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The Brussels Post, 1889-10-4, Page 540'>', 4, 1889.T1 -1S B EWSSELS POST - �.. .. ....ry .• ....,, -nBrN�;A'1737'LY�r'•: �m�Yrnare.,i'RStYL:wL'sGR"•.""w»v :�'1a,3998�r ' .. 'i' ' a7P. L1fSaaIIF 7.3"'-n—itiaY .R!ANl-"iP:�• CiPrNIE1a701:7 in the right direction if you will permit us ; help you in the upward path, so to speak, the path of plenty and prosperity. Do you want to rise in the world ? Do you want to be well heeled ? Remember that economy is the parent of prosperity, and become a practical economist by trading with w, The heavy profits which Some merchants-rllake, lase the ' interest on borrowed money, eat up the earnings and prevent saving. We make no such profits, and those who trade with us, will find their Savings increase with every trade. An honest profit on an honest price is our idea of price and profit making Big prices and big profits are not honest, We have nothing to do.with them, We will save you also in the goods we supply. Good grade goods go farther than low grade. Even at a higher price they are cheapest in the long run. But we put good grade articles on the same price -level as the low grade, That makes them cheapest in actual cash as well as cheapest in actual value. It takes us to make bargains ! We are old hands at it. We know how to buy and that's how we have the secret of selling. We are past masters in the ancient and honoralole art ofbargain-malting and will convince you that we know our work if you give us a call. W I A , ii '.rhr �, 1-8 .��GC S f_,t_::r`L4'! L, C 1J ., , ,7lToST .Z'(JP T.G, ,(i PL LCE TO BUY Dry Goods, Groceries, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Soc. Immense line of new Fall and Winter Attractions. The best of Everything at prices never beaten. ' --- District IC.eius. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1889. Moa•r•io-:- Township Council last Monday. Miss Robertson is re-engaged in S. S. No. 8. Jas. Davis, is erecting a frame dwell- ing on his farm on eon. 5. James Casomore has returned to his family from Manitoba, where he has spent the summer. On Sunday the infant child of Jas. Davis died quite soddenly. He was eight months old. The funeral was on Monday. for Mary Fiulater, u third who wrotei Claes certificate in July last, now holds a non•profeesionnl certificate, 8.5 a result of an appeal to have her composition paper re-examined. Dian.—Last Saturday evening .11lie, fourth daughter of Reeve Mooney died after a short illness of scarlet fever. The funeral took plane on Monday forenoon, Rev. Mr. Sellery conducting the service. Another little daughter is ill too, but is doing nioely, we are pleased to say. Mr. and Mrs. Mooney have the sincere sym- pathy of the community in the lose of their bright little' daughter. The Sabbath School Anniversary ser- vices of Ebenezer church, 2nd non., will be held next Sunday and Monday. Rev. A. W. Tango, of Blyth, will preach et 3:80 and Rev. R. Paul, of Brussels, at 7 p m on Sabbath The anniversary tea - Sohn McMillan, M. P., for South Throe, arrived home from the Detroit Fair on Wednesday night last. He had five horses with him and they carried Off over $270 in prizes. Allan S. McLean, eldest son of 01. Y. McLean, who has been in Toronto for some time, left that city on Tuesday last for Portage la Prairib, Manitoba, where he has procured a good situation. The indication are that we are 'to have electric light before long. Mayor Wilson appears to be slicking to his promise. The electric light committee wore authorized to advertise for tenders for the erection of an electric light plant in this town to consist of two dynamos, one for street lighting, capable of running 20 aro lights of 2000 candle power and the other for commercial purposes cap- able of running 85 aro lights of 2000 candle power of iooandesoout lights re- quiring the same power, and circuits, poles, lamps, eto., each as the committee may deem necessary for said street and commercial lighting, also for a boiler and engine of fifty horsepower, and that they ask for separate tenders for the aro lighting as mentioned above and are lights of 1000 candle power, also for cir- cuit and incandescent lights requiring similar power as the aro lights mention. ed above. 1 Othel. Mrs. Clement, of Harley, is visiting bar sister Mrs. J. M. Davies this week. Jno. ()ober and wife, who have been visiting at Hespeler and vicinity for the he is held by hie friends ou that appoint- ment and also as a recognition of the zeal with which he labors among them. The fl lends at Roe's are never backward in a good clause. •Wilig lrcam. The G.T.R. officials are now aceupy. ing the new passengerdopot,' Thos. Bell shipped two car loads of furniture, per G.T.R., to Manitoba. Ilon. A. 01. Ross, Provincial Treasurer, was in attendance at the Wingham show, Rev. Mr. Geddes, of Whiteohuroh, purchased a fine two-year-old Ridgewood filly from Robb. Melndoo, the price being 5150. Jno, Ritchie, Winuham, baa a Bronoho pony, a very neat and pretty little ani- mal, which he purchased lately. It was shipped with a number of others, from Washington Territory. Jno. Rutherford, who has held the re- sponsible position of book-keeper at the Union Factory for some years, accom• ponied by his wife, left for Scotland on Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Rutherford has not been well for some time, and it was thought a journey would do her good. N.T. Ritchie, Provincial land surveyor, returned to town on Monday of last week after an absence of two months spent in the ilipiesing District, at the head of the Ottawa river, where he had a con- traot subdividing a few townships. He looks as though his trip and work agreed with him. The lose of the fruit exhibit this year 1 Mondayprogenmllofeheld un epeeohesme e9,, ,,jll png but asvening. t two weeks, are expected home this eight aa entries ite noticeable, inseolaes,reR cite and be presented. A good time is expect- wee;. vegetables were shown in abundance, There willg be no service in the Presby- terian church here next Sabbath as the communion will be dispensed at Cram. brook. David Milne is away at the Walkerton iShow this week with his splendid exhibit 'of thorn' bred stook. file will no doubt do well. There was 11 mistake in last week's attracted a great deal of attention. Isom in regard to sale of cheese. no s ,— J%_.itsito ♦V 01. eu. Crass', )rssolC. A social hop will be hold this (Friday) evening in Tuck's Hall. Voters' List Court at Tuck's Hall on Tuesday, Oat. 15, at 10 a. in. Miss Mary Anne Zimmer, of Stratford, is visiting friends in the village. There will be no Sunday school service in the Presbyterian cherub next Sabbath. Tim Poem is a pleasant and profitable paper and pleases all people who peruse its pages. There is n grand openiug here for an industrious shoemaker, espeoially in the cobbling lino. 'A shop convenient. The DOW side -walk is a boon to the pedestrian and the wayfaring man, though a fool, need not walk thereof. A number of foresters from this Court attended the service last Sunday afternoon at St. John's eburah, Brussels. They enjoyed the sermon. Jas. Cameron, who has passed through a painful and protracted ]daces, ie re- covering nicely. We hope to see him restored to health and strength again in the near future. The sacrament of the Lord's supper will be dispensed in Knox church on the coming Sabbath. Communion, services will be held on Friday evening at 7 p. m., Saturday at 10:30 a. m. and Sunday at 11 a. m. and 6:30. Rev. A. Y. Hartley, of Blusvale, will preach on Friday and Saturday and Rev. W. Forest, of Walton, on Sabbath evening. The Young People's Literary Meeting will be re -opened shortly again. These assemblies, were very successful in the past and proves to be au intellectual and social help. - Sl3'th. The evening service was withdrawn in the Presbyterian church last Sunday as the pastor was away at Brussels. The•Fall Show. will be held on Tues- day and Wednesday of next week. A new feature this year will be Highland danoing. It is doubtful if this is any acquisition. A public meeting of the Equal Rights Aseoeiation of Blyth, was Held in the Temperance Hall on Tuesday evening. Rev. Jno. Scott, 3L A., of Wingham, spoke on the question of the hour. The fire brigade ' have abandoned the notion of holding a promenade concert but will give a grand assembly in Indus• try Hall, during the afternoon and even. ing of the second day of our Fall Sbow. Mrs. Coulter, an old an highly esteem- ed resident, died last week. Tho funeral on Monday was largely attended. The old lady died as she lived trusting •in the Saviour. The Methodist church lost a good friend in her death. Rev. Mr. Fisher, of Arthur, attended the funeral. The other evening a guest at the Com. meroial bad a pretty lively smoke. He had unconsciously placed a cartridge in his pipe while filling it with some loose tobacco he had in his pocket. The smoke was continued but a moment or two, when-phiz 1 bang 1 and the bowl of the pipe was smathed to atoms. For. tunately the bullet did not strike the smoker, or we might have bad an obit. uary notice to write. year. ' The oldest son of E. Snell, Jamestown.8 eaiiooa th. l�while playing around the scaffolding of Robt, Logan and Andrew Young have Mr. Forrset's now reeidenoe, accidentally gone off for a trip to Manitoba. slipped and fell to the ground, breaking Jas. T. Dickson, assistant postmaster, his loft arm above the wrist and reeeiviog is recovering from iris late illness. severe bruises :tremor! thx bond and Wm. Smith's mare took second prize ehonIdur. at the Toronto Industrial Fair and his E8108ueto100 •811111lesbn,—As ttnuoune. teal first prize. ad the tea -meeting took plaice last Thurs- G. Ti, Ball, L.D.S., intends removing day evening at Boo's appointment. Tho to Toronto about the 15th of this month. weather was anything but agreeable as it He has purchased Do. Robertson's prao. rained all evening and oonsoquontly pre - tion. Mr. Ball will be located at 74 vented the speakers from a distance at. Gerrard street, Ho will be greatly 111198- tending. A very good program was pre. od in town, partioulat'lyy in the Mahe- embed. !Cho prooeede, nutting the sum dist church and tho Y,Df.0.1t, A host of of seventeen dollars, was placed in the Sea101th friends wish him 81180088 in the hamis of the chairman to 1105801 to Mr. silly. Davis use a token of the eetoeltl in which and worn of excellent quality. Grain was not largely exhibited, but some fine samples were shown. Plants and flowers were in abundanoe, taking up the specie usually occupied by the fruit. In the ladies' department, the display was fully up to previous years. Fine arts took a prominent plane in the hall and price should have read 9} cents per lb. instead of 9i. Messrs. Heffernan dt Bawtinbimer are doing a good trade in the sheep and cattle line. The first named gentleman was at Buffalo last week with stook. George Dobson, of fort William is ereon a visit. He is it son of Chas. Dobson, now of Kaneat. It is said that Geo. is on the look -out for a --but we wont give 18 away. The appearance of our village was im- rovod this week by the construction of a hew sidewalk to the post office. There are some plaoes in the old walks that need repairing immediately. H. F. McAllister returned 'Tuesday evening looking much better than when he left us. He reports a very rough voyage from Montreal to Toronto. The boat left Kingston. Thursday evening and had to return again Friday morning. The passengers had to come the rest of the distance by rail. • 4G -rev. The wet night rather told on the en- tertainment last week at Roe's church. George Humble, wife and children pur- bose returning to Wiohita, Kansas, next week. Miss McDougall it home from Miohi- igen where she has been for the past three .months. We are glad to hear that Frank Oliver is considerably improved in health, and we hope he will soon be convalescent. The Voters' List Court for this town- ship will be held at Cranbrook on Tues. ' day, 1515 inst., commencing at 10 o'clock a. in. It is hinted in this booality that there will be two ftill ticketsat the next munici- pal election. The plan it not yet matur- ed, however. J. N. MoLauolilin bas gone baok to (Philadelphia to resume his course at the Dental College. We expect to see him do I well at the final examination. RichardRoe, lot 11, eon. 8, had new trawberriea o October. He br ughta sample to TIM Pos2Publish ing House. This is rather a rare cur - Has the Grey Plowman's Association diad a natural death 7 In a fine town- ship like this the young men should keep up such an institution themselves if the old heads drop out. Owing to insufficient time last Fi:iday afternoon the whole of Mrs. J. W. Shiel's goods were not sold. A postponed sale will be held on Monday afternoon, 7th inst., to clear out what ie left. The Morris and Grey cheese factory shipped 360 boxes to Mr. Ballantyne, of Stratford, at 10 canto per Ib., on Thurs. day of this week. The cheese maker, Mr. Edgar, has been engaged for the coming year at the name salary as last Mies Rebecca Livingstone has gone to Brantford to attend the Ladies' College. The G.T.R. station was lighted by gas for the first time on Tuesday evening of last week. Rev. Dr. Potts, of Toronto, will preach the educational sermons in the 'Metho- diet obnrch here on Oct. 6. The office for the inspection of gas and gas motors, recently opened in this town under the direction of the Inland Revenue Department, has been placed in charge of A. St. George Hawkins, Collector of Customs at this outport. The Woman's Mission Oirole in con- nection with the Baptist church, held their annual meeting in the church on Thursday night, and was addressed by Mrs. MoLauriu, for eighteen years a missionary among the Tebugus in India. At a meeting of the Western Dairy- men's Association at London on Satur- day, which was attended by T. Balhun- tyne, M.PP., R. Cleland, Reeve of Elma, and President of the Association, • and other leading dairymen of the district, it was declded to bold the next Dairy- men's Convention in Stratford, in Janu- ary next. On Friday evening, after the fair, a young man named Schaefer, who works in the neighborhood of Ethel, and whose mother resides in town, while the worse of liquor drew a bowie knife and threat- ened to stab a aeotion man at the station hotel. A complaint was laid before D. D. Campbell, 3,P., and Schaefer was fined $20 and costs, or two months in jail, for oarrying dangerous weapons. The directoas of the Clinton Mechanics' Institute are engaged in arranging a course of five first-class entertainments to be given in the town hall, during the coming entertainment Benson. Wilbur, son of Rev. Mr. Nugent, 111it- alhell, has gone to Guelph to attend the training school. IIe expeota by Christ- mas to have a first-class professional cer- tificate, and ho 19 1101 yet 18 years old.' The total r'onviotion by tbemegistratoe of the county for the quarter ending the 10th ult., 50, of tvliiels 11 were by (lode. rich Justices of Peron, 21 by Clinton, 10 by Senforth, 2 Wingham, 7 Brussels, 6 Exeter, 1 Blyth and 2 Henstll. Of the offences 18 were drunks, 7 were illegal sales of liquor. The total fines levied amounted to $285, and 9200 of this was for violation of the Crook's Act. A young men named Samuel Garton, eon of Geo. Garton, of West Wawnuoah, 9005 out 00011 hnnting on Monday evening of last week end met with a bad accident. He had climbed a tree to a great height (over 50 feet) when he slipped and fell, breaking ono thigh, one wrist, and was otherwise badly sprained and bruised. The broker wrist -bone penetrated through the skin and ',tuck into the ground. He is badly used up. A. case has just come to our notice of a young lady who lived at Cross Hill, dying from an ingrown toenail. The said young lady had friends in Wingham, and they the other clay received the sad in- telligence. It seems she was the picture of health, but with -thus exception of the said trouble. Last week she resolved to have the nail removed, and a doctor was called in who performed the operation, and leaving a mixture to be administered to the too he left, but soon had lobe sum- moned baolc again, bat he could do noth- ing, and she died in the greatest agony. The Now Era says : The produce of 80 acres of fall tvheet on one farm, was de- livered at Fair's mill, on Tuesday. Tho total yield of grain, wall cleaned, was 1075 buahols, or an average of 121 bush- els to the acre. It weighed 54$ pounds to the bushel, which being only worth 70o. a bushel, thus netted 4756.30. This brings the returns per nem up to the munificent sum of 98.78, hardly what would be palled a princely amount. The land on which this grain was grown is as good wheat land as there is in the county, one third of it being new land, and the other having in years past yield- ed 45 bushel to the tare. F. Jordan, of Godarich, who recently returned from a trip to the Northwest, is the happy possessor of a horse -hair bridle manufactured by the Nes Perces Indians, and exhibited it at the Northwestern Fair, field in Goderich. He has also a bottle of oil skimmed from one of the Rocky Mountain streams, and in addition has a quantity of Canadian grown heath- er, which he gathered at a point near the Glacier douse, nearly 6,000 feet above the sea level. Tha heather is of &strong- er growth than that of Auld Scotia, but otherwise is not unlike the latter. Mr. Jordan is full of the actualities and pos- sibilities of the Canadian Occident. The report of the Ontario Inspector of Legal Ofioea gives the following facts : The total amount of fees earned by the Sheriff's offioe of this county for the' year 1888 was 94472.62, of which amount the Sheriff received 92,504. The total num bar of convictions made by magistrates in the same year, was 296, certainly not a large number when population is taken into account, The total amount of the fines imposed amounted to 93822.93, but over 91,700 of this was not collected. Fourteen of the fines were for violation of the Crook's Act, and 48 for violation of the Canada Temperance Act, the Musa in connection with this amounting to $2,900, As. Surrogate Judge, Mr. Toms received a salary of .$1,000 ; this is in addition to what he receives as County Judge. Tha County Crown Attorney and Clerk of the Peace, Ira Lewis, reosiv ed 91,925. Mr. Maloolmson, Local Mast. er in Chancery, received 92,500. D. Mo. Donald, as Deputy Clerk of the Crown, County Court Clerk and Surrogate Reg, ietrar, received the snug salary of 98,029.- 75. Huron County. Chao. Dedrickson, at one time editor of the Goderioh Star, is now employed, on the Toronto• Mail staff. Alex. Glommill has been appointed collector of taxes for the township of Turnborry for the present year. Rev. R. Y. Thompson and wife, of Londesboro', have arrived home from their trip to Germany and Scotland. Geo. Murdie, MoKitlop, refused an of- fer of 9600 for his 3 -year-old stallion, "Gladstone," sired by Whitley's "Car. lisle." A quilt made by Mrs. Hinobley, an old lady of Hallett, and °onsiating of 16,000 pieties, was awarded a diploma at the Clinton Fair. At the ,loderioh show "Ike Groff," the stallion owned by Lack Kennedy, Ciiin. ton, took 1st prize and diploma for beat carriage horse shown. Elliott Bros,, of Turnborry, have about finished briolt-making for thio year, the make being between 400,000 and 425,000, bosideo several thousand'tile. Samuel Howard, oheese.maker at the Peoples' cheese factory, Howiok, succeed- ed in carrying off Brat prize at the Pro. vincial Exhibition, London, The ratepayers of Bayfield carried a by-law granting 95,000 to Il. & J, Kalb • ileisob, of Zurich, for the purpose of et• tablishing a saw, plalning and grist mill. Mies 0, Montcastle, Clinton, took 2nd prize for still-life painting at the Prov- ivalal; at Goderioli she anoceoded in carrying off seven first prizes and five seconds The Signal says : A rumor is afloat that P. W. Johnston has been appointed ton oonnty judgeship, bob tip to the hour of going to press we have been unable to locate the county. He was 811 aspirant f..1• the Gcdurloh postmasterehip, ltnd will get some plum --judgeship 00 other. 14180-1118 Mends say, The model students of Stratford have formed a literary society. The receipts from the societies' demon- stration at Stratford on the 2015 of August netted 958.13 for the hospital. Andrew Macnair left Stratford Satur- day with the view of associating in busi. nese with an old friend in St. Louis. Tha Rev. Mr. Tully, of Knox oburoh, Mitchell, is proaohing a soriea of sermons on the second part of the Pilgrim's Pr ogress. Miss Macpherson, of the Stratford Boys' Home, has kindly presented the Young Men's Christian Association 'with -fifty volumes of books. The appeal of Mise Minnie D. Eby, a pupil of Stratford Collegiate Institute, who wrote at the lat.olaes examinations in Sb. Marys, has been sustained by, the Education Department, and elm has been awarded a fiest-elosa certificate. The Stratford Natural Gas Company is now a body corporate and politic with a capital of 950,000. The following gentle, 0110 were elected directors:—B. K. Barns - dale, Jas. Corcoran, Robertliyers, William Mowat, Wildon Gordon, B. 1"Youugs and E. Sidney-Sm'donutsith. W. 0,woo abated Secretary, A stools book was opened a vory fair start made. There is every ltroepeet of the Company beginning oparalgons tis a few weeks, It is set - mated that -the cost of putting down toe well will not exceed 90,000, and this antmmt will lately be soured hi a very short time. trachan Sros Are now prepared to show their numerous Customers a large and Well -assorted Stock of Fall and Winter Goods. DRESS GOODS in Black and Colored Cashmeres, Henriettas, Crapes, Mel - tons, Winceys, Tartan Plaids, Satins &e , all the . leading Shades and Designs, with TRIMMINGS TO - V_LATO .. A full line of Cloakings and illantlings. Grey Flannels, magnificent value. White and Scarlet Flannels in all Prices. Prime Value in Worsted Coatings, Worsted Staitifigs, Trouerilbg 111 .Stripes, and Canadian and Scotch Tweeds. y + Snits made by Your Own Choice Of Tailor and a rte' iE1 AL IR . L eF � �n ••+r �so All Wool UNDERWEAR, a Large Stock, from the Coarsest to the Finest (o ads. See our Nobby Scarflfs, Cashmere Mufflers. and HATS, CAPS, ETC. As usual a large assortment of' COOPER & s1'IITll'S BOOTS AND SHOES, including .Coarse and Fine makes in all Sizes. - GROCERIES, Fresh and Good. Try Oar $5c. Tea, (,food Value for 50e. BAZAAR PATTERNS always on•hand. Monthly Fashion Papers giver Free Call and get one and see the New Styles. As space will not permit us to enumerate Articles and quote prices, we extend to one and all a Cordial Invitation to examine our Stock and compare Quality and Prices. We consider it a Pleasure to Show you through nor Stock, Remember we will not be undersold. STRACHAN BROS. „r>cw:,n,fl`+mu senemwmxr me-• eexc rcrxw iprrinctrre, ,rnxr_i,,vwsAtmtku aTasfi,ivsmawv ! Sulosoribs for Me 'Post' I Only 25 ,i Cents, in advance. until-Jeny.�tst,, :1800V0 L V 0 1% ..Lr.±.D 'Y 0 T J �J 1°✓J .fit..