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The Brussels Post, 1886-7-9, Page 44 TLE BRUSSELS PO Otir town is over run just now with "oommeroial drummers," Thermometer registers about 98 de• grecs in the shade, and adipose in• dividuals are complainiug, and wish- ing they lived m Brussels whore ice- cream parlors ere found in nearly every other shop. A. number of votaries of the ancient god Baochus assembled in our quiet village, and rondorecl night hideous by their doleful cries, which they in- tended for runsieal sounds, but if they think theyy were singing I wonder what crying is like, es their tunoe had wooden turns to them that were cruel to beton to. Loot Saturday Witt, Bishop paid our village a visit nod left with a fine buggy, got up by Messrs. Heffernan tG Caber, Hugh Harvard, of Orange Hill, ll:owick, purchased a rig last wook from the samo arm itlr. lIef- fernau has turned out 7 fine rigs since the 241h of Hay. The annual hunday Sehooi pie uie on the aftcruoou of Dominion Day was quite a 51100e55. The day was very favorable, and'everyono seemed to have a good. blue.- Speeches were given by Rov. R. Paul and Roy. D.B. 11IcRee. Tho esoellent music fnrn• idled by the brass band was well ap- preciated. The boys had oh their new caps and they look well. Considerable mirth was occasioned by tin individual (not a resident of our town) who imbibbecl to much Scott Act, and upon whom the: youths of the village played a practical joke by removing one of -his Mgt! sulicy wheels and substituting a low buggy wheel. Tho lop sided appearance of the veb• iole was not noticed by the party in question for a couple of days, lifter which he returned and gave vent to B01316 very forcible language as to The hose ball match, played be- tween the benediote and bachelors, ou Dominion Day, was quite interesting. The game commenced about 9:80 and I lasted until noon. Seveu innings were played by each side, and the scorn stood 25 to 20, being a victory for the married men of 5. rune. Some sharp playing was done on both sides. Wm. Spence was umpire and gave entire satisfaction. The boys are consoling themselves over their de• fest, in the fact that three of their best players played on the married man's side. Some of our citizens, with a cour- age in ninon with the majority of our residents, gathered up a number of bovine animals (that rue at.Iarge, and make our village their nightly resting piece to the detriment of the,pedeetal coverings of our promenaders, be- sides adding nothiug ,to. the pictur- esque'appearauco of our titreots.and sidewalks) and 'took Item , to thepound, but ooukl not get them im- pounded on account of a flaw in the By-law, it being passed on n public holiday, viz. Good Friday. We hope this will soon be amended; and those who own animals taught that :others have rights as: wellas them:' .. PansoNaas.-;Miss Purdy, of Varna, was visiting- at Simpson's Simpson's last week.—David Dunbar is away iii Hamilton on, business this week.— Rev. Mr. Sabine, of Walton, preach- ed in the Methodist church last Sun- day evening. Mr. Paul took his ap- pointment at Walton.—Jas. Spence was home on a visit on the 1st. He likes his situation at Mildmay very well.—H. F. McAllister has built a new sidewalk in front of his H. ivioBain, teacher, was visiting friends, here last week. —T. G. Rat. cliffo is home for his holidays.—bliss Eliza A. Tindall es 10. Seaforth this week writing at the Teachers!' Exam• ination. We wish her sueeese.—\gym. Tompkins attained his slap year last Tuesday,, and the band turned out and serenaded him. After playing a number of pieces, theywere, invited inside where a good fenet was provid- ed and done ample justice, to.by all.— Alex. Cameron and wife and D. Cain• erou are away to Durham to see their mother who is not expectod'to live,— Joln']llckmior has made another sale this week of a flue top buggy to our watchmaker, Wm. Doig. -We had the pleasure of greeting a former res- ident of Ethel on Monday, Wm. Ber- neth, who has been residing in Tor. olto for the past two years, and has returned to spend his summer holte day's and make glad someone's heart. The Orangemen of 'South Huron celebrate the 12th a1 Exeter this year. The,Gorrie paper says thea roads are being gravelled to "facilitate the farmers' to enter the village." Sir R. Y. Cartwright addressed the Reformers of South Huron at Brace- field on Tuesday of last week. He bade them adieu. A meeting of the Dominion :Draft Horse Breeders Society and all others interested in the brbeding of draught horses will be hold in the Council Chamber of the city of Stratford, on Tuesday, July 18th, commencing nil 10:80 &&lock, frac ` ►?trii:;5sccls tot, •F1f11i.1Y, JULY 9, 1880. ]'DI,. X/ V. Wrru this issue 'fire PosT eaters on the fourteenth year of its pub- lication. It is not necessary to state how it has continued improv- ing from the issuing of' the initial number. Since the pie::cnt prop- rietor 11(15 bad charge of THE Pose his object has been to keep it, what its first projector, designed, a No. 1 local paper. The rapid increase of subseedbors has proven - beyond doubt that our efforts have been appreciated. We return oar hest thanks to our patrons. for their generous support, and to our excellent corps of correspondents for their nntir•ing work in -.supply- ing us with the news of their lo- eality, and to our brethren of the press in Huron Co. for their assist- ance in the way of exchange of re- . -ports, &c. For the future we make no promises but we contem- plate improvements that will make Tux POST more popular than' ever and we ask our friends to, "say a kindword when you:,eau" where you think we deserve it. Jusr a word about the gravelling contract let this week. The ex- penditure of $200 a year on a stretch of road measuring about 12 miles is not going,to materially improve the road, as the quantity of gravel provided is not nearly sufficient, and in reality the work clone is more patching than any- thing else: Brussels spends about $300 in gravelling the Main street this year. and the fallacy of the yearly expenditure of $150 or $200 on the gravel road frons' Walton to it Iorrisbank, with the eapecta- .tion of bettering the 'road very much, must be evident to every- body. If the township Councils doubled the grant for a few years and dict the work thoroughly it would be time and money well spent and really be a saving to the. 'treasury of each township as very little would be needed to Jeep' up• the repairs outside of the road work. ' Waal makes business so dull in smalliplaces? This is- a question often asked but not so often satis- factorily answered. We are of the - opinion one good` .reason is our business men mix up trade too much. There are too many_ gen- eral stores and none of them mak- ing a specialty of .any particular line. If hardware Were—left to hardware merchants, patent medi- cines to the druggists, fancy goods to fancy stores, school books and note papers to bookstores and "so on, trade would improve. It looks as if when any one eman starts some line that takes well everybody else rushes into' the same thing and away goes the profits. -We think this way of conducting affairs wide of mark and disastrous—to business. It should be a cause of rejoicing to see our neighbor pros- pering and instead of us pitching in and running a strong opposi- tion ]et us stick to what legiti- mately belong's to our trade or profession and in the long run we will see it pays best. Grey, Township Council mat at Tuck's hotel, Cranbrook, on Wednesday of this weep. Rev. it. Paul and Rev. T. J. Sabine of Walton, exchanged pulpits last Sunday, Dominion day wits observed in this Lection by a game of base ball in the afternoon followed by. a "hop" in the evening. The hay crop will soon be fit to cut and it will be chased up close by the fall wheat harvest. The crops are looking well. Grey township voters' list for 1886 will be ready next week. There are over 1,060 eleotore ou the list thus year, Grey is owe 'of the solid town- ships. A nrir barn with atone stabling un- derneath, was erected on the form of Frank Oliver, 611r con., last spring. D. Zimmer raised the frame with his block and tackle. Tho barn ie a good one. A. Harding, lot 5, con. 6, brought me sample of flax to THE POST Publitth• ing House, last Monday, that Meas- ured 4 feel. It was pulled out of a 7 acre field, whioh is all about as good as the sample. Mrs. John hill is r,way to Muskoka visiting the boys. Garret Vanhoru, lot 2, eon. 12, takes the lead for tall grain. Ho has spring wheat that measuree 4 feet, (1 iuohoa, and the field of 7 aeros is about nil as good as the sample Meas. tired, We are waiting to hear from the next concession. H, Littlohalee, who was leader of the Savage Baud that worked in tine township last winter, is going to the Northwest to labor with Rev. A. An- drews. A manlier of his friends in Wallace township presented him with an affectionate address and a purse of $20 as a parting gift,: Farmers are beginning to eh.rpon the edges of their muscles as the bay season is approaching. They say the hay will bon heavy and long task to accomplish owing to the lightness and shortness of the crop. Tbie seeming contradiction may be true, however, as it will regniro a sharp eyeglass to notice witere the hay is. Allthough,Ilovising Barrister Doyle did not give the Reformers (air play in this township it is expected the appeals will all be tried. Additional` expense wilt be incurred, however, by having to servo the subpoenas again: E. E. Wade and F. S. Scott deserve the tbanks of the Reform party for the way they ,have done their work. On July 1st Gideon Petrie attend- ed Caledouian games at Belleville and took 1st in putting heavy and light shots. At St. Thomas on Monday of last. week he gob 1st putting heavy ebot, and throwing 56 pound weight, 2nd with the heavy hammer and 8rd with the Dither. He and J. D. ileo• Coll are managing games in Seaforth this next fall, when Woodstock, Stratford'and Seaforth expert'io'form a circuit. .-• • Lest Tuesday afternoon n large barn frame was raised on the farm of Geo. Crooks. There were nearly '100 men.there, and by actual "count, it is enid 86 ladies Were numbered. The captains at the raising wore Jas. McDougall and Nelson Currie, i\Io. Dougall's Bide won. The new barn is 54x60 feet and with the old barn gives a meesurement.of..0000 feet. After the work was through a very enjoyable evening was spout ; by the young people and all voted the regi• donee of air. Crooks a "boss" place to go for fun. it. very enjoyable golden party was given at the comfortable residence of Thos. Heritage, 6111 con., on Wednes- day -evening of this week. After it plentiful•:repast of good things had been partaken of Jnb. ()ober, of Eth- el, Visas called to the chair, .and'•a,very rntereeting program. made up of a -chor s by the choir, quartette by Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Fletcher, G. A. Powell end W. H. Kerr; solos, by Mies Johnston, and Mrs. Bright, of.. Seaforth ; instrumental selection by Miss Wallace'; duett by lt:[r. and and Mrs. Powell ; duett by Bella A: Smith and Bellti Smith; short speech- es by Revdo. Messrs. Paul' and Smyth was gone through With; "The dusty old miller" did duty for a while on the lawn. Ice cream was then die - pound. and a hearty vote of thanks to the host and hostess and the persons assisting in the program terminated the garden party. A jolly time was spent by all. LTAMINATION,-A very successful examination was held in S. S No. 8, on Friday of last week. The section turned out en masse to witness the exercisers. Mr. Bowerman, the teach- er, was asaieted by T. M. Robertson, who examined the claaees on the prin- cipal subjects. The ready and cor- rect answers given to the many test questions show that the pupils Lave been carefully trained by their teach. er. The spelling match, between the scholars, was very interesting to the visitors and creditable to the pupils. Jas. McNair was then called to the chair, in order to carry out a lengthy program, - The Kindergarten songs, readings, recitations and dialogues were reniered in excellent style. Ad• dreeses were given by the trustees, Mosses. McGinnis, Cuthill and Woods also by li. Sparling and J. Id Robert- son. All spoke very highly of the progress made by 'rite. pupils under their able and, efficient instructor, Mr. Zoworkpan. We may say the ladies of S. S. No. 8 deserve credit for so ninny of them assisting to carry on the great work of education, F>;thol. The Bend is to play at \Viugham on the 12th July at the Orange dem- oust ration. what would be the consequence if any iamb joke were perpetrated on him in the future. School cloned last Friday July 2nd for the summer holidays. The aver- age attendance of pupils for the six mouths, ending June 80111, was 80, a pretty good average for ono teacher. ST ;JULY fl, 1880. Dpi oi pop oT �ell6l gHIS leas has benne fully shown during the last 'neck. Corsets that were being sold mit GOc. per pair, aunt the publie were told they 1 .were a groat bargain at that price, have actually been .reduced to 48c. per pair by,the same party who wus selling at GOc. Tl>,osewho bought Atom -at 60c. must see they were grossly imposed upon and should by good right have the difference in price refunded. Spot cash or no oth- er excuse can possibly make the matter right, The -Corsets were bought from Crompton & Co., of Toronto, to most respectable firm, and they cannot be bought now ono cent cheaper than two weeks ago. Had \veanot Toditced them to a fair living profit the same Corsets would still have been sold at 60c,a pair. -. We are determined to still pursue the salve course we have hither- to done, to sell everything at Ilia caosaeT LIVING horn and not bo , un- dersold by anybody. E. C. ROGERS, Dominion Eno. o GRANT 00. . are Loading the Trade in HARVEST TOOLS. Best Machine Oil IN THE MARKET. REPAIRS F O R THE B autf ©a Macb.ines Always on Hand. Grant & Co. d