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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1894-8-17, Page 5AUG. 17, 1894 T1: BRUSSFL.S PQST ter An Immense Stock o. French, English and German Worsteds, Scotch, Ery g l.ish. and Canadian Tweeds, Genuine Irish Freize and Gent's Furnishings to Select from. All who want to be well dressed. should buy their Clothing and Furnishing Goods from D. C. Poss. Great Bargains for Cash. Our Tweed Suits made up to Order from $10.00 upwards. Pants from $3,00 upwards. Overcoats, the best in the market, Everything Cheap for Cash There is no Better nor Larger Stock to Choose from. Our Ordered Clothin. p; Department is Second to none on the Continent, No Garments made by us will leave our Establishment unless they are a Perfect Fit and Best of Finish. We are determined to do the FINE CLOTHING TRADE, and we study to make our Garments to suit the build of our Customers so that in every case our Garments produce an artistic effect, no matter how you are built. We employ the Best Workmen and you are sure to get better served with us than elsewhere. Our GENTS' FURNISHING DEPARTMENT Surpasses anything yet shown in Brussels. In Neckwear we show the Newest Novelties in the market. Our Hats and Caps are the correct styles, and bought from the best makers in America and England. In White and Flannel Shirts we can serve you better than any other House in the trade. Oar UNDERWEAR is chosen with great care and you will always get, by buying from us, Gocd Goods and Cheap. In Melissa and Waterproof Coats we keep a large stock to choose from at Popular Prices. Any Cloth you buy from u; which we sell as Cheap as the Cheapest, we out FREE of CI-/AIME. All Made Welcome. D. 'RA:pea, IMES No Trouble to Show Goods. DISTRICT NEWS. %`t,Pinor horn. 21 mills on the dollar is our tax rate this year. J. B. Ferguson has been appointed tax collector at a salary of $50.00. Wednesday of last week was civic holi. day. Our townspeople went to Kinoar. dine. Judge Doyle ie after our town Council to fix up the Court room in the matter of new chair and desk. A cricket match was played in town on Wednesday Of last week, married ve. single men, resulting as follows :—Bene- diote, let innings, 28, 2nd, 78 : bachelors, let innings, 78. The latter did not go to bat the second time. Atwood. The Mechanics' Institute library has been removed to its new quarters in Campbell's drug store. Rev. Mr. Fisher takes his well earned vacation this week. He will spend a• week at Grimsby camp grounds. Jas. Carr, Hngh and Geo. Porter, pull- ed 1i acres of flax in 10 hours, on Chas. Langbran's farm, one day recently. Geo. Loohbead sold his 100 acre farm, being lot 10, non. 5, on Tueeday, to W. H. Wilson, of the 10th eon., for $5,000. J. L. Mader has had the verandah re- moved from the front of his store, pre• paratory to putting a foundation under the building and otherwise altering and improving it. The voters' lists for Elmo. township for 1894 have been issued and were posted in the Clark's office on Aug. 7th. There are some 1,300 names on the list, includ- ing 588 jurors. The financial district meeting of the Listowel district will be held in Atwood. on Tuesday, Aug. 28th, .commencing at 9 a. re. There will be two sessions—morn. ing a nd afternoon. While Robert Cleland, a son of Robert Cleland, of Elms, was feeding the cattle be was hooked just below the eye by one of tie oows tossing her head upwarde. The born made a nasty wound but for- tunately escaped the eye. The injury was dressed and sewn up and is not like. ly to oause any trouble beyond the dis- figurement. Morris. Country schools reopen on Monday next John Conary and family Snndayed with friends at Sunshine. Mrs. Harris, of Petroleais visiting her father, Adam Scott, 4th line, Morris. The new bridge, known as Hogg's, on the 5th line, will be completed this week. Threshing is in order this week. The yield of Spring grain, especially peas, is very light. The funeral of the late John Sommer. villa was the largest ever seen at Sun. chine cemetery. Master D. Robeeteon, sou.of Dr. Bob. osteon, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been holidaying with bis uncle, Adam Hall!. day. This week Colin MOArter, J. MoArter and Neil McDonald chipped about 125 bead of oattle to the Old Oonntrytnatket. The owners accompanied the shipment and will thereby secure the middleman's profit, if there is any: They handle a lot of stock every year. Capt. Stretton and wife contemplate taking a holiday trip visiting their daugh- ter at Chatham, their son in Kansas, and nailing on other old friends. Mrs. Bristo, who has been visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Hood, and other friends in this township re- turned to her home in Cleveland Ohio, this week. Rev. W. W. Hardy will preabh in the Presbyterian ohuroh, Belgrave next Bab. bath at 11 a. m., and 7 p. m, On the two following Sabbaths the Rev. Mr. Webster will preach. E. Armstrong finished harvesting on Tuesday of last week. Considering that Ned has to perform the duties of house- keeper as well as duties pertaining to the farm, he has managed things well. DIED.—On Thursday of last week John Sommerville, a well known and highly respected resident of Morrie, passed that bourne from whence no traveller returns. He was 56 years of age. The cause of his decease was dropsy. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon, Rev. E. A. Shaw of Belgrave, oondnoting the service. Interment was made in Sun- shine cemetery. G•rev. Rural eoheels open next Monday. Miss Annie McKay, of Toronto, is home On a visit. Bliss Obriatena McNeil has returned from visiting her brother in Howiok. Peter Mitobell, who was visiting at his father's for a wools, returned to London this week. We are pleased to report that Miss Maggie McNair Is reoovering from an at- tack of congestion of the lungs. Mrs. E. J. Hill. of Toronto, who has been visiting relatives in this locality for several weeks, returned home last Mon - ay. d Mrs, Snyder, of London, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Abram Cook, 4th con.. who has been a prisoner in the house owing to a disabled foot, We hope it will soon be all right again. Messrs. Harris ,h MoLauohlin, of Bras - eels factory, have sold the July make of cheese, 220 boxes, to Mr. Cook, receiving 99 oents per pound. It will be shipped in the course Of a week. James McNair sr., of the 14th con., met with an accident last week by fal- ling from a wagon, the wheel passing over his shoplder, We ace glad to learn that be ie improving and will soon be a- round again. Thee. Straohan, jr,, left on Tuesday for a trip to Manitoba and the Northwest. He took his little niece, wno has been living with her grandparents for the past year with him. She is a daughter of Dougald Straohen, formerly of Bros. sale. The Exeter Advocate remarks :—A couple of gauge of men, with teams, who left London a week ago to work on the big trenohee being dug in Hullet and Grey townships, in Huron county, passed through here last week on their way home to London, They found the work pretty heavy, The men wereprobably oat for a holiday. They made the journey leisurely in their wagone, and were fed by the farmers along the way, and slept in barns or drive Maeda. LIGUTNING's FREAac: The residence of David Grant, 14th con., was struck by lightning on Thursday morning of last week, and was nearly rent intwain by this powerful element. Sbiuglee were taken off the roof as if by a spade, and the current after various freaks spent its fury in the collar. The building was con- siderably damaged. It was a miracu- lous esoape for the family, who did not suffer any ineouvenienoe as fur as dam- age to themselves was concerned. Thera was no fire. Graxnbroolc. What about the harvest home pio•nio. William Gramm, jeweller, of Midland, is home on a visit. Mrs. Thome Watson, of Blyth, was visiting at the manse last week. Fred Zimmer, of Listowel, was visit- ing friends in Oranbrook last week. Miss Mary Campbell, of Obesley, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Reymann. Misses Ella and Aunie MoLaoghlin have returned home from their visit to Detroit. Rev. Mr. Forrest, of Walton, occupied the pulpit in Knox church last Sabbath and delivered two exoellent sermons. A number of our young folks, spent a very enjoyable time at the residence of Ohae. Ritchie near Walton, on Tuesday evening of this week. The sinecures of Cranbrook have rare piscatoral sport, angling bass and other fish in tba Maitland river. Deputy Reeve Dames fished a bass whish weighed 2 lbs 3i oz. Rev D. B. McRae got one weigh- ing 1 Ib 3 oz. Mason Bothwell came lit- erally }seine Wen with base and other fiches weighing from 1 lb to 1. lbs. tEtlt®1. School re-opene next Monday. A new well has been dug at the sobool. Reeve Milne is expected home on Fri- day. Mrs. (Rev.) Thompson is visiting her mother, Mrs, Spence. Bev. Mr. and Eire. Wilson are visiting at Postmaster Spence's. Mrs, O'Neil, of Montreal, formerly of Brussels, spent Sunday with Mrs. Heffer- nan. Messrs. Hausuld and Zeiman are busy putting up eve -troughs on some of oar new residsnoos. The Harvest Rome on Friday evening at Trowbridge, will be attended by a few of our villagers. Another wedding will no doubt take place shortly. Ethel will supply both bride and groom this time. Contractor Ocher is rushing work at the new school house on the 16 bh now. The job is to be completed by Oob let. Postmaster Spenos's and Geo. Dobson's bones are almost completed. The form- er will be ready for oeoupabion this week. Rev. H. E. Kellington preaobed an ex- oellout sermon on Sunday evening from the text "Enter ye in at the strait gate, ,tor' Farmers in this vioinity,bave been out. biug their oats when green as the grave• hoppers have been doing a great deal of damage. G. B. Waddell, teacher at Ivan, near London, is visiting hie brother, Rev. W. J. Waddell, of this village. He wheeled from London on apneumatic:. We sometimes hoar "old timers" tell about their big cradling, but not until the outer day did we realizl that we had one of those record breakers in these modern days. Last week on his farm East of this village, Max Rayuard cradled six aures of heavy oats, in one day and no doubt would have done more.were it not that the piece was finished. 1`OXetele . Mrs. John Walden and Mrs. Arthur Wells are under the Dr's. care. The brink layers are busy veneering Thos. Hamphill's house on Eiowick Sb. Rev. Mr. Davidson occupied the pul- pit of the Presbyterian church last Sun• day. lex. Fleming, of Bellmore, bad his right hand caught in a lath machine on Thursday and the middle finger out off and the first and third finger terribly la. Derated. A very enjoyable time was spent Tues- day evening at the Willing Workers' gar- den party held at the residence of Post. master Sanderson, Queen street West. Receipts about $17. The Epworth League of the Methodist church, intend holding a gtirden party on Tnursday, Aug. 28rd. The Brussels or- chestra will be in attendance, and a good program is being provided. John Bray has rented bis blacksmith shop and dwelling to A. H. Mufitt, of Vesta. Mr Mofibt will take possession the first of next month. Mr. Bray pur- posee taking a well-earned nuuoh•needed rest. Once.—On Friday evening, August 10611, John Brock died in Wroxeter in his 76th year. He was born in Hamilton, Lan- arkshire, Scotland and came to Canada in 1864 settling first in Galt. For the past 26 years he has been a resident of our village. About two years ago his health failed since then he bas been a great suf. finer. Death came to him Friday as a glad release. He leaves behind a widow and five ohildren to mourn their loos. A Christian Endeavor Society has been organized in connection with the Turn - berry Congregational Cburab with one honorary, tan active and thirteen eases:. late members. The following officers have been elected up to date:—President, 0. W. Andrews ; Vice -President, D. W. Gemmill; Rec..Seo., Mrs. Cl. W. Andrews; Treasurer, John Neil ; Usher, Wm. Gem. mill ; Vice.President of prayer meeting committee, Mies Longly ; Vios•Prosident of look.outcommittee, Mies J. Bremner. There was a very serious accident at the C.P. R. crossing a couple of miles north of here about midnight Friday. John Mines end David Reid, V. S. were driving home to Tseswater from Wm. Mines', of Grey, when decending the hill south of the railway crossing one of the horses started to Irick and run. In en- deavoring to cheek the team the line broire end as the horses plunged forward in their mad flight both young mon were thrown out upon the rail track. Mr. Reid escaped with a few bruises and a severe shaking up, but Mr. Mines fell it is supposed on the oorner of a tie, Jolliet- ing a terrible V•sbapen wound on the temple. He was carried to the home of M>;e. Gallagher, and Drs, Swale jr. and sr. and Dr. Stewart, of Tetrameter, have Nee in attendance but he has not yet been restored to consciousness. The grav- est fears are entertained of his recovery. The horses escaped unhurt, and the bug. wae not very seriously damaged. Mr. Wises is associated with Mr. Wray in the livery establishment of Mines &Wray Teeewater. Alex. Brock, of Owen Sound, Jae. Brook, of Wingbam, Mrs. Baird, of Woodstock, and Mrs. Harriman of Re. chaster, N, Y., were in town over Sunday attending the funeral of their father the late John Brock. The lass said about Friday's game of baseball the better for the credit of both Unions and Cresente. Even the score of 16 to 20 in favor of Toronto does not half express bow ragged the play was from start to finish. There were abort five hundred epeotators ou the grounds. At the close of the baseball match between the small boys of Wingham and Wrox- eter juniors. The small boys, however, had Bent along their big brothers so an eleven to meet them was hurriedly picked up but ab the end of the play the goals stood 2 to 1 in favor of Wingbam juniors. I N:towel. Our citizens will go to Owen Sound on civic holiday. J. E. Terhune attended the Grand Lodge I. 0. 0. F., which held its annual meeting at Kingston. The Eighth oall of the Morrie, Feild, Rogers Co., of 10 per oent, has been made payable on the 15th of September next. Sare'1. Kidd is having the small frame dwelling on his property near the cem- etery converted into a commodious two story brick.veneer oobtage. Wm. Dewar missed a valuable Jersey heifer on the 3rd lust., and found the body lying among some willows this week evidently killed by lightning. F. S. Howe, leader of the Listowel band, accompanied the fine band of the Waterloo Musical Society to fulfil an en- gagement at the great peninsular Seen. gerfest which was held at Bay City, Mioh., last week. At the cheese fair here on Thursday of last week there were 8,318 boxes of July cheese boarded by 83 factories, There was a disposition on the part of the fac- tory men to get the July goods off their hands, and 13 lots were sold. A number tried for the half Dent, but only one lot was taken at that figure ; 8,551 boxes in all were sold -891 at 9)•0, 1,280 at 9 5/L6o 1,600 at 990 and 300 at 04o. Seven buy - ere present. Abort nine o'clock Tuesday morning of Iast week the frame house awned and oo. oupied by Win. Wilson, tailor, south of the High School, was seen to be ou fire, and an alarm brought the fire company and a large number of oitizens to the Beene ; but as there was no water avail- able, the house burned to the ground. Some of the contente were removed. The fire is supposed to have naught from the stove or chimney, as Mr. Wilson had left a fire in the stove and gone out into his flax field. There was $400 insurance on the building and $100 on contents, whir& will likely nearly cover the loss. While sleeping in the waiting room at Springfield, III., on Tuesday night, O. D. Emma, of St. Louie, was robbed of a tin nee containing $7,000 in Government bonds and notes. Eighteen householders residing near the West Bide Baseball Park of the Ohl. Dago club filed a petition in Judge Nor- ton's court Tbareday afternoon of laet weep; praying for a temporary injunction against Sunday baseball playing. The petitioners allege that the noisy and tur- bulentorowds whioh collect on Sunday disturb their peaoeful enjoyment of the Sabbath. 1894. Harvest Excursions 1 From all stations on toe bre of the Canadian Pacific R'y. TIcac•'Ts ivum, BE BOLD ON August 14, Good to Return until Oct. 14 August 21, Good to Return until Oct. 21 Sept. 4, Good to Return until Nov.4, To the following points at rates named BELORAIE] I RS LS TEVt SO41t RTN bO ARTH 1n00SOHIIN RISEONA I $ 3 0 MEGOO YORriTON PRINCE ALBERT I 3 5 CALGARY RED DEER - - I 4 O T]DffiONTON For further particulars apply to any agent of the Company. T. FARROW, AGENT, BRUSSELS. 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