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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1886-6-4, Page 5JUNE 4, 18$6.1 DISTRICT NEWS. Jetenosto'wir.. There is a very large quantity of eggs eolleotad in this section of coun- try, On May 29 a steeling wee held in the store of E. Snell, for the purpose of organizing a base ball club, W. Belden was elected chairman,. after which the following officers were chosen, viz, :—W, Belden, Captain ; E, Snell, Sec,.Troas, ; A. MoDonald, 'Umpire; Geo, 13altor, Alex. Simeon, Robs. Strachan arid R. H. Outs, Com- mittee of Management. Thera were 82 names on the roll at the time of the organization of the club, Oast Wa•wauojh. The wife of G, Creating, who has been vary sick for some time, died last Monday. Hugh Ross has lost some sheep Milled by dogs. It is suppoeed to be Blyth dogs. A. meeting of the Plymouth Breth- ern was heldat Sameon Carter's on last Monday and Tuesday nights. The Sunday School of Hoover'e church intend holding a pic-uio in Hoover's buslr on the 9t11 of July. James McGill took a paralytic stroke last Thursday but we are glad to learn that he is recovering. R. 0. Armstrong is now curing pee. ple that stammer in their speech. He shwa been very sueoeseful curing about twelve already. While the son of Mr. Lochart was coming from Manchester on Friday the horse took fright and threw him out injuring him severely. Morris. Court of Revision was held on Monday of thie week. We learn, by a leiter, that Alex. Forsyth has a large crop in and ex- pecte to reap a lot of grain. Trout fishing in a number of the brooks in Morris ie all the go. You can sen townspeople almost every da T. W. Grant Jeffers, of Luoknow, brother to Mrs. 0. B. Harris, of this township, broke his arm while skating on the roller rink at Guelph, John and Wm. Martin, aged ,10 and 12 years, respectively, brothers to Jas. M. Martin, of lot 27, 4th line, started for ban Francisco, California, on Thursday of this'' week. They take this long journey to join their father who has been in that part of the country for years. ''Last Tuesday afternoon Wm. and - John Johueton, con. 6, left Brussels for New Westminster, British Colum- bia, They go on a proepeoling tour and expect to be bock rn time for haying. They have friends in the west who have been.tbero for several years. The Northern Pacific was the route they took. Grey. Read the advt. of cattle strayed in this issue. Sheep shearing is in order this week, as well as the unexpected bunts from last year's pet lambs. Mrs. Beharriell is erecting a neat and comfortable brio* residence on her faros, east of Jamestown. $160 has been grauted by the Oouncil as their share towards grav- elling the boundary between Grey and Morris. Thos. Heritage is at Godoriolt this week attending the conference of the Methodist church, as a delegate frnm Ethel circuit. Fall wheat, especially in high or underdrained nettle, looks splendid, and is beginning to head out, which is considered early. Mrs. Mark Oardiff sr., and Mrs. George Cardiff are away this week on a visit to Perth Op. They went via 0. P, R. from Wroxeter. Those who attended the Farmers,' Instituto meeting at Wroxeter say it was a splendid meeting, end that it was a day well and profitably spent. William Blake had his old barn raised hist week for the purpose of having stone stabling built under- neath and an addition put to it. Grey township is now composed of. 7 polling eub-divisions instead of 6 and in future a polling plane will be held at Shine's school house, 12th Q011. Implement agents of every descrip- tion are round these days as think as toada in a thunder storm, and some think they ought to be well remuner- ated for mouthing down the roads. A telegram from Father Point states that 'Thos. MaLauchlin had arrived there in safety. Ito expects to be home next Tuesday. The pass- age has been a long one as they left port on May 201b. Mrs. Issue Currie, 15th oon., start ed last 'Tneaday for Qu'Appells, Mau. where she will visit her sone for a short time. She went via 0. P. It, to Owen Sound from whieh port she , took the steamer. THE BRUSSELS POST Bon. Johnston, W t lot 11, eon. 18, A largo fraena barn was reified on the lam of Jno. Whalen, 14114 oon,, on Friday last. The captains for the 000051on were H. Stewart and Ohas. Hooten, When the race commenced the Beene was wild, men were running hero and there like wild oats. Stew- art's side came out victorious by a long chalk. The frame is a very substantial ono. Milt: Hngho has the jobs Oarr.—Last Tuesday afternoon Susan, beloved wife of Andrew His. lop, passed over to the great majority, aged 46 years. Tho cause of her death was infi.atunuttion of the lungs, The deceased was a deugt.ter of the late Neil McNair and was born in A.rgyleshire, Scotland, She came with her father to America and, after short eojourns in Vaughan and Stan. ley towusbrps, settled in this town. ship in 1858. Twenty-three years age she was married to her now sor- rowing partner. - There are seven children liviug, 6 daughters 'end one sou. The deceased was a sister to Mrs, John McTaggart and James, Alexander, Duncan, Donald and John McNair, well known residents of Grey, The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon, the interment being made at the Brussels cemetery. Mr. 'lis - lop and family have the sympathy of a very large circle of friends in their affliction. Mrs. Hislop attended the Presbyterian church, Walton, for years while the congregation wits ministered to by Rev. W. IL Reid, Perth County Notes:. While A. M. Driver, treasurer and ex -reeve of the towuahip of Blanshitrd was returning home Friday night, and when a mile from St. Marys, he met with his death. He wise driving a tram of horsed which wore attached ton heavy wagon with some himber, and was seated upon a high spring seat, and it is supposed that he fell asleep and tumbled oft the Beat in front of the wagon, one wheel passing over les bead, fracturing the lower jaw, severing an artery, from which a largo quantity of blood camped, and producing such other injuries to the head that death must have been al moat instantaneous. He was . not found till five o'clock next morning, when Ooronor Sinclair was called, who did not deem it necessary under the circumstances to hold an inquest ae there did not appear to be any sign of foul play, es his money and watch were not tenoned. Itir. Driver was a highly respected and influential farmer, living six miles from St. Marys, always taking a deep interest in the municipal and educational matters of the township. In polities he never identified himself closely with either party, tending rather to be independent in his views. He loaves a widow and eight children to mourn his sad death. Grey Cavemen Directing. The first sitting of the ,Court o Revision for the township of Grey was held at Tuck's hotel, Oranbvook, May 261h. Members --Strachan, Oliver, Bryans, McDonald and Ennis, The necessary oath being admiuister- ed, Mr. Strachan was appointed chairman. The following changes were made in the assessment roll :-- William Elliot, assesed as tenant for lot 26, con. 8 ; Alex. Smith, aeseesed as teuarit for n pt lot 22, con, 9 ; Al. bort, George sed Thos. Whitfield li., assessed as joint owners of lot 26, oon. 12, instead of Landholder's sons: George Laird, seemed ae joint uwner 'lot 25, oon. 8. The Court adjourned till '2 o'clock 'p.m., and then general business was taken up. Minutes of last meeting were read and adopted. Moved by Ed. Bryans, seconded by Thos. Ennis that Pater Robinson be granted the sum of $10 to be expend- ed on gravelling in his road division. Carried. The Reeve was inetruoted to write to Daniel Byers authorizing him to procure a road scraper for his division. Wm. Dark applied tor grading to be done between lots 9 and 10, con. 10. Moved by Edward Bryans, seconded by Jas. McDonald that Wm. Cook and Dennis Howard be permitted to work their statute labor on side road between lots 80 and 81, Dons. 10 and 11. Charles Alderson applied for repairs to road at lois 14 and 15, con. 14. Bylaw No. 4, dividing the townehip into seven polling sub -divisions, was read and passed. Moved by James 11fo- Donald, seconded by Thos Duels that Robb, Rose be pathmaster in plebe of Chas. Grieve, wio is inovieg away. Carried. Oourt of Revision reopened when further changes were made in the roll, A. W. Shaw, lot 11, oon. t, Thos. MoLauchlin, S S. lots 1 and 2, oon. 6, Bennett Dobson, lot 21, eon, 8, Jae, Porrbe, lot 10, oon. 12, John MoLttuchlin, lot 11, con, 12, John Robertaou, lot 11, eon, 18, Jas. lelnliadzeau, lot 4, •eon, 17, Arch. Dinseauson, W - let 12, eon. 17, he, .l)unettneou, E } lot 12, oon. 17, and were all assessed as Landholder's Bans, Walter Longman, Edgar Smith and Chas. Williameou were assessed iso wage earners. Moved by Walter Oliver, seoonded by Jas, Mo - Donald that .the above changes be matte in the roll and the Came do now adjourn till the 711i day of Jnne, Carried. Council busieesq was again taken up. Moved by E. Bryans, sec, ended by Thoe. Eunir that Alex. Ross bo appointed arbitrator in the matter of U. S. S., No. 16, Howiek and Grey, referred to at last meeting. Carried. Moved by Edward Bryans, seoonded by Thos. Ennis that Joe. Armstrong be appointed a member of the Board of Health in plane of Geo, Brown, moved away. Carried. Petition of Donald McNair and 8 others praying to have the swamp, between tote 28 and 24, con. 14, gravelled. The sum of $25 was granted. Moved by E. Bryans, seconded by Thos. Ennis that the sum of $120 be expended in repairing reticle in each of five divisions in the township. Carried. Moved by E. Bryans, seconded by W..Oliver that the sum of $160 be expended on the gravel between Grey and Morrie provided the Morris Council grant an equal sum. Carried. Moved by W Oliver, seconded by Thos. Ennis that the following aeoounts be paid:— Andrew Sharp, repairing caivort, at lot 25, con. 7, $8.50 ; George Den. roan, plank for culverts, $8,08 ; Bobt. Smith, ditching and culvert on bound. ary Grey and Logan, es per engineer's award, $29.97 ; Duncan Campbell, Remember these aro Not Trash, but a Corset that is sold at $1.00 planking bridge on side road lots 6 and 6, con. 12, $8,00; Robt. Oonits, Pair all over. gravel, $2.90 ; Win. Bishop, salary as assessor, $100 ; Chas.' Greve, A e gravel, $1,65 ; Hugl, McKay, repair- ing side road lots 15 and 16, con. 17, $8.50 ; A. Duncanson, underdrain across road at lot 12, eon., 17 $2,00. Council then adjourned to meet again at Dames' hotel, Oranbrook, ou Mon- day, the 71.h of June, Wtr.SaiN"'Cleric. SEE OUR SHOW WIN004V Catrz.•re al31 IWevv'';r. OUR Nova Scotia elections will be held on June loth, the nominations being June 811i. North Axe has been elected to suc- ceed Eagle Tail as Chief of the Rie- gel Indians. Toronto Street Car Compact' have formally opposed the granting of li- censees to the opposition 'bus line. The Kingston Sc Pembroke Rail- way Oompany has granted the train and shop employeee a raise m Wages, Ex•Monnted Policemen in the country around Fort McLeod have formed a District Mutual Benefit As- soeiation. James Whelan, a Nova Scolien seamen, was hanged yesterday at Winebester, Eng„ for murder upon MAY CEMSETS 226 PAIR Ladies, we have passed into Stook this week MAY 226 The Largest Lot of Corsets Ever3brouglit into Brussels, at one time, and bought at a Sacrifice for Cash, and will be Sold A T 60 CENTS P JR PAIR. . "GO dee the May Coreetl� at S 0' It is a little Gem for the Money,.(Sizss from 18 to 25). per the high seas. The Builders' Labourers' Union, Toronto, has resolved that nine hours f shall constitute a Clay's work after June 1st. Geo. H. Leonard, the missing Hyde Park, I11., attorney, is thought to be in Canada, His thefts and lie !Allies are $40,000. A young sou of John Rombeani;h, of Foxboro', was killed by the kick of a Dolt, while in the field with his father on Friday last. Tho Lambton teachers adopted un• auimously a resolution approviug of the adieu of the Minister of Baileetion in Having prepared a series o ecriptural readings for use in schools. At the recent session of tiro P. E. I. Legislature a bill was passed 10 enable the Charlottetown City Cann• oil to issue debentures for $8,000 to meet the cost of the smallpox epidemidee of last fall and winter. A faebionabiy.stressed and Land - some woman named Marie Belletnore has been arrested at 'Montreal for rep. resenting herself to be the daughter of a prominent merchant 805 pur- chasing goods in hie name. On Friday morning last constables connected with the London bureaus armed themselves with tweuty-seven warrants and invaded the county of Middlesex in search of violators of the Scottt Aut. The ten -year-old B ffirookville boy de- tected in the ant of opening a post - Wilke box from which many letters had been previously abstritoted de- clines to make any confession and has beau committed for trial. A convention of delegates from the four counties of Cape Breton is to be held et Sydney, to determine what stepe ®Nall be'tekeu to secure separa- tion froth No Bootie and local salt. government as a Province of the Dominion. There bee just died in Dumfries township Mre, David Cope, in her eighty-second year. She was born in New York State, but while young re. moved'to the township of Beverley, where, in 1824, eke was tuarried by e magistrate to her now surviving ]Fits bend. of f 1T IS PULL OF TWFINI, IN THREE SHADES, Goads O Blood, and Light Mae. ��LU'�J`7J'N�'fJ'�uJ 111 ti • ILLIINEtit We still continue to take the Lead in T- LISH ' ILLIN ° RY OurjStock is one of the Choicest, and for Quality, Style, and Price are UNSURPASSED. Many may question the accuracy of this statement, but we would kind- ly ask the most casual observer, to take a visit to our store, some the length of the Millinery Department, and there you will meet with a deserving Surprise. We Owe u, lot of'the Busi, Bustle to Our .l dvertisentert.i-s. Why should we not ? We advertise nothing only what a Gennin o House is prepared to act up to. Now, we say with all confidence that we can Sell Millinery at Prices Unheard of in Brussels. Now we can do this, we only ask you to Come and Inspect our Stoop, Zee ger Tovnelves Ani, Decide °lir Value. It will repay the Pocket of the Public to note these Facts. Come and See Our Millinery. Our Trade is more than doubled this Season. Don't forget to ask to see the'jMay Corset at 60c. G. o well, The Great Gly Millinery House.