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Business Booming
Big Sales.
Our clearing sale has been a grand
success and will be continued during
the ballanee of the year, New goods
arriving daily and everything goes
at sale prizes,
Crockery, etc.
We are head quarters for Christ-
mas goods of every description and
have just opened up a large consign-
ment of hand decorated china.
Beautiful goods and yery suitable
for Christmas presents. These good
were bought ;from agents of Manu
factures in Germany and are of
great value, see theta,
Groceries.
New raisins, new currants. new
candies, new peels of all kinds, all
fresh in for the Christmas trade and
at prices to suit the times. We are
selling sugars cheap, 22 lbs. Redpath's
best granulated for $1.00; 28 lbs.
Redpath's pure yellow for 61,00.
Dress Goods.
We have not nearly as many yards
of dress goods as we had ten days
ago, but we have still a number of
lines at great bargains. Our blaek
Cashmeres at 50c., 60e, and 75c, are
marvels of cheapness. Now is the
''Signe to get a bargain in a dress.
W'sell genuine Fibre Chamois at
25c. j er yard.
HanclkQrch efs.
We have them "lit great variety
both silk and Lawn, Japanese silk
• Hankerehiefs imported direct at 15e.
20c,, 26c, 50c., 75c. and $1.00. Allure
iovely goods and the designs cannot
be seen anywhere else iu town. We
have Lawn Hkfs. from 3 to 5e, and
upwards.
Furs.
We have,turned a lot of furs, into
'cash during the last two weeks and
the wholti balance of our stock must
be clear ,`d before the end of the year.
We hat abuut half a dozen mans,
fur cos left and eachone will be
, e
sold F Mess than present wholesale
•prict Do you want a bargain.
Eve ybociy cordially invited to
cal' and see our beautiful display of
C &ristmas goods,
:,./7?. Pickard 6- Son,
Direct importers
LOCAL
.Nomination next Monday.
School will re -open on Monday 6th
Thursday bas been appointed visi-
tors' day at House of Refuge.
Several from here toojt in the church
opalling at Dashwood on Sunday last.
Dr. Scott, of Seaforth, is gazetted as
an associate coroner for the, county of
Huron.
Mr. H. Lovett, formerly of Exeter,
has opened a flour and feed store in
Parkhill.
There still reniains unpaid $200,60
Of the town's taxes, on which 67, extra
will be charged.
On jumping from a wagon on Thurs-
day .sy last Ltnauuel Bissett received a
severe sprained ankle,
A choir from Hensall will assist at the
-opening of the James Street Metho
dist Church nest Sunday.
The elk owned by John Leathern
was shot Tuesday night owing to it be-
coming so cross and uncontrotable.
Maher and Fitzsimmons will fight for
the championship of the world and $10-
000 a side on Feb 14th, at El Paso,
Texas. •
1 Walter Evans a former citizen of
this place, and who married a Miss Bals-
•.don, has o p tined a grocer in Ailsa.
eases\ P grocery
hope'd2,Oraig.
a tris, tf+'?sOn Monday last Mr: Samuel Gilley
With whii;adently fell down stairs and frac-
undortalvaied two of his ribs and is now con -
Progress ,tclto' his bed,
a wit'
it''
sesuite4 Thesfat stook.show hald at Hensall on
1on uesdyr under the auspices of the
patientiuth Huron Agricultural Society,
was
tsoft""only-partially successful.
c
The Sims Itiehards concert, Wednes-
dayd
a night of Mast we k uudi.t the sus.
r
+ England,
ic. of tl c, srs owas
es i So t� a
p
paled ndsuccess from every Poto of view.
"t tthe Seaforth or s � of
The captain of 0
4
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p
the'Saivation Army wishes to express
....:her sincere thanks to. the citizens of
e ' S
hafarh, Exeter,
Honsall and t
Bruce-
field,
,, ,,
tdin$
for their liberal d(nattots
the Army self-denial food, 1h4 ,l
,tosal contributed by thesa f 4ses
was $103, ,
JOTTINGS
Witian's Cough balsainOis aa excel I G
ent �
household remedy for coughs, colds
and bronchitis troubles. Sold at 0«
Ln.tu's Drug' Store.
Mother earth has again donned her
winter coat and there is every indica-
tion at the time of writing for good
sleighing ere long.
If you put two personsin the same
bed -room, one with the toothache and
the other in love, you will fh d that the
person who has the toothache will go
to sleep fl?st,
\ ?alter Milson, of near Blyth, ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. Locke, on
Sunday 141st, Rev ds. Jackson and Cope
land, of Elimville, exchanged pulpits
Sunday evening.
The marriage of W. E. Gundy,; of
Ridgetown, and Miss Edith Vaulty of
Brantford, took place at the residence of
the bride's mother, Wednesday even-
ing of last week,
Mr. Thos. Russell, of Riverside farm,
Usborne;:who carried of the second prize
at the Guelph show• for thoroughbred
steer, sold hien to a Galt butcher for 6
cents per poued realising for him over
$100,
The Bank of England has 1,160 Old
als on its pay roll, Which amounts to
about $1,600,000 a year, and 1,000
clerks. If a clerk is late three times he
receives a warning, the fourth time he
is discharged at once.
The year 1896 is a leap year, and
will be the last of its kind uutil 1904,
eight years hence. This is a condition
that has not occurred since 1696, and
will not happen again till 2096, It
occurs only once in 200_years.
This is the way a Ridgetown girl
parses " kiss." "Diss" is a noun,
though generally used as a conjunc-
tion. It is more common than proper.
It is not very singular and generally
used in the plural number and agrees
with me.
In the financial statement for Exeter
a slight ommission was made which
snakes the item some what misleading.
Under the heading of charity, appears,
"Expense taking Wes. Sutton to House
of Refuge $8.25." It should have read
clothing and expense, etc.
On Saturday morning as Mr. Fred
McDonnell's hound was playing near
the station it rail in front of the up
passenger train and in less time than it
takes to write it, poor doggie was cut
in two and made his exit to the happy
hunting grounds beyond the setting
sun.—Hensall Observer.
The Epworth League convention of
the Exeter district will be held in the
Methodist church, Parkhill, to morrow
(Friday) Dec 27th. There will be three
sessions—Morning, commencing at ten
o'clock; afternoon at 2, and evening at
7 80. An interesting program of each
session will be presented.
The Clinton News Record says:—One
day last week while Messrs. Jarvis and
McCuaig were measuring timber on the
farm of Mrs. C. Tebbutt, near Holmes-
ville, they discovered a lively striped
grass snake. The reptile was scop des-
patched. It measured 34in. in length
and 3 inches in circumference. People
who profess to know say this is a sure
sign of an open winter, So far this is
correct.
Low prices and dull times are not
confined to this Canada of ours alone,
Our neighbors to the south who live In
that paradise of combinsters and pro•
teetionists, the United States, haye even
more cause for complaint, and no won.
der, with oats from 10 to 15 cents per
bushel, corn about the same, and other
things in proportion. Good horses
wander about the roads with tags at.
tached, saying "Take me, and I'm
yours." Perhaps it is s ome comfort to
selfishness to find others a liytle deeper
in the mire than themselves.
We notice our cotem the Times, has
a local to the effect that Mr. G. W. Hol-
man will resign the clerkship of Us
borne at the close of this year. Such
is not the case, however, as on enquir•
ing we have it on reliable authority
that Mr. Holman will remain a resident
of the township and will therefore be
found at his post. We would bd sorry
to hear of Mr. Holman removing from
the Township as be has proved himself
a most painstaking, able, and .effietent
official in every respect, whose services
the tp can ill afford to dispense with.
Connell Proceedings.
Council met by order of the Reeve
at the Town Hall, Exeter, 21st Dec,
1895. All present, Minutes of prev-
ious meetxn„a
read and approved.
Taylor—Treble orders: P. D. Bell
$29,90 for cedar lumber; W. H. Par-
sons $4.10'blacksrnitlring and Fred Hoist
$8 50 for tile —Carried. Messrs Parsons
and Frayne waited on the council re-
questing an incandescent light, 82 can-
dle power, to be placed at the James
Street Methodist Church, Treble--
Farding that the request be granted.
Carried. Carling --Harding that Mes-
srs Taylor ami Treble be a committee
to act with a church committee re plat
ing posts, lamps, etc.—Carried, The
Council adjourned until call of the
Reeve.
M. EAeltraTr, Clerk,
.Boss: V Wellington Mutual and !Gore
District Mutual Wire Ins, Coit
Mr, John 1'. Ross,who last spring
sustained great lops by the lire
which ''s destroyed his
store
and alt ost totally ruined hisstock
,
has, e are pleased to observe,
succeed el in his actions against' the
above }amed companies, For some
vi v
reason hier we could never under-
stand he dowpanies refused to pay Mr,
Ross t e amount of hie toss and corn
-
5elle him to, sue his claim, The ac-
tion
' tobet •i 1
tv,io tried , t the " t•st Situ
e,► S
tr sof the Highh Court to be holden a
t
',Mon on the 13th profit, Last week,
., ie
i v ] ,1 '
o ve c, the t;om a tt.s weakened and -
la
n
g ,
..gri,ed titpay Dia Ross the full amount
of b`sc .i._ in - s,a costs. �y
a la m, sero t and t.o. s r lr. L,
IT Dickson ,:toted for Mr, .Ross and B,
II, Osler, QC, rind 0utlire, Q. 0., for the
corn pan les,
em Again.
Another Bankrupt Stock -
Boots and Shoes. Just received"
J. W. Broderick's
Cheap Store. Exeter. It is a
Magnificient Stock
We have also opened out
Another Store in Hensall
Give the Cheap Store a call. We sell cheap all the time,
J. W. BRODERICK.
A GREAT CHRISTMAS STOCK.
AT THE
BIG BANKRUPT STORE.
Beautiful goods, Big values, suitable presents.
Yes, we have a lovely lot of dolls—
at close, close prices.
An immense assortment of fancy
crockery, and the biggest !et of
Xmas candy, Xmas nuts, Xmas
raisins, lemons, oranges etc, etc.
that we have ever shown.
Fancy dry goods suitable for Xmas
presents, fancy felt goods, fancy
chenile goods, fancy silk hkfs. A11
at close prices.
We are doing a great trade in
dress goods add mantles -Come to
us we syi11 save you money.
Buy your furs at the Big Bankrupt Store, no other such
stock in town --cosine and see.
J. A. STEWART
Notice.
Please take notice that all notes and
accounts due the estate of the late
Isaac Carling must be settled on or be-
fore the lst day of January1896,
I. R. CARLING
Presbytery of Karon.
An adjourned meeting was held in
Willis Church, Clinton, on Tuesday,
17th inst., to consider a call from Ifnox
church, Guelph, to Rev. J. Anderson, of
Goderich. After hearing the commis-
sioners from both congregations for and
against the trasiatibn the call was put
in the hands of Mr. Anderson, who de-
cided to remain • in Goderieh. The
Presbytery concurred in the decision
and set aside the call. Presbytery then
adjourned to meet in Seaforth on the
third Tuesday of January, 1896.
January Ngmber of the Delineator.
The Fashion articles for the month
are timely and complete, covering the
entire field cf style for Ladies,Misses
and Children, Millinery Lingerie, Dress
Goods and Trimmings. The rich holi•
day display in the shops is interesting-
ly described. Mrs. Roger A. Pryor's
article on the social bode relates to
Society balls and Parties for Children,
etc., etc. Subscription price of the De-
lineator $100 per year or 15c• per sin-
gle copy. Address The Delineator
Publishing Co, of Toronto, Limited, 53
Richmond St. West, Toronto, Ont.
Rouse of Refuge Notes.
It has been decided that visitors day
—that is for the general public at the
House of Refuge—will be on Tuesday
afternoon of every week.—Relatives of
inmates only will be allowed to visit on
Sunday. Clause 15 of the By-law 'pro-
hibits' Snnda.y visiting by the general
public.—Tbe telephone line is nose
complete bet weeu the House and Clinton
—Religious service will be held. every
Sabbath afternoon at 8 o'clock,—M,
Laird, manager of the Waterloo House
of Refuge, made, a visit to .Clinton and
inspected the House. lie was exceed-
ingly well pleased at the"equipment
g
and furnishings, and ht�hly'compli-
mented Mr. and Mrs. French oti having
so quickly and withcut previous ex-
perience mastered all details necessary
to the care of the inmates,—.Dr. Camp•
bell calls weekly and is doing all that
is possible for the health of tht Inmates.
The number is on the increase, 58 hav-
ing been received up to Tuesday, one
of the latest arrivals being 102 years
of age and still quite robust and hearty.
Christmas Visitors.
Among the many former resideatsof
Exeter,who came to spend Christmas;
we notice the following —Thos: I-Iea-
man and wife, Ed Dyer and wife, Ar-
thur Hoskins and wife, 'and Edwin
Brauud and wife all of Brantford. --
Wes. Sanders, teacher. of Stanley tp.—
Edward Harwood,of Toronto.••—Aquilla
Snell, of London. --Dennis Holleran and
wife,' of Lucan,—John White, Wm.
Gillespie, of Detriot.—Chas. Shute,
'fiarn--Will Jlarke,Toronto,—Hobs
Ferguson and J. W. l:larrison, Detroit
Medical College,—Geo, Baker, Port
,Wayne, Incl.—Ed.13[ah,]p, of Toronto.--
flogger Crocker, of Toronto,—Ila, Sand-
ers and
auti-ers'and wile, of 1!,IbrFt.-•-John' Luster),
and Nelson Cobbledick,
of Jan
d
].-
A. J. Snell, Lansing, Mich , Jar Snell,
!✓
tott
Ilil---l u.g , .EI i r5man and .sister Laura,
ry
of Sarula,�-Jr. i'. Gill, of C,Icvela.litl,-�-
Theo, Sweet and wife, of St, Catharines,
--ll, Kinsman, of Termite —Mies Mary
A. Brooks, of Loudon, --John 0, Gould,
of London, ---Miss Susie Jackson, of
Lorrelon.- -I d. Spackman, of Blenheim,
Chris %uefle and wife, of Creditors.
AL Quarter of a Century.
It is announced The Canada Presby-
terian will commence with the 1st of
January, its Twenty fifth Year of pub-
lication. The paper has gradually
grown from small beginnings, until
now it is recognized as second tri no
religious journal in the Dominion. ,Its
colums have always commanded the
best talent in the large and influential
denomination it so worthily represents.;
and for the coming year. all the old-
time favorites are retained,while a
number of new writers have promised
to contribute to the various departments
of the paper. The "make up" of the
Presbyterian is simple and comprehen
sive. Its table of contents each week
falls under the following headings, viz :
Notes of the Week, our Contributors,
Teacher and Scholar, Christian En-
deavour, Pastor and People, The -Fam-
ily Circle, Our Young Folks, The Mis-
sionary World, Health and Household
Hints, British and Foreign, along with
a strong editorial page. The yearly.
subscription continues at $1 00; but
any of our readers who desire club rates
should write the office, 5 Jordan Street,
Toronto.
Personal Mention •
Miss Carrie Dearing, who has been
visiting relatives in Marlette, Mich.,
for the past few months, returned home
on Thursday.—H. F. Nellie, who has
been stationed here the past two years
received word from headquarters that
he has been promoted' to the Hamilton
Branch of this Bank. Mr. N. will be
missd both in musical and social eireies.
Arthhr Jones, of Oshawa, fills his posi-
tion here —Thos. Bowerman, wife and.
family, of Willis City, N. Dak., who left
here several years ago, have returned
to spend the winter with their parents.
-Mrs. Jas. Westcott, of Douglas, Man.,
is here to spend a few weeks 'with her
daughter, Mrs; Rich. Coates, TJsborne,
—Mies .Mathews, of Toronto, is the
guest of Miss Hattie Fitton,—Mrs, R.
i '
taunter ` i '
t , of Z;hmvtl e, spent Sunday in
town.—Alf. Salter, ssho has been work-
ing in town«has gone to his home in
Crediton. ---Miss Harrison, of Toronto, is
the :guest of Mrs. (Dr.) Athos, --Miss
Edith Gould,, who has been visiting in
Stratford, has returned.—Frank .South,
cott, of London, is visiting his brother
Will-Mrs.Will Handcocit, of Eweredo,
N. Dak,, is home spending a few weeks.
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Treble,—Mrs. Jas. Hodson, of Palmer-
ston, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Geo.
Fisher.—E. Harris, of• Winnipeg, Man„
is the guest of his cousin, Mrs,' Jos.
Ba.wden. Mr•s.Wrn. Tapp, is spending
Christmas with her sister in Strathory,
—iVMr. and Mrs Vivian, of Mitchell, vis-
ited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Geo, Brooks, Xmas:—John Evans, and
Councillor Harding, spent Xmas day
in London,—A. W Wright, of Alma,.
a
Mich, is
the nest of his brother [n -taw,
Wnt, Jeekle, London road.—R, ltaW-
kin, accompanied by his wife, of Seney,
Iowa, is visitin`e his mother, Mrs. Haw-
kins, Albert str ;et,—Wm, Dearing, Sr.,
of Stephen, left Monday for Flushing
i1
4ic
t,. to visit is
cousin,tstiJohn Horn,
who is .very i.,lir,
and ;Ytt•s. Geo,
Thomas Spent
X asin London M1.
s
tA.L. tirockeis Miince,
of. Blyth, re -
tittered
ione T rsdtL . Drs.John
Eteery of Usbortie,'. spent IS:rn s with
her sister, Mrs, Ullixgt, of Mason vt
ile.—
W,
IL Nellis, of Lotrdcn, has abrin le:-
turned to relieve Mr' N, Deer Hur•don
during his iliness, i We are glad to
state that Mr,' Iui'dol is fast recover-
;arling Bros.
X_IIAS VISAS X_l1AS
Christmas will soon be here and the Chimney to our store
is• so large that
Santa Claus
will be able this year to
spread for our Patrons an un-
usually complete assortment
of Holiday goods, For Price,
'variety and value you can't
do better than go to Carling
Bros.
Our grocery deparcz e
was ne i -,bettor.` See 6u"i;
Xmas, „:gaits
they are simply choice. Did you try our 25c, tea,
C piing ros.
Ge��ll
Attellti011!
Don't forget that we carry the best make of
white shirts in open fronts for evening wear
and we claim to carry the best $ 'white shirt
made in Canada.
We have the new
fashionable collar
Lyrie & Healey's
20 dozen four-in-hand to pick from;
30 dozen made up ties to pick from.
Shetland wool underwear $1.50 and
$2.00 suits. Silk Hdkfs. in cream and. fancy.
Don't forget us fr ~r Xmas.
E. J. SPAC ` i ft
OHNSTON'
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Head Quarters.
FOR I
Christmas
Buy one of our
Fur Coats,
Ulsters,
Fur Caps,
Fur Capes,
Goods
or anything in the line of clothing,
in furs and you will save 25 per
cent. on regular prices.
Persian lamb caps
from $2 75 to 54 50.
$8,00 Beaver caps
for $6.00.
$10,00 caps, for 68,00,
Nutria Caps
$3 50 for $2 75.
Seal tte Caps
$1.00 for 750,
Fur 'Goats
$12.50 to $28,00.
Christmas Fruits.
and groceries, .new raisins, cur,
rants, figs, nuts candies, fancy bis-
cuits, .etc.
Best values in
Boots and Shoes
Fanc�TT. Slippers
J .IC'
and all fancymakes in Overshoes
and Rubbers.
C. C. Johnston.
ing.—C. B. M
island left ft f r Termite,oto
,
Tuesday to spend Xmas,— Mr. Jos, Bop
mgr was s a
pleasant caIi t at the An
-
vopAris office to -day, (Thugs),
Mr, John Feif1 r, Elmira, met with a
is foundry e on
` s'a �0idon r the'�iourt r there 0
,yCt•loil C t
Saito dav, lie was adjusting a bolt on
thep pulley when it caught his aria and
threw him around, breaking his jaw
bone in Jive laces, besides bally
in-
juring
his knee,
BTJY
NOW
A word with you—If you have
money or credit, use itto buy
everytning you need for the
coming winter—You will save
from 10 to 15 per cent. by pur-
chasing, from us our new Fall
and Winter stock. We intend to
do the biggest trade this fall that
we ever did before and have
narked the prises accordingly..
Highest Marketprices paid
for Butter and Eggs.
JORN P. BUSS
WEEES 131108.
r r MARBLE DEALERS.
MA NUAOTURERS and
DEALERS IN 9 '
MONUMENTS, SARCOPHAGUS,
HEADSTONES, MORTALS, ETC
SPECIAL NOTICE TO •
PARTIES BUiLOINGI 7
A fine residence isnot Complexe with
out IIIarblo top Turnitere; Wasli-
stands.mantins., table tops, etc„ these
we make a specialty of.
/NEVUS BROS. Main St., Exeter
Chrisfle's ..ixter
COMMERCIAL LIVERY,
First-class Rigs and Horse
Orders leftat Hawksha.-
Hotel, or at the Liv
:i
StzaY
will receive prompt
tentian. ,
,
Terms Ressonabl6 Con ct,
io
xt
Tuckerstnith: Mr. William Black, of '
the 2nd concession, met with a very
painful and unfortunate accident on
Friday evening last Ile and his broth- i,
er were using a brain crusher, and
while it Was in motion, Mr, Birtelt start-,! '
t,
t to of it. Inmanner his xf
>r
ed 1 some ht
g'
hand was drawn into the gearing, and, s
after passing between two. cog •wheels.
Mr. Intek was unable to remove his
haud until his brother eame to his ssist
•
ante
with ib hamtoer, and tool: some of
t g'Barin„
he .off. All the bones in the palm
of his hand were broken, sirs well as
those leading
to his firgc
r$. The doe-
torsaro astiesu unable totell whether
they will I+ableto save the hand or
not, but have
-ave strong hopes of doing
so.
Rowover,the hand will always be de-
formed, Mr: Black is a part[cnlarly
fine, industrious young mon, at d hi,s,
Many friends will be sorry to letirii of
his affliction,