HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1890-11-20, Page 8READ -MAKER'S
HEVES FAILS TO DIVE S0I5FACUQ
FOR SALE 6Y ALL DEALERS,
LOCM.. JOTTINGS.
Don't fail to see J. H. Grieve's $1
suits before purchasing elsewhere.
The roads have been in a deplorabl
condition for the past week.
Catarrh indicates impure blood, an
to cure it, take Hood's Sarsaparilla
which purifies the bloods Sold by a
-druggists.
Before ordering winter clothing cal
on Jas, H. Grieve and examine his
' large and well -assorted stock of winter
goods. Prices away below the lowest
Insure the
Temperance tince an
d G'en
• P
eral Insurance Co., of_Toronto. ED
BsSSETT, local agent.—May 29-90.
Dancing parties will soon be the or-
der of the night and the light fantastic
will be tripped to the sweet strains of
the violin.
Messrs. W. H. Verity & Sons are dai-
ly receiving; large consignments of
steel from New York for manufactur-
ing purposes.
A woman whose husband was pay-
ing an election bet by pushing a wheel-
barrow twenty five miles, told the cen-
sus taker that her husband was a'luua-
tic..
A number of the members of Cour
Exeter, No. 123, I. 0. F., paid a fratern-
al a visit to the
Lucan
brethern
on Fri
� day night. They all report ar.exeelien
.... time.
One day recently Mr. Geo: Samwel
disposed of a gbantity of land;in Exeter
North situated 'd-Iiere the old foundry
used' to staid; to Mr. John Herbert,
Lake Road, for reasonable sum.
Mr. Walter -Andrews has erected a
Large dry kiln in connection with his.
furniture factory and intends to have
all of his lumber thoroughly seasoned
before manufacturing it into furniture.
Mr. Jas. Loyde of Hast• Wawanosh,
is the possessor of a greystone turnip,
grown on his premises, which measures
44inches in circumference -and weighs
• 81 lbs. Who beats'tii- L-
Parties wishing to spend Christmas
in the Old Land should take passage
on the magnificent new steamship
"Teutonic". Sailing from New York
December:10th. For full particulars
call and; see Capt. Geo. hemp, Exeter,
Mr. H. M. Stanley is to deliver his
only lecture in Toronto on the 27th at
the opening of the new Toronto Andit-
orium, late Shaftesbury Hall. The
prices of admission is to be somewhat
lower than they were - in the United
States.
One day recently a fine deer was
Seen crossing the road, ktfown as the
Marsh road, not far distant from the
residence of Mr. Samuel .Martin, 5th
con. of Usborne, making its way to the
nig swamp. Some of our local. sports
went in pursuit yesterday.
The funeral of the late Josiah Blael:
burn, late managing director of the.
London ii'rx:e Press, took place in the
city on Tuesday. The remains were
followed by a large concourse of friends',
among; them the employes of the Free
Pres. London looses one of its most
respected residents and Canada looses
one of its brightest journalists.
Mr, J. T. Westcott of this: place has
secured from the National Publishing
Company, of Toronto,the agency of the
'Birchall Autobiography for the County
of IIin•on. The Book is nicely illus-
trated and can be procured front him'
by subscribtion only, for the• sum of
of
Lives
�.
poor .men.
oft remind us hon-
est toil don't Stand no chane; more we.
work we leave behind us bigger patoh it
es on our pants.' Our pants, once new F
- and glossy,now are patches of different
hue; all because subscribers lie. ser and
won't pay up what is due. 't. i let
all be up and doing; send in your ite
be it so small; or when the snol,s of
winter strike us we shall have no pants
at all.
We are very sorry to learn of the
seveee illness of one of our old and, re-
spectedresidents, in the person of Mr.
Rich. Davis, as'ho has been confined to
his bed for a week past. We hope to
soon hear of his reeoyery,
Tho. Exeter Board of Trade held •a
meeting on Friday evening- last, Busi-
ness of the various branches was dis
cussed and 8 new members were added
to the large list of names, it seems that
the board intends to do all that is in
theirpower to advance the welfare of
our village. They intend to hold an-
other horse fair in December, but haye
not yet settled the date,
Miss Fanny Dearing and Mrs.Honry
Hoist who have been spending some
time with friends and relatives in Mar-
lette, Michigan, returned home last
week. Mr. Hoist accompanied them
those, but while thole, made the pur-
chase of
80 acres of firstclatss and at a
reasonable figure in that neighborhood,
where he intends to make his future'
home. Mrs. Hoist will dispose of the
household effects here and •remave
thither shortly. "
Mr. Ir. Zacariah M. McIntosh, who has
been ill for some months
of that dread-
ed ed disease consumption succumbed to
its fatal effects on Thursday morning
last, and' was interred at Bayfield, on
Friday. The bell of the Trivitt Me-
morial Church was tolled for him while
the murderer, Birchall was dying in
the yard. of Woodstock jail. Thus, the
funeral knell of poor Kai. was Birch -
all's passing bell,
Owing to the crowded state of our
columns this week we are forced to
0 publish a supplement, which contains a
full account of the hanging of_J. R.
e Birchall, who was sentenced to be
hanged by Judge MacMahon for the
d murder of Benwell in the Blenheim
Sarsaparilla, Swamp. It contains all that transpir-
ed during the closing hours of his life
on this earth. We have no doubt it
will be read with interest by all our
l subscribers. All those wishing extra
s copies to send to their friends can se-
cure the same by calling or addressing
this
office. e Price 5
cants each.
c.
_
York, Mr.
H Gotschalk, of New I ork, is
said to possess the only genuine and
perfect holy shekel in the world. The Heraldelic is about 3,400 years old and was
used in King Solomon's Temple. There
is but one other similar coin.'in exist-
ence, and that is in the BritishMuseum.
It is also a holy shekel but is not so )1
well preserved, and a portion of
it has been cut away. The Museum,
offered to exchange coins with Mr.
Gotschalk, and allow him to name the
price between the two, but this offer
was refused. The coin has been in the
possession of his family for hundreds of
years.
Court We are sorry to learn of the severe
and painful .ful aflli • i
c.t on that has .as befallen
Master. Jas. Sanders, son of the late Jas,
t Sanders, of 3 con. of. Stephen, who is
confined to his bed from the effects of a
rusty nail. It will be well remember-
1 remember-
ed by our readers of a paragraph,
lvhich appeared in our columns about
a year ago,with reference to him meet-
ing with a misfortune while playing
with his sister, who delivered him a
slight blow with a stick in which was a
nail and from its corrosive effects caus
ed much pain and intense suffering,
which lasted about four months. After
such time it seemed to mend until
about two weeks ago, when the swel-
ling returned with -as much pain as
before, and it is now feared that the
Ie will haye to be amputated.
The St. Thomas Journal has this, to
say of Mr. George Manson's wedding.
t•On Wednesday evening at the resi
dence of the bride's father, Highgate,
Sarah, daughter of Mr. J. McGregor,
was married to Mr. George Manson, of
Exeter,' by Rev. A. Currie, of D`uart.
A large number of friends °anal. ac ,or
quaintances were present and a most
enjoyable time spent. The bride' was
assisted by Miss Linklater, of Godbrich,
and Mr. Peter Bawden, ruggist;'Ridge
town, acted as best man for thegroom.
The bride was the recipient of, a large
number of handsome and costly pre,
sents. The happy couple left for a short
trip east before settling in their new
home, Exeter, where Mr. Manson is a
prosperous merchant. The bride will
be greatly missed in church and soy1
circles in Highgate.
The Book Committee of the Mechan-
ics Institute held their second meeting;
last night in their room at the Town
Hall -the President, Rev. S. F. Robin -
pen in the chair, The Revs W. Martin,
r. Lutz, Messrs. R. H. Collins, ' It. II.
P,.
Archer and F. W. Collins, secretary,
were present. A slight change was
made in the periedieal list for the cur-
rent year and book lists from Messrs.
Martin, R. H. Collins and R. H. Archer.
There will. be nearly" twolnindred new
volumes .added to the already fine lib-
rary in a few• weeks. Exeter should
support this excellent institution liber-
ally. On motion of Dr. Lutz, seconded
by Mr. Archer, a committee to' prepare
new catalogue consisting of the follow-
ing members, was elected:—Rev. S. F.
Robinson, ev.
b I' } ,
'V Martin and Mr.
Axe twit.
Between the Railroad aui'd' 2nd con-
cession of Stephen leading from Huron
Street. Finder will be suitably'" re-
warded by leaving same at this. office.
Wanted.
Never too late to mend. 5000 pairs of
boots and shoes that need repairing to
be left at the leading boot ,and shoe
store next door to the post office. G.
Manson.
Meeting.
A meeting will be held at the
tral Hotel, to night,. (Thursday),
the purpose of forming a gun c
All parties interested are cordially
vited to attend.
600 Pigeons. Wanted.
The proprietor of the Central 1;!
Mr. T. Acheson, wishes to purchase
pigeons at once, for which:te
20 cents per pair. •Bring along' y
bird's `and get y our �mitnoy. - -
Shipmentd'
l xete' Millin;'Co.�shipped three
loads flour to, the 'Lower Province
week:= -;Mr. H. Levett shipped two
loads of wheat to Galt,aud one car o
to Ingersoll. -Mr. F.S. Lang ship
his last car load of
apples to" Moutr
for this season, on Monday. -Mr. Het
Willert, of Dashwood, shipped one
load of lambs to Buffalo on Monday
Mr. John Wood shipped one eat load
lambs to 1llontreal on Monday.
Au Educational Cfrantr8.
An important change in regard
the adn fission of pupils into high echo
has been decided on by theDepartm
of Education. Hitherto there have be
two examinations annually; in futu
there will be but one examinations T
change is made in accordance with t
reports of the high school inspeeto
and of nearly all the high school ma
ers. A large portion of the: pub
school trustees and teachers have a
favored it.
A Fortune in One Rlaehine.
A celebrated press -builder of t
United States admits that one of't
greatest printing presses yet- produe
will be furnished to the Faintly Ilei
andfV c,
l cel l r
Star,Montreal, a
a
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that has distanced to ted mos 1
t y all the wee
ly papers on this continent, The Fami
trgoes.en the principle, of thorou
ness in every department, and that
why it is such a standard authority t
day the world over.• Well done Canad
The Fatrii.l'y Herald and Weekly Sta
Montreal is to be congratulated.
To be Established.
We understand that a Legion of t
Select Knights of Canada will be o
ganized in town shortly. This' is o
of the best fraternal, insurance au
endowment societies in Canada. T
rates are cheap and the society' •soup
in every particular. This society .nee
the wants of the farmer,meehanic, bus
ness �•
and professional
la man.
Your
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middle aged risks are, the only one
that are accepted and • those• 'only ''" o
passing a satisfactory medical exam
matron. ,
Measuring Wdod: ''•
The town of Orangeville has, passe
a by-law that hereafter MP ,woo
brought to Orangeville for sai'e;'excep
where it is sold by contract or „bough
on the way by a party for nils•o1u n lis
must be driven to the market, an
measured. This measuring- ; is oto ' b
without any expense to the buyer o
seller. The result of the measuremen
is to be marked conspicuously on th
load, so that the quantity ow'fliC vel
isle may be seen at a glance. The by
law might be followed here ;