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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1886-7-16, Page 8ost Wookstowe. Cricli.et Bats, Wickets and Balls For Boys just to itand. Bee them. Base Balls, Hard Rubber Balls, Croquet Sets, Hammocks, Baskets, Express 'Wagons, &e. in stock and sold at it small margin on cost. A. nice as sortment of FANS to choose from. 0101,6. 21,1111,16.M.10.011.0249:23 GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. SOUTHERN EXTENTION, W. G B. R. Trains leave 13 russels Station , north and south, as follows :– Go lug Soul's, Going North. Express 11:45 a.ra. Mail m. Mixed 0.40 p.m, 0:35 a.m. Mail 7:15 a. Mixed p.m Express 10:05 p.m. The morning train south and the night train north will only run on Tuesdays. Thursdaye, and Saturdays. sestameneeseasasewsasaar iN•511.1022.131• xrcai Ed% PIUS. A chiel's amang ye taldn' notes An' faith he'll prent it. GREEN peas. WET about our civic holiday ? The Salvation Army is arranging fcr a jubilee next week. EXTRA value in Fruit Jars and pielding vinegars at Thomson's, T HERE are four row boats on the river this summer belonging to Brea. SEE Miss Lille. O'Oonnor'e card in this issue. Miss O'Connor is a good teacher and has a large class. SEN the new advt. of the Beaver hardware store this week. B. Gerry is ready for the farmers and the har- vest time. Two pupils of the Brussels pub- lic school wrote at the exannnation last week for Teachers' certificates. We hope they will be successful. THE Ohoral Society met in the basement of the English church, last Monday for practice. They meet Sa- gain next Monday in the IMMO place. ROST . Km and Wm. Montgomery killed two garter snakes that meas. ured 5 feet and 4 feet, respectively. They contained 48 and 41 little snakes. That was quite a consider - sable snake harvest. A GARDEN party, under the auepicos of the Ladies' Aid. Society of the Meth- odist church, will be held on the arn. modious grounds of Wm. Vanstone, on Tuesday evening, the 27th inst. Partieulars later. To those requiring aide M vision. Be sure in asking for Laurance's epectsoles– that'you get B. larrnioos's–as there are imitations in the market, and see that exery pair is stamped B. L., without which none are genuine. Do not bo deceived by any similiarity in the name. Tax Methodist Sunday School pie• Mc last Friday was largely attended. Tho youngsters. and the "oldsters" too, put in a jolly time. Swinging, foot nos, tug of war, ball, croquet, eating and drinking made up the pro. gram. LAST Sunday morning the Orange- men turned out in full force, 120 or •180 members, to service in the Meth- odist church. B. Gerry was director of ceremonies. A suitable discourse was preached by the pastor, Rev. W. Smyth, from the text found in Jaime.• 4th chapter and 24th verse. The churoh was crowded. AT the celebration ab Neopawa, Man. on Dominion Day Geo. Currie, sun of A. Currie, Brussels, took 1st Prizes in 8 standing junips, running Lop step and jump, standing hop step and jump, 'standing high jump, run. Mpg high jump, and 100 yd. foot race. He also got 2nd in standing long jinni), running junap, and vault- ing. George has not forgotten the drilling lie got as a young Caledonian here several years ago. A. PEW suggestions to the Post Master oneral for hie new Postal Regulations, et.–That arrangernente may be made by which letters without postage will be immediately forwarded–to the dead letter offme. 2nd.–A pair of onions will go for 2 scents. 8rd.–Parties ars compelled to link their -own stamps and envelopes, the postmaster oannot be compelled to do tbie. 4th.--Nitro-glyeerine and dynamite must bo forwarded ab the risk of sander. If they should go off in the postmaster's Lands he cannot be held responsible. 6th.–When lettere are received beariffg iso directions the parties for whom they ere intended will please signify the fact to the postmaster that they may he forward. od at once, • Oth.–It is unsafe to mail apple and fruit trees with the fruit on them, as some of the postmasters have a weakness for ouch a thing. Bottleof whiskey must bo well corked. 7th.–Ii is earnestly recmestedthat lovers writing to their girls will please °Online their galling rhapeorliee to tho •inaide of the envelopes. 8th,–The placing of stamps up side (town on letters is prohibited, several post. mestere having recently been seriously in. ;aired while tvying to strata on their heeds to cancel stamps placed on hi this manner. THE BRUSSELS POST enn advt. of gold ring loot and books found, in this issue. OCR subscription list has been nice- ly increased this last week. Two weeks from Saturday of this week is the last day of July. SEE notice 01 posting up of Grey township voters' lists for 1886 in thie 16(1110, R. Tani:ferments shipped between 50 and 00 thousand feet of hardwood lumber this week. 1°ssoy Bteunestion, the little son of A. Bauslaugh, photographer, has been on the sick list for the past week. A UNION pic-nio between the Walton and Brussele members of the Episco- palian church is on the tapis for the near future. MR8. DAVID SEMI; has been very ill for the past week and as she is well advancdd in years her recovery is doubtful. THE Brussels cricketers played Seaforth on Thursday of this week. The account of the match will appear in our next lane. T. O'Isinin, of the Central hotel, te building a large addition of 27x85 feet to hie barn this week HO es to accom- modate the public. W. M. SINCLAIR attended Division Court atHerristou, last Wednesday in the interests of his dint. W. M. came out firet best, too. In the garden of Rev. J. L. Kerr there might have boon seen laet week the peculiarity of ripe cherries and blossoms on the same tree. A CERTAIN person is taking the trouble to milk Hugh McMartin'e cow several times A week and if this thing is (=tinned he intends making it sultry for them. Tho party is known. LAST week, in referring to nicely kept grounds wo inadvertently omit- ted Geo. Rogers', J. D. Ronald's and P. Thomson's. The last mentioned 'place is very nicely kept and is a credit to the • owner and his claugh• toe. REV. J. Boss, B. A., Thos. Strach- an, and Rev. D. B. McRae and wife, of Cranbrook, attended a meeting of the Presbytery of Maitland, at Kin- cardine, on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Rev. Mr. McRae and Mrs. McRae visited Reba McDonald and wife, of Lorns, formerly of Grey townehip, while away. PEOPLE we Know.– Mies Minnie Gerry is visiting at Mitchell and vi- cinity for a few weeks.–Miss Addle Vanstone is enjoying a holiday visit with relatives and friends at Godo- rich.–Mrs. A. Webster and daugh- ters left Brussels last Friday for a visit among relations in Listowel and Millbank. --E. E. Wade, and 0. Waterer are taking in the Grand Lodge, A. F. &A. U., at Wind- sor this week.–J. 1). Ronald and Mrs. Ronald go on through to British Col- umbia from Port Arthur, per O. P.R. They will take a run down the Pacific ooast to San Francisco to see relat- ives residing there. We wish them a pleasant trip. Mr. Ronald has pro- mised to send us some jottings by the way if he finds time.–Miss Jessie M. Ross is away thio week to Toronto where she will put in part of her •va. oation.–Mrs. Sheriff has been laid up with something like paralysis in one side of her face. Wo hope it will soon disappear.–Mrs. Barnhill was enjoying a visit with old friends near Park Hill last week. -5. Fear was laid up last week from the effects of a light sunstroke.–James Bennett has taken the position of foreman in the cabinet factory of Broadfoot & Box, Seaforth, Mr. Bennett is a good workman and will fill the posi- tion with credit to himself and satis- faction to his employers.–Miss Annie Mitchell, of London, is visiting friends in this locality.–Liedt, Roach, of Elora, has been taking the place of Oapt. Rowe at the Army services this week.–Mrs. Thom. McCullough, of Bay City, Mich., le visiting her par - ante in Bruseele for a month or so.– Mrs. Wm. Foster Clinton is visiting her sista, Mrs. deo. Miller, of this town.–Aliee and Laura Turnbull, of Attwood, were visiting al po. Rich. Turnbull's last week.–Miss Ida Pel- ton ma. brother, of Wingham, spent several days in town last week visiting friende--John McCallum and Robt. Henderson arrived home from New- ark, New Jersey, last Wednesday ev- ening.–Saml. Wake who has worked at the Enterprise Salt Works for some years, is reported to soon come into posseseion of a large fortune through the death of a relative in England. The whole property to be divided is rated at $175.000. We hope Mr. Wake's claim will prove valid.–Rev. Mr. Smyth fell, whale fixing a clothes horse, last Tneaday morning, and was laid tip for a few days. --Rev. W. T. Oluff postponed his departure for a week,–.T. R. Grant expects to lie hell about August lst.–Mies Minnie biomes arrived home front alorwich, where she has been engaged eat liner, last Saturday. • Quaid a change in theaweather. Joins E. Saran expects to leave for Brandon this wools. He Into pur- °lmed 10 horses and 2 thoro'•bre.d cattle to take with him. The thoro'• breds dost him $000, Ix is reported that S. & J. Living- oton have purchased the land belong- ing to Win. Vanatono, on the east side of the river. The price is dated at $60 per acre. The land will prove a valuable acquisition to the flax mill. Pecienn say an amateur battle of the Boyne took plaeo Monday night, on Turnberry street. The residents of that part of the town don't want it repeated for a year.–The rain will do a "power" of good.–A. oouple in town take occasional tripe to the spring near the flax snill in the early morning. They kept a cup there , to drink out of but someone took it, so the young gallant allowed the fair lady to drink a cooling draught out of his hand,–The 12th was like a Sunday in town.–Haying will soon be through.–There will be a fashion- able wedding in town before verg long. –Eye glassee and spectacles are be- coming very fashionable and all the old folks aro going to be in the style. —E. B. Burt's •entertainment on Thursday evening of last week was a goo8 ono.–We can't got along with- out THE Poe.–T110 USO of &s -ams in town should bo stopped as several narrow escapes are reported where the firing was done by 13011.10 careless per- son.–They had more fun than you could shake a elicit at, at the pic-nic, last Friday afternoon. Canadian late-evess. Diphtheria is spreading at Hatnil. ton. Berlin property•holders, on Mon- day last voted a bonus of $10,000 to the Crompton Corset Company, tb in- duce that firm to locate in Berlin. It is reported that Hon. William Macdougall has intimated hie inten- tion of opposing Sir John A. Macdon- ald in Carleton county at the next general election. A despatch from Yokohama an- nounces the miling Saturday of a Becond tesaladen elup. The cargo is to be transferred to the Oanadian Pa. Mac Railroad for conveyance across • the continent. Ittaunfacttsrsrs within easy roach of Niagara Falls expect to utilize that mighty w ater fall soon. A company has been incorporated with a capital of $8,000,000 to develop this scheme. A great pipe or shaft is to be cut through the rock close by and parall- el with the Niagara river, 160 feet deep and rnnning half a mile or more hack from the falls. It is said a wheel as big as a man's hat will supply 200 horse power. Joseph Wrightson, of Bruce town- ship, who owns some 800 bee hives, had a warm experience a few days ago. Sixteen 8 WarMS that came off at the same time all lit on one branch of a tree and farmed one huge roll several feet in circumference and about five feet long. Mr. Wrightson separated them, finding out each of the sixteen queen bees, which he put into a hive and gathered enough bees to make s swarm until he had the whole sixteen quietly settled in new hives. T. B. Ieaaos, head of the counter. feiters operating in Canada, has been captured at Trenton. A large quant- ity of bogus money and plates forbilis on the Mohawk National Bank, Do. minion bills, the Maverick National Hank of Boston, the Sioux County Bank of Sioux Oity, Ia., and the Mer- chants', National Bank of Kansas °HY, were seemed. He also got a book showing the names of. over 50 dealers in epurious coin, Thie record shorts that over $1,000,000 of the "queer" has been cireulated. The windows of a nuraber of Scott Act supporters in Sydenham having been broken, they finally decided to engage a detective to endeavor to die. cover the perpetrators. A watch was set on the officer, however, and he, succeeded in accomplishing nothing. A few days after his return home a stranger arrived in the village, and being taken for a second detective ho was enticed to drink until ho got drunk, when his 'head was fixed in a hole in a fence and he was left there struggling until rescued by 'a pedes- trian. The monthly statement of the num- ber of deaths in the cities] of the Do- minion for the month of May has been issued. The total of deaths for the largest cities is as follows :–Mon. treal, 887 iToronto, 225 Quebec, 147 ; Hemilton, 76 ; Halifax, 60 ; Winnipeg, 29 ; Ottawa,78 ; St, John, 60 ; London, 88 ; Kingeion 24, Montreal has a clean bill of health as far as smallpox is concerned, and only two deaths aro reported in the Do. minion from that cause, both being in Sorel. Diptheria appears to have boon generally prevalent. • Of the thirty-fonr candidates for namission to the Royal Military Ool. lege, it is understood theb the full number allowed by law, twenty•four, have been eneoessful, Arrangements are being made by the St. Catharines Street Railway Oompany to rnn their cars between that oily and Moreiton and Thorold by electricity instead of heroes. Samuel Thompson, au old pioneer, or the aunty of 'York, an ex•alder- man of Toronto, and for several years editor and proprietor of the Colonist, died last Thursday, aged 76 yeare. The Ontario Fruit•GrowersA.9800- iittiOu made nu excursion to Bobetty- geon last Thursday, and while there oloeeil the business of the glummer mooting. The fall meeting will be hold in Toronto. Indians are elanghtering deer by the wholesale in the back townships of Renfrew. Hunters fear that un- less the Government promptly inter - fares to prevent such wanton de- struction in the close season the deer will soon become extinct. "A" and "B" Batteries, stationed respectively at Fort Qu'Appelle and Moon Jaw, N.W.T., have been order- ed to return to Kingston and Quebec, and will start as soon as the neces- sary arrangements for the journey ase made. Wm, D. Farrell, of Elora, 82 years 0( 1850, while getting over a fence, was attacked by a colt. The animal ()aught him by the shoulder with his teeth, pulled him down, dragged him around, kicked and trampled on him, and broke his thigh. He will maw. or hutelowly, owing to bis extreme age. While tome outdoor gamblers were plying their trade at St. John's, Que., on Dominion Day a slightly built young follow who had been watching the progress of the game suddenly olutched a pile of bills, lying on the table and fled. He was followed by half a dozen persons, but succeeded in escaping from them all with $75 of the gamblers'–or rather of their victime'–funds. On Dominion day Mrs. Thurlow, wife of a West Niasouri farmer, was found. hanging in the barn, dead, and at the inquest a verdict of suicide wee returned. Mr. Thurlow and a form- er servant named Ada Pitt were ar- rested at the instance of Mrs. Thur. low's brother, who charges the accus- ed with having murdered his sister and 'afterwards suspending the body in the barn to cover up their crime. BORN. MILLER. –In Brussels, on the Ilth the wife of.Mr. Geo. Miller of a son. SPELU.–In Morris, on the 13th inst., the wife of Mr. Jae. Speir of a daughter. MARRIED. Buowo–WIIITING.–Ill Oil On the 12th inst.., by Rev. D. Pomeroy, Mr. Daniel H. Brown, late of Itinlois, Bruoe Co., to Miss Martha, youngest daughter of Mrs. D. Whiting, former- ly of Bruesels. DIED. sfmran.–In Brussets, on Cloth& inst., the infant son of lPeo, and Christina Mil- ler. Iligruswels Market. OOREECTED 0.1.1tErnhLT E YEET WEEM. White Fall Wheat.... .. .. 70 72 Red Winter 72- 78 Spline Wheat 50 Barley • 45 Oats ........,.... 29 Tea 050 Butter, tubs *and toile 10 Una per dozen.. 10 Flour per barrel 4 60 00 Potatoes new 100 00 Ray per ton. 7 00 8 00 Hides per ih -7 7a' Dressed Hogs 5 00 5 10 Balt per bbl., wholesale ,00 80 Sheep skins, ezeh 60 1 00 Wool 17 20 78 50 80 51 12 00 01:113IIIM12.1.1824319.160.0.119.111:111019111905.3141=1201.32111IIMI THE PEOPLE'S COLUMN, QERVANT WANTED.–A GOOD kJ generaf servant wanted in a tinall Apply at once to MIAS. 7. W. FEAR, CZOICE FARMS FOR SALE.– itow splendid ,improved,t ammo for sale lo tlio township of Grey, Morrie and AloHil- lop . Apply to A. 0101104.00000 Atietioneer BrulliseleP 0 1 5•tf rtHUROFIES, PUBLIC BUILD– Digs, and Private TIO 115 p auto d and deoorated in modern styles at reasonable rates. Estimate given. Addrese– H ()LUCAS. 0-81 Godorich, 1QOOKS FOTJN11.--CALEB WHIT - JL) bag found a package of books on Wednet- clay evening 00 4810 week. The 0101100 0011 have the same by proving property aud ,paying for slabs apvertisernent CLOLD RING LOST. -LA. PLAIN. VI wide gold ring, 41111 tho initials W. W 50.50 engraved en the ineide, was loot in Brunets this 'Week. A imitable reward wilt be paid to the person returning 10 10 Tnia Poem Pnblteh- tug Reuse. Tl4 ARM IN GREY FOR SALE BE• 8. ing lOt14, on thle% con.00ntaining 100 eons, south patlot 15 on 10 o 6 5., oonts ming 41 totes, Lot 14>10 pertly Oloored the 61100 1V611 timb, rod, A. never laitIng °reek ermine the 106 and it le well Gagbed for farm - Inger grazing. Let 15 is Meetly °leered and under good dUltiVation, the balance well tint - bared With bleak agh. Will eon all together or in 580b 080 Ault the purehaser, For further particulars apply to tho proprietor on the On:Mime, This tot is well drained. tf GEO. AVERY juiY 16, 1856, OANKINS. troINTOSH & illoTAGGART, BANKERS, BRUSSELS, Transact a General Banking B usiness. Holm to hand abalone tad, Interest !Ill, g/J 1 .13 dap )3163 r » gya.,1) 11 demand. Prompt attention given to oilleatione. LEGAL AND CONVEYANCI 11 E. WADE, BARRISTE11, • muse termini, mounted Coll, Esq., 10 11008104 Block. Money to loan, B. DIOKSON, (LATE WITH NV• Garrow Proudfoot, Goderloh) OloIio- itr, Conveyancer, era. °glee, 4ra01'0 block. Brussels. Money to loan. A LEX HUNTER, CLERK OF .CA.. the Fourth Divielon Court Co . Huron, Conveyancer, Notary Public, Land, n oau and insure nee Agent. Funds invested and to loan. Oolleotions made, 011150 in Graham's Block Brussels. MEDICAL CARDS. T A. MoNAUGHTON, M. D.,. 0. 05 • M. L. R. 0. P. Edinburgh. Physician, Surgeon and Aceoueheur, °Mee, Itirs, Shiel'e block, Turnberry Street. T• A HUT° HIN SON, M.D., L. L. C . P. Edinburgh, Coroner for the 000uby 01 Huron. Re ' sidence on Mill Street. 0Moo at Hitt- greavee' DrugS Sboro. DENTAL. • L. BALL, L. D. S., HONOR k.se • Graduate and Momper 01 the 130701 College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto. Tho various anteethetles given, also n 11010 leani. antesthotio for the gums only. All oteratione carefully performed and. guaranteed. Prices moderate. Full sets of teeth from $5 to 420. Officeover Powell's store. Hours 8 a.m. to 55. ra. BUSINESS CARDS. H. MoORAOKEN, ISSUER 11 • of Marriage Licenses. Oglee at his Grocery, Turnborry street, 2-28 MoNAIR, ISSUER OF MAR - •53.. • limo Licensee, by appointment of Lieutenant -Governor, Commissioner, Sm., Q. B. Conveyancer and Agent Fire Inguranee Co. 00100 54 the Cranbroo k Poet 01100, Robert Cunningham, INSURANCE AGENT, Guelph, - Ontario. T M. O'OONNOR, FIRE, LIFE, - 09 • Accident and Loan Insurance Agent for some of the best and most reliable Compan- ies in the Dominion. Otlice, Brick Terrace, Turuberry Stent, near the station. Sm AA IBS LILLA O'CONNOR, Toaoher of Music, Vooal add Inetrume nt- al on Organ, Piano, or Guitar. Harmony and Thorough Saes. Advanced pupils fitted for Teaohing. Terms on application, Reforenoe –Ladies of Loretto Acadongy, Guelph. Resi- dence–No, 2, Terrace, (south near station. W. O'BRIEN, V. S., HONOR . Graduate of Ontario Veterinary College, has resumed tho practice of JOhn Nett, V. 5., and 10 prepared to treat all diseasee of domes- ticated animals on scientific and approved principles. Treatment of delicate loabo a specialty. (Mee at John Nott's, V. S. "la/fONEY TO LOAN AT 6 PER .1Ul. cent. Straight Mane. Apply -to A, RAYALANH, BO. Oranbrook, THE BEST VT '1ST W. LK. Morris, Exourmon Tim Worms, MiTcHELD, ONT., Monet acturei. of throe different kinds o Windmills. The simploet, etrongoet and most satisfactory Windmill yet made. For pump- ing water, sawing wood, chopping grain or driving any. light =ea binary they have no °quill. My OBLESRATED PUMPS have sc- oured a, world-wide reputation: I guarantee them as being superior to many no w -in tho market, and equal to any ever made. They Will throw water 800 1008, 00 tome it a mile on the level . Farman and etooktnen are re- quested to send OOi par r..,clilars before buying either a Windmill or a Pump , as I °Mina that Mine aro the bast in the market. Address W. M. MORRIS, Mitchell, Ont. VOTERS' LIST 1886. Minticipa2ify of the froultiship of Grey, Is • the Goutity of Munn', Natio() 10 hereby given that I have brans- mitted or dolivend to the 5000008 mentioned In pe 13rd and AtliseetiOne of the "Voters' Litt Act," the oopioe required by said Beaton to be transmitted. or delivered el the list made MU, fluent to 011.18 A 01, of all Meets appearing bp the last revised assessment roll of the mad Municipality. to be entitled to vote In the said Municipality at eleoMens for the members of tho LogislatiVe Amenably and at Winning Eleetions; and that the said List was first posted at nly office in the Township of Grey, on tho 14th of gmy, and retuatne there- for in- spootibn. Electors are milled upon to exam - hie the said List, and if any omissions or oth., er errors aro found, to take immediate Imo - 0O0(11110 to have the said errors oorreoted a0 - wading to law. WM. 801110050, Clerk, Dated 14th day July, 1010. Two FARMS, IN GREY, FOR J.. HALE, or to rent, 200 acres. 100 being lo 21, eon. 5, the other lot 20, oon. O. Lot 22 10 situated two miles from the village of Ethel, Seven miles from Brussels, twelve =ilea from Lb,tlWobafldt, mile from a novor failing creek; 87 Korea aro °leered, most all dear of etunlpe mud under good miltivation and clean, sixty aoreaof crop, good outlet for draining, a coin • forts:we dwelling,bank barn, stabling under- tioath. eMood bearing °milord and garden, a troll cionvoniont hedge and yard. 'Price, 84,000,rent, $200 per year. Lot 20 is Situated 21 milcurfrom Ethel, 10 from Listowol and 0 from Brussele, GO acres cleared and toiler good aultivation, the balmier, well timbered with black aeli, Ingralook and hardVmod, A frame house and outbuilding audit largo e.oting milliard are on the farm. Price, 82,000 Th000 farms will be sold generate or ogatho to oult purehaser, Pommel= can be given at tthy• Lima, /only to Dept, Eittetton, or to -MATTHEW117100. DIIGHTON, 48-01 Trepdetere.