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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1890..
LOCAL NEWS.
THANKSGIVING Day, Thursday,
Nov. 0.
HALLOWE'EN one week from Fri•
day of this week.
FounTH Division Court will be
held on, Thursday of next week,
30th inst.
W. R. Wrt.soN has done a large
business in plows this Fall, and the
outlook for another season's trade is
very bright.
THE plate glass for Capt. Stmt.
to uew brick block has arrived.
The buildings ,will be neat and con-
venient when completed.
;i REVPs. Mottos. SELLNRY AND PAUL,
!Ward Farrow and Harry Brundle
I:attended the tea meeting and concert
'at Bluevale last Tuesday evening.
A WEDDING party from \VJngham
'twas in town on Wednesday. Rev.
,S. Sellery tied the nuptial bow
making Miss McCauley Mrs,
1tIortimer Smith.
TAE fat prize for saddle horse at
the Blyth Fair should have been
credited to L. Lott instead of L.
Scott, as Mr. Lott, of the Brussels
livery, captured the red ticket.
Mus. Stems intends removing her
steak of confectionery, fruits, ,&e. to
the shop now occupied by II. L.
Jackson in the poet -office bionic.
Mr. Jackson goes into the new store
in Mr. Blashill's block.
iii WE will send THE POST from now
to the end of the year for 25 cents
to neav subscribers, or all now sub
soribars paying us a year's subsCrip•
tion, $1.50 in advance, will get the
balance of this year free.
5. P. It:moons, of Toronto, was
in town this week endeavoring to
establish a local Board id connect
tion with The Dominion Building
and Loan Assoetatiou. He and his
companion appar to bo thoroughly
posted in their work and 8110014 suc-
ceed well in their undertaking in
the various towns canvassed.
Cu0L uG,—The semi annual meet.
ingoof the Outario Branch of the
Royal Caledonian Culling Club was
hold at the Waller II.aike, Toronto,
1 on Tuesday. President John Han
I vey, of the Hamilton Thistles, oc•
cupied the chair, and Secretary•
Treasurer J. S. Russell was at •Ins
usual post. Group No. 15. consists
of Walkerton, Brussels, Kincardine,
Lucknow, Wroxeter, \\ringtl:am (oell-
venor), in the competition for the
Tankard. The offices for .the en-
suing year will be filled by the fol-
lowing gentlemen :•—Patron, The
Governor General ; Proeident, Dr.
Boucher (Pet.erboro') ; Vice-Presi-
clout, Wm. Batlenach t'.12oronto Gran•
ites) ; Second Vico-President, Dr.
Beaton (Orillta,) ; Chaplain, Rev. D.
J. lfaodounell (Toronto). Commit •
tee of Management—Jolie- Wright,
W. D. McIntosh, W. F. Davison,
David Walker, 0. 0. Dalton, W. A.
. Shepard, all of Toronto. Committee
on Complaints and Appeals—Dr.
Ross (chairman), Ilugh Miller, Judge
Dartnell and Thos. MoOraokeu.
Committee on Aannal—W. D. Mc-
Intosh, W. F. Davison, J. S. Ras
eel!. Auditors—Jas. Pringle and
T. G. Williamson.
Tme OaERAR WILT..—A. Stratford
correspondent says of the Orortr
will ease referred to at length, in.a
regent issue of Tim Poor :— The of-.
fort being made to set aside part of
the will of the late John Orerar,, of
Chicago, who died Ooc; 20th, 1880,
leaving au estate valued at $8,500,-
000, is exciting considerable interest
. bere,•as fifteen .of tho 23 clo.ilpti,tlts,
are residents of this city. Thej faro
the descendants of brothers and
sisters of John Orarer, Ben., father
of the to stator, nod as,the latter
made no pr'vldion for them in hie
will, and did not even refer to them
in the filthily history tvhicli formed
a prominent feature of the document,
it is believed that he iciieiv nothing
of their existence. This is the more
Probably, as all his relatives oil his
mother's ride came in for mown -
tint], first cousins receiving $20,000,
second cousins, 810,0001 and third
000sins 85,000 each. Of the fifteen
oontestauts who live in Stratford
only one, Margaret Orerar, boars
the same family name as the de•
ceased, the Dames of the others be
ing either Dow or Stewart. Of the
latter, Duncan Stewart, a first coo -
8n of the testator, is the principal
figure. Of the relationship of these
parties to the deceased there is no
doubt, as Margaret Dow, his grand-
mother, is buried on the fae'gs of one
of the tiled:nuts near this l4itq
and
tawny Bibles and attbetride ds own
be brought forward to showbat the
deceased, John frBiar, asveil as
the cla(mants to the eatate are ,all
descended tram her.
SATunnax of next week will usher
in .November.
Do. SINCLAIR, BpeOlaliet, will beat
the American Hotel, Brussels, on
Friday of next week.
Rey. S. SaLLERY, B. D., may at.
tend the Provincial Sabbath School
Convention at Brantford next week
as the representative of the Metho•
diet school in this place.
A gravel walk has been put along
the front of Geo. Colvin's property,
south of Brussels. If it wore con -
tinned to the sidewalk, at Mrs. Dun -
ford's, it would be a good move.
THE youths who made the night
air hideous with their yells should
have been introduced to the 'cooler'
on Tuesday night. We are sup-
posed to live in the 10th century.
The man who went out to milk
and sat down on a boulder in the
middle of the pasture and waited for
the cow to bees up to him, was the
eldest brother of the man who kept
store and did not advertise, because
be reasoned that the purchasing
public would back up to his place
when it wanted something.
NEWS No'1'Bs.
Fakirs were firmly suppressed at
the Kirkton fair.
Tho St. Marys Methodist S. S.
anniversary collections netted 8105.
The Huron Rifle Association An-
nual Match will be held a t Clinton
on Wednesday, October 29th.
S. R. Hasson, member of the
House of Commons for North Perth
is visiting in the Northwest at pros•
out.
Chas. H. Cameron, of Colborne,
recently discovered in the Town•
ship of Chandos valuable mines of
silver and uicicel, which are being
worked.
Cilias Nora Clench, of St. Marys,
inteuds to m.tke Buffalo, her home,
and she will leave for that city in a
few weeks. A. string quartette club
has been organized there, and Miss
Oletich will load it.
John Bllab, a farmer residing
near St. Nfarys, had a horse, new
top buggy and harness stolen fro m
his stable the other night. This is
the first attempt at horse -stealing
in that vicinity for several years.
E. E. iIarvey has returned to At •
wood from Moose Jaw, N. W. T.
where he has been teaobing school
for the summer months. He will
resums hie studies at the Toronto
School of medicine, whither he
leaves shortly.
Postmaster Kavanagh, of Bran•
dou, is in a fix. He must remove
the post office from its present
quarters on Nov. 1st. The new
building is not ready, and bo has
been unable to get suitable premises
up to the present.
NIr. Bloomer, of Stratford, forked
over $1.00 for banging Kam Lee, a
washee•washee, in the upti3. All
Kam did was to call Bloomer a liar.
There can't be anything very wrong
with that, for the 'city' aldermen
often use that kind of language.
A vote was taken in the Belgrave
Presbyterian ,church to decide
whether the ogan that has been on
trial for the past throe months
should be used hereafter in the
church or not. Tho result was over
5 to 1 in favor of theorgan, eo , itis
to stay.
Intelligence was received last
week that the schooner, Goldhunter,
belonging 'to and acoompiiiiied by
Captain Alex. McLeod, of Goderiob, .
had run ashore nearRetind Island,
Georgian,130, and •beooiiae a' totti.1'
meek. The velisel liad a cargo of
cedar, which was fully insured, but
the hull was uninsured.
Judge.Lizars, having resigned the
office et Local Masher : in',Chan;oeiy
at Stratford, the Ontario Govern -
matt has conferred it upon
,Harding, Q. O. of Serntlg1d, ,to
o {IOW congratulations arbry iu
order. itir. Harding, it 14 ,lihdar
Mood, will enter upon his dttti;9e the
1st of Nov., when Judge ' Lizltre'
resignatiou taltee effect, The :tap•
pointme0t will not prevet;t,11Ir.
Harding continuing his regular law
practice.
A Court of the Canadian Order of
Foresters was instituted at Wi•ox
eter last Friday evening by W. G.
Strong, 1'roitnoial organizer. The
following are the officers elected:—
Ohief Ranger, Thos. W. Gibson ;
Vies do., V. Y. Holladay; llecerd.
ing Secretary, Jno. A.. Barnard ;
G'ivanoial Soorotary, S. Y. Taylor ;
Treaeuror, ,Ino, Bray ; Chaplain,
D. Myles' ; Woodwards, Alex. Gem -
Dill and John TeNaughton ; Bead
lee, John McFarlane and Allati Pre,
11011, Tho now Court is to bo styled
Weolzeter Court No. 207, and prow,
loos to have 'a ueofut carcord
Are Showing this week Three
Special Lines of
WHICH WE 'ARE CLEARING OUT
At Greatly Reduced Prices
10 Pieces at' Sc., worth 12o.
10 Pieces at 12c., worth 15c.
20 Pieces at 15c., worth 20c.
A CA3=tai SF1TD.
FERGUSON 86 HALLIDAY, - MANAGERS.
THE
SOAT,
Is offering the Largest and Pin -
est Stock of
Crockery Groceries,y and
Glassware
In the County of Huron.,
Every article being bought for spot ,cash we
are in a position to Sell as Cheap as
the Cheapest.
Bakery Department.
Fresh Bread, Cakes and Buns
always do hand.
we,dli.g Oakes a Speoialty.
GE o THOA1SON.
TUB LIFE or MAN.
Man born of .woman, is of few
days and no teeth. And indeed it
would be money in his pockets soma -
times if he had less of either. AS
for days he waeteth one third of
them, as for teeth he 'has oonvul.
sions when he outs them and as the
last one comes through; lo 1 the
dentist is twisting,the first oue out;
and the last end of that man's jaw
is worse than the first being full of.
porcelain apd plate built to hold
blackberry seeds. Stone bruises
line his pathway to manhood ; his
father boxes his ears at home, the
big boys cuff him io the play
ground and the teacher whips bin
in the school room. He risoth
early and sitteth up late, that he
might fill his barns and storehouses;
and to ! his children's lawyers
divide the spoil among themselves
and say, "ha, ha 1" He groweth
and is sore distressed because it
raineth and he beateth upon his
breast and sayeth, "my crop .ie
lost I" because it raineth not. The
late rains blight his wheat and the
'frost biteth his peaches. If it be so
that the sun shineth, even among
the nineties he sayeth "Woe is me
for I perish." And if the North•
west wind eighth down into 42 be-
low he orieth, 'Would I were dead.'
If be weareth sackcloth and blue
jeans, men say, "he as a tramp,"
and if he goeth forth shaven and
olad in purple and fine linen, all
the people ory, "shoot the dude."
He oarrieth insurance for twenty
years until he hath paid thrice over
for twenty years, and then he
Iettetb his pplioy,laps for one day
and that same night fire destroyeth
his store. Ile buildetb him a home
in Jersey, and his first born is de-
voured by moegttitoes. He pitch-
eth his tent in New York, and
tramps devour his substance,: He
moveth to Kansas and. a cyclone
oarrieth his houee over into, Mis•
soon, while a prairie fire and ten
million acres of grass hoppers fight
for his crop. Verily, there is uo
rest for the sole of his foot, and if
he had it to do over again he would
nob be born at all ; for the day of
death is better than the day of one's
birth.
NEWS ITEMS.
The new hank at Southampton is
nearing completion.
The Windsor, Ont., Brewing Com
pony is in financial difficulties.
Blenheim will have a free night
school during the doming winter.
Energetic efforts are being made
to establish °. Y. 11. C. A. in Petro •
lea.
The owners of the Kingston cot•
ton mill have refused the syndicate's
offer of $160,000 for the property.
Rev. Jas. Thompson, near Shel-
burne, is up for preaching erroneous
doctrine and stands suspended until
3 next Conference.
A Stratford sinner, 70 years of
age, pounded his young wife over:
the bead with au iron poker and
nearly killed her.
Diphtheria has been prevalent in
Beloeil, Q.', and the milk from that
place has been put under embargo.
Oertifioates have been produced by
milkmen that their families are free
from ,any disetee,
Tho handsome new Beaty liner
Monarch; which left Sarnia on her
first trip on Saturday morning,
reached Port Arthur Tuesday mord-
ing, and was saluted by all the
vessels in the harbor, The trip
from the Soo was inadq in 22~bourii.
An Okflei evaporating eontiein
„has been removed to Belleville from
Sodus Point, N, 'I' 'Lfl e dtwaiare'
had piirouatie1 a large iunhtity o1,
apples, which could' not be' shipped
before the Mel{ibley Bill came into
,effect, and, they will be worked up
at Belleville.
Grosvonor Graeme, a young man
who claims he was , libelled by the
Toronto Globe in the alleged Birob•
all trial confession, ceased his writ
to be isstledab Osgoode Hall Wed.
nesday claitning $20,000 damages.
The claimant is employed driving a
grocery wagon, The newspaper
has made no retraction, anti it is
likely the 0000 will go .on.
The Government electricau hoe
examined the oloctrio light system
introduo••d into the Kiugstou Peni•
tentiary and found it satisfaetory.
There are 012 lights ranging from
10 to 82 candle power, Fifteen
miles of wire was used. Tito pre -
111180e aro finely lllnmin $ ed. The
Omit oast $,15,000. her penal
institutions in Canada wi be simil•
arly. lighted. Tho gas syat m in the
1fingston ivatitution, costi 880,-
000,1081 bo removed.
The Hamilton Rescue Noma is to
be managed by the Salvatio0 Army.
James Russel, of Fullerton, had one
of his fingers taken off a day or two
ago in tying a colt.
The store of R. W. Keller, Mitchell,
was burglarized Tneeday night of last
week and geode to the value of $850
stolen.
T. b.. Stanley hos assumed eontrol
of the business of the Great North-
western Telegraph Company in 8t,
Marys, Mr. Beam, their former agentt
having accepted a similar appointmen,
of the 0. P. R. Company.
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