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of MARRIAGE LICENSES
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AUCTIONEERS.
S. SCOTT AS AN AUCTION -
.a • RIM, Will soil for better prices, to
better men,is lees time end lees chargee
than any oher Auctioneer in East Huron or
be won't charge anything, Dates and orders
can always be arranged at this office or by
p eruoual application,
LEGAL AND CONVEYANCING.
M. SINOLAIR—
• Barrister, Bolleitor, 0onveyanoer,
Notary rsblio, &o, Office—Stewart's Block
I door Borth of Central Hotel.
Solicitor for the Metropolitan Bank.
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Going East - 7:05 a. m. and 8:40 p. m.
Going West - 12:19 and 9:511p. m,
All trains going Haat connect with O. P. R. at
Orangeville for Owen Sound, Elora and T
G. B. stations.
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Agent Allan Line, Bruseele.
A. RAYMANN
is prepared to supply the best
goods in Windmills, Iron and
Wooden Pumps and Stable
Fittings, spell Rs Piping, Wat-
er Bowls for stock, &c.
Repairs to Pumps promptly
attended to.
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801.7 Yongo St., Toronto
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experience. Elutes,
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Wingham Business College
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JAS, ANDERSON,
VETERINARY SURD. oN. Jamestown
000008eor to 31, (d, Moore. Moe at Ander- Doagald Strachan, front the West,
son Bros. Livery settle, Brussels, Telephone is paying a 01811 t0 his sister. and
No, 29, brothers at Itis old home, Be }a the
eldest eon of the late Thomae and
Mrs, Strachan,
The ladles of Jaltleetowtt Red Cross
Oircle, during the pact month, have
prepared and shipped to the Head
office of the (3, ft. C. S , Tereutn, tt
bile conttloieg the following articles
fur soldiers —0 hospital suits, 14 pair
socks, 14 doz. towels and 1 doz, wash
raga, the whole being veined itt $70.-
. Besides this little, 18 pairs of
sncl(e were sent to local members of
the ]61st Battalion at London Camp,
snaking a total of $84.20.
T. T. M'RAE
M. B,. M. 0. P„ A S. 0,
M. 0. B„ Vhhige of lirn8sels.
Physician, Surgeon, A000uolteur
Office at residence, opposite Melville Churoh,
William street,
DR. F. T. BRYANS
Bachelor of Medicine, University of Toronto ;
Licentiate of Oollego of Physicians and Sur-
geons, Ontario ; ex•Senior House Surgeon of
Western Hospital, Toronto. Offices of late Dr.
A. MoKevey, Smith Block, Brussels.
Rural phone 45,
G. H. ROSS, D.D.S„ L.D.S.
Graduate of Royal College of Dental Sur-
geons of Ontario and Graduate Unlvereity of
Toronto Faculty of Dentistry.
Office In leard Block, Wingham
Phone 249. Post Office box 278
Painless Extraction, Plate work and
Bridge Work a Specialty
MAUDE C. BRYANS
OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Personal graduate Department of Ophthal-
mology, McCormick Medical College, Chicago,
III., is prepared to test eyes and at gleams at
her office over Miss Lunan's millinery store.
Office dao e—Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of every week. Office hours—1
to 12 o. in. ; 1 to 6 p. m. Evenings by appoint-
ment, Phone 1219.
OR. WARDLAW
Honor graduate of the Ontario Veterinary
College. Day and night calla. Office opposite
Flour Mill, Ethel.
JAMES TAYLOR
Licensed Auctioneer for Huron Co,
Satisfaction assured ; Charges moderate.
Write or Telephone if not convenient to call.
Both Brussels. and North Huron Phones.
BELG1OAVE P. 0.
P. R. MULHERON
Teacher of
PIANO, ORGAN, VOOAL
Organist and Choir Mester, Melville Church,
nro0selu .Pupils prepared for Toronto Col.
lege of Music Exoulinatlono, Phone 60x
PR000FOOT, NILLORAN & COOKE
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public,
&c.
Office on the Square, 2nd door from Hamilton
Street,
GODERIOR. ONT.
Private funds to loan at lowest rates.
W. Peoonroom, K. 0. J. L. KILLORAN
H. J. D. COOKE
gram et» Plus
BRUssELO Butter Factory will run all
Winter.
Youe local newspaper keeps this
Communityon
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COLLECTOR
OLIVER i5
serving the
notices for thisears taxes
KEEP the Red Cross Tea for next
Tuesday afternoon in mind.
ANOTHER Winter in the trenches,
Keep up the supply of comforts.
'rHU17.8DA0, December 7th, is the date
of the next monthly Horse Fair in Brus-
sels,
TORONTO Globe has increased its
charges for marriage notices 5o cents to
$r,00.
OPEN season for black and grey squir-
rel for this year is from November 16th
to December ist,
SOME smarties may have to appear be-
fore the J. P. for housebreaking on
Hallowe'en night.
FouRTH Division Court Wednesday
of last week reminded one of the long
ago by the length of the docket.
Pio. FERGUSON and family have
moved into the Barkley home and A. E.
and Mrs. Hersey have taken the "Wynn,"
cottage vacated by the Ferguson's,
REv. Dean Davis celebrated the 420d
anniversary of bis incumbency as Rec-
tor of St. James church, London,
on Sunday, Nov, sth, P1110 is a record
which few ministers can boast of,
A NOVEL carne for a little girl babe is
"Frebis," the letters of which are the
beginning of the words, France, Russia,
Euglaud, Belgium, Italy and Servia,
Next time you have a christening at
your home try this new war name.
THE POST would like to see,—
New postofiice hording.
Radial Electric Railway.
:era Battalion fare well,
A hus'ling junior Hockey team,
Churches 1 c
patter Riled on Sunday. •
Hu tle after s e business by merchants.
Town known as "Beautiful Brussels,"
MUs'r PAY.—Members of fraternal
societies who get carried along by their
brethren for months and then just "dren
out" will be interested in judge Mul
lock's ruling that they can be sued and
made to pay up. It is a good doctrine
too. It is a mighty unfraternal thing In
cheat brethren who have so much
consideration as to keep members in
,food standing
THE Executive of lire Church Union
Cnnmittee of the Methodist church,
met in Toronto and authorized the Come
mittee to procetd in co-operation with
a malar committees from the Presbyteri-
an and Congregational churches, to cot -
side and prepare legislation for presen-
tation to .Ile next General Conference
with a view to cur emulating organic
union.
KILLnn 1st Fiance —Word has been
received that Thornton Fear was killed
in action on the field of battle. He was
a young man 00 18 .years, with spleudid
peysique and made a fine soldier, His
lather, Rev, Ezra Feer, was recently
pastor of the Methodist church, 'fees -
water, and is now stationed at Wheatley,
Rev. Mr, Fear 12 well kuowu in this
locality as this was his poreutal home for
a number of years,
11 II RON OLD BOYS' ASSOCt'ATION.—Tire
Annual Meeting of the Hurme Old Boys'
A580C1atlof ]
Of Toronto, will be held to
the Royal Cafe, 14 King St. East Friday
evening, November 14th, at 8 o'clock,
for the election of Officers and the trans-
action of general business. At the con -
elusion of the business at g p. m, a
banquet will be held, to which the ladies
are Melted. .A first-class program of
speeches and Song is being orrenged,
Rev Byre', H S'anffer, Pastor or Bond
St, Congregational church, will be the
principal speaker, Tickets are So Caine,
McKillop.
17 scholars of Bethel Sunday School
will receive silver medals at the
Christmas Entertainment to be held
Dec, 22nd.
PIONEER DIES.—Another of the
oldest and most highly respected
pibneers of McKillop Township, pass-
ed peacefully away at his residence,
on Wednesday, November 8th, in the
person of 0. Dodds, in his 84th year.
The deceased was born in Roxboro,
Scotland and came to this country at
the age of 14 pair's, settling in McKil-
lop,where he practically spent theme-
mttining 70 years of his life. In 1802
he was mat vied to Miss Ellen Tor-
rance, a lady from Scotland. Mr.
Dodds has been In failing health for
the past 2 years but was able to go
around until the day previous to Iris
death. Ile was It consistent member
of the Presbyterian church, Seaforth
and a num of industrious habits and
sterling qualities. He also filled re -
'Tensible positions in connection with
municipal attain in the Township.
He is survived by a widow and 9 sons,
Janes, John, Peter, Thornes, George
and Andrew in the West. Charles,
in Vancouver, W711. Raymond, and
Robert on the homestead. Funeral
took place Saturday afternoon.
Blyth
Sabbath morning the Sacrament of
the Lortl'e Supper was administered
in the Methodist church,
W. Jas. Sims was visiting his
brothers-in-law, John and Goldie
Graham, Stanley township.
P. Gardiner was selected as repre-
sentative to the District Library Con-
vention held in Stratford, Thursday.
Bishop of Huron will administer the
Apostnlie rite of Confirmation in
Trinity church, Blyth, Tuesday even-
ing Nov. 21st.
R. M. McKay arrived home last
week from Toronto where he had been
taking a course of instruction in some
parts of the watch -making business.
Word was received last week that
Capt. R. R Sloan was confined to one
of the base hospitals in France, suffer-
ing from rheumatic' fever. We hope
he will soon be o. k.
Miss Isabella Scott, H
allett was
quietly
to Richard Hat
t
paymaster of theAbhitibi Paper and
Pulp Co , Twin Falls, in Toronto last
week. They will spend their honey-
moon in Buffalo and New York.
Frank Bainton had the misfortune
to be severely injured on Monday of
last week when his clothes caught in a
shaft, while he was oiling the shaft-
ing His clothes were then to shreds
and he received painful injuries about
the arms and body.
Clinton
Huron County Poultry Show will be
held in Clinton on January 10, 17 and
18,
The Young Ladies Auxiliary intend
holding a Bazaar on Nov 25th In the
Town Hall.
Mrs. A. T. Cooper attended the Pro-
vincial Convention of the W. O. T. U.
at Hamilton.
Lieut. Albert J. Grigg, of the 33rd
(Heron) Regiment, has been appoint
ed Recruiting Officer for Huron and
Bruce Crsnnties.
Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's church,
will held their annual sale of work in
the Sunday School Hall, Thursday
afternoon, Dec. 74th,
MPs, C. J. Wallis and Mrs. J. K.
Fairfnll, eepresented Clinton branch
of the W. 0, T. U et the Provincial
OntfvenLion held et Hamilton,
The Boy Scouts were presented with
a bugle, druid and colors by Miss
Pearl Shipley. The money was cul-
lected by her from the citizens 501110
iotas o.
Dr. Gaxlier was appointed by the
tow II Council as Med teal Health Offl-
roe to fill out the unexpired term of
Dr. Shaw, who is overseas and Dr.
Axne to fill out the terns of Major
tic'l'aggad, on the C, 0. I. Board.
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HIS HEAR BADY
In rd they Ittnd,Oneafdentlygot U1yout fri\tirest hoT itt tbngla,,, One of illy friends who
aanefrom the West with me, receiv
ed a lotto)' containing '38700 tp lbat
t !feet, lie wag quite surprised a few
AFFECTED
"Fruit-a-tives" Soon Relieved
This Dangerous Condition
682 GERRARD ST, Ensr, TORONTO.
"For two years, T was a victim of
Acute Indigestion and Gas In The
Stomach. It afterwards attacked 4ny
Heart and I had pains all over my body,
so that I could hardly move around,
I tried all kinds of Medicine but none
of them did mo any good. At last, I
decided to try "fruit-a-tives". T
bought the first box last June, and
now I and well, after using only three
boa -es. I recommend (`fruit -a -tines"
to anyone suffering from Indigestion"..
FRED J. CAVEEN.
50c, a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25e.
At all dal
e ars or sent postpaid by ]Prutt-
a-tives Limited, Ottawa.
W. Roy Grigg, yonugest son of
Lieut. and Mrs. A. J. Grigg, was mar-
ried in Winnipeg to Miss Muriel
Rogers. Mr. Grigg is now etnployed
at the Winnipeg Grain Exchange;
Arrangements are being made for
the holding of a joint Missinnary
Banquet for the men of Ontario St.
and Wesley church congregations in
the former church on the 22nd hist.
Rev, Mr. Arnup, Toronto one of the
Conference Missionary Secretaries is
expected to give one of the addresses,
Following are the officers of Clinton
Horticultural SOuiety fur next year :—
President, M. D. McTaggart ; 1st Vice,
G. H. David ; 2nd Vire, W. H. Watt ;
Sec.-Treas., Thos. Cottle ; Directors,
Thos. McKenzie jt'., 3. L. Keir, Thos,
Cottle, J. Cunningham, Mts. W. Bey-
done,
eydone, Mrs. W. D. Fair, Arrs. G. H.
David, Miss K. NJc'l'agga't and Miss
Watt. Auditote,'37. D. Fait and
W. and Miss K. Mc'L'aggart were ap-
pointed delegates to the Ontario
Horticultural Convention at Toronto
on November 22nd and 281d. Society
has 201 members at present.
Fordwich
Mrs, Rev. Walden has been serious-
ly ill.
G, R. Sanderson shipped a carload
of turnips to the Queen City,
Homer Schaefer has returned from
a couple of months' stay in the West.
Village Trustees are staking con-
siderable improvements on our streets.
Mrs. Alex. Gibson is recoveiing
nicely from her recent severe attack
of illness.
Service in the Methodist chnreh
Sunday evening teas taken by A...
B. Dobson tieh
ofthe Presbyterian to tan ch
arch.
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Ed. Eckert, V. S., who has practiced
here since last Spring. left for his
home in Sebringville, having decided
not to remain here for the Winter.
Saturday evening 4111 hist„ there
passed away from this community to
the Great Beyond one of the village's
oldest and most highly respected
citizens in the pence) of Mrs. Robert
Elliott at the good old age of 73 years.
Deceased had suffered for years from
asthma and heart trouble, but was
around as usual up to the day before
she died. The funeral Was held
Wednesday afternoon to the Ford-
wich cemetery, service being conduct-
ed by her pastor, Rev. A. B. Dobson.
Besides her sorrowing husband, she is
survived by an adopted son, John
Campbell, NJouut Forest, who was
here on a visit to the old couple just a
few days before her death,
Listowel
George Rodgers, fol merly of Lista-
wel, has been made President of the
Third National Bank, Buffalo.
Among those graduating ab the
Royal College of Dental Surgeons,
Toronto, was Mel. G. Robb, who is
DOW a graduate dentist. Not only
was he suncessfnl in passing his final
examinations but lie led all others and
appeared at the head of his ;lass.
Captain I. L. Savage, w110 has been
in the military hospital at Halifax for
7 weeks, suffering from pneumonia
and rheumatic fever, returned home
on Monday evening of last week, hav-
ing received his honorable discharge,
on being found medically unfit for
service overseas.
At the annual meeting of the Listo-
wel Horticultural Society, htllcees for
the ensuing year were elected as fol.
lows : — Honmrary-President, H. 8,
Mortally, K. 0., M. P. ; President, J.
M. Campbell ; 1st Vire President,
Thomas Male ; 211d Vice President,
W. R. Clayton ; Secretary, A. So,
George Ha kine u1
w 0 Directors and 0
lady Directors were also elected,
Trowbridge
Will, Moose has purchased tt new
Maxwell car.
Ben, McCormick returned home
front the West.
Mrs, Hugh Rutherford who has
been confined to bed is again able to
be around,
Isabella, the 7 year-old daughter of
Albertn
adMvs,or
IVI phy, underwent
a critical operation but is making a
good recovery.
FROM FRANO12—J, R. and Mrs.
Code received a letter from their son,
Harold, in France, written on October
15th and his friends here s f ends 1 ate will
be1
to know that ha is still alive and tin
good health. He says, "No doubt you
will have been looking for a letter
from too before this and 1 alt poet feel
ashamed of myself for not writing
000130.1'. 13111 I sent a few "deaf and
dumb"' cards to let you 1(1)017 that 1
an, still alive. \Viten moving around
so '310611 it is hard to keep writing
}}paper and envelopes. I had the mis-
fortune or fortune, if you like to call
it, af.epraining my ankle a couple of
nights ago while up the line, so came
out and had it doctored, Itis getting
alongalong tine, but is still rather weak. .I
hollc
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didn't get the Wnrd that 1
had been killed, Oe ryas expected to
die, its a tesult of being buried 0n' 3
days ago to see me alive for he had
mined me for a considerable time and
thought the report true. And some
way or other, the people in England
got my address wrong and had their
letters returned, This is the third
time that ont West they have had me
reported killed."
Atwood
R. A, Thompson has !purchased a
new seven passenger Studebaker car,
E. H. Swing wa8 in Stratford as
' dluteelegate to the Public Library natl.
Wm. Lambe has purchased the
building he is now occupying in from
Gen, Lnchhead, 1 Y g
t'Vln. Parker, boundary East, has
sold his farm and purchased the resi-
dence now occupied by Jacob Weber,
Mon kton.
Ladles' Aid of the Methodistchurch,
Atwood, intend holding their annual
13azaar in the Music Hall, Friday,
December 1st.
Annivereaty services were held in
Donegal Methodist Church, Sunday,
Nov. 12th, Rev. O. J. Moorehcuse,
Trowbridge, preached et both services.
Mrs. Margaret Switzer announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Annie Gordon, to Norman W. Gould,
son of J. J. and Mrs. Gou,ld, Wood-
stock, the marriage to take place
quietly, late in November.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the home of Sydney and Mrs, Rnzell,
Lakeview Farm, Aylmer, when their
eldest daughter, Ethel Clara, became
the bride of Samuel A. Rattan, son of
Gen, and Mrs. Ruttan, Elma, Thurs-
day, November 2nd. The happy
couple will reside on the groom's
farm, 10th Con., Emla.
Seaforth
A. A. McLennan left for Des
Moines, Iowa,
George Bell had the misfortune to
fall Nom an apple tree and break his
arra,
Janes McN'ainara has removed his
family to Hamilton where they will
reeide in future.
Rev. J, Keir Fraser, D. D., pastor of
Knox Church, Galt, preached in the
Presbyterian Church last Sabbath.
The many friends of Rev. Mr. Argo
will he glad to learn that his health is
very much improved since going
West.
John Beattie, local Treasurer for
the British Red Cross special appeal,
reports $2732 88 received from the
town and country.
25 members of the Seaforth Masonic
Order motored to Carlow an Wednes-
day evening of last week to attend a
meeting of the Morning Star Lodge
there.
The annual meeting of the Seaforth
Horticultural Society, was held last
week, There was a good attendance,
President
A. P. Cliff
was in the chair
Trettellt'er''s financial statement for the
year shows 110 members • total re -
(Tints,
$642.08 ; expenditure, 8580.83.
Officers elected for 1917 are as follnws :
President, William Hartry; Vice
President, Dr, John Grieve ; Secre-
tary -Treasurer, A. D. Sutherland ;
Director's, A. F. Clutf, Henry Edge,
W. D. Hoag, Robert P F. Jones ;
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Convention, Dr. Grieve and A. D.
Sutherland.
Mos. Norman, wife of Rev. D. Nor-
man Of Japan, gave an address in the
Methodist chinch Thursday evening
under the auspices of the Women's
Missionary Society. Mrs, Norman is
an interesting speaker.
Walton
The November District meeting of
the Methodist Churches of Goderich
District will be held in the Methodist
Church, Walton, Thursday, Novem-
ber 30th, Thele will be three sessions,
9.30 a. m., 2 p. m, and 7.80 p. tn.
Good program is prepared. An
evangelistic aelvice in the evening.
Rev. Mr, Hagar, Goderich, will
preach. Walton ft iends give a cordial
itivitatiOn to all visitors.
GOING To WVANDOTTE,—Rev, R. J.
Currie preached his fatewell sermon
in the Methodist Church, \Voodslee,
Essex Co„ on Sunday evening and
moved with his family early this
week to Wyandotte, Mich., to take
the pastorate of the First Congrega-
tional Church in that city. At a
meeting of the Quarterly Board of
the Methodist Churches on his cir-
cuit, Mr. Currie's resignation was
formally accepted, and a strong reso-
lution expressing appreciation of his
services ex pastor of the circuit, and
wishing him success in his new horse,
was unanimously passed. Mr. Cur-
rie and fatal
have enc m'e
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se es to all in that section and leave
the circuit with the
best wishes of all
for their future happiness and success. 1
Mr. Currie is not only an energetic
worker in the Lord's vineyard, but is
an eloquent preacher, and will un-
doubtedly give excellent satisfaction
to the people in his new charge, The
Church board bas extended an in-
vitation to Rev. 0. L. Oouzens, Ruth -
yen, to become their pastor at' the
close of the present Conference year.
The matter of providing a supply for
the circuit is in the hands of the
Chairman of the District, Rev. E. F.
Armstrong, Essex. Mr. Currie in
taking his credentials from thio Con-
ference, carries with him a strong let-
` ter from the President of the Con-
ference, testifying to his wot'k in the
different circuits on which he has
been stationed, and referring in
eulogistic terms to his ability as a
preacher and pastor. Rev. Mr. Our-
rie was a former pastor of the Metho-
dist ehureh here.
1 Mrs. E. T. Dutton, Stratford, an old
resident of St. Marys, died in that
city, in her 7101 year.
MONTHLY
HORSE FAIRS
BRUSSELS
Regular Monthly Horse Fairs will be
held in B • .
rttssels this season as foliow s :
THURSDAI'
Dec. 71,h 1916
Jan, 4th, 1917
Feb, 1st, 1917
Mar. 1st, 1917
April 5th 1917
Leading local end outside buyers will be present
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Fighting Against Ourselves
---for You
FOR many
y years the
publishers5of weekly
eek
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newspape
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e fought
against raising the price of their paper from $roo_to
$1.50-
just because they feared to take a step that might "get them in
wrong" with their subscribers. Yet all these years the cost of pub-
lishing has been mounting up, up, up to an alarming point.
Now war has brought the matter to a head. It has added "the last
straw." Paper prices, ink prices, the prices of type, ink-rollet's, and supplies of all sorts
have sored so that 11 costs us a good many dollars more each week to produce THE Pow
than it did a generation ago, or 20, or 15, or 10, or 0700 5 years ago.
Necessity
compels us!o raise
the subscriptionboi price of
THE
POST
to $1.50. Our fight for you—the fight against ourselves—has come to an end, And josh
because we have given you the best end of it all these past years, when the cost of living
and the cost of publishing were climbing all the time, we now ask you to reciprocate by
paying the higher price willingly,
We believe you are ready to pay the higher price
Three cents a week 1 An extra cent I Is there a man or woman
in this community who will say that be or she cannot afford 1t
Three cents—the price of an egg in Winter, the postage on a
letter, the price of a pint of milk, the price of a glass of butter-
Milk or half ther'
p ice of a cheap cigar ! ,9ttrely 110 oue will say
that 3 cents a week for looal newspaper is more than he or she
6au afford 1
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