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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1888-3-22, Page 4xe er .k uQate, Aditionf 1 Locals, ' AM SANDE �RS, ;I1ITQ t .A1D Ptir3 asneR. 1-04: - Maki Street, Exeter; TK[TRSDAY JUROR 22nd,1. 88 Those os us who haus . listened to professional "temperance" orators will remember that these glib and entltus iritic gentlemen frequently retention, amoral their "facts," that gine-tenths of the insanity in the land is caused by indulgence in into;cieating liquor: It le ne': the purpose of this para raplt to show that itis a good thing to drink liquor—for itisnot—but simply to show the:wildness oft the statement made by hired orators. The mare who lives by ab mos make it appear that there is really some reason why he should paid for talking. and when the paid orator chances to be talking in the in- terest of prohibition, he feels it to be l -his duty to paint whiskey and its con. sequences in the moat hideous colors. Of course be exaggerates; but then, you l;taoty, it i c ir; :a gooal cause, and heat. he says that r he tefitlis ars the unfortunate people in the lunatic asy- liena were sent there by rum, he is aitn- ply 'advancing; an aatrenj ata;ument is xaavor' of prolribttiop. As he is poi for advinna ilJg strong arguments he Con- siders it to be his duty to do what h N paid for regardless of truth, Let us see how near the truth the orator xnnes when he Sys that nine tenths of the inmates of the Lunatic 05,7104444 Owe their 4114tortlane to liquor. The twee. tieth annual report of the inspector of public charities tor Qaatarloltas jut Sued. It tate that during the y sanding September 30, UST, there we admitted to the Ontario aaRylunas .foe the festive 425 persona, "Intemper= mice' ii drink,' ie the auauigned catered of insanity in > 4 eases out of 425, or alittle over Weeper cent. In this connection it may be mentioned that religious excitement .is the ,assigned claire of insanity in 17 cases, No- ilea. Bible person would argue thea because religion amide more patients to the asy- i nuns then rum dote that the former' is worse than the latter. These figu.rea are simply given to ;how born little eonlidcnee can. be placed in statistics as proof of a theory, even when the figures are authentic as aro those ahottrl above, —Owing to going to press early on Wednesday evening,, we are unable to publish the council minutes of last night in this issue. .-Mr. Thos.Dean�n; bas removed to his new stand next door north of Lutz" Dregstore. He will be ready for business la a few days, —Another of our young men will join the noble army of Ilenediets next - week. 1'4 a bid him welcome, and may all his expectations, be fully realized. —Quite a number are eenstantly leaving this seetion for Manitoba De - lots and the Northwest. The major- ity ity the will, follow the farming busiilss, —Get Get your Circulars, Bill Heads,. Note Heads, Streamers, Flyers, Dogems, Sale Bids, Business Cards, Visiting Cards, ShippingTags, etc. printed at Tres ADVOCAAT, oteee be understood that R. Seldon, who his been in the employ of Messrs. Saint+ell .i; Pickard general auerehauts, for a umber of yeara past, will leave shortly for Iugersof, where be will en- gage in the farming business, May success go with Iiiam- We were shown by M> . Thomas Hameln, a curiosity in the shape of lamb, which can he seen at Mn Ha,taa- liJa'$ atone. We were :oleo shown his large list of relics, and venture to say at be hal the best collection in tbia cinity, having *meth**,from every ittan of the globe. atice by the Garai() (Cali �sard, that Mr. E. Drew has audsowae bloc in that place, J. Knight, formerly bag.. here, and Mr. Drew . has en- ership and has opened out a and Provision store. We their many friends in wish - very euaecess and prosperity 'ortakinga t,, as the fret ht In Walt rsbuuti rd, the rued, thea. ing two cars and off the track, whicia tools rites. a a half hours to ge .. back again, with tier, assiatauce of the bridge builders. The baggagem_. wince has got his traveling card I -1S place bera has been tilled by 1itr. Egan, of St, hi.arrta.. Wales from Dakota are frequent nowa-days, Most Canadians who Kaye been induced to settle there have a Bard tale to tell when they commuui- eate with their friends. Nearly all the stories from that unhappy land are like the one which au old Hastings county boy tells in a letter to the .ltellevjlle lntelligencer. The winter, he :ifs, has been en extremely .hard one. The blizzards have wrought ruin to :many a farmer . Fuel is scarce and dear. The second year he was there the wheat crop averaged only fifteen bushels to the acre. Dakota is fast being found out. It is one of the best parts of this continent to keep away from. In addition to its natural dis- advantages, the taxation of the terri- tory isso great as to be a heavy burden on the settler. What a different present! A region where blizzards of the Dakota brand are unknown, where the soil rs of unequalled fertility, an3 where the chief evil to be borne is the blighting influence of Reformism. Nnw Yorkclaims to be the third largest German city in the world, and prize; that element of its population very highly. During the period be. tween 1847 to 1881 more Germans ernjoated to the United States than the people of any. other European country. Although much of this mai. gration went west, New York esti- mates her German-speaking population at 350,poo, while the number.of Ger- man voters issaidto be 70,000. Can- ada has 2541319 persons of German.:.. origin, and will ba glad to have a fit . many mora without delay. fi 1olIN. AffiLloa t -•—In Exeter, on 1iith ins+., the wife of Mr. James Millar, of a daughter. Tasnini;s.--In Adore on 11th ha8t. the wife of Mr. T'ceweer, of a sea. Doer -In l xeter, the wife of Mn. A. Dow, of daughter.. T$tss-Nse.----fn Stephen en the 15th inst., the wife of Mr. Frank Tricia ner of a son, HLLI -At Oda, on the 16th inst,, the wife of. Edward Hall of a son. Mo-inst, Thenwifeorne, on of Mr. George . _ Monteith, of a daughter. eleen.-�In Stephen, on the 18th inst,, The wife of Mr. Stephen Hogarth, of a son. s sioNe.—.-In Henson on the 1221h'' Wet, The wife of fir. John Arm- strong, of a son. ktRI1ElOk Har. r.—.,Qn the 7th inst., at rho residence of the bride's father, by Ras. E. Kershaw, Ma William .Salter to Miss Elizabeth Aun Hetaaaltan, all of Stephen. S.Esse stir .Qn 13th inst.,at tl'e residence of Mr. Samuel Essery,byP; the ltev. H 1ershaaw,Mr, John R, :vans of Clinton, to Mics Grace'. Essery of Stephen. ng.—Rueee)I:. Qin 14th inst., by Rev, 0. Fletcher, Thames Road, Mr.Robert Lang, of Exeter tar Miss Aggie Russell, of Usbornt► t7vris.---Ifeavar. —.At the residence of the brides father, on 14th inst., by Rev, Mr. Fear, Mr. Richard Il wttry Ooultiay to Miss Chirric Harvey, all of LTsborne. le, TBBZvltea,--At the re deuce of the bride's father, 2 r. him Trevetbiek, Orediton, on the 24th inch, by Rev. D. M. Kenn- edy. Ilr. Robert Delor, to Miss Marietta Ti e,sthic)r, all of Cred- iton, Tho Rev. J. H. Simpson, of Truee• field, lectured iJn the James street Methodist Church on Monday evaiiieg lea3t, under. the Auspices. of Adslf Council, No. 207, Iloyal. Templars Temperance, and the attendance large. Mr. Simpson's dixcourse mentlered in a masterly, clear and tinct way, arad, the whole throughou was very instructive. We understand that the Society will hold meetings of this kind every month. —Mr. George Crawford, of Killarn- ey, "Manitoba, who as been visiting in this section for the past two weeks, re- turned home on Wednesday .last. Mr. Crawford bas been a resident of that section for the pat: t eight years and speaks in most glowing terms of Man- itoba. &s a fanning country, he re- lates that it .superceedes Ontario as re - garde wheat growing. Ile prefers Manitoba to -day before Ontario, and. he would not return by a great many odds. qtr —Messrs Calquboun, Dow and Willis have recently purchased another fine stallion, "Silver Times", from Mr. William Weilwood, of Wawanosh tp., paying therefor a handsome figure. These gentlemen have now the finest horses in this vicinity, having no less than four. "Charming Charley" and "the Turk," will be held at Mr. Dow .Sc Co]quhoun's, in this village; "Silver Times" and "Freedom" will be at Mr. John Willis, lake road, near the rail- road track, and these horses will be travelled throughout the adjoining townships during the season by these gentlemen, and we must say that their equal cannot be found in this section. Hones NoTEs.—Mr. John Heywood, of Usborne, sold one day recently, a colt rising two years old sired by "Major," for the handsome sum of $250. Jonathan Cooper, of Usborne, also sold one rising two years old sired. by "Rover," for the sum of $200. Mr. Case, sold a colt rising one year old, one rising two year old sired by' Major" and a filly rising two years old, sired by "Rover' the sum of $600 for three. It pays farinem., to . breed from good stock, as the above• prices show for themselves. Mr. Rust, of East Saginaw, Mich., is at present at the Commercial House, purchasing import- ed mares. He has purchased two fine animals from Mr. James Cochrane, of Kippers, also two from Messrs. Dorsey Breen, of Lucan, paying handsome gures for them,, Hibbert, eni 5tia maty, Bar- elwed`ws% of Mr. canine aged: 39' yrear3, mminos,-Its Uaborne, on tiara 20th inst., Elizabeth Delbridge, aged .79 plans .11 inentba and dayu. OTTOO TO' O1EDITOB Notice is hereby' given that Henry hfogel, of the viillsgee of Zurich, in ' the County of Hilton, livery Stable keeperi. has made an aseignnent to me of all his estate and effects .for the benefit of his creditors pursuant to chapter 124 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1887. A meeting of Creditors will be bold et Peine"a Hotel, in "villege tf Znrieh, on Monday, the twenty-sixth .instant, at the hour of two o'cloekin the *ltereon, for the appointment of Inspectors, and the giving of directions with reference to the disposal of the estate. Creditors are re• quircd to furnish rue with full particulars of their claim, proved by affidavit, and ruck vouchers as the nature of the case admits of, on or before the 16th day of April, next, after which I will proceed to distribute the asa5ta of the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the edaims of which notice shall have been given. JOHN E. McDONELL, Assignee, Henson. LEWIS H. DIersota Solicitor for As'iignee, Exeter. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. 7n the matter 'of James Easter - brook, deceased. Pursuant to R.S. Chapter 107 and 46 Victoria chapter 9 (Ontario), notice is hereby given that all creditors and other persons having any claims or demands against the estate of Barnes Easterbrook, late 1.1 the village of Exeter, in the County of Huron, Gentleman, deceased, who died on or about tite fifteenth day of Decem- ber, A. D 1887, are herebyrequested to. send by letter prepaid or deliver to Messrs ELLIOT & ELLIOT, of the village of Exeter, Ontario. Solicitors for the Exe- cutrixes of the said deceased, on or before the 16th day. of April, A. D. 1888, a state- ment in writing of the names and addres- ses and the full particulars of their claims or, demands and of.the securities (if any) held by them, and that after the said 16th day of April, 1888, the said Executrixes will proceed to disti'ibute the auisets of the said deceased, among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they may then•have' notice, and that the said Executrixes will not be liable forthesaid assets, or any part thereof, to any person of whose claim notice shall not have been received at the time of such distribution. . ELLIOT & ELLIOT,, Solicitors for Executrixes. Dated lath March, 1888.. X C1.^w„.^ -- D-1- /1114, 44.-AK,K X + se- et it X to FULL LINES OF CONFECTIONERY ON HAND. WEDDING AND PARTY CAKES A.. — ORDERS—PROMPTLY, ATTENDED—TO ..... One door 'nortl a of e ' chid stand. NA ATI*l=TRF.'I", HE"I'E%. A Positive Cure. 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Braatpro,411 ren.watett No,ti t+440:4o.o L t,rr...-.%,VtitiL of cher({. v, rtigo, *roti Q� 'Itir}�i` "a dueness, of *Kim, a•xerston to tocie.y^, wrink Qt S.11la+aviaftl, �•'ti¢aal AVO At CQnver,.',. a.+. dtirsl vrireigtgalA,Jl.t1 aivs3 iizii instll4,I toll% the alooti..u.R,a#Orl3csl r�At deivres>FWQu of opirtty, sr1:+:in..-. leis: of 14)(114 ,41.4 exciktbility or temper, e ; ,nelazrlicre. or love of ttia sw i aa1 t9ea ct tsl raJutt.'4 x+a;; i!nit+r "r Wiirital tsar. ai--1, telley: i'ugat}itiuu, toraraelnrin;o, berreulaea.. poIlltellou of tAio aarear.latrteiaefaraar k forgAie i trelubliug. meletaeit,,dx, iliw htrt,tog sir. ixt tat.. , ere all A,riu'ptei-. of i tits. tea i i,� :1104 1,, alrv$ iiillct o ply c uire;T. art rbert. rale, e:r ilsg Al vthi tom k*vtoot ! OAMII1faC.. FidEgtkifigt ,4-siveraeogl the art levo -ie inyltttue unite ma .&er.1ritas act the el -trete c�*. rslt..b*iac, ilea t rwts>w airr�� vowed, lives whish come uaiec Mir Aot:tw.. It slits ass teras alieteul for the 344. dgaalasof tail,,..,, roc.* w•ttaattrt for alta e.oyl ' .1. et life. !'a. baf enn,n e►erelia£ 1 a the* Mootsotearlyviol', Ityou ire te8ranerslitsyyeera,Nu, Striala;areetitrals'move t este re011. It you are broken drawn, p1rycaa'ailtx *ma molly from early inaistreti ii;s. t o •rr*Nwl;ofixraortinroitnd1111.,steadTowsd3reia,arlda4rtiassisorra,tulntSarM.6' X4>:A .sn tegoatimo in RRoa'k Farm of lilt>ei*.i at JJieA. Sorted Arid s cur,, fro= obitervatr , . loldrogit &13 cimltannlo itloaaato lel, V. l4#7a:114rN. +17 'Pt'er1IJissetear fis• 7&, ToroctOr, A lga+astntlternt*Ova Wei fa bars paradise. CUBES cafur 1a17E(D.. li km gtm. Subscribe for The EXETER ADVOCATE. Only $3. per year. Would take this ine hod of returning thanks for past support ar,:. also invites the attention o the general public to his new Fall and Winter Stock comprising the following;-- Af rst-class stock of Furs Coa4SXSTlxo OF PERSIAN LAMBS, BEAVER AND MINK, FOR WHICH HE IN- VITES THE CAREFUL INSPECTION OF HIS OLD CUSTOMFRS .AND ALL OTHERS WHO ARE PLEASED TO CALL Cittat.A First-class stock of Boots SHOES„RUBBER OVERSHOES, In Ladies, Gents and Childrens; comprising the all different kinds„ —ALSO AN EXCELLENT ASSORTMENT OF-- CROCKERY;'CI-IINA & GLASSW'A.'E. ALSO A GOOD SELECTION OF Flannels andWinceys, plain. and check; 72 inch wool sheet nv, Heavy all wool Blankets, White and Grey Hoods, Tamoshanters, Wool Jackets; An excellent assortment of Hosiery. ALSO OCuIEB AS HERETOFOR A GOOD SUPPLY OF ALL STAPLES, AS REQUIRED I1`, SWEVERY HOME.