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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-11-22, Page 5.sett"u CCS$, Svnecrit A. Pad and fatal aoei• dent happened ani Wa 1 eBday morning of last weds, by which Mies Mary Aim Montgomery lost her life. She was at. tending her sister, Mrs. Marshal, and about five o'clock In the morning she opened an outside door on the second fiat and thinking it led into another room Walked out, falling a distance of about 12 feet, from the enacts of whieli she died a few hours later. 1',CYtof. Rol* Docket is having a cellar dug under hie house, Prof. Duokee has organized a singing pleas in our village. Rev, W. J. Waddell preaohed;in Kin- cardine on Sunday. 0, Stubbs has moved halo the hoose recently vacated by D, Sproat. , The shooting matoli at the Royal hotel on Thursday of this week promises to draw a large crowd. News reached here last week that Geo, the adopted son of D. Sproat had died of oonsuauption in a Chicago hospital. 131 e. ti.. R. B. and hire, Taylor returned from their three month's trip to Manitoba and the Northwest. The timbers that form part of the embankment at the bridge have given away and dropped into the creek. Debentures will be issued to run .30 years, for the purpose of raiding $5.600 to erect the proposed new school in Blyth. Methodist cburch anniversary on Thanksgiving Day. Rev, Jas. Living- ston, of Kincardine, preached last Sab- bath in his usual eloquent manner. The direotors of. the Morris Branoh Agrioultural sooiety met the members of the Blyth Public School Board and clotted the deal, whereby the Agricultural park becomes the property of the latter. The trustees intend to at once make arrange- ments for the building of a new Public school. Z3elarave. GOLDEN WnnnxNe.-On Wednesday of last week between thirty and forty of the early settlers of this section, on the in. vitation of Mr, and Mrs. Abraham Proo- tor, assembled at their residence here- to celebrate their golden tYedding. Amongst those present were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Charles'Proc- tor, Wm. and David Geddes, Jos. Stable!: and Thos. Wilkinson: A sumptuous dinner was served, to whioh all did ample justice, and the afternoon and evening Was sent in social intercourse and in re- counting the brials and hardships of the early pioneers. Mr and Mre. Proctor were made the recipients of many vale. able presents, amongst others being a pair of elegant easy ohaire for Mr. and Mrs. Prootor, who received the congratu. lations of all present, and the heartiest good wishes for their future happiness. Such events as this gathering was to commemorate are not very common, and Tin. Pose. along with their numerous friends wish Mr. and fairs. Proctor length of days to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Slu evai eo. James Pugh has a happy smile. It is a girt. Mre. Molianney, we are pleased to hear, is improving. -Mrs. McDonald, of Clandeboye, was visiting her eon this week. Mr. and Mrs. Casemore were visiting Robt. MoPherson on Tuesday. Rev. W. H. Moss took a trip to Ohesley i16 to visit his daughter, Mrs. McDonald. Mr. and airs. Weir,of Clinton, were visiting friends in Bluevale MO week. Mr. lsbister, barrister, of Petrolea, was visiting -bis aunt, Mrs. F. Scott, last week. Harry Diament took 3000 bushels of turnips from four aores of ground this Fall. Little Percy Diameot bad the mis- fortune to get kicked by a horse on the shoulder. Thanksgiving service will be held in the Presbyterian oburoh at ball-pasb ten on Thursday. There was a Latterday Saint preach- ing in our town lost week, causing quite a commotion. Mise Annie Sinolair, of Brussels, and 1 , _Mies Stewart were visiting Miss Lizzie Robertson last week. Rev. A. Y. Hartley preached an excel- lent sermon on Sunday evening, the sub - loot being "Sin and Fire." Miss Moss and Mies Johnston went to Godericb on Wednesday, where they in• • , tend to stay until Monday. The Methodist churcb people intend having an entertainment and Christmas tree on or abeet Obriatmae. Geo. Menzie loafer his home at Moles. worth on Saturday, after spending all Summer cheese making in our town. Annie Aitohseod•meb.with a very seri• our aceident last week' whiob has con- fined her to bed for a while. We hope she will soon be able to be out again. Will tont. Inn Pose to the close of 1800 for $1.00 in advance. Tell your neighbor, Mamitratormm.-Monday morning of this week Mr. Sloan, a well-to•iito young gentleman near Dublin, and Miss Mary A., eldest daughter of Patrick Ryan, of this locality, were united in marriage in the R. 0, ohnrch, Brussels, by Rev. Pr, Kennedy, of Seaforth. The bride was at- tended by Miss Sloan, sister to the groom, and Mr. Ryan, brother of the bride, sup- ported Mr. Moan. A dark navy blue silk ooetttme was worn by the, bride and black silk by bbe bridesmaid. After the ceremony the wedding party drove to ibOr. Ryan's residence, wherea sumptuous spread wre partaken of, after which Mr. and Mrs. Sloan left fob their bbmofol• lowed by many good wishes for their future happiness and prosperity. There were a large number of costly and useful wedding presents, which bespoke the bride's poprilarity. SUNDAY Sonoo= CosentieuN. The sixth meeting of the Walton- Union Sunday School Association will be held in Duff's church, Walton, on Thuraday, Nov. 286h, commencing at 1.30 p, in. The program will be as follows ..Afternoon seseion, commencing ab 180 -Devotional' exerois- se ; President's adclreee ; "The Relation, and Duty of the Homoto the Sabbath School," Miss Smith ; "Woes of Intom. poranoo," (lesson of Sabbath previous) led by Rev. D, Forrest, the whole Couven- tion as a olase ; union Quarterly Review, Mrs. Berry ; general conference on Bene 113 of Local Conventions, Wan. Pollard ; closing address, Rey. Pomeroy ; tion, Evening session, commencing at 0:$0-»01?ening exorcises , "0Ipeeitia Aim of S S, leaching," ltev, A. 1`. Gri;yln ; "Childhood the Battle grouud of the lliogdom," G. F, -Blair ; "The 8, Si Teaoher'e Work," Ravi G. , Cobblediokl collection t closiug exeroieee. Suitable music willbc supplied during the esgeiona by a union choir, and a duets Will be rendered by Mr', and Mrs. Jackson, Ample accommodation for strangers. WIn. learn. Mrs, David McCurdy and family have left for Manitoba where they will join Mr, MoOurdy, who has been there for some time, Robb. Elliott bee disposed of the Times newspaper and printing business to 8, G. Brown, of Watford, who will take posses. Egon On the 2nd of January, 1808, Geo. Shaw le having excavations made for the block of buildings he will buiid next summer on the lot adjoining the Brenawiok hotel, on the oath side, Work is going on nicely at the Union Furniture Factory. The windows have been put in and the floors laid. Some of the machinery lite been received and placed in position, A petition is in.eiroulation meting the oounal to submit a bylaw to the vote of the ratepayers at the coming municipal elections, reducing the number of coun- cillors in each ward of the town from three to two. Geo, Cline, brother of J. A. Cline, of this town, who has been choir leader in one of the largest churches in Hamilton for the past fifteen years, has been engag- ed as choir leader of the Wingham Pres- byterian thumb. Gres•. Mrs. Wm. Bateman is visiting at Stratford. Township Council will be held on Sat- urday of next week ab Long's hotel, Chan. brook. R. H. Cuts bac removed to Goderioh, where he will embark in the grooery busiuees. We with him success. J. J. Vincent, who has disposed of his business at Jamestown to Mr. Johnston, of Newbridgs, bas moved into the cottage on the farm of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Livingston, near Brussels. George Speiran and N. McTaggart, have purchased a chopper and will oper. ate it on. Tuesday and Friday of each week at Monorieff. A. steam thresher engine furnishes the power. Next. year new barns will be erected by Neil' Duncanson, Jno.' McNeil; "akiex. Stewart and John Cardiff. Teasdale Whitfield and Peter McNeil will have their barns split and enlarged. T. New- some has the contracts and tvill .get the timber ready ,between now and next Spring. A. former Grey resident died at Meth. von, Manitoba, on Tuesday in the per- son of Mrs. Donald Bain, who with her husband went to Manitoba with their son John about 4 years ago. Mrs. Bain was over -70 yearsof age and was highly esteemed, by all who knew lfer. Several members of the Bain family are down with inflammation of the lunge. Miss Bella Ballantyne, sister to Mrs. Jno. Bain, left for the West in response to the telegram on Wednesday morning and expects to reach her destination oa Fri. day. The family will have the sym pathy of their old neighbors on the 14th of Grey. DIED. -There died at her home, in the township of Blanshard, Perth 0o., on the 7th ;net., Mrs. Oatbarine Speiran, relict of the late John Spieran, at the ripe old age of 98 years. Deceased was in her usual good health until a few days before her death, when she had occasion to go into the yard, when she slipped and fell, injuring herself internally, -whioh was the cause of death. Had it not been for this aocident^she would in all proba- bility havereached the century mark. She came to this country with her hus- band nearly 60 years ago. and settled on a farm in the township of Blanchard, they being among the earliest settlers in the township, and resided on the name farm continuously until her death. The husband died some 14 years ago, leaving his widow (now deceased) in comfortable circumstances. She leaves after her a numerous offspring, the children surviv- ing her being Kra. Catharine Downie; of Essex township; Mrs. Riot. Switzer, of Blanshard; Mrs. Thos. Robinson and Mrs. Edwin Sperling, of Howiek ;, Mre. M. H. Alfred, of London ; Hartwell and Luke, of Grey, and George, on the old homestead in Blanshard. She also leaves after' her 85 grandchildren and 76 great grandchildren, the male portion of these being, with one or two exceptions, consistent. Conservatives. Deceased was interred in the cemetery at St. Mary's, on Saturday, 0th inst., and her funeral was verylargely attended. The pall- bearers were six of her grandsons, John, Hartwell and Frank Speiran, Wesley Switzer and William and James Robin - eon, all clever and promising young moo. Before leaving the old country deceased's husbandwasa tenant on the Dunraven estate, the owner at that time being the. present Lord Dunraven's grandfather, and on coming out here the husband transferred the lease of his holding to his brother, Geo. Speiran, whose family still reside oathe place. lbbtorriee- James Cook is putting in a term at the Clinton High Sohool. Ashton G. C. rlltason, of Wewanosh, Sundayed at Geo. Jolioston's. John Blathers and wife,' of Ethel, were visiting his parents on Sunday. Mise Kora, of Montreal, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Smillie, ab present. Fall wheat in general looks very deli. nate for this season of the year. John Hall and R. Thuell have gone to the lumbering districts in Muskoka. Sam. Irvine has disposed of ten acres of hardwood bush to E. Livingstone, of oBelgrave. Mrs. Wm. Mollie, who has been ill during the past month, is able to be around again. Mr. Cole, fromthe vicinity of Ethel, has moved into the vacant -house on the Neal farm, 6th line. Mies Flora Duncan, of .Clinton, has been spendtng a oouple of weeks visiting friends in this. township. Wm. eliobie disposed of a fine •young mare to MOWS. Ltiolrardeon & Parker for shipment to London, England. The farmers have been taking'advan- tage advan-tage of the fine weather during the past week and are now ready for winter. Mr. Johnston, the new storekeeper at Jamestown, takes possession this week. We with him wooer 0. 1143. ,Vincent has moved 10 Braseele, THE. nR,IT881 La azgemzzaosiwge*.mair Mrs. Thornton, lex oon., le at preeeub seriously ill. Her many frieude wish her a speedy recovery, Mrs. Allison and Mies Mabel. Allison, of Win hwm, were the guesteof Mrd, Gs . Peaeeole Ibis week, The shooting maioh held on James 13bretton's.ferm en Tuesday of last week was not very largely patronized. The sale of farm stook, eto., belonging to Adam Scott, 7tla hue, was largely a:• bended and was up to the average as ce priors received, David Walker purposes making it num. bon of improvements in his barn next season whieli will give him considerable room, He bas let the job to Tom New, some, of Brussels. Wm, Turvey and Aif, Herrington, 2nd 000., have returned home after a three months' exoersion to Manitoba, Their health seems to be greatly benefitted by the gentle Manitoba breezes, John 01. MoVsty, of Bagob, Manitoba, ie visiting relatives and friends on the lab oon, at present. His many Mende were highly pigaeed to welopme him bank to Morris after an absence of thirteen years. Wm. Mipbie delivered last week to Jno, Roddick, at Brussels, 16 lambs, the in. crease of 8 ewes, for which he received the enag tum of $06,50. Saab lambs are profitable alilte to buyer and seller. The Sabbath sohool of Knox ohuroh, Belgrave, intend having a grand enter- tainment in the Foresters' Hall on Tues. day evening, Dec. 17th. A large number of books have .been ordered as presents for the members of the school. On the farm of Wm. Wilkinson, 4th line, 4 Sweetie turnips were pulled from one drill that weighed 34 pounds, Mr. Wilkinson had 66 wagon loads off a little over 4 acres, The seed was not sown until the last week in June. J. Sherrie, of the same line, had a very large yield of mangolds, the parbioulers of whioh we did not receive. C3ranbroolc. The now store will soon be 'ready for occupation. Oouuoil meeting will,be held here next. Saturday at Long's hotel. Lose . -Between R. Rupp's farm and Ethel, or between Ethel and the station, on Monday, Nov. lltb, a binding chain, between 18 and 20 feet long. The finder may confer a favor by leaving same at Queen's Hotel, A. Reymann. Onir,-Jno. Stewart, an old and well- known resident of Grey townebip, passed away from time last Sabbath morniug quite suddenly. He had been poorly for sometime with some trouble in the stomach, but was able to get about and was in Brussels on Friday, The 'lm. mediate cause of death was stoppage of the bowels. Mr. Stewart was in his 56th year and was a native of Scotland, where he was married. He was a quiet, imam teaming man who was respected by all who knew him. Deceased was a Con- servative in politics and a Presbyterian in religion. Mrs, Stewart, two sous and two daughters survive. The family re- moved to this village from the farm on the 16th con. about two months ago. The funeral took place on Tuesday sifter. noon, Rev. D. B. MoRae conducting the service. Interment was made at Brus- sels cemetery, The bereaved are ,Eleeply sympathized with. The Cheapest Cash Store in the County. SOME OF OUR CO:PETTOR3 in business appear to be very much exercised in their minds over the amount of business others are doing; They stand in judgment upoa it and characterize it in no mild terms. We would say to all such "Jude Not thate be NotJ � Y edged." We do not look into other people's doors or stand upon the cloor steps to 668 .what our Competitors are doing, ne find plenty to do in attending to dui own business and b buying from the best manufacturers aiid. 'Wholesale Houses in Canada and sellingfor Cash or the equivalent. We are in a position to do the very best for our customerWe are getting the trade "not at tines" but a steady increase every month since we opened our doors for business here. Facts are Stubborn Things 4010'ancl we state a few that you would do welt to ponder over. It is a fact, that we are selling an all wool Berge Dress Goods, very fine weave, heavy weight, for 25c. per yard, worth at least 35c. Compare this line with any others are asking the same for, we care not where. It is a fact, that we are selling Wool Plaid Double fold Dress Goods at 20o. per yard worth Soe, Thosc Plaids are guaranteed to wash and keep the color as good as new . It is a fact, that we are selling double fold Melton Cloth at 14'e. per yard worth 20c. It is a fact, that we ars selling Factory Cotton at 5c. per yard, worth at least 7c. Compare this line with any others are asking 7c. for in town or county. Itis a fact, that we are selling Flannelette at 6,1c. per yard worth 8c. This line is a surprise for Cheapness to all who have seen it. It is a fact, that we have the Newest stock of Readyreade Clothing in the County. It is a fact, that we aro selling a Heavy Wool Tweed Men's Winter Snit for $5.00. Compare this Suit with any others are asking $7.00 for. itis a fact, that we are selling an all wool Frieze Ulster Overcoat, 54 inches long, storm collar, slash- ed pockets strapped back, for $7.00, worth at least $10.00. It is a fact, that we are selling lb. tins of Cook's Best Friend Baking Powder for 5c. worth 10c. It is a fact, that we are selling four cakes of Old Brown Windsor Soap for 5c. It is a fact, that We are selling nine 10 -oz. bars of Our Own Electric Soap for 25c. We might go on and quote prices in every bus and department but enough has been said to show you the advantage of dealing in a Cash Store and where we sell goods as we advertise. , A --_ BRUSSELS. We Always Pay 'Highest Price for Farm Produce, Important Announcement Cliaue Bus!ness AT STRACHAN'S. On and after the 1st of December our Business will be Conducted on a Si���y Cash Basis 1 Butter, Eggs and other produce such as we usually handle taken in exchange for goods. We will also pay Cash for same at their cash market value. We will sell goods at the Lowest possible living profit, consistent with paying 100 cents on the dollar. One price to all and everything marked in plain figures. This is the foundation on which we intend to build our future busi- ness and have no apology to offer for taking this step, as we consider it the only common sense and right method of run- ning a successful business:. We ask your valued aid, encouragement and good will in carrying 4' out this plan, knowing that it will be to the advantage of both buyer and seller. Reduced pricss on and after December 1st. Everything down to Cash Value.. We have not time nor space to enumerate ar titles and prices, but we invite a call to compare and inspect. Agent for Standard Patterns. A complete stook always on band. The most reliable and up-to-date fashions in the market at Reduced Prices. December' Fashion Sheets to hand. Call and get one FREE. A. STRACHAN, B Rus Jz s: CHEAP XMAS SALE. I am selling my Winter stock of MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS ' at prices never before heard of in this vicinity. Fashionable Hats trimmed from $1.00 up ; Felt Hats untrimmed from 25c. up. Sailor Hats for $1.00. GREAT DEDUCTIONS inFANCYGOODS- Embroidery Silks, 3 Spools for 25o. Crochet Cotton, 3 Balls for 25o., and Pompons 10c. te 15c. a doz. HBe sure and give me a call and obtain my prices before dealing elsewhere. DRESSMAKING. STA lerPING. MISS LOWRY. A Positive Fact Gold Cannot Buy A Be Iter Overcoat, Suit, Trousers or any kind of Clothing than I will make for you. Prices are always right, Styles and Fit Guaranteed. Before going elsewhere call on W. 5s n O D Nf THE TAILOR, - ETHEL. WILTO & TURNBULL 3 BRUSSELS sr.17077- MSN, Are to the Front with a large stock of Stoves. -mr -C14.11.-"!Fn-'®,4 s -- Having a thorough knowledge of what is required by the people of Brussels and vicinity, we have selected our stock with a great. deal of caro, and are prepared to offer the best lines of Stoves man- ufactured in the Dominion. IN 000K STOVES We handle the superior line manufactured by the Doherty Manufacturing Co., also Buck's Celebrated Cook and Par- lor Stoves. The Garland line by Bowes, Jamieson & Co., always in stock. IN HEATING STOVES .aa We have the Lyndon Heater, by the new process, manufactured by the Doherty Manufacturing Company, called the Ferris Steel. In Coal Stoves we have the well-known "Favorite." t�All our stook will he sold at Greatly Reduced Prices to suit the bales. Lamps and Lamp Goods in great variety.. WILTON c c TURNBULL.