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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1919-3-27, Page 5ice` s ring a,cf Hier WE are now ready to cater to the pub- lic with a choice selected stock of High class 11 r':Idwear, Hand made Shapes of !''lain fu' leans)' Straw, combined 'with Georgette, Satin or Ribbon, also Pressed Shapes in tine quality bright finished Braids and the Smart Tailor ed fiat. Some of the leading Shades are French Blue, Henna, Dust, Victory, Red, 131'own or 131ackc with color. • Flowers are very good, also Fruit, Fancy Pins, Mounts and Ribbon, We invite your inspection. "Bel m o rite" E. IN '' AN istrict Rain Seaforth Rev. ,1, 8. Muldrew, North Vancou- ver, is visiting his sisters, Mrs. Rout, Scarlett. and Mre, j, Scott. Robert Winters received the gift of 2 handsome beat skin rugs from his eon, Burns Winters, Nelson, 13. 0. \'\1m1, and Mrs. Staples announce the engsgemen1 of their daughter, Nora 3liz,theth, to John Price, of McKillop, E. Mole, town electrician, received the sad information of the death of his mother at, Auburn 00 Tuesday of last week. -. John Stewart had the misfortune to have the top taken off one of his fing- ers while operating a machine at the Bell munition woks, Listowel Mrs. L. W. Sovereign had the mis- fortune to fall and sprain her right arid, Rev. Ira W. Pierce, returned mis- sionary from Turkey, preached Sun- day morning in Knox church, Rev, and Mrs, W. E, (Willson were in Stratford, Wednesday of last week, with their son Douglas, who under- went ala operation for appendini tis, The river went on its annual Spring rampage last week, flooding numerous cellars in the business section and put- ting the heating system out of service. Though reaching quite a height, the water didn't flood the street this year. De, W. A, 1MoDowell recently sold his residence to Dave McLaughlin and has purclhased the home of Albert Hawkins, Dominion land sueveym' on Tnkelman street, Mrs. Hawkins ex- pects to join her husband in Ottawa. Atwood Adam Smith, Trowbridge, under- went an operation for appendicitis, Mrs. H. A MtOoui t, 12th Con„ was opmetted on 1'111 appeteliritis in Strat- ford hospital, Owing to the mild weather and the heavy rains some of the roads were intpassdble for a day or so, milking it Impossible for the mail carriers to complete their routes, Mrs. J, 11,Thom neon, who 11115 been spending the past 0 1011111lie with bet' !daughter, Alta. S. Ft, Morrison, (3tint.- C+y, has returned to El 11111, and will spend several mouths with her sous here. In Atwood, on \Velnesday. March 10th, Donald (1ordnn, aged 08 years, 2 months and 14 love, passed away. Funeral from residence of John Stied - ere, Cling street, Al wood, on Friday, to Elena Centre n.'Inetery, Service at house at 1 o'clock, A very pleasant surprise patty was held at the home of wire, Ie'. Reich, of Atwood, on ilinnday evening of last weelc, in honor of Lhe 1ntivieg Baptist pastor, Rev. 31, n, Park ham and his wife, who were made the recipients of two comfortable 'um chair rockers, accompanying which elm address ex- pressing regret at their lllfended de- parture and Itlrpeer.ituinn of their all too brief inlets( ry among then. J. A. Turnbull made a very acceptable chairman and a creditable program was given by some of the younger members of the congregation, at the close of which a dainty luncheon was served by the ladies of the church, Borrie W. E. Brawley, 0. P. R. agent, has purchased a new car, a Chevrolet Baby Grand. Mrs. Douglas Kerr and little daugh- ter, Eleuoe, £u1' vlsili11g relatives in Dorchester. Hiss 11. i•icKee 111 again in charge of the Ill department of Stephens & Ashton's store, Pte, Wilfrid Irwin went to Toronto to receive his discharge after nobly doing his duty at the battle front for nearly 1 years. P, al. Rutter, Superintendent of the Ontario Division of the 0. P. R. ac- companied by S. Leckie, Road Master, WAN 111 town. Visit or $ ipeeinteudel1 wits the outcome of a petition pro1010- ing against Um closing of the station here beto'e the arr'l0al of the 11 18 1rain. Blyth Blyth is to have It memorial Town ]Hall, estimated cost 815,000. A good hall is badlyneeded. Wm. Critenden and son, Harold, left for Sarnia where they have seem- ed goodpositions in the flax mill. Mrs. H. Kelly, who was called here on account of the serious illness Itnd death of her sister., the late Mrs, Thos. Stewart, left for her home in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Frances Mason, foe many years a resident o1' Blyth, has disposed of her household effects and will in future make her home with her daughter, Mrs, \Vol. Beut)sdon, Lolldesboro, J. & W. Gray, Mullett, shipped a car of cattle, acknowledged to be the best bunch shipped from the section in many mouths. They realized the 'largest 511(11 paid on the Toronto Market for some time -20 head t0ta11. big 54100. Cattle were purchased from Chas. McClelland by Gray Bros. hast Fall. Fordwich Mrs, Barber had the misfortnne to break her arm, Lhe result of a fall at her hone. \Vhile loading logs at the station here Fred, Mahood received severe in- juries when he fell from a load to the ground. Mrs. Elizabeth McKee is enjoying a visit with 13russels and Bluevale relatives and friends. A very enjoyable Lime was spent at. the home of Jim. and Mrs. Richard on March 16th, the occrosiol being the 50th Anniversary of their wedding, whet) llteir children made presenta- tion of a purse and an address, A distressing and serious accident happened to M. Sansom, of this vil- lage. Ile was putting as kettle of et•Ifee, which he W1(5 making for a party, 0n the toruses fire to heat, when Lhe vessel overturned, upsetting the contents on the fire, and the steam esempiug scalded his hands and £wins 111081 severely, A meeting was held in 120rdwicb and a committee appointed to erect rt memorial to the men from this Town- ship who have fallen 111 the war. It was decided that memorial would be 0.3.04.0.1.4.4.404.04.•+.04.0444.0.44 4.0÷ 04.04.04.044,4-a+•÷01.9+94.00.4..4. a 0 + 0 AS a Formal Opening of our New, Choice and Up-to-date Millinery Stock is not being o• made we cordially invite the Ladies of Brus- 'I sels and locality to call any day in the near future and see the fine display. 0 d. Miss Stewart is back again this season. • Hearty thanks are returned for the generous patronage of the past and a continuance solicited, • - • • BRUSSELS LOCK 13RU Sir - R1)S B S RI�ITA Spring MiA@i�er� M. E. Ross i • + ♦ ••• • ♦ •• • • ♦ O •••• • • • • solreA.i•+4.4.044+++•1 l4+044'I'014.1.0 t'♦+♦'1'♦'.4.41+♦'I4+0+ +•4+I4IN In the form or a minutlaent and wonid be in keeping 111111 the beelike out' MPH 111/11 1111)'1 111101' 1114101. 111111 1.110 "rune O'r tIlaiclt Clary gave their Ilvrs,. Teta] eumbel of (110)1 111 (11111. fl 0111 if, Willi uIll/ have' bel a 1x11'11 1. 211. Wroneter C'he Y. G. A. 0„ youth (11 Wroxeter shipped 1111 following( refugee articles 111,11+h (111(1 2 111100114, 511 children's, p1'llu 111,1, 17 halliy bonnets 12. p111 11f rbilllr e n , hl',nue 1.s, 1'« pair of 111'-(1',1 sorit0 11 e 01 "1111., I tilleet. Also eh -11 1 71,. :bJD (tl. htlorrtts Wm. (Ilegg sold his Tartu rrceutly purchased 10010 Alex. Smdlh, 8111 line, Mort ie. They are very fine people and we welcome thele to our emu- 111nn01 y, Andrew Laidaw, Lot 11, Con. 8, hav- ing sold his farm field an auction Sale ul'stunk, implements, 11Cc, P10011ay of hast week, F, S, Sonat, Brussels, was the 'Aun110ncel•. \Vm Scott bought his fine farm. ill IMnNNls1 SMITH ('A1.Id;1) AWAY, --These passed away on Sunday night, 10111 inst., at the home of Alex. Smith, 8111 line, I111011s, Miss 1110111110 81111111, one of the pioneers of this see - Lion of the eolntry, alley an illness of some months. Deceased was born in Busby, Scotland, in 1846, coming to Canada with her temente when .about '3 years or age. Family nest BMA. - lug near Carleton Place, later moving to Lot 2 001), 8 Morris, where almost her entire life was spent, She was a person of amiable disposition and much respected in the community wbete she resided fur so - many year's. On the night of November 11th, last, she was seized with a spell of weak - nese and never fully recovered from its effects. At that time she was a - resident of Blyth, having about 4 years ago purchased the 1411Quarrie property Queen street The late Miss Smith was It 111ef11ber of St, Andrew's church and a regular Ilttendt1111 at 1110 services. She leaves to mourn hoe loss, 2 brothers, Jas. Smith, 8111 lice, Morris, and Alex. Smith, of Renault. Funeral tools place Wednesday from the residence of Alex. Smith, Morris, service being conducted at the house at.2 o'clock, followed by interment in the Union Cemetery. The relatives have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their bereavement. Hallett Assrssl:h $310. --The case concern- ing an automobile aecide01 was tried 111 (Godetictr at the Spring session of the Supreme Court before Justice Sutherland. This case arose (tom an automobile Iweident which occurred on October 10th last. On that evening between 6 and 7 o'clock Olarence Clark, son of Robert Olalk, Mullett, WKS driving his ca0 on the road front the village of Alma towards the vil- lage of Constance. At a certain point on the road he overtook Thos. Glazier, who WAS driving a horse and buggy in the sauce direction. The evidence re- garding 111e speed of the car was rather conflicting, but it was admitted that the horn was souuded giving ample intimation of its approach, The road at the point of the accident waw 14 feet wide, with a ditch on eith- er side, However in au attempt to pass a collision resulted and Mr. (ilazier was thrown out and received rather severe injuries, besides which the buggy and harness were damaged to a considerable extent. The *1010111 was to recover 52,000 damages for physical, mental 1111(1 Material injuries. The jury returned a verdict allowing the plaintiff the sum of 5310. aaav Yo Um' DECEASED.-i\lush regret was expressed when it was learned that henry Young, of this. township had died on Tuesday, 11th inst. Mr. Young had enjoyed his usual good health until about three days before his death. 111x. Young was bort" on the old homestead in January 1870 on which he died. He was 8 generous man anti loving husband and father. Deceased was married in 1805 to Miss Mary Ann Scan and 0 dallgh181 and 3 sous were born to them, Miss Myrtle, John, Archie and Stewart, all of whom re- side at home. 141r, Young for 8 years previous to his death was a member of the Trustee Board, /150 a member of Lhe Maccabees, Director of the Blyth Agricultural Society and an Elder of St. Andrew's church, Blyth. The funeral took place from the family teside(100 10 the Union nettle - bevy 1.31)'111. Walton LA'r(1 0ro1lor (lax an, -A fine type of roan (lied at Senforth on March 4111 in the person of (loot go Grigg, f0rtner- ly of this locality. For some time he had been in failing health but the end came soddenly, Deceased was born in England in 1842, where in 1806 he (1 116 married to Miss (Grace Smith: and in 1871 they moved to Canada, coming to Stetfa where they lived for 7 years, when they moved to 141oe is, West of hue, fide the deceased continued to 2111111 ttuU1 he lelleed spending the test of his days ab Walton and Sea- ror1h. 10 children besides the aged partner, n.nv bereaved, remain. They are 1 -Mrs, Barrows, Milk River, a1lta, ; Mrs, Crawford, Talmage, Sask. , Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Con- stable Moosejaw, Sasic ; Mrs, Den- nison Seaforth ; Harold, John, Joseph, William and Gilbert, Moose - jaw, Sask. The late Mr. Grigg was well known as a good neighbor, an upright man whose example was an 0uspiration, Do was a devout mem• bee'of the Methodist chnvoh and in politics a broadminded OonservatiVe, The funeral, which was private, wits 11010 in Brussels cemetery. A *910115 galla O111LAND.-The Sham- rock Soliai, held Monday night under the auspices of the Women's Insti- tute was a great success, The steady downpour of rad) all afternoon and evening had. no effect on the McGirr - nes' and L11nigans, 11)0 O'Flylln's and Murphy's and O'Conno''s, the Hooli- gans, 'R I s 0 e l l 's and Dooley's, gY Y They weea all there in full force, ready to enter the family contests. Of these there were six -Irish song contest ; Knowledge of Ireland and things Irish contest; St, Patrick's guessing contest; carrying the pota- to contest; Art contest and the eon- -,.7.(1.11,... ,-....1.11.111,-...1". A,' its approach. He acted as been declared, and, though w struggle than any member of �+.. • .••-•••!1A,.Oi'�JYNIUWJLL'.+kl,.'AUNiW�YIY.ZGX,.puYAi'41LyiM6 i.. ulW.I6Y-:iN+t+�Yea . ... ,: .M+Wnaia'AeW,IWp, was a dirty, uncouth peag° :lilt, Ina Ir( Alla .ed a leaden, part in tlw 1'.'111 tril�lf1 01 :t nal 101). }le held no portfillito, y11t tit, 11 a;, -.l a court as did 1.o ;\j1. id`.?4.fr`e the Coo -4.11. He v%as without hoIF o1,4°r:, yet people galled hien "monk," and no chni'ch- man of hip; generation exercised so profound an influence in the empire to which he belonged. 'f1*f li. SECOND, with a private' =n(�r me of :1:,20,000 per year, has been called the `eves and ears" of one of the allied ruk'rs. No titlt-s have been conferred upon him; he has received no reward -apparently wants none. Yet he witnessed Germany's preparations for the Great War and warned his nation of its s£ecre but unofficial agent after war had ithout office, was closer to the heart of the his country's cabinet. THE THIRD, a general in the allied armies, was born in a railway shanty. He would not have been fighting Ger- many to -day if an Alsatian lad (his ancestor), had not escaped from a Bavarian press gang in 1744. Do you know him? Rasputin, the self -consti- tuted monk, who played so sinister a role in the downfall of the Russian dynasty, COL. EDWARD HOUSE, the con- fidential emissary and adviser of President Wildon. GEN. J. J. PERSHING, whose an- cestors were Pfirschings, and who to -day heads the over- seas forces of the United States -these are the three men pictured and described. Russia collapsed, and The Toronto Daily Star published the story of the "nit ,terileu one" \vho haJ led il•, /'.kid t'•, excesses. President Wilson declare,' war, and The Toronto Dail; Star gave to its readers a serif::: of articles on the confidential work of the man wlio had most influenced him. The American forces began to make themselves felt, and The Toronto Daily Star pre- sented the life -story of their great leader. The Toronto D RyStar Alone in �+ t1'. has Pul_ lis 1 ti err Histories This policy will be continued, The Toronto Daily Star will endeavor to lift, for its readers, the curtain of diplomacy and in- trigue and give them a glimpse at the great personalities on the world's stage. For this purpose alone -it has twenty - four world - famous correspondents at the Peace Conference -They will keep Star readers fully informed upon every development. The Toronto Daily Star has been famous for its feature stories: It published Harry Lauder's great bo' Ik 11s 0 serial. Sir Frederick Smith, the Attorney -General of England, visited Canada, and The Star gave its readers his book of personal im- pression. At the first of this year The Star began 1111' publication of two outstanding Canadian stories of the war. The first, "Mv 'Three Years in a German Prison," by Hon. Dr. Henri S. Beland, M,P., former Postmaster -General of Canada, is in respects Can- ada's Most notable contribution to the literature of the wad'. The second, "From Mons to the Rhine with the Cana.ii:ill Arnl\," is a diary by Lieut. -Col. John A. Cooper,.a distinguished Canadian journalist, describing the last and perhaps most spectacular please of Canada's part in the Great War. Further important features, the best available, will be announced from time to time. The main thing is you will want to „..:12 th, n:. i 4)1.1'1 lake chances of missing the big stories. , ul a dt•:.for The Star and send your subscription in now. For 1 month, 2.S!.•i': n3 months, 75c. For 6 months, $ I.50. For t 2 maths, Cut WI ThJs (70 : sill li T tFlo .-..... ,.,.1.1-,1113.1. r,Pa., To Publishers: Toronto Daily Star, Toronto: Dear Sirs: Please enter Ice Els a Subscriber to 11'.' Toronto please find enclosed stamps or moll,:)' order for e, Daily Stat' Name in full • THE test in family singing. The Dooley family proved to be the best singers and won 11 1 rbonnetref le q a tat and the Iat- test Irish cut for the father and mother. The hooligans, captured 8 other awards, A.short program was given, consisting of a solo "Detw Address for day months -for which 1'Ienw• 11111, 1'11(1(1 4) MO •m> niretl,, r 11 r., *t1:s.. N(ss, se Rev. ) Little Shamrock" by Molly O'Reilly (Miss Ooldna Olark) : Quartette "Dome where the lilies bloom," by Misses Kelly and Masses, Hooligan and Kel- ly (blrs, Walter Davidson, Miss Bea. ale Davidson, John Leeming and John McArthur)1 reading by Kitty Dooley 111k..111( STA zs.ezeealarmv,,,ez* e,(,rflneas n5ca5 (Miss Lowry) 1 solo "When Irish eyes are smiling," by Ted Hooligan (Ed. Rowland) 1'1 ; and ". Burch of Shale - rocks," and "Aeushla Maehree," by .Kate Donley (Miss E111e Ryan,) The ladies served a tasty lunch of lettuce sandwiches, cake and coffee. Bali. presented 0, very pretty senile, decor - aced 0111 r1n tus of green Grope paper and gllt, shamrock leaves,ave s, with each family vsea ed around a©table witlhmmrock shaded lamps It was an evening of good fellowship fun and the proceeds were $27,00,