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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1894-2-15, Page 8IN TIIiF SCHOLARS. A cheap lot of School Books in- cluding the High School list required for the opening. 4 Grigg I; OCAL JOTTINGS. "The town electric wires are a great deal mere dangerous than many people imagine. Our attention has been call- ed to a case of recent date here when a young man attempted to magnetise two end blades of a pocket knife by placing tither end at once at a wire loaded with electric current. His fingers were burn ed and the knife dropped from his hand without more serious re- sults. We learn from the Scientific American that water thrown on bare electric wires will convey the electricity to those who hold the hose, which means death from any reasonable current, As long as the wires are covered there is little or no danger, but the fact should not be overlooked that water readily conveys electricity. In the case of fire our brigade should steer clear of the wires."—Clinton News, Record The thunder, lightning and rain storm which prevailed on Friday night was something very unusual for this time of the year—in fact the likes of it has never before been experienced in this country, says the oldest :inhabit- ants, The thunder roared. the light- ning flashed and the rain fell in tor- rents and lasted several hours. There was no perceptible damage done to speak of, although the inmates and several visitors at Mrs. P. Fisher's house were badly startled by the, visitation of -a meteor, This phenomenon made its way through the roof of the kitchen near the chimney, splintering two of the rafters, then through the ceiling down to the floor and after circling around the stove it disappeared down cellar, leaving a peculiar smoke. Accident or Suicide.— The residents of Clinton and vicinity were started last Friday morning on learning of the sudden! death of Mr, Samuel Cooper For some time his home had been in Brueefield. On Thursday afternoon be, borrowed a gun from his old neig'hor, Mr. Alex. Ross, stating that he intended shooting coons or squirrels. He proceeded to the bush but never returned alive. Late Thursday night or early Friday morning a search party was formed and the deceased was found dead, the body leani.ig against a tree. A squirrel he had shot was also found • near the dead man. Medical assist- ance was summoned. The hat and a portion of the top of the bead was found some feet from the body. The case was one of accidental shoot- ing or suicide. His age was 44 years and several months. A loving wife and five bright children are left, The remains were interred in Turner's cemetery on Saturday. No good rea- son is advanced why the case should be one of suicide. The accident theory seems to be the most probable cause of the sad death.—Clinton New Record. Personal Mention. Miss Leyina Kregor, of London, is visiting friends in town,—Mr. Ed. San- ders left on Monday for Elora, where he has accepted a position in a furniture factory —Mr. H. J. Glanville has pur- chased the Poole fruit farm down near the London asylum and intends re moving thereon about March 1st. We lose a good citizen in Mr. Glanville.— John Muir Jr, goes to Toronto Monday, as deligate to the R. T. of T. convention. —Mrs M. A. Fanson is visiting friends in Brussels this week.—Mr. J. E. Mc- Roberts, of Parkhill,is again in town to remain.—Mr. E. Bossenberry and wife and Mr. Chris Either and wife, of Zurich were guests of Mr. E. McGuire on Sunday last —Mr. Jas. Acheson and niece, Lilly May, visited Clinton on Tuesday—Miss Ettie Essery is visiting her brothers in Palmerston and intends remaining for some time,— Mrs, Rich. Greet,.ood and daughter, of Landon, are guests Mrs. Chas. Rowe.— Mrs Morrison, nee Miss Miller, left last evening for Spokane, Wash,— Miss Ada Crocker, daughter of James Crocker, at one time a resident of Exeter, but now of London, is the guest of Miss Edith Dyer, She will visit for two weeks with friends and rel atives here. --Albert Fanson, who has been engaged in "sticking" type at this office for some time, is visiting in Seaforth for a week.—Messrs. H. , ' 1.,ilber andSam 1 l Sai,ders Sr,,awere dale crated by the members of the Stephen and Osborne Agricultural Society to attend a meeting at Toronto for the transaction `of important business in connection with the said society. --A large number of. Masonic fraternity were in London yesterday attending the annual meeting of the Canadian Masbnit: Mutual Benefit ;Association Rev. Hunt, the new incumbent of Trivia Memorial church arrived here last evening accompanied by Mrs, iXunt P.14 little daughter. Yesterday was St. Valentine s Day, Rag carpet weaving done promptly at the Wolleu Mills, On Monday night of last week a ewe belonging to James Frayne lsborne, gave birth to two iambs, Mr: Thomas Snell, Huron Street, while cutting wood on Thursday lase ac- cidently had the top cut olihis thumb. A proclamation was issued on Mon- day calling Parliament to meet on Thursday, March 15th for the despatch of business. Quite a number of willing workers turued out to Mr, Geo, Davis' wood bee ou Tuesday and made a good showing on the wood pile, Mr. Geo. W. Davis, marble cutter, has opened out business in Mr. Geo. Bawden's old stand, north of the Main St. Methodist Church. Mr, R N. Rowe, having disposed of his residence on Huron street to Mr. Wes. Snell, last week, purchased Mr. Jas. Stewart's residence on the same street. Few persons know what is meant by a"size" in the matter of coats, shoos etc. A size in a coat is an inch; a size in uudewear is two inches; a size in a sock is one inch; in a collar one half an inch; in skirts one-half an inch;;in shoes one-sixth cf a,. inch; trousers one ineh; gloves one-quarter of an inch; hats one-eighth of an inch. The general stock of Robt. McGowan, of Kirk ton, amounting to $5,494 84, was bought by Mr. Gillaian, of Luau, at 65i on the dollar., It is said that no man who bas paid for his local paper a year in advance, was over bitten by a mad dog. We don't guarantee it, but it is certainly worth trying. The holidays of the wear will occur on the following dates: Good Friday, March 28; Queen's birthday, on Thurs. day; Dominion Day, on Sunday; Christ mas, on Tuesday. A new and larger smoke -stack has been placed on Ross & Taylor's engine and boiler. The old one was not large enough to convey the smoke from the furnace, hence the change. Willis Powell bas a lot of prize rab- bits of different breeds and two cer- tain boys knew it and undertook to walk off with several a few days ago, but were caught in the act. Willis says the next time they try that game he will be after them with a gun. Some time during the summer, Mr. Bawden of Exeter, made an offer for 20 acres of the Bache estate, near where the old G. W. R, station stood, and the. offer !laving been accepted, Mr. E, N. Lewis, of Goderich, (Mr. Bawden's legal adviser) was in town in connection with the deal, on Tuesday. It is intend- ed to sell the property in lots.—Clinton New Era, Tic Bid Ba»krupl Store Is the spot for big val- ue in Sugar. 00 you wa$ a Barrol? Do you wat 100 ounds? Do ou wani OR Dollars wor1? We can give you the closest quotations in Canada. . .. . J. A. STEWART. It has been truly said that most, of us eat too much and sleep too little ;we read too much and think too little; we work too much and enjoy too little. Mr. S. Gidley commenced removing his large stock of furniture to his old stand yesterday. The premises are now much more'conveniently arranged than before. Two well filled wagons of Sunday school workers, consisting of members of James street and Main Street Metho dist churches, drove to Centralia yes- terday, to attend the convention held there. Thad W. H. Leavitt, of Toronto, will deliver a free lecture in Drew.s Opera House to -morrow (Friday) evg. Subject —Rome historically considered and the P.P.A. The Lecturer recently returned from a trip around the world and will depict the condition of the Papacy in Italy, France and Sprain Will our local cotem kindly inform us of the reason of not handing us the minutes of the last council meeting as requested by the town clerk. The growler that set up a howl some weeks ago about receiving report of the Teacher's Convention seven or eight hours before going to press, is the same person that witheld those minu• tes of the last council meeting and never let us get sight of them. During the present year there will be two eclipses of the sun and two of the moon. A partial eclipse of the moon on March 21st, an annual eclipse of the sun on April 5th, and a total eclipse of the sun on Dee. 28th, will be all visible in Canada. A partial eclipse of the moon on September 14th and 15th will be visible in Canada, There will be a tiausit of Mercury across the sun's disc on November 10th visible in Canada. When Mr. T. Carling built his brick block it was the largest but one (Jas. Pickard's) in town. Since then other larger brick blocks have been built. But the Carling Bros' will not be behind in substantial buildings—because they cannot help themselves, as their large increase in business the past few years has made it necessary to provide more room and the plans and specifications are; now being gotten oat for an ex- tensive addition and other improve- ments to their present premises. Card of Thanks, On behalf of myself and family, I wish to tender our sincerest thanks to the kind friends who so nobly as- sisted us during the illness and death of our son Samuel, for their kind as- sistance and charity bestowed to us during our very sad affection. James Gourd, .Huron St., Exeter, Sick Lest, Mrs, Wm, 3alkwill, Huron Street, who was supposed to be '"dying last week, is somewhat better, and there is now hope of her recovery. She is suf- fering from an attack of brain fever.— Mrs, John Bissett, Huron Street, is eon- fined to her bed and not expected to recover: --Mr, Wm Page has been on the sick list for several days with an attack en the lungs,—Mi`, A. Stanlake has been confined to the house for the past week with an attack of rheumta- lsm,- Rather Overdrawn. A lady living in Moosejaw, sareas tically wrote the following to a friend the other day: "Our house is banked 18 feet thick with snow and ice. We haye sixteen stoves going and 120 tons of hard coal in the shed. There is water in the cellar to do us till spring. We h ,ve overcoats un all the cattle and I am busy Knitting socks and wits for the geese and dunks. It is only 60 de- grees below zero now, but if the cold snap sets in we anticipate a need of more clothing." Struck By the Train. The London Free Press of Thursday contained the following which has reference to a former resident of Exeter and a son of Mr R. Delve:—"William Delve, employed as a team .ter at Cam- eron's coal yards, was engaged with other men yesterday in unloading coal from G. T. R cars near Pottersburg. Delve was driving across the tracksCat this point just as the Stratford accent tnodation came along, and before he could drive out of the way the rear end of the waggon was struck and knocked into the air, taking the horse along with it. Delve was thrown out, and. alighted some distance away upon his hands and knees. As quckly as pos- sible he was picked and removed to Barnes' hotel. Later he was taken to the hospital, where his injuries were found to consist of a broken knee cap, a badly cut face and other bruises. It is a wonder that the injured man was not killed, as the train was going at a good rate of speed. The fellow em• ployes of the injured man say that the engineer did not sound the locomotive', whistle, but the railway men say it was blown. The wagon was damaged somewhat, as was the horse also. A Good Company. The Seaforth Sun has this to say about the Marks Bros Co. who plays at', Drew's Opera House Feb. 19th to 24th admission 10e. Reserved seats 15c, "One of the best entertainments we have had for a long time is playing in Card - no's Opera house this week. The Marks !, Bros. Musical Comedy Co. opened here Monday night to a full house and every evening the audience seems to be larger. The company carry nine people headed by popular comedian, T. H. Marks, supported by the Field fam- ily, Mr. James Field, Miss Emma Gertrude, Miss Kitty Ebert, Mrs. Bessie Field, Mr, A. Battler, A. Marks and Miss Ella Marks, Monday night they put on "Dan McGuintys Troubles'' in which there are some funny specialties and some beautiful scenery, The trio dancing of the Misses GertUde and Ebert Mr. Battler was first-class, Mr Buttler as a dancer has few equals, if any. Tuesday night "Three Married Meu" filled the bill, when Thos, Marks and 'James Field kept the house in uproars. Miss Gertrude in her beaut-1 iful serpentine dance made her a favorite at once with the Seaforth audience, Wednesday' "Bonney Casey's Luck" was put on in splended style. T. H, Marks as Bonney Casey, a true hearted old farther' won sympathy of a large audienee, The play is true to life and appeals at once to hearts of most people. (Additional locals on edilorctl page.) ea!al ol!ae! E. J, SPllCKJll$ & 001, Will open out in Samwell's Block, ----St o r es lately occupied by R. Pickard & Tun20 .5 Feb. when we will open with a big stock of new and fashionable goods. E. J. SPACKMAN & CO Samwells Block, Exeter, New ".Ad's". E. J. SPACRMAN & CO.—Special Notice. JAMES GRIEVES.—Re-opened. R. H. COLLINS—Mortgage Sale, We Ilave Net Some of Them. Some people are very amusing and very small minded. They think they can "get even" with a newspaper by re fusing to take it—which means a dif- ference of $1 per year in the finances of the publisher. Every community has a few of these "stop my paper" gentry. They are too small to be pound -keeper in a swamp township. In this connection a good story is related of Horace Greeley, the great American philanthropist and editor, Some of his subscribers didn't like the things he had -been saying in the colums of the New York Tribune, and one day this item appeared: "We have received the following letter from an irate sub- scriber: "Stop mi paper. By g—d, I wont have it in mi house" This gen- tleman's pa per has been stopped. Ar- ,:ument would be useless with a man who spells'God' with a little 'g' and himself with a big 'I "—Ed. A Furious Gale. It may be true, as it is often asserted tint the climate of Canada is chang- ing and becoming milder; but the old climate dies hard. The storm which raged Monday was a genuine old- fashioned Canadian snow -storm, such as the oldest inhabitants love to talk about, such as we read about in re- miniscences. Of late years suchstorms haye been comparatively rare in this part of the world, although they have not been unknown in Great Britain and thronghout Northern Europe, It can hardly be called a blizzard. As compared with a genuine Manitoba blizzard, which usually flourishes best when the thermometer is away below zero, this storm is a spring zephyr. But it is likely enough for the inhabi tants of this temperate clime, and the experience which it has brought is un- usual enough to be exciting. All Mon- day afternoon aad night the wind raged furiously, and the fine, powdery snow fell, or rather ;flew, without ces sation. It was not until after day- light Tuesday morning that the storm could be said to have abated. A snow storm which wages continually for 24 hours must make itself felt in many ways. Only those who bad pressing engagements ventured out of doors that night to struggle through the drifts and battle with the wind. Tues- day morning, when the faint morning light sifted through the snow clouds, the early riser, looking forth from his window, saw little, but a prospect of endless whiteness. Rs-Uplfled! JAS. GRIEVES, has re- opened with a new stock of all the latest styles and patterns in Scotch and Canadian Twosds, Scotch and Irish Borges, and in worsteds we have the best to be had. We make them up in the lat- est style and guarantee a fit every time or no sale. ToIke LadiesL_ We pay special attention to cutting and making all styles of jackets and wraps. Remember the pitted,. GRIGG'S CLO' STANti, One door north Senior's photo t eltery, 'AS. GRIEVES. Cutter, etc "al INT "SLr" Will watch this space This week, you watch it next. CA IDL NO ROS, Esito Reil Itat Agnoy IF YOU WANT TO Buy or Sell a Farm TF' YOU WANT TO Buy or Sell Town Property IF YOU WANT TO Borrow or LencljMouey IF YOU WANT Collections Make Call at Mr. he. Spackman's Real Estate Agency. Business Transactions strictly con- fidential. Intending purchasers will receive the best advice in selecting land or town sites. Also agent for Allan Line and State Line Steamships. Office— Main Street, Exeter, Out. Address:—JOHN SPACRMAN, Box 44 This wonderful discovery is the best known remedy for Biliousness and all Stomach and Liver Troubles, such as Constipation, Headache, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Impure Blood, etc. These Lozenges are pleasant' and harmless, and though powerful to promote a healthy action of the bowels, do not weaken like pills. If your t©n;se is coated you need them. AT ALL DRUG STORES. Exeter Luinber Yard. The undersigned wishes, to inform thegeneral publiC\. that he keeps constantly in stock all kinds of building material, dressed and un- dressed lumber B. C. Red, Ontario, High • Land and Pine Shingles. . . Special notice 'is drawn. to B. C. Red Cedar -which is acknowledged to be the most durable timber that grows; especially for shing. les. 36 to 40 years.. . It is said by those who know, that they will last from 36 to 40 years in any climate. . . James. Willis, LUMBER MERCHANT JOHNSTONJ Impollrtations $2000 S Raa G00 8• X2000 soo noLliARs U.1013TT4 NEW bRESS GOODS We only quote this week one special line silk fin- ished Henrietta well worth 75 cents in all the new colorings fory50 cts. Black Cashmere stock complete. A Startling AnnouncementL..... Winter 100 pieces Spring Prints 32 inches wide worth 14 cents,—all good patterns for the low price of 10 cants A fast colored line air .5 ets, A good 12i-ct. goods for 9 cents. Buton tei- carefully,. we cannot guarantee these prices af- ter the first line is gone. A nice line of Ladies' Vests only 5 cents. Good Lace Curtains bound edges worth 50 cts. (50 pairs) for 80 cents. Goods at Cast. - All Winter Goods down on the counter at cost price,and in some cases 20 per cent less than cost in order to clear out. We cannot afford. to carry them over: Do not fail to see these as we must reduce our stock $5,000. G.G.JOHNST0 Opposite Hawkshaw's Hotel..