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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1894-9-21, Page 5Sl PT. 21, 1894 terrnaMFACEMEIrentlerenareleteleraltelteeessalrefaireeNE Y',0. ,_ _ _ om .'fit:'. DISTRICT NEWS. Jaasn.aoettownx, John O'orroet and wife,lof Craobropk, silent last Sunday with relatives here. Mice Lizzie Hall, of Ethel, watt visiting in Jamestown for few days lest week, George Eokmier IP improving the top' pettran0e of hle lot by the erection of a new fenoe, T. Mollwen'9 hotel has been freshened UP with n ooab of paint, Andy Sample,. of Britsso's, did be work, i7 tostma?k Oolc,. Wm. Sbeiso is working in Anbern at hie trade, Qur sports are all oat of tate hunt singe the 14th, Cameron Bros, are nearly done lifting this eeaeon's flax. A few of our oitizene are baking in the. k xbibitiou at London, Public sohool Inapeobor Rabb paid our sebool a visit on Monday. Wm, Buttery, living Dad of here, has sold hie farm.: Tbos. Looking is the parxbaeor. J. MoXntosb alae sold his place, form- erly owned by M. Reymann, toJ,Felton, of Walton, There will be n box social held here on Monday evening, Oct. lab. A good time is expected. Ore nbrook football boys are looking for Brussole team but they are afraid they won't make their appearance. Chas. Reddibz and Wife are here from Detroit on their wedding trip. We wish them many years of happiness. Talking about solid men we have three of them who parry weight wherever they go. They are J.J. Mitchell, 226i pounds; A. Reymann, 216 ; and Rov. D. D, Mo• Rae, 205. 't VSUfrtafi>tn. Alfred and Frank Baintown, of town, are aboutto start in the tanning business in Blyth. Rio hard Green has traded his house and lot in town to Jas. Parrish, of Turn. berry, for his 60 acre farm near Glen - farrow. Wm. Robertson, of town, has received his commission as Dietriot Deputy Grand Master for Wingham District No. 23, I. 0. 0. F. whioh comprises the lodges in Wingham, Brussels, Teeswater, Wrox- eber and Gorrie. The Wingham Turf Club havecanvass- edthe town pretty thoroughly for sub- sriptione to aseiet thorn in making a traok on the new grounds. They have beau quite s000essful, we understand, get- ting about $300. A. Briebois, of this town, repairer for the Great Northwestern Telegraph Co., for this eeotion, has recently received a new "jigger" of improved make, with whioh he can make his short trips very easily on the railway lines. Wm. Dore has settled with the fester - acme companies, andis now arranging to rebuild. He will erect a brick shop, 60 by 24 feet, two stories high, at the rear of the frame building which was partial- ly burned, for a blacksmith, woodwork- ing, paintand trimming shop and fix up the frame building for a show and stor• age room. d'tioles-worth- Mrs. Sangster is on the sick list. Mies Mary McNeish is still au invalid. Inspector Robb paid the sohool a short visit last week. Miss. Roe, of Gorrie, is organizing a musics class here. Mrs. James Menzies has recovered from her resent illness. Miss Maggie Scott spent Sunday with her parents at Jamestown. Miss McLaren, of Listowel, spent a few days last week with friends here. Mre. Wright has been very poorly of late from the effects of a severe oold. Miss M. Sangster left last week for a short stay among friends in North East - hope. The Methodist pulpit will be filled next Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. S. Fisher, of Atwood. John Sangster purchased a new bicycle at Toronto Exhibition and will soon be a competent rider. Mrs, Jas. Terry left on Monday to visit friends and enjoy the sights of the Lon- don Exhibition. Geo. Markle left last Monday for his home. The factory is still turning out 22 cheese per day. Nearly all our Toronto sight -seers have returned home and report having had a very profitable time. The present scheme for securing a shopping mill is likely to fall through for the lank of aeouritiee to the bonus of 9600 asked. A mill of this kind is needed among the farmers here, however. A very affecting ieave.taking was wit- nessed in our village this week. Judging by the wails of sorrow some poor being's heart was well-nigh broken, but all things are not what they seem. J thea. London is the chief attraction this week. Miss B. Milne is attending College in Toronto. Some of our villagers are at Goderioh this week. The Inspector t ape of weigh a and measures wag in our village this week. L. Dobson is improving the appearance of his residence by hemlock siding. Rev, D. B, McRae occupied the pulpit in the Methodist ohurob last Sabbath evening, the pastor being in London. While on his way to Muskoka last Sat- urday morning Amos Gill felloff the train and was seriously injured about the head. He was in company with J. Siena - on, and the oars being full they sat on the platform. Near Newmarket, as the train was running about 40 milee an hour, Gill in some way lost his balanoe and fell. When picked up hewas 'mien - sib's) and remained so for six or seven hours. He was brought home by Siemon on Saturday night and at latest accounts was slowly improving. The London Free Pease says of a for. mer resident :-0. Stubbs, grocer, South London, has obtained ho slue to trunk he left on the G. T. R. etation platform a couple en weeks einoe, and whioh was re- moved when he returhed a couple of home later, The trunk Wes not shacked at any time, as the railway offices were not open. The loss to Mr. Stubbs is. about 9100. How the trunk name to be removed as it was fe a complete mystery, as none of the employees at the elation can give any information that would throw the least light on the theft. A later report gives theeerbioulara of the reenverY the fellow•uT-l�b will be remem, bored that Ma Stubbs left the trunk un, checked on the station platform, intend, ing to have it attended to when he re. harped. It now appeare that a drgyman Wag given two (Aeolis for two parcels be- longing to o visitolr with T, G. Bain, 491 Central Ave, and in addition to teasing the trunk and veliee for whish he held sheolts he also tooli Mr. Sbnbbs' trams, Mr. Bein wag alone when the trunks were brought to the house, and naturally en• ough he thought they; were all the prop. arty of !tie guest and bad them ptosed ie the gueet chamber, When the visitor saw the strange trunk she ie tura tboeghb it belonged to her host, So nothing was said about the matter on either nide until the enoond paragraph regarding the miss• ing Brunk appeared in Monday morning'e Free Prase. Mr. Bain at once reported the matter at the G. T. R. station, and, Mr, Stubbs unexpectedly has his property again. It ie,bellsved that the drayman deliberately book the trunk away in order t0 annoy Mr. Stubbs, as he wan heard bo pbjeob to the latter bringing his own trunk to the station in plaoe of giving,a drayman 0, job. Lion illo7p. George E, Henderson, of Seaforth, has been around purphasing apples for ship- ment. Mise Stanza!, who had been residing in London during the Summer, hes return- ed home. A number of our residents were in Goderioh this week as jurymen and witnesses. A little son of Thomas Davidson, who had his skull fraobured by the kiok of a horse some time ago, ie recovering. There have been four thunder atoms in one week and people are getting plenty of the rain whioh they go much desired. Wm. Rae has gond to Toronto this week for the purpose of attending an ex- amination at the university in that oily. A number of our people attended the Toronto Fair last week and the week be. fore. They Dame home well pleased with what they saw. Farmers who have been acouetomed to getting 94 a piece for their lambs do not take kindly to 92.60, which is about the beet paid this season so far. We are nowt troubled with another plague in the shape of myriads of black oriokets. They presented themselves to public gaze a month or two ago and stay right with us. They appear to be re. markably fond of fruit and gobble holes into apples and pears nearly as soon as they fall off the trees. Atwood. 49 tickets for the Toronto Fair were sold by Agent R. Knox. The Elma Fair, in Atwood, on Oot. 2nd, is the next big event of the season. Jacob Klump has secured a situation in Berlin, and has in consequence taken up his residence in that town. As a result of the great wind and rain storm Sunday night, Duncan Malntyre's new barn was blown to einithereene. Word has reached town that our form- er young townsman, Louie Zerao, has taken unto himself a wife—a wealthy young lady of Humboldt, Iowa, where Mr. Zaran is practising dsntietry. Win. Ward has disposed of his 100 acre farm and etoclt on the 6th oon., Elma, to Alex. Middleton, jr., of Atwood, for the sum of $6,200. It is a good plane. Mr. Ward talks of spending the remainder of hie days in Atwood in quietness and peace. Corm's D.utrs.—The Bee says :—Jas. Hanna, our worthy townsman and alder. man, took unto himself a helpmate Tees - day morning, bright and early, in the person of bliss Mary Huller, daughter of Louis Huller, of Grey township. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the groom, by Rev. J. F. Parke, reotor of Listowel. It was done up quietly but securely, and many were the congratula- tions showered upon the young couple as they took the morning train for Toronto, where they will visit the big Industrial Fair and other sights of interest in the Queen pity before returning. The bride, was dressed in a very pretty and beuom. ing travelling suit, and looked charming indeed. The young couple have the good wishes of the community for their future happiness and prosperity. Grresss- Mrs. John Strachan is speeding this week at the Western Fair and visiting relatives in St. Thomas, Rodney and other places. Apple packers are busy barrelling Fall apples for shipment. The priori paid is. 91,00 per barrel. Winter fruit will run higher. 043M—Euphemia, beloved wife of Archie Lamont, con. '7, paid Nature's debt early last Saturday morning and entered into the haven of rest. The de- ceased was born in Argyleehire, Scotland, and eine to Canada in 1849, locating in the Townehip of Pickering. In 1866 she came to this township and twenty.ilve years ago last Harrah was united to her now bereft partner. Mre. Lamont had been poorly for the past three years suffering from heart failure but previous to this had enjoyed excellent health. She a held in high esteem by all who knew her and was over ready to lend a helping hand to any who needed it. The subject of this notice was a worthy member of Knox church, Brussels, by whoee pastor she wan buried on Sabbath afternoon. Mr. Lamont and six children are left to hold in scored remembrance the life of a true wife and affectionate mother. The deceased was 64 years of age, Warman,—An Elma aorrespondent writes :—A very pretty wedding took P10.00 at the R. 0. ohuroh, Bornholm, Wednesday, forenoon, of last week when Mise Mary, daughter of Theobaid Grub. her, 8th eon„ wag united in marriage to Joseph Long, a prosperous. young farmer of Grey township. The mystic knob was entirely tied by Rev. Father O'Neil in the presence of a large company of rel- atives and friends of the couple. After the ceremony the couple with others in carriages drove to the bride's home, whore a sumptuous repeat awaited them, An hoar or two was (pent in social chat and merriment, after whioh the twain took the train for Toronto to take in the sights of the Industrial Fair. The bride was, the reoipienb of many beautiful pree• ente, They will on their return settle down to the realities of life inthe neigh- boring townehip. The beet wishes of their f;'iends go with them, TUB BRUSSELS POST p -rug The meet of our altiaene have returned front the Termite t tyle to fa' ar large i ADt tt d 4 ether ofp �+Ut 4fGl'LO n s aro at. ,Mee Lobtle hill was vision;; in T9. Tonto for n weep, Hugh 1tomonb bee .purOhaeed a Wows'. bred Xor sita boar from the wetI• nP wn b d ou r tt res er J. ..Broth r Bu tPrd of 17 Dr. Sete, wife and.' eon, of Tawas, KWh., are visiting fpr a week with relit• tivss and bowie in this looaliby,. Dr Bobz la D son of P. Betz, 12th ion. STounN,--Tuesday night or Wednesday morning some person entered .the .driving bowie of Jamas 'Louisan], 1014 eon., and helped themselves to a road part, eob of single harness and a Ilene blanket, A reeldoob of that Axiality mobil man driv.. ing n hone In snob a rig about 8, a. m, Wednesday. The traok of the sm't wise traced to the gravel road. The Sabbath sellout at Sunshine wan visited last Sabbabh, by 0, F. Blair, of 1t4teee]e, in a0nn Ottan with a tan d e• wised bythe Oou t S v i i u. a n S, Ass o b Y aP B. Gerryend W ,, Kerr, also of Brus- sele, dideimiler work on alto same day at the 8. S. meeting ab 3'0440404 'e (March , and lintbou's sobool house, In Oonrt of Appeal on Tueeday of fest weeks Ile townehip of Morrie and °Onnty of Heron,—,Judgment on, appeal by the oorpurabion of the opunby of Huron from en order and deolsian of lferguson J•, dismiseiug an appeal by the appelfante from en award under the Munieipal Aot in favor of the corpora• MOIL of the township of Morris, whereby the appellants were ordered to contribute towards the emotion and maintenance of brid ee in the township, under section 633 (a) of the Ooneolidated Munieipal Act, 1882. Sine° the ineeptio n of the appeal the Legiabeture hes repealed the section in qusetioo, and left only the question of costa to be disposed of. Counsel for the appellants &intended that the award wag bad, and that they were entitled to the costs,' Appeal die. missed with costs, Garrow, Q. O., for the appellants. Aylesworah' Q. C., and E. L. Dickenson, (Wingham) for' the township of Morris. jWr<axe to Robb, Evate has moved into P. IT, Dixon's hoose on Howlett etreet. Mrs. (Rev.) Herr and Master Charlie have returned from a months visit to Oakville. Miss Elde. Hazlewood Sundt yed at home. She returned to Harriston Mon day morning on the 6.66 train. Mre, John Gibson ie in British Colum- bia visiting her two daughters who are residents of the Paoifio Province. The Epworth League of the Methodist (thuroh have pub a new levee eized Rochester lamp in the ohuroli basement. James Hill, of Peterboro' with a gang of half a dozen men, is rapidly oomelet. ing our now iron bridge. It will be open for braffio the latter part of this week. A number of our citizens took in the Toronto Industrial Fair. Among others Robb. Blank, John Barnard, W. 0. Bazlewood, Jas. Panlin and Dr. and Mrs.. Brawn. John McAllister, of Grey, disooursed Plymoutbiern on the corner of Queen and Front streets, Sunday evening at the Moue of the Presbyterian end Methodist' ser01000. Rev. Jno. Ross, B, A., of Bruesele, oo- oupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian church last Sunday to the great profit of the congregation. Rev. Mr. McLean will officiate next Sabbath. James Ballantyne has purchased the butcher business of Chas. Simmons. The bargain was eonoluded on Saturday Last. Mr. Ballantyne is now in pos. session. John Earner and Thee. Smith are hay - ling their reeidenoes veneered with red brink this week. This makes about a dozen houses that have been built, re. built or thoroughly renovatedthfe Sum- mer in our village. Surely we are on the highroad to true prosperity. Mortals. Miss Emma Greenslade and brother are visiting at London. Miss Myra Laoe, of Toronto, is visiting at Joseph Sellars' at present. Mrs. Pardo, of Derebam, is visiting at Nelson Thornton's this week. Mise Brown, of Morrie township, is at present visiting at J. Bruce's. Wm. Eckert and wife, of Blyth, spent a few days visiting at John Mille. Mrs. H. Taylor, of. Beaverton, is at. present visiting friends in Toronto. Mr. Fowler, of Newbridge, was the guest of W. J. Johnston last Sunday. Charlie Smith and sister, of Ripley, spent Sunday last visiting at Jas. Rose's. Adam 0. Hoover and sister, of West- field, Sundayed at Wm. J. Johnston's, let con. Miss Bertha Cunningham, of Goderioh, is at present visiting friends in this vie- inity. Ed. Lundy and sister, of Blyth, were visiting at George Johnston's let con., this week. Robb. Shaw and wife and Anson Shaw and wife are away visiting relatives and friende at Woodstock, Allan H. Cochrane is enjoying a visit with relatives and friends at Galt. He. was in Toronto last week. Alex. Marks, wife and their daughter, Mies Josie, of Hamburg, were visiting at Allan Ramsay'& this week. Thomas Rutledge, wbo has been home on a few months' visit, left for Flint, last Monday, to resume business. Adam Soots, 4th line, having disposed of his farm to Messrs. Shedden, intends having an aaotion sale of stock, imple- ments, &a•, on Tuesday, Oot. 2nd. The family will probably remove to Brussels, Lu. Stevens, a Clinton loco) preacher, supplied the pulpit at Jankson's appoint- ment last Sabbath in the absence of the pastor, Rev. G. Buggin, who was visiting the General Conference in session at London. Owing to the recent burning of Allan Speir'e barn by lightning and the con- suming of moon of his feed, he intends holding an anotion sale of stook on Thursday afternoon of next week, 27th inst. He will sell horses, cattle, sheep and pigs. AOCIDinNT.—Last Friday evening as Robert Skelton was puttingupsome poles in a mow in his barn, 8th line, he fell to the floor in some way and received a bad. bruise on his head. Mr. Skelton is un. married and has been living alone, benne no person knew of the accident until Saturday afternoon, when he was found in e. semi-uuconsoious condition. A physioian was speedily sent for and it is hoped that he will soon be able to get about again. Conouesion of the brain is feared. GARDEN Paoox.—A very pleasant and successful garden party was held at the commodious residenos and lawn of Thos. Wilkinson, 4th line, on Friday evening last. Well ladened supper tables were set on the green and ample justice was done to the excellent spread prepared by the ladies. A musical and literary pro• gram was carried out as follows, W. H. Kerr, of Tnz Poeo. in the chair —Open- ing hymn ; prayer by the pastor ; "Send the Light,' by the choir ; humorous reading, "How Hugh Airly rode the bicy• ole " by G. 1''. Blair, Brussels ; quartette, "On the banns of the beautiful river" ; address, J. Wilford, Blyth deetb, ''The minute gun at sea," Misses Hood and Wilkinson; address,, Rev. E. A. Sbaw, Belggrave ; solo, "The old oak tree," D. McGill, Blybh ; closing hymn, "God be with you till we meet again," by the choir. A vote of thanks was passed to the ohairmanand tholes taking part in the program ou motion of Joseph Olegg and Peter Canteen. During the evening ice cream, grapes, boquets, &a , were also disposed of. Preclude amounted to $31... 00, whioh will be devoted be parsonage improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson' and family left nothing undone that would add to the pleasure or comfort of the large company assembled: The eclipse of the moon was also on the pro•` gram and in lane remarkable feature no other garden party can touch it this season, Limtow tab. Ed. Howe, member of the Listowel band, was playing with the 32 Batt. band of Walkerton at the Toronto Exhibition. Dr. A. H. Ninbol, B. A„ has oomplet- ed preparations to begin the praotioe of medicine in town and has opened an of- fices at big residence on WAihioe street. Goo. Zilliax hes had the American ho- tel stables, ,whieh collapsed an the day that Cook & Whitby's circus was in town removed across the street, mud they. are being re -erected in the roar of the Queen's hotel stables. J. E. 'Terbune, P. M. was down at Chatham lash week attending fibs funeral of his father, August Terhune, wbo died at the residence of his son, A. A. Ter- hone, township of Camden, aged 78 years 5 months and seven days. The Epworth League of the Methodist oburoh'are making arrangements for a very earnest campaign of work and enter. taiument during the Fall months. This will be introduced' by Epworth Week in the early days of Ootober. Oonduotor Snider, of the G. T. R., will oondnot cervices Oct. 7th and 8th, preaching and giving his noted lecture "Life on the Bail." Ministers from the Listowel dia. triot, will assist in services during the week, both afternoon and evening. WEDDING.—At the family residence, on Tuesday morning of last week, the Rev. J. A. Morison, B. A., of the Oak street Presbyterian church, Toronto, was mar- ried to Clara, second daughter of the late Dr. Niobol. The ceremony took plane at half•past six, in time for the early train for Montreal, and was performed by the Rev. Mr. Lindsay, who has been supply- ing at Knox church here. It was a very quiet wedding, only the immediate rela- tives of the bride and groom being present and the usual assistance of brides- maids and groomsmen being dispensed with. The numerous friends of thebride gave evidence of their regard in the' Form of many valuable presents. Mr. Maris. on, who had during hie pastorate of Knox church, established a high place of per- sonal esteem for himself, bas in hie fair bride another, and we trust a lifelong re- minder of the place of his first ministry. tending the Western Vale in London. R. itoward hoe rented hie Samara store to the proprietare or oar mitt and glove factery, A young man from BBerlin intends open- ing a jewellery and bookstore, in E, 1), CheMbetdain'e old stand iu a few days. Pbe funeral of the late Hector Bine on Thursday won' largely attended, elle re. amine being interred le the Utiion Caine- bery, Mr, Heywood, of Clinton, and hie mon have almost gob the brisk worst of John Stewart's new reeidenoe near the station completed, On Monday evening at a special meet. ing of the village Council, John Bell was re -appointed tax collector for 1894 stud Cenatable Davie dog tax collector, On Thuredlty evening the annual her. vest Ihanitegiving services was held in Trinity ohn'oh at 8 o'clock, when the Rave. Fairlie, Clinton, Hunt, Exeter, Reilly, Brussels, and Kerrin, of Mitchell, addressed she congregation, Our livery man, W. Bell has moved in- to hie new briok barn on Queen caveat, He has disposed of his' old barn to a oouple.of men who Mused going into the evaporating business, they having pur• obased a lob from C. Hamilton foe that purpose. On Thursday, Jimmy Burgess, hostler, ab the Commercial 'hotel, met with a severe aooideat whilst harnessing a horse for Mr. Sweets, of Goderioh. The ani• mal kinked him in the face and he was rendered uncoeseious for some time, A doctor was 0n hand and dressed hie wounds. He has so far recovered as to be able to go to his home in Wingham. When you want a Stove, Tin or Granite -ware, or Hard- ware, Paints & Oils, —GALL AT— HUNTER'S Hardware Store Where you will, from this date, get a DISCOUNT of FI9E PER CENT. Ofr fall Cash Purchases. Fine Roman, Artists' Can- vas in Stock. A. HUNTER. ER. FALL AN1OUOEVET! Begs to announce the arrival of her New Fall Goods which has been selected with the greatest care and we are now prepared to show one of the most com- plete Stocks ever shown in Brussels. The prices of everything are right, the goods are all right and all we want now is a call from our numerous customers to convince them that we take no back seat with any store in town. IN DRESS GOODS. We have always taken the lead and this season will be no exception to the rule. Our stock is the New- est and Largest and we most cordial! invite the y Ladies to see them. We make a specialty of Black Goods and have always on hand everything requir- ed for Mourning purposes, on the shortest notice. MANTLESI We will also have, this season, the largest stock of Reaclymade Mantles ever seen in Brussels. Exhor- bitant Prices aro usually asked for this class of goods but we intend, this season, to cut the prices so low that everybody will be able to procure a nice fashionable garment for very little money. MISS MOORE, as usual, will be on hand to supply all wants in this Department. Wo have a nice stock of Mantle Cloths ready for inspection and a lot of new Trimmings both for bIantles and Dresses. MILLINERY! Our courteous and obliging Milliner, MISS. GREEN, is now preparing stock for our Fall Opening, due notice of which will be given. This is always a Red Letter Day in Brussels and we promise all who favor us with a call to show them the prettiest lot of Millinery that will exceed all our previous efforts, in fact it will be the Show of the season. Come one, come ail, and recollect we make no charge for showing. All we ask is your patronage and good wishes. Banca as, Sept. 18th, 1894. E. ROGERS. 2 Hours Saved On and after Monday, Sept, 8rd, the —FOR— WINNIPEG —AND THE—. RAGIFI0 COAST Will leave Toronto at 72:80 noon, making 12 hours quicker time to the Court Dud tubermediate points. l OJ3srtlte may be reserved through auy agent of the Company. ' T. FARROW, AGENT, BRTISSELS. Grand Trunk Rl'y Western Fair, LONDON ! Sept, 13th to 21st, SINGLE FARE Special Excursion. SEPT. 17 AND 19 All Tickets good to Return until Sept. 24th. J. N. KENOA.LL, G. T. R. Agent, Brussels. RIPS SEWED FREE AT J. Bouhiig' SHOE STORE, BRUSSELS.