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The Brussels Post, 1885-1-2, Page 1r-Mg",..TrommitTr!"),_,'","24•Ausimosimossseisar vo . F.J s PO ST 2111,5V6STBRIMR:01....TCRISMCSESSRINOMMIIMISNIVII11101.1MITAINCEINUILIOSIMOILMET BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JAN. 2, 1885. ..._.... . ,, 'IN01111NATION »AT. W. R. 'Wilson said he had to thank ----- -------- - The 4lowing is :a list of the nona- both Reformers and Ooaservittives for thationt if persone seeking election hie election last year and ho thought ie 1110 Y, 1011S Ill waicipalities foe 1884, the sootier the pooplo of Brussels a- , 11111Esam. dopted this course the better for ii,11 F A 1, ceneerned, If this plan would I• eve, 3." D . r°1in 0, cvee by work ho would suggest im take the Thos. Belated'. seconded by Thos, . •Voters' Dist and starting at the lst Rale 49, ardung, moved by P. C, name ect men athey were Rogere, econded by B. Gerry. For Coe °Mors, P. Scott, moved by If lio had only had a chance for ax- on the list, anywey bo keep out feetion. els errauged M°8' Mraehil' """(1°(1 by Goo' plantation be could have boon elected.Axrnshoilg. R. Grebe:an moved by, J. 3, Smith, emended by Thos. Hate Reeve by acclamation, Ho did not juo, Wyen, moved by T.' Hall, 900- oppose the paseing of the Stratton onclea by T. 'Watson. W. H. Kerr, account as ono Conucillor and the moves', by Dr. Hutchinson, seconded Clerk vouebed for ono pert of it and anothee Councillor vouched for the moved Ity Wm. 13Iashile seconded by bYlV'T-1, Meth'ack"' Tho. Diem°, other. If not correct 110 was not to blame. Ho would neither buy nor T. Rail' W. R, "Ills"' 123°"d" by begins way to the Commit Board, Ito Jas. Buyees, see,onded by P. S. &att. W. F. Ve +stone, moved by H. Den- was told money would be used and it /lie, sr ;idea by 13. Gerry. Geo. should bring 0 blush of shame to ved by Thos. Hall, • see. every ratepayer's fase, If the people Beek; . . of Brussels thought he would add any "dr iby ?'es. Gibson. a e thing to the wisdom of the Council he . . GREY. hoped they would elect him. . ..0e1"0, Thos. Strachan by madame - t' .on. let•Deputy, Thos. Hislop and James Drewe was next milled upon. He said he had no intention of run - /Wm. Milne,, and Deputy, W. Oliver, run ning for the Reeveship. He bad - acelamation. Councillors, Ed. Bre,. been offered the position by the Con- , am, Dan. Robertson, Wm. Elliott, servative Association and refused it Jacob Kreuter and Jas. McDonald. aud the only reeson ho was in the minus: field now woe because ho had been Reeve Geo. Porayth. Deputy presented W1411 a requisition, numer Reeve, itrrn. Wray. Couneillors, H. ouslv signed by both Conservativoe 1Vlooney, J. Beeman, and C. A. Howe. andReformers. He did not believe All by acclamation, in working municipal affairs on polit. WHAT WAS SAID AT THE il111,ISSELS i0a1 lines, Ile was not satisfied with Nenureariox. the way things were run last year. At the expiration of the hour pre. No one could give any reason why scribed by law, for receiving lamina. things were as they are. The best tions had expired W. EC McCracken man should be elected and he felt it was called to the chair end after a few a public duty to stand after the -teen. remarks, called on Reeve Rogers who erons requests made to him. He had said he thanked 'the ratepayers for not changed has political faith and pat support in the four years he had when an election for government of - held effice. He would not accept of films came on he would do as he had office this year as his own business done of yore, but there teas no, room would'talte all his time, Tho Council for politics here. He had pledged of 1884 had tried to settle the Ronald himself to no one with the excfeption suit but the voice of the ratepayers of ins card in ler, POST. Be was was against it so now the matter opposed by Mr. Young, of whom he would have to be fought out. There hadnothing to say but he hoped the was nothing of particular importance best man woual be elected. No that occurred to his mind either at statement as to expenditure ,M side - the village or Oounty Council. There walks or anything else had been pre - were two candidates in the field for sented. Our sidewalks and crossings the Reeveship and he leaped tho best were never in a worse conditiou and Mall would be elected. He would it was no Saving in expense to let still do all in his power to further the things go as they are. There hail interests of Brussels although out of not been committees streak. (Mr. the Council. Rogers interrupted the spettkor and Jno. Wynn said he had not much said there had)The town over sear to say as his good and bad deeds were was not a succees and the $400 had known to all. Ho had not intended been paid for little more then ringing being a candidate this time bat the the bell. $2,000 had been paid to ersuasion of a Lumber of his friends P Mr. Howe withal -It the slightest ac- hed brought him out. Re thought curity, before he had oven got a deed he had a pretty dealt ticket for his for the land, The councilhad not past servioes. Iia had lost a g°C.IL, even a mortgage. (Mr. ledgers said deal of time in trying to get things this was according to the, by-law.) right. He would rather be left at Re was to have $2,000 now and the home than be called lazti or negligent. balance wheu the machinery was in.) Be had worked against the Howe by- Never heard of a man being paha. law because Mr. Howe pelt' net show an accouut 7 years old. it was not a the 1111101111t of cash or property to the business way to conduct mtnicipal af valuators that he Kaci agreed to put fairs. The right way was'to let mage in. In regard to the .0tretton affair jobe by tender and got thin clone as he would tell what he knew about ib. cheap as possible, consistent with Stretton wanted a sidewalk at the good work. He thee referred to the Queen's hotel, last summer, and a- new railroad scheme, tax exemptions greed to do the work lathe plank was and the Scott Act. Of the latter he paid for. The bill, $54 looked big said he would, if elected, perform his but one of the Councillors and the duties as impartially as any man Clerk figured it up and vouched for could. He asked for generous sup it He did not know it was an old port and said be would work for the acoonnt, in fact was a little blindfolded best interests 11 13russels. about it. Inold tin 1881 a pilo of (Thos. McCracken asked about the had been thrown on the Lank of the tanks and if they were completed and river, at Stretton's hill,where teams whether $84 had not been offered as used to arose. Jas. Drew° and ltim• a -settlement ? Mr. Rogers said the self (Wynn) let Stream the job o.f batiks would not be paid foe until they burying the tin and ley lling the, hill were finished to tho satisfaction of the Oouncil. No.entotton had been made about the $84.) f . P. Scott was a now man and had no sins to answer for.. Had been re. quested to run and that was why his mime had been placed on the list. He did not see any 'neeeesity for rt sidewalk where Stratbon (had built it as there was a good sidewalk on the north side of the etreet. l He thanked hie moover and secondei and agreed to do the very heath° (meld if elected. Robert Graham tbankecl tbe gentle- men who bad proposed him. Be was untried but if the retepayere LIAJ. CePted his assurance he:would do all in hispower toperform his duty. for $10. He would no pay for au old account etanding. Jas. Yung thanked 4 be willing to f 6 or 7 years e electore for past snpport. Before' st election he laad counted 011 160 votes and there laud been 161 cast for lime. He was a candidate for ehe liteveship this year, having been urged to accept of the position by a very i trge number of eatepayers. No one leas long head- ed enough to do everytk'dng right and he felt pretty clear of rapekes duriug his 2 yeare of office. The Stretton sidewalk was talked about but he took it on his shoulderet Mr. Leckie km Twilit an 8 foot eidettaalk, * of a rnilo long, and Strettonthad as good a right to a sidewalk els any other W. IL Kerr said ho had not sought man. The sidewalk at about the the position but came oat in response 1119010 as other walkthat had been to the wish of a largo immber of hie built, He told Sale on if Aiulay friends. Re thought & statement of could not atteu 1 to theFork he (Stret- the receipts and expeediture should ton) was to do it. 10,hr assessment; be always given at the nomioation so was $30,000 less thengast, year and • the, ratepayers would know what was our taxes wore lower, He had al- being done with their money. They ways taken his Mond +Rh the People get it in the Auditors' I. Tort but that Who would work for Brussels and was too late, Whilo. practically in- evotild continue to de so. t experienced in menieznal matters he 0 -- --- had sat at the Council Board for near- ly 5 years, as a reporter, and if elect- ed had no doubt what he had learned would be useful to liim. Ho did not approve of allowing sidewalks, cross- ings, &o. to go to wreck fox a year to keep the rates low and then the next year have to spend a large sum to make needed repair. It was no easy mutter to run the menieipal machine especially in a place in the position of Brussels and for that reason polibies should bo dropped and the hest men elected. If the ratepayers saw fit to return next Monday JIB a mem- ber of the Council Board for 1885 ho wonld use his best endeavors to work for the interests of the place. La regard to the sidewalk affair he thought it a very unusual way of rendering Accounts 7 or 8 years after the work was done. W. F. Yanstone said it afforded him pleasure to tbink that the people of Brussele were not disgusted with him and after a few pare rest he was once more a candidate. The Council Lor 1884 had made a few =strikes but leo thought it was because they did not Imola any better. Ho want. ed a compromise but it seeined it wouldn't work. Brussels had many in- dustries auct lie knew no phos of its size to equal it. He was a Conser- vative in politics but did not believe 119 runuiug politica into municipal affairs, George Baekor was unable -to be present owing to illness and Thos. Pierce was away attending a funeral, A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the proceedingto a close and the candidates will have the en- joyable pleasure of soliciting the vote and influence of the free and indepen- dent electorate. Grey council. Meeting. Oeuncil met at Dames' hotel, Cran• brook, Doc. 19th, pursuant to adjourn- ment. Members all present, Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last mooting road and approved. Messrs. Stracb- an and Bryans reported having exam- ined the wire fences contracted in az- cordance with By-law No. 20, and re- commended that Geo. Brown be paid for 80 rods, John Barney 99 rods, Donald McLaughlin 501 rods, Thos. McLauchlin 56 rods, and Alex. For- syth 30 rods. Application of A. Rey- mann for the sum of $5 for making coffin for Mrs. Nichols, an indigent. Moved by Waller Oliver, seconded. by Wm. Milne, that the application be granted. Carried.. Moved by Ed- ward. Bryans, seconded by Wm. Mil- ne, that the Collector's time for re- turning roll bo extended till tho 19th of January, 1885. Carried- Wm. Hing applied for 50 rods ditching to be done on side road between lots 25 and 28, con. 14. Moved by Walter Oliver, seconded. by Win. 'Milne that the Council agree to allow Mr. King' the sum of $1.25 per rod for 17 rods, provided ho dig the other 88 rods. Carried. Tho following accounts were paid :-Robb, Coutts, repairing side - road 6, con. 11, $2 ; Lewis McDon- ald ;a Go. plank for bridge at lot 15, eon. 17, and culverts $22.18 ; &ra- dian Bros. blankets for John Woods, an indigent, $4 ; Dr. Holmes medi- cal' attenaanee and certificate to David Kinsnaan, an idiot, $8 ; Henry But. tery ditching on road. between lobs 20 awl 21, con. 13, as per Engineer's a- ward P2.55 ; Alex. Delgatty gravel, L. Bolton survey and =Inn/' profile of Government' drain con. 17, $10 ; John °ober gravel and ditch across road ab lot 28, con. 7, $6 ;G. Brown 80 rods wire fence $7.50 ; 3. Kerney 89 rods wire fence $0 50 ; Donald MoLauchlin 50+ rods wire fence $12.62 ; T. McLatoblin 56 rods wire fence $14 ; Alex. Forsyth 30 rods wire fence $7.50 ; Alex. Mc- Kay underdrain across road lets 29, con, 16 $2 ; Thoe, &radian, A. Ray. mann, John McNair and Geo. Brown each $2 for sm. viees es Local Board of Health ; Thos. Straehan, W Birth- • op incl Wm. Spance each $4 for se- lecting jurors ; ; Thos. Strachan at- tending to council business $58 ; Matthew }Instill now road soraper $5; John Hislop attending to Council business, $38 e Walter Oliver and W. Millie each $42 for attending to Coun- cil business ; Ndward Bryaus attend- ing to Connell business $88 ; Wm. Spence spier, as Clerk ¶1180 ; Alex. McNair ealaity as Treasurer $70 ; W. Spence extrife under the provisions of on the Ditches 4.16 Watercoaree Act 1888, de and Baud," of Health, postage and tu stehonary for the year $64 • David Hi UMW NO, 26, Grant piecing two Plante on Aleoek's Midge in May last $1 ; Robt. (Man gravel 00 cents ; Ilugh McKay error in dog tax $2 ; Jas. Ferguson gravel $4.20; Wm. Willis part pay- ment 011 dite1.1 at lob 20, con, 14, $20; John Stewart patting 3 stringers in culvert eon, 10, $8 ; Wm. Kiser re moving fence at gravel pit lot 132, con, 11, $2.50 ; Robt. Lang gravel, ling on mill road, Ethel, $12 ; tfal11011 °mammal error in dog tax $1 ;Dr. Holmes attendance and certificate for Eliza Snailie, au insane indigent $8 ; A. Reymann coffin for Mrs. Nichols, an indigent, $5. Council adjourned sine die. WM. &Etta, Clerk, BRUSSELS PUBLIC SCHOOL. --- The following is the standing of the pupils in the various departments of our public school taken from the Christmas written examinations :- Intermediate 3rd, total No. of marks obtainable 580 -May Turnbull 848, Mary McLauchlin 300, Emma Coop. er 205, Amy Kennedy 278, George Love 2138, Andrew Burgess 258, ;fen- ny Wilson 258, Nellie Jackson 253, Minnie Thomson 252, Nellie Bennett 240, Alice Drewe 242, Frances Driv- er 228, Fred, Lowry 219, Wesley Love 218, Maggie Buyers 209, Willie McCulloch 204, Minnie Stewart 191, Florence Hunter 170, Carrie Denman 167, Colin Shaw 100, Henry Haat 181, Thomas Smart 115, Bowden Howe 81, John McMartin 51. Jun. 8rel--Anme Stewart 217, Thomas Bennett : 05, Levi Beam 173, Mary Kelly 100, jamas Thomson 185, Kate Wilson 129, Maggie McMartin 114, Emma Baeker 101,• John Heist 92, Alfred Backer 88, Mabel Smith 82, Walter Wake 82, Annie Roiling 79, Ettie Drew 79, Kenzie Scott 76, Pet- er Harmon 72, Daniel Clark 63, Hattie Crawford 60, Willie Lowry 47, Willie 'Crawford 41, Edwin McNaugh- ton 35 ;audio Grewar 19, Christoph- er Grimoldby 20. Miss M. Ross, teacher. Sen. second, total No. of marks obtainable 300 -Sidney Ricks 252, Escott Hambleton 248, Archie Jackson 238, Eva Turnbull 2135, Willie Stewart 228, Jane Norton 222, Andrew Currie 215, Eli Frey 215, E111111/1 Oalbick 215, Garble Tuck 208, Tena Walsh 206, Edith Eastman 200, Russell Fletcher 203, Willie Armslroug 203, Amanda McCracken 200, Teua Hunter 197, Jennie Boss 19C, Willie Shand 189, Lillie Holland 187, Rodart Denbow 179, Lexie Alexander 170, Eddie Frey 176, Fred Montgomery 156, Jas, Drewo 156, Win. Smart 141, BM= Denbow 185, Willie Griffith 184, Esther Buyees 122, Willie Ward 118 Eva Laird 95, Robt. Smart 80. Jun. second, total No. of marks obtainable 250-Pertha McCullough 144. Allis Cormack 116, HiltenaLaircl 112, Mary Varcoe 108, Willie Stewart 107, Bella Ritchie 106, 'Willie Clark 106,. Martha Clark 105, Charlie Beam 102, Ed. Hart 100, Miry Dobson 96, Jas. Blaxwell 98, John Ilitebie 90, Lucy Lebon 90, Robt. hloNaughton 80, Jessie New- som 81, Sydney Love 81, Addie Varcoe 74, Emerson Prey 58, Geo. Smith 30, Willie Honing 10, Jemee Smart 10. Mies 11, Cathy, teacher. Promoted to 4th morn from 5th- Josep19 Hunter, Donald McKen zio, Albert 131ashill, Fred Calveok, Dame Dudley, ittbargiti.et Smart, Maud' Walsh Willio Burton, Willie Buller, Maggie Dobson, Robbie G. McCrack- en, Thome Hoggeat, Maggie Hart- wiek, Fanuie Clark, Rosie Lel3on, Atitne Clark, Robert Kerr, James Gritnoldby, Nellie Stacey, Fred Veal, Lizzie Roddiolc, Jeeeie M. Ross, te:aohor. Promoted to highest ohms - Bella Smith, Lillian Ainley, Maud Hall, Sarah Siesta, Bertie Gerry, Johunio Ctrewar, James Ritchie, Jac. oh Welting, George Buyers, Albert Gibson, Arthur Wake, Harold Oreighton, John IL' De Wolf, John Williamson, Clara Hunter,. McKenzie, James Driver, Harry Laird, Agnes Newsom, Maggie Mc. Neil, Do ,•ii Smith, Minn, Norton, Jen- nie Howe, Regnold Fletclaer. Mise Jude M. Ross, teacher. The Mounted Police Commissioners refuse to consider claims foe damage arisliv out of the Chiniquy Hoes Mr. Fenton., York comity crown at- torney, says he will 'Prosecute the participarits in Toronto Monday night. The Commone election for Meskin- ge to fill the vac:Racy tattled by the ath of 1V1r. Hoed, resulted in the is rn of Mr Dosatilniers (Ceneervative) s two opponents were both Consery- 1705. Campbell erre): dog tax $1, ; John ati • LEAP YEAR. au the editor 01 Tun 1'o,', Before 1.551 closes and wo aro debarred from the privilege leap year affords us maidens, lot inc say a few words in our de. fence and it may be throw a little light 00 the befogged intellect of the nude portion of our town. 0, wad some power the gate: go nsi To see ourselves as ethers see Firstly, dear Mr, Editor, I fool assured cyf your RympatIly. You happy in the pos. session cif a homo, ,vife and baby COL af- ford to loud a listening ear, and perhaps, solve the knotty conundrum, that is, puzzl- ing HO many females mind and wrinkling so many white brows. Why don't the young men of our town propose? True, this is leap year ; but no nice, modest girl will call upon her adored one and ask the momentous question. We have smiled our sweetest, dressed our prettiest, 11"pt our temper on alt occasions, oven refrained from making a remark when ono of our store keepers drove up and down our streets in such a tantilzing manner and having for a companion a strange young lady, Sunday after Sunday we listen to the musical voice of the precentor, call at his ttore during the week, but what does it a- mount to ? Then in the early twilight we assemble and promenade main street. It is true one of us may secure the attention of the young bank clerk, a lawyer, but what are two among so many? There are a few happy oouples in our town, who are now enloying the "billing" and "cooing" season, but what is to begonia of us poor damsels who have 110 brothers to exchange ? The postoffice is a grand rendevous, but still greater is the astonishment of the un- itiatecl to see the manner in which the English Church services are patronized by young ladies. M. Editor what more eau we do, or what have we left undone ? Will not the Brussels girls make as good wives as those found in Paisley, Seaforth, Mitehell, or the Northwest? Must we each send a list of our accomplishments and give recommen- dations as to our ability to bake, make, t&Tvirr: and sor tolteekourapy,weatang men in our ow ar old man told me, in oonfidepee, last week, that he lived in singleemtitsery till thirty years of age, beinekas own searnstress, washerwomereeeeok and cham- ber maid, but one,,,niglli when the world was sleeping andhe nines away from a human being, cramps soddenly seized nim. Crawling as best he could to the fire to get some flannels heated to etse his pain, he vowed if he lived till morning to get a wo- man in the house. In less than a weal( he had a wife. Mr. Editor would it be right for us girls to club together and pray for cramps to overtake the young men of Brussels ? Yours truly, AN INQUIRER. Is he Qualified. Me, EDITOR.-Oan you inform me wheth- er it is true that W. E. Vanstone accepted the nomination and is going to run for Councillor? You who read all the papers must remember that about three years ago a Mr. Gilmore who lived at Trenton was oleeted Reeve and was afterwards disquali- fied ou the ground that as his factory had been exempted from taxation in the same way as the roller mills here, he had's, con- tract with the corporation and was unseat- ed with costs to pay. Surely Mr. Vaustone don't intend to ask votes which if success- ful in seating him will only put him to the expense 01 >9 suit in Toronto and us to the expense of a new election. Yours truly, ENQUIRER. LOCAL ITEM. TEE snow is all gone mad wheeling once more in order. METIIODIET '.123>A enteciug.-The tea meeting on Obristanae evening was a very imeceseful and enjoyable one. The church was filled, after tau ex- cellent Lea had been partaken of na the basement, B. Gerry was voted to the chair and the following pro. gram was carried through :-Anthem, "Rejoice the Lord is Hiog," by the eh>:ir; Chairmen's spawn a quartette, "Oorne whom my love lies dreaming," by the Misses Kerr, U. 13. nerds am( W. H. Kerr ; Address by Rev. S. Jones ; dilate "Hear the angels," Misses Gerry and Moore : address by Rev. R. Paul ; instrumental, "Tri- nmphant March," Mrs. Powell„. solo, "The tempest," C. B. Harris ; address, Rev, J. L. Herr ; anthem, "Rook of ages," choir ; recitation, "Eric, the Rueeiau slave," W. E, Kerr ; quar- tette "List I the trumpet's bIirilling sound" laliseee Moore, C. 13. Harris aucl T. Moore ; address, Rev. T. J. Sabine ; quartette, "Moonlight on the tette," alieees Kerr, 0. 13. Ramie and W. R. Herr ; address, Rev. Jno.. Ross, B. ; anthem, "Shoal; the glad tidings," choir. An oyster sup- per was served iu the 111490018114 at tile close.The proceeds amounted to about $109, The organ used was it "Bell" of Guelph and was kindly loaned to the choir by Geo, Love who la t110 100141 agent. William Baker, of Stratford, an in- valid, has'completed it large inlaid sideboard, 8 foot in height and 5+ in length. Which contaies 82,259 operate pieces of wood, It took him two years to Make it.