HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1890-10-31, Page 5BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1390.
LOC NEWS.
Cow oILy MOINTeen Wee in
'WoodBtooJ Bt Monday..
Tut p;ultry market ie livening up
and premises to be good" this Fall.
prim' MOM hat put up a new
stake on his lot adjoining their
fyatory.
Tim, next meeting of Huron Coun-
ty Sabbath school Convention will
bo held in Brussels.
Jiro. ' N'ioudxsoN has taken a
situation 'id a machine shop is
Illinois. He went to it on Tuesday.
Oua wagon makers are into the
cutter and sleigh business hard and
fast preparing for the ooming win -
P. TuoMrsoN is looking after
minerals at Sudbury. We hope
he'll run against a, gold mine . up
there:
Some specimens of "Alexander"
apples grown in B. Gerry'e garden
weighed about 19 ounces. They
were dandies.
Mx, NEALY, a student of Koox
College, Toronto, occupied the put.
pit of Knox church, Brussels, last
Sabbath, very acceptably.
Dor'T forget Mies O'Connor's con.
cert iu the Towu Hall next Tuesday
evening, Fax's comic songi are
aloud well worth the admission fee.
GEr your Fall advertising ready.
Dont do businees at the expense of
other men who try to boom Brus•
sale. Tell the pubiio of the bargain s
you have.
DONT order your printing from
travelling fakirs. Give it to the
men who patronize you and where
you can get just what you want
and at fair prices.
TIME Wae a groat slaughter of
sparrows in Brussels last Friday in
connection with the Bowman—
Caldbick annual shoot. 50 points
were allowed for the head of a
sparrow.
MISS MARY Boss is attending the
Listowel High School and is taking
up Third class certificate work. She
comes home every Friday night.
Mips Mary will make a No. 1 school
mnr•n, we prediot.
Tim Mitchell Advertiser says :—
The Brussels POST is very indign•
ant. In referring to Mr. Davis as
being in town, begging a few jobs,
It asks how much money Mr. Davis
spends in town ? We suppose it
meane how many 0o. drinks he got
away with.
D. STEWART, Seoretary•Treasurer
of the East Huron Agricultural. So•
ciety, may be found at the Ameri.
can Hotel on Saturday of this week
from 2 bo 6 p. m. "ready to pay
prizes for the Spring and 1+'all.shows
of the Society. A. large number
gottheir prize money last Saturday.
Tug special Thanksgiving 'oollec-
tion 'taken up in 'the Methodist
church on Sunday, Oot. 5th, toward
the liquidation of the floating debt,
amounted to $145.50. The sum
will be increased to $200 by persons
who were not present on Sunday, it
is expected. The pastor has the
matter in hand.
DIED.—On Tuesday morning of
this week Charles D., infant sou of
D. A. Smale died, aged 19 months
and 9 weeks. The little fellow•.had
the In grippe last winter and ap•
peered never to get really over its
elfeots but gradually failed until
death closed his eyes. He was a
bright child and will be 'greatly
miseed by his parents. They have
the sympathy of their many friends,
particularly so as this is . the third
obild:they have buried. The funer-
al took place on Wednesday after.
noon..
G. A. NEWTON, Wbo has Alcon
teacher ,of Hariock-school for,eome•
where near ten Yearn, add' given
. euoh.unisertiereatisfaction ,that. •the.•
board would gladly, have re•engaged
hiyi again for next `yeas', has deo*
ed to retire 'from the - professibdl 'at
the and•,ot•tho,year,; aud, tberefore,,y
tendered his resignation. He has
decided to:stud'$''den4�f`str'3,'and ' lint
next year oominenoe a &lure° with
Mr. Brune, dentist, Clinton Vlair
syn
Newton is a -in. law to�S. R)OYe;
num couN'rI NOTE&
Mr. Whitehead left the Clinton
New Era ripo strawberries on Wed.
nesday.
W. H. Stewart, Principal of the
Blyth Pubic School has handed in
his regi?nation.'
There hae been a sudden out.
break of influenza in horses in the
neighb)rhood of Exeter.
Will. Jaoksou, of Clinton, has
been elected chairman of the Exec -
dive Committee of the Ticket Sell-
ers' Association of Ontario.
On S'inday, November:2nd, Rev.
Wm. 'rorranoe will preaoh a sermon
to the Loyal Orange Aseooiation, in
the Methodist oburdh, Gorrie.
A German woman from the viola
ity of`Zutioh, whose Mind is con-
sidered to be none of the soundest,
was committed to the County. Jail
on the 1Gth inst for threatening tp Are Showing this week
burn ,the Ev aetor flax mill:
Rev. Mr. McConnell, of Varna,
who for some time past has been
pastor of the oongregations of Bay-
field Bond and Berne, has resigned,
the pastorate of theee charges, and
will go to work on his farm.
Tho other day. Jos. A. Clark
packed, in the orchard of James
Reynolds, Hullett, a barrel of beau•
tiful Northern Spy apples, that were
expressly intended for the Right
Hon. W. E. Gladstone, L,ndon,
Eng,
Notwithstanding the alleged soar•
oity of apples io Huron this year
Thos. Cox, of the Oth con. of Gode•
rich' township, rejoiced in a 250
barrel yield from his orchard. Not
a bad asset with apples ruling at
$2.25 per barrel.
Wm. Dunlop, of Howtck, who was
working with Mr. Hommison's
thresher, met with a very bad ao-
oident. He was on the tank driv-
ing when by some means he fell, the
hind wheel passing over his head,
which was out and bruised in a
frightful manner.
Young Stewart Straiton, son of
station agent Straiton, Goderioh, a
boy about 10 years old, left home
Tuesday morning of last week to
attend school, and has not eine re-
turned home. No trade of him has
thus far been received, although
diligent search has been made in
many quarters. Ile was dressed in
dark clothes.
The little eon of Geo. Leith, of
Blyth, met with a painful accident
recently. Some children were
riding him around' in a small
waggon, when he was thrown oat
and his arm broken between the
riot and the elbow. The little
w
fellow seems to be very unfortunate
as it is but a couple of months since
he fellfrom the fence and had his
right arm broken.
The other evening James An-
derson, who lips been engaged by
P. Kelly & Sou, Blyth, working
about the grist mill, met with a very
painful accident. By some means
or otherhegot his left hand caught
`between the belt and the pulley in
connection with the rollers. The
book of the hand. seemed to be com-
pleted scooped out, the cords of the
third and fourth fingers were broken
and the bones in the back of the
handwere badly broken, several
pieces of bone were removed.
The date fpr the inaugurating the
chime of nine belle in the Trivitt
Memorial (Much Exeter, ie definitely
fixed for Sunday,. November 20th,
The great belloaet some weeks ago,
weighs nearly' a ton,. add is pro.
nouaeed' by the founders in Balti-
more to be the finest toned bell cast
by their •finis in several years. The
stairway in the belfry hal 'tin
been al.!
f / h
or •• a e:
of Brussels
WuaT ws mat sarsor.-An early
snow fall.—A, few.weeks of Indian
summer.—A great quantity of gdod
• towdet, and shot, wasted on Thanke•
giving day, --The electric light to
soon ehine out in the darkuese,—A
largo addition of members to the
Mechanics' Instituto so se to secure
a winter's reading from the tip top
library of the institution.– The
Bible Society annual meotiug,—
Christman goods to come to the
front.••-Overoonts, caps and mittens
to take their innings, -500 ase,
subscribers added to TEM2oix list.
•
s • The brick work of Mayor Ford's
handsome brick store is finished,
and hae the finest appearance of
any block in Mitchell,
terse e
to make room
Professor+iiot2,'':of Baltt'niore, Will
exhibit the range and oapaoity {of
t4e,,.q.OU.q upon ,, the Bundy . and
daring,(lle,fgllowing wee,Ik. ,`
An adjourned meeting of the G.
& W. Biailway;was held. at Goderioh
ouv9.ot.20th; Present, J..T..-Gar:
towptJt-P,Et Colborne,,Horaoe Hor-
ton/ •(ill Or'abb, WI Led'and F Jolt -
,
den. Tate chairman, prytluo d ibb
etook • ;.B�ook i ei,r a by4^ = f} A J° ,ti.,
j olmtlfiy god ejrti';,p �,ii'Ot1Q,i1,• (F.
Toms, 200 shares,, *20,0010 ; Joeeiili
Beck, 20 'Shiites; "$2,000 ; Dudley
H,oltnee,;30tehltree $$,000 ; I-iiitbn
11oluhe6i 30 sibaree ,,$8,000 ;'Janes
H. Brown, 20 shares, $2,000. • A
receipt was produced from the Can.
adieu Bank of; Commerce showing a
deposit of $16,000 had been paid in
in compliance with the law, being
10 per cont. of the above subscribed
stook. Moved by 0. Crabh,second•
ed by J. H. Colborne, that W. J. R,
Ilolmee, having complied With the
resolution at our last meeting by
producing the stock and malting the
neoaseary deposit in the Beuk of
Commerce, this meeting accepts the
subscriptions and iastruots the pro-
per notions to be given calling the
stook holders together for the oleo
tion of directors.—Carried.
Special Lin.es of
Three
DRESS GOO
WHICH WE ARE CLEARING OUT
At Greatly Reduced Prices
10 Pieces at 8p., 'worth 12c.
v
10 Pieces at 12c., worth 15c.
20 Pieces at 15c., worth 20c.
A CALL sOLIC=TETJ_
FERGUSON & HALLIDAY, - MANAGERS,
HOIVISO
THE--
cr 'Bo 1RJ7
Is offering the Largest and Fin-
est Stook of
Groceries, Crockery and
Ua sware
In. the County' of Huron.
t r County.
Owe ihrladle Explained,
A drummer .,wha !tavola for a
Boston grocery concern says that
he Bees in Maine some 41130
est Woke that are pr$ptioed• any
whore on ,lis ,route, He gives the
following specimen
.A farmer's wife bustled into a
store in Washington County the
other day, and went for the proprl-
etOr. with : ,
"Mr,'B•—, I bought six pounds
of sugar hero last week, and when
I got it home I found a stone weigh-
ing two pounds in the package,"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Can yon explain the swindle,
sir ?"
"I think I can," was the proprte
tor's placid reply. "When I weigh-
ed your eight pounds ,of butler, week
before last, I found a two -pound'
pebble in the jar, and when I weigh-
ed your sugar the stone must have
slipped into the scales .sbmehow.
We are both growing old, ma'am,
and I am sorry to say that our eye-
sight isn't to be trusted. What can
I do for you ti -day, ma'am 2"
For a moment the woman gazed
at the tradesman over her brass
bound spectacles. Then she reool
lected herself, and remarked that
she bad: a dozen eggs which she
wished to exchange for hooks and
eyes.
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 on. hand.
'Main, Cakes a Specialty.
GEO, THOMSON.
Trials of a Paton Pusher.
A good joke is related at the ex-
pense of a modest young Dakota
newspaper man, which is going the
rounds simply credited to Exchange.
It is to the effeot that the pusher of
the pencil went out to report a party
the other evening where the home
bad recently been blessed with a
new baby. Accompanied by his
'beet girl, he met the hostess at the
door, and after the usual salutations
asked after the baby's health. The
lady, who was quite deaf, and suf•
fering with the grippe, thought he
was asking about her cold, and told
him that though she usually bad
one every winter, this is the worst
one ebe had ever had ; it kept her
awake at nights a good deal at first
and confined her to her bed. Then
noticing that the scribe was getting
pale and nervous she said she could
tell by his looks that he was going
to have one just like here, and asked
him to go and lie down. The paper
was out as usual next week but the
local editor has quit inquiring about
babies.
Hen roost thieves are worrying
the people around Exeter.
Mitchell Corporation • have put in
the new Reliance dynamo, and now
have a perfect system of electricity.
In the grouping of the Ontario
Curling Club for the tankards, group
No. 10 consists of Bright, Platte.
villa, St. Mary's, beafortb, Goderioh
Forest and Stratford.
A. son of Joseph Coppin, Mitchell,
had the misfortune to receive a sev-
ere blow on the eye on Monday,
While playing shinny at school,
bursting the ball of the eye. He
will not lose the sight, and the doc-
tor thinks he will be all right in a
week or two.An hour's work in an evening
will do it.
500 New Subscribers
The Brussels Post
BETWEEN NOW AND
January 1st l '91.
Balance of 1890 Free
TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
If every present Subscriber of
Tan Posx would make it their
business to secure at least one
new name our circulation would
boom better than ever, and this
could be done very easily.
A number of our readers have
already done this and are on
the warpath yet.
A Good. Offer
Any person sending us FOUR
Nnw SUBSCRIBERS during the
months of November and De-
cember will be presented with a
Well -bound Volume of
"The Carnahan Farmer's Manual
of Agriculture,"
Containing nearly 600 Pages of
Real, Live, Interesting Matter for
farmers and others interested in
cultivating the soil, the rearing
and caring of stock, useful tables,
recipes, &e., &c. Over 80 Illus-
trations.
Prof. Mills says : "No better
The members' of the Algoma bar,
represented by J. J. Kehoe, District
Attorney, and M. McFadden, wait-
ed upon Judge and Mrs. Johnston,
and presented the latter with a
handsome marble clock, which bore
the inscription, "To Mrs. Johnston,
with compliments of the Bar of
Sault Ste. Marie.
While George L., son of George
Bentley, of St. Marys, was arrang-
ing a ropeto a poet in front of their
stock bull the other day, in a oar pt
the station the animal sprang at
him and ornehed:him against the
aide of the oar, breaking tip ,.of WWI
ribs and„orushinghis, lunge 'soma-
'abet. Fortunately, the anirnel s
horne Camean each • side of .the boy.
When the bo y ot'Wiiliem Srogkl
who was beheaded by a
train at Stratford the other 4ay, was
searched the gum Of 4316:20 was
found in hie' poq ets. ''There being
no known relatives to whose • aredit
themoney can be placed• the eum
has been entered in the ,name of
Coroner Shaver. When the partieit
rightly entitled to the . money aro
found, whether -in this country or
iu England, they will receive it with
interest.
The annual meeting of the Godo.
rich Curling Club was held in the
Colborne House the other eveuing,
when the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year :—Wni.
1'roudfoot, ['resident ; T. B. Perry,
Vice -President ; Bev. J. A. Ander-
son, Chaplain ; C. A. Humber, Sec.-
T'rees. ; John Bain, of Toronto, and
0. A, Humber, Representative
kletllbere ; Coot. McGregor, T. B.
Perry, lohn Yule and Capt. Wm.I
McLean, Oomuuttoe of Manage -
Ment,
We will be pleased to show
the Manual to any person de-
siring to see it.
Help yourself and Tnn Pos'r
at the same time.
Lively, Crisp Correspondence
Wanted from all sections of the
Coutityyparticularly in the town-
ships of l Igrris,' Grey, Mc11iliop,
Turnberry and Elma.
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500 NEW SUBSCRIBERS
To Tho Brussels I'osx between
now and Simony lot, 1891.
Balance of 1890 Free fa
New Subscribets,