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The Brussels Post, 1889-4-26, Page 5APIUL 26. 1889, THE BRUSSELS POST f_,;' /�q ''t� r� ryllti:t' t�l g 7.4 ! SAN tr Cl',ri1`sclr3}1dVds r1`'" Xl l 3 ''u ''At 'r r`' "Zi am u+t 3ul.`=42.rb4-,11=:siai. a,, Commencing at Once we will offer Suits by the Hundred Chea.permthan the Cheapest,lieu's Some for $5, se and, $7, worth $7.50, $8 and $10. Young Man, while the money you save over that asked by the imitators for the same quality will buy you a Hat, Furnishings and leave you some Change in you pocket besides. It is an innovation—this selling Spring Suits right at the commencement of the season—that only the store doing the Largest Ready-made Clothing Trade in the County would make. The old saying, "There is time and place for everything." A. Ii. S,)I.111'.B'S Store is the Place, (crzd NOW is your Time to buy. We will also offer Dozes of Pants, all wool, worth $3.50, for $2.25. Also MEN'S T HATS & GAPS FOR 25 AND UPWARDS. Pay us a visit and see what we can do for you. Mistrici tirids. Ca-italb rcv<r le. Seeding is well advanced nn thio neighborhood. The ilex mill difficulty is being venni• lated in the Division Court this weep at Brussels. A musical entertainment will be given in the Methodist ehuroh here next Mon- day evening by the choir of tho Ethel Methodist church. A heavy drought mare sold at Peter McDonald's sale last Saturday afternoon, for the large sum of $281 Good prima were realized all through. W n.ltou. School ro.opened on Tuesday of this week. . Preparations are being made for com- mencing work at the aboese factory in this village. Rev. W. T. Cluff conducted service in the Episcopalian church on the afternoon el Good Friday. At the vestry meeting held last Mon- day in connection with St. George's church, R. Ferguson was elected Minis• ter's Warden and W. Smith, People's Warden, Adam Sholdioe and John Bowttt, Sidesman, and R. H. Ferguson Delegate to Synod. A.tworset. Geo. Currin spent Sunday in Bruesola. i Mr. Klump, our former butcher, talks of becoming a resident of Bruesels. Among the new buildings to be erected here this season will be a foresters' ,i Hall. A meeting of the directors of the E1ma Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was held at Attwood, the 9th inst. A'1 the members present. Since last re. ported applications for insurance were received and accepted amounting to $172,405. On motion trade and carried it was agreed that no church property be inenred in this company from this ante. Meeting adjourned till the last Tuesday in May. • .lE.tltel. What about the organization of a base ball club hero 7 Some of the "boys" had what they teemed fun lately in raiding the sugar bush of different farmers. The sport if all over now. Fall wheat is doing well and Spring crops aro commencing to show through the ground. A big crop this year and good prices is badly needed. The musical entertainment held iu the Methodist ehnach on Wednesday evening of this week was a grand success. Owing to the unfavorable evening the audience was not as large as it should have been. The program was all that could bo de- sired, . Every piece was well rendered end the persons attending were well sat- isfieh. bliss Jackson was the nccompeu• ist and filled theposition admirably. Last week Miss May MoQuarrie left Blyth for Chicago. Division Court was held on Monday before Judge Doyle. Only two oases beard. Mr. Stewart, Principalof our Public school, spent his Easter holidays at his home in Blnovale. Roily se Son unloaded a carload of Manitoba wheat last week. They ship - red two carloads of flour to the east this week. West Huron License Commiseioners granted hotel licences to Mestere. Milne, Ernigh, Mason and Scott and shop license to J. A. Macdonald. M. W. Scott and D. MoGill were ap- pointed churchwardens for the ensuing year, and John 33011 was appointed lay delegate to Synod in connection with Trinity church at the vestry meeting last Monday. Sealort'lr. Seeding lis over with many farmers around hare. Tho rain on Wednesday has done much toward refreshing the lawns and mead- ows. The art examinations will bo hell in the Collegiate Institute in Soaforth on Friday and Saturday next. The Bible reading on Friday afternoon on "Christ's Second Coming wits. very largely attended and was considered in - Wresting instruction and orthodox by all. Mr. Schivorca leaves for his hone in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Thursday, having been absent eight months in Canadian work, Certainly no porton of intolligonoe and sympathy Can sn5pe01 Mr. S. in the faced such sacrifice of home bleseinge and comforts to be working for tho loaves end ileitis oe the mighty dollar. The evangoiieb was well paid but it Inas; fOr services well and faithfully rendered. Conductor Snider preached on Thurs. day efternooe iu the ttethodbet church to a large congregation. He gave what aright be termed his conversion sermon, and many w,.10 visibly affected by his earnestness and searching appeals. '.Vin d;h:ten - Wingham wants a High School. Wan. Irwin was chosen caretaker for the t'emetery at a salary of $100 for six months. Bobt. Cornyu, jr., champion roller skater of Weetern Ontario, went to Har- rietou to have another skating race with Frank Feathers, ex-ohampion. The race resulted in favor of Cornyu by abort three haps, 11. Kinsman, while working at the Queen's Hotel stepped on the end of t board which he thought was secure, but it was not, and he fell. The board flow up and caught him in the ribs, breaking one of them. The Times says :--We understand the Cricket Club are about disbanding and giving up the park which they had leased from the town. The time is, therefore, opportune for the town to convert this into an attractive public park. Wingheen huge now three base ball teams—a town team, .be Atlantico—also teams at Boll's and the Union factories. Practice hes began in earnest, they have good grounds, an abuedanee of enthusi. asm and splendid material, pushing offi- cers and competent captains. H. Igo - Hardy, from Bluevale, will likely be on hand, and as he is perhaps the best pitcher in the county, he will be a valua- ble acquisition to the team. eelusevale. There was a big crowd in the village last Monday to hear the Hooper trial in the Foresters' Hall. Aramand and Fenton Hartley were home from Clinton Collegiate Institute for their blaster vacation. Oar new teacher, Me. elaoLwen, is doing his work nicely and gives promise of Tiding the position well. Mrs. Timmins is not improving in health. She expecte to take a trip to Montreal shortly hoping that it may prove beneficial. Workmen have been busy building up the etoneworkfor the now cheese factory. The maker will not live in the new budding. Bev. Arch. MoKibbin was away et Palmerston last week attending hie 4th years' examination. He may go to college next year, if not we would like o have him beck here tc reside is the handsome brink parsonage. Wm. Lightle's farm was advertised to be sold under mortgage sale on Wednes- day of this week. John Farrow auction- eer. Property is at a low ebb in this locality and there area number ofvaoaut houses within the village limits. Monday evening the tenders were opened for the new brick cheese factory, to replace tbo one recently burned. Thera were a number of tenders, Win. Welsh, of Belgrave, being the enocessfu. one, at $2;190. He furnishes all material and has to have work completed by June 1st or forfeit $20 a day. The make room will be 28x01 feet ; the press room, 20x50 feet ; the drying room, 87x03 feet, and the engine house, 12a22 feet, walls to be 22 and 13 feeb high. It will be a bellow brick wall. The furnishing for the inside departments will be supplied by M. °limits, of Listowel. His figure was $1183. It is oxpeoted that oheose making will imminence on June 1st, I1 nothing happens. bdsto w el. A full program of sports is being ar- ranged for the 24th of May, Rev. 31. D. Hunter, M.A., of London, will deliver his lecture on "The Jesuits" in the Congratioual Church on the even- ing of the 26th inst. It has been about decided, we ander• stand, that Hess Bros, will not again commence their chair factory Isere or elsewhere, and there is a strong probab- ility of the firm -being dissolved, one of the member(' retiring. In connection with the investigation ooneerning the teoont fires a man named McKenzie was eo.nmittod to stand his trial. The two others arrested were ace quitted. 'Phare has been about 21 in- cendiary Aeos eine( the let of January. On end alto', Monday, 29th inst., the 5:45 ant. train from Southampton to Palntereton ; 0;10 p.m, train from Pal. moraton to Southampton ; also the 5;15 arm. train from Wiarton to Palmerston, and the 0:10 pan. train from Palmerston to IViertou, will run daily instead of tri- weekly as at present. Sraac.mo Snow. --Tho prima lint is as fol• Iowa : Imported heavy draughts with togieterod podigeoo--Int, John Wilkin. eon's Allan of Clochllel, 2nd, Collison ak' Lavin's,Try Me, Std,' J, L. Tuenliitll's Sir Patrick. Canadian heavy draught, any a e, 1st, Team'luby's 'Toni Diene, and John Nelson's "Warrior. - Cahaditti heavy drought, 3, years and under, 13. Loaitoli s Pa(kor, and John llTitoholl'e Gtgowey. General purpose, any age, let, Ad m Dennie's Young Lennon, 2nd, Andrew Thompson's Lord Haddo. Gen- eral purpose, 8 years and under, 1st J. Nelson's tnxfnrd Bing and P. McFarlane's Toon Clerk. Thore'.brsd blood with pedigree, 1st, Kidd Bros.' Baron Roths- child. Oarrage, auy age, Kidd Bros.' Blizzard, 2nd, D. Lamont's Highlander, Roadsters, lst, Kidd Bros., Oliver Wilkes 2nd, Bolls es Both's Kentucky Star. Sweepstakes, Kidd Bros.' Oliver Wilkes. Ceerev. Tho Union Sabbath School held in Shine's soh.wl house will re.opou next Sabbath f. r this year. • E. V. Smith was home for a week's holidays from Clinton Collegiate Insti- tute. Hie work apparently agrees with him. Peter McDonald's stock and other things went pretty high at the sale on Saturday, and it is a good thing, but still the loss to a great many of his creditors will be very eeriouo. Those flax.pullers who worked for A. Reichert last Summer have still a chance to est pert, at least, of their olaime paid. It will be necessary for each to make an affidavit before a magistrate or com- missioner and send it to the sheriff at Goderich. The Sabbath Sohool in S. S. No. 8 re -opens on the first Sunday in May. All the old teachers have been re -appoint- ed. Ia is to be hoped that they will bo as successful as in the past few years, and the attendance as largo. It is much better for a boy to spend his Sundays in attending a good school of this kind, and in the needful preparation of lessons for the day, than to roans about with other boys and be constantly tempted to do wrong. IIivantnau,—On Wednesday of this week the home of Hartwell Sperain, 10th 0011., was the scene of a very interesting event, viz., the marriage of Joseph Whit- field, 12th eon., to Miss Mary Sperain. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. H. Dyke. Miss Eliza Sperain, sister to the bride, was bridestnaid, and E. A. Martin, L.D.S., Brussels, the grooms- man. A large number of useful and val. uab�e gifts were made to the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield commence married life with the best wishes of a large circle , of relatives and friends. They will eon-, tinue to reside in this township. Tray; Pose joins in the congratulations. Onmv.—On Monday of this week Mt Walter Richardson crossed over the river of death, atter an illness extending over about six tnouths, aged 48 years and 12 days. The deceased was the third daugh. ter of the late John MaFadzean, of this township. She was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1841 and Dame to Canada with her parents in the year 1861. They lived in Dumfries, near Ayr, for 1 years and then moved to Grey township in the Fall of 1802, being among the first set- ters in the township. Tho subject of this notice was marriedto her now bereft partner fu 1885 and their family consists of 2 sons and 6, daughters, all of whom survive, except the youngest daughter. About 2e years ago Mrs. Richardson had an attack of pleurisy which developed into consumption. She was advised to try the Californian climate and went wee% in September 1887 remaining until April of the following veer. This trip, did har good and stayed, at least for a time, the fell dtseaee. For the past 8e - months she was confined to her room. Mr. Riobardeon moved here from Mo• Killop township 4 years ago. Mrs. Richardson was a member of the Presby terian church and was very highly es- teemed by all who were acquaiutsd with her. The funeral took place on Wednes- day afternoon and was largely attended, considering the unpleasant weather. , Mr. Richardson and family have the syn• pathy of the community in their loneli- neer and sorrow. Canadian PeTeawn., tractus Winton is to address a public, meeting at Ottawa. 5 Tho Woodstock Standard has been enlarged to a seven coiunm evening paper. T.'ho out of logs in the Ottawa distriob is reported to have been very large during the winter, The Ontario Orioket Aseociatnon Beg - gods August 20, 80 and 31 as the dates for the Intonational match, which wiil be played in the Stator this your. It is being urged on the Dominion Gov- ernment to great a gratuity to Miss Fraser, daughter of Simon Preece, who tlisooverecl the river that peepetuatoe hie name, Molitbbiu's brickyard plant, Menne.. dime together with about 100 cords of wood, was completely destroyed by fire early Tneaday rnorniug. Lose $800; no incurannoe. Cameo unknown. A, O. J. liautlnen, Btookville's music dealer, who, on Wednesday, of last week, pleaded guilty to fo +cry, wan on Hater. slay sentenced by judge Faleotnbridie to Pee sawmill deg lately patented by John Mosher, of Edgington, is likely to prove a bonanza to its inventor. Mr. Masher has already been offered 815,001 f or the patent by an Amorioan firm. One Wilson has recovered 0500 from the city of Brantford for injuries to his arm from being thrown off a load of hay owing to an aocumulation of snow, ice and mod on Water St. in that city. The Welland Canal was opened on Tuesday, and three vessels succeeded in getting through Mud Lake, at the Sault, thus opening the lake route from end to end, exempt the St. Lawrence Canals. W. J. McKenzie, of Kirkfield, Ont., has secured the contract of 210 miles, the railroad from Fort lJaLeod 100 miles north of Calgary, thence ()award 110 more to Edmonton. It will be built this summer. A novelty in church entertainments was held in London Friday night. It was advertised as a 'crazy tea,' and the eatables were served on dust pans, dippers, frying pans, etc., in fact every- thing but plates. Mr. Schreiber, of Springfield, Halton C., last week received from England two boxes, ono containing six English the other six Chinese pheasants. They are beautiful birds, were seemingly in good health, and none the worse for their long ride. James Kenny, of Enterprise, near Kingston, was kicked in the face on Sat- urday, by a horse, arewled home, and sett out ifs daughter to attend to the team. She found that the horses bad kuoaked over the lantern and set the barn on fire. fifteen cattle and 00 tons of hay were burned. Insurance $1,000. P. J. Steele, of St. Thomas, recently killed a mammoth hog, which had been \fod on corn -cob meal ground together end fed dry. The hog dressed 938 pounds. The hams and shoulders Neighed close trimmed, 192 pounds, the rd 230 pounds, and the sausages 53 pounds. His market value was 856, be- sides odds and ends. 1 Ten quarts of Band wore recently re. 1noved from a horse owned by Jonathan fialoott, of Bloomfield, Ont. Other horses are suffering from the same nom plaint. Tho (muse is attributed to the practice of raking grain fields when the dew is on the ground, amusing sand and dirt to cling to the straw, which eventual. ly finds its tray into the etomec he rI the ani male. The Attoruey-General of Ontario has sustained the judgment of the four magis • traces, who were not in accord with the Mayor of Sarnia, while sitting on what is now known as the Sarnia gambling cage. So that it is now settled that any magic, trate bas a perfect right to Bit ou a ease without being invited by the Mayors or the Magistrate who took the infotma. tion. airs. Spencer Sebring of the Norte Ward found a common marble in a hoe's egg which she had broken for 000king�, purposes. We were assured there was j no deception about it, for the marble post itively was found iuside of the egg. Tido is certainly a curious circumstance, the equal of which we have never hoard. The question is how did the marble get there.—Sarnia Sun. The Arthur Enterprise says :—An ex- traordinary instance of vigorous old age occurred on Tuesday last. An aged lady reputed to be 105 years old, named Mrs. Crushing, residing in Arthur township, about nine miles front Arthur village, hoarin" that an old neighbor residing in the vlilage was approaching her end, de - aided to visit her. Without consulting any person she forthwith started on foot and walked into the village to bid a last farewell to her olds acgnamtanoe. A party passing the old lady on the road invited- her to drive with Mtn, but the sturdy centenarian thanked him and seed that as she had not far to go she would prefer walking. She ranched her friend's bedside appiurontly none the worse for her long walk. The great mass meeting, expressing approval of tho action of the thirteen members of Parliament in voting for the disallowance of the Jesuits' Bill, was held in Toronto on Tuesday night and was attended by nearly 5,000 people. Ex -Mayor W. H. Howland presided, and about fifty prominent oibizons were upon the platform. There were only Pout of the thirteen in attendance, Messrs. Dal- ton McCarthy, Jolui Charlton, G. R.R. Cockburn and Col. F. 0. Denison, and they received an ovation. The alveoli of the mvonite was suede by Dalton Me- Cnetiiy. Ho dealt with the logel features of the question, cmd in »extender with tho argument presented in the House by Sir John Thompson, not neglecting to let his .audiences know how entirely he differ• ed with the minister in his speech, IID expressed the opinion that the govern- ment of Sir John Macdonald was long enotgit in power, aid tbie expression was received with hearty approbation. The other speakers wore J, Charlton, Col. F. O, Domsen and Mr, 00011barn. The proceedings terminated quietly et 01101• savor years in flea ponitentitiry, ' night. The 'Golden Padlock;' Every *Housekeeper should Call at 1MOKAY & Co.'s HARDWARE SPORE and See the New Carpet Stretcher. It is a Dandy and may be secured at a Low Price. X Stock of Lath, Shingles and Builders' Supplies always on Hand. We have a Handsome Line of BILVIIRWOIU E, very Suitable for Birthday or Wedding Presents. 11 CALL IN AND SEE US. A. M. MCKAY & Co. STILL AT TEE READ. E DU.l.�d F � the Popular and Fashionable l- d 9 Tailor, of Brussels, desires to; announce that ho has opened out a large and varied stock of Nese Spring Goods and is well prepared to receive and execute orders. The Stock now on hand is a most excellent one and everybody Call be suited. Seotohl English and tjana .ian Tweeds, English and Brent worsteds, Bot. A Pried Fit Guaranteed All Gootis music up in the Latest NEW YOIT t+tyles. A. SPECIA l.. 1i,itn c -of new (rood just to. ilttud and big g 'littr- gaiils will bo given, iltholu;ll they are net :Gia ikriipt Goods, Sol.rl,';1 13i,oex, 13a,csslni,s.. Ill?;DCTIAN'l! ''.hA1110.It,