The Brussels Post, 1886-5-28, Page 1VOL. XIII.
CROP REPORT. ,
Tho reports of correspondents show that
in mast of tho fall wheat distriots of the
Province the winter weather was very no-
fevornble to the orop. Heavy rains carried
off the snow over wide areas, leaving fields
exposed to intense cold in January and
February ; sheets of ioe lay in hollows and
on low ground during the latter month;
and alternate freezing and thawing prevail.
ed throughout March. "Killed," "moth-
ered" and "heaved oat" express the tenor
of a great many reports, and in portions of
the country from ten to seventy per Dent.
of the wheatland has been ploughed up or
renown with other grain. In a few sections
there aro complaints of too muoh spring
rain, and in others the unthrifty appear-
ance of many fields is attributed to the
lack of rain. Of the six Lake Erie coup.
ties, where nearly a quarter of the fall
wheat sereage of the Provinoo lies, Wel-
land is the only one which promisee a frill
crop, while the adjoining county of Heidi -
mend is likely to bo much short of an aver-
age. Excepting in the southern part of
• Lambton, the Drop in the Lake Huron,
counties wintered well, and its present eon-
dition is vary satisfactory. In Grey and
Simeoe, on the Georgian Bay, the prospect
is not cheering, and the acreage has boon
reduced to a considerable extent. The
West Midland counties give varying reports
—those for Middlesex, Oxford and Brent
being the least favorable. Dufferin prom.
ieee well, and in Perth the outlook is aI-
most invariably pronounced very good,
Over the country from Wellington to Dur-
ham, and between Lake Ontario and Georg-
ian Bay, serious injury was paused by ioe
lying en the folds in winter, and the Drop
is very uneven. In York and Simooe
counties especially ice and exposure proved
to be very destructive to the wheat plant,
and a large breadth line been ploughed up.
Lincoln and Northumberland alone, of the
Lake Ontario counties, give promise of a
good harvest. Lo the Gast Midland coun-
ties the crop is variable, and in the St,
Lawrence and Ottawa group it wintered
safely and makes a line show, excepting
where same bad effects were oft by ice and
snow. 111 parts of Grenville, Carleton and
Lanark. The find growing weather with
which the country has been favored since
the middle of April has greatly improved
the prospect of the crop, and a smaller area
has been ploughed rip in consequence than
seemed at all probable when the snow die.
appeared. The indications ere, however,
that without unusually favorable or unfa-
vorable weather from now until harvest
the yield will fall nearly a fifth short of the
average of the past four years.
Tho reports on clover are on the whole
favorable, and the crop is at least two
weeks earlier than last year. Clover of last
year's seeding has suffered little, either by
wintrr er spring weather ; but the clover
on old meadows has been extensively injur-
ed, ospeoinlly 011 nnclrsined, low-lying or
. heavy soils, by ioe and frost henving.
Ploughing for spring crops commenced
from two to three weeks earlier then last
year, and seeding proportiouetely early ;
but in some districts the work was delayed
by wet weather, especially on heavy elay
and undrained lands in the lake shore
counties from Norfolk to Peel. In the
northern and eastern eoun1100 the green ap-
pearance of crops present a striking and
favorable contrast to their backward state
last spring, and for all parts of the Prov-
ince the reports on spring wheat, barley,
oats and peon aro very cheering. Appar-
ently, however, the breadth. of spring wheat
is less than last year, while that of peas
and burley is greater.
Tho reports on live etoclt aro generally
favorable, Fodder was abundant every -
whore, unless in portions of Simco and
Muskoka, and almost the ouly complaint
mads is that cattle did not feed well awing
to the abangoable character of the winter.
Hoge and sheep baro been rodnood in num-
ber since lost year, but the spring weather
has been very favorable for the tearing of
pigs and lomba, which aro reported as
tinnie10110. Animals of all classes wore
turned on grilse about throe weeks earlier
than usual, and old end young aro in hear-
ty oonditiou,
Tho supply of farm leborars appears bo
be ample in all parts of the Province, and
tho range of wages is about tho same as a
year ago.
CflURE O4' REVISION.
The meeting of this Court was held on
Tuesday evening, as per announocmeet in
Tun Pose, in the Council Ohatnber. 411
the mambo % were present except W. F.
Vanstone, and after the usual declaration
was eignod, the .Court was opened. The
following is a list, of the appeals:—Agnea
Brown and John and James Bxown asked
to be put on as owner of lot 120 John street.
Granted. Dr. Holmes asked to have his
• assessment on lots 122 and 103, corner of
Turnberry and William streets, lowered.
No change made. Wm. Ross assessed too
hig. No alteration. Relit. Burns assess,
od too high on perform]. property. As.
easement confirmed, Donald Currie, for
Mrs. Parker, west 28, Elizabeth street,
stenosed too high. No change made. Rev,
J. y'erguoon asked that his property bo ex-
empted from taxes. Granted. Rev. J.
'Goes, B. A., aekod to be assessed on 1000010
instead of tenant. Alteration made. Cath-
erine Clark, Catherine Sinclair, Eligabeth
flaycrolt, Elizabeth Scott, Elizabeth Wal-
lace, Catherine Roddick, Hannah Wilton,
Margaret Wilson, Mary Shiel, Mary Park-
er, Barbara Strachan, Jane Cormack, Pat.
ienee Denny, Catherine Webster, Agnes
Oormaok and Mary Turnbull, not properly
designated. Corrootions Inado. Mark Car.
diff not owner Appeal dropped. Gifford
13111011 and eche list having i
removed from. IL Morrie re t
themunioruelt if
polity, Alex. McTaggart and L. Latimer
should be owner and tenant of lots 884 end
335, Stratton street, Granted. Chance
Watts and Pl, MoEegnm tenants of part of
Mt 11 Turnberry stunt. Allowed, Claude
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY MAY 28, 1886
as wage earners. Rev, S. Jones wee
put on as householder. 3. R. Smith to be
assessed as
owner 0 of lot o 132
Turnberry
street, Allowed Relit. Diallson jr, lwnrl
owner's eon. Granted. David Dobson to
be Resiesed as owner of Iota 297 and 288,
George street, Allowed. Jno. Walker arr.
noted for lots 239 and 240, George street.
Allowed. . ILnlot
James street AI owed.rtA.n11 t Taylorl58 10
bo asseesed me owner of 810 Turnberry
street. Granted. E. Rioharcleon tenant
of part of lot 142 John street. Allowed.
A. Currie sr. to be assessed as owner of
lots 121 and 122 John street, Allowed.
The appeals of P. Thomson for Jas. Jones,
E. W. O'Brien, B. Jackson, W. Grewar,
Albert Rivers, E. Barr, 1!, Ruby, 0. Seag-
er and Goo. White were disallowed. The
Court then adjourned,
Winghant Dist rle UMW
The annual District Meeting of the
Wingham District, was hold in the
village of Blyth on Wedneeday and
Thursday, the 19th and 20th inetn.,
the Rey. D. 0,- McDowell, District
Superintendent, presiding. All the
ministers were in attendance on the
first day, and nearly all the laymen
appointed were preset on the sec-
ond day. One young man was re-
commended to the conference to be
received on probation for the work of
the ministry, and another, who had
completed his probationary course,
wee recommended to be received into
full connection and ordained. The
Rev, Goo. Turk was elected secretary
and the Rev. Geo. Luanda assistant
secretary. The review of the work
upon the district for the year was on
almost every respect very satisfactory.
In one or two instances the stipends
paid were painfully small. There
was a gratifying increase in the mem-
bership of the church, and all the
connectional funds were well sustain-
ed, The following persons ware ap.
pointed •o represent the District on
filo conference committees :—Rev.
Jas. McAllister, the stationing com-
mittee ; Rev. W. Smyth, the Sunday
School committee ; Geo. Sturgeon,
the Missionary committee. The fol.
lowing laymen were elected as dale.
gates to the annual conference, which
meets in Goderieh on the and of June :
—H. Park, Goo. Sturgeon, john
Humbereton, Geo. Greer, Walter
Treleaven, R. Webster, John Fair,
Thos, Fairbairn, W. H. Kerr, W. Ef.
McCracken, Thos. Herritage, A. Dior•
risen, Wm. Bengough, Chas. Leech,
H. Guest, Inane Rogerson and Wm.
fleury. It was decided to hold the
Fivanoial District Meeting in Brussels
and arrangements wero also made foe
having a District Sunday School
Oonvontiou at the same time and
place.
CRZOItET.
e0nmaIan Vs, intestate.
The first match under the new As-
sociation rules was played on the
l3russefs crease on the 24th, Groat
interest was felt in the match and the
committee were on the ground almost
as soon as the sun was up, watering,
rolling, mowing and generally getting
a wicket ready for the visitors from
Goderioh, At 10.30 o'clock play was
commenced Dennis, and D. Ross go•
ing to bat, to the bowling of McDer•
tnott and Armstrong. The batsmen
at once began to melte things lively
and it lookedas if they would make
a long steed together, until Rose was
given out on a somewhat "touchy"
decision by umpire Wale. He retir-
ed with eix runs to his credit, made
by pretty (ricket. Kitchen followed
but had more than one life and was
finally clean bowled by Armstrong
for one, Dennis in the meantime
continuing to bat strongly and raise
the snore 9 wickets. Veal followed
but did not stay long, retiring with a
well -made four. Currie offered a
stubborn resistance andwas owle
by Armstrong for six. Jas. Ross fol.d
lowed and in his usual rapid style
put together ten when, McDermott
found hie wickets. 83 for 5. Mo-
Naughton hit a hard ono to the eouth
fence for 3 but the next ball was out
1. b. w. Laird followed and after
scoring 2 and 1, put up a ball to El-
wood, who did not deolmo it and 8
wickets were down for 50 runs. Mc-
Lennan and Thomson each added a
single and retired with one each, lean•
ing Waterer not out with four to 1118
credit, making with Hiroo byes and
one wide the very respectable total of
60. .
After lunch Goderieh went to the
bat, the bowling boing entrusted to
toss and Kitchen. The team retired,
however, with 29 tins, Empey being
Waterer, Wm. Smith and Wm, hill put cm the only One' t0 reaeh double figures,
Ifs was bowled and naught by Rose
after f putting together er
a veru credit
able auci much needed fourteen. The
fielding of the Brussels team was
vary sharp and was the feature of the
iuniugs, Roes (Jas.) catching out
four,
to Brussels seoond essay 78 rues
were accumulated, Currie and Jas,
Ross with 12 each, boing the principle
scores,
Goderioh again went to the bat,
with 104 to make to tie, which, in
view of their first innings it was
thought unlikely they would do, How-
ever, Messrs, Drammond and Stark
getting together gave such an exhibi-
tion of free bitting and safe defence
as t,t render such a result by no means
doubtful and it was only after several
changes in the bowling that Thomson,
who was in great form, got Stark's
wicket, who joined his friends, with a
splendidly made 36 to his credit. His
partner was shortly afterwards given
out 1. b. w., but not before he bad
added 29 to the eoore. As the score
crept gradually up the excitement rose
high, but Goderich was at last die•
posed of for 99 and a good game
brought to an end by a victory for
Brussels by five runs. 11lessrs. Grant
and Polloolc were scorers.
The following is the score :--
BRUSSELS. -1sT MINUS.
Dennis, b Macdermott, 17
D. Rose, bit wicket, 0
Kibohen, b Armstrong, 1
Veal, b Macdermott, 4
Currie, b Armstrong, 0
J. Ross, b Maodermott, 10
MoNaughton, 1 b w, b Maodermott, 3
Laird, c Ellwood, b Macdermott, 3
McLennan, b Maodermott, 1
Thomson, o Empey, b Maodormobt, 1
Waterer, not out, 4
Extras, 4
Total,
2sn ISNIN30.
Dennis, c Holmes, b Macdermott,
D. Ross, b Macdermott,
Kitchen, a Ross, b Macdermott,
Vaal, b bfecdermotb,
Currie, run out,
J. Ross, l h w, b Maodermott,
11foNaugliton, b Maedermotb,
Laird, b Holmes,
McLennan, not out,
Thomson, run our,
Waterer, b Macdermott,
Extras,
Total,
Grand total,
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
common.
W's.
Macdermott; 34 56 5. 7
Armetrong, 28 46 5 2
Starke, 1 0 1 0
Drummond, S 8 1 0
Holmes, 2 3 0 1
GODERICFl.—lex nomIos.
Rays, b Kitoben,
Empey, b and c Roes,
Roes, o J, Roes, b Kitchen,
Drummond, 1 b w, b Kaaren,
Starke, b kitoben,
Macdermott, b Rose,
Meloolmson,c Thompson, b Kitohon,
Armstrong, b Ross,
Ellwood, c Ross, b Kitchen, •
Hoh os, o J. Rose, b Kitchen,
Widder, not out,
Extras,
Total,
Kays, b Ross,
Empey, o Ross, b Thompeon.
Ross, b Thompson,
Drummond, 1 b w, b Ross,
Starke, b Thompeon,
Maodermott, run out,
Malooimson, b.Roes,
Armstrong, b Thompson,
Ellwood, not out,
Holmes, b Thompeon,
Widder, b Rosa,
Extrae,
2Nn wines.
Total,
Grand total,
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
Berreeats.
O's, - R's. &I's. W's.26 48 3
V7'
14 40 0 2 2
6 20 1 0 0
8 18 8 4 0
J. Roes,
Kitchen,
Dennis,
Thomson,
60
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NO, 47.
ge own fe organizing a bat
show.
Buildings estimated to cost $40,
000 are in Bourse of erection at Cal-
gory.
The Otter Tail gold and silver mines
aro about to bo aotively worked with
a staff of forty men.
Over 1,000 head of cattle arrived at
Medicine flat, N. W. T., lest , week
for ranches in the vicinity.
The St. Thomas Trades and Lab-
our Oouncil are petitioning fora free
postal delivery in that city.
Proceediugs for violation of the
Scott Aot have been taken against
eleven Peterboro'lrotelkeepers.
On May 17th, Frank Purvis, of
Eganville, cut with a scythe in his
garden hay over eighteen inches long.
Vegetation is backward in Prince
Edward Island, owing to the ice
blockade on the north side of the Is-
land.
Four thousand speckled trout fry,
provided by J. D, Edgar, M. P., will
be placed in the streams iu Pickeriug
township,
The chairman of the Bowmanville
Police Committee has resigned in
consequence of differences with bis
colleagues,
The work of the Geological Survey
parties this year will bo confined
chiefly to the Nortbwsst and Lake
Superior sections.
A squad of Montreal policemen
raided a gambling den on Saturday
nigh -t, in which were found over thir-
ty prominent citizens.
Tho township and village clerks of
Elgin Lave held a meeting and ndopt-
cl a plan to secure uniformity in the
Provincial voters' lists.
At the Kingston Division Court it
as fouad that a Toronto brewing
rm had entered action for $7.60
gniust the wrong man.
The London Ministerial Associa-
ion has unanimously decided to in-
ite D. L. Moody to conduct avenge -
atm services to that city.
The Renfrew Council increased the
o for the local billiard room license`
ono $50 to $150, and the proprietor
oxed up his goods and left the town.
There bas been a serious strike
mong Canadian Pacific labourers in
e Selkirk Pass. They demand an
masa of wages from $1.15 to $2 per
ay. .
The Ingersoll Sun anuounoee a
ee exhibition of two legged animal,
the town sidewalks every Sunday
ening after ohuroli until further
Y Wild currant bushes are in bloom
at Birtle, Man.
Gree
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d ie threatened ate
sed '
�I with
suit ovor a berry bush, t a law
Potatoes sold recently at Kincardine
for fifteen oente a bushel.
Hon. G. W. Ross sailed on Satur-
day, in the Sortie, for England.
Over 50,000 pounds of beef were
shipped from Fergus last week.
The new C.P.R. hotel at Dunmore,
N.W..T., has been opened for busi-
ness.
Port Elgin gives $5 bo the man who
first reaches a burning building with
a barrel of water. -
A.n effort is.being mado-to obtain a
subsidy for a railway to connect Trim.
ton with the 0. P. R. at Callander.
Hon. Alex. Mackenzie is about to
take a trip to England for the benefit
of his health. He sails on the 201h
June.
raft
at Haliiffax,rto beis sentr to New York
which will contain 2,500,000 feet of
lumber,
the Principalship t Woodstocke1Bap-
tist College, and has been succeeded
by Dr. Rand.
St. Catharines Methodist district
meeting has passed a strong resolu-
tion supporting the claim meeting as a
church institution.
Rev. Dr. Sutherland will sail for
England in about the third week in
June. Ho goes as a fraternal clelo-
gate to attend the English Wesleyan
Conference,
Gaudaur says if be defeats Teenier
in the race for $2,000 and the champ-
ionship at Pullman, Ill,, be will go to
England and arrange a match with
Wm. Beach, the Australian.
Aboy1oamed George Dorsey, eon of
a Shelburne blacksmith, was stood on
his head by his companion and other-
wise "played" with until he received
serious internal injuries. Inflamma-
tion of the bowels sat in, and a dang-
erous illness followed.
A full-blooded Indian living near
Minnedosa ever since the work of
construction Was begun on the 0. P.
R. in that neighborhood: has been one
of the steadiest and most industrious
of the worlrnien employed. He is
now working in the gravel pit and
giving the beet of. satisfaction to his
employers.
Rev, Pere Lacombe, the famoue
Blackfoot missionary, is in Ottawa.
He reports the prevalence of a peace-
able spirit g eIudz
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Canadian News.
Tilsonburg has given a contract for
lighting the •streets with electricity.
St. Marys, by a majority of twenty,
eight, has voted to enlarge ing Colleg-
iate Institute.
A vigilance oommittoo to assist the
enforcement of the Scott Act has been
formed in Bowmanville.
Henry Dunham, lot 8, con, 11, Sep
mour township, shows of this season's
growth a spear of fall wheat .of the
Clawson variety which measures 28
motets
A now belonging to Philip Bogart,
of Whitechurch, has given birth to five
calve within twontynine months.
Two yeare ago last December site had
twine, last year she had another calf,
and thl8 season elm has git+en birth
to two more. Ali ars riving,
ri^IiRGa'N'
notice.
At the Guelph Assizes the Judge,
during the progress of a criminal case
locked tip the jury for the night, but
permitted the prisoner to give bail for
his appearance hi the morning.
The Quebec Government has been
petitioned to set apart the country
lying between the west branch of the
Maskinonge and the St. Maurice as a
preserve for the protection of fur -
bearing animals.
In one day last week a son of W.
B. Rymer's, of 'Uxbridge, fell off a
bridge into a creek, tumbled out of a
emend storey window, and gob among
a swarm of bees and was very badly
stung. And he is still nervous with
enterprise.
There has just flied in St. John, N.
B., amid wretched end filthy sur-
roundings a man named Geo. An.
fling, who for thirty years has lived
is abject poverty, with his sister as
his sole companion, but whose pro.
party le estimated to bo worth $100,-
000.
On the 16th of June the Liberals of
North Bruce haus made arrangements
for a monster demonsteation at Cltes-
ley. Hon, E. Blake, Mr. Patterson,
M. P.; John Charlton, 111. P. ; Dr.
Landerliin, M. P., South Grey ; B.
Allan, M. P., North Grey; H. P.
O'Connor, M. P. P., South Bruce ;
John Gillies, 141. P..1'., North Brune,
and other speakers are expeotod to be
present.
A young man named George Wood,
of East Niseouri, while leading a team
of horses from the stable touched ono
of the animals with his foot to make
it move more quickly, but his foot bo -
coming entangled in one of the tugs,
the horses became frightened and
started to rung dragging him about
120 rode before they could be stopped.
The man was terribly injured, ae the
ground over which he was dragged
was a slashing, covered with logs,
stomps, and stones. Tho clothes
were torn from his body, with the ex•
oeption of a heavy wollen shirt, which
wits tightly gathered around bio neck
and head,
nit amen th 'ass of whom
he has knowledge, and does not be-
lieve that any trouble is probable. He
is soliciting aid for his misstou5, and
will deliver a serine of lectures and
sermons in promotion of that object.
Mrs. Mary Chute, en inmate of the
Elgin County gaol, claims to be "the
wife of the Lamb and a daughter of
God," and has made a vow to starve
herself to death. Slip has only taken
six meals in four weeks, and for five
days has not eaten a mouthful. She
has become almost a skeleton fu con-
sequence, and an order has just been
issued that she must be fed with a
tubs and forced to abandon her de-
sign of self-destruction.
The Chief Constable of Ssnforth
visited St. Thomas in order to arrest
a barber named Rowland Strong, who
leased a shop and sold it on leaving
118 his awn property. He found bis
man working in one of ,the St. Thomas
shops, and got into his chair to get
shaved. The barber, however, seems
to have identified his customer, for
when half through with his job he
left the constable in the chair, retired
to the back room for something be
said he required, and up to dabo has
neglected to return. ,
A man employed on the Pontiac
Pacific) Railway works found the re-
mains of a human being in the woods
in the Range of Olarendon. It ap-
peared
when first that
ond had occupied laid
half
circle with the back down hill and the
feet resting on an elevated piece of
ground. But from some cause the
skull had rolled away from the verte-
bras and lay apartab the foot of a true.
There was outspread the thigh:bonee,
leg bonds, a pair of gaiters with the
feet still in them, a felt hat, and por-
tions of clothing. There was found
a elay pipe filled with what resembled
tobacco, a fifty -cent piece of the coin-
age of 1870, a twenty-five cent piece
of 1872, and a ten cont piece of the
same year. These worn piled one up-
on anotlier, evidently in the position
Where the ket had been. The
bones were litocerally covered with dead
and decaying issues,