The Brussels Post, 1886-7-23, Page 5•
JULY 2S, 1886.
DISTRICT NEWS.
' eawant)es to
James McGowan, sr., is suffering
from inflammatory rheumatism.
Air. Whitely and his wife of Wing -
ham, are now visiting at E. Living-
stones,
J. McDonald returned from Mich-
igan last wools. Ile has been but a
few months away,
Miss Minnie Oliver, who was the
guest of Miss S. McGowan, for some
time, returned to her home in Clinton
last Monday.
F. Corbett, of the Clinton woolen
mill, is now purchasing wool in this
district. Ilo is meeting with great
success. •
astritagehasna.
A. surveyor, to locate the extension
of the C. P. It. line to this town, is
expected hero shortly.
Mayor Neelauds recently lost a reg-
istered letter containing over $50 be-
longing to the Forester', Order,
Tho partnership . oxieling between
Whitney & Duffield has been dissolv-
ed and a new firm of Duffield & Sou
estabtabliehed.
A ruction is on deck between the
town authorities and the G. T. R.,
over the latter closing up a street
where the trestle bridge crosses.
It is reported that 1,800 people
were fed at tho. Queen's hotel, 1,100
at the Central, 800 at the Brunswick,
700 at the Exchange, 700 at Dinsley's
and 200 at the British on the 12th of
July.
1f..itetovvol .
The Fall Show will be held on
Sept. 80th and Oct. let in this town.
The Salvation Army are arranging
\r a big jubilee and banquet on the
dth of August.
The Ketcham Concert Company
has been pleasing and instructing a
large number of our residents.
The Reeve has been to Toronto in-
terviewing the Provincial Treasurer
relative to the settlement of the Land
Improvement Fund with Elmo town '
ship.
One of the grandest concerts ever
given in town will be held au the
evening of the 29th inst., on the oc•
caeion of the Band Tournament. The
naives of Airs. R. B. Caldwell and E.
W. Schub, of Toronto, and Reub Fax
of Brantford, appear on the program,
Great preparations aro on foot for
the band tournament on Thursday
and Friday of next week. Some six
or eight towns have proclaimed
Thursday their civic Holiday and an
immouse crowd is expected. A sham
battle, band tournament, athletic
sports &o. are on the program.
I3lneval e. •
Geo. King, lately with William
Messer, has taken a situation in G.
A. Mills' store, Wingham.
The rain of last week ivas highly
appreciated by the farmers iu this
vicinity. It shortened the long faces
and Lengthened the short straw that
otherwise would hove prevailed.
A shipment of 850 boxes made
from this cheese factory on the 10th
inst. brought 8 Dente per pound. It
was part of the Juno snake and was
sold to Thee, Ballautyno, of Stratford.
$2,500 was distributed among the
farmers of Morris and Turnberry on
Tuesday by Wm, Messer, Treasurer
of the Bluevale cheese factory. A
few more scall pay days would help
the hard times.
A trot for $50 a sjde has been ar-
ranged between Nixon's fastest sorrel
and Perdue's old turf horse. The
stakes are in Johu Farrow's hands
pending the race, which will oome off
on the 1'4iughem track, on Saturday,
July 81st. Local sports are placing
small side bete. Nixon's mare is the
favorite but' as yet odds have not
been naked.
Our base ball club added another
to its long list of victories on Satur-
day Istat by vanquishing the Wroxe-
ter club. Tho game was a very
pleasant and interesting one. The
play was sharp and generally speak-
ing, good. The absence of wrang-
ling and disputing added much to the
enjoyment of the game. Geo. Pirie,
as umpire, gave. good satisfaotien.
Score 10 to 18.
J3lv'th.
The band wont to Port Stanley on
Wednesday last, having been engaged
by the Exeter Free Masons for that
day.
The J3lytli cornet band purposes
holding a •promenade concert in the
Agricultural Hall ou Friday evening,
23rd inst. The boya deserve a full
House as the proceeds go toward
paying for their new uniforms,
A lawn soo al was held at the re-
sidence of N. l3. Young on Tuesday
eVeuing last, under the auspices of
0. M. church. There was a large
number present and wo are pleased
to say a handsome sum was realized.
'lite juvenile clubs of WI ugh
and Blyth played a base ball lint
on rho grounds of the latter on S
urilay bait, which resulted ill the v
kers defeating our boys. Better Jt
next time,
PERa0NAL5._Myles Young, Ole
the Division Court, left this week
a trip to Muskoka. We wish i
Young a pleasant trip and 0 et
journey home.—hector ,Buie, of 11
Montreal Business College, is hou
on a visit to his parents.—Mrs. Fro
man, of Buffalo, le the poet of MIe
Emigh this week, -Mrs, Cowan,
Toronto, is at prevent visiting friend
iu town. --D. B. 'McKinnon paid 8
Thomas a flying visittie week, --Mi
Mary Carson, of Clinton, is the goo
of Miss Kelly this week.—Miss Hard,
milliner for Anderson &Elder, left here
on 'Wednesday last for her vacation.
We know somebody that's sorry,—
dou't wo Sam,—ltev. A, McLean,
paetor of St, Andrews church, preach.
ed a sermon to the Sabbath School
children on Sunday morning last.—
We aro pleased tostato•that Mrs. Mc-
Nally, who has been seriously 111 is
able to be around again.—Bort. 418-
riole, of the Advocate office, it horn,
on has vacation itt present.
Urri IIlrYroolc.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Methodist church for the Elhel
circuit, will be held in Oraubrook two
weeks from next Sunday. I'tev, J.
L. Kerr, of Brussels, will preach;•rtt
THE BRUSSELS POST
am lioovo Strachan was in Goclo ieh
tell Monday of this week, on township
at- btudueee,
le-
es A special Council meeting will be
lbell at Cr,trlbro:ilt ou '1'ttesclay, o1
nest week. The settlement of the
ret Land Improvement Fund with Brett-
on eels and other matters of importance
lit. will be brow{lit before the meeting,
tfo D. Jaoworry, of Brussels, is doing a
to, bid; thing in the building line this
me summer, oreeting new brick bailees
e• for Win. Bateman, Oth con„ A, He -
s. Kay, lath con., and Aroh. Damien -
of son, 17th con, 'They aro all about
i the name size, vis. 22 x 82 and are to
t. bo completed this fall.
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Special meeting of the Council
Board next Tuesday. --The average
attendance of pupils in our school for
the last half year was 74.—R. Leckie
goes to Nipissing this week to visit
his daughter, Mrs. E. Garrow. We
wish the old gentleman a pleasant
trip. -The attendance at Knox church
is becoming greater than the church
can comfortably accommodate.—Rev.
D. B. McBee purposes taking holidays
soon.—W. Knight is in Toronto this
week writing for a first A. Wo wish
him cosecs, —Mrs, Sutherland, of
London, is visiting friends here.—F.
Hunter is laid up with some disease
of the hip.—V. Gramm is doing a
big business in the limo trade.—A.
McKay is away at New York enjoy.
ing his vacation. He will tell us
about it when he returns.
• Ethel.
Wm, Milne had a monster logging
bee, at which a largo amount of log•
ging was done, some Day 20 acres,
Wo regret td have to chronicle •the
death of Mrs. McDonald, after a ling-
ering illness. The friends have the
sympathy of the community in their
bereavomeut. The funeral took place
on Wednesday, at one o'clock. De-
ceased was 70 years of age.
A frame took place in our usually
quiet village the other night, in which
one of the combatants got his ego in
mourning. We hope this will be the
last of this ]pod of work, as ibis hard
on the eyes, rind does not tend to
elevate the morels.
ANOXIC= Viorru.—Ono of the nnan•
ber who -had a good laugh at a certain
individual going out of town with a
gig with wheels not ealcnlated to keep
him ou the horizontal, had the same
joke played on himself. One wheel
was taken off his gig and a law ono
substituted, but he fortunately did
not go far when the wheel played out
and he got a neighbor to tomo back
and get his own. '
Grey.
The flax pullers gut to work thi
week and will be employed for some
lime in this township.
Uriah MoFaddeu was called to
Michigan, last week, to see his broth.
er who was dangerously ill.
Tho bay harvest is about over. The
Drop, although Light is' better than
was generally expected. Fall wheat is
fast ripening and is about ready for
harvesting.
George Brown, 1ateof Molesworth,
hes purehaeocl a eeotton of land in
the State of Oregon, and with his
family is enjoying pioneer life.
A mouse found' its way into the
organ in Roe's ehuroh and before it
was noticed had eaten off a largo num•
berof the woodenjptns that support the
keys,
i1Corrir+. t
This township is now divided into '"
six polling sub -divisions for munieip.
al purposes.
Joseph Scott while digging a well
on his farm struck a flowing spring
that has been bubbling over ever
since, COLORED
Joseph `Smith arrived limo on CO�� 9
Thursday of last week from Almouto
where he went to nee his brother who
is ill.
Last week James Irehtnd Bold;three
ewes that weighed 080 pounds. One
of tbem plumped down the scales at
250 pounds. This is good inubtou.
The masons have completed the
brisk work of a new resuleocd for
Frank McCracken, 4th Ituo, The
i main building is 28 x 88 foot, with a
kitchen and woodshed 22 x 88 feet.
It is a story and a half high. D.
Lowery had the contract for the stone
and brick, plaetinger, &sc. Mr. Haw.
three bas the carpeuter work.
Last week ],'. Woodhull, of the
Hallelujah Band, made a short visit
to Sunshine and while there was pre-
eooted with a kindly worded address
and a well filled puree as a mark of
appreciation the people of that local
ity have for trim.
dAozzrry n .
Henfryn and surrounding neigh.
borbood lost one of its oldest and
most respected inhabitants iu the
death of James Gimblett, which took
place at his late residence, 8th con.,
Elms, on Thursday, July 15tbt. AIr.
Gimblett has been a great sufferer
from stomach troubles for several
months but was never really 000fiued
LO bit room until the Saturday prey- •
ions to his death. Doming home from
Listowel on Saturday. July 10th,
where ha had been for a few days uu•
der the doctor's care, he had to be
carried bo his ream. From that tune
he rapidly sank until death released
him from this sufferings. The very
large prooeseiou which followed hint
to hie last resting place on Sunday
testified to the high respect in which
he was held by the entire neighbor
hood. Mr. Gimblett had beer. for
over 40 years a local preacher and
class leader in the Methodist church.
Oomcneacing Itis religious career in
England in the year 1889 lie amnia.
uod steadfast an the faith unto the
end. lfe conducted the first religious
service that was over held in the vil•
rage of Henfryn. He greatly rejoiced
in the prosperity of the work of God
and although fur some .nonths prey•
ions to,, his death he was iruable,
through failing health, to ant let the
services of Goil't house he bo tee tied
continued to manifesb a lively interest in Lite cause of God and would al-
ways ask the members of Ata family
who were et the service what the text
as,and ,could try to gather at meati
f the sernnua as be could from theme.
he Henfryu Methodist church wag
crowded on Sunday avenues to Itstuu
to a sermon on the occasion preached
by Rev. W. J, Brandon, from the
80th Psalm, 7t11 verse. '1'hs deeettsed
leaves a wife, 8 'daughters and one
son to mourn his departure. ,May
they all meet him on the eternal
shorn.
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Last Monday Mrs. Jno. Hill arriv-
ed home after a visit of three weeks
among friends in Muskoka and Tor-
onto, Her claughter•in•law a000m-
panied her and will spend, it few
woes in Grey township,
Your correspondent had a pleasant
call the other day from an old and
highly esteemed acquaintance, A. Mc-
Donald. He rs as usual away up on
mattere educational on wltieh we had
a pleasant ghat extending over the
time when wo were a student of his.
Those desiring a life iusurance should
see him as ho can give you a polioy
on a reliable Canadian company on a
plan which is ahead of any we have
yet seep.
Work has been oommeneed on the
line of the Brantford street railway.
On Saturday Iasi Con. Shoughrue
observed a large bear and three cubs
in a bush on lot 7, con. 2, Arthur
township. He at once gave the
alarm and John MoQuinn, John
Shoughrue and Thomas O'Brien,
who happened to be working close at
hand, immediately went to his assist-
ance, who by this time had treed the
cubs. On reaching the spot the tree
was out down and two of tbo cubs
captured. The other moped a short
distance with the old one, but was
soon treed again. Finding it was
difficult to capture them in the dart
a fire was built and watch kept up
until daylight when the last cub was
secured alive. During the afternoon
of the second day a cull woe tied to a
tree in the bush, a couple of good
shots ]teepingwatoh with rifles a short rm
d o�,
distance off, In tt little while kir. �+ it
Cub commenced making considerable
noise which attracted the old bear,
and on,making her appearance was
dispatched with rifle bullets.
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PLUSHES.
ES.
We have Just Opened out'our,Fall Flushes in all the New Shades, and.
marked at the
VERY
LOWEST FiGuRES
Those Goods are 'Very Scarce and all in want of tlietu should scare
them at once, as they have gone up 25 per cent. since
we bought them, but we will Sell them at
the Old Prices.
They are the Correct Thirty
For .Dresses Dress Trirriimzings
.For Fall a,ncl Winter.
CORSETS 9
CORSETS! !
CORSETS a H
We still take the Lead in Corsets. During the last six weeks we have
sold nearly 200 pairs. Just opened out 120 pairs more of. the Celc-
brated May Corset, which wo are selling at 48 cts., and which we are
going to Continue to Sell at the same Low Price -48 cts., or two
pair for 85 cts.
PARASOLS,
MILLINERY,
DRESS GODS
AND ALL SUMMER GOODS
Ar P Met
to inako;room for Fall Importations.
43e., OR TWO PAIR FOR :85 CENTS. 48e,
For Corsets and all other Goods at trio Lowest Prices, go direct to
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The Great City Millinery House,