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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1928-2-29, Page 5w...999199 tem.-4mm ,119.0,9951 j �� p'f�� �1�ily. L t3' 'i u' �Id TY'J k atlitr e d ()lard aiid Soft Maple Reck and Soft Elm Basswood, ood, Baruch, Etc. Also Pine, Hemlock, Balsam and Cedar HIGHEST PRICES PAID Sawmill Now Running Bring In your Custom Logs and get Lumber back We keep a full line of pressed Lumber for building purposes raw- B, C, (ted Cedar Shingles on hand. Gibson Lumber & Cider Molls - Nront r P. Om WE DELIVER Feb. 27 -DEATH of JOHN EVELYN Two hundred and .twenty-two years ago, on the 27th February, 1708, John Evelyn, the famous diar- ist, died at the age of 86. He was born on the 31st October j 1620 at Wotton House. in Kent, of which county his -'father was the High -Sheriff and one of the large land -owners. IIc was educated at Lewes and Oxford University, (old'' also studied law, which he never practised, for although a younger son he was possesed of ample moans. In 1642, on the outbreak of the struggle between Crown and Parli- anent which culminated in the ex- ecution of Charles 1, and the estab- lishment of the Common -wealth, Evelyn went abroad ,where he re- mained almost continuously for tate next ten years. He was a monarch- ist at heart and a loyal subject of the King, but he knew that if he took up arms it would result in ruin for his I brother and himself and would be of no advantage to the king, so he wise- ly decided to hold aloof front the conflict. While abroad he married the dau- ghter of Sir Richard Browne, the English resident at the French court, and of hi: return to England in 1652 he took, up his residence at Sayes Court, Jepti:ord, where he amused himself with his favourite hobby of landscape gardening to such good account that the grounds surround- ing house, 100 acres in extent, be- came one of the sights of Britain. Ile refused several offers of ap- pointment in the public service, which were made to him by the Com- monwealth Government, and main- tained a secret correspondence with Charles 1I during his exile, At the end of 165D he made a futile attempt to induce Geo. Morley, the Lieuten- ant of the Tower of London to fore- stall Con. Monk by declaring for the return of the king, and from the time of the Restoration of the Monarchy in the following year until his death he was in high favour at Court. Although Evelyn never held any important public appointment ho filled numerous minor posts, in which he performed much useful work end in 1004 he was entrusted with the care of the sailors wounded and clic• ailed in the Dutch War, and was els') responsible for the =intent -ince of the prisoners of war.. He was a supporter of the move- ment which brought William and Mary to the British throne in 1085, and he became treasurer for the fam- ous Hopital for old sailors which was founded by the Queen at Green• wich. He was one of 'th0 founders of the Royal Society, of which he was for a time the secretary, he was a patron of the arts and science, and it was through his influence that the Duke of Norfolk was induced to give the Arundel marbles to Oxford Uni- versity and the Arundel Library to Gresham College. Evelyn was the author of several famous books, the best known of which i$ his Diary, which covers tho whole period of his life and is an in- valuable chronicle of contompor:u•y event; from the standpoint of a mo- derate politician and a devout ad- herent of the English church. Among his many other works arc—"Sylva", which first drew attention to the nec- esaity of afforestation in England; "Terra", the first English attempt at a scientific study of agriculture; "Scuipltura", which deals With the ant of engraving on copper and brass MO on "Ancient and Modern Arch- itecture" and another on "Medals". Evelyn was a contemporary and a great friend of Samuel Pepys, the diarist, and was on terms of intimacy with most of :the notable men of his day. On the death of his elder bro- ther rathe' in 1604 he inherited Wotton House, where he resided for the last twelve years of his life. ETHEL Mrs. Lake, of Brussels, is spending n while with her daughter, Mrs. A. Henry. Percy Mulhoron, of Brantford, visited Inst week at the '0100 of d. Purvis, Con. 0. John Stephenson has heel 600"1011.1 to his home for a few weeks with an attack of asthma' We hope to see him out again soon. Much sympathy i; extended to the Ptu•vi's family in the sadden dearth in England of Mrs Purvis. At `.he time of writing very few particulars 1111,40 been received. The regular weekly Prayer meet- ing of tho united- Church was held last week, Tuesday, at ihe, hone of Robert and Mrs, Bremner, with 11 good attendance. Successful auction sales were held last week at Cecil Eckmier's, N. Hay - den's and Mrs. Parkes. Good nrie.es are being realized at the sales this winter :ld very few bargains are being reported. Carl Anes who has spent several months at Jamestown is hone for n While and is assisting Cecil Bateman to cut and store ice. Mrs. C. Baynard is still on the sick list. We hope ,to see her better soon. On Sunday last, Feb. tDth there were good crowds considering the weather at the services in Ethel when an exchange was carried out between the two churches of the vil- lage. The day was extremely eolcf and stormy but very encouraging congregations gathered in the Pres- byterian church at 2,30 and United church at 7 p.m. Special innate at both services was much enjoyed, Special Mission Band Outing. —A jolly time was spent on Saturday last at the home of William and Mrs, Brenner when the Mission Band of the Unitech Church enjoyed a sleigh ride and ha(1 an interesting mooting and social hour, Mrs Brenner served appetizing oefreslnmu's which were much enjoyed by .,u' 3 ndlaallpeople and tho thanks of extended felt this kind - mess, Thomas Vodden and sons brought a large stock of splendid cattle to the village last week and put them_in their new quarter; here. The Vod- den fpm+3y moved on Monday into their new home. School Report ---The following is the report of S. S. No. 11, Grey, for the months of January and February. 11:Is, marked ('^) Missed one m' more exams. Senior Room --Form V—Exaniued in Gcog., Ilist., 1111);'131..Lat., French, Lit., )(nil Delete. work—Muriel Michel 60; Etna Franklin 78.5; Calvin Kreuter 74.5, Sr. IV.--ldxnmined in Spell. Arith., timer., (.:ran., Hist„ Lit., 'Writ, slid =\rt--M''an'1;•aret Lawless (17.14'", 3r, 1V---Kennetih Kreuter 75.0; Della McInnes 74.87; Gordon Sieir;htholm 74.03;; Jinn McNeil 71.25; Tom San- ders 67.57"; Myrtle Wilson 68. Sr, XII-4tuar' McInnes 7,7.62; Orma Gill 73.75! Allan Franklin 73.12; Clair Michel 72.28, ; Lee Allan 'Ward law 72,25; Doreen Lawless 7',14 ; Lindsay Bain 57.57"; Velma Hamil- ton 60.5. Jr. NII—Editli Kreuter 75.02; Noltion Sleightholm 60.27-8. Fear, Teacher. Junior Room— Ex - ambled in 0. Copp., Spell,, Aritlt„ Art, Writing, Wr. Comp., M. Work and Geog. Those marked with an asterisk missed one or more examine, tions, Sr. IT—Lorne Dosjardine 70; ;Annie Franklin 6(i; Marjorie Brown 02"; Alex McNeil 61; Bryan Amies 157"; Stuart Henry 54" Jr. Ii—Jeatn 1Franklin 78; Bertha Earl 52; Ross ICmnningham 52'1; .Ada Wardlaw 51; Stuart Brown .45"; Winston McEacln- �ern (present only one day). 1.st Claus—Examined in 0. Comp., Spell, (A1ith, and Writing—Ruby Gilltinson 184; Ruby Gill 83; Arnold Earl 82,5; I.Ilcicn Currie 82; Dorothy Kraute• 170 Nora Henry 70; Dorothy Bain 0G 5"; Stanley Wilson 06; Allison ISleighthohn 58; Willard Michel 48.5"' Pr,—Ruth Franklin, Helen Des- iinrdine, Charlotte Sanders, Estelle Cunningham Excellent; Jack Dun- • bon), Betty Dunbar; good, Jr Pre- - ;Allan Hamilton, Bertram Demehng fain. No, of pupils enrolled 80; aver - ego attendance for January 26,43 E. M. Fraser, teacher. THE BRUSSELS LOST 1Iu•re he several 11111•. rr'd aputa Intl 11:or. Sf(1T�1cr *1r a i Done at Lot 21, Coil, 6, Morris Satisfaction Assured. Won. J.• Sm th Phone 51-5 Interesting Letter From Jamaica (CONTINUED 11(011 PAGE 1). away wets i11 the 1e00ivent' ((1(1(118. I 11111111 that the hotel men are as opt- ruisti0 as our Westut n people, for there are certainly plenty of hotels. One thing the boom did (vas that bridges were built and improvements made that would never had been if it had not been for it, The boat ride from Tampa to Key West Wa9 90 smooth sometimes that 008 would hardly know that they were moving 1(11)1. Al Ifry West, the only thing to re- lieve the monotony was fol' Borne one to throw a coin into 11e water and Bee the darkeys dive and get it. One gentleman asked, "Will 1throw my key 7" '•Don't do that," said one di 101', "'Throw a (patter and the key after' " Net, content, with diving from Llle what f, xnnl' 5 feet nt so (abl.ve the watt),, they would gel up on a post some 0 ft. higher. Otte time, there were th+01•after the 11x1: 00111 and all you cuulcl see of them (9119 their feet above the miler. Al Have n before being allowed to land, all hail to pass through a big room fur' a doctot'9 examination, It was for only what was visible and cost nothing. They did charge me, however, a 51 tax on my ticket and another one for being 0 Canadian. Well, that was one time I did not feel that J w09 overcharged, for it is worth many times that to be a Cauadial and I know that you will all agree. We indeed have "a goodly heritage." I have never seen better, nor any with such possibilities. The two days spent in Havana were well worth while. It is a very )nt8r- esting place of some 750,000 people, Inrgely Spanish, In the older sec- tions of the city, the streets are very narrow and one has to be cat eful on the narrow sidewalks, which are a little higher than the street, lest they fall 1 ff. I actually saw a mal in front of me turn sideways, sn as to avoid being bit by a street car. Antos mune so close that you would know it before you would see them. I have see', suet) beanl;ful displlyeas i(1 the whitlows here, having full size models of :len and women dressed in the lat- est 1'00hinns. At night when lit up by many electric lights, they were very brilliant. Surae of the people are very rich end can afford it all, but more are very poor. One will see 0(1(11' poverty in Cuba 1(1 one day then I suppose, in Canada in 0 whole month. Poverty is 0,3)0.0 every- where. We cannot get away from it. The li(Ole On9.rn001 houses with thatched roofs, pethap9, tell very plainly of the absence of riches. Fre• comely, when stopping at 8tati0ne, when corning down on the train, little child' en would come along and stop at, the car window holding nut their hands for money. Tobanco is grown in the other dir. etiou from which we range, but ang- st) cane seemed the chief thing here 1111)11 mint we could see. The clefic• e .cy with it is that the 811 a(• 0ul.pnt is I. rutted, so they are never sore how touch to grow. An interesting sight was to see four yoke of oxen hitched to a 1iwo•wheel cart loaded with sugar cane. Some or the loads were not vevy big 119 you can imagine, as the capacity was limited. It must be heavier 91.ulf that it looks, or the ox• 011 are not much on the pull. They draw by their heads. A contrivance goes manual the base of the horns and all are connected up by , a long rope. The sugar cane looks "for all the world" I11(e corn stalls doptived of their leaves. Ae our time was limited in Havana, we (0011 a sigb1•eeeing bus with a guide. It took two hones and cost, n,1 58 IL tens well worth it. I will mention just one place whet•8 we were txl(en called "the Oily of 111e Dead." The wealth and heavy of it surpasses anything we could have !tu,iginin. There was one exeepti(n, hitwl'Ver, The auto stopped and we were told to look through a little hole in the big door. It opened to a 000111 whet0 they threw the 1O mains of some inng since forgotten, dug up 00 make room for more of this generation, In Havana, as in Santiago, so 111(111..7 96nre8, in fact. 1 early all have Mtge open fronts and no windows, 1t i9 as unusual thing here to see tiny glass. The city is very large and one would never expect to see what is appareraly thought nothing of. The City is partly on a lower level once pa111y on the sides of the mountain, we alight call it. What surprises one is 111,1) they do not get to wotk and 811 up the big holes which all+ big enough to hide in. These (ale also on the 108ines8 streets. I saw so many on one 810881 that a vehicle or ante could not avoid theta, in front) of What appeared to be a big provision place. But that is not the worst, There are very few streets high or low down yrl that have lint (91)9111 water run: ning down each side of the sidewalk'. If it noes net find a way into some sewer, it goes until itreaeb88 the low- er level and it might there, It leavens behind a Sediment which is character,. 19(111 of old drains. This gets into holes in the 8trset8, 8,06ing its way 1(0(0e9 them and 90r1e611198 by a place ant through the sidewalk and then a0tuaily left uncovered, At a lower level, 1 caw a goat gnetohing its thirst, where the water had accum- ulated, I did not drink any goats' (milk, and I know later' it would be al- most be intolerable with flies and m0egLit0es. I am told that there are many ranee after the rain, The latter are bad even now and )mosquito net. ling to 008e1`, you in bed is neces9ary in a while man, 'Choir very tou011 seems poisonous, for not only will th67 111 eorinactr;l (I( 111111 If ( 11,.1 g1', r wind d';; 1111,' t1U'l'(' (111 fol x 91114'• MO 1( illlllia' 00, O031• In ad,l i ,a 0, KU t 11i';, ht I1. 1'r n„ pril;kttt a ie dime ,and nn 41. 1 vel y where. Yin ear int nit th • i 1T••r•ts )low tit •9 11 no 1003/ th" clulliny;, 11014 wm(111111111 like ill 11,1• 111,111' p'ii1aees ft'1111 beeet111e8 IlIl, ll'1tltll' is 11,1,11' 411111 (5 „110 111 i1: 1staud. 1'•xpeet they ('1.01101, for its ant' who knew said, "A new tort looks like (111 old nue." The tell)lr'1'1a1111'11 Willa 11(111 UL' tldu •- Xo'pti"us las been hot, 101 deg( ea 111. doors, It 11, eine'. cmnafnrllclily pool (awards )meriting, but later on 111 the year, it.10u91 hi/ very unbeatable You will never (1(11111 1,0 (11(1111 through 01y ieeominer,dation from me, mut if you do come you will value 111(1(1' than ever• what you already pos8)6 9, 1 might say that very little of the rnun1ry as Been i8 under cultivation, As there is no Winter, they need no barns. The cattle are the Jersey size and tnost of them abort the same col. or, but they have spreading horns. The Milch cows look es If they take a long time to milk. I have been detained longer than I had expected in Santiago, owing to boat nn which I 111n going being called in another direction, last week. I am booked to leave Wednesday, Feb. 1st, Il' I was to send a meesage to the read- ers of THE Poem, I had better do it white I had the time. Before closing, I would like to bear testimony to the work of the Salvation Army. I have rea90n to know more about then) because I have right in the Horne. Only last week, they cared for a Iran from Jamaica, whowas stranded' They cared for him and fortunately being all engin- eer, he got work in a sugar mill. 'I'o)(lay, a women and two children are being cared and a98ieted by hav- ing all arrangements made for them to go on 11e same boat I go. The Clat7tain will have to 1111491er the Span- ish language before 0980 air preach- ing call be done. They have a day 8011001 for children and in that way, they are brought under the inflnence of the gospel. They have certainly added much to the enjoyment of my enforced stray here. 10i111tted al important thing that must account to a large extent for the poverty that exists here, In both Havana and here, many places are fitted up with tables and all day long, a Hammer are drinking and eating. That there 11,1 not (nnrh drrtnlreness, is, am told because they do not take it on an empty stomach but always with something to eat. There is no getting away for the feet that the many with very 1imii'ed 111nnrne, the more spent on drink the less is spent tor the Home and 1988 is put aside for "a rainy day." WVithont a d0uht, it is true and Cuba is the biggest object lesson I have seen yet. G. A. DEAADIAN. 0 John Bennewles, ex -M, L. A., of Brodhngen, who fell clown the cellar stairs and lad 98veral 01118 fractured, a few days ago, Is getting along a8 well as can be expected. BLUEVALE 11 1,4; (')111;11 is nm the si,'k list, at p, eras' ('11111(110O alit 1 14;t acne,) 1,11 the ,irk i4,1 1.11•tn'iat1,614 A 11.1,0amhem,de,a bushe8 trip t» 11 alri-100 1,c•t '+ateeday, 011 111" 8:11ilh is nr (40(,4'1(1, 91.4. ;lig h,n. 1I,11141106, al. (lrur'' 19111, 111111. Th1.1119su1 iv u. Ile rick 1191. 111911.1')1., 11,11 1110 11x11 is lna,kit(1• 141e0 tie tw<' I'arnr' fon Lida: H. 11.:110K'ty 9pcuU the week.eod to, Whit isinirelt. This (9•,01(, he is put 1iog in 11 911911ly Id'bit! for 111 conning 811111111'1'. The 1'1'{411nr 11189l.fug of 1m Ladies' Aid is being held (11 1110 110111' Or Mrs, Geo. Thornton, on Thursday aft. ernon11 March 1st. Mrs, Thornton and Mrs, .Joe Breckenridge wfll 9ery0 )110011. 1). and. Mrs. Jewitt entertained a few of their near neighbors, on Wed- nesd(ay night of hast. weak. They eel- , 8111'at'.ell the 301 11 wedding 1(1(111yer'8ary . of their marriage. A. 9114)(911(11 even. Ifog was spent. PERTH COUNTY Wallace, Llan, and Mornington Twpo. are in line and endorse the plan to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. Wm. Watdie, of Stratford, was named Vice•President of the Ontario Cattle Breeder's' Association al the annual meeting, at Toronto. He has been a director for the past 8 years, 8, Weber, Listowel, has become the owner of 0 beautiful pair of black foxes. BRUCE COUNTY. Rev, L. W. Reid 1x8 accepted the 1111 00 01 011 to 1100x(11 another year as pastor of 1Cimc,ll'dine United 011 knelt. A 8erious accident hopped to Chas. Dicki8on, on his 200 -arse farm four and a ilalt' rr111ee 8011).1) of Mildmay. While rutting feed with a gas engine, • his lett hand wa9 drawn into the machine arm was en h off at the wrist. ' A son, Tont, who ty89 ,mean at hand, and heard his fau.hee's cry 10r help, qupmane iii gear, and in t0kly 80 doingut 5(11110011(1 hischilife. 'l'he celr5u9 taken by assessors in 4 ' Blame Onunty townships, last year, revealed the fact that thirty per cent of the bulls used in Oarrick are grade animals, nearly or them being of a very 9npe'i00 quality. 3 M Sperms, ecently appointed to Ole Senate of Oauada, having been horn and reared in Bruce Oointy. has se'ected North Bruce as the territory he will represent in the Upper house, As Senator J J. Donnelly, of Oargill, represents South Bruce in the Senate, Bruce as a county is exceptionally well represented in that body. Sas. Bryan, a former publisher of the Lucknow Sentinel, died in Van- conver, Peter Lobsi,ger, village blaelrsmith at Mildmay for the past thin ty years, has sold his business to 3. Lnbsinger, who has been associated with him for the past twenty-one years. There is a case of smallpox under quaratine, near Paisley, at present. W1;11NId:SDAY, PER. 29t11, 1027. 14— "Give me ten minutes a week and I'll knock dollars off your tire bills" ET a day every week—preferably any one but 101 Saturday or Sunday—and let me look over your tires. It'll mean dollars off your tire bill. Maybe they need more air. Two or three pounds under pressure will take miles orf the life of a tire. Maybe there's a nail or a faint just waiting to work through and make trouble. Maybe they're O.K. and you can 0,1.ve away in comfort. Ten minutes! Buz isn't it worth it to feel sure of your tires? Car owners spend many a half-hour on the side of the road because they won't take the ordinary precaution. Andthat's saying nothing of the extra mileage they might get and the money they might save. BRUSSELS, ONT. John Hohstein, at whose home in Garrick 30 gallons of moonshine was found in a dugout, together with a whiskey -making plant, will appear before Magist(ate Walker, in Mild- may, to answer a charge of having ligtlnt illegally under the L. 0..A.. HURON COUNTY lax -Alderman \Ven. F. Scarlett, of London, dropped dead in a store there. He spent his early life on a farm in McKillop Twp., before mov- ing to London 52 year's ago. Walter H. Harness, of I;,aeter, has sold his grocery business 011 Mail) street to Wm. Northcott, a farmer Hay Twp. Possession has already been give.. The remains of Justice Inirlgton, oldest Supreme 00nrt judge in Can- ada, were interred in Avondale cem- etery, Stratford, last week The nominations, at Blyth, for. achn0l trustees, last Wednesday, to fill the vacancies centred by the resign- ations of Leslie Hillborn and Arlon Stubbs resulted in 111188 being nom- inated : James Sims, A. Taylor and Rev. W. B. Hawkins. A. Taylor did qualify, Rev. W. B. Hawkins and James Sims being elected by acclam- ation. � T OULIV SHOWROOMS The New Car will fulfill the promise of a singular achievement in light car manufacture. e rt . l�'�� !,`u✓ '.tl }I ty Ford Dealer It i ° rilie 'Neal !.culadi1 ex,'°°44 (;:'-"`!i4( '"s ^"m 2,3 VE ARS OF PUB LI C ,''�tssaxilmrtr1�16X Titmh nl+.(t�rv5a".ss r^.5uti^C��t„t;kioy r„1.,. '•tai: .ry; ws�-' �",7R'at1�``�"�' ' (�'•�F'°'m�.�7;�"m3�'�'�.�to,,"