The Brussels Post, 1889-12-13, Page 11
Volume 17. BRUSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DEC. 18, 1889.
Searle, the Champion, Dead.
Henry Earnest Searle, the champion
oarsman of the world, rtiod of typhoid
fever at Adelaide, South Australia, on
RondaY night.
1t.
The whole 000ntry is in mourning over
the sad event. Plage are et balf.maet
and the weird tones of tho St. Paul's
chapel bell disturbed the stillness of the
night. For a time it was hoped thab a
recovery was possible, but a week ago the
great oarsman took a relapse and leas
been slowly sinking day by clay. His and
was a peaceful one and be now rests
calmly on his oars with a title that can
never be wrested from his honored grasp.
Among the many cablegrams from
friauds throughout the world was ono
received from his late opponent, William
O'Connor, from Toronto, Canada, ex-
pressing his sympathy and hope for his
recovery.
It seems only as yesterday that the
ROWS of Searla'nreat victor over our
K Y
William O'Connor was spread like wild-
fire a few minutes after the great race on
Sept. 9111, Then the doughty Australian
wee a human paragon, with the great
strength and skill to wrest the victory
from the hitherto unoenqucrable Cana.
dian. Today he lies cold and oaten in
death, the victim of one of the many of
'human ills. O'Connor gives it as his
opinion that Searle oontraoted his dis-
ease on the murky Thames ; that the
germs lurked in his constitution at the
time of the race, but of oourso not suf-
ficiently to affect his manhood. On his
homeward voyage he sank steadily, and
on landing in Adelaide he was forced to
t his bed, from which the never rose, and
Monday the dread disease completed the
fatal task begun.
Hie vanquished opponent was affected
greatly when a reporter slowed him a
despatch stating that Searle's end wee
mar. Ile immediately cabled his regrota,
hoping the meseage would reach the
great oarsman in life. Every citizen
who had the pleasure of meeting Searle
in Loddon grieved sorely at his sad fate.
All were loud in their praise of his fine
mental and physical qualities. Mes'rs.
rllossop, O'Grady, llolderness, Rogers,
Biggar and Carmichael all spoke in the
same strain. stir. Rogers said that ho hurl
hoped. for another race between Searle
and O'Connor.
Searle was an unknown man ori. Jan. 1
of last year. His rapid ascent to the
highest aoquatio fame is unparalleled in
the history of rowing. As a native of
Grafton, Henry Searle become known as
the Clarence River scalier. He was born
on July 14, 1869, and when but a mere
boy rowed to and from school twice a
day, the distance being three miles emh
way, Aa in every art, early training in
sculling is productive of splendid results,
and no doubt this regular work has been
a greater factor in making Searle nth a
great smaller.
Searle's first race was on Nov. 9, 1884,
at Chatsworth, when he won a race in
watermen'e skiffs. In May of the follow-
ing year he won the light skiff race at
Harwood in 1886, when he won a light
skiff race over a three -mild oourse, but
he was defeated the someday by Wallace
over a mile oourse. In the following
April he won a light skiff race at Chats-
worth, but was beaten in skiffs by Wal-
lace two days after at Lambra. Searle,
who was carrying 10 pounds, was second.
Subsequently he beat M. Wallace, A.
Baker, and G. Baker, the weights being:
Searle 16 pounds, M. Wallace 10 pounds,
A. Baker 10 pounds, and G. Baker
feather. In the following July he again
won from Wallace in a -private match in
light skiffs. He was then matched
against S. Davis over a two mile and
three-quarters course and won again.
In November of the same year he was
defeated at Palmer's Island by A. Baker,
who carried 8 ponnde, Searle being sec-
ond with 12 pounds, Wallace third with
7 pounds, and J. Rend, with feather
weight, fourth, In April,, 1887, Searle
contested in a handicap time allowance
race, in which he had 20 seconds, start
from the scratch man, and won. In No.
vember he paeeed the post first in a tight
skiff rano at Chatsworth with a handi-
cap of 35 pounds.
Searle's next performance was on Jan.
2nd, '88, when he beat Chris. Neilson,
who gave himthree lengths and a half
start, and Hearn, the champion of New
Zealand, who gave himtwo length and a
baif start. This was at the Clarence
River Aquatic Carnival, and was Searle's
firer attempt in outriggers, and his per-
formance caused general surprise. Neil
Mattereon then took him in hand, and
brought Searle 'to Sydney. His first
match was with Julius Wu)1 on June 16,
over the championship course, for £100 a
side, and Searle won easily. Searle then
met Stansbury, the Shoalhaven eonller,
for £100 a side, over the Paramatta
championship course. The race was
rowed on July 13, and, after a splendid
contest, Searle won, breaking all records
over the course, hie time being 19 min.
53l sea On Sept. 14 he gave Neilson a
hollow beating. On Oct, 5 Searle met
Hughes on the Hunter River, giving him
a start of 10 seconds, and won with the
greatest ease.
It was on Oot. 27, 1888, that Searle
reached' the zenith of acquatio glory,
when be wrested the world's ohampioe-
ship from Peter Kemp on the Paramatta
course in 22.44. His next effort was to
capture the $2,000 prize in the Interna-
tional soullers' regatta at Brisbane, Aus-
tralia, over a large field of competitors,
including all the great Autlraiian oars-
men. Having defeated everything in his
native land, 110 listened to ohnllsngos
from this part of the mundane ephoro.
After much cabling and controversy the
match was arranged with William O'Con-
nor lo be rowed on the Thames on Sept.
9. Probably more money was crafted on
Chit: event than on any sporting contest
in the history of the world. .The 02100
was a, grand ono and it was generally ao.
copted that the best man won. Searle
was 5 feet 10 inches high and measueed
41 inches round the chest. Ilie rowing
Weight was 150 lbs., any ho wag 28 years
and 6 menthe old.
111111e in 1118 brief earner of fixe years'
plefessional rowing Searle has only been
beaten in throe runes, all minor once,
and has worn no loss than thirteen, a
truly phenomenal record.
The world's championship is now, of
oourse, open to dispute. Tho two most
Pro
teant aspirant; to that title
are
O'Connor and Stansbury. Both were de.
hated by the deemed champion in very
olose moos. Stansbury had challenged
Searle for a race on his return, and
O'Connor had challenged Stansbury,
One has as much claim to the title as the
other. O'Connor averred Tuesday that
he would never row again on English
waters, but was willing to meet Stens.
bury on a lake course. There is little
doubt but that the latter will visit Amer.
lea, as per invitation, to tho Colkine re•
gatte on Washington Lake next May.
Thou a meeting will be arranged for the
urinate,: giant and a revival in the grand
water sport will occur.
leretteeteteleer irele lapel Board.
The regular meeting of the School
Board was held on Friday evening of
lust week. Members present — Thos.
Fletcher (elutirmau), W. B. Dickson,
'harry Dennis, A.. Bunter and J. J.
Denman.
Minutes o: last regular meeting read
and confirmed.
Moved by A. Blunter, seconded by W.
13. Dickson that this Board purchase the
following maps from Mr. Pepper
United Status, Railway map of Ontario,
Europe, Asia, Africa and North and
South America in one map, all to bo the
latest editions nod equal in quality to
sample, to bo paid for same e20.50.—
Carried.
Moved by W. B. Dickson, seconded by
Hurry Donnie that the following ac-
counts be paid :
llobt. Armstrong, $1 25
F. Kelly, 5 00
and that A. Bawtinheimer's account of
52.79 be laid over until next 1.090110 meet-
ing.—Carried.
Moved by W. B. Dickson, seconded by
A. hunter that Mr. Buyers' resignation
as a member of Brussels School Board
be accepted and Secretary of Board
notify the tllo k of Alnnicipet Council
of said veaan0y at once.—Carriecl.
Principal Shaw presented reports for
October and November in the different
deeartmeete ay follows :
ocromm11.
r 2 8 4 5
Roll 43 51 41 47 70
Average 33191 41 33 8.21 33 21 65 37
N00m31D1313.
1 2 3 4
Roll 42 00 40 37 78
Average 3113.10 423-10 36 0.10 073.20 6810.20
Moved by W. 13. Dickson, seconded by
J. J. Denman that Mr. Shaw's room be
devoted for the purpose of Entrance Ex-
amination on the 1S111, 19111 and 20th
days of December, no requested.—Oar.
ried.
Moved by 3. J. Denman, seconded by
W. B. Dickson that. the Secretary re-
quest the Council of the Municipality of
Brussels to grant this Board sufficient
apace in the Clerk's office that it might
be used for keeping the documents and
other papers and books belonging to the
School Board, and also to furnish the
Secretary with a key of same.—Carried.
Moved by H. Dennis, seconded by W.
B. Dickson that this Board advertise for
tenders for 60 cords of good bard green
beech and maple wood 24 monies long, to
be delivered in school yard on or before
let of March, 1890. Tenders received up
io Deo. 30111, 1889.—Carried.
Moved by W. B. Dickson, seoonded by
H. Dennis that this Board ask for ten -
dere for caretaker in Public school, duties
to commence on Jan. lot, 1880. Lowest
tender not necessarily accepted. In-
tending applicants can ascertain the
duties on application to W. H. Moss,
Seo!y.Treas. All tenders must be in be-
fore the 80th ins(.—Carried.
Moved by J. J. Denman, seconded by
H. Dennis that this Board adjourn to
meet again on Dec. 30th.—Carried.
Washington Letter.
(Prom oueneg,llar Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Deo. 0, '80.
At high noon Monday for the first time
in nine months, the flags floated from
the staffs on the two wings of the Capitol.
Before the colors were lowered the Fifty-
firet Congress of the United States was
dulyorge.nized, and the Senate, House
and administration are now formally in
the handsof the Republican party.,
The rittraotiods on the House side were
the greater. The staid dignity of the
Senate, with its old•time members and
officers, promised little of excitement,
but in the popular body a slender major-
ity was about to undertake the work of
organization, menaced by a minority up-
on whose graoioneness the MONS of the
undertaking in a large measure depended.
That minority, softened by temporary
adversities. and the lapse of time eine
the windy battles over the tariff bill, was
gentle and amiable until the majority
proposed to rob them of the spiritual
consolation of their chaplain. Then it
smarted itself, and, reinforced by anon.
tingent of independent Republicans; it
taught the majority how slender wee the
margin upon which partisan measures
could found 'themselves, by re-electing
the Democratic chaplain. The parlia•
mentary victory of the Democracy, al.
though in a thoroughly unitnEiortant
matter, carried with it a lesson that will
in coining menthe temper the audacity of
pltmgors and Hotepure.
The old members as a rule took their
former seats and the now members scat-
tered themselves in the remaining vacant
chairs. The 11a11 of the House was pack-
ed to the limit of every available melt,
Yet to the old observets of Congressional
matters there was a groat gap on the
Demborsotic side of the House. Amid
all the familiar faces Ilion of Santee!
J. Randall and Samuel Sullivan Cox
Were missing.
The Department headings in the early
morning hours aro juet now smog of
unusual activity. This is duo mainly to
the presence of members of Congress
Who endoavoe to attend to businoss bo.
foto the department and then go to the
Capitol, The Poet Oihoe department ix.
visited perhaps by a larger number of
Senators anal Representatives than any
other department. The poet offiooa are
the magnet that draws them there. Tho
time of the ofiioials is pretty well taken
u in attending o the wants of the leis•
p t t t g
K
latera. After awhile, when Congress
will begin to get ready for business, it
is likely that the bine of the clerical
forgo will bo pretty much oacuplsd in
furnishing information to answer the
questions which are asked in the form of
joint and special resolutions and by re.
,quests from chairmen of committee.
Among the startling statements in re
gard to pensions submitted by Seeretery
Noble in his report is the ono of the ef,
feat that over ono thousand million dol-
lars have been paid in pensions ainao
1861 and that there are now pendiug
four hundred and seventy-nine thousand
pension claims. The Secretary asks for
0000 ninety-seven millions for next year,
and, in reporting eighty-nine millions as
paid this year, he states that a minion
red a half of that sum t as received b
n v y
pension attorneys.
When the wheels of the new Congress
wore set in motion, Speaker Reed thank-
ed his friends for the honor they had
conferred upon him, and tool( a some.
what new departure in defining the
duties of his office as having both 8 poli-
tical and a parliamentary ohnraotor. It
is well understood that the office has this
two -fold character, but the fact is seldom
stated with leech frankness. He will
now have the pleasure and perplexity of
forming his committees and then the
business of legislation will begin in earn-
est. Not much is likely to be accomplish-
ed before tiro holidays, and the chances
ere that the month will be wasted.
It can hardly be charged by the polibi.
cal purist that Senator Vallee, who has
introduced a hill for the repeal of the
civil service law, is after the spoils.
Senator Vance, is re Demoorat, and the
dietribntion of patronage is in the hands
of a Republican administration. But
Senator Vwnoe knows a straw when he
sees it,
Business before the Senate is opening
in great shape. Five hundred and four
bills warn introduced on Wednesday, to
say nothing of a large assortment of peti-
tions and joint resolutions.
The most universally commended ap.
poiutuient of the present administration
is that of Gen. Ream to 311e commission-
ership of Pensions from which the volu-
ble Tanner was so unceremoniouely
ejected. At the Capitol, regardless of
party differences, one bears only commen-
dation of the executive ability of the pros.
ent Commissioner of Pensions.
Huron County.
John Davison, a Goderioh barrister,
has been appointed a Q.C.
The average attendance at the Clinton
Publio school for November was 439.
Emanuel Bissett, of Exeter, suoceeded
in capturing 5 fine fox on day recently.
Mr. Graney, of Wingham, has bought
the fnrniture business of D. B. Calbietc
of the same town.
Arrangements have been made to have
the English (March bell at Gerrie rung
for times a day for the next year.
The editor of the Exeter Advocate re-
turns his thanks to Mrs. Wm. Dearing,
of Stephen, for a dish of scald cream.
S. Malcomson, Goderich, has been ap-
pointed deputy registrar of the Maritime
Court of Ontario, vice H. Macdermott,
deceased.
Tyndall Bros., of the base line, near
Clinton, killed a pig the .other day, 111110
and a.half months old, that (tressed 291
pounds.
The foobball club of the Clinton Col-
legiate Institute purpose entering the
Western Football Assooiation next spring
to play for the 'Hough Cup.'
Wingham, for some time past, has
been agitating for another bank, and it is
very likely that such a firm will Boon be
established, and conducted under the
name of Scott & Halstead.
Alias Charles, B. A., now teaohing at
the Guelph Collegiate Institute, hasbeen
engaged by the Goderioh High School
Trustees as a specialist in modern lan-
guages at a salary of $800.
James Gaunt, of Whiteohuroh, is still
confined to the house from the injuries
he received last week, by' being struck
with a piece of scantling that struck
against the large circular saw in his mill.
Mr, Gaully, of Ashfield, has a calf that
is four months old, which was bornwith.
out a tail. His father had a cow that
had eight pairs of twins and two single
ones, or eighteen calves in less than ten
years.
Mise Isabella Cowan, third daughter of
Walter•Gowan, •formerly of the 5th son-
oession of MoKillop, but now of O'Brien
county, IllInoie, has recently been elect.
ed Superintendent of Public Schools for
O'Brien county, at a salary of 51,100 a
year.
Ed. Floody, of Clinton, is working up
the interests of the Orange Mutual Bene-
fit Society, according to the Orange
Sentinel, taking 150 applications in To-
ronto in two mo nthe. He intends work-
ing all the cities and large towns of the
east this winter.
Another farmer has made an assign-
ment, being John Sample, of TTaborne,
He assigned to Lewis H. Dickson, of
Exeter, for the general benefit of his
creditors. Tho liabilities are estimated
as follows : Uul5eoured, $1,000 ; seottred,
$5,651. Assets, 56,000,
The following is the complete list of
veseela wintering is Godorich harbor
Schooners Sophie, Gulnair, Jane MoLoocl,
Todman, Ontario, Gbldhuntee, J. G.
Kolfage, Pinafore, Mary S. Gordon and
Greyhound. Tugs J. H. Jones, Trndeau,
Oroadie', W. H, Seibold and Myrtle, the
dreege Challenge and her attendant
nowt).
The regular meeting of the L.O.L., No.
767, Gavle, was hold Deo. 2nd, when the
following offioors were elected : W. G.
Strong, W.M. ; J. Lennox, 0.111. • N. II.
Clegg, 0hap, 1 W. J. Porlune 11.11, ; 7328.
Perkins, F.S. ; J Ar Strong, .Crews. ; ]t.
Graham, D, of 0. ; II. Herding, Leder.
or • E. Perking, G. wow, W. J. Greer,
3..krmsbroofl, J. Stinson, Committee ;.
0. 0. Keine,, W. Greer, .tudibore.
Mayor Wilson, of Seaforth, has receiv-
ed a proposition from Chrystal & Black,
the well•knowu steam boilermanufaotur-
erg, of Godorich, offering to establish
boiler, engine and general repair shops in
that town.provided
they are given a
bonus of 56,000. The buildings they
propose to erect aro as follows :—An en-
gine and finishing shop, 76x40 feet and
two storeys high; a moulding and blaolt-
smithing chop, 100x32 feet, and a boiler
shop, 05x82 feet.
L. 0. L. No. 813, McKillop, held their
regular meeting on Wedneaday night,
Dec. 4th, when the following offioors
were installed for the eneuing year: John
Soartett, W. M. ; James Horney, D. Rf. ;
Anthony Boyd, Treas. ; William Dines,
Chap. ; Robert Scarlett, Sea. ; William
Bullard, D. of 0. ; William Horney and
John Bullard, Lecturers ; William Hon-
noy rind J. 0. Godkin, Auditors. Com•
mitteemen : A. Robbison, 11. Brotherson,
D. MoCntoheon, F. Robbison, J. 1'1. God -
kin, in the order given. The brethren of
this lodge i tea -meeting have n tea -meeting en the
18111 of December in the church adjoin.
ung the Orange hall, when they expect to
have a good time.
Peron County.
Nora Clench met with a grand recep-
tion on her recent appearance in Buffalo.
Atwood defeated Listowel at a pigeon
shooting match the other day by 40 to 33
points. Ten men were on eaoh side, and
they shot at bine rook clay pigeons from
a trap at 20 yards.
Mr. Otwell, who formerly kept a
market garden near St. Marys, but who
lives in London now, slipped on the pave.
meat near the corner of Dundee and
Richmond streets on Thursday forenoon
and was seriously hut.
Just after school hours on Friday after.
noon, the .sevon•year-old son of Mr.
Simms, west ward, St. Marys, met with
a serines aonideub while sleigh -riding on
Murray'8 hill. Elgin and Ontario streets
fern) a T whore they ;join near the west
ward school house. Little Johnny Simms
started his hand sleigh at the top of the
hilt on Elgin street and expected to he
carried across Ontario, but on arriving
et the ,jnuetion he came in collision with
a tomo of horses attached to a wag an.
Just how the lad sroapel being tramped
to death is not known, but it is certain
that ono of the wheels pas'od over his
°hest. When pinked up he was insen•
Bible end remained s0 for seine time. A
doctor was summoned immediately, and
pronounced his injuries serious. The
sleigh was smelted into kindling wood,
Stratford Herald :—"Another example
of the waywardness and the tendency to
evil that afflicts some boys was seen at
the polies court the other day, when
Bertin Hillman, a nine-year-old son of
John Hillman, of the G. T. It. round-
house, was charged with appropriating
$10 of his mother's funds. The boy took
the money on Monday morning last and
at once came downs town to spend it.
He bought two pair of skates from
Jeffery Bros., and a revolver and another
pair of skates from R. R. Goulding.
Robert Roberts, a 18-year•old,son of ex -
Mayor Roberts, and other boys assisted
him to spend the rest, and they put in a
great time feeding their gastronomical
desires on oandies and theohofaest cakes,
The polies got hold of them, and Police
Magistrate O'Loane found that a Daae
had been proven against young Hillman.
His Worship, in consideration of his
youth, allowed him to go on suspended
sentence, his father giving bail for his
future good behaviour."
Goners! Newts.
Queen Victoria's orown is worth 5600,-
000.
The Paris theaters tools in 53,050,000
during the Exposition.
Bronchitis 0511509 more deaths in Eng.
land than guy other disease.
A German force has inflicted another
defeat on Bushiris in East Africa.
The epidemic of influenza at St. Peter -
burg is becoming more malignant.
Twenty-eight officers of the German
army committed suicide last month.
Robert Browning, the poet, is ill at
Venice with an alarming attack of broil.
ohitis.
The schools of Marlboro, Maas., are
olosed, owing to the prevalence of diph-
theria.
The Prinoe of Wales is said to feel
great depression of spirits, owing to hie
failing health.
Gan. Boulanger has been engaged to
deliver thirty lectures in America, speak-
ing in English.
Switzerland has refused to naturalize
the Austrian Archduke John as a citizen
of the repnblio.
Henry Weaver, the Stevensville train-
wrooker, has been sentenced to five years'
imprisonment.
Nine livor have been lost by a fire in
the St. Lawrence and Anaconda mines at
Butte, Montane,.
Henry Lookridge and 9 other persons
were bitten by a mad dog on Friday at
Madison, Indiana.
The Russian Government has abolish.
ed the Provincial Council of Nobles in
the Baltic Provinces,
The French Senate rejected an amend-
ment prohibiting the employment of
women 1n factorise at night.
Saturday next has been set ns the day
on which Lord Zetland will enter upon
his dntiee as viceroy of Ireland,
Mr, Hart, Reptiblioan, has boon oleo(•
ed mayor of Boston over Mr, Galvin,
Donloorat, by about 5,000 plurality.
Senator Morgan proposes that the
'tepees of the United States emigrate
to the Congo country and help bo build it
up.
Stephen L. Pettus, n prominent basi•
noes man of Brooklyn, Was shat dead on
the street, on Ftidgy, by it Airs. South-
worth.
A Berlh1 dcepetelt 1090068 that all
Semite are to be recalled from Brazil on
aocount of the etato of public feeling
thou
Rev, Sem, Small hits applied for or-
dination hi the Protestant Episcopal
clinch, His family belong to teat
(there!),
Col. Booth, son of Gen, Rooth, of the
Salvation Arany, has been arrested in
Switeeeland for violating the decree of
expulsion.
A servant
girl,
match and leaky nat
u•
ral tas pipe caused a terrific; explosion
in Pittsburg, the girl being fatally injur.
ed and athree.story Krick block wreck-
ed.
Seven minors were buried by a fall of
rook in the Buffalo mine at Nogaunee,
Alioh., lust week. A Swede was instant -
Pe killed, and two Finns were fatally in.
jured.
The revenue steamer Manhattan has
been planed at the disposal of the col-
lector at New York to break up, if pos-
sible, the smuggling on Long Island
ooast.
Secretary Mohler, of the Kansas board
of agriculture, has become convinced that
there is a gigantic fraud iu the alleged
6001,10 s of sugar making in Kansas, and
is taking steps to investigate.
The grand prize of ,04 offered n
t, $
bya
P
urs
a,1,ricult I er c 1
n f New York for the
PP
host acre of potatnea h is been twardad
to C. .1. Coy. of Aroostook county, Maine.
His crop 1358 738 bushels.
The longest bridge in the world is said
to be at Langange, Cuing, over an arm
of the China Sea. It is as much as five
miles long, built entirely of stone, and
has 400 smiles, each seventy feet wide.
The roadway is also seventy feet wide.
Of all royal personages, the Prince of
Wales is the most noted for the enor-
mous quantity of luggage whioll he
causes to be sent with him on his jour-
neys, He takes whole boxes of hats and
huge trunks of dress suits, morning
coats and other changes. He makes a
point when visiting anywhere of not be-
ingseen twseo in the same coat, and the
variety of his garments is as astonishing
as the tailor's bill for them must be
long.
At the Birmingham show the Queen
took a first prize, 100 guineas, with a
Shorthorn bred upon her own farm near
Windsor, and she also gained eight ether
prizes. One of her Hereford steers weigh.
ed 1,900 pounds, and another beautiful
Shorthorn steer scaled 2,408 pounds. On
Friday last took place the annual sale of
fat stook belonging to Her Majesty.
There was a lame attendance of buyers
from all patts of tho country and excel-
lent prices were realized. The Queen
takes great delight in this annual thee -
time; always inspects the stock previous
to the sale, and gives the people who at-
tend a good, old-fashioned English
luncheon, with plenty of roast beef and
beer.
CRI ti:tdinn Di C.' ,i.
Sir John has almost recovered fron
his iudisposition.
The people of Niagara have voted $80,.
009 for waterworks.
A new wing is to be erected in connec-
tion with the Kingston hospital.
The owning session of the Quebec leg-
islatare is expected to last only about
six weeks.
Lady Macdonald has eonneoted her-
self with the Ottawa Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Y.M.C.A,
The G.T.R. Company contemplate
purchasing large warehouses and eleva•
tors in Montreal.
The pity oonnoil of Hamilton has pass-
ed a by-law providing for regularly rag.
istered baby farms.
Tbebody of Alexander McKenzie, an
old resident of Hespeler, was found in
a swamp with the throat aut. Snicide ie
suspected.
The Model School for the training of
French teachers of Prescott and Russell
in the English language is expected to
open Jan. let.
Itis understood that the Ontario Gov-
ernment will not appoint any successor
to the late Jobn Gillies as Stipendiary
Police Magistrate of the District of
Algoma.
The Edison Electric Light Company
is arranging to open a large factory at
Hamilton. They will employ about 500
hands, and will make that their head-
quarters.
John Gillies, late member for North
Brune, and police magistrate for Sault
Ste. Marie, died on Monday morning at
8 O'olook at the residence of Dougall Mc-
Dougall. -
Mr. Helm, projector of the Toronto,
Hamilton & Buffalo Railroad, is baok
from New York. He says he is now pre-
pared to prove his connection with the
New York Central.
Jas. Hawllins, of St. Catharines, who
has for years kept a fish stand there, has
by the death of an aunt—a Mrs. Haw-
kins, of Fairport, N. W.—been left a
legacy of over $50,000.
Slx persons were Hued $20 and costs at
Wardsville the other day for buying and
drinking liquor in an unlicensed place.
Action was brought under the amend
men( to the Crooks Aot.
The Tilbury village Council gives noti-
ce of en intention to apply for an Aot
putting the village of Tilbury Centre into
the county of Kent for the control of
licenses, and for other purposes.
Ben. McMahon, who was eonviobed at
Chatham of the murder of Wilson Hol•.
ton, of Tilbury, hag been respited for a
month en order that a closer investiga•
tion into the facts may take plane.
Local News Items.
EN7!nANaB ExA1nNATIoN.—Tho next ex-
enninntfon for entrance to the High
School begins on Wednesday, 18th inst.
The fallowing is the time table of the ex.
areinabion
Wauxest AL.
9.00 to 11. a. u1 Gralurnar
11.15 to 12.80 p. m Geography
2.00 9, u1. to 3.80 p. m History
TM:1M00,
9.00 to 11.00 a. m.. Arithmetic
11.05 to 12,15 9. m Drawing
1,15 to 8.15 p m .......'Composition
3.25 to 4,00 p. n1..... Dictation
g0n0e0.
9.00 to 11.00 a. ni Literature
11,00 to 11.40 5, m,... 1Vritingg
1,00 to 3.00 p. ni Tenlpotamto and
'hygiene, rrAgr1onleure.
Number 22,
Papers will be set in Terepernnee end
Agriculture as optional snbjoots. A can-
didate may choose which of them be will
take, but it is not eompulsory to take
either, and he cannot take both. Itlarlcs
not exceeding b may 0 7 be added for the
g a
Y
subject chosen.
BInn1. Socnrio.--A meeting of the Di•
reotore of the Bruseele Branoh of the U.
C. Bible Society was held on Tuesday
afternoon of last week, at Tam Pear Pub-
lishing House. 3. T. Pepper was ap-
pointed on the Board in the stead o£ Jas.
Buyers, removed. The following oolleo•
tors were appointed :—Brussels, North,
Mrs. Kerr and Miss Moore ; Brussels,
West, lura. Roderick hoes and Mrs. A.
Straohan ; Brussels, East, Miss L. Van.
stone and Mrs. Shiel ; Morris, con. 7,
Aliases McCall and McCarter ; Morris,
con. 0, Misses, Walker and Smith ; Mor-
ris, eon. 5, Misses Clark and Love ; Mor.
ris, con. 4, Misses Black and Onrrie
Morrie, non. 3, Misses Ireland and Arm-
strong,
Morris, 2,Misses Reid and
(theme • Ethel, 1ieae Davies and
Alilne ; 'Grey, cons. 13 and 14, Misses
Grant and AIoock ; Cray, cons. 11 and
12, Mees Perris ; Grey, cons. 9 and 10,
Misses Hill and llabklrk; Grey, cone. 7
and 8, Misses Crooke and Smith ; Grey,
cons, 5 and 6, Misses Smith and Smith ;
Croy, 001)8. 3 and 4, Misses Strachan and
Taylor ; Grey, Dons. 1 and 2, Misses
Simpson and Straolten.
DECEASED,.T110 London Free Press of
last Saturday in referring to a brother of
R. L. Taylor, Barrister, of Brussels,
says :—Very many readers of the Free
Press will hear with deep regret of the
death at Chicago on Thursday night of
John Taylor, barrister. formerly of this
city, after a few days' illness. He left
London for the West about a year since,
and latterly secured an excellent position
with a leading law firm there and was
doing extremely well. Indeed, it was his
intention, had his life been prolonged, to
remove his wife and family to 011ieago.
Deceased was one of the cleverest young
men in Western Ontario, and had an ex-
ceedingly bright future before hien for
many years. Mr. Taylor was a graduate
of Toronto University, an,l served during
the Fenian Raid in the University
Compauy of the Queen's Own. He was
a member of the u,m of :Macmillan &
Taylor for many years, and was known
throughout all section» of Western On-
tario as one of the meat effective petit cal
speakers on the Liberal -Conservative
side. He was a Past Master of Tuscan
Lodge, A. F. & A. Af., and a member of
London Lodge of Perfection, 140, and
also a Rose Croix Mason. Mrs. Taylor
left for Chicago on Wednesday upon
hearing of her husband's illness. Many
Londoners will extend her and her three
ohildreo sincere sympathy in their ber-
eavement. Deceased was the eon of Wm.
Taylor, of H. el. Customs here, and a
brother of James F. and Robt. Taylor.
"Tom Elms Or Tose Pews."—This was
the title of a lecture delivered by Rev. I.
Campbell, of Listowel, in Melville Pres-
byterian church, on Monday evening,
under the auspices of the Young Peoplea'
Obristian Association. For upwards of
an hour the reverend lecture dealt with
this very practical question and advanc-
ed unoontrovertible evidence to prove his
statements. The lecture was divided in-
to seven heads, or pews, viz. :—(1) The
empty pew ; (2) The tardypew ; (3) The
sleepy pew ; (4) The dodging pew ; (5)
The copper pew ; (6) The idle pew ; (7)
The grumbling pew. Eaoh division was
brought more forcibly before the audi-
ence by well timed anecdotes. There
were a good many pointers that suited
more than Presbyterian congregations.
At the conclusion of the lecture a hearty
vote of thanks was passed to Rev. Mr.
Campbell on motion of President Taylor
and Vice -President Mallay. In addition
to the opeuing and closing hymn the
ohoir of the Association, led by Alex.
Stewart, jr,, sang two anthems, "Wake
the song of Jubilee," and "Guido me 0
Thou Great Jehovah," in a moat satis-
factory manner. Mise Lizzie Wilson
presided at the organ. Considering the
flue night the attendance wee not nearly
as large as it should have been. Brus-
eels is not noted for patronizing lectures
Jon3LBR SINONas.—The famous Fisk
Tennessean Jubilee singers, under the
able management of R. W. Thomas, for -
mealy with the Fiske, gave one of their
very enjoyable ootoerts in the Town
Hall, Brussels, on Tuesday evening.
Heavy rain set in during the afternoon
and continued till after night fell but
deepite this and the very dark nighttheee
was a good sized audience—about 250—
present. To say that the program was
a good one and met with the heartieet
kind of applause would give a very faint
idea of the emcees of the entertainment.
The nine voices blend splendidly and in
solos, quartettes or chorus t11e5e was a
display of magical ability that is hard to
equal. In the lst part of the program
the opening glee "0 I Hail us, ye Free,"
and "Tho Swanee River," the solo in the
latter being well Bung by Mise Canaan,
were well deserving of the encores they
received. No pieoe, perhaps, was more
heartily enjoyed than "The class meet.
ing," led by Miss Gatewood. Ib was it
representation of the plantation &melees
in Bong and the loader did her part in
fine style. Mr. Thompson, 00 "Big.
Thunder" has a most powerful bees
voice and the droll Way in which he did
his part made him a favorite at ouao.
He sang "One hundred fathoms deep"
and as an en0Ore "Life is all a dream."
There is no weak part in the e0mbina-
tion and the sin ing of Miss Gatewood,
Micro Canaan and Air. Theinpson is worth
the admission fee. Mr. Chavere dM his
part at the organ in a -style that proved
him to be no novice. Tho company is
oomposed of Miss Jennie Gatewood end
Miss Lultt Canaan, sopranos ; Miss Mary
Williams and Mies Teethe) Jsokson, eon.
traito ; W.33. Thompson,- basso ; J. W.
Harris and 111. Chambers, tenors ; D. W.
Themes. baritone ; J, H. Cbavers, or.
ganist. Iad the evening been floe the
Town Hall would not have a000lnmodat•
ed the people. Tho Company .1nay be
able to arrange a return trip sometime
dnriug the early Winter attar completive
an engagement at Tbrolite. They went
trom here to-Lucknow.