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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1888-9-21, Page 5SEPT. 21, 1888. 12,x. �'t�]•o"ca. Ver-. A large number of our roeidente are doing the Exhibition at Toronto thin week. 014 Sabbath, the 30th ]net., the re. opening; services of the MotherHet obureh will be held, Rev. Robs. Walker, of Clifford, will preach at 10;30 and 0;30, and at 2:30 a Sabbath School eervieo will be addressed by several ministare, On Monday ',roiling a musical and literary entertainment will bo hold in the church, commencing at 8 o'clock, Addresses are expected from Reticle. Jno, Scott, M.A., of Wingham ; R. Walker; 3. T. Legear, of Ethel ; Ayres, of Gerrie ; Brown, of Wroxeter ; Danby, of Seaforth, and Mc- Ribbin, of Bluevalo. Medea' selootiono will bo provided by the Methodist church choir, of Brussels, and others. 'itI vtla. Pact Sellars has boon orating at the Army meetings. The S, A, has a Bard fight here. The Wroxeter baso hall club in ex. rooted to play a hatch with the Huron Stars on Friday, 1)r. J. 11. Class moved to Lilian on Monday, where ho intends to reaction hie pref1erinn, Ilov, Mr. McGillivray, of Goderiah, preaeheri in St. Anrlrow'n Prritbyterinn ohurctt Met Sabbath. Rev, 11. fool, of Brussels, occupied the pulpit in the Methodist church en Salt ball. Rev, Mr. Tongewne at Brussels. Voting on tete Fire Protection By -lacy takes place on Friday. One big fire world woke up our residents better than all the talk an to tiro necessity of fir protection. Ilene Moe.' new fnatory is about wom- pletecl, the floors being now laid and the wlndowe are now In, The besting pipes, about 5,000 feet 1•,' "eating the entire building with step, ,,,n now being put in. Tho old foe, ' will bo shut down shortly in order t,',•move the maobiiory 101110 now 0110, It is probable that tete now factory will be lighted with electric light, the high eailluge in the four stories having been epeeially designed with that object in view. Tho erection of the new dry kiln, on the west tide of the new fee. tory, is commenced, It will bon very soled stone structure, 35x58 feet die. sioue, and one story high, haviug a cap. noity for drying about 50,000 foot of lurn• bar at a time. It will bo canneeted with now factory by a tramway, therapy saving a great deal of time and labor in handling the lumber. Apple paring bees are looming up. A grout many are visiting ono or other of the big fairs this week. Bush fine have done coneldorablo damage in sone parts of the township. All the available fields in the vicinity of Cranbroolc are now spread over with flax. Fires aro now burning in every. corner, A great deal of waste land fe being. cleaned up. Wm. Pino and Jno. Avery have gone to the ,MLichiganlumber woods. We wish them pro0perity. Apple bireere have been through this section and most of the crop has been bought for shipment. The fine showers the beginning of the week have given the Pall wheat a good' start. The early sown fields are quite green, Jno. McLauchlan left last Monday for e Philadelphia, where he will study at the Dental College. Jno. is an exemplary young man and we wish him success: Thee. McLauchlan threshed Fall wheat a short time ago that yielded 35 boxes to 1 the acre. Ile had over 160 bushels of . primo wheat and got 01.00 per bushel for it. T. G. McKenzie, a phrenologist, bad largo crowds in shine's and Turnbull's school houses for several evenings the past week. His lectures are instructive and entertaining. A great many were having their heads looked into. FATAL ACCIDENT, --.011 Wednesday ev- ouing of this wools a 18-year.old son of James Pearson, who lives back of Ethel, was killed in a very unusual way. Along with his brother they were riding aborse (or horses) with barrens on in from the field. The horse took fright, or started to run, and the older boy got naught in the harness and was so badly bruised and injured that he soon expired. The funeral took place on Friday. Win rob start . The voting on the bonus by-laws wii take place on Saturday of next week Tho amount desired to be raised is 35,- 000. Tho Times says :—Sohn Wanless, of tho C. P. R., Toronto, was in Wingham last week and made arrangements where- by a warehouse will be eructed at once between the station and the salt bleak. Quito a little flutter of excitement was created one day this week over a out in railway ttokets to the Toronto Exhibi- tion. It is said a few return tickets wore sold as low as 31.00. The old fare of 33.115 was soon restored, however. Mrs. J. Stevenson met with a painful accident the other day. She was carry- ing a boiler containing hot water down it step at the back of -their house when the stop gave way, causing the water to ran on tier arm, scalding it badly from the wrist up to near the elbow. e al eestellor-tlr . Seaforth is well represented at Toronto Exhibition this week. Miss Kay and Miss Ballantyne, of Brussels, are visiting friends in Senfortb. Aliek is here too. Tho Y. M. C. A. of this town are ar- ranging for a series of night meetings, to be oondncted by Mr. Cole, of Toronto. The assignee's sale of the goods and chattels of the estate of Lawrence Mur- phy was largely attended last Saturday. \Ve aro pleased to notice, every Friday, that so large a number of the Seaforth P. 0. drawers and boxes contain a copy of Tnn PORT, There was a large attendance at the Seaforth Fall Fair. Tho show of live stook was good, while that of tho various inside departments was fully up to the average. It is quite generally admitted around bore iltat those letters which appear from time to time fo your much appreciated paper bonring disparagingly upon Mani- toba and the Northwest aromero"Balder- dasb." So many men of good, reliable judgment from every township in the Province Lave long ago seen the country in gnestiou for themselves and are satis- fied, as is every Canadian, save an oc- casional crank, that tho land is a goodly laud, record to none on this continent. Mrs. Lang returned from her visit to Prescott lana wool,, Mies Imlay, of Hamilton, was visiting friends helm Taut week. Revd. 1), 13, ttloRao resumed his min- isterial duties last Sunday. John Heffernan wa0 at Buffalo last 1 week with a carload of lambs. T. P. Simpson and wife aro visiting friends in Clinton and Varna this week. Thos. Maunders and wife and David Milne are at the Toronto Exhibition thin week. Mrs, Eokmier, sr., has been suffering very much with sore eyes lately. She is somewhat bettor at present. Jobe Cobor t4 Son oro attending the Seaforth and Clinton faire this week. They aro exhibiting the Common Sense clothes dryer. Christian Balmier, wife and daughter are attending the Toronto Exhibition. They purpose taking a trip to Muskoka before their return, A, W. Robertson, who has been clerk- ing with H, F. MoAllietor for tho past year and a half, has obtained a situation with A..11, Smith, of Brussels. Ib is rumored that our school trustees intend further to reduce the already too low salary of the Principal. They evi- dently desire to starve out a first-olass teacher or to pall the school down from its present excellent standing. We think that such a coarse is very poor recogni- tion of the excellent worts done during the past year. We are very mnoli mis- taken if the trustees aro carrying out rho wish of rho ratepayers in this matter. A llnsmENT OP Thea SECTION. Station Agent Little hoe put in 15 years of sorvioo at out depot. D. N, Hogg, of Stratford, 10 opening a branoh'dry goods store in thio town. Henry McConnell and Manduo John. Ston sncooaded in bagging thirteen part. ridge one day last week. Albert Nichol has gone to the 'Toronto Univeraity and Llsworth Bolton is away to MaGill College, Montreal. Jao. Manna, of the Mannoll house, has leaked the Bay Horse hotel in Tor- onto for a form of years, and intends tatting pon0o00ion on Ootober 2nd. Tho High School Foot Bail Olub senor od the fallewing Maus for the ensuing season :—P105ident, 0'. A. Tanner; Cap. titin, tar. Irwin, Committed, R. Nichol, J. Moore, W. Leo ; Sae,.T'reas,, J. J. Cooper. 1311.uevctl e. Mrs. Sohn Robertson was at Toronto Exhibition. John McCracken has been on the sink list this week. Wo are glad to state he is on the mend. Rev. A. Y. Hartley is in Toronto this week. On this account no service was held in the Presbyterian church lifst Sun- day. R. N. Duff has put a chopper in Itis mill. S. Scott has been bothered lately to get feed for his pigs, surely he will not need to grumble any more. Miss Lizzie Whitfield, of Grey, is the guest of Jas. Thompson and wife tide week. Her presence is the result of a fall. Miss Laura T„ a young lady of three or four years, one afternoon lay down to salts a nap, rolling out of bed, sho broke her collar bone and so must have visitors to see her. On Tuesday evening last as Jno. Mess- er, son of Jas. Messer, of the boundary lino, was driving home from Wiugbam the burse shied and the buggy struck a post in front of the manse. Miss Aggio Messer, who was also in the buggy, and Jno. wore thrown oat by tho shook and the harness went to pieces. How both occupants escaped without a scratch is a wonder. Tho buggy was pretty well §oaken, the axle and orossbar beingbrok- en. Tho Harvest Homo on Thursday even- ing in the Mothodiet church was a oom- plebe success, intellectually, physically and finaoo,ally, The tables literally groaned under the good things provided by the ladies. When all were supplied with the choice viands, they repaired to the church where an intellectual fent was served. Rev. A. McKibbin 000upied the chair and satisfactorily porformecl all devolving duties. W. II. Kerr, of TUE POST, teas the first speaker and was followed by Boy. J. T. Leper, of Ethel, Rev. J. M. Dyke, of Henfryn and Rev. Ino. Scott, M. A., of Wingham, who made short, spiny addresses. The Wing. ham choir were 1,1 attendance and sup- plied choice selections of music. This 15 the first time in six years tbab a foreign ohoir has boon called upon to assist m our gatherings, but wo are credibly in- formed that this is not the fault of our young ladies. The recitations of Jack- son Wilson, Zetland, and Miss Hattie Reid wore well rendered. Proceeds 331.00. A social was hold au the following even. ing which increased the amount 30.00, 17V ail toir. Mrs. Lungate has rented hor house to Rohn MoLeod, of McKillop, and has gond kite live at Mitchell for the future. Biernes, of the Royal hotel, is arranging a sample room for the use of commercial travellers and the merchants of the village, This is a long felt want and his house is now fitted up complete for the convenience of all. Tho Church of Errand Sunday School held their annual pia-nio in the grove of Lewis McDonald, near the village. 'Phe day was bright, and in spite of tho cold, wo can safely say that all, particularly the children, seemed to enjoy themselves well, Tho usual goatee were indulged 114. The Noepawa Ro inter, of the 7th inet., says :---Henry )3amilton,of Walton, Ont. and uncle to Mayor Hamilton, arrived per the excursion. When bo last visited Neopawa a low years ago there wore just seventeen buildings in the place). He owns THE BRUSSELS POST t•�..x:e•aereti .i.. err etre rr eel( a true undo, Shepherd, untiring in A ;Waterloo creamery man took the hie °aorta for the welfare of the rumen. ' 9100 Bret prize at the Buffalo Fele on his • gation, The following motion of regret j butter exhibit. was passed at a meeting of the congre. Thu Manitoba Government will bonus flatten held on the 10th root;—We, the the Hawn Bay railway to the amount members, and adherents of Duffle ehurob, of 32,500,000. Watton, einocrely regret the resignation Tho Nova Scotia auger refinery has of our esteems 1 poat'1'. Although his raised the prior of yellow sugar three - ministry kites 1/11l1 short among un 00 eighths of et cont, have learned to respect him very much Several Hamilton fruit dealers hove not only for bra high Christian oharaetar been charged in the Police Court with erpasing unsound fruit for sale. Miers liondrfo, daughter of Win. lisp• drip, Hamilton, left on ttte 10;52 ex reel but [leo for hie earnest, faithful preach. ing of the Gospel and his unwearied diligence in pointing out to us the way ;i-3RUS ELS of life, both y precept and example. The on ay morning on a tour roux tho Master hoe been pleased to own and blow world. She will visit Calgary, N.W,T., his ministry to many souls, and we be. and 'Vancouver, B.C., in whio1 places lieve that mush of the fruit of his labour she has relatives, sailing front the latter We, the Undersigned, call the Attention of the Public to will yet appear to the glory of God. We port for Yokohama, Japan, returning by the fact that sympathize with him on a000uut way of the Suez Canal to England, Sha We have put in Some of the state of his health not permitting undertakes the journey atone and will bo him to continue his ministry among us away about [ year. but we bow to Ilio will of Provideoee. Berlin Now soya •--Moses Ifraft the Our best wishes will accompany him model farmer of Waterloo county, the wherever in the Providence of God his other morning brought to our oflioe what lot may bo oast, hoping that his health we believe to be the biggest pea stem or may soon bo reatored and he may bo long stalk on reword. It bee 224 pods by sparecl w legion, in the vineyard of the actual count. If, therefore, each of those Lord. pods has an average of live peas, it would give 1120 peas an the result of ono peas product. We have often beard of a hun- dredfold, but hero is over a thousandfold. Tbore is a big drainage scheme on foot to improve lands in Bosanquet, McGilil. x• vray, Stephan and West Williams. Sur. voyor Coad, of Glencoe, line made [ sur. a- voy. A canal from the Aux Bauble river an to Lake Huron will be built, and is liable et, to meet over 30,000, and the river will bo deepened for name distance, and, besides s. other work, it hi estimated that 020,G00 • Mode t'gorr. ire. Miss Sharp is away at St. Thomas n visit to friends, James M, Martin has leased the Ale +I'oraythe farm for a term of years. en Wm. Sheddhas routed his hem stead to II. I3nrkholdor and will have ituotiou sale of farm stook, &o., 00 0 gird. Mies Fl. Robitrsou, a pupil of Geo. Pilo grove's, Turnberry, and who is at pros out completing her course at tho Mod has been engaged for 1880 iu No. 8. Miss Robinson Conley woll recommended, In driving through Morrie ono cannot help but notice and admire the tidy, NEW MACHINERY and are now able to tlo letter Work than has been done in the past and as good, if not better, than most MILLS IN TKE PROVINCE. We will endeavor, to the best of our ability, to Please all Customers and fill all Orders at will be expanded. About 1,707 aures of Shortest of i ce. land in Boeanquot will be benefitted. itRo� AND BRUCE Those Parties having WOOL would do well to give us a call before going elsewhere, tastefully decorated grounds of Ed. Boa• man, His buildings are all handy and I Loan & l nvestment Co. his farm wall fenced and drained Mr • Bosnian may well pride himself on his broad acres. A four day's meeting was commenced r in Sunshine Methodist church on Taos. l ,his Company is Loaning Money day evening. Rev. Mr. Tongs, pastor, on .Harm Security at Lowest preached at the opening ssrvioe, Rev. M. Rates o Interest. Swann, of Brussels, on Wednesday at f 2:80 and 7:90 p. m., Rev. R. Paul, of Brnssele, on Thursday at the same hours, and Rev. Robert Godfrey, of Belgrave, on Friday. This week R. Sheridan and father, of Brookville, were visiting friends in this township. Mr. Sheridan, sr., is a brother to Mr. Sheridan, near Sunshine, and they had not met for upwards of 40 years, wheu they separated in Irolend. Young allowed on Deposits, according to amount and time let. Mr. Shorideu is in the tinware and hard3, 4, Ea 6 per cent. interest - ware business in Brockville and he talks like in man who thoroughly understands what ho is doing. A very successful harvest home enter- tainment was held in Johnston's church on Wednesday evening. After tea ad- dresses were given by J. S. Wilson and Rev. A. E. Smith. A number of read- ings and recitations were also well ren- dered. The church choir contributed suitable music. Rev. A. MCKibbin pre- sided as chairman. Prooeed's amounted to over 380. A social wits hold on Thursday evening. Peesoxoas.—Mre. Baines, who has been sick for some time, is no better and very little hopes are entertained of her re- oovery,—Mrs. Hayes, of Titusville, Penn., is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Baines, as is also Stephen Baines, of Sarnia.—L. ,Raven, who has been engaged at the Sun- shine mill for nearly a year, left, with hie family, for Dakota last Saturday.— Miss Grace Irvine, who has been attend- ing a missionary sohool in Massechusette is home on a visit but will leave for China about the last of this month. Cannsn&liaox E" ctwt t• A steam buggy is in novelty at Toronto fair. This summer 140 self binders were de- livered ar Nepawn, Alan. An exhibitor has entered a kitten with three heads for the Ottawa fair. Mr. Taillon, leader of the Quebec Local Opposition, has been eppoiuted a judge of the Supreme Court. Seven carloads of binding twine, valued at about 300,000, went up on one of the C.P.R. steamers recently. Mr. Redfern, of Port Dalhousie, caught a monster fish of the oliannol.oat species, It weighed over 60 the., and gave its cap- tor a good struggle before it wall quieted by it blow from an free bar. A lege Grano attaalced a boy near Snroetaville a tow evenings ago. Tho boy's mother heard the soroams of her son and soon appeared on the scene. Luckily, however, for the crane it made good its escape except being mints a few feathers. S. Sparks, of Southampton, shot six skunks in his garden one evening last week. They had been making a good living on green peas and spring chickens. He shot three times, killing two each shot. He ran a terrible risk, but came out all right. Six boars swam ao1oes the Ottawa and invaded the town of Pembroke. One very large bear wisely turned and, in company with a smaller one, swam back. A largo oho bear and three half grown oubs landed, however, and marched up the Canadian Pacific Railway where they aero killed with prow -bars and fire arms. The people of Canada will regret to hear that Lord Dufferin is now depend- ent upon an amanuensis. The tendons of both of hie hands have contracted and 110 is unable to use a pen. The tendons have been out but it will be impossible for him to regain free ueo of his hands. This misfortune will be sincerely deploy. ed. In Shooting at a mark at Aberfoylo a very peculiar occurrence took place, The distance was thirty-five yards and the target a piece of paper six maims etluer0. The oontostants, Thos. !Thorn, Lot Sing,. Mar and Wm. Smith, fired ono shot each et the mark and all of them put exactly 17 shots into it. A ten boyo broach load- ing gun was used. On Saturday evening Abraham john. aton, a prominent farmer of the neighbor. a number of town lots but the surround. ' It Mgt; have so changed by the erection of 0 buildings on all aides that rte had no idea whore to look for thorn, Rev.F'. Ballantyne, M. A., niiuietor el Duff's ohnroh here, will proaoh his faro. Well sermon on the first Sabbath of Oo. tobor, lits resignation, en account of. the state of his health, being aoceptocl at the mooting of 1Sreabytery on the 11th inst. '.Che dissolution of the pastoral tho Svfil leave au opening not coolly Riled as he has done good, gelid work chlrieg itis Mort miniotryin Walton; showing him. 1 ood of Walkerton, was driving home nc- ompanied by hie mother, a venerable lady over 80 years of ago. Their borso got frightened et the tooting of a steam thresher which was blowing off steam near the roadside, the buggy was upset and the old lady received shall injuries that she died in a few hours. A mail named Coulter, who' Dame to their as- sistance, had hie log broken by the horse. Clone by enothor upset occurred owing to the noise of the some machine, and a lady named Mies Reid, of Wardevillo, had ier arm broken, MORTGAGES PURCHASED. SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. Orrucss. --Corner of Market Square and North Street, Gode- rich. Horace Horton, IVIANAGEr. WM. S[ 47 t H T] E is prepared to attend to Careiage Painting in all its branchei , as well as Sign and Ornamental Painting. He has had years of experience and guarantees his work to give satisfaction. .A. rig well painted is half sold. Estimates and terms cheerfully given. GIVE HIM A CALL. lea' Shop in the old Pon Pub- lishing House, King street, Brus- sels. 11 Having received my Fall Stock I am now prepared to offer THE BEST VALUE IN TOWN In Cashmeres, Jersey Cloths, Ot- tomon Cords, Meltons, Jacket Cloths, Toulie Cloths, Flan- nels, Shirtings, Cretons, Lace Curtains, Curtain - Nets, Velvets and Plushos. Always a Good Stock of Fr3xian GI -mums. I have the Best and Cheapest Tots in Town. bofore pnl'cllasing elsewhere. I Cannot bo Undersold. 11111, Pori P,littlEit'S 91YCt \1'7tbtR8. t 0-,. SICAMT4, 11111) ST0131 . We have a fine Assortment of EL Tx,�++ rpV'G9 FLANNELS TWEEDS, 8cc5 KNIT - GOODS - MADE - TO - ORDER. Hoping you will favor us with a Call, We are, Yours Truly, HOWE & HERMISTON, tl opt. 11, 14010-t4 BRUSSELS. CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, ETC., ETC•, In, order to make room for a large Shipment we expect daily from the —I1T— e a eTH gat O.