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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Advocate, 1887-08-18, Page 8VitriCan.rOW OaptArea• A distnrdly outrage was cennnitted about eight e'c1o4 Sattirday morning 1a, a man named Edward Graham, 40 years of age, wile about six years ago 'Pam to Canada from England. He entered Sievert's cigar store corner ef 1(:ingan4 "Vow streets, and walking alp to the canter, behind which Louis Sieeert, jr., was standing, deliberately threw the contents of a tin can which he carried, into young Sievert's face. The can contained yitrol. Graham -thee bolted, but was chased by a crowd and captured. He was remanded for a, week. Sievert was taken to a hos- pital. His face is terribly burned and he has completely lost the sight of his left rye, and it is feared his other eye cannot be saved. Graham's motive for throwing the vitriol is unknown. He had been in the store several times dur- ing the past week purchasing cigars and tobacco. There are no indications ef insanity about him. He has only resided her a few days, having stop- ped at Ashburnham, near Peterboro, after his arrival in Canada. Canadian News Notes. 'Rev. F. J. Lynch and sisters, of Liman, are gone to reside in London. C. Blake, of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty to a violation of the Scott Act, and was fined $50 and costs. Mr. J. Moore, an engineer of Strat- ford,fell off a train at Berlin last Thurs day, breaking one of his legs. The printing office of Mr. R. H. Constable, of Somerville, formerly of Ingersoll, has been destroyed by fire. Bush fires are raging over an exten- sive area in Michigan, and unless rain 50011 comes there will be a repetition of the forest fires of five years ago. George Nelson, who three years ago was a leading grocer in St. Thomas, has become a total wreck through drink. • He hag been sent to jail for twenty days. A number of Stratford capitalists are contemplating the starting of an elect- ric street railway. Those interosted are the heaviest shareholders in the gas and electric light works. , The solicitors of the G. T. R. will be ia St Thomas in a few days to enaleava or to come to an agreement with thpse whom they consider have.. legitimate :claims :against the Company. Aleck Kerr's barn, on con. 5, Kin- cardine Township, together with its aontents, waa destroyed by fire a -few night a ago. The barn contained his fall, wheat and hay, and farm im- Ailements. Jahn Wrigley, therecently removed engineer of the London. waterworks, , predicts sensaConal diselosures at the ' trial of his suit against the Water Comthissioners, which comes up on the 12th of September. On Sunday night some one entered the home of Mr. Stewart McArthur, West Brantford, and abstracted his elothes from his bedroom in which there was $22.. One was a $20 note and the ether a two. A. Belleville dispatch says : A sen- sational report comeSeymour of a man being found dead in the woods, with a child playing beside the Nati 'body, but too young to convey any in- formation. An investigation is to held. The atmosphere is heavily charged with smoke nowadays, caused by the a numerous wood tires in this vinicity, in some instances farmars_have nar rowly escaped being burned out, and many are still anxiously watching fires in the vicifiity of their homes. St. Catharines Star says: The peach crop this year will be one of the heavi- est ever known. Very. many trees are so laden with luscious fruit that the owners are compellecl to prop up the branchea, and even then the trees are breaking down. There will also be large crops of pears and plur4 St. Thomas jourhel : Such is the scarcity of water, in at least one part of the city, that a gentleman has had to pack his wife off on a month's visit to her frinds. Theia tavn well ran dry and then their neighbor's and then he thought it time to suspend housekeep, ing operations until the 'tin fell. Mr. Allen Wholly of South Dor- chester arrived at Belmont on Sunday; last in search of his wife, whom he had learned had taken to herself another inisband. The womanwise maiden mune was Mary Powell; was Married to Mr. Wholly, and lived with him for eighteen inontlic when she fled and -was married to Simeon Battealy by a Beiniolit 'minister on November. 12th, 1886. The pair were employed for a time pulling flaa by the Smith Bros., but wete dischargecl. The guilty couple at is said,. have left for Michigan - T On the 8th inst., at Walkerton, be - fora R. 7.4u4tene, nine Perseus .vere convicted ama fined $50 and Posts ander the Scott Apt. On the 9th inst.§ at, four were Ponaieted 4114 irni larly fined. The annual erep rePort froM Nova Scotia shows that while considerable damage was caused by June frosts and subsequent drouth, hay, grain and po- tatoes will. be about an average yield and the apple °top decidediy under the average. A five-year old daughterof Mh. S, Draper, of London, was walking along the top of a fence 011 Monday, having in her mouth the end of a stick, when the fell, and the stick was forced through her throat and out at the side of her neck. Most of the grading on the Red River Valley Railway will be completa ed by the 2,0th inst., and all will be finished this month. The grading on the Northern Pacific branch, to con- nect with it at the boundary, will not be finished for some time afterwards. Mr. Middleton has another lot of eighteen or twenty young people on their way to the Outhrie Home. They sailed from Liverpool on the 5th, and ,may be expected here in a few days. This is the third lot this seasoft, and Mr. Gibbens has over one thousand applications for these children. John Cushman, a young man of London Township near the Asylum. while driving a load of grain into the barn on 'Wednesday afternoon was caught by the top of the door frame and knocked off the load, breaking his right arm in three places by the fall, and otherwise bruising himself, He is confined to his bed.. Essex county farmers are driving ten and twelve miles to Lake St. Clair to fill aheir water barrels, and there is a constant procession of stock being driven along all roads leading to the river and lake, Ono farmer near the Huron line who has a running well has made more than $100 by selling water at fifty cents a load. The frame barn and shed on Mr. Robert Fawcett's farm, 4th line, War- wick, was burnt down with contemts, last week. The building contained a quantity of hay and grain, a top buggy two setts of harness, a mower, and a number of other articles and farming implements. Loss estimated at about $600; insured in the Waterloo for $400. A horse belonging to Mr Robert Adi- um, 2nd con, Bentink. got his throat cut one day lately by some means nn - known tti its owner. It is surmised the apt was, committed while jumping a rail fend°, How a cedar rail could cut a horses's throat as to lay bare the windpipe is a mystery to the neighbors. The horse is alive, but is net expected to recover. Bush fires are raging around Glen- coe and Newbury, and a large number of fences have been burned. The Dunwich and Brooke swamps are burning. One barn is reported de- stroyed in Dunwich. Farmers of Brooke are trying to save their houses by ploughing around them. St.Thom- as is filled with smoke from fires rag- ing in the neighborhood of that city. The township of Edwardsburg on the St. Lawrence River in Dundas county is the scene of much excitenicnk over a search which is being carried On for King, who is wanted at Malone, N. Y.,on a charge of murder. King is sup- posed to be hiding in the vicinity just now; and a reward of $2,500 offered for his capture has brought county bailiffs and local detectives hotly upon his trail. Two cars were thrown off the track at Strathroy on Friday last, as the 11 a. m. train was leaving London, by a switch being turned at the wrong moment They were full of passeng- ers, and were hauled over two culverts at the street crossirg before the loco- motive was stopped- Tho oars were then replaced on the rails without much damage, aud the train arrived here only a few minutes late, One night lately some fiend in hu- man form entered the residence of Mrs, Margaret Collins, an old lady, livieg on the 7th concession, North Buxton. She awoke just in time to hear him entering her bedroom. When the ras- took hold of her, she began to fight, and made it so warm for him that he was glad to get away as Soon as poss- ible. She then went over and Stayed With a neighbor the reMainder of the night Whoeeer the balite was, knew that hat two grandsons who lived with her were ttway at the time, and had a good idea of the surroundings. A dwelling house in Wingliam was ,„0 destroyed by fire last Wednesday night It was owned by J. A. McEwen, and insured tor three hundred and fifty dollars, Vghteieg Friday afterpoea ,atreel; the imilchng of Mr. john ,South Eastlippe, and i4 a few minutes the entire steading, was enveloped in 41PISS gna lniriled totheground. Most of the seasons crop has been hOused, and thus fell 4 prey to the Awes, HELLO, THERE! ROWE ar, ANDREW'S (ilLMANAC,) For Balance of 1887. A. tit not! }Totter!! .nottest 11 I Don't Don't get excited ? Try and force your way in to bey one of our extaa cheap bedroom setts, 'We have aa different styles hi stock to pick fronr, and you can get one if you only keep cool. sept. Drinly or pleasant ! Invisible eclipse of the moon ! Work like fury, or you'll nover get through in time to secure one of tkoso ex- traordinary bargains, that we are offering. Furniture of every de- scription at reduced prices. October. .Another spell of weather ! War in the east! Terrible catastrophe in NOW YOrk 1 53 people suc- cumb to base ball fever. Police ordered out to keep back the crowd from our Warerooms ; Several seriously jammed. November. Look out for snow. Fathers with eligible daughters, unhang the front gate, and ,buy one of our way sofas, warranted to bring ow most bashful young man in , the country to time in short order Beds, Spring Mattrasses, Lcamges, etc., etc., in endless variety. 1>ecember. Change ilt the moon, and more weather. Undert akin= :— Our Stock of Caskets, Coffins, Robes and Trimmings, aro unexcelled. Reformed undertakta's, no Riu.ge. qo Cliques, we use all alike. Our fillet:a we govern ourselves, and as Innst people know they are very moderato ; we understand, and make a specialty of this part or our business. ome and see before you buy, 01101I day and night. REMEMBER the PLACE • Drew's old stand,—one door north of Molson's Bank. Rowe & Andrews. ,11•101.1.1.1011.1.1111.•••••111. WAT HES! CLOCKS ! ! JEWELLERY!!! PROCLAMATION 0 to R. FUCKS TROM THE TYRANNY & OPPRESSION HIGH PRIOES. To the people of Exeter and surrounding country :— Thr -ow off the Yoke so long borne by you under your 'fyrannical Mastea' High Prices. TO -DAY YOU ARE FREE? And not with a freedom dear- , ly bought if you patron- ize me. I will keep high prices ever in subjec- tion. ° 1 Promise Absolute Safety from all manner of over -charge, 1 supply all with reliable and stylish goo d TUT OHES, ()!O OICS, JEWELLERY; SILVERWARE,, NOVELTIES Etc,, Etc. At Lowest Living Prices. c< REPAIRING= A c=a= SPECIA.LTY,I>0 Stand opposite 3. Piekai:d.'s Main St. xeteri Htcke. 4 SJLK Is TR WORD! And it Seems to jingle a merry chime) Po heard by many affluent ear ; But harsh anil grating it ia to mine, Because it always is so dear. WE 1VIEET THE DIFFICULTY THUS One end 131ack Gros Grain worth $1.75, to be sold be- fore Stock -taking at $1.37. Another worth $1.35, dropped dowo to Do you wan't a dress, then feel for your purse and look alive before they're gone. .A couple pieces of Ottarnan Cord and a rich Brodie we've left; the price is down down, down. Four Remnants. Chenille Fringes as well. A bargain for any if the cash they've got, or trade to pay, Gents Ties, in Great Variety. A ha a dime pays for two if you wish; or, it takes a dollar for Another pair nicer, to be sure, but call and see them, then you'll know. FELT HATS, STRAW HATS, COLLARS, Shirts and Underwear. We wan't to sell them all, and that right early. So down they go, and out they go, at prices which please both one and all who wan't to buy. Then note the place, its RANTON BROS. Cash, —Fresh Eggs, Choiee Butter in good de- mand. When our competitors talk about us not being able to sell RELIABLE GOODS At low prices, we feel like shouting "CHESTNUTS." We know just what we can .do and so do our customers; if they did not we should not have so many on our list. But if you will Groceries, TALK Is 0HEAp only make up your minds to give any of our goods in Crockery, and Glassware, a trial you will Soon be running around town calling out "80 . ' But there is only one place to get the combination of Good goods at Low prices AND THAT IS AT , ED. ROBERTS' VANSON'S BLOCK, MAIN -STREET, EXETER, HARDWARE CUT NAILS, Both Steel and Iron; PAINTS and OILS, SPADES and SHOVELS, Barbed Wire Fen.cing, Plain Twist Wire Fencing,Woven Wire Fencing., and Galvanized Wire Fencing—All bought beforethe repent advance in prices, and will be sold at LOWEST • FIGURES, AN EXCELLENT STOCK OE LAMP GOODS A.1-cvnys on Eland. TINWARE OF ALL 'KINDS KEPT IN STOCK. Agents for the RAYMOND Sewing Machine. BISSITT BROTHERS, MAIN STREETEXETER. MIMS. rrhe— ADVOCATE OFFICE For Plain and Fancy J PRINTB OB Corner John and Main-sts., artinEr301i 3E1..