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The Brussels Post, 1886-4-30, Page 1RUSSELS VOL. XIII. L90AL ITEMS. "Swop to Saimaa." BEAUTIFUL Weather. RooMs to let, Seo People's Column; "Sworn to Silence" commences next week. Commit meeting next Monday evening. SBE the Peo. window at the great 13001 ds Shoo House. GET your route bills at TIE Post Publishing House, No delays. LAST week we Field over 60 extra conies of THa POST and could have "forted with a large number more had We had them•for sale. MEnsaltXAI..—•Next Sunday evening a memorial service, bearing on the death of the late Miss Clegg, will be held in the Methodist church in this town. THE flax mill will finish up work at the Mill this week. There is a largo acreage of flax'being eowod this spring and the prospects are good, with a favorable season, for a largo crop., WEATHER PROPHET 81HTH, Of Mont. real, who claims to be successor in the business of the late Mr. Vennor, states that the present month will "end and May open cold, with showers of 'deet, cold rain, snow flurries and strong winds." J. R. SMITH is pushing the bee keeping and if you are at all inclined that way read his advt. in the Pee. pie's Column. He also keeps some primo While and Brown Leghorn fowl and has eggs for hatching for sale. Now look after the black knot an plum trees. At this season all die• eased -tress should be destroyed in order that those not already affected inay bo saved. Any owner or oc• anima who allows any black knot to remain on any plum or oh'erry tree will bo liable to a fine of not less than $6 nor more than $20. MORE 'TANGLE -LEG.' --Last Tuesday Irepeotor Cavan, of Stratford, and Constable Scott, of 13ruseels, made a rind on the house of Geo. Barber, iu Howie& township, near Fordwich, and arrested Barber for having au illicit still on his premises. Jas. Burt was also arrested for being a partner In the affair. A match tub and mash wen found in the cellar. Some 00 gallons of liquor had been manufact- ured and sold. The charge was with- drawn against Barber and he told that the balance of the mannfacturing apparatus was stored in the garret over the kitchen, where it was found by the officers on Wednesday' night, Burt first pleaded not guilty but after- wards withdrew the plea. He was fined $500 and two months imprison • montin the County jell. Constable Hicks took liiin to Goderich on Thurs. day. Tho case was tried before A. Hunter aqd Jno. Shaw, J. P'e., on Wednesday afternoon. F. S. says lie is getting the theory of manufacturing swamp whiskey down fine. . . Tun readers of THE Pose would Eke to know why the statement of the Directors of the Maitland Skating and Curling Rink Uo., has n6b .been given to too shareholders ?—If. the School Board intend publishing the abstract of the Treasurer's accounts accounts for 1885 this year ?—When will the Caledonian Society meet for reorganization Tor the coming season's games ?—Why tho boys don't run the pigs into pound that are to be found running the streets ?—Row the fruit crop will turn out ?—The nano of mi ]lotel•koepor who has not violated the Scott Act 2 --Why the objecting Brother did not want to al- low the two ladies au opportunity of expressing themselves relative to the proposed translation of Rot. J. Ross to Toronto Presbytery, at the mooting of Maitland Presbytery last Tuesday afternoon ?—If the Dominion election will acme on next summer or not ?— What sign is it wlien young ladies in- vest in silverware ?--Whether there ie any money in itho illicit .manufaet• pre of tangle,log after you run all the risks ?—Why the jurymen and wit- nesses get ancli big pay (?) after at- tending coroner's inquests ?—When the Inspector, Comissionars, Police Magistrato and every body else inter- ested ih the Scott Act, are going to shutdown on this froo trade inwhis- key and beer ?—Why people aro so long tongued and delight in peddling gossip 7—If pebplo who borrow the reading of THE Poisx would not be money in smoke, by taking it them. solves, when it can be got for the balance of lbs year for ;1.00 ? pen BRUSS'ELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1886, "Swann to Silence," SATURDAY is May {lay. LnaAL advt. of sale of property in Grey may be found in this issue. IN tho absence of Capt. Rowe Miss Eva Bawtinhimsr home boon conduct- ing the army meetings this week. Wir. VANeTONE & SONS shipped 17 oar loads of flour and mill feed to the lower provinoes this week, W. M. Stormont, Wrn. Wright, Jas. Ballantyne, G.R.Vanstone, A. Straoh- an and A, Bauslaugh; accompanied by Misses Kay, Ballantyne and A. Vanatono attended n quadrille party at Goderiob last Wednesday evening. AN anniversary missionary moot- ing of the Women's Foreign Mission. ary Society will bo hold in Melville church on Thursday evening of next week, beginning at'7.45 o'clock. Tao town has been rife for the past few days over a report of a fain. fly muddle in which bigamy, divorce, &o.. was talked of: We withhold names until the truth of the case 1s arrived at. ' Gossips will fatten now, but pots plc should not believe all they hear .until there is proof produced. OOMPLAINTe have been made about a number of pigs being allowed to run at large in Brussels. Theyhave been doing roadwork on some of the streets already. Whoever they belong to they want to take care of them or they will be under the neoeseity of redeem- ing them from the pound. Piga are not free commoners. ST. JOnN's CHuaclr.—Tho regular annual.veetry meeting of St. John's church was held on Easter Monday, 26th inst. Churchwarden's report, showing that iho current year's ex- penditures had been fully met and provided for by pew rents and collec- tions, was read and adopted. Thos. Maxwell was eleoted people's clhnreb• warden and E.. E. Wade appointed clergyman's churchwarden, Et. Dennis and John Hargreaves, sideswardeus, E. B. Burt, vestry clerk, and Thos. Kelly, lay delegate to the Synod. 'Stops were taken to raise the amount of existing debt and a considerable sum subscribed at the meeting. MILLINERY OPENING. -0n Th areday, Friday and Saturday of last week the millinery, opening at the Garfield House took place. Mies Pretty had the show room arranged in the form of a telt in which were hate, bonnets ribbons, laces, plumes, silks, satins, &c, arranged very tastefully. A very large number ofladies were in attend- ance, inspected the new goods and passed their opinions on them. A very pleasing part of the opening was the number of sales made, far in ex- cess of past seasons. The two, show windows were very muoh admired, the one filled with millinery, silks, gloves, &e., and the other with mus• hus, laces, &c, The band was. fu at• tondauce on Thurrday and Saturday evenings and did their part is a very, creditable manner. The Garfield House has taken a leading position in millinery and this season promises to discount alt others, so the propriet- or says. Brussels stores can sup ply as good nu oracle in millinery and at as low a figure as any town around, so the people iu tho adjacent country need not fear in -Peeving their orders with the milliners of Brussels. CHURCH NoTmas.-On Good Friday service was held in St. John's church and the Methodist church at 11 a. m, —Last Sunday morning tho pastors of the Presbyterian churches exohang• ed pulpits.—The Oda Fellows attend- ed service in the Methodist church last Sunday morning according to an• noupcement, Rev. W. Smyth preach- ed an appropriate and practical dis- course from the text found in Deuter- onomy 15th chapter and 7th bo 11th versos. The rev. gentleman divided his subject tinder two heads, let, Tho reason why wo should caro for the poor, and Il, The rule to govern us in thfe work. All men aro our broth. era and our duty is to Help ono an- other. The ,blessedness of meeting thie obligation was dwelt upon and it waellahow1i that it brings its own re- ward and that the Lord has promised his blessing upon those engaged in this good 'work. Our gifts should be liberal and shbulcd bo given fawn tho heart,—At the evening aorvioe an 'Easter sermon was preached, and ap- propriate . solootions of music were. rendered by tho choir. --Tho regular quarterly mooting hold tho Methodist. bliuroll will be hold next Sunday fnorning.' The saoramont will b6 ad- ministered at the close of boo morn• hog service and tlhe love feast at the OST. Foss I-tAa Xtiviscion Court. ThAusual sitting of the all Division Court wart/mid on tho 21st mast„ His honor Judge, Doyle presiding. The following cases were on the docket :— Geo, Howe vs. Tassie and O'Oallaghan— Adjourned till next Court, on oontraaot. hn Carr vJudgment fJuon dgment plaintiff for ea and coats. Walmssy 'vs. Farrow—suit for wages. Ad- journed till out Court. Hughes Bros, vs, Bayliss—Judgment for plaintiff for 195:49 and costs. Jones vs, Madill—action on promissory note. Judgment for plaintiff for 067.20 and costs. . Cox vs. Dougherty ---action on contract. Judgment for plaintiff for 620.71 and aorta. MoOutohdon vs. Carr—Torts. Adjourned till next Court, costs of day to be paid by: plaintiff. Smale vs• McLennan—Garnishee suit. Judgment for plaintiff for 64.85 and costs. Simpson vs. 'Van Horn—Judgment for plaintiff for 040.21 and pools. NO. 43, Armstrong vs. Dunbar—dispatecl account. Adjourned till next Court. Barker vs. Barker so AL—Judgment for plaintiff for 050.45 and costs, Massey Co. vs, Dookot—notion on note. Adjourned till next Court, plaintiff to pay ousts of day. Christie vs, Kearney—disputed account. Judgment for defendant with costs. A large number of judgment summons debtors were examined and the usual orders made. CORONER'S INQUEST, bN Tna noDY OF iAaixs BIRD SR. Last Friday the body of the missing man, James Bird, who resided near Cranbrooic, was found dead, on the farm of Pater Rob- eatson, 0111 eon. of Grey. The body was accidentally discovered lying in the Gov- ernment drain, about 30 rods from the railway culvert. A messenger was at once sent for a Coroner and the friends of the deceased were also notified. The body was taken home and on the following day an inquest Wee held at Cranbrook by 1. A. Hutchinson, K D., Coroner. The following jury was sworn iii :— Dugald Sanction, Foreman, Hiram White, Jacob Tuck, John Brown, Jacob Reymann, Peter Robertson, James Canter - on, Aroh. McIntosh, Stephen Kressler, A. Alevicof, Chas, Dames,Adam Zimmer, T. C. Harbottle and John Gramm, A poet mortem was not consideragl necessary, Evidence of several witnesses was taken, as follows:— Thomas Bird sworn—I was at home when my father, James Bird, left the house. He said he was going to Ethel to get the °look fixed. Ho loft home about 0 a, m. He had a watch at the wabohmakere at Ethel. Did not ]rear him say whether ho would ammo home that night or not, bub expecbed'he would, lie seamed quite well. My mother did not want him to 'take the Mock. Did not see him again till yester- day when the body was found. Did not hear him say that he intended to shay at his daughters in Ethel a few days bub sup- posed he had stayed there when ho did not return. I:Icleft on the 81st day of March last, and w° did not discover that he was lost till the Saturday following. My broth. er•went to Ethel' on that day and found that he had left there on the Wednesday before. He seemed to be in good temper when he left home. Wm. Bird sworn—Hoard •my brother's ovidenae and as far as T Jnlow it is aorreot., my father between Oranbrook and our house. He did not say where ho was going but said howould be home in the evening. 11e had the clock with him. Did not notice anything unusual in him. Wm. Doig sworn—On Wednesday, .the 81st alt„ the deceased Dame into my shop with a clock. ,A week before he had left his watch to grit repaired. He brought the oloolr and took away the watob, saying he would return next Saturday and gob bhp cloak, and than pay for both on that day. He returned to my shop on the same day for a key. About 4 p. m. saw hien going down street toward home. Ile anted as if he had taken semi liquor but woo not drink. Isaac Gill sworn— Saw deceaced about 5:80 p. m, onWeduesday,8lstdaye@March, in my bar -room. 110 stayed about 15 minutes, Don't know what ho came in for. lie asked my son'for some liquor, but Wall told that we had none. My sop saw him with a flask and it had a little liquor in it.. Saw him go out. and go to! the railway cross - sing. near my house, Thls was the last time I aeon saw him. Ile talked as if he had taken some liquor. 13e told my boy that he was going homo. He got no liquor in my house. Francis Coates sworn—Saw the deoeae- ad on the 81st of March about 5:80 p. pass tho jigger house, walking down tho traok. Did not hoar him sneak to any one. Saw him go about 100 yards further down the trach, This was the last I saw of him. He seemed to walk along as initial. Alexander Watt sworn—I raw the de- ceased three times on the 81st ult. , Tlie first time in the tool house. about 1 p. nm. .lie was iu his usual way at that time, Ile had the °look with hien kion, and was on his way to Ethel. Time next time I saw him he was coming along bha Mill road, and. then ho wont west ou the roil}Day traok as far as the' awibolr. He then returned back to Gill's tavern, ' 0u the 3rd occasion that I saw him he was passing the tool house. Mr. 1r,kmier asked him if he was going home, no said "Yes," Ho stoned to bo under the iniluonco of liquor when t last saw hinm. It was about 5;80 p. m, Afbor he passed tho tool house I sale him staggering on too track. Ho must have beau somewhere noar ;the station about an boor and a half. Bdmuud Fox sworn—Did not seo him o£ March, Don't Icnon what n had 11 neer elusion of the evening eerie, , limo h rat my place but think it was alter 1 p. m. He left our hoes about 2:80 p. m. Charles Richardson sworn—I was walk- ing down the railway traok and stopped ab the hotel noar the station, at Ethel, The deoeaa1d came in and asked for some whiskey. Vie boy told him he could not have any liquor, The deceased went out and I did not see him again till I overtook him on the railway track, wast of the bridge. 1 asked him if ha was going to Brussels, he said that be was going to the town plot of Grey, He said he would; get lots of whiskey there. He walked about of a mile with me. He was under the in- fluence of liquor then and had an empty flask with him, This was the last time I saw Trim. Jobnitebertson sworn—Yesterday, about 2 p. m. I was walking near the ditolm on my brother's fabm, when my brother, who was with me, palled my attention to a body in the ditch. I at once told the neighbors and my brothers notified the Coroner and the Bird family. Donald Robertson sworn—Efeard my brother's evidence. It was correct as far as I know. We loft the body where it was found. Constable Scott aworn—Yesterday after- noon Peter Robertson camp to Brussels and notified the Coroner (I was in his presence at the titihel that they had found a body on their farm in a ditob. I went to the place with the Coroner. The body was still in the ditch covered with water. Hugh Port- er and Thos. Moore were also present, The head and shoulders were covered over by rails and rubbish, the rest of the body was in the water behind the obebruotion. We lifted the body out and saw that it was James Bird. We examined his clothing and found a purse with 20 cents in it, a watch and a lack knife, which I here pro- duce. About thirty rods from where we found the body is a railway cnlvorb,,,,through which this drain passes. Quito a quantity of water is still flowing in this drain. It is very difficult to walk across this culvert especially after dark. The watch was stopped at 6:10. o seconded by Jas. McDonald that the township by-law prohibiting certain animals from running at large be a- mended by striking out thejwords from the first day of December to the first day of April in each year, Carried. The by.lawas amended was read over and passed. Moved by Ed, Bryans, seconded by Walter Oliver that the Clerk be instructed to notify Arch. lbIclntosh to construct a wire fano°, oommeneing from a small maple tree north of his gateway, and extending northward 62 rods. Carried. Moved by Jas. McDonald, seconded by Thos. Ennis that the Morels Council he re- quested'to unite with this Council to eruct a close board fence along the west side of the boundary between Grey and 1Vlorrls, the road being im- passable in winter by snowdrifts at lot 1, con, 6, and lot 1, con. 16, Grey, this Council agreeing to pay one-half the cost, and that 14Ir, Strachan bo instructed to wait on the Morris Council to ask them to cooperate. Carried. Malcolm Lamont applied for $10 ;o construct two stone culverts between lots 15 and 16, con. 8, Grant- ed. The following accounts were pre- sented and ordered to be paid :—Mri. Long, coffin, box, and shroud for the late Ed. Cribb, charity, $14 ; t. Pel- ton, ditching on boundary Grey and Elia, Grey share $4,87; M. Raymann, digging grave for tho late Ed, Cribb, charity, $2 ; A. McNair, crape and cotton for funeral of Ed. Cribb, $1 L, McDonald & Go. lumber for cul.; verse and bridges, $10 ; Chas. Hud- son, gravel, $4 ; W. H. Kerr, print- ing, $26,25 ; Hugh Richmond, bal- ance in full for gravelling at lot 85, cone. 9 and 10, $8.90 ; Robt. Coutts, gravelling on side -road lots 26 and 26, cons. 12 and 13, $5.80 ; Wesley Young, tax on R. J. Hunter's dog $1; Wesley Young, repairing approach to bridge at forks cons. 7 and 8 $1; R. Bell, repairing crossway lot 1, con, 4, $1 E°3 ; Donald McDonald, inepeoting bridge at lots 5 and 6 con, 2, $2. Council then adjourned to meet again at Tucks hotel, Cranbrook, on Wednesday, the 26th of May, 1886, as Court of Revision. Wax. SPENOE, Clerk; • The jury, after considering the evidence, brought in the following verdiot that "the deceased, James Bird, came to hie death by falling through the culvert on time railway track into the water." ' Grey Connell Meeting. Council met at Robertson's hotel, Ethel, pursuant to adjournment. Members all present, the Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Wm. Mil- lan applied to have J. W. Fisher ap- pointed pathmaster in div. No. 7. eons. 7 and 8, instead of John Gill, appli- cation granted. Communtuation from clerk of ItloKillop, enclosing copy of resolution paseed by the MoKillop Council, requesting this Council to expend statute labor of two ,.lots in every block of five lobi on the bound- ary between Groy and MoKiliop. Moved by Jae. McDonald, seconded by,, Thos. Ennis that the Clerk bo in- structed to inform the 1dioKillop Coun- cil that it is impossible to comply with their request, as the people who live' on the concession perform, their statute labor there. Oatriod. Petition of Samuel Snell and otbore to have lots I and 2, north halves con. 1, do• bitched from union S. S. No. 16, How• lolr and Gr'y, and annexed to ' union 8. S. No. 1 Turnberry. Moved by, Walter Oliver, seconded by Jas. Me Donald ;that the uaoeosary steps be taken at next meetins of Council, and the Clark notify the trustees of Union S. S. No. 1.6, .Flowick and Grey, to attend. Carried. Application of D. W. Milne to have the statute labor of John Robertson, Alex. Cameron, D. Cameron, Wm. Spenoe, Rachel Spence, D. W. Milne and Alexander Peebles formed into a div. to. ivorli in the village of Ethel, was granted.. Dr. Holmes presented an a000unb of $26 for medical attendance to Mrs. Alex, Fraser, who wag in destitute cmrcunl- atancee. Moved by Jas. i1:CoDonalcl, seconded by '.['hoe. Ennis that too sum of $15 be granted. Carried. Moved by Thos. Ennis, "seconded' by Walter Oliver that the Treasurer's salary be raised to $80. Oarried. Moved by Edward Bryans, seconded by Thos, Ennis that a new road div. be formed of lot 30 to 35 inolusive, eons. 6 and 6, Francis Bermes to be pathmaster. Carried. Moved by Walber0livor, seconded by Thomas Ennis that a now road,div. be formed of lots 38 to 86 inclusive, cons, 1 and 2, Daniel Byers, to be pathmastsr. Carried. Moved by Thos, Midis, seconded by Jas. McDonald that Messrs. Strachan, Bryans and Oliver be it committee appointed to meet at the Clerk's office, Ethel, on ilio 22nd of May, to rearrange the Polling Sub- divisions. Carried. Moved by Walter Oliver, seconded by Thos. Ennis that the Reeve and Treasurer be authoriz- ed to purchase a safe suitable for township purposes, not to exeoed $100. Carried, Wm. Anna applied t0 have the boundary lino between Grey and Rima ojloned up between lot 86, cons. 0 and 7, Moved bby Walter Oliver., Da. HUTCHINSON is improving his comfortable residence, on Alexander street, both externally and internally. AN old landmark has been removed this week by a portion of the .douses belonging to Mr. So merest being pull- oa down. Tire books belonging to the ItIf,:, ohanioa' Institute are wanted in the library at once, until they can be re• arranged for another year. All who have books should govern themselves accordingly. THE Listowel Banner says have been shown plans prepared by W. E. Benning, of this place, for a new Methodist °hutch in the town of Pelmerson. The 'building Is to be of brick, mind the size will be 66x40 feet with a basement and orchestra, - The seats are to be arranged in a semi- circular form and the building finish- ed in the most modern style. The plans tii!e beautifully prepared and do oredij<'' s the architect, Mr. Benning." Rev, J. E. Stafford, formerly of Brusfele, is the minister at Palmer- ston. Navigation opened at Montreal on Thursday. Montreal willlmvet° spend $30,000 to $40,000 to repair streets and side- walks damaged by the floods. Hamilton Council has passed a re- solution calling on the Finance Coni• mittee to provide $70,000" for new pumping engine. A sub- committee of tho Hamilton Council has decided that nine hour shall in future constitute a day's work for corporation laborers. A party of 88 were ticketed through to British Columbia via Carleton Junction, at Toronto office of the 0. P.'R., last week. This will be the first party to go to British Columbia by rail through Oanadian territory, The funeral, of the late. David Thompson, M,P. for'Haldimand, took place Wednesday of ]net week, at Ruthven Park. Thoro was a- large attendance from Hamilton, Toronto, Guelph, Caledonia and other places, The services et the house were per. formed by Revs. Messrs. Grant, of St. ilfarye; Black, of Caledonia, and You mans, of Cayuga. The burial so:vice at the grave was read by Rev. lir, Boultbee, of Cayuga. Tho pall•bears ere oomprisod prominent members of the Reform party from various parts 0f the co0uty,r