HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1886-1-8, Page 5JAN. 8, 1886.
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Win. Masser is the newly cleated
school trustee,
There was grand skating and a big
crowd on the pond on New Year's
day.
It just cost $60 to elect the old
Council. Mundell ran behind 89
votes,
Turnberry election returns are ;--
Thompson 288, Evans 204, Diamond
160, Mundell 121.
For the past three years Turnberry,
has spout $180 in elections and have
not elected a new man in alt that
time. Query—Couldn't this money
be expended to better advautage ?
Wiug:httim.
The toboggan slide is ready for
business.
Curling is blossoming out in all its
beauty.
Sneak thieves aro after geese in
Wingbam.
The Saved Army is having a hard
time trying to convert the heathen of
this sown,
Dan. McCormick has returned to
town from Tilsonburg and will make
his home here.
\'To are not satisfied with the salt
"hole" and the poesibilily of bovine-
the
avingthe 0. P. R. run into town, wo want
Wingliam to be made the County
town for acme new County.
Leistowel .
Quito a revolution in municipal
affairs here this year.
85 pupils passed the entrance ex•
amination to the High School here.
The A. 0. U. W. lodge has 00
members here. The beneficiary calls
were 18 during the past year.
R. Ferguson has been appointed
'ampere in the curling match between
Luoknow and Mt. Forest, to be pay-
ed hare.
Some of our townspeople aro get-
ting a little excited over making Lis-
towel the Co. town for the proposed
new County.
The address by Rev. B. L. Hutton,
of Trowbridge, on Orangeism, was a
good one and highly appreciated by
the audience.
The electurs of this town aro glad
the elections aro over as there were
28 candidates for municipal honors
and 6 for public sohool trustees, 29
in all, to 'shake" with. It got to
be tiresome.
A.F. A.M.—The following of.
facers were installed for the next
term:—Cyrus Hacking, W.M. ; Thos.
13laci more, S.W. ; W. J. Ferguson,
J.W. ; John Stevenson, Chaplain ;
Wm. Spears, Treasurer ; A. B. Mo•
Callum, Secretary ; James Wilson,
S D. ; 0. C. H. Wetzel, J D. ; D. D.
Campbell, D. of C. ; John Wateon,
S.S. ; Frank 0, McDowell, J.S. ; J.
13. Dinkel, LG. ; Geo. Lortz, Tyler.
l+eaI•borth.
Prof. Jones' third daughter, Effie,
died ou Dec. 26111, aged 17 years, of -
ter a brief illness.
James Kyle has gone to Florida
for the winter. This is the second
winter he has spout there.
A .man named Green, a brakes -
man on the G. T. R., was badly in-
jured at this station last week,
M. Ir. McLean, Jno, Campbell and
Robert Lumsden worn re elected as
trustees for the iecomiug term.
Deputy Reeve Beatty was a little too
heavy for Ales Davidson ;est Mon-
day and carried the position by over
150.
Jno, A. Wilson, sou of D. A. Wil-
son, was united in marriage, on New
Year's day, to 1liss Nettie Segmilter,
of Grand Rapids.'
(-,. ray.
J. W. Yeo line loceted.at Oakville
where he will look after' the interests
of the 13e11 Organ 00., of Guelph. 3,
W. will push business.
See the card of thanks Irma Dan
Robertson to the electors of Grey, in
this issue. Although nonelected lie
is in good heart and lie will get there
yot.
Mr. Littlehales and Mr, and. Men.
Cable aro to engage in revival servie
es, in connection ,villi the people tet
\Vliitfield's ohureb, next Sunday.
The annual mooting of the Melee.
worth Cheese and Butter Manulaetur-
ing Co., Limited, will be Bold in the
Molesworth sohool house, on Saber -
day, An. 0th, 1886, at 1 o'clock p,m.,
sharp, for the purpose of submitting
the financial report, the election of
officers for the ensuing year, and any
other business that comes before the
meeting that may be necessary. After
the business of the meeting is over,
a dividend of 14 per cent, will bo
paid on stook to those that sent their
milk to the factory for the past year,
and parties holding stook and not
sending intik will receive 81, per emit, g
for the amount invested. n
Now since elections are over
are ouoo more settling down to
usual quiet.
L'crr•tle Coe seity Notoic.
There are 00 telephone sabeoribors
in Stratford,
The late R. 0, bazaar in Ingersoll
realized for the promoters some $8,=
000.
85 candidates wrote at the entrance
examination to the Mitchell high
School.
141i,ohell's main sewer has fallen in
and the merchants' Dollars are suffer-
ing accordingly.
A son of Hugh McIntyre of Mitch-
ell was accidently killed by the cars,
at St. Thomas, recently.
J. 0. Coles of Fullerton disposed of
a turkey, in Mitchell, which weigh-
ed 24 lbs when dressed, for $8,
Miss Maggio Thomson, a graduate
of the St. Marys Collegiate Institute,
has received nn appointment in the
Ottawa Model Sohool at a salary of
$650.
lvir. Arthur was a teacher in St.
Marys collegiate institute at $800
peryear. Ile asked for $900. A Mr ,
Chisholm, of Hamilton, came along
and offered his services for ;750.
Chisholm got the situation.
The Perth and Huron poultry show
is to bo held at Stratford on the 26th,
27th, 28th and 29th of January. A.
F, Stephens, of Mass., one of ilio
best poultry judges on the continent,
has been secured as judge. The ex-
hibition promises to bo very suoeese-
ful.
The ratepayers of South Eastsope,
are beginning to see that it dopa not
pay to put the township to rho expense
of au election merely for the sake of
a change where no improvement is to
be gained, and consequently for tho
first time in the township's history
the old council was returned without
opposition.
P. B. Harding, who has beau
teaching in the Fullerton school dur-
ing the last three years, was waited
upon at his residence recently and
presented with a copy of Olark's com-
mentary on the New Testament and
a couple of framed oil paintings. Airs.
Harding was [ilea prseented with a
beautiful Lsdies' companion. Mr.
Harding leaves for Ohio, whore he
will pursue hie studies in divinity.
A disgraceful drunken squabble
occurred at the Windsor House, St.
Mary's on Monday night, in which
one of the participants named Robt.
Sulley displayed his brutish instinebc
by chewing the ear off another un-
fortunate drunk named Harrill with
whom he had been quarrelling. Mar -
ria was so drunk that he failed to
realize hie lose till he saw a portion
of Ins ear lying on the floor, where
his brutal antagonist had spat it. It
was a cowardly act.
On the 24th of December a stab-
bing affray took place at NIiiverton,
in which a German named G. Van•
eneider was stabbed. Two Italians
were implicated: One of them es-
caped to Buffalo, and the ;other was
arrested and brought to Stratford
and arraigned before P. M. O'Caue,
An examination Of his appearance,
and a comparison with the photo
graphs sent to the police throughout
the country, showed hiui to be Peter
Richie, who is wanted for murder tit
Cornwall.
wo
our
The Fruit Growers' Association
having determined to hold their next
winter meeting in Stratford on the
10th and llth of Feb., the members
of the city horticultural and the coun.
ty agricultural societies hold a meet
ing on Monday last, with te view of
suggeeting suitable subjects for Oil
cession. D. 13, Bnrritt presided. Aft.
Allan of (1otlerich, vice•proaitletit of
the F. G. A. of Ontario, was also
present, After mature consideration
it was decided to recommend the fol.
lowing subjects:—Gartlene end lawns
in city and country ; Ornamental trees
and shrubs proper Limo for traosplanb
iue, and forest trees for liedgee, pro.
tection wit ,shade ; The best, cheap
est aud moat farm fence of Lilo future,
or should they be abolished ; Tree
putting on streets, rondstdos and
school gronnde; On nut bearing trees
suitable for this district; On black -
knot in plum rind cherry trees, its
cause, prevention or cure; Grapes,
peaches and cherries, the e•srliest and
bast varieties for aniatsnr cultivation
in city and country; Oii the ourculio
and the insect pests its goaoral ; The
most desirable varieties of small fruits;
The best varieties of pears for Koine
nee ; The best apples for export and
profit; Quince and plum culture;
Would it pay to cnttivato cranberries
and huckleberries ; Vegetables, the
best and most profitable varieties, Low
to grow them and destroy bit,i noxious
inseois to which the paint's end cab-
bage tribe are subject; Fiorinal sire,
non.professinnal; !Fertilizers for clay
soil ; Dram igs rebiti,+z to frith
rowing ; I'r.,,sa,' Inatlip 1 of p,tetn'i
tad kw,ping fruit,
THF! SRITSSEL$ POST.
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A IN SYSTEM A1D CHEAPERGBBDS.
The undersigned, while thanking his numerous
Customers for the Liberal Patroi.age extended to him during the last 0 years, begs to an-
nounce a Change in his System of doing Business, namely—The Cash Basis—a11 good
to be Bought and Sold for Cash or its Equivalent ---for particulars please enquire at my office.
I am enforcing the above system. All Parties indebted will oblige by having their ac..
counts settled at once. By adopting the Cash Basis I will be enabled to Sell my Goods from,
5 to 10 per cent. less than in the old way—hence the saving to the purchaser. Try and tree
if I am not right.
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I am Showiz g To -day the Largest and Most Com-
plete Stock of G-oods ever exhibited in Brus-
sels, and never before would a Little
Money Go So Far as at Present, if
you procure your wants fromus.
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Immense Assortment of New Dress Goods; Silks
Velvets, Plnslies, etc., in all the Newest Fabrics and Fashionable Shades. '
New Silk Cloakings, Ottoman Cords, Brocades,
Mattallase, Bective Cloths, Astrachan Cloths, MVIeltons, ac.
proaR.,air
Ladies' Real Astrachan Mantles, Caps, Iduffs, dec.,
South Sea Seal Muffs and Caps, Persian Lambs, Muffs, Caps and Boas. •
Gentlemen s Flu Caps in Newest Styles and Ex-
tra Fine Lot of Real Persian Lamb Sets to hand this week.
Carpets --All Wool, Union, Tapestry, Brussels and
Dutch Carpets. Floor Cil Cloths, Sitaolums, Etc, ,Splendid Assortment of Lace Curtains and
other House Furnishing Goods.
New Stock of Imported and Canadian Tweeds,
Coatings, Trouserings and Cvercoatings opened up this week;. Very Stylish Goods. Cloth-
ing to Order in First -Class Style.
Ready -Made Clothing,.Overcoats, Etc., Men's' Boys'
and Children's Sizes. Never so Cheap as at present.
cgz,
Do not invest your money until you see our stock
of these goods. I have opened up this week
an Immense Stook of New Goods that sur-
pass in Quality and Value anything
ever offered here in the Past.
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75 Boys' Plush Caps, at
20 Good Persian Lamb Caps. at
Men's All Wool Overcoats,
Heavy Canton Flannel,
Ladies' Mantles at
Men's Heavy Suits from
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25c.
$3.50
5.00
080.
1.25
$5 to 12.00
Remember, Cash and Prompt Paying Custon.ers
will not hex() to Support the Deadbeats of this Community, if they snake their purehases'frotrt
me, and I alit convinced that one trial will Drove the benefit of doing business tinder this
New System.
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