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The Brussels Post, 1919-2-20, Page 1- . VOL. .17 No, 31 $.1.5o Per Annum in Advance DRussELs. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FERRUA R y KERR, ,.'roprititco 'matt= -15,V ill Full weight of tea in every package 12 Sold only in sealed packageS New Aciverttecenents --- Rea Ross Ton, Demon-01ms. Dannuld, Auction Sale -John Moo. Auction Stile -A...), Carter, Auction Sale-.))', Gaynor. Food grain -J. M. Rnight. Organ for solo -Te u Poen,. Dan Goods-01mi s.cMertes. Auction Sulo-Alox, Auction Solo -Mel. Johnson Doming -Hearts of the World. (Deanne Sale -John Aia10117tid. ('owe for sale-Dordon McDonold Auction sn lo -A lex a .mot %when. Attention !enrol, 11.' 10,1111z°, on. Mani Mimi Mon r W. J MeOrnelten Everything In sigHt..-11. Entliwell. The lirunniVielc-W Walker & Son. McCormick Imolemonts -DAM "tins, iitrctRan Belmore Miss Mabel Baker is visiting with friends in Whightun. Mrs. E. Jackson, Bluevale, visited friends here last week. Mrs. John Marshall and family are moving to London this week. The Canadian Order of Foresters held their annual Dy ewe Supper at the home of W. B. anti Mrs, Edwards, Tuesday evening last. A good time was enjoyed, B.nking Service VOUR banking requirements may be entrusted to this Bank with every confidence that careful and efficient service will be rendered. Our facilities are entirely at your disposal. THE CANADIAN BAN OF COMMERCE K 1A Walton Branch J. G. Mullen,Manager SISIMINISSIMIXISIMIER=PRIECSSREWIEZESESISMSX We are glad to see Pte. Philip Hoff- man home Om serving oversees tor 2 years. Service was re -timed in the Metho- dist church on Sunday after the pas- tor's absence on account of an attack a the "flu." Chas, Night)! had an auction sale of farm stock, eta., Wednesday last. Big priers wive realized. Mr. and, Mrs. Nichol and family are moving into the house lately occupied by W, 13, Ed- wards. Friday evening last the Concert took place between Huron and Bruce. Large eco wds greeted the per fox mere, hall being packed to the utmost and large numbers touted away. Concert was itt the form of a contestceach side having one hour, Program consisted of dialogues, readings, recitations, solos, choruses and violin selections. Each side put up a good program but the judges decided in favor of the Hurons. The proceeds .amounted to $115 which will be used to entertain our soldier boys on thele return home. Wroxeter D, McTavish is recovering from an attack of pleurisy. E. Witter, Mildmay, was in the vil- lage on Monday, Mrs. Geo, Allan spent several days of last week in Toronto, Mrs, S. Strome, Fordwich, visited with Mrs. Hart on Saturday. W. IL Fraser, M. P. P., called no friends in the village on Friday. John Rutledge, Brampton, was a visitor in the village on Friday. Win, Thomson, Strarhroy, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. R. Black. Wm. R. PrIontgoinery is critically ill at his home here, but slight hopes are entertained fm. his recovery. Frank Wright, Turnberry, who re- eently sold his farm to Jas. McDou- gall, Weoxeter, has purchased the taint in Howick owned by Percy AO - ton, A most successful Valentine Social, under the auspices of the Young Peo- ple's Community Club, was held in the basement of the Presbyterian church Thursday evening. A lerge attendance is asked for at the weekly sewing meeting of the Red Cross Circle, which meets at D. 0. Pope's residence every Friday after- noon, It is the desire of the ladies to complete the Red ()roes work within the next two weeks. It is requested by the Wroxeter Red Cross Society that any one having yarn or socks belonging to the Society will leave same at the Postoffice on or before March 1st, when a final ship- ment will be made. These socks will be sent to the destitute in Serbia. It was learned with much regret here that Rev. Donald Ourrie, Mount Forest, who had charge of the work of the Presbyterian church here for several months 2 years ago, had died on Feb. 14th, following a stroke four weeks ago. He was in his 78rd year. He is survived by his wife and S sons- 4. 4. 4. .1. .1. 1' + or 4. 4. 4' 4. .1. S++++++++++++++++++++++++4+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Genuine .,argains rPtaMtia.....MEEEMZSZI;SMD SISCOargegiZ Attend the Sale ,,sestrInsaaM2=101Slall/1111 E ssiew,,m5groaxaczonaases mramotasimesmseemem el The Reason f have decide this Gi antic Out of Business Have gone through 'the entire stock with Cut Price knife and Slashed and Trimmed all Previous Price Records in order to move out our choice $1,-,000 Stock. it consists of Wonderful Bargains in Dry Co ds, Groceri-s, Boots Shoes Cu Rea Trade Olothi g, Orcokery, g 5als starts Rh a Hush Thursday, Feb. 20th A genuine surprise awaits every wideawake customer, if it's Bargains you're after. Terms of Sale CASH. No goods exchanged nor Money Refunded during the Sale, +4, larKeep your eye on our advt, It will pay you well. Jr ad Everything Must Go ++4.++++++++,%++++++++++++.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++14+++++.+++++++++++++++++++4. tti 't mu Ethel + 4. 4. 4. 4. 4, 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. '1* We can Save You Money John, Wallaee and Blair, The latter I Was well konwit here having been em. played in the Royal Bank mit oee lint, (intended for lest weelci T. 0. Hemphill was a reeen I Visitor in New York, Wilfred Musgtove, Toronto, is spending a week at his holm. here, Miss Mina Douglas entertained a number of her young friends Monday evening, Neil White has been expel 'meriting on the pond this week with a new icie• cutting =whine with good rt sults. Wtu. R. Montgrunery has been Mal. fined to the house through illness fur some time. We hope to bear of an early improvement. Pte. Phil. Hoffman returned from overseas Monday evening after spend- ing 2 Years in France. He enlisted With the Wroxeter detachment of the 101st Batt. He is at present the guest of his sister-in-law, Mi's, Jas. Hoffman. Bluevale An Auction Sale of Farm Stock, im. plements, &c., will be held on the farm of Geo, A. Turner, Lot 6, Con. 4, Turnberry. Tuesday, Feb, 26. at 1 p. nI. and will be unreserved as the farm has been sold. Wednesday of next week, Feb. 28th, the final sewing meeting of Bluevale Red Cross Society will be held in the Orange Hall. In the evening the ladies will serve a supper. and all those who have helped in the work are in- vited to come with their husbands and friends and bring their baskets of provisions. Admission free. MoMorris Mrs. H. J. Manning and daughter, Miss Grace, are spending a holiday, with relatives in Clinton. Samuel McCurdy, 6th line, keeps quite poorly but we hope the coming Spring will invigorate him. Township Council will meet next Monday, 24th inst, Minutes of last meeting may be read in this is- sue. Miss Gertie McDonald, Goderich, was visiting her cousin, Mrs. Russell Currie, 4th line, and also relatives in Brussels, A former resident of this township, Andrew Wilson, of Harrow, Essex Co., intends removing to the North- west shortly. Old friends in this lo- cality wish him well, Alex, Russers Auction Sale of Farm Stock, implements, &c., will be held, at Ni Lot 13, Con. '7, on Friday after- noon of next week. He has sold his farm hence sale will be without re- serve. See list on page 4. This week Wm, and Mrs. Kerney, 4th line, have moved to the farm of John Lawson, 8th line, where they purpose making their home for the time being, It is going home to Mrs. Kerney, as she is a daughter of Mr. Lawson, Mr. Kerney has leased his farm to P. Rutledge. Mrs, Kerney, sr., who was visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. A. Forbes, 8rd line, had the misfor- tune to fall and break her thigh, Mrs. Kerney is 78 years of age, It is only about a year ago since she met with a similar misfortune by a fall at her home in Brussels. Marry old friends hope she will soon be able to be about. las. B. Kerney, 3rd line, has dispos- ed of his farm to Reeve Elston and will hold a clearing Auction Sale on March 8th. Mr. and Mrs, Kerney and daughter, Miss Florence, will remove to Brussels where they have purchas- ed the comfortable residence of Roy McKay. It is 8 years since Me. Ker- ney bought the farm from Wm.Knox. John Allan and family will move to the fartn. Mr, Allan works for Mr. Elston, Grey Council meeting Monday, March Brd, Buggies and cutters are both on the go this week as on some roads there was considerable bare highway for some days. Pte. Hance .Grierson arrived from overseas last Monday. Be was wounded in the bead at Crunbrai but is getting along. well. We are glad to welcome him back. Next Monday evening a inueical and literary entertainment will be held in Union &lures. Good program in which Mr. Scott, of Wingliam, will take part. Lunch will be served, Ad- mission 25 and 10 cents, Last week N. H. Cardiff and son, Albert, arrived home from an extend- ed stay in Saskatchewan and will re- sume farming on their fine homestead, 7th Com Grey township. Messrs. Cardiff saw many old friends, visited the chief centres and enjoyed their trip very much. This was their first visit to the West, Rev. D. G. Powell, of Lucas] ; Cecil Tuckey, London ; and Olias. Tuckey, Exetee, attended the Auction Sale of the late Chester Armstrong estate, on Tuesday. They are relatives of Mrs. Aimstvong. There was a very large crowd at the sale and prices ranged high, sale totalling $3,500. Farm wits not sold but is foe sale, lb is a fine property consisting of 165 acres. PDSSENTATION,-The Bston, (Sank,) Press, of January 30th, says :-"The Young Peoples Society meeting held on Tuesday evening took the form of social evening and reception for J. and Mrs. Wellbelove, The Grain Growers were present in numbers, which made the gathering a big one, The program was varied and good, During the evening Mr. and Mr's. Wellbelove were presented with a nice clock from the Methodist church as a token of appreciation of Work they had done in the church. The Grain Growers also presented theist with a handsome parlor chair and le presenting it spoke of the good work Mr. Wellbelove has always done for the organization, Both this organiza- tion and the Chureh wished Mr, And Mrs. Wellbelove a bright future In Dir tvViliPid lanrift P' ihj - - Funeral Saturday at ft rs. ro. About, 3 o'cloek Mondayallerme Sir Wilfrid Laurier died at. his limos, Ottawa, following actreite of lucii,. Situ, in his 78111 Wird is pitt' history of ts,i,s,1,1 ,41 Sir Wilfrid Laurier the Empire for many years and leaves behind him an unsullied life, Lady Laurier, who was a true helortinte, survives. They had no family, A State funeral will be held on mar- urday, at Ottawa, at 11 a. tn. Reeve Pluto asks that the blinds on all business places he drawn at that hour. The town bell will he tolled as a token of respect to the ex -Premier. their married life. The pleasant even- ing was brought to a close by the serv- ing of light refreshments." lire, Wellbelove was Miss (Nurse) MeAc th- er before her marriage and formerly of this township. Mrs. Arthur Smith, 5th Con., has leased her 100 acre farm to Heffner Bros., of the same line, for a term of years. She retains the house and part of orchard, &a, Mrs, Smith pnr- poses holding an Auction Sale of Farm Stock, implements, &c., on Thursday afternoon, March 13th, preparatory to handing over the farm, We wish Messrs. Deitner success in their enter- prise. Belgrave Last Sunday Mrs. John McGill ar- rived home after her operation for appendicitis, in Wingham hospital. We trust she will soon be as hearty as ever. Rev, Mr. Hawkins is still unable to resume his work, Rev. Mr, Snell, Wingham, offiniated in Trinity church last Sunday afternoon and will also conduct service next Sunday. A meeting of the Quarterly Board of the Methodist Church, Doreliester, was held when a unanimous invitation was extended to Rev, G, W. Rivers to remain for the fourth year. He was a former well known pastor here, Patriotic Society shipped to Hyman Hall, London, for the Belgian Relief Fund, on Jan 28th, 85 pr. of socks, 8 pr. stockings and under -garments for the women and children. Society acknowledges, with thanks, a dona- tion of second hand clothing from Miss Clegg, ill aid of the Belgian Re- lief Fund. WELCOMF.D HOMFe-Montifty noon Pte. Noetuan Geddes arrived home from overseas and was heartily wel- comed, He enlisted in the well known 101st, Huron Batt. and after training at Camp Borden went to England, on the Lapland, in November 11111, Our lad was it. the great drive of August 1918 and was wounded on the 10th of the same month, before Roy, his 3rd day in the drive. Like it's were from bullet wounds in both legs, After ex- periences in French and. English hospitals since then be left Liverpool on February 2nd, in the steamship Aragrtaya, taking IA days to cross the Atlantic, and Revived at Portland, on Feb, 13th, Pte, Geddes is aisle to walk almond and feels tine, He was it school teaoher Iii Hellen before en- listing. The school children of Huh. grave and many old friends met the train and with flags and a song of welcome greeted the returning hero. He is a son of W. ,T, and Mrs. Geddes, of Belgrave. We are all glad to have our gallant lad home once more atter doing his full duty for the Empire and hope he will seen be able to re - some his old metrication, A big (newel attended apublic reception in the 0, 0. F. Hall in the evening, Chair WaS occupied by Rev, A, M, Boyle, who very appropriately opened the meet- ing with prayer, After "The Maple Leaf" chorus an address by the chili is, man. Violin selections followed by Alex. Stewart and Ernest Geddes, Rev, Mr. Davidson gave a suitable ad- dress and sang a solo, A recitation was given by Chas. Cole, followed by a song by the same person. Pte. Ged- des made a short interesting reply to the address of welcome, He thanked the children anciadultis who met him at the depot t the mahouts for their assembly and expressed his great pleasure at arriving home and luiped the same cordiality would be extend- ed to the boys who were yet to come, i Conditions n England and Frame were compared with Canada, with the odds all in Canada's favor, barring the great lose of the boys who will never return, The endurance and bravery t to, et,,,,mkiiigit ti1..,.1 it 11,..1 SS • t• ; 1.1. .P.5 SAO!. 11,14,S1 y 4 rli.,„ et, tie^ Intl nut II j.. 2 yours '.141iFT.,-. Games ''''I'm (I i pleodid Verities ,itiett Pie. I seines was iltnne till his 1:4,1 leave hasE!i,iilreetlo bovine er. en, ter ,,,.0,'1,1+31,1f, out itrt V WS, SISSS•111.1 toes,,. .• I ..• 11/ I' I tif reeeivtieg iii.. Iceins4 mar. Atti,fnetery ,i:ro him ,1 ife.. I, Thf.iosoti, Hpriitgs, is visit- ,,jter. 'Aire. Jas. Pearson, Ethel. Tao ',mut: ill «.x anti MI.4. Rayattl.,I, buck t,fix. were visiting Ethel friends Keep !be clearitig Auction Sale niP Jeo, Xing, on Wednesday, March fith, in mind. 1,kt may be read in await- , r velum!, A TM u'' ‘' cc, (.41e, alSall. ,t 8011/U1 fait 'a it 1,. held III ligrar,o 'non his week, Feb. 20111. The tiet Representative will be pi eh - Pet sons having knitting or sewing for the Red Cross ate asked to hand iti the ening at as early a date as pos- sible an the bast shipment will soon be A tl tti cm, MI4t.talt40.-The Annual xstr'x'u log ”f Ethel Cheese Factory will be held lit I be T,iwitsitip Hall, here, Hal to day ,tftertits,n, lif I bin week, at 2 ii'eleek. All interested are asked to all u'ixil. tnen's Institute will meet .f Mrs. George Kraoter Thursday afternoon of next week, 27th inst. Miss C. Purvis will discuss the subject "Is music a war time need ?" Boll Call will follow. A good at temlatiee hoped for. Miss Nettie Bartley has accepted ii onsition as saleslady in J. MeDonald's Her long expetience in 11. 'iii, mson's store, Listowel, le it guar. woe.. ef her ability to fill this position. 11. Love's business iii not kept up rtstitt..ly by putting other people dewn. He is agent for the Bell piano and succeeded in landing three last week. Buyers were :-Jetty Dewar and W. A. Love, Elma ; and Thomas n Iglis, Grey. While eating wood at S. S. Cole's on Sat nrday, Mr. Long was nnfortun- ate in baying a log rolled against him InVetiting It bone in his ankle. Finish- ing tip on ,Monday W. Hall got too close to the saw and had the tops tak- en off 2 fingers. People are getting impatient wait- ing for McDonald's sale. The store was closed three days this week and judgiug from the business last Friday and Saturday you would imagine he would require it door -keeper and ad- mit by ticket a limited number at a time. Store will close positively each evening at 6 o'clonk. The Conceit last Friday evening un- der the auspices of the Library Board, was a good one. The play, "Dot, the Miner's Daughter," tree a grand success, Great credit is given those who took part. Some of the charac- ters were worthy of special mention, The songs between acts by Mr, Scott, of Wingham, were encored every time. There was a full house and the best of order, Proceeds $60.00, Travelled for 150 Miles Through Lane of Dead Terrible Experiences of Rev. I. W. Pierce his Wife and Children, in Turkey. Rev, I. W. Pearce, his wife and two little ones, have returned to relatives in Toronto; after 4 years in Turkey where they lived through a reign of horror. Ms. and Nies. Pimp latter was formerly Miss Georgia Ross, of Listowel, left in Slay 1914, with their little son for Turkey as representative of the Amer -Mau Board of Missious. Khat -pont was their first post. Short- ly after the war broke out, this be- came the centre of Armenian atroc- ities. "Shot tly after hostilities had. com- menced the word was shouted through the country that the Armenians would be depot tea," said Mr. Pierce. "Depnrtation was the word authoriz- ed by the evemiugly civilized mind of the German, who endeavored Wheti- ever possible to hide their crime, It meant however, death to the Armeni- an," Just four days -before the birth of Mr. and Mrs, Pierre's youngest sou their home was stirtounded by Turks, who lleeaSed them of harboring Arm - petiole, and they were ordered into the streets, "The Turks are a hap - hazer tied lot," amid Ice, "and when we assured them that we had no one in hiding, they never inquired as to our being Canadian citizens but took it Lou' granted that we were Americans, as we were under the protection of the American Mission," "Realizing our grave clanger, we ap- pealed list °ugh the American consul for papers to get out of the Coon try. There was another missionary fancily and a young English woman with cm Papers were filled out, and a gen- dartue supplied to escort us to Bey - rout 200 miles distant, Rumors of the terrible atrocities had reached us and we had seen the people driven from their Ironies and Needled in groups of some 2,000 men, women and children and driven of, but their fate was only supposition until we started on this terrible trip, For 150 miles we travelled through a lane of dead Armenians. Men, women and child- ren lay by the road side decapitated and otherwise mutilated. Some were sitting up as in life but when we drew near, we found that they had sat down on the road side and died from the ravages of typhus. "The women and children could not stand the Inng marches, They had no water -only what they Carried and when they came to a well it had been infected either by the Turk -Or the "kloCorrnmoA Implements lit Lowest Prices mi ft Bmii,.i., ..1,,- it .'t,1 ter ,i/i,) I i'lltlit $215 Si 7.tt nosier, tilt, se It ft. Moser . 79 to H ft Mower ------------------I gu t, soca ittilte, 82 teoth ., M ss }WY Tedder '73 ice Combined Mae Bak° end Tedder 111 HU Largest Manure Spronder. 11111 int 11 DI's Fertilizer Drill ,. .. ....... 1411 Di U -ft. Steel Roller ar, DI; SootellDinnatind lInrrews her seer/mg.- CI WI ClinniX Winton limp.. ai2 lime. lif X i'l in. tire ... . .. .., .... ..., ... .. . .. sit nu Engines, Cretan Segurnters Pli.wc met att.,. Jinn/entente nwritenontlavrtly chap onus libel fl',' diveitunt ger 4•44, .n•i,,,, "arty. DAVID MILNE, - Ethel German. with disease lion,-. 1,, the mob which bed been di isen before us there were men in tete thlitli throes of typhus being dragged along tetween members of lit,' family wile clung to the last glimmer of hope. If they dragged 20 feet behind the party they were killed by the Kurds, wild moun- tain people or by Pinkish Minters, who would kill anyone who had a VHS - tags of rags on them in the hope of finding- a little gold. "One mon had his brains knocked out before us as we went, a baby's arms were dragged from its mother's breast, and thrown into a boiling caldron. Other children were caught by the heels and swung around the heads of the Arabi, and Go own fur he to river, while others driven mi to barges which were overtutuied with humanity and sent antral the river to sink. The iottrtinder of the struggling, naked anguished stream of humanity were taken into the mountain, where they met even more horrible fate, if that is possible. In order to help hide the immensity of their crime, the Turks had special places in the mouotains where they drove these people ilu herds, "At lake Guljuke, the American consul accompanied by the medical missionary, and a young Austrian, visited this lake after the gendarmes had left and found 10,000 dead. An- other place known as the valley of blood, was also the scene of similar wickedness. In some instances, the Armenians were offered their lives if they turned Moslem but though some did, they too met a horrible death, "It was a terrible time for its," Con- tinued the speaker, "Many of our converts appealed to us to save them, and one young American girl who was educated in America, and who was thorough Christian was offer, - ed her life by the Turkish Governor, whose little daughter she was in- structor, if she would turn Moslem. She came to ns to know what to do, and not only her life, but that of her mother and sister depended upon her act. She remained true to her reli- gion, however and was saved, "We reached Aleppo, where we had to surrender our papers to the Turk- ish commander of the army and civi- lian governor. Here we were put through a most rigid examination. My colleague spoke Turkish and after a number of questions, he was asked if there were any Canadians ill the patty, After several futile attempts to get him away from the question, our spokesman was on the point of admitting that I was, which would have meant that I would have been sent to prison where I would probably be killed or die of disease, when the door opened and some higher official called the governor forth. On his re- turn he was greatly perturbed over other business and neglected to re- peat the question. We were then given official papers and our party left for Beyrout, where I registered as a Britisher, but sought refuge with my family in an American cam- int.lAiVitey.remained unmolested until the beginning of the fall of the Ottoman government, when we met with 3 Cahadiaus, Dr. C. A. Webster, of Tor- onto, professor of Anatomy in the American University, Dr. A, Graham of Carleton Place, Out., and Dr. Arthur Deaghead, of the Dental School. These three men, on account of their professional services rendered the highest Turkish officials, had more approach to the authorities and power than any men in the eom- nnllyWe appealed to these men tnob'eexchanged as prisoners, This was not accomplished at the time, Later however, we received word to proceed to Aleppo. We were all packed ill freight car which was plac- ed under sueveilance, and were taken before the Spanish consul. There we were detained for some time as lie had beets warned not to let any. Britisher proceed Northward. This delay meant our life for soon word came that the Turkish army had collapsed and the British tunny was advancing. "They were terrible hours of anxiety anti yet joyous ones. The stations were lined with Turks and Germans fleeing Northward and the trains were not only crowded inside but the top could not be seen for human freight. "The Armenians with whom we were staying, had Mends in the street who had been in secret hiding for 3 years, Hundreds came out of hiding in a half starved condition, and lay down in the cittitidhe or the road and died, Through the Turkish officiate and the rich merchants, profiteering was Carried on through the whole war and thousands of men, wonxen and children who had managed to keep hidden from the Turks died for the lack of food. Prices were enormous,"