The Brussels Post, 1914-1-22, Page 1Tr) t
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO. THURSDAY; •JANUARY 22, 1914
W. H. KERR, P7-obyia'ioy
New Advertisements
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Looal-Stec. A Best
Rua twit -Toe Pose.
Watch
round -Phone ol
another rx'
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Local-'releelein Qm riots,
Borst' blanket lose -Tine Pose.
Ronne strayed -Rohl )!McKay,
Perin fnrasle-Wait A ban)r:!
Anneal r 1 et r
a !morn!-MxtrpppllEsn 13nak.
1tstrtxt Rem
Jamestown
i 'e 4
A ulr w Pollock Look theservice in
,
the Hall lest Solidity evening,
Lady's beaver ruff lost, Will finder
'kindly leave it at the Jamestown
store.
The regular meeting of the James-
town Women's Institute tvill not he
held next week told the next date will
be Thnrsday, Feb, nary 264 h.
Thursday evening of this week a
Public meeting will be held in Victnria
Hall in the interests of the '1'e4hper.
alum amuse. Addresees will be given
by Revels. :Messrs. Mann and Wee:,
of 13t'n8,els.
Moncrleff
George :le Kay is slowly imp1 orbit;
and 114111'3 to Bee 1)notlle l ,S timltl el'.
I'he P)1rlllet•8' 144 41ll4te passed Off
Well. Jlt. klctlfillcul gave a flee 4ul-
ch•ess.
Monday evening i 41 En(leavin• en-
joyed a pleasant social business even.
Ing,
Sunday, Feb, 1st, will he Cam.
'minion Sunday et I1,11ox (Meech here.
The seemed anniversary of .the new
rh(n'eh Will be held ee S44day, tl'eb.
8111. Vary large (0) gr•cgatinle a.re
attending 1.1418 church now and It
looks as if it will have t4 be enllrged
The annual tweeting teas held Ian.
Wednesday afternoon. Reports weep
most gratifying. 80 new members
)vet9 added in 1918, $2141.011 was ihr•
141411 son, raised in 44.11 oeganizatin4s in
the past year. The n11r4agePs and
enogregations mewlmime!), voted
their pastor Rev. It. A. Lundy an in-
crease of $200 in stipend. All•eaily
paster and people ate planning huger
and hetier ihiogs for 1914.
Next Sunday afternoon Rev. 191r.
Bailey, of the U(luiininn Al1iiaore,
Toronto, will speak in Knox
church here on the ditty and
privilege of aiding in the
great ''1'empeeance Crusade. The
Southerly polis of Grey township
should recoil a splendid vote nn the
29t11 inst. Getting at it eerly in the
1110) 4111 w and helping everybody else
along %vill show our interest in a big
cause. -
Wroxeter
I. Duvet is able to be out again after
a lengthy illness,
Graham B41.11410tyne has talren a
position in the Royal 13a44k.
James Fox, of B1ussel8, called ne
old friends hereon Tuesday.
Mee. 11, Schwalm, of hlfldnlny,
the guest of her brother, ,l, 11 \Fiend!.
The annual meeting or the 514ave.
holders of the Wt•Itxetee Rural Tele.
phone Company will ho held in the
Town 1ia11 on Wednesday afternoon,
'Jan. 28114•
ANNUAL Il'MEETING.- Monday 144.1
was 14 special day with the Wroxeter
Presbyterian church, .A1,2 o'cloelc..p.
tn. a tltwnitsgiving service was 119111
following the communion of the day
previous.. At 8 o'clock the annual
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congregational meeting took piece
after which allpresent. met in the
basement. to attend a 5nrial hour. A.
splendid .lunch )vas provided. It is
hoped to )make this social fe411nre 1944
annual event. At the business meet-
ing reptiles fermi evety department
show satisfactory increase's over last
year. Tien new organizations report-
ed for the first time. The 1Vnlnen's
Home Missionary 81111919 and the
Wesley Bible OII1ss which is also doing
WOO( aa'4a Young Pecpl''8 Sudety.
A forwaardetep was decided Upon in
19118siun8, whereit restitution passed
unanillusly to make an attempt 10 -
wards contributing 14414' Sha) a for the
Missionary work of the whine+h as
shown by the 130elget of 1914 Peenti-
clally 1.1119,101110115 Oen teas 111 rl.Prf:ton
to adopt the individual entomeni In
system and -tern individual set Will bo
ppurchaeecl for 111e 11(x1; (0)4404::101) in
Ably. 1t wits decided 1119)1 to inewitve.
the einem) property by building a
new brick 4pin•nacll at the main en-.
f4!a110e:.
,111E 51 CK1uomo1 PASSES A WAY. -
fast 3'1010lray 4141 11141 and 4)4661. highly
*tetteuted t•esldeut of this locality, in
the pelwolt of Wm, MPlferch44 phased
11418e,le 01' 4C.ien 'n it
1.1[ st + 1 1 Is 80th
year. Thr f4nera1 10011 place WPd-
4)98ll4ty aft PruO:n to 1Vrnxetel• come-
1ery. Service leas 119141 at the family
home, "Crne5441)uo1 Fiume" at 2
4'clnek. Deceased wits the fathee 01'
W. 8, MIRercher, of Wroxete,. An
obituary will be given in the next
issile of TUE POST.
01y an family, of 134us8019,
moved to the village Ibis week.
Mrs. W, D 13+114114 teed little son, of
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S nus, Man., - visitedher brothel'
Rev,'1'. 111, Wesley and Mrs. Wesley
hest week.
0. 13. Moffatt has leased his file 100
acme f119)n near here, to John Bays, of
Elute lownshi0, who gI18 11085e5111011
4 11' fru 1 . n r 19
( n .I( 1 1st• 1 . Moffatt will 105141
a big unction sale on Tuesday, Feb.
2.1114. lie puepnsee moving to ' Wrox-
eter nn leaving lire farm
The Metrijmfltan Bank
Statement of the Affairs of the Bank as at
December- 31st, 1913:
Liabilities
Notes of the 134an1c in circulation ......... .... . $ 947,887.50
Deposits net b41401041 interest .... ................. 1,890,384.83
Deposit» bearing interest (inclnding interest :nee ti-
ed to date ... .. . 7,14.4,832.78
Dit'idend No. 88, payable Ja4llary 21)11, 1914 ....... 25,0(10.00
Pepe lime Dividends nnrh1im14l..... .. ..... •........ 8250
Am•eptatives 61441140' Letters of Credit .. •...... , 10,658.80
Liabilities not tnclodeel in the f)regob1g heat1e 4,023.67
$ 10,021,568.12
Ometal Stock paid tip..' ................ ......•.. ....$ 1,000,000,00
Reserve it 41141 1,250,0!10.00
13alenee or P, wit (eel Loss Acat4uol cal led fol ward 182.547,01
$ 2,432,547.81
$ 12,454,115.78
Assets
thiveent 0 .Id end Subsidiary Copt ..............:.. ...$ 107,827.43
U4winiun G'4verouleut Net es ............ ... 1,205,404 50
Notes of het. Banks .............•...... 88,7511.00
Cheques on usher ISnnlOs 487,912.93
Batton:es clue by other 13n11k9 in 044a11'1 • 135,870 31
I-:al16411:e_9 due by Banks and Metkiog Oureespnldens
elsewhere than in On1ad(1 ......... 224,845.74
Dominion end Provincial Gever4mel.t Securities
(not, 9xce,eliug market value) 42,710.68
Olrnauiinn 191u4nt1fa11 Securities mud 13riti4l, Faeigo
and Culnnhtl See449111ee other 111)44 Canadian (nut
exceeding market value) .. ...... 260,98151'
Railway and other Bonds, 1)ebentures and Stocks
(not exceeding 41114 ket value ... . .. 888,058.45
Oltll and Short (11141 (xeeedieg thirty days) Loans in
Canaria o4 I3owls, Debentures and 131401(8 1,055,213.53
$ 4,558,241.06
Other eureon1 Loans and Discounts in Cena14a (less
rebate of inter est: 7,601,75225
Liabilities of (hlst,nuers under Le1194s of Oredit as
per eon)1a .... . 10,656.88
Overdue debts (estimated loss provided for) ..... 8,424.48
110,11k p44'444 ses, at not more than cost, less amounts
written off ........... 322.841 08
Deposit with the Dotnblinn Glvllmnlent for the put' -
poses of the Circnhatinn Fund ,, ... 51,500.00
oil gages on eta state sold by the Baulk 1,200 00
$ 7,8955,874.07
le 12,454,115.73
W. D. ROSS,
General Manager.
S. J. MOORS,
President.
Auditor's Report
'[ have ex:tlnined the becks and (0)00141418 of the Metropolitan Bank at its
Head Office and pt'iecipal Bean(4)4 to T4rot to, anti checked the citsh and 991'i -
Bed 1410 investments and menu) hies 4n ha41.1 there as at. the close of business
Olt 139celubrr 31st, 1918. )against. the 9nti lea in regard iheroln in such books.
Oer1ified vet erne from 1119 1•e1141111411l41/111104198 have been duly furnished to
019, to4Pthie 101thall inflirmetion and expinnati14sregIlieed-and I(19rlifyth,l
4.118 foregoingatal(maI.rf Liabilities and Aet•I4 at. Dec.81st, 1918,.is in
agreement w11I) 4140 books 4L11d pl•llpt•l'ly 41411wn so 419 114 exhibit, in my opinion,
11 true end a/11'eeet, view 141' the 41ate of -11e• 134nk's affmll s mem ding to the hest
of my in['ovulation, the explanations given 141 441e and as shown by the books
01 the 13411)11. -
:'Toronto, 9th January, 1914.
G. T. °T ARRSON,
Ohat'tered Accountant.
Profit and Less Account'
For.Voar ending December Met, 1913..
l(ie. 21, 1012, 134111au'e1al 04411)1 of arl:0tr)t $
Dec. 31, 1913, Pr,6tsInv the ye4u• atm. ded.neting charges (it
na4a41,i4enl., interest (111e dep44it111.8, rebate on tlnn14Lt 11011
111,11811141ltaftel' malting full provision for all bad and dnubtfnl
debts .......................
181,888.26
105,0559.85
$ 347,547 61
Dividends Nee. 33, 34, 35 and 86 .......... . ... ........................... 100 0119.01)
Wt itl:ee tiff 13 ink piemis)'9 . ..
20,0111.60
Reserved for eleprenin.1ion in serlm•ities 0tvlle1 by the 13114411 ....... 40,000011
Onnteibnlhie lit 0fil9elo' Pension Fund • 5.0011110
Belane9 mlc19ilit of amount ..................... ... ........,...... ..c ...... . 182,547 61
S. .1. MOOR*,
Presidrn t:,
$ 847,547 61
W. D. ROSS,
General Manager.
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G. N. McLaren
A number' Iron) hese attended the
funeral nl'Join) Munro, whose death
:weltered in Raddi,nn, Seek., on Jen.
12114.
Dl.eNttelt who
was as t:I d 60
1s tb
ye4 t', was,tt son 01'the ..late Mrs. Jen,
Gofton and ]vee well k4owrt here,
having lived -herein his yntniger (lays.
[oft rrjntl4f .Irlek place at Corrie on
I'nesti{'11: afterrid 4ll front Ibe inane of
John Avila% 'Service !vete 1pnducted
by Rev. Mr. Roberts, of Gowrie.
Cranbrook
'DONT . Miss IT.- Sunday evening
next Rev. `Mr. Bailey, of Toronto,
will address et I '
u )Ile, meed 1 '1
1 nl 1111
p $ x
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rl) r•h
011 u hlhe"•
14 nptlrance (Eunpaigu
in which Huron County is engaged.
'191ere should be a gond tally to hear
him on that occasion. The electors
will he asked to 49101.41 their votes on
Thursday of next week, polls ripen
fi (4444 9 11. In. to 5 p. rah. An early
polling is tench to be desired.
Listowel
BARN BARNED,-'The file Mum of
Albert Rolls, elf eon. 4, of Wallace,
was completely destroyed by fire Sun-
day eveuiug, together with 1,000
hu514(ls of grain told tnauy tons of
hay. IValler- Rolle,' a Bon of the
owner had j44'L 140110 11110 the oat bin
and was getting out with a hag of
o4tts when he tripped. 7`he jar cane.
ed the hllreen to explode tied fn a
few nr)o6118H the whole place Was a-
blaze. After the hardest kind of
work all 1,1141 (uli11111i8 411441 implements
were gntl9n out before the net
heat pleveuted 4111y0i49 going Into the
1)114)4. The loss is parially covered by
1418L14'11140e,
Walton
Cliokrn-pex is pitying a very un-
tvelo4me visit to a number of our lit-
tle boys mid gills.
John Rex, 0f 11114141101011, paid us a
flying visit and retln'ned last week
with the Mel of his heart.
311•: anti .111•s. Berber left for their
new hnn4e, Milestone, Saskatc.Ihewan,
on llnnd,ty. Best wi811e8 go with
them.
The sate -mill ylted is quickly fillieg
up with Ings and soon the hum 141'
busy machinery will be heard in the
new sats -mill.
I3y every elector doing his duty both
by his influence and 411411:1 4a 4ousi4g
victory may be 49(44 Thursday of next
week in Huron County. Let the
people of this locality spa the pace.
Rev. ;114' Bailey, of Tomo, 1,, will
give a4 add rebs nn the 43409ent Ie4)4-
per4r40e situation in D4ff's (Morel)
nest Stinchty morning at 11 a. m1. He
is it gond speaker and well worth hear-
ing.
Duff's Pie9byteelan ehnrch held her
mond meeting last Tuesday. 1913
preyed to be the best year yet. The
lepol t8 were,excellent and indicated a
year' 4f plane, unity and prosperity.
The 11449814m of $8,764.00 w118 reused
by the congregation.-Man41get s $1409
Missions $310 ; S. S. $122 Adult
lii 1110 Olass $49 ; 0. E. $57 ; 1''17, F
M, S. $165 ; Mission Band $41 ;
Ladi08' Aid $411;y Building Com-
mittee $1200. New nBi0Pr9 were elect-
ed for 1914. A building committe was
appointed to build another new ce-
ment. shed 112 ft x 45 ft to accommo-
date the horses. .
Morris
011ie Walker is away on a business
trip to 01410.
111185 Peocler, of Belgrllve locality.
48415 visiting Miss Bessie Jordan dur-
ing the past week.
Tax Collector Procter handed Over
tn Treasurer Shaw the last of
$27,447.84 t axes for 1918.
.14)114) Fell, 2.141 line, is again on the
Sick list we are sorry t•0 state but, hope
he will snot .regain his health.
1111.1 18 Onua111 at their meeting
11181 Thnt'Sday, re -appointed the fru In.
l'r ofgcels of the township for this
calendar yea', -
Miss :Maggie Shed1841, who was
visiting In
n severs) weeks with vele-
lives at Clare, Michigan, arrived
hou401111e !seek. She had an 04305,-
11)41e tittle,
.1,um•s Bowman, 14[. P., left last
week foe Ottawa to attend r0 his
duties in cnn40rlinn with the Hnu8e
or 0l4111,40ns. The 89s8inn is expected
to lest no to the month of June.
The many nil 11gend4 of ex (lunnril-
l14t
avenge ,lLrkson, 8111 line, will be
4)1•1'3' tr1 heals 11411 1118 110111111 15 any-
thing but wind but the hope a change
for the better will 80011 141109 place.
.71tiwe9 Latare)n4e, of 13ntf)4In, and
Glalrge Lawrence. of Ayr, attend' 11
the tonere] nF (Meir sister, Nine. T
Patterson, of'Wiugloln , and 11110
iPt 1 n Ir n n I Friends; James Taylor and
3, 'I', Bell.
Fred. Mitten, who is a 0. P. R.
employee al. Kenitra; was 11e119 011 a
holiday visit, 1 -IN waste fnrnlur 1.N8i-
dent ofthe 8114 line, who !vent Welt
25 yt41.19 ago where i441 hes dime well
The vi4ltnl' is 1L brother to Alfred
13)1l,Lon, 0f 11)41 7111 line•
Henry Cluck, of Portage la Prairie.
Men -h lm, is her9 of w visitto his
hlnlher 'fhnlrne9, 511) line, }ie i5 n
former resident who fleet went. West
Medd. 80 31()11'9 iago He is 194'il re-
menlhet ell by tl11' 01111)' reehle11t9 rtes
the 11111 home,cl.end is I he p)95et11home
of 'Phos. Clark and foody,
The reviler ' sehnol, meeting of
Uii1111 8, a5. No. 3 Morris told hest.
Wawa,1 :511 Wee 111110 alt : Lille 44ta111-
tory dale, W. P-Hmllahlui 09.4npyin4
the rh 'r nl Chris. Johnston
:toting
as SenrrNrV I i
MlnlllPSIIId l,
a the
various rei/nl Ie were read ami 111inpt-
Pd. F. D, 'ltelkee slot r•hns0n rate.
payers' 'A11d1109, Ferman ent. dile
prnvements were (RRA04499941 and the
fire inS0ranee reported on, Geo'go
Fai.
ter wes nkt!d trusteeetre In the
place of J. Ontnieg. T. 0. Tleffeot
ani, wand ('0ttlene . et $(2,40 per co'11.
The caretaking of sehonl rr111 Bre
lighting for
g g 1914 ivas let tr1
Ohrd9.
Johnston at $411,00, Win. Cutlg, ds
the S9cretary.Preasurea' of this
School Seetiem. HIs p(lstoffice ad.
thm0s9 is Blyth R. R. No. 2. The
'2'
t Uslees uhave ben fn ' t
1 lin ItLltl 144 'e -
curing good teachers as 4a rule which.
18 wort)) much to any section of
(, e , t l+y.
Interest is being well aroused in the
1'e1wperanee question anal the ex.
(11:10 ,•
1 is astrong
p t vote in favi:'
of the Act Local Option is im effect
at the present time and the electors
are not disposed to reverse their
recent verdict. Nettling counts as
4yell 4115 p. 1n on eleetic l day -Theirs.
da
or next week -a
Y s well rte 'ked
II 4
ballots.
Seaforth
Ed. :Elle, sli el inLendent of the
Seaforth electric light depitetmeot,
met with a very painful accident
when Its he was pumping )lir into a
gasoline, torch it exploded, sending
the blitzing gasoline into his face and
rnnlpletly blinding him. His face and
hea111 (Ile severely bursted but the
dilators in attend:trice hope to save
his sight. Sit'. Mole was a Fortner
R 4ueseli ten
Dnriug to spell of sickness last Sun-
day James Doyle, of Hibbert Town-
ship, Severely ruptured his stnluacil
,Ind euffeved cousiderabie agony un-
til the arid vat of dortnre who decided
on an immediate operation which Was
8nrcessl'nliy performed, the patient
tunneling the strain splendidly and
having immediate leiter.
Rev. 111r, Muir, of Toronto, Donlin-
i:o Alliance repr98 mitative, occupied
the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church at the moloing service Sun-
day, and 'poke at the Methodist
church in the evening. He addressed
a public meeting in the Town Hall at
4 p tn. Ier•ge ernwd8 were at each
gathering. Special interest was add-
ed'by the solos by Ru1hven McDonald
Toronto.
Grey
Mrs. P. A. McArthur is visiting
hear sisters in Tot•outo.
Deputy Reeve Blown received his
carr of meal last week, after a long
delay.
Tisa I,et.e Carter and brother,
George, of Hallett, spent Sunday at
the home of .lames Pearson.
Mrs 13ng11 McKinnon, 7th con.has
gene to 01111114gwnod to visit, her
daughter, Mrs (D1.) Robertson.
Miss Attar Sutekhnuse, of Blyth, and
M1115 Treleaven, of Dunganm, 01911
visiting Bias Lizzie Swivel, during the
past week.
Miss Beatrice Armstrong is taking
a. cinrge at the Spntton B1ai4e89
College, Wingham. Site should
prove a good student.
Fred. Alcock, 14tH eon., who was
reeet fly operated upon for trouble
with the bone in one log, is making
1441)11'nv1rnent and %vitt soon be able to
get about we hope.
Ther* avidl be a genuine hustle a-
41nn4 the vocals Thursday of next
week in commotion with the Canada)
Temllperance Act, Grey will give a
gond A00011111 of itself nn the 29)11.
Orli eve11ing last week a sleigh load
of young fade drove In the home of
W. J. and Mts. Sharpe to spend the
evening. They had 411 enjoyable
time. Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe made a
gland host and hostess and every-
thing was done to make the company
feel at home,
The 0310098 of the Grey. Township
'1'x111 el . Inee Association A clatn'
nn- asks them
Friends to kindly vote as early as
possible on the mottling of the 29141
81) any late ones May be looked after.
We solicit the votes and influence of
all to aid in banishing the bar from
this fair County. Huron leads,
other follow.
An old timer of Grey township was
here daring Ole past week in the
person of Hugh McDonald, of Mel-
bourne, Manitoba, who is a brother
In Donald and Alex. R. MI.Domtld,
old mid well known residents of
Grey. Mao. went West 25 years ago
r
land by herd work, Thrift land 1,:041
management has prospered so that
he is living m1 "Easy street" today.
He was accompanied by hie wife who
went to Drayton to visit relatives.
130fore retarniug to their Western
home Ihey puepnse enjoying a trip to
131.00klyn, N Y. 111r. McDonald looks
as if Fathel Time were dealing very
11)4.d)y with him. Many old friends
wane Ironed still in this locality.
BOUGHT A FINE FARM.- Chester
Arm -tieing, 10th con., has pn'eh1sed
he 11111 neve fon it of Donald Robert -
11014,55 the road Flom the Arm
• strlmug boniest end, tori Will get
)4.e:ses•ion ml April 1st. The price
paid was $7,000. Mr. and M158
Hebert811n 1viil take a rest and will
likely ho11411ty ,text Summer with
teluive'1 111(1 old 111e44de in the west
before Iona) ing any 1hlace. An amt.
tion sale will be held 1n March. The
farm is in prime condition with good
1101189, barn, 911'.) 41bd will quit the
pur)11aser to a T owing t0 its pt'nxi-
mily to the old -home. "Ohet." will
hese 10'gentile a laoltseheepee now hof
itis said he has one selected so that
part of it will he o. k, The fa to has
h ,0in 1 0sa d
P( p aeinn of the Robertson
fetidly for nonny prate.
Pric'lny evendlig of last, week about
8))unes(8 assembled at the hone of
Alex. sine1 Mrs. Aimett'ong, 7th Con.,
to 5pe411 a few social homes together
and 11) be recompensed in some
MP:15111p for their perseevera)ce and
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fail hf 1411 in making last .rat 1-
1 e 8 e e
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Ii n , secret
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um9rabs f S. 5. No, 3 he 9:rre.
t a
they I1ve been. The he nn
m 1Pnsatiol
took the Torn) of an oyster supper.
Music and games were indulged hl
mil 11 the favnl'ite. lepnat Ives urn,
44m)n(111 ready and waiting, when all
endeavored to do jnst•iCe to them-
selves as well as to the victims.
The
after epee(hes were nested for their
hrlvity. APt.94' the singing of fani-
liar :tongs as vote of thanks wee 1(141(194•
od the. hostandhnetess for then'
Itoepltelity, The replies %vete Very
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Orders taken at the store of
W. P. FRASER, Mer. Tailor
appropriate. The company parted at
all early hour, everybody having
fully enjoyed the evening's 0ntilig.
Meetings in favor of the passing of
the Canada. Temperance Act are to be
bell in Victoria Hall at Jamestown
on Thursday evening of this week.
Revds. Mann and Wren are to be the
speakers. At Duke's school douse
Friday evening meeting to be ad-
)r•,wsed by Reeds. 3tessrs. Bell and
McKelvey. Revds. 51111ln and Ala.
Cnllooh are td speak at Shine's school
house 0n Saturday everting of this
week.
Ethel
Ethel polling 8)b•divfsi0n will give
a good report of itself on the 29th.
117. Panabaker, of Hespeler, is
visiting at his uncles, S. Chambers.
A new phone has been 1138talie(1 io
the Chambers store. The No. is 2224
Quite a number from this locality
went to Brussels on Tuesday to hear
the tl ial over the foxes.
During the past week Wrn. King,
whet is seriously ill. has been subject
to considerable pain awd is causing his
relatives anxious hones.
Dont forget the Woolen's Institute
supper and entertainment in the Dil-
worth Hall Thnrsday evening of this
week. Fine time expected.
Mrs. J. W Pollard was visiting at
the home of her brothel in-law, Ed -
wait dP011ard, Brussels, owing to ill-
ness in the family, The sick folk x14'
improving now we ate pleased to
state.
An Auction Sale of hardware,
jewellery, wagons, implements, etc„
be held by Jim. Reenter, of
Ethel, Saturday afternoon of this
!vele with F S Scott 1
w a s alatinneer.
Bargai)s will in all likelihood, bP
given.
Mortis McLelland has gone to Tor.
onto where he has taken a position
with Klein BoBarrmvs, retail jewelers,
Colborne street. Be purposes learn-
ing the business. His brother was
with the same firm a few years ago.
'We w1511 Morris 8nccess.
Saturday of this week the d0or5 of
the new general 81nre, in the Love'
!drink, will he thrown open. The pro-
prietor is G. M. Chambers, recently of
Rlyth, where helots spent a number
of successful year's. The public cora.
ally invited to call and inspect the
Targe stock and compare prices.
0. and Mrs, Erknwer and Mrs. Jno.
King were visiting at the home of
August and Mrs. Eckmier, of Wallace,
,and also with G0lvalston andListnwet
Mends, Mr. Enktnier has sold his
farm 111 Wallace and will shortly move
to Ethel where he and Mrs. -Eokmier
Swill take a well deserved holiday.
IVON 3 PRIzE8.-T. K. 411d M1's.
Brown atdeilded the Dairymen's Com
vent)nn at Stratford last week and
tiny it was A T. 1st Prize w11,8 won by
Mr. Brown fret October colored cheese;'
2n(1 for October white cheese and' a
spec4114l ntfeeed by Monretown Salt Co.
few hest October colored cheese. We
are glad to notice that Ethel continues
to hold rap its past hones.
The people around here have been
rnllnh aiulnyed for 8nine yea's bank
byhaving poultry stolen. They are
disappointed at the leniency shown to
those 10410 have lately been Convicted
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this despicable business. There Is
more than a fine of a fete doll3re
awaiting any who may be 0a11ght fn
the furore as this thing has abont
grow) to the limit.
A very welcome visitor to Tiithel
and locality is Root, F. Elliott, who
was alfarmer resident, who moved to
Arden, Mtteitnha, 22 years 3)40. This
19 his first visit 1)9'k and it 1!118 been
specially pleasurable 10 himself and
t'),e 590108 of old friends he hue :let.
Mr, Elliott is a brother to Mrs, 3. P.
McKay and has made gond in the
West mid 415 a g teat advocate V Cate oft the
prairie teal de Pl nv ore,
OftEESE FACTORY 'MEATIN(3.-Tf1P.
anneal lneet.ing of Ethel (Meese foe -
tory was held lastSatprdayafternoon,
Animal report, wa8 pl'95enial, 491)19))
may he read on page 4 of tilis Wine of
THE POST W. Slrtnmon, 'J. K.
ll 9 ell' n were re -
Raker and Hartwell p 41
e1Neted direeto's and J. Ti. 13rnwn
salesman. The letter Will (milliner to
rrtanufeetnee cheese dut'hig 1914 on the
sante terms (48 last seal' viva. 24 Cents
per iltthdred, he to pay 141102310n/10e.
Ru884') Love, yon of W, 11. told Mrs.
Love, of Ethel, has' been seat, from
c Cobalt. n He �)
Ottawa. Ih. T3t 15ill
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With the Customs, ' WN wish hint
4991E
DiL11ee Dolaton t hie
l4rm9rly of this lo1)llily, who have
helm living in 1711115514 for years, halve
both been 10ren1ly ttint't•ied. The
letter's wife lived iu Brantford, We
though aformer resident of Kensa9.
Mts. 3110. Rose, Nor114 of Ethel, is a
daughter ut' Bir.. D01)5011 Inc
34191c Slemino4, Alvin M9Re9 and
Elwin Dobson 111.9 talking the Short
Course 111 58(f5PVP17tl. t
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t e t r; the Agri -
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roll 111411 College at Guelph,, We ad -
mite 1119 pl'(grc'ssivl'ness of these
young men and hope they may get
many 944)41141111. pointers, •
TEMPERANCE RALLY. - Tuesday
evening of next week a public meeting
will he hold in the Prl's11ytet•ian church
n.t 8 o'clock in the interests of the
Temper(uue cause, A(1c11'esses will be
given by Revels. Me88els. Mann and
117100, of Brussels. Everybody we1-
0ome, Turn out and show your
0141018.
The members of the Young :Men's
Bible Class of the Methodist S. S. and
their lady friends spent a social even-
ing hist Thursday at S. -S, Cole's,
Evening was spent in social chat and
Karnes. A 411o141 enjoyable time was
spent by all. After an ample lunch
teas served and a hearty vote of
thenks was passed to the genial host
and hostess, 1140 y0tnn4 folk left for
1helrseveral homes feeling they had
tette Mends in Me. and Mrs. Cole.
On Sunday evening there wa8 a
large congregation at the Methodist
church. Rev, Mr. McKelvey preach-
ed very enthusiastically on Canada
Temperance Act. He oI)mpared the
people of the Co. of Huron at the
present time to the children of Israel
when they were at Ka(le8h.B8rne41 at
the homier Of the pi ionised Land and
urged those present not to be afraid
t(1 go foment d into the pi nrni9e11 land.
of a County svithnut a licensed bar
room because of the giants which
some people seemed to see in the way.
He declared that lie believed that this '
was a time when God was command-
ing us to "goi'nrwa•d," Miss Beattice
Whitfield, of Union, sang a beautiful
solo In a full rich voice.
VOTE
The Ternpetance people of the
°entity of Hut on a' a body heave. de-
e:1119411)4st we should take advantage
of the "0414411.1111 Temperance Act"
and provision has been made for
voting upon it next TbuiSday.
Whatever the difference of opinion
that ,nay exist in respect to the
Temperance Measure We would enact
if the mutter were left to us'hldfvid-
ually ft is not only the duty but the
privilege of every Temperance man.
to mark his ballot for %%l1at we, as a
body, have decided upon as in 0614' in-
terest, When the omen utility offers.
Nothing in the past has prevented
ns more Fenn, getting advances than
elloviing minor differences 10 divide
us 41.t the polls ; nl rause us to refrain
!'1.014) vol jugend Ihu9 by our apathy
throw cold water on the great For-
ward Movement. P1ihlicfeeling seems
aroused however and although_ there
can be no doubt .148 10 the results,
the voter
who Ile n
neglects t exercise
his fienchise on Thursday loses a -
privilege and rightthat should be
cherished by every eilizeit as more
preei1ns in 1144 441141411(gm than a corner
stone i11 a Carnegie Library and more
worthy las a memorial then` the gift
of tt scholarship i4 0111 balls of learn -
111g, - : VOTER.
G000 STATEMENT
OF METROPOLITAN
Liquid Assets Over Forty -Five
Per Cent. of Public
Liabilities.
The annual statement of the Metro-
poL IEtw Bauk for the year ended Dec.
31, 19(3, out to day, shows the bank to
be in 14 strong position,
At the enci of the year the liquid as-
sets of the Metropolitan 138ink amounted
to $4 558,244.06. equal to.45 48 per cent.
of tee total liabilities to the public,
while 111e cash on hand as represented
by current gold and subsidiary coin and
Dominion Government notes stood at
$r 373 291 93 equal to 43.70 per cent of
heehaws to the public
The net profits for the year, after de-
decunp' charges of, management, lu-
teres! (1410n i
riep s tors, rebate 0m un,
matured 1 ills and atter makiugfull pro-
vision fot'.atl bad and doubtful debts,
emauuted to 416s 659.35. The total as-
sets of the heel) et the end of the year
stood at $12,454.145 73, 'OC this amount
current 102118 and discount in Canada
took $7 501,752 25, call and short loans
$l 055 213 53 00m11110U Bauk notes
$r eo5,464 30 Deposits .bearing in-
terest, !:cloning interest accrued to
date, amounted 10-$7,443,632 76 and de-
posit, not bearing ic'oresr$t.8go,38453.
'L'lle profit Lind loss acr"nnt of the end
of last year amounted to $484,888 26 to
which were added the pr)5is of the
year, amnunling to .$465.659.35, leavtug
the 111)10041 available for distribution
$2,14,71,514,171hs ca$xoo,000
61 hl dividenOI'tids, $lon$0,0014 l)!' written
off batik ire mIse9
$ < ooc reserved for
depreciation in lee r
eso%ned by the
hank, Bono contributed to officers'
,lerlslon fund, leaving the amtltlul to be
4479'l'ied.forwald to profit and loss $185,.
5471`1e
431` 64
helarge (Mitt of liquid assets to li-
abilities to the. Public 417 was evidently a
p ( y
wise precaution ha vises of onnditioms
faced by this end 'other banks durieg•
the past year
The statement carries the certificate of
G. T. Clarkson.. quartered accdtwtent,