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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1929-5-22, Page 511.11! Is 1-1 SE PONT w Dominion Dominion Dominion Dominion Dominion TIRES YesSir ! At Your Service Plan ,your gas and oil needs so you can drive 111 when near. You will got gasoline with gel eke r picleep = greater power And more mileage plus service that is quick and satisfactory. When you buy, accessories you can. always be assured. . of of quality plus service. 80 s 1?o3a) (c•lcis,.. .... ,.,$10 25 80 x 8i 1i,'udurahco t ends 8 50 30 x S eakinge $15,(.0 ; 'J itl,ts taLL 1 25 Royal (lord 29 x 440 Casings ., . 10 50 Royal Cord 29 x 440 Tubes .,. 2-50 Batteries O. Phone 9x 6 Volt 11 Plate Batteries .......... ...$ 8 50 6 Volt 11 Plate Heavy Batteries ..,,,, 10 50 6 Volt 18 Plate Batteries 12 ,CO H. SPROULE BRUSSELS LOCAL NEWS 'New Teller. C. M. Card, of Vancroft, is the new teller at the Bank of Nova Scotia, who is taking the place of F. L. McLaughlin, who returns to Tor - .onto. Attended Graduation Exercises. On Tuesday evening among those from Brussels to attend the gradua- tion Of Miss Ina Cunningham at Winghatm Hospital were :—D. and Mrs. Cunningham • Jas. and Mrs. MaFadzean ; D. and Mrs. Denman ; Miss C. Hingston; Mrs. E. Cunning- ham and Mrs. G. Wheeler, of Brus- sels. Bishop McConnell at the United Church Conference. The Rev. F. J. McConnell, of New York, Bishop of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, Pres;dent of the Feder. al Council of the Churches of Christ in America, will address the morning sessions of the London Conference of the United Church of Canada in Centennial Church, London, on Thursday, May 30th, Friday, May 31st, and Saturday, June 1st, and the Conference Lay Association has ar- ranged to have these addresses broad 'cast over CJGC (312 metres) begiittt ing at 8.55 on the mornings named. Pictures Coming t'o the Grand. Following are a few of the pict- ures billed at the Grand Theatre for the coming month: May 24-25—Land of the Silver Fox 27-28—Caught in the Fog 31—June 1—Carnation Kid Liberals of North Huron Call Nominating Meeting. The North Huron Liberal Associa•• Grand Theatre Friday & Saturday May 24 & 25 The Only Dog Star--- Rin -Tin -T in in "Land of the Silver fox" "Land of the Silver Pox" testas with vigorous action, while the setting of the frozen wlitlet nes9 of upper Hodson Bay Rif md4 a back genetic] of rare beauty. The story gives tiro✓I'm•'l'in splendid opportunity to display hid skill daringand a ilii c 111T -TS nIn Ic » g yL and InOtiot Lana for the human case mi. L iht H amS and Carroll� Hy NyeN aea y pair of ]burrs brill a,rt by tie+.ahety arouse sytuprtthy, while John wiiej .n and Thom*, Sunt,uhi are formidable and prevnkisive vilinins, The story of "band of the Silver Pox" has to do with the silver fox trapping Indust, y, concerning itself especially with the elf n•ts of the manager of a trading post to thwart the ln,,a•drlayed i0 .mage of lila ward to a younger trapper. The schooling p ivt-m to.get emotive.; with a nototimis kill. er to do away with the hay and steal a st'. irk of pelts, but through 1 ho watchfuinrs of Bony the vi keine is frustrated and the uh.racha in the Invete' path cleared away. This film, adapted by 11nrvseri ytuilh flora i. Chu fes Condon etoty was directed by Ray g itiuht. EXTR AA 2 -Reel Star Feature • ``Charlie Chaplin in "Easy Street"` Monday & Tuesday - May 27 28 How Crooked Can Crooks Be ? WARNER. BROS. present May McAvoy and Conrad Nagel in"Caught in the Fog" Stolen Pearls Juggled by Lovers, Crooks and Cops in Fogbound House-boat— Hurricane of Fun and Fury 1 Friday & Saturday - May 31 - June 1 DOUGLAS McLEAN in "Tie Carnation Kid" If vnu were a noaefful TYPEWRITER salr,ontnii 1 And a bniu•h of fROOi{S h -.11e 1 you as th" GREA'I'IIWP gen-mall „ y o ' t i r t hey. Ravi, you a l n l 1 of v 1 8 1 1 GUN' rS t told •mtl 51100'1 ToRILLI And'111e13\Vl1111'ESTGIRLinthe world" got in the way 1 And you couldn't see ANYTHING 1-0 chart anyway I Rat von had to shoot or 13ii SHOT l Onulrl VrOU laugh it off ? Doug. does, '"Rin -Tin -Tin" "WINGS" Coming 1 "Able's Irish Rose" "Chapile Chaplin Specials" eveeeseeelefeeetteeefeesiseeteete Chick Feeds A FTE a thorough test of the Chick Feeds formulated �t by our Mr, Pierson with wonderful success, we are this year offering them to the poultry public, You oan feed these Feeds with every confidence that you are going to raise all your chloks, Every ingredient in these Feeds is the very best we could buy, A supply on hand at all times, Also kept by W. J. McCracken, Davison's Hard- ware and Farmers' Club Store, Also expect to have a supply at Walton and Ethel. WALTER ROSE tion will hold its annual meeting Wingharn on Tuesday, May 28. The business. of the clay will inclu4e the eeleetion of a candidate to contest the riding at the next Provincial election. W, E. N. Sinclair, E. C., M. P P., Leader of the Liberals in the Provincial House, and Miss Ger- trude Rankin, Presideent of the On- tario Women's Liberal Association, will address the meeting. District Lodge Meeting, The district I. 0. 0. F. meeting was held last Wednesday evening in the Western Star Lodge room and every lodge in the district was re- presented. Reports of the year were presented and the work of the earn- ing Grand Lodge discussed. Mr. Thos. Fortune of Wroxeter, was elected D. D. G. M. for the coming year and Mr. Wm. Heeney, of Wing - ham, Signior Warden. W A. William son, the retiring D. D. G. M., Was presented with the jewel of his of five. Minor Locals. Empire Day—Thursday. Cadet Inspection on Monday, 27th hist. Usual holiday hours at the Post office. A, new wire fence has been erected at the school, Friday is the 24th of May and • public holiday. The tulips and narcissus are mak- ing a beautiful show just now. Foot Ball will be seen in brussels this summer. See schedule in anoth er column, 1 Friday is a holiday. All older people remember "Queen's Birthday" with happy memories. Forty Years Ago. The Forest Free Press says: W. C. Cunning, traveller for Buntin, Gil- lies & Co., wholesale paper dealers, Hamilton, was here on Wednesday of last week, and stated that forty years ago that day he did his first work for that firm. He also remind- ed us that he took his first order from the Free Press 44 years ago this month being, then traveller for the Barber -Ellis Co., of Toronto.— Mr. Cunningham was a former tra- veller on the Brussels territory, and called on the present editor at, Clin- ton during his stay there. Obituary. Some weeks ago The Post record- ed the death of Duncan F. McKay, a former resident of Grey Township, and a brother of Mrs. McKinnon, of Brussels, who died in South Dakota, and we take the following from the Henry Independent, published at Henry, S. D., on April lith:—Dun- can F. McKay died Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. E. Graham, where he has made his home for several months. A pioneer of Dakota Territory since 1882, when filed on land south of Raymond, he has led a useful life and help build a great state. In 1889, the year of our statehood, he o moved to the vicinity 3 of Henrynd spent seventeenrs Y P yea of his life here, going to Garden City where the last twenty-three years were spent as a public servant in various business enterprises he con• ducted. Duncan F. McKay was born January 24, 1855, in the Township of Tuckersmith, County of Huron, Ontario, Canada and Shortly there- after his parents removed to Grey in the same county, where he spent his boyhood and young manhood. He received a public school education and later entered upon a course of study for the Methodist ministry un. der the, tutelage of resident minis- ters of that faith and was ordained in 1880. His first pastorate was Seb- ringville, Ontario. On February 27, 1884, he was united it, marriage to Mise Anna Jones who preceded bins in death en November 16, 1925, To them were born ft1'e children: Mrs H. A. Hansen, R. J. McKay and Mrs, C. E. Graham, of Henry; W. A, Me Kay of Willow Lakes and Eva Mc- Kay of Watertown. Other relatives surviving are three brothers; W, M• 14IcKay, St. Joseph, Mo.; J. P. Me Kay, Brantford, Ontario and A. E. McKay, Estaven, Sask., Canada; and two sisters: Mrs. Jessie Fairbairn, Sacramento, Cal., and Mrs. Isabella ItfcKinnon, Brussels, Ontario, and seven grandchildren. Funeral servic- es were held Tuesday afternoon at the Graham home and in the M. E. church at Garden City, where Rev. J. H. Dirks spoke words of comfort and praise of a useful man to the >.'clatives and the numerous Mende that had gathered to pay their last respects and homage to a departed comrade. The cemetery riles were conducted by the Gamlen City Qdil. FellowsR lodge of which ch the deco sell was a member. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved relatives in their hour of sorrow, at iINGHAM Monumental 1"'"'WORKS Has a large and complete stock of Family Memorials in newest designs at very reasonable prices. Call and see us before plac- ing your order. R. A. SPOTTON Phone ofticetfo-Wingham Houeo 286 TWO GAMES DUE OPENING DAY Wintrop Goes to Brussels and Strat- - ford Eleven Visits Monkton GOING STRONG. What did mama's little baby learn et school today? I learned two kids not to call me 'mama's little baby,' 1 Group number two of the Western football association will open its 1929 season on Wednesday, May 29 th with two games, Stratford at 114onkton and Winthrop at Brussels. This was decided at the schedule meeting held under the convenership of Gnome Sugden, of Stratford, at the, Y. M. C. A. last Thursday night , with the following representatives and W. F. A. officials present ; Pres- ident A. Fisher sr., G. F. Redmond end Albert Smith of Stratford, T. Harris, of Woodstock ; W. N. Govan - lock of Winthrop, L. L. Hickneli, of Monkton, W. S. Scott of Brussels, G. E. Tanner, of Milverton, and J. Blake of Kitchener, secretary of the association. After a good deal of discussion it as moved by A. Smith of Stratford, and seconded by W. S. Scott of Brussels that Woodstock be granted ' n bye in the group owing to the fact that the wagon City is so far away from other centres. The motion carried to Woodstock's satisfaction and the schedule was drawn up as follows with the home team named first: May 29—Monkton vs. Stratford. May 29—Brussels vs. Winthrop 'June 3—Milverton vs. Winthrop June 5—Stratford vs. Winthrop June '7 Milverton vs. Monkton .Tune 10—Winthrop vs. Stratford June 12 --Stratford vs. Monkton June 12—Brussels vs. Milverton June 13—WinthropBrussels. u 1 s. vs. June 15—Monkton vs. Milverton June 19—Monkton vs. Winthrop June 19—Brussels vs. Stratford June 27—Stratford vs. Brussels. July 3—Winthrop vs, Monkton July 3 --Stratford vs. Milverton Juiy 5—Milverton vs. Brussels July 8—Milverton vs. Stratford July 10—Brussels vs. Monkton July 1l—Winthrop vs. Milvetron July 19-•—Monkton vs. Brussels. HURON; pERTII; BRUCE HURON COUNTY Delbert Philip, Phu.., D. D., Lis- towel has purchased the Drug and jewelry business from R. M. McKay, at Blyth and is now in possession He has had considerable exper- ience, having successfully conducted a drug store at Parry , Sound for some time. The death occurred in the Toron- to General Hospital on Thursday, May 16 of Robert George Taylor, husband of Mary McCintton, of Au- burn in his 55 year. The funeral was held , from his late residence in Auburn on Saturday afternoon, with interment in Maitland ceme- tery, Goderich, &Ir. Tayar was well known in Huron county where the news of his death was received with great regret. The townships of Rolnick and Turnberry are, wresting with t - an ort J g break of .smallpox, which Lias centred in the district south of Delmore. The epidemic had gained considerable headway, before it was definitely diagnosed and it was impossible to determine at present how far the contagion has spread. There is one case 'at Belmere and at 13luevale and others as far south as Gerrie. Dungannon community was much AYE 11fAY 22nd, 1929 our tised Car r'ttha 'r a eu wantto pay Because Hudson -Essex are 1929's first choice Cars,we have been able to choose the best used car trade-ins, and have not been compelled to make absurdly long trade-in allowances. Now, in this "All -Bargain Used Car" Sale you get the benefit of these conditions, Come early ---every car is a bargain ---but first comers will get first choices. 20 Used Cars 20 x ESSEX COACH 4 FOUR -DOOR CHEV. SEDANS 2 CHEVROLET COUPES 5 FORD 1925 COUPES r FORD 1927 COUPE 1 FORD COACH r OLDSMO'BILE r McLAUGHLIN 2 COVERED TRUCKS r5 FORD TOURING 1918- 1927 ve.slaixocicieimmeacic-icimmeleieteteiveletelevo Agent for Hudson and Essex Cars PHONE 56 .��`.,�..37o;�r�;3t�]yr<�;e1>t2rotb'73r9r�t7tiYat2i91b7g1�7r�. RIVERSIDE GARAGE T ► I W. Am L t! r P Y PROPRIETOR BRUSSELS grieved as well as shocked upon learning of the death of Mrs, James Medd, which occurred. at her home at Auburn, She had been feeling as wellas usual until Friday, aid was summoned. About five o'clock, she suddenly expired. The late Mrs. Medd was the elder daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dior of Dun- gannon, and had spent all her early life in this vicinity. She was married to her now bereft husband some 26 years ago. <==1:14. BRUCE COUNTY Walkerton has hired John Craw- ford, a resident of the county town, as night watchman at $2.75 per night, the hours of duty are from 9 9.,01.to6a.m. The bricklayers have commenced work on C. J. Koenig's new block on Absolni street at Mildmay and will rush the work to completion as rap- idly as the weather wifl penmit. The building is to be,85 x 45 and will be one storey high. W. A. Kramer, supervisor of the water works system at Mildmay, was successful in locating the two mis- sing hydraulic engines that were washed away by the noes. They were both buried in the mud under five feet of water. The total assessment of, Carrick twp. as completed by assessor Grub appears to b PP e3 000 lower than $ , in 1928. 8 The assessment this year to• tats $2,534,130. The number of as• eessed acres is 586,9(37, and the pop• illation is given as 2,833, just two more than in 1928. The Jr, Institute and Jr. Farmers of Teeswater,have been very patrio- tic and on more than one occassion have turned over funds to the Mem- orial during the past, year. At their Iasi meeting in May they made a further donation of $100 towards the Memorial fund. On Friday evening last while pas- sing the McKenzie Building at Tees - water occupied by R. Trench, the the editor of Teeswater News had, a narrow escape from bemg flatened out with tumbling bricks. When just opposite ,the building he noticed a rumbling and sensed what was com- ing and had presence of mind on the instant to jump toward tate boule- vard. Several bricks had loosened over an upstair window and they came tumbling down. The large key- atone,did not fall but remained at a dangerous angle until removed the first of the week. At the supreme court sitting at Walkerton on Monday last, the will of the late Charles Baeehler, be- queathing the estate of ,about $70,- 000 to the widow and three sons, Was declared valid. Three daughters at- tempted to show that their late fath- er was not of fit testamentary cap- acity at the time of making the will, ,. six days (before his death. Edwin King, second year student, at 0.A,'C. was successful in winn- ing the class'24 gold medal for goner al proficiency in animal husbandry,` during the first two years of the Association's course. Frank sting first , year student at the 0. A. C., was successful in winning a scholar• ship for proficiency in a group of subjects. The 16 -year-old youth of Toronto who leased a car at Walkerton under false pretences was caugot and ar- rested and brought to the county town. His mother appeared in Court and agreed to reimburse the owner of the car, and also settle for an unpaid hotel bill. Magistrate Walker gave hien suspended sen- tence. "There has been a statement broadcast that the Hydro have par- ticularly closed the deal purchasing the property of the Walkerton Elect- ric Light & Power Company, Limit- ed and the Saugeen Electric Light & Power Company Limited. There is absolutely no truth in this statement as the private 'Company intends to hold and to operate their property for the benefit of their customers present and future. Charles Burrows, aged 22, of Clif- ford, was brought to Walkerton Gen- eral Hospital Friday night in a ser- ious condition as a result of being struck by a freight train at the Mild- may station. Burrows is employed by a construction company which is lay- ing new pavement in Mildmay, and to -night after supper started to drive from the station. An elevator ob- structed his view of the tracks and he did not see the freight train ap-1 preaching, His coupe -vas carried 150 feet e down the tracks and demol- ished. A y examination at the hospital revealed that he had suffer- ed a fractured hip and serious inter- nal injuries. PERTH COUNTY The death occurred of Rev, James Webster, D. D,,, one of the oldest clergymen in Canada, age 91 years. 1 The deceased man had been a criple for some years and death took place at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, R. C. and Mrs. Halliday. Laster J. Zoeger, who hasbeen post - ' {master of Newton for the ast thirty-four years and for p years be - .business, has resigned the position ! and intends shortly moving to Tor- onto where the most of his family is now dwelling. The Newton Post Office has been in the hands,of the Zoeger family since it was first,. opened in 1879. Hisfather, the late John Zoeger was the first ap- pointee and after his death, his son, the late Peter Zoeger, was appoint- ed. ppointed. On his removal from Newton W. J. Zoeger was appointed and he was regarded by the public as a most , competent and obliging offi- cial and regret is expressed at his determination to Leave the locallity in which he bas, spent the major portion of his life. He has for a, number of years been clerk of the township of Mornington which of- fice he at present still holds. Would U Like 2 Kno how to rid of Cough, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Catarrh, Head Colds, Sore Throats and Tonsil ills_ Use Mhs. Sybilla Spahr's Tonsilitis- Absolutely guaranteed. For sale at F. R. Smith's Drug Store, Brussels. Car of Cement Just arrived at Walton Saw Mill Get our Price JOHN McDONALD Phone 1913 Walton. GYPROC Makes Old Homes Young By nailing the smooth, rigid, fireproof Gyproc sheets tight over the faded walls and ceilings and then decorating, you can snake the oldest home look new and handsome. sae, 0 Fireproof WallboOrd For Salo 13y Wilton & Gillespie - S. F, Davison Chas. F. Hansuld Brussels) Ont. Brussels) Ont, Ethel, Ont.