The Brussels Post, 1898-12-23, Page 5•
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We 'Wish All a Very
Happy and Merry Xmas
and at the mune time extend a cordial invitation to visit one store in
the hope that you may lind iminothing suitable in the way ot Xmite presents for your
friends, parents or children. We have a great nany articles—too numerous to
mention—that are probably int what would emit you or what you were looking for.
For instance we have an endless variety of Emmy Picture, Embroidered Lawn,
Linen and Bilk Hendlserobiels, Ties, Muillere, Kid Glows, Slippers., Wool Gauntlets
Fur Gauntlete, Caps, Cohan, Ruffs, Capes, Caperines, Linen Tabling, Table Nap
!sins, Towels, Chenille and Tapestry Table Come, Mo., eta.
Our Stools will lie found right including Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes,
Rubbers and Overshoes, ItandymadeOlothing, Hats, Ceps, &o,
1••,-.Lejanuary Standard Patterns now to hand. They are the best
and Cheapest Patterns in America.
Call and get a Fashion' Sheet Free.
lexs trachans
P. 8.—We will pay 5c. per lb. for good Dried Apples.
7RFEW GOODS
istmas
SI LATERNITA_RE Seger Bowls, beet quality, from $3.00 to
36 00. Fruit Dishes from $3 50 to $4.50.
Butter Dishes from 31.50 to 34.00.
Pickle Dishes from $1.50 to 6400.
LAMPGOODS „TleeFiijan...„,,,,Dfirsoprlaay61eAm tosee6011. OBao.
gnet Lamps, superb, from 32.50 to 66.00.
Hanging Lamps from §1.50 to 36.50.
TEA KETTLES
A new and handsome line, Nickel, from
31.25 to $2 00.
than RogersA 1
t 0 per dozen.
SILVER SPOONSgoode, oo 1c1 heavier
S
D MEDAL liho'ldWieBesving Machine bas won the
Medal for the Beet Family Sewing
Machine. Price 328,00,
W ASI -TIN G re.0f0IELINAS.60. The Best in the Market from
CARPET gw,,,E,Axarsit,
3 i59"Gi3rtei:rdinlf.°)IT't 17:;,pgti.
Coe
Groceries
Crockery
Glassware
Fancy China
.......nmallo•" July
mmemourna,remaponamo
THE 'BRUSSELS POST
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
EXPENDITURE—(0ontinued.)
Aug.• 0e,kley,
13 llios Davidson,
fiept. 17 Jacob Kreuter,
17 John Barr,
17 Geo Pollard,
17 'Ilion Al000k,
Nov. 6 i`rank
6 Jas Lynn, .44414
13 John ifollenboolc,
5.Thos Stevenson,
6000 Spelran,
5 Dan (Joopor,
6 Wm Mal(elvey,
0 Thos Bowes,
6 John Ifemilbon,
7 Jae Ferguson,
23 Walter
80 Jae (I reig,
SO Geo Elliott,
Dao. 10 Wm Mitahell,
10 Thoe )3owes,
10 Alex. Thompson,
15 John Elliott,
16 S Love,
16,Wm Oakley,
15. "
15 Henry MoNaughb,
I• Total
EXPENDED ON TOWNSHIP HALL.
Mar, 12 Wm Spotless, for 8 cords of wood.........6
May 80 Thee Chapman, Iselsornining Flall walls „
Nov. 5 W 8 MoKercher, inanranoe Twp Hall ....
Deo. 15 Thos Chapman,caretaker of Twp Hall
July
Deo.
5 70
26 76
9 00
11 84
10 48
9 04
12 60
4 48
1(1 88
17 04
0 20
7 04
113 56
2 48
4 24
10 00
10 32
8 56
12 Od
17 30
64
5 44
8 00
8 dB
1 20
3 20
0 88
567 20
8 60
4 00
1 40
15 00
Total 3 24 00
EXPENSES OW BOARD OP HEALTH.
2 Jos Rayman, burying dead sheep
15jWin Mitchell, attend ingBoard of Health..
15ijno Stewart,
15 Thos Straohe.o, "
15 Wro Spence,
i1 41
lyno Cardiff,
50
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
6 00
Tote! 3 80 50
PRINTING, POSTAGE AND STATIONERY,
May 27
60
Nov. 6
80
Deo. 15
15
16
W H Herr, part paym't printing oontrant,$ 15 00
R 8 Pelton, pose oerds to parties assessed
for Gov't draM No 2 8 35
Globe, printing adv re draining deb 8 00
R. S. Peltonhirint'g 50 oop By-law No 130 16 00
W EI Kerr, hal printing contraot29 26
Wm Spence, postage and stationery ' 26 00
A MoNair, postage and stationery 4 56
Total fP 97 16
EXPENDED ON CHARITY.
Aug. 18 Zits Maker, charity $ 16 00
18 Peter MoDonald, charity 82 00
13 Bins Ed Fox, 12 months: 60 00
18 Mrs W Shine, keep'g Ferquharson's child 60 00
Deo. 15
• 15
10
Total 3 167 00
TAXES REMITTED.
Walter Pennington, statute labor performed3
Mary Steele, taxes remitted
Janet MoIntoeh, taxes remitted
1 00
1 92
2 95
Total $ 5 87
EXPENDED ON SOHOOLS.
June 254. Reymann, attend's to equalization TJ S
I S No 11 G, M, and MoK $ 4 00
July 7 Legislative grant 437 00
7'Trustees order for 8 8 No 8 283 16
7 41 14 4 800 99
7 " 14 8 304 28
7 .' 11 14 9 24160
7 " 41 " 11 670 78
7 Trustees order for Union 16 $ 181 61
7 , 3 114 70
7 " 11 4 268 44
7 .. 12 155 96
7 e .. B 7 00
Total $
Having bought largely we are offering special
values in the above goods.
...CHOICE NEW SEASON'S
Raisins, Currants, Peels, Nuts, Oranges, Lemons
A special line of $12 Dinner Sets for $9.
.A. beautiful line of Tea and Toilet Sets at reduced
prices.
.141.10.4.114.14.14
The Old Reliable Bakery still leads with the
best goods l4ept in, a first-class Bakery.
Best Manitoba Flour for sale,4021.___
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Ge
Thomson.
'There is no place on earth
where you can buy
BOOTS, $110E3
and auBBmrts
tia Cheap as when sold alongside of
Harness at harness. prolite. The public are well
aware of that fact whioh is manifeet by the way
our sales are inareasing—last Saturday's sales
beat all previoue records. By placing fresh in.
ducements, we hope to make this month's business
almost double any previous. month. We keep the goods you want imitable for the
season'which will be handed out to you at the lowest cast man, You will bear in
mind that we don't look to this department alone for our living, wbioh aocounte for
the low prices that rule here.
SATURDAY, DEC, 24TH,
We offer you bargains in Slippers of all kinds.
• HARNESS DEPARTMENT.
—A full stook of heavy and light Harness, all our own make,
out of the best of oak leather. We offer you bargains in Robes,
Blankets, Bells and Whips. _See our Trnnks—very strong, fitted
With good locks, spring elateps, heavy strap hinges—all going at
low prices, the place.
I. C. RICHARDS.
DEBENTURES AND COUPONS.
Oct. 17 Bank of Hamilton, deb and coupons tapp'g
Gov drain
Nov. 17 Bank of Commerce, deb 16,010, 15 coupone
9,875, coin druft 82
2819 48
16 86
250 17
Total 3 207 02
Juno
Nov.
Deo,
WIRE FENCE AID.
25 A 13 Smith, on 13 It 1 con 5 „ , .3 34
513.1 Armstrong, wire S R 1 eon 13 5 82
1.0"Adarn MUSICS, aid to bend wire Wee., 10 00
Total
$ 21 06
1..11.,BoTioN km N SE S.
Jan, 10 Anthony Reymann, for aervieee D 10 0, . • •$
10 " nee of Hall at eleotion..
10 Jae Mitobell, services KS I) R 0
18 Jae MoNair,
191) MoDuneld, "
19 A Turnbnll, "
19 Trueteee 13 33 No 6, use of house ist election
20 .. 9,
20 Wm Spenoe, service as R 0
27 " " eleotion blanks
27 jno Ridley, services as I) Et 0
29 Trustees 8 S No 4, use of house at eleotiou
29 2,
Mar. 11 A Reymann, use of Hall at eleotion
Apr. 1)6 Bryan, use of soh house at eleotion Mar 1
Nov. 5 Trustees 8 S No 2, Me of boucle election poop
7
Deo. 15
04,100r.
14 1, 14
Prov election
4 00
8 00
4 00
4 00
4 00
4 00
8 00
3 00
4 00
8 76
4 00
8 00
00
4 00
4 00
3 00
3 00
4 00
Total $ 69 75
EXPENDED ON SALARIES, PEES, dm.
Feb. 5 Alex Stewart, salary ae auditor . • ....8
131 Livingston, •
613 MaGeorge, salary ae collector, '97
54. McNair, mak'g finanoiel statement, '97
5 J Kreuter, salary as collector for '97
Afar. 12 A Reymann, part salary as assessor
May 27 A. Reymann, bal of salary
Deo. 16 R Dilworth, attending to Tp business
15 A MoNair, as treasurer for '98
15 Tbos Straohan, attend's to Counoil business
15 R Livingston, "
15 Wm Brown, " 14
15 J McDonald, "
15 Wm Spence, salary as clerk
Jan.
Apr.
July
Deo.
12 00
12 00
40 00
7 50
40 00
30 00
60 00
48 00
80 00
80 00
47 00
76 00
43 00
160 00
Total 3 729 60
LOANS, INTEREST AND COMMISSION.
22
11
14
15
15
15
Jan. 20
20
Feb.
20
22
29
2
2
2
2
Feb. 5
6
5
Mar. 12
May 30
June 4
Aug. 18
Sept. 9
14
14
Nov. 5
Nov. 30
Deo, 15
.16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
Standard Bank, commission on draft 3 2 18
Standard Bank, int on note Beanoamp oreek 40 86
40 85
Rachel Spence, bills payable 2200 00
interest on do 59 00
Standard Bank, commission on dreft30
Total. 3 2343 18
MISCELLANEOTJS EXPENSES.
Tbos Straohan, to Toronto on Tp buainess..3
Wm Spenee,
41
posting up financial statement
Wm Efoltnes, bal of Oo rates for 1897
Wm Spence, regia births, deaths marriages
Wm Holmes, Go Trees, uncollected roll '97
Dog tax on roll uncollected
Wm Holmes, arrears of taxes aolleoted on
roll 1897
Wm Sperms, minute book
Thoe Stranhan, to Goderioh on Tp bueiness3
Joo Ross Robertson, grant to hospital for
sick children
Wm Spence, re appeal of Joo MoTaggart
L Gibeon, registering By-law No 113
A Deadrnan, 7 index books for voters' list
Thos Straohen, expenses conveying Wm
Cornell to poor house
Municipal World, collectors rolls and
voters lista
A. Reymann, attendance at Voters' List
Court,
F S &lett, as Constable at R of Vetere' List
Wm Speuoe, service re Voters' List for Tp
Thos Straolian, expenses to Goderioh
A. L Gibson, registering By-law No 129
Mesas Smith, dog tax refunded
4. 31eNair, to Toronto on Tp business
McPherson & Davidson, preparing By-law
No 130
A. Reymann, seleoting Jurors
T Strachan,
W Spence, ••
Thee Straohan, to Goderioh on Tp business
Wm Spence, attending to D & W Aot
Wm Spence, preparing By-Istwe and sale of
Debentures
18 80
18 30
5 00
1800 00
25 60
6 40
1 00
22 11
1 50
4 10
6 00
21 40
2 00
1 25
1 00
3 05
2 00
1 60
31 14
4 25
2 00
1 00
13 00
30 00
4 00
4 00
4 00
8 00
30 00
80 00
Total 3 1642 30
ASSETS.
Dec. 15 J Kreuter's uncollected roll 1898 ii 1829 72
10 P Bishop's " 1410 41
16 13al in St andard Bank 2220 15
15 Bal in 460 88
15 Tp Elma annual rental Silver Corner drain 99 81
15 Bel in Co Treasurer's hands uncoils:cited3 20
15 Sale of Deb for Gov't drain No 2 and exten•
sion 14119 68
15 Township Hall 1000 00
15 Outlay of Gov't drain No 2 recouped 1805 74
Total $22989 59
LIAE3ILITIES.
Deo. 16 County rates for 1898 $ 2213 80
1513alancie due schools 3410 63
15 Government drains No 1 & 2 annual rental 507 34
15 Jacob Kreuter, salary as oolleotor 40 00
15 Peter Bishop " 40 00
Total 8411 77
Disbursements from December 17th, 1897, to December 31st, 189'T.
Deo, 21 W II Kerr, bal of printing ooatraot 1897..$ 14 25 Deo.
25 Mee Jae Oarr, for remission of taxes 2 19
26 Duncan MoDonald, for gravel .
26 Wm Mitokell,attending Board of Health 118
6 000
28 W Holmes, Oo Trees, pt pay'b Co retest '97 1021 64
28 Standard Bank, for draft 2 00
28 Thos Kelly, annual rental Town Hall 12 00
28 Brown Broe, ofteh book and express obarge 8 80
28 Trees of Ont, an I rental Gov draM No 1 & 2 507 84
28 Standard Bank, for draft 08
28 " " int on note Beanobamp Creek 40 85
28 Tbos Elliott, wire fence lot 00 eon 1 10 00
Total 02282 06
We hereby certify that the above is a correct Statement of Receipts. and Expenditures
from last Audit to this Date.
Thos. &radian, Reeve,
Cranbrook, Dec, 19th, 1898.
1,11..111114,1141MISIMIN1.4101414M=4.41.,
A. McNair, Treasurer.
JlGtli co).
TRIO axm BAUM 16A60.—Tbe Belle-
ville Sun of Deo. Oth, gives the following
partionlars of the late Samuel Hall,
bother to Wm, Hall, of Ethel :—One of
the °Meet employees of the G. T. R. died
today in the person of Samuel Hell,
The deceased was a native of Gilberdyke,
Yorlsehire England, and was sixty-eeven
years of age, He came to (Jumada forty.
6185 years ago and entered the G. T. IL
service as an engineer, being employed iu
that oapaolty in Queboo for twentydive
•yeers. Abont twenty years ago he came
to this oily to Mite (Marge of the pump.
house at the G. 51.10. station and up to
about eight years ago, when the Water-
works were pub in, he held the position,
Slime then he has not done any heavy
work as he was: in rather feeble health.
About a week ago he WKS taken ill with
pneumonia, which mimed death. Mr,
Hall was well known in this city and
highly respeoted, not only by hie employ.
ors and fellow workmen, bub by all with
whom he mine in contact. IIe had a
very quiet disposition, but was genial and
one wboin it was ms pleasure to know.
He WKS a member of the otiegregation of
Christ church and oleo 03 the Masonic:
order. Ho watt at one time a Member of
the B. L, E. Surviving him are two
sons and three deughters. They are I
George and Miss Nagle Hall, of this
city; Samuel Hall, Dubuqe, Iowa; Mrs.
11. MoLeod, Riabmond, Qae. ; Mre. 7, T.
Arundel, Winnipeg,
We expeot Robb. Dilworth, of this
locality, will be a nominee for Grey
townehip Reeveehip next Monday.
Keep the Methodist Sabbath Sobool
Entertainment in view, It will be held
in the Township Hall on Friday evening
next. A. good time is promised,
Bann His Anat.—Auetin, the 6 year.
Old eon of jos. Faulkner, West of our
village, had the misfortune to fall and
brealc his left arm neer the elbow lad
Sunday morning as he Wee getting out of
bed, It was promptly attended to and
the little follow le doing all right,
"The Craft of St. Crispin."
—A pictured history of the Shoe from the
3rd century to date. Full of foot facts
about leather, shoe ruin and longevity,
• tricks of the last, foot forming influences,
styles and colors of latest shoes, etc.
Copy free from agents or makers of
"The Slater Shoe."
Jno. Downing, - Sole Local Agent
BRUSSELS
PUMP WORK.
I wish to inform the people of Brussels
and surrounding district that I have par.
abased the Pump Business of JAMES
BELL and will be found ready to attend
to all wants in either new work or repairs
at moderate prices,
No better Pump in the =riot.
Order left at my shop or residenoe or
at P. SCOTT'S atop will be promptly
looked after.
lawOrdere taken for the Digging of
Wells and Cisterns.
Goner Green,
MILL STREET, • BRUSSELS.
SHINGLES
British Columbia
Red Cedar Shingles
A.ND. —
North Shore
Pine and Cedar
FOR SALE IT ma
•
Brussels Planing Ells
Also Doors and Saab of all Pat
terns on hand or made to order
at Short Notioe,
Estimates Furnished for all
kinds of Baildiegs. Workman.
ship and Material Guaranteed.
P. AMENT
Has got
What You Want.
Call and see hie stook of 'Winter Dress
Goode and Trimmings, Ladies', Gents'
add Children's Underwear. Best
value in town.
Headquarters for....
CANNED GOODS
Bought before the advance
in prices :—
Peaches, Tomatoes, Salmon
Pineapples, Corn, Sardines
Pears, Peas, Herrings
Plume, Beans, Haddide
Cherries, Pumpkins, Chicken
Strawberries, Pioklee, Turkey
Reepberries, Mince -meat, 'Duck
Blueberries, Canned Beef, 3loahroome
Pigs Feet, • ()hip Beef
MeLaren's Cheese
ta'New Fruits, New Peels, New Nuts.
—Nesv Spiees of all kinds.
''Teas and Ooffee a specialty at
SKENE'S.
Goon Cotton Root Componnd.
Is sucoesSfully used monthly by over
10,000 Ladies. Safe, effectual. Ladies ask
your druggist for Cooke Cotton Rotss
Ce-
Iond. Take no other, as all Mixtures, pills and
Imitations are dangerous. "'Moe, No. 1, 01 per
box; No. 8,10 degrees Stronger, $8 per box. No.
t or 2, mailed en receipt of price and two 8-eent
'tamps. The Cook Company Windsor, Ont,
128r -Noe. 1 and 2 sold and recommended by all
tesponsible Druggists in Canada.
Nos. 1 and:2 'Mifflin Brussels byl
G. A. DHADMAN,
Druggist, Bookseller & Optician.
FAMOUS
Feed
Boiler
The boiler is made of
steel, cast iron front, grates,
fire box linings and smoke pipe plate, all other partsimade
of the best cast steel protected against warping. Flues
arranged so that boiling can be done quicker and. at much
less cost for fuel than the old style furnace.
Price only $16.00 Cash.
Leave yOle order at once with
GERRY BROS.
Cutters,
S eighs,
Ewan & Innes, on Uonday
C39kand Tuesday of this weeek
SOLD 9 CUTTERS,
3 of which went near Listoivel,
They have the right kinds and prices to ,suit, and
people know it.
We have a ear lot corning next week,
We have on hand new Sleighs, light and heavy, 2ad
hand Cutters, some Pleasure Sleighs that will hold ,6 per-
sods, with steel bobs, IVIcLaughlin's patent,
CALL IN AND SEE OUR STOCK.
Ewan & Innes.