The Brussels Post, 1914-5-28, Page 1BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1,914
W. I -Z. KERR, ProMetor
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New Advertisements
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Plants -441m Melly,
Broach lost -en e nose, , .
Llelebration-Milvertom , ,
Liquid Veneer-jne, rox.
.Notion -O, R, Wilkinson. •
Figs for eale-j, P. Mantosy...
Dog Lorit-0. J. Steininiller, ' '
efeecot.e Eing-Mokson Bros.
Pigs for sole -Hervey Dobson,
ned ceder Flakee-TP. R. Smith,
McLetntrui left for 'I'ovonto last weelt
where he hae.accepted a poeition.--
.T. and Mrs. Koehler and MewMise
3 -San Mad t. of Ayton, . are vi, siting
with relatives .11ere.-1Vl1ss Barber, of
' Ali,011, Was a recent visitor with 3. J.
and bles, Davis. -alt.. and Mrs. Ren-
with, ones Angeles, Oal„ spent last
Standar at the home of Mrs. Jas.
Ritchie..--itirs. S. J. Henry, nee Mrs,
lly, Aemstrong• is haying a side of her
household Meets tine week...--Winxe-
,
tee deferiteet Clinton in a close genie
of Foot . Balt in the Intel meclinte
series trete last Monday by a wove' of
1 to ft Our.boys had the big end of
ta ,A1 r
re game. ex. Anderson, ti Brus-
eel% gave good satiefaction 'as referee,
Feiday evenieg Wroxelee. will play
their /mit game with Brussels al
the latter niece. They will have good
backing and we hope to see them
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victoi roue.
: MISS 011it Armstrong, who is a
strident et Stratford NOrmal, Wits
home 'fee a few days during the past
weel4 • , .
'111(ttnae Smith, 2tid °Oil, or Grey,
hooked a, ash from the local week
that ineastivecl .14i inehes in length
and 44nehes across. 1 .,Peeple'e
Township Council met lest Satur-
clay:- '1'here was only ., one appeal
veriest the Assessmen G Roll, a fealli-
ex, in the cap cif John ItIcNabb, As-
scissor of lhe Township. ;., 4i•
A close call was. exptheenced one
day last week by , Mese A. Ann-
strong 71.1) con who was attacked -by
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a cow she was aboet to milk. ,By the
help of a neighbor. she pas rescued
from her dangerous polite') before
any wiaas damage was i.o.pas. eth,,
Artestreng was laid up by it kick from
it horse,
Mrs. Alex. Stewart, 16th enn. is
very ill at present witb hertet trouble.
She is an old lady ruici has been a
great sufferer. for years with that
dreaded dieease gall stones but has
been meet faithfully nomad by her
daughter, Margaret,. who ;is ene a-
morig the veey best of daugliters and
.
'mews'. Mts. Stewart's many friencle
with her a speedy t.eco very.. , , f , .
STANDS IT WDLL.-Tnesday of. eet
week Andrew Hislop, 15th eon., pas-
his 81st bit thday and stands ' his
years like a veteran. Mr. Hislopisan
olcl ancl highly respected resident who
has put in many a hard day'e work
and would easily. pass fori 10 years
youeger than he is. 'Vire congratul-
ate him on his green 0111 age and hope
he may be spared for, a good menY
bir•thdaye yea , . . , , .
THos. STRAOHAN GALLED TO HIS,
l'ENVARD'--BatIT Wednesday mn- or
ing ex Reeve T remits Strachan, . who
had been ill for several months, pass-
ed away, in his 84th gem:. Funeral
will leave his late t•esidence, Lot 3
on. 3 on '10 ,a3" afternoa on. this
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week at 2.30 o'clock serviee at 2.
Interment in Brussels cemetery. A
more extended obituary will appear
in .next week's issue of Tins POST. ,
Melville eh urch
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' laverYthing
REV. DR. McDONALD'S
Sunda in la's ern n arid
Y g
innellino .shows,,, ',eked
'Ike Queen's weather for .an.
event, that had been so well
for and nota,few *ore rueful
tenan II 1 b f
ces over act c on t .ul
fot. the important evettt'of laying
00911e9 stone of -the new
church. About 7 a, In. Old 13o1
ed mit through the clouds and,
was ushered in 0 most be
. aum
and although roads were
Plaeee there was 00 (Init.
At 2,80 p. in. Rev. A. J. alarm',
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the 'well known paecor, tOOIC
on a cat. et'
p ed platfmm in
baeement stone .wall and • called
company . to - 01 91 and announced
88 110 100. , The farrifiler words
heartily sung folloWing which.Ree,
Wren, 'M. A., suitable Methodist pastor,
sets, vead a, Scripture
and. Rev. J. L M no
, , • e011.• ch,
"e"Ki olfeeed prayer. -
A few timely and ,eonaratulatory
sentences were spoken by thd
cello presided during the
With FY 11,1C11 acceptability,
which he read an interesting
cal sketch of both Kpox and
Corner Stone Laying :
. a Most Auspicious Event
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.33,000, J01)11, Adelifle & Son, of
Wroxeter, have the contract. There
.
1 a a dom. way at either end of tire
banding, Abe, Northerly entrance
fronting on Queen street, It will be
a geetsb improvement oe the former
accommodation, , eepecially In the
Winter eason, .
Pillanaisng a e011 treat Of ealell A
Orman. and shed is . no small enter.-
peiee but the large congregation tak-
i lig hold of the matter with liberality
i slas lu
and Emil us a p s the . varied waye
a cl ans •ins itut b th v '
n me I, edy 0 snorts
oeganizations has given the assurance'
to the Buildinf Committee tbat the
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I be • I '
meoey wil ort wonting ite ret011.-
ed About '16 500 was sub ce'
' $ , s rhea be-
il
Pore it was dee r ed to build.
Th 13 ildin
e u g Committee, upon
whose shoulder meta considerable
1, po sibllity c t slats
e$- 4 ° 1 . °f. the f
ing :-Rev. A. J. Mann-, J'. Leckie
. . t, W, Yudl, J.
(Chairinito) A Stewar '
Fox D C. Ross W Woek 141
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Black and A. McGeire '
A • 1 • f .1' .
s seveta o L le naembere have
had considerable experience in build-
p
In 0)0 '0111008 backed up by we i,
seitscreed cootractors they will . ive
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the v.arious eepareneents et the woik,
carteul consideration
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The corner stone is a nice block of
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granite, prepared by .A.. E. Hereey, of
Bruesele Marble Works and b • 'the , , bear
e
iuscri tion "Melville Church Brus-
P ,
eels 1861-1914," nicely chiselled. Itisi
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placed about the centre of the front
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stone wa ar in the receptacle .in
the stone were. placed specimens of
Canadian coinage and postage stamps,
copy of Melville church Financial
Statement for past year, copy of ,the
Presbyterian Hymnal, histeeical
sketch of the congregation, thurch
periodicals,' Toronto Daily Globe and
',lath and BlanseHLs PosT.,
The "Little Stars" Mission Band
made hay while the sun shone by the
sale of ribbon badges bearing the
historical fact, ice cream and candy..
The silver trowel Wee procured from
W. F. Stratton, Jeweller, of Brussels,
and was a nice one.Belgrave
Rev. . MacDonald could(not ve-
Dy
main for an evening meeting as lie
was due to deliver an address on
.1'hursday at Fayetteville. Oarolina,
.11. S„ where he is. President of the
American -Scottish Society. The
celebrated Flora, MacDonald, who is
related to Dr, MacDonald, iived at
Faketteaille yeere ago.
A sEnTelec Ot+ reeenewaxameni
Following interesting sketch woe read by
Rev. Mr. Mann:- • •
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$9torti theestablishamat of a regular coe
rreintalgitlinglittldwg II' 4(44°".la
a am con et
on Irma Offlotently rine auccessfully eve
athaa '
The w, W. X. f3,, which woe orgenieed ble:
met in union with Knox wait Mee, tHinc4 Rea
Preeldent; Moe Jeecie Herr Secretary,. Mil
Itteet. mcoallum Treaeurer and the 'retire
Seeiety was organized in leot alwity
beteg siactive working w for the better
n ro
meet of the world,
catitteirxetilokletliimt t,11 iteinex.esetfetwh:rwit Lora wae4
Iviitoheli, Hugh Forp th Al ' r1
y , , ex. SteWa
A ngue Moltay and Duncan Motemohlin.
oss"ontinued to minieter to th
a ion until 1906 when, beCtiat
tiMM:;;,:teli 1
of tailing health, he defied a moot stemesete
paatorate to accent a most unanimous. cell 0
Port Dalhousie,
Rev. A. O. Wishart, 11 ,A.,minister of '1010.
church, Beaverton, followed, being 'Triffet
into pastoral, charge M August 1006. Th
work of Melvilie oongregation had now be
mime mush as to tax the energies of any man
But Mr. Wishart threw hinaself with gzea
zeal and devotion into the work. which lie s,
Mithfull nontinued until Octobe 191 m
h I a Yam a 6 f 1 1 . .!.. ' wh
e o os d o t mace es u m mstry 'to aimou
a unanimone call to Calgary,' Alta. In Morel
Meths Rev, A. J. Mann, who tree panelize
post-treluate work at Ifnox college, Teronto
wag nduated and •Ints proved himeelf al
earnest preecher and a faithful 'meter end ha
been greatly heortened in the work. Sine
the union of Knox and Melville congregation,
.a W. H, PC S, wee oeganized in 1597 with him
McLauehlin President; Ella Smith, Seore
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tory and Grace Stewart, Treasurer.
The Ladies Aid. SooieV organized in 1001
with Hes. P. Ament, resident and Mrs
Richards, Secy.-Treas., and the Little .Stan
Mission Band organi zed in 1895 with Meg. go
Gowan.President; Kate Smith Secretary and
1VlayDeadmen, Treastrer, These along with
the oreauleations in operation before the
.
union. not forgetting. the- Unien Swam'
0 s at different rural poiots within th4
echo 1
oun s o e congrega on, have one mu
b d 1 th ti h d cl
to braid up rind stimulate the life and work oi
the congregation and community. The mis
eionarr an benevolent worlthasalwaye beer
a arad t to the congregation realizing ett i
more blessed to give than to,:1:e" Witl
rent heart and encouragement the songrega
fleninis,eamered upon-onnother-ei*ge.:of
worthybistory. May we, with, divine; 803.1the
rzteohtt,,t,horr?rwanaciagf:Onatea"rp2i
anh glory, a glorious monument In the riplen
did structure now being erected and also Ix
lierrectin"desi aelj i ,ir me:: Mira itEg goiTmAgg
lit the Lord build the House they labor in
va n that build it. eI beseeoh you. therefore
1,::gleigl'ilget VieWeggiirei.71eal=1
aceeptable alto God, wnich is yettr reason
able service.
Moyect•along like Clock Werk..
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ADDRESS SPECIALLY APPROPRIATE
.
tztrxr,t litlug
.
lVfonday
anytbir_
Iv,
outdoor
planned
- cowl-
prospects
the
Melville
peep-
there
*f al day,
muddy in
,
B, aie,.
, , „. ,
MS place.
. front, of
the
were
D.,
Brits-
lesson
• n •
of -Lan-
pastor,
afternoon
folloivi nf
histort-
.Melville
. •
.ci ram "fo it one no ."
1 g , - v e ther, and
p ,
thereis no other way to take seltleh-
nese o t 1 .
u all( make it a lovable world
than to went' i d ,
ce in serve. tlhe
a Lister spent about niece years hi this
cam ai• 0 organi it and Imachin
z ig , ._ g
the P gl P
poop e. elm" said "Thou art the
Messiah " and Seen said. 1. '
•0 Inar a d
n
10 us .4.0 ' a
rend do IL" Don' wish to
t
b b db
e any o y else ut be charged with
this vital idea whi .11 '
will WIT tie
wee 1 -1, • '1 ° 1
r t upside t own. It., took 2i
e • •• •.` .
o ntuties to change the histoty arid
h 1 - ' .'. • '
c urc me weie organized, bound 'to.
- eth, . Li • 1 • , .
et y serytee anc love btu% the
fatal step was when the Chureh 'ied
it.6e_ . , _ . f!
If p to the State, The Ohurch is
and must be wee eesive or it lo '
loses ite
• ,,a retie, , •
power or goo( . capita the greasy,
selfish grafter ef toda the hOpe is the
Chinch will aeceneY the
e chane'
o in
ej 1 f 1 • - cni • ,
. antic a o arm yittg rist s plan of
hiving one another. S t 'f
. tone a ii .e as
to class and upheavel across the
ountinene and 1 d ' •
. t le ay is not distant
when this lend '11 1
wi rave to face a
great industrial •probletn-to. give a
man 'a chance. The•thurch. will- ha ve
to helps lv '1 b 'aided
. e a 1 , mug _ by the
larger liberty we have. Theta's a new
idea abroad today viz, "That a man
must justify himself if he Is a minter,-
mire." It Is a eevolution in American
life. They talk of Progressive legis.
laden but 11 010010 out of the heartof
the common people and it will re-
organize politice in Ortneda and the
women's franchiee will help do IL
Greatness of life consists in seevioe.
Cut mit selfishness by vitalizing it,
with the peWer 08 love The pewee of
life depends on the measure of life's
resources. Dr.. MacDonald's perorti-
thin Wile what m
might have been ex-
pected from this ,giated son of Canada
who fills so large a place in aiding in
the solution of the great gnestions of
the day. The spleodia, address will
trot soon baforgotteue - , ,
After a well Sung anthem by the
choir. vvith Mrs. Weight as director,
Barrister' Proudfoot, of Goderich
101. P. P., 'for Centre Huron ; A. 11.
Mesgrove, of Wingharn, M. P. P.,
for North. Huron • James Bowman,
M. ... F_.„_.Ine, „Irkte..teAurettece,A.---Hiehare
elV14.1...F: P..i.Revds. D. PeiTie, Whig;
-ham. ; IL A. -Lundy, of Walton ; T, A
• .- , , -we 1 " -
Bell, ...Meleeworth.;.. T. ,..M. es ey,
Wroxeter ; J.' L. McCulloch, Oran-
brook ;C. 'Ate, Bluevale ; Wren and
Page, of .13106fals, made .brief• con -
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gratulatory, renuiniscent and well
.e,
timed speeches and befcit all had ex-
reseed cordial greetings and good
p . .
wishes stippee time had arrived
and people finding their way to
the Town Hall here the long tables
, _. w
.were fil e agrun and- a,griiti. No
faith, 01 baud a .women could work
harder Man did the Leflies! ,Aid in
their effor.tsto cater bo the wants of
the .public. - TWO they succeeded
admirably in serving a No. 1 meal ott
,ft very hot evening cannot be gain-
say8d. ie the latform
Reeve .Leckbefore . p
ed , teturited thank
meeting. concluded,
toawho a had an thng 0 (0
withthe s messofte gat
In addition to a ladies choice
•
quartetteea beauttful solo was render-
ed by Mies Beatrice 'Whitfield and
IL timed one b L. Eckmier
it we y , ,
Financial proceeds of the day
totalled about $600, made up of $400
in the Offering at the wrnee stone
laying • '3175 from, the supper and
'. ' dis 1 of badges,'etc,,
385.00 hem pose
by the Little Stars kfission Band.
' One cif the pleasieg features is the
•suitability and elegibility of the site
rendered particularly interestingorg.ii
from the . fact, that the former. 'kr
.....el-
ville church stood an the same lot for
over42 years, viz on the -South East
corner of Williani and Princess
streets... Building , will be 64 x 93 feet
standing ou stone basement, walls,
The structure will be -of modem
erehiteetuve, walls. being of red .press-
ed brick, with. neat tower on the,
.SeuhthEnst corner. 18 rE.11.8feet,.135 fere,'
high,
.eatiatecct gILI ,‘wviiLdlo',',,tvs,e eTrce,',7:.
pews, pulpit tai the Noah West
COrneikand elieir gallery being located
in , the North end. Theta will he
three public entrances, 2, herrn Wil-
Hato street and cite, from Princess, a
wise peecaution for a, large emigre-
gatiOn. Medern, heating and lighting
Systems will, be installed. 'Wisdom
is belag shown in making the chinch
of 'such proportions that it will pee-
vide•for the growth of the member-
ship, which is now. 460, and will also
•
prevent overcrowding on enema] oc-
(lesions., 'neve will .also be a gallery,.
which will afford seats for 150. '1'he
, _
Oontlitet Was let to John Bunter, a
Oratibrooli, who has had 'years of eie,
penence, at 325,000 Stone and Meek
work was sub -let to Messrs. Park Ar,
BrOW11, well seasoned ineeharlics, of
Crormirty ried Fullarton villages
respectively. Oontrect is pupposed. to
be conapleted by December 1st 1014,dnsd,
whith w.11 19ee1) 1110 contraetors
heetlieg ' unless eeason is specially
. ,
favorable and eupplree available when
desired. In the meantime Sebbath
._. e i ' 1 14 1
and week SerVleeg• itr. oeing dee, en
ee
the Town nail and Public Library.
Tlie, tiew edifice has it Ponillril_tolle
baserrierit, with enthances ftern ,AVil-
limn ard Pinceseeteete and the in
iee
tentiOn iS to make 10111101(1101(1.
°hiss rooms and 11 .witi. . IN,
modern an d cemf°Dtahle l'ee Sah"
bath School nod the various
vicee thaY be held (11191190 the
eerat m
. A deent 1)0160 OM Ilea re-
weekm
pliteed the old open hod 111(1 le 51X
a20 feet, with metallic:, her* reed', and
1 Will- Witty When toMpleted • about
Ohas
the 24th.
Ni'.
Ile holiday
Mies
Ned
Miss
some
E.,
Look
Monday,
. The
had tt
noon
set e ed..
Rev.
Diener
test
flambee
attended.
Quite,verowd
Vielt
lege
18.th.
W0111811
a holiday
The
chin ch
lith
grounds.
f10111
jas.
Calera.
Culars.
At
church
metal
ceded
prepomition
end
work
will be
The
Miss
Allie
the Inane
Totonto,
Alf.
F. Mutilate
eels,
of Moncrieff,
Misses
Miss
Seawall,
NEWSY
returned
-Rev.
ivill occupy
terian
Mtn.
borough,
ar's sister,
Sanderson,
of his
Sanderson,
Moffatt,
Moffatt,
day
Miss
on Monday
daye.-Jno.
guests
week.-Rev
oonducted
the Presbyterian
sateenoon,-elffiss
visited
sietee
Brawn,
relatives
Rep.
sermon
Pr3§1,3yterian
ing..J..
Sunday
Mildmay.
returned
711101
Mrs,
Toronto
daughter,
Cranbrook
B
. lack went to Toronto for
11. Fleeter arid twit. sons spent
in Al i 1 ellen.
Antrie Menzies . went. to Strut-
on.Sat [inlay to visit relatives.
Muelel Sperling is spending
titne with relatives in Clinton.
A; Mc:Donald Dna W. Siernon
in the sports at . Mitchell oe
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Wornen'a 111 ireeionary Auxiliary
guilt:nig bee on Friday aftee--
after which luncheon Wile
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Mr. McCulloch took part in the
,stone ceremony at Bruseels
Monday aftertiOosi. A lairge
from this community also
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.Etre figuring on a
tO the Ontavio Agricultural Col-
and farm, at •Guelph, on June
It' g a dandy trip for men,
or children. Give the boys
to see the 0. A. 0.
Ladies' Aid of the 'Presbyterial),
will hold a Garden Party 00
of June at the Public; School
Addresses are expected
Barrister Pi 011118001 M. P. P.
Bowman, M. P., A.. Hislop and
See bills foe further parti
•
the Banquet held . in Knox
Thursday of last week a fine
time was etijiiyed. It was de-
to build a, new church and
wm
ill be made 'text Pall
Winter so as to be ready to start
next Spring. The peesent site
used.
holiday visitots here were :-
Calder, of 'l'orotito,_ and bliss
Forest, of .Guelph, O. A. 0., at
of J. Forest ; C. Puevis, of
with his parents here; Mrs.
ter ud son, of Berlin, at
Reena
; bliss M. Wood, of Brus-
al, Geo. Baker's • bliss Schnook,
at al, 'Reauteles ;elite
IleG•eorge, of Stratford, 'With
0-
McIntosh ; Robt. Coates, r
with J. anclaMrs. Coates •
.. MeKillop
. DEAR SIIM.--I noticed in a recent
iseue of TRH. POST to notice of. ;101111
Storey's ileittli where it ' I ti. m
. Salt , I'S. .
Thornton and nryielf" weve his son
and daughter. Thet is a mistalte as we
• are Janies Ritchie's children. Bot h
our parents rive living,'fathermak-
ing Mellow& with me riattepurhey,,
Yours Truly,
••sed
,R013T. B,ITOHIE.
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morns
Miss Grace Robb, .of Drayton was
e. roo over t e o -
under the _hem .. f h 'Ir 11
day,
Eddie Matill and Min Annie Ro'zell,
of Clinton, were calling on old fi.iende
here for a deY. or eo. • '
Herb. and Mrs, Manning -and thild-
ren drove to Clinton Sunday to spend
the holiday. Mrs. Manning arid
(Mitchell will remain for the week
'With Ernest and the Misses Rozell.
Nes err xitd son ant1 iss
Leda Wilkinson, 4th line,- Morris,
were visiting at New Hamburg over
the holiday and enjoyed a good. thne,
Morris township. had ,inaity rep-
resentetives at the corner stone lar
ing of the new Melville church In
,Brussels 'last Monday afternoon. It
was air interesting ceremony. •
Miss Minnie Mooney, daughter of
the late Reeve Henry Mooney. of
Weyburn Sask. was here for a brief
viSit at tlie home' of her -uriefe, John
Mootiey, 5011.1ine. Miss MooneyMItchell-
tending Ma:Conservatory of Music it
.
Tdrent0. ... ' ' '
13.4111 STRUCE.. During the rain
storm on Wednesday morning the
barn on the farm of Allan A.d'am's,
5th line, w,as struck -by lightning and
set on fire. The.peOprietor and Herb.
e
Manning climbed -to the roof on a,
ladder and put it out. The roof of the
building was partly lifted by the
wind. It. was a close call and Mr.
Adams was fortunate in escaping so
well..
W. A WHITT) Oar,DED,Awa:v.---Last
Friday Wm. Arthur White, North a
Lot 28,• 7th line, passed away,
aged 88 years and .22 dais. He had
.
beee ill with pneumonia or the past
4 weeks. Deceased was born in the
Co. of ,thitario, coming to. Tucker-
smith with his parents when a child,
11 years ago he WaS united in mar-
i.iitge to atliss Mary E. Gray, of the
711 line, Morris, and she and a son
and 2 daughters suivi ye. Me, aid
Mrs, White have resided in Morris,
since their wedding. 1019. White
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parents are ,dead but thee onithrs
reMonday
are alivevis :-George in Baskatch-
ervari.;• Robert, of Tuckersmith ;
and Ralph, in Seaforth. The funeral
took place last Monday afteknoon, in-
lerinente. being made' in Beinsels
cemetery. Mrs. White and family
„eller° in the .sympatIty of the corn-
mutiny in the loss of husband and
father.
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bappy
addrese"-
Tinonto,
h nor
e
, , : iti the
and
he woold.
per-
atid re-
with
program
him
trowel,
in-
:- re-
at the
Melville
1914.”
custom-
in
in poii-
and de-
made,
lawn
had beee
on. the
when
.. . and
enter-
.Pieeby,
Strachan,
of the
pretleub
„
the -flat
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40
W°3rEN'S INSTITUTE.- The annual
meeting of the Belgrave Women's
Institute was held ,on Tuesday at
Mrs. James. Taylor's. After the
usual preliramary opening exercises
were conducted the Secrethey.
Treasuree's annual report was read
and iterbized, examined and found
correct by the auditors, Mrs. C. B,
Wilkinson and Mrs. John Clegg,
After the ,e.,,w,t.. waserillir IL:wet
•-xtte . • °Tteporl
'11"0=WPed '13a . balance of 34 .02' in the
„8 -
J-'reaSt* with an expenclitate -ol
$28.1.0 for past year. As an evidence
of the satisfaction given by the_re•
tiring officers, Mrs. Will. Procter. was
re-elected President; Mrs. W. H.
Fergeson who has been Secretary
' .
Treasurer for the past 3 years, was a•
ain elected "to the office. Mrs. C. B.
k_v ilkinS011 1St vice President ; Mrs,
a W. Procter, 2n11 vice President 1
Mee. Olegg, Convener of 90 108111
.
committee accompanied by Weser
l
Eddie Procter, Minute and Jenny
Cole ; Mrs. J. H. Vancamp 'District
; re. ay or, rgan!
Director M JamesT 1 ' 0
isb ; Mrs. Abram and Richard Procter
10 represent the District meeting al
vcr,,,,.,n; ....r • .
al s J. T. Belland Miss Min.
me Campbell, auditors..
' NOTES OF 111TIOREST.-Ja111es Dun,
ningham received the sad intelligencE
amntaty rth.at, ' his son,R°beet hai
been aceiaentally killed in Vermilion
,,
Saskwhee hehas been an empkeE
Of the Grand Trunk for a number ot
years as foreman!' in the yards, Ma
Cunningham left for Vermilion on
, '
maturciay.-airs. nu. iNiOnOssOn, on
Witigham, visited- at the borne al
Nicholson Bros.. and John and Xi's
McGill for the holiday. -Mrs. Saraue:
rdan &seem varied , by Will Moe
Jo •
' ' P • "
ley and Gladys, arrived horae fronc
Vancouver and, have taken up theit
residence on their new farm adjoinirie
i s Irene Clegg Wai
Beigi„m„.__N•s
home for/ the holiday. She is attend.
ing the 0. A. C., Guelph, where she h
.
• pursuing a course irt _Agriculture ani
.310.,,atietilture, which will make he
Aerereent qualifications whit% she .noa
ariaintains a high standard and mud
.
mote lucrative, -Professor Laird, el
Queen's College,. Kingston, addreaSsM
a goodly number of people in; Knoe
el lurch on Monday eeening, 18111; or
, .
the importance' (nip Budget tichener
c°itvhaLse.huiqiiii:slettkieev evaeiTwrtitebl.'lltiT,
matter from a businestepoint of view
90 the profit of thoee present,
Alagx. McLULtaND ANEWRItS THE
Catm.-Gloom was east over the corn
munity when it was known on Sitter
day morning that Alex. MeLelland
,
Woe dead, as few knew of his ilt
ness, which had been of only a fea
hour's duration, which was in thE
, eater& of complications. Deceased
was born iii, the aieitrity of .Milton 42
years, ago and canto with his parents
, .
and bothers atm sisters to IlelgeavE
some 80 110095 10900: His father engag•
,1
eein the mercantile business at thal
• • . .ii b
trine and continued therein tiii. t e
time of his cleeease' two .yeate. ago,
,
Alex. then joined his brother in
paetnership where he was alrettea
fOUnd.. at, his post of ditty, obliging
and extreinely courteous. Beteg �f a
highly enbaned nettle° he tee/retitled
to ll the requirements of a tem
gentleman. He Was a Man Of a
arcing literary mind being Well in
0,.,„ .
''''thed oh all currant events of bah
chutch and &No and had idtear il
comprehensive grasp Of the lmblie
questione of the day,, Deceesed will
be greatly Miseed by all our eitizent
and timed of the urrounding cone
kItving been identfied with
the English eleurch foe Many years,
,
of whieli he was a . deaent reerober
. '
tl,;(/ fil,he41„,eer,Vyiee 700 held .,hi T,rilli,t3,
trauttii on ....ormity, inter...merit in tut
s
inn
ftunily plot in Brandon s eetery
Reit, MFaW
P. re ok ehatge Of tht
wevice Which wee (attended by. at
unmorally large toncettese of sotrOW.
Itig friend.
Ethel .
. .
Misses Danhvook and Schmidt troll-
dived. in Stratford on the-th.
'2:4
Roy Cuuninghtun spent.the holidays
siting friende . in Stratford and
- ,. • . .
Will. Brown, W..0, Spetice,.and a.
R. (It. , the Mitchell
mminghamookiii -r
armule "1' the 2601. .. . , .
G..M. Mitchell and' Master Walker
'40 -ad at the fm"'er's f!Arental 1191110
in Milbi.00k.ovee Vietona Dity4
One of our young men spent the 2,tth
in Listowel. It is getting quite age-
lar now. Whitt's the attractiontthere ?
•ty ts mug arrange(
A Garden Par ' b ' ' 1.
foe by the Methodist °hutch to beheld'
on Wednesday Jun 10th . P t.
0 6 ar Jou-
tars late ' ...
• -
The Ethel- Boy Scouts apneddiated.
very ninth the hospitality Rho Wil them
bv Beusselites in theiP visit tliere hist
--i. • • _ .
it Islay evening.
Miss Margaret Campbell IS v* •t• ,,,
tel 10,,
friends in Toronto. She attended the
,. ,_
grac uation exetaises er the Nurses' 1 ' '
- - ..
General Hospital.
(JR . Wilkinson, eye specialist,' of
5(7 1. will be ab the hetet here
0 .9orn s
Wednesday of next week. H ' e
hi hly recommended.
key, 1. A McKelvey and FL l'ear-
±
"Son weee at Gerrie attending the an-
nual District meeting of the
dist chnach this week.
-CI 1;
o1t Wme oMeethsio, .-„
fI'
who. is 85 years: of' age Sard.nearly .
blind, and who makes his, honie at
. .. .. ... ,
S. S. Cole' e, weirs attempting_to open
the ' dooe lile• hand slipped 'oft the
handle and he fell on a. mat oa theaey
ip. • e
floor resulting in a, broken hw
ere sorry to hear of the 'accident as At
means mueli to an old.. gentleinrCri. of
his advanced age. 'He wee a Mawr
vesident of Constaece,. Mullett them-
ship where he spent a good many
years. . •
• Wommes Imerrewri.-Ethel breech
of the W`oniett's Institute held their
annual rueethig at the honie of bIrs.
.3-, McDonald. Seceetavy'S reporeavas
road which showed favorable proRreas
and a. neab cash balance on hand.
The newly . elected . officers' for'..Ahe
comittg„yeere ere as follows :- Presie
dent,Stillisi: Mary McDonald.; :vice
, .
Presidi'mt, Mrs, A, H. McDonald ;
' .
Sec. Teeas. Miss Elkabeth Dell ;
Rai 1.teeert°11:.Kalviyus'aJ.V11:11;:s.. 1/1.111.41ellete's:
District Director, ales. M. Fergnsen .;
Auditors, Nes. A, R, McDonald and
Mrs, a Eektitier, Plans, were mhde'
to hold the meetings foe, the Sumter
it) the Dilworth Hall. Meeting clo ed
with the NatiOhal anthem, .
Futu.---The residence of Wm. Kean-
I....m. ems destroyed by flee ' Tuesday'
fOre1100n, SUpPOSed to have caught,
from a spark lodging on the shingles,
and despite resolute end foliage' wdek
the building wag soon levelled to the
gr011nd. A. goodly portion of the
household effects were got ont. 90,Iii
the efternoon dying spaelcs feom the
flee canght on some straw in Me,
Kreuter s stable and almost instantly
. „ .
it and the Methodist Pat sonage stable
adjoining .weee wreathed in bones.
only a favorable wind saved ,the Par,
„, ,
we've. ementure- acc., hao been in.
moved tie a precan'tionary measure'.
A, m:eteeis. been hall a 01e050 Call tte
the pieces of flying shinglecaviled
fire into the stew at that (Estancia
Mr. Kanter wiehes to retort) thanks
to the.people \vile toiled so haul to
80,0,0 his property. He will move into
' the , 'loose, lately vacated by J. T,
Wels311. rli &Mtn nate! y Elther is de-
pendent, on the wens toe were, supply,
oni.
tefire prtectioad 1818 15. slOW
memos, evetfit 1)oldout 0snob
occasions. Rev. Me. Melteivey waa
at Goerie attenditig the Dietria
Meeting whorl. ilia fire took nlitlie but
inhm be irotified
m e oe at (Mee on 019' n
eenge etable wire
08 11110 loss. The Parti
all extra, large and well ilitimed one
a nd' sauna be replaee(1 51)099cane evt nE
Inindreda of dollars. 1
76t1Puariffirirafity Vgbeginni g neharteen rat*
power for good in Brussels' anad vicinity ever
since. For a few years oceesional •servicee
weecomia in private' honees and. during the
Strainer Amon in the bush. From the first'
there were two well-to•do and prosperoua
congregations, one' known: as Knox, called
atter the greet Scottish divine John Knox and
the other Melville nareed.efter another end-
nent Soottish - div"ine, Andrew Melville and
' ted
until. a 1895 whertunion was eonsumma
M 7 , ,
these two' congreeatione worked side by side
. • ,
eaddeng into the church such as should be
saved."' (kineider these two congregations
separately,
' alma carrecia
About the year 1856 or 57 the members met
together and agreed upon the erection of a
plectra worehip in the village of Ainleyville
(now Brussels). A site, containing an
"ignpiti':veaostere"adui?Oir giZneestirt gil
',1„,,,„the first srenren in Brussels (then Ainley-
vine., For a few years the services were con-
ducted by the probationers and students. In
1861, or the early 'Dart of 62, Rev. W, 0.,Young
who came froze Orono, was inducted as the
first pastor, and labored manfully and zealons-
peop 1 e o f th e congrega ti on nu til 1865 Or '66,
whenbecause ofill:health be found it Mees-
to resign,
In 1805 the old. church was replaced by a
new one, 40x OD ft. Thosi, Walker, deceased,
being the oontraotor. The first Elden of the
oongrega Mon . were Robt. Taylor, William
Graut, and Thos. Straclian, (the last
passing away full -of years and good
works Wednesday of this week.; In
1867 nee, gin:limit panes aWlmai was
livTirdal:Ei Vote 1
fitiVrt:irchatrA ard
20 venre lie faithfully expounded the gospel
and was very earnest in denottnein the evils
ef the da In 1888, then in his 80thg • -
Yam , Air,
.inne,,ed's%sas ,,,n„,n ministry,
During' these earlyyeare Knox ohuroh fol-
redtae old PreshySerhutenatont in 'It
aongirry.lieougot .Y.rreg:itii; '‘viels Inhe
bite Dongold Straohan followed by J. (Mutts,
tstresitil, Taylor, J. Johnson and AleX•
In 1898 dioshen B. laowie, a native of Pales-
tine, waa called and. With earnestness and de.
ret,inItlielidred,foreuewards of 8 years, when
a anl r turned to the land of his
birth tO enter Mission work,
mr. 'Howie wail sueeeedad :by Rev. D.
miner, who did excellent worlf for 8 yearn,
arid at the end of the time resigned.
The Onestion of union with tlelville ohurelt
w,asTtivicin taken op !Id _hayppip.0 apnenounected
'cL'ilirf,,,iaii3gTtli:gt.siillieri,-',ii°evil:ifS.
, gahizedie 1888 bat for 8 years previouelY,evas
m enion win Melvilhave le Auxiliarydand the
a society • ell one good
'.,,,..`,410,,lx:eal4iheteoeeriesein, the life of the eon-
gregotion andoomnlnhity. The Retinal:Mere
Mirtthi ii3oeri4tittheui,irt Annentimlignis.
Glaaseileart,'D. O. Ross and.Philip Betz,
• .
lani,Virmo OnIntOn' . • '
The first, pee
.etudentfrorn lichee of Melville church Wee a
Eitox Dollege Toronto., mimed
Donald Molomin.. about therm. 11154, then
toter 'E'1,0,i1fie*:,•if-,:3''el1erli!in,att‘c;
Summar, months while College was -closed,
lit 1857 an acre of lend wae , purohased on
noon and Turnberry streets from Thos.
2allidtiy, and cm CUP site: was erected a
ohurah 80 x .10 It. The limit Elders Were
tri a* tauchlin reel allbert (Whim
ippo-• -0-. - me- .
his eon aregatiOn had no Settled pastor until
the beginning ot;etlead when Re*, John Per-
time, later Dricergusee, froin Glengarey
Q c„, wee inducted and spent 14 years os faith.
di tred corned; service olositm a most fruit.
ffutintnietc.,e in 1879. At ma Pereneen's In.
dilation Roe'. Mr. Yonne preached, MeV, john
Rose,Drueelleitli Ana. interiln Modeeatot, O.*
the tnimster and Her.Serthe
Pea number of yawa Rev. Mr, Derguedn
oondootedftalieeryiees at Walton and Oranbrook
irt tab 'Goend Enaliels. Ornehrebk wets
annotated in 1872 end Walton in Vebrunry 1877.
Steheite oongragntlan inci,artaad in size end.
steengtaanta ir, lee? tire_ oiti ehuteli hebombra
t ) all st 1 A 's al 1. ke fo th reation
„ran c,nw 10.,;.,4,v 4,,,,n,,:ein-trit -„,e s -,,,,u,
ml fr'o‘ in T.'119cMiehael lind upon' itawsias er:oted
h
1ip0Wr1,gritanIrT400,oNV tihei was clea. 60
ebit. °t'sat"wast°s'runity,
In October 1870 Rev JOIsai Roes, B. 8, now'
.Dr. Sass woe °Mein rel ard haluoted iato the
e toral alierge of Melville chetah and far 20
1;'csiiee gave the beet se ssustsonsa, ea preadhee
'Mel pester, Ho waft A close student mid tint,
hie kerinons were alweae trill of food for
thenekt . „
Dor minty veers the Aln eta g Watt led by Ars,
Netehell. ile was followed by 'Daniel stete.•
tut. whs wee asSaltad bY ii abaft 101013. Inia
dolotrA1,66 09" 80008 10 lead the /3°"Vi" 08
se e
,„,. a.,
' , • a- '
Wroxetei
NOTES. -Mrs, W. H. 13rawn
from Toronto on Saturday.
Mr. McPherson, of Pembroke,
the pulpit in the Presby-
church 011 Sunday evening.--•
Dinsdale and children, .of Peter-
are visiting with the form-
Mrs. W, Mather.- Thos.
of Toeonto, wee the guest.
parents, D. D. and -Mrs.-
over the holiday.-Geoe
of Toronto and Miss' Lillian
of Winghem, spent the hon.
With Miss Sophie Robinson.-
Duncan returned front Drayton
where she had spent a few
and Mrs. •Rutledge were
of rlatives in Wellesley this
e
Meaibsonof Belmore
a er &natatory service in
°hunch last' Friday
Id. Dell, of . Toronto,
over the holiday with her
Mae B: Dell.-.1no. and Mrs.
, of Tovonto„ are visiting
in the village at preterit.-
T. al. Wesley. will preach a
to the Orangemen in" the
CIUMli on Sunday morn-
R. and Mrs. Wendt spent
and Monday with relatives in
,
-T. G. and Mrs. RE:mph-ill
from Toronto on Monday.
10111910 the brip in theie auto.--
• Ore and. Mrs. Edwards, of
are guests of the former's
Mrs. G. P. Jackson. --W. T.
--
Ur. .1. A. Ai: ....A1.1.1,111.
'b f • d •
churches befoie an since their
union. Rea. Mr. Mann then.
ed aiee. Dr. MitcDoerthl, of
• ti • .e pleasure -and
expiesst g the
011 hie (Mining tO Bunssels
. .
!Mast, of so teeny' engagements
important &vents and hoped
long be spin.ed to so efficiently
form his part in the world,
Quested the Rey, Dr. to proceed
-
1109 noteworthy Tail7E of the
, _. ,_ ,,,,,_ ,____
10 "a"1"6..-rP.-9--'="'-'''" tatone, asking
to accept , a .beautiful. silver
wAhteichrwas presented by El-dee_A•ax
.zetet.iit orethe folioWing
scriitiola n tasty lettering
ted to Dr .T A MacDeinald
sen ' .
laying of the cornee stone ot
church, Brussels, May 24h,
. . , .
. a he tin box containing . the
records, papers, &a, was.placed
'the storm and the latter put
Bon tapped with the trowel
.
.ejared well and truly laid.
*T":„.An adjournment was at 01100
adroaethe street to . the fine
Daiggist Fox where chairs
plaveci.and a dais atranged
veal:naafi and aboVe front steps
the.. fine pennon of addresses
inueic was presented. Before
ing upon it Syne-1.180 in the
tante ayroriel was sung.in answer
'a request by Elder Thomas
a veteran member arid officer
ellUrClii Wl10 Was unable to be
owing to his eeeious illness.
Rev. De. MaCDoradd was
speaker aid we, are sovey
11..ir 'tirettILItisvse' a lrvkb.t.ti'isadt7rWilti
strong well qualified statements,
spiteleled with wit, thundered
,plaiteuty of the churches
d
casted the better. day when
nnte;ef the Christ belte the world
doroltrates society. Re said.
garde& it as, a high honoe
vited' to . Brussels to perform.
eeremony . of. corahr ' stone
This wire his flesf visit, to Breese's,
which he had often heatel,
MacDonalds and Grants had
. -
their way to Brucefield and
.
after a arty in Nova 'Scotia
Carolina, as fae bath 81 1884
hatl done tittle part in eX
,Presbyteartnism and the
Gnarl 1901901109019 88 they had
in the Hiehlands of bonnie,
No part of Canada, is better
mod iiee good men and women
grand olcl Belton and if they
theiy can't blame 11 011 1,11e soil
llntte. It Was an honor to
a• new chureh and specially
Empire Day whet) one thought
to Entniee building and etre
, - • , e. ,e,
connection wan ;0. ,..ee 9t)eaker
lame:lied into itti•entlieeinatie
,directed address On °The relation
the Clinveli to the iwogreSS
Nation." We are hereachilrcins
en
solve ocial problmad
heal t h CM I y and hie grill y
eelittioes, Re pointed
selfishnesathased the trouble
With . Can nd ira111111tittidea
1 the ach ine out of
who pit m
brought dietialee 110 the world,
had ea thmm'
e eblewed
nays absente • lie nvesented
. . Grey •
Miss Addle Cardiff. spent Victoria
Day holidaywith Stratford relatives.
'VINE; Jennie Rairds, teacher at Gor-
ole, spent thaVictona Day holiday ,at'
her peseptet hems,
Mke,,,RtlicQuarrie and her dangh-
ter, alteiPL..A. Wright,• eptint a . few
days in Toentitolast week,. ' •
• Mrs. David Taylor, who has been ill
with stomach' trouble, is receverieg
nicely 100 0,10 pleased to saY.
ltliss Milly Cueic liai arrived home
after. all extended visit to friends in
wg:.,,,,,,Ag4,T,A.,,disg,e,a,i..0,31i1,;aby
, Rae,,,,
lobil enti,...: .1Penb the 21111 with, Allaa
Jean McNair in the Queen city, .'
Williarn Fulton and James Douglas,
Of the 16th con, who have•been on
the sick liet are recovexing rlicelY•
. Miss Annie Oleic hits had ' a bele-
phone installed -in thp tome of hey
fatherei Jatnes °Mile. , , Tire old
gentleman is ill with long 1.1.01.1hle
but ree.hope foaimproVehdent•
We aye sorry to state ,that gas.
D. McNair, 1411i. con., has not been
having very good health of late. It,
•
eppeers to be a nerve trouble. Many
friends wish him speedy Improve-
Anent. ' .
-We. Adam Sinclair, who hue been
keeping house for hep brother ',much-
1111 McNeil, has returned:to her 'home
in Prusiels as Miele' ' sister, Mrs.
ts..,..k,..4 ,.,„„,.,„ „a „,,, , .,,, ,,
""'"" ''''.5"'"' ' V". ''''ntiPttv°"s, has
come to stay witu hint,
On.e of 0011protliiink young men,
Chnlie Strath, rvlio ha pleueiey last
Fall, is not recovering as fast las hie
manY friends wm'Itl' lilce. Now that
the wataxi weethee has come we hope
lie Will poon be well agehi.
id 71I) eon, w to las had
Day Inglis,1 1
a very Sore lab I I
- - - .10,1n. .f 1'0W blood '
poisoning is improving altliongh Al ill
ee
veithout nnth use of the disabld
member. We hone he will soon be
*Well 09 ever agile lute quite a siege,
ANROURODMART,-,3"ostiell and bils.
libigler annornme the .engagement of
their daughter., Mary Olitro Reath _to
Thonlas Xervi ,61 0.I'er t01_,,,,,v1011,lin, the
manettge 10 111198 piece Mr . w co need ay
Ante InthnaV•L, In 'St, 11
-'s snlirsb,
Ilenfrvn, at LW 0. nt, •
C
,
KING'S BIRTHDAY
111
1 b t ion
M1LVERTON
" -.
Wednesday . June 3rd.
3
I500.011 For Attractions $5110,00 .
iisonNINct 1 '
itlie-dalithumplan, Trades and Automobile
Procession
Baseball Match-Liatoteel vs. leilleertoll.'
AFTERNOON 1 '
HORSE RAGES
,
Nemo Rime . • Pnrse 680 00
;No entrance fee.. Rom to be named later)
3 4fl Trot or Pude _ihebbles barred)... : . .5100 00
.3,60 Pace and 2,29 Trot ... 6100 OQ
1 5 per cent entrance fee ond 6 peCOlt
' additionni from Winners
,IIMM Meter Cycle Race 08 1,, st.....,.„ SS, $5, SO
‘ags-i'i?tiNITigligstlaeay6V41114141:.1,th..,6'„WiTall
(oofsball match between 2 fast r'aral teanns,
'
EVENING '
•,AS. FAX CONCERT -COMPANY
In the Skating 13.ilik. •
MUSIC: G. T. LBand, Stratford
ADMISSION e '
Yknoing106 . Afternoon 25C
Concert 25 Anti 35c •
I./educed rates ,en all ritilveads,
.
B. Unmans, N. illoOtasssl,
President, Searetarse,
a