The Brussels Post, 1912-5-2, Page 1VOL. 4o NO, 44
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1912
W, H, .<ERR, Pro/yaetor
New Advertisements
tamale—Woe Allan.
Pay up—A, 'layman.
•Jiooal—PryrleMilling Co.
Whtdndlls, &o —A. Heymann.
BrLew—Townahip of Morris.
Olti-Namet—W11ton & Gillearlo,
For May only—Gerry & Walker,
'Its -17 Eye Oases—W F. Stratton.
district Ram
Clinton
Thomas Gibbings, a farmer living
near Clinton, was badly injured when
as he was out on the land operating
a big boiler, the seat broke, and fall-
ing backwards• pulledthe horses back.
Only the seat raising up one side of
the roller saved hitolrom being killed.
As it was the doctor had to put fifteen
stitches in his forehead, Gibbings
was also hart about the ribs, though
none were broken. He got up and
rode the horses half a mile to the
stable and then walked to his brother's
house to telephone for the doctor.
Mr. Gibbings is 67 years of age. If
no complications set an he will be a-
round In a short time.
Biuevale
MATRIMONIAL.— A quiet wedding
was solemnized on Wednesday, April
24th when Miss Eleanor J. Brecken-
ridge, of the boundary of Turnbeiry,
was united in marriage to Frank A.
Nichol, a prosperous farmer of Morris.
Rev. J. E. Cooke, of Bluevale, per-
formed the ceremony. The bride
was daintily attieed in a dress.
of cream silk trimmed with silk
fringe and pearls. She wore a
large white hitt trimmed with flowers
and an ostrich feather mount. The
groom's gift to the bride was !a beauti-
ful locket and chain. Owing to the
severe illness of the bride's sister,
Miss Eva, this ceremony was perform-
ed at the Methodist pat soilage Blue -
vale. Mr. Nichol and bride went to
their new home, 611 line of Mortis
township, the same eventing where
the commence mt al lied life udder
most auspicious circumstances. The
good wishes of many relatives and
friends go with them for a long,
happy and prosperous life.
Atwood
Samuel Miller, of Milverton, died
very suddenly at the home of Albert
Wilson, a farmer, residing near here.
He had corse down to help Mr. Wil-
son with his seeding and aftee retiring
some time it was noticed that he was
breathing heavily. Before a light
could be secured he was dead from
an attack of heart feilui'e.
Harry Ratcliffe is under the doctor's
Date with an attack of rheumatic
fever.
Morris
Miss Mary Fear has gone to Wood-
stock to take chatge of her school.
John Barr, 4th line, was at -Milton
on Tuesday as a witness in the
l eot•gelown wreck on the G. T. R.
on which train he was -a passenger.
Last Sunday afternoon Miss King.
of Blyth, who has done good work as
a Deaconess, took the service in the
Methodist church at the Jackson ap-
pointment and did well. On account
of the gnarterlyy Ootnmuliion being
held at Blyth next Sabbath the
customer y service in Jackson's church
will be cancelled next Sunday.
Alex. McLauchlin, whose home is
1a miles North of Brussels, had his
Rile span of heavy draft gray geld-
ings in Brussels on Monday and pill
them on the scales. They bumped
} thebeam at 4,000 pounds. Be is
deservedly proud of them but the
Plan who comes along with the cash
will be allowed to take them. They
are a dandy team,
PROMPT SETTLEMNT.—Last Sat.nr-
day.1 K. Baker, appraised and settled
the claim of John Lawson, 8th line,
for damage done to his barn roof last
Friday et 11000. 45• feet of roofing on
! the West side of bete, rafters and allwere torn off by the wind and carried
about 80 feet, landing on -a fence.
1411•. Lawson was insured in the
: Huron Wind Insnratice On. A new
section of roof will have to be put on.
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.i~'urn
$28,000,.-A special meeting of Mor-
ris townelap Oouncii vette held and the
proposed By -111w authorizing the bor.
rowing of $23,000 to provlde for nece9-
sary expenditures nu bridge building.
The vote of the ratepayers will be
taken ou Saturday, Jime 811t, at the
usual pulling places. By-law is pub•
lashed in this issue of Tun PoeT and
should be carefully read and the paper
preserved for futtnre reference.
',gingham
Mies Annie DiiisInore, who bas been
in the West has returned home, much
int )roved in heal tit.
The new Westeen Foundry is being
rushed. Recently a new utipola was
eveittecl and some machinery installed.
Farmers are busily engaged un the
land now and state that the < Fall
grains have stood the heavy Winter
very well
Mrs. Robert Beatty has live fine
specimens of eggs. Solve measure 61
and 5i inches and. weigh 8 and 31
ounces each.
A young noun named John Doug.
lass, was accidentally shot in the. Ieg
here and severely injured. lie and a
horn named George licrrisou, had
taken a walk up the river during the
afternoon. The latter had taken to
revol vets which Douglass had examin-
ed and ptu11011 l+ed "no good."
Douglass lay down on the grass, and
while Harrison 18as exauuuing the
revol vet, it was accidentally discharg-
ed. The bullet grazed the end or
Harrison's thumb, passed through his
trousers' leg, without wounding the
leg, phased through the knee -joint and
lodged in the thigh bone. He was at
once taken to the doe' ors %%bete au
X-ray examination was made. The
bullet was located and. Doi,glass was
11ee removed to the hospital herr,
whet a bullet was removed. lie is ex-
ported to recover if no en1np11e1L1.in113
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PIONEER.—Mrs .,nun Ril!toul, one
of the pioneers of West \Vawauosh,
lied at her borne nn Saturday even-
ing. She ens 81 years old,' and lel 111r
„ ilii, 111811 in faun Ahmed when a
ymurz w„wan, Pi ler to 1151 u,arrittge
he wits Miss Bit11na11 Stephenson.
When she 8(.1 1 1.11 in Waiter nosh the.
(saint t y was dense hush. She and Iter
hhshetnd went 1'trough all the hard
ships of the plosives, and clearing a
splendid farm. 111'x. Rintoul is sur-
vived by one sister, Mrs..) 111111 Du0lop,
of Altman; three sons 1uic1 1880
danghlnrs, William Rintoul, of
Vb', lgham ; Ohm lie Riutonl, of Blue -
vale ; Alex. Rintoul, on the home-
stead ; Mrs. \Vm. Webster, of British
Columbia else Mrs. John Coulter,. of
\gingham, and sevw'al grai)tichildren.
The deceased had been Ill for a'stiait
time with heart failure, which was
the cruise of her death. The remains
vere interred in the cemetery at
Bethel on Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Rttylnnnn's parents are deceased
her father passing away on Mare's 611,,
1880 and her mother going away on
January 21st, 1906. Three sisters sur-
wive, Mrs. Isalser, of Stratford ; Alva.
Keeling, Ulu ill ; arid Mvs. Belt,
Crenbrook, They attended the falser
al as dict Alfred Reymann, •of London
and bis son, Earl, who lives here with
his grandfather. Deceased was a
Member of the Methodist chinch since
het childhood and had faithfully dis-
charged her duty. She was a bright,
industrious, kindly turned woman,
who leaves many warm friends who
greatly regret her decease. To Mr.
Raymann and the other sorrowing
relatives sincere sympathy is tender -
eel. Mrs. Raymann's remains were
1111151) to the home of J. 13. HenLher,-
e cousin at Walkerton, last Friday
afternoon on arrival from Fergus and
from there to the church for the fun-
eral service, as above stated. At
times her suffering was very severe
as the disease was cancer of the
bowels but her cheerfulness and hope
in the future life buoyed her up won-
derfully.
CYanbrook
AseleD To PAY Up: Owing to heavy ex-
,,nse inoarrvd of late I am compelled to ark a
prom})tpayment of all ootetandhtg accounts,.
Ey attending to this a apeotal foyer will ba
conferred. A. RAYrhANN.'
D, H. and Mrs. Brown were visitors
at Carmunnock over Sunday.
Next Sabbath afternoon Rev. Dr.
Oaten will hold a memotiltl service in
the Methodist church, relating to the
demise of the late 14Irs. Reymann.
A. McDonald and Mise Myrtle left
on Tuesday for Edmonton. Miss
in Sas-
katoon,
stay •I. may extend he
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bitting business with pleasure in his
trip.
MRS. RAYMANN GOND TO HER Rs.
WARD,—Last week THE Pear referred
to the serious illness of Mrs. Reymann
and we are sorry .to state slat she
passed away Thursday night a little
over aL-week Peon) the time she went
to Lhe hospital at Fergus. She was
not operated on as the doctor found it
would be of no use. Deceased's
maiden name was' Merritt Oratg, and
she Wee born in the township of Brant,
Bruce Co., on September 1st, 1861,
afterward making her home in Walk-
er' on. She Wile Inetrried on December
9th, 1908 to air. Reymann and la
sl.! Itnge eutnl'idelre Wtt5 that Rev. M.
J. Wilson. bi. A, who performer) the
marriage: c'stetunny in the Methodist
nhuuth, \\'allcrrl(11 cnoduc•ted the
funeral service 111 the same church
last Saturday morning at 11 o'clock.
Qrey'
Miss Imlay isl spending the week
with Woodstock friends.
This week Robert Olose had n
telephone 11181)111K-1. Those who wish
to call him will use No. 4119.
John K:Baker, 91 h con,. has 1L cell'
of Homestead Fertilizer to hand and
will have some of it to spare. His
phone 5013.
Mrs. Cuthbert Hutchinson bas been
quite poorly for several weeks bot we
hope the better weather will aid le
hei improvement.
Quite a number of Grey farmers
,u'c going into the Oat crop rompeti-
Iion 111 eorntectinn with East Huron
Ag: ienitut•al Society.
Next Sunday evening at Union
church, at 7,30 n'rloCk m sperialserm1111
will be preached by the pastor to the
\Vtrneti s Missionary Society,
L1. Tyerutltn, West gravel road, has
hardly been feeling ep to his olcl time
vigil'. but many aid friends trust he
will sono pull up to his customery
health.
Owing to the damage clone by the
recent freshet it is setfd it will require
at least 2,010 rods of wire fencing to
replace the rail fences swept away in
the vicinity of Henfryn.
Mrs. kleDonald, 1118 old and highly
esteemed resident of the 6111
leas gine to live with her daughter,
1Mis. Wen. 001115s, of Trowbridge.
Dan. has rented his farm and may
tithe 11 trip West.
Monday, May 13th, Grey Council
will lneeb ancl at this meeting the
Oox, Howie d. and Tu'nbull Drain
By -Lao's Oonrt. of Revision will he
held. The By -Laws have been duly
served on the persons interested.
'ARM HUET.-A short time sago D,
tMcrsh, 7th con., had the misfortune
to have a hone broken in his right
man while working with his cattle.
It is a busy time to be laid aside now
but we hope he will soon be better.
Will. and John Stevenson are umak-
ing gond progress with the Close
drain. They have added a residence
to the steam dredge to make it inure
conVelii,tlt for meals. All they lack
now is a fair cook and that want
should be easily filled with so many
handsome and uccomplishedfair maid-
ens in Grey township.
SUDDEN DEMISE.— Last Sunday
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Susanna Shiels, ht bus
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of Argas Carmichael, Lot 20, Com 0. 17
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passed away very suddenly, aged 47
years, 10 months and 6 days. She
was in Brussels on the previous Satur-
day but Sunday evening not feeling
very well she retired to rest. Mr.
Carmichael had gene to sleep and Wes
awakened by his wife gasping and she
never spoke from that, passing away
before the physician arrived. Heart
weakness was attributed as the cause
of her sudden decease. Mrs. Carmi-
chael wire a daughter of the late:
George Shiers and was well known in
Ude community. Upwards of 20
years ago she was United in marriage
to bet- now bereft partner and 8 suns
and 2 daughters survive. The fnnet:al
t.00ic place Wed11tsday afterunon,
Rev. D. 13. McRae rnwlnellog the.
service. Itttert11111t 18)18 tnatle 111
Brussels cemetery. To Mr. Carmi-
chael and family will be extended the
s111110esympathy of the rnwteuidly
in their stlddel and sore bereavement
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Barb Wire, per l00lbs,. 2.75
Brace Wire, No. 9 Soft, per too lbs. - 2.50
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in the removal of a true wife and feud
mother,
WosiaN'6 masioNARY AoxILIARx.
—The ellnual meeting of the
\V011150's Missionary Auxiliary wits
held in Union church, April 24th,
when the following officers were
elected lot' the coming year :—Presi-
dent, Mrs, D. Machan ;1st vire-Presi-
dent, Mrs. Richmond ; and vies-Peesi.
dent, Mrs. T. E. Whitfield ; 3rd vice -
President. Mrs, G. E. Speiran ; Rec.-
Sec.. Mrs. W. Whitfield ; Assist.
Rec..Ser:., Mrs. Hustings ;-Treasurer,
Mrs. (deo. Speitan ; Cor. -Sec., Ml's. T.
Whitfield ; Supt. of Systematic Ole-
ing, Mrs. A. Whitfield ; Owe reamer for
Outlook, Mts. W. Speirtul ; Organist.
Miss Robinson. Although this
Society has suffered a small decrease
in inembeiehip the finaltcial side was
well sustained it having raised over
$75,00 in the past year and also sent a
box of clothing, valued at $25.00, to
New Liskeard.
Jamestown
A. D. Grant took the service fu
Victoria Ball last Sunday.
al. Muses is back from an extended
visit with relatives at Kincardine.
Miss Lizzie i31'yans is home from a
visit to her sister, Mrs. (Dr.) Feild.
The latter wits laid aside for a time
from an attack of measles but was
Convalescent before Miss Bryaus left.
A. number from this locality attend-
ed the funeral of the late James Edgar
sr. at Fordwich on Tuesday. lie was
a director of the Howick Mutual to
which Sao. R. Miller and Edward
Beyalts stand in official relation.
The \Vouleu's Institute held their
regular monthly meeting in Victoria
Hall last Thursday afterlicol, April
251.11. The attendance was not se
large as usual owing to the busy
setL5nll but the meeting proved to be a
very interesting and beneficial one.
Miss Bessie Moses' paper on "Ottntitla
and the Canadians” was thoroughl)
enjoyed. The discussinn 00 "What
dishes to prepare to coax the appr-
tfte" was entered into by all present
and proved very good. Next 'mattes
will be held o1 Thursday, May 16th.
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A Howick Pioneer Passes Away.
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Another of Howick's pioneer set-
tlers passed away 011 814.Lu'tlay, April
2711, at the hone of his sou, Hugh
W„ Lot 10, Con.5, in the person of J.
Edgar, sr. He was born in Ayrshire
in the torn of Crosswalfs, Scotland,
on Aptil .Atli, 1834, and was conse-
quently 78 years of age. 51 years ago
he was married to Miss Agues Black, of
Aye, sister to Robert Black of Wrox-
eter, and moved to Howick in 1800,
where he lived until Inc death. Mrs.
Edgar predeceased him 4 years ago.
181r. Edgar• being a public spirited luau
tools an active part in public affairs.
IIe was appointed T. P. some years
ago and as he was a man above aver-
age ability was looked up to by the
neighbors when they needed special
information. Deceased was an active
member of Fordwirh Presbyterian
church in the early days and later of
Gorrie Presbyterian church. He was
Ethel
Township Council ou Monday,
May 13th.
Miss Alberta Bartley has taken a
position in W. T. Spence's store as
clerk.
D. Milne has thoro' bred Short
Guru stock for sale. See his adver-
tisement.
W. T. Spence received a car load of
Hour and feed this week and will be
able to supply the demand.
The Presbyterian pulpit will be
supplied on Sunday afternoon, May
5th, by Rev. Mr. Bell, of Molesworth.
The regular sacramental service
will be held in Ethel Methodist church
next Sunday morlriug at 10.80. There
will be no service in the eveuiug.
W. F. Strettun, Jeweller and opti-
cian, of Brussels, is visiting Ethel tat
Tuesday of each week and
may be found in the W. H. Love
block.
ltobet't Rues, a well known old time
resident of this locality, will be 92
years of age if he lives to next
August which he is must likely to do.
He has been a good bit of "stuff."
A alitchell correspondent says
Louis L. Longeway, jr., has purchased
the 125 acre farm belonging to the
Mile Patrick O'Brien, lot 17, con. 12,
Logan,
a in therefore $4,500. The
fali ras uo buildings on it and has
been in pasture fur the jest, five years.
A very pleasant evening was receut-
ly spent by the choir of the Presbyter-
ian church at the commodious home
of D. W. and Mrs. Dunbar. The com-
pany enjoyed themselves in royal
style alid voted the host and hostess A
1 entertainers, We don't suppose the
choir would object to accept other in.
vi tali ons occasionally by way of autos
recreation from the steady going job
of attending regular choir practice.
The choir renders very faithful ser-
vice and deserves recognition for their
work.
PRESENTATION.—On the evening of
April 23rd the members of the
Women's Institute, accompanied by
their' husbands and a few frieuds,
!assembled at Lhe home of alas. W. H.
Love and presented Mrs. J. A. Hems-
worth with tt well filled purse, on the
eve of her departure for Mitchell
where she with the family will join
Mr. 13emswoeth who is employed iu
Use Bridge Works of 13. Hill & 00.
The pulse was accompanied by the
folfowl tig address
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members
-ul the Ethel VVume11 N Iu
Alt l& having pen n head i f nuntended
dl pal lust. hem out htntls1 decided we
could 11(14 k t you leave without Meer
iug together once again and express-
ing in a small measure our upprel;i-
tttien of your presence with us and
regret at your removal froin nut•
village, We have always felt your
ready smile and hearty laugh an,in-
spit:maim Ln us in our meetings. No.
doubt you have had yiur share, as
well as us, of worries, but y011 have
neves inflicted them on others. 'We
have eve)' found you a ready and
willing helper and always considered
you nue in wllotn we could depetld.
We ate not saying this because It is
way of flatter
customary a• by vi flattery but
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bemuse \4e mean it and know we are
expressing the feeling of all our I1i-
Wane member's. We wish you to
accept this purse PA a slight expres-
sion of orgy good wishes. We are
untamituoua, as an Institute, 111 tvisill-
ittg you amity year's of happiness turd
prosperity in your new home,
Sighed on behalf of the Institute,
M iia, W M. SLEMMoM,
a1 ns. 41. FDawtrsoa,
Bus. W. H. Love.
Mrs„iemsworth, though , much talc -
en by surprise, Made 111 appeopt'iate
reply. After ptm•taking of a well pre•
petted Worth by the Institute ladies
all went to their homes feeling that .
THE LATE JAS. EDGAR
A HOWICE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
PROMOTED,.
The interior of the church looks very
beau11t0l. The choir loft le enlarged
and elevated and the singing will AOW
be heard to better advantage. The
musteal services Met Sunday were
much els joyeti. The soloists were Mrs.
Small, 1411•. Fowler, of Goderieh and.
141r. (took.
bliss MCGOWAN Da/tax—Miss Jean
McGowan, who left here about a year
ago accourpaufed by her nephew, 3)11.
Stewart, to live with her Piece, Mrs,' .
Geo. E. Penfold, Oman, Sask., pawed
away on Weduesday ruuruleg of lase
week, remains being brought 118511
for interment.. The ueceased was sick
for souse cunsiderable time before she
went West and her nephew took her
there thinking the cualge might do
Mae good but she never regained her
strength. She had lived here all her
life and always took au active part in
the Presbyterian church. Those left
to mourn her loss are Dr. Stewart and
Mrs. Peufuid, a nephew and niece, •
who both reside at Uupar, whom she
brought up after their mother died.
The funeral took place from. St. An -
Mew s thutch, Blyth, Sunday after -
neon. Rev. Dir. butall, the pastor;
spoke from the words, '•She bath done
what she could,” referring briefly to
the life of the deceased in her bome,
among her neighbors and in the
church. There was a large attend-
ance. In addition to frieuds in the,
SUMOUudilig district, Dt. and Mrs.
Stuart 891'10 present from Cupar,
Sask., and it smuttier of relatives from
lluuganucn and Lucknow.
one of the promoters of the Howick
Firelusurance Co. was President for
a number of years and has been a
Director of the Company from its in-
•eeption till his death. 141x. Edgar
was a Liberal in politics and was a
man of high honor, his word being as
good as his bond. He was a member
of the Masonic Order and belonged to
Fordwich Lodge, which lodge conduct-
ed his funeral ou Tuesday afternoon
April 301.h. There was a very large
atkeuclauue. Rev. Mr. Dobson was
the officiating clergyman. The sous
are :—Rev. Jas. Edgar, Brantford ;
Phos. and W. A„ iu the West, Huglr
uu the homestead, and Robt. also of
Howlett. Only one daughter is living,
viz Mrs. Juu. Cochrane. Airs. Jno.
Henry is deceased. Mr. Edgar had
not beeu in good health for some
time and his demise was not au un-
expected event, He was 011e of the
stalwarts, a man of good jadgurelht,
kindly in his manner and widely and
popularly kuowu. Battiest and honor-
able iu all his dealings he has left be-
hind him a name that will live loug
and which should be an incentive fit
many younger folk to follow. liy
he death ttMr. Edgar a strung bond
has been severed in the Howick Mu-
tual .Co. in the
vet orad
u ranee Ut
Lual Fire 1 su
circle who slut at the table fur marry
year's and won fur the Co. the reputa-
tion of fair play, generous treatment
and prumptsettlementof claims. t\lr.
Edgar very faithfully discharged his
duty and with those aSSOeiated with
him placed the Ounhpauy in the front
rank of Mutual Insurance concerns.
The bereaved share in the sympathy
of a wide circle of friends. The pall-
bearers ware, Thos. Gibson, JamesFallis, Jas. Hunter, Thos. Shearer,
Wm. 0188011 and Win. Brown,
they were losing a good member and
a land friend.
Fool 13ALL,—Saln1'dtty evening of
this week the Witlghum liiglt School
team is expected to be here to play a
Foot Bill game with the Y. 111. B. 0.
A. club of Ethel. Game called at
6.15 on the park. There should be a
lal'ge attelidallee.
Blyth
Wroxeter
V1185 J. J ALLAN will he at the gotten
House Friday, bray 10th. One day.
NEwsY NoTEs.—MIs. G. P. Jackson
to spending a week with relatives iu
Toronto.—alills Ilazlewood, of 01i1-
'it:rd,speutSunday veldt his brother,
W. C. Hazlewood.—J. lialbfieisch, of
V 1lvertuu, was the guest of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. 0. Reis, two days of last
week.—Thus. Jaekllu jr. and Arlhur
Fox, of 1'tLuberry, 1ef11or Milestone,
basic., last Friday.—R. 13. Harris and
family went to Torouto this week
where they will in futureieside.—Mt•s.
13. Whitmore, of Harriston, spent
several days recently with her parents
11. and Mrs. Black.—Iles. Benedict,
of New York, is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. W. 0. Hazlewood: Fred.
Davey made a busiuess trip to Tor-
onto this week.—A numbet from here
attended the funeral of the late James
Edgar which took place from his resi-
dence iu Howick to the Fordwich
cemetery on Tuesday afternoon.
dir. Edgar, woo had attained his 70th
year, had been iu failing health for
some time, passing away on last
Saturday. He was well and favorably
kuowu in the village and had been for
a number of year's a Director of the
Howick Mutual. He is survived by a
grown up family, his wife 111101llg pre-
deceased him a uumbsr of yeatsego.
Maitland Presbytery
Miss King gave an address at Jack,
e 'uuou.
r last Sundayaft r
son's s chutut
inlit, service
h5 wn assisted
S sby
Mrs. (Rev.) Fear.
( )
rile txlembels of the Blyth Odd
Fellow's Lodge will a1ltutl Divine ser-
vice iti St. Andrews church, next
Sunday evening when Rev. Alr. Small
will preach.
The following subject. is to be debar•
ed at the lox social to be give!) in the
Methodist church 1111 11110 evenlug of
May 10111, "Resolved that the 11110'
chime should be withheld from Women."
1)ebatere on the affirmative side
are LtoyMem oe, Hisses Powell and
Beutfi y, the negative will be taken by
51r. Blatchford, Misses Al 13e11 and i\1,
Errata.
St. Andrew's' .ehotoli re -opening.
s
took place on banality last. The
special preacher was Rev. Fa A. Rob.
bison, 13. A, of 'Toronto, Associate
Secretary i it the depitetuten t of "Somal
8085105 and Evangelism." &!r. Robi-
son spent a bray day !.peaking to the
S. S. in the aftermath and to. the C,
E. after evening service, iu addition
to the two fegnlar Services. 'dlrofe
was a good attendance, et all. aet'vice8,
especially in the evening when the,
service in the Methodist church was
very kindly withdrawn. Revs, Fear,
of Blyth, and Pearcy, of tondesbo'o,
assisted in the evening service. Mr.
11nbi1190111s messages were 1il1Onlg,
fresh and very helpful. The offering
wits fu the ueip;lxborhoed of• ,$1.70,00,
•
The Presbytery of Maitland met at
Belmore on '0 sduesday, April 24th,
to ordeal A. 11. Gibson eruct tuduct 1110
to the pasturel Charge of Belmoxeauc'L
McIntosh. Mr. Bradley preached a
very appropriate semen', Dir. Mc-
Lean peesitted ; Mr. Petrie addressed
the miulstet'.and air. West the con-
gregatiuu. Mr. Gibson begins his
uuulslry nudes vet y Juvutrble otrCum-
stattues. On the 2511 of April. Halt-
land Presbytery met at Dungannon to
o1dwiu Mr. Gomm and induct him to
and
(Marge o'Dungannon
t e storm Chat 1
the a
Pori Albert Ile. McLean presided ;
lir. McArthur -conducted Divine
service ; alts Hardy suitably addressed
the minister and Mr. Duncan, the
congregation. The choir of Knox
church, GloderiCh, rendered excellent
and appruprilLte ri4nalu. 111r. Gonna
and Mr. Gibson muter on thein work
with the good wishes of all the mem
bets of Presbytery.
Howick Council
Council met April 17111 in Brown's
Hall, Fordwich, pursuant to acljourn
Ment. Members all present, Reeve
in the chair. Minutes of last meeting
read and adopted. Moved by Edgar
and Crawford, :that following changes
be made in the Pathnlasters
Dobbs, instead of \Vm. H. Gregg ; J.
Demmerling instead of Robert Nay ;
U, Albright instead of James Douglas;
David Hesitate instead of John Gas-
kins. Motion carried. Moved by
Hyudmau and Underwood that By-
law No. 8, appointhlg Pathtnasters,
Pound d icis an
Felice' Viewers be
1 sled Oat -
vied. passed. read leucitis were opened for build.
lug abntulults bf the Grainger and
Hunter bridges. Moved by Edgar
and liyudmau, that John `linker j1.,
receive contract at the following
prices ; A na:meats of Hunter bridge,
tor $3.75 per cu. yard and for
Grainger abutments, $3.80. per cu..
yard. Carried. !guyed by Under.
wood and Oiawford, that Wm.
Rogers receive the contract for maks,
iug the township tile at the following
prices : 8 inch for 52 cents a piece
l2inch 95 cents each ; 18 inch $1,85.
each, Motion caviled.. Moved 'by
Edgar and Hy minutia, that following
accounts be paki.;—Beverly Nash, re.'
pairing, carrot, $2.10 : Chas. Ring,
idling in at culvert, $10.00 ; Mina.
Maxwell, 11(1110811)5 toad and gravel,
1113.00 ; W. W obbet, rent of roadway
101 191, s2.50; Win.McKerolher, in-
surance on illp. Ball, $3.10; Wm.
Watters, printing dog notices, $1.00 ;
Win. Finlay, rep. hole intoad, 750;
Fred, Hyoduten, rep. road,' 500 Sas. Sas.
Lynn, rep. culvert, $1.50; .David'Ar
strong, rep. culvert, $1.51); 'Areas..
Agriculture S0111'ly, grant, $2.5.00 ;
T. Winter, express and expenses to
Toronto, $8.00. Moved by Under-
woodand llyndulau, that Cutting
' adjoaoni to meet Wednesday May 15th
in 'Township Hall, tiorr'ld, ; Harried.'
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