HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-06-28, Page 33CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES
TO
THE VILLAGE of BRUSSELS
ON
THEIR 100th BIRTHDAY
FROM
THE PEOPLE and OFFICIALS of
THE TOWNSHIP of MORRIS
Reeve: William Elston
Council: •Ross Smith
Thos. Miller
Robt.. 'Grasby
James Mair
Clerk: Helen Martin
Treas.: Geo. Michie
Road Supt.:
William McCarter
Grader Men:
Jas. Casemore
John Smith
Waste Disposal:
Adam Smith
Having been in business in
BRUSSELS
for th6 past 15 years, we are
happy to extend our sincere
congratulations on the
. VILLAGE CENTENNIAL
and'
Best Wishes for the Future.
•
For the finest in Residential, Commercial
and Farm. Buildings
TEN PAS
CONSTRUCTION
CO.
GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO
CONGRATULATIONS •
to the
Village of Brussels
and the
Brussels Post
on the occasion
of their 100th Birthday
EAST HURON PRODUCE
Eggs , Poultry — Feed — Seed
Phone 887-9011 Brussels.
.grounds in 1$T4 First ..exhib tion• .11361,.
(Centintied front Page 8A)
Mrs. W. Cameron of MCK1110P.
Among the notes on this fair
was One stating that a new ?NW.-
baton building ' was of stern
necessity. 197 penes of glass had
to be replaced in the skylight of
the Palace owing to the wanton
destruction of mean boys.
• In 1893 the financial statement
given at the annual meeting
showed a, government grant of
$800.
In. 1895 there was a Field
Crop Competitkon, the first spon-
Sored by the Society. The
crop was turnips and tilangel$
with 8 entries in turnips and 3 in
rnangels. The plan adopted in
judging was: The proper
acreage of crop was taken in one
block, either square or oblong.
The competitor was allowed to
chose the place of beginning.
After that there was no further
f. interference allowed. The field
was divided into five sections,
;from each of t which nine feet
were carefully rheasured by tape-
lines. All the 'tots coming
from this area were pulled,
shaken clear of earth, topped and
Weighed, five weighing or, lifts
being thus taken diagonally
across the field. Thesum of these
weighs was taken as the standard
of comparison. The system
seemed to, meet with the hearty
approval of all competitiors. Re-
sults as made knoWn by the P rest-
dent and Secretary were: 1 acre
of turnkps, John McKinnon, Con
8, Grey - 133 lbs; Charles Knight,
Con. 10, Grey, 139 lbs.; Bird
Bros., Oranbrook, 88 lbs.; J. Me-
Cutcheon, Con. 7, Morris, 123
lbs.; Jas. Speir, Con. 6, Morris
143 lbs.; Jas: Burgess, Con. 10,
Grey, 120 lbs.; Jas. McCallum,
McKillop, 150 lbs. Prizes $3,
$2, $1.50, $1.00.
•Mangel results: Jas. Speir,
199 lbs. $3; Jas. McCallum, 176
lbs, $2. Alex Gardiner, 171 lbs.
$1..
In 1898 Annual meeting of the
Grey Branch we find the first
itemized financial statement, as
follows: - Receipts: Balance from
last report, $304.02; Legislative
grant, $81.00; Municipal' grant
$20.00; •.Member's subscriptions,
$117.00; AdMission fees to ex-
hibition $401.45; Rent for grounds
,t•
and stalls, $10.00; Miscellaneous
receipts, $21.60; Total, $955.47.
Expenditures: Grant to union ex-'
hibition $200.00; Fitting up
grounds etc., $85.98; Paid on
mortgage, $100.20; Paid on in-
terest, $60.00; Miscellaneous ex-
penses, $2.25; Total $448.43;
lb.
Balance on hand,$507.04;''Value
of Land, $2,900; Value of Build-
ings $800; Mortgage on proper-
ty, $700; , Interest 'on mortgage
due, $25.25.
The union exhibition was the
Fall Fair held jointly by the
Grey Branch and : East Huron
Agricultural Societies. It is
interesting. to compare the
aneial statement of Grey.13ranch
with that of East Huron and also
with the 1960 statement. The
following is the treasurer's re-
port for East Huron 1898: Re-
ceipts, Balance from last audit
$.192.19; Legislative . grant,.
$426.00. Merriber's subscriptions
$86.00, Fr om Grey Branch So-
ciety, $200, Total $904.18. Ex-
penditures: Prizes at. Fall Fair.
Prizes paid for 1896 $23.75,
Working expenses, $76.00, print-
ing on judge's expenSes $64.75,
Balance on hand $99.-03.,• Total
$904.18. Prizes yet to pay,
$78.30.
. In the report of Brussels 1 '98
Fair,' the Brussels. Post had the
following headlines: A Record
Breaker ; "37th Anhual" Fair'
at Brussels. - Increaed Entries,
biggest crowd; and Greatest Suc-
cess Financially. There were
the usual attractions. The newest
contest was a 'Comfort Soap
Race." The enterprising Com-
pany, which manufactures this
well known soap, Messrs.
Pugsley, Dingman and Company,
Toronto, generously donated
eight prizes for a race, 80 yds.
picking ' up a bar of Comfort
Soap every 10 yards and carry-
ing the .same in aprons sup-
plied by the firm. There were 10
entries and prize s were as fol.:
lows: Gold. Watch,. Edith Jack-
son, Morris, Silver Watch, Dora
Simpson, Jamestown, Clock, Kate
Mullen, Grey, Opera. Glasses,
Mabel Watson, Sunshine(Morris)
Lady's .Chatelairie Bag, Mary,
Simpson, Purse, Janet McCal-
lum, McKillop, Purse, Bessie
McDonald, Grey; PUrse, Jessie
Telfer, Grey.. Mr. Robinson, the
gentlemanly 'representative of
Comfort Soap, was so well plea-
sed that he gave ,a nice picture
to the other two ladies; Mary Mc-
Callum, and Grace McDonaldl.
Each competitor became the own-
er of the 7 bars of soap pi eked
up ,and the apron also. During the
day thousands .of copies of two
selections of music and advertis-
ing matter were distributed and
Comfort Soap, got Such an adver-
tising as it never had before in
Huron. The young ladies had had
about as much fun as, the spec.:.
tators.
Messrs. Melville and Mor-;
rison of Exeter had one •of their
automatic Acetylene gas genera-
tors at the Fair and had it run-
ning full blast Thursday night.
Also exhibited was. a butter-.
making machine, made in Sweden
it manufactured' butter direct
from the milk , in less than a
minute.
In the 1900 financial state-
ment at the annual meetings;
Grey Branch showed a balance
of $639.01, while East Huron had
.a deficit of $113.50.' Apparently
there was some trouble dividing
the money between the two so-
cieties as F. S. SCott was appoint.:
ed an additional auditor for that
purpose. . •
At .a meeting in February1900'
, the Directors East Huron decided
to hold a big concert on the Fri-
day night, following the fair,' in
the Town Hall.'
W. H. Kerr was'chosen tore-
present Grey Branch at Toronto
in connection with the excursion
to the Model Farm with the Q.T.
R. The question of building a
new Agriculttiral Hall was dis-
cussed. The two presidents and
two secretaries • were named a
committee to procure, plans and
estimates to lay before the Dire&
tors. At a later meeting, these
estimates were considered too
high and they decided to post-,
pone building Operations . for
another year.
At the annual Fall Fair that
year the weather was ideal, with
an estimated attendance of 5000,
There were well over 1200 en-
tries in the various classes.
This was the first, year a
concert was held . on the second
night of the Fair.. The. Town Hall
was filled to capacity. Proceeds
$41.00 after expenses. Enter-
tainers 'were H.- Ruthven Mc-
Donald, baritone soloist,. J.H.
Cameron, Toronto,. stories and
humorous songs, Misses Lyda.
Crooks and Lizzie Sample, local
ladies, assisted with vocal solos.
Miss Jean McLauchlin (Mrs.
Robt. Thomson) and Mr. Phelps
acted as accompanists.
In 1901, at the Annual meet-
ing of East Huron, the secretary-
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