The Brussels Post, 1912-8-15, Page 1ru
VOL. 41 NO. 7
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST x5, 1912
W. H. KERR, Profiyieior
New Advertisements
Ezeoutorr' sale -P. S. Scott,
Por sale -N. E, Hutehinaon.
Pbotoarnpby-G, F. Maitland,
To contraotore-A.,,MeEwen,
Farm for enle-John Mooney.
Farms for sato-W. L. Holmes.
Notice to aredttora-R. Vanstone.
Cats
Oranbrook
Rev. R. F. Cameron is visiting
relatives here,
Mrs. Noble and daughters have re-
turned to California.
Mrs. and Miss Forrest are visiting
friends in Moorefield and Palmerston.
The Misses McNichol, of Wood-
stock, are visiting friends in this
vicinity.
A. A. and Mrs. Naylor and son of
Seaforth, are visitors at the home of
Chas. Seel.
The Telephone linemen have been
busy preparing for two more lines
through here.
J, H. and Mrs. Cameron, of London
were visitors with Mr's. R. K. Mc-
Donald this week.
Mr's. Walter Hainstock and daugh-
ter, of Fordwich spent a few days at
the home of Mrs. Menzies.
Kincardine will be the magnetic
point on Friday. The special train
makes it possible to spend a long clay
by the lake and get home in the even-
ing.
Mrs, Kalser and I:daughters and
Mrs. Helm Sundeyed with friends at
Wingham,
Jas, Bird has started on the road
with his horseless carriage. The
grain will catch it now.
Next Sabbath .Rev. J, Greene, of
Clinton will occupy the Methodist
church pnlpi t, He is a good speaker.
We are pleased to report a slight
improvement in the condition of
Geo. Sparliug but he is still in a pre-
carious condition.
Miss Mina McRae, who has been
holidaying on the Pacific Coast, ar-
rived home this week, She had a de-
lightful visit and a welcome home.
We are pleased to hear the voice of
Mrs, V. Foereter on the phone once
wore having so far recovered from
her accident and trust she will soon
be completely restored.
DIED AT A GOOD OLD AGE. -After
a long life Mrs. Adam Baker, of
Cranbrook, passed away Tuesday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Ryan, Lot 32, Con. 14 Mc-
Killop, in her 85th year. , She went
to visit Mrs. Ryan two mouths ago
and never got back home. Last Fri-
day Mcs. Baker had a stroke of
paralysis effecting her right side from
which she never rallied. Mr. and
Mrs, Baker were born and married in
Germany and resided in Grey town-
ship between 40 and 50 years, coming
from St. Clements, Ont., to Grey.
Mr. Baker died 6 or 7 years ago. The
sons are :-- John, Walkerton ;
Nicholas, who died in the West;
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AUGUST loth, 1912.
BRUSSELS, ONT.
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E. C. DUNFORD
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Tailor and Gents' Fuirhisher, Brussels
Harry, Hepworth ; Adam died here ;
Antony, Saginaw ; Peter and George,
Oranbrools. 'There ars two daughters
viz :-Mrs, Inc. 13. Clark, of Calumet,
Mich, ; and Mrs. Ryan, McKillop,
Funeral took place Thursday morn-
ing to Seaforth R. 0. church and
cemetery. Rev. Fr. Blair conduct-
ing the service. The subject of this
nOtitie had a wide circle of friends
who esteemed her for her many good
qualities of bath head and heart.
Bl uevale
Pat. O'Neil, of Palmerston, is at
present visiting friends here.
Miss Alice Paul spent a few days
this week with friends at Brussels.
There will be nu service in the
Methodist church Bluevale next Sun-
day.
un-
d Anniversary services at Johnston's
church, next Sunday Aug. 1Stb, Rev.
G. Baker a former pastor, will preach
at 10.80 a. m. and 7 p. rn.
Rev. and Mrs. West and fancily are
home from Bruce Beach after their
vacation. The rev. gentleman will
resume his pulpit next Sabbath.
Grey
Excursion to Kincardine Friday,
Aug, 16. Special train and low rates.
With no small regret we learn that
Wni. and Mee. Whitfield 12th Con.,
are ill with typhoid fever. Many
friends wish them a speedy recovery.
000n YIELD. -Tuesday of this week
in lifting potatoes for the dinner Mrs.
Locking, 12th con., came upon a hill
that contained 110 potatoes. A few
hills like that one would keep a family
for a good share of a Winter.
Wm. and Mrs. McTaggart, of Bran-
don, Man. ; Mrs. Scott, of Preston ;
andKilpat-
rick,
the tatter's daughter, at-
Mrs.K p
rick, of Karat, 13. 0., are visitors at
Mrs. D. McTaggart's. Phe first men-
tioned is a son and Mrs. Scott is a sis-
ter to Mrs. McTaggart.
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Be ve a
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A
nnual Sabbath School Excursion
will he run to Kincardine on the W.
G. & B. on Friday 16th inst. Special
train.
Next Sunday John Kerr, of Wing -
ham, will preach in the Methodist
church as Rev. Mr. Kirkpatrick is
away on his holidays.
Goon OROF.-Robert McGuire, of
Morris township, has threshed his Fall
wheat crop having 280 bushels off 10
acres. Others who have threshed
have not as favorable results.
Next Tuesday evening, 20th inst.,
the Farmers' Club will meet in the
0. 0. F. Hall. Program for die-
oussion will be Sheep and Swine, to
be introduced by Messrs. Coulter and
Currie. A large attendance is asked
for ane a thorough discussion of these
two important departments of farm
stock. Meeting opens at 8 o'clock.
It is said Joe Brandon, East Wawa -
nosh, has sold his fine 100 acre farm
to Thos. Montgomery, of Wroxoter
locality, for the sum of $0000. Mr.
Brandon will probably retire from
active farm life and he and Ml's.
Brandon take a holiday for some time.
We hope they will continue to re-
side in this locality. Mrs. Brandon is
a daughter of the late ex -Reeve Wm.
Wray, of Belgrave.
MR. FERGUSON DECEasEv,-Thnrs-
day of last week James Ferguson, an
old and highly esteemed resident of
this locality, paid' Natnre's debt, at
the advanced age of 87 years. He was
born in Ireland and has lived here for
over 45 years. His wife, who is over
80 years of age, and 3 sons survive.
Funeral took place Saturday after-
noon to the Brandon cemetery, Rev.
Mr. Ferguson conducting the service.
Deceased was an Elder in the Presby-
terian church, a Conservative and an
Orangeman, Mrs, hklwat'd Lowry, of
Brussels, is a grand daughter.
Walton`
J. W. and Mrs. Morrison of Guelph,
are welcome visitors here.
Work is progressing well on A.
1 g
Gard]ner's now residence.
Report says a popular Walton
bachelor will go into double harness
this Fall.
The 8leDetielrl mill cnnnnenced
stave cutting this week and will push
the work along,
Sunday School Excursion to Kin-
cardine from Brussels on Friday,
Aug. 16th, by special train.
Miss Ids; M lis and Miss Lyons, of
Tottenham, were visitors with Mrs.
Wm. Robb of this locality.
Jno. and Mrs, Fulton were at
Wroxeter during the past week visit-
i�re�gRev. and Mrs. • Ltacklaund, late of
Walton.
Miss Allie McOnnrt and Miss Leila
Horn of Ehna townshi ), visited at the
home of Wm. and Mrs. McOallum
last Wednesday.
Next Sabbath Rev. Dr. Marsh will
occupy the pulpit of Duff's church
here, He is a son-in-law of A. and
Mrs. Gardiner, of Walton.
Rev. 6)r. and Mrs. Marsh and
daughter Ina, of Springville, are here
on a visit with relatives and old
friends and are very welcotne.
Gerald Hall and Miss 'Madeline,
daughter of 1)r. A,111. Morrison, of
}seterboro', are hnlidaying with rel-
atives and friends here and enjoying
a gond bine.
Satticlay the return Foot Ball
match with Monkton was played in a
field near the 0, P. R. After a very
strenuous battle the visitors won by
1-.0. Walton team will go back to
Monkton before the month is out.
Wostcrs's INSTITUTE,- Wednesday
afternoon of next week, 21st inst., at
8 o'clock, Walton Women's Institute
will meet in the A. 0. U. W. Hall.
be read byMisses Rate
Papers Hers w
ill a
Buchanan and Mamie Bennett on
"Criticism and Gossip" which will be
followed by a general dieeusslon by
the metnbers on Canadian laws con-
cerning women and children. A
large atteedance asked for. .
lino Smallpox
at Kincardine
A story about smallpox at
Kincardine has been going the
rounds but there Is not a word
of truth in it and consequently
any fears people had in refer-
ence to visiting the lakeside
, town may be dispelled. it is
a pure fake yarn,
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Me. Fingland preached last Sabbath.
in the Presbyterian church.
WILL MOVE TO AURORA, ONT.—
N. H. Hutchinson, who went on a
trip to the West, is back home. He
went as far as Calgary. Mr. Hutchin-
son has purchased property at Aurora
York On., and will go in for culti-
vation of fruit and may take a hand
in poultry also. He and his family
will move about September 1st.
Many old friends here wish them
splendid success in their new location.
Jamestown '
Anniversary services will beheld in
the Johnston church, lst line, Blue -
vale circuit, next Sunday, when Rev.
Geo. Baker, of Melbourne, a former
pastor, will preach at 10.80 a. In. and
7 p. m. There will no doubt be a large
attendance as Rey. Mr. Baker and
Mrs, Baker were great favorites.
Seaforth
FATAL SHOT. -A terrible shooting
accident occurred at the rifle butts
Monday afternoon when Tommy
Blues, son of Thos. S. Blues, grocer
who was scoring was accidentally
shot dead. He had taken the place of
the regular scorer and had registered
g g
an outer for one of the cadets,who
took considerable time in sightingfor
his next shot. Young Blues it is
thought, took this delay as doubt
regarding the previous shot being no
better than an outer, and putting up
the danger signal stepped ont in front
of the target just as his mate fired.
The bullet entered the right side be-
neath the collar' bone and came out
at the back of the left aide. The ac-
cident has cast a gloom over the en-
tire town.
Ethel -
Miss L. Knapt, of Toronto, is visit-
ing Miss Edith Ferguson.
Don't forget the Excursion to Kin -
cat dine Friday of this week.
• Will. Brown and Roy Cunningham
visited friends in Logan on Sunday.
The smoke stack at the new chop-
ping mill here was raised on Wednes-
day.
Miss Alice. Davies has gone to
visit friends at Stratford and Brant-
ford before returning to her home in
Toronto.
Rev. Joseph Haylock, of Teeswater,
takes charge of the services in the
Methodist churches on Ethel circuit
next Sunday.
Chas. Rose, purposes taking a .trip
to the West and will likely take -up a
farm as his son John has done not
long ago. We wish them success,
The expert judge was here last week
looking over the oat crop. Competi-
tors in this locality were not in the
winning. Better luck next time.
We regret to report that two of
Andrew McKee's faunily are down
with typhoid fever but we hope they
will soon be restored to health.
Wroxeter
Dr. Hicks, of Buffalo, was in the
village on Monday.
Frank Sanderson, of Toronto, visit-
ed friends in the village last week.
Mts. Faulkner and three children,
of New York, are guests of Mrs. S.
Rasmussen.
Miss Eleanor Hamilton spent several
days recently at the home of Miss L.
Irwin, of Bellmore.
Mrs. Steinmiller, of Gorrie, and
Miss Robb, of Walkerton, were in the
village on Monday.
Miss Carrie Lawrie, of Toronto, is
visiting with her many old friends in
and around the village.
David Robinson has pnrchased the
Sanderson property at present oc-
cupied by Munro & 00.
Rev. and Mrs.,Lacklaud entertained
the Sunshine Club at the Parsonage
on Wednesday evening.
Jno. and Mrs. Falcon returned to
Walton on Tuesday after spending
several days at the parsonage.
Miss Duke, of Leamington, and
Miss Wynn, of Wingham, spent
Saturday with Miss Beatrice Howe.
Mrs. Jiro. Hamilton left for Strath-
roy on Wednesday where she will be
the guest of her son, Harris Hamilton.
James McEwen, of Sanit Ste. Marie,
is spending a few holidays with his
parents, Jno, and Mrs. McEwen, of
Tuve berry.
R. Stephens, of Gorrie, occupied
the pulpit in the Methodist church on
Sunday evening in the absence of
Rev. Mr. Lackland who had charge
of the Rev, Mr, Hibbert's work in
Gorrie.
The usual service will be held next
Sabbath 'morning in the Methodist
church and in the evening a special
service will be held to be conducted by
the Sunshine Oinb. Mrs. (Rev,) Lack -
land will be in charge. There will he
no service in the Presbyterian ehureh.
INDUCTION, -The induction of. Rev.
J, W. Wesley, the newly called Pres-
byterian pastor for Wroxetor, will
of next
1 Wednesday
talcs re o n a , a
p
week, at 2,80 p. m. Rev, Mr. Bell, of
Molesworth, Will preside and give the
address to the congregation ;• Rev.
Mr, Gomm, of bunganunn, will preach
and ltov. D. Ferries of Wingham,
will address the new pastor,
Rev. Mr, Collis is at Huntsville.
W. M. Robinson and Miss Sophia
Robinson spent Sunday in Teeswater.
Dr, 11, Montgomery, of Meeker,
Colorado, renewed acquaintances here
on Monday.
The regular monthly meeting of
Howick Fire Insurance Co. was held
here last week.
FROM SASKATCHEWAN.- Orops
with us are looking good, never had
better but there are a lot of poor
crops in the district. All grain that
was sowed in good shape and proper
time is good but where work was
not properly clone the crop is poor,
It is safe to estimate a yield of from
18 to 25 bushels of wheat per acre on
breaking arid Summer follow accord-
ing to how it was worked. This has
been a peculiar season and is showing
up poor farming methods.
ALEX. SMITH.
Blyth
The Government grant to Blyth Ag-
ricultural Society this year is $160.00.
They will get $60 additional for the
Field Orop,
Rev. Mr. Thynne, of Palmerston,
may supply St. Andrew's church pul-
pit until the corning of the new pastor
-that is if he accepts the call.
Grand Master Poplestone is at Ham-
ilton this week attending the Odd
Fellowe' Grand Lodge. He has had a
busy year and faithfully discharged
his duty.
W. and Mrs. Jackson and baby were
at Brussels on Wednesday calling on
Wm. MoOall, who is precariously ill.
He was a former resident of Morris for
many years. Mrs. McCall is a sister
to M1•. Jackson.
THE 7 NNI.- he prizes were
awarded to the competitors in the Oat
Field Crop under the auspices of the
Agricultural Society by Wilson Black,
of Barrie, as follows :-1st, D. Laid-
law, Morris ; 2nd, Gray Bros., Hullett;
Sed, W. McGowan, East Wawanosh ;
4th, Jas. Snell, Hullett ; 5th, R. B.
McGowan, East Wawauosh :
6th J.
13. Tierney, East awanosh 7th A.
W. SloanMorris. Some of the fields
were extra good.
P06TOFs'ICE ROBBED. - The post-
nffice here was robbed early Wednes-
day morning. The burglars entered
by breaking the window in the door,
then put their hand through and open-
ed the lock, after which they must
have forced -the door into the private
office. They used nitro-glycerine to
blow open the safe. No other damage
was done to the office. The postmast-
er estimates the loss in money and
stamps at -,bout $200, $160 of the
plunder being stamps, In their baste
the burglars missed a drawer with
registered letters and bills in it. There
is no clue to the robbers. A revolver,
with seven chambers loaded, was
friend between the postoffice and the
G. T. R. station. It is supposed the
burglars were experts by the way the
work was done,
Morris
Excursinn to Kincardine Friday,
Aug. 16. Special train and low rates.
Mrs. Blake has returned ftom a
holiday visit with relatives at Selkirk,
Ont.
Good progress is being merle with
the harvest in the face of catchy
weather.
Master Eddie Lever, of Flesherton,
is spending bis holidays with his
uncle, Herb. Manning.
A goodly uumber of 4th line people
were at Goderich on the excursion on
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Richard Proctor, 4th line, has
been on the sick list with rheumatism
and tousilitis but we hope she will
soon be better.
We welcome young Mr. Forrest to
the 2nd line of Morris and hope he
will prosper. `When he gets old
enough he will call "Wet" Dad. Re's
a fine laddie.
Friday of this week will see a good
many Morrisites take in the annual
excursion to Kincardine. Special
train will leave Kincardine at 7 in
the evening on the home trip.
Miss Belle McCall, of Toronto ;
Louis McCall, of Chatham ; and
Albert Wright, of London, were visi-
tors with Simpson McCall and other
relatives and friends in Morrie town-
ship.
Mrs. Jaynes Burke of Detroit former-
ly Miss Olennan, with her three sons
who has been visiting in Seaforth with
relatives and friends, is paling her
old friends a visit in bborris;,and also
in Brussels.
Tenders are being asked for the
construction of the Bird drain. They
will be opened at 8 p. m. on Monday,
26th inst., at the Township Hall.,
Plan may be seen atthe home of
Township Clerk McEwen,
The fine 100 acre farm of John
Mooney, 5th line, is being offered for
sale by the proprietor as be thinks lie
will retire from so active a life having
got past his three score and ten years.
It is a choice farm and in good shape,
ExECU'rORs' SALE.- 01) Friday,
September 6th, the Clennan farm,
Na Lot 22, Ooii. 8, Morris, will be of-
fered for sale by public :auction on the
premises to close up the estate, The
advertisement may be read in this
isms.
Some IIrs Farm.- Wm. Watson,
5th line, has disposed of his 100 acre
farm to Bert, Garter, of East Wawa -
nosh, possession to be given next
March, Price said to be $5000. Mr.
Watson may gn West. 14e has been
a well known resident of Morris for
many years. The purchaser is not a
stranger to the Westerly side of the
township.
Robert McMurray was at Goderich
last week and called on 3110. Porter
an old wfriend ho buried his
wife the Tuesday previous. She was
86 years of age and was one of the
pioneers of Goderich township, Her
children are: -Mrs. R. Marshall, of
Turnberry ; Mrs. D. Nichol, of
Saskatoon ; Mrs, Ourrie, Of Dakota ;
Mrs, Love, of Alma : and Mrs. Blair,
of Goderich township. The son lives
on the old homestead in Goderich
township,
HOLIDAYTRIp,-Dr, J. 0, Johnson
and wife, spent a few days with his
brother, Christopher, of Last Wawa-
uosh and Henry and Thomas at the
old home. Clifford Johnson, of
Guelph, also came home for the visit.
Dr. Johnson is supervisor for the state
of Iowa for the Hartford Life, The
Company give all of its agents who
write a stated amount of insurance in
8 months a free trip to Hartford and
entertain them for 2 days in great
style. 38 men in the U. S, won the
trip, the doctor winning fourth place,
so to Hartford he and Mrs, Johnson
went. Part of the entertaining was
an auto Lripof 47 miles to Gavin Rock,
when 20 autos bedecked with colors
and Hartford emblems, loaded with
the company's guests, joyously went
enjoying a shore supper consisting of
all kinds of sea food. They also went.
to New York and Ooneyisland besides
seeing all the sights of Hartford. On
the return trip Dr. Johnson and wife
came up to see the old home and left
on Wednesday for Port Huron, where
they will spend a while with Mr's.
Johnson's aunt, then to Adrian,
Mich., Mrs. Johnson's old home and
expect to be home to Cedar Rapids by
Saturday having had a splendid, trip.
Wingham
Mrs, Robert Beattie and children
are the guest of friends at Bayfield.
Miss Leila Bell has returned from a
visit with friends in Boston and New
York.
Miss Jessie Cummings is quite ill at
the home of her sister on Front
street.
It has been deeided to finish the
local baseball season with a four -
league team.
our-
lea ueteatn.
Jas. and Mrs. Ross were in Bruce -
field recently attending Mr. Ross'
brother who is very seriously ill.
McDonald,a local cattle drover,
D.c
was in Tilburyecentl and succeed-
ed Y
in securing a load of fat cattle.
bliss A. Olow experimented this
Summer with tobacco growing and
has succeeded so well that next year
she intends putting in a lot more.
The improvements at the public
school have been completed and there
are now new cement sidewalks and a
new cement floor in the boiler -room.
bars, Louitt, one of the town's oldest
residents, died Friday at the home
of her sou John. She was 80 years
old, and is survived by a grown-up
family.
The members of the W. 0. T. U. are
planning another gold medal contest
to be held some time in the Fall. All
those who competed In the silver med-
al contest will be eligible.
J. F. Groves, Secretary of Maitland
Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., is in Hamilton
attending the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge. Mr. Groves also repre-
sented Encampment No. 47. Joseph
Guest and H. 13. Elliott are repre-
senting the 'subordinate lodges from
here.
Fruit promises well all through this
district and many of the trees are
heavily loaded. Notwithstanding
that black knot is very bad in the
plum trees in many places, the fruit
will be plentiful and of good quality.
The general outlook for grain and
roots is also very bright and the flax
growers report an abundant yield.
Levi Cranston, George Coulter,
Prank Gillespie and George Moffatt
were each fined. $1 when they appear-
ed in the police court before Magis-
trate Morton 011 a charge of having
discharged firearms recklessly. The
young ,men were given a severelecture
by the magistrate, who pointed out to
them the very serious results that
might follow revolver shooting in the
vicinity of people's houses.
A cowardly attack was oracle on
Miss Lily Hayles and Miss Maggie
Cecil on Saturday evening as they
were on their way home. As they
were crossing the bridge they were
accosted by two young men, one of
whom seized Miss Hayes by the arm
and then threw his arm about her
waist. Miss Hayles fought the fellow
off and struck nim a heavy blow
in the face with an umbrella she had.
The men noticing some people ap-
proaching ran quickly away and only
stopped long enough to throw a stone.
It struck Miss Hayles' hat and made
a big dint in ib, but did not injure
her. As quickly as possible the police
were communicated with and every
effort is being made to run the
cowards down,
Church Chimes
Rev. Mr. Wishart may attend the
Summer School at Lake Geneva next
week.
The Mission Band of EMelville church
eujoved a plc-nic in the Davidson grove
Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Dr. Wilkie, fouuder of the Gwa1-
for Mission in India, and for 3o years a
missionary in that land, will preach in
Melville ehureh next Sunday morning.
He is a fine speaker and knows thor-
oughly the great Indian problems at
first band.
ex -Mayor Isaac Hord, of Mitchell,
announced in the Mitchell Methodist
Sunday School last Sunday, that that
day was the 40th anniversary of his
term of office as Sunday School Secre-
tary, During that time he .had been
absent only four times owing to bad
weather and About ten times from ill-
ness. Richard Babb is the only other
present member of the schoolwho tree
an officer 40 years ago.
Last Sabbath Rev, Mr. Greene, of
Clint n, preached
two excellent dis-
courses
di •courses
in the Methbdist
, church here
taking as his subjects "Tricot)" and the
"Power of the Gospel," respectively,
Although the reverend'geuticninn is in
his 7gtb year, 54 of width he ,has been
preaching, n0 one wdnid ever know it
by his serniotis es they are clearly de•
livered. are practical expositions of tbo
Truth and have a "goabout them
that would be creditable in any man's
pslmlest days. Rev, Mr, Greene will
preach next Sabbath also,
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
"All aboard for Kincardine." Train
leaves Brussels at 8.18 a; nr. and will
return in the evening leaving Kincar-
dine at 7 o'elocic. Take it in.
AFTER TRE POTATO Bun. -Farmers of
Waterloo county have discovered a
number of bugs which they say are
death on potato bugs. The insect
resembles the bug which is so detrI-
meutal to the potato stalk, Farmers
have watched its work and have found
that where it exists the potato bug does •
not. The new insect eats the potato
bug and does not injure the plant. It
is also immune from any poison put on
the plants. As yet this new insect has
not been named. Growers of tubers
are welcoming the new insect.
L 0. 0, F. -The Grand Lodge 1. O.
0. F. of Ontario is meeting in Hamil-
ton Wednesday and Thursday of this,
week. The Order has Sgt lodges with
a membership of 46,972, being an in-
crease of 2.541 over 1910. During 1911
1,657 dropped membership ;. 332 died,
leaving a total of 42,440 ; joined Order
iu 1911, 4,530. On the 30th June, 1912,
the membership had increased to 48,
873• and 40 lodges not reporting. The
revenue tor last year was $06,982.05benefits paid members, $155,81995.
The receipts of various lodges during
1915 was $404,921.78, and their net as-
sets $1,894,662.77. W. Martin and W.
A. Grewar are the representatives from
Western Star Lodge, Brussels. Fred.
McCracken went to the camp.
PUBLIC School. B
ORNT.—
M
1LVERTON PUB
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About six o'clock Sunday morning
g
smoke was seen issuing from the
windows of the public school and the
alarm of fire was given soon afterwards.
The blaze when first seen had not made
much headway but the firefighting ap-
pliances being limited to a portable
tank with a pump
out t of order,
it
sorsa
developed rapidlyand spread fromTOOm
eight to room until by o'clock the build-
ing and contents were in ruins lTbe,
building was a substantial and com-
modious one and was well equipped with
maps, charts and apparatus of all kinds,
which along with a fine library and
nature study collection was totally de-
stroyed. The loss of building and' con-
tents will total $o,000, There is about
$s,000 insurance. How the fire orig-
inated is not known, except it be
through a defective floe. The board is
already making preparations for the
rebuilding of the school. Arrange-
ments are being made to carry ou the
school work iu the public library build-
ing and the town ball
AuausT WEATHER.—A Regular storm
period embraces the 11th to 16th, central
on the 13111. The Moon is new and in
perigee on the 12th and on the celestial
equator on the 15th. The Centre of the
Venus period is on the 13th coinci-
dent with the centre of this Vuicau
period. The autumnal equinox of the
Earth is also present at this time. Look
for marked fall of the barometer in
Western parts by the 12th and 'during
the 13th 14th and r5th 2nd 16th violent
storms of rain wind, and thunder, with
destructive hail Northward will pass
eastwardly across the country. West
India storms hurricanes and tidal waves
very probable in the gulf and south
coast regions. An unseasonable change
to cooler with frosts possibly in the
North, will come withl+he rising barom-
eter behind these storms. A seismic
period one that will be heard from in-
volves the qth to 15th central on the
isth. A Reactionary Storm period lias
its central days on the 18th. 19th and
zoth. The growing combination of
the astronomic causes shown in the
storm diagram promise renewed and
violent disturbances at this time -an-
other time when your barometer and
hygrometer will prove your best friends.
Another change to cooler will follow-.
during zoth to 235d.
DEATH OF MRs. MoecRlr.—The fol-
lowing refers to an aunt of H. L. Jack-
son's of Brasses
1 :- Another of the
.
pioueers passed away ;Saturday morn-
ing in the person of Mrs, Wnr.
Moscrip at her late residence, Welling-
ton street, Stratford, hire. Moscrip
was born in Hawick, Scotland, in 1825
and at the age of five years came to
Caueds and settled with her parents hi
the 'township of Dumfries, Waterloo
county. Here she met and married her
late husband, Wm. Moscrip. At the
time of marriage Mr, and Mrs. Moscrip.
moved to St. Marys, residing fifty years
of their useful lives iu that place. It
was not until 12 years ago that she
moved to Stratford with her family, and
since that time she had been one of the
foremost workers ou vital questions
such as Temperance reform and foreign
missions. She was mother of the late
Colonel Moscrip, who was well known
iu Stratford, being both head of the
28th Regiment for sonic time, and also
County Court Registrar for the County
of Perth. Mrs, Moscrip was somewhat
Of a poetess and many of her composi-
tions have been published, Only ,
two of her children survive her, both
daughters, natuely. Eva and Mary, both
having lived with her 'to the last. The
Mierel of the late Mrs. Moscrip, was
held Monday afteruoou at 3 o'clock,
from her .home, 24.6 Wellington street.
That the deceased was respected and
held iu high esteem by her many ac-
quaintances, was evinced by the many
beautiful floret tributes: The Rev.
George Kay condtieted the.serviees, and:
the pallbearers were : S. Creraf, J.
Sinclair, J, McIntyre,T. Prase,Fras,
Clark and D. Forbes. Interment raent was
Made in Avondale cemetery. Antmig
those attending the Brum' were Rev.
Fred Barron, of Elkins West `V'irg'inia ;
Boston and
Wr . Coven Barron Of
n u ,
Alfred Barron of Chicago, all nephews
csd ; _Miss Nettie Barrn,
niofecethe, odef l.,eaoiiedou ; W, Scott, a graonda•
son,' of Detroit;' David and Wte.
Robertson, nephews of the late .Mrs,,
Moscrip, of St. Marys.