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The Brussels Post, 1888-9-28, Page 5SEPT, 28, 1888,THE BRUSSELS POST • -satumrtemsra :mora rt a .;,ay 'r a cM'aFasaWFuMS=UMEMMunrsars rser r ears lieSitelhanelBEIGieneaMenntlelMeireehiMISM,M1 r #lw ct `ittv5, Crstetbr'oalk. A wedding on Ileo tapes, so folks say. TunPowr only 25 cents, iu advance, for tho balauco of 1858. A gaoct many in tine seol.iori are ro- serving thenselvet for tho East Huron fall Show next week, Whore wee Zimmer. and McDonald on. the day of the have ball match ? They vhoukl have been in the olub. A. obnrter has boon applied for in con. neetion with the proposed flax mill com- pany. Tinselling is through at the mill and the showers of this week will put the spread flax in good shape for handling. i3itxesva1e. Jos. McPhoreon ie at home this week. Rov. A.. MoK.ibbiu was visiting relatives at Walton this week, Tun Posr for the balance of 1888 for 26 °outs in advance. Mies Bella Maxwell returned from a visit to Galt, on Saturday. The eight -seers, or those who wont to the Toronto show, are all home. The oheerful sound of the machine was beard In the village on Saturday. Mrs Brownlee, (Miss Farrow) of Carlo - ton Place, Ont., is visiting friends this week. Quito a number attended Wingham show on Wednesday and returned home as wet as ducks. A number of recipe books, with the compliments of A. Good, Brussels, and the imprint of Tnu Pose, came to the office on Tuesday. Wm.) ton. Mee. Coleman and her daughter, hav- ing bought the house of Wm. Carter, have just moved in. TIn, Pos'r will bo sent from now till the 1st of January, 1889, for 25 oents. Subscribe now and get tho opening chap- ters of our new story, "Mona's Choice." Richard Mills lost his youngest son on Thursday of last week. He was a bright, interesting child. Wo extend to Mr. and Mrs. Mills our sympathy in their bereavement. Prof, MuKenzio, tho phrenologist, gave `wo leotures in the school house last week to interested audiences. He afford. ed much amusement to the young people and to many of the older people as well. Quito a nsmber of our citizens attend- ed the Exhibition in Toronto last week but they hove all returned well satisfied with their trip. Others are now absent in London, which plane, we believe, has the best Exhibition it has had for yearn. Wm. Neal hes secured the services of Miss Tait, who has just returned from Toronto, where she has been purchasing the Fall supply in tho millinery line. As Miss Tait is well and favorably known in this vicinity MIr. Neal is to bo con- gratulated. s enforth. Beautiful weather. Miss Maggie MoLaren has gone on a three month's visit to London. Several Soaforth citizens are taking in London Exhibition this week. Our main street has been much im- proved by a good coot of exoellont gravel. J. R. Grant, of Brussels, and M. Young, of Blyth, 20008 in town on Tues- day last. Arthur Forbes is the owner of a very lino span of well-bred driving hones. The boys like to got behind them. Mies Willis, daughter of our esteemed friend R. Willis, boot and 81108 dealer, is down with typhoid fever. Mrs, Geo. Henderson is still pretty bad with rho same. A. S. Chesney, student of G. L. Ball, L. D. S., bas gone to the Pennsylvannia Dental College, Philadelphia. Arthur is a clever student and we are sure he will take n foremost place in the profes- sion of his choice. Rev. Geo. Richardson, of Goderich, President of Guelph Conference, and .Rev. Dr. Griffin, of Stratford, presided at a special meeting of the Seaforth Methodist church Quarterly Board on Monday evening. Rev. J. E. Howell returned from Mani- toba last Saturday. He tells of seeing 12,000 bushels of unfrozen wheat in It field at Doloraine, raised from 280 sores, for whioh the farmer had juet acoepted 50 cents per bushel. Mfrs. W. Ferguson is seriously ill at present. Mrs, A. W. Panabaker is on the sick list this week. Mrs, Morris Fogel has returned from a visit to her parents, in York Co. Mrs, D. Eckmier and Mrs. J. Howitt were visiting at Clinton last week. Bobt. Dilworth went to Buffalo last Saturday with a carload of cattle. Tun POST will bo sunt to any address for the balance of 1888 for 26 cents in advance. Mrs. Funis, of Durham, was visiting her sister, Mrs. Dowdell, for a few days last week. Mre. Oster, sister of Mrs. Patton, and Mrs. Keffor, both of Vanghn, aro visiting friends here. Heffernan & Oober and Eckmier & Caber are exhibiting buggies at the Lis- towel fair this wools. It is hinted that a now jeweller will likely come to town to take the place of W. Doig, lately removed to Kincardine. Last Sunday evening Rev, J. T. Le. gear preached the last of a series of very interesting sermons on the subject of "Prayer." John Cober & Son obtained a speoial prize et the Seaforth fair, and a diploma al Clinton fair for the "Common Sense" clothes dryer. Mise C. E. Davies arrived home last Saturday, after having spent a pleasant time visiting frieude it Brantford, Cale. doubt and Harley. Anyone visiting our village cannot but admire the fine assortment of flowers at Dr. Cale's residenoe, His numerous varieties of dahlias present a beautiful appearance, Uriah McFadden is away at Listowel show with his driving team of blonde. tens Derr for the balance of 1888 for the small ei nt of 26 oents in advance- On the farm of Edward Sperain, lflth eon., thorn le a squash growing that will be hard to beat. It measures 41;x6i foot. The vine is over 40 foot long and hat olily two efluashes 011 it. The (Meda were Jolt in the o000 field. What was t110 matter with am base boll vino lost Saturday at Brunets ? We counted on them captioing the $10. Capt. Laing of I1 •.' •salvation Anny, and ono time In elle • ' of rho Ilrussole corps, has boon , , I'inu tut Menden Smith's. J no. Batsmen llae gime to Manitoba. Inane MeI{en accompanied hint. Tho Jotter hue beim out before end knows the country. They went via C.P.R. DIPS : -Last Monday morning Mrs. Thos, Oakley passed to that bourne from whenoo 0o traveller returns, aged 54 years. Some months ago she had a atr0lso of paralysis and never fully re- covered from it. On Monday oho had another stroke which proved fatal. 1'ho remains were talion to Lindsay, per the noon train, on '\Vedneaday of bbl wveek. Z-01 tit. Several Foresters attended tho sermon in Clinton on Sabbath. Last week a cow belonging to J. Gill- iepio hod her leg broken. Tho fall show will be held hero on the 10111 and 11511 of next month. TEs Standard and Clinton New lira have been indulging in a wordy warfare over nothing. Isaao Rogerson arrived home from London on Monday evening alightly im- proved in health. Edward Haggit was sent to Goderich last week to stand his trial for stooling a few dozen eggs from Watson's store. W. Drummond loft for Toronto on Thursday. Bis family will join him in a couple of weeks, and all intend residing in the Queen oily. A game of baseball played here last Friday between Wroxeter and Blyth re. suited in a victory for the home team by 17 runs. S. II. Clidley, of Blyth, um. pired tho game to tho entire satisfaction of both teams. Score—Blytll, 26 ; Wros- eter, 8. liatberies--For Blyth, Symonds and lemigh : Wroseter, Kaaks and Bal- lantyne. On Monday evening a meeting was held for the purpose of organizing a fire company. It was largely attended and resulted in forming a emptily of 30 membere with the following officers :— Chief Emigh ; Captain, Joseph Carter ; let Lieut., Sam Gidley ; 2nd Lieut., Robt. Jones ; let Eng„ John B. Belly ; 2nd Eng.i John Barrioks ; Fireman, It. Maxwell. The Fire protection By.lawwas carried last Friday by a majority of 03. The Ronald engine on exhibition did excellent work, when placed at the creek, near the woolen mill water was thrown with a tbousaud feet of hose away over the highest blocks, uphill and all. Then the tank at rho south end was filled and the engine taken -be c and additional streams thrown. Engineer Melson stayed over until Saturday to givens a tow lessons. Great credit is due our Reeve for the energy he displayed in gutting the engine hero. Tho feeling of our residents is to keep the machine. Belot : 31%1. Au apple -bee was the order of things this week on the 2nd line. Next. Shipping cattle and sheep aro what most farmers are doing this week. Mrs. Jos. Sellers returned this week from a two weeks' 'visit to Chicago. A good many from this Motility aro seeing the Western Fair, at London, this week. Is there no Board of Health in Morris ? Those dead cattle are left to poison the air and Silo. Agar has rented his farm to his neighbor on the east, Mr. Errington, and as 0oon as convenient will leave for Red river. Thos. Farrow is making quite a stir by buying apples. He intends sending thorn to Manitoba. They should bo wellsup- plied with apple -sauce out there. Miss Jennie Thynne, of 2nd con., arriv- ed home thio week from a visit to her brother, Rev. Robert Thynne, Markham, where she has been for over a year. Wel- come book. SERIOUS AM/MMT.—Oneday last week, while threshing on the farm of Henry Perdue, Wm. Casemore had the mis- fortune to get his foot fast in the horse power on which he was standing driving the horses. It was so badly bruised that amputation ras the only resouroe. It was a very unfortunate circumstance end wi111ayMT. Casemore aside 'for a good. while. Mr. Farrow and his men were busy peeking apples on the lab line last woe's. It is a good thing for the farmers for other years the fall apples were nearly all wasted.—Geo. H. Rattan returned on Saturday last from her visit to her daughter, Mrs. Bush, who lives iu the neighborhood of Belleville. The old Indy was away t1 Out four months and return. ed fresh and blooming. Tho neighbors were well pleased to see her back.—Wo expect something more exciting than a harvest home anis social on our lino this week. Itis something in rho matri. menial line. Wo expect ReV. A.. Y. Hart- ley will get the job of tying tho knob.— Bon. The Ilarveeb`home held, en Wednesday evening of last week, in Johnston's church was 0, complete suooess. After tea the Bev. A. Mollibbin took tho chair and galled the meeting to order, after which the choir gave some singing, which was well rendered. Next came some reoibations by the boys. Then Rov. A. 53. Smith, of Wroxeter, sang some beautiful songs, whioh were well encored. Jackson Wilson, of Zetland, was the first speaker, and was followed by Rev, Mr. Smith. After this the young mon of the neigh- borhood gave some readings, whioh wore well done. Tho sooial was hold the nest evening and woe a s11o0: ss also. Thos. Nixon, of Blnevale, occupied the chair and performed his duties in a very sat- isfactory manner. There wore readings,. rooitations and singing, all of whioh wore well rendered. Proceeds amounted to over $33. L i6sttorov el. Tho work at the Baptist ohuroh is be. ing pushed ahead and the building will soon be enolosed.' Kidd Bros, have sold Chicago Vo tearto E. H. Sohwsndman, of Drayton, $3,000 is said to bo the pride. A new iron roof has boon put on the woolen mill. A big buslnesn has boon Bono in the mill this season. Ono of the promised improvements for the winter evenings will bo the roasting room in connection with rho Mooilanios' Instituto. Our Fall spew 18 attracting quite a, orowd this week. I5 is a 110w venture to run it four days but tho managers bane their epee open, IThe apparatuu for lighting the new Presbyterian church cast about $1150. There aro between 76 and 100 jets The light will he gen. R. Wood's stables, .:etuatdd on Pow lope street, together with their contente, AVON 110000,1 out about 3:30 Wednesday morning. Insured in tho Imperial for $176, The lose is about $600. Tho cause of the lire in snpponed to have boon incendial'lenl. Tho expectations are that the difficulty in the stationing of rho Methodist minis- ter last conference will be obviated by Rov. Mr. Nugent and Rev, Air. Rowell, of Soaforth, exohanging pitmen. The whole trouble appears to resolve itself to this "Great try but little wool." Tho following report of the lacrosse match between the town team tied the Luoknow club is given in last Saturday's Toronto Empire : The pro- tested lacrosse match between the Listo- wel and Luoknow °lube was to have been played here today, but Listowel not showing up at the appointed hour the officially appointed referee, A'Ir, Reid, of Goderich, and formerly a Listowel man, decided 4 to 0 in favor of Luoknow. It will bo remembered that Listowel claim• ad the former game on a tochnioality and loft the grounds, refusing to play under Protest or give an exhibition game. When this went before the Judiciary Committee they ordered the game played over at Luoknow, on Friday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m., but not till after four did they show up, although they mould have been baro by 12 o'clock. Even after they cams they refused to entertain a large crowd with an exhibition game unless the teams mixed up, whioh they did,. and played what indeed was on exhibition game. W iu p•hsram. On Saturday of This week our ratepay- ers vote on the $0,000 By-law to aid local industries in the way of a loan. The Fall show has been the centre of attraation,this week. The rain of Wed. nosday militated somewhat against its success. Jno. Wilson, V.S„ of this town, and Miss Annie Carrie, daughter of es -Soave Currie, of East Wawanosh, were married on Tneeday of last week. McInnes & Talbot's general store leas gutted by firs last Friday night. The shop was insured in the Lancashire for $2,000 and the Phoenix for $2,000. Tho building was owned by John Bone and was insured in the Western. The fire is supposed to have started in the back stairway and was undonbedly the work of an incendiary. Mrs. Ross, dressmak- er, occupied the upper part of the build- ing. She loot everything. Homutb & Buchanan's boot and shoe store, also the tailor shop, were partly destroyed. They were insured in the Waterloo. Loss about $800, covered by insurance. Goasernl :4a1:yhs. Hanlon and Kamp will row on Friday. Spain has declined to join the Triple Alliance. Floods and drought are doing much injury in India. Russia will not allow Chinese immi. gration into Siberia. Ten vessels were wrecked in a hurri- cane in Algoe Bay. During the year 1880 22,134 persons died from snake bites in India. The smallpox is spreading in Buffalo, and the oily is oousiderably alarmed. Seventy-five thousand bushels of old No. 1 hard wheat were sold. in Chicago on Monday at $1.02. Rev. Fathers Farrelly and Clark have boon seutenoed to six weeks' imprison- ment under the Crimes lot. The English cotton menofeetureirs will run their mills on abort time in order to defeat the Now York oorner. In order to fumigate the mails which leave Jacksonville, Fla., they are emptied loose into a large box which has a wire bottom, and brimstone and other disin- fectants are burned under tho box from eight to twelve hours. All the smoke from the burning matter has to pass through the mails. A novel race took place Friday between a horse and a bicycle, from Silver City, N.M., to Denver, 60 miles. The course was over a rough mountain road and long stretches of sand. The wager was $200 and 60 head of cattle. Kennedy, a professional bicyclist from Denver, who holds the all-round championship of Col- oreds, rode the bicycle. The horse won the race in three hours and forty min - Mos ; bleyclo time, four hours and fifty minutes. About $10,000 changed hands in El Paso, Texas. The bicycle was the favorite. Advices from Valparaiso, Chili, give particulars of the disaster which 000urr- ed there on Auguet 111%. An artificial pond 800 feet above the level of the city buret, flooding the Valley Yungai and several streets, The flood came down in an irre8istible torrent, sweeping every- thing before it and bringing down rooks and trunks of trees with it. Tho stream came rushing through the Saint San Joan Dedios in a wave twelve foot high. Shops were deluged and the contents de- stroyed. Houses were swept away and their inhabitants drowned or bruised to death. Fifty-seven persons lost their lives, The streets were impassable for a weak after the disaster. The damage to property was at least $1,000,000. The pond belonged to a brewer named Nico- las Mena. A sensational soave wa8 witnessed at Centreville, St. Joseph county, Thura- day on the fair gronllds. The crowd bad gathered to see Prof. Bartholomew make a balloon ascension. Everything was in readiness for the event, and the word had been given to the men holding the guy ropes to stand firm unit let go quick- ly at a given'signal. An old man nam- ed Mark Sanborn of Burr Oak was ad. justing the ropes of the parachute with which Bartholomew was to desoend, when the balloon started off, and one of she parachute ropes became entangled about Sanborn's log above tho knoe, carrying him tip 1600 feet, tread downward. San- born etruggled hard to free himself as ho shot upward throngb rho air, but to no avail. The armed was horrified, and all oxpeeted to two him fall to the earth and be crushed to pieces, After the balloon had reached its highest altitude it do. socndod, landing Sanborn safoly asbrido a rail fonoo, where ho was rescued more enured than hurt. Bartholomew saw that he had a passenger trailing behind hien as ]10 wont up end told tho tlnluoicy man to "hong on" and ho would try to bring the balloon to laud, which bo did. Sanborn then said, "I wouidn't go 0p in that tvay 1galu for ail Centreville," Ex.Mfarshal 1.3azine hos died in Madrid, M1any lives have been lent through the flaod0 in Spain. 12ully $160,000 Jewish imnlinistateleave landed in New York oinne IMO, and 100,- 000 of thorn rnmuiued there. Mee. 10, A, Cr00kor, of Han Francisco, hoe given the Young Woolen's Quiet= Aesooiatioil of that city $10,000, and the n0s00iatien will buy a lot preparatory 'be erecting a fine building. The riobeet and meet influential China- man in Chicago le llip. Lung, rho Mayor of the Coloutial oolony there and the laundry king of the city, Ile is a little man physically. Ills fortune amounts to $200,000, The baby of Win. Beattie, a farmer living on Cimmarnn River, Wichita, Kan., north of the territory line, was married off by an eagle on Saturday, The eagle was found and shot, and then rho father saw his infant dead. Tho body was hor- ribly lacerated Red part of it gone, St. Paul has an "Orange Peel Club," whose members agree to remove, not only orange pool, but other dangerous sub. stances that they inay Fee On the side. walk, and themselves to refrain from throwing orange peel, banana ekins, or the like where they may bo Mealy to oauso pedestrians to fall. The bay gelding D.C. S., by 330 Elmo, now trotting in Kentucky, was, for five yeore, a stage horse between Paris and Mount Sterling, in that State, Ho waa worked no bard that he became very poor and the bones nearly protruded through the hide, and, thinking him useless, 11114 owner, Paul Bedford, the stage driver, turned him out to die. He began to im- prove on the blue grass, and Mrs. Mark offered Mr. Bedford 516 for him, which was accepted. He was kept o0 grass un- til he gained considerable flesh. and then Mrs. Mark used him for a buggy horse. Finding ho was speedy ho was put fn training, won several races, made a record, and was purchased by Wm. Sny- der for $3,000. The feature of the day at Fleetwood on Saturday was the wonderful performanoo of the Cleveland flyer, Guy, whose effort to break the record made by Mand S. (2.135 on1Fleetwood track was successful. Tho betting was $6 to $11 against him and it was generally conceded by knowing ones that the record would not be broken. His time to the quarter post, 315 seconds, WAS a snr'priso to everybody, and when ho had reached the half mile in 1.04 manyhad changed their minds as to his ability ae a record -breaker. As he came up the hill he trate(' along as steady as if ha was only warming up, and did not for a moment falter. As he Dame down the stretch ho made a magnificent burst of speed and came under the wire amid tremendous applause. When the time, 2.12} was hung out, the cheering was re- newed, and Saunders, bis driver, was the hero of the hour. Guy had no record when he Dame out this season. He had trotted some fast exhibition miles, but is flighty ann very uneven in in hie temper. Emerson International: When thefirst frost came in August Alex. Copeland, out on the Marais, thought that one field of whoa( that be had was entirely ruined, and ho started to plow it in, thinking to make the host of it and gab so ranch plowing done for next spring's seeding anyway—and it is said that he actually did plow in about three sores, when he Dame to the conclusion that perhaps he was acting a little rash, and decided to let the wheat stand to see what it would do. He has harvested it, and has about 1,200 bushels of wheat out of the field good enough to bring 90 cents a bushel, ho having been offered that muoh for it by a local buyer on Saturday neat on the basis of a sample of the wheat. .11RT C.T.J.A .SS. MISS LILY VEAL WILL GIVE SONS LI90- 5021 In Drawing, Landscape Painting and Painting onVelvot. Charges moderate. Satisfaction guaranteed. 0.50 PLOWS GP X "Well 1 neighbor, where did you got that fine working two furrow Gang Plow P" Well SIr,I got It from WM. MARTIN, Brussels, you know be keeps the largest stock of BLOWS worth the money in the trade. Are you. in need of a general purpose plow pall and ace THOS. HENDRY'S, of Seaforth ; TOLTON'S, of Guelph, No. 7 Plow,; PATTERSON'S, of Woodstock. PLOWS - OF a ALL - KMDS Straw Cutters, Grain Crushers and Grain Grinders. —TURNIP AND ROOT PULPERS- 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 Horse Power. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED in all Salo of Implements. Wm. Martin, Brussels. Ilouos : Tonxmtnur STGETr. TO THE PUBLIC In order to pay increased attention to my ready-made boot and shoe trade and Grocery business I have disposed of my CUSTOM BOOT and 011011 RUMEN to Mn. PETER PITONIE, who will continue it in the eame place. 1 desire to return thanks for the large share of patronage which 1 received during the past seven years and ask for an increase to my 5818- oessor, Mr. Ritchie. ADAM GOOD. • Having purchased the Custom Shoe business of Mr. Good, I am prepared to attend to tiro wants of the Public, My five and a half years work in Brus- sels is a guarantee of the satisfaction I am prepared to give, not only to old oustotnors but to as many new ones its give 2110 their patronage. uo1l•tl P. RITCHIE. 1 /f EAT MAR ET wenn 13treel, Brussels ANDREW CURRIIE, PROPRIETOR. Fresh Alit, Salt Meats 0f rho bast qualityulwaye on hand Hart ,le. livered to any part of the ; village free of annum. Terme very favorable. FAT CATTLE WANTED! Forwhlub the highest market pried 17111 be paid. I also maim a specialty of buying Bides and Skins, Don't forget the place next door to Flotaher'e Jewelry Storm. A• CURRIE.. Are in full blast and a first -Class "LF''1<E! The Cranbrook Lime Works S. M Gourd. Blacismitli 1 wlsllee to intimeto to the p115110 generally that he does all kinds of Blooksmithing in a Workmanlike Manner. Wagons, Buggies, Sleighs and Cutters made to Order. Repairing promptly Executed. I make a Speoialty of Horse -shoeing. A Call Solicited. 5. 'Romomber the Stand—Nein TUE Bnn,me. S. Plum. sd X —SOLD Avon --- 121 Cents Per Bushel. ds -nue V. GRAM.. , Prop. RNAaY roe NE nu An WINTER TR I1z GF. 1888-88, WE have one of the nicest assort- ments of COOK, 130X, PARLOR and COAL Stoves ever exhibited, and they will be sold at Reasonable Prices. Our "ORIGINAL" Cook Stove leads the Van. TO hand a large Stock of new ® LAMPS and lamp goods. We wish to call special attention to a new range of handsome HANGING LAMPS, They are dandies. All kinds of Gr'arnitwar°e, Cutlery, .1,rec5 Shelf Goods always in Stock, Our Stock of T n,war ci is always first-class and Goods we have not got in stock will be made up on Short Notice. A Nice Stock of Silverware always on Hand, People can save money by trading with us. Call in and see our Goods. Sept 23 n01.141 HZ YCROFT 55' T URNB ULL. _BRUSSELS-, 1 We, the undersigned, call the Attention of the Public to the fact that we have put in some NEW MAO INE A Y and are now able to do bettor Work. than has been done in the past and as good, if not better, than most MILLS IN THE PROVINCE. We will endeavor, to the best of our ability, to Please all Customers and fill all Orders at Shortest Notice. Those Parties having WOOL would do well to give us a call before going elsewhere, We have a fine Assortment of SETXNG9 13LNrel S9 rte +•,Sn gatiitiAd9 TWEEDS, 850. KNIT - GIMES,M MADE - r m RB ER Hoping you will favor Lis with a Cell , W are, Yours Truly, 110WE V d .lit ra(r t�O smut, 1e,. »o10•tf BRU$3ai