The Brussels Post, 1939-4-19, Page 5THE BRUSSELS FUST
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Written for the Post By Our Own Correspondents
BLUEVALE
Mrs, George Wheeler Meet the
h Mr'
week -clad !n Xtitc crlse'r with ,
and Mrs, Wil Johnston and family.
leis, Wan. .Avin+abam spent the
wceleri l with Mr, and Mee, Robt
Miele:, an ern) family at Ripley.
Mr. and Mee. XAville M•atly e
leave 'beer.- laid up with tee fin for
the pist week, Mrs, Saanuel Wools
lute been there helping take care
of them .and baby.
Mr. Gordon Messer'Welter' on
Sunday with Mr, anti Mtes. Chas.
Bosenan- and family.
Mr. and Mrs, Cl as. Johnston and
eon, visited on ,Sunclay afternoon
with Mr,, ands Mrs, Cooper Nethery
and c&augluter at Belguave,
Mr. John Thynne left this week
for Nova Scotia on a three month's
stay or 'mere, heeling concerts six
nights a week there,
Mr. Harvey Robertson was sick
with the flu last wok. We are glad
to report he is able to be out again.
Mr. anuv Mrs. Walter $rnil'tie was
~sick with the 'fin' last week bet are
getting better again,
We wee sorry to hear Mr, Chas,
Bowman loam been seek for the past
week, glad, to hear he is getting
better again. v
We were sorry to hear Miss
Nellie Sellers hada Passed aevay, We
Home Economies, Mrs. Roy Tee
Yee; 17ducatiOny Miss Marguerite
Nicholson; Agriculture, Canadian.
Industries', Miss Dorothy Green-
way; Legislation, Mals, T. Breekeu-
ridge; Relief, •Comenunity .Actiel-
ties, Margaret Cwrlls.; Historical
:te alc.h', Currrat leverets, Jean
i....: (.31'1111 eeirieli, .5.,•i, ce F.
Jal1 fl; Peace And Intetnatioual
Re:,,talons, Mrs, AlLltin; Braes 1'e -
pot ter M. Olive Scott,
The newly -elected president con-
dueted meeting fqr 'ohs remain-
de'r of the program, Mrs. Alex,
Mowbray wee has Tecontfy re-
tinue(' from spending tare winter
in Florida, gaze a most interesting
account of lter trip. She mentioned
Daytonne Beach, Miami, and Fort
Myers, illustrating 'thuese beauty
soots by picture cards and, .snaps.
She also spcke of ,the different in-
dc,,e''riee, especially the shell kn•ick-
kn•eeks, the fruit and vegetable
n:tarkes and beautiful flowers.
Robert Slhia.w ,preached In the
Bluevale United Churdh and at
Ebenezer on Sunday in th@ absence
of the i ... ,tor, Rev. A. V. Robb. At
the morning service his address was
especially to the young people bas-
ed en the passage from Ezekiel,
"Their young men shall dream
(breams.."
Rev, Kenneth •'r --T van, Wing-
hamy occupied the in Knox
extend our sympathy to mer Presbyterian Church, end preached
brothers, from the text, ,'He that daeth the
Mrs. M, L, Aitkin' was the hostess will et God+ abtdeth forever." Allan
on 'Thunder afternoon for the Ramsay sang "Some. Day P11 Un -
annual meeting of the. Womans
Institute. The president, Mrs.
Wloketead, presided. The report
of the seoret'atY-treasurer ,showed
the membership to be 34; number
of meetings, 11; total attendance,
207; balance on hand, $27,76. The
reports of convenors of .standinig
committees were heard on Health,
Agrtenitwre, Relief and Coennvunity
Activities, Peace and Historical
Research. Miss Jean Elliott ,was
named as delegate to the Girls'
Conference at Guelph, May 10, 11
and 12.
The subject of the president's
addirese was "Why Do We Go To
Institute 'Meetings," and mentioned
our Institute Ode as an example
for numbers to Miley, and aug-
geel sed mlarking the calendar in
order to remember the ,date, and
arvke of the opportunities available
re emeet girls in becoming good
brrr•emtakerst
'be following list of offlcetis was
• ' ""red by the nominating com-
rnitriee: Presideinit, Miss Mevgaret
nurvey; let eice'lpresident, (Mrs,
M. L, Afire Attlee; 2nd vice -
presider.', Miss Florence' Fowler;
secretary -treasurer, Miss M. Olive
Scott; distract director (Mrs, J,)
Beatrice Wickstead; representative
to district annual, Mis. J. Brecken•
ridge; branch direatorsy Mrs, Mil-
ton. Smeh, flys. . W. H, McKinney,
lilies 'Mergaret Curtis, Miss Flor-
ence Fowler; program committee,
Mrs. Roy 'Purvey, Mrs. Mex, Mow-
bray, Mets. J. H. Smith, tees. S. N,
Gallaher; pianist, Mrs. J. Brecken-
ridge; auditors, MTs, IOurtis, Mrs.
Wobtla'uter; coneeeo's of Standing
Ooelmi.tlteese Ilea lite and Chiid
Welfare, Miss Lillian •Garnise;
Order Bray Chicks now, and be
"lucky" when egg -prices climb
next Fall.See me, or phone me,
right away. Personal attention,
prompt delivery.
Gilbert Nethery
R. R. 5 Brussels
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FUNERAL HOME
William Street,
WALKER'S
Brunelle Ontario
PERSONAL ATTENDANCE
'Phone elt e,e,e91,1
Day or Night Calle
MOTOR HEARSE :l
B CI, WALKER
Embalmer, end Funeral
Dlreotor, 1 Canadian National Railways
delineate"
,Mrs, A. E. Mann and son Harry,
SL Miarys, Welted with. Miss Duff.
Mr. and Mrs, V. A. Mowbray and
sora, Jiack, Lawrence Sinilly, Erie;
with. •Mr and• Mrs. Alex, Mowbray.
Miss Margaret Thmvey is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. W. R. Whitfield near
Ethel,
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL
OF WALTER SIMSON. GORRIE
Fordtwich, Ont., April 17—Quite a
number troan here attended the
funeral of the lade Walter Stinson,
in
Gorrie, on Saturday. The late
Mr. Simpson, who was in his eighty-
first year, passed away at Nue home
of his daughter, Mis, Norman Wade,
nintm, coneetssion, He was well
known ,throughout the township,
hiaving been tax collector for the
western division of Howick Town
ship for a number of Years, 13e
wife, 'lvhe is spending the Winter
with her 'sons H. W. Laird; In Flor-
ida, was unable toereturn home for
Olue funeral owing to illness,
Junior Farmers
Braley Club
f'Aeiietf.s ,At Gorrie
ETHEL
The dance heldl at Grey Twle
Hall Met Friday night under the
ausploee of P7thel Public, Library
ems 'ant given as large a patronage
ee had been hoped for. But good
music and other !Wilke foe Pleas-
ant enttertalr,m'ept were provided
as anal, And all present apprec-
iated the opportunity of having a
good 'tuna.
Especially choice music is pour-
lepil for Chi' ci ,see le be held Friday
night of tl ,s week it le Brown's Hall,
A cl'iaidity of feed ni apnea have
been unloaded dewing Met week
front par load lots at Ethel C.N,R, ,
stations to C. R. Bantlrer's cheeping
still.
The change team anon fall to
rainfall has, merle deep trod in
places on Thaniy reads making dif-
ficult traveling for motorists.
In some atonies in the village
ebet•y memlet• of the family have
bawl an attack of the Flu.
Mrs, Rev, Snell was sick with the
Flu. during the past week.
Comment= servlee was conduct-
ed at Ethel United Church, by Rev.
Swell, at evening service last Sun-
day
On Mothers Day at Ethel United
Chterdh Stmday School, the order of
service of the prescribed programs
will be followed es nearly as
possible.
The Meknes. and unfavorable
weather delayed the transfer of
household effects and 'tastily mov-
ings, •schedluled for around April 15.
Roy Peterson who is well known
in the village will take up farming
iw the spring on Lot 22, con. 3,
Grey Township.
Alf Kineg and Stan S'peiraa have
been busy at their contract of get-
tinig out a ,supply of wood for fuel
at lot 11, con. 8, Grey for Dune Mc-
Kinnon of Brussels.
Ren-, Mr, .Stell and a group of
members, of Ethel United .Chereb
Y. P. S. went to Clinton Feeley and
.spent the time profitably as ,they
took active part in the ;proceedings
et 'the coniferemce. of older boys anal
girls held in, Wesley Willis Church,
at the place and time mentioned
above.
eehs. John' A, Snell of Jamestown
spent Sunday afternoon with her
parents, Jbs. and Mrs, Antes,
Mis Delilah Lowry coneleheu her
visit till the. later part of the week,
following Easter Sunday.
A meeting of the H•oniok Town-
ship Junior Farmers Barley Club
was held in. the ,•township ..,hall,
Corrie, on Saiturciely afternoon when
tee relglstered Ontario Agnicultun'al
College 21 baley Was distributed to
the twenty farmers' sons, ranging in
ages 112 to 20 yearn innlesive, The
seed%wee subjected 4,d the 'new
Cesera.ne dust treatment for prei'en-
tion of barley 'snout, eaob Young
tem 'breatirlg his own allotment
undlen• direction of Ablicaltutml Rep-
resentative J. C. • Sheerer, The local
club stlnenvlsops are John W.
Seh'omg, Clarrot Greve ,and Georgie
Baker, 'The club leader is R. W.
N. Wade, Gerrie, The offlcete are
Williams Bennett, Gerrie, President:
Mcleod IOatheors, Wroxeter, 'rice-
presiclenrt, and' 'Kenuseth. Wright,
Wroxeter, vice•1presidesl't• The
tnemb,ents are hurray and Allister
Elliott, Ken'ueth Gelbraitht Leo and
Anson I-Iwtton, W. Ritchie. H.
ettetdhl:son, Cltnries Moder, Donald
Brown, John Douglas, W. A.
Bennett, Leotard. 'Sanderson, 'Glen
A.nett n, Howe tel Felicar,.. William
Cowan Gerrie district; Cecil Gal-
elate», lbmdiwiele; Kenneth Wright,
Front Warren and John A, Lane,
Wroxeter,.
Time Table
Changes
Effective
Sunday, April 30th
Full Information from Agents
The eemtn,unldty was deeply shock-
ed by the death of Mrs, Andrew ugei
Montgomery, who pasted away In sez
Scott ;Memorial Heepttal about sev-
en o'aloclt Tuesday morning as the
lr ;11 of burns received: in a file at
the realilt home an Mill street
about 1.30 that morning.
Phe family occupied the dawn-
etiiirs of the house, the upper part
being used as a storeroom and for
drying rag tate r biidren's clothes,
Mr. Montgomery. said he had
!wen awakened by the screams of
his wife ,rind discovered her in
flames upstairs. He tan and got a
Pall of n ter and extin'gutahad' the
flamis. alis ,wife did not answer
at fireet but later 'teals able to speak;
when a"'ked whet hid happened sere
could only. say, "I don't know, 1
deete know."
K le suggested site might have
gone uipstairs, to get some more cov-
ers for the children and thee her
clothing might Mare ignited, from
the light, ther'•e being no electricity
in the house, and some awards of
night apparel are regarded very ia,-
flaninnatb•le, The other theoery is
Ib,at Mrs, Montgomery discovered
flre upstairs and caught fire in art -
tempting to beat it out. The wall-
paper was badly burned, The
stove pipe from downstairs passes
through the upstairs room.
M
A private funeral was herd on
Thursday at 2 p.in. at the home of
Mr. John Monillgomery, Winthrop,
intemtwent in Maitlauuelbank 'Cemse-
tery.
A preliminary insuest was held
on Tuesday morning by Coroner,
Dr, e'. J. Bairr-ows, the Jury being:
J, J, Chuf, foreman; le, E, Smith,
C. Holmes, Bev, Christie, J. A.
Case, M. McLeod, Ed. Daley. They
adjourned to a date to be set later'.
Formerly Laurette Malvina Glee -
sou, she was born' 31. years ego in
Ottawa. Following her manh'iage to
Andrew Montgomery son of Mr. and
F
Leaving Saturday morning for
hes' luome in Listoyel where she will
be for the time r'emainin'g, till site
resrarires teaching clashes when
srrhools reopen after Easter holt•
drays.
Six neer pupils between the ages
5 years old and six years old com-
menced, echo' ebtendance in the
junior r00115 of Ethel psblic school
when 'school opened atter Easter
vlaoathen. 'It will be in.toreeting to
note developments.
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Obituary
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THOMAS GAVIN SMART
The I1lighland., Parker Im a recent
isane' cowries a story telling of the
funeral of Thomas Gavin Stuart, a
native of Bmtuseeis. 'rte paper
says "'Rev, Willie L. Gelstoat of-
flcla'ted' at 3 o'clock Thursday after
noon at et nes'al services for Thomas
GAbin Smart, eity building inspector
who dived suddenly Monday, April
3rd, In Highland Peek General
Roselle'. The body was in state
from noon' ,until the hoer of service
et HigIlsland' Park Presbytorioat
Marcie Burial was in Roseland
Park Cemetery. Pallbeen'ers were
Wilbur Coons, A1•nold •Conlin,
Charles Rawlings, Leonard Knapp,
Horace Newheery and Frank Gon h.
Mr. S,niaiit, when home wns at 33
Winona Avenue, lead, lived in High -
1011(1 Parlc Cor 26 y'oaita, lie was
born Feb, 12, 1$74, in Brussels, Out,,
and bad aloe lived in Blaine, Miele,
and lie Detroit. Appointed build-
ing• inwlpcctor last year, Mr. Smart
also served the city Mom 1322 to
1921 when he was clouted city con-
tnlssloner. He was a retired em-
ployee of the Motel 'I'i'tlnk hall-
way told a. monger of the Rro-
tllelilLood of Locomotive Engineers.
Surviving nae his wife, Mee. Jenttle
17. Smeri; three eons Whitney A„
Carroll el., rill Wayne D. Snarl,
and three grandchildren, Carola
Robert and Marylyn."
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WFD'NnSDAY, AP= 19th, 1939f'
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r; Specials for Thursday, Friday & Saturday
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Crristies Soda Crackers large box 18c
Eatmore Wheat Berries ""•' per pkg "lOcc.
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Winsome Toilet Soap 3 cakes l
Vinilla, Large Bottle• -'•'•••"'-
0e II
Campbell's Spaghetti 3 cans • - • 25c
Tomatoes, large 28 -oz, can • • • . • •••• 2 for 25e
II
1/2 it, 19c
19c 1
9c
25c .
18c
8c .'
18c 1
Black Tea, bulk
Jiff Soap Flakes ••••
Corn Starch
White Cooking Beans
NonSuch Stove Polish
Pearline
Pat -a -Pan Pastry -Flour
Large Rex
per box
per bottle
per box
7 Ib bag
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HIGHEST GRADING PRICES PAID FOR EGGS
Brussels
Same Attention
Fin We Deliver Phone 55
`Every Order, Large or 'Small Receives the
Mots. J. A. Montgomery of Wia-
throP, on Sept. let, 1928, she and
Mr, Montgomery lived in Detroit
and Sarnia, end, in 1931 came to
Wintlu'op, Mr. Montgomery's home,
and about terse years Aga to Sea -
forth, rreeiddng in their Present
house on Railway street the past
year and e. half. Besides her hus-
band she leaves six children, Betty
Ross, Shirley, Irene, Malcolm and.
Rath.; surviving also are her
mother, Mrs. Henry Gleeson. Ot-
tawa, and four brothere, and three
sisters. Henry, Patrick and: William
Gleeson, all of Ottawa, and Victor
Gleeson; Detroit; Mrs, Stamonr (Le-
nora) and Mus. lesebie (Nina), booth
of Ottawa, and Mors. Shiptzel (Rose)
of Wieser.—5eafortlt Neds
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