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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1899-12-28, Page 8Tired Eyes Sensations exist for our guidance. They are Nature's warnings. Over-worked eyes demand rest. Eyes that tire easily call for help. Properly adjusted glasses afford the only assistance possible. We make a specialty of relieving tired eyes and guarantee satisfac- tion. G. A. Deadman, flruggist and Graduatie Optician; Brussels, Ont. 11-114, I3E U {iJ SE LS POST 01111 Ell 1 We thank our many customers for the exception- ally good trade of last week. With the large stock we carry we are enabled to sup- ply the extra demand for Holiday goods and still have plenty left for those who prefer presenting their gifts at New Years, We hope to merit the continued patron- age of our numerous custom- ers and wish thele all a truly Happy New Year. G A. DEADMAN, Druggist, Optician & Bookseller. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. SOUTHERN EXTENSION W. 0. & D. Trains leave Brussels Station, North and South, as follows : Goma S000n, Goma Nonni. 'Express 7:16 a,m. Mail a•10 p.m Mixed 9:46 a.m, I Express ..,...10:17 p.m ya.ca1 Reius Pins. A chiefs amang ye takin' notes, An' faith he'll pront it. HAPPY Dim YEAR, GET ready to write 1900. ELECTION day next Monday. Pease found. Ask at THE Pon. Rum your subsoription to TnE POST. Wow is Coming down in prise eiuce the sleighing arrived. AWAY we go for the last year of the 19th oentury. Make 1900 count. CHEAP rates on the G. T. R, Passen- ger traffic has been very heavy this sea- son. READ all the eleotion Dards in this issue, and then go out on Monday and mark yonr ballots. A MEETING of East Huron Conservative Assooiatiou executive will be held in Wingham on Friday afternoon of this week. A doable desk of hogs was shipped on Tuesday by Messrs Backer and Vanstone from Brussels, and a like quantity from Goderioh the same day. ALP. BARKER captured 1st prize on White Rook pullet, 2od ou Silver Sea. bright Oookerel, and 2nd on White Rook Oookerel at Stratford Poultry Show this week. "Barney" is a hard man to beat. BY a fire in Tatham's block Guelph, stook in 0.E. Turnbull's job printing offioe suffered to the, extent of $200 by water. The fire started in a wood box in the Trades and Labor Union room, third flat. Mr. Turnbull was a graduate of THE Poem and known to many in town. He was insured. Enemas day next Monday, Poll, at Gilpin'soff ccs, Ooutioil Obomber, and J. N. Kendall's residence, will be open from 9 to 5 o'clock. Trustee eleotion at same time and plane but on separate ballot. Three trustees are to be eleoted. The Deputy Returning oifloere are R. Mo. Naughton, W. Aldridge and J. A. Oreigh• ton. HYi1RNnAn.—By notioe elsewhere it will be observed that Oupid has scored another victory and will now have a spare arrow for his quiver. On Monday, 18th inst., the nuptial tie was performed by Rev. A. H. Baldwin, of All Saint's Oburoh, Toronto, between Robt. H. Fa. gegen, of Howiok township, and Miss Nellie, third daughter of Thos. Bradwell, of Clifford, a former well known Brus saute. May all the good things of this life be showered on their pathway is the wish of THE POST. COURT PRINCESS ALilxANDRIA.—The an- nual eleotion of officers for the above 0. 0. F. Court, Brussels, took place on Tues- day evening and reenited au follows C. R., Jno. Bhurrie; P. 0. R., Jas. Blaehill ; V. 0. R., Dr. Snider ; Reo..Sea., Walter Smith ; Fin. -Seo., S. T. Plum ; Treas., W. Blaehill ; Chaplain, Geo. Kerr ; S. W., Wm. Miller ; J. W., Jas. Clark ; S. B., T. Bloomfield . J. B., Jae. Douglas ; Court Dep., Geo. Rogers ; Court Phys., Drs. Snider and MoNauehtoo. A dela.. gate will not be Brut to High Court this time owing to distance to Sherbrooke, Quebec, where High Court will oommune, KNIGHTS OP THE () MAVEN,—Bruesele butchers take no second place when it comae to a display of meats and this Christmas le no exception to the rule in quantity, quality or attraotivenees of decoration. The only trouble is to find space at their shops to exhibit all they have prepared. To making comparisons with other towns Brueselites have little room for complaint as to the service ren. dored by our knights of the cleaver the whole year round. • ANDREW OURDIE'9 EEH1D3T. oonsistsd of two 2 year old heifers, fed by Hislop Brom, Grey ; one 2 year old heifer, fed' by Jno. Omar, Grey; one 2 year old heifer, fed by A. Currie ; one lamb, fed by Wm. Tnrobull, Grey ; six pige, fed by Geo. Emote, Morris. 'There was also a well arranged supply of smoked barna and co ban,turkeys, geese, sausage, bologna, lard, haggis, Melte, white and blank pad• dings, tripe, headcheese, deer, &o. Nat. ural prlmrosee, evergreens, &o„ lent a charm to the display. It was "all right" and the people of thio locality litre to see these tasty arrangements. AT WM. STAMHILL'S Si10P. watts to be found two 2 year old heifers, fed by Jae. Bergen, Grey; three 2 year old heifers, fed by Geo. Jaokson, Morris ; four pige fed by same gentleman ; one pig, fed by Mr. Soott, MaKilfop-; three pigs, led by W. Blaehill ;• 2 lambs fed by Jag, Burges's, Grey, and one by Geo. Pollard, Morrie, the a averaging 00 pounds dree's. Md. Then Dame turkeys, geese, hams, bacon,sausages, lard, headcheese, Mops, fresh batter and a number of butcher's noveltiee dons up hi catchy style. Tieshe paper flowers, and wreathe, &o., gave a flafsliing Minh to the exhibit. It makes a fellow's "teeth water" to pass by those exhibilm SEVERAL interesting matters are orowd• ed out of this issue hub will appear next week, MANY of the shop windows were gaily and Maternity dressed for the holiday season. SAwLoos,heading and stove wood have begun to move at a lively rate. The good sleighing is a great boon to all camera ed. Emormazznruo has been the order this week and with 17 or 18 candidates in the field of comae there was lots of room Monday at 6 p. m. will tell the tale. NExT Monday will be a public holiday. Poet offioe hours 8 to 9 a. m. ; an hour after arrival ot afternoon mail; and from 0 to 6.80 p. m. The Bank will be closed. RENEWAL eubeoriptiona are rolling in to TEE POST. We purpose improving the paper daring 1900 but think now we give good value for 2 oents a week in our 56 columns. LAST Saturday nights train did not renob Brussels until about 2 Sabbath morning. There were 7 paeaenger oars to a000mmodate the large number of Ohriatmas travellers. ANNUAL meeting of Grey Branch Agri. cultural Society will be held on Wednes- day, Jan. 10511, in the Council Chamber, at 1 o'olook. The East Huron Riding Society will meet a week later in the same plane. MATRLI1ONIAL.—Early Wednesday more - Me of this week Rev. G. J. Abey tied the matrimonial knot, at the residence of the bride's father, Turnberry street, Brae. eels, between James J. White, of Bolton, Out., and Mies Ellen, eldest daughter of Mr. Henry Burgess. THE Owen Sound Advertiser in appak• ing of the Queen Esther Cantata given there says :—The leading vocalists of the town joined in the preparation of the Cantata and it reflects very great credit an the mnaioal talent of the performers and the skill of the oondnotor, Prof. 0. W. Tanney, to say that the entire com- position was mastered and planed before our citizens in so faaltlees a manner, with little more than one month's praotioe. tted themselves soloisten ni o All the q most oreditably—Mr. Chester with his rioh base voice was every inch a King ; Mrs. (Dr.) Cavanagh ae Queen delighted the audience and proved herself possess• ed of a remarkably fine seprnno voice. SPEECH MARrNG.--A public meeting of the ratepayers of Brussels was held last Friday evening in the Town Hall to bear what the oandidates for the Municipal and School Boards had to say. W. H. MoOracken was voted to the chair after whish the candidates were called upon as nominated. We have an extended report of the apeeobafying but owing to want of some have to omit it. R. Henderson, J. Wynn, G. F.• Blair, B. Gerry and B. Coobrane deolined the honor of seeking seats in the douooil Board, leaving 10 oandidates still in the field for Councillor and two for the Reeveehip, The five persona nominated for School Trustees are ell in the oontest, the first three given in the list of nominations being the old Board. Mr. Farrow was also a member of the Board for several years. Mr. Richards is a new man. Monday even. ing'e meeting was not the most orderly one ever held and acme of the rules fol. lowed were hardly in keeping with par. liamentary prooedure. . CBBURRCH 0HIJMES. Evangelistic eervioen will be anemone. ed 10 the Methodist ohuroh after the New Year. The topic at Melville Endeavor and the Epworth League next Sabbath even ing will be "The Heavenly Becord," $14.50 wag raised by collection in Melville Sabbath School last Sabbath afternoon for the Siok Children's' Hoepib. al, Toronto. $0,08 was the amount of the collection taken last Sabbath afternoon in the Methodist Sunday eohool for the Siok Ohildrens' Hospital. A Watch night eervioe will be held in St. John's Church next Sunday oCin- menofog at 11.80 o'clock p. m., to wel- come in the New Year. Rev. Jno. Bose, B. A., pteaohed Christ- mas sermons in Melville ohnroh last Sabbath dealing with the "Promised Messiah," Isaiah 9 and 0. A, eervioe of praise appropriate to the season was also rendered at the evening gathering. Bev. G. H. Oobhlediolr, B. D., of Both. well, formerly of Brussels, will preach anniversary eermooe to the Methodist church here next Sabbath, at 10.30 and 7 o'clock. Special oolleotions will be taken. Rev. Ole. Cobblediolt and Bev. Me, Holmes will address the Sabbath cahoot in the afternoon. Roll call of oflljcers and teachers. Last Sabbath morning Rev. Jno. Holmes preached a Chrietmae sermon from Matt, 2 and 2, "Hie Star." In rho evening the topics was "How to keep Christmas," Col. 8 17. There were three ways of keeping this annual festival viz t —The sacred way ; the 'Antal way ; and the sooial way. 'It should be spent (1) With the heartiest good alma ; (2) With relaxation from labor) (8) With family reunions and home love ; (4) By revising and readjusting the attained relations of life ; (6) In a'spirit of charity. In adds. tion to Chrietmae anthema by the choir Fred. Gilpin tang a lane solo, "The Pere. tan Wine Aloft" at the, evening 8550180. "The Ciroumoision and Presentation" will be the eobjoot far eonsideraUon at the young people's nervine in St, Johu'e oburoh ou Thursday evening. Rev, Mr. Ahoy will speak on it. Limit Sunday morufng Bev, Mr, Abey preached an appropriate Christmas ser. mon in St. John's Churoh, from the text "Glory to God in the Higbeet, &e," In the evening the theme wee "Rejoins in the Lord always, &o," The church was neatly decorated tvitli flowers and evergreens. itfat,virno SABDATH Soaooi,.—Thureday evening of lust week the annual election of offiaor's in Melville Sabbath school took piaoe resulting ne follows :—Super. intendant, J. H. Cameron ; assistant Superintsudent, A. 101. McKay; Seo.• Treas., Lorne Dunford ; Organist, Mies amens MoLauolliin ; Librarians, Milton MoGoire and G. A. Deadmau ; Assistant Librarian, R. K. Ross ; Auditor, J. Id. Cameron ; Teachers, G. F. Blair, Mrs. Jno. Ross, lOirs, R. K. Ross, Miss Lizzie Roes, raise Sinolair, A. M. McKay, hire, McGuire, Mles MoNaugbtmi, T. A, FLiw kiwi, R. W. Matheson, Miss Menzies, Mre. ltiobards, Miss M. C. Stewart, Miss Jean Fotbes, Mrs. J. H, Cameron and Mies M. E, Ross. Jae, Fox, Inspector Robb, Mies Edith MoLaoohlin and Mies Belle Irwin were also proposed as teas hors. People We Talk About. Misses MoArter are holidaying at Hen - sail. alias Minnie Moore was visiting at Tor. onto, Mise Dora Smith is Home for her veoabion. J. D. Ronald spent Christmas at Strathroy, Duo, Moore and family were visiting at Listowel. Miss Clara Daniels was at Walkerton for Christmas. Harry Downing was home from Har. rietou thio week. Mrs. Deadman will epend New Year's Day at Woodstock. Will. Lowry and wife, of London, were here fora few days. Mise Nellie Campbell, of London, was home for a holibay. J. Hunter Smith, of Brandon, ie visit• ing relatives iu town. J. H. Cameron and wife, were visiting at Laoknow this week. S. T. Plum and family spent Christ. mac at New Hamburg. Albert Blaehill was home from Pal- meretou for the holidays. Mrs. Thos. Bone, is visiting relatives at London and Woodstock. Leslie and Winnie Turnbull are vieittng relatives in Grey township. e t J. and Mrs. Aroettt spent 0hristmas with friend's in Waterloo Go. Mies Armstrong spent Christmas holi- days at her home in Listowel. R. W. Jewitt, tvho is teaching near Berlin, is home for his holidays. Misses Violet and Floreuoe McKenzie are visiting relatives at Guelph. Geo: Peebles, who has been sojourning at Tiverton, ie visiting his mother. Mies Hattie Downing is home from Goderioh Collegiate for her vacation. . Wire. G. F. Blair and Wilfrid, are visit- ing relatives and friends at Goderioh. Walter and Mrs. Jackson are visiting relatives at Newmarket cud Toronto. 1''. S. and Mrs. Scott spent the Christ mac holiday with friends at Hamilton, Mies Bell Bawtinbeimer bee returned from avisit with friends at St. George. Alvin Gallagher, of Belmore, was visit ing his oousine,Charlie and Willis Ztlliax. Andrew Sample and Jno, Forbes have arrived home from the Prairie Province. N. B. Gerry, wife and daughter, of Wroxeter, were visiting in town for a fete days. W. H. Ellie was home from the Wood - stools Baptist College for the Xmas vaca- tion. Alex. McKelvey, who is attending 'school at Mount Forest, is home tbie week. Mies Florence Green, of Platteville, is visiting her Hunt, Mrs. S. T. Plum, Flora street. W. H. Willie, wifelnnd sone, of Seaforth, were in town for Christmas vieiting at B. Gerry's. Thos. Bird, of Detroit, ate his Ohriet' mas turkey at home. He returned on Tuesday. Robbie McKenzie bad hie tonsils ont last Monday and is getting along first rate now. Peter Stewart and wife, of Langdon, Dakota, are visiting relatives in Brussels and Grey. Leslie Kerr spent Christmas in Stat. ford at his uncle's, A. M. Kay, formerly of Brussels, J. N. Kendall arrived home last week from British Columbia. He will• soon be o. k. again. Wilber Baker le visiting relatives ab Exeter. Garfield Baker aoaompanied his brobhet. Harry Gooding is spending his holidays with relative's and friends at St. Marys and London, We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Malloy is on the sink list but we bope she will Boon be butter. George and Mina Maria Ford, of Guelph, were visiting their eister, Mrs. Jno. McKenzie. Garfield Bather will attend the Business College at Stratford for the next term, going next week. Will. and Geo. Watt, of Toronto, and W, Jamas and wife, of Seaforth, were holidaying at R, Watt's. Mrs. (Rev.) Holmes will spend the New Year holidays with her sister, Mrs. (Dr..) Rollins, of Exeter. Kenneth Clark, of Woodstock, is visit• ing at G, A. Deadman's, Frederiok etreet. Mss. Deed man ie his aunt. John Wilson and wife, of Toronto, spent a couple of days with the family of Wm. Rose, William street. Miss Edith Inman, 01 Guelph, enjoyed the Christmastide at het mother's, Elizabeth etreet, Bruseals, George Booker was on the siok list With threatened inflammation of the bowels but is all right aggain, Robt. Ross, wife and children, of Kin. sardine, spentChrfetmae in town, tetul'n. ing home on Tueeday afternoon. George McCullough, of London, who is a moulder in the McOlary foundry, was owning on old friends this week. Will. Sample hi enjoying a briaf holiday With relative's and Mende in town, Ire returns to Leaden next week, Mrs. D. Mor,auohlin is visitingrolativee hero. Har home is at Langdon, North Daiwa. Her daughter aoaompanied her. Owing to to tall hire, R, Henderson has boon laid neide by a badly sprained foot. i. WO hops She Will soon bo all tight again. Horace Cralg, of Ottawa, is visltingat W. F. Vanstone'e. Tierria Hamilton, of the Standard Bank, wan home for Christmas. Geo, B. MoOlelhmd, of the Standard Bank, will New Year's at Whitby. M. McLennan, of London, was in town ou Thursday, looking as chipper aa ever. Ohne. E. Stone, of Langdon, North Dakota, le visiting at Jou. :11cCrea's, Tornbe, ry 510851, Jas, M, Moore, of Toronto, was holiday. lug here this week. He will wmplete his medical course next Spring and then Miss Laura Dennison, who has been in failing health for some time, has been considerably worse this week, we regret to state. Postmaster and Mrs. Farrow Christ. massed at Toronto, It was just 50 years ago Christmas Day that Mr. Farrow first saw Toronto. Mrs. T. Uayorofl, Mies Mabel and Will., have been visiting et J. Ransom's, 0th coo. of Grey. They returned home on Thursday. D. M. Ferguson, the well known Strat. ford merchant, was Visiting here for a few days this week, with his mother and other old friends, Jacob Wilton does not gain very r0uch in health, bat has done well in the hard fight he has had at Mame in the poet year or so. Millard Cardiff ie atilt at the General Hospital, Toronto, bat we hope he will soon be able to get hone. 1f's father came back last Saturday. Thos. Travieaud wife'or I friends of Mewls Rose, i w, Michigan,areviei visiting a here. Mrs. Travis le ra daughter if Mrs. Holmes, Alexander street. Jas. Humphries, wife and dao„iibar,and Mies Clara Thomson, of Termite, were visiting at Jae. Jones' this week. Mre. Donee, Mra, Humphries and Miss Thom• eon are glisten. The Roeelaod Miner gives a glowing amount of the St. Andrew's sapper bald recently in that oily. J. Ferguson Mo. Orae, a well known former Brueselite, is the P,osident of the Sooieby. Ino. McKenzie, G. T. R. foreman on Brussels section, will take a well earned holiday, commencing ou Saturday' 1Vm. Miller, an old band on the rna1, will eat as section boss during Mr. MoKenzie's absence, Thos. Rose, Mrs. Ross and children, of Maley, joined with the other members of David Ross' family in a Christmas re. union. All the members were present, no small company either when the grandchildren some into the count. Thos. Bloomfield has applied to the Dominion Government authorities for the position of oaretaker of the oargo of horses going out to South Africa for military purposes. Tom is an old hand at crossing the briny with horse flesh. THE Poar extends oongratulabione to Alonzo Haldeoby, formerly of Brussels, who was eleoted as Counoiilor at the Municipal eleotion in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, N. W. T., on the llth inst. His vote wee 104. We hope to see him in rho Mayor's chair. Dr, and Mrs. Iialbfleisob are visiting relatives at .Mishawaka, Indiana, U. S. From there, after a holiday, the Dr. may go to Chicago and take a post graduate oouree in the hospital's. Dr. K. says he bus gained 10 pounds eiuce leaving Bette. eels. There is a little snow but no sleigh• ing where they are. County Model Schools. The County Board of Examiner's met in the Model Sohool, Clinton, on Satur- day, Deo. 28rd, to finish the Model School work f r the term. The number of students ab the Model Schools this year was much smaller than in former years. There were 17 in attendance at the Gode- rioh Model, and 18 at Clinton. Though the Department requires 00% of the ag- gregate number of marks to pass, all the oandidates but oue secured the requisite number. The following is a list of those who were granted Third Claes Oertifi. oatee—valid for three years :— Calder, Maggie Buswell, Robt. E. Deane, Eliza II. Draper, Samuel A. Dorranoe, Lizzie Edward, Wesley G. Ferguson, Cora B. Finkbeiner, Nelson Gillespie, Cassie Geiger, Wm. Graham, Gertrude Johns, Addison Helyar, Olive Lamont, Oliver A. McLean, Frances E. Long, Harry Rich. MaSween, Christina Mair, Wm. Moffat, Maude McAllister, Arthur O'Connor, Julia MoFalls, Samson Olivant, M. Edith Ruby, Ada Sheppard, Eliza R. • Tiohboarne, Mary Wilson, Elizabeth G. Wilson, Margaret G. Worthington, Rose J. The Board, after routine business, ad- journed to meet in August next year. GEC. BAInD, Seo„ Clinton, Business Locals. GASH rot hides and sheep eking, A. Cannes, Brussels. Goon nutter for sale or would exchange it for wood. Apply at THE POST. COMFORTABLE bouee, with seven good rooms, to rent. Apply to R. Leatherdale, HIDES WANTED.—WM. Blaehill is pre. pared to pay the highest cash price for hides. Call and gee him, SAvo`sLINo done on short notice by an experienced baud, Satisfaction mural. teed. Hain WiLLIAMs, Bruesele. OotteonrAnrs dwelling to rent over Downing Bros. and A. Ourris'e stores, euibable for small family. Apply to I. 0. Malang. GET your Christmas and New Year's Photos, taken at E. Hart's Gallery. He makes them just a's cheap as anyone else and gime you mush better eatiefaotion. Photos on buttons and all kinds of jewel- ry in the Xmas styles. The kind wishes of the season extended to all. I1. HART, Artist, Brussels. A Bre OFFnit.—No. 1—A set of single Laramie at poet to every purchaser of a clatter. No, 2—A set of team harness at cost to every purchaser of aget 'of sleighs. No shoddy factory harness as some Call it, bat genuine leather and all hand 'sewed. Harnese must be Dash. Ew,N & INNEs, Bra Mile. GENTS, i wick you to know that I do choice saw dragging and no other at dif. ferent prioes aoeordhlg to state of saw. I wieh you to know there iS to be no (111. feeing, diapering, bantering or grutnbling, concerning prices whether bargain is closed or not, Yotiro for bneinese, T. MoGregor, Saw Gummer and Flier) Brauuele, Ontario. Be. 28, 1899 STS XD,1.,ED BANE OF alaY4D31. o7smasx.zesox:m:ta 3.e72. HEAP OFFICE, ^ TORONTO OAPITAL PAID UP (One Million Dollars) • $1,000,000 RESERVE FUND • - - $000,000 Agencies in all principal points in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, united States sering/and, Vie MS'S 24,9 EidAreiff A General Banking }Maimed Transacted. Farmers' Notes Disoounbed, Drafts Issu•d and Oolleotione made on all pointe, SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT, Interest allowed on deposits of $1.00 and upwards. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO TUE OOLLEOrION Or' FARMERS' BALE NOTES. Every facility afforded Customers living at a diotanoe, J. N. GORDON, ACTING AGENT. WANTnc.—One ten Oholme roll butter weekly. Prioe 20o. Also any quantity of dried apples and fowl, We pay oasis for butter. If you have not a plaid or homespun skirt you're not in it. Our range of dress goods, jaokete and furs are not surpassed. G. E, Mee, Wingbam. a.eadburv. J. Rae spent Christmas in Harrieton. Jaa. Mowbray, who has Marge of an eleotrio light plant in Tilbury, is home on a few Xmas holidays. Jas. Petrie has sold his 100 aore farm to hie neighbor, Mr. Haokwell. The i 4. Petrie price paid was $ 600. Mr. Petr o intends to buy a place near town. The pupils of S. S. No. 9, McKillop, presented their teacher, A. W. Forbes, with a nine watch chain and fountain pen at the oloeing of eohool, Deo. 22nd. A party of Indians, who wore housed for the Winter in a bush near by here have skipped out after leaving some of the white men in the hole for hay, oats, flour, etc. The following are nominations for Mc- Killop :—For Reeve, James Lockhart and Daniel Manley ; for Councillors, John S. Brown, Alexander Gardner. John G. Grieve, Charles Little, Archibald Mc Gregor, James O'Laughlin, John O'Keefe and William J. Walsh. MORN. ErAvere.—In ORN- RAIerE.—In Brussels, on Deo. 25th, the wife of Mr. John Haisle of a son. ' Mli RRTn7D• KEYS—FuLTON: Ab 'the residence of the bride's mother, 16th eon., Grey, on the 27th inst., by Bev. D. B. MaRae, Mr. Henry A. Keys, to Mies Lizzie Fulton, all of Grey. Moons—CmunizBs.—At the reeidenoe of the bride's mother, Harrieton, on Wednesday, Deo. 20tb,1899,by Revs. T. D. Mooullough and M. 0. Cam- eron, B. D., Min Minnie Chambers, sister of Mrs. (Dr.) Holmes, Brussels, to Mr, J. M. Moore, of Harrieton. MEnrrEJoHN—OoATEs.—At the residence of the bride's parents, on Deo. 20011, by Rev. Mr. Bristol, Mr. J Meikle• john, of Molesworth, to Mies Mary E. Coates, of Elms. Weirs—BURGESS.—At the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. G. J. Abey, on Deo. 27th, Mr. James J. White, of Bolton, Ont., to Miss Ellen, eldest daughter of Mr. Henry Bur- gess, of Brussels. FEn0ne0N—BnADwELL.—In Toronto, on Dee. 18th, by Rev. Arthur H. Bald• win, of All Saint's Church, Mr. Robert H. Ferguson, of Howiok township, Huron Go., to Mise Nellie, third daughter of Mr. Tboe. Brad• well, of Olifford, formerly of Bram teals. LEEon.—At Oakland, Dakota, on Deo. 25th, Kate McDougall, beloved wife of Frank Leeoh, aged 33 years. mm'C3'SSl7rS 33.6A.RgaanrS. Fall Wheat............ 60 68 Barley 80 35 Peas 55 Oats 24 26 Butter, tube and rolls .. 16 16 Eggs per dozen 14 15 Flour per barrel 4 00 4 50 Potatoes (per bus) 25 25 Apples (per bbl) 1 25 2 00 Hay per ton 0 00 7 00 Hides trimmed ........ 7 7i Hides rough 5 5 Salt per bbl., retail..,1 00 10 Sheep skins,eaeh 30 66 Lamb skins eaoh..., 26 25 Hogs, Live 4 00 4 10 Hogs, Dressed 4 75 5 00 Wool 8 . 18 ONE CENT A WORD COLUMN. Duman eon BALs.—A large driver, works well as a third horse. Apply to D, F0B1tEBT, Walton. Goon grade Cow for sale, will calve this month, Apply t0 360. GRANT, Lot e, don, 14, Grey, THE PEOPLE'S COLUMN. DURHAM BULL, 00blINQ 8 years old for gale, cheap. Toole lot Thlok,alevel Ewell' giartoied nmdu handler ; very quiet,Wok and sure. O, TtJ1tNBULL, 26 4 Lot 10, Con. 13, dreg, '1016 SALE IN 13TUEL VIL- Mlle.—The property of the late John Elliott, consisting of a solid helolt House, with frame Welton and wooriehod, good stable and a aero of laud all in firat•olass oondition. If net sold will be rented. Pos- session at any time. For pattioulare apply o WM, SPENCE, Ethel ) Anus. PATTEnsoN,Wtt, 8PENCE, IEthef 1 AL10x. PATO`EneoN, Galt; or DR,MoSElvns, Mt. Forest. 201f GREF BR©N013 AGRICULTUR— AL SOCIETY, 'Phe Annual Meeting of the Gray Branch Agrloulturel Moiety will be held In the Town Hall,' Brnesels,, en - WEDNESDAY, JAN, IOW, 1000, at 1 p. m, for the purpose of reserving the annnal statement and audit - ora' report, and the eleotion of Direoto re for theYear 1000. JAS. 921011t, President ; W. 11.EMIR, Secretary, Tp AST II URON AGRICULTURAL LJ BOCI13'rY. The Annual Meeting oi.the Blast Huron Agricultural Sedgy win be field in the Town hail, Brnseolle, on WEDNESDAY JAN, nth, 1000, at 113.01. p.m., for the p irpoao of receiving the Dlreothre and Auditors' re. ports; the eleotieh of OGroore andDirootoro and the traueactiou of other bushman, JAS. 2111110106033,President; lotf3TLIWA1.0T,See- WOOD WANTED. We are prepared to make ooutraots Inc 1,000 Cords of hard and soft wood, to be de- livered at the Brussels Salt Works, Par- ttoulare may be had there. THE GOLDMAN SALT COMPANY. A HUNTER, LICENSED AUC- Tr0Nanafor the County. Planer - limo o1 over 14yeare, and knowledge of who to sell to. WIll guarantee eotiefaotlon, If you want to sell or buy a farm Cali on me. Abney to loan at 44 per oenb. -OUSE AND LOT FOR SALE on 11111 street, Brussels. The house is a comfortable one, well tithed up, with cellar, hard d cud oft water, 00 Thr i e w a ea e aim ver good stable. Fruth caeca in garden rio , over term,00., quarter aero F. land. For prior, orW1,10 1050 oto F. Fos • Proprietor, or W. H. 7fTalil{ of THE PoeT, 18•Et REAL ESTATE. T.41ARM FOR SALE.—"CHE UN- iL dereignod offers his farm, West Half Lot No. 10, Con. 0, Grey, aontotning 60 aoree, more or less. For partiotnare as to prion and torme apply to Aatltl. BOBEBTSON, Brussels P. 0. on t110 premises, tlABM FOR SALE. -160 ACRES Goneieting of rho South .d and South i of the North t of Lot 90, Con.0, Dant Wawa - nosh. This le an excellent stook farm, being well supplied with good spring water. It Is situated about 0 miles from the thriving Vil- lage of Blyth. A largo part of It is under grass. Buildings and fences are in a fatr state of repair. Easy terms of payment will be given. For all Information apply to 11-tf G. F. BLAIN, Barrister, Brussels. DEREMPTORY SALE OF A soon num.—The "White farm,' lot 7, con. 2, Grey, 100 acres, 15 miles from James- town (gravel roan) must be sold, under the will 01 the tato owner, Good hulidiage, Or - la nrd and never fatliug water supply The land Is clean and in good state of cultivation, 6 acres of Hall Wlioat now in. This to a de• eirua,bleAppp1 poy3anHdaNN1rJmoanw5ne, 0r to A. HONTER,Bmoeels, Executors. 1611 L1INE FARM FOR SALE.—BE- 4... Me Lot 29. N 4 Con. 6, Morris township, containing 98 acres of aret-class land. There is shouse burn, orobard and good ware- house, aura farm is well fenood. There are 06 aoree in Fall wheat ; 16 acres in hay and 45 aoree pasture. Possession could bo given at nisi Farm adjoins the village of Brus- sole, For further partioulara as to price, terms, &a„ write to JA21E5 LIVINGSTON, M, P., Baden, 22-tf Wish You all a Happy and Prosperous New Year and one of your bal- lots next Monday if you can spare it. Jas. Fox, Druggist and Stationer. rWintenre Term Opens Jan. 2 NGNTIZnLjust kis First in popularity ; first in genuine merit. la -Write to -day for our beauti• ful catalogue. It gives full particulars. Wo have a staff of nine male teaobere, W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal. Eyes Tiring Easily Prove Eyestrain. Do not wait till serious trouble de- velops. Have the strain re- moved. The sooner the easier. Properly adjusted Glasses will do it. We are experts in relieving eye strain and guarantee satistaction. MRS. T. FLETCHER, GRADITATE OPTICIAN. P THAT N • And tell him that he can save, $48.75 on $100 by (-i- t, selling his butter to A SMITH, BRUSSELS, ;40410)[4134%1 and exchanging it for Readymade-to•fit Clothing, Underclothing, Shoes, Dry Goods, &c. A. R. Smith, Brussels, Boots and gives $19 per $100 higher than market price for Butter in exchange for goods at least $20 per $100 lower than their real value. 4r ® can tell you that $19 advance 1.on $100 combined with a saving of $20 and the $1100 makes a saving not of $39 on the $100, but actually $48,75. $111ith ErMSSO1S9 can do this because he is a Shrewd Cash Buyer Bells Good Goods of twenty years' expero ierice and has no bad debts since he sells for Cash or Produce. Why pay for you'Neighbor's Goods by buying in Cre- dit Stores ? Ae R. SMITH.,.. BRUSSELS, at very Moderate Prices.