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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1906-12-13, Page 1Vol, 36. No. 23 New Advertisements. Helpful hints—ha. Fox. Xmas Goode --J, G. Jones, Notice—R, (3. Davies & Oo, Boar for service—Geo. Addy, Notico—Township of McKillop, .A. few suitgestiofe—A. ttrnohnn. Removed—E. 0. Doeford & Sou. About Ne'ikweer .-Forgueon d: Rolm By -Law No. 258—Township of Grey. 3 stxzct : 1) , 13IoKuuiop MoKrrror Council met et the Com meroiei Rotel, Beefortb, on Dee. llbh All the members present, Minutes of previous meeting read and adopted Aeconnts to the amount of $0120.19 were passed and paid by ahequea on the Treasurer. A By law appointing a plum for Nomination meeting and in oath of an Emotion, Polling etabione and Deputy Returning Officers wee read and Ladiesr Gold Watches and Chains, Conte' Gold Watches and Chains. 14 kt. Gold Crescent Brooches and Tie Pins, REAL Pearls, very nice for a gift. Bracelets of all deeociptione, Cuff Buttons. L•trge ebock of Silverware to choose from—in foot every- thing that is kept in an up- to-date etock. Gold Spectacles and Eye Gleams, very anitable gift • for Father or Mother, Goods and Prince Guaranteed. Give me a can and see for your- self. J. Gr JONES JEWELER, finally petalled, ponnoil ndjonrned to meal again 1et0brie, White's hones, on Dao, 16th at 10 o'olaok a, m. M. Muttons O,erk. 1aarn O0 CO 'Wit. Next Sabbath evening Jac, MoA.11ieter will 000dnet tate eerviee h the EMU here. The auntie' Sabbath School entertaim. mont will be held in Viotoria Hull 00 Thursday 20th. Good program. roatot or. J. R. Wendt epeut Sunday at hie home in Mildmay. 0. Hick visited several days in Harris. ton at hie home. Several from hero Attended the Liberal Nominating meeting in Bement on Toeoday. Wm. Sanderson had a very snoaesefal sale of stools at the Gorton House Mon day afternoon, Mies Sweeney who hes had oberge of Niro. Lewis' millinery this Beason left for her bome in Artbar last Thursday, Ctrrt.nter(to kr. Will. Ziegler has purchased 0. Alder. eon'e high etepper. Cottage Prayer meeting at the home of John Dining on Tuesday next, We are pleased to learn that Mies Susan MaNeir boo secured a eobool at Powaeean. Misses Emma IInether and Amelia McInnes hive returned home after vleit• Eng Mre, Jas. Brown, of Ethel. Mre. Carrie, of Gait, who baa been visiting here, went to Millbank beet week a000mpanied by Mre. H. Bmatidon. Mies Margaret Switzer, who has been vieiting in Guelph for the pant two months bite returned home, a000mpanied by her aunt, Mre. Pollard, Court Woodbine will bold its next meeting on Saturday evening 29th inst., ioetoad of Friday, 28th, Members are naked to take note of the (Abeige. • Notice to those Indebted to R. G. Davies 86 Uo., Ethel We desire to' have all of our accounts settled on or before Deo. 20tb ae our books must be bal- anced on that date. . Cn Davies ez Co. ETHEL. '.BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 190E The ennui aupper of Court Woodbine, 0 0. I'' , Oranbroak, will be held at J. Loog'e hotel on Thnreday evening of next week, Membora who have not yet re Delved their bioltet may enure them by oalling on A. Reymann, Finanoial Secretary, VB n t r.ono. See Walton news on page 6 The Pnbtia Library ponoert program wes very ohoioe but the attendanoenot ae large as hoped for. The railway oonetruotion gang have passed Walton and we hope to Boon hear the toot 0f trains retular•y. A number from hero took in theTennie Club Oouoert at Brueaele last Friday evening and say it wee o. k, John and Mise Rubel Barrows arrived bare from Moosejaw last week and are with their mother who has been danger. oualy ill. George and Mre. Hamilton and obildren are here from the West and are weetome visitors. Tbay will likely retire next Spring, Owing to hba having sold hie farm Geo. 0. Barrows baa announced a clearing sale of farm stook, implemoute, &a., for Tbnr.day afternoon of next week. Mr, Barrows may go West next Spring. HAND Tam; Orr.—We are very sorry to report that Charles pace, wbe lives Emit of bare, met with a mosb on. fortunate aaoident on Tuesday. While cutting straw at hie barn his lett hand got naogltt in the knives and was taken off. Medical attention was palled when it was deemed neaessery to amputate at the wrtet. Mr. Case will be accorded sincere sympathy in the sad ocoarrenoe. Ethel. Methodist B, S. entertainment next Tuesday evening. Ohm. Jackson, who hue been very ill with pneamooia,to recovering, we are pleased to Bay. Nomination Day will be Monday, Dea. Stet from 12 to 1 o'oiook in the tawnehip Hall, Ethel, Bice. Geo. Barnette, of North Dakote, ie expeoted bome to spend %mare with her mother, Mrs. 0. Baynard, There was a large turn out of Liberate from this tonality to the East Huron Convention at Brussels last Toeaday. Next Sabbath evening the peter will pretteh to the young people in the Metbo diet ohnroh. "The rope of deathly" will be the topic. Mies Olive Baynard smog a beautiful solo Met Sunday evening •at Monorieff. Rev. Mr. McRae preaohed. It was temperanoe Sunday. Mies Lyda MoAllom has gone to Palo ley where she baa taken a position a0 saleslady in the store of W. Humphrey, We are sorry 10 loge this estimable young Indy from Ethel but wish her the very beet of 8000000. T AH OPPOSITE QUEEN'S HOTEL. CD ri Li 11,3 0 I Drop,i: and See use his S ace _V e e Watch for � � x L Week e. Dunf.s:r Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers n • W. H, KERR, Prop All Interested in the re•orgeuizetion of the Debating Society in Ethel age asked to assemble in the Gibson Hall on Sat- urdey evening at 7.30 o'oloali. Mre, Alex. D. Lamont is attending the Wornen'a" Inetiinte Convention at Guelph th10 week, Mr. Lemont am oompanied her to the Fat Stook Show. The oomfortabfe brick reeidenoe of Aaron Heller, 17 ranee Went of here, be now uooapied by Mr. Heller and family. We wieb them many happy years in their new home. te, S. Campbell ban returned from hie trip to the Old Country, looking bale and bearty. Be is welcome bank after his very enjoyable trip. Mr. Campbell may arose the briny again next season. The auction sale of W. H. Love on Wednesday afternoon Was largely ahead - ed end goad prices realized. A mere sold for 6248 ; cows brought $60 ; sheep, $26 per pair ; and bene went es high se 60 acute each. This week R. 0. Davies wee at Toronto on a bnedueee trip. Several deeirabie options are before biro an to outdone ter the future but will not decide math after the holidays ae be well deserves a abort vaoation, Everybody will be glad to see Mr. Demi do well. The Metbodiat Sunday School will bold their annual Entertainment in the Town- abip Hall next Tuesday evening, Deo. 18th. Lunch served from 7 to 8 follow. ed by the showing of "The Family Album" with all he aoeompanying eche, dame, reoitatione, quartettes, &o. Grev.. Thos. Williamson is home from bis trip to the West. He invested in some property and may go Dot again: A aeries of meetings in the intermits of Local Option are announced to be held in Grey. The Het appears io an. other column in this beano. A %wee Tree entertaiemont and soofal will be held in Union ohnroh, oon, 12, Xmas Eve, Monday, Deo, 24th. It promisee to be a grand affair. Tea Pon and Weekly Globe to Jan. let 1907 for the email euro of 61.86 in advance. The filaetrated pages of the Globe are worth the money alone. We weloome bank to Grey towuehip Jno. McFadden and family. Mr. Mo. Fadden bought the 100 *tore farm of Emote Oriob, 2j miles South of Brueeele, and ie now in poeeeesion, Rev, W. A, Smith, of Aehfleld, form, arty of Grey township, has been invited to become pastor of Dungannon oiroait after next Oooferenoe and hag aooepted eubjeot to the Stationing Committee next June. A certain gentleman of the 14th con. ie taking in 0110 Fat Stook Show while vieiting with partiooier Mende near Guelph. This is not Neil's first trip to that eeotion of the country, but first the Daae and then the bird ie an old addage. Last week Alex. McDonald, 4th Doo. arrived homo from hie visit to British Columbia where be went to see hie brother who has been ill and in still poor. poorly. Mr. McDonald called ou rel tivee and old friends in Manitoba on hie way home. The 100 aarse known as the MoNiabol property, 4th and 6th oonoeaeione of Grey, will be offered for sale on Saturday Deo. 22nd, at the American Hotel Brno Bele, at 11 o'aloak. Farther particulars may be ascertained by reference to ad verbisoment in this ism. The Galt Reporter eaye ;—Joehaa H. Attwood, who ema000101 Charley Hart a. driver of the breeder 'hue and mai carrier between the stations, has reeigued hie position and goes to Pt. Rowan, to embark in a butcher business in partner ship with T. Elmo. Mr. Attwood has Aa EOK it EAR The real teat of a l000'0 good haste lies in the eeleotion of his Neck- wear. It 1e nob so much the shape of your toad as the discriminate he of colors. Your oomplexi0u, the tone of your olotbee, the color of yowl shirts are all points to be oon- eideretl in the selection of neolr- dreas>li We epeoialive ou the cermet color minimal and designs in Neckwear, with every bit of extravaganoo taken out of pteimee. The beet le none too good for the trade we're actor, All we ask be a change to show you what we ball etyle and value, FE RGUSON & ROSS been two years on the job and hag die.. charged the diose.welt, being aogrteoue and obliging as well ae etrlotly attentive to hie oWo work. Ha hoe it clean record as carrier, having never missed a mail. The annual pabiio eobool examination and entertainment of S. B, No. 4 is in Progress and will be held on the 21et loot, 1 Teacher F, F Bryaae, mita and Oom• mitten are putting forth every effort to make the entertalnmeob the beet of the season, Exoellont talent has been gm oared from Brunie and other planes. Don't forget the date. HYMENAAI,,—Aa will be Beat by actin eleewbere Min Sadie MoTaggart, daughter of Dongeld iloTaggart, nth Doo., was united in marriage to J. N. Foster, morobant tailor of Port Albert, Sask., on Nov. 18th, The oeremony wag performed at Lnmeden, by Rev. Mr, Patterson, at the tesidonse of Mr, Kerr. May their joys be many. The bride has been in the West for the past 1} years. 113e Izra've. A WORTHY ProNRsa Pewee AWAY.— There panned away at his late residence in Botgrave, on Friday of last week at I2 40 o'olook an old and reepeoted 0001. dent of Morrie township, in the person of Daniel Barkley, He was born 79 years ago in the township of Matilda, in the Ottawa dietriot, where be was also mar. Tied to Mies Lucy Parker, whose father wee one of the first Councillors for the township of Morrie. In 1861 Mr. and Mra. Barkley moved to Morrie, where they took op a farm on the 6th aonaee• Mon, at Snuebiue, end at that plane their daughter was the Hest white girl born in the towuehip. They were then seven miles from thole nearest neighbor. About 34 years ago Mr. Barkley moved to Belgrave, where he resided up to the time of hie demise. He bad been poorly all Summer, kidney trouble being the Dames. He bad been a very vigorous man hardly knowing a day's illness. He was a member of the Methodist oburoh ; in polities a Conservative of a liberal type. He loaves to mourn has demise, a wife, three sone and tour daughters. The Bone are ;—Oharlee, of McCauley, Mani. toba ; Ira, of Climax, Mich., and George, of Brutish. Daughters are, Mre. W. H. Hartford, of Toledo ; Mre. McComas' and Mea. Little, of Detroit, and Biro. Sheerer, of Loudon. The funeral took plane on Sunday afternoon, the servieee being ooaduated in the Metbodiat thumb, Bel- ; grave, by Rev. G. W. Rivere, who preach ed a most appropriate dieoonre from the 90111 Psalm and 20th veree. Interment in Snosbioe cemetery. The pallbearers were (Mae. McClelland, Jno. end W. Hopper, Joe. Stewart and W. Watson. • Mre. Mo0onnell, Mre. Little, Ira and George were in attendance at the faner• al. The many years of Qbrietian ex. perienoe served Mr. Barkley well to the last and be died in pekoe. Mts. Barkley will reside with Mre, Little in Detroit. She and the members of her family ebare largely in the sympathy of the commun- liiOR-r;ta. Edward Bryant§ is home from the West. Towoabip Council meeting will be held on Saturday of this week as per Statute, 8anebine Sabbath School entertain- ment will take place on Tuesday evening of next week. The aonetrnation train of the Guelph and Goderieb ratiway got into Morrie last Monday and the work is being push- ed along. Frank Bell, a former well known Morrieite, baa been eerionely ill with typhoid fever. Be ie living in Tornberry and is still quite poorly. Geo. Davidson, of Vanoouver, B. O., and hie brother Samuel, of Fullerton, called on their friend Duke Jordan on Monday laet on their way to visit their sister, Mrs. Samuel Jordan. An a00tinn sale of farm stook, imple• menta, &a., ban been annoanoed for Fri- day, 28th inot„ by Evans Broe., 71h line. Sale will be unreserved as their leans ie out. Thos. Brown will be the emotion. ear. The farm will be taken charge of by Jaa, Beane. A welcome visitor to this locality ie Joseph Hanna, of Keys, Manitoba, son of J. W. Hanna, a former resident of the 6th line, who went Met 10 years ago. He will epend a few months here, Mre, Alex. Nichol jr„ le a sister to Mr. Hanna. He save last year's orope were fair. They have 3 elevators at Keys. Gladetooe ie 8 intim away. The visit. or says there was 2 feet of now when he left home, He Dame via Obioago, Before he returns he may piok out a housekeeper rem the many obarming young ladies of this. locality. Bnonsaercn Scapa. ENTAATAoNMRNx— Monday [venin/ of last week, Brd Chet„ the Morrie Townebip Hall was poked bo. overflowing on the 000aoion of the Annual Entortabnmeot in oonneotion with S. S. No. 8, of which Min Minnie Har, Is the popular teacher. The chair wee 000apied by M, Bleck, of Braesele, 'ormerly a well known and enooeaefnl leather in the eeotion. Prooeade et the entertainment was628,16 which will be applied for eobool purposes. The pro gram, woo long, (nearly 60 nnmbere) varied and full of good things and the interest was well maintained until' the aloes, It was ae follows 1 --Opening, singing of Lord's Prayer by the tohool ; epeeobi, chairman ; instrumental, Mestre Mercer, Hingeton, Taylor and Carrie; reoitation, Florence Kerney, WTlmdr Rer. nay; dialogue, Photograph gallery 1 vocal, onto, llire, Meek ; solo, M. Work man, ; dialogno,Heppy faintly; recitation, Annie Little ; inetrumental, Mica Selena Wheeler ; parasol drill, by eight girls 1 inetrumental, Meaere. Mercer, HTngetan, Taylor and Currie ; re0itktion, Thine Mary Stewart ; Reoonstrnoted man, a dialogue ,net mm nb Ir month organ, Mae Lawson , Little dlecontonted oeade, five girls instrumental, Mr. Shaw; reottatioti little Mies Irwin ; dialogue, The model elaeo I song, Sing of men who were brats ( reaitati0n, Elsie Cannon ; tnetrurnrnte', Maestri. Mettler, Hingoton, Taylor and Currin ; dialogue, Indian Raid I rebitation, Mae Beatriot Barrie , pantomime, John Brawn, ts11 boys ; vsoal solo, Mre, Watson : inetrumental, mouth organ, Ohae. Laweon ; dialogue, Marrying; a poetee0; reoitatton, Wilii Denman ; infor m: mutat, Wee M00raok en ; tong, The jam pots ;eoio, Mr. Work MAD ; dialogue, Pereonatiog oldere ; in strumental, month organ, Mr. Lawson ; dialogue, Bridget's investment ; gong, The Mee 0brlstmae Dox ; instrumental Meilen. Mercer, Corry,' BBingotou Taylor ; Jack o' Lantern Drill I dialogue, The expected Vieitore ; recitation, Ernest Miabbe ; dialrgue, A dootor by proxy t reoitatlon, Janie Al000k ; dialogue, Snarl's ohiidrea 1 God Save the King, DIED AT GaAVANR0ROT.---On No,ember 27th James Watt Martin, eldoee SOD of .James M. and Bin. Martin, of Clinton, ormerly of Morris tomnebip, paid Nature's debt passing away at the early ge of 21 years, 1 month and 12 days, be ailment being boberoulosie of the hinge. He bail a stroke of paralysis about 6 yeare ago from which he never tally recovered and was often a great offerer. Deoeaeed was horn in Morrie owns/lip and was a grand eon of Joe. Mason, Srd fine. He was of a millet die oeition and a general favorite witb old and young. Be bore hie eufferioge with Marietian fortitude, end was quite re signed to the will of the Almighty. A Wee from the Sanitarium says be was the most patient boy they ever had, Last August be went to Gravenhnret aping the change would prove benefialal o. despite all that could be done be awed away as above elated. Jamee ad written to letter bome the day be. ore hie demiee and it and a telegram announcing bis sodden death arrived bout the same time. The remains were ',rongbt to Clinton for interment, Rev. Dr. Stewart, Presbyterian minister, 000duatiog an appropriate service. The bereeved are deeply sympathized with in their sorrow. EAST HURON LIBERALS. A. Mato, 31. 0'. 1', The Nominee, The canna' meeting of the East Huron Liberate was held in the Town Hall entente, on Toeedey afternoon, eau was very largely attended. President Dal was in the chair and made a neat peeing addreee. The following officers were elected for the current year: - 1 resident, W. M. Sinclair, Brussels ; ioe•preeidente, M. Mnrdie, MoKi,lop; A. MoLaaghlin, Howiok ; Secretary. treasurer, W. II. Kerr, Brussels. Maui o ipal abairman were chosen ae follows :— Rowiok, Jobo Henneberg; Wroxeter, John Douglas; Grey, John McTaggart; rarnberry, Alex. Kelly ; Morrie, George Taylor ; Brossele, F. B. Soots; wfngham, 10. Clegg ; East Wawaooeb, J. T, Currie ; Blyth, Wm. Campbell ; Hallett, Thos. McMillan ; McKillop, Jno. McDowell. Interest centred around the nomin- ation of a candidate for the Oommone. One hundred and eixty-eight certified elegatee were present to oast their hal ole. Dr. MaoDooald ex -M, P„ who has e o often valiantly fought political battles in Heron, declined to be a candidate wing to increasing yearn, and the fee.. ng that he bad already attained a goodly -bare of honor from the Liberals. The first ballot brought out eight names, but all withdrew excepting A. Hie.ap, M, P. P., and W. H. Kerr, of The POST. The second ballot gave the nomination to Mr. Hislop, the vote beteg 98 to 73. Short epeeohee were made by a number of leading Liberate, after which the fob owing resolatioos were pasted :— Moved by Jno. R. Miller, eeoonded by Jae, Edgar, that we the Liberate of East Huron in Convention aeeemblod have ploxeore in expressing our continued and ull oonfldenoe in the administration of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and we heartily approve of the advanced legislation in. eugarated and carried out, reeuiting ,argeiy in the marvelous expansion and prosperity of, this Dominion. We ciao heartily 500000 in and approve of the new Tariff introduoed by the Finance Minister, and which we believe will materially aid in ooutioning to the people of title country the prosperity they have enjoyed, under Liberal adminietra• tion. We also desire to express our approval and appreoiation of the advano- ed moral legislation for which we are so mush indebted to this Goverment, notably the measure providing for the bettor observance of the Sabbath. Moved by H. Johnston, ee000ded by W. Nioboloon, that talkie expreeeing approval of the oondnot of the Libera petty in the Ontario Legislature, under the leadership of Ran, G. W. Roes, we deaire to express oar entire disapprove of the extravagant andaobooratio oondoo of the Whitney Government. We dis- approve of the system of Goverment by Oommieelon inaugurated by this Govern meat receiving from the repreeentativee of the people, reeponeibilities that 'Mould rest onthem and them alone, and en- tailing large and needless expense ou th people. We further express our dfe approval of the %t eoretic legielatian im peed on the Peovinoe as exetnpbfled by recent School legislation and appolnt- meTnthee. Convention was brought to a oboe With the usual Mere, The olainis o Dr. MaoDenald for one 01 the vaoan seats in the eenate was beaked np by tit Oonveution and all hope that the desired reaoguitioo will be given, It woe decided to call a Nominating Convention et an early date to select 111.•. Legislature standard bearer. Tile ex. hot date was left bit the bands of theEx. tottive, The Conservatives of Hatt Huron will convene here on the 27th suet, Dr. Chisholm. the present M. P. of Wingbam vein likely be the standard bearer rohde oon Gilmore A a wet knocked down and run over by a hue at Parry Sound and narrowly eedaped serious in. j00,, The steamer Eleanor ran on a shoat tut Patioake islands, and the ore* bud 1, past the night in the open with 1h: tbebmomettr below rler4, Fire paused a heavy loge at MacLeod. Alberta, Employees in the M. (7. R. Shops at St Thomas will roosive a substantial inareeoa of pay, The working bailee Of the 0. P, R. elevator Dat ,Fort William was burned, entailing a heavy Mee, The Dominion Steel And Dominion Opal Companies have reached a tompor- ary settlement of their differeoees, A canal from Lake Superior to Mut, eou'e Bay is the objeob of A oampeny now applying to Parliament for a Ober. ter. The Canadian Granby and Maple Leaf Rubber Gompaniee have bees taken over by the Canadian Rubber Company of Montreal, .People We Know, J. R. Stubbs and H.R. Elliott are batik from their railroading job, Mies Tookey, who was visiting here, returned bo her home Said. week. Norman McGuire left last week to take a poelt1on on the Milverton Sun. Mr. Daley, of Seaforeb, was visiting John Hill last week for a day or so. D. 0. Ross made a short visit to Zip• arditle lash week to visit big brother, Robert. Mre. Biake Elliott, of Wlogbatn, spent Tuseday with Mre, Joe, Long, Flora street. Mise Mary Karim, a former resident, ie onewiog old friendships in Brnesole and entity. Eddie sod Herb. Lowry arrived home eat week for a holiday visit. They have lean at Winnipeg and Toronto. Reseed McDonald arrived helve last week from Moosejaw, where be was em- ployed. Elie father is expected bome trona the West by Ohrietmas. We are ems, to report the illness of ISr. M. Cavanagh, of Owen Sound, a turner Brueselite, bat we hope a ohmage or the bolter will soon set in. 11 H. and Mre. Green, of Deynga, were. vieiting Mrs, Green's mother, Mrs. Bar- rie, daring the pee week. They will likely spend the Winter at Sbratbroy. Mies Lily Sharpe, of Ingersoll, ie bome . wing to the indiepoeition of her mother •rom an attack of piendey. We hope Mrs.. Sharpe will soon be as well se ever. Oonooillor Ballantyne, who was laid ell last week with an injured knee, aaae. ad by a nail in aboard he was breaking penetrating it, ie able to be about again •0 ash'. THA POST welcomes Enema and Mre. Oriah to Bioesele an residents, they hay. ng taken up their bome in the oomfort- •,ble reeideuoe recently prebend from John McFadden, John street. Jno. Ritchie left on Thursday morning 'or Welland where he has aooepted a position in a tonsorial parlor, The Wellandere will find him a worthy young men. We wish him well in hie new home. Meg. Thos. Watson, of Kirkwall, and three children have been vieiting in Braesele, Grey and McKillop, for the poet two weeks. Mre, Watson ie re daughter-in.law of P. W ateon, Queen eb., Brussels. Frank Stretton jr., who has recently returned from a Oullege coarse fo watob- making,.has taken a situation in the Gabel jewelry &tore, Listowel, and went to it an ,Thnreday. TEA POST wishes him 0000ees, J. H. Cameron, principai of Brussels Publio School, was at Goderiob Thnre• day of last week, interviewing the 0o. Council ae to Wormed grant%Continua. tion Maas work. The request was grant- ed we are pleased to bear. Mies Lizzie MoLaaoblin, teaoher, ar- rived bome from Salt Coate, .Rask,, Tues- day night for a two months' holiday,. She has been in the West 5 years and has met with tip-top enooeee, spending the past 4 years at Bali Coate. CHURCH (if11ii1ES. Maitland Presbytery will meet in Wiogham on Tuesday of next week. The Epworth League forwarded a bele of goods, ooneietiog of clothing, quilts, to the Deaconess Home, Toronto. The Christubae oofteottao in Broaeols Metbodiat Sabbath School this year wilt be forwarded to the Hospital for Biok Children, Toronto, Little Star Minion Band of Melville ()Minh, will hold their annual entertain• meat on Thnreday evening of this week. Refreehmeabe served. The Annual entertainment will be held in St. Johne ohnroh Thursday evening Deo. 20th. A sleigh ride wilt be given for the children at 8 p. m. attar which refreshments will b`.•erved. A good program aooeisting of oborueee, roadrnge, reoiatione and dialogues will ootnmeoee at B o'clock, San AtitaviiaiRY.—The third Anaf. vereary in oouueatiou with Braude Methodist church will be held on Sunday aid Monday Deo. 80811 and 819t. Rev. T. W. Omens, a former pastor, new of Wallaoebnrg, will preach on the Sabbath, Monday evening a platform meeting will be held at which addresses, readings and ntu.io will be preeented. 1'he mortgage, which has been cleared off, will be burned. WxeTMINOTRA GIMMD SoorAL.—A' very. enjoyable (1030 wee spent at it snow gathering held in Melville ohnrelt an the 29th nit„ under the anopioae of the Weet• mineter Guild. Chair was eceeptably oaaupied by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Wieliart and the mesioal and literary bill of fare wet presented` se follows —;Duet, Potted' of ocean, Mime J. MoArthur and J. Habkitk ; reading, Beesio Davidson male quartette, Tba land o' the Leal, Meesra, Dongail Strachan, Alex. attach 'an, J. H. Cameron and J, Habkirk ; reeding, Roth. Strachan ; eoio, Guide me Thou Great Jehovah, Mioe Mo$iolay ; Think • . addreee, Mr. Wishart oanti got" , mixed quartette, Choosing the Bet, Mines MoKintay and Meters. Habkirk stud Stra' hen and Habkirk ; solo, Highland tomb, D. Strachan ; Ladies quartette, Home again, Misuse MoI rtor, Habkiek, McKinley and MnLaoohlin ; eoio, True as the eompasc, J. Htbkirk. Proceeds $19.