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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1893-11-3, Page 5is Nov, 3, 1393 THE BRI) SSE istri.Ct °taus, Vr;'1xRiwllLl,atti. Mrs. Sutherland and family, of Ash• field, have moved into town, Welter Taylor has purchased a brink house and two Iota on Centre strcot, front Mark °upsets. John Pelton, of East Wawanoeh, has moved into the fine new residence whish ho erected in town this eeaeon, Thos. J. Scott has arranged for the ep• pearanoe of Miss Norah Clench, the eels. bested violinist, in Wingham, on the 28th December. John R. Clark, generally known es the "Boot blank Orator," one of the beet platform entertainers on the conbiuenb, will lecture iu the Methodist church, Wiunhem, ou Nov. 18th and 14th, and on Sunday evening the 12th, will give his celebrated Gospel Temperance address in the seine pisco. 1T..twe>o S. A now fire bell was purchased by John Roger from a Loudon firm. H. Smith ie having hie residence re novated and subetailially improved, M. E. Needs has disposed of his drug o,nd book business in tide town to D. Campbell, of London. J. W. MoBain and Mee. J. A. Torn• bell were attending the Provincial Sob. bath School convention in Toronto last week. The School Board are advertising for a rancher for the junior department of the Poblio school for '04, Miss Dunn having desidef bo retire from the pro- fession and has handed in her resigns. tion. Alex, Simpson, of Elmo, has purohased the residence ooaupied by S. Forrest from W. It, Humphreys, of Newry. This means that Mr. Simpeon hes some notion of becoming a resident of this village. Reoently Fred. Switzer met with a rather serious accident. He was draw- ing flex from the barn to the flax mill, when his team became unmanageable and ran away, pitching Mr. Switzer off and upsetting the lewd of flax partly on him, resulting in dislocating bis left shoulder, Itritarreae. Last Sunday morning the quarterly sacramental service was held in the Methodist church, Sunshine, Rev. J. II. Dyke, pastor, preached an exultant die. course. In the evening there was a pub. tic Gospel Temperauoe meeting. Ad. dresses were given by W. H. Kerr and B. Gerry, of Brussels. The choir lead in the singing of three Temperance hymns. Sown RarowT.—The following is the standing of pupils in S. S. No. 4, Morris, according to marks taken during the month of October :--Sr, 4th—Jno. Curry, Taylor Pipe, Frank Oloakey, Simon Forsythe, Earnest Maunders. Sr. 3rd.— Duncan Ashton, Lyon Pipe, Hugh For- sythe, Ettio Davie, Geo. Cardiff, Maggie McOntoheon, Lillian Mooney. Jr. 3rd -- Ida Mooney, Norah Maunders, Milton Currie, Lulu Davis, Willie Cloakey,Luve Cunningham, Maud Haggard, Ida Py - bus, George Barrie. Sr. 2nd—Willie Johnston, Willie Greenslade, James Innae, John Oloakey, Geo. Inose, Myrtle Nichol. Jr. 2nd—Earnest Mooney, D. MsOutoheon, Richard Cardiff, Milton Sharp, Lawrence Pybus, Roderick Ma• Lean, John Moss. Standing of the senior classes according to October monthly examination :—Sr. 4th—Taylor Pipe, John Currie, Simon Forsythe, Earnest Maunders. Sr. 8rc1—Maggio McOutoheon, Lyon Pipe, Duneau Ashton, Etbie Davie, Lillian Mooney, George Cardiff, Hugh Forsythe. Jr. 8rd—Willie Cloakey, Norah Manndere, Ida Mooney, Maud HIaggard, Ida Fyne, Geo. Barrie, Lula Davis, Milton Currie, Lura Oun. ningbam. Mese Hammy, Teacher L4si to lee Cl. A deer hunting parby of about a dozen left last week for Muskoka: A song service was oouduoted in the Methodist church by the Rev. Dr. Wil. lougbby last Sunday evening. Special must° was rendered by the choir and others. Notwithstanding the shortage in the apple orop this year, a number of the farmers in this district have more than enough tor their own use. A Maryboro farmer broughb to town last week 15 bags of Northern Spy, picked off one tree, and sold thein at 61 a bag. $15 for oue v season's frnib off a single tree is not a bad investment. What might have been a very serious fire was prevented by nightwateh Oe• borne early Sunday morning of last week. Entering the town hall about 3:30 a. m. he smelled something burning and found some paper ignited in the sell of the unfortunate young man Memory. The paper was on a bunk and near some straw whinh would soon have made a blaze. Death, on Sunday night, Oct. 22nd, oalns to the release of a poor unfortu- nate who has boon maintained by the town for some time past. On Monday morning John Mammy was found dead in the look -up, which he had made his lodging plane of late. He was subjeot bo fits and it is snppused he died in one of them. Deceased's iniad was also weak, anti repeated efforte had been made to get him into au asylum, but without success. The remains were interred in the old cemetery at the town's expense. .YD tl--a--- The anniversary eoevioe of Court Ethel 0. 0. P'., No. 281, was held in the Methodist ohurah last Sabbath after. noon. Despite the inalsmenoy of the • weather, about 40 of the brethren turned out and listened to a very able discourse delivered by Rev. IL A. Newcombe. His remarks were based on "Therefore my beloved heathen be ye steadfast, un • movet)lora vs aaboundiayinbhe work of the Lod, formnub as e know that yang' labor is not in vain in the Lord,' aid Were much appreciated by all present. Senor. Ramal.—The following report sh.,we the marina obtained by the pupils of Ethel Publio school at tho promotion examination, held on Out. loth and 20th -From Third bo Oburth alum, maximum, 880, pass mark, 440 :--•Mag• gig tMaginn, 582 ; Charlie Davies, 647; Sarah Manning, 541 ; Willie Spence, 001 ; Alien Davies, 485 ; James Loish• than, 384 ; John Lindsay, 472 ; George Greensides, 460 ; Ed. Holloway, 440 John Cameron, 447 ; Wilbur Lindsay, 444 ; Dna Rayuard, 442 ; Nora Dow'• dell, 441, Second to Third olass, tnaxim• i3 um, 680, pass mark, 200:—Magggia Davies, 479 ; Lilian Dobson, 470 ; Eciie Milne, 446 ; Zack McAllem, 426 ; Alvin Barr, 405 ; May Milne, 800 ; Cora Sanders, 336; Blerb, Manning, 3281 Oliver Querrin, 209, Pune[ Psnsosan.•-•George lm?uy, )r., 15 uraninil ttinrtds here at present. He Lae been iu Mk:lag,tn for several yettre.-- Wm. Elliott is Loma from Manitoba. Ho has been out titer einoe March, 1892. He reports Grope, light around Arden.— John Imlay is baste from Muskoka, where he hits been running the engine in Milne te Heffernan's saw mill—Ohae, Rupp has gone to St, Thomas to take te aituabion as brakeman on the Michigan Central railway.—Prod. Kilns visited the Chicago Fair.—Wm. and Lizzie Hall have been to Crediton to visit their sister, Mrs. (Rev,) Baker.—Reeve Milne is in Muskoka, 0 VON. Robb. McAllister was taking in the sights at the World's Fair. The Chatham fanning n:dl agents are again making their appearance. This week winds up the cheese making at Molesworth anal Bluevale faotoriee for this season. The Bobo bridge across the Maitland river, 12th eon., is being replaced by a new superstructure this week. humor says that Some of our township daddies are going to have strong opposi• tion ab the next municipal election. Jos. Coombes and wife, Mrs. George Coombes and Mrs. A. McDonald are spending a few days at John Hillier's, Godorich. Postmaster Vincent has added greatly to the eouvenienoe of Jamestown poet- ofltoe by the placing therein of letter boxes. The publio appreciate this mark of progress. On Wednesday, Oct. 25th, Miss Har- riet, eldest daughter of Wm. Pollard, Grey, was joined in mabrimouy to Chas. Pratt, of Hamilton. 'Phe nuptial knot was tied by Rev. Mr. Bennett of that city. The happy young couple will make their future home in Hamilton. RnNAlAY.—As Abraham Cook was driving home, on the 0th son., last Tuesday evening somebody in passing frightened his team so that they ran away. Mr. Cook was thrown out on the road and had bis head out and eboulder and side hurt. He was found in a semi - unconscious state by John Lowe. The horses were caught a half mile away after which the injured man was conveyed to his own home. $moan,—On Ootober 6th Harmon Frain, a cousin to Lorenzo Frain, of this township, and John Moon- ey, of Morris township, was killed while aiding in moving a stable on his lot in Boissevain, Manitoba. The arm of the capsail broke and flying back struck the unfortunate man on the head felling him to the ground. He never rallied although he lived for 13 hours. The deceased was 32 years of age and had been married about 6 months. His remains were brought to Smith's Falls, Out., his for. mar home, for interment. Mr. Frain had lived in Manitoba for about 3 years. Senn REPORT.—The following pupils were successful at the recent promotion emamination in S. S. No. 3, Grey. For Junior 4th,—Number of marks required to pass, 440.—John Hogg, 493; Dougald Strachan, 470 ; Charted Millet, 462 ; John Forbes, 443 ; Hugh Lamont 440. For Senior 3rd.—Number of marks required to pass, 3000—May Smith, 507 ; Bell Moltinnou, 470 ; Bell Oliver, 307. For Junior 3rd.—Number of marks required to pass, 200. Sam. Lamont, 301 ; Sarah McKinnon, 384 ; Jane Hagg, 601 ; May McArthur, 301. JAncss SaxLows, Teacher. BRUSSELS l U13l.LC fi0ifi)Ul„ MONTHLY ll%,41111ATIISN REPORT. The folimving'is thcystanding of the pupils of Brussels Public School as de- termined by the Cotober Examination. The names of the pupils are arranged in °lessee as followe :—Claes 1, those who have obtained over 05%; Class 2, those between 55 and 65% • Class 3, those be. :ween 45 and 65%; •lass 4, those be- tween 35 and 45% ! Class 5, those below 35%. The names In the melons classes are arranged in order of merit. Those classes in which :hers has been promo. tions will contain only the list of promo- tions, names arranged in order of merit. The other classes had the regular monbb• ly examination. noon[ 1. Sit. Frrmn.—Olase 1—Edith Eastman. Class 2—Wm. Armstrong. Class 3 --Jas. Duncan, D, M. Smith. °lase 4 --Duncan Stewart. Jn. Fnvrs.—Cissa 1—Dora Nott, Elam Mitchell, Leon Jackson, Sarah Mo- Lauob lin. Class 2—None. Claes 8—Wm. Leabhordale, Frank R. Smith, Theresa•Gerry, CUSS 4—Myrtle Nett, R. J. ,MoKen• zie, Donald Kellner, Reg. Fletcher, Fred. Wilson, Clara Hunter. ter. —Class 1—Maggie MoNsil, K. Conley, (Lizzie McLennan, .Emma Web• star,) Elsie Jackson. Glass 2—Lorne Danford, May Shaw, Edith MuLtouohlin, Geo, watt. Class 3—None. Class 4—Reuben Hinds, Daniel Stewart, Fred. Gilpin, Elle Ainley, Liz. zie Leathsrdalu, Georgie Howe, Im Gerry. Class 5—Hobert Brown, Eva Cardiff, Fanny Rogers, Wm. Watt, Clara Mo. Oraoken, Aggie McAlpine, Lida Orooks. J. H. CAnisnoc, Principal. noon 2. FounTtc.—Class 1—None. Glass. 2—Carrie Hingeton, Barbie Dennis. Class 4—Possis Mikhail, Garfield Vanstone. Glass 5—Dalby Kendall. Absent.—Ida Frain and Eno ma Ver. doe. Sr. 3rd promoted to Jr. 4th ---Edna Dennis, Lorne Pringle, tfary Friendship, Lona Basicoe, Lewis Reid, Lizzie Down- ing. Remaining in olsse—Thos. Ford, Vitale Oerdiff, Ed, Grower, Geo. hMIoOtil• tough. Intermediate 3rd promoted to $r. 3rd— Ella Scott, Jas. Richardson, Willie Murr, May Deaciman, Willie Grieve, Herbert. Mitchell, Camino Milloy, Walter Broad. foot, Garfield Bmket, Albert Putland. Remaining in class—ltobt, Crozier, Ida Blashill, Hilton Hunter, Thomas Kelly, Geo, MoLaooblin, Kato Smith, Xenia Grieve, Thomas Crozier, Anulc. Colvin, Fred. neuter, Fred. lIayeroft, Nettie irlfth. JR, '�IIItto. UIass 1—Edia lrnraul. lough, Percy Watt, Class 2—Mattie Downing. Class 3 --Olive Vanetoue, Leo Curry, Willie Wilson, Claes 4—Jeunio Weddup, Class 5—Janie Kelly, James Smith. Absent—Lina Ms0nllongb, Minnie Ssttergreen, Louie Settergreen. Mrss BkemmN, Teach' noon[ 3. Jn, Turnn,—Olase 1—•T. Ager. Class 2-0, Miley, E, Kendall. Oltese 13—A. Lowry, E. LeBon, B. Edwards, T. MoLauobliu, S. Forsythe. Passed from Sr, 2nd to Jr. 3rd—F. Finn, S. Driver, J. Forbes, M. Forsythe, E., Webster, S. Ward, E. Smith, W. Frain. From Jr. 2nd to Sr. 2nd —I, Zilliax, L. Sinclair, A. Kendall, A. McKay, W. Good, E. Walker, C. Richards, M. Mo-. Genre, L. hinds, C. Zilliax, F. Thomp- son, N. Smith, 0. Deward., C, Beaker, A. Putland, L. Kerr. From Part 2nd to Jr, 20d—N. Van- stone, D. Watt, E. Lowry, A. McKelvey, E. Kerr, 11. Seott, M. Scott, N, Wilson, R. Burgess, P. Richards, M. Ssttergreen, M. Forbes, 13. Putland, A. Lowry, F. Armstrong, S. Foreythe. Miss DowNisY, Toaoher. noon 4. From Jr. Part 'Lod to Sr. Part 2nd— Artie Irwin, Georgie ROBS, Hazel John- ston, Maggie Beem, Annie Sinclair, Rob - bit Wilber, John Cousley, Rob. Mc- Lanshlin, Myrtle Wilson, Eva MoOraelc- en, Merton Howe, Jennie Walker, Frank Dennis, Norman MoGnire, Harry Finn, Alfred Mem, Nelson Williamson. From Sr, Part lst to Jr. Part 2nd— Joey Good, Willie Zilliax, Mildred Sootb, Nina Blashill, Geo. Thompson, Willie Amenb, Sadie Maxwell, Stewart Sootb, Gerrie Melsom, May Herr, Beatrice Blashill, Violet Cooper, Lily Cooper, Nora Mandell, Peter Dudley, Maud Shine. Mrss Cooesn, Teacher. CALRRiLtISt111. NO N'5,1.1. William Condon, of Tweed, Ont., is said to be 106 years of age and in fairly good health. Chas. Doran, of Belleville, fears that his son was one of the victims of the Battle Creek disaster. Benjamin Coombs, of the township of Warwick, suioided with Paris green ou Saturday. He was a viatica of melan- cholia. An English mining expert affirms that amethysts have been found in paying quantities in Sebastopol townehip, Ren- frew county, Ontario. J. II. Fleming, of Kincardine, bought 1,000 barrels of apples for J. B. Ham- bidge, and has already shipped the most of them to London, where they have been put in cold storage. While some Ottawa boys were playing with an air gun on Saturday it was acci- dentally disabarged, and the ball struok Alphonse Larocqus,15 years of age, be. low the fifth rib, Ile is doing fairly well. Judge Mahaffy, of Braoebridge, sen- tenced two men to seveu years in the penitentiary for stealing some furniture and the men who received the stolen goods were sent down for five. Dp in Muskoka the way of the transgressor ap- pears to lead straight to Kingston. The Court of Appeal of the Methodist Church has decided the heresy one against the Rev. Mr. Truax, of Court• land, in his favor„ The effect of the de. vision is to reinstate &Ir. Trnax, who says the charges were trumped np through spitefulness. The fittest emulation in the neighbor- hood of ellvineton is the departure of Isaac Thompson, farmer, ifor parts un- known, All that is positively known about the matter is the fad that all his goods and chattels are advertised for sale under power of mortgage bald by Wm. Denning, of klebealfe. It is understood that the farm is mortgaged to its full value. Guelph Meroury :—"Georgy W. Gerrie, of West Qarafrnxa, mot his death from a peculiar pause. On May 25th last, wbile carrying some tree prnninge from his orchard, a thorn of a plum bush entered one of his legs at the side, about two inohes above the knee. From the effects of this he took to his bed a few days afterwards, and he never left it till car. tied out in bis coffin Wednesday Int." Alphonzo Byrne, of Perth, was climb- ing a fence when the hammer of his gun caught either in his olother or on one of the mile and exploded, discharging the entente in a straight line with hie head. Hie hand which was between the muzzle of the gun and his face, was al. most blown to pieces, and was the means of saving his life, as the force of the oharge was minimized. As it was, sever- al grains of shot were imbedded in bis face and neck. Debeotive Day, of the Grand Trunk, says that never before in his experience were there so many crooks on the road. Depressions in the crowded centres in the 'United Staten have driven these scoundrels into Canada, and they are flitting to and fro through the country. So wary are the Grand Trunk people that the dobeehives are oontinually on the trains to warn the nnsuspeuting traveller of the wiles and sophistries which those crooks employ in order to gain the con. fidence of their viotims. 'W. W. Ogilvie hoe returned to Montreal from the Weet and states that this season's prep will grade at least 76 per sent. No, 1 hard, the beet quality in the market. The yield, both in point,of quality and otherwise, suepaeses that of last year, and s.psoially as frost render- ed no damage. The east•bonnd move- ment of grain has begun. "Thus far, the reoeipts at my lifontrcal mills of this season's prop exceed 150,000 bushels, and as have also stored 550,000 bushels in the Fort William elevator. The daily deliveries at interior elevators in Mani- toba and the Northwest now vary from 150,000 to 175,000 bnahela per day." Some weeks ago Ira Forebee, a reef• dent of the viligo of Florence, in the township of Zone, went to Chicago on an excursion, and after being in the Windy City a couple of days lie died. Hie friends had him coffrned and put hien in the baggage at, and wanted to send him home' on the unused parb of the tloket The Wabash railway agent refused to as- copb it, stating that they meat gut a full wreak bioket, on the fano of it, was a con- tract to Darty hhn from Thamesville to Chicago and book, with netliing said AS to whether he was 4Nad or alive. The corpse fare teas paid under protest, and now the ease 15 being tested in the courts. S POST ramrier74-r?sse�as3 Our big Newspaper talk last week could not fail to draw a crowd. We expected it and must apologize to any who were not waited on or kept waiting, in the crowds that have gathered here lately it has been hard to do justice to all. We have increased our staff' and will be in better position to serve you all in tale future. The public seem t,l be well satisfied that we always do what we advertise, and consequently in response to our special announcements we always have a crowd. We repeat the quotations given last week and you may come here expecting bargains. Our prices speak for themselves and Quotations are alsvays right. Of the newness and style of our merchandise we do not need to speak, everyone knows that there is nothing old or out of date here. One Thing—Please remember that we • don't dabble in everything, this is a Dry Goods Store and being ex- clusive dealers in this line we are able to handle larger quantities, buy at lower prices and sell on smaller mar- gins than our competitors. For reliable goods at Record Breaking Prices come to the Garfield House. The Ht D, 1[addook Dry Goods Co., :BRUSSELS. TIM PV. T'S CLUBBING OFFI1Pb PO 1894. Toon POST and Montreal Herald, with Almanao or Picture, $2 25 Tun POST and Montreal Witness, 2 10 Northern Messenger, 1 75 " Western Advertiser, 2 25 ..London Free Press, 2 25 Toronto Mail, 2 25 Toronto Empire, 2 26 Toronto Globe, 2 25 Cosmopolitan, 2 75 Toronto News, 2 25 Farmers' Advocate, 2 25 ft It In each case the balance of the year is given Free to new Subscribers.. ORDER EA.RLY. Call on or Write W. H. KERR, PosT Publishing House, Brussels. GE 0 N itc KJv The undersigned has purellllsed a Now and Chutes) stock of Gro- ceries, Comprising :— Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Spices, Tobaccoes, Fruits, Soaps, Bottled and Caiined Floods, Syrups, Yyitegill's, &c., And has opened them to the inspection of the Public in the Store known as the BRUSSELS EGG EMPORIUM Where au inspection of Goods and Prices is asked. Highest market price paid for good butter and cash for eggs as usual. as.�h i liantyne ® .. �.. :arm a,,SGSMCucrarcx: Grand Trunk Hunters' .JXCursions NOVEMBER 2, 3 and 4 —TO TII.O— FAMOVS GUM COLLINGWOOD, MIDLANDS, P33NETANG, —Mms 'ALL DOTN T – E. Severn to North Bay, Inclusive. Argyle to Coboconk, Inclusive. Cameron to Haliburton, Inclusive. And all points 013 Muskoka Lakes (via Muskoka Nay. Co.) NM FAIR FOR ROUND TRIP Good to return until Nov. 80, For Intl particulars at,piy to J. N. i iaU )ALL, G. T, ;[t, Agent, Brttseols, We are showing as fine a range of Shoes as there is to be found in Brussels and at Prices that CMHWT L 5GS"PASSED, Our stock comprises all the Latest Styles of Men's, Wom- en's and Children's Footwear—Rubbers, Overshoes, Felt Boats,,Rubbers & Socks and Rubber Boots. In Long Boots we carry the Largest -est Stook in Town Before purchasing elsewhere see the stock of V GI LA1RI) BLOCK, - BRUSSELS. ► ,IPS SEWED FREE OF CHARGE.