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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1898-10-28, Page 1'1 in Advance GETS THE POST TO ® 1900, Vol. 27. No, 16 BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1898 4 a.. 4Ule,,,4 ,0m, We keep a full range of the following lines in Crompton Corsets : The lne " 98,, Heavy Twill Jean, good fill- ing and Side Steels ; well and strongly made. Our Leader. Drab, sizes 1850c to 20, at "Thel ,a " Heavy Cotille with Satin Strips, o~a •L , five hook long waist. Drab, 75o sizes 18 to 30. Special at ... The gompton@jriq t ed. "Vict�iVic�t oriat " Fine Sateen, boned with tipped clock oria" spring Ribbon Steels ; two heavy side steels. Bee cut. Drab, sizes 19 to 80, at `41d • " Finest Sateen, stayed strips of highly agnetica-`�-� , •tempered spring ribbon steel, guaran- teed not to corrode, and metal tipped to prevent the ends from cutting through the fabric. A very handsome and long waist Corset. Guaranteed. See cut. Sizes 18 to 80, at ... f `Yau isi " made of the best Cotille with Coraline filling + and Stockinette sides. We recommend this as ono of the most comfortable Corsets made. Guaran- teed to give satisfaction or money refunded. In ecru as 1 cut. Sizes 18 to 32. Price 1.00 1.25 5 Our Pdtcck is Well Assorted in. all Lii®s._...: _ . EVERYTHING- CHEAP. NO FANCY PRICES. STRICTLY ONE PRICE. VOU ALWAYS THE LOWEST. want to buy your Dry Goods correct in style, quality and price, you should see our assortment and compare values. All over the store it's the same -Lower prices than you expect -and immense variety to choose from. Goocls are all new and qualities such that you can depend on. We will be pleased to have you compare values and tell us whether you find us on the wrong side of comparison. Don't be backward about coming to look and compare. We give our customers Modern treatment. The old time idea was "Sell when you have the chance" Don't let a customer get away. Once she gets out of the store you never see her again ; the chance is lost." Not so here. "Treat a Customer so that she cannot fail to return" is our motto. Make her feel that she is perfectly welcome to come and go without making a single purchase, if she feels so inclined. A much more sensible way, isn't it 2 Will you accept our invitation -Look and Compare as often as you like, and feel that you are welcome to do so 2 We surround business with every possible safeguard and insist on banding your money back if goods aren't exactly as represented. Bei!aiilo gooat Les Hegular Prices: This week we want to tell you about the following lots of desirable and reliable Fall Goods which we are offering at much below real value :- At 29c per yard -15 pieces 44 inch pure wool Dress Serge, shades, garnet, myrtle, brown, navy and black. Real value 87i.c. At 20o per yard -45 inch heavy .Amazon Cloth, in navy, brown and black. Regular price, 25c. At 60c each -10 only Bleached Linen Table Cloths, 8x4 size. Regular price, $1.00. At 25c per pair -Heavy, all pure linen Huck Towels, 22x42. Real value, 35e per pair. At 95c each -15 only very large, fine quality, white Honey Comb Quilts, worth $1.25. At 11c per er yard -8 pieces 2'5 inch heavy, Gray Flannel, in plain and twill. The kind we have been selling at 12ic per yard. At At At At At $1.68 per dozen -We are selling a big job line of it (22x22 inch) very heavy, pure linen Table Napkins. Worth at regular price not a copper less than $2.25. 17c to 25c per pair -Boys' heavy rib bed, all Y. wool hose, sizes 5i to Oz inch: Real value 25c to 35c. 20c each -Ladies' high nock and long sleeve Ribbed Vests, open fronts, embroidered necks. 48c each -4 doz. men's Scotch wool Shirts and Drawers. Worth at regular price 60c. $2.75 per yard-Histers' heavy Sealetto, very suitable for Ladies' Capes. Real value $3.25. Our Aim is to display the largest assortment of trustworthy goods, to sell at the lowest prices, and to make every lsurea;ase a• satisfactory transaction. FERGUS N Co New Advertisements Local --R. 'Thomann. Corsets -A. Straohan. Locals- 1. 0, Richards. Man wanted -Wm. Ifolt. Lost -Pose Publishing House. Overcoats -Smith & McLaren. They are here -G. A. Deadman. Our epeeist linea-Molfay & Co. Superior goode-MoKinnon & Co. Reliable goods -,J. Ferguson & Co. t1sct t u• t•:4tteel. $1.00, in advance, pure for Tus Pon to 1900. S. Ames is confined to his bed with pneumonia. Hie recovery is very slow. The health of Mies Ethel Imlay does not improve as her many friends here wish, H. F. McAllister received a ear load of potatoes from Hawkeetoue, Simooe Co., feet week. Wm. Milne, of Trout Creek, spent a few days here this week. He was on buainese in connection with hie farm. David Milne had a valuable sheep worried by doge on Sunday night. The owners of the doge paid Mr. Milne and then killed their doge. The entertainment given is the Town. ebip Hall on Monday evening was not very largely attended but the performan• oee were- well worth seeing. Andrew Sharp arrived home from Manitoba Last Friday night. He repute very wet and snowy weather and great damage to grain. He is not very much in love with the country and Bays "On- tario ie the plane for him." iielgravc.t. NOTES. -Apple shipments are numer- ous and large. -The rains of last week Dame none too Boon, as water was eoaroe in many wells. Our Winter supply is now assured. -Now for gathering in the roots. -James Owens is building an ad- dition to his house. -Our Hardware ee• tabliahment is now upou a atone found• abion.-Our genial station agent, Mr. Saakrider, is off on a holiday.-Mre. Oaten, of the Parsonage, is .serionely i11. -Mr. and Mrs, Ferrier are home from a brief holiday. -Our sports find game ex. tremely scarce. Partridge are hard to find. Oust Onunouas.-The Methodist cburoh service is again being held in the evening at 0.30. -Rev. T. W. kluxworthy, of Teeewater, will preauh a Miaelonary ser• mon in the Methodist church next Sab- bath. -The Epworth League is preparing an interesting program for the Fall and Winter. A Reading Oirole le among the likely features. -Work is being dose ou the foundation of the new Preebyterian church. The adopted place .show a handsome and commodious structure. We hope for prosperous building time next Summer. C7rnt.rtbroolc. Tun Poem to Jan. 1900 for only 5.100. John Bothwell, of Winnipeg, is home on it short visit. Miss Mary Conch, of Exeter, is visit. ing at John Knight's. Harvey Hunter left on Tuesday mot n- ing for .Hartley, Iowa. The revival sevioee are atilt in progress in the Methodist church. 400 porde of soft wood wanted at Oran. brook Lime Works. V.Gaattu. Jacob Gramm returned home from the West this week and thinks there ie no plane like Oranbrook, Allan Cameron's "eon" reported in Iaet week's Post, is a daughter, We hereby apologise to the young lady for the libel., WEDDING BELLS. -One of those pleas. ing occurrences which always pause so much excitement among the young pert. ple took place at the residence of Donald MoDougall on Wednesday of last week, the event being the tying of the nuptial knot between Mise Annie, the estimable daughter of the host and hostess, and Hugh J. Ramsay, a proaperone young farmer near Walton. At 4 o'clock the strains of Lobengrin Bridal Maroh, rendered by Miee L. Smith, of Walton, gave notice that the ceremony was about to begin and ere long Rev. D. B. McRae spoke the magic words which pronounced them man mud wife. The bride was $1 in Advance GETS THE POST TO - 1900. most becomingly attired in white eilk with lace and pearl trimmings and wore the usual bridal veil. Miss Maggie Ram. any, slater of the groom, assisted the bride and was attired in white organdie. The groom was supported by Alex. Mo• Dougall, of St. Thomas, brother of the bride. After the ceremony and a hoot of good wiebel bestowed on the yonug oouple the petits, to the number of 120, sat down to an elegant sapper, and after doing ample juetioe to it the evening was spent In a moat enjoyable manner. Many hearty wishes accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay to their home. Arnang those present wore Mr. and Miee Kettle - ton, Mies McDougall and the Mieeee Mo - Gregor, of Kippen ; Mise Anna McKay and the plisses MoLeod, of Egmondville ; and Geo. MoRae and S. H. Moakley, of Seaforth. Tnn POST wiehes the bride and groom abundant happiness and prosperity. ro.v, 51 00, in advance, gets Tun Poem until 1900. Saml. Crerur, 9th eon., ie home from Manitoba. Mise Lizzie Straohan is visiting at Molesworth. Mise Mary McQuarrie, of Toronto, ie home on a visit to her parents. We are pleaeed to hear that Mrs. Joe. Raynard eontinnes to improve in health. Mies Lizzie Bryan is home from an enjoyable visit to London and Essex Co. Mre. Hugh Lamont hoe returned from an enjoyable visit with friends in Mehl. gan. Miss Kate Robertson, of Blyth, was visiting at her home on the 4th con, last week. Threshing ie fairly well wound up for this season. It has been a busy time for the threshers. Arab. Robertson's health does not con- tinue to improve ae hie many frieude would like to see. Allan D. Lamont wife and daughter, of Beaohville, were visiting relatives on the 7th con. last week. Alex. Roes has purchased a house and lot in Gerrie and intends moving there in the Spring. The 2nd loses a good citizen. D. Robertson is busily engaged getting his new barn ready for raising. He par. chased it from Mr. McAllister, of Grey. Will. Bryan is engaged to teach school on the let eon. of Morrie for next year. He is attending the Model School at .Olintou now. One of our 8613 concession young men has been troubled with a sore neck, dar- ing the past few days, but George gays it will soon be all right again. Yes I we were speaking to that young man of the 3rd, and he Bays that Uncle Jimmie's pears and nnoumbers are all right, but hie "cabbage heads" are ex- cellent. The service last Sabbath morning in Roe's ohurah was in obarge of W. H. Kerr, of Brussels, owing to Rev. Mr. Yelland being laid up with his broken ribs. We regret to hear of the serious and dangerous illness of Evelyn, the 8.year- otd daughter of James Parr, 21 melee North of Bruseele. It is to be hoped a change for the better will soon set in. This week Archie Lamont and John Biebop will leave on a 15 day deer hunt in Muskoka. Their destination by rail will be Gravenhorst. They take this trip almost every year and bring beck their share of spoil. The union Sabbath schools which meet in Smith's and Shine's school houses during the Summer months expect to close for the Winter next Sabbath. Mre. Neil Richardson and P. Ritchie are the respective Superintendents. A rather peooliarincident happened to a young Henfryoite the other evening. He was returning home from ohurah on a resent wet Sunday night, and upon ar- riving home found a couple of lizards on hie body. How they got there be cannot tell ; the clammy sensation was anything bot pleasant. Four young men, well•Imown on the 9th concession, have lately formed a habit of wondering on the shady Bide of a certain orchard on that line. It is rumor. ed that "Jack" and his companions in- tend calling on the girls the next time that they go. If they do, it is to be hop. ed that they take their departure in a more graceful manner than they did, over the orchard fenoe, last Wednesday night. Even an old sack, left behind, tells some talee, boys, 8UPE0I 00008! This store ie not satisfied with selling goods that are equal to other stores, our aim is to place before you goode that area little better than can be pro. cured in any other plane and at prices that are as low as the quality of the meroban• dive will warrant. This store fa run on prinoiples broader and more liberal than Borne stores, the mainspring of it being THE CASH SYSTEM. If you have not visited this store during the past few weeks you will certainly notice a very great differentia. More room ; more light, and better variety of goode. We cannot tell you of everything in the store but merely mention a few linea, some of them may interest you, some may not. ART DEMINS AND TINSEL DRAPERIES. -Probably the newest style of goods for onvering chairs, making euehions or draperies, The designaro really beautiful and plenty to choose from. Prioee range 100„ 12}0•, 180. and 20o, a yd. DRESS GOODS has been a busy section during the past week. Fashionable ladies appreoiaba our Dress Goode. No matter what kind of n Dress yon require you will find it here. Conte in and see thorn for youreelf. It is the only satisfactory way. In Black Dress Goode our assortment is complete. Three Popular Prices in this department rine, 25o., 60e. and 760. a yrrd. HEAVY WINTER FOODS. -Blankets worth 52,75 for 52.25; Overcoats worth 56 90 for 56 ; Overeoete, very heavy, tweed lined, windproof and waterproof, worth 58.50 for 57.00. WILLIAMS' PATENT BOOTS. -Very likely you are eogdainted with this kind of Boots. For weer and waterproof there is nothing is shoes to compare with them. 'Thiel is not a Gaiter nor yet a Laced Boot, but fastens on the aide by a patent device. For Winter weer they are lined with felt end between the felt and leather is a piece of robber making it perfectly waterproof, A man troubled with cold feet oanuet afford to be without these shoes, A little higher in price, but what is fifty cents or even a dollar compared with the endering one endures In the ordinary alma. RUBBER GOODS. -In Rubber Goods you will find us particularly strong. Heavy Rubber and Box in the different desirable makes at prices that are interesting. Every kind of Winter Goode yon will find here in quantities that give you plenty of choice, We are always striving to improve this business, iirKINNO CU., LYTFL W. H. KER1-Z, Prop. Monday of title week Peter Ritchie wee called to Fergus on account of the illness of his brother. Before be got there a telegram arrived at Bruesele intimating bhnt he had passed away. We regret to bear of the deoease of Mrs. Robb. Diolteou, a former well known resident of the 12th eon. She died at Detroit on Monday and will be buried at Brussels cemetery on Friday, Mies Lib. MoLauohlin will attend the Normal at Toronto next session. Mise Sarah McLaaohliu has been re engaged by the Trustees of her school in Tnrn• berry for 1899 at an advance of 520 00 on her salary. Not a bad recommend by any means, As Elmo township Oounoil have pass- ed their Bylaw having to dd with the extension of the Beauchamp drainage scheme our township Council will now take up the oompletion of their work so that the oontreotor can prooeed with his job after the long delay, 00- ensioned by the legal squabbles. This information will be good Dewe to a good many in Grey who will be greatly bene. fitted by the completion of the work. 1iorrree. Lots of mud now. Don't be afraid of it. • 51.00 in advance gets Tun POST until 1900. Minutes of Township Connell may be read in this issue. A. Nioboleon goes for a deer hunt this week to Muskoka. Ohas. Sheriff, of Toronto, has been visiting at Ed. Beeman's. Mies Mary Manning left for London this week where she has a situation. S. Fraliok, of Eaet wawanoeb, was calling on William Fraliek this week. Another wedding on the 6th line. Pre• pare your slippers boys, as Howard is well known. Mre. Bosom has been bothered with a bielding on her right hand, bat she is improving now. Walter Yuill has purchased a fine wind mill and bas bad it erected. Wat. says he has pumped enough water in hie life. J. T. Curtis hoe been re engaged as teacher in Anderson's school for 1899 at an advance in salary, He is a successful pedagogue. A dispute over statute labor on the and line is to be ventilated before a magic. trate'e court at the Township Hall next Monday afternoon. The auction sale of David Maxwell's farm stook, &a. takes place on Friday afternoon of this week. Mr. Maxwell's farm is on the 701 line. G. A. Howe, late Deputy Reeve of Morrie, now a resident of Blyth, is bothered a great deal with something akin to paralysis, but we hope the treat- ment he ie receiving will prove beneficial. We are sorry to hear of the continued Sinus of Mre. Samuel Shine, gravel road, North of Brunets. Sciatica is her trouble from which she has been a great sufferer. We wish her a speedy change for the better, Friday of this week Richd. Armstrong and Fraser Embury leave for a deer hunting tour. They will take train to Gravenbnret, and will be away about two weeks. They are old hands at, the bud. nese and get their share•of game. Bev. D. Rogers bas commenced a series of revival meetings at the Ebenezer ap. poiotment. Meetings will commence at 7.90 and will be in progress for perhaps a oouple of weeks. The pastor will be assisted by neighboring ministers. The auction sale of Walter Innes' farm stook, implements, &o., held on Tneeday afternoon, attraoted a large crowd. Prices were fairly good and the total proceeds were about 51,800. F. S. Scott wielded the auotioneer's hammer, Corrie. GLntuaas.-Mrs. Boomer, who baa been visiting friends here, returned to her home in Galt last Saturday -M. Dane returned from Manitoba on Satar- day.-Wm. Johnston has returned from Douglas. Man., where he worked at hie trade, painting, since last Spring. -W. G, Strong bas been pushing the interests or the C. 0. F. here during last week with the result of adding about 15 mem. ben, and still the work goes on. The century mark ie aimed at and will no doubt be reached before long -Bev. R. J. Garbutt, L. L. B., was at Atwood preaching anniversary sermons last Bab. bath. His work here was taken by Mr. Deaohman, of Orange Hili. -We are sorry to report the serious illness of Fred. Evans from Bright's disease and other troubles. Very slight hopes are eutertained of his recovery. -Jacob Beswitheriok is enduring a siege of typhoid fever and although serious, be will probably recover. The disease was eontraoted while working near Harris - ton. -The W. F. M. S. of the Presby- terian church held their annual thank• offering meeting on Thursday of this week. Morris Council Meeting. The Council met according to adjourn- ment, in the Connell room, Morris, on Oct. 17th. Members all present, Reeve in the chair. Minutes of Last meeting were read and passed, The Collector presented his bond, and on motion of Iebister, eeoonded by Code was accepted as satisfactory. Moved by Cardiff, seoonded by Code that the Clerk be in- structed to notify Engineer Bell to pro. oeed with the examination and estimates of Garnier' drain as soon ae he receives the petition with the necessary addition- al 110.111e9 attached. -Carried. On motion of Mister, seconded by Oardiff, the fol• lowing accounts were ordered to be paid : 0. W. Lawrence, digging ditch, 512 ; Jno. Casetnore, epikee and repairing culvert, 5245 ; Wm. Garniss, epikee and oulvert, 52.50 ; Duff & Stewart, cedar, $1,45 ; Geo. Saunby, gravelling, $9.00 ; P. Soott, gravel, 51.47 ; alto. Broadfoot, tile, 5220; Wm. Ward, ditches, 57.00; T.Ilealy,1 ditch, 52,50; M• Healy, oul- vert, $5:60 ; john Phelan, ditch, $9,00; Jas. Snell, anlvert and repairing side - 2022, 511.00; S. Monkey, repairing ditah and oulvert, 59.00 ; D, Armstrong, cleaning diteh, 52.00 ; Soo, Bell, brush- ing and putting in oulvert, 515.40 ; Jae. Tbuell, gravel, 52,20 ; Geo. Johnston, culvert, 59.755 ; Jno. Sample, digging award drain, 55.25 ; R. Bone, °leaning drain, 51.00 ; S. MoOraoken, bruahing out road, 58.45 ; Jas. Marshall, engin- eer's expense, 5101.50 ; John Oolclough, repairing Dick's hill, 50.00 ; John Riob. mond, work on South boundary, 66.00 ; Jno. Kirkby, work on South boundary, 52,50 I Sas. Nolan. work on South bound- ary, 51.00 ; Wm. MoOall, oleaniug ditch 51.00 ; P. Oantelon, repairing (solvent, $2.00 ; T. Russell, repairing oulvert, 51,50 ; Judge Masson, court expenses under Ditobes & Watercourses Aot, 56 ; S. Vannorman, digging drain, 51.25 ; selectors of Jurore, each 54.00 ; Thos. Russell, nails, 51.00 ; Jno. Watson, equalizing School Sections, $8.00 ; N. G. Nicholson, tile, 57.09 ; Jas. Miller, re• pairing washout, $1.00. On motion of Isbister, seconded by Kirkby, the Coun- cil then adjourned to meet again on the 28th Nov. War. GUM, Clerk. People We Know. Dr. McKelvey is in New York. Mies Lizzie Roes is holidaying with relatives at Kincardine. Rev. Dr. Ferguson is not showing mach improvement in health, Mre. Fletcher arrived home from 0li• Dego on Thursday of last week. Section boss McKenzie is recovering f nom his attack of typhoid fever, Mise Mary Howe hats bean quite ill but we hope she will Boon be oonvaleseent. Mies McKenzie, of Wharton, was the guest of Mrs. Watson Atuley this week. Mies Mary Oliver has gone to Toronto on a visit to her deter, Mrs. Soo. Leckie. Norman Hill and Will. Leatherdale, of Seaforth, were in Brussels last Sabbath. Mr. Weishar, teaoher, has moved to Brussels, his wile and son arriving last week. Mise A1ioe Jewitt, who has been visit. ing her sister Dear .Ethel, has returned home. Mrs. E. W. Meleom and Miss Gertie left Bruesele for Brantford on Tuesday morning. J. J. Gilpin was away for the past week visiting relatives at Owen Sound and Wiarton. Mrs. R. Paul is improving and her sprained ankle will permit her to get out in a few days. Mre. P. D. McKinnon and daughters and Miss Lucretia Oliver left Toronto last week for Winnipeg. Miss Georgie Howe has taken a situ- ation in a woolen factory in Heepeler. She is a competent hand. Mre. (Rev.) Abey ie visiting at Brant- ford with her eiater-in-law, Mrs. Stewart, who is eeriously ill. Mies Myrtle Wilson, who is in Toronto for medical treatment, is progressing favorably we are pleased to state. Herb. Peters, of Lansing, Mich., a eon of the late Dr. Peters, formerly of Brus- eele, was here for a few days last week. Eph. Downing, who has been employed on the Goderioh Star staff, is home. He is ready for another opening and is a good hand. PearlLeatherdale's health has not been any too good of late but we hope the remedies in use will tend to complete restoration. Gordon, the little grandson of Post. master Farrow, who was run over by a G. T. R. train ab London, is progressing favorably and is likely to recover. Mre. Adam Douglas and daughters, of the nth eon. of Grey, have moved into town and purpose making their home here. We welcome them ae residents, Jno. Wilbee is the successor to Jno. Smith as wood worker at Ewan & Innes' Carriage Works. He is a good workman but is often sorely troubled with sciatica. Mrs. (Dr.) Graham, formerly of Brus- sels, was a passenger on the wrecked train between Seaforth and Clinton while en route to Olinton from Toronto, Miss Jean Bitable, of the Pablio school staff, was away at Fergus for a taw days this week owing to the decease of her uncle. Mies Jo.Ross substituted. D. A. Lowry and family arrived in Brnssels from London on Tuesday and are getting settled in their new home. Tun POST welcomes them bask to town. Mre. M. A. Turnbull and daughters, of Breese's, have removed to Clinton. Mies Turnbull was a good worker in the Methodist Sabbath school and Epworth League and Mies Eva was a member of the ahuroh choir. Kinoardine Review ; Conductor and Mrs. Fitzgerald and family have left Kincardine for their new home in Lon- don. This estimable family will be very much missed by Kincardine people among whom they were popular. At the Seaforth Collegiate games, re• cantly held, Ira Gerry, of Brussels, who is attending eohool there, rather dig. anguished himself in athletics and ex. anguished a good many competitors. If"ep•and•downuess" has anything to do With an athlete's eoeoeen Ira has it. Drumbo tae lost its newspaper as well ae Ayr. Branbford'g population in 1888 was 18,054 ; this year it is 18,009. Alex. McNeil, of Parkhill, has shipped 38 care of apples to Winnipeg this fall. Amours Wood, the St. Thomas 'Milan- thropiet, has just celebrated his 80th birthday. The peculiarities of the late Thos. Wright, the old mac found dead near his son's farm at 1hiilldele, are indicated by a strange request made to his son some time prier to bis death gays the Sentinel. Review. Some years ago Wright was walking through a grave yard, so he said, when he stepped upon some human bones which through same unkotvu mane had been brought to the auditors. 'Thf8 de.' aided the old man to Bee that hie remains were sunk deep enough to avoid any risk of accidental exhumation, He a000rd. ingly left a requset with hie sou that ha take an extra dotter or two out of his estate and have the grave digger sink hie last resting place a oouple of feet lower than the euetomary depth. The old man's wish was acceded to and big grave is the deepest in St. John's cemetery, ObterVille, -