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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1898-4-1, Page 44 Grill tf):r11 Selz n a,5Jt, rr'R%D.Lr', AI'LIL 1,1818, Geode rick. %IDIIIZI a,—News was received from London that our old residents, 11. Olucas and wife, had Int their only daughter, aged 8 yeare, from an attack of diphtheria, after a short illness,—Il. Martha and J. ir. Dowlin, of Chioago, were here, it is rumored, in connection with a big 'synth. onto that is trying to buy up all the tugs and boats connected with the fishing in. dnstry on both sides of the line.—Work on the breakwater is at a standstill and, though there aro many rumors, the oanae of the stoppage in not lroowu. Re000tly, Contractor Madigan was at Ottawa, but whether his visit bad anything to do with the lay-off has not been made public. —H. Zoelluer, of Leeburu, is the possess. or of a bald -beaded eagle that measures eight feet ten inches from wing -point to wing -point. It is supposed to be the largest ever seen in this part of the coon - try and is a fine looking bird. Mr. Z, got it on the lake, one of ire feet having been oaught between a log and an ice hummock.—The adjourned meeting of the Huron Bicycle olub was held, the attendance being large. After the usual formal business had been transacted, the election of officers for the year 1898 was proceeded with, the following being elect. ed for the present term :—D. MoGillioud. dy, President ; Oliver Rbynas, Vice. Pres.; D. Johnston, Secy.; G. MoCosh, Treas. ; D. MoGilliooddy, 0. Rhynes, D. Johnston, G. MoCosb, H. Smith, W. Mo. Cready, G. F. Emerson, Executive com- mittee ; 13, D. Grant, J, Cattle, P. Wal- ton, Finance committee ; R. W. Logan, Cept. ; B. D. Grant, 1st Lieutenant ; J. S. Platt, 2nd Lieutenant ; Thos. Bates, Bugler ; Eli Symonds, Standard Bearer. Before adjourning, the club agreed to have a weekly run, as soon ae the season opened, and the club meetings will be held on the evening of the first Monday in each month,—Dyment shipped two oars of lumber on Wednesday and has orders for 9 to Clinton, 7 to St. Thomas, and 5 for Toronto, on hand,—Joseph Beth represented the local lodge C. 0. 0. 1. at the Grand Council meeting in To- ronto.—R. S. Chilton left town on Wed- nesday of Iaet week for the Sanitarium, Daneeville, N. Y. The American Consul was accompanied by Dr. Taylor. The East end of the breakwater is within four tiers of being finished 00 far as the framing is concerned.—Tbe caretaker of the bowling green and tennis court nom - rearmed rolling the grass on Tuesday of last week, rather an early commence- ment.—Chas. Bald has finished the brick. work of his new dwelling at the station. It is one of the prettiest residenoee in that part of the town,—On Friday even- ing, April 1st, the MoGillivray Mission Band will give an entertainment in Knox thumb, which will be a pleasant event. —Messrs. Hamilton, of Colborne, and Matheson, of town, left for Montreal, where the will i a n tom an forthe Klondike gw l old fiedlds.-F. Pretty has gone with a company of miners to the Klon- dike.—Walter Shannon, who went from Goderich to Seattle some time ago, will embark with 0. McGregor, a Son 09 Captain Gregor MoGregor, for Dyes.— Gundry Bros. have rented the Trudgeon farm in the Maitland Block and will move out there in the near future. This will not interfere with their business in town. C17inton. CnATx0unvea.—McLeod Bros., of Holm. esville, delivered 4 head of 2-year•old cat- tle here for Sid. Smith. They turned the scale at 5,100 pounds, which is pretty good weight for young cattle.—The Shet- land pony, owned by Will. Coats, and which bail been a well•known figure in town for 14 years, died last week, It had been with them so long and was so affec- tionate an animal that it was almost re. garded 0.e a member of the family.—The Doherty Organ Factory was borned down on the morning of Ithe ist of February, Six weeks after the fire marred the fire was still smouldering, notwithstanding the snow and rain that had fallen in the meantime. This may seem bard to be- lieve, but it is a fact, nevertheless.—Mr. Karn, formerly of Melton Bank, and who had intended returning to town, has written to friends here stating that he will not be bank, the doctors advisiog him that he had better remain in New Mexico if he wishes to effect a permanent care of his ailment—Mr. Terry, the gentlemanly "ooaoh" of the Clinton Cricket Club, and who has done much to bring the olub to its present state of effi• oiency, bas a tempting offer to nndertalre the same duties for the club of '.MaGili University, Montreal.—Miss Gill leaves town in a couple of weeks for Chicago, wbere the purposes taking a course at a School of Elocution.—We understand that very little flax is likely to be sown this year, because the market is over. atooked.—Heywood and Prior will do all the masonry for the new Methodist church at Londesboro,—Tho town will have to meet a $6000 debenture on the 17th of June, issued for fire purposes 20 SUICIDE AT ST. MAurs,—The town of years ago.—Some one poisoned the epot. St. Marys was thrown into an intense ted ooath dog of Ben. Tomlinson, and one state of exoitement on Tuesday, when it belonging to Mr. Mylfiard. It was a became kuown that R. F. Barbour, one particularly mean thing to do, just ae the of the best known and meet respected owner of one of the dogs lay dying, and it residents of the Stone Town, had oom• was known to be a favorite of hie wife.— mitted suicide some time during the We are greatly pleased to learn that Miss forenoon by shooting himself through May Bowere has been greatly benefitted the head. Mr, Barbour was approaching by her visit to Gravenhurst Sanitarium, seventy years of age and was well off. and expecte to return to town about the No reason can be assigned for his rash middle of April.—Tbe Clarendon Hotel net, It is not going beyond the bounds is at present running a cab, as their bus of reason to say that he must have been is being overhauled and repainted.—A mentally unbalanced when he committed ben owned by Geo, Rogers laid an egg the deed which launched him in such a which in reality was a double one, there sudden and terrible manner into eternity. being two joined together at the ends.— In fact enoh is the common belief. • Tbe Judging by the subscription Iiete in den- facts are theta :—Mr. Barbour did 009 lation, there will be more juvenile foot. go home for dipper, and his wifo, beoom• ball, baseball and orioket olubs in oper• ing anxious made some enquiries as to aeon this year than you can shake a the 00055 of his absenoe. It wag thought stiok at,—F. R. Beattie, Hensel!, late of that he wag up town, and a neighbor Clinton, has been Buffering fou ammo days volunteered to bring him home. In big from an attack of blood poisoning.—Tbe absenos Mrs. Barbour casually went to Collegiate Football Glob has reorganized her husband's workshop and found the for the Season, with W, J. Treleaven no old man lying on the floor dead, with a President.—The other day a horse owned bullet bolo just behind big right ear. The by Geo. Levis broke its nook in apseuliar terrified wife alarmed the neighbors. manner. They were letting out some Coroner Rankin, of Stratford, went over cattle from his yard, and bis son Was on the evening train, and, after making a driving the horse, In trying to head off oarvinl investigation, Concluded that there the cattle the horse was pulled up quick- was no need for an inquest, and that the ly, and stumbled forward,falling with its deceased came to his death et his own neck undecneatb, breaking it. 91 died in limbs, while mentally aborrntod. When a few minutes and was, fortunately, not it found the poor man had been dead for very valuable animal.—On Tuesday even. some hours. From the condition of the ingot last week, at a late hour, three per- room it was thought that he shot himself to song +were seen loitering about the prem. wbile standing, and afterwards lay down en igen of Ferran do Tindall, bankers, and whore he wag found, In any mase it ig a wore also Seen to try the door of the meeting room over Ferran At Tiedall'e premises, A warning being conveyed to both banks, a watch was set oo the prom- ises, but no further attempt vita made on them. It is said that on Monday morn. ing a stranger entered Farm d; Tisdall's bank while it was being swept out, but on being informed that it was before bank- ing hours the simply turned and left, Whether they were burglars or persons who had no evil intentions, fn unknown. —A little delay in the building of the new Doherty Factory has taken place owing to diftioulties that arise over the oonStruction of the proposed swath, but these hove all been nnlicnbly adjusted, Mr. Balzer, G. T. R. engineer, being here last week. The aiding will likely be con• greeted from the present Doherty store• house, at the station, diagonally aoross Victoria and Irwin streets, into the prop. orty that bets been esoured for the now premises, which will be located South of Steep's pond. The work of getting materiel on hand for the new buildings has commenced, and the work of erection will be proceeded with as energetically as possible, the Mayor to turn the first sod. ealajttiot•tla. LITTLE. Soan0Aus.—G, G. Wilson, of Stratford, has purchased the grocery stook of Jas. Crozier from Jas. McLaren and will conduct the business in 11fr. Crozier's old stand, the South store in the poetoilin block.—J. 0. ISain, of To- ronto, and J. F. Ellie, of Hamburg, have rented the Commercial hotel, and take possession on May and. Mr. Davidson will remain in town, while A. and J. in. tend going to New York, where they will engage in hotel business.—Wm. lb loLeod had rather an exolting time doming home from the concert at Walton. While driving along the road someone rats into his rig, upsetting it, and caused the bores to run away, breaking the harneee. Mr. McLeod received a sprained shoulder. —While returning to bar home South of the railroad track, on Tuesday evening of last week Mrs. Patrick Hughes was stricken with paralysis, and when found on Wednesday morning she was lying in a pool of water behind Beattie's store• house. She was taken to her borne where it was found that her bands were severely frozen.—Mies May Soole has left for ➢Sarins City, where she haesecur• ed a good position as milliner.—The choir of St. Thomas church are bard at work on their Easter music, which will be quite up to the standard this year.— T. 0. Kemp is improving in health.—T. F. Coleman has completely recovered from a recent attack of quinsy and is able to attend to business.—Leatberdale & Losdesboro made a large shipment of furniture to the new city of St. Joseph. This is 0510 of the busy stores of this town. -117. Cudmore, jr., left on Satur- day for Liverpool, Eng, where he intends residing for a time.—J. C. Abell received from a prominent Frenchman two sword bayonets which were through the Franco. Prussian war.—Workmen are busy papering the post office and otherwise completing improvements.—Thomas Richardson has been laid up for some time with an atsok of scarlet fever, but he is now nearly reoovered.—The electric light oompany are having a new boiler platted in their works here to replace one of those now in use. The new one is nearly double the capacity of either of the old ones,—Rev. Mr, Dioltey bas ac- cepted the invitation of the Presbyterian congregation here to be the assissant of Dr. McDonald for the Summer six months, and will enter upon his duties here on the third Sunday in April.—Jas. Hinobley and Robt. McMillan, of Hullett, shipped a number of steers from here to the Old Country on Monday of last week. Among the number was one which will not be two years old until the 5th of April, and it weighed 1,625 pounds. It was a dandy and was raised and fed by Mr. Hinchley,—Major John A. Wilson has returned from Toronto, wbere he had been putting in a term at the Mili• Lary Oollege.—W. Somerville, of the Great North-western Telegraph Company, has now got located in hie oomfortable and elegant new quarters in the Com- mercial hotel block,—The fire and water committee reported to the Town Council reoommending that in response to re- quest of the Underwriter's Association, that two firemen sleep in the hall, that suitable provision be made for the same, but consider it a hardship that this town be required to hire a second engineer, In that connection the clerk was inetraot- ed to write the association to this effeot. —The Hockey Club was granted the use of the town ball for praotioe.—Mies Libbie Cumming, who had spent several menthe here with relatives, returned to Saoramento, Cal. She was accompanied by her sister, Mise Bella.—John Bristow bas left for Roseland, wbere he has scoured a good situation,—Tbe annual Spring Show for entire stook at Brace - field on Wednesday, April 20th.—The military ball will be given in Cardno's hall on Monday evening, April 1111, under the auspioes of the 33rd battalion, Perth County. THE BRUSSELS POST almost certain that death was not in. SlantaneQne. The hoed was routing on a ;mantling on the door, and the revolver was lying beside him. Two chambers were empty and it is thought that Ulu' deceased shot off one eartrldgo Oust, to son if the revolver was in good worltingorder. 1.15 leaves a wife and family, of whom only one daughter resides at hoose. Cas ai.taaltttn N o w.4. The Dominion Franchise Act mast go. Ganadinn butter hag found n good market in Japan, Mr, Bertram, M. P„ will present the petition against docking of horses' tails. The Grand Opera house nt St. Thournt was gutted by fire, believed to be Moon - diary, Hamilton is likely to Add another to its existing three radial electric lines— one to Ancttsler. The Hudson Bay Company has es- teblisbed an agency in Chicago to collect Klondike business, John Giassford, a prisoner at the Lon. don jail, was shot and seriously wounded by a turnkey while trying to esaaps. Edwin R. Rogers, for nine years olerk of the Supremo Court of Northern Al• berta, has resigned and be ooming to To- ronto While bunting near Hamilton Jam Findlay picked rip a portion of a ton of a mastodon weighing abont 11 pounds. Louis P. Bribs, the welt known jonrna ist, of Toronto, who had been ill at tl Russell House, Ottawa, died at noon o Thursday, March 24th. IIe waeabout • years of age. All the material hes been pnrcbase for the St. Thomas street railway, an work will be comminuted on Monday, is expected that the road will be in ops anon on May 24th. The plans of Architect J. A. lttayooe Leomington, for the proposed new Tow Hall and Oddfellows' building at Essex were accepted by the building committee. The new structure will cost about $7,000. There is a scaroity of game and fish this year in the ltfackenzie River dis• triot, and the Indians are only saved from starvation by the food distributed by missionaries and Hudson Bay Com- pany agents, John McDonald, President of the National Oil Company, Petrolia, handod Chief Preston aeheak for $100 for services rendered by the fire brigade under his supervision at the reoent burning of au agitator at bis refinery. Dr. Montagne, M. P., has drawn the attention of the Government to the Pie• cessity of taking monsures to prevent a flood at Dunnville, on the Grand River, where a dam has been built for the pun:• pose of feeding the Welland Canal. John McNutt i Sons, of Ruthven, have rented lot 17, coo. 1, Anderdon, on the river front, for a term of two years, from A. E. Rondot, for $350 a year. It porn. prises 115 acres and they will go exten- sively into tobacco growing, for which this farm is very suitable. The Minister of Customs on Saturday night received 1 t O 1 dates C 0. g gam eking him to authorize the passing in of several car loads of winery smock that had arrived at the border just after the signing of the act excluding American nursery stook from Canada because of the San Joss scale. As the sot is in force the stook could not be admitted. The funeral of the late Louis P. Kribe, of Hsspeler, took plaoe Saturday after- noon. Ib was largely attended by prom- iuent Conservatives, newspaper men from all over Ontario, and friends of the family from the surrounding towns and country. A large delegation was present from Toronto. The magnificent floral emblems overflowed the room. Over one hundred carriages esoorted the body to the cemetery. Lady Aberdeen has succeeded. The Dominion Government will allow four of the'Viotorian Order of Nurses to enter the Yukon territory under the oare of the detachment of Canadian troops who start about the end of April, The four select- ed are :—Mies Hannah, from Toronto ; Mies Scott, who came from Great Brit- ain, end bas been nursing in and around Toronto ; Mise Powell, from Nova Bootie, and Mise Payson, New Brunswick. The Erin & Brennan Compauy appear. el in the Guelph city hall on Wednesday night of last week, wben there was one real act in the ei,ow not on the program, An acetylene gas generator exploded due. ing the early part of the prooeedings. Explosion after explosion followed and some of the scenery took fire. Mr, Then Ian and Caretaker Ryde managed to smother the flames. Ryde bad his hands badly burned by carrying the tank down the stairs. The stage carpet, piano cover and a couple of sats of soenery were bad- ly soorohed. The audience, wbioh was small, seemed to enjoy the situation, as there was little danger. Last $'ail James Allison murdered Mrs, Anthony Orr near Galt. On Feb. 4th the lad was banged. Sinus thea fate soma to be pursuing both families with relent- less hand. A few days after the hanging Tony Orr scalded both feet severely. He was out the other day for the first time, Mr. Allison was practically demented. Now 055 of the Allison girls is suffering with diphtheria and the House she was in was badly wreolred in the recent flood. A few evenings ago Mrs. Dickson Ballan- tyne, Anthony Orr's housekeeper, about 70 years old, went to the oow stable to do some milking, As she did nob return, Mr. Orr set oat to look for her. Ile reached the barn and following marks of vitt milk found the old lady in a gems• unconscious and helpless condition in the basement, where she bad fallen through a trap door. She is hurt internally and is now in the Galt Hoopital. Mr, Bailey, who resides a short dig - banes below Cainsville, on the River road, had a lively experienoe with a savage boar on Friday of last week, and an ex- perience he will not oars bo have repeat- ed. Mr. Bailey wee driving quietly up the road, which leads from Cninevills to Salt Springs, and when none Robert Thompson's farm he was met by the bone wandering on the roadside. When he attempted to pass the brute turned on him and charged full et the vehicle, up getting it, It then tinned on the borne and oommenoet to worry it, Mr, Bailey, as soon ae he recovorod himself, ran for a fence rail and with this Attempted to beat the boar off. This still further en. raged the brute and it then turned ire attention from the Norge to the man and ohaeed him, Bailey loot no time in got• ting over the fence, and a pitohed battle ensued with thio barricade between. The horse walked away, and loft Mr. Bailey fight it out. il.i 00001 ns that gontlo• an found that the horse was getting way he took off amroeg the fields, Hamilton reporte two WISPS of sad des. li ltutimn. . hackman, n m u t 1 tan tvl had boon 111, e and hie wife lived for five days on a loaf of bread, while a scrub worms fainted twice while nt work 1n 59 store, audit was tonna that elle hall been for two days without fold, and had a few day0 before become a mother, It was otliuittlly ennoonoed thnb the O rand Assooiittion of the Petrone of in - d miry for this Piovinoo will bo enlied by the executive for a meeting at Toronto during the ant week of the lair in Sept- ember, for a re.oegauization of the farm. lug interests of the I't'ovinee. .ltadioal obangoe in tin organization and methods are under eoneirleration by the loaders of the tnnvsnicnt, It is not likely to bo re- launched t0.+ a separate political 'party so much as a bu:iosee organization, CHOSEN FRIENDS. • Eleventh AIME; hleelfita 00 the Grand (0"55911. The eleventh animal meeting of the Grand Conucil of the Canadian Order of Chosen friends met in Torot,ro last week, Tlhe past year has been the most pros - 'serene in the annals of the soolety, and h5 now bolds third place in the rauke of es Canndinn fraternal smarties. It was th thought by some that the le,:islation en. ve noted at the Inst Grand Count ! meeting with regard to the raising of tl,•, rates of 1. assessment would have a tend.+, ev to re. is teed the progress of the sooi, but, as n the reports allow, a most enb,wuttinl in. 13 create line teen made iu the reserve fund and also in the memberelrip. d The officers' reports for the year were a very lengthy and contain 0. t tat amount It of information of interest to the members. r•. From the Grand Reoorler'e report the following figures are taken : During the Lt, year 2,890 approved applications were n received, being 107 in excess of the pre. vions year. 'elle membership at the close of 1890 was 12,093, and nt the close of 181)7 the membership was 15,027, compos• eel of 11,032 males end 3,995 females, parrying a total insurance of $18,3.43,000. The overage amount of benefit insurance carried per uhembsr is $1,219.93, and the average age of new members in 31.8. The total amount collected in the relief fund department for the year was 11140,• 709.41, of which amount $105,700 was paid for 85 death claims and $7,750 in disability claims. The total paid oat duce organization for death and disabil• ity olefins amounts to nearly 6160,000. The reserve farad of the order now amo eta to 8139,234 27. At the oloss of the year there were 1,003 memb,:re in good etauding in the dolt beadle department, from whom was collected in assessments $5,506.03. This, added to the balauce from last year of $1,250.39, and interest of $27,60, makes a grand total of $6,703.02. Oat of this sum $4,755.00 was paid for 333 sink claims and $300 for funeral benefits, leaving a balauce on hand of 61,704.86. Tbe gen- eral fund is a:so in a healthy condition, and shows a balance of $1,150.04. Thirty - ohm Oonnoil were e t e e OL' alllzed during g In g t he year, with a total membership of d89, or an average of 23 members to enoh coun- cil. Over 300 delegates attended the Grand Council. "SIR WALTER." Taos. MtLAu0ImIN, Proprietor. This popular imported Horse will taire the season of 1898 as follows :—MON- DAY, MAY Sud, will leave his own stable, Brussels, and proceed North to Win, For - rest's, 2nz1 eon„ Morrie, for noon ; thence to Publancl'e Hotel, Bluevalo, for night. TUESDAY, will proceed to Mr. 1MIoTav ieh's, Belmors gravel road, for noon ; thence South via Robb. Hamilton's to Geo. McDonald's, 1st Con., Grey, for night. WEDNESDAY, will proceed to Win. Smith's, 2n11 Con., for noon; thence to gravel road to—for night, THURS- DAY, will proceed via Atwood to Wm. Dickson's, eltlh Con„ Elnan, for 00011 ; thence to Mr. Willoughby's, Silver Cor• nem, for night. FRIDAY, will proceed to Long's Hotel, Cranbromic, for noon ; thence to John Badmen's, 10th Con„ Grey, for night. SATURDAY, will pro- ceed to Jim. Shortreed's, 9th Con., Morris, for noon ; thence to his own stable for night where he will remain until the fol- lowing Monday morning. "1. i trAYSItEMr 'WILL 1891317 ROUND TRIP TICKETS Between all stations in Canada for EASTER HOLIDAYS 3808, AT SinEle First-class Fare Going April 7to 11, inolusivo • returning, leaving destination not later than Arrhl 13, Students and teachers (with osrtidoates,) stogie nrst-olugs fare and ono -third, going Morello to April 0, rotarniug until April Fun information from Agent G. T, 10, S. J. N. KENDALL, Agent, Brussels, GEO. HEYD, " Ethel, MoLEOD'S System Renovator —AND 00n1111— TESTED REMEDIES SPECIFIC AND ANTIDOTE Tor Impure, Weak and Impovorlehed Blood, Dyspepsia, Sleeplessness, Palpita. tion of the Heart, Liver Complaint, Neur. algia, Lose of Memory, Bronchitis, Con - gumption, Gall Stones, Jaundice, Kidney and Urinary Diseases, 55, Vitus' Dance, Female Irregullrities and General De- bility. OODERICH, 9 r. J. M. MaLEOD, Prop, and Manufatburor. sold. by Jas, Fox, DroggISt, lrussOls, __..0.f: APRIL 1, 1898 We've been right Isere on this street for the past eighteen years—In this stole for more than six years, We've tried to have our clothing better each year. We have it better—we buy only from the host manufacturers. All the Suits we're selling now get credit for being merchant tailored, and the best way we could describe them would be to say that they nl'e—^but all extravagance is taken out of the prices, There's a difference in qualities and a difference in prices but if you or your boy want a Suit fur this season, with distinguished taste, you can iso no better than select one here. We wish. to demonstrate to the public that we do the Carpet Trade thor- oughly well. Union Carpets, tapestry designs, as good as regular 45c, for 37ic ; ,Special Union Carpets, 30 inches, for 1l5c ; Extra Super Union Carpets, new colors, 05c for 50c. All Wool. Carpets, a special heavy make for 75c. lledboul E 1J tual Spring styles in Men's Eiats now ready. A fine collection—You'll want to see there and we want you to see them even though you don't care to buy right now. The Latest in Soft Hats. The Latest in Hard Hats. SPECIAL IN MOTS S' SES. Our Shoe Stock appeals to every thoughtful buyer. The large range of up-to-date styles for Man, Woman and Child, the superior qualities of the goods and the emphatically low prices make this department particularly attractive and give this store a distinctive leadership in the shoe trade, Sole 0 L eats in. Brussels for Priestley's Celebrated Dress Goods. Coocl ,,Issortrraent now in stock. Highest Prices for Produce. -'o,' Prime at the Garlick, Eousem Men and Women do You Want to Buy Goods Come and See us for we are going tom SLAUGHTER THE WHOLE ►-F OU v 111#1 cif ENSE STOCK TF HE NEXT 50 NYS. Dry Goods going at 70o. on the $ Readyr.ades 65e, Boots 8o Shoes 55o, C1 91 TO PROFIT BY THIS SALE OTHERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. Butter & Egs taken Saye 2�� as Clash. ,N"s 9A a44tC C 'A.R,PI�C--izID ,E3+"C7" S, +iLs.