HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1903-3-5, Page 1Vol. 81. No. 84
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO,
THURSDAY,
MARCH 5, 1908
New Advertisements.
Wanted—J. 0, Skene.
Beed nate—John Smith.
Apology—John Wellen.
Seed outs—Frank Martin,
Anctiog sale—Moen Raney.
Wall Papers—ee. B, Burnley.
Auction Pale.-Thomlt9 Ennie,
Shirts—E. 0. Danford ee Son.
Bpooial snaps—II, A. Matohett.
Stout wear °home—I, 0. Riobat•de,
Lioeuse applications—J. R Miller.
New hardware -Kreuter & Ritchie.
Carpets and ourtaine—McKinnon &
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r5tri ct e� .
Ueletevee le.
Joeeph.Leech spent Inst week in Trow.
bridge.
Mies Bessie Wright spent Sunday at
Jamestown:
Rev. W. J. West was in Woodstock a
oouplo of days Ibis week.
Mre. M•. 11. Elliott and children, of
Wingbam, visited at Mrs. Maeon'a.
The many friends of Mre. Snell
will regret to learn that she is still very
poorly.
We are glad to learn that Mra. Geo,
Johnston, of Morrie, is recovering after
her severe illness.
'Che anoual meeting of the Presbyter.
ian Assembly will be held at Vancouver
next June. Rev. Mr. West expecte to
ettend as a delegate..
Turnberry Township was iepraat rated
at the Good Roads Convention at Clinton
on Wednesday by Reeve Oruielc•hank,
Councillor Muaprove and Clerk Burgeea,
On Wednesday evening of last week
Robe. Cantelon, the popular leader of
the Methodist choir, was surprleed by
the members of the- choir gathering at
his home. The evening was very pleas
antler spent in gamma, eooial abut, and
mneio after which an oyster supper watt
enjoyed by thoee present.
LeaUbrars
D, bloNab and Geo. Barrows left for
the West -on Tneeday.
The home of Edgerton Roo has been
gladened by the arrival of a b•tby boy.
Dan. Rigle has bought 50 aurae of Can.
oda Company land. This gives bim a
farm of 100 aorta now.
Mise Hannah Mn0utobeon and H.
Alexander were nnited in marriage on
Wednesday of this week. Beet wishes,
John Doherty bee rented the farm of
D. Orewford, 14th line, for a term of
yeate. Mr. Crawford will have a Hale
after wbiob be will retire from the farm
and have a rest, whioh he has well earn.
ed.
A favored few on tbo Eastern end of
the 1403 0011. enjoyed tltemeelvee im
moueely at au oyster supper a few nights
ago.
Some time ago your humb'e correspond
ent pradioted a half dozen tie•upe before
Bpriog, By the way Mingo are moving
he to going to onme out all right,
Biles Bella Haoltwell hae gone to Da•
troit where she will rennin for some
time. She hae a brother in that city who
le taking it omen in the Mediae) College.
Win. Kneeblel'e auction sale wee large•
ly attended on Tgeedny, Everything
offered for Dale was in good repair and
good condition and splendid prices were
realized.
Webster Stitt hae enured a poeition in
the U. S, Weboter has learned the art
of photography, is a bright, intelligent
young mac end will no doubt make it a
moons.
agent eFjto'wn.
John McAllister, gave a splendid ad-
dress in the Hall ou Sunday evening.
Rev. Mr. West, of Bluevafe, will preaoh
at Victoria Hall neat Sabbath evening.
Mrs. Mo0oeb and Master R. A., of
Pine River, are visiting Jno. and Mrs.
Strachan. They are weloome visitor°. .
Benin' Burke, of Morrie, has purchas-
ed the Edward Smith farm, Lot 11, non.
1, Grey, for $3,600. F. S. Soott made
the sale. Mise Attoie Straehah attended - at "At
Home" in Hamilton last week given by
the Normal students. Her brother, D.
B., is in that city.
Monday evening Rev. Mr. Hobbs will
[entire iu Viotoria Bali on "The Manly
Man." He is well worth hearing. The
adntiseion fee will only be 10 and 15
centre
W r -e x orotr.
Jne. Alien was in l'eeewater on Mon-
day.
Mise Lulu Hemphill bas returned from
a vita, to Reneall.
T, Rae, of Listowel, is the guest of bie
oouein, Gordon Rae,
Mre. T. Gibson, of Sault Ste. Marie, is
visiting Mre. F. V. Diokeon.
W. Trench shipped a oar load of,hoge
from this station oo Monday.
W. S. MoKeroher bee moved into Joe.
.Cowan's reeidenaeon Ann street.
Mre, Thompson and son Gofton, of
Guelph, ere gueots of Mre. A. Miller.
Rev. W. T. Ellison, of Southampton,
oaaapied the pulpit in the Presbyterian
ahnroh on Sunday.
Joe. Cowan bite moved his offiee into
the building lately 000upied by John
Knutson ate 0 tailor shop.
J. Hartley and Dr. W. M. B. Seale
gave excellent papers at the Howiok.S.
S. Convention be den Gorrie last Thera -
day. The oonvention next year will be
held ill Fordwioh.
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Crosby Lunkie, of Cargill, Is Blending
a few days at We home here.
W. Thompson, of Brueeala, is the guest
hieI
of slater, Mrs. R. Bleak,
Charlie elendereon, of K'tteardiue, visit.
ea at bie home over Sunday.
Mrs. T. G Hernpill gave a very enjoy-
able progressive euuhre party to a large
number of her friends last Wednesday
evening.
The Oauadian Order of F,'resters here
are malting preparations for an oyster
temper to be given in their lodge rooms
Wednesday eve. ing,
W. sol Mre. Greer who have been
genie of the latter's parents Jae and
Mrs. Paulin for some weeks leave for
their home in Wiarton this week.
ld and Mrs. Evans, of Broaden, former
residents of the village renewed ergnaint•
emcee during the past week. It ie tweuty.
two years eine they left for the Weet.
Oliver Smith has Hold the planing mill
to Robert Davidson, of Wingbam, former.
ly of Exeter. After ootnpleting soma
oontrao:e now on hand we understand
Mr. Smi h wi}7 faire area from bueinees
ogres.
Another one of the old residents of
Howiok peeved away en Tneeday of last
week in the person of Mrs. John Earl as
the advanced age of 94 years. The
fellers! took place on Thursday afternoon
from the reeidenoe of her daughter Mre,
John McLenau to the Molesworth
cemetery. _—
VVn.1 run.
Mieeee Barrows, of this locality, are
vieiting at Brussels.
Rumor nye there may be a Menge in
hotel proprietors in this plane before
long.
An interesting letter, from the pen of
James Smillie, may be read on page4 of
this iaeue.
Mise Mamie MoEwen, who is taking a
nurse at the Toronto College of Mueio,
in a piano examination he'd recently in
that institution eeonred First one
Honore. Mise MoEwen ie already a
brilliant player and is rapidly developing
into an artist of the first order.
At the Presbytery of Maitland, which
met at Winghmm on Tneeday, Rev. A
MaoNab, M. A., of this plane, waa are
pointed Presbytery Clerk ee saoaeesor to
Rev, Mr. Anderson resigned. Tbe Pres
bytery recommended that $75 be paid to
Duff's Morph eo0gregation Prom the
Augmentation Fund, for 1903, after whioh
the grant will pease,
Hal t'.1, tel,
The sawmill yard is being well patroniz
ed.
Mrs. S. Ames was vieiting Mre. D. 0.
Ross, her daughter, at Brunets.
Mise Mary McDonald, of Port Elgin, is
vieiting her brother, Jno. McDonald,
merchant.
Mrs Osborne and danghter, Mary, have
been quite ill with la grippe during_ the
past week but are able to be eronud again.
We are pleased to etate that W. D.
Eokmier is improving nicely from hie
recent illness sad hope he will soon be
able to be out again.
This Winter has been a very proliflo
one in "fattening the cemetery" and ,bie
looalit lens contributed goodly.
ed a o dL •share
toward o it whose names will not e000 be
forgotten.
A letter of eondoianoe woe presented
to Mre Haneuld by the Sone of Temper-
ance in oonneotiou with the recent decease
of Mr, Haneuld, 'Pbeee kindly ant* are
by uo meane of trifling imporianoe.
It is said the coming Spring will see
improvements
to several buildings in
Ethel. The Simpson blook, in the part
iiow atiiized by Kenn. Kreuter
&
Ritchie, may be enlarged or a cellar pat
under it.
Babel Epworth League hae been invited
to attend a Convention at Brueeele on
Mendip 16th intent, t
18 e cut, oommenoing at 2
p, m. Rev, Mr, Crewe, of Toronto,
lectures in the evening on ,,The Siam•
moth Cave,"
Last Saturday a special Meeting of the
township Oonnoil was held to attend to a
few matters of importanoe. Council met
again on Wednesday. Grey Council
trauma a large share of beeineee in a
year and do it well too.
ROME PuoOnAeED. —The imported
ed
Clydesdale
hi stallion, bought
by
Robt. McKelvey Iasi year, has been eold
to Wm. Cooper, IOth con„ for the sum of
$1500 The horse will be 5 years old in
May and wee brought to this country by
Messrs, Bowden & McDonald, of Exeter.
The name of the animal ie "Chilwiok
Bnitertnn," No, 19745. He ie a dandy
epeoimen of horseflesh,
Wednesday evening of this week a
temple of sleigh loade of the yonne people
of our village drove over to Bennis and
spent a very enjoyable evening at the
home of Bph, and Mre. Caber. The
evening's amnsemente ooneieted of mneio,
gamin and dun iug Mr. and
Mrs, Caber
are excellent entertainers and all telt
that•tbey had thoroughly enjoyed theme
selves.
The new hardware firm of Krauter &
Ritobie have their stook opened out and
are attending to boatman. They keep a
general line of Melt and heavy hardware
andwill oleo htindle the best mukee of
stoves. Mr. Kranter be a praetioal tin.
emith Bo will give hie peroonel overeight
to thio department Mr. Rttchlet whose
home wee at dranbrook, ie well acquaint.
ed ill the township ae he wag on the road
for genre!
in gevralears with a peddling waeo
n
0onneot ou with it Canbrooneve.
We wish the new lir
mmoons. o. Read
their edvt. in this iaeue.
SCHOOL Raroit,—etronthly report of
the Senior Dept, of Ethel Public Rahool
for the mouth of Feb.:—V class.—Exam.
head in Geeing Geog., and A1g. Total
250.—D. Alvin 188 ; G. Imlay 175 ; L,
Simpebn 168; M. MoAllfeter 122 ; l'].
ataeon 48, IV plane.—Examined in
Gram., Geog„ and Phys. Totnl 250,—
W. McAllister, 191; B, MoTSee 187; M.
Elliott 10d ; 0. Raynard 182; L, Fogel
120 ; W, Connex 125 ; G. Gill 115 ; G.
Wolin r 106 ; S. Dunbar 80 ; W. Badge-
ly 68. Sr, III, Examined in Ream,
Geog., ileo. and Comp. Total 250,—.L.
Chitmbere 205 ; N, Simpeon 177 1 M•
Bieutmon 159 ; I7, Freeman 141 ; 1.
Hogarth 150 ; M. Imlay 184 ; L. Llalrmher
325; H. Goatee 122; T.MoAllitter 110;
M. Mo4ilnnt 104 ; B. Eokmier 102 ; H,
Wilbee 08 Jr, III. Examined in
Gram., Geog., Ree. and Comp Total
220,—k1. McKee 154 ; J. MuArtlty 187 ;
D. Wanner 138 I E Eokmier 125 G.
MoKee 96 ; K. McLeod 24 Sr. II. Ex.
amtoed in Gram„ Geo., Item. and Comp
Total 250 —F, Imlay 281 ; E, Dunbar
2021 N, lefoAilieter 179 ; P, Bremner 178;
W. Barr 109 ; B. Bateman 168 ; J. Mo.
Ahem 1811 L. Cooper 121 ; G. MOAllie•
ter 109 ; W. Pears. ti 81. Goo. DIBe0N.
—Junior Department of Ethel Pnbtio
Reboot. The nam are in order of merit
the standing being determined by weekly
examim.tione and reviewe.--.Junior II.—
Roy Ecitrnter, Russet! Love, Levine Mo.
Leod, liove Framer, Laidlaw Strachan,
Charlie Haneu'd, Herne Eokmier, Annie
Cooper, Oornel Davidson, Joeepb Pear -
eon, Pt. II.—Ueleetino Dane, Irene
Seath, Alvin McKee, Elwin Thompgon,
Alvin Fletcher, 1tneeell Wilbee, Roy Gill,
Joeepb Cooper, Allen MacAllister, Son•
for pt.I.—Joseph Beatty, Wilfrid Eck.
mier, James Brenner, Vera McColl, Alice
Barr, Pearl MoK•e, Berman Fogel,
Fleda Freeman, Robert Thompson.
Junior Pt. 1.—Clifford Dauber, &toremoe
MeoAl'um, Annie McAllister, Chas.
Davidson, Pearl Gill, Elwin Dobson,
Verda Pollard, Weeley Yeo, Roes Goatee,
Cecil Eokmier. Mese LAotA SHANNON,
Teacher.
a7cutlet ker0oli.
THE Pose gives the news.
La grippe hs busy in thin community.
Mies Ethel Scott, of Bruges's, *pent
Sunday rat the Manse.
Joeepb Knight's auction sale will be
held ou Friday of this week,
Mise Phemia Gowan, of Sealorth, hae
bean vieiting Mise Agnes Calder during
the past week.
Rev. D. B. McRae and Eider Ritchie
attended Maitland Presbytery at Wing
ham on Tuesday of this week.
Last Sabbath afternoon George Bate-
man supplied the pulpit in the Metho.
diet Ohornb in Ghia place, Next Sabbath
the pastor will be here.
Thos. and Mre. Brown are moving thio
week Pram Oranbrook to the Johnston
farm, Sob line, Morris. Mr. Brown has
leased the plane. We wish them good
look.
Alex. Smith, of the 5th line of "Renee.
ley, has sold hie farm of 150 acres to
Oboe. Debate, formerly of Oraobrook, for
$8,500. Mr. Dahme' many old friends in
this locality wieh him and bie success.
THE Biox,—Mre, Daniel McQoarrie
has been quite poorly bat we hope she
wilt moo be 000valoeaeot.—Mre, John
Knight and Mr, Baker keep very poorly.
—George Baker's daughter, Geo. Small.
don'° child and live members of Jacob
Lang'° family have been ill. Pneumonia
and toneilitie were the aaueee, but favor
ableaonditione prevail now with the
young people we are pleased to etate.
Simon REPORT —Following is the re-
port for Oranbrook eehoolfor the month
of February :—Claes V.—Wm. Cameron,
Annie Cunningham, Bussell Porter,
Athol MaQuarrie. Olaee IV.—Norma
Sperling, Alice Forrest, Maggie Fox,
Wm. Smalldou, Brame Hoether, Ernie
Hunter Fred. Hootern Alderson,
A nae A d
e
Geo, Menzies. G o, Me nz e. Minnie Menacey. .
III Claes — Amelia Mclnnie, Myrtle
Sperling, Roy Conoiogbam, Bartley
Menzies, Martin McDonald, Vino Alder.
eon, Jr. III Class.—Myrtle McDonald,
Ida Sharpe, T. Smalldoa, Jae. Clarke.
MMIae EIuzABaTH GUM. Teacher.
The farm of Thus. Eooie, near here,
was sold to Jno. McNob, not leaeed ae
stated last week. Prior was $5,000. Mr.
Ennio is Bolding a clearing emotion Bale
of form stook, implements, &o.,ou Than
day, March 19th, prior to hie removal to
Brussels. It ie 40 years eine Mr. Ennio
and wife came to ,bie looality, purobasing
their farm from a Mr. Knox, of Seatorth,
there being about an aore cleared on the
100. They moved here from Klioebnrg,
Vaughan, being married shortly before.
Prosperity hae attended their industry
and economy and many old friends will
regret their intended removal yet wiab
them many happy yearn to enjoy a well
earned rest. There is more or Mee of the
romance connected with Mt. Ennis' early
lite, Coming from Ireland d to Quebec
when a boy of 10 or 12 yearn of age he
wee oat seeing the pity with one of his
Old Country neighbors and on hie return
to the °topping place, to bie dismay,
found that the boat had gone with his
parents but their deetioatioo he did not
know—supposedly to the state of Maeea•
°l ueette. The lonely boy ca010 Weet.
ward to Vaughan with bie Irish friend
need peddled bie own oatioe" ever eince.
He wrote to the Old Country to neer
EMU where his parents were !ousted but
never found oat to this day, Relatives
in the Old Lund wrote him that he was
°apposed to be drowned and was no doubt
mourned by hie parents as dead. Of
coarse in those early days postal and
telegraph anmmunioetione were very tiff.
feeent to whet they are today and news-
papers were a rarity.
The program on Friday given by the
pupils of the Public Sobool was moat
interesting. A number of parents and
Mende of the children availed tbemaelvee
of this opportunity to visit the eohool.
The following woo the program 1—in-
strumental eeleotion, Annie Gun nhngbam ;
recitation, 'Phe Country Juetiae,' Athol
MoQaarrie; reading, the Garret Home;
Ida Sharpe1 eolo, Myrtle McDonald ;
eeeay, "Oar Late Queeo," Amelia Mo.
Innis ; reeitetion, "A Day of Mistakes,"
Emma Huethero ; spee bRussellPorterg
dialogue, "The Inquisitive
Boy ;" in.
etrnmentai, Norma Sparling; reading,
"Tau Late," Maggie Fox • speech, Will -
0111318700 ; debate, "llesnlved that Cohn
tett Lite is preferable to Ctty Life," the
affirmative aide being taken by M. Fox
and Annie Alderson, while the negative
was upheld by A. Cunningham and
Amalie Molnnie ; inetrnmental, Russell
Porter; reading, James Ofark ; duet,
"Cradle Elyma;" reading, "The Irish•
man's Doctor," Levine Alderson ; essay,
'Tice Union Jeok," Annie Alderson ;
solo, "gnat One Girl," Roy Cunningham
dialogue, "Making up a Quarrel ;" inaten•
mental, W. Cameron ; reading, "New
Maud Moller," Malley Menefee ; kola,
Norma Sperling ; tamay, "King Edward
Crowned Emperor of . Witt," Allis
Porten ; solo, Myrtle Sperling 1 natty,
',Life of Napnreon," Athol Mc(aoarrie ;
solo, Maggie Fez ; e*any, "Lumbering in
Canada," Boerne Heather ; recitation,
"The Curfew droll not ring To night,"
Myrtle MoDoneld; Mattumontal, Minnie
klenerey ; recitation, "Grandmother's
Bean;' Allie Forrest ; instrumental,
Amelia MoIeofu ; epeeoh, Annie Oau.
ninghant ; tableau, "Poor O:d Meidn 1"
"God Save the King." The next Friday
afternoon entertainment will be shortly,
before Reboot closes for Easter holidays,
M101tAEL RAT:TANN, Sn. DEAD --Leat
Friday morning, about 8 30 o'elrele,
Michael Raymaan, who has been a faufi•
tier figure in this community for the net
50 years, paid nature's debt, at the
edvauoed age of 87 years, He was born
in Alsace, Germany, end came to Canada
in the year 1840. He made hie home in
Vaughan township for a time and moved
to Grey township in 1854, settling on lot
20, Oou. 11. He took up the lot is the
Fall of 1858 and waa among the pioneer
eettlere, melding berm a'most oontinaous-
ly np to the time of his demise. Old age
and congestion of the lunge was the
cause of death. Mrs. Reymann'° maiden
name waa Catharine Keefer. The mntei.
menial alliance waa formed ill 1843 and
severed by the death of Mre. Raymaan
in 1886. Mr. Reymann was only i11 for
about a week and died et the home of
V. Foereter. Tbe old gentleman had not
been very tugged tor the past two years
eine he had a stroke of paralysie. The
funeral took place on Saturday afternoon
to O,anbrook cemetery. Rev. D. B. Mc-
Rae conducted the service at the house
and grave side. The pall bearere were :--
Isaac and Raney Keffer, brother in law's
of deceased, from Vaughan, C. Mhohaet,
V. Stein, Joseph Otter and Jacob
Kreuter. Deceased is survived by four
eons (Anthony, Jacob, 119iobaeland Joseph
the latter, of Detroit) and one daughter
(Mre. Snider, of Deloraine, Manitoba.)
Three daughters are deceased, Mre.
Foereter, Mre. George Brown and Mrs.
Jao. Snider. For years Mr. Reymann
made hie home with his son, A. Reymann,
of this village, and he also made occasion
al visite to his pan at Detroit. He had
been a very hearty man nearly all bie life
having a well developed body. Mr. Ray
mann adhered to the Lutheran oburoh.
in his denea•e another breech wae made
in the remiss of the pioneers of this
notion of the oountry wino are now
growing very few.
sYe-rtw.
Morrie township Connell on Monday
16th inst.
A few more farms are likely to change
hands before Spring plowing begins,
This Beason Jno. Petah will join J.
Heaney'° oarpenter gang at Blaevale,
Samuel Walker's rami y, 6th line, have
been ill with la grippe daring the past
few weeks, bat are improving now.
Co. Councillor Bowmen attended the
Speoiel Connell' meeting in otnneotion
with the Good Roads Convention at Olin
ton on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday Reeve I,bister and
Councillor Code were at Clinton as Mor
ria township representatives at the Good
Roads Convention.
io
Stone etabliD will be putunder the
e
barn on Wliam Bowman's
farm, Srd
line, next Bummer. The material is be.
ing hauled thio Winter,
Peter S. Rose has taken up hie reeidenoe
on the 8th line in the home reoeotly
vented by Albert Onrter. Mr. Rose and
family formerly lived on the 14th con.
of
Grey Township.
Gann!, eon of John Jackson, • li
G R ,6th line
will try the Weet once more and
and left this week for Pearson in that
great land He's a good worker and will
no doubt do well.
Mre. John Davis and Jae. Duman,
41h line, were galled to Lindsay last
week owing to the serious illneee of their
mother, Mre. Gray. The old lady ie
about 85 years of age.
Owing to the resignation of Co. Conn,
oillor Bowman ae eobool trustee in the
Anderson school, on anent of change in
the law, Walter Yuill was eleated For
the term at a special meeting of the rate.
payers.
WeP
are leased to en John Sherrie
able to get about once more after a tie
up
in the hones by rheumatism. This Ie
the seoond attack be has had during the
poet year but we hope, as he does no
doubt, that ie will be the last,
The 000traot of Calvin A. Campbell's
new house has been let to Meeers. Pugh
and Heaney, of Bluevale. The materiel
has been largely hauled during the Win.
ter. Mr. Campbell was burned out last
Fall hence the neoeeoity of rebuilding.
The Alex. Hislop 100 acre farm on
7th of Morrie, hae been purchased by
Richard B Bewley, grnndeon of Mr. Hie.
lop, at $8000. The latter will likely go
to the "Soo" and make hie borne with ilia
daughter, Mre, A. K t
ormer•
ly of Wingham and Morrie. We wish
him a pleaeaut time.
MATaioIONT.—Weduoeday evening, of
last week Rev. Jno, Holmes, of Blyth,
gave a very interesting Lecture in the
Jackson chnrab on the eabjeot "Marriage,
Who to marry ?" Many a word of good
advice was given and Me lecture abound•
ed in both wit and wiedOm. Blyth
Methodist ohuroh Quartette gave eeveral
well rendered selection. W.'hokum], of
the eame village, made a good chairman.
Thefinanoial prooeede amounted to $13 00
whibe t r
ap will b applied to be Pa souage
Fend.
MATRIII0N1AL.—Wedding belle chimed
merrily at the home of John Douglas on
Wednesday afternoon of .this week, when
at 8 80 o'olook, Rev, Jno, Roaa, B. A., of
Brueeele, spoke the magi° words malting
Joseph Smith, a Weil -to do young farmer
on the 6th line of Mortis, and Mies Jane
0., eldest daughter of John Douglas, a
well known resident of this township,
bueband and wife. There was a large
company present. Jennie Dnnglae and
Mise Martha Niohol neaieted the ppriuoi•
pale at groomeman and beideemald. A
fine array of natty, va}aabie and woeful
presents were merle to the bride betoken•
ing the kindly regard for her. After
hearty ooagratnletione bed been gone
through a wedding mapper was served in
firet•olese dtyle 10 whioh ample justice
woe done. In Me evening a large party
woe held and a very enjoyable time spent.
Mr, and Mre. Smith oommeuoa married
life under favorable tinplate and with
the good wishes of a large oirole of rola•
tivee and friends in withal) Tua Pon cor-
dially jtine. The young couple will n-
ein on the groom's farm on the Gob lies
of Morrie.
Mae. Deems Arun Daoaeean.—Last
Saturday morning about 7 o'olook the
spirit of Aonfe Kelly, relict of the late
Dennie Agin, 7M line, took its flight.
Mre. Agin had been ill for the putt fire
weeks from heart fel urs and kidney ail.
men, to which was added inoroaeirig
years. Deceased was born in Ireland,
and waa a eieter to the late Petrick
Kelly, of Blyth, Her only slater ie Mrs.
James Ryan, of Walton. Mr. Agin died
10 years ago. The oabjeat of this notice
was an old and worthy resident of Morrie
towoehip, Iooeting here 45 years ago when
they took up W. -a lot 12, ooa. '1. She
was industrious, hospitable, neighborly
and a devout lover of the good and she
will be remembered for many years in
this community, The surviving children
ate :—Airs. Edward Armetrong, of Grey
townehlp ; (Merles, of Saginaw, tbiboh. ;
Mre, Heard, of St. Thomas; Mre. I,
Kennighaa, of West Wawanoeh I Mrs.
Laughlin, of Stratbaona, N. W. T., ; and
John, Patrick and Miee Bridget on the
homestead. Funeral took place Monday
at 11 a. m. to Morrie R. 0. cemetery the
priest from Blyth officiating. The pall
bearers .were 5 brothers of deceased,
Micheal, John, Jas., Dan,, and Wm.
Kelly, and a nephew, John /lolly, of
Goderioh, a son of the late Par. Kelly.
The relatives are sympathised with in
their bereavement.
freer c a'
Joseph Bowman and family have nen.
ed to Brunets.
Township Coonoil on Wednesday of
0io week at Ethel,
Mise Jennie Kellner, of Veneouver, is
expected home soon.
Walter Savage, of1Belmore, was vieiting
at Dink Pearson's last week•
D. aid Mre. Wray, of Linwood, were
vieiting at R Dilworth's, Sunday and
Monday.
Mies Female Robinson, 14th ooa,, ie
epeuding a few weeks with friends in
Mitohell.
Arch Eistop, M. P. P., attended the
Good Roede Convention at Clinton on
Wednesday.
Mhee Kate MacPherson, of McKillop, is
the guest of her sister, Mre. Levi Whit-
field, 12M con.
A fine horse belonging to Samuel
Wright, of the Electron brickyard, drop-
ped dead the other day.
Mies Amelia Speirao, 14th con. ie
holidaying with friends on the 6ch eon.
of Morrie and in Brussels for a few weeks.
Mies Sara Brandon, who has been vie
sting relatives and friends on the 12M
coo, daring the past month, has returned
to her home in Barrie,
C. Elaine is home from the Weet and
judging by appearanoee we think the
Western breezes agree with him. He
iotecde returning in the Spring.
Harry Atwood disposed of a fine three
ea heavy draught Dolt a
r old e v d o h to P. MoK
Y Y g R
8th con foe the num of 150. Be bought
„ $
a standard bred filly from Mr. McKay at
$75.
An Epworth league hae been organized
in oonneotioo with the Union oburoh,
12th oon. Ino, K. Baker wae elected
President. Tbe eight of meeting will be
Thursday,
Tbe other day Wm. Bray, 18th con.,
disposed of a heavy draught 6 year old
mare to John Waltaoe, Downie township,
Perth Co., for $150. She was a flue
animal and bred from "MoBean".
Leet Friday Jno. B. and Miss Mary
MoLaoohlin took train at Brussels for a
trip to tba Northwest. Their destination
10 Balt Coate. They will probably spend
eeveral months in the Weet if everything
goee well.
Conooiliore Fraser and Torobnll at-
tended the Good Roads Convention at
Clinton on Wednesday, Reeve Living.
non could not go on a0000nt of the
Court of Revision on the Bolton Drain on
the same date.
The salmi in B.S. e
S. No. 5 bee n b e
clotted rap for a time oweng to a oase of
diphtheria in the eeotion. Wm. Ridley
was the victim but we are pleased to say
be will soon be oinvalesoent, School
°tone° hes been disinfested and we hope
the danger is all past.
0, R. Benuett and wife, who have been
vieiting at Thos. Davidson's, 11th con.,
left for their home at Arcola, N. W. T.,
on Tuesday. Mrs. Bennett is a
daughter of Mr. and Mre. Davidson.
William Devideon has oleo gone to the
West where he purposes making bis home
for a time at least.
A jolly sleigh load of 12th eon, young
people epettt a fine time at the residence
of J. K. Baker, on Tuesday evening.
There were 25 of them. A hearty vote
of thanks was passed to Mr, and Mre.
Baker by . thea
company before separating
for the cordial reception accorded by the
genial hoot and boateae.
Wm. and Joseph Killoagh, of Weet•
field, lane Wawaooab, formerly of Ole
township, have eold their farm and are
moving to Exeter where they have per.
abased a turning factory. Their many
oldde ri i
f en b er e wish them success. W.
J. KFllongh. wife and family are intend.
ing to try the Weet and baa Bold off
their farm etookith
wi that intent.
OatToans.- he taper of life in con•
ne0tfon
with the mortal ezietenoe Of
Peter Molntaeh yeas extinguished ]set
Sunday, when at hie home, Con, 8, he
passed away after an illneee of about 4
months, aged 74 years, Re iced been a
great sufferer from rhenmatiem and the
developments were of a gangrene ohar•
anter e0 titan hie demise was a happy
release to himself, Mr. Maluteeh waa
born in Perthshire, Sootlend, and Dame
to Canada in 1854. His wife, who stir•
vivee him wAnnie o
was Mise R Robinson,
After railroading at Harparhey for a
time be oame into Grey township about
1885, Iooeting on lot 16, con. 15. Some
yeareago he removed trona the 16th to
the Otb eon. The ttirvivbtg beembersof
the family aro ;—James, of Trout Creek,
Ont. ; Mrs. Wm, Fulton, Grey ;Mee, J•
W, H. KERR, Prole.
J. Tbompeon, Grand Rapid°, Miob, ;
Alex., in Waebiogton Territory ; Mre. G.
A, Wilhite, 01 Rainy Rtver ; Arohje, of
Gladstone • Myron, of Graud Rapids ;
Mts. Jas. Ben, of Milverton, and Peter
and Mies Lyda at home. Dinneen wee
e Liberal in politica and wee welt koo"'n
by a large number of people in Ole cont
triunity. He was a kind hearted mar
and was higbly esteemed. The funnel
took pique on Wednesday afternvun,
Rev. D. B. McRae, of Otenbrook, con
tinting an appropriate service. Inter•
men woe made at Brunets 0, metery,
On a recent evening us a load of icily
young people wars making their home.
ward way the driver was more taken up
with bio fair partner tbau the team eon
the result was the steeds got off the 000,1
and over went the whole cargo. The
aerial flight° taken by flume of the paseen•
gars ooutd hardly be equalled by Bar.
num'e beet acrubate but ee nobody was
burs the sleigh was loaded ono° more and
thetoaruey completed witboat farther
aooiclent. It was d,olded that in future a
married man will have to do the driving
ae the responsibility i0 to much for the
young fellows. You'll agree that this
will be a wise move.
Cf1UIICii OillJltai.
Rev. J. W. MaoMillan, late of Lind.
say, was iuduated loto the pastorate of
St. Andrew's Presbyterian oburoh, Win•
nipeg,
Rev. J. W. Graham, of Montreal, au•
noa0OBe that he has within $20,000 of the
$182,000 neoeesary to eave St. James'
Methodist oburoh trona the oreditore.
The 85th annual convention of the
Perth County Sunday Sobool Aseooiatien
will be held in the Methodist church in
the town of Listowel oo Tneeday and
Wednesday, April 7th and 811o, °ommedq-
iog on Tuesday at 2.80 p. m•
At the monthly Missionary eervioe in
Me Methodist Sabbath eobool last Bob.
bath, the attendanoe was 282, and the
culleation, which went to the a'lieeionary
Emergency Fund, $7.96. The program
ooneieted of a well rendered duet by Mies
Garde Hingeton and Mies Dolly Backer ;
a missionary reading by Miee81.E. Kerr;
a Mort address by the pastor, Rev. T. W.
Comas ; Kiearnaat, by Mies Minnie Mo.
Naughton ; end a quartette by Misses
Maggie Beattie and E. E. Kerr, Fred.
Gilroy and W. H. Kerr. The eobool has
about $68 OO to their credit for Missionary
purposes for this year and two menthe'
oolleotione yet to be taken.
Good Roads Convention.
One of the most repre0entutive Con-
ventions held in Huron County for many
a day conveyed in the Town Hall, Clin-
ton. on Wednesday of this week to
dioanee the question of Good Roads deal-
ing partiootarly with Huron's share of
the million dollars, set aside for Mita
purpoeo by the Provinmal Legislature, of
which this Co. would receive about $40,-
000 if the plan is approved of. Every
municipality, excepting Wiugham and
Wroxeter, gent two representatives and
10 1101310 00900 the number was mach
larger.
10 0 gessioa of the .8 a S e Dial count
Coonoil was held, all the members pre
Bent with the Warden in the chair. The
boldness before the Oouuoil wee the
report of the Committee, consisting of R.
Miller, D. Oaotelon, J. Coonolly, Clerk
Lane and Me Warden, appointed at last
January's session to arrange for Con-
vention.
After the report was read it was eon-
eiderod in Committee of Me Whole with
Mr. Spackman in the chair. Two amend-
ments were made and report was passed.
The names of delegates appointed to
Convention were taken and Counoil
adjourned. As A. W. Campbell, Oom-
mioeiooer of Highways, had not arrived
from Toronto, on the first train it was
decided that the Convention do not 0011.
vette until after dinner as is was thought
advisable to hear him before the goeetion
was dieonnsed by the delegates.
On assembling alter arrival of afternoon
train on motion Warden Kerr was voted
to the abate and Oo, Clerk Lane appoint.
ed Secretary, M Campbell was
B r. in.
Y• p
traduced and for upwards of an boar
dealt with modes and methods otim r0 v•
ed road making and ooaotnded with an
exposition of the Aot tinder which the
million dollar laud will be administered,
He answered many queries ; urged a oare-
ful 000eidoratioo of the question of im•
provement by the various munioipaliiiee
and cited various reasons as to why it
wag preferable to have the County take
bold of the goeetion instead of the venni.
cipul Opuntia in the oarrying out of the
work,
A vote was taken a0 an expression of
the feeling of the meeting ae to the
advisability of aaoepting theproposai and
a large proportion voted in approval.
It was moved by M, Mardte, Reeve of
MoKillop, seconded by Co, Coanoitlor
Speakman, of Exeter, that after having
heard the question disoataed that the
various delegates report to their re0peot-
ive Municipal Couuoile and after dealing
with the matter that they send 'their
decision to W. Lane, the Go. Clerk, and
that these reports be eoneidered a dlreo•
then to the Co. 0onooil, This resolution
wae adopted.
A number of those present would ben
lilted to have gone still farther into the
dieouseion of this Very important question
ha manyhe I •at bad t
t a9of t delegatee ee o catch
6
the train going East and Booth at 4
o'clock there was a ltasty exit atter the
vote °arising a none too orderly dismiosel
of the Convention.
We purpose dealing with this question
in 0 more extended manner neat week
owing to the short time and space at ear
disposal ,hie iosne,
The eleotiou of the Mayor of Smith's
Falls Ilea been set aside.
North Grey complete tettirna make Mr,
Thomeon'o majority 202.
Three men who attempted to Sob the
Red Light hotel her rat Hamilton were
beaten off ley the proprietor and bie sone.
One of the intruders, who need a pistol
woe knocked down With a beer glace and
captured, -