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.
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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
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