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Son
have finished stock
taking.
We have thrown out a num-
ber of desirable lines of goods
to be cleared out before the
arrival of our Spring importa-
tions. These are some of the
special bargains we are .offer-
ing to clear.
20 yds. Se. grey cotton,
for $$.1,00; '14 yds. heavy
flannelette, for $1,00; 13
yds. fine yd, wide bleached.
cotton, for $1,00; 13 yds.
of fine American Print
fact colors, for $1; 15 yds.
good hand towing, 81.00;
50c. per yrd, good strong
tweed for 35c.; 25c. per yd,
all wool dress goods, for
15cts,; $25.00 mens fur
coats, $18.00; $20,00 Mens
fur coats, for $16,50; $15
Mens fur coats. $12.00;
9.50 Ladies fur sets, $7.00
$6.50 Men's. Friez Ulsters;
$4.75; $4.50 Youth's Ul-
sters $3,50.
Also a number olc
other lines not
mentioned in the
above list will be
sold less than reg-
ular prices.
R. Pickard 6- Son.
Direct Importers
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
The man who fears to spend a cent
And never advertises,
With little gain must be content
While others take the prizes,
210 matter what his wares may be,
Nor how much worth the selling,
The world will none the wiser be,
Except 'tis by the telling.
The Children's Aid Society, London.
have 5 boys aged 6 weeks; 4boysaged
-9, 10 and 11. years old, for adoption.
All health children. For all particulars
apply to the Secretary, 161 Dundas St.,
London.
The Parkhill Gazette -Review says:—
It was stated in our last issue that Mr.
E. R. Barclay, of Poplar Bill, has been
clerk for Lobo for 15 years and in that
time only voted once at a municipal
election, We have since learned that.
Mr. C. Prouty has been clerk of the
township of Stephen for 38 years and
never voted at a municipal election.
The choir of the Trivitt Memorial
Chruch, is to he strengthened we un-
derstand by being adopted into a surp-
lus choir. A large class of boys and
men are . practising p .t cti in
s „ to that end and the
change will be brought into effect in
course of a Sunday or so. This will
naturally add to the attractiveness of
the services at the Trivitt Memorial
bringing it into line with the leading
churches of the Diocese and the geeeral
let recognizd custom of the Church of
England throughout the wee Id.
Local star gazers were treated to a
rare sight Monday night between 7.30
and 8,00 o'clock. The sky was clear, and
in the zenith, a little to the south-east,
'appeared what looked like a streak of
fire, horizontal in position and s'-igbtly
tapering at each end, and to the human
vision seemed 10 be about twenty feet
in Iength. How long the phenomenon
was visible is not known, bet it prob
ably lasted for about half an hour.
The sight was witnessed by many cit-
izens--atnong them those who thought
it was a comet and .a roan who was
sure it was "a sign of war,". Others
believed it to be an aurora„but how it
eame to be in the south-east is what
Dpuzzled the ordinary star gazers.
oubtless more will be' heard of it in a;
day or two, from those competent to
give a scieutific opinion,
kitting Out the Aehantee Expedition.
We are pleased to note that the,Gov
erntnent have sent a quantity of Bak -
log Powder manufactured by W. G.
Dunn Sr, Co. of Croydon and Canada,
with the. Asbautee Expedition.
House of Refuge Notes.
It was with a good deal .of reluct-
ance that one of the inmates became a
resident of the Nouse, fearing that it
would not be suitable; the other day a
nephew of this particular inmate called
for the purpose of taking him a way,
but the old man had found everything
so comfo,•table and satisfactory that he
refs toremain,anddidse.—The
preferred R he
drainage of the building not being sat-
isfactory—there not being sufficient fall
nor enough water to flush the drain
properly—it has been necessary to re-
lay the pipes, and Harland Bros. have
menengages in doing this now.—One
or two additional inmates received last
week, has brought the number up in
the neighborhood of sixty.—Clinton
New Era.
Presbytery of Huron.
The Presbytery of Huron held a reg-
ular meeting in Seaforth on the 21st
fast, Mr. Musgrave was appointed
moderator for the ensuing six mouths.
The session records of Knox church,
Goderich; of Thames Road and Kirktoii
of Bayfield, EgmondvilIe, Blyth, Olinton
Duff's church; McKillop; Seaforth,
Grand Bend, Brucetield, Hullett, Man-
chester and Hernial), was examined and
attested. Rev. lir. Bond of the Metho
diet church, being present, was invited
to sit and deliberate. It was agreed to
have no conference on the state of re
ligion at next meeting. On motion of
Dr. McDonald, duly seconded, a resolu-
tion was passed respecting the death
of Rev. Dr Reid, expressive of his emi
tient qualities, of his excellent and
abundant labors, and sympathy with
the widow and family in the loss they
have sustained. The annual report of
the Presbyterial Woman's Foreign Mis-
sion Society was submitted. The re-
port was very satisfactory, showing
that the society is more than holding
its own, despite the financial depression
that prevails. The Presbytery re
ceived the report, expressing satisfac-
tion with it, and the splendid work
done by this society, and commending
it and its future to God and to the
word of His grace, Mr. J. Foot was
reccguized as a candidate for the min-
istry. Much of the time of the court
was taken up with a ease of appeal.
—Seaforth Expositor
k'ersonal Mention.
Mrs. Brown and sister Miss Eunice
Eacrett, who have been visiting their
many friends sad relatives in and
around Exeter, for some tithe past, re-
turned to their homes in Sarnia on
:r.onday last.—Mrs. John. Handcock, of
Manitoba, is the guest of Mrs. Richard
Gould, --Miss Annie Elliott who has
been visiting friends and relatives in
and around town, returned to her home
in Wingham, on Thursday last.—Miss
C. B. Frise, who has been the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. S. Sanders for several
days, returned to her home in Peter-
boro' Tuesday.—Miss Emily Thomas
is at present under treatment in the
London Hospital,—Mrs. John Speck
man is at present visiting her sister,
Mrs. H Melley in St Thomas, who is
very ill,—Mr.John Ching, postmaster at
Shadeland, Man., who has been yisir-
ing here received wcrd Saturday that
his daughter was very ill. He left for
home Monday morning,—Mr. William
Dearing, Sr,, left Wednesday for Flush.
fug, Mich„ to attend the funeral of his
cousin, John Horn, who died Tuesday.
—Mrs, John Martyn, of Dakota, son of
Mr. 'I'. B elartyn, Sharon, left Exeter
on Friday for Bowmanvillc to visit rel=
atives iu that town and vicinity.—Mr
Catdworih who has been visiting his
parents on -the 4th con, of Hay for the
past three weeks,returned to Minneapo-
lis, co Monday.—Miss Gerry is visiting
friends in and near Centralia.—Miss ll.
Nelson was visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jas.
Long, Loudon, this week.—Mrs. Jos.
Bawden is spending a few days with
friends and relatives in town. Mr. Baw-
denaccompanted her and spent Wed
nesday here after which he went north
but will return on Saturday to spend
Sunday --Miss E. Birkett and Miss Ida
Lee, of London, are the guests of Mrs.
A. Hastings,
Connell Proceedings.
Councilmet pursuant to adjourn-
ment at the Town Hall, Exeter, 27th
January, 1896. Alt present. Minutes
of precious meeting read and confirmed
Carling—Treble that James Miller, A
E Tennent, Jas. Tom with the Reeve
aa:d Clerk be a Board of Health for
1896. Carried. Carling—Snell that
Dr. Amos be Medical Health Officer.—
Carried. Taylor—nell orders as fol-
lows:—Jas. Creech, 40c for snow shovel.
Do. $2 rent of burying ground for dead
animals; Do. $4.15 railway fare for
Miss Milne and meals to tramps; Do.
$1,15 postage; Do. $95 balance of sal-
ary; Geo. Cudmore $4.25 snow plowing.
The Returning Officer $21.50 election
expenses, and Rollins & $3.80
flour for charities. -Carried.. Taylor—
Treble that six copies of the. Municipal
World beordered for the use of this
council.—Carried: Taylor—Snell that
M Eacrett be dere, salary $10Q.—Car-
ried. Carling -Treble that Jas. Creech
be appointed to the same `positiqu he
held last year, salary $335.—Carried.
Shell—Treble that'G. [3, Bissett be As
lessor; salary 840.— Carried. Treble --
Carling that Thos, Bissett, Sr., be night
watch, salary $1. per night.—
Carried.
Carling --Treble that Capt. Kemp be
appointed bell Huger and weigh master,
conditions same as last year,—t-arched
Carling -Snell that Mr. Davidson • be
granted the use of the Hall for music
practice when not required for other
purposes and not incoriveu.iencing the
Mechanic's Institute or reading room'
Carried. Carling Taylcr that tenders
for printing be received upto Satur •
day • neat.—Carried. Movd by ' W.
Treble seconded by C. Snell that 100
lbs flour be sent to Mrs. Sutton. --Car
ried.” carting.' -Treble adjournment
until Monday,'.3rd February, at 7.30 p.
m,—•Carried. 1Z;, EaoltErr, Clerk.
The annual county meeting of the L.
O. L. will be held here on Tuesday,
next.
Mr. Geo. Bowden had the misfortune
to fall from a bay mow on Thursday,
He received a bad slaking up. -Park
hill Independent.
Reeve Bowden has made the pur-
chase of auother valuable farm near
Bayfield it being the Woods estate.
The farm is in a good location and con-
tains 136 acres, Mr Bawden purchas-
ed this property on spec, and doubtless
will make his mark.
Bern, the young man who was sen
tented to three years in penitentiary
Last week, appears not to be - in sound,
mind and the object of the Judge, pas-
sing so severe a ,sentence is with a
view of having him taught a trade.
On Thursday last while Ilerbie, son
of Alfred Walters, was playing around
the barn he fell from the hay loft and
on reaching the floor the tang of a
pitchfork ran a considerable distance
in his back, making a very painful
wound
A new regulation has come into
effect under the new rules of the
Grand Trunk, whereby freight rates
from cartarge points such as Lordoe,
Toronto or Hamilton, will be increas-
ed ou small parcels from 35 to45 cents.
The 10 cents rise represents the car-
riage from the warehouse to the freight
shed of the Grand Trunk.
Messrs'Bawden and McDonell shipped
a car of choice horses to the ` English
market on Saturday last.
in our report of the carnival of last
week "we, inadvertently awarded 1st
prize in thee Ladies' Fancy Costume
competition to Mrs. Philips. It should
have read Miss Laura Lumley.
Recent business embarrassments are
announced as follows:—James McAl-
pine, restaurant, Brussels, has assigned
to S. F. Scott. W. R. Counter, jeweller
of Seaforth, has assigned to Robert
Wilson.
It wag stated in our last issue and
also currently reported that Herman
Chester, sou of Edward Bissett, died of
diphtheria, but such was notthe case.
The cause of death was an acute at
tack of croup. '
A tramp wag given lodgings in the
'cooler" Monday night and two more
again on Tuesday night. We would
suggest that the council procure a pile
of wood and make those knights of the
road earn the expense of their lodgings
and meals.
The respective town officers of Mitch
ell receive the following salaries, which.
is largely in excess of that paid in Ex-
eter:—Assessor. $75; Clerk, $300, and
875 for collecting electric light rentals;
Collector, $50; q reasurer, $60; Auditor,
each, $15; Electrician, $350; Engineer,
$325; Constable, $300; Night Watch-
man, $275; Hose Co., $350.
LOOK OUT
FOR
WONDERFUL BARIGAINS
AT THE
BIG BAN KRL PT STORE.
For the next 90 days.
On the first day of April next there
is going to be a Big Big change in our
business of which you will be fully in-
formed later,
Goods must go, yes go they must
in less than 90 days our immense stock,
the largest in Exeter, must be turned
over.
Melte no mistake, we mean business
the Big Bankrupt Sure will likely be a
name of the past after the 1st of April)
until then, Bargains! Bargains!! Bar-
gains!!! Yes wonderful Bargains -
Yes the biggest Bargains we have ever
offered. Sure, certain, positive Bargains,
Come and share in the plunder.
J. A. STEWART
Make your ads, speak the truth
boldly, and the people will appreciate
your frankness and respond.
A thirty-two candle power electric
light has been placed in front of the
James Street Methodist Church.
Ladies! printed calling cards are
again in fashion. Call at this office if
you require such. We have the latest
design.
The entrance and public school leav-
ing examinations will take place this
year on the 24th, 25th and 26th of June
a week earlier than usual.
The Brussels Herald says :—Farmers
north of Brussels are very short of feed
for their stock and several have had to
haul hay and straw long distances
At the meeting of the County Council
at Goderich, Tuesday, Thos. Strachan,
of Gray, was elected warden over H.
Either, of Stephen, by a majority of one,
the vote being 26 to 25.
A Dutch farmer posted this advertise•
meat in a Pennsylvania tavern:' "Lost
a small calf, his two behind legs are
white. Ho is a she calf Everybody
who find him gets five dollars.
A large number from here attended
the anniversary services of the Thames
Road Presbyterian Church on Monday
evening last and report a most pleas-
ant time. The James Street Methodist
choir assisted in the singing.
The Town Hall at Clinton had a nar-
row escape from destruction by tire on
Wednesday afternoon last. The fire
started in the bacement from the furn-
ace. Luckily it was discovered in time
to avert a serious conflagration..
Mr. Wm. L Coibett, for six years
reeve of McGillivray township, was
yesterday afternoon chosen warden of
Middlesex for 1896. His opponent for
the coveted position was Mr Trafford
Campbell, reeve of East Williams, a
man with considerable experience in
municipal matters.
"Smelling parties" are the latest and
swellest diversions in some villages this
winter. A score or more bottles con-
taining odorous or malodorous sub-
stances, are provided, and the con-
testants are required to determine what
each bottle contains. The person mak-
ing the most correct guesses gets the
prize
C. B. Maralan one o e of our popular.
batik officials who has been granted a
leave of absence for three months, will
leave for New York Monday next and
from there will sail by the steamer
Paris for the Old Country, Mr ,Mars -
land has been a resident of our town'
for about four years and during that
time has made himself generally use-
ful and by his obliging disposition in
business has made many warm friends
who will regret to hear of his departure,
Mr.. Marsland has been a valuable
member of the Trivitt Memorial Church
choir during his stay here and has been
honered by the highest gift of • office
in the Sorts of England benevolent So-
ciety. He has also taken a prominent
parte; in cricket circles and err • many
occasions has distinguished himself as
a p'lay'er. During Mr. Marsla.ud's
absence he will have an operation per-
formed on one of his legs which has
been a source o€ much trouble to him
for some time. It is not know n wheth-
er he will return to Exeter or not, ;but
if so it will be learned withelcasure by
his many friends. A" Mr. J. D. Baulton.
of Waterloo has been appointed to fill
the vacaticy,
Call at this office if you want blank
or printed calling cards. We keep a
stock of the latest design.
Mr. Geo. Lewis, who sold his farm
last week, wishes us to state that the
price realized was $1,850 instead of
$1,830.
By special request Miss N. Davidson
will sing a solo entitled "Dream of
Bethlehem" in the Trivitt Memorial
church on Sunday evening next.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
ADVOCATE regularly, either by carrier
or by mail, will confer a favor by ac-
quainting us of the fact at as early a
date as possible.
The young lady who made 700
words out of "conservatory" last au-
tumn has run away from home. Her
mother wanted her to make three
loaves of bread out of flour.
An Austrian scientist has, it is an-
nounced, made a discovery- which will
produce extraordinary results. He
has discovered a now light which pene-
trates opaque substances as easily as
ordinary light penetrates glass. The
possibilities of this new light are in•
calculable. To the medical man it
will open up the Te, err• incognita, of the
human system; if he has any difficulty
in diagnosing his patient's disease, all
he has to do is to turn this powerful
light on the patient's body, and it be-
comes as transparent as a piece of
glass; the whole mechanism, in run-
ning order will be seen, and the defect
which caused the patient's illness not-
ed, and the proper means taken to
remedy it.
Good Feeding...
On the 24th December last Mr. L.
Day purchased five hogs, weighing in
all 820, tbs. and after feeding them one
month they tipped the scale at 1180, an
average gain of 72 tbs, on each pig
Who says raising pigs does not pay?
i'aieral Accident.
One day last week Mr. John Allison
of the Thames Road, met with a most
distressing accident. He was engaged
in cutting straw and in some mariner
got his left hand caught in the cog
wheels of the straw cutter, smashing•
three of his fingers to a jelly. It was
found necessary- to have the time in-
jured members amputated at the sec
and joint.
Long Distance Telephoning.
The Bell Telephone, Co. announces
that its new Long Distance Lines to
the Province of Quebec are 'completed.
and working well, so that business men
here bating correspondents at Prescott,
Brockville, Cornwall, Montreal, etc.,
can now call them up by telephone at
any time. For social purposes or any
business which can he attended to in
the evening the Company offers the
use of its lines at half rates after 7 p.
Brucefiietd: While Ret-,' Mr. Muir
was returning home; from Grand Bend
ion Monday last, and when near Kippen,
his horse met with a serious accident,
by making a misstep. The •hind shoe
inflicted a deep cut in the heel of 'the
front foot, cutting one of the small ar-
teries. Mr. Muir left his horse in the
hands of T. Mellis, and, with much Oil
ficulty, the wound was stopped from
bleeding. The horse was minus a
good half pail of blood. Mr. Macintosh
of this place, was at once sent for, and
was soon on hand, and got the animal
in order for going borne. ' Mr Muir
thinks he will be a good servant yet.
STOCK
TAKING:
NO TIME TU
WRITF UP AS ADD.
Big Reduction
In all winter goods for
cash.
Carling Bros.
145 PAIRS
OF
Lace Curtains
A Job Price.
AT
These goods were' $4.50 a pair and we are sell-
ing them at $2.50. Best line in Canada for the
price,
See our new window shades.
E. J. SPA C K NIA N& CO., Sam'ell's Block, Exeter.
JOHNSTON'
Is the place to
get a big cash
deal.
Fur Caps,
Fur Coats,
Fur Robes,
Boys and
Men's suits
and overcoats
and all
winter goods
will be
sold without
3 4.J.-
,, „re al�'d for
profit t or
p �
price. I
Ce, tis
the money
we re after
.1
month.
C. Johnston.
BLY
NOW
A word with you—If you have
money or credit, use it to buy
everything 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
marked the prices accordingly.
Highest M.xrlcetprices paid
for Butter and Eggs.
Joan a.
ROSS I
WEEIIES IllIOS.
■ n . MARBLE DEALERS.
MA NUACTURERS and
DEALERS IN
MONUMENTS, SARCOPHAGUS,
HEADSTONES, MURIALS, ETC
SPECIAL NOTICE TO
PARTIES SU I LDINCI '
A fine residence is not complete with-
out, marble top Furniture,—W a eh -
stands, mantles, table tops, etc„ these
we make a specialty of,
WEEKES BROS. Main St., Exeter.
Chrisfie's
COMMERCIAL LIVERY.
First-class Rigs
and Horses
Orders left at Hawkshaw'
S
Hotel, or at the Livery
Stable (a�Chri.gte'sold Stand)
will receive prompt at-
tention. . , . ..
Terms Reasonable'
melephone
Conneotioa
Lieury: Mr. and , Mrs. Joseph Mole
lard •` and their two children narrowly
a rowly
escaped being hurt while : out driving
on Friday. The herse, which is usual-
ly of a quiet,. disposition, took fright,
and becoming unmanageable turned
off the road and jumped the ditch, tak-
ing' the cutter and its occupants
in , pants with
it, and was about to go over the fence
when Mr, Mollat-d succeeded in bring•
ing him to a standstill. Fortunately
no injuries were sustained other than
As shaking up and a fright,