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The Brussels Post, 1891-5-29, Page 5MAT 29, 1891. Mies Lizzie J. Martatioblin was home lxstr dt Rms. for a few day( Trow Clinton where oho is attending the Collegiate Institute. Lamb buyers and agents now help to Crtestbrettele I break the monotony on the different con. In the meantime J. C. Tuck is manag, cessions and sfdelinas. Big 13111 M0• ing the Dohme hotel but P. McDonald, Klhloy in keeping lambs up at a blah I price e the new proprietor, 3s expected here thne Week. The Trustees of the cemetery have Mead a broad invitation to all persons owrown& to attend on1Mo da,y,lots nn the June 2nd,, at Cra nb ook, for the toupees) of improvfng and beautify. ing the resting place of the dead. The object is moat commendable and their should be a large torn out. feeIg flue. Mr. Blackwell, our very popular tench. er, is now employed in organizing a jive anile temperance society. He held a sleeting in the Methodist church on Mon- day evening and delivered a most inter. eating address. Dr. Godfrey Bailed from Montreal lash Wednesday, May 20th, on the Parseian, for Liverpool. He intende visiting Edin- burgh, London and Berlin, and in their hospitals devote himself to the praotioal part of hie profeeeion. Dr. Godfrey is firet.claes honor man and general profits, ienoy medalist of Toronto University. We wish biro success. Dr. Crawford, of Owen Sound, an honor man of Toronto University, takes his practice until his return. W lea ton. Jas. Hnmphriea spent his 24th at (tome. About 20 of No. 388 R. T. of T. visited Brussels Council on Tueeday evening and report having a good time. Do not forget the garden party to be held on Mr. Forrest's lawn on Thursday evening of next week. It is under the stuspicea of the W. F.M. S., and a good rime may be expected, as the ladies never do anything by helves. On the 24th the A. 0. U. W. went in a body to Duff's church and listened to an excellent discourse preeebed by the pee. tor from Psalm 20 and 5th verse, ' In the name of our God we will set up our banners." Thin organization is a good one and is steadily increasing in uumbere. Tho 25th passed off very quietly here, some going fishing and more staying et home. In the evening two of the "boyo" tnok a notion to have some fun, and, after blaaking their faces and donning slug hate, proceeded to 'do' the town. Never mind, "boys," the people were on to your racket that time, but some other trick might work. F tlecal. Crop prospects are good in this lo- cality. Chas. Stubba and bride are expeoted home this (Thursday) evening. Next week Rev. B, Sherlock and Jut. ()ober will attend Conference at Berlin. W. McTaggart, formerly Principal of Ethel Public school, was visiting here this week. H. L. Jackson, of Brussels, was in town on Monday. Yon had better stay home, Bert. Several of onr citizens took advantage of the cheap fares last Monday and went on short excursions. The front premises of the hotel has been tidied up, tie poets put in and a now fence constructed. W. Simpson and wife are away on a Salt to friends in Michigan. They are not expected hone for another week. A garden party under the auspices of the 'Temperance Lodge is one of the coining events. The date has not yet been decide) upon. Last Tuesday Mrs. Simpson, of Bruce - field, called off bare on her Wtay home Iron) attending the funeral of a relative at Tare. Airs. Simpson is a sister.in-law to Mr. Simpson, merchant, of Ethel. Win. Pollard, who resides a few miles north-west of this village, has had the misfortune to lose two velnable horses this spring. It is to be hoped Mr. 1s. will have the lues made up in some other way. There wee a large number in Ethel lest Tuesday on business with the Town- ship Council, convened at Burton's hotel. "The everlasting ditohes," as some peop'e style it, was the amuse of more than one visitor attending. ti ruse. Potato planting; is in order this Turnip Bowing is next on the list. A great deal is being done in the build- ing lane in the township this season. May, beautiful May hoe not been this Ubyprangar what it tots and others. cracked up to Duncan Joh neton, framer, one of Thos. Newsome's men, hid the misfortune to have a mail run into his foot, front the effente of which be has been laid off work for several days. Tho 25th passed over very quietly in t1,ie section. Micro being no sports of any kind within reasonable distance, some went fishing:, others shooting, while the majority remained at home, either taking it day's rest or pursuing their usual avocations. . F. J. Benneat will lecture at the fol- lowiug placer( next week with a view of organizing associations of Petrone of In- dustry :—At Walton. on Monday ; at Melton's on Tuesday ; at the school house two miles )last of Oianbroolc on Wednes- day ; at the school house, .5th con., Gxey, on Thursday. At school house, let Dor„ on Friday. Meetings ammonite ut 8:80 p. m. LAWN SOCIAL.—A lawn social was held at ;limes Mitchell's on the 25th inst., in the interests of the Soolety of King's Warkere of 8. 8, No.11. Over 50 mend. bore and friends met together about 6 p. m., and, after various games were 30 - (edged in by both young and old, the following program wee married out :— Music by the chole, "In His name" epee- ing address by the President, Mrs. T. Caldor. explaining the origin and nature of the society ; reading Seest tar Ie report, Pelee of the society die., two other musical eoleotioes by the choir; epoch by Mr, Ritchie ; tole by A Ander- 001 ; thug by Mr. Mitchell ; good read. ing( by Misses E. McLaughlin end Jean Calder ; a recitation, well rendered, by ,Miss Betz ; solo by Mrs. Ritchie ; and asverin other °boleti pieces of vocal and week. thi year. $'r 'lie mmat.—The following is a reaa• pttulation of the Township Assessment Roll for 1891, as furnished 'Tice Pose by Clerk Speuoe :—Value of real property, $1,098,470; Personal property, $4,800 ; Real and personal property, 81,700,770 ; No. of Acres, 64,6066; Acres cleared, 38,• 798 ; Children—between 5 and 16 years, 975, between 5 and 13, 571, over 16 and under 21, 215 ; Dogs, 868 ; Persona in t Lenity, 8,744 ; Cattle, 6,470 ; Sheep, 8,- 282 ; Hoge, 1,709 ; Horses, 2,086 ; Acres wood land, 7,050; Acres swamp, 17,7130} ; Aures orohard, 45 if ; acres whoa', 85511. I..iwtto W el. Some talk of buying a chemical flee engine. The waterworks are being put in good shape and will be Vetter than ever. ltev. Ches. E. Perry, Grand Chaplain, Ontario West, L. O. L., iectured in Lis• towel on Monday evening. Mr. Hawkins represented Listowel Se. lett Knights at the Grand Lodge last week. The meeting was held at Toronto. Listowel will shortly have a new maim• factory, that is, in addition to the new ferniture factory about to be erected. The new manuf aotory to which we allude is for the manufacture of window shade rollers, and will give employment to quite a number of hands. The oompany start- ing it will be known as the Dominion Window Roller Manufacturing Co., of which our townsman Geo. Hese is the promoter and will be tbe manager. The Company have perohaeed the machinery and exclusive right of manufaoture and sale in Canada of the window extension roller. Exemption of taxes for 5 years .was granted. Atwood. The Baptist Assoeiation meets here early in June. Material is on the ground for Mrs. Porlerlield'e new brick residence. The Baptist church looks immense since undergoing a thorough renovation. A choir has been organized in oonneo• tion with the Baptist church, J. A. Turnbull, leader. Some villian crawled through a emelt stable window, gaining entrance into Wm. Hawkebaw's slaughter house and stole 50 pounds of the choicest part of a dressed beef. At the meeting of the Methodist Quar- terly Board on motion a nnanimons in- vitation was extended to Rev. D. Rogers to remain another year. The rev. gentle- man accepted of their invitation. Fifteen doliars reward will be paid to anyone furnishing information that will lead to the conviction of the person or persons who mutilated the shade trees in front of the Baptist church promisee on or about the night o1 the 16th inst. H. H. Hope ham resigned his position as foreman of the flax mill, and will leave for Duluth, Minn., where he intende tak- ing up his residence. Mr. Hope has had cheep of the Atwood flax mill .ince its erection, (except one month) three years age. THE BRUSSELS POST farmer, later retiring and coming to Montreal, He was the father of Mrs. :I, 5, Arohibnld, with whom he resided ; of Mrs. D. Drysdale ; of Matthew Hutchin. son, advocate, of Montreal ; and of Dr. Hutchinson, of Cote Bt. Antoine, Mont- real, At the May meeting of the Board of Appeals of the American Trotting Asso- ciation the following Canadian ease wag acted on 1–The American 'Trotting An. outstation ve. H. Garbut, Bluevals Ont. ; Thomas Nixon, Bluevale, Ont T. 5, Johnson, Goderiob, Ont , and the gr g. Grey Tobe. Identification and dioposi. tion of retained winnings in free.for•all and 2.40 trot, Listowel, Ont., and free. for•an and 2.50 trot, London, Ont„ 1890. Continued to the meeting of the Board of Appeals in December, 1891. alst1 0 I.. L. Wheeler, of the 4th line, is enlarge ing the upper part of his house. Miss C. Tucker, Miss 5. Bell and A. (Monkey 'were vieiting at Hibbert last week. John Taylor and wife, of London, were the guests of John Mooney and wife last week. The Rev. Racey, of Blyth, preached to the A. O. U. W. at Belgrave last Sabbath at 2:80 o'clock. The entertainment given by the foot ball boys of S. S. No. 5, was a grand sea• use as far as pogrom but the crowd was small. Dr. Godfrey, of Belgrave, has gone on a trip to Ireland, Scotland and Gasolene. We wish him a safe journey and a speedy return. We are sorry to hear that Joseph Webster, who went to Dakota a month ago with his horee, "Osprey," has been seriously ill. We hope he 10 fully re- covered by this tiine. Ons.—On Thursday morning of this week all old and well known resident of Morrie township died at his home, let 8, 5th line, at the advanced age of 83 years and 7 months. The decea,ed had been gradually failing for some time but was not seriously i11 until last Tuesday morn- ing. lir. Armstrong wag born in the County of Fermanagh,Ireland, and caws to Canada teeny years ago residing for a time in Leeds Co. and Brant Co. prs vious to settling in Morrie in which lie lived for about 88 years. He was among the early settlers, following the blase from Clinton, and along with thefamilies of Messrs. Parker, Finley, Baines and England located in the same neighbor - hoed, where they endured the hardships of pioneer life. The eubject of this not. los was married about 60 years ag,o to Miss Elliott, who survives him, and has reached the ago of 72, enjoying compare, Mee good health. There are also 4 00118 and 4 daughters Heine. The funeral will takeplace on Saturday tot armee, leaving his late residouue at 10:80 o'clock. Interment at Brussels cemetery. B l etevtt l ee. Adam Grey, son of William Grey, aged about eleven years, met with fa very pain - fill accident. While drawing slabs with Harry 13towo, ho by some means fell off the wagon au'l the wheel p rased over him, breaking his thigh bone. There is not considered to be anything dangeoue fn the case. Onrr,—As will be seen in another cot - (1010 0 termer and moat highly respected gentleman of this locality, W. S. Hut- chinson, died at his daughter's in Mon- treal, on Monday of gnat week, aged 78 years. Some 80 yam ago Mr. 13ut011in. sin wee to Dlruberry township, when he purchased a farm, where he continued to reside for 20 pate When he Bold out and removed to Montreal to spend the remainder of hie flays so that he might he with hie sous and daughters, who are new all Well settled in that Sty. Many of the old residento have many kindly renlembraneeo of the deoeaoed and his metrutnental mesio by othere present. excellent family. The Montreal Gazette .1 oolleo1ion amounting to $0 War( then says William Scott Ulntrhineon, for taken to help on the good work of the j the peat ton years a reeident of tide city, Sooioty, aloe which sl partook heartily died at the good old ago of 78 years. Mr. of'the really choice edibles o0 liberally Hutchinson, whose mutterer will be held provided for the obcatio1. The evenieg in kindly regard by a goodly '01101e of ac. 5123 voey pleasantly 001 .00010/1 that otlsintancee, was born at MnOgmodoboit, and the eempahy dispersed • 011bt4 ten o'eleek, Perth county. Stratford had a scare over dyplitheria. 114 head of cattle were shipped from Mitchell in one day. On Monday,, May 18th, 24,500 pounds of milk was received at the Pima Cheese. (Jo.'s factory, which made 30 choose. Tenders were received for the excava- tion for the basement of the new Pres. bylerian church at Millbank. Thos. Ms Gorman scoured the contraot at $88. A Sunday wheel, to Dost 04,500, will be built in connection with St. James' church, Stratford, and the tower will also be finished at an additional coat of $2.000. A few of the farmers of Ellice hail ar, exciting obese after a wild oat, and after they succeeded in ending its life it was found to measure about 6 feet in length, and stood about 20 feet in height. Mr. Waddell, drover, bought and ship. ped at Shakespeare 132 head of fat cattle for exportation. The prices paid were 5c. and 5}o. per pound, live weight. The average would be over 850 for mush animal. A petition is being circulated in Stret- ford for signatures asking that the three boys arrested for etealing money 'from letters be dealt with tie leniently as pus. eible. The petition contains a large number of signatures. The first shipment of cheese 191 boxes, from the Elmo, Cheese Co.'s factory was made on the 15th inst. There were 94 boxes of April cheese and 97 of May. Price 100. and 10kc. A. F. Maclaren, of Stratford, was the buyer. A frisky bovine of the male pereoasinn furnished considerable amusement on the Stratford market the other morning. Three men had the animal held by a rope, and were endeavoring to get him on the weigh scales, but he wouldn't go. Finally he started down Brunswick street, dragging the three men along after him. The masons have finished the founds. Mon of the Methodist church at Ander- eon, Blanchard township, and the corner stones were laid on the 28111 of May. Dr. Griffin, of Stratford, and the Revds. Green, of Granton; Leech, of Woodham ; Fletcher, of Farquhar ; Hamilton, of Motherwell, and Campbell, of St. Marys, were present. Patients are already being admitted to the Stratford hospital, to the pay wade, and, we are told, there are many enquiries and applications for the admission of in- digents. The sum of $2.80 per week, paid in advance, will secure a bad in the public wards. Furthermore, Municipal, Cor- poration, Society, Church or individual, or any five or lase numbers of individuals, uniting foe such pnrpote, who contribute annually $100 to the support of the hos- pital. haven right to name for admission one free patient nr succession of free p 'Monts for the tee m of one year for every $100 so contributed, tint snail nomination must be of an indigent per. son or indigent persona, and no other. the lacrosse match played at St. Marys on Monday for the St. Marys Western District trophy, between the :tratford Juniors and the Alert junior team, of St. Marys, was not completed. After play• ing 50 minutes without either Mean scor- ing time 9740 called and the came post- poned until the afternoon. In the after. noon the Stratfordo fol ed to put in an appearance, and the referee declared it a game for the Alerts by default. A game of baseball was played in Athletic park between the Grand Trunk team, of Lon. don, and the Hustlers, of St. Marys, re• milting in a victory for the Grand Trunks by a score of 28 to 2. The horse moos that were to tante place en the race course were postponed, there being to few vutries. Henry and Jane Berard, of Downie, wore married in 18711, and in 1887 Bar- nard west to the States without notice. He came back the following spring and after ramming for 0b011t it week he re. turned to the States. The next fell he made his ,vife a visit of it fortnight, when he again left her and has not since been heard of. The wife says that during Ibis time all she received from her hue• bend was 020, which lie sent.fron Michi- gan shortly after leaving lour the Brat time. She took her little (laughter Barbara to live with ler grandfrtther for it while, no time being fixed, and now he refuses to give her up, She assts that he be ordered to an so by the mat. The child is 1099 about 19 years of age. Thu matter was heard at Cagoule Hall on Tuesday. neat Halifax, 5, 5. Removing to Huron comity, Ont., he cetabli0388 himself as a POPULAR STALLIONS. The following well-known Stallions will travel dnriug the season of 1891, as follows : BLACK GALLOWAY. greener&, C mi0ly& islondey,—Will leave his Own stable, :hot 15, Con, 0, Grey, and proceed north to 8th con., then met, then north to 6111 colt., to Richard Mitchell's for noon ; thence to Christian Ecknlier'e, Ethel, for night, Ttesday,--will proceed 10 Taylor's Hotel, Honfryn, for 110011 ; 1128000 on 12th con. to Thos. Ward's. 1eltna, for night. Wednesday,—Will lammed West 011 12211 0011., Grey, to Wm. Caritoohan's for 110011; 1125005 to his own stable for night. Thursday,—Will pro. coed eolith, through Colebrook, to John Clark's, 15111 con. Grey, for noon ; thence to John Bennett's 17th eon„ Grey, for night. friday,-- Will proceed to Samuel Fear's 8th line, Morels, for noon ; thence Id Albert Oakley's, 19211 con„ Grey, for 015111, Satnrchay,—Will product to the Central Hotel, elable, Brnatels, for noon; thence 10 1(1s own arable where he will re. main until the following Monday morn- it1g. ETTER NEWS POB, 2-11-1Jffl FARMER BRUSSELS WOOLEN MILL WANTS TO GET 50,000 POUNDS OF WOOL In Exchange for Goods. The Highest Market Price will he Allowed. e comaallo We have a Fine Assortment of Tweeds, Cottons, Flannels, Blan- kets, Sheeting, Knitted Goods, Yarns, &c. All Wool left with us for manufacturing, whether rolls or otherwise, will have our prompt attention. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED HOWE & 00., Brussels. Wool Wool 50,000 Pounds Wanted Of Fleece Wool, for which the very - Highest Market Price in Cash will be Paid. Farmers will find it to their advantage to Sell for Cash and trade where they please. On the market, as usual, for all kinds of Grain. R. Graham, Grain Dealer, - BBUasaLs.. BABY CARRIAGES ! A Tip-top Display of the Latest Designs in Baby Car- riages have arrived at H. Dennis', Brussels. Call and see them before you purchase elsewhere. Trunks, Valises, Satchels. S,c always in stock and sold at Close Prices If you want a set of Light or Heavy Harness I can supply you. See our Scotch Collars. H. Dennis. i iii -%DIM aro,S1111,111e i .�O TO REMAIN. HIGHEST - CASH -PRICE Paid for Wool at the It is with the greatest amount of pleasure we now bring Listowel - before the notice of the public our well Assorted, Fresh and Elegant Stock of Woollen FURNITURE! We have recently had fitted up our show rooms com- modious and harmonious, where is to be seen everything that goes to make the heart of the house -wife jubilant, and make glad the home where our goods are to be found. While we do not profess to keep in detail a large and varied assortment of bric-a-brac, notions, &c., for they can only be rightly purchased in the city, we rather invite an inspection of our Sideboards, Extension Tables, Secretaries of various sires, Easy Chairs, Bedroom Suites, etc. PARLOR SUITES from far that would meet the de- mands of a merchant prince or satisfy the most fastidious, and we are constantly receiving this class or goods from the very best manufacturers. Our Picture Framing Material and Workmanship in this line defies criticism, CURTAIN POLES GORUEOOSLY TRIMMED. We wish further 'to draw your attention to our • Undertaking Department ! Complete in all its Appointments. FIRST-CLASS HEARSE AND OUTFIT, And tite Closest Attention given to orders of this nature. Embalming, temporary or arterial. No discoloring or unpleasant odor in the hottest welither. Forty years experience in House Building and the Manufacture of Sash and Doors should impart a knowledge of this line of our business, and, while we can truthfully say we never were so busy a9 at present, our capacity is gnu ,fin 'at and enables us to et through an immense amount of work, mid we Pan turn it out 011 Very short notice. . Malcolm Gibson, Smith, > BR V SSELS. - Mills. We wish to call your at- tention to the fact that we still Want more Wool, and we are determined to make this wool season one of the largest, for we have a Tre- mendous Stock of Goods on hand. It is necessary that you should look around be- fore you dispose of your wool to see where you can make the best purchases with it in WOC.LEN GOODS, Buy in the Cheapest, Sell in the Dearest.' Do not fail to come and see our Large Stock of New Fine Flannels, in New Shades. and Patterns. Something Never Before Shown the Public' We have made up a lot of Fine Ilalifiax Tweeds, just the thing for school boys. We also have a big stock of Fine Tweeds, Coarse Tweeds, Bed Blankets, Horse Blan- kets, Flannels, Robed Skirts, Cotton Shirting's, Cottonades, Shirts and Drawers for this season's trade, which we offer AT BOTTOM PRICES. Everybody should conte and try our line Grey Flannel that woll't shrink in washing.. and outwears the ('Olnll1011 grey flannel sold the pnblir.. Roll Car.ilg, Spillninr. Fulling and Manut(tcturing Tweeds, Flannels, Illallizets, &o. on ,short notice. B. P. Brook & Stin.