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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-3-28, Page 1a. ru 1*- Vol, 29. 'No. 87 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1901 W. H. KERR, Prop. New Advertisements. Note ittat-Elijah Pease, Wall paper -G, A. Deadman, Spring Millinery—•Mine Roddick. Spring Millinery—lblre. JO. Rogers. Spring Millinery-MoI{fonon & Co. i:Cs,tr xt r nos. Sart e„to vet n . A barber is needed in Jamestown bad. ly. Mre. John Millar was visiting her daughter, Kra. Wm, Breckenridge. John Davideon, who has been working for Mr. McDonald on the Boundary, has gone to visit friends down Booth. Thos. and Mrs. Simpeon, of Grey, were visiting friends at Morriebank. They brought Mies Rebeoaa Wright home with them. A wood bee was bald at Wm. Breoken• ridge's last Friday afternoon. About 40 oorde were oat and sawed. He enter. tained the young people' in the evening by giving them a party ' and all would have gone well only for some unruly' bate who did not know how to ant end had to be turned away.' GIaara tat. Mre. Henry Wiggins, of Toronto, a for- mer reeideot here, is visiting her father and brother, Meeere. Waray. The snow blockade was raised on Satre. day evening by the arrival of rotary eoow plow, No. 4248, and mai( arrived on Sunday, the first since Tuesday of last week. The old Baptiet Ohnroh, on Victoria and William 8te., was Bold nn Sant day last by auction to 0. Harris, Newbridge, who intends to convert it into a dwelling. Feed Corn Bran and bra FOR SALE. .A. Baeker Brussels. SPRIIN T Rei 011111 APRIL lett CENTRA[. j�a4i n b1.r,�� li �� � vl t t c.�T f T L.O1fll lm An excellent time to enter our school for a nurseof training,- Prepare now for the sit - nations thatawait you next Fall. This popular College enjoye a -large attendance leaauee it 16 doing the bast work In busi- ness odneation In Canada -to -day, Write for epenlsl Spring Circular. W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal.. Livingston & Oo. Bove a limited quantity of Beet Dutch Seed for farmers in the violuiby of Bruesele who intend raising Flax during the Doming sea. eon, tohioh they are prepared to deliver in quantities. to suit Flax Growers. Gan begot at the Brustele Flux Bull. Seed given out at 81.00 nor buebel and on the usual terms. For Flax grown from this Rood $10.00 PER TON will bo'. paid, if of good growth. harvested In proper eeaeon, 8g at.ndfor dthrellrohinverstlg. at the Flax Mill as soon me N.B.—Farmers aro etrongl'vd to sow their Flex ' on good tiled, wellell plowed and harrowed, not on lowlands, and tate yield pbe from a ton tea ton and a hall more per more per 0005. Flax grown 00 low land will not grow there to give the. weight, P. I100(, LIVINGSTON & Co., Manager. Proprietors. The Fordwigb Record oorreote its fig• area re live stook shipped from that stat. fon last year glaiming 187 instead of 1.118 and says that is correct. If the editor will take the trouble to •investigate he will find the correct figures are 46, jaet one third of what wan ehipped from Gm' rig and no "blowing" or imagination about it, 1131seevafe. Miles Aggio Smillie, of Morris, has Be. oared a school near Brand Valley, R. G. and Mre. Oesemore, of Fordwioh, 'visited at George Oaaemore'e last week, Fred.. Mo0raoken and children, o1 Bruesele, spent Sunday at John Gardin. sr's. R. N. Duff and R. G, Caeemore are away to Haliburton to look at some timber. Wm, Haney, of Toronto, name home last week. He intends spending the Summer here. Mathewson Riohardson and James Bargees, of Bruesele, visited at John Borgese' en Sunday. A. MacEwen, Principal of the pubiio Bebop!, was ill a.few days this weak. J. King taught in hie place. Quite It number of the young people of this village attended a party et Reeve Isbister'e,g in Morrie, last Friday even. .ing.. The Bluevale Breech of the. Bible and Traot. Society collected $7.60 for the Tract Society, and $25.07 for the Bible Society this year. Clayton Duff, who has been told up with a eore foot for the past five weeks, returned: to hie'poeition in John Kerr'e afore, Wingbam, this week. We pleased to hear that Albert J. Denman, of this village, has secured a position with Halstead &:Co., -bankers, Mount Forest. He should do well and we wish him nooses. E'ittitit. Council meeting laet'Friday was well attended. Roads have been next to impaesible in some places. H. F. McAllister received a oar of sugar this week. Mies Martha Osborne bag taken a positionin a tailor shop in Atwood. Hugh Ounninghem tae resigned the position of salesman for the Ethel cheese factory. David Milne shipped two fine thorn' bred hetfere thio week to T. B. Robeou, of Ilderton. Oonrad Bernath is the Census emitter. Etter for this division and will commence work next week. Tuesday afternoon of next week, Mre. Patton will hold her [motion sale of her farm and farm etonk. Wm. Gill spent Sunday on the 1203 con., Grey. The attraotion there for Will. seems to be increasing. Adam Fletoher lett for Alma Tueeday morning. He has employment there for the Summer. We wieb him s000eee. The Temperanee folks have started a newspaper tor their lodge. Geo. Dobson is editor. We have not heard its nano yet. Mies Mary. Dilworth has been danger amity ill during the past week and her relativee and friends have been very anxious about her. It is rumored that ajoint stook obeeee factory may be built at Ethel during the Doming Summer and a canna will likely be made shortly with that intent. - Township Clerk Spence - wan not able to get to the Coattail meeting last Fri day uwingto his regent illness but is im- proving and we hope he will soon be alt right. A couple of sleigh loads of young people spent a pleasant time at Geo. Mitchell's Monday night. George likes dances as he eaya it is a good method of wearing out shoes. A letter from Mre. George. Hogarth, last week, Saye she is visiting in Old London for a month end expecte to rail for home in May. She is having a good time and ber health is meoh improved. The moving of Mr. Poaeam'e house at the station atiraobed the attention of quite a number, of our oitize00 on Mon. day of this week. Mr, Possum gays be will ask the young folks to "warm' > the house after he gets moved into it. HALO Dnne.—At the Court of Revision in oonneotion witb the Hall drain By. law there were eight appeals presented at the Council meeting last Friday here. Throe of them were granted viz.: -Wm. Mibohell, S d lot 14, con. 6, was allowed for a farm bridge omitted ; Thoth Btraoh• an was reduced 910 an too much land was Siring 11Plallinery ! We cordially invite you and your friends to come and look over our Millinery Display for this season Wednesday, Thursday A flpil and Saturday, • . jl 11 , 4&B aesessed on South aide of eon..; Jarnee Turnbull was allowed 98 for ditch already constructed, omitted from assessment. Bylaw was then read and Insetted. 14th eon, drain report vans aloe read, It will go on as there are norma enough to con. time. Connoil adjourned to meet at call of the Reeve. Leet Monday evening a jolly eteigbload from the 9th con, drove over to the reel: dance of Ieaao Lake where they spent a very pleasant evening in reedings, reeilabione, vocal and instrumental meta and 000ial chat, We know where to go to have an evening's jollification as Mr. and Mre. Lake are tip.bop at entertain• foga crowd, OAP VANISHED.—At the Courson meeting last Friday the headgear of a well known ratepayer of the 8th eon. mysteriously disappeared and nobody appeared to know where it bad vaniehed, The loser, atter a diligent search and enquiry, bad to bar• row from the genial oarettsker of the,Hall to be in shape to go home. When for. mer township offidiat, who was attending the Council meeting, arrived at bis home in the evening he found in his overcoat pooket the missing artiole. How, it got there be cannot divinebat thinke some• body was evidently intent ou a praotioal joke. Itis proposed now to ask the Connell to pee a By law granting all who attend future meetinge the parlia- mentary privilege of wearing their bate through the business minions, because if this praotioe of pooketing hats is 0090100 ed every member will have to torn hie pockets inside out before leaving the Hall to prove his innocence. Somebody will be' snatobed'bald.beaded" if there is a repetition of these frolics. The modes- this year exceed in beauty and design, mat- erial and general effect, anything' we have offered or thought of before. Our Spring Opening will eclipse all . its brilliant predecessors. MISS ZIVZNGSTOd, who comae highly recommended, has been engaged for the season. NICE ASSORTMENT OF SPRING CAPES. �I'd µr111 Produce'j�/j talion as Cash. M"�1rs• Rogers. tit r em. Promotion examin:tions are in order this week at our public schools. Miss Bertha Greer, of Bprieehonk Farm, Minto, is visiting Miee Lizzie Bishop, 6111 line. It will now be in order to Girder out how old you are eo as to be ready for the 081100e onumerator'e visit. Cheater and Mise Bertha Armstrong, lO 03 con.,were visitingiliog old friends at Menabeeer during the past week. We are sorry to learn that M. Harrison will be laid up for some time with a sore face which is rather inconvenient es be is snob a prominent worker in the Sob. bath school. Mre. Alex. MoDonald, 4th ann., lase a beautiful:Ea , star lily, the stalk of which measures 21 inches and upon it are four bloesome, one of them, abort to bloom being 6 inches in length. Who can. beat this 1' The aonaeseion linea were eo bad some days this week that farmers beeline pigs to Brussels for shipment upset their sleights end bad to drive their porkers to town on foot for the balance of the journey. . y Mise Elsie Straohan and Miss Belle Lamont have gone to Owen Sound where they will take a term at the Stagnate College in that town. They are bright young ladies and will do well we have no doubt. By the way some young men were eing ing one night last week while going South from Ethel one might know th..y did not belong to any choir. RS it was of no sacred Anteater. Yon had better not sing so load nexb time, lade, as you are known. The concert in 8. S. No. 9 lest Friday evening was a decided semen which well repaid the partioipante for their labor. The program was principally humorous and almoet entirely of home talent wbioh speaks very creditably for the young peo- ple of Monorieff and vicinity. A Rgoono BREAKER.—The people of the South blow about their fast wood cutting, but the people of the North will not allow that as two smart young men 001, split and piled 1771 cords .10 5,1;'weeks and when the Bell went for rapper the work was oompleted. The work was done on the farm of Mrs. Owen Smith, Beat that if yon can. Joo. Blake, formerly of the' 14th con., of Grey, writing from Byrnedale, Eeeex Co., says : I like this part of the ooantry Very well. We very muddy here just now. Have a nioe school, the nein de. partmeot of Byrnedale andI am well pleased with the tenoning profession. Am. about 25 miles from Detroit and can often hear the sunrise and want Gannon of Fort Wayne. I read Tan POST with interest each weak. It comes like a let- ter from home, Ir7qu11eEaT—Some person or persons - took it ou tbemeelvee to make reference iu last week's PORT to the 9th oonoeooion school teacher, It seems very apparent that the said persona have taken to them selves some of the news items that have appeared in the. Grey oorreepondenoe of Tun Pon during the past few weeks, and moreover, have, without any authority whatever, attached the blame to the i wrong person. I wish it to be under• stood that I had nothing to do with, nor never saw any of (hese news items until they 'appeared in Tun POST. It the writer of that offensive article does not believe thie statement, I want him to apply to the editor of Tun Pon and eetie•' fy himself of he troth, then it will be in order for the..eaid writer to withdraw in the columns of THE PosT an article that is little short of inealtine. S. R. dnaaAR Note by Editor. — Mr. Crew neither wrote not dictated the items over whiob the dieooesion has arisen nor had tbe said item any reference to any party or t r 12th Conether 9th, 10th, 11 h o aC IeB i 0 p, concessions. MATaruom4L.—On. Wedoeedey' evening of last week, the home of JAMBS MoNitir, con. 14, was the Roche of a happy event, when a goodly nnmbr of invited guests assembled to witneee the marriage of hie estimable daughter, Mise Jessie, to James Perrie, a highly respected farmer of the 16th eon. Preoieely at 7 o'clock, as the Wedding March was being played by Miss Minnie McNair, the bride was given away by her father, and the ooutraoting parties took their places widen an ever. green Groh decorated with roses audhutlg With a floral bell,: Raw. D. Perri°, of Wingham, brother of the groom, then entirely tied the irintrimon'al no and Rev. D. B. MORme, of (Stanbrook, aesieted, after whiott oongratuletions were extend: ed and a daintyenpper eerved, The ti. ide looked pretty in a ooetume ,d white este- g r end earl trim ge mere with silk smart p and wore orange blossoms in her hair and goaded a boquot of white canlatione and (erne. The wedding gi'fte were valuable and useful, testifying to the high esteem its which Mr. and etre. Petrie are held by their many friends. Phe evening was enjoyably spent in various kinde of amneemente and at an early hour, the oompany repaired to their several tomes, wiehing the wedded pair =eh happiness and a pleasant sail over the matrimonial sea. They have taken up their home on the "Cuthill farm," which Mr. Perris poroheeed last .hall. Tan Poste joins in the oongratulations. Vt?roXHGe L•. B, F. White, of Gorrie, was in town on Tuesday. John B. Vagt was able to be down street on Tueeday. Geo, Dane, of Hamilton, was in town OH business on Tuesday. Mr. McTavish, of Manitoba, is visiting friends in this vicinity. Bev. R. S. G. Anderson attended a Tea Meeting at Belmore on Tuesday. Jos. Barnard has enured 'a situation with R. R. Smith, our livery man. S. B. Mollelvie and John Wendt were in Mildmay on Saturday of lent week. Ed. Barnard will erect a cottage on Sanderson etreet this coming Summer. John and Miss Ritchie, of Wingham, called on Mrs. J. Brethauer on Monday. Mise Lizzie Wright, of Jamestown, oalled on lure Brethauer last Tuesday. Mies Lizzie Fergueon, of Orange Hill, ie visiting at Mr. Montgomery's, Belmore gravel. Mies Carrie Lawrie is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hudson, in Wingbam at pr merit. W. C. Hazlewood, one of our enterpris- ing merchants, is having a new peddling wagon made. James Paulin has secured the onretak• ing of our school with more duties and higher salary. Alex. Welker, of Bracebridge,,formerly. with this place, is shaking hands old acquaintances. A. Paulin and Scott Blaok had to out the ice away from the gates of the mill dam on Tuesday. Thor. Milloy, who hues about 4 miles out of town and is 94 years of age, walks into town for exercise. Mies Jennie Mdaughter ofontgomery, g Wm. Montgomery, on the Belmore gravel, returned from Linwood last week. John Gibson left his team untied while he went into the house. The horses ran away but were stopped by Albert Sage be. fore any damage was done. R. R. Smith, who has been visiting at Watford, Lambton Co., returned last week. He sold his black driver to Tolr. rd doh for - a Rlaeim of Fo wgood spm. R. G. Rano received the sad news of the death of his brother•io•law, Mr. Hastings, last Friday evening. He and bis family went to Wingbam on Satur- day, the funeral taking place on Monday. Abort 20 of our citizens walked up to the station last Saturday evening to see the snow plow. It appears the rotary plow has not been used for 16 years. It is surprising the way it throws the snow in the air. IYio r rue. Ohne. Beam Sandayed at Beolahlaod. Blyth Hone Fair on Tueeday of this week. Andrew Taylor may go West this Spring. Matthew Moser was visiting in Wawa. nosh during the past weak. James Hall will soon move to his new farm and James Taylor is moving to hie farm on the 5113 line. Last Sabbath afternoon Rev. Mr. Ooupland preached an Ednootioual ser- mon at Jaokson'e appointment. Rev. Mr. Penhall took bis work. Andrew Taylor has Bold hie 100'aore farm, lot 18, 5th line, to his brother Jae. the pride being 94,100. It was not a dear place by any means. Mr. Taylor is now on the look out for anothet;•farm. A petition urging the License Commis., eionere to out off the license of the Wal. ton hotel bas been largely end freely signed by the ratepayers in the South- easterly portion of the towoehip. Young men it you are found in the home of your sweetheart next Sunday night atter 12 o'olook you will be count- ed se one of that hooeebold by the gentleman taking the census, which duty egins next Monday, April let. - John MoArthnr, 9th line, who sold his farm some time ago, has moved into the hone lately oocapied by Jog. Robb, at Bruesele. Hie old friends in Morrie wish him and hie fatuity many happy years in their new homer Thursday mantas of thio week,John raemr, Evans, 7th line, left tar B , Ox. ford County, where beexpeote to spend the Summer in the employ of a farmer. He bas already put in a few months in that looalitand evidently t1y there are a t• traotione that we do.not know of. The roads are bad, they speak for themselves. What we may expect now is a regular emaob-np and none too soon as we can easily spare 2 feet off the, side linea and then have plenty left for sleigh ing. The bridges ere bare and from appearances we may have a big flood this Spring. Monday of this week Jag. Bpeir, 6th line, who ie making quite a name for a himself ae a breeder of good etoak , sold 9 months' tboro' bred Durham buil to Shedden Bros., 4th line, Morrie, at a good fignre. This animal Domes from flret•olaea'stook, hia mother being a per. eiatent milker and We hope the par• ahager will do well with him. afro. J,ae. Watson died at her borne in Sunshine on,Monday morning, aged 02 years, She was buried on the farm 30 wbioh she died, on Wednesday ofthis week. Rev. Mr. Brown preached a most suitable funeral sermon to a large., non• gregation in the Methodiet ohureh on Wedneeday aftornote,after which the in. torment was made in the family plot ed• joining the ohnroh, Mr. Watson passed away a few years ago. We wefoome Mr, and Mrs, Martin to tbe 6tli line at Sunehine and hopethey will do well on'their farm. They came from Klnburn in Rotten, Gear a Readmit', receutly of the 6611 eon. of Gra bag erohaeed the Jewitt 100 agree on the 7th line and moved to it, We hope be will do well. During the part week Thos. Maunders; who has been so seriously ill, has ebown some little improvement and hie many Mende hope it will oentinue. . Ammeter Watson le going bis rounds The assessment is being raised 91 per store which means more statute labor' and probably aninorease of taxee. Tueeday morning. James Woodrow, 2nd line, left Brussels station for $`.°k• ton, Man., where be purposes epen•ling a while proepeoting for a hoioeeteed. Mre. T. Remelt, who has been in Strat- ford for the last two weeks owing to the illneeo of her [deter, Mre. Swift, has re. turned home. Mrs. Swift's health is inc. proving. Robt. Young, Oth line, had a manure bee on Friday of last week when 125 loads were hauled got and spread. It wee a good chore done and in a good time too. Morrie Council decided last Monday to purchase a road grading machine and as there were three firms seeking to e 11 to them they have asked for tenders. This ie a good mane. Tuesday of this week Roes Stubbs dia. posed of a Yorkshire row that weighed 405 pontile. He Bold 7 or 8 pigs from this mother when 67 menthe old that averaged 225 ponnde. Despite the dieagreable evening ao en• joyable time was spent at the social held at Samuel Shine's on Wednesday evening of lust week. Proceeds went to the new Hall to be pat np at Jamestown. Last Saturday Mre, Dobson arrived home from Hemiota, Manitoba, where she spent the past year. Owing to the snow; blookade she .was several days longer on bar homeward trip than 'canal. Last Friday 'Fred. Steveuenn, 6th line, bad his right leg injured, below the knee, while working in the bleb with the team. A tug broke letting the wbifffatree fly bank, the iron striking him on the limb and gutting a deep gash. Frank Lambie arrived beak from Scotland last week after an abeenoe of several months. He has quite reeovered from his reneut illness and will resume work on the farm of James Dungan, 4th line. Some of the girls will breathe easier now that Frank is once more on terra firma and - una000mpanied by a Scotch laeaie. HxataNeAx.—At St. Paal'e Reotory, on Wednesday, 20th inst., Rev. Wr Lowe, aseisted by Rev. Rural Dean Hodgins, spoke the words that united in holy wed look, Mise Minnie Gulley, of Morris, to Lather J. Williame,of the earns township. Tbe bride was attended by Mrs. H. John, Ston, wbose heehaw' rendered eimilar a Doc 1e the groom. The h service for g pry p will settle down 00 the Sue farm the groom has recently purchased on the 5th of Morrie from the Meiklejobn estate. They start out uu life's journey together under favorable oirunmetanaee, and with the best wiehee of many friends. The number and value of the presents indi gated the esteem in whiob the bride is held. Wa meneo —A wedding took plane in the Presbyterian ohuiob; Belgrave, on Wed- nesday, 18th inst. This was the first ceremony of the kind performed in the new °heroh, and hence the happy oonple were entitled to the Bible usually pre• anted by the managers of the church in such casae. Tue contracting parties were Miss Jennie, daughter of Finlay Anderson, of Baal Wawanosh, and J. Taylor. Rev. W: T. Hall, of Arthur, re. oeotly of Belgrave, performed the oere• mony. The bride was assisted by Mise Carrie Wheeler, of Morrie, and the groom by hie brother Andrew, Violet Scott not- ing as Maid of Honor. The bride was dressed in cream nun's veiling, and the bridesmaid in white cashmere. About one hundred invited greats witnessed the ceremony. The Wedding March was played by Mise McClelland. Atter the ceremony they drove to the home of the bride's parents, "Fairview" farm, where the geese offered tbe usual oongratnla tions. The well prepared dejenneur was mush enjoyed, after which they amused themselves with 000ial 000vereabion, games and dancing till the ;'wee sine' 'ours" The presents were costly and numerous. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have moved to their new home on the 611 line. We welcome them to Morris town. ship and hope they may enj ty many prosperous years. HTAI0NRAL.-- Wednesday evening of last week the home of Anson Shaw was the sone of one of those moat interesting oeremonies—a marriage—between Harry Fear, a well•to do young man of the 81h line, and Miee Agnea Weir, Forrest, sheet to Mrs. Shaw. At 5 o'clock the Rut. L. Ra la Wedding March was played in L tan's very beet style after which the ceremony was performed with neatness and deapatoh by Rev. David Rogers, of in Chairman of the Wingbam Dletrio i 0 g the presence of 40 oe 50 gleets. The bride looked splendid clad in a ueat000. tune of steel gray. The principals were unattended. Hearty congratulations be. log over the oompany sat down to an elaborate spread that could not fail to satiety the meet epicurean taste, and do. ing oredit to Meg. Shaw's acquaintance with No. 1 cookery. The wedding gifts were oboioe, well adapted to fill useful Ptributes to were rite laces in ins home and the esteem in which Mr, and Mre. Fear are held. An enjoyable time was put in by all present fu social ohat, vocal and instrumental mueio and games. Many hearty •wiehee were showered upon the heads of the bride and groom as the oom. pany separated for their reepeotive homer. Mr. Fear and wife will matte their new home on what is known se the Fraser farm, 8th liue,,Morris, where they oom• meaoe honoeksoping with bright pros. pente, A little hied whispers that there were A few other couples at Mr. Shaw's that night who advanced their nonrtebip a few nntobes nearer the tying of the matrimonial bow, Tun POST heartily onnourein the gond wiebee expressed for Mr, and Mrs, tear's proeperity, Memarttoltzbr„—.Wedding belle ohimed gaily attbelreeidenoeof George Kirkby, 9th line, on Wednesday evening of last week, when the 00001000 0f Bev. TSr, Pen. hall, Methodist minister, were oalledin- to requisition in tying the matrimonial ]snot between Thomas MoOall, a well known young Morriolto, and Mies Lizzie, the eetimable daughter of tbe boat and hostess. The bride was altended by Miss' Bella Mopall mod Herb. Kirkby support ed the groom very 'beoomiug costumes were wore by the Wee, the former be. ing gowned' in a suit of gray mud the letter a dress of pinkish hue, The happy oceple were very warmly oongratulated by the numerous guesee after wbioh fol- lowed an excellent supper, gotten up in the very best style. An enjoyable even. lug was spent by all in vocal and inetro• mental music, story, games an oheery ghat. If wedding gifts of use and value are indicative of anything, then an on• looker would be free to assert that Mr. sad Mre. Modell enjoyed a large meed of populttriby. The Methodist church at the Jackson appointment will mise tire. McCall very much as she filled the position of organist with ability and punctuality. In starting married life Mr. Mo0a11 and bride are well buttressed by good wiehee for their happiness and general well being and their Morris friendsare well pleased that they will be located bandy ehoupb to often ben 'tbe pleasure of meeting with them. Tug Poem correspondent throws en editorial . boquet after the happy twain and believes Rev. Mr. Pohall is ready at abort notice to complete other contrects with certain yenng couples in this flue old township of Morrie. VV ia.l LOU. borne talk of making an effort to es- tablish a Public Library In Walton. Mise Male 8parlieg wan visiting. Mise Ingram at Wingham daring the past week. Mre. and Mies Ingram, of Wingbam, were here this week attending the funeral of Mrs. Mowbray. PAsenn AWAY.—After ao illness extend- ing from last August, Susie Dennison, be- loved wife of Robt. Mowbray, 14th ooa., MoKillop, passed away to her reward on Sunday last. With her husband ebe had gone to Manitoba intending to make their borne there but failing health oom• pelted their return last November. De- ceased was the daughter of William Den- ison and was moat highly esteemed by a large circle of relatives and friends, The funeral took plane on Wednesday afternoon, interment being made at Brus- sels cemetery. Rev. A. MacNab, Presby- terian minister, oonduoted au appropriate service. Mr. Mowbray bag the sympathy of the community in the decease of his young wife. Deem' or Meg. Jas. BMILLIo.—On the morning of the 28rd of Martb a kind and 'unselfish heart oeaeed to beat when Hel- len, beloved wife of James Smillie, , passed away. Mre. Smillie, born in the parish of Tarboltoo, Ayrebire, Soot. land, was oohed in marriage to her now bereft husband, on the 8th day of June, 1853, and on the 10th day of the same month sailed together from Greenock, for (to them 113e then unknown land) Upper Canada. After a slow and tempestuous ocean voyage they arrived in Toronto on the 10th day of Augasb. For the first seven years they made their home in the township of Bonbon, afterwards re. moving to the seventeenth 0000eesion of Grey, where they have resided ever since. Mre. Bmillie was a gentle, unassuming woman, an bumble believer, yet an active Ohrietiou worker while ebe was able in the Church and Sunday School. Meet- ing with a serious accident about three years ago, from which she never recover. ed ber meal strength, consequently slime (hon line been rather closely confined to the house, Her health has been grad- ually failing for the last three months and gime the 8rd of Maroh was confined to ber bed, and notwithstanding the beet medical care and home nursing she be- came weaker day by day until the end came. During ber abort illness her calm resignation to the Divine will was beanti- fully manifested. A few hone before ebe died, thinking that 118 end was near, she bade au affectionate good•bye to each of the family who were present. Although there was a little wandering at times owing to the weakness and pain yet she retained consciousness to the last. Some few hours before ehe died, with the ae. eietence of her husband, rhe repeated the 23rd Psalm. Her family were very dear to her and she was sorry to part with them, yet,during her last hours she sev- eral times in broken syllables expressed her desire to be away to the arms of her loving Saviour. She leaves a husband, five, daughters and three sone to moan, but not as those who have no hope. The funeral took plcoe on Tuesday, 26113 inob„ being very largely attended by neighbors and relatives from a dfatnue. The ser- vice at the ou waso y n house ondnoted b Rev. A. MaoNebb, pastor of the congregation, assisted by the Rev. Mr, Dever, of the Methodist Church, and eonoladed at the grave byRev. J. ROBS, B. A of Meiville Ohuroh, Brugge v , le. Pall bearers were Alex. Gardiner, Jonathan - Moore, Thos. MoFadzeao, Wm. McAllister, Thos. Davideon and Jae, Fulton. address on "Koaereto drinking vs Total Abstinence;' the text obosen being "Potion not, taste not, handle not, COI. 2.21. He enid Intemperance was the greatest modern evil the church or the world had toeom.bet. He quoted from well known medioal authorities their opinion regarding the useand iniiaende of aloohol and game to the conolueiou that aoientitioally'speaking moderation was undefinable. (1) The voice of Nature is agaiu.t the nee of Strong drink. No alcohol iu lite, in the air, sea, vegetable or animal kingdoms, Nature has no we for it. Not found in loodetnffe and it affords no warmth. (2) The phyeioat world ie 9491901 it. Soldiers and travel. Jere enders greeter cold or heat without the nee of aloohol and the beet athletes and men enduring heavy physical etrein abstain from its ase. (8) Insurance Companies and Beoefioiary Sooietiee speak in disfavor of the traffic. It ie estimated by aotaariee that 15 years ere out off a man's life by indulgence in drink. (4) Morality liar no place in the ethIos of alcohol's realm. A man who takes the first glass places himself ou the platform of the drunkard and drunk• and maker. The moderate drinker is the Nestor of the liquor traffic. A drunkard 1s a terror to the pnblio, hie own home and the h teI•keeper as well. (6) The voice of prudence and warning ie against moderate drinking. 30,000 men requtr. ed every year to fill np the rroke of the departed drunkards. From whence meet this great army come 1 It is easier to abetain than to drink moderately. Mon- ey ie egoaodered that should go to the necessities of the family. (6) The wire of analogy and oonsieteucy ie against the traffic. A drinking father has little room to find fault with a drinking eon. The voice of luxury may argue for drink but luxury often becomes a tyrant. An earnest appeal was made to fathers and older brothers to abetain for the good of the youth and in staying the onward march of this great blob on our oiviliza- tion. CHURCH CHIMES. A week from next Sabbath will be Easter Sunday. Next Sabbath will be the Qrtarterly in the 000100e SundayScheels. Review Melville Endeavor le arranging to hold g g a Honey Social in the Sabbath Sohool room on the evening of Good Friday. A maetottl and literary program will be pre. sen tort. "It ie Written" was Rev, Jiro. Roes' text last Battath morning du Melville obnroh in whish he set forth Christ's estimate and Opinion of the 01d Testa. ment. At the evening torvioe Psalm 42 and 5 "Why art thou cast down 01 my aottl &on was the Scripture selected. The line of thought wag (1) Routine for dia. quietude; (2) The remedy, "Elope thou in God." Rev. John Holmes preached last 531. WWI morning on "The Ornoilixion" and PLitSOSAL PARt(ilt5PHS. Will. McMillan hes gone to Seaforth. Mite Annie Roee watt visiting in Wing. ham. George Fisher, of Listowel, was in town On MUnday. H. and Mre. Ball, of Wingbam, were visiting for a few days in town. R J. MoLenoblin bee gone to D. 0. Rues' to learn the tailoring business. A. N. Large, of London, was renewiog old friendships in town for a few days. Donnan MoLanchlin has taken a situ. µtion in a Beatorth tailoring establi.h- ment. Mre. M. G. Richardson has been quite poorly during the past week, heart trouble said to be the cause. Mrs. John Sinclair, who has been visit- ing at Stretford for the past 4 or 6 months, arrived home on Wednesday. ill during la hill hoe been Mrs. Jerry B e the past week with bleeding at the lungs but is considerably better now. Leon F. Jackson arrived home from Toronto on Thursday of last week. He will reoroit his health before returning. Miss Bell Roberton'keepe unite poorly. She is making her Home with her water, Mre. James Ballantyne, Thomas street. J. D. Ronald made a business trip to London this week in connection with the syndicate paeohase of tbeEngine Works. Tun Pose regrets to bear that Mise Clare Hunter le under the dootor'e care but we hope she will speedily regain her health. Mr. and Mre. Crosbie and George, of Sarnia, were visiting at Daniel Denman'e last week. Mre. Oroebie is a eister of Mr. Denman's. - Joo. Roddiok ie able to be about entitle once once more after his severe illness during the Wiutor. We trust he will (continue to gain. A.Oousley made a business trip to London on Thursday of last week. He had to drive from Listowel owing to the train being cancelled. Mre. W. F. Vanotane, of Wingbam, was renewing old friendships in Brussels on Tuesday. Her daughters have quite recovered from their recent illness. Jno. Shaw, formerly of Brussels, assumed the Principalship of Blyth Pnb- lio school on Monday of this week. The family m ve from Teeewater this week also, Ad. Varooe, who has been residing near Minnedosa, Man., has taken his departure for Swann River where he ex. aeote to take up a homestead and prob. ably will eettle down and get married. Last Saturday afternoon James Bur. gess left for Sault Ste. Marie, in response to a message owing to the illness of his sister, Mise Maggie, with typhoid fever. We hope the patient will soon be better. John MoArthur and family have moved to town this week from the 9013 line of Morris. They purchased the t id noe of Jollaapmfortab a rest e Robb Tornberry street, South. We bid them welcome. A note from Harry A. Crooke, of New York, eon of George Crooke, Brussels, Bays Last Cotobe r the partnership existingn g between my then employers, Messrs. Smith & Stage, was dissolved, the latter retiring. Me. Smith now has two stores and I am aura yon will nob be sorry to learn that he has given me the manage. mens of the store in which I have been employed for the past 2d years," Tus Pon is never better pleased than when it learns of well deserved promotion of our Brnseele boys and we very heartily oon- g preferment Mr. Crooks on bis and wish him continued properity. A OLnvaa Yoama.-George Wath, eon of Robb. Watt, a young_ roan yet in hie teens, is setting a worthy example of what a youth may do. He went from Brussels to the Pelson Works, Toronto, a few ,yearn ago and by bard work and dili- gent attention to duty he has attained the important position at draughtsman for the above mentioned firm and is now drawing $8 00 per day for hie services. This is a very praotioal illustration to the Canadian youth of the poaeibilitiee but they never come to the drone. George'e many young frionde in Brussels will be pleased to ben of the emcee at. tending hie energetic) efiurts to climb to in the evening delivered a Temperanoe the top of the ladder.