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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-8-19, Page 5AtlitUST 19, 18S7. tlzstxtt Rehm, Itferrite- Harvest is almaat over, --School opened on Aug. 15.—•S. Paul, god oon„ is Tory poorly.--Rov.Robt. Thyno, of Pt; Dover; is visiting his mother, eon, 2.—Jno. Mooney hes been re -appointed tax col. lector. He gots 580 salary and has to give security for $14,000. The heralds of intemperance are abroad, They can easily be recognised by their long•toodbeets, tiglitipante, gold auxin, white hats and black oaths, while they carry between their eyes and mouth a blood red sign, "'Beware:' • Morrie will surely never clothe that monster again, Morris will never again bold an umbrella for the man to ebield him from woman's tears or build a shield for those who fear the oursea of those they have rained. License is a thing of the poet• Sam Jones says, "Right is right, do it ; Wrong is wrong, quit it." Winchit tn. It is reported that the Ti mes Inas changed hands, a Toronto man taking the helm. . Over 200 of our residents took advent. age of the cheap exouraion to Goderich on Tuesday and enjoyed the cool breezes of the lake town. es big demonstration will be arranged to celebrate the completion of the O.P.R. to this place. The station ground hoe been located and the building will be put up at once. On Wednesday evening of last week, a few minutes before six o'clock, the last spike on the 0. P. R. extension to Wing - ham was driven by Mise Leila Macdo- nald, of town, in the presence of a num• bet' of epectatore. The track runs to the new salt block which is now in working order night and day. 131u evaal e. The school has been fully repaired and knowledge will be dealt out al before, liberally, to all requiring it, by Mr. Thompson and Mies Laing. Bluevale is prepared to supply teachers at reaeonable figures, or to supply boya and gide, any grade, guaranteed to make teachers. Address all lettere to the Mayor. One hundred and twenty-four partook in the pleasure triplto Goderich. There was a vary merry crowd got off at Blue - vale and one of our . tonal lights in the literary world, before unheard of, began a poem :—"They seem so very funny, You'd think that they bad been eating honey. Goo. Anderson, who hen been working oat in Morrie, left work last Thursday and took to, bis bed with what is known as the bleak fever. On Saturday he was o able to go to Wingham and see the Dr., but on Monday he died. He was buried un Tuesday. George will be missed by many of his young friends. He leaves his young wife, for he wee not married a year yet, to mourn his lose. Bluevale has ontdone herself this year in the examination line. Sane Black has taken a second from Clinton school; Robt. Stewart, from Oollingwood; Fenton Hartley has obtained hia by his own ' ef- forts while teaching; Bella Duncan has taken a third from W Ingham, and Armand Hartley from Bluevale school, which is at present ably conducted by Mr. Thomp- son, only one from Bluevale out of six' having balled. If some enterprising business man'will come along he will light upon one of the most aaoommodating looelitiea here to be met with lu a long way. He may manu- faotureBente, both weak and strong, and sicken everyone in the village, near and far. In fact he may do as he likes and let the rest into the river. It greatly im- proves a river when it is so saturated as to drive away the urchin who would like to clean himself. Of course there is sickness round but that is a despeneation of Providence, no fault of anyone's here, Thera aro some in this town who are foolish enough to say that if Providence had planed the Board of Health where it would get one whiff of that — they would throw down their paper, put, away their spooks and remedy it in some way. .Ethel. Reeve Milne is home from Duluth. E.Cober has returned from Muskoka. Masers. Bawtinheimer & Tindall ship- ped a fine load of fat cattle on Saturday. • Wm. Milnewent on a pleasure trip to Minneapolis but was taken eiok at Du- luth. We regret to hear that Miss Mary Tindall le very poorly this summer, but we hope ae cooler weather comes in she will improve. The stories in Tun POST are well worth the subscription to the paper, not taking into consideration the amount of spiny vocal and other items. Wm. Lynes, who left Ethel a short time since for a visit to his former home, Exeter, will, so report eye, open a tailor- ing establishment of itis own in one of gi mpeon &8 ns new shops. • 17. Oober and Wm. Hewitt have been for some time in the wilde of Muskoka. Report says that they are on the hunt for land, and that some thousands of same kava been taken up by one of them. Quite a number of ice cream (I scream, pardon the old worn pun, it is so applic- able) parties have been held in the village. One would infer that the public were either fond of cool things or that the price of the had fallen, Many Etbelties noted the proprietor of Tea Poex'e receipt for prevention from sunstroke, viz., a cabbage leaf worn in the :grown of the hat, and one was wicked enough to suggest the idea that Tun : Poor man need never fear the effect of the sen, as nature had paovided him with a whelp head of that valuable vegetable. The Methodist.Sunday School pic•nio will take place (Weather •permitting)" on the 24th inane, Slemmon'a grove. Dr. Macdonald and Reads. D. B. Mcllae, 1i. Paul, J. H. Dyke and the pastor are ex. pooted to be preeent. The Ethel string band will be in attendance. A number of vocal selections will also be given, An enjoyublo time will no doubt be spout by those who take it in. Proceeds will go toward the maintenance of the Sunday Sehool. Wm, Spence, our obliging postmaster wee off on a holiday trip title week to Lon- don, Strethroy and other pointe of Inter- est, HvneNsxn.---.Last Monday Rec, 7. P, Logear, pastor of the Mothodiet church, was united in the bonds of wodlook to Mies Addie Fisher, of Godericb. The nuptial bow was nicely and securely tied by Revile. Messrs, Salton and Turk, both residents of the Co. town. Miss l,egoar, sister to the groom was bridesmaid and Rev. J. J. Bopp supported the groom. The happy twain left for the Beet on a wadding tour by the noon train. May prosperity ever attend them, Cr nub rook. Public school re -opened het Monday. I. J, Tuck is not over his rheumatism. Tho sudden and unexpected death of Chris. Switzer wan re great shock to many in this neighborhood. The township rate levied for this year will be one and three quarter mills on the dollar and ono•eighth mill railway rate, A elan in penmanship has been organ- ized here by Prof. Bell. The member- ship is large for a small place. It is a good idea for tiie young folks to become expert penmen. • Township Council met in Tuck's Hotel last Friday. Owing to the absepoe of the Reeve, Deputy. Reeve Oliver took hie place. The principal business was deal- ing with the new ditches to be dug. Grey. Tho present week will about finish up harvesting operations. Wm. Lawson, of Grand Rapids, Mioh•, is visiting at Ino. Cash's. The boys are at their old tridre again, that ds, in the matter of going out nights coon hunting. A good many took in the excursion last Tuesday end had a splendid time at the lake side, and sightseeing in and aro and the county town. Many wells and small streams have ,gone dry on account of the prolonged drought, and some have to drive their stock long distances to get water. The pulpits of the Whitfield and Hen- fryn churches Nom occupied en Sabbath last by the Rev. J. Dyke, of Wesley chnroh, Winnipeg, who is visiting hie brother, Rev. J. H. Dyke, for a few days, Hugh Porter sr., died on Friday of last week at a good old age. The deceas- ed has been poorly for some time, He was a well known resident of this section and by bard work and frugality bad se- cured quite a competency. Stanley Anderson has been engaged as teacher in S. S. No. 1 for next year, sal- ary to be 5460. Mr. Andereon is a gond teacher and will do well. --0. Bowerman will hold the fort for another year at No. 8. This will be his fourth year. Com. ment is unnecessary. TzenIDLE Aacwsem,-Last Friday after- noon, about 1:30 o'clock, a terrible and fatal accident happened on the farm of Wm. Ziggler, lot 18, son. 14, which caus- ed the death of Christopher Switzer. He had been in the employ of Thos. Calder, 10th con., for a long time working on the farm. Mr; Calder also owns a threshing machine but owing to the illness of one of his men Switzer went along with hie employer on Friday to help attend to the machine. Everything was in readiness for a start and the horse had gone about half a round when the deceased went up on the machine to put a belt on a pully. Not notioing a floor above him he struck' hie head and in stepping back to save himself his left foot event into the cylin- der and in an instant his foot and leg were ground and torn into atoms. The machine wan etopped at once and the cylinder taken out before the eufferer could be released. Two physicians were sent for and on their arrival the mutil. ated member was dressed ae well as pos- sible. Although suffering intense pain Mr. Swizer retained oonsciousneae up to the time he died, 5 houre after the aooi- dent, and talked very hopefully of the future. He was a steady going, hard working young man and a faithful mem- ber of the Salvation Army, under whose auspices the funeral was conducted on Sunday afternoon. There were about 100 rigs in the procession. The father and mother, one sister and three brothers have the sympathy of the entire com- munity in this sudden and severe afflic- tion. Henry Switzer, of Forest, one of tbe brothers of the keened, was here attending the funeral. The accident was the talk of the country side as Chris. was well known and respected by all who knew hire. Walton. T. Campbell ie home visiting his par- ents. School opened last Monday for the Fall term. Mies Hellen, ex -teacher here, is back visiting old friends. D. Johnston was sueoeseful in paesiug hie second class examination. The appearance of the school yard is greatly improved by the new fence. Writing -master Bell has been booming is'a penmanship. H e Iiia classes in P P splendid penman and a good teacher. Report says a wedding party reseed through the village on Tuesday. The usual reception was given, namely the pealing notes of the saw mill whistle. This week the July make of cheese was shipped to Messrs. Jackson & Hallett, of Guelph. The price received was 10e cents per pound and the tote' sum was $2,707.06. There is quite a number on the ethic list, lilies Kato MaKibbin, Mies A. Path - ick and Mrs. J. Johnston being in the number, but we are glad to hear they aro improving. Tnex TEDIUMS Oneeen FAOxOItr.-What an annoyance to everybody. The wonder is that the villagers do not petition the authorities to have it removed to some other place, The odor which itemits is something fearful. Lengnage cannot be found forcible enough to desdribe the perfume which proceeds from it. It is a pity ne other place could havebeen foetid on width to erect such a fragrant struc- ture. If that grunting, Wallowing quad• roped were bonished from it the build. ini,g itself would not baso pestiferous. I believe It would bo re blessing to the citi- zens of Walton if there WAS each a rrian AS Guy Fawkes living in the vicinity, ASESSISAITA. THE ,BRUSSL4S POST A groat deal of siokpose prevails in this neighborhood dile summer, although there has not hem rnany deaths. Rev, Mr. B'dlantyue is visiting at Westminster, Rev, Mr. Jamieson oe• onpiea the pulpit while he is gone. A Woman's Missionary Aeeooiation was organized here some menthe ago in oonneotion with, the Presbyterian ohnroh, having as President, Miea Johnston Viso-Proeidont, Mise Smillie; Secretary, Mies Tait ;;Treasurer, Mie Campbell. Already considerable interest has been manifested in the great work of missions, At our meeting held on the 4th of this month the membership numbered about fifteen. Interesting papers were read on the work being done in connection with the several branches of French evangel- ization, It is when we hear and read and begin to understand something about these missions that we can have any perceptive idea of the enormity of the work yet to be done before the world will be evangelized for Christ, LITEieAn4 SociEre,—OOT Young Peo- plo'a Literary Society is proving quite a emcee. The interest is deepening and the enthusiasm manifested is quite a now thing for the people of this village. The creditable manned in which the sev- eral topics were discussed at our that meeting shows that even Walton does not need to go outside her pregints to find ability se speakers. We have a charming little paper called "The Glean- er," under the management of a moat excellent editor. The editorials are also good, which gives us the impression that the correspondents are above the average as writers, and under the guidance of our energetic President and efficient staff of officers, wo aro convinced that our go- oiety will be conducive of much good. MCDONALD'e MILL BuxNED: AbOub 4 o'clock Thursday morning of this week the ory of fire was raised in our village and it was soon ascertained that the saw mill of Lewis & Chas. McDonald was in flames. The flames had made such head- way that it was impossible to save the building so all set to work to keep the fire from spreading to the lumber piles and saw logs. Willing hands were ready to haul and parry water and by hard work for a while the fiery element was kept within bounds. The calm morning and the rain of the previous .nightdid, much toward saving the adjoining pro- perty. How the fire started is a mystery as Mr. McDonald was at the mill before he went to bed and everything was all right. Some hint that it was the wort of en incendiary, but the McDonald Bros. are thorough going men who have the good will of everybody. How the fire started will probably remain a mystery. In the mill was an engine and boiler, eiroular saw, lath and shingle machines, saws, &o., and along with tools belonging to some of theworkmeu were a total lees, except the boiler. The loss ie estimated atljabont $2,500 or 82,800 and there is an insurance policy for 81,500 ie the Gore Mutual, There ie about 700;000 feat of lumber in the yard now and about 300,000 feet in logs. The proprietors came to Walton in 1875 and have done e splendid business, in fact Walton owes muoh of its prosperity to this important industry. Messrs. McDonald think they will secure a portable mill to cut up the balance of their loge and will arrange next Fall for rebuilding. A. hand engine was taken out from the Ronald Engine Works Brussels, but although too late to do much good they threw a stream from wells on the lumber and logs and pre- vented .them catching ere. It would be a good idea for the Walton people to se. curd something of this kind to fight fires. A large number of persona visited the scene of the flre. Grey Council. Council met at Tuck's hotel, Oranbroolr, August 12th., pursuant to adjourment, members wore all present except Mr. Milne. Deputy Reeve Oliver in the chair. Minutes cf last meeting read and approv. ed. Moved by Wm. Brown, seconded by Teomae Ennis, that Mr. Hutehinsoree requisition for a ditch or drain at lot 19, con, 5, be laid over till the next meet- ing of Council.—Carried. In the matter of \Vm. Mann's requisition for ditoh or drain at lot 35, con. 16, it was moved by Wm, Brown, and seconded by Thos. En- nis, that the council approve of the scheme. that leave be granted to the rep- plioant to fill the roquisition,—Oarried. By-law read and Massed levying one and three quarter mills an the dollar township rate and one eighth mill on the dollar railway rate for the current year. Moved by Toomas Ennis, seconded by Wm. Brown, that the Reeve and treasur- er be authorized to borrow of the bank of Hamilton, at Listowel or Wingliam, the stmt of Ave hundred dollars for township purposes.—Oarrled. Moved by Edward Bryane, seconded by Wm. Brown, that David McDonald be appointed inspector of stone pier to be built under the bridge at lot 4. oon. 11, and 12,—Carried. The following accounts weirs handed in. and ordered to be paid, viz. :—Wm. •Lucas, cutting hill and grading at lots 24 and 20. oon. 3, 548.50 ; Wm. Lucas, grading at 1,41.48; m.L- and 51,aaa.W Lu- cas, 50 $ and gravelling at lots 26 and nae, grading gr v q a 26, eon. 4, $89.20 ; Hatt & Co., Oolleotor"e Roll paper, $1.31 ; Michael Shine, grav- el, $2,26 ; Jelin Roddick, gravel, $6.80 ; David Millard, for keeping John Falls a eiok indigent, 54,95 ; John McNeil,ditoli- ieg at lot 24, con. 14, 56.00 ; Mrs. Mo - Kay, gravel, 52.10 ; Garrow & Proudfoot, legal advice re•disputed road allowance lots 00 & 31, Done. 12 & 18, $3 ; Jae. Mo - McCallum, culvert at lot 47, oon. 1, 59,88; John Furtney, underdrein aoroes road at lot 65, con. 1, 54,00 ; Sas. Brown, putting some plank on bridge at lot 52, con. 1, $1.50 ; John Brown, grading and gravel. ling at lot 4, oon. 18, 810.80; Wm. Strath culvert at lot 16, con. 16, $16.75 ; Jacob Steies, repairing bridge at lot 16, con. 14, 510.60 ; M. Shine, repairing bridge at lot 6, oon. 12, 58 ; Joseph Combs, shovel- ling gravel, Div. No. 2, con. 1, 54.00 ; H. McDonald, culvert et lot 5, eon: 4, 54.60 ; W. It Kerr, printing, 548.87; L,MeDon- ald, lumber for snow fence and culverts, 526.00 ; R. Laing, repairing Ethel bridge, boundary58,00 ; Quintin d Grey andMorris,q 580ravelling Con. oil then adjourned to meet again at Rob- +ottson's hotel, Ethel, on the last Friday I in September next. Wu, Sri•seee, Clerk, The Chatsworth Horror. A CCU8C011AL reAe!r.lt,as AO. COUNT. P. 0, Church, a oomfeerolal traveller from Peoria, spoke of the disaster : "We didn't hear about It until yoetordey ("Theasilay) rnorning," said he, "and the drat report was that aeveraal hundred bad been killed. There wore 750 exoursiou- iste from Peoria alone, and a special train was at once made up to go over to the scene of the accident, about 00 miles distant. When wo reached the plana where the accident ocourred the first thing we saw was a pilo of mashed up amebae as high es a telegraph pole. The top of the second chair car shot up on top of this, standing like a monutnent et least ftfteon feet higher. We arrived just in time to ace Mr. Murphy, a hotel - keeper from Galesburg, climb out of a hole in the top of the first ohair ear, which was just in view, upon a pile of broken timbers at the top of the heap. He pulled out his wife and baby uninjur- ed, but almost exhaastel from having been penned up for nearly twelve hours. It was with difficulty they were aseieted to the ground. Mr. Murphy then went bark into the hole and brought out alive a little baby. He had torn it from the arms of a deal mother, After that he helped out an aged woman wlioso 'bank had been injured. These five, together with two others, were all that were rea- med from that car, When Murphy came down I asked hint how it happened that ho was not killed. He replied tbat when the crash came his wife wag silt. fug in one seat and himself and baby were in the one just behind and near the front of the ear. The baby was knock- ed off tbe seat and he stooped to pink her up ae they ehot up into the mass of mine ahead, Just at that moment, be said, a timber penetrated the oar, shoot- ing across the place where he had been sitting and struck a young lady who sat opposite on the neck. He was thus pin- ned down by the timber which also pro. tested him from being smashed and sav- ed his Life. He looked across the alele and saw that the young lady's head had Wien over on the baok of the seat, and hung only by the skin. The eight of the dead and wounded lying 'on the fleld was horrible. A friend who wag with me counted 07 dead bodies, and the wreok was not nearly cleared away. They were lying in little heaps of about a dozen, all having been killed in a different manner. The entire eide of one man's face would be mashed in, while a hole as large as your fist in the forehead of another would show where the timbers had pene- trated. enstrated. Three•fourthe of the dead never knew what killed them. It was a sight I never want to look upon again. There were young ladies in pic-nie dresses with their white skirts saturated with blood, and their faces mashed beyond recog- nition. One young looking mother had held her baby in her arms, when a tin ber striking the child on the back inipel- ed both victims in instant death. The mother's face did not bear a scratch, but the expression on it will haunt me to the grave. I was sink when I reterned from the oatastrophe lash night. 08 would make any man sick. The depot ai Peoria was surrounded by 5,000 people, all wait- ing for news from the wreck. The switch yards had been cleared of ears, and all along between the rails stood rows of cots to receive the dead and weundad as they were brought in. Near these cote back- ed up perhaps a hundred covered wagons and beyond the wagons stood 160 soldiers to keep the crowd back. A committee of 100 oitizeue, weariug crape, are stationed at the cote to take care of the victims. All Peoria is in tears. There were scores of her best citizens on that train, among them being many young ladies. Evary- 000 505 .18 was the jolliest patty. that ever started on an excursion. They were as merry ae school children. Hundreds bad been to the trainto see their Wanda depart, but thousand were there to take their dead bodies away on their return," Mr. Church says that the .action of the railroad officials after the ;accident was condemned by almost everybody. Hun- dreds of people got as far as Forest on their way to the wrack, but had to walk the rest of the dietetics, six miles, The officers rode up and dews the tracks and a few slow going trains brought in the dead, but the wounded and dying were left on the ground with no relief except that which their partners in grief could give them.' They lay in the muddy fields all night with the rain beating down while their groans and cries went rip in vain. Aa fast ase he baggage could be taken from the oars, no matter whose it wee, it was torn open and dresses and skirts appro- priated for bandages to dress the wound of the suffering. After the physicians and nurses had finished with the trunks thieves rifled' them and carried off what was valuable. •"I myself," said Mr, Church, "saw the head, shoulders and arms of it young woman hanging from a ear window, and a man went up and be- gan stripping the rings from he fingers. Some of the passengers interfered and Made him desist," Rowdyism is rampant at Hamilton, The Mounted Police Force now num- bore 990 men, being within ten of its full strength. At a picnic et Victoria Park, Toronto, a young man had hie ednll fraetured by thoaanmen ball used in putting the shot. He tried to run eoross the ball's course. Lest evening our attention was called to the number of letters returned 80 the Collector of Taxes as "uncalled for." There must have been usarly three hundred, and through curiosity we looked over some of the bundle and were sur- prised to find the names of some of our citizens who go every day to the post - office. It seems very singular that these notices were not delivered.—St. Oaths, rinse Nowa. It is alleged that sometime ago the dis- covery- wee made of what was thought to boa gold vein on the farm of Wm, Mill- A Gall at tr .fu 'roof' 'clb1•0-ksi,sa ,w.m convince you that we roan near Dexter Elgin County. Since AUGUSS AUGUST GAHFiELD HOUSE- Now isThe Time TCS 'TTi CII SE We Etre Slauughtering• the following Lines of Goods This Month in arder'813, hale room for our Large Mock of FALL GODS ARRIVING PRINTS, GINGHAMS, MUSLINS, HOSIERY,. GLOVES,, CRETONNES, SILKS, CASHMERES, PARASOLS, MILLINERY, CARPETS, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, Dress Goods, lace Curtains, Table .ens, Boots & Shoes, �.� ,loadj-Made Clothing. SELLING' REMNANTS "CTTR, OWN PRICE, and it is to yatt' aii'1,..a' e 10 Cal) and see them. BUTTER, ECCSI, ETC., TAKEN AS OA,.Si-i AT THE Good + ooC s and that 'time, although it has bean kept very Alai We Sal 41J3111 h Mee 'grit price. quiet, assays have been made and iron has boon found in paying gnantitioe, also indicntiens of gold. The lend itas now been bonded mid preliminary shafts will beat once mink for the purpoae.of theta i (Imply locating the bed ,.f ore, I Have ;the ICIIT1NCALE & CO.