The Brussels Post, 1901-11-14, Page 1Vol. 80.No, 18..
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1901
New Advertisements.
Coming—Jas. Fete
L000.l—thwan & Go,
Furs—D. M. Molteeth.
Supplies—J. R. Stratton,
7aok Frost—Mclfiniton & Co.
Belting Powder—L. R. Harvey,.
Servant wasted—Mie, Sinclair,
Auction eels—Raba. Armstrong.
Bpw taole Loneee-Mia, Fletcher,
Turkeys wanted—B. F. McAllister,
80 days' eats—W, g, Humphries & Son,
i$tri t ` tebos,
Teeaclb uvv.
Towneni= Clausen:,— Connell mot at
Christopher White's, Leadbury, on Mon.
day, Not% 11. Members of Oonnoil all
present; minutes of last meeting read
and adopted. Accounts were passed and
paid amounting to 0214,07, Council ad.
journed to meet in Ohrietopher White's
in this place, on Monday, Dee. 16, at 10
o'clock a. m., when all taxes _are expect-
ed to be paid and all a000unte gent in to
oolleotion. 1.0. MonaieoN, Clerk.
Atli net.
There was a large orowd in our village
last Friday owing to the auction axle
oloee by.
10 mote gets Tin Poem for the balance
of 1901 or $100 mores it fromnow to
the oloee of 1.902. •
See F. MoAllieler'e advt. in title
teem. He's after the same soh as the
Czar of Rneeia—trying to oaptnre• Tue.
k
eTbe anotion sale at Jas. Lindsay's last
Friday afternoon was largely attended
and good prime were realized, the sale
totelliogabout $1,600. le. S. Scott, who
thoroughly understands life buoinese:and
don't dilly-dally over littlestuff for hours,
was the auctioneer.
James Lindsay baa Bold bie fine 100
acre farm to his neiehbor,D. W. Dunbar,
who now bas 200 in the block and
another farm on con. 6. The prioe paid
was $6,300. Your oorreepondent has not
heard where Mr. Lindsay purposes loot.
ing hut we hope he will do well. Mr.
Dunbar will move to the briok house es
soon as vaneted. Weowiehhim good Iuok
with his purchase.
D. W. Dunbar ie offering hie property
iu the village for gale siuoe purohaeing
the Lindsay farm. It ie one of -the beet
busineae eltnatione in our village and tan -
tains a more of land, corner of King and
Main streets. If he cannot dispose of it
in one lot ho may divide it into two and
eel' the corner lot to J. Macdonald, gen-
eral merchant here,- who may move the
store be now occupies, belonging to Wm.
Simpson, to the corner opposite H. F.
Mc Allister's store. Mr. Macdonald is
quite a -bustler.
Our Spectacle
Lenses are
Perfect.
Eyes aro li,.;ble to he
p Injured
permanently 1 ured
Y Imperfect ly
ground Ejleci.es.
s lanae ore the
- best. t Each fes Is
ever pard perfect In
p every particular.
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Mrs. Te Pletcher
sc. r Baer axed
Gsaettee.4omzus
t3tuti.eiaxa
Prinoipal Dobson wag called to Toren-
to to attend to important busloeeo, :Mr,
Stewart, of Mitchell, is wielding the rpd
dialog hie absence.
Mrs, D. 0, Roe and daughter, of Bro.
POP, were visiting at Somnei Amee' 00
Thursday, It was Mr. Alma' 74th birth-
day, We wleb him many happy returns
of the day,
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The Exeter Advocate of last week says
of a former well known resident of thio
piaor, now of Elimville, Huron Co.:—
While Rev, Weddell was about to get in.
to bie rig in front of this °Mee the horse
enamored off and left bie reverence be.
hind, Luckily, however, the beast was
captured before going fair and before any
damage woe done.
Spri►.114b rook.
Cameron's cider mill has ohne down
for ibis season atter -a fair share of pat•
renege.
A. McDonald hate strived home from a
two weeks' tour in -Muskoka, hunting and
eight•oeeing. He reports a good time.
Mrs. Jnmee pact, of Jamestown, line'
returned home after .a visit of nearly two
weeks with her sister, Mre. A. McDon-
ald, 06 Oranbrcok,.who has been serious,
ly ill,
W niton.
Revival serviette are being conducted
in the Methodist Chnroh.
Sabbath School Convention In Duff's
ohurob on Friday afternoon and even-
ing of next week. Good program.
The MoDonald eaw-mill yard ie cleared
up ready for the Doming Winter's supply
of sew loge.
Alexander Soutar and Mies Janet E.
Ramsay were married by the Ray. A.
MaoNab at the home of the bride on
Tuesday of hat week. Their many-hiendh
wish them long, lite and happiness.
It is said that the gun with which To.
Cook was recently "shot" was not loaded
with anything more life deetroying
than powder. This is given pnblidity to
in jnetioe to life young man who handled
the weapon
James Parr, who lives North of- Bros
eels, and -Mies Mary Crozier, of McKillop,
were married' by Rev. A. MaoNab, at
the manse in, Walton on Wednesday of
last week. May their joys be many and
troubles few.
The auction sale of farm stook belong-
ing to Robert Armstrong, lot 1, nun. 7,
Hallett, one mile East of Constance, will
be held next Wednesday, oommenoing at
at 10 o'olock. Mr. Armstrong hae rented
hie farm so is Belling off everything.
From a repent letter received from
Otterville we learn that Rev. Mr. Sabine,
formerly of Walton, who has been laid
aside by a paralytic stroke shows no im-
provement and is growing thinner and
weaker. He is perfectly belpleee and has
to be waited on like a child. - Hie many
old friends here are sorry to hear of hie
sort aBii^tion,
Bluevale.
R. N. Dnff was at Listowel last week.
Riobard Proctor spent a few days with
hie parents at Methuen. -
Mr. and Mies Ireland, of Morrie, vieited
ot Hugh Roes' tbie week.
Dere. Bainton, of Kincardine, vieited
her Bitter, Mre. John -Ring.
Peter Wheeler and family -moved -mo ed into
y
Peter Binge oottage this week.
Mise Currie, of Wiogbam, vieited Miss
Jennie Elliott, of Turnberry, this week
Mre. Henderson has returned' from .a
month's visit with relatives in Brantford.
Mre. Wm. Bailey and son Harold, of
Guelph, visited relatives here last week.
The aoetreat is let and work is begun.
on a large eaolosed shed at Johnston's
ohuroh.
Mre. Wesley Beatty and Miss Nellie
Beatty, of Seaforth, visited at Frank
Scott's this week,
George King, of Toronto, is vieiting
friends in Bluevale and vicinity. He
formerly lived in Bluevale.
Rev, F. Swann vieited friends in Rip
ley on Saturdayand preached for Rev.
F. Oaten, of Ashfield on Sunday.
D. 0. Taylor, of Luaknow, preaohed to
very attentive eongregatione at the three
appointments of the Methodist ohuroh on
Sunday.
Great preparations are being made for
the Thanhagtving Sapper to be held in
the Methodist oborth on Monday even
ing next. Addressee will be delivered by
Revs. Wallwiu, Hobbs, MoKelvie and
West. Good mucic and recitations will
complete the entertainment.
OUR AiNgs,
30 Days' Sale
IS "-NOW ON.
We are making big reductions on the regular prices in
all lines of Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Under-
wear, Dress Goods, Flannelettes, etc.
A FEW SPECIALS
—Boys' Long Boots, ranging in value from $2.00
to $2.50 for .90
— Long Felt Boots, value $2.00 to $2.50 for .90
— Men's Long Boots at Extra Low Rates.
—Fur Caps, regular price $1,50 to $8.50, now .90 to 2.50
- Cloth Caps, " 400 to $1,25, now .15 " .75
--Ladies' Collar and Muff Sets, regular price
$6.00 to $10.50, sale price 8.00 " 6.00
Ladies' Coatings, Ivlon'is Heavy Tweeds, Wrapperettes, Prints, etc.,
to clear at correspondingly low prices.
CALL AND SEE OU10 VALtne8.
W. H. HUMPHRIES & SON,
WAL TO'..
Mies Oesemore, oon, 2, Mortis, had the
miofortune to fall down attire and break
her arm 10 two places one day last week..
The Christian Endeavor have decided
to have a scrotal gathering ante in two
months during the Winter. The brat
one wile held at the home of Geo, and
Mrs. MaDonaldon Monday evening, when
everyone had a very enjoyable time.
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Jaws 019tO'U.
Rev. Mr. fetraobao, of Guelph,. is a
visitor with relativee in this locality.
A new motored horse shed is being
built at the Johnston °heroh, let line of
Morrie,
This Northern -notion of Grey and
Morrie townehipe is bolding ite own in
the line of modern improvements in farm
buildings, better roads, feuoee, &o.
Last Sabbath evening A, 111; McKay, of
Brueeele, gave an intereeting address In
Victoria Half in tbie place. There vote
good congregation. Rev. R. Paul, of
Brueeele, will preach next Sabbath even.
ing,
Wroxeter.
John Bray vieited Grey friends last
week.- ' -,
Mee Jennie Telmer visited friends in
town Sunday.
Wm. Rutherford vieited Harrieton
friends Sunday,
Dave Oatbere, of Gerrie, Sandayed
with friends in town.
Mre. Robt. Fox, of Brussels, ie vieiting
old friends here at present.
Alvin Hemphill, of Walkerton, spent a
few days at bie home this week.
Miele Aline Hamilton visited Seaforth
friends the beginning of the week.
Thos. and Mre. Appleby, of Toroberry,
vieited the former'e father Sunday.
Blies E. Hastings, of Turuberryy, visit-
ed her sister, Mrs. R. Bann Sunday.
Mo. Jacques, of Howlett, is vieiting
her father, Mr. Armstrong, of town.
Joe Bernard moved hie family into hie
new house on Queen street last week.
C. Oouk, at Reneall, vieited -at T.
Hemphill's, sr., for a few days tbie week.
Jno. Bretbaner is in Waterloo thio
week attending the funeral of hie mother.
Wallace Leckie, of Harrieton, spent
the King's Birthday with Mende in
town. -
Dave Myles returned home Saturday
after having spent three menthe inMani-
tobe.
Mrs. Ed, Blaok and Master Tom and
Mies Zelma Blaok vieited Harrieton
friends last week.
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Miee Jessie Robertson returned home
last week after a three months' visit with
friends in. Manitoba.
Mre, A. Moffat and little eon, who have
been vieiting in Ayton for the past two
weeke, returned home Monday.
Harris Hamilton, - of Brussels, and
Sommerville Hamilton, of Seaforth, spent
their holiday at their home here.
Robt, Miller, Alex, and Wm. MoReroh-
er and John Gibson drove over to Sea.
forth on Monday to attend the concert.
The town fathers had Surveyor Bolton,
of Listowel, last week surveying the lots
in the new cemetery. They intend to
hire a man to look after the cemetery and
keep everything in proper theta.
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reat.
Township nehf CononCononwill meet on Wed.
oesday-of next week.
Mise Lida Dunbar, who lice been visit.
ing at Sandridge, has returned home.
Arab. Hislop, M. P. P., was in Toren.
to for a few days during thepast week.
A drive through the sideroad North of
Ethel shows great improvemente in farm
lands.
Elijah Jaoklin'e auction Bale on Taee.
day afternoon of next week. He lives on
lot. 5, oon. 2.
Don't forget the auction Bale of eaw.
mill machinery, &o , at the Star Mill,
16th 0qn., Friday afternoon of thie week.
G. K. Matheson, of Mitchell, ie the
owner.
This week Wm. Reid, 6th con., gold.
his 100 sore farm, lot 9, to Jno. Clark,
who recently Bold bie farm on the 7th
eon. Price ie said to be $3,900. Mr.
Reid intends following his trade as car.
penter.
We are pleased to state that William
Randa, who has beep on the siok list for
some weeks, has improved somewhat and
we hope he will °ontinas to progreee
until recovery is oomplete.
OM OP THANES.—W. Rands and fam-
ily, 13th con, wish to return their beet
thnoke to the members of Brunelle lodge
of Canadian Order of Foresters and
others who kindly and thoughtfully
(tarried the wood bee through to such a
successful issue.
Markf0ardiff,14th con., and T. Tel -
fee, 16th con., arrived homefrom their
visit to the Weet last Friday. They
were at or neer Elva and rather enjoyed
their experieneee'as there were in the lo.
oality a number of people former residents
of both Grey and Morrie townships.
Mre. Wm. Rathweli,of: this township,.
reoeived word of the death of her father,
Mr. Keys, a well known resident of
Stanley township, whiob took plane on
Sunday of last week. This ie the second
death lately in the family, Thos. Elliot,
who was killed while hauling barrels, be.
ing a son-in-law of Mr. Koye.
DEneTE.—"Resolved that the preacher
wields a greater influence for good than
the ebhooi teacher" is the subject for
debate in oonneotion with Roe's °hez'oh
.Epworth League for Friday evening of
next week. The -affirmative will be up.
held by Miee Susie Paterson, Mies Annie
Bryant, Lorenzo Frain and Jno. Bryaue
and thesohooinfaster'e intereete will be
guarded by W. E. Bryant, F. Ward, Mise
el. A. Pearson and Maes Aggio Miller.
No doubt a pleasant time will be enjoyed
and a large audience is expected.
Ooip.—Once more we are foroibly re-
minded that this life is nob all by the
death of Hugh MoNell, wbioh took plane
on Saturday, Nov. 2nd. He had anffer.
ed for years with asthma, bet wee not
seriously i11 until a short time ago, when
a neuter grew in bis throat. An oper.
at w
ation ea P or formed which, gave a little
0
relief, but all thought that a permanent
Ore was hopelese, and he was Boon
wore° than before. The deeeaeed was
about 70 ,acre of age, and leaves et wife
and -tour ohildrtn, tamely, Mrm. Jas.
Bremner, Oregon ,too, ;John Coates
E thel ; Mrs. J, WllloaghbY, Grey ; and
Alex„ who will live, Ile•01:te,
hehomestead.Thefuneral wan very,showing thereepeot in wbioh he weeld. The eer.
✓ ieow were oondeeted yev. D: B. Mo.
Rae, and interment wmade in Oran-
brook cemetery,
Council meeting nett Monday.
We are looking for that wedding on the
741 line moat patiently,
Mre. Carr, wlio has been poorly for
eomo montbe, died last week.
Moll;iobon L• 0. L.ralebrated the 6th
of November with it dancing party.
Will, Jackson, 8111 Ilse, bas been going
We rounds in the ',away of water witch.
An entertainment la on toot at But.
ton's school honee about the 20th of
December.
Last Sabbath D.0, Taylor, hardware
merohaot, Laoknow, preached at Jack.
son's and Browntowu churobes.
Itiobard Cardiff wag, home for a few
days from the Baeinesa College, Saab -
ford. He returned on Monday.
John Geddes, 8rd line, Morrie, is hav-
ing hip residence beta veneered, which
will greatly improve the Woke of the
house.
Mies Cora Brandon, Ord line, has re-
turned home after spending a couple of
months with friends in Toronto and
Schom
Miee Jamberg.ieson bee been re.eneaged ae
teacher in the Anderson school, 3rd line,
for 1902 at an advance in salary. This.
ie a good reoommend.
Alex. Wilson, who lived ou the 6th line,
near Bolgrave,died on Saturday evening
last and the funeral took plane on Toe.
day at 9 a. m. to Elms township.
A letter was reoelved from W. H.
Maunders last week intimating that he
had arrived in safety at Carey, Idaho.
We hope he will enjoy bie work there.
A number in this township drove to
Blyth last Sabbath to hear Rev. Dr.
Daniels, of Goderioh, preach the snail.
versary sermone of the Methodist church..
The usual Sabbath afternoon service in
the Methodist ohuroh at Sunshine was
withdrawn last Sunday owing to the
funeral of the late Jas. Kerney of the
8rd line.
The Walter Innes farm, 5th line, has
been leased for a term of 6 years by Alex.
Grant, who has beeu living in Tnoker-
smith township for a number of years.
He moved to it this week. Mr. Grant is
a eon -in-law to Thoe. MoLemohlin and la
a sterling young man who will be wee.
oome to Morrie township.
Mise Lizzie McLanohlin has tendered
herresignation ae teacher at Barrie's
eohoot, 6th line, the same to take effeot
at oleos of this year, She intends going
West to Regina Iooallty, we understand,
where she will oonti000 to instruct the
youth. • She be a gond teacher and the
people of this seotroir will be sorry to
lose her.
John Young,'whd has been away in
Manitoba for some time, arrived borne on
Saturday evening lest. Sleighs were
running when he left and the ground was
frozen so hard no one could plough. He
was quite surprised to Bee so many farm.
ere still plowing here. Of course we live
nt ' son the globe.
inoneof the finest oon rte 0
n g
The only drawbaok long xe our Winter.
Mise S. Oaaemore, daughter of Robt,
Oasemore, of Morrie, will oarry both
arms in slings for some time. On San•
day night ot last week she thonghb she
heard' a door slamming and got up to.
shut ft. There was no railing around
the stairway and the unfortunately fell
down stairs. Besides being ooneiderably
shaken up both of her wrists were broken.
It is aside number of young men, one
half of whom were married at that, went
to a neigbbor'e yarda few evenings ago
and got a goose,.roaeted it in a vont
house and helped themeelves- to a fowl
supper. On the whole it was a very dee.
ing and foul piece of bneineee and it is a
pity they did not get caught in the aot.
The owner oonld have made it a dear
supper for them. It is abouttime euoh
aspera were ebopped.
One day recently at Henry Johneton'e
in Morris, there was some, lively work in
the mangold field. Mr. Johnston, Thos.
Corbett and Fred. Bell palled thirteen
wagon loade of mangolde. Tbey also
drew 850 bushels one hundred rode to a
root house and planed fifteen other loads
in a pit and covered them from Winter's
frosts. Some of the mangolde were large
specimens, one weighed nineteen pounds
and four others weighed eixtytwo
pounds. Who can beat this 7
Onix.—Last Friday morning the spirit
of James Kerney, lot 15, oon. 3, took its.
flight. He bad been seriously ill for
lepra.
three ee weeks previous, , p
pneumonia being the cense. Deceased
was an old and well known reeident hate
ing taken up the farm upon which he
lived and died 40 yeare ago, then a bush
lot. He was industrious, thrifty and.
highly reepeoted by the community.
Mre. Kerney, two daughters (Mre. W. A.
Jewel, of London, Eng., and Mre. Robt.
Forbes, of this township) and 4 sone (Jae.
of Morrie, Frank of Wingham, Wm. of
Morrie,' and John W. of Brueeele) survive
husband and father. The funeral took
place on Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr,
Brown, of Belgrave, concluding the ser•
vine. There was very large attendance.
Interment was made. at Brueeele Demo.
tory. The pall bearers were;—A, Speir,
R. McMurray, John Watson, Robb. Yuill,
Robt. Shedden and A. Haelam, Mre,
Kerney and family are deeply sympa-
thised with in thole bereavement.
Sadden death at Walkerton came to
W. G. Stove!, the agent of the 0. P. R.
at tbet point. The oanee of death wee
given ae heart failure, Mr. Stovel had
been at Montreal attending the oonven•
tiou of the Canadian Ticket Agents'
Aeeooiation. He. 1'etnrned to Toronto
Zest Saturday morning and left in the
alteration foe Walkerton. Besides repre.
senting the Canadian Polito in Walker-
ton, Mr. Stovel was agent for a number
aniee, Mr, Stove had
'n treats nom S v d
charge of the ticket office of the Cana -
dint Pubic()
ana•dinn.Pabiflo since 1898, cneceediug hie
Nana, It ie a Miriade aoinoidenoe that
bie tether, while returning from a oon-
veutiot' of the Ticket Agouti!' Aeeoolation
at Ottawa, was struck by a street oar on
Front street, Toronto, and killed,
HARVESTERS' YARNS,
Te the /editor Of Tun POeo
Dear Sir t—Taos • Pose of Oot. 810,
shows that the Treherne (Manitoba)
Times hag been oritioiotnug correspondence
from the Northwest under the heading
"Harveeteee Tante." He says some of
the information in these communications
ie of a very unreliable nature, and camp
les out the Belmont correspondent with
two items in his correspondence which
appeared in the Brussels Herald, In the
first place, Mr. Editor, I may state, with
your permission, that I will endeavor to
show that these two items were hardly so
black en they have been painted. My
idea is that a yarn is generally cuppoeed
to be a story manufactured withont one
partiole of truth in it, I went to 'Mani -
Who. partly to see that Great Country
and great trop and when there in the
innooence of my mind l had every con•
fidenoe in what the people and the papers
told me. More than one persoo said in
my hearing that several hundred harves-
ters were in Brandon and had not wetter.
ed through the country to look for work
and that about 600 of them were "strap.
ped" or in other weirdo, they lathed the
great essential which makes the mare go
and had to be fed for a short time at the
expense of the pity, 'I believed it, gave
the news just esI got it and did not
oherge for it. Not so with the Times
for he charges' for his news. The Times
admits that 16 men got one meal eaoh at
the expense of the city, so there is some'
truth in that yarn. In regard to item
number two. I read in more than one
Manitoba paper about the great storm in
Winnipeg which struck that, oity on the
afternoon of Aug. 29th, that for fully half
an boar the oity was flooded with torrents
of rain and buffeted by sheets 9f hail ;
that the hailstones were from the size of
a pea to two inches in diameter and pour-
ed down upon the city doing muchdamege
to property and playing havoc with green
houses, &o. Such accounts werein the
papers and I believed them, and gave the
newt ae I got it. Now if the Editor of
the Treberne Times will kindly direct
his editorial attention to the Winnipeg
Weekly Telegram of Sept. 5th, he will
find about one column in that paper dee•
oribing the storm and the destruction it
ceased. There he will find that the sub-
ject was merely touched upon like other
news items, and that the Belmont cor-
respondent didn't manufacture that yarn
out of nothing. Apparently the Treherne
Times doeen'tlike correspondents send-
ing news from that country, but surely
for one moment be would not think of
correspondents sending blank leaves in-
stead of news of passing events, for be
knows for certain that it would not be
the right plan to Bend the Times to sub.
eoribers in blank form. Yours truly,
THE BaLtuONT OOinxeponnonT.
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Brussels Branch Bible Solely.
24YEARS' RECORD.—GOOD
MEETING.
I
The annual meeting of Brussels Branch
of the Upper Canada Bible Sooiety was
held last Sabbath evening in Melville
thumb, a large congregation being pros.
ant as the usual service in the Methodist
ohuroh was cancelled for that evening.
Rev. R. Pane, President, presided and
after, the opening hymn Elder Thos.
Strohm offered prayer. After reading
the 19th Psalm the President offered
some congratulatory remarks and asked
the Seoretary•Treasarer for the annual
report. Tata showed that 0127.68 had
been collected last year on Brueeele
Branch and the amount was equally di.
tided between the Upper Canada and the
Quebec auxiliaries. For the past 24 yeare
the average contribution of this Branch
has been 0182. The excellent services
rendered by the collectors wee comment-
ed upon. For this year oolleotors are ap•
pointed as follows :—
Brussels, East, Mrs. Donaldson and Miss M.
Beattie.
„ Jewitt.
West, Misses Crooks and
• North, Misses Moore and Menzies.
Morrie, Con. 7, Misses McCall and Santer.
Cgn.
6, Misses Sharp and Keys.
' 4, Misses Blank and Currie.
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' , Misses Ireland and Armstrong.
,' 3 2, Misses Balmier and Bryens.
Grey, Oona. 1& 2, MissesSimpson and Mc-
Kelv
6 A 4, Misses Strachan and Carr.
" 5 A 6, Misses McArthur and
Lang.
• " 7 & 3, Misses Smith and Cardiff.
" 9 & 10, Misses Ferguson and
Armstrong.
• " 11 & 12, Mrs,. and iss Davidson.
0 13 &15, Misses Cardiff and Dan -
Ethel, Misses Spinae cannd Mflue.
The ladies are given the books earlier
than usual so as to permit of them doing
their work before the heavy snow or very
oold weather Domes.
Office -bearers for the ourrent term
are
Rev, R. Paul, President ;
Resident Ministers, Vice Presidents ;
W. H. Kerr, SeoretaryTreasnrer ;
A. M. MoKay, Aesiet. Secretary ;
L. R, Harvey, Depositor ;
Thos. Strabhan,)
Alex. Stewart,
B. Gerry,
Eli Smith,
"Father of mercies in Thy Word" was
well eung by the °halvah ohoir.
Rev. Jno. Rosa, B. A., who has been
the Bible Sooiety Agent for this Dietriot
for two years (although Brueeele meetin
was held both years outside hie work
Baker. Hebriefly 'sforred
was the first sp b y i
to the age and euooeeiful managementof
the Bible Sooiety after which he launched
out into a splendid address of 40, minutes
in which he demonstrated the following
outline in a clear, oonoioe, comforting and
convincing manner :—(1) The Bible was
wonderful in its compilation -40 or more
asthars + i
2
endorf l in it continuitynit
Y
—16 centuries
; (8)Wonderful in ite
oontente. It contains everything, the
Lord Jesne Christ being its invent° pos.
eeseien ; (4) Wonderful in reepeot to its
Committee.
e --el-- _P"'"""elletl..,elle. , ,.leteee nests,. "
oredentialg, The faith of the beet miuds
in the world is not shaken oonoerning it ;
(Wonderful as to rte queer, 4,94069
lasted, in whole or part, last year wbioh
means 16,000 hooks every hour, 27 every
minute or one copy about every 2 see.
onds. The oopiee Issued 01000 organiza-
tion number 170 million, as many as 876
lauguagee being used, 500 Col orteure
and 000 Bible Women are employed in
the diotribtbion of the Bleated Book.
2,700 women in India have been taught
to read in this way. The Society le near.
ly100 yeare old and its atm fa to have a
oopy of the Soripturee pieced in the
hands of everybody, gelling them at Dost
ofroduotion or making a present if un.
able to pay, The Upper Canada Society
last year issued 27,659 oopiee in 27 long.,
ogee and have 27 Colpporteure at work fn
Canada, largely in Northern Ontario.
This Sooiety contributed $8,000 to the
parent. Society last year and 06,000 to the
luebeo Sooiety which is doing a good
work. Brussels Branch leads many
plume in the generous ogntributions and
the people of this locality ehonld be en-
couraged to devise liberal things for this
great and widespread cause.
The hymn "0 ! Word of God Inoar.
nate," was sung and Rev. Jno. Holmes,
a t r the Methodist ohuroh gave the
pen of ,
closing address which was brief and point.
ed, planing thoughts before.the audience !i
well worthy of oareful consideration,
The Bible should be highly appreciated
became it givee ne (1) A knowledge of
the true God ; (2) A oriterion of Truth ;
(3 Organized system of Benevolences ;
(4)
Popular Education ; (5) Civil and re
.
itgious liberties ; (6) Evidences of the
transforming power of Christian charas.
ter ; (7) All the light of the future comes
from the Holy Bible.
"Stand up for Jesus" was the title of a
fine anthem well rendered by the °heir
while the oolleotiou was being taken.
The Benediction brought to a close one
of the most enocesgful Bible Society
meetings ever held in Brussels and at its
conclusion ten books were placed in the
hands of oolleotore. .
Collection amounted to $10.51.
Canvassers are asked to kindly oom-
plefe their work by the 1st of January at
the latest and ae much earlier as may
salt their convenience.
Former Brusselite
WRITES FROM LYONSVILLE, CAL.
I am working for the Sierra Lumber
Co., located about 200 miles North of
Sacramento and East of Bed Bluff 40
miles. Am in charge of a narrow gauge
railway -end get 078.00 per month. This
is a fine climate during the Summer
season, the altitude being about 4,000 feet
above sea level. Situated among pine
timber the smell of the pine is moat
healthful. Air is light old the water
pare as it comes down frusta the snow
clad Sierra Nevada. The 0ornpeny woke
from 8 to 9 months -after' which the
weather is broken and usually there is a
heavy fall of snow which lasts until
April when work is resumed. Sacramen-
to Valley is generally very dry during the
Summer with little or no rain. Principal
orop raised in the valley is wheat and
that, of late years, is not profitable. The
Western elope of the Sierra Monntaine
is largely planted to
fruit ae well as the
comet counties. California has euoh a
diversity of climate a person can acorn,
modate himself to anything he likes.
Planer mining, as well as quartz mining,
is tarried on quite extensively along the
Eastern elope of the above mentioned
mountains and ale° in the Northern
Counties in the State. Lumbering is
also gone into on a large scale and the
timber is chiefly sugar pine, sotto, fir,
&o., while the Coast Counties are heavily
timbered with a epeoiee of cypress.
Since leaving Brussels I have had some
reverses and dieoouragemente in failure
of crops, by hot wiude and hall, which took
my grain several times but on the whole
have no reason to complain ae I have 400
sores of land, 280 of which is under oul.
tivation. I rent both places receiving
one-third as my share of the crop, in
addition to my position here.
The Christian sentiment is not as good
here as in Nebraska, although there are
notable exceptions in certain Iooalities.
There is a great deal of class distinction
in the State whioh is detrimental to the
oanee of Christ.
My folks are all living in Nebraska,
near St. Paul, and are well, with the ex-
ception of father and mother whoa
health has been poor for the past year or
two.
Must close now with kind regards for
your future welfare and success and also
enoloem
g subsoription to TILE POST upon
whose progreee and development eine I
first took it I must certainly compliment
you. As I glance over its interesting
pages it brings many pleasing reminis-
oenoes of bye -gone years, espeoially my
early Christian aese:neaten with the
Methodist ohuroh which will always have
a sacred place in my memory and
thoughts. Yours in Christian Love,
W. H. Wen.
Perth Uoullty.
The St. Marys oreamery shipped 24,.
271 pounds of butter to England on Nev.
2nd.
Jae, Shand, for a year foreman of the
Hardili Engine Co., Mitchell, tel leaving
for Barrie.
Stretford vital etatietios supplied by
City Clerk Lang for the month of
October show 27 births, 10 marriages
and 16 deaths,
H. J. Darroch, Palmerston, hoe at hie
stable a young fawn about ive menthe
old which he got neer Oollingwood. The
deer is quite tame and feede around the
psemiees as contentedly es any 0021
might,
Ex•edayor Jamea Rodd will leave
Stratford shortly for the Weet, where he
will investigate several bneineee prospects
odd gold
as H
wbioh be h in view. Mr,
eta his interest in the Rodd & Cullen
Milling Company some time ago to Jae,
Pringle.
W. H.KERR,Frop,,
Ales, Ifotson, of Downie, while water.
ing Orate, reoenlly, wee kicked and toe,
iooely hart, his left arm being broken,'
He also oohed a severe scalp wound.
St, Marys is to have a new and .I01- -
portant addition to iia bcdustrlee. Werk.
met are now busy grading the rclttl for a
ewitob to be run into the querriee on the
Jahn Legg property, Iu the quarries
there le exeeilont atone suited for men,
purposes, It ie the Wootton of the tom.
puny t0 equip them with the latest me.
ohtnery, inoluding store hoist,„drills,
automatic hammers, etc, A limalitln wUl
also be operated in oonaeation with amen.
About 20 men will be employed,
Ex.County Councillor G, V. Poole, of '
Walken, sustained an ugly out in life
hand the other morning from a draw
knife, He went to hie stable carrying
the knife in his left band, and tripped or
stumbled, falling in such a way that his
band preeeed en the edge of the knife,
whish cut in deep on the outer eide of the
hand, The injured member will be die.
abled for some time, and he may lose the
use of the two smaller fingers permanent-
ly.
A Pennr,tnFIenn.—About a month ago
a young man, giving the Dame of Thos.
Wilson, scoured a Donee to travel as a
peddler on foot with pack or valise, pay-
ing therefor $6. It appears that be has
been around the country sellipg dry goods
from a buggy for which the license would
be $120. His career was out short at
Wellesley village on Nov. 0- by J. G.
Reiner, J. P., fining him 520 and poets.
On examination, it was found that the
words "on foot” had been eternally eras-
ed from his license.
CHURCH CHIMES.
Rev. R. Paul will preaoh at Jamestown
next Sabbath evening.
Next Tuesday Maitland Presbytery
will meet at W'ingham,
Rev. Prinoipal Great ie able to walk
about the grounds at hie residence.
See the Sabbath school lesson on page
3 of this 10000. Moses IS the -oharaater.
Jas. Jonea sang "The Holy City" in
St. Johne church last Sunday evening in
good voice.
' Right use of ability" will be next Sab-
bath eveoing'e topic at the Epworth
League eerv'oe.
Rev. Dr. Willoughby, formerly pastor
of James St. ohurob, Exeter,' has taken
up reaidenoe at Elora.
There will be High Mase and sermon
next Spnday at 11 a. m. is the Roman
Oatholio thumb, Brussels.
The evaogeliets Revs. Messrs. Crossley
end Hunter are experiencing good snows
at the Amerioao Soo and are enjoying
their work.
Taa Poer believes there ehonld be more
religious thanksgiving serviette held on
Thanksgiving Day throughout this
Canadian land.
Rev. Mr. Strachan, of Guelph, will
preaoh in Melville thumb next. Sabbath
as the pastor will be away at North Mot -
hope where be also lectures on Mouday
evening.
Next Sabbath Rev. A I. McKelvey, of
Wroxeter, will occupy the pulpit of
BrueseleMethodist. ouuroh. Rev, Mr.
Holmes will preaoh at anniversary ser-
vices at Wroxeter.
Rev. J. S. Shearer. Field Seoretacy of
Alliance has
Ontario Lord's Day ,
Scotia a nduob a - nam.
gone to Nova Sao a to 0
paign for Sabbath observance until
Ohrietmae. Ou Monday evening he
organized a branch of the Alliance at
Aurora.
St. James' Methodist ohurob, Montreal,
which is heavily enonmbered with debt,
is now $12,000 a year better off than it
was a few years ago. Thie is due to sub-
eoriptione applied to .debtreduotione,
and the increased value as an asset of the
Temple building.
OOilIPLtttaNTeitr.—The reverend gentle-
man referred toin the following is a son
of Wm. Jewihb, of Brueeele, and known
to many in this locality : —At the No.
vember meeting of the Quarterly Board
of the Hensall Circuit the following reso-
lution was passed : We, the members of.
the Official Board, desire to plaoe on
record our thorough appreciation of the
work done by our pastor, Rev. Geo.
Jewitt, for the Bengali Cironit. The debt
on the °berth property in the town has
been reduced from 5600 to $175 since be
took charge of the Circuit and we oon-
fidently expect that the building will be
clear of debt by the end of his pastorate.
The ohuroh at Bethesda hes been renov-
ated at a coat of $300, nearly ell of which
is eubeoribed. This bas been a000m•
pliehed through hie faithful persistent
efforts. There hae been large additions
to the memberehip and all the eervioee
of the oburob have been well attended
and made profitable. Oar oanee never
was in a more flourishing condition than
at present. His pulpit ministrations
have been thorough and profitable, and
we with at this Board meeting to express
by this resolution our indebtedness to
Rev. Geo."Jewitt for the valuable ser..
vines he hae rendered our Oironit.
J. 0. STmwmuaz,
Recording Steward.
Scarlet fever is epidemic in Ottawa. '
Wm. Tine, of Ridgeville, committed
euloide by shooting.
The Grand View Rotel
at Banff
Springs was burned.
Lord and Lady Stratboona has left
Montreal for England.
William Garland, M. P. 2, for Portage-
la•Preirio, Man., is dead.
The death ie announced of Sir Frank-
lin Luobington, thief Polios Magistrate
for London.
The body of a man wag found in a well
on e farm in Otonabee Township rented
by Mr' ,
PremierLongRose will be invited to attend
the Liberal oonventioo nt Welland on
Novembet 26.
Wlndeor lawyers are petitioning for the
appointment of Mre. A. McCrae ag, Dive,
Bion Court Clerk,
W. F, Luxton has been appointed In.
090010r of Publin Institutions by - the
Manitoba, Government.
The Norwood oheeee factory was
wrecked and T. Moffett fatally injured by
the boiler exploding,