The Brussels Post, 1886-7-30, Page 1••••.,,v<wmrm,¢amamm
VOL, XIV.
COMMUNICATION.
{fill the Chairman Explain 3
To the Editor of Tnn Ponr,
Do&u Stn. -1 rend a communication not
long since in Tun POST askingwhy the Aud-
itor's abstract of the School Board accounts
for 1885 was nob publiahed. I have not
yet seen a reply and I tako this opportunity
of asking the Chairman of the Board to
rise and explain. I've heard that some
members of the Board say it is not noose-
sary to lot the ratepayers know in this pub-
lic way how the financial affairs stand. If
so what fools some of the Sohool Boards
have bean bo spend thio money year after
year instond of "complying" with the law
and reading the report at the annual school
meeting. What has the new blood elected
last year, to say about this interpreoing of
taw 7 Hoping you willive this a place in
this week's issue, I am, Yours truly,
OONoIeTr';Nor,
July 27th, 1886.
CRICKET HATCH.
09000EL9 vs. LIMTOWEL.
On Thursday afternoon of last week the
Brussels cricket olub played the Listowel
eleven in the latter town. Listowel went
to bat first and were disposed of for 39
runs, Kidd being the only player credited
with double figures, his snore being 13 and
not out. Brussels then wont iu to defend
the stumps but the effective bowling of R•
Ferguson and H. Hay provedverydestruot-
ive. 1.Ross was the only ono to get on to
the bowling and he ran up the handsome
scorn of 19, making a 4 hit and two 8's
while in. The innings totalled 57. The
home team went to bat again, 18 runs be-
hind on the first innings but Dr. Sloan's
20, C. Hacking's 16 and H. Hay's 10, with
the smaller snores soon counted up so that
when the 10th wioket dropped Listowel
was credited with 74 runs. For the visitors
ono noticeable feature of this innings was
the bowling of D. Rose who was credited
with bowling out four, and five maiden
overs. Bruoaels renuired 57 runs to beat,
just the snore of their 1st innings, but For-
guson's under arm bowling got the start of
than and down tumbled their wickets for
the very small score of 21 runs, being thus
defeated by 35 runs. Several of the old
players of the Brussels slab, viz.: -J, Kit-
chen, A. Veal, Dr. McNaughton and Geo.
Thomson were not with the club that day.
The boys who took their places gave a very
gold account of themselves and showed
thnttheir was criekating ability to bo de.
veloped. The following is, the score :—
anns9lsL0.
lot Innings. 2nd Ionian.
Dennis, 1 Ferguson, 0 0R Bay, b H Hay,8
D. Itoss,c Hooking, bHayl b Ferguson 0
Currie, b Ferguson 0 not out
J. Roes, b l+nvert 12 c Hay, b Foreu-
MOLonnen, b Hay 0 b Hay 0
Laird, 1 Hay 0 b Ferguson 0
Cou.lay, 0 Hay, b Fergu-
son 0 U Ferguson 0
Hargreaves, b Hay 4 b Ferguson 0
Waterer, ren out 0 U Hay 1
Str etton,b Hay 1 b Fergueoa 7
Grower, not out 8 b Ferguson 1
Extras.. ................ ...........14 Extras d
Total 57 Total F.I.
1I010101SL.
lei lunings, Sad Innings.
n. Aay, b ito.. 0 5 J. Roes 7
Sloan, 0DIeDenaan,b Ile set b D. now. 20
Gabel, hit wick b Rose 2 not Ont s
0. Hacking, b Rose.............9 run out 19
W. G, gay, O D. line, b
hose 0 b D. Rose 0
Mabee, o waterer, b Den.
2110 0 run out 1
J. Hacking, 5 Dennis .......... 0 o waterer, b 4
Roes 3
Aidd, run out 13 e & b J. Rose 0
]invert, b Dennis, 0 b Dennte....,....... 2
H. Hay, 5 Ross 1 b D. Roes 10
Ferguson, not out 0 b D. hose 1
Extras 4 Extras 10
Total 90 Total 74
.BOWLING ANALYSIS,
n0tre90Le.
W. 11, Wkte. 0. 14I, B,
1 -at Innings.
L 12oss.. 0 19 0 8 2 8
II. Dennis 0 22 9' 8 1 2
000 innings:
J, Ross 0 40 1 14 1 - 1
B, it ends 1 8 1
D. Boas 1 10 4 11 e
LI0TOOfEL,
101 Inologe.
H. Hay 0 12 5 11 7 4
R. Fergueob 1 29 9 6 0 2
Eilvert 0 8 1 9 1 1
C. Hooking 0 e 0 2 0 0
lid Innings.
H. Hay 0 0 0 0 4 2
R, Ferguson 0 9 7 5 1 e
IJmpires—Powell and Campbell.
Scorers—Sootb and Ferguson.
LOCAL 1'1'EHS.
P112811 0,•DUNOAN, Chief of Police,
Brandon, Man., is visiting. friends in
town this week.
COUNCILLOR VANSTONE goes to Bog.
ton this week. He will bo away for
pix or seven days.
A (sooD dual has been said by some
individuals relative to the Are engine
not being in working order. We took
the trouble to interview E. W. Mel-
son, the engineer, who informed us
that with the exception of a little
packing the engine was all right and
worked first-class. Ho says it would
be a great improvment if an oil cup
was put on the cylinder similar to the
one on the steam cbeet, only larger,
as it would be much more conven-
ient, especially for working at night.
It seems the ropo to the fire alarm
did not work well en the day it was
last need, this and the weeding out of
bad hose should be attended to at
.once. The tank near tbo station wee
Med before the engine was taken to
'Vire Hall on Friday.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JULY 80, 1886.
SERVANT wan tad. See People's 1
Column,
Tim committee appointed to moot
Grey Council relative to a settlement
of the Land Improvement Fund,
went to Oranbrook on Tuesday. No
settlement was arrived at however, as
Grey offeie Brussels the interest on
the $100 received some years ago
and would not agree to anything else.
The committees explained the posi-
tion of Brussels and intimated that
our contention was for about $d37,
settled on basis of the nasesement of
1867. Reeve Strachan was depu-
tized to interview the Provincial
Treasurer concerning the matter and
he went to Toronto flag week. The
money will not be paid to any of the
townships until a settlement is mads
with the villlages interested.
LAWN PARTY.—A. verypleasant
gathering assembled on the spacious
grounds of Wm. Vanotone on Tues.
day evening of this week. Tea was
served from 5 o'clock p.m. The fol-
lowing was the program :-Piano
solos, by Mies Creighton ; songs by
0. B. Herne and children ; solos, by
Miss Lottie Hill ; readings by Rev.
W. Smyth ; address by Rev. Mr.
Smith, of Listowel, and a solo by
Thos. Moore. lee cream was served
by the ladies. The proceeds amount-
ed to abort $80 and will be applied to
the Trust Fund of the church. The
usual number of persons, deeply im-
pregnated with Satanic) influence, as-
sembled outside the fence and it is
to be said to the disgrace of some of
them that stone throwing at the lan-
terns was one of their amusements.
A. hearty vote of thanks was passed
to Mr. and 11Irs. Vanstono for the
use of their residence and grounds.
lerytla.
Slater k Sims have erected their
windmill again, we hope it may
prove suooeseful this time. .
Mr, Bailey, who lately opened up
a bakery business here, has disposed
of it to E. D. Chamberlain, Mr. 0.
is the only baker in town now. This'
will be a good chance for another
baker, as opposition is the life of
trade.
PnesoNoLs.--Miss Annie Shane is
visiting friends in Luoan at present.
—Mies Govenlook, of Seaforth, and
Miss Scatter, of Rogersville, who
have been the guests of Mrs. Dr. Car-
der returned home last week.—Miss
Parrott, who has been in Wyoming
for some time past is home on a visit.
—Miss A. Kelly and Miss Carson are
visiting friends in Bluevale this week.
—Mrs. J. B. Kelly is visiting friends
in Stratford this week.—Wm. Dodds
who has been in town for some time
left here on Monday for Thorold. --
Mrs. McDonald, of Seaforth, is the
guest of Mrs, Dr. Sloan this week.—
Wm. McElroy leaves here next week
for Listowel having secured a .first•
aloes situation there. We wish him
succes.—Wm. Dodds, late out, from
England in behalf of the Y.1VLO.A.,
occupied the pulpit in the Methodist
church last Sunday evening.
The promenade concert given un-
der the auspices pf the Blyth cornet
band, last Friday evening, was a most
decided success, the hall being filled
to its utmost capacity. Al 8:80 the
chair was taken by Gift'. Elliot, who
-occupied that position in a most able
manner and to the best satisfaction of
all. Before the opening of the con-
cort Mr. Elliot made a few brief re-
marks after which the ooncert was
then proceeded with. The band and
the orchestra rendered some very fine
selection during the evening, which
were well pleasing to the audience.
A voting contest for a ladies toilet
ease was then opened, the parties be-
ing Mies Jones and Miss Mitohell.
This was the most exciting feature of
the evening, the contest being a very
close and interesting one. Miss Mitch-
ell was finally the favorite, she car-
rying off the prize, The proceeds of
the evening were Hien announced,
Which amounted to the handsome
sum of $70. The concert was then'
brought to a close, everyone going
away well -pleased with the result of
the evening's entortatnrient.
The Marquis of Lorne is spoken of
as the next Iriab Viceroy.
Tho shores of Prince Edward Is•.
land swarm with maokoral.
The Canadian schooner Elgin has
been sold for debt in Chicago.
Lord Charles Berosford is talked of
as the coming Irish Secretary,
Ca. -anal an lNewy-
Forepaugh will pay $55 for license
in Chatham.
Berlin is to have a Conservative
German paper.
Orangeville waute to get it's name
changed to Dufferiu.
Prince Albert has a cornet band
numbering fifteen pieces,
A New Hamburg firm sold 4 ions
of binding twine at Platteville.
Chatham Town Council has grant-
ed $150 to the West Kent Agricul-
tural Society.
The Galt School Board received ap-
plication from no less than 45 lady
teachers at its last meeting.
A muskillonge was caught in the
Grand river at Brantford last week.
It was 8 feet 10 inches long and weigh-
ed 244 lbs.
Mitchell civic holiday takes place
Aug. 5111. They exourt to Goderioh
and go for a sail on the steamer "Sag-
inaw Valley."
Had it not been for the untiring
energy of a bucket brigade the, town
of Farewell, B.C., would almost cer-
tainly have been destroyed 'by fire
recently.
A traveller just returned from the
Fiji Islands brings with him the skull
and bones of a missionary whose
body had been sold from the natives'
meat market and eaten years ago.
The huckleberry Drop this year will
probably be large. The bushes in
many places are bending to the
groundlwith their loads of fruit, and
the berry itself is largo and of good
flavor.
The expedition working on the
wreck of the C. P. R. steamer Algoma
at Isle Royal, Lake Superior, is mak•
ing good progress and it is expected
that the job will be completed within
the next two weeks.
The condition of the crops in Man-
itoba and the Northwest is reported
to be fair, and in the Portage la Pro,
district, from Brandon to Moose -
min, very good. In the Territories
generally the crops are said to be be-
low the average yield.
A Baltimore dispatch says :—The
United S takes Commissioner has re-
fused to extradite John Stone, who is
demanded by the Canadian authorit-
ies for shooting his niece, Maud
Hodge, at Beamsville, Ont. Miss
Hodge and her mother, the only wit-
ness to the shooting, detailed the ac-
tions of Stone. He did the shooting,
after which he shot himself. The
meet between Stone and his sister and.
his niece was very affectionate, and
there was no disposition to push the
prosecution.
The newly-eleoted Board of Direc-
tors of the Dental Surgeons on Wed-
nesday of last week elected officers as
follows :—President, Dr. Chittenden,
Hamilton ; Secretary, .Dr. Willmott,
Toronto ; treasurer, Dr, Wood, Oo•
Bourg ; register, Dr. Hiplaine, Tor-
onto ; Financial Oommitle, De. Mar-
tin, Ottawa, and Dr. Hiplaine. . The
examiners appointed were : Surgery
Dr. Fisher ; chemistry, Dr. Nelles ;
operative dentistry, Dr. Martin ; me-
chanical ' dentistry, Dr, Hiplaine ;
materia medico, Dr. Willmott ; phys-
iology, Dr. Wood ; anatomy, Dr.
Ohittenden.
A 10 -year-old lad named David
Young was arrested on Wednesday
near Tileonburg on a charge of
throwing a stone at the sleeping car
"Kalamazoo" on the special Singer -
fest train on 20th inst. The boy
was arraigned before Police Magis•
trate McLean at Tilsonburg, who
suspended sentence, releasing him on
his father entering into bonds of $50.
The father ie in destitute circumstan-
ces, and on that account the Magis-
'trate exercised leniency. The lad
could have beeen sent to prison for
life. The stone struck a lady pass-
enger in the coach, but she was not
seriously injured.
themselves up with the political die-
oussions of the white men was sahib•
lied in the moat unmistakable man-
ner. When the time oamo to con -
eider the 22 names that had been
placed upon the voters' list at the
preliminary revision, Indian after In-
dian Dame forward to demand that
his 1121110 bo taken off. Theysaid
that they did not give anyone auth-
ority to put their names on the list.
One old man, 90 years ofage, and
nearly blind, in answer to the ones-
tion why he wanted hie name off, re-
plied that they had stolen his name ;
that he had not ailed to have it put
upon the voters' list ; that ho did not
want it there.
NO, 4
The extension of the 0. P. It. from
Ingersoll to London has been decidod
upon.
Numerous desertions have recently
occurred from the Halifax, N. 8. gar-
rison.
The Canadian Goyernmont will
send a steamer to relieve starving
Newfoundlanders,
An COcumonical Council of Metho-
dists, to be held in the United States
in 1891, is talked of.
B. Allen has been unanimously re-
nominated as Reform Federal condi.
date for North Grey.
Montreal grain merchants are nom•
plalning of a tendency to favor To•
ronto in O. P. R. freight rates.
, The Ontario Teachers' Association
meets at Toronto, on Tuesday, Aug.
10th, and two following days.
!the value of mackerel taken by
Yankee fisherman from Canadian
waters this year is planed at $750,-
000.
Paymaster Graham lost $10,000
and the Dominion Express Company
$2,000 in the late fire at Beaver,
Man. The Paymaster succeeded in
easing n pailful of melted coin.
A 12 -year-old son of Richard ller,
of South Colchester, is suffering from
what four physicians who aro attend•
ing him believe to be hydrophobia in
a mild form. The boy was bitten by
a dog several years ago.
It is understood that Lord Lans-
downe will sail for England for a
visit on or about Aug. 5, and that
Gen, Russel, commander of lifer Ma-
jesty's forces at Halifax, will be ad-
ministrator during his absence.
The Department of Public Works
has been notified that the graving
dook at Esquimalt, British Columbia,
has been completed. The last stone
of the clock was laid on the 251h of
June, the work having boon done in
eighteen months,
Captain Zetland, of the steamer
Ontario, was fined $5 and coats for
blowing the whistle of the steamer at
the wharf at Sarnia a few nights
since. The captain said he blew the
peaky thing in order to collect the
members of the Mounted Police, NI ho
were scattered about the town.' •
Tho deaths in June in the chief
towns and cities in Canada were :—
Montreal, 564 ; Toronto, 193 ; Que-
bec, 191 ; Hamilton, 59 ; Halifax,
60 ; Winnipeg, 26 ; Ottawa, 90 ; St.
John, N.B., 48 ; London, 86 ; 81.
Thomas, 16 ; Charlottetown, 10 ;
Guelph, 9 ; Belleville, 11 • Three
Rivers, 27 ; Chatham, 12; Sherbrook
0 ; Peterboro, 15 ; Sorel, 22 ; Fred-
ericton, 12;'Jt. Hyaomihe, 18 ; Galt,
8 ; Hull, 29.
The Grand Lodge of the I.0.0,1r.
opens at London on Wednesday, Aug.
11, the Grand Camp meeting the day
previous. Speoial attractions are of-
fered during Wednesday, and in the
evening.a grand complimentary en-
tertainment is to be held in the Opera
House. Tbe. Patriarchs Millitant
will be a special feature of the day's'
program. Lieut.. Gen. Underwood.
of Covington, Kentuoky, and Major.
Gen. Eddy, of Rochester, are expect-
ed to be present and review the par-
ade. This will be the first time the
Patriarchs Millitant have appeared
in publio in Ontario in their°new uni-
form.
At the recent Irish Wesleyan Oen-
femme a letter was read from the
Rev. Wm. Arthur, expressing his
strong sympathy with Irish 1ltetho•
diem at this juncture, and condemn.
ing Homo Rule. The Conference in
recent session discussed the action of
the Committee of Privileges in pass-
ing resolutions against Mr. Glad -
stone's Home Rnle Bill. After an
extended discussion, the Oonference
passed, by a majority of 187 to 22,
resolutione approving of the action of
the Committee protesting against
Horne Rule as inimical to the inter.
este of Protestantism and to the unity
of the empire.
A valuable and interesting addition
has been made by, James Goldie to
his already largo aviary. About forty
young pheasants aro WAV in his pos.
eeseion. He obtained the eggs from
different parts, and commbn hens
hatched them out. The pheasants
oompriee four species, the English,.,
Indian, African and American. Mr.
Goldie is a groat fancier of the tenth•
ered tribes, and he is continually add-
ing to his collection with remarkable
success. It is a eight in itself to see
these beautiful birds on Mr, Goldie's
tpaoious lawn• Some 80 eggs wore
set and the return of 40 chickens was
very good. --Guelph Herald,
It seems that the Columbia river
salmon fishery is about to play out.
The fish are said to be deserting that
river and that there is now a scarcity,
so that the American markets mush
look to British Ooli'nlbia for their
supplies. The total production of
the B. 0. canneries is from 100,000
to 120,000 oases a year, the principal
demand for'which is from the Eastern
Slates, but owing to the high duty
on the cane, trade is restrioted. Were
11 not for this the Canadian Pacific
Railway would do a largo business in
transporting the products of the can-
neries referred to from British Col-
umbia to the most available markets,
and did reciprocity exist the gain
would bo to the Fraser River canneries
which aro largely owned by Americana.
It would seem to be in the interest of
the Americans, in this, as well as the
New England branch of the fiaheriee,
to bring about a proper 'commercial
understanding with Canada.
Duncan C. Ross, the athlete, was
arrested at Washington, D. O., for
brutally assaulting Sergi. Walsh, his
cou,petltor in a mounted sword con-
test exhibition. The contest was a
very tame one. Walsh appeared to
be the butter swordsman and had the
sympathy of the audience. Every
point he made was loudly cheered,
while the score made by Ross was
unnoticed. This seelnel to auger
Ross, and when the contestants were
ordered to retire after the ninth round
instead of doing so Boss rushed at
his adversary, savagely cutting him
right and left with his sword. 'Phe
force of his attack was such that
Walsh's horse was thrown clown and
full on top of his rider, who was
knocked senseless by the blows from
his assailant's sword. The audience
called on the police present to arrest
.Ross, and several officers pulled him
from his horse and tools him to the
polies station, where he was after.
wards released on bail. Walsh was
carried to his dressing room and re.
stored to consciousness, when it was
found he was not seriously injured.
The latest candidate for fame is a
lady in Brooklyn, who is a teacher of
languages and drawing, and proposals
to improve the leisure of her present
summer vacation by gliding through
the rapids of Niagara in a machine
of her own invention. Mme. Tienane
N. Ledochowsko, who thinks of trifl-
ing thus lightly with fate, lives in a
000l and pleasant house with canary
birds singing on the verandah at 508
Bergen street. She is descended from
a family of emigrees that belonged to
the old French noblesse, and emigrat.
ed from Prance in 1792, the year be.
fore the reign of terror, and after.
ward settled in Russia. Mme. Led. •
ochowski herself was born and rear-
ed in Paris, and has lived in half
the countries of Europe. Her educ-
ation is French but her passports are
Russian. She came to this country
in 1873, accompanied by Ler husband
a Polish pianist and music teacher.
Madame Ledoohoweki said yesterday
that she proposed to ride from the
mist of the Falls to Lake Ontario,
through rapids and whirlpool, in a
huge guttta•peroha egg. The shell
of this India -rubber egg would be very
thick and very tough, so thick that
it would have the rebounding power
of an India -rubber ball. The inter.
ior would be Iined for a considerable
depth with soft material, se the soy.
ager would feel no shoals when the
India -rubber float struck a rock and
rebounded. The outside of the egg
would be greased so that it would
slide'from a rook a0 well as rebound
from it. The egg would not be torn
by the rooks, and when it struck
them would bound easily to u110 side
and rash on faster than ever, She
thought it no proof that the Niagara
rapids were navigable in a tub that
cooper Graham had once gone
through them in his cask. The next
time lie made the 'voyage his cask
might be dashed to pieces on a rock
and ho would drop ingloriously
through the bottom of his barrel to
the bottom of the river. In a gutta
percha egg, on the other hand, one
might run against all the rocks in the
rapids and jump into all the whirl•
pools without danger and . come out
again Ml right. Mme. Ledoohowski
said she would like to undertake the
voyage, Her object was to make
money. She would gladly ttudertake
the adventure if people would amour -
age her financially. She believed it
possible to go over Niagara Falls in
an India rubber egg, and thought it
was well worth trying.