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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1885-3-6, Page 5Afkaan 6, 1885, THE BRUSSELS POST 5 DISTRICT NEWS. .Attwood. ._.. ._. _ AN EXPLANATION.— Ortr We/Alan has been oa11ec1 to aorrespoudence ap• peering in our columns, written by porsous, who are residonte of Att. wood !Intl its surrounding'. It tieeum that wo Have boon taken advantage of nod !toms, false in the extreme, have boon sent to no for truth, Wo will not publish the Bailie' attached to the aorroepondouce but warn them of the ilaugsroue grouud tt•ey are standing ou when they knowingly distort facts and manufacture yarns without the smallest iragrent• of truth, We aro always pleased to re- oeivo interesting items of news but will not allow a repetition of the little game played by HOMO of the Attwood gossips to pass by so quietly. We are grateful to the portion who fur- nished us with the truo state of affairs and hope the parties who were men- tioned in the correspoudenoe will look upon it as au attempt at being "fnn- ny."—Editor of Tani POST. 11$or-a i A good many of our farmers will sow Balt next spring as they say a trial cau do no harm, See advt of seed oats offend for Halo by A.. K. Robertson. He says they are boss oats to yield. 13y reference to the marriage not• io •e that our township oma attend to too matrimonial business as well as Grey township. We say plenty of hap- piness to the interested parties. Thomas Halliday, who lives at the rtlrp old toll house, is not expected to live, so your reporter heard. Tho old gen- tleman hits been fairly well supplied with the necessaries of life bat per- sons who aro charitably disposed might add 0 few of the luxuries and not miss them. 4I.-11' run Lrroolr. A. -Reymann purposes holding an auction sale for the month of Marc. Partin s having stock to dispose of would do well to call on him and have their stock put on the posters aunounc- iug the sale. By reference to the advt. of T. C. Harbottle it will be seen he is com- mencing an auction sale on Wednes- day of next week to clear out his sur- plus stock. This will be a bonanza to the people of this locality, who will no doubt take advantage of this oppor. tunity of purchasing good goods at a low fignro. Walton. Jno. Mowatt intends erecting a now dwelling house next 'wring on his farm. Airs. Sego and Miss Sage are e -- gaged for another series of entertain.. ments in the United State', The music furnished by them iu Brat. class. Rev. T. Gee, of Bayfield, formerly of this place, was recently surprised by a lot of his parishioners who pre- sented him with 75 bushels of oats for his horse. "11IATenxoNY."—Rev. T. M. Camp• bell, of Godoricb, will deliver his very interesting lecture on "Matrimony" in the Methodist Church, on Monday evening, 10th inst. As the admission foe is low and the lecture on a very taking subject a large audience is ex- 1ected. Etloxsa 'ale - five have already find four or five hinds of March's "many weathers" and are dreading the rest. Rev. A. Y. Hartley preached to a largo congregation in Wingbam Pres- byterian church last Sunday evening. Thos. Nixon has rented the Tindall waggon shop to W. 0. Roberts, and the blacksmith shop to Rolit. Piercy, late of Brussels. ,';l'he dusty face of our miller, Thos. Nixon, wears a new smile, There is it baby in his block, a fresh arrival, and it is of the sox from which mil- lers aro mads. We trust the boy may live to fill his father's shoos with marbles and broken playthings. There was a well attended clanco in Ptttterson's hall on Thursday night, We do not make this remark for tho information of any of our citizens or tho surrounding fanners, for no doubt they wore all made painfully aware of the fact by tho sonorous voice of tbo floor mauagor, calling the changes, which was borno to their oars on the still, frosty air. Of course our young folks must danee, but it is not really necessary to have the sets called off in a voice that would snake a fog horn blush with envy. Up at the station a Hotelier might have mistalc en the calls for those of a barn rine., ing only that the time of year and night were both unseasonable, Gyred sriclfx, March game in with lion strides (:loo. Cox, foremast of tato Signal, publishing house, is very i11 Tho Victoria hell is bona g oo__. era into en Opera Home, by rho own- er, C, Orabb, Albert 5tonehnuSe, tin approtabioe at Gordon's furniture rooms, broke his unit the othor night by la fall at the Princess Roller ltiult. We regret to atlnouuce tato death of Ordoo Dark, a bright prosusing little daughter of our much esteemed express agent, Frank Lawrence. A 'lumber of onr voealiets, who took part in the late concert at Dam gannon, tools cold and cannot speak in glowing terms of their drive by moonlight, Mr, Jordan, druggist, with his bride, a Miss Hastings, of Montreal, arrived on Wednesday last from their wedding trip to th6 New Orleans Ex- position. W. Snyder, station master at El- ora, and at one time telegraph oper- ator in our town, for a hotiday trip, paid a flying visit to Florida and the New Orleans Exposition. At a temperance entertainment on Feb. 28rd, at St. George's churoh, Miss Sophie Williams, daughter of our enterprising citizen, Joseph Wil - Earns, rend the "Death of Burnaby," published in the Toronto Week. Fraser Deputy Registrar, will be glad to learn of the successful exam- inatiou of their sou S. J. Fraser as M. D., at the Michigan School of Medicine, Detroit. Dr. Fraser in- trude going to Edinburgh to take degree. The ioe on which 18 frsherme were standing, wont out with its load on Saturday evening last about a mile, but fortunately a boat put out and rescued them in nine from any serious ending to their fishing exps- ditiou. Miss Kate Watson for a numb er o years one of our most popular teach- ers, severed hor connection from the edncationelletaff of the Central School on Friday last and was presented by her pupils with a handsome family album bound in royal blue silk plush. Miss Watson is about to bo a candi- date for the school of matrimony. Wo with her success. The following musical opinion is from the Morning News of Toronto, dated Feb, 19th :—National March.' The above is the title of a march composed by Eloise A. Skimings, of Godortcb, and presented to the Prin- cess Louie° as n tribute to Queen Victoria. The music is simple, yet possesses to bold martial movement, which should render it popular as a National Air, Tho words of the song are appropriate and will inalro an ef- fective change, when sung in unison by n full band between the iustru- mental parts. A most lamentable occurrence took place, betneen the flours of 10 land 11 a.m., on Thursday of last week, resulting in the death, at 7 p.m, of an old lady resident, aged 80, who was burned so terribly, that no eye wit - nose in town ever saw anything so painful. Tho old lady was the moth- er of the very popular dressmaker, Mies Dollie McLeod, who has rooms for her work over the store of R. B. Smith, so that her mother was alono Ebro' the day and while warming her- self, with her back to the open dam- per, her clothes took fire and her poor right hand was an awful sight trying to get her clothes off. Sho managed to get out on the street and cry "for God's sake pub snow on me 1" but her clothes were in cinders, nothing could save her then. Lines respectfully decimated to Mr. and Airs, Frank Lawrence on the nth of their beloved child Graeae :— Sr/RBITM corD4, Lift up your hearts, to the most High, To your olivo branch beyond rho sky, To the decree "all men must die," Must ye fond parents bow, For now yo know, your chain of love Has ono pure link in Rearm above, A link your greatest treasure trow, You. angol Gracie now. For thea lior angel voice will ring And to your hearts God's grace will bring That now with hon, God's praise you'll sins, Until yon meet above. Woep not—courage—har pain is o'or, Salo in Christ's arms for everworc Sado anohorod ou the lIeavonly shorn With the Father of love. —Eloise d. Sdimingo.' Gocloriob, Marah 1st, 1885, as to he able t0 go home. He had n,u•row shave. Time. itatoliffe who has been ruliu for swine time is very :low. .fon Weamor Iles been stall for talo last two LADLE 1'Alt ll l Olt F1AJA1•:. The Farm tomo; onmposed ul north parts of Ants Nae Se i`J&eui ti 1 • nand AI utlh.s front 1Vroxntcr, f, wlleH IroO, Hour g harry con Gaining IIU ueres,amere oa leen, situ. molts, but ie now convalescent. Wil lien 1Iilno has boon sick for the las few days, A number of changes of houses have taken place reaeutly, J. A. Young, teacher, Into moved into the lionso lately oocupicci by las` Lynn. Jatnes King, shoowakor, has moved his bitsuiees to the shop formerly nosh by D. W. Miluo for a shoe shop. Jonathan Hewitt anis soba his honse and lot bo Mrs. Kerr, of Brussels, and be has bought Sam!. Chamber's house and lot, and removed there. Socisz.,—'The social held at Ben. .lindane last Tuesday evening was a grand success. Tho euterbaintnent was excellent. Alias Hartwiolt, of Brussels, gave three recitations; bliss Donaldson, of Attwood, snug "Stool away to Jesus," and "There is a meeting here to -night" ; James Don• aluson gave a reading entitled "Cold water pledge" ; John ()ober a reading "The Dutchman's 'Cross"; readings by Eliza Tindall, A. R. Smith, David Tindall, Miss Carter. Jemima Tindall played "Angelo meet the at the Cross- road" and "Tenting on the old camp- ground". Something over $18 was realized. Isaac Lake occupied the chair. Everybody came to the con- clusion that Mr. Tindall's was the place for it social, A, R, Smith is on the war path with Inc big sale of goods. I un- derstand he has only until the and of a this month to dispose of his entire stook, I suppose we may expect bet- ; bargains than ever for the balance of Lis time here. He has a large stock yet and he vows lie will sell every dollar of it at some pride. He has been cousulerably harassed by some offended villagers but we think ( the trouble is now dying out. Sandy says it is surprising how quickly some women can put up stove -pipes, (there is money in it ladies as house-clean- ing will be on in a few weeks), ,1'mith says he can heartily recommend cer- tain ones for a quick job. Send in your orders for ehuap goods and stove pipe fitting. de 3IRtlha.�I. W. P. Davies is away at Brantford, Revival services are in progress in the Methodist choreh Here. Walter Govou.loek moved into his house last week. Wo are getting quite a numbor of retired farmers in our villego, Willie Nelson, who was injured in the Roller Mill, has so far r000vorod Gsey. John Hill jr., who has been in Al- goma for several months, was visiting his parents this week. Peter Robertson, 9th can., is get- ting out material for a new barn to be erected next summer. Bailiff Scott, of Brussels, sold half a kiln of brick at the Heuflyn bridle. yard. last Monday to a man named Selwood. As will be seen by advt. in another column Alex. Delgatty offers some of the celebrated Monarch was for sale. He will exobange one bushel of Lis oats for 2 of the oorninon variety. The sales of -farm stoolr, imple- ments, &to,, belonging to D. Dobson and R. Dickson will no doubt draw large numbers of people as they aro both known as good farmers and breeders of good stock. L. McNeil and Al. Shine wero not satisfied, ib seems, with their Canad- ian draught stallion "Challenge," and their imported horse "Highland Chief" but last week purchased a half lutenist in the well known carriage stallion "Sir Tutton Coachman," from Enoch Morris, of 1-Inllet. This last addition to their stock of horseflesh is a good one, as the horse is about as neat an nnitnal as can bo found iu this part of bite country. Miss Travers, a young lady from St. '.Phomas, who has been visiting frioudsin Montreal, met with a severe accidout at the Park toboggan slide ou Thursday evening, roo°iving a number of painful bruises on the hoed and body, M'essre. Walker a& Bowie, of Mon- treal, have entered a suit in the Su- perior Court on behalf of Miss li. Henderson, daughter of the late Wm. 5. hLendersou, of 1,Voodstoak, to re- cover $;75,000 from John IIondursou, a retired fur merchant of Montreal, who is plaintiff's uncle, and the trustee of her late father's estate. Justice Johnson granted an order directing defeudaut to render a full account of iris trastooshipsince his provioun state- ment was made to the widow in 1864, The total amount duo the deseendants of tho late W, S. Ilsnderson is placed by exports, inolucl>.ng interest. at `171,000. The plaintiff is the only member of tho family now iu Canada, and is suing for hor own moldy of the estate. It is said Limb a large amount of real estate in Quoboc 'land Ontario belonging to• tho• family, ono farm tot Woodstock valued, with its stook, at ;$40,000, was sold by the trustee and no account given of it, and that sovoral thousand pounds starling of securities and two policies of inauranca in English offices on deceased's Life wore roalized on and no account snbinitted, uorr),, !inns, wheel within a row roils, de nacos o hop. a es from Brussels, nn taut (travel lmdreadytm etnarluq, La 101;o ;,wumu, gaud rk octan, tmlunan tiara wood, Nprtnq j crock th hrow dui t, the farm. Boxy 10(1 of 11*51.51 ). A ,ply to ty.10+J0tboSopeArioVl'rioa , 11. n. llulcNiON, Hard war° ,lferrhant, Snwnrillar, 20-0f !intaact% Wroxeter. A COTTON SALE OF FARM STOCK & IMPLEMENTS. Mr. Alex. Delgatty, Auotloueor, has re calved instructions Crum the undersigned to sell by Public Auction, on Lot 8, Con. 11, on Thursday, Mar. 12, 1885, IAT 12 O'CLOCK, NOON. Tho following valuable property, viz ;-1 span general purpose mares, rising 4 and 5 years old, supposed to be in foal to imported horse "Puzzler,' owned by J. McMillan, I•Iul- lot, 1 span of carriage horses sired by Black Warrior, 2 roadster fillies, rising 9 yrs. uld, 1 gelding, rising 3 yrs. old" by Magician, 1 gelding, rising 3 vr,, old, by Magician, 1 filly, rising 1 you, utd, by Mngioiun, 8 cows, in calf to a thoroughbred bull, 2 eows, newly calved, 2 heifers, rising 8 yrs. old, 1 fat cow, 5 heifers, rising 2 yrs. old, 7 steels, rising 2 yrs. old, 8 spring calves, 1 thoroughbred uhropshiro ram, rising 8 yrs. old, 10 super. ior Leicester ewes, all in lamb to a Shrop- shire ram, (3 owe lambs with a cross to Shropshire ram, 1 combined seed drill, 1 Bradley temper, 1 sulky horse rake, 1 sot iron harrows, 1 set wooden harrows, 1 iron plow, lllouroo make, 2 chilled plows, 1 general pnrposo plow. 1 gang plow, 1 souller, 2 lumber waggons, 1 double carriage, polo and shaft', 1 market sleigh, 1 Portland cutter with pole and shafts, 1 fanning mill, 1. root cutter, 1 wheelbarrow, 1 grain oracle, 1 horse hay fork with rope and galleys, 1 double set hoavy harness, 1 double sot light harness 1 set single harness, 1 saddle, 2 set whiffletros, 2 rieokyokes, forks, scythes, ohains, shovels, and a number of other articles, also aquaut- ity of hay and roots. The whole will be Positively sold without reser•vo as the prop- rietor has sold his farm. T>,alts.—All sums at and under 55 Dash ; over that amount 12 months credit will be given on furnishing approved joint notes. 8 per cent. off for cash on all credit amounts. Alex. Delgatty, Itsbort Dickson, Auctionoor. Proprietor. ALLAN LONE, —or ROYAL A'IAIL STEAMSHIPS. PeialEX.i3,AG 01:3 ATO --- LIVE RPO is L,LO NOONIDL:IiIly, G LAS G OW, LONDON, Etc, Stoorngo, 311, Livorpool, Londoltorry Queenstown, Glasgow, or Belfast to Quebec and always Its low as by suy first -Bloss line, WINTER ARRANGEMENT, 1885. ,Sailings from PORTLAND. CASPIAN... ... , , ...Thursday, Web. 26th SARDINIAN" elaroh 5th PERUVIAN " 12th SARMATIAN 19th No Steamor from Portland March '46th. PARISIAN Thursday, April 2nd No Stemmer from Portland, April 0th. SARDINIAN Thursday, Apr. 16th No Steamer from Portland, April 29rd SARMATIAN- Thursday, April 80th The last train aonnocting with rho steamer at Queboo leaves'rurontn Wedneadayo at 8:00 a, m. Passengers oanlcave Wednoednys at 630 p,m, also, and connect with the steamer at Da1- itmx, by paying an additional fare of $4;40 108 and 32.06 2nd 'lupe. N'o sante, ahcof Ole Alllan Ido'. Nor T1ckota and Berths and every informa- tion apply to J. R. GRAD', Agent, At the Lost Oaiee, Brussels. GOOD GOOD8. A.T YOUR Own. Pzgure II MEM !MICTION SALE of J)ItY GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS & SIIOES, JIEADy- MADE CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, &c., \Vill commence at the Store of T. C. HARI3OT'TLE, Craubroolc, on Wednesday evening, March 11, tiand will continue until further no - This sale is got up to clear off a Largo Stock of Winter Goods to make room for Spring importa- tions. Now is your CHANCE. PRICES.Don't fail to be in attendance. Come and get Goods at your OWN T. C. Harbottle, Proprietor. WAITING! ONLY WAITING --FOR THE— MM am A N N MM MM AA NN N M BI 1'i M A A N N N M MM 1I AAAA N N N M M. r M A A N NN M M A A N N --TI-TAT— a —TO.- -NENT— {o►� WEEK B. GE1.1L'C,r . GR1.AT ®ems A U C T N SALE FUJ aNITURE AT VEAL'S Noted, Cheap Furniture Store, Having Bought out a Large BANKRUPT STOCK. OF FURNIT'CTiE, at 57c, on the Dollar, 1 intend giving my Customers aucl the Public, generally, the Greatest Chance they ever had of Buying First -Class Furniture at their Own Prices. Tho Stock will be the Largest ever WITHOUT brought into .Brussels and will be SOLD REtSER vy� E.., to the :Highest Bidder. Don't forget this Great Sulo, on SATURDAY IVIARCH 14, IF ,s5, A. chalice like this only happens once in seven yenta's. 1' urAAleutber the place—Voal'a Auction Rooms, opposite the New. Woolen ' 'refill. TERMS.—All Sums of $5 and ander Cash ; over that months credit will be glucal on approved notes. 12 per cr amount 3 for Casal on credit amounts. ant. discount •A TI3 U & V- 3A1 L� Licensed Auctioneer r afHuron Co.C Sales attended in the country on very Liberal T wane, &a,, &t'.