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THE BRUSSELS POST
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es tern Fair
LONDON - CANADA
September 10th to 17th 1927
DIAMOND JURILIEE EXHIBITION
THE MOST ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT EVER HELD IN
THIS PART OF THE 00UNTRY,
Thousands of [Wilhite of loading agriculturists, cattle brooders and
industrial concerns
Don't misS this opportunity of finding out what the othor follow's
ti el n g.
$35.000 in Prizes and Attractions
WEDNESDAY, AlIGUST 17th, 192'r
LONDON'S UNDER-
GROUND SYSTEM
(no, to' atenders t he world of
''i-da,tt is London's uni1e..41,mnd tlys-
1, to. et on there who liV., 1 11. ir 11vc8
I 11 (he WWII'', cr.:1 I,s1 metropolis,
rtir, ly rea 1100 11O' 14t11p,11tIonS 11 work
it,111.
Dm, latiolred million /weld., Ore
ritreittil zoinually nn tilt at rails to the
100vet of Ile• earth, Irvin ti 1,ttottard
Trio Itt the lioptilitr l'ittfitela 1,
p tonftor of Met l Itt l'otit•r-
tot, ti md arm ntorrvrrr sh rrorr, :tad lel.a
.11, Yernee ial r it ash ep
Ir. Moo sir, tar r!strillios 11,9
Send for Prize List and further Information to r,,or.11; from ton 1 bottom in rPfet11-
rr• ft inorr.tw.
J. H. 8AUNDERS, President W. D. JACKSON, Secretary or th
awl el, a 1'1 or :ill pas-
LoNooty, ONTARIO
,rngos, ;worn:whoa nod ..,irrijori plat.
- 'itrir!lil 1 1,..111 11 p.m.,
11 remains for
(the hollowed 1 Itt 1 tilte track
1"dts,t, level" it lot statinits). to lie
...vent when Defile (raise:.
Tilav's tram , :Jr(' tee sweeping
ltan lr•ft 11 lllr tionvnidnhiv 1111.4
1 0,111 (NOkit during
th, night dila o'nf• ph,,ro is I 110r -
I II,I ty Itt il ,". ewiiintionq 1,1:tst
ort Its -el,ted air IU111l
litrottgh yolltilai 1 l,r, p, Ily olOril-
lirg the air toroll r•-ronil it ti por,, If
not purr, then bat In iLr.
acoye.
ifItt usualle after ittiduitht that
ill- last theto rt. train lettvott the heart
of, London, lint h moon nt It has ,got
beyond Individual in el IrraS if 11;0 line,
power is shot off and saleu4 if writ -
0101) Junin down no to the. track to
tarry 011 tail,routth lospert.1011,
overlIalll and 'ep'i -mnt of all parts
elm( show sions of the day's wear and
tear,
•
inspeeted. The tunnels are Of
nurse, by 1nolps not necessary for
the daytime working of the line, and
the live rails, running rails. tables,
signals, tripcocks and a hundred and
one safety sin:11,1111m, anal sa Itch ng
devices are quickly inspected.
Each Mao ol the gang, has a sep-
arate duty to perform and a regulated
section of the line In patrol. Nothing
misses his eye, and when be sees
•seinetbing wrong ho sets about pot,
tint. it right ,, one- et, mak,
port for a repair gang to be brought
1 o the spot in a "works" train the
moment the power can safely be
switched on again.
Perhaps a rail has worn badly. A
is replaced in a very row seconds by
expert platelayers. Or perhaps in a
"sump" a pool of water has collected,
having trickled front some under-
ground stream, through some aimost
untraceablis crevice in the steel lining
of the tunnel, The pool is pumped
into a big tank at the rear of the
works (rain and all is well once more.
On other parts or the system the
name feverish activity takes place. At
the car sheds (at Golder's Green, for
instant) there are often as many as
thirty-seven roads each holding two
trains to be inspected.
11 battalion of workmen goes (mot`
each train spraying dist n foctant,
sweeping floors,,clean Ing, windows,
brushing seats, 'trelusting all /amp
shades and ever bit of woodwork In-
side the cars,
Beneath the ears in sunk pits- oth-
er gangs armed with acetylene flares
are examining every part 01 the
under -gear. Each train carries two
elertric motet's under every other car,
and every ear carries sorb essentials
as brakesbuffers, nuts and bolts,
wheels, cables, switches and whatnot,
ail of whieh have quickly to he In-
spected; tesictel and re-te.ettai.
in short, not every night, but
most nights or the year sventy-two
miles of running track, ime hondred
and seventy stations, one hundred
and eighty -Ore lifts,forty-five eSett-
10100,, and one thousand eight hun-
dred ears have to be ovorhauled,
When, therefore, wit remember
that the interval between tho last
train one uight and the first train
next morning is only four and it half
tutors, we can C:11 1 11 '1' what ft Stupen-
dous task is lightly but efficiently un-
dertaken by the all-night workers
who take a pride 10 looking alter
loudowsIly lines,
3R1-ATNR DG47 Charles Fallaize, fB
ancy dance 0ttY
Arthur, mouth organ and banjo,.
Messrs, Spry and Guthrie.
The sport program wits 11119
1 ntla,r feature and in tido Wilfred
FAMILY HE.
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CELEBRArlION 1.7it% orfa(!li.:ja,e.W11117e3:111111:1'uZkb„Lill'in 11
(Georgetown Herald )
The home of Thomas Brownridgc,
7th line, Esquesing, Halton Count)',
was the sce110 of a very iTt't't' tttl h -
eying in July, when the inembors of
Brownridge family, one hundred and
fifty-five strong, met together in
commemoration of the founding of a
now home, in a new land, one hun-
dred ard five years ago, the unique
feature of the Confederation gath-
ering being the fact that the prese.nt
owner, Thomas Brownridge,
nameenke, of the pioneer, Great -
great -Grandfather, Thomas Brown-
ricbm who in 1822 took the land
from. the. Crown, and the :farm has
remained in the mune from that time
until the present.
The large barn draped with flags,
bunting and streamers, and in which
a radio had been installed, all mos:
kindly 109001 by the T. Eaton Com-
pany, of Toronto, re-echoed through-
out the day, with laughter, .hushed
to reverent silence, as the Dedication
Services from the Capital came in
over the radio, and later loyal cheers,
rang out in unison, with the hells, as
they pealed out their meisage of
peace, progress and prosperity for
Canada.
Friends were in attemianca from
many parts of C S. A. including
Cleveland, Buffalo and other points,
and from many parts of Canada, in-
cluding Brandon, Portage La Prairie
Toronto, P,elgrave, Niagara Falls,
Weston, Brampton, and other points.
Following the banquet, a musical pro-
gram was enjoyed, given by F. E.
Brownridge and family four -piece
orchestra, instrumental immbers,
Misses Mary and Dorothy Brown -
ridge, readings; Miss Ruth Guthrie,
(pupil of Owen Steiley) vocal solo;
and young. Fred Arthurs, n1 Buf-
falo, engineered a couple of amus--
ing stunts, a vaccum bottle contest,
and chewing the rag, the 11.•••-ert con-
testants being the big men of the
clan and the second, ladles and gen-
tlemen.
Two . softball genies were staged,
one in ‘tht morning, for the junior
members and a senior gime in the
afternoql, between the Cenuelcs and
the Yankees, the latter being the win -
nets.
Officers elected for the year were:
Honorary president, John Brownrkl-
ge, Toronto; President,/ Thomas
Brownridge, Georgetown; Vice-PreS.,-
dent, Fred Arthurs, Buffalo; Secy.-.
Treas., Miss Emma Brownridgs, To-
ronto; Executive Committee, Mrs.
Westland, Toronto; Mrs. J. C. Irvin,
Weston; 'Mrs. Joseph Brownridge,
Brampton: Wilfred Irvin, West Tor-
onto; Joseph Brownridge, Toronto
and Peter Fisher, Toronto.
+ • • • • • • • •
ta •
• RAINFALL RECORD
+ REPORTED FOR JULY +
. •
• Rainfall registered at the +
• Ontario Agricultural College •
+ during the month of July 8.
• shows that the month so far +
+ established a,record for the +
+ last twenty-seven years. The +
precipitation was 8.66 1111 100 :
+ the highest previous figure +
• having been established last 4'
+ August, when the month's 4
.•
+ total equaled 8,59 inches.
+ + + + + +
Ewer -LOOK AT THE LABEL
or Economical 2\ransportation
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0.1ALITi in design. Quality in con-
sitect,on. Quality it, appearance.
in performance. Never before
list; tray lo.o.-driced car possessed them to
s.tt_th an amazing degree—become no other
10w-7:vier:I car combines the progressiveness
of Qbem.-olet tend the diversified experience,
the vast reimiirces and the matchlesstfacilities
of General )!,etors.
Sti.* tedny's Chevrolet. Mark well the aris-
tocratic it iiatiy of its lines—the superbly
exeGated Cietz,1..) of its Fisher -built bodies.
Then go for o ride, Revel in the thrilling
spurt when 3 vt "step on the gas". Delight
in the srecsti-: operaton—the swift sweep of
the pessire miles, Marvel at the way the car
hugs the reed, the ease with which it obeys
the steering wheel, the promptness with which
it responds to the brakes.
Here is quality expressed in terms that mil-
lions now can understand and enjoy. Here
is quality obtainable at New, Lower Prices,
which reflect the savings of tremendous pro-
duction and which demonstrate the willing-
ness to share these savings with the public. . .
Here is a car of amazing quality . . . for
everybody, everywhere, C2 -328a
New and Lower Prices
Touring - • - 61645 Landau Sedan - $91.5
Roadster - • - 645 lin/aerial
Sport Roadster tt, no Landau Sedan 955
Coupe - - • 765 1 -Ton
Cabriolet 875 Truck Chassis - 635
Coach .. . 750 Roadster Delivery 645
Sedan - • 850 Commercial Chassis 485
Frites at Factory, Oshawa, Ontario—Taxes Extra
FRANK WOODS
BRUSSELS, ONT.
PRODUCT' OP GENERAL MOTORS OP CANADA, umrreD
Pig NVillt nVetlet.. •
Billy, the World's largest Pig, Is
00 view at an aerie:11;11ra] show in
Johannesburg, alit]. is 1113111...d for
$25,000. He is feet. 11 inches long,
0 feet 9 Invites in girth, and Weighs
just (wet' 'hall -a ton.
ililly has travelled 31,000 miles,
and is just back front a visit to
Australia,
Nt bas a voracious appetite, and
very (tar COnsittneS bone cases of
apples, eight or nine buckets or milk,
two bushels or loan, sixteen or eigh-
teen cabbages, and a few "odds and
ends."
13111y, who has won prises Innum-
'erable, has a valet specially appoint-.
ed to keep him groomed, to reserve
accommodation in train and beat
when he travels,
Billy's food alone cost $10 a day,
and his owner, Arr. J. Gardiner, has
decided to send hint to the British
Museum after his death.
The mammoth pig is only twenty-
nine months old, and a long and
prosperous career still lies before
London Street Accidents.
London's toll of street traffic vic-
tims grows alarmingly. During 1926
no fewer titan 1,003 People were kill-
ed in street aCcielents in the Metro-
polis—an average of nearly three per
day, The figure for 1926 was 846,
an increase of 167. Officially report-
ed accidents in the twelve months
numberedMore than 100,000, Never-
theless, London is still a far safer
place for pedestrians than'New York.
World's Largest Dock.
The Gladstone nook at Liverpool
has coat $37,600,000, and is the
largest in the world, The 66 acme
of docks contain three and a half
million tons of water,
First Quality
on e
For Sale
'
Jas. 'S. Armstrong
Phone 2319 Brussels 1
MST
KT NEWS
MORRIS
Great Mu vest, wea bet
ttliiitg in 11,' fieolt is
sight, these days
Miss Viola Alto riot, (.1 Winfin ,
will be the new teneliel at S. S. N..,
• 1, whet. kx-ilione.
A dosing service will Is. held al,
Sunshine Church, 001 Sunday after -
noon, Aug. 21st, at 2 :in o'clock. Rev.
Syckey Davidson will colidli et the
eervice.
Miss elm y Pol itnti, who has been
spending the ;Mid month witlt Iter
parents Clots. and 1111•0. Pollat d,
, South gt a vel, left on Mooday for the
. millittery openings at Toronto,
Snowpat —Ott Friday evening, Aug,
: 6t1, a 111051 enjoyable Lillie War.;
Ittith the home of Richard and
Mrs. Jacklin'Sth Con., Grey Twp.,
when a miscellaneous shower was
1 given to Robt, and Mrs. Bird, of Wi-
lda The coutpanr consisted of rel-
atives and friends of the bride and
groom, all wishing to express Weir
good will to the happy young COliple,
'Pile well chosen gifts were not only
handsome, but maul, and consisted
of a set of dishes, silvercvare, al -
unit num, linen, etc, Games and
dancing occupied the young people.
while the older ones enjoyed eCti I
chat, but all did ample justice to
the luncheon. Airs. and Mrs, Bird
will long remember 1110 kindness and
good wishes expressed at, t hi o ire I lin, -
Ing, and bliuy will Ile glad to entet-
tain their friends, itt any Gime, at
their home, on 0011.'7, Mot tris.
Mits. J. GRIEVE Buiteren —The fun,
eral of the late Mrs, Grieve, aged 74
years, of See formerly a resi-
dent of the 511t line of Morris, 40 yea) s
ago, near the old cheese factory, who t
died after an illness of two days, took
place on luestlay, August Oth, from
her late residence, on Goderielt 1
street West, to the Maitlandbank
cemetery. The service, which was
private, was ooncluoted by Rev. W. •
P. Lane, of Northside United Ohorch,
assisted by Rev. F. H. Linkin, D. D ,
of First Fresh io Ira c Ili's,
Grie waste
t-te•s',4(1:1;a: (2 C4 itib
e hitte
James Scott. She was united in mar -
lage
about -0 J
Grieve, who died 27 years ago. She
was a member of Northside United
Church. The pallbearers wet e J. he
Wilson, R B. Scott, A. Waukel,
11. Govenlock, John Scott and R.
Garrow.
The home of Ernest and Mrs. Den-
nis, of Morris, was the scene of a vet y
delightful evening, on Thuisclay,
August llth, when the congregation
of lifitenezet United °hutch (Brow it -
town) met to honor Melville and Mts.
4 Ot
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PI/ s half a cent ptr nide lieyond to all points in Maui -
tuba, t'in,kateliewan, Alberta,-1Winonton, Tennis,
Ca eery, klael.eitil and Eaet.
FIETU1(NIf61l-- Lialf a cent per utile to Winnipeg,
plee 620.0010 diet ina t :oil,
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BACK FROM CHINA
Rev. Dr, Alfred Gandier, Principal
or Knox College, idOit ju-t ret0re,1
from a tour of China, Ker.% and -
Japan. He states that metA of the I
Missionaries have been withdrawn I
front China,
i PRISON CLOSED ..
' °wine' te the decrease of offemstit
t M tio• army Gosport military dew-
, tion barracks have been elosffl, and
future military offend...re in the Ports
! month district will go to AliI.,rslvit,
— i
I ORIGIN OF TERM I
The term volt is obtained from tnel
; name of Alessandra Volta, famous i
Italian physicist, who is being honor-
ed this year becau,e of his death a I
1 hundred years ago.
1, NATIONAL SAVINGS HIGH
At the national sayings assembly
at Cheltenham, General i.leely said
forty million saving certificates were
I sold during the past fin'tneiel year,
and 1493,000,000 steed te the credit
of investors an increase of gia,000-
000 an the year.
azda•NMONEINIO
ied on Monday, and Jane who ,er-
vives. The Bryans were staunch
Protestants, members of Trinity
Church, Belgrave, and loyal Coneer-
vatires. Through industry and per-
servance they gathered togethar a
large amount of property and their
home is one of the finest in Morris
Township.
Miss Winona Frain has returned
from holidaying with friends in Nia-
gara Falls and Toronto.
No Name Signed.—The Pot re-
ceived a communication on Wednes-
day morning, but no name was sign-
ed, so it is not published.
SILK IN ANCIENT GREECE *1
The Roman emperor justialim, at-
tempted t °introduce snk manufact-
ure into Greece in the sixth contain-,
A. D,
Dell Li, whose niarriHge took place
recently. The early part of the ev-
ening Wit4 Spent in ;jolly outdoor gain -
FACES CRISIS
es, in the moonlight, on the lawn,
Later, the guests of honor of the ev• 1
• ening were escorted, amid shower'
of rice and confetti, to the dining-
• ,
•
room, Where the table hove a shower
of beautiful gifts, in evidettee of 111e
good wishes of the people or the eon.
gregittion, The gifts included many
pieces of kitehenware, linen, china,
out -glass and silver. In the absence
of t he pastor, Lewis Jew it t presented
the gifts. grOoln replied in lefty,
explessiog the gratitude felt Ity his
totile and himself, after which the
ladies served a bountiful 11111(.11, AI a
late how; the gat het itt g broke np,
, the guests leaving them
hearty good wishes for the future hap-
piness and sUeeeSs of the yontig
counle,
Passed Away in Her 101st Tear:—
The funeral of Miss Mary Bryans
took pla't' Monday afternoon from
her late residence on the 4th line to
McCren's Cemetery, Belgrave, and
was largely attended in opite of the
fact that nearly everyone ia busy
with the bountiful harvest. Tho
service was conducted by Rev, B.
Hawkins, The pallbearers were:—
Richard Procter, Alex, Bryans, John
Stewart, Abraham Procter, Thomas
Brydges and Williarn 1V1c2itirray.
Miss Bryans,wha was in her 101st
year, was quite active, though COM-,
pletely blind and quite deaf until
very recently• Hee attending phy-
sician, Dr, Stewart, of Wingham, said
that there was no disease, but that
the system was jut woro out. She
leaves one sister, Jane, who is in
her 91st year, and a distant relative,
Alex Bryans, who came from Ire-
land nearly 20 years ago to look after
the family, which consistid at that :
time of Edward, who died 111 1018, ;
at the age of 85; Witiliaut, who died
in 1917 in his 82n5 year; Mary bur-
idtry
Wanted
14ighest
PrIcePaid
FOP all kinds
of Poultry
61
R. Thomson
glaaaaaaaia.,
BRUSSELS
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-exclesnomant.'110
President Cosgrove, of the Ir:sh
Free State, whose ministry is In perd
since the De Valera faction took their
seats in the Dail after the rc.tpublivan
leader and his followers had taken
the oath of allegiance to the King,
terming it an "empty formality.”
CELEBRATED CHARTERS
As a pr..lude to Taunton CEng.)
pageant, mat year, the town cele-
brated the granting of three charters
111 1677, and 1877 by a pro-
ceeAeit of historical coetume groups
stretching over a mile.
"WOOL" FROM. PINE NEEDLES
Wool is being made from pine
needles by a process recently perfect, -
ed in Germany. In addition to yield -
line strong fibers-, the resin extracted
from the needles can be made into
briquettes giving a high heat val-
uable in the manufacturing of illum-
inating gas.
PAINTING THE U. 5. DOME
One thousand gallons of special
paint was used in painting the dome
of the United States Capitol recently.
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474,
EW FAUTY
IN DESIGN AND ClOit.,OR.
°1° NEW LOW PRICES
LNG, low, sweeping; lines accentuate
the smartness of the Fisher -built
bodies. Rich mohair upholstery, walnut -
finish panels and trim,silverfinished door
handles and window -lifters, inviting
cushions of chesterfield depth and com-
fort, all contribute to the drawing-roorn
luxury of the Jubilee Series Oldsmobile.
The precision-huilt Oldsmobile Six en-
gine and the Oldsmobile four -wheel
brakes provide performance and safety
in keeping with Oldsmobile beauty and
comfort.
Sk 1/2
SERIES
Special 2 -Door Soden - ,51,115
Special rI-Door Sedan - 1.223
Special De Luxe Landau Sedan, with trunk 1.345
Special Commercial Coupe - 1,015
Special De Lite Sport Coupe, with dickey sem 1,285
Irk, F.:aorx.Oshea•a. Onteria—C','one,x1 Tax,: Extra
ef"'r'' Ty% 0..4, ;kr- , `7n't1-17
21,4 k.„4?
E. C. Cunningham
BRUSSELS, ONT.
PRODUCT OP
GUNFIRAL MOTORS 011 CANADA, 11MITED
101.1MIIMITIOIRVIIIIIMMennifeleaniantIOM10*TMelt
GOING. RETURNING
= To WINNIPEG From WINNIPEG
l'ul Phis Itt cent per mile to points beyond, but not. west Plus Li cent per mile, starting
f Edninnion, MacLeod and Calgary point to Winnipeg
AUG. 300{FInProm Stations in Ontario, Smith's Falls to and including Toronto on Lake Ontario Shore
Line and volock-Peterboro Line; KinRenfrew
ngstoto Junction, inclusive; Burkn
eto
to Bobeaygeon, inclusive; Drtinoel to Port McNicoll; Toronto -Sudbury direct Line.
SEPT. 7th
From all Stations in Ontario South and Weet of Toronto to Hamilton, Welland, Ningarn
Yells and Windsor; on OWen Sound, Walkerton, Oningeville.Teeswater, Elora Listowel,
Goderich, St, Marys, Port Burwell, and St. Thomas Branches; Toronto and North to
Bolton.
From all Stallone in Ontario on the Michigan Central; Pore Marquette. Windsor, Essex Fr
Lake Shore; Grand River; Leke Eric es Northern; end Toronto, Ratnilton k Buffalo
Railways.
Through Colonist Cars operated from principal points. SPECIAL 'TRAIN SERVICE FROM TORONTO
Ladles and Children -Special Cars will lac reserved for the exclusive uac of Indicachildren and their cocotte.
Travel Full information from 14. L, JACKSON, C. P. R., Agent, Brussels,
CANADIAN PACIFIC