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The Brussels Post, 1910-12-8, Page 5The Colder Weather Reminds us to draw your special attention to our good range and well selected stock of Heavy Winter Wear for Ladies and Gents, Girls and Boys -•- -Men's Heavy Tweed and Fine Beaver Melton Oyer e,octta, -Meu'e Heavy Kersey Coats with Fur Collars. —Men's For -lined and Fur Coats, —Youths', Bays' and Ohilth'en'e good, waren Over- coats --Ladies' Cloth, Fut' and Fur -lined Coats, —Ladies' HeavyKersey Coats with Fur Collars. --Children's, Girls and Misses' Coate. —Ladies', Misses' and Cltildfen's Underwear and Hosiery. —Me;i's and Boys' Underwear in different qualities including all sizes for men iu STANFIELD'S Heavy Red and Blue Label. —Boots, Shoes and Rnbbers•for everybody. • Now in stock for Xmas Baking- New Raisins Currants, Peels and Nuts A. SRACHAN OEca1• s6 a 'tc s � 1116 t 'evisitor let Tun POST IF 6l1 7AV a VIS tO T a y ku0w. Go ' M IRRCIAL travelers have been on the hustle. STArVroaY Council meetings '1'lim`r 'day, December 15111. REEVE LECKIE 15 •altendiug Count', Couocii at Goderich. 6°%, twill be addel to all taxes unpaid by the close of December" 14t1. D)n't -forget. 'rite W. C. '1'. -U. will meet in : 111E Lecture room of the PubIle Library, Friday, Dec 9th at 3 o'cluck. Mrs. , Pryne tvill give a paper on "Systematic • Giving." N. B. Gerry, fornnerty of Brussels, in writing THF POST from Fort William says he has placed 8o furnaces and other heating.apperatus this year in addition to a large share of outer work. We don't pity himone bit, So Booares.—W. C. Smith, the well known carriage and scenic painter, and Staff will spend some time et Alton, •Ont,, where he has the contract of punt- ing 8o new buggies, the first consign- ment for the coming season. THERE was no school in the Primary department of Brussels Public School last Friday owing to the illness 'of Miss Florence Buchanan. the teacher, 'who had an attack of tonsilitis. She was able to resume her dies on Mon •day. • . DON'T Do' IT.—To neatly and suc.- cessfully boulevard the front 'of their premises residents have spent both time and money sad ; people have no business cutting in on them with rigs, .particularly when vehicles are loaded. The roadway is the place for them, not up on the grassy. s'des • '1'o DUNGANNON.—A splendily finished and well upholstered .pleasure sleigh, was turned out of the Ewan Carriage Works here last week for a Dungannon purchaser. • The people of that village want the best and evidently know where c and a pair me for it: 1 t o cutters a to co of sleighs also goto the same locality.. The Ewan Factory tarns out first-class Work at fair prices. ei I MuNoiAi,Ne 1 F m iFrtt ton will he held t end Election- -oda De Omia •r- 2611 71 Monday, v 1 v. ISII S I W t 1 i" I it I 77R 411 O. iia 2 1 1. nl d NOW 4 a7 I y Xe arh will n 7t01i Sued v 50 the following .drys may bo observed se itolidays, as well a'1 for the pui'Posea' nunietl)ally specified (: ttEswrl4 s ENDEAVOIt So0TAL,—The animal Christian Endeavor Social, In conueetion with Melville church, will be held in the 'I"overt' HbII, Brussels, Tuesday evening, Dec, 13111 A good program of musical end literary seiec- tions will be given • 171111 refreshments served. Admission IQ end 15 seats. Au interesting feature of the evening will be an Easlern'1'emple Worship a1riil. Rey, 1st.. R, Hleles'.1917 ALMANAP Rev, R. Hicks Almanac for 19rt, that gtiardinu Angel in a thousand !Mmes is now reedy, Not many are now willing to he without it and the Rev. Irl R. 11icicti Mttgeeiue, Word and Works. The two are only -Otte dollar a year, The Almanac is 350 prepaid No home or office should fail to send for there, to Word and Works Publishing Company` St l 's MO l . otz ' 1 HURSDAY of last week the Directors of Gtw 11uron Partneri' Itstitute met in 'the Council Chamber to make arrange. aleph; for coining regular meetings of the Institute whose sessions will he held in the afternoon and evening at Wrox- eter on Saturday, lanutny 21't and Monday, lauunrr 23.4, Gavin Barbour. of Cross 11111, and Mrs. Woelard, of Forrest, and nue other speaker are ex- pected. Mu•ical programs at llteeven- ing gatherings. The supplementary meetings will be on in the month of February of which due notice will be given Local as well as outside speak- ers will deal with practical topics. WILL SEND A DELEGATE,—The ad- journed meeting to further discuss the question of having a representative from t this locality join the delegation to Ottawa to urge tariff reductions Was held in the 'Town Hall, Brussels: Satur• r ex- pressed Af ernoon. Among those who o x- pressed opinions were A. Turnbull, A. . ilia - Ht !t. li nck R Procter, G Sn)Tay- lor, Stewart, W. for L. � Fulton A. S art • R Livingston, 1' A. McArthur and W. H. Fraser, It was decided to send a dole gate and on motion Mr, Fraser, of Morris town'=hip was the choice. Ed . Fulton, R, Black and R. Procter were named as a committee on finance iu eennection with the necessary expense. Delegation meets at Ottawa Thursday, 15111 inst., and will wait upon the Government on the following day.' It is expected that from 300 to 500 men will constitute the delegation, oce of the largest andmost representative bodies that has gone to the Capital for ninny day. Bass Ball Entertainment on Wedues a day, December, 21 Keep the date clear. A man with good sized feet, visited a poultry house a few nights ago and 'White Leghorn orn owner was W g the o l hen. In outer words he stole the btrd We are sorry orr he lives in Brussels, Con lEnE 11111ho Says s PeoPle who i are hunting poultry expecting a higher price are likely to ue disappointed as the Christmas Season is too close at hand to permit of consignments reaching large outside markets. CHRIS't'D4AS -CANTATA.=OU lite even- ing of'rhureday. agth Inst , a Christmas Content, emitted •'Phe Birth of Christ" will be given in the 'Town Hall, Brus- sels, under the auspices of the W. C. T, U. and directed by Mrs. Addie Wright '!here will be 35 . voices in song and story. The music is charming and the recitations most seasonable'. ttoutn nF, Goon. — Brussels. Base Ball management has arranged with' W. Francis Firth to have S. Homes` Eaton, the great character. impersonator and reader of New York; Miss Mszie Jack- son, soprano, and Mr. Firth baritone, appear in the 'l'own Hall, Brussels, an Wednesday, December z1st. This will be areal treat and seats should be reserved early. Plan of hall will open at Fox's Drug store. THE Canadian Canners have decided to advance the price of canned goods 'Tomatoes and peas are the leaders Tomatoes, which a little over a month ago were selling at $1.15 a dozen tins, are now up to $E.25, Peas, which were selling at 95 cents, are now up to $r 25 So also' canned traits The trouble is in the crop. Canners have been able to fill only 66 per cent of the orders tor tomatoes and only 5o per cent of .the orders for peas, So also other orders CLEARING: UP BACK SUBSCRIPTIONS — This month "I'HR POST is into a campaign of squaring off past due subscriptions They amount to hundreds of dollars and as we require the money we call atten- tion of those in arrears to the necessity of a remittance. A number have al- ready balanced their accounts and some paid tq the close of 1912 Kindly take the hint AUCI save us the trouble of All sums notification. A ill be acknow- ledged- w ledged- ou address label 81 '1'nx POST the week after receipt, if not earlier. ■ Christmas is Coming ! "Take Time by the forelock" Give us a chance to make the best Picture you ever had taken. : G. F. Maitland ames Cutters A Cutters Have you seen Ewan's Display of Cutters for this Season ? The Neatest, Lightest, Best . Finished and most TJp-to-date Cutters on the market. —Piano, box Cutters, with High side 'pads, all trimmings to lift nut. Trimmed. in plash or leather cloth. Likewise piano box Cutters with auto seats that sell at sight. Cannot be beaten for comfort. —Also a large display of Portland Cutters. This is a special design of a Cutter, As it is a great mistake with many of thefactories of build- ing too large a Portland Cutter for our roads, We have made a Special study of.this style this season and have got just what the people want—a nioe, neat, medium size Portland Cutter, comfortable and got tip with first-class material. --Everybody is Invited to call at mit Factory, examine our goods tied be convinced that we have the !lest style le of Cutters on the market tSTPleAse don't Forget that Ewau s Cutlers take the red tickets at all local Fairs at which: they ere exhibited, CALL EARLY AND UEY YOUR CHOICE. D. E'wan y BRUSSELS 1 IF YOU WANT AN A I �'t0 n4 e+ r h • AT A LOW FIGURE - CALL ON Carter, nBrusel3 No nicer Gift can be made N. McLelland ETHEL ,♦ New Jewelry Site• � • McKillop Miss Maggie Holly, who was recent- ly operated on for appendicitis, at the Clinton hospital, is recovering nicely. Mrs. Matt. Lynch had the misfort- une 0 short time ago to sprain her aeon. The sprainis 0 very severe one, but we are.pleased to hear she is get- ting along as well as can be expected. Fred. Betterment] .0 son of August Beuermatin. had the misfortune to have one of his fingers cut off._ He was taking the wood away from a circular saw, when his finger came in contact with the saw. Mrs. Widdison, one of the aged resi- dents of this neighborhood, died on Monday evening of last week. Mrs. Widdison-' had lived heti for over forty years. She had only been ill for a short bine although she had not been able to do any work for the- past,. four or five years. Her husband died 23 years ago. She is survived by four sons and two daughters. e Wlnieh&m .... Andy Morden was taken to the House of Refuge. 0. P . R. stationwas in the hands of painters and decorators. Robs. Maxwell has purchased a froze faun, about two miles from Leaming- ton. Rev. Wm. Lowe, formerly of %Ving- hain, was inducted as rector of the c church of England at Liman. For office of Mayor for 1911 we hear ex -Councillor Spotton will be a candi- date. Drs. Kennedy and Redmond are also mentioned as likely aspirants for the office. Messrs. Halliday and Wright, .of uaion of i. l were here as a de t t Cies et',p Chesley Council. • to interview . the Western FoundryCo., as to the pros-. pests of a branch in that town. Anniversary of Methodist church will be held Sunday, Dee,llth. Effort will be made to raise $2,000 to provide a fund for renovation of church and renewal of heating apparatus. Annu- al tea -meeting will be held on follow- ing Monday. Win htun Curlers have organized with the following• officers President. A. 13. Musgrove; President, V VauNotmtui ; Vice -Pres Wm. Iiolnts ; Secretary, 13. Cochrane ; Treasurer, Me. Davies, Committee, A. Crawford,X. Rte and N. Griffin. Atwood Municipal Council met on Monday. Annual Cake Social of St. Alban'a Church, will be held in the music hall, December 12th. Miss May Melvin, teacher of S. S. No, 5, Elma, has handed in her resig- nation to take place at Christmas 'holidays, to ,accept the position as teacher for the Trowbridge school. , Two years ago the Trustee Board of the Methodist Church decided to open 1 e s for general accom- modation ccont- the sitz n of the public so longas they r od n t found such nee did not damage, the property. Board 'find that the pro- perty has suffered under the arran- gement and have founts it necessary to close sheds to all except those who hold a key to the sante. Srnmast DEATII.—Death, carrying with it sorrow and mourning to the citizens of this place, catne with start- ling suddenness to John Knott, one of the leading and most respected citizens of the village. Saturday he went to good health,but dur- ing in apparent bo ed of tali ht n lie c m slain 1 ing the mq1 t ) a l ilhnees. The doctor was called but be- fore he arrived he had passed away. He leaves 11 7wife and several children to mourn the lose of a loving husband and a kind father. Death was due to heart failure. The funeral which yyas one of the largest attended in the Watery of Atwood was conducted by Rev, Mr, Amos, assisted by Rev. J. C. Reid a'td Rev, H. B. Ashby, at the Watch Re airin' a P fi Jetvelr Re situ+ y P 6 Clock Repairing Engraving g g An excellent stock" of Watches, + Clocks and Fine Jewelry, Ster- • i ling Silver and Plated Ware at your service. • Souvenirs,, Engagement and •i; 8 Weddin Rings ••••••••••+•+•••••••••••••• family, residence, Main street, and the remains were taken to`Elma Centre cemetery Fordwich The front windows of the Bank of Hamilton have been greatly improved by being' frosted and some fine letter painting. Miss Georgia Dnlmage, of Wingham, visited her aunts, Mt's. J. A. McKee and Mrs. L. W. Rattan, prior to her going to Clifford to live. Monday; January 2nd, 1911, the Tuberculosis Exhibit. Car of the Pro- vincial Board of -Health, will be on exhibition on the C. P. R. siding from 12.33 p. m. until 9.34 p. m. Fred. Siefert has put in a system of waterworks, forcing the water from the springs to bis residence by means of a hydraulic ram and later will have it installed in ,the barn. Shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday night 20th ult., B. S.,Cook's fine stable and driving shed, together with oats, straw and hay, was destroyed by fire, the horse and rigs being saved. The horse knocked the lantern over when being removed from one stall to an- other and the Bre caught in the straw and thoughMr. Cook k fou h t hard to extinguish the flames, they made headway imapite of his most persist- ent efforts. Seaforth James Weir suffered a paralytic stroke but it was not a serious one. Mas John .A. Wilson, who under- went an operation at Woodstock, is recovering nicely. The Government has promised to have the plans of the new post office - err Orth read and the building in S f g Y contract let by the end of January. Robert, alias Roy Scott, for whom a warrant has been out for the past eight months for kidnapping his four- year-old goo in Windsor early last •••••••••••••••••••.••t•t• • A PERFECT TIME PIECE We want tate patronage' of • the •"PARTICULAR MAN." He will be interested in n our • • stock of High Grade Watches: 0 +• One repair work will please him. Mouegengraved free + •• . rains on all Wittchee aid Silverware 0 • purchased here. KODAKS, CAMERAS'i. and .SUPPLIES 9 ring, wasarrested In Aem hJs. The late Mr, Wallace wash member of 1tl), IneonpanYvI with itis seen d the Presbyterian church and in politics wife, a tufts of three day e, Scat haft a stannc'n 4onservative. The funeral not he 1 of since I h at 'residence, o eathe c 1 d aiP oulc la icuu rho far 1 to t ae i ani I p Y his 57111a to bs ! st muta `, an au lu and I trace ei ren •t t o c'clo It ! tae ,✓nu o ,l TA is a w c of hurt had long been lost. Saturday 'Thursday attenuant wind was very large - lie was given it decree of divorce in D. lv attended Many beautiful wreaths and flowers were peed on his coffin, as well a from the business mei of the s town and another from the ldoekey Club n n all goingto ,show the # o of Cann t g n which 10 I tt Wrllitnu h#gh esteem 11 1 .71cit tl t o Wallace was bald by his friends and acgueiutauces. Memphis court and the custody of the child. On Monday he married Mise Mabel Claire Bennett, a Brooklyn N, •••••••••ly••••••••••••• *08118•00•1110900900•••••••••• • Y, girl, who was arrested with. him, • iJ. Ft. VVENDT JEWELER, WROXEDER ••+••t•••A•••+•+•+••••••N••••• Scott'arrest and identification n was • Brussels Daylight Store G. N.. Meissen brttabout' by oircolar5 leaned by Chief of Poliee Wille of Windsor. I Grey Wixom. REPgctr,--Followln is the o report of 13, S. No, 10, Grey, for Oct, • and Nov.:—Olass V --Exam. in Comp., s Geog, Latin, Ar ilh., 400 pass 240— • 11. Macthati 342, B. Met4ttarrie 186. Sr. 0 IV—Spell., Geog., Gram., Meru., 400 ; o pass 240-13. Denman 384, G. Whit- • field 338, M. Lowe 328, G. Speiran 211. Jr. IV—Dist., Geog., Mem., Aritlt., 0 400 ; pass 210—M. Oox 214, S. Maclean • 211, 1.1,'Speitan 95, F, Cox 80, W. Den - mat 25,Sr. III—Lit, Gt o A 'ith. e Ren., 40 • pass 240-E. 11titt'hinson • 829, Geo. Henry 324, M. 1 nails 318, F, le 1 u809,L. Lake 09 'r - Ho le bank L J S. Spel • an 309, G• Hollenbeok 291. Jr. III— Lit., Geog., Arith., Rec., 400 ; pass 240 —0, Inglis 285, B. Rolleobeck 210, J. • Ward 154. Sr. II—Excellent—S, Bak- er ; very good—C. Speiran, L. Whit- .• field, Jean Love ; fair—John Sieliit , • Geo..Sieliig. Jr. 1I Carrie Ward • Sr. pt. I—Herman Whitfield, E. Ward, • hL Speiran. Jr. pt. II—Vallance In • - glis, Pt. I --Eric Whitfield, G. Whit- • • field, B. Inglis, t Speiran, Edgar Whitfield, Lenora Patterson, Mary Ernes Ward, W. Ward, G. Speiran, Aver • - • ae ttendance for Oct., 28. Avera attendance for Nov., 28. ge • • 1. FRtaIN, Teacher. • WEDDING BELL$.—The Milestone • (Sask.) Mail, of Nov, 17th, speaks as follows regarding the marriage of • Wm. McCartney, a former well known • this township, whose rela- residentot t • Pr ti es are still here :—"At t Moose Jaw, • Nov. byRev. oil Wednesday. N tit, • Gen. F. Salton, Win. McCartney to • Miss Bertha V. Wilkins. The groom • is one of Milestone's successful farm - ere, South of town and the bride is the •. daughter of F. B. Wilkins, another 2 successful farmer of our district, who • also lives South of town. The Mail • ettends oongratnlations to Mr. and • Mrs. McCartney. There was .a recep-- • tion held at the beautiful new home of • Wm. and Mrs. Mcoaatney on Tuesday evening of this week in honor of their, • return from their wedding tour to _ Western cities. The bride Was Miss Bertha. Wilkins, of this place, daughter o Of F. B. and Mrs. Wilkins, one of the • early settlers, as is also the groom. a Both young people are very popular,' s Mrs. McCartney being very prominent a in social and church circles and Mr. McCartney is one of our most progres- e sive farmers and is identified with the e Agricultural Society and a very en- thusiastic grain grower. Supper was p served' at 8 p. m. and everybody did • ample justice to the countless good 0 things provided by the bride's mother. • After supper the time was pleasantly 0 spent in social intercourse and music. 0 At a late hour the guests left for their e respective homes wishing Mr and Mrs. MuCertney every happiness and • prosperity. The presents received by the bride were many. They were also useful as well as ornamental." The many old friends of the groom here wish hint and his bride many happy, prosperous years. The Late William Wallace. The Cannington -.(Ont.) Gleaner, of Nov 24th, speaks as follows of the death of William Wallace whose relatives we former residents ou the 6th cop. of Grey township Sunday evening the citizens of Canoington were reminded that iu the ''Midst of Life we are in Death," As the people of this town were making their way to the various churches they reeled with these n V were g words, -Mr. Wallace is dead." Most of them were in dotibt as to the truth of the statement, ,as he had been in his store up to the usual hour of closing on Saturday evening and Suuday morning he was aroun1 town as usual and in his good natured and affable manner bidding g his many friends a pleasant good morn. tug, On returning to hts home lie said he did not feel as well as usual, and that he would not go to church. The other members of the family attended church, and during their absence he prepared dinner, On their return the family sat down and partook dinner, after which he wetlt up Stairs to have a sleep, com- ing down about three o'clock he eom plalned that he was not feeling well. He stated to his wife that he would go up town anti Cali itt and see a doctor. He went to where be kept his overcoat with ci view to putting it on before going out, Mrs. Wallace noticed that he was very pale and went to him at the same time saying ' I will send Robert for the doctor." 'Their son, Robert went for Dr. Blanshard, but he was not at home, and Dr. Henderson was then called who responded at once and pronounced .Mr. Wallace's illness to be of acute ludiges• tion. He gave hint the usual treatment for such ailment and advised him to keep still and waren and that Ile would be all right tot' a while. Dr. Blansherd made A visit to Mr, Wallace's as soon as he returned, but found that lee was comfortable Sonne time after tour •t'ciock, Mr. Wallace who was resting onslounge in the sitting room turned over and in res ues• response to his wife's p ques. as to how he was feeling, said he was feeling mucin better. Iu the space of 1501' 20 minutes, Mrs, Wallace went to where her husband was and 00 speak. lngto him received no reply. She then nut her hand on his forehead 'itt to her s 1 prise found him cold. Do1ctors were called but they could do hothing as death. had taken place sometime before they arrived. His death was due to heart' failure resulting from the effect' of acute indigestion, Me.' Wallace was born III the township 0C. Wiimot, Waterloo county, about 5$ years ego. Ile entered tire. mercantile •calling at an early age and was eery successful, ile made warm friends 'wherever be went. He leaves a widow,. two sons, two daughters, an aged father, several brothers and sisters to 'imam his death. The 'bereaved heed the heart, felt sympathy of the community in t116 death of A loving 'husband and kind father, Bargains in and . Ladies GirlsYiioterCoats 18 only odd sizes in broken lines of Women's Winter Coats, in black, navy, brown and green, this season's best styles, semi -fitting, 30 and 52 inches long ; not all sizes of any one kind but all sizes in the Your choice lot • re prices311,50. guise 1 ,60, 12,60 and of the lot for , 8.75 8 only Tweed Coats, semi and loose fitting, regular values up to 10.00. Your choice for.....,.. . 6.00 9 only Children's Dark Colored Tweed Coats, reg. values up 3 25 to 5.00 ; for ages 8, 10 and 12 years. Your choice for... 13 only Children's Coats, . dark colored tweeds and plain colors ; for ages 8, 10, 12 and 14 years ; regular values up to 030. Your choice of the lot for 4■25 Sale of Skirts 22 Ladies' Ready-to-wear Skirts In blank, blue, brown and a few season's styles tweeds ;some traveller's samples; this e s Y les 3.75 reg. values up to 5.50. Your choice of this lot for ladies', Misses', Children's,Idrenfs Men's and Boys' Warm Winter Underclothing g A complete stockck at lowest prices. Bargainsin Boys' s and Men's Overcoats y The best stock of Overcoats we have ever shown in blacks, green's, blues and fancy tweeds ; dress coats with velvet collars, Prussian collars, and the Progesso adjustable collar. 4 extra good values in men's at - 7.50, 10:00, 12.00, 13.75 4 extra good values in boys' at - 4.50, 5.00, 6.00, 7.50 All Biles In the Celebrated Granby Rubbers and overshoes We have received a number of good lines of Xmas Xmas Goods Goods. You will find many useful articles for Xmas Gifts in Furs, Ruffs, Muffs, Gloves, Hose, Fancy Collars, Warm Underclothing, Dress Goods, Silk, Net and Lawn Waists, House Slippers, Ties, Collars, Mufflers, Blankets—all at the very lowest prices. G. N. McLAREN Highest prices for Produce. p•0.00mese®•0••••••••0•••••••••••0••••••••••••••••••ts • • • • • • 0 0 eo •. 0 0 0 • , 8 •, • • 0 • • • • 0 • 0 • • 0 • 800 • • • • • • • 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 • • 0 • • 0 BIG Crockery Reduction. SaIe— Owing to being Over -stocked in Crock- ery I purpose holding a Reduction Sale for 30 Days Commencing Saturday, Dec. 3 WHEN GOODS WILL BE SOLD At Cost for Cash.: ice lines of In stock will be found choice Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Toilet Ware, Fancy China, &c. Call and seethe tit Bargains. No nicer Christmas Present can be offered. IWOur stock of Christmas Groceries, Fruits,Confec- tionery, fec- tionery, &c., is complete. Jas.` Ballantyne