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BRUSSELS ONTARIQ,; TSIURSDAY, DECEMBER 2g, 1910
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Mrs. ChPerrot,
as. of J3rocicdale,
Manitoba,is here on, a holiday yieit
w hoe parents, Wi end Wm.. h t alts
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Robinson 14th con Hee 11 two, sons
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.Lorne told 'Wins aecotnpitriied•"het.
It is 5 years since Mrs. Parrott went
to the West.' She is a welcome visitor.,
Jamestown
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Afine ,acldttion has been hunt>Ip the
home of J'airtes Wallace %vhieh will
add to the comfort and cooveuience
'of the family.
Councillor Cott is iu field th .. e
fol' re-
election to the Council Board for the
coming year bot was unable to attend
the Nominelaon m1 Monday owing, to
• the hand'1;a1 of his mothee .
HYMENEAL, -Rev. D. le. Carneron,
of Breesels.'tied the' hew' `00
• Wednesday, 14th •"ies1.,,• between
Andrew Jacklip, of this locality,'sted
Hiss Gertie` Stephenson: -.The .young
couple will )mike their 1uhome with the
groom's • Parente , until ' next Spring-
when the groom Will tette charge -.of
the homestead, Me. and Mr's, Jaeklin
senior, taking awell deserved holiday
which will ieclude a trip;10 visit relat-
ives and,ftiends; to Perth, Smith Falls
and other ,Eastern points, We wish
the young people .happiness find 6011-
" cess and hope Manyptosperous years. -
are before
ellrsar'ebefore them in this n'eiglibo •hood.
GONE Le 11Es REWAnD.=After u'
Icing,' happy, industrious -mid devoted
Christian life, Christina Muir, relict of
the late James'Outt, of Jamestown,
.was celled away to her etercal hone
early•Oitristmas morning at the' Ltd-
vanced•age of 87 years. She Was born'
in•'. the Orkney. Iflands, "Scnthand,.
. where she, was married to Mr. that 57'.
years ago and four „years later, they
,paine to Canada. They located ou the
8th con. of Blanchard township, Perth"
Co., where they lived until moving
to Grey township, 37 years hater. 11r.`
Putt paid Natures' debt 80 years ago.
1n the year 1895- Mrs. : Cuts went to
Goderich to make her. home with her
son, Robt. 11, andat whose residence
shediecl. The old lady had-heeu'in'.
failing health for the past year and
her demise was; not unexpected. An l
appropriate service ryas conducted
last Moodily at Goderich by Rev. Mr.
Ross, pastor of the Presbyterian
chromic, of which' denomination the
subject of this notice had been a mem-;
bel' for over 70 years. Remains were i
taken to Walton, per C. P. R. and iu-,�
terrnent wade in the family plot in ,
)lrltssels'cemetery,, Monday afternoon.
Rev "D,. 13. 1icliae X05 ClanbroOk • ok
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ca'en g�,�
h tt P the aeilvto t' 1 '1
s e a the grape i s
the ahseeee of `Rale.' Mr..'Wislui,t,'
:rII( sufyiy ing childr'en •ur6 a--M1'e; T.
,.aMMoll/Wen, elf Jtttneetowss;.Jantes,•.�1g,rog•,•
er ,731 h :John, n of Jar tot t •
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)neer,sif Co'deetcll; i`h(1 NJrs. J ;E.
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> the a lbtrs•of'tlie
fetidly )vete able' to .attend '.lhe:'last
sad't'ites. -Mrs. Cott- elijl,yed_"the.
friendship''00( love of a wide circle of
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reletives mid friends,: She wee a true
wife, Icloving mother and a first-class
ue4 hbe
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was 1 her
stayand comfort G n1t Lhrohgh the.
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v.edari '
„l ,,sets los other-10W,)ifs ;arts) of:
her it may a well:be said •'I3e: ri' eL•h
his beloved sleep." While- the ')rets-
tires will miss het" they rejoice in the
rat that she has gone to be forever
with the Lord.
BI tiievale
A cone 't and
1 et• the auspices auspices
he
given in the Foresters'. Hall,' lllnevale
err Tuesday, January 3t'd, Program
will consist of :-A Rustic Drama en-
titled "Old Acre -Folk," given'"by the
Wroxeter young Men's Bible Olass.
An A•ssemhly;was given in the Dil-
worth hall on Monday evening under.
the direclinn of the Foot Ball bo s.
Next' Sabbath 'eveningRev. Mrs
Wren; M. A., will rech ,a Neer
Year's on Thoassin
passing of the.
old ' ear''' in the Methodist char'
Y t chinch. .•
Mrs i i
. 1 eLellan, of.. ern th Bay, .and
Miss Feegusoo, of 'Ha16180006 ;were
Christmas visitor's with Dr. and Mrs.
Fergu on. 'They ire •sisters' of the
• Dr.
RE-IINION -.-' hC"
T. residence- of Wm:.
Hall was the scene of a very enjoyable
Christmas gathering this year when.
he w,as surrounded by a 'goodly num..
her of his children and grandchildren.'
Fourteen persous'satdown to a bounti-
ful feast of gond things: A'tnong those
present were WLn. and. Mrs.. Hall • jr.
and family, of "Maple Grove ?arm ;"
G. and Mrs.:, Eckinier arid Miss Ferne
Eckinier, of .Tanlestown ; C. R. and
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and Ml's. Munro, of Toronto and Miss
Stella Stubbs, OfSeaforth, -
l '0M1NATIAN. - Last Monday ;the
Township Hall was the magnetic
point for. a 1111)56' ()fti11l111Y of rate-
payers in connection with the Muni-
et pet Noniinatiou proceedings. The
nominees for Reeve were R. W.
Livingston and Jno. Grant,. :The
latter declined to'be a candidate this
year so Reeve Livingston was declared
the choice by acclamation. The Dep-
uty Reeveship will >he contested by
Jas. McFndzean, Who filled this post
last year, and Jno. Brown' ex -Council-
lor, For Councillors the old
members, S: S. Cole, J, Cult, and P.
A. 1icA.rtlltrr were nominated as was
Win. Fraser, ex -Reeve of "Molesweeth
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Prosperous
New Year
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We take this opportunity of
thankingour Customers for
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generous patronage in
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locality. Clerk pilrcDolrald oeenpied
the- ebair for;, the -speechmaking and
spur•),. adtlreeeee' Were muds by the
eaudidekes 'ex.D0 .ut Reeve Admit
Tram bull, P Y
1b 1, the tt rxinus weed Inc pr:otoi•,
and
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l0 R v Pewee,
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P Y I1 s
of Brnssels, who referred to the Goon
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Roads ive a t.g iv
t m n A lively hustle's
on bynominees. Election. . next, 1.
1 et. ? . Mon-
da fom 9 a. el, to 5 , in,
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OYSTER SUPPER.- The ':' Wbnran s
In61116 1111end Bolding .their annual
Oyster Slipper in the Township Hall
on Thursday evening', Jarruary 12th,
All the members are expected to con-
tribute towards •
L\udsthesupper,
tau etch
t1 t
one is permitted to bring it friend.
;The, ,supper,., which,,,ie expected to
eclipse any previous effort, along this
line, will be served from 0.30 to 8
o'clock, when the tables will be clear-
ed. A choice musical arid. literary
program has been arranged' and the
best available talent has been secured.
A 8peciitlly enjoyable time is promised
by those in charge and invitations are
being eagerly sought by tits gentlemen
friencl of the members,
• Wroxeter .•
RG, B.•v' 'visitor
I3 tsltoran Toronto'
this week.
F. mid:Mrs. Davey spent Mondayi i
Grand lie Y J
Tall
Y-.
Clarence' White i•eftiri ed
1 to Mild'
may on Tuesday.
Mies Edith ' Harris "returned to Tor-
onto on Tuesday."
W. Wiison visited over the holiday
)tit hie !Knee in Ripley. -
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INA*4- vl L ,�Jlnit h of
1Winghant, is
isiLili ??
vt 6 u: n� ,
lig her h utehere.
W'
. 1ltirshnll and family proved last
week To -then. farm near Belntore..
Mrs. 11 . Armstrong i
y s spendinga.
few weeks with friends at Dorking.
O. D. Simpson left for Rothsay on
Saturday where hewill spend a week.
D. M. Walker, of Niagara Falls, is
visiting his mother and other friends
here: -
Miss Young, of Sault h t Ste. Marie,
spent Saturday with the Misses Teazle-
wood's.
village
11 is' Rosie Smith, �;. S mth, of Ha, inilnon, is
renewing old negnaintaltees in the
'
Miss 'Cassie Harris, ri'i i t
a ts, of T 1ulnto, is
the guest of ,her mother, Mrs. Cleo.
A loud of young neople, from; here
attended the Assembly rn Fordwich
Monday' evening.
S. M, Robinson, of:Usbridg e, spent
the holiday with his patents, W. M.
and Mrs. Robinson.
Nesbit Laing, of the Trader's Bank,
Dutton, 'visited over the holiday with
his mother, Mrs. R. Laing.
B and Mrs. Whitmore, of Haiti's -
too, spent Christmas with the,latt'er's
'parents R. arid Mrs. •Black.
Gordon Willits returned from Sask-
atchewan on Saturday where he has
spent the last eight months.
.There was a large attendance at P.
S. 11cFwen's-sale of thnro-bled cattle
in the village on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Jennie Thompson of Howick,
and Mrs. A. 13. Moffitt and children
spent several days with relatives in
Misses Georgie Howe, of Toronto,
and Beatrice, of . Leamington, are
spending a week's vacation at•,their
hone here.
Wm. Sanderson rett4r'ned to -Toron-
to ort Tuesday after a few days visit
with his parents, W. and Mrs. Sander-
son, of }Lowick.•
Election Cards
To 'the Electors of
EN -
the
Twp.
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GENTLE
M Inmin
t re field for
re-election'o
for the. Deputy Reevesh7p.
and take this nlearis of soliciting your
vote and influence,
but do not 'expect
me to make personal e'
is
canvas.
vasa
Ifou think I have reserved you faith-
fully your vote next Monday will be
the beet evidence. Wishing you the
compliments of the season
Yours Truly,
JAS. 1IOI
ADZ)>,AN.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
1 have been nominated for the Dep-
uty Reeveship of Grey for 1911' and
ask your vote and influence toward
my election.
If you see fit to honor me I will use.
my best endeavor to further the in-
terests of the township.
Wishing you prosperity: .
Yours cordially,
JOHN BROWN.
GREY TOWNSHIP ELECTORS
Yottr vote and influence is solicited
foI• • ..
S. 3g COLE
who is in the field for re-election as
Ootiaull r. sly aim Will be to serve
you faithfully if returned', next Mon-
day.
CARD TO 1'l0RR18 ELECTORS. '
Your vote and influence is solicited
for the office of Councillor for 1011,
If elected I will do my best to ad-
vance the best interests of tiro town-
ship. •
Wishingyou the
, Com lip menta Of the
season. Yours truly, •
WM. THUELL:
IVlerrls Reeveship'
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-
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I ant a norm))
eo for t!1 � •
e Rooves i , of
Morris for 1911 and will feel highly
honored if you. will favpr me )vitt your
ballot next Monday.If elected •my
aim Will be to serve the township to.
the best of tiny ability.
Wishing you it Happy New Year.
Yours truly,
1
JOHN SIiORPRDED.
The YOung Meq's Bible ClassiOf the
village will give a plc entitled "QTd
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tE
AorO Folks," in he Town \ n'
t torn 11 n
Hall
Friday evening;
'.B.J.Hazlewood
•"Dt n c 'still
nl 1 5, of
Bolvmanville, spent two days of Ibis
week with the, forinee's pal'eut8, W,
C. and Mrs, Hazlewood, •
Misses Eat? Hazlewood and May
Perrin, who have been ,attending the
Conservatory of 1lusici61'1'prento, are
spending the Xtnas vacations at their
homes here, •
7u AChb eth1e'n
gri
nHniuelil M
al onNdnam
'ieuvaenngh
$ehle
followingwere nominated for Reeve,
A.unro n
M and C. Reis ; for Trustees,
N. White, R. J. Raun;:T. A. Gibson,.
re-elected ; Councillors, G. Davidson,
A. I1. Moffitt, ,T, Douglas, T. G,'
Hemphill, 13. F, Carr, W. Slather, E.
Lewis. As the latter four have'
'resigned another Nomination will be
necessary.
MATRIMONIAL. -At'
ono o'clock on
Monday afternoon in the presence of
immediate relatives a quiet ivedclin
was solemnized at the Home of L'
. 1V•
Lewis, when their' only daughter, Miss
L anr(ii was united in marriage t0
Merton Howe, of Dunnville. 'drily son
of Geo. Howe, of this place, Rev. C.
W. TlleKenzie officiating. The, bride, .,
who was .given away by -her father,
wore ti .becoming gown of chainpagne
silk and carried a boquet of white
fro e
s s and tntl,iclen' hair fern. After
congratulations the: guests repaired to
the :linin groom where 4 h re a gain) pinch
was served. :1Ir, and Mrs. Howe left
on the e
afternoon .train for Toronto
where they will'. spend a few days be
foie leaving' for their home in Dunn-
ville. The bride's travelling suit was
of wine colored cloth, "with large black
'picture bat. They have the good
wishes of the community for their
happiness and prosperity.
Cranbrook
i Miss Lillian. Dark is visiting friends
at Brussels this week.
Mrs. Gorsalitz is spending . Xmas
vacation with her daughtersinBur-
fnln: -•
-0. and Mrs. Shaw' are spending
their vacation with relativs ner
Hamilton..
A. J. M. Helm attended the fnueral
of his sister-in-law, Mrs. John I3ehn, in
Witigham on Saturday.
S. Dunn has put his old create mare
on thesuperannuated•list and is not
goieg•to work her any more.
Miss Maggie Switzer is home for a
three weeks holiday after which she
will go to Port Hucnn and Detroit.
' Geo. D. and Mrs. Campbell, and
Bert and Miss 'Lottie, Campbell, of
illilestone,, Sask., are visiting relay
ives in this vicinty.
Miss Myrtle McDonald and Miss
()alder, of Toronto ; Miss Myrtle Sper-
ling, of Clinton ; Athol McQuarrie, of
Goderich ; Will. Hunter, of Oshawa ;
Jas: A: McLanchlin ; E. H. Kaiser and
family, of Stratford ;• Miss Akins, .of
Mitchell ; Miss .Alice Wilton, of Brus-
sels; Mr. and Mrs. Pollard,.. 05 Listo-
wel ; Miss M. Switzer; of Brigden were
some of..the Xmas visitors to Oran -
brook.
Morris
Monday next will be Election Day.
rea
Happders.y Neiv Year to all our Morris
Schools' will re -open Tuesday of
next week.
Miss Carrie Jackson is home from
Ailsa , Ct•ai'gwhere she was filling a
roilliuery position.
The trustees of Union S. S. No. 12
have engaged Miss Milroy for the
coining year as' successor to Miss
Clegg.
11 iss Ruby Clegg
has taken a school
at Hickson, Oxford
t
d Co.,nd will cons
mence her rtieanext Tnesday She
is a good teacher.
Miss Maud Bryans is home from
Toronto Where testis was taking a course
of treatment which many r' 110'
1 friends
hope will•cesult in permaneut good.'
Mrs. Wm. Shortreed, 911) line. and
her brother, 110131. MCleadzean, ai-e
away on a, holiday visit with rela-
tives tit
s at' Tor oto Barrie and l
h 6th i•
e
points.
At the school n%etiug in S. S. No
5, last Wednesday, .James Russell'
succeeds Samuel Jordan on the Trus-
tee Board, Robt. Young got the
wood contract at $2.20 per cord,
James Watson, of Gladstone, Mani-
toba, a lii•osperous farmer, is here on
a visit with relatives. It is about 14
years .since he went West- This
Mot ris boys have a faculty of getting
along.
Wm: Russell and son, of Duluth,
etre here on a visit et the forhuer's
parental home, specially to see ales.
James Russell, who has been ill. We.
are pleased to repot tsome progress in
her conditionwhieh we hope will 0011-
tntle.
Don't forget the Auction Sale of
farm stook, implements, household
furniture, eta at J. W. Shortreed's,
Lot 10, 9th line, 'Friday afternoon of
next week. Sale unreserved as pro-
prietor has leased his farm tied is
going West.
TROs. HILL DECEASED.--Thnt'stlay
of lust week Thos. Hill, n former resi-
dent of the Orth line, died at Wing -
ham, aged 72 year's. He had been i11
ailing health for some t]ru0. An
(hilt family survive. The funeral
ook !dace 00 Sunday afternoon to
Win iham eineterw,
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NOMINATION. -Last Monday a good-
ly
q number of ratepayees ess0i11bled
at the: Township 11x11 for the annual
Nominatioe proceedings aet•utnin1
Officer McEwen presiding. For the
office of 'R Reeve eve Co truciliors t
Mc0 lt
eken:
and Short)
eed were nonl'n
1 toed and.
foe Councillors, 0. 13. Wilkinson, W.
J. Johnston, W. Elston, M. Melly, W.
Tiruell and W. C. Laidlaw wore pet
up and all are in the field. Speechre
were made by the nofnitrees and the
past Reeve, N. A. Taylor, The abide
was occupied b • ex -Reeve George
Ta.1n' t
r and the C� 0xer fs
y C tf3 Were
W..FI, KERR, Proprietor;
510111d always be manifest. 'Election
clay next Monday will be a busy time
will) se large a ticket.
The fine 1,00 acro ft1rrn, of Andrew
Taylor, 611 line, has been sold to 1(41
Watson 4th line whose 1t+
, wl ac fare) abuts
the flew put'cbase, giving Mr. Watson,
200 acres in a hloelc now. Price wits
85,000, iii'. Taylor has purchaser) the
the Sprout & Whaley general store
business at Belglave and wi11 take
possession on February 1st, Tire
people of Morris will be sorry to see
Me. and Mrs. ' T6tyloe move but have
the s tisea . '
a t thou of
Isnot viq n thatthey
tie
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ate not far away. wish
We1 S l a 1
l Ccn
Y1
corked success,
Walton
Geol'ge Ferguson has been enjoying
a holiday at Pet'erboro' and Toronto.
Among the visitors from the West
dee Alex, M. and Mee. Smith and son
pE Sitsltatnole. We are pleased to
hear of their prosperity.
Don't forget the annual New Year's
a
'Tea meeting at the. 1fetlrodisL church
here next 11Ionc1 ay„evening. A fine
PDlr
program will follow thesimnel.. s • A. WELL KNOWN RESIDENT ,nr StTAI-
0r00ED. - Tuesday evening ,of this.
week an old and highly esteemed resi-
dent of. this. vicinity paid Nature's.
debt in the ei'son
of James P ,Tanen 1lrtrray;
uged,74 years, and. 11 months. The
funeral will take place-P6106ay after'•
noon sit 2 p. 1n„ service half an hour
earlier. interment will be made it)
BeusseIs cemetery. Mr. Muriay was
bore it
Ol t tlle'• township ship nt Lsquesfng,
Halton Co.; 'and had lived on the farm
upon which he diedwello6J tea/ years.
He is urvived” llv his \rife ' whose
e
Maiden Mune was Isabella J. Murchie,
of Alcleillo , and two spans, (Wm., arid
Alex,) both at hetne. Deceased had
been in failing health for the past year
with a dropsical ailment brit was 611-
ways able to beout of bed aL portion of
the day. Tuesday evening he was
sitting op in bed and bis eon Will. go-
10gint0 the room to see if anything
Was needed found, to his sad surprise,
that the vital Valli' ltad'fled.: The end
had come suddenly and lcpplu'eutiy
without a struggle.. The subject of
this,. notice was 6L Presbyterial) iri
church relationship, a. Liberal in
politics and was held inhighestesteem
by those who knew hila. By industry
acid thrift he bad' prospered in this
wprld;s goods. He was a great reader
and welt posted on the generality of
subjects. lir. Murray was a member
ot,St. John's 10111so11ic Lodge at 131ne-
sels. airs. Murray, and sons will be
sincerely sympathised with in the
'hour of bereavement. the removal
of Mr. Murray another link is severed
in the chain of the old and worthy
residents of - the neighborhood whose
numbers are so rapidly growing few.
ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION. -
14Ionday evening last a number of
young ptople from Brussels Catholic
church called upon Miss :Ella Ryan, at
11e6 -residence, and presented her with
the following a401'05s and 11 tve11 filled
purse, in recognition of her services
as organist and elude -leader, a position
she has filled most faithfully and ef-
ficel(Lly for some time 1 -
DEAR Miss RYAN :-We, the young
people of the Brussels congregation,
desire to express to you our sincere
gratitude for the services you have
rendered dnriug a number of years to
religion and to ourselves personally
by yoae devotedness in ondnctinn
the choir
of the church, thereby
greatly contributing to the solemnity
of Divine worship. Your• ainiability
of character and uniform affability of
manner have been also noticed by us,
and duly appreciated and have always
given
you a high
place ' i our
l
es oct
and esteem, which sentiments we now
wish to manifest by requesting you to
accept this purse aLs a token of out
regard for you as a friend
and
our gratitude for your
past et•v'
S )COs ' i
u the ;I
p (Meech.
Miss . Ryan its t1 few very appropriate
remarks thanked those present foe
their. kindness and generosity.
Charles Armstrong read the address
and the
Presentation was mule
by
Miss 11Iclfiulion. 7.'he remainder of
the evening was spent in music and
other atnasemente. A dainty lunch
was served and when the time saute
to gn home, all felt that it was good
to have been there.
GreY
Lee Gaynor is home from the West
folly 6t oliday.
Rush. 'Wheeler was home front Sonth-
arnpto 0 for 0111'ist'inas.
R. D. Cunningham, wife and Miss
Annie visited at Gerrie.
Thos. Herr is here with a load of
cattle from Maple Creek.
Finlay Fraser is home from the
Dental College for the holiday.
Miss Learmont is home from Berlin
where she spent. several )nodus.
Tut POST wishes all its Grey E W 1
t 1 t -
shi t1 readers a happy New Year.
.Archie Fogel, of New Hambnrg, is
spending the holiday at the parental
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Chits. and ale's. (hilae and daughter
are holidaying here from Stoney
Creek, Ont,
susses 1'.16163' Tli0ms011 6.66(1 Emily
Northgraves, of 13eelin, are visitors at
Joseph Engler's,
C661•1 Engler, 13. A,, of Ottawa, has
be
been t revisiting the Old scones of his
.
youthI. e \
y I was with a surveying par-
ty in the West during the Past season.
13e11. arid (0Its. Dark, of Galt, were
tele for Chi -18004e visiting relatives
and Old friends. lir. Darla is on the
Fire Brigade
n£lh town so
Cat1» t
n
get awes, for a ve
long
Among the
Visitors fL
Oth the West
r n
irn7Lte1111Id LL lt1
w Y 1
Y b y Gre.
township
is Thomas Hislop, of Areole. He wt1s.
a lemic)' resident but it is 14 oe 15
e
years slime 1)0 left Here,
Miss Jennie Reeds and alias I±,lla
McKinllnn are home from the Strat-
ford Normal Selioni foie the Olsten I es
vacation, The Chassis city air tivi-
carried cut with the good feeling that dentistageees'tyell with thein,'
Miss , E. Dickson is home for her
vacation. She will teach next year at
Amberly, Bruce Oo.
Mrs, (De.) Jeelcsoe, of North Battle-
ford,'is berm on a visit with the family
111 John Jecicaoa, 6th line.
11ts, .,,
A, 1), MoOnsll and son o Pine
leivee3 were welcghne Christmas ras visit•
018 at the home of d'no. Strachan.
Mrs. 1lla6-sden Smith and: Miss
Martha enjoyed a holidayvisit with
relatives 166 Toronto dm't thepa a st
week.
Miss Janet MoNal it
,.who has been.
making a her home in
rDetroitfoe several
g
ales 1
ye s a welcome visitor to the old
home, ,
Alex. and Leslie,,Lamont. are home
for the holiday. Theformer is attend-
ing the University at Toronto and the
latter is teaching at Bright.
Roads are not good as too much
snow fell without being entflcently
)recited to make a level roadway.
Plowing out is the cure in a nutnber
of places.
Word Was received by Mrs. Duncan
Livingston that her daughter, Miss
Anna, hadundergone a medical oper-
ation for appendicitis on December
7111, at the hospital in Reno, Nevada,
and was making favorable, progress.
We hope she will soon be convalescents
e i .
Di. 11Ir.%en,�te, a'ccnisiu to MissLivi❑g-
ston was one of the medical attend-
, a
ants.
An nlcl. Greyite in the person of
Wirt. McDelngall, of Yot'kton, Alberta,
was eenewing old friendships here
while returning g from Ottawa whither
110 had gone with the farmers' delega-
tion. IbIr. McDougall went West in
1882 and has done well. He has 800
acres of enacted last harvest threshed
about 17,000 bushels of grain. The
family lived on the 4111 con. when in
Grey, near Roe's Church. Alex.
Simpson accompanied Mr. McDougall
from •Yor1ton rocality,
NEW ScaooL Houser -At the an-
nual school meeting in S. S: No. 1, R.
3, Hoover cleelined re-election as Trus-
tee after 0 years' service and was suc-
ceeded by Andrew Lamont, 'who . will
also be Secretary -Treasurer. Wood
contract went to Thos. Alcock at
$2.45 a cord. ft was decided to build
a new brick school house with cement
block basement, the contract to be let
as.soon as plans call be prepared. It
will be built on the old site, the frame
building will be taken down and mat-
erial used as far as possible in the new
structure. Building operations will
not commence )until next Summer ea-
catiou.
Principal Cameron Honored.
Address and Presentation at Closing,
Exercises of School.
Thursday evening of last week the
Brussels Town Hall was crowded to
the doors by the pupils, teachers.
parents and ex -pupils to enjoy the fine
program by the school aid to show
their appreciation of the highly
esteemed Principal who was 'closing
a long and successful tenure of office
and about to remove to London to
take the position of Science Master in
the Collegiate, a post he is most
competent to fill.
Reeve Leckie was the chairman and
the excellent program, which was in
charge of the 'teachers of the various
de • C
.ptrtrntnL., was presented as fol-
lows :-Piano duet, Isabel Strachan
and NellieFox ; Star drill by a primary
class recitation, "Regarding Santa
Claus," by Clarke Moore ; Doll drill
chorus, "Shovelling Snow," by boys
in character ; recitation, ',The Lisper,"
by Marguerite '
r
1 tLl uernte `1 It
x on ; dialogue,
g ,
"Christmas Dolls," in which little
girlies personated the dollies; chorus,
Snowflakes" ; recitation in concert,
"Spinning"
•
solo,
Stmeoue is cone.
ing tonight": Marjory Campbell ;song,
"Jam Pots in
character
.nsolo,
, 1 ono
Miss Alta Pune yue ; Dairymaid's Drill
chorus and encore by a company of
boys. Every number was splendidly
given ; the vocal and instrumental
ntunbers were good,od recitations d
ear
and clever and fancy drills loudly ap-
plauded and were very neatly present-
ed. 130111 pel'fot'mers and those in-
terested in the training came in for
many complinleuts• which were well
deserved.
Iu the second past of the program
Principal and MI's. Cameron, the trus-
tees, teachers, clergy and press were
Melted to seats on the platform when
I' he 'following tlddl'esS WAS read by
Beatrice Harris and a fine oak section-
al Bookcase presented to Mr. Cameron
while Inez McNichol handed Mrs.
Cameron a bo e
qu t of'leaatiful roses :-
blit „1.13, OA141116oN,
D5511 Pu11,013.-We, the Teachers and pupils
of. Brussels Public School, assembledthis
evening, desire t0 711111601y ' -voice the ()peewee.
tion. tr0 feel 061 are well
l
1 we t deserving of erf the
splendid mannerine164 whichoonerous have asrPrm•.
ed sone manlfeld and Onoroua duties ns Prim
oil» it of our Ithool for the past 18 years. You
mime to Brussels a stronger and in n-eritical
period in our school history( but the most
eang6lme hopes end expectations have been
11100d than realised and the marked uninter-
repted progress, from yen,• to year, proven
how fortlhnnte the School Board Was in the
5640105 tlisy 11614118116 your selection,. Brussels':
sehcol enioya (t Provincial reputntion for its
nasnrpassnbie record in actual work and the
fine Brigade of young men and women who
have gone out from your Department in the
passing years, to honorably and capably fill
positions of treat, is the best proof of the right
Brussels hied 100nlity have to express their
bolt thanks to you although it intensifies our
regret when we realise that these happily re•
1atiens heti to terntihnte, Your zeal, industry
and constancy never seemed to lag, while your
kindly 80nrtesv end personal interest were
everovident. tinoeusci6usly your pupils and
fellow teachers were imbued with your ambi-
tion, tltOrnuaanese And opthntann and they
recognized that while instri 0tion by precept
was o0
fortified b
t example it
y 'ns
P n lauoh
better.
We do not purpose sae h
Y whet wehave curd
tO
oddyonx innie t
o tha 10104 00 0011. 1160 e
but We will ohertall slits
pl1 school and abiding
yentnt e t the_deerofd and das, when
you might 05 liths 80 And Writingiory ick,
141thmntio--thinii t
s t to cud of the ]rieng stick.
ogpNotiti1 inapt Apart, ere t desorv`osS of re6-
oa,1hien ml Ota' port were 'tlra imnrossions in•'
eulooted by you regarding Vattonal life And,
the Obligations testing 0Pee the 701101ifal
egeressive
00115dt:sus
to a,1
o1d grodueaebenoi• blu OOndnot cd:vnrthy waive and
these r1moranlwstspeonitog(oeaent08 of
10 your life ttttd'allnractor. We tt'uat Btussols
pupils MOT °vox, wont in theta`padre. 711 Ile -:'
half of. the 22' or moreneoistlult, you have lt6d ,
asseefiited with you white Prinoilpei olot a sew
of themgraduatesn o i.
a06 1 your room) u ,tit O Se
to then) 's youro with vias loyalty
ea theta tad the is ans eswhene r .(Unigh (Unfree.
Permit
Perm t1 their twit iC whenever desii'41411
Permit us to ash your apoephnuee. of this ,qnh,
Sectional Book Osso us a porting ' girt mad we
believe as you,. of WI; Ole 011 its well Us skit
shelves you will frequently visit Artnends;
school in memory.
+•.-„.w„,:;,..
We present him Cameron with this bee le
of roses, indicative of .our love, ao thllt rte,
by li 1' very best regards and Jnope that yo
11ot11, May and 10 many warm hearted.frfontlp'�
in youh
r new home as you leave bellied -4e
We"say Good•Bye regretfully bat hope your
w
idersphere
hiLondon will l be
well
marked
d
by many happy and TO d61Oas yera.
Eloping to occasionally ners the pleasure visit from you,we tender you theeeat00'
H
•�
greetings, our best wishes and congratulations
to London. Yours
aemia sort•oT uwfultynr,to,
oDoon,
TAAORAae, AND P,orms OF.
Brussels, Dec. 22nd, 1010.
Mr. Cameron's reply was most be-
fitting, 10 which, in addition to re-'
turniirg'siueeee thanks for Mrs. 9p,m
eton and himself, he referred to the
pleasure of the years of school life ;
here, complimented the ability of the s
young people who had attended, gave
a large meed of pl•ais0 to bis' assistants, .!
the trustees and School Inspeotot
Robb, whose absence .that everting;
through ill -health, was greatly regret-
ted. Brussels would never 130 forgot
-ten and good lvishes,'were expressed
for acontinuance of the past success
and adviceiven as to• the e hearty
reception that should be accorded his
successor. His only reason for going i•
to London was the enlarged scope for •f;•
operation. He )lever ex
petted to find
better nor more loyal friends than he!:
and Mr's. Cameron had found in Btus- '
sols and they would say Good -Bye wit
many regrets and carry away with ,.
them many happy reminiscences.
Short,complimentary 1 ttlt•;y addresses fol-
lowed
ebyotlinen Postmaster, Faraow, Chita: -
man of the. School Board ; Trustees .`
D. C. Ross, R. Leetherdale and: M.
Black ; Rev. A. O. Wishart, B. A.,
pastor of the Presbyterian church';
W. H. %err, of TILE Posteandthe
Chairman, in which emigrate? "'on'.
commendation, :regret, good wi"s 1
and hearty thanks were intermixed. -
to the teachers, pupils and trustees.
Various phases of air. Oatner'on s work '.
in the school, the church, athletics,
Public Library lee. were dilated.er ran; .
and the man goodqualities possessed
by Mrs, Cameron aand lyer- Grier.
(Mrs. Slemrnon) were not everlool
The enjoyable ovenitrg's Auld proLagr4tnh
ng
was concluded by singing ''`
Syne," "He's a Jolly Good Fellow,"
and the National Anthem. 141r. Cam-
even leaves this week for London bort,
Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Slenlitat
will not go for another week or more.
Mr. Cameron's name will be long re-'
membered bye
y the youth of this cant-
munity,forthepearsofftuitfnlLrottion..,
Brussels school has a record not
easily approached and very seldom.
outdone. In the past 9 years 1291
candidates have written„ on Jlutiere'
Teachers examinations and Junior”
Matriculation and out of that. number
104 passed, the three best years show-
ing as follows :-20 wrote and 20 pass''-
ed ; 13 tried and all were successful
and 12 came up for examination and
the dozen scored. The class likely tci
write next Summer will compare :;
favorably with, its predecessors. tA.,'
unique historical feature is the fat
that only two Principals have been,
employed in nearly 40 years, 1IP;
Cameron Io bebng preceded by the well.
known John Shaw, now living in •
Clinton, who taught for over 20 years:
The people of Brussels and locality,':,
have much to be thankful for 111 rho
splendid opportunities that have been;; i
afforded the young folk, both as to'- )_
school
accommodation and un
binkt l
i +•.
excellent ff.
y of F to Abeq oet tonna;-;
also be deservedly :thrown tLy.Lhs 1 t us ,'
tee Board
for faithfttltiess to '
No man's counsel was better lintel
to and followed r
v than thatn f P
o Isec
Robbwho is well
entitled to
esteem in which he is held, not o
in Brussels but throughout the elrt
Inspectorate. •
The people although regretfnll
parting. with Mr. au •o
0 are peeper -
ed
g
to give lel to ve loyal. and sympathetic sup.,.,;
port to his successor, 1t1t•. Gilmour whit
comes to Brussels from Stoutfville,;
bearing splendid testimonials ' for ;
work done. TEE POST wishes both c'
the highest succiess.
NOMINATION DAY,
Following is ti list o1' '911tn1eip(Ll
Nominaliont made last Monday .-
BRUSSELS
Reeve. -3 Leckie.
0ounoilloes.-P. Amen 1, A. C.
Datnes, J. 0, Jones and D. A. Low ee-' -
School "Trustees, 101, lllaelc,
Moore, J. Cunninghaln mid R. Hen-
derson.
MCMLL00
For Reeve, -:Alexander Ro.list John
hit:
M. Goveniock.
Oouucillots.- Henry B0tteleee +`4•
Thomas Bolton, JBhu Balfour, Jteines
Cowan, Francis Si McQuaid, Balfour.)
Si'
Stnith, Obarles Case. '•
•\20111.1(0
Reeve,-Jno, F. iIcCeacken, John
Shortreecl.
Committers.- Wm, Elston, W. -.'I;; -'z
Johnston, Ui1Iutel1Cellq,'W,'1. Laid*.''s
law, Wm, 0, `ihuell and Ohae. 13.
Wtl.kitlsalh
Tav'
.Reeve. -R, W. Livingstct ,-,�i5""
i p.
Grant. 1 The he la r resigned,
Lte lcai>•1 e
a d,
Deputy
R v
to n
, Jae.
Se a
y
,
I 1 td7ealt.
Cnttn011tnrs S y. Cole, Jno, Otitis
Vm. Fraser{ and P, A. McArtlret).
T'CIlN'n lMRY
Res
`,l 7t.. Po
Well,lex, `s
1 I5eillyo
bOuueillttls, Wil
bun
baAwelliMulvey, Joln Me13nruey, Johtt I,tl1q1
erfoidAaiun, e,.0104,
e
Mnrrity y
800, Wm. Bolt, R. N. Du'i1' 0664.8 it's,
in0ted but resigned.