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The Brussels Post, 1886-8-6, Page 44 THE BRUSSELS POST AUG. 0, 1880. Ibe `I>,ix tits Vast, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1886, Canadian N eves rs . Ottawa city Connell has decided to annex Now Edinburgh. A Scandinavian National Union has been organized at Winnipeg. Petroleum of good (polity has boon Oxford Caledonian Society games at Woodstock on Aug. 80. The death is announced of Robert Trudel, ItL,P.P, for Champlain, The taking of the census of Man- itoba wee commenced on Saturday. Eloctria light works and an eleotrie street car line is ta1 ked of for Wood - stook. The Cbambly election resulted in the return of Mr, Profontaine, the Liberal candidate, by as majority o!' The Independent Order of Oddfcl- It has been decided to repine° the lows have completed arrangements for the eroatiou of a note hall at To• onto. Onto of military inatrnction will be formed on the 27tH of next month of $40,000. at Niagara, Kingston noel Aldershot, The Northwest Rebellion Ulaims N. S. Commission have arrived in Itdoutre• Bay. Jno. Dooglae, of lfurley, al, where they will complete their Mau., will tape three Indian chiefs labors and prepara their report, with ]aim to attend the General Con• The International Exhibition, to ference of the Metbudiet Ohnrolt. be hold in June, 1887, is announced found oozing trona a bole in a river 120. Samson & Cols'e elephant broke for Adelaide, the capital of South bank in the Duck Mountain District. A Hampstead cat, whoso kittens loose at :Emerson, Man., Wednesday Australia. This will furnish au op - It is asserted that the Labrador were drowned in tho spring, secured morning, and smashed tate, cage con- Pwrtnnity for Canadian manufeetur- horror stories wore circulated for the in the woods two young squirrels, taming the two•hoaded cow to oplin- ora to make headway with their wane which she roared sucoess£ully. tors and ran riot through the town. iu Australia, which should not be It was captured with ooneiderable neglected. difficulty. The gold medal given by Prof. Niuty-five candidates wrote for ail- Shuttleworth to the student at tho nlissiou to the Collegiate Institute in Ontario College of Pharmacy obtain. Galt ; 24 were successful, 106 wrote ing the highest marks in chemistry in Brantford ; 72 passed. St. Georgo'a, has been awarded to E. L. Harvey, school sunt up 8 ; all were successful, of Watford. The Avtson Inedal for some of whom, under 12 years of age, materia medic t has been taken by took a high number of marks, J. E. Tremble, of St. Marys. Officers of the British army who Tho proceedings of the Phial Court ere iu Canada baying up bor.ee, of Revision at Walpole Island aro in - have suggested that the Bard of Di- Wresting. Application was made to rectors should offer prized at the the revising officer to put on upwards forthcoming Toronto Exhibition for of 80 Indians, but they all expressed borsee best fitted for cavalry pur. poses. It was decided to offer five prizes for the best riding horse fitted for light, medium or heavy cavalry. The Canadian Pacific Railway au- thorities offer to divert their line through) the city of St. Thomas, and erect a new passenger depot on the basis of the settlement of the snit in- stituted against the Company by the Corporation, and in cousideratiou of the abandoning of the vercliot of $12, 000 rendered in favour of the city by the Master in Chancery. The Com- pany also ask a right of way along the streets it may be neaoesary to travel with the new spur lino. Lightning played some queer pranke with the residence of A. J. Fortier, Town Clerk of Pembroke. it onterod by a window, broke sever al boles in the wall, and went across a bedroom breaking a Margo mirror. On the ground floor it passed through the parlor, cutting away part of Miss Fortier's shoe, and burning a leg off the piano. In the dining room it went through the wall, burning a picture. Mr. Fortier was standing at the back door and loot part of his boot. His son was sitting by the window when the lightniug onterod and although the sash and glass was smashed he was unharmed. Sinwoe, Bruce, and other portions four massive stone towers which sup- port tho big tables of the Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls by strong iron supporters, at an estimated cost purpose of Injuring the Hodson Bay Railway projeet. A. resident of Arthur village has been fined $100 and costs for a sec• oad violation of the Canada Temper. ance Act of 1878. A young man named Albert Arises, of Montreal, Ilse been sentenced to a fine of $5 or 15 days imprisonment for masgnerucling in women's clothes. A thief visited the Berkley Street Permission has been given for the sale of liquors on the Canadian Pa - ciao Railway dining room cars while passing through the Northwest Ter- ritories. Philip Garnesu, Rie1'e private secretary during the rebellion, has been released from Stoney Mountain Penitentiary. He intends to write a history of the rebellion. Methodist Church, Toronto, and stole At the Brockville market a lady the Sunday School collection of the purchased a pail of raspberries at previous Sabbath, amouutiug to $0. what she considered a bargain, but A Chinaman named Alt Lung, changed her opinion when she found landed at Port Arthur the other day the pail half filled with basswood and was much disgusted at being leaves. compelled to pay the statutory feo of As one result of Hon. Mr, Foster's $50. recent visit to the Maritime Provinces C. 8, Drummond, of Winnipeg, is and lite personal investigation of the at present in London seeking to pro- fisheries profeetion service, a steamer mote the railway from Winnipeg and having a speed of twenty miles en Regina to Port Nelson on Hudson hour, will in a few days be added to Bay. the Dominion fleet. A young son of Donald Lamont, of A codfish caught by the schooner Saugeen, fell from a load of hay on a Lightfoot last week, near Kentville, fork, a prong of which ran upwards was found, on being cut open, to con - ie to his body, passing through a part twin a cent and a po rtion of a human of one lung, and penetrating the sac scalp. At the same plane this spring of the heart. a fish was naught with a button em• The Dominion Government has of- bedded in its heed. fared $250 reward for such evidence Tho Methodist ohurcb this year is • as will lead to the arrest and °envie- sending three additional workers in - tion of the party and his accomplice to the Japan mission field, Rev. F. or accomplices who stopped and rob- A. Cassidy, 113: A., and Rev. J. W. bed the Prince Albert mail south of Saunby go out there shortly, and E. Humbolt on July 1711. Odium, Di. A. at present Bead master A. strange bird has a nest of three of the Pembroke High School, will young ones in the orchard of John go about the end of the year to take Harris, at Charlestown, a short die• charge of the preparatory department taneo oast of Orangeville. The bird of the Tokio College. is larger than a duck and has fent The eight -foot statue ectilpture by like a hen. lts species is a mystery Reid, of Montreal, for the monument to the whole neighborhood. to be erected in Winnipeg to the Near Peterboro' a young lady was memory of the men of the Ninth standing ou a wharf saying good bye Battalion, who fell during the North - to some friends who were leaving by west rebellion, is completed, and will a steamboat. A epark from a smoke- be shipped to the Northwest this stack set her dress on fire. The week. The figure 1s that of a private flames were extinguished by a young of the Ninth. Battalion, with a rifle man, who grasped the blazing calico in his hand, and weariug the full in his hands. dress winter uniform of the corps. Edward Eaulan, the oarsman has Tho Government having made Port been offered $500 in case he breaks Stanley a life-saving harbor, they the single scull throe -mile record. He have provided a new lifeboat which will nutlet tho attempt on Lake Quirt. cannot be swamped. It is manned eigamond on Thursday, August 12. by a crew of six, who drill twice to If he should not succeed in this at. week. They are taken out by the tempt, he has the privilege of trying Ruby on Wednesday evenings and again on August 18th and 14th. capized several times, always giving Mr. and Mrs, Floyd, of Detroit, the occupants a ducking. The boat while seated in a Grand Trunk car rights itself and the crew are saved. en route from Montreal to Toronto From Isle Royal, in Lake Superior Saturday, were startled by a bullet come reports that its fishermen ars shattering the glass of the window euspocted of having rifled the bodies where they were seated and strikiug of the 40 victims lost in the Algoma opposite the window of the oar. The disaster last fall, and that to avoid lady fainted and remained unconsoi- detection they sunk the bodies far out nus for soon tune. in the lake. The revenue cutter A fen days ago a jug of whiskey Andy Johnston left Milwaukee for enclosed in a valise arrived at High. Lake Superior, and will probably gate addressed to a well-known in. make a thorough investigation. dividual._ The boys "smelt him Wreckers are now at work on the Al- breff," unlocked the valise and added goma, and although a careful search a little croton oil to the whiskey. But has been made, no bodies have been before the owner of the jug could recovered except one or two pinned claim it the liquor was stolen by a in the framework of the vessel. The party bound on a fishing expedition. theory that the islanders robbed' and The result was a lot of very sick fish• sank the bodies is strengthened by ermen and a very small watch of fish. the finding of mutilated clothes and There is a breach of promise case articles of value in their cabins. in prospect for the Middlesex Fall The General Conference of the Assizes. Some intensely affectionate Methodist Uhureb of Canada, which letters may bo produced. In one of will commence at the Metropolitan these was enclosed a look of hair Church, Toronto, on September let, with a few versos imploring that a will be one of more than ordinary im- kiss be sent in return, and expressing portance and interest. The Local a solemn conviction that a kiss on Committee are already busily engag- paper would bo better than no kiss at ed perfeoting arrangements. The all. This is a point of some scion- names of 1390 delegates and visitors tido interest, and, no doubt, will en- who will be present have been receiv- gage the best attention of the court. ed, while the total number will be It is said that the defence will de- about 500, including all the dieting• mand that the kiss be 'produced. uished ministers in the Methodist de - It is reported at Ottawa that Lieut- nomination 1n the Dominion, the enuant•Governor Richey, of Nova majority of the most eminent laymen Scotia, will be appointed to a seat delegates from Bermuda, which is on the Supreme Coact Bench of Nova under the jurisdiction of the Metho. Scotia, that Mr. McLean will be. diet Church of Canada, and also vis - made Lieutenant -Governor, and iting delegates from the General that Sir Chorlee Tupper will auooeed Conference of Great Britain. and the Mr. Mc]reen as Minister of Finance, Oonferenoe of the North and Sotlth The latter is now 1n Nova Scotia, and United Status. The Conference will, is said to he winding up his affairs if night sessions aro held, taut two preparatory to taking office. Mr. weeks, otherwise the business will oc- McLean has been a terrible failure aupy at least three weeks. As the as Ftuanee Minister, and the Tories proceedings aro legislative, a number think that only by bringing Sir of questions upon which interest as Charles Tupper back oat they hope centred will be finally disposed of. to secure any support in Nova Scotia Among them are University Fedora - at the next election. If Sir Charles lion, the number of Oonferenee Pres. re•entors politics it will be with the assurance that Ile is to succeed Sir John Macdonald as leader of the Tory party within a short time. of the Province early in the spring were visited by a nun selling small paper packages, the contents of which were warranted to destroy potato bugs. The packages Dost 26 cents, and was represented to cantina enough powder to kill all the bugs that could find footing on an acre of potatoes. Purchasers were advised not to open the packages before the time for using, as the preparation would lose its strength. A large number of persons bought the peak - ages and when they were opened they were found to contain Wu small blocks of wood with directions print. ed ou them as follows :—"Take this block, which is No. 1, in right hand, place the bug on No. 2, and press then together. Remove bug and proceed as before. Putting grain into eltoolfe appears to be simplo enough like cocking up hay, yet much of both grain and bay suffer from being poorly pat up to meet the rain. Of course it is desir- able to get both without rain, but it is not always possible. A corms pondent of an exchange says .–When a boy it was the business of the writ er to carry grain together after the binders. There wero no reapers and binders than ; all was done by hand. But the boy was not considered com- petent to put up any of the shooks except such as were formed by set. ting the bundles by twos in a row of seven, with the 15th one at the end. We soon learned to put together the round shook of a smaller number, but the capping was beyond our reach, in a double sense. The bund• les had their tops pressed tightly to- gether, with the butts slanting out• ward a little, when a cap, made of a bundle of the longest strawed oats, raked even and bound near the butts, was dexterously opened in the centre and set square on the top of the shock, with the long straw hanging gracefully and evenly down tho sides. In this way, the oats would stand a long rain without much injury. Some- times two smell bundles wero tinct to- gether at the butts, and placed ou the aliock, one hanging on each side. In all cases, the knack was to got them on evenly and firmly, so that an ord- inary wind would not blow the caps off, It is much more difficult to shock wheat so that it will shed rain. Idents, and the extension of the itis- Tho bundle or two laid on tho top do orae' for five years. Important aa- not shod the rain like the oat -Sap da - tion is expected in tolerance to tent- scribed, and we believe it would pay potence and prohibition. Ito use cloth caps, as with flay. their determination not to go on. They made inquiry what they wero so do in order to prevent their names going on the voters' list, and they were told that all that was necessary was to stay outside of the hall and not answer when their names were called. This the Indians did. lir. Fraser, who was acting for the Oon- vervative Association, found it im- possible to get an Indian to cement to have his Bans pat on. Not an Indian answered ; not oue of those whose names had boon given in would enter the hall ; they refused to do so, and their determination not to mix themselves up with the political dis- cussions of the white mon was exbib• cud iu tale most unmistakable num- 1 nor. When tho time mune to con• eider the 22 names that hail been placed upon the voters' list at the preliminary roviston, Indian after In- dian cane forward to donttntl that his name be taken of! 'Obey said that they did not give anyone auth- after October lst. erlty to put their 11110102 on the list. One old mau, 00 yen g nearly blind, in answer to the guise - non why he wanted his name off, re- plied that they had stolen his name ; that he had not asked to have it put upon the voters' list ; that be did not avant it there. BLASIIILL, nutabor, thanking hie many ouetomore for their Moral support for the past six years wishes to inform then, that be- ing burned out of the old stand has fitted op a shop in Smals's BIOME in Orst•olaes style whore ho hopes to 9o° all the 0111 oustou>ors and as many now (mesas soo at to cava hint n °all. I keep nothing but Ilrst-class moats a1l kinds al Poul try and Santiago Meat. Deliver- ed to all parts of the 10100 L roe. Gash paid for Vat Stock, 111012 SALT.. ---TWO FARMS -- Lot 11, nn the 041 tun., and lo b15, on the 711 eon., of Morris, o0utaroiog 1,00 apron Dant,, about 00 aoros cleared, f000 front stumps un 0310 farm, and About 00 acres olearod on the otter. The cleared hand is lu n good state of cultivation and wall 1mnood, Gaud fauna barn and stables, andlog house at one, ami an the other a log hones and log barn. There le n goodbonrtttg orohard ort lob 14, A. novor-fail- lug spring crook runs through both places. The township,o Those a p111there 000 ano roer admirraably adapted for grain growing or grazing, and within avo utiles of the flourishing town of Brussels, T he places will ho sold together or separately, and can be bought cheap and on easy terms. Apply ou 110 promises of addrose the proprietor, Sunshine P. 0 UX'r0 SIOAL10, 0 tt Proprtotor. r�lWO FAIOlib, IN GREY, FOR stn„ or to rout, 200 acres 100 being lo 01, con. 0, the other 101 20, con, 0, Lot 13 Is situated two milas from the village of MMtitol, seven miles from nruesols, Iw01vo miles front C.I newel and } mile from a novor failing crook, 07 acres aro cleared, most all clear o1 stumps ane under' Food oultivatlen an,l oloau, sixty aortas of crop, good outlet for draining, n com- fortable dwelling, bank barn, stabling under - nos th, agood bearing orohard find garden, a well convenient o house noel yard, price, 4,000,rout, $050 per year, Lot 29 is situated 21 miles from Ethel, 10 from Lieto wet and o from Brussels. 00 acres cleared and under d. with bleak 0010. hemlock well rdwood.timb11 from a louse and outbuilding and a large young orchard aro on who farm. 1 rtoo, 03,000. rtl000 farms will be sold ,oparo4e or together to suit }>ur0hnser, Possession ono bo given a any time. Apply to 0apt. Stratton, or to MAT1'1IEWV CJNO. ,)73G1ZT0N, d9•tt proprietors, 1NOTIOE I We, the undersigned Merchants of the Village of Brussels, hereby give notice to our respective Cus- tomers that IVO _3TTTr�' WILL BE TAKEN ON' Book Accounts yams of ago, and F. 0. Booms, A. I.Z. SMITE, W. 1�TIGIITINGALit & CO., G. A. PowELL, ST1IACIIAN Bltos. J. G. Brow. FALL IMPORT41IONS! We are now receiving our New Goods for the Fall Trade and hope to be able to announce our Stock Complete in the course of a few days. Miss Green, who has given such universal satisfaction, is again En- gaged for the Winter Season. Through her splendid taste and good management we have done the BEST MILUNEY TI11ADE this Season, in fact nearly doubling all previous efforts. hand our Wo have to NEW PLTJSHES AND VELVETS. They are Cheaper this Season tend Better than for many years past. Being Scarce and. Dearer is all gluaabug. Thoy can be had to any extent and we Guarantee to supply them at the Present LOW PRICES THE WHOLE SEASON THROUGH, A.s soon as our New Stock is Complete we will give clue notice, and as all classes of Goods are Exceedingly Low two intend to marls our Goods at the. WEST �J1 and not allow any Store to Undersell ns. F. C. 110G -ERS, DOMINION HOUS5.