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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-4-22, Page 4u � 1 , .R'laatvttag vats. F. A, North & Co, Local --Grant & Co. Pay up --A. Schenck. Locals ---Mrs, Alexander. Locals — Geo. Thomson, Now Firm ---•McKay ce Go. Note lost—Conrad Miohrel. Card of thanks- -John Hall. Bee keepers—(a A. Headman. Hair Magic --Dr, Dorenwend, Bell for service—•J', & P. Barr. Card of thanks --William Sloan. Bull for service—John D. McNeil. 022,00 for $1.00—F. A.. North & Co. We will not be undersold—A. Good. Brussels Lime Works—Town & Sen, Cranbrook Lime Works --V. Gramm. Garfield House—W. Nightingale & Co. 'lir. 1,141..5stlz cast, FRIDAY, APRIL 2'2, 1887. Canadian Neve -hi. John T. Raymond, the actor, is dead. Several lives have been lost in the storm on the Newfoundland coast. The Dominion Exhibition grant of $10,000 is to be given this year to the To. routo Industrial. Lord Lansdowne has cabled to London eontradioting the absurd stories of his being in fear of attacks. The Opposition et Ottawa hold their first caucus on Thursday, re-electing Mr. Blake as leader and appointing the whips. The'Manitoba speech from the Throne promises vigorous action against disal- lowance. Mr, Norquay hes made simil- ar promises before. An issue of five per cent, bonds of the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Maria & Atlantic railways, has been successfully placed on the London market. The annual report of the Grand Trunk, issued on Saturday, speaks in a most hopeful way of the condition and pros. poets of the company. Sir Donald Smith and Sir George Ste- phen have donated 9500,000 each for a jubilee memorial hospital in Montreal on condition that the city furnish the site. The Nova Scotia Assembly exempted street car companies from the operation of the Sunday Obeervance Act, after debating the matter tilt midnight on Saturday, The Rev. T. Benefield, of Kingston,' Ont., has in his collection a Franklin cent, has also the much more rare Wash- ington cent of 1791, of which thereare believed to be only six in existeuee. He has also the 1783 cent, which is quite valuable. The 1791 cent which he has is in perfect order and a butter coin than is in the U.S. mint at Washington. A peculiar case ie down fur hearing at the Escott Division Court. The defend- ant offered a married lady one hundred dollars to induce her bistcr to marry him. The match was amicably arranged by the sister and they were duly married, and now tllo sister and husband refuse to pay the stipulated money. Hence a suit to recover the amount agreed upon. At Knatohbull, Halton county, there is a couple who, if they live till the 1st of May, will see the 07th anniversary of their wedding. They are John Culqu. houn and wife, she being 92 years of ago and he 04. They are very dull of hear ing and nearly blind, otherwise their mental faculties aro almost as good as ever, and their bodily health has been good until lately. The Canadian gentleman cricketers will leave Toronto on the 12,20 train, June 29th, and will reach Seabright next morning. On that day and following they will play twelve of the gentlemen of New York at Seabright. On the evening of Dominion Day they will bo entertain. ed to dinner in New York by Herman Clarke, and will sail next morning by the Anchor Line for Dublin. Mr. Cormier, M. P. P. for Ottawa County, recently received an intimation that the wife of one of his constituents, Mrs. Luke C. Ryan, of Stagsburh, on the Gatineau river, had given birth to trip- lets, and as it is understood the Qlxeen'a bounty is no longer extended in connec- tion with such events, kir. Cormier head- ed a subscription and raised 9100 for her among the members of the House. The Auditor -General's report shows that the total payments on account of the Franchise Act up to the lith April, 1887, was $352,878, but this includes only part of the salaries to revising officers. The payments have been as follows:—Ad- vances to revising officers on account of salaries, 944.729 ; expenses of revision, 0124,873; printing first list, 9109,481; printing second lists, 953,408; printing third lista, 517,093. The total expendi- ture in connection with putting the Aot in operation will be about double the amount paid out. The prize list of the Ontario Artillery Aasociatton for 1887 is as follows :—Field General efficiency, 1st prize 550; 2nd, 930; 3rd, 520. Aggregate acmes, firing, sat prize, 930; 2nd, 920 ; 8rd, 510. High. est individual snore, firing, 510. Battery individual score, (len batteries), let prize, 54 ; 2nd, $3 ; 13rd, 52-$90. Drivers, 12 per battery, 9120: "Growski." Prize, conditions, etc., not settled, 940; total, $420. Garrison—General efficiency, 930; aggregate score firing, 915. Battery in- dividual snore (two batteries), 1st prize, 54; 2nd, 58-91.4. "Groweki" Prize, voluntary drills, 910; total, 569. The Grand Lodge of Ontario of the I. 0. G. T. held its annual eeesion at Galt on Good Friday. G. W. C. T. Murray, of Hamilton, presided, The following were elected and inttailed officers for the ensuing term by Bro. Naemith:—G, W. Cl. T„ J.B. Wilson, Galt ; G. W. C., E. Pette, Toronto ; G. W. S., J. T. 1Korri• eon, Hamilton i G, W. V, T., Miss Har- per, Toronto ; G. W. Sec., W. Jones, To• route G. W. T,,.J. 1 -byte, Woodstock ; G. W. G., Lavelle, Hamilton , G. W. M., Miss McLean, Galt ; G. W. A. Sec., W. Afiles Toronto ; G. W. D. M„ J. Quin - ten, Toronto : G W. Hen., I 11, Hoole, Woodstock ; G. W Cl., J. Murray, jun., Hamilton ; P, W. G. C. T. J. Murray, sen„ Hamilton. A. vote of thanks waere. corded to the friends at Galt, who bad so and falling into the hole headforemost kindly entertained the delegates, 1 Wangled to death, The population of Winnipeg is now 21,- 267. A new $8,000 Y.M,C,A. building is to be erected in Owen Sound, Goldwin Smith lectured on Thurwlny night in Now Yonk before the Canadian club of that city. The village of Kingevdle will vote a bonus of 910,000 for the Windsor & Lake Shore Railroad. A Jorge mass meetiug of Hamilton citi- zens has protested against the passage of the Irish Coercion Bill. John Jmtgblut, a farmer lining half a mile east of Neustadt, was killed by lightning Friday afternoon. Windsor Council has voted the Detroit fire department 9100 and its thanks for their services at the late fire. Montreal advicessay Archbishop Tacna is rapidly becoming weaker, but no im- mediate danger is apprehended. Stahleohmidt & Co., of Preston, have received an order to make about 1,000 desks for the Toronto Public Schools. An order has been issued by Chief Op- erator Fowler, of the M.C.R., forbidding operators to read books or newspapers while en duty. Lieutenant -Governor Dewdney has gone to Long Lake to arrange a site for an indnstrisl school in connection with the Presbyterian mission. The St. Clair River tunnel on the Can- adian side is now 230 feet in from the shaft, and the work is being pushed and is making satiefactory progress. Woodstock claims a population of 8,- 000, and the assessment jest completed shows a total valuation on 52,082,175— an increase over lest year of 5225,555. Wm. Brown, of Tiverton, is one of the oldest printers on record. He worked on newspaper, book andjob work in Scotland for forty years, and ie now 89 years of age. It is reported that George J. Brown, the Springfield operator who caused the recent wreak on the M.C.R„ has return- ed home and that he was in Aylmer ou Thu: scsay. A well•to•do Plympton farmer, in search of a wife, dropped into Watford the other day, was introduced to a pretty widow and settled tho whole business in• side of twenty hours. A. telegram was received in St. Thome& Monday stating that negotiations were pending for the settlement of the suit brought by Barnum against the Grand Trunk Company to recover damages for the loss of 'Jumbo." Quite a number of citizens were to have left for New York to give evidence in the case. The report of the Postmaster -General states that 211 new postofficee were open- ed in Canada last year. The total postal revenue was 92,468,747, and the total ex- penditure 53,380,429, showing a net loss of nearly 51,000,000. Of the total post - office revenue 51,893,600 was collected in Ontario. The deposits in postofilce say- ings ayiugs banks increased by $2,068,832 lest yeer. The public accounts for the fiscal year, 1886, show that the gross public debt of the Dominion on the 30th June last was $278,163,341, an increase of $8,461,734 over what it was at the same slate in 1885. The total estimated value of the Dominion assets on the 30th June was $50,005,234, a decrease of over 518,000,- 000 in one year, leaving the net public debt $223,159,107. 5 h total revenue received last year was 533,117,040, and the total expenditure 839,011,612 leaving a deficit of 56,834,572. A remarkable soma took place at a Scott Act trial in Milton Friday. William Dower, a hotelkeeper, was charged with selling liquor contrary to law, and a number of prominent citizens were sum. monad to give evidence. One of these, Wm. Panton, editor of the Champion, appeared and asserted that he had not drank a drop of illicit liquor in a year ; that he had been summoned by the In. specter out of personal spite, and that the latter wished to oust witness from a county °thee. Witness therefore declin- ed to give evidence until the father and brother of the Inspeotor preceded him to the witness box. The Magistrate tried to reason with the witness, but be was immovable, and said he would be proud to go to jail in defenoe of his contention. A.s the Magistrate bod no option, the witness was sent to jail for four days for contempt of court, A sensational poisoning case has been unearthed at Thedford by the arrost of Mrs. Martha Jane Ryokman, charged with the murder of hersistsr-in-law, Mrs. Hendrioks. Startling stories are now told of the mysterious death of eight of Mrs.lsyckman'e relatives, all of whom are now suspected to have been the vic- tims of poisoning at her hand. These are Laura Ryokman, her daughter-in-law who died last fall ; her sinter -m -law, Mrs. Hendricks ; Gray Ryakmau, Laura's husband ; Mrs. R,yckmau's husband ; John Hackett, her son-in-law, follower soon after by hie widow and little giel. All of these died under suspicions air• cumetancee, and in some oases the bodies have boon exhumed and examined. Trac- es of strychnine were found upon thein, The prisoner is about 60 years of ago, and previous to her arrest bore a good reputation. It ie a signifioent fact that she profited fiiranoially by the death) of every ono of her relatives, At Garden Hill, on Saturday morning, the farm house of John Robb, situated half a mile from the village, caught fixe, and only a small portion of the ()entente escaped the conflagration.. Two gone of Mr. Robb, Robert and James, the latter twenty-three yeare of age, and Robert somewhat older, were chopping in the woods a quarter of a mile from the house. They saw their home being eon. enured, and dropping their axes dashed out of the woods over fences and fields towards tho rapidly burning house. Robert outdistanced hie brother, and on arriving at the Beene helped in the work so far as he could. The fire subsided somewhat, but James had not put in an appearance, and enquiries were made. Robert told thein he had started for the Muse with him, and becoming a armed, a search was Instituted. About fifty rods from the hone° in afield that had never been plowed the missing man was found. His head watt in a hole and lite was al - meet extinct. He was lifted up and only breathed once or twice. He probably tri pod over a knoll in the uneven ground, THE BRUSSELS POST A petition Incabeen filed against Dr, Mantngue's election in Ilaldimand, Sobers Morrow, who was found guilty of having poisoned about 50 heats of val- uable stools, including cows, sheep and horses, belonging to Dr, McI{ay, of the township of Middleton, near Courtland, has been sentenced to four years im. prieonmeut in the Kingston Penitentiary. Police Magistrate Denison refused to endorse the warrant for the arrest of le. E. Sheppard, editor of the Toronto Howe, which the Montreal High Constable, Bi&- souette, presented to him for andoreation on Saturday. The giouud taken by the Magistrate was that it was alleged that the object of the warrant was to get Mr. Sheppard into Montreal and have him arrested on another eharge of oriminal libel beside the one specified in the war- rant before bins. He said the law did not make it compulsory for him to eign the warrant. Last week the Sunday school teachers of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church, etratbroy, desirious of giving Hon. G.W. Ross, Minister of Education, before leav- ing for his new home in Toronto, a token of esteem and a memorial of his connec- tion with the school, 'Presented him with a very handsome cloak with a suitable inscription. The presentation took plane at the house of Hector Urquhart. The Rev. Thos. Macadam, in a few seutencee, expressed the regret of the school at los- ing Mr. Ross' invaluable services, the personal regret of his fellow -teachers on account of the departure of one whose presence always brightened their labors, and the best wiahes of all for the pros perity of Mr. Ross and his family. kir. Ross suitably acknowledged the gift. A farmer in Luther was awakened on Tuesday night last by some person prowl- ing about in hie residence. He arose, and with his eon drove the intruder out and fired some shots after him. The burglar had taken a blanket from the hone which he dropped in the flight, and made hie escape into a swamp opposite the place, When matters bad quieted down a sleigh containing two confederates which had been hid from view behind the barn was driven rapidly away and picked up number throe when he emerged from the swamp some distance down the road. In their hurried departure one of the horses dropped a shoe which the farmer picked up. By the horse shoe, and with the aid of the blacksmith who made it, the farmer was able to identify bie mid- night visitors, and had a highly interest- ing interview with them, which, it is said, resulted in all parties being bound to secrecy. 0100 k. ,as®soss=rs THE PEOPLE'S COLUMN. ENERAL PURPOSE MARE .T foreule, a yeses old. Apply 10 A. RAYMANN, Oraubrnok, 40.8 COAIFORTA.BLE HOUSE AND iJ Ler to Let, well fenced, collar, shade trees, pleasant nefghboYllood. 48.00 per Month. 201 1. 10. • GRANT. .WS GUMMED, FILED AND /. Regulated on Lot 11, 0013 0, Grey. War- ranted to not break, bend or heat the now. Wood taken for work. T. M001i1740R, 84.80 THOR0'-I3RED BULL FOR Sftnvion.—The undersigned will keep for service on 8y lot 28, con. 4, Morris, a Ihero'-bred Durham bull. Terms, 31.00. J. &P. BAIBB, Proprietors. 41.4" DULL FOR SE1'IVIO.Li'.—THE undersigned will keep tar service on lot 24,eon. 14, Grey, the well•]cnowu thoro'• bred Durham bull; "Roan and White." Ped- igree maybe seen anytime at the owner's residence. Terms, 31.00. JOHN D. McMillin Proprietor. 41.4i OTE LOST,—LOST IN EI'L'H• An liruSaels 00 Crenbrook, on the 1801 April, 1887, a Prenlleeory Note dated lath Apri1,1887, made by Wm. Dark In favor of Oonrod Miohsel, or bearer, and payablethree years after dote with 8 nor Gent. annually. All persons aro hereby cautioned against negotiating said note, as payment has been stopped. The finder will be rewarded on °Meyliaation and return of note to CONR00 MICH35L, Oranbrook P.O. 41.4 �.1oARM FOR SALE.—THE SUB- .n.' !MUM offers for sale bis valuable 100 acre farm,being lot 0, eon, 10, Grey, end ait,mtadl}miles from Brussels. The place will be sold with or without the crop and on easy terms Poree&n,on will be given at any time. For further partimllars as to price, forme, &a., apply to Ole proprietor cu the premises. B. Mo lAIIGHTON, lib -Om Brussels P.O. CARD OF THANKS.—THIS IS to certify that we, as Executors of the estate cf the late John Yager, received the sum of 81010.80 from the ooafederation Lite Insurance Companyy, through its oblidging agent, Mr.R. Manning ; on a life police of 41000, ou wbich kir. Yager had paid nvo premiums. The Company was fprompt iu payment, and wo have the greatest pleasure in recommending it to the general public. 18010T. TUBNBULL, l Ezeontors. JOHN HALL, f EW PIRM.--THE UNDER Lr aerial) desire to intimate t0 the pub- lio generally that they hays formed ag 00 - Carriage, 1iSign and Ornamentals Paainting' and aro prepared to attend to the wants of the nubile ou moat reasonable berme. Mr. Ross having had experience in seine of the boot shops In Toronto and both being prac- tical workmen we guarantee to glye satis- tuition. 'tistimatee and terms oheerfuily furnished. Shop in the old Poeta Publish- ing House, Sing nitwit, Brussels. SMITH & BOSS, 1ARM FOR SALE.—THE UN, dereigned offers hie excellent 100 acre farm, being North } I of 28, Con. 0, Morrie. for sale, There are about 90 sores cleared, the halftime hardwood bush, The buildings are in good repair. There is an arehard, watt sod all the neeeesary eonvenfenees. The farm in only 2 mike from Bin sante and in a good loosifty, Possession would bo given immediately. Themeare 30 coma of Fall Wheat. ln. For further eartieulare se to prion, terms, &o., apply to the proprietor on tate paoinises. SIMARD ADHERE, 80.850+ Iirhseels4, 0. CARD OP TRANES.—ALLOW Vie 80 acknowledge the promptitude of the doefeeerutiou Life Insurance Co., through their agent,Mr,Tanniug, of Exeter in making payment of a egeeepolicy ee my son's life, two months, before it wan leg- ally due, Tho oonditiono of the Company's Policiee are nnuenelly liberal, and too eourteey and attention of their local agent, Mr. Manning, )eaves nothing to he denirod, The oompaeyie oertaiuly moll worthy the attention and confidence of intending in• Mire., I remain yours truly, WILLIAM GLI)AN. Dated, Blyth, April, h, Otto. 40.1 C1i0I0E FARMS FOR SALE.— �.l A few Splendid, lntprove'li farms for seism t110 township of 0,efl', MOKillop. Apply be A, DELGATIY, 00, Auatloneer,Brussels P. 0. DAY UP, --ALL PERSONS IN- A- to A.Sobenek are reenoeted to eels at the old stead and settle the same as even an puasibl0, It. Chard has the books and has full authority to canoe{ minuets and give receipts for the 11me. 41.4• A,SCIIENCA. F. ANORTH & CO. nosohenin„t f Street, Phila. .101 11 a, Pa., keep Everything to the Mos. 10111 Linc. Shoot Maio, Mum Books. All the a'orolgo acid Aina icon Editions. Pieties and Organs, by the boat known makers, sold on liberal terms, Oetaloguse sent on appllcatlon. -Mention this paper. Baldness, '1'11111 Muir, .tc, Those who aro bald, who have gray or thin hair, or who aro trnubind with dandruff should invest le a bottle of Or. Derebwstulh "Hair llagla.” It is the finest preparation for the hair and scale now in use. 1 t Is ran - idly superaedipg all other hair tonics. It stops falling, reetorog the original color to grey hair end ror bsldooss, whore there are the slightest possible roots, it will produce ■ nee growth of hair, Do not gait until too late but gets bottle at 0nee. (1, A, Dead - men and J. Hargreaves & Co., Agents, Brus- sels, 22.00 FOR $L 00 Send Oe (81.00 and we w111 mall yoti North's Phila. Musical Journal, One Year. We give every subscriber 82.00 worth of Shed Muss: selected from our oatalogne as a premium, and publish In the JOURNAL, during the year, 'allude wbich would cost in shoot form, el 9.09, possibly 500x0; thus every subscriber receives 822.00 Werth of mania t or 81.00, The Jo0RNAL is published monthly and oontalns inetruotivc articles for the geidanee of teachers end pupils ; entertaining musical noriee, an ex- tensive record of musical events lrem all over the world and Sixteen Pages of New Motile in each issue, melting it thio meet val- usblo publication of the kind in existence. 1111 1108 fall to subscribe at once. Address, F, A. NOItTI1.@ CO„ leo. 1308 Chestnut 9t., Philadelphia, Pa. Brussels Lime Works I STiLL AHEAD. The subscribers take this opportunity Of returning thanks to the inhabitants of Brussels and viulnity for past patronage, and beg to state that having mad.e several improvements in their kilo and mode of burning, they aro now in a better position than over before to supply the Public with Yireblilnes Lime. This being the Thirtoeuth Season of our bueiness dealings in Brussels, end having given unqualified satisfaction so far, the public can rely on receiving g.,od treatment and a Pirat•Olese Article from us. Pirst-Claes Lime at 18 cents at the kiln, Wo also burn a No,1 Limo for Plastering at 15 conte, Remember the spot—Brussels Lime Works. 41 Town & Son. IMPORTANT TO ALL who aro bald or whose hair ie thin or gray, or are troubled with dandruff, ]Dr, no2-eiti s4*nd'ks HAIR MAGIC ! le the greatest tonic for strengthening the growth of the hair ever discovered. 1t atop all falling out of the hair, removes all traces et dandruff, restores gray hair to its original Dolor and in cases of baldness, where the routs are not destroyed, it will produce a luxuriant crop of hair. Take warning if your hair is in n feeble elate get a bottle at once before itis too late, Dr.Dorenwend'a "Hair Magic," is on Salo at all principal Drug Stores. Ask for it and take nothing else. G. A. DEADMAN AND J. HARGREAVES cC GO., Aoxn'ra Fon BRUSSELS. A. Doren wend Sole Manufacturer, Toronto, Canada. A. Dorenwend keeps the larges0. Hair Goods establishment in Canada, CRANIBROEOK LIME YY Os ItICS. APRIL 22, 1887 OLDEN PADLOCK I CARD odi . IIANICN■ \ern desire to return our best thanks to our numerous customers for their patron- age extended to no while in Brussels and wish to state that we have disposed of our business to 11fESSR9 A. M. MOKAY & Co„ who will be pleased to wait on all our old customers. Wo bespeak for them a liber- al share of the trade of the Public. Yours &c., GRANT & CO. Change of 3311simees. HAVING purchased the Hardware busi- ness of Grant & Co., of the Golden Pad- lock, we wish to intimate that our large Stock is now open, at the Old Stand, to the inspection of the public. Asking a continuance of the trade of the people of this section and feeling assured wo can fill the bill. 1\1e aro yours at command, A, M. lYtcKay 0o, SELLING OFF, EN Vi SELLING OFF, VJ zsunss Barrs, %)41_ Rza er Bats & shoes, Tate Cads, fea,dy- Made Clothing, rent's Form nishing1, c. For the NEXT SIXTY DAYS I intend running 11Clearing Salo or my Entire Stock, consisting of over 5;000 worth. of all Styles and Sizes of Booth and Shoes, Slippers, Rnbjlers, &a., Hats & Caps, Ready -Made Clothing and Gent's Furnishings, s0 a9 to save re- moval. The like of such otoBARGAIN•-- its We will (der were never hoard of before in Brussels, anti it will PAY You over and over again to make your pnrehasos from us dining this CLEARING SALE. The undersigned is prepared to Supply the Public with The Godds Must and Will be Sold Regard- less of Profit. ANY QUANTITY Fresh Lime Lime Give Me a Call. V. GrRA MM, Our Stock is new and in excellent condition. No old goods ou our shelves. Gall and See our Goods and Get our Prices. Opposite Queen's Htitel, Brussels. S.OSTRARDER. PROPRIETOR. TOR. SIXTY DAYS. SIXTY DAYS.