The Brussels Post, 1914-12-24, Page 1VOL, .1.3 .VO. 26
> h' U_SSI LS. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1914
W. H. KERB, Prohyielor
The
Metropolitan
olitan
Bank
was on November 14th, 1914,
formally amalgamated with
The Bank of
Nova Scotia
The business of the Metropolitan
Bank will be conducted as formerly
and it will receive the advantages
due to the larger and older estab-
lishment of the Bank of Nova Scotia,
which was incorporated in 1832
and has 190 branches distributed
throughout Canada, Newfoundland
and the West Indies.
Paid-up Capital - $ 6,500,000
Reserve Fund - 11,900,000
Total Resources over 90,000,000
We invite every description of
banking business.
BRUSSELS BRANCH
F. H. Gilroy, Manager
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Xmas GreetinB s-Jas,1r
This week-ramaly Theatre,
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Oranbrook
Merry Christmas.
School closed on Tuesday for 011518t-
mas holidays,
Annual school meeting will be held
here Wednesday of next week.
GERMANY. -Don't forget the Lec-
Lure of "Germany" in the Methodist
church, Oranbrouk, by Rev. D. Ween,
M. A. Friday evening, January 1st,
at 8 o'clock, Good musical program
and lunch. Admission 20 and 10
cents. With the interest fell in the
subject aver l.he war there should be
a large attendance to hear 1In. Leel ore
on New Yeats night.
Some talk of 111unloipal el. 5tian
affairs and Gettobruok lonel]Ly may be
represented in Lbs tanning.
Last Monday Henry Reim wile and
5 children arrive(' 110111 Mallon»,
Illinois, for a holiday visit of a fete
(weeks. The frivolo. is (a 1'1(1111/1((151,
his engine making to trip to and ?tom
Evansville, 181) guiles with a passenger
train nn the fllinnis Central, ll. 18 12
years 5in0e Mo. Rano went to Illinois.
Ile is a brother to John Rann and
Mrs. Chas. Alderson, of (hem Mon k
au(1 is a hearty big hearted fellow who
never forgets Oronbiook and the peo-
ple of the neighborhood. Honey is as
Canuek yet although he is well pleas-
ed with the people' of the United
States..
Walton
Mees's. Grieve and Hymnal] have
been engaged ata job of gravelling on
the road to McNaught station.
The violent storms of this week
rather upset the plans of many people
and interfered with business 1(e well.
Last week Joseph and Mrs. Bolger
and family reocve11 to Brussels where
we hope they will enjoy inany pros-
perous years.
'Vole) Campbell, Of Walton, who
spent Iasi Sumner. at Edmontol, has
arrived home. Mr. Campbell likes the
West very much, especially the
climate, which is mural drier than we
have in Ontario,
The Sunday School entertainment
of St. George's church that was to
have been held last Tuesday evening,
wee postponed, on account of the
storm, to Monday evening next. 1t
will be held in the A. 0. U. W. 1•Iall.
I3e sure to attend.
AN EZ1LANAT1oN.-L41,51 week one
of Lha Walton bundles of Tao PONT
1508 delayed owing to the address
label coming off in the mail bag. It
was returned to Brussels and \vitt' a
new address forwarded but all this
consumed lime and is the reason for
the delay.
NEW YEAR'S FOWL SIrnpnl,-'rhe
annual Fowl Supper will be held in
the Methodist church, Walton, Feid0y
evening, January let. Supper remit
6 to 8 o'clock. A choice programwill
follow with vocal selections by the
Lobb Quartette, Ilolmesviile ; Miss
McGregor, Brussels ; Rev. Mr. Bark-
er, of Seafoeth and others ; addresses,
by Revds, Messrs. Barker and Lundy
and W. 1.1. Kerr. Local talent will
supply dialogues, recitations and in-
strumental music. A fine time is
assured and you should not 10155 it.
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BRUSSELS
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BAEKER OS.
The Woman's teeth lite (meting
held in the beiseneml. of the Methodist
1/11111011, \Vrdneedoy of last week was
both 1 nal rani] ve and hlte'eating,
Report of the Imminn 000000110a 151(5
given by Alts. J, J. McSavin and Mrs.
(l. herrn was excellent. Mies R.
Simpson gave an interesting report of
the Terme() Convention, There vel e
55011(1 nnnsicerl seleetlou5, vocal and
111s11umentatl, The piano which the
tturmeu have installed is gnite an ad -
(Mimi to their meetings. They in-
tend heaving some entertainments
aft et the New. Year hnlidaVS so look
out for elutes. The Wonan's Institute
]s 0 going concern.
DlprT'ti 0.11U11('11 ANNIVISRSA1tY,-
L1a81 Sabbath the Anniversary see.
view Of Dul'f'S 01111101/ 11015 held.
Rev. Ali.. Shearer, or 'Toronto, oc-
cupied the pulpit and gave two fine
vigorous discourses, At the tuornieg
gathering he (prdce on "The Gospel of
the Sennnd. Nile" and pointed out its
('(41(1-111)11 to busi1)0115, sncie1y, polities
and the chart+. "The social CROWS
of the (gospel" was the theme in the
evening. Rev. ll e. Lundy, the
energetics pastor, as'-isled in the ser-
vices, A free will offering of 8300
was asked foe and the fine sum of
$280 was plumed upon the plates.
Good music was provided by the choir
and the (anniversary was numb enjoy-
ed.
Jamestown
The Sunday School has increased
soulewhat at late, we have an atter,d-
Mier of 40 nearly every Sunday. The
young people should not miss the up-
pnrtunity or (attending as the lessons
tare vely instructive. S. S. work lays
1110 foundation for all greater service.
D. MSDon ld and A. Pollock are
Superintendante, assisted by a 'faith-
ful staff or teachers and officers.
Ethel
Merit' Christmas to all THE POST
readers. .
School closed on Tuesday for the
holidays.
Mies Annie Schmidt is visiting rela-
tives at Tavistock.
Roads are badly blocked by the
snow and ecmliuned stories,
Township Netnivation will be held
here Monday of next (week from 12 to
1 o'clock.
Russell and Sirs. Dilworth and son,
of British Colombia,' arrived home fot
a holiday visit last week.
We pleased to know that Wes-
ley Pollard and Everett Wright are
rapidly recovering from the fever.
Mr. Fletcher and Mrs. McNichol and
hes husband, from (1000 Regina, 80811„
are visiting their parents, Edward and
Airs, Fletcher. Welcome back to
Ethel.
Airs. D. Sanders and 'children are
visiting at the hone or Thos, (Weal!,
Tavistock. Mr. Sandere goes for
Christmas. itis all's. Sanders' parent-
al home.
Richard and Airs. Mitchell arrived
here this week for a visit from Sas-
katchewan, Mr. Mitchell still owns a
fine 100 acre farm on Con. 11, Grey
township.
A. Large cougregaliuu attended the
Christmas set vice in the Methodist
church last Sunday evening. Special
music was rendered by the choir, In
one of the anthems Mrs. Irwin Ray -
(lard took the solo part Vet y acceptab-
le'. M, J. Slemnaon and Mies E.
Chambers sang a deet Which was 1(p.
preci0ted,
\Vm. Hall, who has been a member
1,f the Methodist church choir for
nearly 20 years and the leader for the
past 3 or 4 years, has resigned because
his throat has bothered him some of
late. With regret the Trustees ac-
cepted his 1esignittion and passed a
resolution of hearty appreciation of
his services, Geo. Addy has been ap-
pointed to succeed Nir. Hall as choir
leader.
The Furclwioh Record 01 last week
speaks as follows ;-Rev. Mr, Mc-
Kelvey, of .Ethel, preached most ac-
ceptable sermons here on Sunday
evening and also at Mayne and New-
bridge in the morning and afternoon
to Large and interested congregations.
He is a forcible preacher and was
earnestly listened to. Mr'. Walden
was on the Ethel circuit conducting
missionary services.
PATRIOTIC CONCERT.- Wednesday
evening of next week a Omelet( will
be given in the Dilworth Hall, Ethel,
under the auspices of the Women's
Institute, commencing at 8 o'clock.
Fine program will consist of Choruses,
Dialogues, Ladies' and mixed Quar-
tettes,,&e„, by the hest local talent.
In addition Mies Curtis, of Monkton,
and Miss Frances Stubbs, Calgary,
will give elocutionary numbers and
Geo. Iiatiley will contribute solos,
Admission fee 25
cents, children
15 cants. Prneeeds of concert will go
to the Red Cross funds. Everybody
51101110 lend a hand to a cause as wor-
thy as this. Miss McDonald is Presi-
dent and Miss Hail Secretary of the
Institute here, which is a live institu-
tion, See the bills.
MRS. JONATHAN WRIGHT CALLED
AWAY. -T1118 continuety was sadly
surprised on 'Tuesday to hear that
Mrs. Jonathan Wright, a well known
resident had been summoned from the
earthly home at 11 a. m. Iler only
son, Everett. 0 lad of about 9 years of
age, had been Sieh with typhoid fever
and the mother fell ill with the same
diseasehursda
T y of last week and
despite what could be done the brittle
thread of life was severed.- The funer-
al takes place Saturday afternoon of
this week, service being conducted in
the Methodist church at 1,30 o'clock
by Rev. Air. McKelvey. Burial will
be horde at Elute
Centro cemetery.
Nes. Tright's maiden ware was Mary
Ellen Clark. Her birthplace was 81.
Thomas from which the family moved
to Blunt township, She was united
in marriage to Jonathan Wright, of
this locality, who predeceased his
wife, by 5 of 6 years, Oneson le
therefore left an orphan by the demise
of the mother, Deep sympathy Is ex.
pressed for the youth and the aged
mother particularly. Mrs. Wright
was 10 her 42nd yeat', was an Indus-
tt'ious, kindly and highly esteemed
pe•80(1 and a loyal member of the
Methodist ohutoh, Truly as the gond
Book save "In the ml(ist of life we are
in death" and it will be well if we heed
the repeated warning and are prepaat'-
ed to respond to the impet'ative call
whenever it comes.
Grey
Attend the Municipal Nomination
01 Ethel next Alomdaty.
Mies Beatrice Ariesta'ong is back
home ai'trr a visit with relatives and
Will. Bouvet. is home flotn the
Normal for the Christmas holidays
110111 Stratford.
Sydney and Miss 011a Armstrong
are home from their schools for the
Christmas holidays.
Russell 0113 Airs, Wheeler, of
Southampton, are here for 0 holiday
wish with relatives in this locality.
Miss Ellen Thompson, of St.
Augustine, was visiting with het
cousins, Misses Bertha and Beatrice
Armstrong, 9ti1 Con,
Mrs. Jas. T. Pearson has been very
sick with pneumonia but the believe
the danger point has now been passed
and a speedy recovery is hoped for.
The sale of tbeBotz farm, 11th. Con„
has been completed and Mr. Hoover,
of Michigan, the purchaser, will be
here to take possession in the course
of a few months. Air. Botz will likely
1•elnain i1/ the West now as he has no
property here.
POSTror1ED,-The Ohr'istmas Enter-
tainment which was to have been held
in the Union church last Wednesday
evening has been postponed until next
Moncltay evening owing to the storm
and bad toads. Pr'ogr'am will be a
dandy.
There is a rumor that a Municipal
contest may be of deck this year in
Grey. It is said former Deputy Reeve
Jno. Grant may oppose Reeve Living-
ston and Jno. McNab, who has been
Assessor for several years may enter
the lists against Deputy Reeve Brown.
Several new names are also spoken of
as aspirants for Councillors. The
probabilities are the old Board will
stand. Nomination Day- next Mon-
day -will settle whether it will be ac-
clamation or election.
MIGHT HAVE EASILY BEEN xILLED,
-one day while Leslie Lake, a son of
Isaac Lake, was assisting his father in
hauling gravel across a field:beOwes
jolted off and thrown between the
wheels. A rear wheel passed over his
left leg near the body and although
the limb was very badly bruised there
was no broken bone and Leslie, who
is 14 years of age, is recovering quite
nicely and will soon be as well as ever,
It was a very close' call and might
easily have resulted in his death.
FARM SOLD. -The 100 acre farm of
W. P. Bray, Lot 20, don. 15, was sold
this week to Hugh McKay, son of Jas.
McKay, who is home from the West.
Price paid was $4,400. Mr, McKay
will get possession in a month. Mrs.
McKay is a daughter of Arch. McLean
hence they will be quite at home in
the neighborhood. Mr. Bray will
hold a clearing Auction Sale in the
course of a few weeks of which doe
notice will be given. We do not
know where heto oses to
p p elating but
hear he may move to Brussels.
SUDDEN DIriSE,-We are sorry to
be caped npon this week to record the
death of bit's. Win. Lowe, Lot 14, Con.
3. w11ioh sad event occurred early
Thursday morning of last week,
Twin babiess were born, son and
daughter, and the mother passed a-
way shortly after. Her maiden name
was Annie Pawson, of this -township,
and she was married to her bereft
husband 17 years ago. She is sur-
vived by 4 sons and a daughter. Mrs.
Lowe was in bar 83rd year. The
funeral took place Saturday aftsruoon
to Brussels cemetery and was largely
attended. Rev. I. A. McKelvey con-
ducted an appropriate service. Mr.
Lowe and family are accorded sincere
sympathy in the sudden loss of wife
and mother. Deceased's mother
makes her home at;Mr. Lowe's. 1,Vm,
Pawson, of Brussels is a brother of
the late Mrs. Lowe, whose death is
deeply regretted by' the community.
Her death came as a sad surprise to
old neighbors and friends.
TRAGIo DEATH Or D. NIAaers.-The
Yorkton (Sask,) Enterprise of last
week, gives the following particulars
of the demise of D. Marsh, recently of
Grey township: On Tuesday morrn-
ing Wm. Wilson, of 0rcadia, having
business with D. Marsh, called at his
house on Betts avenue, near Duncan
street, and being unable to gain ad-
mittance looked through the window
to see if anyone was home. He saw
Mr. Marsh apparently sitting in a
chair at the stove, but being linable to
attract his attention finally called
Chief of Police Reed. Admittance to
the house was forced and it was found
that Marsh was dead, subsequent in-
vestigation leading to the conclusion
that cleath had ooeurred during the
night. Coroner Warren, of Oanora,
was notified and au inquest was held
last evening, From the evidence ad-
duced a verdict of death from natural
causes was brought in. It appears
Marsh had been ailing for the past
month and it was evident that diningg
Monday night he had taken in and
had succumbed before being able to
5nrmnou assistance. Deceased was 73
years of age and came here from
Brussels, Ont., last March. He has
been employed as a teamster by the
town andF. Draper andlived byied alone.
in the grousin question. He has a
grown-up family of three sons and
two daughters et Br s la
tt se and a wife
at Saginaw, Micinigan, and acting
under hnstrtieti0ns from these the
body will he 'aerated in the Yorkton
cemetery, ,
A nephew of Otto Schnook, 11th
Oon„ has enlisted for the war with a
Winnipeg regiment, We hope his
life will be preserved if be gets to the
front,
Those who attended the Christmas
Entertainment on Monday evening ab
Roe's (hutch appreciated the improv-
ed condition of the sheds. Forty
loads of gravel have been offered for
the hauling of it to gravel the sheds.
Now is the time to haul It boys before
the scow gets too deep.
Thomas and Mrs. Davidson, 1101
Oou„ haveone to Flint, Mich„
where they will spend Christmas at
the borne of their son Frank. This is
a case of where Thos. jr, would not be
minus a housekeeper, when his mother
goes away, if be closed up the matri-
monial alliance he has on hand.
Wilfrid Hazel, who was employed
by R. Lowe, Geo, Turnbull and P. A.
McArthur and went to Yorkton,
Sask„ enlisted with the corps who
w0111 to the front with the first Oon-
tiugeut and is now at Salisbury
Plain, England. He writes that he is
getting along fine, rains almost every
day and he expects they will go to
Egypt early in the Spring, if not be-
fore,
TOWNSHIP FIGURES. -For the sake
of giving the ratepayers it summary of
the Receipts and Expenditures during
the past veer we reproduce the figures
compiled in the very elaborate annual
Statement of Treasurer MacDonald
and Reeve Livingston, which are as
follows omitting cents :- Receipts,
Taxes, $44 483 ; School Grants, $1,188 ;
Miscellaneous, $17,357, making a total
of $63026. Expenditure, Salaries,
Allowances, etc. $1,080 ; Stationery,
printing, etc, $159 ; Legal Costs.
$29.50 ; Charity, $808 ; Bolted of
Health, $291, Co. tate, $5,857 ; In-
terest, $150 ; Sheep killed by dogs, $9
Telephones, $8,940 ; Roads and bridges,
$2,265 ; Gravel, $578 ; Municipal
drains, $1406 ; Debentures, principel,
510,265 ; Debentures, interest, $4,621 ;
Schools $10665 ; Miscellaneous, $2117 ;
Total Expenditure, $43748, leaving a
credit balance of 819,278. It will be
seen by the above that it ie no small
chore to handle and disburse so large
a stunt of money in one year.
Because of the storm and the heavy
condition of the roads the crowd was
not large at Roe's Christmas Enter-
tainment but those who braved out
were well repaid'for the program was
excellent and all present seemed to en-
joy themselves immensely, Program
was as follows : - Opening hymn ;
prayer by Robert Cart' the S. S.
Supt. ; selection by the choir ; recita-
tion, Edna Hamilton ; instrumental,
H. and R. Wilbee, T. McDonald and
A. Oanr ; reading, John Parks ;
soldier song, 12 boys ; recitation, Miss
Pearl Payne ; dialogue "The Suf-
fragette" ; recitation, Lyla Ames ;
Knitting song, Beery Finn and Joe
Kelly assisted by seven lady knitters ;
recitation, John Patrick ; dialogue,
"Jeremiah's Proposal" ;, recitation,
Lily Jack]in ; recitation, "The Christ
Child" by 3 girls ; instrumental music,
H. and R. Wilbee, T. McDonald and
A. Carr ; dialogue, "The Somnambu-
list" ; recitation, Gertrude Payne ;
chorus, "It's a long way to Tipperary"
by John Pearson, Jos. Ames, H. Finn,
Joe Kelly, J. Morrison and R. Wilbee,
the audience joining in the chorus.
Program was formally closed by sing-
ing "God save the King" and the
Benediction then Mrs. Santa Claus,
after reporting that Santa had gone
to the war, expeditiously gave out
the }presents off the tree. A bag of
candy was then distributed to each of
the S. S. children and all the other
little folk present and the pleasant
evening was brought to a close. Rev.
I, A, McKelvey acted as chairman.
Morris
Miss Margaret Procter was visiting
Miss Bessie Jordan, 5111 line.
Miss Hazel Rozell, of 'Clinton, visit-
ed Miss Ger'tie Bielby, 8111 line.
Miss Robb and Miss Dark are en-
joying their vacation under
the par-
ental roof.
The Misses Yuill are home for the
Christmastide from the Normal
School at Stratford.
M. M. Cardiff, an old resident of
Morris, is expected to revisit the old
home. He is now a resident of the
West.
Mrs. Thos. Bielby, who was away at
Port Arthur and Saskatchewan for
the past 5 months, arrived home on
Wednesday of this week.
Richard Bewley, 7111 line, has gone
to Brussels for the Winter. Remakes
his Home with Charles and Mrs,
Ritchie. The latter is Mr. Bewley's
daughter.
Indications point toward the possi-
bility of a Municipal Election contest.
As to whom the nominees will be will
be more clearly defined next Monday
at the Township Hall when the offici-
al nomination takes place.
There was a large attendance at the
SundaySchool entertainment in a -
son's curch last Friday evening,
chair was occupied by Rev. G. Jewitt
and program was first-class and was
,chiefly given by local talent. John
McArthur gave two good solos. Pro-
ceeds were $32,00, which will be de-
voted to Sunday School purposes.
Thos. Bielby is the steady -going Sup.
errintendeul, ' Program was . as fol•
lows :- Opening hymn by choir ;
Chairman s.address, Rev. Mr. Jewitt ;
recitation, Dick Wallace t .Exercise by
10 girls ; solo, J. McArthur ; song,
Primary class ; recitation, Melda
McElroy ; dialogue, "Sending the
Christmas box" ; recitation, Maggie
/Hanna ; reading, Mrs. o Rae :Fear ;
dialogue, "How she cured him" ; song,
Nlolda McElroy and Mary Brown ;
instrumental, Lily Jackson ; recita-
tion, Mary Alcock ; dialogue,
"Personating elders ".
Red Cross
drill; recitation, Mrs. R. Pratt;
dialogue, "Taking the census" ; song,
Melda McElroy ; dialogue, "Saved"
t'ecitation, Miss Young I solo, Mr, Mc..
Aa'ttuir ; inStrnrneutal, Lily Jackson ;
Nrttlonal Anthem. Pie was gener-
ously servedat the close.
Unless the people keep the reads
open there will be trouble 111 the ((111/1
mall couriers retaking I heir trips,
Keep the track open, boys, and let
everybody lend a hand.
STATISTICAL. -Following are some
particular's concerning Motels town-
ship gleaned from the atoned Fin-
ancial Statement prepared by Treas-
urer Shaw and Reeve Shott1eed :-
Total teceipbs $50415. Expenditure,
Roads and bridges, $8,570 ; Schools,
$9008 ; Drainage, $10,867 ; Debentures,
59,367 ; Stationery and prbitieg $131 ;
Salaries and allowances, $1,009 ; I3oard
of Health, $126 ; Shoop killed by clogs,
$14 ; Loans paid, 82.600 ; Interest. $75 ;
Coupons, $64 ; Charity, $ 8 1 County
rate $257 ; Miscellaneous, 5280, The
odd cents are dropped off: each of the
above items in copying the figures.
A Wroxeter
W. Young left for his home in
Lucas this week. •
Ray Lecky, of Herschel, Sask„ is a
visitor at the borne of Mrs. Geo.
Harris.
Gavin Muir has purchased Mee.
Henry's (nee Armstrong) residence on
Howick street.
Wm. Sanderson, of Toronto, is
visiting his parents, W. H. and Mrs.
Sanderson, of Turnberry.
Robert McKercber, of Stratford
Normal School, is spending the
vacation at his home here.
W, and Mrs. Carter and daughter,
of Bateman, Sask., are guests of Mrs.
A. Munro and other relatives here.
Miss Annie Munro has returned to
her home here having completed a
terra at the Hanover Model School.
Miss Janie Howe, of the Mt. Elgin
Institute at Mnncey and Miss Beatrice
Howe, of Leamington, are home for
the holidays,
Jno. and Mrs. Hartley and little
daughter, of Vankleek Hill, are spend-
ing the ()Mistimes 'vacation with Mrs.
Wm. Weir, of Howick.
A very successful Christmas enter-
tainment was given by the children of
the Methodist Sunday School in the
basement of the church last Thursday
eveniug,
Jae. Ballantyne, who recently
bought a farm near Jamestown,;has
disposed of his draying business to
Leonard Brown, whb takes possession
on Jan. 1st.
A Christmas Tree was given for the
children of the Episcopal church in
the Foresters' Hall on Wednesday
evening. A social evening was also
held in the basement of the Presby-
terian church the same evening for
the scholars and the parents of that
Sabbath School.
People We Talk About
George Buchanan is home from Tor-
onto for his vacation.
Miss Annie McQuarrie is home from
Dundalk for a visit.
Mrs. Edward Bryans was visiting her
son and (laughter in town over Sunday.
Miss Elsie Wilton is hone from Port
Stanley where she has been teaching
school.
C. R. Bennett returned to the West
this week, as he wished to be home tor
Christmas.
Miss Mary Davidson is having a visit
at the old homestead in Grey township
for a week,
Edward Lowry, of Wroxeter, was in
town last Friday, 01d friends were
glad to see him.
Miss May Kennedy, of Toronto, is a
holiday visitor at the home of Mrs. W.
H. McCracken, Albert street.
Cline Scott, of the Standard Bank
staff, Calgary, is here tor a month's
holiday. He likes his Western city.
Alan Mann, who hes been attending
school at Woodstock, is hone for a few
weeks holidays at Melville manse.
Geo. H. and Mrs. Semis and son are
here from Claremont for the holiday ,at
Mrs. Semis' parental home, William st.
Mrs. E. 0. ;Lowry, Princess street,
wss under the doctor's care during the
past week but we hope she will soon be
as spry as ever.
Mrs, George Rogers and Miss Nina
have arrived in town from Portage -la
Prairie, Man„ and will spend a few
months at least, in town.
Mrs. Stewart and Miss Maude, of
Toronto, are guests with Druggist and
Mrs, Fox, They are mother and sister
of the latter respectively.
W. and Mrs. Goodwin, of Chesley,
and Miss Viola, who is a student at
Stratford Normal, are Christmas visi-
tors with W. J. and Mrs. Kyle, Albert
street,
Harold and Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. J
F. Stewart. of Toronto, have changed
their residence and are now located on
575 Keele street, Mr. Stewart and Mrs,
1, F. were former residents of Brussels,
the latter being a sister to Reeve Leckie
of this place,
Harry Duncan is home from the West
for a holiday visit looking as if he re-
ceived good treatment. He was away
a gond share of a year this time. When
we mentioned last week that Harry
Danford was here from North Dakota
it was au error as our reporter intended
Harry Duncan, The probabilities are
Mr. Duncan will return to the West al-
though he has a fine too acre farm on
the 4th line of Morris township, James
Cardiff & Son have been working it for
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Ross Fraser is home for a holiday
visit, He is est watch on the steamer
"Midland
Prince, a fine ship of 480
feet in length, often engaged in carrying
ore. The work evidently agrees with
our young t
ownsman
Y for whereas he
g
was delicate
a and somewhat puny when
working on the Bank staff in sailing the
main he is hearty, rugged and well
developed, This'
rs Ross'second
season 0n the "Prince." lie will likely
spend the Winter here and may resume
Ins old job next Spring. Boat is laid tip
at Midland,
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. ,fore Things The Post
would like to See.
r
Next 12th of July celebrated in
BI (15sel5.
A1( end put to the senseless slaugh
tel• by twat,
Several cosy, up-to•date resideices
built for renting. ;enemies, if not sold..
More rigid enl'oreemont of the
Municipal ley -laws 1(r else cancel a
dozen 01. s1/ of them.
. The Truancy Act complied with
whereby pupils or seined age would
he
1119.110 Public School, This
is a "chore" lot the 51(111001 Board to
look after and one that should not be
allowed to go by default.
East Huron Agricultural Society
Directors spend a few hundred dollars
on necessary repairs and improve-
ments at the flue Agricultural Park,
looking toward the biggest and best
Fall Exhibition ever held in Brussels.
Brussels put. cm a big, rousing
Carnival and program of races and
sports at the Sktiting Rink, proceeds
to go to the Red, Cross or aid to the
Belgians. The project would no
doubt be heartily supported by both
the townspeople and the couutryeide.
A Flower bed at each of the church-
es, Bowling Lawn, Public School,
Public. Library, Totvu Ball and Grand
Trunk depot. Lf each of these insti-
tutions would Ileo for this initial
step at beautifying Brussels, and keep
the beds in good shape during the
coming Summer, it would be a tact-
class step in the right direction and
an ineeuLive for others to do likewise:
What, do you say 1
Resurrection of the town Band. It
has had a long rest and whether the
former instruments are all intact i5
probably a query that few can ans-
wee. The town Council should name
a small Committee to investigate and
see -what the prospects are to get a
small Baud going. Several of the
old members are still in town and
others would. likely join and by the
time Summer was here fairly good
music might be provided. One thing
certain the instruments are no good
as they ere and if no one gets busy
they will lie as useless for the next 5
or 10 years.
Muir Thomson is here from his school
at Shallow Lake.
Miss Daisy Wilson is home for Christ
mas from Wroxeter,
R. K. and Austin Ross, of Toronto,
are holiday visitors in town.
Miss Maude Bryans will spend Christ-
mas week with Hamilton friends,
J. H, Anderson, of Palmerston, is a
visitor with his niece, Mrs. G. Colvin,
Miss Lin. Colvin, who bas been at
Windsor during the past season is home
for a holiday visit,
Mrs. W. H. Prime arrived home from
Newbury where she visited her daughter.
Mrs. Robinson, for a few weeks,
Miss Gertrude Deadman and Miss
Juneve Taylor are home from Stratford
Normal for the Christmas holidays.
Ernest Plum and Herbert Manning
visited with the Rozell family, at
Clinton, for a few days during the past
week. -
Miss Edith Deadman will spend a few
weeks in Toronto with her sister. Mrs.
(Rev.) Hind, and other relatives and old
friends,
B. S. and NIrs. Scott are away to
Collingwood for the Christmas holidays,
visiting both parental homes and other
old friends,
The Misses McLauchlin, of Toronto.
will he here for the Christmastide visit-
ing their sisters and renewing old
friendships.
Mrs. E, T. Greensides, 01. Atwood.
and George and Mrs. Greensldes, of
Rosser, Sask., were visitors with S. and
Mrs, Wilton, Flora street.
0, M, Scott arrived home from his
sojourn at Regina last week and will
likely spend a few months at his home
in Brussels. He looks well.
Mrs, John Cardiff, Princess street,
has -gone to Clinton�g' where she will
spend some rime with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Bartliff, formerly of; Brus-
sels,
Mrs, J. Leckie continues to make
substantial improvement although ,still
confined to bed. THE POST exends to
her the greetings of many old friends at
the Christmastide.
A letter received from Mrs. Hannah
Ballantyne from the West states she is
making good progrers alter her broken
arm acccident, This will be welcome
news to manyold friends in and around
Brussels.
Charles Ritchie is bothered con-
siderably' with failing eyesight and
seems unable to find much help in the
usual aids to vision, We hope he will
not:he deprived of the great boon of
sight.
Miss Frances Stubbs, daughter of G,
R, and Mrs. Stubbs,
ps Calgary, formerly
of Brussels, is hereo0 a holiday visit.
She is attending the University in Tor-
onto and came to visit her grandparents,
W, and Mrs. Jewitt, and other old
friends,
Joseph Bolger end family have taken
possession of the Dunford property,
Brussels South, recently purchased from
Alex. Stewart, etvart. of Maidstone, Sask,
We bid them welcome to town and hope
they will enjoy life here,
Among the boys and girls home from
Toronto are Misses Hattie Downing,
Meau Armstrong,
Berva
Byans, Carrie
cCracken, Vern Walker
and Isabel
Strachan and W. B. Strachan, Jack and
Charlie Leckie, 'Bob' Warwick, Frank
Scott acct Vernon Ross.
'rhos. and Mrs. Ross and fatnily, of
Miuheclosa, Manitoba, are visiting
relatives and f old r
1
friends to
townand
locality. The former is a sou of. Alex,.
Ross, of Princess street, Brussels, and
Mrs. Rose is a daughter of Mrs, Coates,
John street, They have been in 'Elite
West for number of years,