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Sherbrooke Illustrated 
 
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 CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF TRADE 
 
 CONTAINING 
 
 A brief reference to its early settlement, and more fully to its 
 
 admirable location ; 
 
 Its unrivalled natural water power ; 
 
 Its position as a great Railway, Mineral and Agricultural Centrr, 
 surrounded by a beautifully picturesque country 
 
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 SHERBROOKE, P. Q. 
 Publishers "The Sherbrooke E«aminer.' 
 
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SHERBROOKE ILLUSTRATED. 
 
 The I'ublishers in prtscntin^ tliis History uf Slicrbrookc to tiic I'ublic, do so under tlic I'atronage of 
 the City Council and tlie Hoard of Trade, both corporations realizing that the time has come when Sherbrooke's 
 admirable location, its natural ad\antages as far as water |)ower, its sujK'rior facilities as a niilwa)- centre, and 
 the fact that the surrounding country furnishes an agricultural, mineral and |)icturest|uc centre, excelled by none 
 in the Df)minion of Canada. 
 
 The citizens of Shcrbrooke, almost cc]ually divided in race and creed, are a unit in the belief that 
 Sherbrooke has a future, and are loyally working to place the chief city of the l*".astern Townships in that 
 position which nature has designed her to occupy. Sherbrooke was first settlerl in 1796 and the early settlers 
 who were United Emigre Loj'alists from Vermont, choe, w ith wisdom, the site which nature destined to become 
 the centre of one (jf the mos: magnificent portions t^ftiie province of (Quebec. 
 
 Geographically situated, Slierbrooke occupies, and will occupy, a.s a centre, one that should and will attract 
 an increa.sed population and capital. 
 
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SIiL'rbronkc, siliiatc'il as it is ofic hiitulicfl iniic^ frnni Montiv.il.anrI nnc luindrrd arifl twcntj'-scvcn miles fi iri 
 Quebec, and as tlic third in |)(>|julalitiii amoiij^ (Jiirbcc's cilic-s, docs not coiiio into dirixt competition uitli tliosc 
 two l.'irj^iT citii's, but is tiatuially and geographically its own iriui-cof the fmest section of the l'ro\ ince of (Juebec. 
 
 riie early settlement of SlierhrooUe ma)' be briefly described as datinj,^ from tlie year I"'/), when six 
 brothers by the name of ll>att, I'nited I'.inpire Loyalists, came from Vermont and settled m the 'lownship of 
 Ascot. 'I'hey came to a land of unbrokiMi forest, splendicll)' watered by rivers and streams, and um'ivalled as 
 far as pine, spruce, mrvple, hemlock, cedar and like valuable timbers, wliich up to to-da\' have not l)een exhanstc-d 
 This portion of the l<^astern Townships — Ascot and Sherbrooke - was j^ranted to the lljatts and their associates, 
 and the Township was orjfani/ed in iSo^ The site of the present Cit)- of Sherbrooke was then a i)art of the 
 Town.shi|) of Ascot, ami was in those former da)s known as The Lower I'orks, being the junction of the M.ij^oj; 
 river with the St, I'Vancis, while Lenn(»\\ille, three; miles distant, at the junction of the Massawijjpi with the 
 St. I'Vancis, was known .is the L'jiper I'^irks. in those earl>' da\s the onl)' marketable jiroduct of tlie Townshii) 
 were pot and pearl-ashes. I'hese products found their principal outport at Three Rixers, by bar^e, down the 
 river St. l-Vancis. An occasional visit of a jud^a" of the .Superior Court from Oucbec — overland Ijy way of the 
 ("raid's Road, through Megantic County or by wa\- of Three Rivers and up the Valley of the St. l''rancis, 
 furnished the Kastern Tcjwnships with the then re(|uired administration of Justice while a semi-annual trip of 
 the then merchants to Montreal, su])plied the necessaries and luxuries of life. It was in the year 1.S22 that 
 the Eastern Townshijis was established, bv the Legislature, with .Sherbrooke as its centre. Sherbrooke has 
 since continued to be the chef-lieu of what it claims to be the garden of the I'rovince of Ouebec. 
 
 Tlu l'ul)lishers intend to present to tlu- public more in detail the attractions and advantages of Sherbrooke, 
 indnstriall)- and socially, and phot<igraphieall\' illustrate a few of the charming views, the line private residences, 
 its manufacturing establishments, and its enormous resi-rve of natural water power. 
 
 Among the other earl)- settlers in .Ascot, besides the ll)atts, were Hav id Moe and Sanuiel Terrill. The 
 land granted to them and their associati-s was incorporated into a Township in iSo^. h'or the first 10 or 15 
 years there was little advance in settlement, if tr 'ition can be relied upon there were in iSiy only seven log 
 houses within the limits of what is now the pn" 'uki ambitious City of Sherbrooke. The name of the 
 
 City was, it is said, selected on the occasion of a ,i .Sir John Sherbr<j<>ke, Governor of Canada, to the Hon. 
 
 William Howman l''elton, retired officer (jf the Ro)a\ \av)', and who was one of 'he pioneer settlers of Ascot, 
 his |)lace " Belvidere " being within a few miles of Sherbrooke. Lermoxvillc, the village within three miles of 
 Sherbrooke, to which reference has been made, derived its name from Lord Lennox. 
 
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 VIEW OF THE ST. FRANCIS RIVER AND VALLEY AT SHERBRCXJKE. 
 
Before the Eastern Townships were divided into separate miinicipaiitics, an assembly under Government 
 l.cfjislation, composed of t«)W representatives from all the Townships met at Shcrbrooke twice annually, meetinjjs 
 were held in tht." Court House. The first Warden of the County was Mr. A. G. Woodward, and the first 
 Secretary Treasurer the Hon. J. (i. Robertson. Afterwards the several lOwiiships became incor|X)rated, and 
 the |)resent municii)al sjstcm of the Kastern Townships came into force, durinfj which period and up to the 
 present lime, the honest ailministration of the municipal system of Shcrbrooke and the Township has been o|)en 
 to but little criticism. 
 
 In 1822 the District of St. Francis was established and Sherbrooke proclaimed the chef-lieu. 
 
 In i<S^4 the important Colonization Compan)' " 'The Hritish .\merican Lanrl Com|wny," was projected by 
 John Gait, father of the late Sir Alex. Gait, Samuel Brooks, father of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Hrooks, was 
 appointed fleleJ,^•lte to l'".n},'laiul to ur^'e the issue of the charter. 
 
 Lord Aylmer, then (Jovernor of Canada, visited the Townships and wrote the Secretary of State: "The 
 " countrx' which t^ocs under the name of the Townships appears tfi me to be the most elijfible for settlement of 
 " any I have j'ct visiti;d. The climate is represented as healthy in a very remarkable decree, the soil fertile and 
 " aboundinjf in f-ircst trees of the finest j^rovvth, and of the most useful description, with jjreat facilities of water 
 " communication oy means of rivers and lakes." 
 
 This was by no means an e.xaj^j^eratcd report, and it is a confirmation from the (jovernor of Canada of 
 the day, that Shcrbrooke has fulfilled all that the Governor, Lord .Aylmer, then thoutjht were within the possi- 
 bilities and probabilities of a section of the Province so adinirabl\- situated as was Sherbrot)ke. The Governor 
 referred to was of the same family as the present Lord .Aylmer of ..lelbourne. 
 
 Amon^ the early settlers of Sherbrooke mention mi^ht be made of the oldest livinjj citizen, A. G. 
 Woodward, Kscj., who came to .Sherbrooke in I1S32, and who took an active part a^jainst the rebels in 1837 and 
 iiS^S, and who has been Coroner of the District of St. Krancis since the year iiS6o, and to whom the Publishers 
 are largely indebted for this brief historj- of Sherbrooke and the I'^astern Townshiiw. 
 
 The Publishers intend furnishing in addition a short and descriptive book, illustr.iting Sherbrooke as it 
 now is, I, as a Manufacturing Centre ; 2, as a Railway Centre ; 3, The Centre of a Magnificent Farming Country ; 
 4, <is an Attractive Centre for Tourists. 
 
 The Publication will also include references to the municipal organization, educational institutions, and 
 to those outlying mining and industrial thriving enterprises which make .Sherbrooke what it is to-day— a distri- 
 buting |)(jint to a surrounding country, unsurpassed by none in its mineral, agricultural and timber wealth. 
 
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SHERBROOKE OF TO-DAY. 
 
 Slierbrooke has a population to-day of about 1 1,000, beinjf the third city of impoilance in the Province 
 of Quebec. 
 
 The taxable real estate in Sherbrookc is $4,178,000, to which nearly $1,000,000 can be added repre- 
 senting properties exempt. The taxable real estate in 1 881, was $2,025,655 so that the increase in 17 years 
 is more than double. 
 
 The City Council for 1898 is composed of 
 
 S. FORTIER, Esq., Mayor. 
 
 COUNCILLORS. 
 
 Messrs I,. C. Belangee. - A. G. Lomas 
 
 C W. Gate - - L. H. (".uav 
 
 " H. k. Frasi.r, - - H. Samuel 
 
 " I). McManamv, - 1'. H. HiiBERr 
 
 " (1. A. LeBaron, - - C. V. Omvier 
 
 aXY OFnCERS. 
 
 Wm. ("iRifhth, - - - Secretary Treasurer. 
 V. J. (jRiFKiTH, .Vsst. Secretary Trtnsurer. 
 
 R. Davidson, - - Chief I'ire and Police. 
 
 1). Haiiett, - - Road Overseer. 
 
 '1'. Trkmhi.av, : - Supt. Water Works. 
 
 THE FORMER MAYORS OF SHERBROOKE WERE: 
 
 G. F. TlowEN, 
 
 Hon. J, G. Rohertson, 
 
 A. P. Bm.i., 
 
 Hon. J. G. Robicktson, 
 
 R. W. Heneker - 
 
 Hon. J. G. Rohertson, 
 
 R. I). MoRKn.i,, - 
 
 J. Grikkhh, 
 
 E. Cl.ARK, 
 
 W. B. Ives, 
 
 E. Cl.ARK, 
 
 H. C. Caisana, 
 J. Grifeith, 
 J. W. Wic.sett, 
 
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 1868 
 
 1869—712 
 
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 1875 
 
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 1878 
 
 187S) 
 
 1880 
 
 1881 
 
 1882 
 
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 A. G. Lo.MAs, 188;5--84 
 
 H. C. Caiiana, 188.5 
 
 Wm White, (now Mk. Jusiici. Whiti;) 188() 
 
 Wm. .Murray, 1887 
 
 L. E. Pannkion, now M.L.A., - -' 1888 
 
 G. G. Bryant, 1889 
 
 J. A. CnicoYNE, - - - - 1890 
 
 M\jor I. Wood, 1891 
 
 J. A. C:hicovne, M.L.A , - - - 1892 
 
 1). McManamv, 1894 
 
 Ci.AVK Gordon, ... - 1894 
 
 1. C. Bei.anoer, g.C, - • - 1895 
 
 G. G B..YANT, .... 1896 
 
 H. R. Fr.\ser, 1897 
 
1. S. FORTIER, Ma»or. 2. D. MoMANAMY. 3. L. C. BELANQER. 
 
 7. C. W GATE. 8. Q. A. LeBARON. 9. H. SAMUEL. 
 
 4. A. G. LOMAS. B. 
 10. F. X. HEBERT. 
 
 H. n. FRA3EH. 6. L. H. QUAY. 
 11. 0. F. OLIVIER. 
 
The City of Sherbrooke has been exceptionally ^[enerous in bonuses granted to railways aiul to inaiii' 
 f.icturiiij^ companies, a liberality which it has no reason up to the present to regret, resuitinj^ as it has in making 
 Sherbrooke recognized all over the Dominion as an active and enterprizing business centre. 
 Among the principal bonuses granted are : — 
 
 Quebec Central Railway Company, .....-- ^ 50,000 
 
 International Railway Company, - - - - - - - - 52,000 
 
 Waterloo & Magog Railway Company, 20,000 
 
 Meat Packing Company ......... i5,o<x3 
 
 Worsted Factory Company, ..-_.--- 22,500 
 
 Jenckcs Machine Company, .-...---- 30,000 
 
 Beside sundry other smaller bonuses and exemptions from taxation to otlu-r enler[)rizcs, vi/., to the (las 
 and Water Company, Hovey liros. Packing Co., " The Gardner Tool Coy." and to Walter Blue's Clothing 
 Manufactory. 
 
 The City of Sherbrooke can boast of an admirable pf)licc and fire protection, second to none for a city of 
 its size, under the able charge of Chief Davidson. Disastrous fires liavc been for man)' j'ears few anil far between, 
 and burglaries and serious breaches of the peace scarcely known. 
 
 Last year, the city, after an arbitration, took Cover from the Gas and Water Company, its water system 
 paying therefor $1 16,000, leaving that company the control of its Gas and l'".lectric Light departments. 
 
 iMjr a number of years past Sherbrooke has been spending annuailv large sums upon th<' ronstruction of 
 a complete sewerage system, and also in laying down permanent flag stone side-walks. I'hc flags used are of a 
 superior cjuality aiul near!)- all the [)rincipal streets are now tluiv ])aved. 
 There is this current year more than usual activity m building. 
 
 Among the principal buildings now in course of erection are the new portion of the Roman ( atholic 
 College, replacing the one destro)'ed by fire last j'ear ; an exceptionally fine building of The " Sun Life Insurance 
 Co'y," and a large commercial block on ^Vellington street, the foundations of which are both laid, while some 
 other commercial blocks and new pi-ivate residences are in course of erection in the different wards of the cit)'. 
 
 The present city hall and market is situated near the centre of the city, surroimded by a magnificent 
 circle of elms. The cit\- hall and market building was constructed in 1^59, and the city Council finding that it 
 is not up to the present reipiirements, has now under consideration the erection of a new city hall and a separate 
 and model market building. 
 
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COMMERCIAL STREET-EAST END. 
 
AS A MANUFACrURING CENTRE. 
 
 Sherbrooke is peculiarly a inaniifacturinj^ city, nature haviii}^ enciowctl it with a water jjower unsurpassed 
 in the Province, or in fact in Canada. The power is derived from the river Mayog, and consists of a series of falls 
 extending over a river stretch of nearly 3-^ of a mile in the heart of the city, beginning at what is called the 
 main or upper dam and terminating at the junction of that river with the ri\er St. Francis, underneath the iron 
 bridge of the Grand Trunk Railway. Ail along this stretch of the Magog, where not occupied by manufacturing 
 establishments, and upon its steep rock}- slopes, there have been alhjwed to remain the native woods and foli.igc, 
 so that to those not specially interested in its enormous wealth as a manufacturing power, these wild portions of 
 the river present a .series of pictures of grand sc:ner\', rapid after rapid, fall after fail, now widening out at points 
 where dams have been constructed— now rushing through narrower chasms, between rocky slopes covered with 
 beautiful foliage. To one spot called the " I.o\er's Leap "—a perpendicular bluff, nearly 80 feet high, is attached 
 an old Indian legend of the Young Indian Ikave who, through ill success in love, cast himself into the roaring 
 waters beneath. 
 
 But let us turn to the more practical view of this beautiful stream —its grand water power. 
 
 It is a safe estimate to place Sherbrooke's water power within the city limits at 4200 horse power, of 
 which say 1500 horse power is not yet utilized. The powers arc derived from five dams constructed in the gorge 
 of the river as follows : — 
 
 U.\.\l No. I. For The I'aton Manufacturing Company and The British .American Laiul Co's. Saw Mill ; 
 Lomas & Sons Woollen Mill, together with spare power. 
 
 I).\M No. 2. -For the A. L. Grindrod & v'o's Woollen Mill ; G. G. Bryant's Wood Working Shop, and 
 for the pumping wcjrks of tlie Sherbrooke Water Works. 
 
 D.\M No. 3. —For the Klectric Light Station of the Gas and Water Company ; for the Sherbrooke Yarn 
 Mills ; the Wliitnc)- ICIectrical Iinplemcnt Coy ; tlie Sherbrooke Steam Launtlry and W. T. Mountain's 
 Carriage Factory. 
 
 D.\.M No. 4. — I'^or the Power Mouse of the Sherbrof)ke Street Railway Co>' ; for the Gardiner Tool Co.'s 
 Works ; The Richard .Smith Machine Sho|)s ; for the building used by the Corset Co., with spare space. 
 
 Dam No. 5.— For the (ieorge Long Wood Working Shops; for the Grist and Flour Mill of Nutter ",: 
 I'"uller ; for the Sherbrooke Iron Works ; for the Old S'^wing Machine Works, with >i)are power. 
 
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 Power also can be f)btainccl by the construction of a dam between dams 3 and 4, which will ^ive 500 
 horse power, and which, with the spare [lower from the present clams, le:ives available some 1500 horse power. 
 
 In order to secure permanence in the water supply for [lower purposes, the IJritish American Land Co., 
 in the year 1 881, constructed a dam across the river, below the outlet of the " Little Lake Ma^og " so called, 
 rlistant some 8 miles from the city, acquiring at the same time the rif:;ht of flowage frt)m the riparian proprietors 
 bt^rdering the lake. They also secured from the proprietors at the outlet of Lake Memphremagog (the head 
 waters) the privilege, should circumstances occur, causing the cessation of the industry established at this point, 
 of opening the gates in this upper dam, .so as to permit of the natural flow of the river at all times. 
 
 The building of the dam above mentioned at the Little Lake, its maintenance, and the purchase of 
 flowage rights, together with the security of the flow cjf the river at all times, was a costly operation, under- 
 taken to secure the permanence of power to those industries already established along the river Magog in the 
 city of Sherbrooke, or which may hereafter be established. 
 
 THE PATON MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 
 
 This corporation is one of the most important manufacturing establishments in Sherbrooke. It was 
 started as a private venture in I.S66 by Messrs. .\. Paton & Co., but was in 1868 converted into a joint stock 
 company. It is the largest woollen and worsted mill in Canada. The products of this mill consist princii)ally 
 of tweeds, worsted goods, yarns, and sleeping car and steamship rugs. These goods are to be found 
 in all parts of the Uomim'on, from Halifa.K to Victoria. Their works cover a large area of land, and 
 are situated on the upper dam of the river Magog. The company has a paid-up capital of $600,000, employs 
 650 hands, and pa)'s out aimually over $150,000 in wages. The yearly output of the mills is over $700,000. 
 A certain percentage of Canadian wool is used, but the far larger |jroi)orti<)n is imported from Australia and the 
 Cape of Good Hope. The head office of the company is in Sherbrooke, with branch offices at the cities of 
 Toronto and Montreal. R. VV. Ileneker, I'".si|., is President of the company, and the mills and their output are 
 under the able management of Messrs. John Turnbiill, Managing Director, J. L. Hoswell, .Secretary, William 
 McCullough, Manager, and VV. E. I'aton, Sales Agent. 
 
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VIEW OF MAGOG RIVEH FROM WOLFE STREF.T BRIDGE. 
 
BRITISH AMKRK AX LAND COMI'AW'S SAW-MILL. 
 
 Tliis mill is situated directly across the river from llie Paton Company Mill. Their lo^ su|)|)ly is derived 
 almo.st wholly from the Compaiij's own land in the township of Orford, and floated down the River Ma^o}^. 
 This mill ^dves empli-'yment to some 40 hands, and has an annua! output of about 5 million. 
 
 MESSRS. ADAM LOMAS & SON'S WOOI.LKX MILLS. 
 
 .Adjoininj,' the I'aton Mill property is the Woollen Mills of the well-known firm of Messrs. Adam Lomas 
 & Son. This is one of the oldest of the Sherbrooke manufactories, havinsjf been established by the late 
 Mr. .Adam Lomas in 1S42. They manufacture principall)- flannels of a \ery superior c|ualit\', and which find a 
 market all over Canada. This Company also maiuifacture Tweeds. The\- employ 75 hands. The head of the 
 firm is Mr. .Alexander (i. Lomas, who has been a member of the City Council for man)- years, anil twice chosen 
 Maj'or. i'he Late .Adam Lomas also established in Sherbrooke a Cotton Mill, the second one started in 
 Canatla. 
 
 MESSRS. A. L. C.RINDROl) 6^' CO. 
 
 A short distance down the Magoi; is the unollen mill of Messrs. (irindrod vS: Co. This firm manufactures 
 tweeds, flannels, blankets, yarns and camp-spreads, made entircl)' from pure Canadian wool. The firm was 
 established in iS^S and employs 35 hands. They find their market all o\er Canada with the wholesale 
 clothiers, and .dso have a \er\' extendcil local trade, principalK- amonj; farmers, in the interchani^e of tweeds, 
 flannels, etc., for native wool. Mr. .A. L. (jrindrod is an old and influential resident of .Shcrbrooki-, ha\ iiiij taken 
 up his residence in 1S51. He is a native of Hur_\\ Lancashire, Lnj^laiul. 
 
 THE (i. G. JJRVA.XT'S .W.VXCI' ACT()R^'. 
 
 Ailjoinin^ Messrs. Grindrod & Co. is the manufiictor\' of Mr. G. (i. Hr)ant, contractor and builder, 
 manufacturer of sash, doors, blinds, architraves, mouldin|.;s, fl(jor boards, and all kinds of house finishinLjs. 
 He }.;ives emploj'ment to about thirt\' hands, and pays out in waives about $1.2,000 a year, with j'm annual output 
 
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VIEW OF MAQOO RIVER UNDER WOLFE STREET BRIDGE. 
 
of about $26,000.00. Mr. Bryant .started this mill in 1870, and by thorough l<nowiedge of bu.siness and energy 
 he has built up a larjjc and prosf)erous concern. He was for many years Alderman of the City, and Mayor 
 in the years 1889 and 1896. 
 
 SHERHROOKE STEAM LAUNDRY. 
 
 Further down the river Magog, and below the Electric Power Station, to which reference is made 
 elsewhere, is the Sherbrooke Steam Laundry, Mr. \V. B. Neil, proprietor, which gives emploj-ment to 25 hands. 
 Mr. Neil is an active member of the Board of Trade of Sherbrooke, and an enthu.sia.stic believer in the future 
 of the city. 
 
 .Adjoining the Steam Laundry is Mr. W. T. Mountain's Carriage Shop, which also gives employment to a 
 number of hands. 
 
 THE S1H':RBR00KE YARN WORKS .WD Tl'E WHITNEY ELPXTRICAL IMPLEMENT CO. 
 
 These industries occupied the large building deriving ]jower from dam No. 3, but as the result of a 
 disastrous fire arc not at the present date carrying on their business. They gave employment to a large 
 number of men. It is understood that the building will be shortly restored, and that they will resume operations. 
 
 THE W. R. GARDNER TOOL CO. 
 
 Derive their power from dam .No. 4 in the river Magog, and have been there established for three years, 
 coming to Sherbrooke from Brockville. The city granted them on their removal a bonus of $5,000. They 
 have very extensive works, giving employment to between 70 and 80 hands, all experienced workmen. 
 
 They arc manufacturers of hammers, hatchets, auger-bits, axes, saws, etc. The output has an extended 
 market in Canada and large shipments are also made to Great Britain and Germany. 
 
 THE RICHARD SMITH MANUFACTORY. 
 
 Mr. .Smith, who is a native of Sherbrooke, and years ago carried on the manufacture of macliinery as the 
 senior member of the firm of Smith-Elkins ManTg Co., removed to Boston, Mass., where he could have a more 
 extended field ff)r th; sale of his own specialties, viz. patents on pa|)er machines. Some four years ago he 
 returned to Sherbrooke, and started his present manufactory. Mr. Smith manufactures all kinds of paper and 
 
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WELLINGTON STREtT. LOOKING EAST 
 
pulp mill tniichiiiLT)', besides his own specialties on paptir inachinos, viz., patent screens, screen plates of a new 
 design, pneumatic calendar feeds, centrifugal ])iilp and li(|iiid a(;itators, automatic steam re^jnlators, etc. lie is 
 su|)pl)in^; P"'p '""' pa|KT mills \ery extensively in Canada, and also makes lar^e shipments of his s|)ecialties to 
 the paper-mills in the Slates. He employs about thirty skilled operatives. 
 
 SIIMkHROOKK IKON WORKS. 
 
 Messrs. 1). W. liyndman and A. (1. Campbell established machine works in 18S-, under the name of The 
 .Sherbrooke Iron Works The)' carry on a general machine sho|) for the manufacture of mill and other 
 machinery, and for repairs. They do work for parties all (jver the Province, and employ tW(;nt)' hands. The 
 building the)' occupy is an extensive one, ami was especially built for their use. Both Mr. 1 1 vndman and Mr. 
 Campbell are experienced mechanics, and have built up a prosperous business through their industry and energ)-. 
 
 SILVKR Sl'RINC. HRKWKRY. 
 
 Immediatel)' opi)osite the Sherbrooke Iron Works is the Silver Spring Hrewery. Mr. .S. C. Nutter, 
 sole |)roprietor. He employs 25 hanris, and his annual outijut is over 20,000 barrels. Mr. Nutter is finding a 
 large sale not onl)' in the I'ro\ince of Quebec, but in the Maritime Provinces and Ontario. The water uscti in 
 the manufacture of the beer is chemicall)', especially adapted for that purpose. I-'or local consumption the 
 bottling of Mr. Nutter's beer is done by Mr. J. M. Hryant, who.se establishment is opposite the (iranrl Trunk 
 Station. 
 
 Mr. W. II. Wiggett also carries on an extensive bottling and ai'ratcd \\ate> business on Mank .Street 
 and emplo>'s some 15 hamls. He has the Sole .Agency of How's Hreucrj'. 
 
 Nl"l ri'.R .\NH |-1'I.I.1-:R'S C.RIS'T and FLOUR MILL. 
 
 This mill is situated n:\ the opposite side of the river from the Sherbrooke Iron Works, and was formerly 
 known as The Macfarlane Milling Co. It has recently been purcha.sed by Messr.i. Nutter and l-'uller, who are 
 doing an extensive floiu' and grain business, not only locally, but in all the Kastern 'Townships. 
 
 GEORGK LONG, M ANUFACTURKR. 
 
 The business now carried on bj' Mr. Long is one that was established over forty jears ago b)- his father, 
 William Long. The building occupierl is a very fine, commoflious, brick buiUling erected three years ago to 
 
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 MAQOO RIVeR— THE OORQE. 
 
replace the older wooden building on the san. ■= Mr. Long is a manufacturer of sash, doors, blinds, Paragon 
 
 school desks and house finishings, etc. He also is a large dealer in kiln dried lumber, and is well-known as a 
 contractor and builder. The average amount of wages paid per month is a thousand dollars. He employs 
 thirty men. 
 
 The above is a brief summary of the manufacturing establishments deriving their power from the Ki\pr 
 Magog, and the following are certain other of the large manufacturers of Shcrbrooke, using steam and electric 
 power : 
 
 THE QUEEN CIGAR FACTORY. 
 
 Proprietors, Messrs. \V. R. Webster & Co. 
 
 This cigar factor)' was established in 1882, and gives employment to from yo to 100 hands. It has an 
 output of CAcr ;5,ooo,cxx) annually, and has agents all over the Dominion of Canada. Shipments have also been 
 made to Australia. Their factory is situated ori ' iraiul Trunk I.ane. The'r recogin'zed brands are the "Jose 
 Ma darcia," " K\ Presiilcnte " " Q-iecn, " "Dutch Mike,' " S'r Lancelot." "Diamond Dick," and others. 
 Messrs. Webster & Co., were extremely fortunate in holding, prior to the war between Spain and .America, a 
 large- <iuaiitit>' of I lavana tobacco, over one hundretl thousand pounds. This has enable then", to give to the 
 public their cigar " El Presidcnte" of the finest quality and one that is commanding a very extensive sale. 
 The present buildings occupied by the " Queen Cigar Factory," is of such limited capacity that Messrs. Webster 
 & Co., intend next year erecting new works. Mr, Webster is the President of the Ht)ar(l of Trade, ant! takes an 
 active interest in everything tending to promf)tc the welfare of .Shcrbrooke. 
 
 WALTER BLCE. 
 
 Mr. Hlue started business in Sherbn)oke in 1880, and carries on one of the largest manufactories of 
 clothing in Canada, a business built up wholly as the result of marked business ability anil energy. The 
 building occupied by Mr. Hlue was erected in 1896, and is one of the finest in Shcrbrooke. He employs 150 
 hands, and he finds a market for his output all the way from the Lower Provinces through to Vancou\er 
 Mr. Blue is looked upon as one of Sherbrooke's most prosperous and honorable business men. 
 
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VIEW OF WATER POWER (DaM No. 4) MAGOG RIVER. 
 
HOVKV BROS. PACKING CO. 
 
 This enterprise was established in 1894, and was exempted from taxation for ten years by the City 
 corporation. They employ 10 men, and carry on a wholesale and retail market, the wholesale business 
 consistinj:; lar^eh- of |)nrk packing. They largely furnish the lumber camps in the Eastern Townships with 
 their winter suppl)'. 
 
 THE JENCKES MACHINE CO. 
 
 Althougli almost last in this list of Sherbrooke's manufactories, the Jenckes Machine Co. is one of the 
 largest and most important. This establishment formerly occupied the buildings on the River Magog now 
 occupied b)' the Gardner Tool Works and the Richard Smith Manufacturing Co., but for lack of space and cost 
 of haulage of heavy machinery for mining and other purposes to the railway, they removed to their present 
 works, situated almost directly east of the Grand Trunk Station. Their present works were constructed in 
 1895-96, and cover several acres of ground. The main building is three hundred feet by one hundred, with 
 tiurct roof, and is probably one of the finest of its kind in Canada. The foundry and other necessary buildings 
 are separate. The officers of the Company are Messrs. S. W. Jencke.s, President, John M. Jenckes, Secretary- 
 Treasurer. The Company employs from 225 to 250 skilled mechanics, and manufactures the larger projjortion 
 of mining machiner)- used in Canada, and has supplied Rossland and other mining centres in British Columbia 
 an{| the Lower Provinces with much of the mining machinery in use. The Company has found it 
 necessary to establish a branch office in Rossland B. C. They also manufacture saw-mill, wood-pulp and 
 general mill machinery, w ater wheels and water power plant. One of the most interesting features of their main 
 building is the twent}- ton electric travelling crane, which in movement covers a space of 300 feet by 40. 
 
 THE CANADIAN RAND DRILL COMPANY. 
 
 This Comjjany was established in July, 1890, for the purpo.se of manufacturing the Rand Rock Drills and 
 Air Coniprcssing machiner\- and ap|)liances. The officers of the Com|)any are J. E. Lewis, President, Chicago, 
 S. W. Jenckes, V'ice-i'resident, Sherbrcxtke, E. A. Halsey, Consulting Engineer, New York, J. M. Jenckes, 
 Secretary, Sherbrookc. They have branch offices in Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, Rat Portage, Ont., and Rossland, 
 
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 H. C. They ^ive employment to upwards of 50 skilled mechanics, and have a market extendinjf o\er the entire 
 Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland. The C"ompany has recently received larj,'e orders for drill and 
 compressor plants from the Intercolonial Coal Co. and Canadian Gold Fields Co., Ltd.. and Winchester Gold 
 Mining; Co.; the Knobhill Mining Co. and others. 
 
 W. 11. ROSS & CO. 
 
 This firm carries on a largt- saw-mill antl prepared pulp wood business. Their suppi)- of lumber comes 
 principallj- from limits on the ri\er St. Francis, on the bank of which their mill is situated. They give 
 emplojment to a number of men, and their output is larj^ely shipped to the L'nited States. 
 
 The portion of the City occupied by the Jenckes Machine Co., Rand Drill Co., W. H. Ross & Co. and 
 the Hovey liros. Packing Co. was, five years ago, a vacant pasture field, and it is now a bee-hi\e of industr)-, in 
 extent over twenty acres of land. Numerous railwa\- sidings have been put in to accommodate all the 
 manufacturing establishmen s .so that facilities are afforded for shipment over the (irand Trunk Railway, the 
 Canadian Pacific, the Boston & Maine and the Quebec Central. 
 
 The shipments of ties, telegraph poles, hardwood and pulp wooil by Messrs. Hodge & \Vallc_\-, Morkili 
 & Gordon, and others to the United States, loaded at this point, have been, for the last few \ears, very large, 
 amounting to many thousand car loads ; 
 
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 BANKING AND LOAN INSTITUTIONS OF SHERBROOKE. 
 
 The business activity and prosperity of a city may, as a rule, be .safely judged by the character and 
 extent of its banking .system, it is a fact at once significant and encouraging that the increase in the number 
 of banks and the amount of banking ca])ital in Sherbrooke has kei)t pace with the growth of Sherbrookc aiul 
 the Fastern Townships in their importance and population. 
 
 Prior to 1S59 the banking accommodation in Sherbrooke was limited to a branch of the City Hank of 
 Montreal, the first Manager being the late Mr. Samuel lirooks, M. P. This bank was afterwards absorbed by 
 the Consolidated Hank of Canada, which is now defunct. 
 
 TIIF FASTFRN TOWNSHIPS H.XNK. 
 
 This institution was founded in 1859, and commencefl busitiess with a |jaid-up capital at that date of 
 $i36,cxx). Its business has stcadil)- increased, necessitating an increase in capital, which now stands at 
 
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HEAD OFFICE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK. 
 
$1,500,000. The Bank has an additional reserve fund of $835,000, giving an available capita' f)f $2,335,000. 
 Its dividends have always JDCcn at the rate of seven per cent, to which last year was added a bonus to the 
 shareholders of one and a half per cent. 
 
 (As illustrating the increase in the Bank's business, the deposits in i860 were $6,548 ; in the current year, 
 $4,384,000. Its circulation in i860, $135,152, the current year, $8y6,ooo. Loans in i860, $i,~9,ooo, current 
 year, $6,453,000.) The Directors of the Bank arc K. VV. Hetiek^r, ICsq., President, Hon. M. H. Cochrane, 
 Senator, Vice-President, Major Israel Wood, Messrs. T. J. Tuck and H. B. Brown, Sherbrooke, N. VV. Thomas, 
 Coaticook, and C. H. Kathan, .Stanstead, J. N. Gaylor anrl (jardner Stevens, Waterloo. The Bank has branches 
 in all the jjrincipal places in the Eastern Townships, viz, at Waterkjo, Stansteail, Cowansville, Coaticook, 
 Richmoiul, (iranby, Bedford, Huntingilon and Magog, and some two years ago established a flourishing and 
 successful branch at St. Myacinthe. It has as its correspondents Panks in all the principal cities of the Dominion 
 and the New Knj,Iand .States and in LcMidon. The officials at the head office arc Messrs. William Farwell, 
 (ieneral Manager, Stei)hen Kdgell, Local Manager, S. F. Morey, Inspector of Branches. Mr. Harwell is 
 recognised all over the Dominion of Canada as one of the most successful of Bank Managers. He has occujjied 
 his |)rcsent position since i860. 
 
 TIIK MKKCiLANTS BANK OF CANADA. 
 
 The Merchants Bank of Canada, the head office of which is in Montreal, established 15 >ears ajjo a 
 branch in Sherbrf)oke. It has a paid-up cai)itai of $6,cxx),cxx), with a reserve fund of $2,600,000. .Andrew .Allan, 
 I'^sq., of the firm v>f Messrs. H. and .A. .\ilan, is President. Management at the head office, Messrs. (jeorge 
 Hague, (ieneral Manager, and Thomas Fyshc, Joint (ieneral Manager, N, F. Hcbden, Superintendent of 
 Hranches. The branch at .Sherbrooke is under the management of Mr. G. Canuthers, Manager, Mi*. H. K. 
 Bennetts, Accountant. Mr. Carruthers has only had charge of the branch at Sherbrooke for one year, but 
 during that time has made himself appreciated as a keen, active manager. The branch office of this bank is 
 situated in Commerrial Scjuare. The Merchants Bank has Branch Offices in all the principal cities in Canada, 
 having no less than i^ in Quebec and Ontario and 7 in Manitoba and the North West Territories, with an 
 agency in^New York and principal cities in the Ignited States and correspondents in Great Britain aiul luiroijc. 
 
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 L\ BANQUE NAT10NAI.lv 
 
 This Hank, the head office of whicli is in Quebec and which is the oldest I'Vench Baiil< in the I'mvince, 
 having been established in 1859, o()ened an aijency in Sherbrooke in 1874. Its offices are on the principal 
 business street of Sherbrooke, Wellington street, in a building erected b>' the bank. This bank has fourteen 
 branches in Canada and in the principal cities of the Maritime i'ro\ inces, Quebec and the North-West. The 
 capital stock is $2,200,lxx). Rest, $100,000. It has correspondents in London, {'"ngland, i'aris, and the larger 
 cities of the New l^ngland .States. Its manager in Sherbrooke, Mr. J. M. Uufresnc, who took charge <jf the 
 branch only a few months ago, is rapidl)' getting into contact with the business men of the cit)-. 
 
 HOCMPXAGA HANK. 
 
 This bank has its head office in Montreal, with an authorized capital of $2,000,000 and [jaid-up capital of 
 $100,000, reserve fund, $450,000. Its stock stands reiativeh' as high as an)' other bank in Canada. Tlie branch 
 in Sherbrooke was established in December 1897, under tlie management of Mr. W. (iaboury, who was for a 
 number of )'ears prior to this date manager of La Hanijue Nationale in Sherbrooke. Tlie Ilochelaga Hank has 
 branches in the principal cities of Canada, and correspondents in (Ireat Britain and tiie I'nited States. .Although 
 but recentl)' established, the branch at -Sherbrooke, under the able and popular management of Mr. (iaboury, is 
 alread)' doing a large and progressive business. 
 
 A reference to the above-mentioned banks will give evidence that Sherbrooke is recognized as ,1 !i\e 
 business centre. These banks ha\e an aggregate capital of $14,885,000, affording the Inisiness men of .Sherlirouke 
 and the surrounding countr)' both am|)le banking facilities here, and a ra|)id and easy financial connnunication 
 with the w hole outside workl. 
 
 In addition to the above is the private bank of Messrs. Frank Thompson & Co., Hankers and h'inancial 
 agents, establisiied in 1897. This firin has carried out successfully several large transactions in negotiating the 
 sale of municipal and corporation bonds and securities. 
 
 SHKRHROOKK LOAN AND MORTtJAtil-: ( O. 
 
 This companj- was organized in 1854, uiuler The name of the Sherbrooke Permanent Building society 
 sub.sequently changed in 1886 to that of The Sherbrof)ke Loan and Mortgage Co. Under the amending Act, 
 increased p.)wers were given t(' the Compan\', including the anthorit)- to receive inone\- on deposit for loan 
 investment. The capital of tiie Company is $150,000. I'resident, Mr. James Davidson ; .Secretary, Mr. C. 11. Fo.ss. 
 
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 SHERBROOKE AS A COMMERC3AL CENTRE. 
 
 ['"ollowing as a natural result of its position as a manufacturing and railway centre, and surrounded as it is 
 b> a magnificent farming country, the city has steadily developed, in addition to its large local business, a very 
 extensive wholesale trade. 
 
 Taking the several railways above referred to we find on the line of the Grand Trunk Raihva>' to the 
 west Hrom[)ton l-'alls, distant six miles, anfl Windsor Mills, at which jjoint are located the works of the 
 Canada Paper Co., 14 miles, Richmond and Melbourne, 25 miles, Danville and Asbestos on the Quebec 
 Branch of the Grand Trunk, 35 miles, and to the east, on the same railway, a rich agricultural country extending 
 as far as the boundary line, with the flourishing Town of Coaticook, 20 miles. 
 
 On the line of the Canadian Pacific, the Town of Magog, with a population of 2,500, and its extensive 
 Print Works, the only itiills of the kind in Canada, and to the cast passing through a largo area of country for 
 60 miles from Sherbrooke, unexcelled in the Eastern Townships for its timber and lumber interests, and on the 
 line of the Quebec Central Railway with such establishments as U. G. Loomis & Sons, manufacturers of brick, 
 at Ascot Corner, 12 miles from Sherbrooke, the Royal Paper Mills Co.'s, works and .saw-mills, at Angus, 16 miles, 
 the Dominion Lime Co.'s Works, at Dudswell, and famous .\sbcstos mines at Black Lake, Thetford and Uroughton 
 While within eight miles of Sherbrooke, on the line of the Boston and Maine, are the extensive copper mines at 
 Capelton and Eustis, to which further reference will be made. Sherbrooke, therefore, claims to be, ami is, a 
 distributing centre, infle|)endent of the larger cities of Montreal and Quebec, to one of the richest portions of 
 Canada. The |)osition which .Sherbr(.)oke occupies in this respect is entirely distinct from the more extended 
 market reached by its manufacturers, to which reference has been made. 
 
 Among the firms who do a large wholesale business may be mentioned Messrs. J. S. Mitchell iS: Co., and 
 F. Codere & Sons, Hardware, Coal, China, etc., Messrs. Z. P. Cormier and L. A. Coderc, furriers, Messrs. If. C. 
 Wilson & Sons and G. A. EeBaron, Pianos and Organs, Me.ssrs. D. McMananiy & Co., and C. A. French, Wine 
 and Spirit Merchants, while the trade of the dry goods merchants, grocers and druggists is handled by men wIki 
 kiow how to cater to the public In every respect. 
 
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 POST OFFICE. 
 
 SllllkHKOOKI': STRKI I' KAIIAV.W 
 
 .\moii^ otluT evidences of tlie prosperity aiul 
 pro^ness of Siu'ilnDoke is tiie construction of the 
 Sheibrookc Strei't Kailwa)-. This railway includes a 
 Ik'll I.iiic, acconiniodatinj.; tlic principal business and 
 residential portions of Sherbrooke, passing' alon}j;side 
 both tile (irand Trunk and Canadian Pacific Railway 
 Stations, antl thus accommodating passon},'ers to and 
 
 from 
 
 ailwa\'s centerinjj in Sherbrooke. The 
 
 Comijany has also a lino to the lv\hibition (irounds 
 and Victoria Park, in l'".ast Sherbrooke, and a line to 
 I.enno.wille, three iniles distant. The tfital len^'th is 
 about seven miles. The Belt and Leinio.Nville lines 
 ere opened for traffic in N'oxember \^<j~, and on the 
 
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 completion 
 
 .f th 
 
 steel bridLje across the .St. 
 
 I'"rancis Ri\frin June, 1S98, the I'ark line was o|)encd 
 to travel. The electric cars u.sed are each e(pii|)ped 
 with a jiair of motors eijual to 70 horse jiouer, and 
 are heated and liLjhted li)- electricit)'. 
 
 On the business street, the 
 
 cars aver; 
 
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 than 
 
 four minutes apart, 
 
 the I'ark and I.entio.wille lines 
 
 th 
 
 c cars run every twent)- innuites. 
 
 Th 
 
 e electric 
 
 power is {.jeiicrated from a water jiowcr on the river 
 .Ma^otj, in 
 
 the centre of the t'itw At the mininii 
 
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 ow of the river, there is about 600 horsepower, only 
 one-third of which is required, at the nia.\imuiii, to 
 
 operate the cars. Altln 
 
 oi)eratinjj; upon a new 
 
 constructed line, opened in November, this tram 
 railway was not once blocked or delajcd b)- the 
 excessive snow-fall of the winter of 1S97-S, the heav\-- 
 iiose snow jilou^h of the Compaii)-, propelled by the 
 same [jowerful motors, keeping the lines clear. Mr. 
 J. W. Hurke is President ami (jencral Manaijer. 
 
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 SHERBROOKE AS A RAILWAY CENTRE. 
 
 I'Iktc arc few places in the uliolc Dominion of Canada tliat c 
 
 in 
 
 cxti'l Slicrlji'Dokc in its Railway facilities. This is lar^^cly ouin^ to 
 the fact that the citizens of SherJjrooke have fully realized that 
 
 ail way 
 
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 ts of the A 
 
 in"ricati continent was rni 
 
 essential su|)|)lcin(,'nt to the business created I))- its enormous \vatcr 
 power, and the absolute necessit)' of having direct communication 
 with all the surronndint; mining industries. Shcrbrooke is situated 
 on the line of the (irand I'rinds KaiK\.i\', which line was first cons- 
 tructed under the name of the .St. Laurence ^' .Atlantic Kaiiwaj-, of 
 .;inal jirontoters was the late Sir .Alexander 
 
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 (iait. It isdistant loi inile> fron) Montreal and 200 miles from 
 i'ortland, Maine. It is also on the direct line of the Canadian 
 Pacific Railway, affording direct connectitjii with th<,' Maritime 
 I'rovinces to the ICast and to Montreal and the I'jcific Coast 
 on the West. It is the terminus of the lioston iS: Maine 
 Railwa)', 5.ji\in^ direct communication with Boston, New 
 N'ork and all the New l*'n!.Jand points, with rapid express 
 aiul ii])-to-(lati; jjassen^er service and freight connections. 
 The Quebec Central Railway, a direct line to Onebec, also 
 has its terminus and head office in .Sherbrooke. This line " 
 has o|)ened up a section of countrx' new , and, before the 
 date of its construction, coinparati\el)' inaccessible to .Sher- 
 brooke, as a centre of trade, 
 
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 NOHTH tNO CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY STATION. 
 
DEPOT GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. QUEBEC CENTRAL RAILWAY BOSTON AND MAINE RAILWAY. 
 
RKAl. KSIAIK. 
 
 W'illiiii tlv past two )e;n>, real estate in Shcrhiddkc, in ilu- soxeral wards, has i^ivatiy aiixamod in \ahic 
 ami (lurinu; that pfiiod more real estate has clian^'ed liands, at i^nod prices, than diniti;,^ the ten \cMrs ])re\ii)iis, 
 
 INSTRANCI-:. 
 
 Tlie i)nl>' Insurance Cmnijanv lia\ inL.^ its liead office in tlic Cit\- nf Slierbrooke is the Stanstead and 
 Sherbrookc Mutual I'"ire Co. This ('oni|)any was or^ain/.ecl in iS.^S- liic amount of insurance in force in that 
 j'ear was :pi6,J75, in the ye.n- i S9S the ])i)licies in force amonntt-d to $7,1 50,ckx), and the capital to $45((,.Si5. 
 Theofilicials of the C 'omp.uiy are Mr. II. 1? Hidu 11, * J.C '., I 'resident, Mr. ( jeorj^e .Armita^e, Secretary and I'reasurer 
 The I'cimpany has ai^oncies all o\erlhe l''.astern Idw iiships. .\j^entiesof almost all the important and well- 
 known lire and life insurance companies are est.dilishcd in Sherhrooke. The ('it_\- has been comparati\i'l\- free 
 from disastrous tires fir a number of \ears pa-^l. Ibis, and the unanimous recou^nition on the jiart of all 
 insurance companies of its \ery efficient the briijade, has resulted in Sherbrooke bcin^ jilaced in sclR-dule .\., 
 as to tiro rate, the onl\- city in the Province ^tandin^,' in that class, and here a brief reference nii^hl be made to 
 
 Sill-'-RMROOKf, l-IRh 1 )i;i'AK I'Ml-.X f 
 
 TI ere are tliree f^\■v stations. No, 1 on M.irket .St., Centre Ward, No. 2, London .St., .North W'.ird. No. ], 
 Kiu'f,' .St., .South W ard, the three so situ.ited a< to '^\\c speedy acci-ss to all parts o( the Citv. 
 
 i'bere are ()S luilrants, with a pressure ot'i»o i)ounils in the coim.ieicial, and from ^o to So pounds in the 
 resid<'ntial p.irt of the Cit\-. I'he l)epartmeiil has two euLjines, a .Silsby and a \U'rr)-w ealher, with an available 
 firte of iS men, it is undi'r the \er\- efficient ch,u-<'e ol Chief 1 )a\ idson ami .Sub ( iiief ( outnre. 
 
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 CENTRAL HRE blATION-BHIQAO' WITH APPARAIUS. 
 
„- i I JIi! ii LJJLL_U 'i l.i J ■ .- 
 
 SJIKKiiROOKK (JAS AM) WAIKR COMI'ANV. 
 
 Tliis coinpany wiis cstablishctl in Jul}', iS.So. It has a capital stock of $:?oo,C)00, and cniplo\s from 15 to 
 20 hands. Its water system was piirchaseil by the City of Sherbrooke in January, 1H9S. Its power is derived 
 from tlic River Maj^o^, at a point immediatcK' below dam No. 2, with a capacity of looo horse powi-r. The 
 ^as works are situated in the .South Ward of the city, on the road to Lemioxviile. The ('om|)an\- supplies, in 
 addition to its Ljas, some 5,ocx3 incandescent electric lights, and for street-lighting purposes 50 arc lights. The 
 Officers of the Company arc Messrs. R. \V. I Icneker, President, T. j. Tuck, Vice- President, Sccretarv-Treasurer, 
 l*^. V. Waterhouse, .Superintendent, A. Sangster. 
 
 SIIKRHROOKI". HOARD Ol" I K.\I)i;. 
 
 The IV anl of Trade was inc()r|)oratc(' in itS.Sy. Its meml)ership includes the leading merchants, manu- 
 facturers ,ind business men ot .Sherbrooke. It has bt.'cn untiring in its efforts to advance the manufacturing 
 iiiteit'sts of the cit\', and man) municipal changes ;is to streets ,uiil car serviie, etc., ha\e been adopted as the 
 result of its energetic action. lln- Hoard of Trade has |)laced itself in communication with a number of 
 manufacturing establishments, and several new industries have been induced to locate in Sherbrooke. Man\' 
 desirabU,' change^ in the passenger and freight sei'vice, on the several railways, ha\e been brought about by the 
 exertion-- of the Hoard. The: tirst President of the Hoard was the late Mr. .\ndrew Paton. The President 
 this year is Mr. \V. R. Webster, who, with the members of the Council are untiring in theii' I'fforts to advance 
 and jjromote improvements and ch.inges tending to the pro.speritv aiid the future of Sherbrooke. The Chairmen 
 of the several committees ,ire : 
 
 Manut.ictories, 
 
 •Mercantile, 
 
 Railua)'s, 
 
 Local Improvement, 
 
 Reception, 
 
 Mr. J. S. MiK iil.i.l.. 
 
 Mk. W. H. Wll.soN. 
 
 Mu. VV. H. N'Kil,. 
 
 Mk. W". Ci Aiioi'KV. 
 
 Mk. (i. (i. HiiV.vNT. 
 
 The Secretar)' of the HipanI is Mr. ( . II Toss. 
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 1. W. R. WEBSTER. Prealdenl. 2. 
 7. W. H. WILSON. H. G. G. BRYANT. 
 
 JNO. A. WIGGETT 
 9. W. QABOURY. 
 
 N. N. WALLEV. 4. W. B. NEIL. 5. W. A. MOREHOUSE. 
 )0. O. A. LeBARON. II. J. O. DENAULT Vica-Presidant. 
 
 6. T. A. BOURQUE. 
 U. JAS. S. MITCHELL. 
 
,„iJUJjJ ! JAU.JMtfc^J^JOJtUUH-i-lJlU I -ll- l l ' miL -l 
 
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 SIGNS OF PROSPERITY. 
 
 No stnjii^cr evidence can Ix- ^nveii of tlio vast strides that Sherbrooke has made within the last few years 
 than by givinj,^ a comijaralive statement i>f the Custom House and Inhmd Revenue receijjts at this port. 
 These figures have been furnished by Mr. J. H. Ricliard, Collector of Customs, and Mr. A. F. Simpson, Collector 
 of Inland Revenue. 
 
 Custom receipts for the \eai endiiiL; 50th June, I.S95, were - - - - $ 77,249.38 
 
 1898, 129,423.50 
 
 Showing an increa.se within three )ears of - - - - - - 52,174.12 
 
 The receipts in the Inland Revenue for the year ending 30th June 1895, were $i33,87S-95 
 
 " " " " " " 1898, - 274,664.37 
 
 Being an increa.se, or more than double, of -....-- 140.790.42 
 
 A further evidence of Sherbrooke's business position may Ik; draw n from the re\enue derived from the 
 Post Office Uepartment, as com|)ared with other cities in the Province anil I )ominion, several of which eijual 
 Sherbrooke in jjopuiation, \i/ : 
 
 Sherbrooke, receipts ending 30th June, 1897, .-...- 
 
 Sorel, " " ".-..- 
 
 St. Ilyacinthe, " 
 St. Johns, 
 Three Rivers, 
 ("oaticook, '• 
 
 l""rc(lericton, N.H. " 
 Port Hope, ()nt„ " 
 Stratford, Ont., " 
 
 $17,144.47 
 
 2,3633f> 
 9,092.98 
 5.005.53 
 7.242.46 
 
 ,?..s ,50.95 
 
 I ,^479-9.3 
 8,234.26 
 
 i.5..';9,iio 
 
 The exports from Sherbrooke fiu'ther illustrate its business activity. These for the )'ear eiuling 30th 
 June, 1898, amounted to over $4(X),c)00, to the Cnited .States alone. These exports ilo not include the total 
 exports to the I'nited States, but onlv those for which certificates were re(iuired. Tiiese consisted largeh' of 
 mineral and agricultural products and lumber. 
 
 The abov" figures in reference to exports from Sherbrooke have been furnishetl bv' (ieneral I.ang, 
 American Consul ai this port, who received his appointment in 1896, the seventh in succession of .American 
 Consuls in Sherbrooke, The establishment of an American Consulate at Sherbrooke has greati)' facilitated the 
 interchange of trade between the Tjistern Tfivvnshijis and the New Knglaml States. 
 
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 SHERBROOKE'S CHURCHES. 
 
 It has been said that the five great educators of the world are the home, the school, the press, the Church 
 and society. Of these the most powerful is the Church. Moral and intellectual culture are the chief character- 
 istics of civilization. The large proportion of the best citizens de.sire to have their families reared in a Chri.stian 
 atmosphere. With inany the existence of a prosperous society of their own faith, the welcome to a cordial 
 church circle and the encouragement of an energetic priest or pastor, are decisive features in the choice of a 
 home. Sherbrooke is essentially a city of Churches, and the citizens of all creeds and denominations ma)' be 
 considered as devoted church-goers. 
 
 THE CHURCH OF KXGLAND. 
 
 In the year 1832, Archdeacon Mount.iin, afterwards Bishop of Quebec, made his first visit to the Eastern 
 Townships, and in that >ear the Rev. Mi. Le Fe\re was placed in charge of the joint parishes of Sherbrooke and 
 I.ennoxville. An Episco|>al Church was then erected upon the site now occupied by the Registry Office. In 
 succession to the Rev. Mr. I,e l'"e\re, followed many distinguished clergjmcn, among whom might be mentioned 
 Rev. Lucius Doiittle, who founded Hishop's College, Lenno.wille, the Rev. Isaac Helmuth, D.D., afterwards 
 Hishop of Huron, the Rev. Dr. Reid, the Rev. George Thorneloe, now Bishop of .Algoma, down to the present 
 incumbent, the Rev. Dr. Dumbeli. 'I he Rev. Mr. Barton, Curate, has special charge of the Church of the Advent, 
 luist .Sherbrooke. The parish includes Bromi)ton and Rock iMirest, where services are held ever)' Sunday. .St. 
 Peter's Church is situated at the corner of Commercial and Montreal Street.s, was erected in 1844, and enlarged in 
 1S66. Attached is a modern building " The Church Hall " used by all the church societies and as achurch 
 school. I'lans lia<e been i)reparc(l and some $I 5,000 subscribed towards the ert;ction of a handsome stone church, 
 the cafiacity (jf the present building being inadei|uate. 
 
 THK ROMAN CATHOLIC ( HURCH. 
 
 One of the first Missionaries of the Ron^an Catholic Church in Sherbrooke was the Rev. J. Raiinbault, 
 I'aslor of Nicolet. In 1816 his jurisdiction was extended to parts of the Eastern Townships, and he frequently 
 celebrated mass in the house of the Hon. \V. B. Kelton, at Belvidere 1 he second missionary was the Rev. 
 
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 John Holmes. He, for two years, .'uiclrcssed the Catholics of Sherbrooke in the old Court House, built in i<S23, 
 on the site now occupied b\' the Roman Catholic Colle^'e on Mar'<et Street. Duriiij.^ these two years- this 
 Court House was used each Sunday, mornings and aftcrnoon.s alternately, for Roman Catholic and Church of 
 h'.ngland services. 'Ihe first Catholic Chapel was built in 1S25, and the first resident priest was appointed in 
 1S54, the Re\. J. M. McMahon. Ainoiif^ tho.se who succeeded him may be mentioned the Re\-. A. 1'",. Dufresne, 
 who was universally res|)cctcd b\' all denominations, and wlio had chart^e of the parish from 1S55 until the trtne 
 of his death, seven jx-ars a;4o. A See was established in Sherbrooke in I S74, chelate Hishop Racine being the 
 first Hisho|j. The present Hi.shop, Monsijr. Paul LaRocque w?.s installed November 1X93. In 1834 there were some 
 280 families of the Roman Catholic denomii.aiion '. he District of Saint I'"rancis. At present thc-re are in 
 Sherbrooke some eleven hundred families of that taking about 60CXJ. I'liere are three Roman Catholic 
 
 (.'hurches in Sherbrooke, namely, the Cathedral I .1 i . <j 5, present Rector, the Re\. J. II. (iigiiac, 2nd, .St. 
 Jean iiaptiste Church, in Kast Sherbrooke, erected 'n 18.S.}., I'astor, the Rev. J. .\. l.e i''ebvre, and 3rd St. 
 I'atrick's Church, oldened in 1S87, the Rev. Cliu'-s I"',, C. I'"isette then being appointed Rector, and who still 
 occupies that position. Ailjoining the Cathedral ; ; the '^ho; '" !acc. 
 
 I'lAMOCTH C()NC.Ri-:C..\ri().\ \L ClILRCll. 
 
 This ihurch was organized in December 1S35, with twent\--se\eii members. The first pastor was the 
 Rc\. James Robertson, a native of .Aberdeen, Scotland, and who after a few )-cars' ministry at Derby, \'t., came 
 to Sherbrooke in the following .May, and continued in the pastorate for a (|uarterof a century. He di( 1 in 1 861, 
 loved and honoreil by all. His successor was the Rev. Archibald Duff, D.D., who fur eigiiteeii jx'ars guided the 
 affairs of the church with a wise hand. The first building stood on the site now occupied b) the I'reslnterian 
 Church. I'"actor)- Street. The present structure on Commercial .Street was erected in 1851. I-'our years ago the 
 inti-rior was remodelled, in such a manner as to make the auditorium one of the neatest and most attractive in 
 the cit\'. In the rear is a commodious Chapel used for the Sunday .School ami evem'ng services. During the 
 sixty-three jears of its hislor)-, I'lymouth Church has innnbered among its members and adherents many of the 
 most influential and prominent of .Sherbrooke's residents, ai. 1 has taken an active part in .ill publii' movements 
 for the raising of the stan<lartl of mor;ilit\- in the comnumitv. The p.istors succeeding Dr Duff have been. Rev- 
 H. 15. Sherman, Rev. V.. R. Mraineril, M..\., Rev. 11. K, liarnes, D.D., Rev. S. I.. Mitchell, ,ii!<l the present pastor. 
 Rev. Frank J. Da)-, B.A., H.D., who was ordained and installed in May, 1896. 
 
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 BROTHERS' SCHOOL. 
 
 ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH. 
 ST MICHAUL'S CATHtDRAL. 
 
 ST CHAHLES-BORROM COLLEGE 
 
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 TH!'. MKTIIODIST CHURCH. 
 
 Methodism be^'aii its ic^rular worU in Shcrbrooke in 1S46, when the Rev. John Douglas, (brother of the late 
 Dr. Geor5,'e Dons^lasi was ai.p'ointed to tliis charj^e. His circuit also inchided Lennoxville and the surrounchn^' 
 country. "^Thc place then used for public worship was the house now occupied by Major I. Wood, corner of 
 Commercial and C'ourt Streets. .A church wa.- afterward built on Chapel .Street. A substantial brick church 
 was later built on the corner of Kin^r and Gordon Streets. In iSS; they dedicated a still lar^rer and handsomer 
 edifice on the corner of Court and William Streets m the North Wanl ofihe cit>-. The Church rs m a prosperous 
 coiuliti(Mi. with a lar-c number of members and adherents. The present pastor is the Rev. V. C. Lett, B..\., 
 who succeeded the Rev. l)v. Williams in June, I.S98. 
 
 rUl' I'RKSmiKRI.X.N CHCRCH. 
 
 This church was or^'aiiiml by Rev. Joseph Kvans in November, 1864. Sh..rtly afterwards the cont^re^^a- 
 tion acquired a wo:) len buildin- on Factory Street, and ..ccupicd it until 1 SSS, when it was replace.l by the 
 present lar-e and substantial edifice. It has a seatin^^ capacity of about 600. The foliowin- cler^rymcn have 
 b< i in charge of this con^^rcj^ration for lon-er or sliorter periods. Rev, Jos. luans, Rev. Chas. A. Tanner, Rev. 
 r. ..UKlsay, Rev. A. 1'. Tully, Rev. J. C. Catlanach, Rev. A. I.ee, and Rev. W. .Shearer, the present pastor. 
 
 nil'; H.M'Tisr ciicRCii. 
 
 This church was orj^ani/ed in 1S7J by the Rev. .Malc.jhn McC,re!.jor. 'Ihe Church is situated on (Jucen 
 Street, and the site on which it is erected was purchased in 1S75, and was dedicated in iSSK. The Rev. Adam 
 Hurw.ish was the fust minister, an 1 the present pastnr is the Re\-. 'I". I.uckens. • , 
 
 Till': VOL'Nt, XH'N'S CllRISTl.XN ,\SS()CI.\ ITON 
 
 Was forme. I in 1874, aufl continues to be a pow(M- for xi>'<u] in the coinmimit>- The .Secretar\' is Mr. 
 J. H. Hrvce. 
 
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I 
 
 1. ST. PETER'S (AngUcan). 2. ST. ANDREWS (Presbyterian). 
 
 3. CONGREGATIONAL. 
 
 4. METHODIST. 
 
 5. BAPTIST, 
 
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 THE SCHOOLS OF SHERBROOKE. 
 
 l'rcvi(Jiis t(p \i^J/. the I'liblic schools ol Slicrbrookc were uikIlt control of ciiu; Uoard of School 
 C'ominissioncrs, althoiif^h for twenty years prior to that date an Acaflcmj' for bo)'s and ^irls had been coniliicted 
 in a buiidiii^j on Market St. In Dirceinber, 1876, a special Act was passed rej^jardin^; " I'ublic Instruction of the 
 fit)- of Sherbrooke " b)- the Quebec l.e^islatine. This proviflcd, 1st, the election of two Hoar's of School 
 ( 'oMiniissioncrs, one Catholic .md one Protestant each controilin<^ the schools of the respective relif^ious faith. 
 Jnd, the division of all la\.d)le pro|)ert\ into three panels, Roman Catholic, I'roti'stant and .Neutral, the taxes 
 in the .\eutral panel beinj^ paid to the two Hoards in projiortion to relative population. The separation took 
 place earl)- in 1877. 
 
 rill'". ROMAN C.MIIOI.K SCHOOI-S. 
 
 Tin; Si;mi\.\KN. This institution was founded in 1S75 b\- the late Bishop Racine. .A part ofthis CoUe^'e 
 was destroyed b)- fire in |aiuiar>', 189S. A more extensive and magnificent building is now bein*; erectefl under 
 direction of M^r. Laroci|ue. The .Seminar)' was affiliated with Lava! l'ni\t.'rsit\ in its ( oimiiercial and (lassiial 
 instruction. It has twcntv professors and in 1 So.S had JU) jnipils. Superior, Re\. J. II. I'. Roy; Directcur, 
 Rev. r. A. Lcfebvre. 
 
 Nivrui-: D.AMh: C(»N\KNT. — This institution is under the direction of the Ladies of the C"onL;re^ration 
 of .Notre Dame, and was established in the \ ear 1857, |j\- the Rev. l-ather Dufresne. Ihe Rev. .Mother St. 
 .Adolplie is .Superioress, assistetl b)- eighteen iiiuis. The number of pu|)ils in the past yciir was 400. 
 
 Tin; MK()TII1•;K^' .S( iiooi.. - riiis .school is under the i;overmiient of the Hrothcrs of the Sacred Heart 
 .md was foimded In- the Re\. Hishop Racine in 1882. Its curriculum is limited to elomentar)' instruction. The 
 number (jf masters are 1 5, and |)upils the past )ear Soo. The preseiU .Supeiior of the .School i> the Rc\. 
 Hiotlu-r ()i ta\ ills. 
 
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 SHERBROOKE ACADEM* PROTESTANT. 
 
 CENTRAL SCHOOL PROTESTANT. 
 
TIIK I'ROTKST.WT S( IIOOI.S f)!' Slll'-K KKOOK K. 
 
 Simi' tlic division, tlic I'nitostant ScIhidI ( 
 
 oinmis.sioiu 
 
 IS hdw I'stablislicd and niaintaiiii'd an ilfii iciit 
 
 system iif sc1k)<)|s. Separate atadcinics ux-ri.' at first rstalilislicd lor l>o\s and ^iiis, hnt they arc now ro-iitiitcd 
 botl) in tile liij^licr and I'lciiu-nlar)' ilcpartnicnts, ,ind aiv no« lalli'd " Mixed Si.liools." 'Iwcnty-onij teai lu-is in 
 all arc cm ployed. 
 
 Till; AcAliKMV OK lll(;n ScikkM-.-Is situated on Oueen Street, and was eirtted in |S7,S, and suljse- 
 c]iiciitly enlarf^cd. It is tlie intention soon to add another uiiii; to tlie hiiildinj^. Ihe j^roiinds surrounding^ arc 
 tastefull)- laid out, and last \ear the first prize was aw.u'ded li\ tlie ''oumil of Public Instruction to the Academy 
 for tlie most artistic and best kept ;^M-oiuids in the i'id\ince. Attached to the school is a well furnislu-d 
 j;\ iiinasium. The I'rincipal is .Mr. J. H. Keller 
 
 Ckntk.M, .Sciiooi..- ()])ciied in i S77. Centrally located on Kiiij.; Street. It is well e<]iM'ppe,l for 
 eleinentar)' and model work. Is under the mana|^ement ol .Miss Aijnes .Mitchell, with four assistants. 
 
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 I'Kosi'Kcr .STI\i:Kr Scilool.. — This building' was erected in I. SSj, costing about $4,000. I'he principal is 
 
 iss i.mma Sutt(jn. 
 
 E.NSI SiiKKiiKi i( IK! .S(ii()(ti. The rrotestaiit .School in l''a-^l .Sherbiookc; was eri'ctcd in iSSi; This 
 
 school is iiiuler llu cliar^e of Miss Steele as l'riiici|)al. .More acconimodati 
 iiicrcasini; demands of I'.avl .Sherbrooke. 
 
 on will be iiecessar\- to meet the 
 
 rill. KlMil.K<;.\u TKN. — Tho Hoard of School Commissioners several years aijo deemed it advisable to 
 establish in connection with IVotc-tant .Sdiools a Kin(lciL;arteii class, and tor tliat purpose fitted iij) a portion 
 of the old .Acailenu buihlini; on Market .Street. Miss Maclaijan is the I'rincipal. Two years a^o a transition 
 
 iss was also establishi-d in the s.ime liuilchiiL;, under 
 
 the ch. 
 
 .f Mi-s Nelli,- Haird. 
 
 .Monsieur l)e H :llefontainc is Professor of Preiieh in all the Protestant .Schools, , and a special branch, 
 that of music, will next year be taken in cliar^'e by Professor PMctcher. 
 
 The total number of |)upiis enrolled last year was 613. The Chairman of the Hoaril is .Mr. H. I). Lawrence; 
 Secretary Mr, 11. A, Odell. ^ 
 
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 CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. 
 
 !lll llo^rn \l. Ml rill. S.M kkh IIkakt.- This liospitiil was fuuiuiud b)- tlu- l;iU' l-ii-lvpn K.uinc in 1S-5. 
 Tlic tiisl building was a tuo-slory brick structure, 1 00 feet lon^ by J.S tcet wide, situateil m. tiie I.cunoNville 
 road. Tiiis building; ha\iii^ become itiade(|uate, the new hospital, whicli is situat<Hl on a \ei\- fine site, on the 
 l^eh idere road, was erected in lS<S7. This institution is under the direction of the Oey Nuns. Tlie jjresent 
 Su|K'rioress is the .Sister (arpentier, assisted by eighteen oilier nuns oftlie Ortler. This institution, since its first 
 
 inci-|)tion, has bt'en doin 
 
 an .idmir.iblc charitable work. 
 
 Till; Sill KliKDoKi; l'u<iii;.sT\N r lldsi'ir.M, was ori.ijinatcc 
 which tjie hospital sian<ls contains o\er ele\en acres of lan<l, -ituati 
 
 11 
 
 le sill- upon 
 
 Mr. K. W. lleneker 
 1 I'.ast Sherbrooki-, near tlu' l,.\hil)iti 
 
 oil 
 
 lniildin''s, .111(1 connnaiids a luMUtilul 
 
 if the cit\- and the surroundm 
 
 iuiUr\ 
 
 1 he ch.irtcr was obtained 
 
 n I SSS, and the building erec'ed in 1S95-94. Tju- <^rrcater portion of tlie funds re(|uired were procured ihrouj^li 
 
 tlK- 
 Tlu 
 
 •xertions of the Liidies' ( 
 
 oiiiinittee, to whom the hospital h.'s e\ei 
 
 iici- been larL;ely indebted for sujijiort. 
 
 Ilo; 
 
 -pital was formall)- opened in iS*/). jhc hospital building lias all tin- lalt-st requirements of medical 
 
 u' opcr.'itin^ room is fiirnish'^d with all the necessarv appli 
 
 siir''!'')!' 
 
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 lies. The Protestant physicians aiic 
 
 i;r.ituitousl\- to the patients unable ti 
 
 en' are two public wards, three i)ri\.ite w.irds and a child's (rib .Since the openiiiL; of the hospital 
 
 herbrooke, comprising the Medic. il iio.n'd, 
 
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 eflorts of Ma 
 
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 Till .M(iN\>ri'kS ()!• nil. 1'kI( KUs Kl.oiili.rhis institution 
 
 vimded h\ his I .ord 
 
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 deiueofthc lion. Mr. Justice ii.ill.oii Commercial Stri'cl, w liii h was foiiiMllx t.dscn possi-ssi 
 
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 if on the I5tli of Julv. i,S(;.S, 'liu- Ch.iplain of tlu' institutic 
 
 in 1^ 
 
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 )ital for (dnta''iou; 
 
 evre. 
 disi-ases is situ.itei. 
 
 the City 
 
 {•".irm, on the I'pper M.ii;ol; Road, and is wholly Uiultr the ( h.ir.L,e of the I 'it\- ( )iriLials. 1 1 speaks well for 
 the m.iii.ij.;rmeiit of the llc.ilth .iiid .S.mitarv I )ep.utiiunt <>( the ('it\ to --tatc lh.it the building is \ir\' -seldom 
 occupied. 
 
 Till (illilis H()\ s' iJiiMi,, I'his Institution is one ol tlu- 111. in\ simil. II in th.irai ter, founded b\ wealth)' 
 and I h.irit.d)le I'.iiL^lishinen an<l to \\hich, \ i-arl), .1 number of orphan and dc-^liliite boys , ire icnt out to fiiul 
 ^ubsequentl)- a home in ( anad.i, 
 
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 bHtHBHOOKt rROTrSlA.^l HOi:MAL 
 
BENCH AND BAR OF THE DISTRICT OF ST. FRANCIS. 
 
 1 111- I)istii<.l of St. I-'iaiicis, of wliicli Slicrhrooke is lh<' (.licf-licii, w.is (.•stal)lislR'(l iiidkinllv, as an " liifi'iiur 
 
 Distriit," ill tlu' third year of Kin^ Cieor}j;e the l*"oiirtli. 'I'lu: first resident Jud^e was 'die II 
 
 1 til 
 
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 I. Justice 
 dl. 
 
 i"'letcht'i', wlio came to Sherhrooke in iSJV The first Court lloiise.'Mid jail siocd upon tlie site now nccupied hy 
 tlie Roman Catholic Seminary on Market St. The site of the present (diirl llouse is at the head of (durl .St. 
 ill the North Ward. Ilie new jail, is larj^e and commodious 
 
 built of ijranite, and is used not 
 
 onl\ as a ail, hut 
 
 as a I'roteslanl Reformator\- .S Ik 
 
 .No judicial di\ isioii of the Province or o( (an, 
 
 ula can ( l,um a succi'ssion 
 
 of more learne<l and brilliant men upon the Hench than the l)istri<:t of .St. I'l.mcis. {''olliiwinj^ Mr. Justice 
 I'letcln'r, a man of threat learnin;^, come Justices (jardner, Short, Sanborn, Johnson ;these latter two not resident 
 Judges) Dohert)-, Hrooks, and tin,' |)reseiit Mr. Justice White. 
 
 The Sherhrooke Bar has, from its earh' establishment, eiijojed a reputation throuj.;liout the l'r'i\ince of 
 the highest cliaracter. In the Courts of Review and .\pi)eal, ami in the Supremo Court, the liar of Slicibrooke 
 has always received marked ri'cogniiion. The present iVnch aiul liar ari' constituted as follows : 
 
 In 
 
 (jpt's ol the .Superior Court, 
 
 Disiriil Magistrate. 
 
 ,h<> I 
 
 las jurisdiction 1 1\ < 
 
 I both the Disiritts of St. I'raiici 
 
 Sheriff, 
 
 High ( oiistiblc 
 
 ail 
 
 or and (iinernoi l'ioit-,iant Relormaloi) .School, 
 
 Joint I'rcithoiiii.iry, 
 
 Clerk of tlu' Ciowii ;ind (iiiiiit ( diut 
 
 "iiit ( I iioiiers, 
 
 HattoiiK'r, 
 .S\iidic, 
 
 I 1 l<i\. Mk. Jl s||( |. \\ iini-;. 
 [ 1 \i i\. Mk. Jl s| K I 1 .1 Mil r\. 
 Mk. 11 W. Ml I vi N \, 
 s and Hi'dtord. 
 
 I lll.N. JilllN .M( !\ Idsjl 
 
 Mk. H. .M..I. 
 
 Mu. M Rl \ii 
 ( MKssK-, lie. C \|1 W \ AM, 
 I I'lll 1 I'iN. I I I \i<V .\\ |,\|| K, 
 
 M. <; 
 
 1)1 l.i'i riN\ 111 I 
 
 leasurer, 
 
 .Secretary, 
 
 I Ml sM<s. ,\. (i. \\< II ihw \k|i 
 I A.Mi l)K. I'll.l.l.l Ilk 
 
 Mu. 1. Iv I'ANM ro.v, O.C. 
 
 Mk \\ \i. Miikkis. 
 
 Mk. 11. 1) l..\\\ kl- .\( I 
 
 Mk. I Iv (ii;M si. 
 
BSB > aMa»jwwiii>»tiwiihw^^^ 
 
 HBpi 
 
SH9BB 
 
 BHHH! 
 
 ^.„ ■■•— --n-T-T-TmiininiirM 
 
 LITERATURE, ART AND SCffiNCE. 
 
 SluThriidki- Is second to no city of it's size on the coiitiiuMit in the cllort> to inoinote atul cncoin-a};c 
 Arts and Scieiue and tlie cultivation of a taste for literature, and to that vwA the citizens obtained a cliartcr for 
 
 the I.ihrarv and Art I'nif 
 
 which hi 
 
 is now tjcen ni existence eiLjiUeeii yvn 
 
 hli 
 
 lliis institution is situated on 
 
 (ominercial .S(|u.ire, at tlie (UriuTof the lower Maqoi; Hridi^e and ('ommercial Street, and is governed l)\- a 
 
 Huard of I rustee.s, of whom the Ma\oi and the ( hai 
 
 .f the I'roteslaiU 
 
 aiHl 
 
 Kon 
 
 (.'alholic .School 
 
 ( Dinniissioners are incinbers. It occupies about half of a four-story building', 6o .\ loO, erected for tht" purpose 
 i)y a syndicate of residents. I'lie City ^'rants e\eMiption Iroin taxation and a further suin of $2oO per annum- 
 Ihi--, with |)ri\ate subscriiitions and librar_\- fees, constitutes the support of tiie L'nion. There is a fine .Art Hail, 
 
 coiit,iinin;4 a lar_L;eand ;,'raduall\ increasiiiL; collection i if p, mi tint.;'' and reproduction^, which is also used tor le( tiire 
 
 piupo-^c-s, 
 super\■|■^ioll o 
 
 l)rar\' contains from 4ixx> to 5001 IjooI- 
 
 ith an I'JiL-lish 
 
 am 
 
 f hi 
 
 nariaiisot eacli nationalit\'. 
 
 It h, 
 
 is ,1 hue re.'Kim' 
 
 1 !•" 
 hist 
 
 encli section, under tlic 
 
 n. a iiatiir.il iiistor\- collection, 
 
 pec I 
 
 ri'presi'iitm:. 
 ol thi 
 
 tlie l'. 
 
 astern I Hw iiships, and an .imusinient room, coiitainiiiL 
 
 Diilia 
 
 dly 
 rd table, ''ames, etc. .\ brandi 
 
 lil)rar\- is t's 
 
 tal 
 
 )l|s 
 
 at V.dsl Sherbrooke. 
 
 I. 
 
 ■clures and eutertainnu-nts are t)rou!'ht to the t it\ 
 
 under its auspice^ 
 
 All tin 
 
 (i,iller\ aie open eai h da\ fidiii S .\.NF. to<j.3cj I'M., and on Sund.iys in tlie afliM'iioon, free t< 
 is ra|)idl\ increasinL; its id 
 
 and the 
 The r 
 
 .\it 
 
 nion 
 
 )rin< lual'v woikiULi people o| both n.itionalitics, 
 
 n 
 
 ie iiiie|)tion and success ( 
 
 lection, has a lar^e dailv ■itteiidaiu 
 
 )f this Cnion are larijeK' ow ini; to the persistent .md untiiiii<' ellorts < 
 
 Mr S. IvM 
 
 orew 
 
 I'm; Siii-KiikoDKi- {'kki-: Imu'sH'I ai, .\i< i' Si ikioi,. This School 
 
 control of the ( < uiiu il o 
 
 f Ai 
 
 M 
 
 mu tut 11 res of the i'ro\ ince of ( hk 
 
 u[) to the present dali'. It has proved ol j^reat practical \alue t' 
 
 w.is or^;anized in iSjj, under the 
 , and has been loiUinued succcssfull) 
 niiniber of \dunj4 men eni,'a^ed in 
 
 iiiechaniial pursuits 
 
 11 
 
 ie sciiooi is sustaiiuil 
 
 by 
 
 an annu.il ■'rant from the (.»iiebec (iovernmet 
 
 It. Inst 
 
 ruction 
 
 is ,i;ivci) i; l)i)tli iiiechiinical and freediand drawing'. The school for a number of years has be 
 
 cler t 
 
 ie 
 
 ible ch, 
 
 irue 1 1! 
 
 Mr. Robert Wvatt. 
 
 .Sill- KUK"itKI Clhik M. Sill II- r\. 
 
 .Aholher successful institution in .Sherbrooke is the (horal .SocietV' 
 
 inci ii por 
 
 aled m iS 
 
 <*: 
 
 .\iimial rehe.irsals and co'icerts have been continued ui) to tlu' 
 
 present date, embraciiii^ 
 stand, lid s.icred or, itorios iind woiks bv classic. il and other composers, h'.miiicnt artists ftoin musical cenlic- 
 
 issist ill these loncerts. 
 
 11 
 
 le esta 
 
 blishl 
 
 It of th 
 
 iicietv is <\Ui' to the enthnsMstu l.ibors 
 
 .f Mr. I' !• 
 
 \\ atcrhuusc. .Mr. J, 1'. Wells i.s the President of tlie Societv-. 
 
 -64- 
 
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■HiaMIIMM 
 
 mmmmmmmiiKmimM 
 
 THE PRESS OF SHERBROOKE. 
 
 /'//(' CidA/lf. -I'lu' iitdi St i'st:il)lisli(.>(| iKw spajHT IS tlu' (/'(J3c//f, csl;il)lislH'il by Moms. Walton iV (iayliT, 
 imdtT tlic name of Z'/'r- Farmers' .Uhuhale and T,:7ciis/il/". Gazcl/i. Tin- first i->siie Ix-ars datr |in\c ^otli, iS,>4. (Jn 
 tlio <iiitbii-ak iif tlic K(l)L-lli(>ii in i.S;;/, the i)i()|)iicloi"s rcni(i\cil their dlVice t" Stan--tea(l. ami in tlu- tullouinn 
 >ear tlie pajier was re-estaljlishcd in .Sherhn)i>ke by the late Mr. Just'pli S. Walton, inider the nanu- nj /uinih-rs' 
 <iiiii .\ft;/ianiii /<<iinia/, \\W\ch title was chaiiLjed in 1S41 to The Shcrhrookt' Gazeltt and Eastern Townships Ad'i'ertiser. 
 Messrs. Bradford and Morcliousc acijnired the |)a|)er in 1X70, and .tftcr intermediate chan^'es it was accjnired 
 b)^ Mr. (.j. II. Bradford, as sole pr<)])rietor, in 181X4. In politics it is (.oiiservative. 
 
 /.(' Piiiniiiir. This |)aper was established in 1S66 I))- Messrs. faban.i i\: Belan^cr, an<l ^iiice 1878 h.as been 
 controlled by a joint stock dunpany of which Mr. J. .\. Chicoyne. M.l...\ , i- the laii^t-st sh.ireliolder and chit f 
 editor, in politics it is moderate Conservative. 
 
 Sherhr«'l;( Examiner. I'.stablished I))- (el. W'. .A. Morehoi'si' in iSj.S. Mr. V.. .S. .Steven-^ w.is taki'n into 
 partnershi]) in iSS^, iIr' hrni now bcini; W .\. Mmehonsi- X- (U, It is is-^m-il weeklv aiid also '.emi-vv eikly. 
 In politiis, Liberal. 
 
 l.t Prui^res de I.' Est. I'stabli-^hed ni iSS^; h\ Belanj;er Bros ,\tter iSc^o, Mr. I.. ,\. Brlan^i'r becaiiK' 
 •-ole proprietor. It is issned >emi weekly, 'I'uesd.iys and i'lidav-^, w ith ,i w ee'kly e<lilioi!. The editor i> Mi' |. 
 1'.. (iene^l. .Supports the Liberal ( io\ ermnent. 
 
 Tlie Slierhr'h'ki Reeord. .\ d.iily piiper. the lirst issue of which .ippeared on the '/th 1 >f hebruarv, l.'^M,". 
 .Mr. \.. .S. Cliainiell. editor and jiropiietor, Mr. \'. |-'.. Morrell, assistant editor. \on-partis,ui |iolitiially. 
 
 SHERBROOKE THE CENTRE OF A MAGNIFICENT AGRICULTURAL SECTION. 
 
 In its formation tlu' I'^astcrn lownship-- differ tiom those ]iortion> ol tlu' rroviiuc of (Jiu'bec known 
 ,»-. the I'rench I'arishes. 
 
 .Xlonij the \'alley of the .St. I .,i\\ rence, the Riche'ii'U, and the Chaudierc stri'tch mil'> of tlat land while 
 the h",a--tern I'ovMiships is a rollin;.j comiti \' similar to the Northern portions of \( w ]''.nL;l;ind, lint far richer 
 .I'^iicnlturallv and in its miiu-ral we.ilth. 
 
 We lind here rich and fertile valley^, watered 1)\ luimbirless rivers, led from lakes and i( i'-< old s|>rin;.;-. of 
 tile puic-st water. There is h.irdlv a farm in the l'.;isttrn lowiiships, l,irL;e or small, but has its spnn;.; ol pure 
 
 — 50-- 
 
cat I mmkiammtummKtaa 
 
 HESIDENCP OF HON. W. P. IVES M P. 
 
water tl 
 
 ((UlIlL 
 
 irnm soiiir hi| 
 
 >uk\ anil 
 
 troni which the 
 
 fa nil 1 
 
 V HIS 
 
 "Jiavitatioii. 
 
 sc, (l.iiiy and l)arns are easily sii|)|)lif(l \iy 
 
 rh. 
 
 (f it> 
 
 lands 
 
 4s, iitili/fd and iiiuitiH/cd, clcitlu- thi' i ountiy milil lalu in llii' antninn « ith the licaiitihil iiwvn 
 md trco loliai^c, dilTc'iiiij^ t'rom miiiio portiuns of Ontario, wlu'iv in (h)' st-asons tlu: whole 
 
 count I")- hcconK 
 
 IK'IOIX' 
 
 thi 
 
 In 
 especially ada 
 
 part of Caiiad; 
 pted f 
 
 difl 
 .f t In- 
 
 to he fo 
 
 suinmer, hrouii, dried-up aiK 
 
 withered 
 
 finer farms tli.i 
 
 n the section su 
 
 rroun(liii54 
 
 She 
 
 It 
 
 or 1111 xei 
 
 I f; 
 
 for fiinily use. The jield i 
 root crops, are exteiisi\t'ly 
 
 irniiiiL;. On iiearl)- every farm is raised more or less wiieat, not for export, but 
 s lart^e, \,iryinj,' from 25 to 40 bushels per acre. Harlcy, r\e, oats and the xarious 
 
 Indian corn, for eiisila^'e purposes, ha 
 
 s (iLiriiiL' 
 
 the last few j'cars become a 
 
 prominent feature in the h'-astcrii Idwiiships fan 
 
 nnu 
 
 Its well -watered pastures, iiatura 
 
 lly 1 
 
 ia\e made the 
 
 !•; 
 
 isterii rownships a cattle i.iisinn section, and when the extreme protccti\e tariff adopted by the L'niti.-d .Stales 
 suited ill an eiu'ri;i.tic mo\i- throughout Canada to si'cnre new and permanent markets for farmiiiL,' prodtuts, the 
 
 tiiiiK-d to I'".ii''land as a market for butter and chei^se, with the result that the 
 
 the 
 
 h'.astc 
 
 ow nshi|)s 
 
 tir\- industry has incre.iseil to the extent that there are now in the I'.asteni Townships o\er five hundrt'd butter 
 
 and cheese factories. 
 
 Tl 
 
 le output eommands a \ery liit;h jirice on the l-'n^dish market. 
 
 .\s re^'ards thorou.LjIi bred stock, the l-'.astcrn Townships is j;i\en an admitted prominence. T 
 
 or f)\(.'r 
 
 tliirtv vears the ma<niificent farm of tln' lion. .Senator Cochrane, some 3,000 acres in the T 
 
 lip ol Compti 
 
 has been r 
 Short-lv •-• 
 
 I'liou n 
 
 ed, not onl\- thron^^hoiit Canada, but in the T'.astern and Western .States, for its thorough l)ied 
 
 Jerseys and imported shei'p and swine. 
 
 \h 
 
 e adjoi 
 
 iiini/ farm of Mr. 11. l)udle\ Smith, 
 
 in area, w liosi- residence comm.mds a m.isjmficent \ lew down 
 
 tl 
 
 Ik 
 
 le \alle\ ( 
 
 tirst pri/i 
 
 w I 
 
 th its 1 lereford herds ol cattle, in al! |)arts of Canada 
 
 nul 111 
 
 )l the Coaticook Ri\er, 1 
 the L'nitcd State^.. 
 
 almost e(|u.il 
 
 las carrie<l 
 
 .Mr. kiifiis I'ope, - 
 lii> own in ('an,idi 
 
 if the late lion. }. II, I'opc, whose farm of i.jcxi acres at C 
 
 has more than 
 
 "xhibition, in thorou 
 
 11 
 
 Kh-br 
 
 ed 
 
 stoc 
 
 more especi.iiix' 
 
 with his r 
 
 .\ 
 
 n<;us ,iiu 
 
 l.'leli HYlS 
 
 ller.b 
 
 The farm of the kite .\. T. H.iU. with its tine lu'nls of Jerscx s, the Tierce l-'arni, also at .Slan.-^t( 
 
 with 
 
 Its 
 
 ll< 
 
 < iiiernsi'y hen 
 ha\e in the I'. 
 
 steins, ,ind the more receiitl)- established farm of J \ (ireeiishields, O.C., at l)an\ille, noted for its 
 nd otliL-r importi-d stock, ha, c onl\' to be referred to as ilhistratini; the faith men 'if capital 
 
 istern Townships, as an ;id\ ;uita;4eoiis ami 
 
 profit.dile f u-miiiL 
 
 ■tloll 
 
 if th 
 
 e countr\'. 
 
 —58— 
 
aoH 
 
 wmm 
 
 than 
 an<l 
 

 THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 
 
 'I'liis A^snciiition, tlic cstabli-'liiucnt nf \\hic 
 i! 
 
 1^ th 
 
 I' rc'sii 
 
 It <>{ 
 
 an ciuTijctic and liannonioiis rfldrt nl the 
 
 iniicip.il public men anil farmers from all |)iirli(>n> n| 
 
 Slierbiiioke 
 
 in iSS.). 
 
 Vhv 
 
 ut ii' mciirpdratiiin was obtained in iSS 
 
 tin 
 -.1 
 
 , nsiii 
 
 f<. 
 
 was t(>inu'( 
 
 It a mectniL 
 
 Ml 
 
 linn 
 
 1 ,ill 
 
 roiinties in the 1 )istiicl>- 
 
 if St. I'"iaiicis and Ik'dtord, •"rom I )ruminiin(!, .\itiiai)asl<a and M 
 
 (■L,'aiitK', 111 
 
 incd liisalK' and without ieal 
 
 ious\- the 
 
 s subsennecl lor m al 
 
 business men of Sherbrooke in establisiiin;^ an annual exhibition in th.it ('it\'. Stock wa 
 
 these counties. I"he Association can now claim to Ik- si'cond onK to idri nto in the 1 )omini(>n of Canada. 
 
 The I'^xhibition (iroiindsare located in l'"ast Slic 
 
 SherbrooUe, with its interve 
 
 rbrooke, upon a level upland plateau, from \vhich the City of 
 
 mni: va 
 
 llev 
 
 the 
 
 St, I- 
 
 ranris, \\ i 
 
 th its iiills and mounlaii 
 
 icludinLi ^^>ulit ( )i ford 
 
 Ov 
 
 lead 
 
 on tile shores o 
 
 emplirem.iL'OL: 
 
 presLNits a beautilul panorama. 
 
 .fM( 
 1 he Association 
 
 Lake, and the ('■'een Mountains of WMMiiout as a b.icksjromul, 
 
 and 
 ibit 
 
 the 
 
 l)Uil(lin"s upon winch 
 
 h:i 
 
 NhiDition purpose- 
 
 r 
 
 liese mcliule 
 
 i\e Deen (lesiijiuM 
 
 line, ( (iNfred 
 
 )W held thirteen successful exhibition 
 I 
 
 It 
 
 fi fix- 
 
 acres 
 
 ocated witii care, and practically adaptetl for 
 
 ■^taiK 
 
 ou tei't lonif, canaille of 
 
 icconnni n 
 
 l.iti 
 
 lU'.irlv 
 
 S,cXK) people, a well-L'iaded half in 
 
 iile track, lar^e mam buildnii; tor Ljeneral exhibits, a poultr_\- 
 
 biiildi 
 
 recentl)' en!arj,a'd, aiiijjle stall accommodation for horses and cattle, a larije machinerv hall, re-built this year 
 
 dim' 
 
 free fr 
 
 hall, oftices, amusement hal 
 
 etc. 
 
 On the Ljrounds and buildings, the Association has i-xjiended upwards of $50,tKX^, .and it is jir.-ic ticall\' 
 
 debt. It 
 
 s success IS 
 
 due to the fai t that it has 
 
 Ijci'ii manai^Hid ii|)on strict business |>iinciplc: 
 
 •rom 
 
 its inception, many of the promiii'Mit busine-s men of the Cit>- and Directors from the Townships ha\e devoted 
 
 wci'k 
 
 illv t< 
 
 promote the sinci" 
 
 if thi> 
 
 A- 
 
 sdci.ition. 
 
 .\ 
 
 inoiii' tliose w 
 
 lio took active intt're--t in it- 
 
 orj^am/ation were such vvelbknown 
 
 ownship men 
 
 as the late lion. John lleinv I'ope, the ilmi. .Senator 
 
 ( ochr.me. 
 
 ll 
 
 le 
 
 (i. Roi)ertsc,n, the lion. (. C. Colbv, Mr. lustice Hall, then M.l'. lor Sherbrooke, 
 
 the 
 
 II 
 
 on. ( u'ori'e 
 
 Hal 
 
 er, tlu 
 
 II. 
 
 III. .Sidnev 
 
 I' 
 
 Clevelaiu 
 
 I, of l);i 
 
 I-. P. H 
 
 lie 
 
 W 
 
 Innster o 
 
 oiulw.iril 
 
 ( .V 
 
 illuie, Messr-,. .Sewcll |-"o-,ter, ol' Know lion, t '. ( 
 
 it .Sherbrooke, ( ol. I'atten, of Hnune, and other 
 
 issDciation 
 
 as an estal) 
 
 ishi 
 
 anmi.u 
 
 ■;uil from the I'rovincial (internment of $;,cxx), and from ihe Cit\ 
 
 $l,000. ihe l'",xhibitioiis of thi- .Association ,ire lu 
 ;iw now lookc 
 bv rail 
 
 Id 
 
 <luriii'' the llrst weel 
 
 d forward to c'ach vear by thoiis.ii 
 li 
 
 an 
 
 111 
 
 )ol|s,uul 
 
 ll 
 
 iroiiLilioul liie 
 
 These T.xhibiiions 
 Tl.istein Townships, who come 
 
 -September. 
 
 )V rail anil in teams, wiiile spi-cial trains over the Hoslon at 
 
 id M 
 
 inu an 
 
 (I ( iiii'Dec I etitral briiiij dailv di 
 
 I. 
 
 bitioii week immense crowds from all New I'.nyland points. The attendance has reached iVoin eiLjhleen h 
 
 -60— 
 
MMMIMMM 
 
 ■ ( . 
 
 Hk- 
 
 ntu' 
 •.x!ii- 
 •n tn 
 
 ll 
 
twi'Ht)' lliniisiuiil ,1 (l.iy Visit' lis can sec in tlu' ;;r.-mil p.iiadc nl liorsos and < .title a si},'lit not excelled in an\ 
 plaii' Ml Ainriici, ill the tinr slinvvnt liac kiu'y-<, stamlaii I IjiciI, and licav y draii^lit liorso, in the magnificent 
 lu"i(N (if Slmrtlii iin> and Jei-'(\s, I'olied Animus, lliictords and ( inernsi'v -., workini^ oxen, and tlu' '.t\ lisli teams 
 (il dii\ni;4 luuses, dnuhle and single, th. it daily pas-- Ix-t'ori' the |.;ian;i stand. I his Institution w hich is inoif 
 familiarly kiiov\n as "(anad.i's (iieat Mastern Ivvhihitioii " has, with the inaj^nificcMU surnnindinj; (omitry, the 
 lihcral rates j;i\en !))• railway cotnpanies, the acti\e and enthusiastic devotion of the husiiiess men and the 
 Mastern Townships fanners, who have a thorouj^li belief in it^ Usefulness and success, helped (,'reatly to est.ihlish 
 Sherhrooke as alne and prosperous city The President of the I'ompaii}' is the Hon. John Mcintosh, ex- 
 Minister of A;-;riculture for the I'roviiucol (hiehec, Mana^t'r and Sti.rctar)'. Mr, II k. I'"raser, t h.nrnian of the 
 I'xei uti\c ( oiiiinittee, Mr (' A. I''renih. 
 
 SHERBROOKE THE CENTRE OF A RICH MINERAL DISTRICT. 
 
 Sherhrooke is the centre of suppi)' to an extended and unU parti. ill\- di-veloped miner. il set t'on of the 
 l'ro\iiue. The princiji.d exports in thi- respect are copper, .isljestos, chronnc iron, liine, with c-xtensive (la^stone 
 and j^raiiite quarries, .\iti\i' exploring is now beini^ larric'd on for ;^'old, siKer and i,'.ilena. This section of the 
 I'.a^liin riiwn--hips atlords a v.ist field for protitahle uuestmeiit of (apital in all these minin;,' industrie--. Ilu' 
 |irincip,il Copper luiiies in the \iciiiit\- of .Sherhrooke are those of the i-.ustis Miniiij,' Co . ,ind the Nichols 
 ( hemic.il Co., eij^ht miles di.st.int from .Sherhrooke, tlu- maiia^'ers ol wliich are respectixely .Mr. John Mine, ( 
 and M. I'".., and Mr. I, (. .Spal'fonl. 1 hi' I'.iistis Mining; Co em|)loys .!fK) hands, and has an annii.i! output of 
 from 25,000 to ^^o,(Kxi tons. The Nichols Chemical Co. has an animal production of from iS.mx) to jcuxkj tons 
 per year, employs ahout Joo men, and |)ays out in wages some $6,ocx) i)er month. Tlu' .\s(ot Copper Miin- 
 under the man.i^ement of Mr. John McCaw, also employs a number of men 
 
 .At the .Asbestos Mities of rhellord, HIack Lake and Hroughtoii on the IJuebec Central, and at .Asbestos 
 on the (irand Trunk, over I,.;cx3 liien are employerl, and the value of the shipment passinj^ thronjjh .Sherhrooke, 
 for export to the I'm'ted .St.ites, for the past \ear was over $1 50,cX)0. This does not include the shi|)ments 
 from these mines made to (ireal Mritain and Ceriiiany in all .ihout (jooo Tons. 'The shipnirnts in chromic iron, 
 numeroii-' mines of which ha\i' also diuiiiL; tlu' he-t tew years hei'ii opened up, arealso ver)- larj^t", .md within the 
 |)ast >-ear ver)' extensive concentrating works ha\e been established at Mlack Lake and at Chrome .Siding 
 on the (Juebcc C'entral Line, to reduce the lower grades of ore, so ,is to enable shippers to increase their output. 
 
 Large ijuantities of Lime are shipped regularly from the Dominion Lime ("ompar.v's (Juarries, .md la^t 
 _\e,ti iipw.irds of 6,tj( x;),(.xx) Mricks ucr»' -shipped from Messrs l.oomis i^ .Sons' Works at .\scot ( driier. 
 
 — 'J-J— 
 
m ;»;iiV-»'-i'w-»<!^;iFa-'.;y-"^Wi?U"V5'W,WU.'J,.WUUy'JBI 
 
 SHERBROOKE A CENTRE FOR TOURISTS AND SPORTSMEN. 
 
 .Aside Irciin llic atti.n timis w liii li Slifilnimlsi' i .iii nHcf li> --iiiiniicf .iiid w iiili-r tipiirist'', llu- sinii aiiidm'^ 
 CKimti) .ilfoid-. iiiiluiiiU'il rcMiit-. Inr tin- lMuri>ls .md hiiiitin.; .md ri>liinL; L,M'iimd^ fi ir ihi.' spnitsiiiiiii. 1 lu'^i' 
 ■III' Iktmiiuii;^, year I))- _\c.ir. innii; lull) apini-i iati'il, in it-> l)caiititiil si i-iicry. it-- pure atmn'iilieri- aii<l \\c\\ 
 acknowK-dj^ed tu'ld ut >|)()rt^. I lie < iiixeriior-C 'n'iier,i!> <il ( aii.ida licnn liu'tiiueot Sii Jului CiH.jie Slu'ilnuuke. 
 \ isitefl Sherhinnke and tlie I'.aslt-rn jiiunsliips, .md w illidut cm eptimi Ixnc Ic^tiiiiony ti> it^ niai;nilucnl si I'nery 
 The beauties (if I .akc Mc-mpiuvmai^uj^ were ilepii led 1)\' 1 .ad) I lead, l)i)tli h)' pen and pei>eil. Mi'tween lliat 
 I .iike and Sheihnmke, lies Little l.ake Mai^o;^, nnw a t'asliii)iial)le siimini-r resmt. and nw the line of the h<.st<iii 
 •v\i\ M.iini' lie-, l.ake M assaw ii/i>i, nnu thndi^ed in snnnner with visitors finin llu- .Staler ami iVoni Sherbruoke. 
 
 1 .ake A) hner.nn the line 'if the (Jni'hee ( ential, h.i - it-. in,m\ sjnnner Kitt,ij.;es, and I .aki' Me;.;antii i^ mited 
 fur it I'ish :ind < lanie ( luhv I hesi- all form attraitixi- rc'^nii'- for the ^innnier month--. The seener) 1)\ io,nlcjr 
 rail«a\- fiom Uu hmond to .Sherlirooke, from .Sherhrooke throu;.;!! to ( ompton, I lallev .ind St.mst<. ad. oi Irom 
 lake Memphr<'ma'jo'' throM''li Holton l'a>s, eaii hardU' liee\ielk-d. 
 
 PICTURESQUE SHERBROOKE. 
 
 l-'cw plaees are more heautifiill) situated than i> .Sherhrooke. 
 
 The residential portion, with its fori-st of trees ,ind well kept s^rounds, kiwn-- .md llowrr ;_;,ndeii-, the \ ii \\ ^ 
 up and (low n the ri' ers MaL;o}; and .St. i'r.ini i--, atlr.K t I he .iilmn.it ion ot .dl s i-^itor'' to llie < it\-. 
 
 I he \ iew up (dmmeni.d Street in smnmer Innt-, with it-, douhle rou o| Over .uihiuL; elms, and in wintiT 
 when I lothed with diamond ir) st, lis o| snow, i-~ unaupassed Aloni^this and other --tiei''- intheiioith w.ird 
 are mail) iiandsiiine lesidenie-., amoiiL; w huh in,i\ he mentione(l " Nh lunllield," the resideiK e ol Mr^ Ihnoks 
 ■' KoekmounI," liu' rc-idenee of Mrs. I'aton, ,iiid those m| tlu' lion. .Mr. lustitc \\ Inle, Mr W . K. \\i lifter. Mi' 
 Ki.h.in! Smith, Mi. Walter Mhu', Mrs. I.n.ke, I )r. W oi ihni-ton, Mr. l". J. Iiuk, J. K M. liain, Mrs \ \\ 
 II) iidmant, las |)a\idson, 1) (.. I.ooinis, S !■ Mote), ii \ llodj^e, V\ I'. I.oomis, \\ IV I (11, iron ,uid others 
 In the other w.inU o| tlu' < il\ mention ini'.;ht he m.idc < i| tin resident e ol the I Ion \\ . |( hcs, with its evtdlsiv e 
 grounds, one ol the finest in the |ownshi|»s, Mr William Mima)'- residi m c, ,ind those o| Mr. | ). .\|( M,mam), 
 Mr. (i, G. Hryaiil and .Mi .\ <» I .oiiias | he (iti/ens ol .sjierhrooke take .t special pi ide, anil seem to \ ie 
 
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 with each other in their well-kept lawns, j^rounds and gardens. Ik-autifiil viev.s of the surnnituiing country can 
 be had from inan\' points in Sherbrooke. In south ward from Racine Park, looking up the valle> of the St. 
 I'rancis towards I.oinio.wille, from the height <ibo\e the I'aton mill towards Mount Orforil at sunset, (jr U|jon 
 that unsurpassed view ilown the riser .St. I'rancis, rivalling in its beauty the I'hames at Richmond. This latter 
 view, as seen fnjm the grounds of the late Mr. Sheriff Howen, or from the .\\eiuie near Mr. 1". J. Tuck's residence, 
 looks down, if tradition is to be relied upon, on the scene of the final struggle between the .St. I'Vancis Indians 
 I Abemiuins) in October 1759, with Major Rogers' Hritish l-"orce, on its return to New I'lngland fnjin its 
 expedition to Port St. l'Vanci.>-' the thickly wooded slopes on the west of the river and the now wide meadows 
 known as the lenill farm being the battle-groimel. 
 
 SHERBROOKE'S PARKS AND SQUARES. 
 
 Ihr largest park in .Shcrbrnoke js the " \'ictoria P. irk," •^ituati'd in the east ward, and which, with the 
 e\( ('ijlion of it-> ro,id> and rootpaths, consists of an unbroken forest of beautiful hardwood tree^, maple, bin h 
 ■md beech, '^'O acres in extent, and from which the imderbrush h;:s been cut. .\ p.i\ilion now is in course of 
 erection. Numerous t,d)les ami scats tor jjicnic parties, aiul swings for ihildren, are to be found, making, with 
 other attractioiiN, this park oik.' of the most delightful summer outing places. 
 
 Racine Park, is in the south u.nd, overlooking the river .St. i'rancis. 
 
 Portland .Sipiari' is bclwi-en (Jueeii and London .Streets in the north 
 ward, almost opposite to which is the large parade ground, used not only lor 
 drill pur])o.sc's, but for lacrosse, cricket and based)all. .\t the north end of 
 tlu' parade ground stands .i huge Russian cannon, |)resented to iIk; citv' by 
 the (jovernment, one taken during the ("rimean war, in a cavalry charge under 
 (oloiK'l .Shcrbrooki', nephew of .Sir |ohn ('oV|)e Sherbrooke, for whom the 
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 I lu'sc parks, s(|uares and par.idi" grounds are now surrounded by trees, 
 anil form .itliat five .iml acceptable bre.ithing spots in the heart of the citv. 
 
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 Shcrbrookc and iho Mastcni Tuwiisliips liaxc it-asoii to Inok witli \tru\v. upon llic lonj; ana)- ordistinjjuishcd 
 men who have adorm-d the arena of the Canadian l.e^dslatiire. W'ry few sections of the Dominion have 
 fiirnislied surh a succession of represeiitatixes <if liij^h standing. Tlic ("ii)- of .Sherhn>oke has had as its 
 representatives in the I'nited I'arlianieiit of Ontario and (Juehec, Colonel A. (iua\-, the lion. I'.dward Hale, 
 (afterwards Legislative Councillori the Hon. I'"dward Short, later Judj^'c of the Superior ( ourt, Sir A. T. Gait, 
 one of tin founders of Confedi-ration, and Minister of l-'inance in the first (iovernment after Confederation, the 
 Hon. Mr. Justice Urooks, the Hon. Mr. Justice Hall, while in the I'nwincial Parliament, the Hon. J. (l. 
 kolx'rtson represented Shcrhrooke for t\\ent\ -five consecutne years, and for inore than half that period was 
 I'rovincial I'rensurer. 
 
 rurninj.j to Stanstead Coinitv', we find such representatives as the Hon. H. IV lerrill, the Hon. T. I.ee 
 'I'errili, .Solicitor-Cieneral, and the Hon. C. C. Coihx , President of the Council in the last Conservatise (iovern- 
 ment, the Hon. Mr. Hackett, e,\-.Solicitor <lener.il in tiie Provincial l.e;.;islature. 
 
 In Compt<in Count)' we find sudi representatives as the Hon. Mr. Justice- Sanborn, afterwards Senator 
 and later Jnd^e of the Couit of (Jueen's Mencli, Hon. John Henr\- Pope, for man)- vcars member of t!>e 
 (ii>vernment, and Mr. K. I! I 'ope, who now represents the County. 
 
 .Shcliord was represented b)- such men as the Hon. Mr. Justice Drinnmond and the Hon. I,. .S. 
 I iimtin^don, and the Hon. .\. M. i-'osti-r, .Senator, succeeder! by '-'et^ itor (i, (i. Stevens. 
 
 Krome Comity can boast of such represeiitativis as I'.dward Carter, (J. C., the lion. Christopher Dunkin, 
 ,ind the Hon. W. W. Lynch. 
 
 The Hon. Wilfrid Laurier, represented for some vears Drummond and .\rthabaska, while tin- Hon. 
 (leorge Irvine represented, prior to ( onfederation, ;md after it, in both Houses, Me^antic Count). 
 
 The i)resent represt.-ntativi-s of Sherbrooke .-ire thi- Hon. W. iV Ives, for the l-"e<ierai Parli;iment, and 
 Mr. L. I-". Paimeton, O.C., for the (Juebec I .e;;islature. 
 
 The Hon. .Mr. Ives was born in Compton in 1.S41. He was e<lucated at Compton .\cadein)-, and cdled 
 to the Mar in 1S6-. l-"or a number of)earshe practised law successfull)-, and was made O. C. iti 1SS5. |'(»r 
 some years he has devoted himself to politics, and to the active mana^jement of several larj^e companies, notably, 
 the Ko)-al Paper Mills Co. of |""ast .\n^,'us, and the ( 'ook-.hire Mills Co. He represented Uichmond and Wolfe 
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 Mr. 1.. !•,. I'ainieton, <l(': M.l...\.. was horn .it I iuvi Rivers, (Jiie , July Mli, |S4,S. lie uas edm .ited .it 
 tlie Seminar) tiiere and was calleii In tlie iVn in iS-o. The dej^rei" ol l.I,.M. was eontcrred upiin him at 
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 THE MILITIA. 
 
 Sherhrooke .md the I'.astern Townships have heen devotedly loyal to the British (rown since the I'aily 
 (lavs of its si-ttlemenl hv thi' I'nileil I.mpire I .oyalists, and K.iltalions (jI' Volunteers exist in nearlv evcrv 
 county It spai e w ould pirnnt. ,\\) e\ tended and inlerotm;^ ai count tould he i^iv en of the ,slu ihro! ike tinop of 
 lav.div. hut hrielly it may lie stated that this troop was ors4aiii/ed in iSiS, luiiler t 'olonel Nichols, who was after 
 warils succeeded In M.ijor Hei kelt in iSj^, followed l)_v (apt. hrumnioiid and Maj. Stevens It, io|| ofoiVucis 
 and privali's include su( h men as the lion l-.dward Short, Mr. John Short, afterwanls I'roiliouol.irv and ( lerk 
 of the Superior (ouit, < h.irles I )e 1 omi.mi our, ' j.l , the lion |. ( i. Rohertson, \\ \\ . ISeckett auil |olni 
 (iiiHilh Ihi' troop served as an escort to h.arl I)alhousie. i .ord Svdeuham, lo Su' h.dward Ilead, who 
 ofiened the lirst Provincial I'.xhihitiou in Slu'rhrooke m iS^^ I he troop at present forms part of the 5th 
 KeL;iment ot ( ',i\ .ilry, muler cominaiiil . it ( apt. K'ii;_;and l.ieuls H,irton ami llorton 
 
 The ; ^rd Hattalinn is one reco^tnj/i-il all over the I'rov ince as ,m effective, well-drilled corps, composed 
 I it nien of fnie ph\ si(|ue, w I'll-olVici-icd, w ith twi 1 Ime bands. This Hattalii m was orj^ani/ed in I Sdj, and took jiart 
 ui the I'eiiian iuv.ision of iS/o. I'lu piesent field oflii ers are It l'<il. \:. M. \\ orlhin^loii, Majoi II. K. Irascr, 
 Captain and .\diutani Soiners. Staff ( )f('uers. II. .\ ( )di II, I'.iv master : A. N, \\ orthin,:;t<;n, .\I I )., Siir;.;i'on ; 
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 HOTELS. 
 
 Slu'ilnonki' i> .iin|tl_\' -.iipplii'd with Ivilcl acioin- 
 niodatiiin, lUvrr. Ihmii^ iid less tli.in twcKu in tlu; tit)-. 
 .XinoDj^ thi' lar^fcr arc tlu- Magoj^ lloiisc, 
 ( "iiiiimcicial Street, Mr. il. II. Ii)f.(ram, proprietor, tlie 
 ,Slicrl)rii«ike I louse, opposite tlic (iraiid Iriiiik .Station, 
 Mr. (ieor^'c Rawlins, proprietor, the (irand ( entral, 
 W'cllinj^ton .Street, Mr. Joseph (ianthier, |)roprietor, 
 the C"onlincnlal, corner of Wellington and Kini; Sts„ 
 .Messrs. i)upoiit and (aniirand, proprietors, o|)posite 
 to whii.h is the Albion, .\. W. Colin-, pro|)rietor. 
 
 TELEPHONE COMPANIES. 
 
 •SherhrooUe is cspeciall)- favored in its teleplmne 
 service, both locall\- and in its Ivastern Townships 
 coiniections. Ouini; to the competition between the 
 Hell Tilcphone Co, which I'onip.iii)' last \t.'ar i-rected 
 a \n-\K and coinnioilions block i and the I'l-oples' I'ele- 
 ])hone to., the telci)hone rates in .Sherbrooke an- 
 probablj- lower th.ui in .in)' city in ( '.in.id.i. 
 
 SHERBROOKE IS AN EXCELLENT MARKET TOWN. 
 
 On s|K;cial days its market is irowded b)- fuiners from a lar^'e surroimdinj; coimtr)-, and necess.irii-s of 
 life and delicacies can at ,ill se.isons of the \-ear be had .it modi'r.ite prices. 
 
 SUMMER AND WINTER SPORTS. 
 
 ThouLih Sherbrooke is essenti;dl\' a business cit>- \et tinu- is found for indulL;ence in all the nianl\- and 
 invi},foratin}.; sports for which Canada is noted. 
 
 riic Manufacturinj^f Compain'es and Conimerci.il l''.stabli.slnnrnts w illin^l_\' ;^r;int to their eniplo)ees a 
 rea.soiiabic portion of time for militia drill anil tlie eiijo)-nient of iiealthful summer and winter sports and ^.unes. 
 
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SHERBROOKE LACROSSE CLUB GROUNDS. 
 
 OPENING MATCH DOMINION OAV, 189H. YOUNG SHAMROCKS VS. &HLRBR0OKE. (Score 6 to 1 Favor Shorbrooka.l 
 
 riio I'.a.sti'rii 'l'<)wn.slii|)s is cs|)ccially ;ulai)tcrl in climate for outside s])orts. Its beautiful sumiiur wf.iiiin, 
 free from eiier\atin<; heat, atid the hii^dil clear Mui<j;()ratiiig atmospheri- of winter, stimulate and call forth keen 
 interest in tin- many various sjiorts. 
 
 .Sherhrooke has a Hourishin^r .\thletic .\ssociation, "The Metropolitan.' with .i well e(|uip|)i-d t iymn.isinm, 
 the mcmhers of which take an active interest in all athletic clubs it has its Lacrosse ('lut)s, which !ias this 
 )ear ac(|uirod a finel\- situated ground, near " \'ictoria Park " in l-.a.st Sherbrooke, with a team uidK'aten in ;iii\ 
 match this season ; its Cricket. H.ise Hall, (iolf Moating' and Canoeing and (iuii Club, the memlH-rs of which 
 have more than hold their own in contests at home and outside , its Rifle Association, one memlx-r of which, 
 Capt. .S|iearinj.;, has three tim- s been on th<" Misie)' te.iin; its i'ish and (lame i'mtective (lub, etc., and in winter 
 
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sjjdrt-', it-. Snow Slme ('liil)s, the " SluThnx.ki' " and " 'l'ii(|ia' RdUi^'i'," uitli their i li.nMiini^ly situated and 
 hiiS|)ital)lL' (lul) Houses; its furling Club, Sk.itiu;^ KinU and its ifo(ke\- Club. 
 
 Witlun a few miles of Sheibiooke an- the canoeing elubs at Lakes Massaw ippi anti Little MaL;o)^, uhili' 
 numerous fisiiiii^ cam|)s abound at all the manj- beautiful lakes and ponds surrounding^ Sherbrooke. ihus all the 
 )'ear round are N'tali/.inLj and h.^-alth-^i\ ini^^ sports, for 
 of Slurbrooke to \ isitors and tourists 
 
 Id ami vouiil;, addiiii; ^rc-atly also to the attra( lions 
 
 THE UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL OF BISHOP'S COLLEGE. 
 
 I'he picturesipie \illaL;e of Lennowilh; lies three miles distant from Sherbro<il<e. It ma\- be said that 
 ouin^ to the extension of the Sherbrooke Stri'et Kailuav to that |)oint that it maj- almost be' eonsidered to be 
 one with Sherbrooke. 
 
 It is the scat of Hishop's ('ollei;c I'liiversity and Mishop's ( 'olle^e School. Ihe L'ni\ersitj' and School 
 buildings arc beautifull)- situated at a ])oint where the Massaw i|)pi river flows into the St. I'Vancis, ha\in<jf an 
 e.stendecl \icw down thc\alle)' towards .Sherbrooke. The CollcLje was incorporateil in 11^4^, and the Royal 
 Charter of the l'ni\ersit>- obtaiiu-il in 1S55. The first principal of the < 'olle^e was the Kr\ . Jasper Nichols. 
 Iheri' ar<' two lacultie--, l)i\inityand .\rt, with a Medical Lacull}' in .Montreal ihe numbt-r of students in 
 1885 was 2 I, tlu' (iirri'iit year O9. The school and chapel were destroyed by lire in iSi^i.and the cost of re- 
 building; was about .$"S,cX30. Misho|)'s Collc'^e is the representative in the l'ro\ince wholly of the .\nL;lii an 
 communion, but es|)ecially of the ().\ ford and Cambrid^u' idea. l"o the Ke\ . l)r, .\danis, the present prnuipal. 
 is due to a lar_L;e decree, not only the increase in the number of students attendin;^ the I'nisersit) , but for its 
 numerous recent donations ami endow inents. liishoji's Collei^c School is chiel1\' ,1 residential one. j'hc Head 
 Master is Mr. II. J II. I'etr)-. Lord Monk, in his\isit to Lcnnoxville in 1864, spoke of tiiis school as tin- 
 " I'anadian L.ton." It lumibers amon^' its ])ast ])upils nian\ who have earned distinction in political, |)rofessi(]nal 
 and busiiu'ss life. 
 
 Lennow ille is an attractise risidential \ illaj^e and oniM)f much business acti\itv. ( )ne of the most 
 enterprising; establishments in the Lastern l'>)wnships is located here, namel_\", the wholesale and retail Hour, 
 ;;rain and provision business of Messrs. (', \i. Clou^hiS: Co., whose mill and warehouses are ad\antaj;eous|y 
 situated between the (iranil I'runk and I'anarlian I'acific Railwavs. I'nder Mr. .S. L. Clouj^h's .active manage- 
 ment, ,111 extensive business is done all over the l'',.istern Townships. Ihe |)rincipal hotel in 1 .1'unoxv ille is the 
 Collei;e House, Mr. C. L. Mel )ou^all, proprietor. 
 
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 SHERBROOKE'S PROSPECTS. 
 
 Mter cuiisidi rm^i the iia*-! ami present histor) of Shcrbrookc, its futiiic |)ros[)ccts rtiaj' be luiefly dwelt 
 ii|Min. If the iniuim(Mal)le e\ idciices of steady and substantial j^'iowtli are iiisufTicieiit to jjive assurance of 
 |HTinanciit prosperil) , it needs but a },dance at thi- natural location, ina(,'nificent wafir power, f>nly partially 
 utili/i'd, tlie railwa) system, fine surroiMidini; farinin^^ countr)-, tin- rich mining section of which it is ihe centre, 
 and the beaut) of its scener)', to convince the most sceptical that Sherbrooke i> Ixjiind to jjrow and prosjier, 
 I'he (it) Council, ba( k. d b)- the hoard of i'rade, and the residents of .Sherbrooke ^jenerall)-, have a firm belief 
 in the future prosju-rit)' and i)ro^ress ot .Sherbrooke. The Municipal Council is ever reatly to adopt any measure 
 to advanic the prosperit)' of the lit)-. The Hoard of i'rade is active and alert and the citizens ^;encrally loyally 
 co-opeiate in |)romotiu;; the pro^res.s ati'l j^rowth of the cit}'. .Sherbrooke and the surroinidin^,' cctiintr)- therefore 
 atford a vast fii-ld lor the profitable investment of cai)ital in manufacturing, in general i)usiiu'ss, in mining; or 
 in farminj.; ; mechanics and workmen can fiml stead)' employment ami establish liomes where their children <an 
 h.ive all educational advantajjes. In fact, Sherbrooke may well be described as the centre of a country, by the 
 • |iiMt.ilion once Ix-fore applieil to it: ".A },'ood land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that 
 " spnuj; out of v.illev'- aud hilN, a land of whi.il, barli'y and vines, a land wheix-iii thou shall eat bread without 
 " scarceness, thou slidl not lai k anvthin^ in it, a l.md vvhosi- stones are iron, ami out of whose hills thou maycst 
 " di}j brass," 
 
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 ITlU.lSlll'.KS' Nori;. rhe rublishersof "Sherbmoke Illustrated " desire to acknowledj^'c the able 
 ■is^is'.iiue of Mr. J. IS U. W'lKtdvvard, who collected the data ,ind wrote up the historical and business matter 
 ''ivfii in this book, which will be found not onlv inlereslinij, but faithful as to det.iil. 
 
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KHWATA. 
 
 Owin^ to the unforced early |niblication of this ll.l.rsTKA TM) SllKKltKooKi:, and llic issue ai\d correction 
 of proof in sections, certain errors ami omissions have occurred, viz : on |)ajjc 30, the Paid-up Capital of the 
 Mochelatja Hank should read $i,ooo,(XX): on pai;e 4C1, in connection with the Roman Catholic Schools mention 
 should have been made that the Sherbrooke Roman Catholic Hoard of Coinnn'ssioners control five schools, 
 indciH-Mident of those mentioned, two in Kast Sherbrooke and one in each of the other wards. These, while 
 under the control of the School Commissioners, are supplied as far as teachers are concerned from the Brothers' 
 School and Convent : and on page 52 Hon. Justice Ram.say's name shoiiM have been included in the list of 
 Justices. 
 
 THOMPSON & CO.'S HOHHIX AND SPOOL KACTORV. 
 
 In our reference to manufacturing establishments in Sherbrooke, omission was made <)f the Hobbin and 
 Spool l''actory of Messrs. Thompson & Co., who employ some 25 skilled workmen, and whose manager is 
 Mr. C. Ci. Thompson. I'his establishment supplies to a large extent the woollen, worsteil and silk manufacturers 
 of Canada. 
 
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 I.iiw.'KHU, Swcili>ti, anil Norway Inm; ('c)i:<iailiirs .iml llmiM- 
 Kiiililet's lUiilwarc, Miiiir;; ami Mill Su|i|)llfs, Kailuay Sii|i|)lics, 
 Kxplasives, I)oul)li- Ta|K: ami Klcilric Huses, Kli-clric Haiietics, Prill 
 Sieel, Wire Ki)|)c, Imii I'i|h; and Killings fur Sicani ami Water Works, 
 Saniiaiy I'ipf ami Hilliins, Valves, Sleam raikiiig, Aslnstus (mmmIs, 
 Uuliiier 1Ii)«', I.cmiIht ami KiiliU-i IVlliny, Kimiy Wheels, Ayenls 
 (.11 ll.it's ('cleliialed Chisel, TikiiIi ^a»s iml Hits. We also rarry a 
 Inie 'if Suliil Tniiih ( ircular Saws. U hile ami < nloreil W asle, l-'n^'ine 
 ami iMinilei I his, i'aim i hi, llhuninatin^ C)il>. ('iii(la(;e, l.nih ami 
 .Shini;le ^ am, I'aints, \aiinshe~, WuicIdw dlass, lire Hricki, Drain 
 I'ipes, I'lasUr I'aris, r<irilaml Ceinenl, I.an>l Tile, Hath Wire anil 
 Woven Wire Fencing, I'lain Wire, Karinin); Tools, t'at|>enler's ami 
 M.u hiiiisl's Tixils, lilack-niilirii Tools ami Supplies, Carnage Makeri 
 WckkI Sloik, Cairiaye WhseN, I'aleni Sleel KihiIiii^ ami Slualhin^;, 
 dalvani/eil Iron, Itlai k Sheet Irons, (iaUani/eil lion I'ipe, I'liinps, 
 Sinks, llylriiilic Kams, (liins, Kitirs, Kevoivers, Aininunilion and 
 ,S|Hirliii^ I loi Ills, Stoves and House l'iirnwhini> (ioods, (iilWry. 
 
 IriH-kery, China ami lilasswart-, Sleilini; Silni and I'lated Ware, 
 I,ainps,Kleclrii- Supplies ol all kinds. Aall l'.i|ier»aiid W indow Shades. 
 
 Kreehurnint' and Maul While Ash Anthracite Coal, hounilryCiMl 
 and Coke, lllacksmith's Coal, Steam ( oal; Shipinrnls m.a<le<lirecl from 
 the Mines. 
 
 o(ri.:e and Store ffi gnd 71 Wellington St. 
 
 Heavy tlucidt W'arrhuuM* and Oil .Moragr. Laniidowne SI., un (I T K 
 
 Siding Coal Vard near (I. I H Hrelght !Shcda. 
 
 Dlract connei'tlnn hy rail with rtery dlttrlcl in the l:aalern Tiiwnahlp*. 
 
 W« carry une «l the muiil complate atocki In the above 
 
 line* tu be InHnd tn Canada. 
 
 The Stanstead and Shcrbrookc 
 Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 
 
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 HEAD OFFICE. 
 
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 THE OLDKST PURELY MUTUAL FIRE OFFICE 
 . . IN THE DOMINION . . . 
 
 CAPITAL, 
 
 PROPERTY INSURED, - 
 
 $459,813.06 
 $7, J 50,092. 1 9 
 
 DIRECTORS. 
 
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 OFFICERS. 
 
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W. 5. DRESSER ^ CO. 
 
 Succeeding to. and havinf all 
 (he recordK of the Lyford 
 Agency, Establiiihed in 1875 
 
 All l^r(in(h(^.s( 
 
 IN BUSINESS SINCE IHtki 
 
 .r INSURANCE 
 
 Alpliabt'tical li^-t u\ 
 Fire Companies r«- 
 
 prt'scntiHl. 
 
 4:tna, 
 
 Alliance. 
 
 BrIlUh AiiMrka, 
 
 Commrrcial I nion, 
 
 (luarillan. 
 
 Hurtlord. 
 
 I.ancathirr, 
 
 l.undfin. 
 
 I.onjon A l.ancaahlrc 
 
 Mnnrhestrr, 
 
 North Hr.lUh A Mrr- 
 
 i:anlilr. 
 Pbci-niii of l.onilon, 
 Kayal. 
 Queen and 
 Wcalcrn 
 
 Alpliahitical list tjt 
 other Companies 
 rcprosenteii. 
 
 Holler Inapcctinn A In- 
 furani'e Co. 
 
 I>amlnlan Hiirilary 
 (luarantec Co 
 
 IKunlnlon Plate (llau 
 Insurance Cu. 
 
 Ouarantce Co. uf North 
 America . 
 
 Norlh American Life 
 
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 Iraveler'n In*. Co. nf 
 Hartford. 
 
 iLlh aad AuMtai 
 
 A Long Record 
 
 INTtHIOH "IfW Of OFFICE. 
 
 ot i.aritul inulirwritln^.' anJ prompt loss-payinu 
 lias stampeil tliis ottki' a> m ist reliahle anJ 
 adv. t.i>;e{)iis tor insurers. 
 
 SIum1)|'0()PxC, Que. 
 
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 Mining Machinery, 
 Steam and Water 
 Power Plants 
 
 COMIMCrS l-()k (>)MPLtiK bglJIl'- 
 MKNIS for MINH or MiLl. a N|Vi.ialty. 
 It intiTi'^tiil 111 .my line requiring 
 nuuiiincry, wiitt- u^. hstimates, lir- 
 I'ul.irs, rti., promptly ^uppliiJ. 
 
 The Jenckes Machine Co. 
 
 
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 SHHRBROOKn, Que. 
 
 J^tr Compressors, S^oc/c !Drt7/s, 
 
 f. Milling; .iri.l U.mV \\..iI. ofdll kin.l. 
 
 Jx/r Jfoists, for 'S/lOft use 
 
 1 linr :iriil l.alnir ^a\ffv. 
 
 Jfaisoy's (Pneumatic iPump 
 
 I'.lVi. ii'iil. KfIi:.I.|. :,m.I lliit.il.lr. 
 
 jffam'son Coat '^ininy n^acAt'nes 
 
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 The Canadian Rand Drill Company 
 
 5HERBR00KE. QUE. 
 
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 A. L. GRINDROD & CO., Tweeds. Flannels and Yarns, Sherbrooke p. q. 
 
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 ADAM LOMAS & SON, Woollens Sherbrooke. 
 
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 For Collins, Caskels ami I'uneral Kiirnishings of all kinds. 
 The largest assortment anil style to select frorr\ in the Ciiy. 
 Hoilies preserved during hot weather. 
 t'ii I'rices reasonable .ind satisfaction guaranlei'd. 
 
 Telegraph and Tclepiione nrder-i promptly executed. 
 IVrsoiial attention at any hour, day or night. 
 Telephone at .Store and House. 
 
 The Best place in the City lo bring your I'ictutes h 
 framed; all the latest styles in Mouldings, Mats, etc. 
 (Jood woik guaranteed, '"all and examine goods. 
 
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 I JErated maters | 
 
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 One of the best equipped Job 
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 FAST PRESSES, 
 SKILLED WORKMEN, 
 and FAIR PRICES 
 
 have kept us busy. 
 
 OF ALL KINDS ^ 
 
 NEATLY DONE \ Estimates on Application. 
 
 W. A. MOREHOUSE & CO. 
 
 Among the Life Assurance Companies 
 doing business in Slierbrooke the first place 
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 The soi.iiJiTY, Ri-l.lABlLiTY and all the other 
 abilities of this Company is very well known 
 to the people of this section. 
 
 Their new building now in course of 
 erection will be the Headquarters tor Life 
 Insurance information for the Eastern 
 Townships. 
 
 W. A. nOKEHOL'SE 
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 C. C. KNIOHT, Manager for the Townships. 
 
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 OPPOSITE GRAND TRUNK DEPOT 
 
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 TT7HIS HOUSE is newly furnished throughout with all modern conveniences, including 
 1 steam heat, hot and cold water kuliS, electric light and call bells. 
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 ....Sherbrooke. que. 
 
 S. FOR TIME 
 
 DF.AhER IN 
 
 Groceries, Flour, Grain, Bacon, Hams, 
 Lard, Crockery, Boots and Shoes 
 
 also a Complete Assortment of 
 
 Ready -Made Clothing, Etc. 
 
 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 
 
 I 18 BRIDGE ST., SHERBROOKE, OUE. 
 
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Canaba'e (3reat lEastcrn fii-bibition 
 
 (Eastern Uownsbips Horicultural association.) 
 
 OFFICERS FOR i898. 
 
 PATRONS 
 
 HON'. SYDNEY A. I'ISHER, Minister of ARriculliire. 
 
 Il()\. F. G. M. I>FCHI:NK, Commissioner of Agriculture. 
 
 VICE-PATRONS. 
 
 HON. \V. H. IVF.S, M. P. 
 HON. .MR. JUSTICK. II ALL 
 HON. M. H. COCHRANK 
 L. );. I'ANNKTON, K.SQ., M.L.A. 
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 K. \V. HENKKKR, ES(). 
 K. H. rOl'K, ES(^»., M. I". 
 HON. M. K. IIACKKTT, M.I,. A. 
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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
 
 HON. JCMN MclNTTOSH, I're.si.lcnt. 
 Al.EX. AME.S 
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 JA.S. A. COCHRANE 
 W. .S. DKES.SEk 
 E. WINN FARWEI.I, 
 C. A. FRENCH 
 
 T. DUSSAUI.T, Vice-President. 
 JNO. F. EEARNKl) 
 J. .S. MITCHELL 
 WM. MORRIS 
 L. IL ()!.IVM;I< 
 H. SA.MUEL 
 n. 1). S.MITH 
 W. U. WEBSTER 
 
 H. R. FR.^SF:R, Manager ami Secretary. 
 
 Exhibitions are iield the first vveeU in September each year, on the Ground.s of the Association, Sherbrooi<e. 
 The 14th Annual Exhibition will be held September 5th to 10th, 1898. 
 
 The Sherbrooke Exhibitions are recognized as the largest, best managed and most attractive in the 
 Province of Quebec. 
 
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 THE GRAND CENTRAL HOUSE, Sherbrooke, Que. 
 
 Tin III-; SifcCl.l. Iioslelry of ihe Ka'tt:--!! luui 
 water linths electric call service, etc. 
 
 >|jtp>-. Kiilirely iiiTU>ht;i! with :ill ihe Inlevt in'rtierii iiiipi , acriu I.l^, dciiric U^Ui pliinl, hut watei lieaiiiig, hot ami .;olii 
 
 CONDUCTED ON THE NINETEENTH ChNTURY PLAN. 
 
 I,arE?st S.imple Rdoiii .icconmindation nf uny h(»tel in the Province. Tiie Commercial 'Iravellcr's iI'^mk, the Druninier's parntli-^e. l.ocaled in the heart of the hiisine<is 
 *irctic)ti of ilie ("ily. I'Jeciric cars for -ill (M)iiU'. pass the <!(K)r every few inimitos. Thrte inimites' rlilf from various depots. Nonpareil Culinary Uepariment in charge 
 ufaii imptirteJ chef. Our Wine Kooin s[>eaks for itself. We might rail our Mtus*; friends' nlteiition to <jur Hkiuai. Ciiamukk which is hrautifully furnished. 
 
 Kapeh M(MiKKATi^. J. A. OAUTHIER A CO., Proprietors. 
 
CANADA GREAT EASTERN EXHIBITION, sherbrooke. p.o. 
 
 VIEW OF GROUND? E, T. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, SHOWING MAIN BUILDING, GRAND STAND, RACE TRACK, ETC. 
 
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 QUIlBEC CENTRAL I^Y. 
 
 HB DIRECT TOURIST LINE FROM SHERBROOKE to Quebec. Lake St. John, 
 the Sa^uenay River and all Seaside Resorts East of Quebec. 
 
 THE PULLMAN PALACE CAR blNE between Boston and Quebec, 
 Springfield and Quebec and Portland and Quebec. 
 
 The only Line Running Solid Trains between Quebec and Boston, 
 
 TICKETS FOR SALE AT all Railway Ticket Offices and at 
 the Canadian Pacific Ry. C-ity Oftice, Stierbrooke ; Union 
 Station, Sherbrooke, and at Raymond & Whitcomb's Ticket 
 Oftices, 2<j6 Washington Street, Boston ; 31 East 14th 
 Street, New Yoik; icx35 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia; 
 T. Cook & Son's Ticket Offices, Boston, New York, 
 Philadelphia -and Chicago ; Boston and Maine R. R. City 
 Ticket Offices and Union r)epot, Boston ; Henry Gaze and 
 Son's Ticket Offices, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and 
 Chicairo ; Union Ticket Office, Chateau Frontenac Hotel, 
 (Quebec; Richelieu and Ontario Navijration Co's Ticket 
 Offices ; R. M. Stocking, City and District Agent, 32 
 St. Louis Street, Quebec. 
 
 Frank Grcjnoy, 
 
 General Offices, Sherbrooke, Que., July 26th, i898. 
 
 J. H. W^AI^SH, 
 
 GentsrHl PosserjRer Agent 
 
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 Dir«ot RoHt* between 
 
 Canada and 
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 Hew England and 
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 Througf? Sleeping Cars Between 
 
 Quebec, Bostop and Springfield 
 
 SECURE TICKETS via BOSTON & MAINE R.R. 
 
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 OHcral P«*s. ft Ti<kd Afciit. 
 
Protestant Schools 
 of th. City of Sherbrooke 
 
 Under the control of the Board of Protestant 
 Snhool Commissioners. 
 
 MR. J. H. KELLER, B.A., Principal High School 
 
 with Ki^lii Assi<ttaiits 
 
 PROF. H. FLETCHER. • - Voice Culture 
 
 PROF. DE BELLEFONTAINE, French 
 
 . . . ELEMENTARY . 
 
 Miss AGNES MITCHELL. Principal 
 
 Four A-ssisiatUs. 
 
 Central School 
 
 EMILY SUTTON, Principal, Prospect St. School 
 MARY STEERE, Principal, East Sherbrooke School 
 GERTRUDE MACLAGAN, . Kindergarten Class 
 
 All Elementary Schools are in charge of the same 
 Professors in French and Voice Culture as the High School. 
 
 Course of study as laid down by the Council of Public 
 Instruction of the Province of Quebec strictly adhered to. 
 
 Three terms in the scholastic year. 
 
 I'or further information apply to the secretary, 
 
 H. A. ODELL. 
 
 Clectric JLtffht 
 and iPower. , . 
 
 THE cut on the opposite page represents one of the 
 two new "S. K. C." Alternating Current 
 Generators now being added to the plant at 
 the Electric Light and Power Station of the Sherbrooke 
 Gas and Water Company. These machines, weighing 
 14 tons each, are of the most efficient and perfect 
 types of electrical machinery in use at the present day, 
 each having a capacity of 5000 16 candle power 
 incandescent lights. 
 
 The Company have this season made important 
 improvements in the applicaton of their water power, 
 which is the finest on the Magog River, and is located 
 in the midst of the City, very near the centre of their 
 lighting business. With this power in its unequalled 
 situation, fitted with the latest and best electric light 
 and power plant regardless of expense, the Company's 
 facilities for giving their present and future patrons 
 superior and uninterrupted service are unsurpassed. 
 
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 S. K. C. ALTERNATING CURRENT GENERATORS-- SHERBROOKE GAS AND WATER CO. 
 
W. N. IRWIN ^ -*- 
 
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 CARI?IACir:5, .SLrzK.MS, 
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 CmaSSEY-HARRI3 CO. - - TORONTO 
 
 ComDanles I ^*^"' carriage co. - - qranby 
 
 Bi>niw.*n«Ml { BRANTFORD CARRIAGE CO. BHANTFORD 
 i^cprescnica i ^ ^ heney 4 CO. - - MONTREAL 
 
 (.KINGSTON VEHICLE CO. - KINGSTON 
 
 Sole Agent for . . . 
 
 Hollingshead's Harness 
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 I.^O \o \M WIzLLINGTOM ST 
 
 Sherbrooke, Que. 
 
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 D.G.LOOMIS& SONS' Bli^kvaLd 
 
 Sitaited at ASCOT CORNER, on the Quebec Central Railway Co., aeven miles from Slierbrooke. 
 
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 FOR the past thirty years these extensive clay deposits have been worked, more or less, in the old fashioned way 
 which led to the establishment of the present works, equipped with the most modern machinery, dryer, kiln, etc., 
 which takes the clay from the bank at one end and turns out burnt brick at the other in a most economical 
 and labour saving manner and at the rate of thirty thousand per day. 
 
 Much care and thought has been given to the arrangement and establishment of this brick plant, and the 
 results are looked for in the advancement and improvement of our brick buildings, which are already remarked in 
 W. Blue & Go's Warehouse, St. Charles Seminary, McKechnie's Business Block, The Bell Tele[)hone Building, The 
 Street Railway Power House, etc., etc , in Sherbrooke ; Lane's Opera House and floodrich Library at Newport, and all 
 the prominent buildings in the outlying towns of the Townships. 
 
 We invite inspection of our products, which we think compare favorably with any slock brick made in (Canada. 
 We are always pleased to meet parties interested in brick at our office, King Street, Sherbro(,k*'. where our warerooms 
 are situated and a complete stock of builder's supplies, such as Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Cement, lime, Plaster Paris, 
 Asbestos Plaster, etc., etc., are always kept in stock. 
 
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 149 Wellini^on St. 
 Sherbrooke, Que. 
 
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