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The Brussels Post, 1925-5-20, Page 1VOL„ 5NO. 48 ;$.0Q jher anal nt in advance '5NT4R14, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, x925 / Farmers -find the service offered by The Bank of Nova Scotia very con., venient The cashing of cheese, milk and produce cheques, ,loans for farm purposes, a satisfactory" depository for savings, are only a few of the many features avail- able to farmers at all branches of the Bank. The experience of 92 years in dealing with farmers is at your service at any branch of ..THE Bank -. a k of Nova Scotia ESTABLISHED 1832 Iratd.up Cnpl,,tal s 10.000,aoo F. M. VUL LM OT, ,. Total Melees' - 210,000,000 10,500.000 M Reserve anager Brussels .141 New Advertisements For sale—Thos. Grant Heir goodo-Pembers Celebration at Mltrhell. Bow for axle—A. Pro ter Liberal Relay et Wh,ghem For sale—Ethel Parsonage. Position wanted—Toe Peer Rooms to let—W. F. Stratton Cottle strayyed—M. i. Cardiff Bonded tenders—S, E. O'Brien Calf,trayod—Baxter Stevonnon • Northway Garments—King Bron, Victory Bonds wanted—Ton Pose Dloconnt for Cash—V.0 bu'cloy • Bargain prices—Mercantile ;Sales Co.- Rome Aoreo—Bluevelo Meth. church Orange Servioo—Ethel Meth. ohmreh pi5trirl setas CRANBROOK Rev. Mr. Shannon attended the Presbytery at Lucknow on Tuesday. "The Value of Play Life", will be the subject of Rev. Mr._,Shannon next Sunday mottling. A base ball teem is being oranized and soother meeting will be field on Wedueeday evening to complete plans. On Tuesday Mrs, McDonald, Mrs. eiclutosh, Mrs. Campbell raid Mrs. Keys attended the Tresbytetiatl meet- ing ' et - in l, • at Leckie.)tv - - Weare soul to report that Jacob Song is confined to Ilia bed and under the doctor's care, euffeiine frotl a serious attack of heart trouble, We hope for a speedy change. Our coin:nullity is in need of a park for the boys and girls to play in. We understand there "are, a few hundred. dollars in the Red -dross Treasury, and why not ase it in purchasing a field for the coming generation 7 Clean .porta are healthy and helpful, Voling on Chudeh Union will be held in Knox Church, Cranbrook, Wed , May 20, 7-9 p.m.; Sat, May 23, 2-4 time; Mon„ May 25, 10-12 a.m.; Wed„ May 27, 7-9 ip.'m.; Sat„ May 30, 7,9 min,; Mon., June 1, 7-8p.m, BELGRAVE East Wawaoosi Court of Revision on the Assessment Roll will be held in the Foresters' Hall on" Wednesday, May 27th, at 1 o'clock. sBALED TENDERS addressed to the under- signed, and endorsed "'lender for Repairs to flare, Kincardine, Ont.," will bereceived until 12 o'clock noon (daylight saving), Tnee• day, 31111e 5.1925. for rapalra to piers et Him• oardhie, Bruce County, Ont. Plans and forms of coutrnot can be seen and specification end forme of tender obtained et this Department, at the -aloes of the District Engineers Custom Rouse, London, Ont., Eq- uity Building, Toronto, Ont , and at the Poet Unica, Kincardine, Ont. lenders will not be considered unless made on printed forma anpplied by the Department end h, a000rdenoe with conditions contained therein. Each tender must be accompanied by an no-,. eepted cheque on a chartered bank. payable. to the order of the Minister of Public Works, e uel to 10 r a f the on amount of e qp e ten- der. of tde n the Donatio a of a Railway C, - donds of the Cannillnn National Railway Com- pany will also beaccepted SA aeoarlty, or bonds and -a cheque 1f required to make up an odd amount. Not,—Blue prints can be obtained at thin Department by depositing an accepted cheque .for thesun, of 510. payable to the order of the Minister of' Public Warks, .which will be re. turned if the intending biddersnbinit a regn- larbid. By order, 422 S E.O'BRIEN; Secretary. Deuertment of Publlo Works, Ottawa, May 15, 1925. King. Bros. Clearance of Spring Ready -to -Wear Northway `� Garments English Walking Coats Smart Tweed Suits Ensemble Suits Utility Coats Dress Coats All are Reduced - . p.:.' . c. A 20p._ Your opportunity to procure the Season's , best Coats or Suits at a Big -Saving. King g Br ns. Wingham W, e, Geddes, Proprietor of the I. Hotel, Liberal �� ly Ernest'Geddes ie Improving ;from her recent operation at Wing. ham Hospital, • A big crowd. welcomed tile play, 'Home Acres", given by the young people of Browntrrwn in the Foteat- ere` Hall, of Tuesday evening of last week. The play was- well presented. The L. O. L. are to be,congratulated upon bringing the playto the village. JAMESTOWN, The Sacred CaeUttn presented in Victoria Hail, hast Friday night by tihe Ethel Methodist• church choir, was much enjoyed by the large crowd. iu attendance, It was certainly the treat of the season and all took their parts well. WROXETER Stuart McKercher, Saskatoon, Is •spending a week et his home here, T. G. and Mre. Hemphill and J. N, and 'Mrs. Allan were recent visitors at Grimsby. D. M. MeTavish and family, Brus- sels, called on old friel.de iu•the vie lage Thursday afternoon. ` Rev. Dr. Harkness, of Ripley, for• needy of Wroxeter, has accepted a call to Summeretown, Out. Geo. Sproal, Detroit, is enjoying a week's vacation at the home of hie parents, Chas. and Mrs. Special. Rev, Dr. and Mrs. A. L Brown and D. L. Weir left on - Tuesday to attend. the Conference which is being held in London this week. Mrs, Birchall, Toronto, a former principal in the Continuation School. le a visitor at the house of Dr, and Mre. A. McLeod.. The funeral of the infant daughter of Gavin and Mre. Muir, whose death took place on Sunday, was held on Monday afternoon, interment being made in Wroxeter cemetery, Rev. Dr. Brown officiated. The engagement is announced of Maty G., daughter of the late Robert Earls and Mre. Agnes Earle, Wroxet- er, Ont., to Wilfred C. Hing, son of Ernest and Mrs. King, Gerrie, Ont, The wedding totake place June 3rd, Mre. Harry Waller has received from her old home. Deal, England, a photo of -which she is justly proud.. The photo shows her father, Cock. swain William F. Admire, of the Life Bost "Charles Dibbin" standing be• tween the Mayor of the town and the Italian Ambassador. The photo was taken on the occasion of the presenta- tion to Mr. Adams of a medal and diploma by the Italian Ambassador in Pember'-s -Hair Goods For ladies and Gents NB. KNIGHT - Queen s Hotel, Brussels Tuesday. June 2nd Sole makers of Dorenwend'a Sanitary Patent Toupees and' Wigs New styles including the new flea 1 h color g p siert roof part- ing, p fn . Sir. will Knight g 1 demonstrate,, and give free advice on all scalp diseases. Telt phone Hotel for appoint- ment. The W. T. Pember Stores Ltd. f 129 Yonge St, Toronto h'I'i•d••1'•1-F+-1.4.4.44iI'•h'i' d"F•i"t'•F 3'4.4.4 Special Orange Parade and -Service at e ETHEL METHODIST CHUAOH Next Sunday at 7 p. M. (Parade at s0) Subject r Gideon Theme lllnstretod wfth Bible elides as. Meted by Roo'0 Orohootra, - Mr, Addy will sing, °The Holy City". no. contemned by 12 soden. . 'Phis is Mr. White's final fantern nitric() and everything Is being done 00 ia005 It inspirational and ouooesseftil, Be en hand 10 hdnntee hetore time if good meat le desired. +.1.44144.444.14+++4.414+++++ ' The anodal meeting of the North Hut, on Liberal Associations (Fedeeel and. Provhicial).wili be held in the; Town Hall, - W INGHAM • Tuesday, May 26 at 180 p.ro, W. E. N. SINCLAIR, K. C., - Leader of the Liberal Party in. the Legislature ; MRS. A. H. BEATON, - Preeiilent of the Ontario Wom- en's Liberal Associatfnrh ; HON. DUNCAN MARSHALL and others will be pteeenttoad- dress the meeting: All interested in the none of.geod Geyer. wont in Ontario and the Dominion Ara invited. to 6e Ode 1 t. A speolal invitation is extend. Morgan Dalton, Pres. W. H. Robertson, Pres. A. Porterfield, tree, Jas. MoMurohle See . North Huron Liberal North Huron 'Liberal Asso. lProvinclal) baso, (Federal) recognition of his having saVed 42 lives in 1918off an Italian steamer which was sunk bye German submar• ine. - Rev. W. E. Milson, ex.President of the Londou Conference, was a vis- itor in the village on Saturday. J. W. Gamble, North of the village; whose residence was recently destroy- ed by fire, is rushing preparations for rebuilding. On Monday he received a car load of Milton pressed brick, and he expects to have the masons start work right away. MORRIS Harvey Bryaus had the mieforhne to have his foot jammed on Tuesday moving, around with a limp. Passed Away.—On Sunday evening, Thomas S, Marshall, a well known resi•• dent of ithe 9th Con., ,passed away after a short Illness' of only four weeks. While working .in the barn, 'Mr. Mar- shall had a blood vessel burst above the eyes, and the doctor thought at one time he would recover, but paralysis set In and the' deceased" passed out quietly Sunday evening. The late Mr. Marshall was born in Hallett Twp. of the 13th Con„ In 1861 and was a son of the late James Marshall. 34 years ago he was married in Blyth to h'.: now bereft partner, Bessie Skelton, and they lived in that village for 13 years. 31 years ago they took lot 27, 9th Con., end have resided there ever since. Sc- , sides his widow, deceased is survived by one son, John, of ithe 13th Con., McKillop, and •two daughters, Mrs. Will Morett, near Blyth, and Miss Jenn eat home; and three sisters living in Mieh- igan. He was a member of Walton Methodist •church. Funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2. o'clock, and'-gervtce will be held at the home at 1.30 psti., conducted by Rev. Mr, Rob- inson,Walton pastor atMethodist W on church. Interment will 11 be mads in Union Cemetery, Blyth. "The sorton- Ing ones have the sympathy of the community. GREY Graham and Mrs. Bell and Jack, of Elmo, spent Sunday with John, add errs, Wilson. • , See Ethel news for report of year's work in connection with Ethel Meth- odist Circuit and special service on Sunday next. Justice and Mrs, Leke and Misses Dorothy and Ettie, of Hamilton, were week=end visitors with J. and Mre, Lake, 10th Oone r u 1, r Mr. M .Do ttl a s.0 ant of d g u en's Universi TCin 9tm Ivat �, Queen's ty, g h. s here over the week•emd to"' see hie school chum. Will Hoover, who is so HI at present. 'The Ladies' Aid' nr Roe's : church, purpose holding a Garden Party nn the evening of Thursday, ,June 11th, on the chinch grouude. Further an- nouncement later, Jahn and Mrs, \Viison and children, Arthur and Mrs.'Nicliolle and daught- er, of Biota, Oscar laid Mrs,' Ilitehn and son,,of Conestoga spent, mother's s Day with their parents, Lents and MrSteele, Russel Grant, who is attending Listowel High School, rind sen of Jim. and Mrs. Grant, 101,11 Con., ie playing buck for the Listowel Foot 13a11 Club and plays his position well. He play- ed layeta in Brussels tin Monday evening. WILL HOOVER PASSES AWAY 1—On Tuesday morning of this week, Will. J. Hoover, eldest son of le. J, and We. Hoover, 9 lr Co,,., passed away after an illness Meting the past three weeke. Deceased hail returned tomo from Queens Univ etsitv,,itfter au attack of tee m0)111', and was eericken with t,0phoid fever. A week agn,Ile wits in a very entice condition, but oil Mon- day seemed Lo be over the worst, but a sudden change acontred and death took place, Deceased was limn on elle old homestead in llast Wawanoeh in 1893, and when 4 yeas unwed with the family to Grey 'Township. The deceased watt,, a clever youth in his school work anti he was soon teaching et Hiker's Scheel House, Morris. and Union Seined (Wbitfleld's,) Cltey, end a echool iu Blum., Afterwards he at- tended O. A. Q mot Guelph and receiv ed his diplmuth For two years he was on the teaching etnte of the A rieal- tthral College at Welchemggg The host' three care he has been Alberta, t• 1 y tendie Queens University, Kingston, wheee1' had passed alt examinations 1 ill be present, anti fife and dnran etocesefully, Besitioshis parents, hu Discount for • Cash . r -=•FTER?une 1st all cash.- 4Mgrders for $1.00 or more will be discounted at the rate of '5 percent. All orders taken or delivered and paid for within a week ' will count as cash. Kindly hav-g all back bills paid and be able to take ad- vantage of this saving as it means $1.00's worth- of goods for 95c. V. C. Huntley Grocer • Brussels is survived by two sisters, (Mae. U, McCallum, Mullett Twp' .and buss Beth at. borne) and two brothers, (J. Harvey, of Mount' Forest, and. Norm- an, at Mune') The envie(' will be held on Thursday afternoon from the home of his parents,. at 2.30 p. m. and service will be held et the home at. 2 o'clock, Interment will be made in Brussels cemetery, Deceased bad a wide circle os warm friends who will hold hard in kindly memory.' Funer- al is under Masonic auspices. ' . WALTON The road. between Leadbury and Winthrop, is being repaired. . Cutnnlinge Garage hoe had a new visible gasoline pump installed. Rev. E F Chandler attended Pree- bytery nt Lucknnw nn Tuesday. Mrs: Peter Lindsay, of Klnburn, spent Sunday with W. J. and Mrs. Woods. . Jen. McDonald is cleaning up bis millyard this week and Alex. Mitchell is the handy man with the saw, Mre. Cater attended the meeting of Presbyterial atLucknow oil Tuesday and delivered the closing address at the meeting. Lorne Holly had his collar bone broken when he teas thro'vn fermi a truck. He will have enforced boli - dace for some timer • The Ladies' Aid of Duff's church, Walton, will hold their entrant Gard• en Party on the evening of July Sid, on Wm. Wonde' farm' Further notice will be given later butkeep the date in mind. , The May meeting of the W. M. S. Was held on Wednesday last at the home of Mrs. Robert Hueston- The President, Mrs. Oster, occupied the chair: 31 ladies were present. After devotional exercises ' Mrs. W. David- son Miss!Margaret a t Knox and Mrs. J. Ritchie gave interesting papers on Jap- an and Formosa, which 'was Followed by current events in Japan by Mrs. J. McDonald and Miss Turnbull. The W. M. S. were asked to take the Young People's Guild on the evening of May "31st. Roll kali was responded to by naming a missionary in Japan or For- mosa. Lunch was served at the close of the meeting. The next meeting will be held at t'he home of Mrs. - Hugh Campbell in June. ETHEL s NEARLY new Ford Coope, for sale, with norms° end accessories Owner having country. Apply parsonage Ethel. Dr. Wardlaw entertained a d' n d [rico from New York recently. Rev, Moores, Belgrave, fill -d the Methodistpulpit very acceptably Sun day last. Thos. Dougherty left on Wednesday to attend the London Gonfererce as. Ethel's representative. Severe frost Sunday night sotriewltat injured the garden stuff. The ''early birds" caught it this time. Quite ,.t number went with the Foot Ball to Im t Monkton on Tuesdayeven- 0 ing. Gagne ended a tie, 2-2. • Lucknow Sentlnel.—C. and Mrs. Paynard of Ethel, spent the week -end with their son, Max Raynard of Pei d-' mount, who Is still confined to ids bed. Brussels will content for victory over our boys on the park here on Fri- day evening this week at 6.30, Cone out and watch Ethel, who has a snore team, Will from their old rivals. A large crowd is looked for: Next Sabbath is known as Confer- ence Sunday, Usually there is no ser- vice, but this week plans are beim; matte on a large scale, It will be en Orange Service, and 'the Orangmen will parade from their Hall at 6.30 and ire rive at the Methodist church at seven o'clock, where seats' will be reserved. Mr, White will preach the Orate ••er• mon and hwill illustrate hisgthee% with Bible slides. Another itnportaie feature of ,the evening will be selections given by the Roes' Ordhestra, and two themes of anisic will increase the ef- fectiveness of the lantern slides. "The Holy City ' will be shown for the lest, time and Mr. Addy Will sing the see ectiott accompanied by 12 slides. This will be the sinal lantern service in Mr. White's minislry, arid it ;Is suggested that people be on hand fifteen min- utes before seven le order That a good seat may be secured, Deputations of Orange Lodge front LlttoWal and Brus- sesw band, W. . KERR, Pro f rielor "Home Acres A Drama in Throe Acts Will be=resented by the Young Peo• plc of Browntown in he FORESTER'S HALL. ' BLUEVALE" Thursday Ev'g, May list Under auspices of BlueVale Metho- dist Church Oa 't Ann Riekutt, "The Village •Drosemakar" - Etta Agar. Jane Whitman," A dear old Rout" Clara Agar David Holdall, 'A Man in a Million" Melville Dennis Rose Whitman, "A Country Flower" Ethel blathers Lib, "a ease of Dynamite" - Verne Dennie Enoch,' the Choir Boy" Harold Thomas John Whitman, "A College Graduate" Charles Johnston. Wilfred Clay, "A New York Swell" Walter Sollars Helen Dalton, "New York Reality" Ethel Wardell Jim Ferguson, "A Crook"' Charles Boman Synopsis Ant I'—The'sitting room at "Homo Acres" on an afternoon in July. Act II—The new home in the pity the follow. Ing Deoember, AVM—Beak home the first of March. Orchestra in Attendance Adults 38c - Children 20p Ethel was well represented at Br as - Sets on Monday night to see the foot ball .game between Listowel and Brus- sels. Listowel won by 1-0. The Football match on Friday night between Ethel and - Brussels will eornmence at 8.80 inseead of 8 as on the hill.. It 15 leported that Rev. Mr. O'Kell, who was a former pastor of the Meth, iodise chinch at Ethel, is retiring from the ministry in he London Conference. At the recent finanrialGistrict Meet ing, the Ethel Circuit was able to pre- sent a fine report. Connexional Funds were $S more than asked fort and the Missionary objective was overstepped by $30.00. Rev. Mr. Clarke, the Chair- man of the Dietriot, said "That's a fine report." This has been achieved by the loyalty of the people. - Ethel choir presented their Cantata at Jamestown last Friday evening. Readings by H. White and Lyle Ames and selections by the Roe's Orchestra varied the program very acceptably. Mr, 'Currie, Mr. and Mrs. White also gave two musical members. The orch- estra are to be congratulated an the fine music theyprodece. Rev. Mr. McLeod was chairman. ELUE'VALE L. H. and Mao. Busman are spend- ing a few days with relatives in Leam- ington. Joe. Uuderwood received a carload of cattle from Prihce Albert, Sask., and are on the grass now. Heine. leathers is attending the Methodist Conference in London this week, as delegate for Bruesels. The Court of Revision for the tcwn- shtp of Turnberay, will be held in the Forester's er's Hall,Bluevule. ou Thurs- day, May 281.h„ at 8 o'clock fur the purpose of heuriug cowpluiute again - et the aseeseweut. Thos, and Mrs. Forster, Wallace Twp„ heirounUestcdau daughter uazelA - Ag - nee, to Witham Guidon 'Yeo, son of >Villiaw Yeo, Tuinberry, the mar- tfage to take place early iu June. The annual sneering of the Women's Institute was !held on Thursday, May 14, at the home of Mrs. John Mundell and was well attended. The Secretary - treasurer gave a good report of the work done' during the year and the amount e u of money apeaded. In a few welld ch sen words the .President thank- edhe e t members for theilli sup- port w wg s p port rendered during the year by help- ing to make the :meetings interesting and instructive. Mrs. Coombs sang a solo "Mother McCree" and Miss Mar- garet Garniss gave an instrumental sel- ection, after which was the election of officers with the following result:— President, Mrs. Jos. Bromcenridge; Vice Pres., Mrs. A. Coombs; Secy-treas., Mrs, R. F, Garniss; •District Director, Mrs, Coombs; Branch nrJt directors Mr s. R. Shaw, Mrs. 'Chas. Elliott, Miss Olive Scott; Program Committee, Mrs. Ait- kee, Mrs. C. ;H. !Garniss, Mrs. J. W. Leggatt; Pianists, ;Miss Margaret Garn- iss, Mrs. Ed, Johnston; Auditor;, Mrs, R. Shaw, Mrs, A. Aitken. Annual Meeting Held of Wingham District The annual !meeting of Wingham District of 'the Methodist church, con- vened in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday last, with Rev. C. F. Clarke, Ph, B" in the chair. On Tuesday the mihisterial session was held, with ev- ery minister present. Carmen E. -Armstrong, son f Rev. G c E. F. Armstrong, B.A., B.D., of Wad.ace- burg, who has freaotted successfully for the past year at Tiverton, Was re- colntnended to be received as a pro- bationer, Rev, F, J. ,Oaten„ M.A., Ph. D., Was recommended to be received in the superannuated- relation. The Doctor is Sec -treasures of the Ontario Prohibition Union and was 40 years in Ministry of Methodist! church. The distriot accepted the resignation of Rev. Harold White, B.A., B;D., of Ethel, who has accepted a 'call to 'a church In Stowe, Vermont, Rev, 1. A. P.licKelvey was elected to the Stationing Commlt'tee of the'com- ing conference. Office Re -opened Miss Maude Bryans 'Wishes Ito announce that, ghe • has opened an office at her home one block West of the Bank of Nava Scotia, and is prepared to Wend to all kinds of Optical work, Satisfact'on Assured - On Tuesday evening a public" meet- ing was addressed by Bev. C. E, Gregg, B,D„ of Wingham, on r1 devotional theme., Music was supplied by, the Brussels choir. At !the general session on Wednes- day, It was shown that ,notw'i!thsteeld- ing a decrease in (membership' in the district of 44, the ,Misslonary con-r'be., kions had increased $591, the Edteca- tlonal 52, Religious Eduicatlon $i0 and the W. M. S. -$87. The total membership of the dis- trict is 4169 and 'the financial receipts for the year were $72,162. The value, of church property of the District is $287,071. Rev. C. W. 'Cosens, M.A., B.D., brought In .a splendid report of the r' Young People's work, showing that. the Young People's societies 'and Sun- day schools were flourishing all .aver the district. A pleasant forecast of union was peesented by representatives of Wing - ham and KIncardine congregatoins, who told of the splendid and happy results of the consummation of union in 'those places. Touching reference was made to the absence of W. H. Kerr, a familiar figure for many years in Wingham District Meetings, and it was resolved to send a letter of sympathy to Mrs, W. H. Kerr from the district. At the close of the last session, on motion of Rev. O. E. Cragg and Rev. 0. W. Cosens, the district expressed its sincere appreciation to Rev. C. F. Clarke, the chairman, for his interest in and efforts spent on behalf of Llie district. CHURCH CHIMES The morning' Service in the Brus- sels eletlhodiet Church will be with- drawn on Sunday. - Rev. Mr. Shannon, Oranbrook, will occupy the pulpit ou Sunday Evening iu Lie Methodist ()hutch, A special aneeting of the Union•.Jad- ies of the W. M. S. ,of Melville church, was held in the choir room on Wednes- day, May 13th, to appoint officers to fill vacancies. Several other Items of business (were considered and Miss Jessie Strachan was appointed a del- egate to the Presbyterial which met in Lucknow on May 19th. Mrs. Mc- Lauchein gave a splendid eeport of .tate Convention held in London. This son iety goes into the United Church after June loth. IPersonal Paragraphs- • S. Carter was a visitor iu Tornuto - this week. Fred Porterfield, Mitchell, Wee in town on d, Mieso ElvaTuesOs liveayr bus returned from an extended Piait in Toronto. Miss Thompson, of Toronto, is the guest of Mise Mildred Maunders, Prov, Engineer Irwin, of the Good Roads System, was in town on Mon- day. Mies Gladys Ross, Toronto, ie visit- ing with her grandfather, David Ross, 00. Harvey Ross, of Kincardine, is a visitor with hie grandfather, David Rose or. Mrs, V. L. Sanderson, of Wingham, was the guest last week of her moth- er, Mrs. Willis. - aoy Brothels, Stratford, was in town on Saturday looking up business for the Essex car. Rev. C. F. Clarke was in London lust week attending a Union Church. Committee meeting, Miss Mildred blounders, who is at- tending the College of Art at Toronto, is home o,*a thee weeks' holiday. o iday, Mise Mary Heleu„Kerr returned on Sunday from her visit at Totonte with her grandfather, George Brown- Stanley Hall, who is attending Un- iversity at Toronto, is spending a few days with his parents, Wm. and Mrs. Hall, Mill street, - Archie, the little son of Mrs. D. Holmes, underwent an operation for the retrieval of adenoids and tonsils and is getting along nicely. Mies Lillian Watson, of the Toronto Telephone staff, has just returned to her position after spending a couple of of weeks at the hone of heir mother, Mae. John Watson, Thomas street. Charles and, Will Zilliax, Listowel, two old - Brussels boyo aceomp- aitied the Lie towel team to town on Monday evening, Both boys were • rot mer fnotballers but have retired to the oetilonkere' bench, Mrs, W. F. Stewart has gone to Woodstock to visit h relative, From there she goes to London to visit Mrs. Milligan and expects to attend some sessions of the Methodist con- t'et•snce in Centennial church, Miss Evans, of Wiartoh, arrived in Brussels lest Saturday and le renew- ing old friendships on Church street, It is four goats since elle was in Brute sels. Mrs. R. It'. Dotvnirig and W. H, Cardiff motored to Chatham last week and vielted J. T. Weed atld family, ee