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The Brussels Post, 1893-8-18, Page 44 THE BRUSSELS POST AUG. 18, 1893 New Advertisements. Loodl-Tames Irwin. Rupture -J. L Egan. Looals-Dr. J. 0, Ayer. Looal--G, A. Deadman, Farm for Sale -Geo. Crooke, Looals-Forguson & Writing Tablets -J. T, Pepper. Jeresya Ahead -G, A. Deadman. Dregs & Booka-G. A. Deadman,, Farm for Sale -Lawrence Dobson, Seed Wheat for Sale -Donald Orerar, The Busy Store -H. E. Maddook & Co, C4.e Nrasstls dust, FRIDAI, AUG. 18, 1898, �lxwooc1. The Bee holidayed this week. School will open on Monday, 21st inst. Rev. J. S. Fisher was at Grimsby this week. Mrs. T. G. Holt and son, of Durham, are visiting relatives and friends in this looality. The masons are at work on R. M. Ballantyue's new store. It will be a daisy when completed. Rev. J. H. MoBain, of Alma, ocoupied the pulpit of the Methodist ohuroh here last Sunday. Bev. Mr. Fisher supplied M. MoBain's work at Alma. The Salvation Army bold weekly meeting in Atwood on Sundays at 3 p. m. and 8 p. m., and open air meetings every Wednesday evening. The Sunday evening meetings are well attended and the intereet in all their services is in- creasing. Wroxeter. The rate of taxation lin Wroxeter this year will be 12 mills on the dollar. Last Sunday Rev. Mr. Ferguson, of Bradford, preached in the Methodist chord". The Manitoba excursion train last Tuesday conveyed D. Martin on a visit to relatives in the Prairie Province. Miss Jen.,Allen has accompanied her sister, Mrs. McIntyre, back to Cleveland where she intends remaining for a time. There will be a melancholy procession of school teachers out of town in a week's time to resume the duties at the desk, the blackboard and the rod. We are pleased to hear that Gavin Davidson'e health is so much improved by hie sojourn in the Old Country. Last accounts state he was doing Edinburgh and the Forth bridge, Quite a number of our citizens took advantage of the oheap trip to Detroit to renew friendships with some old resid. ants of Wroxet r h e w c have taken up their abode in the "City of the Straits," The ladies of the W. F. M. S. in con- nection with the Presbyterian church here are busy preparing for their annual Thanksgiving service which ie this year to be held in the basement of the church. They are to be oommended for their earnest and sucoesaful efforts to help on the cause of missions. The Sunday street oar question is to be a subject of debate here at next lodge meeting of the R. T. of T. Afessrs. J. J. Gibson and James Fox uphold the side of the "antis" while Sandy Munro and Thos. Gibson jr. advocate in favor of Sunday oars. John Sanderson jr. and bride have sailed for this side of the "herring pond" and before long we hope to Deo Jack in his accustomed place behind the counter. Mr. .and Mrs. Sanderson will occupy the cottage belonging to Mr, Knutson which has been lately remodeled and bricked. Morris Council Meeting. The cannel met pursuant to adjourn. ment in the council room, Morris, August 7th. Members all present, the Reeve in the chair, minntee of last meet- ing read and passed. Ott motion of Messrs. Proctor and Kirkby, the follow- ing accounts were ordered to he paid for gravel: -R. Bloomfield, $4.70; John Mooney, $2.90 ; W. Innes, $2.85 ; John Barr, $4.00 ; E. Littlefair, 67.70 ; .7. E. Sellers, $9.05 ; Wm, Sholdioe, $5.14 ; T. Henderson, $2.45; A. W. Sloan, $2.45; Jas. MoArber, 67.40 ; F. Wright, 858 ; Geo. Pierce, $3.61 ; Corporation East Wawanosh, 62.80 ; Geo. Peacock, $5.10 ; Wm. McKelvie, $2.20 ; E. Bosman, 63.08 ; D. Herrington, 68.80 ; T. Russell, $6.00 ; C. Campbell, $2.21 ; W. Hopper, Geo. Taylor, $1.20 ; John Somerville, $8.20 ; Jas. Watson, $9.13 ; 3. Golley, $14.00 ; C. MoOlelland, $2.10 ; Bae. Petob, building culvert, 613.60 ; Wm. Phalen, plank, $1.15 ; Geo. Smith, re. pairing culvert, $4.00 ; Jas. Jackson, gravelling on South boundary, $89.18 ; Jas. Jackson, repairing oulvert, 610.00 ; J. McCaughey, repairing culverts, 85.75 ; Jno. Maines, contract on West gravel road, $200.00; Wm, Scott, inspecting and spreading gravel, $11.25 ; Jae. Tion. mine, spikes and gravel, $18.00 ; Wm. Messer, °pikes, 21o. ; J. Smith, cutting hill on sideline, $10.00 ; Geo. Good- fellow, ditch on 5th line, $2.00 ; E. Marshall, contract on hill, $20.00 ; A. Brooke, gravelling on 4th line, • 26.60 ; Wm. Findlater, gravelling on 2nd line, $4.00 ; E. Littlefair, cedar, $3.75; T. Miller, timber for Clark's bridge, $2.50 ; W. Hanna, contract on 6th line, $21.90; C. Mr,Crea, inspecting and spreading gravel, $2.00 ; E. Livingston, lumber, 65.73 ; Jno. Cloakey, ditch and gravel, $10.40 ; J. Colley, ditch on Weet gravel road, $25.00 ; Wm. Carter, contrast on East gravel road, $53.00 ; W. H. Kerr, printing, $27.00 ; R. McLeod, gravel on East boundary, $10.50 ; R. McLeod, culvert on South boundary, 62.00 ; Geo. Kirkby to pay contract between lots 20 and 21, con. 9, $40.00 ; Jno. Currie, re- pairing Clark's bridge, $9.00 ; Jno. Robb, building culverts, on 861.1 Ilse, $9.00 ; Wm. Denbow, gravel on East boundary, $49.60 ; R. Burns, inspecting and spreading gravel $6.62} ; Misses Exford, charity, $9.00 ; E. L. Dickenson, fees re arbitration suit, $100.00, Moved by C. A. Howe, seoonded by Geo. Kirk. by that S. Oaldblok and Jas. Proctor be instructed to examine sideline between lots 20 and 21, con. 8, and have the toad opened for travel, providing the coat does) exceed $75.00. Carried. Moved by Geo. Kirkby, seconded by 0. A. Howe that the clerk be instruoted to notify Alex. Eelcett to have his contract with this council completed before the neat of October next or the game will be re. lot. Carried. Moved by C. A, Howe, seeondod by Jas. ',Motor that the Reeve and 'l're°surer be authorized to borrow four hundred dollars for four months to pay current expenee&. Carried, On motion of Meeere. Proctor and Howe, the council then adjourned to meet again on 18th September next. W. Canso, Clerk, Perth (Jnualtty. ]dies Minnie Henderson, of Stratford, Me been engaged by the Stratford Col- legfate tnetftutc Board at a salary of KO per annum, Wm. S. Morrison, of Stratford, passed away at the residence of Mr. Enony, in his 61st year. He was a native of Stir- lingehire, Scotland, and has been a resi- dent of Stratford about 35 years. He built several fine houses in Stratford, and at death was the owner of some valuable residence property. By the will of the late Mrs. F. S. Hill, of St. Marys, the sum of $500 is be. gneathed to Sb. James' ohuroh (Anglican) in that town, $200 to the Widows' and Orphans' Fund and $100 to the Mission Fend of the Diocese. There aro a large number of other bequests to relatives and friends. Mee. Hill's father was a clergyman of the Irish ohuroh. Her husband was for years postmaster of St, Marys, consequently Mrs, Hill wee wide. ly known and universally respected, The burial service was held in St. James' ohuroh, being conduoted by Rev. W. J. Taylor, the rector, who preached a mac - tics! sermon from the subject, The angel in the sepulchre" (Mark xvi., 5.) Airs. Hill was for many years a most faithful member of 6t. James' ohuroh. Wm. Corrie, employed at the Perth Flax Mill, was working on Friday at a machine which crushes and tears flax into fibre. It is said that Mr. Corrie caw is knot about to go into the machine and snatched at it, his hand being naught and drawn in. The arm passed between two iron 'rollers and was also caught by a large cylinder covered with abort teeth. The arm was terribly orushed almost up to the elbow. The engine had to be stopped and it was three or four minutes before the injured man could be released. Medical aid was at once summoned and he was removed to the hospital. Mr. Corrie, who ie a brother of President Jno. Corrie, of the Stratford Water Supply Oo., is a man of about 50 to 60 years of age. He will in all probability lose his arm up to the elbow. Crr.nadinre News. Priuoe Yorihito, of Japan, has arrived at Vancouver. Work has begun on the site of the new Union station, Toronto. A rattlesnake scourge is afflicting the people of parts of Chatham township. A disease known as cholera is killing off a number of horses in the vicinity of Kingsville. Hon. Wilfrid o . W rid Laurier was overcome by the heat while addressing an audience at L'Assomption, Quebec, last week. D. M. Cameron, ex,M,P., of Stratbroy, has been appointed to the shrievalty of Middlesex in suoceseiod to the late Sher - riff Glass. A young man, John Brown, aged 28 years, adopted son of Garvin Brown, was seized.with cramps while bathing in the river at Peterboro', and was drowned be- fore assistance came. On Friday While Robert Reid, of Arno - bel Township, was sating his noonday meal a piece of meat got stuck in his throat, and, though every effort of those around was made to extricate it, the man died in a few minutes. He was 66 years of age and much esteemed in the neighborhood. Robert Turner, a Hamilton tinsmith, went to Oriilia on an excursion Monday, and in attempting to board a moving train at the later place at night, he fell between the wheels and had one of his lege cut off above the knee. His con- dition is critical, and he may not recover from the shook. D. Lawrence, St. Catherines, had jest completed soldering a pipe, and while lifting a cup of boiling lead to a shelf, in someway loosened the nippers holding it and the oup fell, striking higc on the face. The molten liquid spread o:er one side Of his face and ran into his month, but he luckily escaped from swallowing any. One of hie eyea narrowly escaped being burned by the lead. It is generally believed Eliot Mrs. Pur- cell, who was found dead in her house at Ottawa Friday morning, had a consider- able amount of money in her possession, and this, together with the strange nature of her death and the disordered state of bur house, is causing considerable oom• ment. It is said that her husbaud died some time ago, and she gat $2,000 incur. once. Vamoose Piehebte, a farmer living near Gatineau Point, was walking along the railway traok Friday night when s freight train came along and ran into him, cutting him to pieties. The driver blew the whistle, but the man, if he heard, paid no attention. The train stopped and the body was pinked up in pieces. .d. detachment of the Royal Marine Artillery, consisting of fourteen privates and three noncommissioned officers, under Limits. Templar and Barnes, se. rived at Montreal Sunday night, and left by the 0. P. R. train for the Pacific Coast. They are the first of the detach. meat of 100 marines tobe stationed at Esquimault by the British Government. Gen. Wylie, of New York, who for several years poet has spent his summers on the Ielande in the vicinity of Kings. ton, Ont., mot with a serious loss on Friday, He was out fishing in the vicinity of ()bonne] Grove, when his boat upset and he had to swim to shore, a die - tame of about 800 yards. On landing he found himself minus a belt which he wore containing over $1,000 in gold. A terrible accident occurred ab the Dundee Driving Park on Monday, through which D. H. McDonald, the famous tight rope walker, may loge his life. McDonald and assistants were pre- paring the rope for the exhibition to be given in the afternoon and had the ropes in position, stretched between two trees, about 250 yards apart, and MODonald walked from the platform which had been erected in a tree about 50 feet from the ground across to the other end and returned about one quarter of the way when he decided the wire was not tight enough, and called to the assistants to tighten it. They immediately started to do so, when to their horror the rope snapped iu two, and IYicDonald fell to the ground, striking on hie hip. Medical al. tendency) was promptly on baud, but could not locate the trouble at tint, but finally it was found his book had been injured, and he Was removed to the Loa- pital et Hamilton. It is not yet known how 8briont the Injury may prbve. A oar load of lithographic stone has been chipped from the Marmora ggarry to New York for test. The M, 0, R. shops in t. Thomas on Friday commenced to shut dowp at four o'olock, creaking eight hears a day's work, ,It ie stated that Mr. Blackstone, busi- ness manager of the Brantford Expel - tor, has purohessd the Times in .Orcllia. and will move there shortly. In the vestibule of Queen's Avenue Methodist Church, London , the Ladies' Aid Society have placed a handsome tablet la memory of the late Rev. Geo. Boyd. Thomas Leek was standing on the rail. way platform at. Burford on Saturday when a man in a moving train oauglt hold of him by the arm, Luok was' pulled under the train and had both lege out off. Dora, the 12.year-old daughter of Henry Bellmore, of Windsor, died of lockjaw last week. About ten days ago she out her foot on a pleat of glass and the wound was healing when blood poison- ing set in, from the effects of which she died. Leet Spring several fanners in the vicinity of Walerdown bought from a local dealer what they and he supposed was turnip seed. The seed was planted and proved to be rape send, and the farmers are going to sue the dealer for damages. A plague of grasshoppers has struck Hamilton and vicinity, and farmers corn. plain that the oat crop unharvested is ruined in consequence. The little pests cut off the heads of standing grain, and farmers are cutting their orops green in order to save it. The first fatal accident on the Mon• treat electric oars took place Sunday af- ternoon. A Frenoh-Oanadian named Edward Vallee, while attempting to board an electric oar in motion, fell under the car and had hie leg severed from his body. He died shortly afterwards. Loeb week the Bruoefeld burglars were sentenced. Chas. Prince, alias Grattab, the eldest burglar, was sestencod to 7 years in the Kingston Penitentiary, while the junior burglar, Joseph Green, was sentenced to the Central Prison for a term of one year and eleven months. Justice Falconbridge bas made the order for possession of the lands on Front street, west of the cyclorama building, needed for the new Union Station, To- ronto. The Dam of $8,000 was paid into court by the Grand Trunk 'to provide compensation for the lessees. .The value ie to be determined by arbitration. Au Order.in.Connoil was passed on Saturday Last appointing Major Lake, who is attached to the intelligence staff of the War Department, Quartermaster - General of Canada. The appointment is for five years. Mr. Lake was born in Canada, but was educated in England. He was on active service with Major General Herbert on the Nile. A young son of John Neil, of Port Huron, returned from Kimball townabip recently and relates a peculiar story. The boy had been working lately for a farmer in that townehip, and says that one night he was awakened by a sharp pain in his right oral. He felt for his arm and was nearly paralyzed with fear to find a large milk snake coiled around his arm and Bucking hie blood. Before the enako could be made to let go its hold it had to be cut to pieces. The little fellow's arm ie badly swollen, but no bad results will follow. The 'Prentice boys celebrated the anniversary of the relief of Derry Tues- day at Belleville on an extensive scale. A young farm laborer named John Storm Nae drowned Tuesday afternoon while bathing in the Thames River, near Chatham, Ho was in company with two others, neither of( whom were able to render flim any Resistance.. There is an old lady in Zurich, Mrs. Ludwig Elise, who is 85 years of age, is hale and hearty and at present engaged at pulling flax at 61 per day. She aver- ages 0 days a week. If there is another lady in Canada her equal the Zurich people would litre 10 bear from her. In view of the present financial posi- tion remittances from Canada 20 New York are being restricted to the lowest possible limit. In foot,busineos between the two countries is for the moment al. most suspended, Sterling was purchased at Montreal at 7h premium, being about 1d per cent. under the New York rate, the diffsrenoe being caused by the fact that in New York exchange is paid for by checks, for which gold cannot be had, while in Canada exchange is paid for in cheques redeemable in gold. Notice to Creditors. IN TUN NATTnn OF JAtnss IRWIN, 01 BRIM - 517h0, IN VIE COUNTY OP Holton, GENERAL MutonnuT. The said Jamas Irwin bas made an assign- ment of all his estate to John McClung and George H. May as Trustees for the general benefit of Creditors, A meeting of the said Creditors will be held at the office of the said Trustees, No. 50, Front Street Lest, Toronto on Tuoeday, 15th day of August, 1800 at (he hour of three o'clock, p. m., for the appointment of inspectors and the or, Bering of the affairs of the estate generally, Creditors ore reonested to file their Maims with the Trustees duly verified by affidavit with the vouchers upon which they are bused on or before the said date. The Trustees will aftfr the 10th day o1 September 1805 proceed to distrIbute the proceeds of the said estate amongst those entitled thereto having reference only to claims of which they may then have notice. Dated at Toronto this 2nd day of August 1898. D'InCLIINO d; MAY, „ 50 Front St, East, Toronto, Trustees, HoDONALD, CARTRIGET d ((ARVEY, 3-8 Solloitors for Trustees, NOTICE TO CREDITORS, Pursuant to Sea, 86 of Chapter 110 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1887, notice ie hereby given that all creditors and others having claims against the estate of Airman, der Cameron, late of the township of Morrie iu the County of Huron Yoemae, who died oath° 15th day of July A, D. 1008, are, on or before the find day of September A. D. 1898, toend bypost, re- aid t so W. M. Sinclair, p ,p p 0 EBxecute, Solicitor0105saorid Sdecearahsed, Oameron,br C rbs- Executrix, of the said amessea,dresr s and descriptions, and surnames, particulars adds° of and lttini , a a, estatement 11 their sane of their the rata othsecurities their accounts aby the , anre of the tr the (if any) held by them, and that r5 will p day last distribute the said executrix will proceed to disngbtte pa assets of the had deceased among the sucsh entclaims fthereto,w111hnotbeg regard only to such olaime ,i which notice shall have been given as above required, and the said executrix will not be liable for the said as- sets or any part thereof, to any person or persons of whose claim or claims notice shall not have been received by them at the time of distribution. Dated at Brussels this 8th day of August A.D. 1803. W.M. SINOLAIR, Solicitor for Executrix, AN. ENTIRELY NEW 8MM! 0f treating Rupture, adapted to all Forms, Agee and Oondi. tions. 1st. The Hernia is held securely and with comfort during the hardest work or severest strain, under all reasonable oiroumatauces (even horseback riding). Examination and Advice 1° E. My last and greatest invention in Hernial Applianoes, is the result of careful study continued through to professional career extending over a period of twenty-five years, twenty of whish have been devoted exolusiyely to Rupture treatment iu Toronto. This instrurnont responds to every motion of the body, coughing, sneezing or lifting, AND NEVER `;I,IPS from its position (either up or down)) as all others do, BEM ti'1'AYS WHERE L'LACf'1D. Knowing the true oauee of Ptupture and having dis- covered a principle of treatment, which is found only in my appliances, inatantan• eons Relief is afforded, safety assured and a complete cure is effected with little ex- pense -No pcitr, labor or loss of time, without incurring the doubtful hazardous and Even Colony expedient of an operation. Mothers Look to your Children Now. 135 advised, or you may have cause to regret this negligence when too late to remedy. Children Clued in from a to 8 Weeks. Adults in from 10 to 14 weeks according to the severity of the case, Aoos oy PEnoON or DURATION OP R'urruag making ne difference with our treatment. Evidence that proves every case a success. This is positive, as.' have CONVINC- ING TESTIAIONY from Physicians, Parents and those declared by so.called sur- gical maohinists to be hopeless, among whom may be found owns of your neighbors. Do not abandon hope, because of the severity of your case, without consulting J. Y. EGAN', Hernia, Specialist, 266 West Queen St., Toronto, Ont. SP CLAM nroviezion. RUPTURE - SPECIALIST - -WILL BE AT THE Grand Uuioll Hotel, CLINTON, For the week beginning Tuesday, ilug. 29, Arad Ending Saturday, ,Sept. 2nd. a MANUFACTURED BY The E.T.CORSET COMPANv 1'�/rODERN MERCHANDISING has almost become a new trade -mark for us. 111111 This store is much looked upon as the business barometer of the community. It is oonstactly doing something that raises the average quality of methods. When we oommenood selling Dry Goods five years ago we fixed apolioy. Is was -reliable goods, a perfect understanding with each customer and lowest notch prises. We've hammered away at those three things and we're not throng!' yeb. We'll keep it up if it takes a jubilee. Most of you have found out this store and its methods of shopping experience. Your position and ours is a mutual ono -each of us works for the other. And we've gone hand is hand to-gether so long and have always been in such perfect harmony that we seem to understand each other thoroughly: Our customers know that bank of our goods is responsibility, and bask of responsibility is ambition. These two do the business of trade building. And the prices ; you'll always Miss one thing here, and that is high and fanny prides. But if styles and low prioee out any figure, the Silk, Black Dress Goods, Colored Dress Goods and Fancy Goods Trade of Brussels belongs largely to us. Fairly alive wit attraotioi of the moot interesting oharaater is the entire stook. Reaching out for More Business We Continue our MANUFACTURED BY THE E. T. CORSET COMPANY SHERBROOKE', QUE mon eammamommirammoemilmbot1 GREAT - CHALLENGE -SALE. Challenge List in Dress Goods 1 15 Pieces Fine All Wool French Serge, 40 inches wide and sold no where less than 3511. Challenge Price 25c. Yard. 10 Pieces All Wool Henrietta, 46 inches wide, the regular 50c, Line. Challenge 36c. Yard. 10 Pieces Newest American Cotton Challies, guaranteed Fast Colors, usuallly sold at 121c. Our Challenge Price, Glc. Yard. 400 Yards rine Flannelette worth 7c, Challenge 5c. Yard.. Please Pay attention to this Challenge List. Cut this out and bring to Store and see that everything is just as represented. 25 doz. Ladies' Pure Silk Handkerchiefs generally sold at 25e. Challenge Price 12kc. each. 15 dos. extra Fine Ladies' Silk Handkerchiefs worth 300. Challenge Price i5c. 25 doz. Gentlemens' very large White Cambric Handker- chiefs worth 100, Challenge, 6c. each, 15 Pieces Fast Color Check Ginghauns always 80. yd. Challenge, 17 Yds. for i$1.00. Always the cheapest FERGUSON & 1111.1111104Y 11 takea°aae�aah.