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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-02-07, Page 7THE TIMES.ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7th, 1946 1 A New Serial Story ft The Township of Usborne i ft NICE GUY”by *- Ahlene Fitch in 1878 Chapter ILL The stpry thus far; Rippy .Whit­ more is chosen by Paunchy Pilber, head of the north side gang to hW Tiger Dpllaway, head of the south side gang. ‘Rippy starts on his mis­ sion, accompanied by Runt Smith, his pal, When’ part way there he decides to make a break for it> leave town, and go straight, But just as he is divulging his plan to Runt, he ‘feels a gun in his ribs and turns to find himself covered by Chopper, the killer of his gang. was Methuselab. All Rippy is turnin' nice, sist he oughta Chopper ,scram Stick to him ’til South 'Side hangout, •-UT ’ wni+firl 3.11? the boys say They ail im bumped. So, an’ tag him- to the “Nice guy,” rumbles Chopper, massaging the trigger on his forty- five. “Nice guy, Rippy, Maybe too nice for this world,. eh? Angels is much fitter playmates for mugs like you. Move your speed.” “AngelS ain’t bad,” concedes Runt, “when an’ if.” * “Just when,” Chopper retorts. “No ifs about it,” And the way he flourishes that sleep-producer in his right mitt, it seems the when is almost any time now" “But I -got orders from Paunchy,” he wades on “to deliver you upright. ‘No erasin’, he says, ‘until you replace the mug right front of me,’ ” “Listen here, Chopper!” I twist out, and maybe the -frog in my windpipe is a cold coming on. But what is the difference, because the cold is -going to get here too late, anyways. “Was I sent out to get Tiger, or wasn’t I?” “Oh, sure,” pipes up Runt, all his two brain cells now racing like mad. “I forgot, Rippy.” He "takes a couple wiggles down towards Chopper, and the way he ain’t con­ scious of the fire-spitter in Chop pen's mitt is like a cat with about two lives down and seven still to go. “Chopper,” he ripples out ppund- ing a good spike into my coffin lid, only he thinks he is lifting it off, “it is like this: we rolled over to the south side. I waited outside while Rippy crashed into Tiger’s joint. I waited an’ waited,” “Pipe down!” I roar at him, but Runt only figures T am modest. “But Rippy never come out,” he concludes. “He never come out.” Runt, turns and strolls back beside me, like be believes that now it is all fixed, and I am a free man. “Nuts, but harmless,” I quick in- rorm : Chopp'er thumbing at my pal. “Sure,” agrees Chopper pleasant­ ly. “He don’t even memorize -good. That ain’t just the how you waff learnjn’ it to him, was it?” Then it is ,1 am sure” for certain ..that Chopper has been concealed in thq offing^ for some time; so pass the buck about how intending to drill Tiger, taking vocal exercised “What, anyways,” I past my tonsils, "is this idea?” “You mean why come you. are mow, so near to a stiff in place of bein’ safe out of town?” “You seem faintly,” I bounce back, “to 'get the idea.” “All along Paunchy suspicions you are turnin’ nice. Good. Moral. 'So when up comes this Tiger pop­ pin’ job, he clicks in with this big proof test. He will send you out to open up Tiger. Not but what I am the real guy for the job.” Chopper starts digging at his back section with his left fist, and I start pray­ ing his right index digit don’t work on reflex action. “But, “it is if I try to I was still I am just shove up whole be out he melts in> u T ‘ waited an’ waited,” mumbles to himself, like he learning his lessons, “but never come out.” “But in case he starts to on the lam,” Chopper tells on “toe him back here like he was lightnin an’ you was his twin,” “I resent the relationship,” I state .coldly, “Maybe,” agrees Chopper, you ain’t gonna long, got no preferences.” “Once I am done wood,” I want to know, __ Paunchy figure will do his safe­ blowin’ for him? There ain’t no other yegg in the layout could pass box-crackin’ exams above the third grade,” “Well,” suggests Chopper, “Runt here might shape up to it. .Only he is too dumb to live.” “Oh, I get by,” reminded Runt cheerfully. ■“You get- by,” I snap at. him, “because Rippy Whitmore is al? ways at the helm. But if I am de­ ceased—<” . - - “When you. are deceased,” cor­ rects Chopper. Then he humps his shoulders like his feet are restless. “Paunchy is waiting, boys. An’ I got a big night ■ ahead of me. So, march!” “Who c'ares,” wonders Runt, “it I skip on ahead?” .“That is a good question” Chop­ per tells him. “Who does care?” “Maybe nobody," suggests Rune, and streaks around tire corner. But nobody has -got a reception com­ mittee worked up for Runt, sq speeding is all a matter of person­ al taste with him. And while in my heart I hope he has got something up his sleeve to keep them from extinguishin’ me, in my brain I know it ain’t possible. .And it ain't “Push on in,” dictates Chopper, when steady locomotion has movec} us right up outside the front door. "Push'on in.” So I push on in, Only one thing I can see good about this -croakin’ business, an'd that is I am goin;’ to give so many guys so much pleasure. Because every hood in the mob is present, and stacked up around the; walls; and displayin’ their dental piano keys.. That is, every mug in the hangout is grinning except Runt, •who is my pal. And maybe I am better off phys­ ically if he is ,not Because the first scene tered ... .... .. ___ front of the throne chinning very earnest with I can make a pass at him, he has said it, too. “I waited Hunt is still Rippy take it “But Stiffs ain’t up in the “who does which registers on my shat- brain-waves in .Runt down in right index digit don't anyway,” he finishes up, more insultin’ to Tiger to pop him off by a amateur, like he don’t rate professional attention.” “So far,” I jack him up, “I am just being sent out to puncture Tiger,” “Right. An’ no more you are out the door than Paunchy elbows me into a/ t squawks, ‘Tiger is still safe like he corner. ‘Chopper,’ he Highland Cedar FENCE POSTS LARGE Run Sound, Straight and Peeled AT LOWER PRICES . A. J. CLATWORTHY We Deliver Photie 12 Granton ypu. See?” “See?” snorts Paunchy. “Lord I heard Jpm,” He eyes Runt thought­ ful, “Npt much sense,” he argues with himself, “in bumpin’ off a nut, And with Rippy on the slab we got to have one box-crackor left/’"Right,'” agrees Chopper, because agreeing with Paunchy is a smart habit. “And he seems harmless.” “Sure,” warbles Runt but it has all the earmarks of only a passing remark. “Well,” Paunchy again snatches up the tangled threads, “so what next?” “Next,” Chopper’s chest moves out a little to accommodate his opinion of himself, “I arrive,” “You was there five minutes) ago,”2 argues Paunchy, not quite satisfied. “Sure,” Chopper contests, “only not visibly. But now -I am, and even a blind sucker cannot miss me what with my forty-five spread out against his ribs. That is a nice forty-five,” Chopper digresses. “You arrive,” Paunchy prods him op. “And the story is ended,” Chop­ per cracks the gap in his mapi “Mostly the story is ended when I arrive.” “Nice work, Chopper.” Paunchy pivots his chassis around until he has got a good straight glimmer ?:dt me. “So you figgered to blow, eh, Rippy? Turnin’ moral, was you? Goin' straight? Maybe you would like before we bump you to tell all the boys just what this bein' straight feels like?” Slowly I turn and roll an eye from one hood to the other, and then all of a sudden I feel asham­ ed to think how, when I die, the devil is going to catch me in such poor company. “Boys” I announce and my voice is ste.ady even if my stomach trem­ bles a little, “exactly the opposite feelin’ of goin’ straight will be the sensation you all get when they fry you up at the big house.” ‘ “I’m sleepy,” grunts Chopper, “an it’s gettin late. Let’s clean up this job ail’ roll in.” “Check,” per an’ _ . you can fight’ it out which does it.' Personally I feel rights go to Chopper.” ... ’ yawns Paunchy. “Chop- Mugs, this is your job. An1 •one first Paunchy. And before outside while Rippy crashed into Tiger’s joint. I waited an’ waited. But -Rippy never come out.” “You me^n/’ Paunchy bawls out ‘rthat Rippy" went in after Tiger?’ “Sure!” bellers bapk Chopper, moving me downstage with 'my neck for a handle. “Rippy went in after Tiger. Like the devil, he did” “Well,” Runt whispers up to me placidlike, “I done my best. Rip- py.” “Yeh,” I mutter back at him. and if he is not my pal I would for certain plant one last biff on his kisser. “You sure done 'So all you got to attend bUyiii’ me flowers. I’ll conventional lilies.” “Lilies,” .echoe’s Ru-nt. a note of it.” ■ “^hey are to 2tO'th and N” Chop­ per’s gargle comes floating in) “when I catch up. They are roost­ ing on some steps. Rippy is talk­ ing. I let him go right on.” “Look here!'” I blurt Out. “Ain’t there no—” “Button up!” shouts Paunchy to me. Then to Chopper: “Yes. Rippy is talking. You let him go right on.” . • “I let him .go fight on, And you are okay on that idea about he i§ aimin’ to blow. Sure enough, he is telling Runt-all about it. He does not like to have to drill- Tiger.” Chopper claps a palm against the spot on him where a normal guy would be wearing his heart and rolls his eyes up to where I will soon be leavipg for. “Oh, no Paun­ chy, He does not like to have to drill Tiger. Rippy is a nice guy!” “Ain’t that pitiful!” trebles out Paunchy. “Pitiful. Go on, Chopper if your best, to now is take the “I'll make this is rich.0 “Rippy gives Runt some lines about how the south siders fed him lead. Fake Painful, Pus Filled Boils the Cause of Much Misery \ If you suffer from boils you know holy side and miserable they made you feel. Boils Pre an_ outward indication of impurities in the system, and just When you think you are rid of lines to bring back to Ono another Crops up to.take its place and prolong ydur misery. All the lancing and poulticing you can do may not stop more corning, > boils you should purify the blood, so why not give that old, reliable blood ihcdicme, Bitrdock Blood Bitters, a chaiice to fihovv' what it will do m helping you get fid of them? Thousands have Used it for this purpose for the past 60 years. Why not you? The T« Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. ■ “I ain’t selfish” Chopper informs -him. “How is it-if we line him against the east wall and make a duet?” “The' spirit is noble,” puts in Mugs, beaming on Chopper, “but the outline is awful. Why waste a good solid wall when the window at the west end is cracked any­ way?” “Your parents wasn’t Scqtch to no advantage, compliments the boss “Make it the west wall against the cracked window. Then we-got to sure replace the window tomor­ row. Make a note of it, Mugs?’ “Are you interested in a nice fit- i tin’ sayin’ .1 read once?” Run^ wants to know, lowlike, while the boys are draggin’ out their machin­ ery. “Not interested,” I reply, won­ dering if the rattle of my teeth is being drummed up by my knees. “I can’t recall it, anyways,” Runt admits sorrowful. “But it went something like; Cowards croak a thousand times;. brave guys check out oncet only. “A “is small change to me, Runt, been busy croakin’ all night.” “Once more, then,” he consoles, “ain’t maybe so tough.” '“This way,” demands Chopper, and slaps a paw on my right wing. “This way,” Mugs backs him up, and clamps down on my left. Then I am marched over to the west side of the room/ and flopped around with my dow._ “Now,' asks me ice guys up it The TpwnaMp of Usborpe is sit­ uated In the southeasterly extrem­ ity of the Opunty. If, ip laying it out, it was the object of the Canada Company's engineers to make a figure whose shape is perfectly im­ possible pf mathematical descrip­ tion, they Proved themselves equal tp the emergency, as a glance at the plan will demonstrate. Its bounds extend northward to the Township of Tucicersmith; north-east, . east pnd south-east to Hibbert, Fullarton and Blunsjiard, in the County of Perth, southward to Biddulph, in the County of Middlesex, and west-, ward to the London road, dividing it from Stephen and Hay. In "topographical » features and quality of soil Usborne is almost identical with Tuckersmith, hereto­ fore described, though on the whole probably not so well improved, yet a splendid township in every sense of the word. It contains, according to the assessment roll, 42,681 acres of land, of which 29,737 are im­ proved, and the whole is assessed at $1,623,275, The number of resi­ dent ratepayers is 643, and the amount of assessed personal prop­ erty $'52,90'0'. The perfect farce of expecting assessors to make correct returns is nowhere more palpable than in the 1878 return of popula­ tion, which is set dowif at only 2,616, whereas it was 3,831 in 1871, and nothing is more certain that the increase io the meantime has doubly balanced the deduction ef­ fected at the time of the incorpora­ tion of Exeter, The early settlement of Usborne, or what’ was originally Usborne, may be more clearly understood by reference tp the sketch of Exeter, which, till incorporation, was part of its territory. Outside this part, which* afterwards became Exeter; William May, now living on the London Road a short distance south of Exeter, wag probably tne first settler in the township—al­ though some give the claim to Thos. Lamb, who settled two or .three miles north of Exeter. The date of Mr. May’s settlement was June 21st, 1832; that of Mr. Lamb’s is not authenticated; but it is quite, cer­ tain a child born in the latter’s family was the first in the whole section of the Huron Tract between London arid Goderich. The Balk­ wills—a number of brothers—and George Snell, came very soon after Mr. May, -Snell settling in Usborne; and the Balkwills on both the Us­ borne. and Stephen sides of the Lon­ don road. It should be mentioned that although Mr, May was the first actual settler (with the possible ex­ ception of Mr., Lamb), there had- been a cleaning’ of . about foui* acres made 1 U miles *south of Exeter, in the spring of 1831, by John Balk­ will, Mr. May’s brother-in-law, "who was so pleased with the country fjoned in these sketches, is said to have been the first who ever preach-’ ed a sermpp in this locality, or in the township. For years marriage ceremonies, (what few occurred) were performed either at Goderich or iLondon, the nearest points where there^ were either clergymen or magistrates—-the balance of opinion in those days being in favor of the civil dignataries exercising their legitimate right to perform a rite legitimate as weji * as interesting. But the ceremony was not neglected by reason of the .difficulty of ac­ complishing it; and that “marriage was consummated0 all right was soon evidenced .by the,great num­ ber of little ones in Devon settle­ ment; and one of the greatest days the settlement ever had was when Rev, Mr. Qronyn, of London, attex- wards the first Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Huron, came out specially to the house of Hugn Balkwilj to .perform the baptismal ceremony on twelve 'little backwoods -pets belonging to the good people1 of the neighborhood. The first church and school in Usborne were on the London Road north of Exeter, the former 'being the Presbyterian church at Roger-' ville and the latter the old log school, erected, at Francistown in 1838. In this latter Thomas Taylor was the first teacher. This gentle­ man was a “character” in his way. He was sent for to England on pur­ pose to teach school, He was an old bachelor, and not so very strange for old bachelors—very eccentric. His residence was the old log school house where he “taught the young idea” during the day and attended to domestic duties at other times. He was one of the oldest clerks and the early records bear evidence of his attainments and love of system. He subsequently miraculously dis­ appeared and was never more heard of leaving no living relative in the world, so far as the .people of Us­ borne ever knew, and his end re­ mains among the mysteries which will sleep till the resurrection. Next to Lamb, above mentioned, and William 'Elder, the earliest set- ...., ,............. . SNAFFI/Yr DISTRESS PF Acute Cafarri/ trouble I* Instantly relief from catarrhal misery starts to come when you put a few drops of Vicksya-tro-nol in each nos­ tril. Va-tro-nol is so effective.. results are so good,»/because it (1) reduces .swollen membranes, (2) soothes irri­ tation, (3) helps .clear away congestion. B. and thus makes breathing easier, Many catarrh r—— drops sufferers say it’s the best relief I Just fl te" they’ve found. You, too, will like the way it works! Try it! Butt; Robert Kydd; 1861, Joseph Case,; 1862, Dr. Kay; 1863 to 1874 inclusive; Arch. Bishop, the (present M,P.P. for South Huron, and then to the -present time, Leon­ ard Hunter, In 1864 Usborne be­ came entitled to a second represen­ tative in the County Council, and Robert Craig was the first to fill; the position of Deputy-Reeve, which he held for six years, being succeed­ ed in 1870 by George Willis, who re­ tained the position for four years, when he gave -way in 1874 to Leon­ ard Hunter two years, who was in time followed by David Millar, four years; ending with 1878, The in­cumbents of municipal? offices for' the current year are: Reeve, Leon­ ard Hunter; Deputy-Reeve, T, Mo- Kay; Councillors, James Halls, Jonathan -Shier, Henry Horney; Clerk, N, G. Clark; Treasurer, Thos. Coates; Assessor, Thomas Heywood; Collector, Alex. Duncan, The only liability of Usborne is the unpaid balance of the deben­ tures, (originally $25,000) given to the IL. H. & B. -R. The whole of the Municipal Loan Fund iSurplus due the township was a-pplied to repur­ chasing of its oWn debentures, mak­ ing its indebtedness, for such a wealthy and populous municipality, simply nominal, “ The inhabitants now have excep- Then there is RodgeryiHe, on the London -Road, near tlie North of the township; Farquhar, six miles east- [by-north of Exeter; and Lumley., near the north boundary. Of these Elimville is the “muni­ cipal capital”, and -is otherwise the most important, containing hotel, two stores, a number of mechanics* shops, of various kinds-, two church-’ es, a nice brick building erected by* subscription as a’ “Union Sunday School,” and probably 100 inhabit­ ants—'besides the town hall, a- com­ modious brick structure which cost over $1,200 to build. The present condition of Usborne, as compared with other townships of the county, is second to none ex­ cept Tuckersmith; and even the dif­ ference now noticed between these promises before many years at the present rate of improvement on all hands patent, to melt away before the energy and enterprise of a peo­ ple who have already transformed it from a wild and trackless waste into one of the fairest sections of the fairest province qf the first Empire in .the world. <*uu yy ii i-i ci in biie bihtkhh dci- . -levs toward the north of the town- tionally fine market and transpor- ship were Thomas Case and his ten ftation facilities—'particularly those sons, from County Wicklow, Ireland, jof thp western portion—Centralia whence they came to Huron tract;and Exeter Railway* stations going and settled about three miles north J'ust across Its western boundary, of Exeter, in the spring of 1836. J They have, also( as a whole, first One of the sons, John, had come outjc^a.ss mail accommodations, there in 1884 worked that .summer fori being no less than seven post vil- -McConnell, . the Canada (Company’s jlages within the limits of the town­ contractor on the London'Road, and . ship, jviz^— taken up land where they after-/’ >—Elimville, near the *ceu- „_. __j. ___- jtre; Kirkton, on the south-eastern wards located, subsequently revisit; !‘boundary, midway. between Exeter ing Ireland and inducing the whole (and St., Marys; Winchelsea, on the family to return with him. On more<sartle roa(i, but- nearer to Exeter;family to return with him. On more i than one occasion the Case brothers have been aroused from their ibeds to yoke up their qxen and pull the horses and the rig of the London and Goderich mail coach out of the almost bottomless mud-holes which same road, but- nearer to Exeter; Woodham, on the south-east boun­ dary a mile south? of Kirkton; all on the Exeter and St, Marys Road, and having daily mail both ways. *•CROMARTY Cpl. Ross Houghton Returns Cpl. Ross Houghton has returned from overseas. He crossed on the lie de Frapce, and arrived in Lon­ don on Monday, January 28. He was met there by his mother; two brothers, John and Gordon; Frank Stagg and Reggie; and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kemp. Mrs. Lloyd Sorsdahl* has returned to her home here after a few days with her sister Mrs. Neil Lammond London. Miss Margaret 'Scott, accompani­ ed by Miss Ada Maryfield, Ottawa, visited with her mother, Mrs. Rus­ sell Scott. that he'returned to .England special- occurred between the long stretches ly to induce a number of his friends of corduroy. The first .of the coaches ever .passing over the road was driv-to come out and* settle in it. In this, ever .passing over the road was driv-. he succeeded, and of those so in- en "william Geery, and the way duced to come, Mr. May was the ; he handled the ribbons of his four- first in, and erected the first shanty, ] m-hand was said to be a wonder,I OTT1S o thousand times,” I bust out, I back’ to the cracked win- hold that pose,” Mugs tenderly. Slowly the two _ _ back off to the east side of the room. Slowly they raise gats, “One,” counts Mugs. “Two,” counts Chopper. “You Was a nice.guV,” Runt mutter faintly, “You nice guy, Rippy.” (To Be Coiltinued) Before kings can say “three,” an interruption occurs in the party that.. Paunchy is holding for his henchmen. their i: hear was a ‘—"'’■"■'a111 .............................................................—.............................. MRS. FERGUS HARRAH DIED JN STRATFORD The death of Mrs. Minnie Harrah occurred in the Stratford General Hospital Tuesday, January 29th, where she had been a patient about a Week. Born in Blaiishard Town­ ship she was the former Minnie Crozier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs- William Crozier and was in her 75th year. She had resided in St. Marys for the past 26 years, she was mar­ ried about 40 years ago to Fergus Harrah who predeceased her lo years, (Surviving is one son, George; two brothers, 'Burton and George Crosier, all of St/Marys; two sis­ ters, Mrs. Russell Lindsay, Granton, and Mrs. Kirkby' Robertson, st. Marys. Interment was in St. Marys. Cemetery, a large number of others following soon after. They were Devonshire people and their influence on other friends at home subsequently pre­ vailed to such an extent that the whole section of the, township was settled up by natives of the old English Shire, The 'Balkwill settle­ ment was called “Devon”, and a little village at the place still bears the name. When they came through London it consisted of but a few log­ shanties and a log tavern. For many years after the early settlement the hardships of the sett­ lers were such as those of all new -parts of the country are familiar with though more so from the fact that development was slow and con­ sequently the deprivation of the usual accompaniments of civiliza­ tion had longer to be borne. It is related of one of the pioneers, who afterwards became one of the lead­ ing and most wealthy citizens of the community that 'on arriving without even the proverbial and in­ evitable British shilling in his pocket, he went to .Goderich and borrowed—or more properly begged —a half bushel of whe‘at from the agent of the Canada Company, half of which he sowed or scratched in with a self-inade rake among the stumps of the little clearing he suc­ ceeded in making — substituting meanwhile on the- other half, boiled to a pulp for each meal. By the time he planted one-half the other half was eaten up, and he went to work at the Canada Company’s mill in Tuckersmith, known as “.Bell’s mill,” to pay for his half bushel of wheat, and ear some more to eat While .he was .harvesting his crop and making fresh clearing. It was not for .many years after the first time we speak of that the settlers were provided with such blessings as schools or churches, though travelling clergymen used occasionally to call and hold relig­ ious meetings while passing between London and Goderich. Rev. Mr. Cooper elsewhere frequently men- THE PICK OF TOBACCO It DOES taste good in a pipe Iff even to the Jehu profession. The first wagon in the settle­ ment was so great a curiosity as to be a “seven days’ wonder.” It was owned by the Case family, who also owned the first pair of horses in the township oxen and “jumpers,” being the only means of locomotion and traffic -for many years. The municipal history of the township begins with the year 1842, at which time Stephen and Hay were both united to Usborne. The record of the .first “town meeting,” has been destroyed, but we find in the clerk’s “notes,” the following entry:—‘1842, January 22nd. Dec­ larations to perform duties of their several offices Were signed by the following persons, elected to hold township offices: Jas. Scott, Esq., Richard Bissett, Commissioners; Rev. H. C. Cooper,' Mr. Thos. Case, and Mr. Jos. Hardy, the other three commissioners; did not consider it necessary to sign a declaration. William Case, Richard Balkwill and James Willis, town wardens; Thos. Rowcliffe, assessor; Robt. Bissett, collector; James Balkwill and Cas­ tor Willis, poundkeepers; James Stanlake, Thomas Lamb, Robert Moulds; John Westcott, and Wil­ liam Balkwill, overseers of roads. George Snell, township clerk.” For 1843, William Sanders, Wil­ liam Wilson, and James Balkwill were wardens, and Hugh Balkwill, clerk. Thos. Taylor was elected clerk in 1844, retaining the positloff until his disappearance above men­ tioned. From the minutes or the town meeting that year, held Jan. 1st, in the Stephen School-house, we extract the following—“Moved by William Balkwill, seconded by I-Iugli Balkwill, that no dogs do come to Divine service, under a fine of 2s, 6d, for the first offence; the second offence, 5s. cy. Carried, nem- c'on,” We could see ho record of any dogs having been subsequently fined under the operation of this 'by-law, which shows that dogs in those days minded their P’s and Q’S. In 1845, (Stephen seceded from the municipal union and Hay did likewise; but under the first year’s operation of the Municipal Act (1850) Stephen was reunited to Usborne, and the first Set of officials for both townships, under the new- system was composed of Jas. Scott Reeve; Messrs. Balkwill, Bissett, Lamb, and Quick, Councillors, Thus. Taylor, Clerk; Robert Bissett, Treasurer; John Essery, Jas. Balk- will and Matthew Rogers, assessors; Wm. Scott, Collector, Since the withdrawal of .Perth from the union of Counties ,(1853) the Reeves of "Usborne (Stenhen withdrew again in 1852) Were, for John 1857- Elam 1854, Strdng; .1858, 1855,David Kirk; 185'6, Thos, Lamb; AleX. Smith;1859, Exeter District Co-Op Store FERTILIZER FERTILIZER Farmers requiring fertilizer will be well advised , to secure their supply at once Place your orders with We are still taking orders for fish * Exeter District Cooperative P. Passmore, Manager Doing a “Rip Van Winkle isn t going to get you any trade. wake start once Never has and never will. So up, Up on your toes, Mr. Tradesman, and something. Business will soon pick up yon Advertise Regularly in The Times-Advocate A profitable medium that reaches most every- body in Exeter and the surrounding district who "has a dollar to spend!