HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1896-2-20, Page 84
,LSI�ESS GO(�ll!
Yes! never was better; at this season of the
year. Why' Simply because goods of every des
cription are being turned into money at the Big
Bankrupt Store.
Remember.
After the lst of April, no more Big Bankrupt
Store, but until then the Big sale goes ,rolling
along.
Just in today, 5o pails more Crystal
leap Syrup. Yours for 97z 2c. Come
snick or you may have to wait for next
lot, we get 5o pails each week.
Blue Basket Raisins were loc. a
pound, our prices 4 pounds fora quarter
—they are beauties.
One and a half sealer best Forest
City Baking Powder, going at 2oc.
3 pound bar N. P soap 16c 6 bars,
Stewart's famous, for 25c. and the best
Toilet soap Inthe trade S for 26c.
New, lovely, nobby biouce plaids—
full length for $1.25.
Lovely Ceylon flannel undershirts
for 25c.
Nobby Feather Neck Ruff only 25c.
Six and a half cents per yard—by the
webb for thebest factory cotton in the
trade. ,
$5.95 for goat Rube, was itS so; $7 75
for Saskatchewan Robe, was $ro.00.
$28 75 for Coon coat was $40.0o. Ladies
fur chats and capes away way down,
Gents! if you want the latest in stiff
hats we have them $1.50, $1.75, $2.00
Have you bought your sugar ?We have a carload and if you are
in the buy we would like to introduce onr prices to you. Re-
member we are doing the Tea trade "Sailor Boy" Japan 22e,u
mixed tea, onr special blend Mixawatta, 30c. No better tea in
town at 40 or 50c—Try a pound of Mixawatta.
J. A. STEWART
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Once more the mournful season comes
With fitful wiuds and raw,
.4atd no one knows what to expect;
A blizzard or a thaw.
How is the time to trim your shade
trees.
The Exeter Council meets to -morrow
night.
The Assessor started on his rounds
Saturday..
Several in town are putting in their
supply of ice,
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday the
beginning of Lent.
The present has been one of the
Sliest winters recorded in many years.
Tho thermometer registered 12 below
zero Sunday night. The coldest snap
d the season.
A number drove up from Lucan
Tuesday night and enjoyed themselves
fora few hours on the rink.
A blinding snow storm set in yester-
day about noon and at the time of go-
ing to press is still raging.
The Revival services still continue
in. both Methodist churches and are at -
tousled to with uulimited success.
A carnival was held in Clinton last
night (Wednesday.) The proprietor of
st. Marys rink will hold one on Friday
night.
"The better the day, the better the
deed." The better the "ad" and the
better the mediates used, the better the
results.
Several members of the Presbyterian
choir drove out to Chiselhurst Monday
night and took part in a tea -meeting
program.
A social hop was given at the rt'si
dence of '_fir. B. S. O'Neil on Tuesday
night. The London Harpers furuishe d
the music.
Mrs. Wm. Grigg seyerely sprained
her ankle and otherwise received a
bad shaking up the other day by falliug
ou some ice.
Mr John 3awden of the 3rd conces-
sion, of Stephan, is the proud possessor
of Pekin duck, which has been laying
over two we: ks.
Rev. Dr. McDorinel, of Seaforth, will
conduct special services in Caven Pres-
byterian church, on Sunday next at 1.1
a. m. and 7 p. in.
The Ladies' Md of the James Street
Methodist church held a quarterly tea
at the resideuee of Mr. David Spicer,
Wednesday- evening.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Walter Carley, who left here a little
over three years ago, died in Brantford
Monday morning last.
Herman Kelly, while splitting wood
on Mouday Iast, accideutally let the
axe slip and cut a painful gash over
an inch deep in his foot.
Division Court was held in the Town
Hall on Mooday, with Judge Doyle
presiding; Two cases were disposed of,
and several others postponed.
The Royal Templars will bold an
open meeting in the Town Hall, on
Monday night next, when an in
Wresting, program wilt he rendered.
A "puzzle" party was given at the
residence of Mr. T, H. McCallum on
Frtday evening at which several of
eur young people spent a most pleasant
Uwe..
The Anniversary services of the
Maui street Methodist church were
preached on Sunday last by Rev.
Schram, in the morning and Rev. W. M.
Martin in the evening.
Mrs. (Rev.) Hunt received the sad in-
telligence Monday that, her mother,
Mrs. J. M. 0 -Connor, who has been suf-
fering with a tumor for some time,
died on Saturday last.
The case between Mrs. Halliday, of
Sarnia, and the Stanley counsel was
tried again on the 17th inst., at Sarnia.
At. the last trial the jury disagreed,
The plaintiff Mrs. Halliday, has offered.
to settle for $600, •hue this the council
refused to grant. therefor another trial
was held. , Mr. Carrow, of Goderich,
appeared for the council. The trial al-
rca4y bas been au expensive one.
We are sorry to learn that Mr Simon
Hunter, of Tuckersmith, who has been
prostrated with typhoid fever for some
time, is now suffering from a relapse,
and is in a critical condition.
If photography be cathode rays is to
become popular the knight of the cam-
era may add one mare query to his
stock in trade, viz:—"Will you have
your picture taken with or without
bones?"
We are in receipt of a paper called
"The Hustler," published in Hamiota,
Man, by Mr F. Middleton, formerly of
Usborne township. We wish the
"Hustler" the success its enterprise de-
serves
Mr: Wm. Muir, of Clinton, was buried
on the 19th inst. He lost three fingers
a short time ago and the wounds were
healing nicely, but on Tuesday of last
week they grew worse and on Tuesday
he died.
The Canadian Masonic Mutual Asso
ciation which went into liquidation
about two years ago has issued cheques
of $70.67 to each of those who held poli
cies in the Association, iu full settle.
ment of their claims.
Wood bees are now the order of the
day, Mr. A. Taylor and Mr. James
Brintnell each had one on Monday and
Mr. John Stanlake, Stephen, one on
Tuesday and on each oecassion a hop
was given in the evening.
One of the largest weekly totals of
business failures ever reported for the
Dominion is that for the last week -70
—as compared with 60 the week prev-
ious, 39 iu the second week of February
1896, 47 in 1893, 44 in 1883 and with
43 in 1892,
Edison has made arrangements to
photograph the brains of people, but this
need not worry the dudes. It will re
quire more that the genius of an Edi.
son and a stronger medium than a
aarhode ray to expose the brains of
some of them.
Mr Rnbt Hicks, jeweller, has been
appointed issuer of Marriage licenses
by the Provincial Government. Mr.
Hicks not oulv supplies the ring now
but can furnish the necessary doeu
men rs to carry a man to the first stages
of matrimony. Give him a call when
in need of such.
Horace Greeley once. said, "A wise
mai cannot be a wise man who will of
fend a newspaper proprietor, as his op
portunities are a thousand against one
for his adversary. If he marries, the
editor neglects him, if he is i11, the edi
tor forgets hitn, when he dies, his obit
uary, is rejected."
Turkey thieves visited the premises
of S. Parkinson, J. Horn, R Jones; of
Usborne, and T. Whalen, of Biddulph•
on Thursday night last and were Sue
cesstul iu carrying off about 15 turkeys
The parties are known and if they do
not desist in such practices, they will
be summarily dealt with.
During the hearing of a case where
household effects were seized for rent,
in Toronto, Judge Morgan made the
important statement that, according to
the latest revised statutes of Ontario,
which came into effect on May 15th
laet,itis not illegal to destrain for rent;
that rent eau now be recovered in the
same way as an ordinary debt unless
special provision is made at the time of
leasing the premises.
The Free Press says: --"Ash .Wednes-
day marks the beginning of Lent, when
for over six weeks the faithful among
Anglicans and'Romanists are expected
to abstain from wordly amusement; to
devote themselves to, self examination
and to withdraw in great part from so
ciety. With many religionists outside
the two great Episcopalian bodies of
Anglicans and Roman Catholics, the
observance of Lent is not regarded as
a duty, the non -conforming bodies, as
they are termed in England, not re-
cognizing any church seasons; fecal of
them, in fact, having any religious ser
vices, even upon such festivals as Good
Friday or Christmas day. But the in-
fluence of custom is strong in this case,
as in many others, and scores of people
refrain from attending the theatre or
dancing during Lent, not froM motives
of principle, but because it is the pro-
per thing."
Mr, James Walters received 'a very
large number of beautiful valentines
ou the 14th hist, He is 'negotiating
with a wholesale Picture Framing Com
patty with a view to letting a contract
for framing all of them We wish him
success in his new undertaking.
The London . Advertiser sans:—
"Henry Levett, a councillor of Park-
hill, was unseated by the master in
chambers at Osgoode Hall on Saturday.
rhe grounds were that two of the sup-
porters of W. Sutherland, the relator,
end Levett's opponent, were prevented
from voting' by the returning 'officer.
The exclusion of these two voters
made the result a tie, and the return
ing officer gave the casting vote in
fayor of Lovett."
During last season, Angus McLeod,
of Sarnia, turmeric of Ktncarigne, won
at the various bicycle meets the follow -
lug articles: -22 diamonds; 2 gold lock-
ets, 1 horseshoe pin, 4 gold medals, 1
diamond pin, 1 opal ring, 1 gold ring,
1 bicycle, 1 pair shoes, 1 gold -handled
umbrella, 1 set fruit knives, 1 five
o'clock tea sett, 1 sett cuff links and 8
unknown, equal to 30 prizes; 30 firsts,
19 seconds and 6 thirds, Prizes with-
held five times. The total value of
winnings was $1,211.50.
Ye editor accidentally collided with
a clothes line on Thursday night last,
the rope coming in contact with his
eye, and inflicted a very severe and
painful wound Having the 'use of
only one optic, and foreman Long and
the "devil" being on the sick list for a
few days, it was thought that only a
half sheet edition would be published
Ihts week under the circumstances, but
by a little extra exertion on the part
of our whole staff, we are able to send
out our usual eight -page form.
Mary had a little brute es fat as it
could twaddle, and everywhere that
Mary'd scoot this little pup would toddle.
It tagged her down the street oue day,
close up behind her buggy: oh. how it
loved to run away, this naughty little
puggy, 'T was always duing something
wrong when Mary turned her back;
and all the time he seemed to long to
walk the railroad track. One day
when Mary was at church, this frisky
little scamp thought he would leave
her in the lurch and go and play the
tramp. So down upon the ties he trod,
the ones the poor tramps use, till,
worn out on the track he squats
and drops into a snooze. He, fast
asleep, did not observe—ah, sad in-
deed thestory—the fast express came
round the curve; that pup went up to
glory. There came along a butcher
man who once bad loved the pup, and
with a brush and big dust -pan he swept
that poor dog up. Last Wednesday
Mary got liim back; he did not look the
same; he would not come when she
called Jack—Bologna was his name.
The following from the quarterly
supplement to the official Postal Guide
is of much importanee to the public:—
It may be stated as a general principal
that people who address their letters
plainly and sufficiently very seldom
have cause to complain of their being
missent or otherwise detained. A little
pains in this matter is well repaid by
the greater certainly, safety and ex-
pedition with which letters will be for
warded to their respective destinations.
It is not enough that the sender should
he able to read his own writing on a
letter. He or she should consider wheth-
er the writing is fully acid easily leg-
ible by the employees of the Post office
through whose hands the letter has to
pass. Every superfluous word in the
address of a letter increases the danger
of missendiug, seeing that the super-
fluous name may be the name of some
other post office to which consequently
the litter may be sent. It is important
that it should be generally understood
that a person fraudulently misappropri-
ating a letter accidentally mis delivered
to him commits an indictible offence.
l'wo penal convictions have been ob
rained by the Department' for this of-
fence and the guilty parties are now
undergoing sentence iu the peniten-
tiary. A number of cases have lately
come to the notice of the Department
in which persons sendine printed mat
ter (labels, wrapper, &c) by post have
enclosed a few words in writing. This
practice it is needless to say is illegal,
and exposes the parties concerned to a
tine if not less than ten doi:ars ($10.)
Postmasters will please•be on the watch
to see that the regulations are ` not
evaded in this way.
Death of Thomas Hudsron,
That most unwelcome visitor,—death
—has again invaded our midst and re-
moves from among us a comparatively
young life, in the person of Thomas
[Judson, who died on Thursday morn-
ing last, at the age of 34 years, 10
months and 12 days, Deceased has
been a sufferer of that dreaded disease
consumption for several months but
like all others afflicted by a similardis-
ease, held out hopes of recovery till
nearly the last, He leaves to mourn
his demise a wife and two small child
ren. The family have the sympathy
of all in tbeir, bereavment.
Postal Clrant es.
The Canadian Official Postal Guide
for January contains the following in-
structions with regard to the addresses
of letters intended for any part of the
United States:. "Postmasters will do
well to; impress upon the public that
the address of a letter intended for the
United States is : not complete unless
the words•"United States," or at' least
the initial letters "U. S --carefully
written so as not to he mistaken for
N. S. form part thereof. A great
many post offices in the !kilted States
bear names which also belong to post -
offices in Canada, and a simple indi-
cation by an abbreviation such as Me,,
0., Pa., etc,, of the State in which the
place is situated, may be if there 'es
no mention of the county suffice to pre-
vent letters being sent to a Canadian
office of the same name as the one in
the United States for which the letter
is intended."
IOdds %it:ainst cine Kicker.
This is the way an exchange sizes
up a kicker and offers odds on his
probable relations to the paper:
"Whenever you find a man finding
fault with a local paper, open it up and
ten to one he hasn't an advertisement'
in it; five to one he never gave it a
job of work ; three to one that if he sub-
scribes he is a delinquent; even odds
he never does anything that will assist
the publisher to run a good paper, and
forty to one that if the paper is a good
one and full of life, he is the most eager
to see the paper when it comes out."
Newspaper Postage.
"The big city dailies are agitating
for the reimposition of postage on
newspapers, the object being, if possible
to crush out some of ,the country week-
lies. It is to be hoped the Government
will pay little heed to such a narrow-
minded demand. The subscription
price of many of the country weeklies
was reduced on account of the remis-
sion of postage, and the re -imposition
would now be a hardship to the smaller
publications, while it would in uo way
allhet the big dailies, as the greater
portion of their circulation never enters
a mail bag. The Globe and Mail, of
late, have shown a meanness that is
discreditable. In order to "kill off"
the small city dailies, the price of these
two papers was reduced to one emit per
copy in Toronto, where them• smaller
rivals circulate, but outside of Toronto
the price is kept up to the old figure of
three cents. Such papers are not gttil-
itied to speak for the press of the coun-
try, and we would advise them to at-
tend to their own affairs in the future
an d allow the couutry press, which has
a mission of it own, to go on in the
even tenor of its way,"—Mitchell Advo-
cate,
I ersonat Mention.
Mr. John Ching, wife and daughter,
left for home at Shadelaud, Man.. on
Thursday night last after spending
s-everal weeks visiting friends and rela-
tives here.—John Mallet Jr. has se-
cured a situation at the Johnson House,
Petrolea, and left for that place on
Thursday last.—Geo. Smith left Sea -
forth last week in charge of a car of
horses for the old country.—John Mar
tyn, eon of T. B. Martyn near Sharon,
left Exeter on Tuesday to return to
his home in Dakota.—Miss Alice Sin-
ner will speud the coming three weeks
with friends at Elimville.—Mr. Will
Dignan left on Saturday last for Tit-
sonburg where he will commence work
In a large carriage shop and thus add
to his knowledge w carriage building.
—Miss A. Dungan, of Farquhar, is the
guest of Mrs. A. Dow —"Mr. and Mrs.
Wes. Hawshaw, of Exeter, spent Sun-
day in town, guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Hawkshaw, of the Grand Cent-
ral,"•—Sc. Marys Argus.—Wm. Hallo -
way, of Clinten, spent Sunday with
friends in town. Wm. A. Gregory, of
Brantford, who spent a few days in
town during the week, returned on
Tuesday.—Miss McFalls, of Lucau, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs, T, W.
leawkshaw.—Mrs. Walter Westcott is
at preseut very ill and has been con-
fined to her bed for the past two weeks.
—Mr. E. J. Spackman was in Loudon
on business on Monday.—Mr. W. H.
Parsons is attending the Grand Lodge
of the A. 0. U. W.at Toronto this
week.—Miss Annie Sinclair, of Loudon,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs Bowie.—
Mrs. Barris, (widow,) formerly of Us.
borne, but now of Exeter, while visit-
ing at Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Pym was ta-
ken very sick with La Grippe, and we
are sorry to say she is very low at pres-
ent and is coufiued to her bed —Miss L.
Eacrett is spending a few days in Sea•
forth.—Mr. E Kaufmann left Wedues-
day morning for Michigan. —Willis
Powell, who has been in Seaforth uu
der medical treatment for some weeks,
returned home Tuesday —Mr. Wm.
,11:Nevin, who underwent a surgical
operation itt London some time ago,
returned home ou Saturday and al-
though cousiderably reduced is doing
uicely.
The death is auuounced of Mr. Angus
Stewart, of Lucknow,frorn blood poison-
ing.
A Mrs Ellis, of Port Rowan, aged 93
,years, has had her third set of natural
teeth ,
The Lambtou assizes opened in Sarin
is ou Monday, Feb. 17, before Chief J us-
tice Armour.
Mr. C. Hill's new chair factory at
Wiarton is to be ready for oporatiou
by the 1st of July.
Rev. Mr. Steele, Church of England,
will hold weekly service in the Roduey
Methodist Church hereafter.
The grand jury haye found a true
bill in the charge of arson agaist A. D.
and George Urlin, of Dutton.
Rev. Mr, Gifford, pastor of the Wing -
ham 2liethodist Church, has been ask-
ed to remain there another year.
If you would always be healthy, keep
your blood pure with Hood's Sarsapar-
illa, the One 'Prue Blood Purifier.
Rev. Dr. Williams, of Mitcheli, has ac-
cepted a unanimous call to Listowel.
Idis removal from Mitchell will be much-
regretted.
Huron County jail at Goderich is
loaned up with uo less then I8 vagrants
committed by the police nnagistrate of
that town
Mr. J. G. Armstrong, Lucknow, has
been repacking his apples, aiid during
the last three weeks has shipped to
Liverpool ten cars.
A little girl named Levy, of Mitchell,
had one of her legs amputated in con-
sequence of an injury received while
jumping. onto sleighs.
Fred Hartley, of Goderich town-
ship, walked four miles in four hours to
teach school, and caught cold and died
a few days later of diphtheria.
The general store of Peter Cameron,
Wallaeetown. burglarized Ws dnesday
night. A quantity of clothe:-*, shoes,
watches and jewelry were taken.
Flying Squadron:
The destination and purpose of the flying
Squadron is veiled in mystery, but there is no
mystery in prices, quality, style and attractive-
ness
ttractiv e-ness in gentlemen's Wear that we are showing
this Spring.
Gentlemen!
There is nothing so attractive in Gentlemen's
dress than neat collars and cuffs with appropri-
ate neck. Wear, we sell men's furnishing goods.
Spring styles
Yes pretty early, but we have them.
Give us a call
Before making your Spring purchases.
Carling Bros.
New Cotton
Goods for Spying.
215 pieces of Crumb's Prints. See our Prin-
cess May suitings at 15c. yd.; a lot of Marabout
Lawn one yard wide,; 20 pieces of German
cotton Challies. Something new in Merrimack
Scotch Plaids.
All our new art muslins in stock.
Special lines of Lace Curtains from 50e. a
pair up to $2.50 a pair.
E. J. SPAOKMAI & CO Samvei's Block, Eaete
JOHNSTON'S
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
regard for
profit - or
rice. It is
the money
we are after
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this month.
G'. C. Johnston.
BTJY
NOW
A word with you—If you have
money or credit, use it to 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
marked the prices accordingly.
Bigh.estPl rketprices paid
for Butter and Eggs.
JOHN. GgS_J
WEEXE3IIIIOZS
. . MARBLE DEALERS.
MA NUACTURERS and
DEALERS IN
MONUMENTS, SARCOPHAGUS,
HEADSTONES, MURIALS, ETC
SPECIAL NOTICE TO
PARTIES BU I LDING I -�
A fine residence isnot complete with-
out marble top Furniture,—Wash-
stands, mantles, table tops, ere„ these
we make a specialty
WEEKES BROS. Main St., Exeter.
Christie's �..
COMMERCIAL LIVERY.
First-class Rigs and Horses
Orders left at Hawksbaw's
Hotel, or at the Livery
Stu'; le (Chris
..te sold Stand)
will receive prompt at-
tention. . . . .
Terms Reasonable
�telephone
- Connaot:on.
An incidentthat might have resulted
fatally happened at the Forest public
school recently. It appears that Willie
Kingston brought an apple to school,
which had been dipped: in Croton oil,
and upon being asked by some of the
boys for itconsented to ; toss
it up
among them. Balfour Dickens secured
the apple, and after eating a part of it
was taken Mend went home, where be
grew dangeroasly sick, and ittla last a ac-
counts had not recovered.
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