleurisy is the trouble. We hopo he will noon be re• stored to hie usual !call. Andrew Wilhoe left on his return trip to Dakota on Wednesday. He was ticketed to St. Paula by J. T. Pepper, C. P. R. Molest agent, Brussels. Fred. Downing, who bas been nailing during the past Summer, arrived home on Monday evening of this week. H. will spend the Winter in his father's shoe shop, "Bob" is a first -abuts is shoe- maker. Neil Molloy, who was so seriously in• lured at the recent aoeidont in Ament Bros. sawmill yard, ie slowly improving and is able to sit up a portion of the time. His mind is not clear yet, how- ever, but hopes are entertained that he will get all right. Additional Local News. REv. G. H. ConnLEnroic, B. D, address- ed a Bible Society meeting in White. chard! on Thursday evening of this week. WE would like to bear a little more regularly from a number of our corre- spondents, We mise your weekly oon- tributions. Bemoans, eleotiou for next year will be held on New Year's Day. Nominations will be bald on Friday, December 22nd, owing to Christmas coming on the last Monday of the month. A Jostron Epworth League -has been established in oonneotion with the Meth• odist church. Miss Braden was appoint- ed Superintendent. A number of child- ren joined the new organization. Tun new stone water tank built last Summer, which was filled some weeks ago to test it, was pumped out by the fire engine last Saturday morning to allow A. Lowry, the contractor, to give the walls another coat of cement to render it perfectly water tight. "PROTESTANTS AND POLITrOs."—Wesley Webb, of London, was in Brussels on Thursday billing the town for a Ietters in the Town Hail on the 28rd inst., by J. Ef. McConnell, of Windsor, on "Protest- ants and Politica," Mr• McConnell is said to be a very able speaker. LAST Sunday morning Earl, son of A. Koenig, was running round the house with a table knife in his hand. In go• ing through a door his band was naught and the knife out one of his fingers to the bone. The wound bled profusely and a Dr. had to be called to dress it. THIS week we had the pleasure of test- ing a sample of the Kent Mills, Chatham, patent flour that took the World's Fair gold medal at Chicago. We bad it in the finished article, good tea biscuits, and found it to be first class. Will. Stewart, son of W. F. Stewart, of Brussels, is one of the millers in the above mentioned mill. De. Gmsot , who has been in Brussels for several months, has removed to Jeremy- ville, near Dundee, where he bas pur- chased a practice. He came to the con- clusion that four medicos in Brussels was one too many. We wish him suc- oeee in hisnew home and as far as our acquaintance goad we can heartily remora - mend him to the people of Jereeyville and locality. Pons MAnxnr.—Brusoels pork market will boom this winter with three buyers. Three cars of dressed hogs have been shipped already this month and now that cold weather is coming on farmers may depend on getting top notch prizes for their hogs. Special care should be taken in dressing them neatly as it helps the sale. Try Brussels with your pork. GOSPEL Tameneaxon.—Nest Sunday afternoon the first of a series of Gospel Temperance meetinge will be held in the Brussels Town Hall, commencing at 4 o'clock, sharp, and continuing one hour. The speakers will be Rev. T. W. Cosecs, of Walton, and Rev. John Ross, B. A., of Brussels. Suitable musin will be provided. A silver collection will be taken to defray expenses. Everybody will be welcome. R. T. or T.—At the regular semi- monthly meeting of the Royal Tempters of Temperance, last Tuesday evening, Mr. Mortar, M. P. P., who was in town, was a visitor. He a avetimet g very Y half hour's address on the Temperance question of today and advised everybody bo boom the Prohibition vote on Jan. 1st, B. Gerry also spoke for a few minutes, It was deoided to hold Gospel Temper- ance meetings in the Town Hall each Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5 p. m. COMPLIMENTARY ADDRESS.—The Pal - marabou Telegraph of Nov. 9th Bays 1— I0 having been rumored that J. A. Creighton was about to vacate the post - tion be has held for some years as ticket agent at the station here, a petition was sent to the railway authorities, asking that he might be retained in the servioe of the ootnpauy. The petition was sign- ed by the President of the Board of Trade and between 40 Rud 50 of the leading nten of the town. On Saturday last Mr. Oreighbon was relieved of his duties by another employee of the company Be- fore leaving town he was presented by his fellow employees with the following complimentary address t— J. A. Creighton. We, the undersigned, oo-workers and fellow•employees of J. A. Creighton, hoar with regret that he has deoided to resign his position with the Grand Tennis Rail- way, for whish company he has so faith. fully labored during the pact 22 years, and would not like to see him gu without giving our testimony as to the pleasant relation Which has existed between us during the five years that he has been employed at tine station. For business integrity, storling,wortlt and gentleman- ly bearing Mr. Creighton is unsurpassed, and we very meals regret that bis sur. rounding(' are shop es to necessitate him taking this step, after ,o long and faith. fel a servioe, Signed, &o. W. H. KERR, -Prop. DON'T forget the Mechanics' Institute musical and literary entertainment to be held in the Brussels Town Gall on the evening of Thursday, 30th Inst, Taos. SANunnson, who has been In- spector of the Confederation Life Assaci• anion for Western Ontario, has been relieved owing to ill heslth, and will bo employed in the Toronto °aloe, In- epeotor Boyd, of Eastern Ontario, has been appointed Superintendent of Agee - Mee for the whole Provinoe. A tam who gave his name, we believe, as Beaton or Beaton, hired a bores and rig from Beattie's livery at Wingham and went to Clinton last Saturday. 11, said he was travelling for the Toronto Mail, but that paper says they have no one of that name engaged. Tie left Olin- ton Sunday about' noon and drove in the direction of Seaforth, but no tease of rig or man can be found. The affair looks like a case of horse stealing. As we go to press we learn that the rig was found at Forbes' livery, Stratford, on Monday, but the driver had skipped. BIBLE S00000y.—The annual meeting of Bruseols Brunch of the Upper Canada Bible Society ons bald in St. John's ()beech on Thursday evening of last week. After the singing of a hymn, the reading of an appropriate portion of Soripture, by the incumbent, Rev. S. Janes offered prayer after which the union choir gave the anthem "I will sing." President Strachan took the chair and gave a short but appropriate introductory address at the conclusion of which be asked for the Secretary - Treasurer's report. This stowed the amount of money collected last year on this Brawls to be $158.41, which sum was equally divided between the Upper Canada and British and Foreign SOS. ties. The Treasurer stated that in the past 16 years this Branch bad contributed upwarde of 91,760, or an average of over $117 per year. The lowest amount in that time was $52 in 1879, and the high- est $170 in 1887. For 7 years the re- ceipts have not been below $125. De- pository sales for past year $11.74. On motion of Alex. Stewart, seconded by Rev. S. Jones the report was adopted. The officers of last year were re-eleoted,. viz, 1—Thos. Strachan, President 1 the resident ministers, Vioe-Presidents ; W. H. Kerr, Secretary.Treasurer ; A. M. McKay, Assistant Secretary ; G. A. Deadman, Depositor ; A. Stewart, H. Dennis, A. Strachan and J. T. Pepper, Direobors. "Fear thou nob" was sung by the choir. Rev. W. G. Reilly was oalled on and gave a thoughtful address in which he dealt with the inspiration and validity of the Bible; the relation of the Bible Sooiety to the Missionary So- ciety and concluded by spooking of the. threefold pathway that the Bible should be to us. (1) It shows the way of Life. (2) The pathway of Holiness. (8) Our duty to others. The quartette 'Nearer my God to Thee," was rendered by Mrs. Cavanagh, lbtiss Minnie Moore, James Jones and Dr. Oavanagh. Rev. G. H. Cobblediok, B. D„ the Agent of the So- ciety, was the next speaker. After tonal. ing on the successful oharanter of the work done by this Branch he prooeeded to give some facts and figures of inter- est to all Christian people. The inten- tion of the Bible Society, whioh was in. Whited 89 years ago, was to put a Bible, at cost, in the hands of everybody and toward this objeot 4 million caplets were distributed last year and 132 million copies since the organization. The book is printed in 304 different languages. There are 565 branches in conneotion with the U. O. Society, 17 of which were formed last year. It will require $20,- 000 of an increase each succeeding year to keep pane with the progress of the work. $40,280 was raised last year by the Upper Canada Society, 98,000 of which went to the 13. & Ie. Society and $2,000 to Quebeo Province. The speaker gave a bird's eye view of the work in Frauoe, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Italy, Greene, Egypt, Madagaeoar, Morocco and closed with a vary interesting a000nnt of the good work being done by the 370 Bible women employed in India. -20,000 women listened to the reading of the scriptures last year and 1,300 have learn- ed to read it for themselves. "Onward Christian Soldiers" was ,ung while the oolteotion, amounting to $8.85, was be. ing taken. Rev. J. Ross, B. A., was an- nounced as one of the speakers also but owing to the lateness of the hour be moved a vote of thanks to the speakers, the collectors of la -t ett for their value e a r Y able services and to the choir for their excellent mush) and took hie seat. The resolution was heartily responded to. I will bless the Lord," was the closing anthem after which Rev. R. Paul offered prayer and dismissed the congregation. Thia was the bash Bible Society meeting held in Brussels for many years, Cholera has reappeared in Constantino- ple. A rich vein of copper has been struck by workmen engaged in grading a street at Sheboygan, Wis. Evangelists Crossley & Hunter 1r ave gone to Brooklyn, N.Y., to hold meetings for a few weeks. Their recent work in Brampton was taken part in by ell the ministers, the Church of lingtand clergy man being oue of the moat enthusiastic. The afternoon of the last day all the places of business were closed, except the hotels. A report comes from Elmira to the effoob that while a party of Elmira youths were out rabbit shooting the other day one. of the party, named Henry lrMog ., ecoidet t lly discharged his gun, shooting a ootgrade, Leopold Christmaon,r in the legs and wounding him to such au extent that in all probability one leg will have to be amputated, Part of the gen' load killed a dog whioh had acoompanioa,. the young hunters. Rev. Herbert S. tuto1itrick, whose parents livo in Orangavilio, Ont., line died of fever in Tereus, Aeiatio Terkoy, whither he went in Jemmy last to take a position in St. Paul's Institute, an in- stitutton for the education of native preachers. He was a graduate of Huox College, Toronto, and was married last January to Miss 1. R. Pringle, of Galt, Who a000mpanied him to the oast.