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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-1-7, Page 5JAN. 7, 1887. Oistrirt Plus, 131, r t:lta. Alex. Orr, Bohuore, was in town on Sunday. Rumor says that Blyth is soon to bo without a local paper. A now staff of officers has boon plaace. 1,1 the Salvation A.rmy here. Win. Molelroy and D. Moser. of Listo• wel, aro in town this week, D. Turner, of Hamilton, spent a few clays in town this week. Miss Metcalf, of Mitchell, was visiting her brother lt', Metcalf, this week. J. A. Tanner, of Detonate, is et present the guest of his brother, 0. E. Tanner. Tae. Hewitt, formerly of Blyth, but now of Grimsby spent a few clays in town (hie ,week. Another concert is soon to be held in town under the auspices of the Blyth Choral Sor.iety. • School will ro•opon next Monday, Prin- cipal Shaw will have Mies Ratoliff and lfiss Doan as assistants. Miss Mary Carson, of Clinton, and Miss Rutledge, of St. Augustine, were the guests of Mies Maggie Kelly last week. The anniversary services in oonueotiou with the English church will be hold next Sunday. Rev. Mr. Young, of London, will preach. Messrs. McKinnon and McMillan are doing an immense trade in the grain bus. then. At present enough oars cannot be got to supply the demand. Farmers would do well to bring their grain to Blyth as the highest market prion is being paid. Nominations we,e hold lest week for tho purpose of nominating Trustees for -the Pnblra School for the ensuing year. Messrs. N. H. Young and Moser were re. eleoted without opposition. Jas. Mateo, jr, was elected to fill the vacancy left by M,. Anderson who retired. Mrs. (f)r.) Sloan loft Blyth on Wednes- day fur Yuma, Arizona, for the purpose of bringing her son, Thome home. He wont out over a year ago with tho expo°. Wien of benel:tting his health but he re- cently wrote that he was seriously indie- . pased and his mother at once started ou the long journey for him. It is feared that the trouble is consumption. Tho anniversary services in connection with the Methodist church will be held next Sunday. The Rev. 3. E. Howell, of Seaforth, will ofliuiate. On the Monday following the annual tea mooting will be held, Tea will be held in the Orange Hall from 5 to 8 after which the speaking will take pine° in the Temperance Hall. Reeds. Nowell, of Seaforth, Fisher, of Holmesville, lifcLean of Blyth and others are expected to address the meeting. On Thursday evening of last week Dr. A.M. Sloan, of Listowel, who afters brief illness departed this life at the early age of 27 years. Deceased was the eldest son of Dr. Sloan, of thisvillage, and was high- ly respecbod by all who knew him. His mortal remains were interred in the Blyth cemetery on Saturday and were follow- ed by a large number of friends. The relatives of the deceased have the heart- felt sympathy of the community in the loss in which they boyo sustained. Monday last being election day there was eouselemble excitement in town. Towards the evening excitement began to run high. Groupe could be seen standing in the streets anxiously waiting for the result, wheo filially it come giving Pat. Kelly 20 of a majority. Tho report soon spread throne the town and seamed to meet with general approval. In the oven. ing 0 0;111.1 torchlight procession was held in honor of Mr. Kelly, which was heeded by Blyth band, and marched through the principal streets. Blyth has not display- ed such enthusiasm for sumo 'time. Tho result of the poll stood as follows:—Kelly 1.23, Yonrog Sd. which is largely covered by ingenue°. The fire wus a surprleo to every one, and to none mote than to Mr. Wilson Wane!, as the building was tbougltb,tobe entirely lire proof, Se great wits ithe heat inside the building that the ice stored in the re- frigerator hes bean nearly all melted. Win Tarim. S. Ostrander has alosed up his shore here and removed his stook to Brussels whore he is doing a large trade. Geo. MoKay and daughter arrived home from is three months' visit to the Old Country. They had au enjoyable visit. II. W. 0. Meyer was elected Mayor by acolamatie.n. Welter Scott was oloated Reeve and Robb. tfolndoo Deputy Reeve, on Monday. We havoc goodCounoilbhis year. Tho Reformers' of this town feel very uonfldent that they can count on a muoh larger majority for Dr, Macdonald than the Hon. A, M. Ross got lash week, es tho Dr. has always taken a great interest in public affairs. Watitoao. Oar now tenders, Mr. Malntosh and Miss MoDougall have got down to work and a successful year is wfahed them. A hood many in this looaliby were dis- appointed that Jae. MoDonald was de- feated in the ran for the 2nd Deputy Reeveship,last Monday. He will have better luck next time. Tho annual ten meeting of the Meth- odist ohnroil, held on New Yam's even- ing, passed oft very successfully. The attendance was large, tho edibles excell- ent and the programa lrsb-class. L.O.L.—Lodge No. 252, elected the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year :— Bro. 55, Hamilton, W.M. ; Bro. B. Dris- col, D.M. ; Bro. Rev. T. Sabine, Chep, ; Bro. A. Morrison, Reo.-Sec. ; Bro. 3. Berry, Treas. ; Bro. M. Morrison, Fin. Seo. ; Bro. W. Beirnes, D. of C. ; Com- mittee.—J. Vielley, B. Connor, W. M. Smith, and Jas. Johnson. Lisstto we 1. The skating rink is booming and curl- ing is well to the front. The dedicatory sormons in connection with the now Methodist church were very successful. The municipal elections wore very hot• ly contested on Monday. Mr. Hess was reelected Mayor. The Banner advises that the dangerous practice youngsters have of hanging on passing sleighs should he stopped. In the election for the Local Legisla- ture a majority of 282 was given against Mr. Bessie favor of Sohmidb, the Reform candidate in North East Hope. A. large number of Free Masons went to Blyth on New Year's clay to attend the funeral of Dr. 4. Sloan. His sudden de- mise is deeply regretted here as he had won the esteem of everybody. lEtlxsl . w„+aafor t1a. The. following officers were elected for Britannia lodge A.1. tC A. M. for oho en- suing year :—Bro. A. Ireland, P. W. M Bro. Ballantyne, W. M; Bro. W.J. Fear; 5. W ; Bro. E. Town, J. W; Bro. J. Street, Secy,; Bro. A. Strong, Treas.; Bro. D. Moore, 13.D ; Bro. P. G. Neelin, J, D ; Bro. 3. Stewart, S. 5 ; Bro. S. Scarlett, J. S ; Bro. Dr. Campbell, L G; Bro. J. Williams, Tyler. The Lrkpositor speaks as follows of the fire in D. D. Wilson's egg emporium About noon on Tuesday last theftre alarm was sounded and soon politics, business and everything else was forgotten in the desire to render assistance to a fellow aiiizon whose property might be iu den- , gar of de:erection from the devouring element. It was soon discovered that the steno of the fire was the large brick ware- house and refrigerator of D. D. Witten on the corner of. Main and Goderich streets, las donee volumes of smoke were issuing tram .tbo doors and windows of thee° buildings. '.Cha fireman and a large crowd of 'citizens were soon on the spot and in a few minutes throe streams of water were pouring into the building. At first it was thought that the fire was in the lower flat of the corner building which is used as a refrigerator and in which large quantities of ice aro stored, and to that tho atten- tion of the firemen was directed. The smoke within the building was so dente that it was impossible to get in to locate the fire and appearance seeped to indicate that it was nearer the roof. Several holds were out in the roof end two additional streams of water were poured in there. There wore 'five streams of water kept atonally pouring into the building for neatly four horns, but unfortunately none of than gob eu0iciently near the fire to extinguish it bub the steam ge dared by the water end hear kept the fire in cheek and ultimately got it down so much that entrance to the building Meld bo made and the exact spot where the fire was dis- covered, when it was soot got under con= trot and all farther danger everted, Tile fico caught in tho aecond fiat of the re- frigorator, burnoii a largo number of the joists enol flooring end revoral boxes, and had got into the saw duet with which the walls are lined, but how it originated no parson eau say positively, as there was no 111•e in or near the part of oho building where it originated. Mr. Wilson showed his appreciation of oho services of the ilremon in a tangible manner by giving them a oheok for 0100 when their work was completed. The interior of the build- ing fa oonsitlerably damaged, and the en• tiro lose will mol bo loss than $2,000, • Alex. Oster 'and sister, of Vaughn, are visiting friends here. Tho average attendance of pupils in our school for the last half-year was 70. A sleigh load of friends from Mitchell were visiting at Dr. Oslo's last week. We aro plowed to state • that Janes Spence is recovering from his illness. Ephraim Panabaker, of Hsspsler, was visiting his brother, A. W. Panabaker, la=t weak. W. Milne rolled up a big majority for the t eeveship this election. We congratu- late him on his success, and feel confident that he will diisharge the duties of his office in a vary satisfactory way. People aro well pleased with the new council eleoted for this year. They say that the Council was never as well situ- ated before. Thera are two in the north- ern part of the, township, two in the R south, and the eeve in the centre. William McLeod, apprentice in Reeve lefilne's grist mill, had the front finger of his right hand badly mutilated in the gearing last Monday. It was found ne. cessery to amputate it. Alex. Peebles, miller, gob a finger bruised oho same day though not seriously. IV$oLards. LoTzneuv SOCIETY.—After a short holi- day, owing to the rneh of other import- ant netters, the Literary Society of An- dorson's school house met on Tuesday evening. Thos. Robertson, of Cleggs- green, who with several other persons from that locality were present, acted as chairman. Tho subject of debate was "Resolved that flax growing is more prof- itable than grain growing." The speak- ers for the affirmative were Jno. Currin, Robb. Currie and Joseph Bowman and for the negative Q. Anderson, Jas. Ire- land er. end Jas. Bowman. Decision was given in favor of oho negative. In addit- ion thorn were readings by Wm. Coch- rane, Jas. Ireland jr., The. Mason, Allan Cochrane and Miss Joau Ireland. The persons who wenn to have supplied music wero not present. The meeting adjourn- ed to meet on next Tuosclay evening when the subject of debate will be "Re- solved that the mechanic is more inde- pendent than the fanner." Lemma Sooxwor.—Tho usual weakly meeting- of this Society was Held in their hall, Cleggegrson, on Wednesday night, the 5th iest. The first businesa of oho meeting was the election of oilcan dor the ensuing month, those aerated being President, 73. Mooney ; vies Erse., Wtu. McKay ; Jas. Shortie being re-oleatod Sec,-Treas. R. Dickson was appointed eh:Leman of debate. The subject of de- bate was "Resolved that the Franchise ought to be extended to women." For the affirmative were II. 3foohoy, Thos, Robertson and Jas. Slmrrio, and for the l negative Wm. bfoKay, Won. Brydou enc las. Sharp. After a very animated de. bate the obaurnman deoided in favor of the ohampions of the fair sex. The propane white oonsisted of songs, readings; an rooitations, was than disported af. A.fbei a very cordial vote of thanks to theohair man the mooting dispensed to moot again on Wednesday night of next week, pleasing feature in connection. with this mooting was rho prosonos of a numberer of young ladies who took great interest i the dabate. Iudeod we cannot lief thinking that thou presence and inter est greatly helped the eloquence and at gement of the affirmative, while it bad a correspondingly depressing Wed on the oppesitian. d r THE BRUSSELS POST terse o 442,-v waziaa'rratsravu u.rtraaxra Wm. Jewitt was re-eleoted trustee for S. 5. No. 8, at the animal meeting last week, P. Olve,r., of lot 16, con. 4, had a epee. did atone stable pot under' hie barn, 56 x 56 feet, last summer. The McLennan Bros., of Grey, did the work and made a good job. Last week Duman McLaughlin, Sup- erintendent of the Onion Sabbath echool, held in Anderson's schoot house, paid over 80,50 to the Methodist Missionary Society. It was deoided to give the money in suocessive years to the Miss- ionary Societies of the ulmrohes inter- ested in the school. Grey. Donald McIntosh is home from Dako- ta. Ho will return in the spring, Wm. Warner, of the Northwest former- ly of. this townettip, ie here on a visit. Social at Fulton's school house on Fri- day evening of next week. A good time 10 expected. Rich. Roe was oleatod school trustee for 8.8. No, 4, in the place of DDineenMcDonald. Some of the roads aro getting well fill - ell top with snow and a windstorm would soon block them altogether. Jno. Monary intends going to Manitoba in the spring and will either. sell or rent his farm on the 6th con. A circular sew has been purchased by Thos. Mitoltell, of lot 15, 0011, 1), and will he run in connection with hie engine in oubting wood. Thos. Heritage was olGlade(' trustee Demuththe place of Demuth MoLauohlin, whose term of office hall expired. Mr. Heritage will make a good trustee. Rev. W. Smyth, of Brussels, will do• liver is lecture on Ireland in Whitfield's ohuroh on Thursday tinning of next week, the 13th inst. It is well worth hearing. Miss Lizzie MaLauchlin, fourth daugh- ter of Donald MoLauoblin, 7th con., has gone to Grand Rapids, Michigan, for.the winter. She is missed in the family and social circle, her genial andamiable man- ner will gain her worthy friends wherever ler lot may be oast. We wish her the compliments of the season. Tho election on Monday last was prob. ably the most hotly oontested ever held in the township, espeoially for the Reeve. ship. The contest for the offioe of Depu- ty Rowe And Councillors was a 'so spirit- ed. Each party worked hard to elect their reopeotivo candidates and all seem- ed. determined to win, if possible. We be- lieve mostly all will agree with us when we say that there was a great deal done of what WO may call being one thing to your• face and another thing to your back and deoeitfuhoess of the very worst kind, which mo -t assuredly will burst some day like a bubble. It will also be noticed that those candidates who proved themselves sincere 111 the cause of temperance, were swept out. Shama on the temperance man who will not support one of his par ty wit raver he may reside, or else stay at home. TLA Mt uTLva:—One of the heat enter. tainments of the eee on was hold in Boo's ohm oh, writ. -3, last Tuesday evening. Af- ter a splendid repast had been partaken of, such as the ladies of thus 1, entity al- ways provide, Thos. Strachan was called to the chair, and after a brief, practical address from hint, the following programa was carried out :—Mesio by the choir ; recitation by Sourly Bee ; recitation by Willie 11foQuarrie ; recitation by Flor- ence McKee ; singing by Kindergarten class ; reading by Susie Heritage ; reoit- ation by Jane Savage; recitation by Mary Pearson ; dialogue by Josiah McKee and Joseph SShaw; recitation by Emcline Mc- Quarrie ; reading by Aliso Shaw ; reading by Willie MoQuarris ; singing by Bella Pearson; quartette by Mies Wallace, Miss limes, Miss Heritage, R. McKay and Thos. Heritage ; weenies by B. Gerry, of Brussels ; W. H. Herr, of Toe Pose, and Rev. R. Paul. The singing of the children and the readings and recitations were partionlarl.y interesting. The sup- erintendent of the school, Thos. Horitago, read a very satisfactory report of the work of bine school for the past year. The church choir sang well. Proceeds of boa about 525, to be applied to the library fund of the Sunday School The usual votes of thanks wero passed before, the gathering broke up. A certain young pian, a reporter 'tis said, Gets things very strangely mixed fn his head ; When items are scarce, to his brain ho most go Or tackle neighbors' geese, orellise.so-and SO. "Tisgroportod," says he, with a very smooth grace, That a party was held lot so end sti s plana That the meth and the twelfth in union must go, (Which this youths mind is probably so) Without any regard far foots, or for truth, This gallant reporter behave innocent youth. A few evenings ago, with a Mottle,*Mottle,*Mottle,*o1 style, A ball was arranged for those of hhighfilo, Not receiving the old Haan'; much sought for onsemt Welt pretonco to a Christmas tree blith- e' thoy went. 3, 3, Moeaor., rf '1Lamilton, was at ]tome for the holidays, Sffss Bina Farrow left for Ottawa on Monday of last week to he prosoub at the marriage of her brother, R. R, Farrow, which will take place this weak, The result of the Provincial Election was a surprise to Chit unci !Dory alike, The vote in'Turnberry was very nearly a fell party one. Of the votes not polled the Conservatives hod possibly more than their percentage. Monday's municipal struggle resulted in the election of Wm. ,McPherson for leave, Geo. Thompson for Deputy Iteeve, and Diamond, Gemmel and Barton, Councillors. Blank, the old Reeve, and Enna one of the old Cotmaillors, were anowad under. The vote polled was un. wally largo and almost on the same party linos as the Ontario Election, Al- though Mr. Blank is a staunch Reformer, the fact that the (enervative° were in- clined to support him as against the choice of a few leading 1lelormere, Mr. MoPlrorsotu wax sufficient to units the vacillating ranks and the result was an almost solid party vote for. MoPberson. The tea meeting given by the Presby. torians on New Year's ave was in every sense a success. Reels. Messrs. Mc- Querrio, of Wingham ; Itoss, of Brussels, and Cook, of Bluevelo, geve short od• drams. Mr. Graney, of Wingham, read some of his best seieetione in inimitable style. Rev. Mr. and Bios. Cook sang "What are the wild waves saying," and the church choir rendered several excel. lent pieces. Besides Miss Maxwell and Miss Henderson gave a i nepls of charm. ing recitations. Rev. Mr. Hartley dis- oharged the duties of chairman in his usual graoef al manner. Encouraged by the success of Friday evening the pro. motors of the tea held a steel on Mon- day night which was as successful as the most sanguina could expect. The S. S. fands arc onriohed 550 by the undertak- ing. Cleo sib molt. Miss E. Watson of Blyth is visiting at Rev. D. 13. McRae's. A. Reymann has successfuly passed his professional third class examination. ChD excitement c oosegnent on election time has considerably abated and not a few may be -eon with lip hanging low. V, Gramm, our enterprising lime burn- er, had on the lr,t January 250 cords of wood. During tho past year lie sold over 82600 worth of limo. Jacek Kreuter teas re-eleobedlrustoefor the ensuing yeer, Mr. Kreuter bus served in the trustee board for many years with satisfaction to the section. A platform meeting was held in Dames' Hall, on Monday evening while waiting for the returns af the municipal election. Short speeches wore given by Thos. Strachan, D. Robertson, .Jas. Steelman end A. Dames. A pleasant time was put in. Victor Smith, our new teacher, was on heed last Monday at the opening of the school. He will got along well. A. Mc- Kay, the retiring reacher, had an except- ionally successful tented and bis influ- ence in the school and section will, we be- lieve, bo very benolcial. With it good deal of hustling and unlolt loos of time They lewdly got started when eleven olid chime, Then a vory short tion was gloomily. spent When they hitched up tlooir looirsos and homoward they went. When turning around, the sloiglu gave a plight pitch, And ono of the wo.'n.onb oolts fell on his back in the ditch, Tion crowd in humility thou did dismiss And if you want to excite theist just mention tithe. 113111Itabv<alle. Rev, Mr. Paul, of litltol, is announced to till the Methodist maple next Sabbath. The first voto over polled by a lady in this municipality was 11(1110(1 011 Monday for lllack. Ctoslad i:.t to INeADTF, Kingsville proposes to give a bonne of 510,000 to a new railway. The vote will be taken on the 11th day of January next. Mr. Jamas, publisher of the Bowman - vile Statesman, .is starting a "New Methodist paper," to be called the Ob SUM% Tho windows of the Salvation Army barracks at Woodstock were broken by a mob on New Year's night, and the local magistrates are promised considerable business in consequence. On Friday morning last Chas. Turney, a prominent farmer of Woodstock, N.B., who was supposed to be in the best of health, dropped dead while lighting the fires in the stoves in lois home. John Malay, formerly Registrar of the County of Bruce, has entered an action against the Municipal Corporation of Brace in the High Court of Justine, Com- mon Pleas Division, claiming 520,000 damages for libel. Owing to the prevalence of the glanders among horses in Montreal andthe outlay- ing districts, the oily Board of Health have requested the Federal Go rernment to pass an order in Council bringing into fora° the provisions of the act giving the Goverment veterinary inspector power to have all infooted animals destroyed. At Mount Pleasant a few days ago the seven -yon -old daughter of James 5. Pal- mer, while drawing water from it moll. accidentally swallowed it pin which she had in her month. A physiciau was call- ed and an emetic administered, but the pin declined to return. :Cho condition of the child causes much anxiety. On Friday last twenty-seven Salvation Arany soldiers wore arrested at Lindsay for parading oho streets. On Saturday five more were arrested and the drums and instruments damaged. On Monday night the Army again paraded with more drums and instruments. This timo no arrests were .nada, but the sbrcete were crowded and groat exeitonent prevailed. !Cleo Oourt of Review, at Montreal, dis- missed aur action for fire insurance agonist the Stausteed Company on the ground that the policy had become can- celled by Lha fact that alto building had afterwards boon insured with another company without giving notice to oho Stanstead, as required by the policy.. On Thursday hast Samuel McIntyre, of Bromley township, and hie son William, aged 18 years, were cutting wood on their farm, and William felled a tree which lodged in a tree. causing the butt of the fallen tree to rise and cone bowmrdcr him over Lha sttonop. .13elot'e the nnfortnnate young elan bed time to escape, tho butt Wreck him ou the right topple, tweaking him to the ground. Doat11 was beton tan - eons. A. unlit dressed in woman's clothing and calling himself Mies Foster has boon holding evangelistic serviette in sone of the districts elon•g the north shore of New Brunswick. Abssvoral places his methods and manners of oahoritstion worn so fem. infra) thathe was not deteohed, But at Tenors' school house, on the Little South. watt, suspicion was aroused, and he was et length exposed at ono of his meetings aiod forced to decamp. 3 CPIST i�,'�'l' 0t;,i 3 Has a corrz'plete o'txsort,/iemt of all the ;S'chool Books, States, T.eacl and Slate Pencils, In„ h, Perls, Chalk'Crayons, Scribbler's, 4'c., (5.e. .k.sk to Soo tho "Scholar's Companion," Foolscap and Tote Papers, Envelopes, the befit id/ the imar"kit. Try The Post Bookstore • fFi 40 The !attention of tho public is directed to our •excellent, and well selected stock of Furniture, made rip of Parlor Suites, Drawing Room Suites, Bedroom Suites, Chairs, Tables, Lounges, Bedsteads, Cupboards, &o., &e. A. spec- ialty is made of Hand -Made Furniture . • Orders filled .promptly and satisfaction guaranteed. A splendid assortment of Picture Frames and Mouldings in otocie.. Undertaking Department Two splendid Itearsos, ono white and the other bltiek,,aro kept ill , connection with the business. Caskells Coffins, R,obosl &a, -always, 011hand. - .mu inspection of our excellent stock asked. Our prices, will t:osiE.-, pare wtth any establishment in the country. . repairing attended to with neatness and.dospatcb. T will tak11 any quantity of Saw Logs in efiehango for Ptltlntoro MRS. W. LONG.