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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1896-4-24, Page 5d l'lilfL 4, 1800 t���i Nj•Y+�'#�i�1 r.3,les .1x•t.k,t. The arloket oluh hoe been re•er feanized ander very favorable auepleee and every, tiring pointe to a aiteeeeerni aeuson. The ofiio9rs eleoted were I—Patron, Mr, 001d. well ; lion. President, 1kfr. Helmeted Presiden6, Mr. i'anoherd ; let Vine. President, Me. Roberto ; end Vise-Presi. dent, W. O. Reid ] Se oretaryTreaeurer, 0.1. Schmidt; Field Captain, E. Ogle, man ; Committee of Management—Moo. ers, Coleman, Roberto, Pierce, Wilson, Gregg and selimidt. ifil-p tit. Our fire company wee pub for praotioe on Wednesday evening, Mine Millie Bell, of Belgrave, visited ender the parental roof on Sunday. NeGni & Qowan are getting the timber in shape for putting up e barn for Will, Levy. Mrs, Helps has rented lrer'rvsidenoe in town and ie going to move to Wingbam thie week, Oar eseeseor, .John AleGiil has got through this year's armament roll and returned it. Rev, A. MaLoan left here on Monday to attend the Presbyterian Synod whioh is being held inCbatham this week. On Moinday the regular sittings of the. 12bh Division Court was held before His Honor Judge Doyle in Indoetry 'Hall, A number of cages were brought before hie Honor for bearing. On Sunday afternoon the remains of the late ,Tames Vanoamp, 013 old resident of Emit Wawenoeb, palmed through our burg to the Union .cemetery for inter- ment, followed by a large number of nor• rowing frienda. Mole teiworth. Mre. Sharpie is much improved of late: Mrs, Jas. Stewartfe no better. She is very low. Mrs. Seehever bas presented Oharlie with a young sou. Mise Dean. formerly of our village, is renewingaoquaintanoes here. W. Robertson and wife left for their new home neat Bluevale. J. Menzies, father of Mre. Robertson„ will reside with them. Wednesday evening of. Iaet week Jae. Menzies brought bome hie young bride Irene Ethel, at whish plane he was united in the bonds of metrimoay to Mise T. Elliott We wish the young couple peace and prosperity. As Spring bas again come round new life seems to be infusing the buys sod sports fill their brains. Some are for eyoline, viz„ J. Meiklejohn, B. H. Mc- Kee H. R. Spence and others, while many are for football, for which our vil- lage will put up •en entsrprieing team, Others again take the pugilistic eide and give public exhibitions. We are sorry for oor friends from. a distance, but they may soon learn that ours is a peaceful villa if let alone, but solid as a rook against breakers of the peace. Crttaitar0010. Rev. D. B. McRae preached in Wrox• eterlest Sabbath. Freshlime may be had et any time at the Oranbrook kiln. Asse4eor Reymann finished his work of assessing this week, Jake Long disposed of his sorrel driver last week for a large figure. Farmers are securing their flax seed at the Cranbrook mill for 1806 crop. A "Shake -your -feet" was held at M. Reymann'e, East of the village, last Wednesday evening. An excellent literary program was rendered at the meeting of the Epworth League on Tuesday evening. It is said that Geo. Coate is about t0 be appointed, police magistrate for our village. Crenbrook needs him very bad- ly- Rov. R. F. Cameron, who returned from Knox Oollege on Saturday last, 000upied the pulpit of Knox oburoh on Sunday. John Ritchie purchased a horse this week and is now on the road delivering goods and taking in exchange farm pro- duce. Many of our citizens will be glad to learn that a Brussels baker delivers fresh bread in our village three times a week, to be had at any time at Mrs. Ritchie's store. After a very anoaesefnl wood -bee at Sohn Knight's, on Thursday afternoon of last week, the boys present, and each with his best girl, enjoyed an excellent eveniug'e entertainment, consisting of dancing, games, and sitting in the corner. An wbo were present declare that leap year Mille are nob in it. Grey. A number of the Sabbath Schools that have been closed during the Winter, contemplate opening on the first Sab- bath in May. Jonathan Hewitt has gone to the $oase of Refuge at Clinton owing to 111 health and the abeenee of friends to properly eare for him, Rev. 31. V. Smith arrived home from Montreal last week, where he has been attending College. Ile will visit in this locality for a while. The oontreat for the new brink eohool house, known as Turnbull's, 16th oon„ was let to W. Penal, Ethel, at$800, The building will be 28x42, with 12 font wails. Centred is to be completed by Oct. 106h, There were six tenders. New N woodwork will be put on the eobool desks. Urarteutatu.—On Wednesday, April 15th, at the manse, Lietowel, a very pretty wedding took pleas, it being the marriage of Mies Chrietintt M., only daughter of Mrs. Moffatt, ;of Morris/mak, to Lide C. Jaolclin, of the 5th oon., Grey, Lille ie a most highly and much respected young fernier. The ceremony was performed by the Ravi Mr, Cooper, who tied the knob in orthodox -Presbyterian etyle, '11he amiable young bride, who is very popular owing to her social 'standing, was beabtifnlly attired in pale blue silk trim. reed with lane, ribbons, &o„ and wore a long silk veil. The bride carried a uioe bogtret of natural flowers. Mies Millie Jaoklin, sister of the bridegroom, attend- ed its bridesmaid, while the groom was accompanied by herb, Proudliffe, who performed hie duty in the heat style. Hearty eongratuiatione were extended to the newly married couple, and they begin life with the best wishes of a large circle of Friends. May they .eail peacefully over the sea of life with Much joy and success' in their new relationship and a bright and happy future. Herman Hill had e wreetle with the menthes beet week, Mre, J, 0, Heffernan and feenily, .of Trent Oreelt, bfuekolte, have been vieib. Mg et Jno. 11follina'on's for tete pest week. 15th eons, badythe mielor une of Millet a bed Dat on Me right foot Poet Tutted etterneen, NO Wee putting np a sbrai rail lanae sod while ohopping off the end of a rail the axe Otte* the Woe and glanced w his foot, nearly getting off the ed, and it wg boe, est se lfeaared'liett oaid e ere sever. bleed to death, A ph eioi en wee speedily eeoured who put in flee stitches m binding up the Weupd. Mr, popsy will be laid up for some time, T I l RIJSSELs PO T cause of 114os, Smith's death, The family is deeply sympathised with in their on. expelled bereavement. �[tlt�vt, DTr, Andrecve, el Wroxeter, took .Rev, 0. O. ltalne's work lust Sabbath. gh0lar, and Mre, Simpson have improved coneiderably in health, we are pleaeed to Otte. Eight pars of square timber were load ed at our station -Oita week for nhipmert Baetwarcl, Mr, Beattie, of Varna, who euoeeede Mr. Honeberger, hoe opened out tt new stook of geode, Hie Pieter keops bowie for elite. Last Sebbabh Rev. D, B. McRae was preaching at Wroxeter, Hie pelpib here was very acceptably filled by Rev. R. F, Cameron, who hoe just completed hie course aline,/ linpx College, Toronto. The Holloway family have removed 10 Wingbam where Mr, Holloway Is follow• ing hie trade, 'There is room for good shoemaker in Ethel. By the 'removal of Mee Holloway the Librarianebip of the Public Library beoomoa vacant. MA'rarntonrne _Wednesday of last week Rev. D. l3, MoRns'tied the matrimonial knot between James Menzies, of Malec•. worth, and Mims Christens, second daughter of Wm. Elliott, of this plane. The oeremony was performed at the home.o£ the bride in the presence of the neer relatives of the eontraeting particle Mr, and Mrs. Menzies are accorded the goodwishesof a large oirale of friends for a happy and prosperous future. W r00JltftSfl. Wroxe ten Mise Sarah Bray hoe gone 6o Stanton, Miob, Mr, Farrow, father of oar popular vet., was in town last week. Mees Mary Hayden has been on the sick list for a few Jaye. Wm. Wilson is having new steps put up in front of his reeidenoe. There in a proposal to unite the Wine. eter K. 0. T. M, with Gerrie tent, W. 0. Andrews preaohed on Euler circuit last Sunday for Rev. 0. 0, Raine. W. 0. 'Andrews, of London, cousin' of our genial station agent, spent a few days in town. Bev. Mr, Anderson ie exfieoted borne next week. 'A hearty reception is being arranged. W. M. B. Simile has gone to Grand Valley to take the practice of Dr. Hopkins for a few months. Hamilton & Sanderson are shipping+ hogs and cattle Bast. Three car -loads were forwarded Tuesday. Solomon and Will, Ringler are leaving for the Summer to be employed as brick. makera in the Culross yard. Wm. Johnston bag removed from -Me farm' to Gerrie. He purposes working at his trade as house painter for the Sum. mer, Geo. French, of British Columbia, has settled in town with his family. He will occupy the house vacated by Mrs. John Laokie. Rev. A. E. Birks, B. A„ of Teeewater, preached an Eduoational eerinon in the Methodist ahuroh Sunday evening. His address was very highly appreciated, J. W, Sanderson bas purohased a gro. eery in Toronto and will be Ieaving town at once. J. W. will be greatly missed, espeoially when any sport is on the tapie, R, Miller met with a bad mishap by falling through the floor of hie barn rendering him unooneoioue forsome time. His left shoulder blade was broken. He is able to get about but ie still sore. The Leagns of the Methodist church gave a patriobio literary program on "Canaan Our Home" last Monday even- ing. There was a large audience. Mies' Charlotte Leckie occupied the chair, A. Goobel has bought a jewelry estate Bailment and stook in Mitchell and is removing this week. A gentleman Prom Mildmay is coming to take bis place. We wish Mr. Gcebel the sneoese he de- eervea. .BioVIA e:. Jahn Nethery, it ie rumored, will put np a new kitchen this season. The enemies' are having their innings on the sixth this Met week or so. A new bridge at Sunehioe was ordered at the epeoial meeting of the Donna last ween. James Smith, of Niagara Falls, was here this week attending the funeral of hie mother. Jas. Kerncghan, who has been quite poorly for some time bath, is, we are glad to say, improving nicely. Alex. Nichol, sr„ has had his canoes- eion fonoe recently re -erected. This is a move in the riebt direction. Wm. Smith and G. Pratt have recent- ly been cutting wood for W. H. Mc Gatemen. They are adepts at the Mud. nese. Joseph Smith, of the 6th eon., is not as well as hiemany friends would wish, but we tenet he will soon be fully restored to his usual good health. Jana Iiernagban bad a wood -bee Wed- nesday of last week which was well at. tended. They auoceeded in getting a goodly amount of wood eat. Elliott & Glonkey, contractors, &o., are engaged at present in putting up Peter Oantelon's new kitchen. When com- pleted it will be a comfortable residence indeed. This township will be further repro• tented at the House of Refuge, Clinton, by the addition of Geo. Scott who is un- able to provide the necessary where-with-- all herewith-all to maintain himself. Peter Oaatelon, 6th oon., bee got his new house up and nearly finished. Times are changed as he says we are going to have a "Grit" Government. Hope you are right Peter, Thos. Walker, 6th eon,, is laid up with the measles. We hope to see him around soon. Jas. Maxwell, who is hired with Jno. Robb, on the 6th eon., is also down with the measles. "Wbo oan beat me 7" says Leonard Rus- sell, of the 6th son, He sowed four aures with grass need in three-quarters of an hour. "Bot mind, boys, it was near sup- per time and no gravel stack to my Neale." The Clinton News -Record says:—Mrs. Robert Blair, of Morrie, who a few days since underwent a surgical operation at the residence of John Johnston, Rattan. bury street wrest, is doing ninety, Mr. Blair was alert here. Somooaths y on the 7111 line visited a neighbor's bush the other eight and had a "sugar oil" on their own account. They left three cents and a pack of garde behind them as a email oompsneation for the maple extract. W. Ferguson and W. Ronal will abort- ly etarb their season's work, having scour• ed a number of jobs from good, reliable teen, These gentlemen are drsb-atass stone masons andany work given to them will be done in A 1 abape. W. Thnell intends starting in a few days too ab hie contraote. Mr. Thuoll has a goodly nure- bar of walls to build. W. T. is an old hand at the business, Semen Dm:A. M.—Mrs, George Smith died at her reeidonoe, 8th line, last Sat. urday night after a Very brief illness of abort a clay, bar dsoeaee being a matter of very sad.eurpriee to the community. In addit]bn to her husband, who is in poor health, five sorts' survive, vu:— George, of Wallow ; William, in Mahito. ba ; Alex., on the homestead Jno., of Bruesols ; and Jamee, of Niagara Falls, The funeral an Monday afternoon was argely attended. Service wag aondtbeted by Rev. W. Pomeroy, assisted by Rev. D, Forrest. Heart failure is geld to be the W. 3. Ohapman now has a staff of twenty -live girls in his glove department, G. H. Irwin has big plane all ready 'to go on with the building of a beautiful story and a half brick house. Geo.-Duffeld's fox terrier, "Doe." corn. mittedsuicide by jumping into an air hole in the las on the river. No inquest. Dr, Chisholm has commenced the erec- tion of another brink residence on Jos- ephine street, on the hill North of the river. W. R. Belden is leaving town, having sold out his business to a company known as the Star Pboto, Co„ of which Mr. Rob. ins, of St. Marys, is the bead. Leotnre in the Methodist (church, Wingbam, on Tuesday evening, the 28th inst. Rev. Jos. Edge, of Goderioh, will deliver hie popular lecture on 'Take borne things you borrow." The members of toe Alert Fire Oa. are completing arrangements for holding a concerti in the -.Town Hall at some date in the near future, the funds to go towards furnishing a room in the Town Hall, which will hereafter be firemen's head- quarters. Two of the firemen will sleep In theroom so auto be close at hand to the hose -house in case of fire. Al. Proctor, who trained a number of horses on the rase course here last season, bas arrived in town again with four horses to train. They are all, amnpere- tively speaking, green horses, and are as follows :—Lain B„ the property of Mr. Proctor, a promising young mare; Harry Wilitea, by Harry Wilkes, eligible for the three-minute class ; Sid Donovan, by Sidney, a three•year-old ; a two.year-old by Ben L., that is entered in the Breed. ars' Stakes to be trotted at the next To. ronto Pair, A. Provincial detective was here col- lecting further evidence in the Fields ease. He seemed to have the matter well in hand. A great many citizens are' either directly or indirectly connected with the affair. The debeotive stated that he bad not decided whether he would make further arrests at present or not. He went from here to Goderieh to complete his preparations for the trial which will take place May llth, At the annual business meeting in con - ration with e Wingham Methodist Sth bbath school the reports of the different officers were received, showing the school to be in a flourishing oondition, having an entire membership of 884, composed of 34 teachers and officers and 850 schol- ars, and the average of entire school for the year being 238, The total receipts for the year were $286.17, total expendi- tura during the year, $254.01, leaving a balance on hand of $81,26. The follow- ing were eleoted officers for the ensuing year :—Supt„ Dr. Towler ; Asst. Supt„ Ohas. Lloyd ; Seoy„ A, M. Robinson ; Treas., W. J. Horvath ; Librarian, 3. A. Morton. Work has aommenaed on Stratford's new sewer system, and there will be no unemployed men in that oily in a few days. Herhert Wallis, Mechanical Superin- tendentof the Grand Trunk, has resign- ed, and will be outmoded on May let by F. W. Morse, master mechanic of the Wabash. A large deputation from Montreal waited on the Government at Ottawa, asking a grant of half a million towards a World's Fair in that city next year. Premier Bowell and Sir Charble Tupper expresasd sympathy with the enterprise, but declined to promise any finanaial aid until asenred that Toronto's proposed exhibitions would not conflict with it. , Have you seen our S 01 lli Tina11e? More pieces than ever for $1. Bicycle Accessories, Lawn Mowers, Alabastine, Churns, Screen Doors and Windows. FOR THE NEXT 15 DAYS We will offer the Balance of the McGowan Stock at prices that will Clear it out in a Lively Mariner. eYtpanI,.ense: Assortment Dress Goods and Trimmings, Ribbons, Laces, Gloves and Hosiery, Prints, Muslins, Cottons, Cottonades Flannelettes, Shirtings, Ticki ' Carpets, Curtains, Rugs, Etc. ngs' An Immense stock of Men's Working. Pants and Shirts, Overalls and Jackets at Prices never attempted before A LARGE STOCK OF a Rey made Clot: AT TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS rar, rr:STOOR Mi 2134,036. At About Half Price, and only the Best Linings and Trimmings used. Workmanship and Fit Guaranteed or no sale. .411. kinds nf Farin, Produce sct,n,e as Cash. GARFIFILo BLC CK, BRUSSELS. Carriage Maker, Brussels. THE Spring Season of 1896 finds the above manufacturer with a Larger amount of stock on hand than ever, ready for the intending Purchaser. People have no idea what a busy place we have, Eight Employees at work in the Wood, Paint and Trim- ming Departments. Our Ten Years Business Experience in Brussels has been to us 10 years of Recom- mends to the Durability and Satisfactory character of our Buggies, Wagons, Sleighs and Cutters. Different purchasers say they would sooner have the Buggy they bought from. us 10 years ago than any of the so called cheap rigs turned out by many to -day. We will be glad to give the names of our customers to anybody desiring to know how Wal- ker's Work Wears. They can speak for themselves. 35 TOP BUGGIES a a u Will be ready by the Queen's Birthday, out of 60 that we are building, and the Best will be sold at Prices to compete with factory work. Our aim for 1896 is to NOT MISS ONE SALE. AZA Work Guaranteed for 5 Fears And all Breaks taking place in that term will bo Repaired FREE OF CHARGE, which goes to show that we have abundant faith in the character of the work we turn out. It was never BETTER than this year. Buggies Re -Painted, li,e-Trinanied, New Wheeled and Taps Repaired In A 1 style and at LOW Prices, Will make your ]fuggy almost as good as new, Extra good range of Lumber 'Wagons warranted to satisfy, Road Carts ditto, Every person intending to purchase a new Buggy should not fail to visit our Show Booms. It will cost you nutlltng and may save you many dollars in addition to securing a Buggy that cannot be beaten, JA AL 5 .�t� Carriage Builder, Brussels, '�"v • 84 1" ChM- '■ SHOPS OpPOSrTE TOWN HALL.