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The Brussels Post, 1893-9-29, Page 5SEPT, T, 29, 1893 t•.:brvnaaxt¢naevm�-.•+�iucatra'smn4ns.;auR+cs+xsan.•r2.�ns; tvax:.sxssrnvArxsu^sr'.'aat',r,•c"et DISTRICT NEWS. 13 0.1=1. aVO. Belgravo was fairly well represented at Clinton on Tuesday, W. R. Erskine spent a couple of days in Menden last week, J. A. Morton and 16. Venetone, of Wingham, were in town on Friday. A large number from Belgravo and vicinity visited the London li'air last week. A. grand concert wan hold in the Foresters' hall on Thursday evening by T. Scott and hie troupe. A euooeneful Harvest Rome and Children's Day service Ivan hold in the Presbyterian ohuroh on Sunday last. /Slue 'wart (s. August make of cheese wan sold to Mr. Booth for 10o per pound. There were 600 boxes sold. Albert Denman undertook to take a ride on the book of a young heifer. The latter objeoted and dumped Albert off injuring one of his wrinte quite seriously, ACCIDENT.—Laeb Sanday Afternoon PM Hugh McDougall was driving away from Eadia'e church the breast atrap broke on ono of the bonen and the team ran away. The oeoupants of the carriage were thrown out, Miss MoDougall being bad. ly, if not fatelly injured. Mr, Mc- Dougall was slightly injured. The horses were caught near the bridge. Whet eete1'.ter. The brick work ou Gofton's new hotel le about completed. Next Tuesday and Wednesday aro the days of our Fall Fair bete. Wm. Mclforriohor and hie sister and W. Swale left here for a visit to the great.Oolumbian Fair lost Friday. License Inspector Miller was in Bel. more Saturday evening seeing how the law was observed and found everything o. k. Owing to the illness of Rev. Mr. David - eon the servioe iu the Presbyterian church was taken by the Elders last Sunday. J. Hooey shipped a oar load of horeee to the Old Country this week, malting 125 sent to that market by him this year. He will visit the old land to perfect ar- rangements for another year and will be absent about 2 menthe. 1313. . No service in the English ohuroh in this town on Sunday evening nest. On Sunday evening St. Andrew's Pres. byterian church was lit up by electricity. The Western Fair held in London last week was well patronized from this burg. On Monday evening the members of L. 0. L., No. 063, held a meeting in the Orange Hall. On Friday afternoon some of the mem- bers of the 0. 0. F. of this town attended the funeral of a brother in Londeeboro. Sid Croll, of the Hub, has been in town the past week preparing the inside of A. MmKellar'e fine residence for the plaster- ing. A goodly number of the Tories of this town were present at the great Liberal Conservative Demonstration in Oliuton on Tuesday. Some of our citizens intend going over to Wingham, on Sunday next, to he present at the opening of the new English ohmic in that town. We are pleased to see Poet Sellars, who met with a serious accident a short time ago, is able to be out again with the aid of a couple of crutches. R Sellars having is his t v g frame ame nasi• dance, on the corner of Mill & Dineley Ste., veneered with brick, which will when finished, make a decided improve. mane, V at,1 toxo. Mr. MoGavin shipped a oar of emigrants effeote to Manitoba from Brussels ou Thursday of this week. Nost Friday the Waltonlans will turn out en mases to the Fall Fair at Brussels. The races and sawing contents aro a good drawing card. A few Conservatives from thie locality went to Clinton on Tuesday to the Con• servattve demonstration. They appear to fight a little shy of Sir John Thomp- son. servioe will be held in Sb. George's thumb next Sunday morning instead of in the afternoon. Rev. Mr. Reilly preaches to the Canadian Oudot: of For• esters in St. John's ohurob, Brussels, at 8 p. m. Rev. D. Forrest was in Goderioh this week in conneetton with the Wilteie— Dbig breaoh of promise ease. The parties agreed to settle it without going into the evidence and the Judge fixed the damages the defendant will have to pay in addition to the costs at $200. Amman Prommraa Germ.—Hugh Mc- Phee, one of the early settlers of the township of Grey, died on the 22nd inst. in the 79th year of his age. Not having been in good health for some time, he took serloaely ill and suffered a good deal some weeks before his death. He was a native of the Isle of Skye, Sootland, and name to Canada in the year 1843 and resided in Cape Breton for 8 yearn, then removed to the county of Lanark, On- tario, where he lived for 6 years. Thome bre married Miss Margaret Nioholeon, daughter of Alexander Niohoisou, of the township of Ramsay. After leaving Lanark ho moved West and settled in the county of Huron, where he reeided up to the time of hie death. He was ono of the few Presbyterians who took an active part in laying the foundation of the Presbyterian ohuroh—now Duff's thumb—Walton, and for many yeare he hat been an honorable Elder in the eon gregation of aaid ohnroll. lie was a man of more than average ability, good judg• went, a fine memory, and haviug re - calved a superior education and good home training he was always interesting iu oouversation and admired for hie social qualitiee. He sena always capable of giving good advice and was very ex. emplary in his walk and conversation. He will long be remembered as astraight- forward, unassuming, sincere, humble Chriotian. To know him was to love him. lie loaves a widow and two daugh- ters to mourn bis loss. In the year 1874, in the short space of feat weeks, two tone and four daughters were parried off by diphtheria. on the 25th inst. his funeral Was largely attended by friends and eympathisere anxious to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of the beamed. - - rr.li:E B R $S.J LS ps=sra-'7.2s` eassa4evetca George Taekson and wife, Wm. Sack 8011, the Laidlaw brothers and oche residents of Morris towuelrip are away a the World's Fair Mile week, At the Inst meeting of the Township Council John Mooney wan re.appointe tax oolleetor for 18031 at the salary o $86,00. Mr. Mooney is an old hand n the business now, S. Tbsoll, T. Wallace, Joseph Smith, d White and 5, Irvine oentemphtt l.uttfm up' now dwellings. W. 1I. Clualioy, non tractor, has the eontraete iu baud and will attend to them with his usual ability. The Counoil has inetruoted Barrister Diokenaon, who has been nontiluoting commotiontheir aide of the ease in commotion with the suit Huron Co. ve. Morrie re bridges, to engage any legal assistance be tray find necessary in lighting the appeal now in Court. On Monday morning of this week a valuable brood mare belonging to Wit. lone Furrow, 3rd line, was rolled lying dead in the stable. She had been turned ant the evening before, along with the rest of hie horses, to pasture in a rough and etninpy field and it is supposed that alio had fallen on a hemlock knot while jumping over a log, thereby inflicting snob injuries ea caused her death. She managed, however, to get to the stable before o:•ercome. • —< fD..t:wood .. J. L. Mader has received a cheque for the 564.70 grant from the Government to the Mecbanios' Institute. At the Industrial Fair, Toronto, the Newry factory was awarded a first for while cheese, and a third prize for truckle cheese. Constable Bulmer, of Listowel, was in town and is reported to have arrested a oertain Atwoodite who was one of the prinoipale in a drunken brawl. The Bee is authority for the following : Last Sunday morning George Kort was the innocent victim of a Gunpowder Plot that would have brought tears of envy to the eyes of the great Guy Fawkes. For the hiatorio Gunpowder Plot never materialized and George's did. Well, it happened in this way : Last Spring Mrs. Kort stowed away among other things a half -pound of gunpowder in a box stove, which was laid aside during the Summer months. Oa Sunday morning George felt somewhat chilly and resolved to build a fire in that stove. He prepared the kindling, put it in position and touched a match to it. All was serene for a little while and George eat down and enjoyed the genial warmth of hie fire. Presently the paper oontaining the powder naught fire and away she went in let -her -go- Gallagher- 121h-of•Ireland.no• surrender style, blowing the stove to smithereens, the fragments flying in all directions. George V/118 nowhere to be seen. In due time, however, when the awoke had cleared away, Goo. emerged from an adjoining room, his hair stand- ing on end, and with a look of blank amazement he addressed the spot whore the stove sat in words something like these : "Weil, I'll be golt darned if that doesn't boat all 6 ever saw in my life before. Vila in thunderation is the matter mit the stove anyway." For• tunately nothing more serions happened and George has not complained of feeling chilly sinoo. Y..hinvtb) `w {sl. Miss Jennie Sehnefcr 1010 gone to Chicago where else has secured a Oita. ation, The convention of the western Branch of the Womnn'e Mlssionary Souioty of Methodist ohnrnh of Canada, will be hold in the Methodist church, Listowel, on the 3rd, 4th and 6th of October. Frank /Uncial, late of Debnoit and formerly of Goderioh, has leaned the store in Campbell's block lately occupied by G, McTavish, and will open out a furniture and undertaking heathen.. The contract for the new foundry wbinh Galles & Martin are °rooting on the site of Hay's still, has been let. Nenert Bros. of the town have been awarded the brick work, Bamford Bros, the wood work, and T. Seburger the painting. The tinemithing work has not yet boon let. The buildings are to be completed by the 15111 Nov, The total cost will be in the neighborhood of $5,. 000, W.E. Binning, architect, will over• see the work. 1101 eel. Voters' Lieb Court will be held hero on Saturday morniug of next week, at 10 0' cloth.. - Mee. Milne er. has gone to Stirling Falls, Ont., whore she will reside with her daughter. David Milne, the well known stook man, will likely attend the Walkerton maFallnic. Fair with an exhibit of thoro' bred II. F. McAllister, merchant here, is on the marltee for the purohas° of ell kinds of grain at the storehouse at the etatiou. The higheeb market prioe will be paid. Wm. Duke is preparing to remove to the farm he recently purchased from Jas. Lindsey. It is located near Trow- bridge and was formerly owned by Thos. Baylis. Reeve Milne, Township Clerk Spence, John Eokrnier and David Sproat are back from their visit to the Columbian Exposition at Chicago. They were wonderfully well pleased with it. POST d • i�dol(etilwcruet. Why does some one lonely look ? Tell me why ? The Martin tragedy created no little exoitement here. Mise Ida McKee is at present holiday- ing in Peterborough, Mrs. Lambed returned from. To. ronto last Monday evening. Rev. Mr. Jamieson occupied the Preebyterian pulpit last Sunday. Mrs. A. Patterson has returned from taking in the sights at the London Fair. Mrs. (Rev.) Stevenson has been spend- ing a few days among old friends in the village and vicinity. Mr. Baker, our local oirous-man, gave an exhibition of hie talents to a crowded house last Monday evening. Re is quite a boat in bimeelf. The village hotel has a new proprietor, Mr. Baines, of Fordwich. The exchange was effected last Tuesday, J. Steiss re- moving to Fordwieh where he purposes running a Temperance house. Our vil- lage has no use for very mach liquor and would favor the establishment of a Temperance house here. Vii7griErika M. II. W. C. Meyer has removed to his future home in Calgary, N. W. T. D. C. Munro, formerly of the Times staff, 18 now tettnhing at Killarney, Man. Wm. Clegg has disposed of his hay press to Jae. Martin, of East Wawauosh. E. R. Swans has rented a hotel in Manchester and will take possession of it shortly. Nearly one handrail tickets for Chicago have been sold at the Grand Trunk sta- tion here during the cheap fares. The Wingham W. C. T. II. expeot to have a meeting some time in the course of a topple of weeks in the interests of the Plebiscite. S. Golley, V. S., was in Toronto and brought back with hits a couple of thoroughbred English setters, one of whioh ho keeps himself and the other is the property of A. Morrow. A. large quantity of machinery for the Wingham Eleotrio Light Oompauy, fur I their new power house, has just been re• calved from the Wateroue Engine Works Company, Brantford. When it is placed in position the eleotrio light will be run by water power. 1VieFireeis. Voters' List Court on Friday, Oot. 6th, at 10 a. m. Mise Annie Dad hoe gone on a visit to Gerrie. Miss Julia Sharp is visiting her Meter at lit. Thomas. Emmannal Olvar in visiting his daugh- ter at Warwick. Miss Lizzie Maunders has gone to her millinery situation at Arthur. Arthur Caubleon and wife, 8rd line, are visiting Mende in Clinton this week. Aimee Shaw and wife, of Listowel, were visiting relatives and friends on the let and 2nd oons. this week. Mrs. Leonard Tutton, of the let eon•, ie at present visiting relatives at New- bridge. Mrs, Wm. Dulmage and obildeeri, of Newbridge, are visiting relatives on the let eon, at present George Henderson was attending the Fall Assizes at the County town as a juryman this Week, Churob re•oponing at Johnetou'e ap. poiutment next Sanday and.tea meeting on Monday evening. Joseph Clegg was attending the Amine at Goderioh this week doing ditty for his Queen as grand juror. The Morrie Branch Fall Show will be held at Blyth on Tnenday and Wednes- day, Oot. 10th and lith. Donald McKenzie is attending the Collegiate Institute at Guelph with a view of becoming a teacher, Cold nights will have a tendency to snake Mho eovoe.droppac elide quicker from his favorite haunts. John Wheeler's reeidenoe is now com- pleted and is, without doubt, the finest finished dwelling on the 4th con. Mrs. Robb. Davison, son and daughter, of Dungannon, are visiting relatives on the let and 2nd cons. at present. Charles hooey, of Mildmay, wise vieit- ing friends on the let and and cone. this week. Some attraction for Charlie. Mies Jane McVay and Mies ,Aggie MolTatt a, o visiting friende and relativee at Clinton and $eaforbh thie week. They are taking in the Faire also, ejr Exhibits are now being prepared for the local Palm. T. J. Vincent is able to be about again after a elight,illnes•s. Voters' List court, at Ethel, on Satur- day, Oct. 7th, at 10 a. m. Alex, Berrie was a juryman. Mho Anima this week in Godettoh. A union -between Grey and Moliiliop may be an event of the near future. George crooks jr. has gone to 11. Lea- therdale'e, Brussels, to learn the cabinet making. Plowing, threshing,dituhiig and taking• np potatoes are now the chief occupation of the husbandman. W. A. Killoogls, of this township, went to Muskoka this week, where he intends upending Lire Winter. Several Groynes were at Goderioh this week as witnseees in the MoKillop beeach of promise ease. Mies Sadie Hillier, who has been visit- ing relatives iu this locality, has return- ed to her home in Goderioh. William Oakley has been on the sick list and is still quite poorly. We hope he will continue to improve. Those who were at Brnesele to bear the Black Knight were well pleased and say the lecture was a rare treat. Smith As Sample, earpentere, have been making some improvements in J. J. Vincent's store. They nee good work- men. The Morris and Grey oheese factory closed down a short thus ago for this season owing to the falling off of milk on some routes. A large number were at Clinton on Tuesday to hear Sir John Thompson and other ministers of the cabinet disease the political questions of the day. Mrs. Joanet Stewart loot a pair of epootaolee between her home and John Metopes reeideuoo last week. The finder will greatly oblige by returning them to the owner, Donald MuLauohliri, an old mud well- known former resident of this townebip, now of Dakota, ie renewing old acquain- tances in this vioinity. Time is dealing very kindly with Dir. Mao. G. A. Schick and wife intend to re- moving to Buffalo. Thie move is ren- dered necoeeary owing to a change in the pension law which compele all pen. sinners to become residents of the States to share in the full advantages of their pensions. The most important capture of a moon - thine whiskey maker of recent years Wae made by II. S. Marshal D. H. Hermon on Indian Creek, Wyoming (county, Va., Saturday. The man captured wan the famous Willard Morgan, over whose head a reward has been hanging for years. Morgan began making moonshine Whiskey and killing people, Who wore in his way in 1870, and he wits prepared and doffed the law ever since. He has, with the aseietanoe of those engaged with him, driven a dozen posses out of Wyoming bounty, and last Fall, single handed, he disarmed four offreore and mado thein walk out of the county before the muzzle if hie Winchester. The num• her of mon who have died at his lands ie vttriouely estimated at from six to fifteen. He was finally captured through the duplicity of one of hie mon, who led him into oloeo quarters, where he was aur- ronnded. We have just received a Big Line of o�hStour..ce71 Direct from. the Manufacturers. We closed oat the whole line and got them ail 50 CTS. ON T -t DOLLAR R WE DIVIDE THEM INTO THREE LOTS, 9e Lot 1. worth $2,50 for $1..35. Lot 2, worth $2.75 for $1.75. Lot 3, worth $3.25 for $2.25. Now is your chance—get these Goods while they last. Men's all wool Underwear at 49c, 2 pairs of Wool Sox for 25c, Wool Cardigans for 75c. Heavy all wool Blankets at $2,50 a pair, Large Blankets worth 84.25 at $3,50, Good Comforters at 90c. Special Lines in Grey Flannels, Fancy Flannels, Yarns, Ladies' Underwear, Gloves and Hosiery. All Wool Shawls, beauties. at 85c, All Wool Hose at 15c. This is the Store for Genuine Bargains and the People Know it. TvIllaairol �g'' i„ 9ifComoilif5 Gtl` fit• � .,a � �,^_�.Iya (' �j "� r.`�= j� rRtzls�`oJV',Sa�IELD tK I�ic O�'tJ]lc.��Eq Br`s°1U{i� iLS. Perth COuniy. A movement is on foot for the forma- tion of a city battalion at Stratford. There aro already three companies in that oily and petitions are in circulation welting Col. McKnight to bring in one of the outside companies so as to make the necessary four. The South Perth Agricultural Society has arranged with R. Mulntosh, the aucbor man .of the Zorra tug.of•war team, which now holds the ohampion• ship of America, to pull against three of Blanohard's stalwart yeomen, on the af• ternoon of Wednesday, Oot. 4th, the second day of the fair. A two'etory frame dwelling ou Queen atreet east, Sl. Marys, owned and cc- oupied by James Guest, was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. The contents of the 'first flat were mostly saved, but all on the second fiat were a total leas. The loss on building is about $2,600 and on contents $2,600 ; insured in the Imperial for $1,200 on building and 51,200 on oontents. James lfaddiolt, who liven in the Gor- don survey, Stratford, the other night de- posited $20 in a bureau drawer in his bedroom and retired. Nest morning ho noticed some papers strewn about the room and, suspecting something wrong, looked for hie mouey, bub in vain. Someone had been there while he slept and he was minus a good part of hie month's wages. This ie the third time Mr. Haddick has had money -545 in all —stolen from his house. The robber is supposed to be well acquainted with the promisee and the movements of the family. An old lady named a'Ies. Leek, living about throe miles on 11e other aide of Mrtehell, drove into Stratford the other morning with some market stuff. After she had sold out eh° brought her horse and baggy to the Stratford hotel, kept by Martin Youeie, and asked to have the animal stabled. 1Vlr. YoUaie took the bores in, When Mrs. Leek called later 011 to have the horse hitched it was gone. She was told thee a young mom had call• ed for it, aid be was allowed to take it. The young man is described as being 18 or 20 yeare of age, tall and slim, and having a week's growth of side whiskers ornamenting has face. The horse was au old sorrel with white.tnarked face and switch tail. The buggy was an old cov- ered vehicle with one shaft broken and strapped underneath With au iron strap and bound with braid. La Plata rebellion is getting very serious. Looks like a race war down South. Fighting between negroes and whites in throe states, Moro people are being killed and lynched on the 'Cherokee strip,' Okla: home, than in 13razil'e civil war. Mattie Sides, a Columbia girl, finished washing dishes in very hot water, and, to arrange something, thrust her right ares into the ioe box. The cold atmosphere parahyzod her arm, whioh fall helpless to her aide. 10 a haw m11111108 her hand be. beeamo erampod and the arm swelled to twilo its normal eine. A phveioian wan satinwood hitt ooiodioinee were of no avail. Finaily hot irons were applied and gave relief. G EIS. E. CERS Bogs to announce to the Ladies that her grand Millinery Opening will tale place on THURSDAY liy S T. 5T11, And Two Following Days When we invite every lady to call and see our lovely Styles. It will really be the Brussels Show and no charge for admission. Wo want every lady to look, whether they buy or not, so as to get an idea of the most fashion- able colors and Stylos, all selected with great care by our Milliner, MISS GREEN. We will also show the Newest Styles in Mantles and Mantle Cloths, of which we have a groat variety in Stock. MISS MOORE, as usual, will attend to this Department. RESTS GO DS, iks usual we have a very large stock of the most Fashionable Dress Goods, comprising all the Shot Effects now so much in demand. In fact we have everything new and pretty. As we have much the largest stock to select from vie advise every lady to see our goods before malting their purchases—whether they buy from n8 0r not we will be only too pleased to show them. We have also all the Newest Trimmings to Match the drosses, and a host of other now goods which we cannot mention in an Advertisement. Thanking our customers for past favors and hope 1•o see a big crowd on the Show Days. E. E O BRUSSELS, Sept. 21s1, 1892.