HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1892-8-26, Page 5AuG, 26, 1892
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lams fr vss.
Harvesting is progressing, favorably in
tho loottlity.
Tho interior of J. U. Thompson's CAM
is nearing completion and when done
Will present a very imposing appearance.
Silver Cornell cheep faotory disposed
of July make of °heath at 9e. per lb„ A,
McLaren being the buyer.
Mrs. Hugh Campbell io, we are sorry
to say, not improving but is growing
weaker. Hugh Campbell is also vory
poorly,
Walton.
Mies Maggie Morrison is visiting at
Myth.
Jno. W. Morrison will attend the Sea.
forth Collegiate Inetibute.
Mee. Stogaele, of Seaforth, is visiting
Mrs. Frame and other faiends.
Rev. A, MoKibbin, of Pine River,
preacbed in the Methodist church last
Sabbath.
Wm. Scott and wife, of Drayton, were
visiting Mrs. Jno. Dickaon, of MaKillop,
last Sunday.
The July make of themes was sold at
9.1o. to A. McLaren, of Stratford. lb was
shipped on Monday.
Harvesting is about done. From 20
to 25 bushels per acre is the average re.
Bulb of threshing as far as fall wheat is
concerned.
Rev. G, F. Salton, of Brussels, will
preach at Walton Methodist churoli next
Sabbath afternoon at 2:80 o'clock. Ile
is an excellent preacher.
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There was no service in the Methodist
!thumb on Sunday evening.
Arthur Emigh, of Black Rook, U. S. is
visiting his parents at the Commercial
for a few days.
0. Hamilton, of Harriston, has open-
ed a jewellery store north of Kelly's big
briok in this place during the past week.
On Monday, 15th inst., Wm. Levy cut
for Wm. Moutray 16 aores of oats in 8
hors and a half. It was done with a
self binder,
Mr. Skinner, of Mitchell, is in town
in the interest of the Ball Electric Light
0o., Toronto. His offers are somewhat
lower in price than the other parties who
were here from Clinton last week.
On Monday at the !fitting of 12th Di-
vision Court, Blyth, before Judge Doyle,
the oase of John Kelly and F. McCon-
nell name up for hearing, the plaiutiff
suing for 945 the price of a seoond hand
binder which he sold to defendant a
short time ago. Plaintiff nonneuitecl,
..111twood.
There are four 'bikes" in town, in -
eluding kruggins
Rev. J. B. Fisher and wife spent
movers,' days at Grimsby oamp.
Tho masons have been pushing work
on H. Hottr's brick blacksmith shop.
The anniversary servioes in minuet:Hon
with the Methodist church will be held
CM September 18 and 19.
The lawn tennis club have been kind-
ly granted the use of John Graham's
epaoious grounds for a tennis tient.
Wm, Moran left for a prolonged visit
to friends at Brookville in the hope of
recovering his health, whioh of late has
been very poor.
0. J. Wynn attended the demonstra-
tion at Berlin, and suceeeded in captur.
ing a first and a s000nd prize in the rases
which took place.
J. 13. MoBain bs away at Londesbore'
taking Rov. W. W. Lssoh's work on that
oirouit for six weeks, while Mr. Leech
is on his vacation.
W. T. Fartell, after spending a few
weeks visiting friends and relatives in
this district, returned to resume his
duties in East Bt, Louis, Ill.
Wm. Riobardson, mi/ler for M. Gerrie,
met with au acoident by which one of
the vessels of his left arm P7114 Oat. The
Dr, had to put a stitch in before the
bleeding was stopped,
Mrs, L. Pelton and Mrs. Wm. Dunn
left on the =artesian for Colorado,
where they will visit their daughters,
Mrs, John Rogers and Mrs. 0. H. Wil-
ton, respectively. It is expected that
Mm. Rogers will come home with her
mother if she continues to grow worse,
Of late she has not feft so well.
H. F. MoAllister has a new clerk, Bon.
Davies.
Charlie is a1011 and smiling tho' cares
increase.
The Meohanies' Institute have put a
fine new book cage into their reading
room,
School rempened on Monday 15611 with
Mies Bterritt, of St. Marys, in the 2na
aepartment.
Mrs, Cale, of Stratford, and Mrs, A.
Robertson, of Wheeling, W. V., were
visiting at the dootor'e.
The Mediae! Heelth Officer reports
some typhoid fever on the 12th con., sup-
posed to be impeded from lefilverton,
J. 0. Heffernan was away to Toronto
with cattle last week. The business may
be expected to hum louder than ever.
Reader refer to blab notice:el,
It has been decided to petition for the
cancellation of the license of the present
occupants of Hotel Iboyal if peace and
order be not better preserved.
The new bridge ie now completed and
the °entreat for making approaohes
finished so that parties requiring to use
that road may now oome along.
Rev, Wm. Brownlee, of Gerrie, took
the service) for the Church of England
people here on Sunday morning, 14th
lust., at which the holy oommunion was
celebrated.
We understand that Mr, Holloway has
resigned his position as librarian of the
bleobanice' Institute, Miss Holloway
has filled the position in an able and
satisfaotory manner and wo shall be
sorry to lode her.
Who was foreman of the "jou" last
Sunday night, was it 'you, Gently? It
must have boon a hard Cass to decide as
ib was late before they returned, but then
they diet not have much light on the
etthjeot tte the lamp was not lit,
The English ohureh acityrogation was
rather sadly stertled on Mr. Leos an-
nouneement that his health would not
loner permit him to continue hour toe'
vices a Sunday and keep up Ilia other
work too and that IMMO other arrange,.
merit would have to be made, A vestry
meeting was dolled si whioh it was (le-
aded, nnaubrionely, to ask Me. Lee to
arrange if possible analterne,te fortnight.
ly service between Ethel and ono of the
ether Ocoee.
Contractor Lang must be compliment -
el on the flue appearance oS the new
bridge which he has just completed over
the Maitland elver here, and whielt, with
the widened approaohes, make quite an
addition to the place.
News reached this village on TusedaY
Of this week to the effect that 0. Holland,
of Richmond Hill, was dead. Damaged
rooeived e eumstroke about two week
ago end died from its effects. He wae a
brother to Mrs, L. Dobson, Mr. Dobson
attended the funeral on Thursday,
HOIMAX 5011 ET1131..--Whal3 is the
reecon that our young folks make such a
Burmese at their Retool examinations
Aa well this Summer as ever. For High
•sohool Gramme four out of five and for
teaohers' aertiikates two out of three.
We must be a particularly smart people,
Whdre is Brusels, Listowel and those
other place. with the smart people 9
Oook.a.doodle•doo.
PallEiONALL-4088 °noway, of Toron•
to, is visiting 11Ifre. Cals.—Mr. McLain:at-
lin has a new horse and cart to carry him
to school each morning and home again
each night.—Miss Cale, of Stratford, is
spending a few days with her cousin here.
—Harvey Dobson has a bicycle No, 2.—
Mrs. Ifeinsworth has left Jos to bath it
for ft while.—Mise Melinda Milne and
Ben. Davies were successful at their re.
cent Teat:Mors' examination.
Virroxe ter' .
Robert Rvans and W. L. Henry ship.
ped a oar of horses to Manitobe.
Mr. Black is repairing the mill dam
by building a stone wall as a break-
water.
J. Davidson jr. has been home on a
visit to bis parents. He is teaching
school in Paris.
Mr. Moore, our school teaoher, and
family, were spending the holidays at his
old home, near Woodstock.
Business quiet. Farmers busy har-
vesting. Tlae yield around these parte
in all kinds of grain is very promising.
The work on the new Presbyterian
ohuroh is being pushed rapidly forward,
the stonework is finished and brick work
well on.
John Sanderson, who has been in
Manitoba for the last two years, has re-
turned to stay here. We understand be
reports good prospects of crops around
the Portage
George Gibson is home on a visit to
his parents from British Columbia. Ru.
mor says be will not return alone. Miss
Helen Gibson, of Grand Rapids, and
Miss jean Gibson, of Toronto, are also
home on a visit.
Messrs. Hamilton 84 Sanderson shipped
two oar loads of cattle to Montreal and
me car load of sheep to Buffalo. They
are doing a heavy shipping trade lately,
having just returned from a trip across
the "Herring pond" where they went
with matte.
le Lunn .
Oivio holiday on Friday.
The Times is holidaying this week.
Harry Meyers' health is improving.
Black bass are plentiful in the streams
in this locality.
The G. T. R. have had an electrio light
placed at the station.
Dr. Towler and wife are home from
their Old Country trip.
The Pea Office D,partinant have
placed a letter box at the G. T, 0, ate tion.
W. Robertson, who wit here a short
time ago Ir Inwa, has returned to Wing.
ham.
A. 0. trathdee, G. T. R. agent here,
with his family, left last week on a holi-
day tour.
J. S. Jerome has purchased the brick
residence of Angus McGregor, Frances
street.
The G. T. R. company have been re.
pairing their bridge in Winghem by put-
ting in new ties.
Entertainment, under the auspices of
the Wingham fire company on the even.
big of Friday, Aug. 26b13.
The voters' list for the town says the
total number of voters are 774. Total
number qualified to servo as jurors 846.
The woollen mills of this plaoe haus
changed hands again, Mr. Moody having
sold them to a couple of men from Penn.
slyvania.
W. J. Dryell, of this town, has corn
growing which measures nine feet and
one Moll. It is of the horse.tooth variety
and was planted on June 7th.
W. A. Mo0lymonb returned from
Grand Rapids, Mioh t accompanied by
bis son George, who is yet very weak
from the effects of typhoid fever.
iLlostow
Wednesday MIS the Maio holiday.
The Banner took a holiday last week.
E. 0. Beebe°, Persian student, deliver.
rid an address in Knox &lurch Monday
evening.
A whole grist of candidates who wrote
at the Tsaohers' examination here were
pluoked.
60 heads are employed in the piano
factory. 0. B. Sarvis will act as travel.
ler. An addition of 50x30 feet will be
built to the faotory,
The direotore of the bleohanies' Insti-
tuto are about to purchase to supply of
new books and start the fall campaign for
membership.
The proprietor of the Royal Hotel
pleaded guilty to selling liquor after
hours on Saturday and was fined 920 and
costs. Three parties present in the bar
were fined 98 mid costs, and the bartond.
er was lined 95 and poste.
Sanderson & Praetor are building an
addition to the rear of their hareem shop
on Wallace street and will now have a
large, welldighted workshop with a store
house in the rear. The building along
with Gabel's jewelry store was raised
on the foundations a couple of feet to
bring it above the sidewalk. 3, S.
Stevenson hue also raised his butcher
Stand to a higher level.
Tnesday was the first day of the races.
The day asa flue and the blank fast ;
attendance fair. The two-year-old trot.
ting stake was olose from first; to last,
the yeungsters all going well. Dr,
One's Babette took the sectond beat ia
2:44i, being the best performatme of the
oohs this year by half a seoond. The
We went to Sweet Violete, Lulu (3.
came in strong in the fourth heat, finish.
ing olose to the Winner. Summary—'
Two.year•old trot, Once pees° 9176—
Sweet Violets, b f., Cameron and
Mather,Ruse= River, 1 2 1. 1 ; Bab.
Ga.ol r• Dr, Can, Stoney Creek, 2 1 2
8 ; Lulu, g. b. 1., W. j. Bay, Listowel,
13 8 8 9 Titne, 2144 2:441,1, 2:47, 2;40.
The yearling trotting stake viae a walk
over for E. 11. Webbling's B. 0. Carrie.
In the 2:30 race the heat went to Edwin
Clay, a speedy follow, but he acted so
bad] tl i d 61 d
THE BRUSSELS POST
Musa. Lady Hunter aoted well and
drove hie winner out to about hie limit.
2;80 elate), purse 8250 —Johnny Golddnet,
b, g„ Ford Brea., Stratford, 2 1 1 1;
Lady Hunter, b. m., N. Monaohaarn,
Glencoe, 2 2 9; Edwin Clay, ob. g.,
John Gellfenson, Orangeville, 1 8 die.
Tims 2,1881, 2:84, 2:84, 2:81i
•
Cry eN.
Samuel Dieloon has 100 tons of bay
this yen.
Miss L. MoLauehlin has returned to
her school at Londesboro'.
Miss Olara Goddard, of Lisbowel, was
visiting her friend, Mise Lida Hall.
J. A, McNeil left this week for Deter
'-
mine Manitoba, on a prospecting tour.
Itev. Geo. Bicker and family, of Creel -
Ron, were visiting ab Wm, Hall's for
two weeks.
Miss Lobtie Hill bus gone to Toronto
toperfect her musical eduaatien. We
wish her suceese.
Grey & Morris cheese factory sold
their July make of obsess for 9 cents per
pound, The second shipment of it was
male Int Friday.
Mr. Bellows, of Carlow, has been en-
gaged as teacher in S. S. No. 3, as succes-
sor to J. L, Hogg. The present engage.
men is for the balance of the year.
The Gerrie Gazette says s—John Mc-
Laughlin sold his farm on the 9bh con„
Howielf, to Arch. McNeil, of Cre,nbroek.
Possession is to be given next April.
Robert Barr, oon. 9, brought a natural
curiosity to Tits Pon Publishing House,
this week, in the shape of an ear of
Mammoth South Sweet Corn out of
whioh branched 8 distinct small ears.
W. Russell Bishop, a former resident
of Grey, was spending a portion of his
vacation visiting relatives and friends
in this locality. He 15 teaolaing sobool
near Rochester, New York state. Hisbrother, brother, Chas. P., has taken a situation
in Norwood Ont., High school.
S. Y. Taylor, wife and ohildron return
to Paris on Monday where Mr. Taylor is
Principal of the public school. At the
recent Entrance examination 23 out of
26 of his pupils were successful. 16 of
them stood at the head of the list of 54
who wrote and one of the number obtain.
el the Inspeotor's medal. This is a
record hard to equal.
Miss Lida. Hall met with an accident
reoently which might have proved quite
serious. She and her sister were water.
ing some caves and as the latter was
driving the calves away Lida stooped to
take away the pails and a stick caught
her eye. It was found that the ball was
out slightly but the sight was not in.
jured. However, we are glad to report
that it Is almost better.
Itierusis.
John Meson is quite poorly.
Mtnaps are ail the rage now a•days.
Mrs. 0. Sheriff, of-Torento, is visiting
friends in this locelity.
Miss Lczzie Ross, of Wingharn, is
visiting Miss Mary Ireland.
Miss Graoe Walker, of Detroit, and
Mies Jean Walker, of Wingham, are
borne on a, visit.
Mrs. S. Pollock, of Greenock, has been
visiting bet: parents, Jared Kiog and
wife, this last week.
Wm. Brydon, mason, has gone to
Winnipeg where he is working at his
trade at high wages.
Miss Joan Ireland and John Parkins,
of Seaforth, were visiting ab ;fames Ire-
inud's two weeks ago.
Mrs. Johneton and blaster Wesley
Johnston, of Newbridge, were visiting on
the 1st con. this week. .
Miss Stubbs has been dangerously ill
during the past week with inflammation
but is somewhat improved now.
Most of the farmers on the ist oon. are
nearly through seeding and some have
gol part of their threshing done.
TUE POST gives the local and distriot
news every week. 40 oepts in advance
secures it for the balance of 1892.
J. W. Day, who formerly taught in S.
S. No. 6, has successfully passed the 2u1
class examination at Owen Sound.
Mrs. Clinton King, of Detroit, to for.
mar resident of Monis, is renewing old
acquaintances on the 1st and 2nd eons.
Mre. Russell, wife of Rev. A., L. Rus•
sell, of Exeter, is at present visiting
friends and relatives on the let and 2nd
00111,10
n.mor says one of our young gentle,
men on the lst eon. will take unto him•
self a wife before the stormy blasts of
Winter set in.
Mrs. Robinson, of Toronto, who fume
a few weeks ago on visit to her brother,
Eaket, is at present very 111 with ty-
phoid fever. Her husband came up on
Saturday to see her.
Alex. Sharp, son of jamas Sharp, 5th
line, ie dangerously ill with typhoid fever
at Detroit. frig mother went to wait on
Min last Saturday. We hope he will be
speedily restored to health and strength.
The Arch. Taylor farm will be offered
for sale, by public Emotion, at the Oen-
tral Hotel, Brussels, on Thursday of next
week ab 3 p. m. This farm is well lo-
oated being only about a mile from
Brussels on the gravel road.
In the list of successful pupils at the
Teachers' examination at Harrieton we
are pleased to notioe the names of J. and
R. &Mille, the 1st oon. They secured
2nd class certificates. The boys are de.
serving of commendation and will suooeed
well in the profession withent a doubt.
Mrs. Alex, Forsyth bas a brown Leg.
horn hen that is establishing a rostra
that will be difficult to out.lay, viz.—pro-
ducting eggs moronity 7x8 inches,
double yelkere. The editor of Tun Pose
vouches for ther
coeeetnese of the size
and recommends the flavor of the pro-
duction.
On Tuesday of last week Rioherd
Armstrong, Ord line, left his three horses,
attached to the binder, standing in the
field while las leant to the 'wave. The
animals started off on a tour and 08,0foul of a shook of grain and afterward
brought the machine in oontaot with the
fence causing a number of breakages.
A young Eng/ish boy, new to the ways
of Canadian farm life, was asked to take
a oow fig= one enclosed field to enother.
Theme were no gates nor bars and the ena•
heal.° tiller of the soil had no knowledge
of opening gaps, so he proceeded to take
the bovine by the hind logs preparatory
to lifting bee twee the fenee but wen
shown an easier way.
On Saturday, 13th inst., Ed. Brown
wag kicked by a barge on the haft leg and
the remit was the breaking of the Inge
bone between the knee and Amick. bir,
Brewer w111 be laid up for six or oigia
weeks, Thin 'masked vacation demo et
rather an unfc,.funate time, however,. to
their threehinW
g maohine as int
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$3000 WORTH
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New Fall. Goods
JUST RECEIVED AT
MRS. E. ROGERS',
Being our first instalment for the coming Season,
consisting of Oottonacles, Shirtings, Flannelettes,
Ticks, Grey and White Cottons,: Grey and White
Flannels, &o., &e. Our Dress and Fancy Goocls will
be to hand next week and as usual these departments
will contain all the Newest Styles. As our stock of
Dress Goocls is very much larger than any other
store in Brussels every lady should see our goods be-
fore making their purchases. They will save both
time and money by doing so.
MILLINERY.
MISS GREEN is now in the Markets buying our
Fall Millinery. Our Opening will soon take place of
which due notice will be given.
SELLING OFF.
We have only a small stock of Summer Goods
left on hand and in order to make an entire clear-
ance we will sell any description of Summer Goods
at a very great reduction in price.
Having an order for 150 tubs of Good Butter we
will pay 15c. per lb. for a first-class quality, and we
guarantee to give every article at strictly Gash Prices
in payment.
E. Rogers.
Brussels, Aug. 25, 1892,
usamasimmt
To make room for Nov Goods we will
sell for the next Two Wee ke
Dress Goods at 5c , 8c , 10c., & 15c.
worth double the price asked.
Flannelettes from 6c. per yd. up.
Towelings from 5c. per yd. up.
Bargains in Corsets.
Art Muslins from. 5c, up.
Bargains in Shirts & Cottonades,
ARCMS IN READY
CLOTHING.
ADE
See our $4.50 Suits.
Special Bargains in Boots and Shoes before
Opening our Fall Goods.
Our New nZ00$ Goode, Mantlings and
neadymade antics, just in,
are Extra Value.
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Any Amount of 1Vioney to Loan
on Pura or Village Pio.
Forty at
6 & 64, Per Cent., Yearly,
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repaying when required.
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Division Court Clerk, Brussels.
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Increase over 1890, 346,800
Cash inoome for 1891 547,620
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