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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1897-11-26, Page 1Vol. 28. No. 20. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1897 Mortgage Pule —AT T11P1— Americall Hotel, Brussels, --0N-- WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 1$97, at 12 o'eloolr noon; 'thorn will bo sold by pub- lic swollen: the Westerly garb of num- ber Two, in the Ponrth Ocncessi01) of the Township of Grey, In the County of Rufen, oontoining 00 acme more or lees. Tor further partieulare and eondltinn0 of axle goo posters or sunny to 01SONXN d: l3t;T1.'8,,Vendors' flolleitors, London, Oak, or to A.11UNT146, Auctioneer, 814100eia 0011 WANT.D 1 Large Quantity. Tho Enterprise Stilt 'MAW, Brlussels, is prepared to pay :1,25 per cord for best 4 -foot soft wood ; and $2,25 for harcl wood delivered at the block. Cash will be paid on deliv- ery. Estate T. T. Ooleman, BRUSSELS. o� E ;VIrrfff EAAESGIVING DAY NOVEMBER 25. RETI3RN 31015ET8 AT SINGLE r crass FARE Will be hunted between all stations in Canada ; between all stations in Canada and Detroit and Port Huron, Miob. ; from all stations in Canada to Suspension Bridge and Buffalo, N.S. mall Going Nov. 24th and 2061, Itcinrnim; Nov, 29(11, 1891. Pull information on application to Agents, J. N. KENDALL, Agent, Brussels. GEO. HEYD, „ Ethel. The Pest -.-- Clubbing Offer ! THE POST & Weekly Globe, $1 50 " " Western Advertiser, 1 40 " " Weekly Mail, 1 45 " " Montreal Witness, 165 " " Daily News, 180 " " Weekly Sun, 130 " Montreal Star, 190 ea—The Cash must a000mpany eaoh order to secure above rates. Balance of 1897 FREE to New Sub. soribere, all for the small sum of $1,00 in advance. W. H. KERR, Publisher. Treason's Sale of Lands In Arrears For Taxes. Ey virtue of a warrant, under the band of the Warden thud Seal of the Oorooratlon of tho county of Enron, dated the 18th day of Au gnet,1897,00mmaudtngme to levy upon the lands hereinafter dosortbed, for tho ar- rears of taxes respectively eine thereon, to- gether with poste, noble° le hereby glyen thntunless ouch taxes and oo0te are sooner paid, I shall, 111 oomplianco with the Ooneol. !dated Assessment Act, chap. 49, 1802, pro- od to sell by publio auction the said lands or so reueli thereof en may )1e necessary to discharge the same, al Cho Court !louse, Su Cho Town of Goderiob, on Tuesday, the Seventh bay of Decembers 1891, at two o'clock On the afternoon. Rin EUm I aq O c Township Of Colborne. Pt ofA&13 LSSW 73 Pet 967 40 82 78 000 20 Pt of A de13 L10 W 101 ° 96 40 296 4176 Ptof13 LISW 3 " 213 1.00 579 Port of 1 Lake Shore 44 0 2187 190 2827 Township of Bay, 2 1 07 " 8186 216 3400 Village of Tiortlwich in IIcwiolc, 6 Albert Et 8 k uupat 1 78 1 80 0 6s 30aut of 2 Louisa et 8; Eat 149 1 80 8 29 East of 2 Ildward N } 20 1 80 2 06 4 Acton of N uu1)05 40 180 2 20 4 Alfred et 9 3 " 46 180 2 26 Village of Loudooboro' in Hull00t. 584157ard survey p 020.4 Pat 6 40 1 60 7 05 Village 05 Contralto to Stephen, 'Prlvott survey 1) 1/5 Pat 178 1 00 8 88 Windham Town Plot in Tulaborry. 2201 4 8tit 808 1 86 418 Village of Bayfield. 9lOa field Road+Pat 77 199 227 9 McOlow oh at 0 77 100 2 87 Village of Myth. 0131ocii;B Pat 210 7 131ookc B 210 18 SleekB " loo 210 12 Elcols 13 21 0 iFIGDonald survey 88 S. " 11 48 Village of 830iaosele. 3rdSub•D1v.from Tao 838 Will at Ptof0 100 870 100 9. 70 1 00 870 100 0 70 1 00 18 08 100 0106 0 alltt1005, V,s5GeoU Ate, 28, J Trete0or, 171011 COURT OP JUSTICE. Ilse bell Session of Dm Giutnrery Athlete,,. The Chancellor of Ontario, ;r, A. Boyd, opened tine Pall term of tile County Court of Huron, Monday afturuoon of lust week with a 44105600 of live cannon for adjudice. Mon. The enure closed before noon on Tuesday, the depletions being as follows:— Stewart ollows:-- Stewart vs. Miller,—Au action for not performing properly the trema of an 308. ingnlnent under Cap, 1, 21. ret the con. °linden of the Daae steepled was reserved. 1t. 13. Collins for plaintiff ; P. Hole and L, 1T. Dicknon for defendant. Scott vs. Slams= et tat,—An action to set meiclo the will of the late Worry Soffit, as having been illegally executed. After hearing the evidence the case was dis- missed, without costs, His Lordship al- lowing the defendant executors m watoh. ing 'mid and formal ousts out of the es- tate. J. T. Darrow, Q. C., and D. L. Dickenson for plaintiff ; II, P. O'Connor, Q. Cl„ for defendants, and W. D. Ebbols, counsel for executor defendants. McOmethy et al vs. Prootor et al.—An adieu to remove it cloud from the title of lands in the township of Goderioll. Judg. ment reserved until after, re -executors of W. P. Proctor argument to take place in Toronto before his Lordship, J. T. Dar- row, Q.0., and W. Proudfoot for plaiu1iff ; Meatus. Nesbit and Holt for defendants. Bossier vs. Danoey.—A question of ac- count re solicitor's fees. By cousout of counsel, His Lordship directed that jndg- mont be entered in accordance with coun- sel minutes attached to the record herein, referring the matters in question to D. McDonald, Registrar of the Court at Godorioh. Philip Holt for plaiutiff ; M. G. Oamorou for defondaui. Render et al vs, Cololough et al.—Ac- tion for the eoustruction of the will of the late John Cololough. His Lordship directed judgment to be entered in uo. cordauce with Oho terms of the counsel minutes attached to the record herein, and agreed to by consent. J. T. Darrow, Q. C., for plaintiff ; Philip Holt for do. fendanb, The court then closed. POLITICAL. The Ooneervatives of South Essex meet to select a candidate for the Legislature on Wednesday, Deo. 8111. J. G. Adams of Wales, was nominated for the Legislative Assembly by the In- dependents and Patrons at Stormont. 0. A. Howland, M. P. P., has been nominated as the Conserva- tive candidate in Centre Toronto at the approaching Dominion bye -election. The Governor-General assented to the orders in Oounai3 appointing Senator McInnes Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and William Templeman Senator. The Department of the Interior has received a report from Melee Walsh, doted at Skagaway. He states that he has got all his supplies over the pass and is now on the way to Selkirk. Hon. George W. Ross states that in fattire progressive agriculture will be more systematically taught in the Public eahools of Ontario. Teaobors passing through the Normal Schoola have for some time past been drilled to practioal 9Oientifio agrioulturo. At the 80 Model sohools in the Provinoe, whioh are attend- ed by 1,500 teaohors, the department will also try to give instruction in a quiet way by means of a course of lectures every session. Domestic e0ienee is also to be taught freely at the Normal schools, and the girls thus educated are bound to make their influence for good felt throughout the Province. Many thousands of the people of West. ern Ontario will join in congratulating Hon. David Mills on bis elevation to the very responsible position of Minister of Justioe in the Cabinet of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mr. Mills' prodeceesore in the high office have been :—Sir John A. MoDoneld, Hou. (afterwards Sir) A. A. Dorton, Eton. (afterwards 308010e) Leone. ntor, Hon. E. Blake, Hon. R. Laflamme, Hon, James McDonald, Sir Alexander Campbell, Sir J. S. Thompson, Sir 0herle8 Hibbert Tupper, Hon. A. R. Dickey, Sir Oliver Mowat. With his mature judgment Mr. Mille will doubt- less make a record that will place him in the front rank. Naw LIEUTENANT GOVEuN0&,—Sic Oli- ver Mowat, K. C. M. G., whose resig- nation a8 Minister of Justiao in the Laurier oabiuetbas been &tempted, was sworn in as Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario at Toronto, Thursday afternoon, and Hon. David elilla has been sworn in ae Mioiatec of notice at Ottawa, Sloth gentlemen have been before the publio in Ontario for over a quarter of a century' and probably Canada posse5808 no better authorities on constitutional low than the present Minister end' his immediate predoosesor. The new Lieutenant -Gover- nor was born in Kingston on July land, 1820, and was eduaoted in that city, studying law with the late Sir John A. Macdonald and afterwards with entities Burne. He was called to the bee in 1841 and appointed a Q. 0. in 1856, in whioh year ho wee also appoib0ed 0 eominie- sinner foe consolidating the general tonnes of Canada and tipper Canada. 110 was a member of the Queboo Confer - moo held in 1804, to dieouoe the union of he Provinces, the outoome of whioh was Oonfodoration. Prom 1857 to 1804 be represented South Ontario in the Canadian Assembly, was Provtnoial Seer°. ary, in the Brown•Dorion adlslinietra• tion, for 5 clays in August, 1858 ; Poet• m astee-Goneral (un the 0Sauditold, Mao. onald-Dorion Goveen173990) from' Itfay 801 till Maroh, 1804 ' hold the same Bee (in the Coalition dovornncut) from BIM, 1804, till November 145h, same ear, when he wee eppp0fnted Vice Chan. miler of Upper Canada, en office he re- igned October 25th, 1872, to re-enter p0- tical life and accept the Aiao of lim- ierand Atterney'09neral of the Prove nae of Ontario a position he held con. iuuouar aly for nearly 24 yae and whioh' e resigned in Jnly, 1806, to accept the office of Minister of justice in the i,anriee 1470rnm9nt. Ho was appointed 56 the anadfan Senate on July 15511, 1800. Ontario Agricultural and Experimental Union. Tho program is to hand of the 130E0 annual meeting of the Ontario Agcioul• 5ttval ea Experimental Milne which is to be hold at the Agricultural College, Guelph, on the 8th, 5811 and 10011 of l)0. comber. Wo notice that roporte of the seminary results of the year's oo-operativ0 experi. mental sorb in Iiorticulture, Agrineltnro, Apiculture and Dairying will bo present. ed and discussed at the meeting. en Agriculture alone 0o•operative sxperi- monte wore conducted on 9,835 different farms throughout Ontario in 1807. These h aledo Costs with leguminous crops and mixed grain for green fodder ; grasses and clovers for hay ; commercial fertili- zers for corn cad =angels • and with lending varieties of brain, potatoes, roots and fodder crops. From the Hortioul. lineal' 000tlon the remits 0f the co•opere- tive Costs with leading varieties of s1raw- borries,raspberries, currants and goose• berries will bo given, The committee appointed to look after the dairy work w111 report on umiforn teats 1111140 fu sev oral ohbese factories and creameries dur- ing the past Summer, The results of all these exporimeuts in the differout branch- es of Agrioulture should prove both in- teresting and profitable to those in et- bondanco at the meeting. The work throughout impresses us as being of a practical nature, and worthy of careful study by those interested in Agriculture. Addresses are to be delivered by George Mcl5errow, Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes, Madison, Wisconsin, on "Economical Fending" ; by Dr. Jas, Mille, President Outario Agricultural College, Guelph, on "Some of the Advant- ages of the Ontario Fruit Experiment Stations to the Prait Growers of On. tario" ; by a number of the esestudonts of the Agricultural College, on .Import- ant Features in Connection with Success. fol Farming Under Present Conditions" ; also by 0. 0. James, M. A., Deputy Min- ister of Agriculture, Toronto ; G. 0. 05801111mu, B. S. A., Oobourg, Ontario ; L. G. Jarvis, Agricultural College, Guelph, and others. The Christmas Fat Stook and Poultry Show is to be held in the Victoria Rink, Guelph, oo the Mend 10011 of Deeembor. An opportunity will be afforded to those in attendance at the Union meeting to visit the Fat Stock Show on the evening of Thursday, December the 9th. Arrangements have been made with the Grand Trunk and Canadiau Pacific Rail. way Companies for exoureion rates from Doo. lith to 13th inclusive. All persons desiring to attend the meeting of the Experimental Union should write to C. A. Zavitz, Secretary Agricultural Oolloge, Guelph, for a pro• gram of the meeting, which gives full par. tienlare regoxding excursion rates on the railways, and other matters in connection with the meeting. G r o'er . Jets, Parish is having a kitchen built to his house. David Holmes has fallen hair to a large sum of money. Tho family of A. MoLean, Star Mills, are ill with measles, A. Doig held an auction sale of stook last week. Good pri0ee were realized. Quite a few farms are changing hands this Fall and prices aro moving up e notob. Jaoklin brothers returned last week, having failed to eea000 work in the shanties. Evangelistic services are being held in Roe's church by Revde. Messrs. Walker and Stewart. et is said 00 is hardly probable that the Star mills will put in a big stook of loge this coming Winter. Mee. Jas. Davidson, who has been vfeiting friends on the 4th line, has re- turned to her home in Algoma. Jae. McTaggart, who has been absent working in Fullerton township during the past seven months, has returned home. A. Hooper bad a wood bee last Friday. The young people were treated to a socia( hop in the evening, whioh was kept up till the oma' hours. Archie Lamont is back from hie au. nual hunting,, exoureion to Haliburton. He brought two deer home with him. Mr. Lamont is an enthuoiastio hunter. D. Lamont, who has been on the Bred. Brower farm, 8011 con., intends giving up farming and will hold an notion sale on Thursday, Deoomber 9411. F. S. Scott oondnots the sale. Last Sabbath evening the infant daughter of Richard Pearson, 4th oon., died, aged 8} weeks. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, interment being made at Brussels cemetery. Rev, Mr. Walker oonduoted the service, Tho pupils and local talent of S. S. No. 6, Grey, intend giving a concert in the school on Deo. 8rd, funde to be used in buying a library for the sohool. Remora. ber the Mete ; sohool known as Earkor'e. Conoert begins at 7,80 p. m. Admieeion 10 canto. Peter McNabb has returned home from Hallett where he has been employed during the last two years. Reports say that Pete. will set up houeelceepibg on bis own amount in the Spring on the farm that he has rented on the Oth line ,of Morrie. Silver corners Olean factory has made a gale of its cheese to the Inger- soll Pecking Company as follows :— September make at 84o ; Ootober make at 80., and November output at 7 ciente. A shipment was made t1ie week whioh inoludsd September and the first halt of October cheese, Jae. Ireland, jt'„ puro111008l the frame house from hie neighbor, Alex. Sbetbart, and had It .moved to his farm last week. Dan. MoNaughton, Nuhtonof Brendle, had a the g ! job end the o way the building was walked clang was a caution. The house was put tee 93 years ago, but le a first rate build• ing today, thanks to a good solid frame. Mr. Ireland end his good lady will have quite a commodious and comfortable home when the neoessary improVemenls are completed. 'Mee 11T, II, I3all ie visiting in Teton tbie week. The John MoNoll farm, lot 10, con. 1 which has been farmed by Alex. R. Ste art, has been leased by John M0Nab Mr. Stownrt intending to return to D kota. Ile will hold an auction sale farm stook, implements, 1SO., on lrrid of next wools, Doo, 4033, P, le, Scott w wield the hammer. $5.50 roe 131111101,.—In packing app! bins Pall Alex. R. MoJ)onald put a no in one barrel asking the purohaser, wh Over he might be, to write hint retell to the apples. A short time ago AI McDonald received a leiter from M Lay000k, merchant, 1:''oxwsrren, on 1h Manitoba ta North.Weetern Reilw Man., stating tbat the apples were extr good ones and oust him $4.50 in Winn peg, plus $1.00 freight from the oity t his plane. He retailed the fruit at 5 cent per pound. Mr. Laycock aside that h Game from Menford and hie wife fro Alma, Ontario. Dem Snt,—The arbiolo in your Pc last week termed "Cheeky," would no have been noticed ouly for the etatemen that said age00 used insulting and an gentlemanly language, whioh is nob true Knowing that the public would nob be lieve said statement, but if not replied t no one knows what a00usatione sal party or parties might trump up. No as the public has bet confession in he °hoolky latter that she did have said bait ing bin made and in bar house fo months before being detected, which wa made after the pattern of baking cabin sold by me to the public, winch Is thee oaghly patented, and I am willing the the public judge who is the oheeky party AuENT. BUTTER Fe0To03.—According to an nounoemenb a very enebusiastio meet ing was held in the Silver Corners cheese factory on Wedoeeday, 100h inst., t make the necessary arrangements for th manufacture of butter in that place After the meeting was called to order, a Chairman and Seoretary appointed, the business was proceeded with, and a lively interest shown in all 111x1 was brought up. After enjoying a stimulating ad. dress on lbs outlook for tete butter busi- noes and the importance of starting in a right way, and of properly feeding the cows and oaring for milk, by Mr. Steen, holf, of Stratford, who offered to handle the butter, either to buy out .and out or to °ensign, ae also did Bailanlyue Sone to coneign, and C. W. Riley, of Ingersoll, to buy out and out, the fol. lowing officers were eleoted :—Seo,. Treas., N. S. MoLauchlin ; Committee, Wm. Bell, Samuel Bennett and John Speariu. Wm. Hamilton was given the hauling of bbe butter at $1.00 per load of 3,000 pounds or under, if to be delivered at Listowel, and 75 cents if delivered at Atwood. The Teutons rules and regalia. tions were voted on and passed and the Secretary instructed to have them print- ed end a copy given to each patron. The factory is expected to start operations on Monday, 29th inst. R. G. Wilson has the new building completed. to 8, w- 1), as of ay ill es to 0 ve t'. r, c Rehm. Cr eanbrook. A brae sign of Winter has come. The flax mill is running in full bleat. Bobbie McDonald is on the siok list. Mise McCrae, of Brussels, Sundayed at Rev. D. B. MoRae's. Mr. Robinson was visiting his parents in MoKillop last Sunday, The Canadian Order of Foresters talk of having an oyster supper combined with a literary and musioal program on Friday evening, Deo. 10th. A shooting mato11 will take plane at the Union Hotel in this village on Thursday of next week, commencing at 10 a. m. Turkeys, geese, dnoke and other poultry will be on hand. Principal Robinson has been re-engaged for next year at a salary of $985. He is doing good work in the sohool. Mise Good will be succeeded by Miss Lizzie Calder, daughter of Mrs. T. Calder, of the 126h oon. reels 2?tl,ve. WnnDluo BELLS. — A pleasant and happy event took place at the reeidenoe of James McGill, of East Wawanosh, on Wednesday evening, Nov. 10th, when his eldest daughter, Mies Lizzie, was united in the holy boucle of matrimony to Peter Robinson, of the same township. The nuptial isnot was tied by Rev. 0. 0. Ooeeno, of Auburn, in the presence of 180 invited guests. Mies Nellie Robinson, sister of the groom, was bridesmaid, and James McGill, brother of the bride, was groomsman. The bride wore a cream oaehmere dress, trimmed with Bilk lane, ribbons end peaels, and her bridesmaid wove a similar costume. After the wed. ding ceremony was over a happy dejeunor was partaken of, after whioh music and games were participated in. The bride was the recipient of a large number of handsome and costly presents. The newly married couple intend taking up Muth: residence in Belgrave. ekeewoo(5. Prank Wilson, of Btitton, is making butter at the Elma factory this season. Miss Maud Barrie, of Atwood, hag been engaged to 08aoh S. S. No. 8 for 1828. The S. A, Marine Band honored the town with an open air meeting Tuosdoy. night of last week followed by a religious me01i05 in the Hall. Tho Y. P. S. C. E. and choir of the Proebyterian church will give a Diamond Jubilee social in the baeemeul of the oharoh oe the evening of Thanksgiving day. 11. '17, Smith, former teaober in 8, S, No. 5, Elma, has been elected by hie fellow students President of the Y. M. O. .. in o0noeotion with the Ontario Sobool of Pbarmaoy, Toronto. Listowel and Atwood party in from Bala id d d not have meth ah looklei t eY oar This ie the first time during the eight or ten year8 in whioh they have been on thle hun6iug groaud that they have not received their hill oompiomont of deer. The publics will 00031 the how the buss. Doss portion of Atwood tootle ander acetylene gat light, for H. W. 1ieman purposes putting in a 60 burner senor. atm. in hie more, and has made Armee menta with the meruhants to light their respective plume of business from the drug store to KelbUeisch'e by supplying the lighte, piping, tee., at a nominal price per light. • lava, Aceatommowne t-ALE!;avroitang.,w.ar.:;.. 10 ell ea Thos. Taylor, of Ooderieh, wag renew- ing old aoquaiutance0 in thio !ooullty last week. The °ober Carriage factory bands aro working overtime new on aaoollnt of the extra theft 0f work. Ben, Pollard left on Monday for Allis ton where he has secured a position as a blacksmith for the Winter. The Methodist Sabbath school 18 pre. paring for their Ohristmas entertain- ment. It promisee to bo a good one. Dr. Stewart, who was substituting for Dr. Ferguson, during the tatter's absence in New York, left last week for Milton. Before leaving Ethel for Parkda,e Miss K. Young was the recipient of baudsomo presents from bur Sunday school class and the toaobors in abs Sabbath school. If the parents of the boys from 10 to 20 years of age who roam our streets almost every night annoying inoffensive people, would keep them at home they would confer a great favor upon some of our oitlzons. 4.xUat•a•Y41. Othmeezzeue—At the last meeting of the Presbyterian W. F. al. S., the follow- ing letter of condolence was ordered to be sent to T. 13. MoLaughlin and family and a oopy to the press : Gerrie, Nov. 20, '07. To T. II. Maley:° mm o AND FAMILY : AMA F010NDs,—We, the members of the W. F. M, S., hereby convey to you our heartfelt sympathy in the sad lass you have eaetained in the death of your beloved wife and mother. As President of our Sooioty, she manifested intense interest in its work, attending the meet- ings regularly and discharging the duties of her office with geese efficiency. Ever cheerful, unostentatious, !rind and syn. pathetic, ebe endeared herself to ail, and leafless to our Society is irreparable. God, who is too wise to err, and too meroif03 to be unkind, has removed her to a brighter and better world, where sorrow is unknown. May the Most High, woo rules the universe, comfort and sustain yon in the hour of trouble, and may yon always look to Him for help and guidance. Signed, in behalf of the members of the W. F.101, 8., Mao. Antiemnoxo, Hine. CAMc7OELr., MSc, HA MOND, People We Talk About. Duman Stewart was vieiting at Weer. abet this week. H. L. Jackson is in the Queen City on a business trip. Mrs. Barbara Straoban 1:1110 gone to Peterboro' on a visit. Miss Mary Roddick has been quite seriously ill with pinerisy. Mies Eva Denbow is visiting Mies Mary 0antlon at Stratford. David Ross and D. 0. Roes are spend- ing Thanksgiving at (Mosley. Mrs. David hose and Mrs. D. C. Ross are visiting relatives at Chesley. Last week 37. W. Farrow enjoyed a day's visit with friends in town. Jas. Fox and wife will eat their Thanksgiving turkey in Wroxeter. Miss 'Veggie Kay, of Galt, wee visiting Mrs. W. H. Kerr daring the past week. Mre. W. H. Kerr and Leslie are holi- daying with relatives in Stratford t11ie woek. Mies A. Cline, of Winaham, was vita. ing her cousin, Mrs, P. Scott, for a few days this week. John McMillan, the seemly M. P., for South Heron, wee in Brussels on Thurs- day of last week. Samuel Graham, of London, has been here for the past week in the interests of the Singer Mfg. Co. Mise Lizzie Leatherdale is home from Seaforth, where she spent several weeks with her aunt, Mrs, Londesboro', T. Thomson was off duty for a few days lest week owing to a sort of a half siok spell. He resumed work on Monday. Wm. Jowitt and wife were enjoying a holiday with the Rev. George Jewitt and wife, at Melville, Huron Oo, D. D, Wilson, the well known Egg King, of Seaforth, was in Brussels two or three days last week paying for the delivery of live tnrkeye made here. Mrs, Martin Y. Farrow and throe children, of Calgary, N. W. T., ere visit- ing at Postmaster Farrow's, Brussels. Mr. Farrow is mail °lark on the 0. P. R. Walter Richardson has abetted custom tailoring in Sam. Itamsay's old stand at Wroxeter. A9 Wat, is a first-class me- abaulo, we hope the people of Wroxeter and vicinity will patronize him. Rev. Mr. Gabel and family have moved to town and will make their home here tor a time: The reverend gentleman i9 cooking to re9uperate his health and hag consequently desisted foe the present front the ministry, 3, D. and hire, Ronald ; W. M. and Mre. Sinclair, and Prof. Hawking: are at Thorndale for Thanksgiving. 1VIr. end hire. Sinclair and Mr, Hawkins take pert in a mimed given under the auspices of the English church in that village on Tbursday 0v0ving. Dr. J. A. Robeet9on, of Stratford, has boon nominated to represent District No. 4 in the Ontario Medical Council. The district comprises Portia end Heron, and has been represented for the past three years by Dr. Graham, formerly of Bros - eels. Tho Conine family, with tee eseepti011 of 311,, left fox Toronto Wednesday mottling of this week. Mies Templeton Mao watt with them. Dd. will leave on SaturdnY Mr, (lolling and fault y carry With Clem the leaf wishes of the Dom• munity for their futune happiness and pro44)0515y. Alex, Mc0Oaig, the engineer ohaegee With menslaughtor'410 a result of the 0. P. R. aooident at S6ft587ille, hat been 00mmitt001 for trial. W. H. KERB, Prop, CHURN! (!15l351;N. Rev. Dr. Withrow, oe Toronto, who Imo been i11, is recovering. Thankegiviog oerviaos will be held in Melville churcb at 10.20 a. in. and in Sb, John's church at 11 o'clock on Thursday of this week. French prie800 at Jerusalem 11ave been exploring the land of 1•ldona end have found a number of new inscriptions on tombs at Petra. The Presbytery of Maitland nominated he,. J. i.,. Murray, St. A„ leinoetaine, Moderator of the next Geooral Assembly to meet in the oily of Montreal in June. The next meeting of the Presbytery of Maitland will be held at Wingham on Tuesday, Jan, 18th, at 0 a. en. The anniversary of Brussels Methodist church will be held on Deo. 18th and 20th. A former pastor, !Rev. S. Sollery, 112. A., of Guelph, will preach on the Sab- bath. The nnniversery tea on Monday evening, the 20011, will be under the man• agement of the Ladies' Aid Society. Rev. R. Paul gave a very timely ad• dress last Monday evening to the Epworth League on "Thaokegiving and Thanks. living." Areading was given by Miss Minnie Moore entitled "A Story of Thanksgiving." Nast Monday evening e program is in charge of the Temperance committee. Oriental advices say that at the recent examinations at Nan Chang Pa, the students were required to write an essay on "Noah and hie family, or the re -poo. piing of the earth after the flood." This is the first time in the history of China that a knowledge of the Bible was re- quired in a state examination. Brussels Branch of the Upper Canada Bible Soniety will hold its annual meet- ing in the Methodist °burgh on Wedoee- day evening, Deo. 8th. Rev. S. C. Ed- munds, B. D., is the agent this year. A Male Quartette will contribute several musical selections. Meeting will com- mence at 7.30 o'clock. President Stench - an will occupy the chair. At the meeting of the executive board of the Methodist Missionary Society at Toronto Rev. Dr. Kilburn, of the West China mission, was granted a furlough, to commence July let, 1898, baviug come plated his first term of service on the foreign field. He and his wife, who is also a physician, intend spending a part of their furloagll In the London hospitals, England, to further qualify them for their work. At the meeting of the Official Board of the Methodist church, on Thuredav even- ipg of last week, the following Stewards were elected ;—H. Mooney, J. J. Gilpin, T. Maunders, T. Pletcher, R. Leatherdale. Rev. R. Pant and W. H. Kerr. The lot• ter was reappointed Recording Steward. Society representatives were chosen for the current year ae.followo :—A. Cousley, T. Farrow, 13:, L. Jackson, Jas. Cardiff, T. Moore, J. A. Creighton and Thos. Carry. A committee was appointed to asoertain the facts and figures in oouneo- tion with the planing of incandescent electrio ligbte in the oharoh and Sahbath school room. Additional Local News. Mamas, BAERE= tC VANsroNE will ship 5 oars of live hogs on Friday, 3 from Brus- sels and 2 Ecom Belgrave. Mats. T. FLETcnzs seat to Toronto on Wednesday to buy geode and pick up novelties for the Xmas trade. Watch for advertisement. TEs new advt. of McKinnon ct Co. came to band too late for change this week owing to our going to press a day earlier. They are booming mantle clothe, olothing, Via, AoroNe the shipments of freight this Week from Brussels were 4 oars of wbeat and 8 dare of oats by B. Graham ; a oar of wheat and a car of hay by Beaker Ye Vanstoue ; a ear of hogs by Ologg & Dames ; 3 oars of Balt ; a oar of turkeys ; and a oar of household furniture belong- ing to W. G. Collins. Tno POST received an Old Coautry newspaper last week that should have gone to Brussels in Belgium. Our little oarpet town must have more than a Pro. vinoial reputation. There were oleo two letters sent to Brussels, Ont., thee should have gone to Belgium. They were forwarded from here. Dren.,—Last Tuesday Nina, youngest daughter of Alfred Nutty, died at the family resideuoe, Deer Park, Toronto, age. 14 years. She had been in decline since August. Deceased woe a Leics of litre. George Rogers, Brussels, who wont 10 Toronto on Wednesday, to attend the funeral whioh took place on Thursday. TumcEYe G.0 om i.—Thursday and Fri- day of lase week a oar load of lire turkeys was delivered at Brussels by the farmers of this 000050n and stirred up about as mob exoibemenb as a small Fair. The birds were killed, arabed and peeked ite a refrigerator oar and consigned to Eng - lend, going by the steamer Labrador from Portland. D. D. Wilson was the pnrohnsor. Another that wag shipped from 'Wroxeter. 0 cents a pound live weight was paid. New STonn.—A new Dry geode store will be opened in Brussels on Saturday of this week in the Garfield House. The proprietors are Messrs. Rattan Os Fitz, pabraok, the latter a young gentleman well known to many in and atouud Brus- sels. Both pariners have bad a wide ex- perionoe in !madness and will be pleased to be favored with a there of the patron. age of the public. 111r. Fitzpatriok served hie appronticesbip in Dry goods in Bras- sole. Their goods ere being placed on the shelves ready for opening day. NUTS To 0 ,otr.—The Epworth League Will give a eooiai evening in the eobool room of the Metbodiet (hutch on Thanks- giving Day, oomrttencing at 7.80 o'alook p, m. A progeam, oonsistingg 01 vocal end ine0rumeetal 1nu810, readies, reef- 5ations, au address by Rev, Mr. Stewart, of ram,the answering of 0 printed geeetionon a oard, &o,, will be given. Inside of nut shells are to he found Proverbe that will aid in the selection of your company for the ovoniug. The social twentieth to be a unique and on' Payable one and the admission fee is only 10 gents, Nuts 13111 oonfeeticuery will be dispensed dmieg the evening,