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The Brussels Post, 1887-8-26, Page 5AUGUST 20, 1887 THE BRUSSELS POST SINDERAVELISRS ANKRASSTISSZT Ik TOCK R WIN D Having .purchased our Fall Stock early this season we have secured all our Dress Goods, Flannels, Winceys, Jacket Cloths, Flushes, Velveteens, Shirts and. Drawers, Tweeds, Tickings, Cottons, Cretonnes, Hosiery, Carpets, etc., before the late advance in prices, and will be able this Fall to give Customers Goods far Below their Market Value. STOCE OF BOTS St SIIOES always Complete and at Prices far Below Competition, CYLTIRJ t> IZTMIWY- will be Complete in every particular this coming Season. We feel assured that Customers will be do- ing justice to themselves to purchase their Fall Stock of 1V.fillinery at the Garfield House, Brussels. Your Obedient Servants, 41isl itt tiros. 1Bluevale. Rev. Mr. Cooke began, on Sunday ev- ening last, a series of discourses on "Protestanism vs. Catholicism." On Sunday evening Mrs. Benno, of This place, breathed her last, Her eon from _Michigan was in time to bear her dying requests. She was reported wealthy, but for the last few years hoe been living a very quiet life. Her funeral took piano on Tuesday. Wm. Diment, of Boundary line, has decided to abandon agriculture end enter the mercantile race. He has rented his farm to John Patterson, lately of the "Exchange,' Wingham, for a term of seven years. We wish Mr. Diment every success in his new venture and hope he will never regret it, Wing ham. Caledonian games here on Sept. 1st. Mrs. Grange, dressmaker, has made an assignment. Es -Mayor Meyer is expected home from Germany this week. Robbins' oirons woo hero on Wednes- day. They came in on the C.P.R. The Ball Electric Light Co. will put up some lights in town by way of experi- ment. The annual fall fair of the Turnberry Agricultural and Wingham Horticultural Societies will be held in the Horticultur- al park in this town on Sept. 27th and 28th. Amongst those who were snaoeseful in securing third class certificates at the resent examination hold at Clinton, we notice the names of Cassie Farquharson, Kate Eadie, Milton Snell, Isabel Dun- kin, Annie McLaren, Wingham ; also J. Lovell, J. Match, J. Anderson, A. Hart- ley, T. Henry, A. McTavish, 5. Lamont, D. Martin, D. McGregor. Out of four- teen who passed, Wingham sent up sev- en and five were successful, which speaks well for their teacher. Grey. Grasshoppers are very plentiful, more so than for some years. All aro busily engaged preparing the land for fall wheat, while an odd one here and there have sown a field. Everybody you see talks of going to the Caledonian games at Brussels on Sept. 2nd. All are counting on a big clay. The timber is all reedy for the new bridge aoroes the river on the 9th eon., opposite Abel Tindall's. It is badly needed. A great many are now burning stumps, old loge and other rubbish. It is a splendid liras for sending up such mater- ial in smoke. The recent showers, though light in this section revived vegetation wonder- fully. The fields do nob now present suoli a burned appearance. A Methodist Sunday School pio-nio will be held in Wni. Bawbinhimer's grove, at Henfryu, on Thursday of next week. Addressee will be expected by the neigh- boring pastors. - Liesto w el. Rev. Mr. Turnbull has doclined an ap- pointment to Wingham. The brakeman, Richard Mille, who was injured here on Saturday, has succumbed to his injuries. ITB was a nephew of Sir Richard Mars, of Surrey, Euglaud, and was educated at Oxford. He had been braking for two menthe. I3is life wee insured for $1,950 in favor of his brother; who la ohealr clerk in a restaurant in Stratford. The work on the new Presbyterian Church has been oommenoed, and it is expected that the building will be enclos- ed before the winter seta in. Messrs. Bamford di Smith, who have the contract, have sublet the.etone and briok work to John Slay, the painting to Geo. Love, and the tinwork to G. 0, allude t2 Sons. The work will bo pushed ahead as rapidly as possible. In exohango for an old-fashioned Bible:—lot, A fact in proof of the popu- lar belief that the earth is 5. globe, whirl- ing round on an axis et the rate of 1,000 miles an hour, and flying through apnce at the rate of 11,000 miles a minute, rue cur highly educated scientists kindly in. form us. 2nd, A fact to prove the doct- rine of gravitation, centrifugal and centri- petal foram, as taught in the schools. On the production of these two simple facts the finder may have his choice of a He- brew, a Greek, a French, or an English Bible, as the owner will have no further use for them. W. II. HAWING. At the meeting of Empress Legion Se- lect Knight° on Monday evening last C. H. Barker, recorder of the Legion, was presented with a handsome quadruple - plated water pitcher. The presentation was made by Comrade W. J. Scott, on behalf of Empress Legion and Listowel Lodge No. 199, !A. O. U. W. Comrade Barker has been a very efficient officer of both lodges, and the presentation was made as an acknowledgement of his val- uable services. In making the presenta- tion Comrade Scott alluded to Comrade Barkeris efficiency as an officer Of the order, and expressed his regret that Com- rade Barker was about to remove from the town. The other Comrades present concurred in the sentiments of Comrade Scott, and wished Comrade Barker sue - cess in Toronto. !!+ceaforth. The Sun is having aholiday this week. Our Caledonian games are announood for Sept. 611). The Police Magistrate bad eight of our hotelkeepers up on Monday for violating the law. They all pleaded notfuilty ex sept one. Lawyer Holmstead defended the violators and argued that the Canada Temperance Act was unconstitutional and not in foroe. Last Friday 150 Knights of Labor from this plane joined their Clinton brethren and went to Goderich for a field day. After dinner an address of wel- come was presented by Mayor Seager to the visitors. Short practical addresses were given by Grand Master Stoneham, Messrs. Ballantyne, Todd and Ingram M. P. P., of St. Thomas. The Seaforth band enlivened the proceedings with some of their excellent selections. The day proved a very enjoyable one to all and the Knights may congratulate thein - selves on the eneeeae of their outing. Walton. The children of the day school, now that the yard is fenced, have purchased a croquet set and enjoy this pleasant pastime during the moon hour. Mrs. Tyreman, mother of Mrs. Wesley MoTaggart, died on Saturday morning after a lingering illness. The funeral on Tuesday was largely attended. The Billy letter of some crank, who styled himself Blonder Head, in last week's Expositor, has made a very dis- agreeable foaling in our village. Blunder Head should put up the sign "Rooms to let" ou the back of his pumpkin. Miss Hellen, a former teacher in our school, hag been engaged as Principal for next year. Miss McDougall has been re- engaged as assistant at an advnnoe of salary. We with them 01200000, Mr, Mc- Intosh, our present teacher, is going to attend the Normal. He was called away on Tuesday to attend the funeral of his grandmother, EDITOR POST.—SID; There is a scrib- bling idiot in our village, who is causing much mischief by his newspaper articles, like the ono in last week's Expositor, dragging ladies names before the public without their knowledge, consent or wish, who signs himself Bluudorhead. This blunder head blunderein every sentence he writes, He says, "Walton contains 2,296 goals, including everything that oontains the breath of life, such as people, frogs, beans, snakes, horses, etc. Do frogs, hens, snakes or horses possess scute 7 Does he compare educated ladies and gentlemen with cattle, fowl and reptiles 7 Blnnderhoad says eve' have "saints and sinners." Wo have one sinner at least, who sins against truth, decency and good. broedi ng, his noir de plume is Blunder- head. Mr. Blundarhead says that Wal- ton l:possesees Presbyterians and hard shell Bap bets, and, ho might have added, soft gltnll correspondents, He writes about "dogs, bears and ghosts," and ut- ters vile inuendoos against educated GHTINGALE Christian ladies, but to cap the climax of his effrontery ho says we have "bald- headed bachelors and a few dried up old maids." Blonder Head blunders when he said "the contract for the stage and carrying the mall between Seaforth and Gerrie has been awarded to Wm. Beirnes." The stage belongs to Mr. Welch and will continue so and could not be awarded to another. Beirnee' tender was accepted but the con tract for carrying the mail has not yet been awarded to any person. The only word of truth in Blander Heed's letter is in his big name. Yours. do., LEVEL HEAD. 1Zo r rit,a. George Jackson and wife enjoyed a week's visit among old friends in Michi- gan. Farmers aro pretty well through with harvest and are busy preparing the ground for another crop. A number of our citizens took advant- age of the oheap exoursion on Tuesday of last week and went to the lake. Allan and John Spier left last week for the Old Country. They had charge of 50 head of cattle belonging to Joseph Clegg, A.11 Me child of Wm. Menary's died on Wecinesdayofthis week egad 1 year and 1 week. The funeral takes place on Fri- day of this week. What might have been a serious acci- dent happened laetMonday, when Robert 5., son of Joseph Clegg, drover of this neighborhood, was returning after leav- ing his father at Brussels. While cros- sing the bridge, opposite Mr. Somervilles, a plank broke and the horse's two front feet went down throwing it on its head. The result of the accident was *token shaft and some broken harness along with some bad braises on the horse. This is another warning to our Council. Some of the employees of one of the officers of the Scott Aot wont out to Brussels one day last week. and followed the said officer home in such a state of intoxication as to cause some of the inha- bitants to leave their homes and go to their neighbors. To use a common ex- pression it would make the hair stand on your head to hear the volley of oaths and nurses that was uttered. We think that those aro the kind of officers who have kept the Scott Act from doing its work. A CENETnuruon Lalt Saturday, Mar- garet Clark, 6th lino, passed away to her reward at the advanced age of 106 years and 6 months. Her husband who died some 16 years ago, had reached his 108 year. Mrs. Clark's remains were inter- red in the Sunshine burying ground on Monday, a large concourse of friends and relations paying their last tribute of res- pect to the old lady. The burial servioe was read by Bev. Mr. Parke, of Blyth. Itis a very ram thing to meet a husband and wife whose ages aggregated nearly 204 years at the time of their decease. One-Clu .—Since your usual scribbler has gone under, or his friendly wings have been clipped, and he is not allowed to absent himself from home, ot perhaps after his last effusion he has not recover- ed. Perhaps ho is afraid. Bot, poor fellow, be need not fear. The young ladies think all the more of him, of course 1.1 is their policy to look angry But he had better write on anything ales but girls or we girls may give him away. Don't we know, well, I pees we do, and we will show him, too. Come on. Now, Mr. Poex, please tell him to keep quiet, and let me keep this corner of Tam Poste. —Thos. Reid has succeeded in successful- ly passing his examination, and now car- ries in his breast pocket a first-class cer- tificate. Now, he ought to come and see mo, -Mr. and Mre. Gamier', of the 2nd, have returned from Algoma. They do not like the country, too many reeks, too many bears and too many unpioasent surprises.—Ova more from Bluevele is in Morrie. He drives milk wagon. What a delightful singer Willie ie.—What a nice time we had at Mr. Collie's the other evening. Dr. Snyder and his bride stop- ped off the:eight train on Thursday even- ing and the next ovoning all the friends were invited. Soma mistakes were made and Mrs, Snyder galled Miss ColliO, lint everything passed off pleasantly. 8.11 our set wish Dire. Snyder and the De. a happy, prosperous and contented joirney through lite, and may many others soon follow suit. Yours truly, BELT. SUDDEN DEATin—Tlte people of tbie locality were very much surprised to hear that Thos. Walsh a resident of this section for over twenty years, had dropped dead on Thursday of last week while work- ing in the field with his son. He had been in apparently goad health and the shock was consequently all the more severe to his family. A wife and ten children are loft to mourn his decease. Mr. Walsh was 61 years of ago. The funeral on Saturday was largelyattend- ed, the interment being made atlfalgrave. Rev. N. S. Burwash conducted the ser- vice. Surely in the midst of life we are in death. Blyth. Three oar loads of cattle were chipped last week to Montreal by Edward Watson. A resident left town last week without taking the trouble to leave his future ad- dress. Livingstone's flax mill will prove a good institution in our midst. The build- ings are about complete now. Our tennis players aro wondering when Brussels club is coming to play the return match. They are anxious to double theta up. A new bakery has been started by R. B. Kesler, an old resident of Blyth. Our bakers have a great many changes some. how. Owing to the resignation of J. W. Shaw as teacher of our school A. M. Burchill has been engaged. There were GO nppli- oants. The new paper, The Standard, is to make its appearance this week. It is to be independent in polities Rud will be published by R. White, a brother of the Exeter Times editor. Mernrato s se —Our village Was all in a flutter on Wednesday over the marriage of Dr. Sloan'a estimable daughter, Miss Allie, to Emil Hess, son of Mayor Hess, of Listowel. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. ISeLean. The bride was at- tended by Alias Lena Hess, sister to the groom, and Heotor Buie, of Montreal, supported the groom. The young people have the best wishes ,of a large circle of friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Hess will reside in Toronto. Ethel. The grist mill of Reeve'Milne has been undergoing repairs. - Miss Melissa Ames is visiting at • Mrs, Dunbar's this week. Our townsman, H, F. McAllister, has boon on the shelf this week. A large acreeae of Fail wheat wilt bo put in this yeanin this locality. A new platform has been put up in front of D. W. Milne's general store. R. Dilworth's new house is about tetLdy for its occupants, Dr. Cale and family. Mr. Elliott, an old gentleman from Goderich township, is visitiug at A. Sharp's. Wm. Smith, of Bipley, has boon pur- chasing cattle in this locality and shipping them to Montreal. A goodly number of our residents will take in the Calodonititi games at Brussels on Friday oe next week. In the absence of Rev. J. 'T. Legear last Sunday W. Z. Kerr, of Brussels, 000upiod the pulpit of the Aiothodist.chproli. Miss Sarah Sharp hies been on the sick List with inflammatory rheumatism. We hope she Will soon be fully restored to good health. Rev. It. Paul end wife have been inak- ing a visit to old friends in Ethel and vi - amity this week. They have a great many well wishere around here. It is hinted that a hotelkeoper, not far from the metropolis, contributed $50 to the License Inspector recently owing to somebody lottingthe oat out of the bag. Last week Lewis end Andrew Ealtmier had a raising, when they put: up a large addition to their barn. It eeste on a etonefoundation with stabling. It, Laing did the wood woi'It. Ethel of bo -day and'Ethel of three years, ago are two very different places and out- siders should gave our village a Dalt before they deofde what we are like. We are not to be sneezed at even if tvo don't blow Much. Tun POST manages somehow to get hold of about all that transpires, in feet it gets hold of more than some people cat eto have known sometimes, A lecture is on the tapfa, in the Pres. byterian church, for some evening next week, on a trip to the Northwest and the Pacific coast by Rev. D. B. McRae. It will be good as the rev. gentleman took stock of all he saw in his travels this summer. REoarrioN.—Last Tuesday evening a reception was tendered Rev. 3. T. Legear and bride at the parsonage on their ar- rival home from.their bridal tour. About seventy people, young and old, Metho- dists and Presbyterians, assembled and enjoyed a very pleasant time. After sup- per the evening was spent in social chit- chat and getting acquainted with one an- other. Rev. Mr. Legear expressed his thanks to the friends for their kindness in thus welcoming his bride and him- self to Ethel. The people, mentally, vot- ed the poster and his wife a whole souled couple and look for a prosperous year in church work. Some of the young folks are desirous of retaining Mise' Legear as a resident too. • Among the number we noticed a young clergyman who, it is said intends to keep the bail rolling by taking an associate to an ajacent parsonage. Den.—After a short illness Aries Mary Tindall, eldest daughter of the late Ben. Tindall, passed quietly and peacefully to her reward on Tuosdey aftomoon of this week, in her 25th year. Quick consump- tion was said to bo the cause of her death. She had only taken to her bed about three weeks ago. The funeral took place on Thursday, the interment being made at Elmo. Mary was a general favorite in this locality and was a willing worker in everygoodoause. Her father died a little over two years ago and her sister, Jemima, went home abont a year ago. The mother and other members of the family have the prayers and sympathy of the entire community in this somewhat mysterious providence. The funeral sermon will be preached by Rev. R. Panl,.of Brussels, in the Methodist church here on Sunday, Sept. 4th„ at 2 o'clock p. m., by request of the deceased. S. S. Pm-sm.—Despite the cool day there was a largo gathering at the Meth- odist Sunday School pio-nic an Wednes- day nfternooa in John Slemmon's nicely located grove. To start with there was a good dinner provided, but that is always expected at Ethel anyhow. When this interesting part of the program was com- pleted Rev. R. Paul took the chair and, after a few preliminary remarks, the fol. lowing literary and musical bill of fare was presented ;—Addresses by Rev. D. B. Mc- Rae, Rev. J.H. Dyke, B. Gerry and the pastor, Rev. J. T. Legear ; musical selec- tions from the church choir ; the Misses Kerr, T. Humphries and W. H. Kerr, and Rev. Mr. Legear and sister. Dr. Macdon- ald, M. P., who was billed to be present, was noton hand, owing, no doubt, to pro- fessional duties. Swinge, base ball and other amusements were provided. The only drawback to the pleasure of the day was the coolness of the weather. Thos. Maunders, the Snperintendent, aided by hie associates, engineered the day's pro- ceedings very successfully and the treasury of the school will be the richer by a good many dollars. • Perth County Notes. The cheese sold this month brought the Monkton cheese and butter company 10ti ciente a pound. In the Mitchell Division Court there were 250 suits last year, and $9,042.60 claimed, 05,637.10 being recovered. Four hundred cords of St. Marys stone w111 1)0 rsqlsbiesl. 1 or the foundation of the Trivitt memorial church, Exeter. J. J. Crabho has sold the St. Marys Ar- gus to Messrs. Weal cls McLeod, of Brigh- ton, The former proprietor goes to To ionto. . The Stratford Beacon reports as rnnt- ning about the streets of that city e. dog which somebody has dipped into a pot of pink dye. Seven cows were brought into Me- Cartfiy's pound, Stratford, on Sundhy morning by citizens whose promisee lied been invaded. ' The Public &heei Board of Stratford has engaged Mr. Freeland to devote his whole time to the teaching of music in the schools of the city. co. Wednesday was the civic holiday at Stratford. The two Conservative papers of Strae ford aro paying marked attention to each other at present. Their filth slingingpro- pensities are groat. Logan township had an incendiary fire the other night. A new bank barn, a thorn' -bred bull and the season's crop. of Chas. Stickart, were destroyed. A Stratford young man was sentenced to three years inthe Penitentiary by Po- lice Magistrate O'Loane for biting a piece out of the cheek of another man in that city a few days previously. 'She St. Marys colony in Australia is to be enlarged by the addition of Ernest Marshall, who left lest week lfor the Anti- podes. He goes oat in the interest of the Guelph Publishing Company. The uncovered cistern secured another victim in Straford, in the person of the two-year-old son of William McPhee, car- penter. The child was quits dead, hav- ing been in the water over an hiur, when discovered. The St. Marys Argus says:—Someone in Stretford ie talking of a street railway' in that place—andto make themselves still more ridiculous by talking of an electric one. Where will they run it to? The El- lice swamp? Twenty.six fatted bovines from Najd - path farm, Downie, passed through Strat- ford for shipment to England. Some of them turned the scales beyond 1,500. and the average for the Int was not far from that figure. They were sold at so much per head. A Porth farmer sold a bag of apples to a Stratford citizen at n good price. The apples exposed ware fine, but ou empty- ing the bag the purchaser found that there were only a few good applas on top, The bulk of the contents of she bag were almost useless. Tee farmer succeeded iu keeping out of the police court by taking 25 cents for the lot. The Stratford Beaten says :—The other night a calf walked round from the Queen's hotel stable to the bar, and taking advant- aieofthe door being 0900,11 entered. In the bar was a man who had been drinking pretty hard of late, and when the calf came within range of his misty visiou he felt sure he had. 'am. Throwing up both hands hefted from the place and kept going in thefresb air till bethought he had worn off theattaek. He has decided not to drink any more, and is thankful that he saw no worse creature than a oalf. E.LEA Femmes' MOTLAL Fin£ INSURANCE Co.—A meeting of the Directors was held at Attwood on the 2nd August. Ap- plicatious for insurance were received and accepted to the amount of $22,700. Account of John Gray_, 10th con. Elnna, for damage done to barn by light- ning, $380, was ordered to be paid ; also claim of Henry Sanderson, township of Wallace, for barn and part contents burned by lightning, amounting to $515, was also adjusted and to be paid for as soon as assessment was collected. Meet- ing then adjourned until the 20th Sep- tember next. Louis DoBeck, the "post trader" at the Charleston navy yard, Boston, has fallen hair to a fortune of over 01400,000 being hie portion of an estate valued at 62,000,. 000 guilders left by his aunt in Java, which is to bo divided among seventeen nephews and neloes. On the Chesapeake At Ohio Railway Sunday night two freight train collided ten miles above Charleston, W. V., total- ly demolishing two engines and fifteen cars. Immediately after the collision fire broke out, and fifteen am,with goods, were consumed, Loss, 075,000. The trainmen escaped injury by jumping. The Supreme Council of the American Legion, of Honor held the first session of its biennial convention. in Washington, last Tuesday. The Supreme Council consists of 46 delegates, representing one supreme body, 18 grand bodies and 1,050 subordinate bodies, with a total member- ship of 62,000, The order, which is a mutual benefit insurance society, was in- stituted Dight years ego and now extends to every State and Territory in the Un- ion, as well as to Canada and the Sand- wich blends. It is essaying a: benefit insnrenee of $183,000,000, find has collect- ed abet paid in the course of the lest two years about 04,000,000.