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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1905-3-30, Page 1Vol. 83. No. 38 bit BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1903 SPRING I. GOODS I- NEW LINOLEUMS NEW FLOOR OILS NEW CURTAINS NEW CURTAIN MUSLINS NEW WALL PAPERS A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LADIES' READY - TO - WEAR HATS NOW ON DISPLAY FOR YOUR INSPECTION. Come while the stock is complete to a place where show- ing goods is considered a pleasure. Because you come to look you are not under ob- ligation to buy. R. C. Davies & Co. mommointaamormara W. H. KERR, Prop, New Advertisements. Local—Jae. Ballantyne. Bracelet loot—THE POET. Local—George Tbomeon. Brooches loot—THE POST. Discount Bale—D. 0, Roes, Looals—Leatherdaie & Son. Grave Seeder—Simon Grant, Ferrozone—N. 0. Polson & Co. New Coreete—McKinnon & Co. Spring goods—R. 0. Davies & Co. Spring opening—J. Ferguson & Co. Spring opening—Leatberdnie & Son. Eggs for hatching—Jae. Ballengee. cerstn br oo k. David McNair and J. Haether have gone to Carey, Idaho. We wieh them well. Mre, Peter Sinclair is not enjoying her natal good health of late we are eorry to state but we cruet a change for the better may soon enene, If You Want Hens that will lay in Winter. If you want Bird, for table use. It you want beauty, utility and quality get into the BUFF WYANDOTTE breed by baying a few nettings of Eggs at $1,00 per 16 from James Ballantyne BRUSSELS. INCUBATORS I have secured the agency for one of the best Cana- dian makes of Incubators. Prices right. EGGS FOR HATCHING Buff Orpington's. My birds are bred from the best in Canada. None better. JOHN WRIGHT SPRING OPENING �+ Leatherdalc *& Son's a -ter CARPETS_ the time to: when our enormous variety, 1 best quality, Now is buy, q y, and lower -than -anywhere -else prices, loom up in their importance. Our business is to furnish you with CARPETS 01? THE BEST QUALITY and at the lowest prices consistent therewith, and we'll prove the title of being pre-eminently "The House for Carpets, Furniture, &c," We are showing choice ranges in BRUSSELS, TAPESTRIES, WOOLS, VELVETS and UNIONS, A 1 Goode. LINOLEUMS AND OIL CLOTHS Splendid goods, 2 and 4 yards wide, printed or inlaid. All widths in Oil Cloths. No dissatisfied Customer. n The Choicest Stock of Floor Rugs, Art Squares Curtains, Table Covers, Piano Drapes BCC., BCC. The. only_ Have to be Seen to be Admired to Upholstering 'a Specialty. Agents for Pianos and Organs, A call from you will be appreciated. A THE DAL E R SON FURNITURE DEALERS Owing to the gale of hie farm East of here, Philip Ament will hold an auctionsale on Friday afternoon of this week, Sale unreserved ae he le giv;ng up farming. latltel. I, M. Henry received two oars of Manitoba wheat this week. Ed. MoAliom ie home from Muskoka where he tae beau all Winter. A ooneignment of hogs was shipped from the elation yard on Monday by A. 0. Demme. Although the Maitland was at flood tide during the peat week very little damage was done. Mrs. George Gill oontinuee quite poorly but we hope the fine weather will aid in her eonvalencenoe, Oer new tailor, Mr. Fraser and hie Waif of aesietante are kept busy these days with a large rash of Spring orders. Last Sabbath morning Rev. C. P. Wells walked to Roe's appointment ow• ing to the bad state of the roads for a bores. All interested in the Beef ring for the Doming treason are asked to attend a meeting at Eekmier'e Hall on Saturday evening of this week at 8 o'clock. Friday evening of this week the mem- bars of Court Ethel, 0. 0. F., will eleot their representative to the High Court whioh meets at Gananogae in June, A few weeks ago J. T. Durgin, son•in• law to S Ames, of Ethel, fell on the icy eidewalk in Toronto and broke bis right arm at the wrist. It is hoped he will soon regain the asefulneee of tole import- ant member. Last week Wm. Laing of this place gave a party to a large number of hie friende at the home of his sister, Mre, J. Lamont. Mr. and Mre. Lamont have recently moved to their farm and made everybody weloome. The Engineer's reports on five drainage Bylawe were read at the Connail meet- ing here on Monday and varioae disput- able points dieouened with the parties interested. Grey Council brie had a wide experience in this department of Municipal work. Court of Revision on some of these Bylawe will be held on May 8th. .7ai:nestowin . Wood bees are all the go just now. Roads are becoming passible and things look like Spring again. Mre. Barmier, who wan laid aside for the lest week is shoat all right again. Mies Coombe has taken a position in A. MaDonald'e store, Oranbrook. She should do well ae she is a smart young lady. Thee. Strachan led the eervioe last Sunday night in the Heil. Rev. Mr. West, of Blnevale, ie to preach neat Sun• day night. Mre. Jno. Cott wag visiting ber mother at Tara and Mr. Cott is lost almost keeping batch. He cannot rest in the hones since hie better half went off. Mr. Innes ,aye he ie in better shape this year to handle produce ae he has just oompleted a oontraot for this season's egge with a alty oommineioner. and he mane to push the egg orop better than ever. The waggon will be around gathering as noon as the road is fit, Tbie week prices are lfio for eggs and 19a for butter. Come and get oaeb an well ae goods for your produce. Routes the name as former years for our waggon. Rev. Mr. Perrin, of Wroxeter, gave an excellent Lecture on Borne' 'Cotter's Saturday Night" on Friday evening in Victoria Hall here. The night was wet and dark but it did not hinder the rev. gentleman to put io his appearanoe se he walked here from Wroxeter rather than disappoint the orowd. Hie address was fleet alae, and be expreseed himself well pleased to see eo many tern out, be Mee very kindly said he would visit the Sun• day School on Sabbath April 9th and also preach in the Hall in the evening. Mr. Perrin ie the rigbt kind of man who takes an intermit in the young people. He ie always welcome here.' W von etele. A. W. Robinson is on the Bilk list this week. George Howe was on the sick list last week. Mies May Miller returned from Torun. to on Saturday. Mre. N. J. Robinson returned from Oakville on Monday. Mies K. Forbes, of Wingham, is the goat of Mre. A. A. Eety. Mies G. Howe and Merton Howe re- turned from Paris on Tbnreday. Mies Merle Mann of Teeswater, is the gent of her aunt, Mre. George Allan. Mise Aline Hamilton ban returned from a visit with relatives at Oheeley. R. Miller and friend, of Totooto Juno• tion, visited at the former', bone over Sunday. Rev. E. A. Hall, rector of the pariah of Gerrie, Fordwioh and Wroxeter, has Bent in hie resignation. B. T. Carr took the eervioe in the Methodist Church on Sunday evening in the absence of Rev. Mr, Oeterhont who was in Teeswater. Greeley Leckie, of Detroit, hen return. ed home for a few weeks' visit, he was no competed by hie nephew, Clarence Campbell, of London. New Model Grass Seeder. The undersigned has still another lot of those excellent Grass Seeders for sale this Spring. They need no puffing , tip as they are three years in use in this section of the country and speak for themselves. Price *1,00. SIMON GRANT, BRUSSELS.' Mre. J. R. Miller, of Marriebenk, Is visiting her daughter, Mre. L. Rrowu, Ohara Sanderson bee sold hie grocery and china business to L. Lewis who will take poseeeeion next week, John and Mrs. Hupfer and Mine Maggie Bitterer returned to their bo 0e in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., on Thuraray. P,eeidn't, Jno. R. Miller, and rieore. tory Treasurer McKerober we,e at Toronto on Tuesday attending a m sting of the Underwriters' Aeeooiation ea re. preeentatives of the well known H.:wick Mutual Fire insuranet Co. Fire broke out in the attic of David Martin's residence last Friday morning about eleven o'clock, caused by a n,feat• ive ohlmney. It woe fleet notiard by the men employed at the sawmill who were able to put it out before it gained much headway, although con• eiderable damage was done by water. tee Chas. Bozell, 9tb'con., ie visiting at Toronto, Aotoc, and other places on bus. ineee and pleasure, Mre. Owen Smith, of Guelph, is visit• ing her daughter, Mre, Robert Lowe, 6th non., and her eon, Jno. B., 4th non. It is 3 years sinoe she removed to the Royal city. Oheeeemaker Thompson and Mrs. Thompson have returned from an ex. tended holiday and the former is pre. paring for the Doming obeese season which promisee to be good. This week Donald Robertson, 9th con., shipped a thorn' bred cow to T. S. Com bett, a breeder of ooneiderable entseprise who resides at Amherst, Nova Scotia. Mr. Robertson bag a fine herd and keeps them in A 1 shape. James Jackson, from neer Teeswater, was nulling on old friende in Grey this week, combining bueinees and pleasure. He looks as if he was enjoying the good things of life. Mr. Jaokeon will build a brink residence this year. Dongnld Tyerman and family have taken poseeeeion of the Calder farm, 12th non., parahaeed laet year, They name from Brace County. We bid them weloome to Grey and wish them pros.' parity io their new home. Last Monday, Janet McLaren, reliot of the late Donald MaIntoeh, passed over that bourne from whence no traveller returns, aged 79 yeare, 2 month, and 14 days. The funeral took place from Lot 15, Con. 15, on Tuesday afternoon to Oranbrook cemetery. We are sorry to report that Mre. George McFarlane, North of Brnesele, was quite serionely injared by a kick from a been in the stable. One of ber knees Dame In contact with the ,tone wall resulting in a severe oontnesion and ebe was otherwise la wised. Her many friende hope she will soon be all right. Wal ton. Mre. J. E. Beatty has returned from a few weeks' visit with friends South. Work was suspended on the big eat for time days Ibis week, owing to sinking of the grading. George Hill, of Snmmerbill, a former Walton oheesemaker, was visiting fiiendt in tpwn this week. Geordie looks well if a trifle thinner. A number of our young people attend- ed an enjoyable social hop at the new residence of Thomas MoFadzean un Fri. day of last week. John MoDonald hue commenced the cutting of his stook of heading. fIe ex. pecte to have the finished product on the market early this year, Mies Mina MoLeod, of Seafortlt, who has been visiting friende in this vicinity for a few weeks returned to ber home on Tuesday. Mase Annie Campbell went with her fora elrort visit. wedneeday of this week Margaret Kelly, reliot of the late James Ryer, paid Nntare'e debt, aged 66 yeare. Funeral takes place on Friday morning tri m Lot 30, Con. 14, McKillop, for the Roman Catholic church, Brueeele, were eervioe will be held at 9 o'clock, and interment will be made at the R. 0. cemetery, 7th line, Morrie. Mr. Ryan died on May 18th, 1901, at 67 years of age. ODIT.—At 7 O'olook last Friday even• ing the summons that all mast answer came to an old and well known rreident of thin looality iu the person of Simeon J. Barrows and be passed away to hie reward. Hie demise was not unexpeoted as he had been in failing health, having had three strokes of apoplexy in the past 5 yeare, the last one Doming Wednesday, 15th inst. He was born near Oamtridge, England and was in hie 70th year. In hie early youth, about 17 yeare of age, he Dame from. the Old Land to Rochester, N. Y., from whioh plane he moved to Blannbard- township, Perth Co., where he spent 10 years. Marrying Miee Sarah Bentley, of the 4th line, Blan. shard, they located in Ueborne townebip where they lived for 10 years before mon. ing to the 12th o00. of MoHillop, meomring a farm from the Canada Company, and where they made their home for 20 yearn. Iu 1880 Mr. Barrows purchased the Stephen Lamb 100 aoree, North Boundary, MoRillop, where the family resided until they tools up reeidenoe to Ellie village early'10 1903. The anbjeot of'titis notice was a robust, indnetrioue man who knew little or nothing about ailments for many yeare and was one of six brothers, the others being Peter, of Walton ; Jacob and Christopher, of MoKiltop • Jno. of Oklohama, Indian Ter, i and George, of Lauder, Manitoba. Mr. Barrows le edrvived by hie wife and 6 oblldren, three nem (Jno., of Moosojaw, N. W. T. ; Simeon, of Sheldon, North Dakota ; end Geo, 1, on the homeetead, MoXilbep,) and two daughters, (Rachel, at elooeejew, N. W. T. ; and Lizzie at home.) Daring the ministry of the tate Rev. Wm. Toreanoe M. Barrows joined the Methodist church and aided in the furtherance of he Dear,.t t Hle me WAS in the Saviour to the elm. He was an uptight, honest man who wee bight respected by all who knew him, In poi Din be nattered to the Liberal party. The widow and oleitaret will be eytttpatb• ,zed with by the oetnmanity at large, Funeral took plane on Monday at irnoon to Brnsselo cemetery, an appropriate eervioe being oondgoted by the pastor, Rev. R. Smith Baker, M, A. There was a large attendanoe, Mr. Barrows had three eietere, Mrs. Howlett, of MoKillop, died 16 yeare ago. The others are Mrs, Dalian,, of St. Marys, and Mrs. Oon• stable, of MoXillop. ivaora-tar. Bad roads but they will soon be better. Township Connell minutes on page thio inane. Mise R. Jackson has returned to Mim leo after a visit with relatives and friende here. Maple eager making is being attended to by some of our Morrieites, no oommon brown sugar variety either. The Bodmin bridge, 4th line was taken away by the Spring flood on Saturday last and the Sunshine bridge reoeived a shaking op aieo. It the oar gets to Brussels In time P. Jaokeon, 8th line, will likely leave next Tuesday with a load of stook and Battlers' effeote for the West where be intends making hie home. In the item last week in referenoe to the Bale of a valuable 10 months' old "Sunlight" colt the prioe should have read $150 indeed of $15, the 0 being dropped oat. Henry Bone, 3rd line, is now the owner of "Sunlight." Word was reoeived Sunday that Rota, the youngest daughter of D. F. and Mrs, Smith, of Ottawa, bad died, aged 21yeare, from an attack of pleurisy on Sunday morning. The little girl was a grand- daughter of Jae, and Mre. Davis, 5th line. Peter MoArtbur tae bought Mre. S. Fear's 50 acre farm, S a N a Lot 21, Con. 9. The latter hag puroboeed the 100 acres of the late Robert Skelton, N a Lot 16, Con. 9. We wieb both guanase. Mr. McArthur owned the adjoining 50 aoree to the plaoe be bought and he bee 200 in all now. Mre. Fear gets immediate poseeeeion. AN OLD RESIDENT GONE.—Last Friday Samuel W. Barr, an old and worthy reeident of the 4th line, was oalied away from the earthly home. He had been in failing health for 14 yeare and was considerably worse during the last couple of months. A medical operation was to have been performed for an inward tumor but the physioiane thought it inadvisable. Mr. Barr first saw the light of day on Oot. 7th, 1826, at Strathaven, a village near Glaegow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, He emigrated to America in 1852 end after spending 2 yeare in the U. S., he took up North a lot 21, non. 5, Morrie, then in bash, upon which property he lived up to his demise. •Deceased was twice married, first to Mise Catharine Campbell by whom he had two dough. tens, Mrs. Wm. Young and Mrs. H. Dann, both of Portage-la•Prairie, Mao. His second wife was Mre. Arnott, whose two daughter++ previous to her marriage to Mr. Barr, are Mrs. Hugh Lamont of Grey townebip, end Mrs. Frank Coates, of Trowbridge. There were born to Mr. and Mre. Barr 2 eerie and 2 daughters, viz., John, Peter and Mre. Walter Yaill, of this township and Mrs. A. Campbell, of Gaylord, Miobigan. The subject of this notice was a staunch Liberal in politico and faithful member of Melville, Presby• terian +hurob, Brussels for many yeare. Mr. Barr wan a quiet, reserved man, honest and honorable, a good neighbor, an indulgent father and a kind hneband, He died trusting in the Saviour whom be so willingly served during hie long lite. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon and wan largely attended. Rev. Jno. Roes, B. A.,conducted a suitable eervioe at the home and creme• tory. Pallbearers were Frank MoCraok• en, Aliso Speir, J. Duncan, Q. Anderson, Jas. Bowman and T. Streatham Mr. Barr was in his 79th year. To hie aged part. nen, who hes attained about the age of her deeoaned husband, sincere sympathy will be accorded. 4 CVIUKfill CRIMES. Rev. D. Perris, of Wingham, and Rev. John Roes, of Melville church, will ex. abaoge pulpits next Sabbath. Sabbath morning last Rev. John Rose, B. A., preached on "Christian Hope" and in the evening"TbeRewarde of Service." The evening service in at. John's oburob was withdrawn owing to the elsatrie lights being oat of eervioe on account of the overflowing Maitland interfering with the power house. RacizenoN.—Invitations are out for a reception in Melville church on Monday evening, April 10th, commemorative of the granting of the degree of D. D. to Rev. John Roes, B. A., the highly esteemed pastor, by the Senate of Knox College. Go the same evening Melville congregation will present Rev. Mr, Roes with a Bilk gown on the 25th anniversary of hie eacoesefnl pastor- ate. A short musical and literary pro. gram will be rendered and a good time enjoyed. The annual meeting of the Perth Sun• day School Aeeooiation will be held in Central Methodist ohaooh, Stratford, on Tuesday and'Wednesday, April 11 and 12. Among the epeakere will be Rev. L. H. Wagner, Berlin, President, and Thee, Yellowloes, Toronto, Seoretary of the Provincial S. S. Aeeooiation B,ev, S. Sheldon, superintendent Baptiat Sunday schools l Bev. Dr. Daniel, London, and Mre. Humphries, of Parkhill. A pro- gram of music to whioh the best local talent will contribute, has been prepared. A committee is now engaged, in billeting the delegates. "Christian Hymnology"' was the Interesting subject at the morning and evening servioe in the Methodiet ohneoh, Benteele, last Sabbath on the 000aeion of the 85th birthday of Fanny Oroeby, the queen of eaered song. The pastor gave a number of fnetanoes of the power of these choice melodies and his addreeees Were intereporbed with several of the more familiar ones. All the hymns and eeleotione by the choir were chosen from Fanny Crosby's contributions. 'Ib the Sabbath School the sumo plan was fol. lowed and in addition Mies Mfnnle Mo. Naagton and Mae, (Rev,) 008e118 gave otmueente onthe life and works of the blind postage, Missed norm Gerry and Ethel Spott Bang "Bayed by Grace" and the League rendered "01 my Redeemer,'". PERSONAL PA KA I,11ttl'llM. Mrs. A, Serene ie on the oiok list. Druggist Fox was on the nick list We week, Mies Sera Forbes, of Detroit, is home. on a visit, PBroy Richards was in the Queen oily for a few days tbie week, Colin MoArtbar epeut a few days in Toronto during thie week. John Williamson spent Sunday at Wingham under the parental roof. Mae. Jno. Heist and daughter, of Blue. vale, is visiting at David Helot's, true. eels. J. Leckie will take a business trip to Winnipeg shortly and may make an ex• tended stay there. R. D. Shannon, of Oampbellford, ie the guest of hie Hater, Mrs. L. Callum, Turnberry street. J. W. Fox and family have removed from Brunets to Wiarton where they purpose making their home. Nelson Askin and wife were visitors' with S, end Mre, Askin, at Teeswater. The gentlemen are brothers. • Fred, and Mre. Adams were visiting with relatives and friende at Stratford and Mitchell daring the neat week. Mre. George Malley, Elizabeth etrert, bas been quite poorly but we hope the Spring weather will tend to her invigora• tion. Mies L. Gillespie, who has been visit. ing with her brother•and friends in town for the past few weeks, returned to See, forth Monday morning. A. H. Montgomery, of the Metro. politan Bank, Brussels, was laid up tbie week with tonsilitie but ie able to be about again we are pleased to state. Will. Griffith has been laid up during the past week with a threatened attack of appeodioitie. It is hoped the trouble may pees away without the necessity of an operation, James Mitchell, Braeoele South, left on a trip to the Northwest on Tuesday of tbie week. He in interested in land out there and will spend n few mouths at least before returning. Miss Maggie Oaeh returned to Sea• forth last Friday atter a nix weeks' visit with her Hater, Mre. A. T. Currie. Master Arobie aocampanied ber for a visit to his grandpareute. Fred. Lowry, of Port Huron, wee a welcome visitor with hie mother and brothers in Brunets during the pass week. The boundary city evidently agrees well with Mr. Lowry if appear. &noes are not very deceitful. The Galt Reporter of March 22nd Bays :—John Habkirk, tailor, has left for Brussels to go into business on his own 0000001, with Ches. Decide, of Bran eels, his partner. Mr. Habkirk wan a veined member of the Galt Bend and will be missed in local mneioal circles. He nannies with him to his new field the hearty good wiebee of a large circle of Galt friende. ADDITIONAL LOCAL - Ir weather keeps warm the foot ball boys will be out to practice next week. All wishing t0 join the Club should turu o01 to the practiaee, DRoIAND GREATER THAN SDPPLY.—The applications for farm help came in snob a demand that the Old Country people who have arrived and are expeoted will not nearly supply the neceeeities. The head office advises all who can secure local help to do eo as they know new• camera will not be able to meet the exigencies. Later arrivals will be for. warded if desired. Tan Stratford Beacon speaks of _Done can Fergueon,a former Brnneelite and now one of the most sneeer:del merchants in the alaesio city ae follows :—The organ. ization meeting of the Danoau Ferguson Company, Limited, was held in the company's offioe, Friday, and the follow- ing elected direotoro : Dnuoan Fergu- son, Jae. Swinton and W. P. Ziok, Mrs. Rhoda L, Ferguson and Mies Edith Huxley. At a eubsegoent meeting of the direotoro, the following officers were eleoted :—President, Donoen Ferguson ; vice.preeideat, Jae. Swinton , secretary - treasurer, Mies Edith Huxley. The Donnan Ferguson Company, Limited, has taken over the business of D. Fergu• son & Co. and will oomduot it along the same lines ne the old firm as a joint stook liability aompany. The objeot of forming a limited aompany is not for ebe parpoee of offering shares for Bale, but to give the employees an opportunity of taking stook in the aompany, whioh alt employees have the liberty of doing, No stook will be offered for Bale to anybody outside of the staff, THE LATE WILLIAIII BANTU,— William Smith the subject of this sketch, who died in Egmondville on the 11th of Marob, 1905, first saw the light of day on the 21st of January, 1826, in the town• ship of Emnley in the county of Lanark. When a young man he learned the tann- ing bueinees with air. Halliday, of the town of Perth. After that hie brother, Thomas and himself went to Durham in the county of Grey and started a tannery there whiab theyaondnated iu aompany for some years. He Bold ant hie intoreet in this business to his brother aid came to Brnoeele and engaged in the tanning bathing in this village, but owing to a death in the family be sold out in Brute. eels and returned to Emelay to again his father on the farm. Finally hie father sold the farm and they both went " to Tnokeremitla about twenty five yeare aim and resided near the Red School Homs for a number of years. In 1887 be ram married to the eldest daughter of the tete John McNaughton and anon to Egmor• I. villa, where he resided until his death. Mr, Smith was to man of sterling integrity whose word was as scored as hie tined. He was a consistent member of the Peet• byterianohureh and a lite long Liberal in politioe. He leaves a widow but n0 family, Ile in also enrvived by hie beother, Thorned, of DOrhom, and two Heine, Mee, MoDotgall, of North Dakota and Mrs, David Moore, of Egmondville. The late J. it, Smith waft a brother to deceased.