The Brussels Post, 1886-11-26, Page 44
Strayed --John !!skin,
Strayed—Geo, Prewar.
Notice—T11os, Watson,
Boots a ~hoes—fine. Shand.
Pocket book lost --Mrs. Webster,
house wanted—S. Ostrander.
Teas—Geo, Baker.
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b 1S2 HURON 10.,rOR.1fERS.
A. Convention for the East Biding
of ThuTamen (Local Legislnt'.ire) will be
held in tl'e To .en Hall, Brussels, on
Tuesday, Nov. 30th, at 1 o'clock p.
m., for the purpose of eelectiog a
standard bertrer for the coming to.
cal House election. '.Chree delegates
aro expected from each polling sub.
division in the riding.
Tux Ontario cloctioua will come
off ono any curlier than at first an-
nounced.. Nominations nn Dec.
21st and elections on the 281.h.
The change was made owing to the
school meetings in rural roctious
being held on the day previously
named for election day.
$2,000,000 is placed as the sum
necessary to meet the oxpenses of
the Northwest rebelliou, by the Do
minion Government. This money
might have been saved Lod the
claims of the .ettlers of that coun-
try been paid the same uenount of
attention before the outbreak diet
they received afterwards. In our
cartoon thie weak Hon. Edward
Blake is sending Sir John to cut it
switch from trees that are appro-
priately labelled and the iufereuce
is Ulm the 1ldministration of affairs
in the Northwest will tell against
the Dominion Govutument when
the verdict of the electorate is roc•
dered.
Ticattempt to burn out 1f. Y.
AleLenn, of the Seaforth Expositor.
last week, was a despicably small
piece of busiueee and sttunps with
an impress that can never be erased
the depth of meanness iu the party
or parties implicated. The editor
of the Ex,ositor, because lie spoke
bis sentiments on a wanton outrage
committed upon respectable gentle-
man at Varna, must be taught e
lesson, and the fire bug is employed.
Shame on the person who would
indanger the life of a neighbor and
his farnily by going under the driver
of night and Betting fire to the
buildings. The come luau would
cut a man's throat if Le thought it
would not be found out. The
people of this locality are a unit in
their expression of disapproval of
such dark plata.
Canadian Newm.
At Monday's meeting of the Dominion
Cabinet it was decided to make St, John,
N. B., the winter port.
Seventeen deaths from diphtheria and
two from diphtheritic croup occurred in
Montreal last week.
Justin McCarthy, M. P., denounces as
utterly untrue Professor Goldwin Smith's
report of Mr. Gladstone's failing in-
tellect.
In a message to the Toronto City Coun-
cil Monday night Mayor Howland accus-
ed the City Solicitor with neglect of duty
in failing to proceed with en action
against the Street Railway Company.
The Mounted Police authorities at Cal-
gary have arrested four men Moused of
killing cattle on the eolith side of the
river belonging to General Strange,
The total value of exhorts of fish from
Canada into the United States for the
nine montbe ending Sept, 30 was 04,040,-
000,a ainet $6,200,000 during the same
period in 1880.
The Hook and Ladder Company of
Brantford defeated the Hose Company of
that city in a prize drill contest the other
night for a medal valued at 0100. The
Hooks won by 50 points.
Mrs. Annie Smith, aged 48, of King
William street, fell down the cellar stairs
at her residence in Hamilton on Thlirs
day of last week and broke her neck, dy-
ing immediately. Her husband died
about 18 menthe ago. She leaven a
grown-up family.
There re excitement at Belle River over
ell prospects, and a now company has
been organized, with Mr. 0111wa11 at the
head, en oil expert from Pettesylvanie,
who claims that the indication are first.
class, but does not expect to meet any oil
before a depth of 2,000 to 2,800 feet Inde
been reached. They are now preparing
to bore at the least five or six wells to the
depth mentioned, and have hired Themes
Bellaire of Bello River, who is now busy
taking leases from the fanners on the
let and end concision, Maidstone.
IVERMINISKCIFIBIRESIMMJACIRMEMESSIMMTIMPEMI
A Abcrfoyle eportetaan on Thankegiv-
ing day shot a calf in mistake fur It dear.
The city of Kingston ban decided to
adopt tho electric light et 2s acute per I
spark till midnight,
St, Catherinos people are endeavoring
to secure a proper observance of the Sab-
bath by canal and street oar men.
Not less than 10000 barrels of apples
have been shipped to Great Britain this
Fall front the counties of Oxford Norfolk
and Elgin.
The Council of the village of Waterloo
is following in the wake of the cities, It
has decided to have a portrait of alt ex -
Mayors hung on the walls of tho Connell
chamber.
Quebec Liberals are contesting the re-
turn of twelve Tory members of the
Legislature, while the Ministerittliste eau
only manage to contest the election of
three Liberals.
Nearly'00 workingmen of London,
Out„ will be disfrancbtsed at the ep-
proaohiug Local election, owing to Judge
Elliot's decision not to hold his court for
the revision of the voters' lists until
December 17.
The ohampionehip lacrosse match at
Montreal on Saturday between Toronto
and Montreal resulted in a draw, darkness
preventing more than one game being
played, and that was won by the home
team,
Carleton County Council has decided
to cancel the grant of 0400 to the County
License Commissioners or enforcing the
Scott Act on the ground that the work
should he enforced by the Provincial
Government.
The Canada Gazette contains an Order -
in -Council declaring the adoption of a
tariff of allowances for fare and draft up-
on pnakages containing imported sugars
in order to establish a uniform practice
in weighing and taring of such.
John Kemp, Reeve of Goulbourn, who
has just returned from it visit to the Sud-
bury Mii.iug District, has brought with
him several splendid specimens of silver
and cower oron found there. A. railway,
four miles long, is being laid to the rtobio
copper mine, and au extension of two
miles to another rich mine recently pur-
chased for 030,000 is talked about.
The Royal Humane Society has for-
wardedto the Minister of Mariue a parch-
ment oertificets for bravery in saving life,
tobe Rrosentcd to Captian Thomas C7aenp-
bell, light keeper at Hamilton Canal. Tho
certificate is awarded to Captain Camp-
bellin consequence of his having been in.
strnmsntal in the gallant rescue from
drowning of some fifteen persons at var-
ious times, tiae last of whom were tho
members of ex -Chief of Police Stewart's
family.
Judgment was given at Osgoode Hall on
Saturday in the action of the city corpor-
ation vs. obs Toronto Street Railway
Company, to compel the company to
place conductors on one horse oars.
Judgment was given for plaintiffs for an
injunction to compel defendants to put
eonduetors en all cars. The injunction is
not to issue for ten days, to give the com-
pany an opportunity to procure coduotors
for one horse cars. The ease will likely
be nppealed.
Tho Port Arthur Enterprise has the
following :—Thos. cannel's wife gave
birth to a son on Thursday lust, which is
qute a enriosity fu its own way. The
little arrival is blessed with at: mato,
finger on ueeh hand. The superfluous
digits are nttaehed to the hands beside
the little finger ends are both well form-
ed. Thu one on the right hand is used
by the baby with as much facility as the
rest of the fingers; while the cue on the
left seems incapable of motion. In the
matter of toes, too, the 'baby is equally
bles-ed, having an equal dozen of them.
Dr. Robinson, who is in attendance, says
the extra fingers and toes can ba easily re-
moved without injury to the hands or
feet, and their removal has consequently
been decided upon.
The Grand Trunk express from Mon-
treal due at Toronto at 8 last Friday
morning was over two hours late. The
delay arose from the two Pullman cars,
Cimbria and Leghorn, having caught fire
between 8 end 4 that morning, abort 8
Miles east of Napanee. There were thir-
teen passengers asleep in the two cars and
they had to make a hasty exit into other
cars without waiting to dress. The two
care were sidetracked at Fredericksburg.
They were completely destroyed. They
were valued at 082,000. Most of the
passengers lost their money, clothing and
valuables, and their loss in estimated at
between 01,500 and 02,000. They were
supplied with new suits of clothes at the
expense of the Grand Trunk on the ar-
rival of the train at Toronto.
The last issue of the Canada Gazette.
contains the following: " His Eseelleney-
in council, on the recommendation of the
Minister of Jnetice, has been pleased to
order, that the Order -in -Council of • the
20th September, 1888, relating to the
application of fines and penalties imposed
under the Canada Temperance oat be,
and is hereby, cancelled, and that all
fines, penalties or forfeiture recovered or
enforced under the Canada Temperance
act, 1778,' and amendments thereto,
within any city or oounty or any incorp-
orated town separated for Municipal pur-
poses from the county, which would
otherwise belong to the Crown for the
public nsee of Canada, be paid to the
treasurer of the city, incorporated town
or county, as the case may be, for the
purposes of the eafd act "
Advices from British Columbia state
that the United States Customs officials
are finding it almost impossible to put
down opium smuggling from Viotoria to
Portland, Or. Capt. Gardner, of the
United States Customs, has been investi-
gating the several metbods employed to
defraud the revenue in opinrn smuggling
with good results. At his instigation it
Chineee interpreter named Hueatie has
been arrested, and the authorities have
discovered several of his'pals, whose ar-
real will shortly follow. This gang
would send demijohns leaving false bot -
tome fitted with opium, from Victoria to
Seattle, and from there to Portland filled
np with spirits over the opium. This
little game has been going on for 001210
time right under the noes of the revenue
officers. The large number of demijohns
going through empty to Seattle, when
they were filled with spirits and shipped
attracted the attention of the officers
whish led to the discovery of the game
that was being carried on.
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THE BRUSSELS POST
Nov. 26, 1886.
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Schoolmaster Bioko sending: oolilt A. to rut II. swit(:h,
Thelaet 0. P. 11. Lott of (bit RCaeo'-1 left
Owen Soueotl I riday at 4-p, nl.
A J,•r•ey lr•ii ,r at';nrnmer.+ide, P.1:,I„
sixteen nal.nlls,ld. is riving Milk aid
raising 0 calf.
Ayoungmau fishing at Princeton, N.11-
recently ealiglit an eel with a plink cling-
ing to it, ;ail.
More 1hw, 510,000 113V. been spoet iu
Tileoul,urg dnriug the pal( year in the
erection of now buildings.
'rho Chancery Court et Ottawa hies
annulled the marriage of Miss Beaty on
the ground of insanity.
Lord Cecil is at present on a visit to
the PlYin oath. Brethren of Ottawa, where 1 w.
he will mmo l: for about a week.
Mayor Howland has dclinetely decided
to bo e,unli.tate foe Toronto for the
Local House solely in the temperance
interest.
The Coity of Moen:eat has won, before Silver Plated Ware, ,from nsulLtishcd
the Privy Council in England, the Lech -
in wbiob e million dollars I and (Viable makers, fully lvavr.tnt-•,l by
svrotiorc snit,
are involved. 1 All mirk skillfully and ttrti- Li- n"'
Joseph 1Ieckerdon, n, respectable calls ji:a'f1)lalu 1. Clocks of the latest designs,
faremer living three miles west of Water- i
loo, committed uleide at Monday morn- 1
ing by hanging.
The people of Walkerton have joined
with neighboring mnniuipaliti,.n ill ort-
-
deavoring to b,lvetbo,Teeswator extension
of the C. R. P. rim to Leake Huron.
R. 0. Gallagher, fruit:a•ur, Toronto, was
on Monday fined ,1430 art i costs or 30 days
for breach of the gamo lows in having
quail exposed in his store for sole.
The Canada Health Journal gives ata.
tistics to Allow that London and Hamil-
ton are the two healthiest cities in the
list of places of aver 20.000 inhabitants,
A. 4. Allen. of Clifford, has received
the IN'est Wellington Reform nomination
for the Legislature, Mr. McKim staving,
for business reasons, declined another
term.
The Bennett Manufnctnring Company,
of London, hue sold out to English oapit-
alists,the present proprietors still being
in the firm and allowed an annuity of
2500.
A shipment of creamery butter is
about to be made from Guelph to the
West Indian Islands, with a view to
opening up a new market there for the
Canadian product.
The tea ship Eudora arrived at Port
Moody at 12 o'clock on Friday with 18,-
000 packages .of tea for Canadian and
United States markets, The vessel was
thirty-six days out.
A toboggan club hea been organized at
Dorchester Station with the following offi-
cers: Dr. Graham, President' Thomas
Kellam, Vice -President; Mark Tellaek,
Treasurer, and W. 11. Shaw, Secretary.
Prior to leaving Glenco for Truro, N,S-
Rev. John Robbins, .of the Prebyterian
Church, was presented with two addresses
one beingfrom the Appin congregation,
and a wel filled purse. A large gathering
assembled attho railway station to see
the family off.
During the gale of Wednesday last a
grain warehouse at Eagle, in West Elgin,
containing 4,000 bushels of wheat, 1,500
bushels of oats, and a quantity of peas
was overturned into the lake, the whole
structure dashed to atoms, and every
bushel of the contents lost.
Two Bayham youths, James Smuok
and Wm. Ferris, have been arrested,
charged with forging the name of Henry
Stratton, Reeve of the township, to a 950
note, and have been committed by a Til-
sonburg magistrate to Woodstock jail for
trial
The Court of Appeal tat Montreal has
dismissed the motion to reserve the judg-
ment of the Court of Review granting a
new trial in the case of the man Poitras,
claiming &ma tee for having been fined
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T. FLETCHIER,
Iir1:.- io"tl 1►'r(trl(ulclL•ra' ,f .1. nilly)',
Thnnl,ing the Poblie for p101 tnrurs and
support and wishing still to "oauru ynittr
p1 l'Oleftg ‚. We aro opening opt Nil linen
in
Coil and Silver Watches,
Oflice in G11111:•1'1 Block.
ova=ism.
Jewelry :
Wedding kings,
Ladies Gem Bingo,
Broaches,
Eerie ifs, ,Cc.
Also have in stock it full line of Vinlit,s
sad Violin Strings, Pipes. ,fr.
r0" N.13.—Issuer of .Marriage .Licenses.
T. Fletcher.
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Groceries, Crockery,
Glassware & Congectionerr9
is ono of the finest in the County of Huron and sold at prices
which cannot be surpassed.
Our Japan Tea at 40c. per lb. is one of the finest grown. Our
special blend of Coffee stands Unrivalled. 20 lbs. Bright Yellow
Sugar for $1. 5 Bars Electric Soap for 25e.
SPECIAL VALUE IN SYRUPS
All the Choicest Fruits
of the Season,
A. Full Assortment of Crockery and Glassware, including China
because he knelt on one knee only in and. Lamp Goods.
church,
Tho following have been incorporated
as the Paris Fabric Trimmer Company
with a capital stock of 520,000 :—Elbert
.Delos Weyburn, Chicago, manufacturer's
agent ; George Davidson, knitter ; Wm.
W. Clary, mtennfaotnrer• ; Abraham Tay.
lor, carder t Wrn. Bain, dyer, and Wm,
7. Turnbull, accountant, of Paris.
The days of nomination and polling
for the Provincial oleations have been.
changed from the 22nd and 2f1th of
December to' the 21st and 28111, hi con-
sequence of the annual school meetings
occurring on the 20th. The writs will be
dated the 4th of December, and all voters'
lists should be returned to the Clerk of
the Peace by the 3rd of December, in
order to be in time for use at the aleotion.
The Masonic Relief Association of the
United States and Canada have been in
session at St. Louis during the week,
The election of oflioore resulted as fol-
lows :—President, Martin Collins, of St.
Louis; first vice-president, John R. Pope;
of New York ; 'second vice-president, 7.
R. Robertson, of Toronto ; treasurer,
Wm. De Lento, of New York ; Advisory
Board, HT. J. Higgins, of/Milwaukee ; L.
C, Williamson and H. 1t, Mitchell, of
Toronto. 'Toronto wait chosen ea the
plane of mixt meeting.
Bakery Department.
Having built a first-class Oven, we are turning out bread Of the
very best quality.
Pas11_t' a,od all kinds of Confectionery,
Fancy and Home -Made Bread a Specially,
Anent for Fleischmann & Co's Compressed Yeast.
Quality Our Leading Feature.
Phnnkitlg.aur numerous Customers for their patronage in the
past and soliciting a continuance of gauge.
'.l'1110 01.3ASON
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BffK STORE
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has made a Special Effort to
lace within the ells roach of
place
Public a splendid assortment
of goods suitable for Christmas
Trees, Presentations, Gifts, &c.
Our stock is mode up of Beau-
tiful Plush, Leather and Cloth
bound Photo, Scrap and Auto-
graph Albums. Splendidly bound
Family and Pocket Bibles. Toy
books from 5 cents up. .Miscel-
laneous books containing inter-
esting stories, readings and an-
ecdotes from 10 cents up.
Our Annuals are just to hand.
Wo have
BAND OF HOPE,
BOY'S OWN PAPER,
GIRL'S " "
]3ItITISII WORKMAN,
WORIiWOMAN,
BABYLAND,
CHATTERBOX,
CHILD'S OWN MAGAZINE,
THE PRIZE,
and a number of other books.
Toy B@riartfonto
To enumerate all wo have in
this line would take up too much
space but you will final Drums,
Guns, Horses, Wagons, Trains,
Mechanical Toys, Dogs, Rubbei1?
Goods, Shell Goods, Work Boxes, ,
Money Boxes, Trumpets, Horne,
Whistles, Blocks, Tools, Toy ; 'r
Watches and Clocks, Sets of j '.
Dishes, Rattles, Paints, Dolls in J
all varieties, Authors, Dominoes,
and hundreds of other articles.
Musical Instruments !
In musical instruments we
have a large stock of Harmoni-j
cas, imported from Germany,
Metalaphones, Concert Flutes, a 4.
a new style of instrulnent, Jew.'s
Harps, &c.
A Call will satisfy you as to
our stock.
Handsome range of China
Cups and Saucers sold at low
prices.
Handsleighs, Rocking Horses,
Carts, Wheelbarrows, &c.
BEAUTIFUL
XMAS & NEW FEAR'S CARDS
,LUST TO HAND.
Nothing charged for inspecting ii
our goods and getting our prices?
All tho School Books always
on hand, also a large stock of
paper, envelopes, &c.
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Give Us a( Ca(115
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