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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1896-11-27, Page 5Nov, 27, 1896 THE RRI.ISSFILc POST pv;unalswaamrs urriamm. aznm ,,,r.,nusk re svnn nt!eo*wa.^svwgggq..cgins ,. iv r •, . _ +earanwsrxogagiomvr waraew mat xoi rut CChm • yv Coy, An enterbaintnant will be giyen in the pavilion on Deo. 1801), by the pupils of the Pubhq sohcoh M, G. Davidson is managing the bleak• smith shop at Beltnore at present, Awing to the illness of the proprietor, Our local sports have returned from their bunting expedition be Muskoka, '1'hoe. Rae was the only one who was sue- oesefulin evincing a deer, The party consisted of Messrs, Bae, ()Man, Gefton and )gall, a`a ntaid,'tOWIl, W, Wright has returned home, after' spending three months in Manitoba, Mies 13olla Streohan, head milliner for J. Green a 0o., London, is home for a visit. Mks K. Builth, of Grey, is spending a few dayswith friend's on the let line, Morrie, Mise C. Johnoten, of,Newbr•Idge, spent a few days with Mrs, B. A. Johnston this week, L, W. Rattan has retnroed home fom. Michigan, where he has been spending a couple of weeks with friends and an- quaintanaee. We are pithead to say that Mra. R. A. Johnston is able to be around again after an illness of two weeks with inflamma- tion of the bowels. C7ratmbroolc. A. wedding is on the tapis on the 11th con. Grey. Wm. Soliaook intends going to the gold mines next Spring. Don't forget the public debate in the Foresters' Sall on Friday evening of this week. Thanksgiving service in the Presby- terian (sheath here at 11. o'olook on Thursday. Wm. Looking, 12th eon., is fixing his house for the Winter. Who will the housekeeper be ? A. paring bee was held at Jacob Kraut- er's os' Friday evening of last week. No fan in our house. Gideon Perrie, who has been visiting in Edinburgh, Scotland, is expected home to spend the Winter. Mies Lib. MoLsohlin, who went to To. route a few weeke ago to pursue a course of training qualifying for a nurse, was compelled to come Home owing to illness. The work le said to be very ,trying, par- tian'arly at the start. lH tl rot. Counoil met last Saturday. W. K. Whaley, of Belgrave, spent Sun- day in our village. Mrs. (Rev.) Walker was visiting at Clinton and Hensall. Thanksgiving service in the Methodist churob on Thursday, at 11 a. m. The ohangeable weather of the past few •wetke hae oaueed considerable sickness in our village. Special services were commenced in the Methodist ahuroh on Monday even- ing of this week. C. Stubbs and wife left here for Paris on Tuesday morning. They will be much missed here, especially in the Methodist Sabbath school, in whioh both took a very native interest. METHODISM ON ETHER OlacnrT.—J. Walker and D. W. Trimble, pastors. A four weeks' special meeting at the Whit- field churob bas just been closed, when thirteen persons professed to find peace through faith in the Lord Jesus, and the membership of the church has been greatly quickened.—On Sabbath, Nov. 22nd, a speoial meeting was commenced in Ethel and the people are looking and praying for the outpouring of the Spirit. —The quarterly meeting, whioh was held in the Whitfield church on Nov. let, was a time of great power and will be long remembered in the neighborhood: The business meeting was one of love and harmony, with monies well up. Cares' • Angus Shaw was visiting at Teeswater last week. Mrs. Berry is visiting her brother, Jae. Magay,17th con. John Robertson and his sister Florence Sundayed in Elma. John Osborne is home again after visit. ing friends in Morrie. Miss MoMann is visiting her sister, Mra. Thos. Williamson, 14th sou. Robinson Long will wield the biroh in S. S. No. 4, Grey, during next year. Tenders aro asked for the sale and re- moval of Turnbull'° old school house, oon. 16. Peter McKay, of North Ensthope is visiting hie brother-in-law, Elias Dick - 12th Oon. POSTPONED S,ton.—Robert MoLaoblan's sale of farm stook, oto., was postponed, owing to the rain, until next Tuesday af- ternoon. Ile has a prime lot of stook to sell. The Trustees of S. S. No. 6 have en- gaged their present teacher, John Camp- bell, for 1807, giving him an advance of $15.00 on his salary. Mr. Campbell ie doing goad work. E. J. McArthur, Gth 000.; has had a Brantford 14 -foot windmill put up at his barn and will be able to do grain crush- ing, tto. &o. for himself. Dan. Mc- Naughton, of Brussels, set the machine up in firet•olass style. Bert Hill, son of John Hill, who is in the employ of Mr. Mullett, Seafortb, met with a peculiar accident. Ho was soldering two pieces of metal together, when the hot lead fiew into one of his eyes, (completely enveloping the eyeball with a thin coating of solder. It was re- moved aria the injured sight of the eye is happily restored. The Coderieh Star makes the follow- ing complimentary reference to Mies Lottie Hill, 10th non. :—The victoria street Methodist ahuroh scored a great victory on Sunday and Monday in oon- neation with the anniversary serviette of the charoh. Special sormone were preached by the • pastor, Rev. W. God- win, on Sunday, and Mies Hill, of Bruce sale, vary ably assisted the ohoir in the service of song. Largo congregations at- ' tended boot morning end evening. 011 Monday at 8 p. m„ a platform meeting Wins held at whioh excellent addresses were delivered by Revs. J. Edge, Goths - shill, and W. J. Ford, L.L. 13„ Siloton. Harry Hanning contributed a humorous recitation, whioh was capitally Bono. The choir, boder the leadership of Mr. Benning, rendered an anthem in a vary (creditable manner, and Miss Hill gave two eolith that greatly delighted the large and enthusiaetio hudience• Iletu•y McNaught, who wee away to Manitoba with honey, after a successful trip is home again. Barkin Gfrardin, of Pols Island, who was visiting et Duncan Teylor'e, return•. ad to bis home on Wednesday. Mrs, Duncan Livingstone arrived house on Tuesday from a etay of reward weeks nursing a typhoid fever patient near Leeltnow. Alex. Molftty received the sad news from Alusltolta of the death of hie little grandson,' Ashworth Ilarrls, whioh oo. eerred last Wednesday, Angus Campbell, who has Bold bis feral, lot 26,16th eon., to Bobt. Shiele, It moving over to the 121:13 000., be hay- ing purchased the farm owned by the late Thee, Sanders, MATRIMONIAL—A very pretty wedding took plane Saturday evening, Oat. 31st; at the reeideeoo of Aire, T. Hubbard, 1521 George street, Mileage, III., whop Mise Sophie Dulrelew, of Cranbrook, Ont„ who has been visiting liar sister, Mra. Hub• bard, was married to Julius Dieterioh, of Chicago. The ceremony was perform• ed by the Rov, Mr. Scott, of the I3elden Ave, Presbyterian church. The bride was attired in a beautiful ooetume of grey and white pompadour silk, own- bined with white chiffon and pearl trim. ming and looped beautiful. She parried a large boquet of pink carnations tied with pink satin ribbon. The happy couple were the reoipiente of Inauy beautiful presents. Mr, and Mrs. Dieterioh will heat home to their feiends in their new home. at 1384 Divereey. Boulevard, Chicago, after Nov. 151h. Tan POST extends congratulations. A O'fiPooci. James Danbrook and Fred. Wynn have returned from the Prairie Province. Z. J. Wynn, late paopaietor of the At- wood drug store, moved to Milverton last week. Rev. Dr, Williams, of Listowel' preach- ed the annual missionary sermons in the Methodist church last Sabbath. Henry Prost, of Elma, was the de - fondant in a police oaurt Daae. Mrs. Hell- er, a neighbor, accused him of having shot a valuable dog belonging to her. The evidence was conclusive and the court awarded Mrs. Keller $15 as' the value of her dead bow -wow. The I. 0. F. brethren have fixed on Friday evening, Deo. 411:, se the date of their annual supper. It will be hold at the spacious residence of H. Y. Hoar, and will be open only to members of the order with their wives and sweethearts. The Court furnishes the oysters, the single gentlemen the turkeys, and the married gentlemen the pastry. Supper will commence at 8 o'clock, p. m., sharp. Riox-ric. Morris township Council minutes may be reed in another column. Very few auction sales in Morrie this season. What is the matter with Grey ? A shooting maboh took plane at Samuel Caldbiok's, 2ud line, on Thursday of last week. Rev. Mr. Hall, of Belgrave, exchanged with Rev. Mr. Whaley, of St. Helens, last Sabbath. Wm. Russell, 6th line, has gone to Saginaw City, Mich., where he intends to spend the Winter. The fuueral of the late Geo. Stewart, of the West gravel road, took plane on Sun. day afternoon and was largely attended. Allan Speir, who has been ill for near- ly three weeks with inflammation of the lungs and bronchitis, is improving nicely and we hope be will soon be convalescent. Peter W. Booth has returned to his home, near Belgrave, after spending about 60 days in Manitoba. Peter's spin• ion of the West is looked upon as being worth something. Last week Harvey Beam and family, of Brussels, moved to their recently acquired farm on the 7th line where they purpose making their home. May prosperity attend them. Mies Maggie Mooney, daughter of Reeve Mooney, has gone to Detroit on a visit to relatives and friends. She will probably be away for a couple of months. We wish her pleasant time. The Belgrave sawmill, with machinery all complete, has been purchased by Wm, Watson and W. J. Geddes. They are steady, industrious young men and will no doubt merit a good share of patronage from the surrounding country. A Dakota correspondent writes :—The relatives and friends of Thos. Forsyth, around Brussels', will be pleased to hear of his recent political success. Hs was elected Treasurer of McHenry County, N. D., by a, good majority. Tom is one of our prosperous ranchers and esteemed by all. Wm. Wightman has returned from Camden township, where he had gone to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, John Walker, who committed suicide by taking embolic aoid. The unfortunate men leaves a widow and three children to mourn his untimely end. Rev. W. T. Hall, of Belgrave, has been appointed agent for the Upper Canada Bible So ofety and will deliver a number of addresses in the interest of the same during this week. He will dddress a meeting in the Methodist chuiohel- B Bel - grave, on Foiday evening, 27th inet., at 7:30 o'clock. DaowatD IN WHITE RIrEa, B. C.— DJohn Robertson, foreman of the Pile river 5c Bridge orew, at wont on the now White bridge being built by the Northern Pacific on its line between Tacoma and Seattle, was knocked into the river and drowned at 7.40 o'olook Tuesday morning, Nov. 10th. Robertson was on a scaffold at the time the accident happened, superintending the dislodging of a log whioh had drifted down the stream and was caught against the bridge. The top of the scaffold was 16 feet from the water. A heavy chain was fastened to the log and there made fast to a part of the bridge, permitting the chain to stretch across the sanffdld. A number of the Drew attempted to awing or pull the chain when it ebrnolt Robert, eon, who was standing on the edgo of the scaffold, and threw him off hie balance. He fell into the river on bis back, but quickly reoovered himself and ehartsd to swim towards the shore. The river runs about six miles an hoer at that point. He was rapidly carried down stream and 800 feet below the bridge he sank. Be was olad in a heavy jacket and also wore apair of long rubber boots with tops turned down. It is not known whether the heavy clothes pulled him under or whether he erampod end was tenable to continue swimming. le wee a good swimmer, The river is lined on either side with scrub willows and these pre. vented the oomrades et the unfortunate man from aiding him. The bridge crew immediately hegan.esaroli for the body. Pivloion Superinboudent McCabe, ab Tuoomtt, woo notified and me soon as poe- t oible lied 4 row boats and grappling it'gns pub on a fiat oar, at'Peeoma and taken to the mine of the acoident, They were sent en tt special train, to whioh s oaboose was ettauhed, and Superintendent 113c' Cabe, 0, M, °aborue, Supt. of Bridges 13uildings,'T.E, WW'eymoutb, Supt, of Bridgeo itc Buildinge, and also it number of friends of Robertson's sed an cobra freight orew went. Four row boatel were already at the bridge. The eight boats were maenad by erawo whioh searched and grappled until clerk for the, body. A White ltiver Indian, who is familiar with the stream, is ooarehing the river from the bridge to the Sound. Superintendent MoOabe nye he oxpeete to find the body somewhere, but says it will probably be washed down stream to the mouth, ee has usually been the ease in such in- etanooe. Robertson was about 85 years old. He had been in the employ of the Railroad Company, on the Local Dials - ion, for about 10 years. Tie was popular among railroad men. His first work for the Company wee in the. aapaoity of a uerpenter. His brother and two slaters lived with him on oars attached 10 his construction train. Isis parente are both dead," The deceased was a brother to Mrs. Allan Speir, Morrie ; Mrs. Jno, Menzies, Last Wawanoob ; Adam and James, Last Wawanoob, and Wm„ in Blyth. H1toOTItto MATon,—Last Friday was the °lasing day of the week's hunting by sides chosen by Sam. Muoraolten and W, Nixon. The sports, together with a large number of other friends to the number of 60, assembled at Frank Mc- Craoleon's oomfortable and commodious residence and spent a most enjoyable time. Mr. MoCraoken's aide won by a majority of 57,800 points. With. Messrs. Garness and Turley Bros. on the violins, and Miss McMurray and Mrs. Geo, Calbick as a000mpanfste on the organ, the light fantastio was tripped, while social chat, song and story filled ha A eplendid supper was served at 12 'o'clock to whioh ample justice was done and the guests departed to their respeotive bomis voting Mr. and Mrs. Mo0raoken first. class host and hostess. Persons were present from Wingbam, Belgrave and Blyth. The following are the names of the respective members of the teams mentioned above in the week's hunting ; Nn. 1—B, McOraelton W. Berney, W. 13owtnatt,1) Srnitb, W. Smfth,• D, o1'm. °trout:, ,), She,rie, W. Oaldbtsk, T. Stewart, W, Wileou, A. Miller, G. Prat. No. 2—W. Nixon, 13. Tgrvey, T. Bone, T. Warwick, 13. Rntiidgo, 19, Mese, 0. Ooldblok, X. Believe, D. Hamilton, 13, `Purvey, M. Gartiese, li. Gibson, 1C.41iestr.() eel. 11. T, lfidd V S., lice received the ep• pl.ointniont of veterinary inspector for this distrig by the Dominion Governinont• A union Tbaultsgiving 'servioe will bo held in New; Presbyterian °heroic on Thursday morning, Nth inst., at 11 0'. gook. Constable 13uluter purchased a fawn from a settler in Muskoka and brougbb it home. It is a pretty little oroabure and very tame. He had trouble at Graven, buret getting it through, it having been oaptured'outof season, but it was finally passed, though the wardens deolared they would wowed against the settler. A number of the ladies of Christ church gave Mrs, J. J, Purcell a very agreeable surprise by Balling upon her at her residence and presenting Iter with a handsome ohipa tea set and a pair .00 bronze mon, Tho presentation wee in- tended as a slight recognition of Mrs. Purcell's services in connection with the Guild and other branches of church work, she having been olio of the most motive workers in the obureli for a number of years, Prem Your Apples, °eo. Ec.wa is Has put in an Apple Press in con- nection with his factory, Mill bt., Brussels, and is prepared to mace Cider, Apple Jelly 'and Apple Butter AT REASONABLE RATES. Bring Along Your Apples. 100 yds. 32 in. Flannelette Going at 6 Cents per yard, NEW DRESS GOODS, AND TPRIMMINGS TO MATCH. CHOICE GROCERIES. usiness to btit .' ou,Lr Mast be broad page in its methods. It must admit the intelligence of the buying public, and endeavor by every hon- orable moans to establish confidence between itself and that public. The buying should be right and the selling just. The rich and poor alike should be treated with courtesy and con- sideration. This business is building up on these lines. OUR SPECIALTIES. Lamps, Silver Tea Setts, "The Queen" Razor, The "Out of Sight" Mouse Trap, The latest Tracing Wheel, Carpet Sweepers, Powder, Shot and Shells, Knives, Forks and Spoons, Cow Ties, Axes, Saws, Lanterns, &c. CASH F011 FURS, HIDES AND SHEEP SKINS, American and Canadian Ooal Oils. Call and see us. A. M. Mc ay & Go., HARDWARE MERCHANTS, BRUSSELS. an Ain FOR, COLD 11111111 ! WEATHER ! Before Hurrahing very mueli see that you are ready for the Colcl. We eau supply you with Cooking, Pox, Parlor and. ,Coal Stoves, THE BEST IN THE MARKET. Xit5NT Z: Of the Latest Design—to burn either Coal or Wood—pat in and Guaranteed. Large and well selected stock of Lamps, Lanterns, Coal Oil, &c, Halters, Cow Chains, Glass and a host of other things you require for Fall and Winter. Blacksmiths' and Stove Coal always on Hand. iS'Tinsmithing in all its Branches. 1 ■ M'd dtM ■ a2i r&e ,1 BEAVER HARDWARE STORE. at TO We, this day, continence and will maintain„ until further notice, SLA NITER SALE In every Department of our store.. li,'fr E have observed the low price of Produceo a e.. 4 are going our share ha e to bear the burden withthe o farmer. To give every person in the vicinity a chance to. procure what they want for immediate or future use at a price that has never before been so low in Brussels. Vote the Prices in a �'ew Lealllih,g Lives $20 00 Venetian Worsted Suit fine trimmed, bound, $16 00- 18 00 Twilled Worsted Suit, fide trimmed, bound or stitched, for 16 00 Twilled Worsted Suit, fine trimmed, stitch- ed, for 12 00 Canadian Tweed Suits for 20 00 Scotch Tweed Suit, best trimming, for 15 00 Scotch Tweed Suit, good trimming, for - Overcoats to Order. $18 00 Beaver, velvet collar, for 15 00 Beaver or Melton, for 15 00 Frieze, wool lined, for 15 00 12 00 9 00 16 00 12 00 $15 00 12 00 1300 GENTS' FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. Men's American Beaver Caps, worth $3 50 at $3 76 Men's Seal Caps worth $4 00 for 3 00 Persian Lamb Caps, worth $5 00 for 3 50 Sealette Caps at all prices to be sold at about half price, Quantity of Boys' Curled and Knit Caps. Underclothing, Fuze Shirts, Collars, Cuffs,. Ties, Braces, Socks, Scarfs, Gloves, Jlfitts0 Cardigan, Jackets, hats, 6-c., sold at slau4h- te7' prices during the sale. ust ` j ll Hi uhNta.J. , a OUR LINE OF NE This .Fall, contains many numbers of Unusual excellence and uni- formly "Correct," and all deserving the attention of keen buyers who are wide-awake enough to appreciate a good thing when offered. Ulsters sold last season for $G, this season $5. Yon should roe this,. line, buy or no buy, you eau tell your friends about it. Ulsters at $6, $7, •$S, $0, $10, in .fast any pries you n'isa to pay. - Invest with us. Wo will give you dollar for dollar, and you shall get one of the best Coats for the least money in Huron. Dress Coats, fico quality, brown, silk velvet collar, good lining, made in up -to -data style, for $6.50 ; $8.50 Coats to fit for $7.G0 ; $9.00 Coats to fit for $7.50 ; $11.00 Coats to tit for $10.00: Wo guarantee the very best Workmanship eat hese. goods. This is no catch -penny announcement but a GENUINE SALE as 1 purpose making a change in busi- ness at the first of the year. THIS IS A CASH SALE. e LEADING TAILOR.