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The Brussels Post, 1896-8-21, Page 51 sou 1 91 ,istrizt gam w +xl pool. Rev. 1). 1!'oreeet, wife and dnughtor, wore visiting at Bayfield loot week, Mrs. Moult!, and Mr's. Johneton, of Bruoeele were Visiting Mre. Sage one day loot week, It is.expeoted that the United Preeby< tenon church ei Walton, which has been undergoing repairs, will be reopened by the Presbytery of Stttmtord onThuraday, Augnet 27th, at 11 o'olook a, m, All are welcome. The Sabbath school addresses given last Sabbabh by Mr, Blair and Rev. Mr. Paul were excellent and will do both schools and congregations good. The lime speaker showed very clearly how the teeebere and pupils could make their school the beet itud Mr, Paul brought the truth borne very close to parents and adults as to their duty to their families and the congregation. i31,t° Wednesday was our oivie holiday, A good many went on the excursion to Kincardine. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, of Seaforth, ore visiting friends in town. The brickwork of our new public school le about completed, It is a fine•looking building, On Sunday evening Rev, Mr. Arm. strong, of Dungannon, officiated in Trin- ity church. Willford to Wettlaufee have closed down their brickyard, having got through the season's work. Jas, 15oQuarrie returned to Toronto on Wednesday, after spending a few days' well•earned holidays with his relatives in town. Large quantities of fax are being drawn to the flax mill these clays. A large gang of men are itt the mills thresh- ing it. ete Cvet n le.Poolc. Our foot ball team is gabbing rugby for want of a metal]. Nobody appears to toe the scratch. Jacob Long has invested in a peeing horse that is a lively stepper. He is giving him a course of tranlius on the race traok at Brueeols. Monday of last weep Prinoipal Wynn atbended the Stratford bioyole races and took part, winning a pair of bioyole tires. He is a good rider and will make many of the so called lively once hustle. Gin. PERRIE WINS IN SOOMINDD. The Big of Allan Highland gathering, the oldest and most important of the Scottish gatherings, was held this year on the 1st of August, and had only one Canadian competitor, Gid• Portia, of Grey. The attendance was enormous. The entries for the many athletic and other events were unusually large, the aepirauts for the prize money coming from all parte of the country, wrestlers from Westmore. land, Oumberland and border lands, brawny Highland athletes from Aberdeen- shire and the Rob Roy country, Highland dancers and pipers from the hilae and plena of Argylesbire, with pedestriaue from east, west and south of Saotland. Perris wad beaten at throwing the heavy hammer by Alexander McCulloch, Oban, who threw 86 feet 8 inches, Johnston throwing 80 feet. In the light hammer .Peerie won with 105 feet 6 inches, Mc- Culloch being second with 106 feet 2 ioohes. The Canadian again carried off the heavy ball, 23 lbs., with n put of 33 feet 9 inches, and the light ball, 16 ]ba„ with 39 feet 6 inches. i3c31Y rave. hiss Grey is visiting at John Bridges this week. Saturday was pay day at the cheese faotory here. W. Walsh and Arch, Tannery, of West- field, were in town on Sunday. A large anmber of our young men in- tend going out to .Manitoba this month. A number of farmers are through har- vest here, Wm. Bryan's and Richard Proctor being the first to finish. We learn that the electrio light plant will be removed from bare shortly, hay- ing aying been purchased by an Auburn gentle. man. Mre. Forbes, an aged lady of Wingham, formerly of this place, died in Wingbam last Sabbath and was buried in Brandon's cemetery here on 'Tuesday. Despite the boasting of the Blyth Standard correspondent from Westfield, our football team can hold its own with any team Westfield can honestly get to• gether and are ready to play on a day's notice if Westfield will Dome over here, and they will be well need. Belgrave always entertains visitors well. Among those who left for the North- west on Tuesday tvere D. Robertson, Ed. Miller, Prof. Vannorrnan, Jos. Brandon, Miss Brandon, Peter W. Soots, Thos. Armetrong, Joseph Campbell, Jae, Anew and Lew. Rune], most of whom will work at harvesting. Prof. Vannor• man will go through to the meat, where he purposes inspecting the mines in the lower Kootenay district. lWeellori;li- Our oivio holiday was on Thursday of this week. Tho Seaforth Fall Fair will be held on September 24th and 25th, Leat week T. B. Hays left town for the Old Country iu charge of a oousignment of (tattle. $15,700 will bo raised in taxes in Sea. forth this year. Tho rate is twenteefour mills, which is considered rather steep. Wm. Haokett has eold the Tecumseh House, Petroloa, tend business to Wm. Flannagan, of Seaforth, who is perhaps one of the beet known hotel men in West- ern Ontario. The price was 911,000. Mrs. Joeeph Laird, who resides in this town, end who is the grandmother of Mrs. Wm. Ainley, of Brussels, will cele• brace her one hundredth birthday if she lives to Oct. 81st, which elle bids fair to do as she enjoys good health. Linnen no Lranrottw.—The worst thunder storm that has visited this eeotion in years passed over Seaforth between four end five o'olools Saturday afternoon. Tho etorm was aocompani. ed by a high wind, and one fatality is reported. John Waugh, a retired farim er, together with six other men, were standing in a small ofliao in connection with the fax mill weigh scalae, when lightning streak the building, and Mr. Waugh was instantly killed. Others were stunned into insensibility, and all received Sema shook, The door of the office was slightly ajar and the men in the oflloe, whioh is a very smell one, were all within a foot er so of each other, ,f par. Waugh hud hold of the door. 'i'h oil ti Hk o or hd hnr n onolightof thegtruO blugt1t3n doiiuseadbethecina lilth wood to the opposite side, anti then coal through the door again tit the poin where be wee standing ,tend strut* hit in the breast, hate shook ovideutly tightened hie grip en the door, for he did not fall at once, and those who were nn injured carried out same of those who had been severely shocked before it vette seen that ono of their number woe dead, Notining that par. Waugh was Will stand. ing one of lila friend's addressed him, asking pain if bo wore hurt. Jest then his bold on bbe door relaxed and he fell against the wall. He never spoke' after being streak• plc. Waugh is ,father of Moro Waugh, G. T. R, fireman, 45 Guelph street, Stratford, and is well known in that section. Prior to entering upon farming Mr. Waugh taught sohool for about thirty years. He taught in Downie at Bofantyuo's sohool, and afterwards for it number of years in Logan township, where be is well known. lie also taught for it while in Wilmott township, Waterloo county. 111x. Waugh was twice married. Hie second wife survives him together with a family of seven by first wife and live by his second marriage. He was 65 years old. The funeral was held Tuesday, interment taking plane in Mitchell, T T BITS _ a v+a+mmrxrcnoRnts e Dr. and Mro, Walden, of Berlin, aro t visiting at T. aitindo•s', Dire, plain• o dere will soon be oouvalescsnt; e It is rumoured bot a wild oat hoe t been seen prowllno around the 2nd, veae n the railway. Wo hope conte of our oportamen will spot him, Next Sobbath afternoon Rev, S, 7, Allan and Rev, R, Paul, both of Bennis, will deliver Sabbath School addresses at Sunshine eharoh. Tho former will speak to the pupils and teaebero and the latter to the parents. At the close o mission- ary aoiloatiou will bo taken Io aid poor aahools in Northern Ontario, An inter- esting time is expected. lathe!. Grey Township Council will meet in the Hall here on Saturday of this week. W. S. Bowden is organizing a eonoert troupe for the Fall and Winter campaign in oouneotion with the Xiokapoo Indian remedies. They will travel through Nortbern and Western Ontario. The following item refers to a gentle- man formerly a resident of Ethel :—A Princeton correspondent writes :—The infant eon of Rev. E. Lee died on Ilion. day, aged 6 months. Service was mu - duetted by the Episcopal clergyman from Burford in St. Paul's ohuroh on Tuesday morning prior to the body leaving by the train for interment in London. Mre. Lee's parents, Canon and Mrs. J. W. P. Smith, of London, have been with her Mr a few days, and a000mpanied the re - =tine. Moab sympathy ie expressed for Mrs. Lee in her grief, the infant being taken ill the day her husband left for Hoglund to attend the siok.bed of his mother. J8.twooct• M. Corrie has rented his grist mill to Alex. Peebles. An apple evaporating factory is on our iiet of Atwood'a needs. An Elmo, farmer is reported to have void a load of new oats in Listowel on Saturday at lOa per bushel. John Knox, wife and family, returned to Atwood Saturday evening, 8th inst., after nearly a year's sojourn at Colton and other places in California. Rev. A, Henderson, M. A., preached his farewell sermon to the Atwood Pres- byterian congregation last Sunday, 16th inst., at 11 a. m., and at Moukton in the afternoon at the usual hour. Wm. Nichol, 10th con, Elm, has sold his 50 acre farm to his brother James. Win. has purchased the 100 acre farm on the 6th eon., formerly owned by the late Richard More. t He bought from H. Crittenden. 0. H. Merryfield, of ltlonkton, and H. Y. hoar, of Court Atwood, I. 0. F., left for Ottawa Saturday to attend the ses- sions of the high Court of Independent Order of Foresters, which convenes in the avital this year. Jae. Hanna and staff went to Preston last week to build another bridge, after • completion of which they will build one of their bridges on the Toronto Exhibi- tion grounds for exhibition purposes during the Industrial Fair, Jas. Robb and wife, of Elma, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding Saturday evening, 8th inst., by a reunion of the family. There were children and grandobildren, besides a number of the ounneotien present, and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The children pre. rented their parents eaoh with a pair of gold spectacles, while their grand•ohildren made them the recipients of two beaati• fully upholstered easy chairs. Mr. and 'Mrs. Robb are among Rlma's oldest and most respected settlers. 1$1.4era lee. Township Council next Monday. Miss Eva Cardiff has gone to Buffalo for a visit. School was not opened in Barrie's sobool house until Tuesday owing to the new Beats not being in position. Sem. McCall is home on n holiday visit front Toronto where be has aged position in a large boot and shoe store, The Queen City evidently agrees with ' Mr. McCall. • Mre. James Duncan, 4th line, has had great luck with raising dunks title season, having a flock of 110, 80 of which are ready for market and prices will be better than a month or eo hence. Mrs. Taylor and children left on Tues• day of this week for her home in Mani- toba, after spending several weeke visit. ing her parents, S. Calbiok and wife. Her father accompanied her. In speaking of beekeeping and honey in a resent issue we referred to the enc. case of Chas. Wheeler, jr. The item should have read Laurance Wheeler, as the fanner does nob keep bees. Among the residents of Morris who evened themselves of the excursion to Manitoba on Tuesday were Mre. W, Taylor, 0th line ; Bliss Maggie Pierce and J. Pipe. Miss Jennie Scott, of Hui. lett, and Mrs. M,ylea Young, of Blyth, also went on the tame day. Prof. Hawkins, of Brussels, will give a big ooncert program in the Township Hall on Friday evening of next week, His well known abilityin instrumental music on the organ, musical tumblers, eco., is excelled, if anything, by his ren- dition of oomio songs aid readings in character. This will be one of the treats of the season. Wednesday evening of next weak e garden party will be held ab the resident's of George Parker. A good time it ex. peoted. An A 1 musical and literary program will be rendered in whioh Prof, Hawkins has promised to talte pert. 11e. freehments, games, tea„ will also be pro- vided to pleat& the tache or foamy of those attending. Dan. Strachan, son of John Straolten, Grey, has been engaged as teacher of the blrowntown sohool for the next year aa successor to Mies Kenny, . The salary will be 9940. kit, Strachan is now tench• ing in Kent county, going back last Sat- urday, but wieheo to get nearer horns foe nest year. Eft ie a good timelier and will fill the bill. Car e r. Township Counoil will meet on Satur. day of tbie weelt at the Hall in Ethel. This week will ilnieh the biggeet part of the harvest in Grey, Oats will be light• 117x. Gorealits is improving the appear - anon of hie house by putting up a new verandah. Moet of the farmers have finished harvest and are preparing the ground for the fall wheat, Mrs. A. Fowler and children have re• turned from a holiday visit with friends in Waterloo and Hawkesville, Miss Maggie McNair, who has been spending a few weeks with friends in this locality, has returned to Hospier, Charles Willie, o£ Portage la Prairie, spent a couple of days last week renew- ing old aocfuaintanoes on the 16th con. A. McMillan bas sold hie farm, can. Mining 76 acres, and being lot 12, con, 18, Grey, to John Fulton, of Hibbert, for 93,600, The fine two-story brick pottage erect- ed on the farm of Ferguson Bros., of Teeswater, will soon be ready for coca, potion, Mise llllnnie Howard, 14th oon., pulled 2e acres of fax in 0 days, besides walking two miles to her work in the morning and home at night. Who can beat that ? Owing to the repairs to school house in S. S. No, 10 (W l itfield's,) not being completed, riot school did nob reopen last Monday, but will next Monday, 24th inst. Parente and pupils will take notice, Daniel lb1oQuarrie, 10th eon, had the top taken off the thumb of his left hand the other day by getting it jammed under a timber in his barn. The wound- ed member ie doing as well as could be expeobed. J Among the Cie; township people who went to Manitoba on Tuesday's harvest excursion w re :—Jas. T. Davidson, Hugh Rams y, James and Thos. Brown, Robt, Oliv r, Donald Robertson and Robt, Rae. ' ENTERxat ltrae'r,—Tuesday evening of next weekeProf. Hawkins will give a con- cert in Stpith's aahool house, wben he will present a nuigne and interesting program?oonaiating of voatel and Metro - mental tousle, oomio songs,amneing reci- tations'and readings, tet. He should have a crowded house as the bill of fare will be first -Blase. The' school Image in S. S. No. 10 le• rated on the 12th Done has undergone quite a teaneformabion. A new floor, new desks, the interior painted, end the outside sided with steel aiding are among the improvements. Ales. Hied had the jab at 9168, which did not include the seats. The pupils will face South in- stead of North when teacher Armstrong resumes work next Monday morning. Under the new arrangement the school house will be more comfortable and will now be in good shape for another term of years. Litetowel. This week the Standard takes a boli - day: LA. Hunt, American Consul, , Hae re• turned to town alter a month's holidays. Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 22nd aed 23rd, are the dates fixed for the Lis- towel Fall Show. Rev. W. Cooper has returned home after a few weeks' holidays, and conduct- ed the services in Knox ohnruh ou San. day. The family of Dr. Wabson have remov- ed'toAritona, where the Dr. has been located for the past month or two, having bought out a practitioner there. Richard Forbes, seotioeman on the G. T, R. South of the town, has been pro- moted to a section foram anship, with headquarters at Burgesavi Ile, nine miles below Woodstock, 0. G. Berger has been a ppointed dele- gate to represent the local court at the meeting of High Court I. 0. F. at Ottawa this weak. lie took the bo at from To- ronto to Brookville. The school rates were fixed at 9 mills and the general rate was parried at 12 mills over 11 mills by a vote of 6 to 5, The committee thee voted in favor of 21 mills for all purposes. A. G. Bastedo, who for the past three and a half years has held the position as teller in the Bank of Hamilton here, hae been promoted to the position of an. aauntttnt in the Beek of Hamilton, Wing. ham, and left to assume the duties of hie um position on Monday of last week. Residents of Dodd abreet have petition- ed the Conned for a gremolithie sidewalk to be constructed ou the South side of that street from Main t0 Bay street, and on the North aide from Bay to Penelope, the wally to be constructed under the frontage tax system, payment to extend over u period of twenty years. On Friday, 21st inst., the property owners of this town will vote on a By-law to raise the sum of 915,000 for the put. poor, of taking over and extending the waterworks system, and also to establish electrio lighting, both waterworks and electric light to be operated and eoubrolled by the town. The silver medal generously donated by B. F. Brook, of Listowel, far the pupil who succeeded in taking the highest nmarits at the Entrance examination un- der the control of the Listowel board of Beaminane, was won this year by de W. Peffees, who took the exoeptioually high mark of 026 out of le possible 844. John Andereon, teacher, who is abort leaving town to take it course at the 01- tawa Normal School, was presented a few evening's ago with a handsome teacher's Bible and it travelling companion, by the S. S. Chapter of Christ ohuroh. Mr, Anderson bee been librarian of the Sun, day aohnol fora number of years end bite earned the esteem of his oo•tvorkera. • Sunday morning, during a thunder storm, a stroke of lightning struck a stay wire miming from a telegraph pole to the stables of the Lyn flown mine, be• longing to Jae. Oumminge, The lightn- ing !reseed through the building, Milled two horses end stunned another, without eettiug flea to the mill, T POST OF THE GREAT i � lei l�'i : �. �VST E RE During the Next 9 Da-vct Come with the Crowd and get All Book Accounts must be settled before the lst of Sept. Christian Hanson, who is awaiting execution in Parry Sound jail, exhibits no outward and visible concern. He is, apparently, quite at ease, oontinnea to partake heartily of hie food, and sleeps peacefully every night. There are times when Hanson takes on ugly moods. He h one o f v e had f hese et r Dent! and re- fused to take any food whatever for three' day. It was carried to him regularly as each mealtime came round, but he sulkily declined. Press Your Apples, Geo. Edwards Huts put in an Apple Press in con- nection with his factory, Mill et., Brussels, and is prepared to make Cider, Apple Jelly and Apple Butter AT !SEASONABLE RATES. Bring Along Your Apples. 60 DAY HARVEST TO y Manitoba and the Canadian Northwest Round Trip Tickets from all etatious on the Grand Trunk Railway System will bo issued ou Sept, 1, Valid to Tebt ttltt,nntit Oot.81st Sept. 551 Valiitt tett'nn,nntil Nov. lDBr nitAurn REES7.'ON j;4 13INSWiliTil �' 8 Mo03OtfIN �ETON $30 ItOOIYrt TOI INA 1 CALGAOOif 3P1t, } $ 3 5 BED $ 4 O.. BEDEDMONTONDR t I IT tli information on application to any grand Trunk Tiokot Agent. J'. N. KENDALL, 0. T. 1t, Agent, Brassele, ..-.... CAtPAIGU iaove:a000aassicweaamm lM"'{Y yr ' With the object in view of introducing Into many homes not now represented on our Mailing List, we will send it for the balance of 1S06 for the small sum of Sencl along your names and take advantage of this offer,'164` 143 AI�b y est •j Will be sent during the Dominion Parliament for the small sum of 60 Cents in Advait;re. PECTAL attention given to Advertisements of Earth for Sale, Strayed Cattle, &c, and an Advertise- ment in THE POST nearly always accom- plishes what is desired.. ERR) Editor' and Proprietor, BRUSSELS.