The Brussels Post, 1887-6-17, Page 5JUNE 17, 1887.
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THE BRUSSELS POST
1E3E39.
During this Month we are making Special Efforts to Rapidly Reduce our Large Stock of
by selling them at such prices that will induce people to secure the Bargains ^fered.
DRESS GOODS. ---New and attractive lines bought at a Bargain, we are selling
them remarkably cheap.
6ILKS.---We have some very desirable Brocades, Ottomans, .Gro -grain. and Satin
Mervilleux, at the lowest prices ever yet reached.
MUSLINS.---Our assortment of printed, spot, stripe, Victoria, Lawn, and India
Linens, is pronounced the most complete and best value in this section.
PRINTS, SATEENS & GINGHAMS.---In this range of goods we have a large
stock and we expect at the prices they are marked the quantity will be largely reduced.
SPECIAL LINES of Embroidery, Laces,Gloves, Hosiery, Lace Curtains, Cre-
tonnes, Towellings, Carpets, &c. A full line of Parasols.
MILLINERY. ---In this line we lead the Trade and ask the public to be the judge.
Miss Smith has charge of the Millinery Rooms, Ladies should not go past the Garfield House.
Special Attention paid to the ORDERED CLOTHING TRADE and a look our Summer Tweeds will
satisfy you.
In the Hat and Cap, Boot & Shoe and Gents' Furnishings Departments we don't take a back seat for
anybody.
Any Quantity of Eggs, B ttex9 and Wool taken Lachanage far Goods.
CALL AT TIE
GAR1:L I LD MUSE.
Bistrid ` ti.etvs.
Wiwrgitaxn.
St. Paul's Church has accepted the re-
signation of Rev. II. McOosh with re-
gret.
Adam Reid, Geo. Pettypieae and John
Neelanda are attending the High Conrt
of Foresters in Berlin.
Rev. Mr. Ward, of Hamilton, has re.
ceivedand accepted a call from the mem-
bers of the Congregational Church.
Bones—In Norval. Halton Co., on Tues-
day, Jnne 70, the wife of W. B. Groves,
principal of the Wingham publio school of
a son, (still born).
The ,fine brink residence of Wm. Elliott
has been soldto Mr. Styles, of London,
for the sum of $2,750, and the purchaser
will shortly move into it.
The death is announced on Saturday of
Stephen W. Galbraith, the editor of the
Wingham Times, after a long illness. He
leaves a wife and one child.
Tho council granted a sum of money not
exceeding $100 towards watering the
street, at the meeting on Monday night,
and specified that it was to be watered
from the railway crossing to Jobb's black-
smith shop.
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Listowel.
Our cricketers beat Harriston by 10
wickets,
The town band has received a grant of
850 from the Council.
17 oar loads of oheeee was shipped from
here on the 4th inst. The aggregate val.
ea was put at about 840,000.
Hess Bros. who are about to remove
their furniture factory from town, have
their premises almost ready for oeoupa-
tion in Toronto, where they will employ
250 hands.
Miss Addie Clayton, daughter of W.
R, Clayton, of this town, has successfully
passed the second year examinations at
the Toronto University, taking honors in
all the modern subjects.
W. G. Hay has returned from Battle
Creek, Mich., where he has been spending
some weeks for the benefit of hie health.
No. 5 oompeny, under Captain Morphy,
is away at camp in London.
The plans of the new Presbyterian
church are ready. The design of the
building is modern church architecture,
to be built of red pressed brick with ele-
vated stone foundation and out faoings.
The main building will 116x06 ft„ with
towers earried upon math corner of the
front elevation one of the towers being
112 ft. high and the other about 75 feet.
The roof, which is equate pitch, will be
slated. The windows are to be cathedral
glass, and will form a very attractive
feature of the handsome building. The
auditorium will be 56 feet square, with
rising floor and smite arranged in amphi-
theatre style. A gallery, horse shoo shap-
ed, will run around the front of the build-
ing and along a portion of the sides.
1Vlorrir .
Thomas Russell pulled a sample of flax
from bis field last week that mongered
over three feet. Flax will be a good orop
this year,
It is hinted that A. R. Smith is going
to withdraw his business from Sunshine,
Next Tuesday the Union Sunday
School, which meets in Anderson's school
house, will pie-nic iu Donald Currie's
grove. There will be a few short address-
es, singing, swinging, &a, after the wants
of the inner man arejjsatiefied,
The Bel ave people are going to cele-
brate tlso Queen's Jubilee in great shape
next Tuesday in Scandrett's grove. There
will be athletic games, base ball matohes,
etc. during the day, and a concert at
night. The Blyth band will be in at-
tendance.
The Sabbath school at Sunshine is mak-
ing preparations for their annual pie-nio
on the lst of July. All who were present
last year will reflect with pleasure upon
the pleasant time spent in John Wheeler's
grove, and doubtless will be present this
year again, bringing others with them.
Revds. Kennedy, Law and Nugent aro
being oorresponded with to secure their
aervicee for the oaoasion. No doubt this
will be the best pic-nio ever given as our
pio-nies get better the more we have of
them.
A young couple, living iu this town-
ship, who did nothing more than got mar-
ried, have been pestered with a lot of
noisy ragamuffins from Brussels and lo-
cality, who cams down to eharivari them.
The parents of these little "goslings"
should keep them shut up at nights until
they know enough to behave themselves.
According to the old saying Wesley
Hotline has broken the ice in leaving
Sunshine, Charles Couery followed *nib
and took his departure from among us
as week. Oharlie;left here in the morn-
ing and was at work in Hess' factory,
Listowel, in the afternoon. Good men
don't have to look long for a job. We
understand that there are some more of
the boys who are intending to laeneh out
into the world.
.Ethel.
Sheep worrying is in fashion yet.
David Dunbar lost a valuable mare last
week.
The new railway bridge over the Malt.
land is completed.
H. I'. McAllister and wife, left on Wed-
nesday for a trip on the lakes.
Mrs. Smalldon, of Michigan, was visit-
ing
Aire. Henry Wanner last week.
The average attendance in our public
school for the month of May was 77.
D. W. Milne and his daughter Lucy
took part at a concert in Toronto on the
15111 inst.
Mrs. Bobt. Holland, of Richmond Hill,
was visiting at Lawrence Dobson's this
week.
Dr, Macdonald, M. P., is expected to be
one of the speakers at the pie -trio here on
the let of Jnly.
Robt, Lang has the centraot of Wm,
Simpson & Son's new shop. The work
ie being pushed rapidly.
1. 0, Heffernan has sold 21 wheeled
rigs this season—eleven buggies and ten
wagons. It pays bo make a good article,
14Lresronenv. ]'.act Wednesday evening
J. Goforth, recently of Kuoir College, gave
a very interesting lecture in the Presby -
twine church on iniseionary work. He
gave special attention to the work in
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China, and with a chart ahowed the rela&
ivo areas of the world occupied by the
heathen, and the different religions de.
nominations. The vast extent of the
former formed a striking contrast to the
latter. By another chart he showed the
relative amounts expended for missions,
education, public amusements, dress, to.
bacco, liquor, &c. it was one of the most
instructive and interesting lectures we
have bad the pleasure of listening to for
some time and those who were absent
missed a rare treat.
A base ball match is talked of on the
1st of July.
Mrs, Dan, Campbell and children are
visiting at Varna.
S. McKibben has gone to study with Dr.
Smith in Seaforth,
Mies Bella McKibben is visiting her
sister in Wingham.
Mrs. Tyroman, mother of Mee. Wesley
MoTaggart, is still very low.
Peter McTaggart, who has been laid up
with rheumatism for the past four or five
months is, we are glad to learn, slowly
improving.
Messrs. McGilhivary and Webster,
lectured on Mission's in Duff's church on
Friday night. The lecture was interest-
ing and was listened to with pleasure.
Rev. Mr. Ballantyne and J. Smillie
left on Monday of last week to attend the
Assembly at Winnipeg. Rev. Mr, Ja-
mieson will bake Mr. Ballaotyne's place
while he is gone,
We think the young men round could
employ themselves better on Sunday
evening than by tearing up the side walk.
The side walk was in a very dangerous
condition before, but the way ib is now
makes it still more so,
Mr. McAllister, precentor in the Pres-
byterian church, was obtent laet Sab-
bath. Why did the choir not take their
place ae usual? Is their religion at such
a low ebb that they come to church to
worship either the minister or precentor
Rave they quite forgotten the first com-
mandment, or was it through ignorance
of a ohoir's duty that they tools back
seats ?
731tic eNe a7e:.
Mr. Malloch, S.P.S., was in town last
week. He says the school is prospering.
Jas. Timmins has purchased the three
year old oolb owned by Thos. Hold. Mr.
Reid is ab present attending school at
Oollingwood.
John Farrow has taken the advice of
Tan Pose and still keeps wielding the
paint brush, muoh to the improvement
of our village.
Rev, J. B. Cooke has been stationed at
Bluovale for another year, Mr. Cooke is
a successful pastor and is doing good
work on his circuit.
Rev..A. Y. Hartiey and Jos, Leech left
on the early train last Tuesday for Ber-
lin as relibesentatives of C.O.F., Blue -
We wish them a pleasant trip.
Thos. Smith, of Manitoba, returned
home last week looping just the same as
ever, Many of the boys expected to see
a dude, but they got Mit, for Tom is
Tom all the world over.
A sewer is being dug all along main
street and wooden tile placed in it one
foot square. Good for Bluevals,
On Tuesday evening of last week Thecl-
ford Sellers of 1st line, Morris, broke his
arm, A. physician was on hand and at-
tended the broken limb, This is the
second time for Thedford this year,
Mr. Herbert, our genial miller, hate oc-
cupied the precentor's (heir in the Pres-
byterian church the lest two Sabbaths.
Last Sunday a choir of young fours led
the singing. It is to be decidd by ballot'
which is the more amenable to the con-
gregation. It speaks well for the pro-
gress of the congregation to be able b0
display so muoh local talent, when it is
remembered that the last few osars a
loader had to be sought beyond the pro..
(tints of that parish.
0. A. Webster, of Knox College, Tor-
onto, preached in the Presbyterian church
Bluevale, on the subjeob of 'missions.'.
Although Mr. Webster spoke for over an
hour the congregation did not appear
tired. A collection, amounting- to 618,
was taken at the close. Mn Webster al-
so addressed Rev. Mr. Hartley's other
congregation (Mulles) in the afternoon.
The congregation is not as large but they
seem to have more heart in m ineion work
as the collection amounted to nearly 830,
Mr, Webster is ono of the four young
men intending to go to China next year
and shows great promise of alt earnest,.
ardent worker in whatever field he may
labor.
The quiet which as a rule holds sway
over our little town was rudely broken
Met week. Not far from Blnovale is a 1
school and near the school is a house
where children play sometimes. They
played there one day last week which
will long be remembered among the log-
onle of this blue town. A little girl . in-
nocently tells its little story and is but
half done when an indignant mother un-
dortakee to whack into its' bead a little of
what to her it appeared to, Lack, The
child goes home and tolls its "ma" and
enraged mother No. 2 determines to be
avenged. Accordingly there is a meotibg
and a hot hand round ensues,-.Besalt :—
Two angry women, two estranged fami-
lies, a big talk, te big laugh and 5 -piece
of neva for Fidelis.
Grey, •
The hay crop will be far better than
was expected.
A wedding to report next' week, per-
haps more than one.
The Spring crops are growing rapidly
and areh
#ar ahead for elle time of year,
Statute labor is in order: Working for
nothing and board yourself—jug think of
it.
L. bbleileil, who was so seriously hurt
last week, is getting along as well could be
expected,
Work 60 the now bridge on the Oth
am. will soon be commenced, Tho old
one is in a dangerous condition,
Miasos Emma and Mary hansom, .from
Montreal;, are visiting their parents, en
the 6th sou„ for a brief season,
The bridge on the 1201 cosi; known t ria
Bots bridge is in need of some new plank,
If an accident should happen what then ?
U. McFadden, who is wail known has a
penchant for good horses, has arraagei a
half mile track on his farm and will now
be able to do some 2:40 work no doubt
with his bloods.
Alex. Buobanau had his old barn split
and a piece put in the eontre and raised
III) so as to have stone stabling built 1rn-
dorneatb D. Zimmer had the job. When
co,npleted it will be one of the largest
barns in the township.. J. McIntosh has
the stoce work,
Last Saturday eveuiug John McCutcti.
eon's barn, stable, sheds and all that was
in them were destroyed by fire. The
barn was 40x00 feet, 2 calves, several pigs
and all his fowl were also consumed. The
cause of the Etre is a great mystery. Mr.
MoCateheon was away from home at the
time,
The Morris and Grey ohecse factory
sold the May make of oheeee, amounting
to about 8,: tons, to Aver & Co„ of Mon-
treal, ab 9i, cents, Messrs, Ayer & Co.
purchased all the cheese sold at the Met
fair—about 4,000 boxes. Our factory is
doing well and the farmers are finding it
to their advantage to patronize it,
Thos. Newsome, who had the job of
moving and raising Thos. Cardiff's barn,
had it "jacked up" with the assistance of
thirteen men in an afternoon, commenc-
ing at two o'clock, to the height of 8 feet
8 inches, The barn is 4040 feet and the
frame very heavy timber. A. day or a
day and a half is usually the time requir-
ed for snob. a work This speaks well
for Mr. Newsome as well as for the men
who assisted him.
Lsoruan.—Last Tuesday evening a lec-
ture was delivered by Rev. W. Smyth, of
Brussels, in Rocas ohuroh, on Ireland. It
was interesting and imeeruabive, to say
nothing about the amusing part of It.
The chair was oc0npied by Rev. R. Paul.
Six Kindergarten songs were given by a
children's choir, composed of Bella Ann,
Martha, Bella Martha and Laura Smith,
Jennie and Sarah Forbes and Joggle and
Lida Otooks, They hod been trained by
Mrs, Neil Richardson end they most as.
suredly did her oredit, Bella Ann Smith
sang "Out in the cold." The proceeds,
amounting to about 80, will be applied to.
ward the purchase of a library for the
Sunday School, Tho people who stayed
away missed a treat.
POSTAL St'ATISTLC$.
From the Postmaster -General's report
for 1886 (just leaned) the following parti-
culars concerning the business of the se-
veral offices are gleaned :—
Post Ofdoe. GrosaBovenue,
Auburn $ 844 59
Bandon 1106
Bayfield 407 27
Belfast 14100
Bslgravo 488 08
Boinsore 288 74
Beumrller 00 01
Blake ..,,,,,.,.,, 177 60
Blnevalc 447 60
Blyth ...,,,, 1818 14
Brueefield , . , .... 309 52
Brussels ,,,,,,.,2702 68
13ushfield „ 45 88
Carlow 114 45
Clinton ,,,..,..., 4258 44
ANSA
Constance 107 22
Cranbrook 207 02
Dashwood 381 Got
Drysdale 87 73
Dungannon 425 85
Dunlop 135 31
Egmondville 221 GO
Ethel 403 00
Exeter 2427 51
Forclwiolr 502 01
Fordyce 4714
Glenfarr'ow57 28
Godorioh 5117 43
Gerrie 1180 38
Harlock 38 50
Hay 10O 71
Henfryn 122 21'
Hensall 547 44
Hills Green 78 54
Hohnesville 100 24
Jamestown 118 02
Johnson's Mills.. , , 211 4:3
Kiutail 173 07
Nippon 300 04
Lakelet 198 95
Lanes 60 78
Leadbury 11.1 8)
Londesboro' 380 63
Marnoch 48 68
Mone ri of 19 68
Nile 117 65
Port Albert 124 113
Porter's Hill 08 35
Rodgerville 86 70
Saltford 92 28
Seaforth 4503 10
Sunshine 15 42
Varna 312 81
Walton 27100
Westfield 87 85
Winghem 8184 93
Winthrop 144 36
Wroxeter 722 78
Zurich,,,. ., 002 13
Tho returns for Clinton show an in-
crease of nearly 6200 over those of last
year ; for Seaforth an inorease of $74 ; for
Godorioh a decrease of 631; for Wingham
an increase of 885 ; for Blyth an increase
01 360 ; for Exeter an increase of $55 ; for
Brussels an increase 02338.
Ridgetown has been chosen as the
place to hold the M,O.R, employees' pio-
nro-
Judge Taylor has repotted that Stip-
endiary Magistrate Travis ought not to
be continuod iu office at Calgary.
Montreal speoulators in wheat suffered
heavily by a sudden drop in Chicago on
Saturday, their losses being estimated at
not less than 350,000.
On Friday the Wellington County
Connoil /milled their congratulations to
the Queen, and oh Saturday morning a
reply was received. Its reading was the
signal for the Reeve of Mount Forest
springing upon his seat ancl starting 'God
Saye the Queen,' which was vigorously
sung by the Oouneillors.
George Richardson, a tramp who set
fire to the 33ufferinAgricultural Society's
hall at Orangeville and afteewaids gave
himeelf up, pleaded guilty to a obarge of
arson and requested to be sent down to
Kingston for a term of fifteen years.
Judge'lioCarthy gave him Ave years,
Richardson is about 15 years of age, an
Lnglislunan by birth and appesrsto have
Ss insane craving to spend theremaindor
of his days in penitentiary,