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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1896-3-12, Page 8ONLY THREE WEEC(S —FOR THE -- Big Bankrupt Stciro, and then a change, a great chaa,ge, but unfit thea 3 weeks o Great Big unheater pf barg;aeins Bargains. Bargains that will elevate the Hair of every Merchant to th perpendicular- yes scene of the old time dealte will Mender how wt get the goods, well we don't steel them any stay. Remember lye fear no opposition, we break the record every time. We have just dust enough to keep the I ad. Compare goods compare pricer and see where you get the most honest stuff for o good hard dollar. Save the coppers and the dollars will loos after themselves sure :- 'Compare those prices with what- you are paying elsewhere. 12 lbs, best rolled oats, for 25 cents 1Z lbs Gold Dust corn meal, for 25 cents Q lbs. wheat Farina. for 25 eents Sibs. best rolled wheat, for 25 cents -lig, lb. stater baking powder. forla cents Largest box Royal Yeast, fur 5 cents lee. bottle best extracts, fur6cents Best black pepper t ib, fur 10 cents Best baking soda 1 lb. for 2A cents 6 bars Din guile's Electric Soap, for 25 els. 6 bars .4tewart's Famous, for 25 cents 8 Wire Comfort Soap, for 25 cents. 3 l bar N. P. soap, for 15 cents 4 lbs. choicest gingersnaps 25 cents a cans French sardines, far 25 cents A buttles bestWoreeeter sauc.^,25cents 2 betties choice catsup, for 25 cents Bailor Boy • apan Tea, for r244 cents .Mixawatta mixed tea. for 30 cents 4 lbs. blue rasins, for x5 cents Choice horse radish. bottle 10 cents 100 pails more syrup, yours for 574 cents Best gallon canned apples, 20 cents Best oranges per dozen, 12 cents Rest lemons per dozen, 15 cents I1ri. d •apples, peaches, evaporated apples Dates all at closest prices. We are selling the J. 1) King Boots for Lalli, e and Gents, we think they are the best Boots in Canada, a guarantee goes with every pair Drop in and see them. A snap for the men and boys. We clear- ed a manufacturer out of nobby Ties—the kind that usualy sells at 40 to 50e your choice from us ,t 15c. We have several thousand of them. Something for the Ladiesa complete new stock of lovely plaid goods fur waists and blouses -the new styles and up to date makes. Call and see them they are very natty. - 'A toll range of Pongee and Pongoor silks for - 25c, a Ward—vow's your time for fancy work. New cushion covers in gold tinsel for 10e. Big value, sure. Ask to see the new wire plate stand for 7c. J. A. STEWART. LOCAL ,JOTTINGSI She frowned on him and called him Mr., Because in fun he'd merely Kr„ And then in spite, The following site, This naughty Mr. Kr Sr. New Fedora and stiff hats at John- -.Stop's. Mr. J G Smallacombe, has again opened out a tailor shop is Carltng's old stand. Mr. W. H. Trott recently purchased the shop he is doing business in from Mr 1). Johns. Messrs. Peter Bawden and Wm. How- ard contemplate the election of a shut in and curling rink, during the corn - Ring summer. Here is a suggestion -"Make iyour advertisement an argument derivine its force from the situation and present it clearly to all to whom it is addressed." While Miss Clara Cudmore was at tending to her household duties on Monday evening last, she had the mise 'fortune to run a needle in he: foot, at ,Some length Mr. B. Aubry, Horn buyer of Mont- real, will be at t yet t on Wednesday neat for the purpose of buying 'horses. Berth pay good prices 'for the right 'kind of stoele Mr. Robt. Davie formerly of this place glad the misfortune to break his legs in two,piaces just above the knees, while ;ealtigaeed in erecting a log stable on his 'farm near Grand Bend .Monday. Mr J. Thompou, who recently -sold; Mitis farm, on 10th con., Stephen, to Mr. -C Stade, left this station with his hods, iaold effects, implement, etc, on Tues 'slay last for Sauilac County, Mich. Solid Leather shoes at a big reduc- *ion Medium flue congress, $1.2iz; medium fine Butt hoots, $1 50; heavy plow hoots, $100; heavy whole leather let 25 This week at Johnston's The concert billed to appear iv Drews's Hall, Friday night last failed to.draw much of a crowd, there being only eight in attendance, consequently' they. did net go on with entertainment Teachers In the country school will be glad to learn that the Provincial laws are bring changed so that hereaf te' they will have a week of holidayts. at Easter the same as village and towti :echuol8. A lady teacher in one of the rural school, in trying to explain the meat. - jug of the word "slowly" illustrated it. by walking across the floor. When Oe asked the class to tell how she walked she nearly fainted when a boy at the foot of the class shouted "Bow legged, ma'am ?" There i$ a little matter that $ome of our Sul $erihers have $.eemingly for - porton entirely. $ ime of them have 110.sie u$ many .promi$••$, but have not kept them. To •us it it a very import ant matter, and i't;'$ nece$$-try in our buttne$$ We are verymode$t- and don't like to $peak about it. els W. H.. Lovett received word Saturday that his fa'her was danger .onsly ill of inflammation on the lungs. About three weeks ago he was taken dowt, hut was recovering nicely till be went out and Caught a cold a few days ago and had a relapse and it is pow feared he will not recover. Rev. ileo. Wehner. of Toronto, de livered a lecture in the lecture roam of the Jaenes Street Methodist Church, on ',Tuesday evening. on the history of the 131ttle Christian denomination. The lecture was delivered in Mr. Webber's masterly style and was listened to bs th torus a4'le'mhly ei'b rapt, attention for upwards of two hours. When the dust is on the counter and she cobwebs. on the shelf, and there s tet -idem anybody in the store beeotd,' yourself, and your stock is getting stale, an i hills enough a coming due to make a banker pale, oh, then's thetime a merchant is feeling kinder blue, and Is troubled with the question of, the proper thing to do. But in FucFuelsa sit- uation one sure remedy applies, if you ware, to got customers yen, have to - well Vprtiee, 10°/, reduction sale still on. See Johnston's ad. Hetes are getting in shape for the. Easter rush. A good line of all wool serges, double fold 22. G. G. Johnston. The north hound train on Monday morning became stuck in a large snow bank about a mile north of here and was detained for some time. We have a fine Boys' 2 piece suit Tweeds or Serge, for $1 00; at -id a vert fine Tweed, for $2.00: 3 pitce suits, for $3.00: which are of great value. G. G. Johnston Percy Luton, who is engaged with Mr. eamuel Skinner, of Usborue, while splitting wood on Tuesday last acci dently let the axe slip and cut a severe gait in his foot, The house and lot owned by William Fol land on Andrew Street was sold un- der mortgage at the Central Hotel, on Wednesday last, to Mrs Munroe, for the sum of $520. Mr. John Gill wielded the hammer. Another S. 0. 1C Lodge. Last Wed.resday evening the Su• ,preme Grand President, Thos Jackson, Sr. of Clinton, opened a new Lodge of the Sons of England at Benmiller. He was assisted by. Supreme Grand Viee -President Spackman and Past Presi dent Senior of Exeter, H. Joyner and Supreme Grand Conductor, of Cere- monies Webb of Sheffield Lodge, Su preme Grand Chaplain Knight or Liverpool Lodge, and Grand Guard Win. Slotnau and Guides Wm. and S Kemp. Members were present from Londesboroug, Goderich, Exeter and Clinton. The ceremony was ably Con- ducted by the Grand Lodge officers and members and wilt doubtless gather in a large membership. The visiting brethren were handsomely entertained and an excellent, spread' was seryed and a geieral good time was spent by all present -Clinton News Record. :Connell Proceedings. Con. cit met pursuant to adjourn- ment at the Town Hall, Exeter, 6th March All present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and eon firmed Carling -Snell orders for the following sum's viz: -J. N. Howard. $46.35 for electric lighting to 1st March: Phos. Lessen. $32, night watch service to.date; Jas Creech, $2 charity to Mrs Sutton; Do $2 to George Muttart; S.. Handford $1,50 labor; S. Powell, $3 do: Geo Cudmore, 50 cents do; and Wm Ford $t6.25, wood for town hall. -Car tied. A petition signed by W. J. Car ling and -115 other rate payers, praying the council to grant Mr. J N. Howard. contractor for electric lighting, die per light per night on account of the su pettier lights furnished, was read Moved by T. B. Carling, seconded by W. Treble, thet the prayer of the peti- tion he granted. -Carried. Carling-- Taylor, arling-Taylor, that'the Council adjourn until the 3rd Friday in March at 7.30 p m M. EACRETT, Clerk. The New School Aet. The bill introduced by Mr. Ross to amend the School Aet, besides provi,t- ing for a hoard of education to conduct examinations, makes some important changes in the law respecting public schools. It provides that public school boards in rural sections must hold quarterly meetings on the first Wedges day of every quarter.^ It also provide, for the'unibn of high aad pul,lic school boards in cities, towns and incorporated villages, Perhaps the Most important change is that proposed relative to the maintenance. of public ;schools. At present schools are tea intaitold by a Government grant, a county grant,and an assessment of $100 for each school in a township, and a t picie: assessment 'upon the school section' concerned, to make up the stint required, The new law proposed to levy a uniform count) rate of $50 for every rural school iii the county, • This will make the court ty. The bill also proposes to extend the holidays.'. In towns and incorporated villages the holidayterm will extend. till the first day iSeptember. Rural schools will he allowed a week at Easter, She same as urban schools. Maze iia► Jebeeee• Op Tidier rn11ruieg last about a o'elue k the Ira tee d+e,elltng, of Mr ltaiph -',.1.(1;41 ''dity,-of rhe Sth cnucesstun of tJsttorn k tree at li :brfuru anythin could be louts tip' ostia' house was enveloped in 1•Itties.l!`d 1lr, and 1lrs, (teddy heti ten ly time to escape with their lives Nothing was saved, ONcept ati organ. :Led a small quantity of bed elotbitig !tsps supposed the lire originated from the parley stove. insured in 'the Hat t'owm slriu Fire Insurance Co. for $500 The Harrison l'ribune tells of the re- markable sagiicit5 of a horse owned by t m llit'de, Jr. The >stung man lives three quarters of a mile from his fath -r's home, and being unwell, wanted to nd a message to his people Having •en on. 'to send, he wro a themessage aid put it in a bottle, ahleh he tied to the nes k of his horse. The animal plod ded through the snow to his father's place, received an answer to the mea sage and plodded back. The story is vouched for by Mr. Wilde. if you steal a dollar hill or a paper of tacks you are a thief, but if yousteal an estate of a toillitte dollars you are a _ent.leman and a millionaire The oth er day two boys at Owen Sound took a ho,se and cutter from a church shed and went for a drive. As a punishment for this heinous crime they were sent to the Reformatory for live years each A man and woman who worked in a Hamilton wholesale store, were the oth er dayconvicted for stealing silks amounting to a large sum of 'motley, several thousands at least. For this the man got three months, while the woman was let go on suspended 'seu- tence. Alo'te, the same line of reason ing, bad they taken the entire store, and building and all, they would have been congratulated by the magistrate for having su simply fallen heirs to a fortune Personal Mention. Miss Smith, millinery, returned laaat week to attend to her duties under the employ of E. J. Spackman & Co.; also Nies Urquhart, milliner, who has been visiting her home in Oshawa, returned last week and has taken charge of her former position with J. A Stewart. -- Mrs. (widow) Harris, who was taken suddenly ill with a severe attack of 1a grippe and inflammation at the rest deuce of Mr. T. Py m, Ushorne, is on the mend. but is still confined to her bed. - Geo. Smallacombe. aid Thos. Dew at tended the funeral of the latter's nep- hew in Mount Brydges on Sunday - "Scotty" McPherson, the artistic win- dow and sign painter, spent Tuesday in town. He was carrying his usual jag of "bug ,juice "--Miss Enrich Myers who has been attending• the millinery openings in London, returned home Saturday. She will return again in a few days to till a position she has ac cepted there. -Mr. Thos Shute who was indisposed last week, has recovered. -- Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Deaver, of Detroit, Mich., are the guests of the latter's fath er, Mr. John Hawkshaw,-Miss Edith Sanders who visited in Rtdgetown 'and attended the Millinery opening in To roerto, returned home Monday. -Messrs L Walper and D. Dickinson, of Clinton, were in town 'Tuesday'," -Mr. and 'ivlrs. John Loadntan and family left Tuesday for Deloraine, Man. Mr. Charles Per- kins accompanied them as far as Lott dors,-Mr, James Vincent, and family after visiting relatives in town for several days, left Tuesday for their home iu Laketield. -Mr e ud Mrs. Geo Hod- gins are at present ill. -Rev. S. F. Rob- inson, of Walkerton, spent Tuesday night and Wednesday with old friends. iu town. -Owing to ill health Miss M. E Gill has been unable to attend to her school duties for the past few days --Mr. Wm. Brown, who contracted a very severe cold while attending the funeral of the late Jas. Down,' is some- what on the mend -Mr. Thomas Tapp, wife and family, of Morden, Man., who have been visiting Mrs. Tapp's father at Whalen and other relatives here, ieft for their home on Tuesday last. - Nr 'Rhos Bewermae, wife and family, who have been visiting their parents steed other relatives here for the past 'hree months, returned to their home et, Devils Lake, U•ekota, on Satuidav last, -Mrs. James Westeott, of Douglas,, Man , who has been visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs. Richard Coate. Usborne, and other relatives here, returned to her home on Tuesday morning - Mr, Rich Harrison after several days illness, is recovering. -Mrs A. Bennett, who has been ill for several weeks, is slowly im proving. -Wm. Levett left Wednesday morning to visit his father, who is very sick in Parkhill. -.Miss Butt, who has been -visiting at Mr. W. H. Trott'`: left for her home in Kippeu; Saturday. Stanley: Mrs. Ross had the misfor- tune to fall a few days ago, and injure her shoulder; she is improving. Wiugham: A child born here -on Saturday will be eight years old before it has a birthday. the parents won't be troubled with be.. ing presents - Stanley: Mr. ('hos Campbell, while splitting wood last Friday at Mr: Alek. Thomsou's• made a severe Cut in the hall of the great. toe; it will keep him off work fur a few days Clinton: The town clerk has been notified that $10,000 of the Staveleyes- 'ate money will be handed over to the zorporatiou. The money must be de- voted' to surneputilic ins mitten Cromarty: While working in the woods on Monday, Mr. John Gillespie had the m•sftirtuue to get his leg 'se- verely hurt by a rebounding limb, At present he is confined to the house. Wingham: '1'. A. Mills had the mis fortune;to have his lei broken in two places belowthe knee on Monday. It is a bad fracture and it will, be some time, before Mr. Mills will be able to be around. Blyth: Ano' her "ld resident of Blyth passed away Wedn:'sday afternoon. in the person of , r, George Carter, aged 79 years, 2 mo the and Id days. Mr. Carter had only been sick since Satur- day last. • ,ilr M. }McColl, a student at the. Ridge - town Coliegette id:ge-towii•Cnllogetti lest itWC, 'whale oxer tatting iii the gt'ttirisi tiln ott Wetlrte:e d,ay, fell awl brel.ce his arnr. e Mr. l'hutntts trieid Mt.Illaeutistt�fithet Jnitllt iittciuli openPalingr, napi";:11, geufeeri,,lW ry and, roses lit the shop a adjaitil i Miss Carlis,, north side of King street. ldetis:le will be well supitlfcd in this lite of busieees, eleusale W, 1Velsh has just put ;a patent dryer into h is.planing mill at a oust of over $500. By thio process 10,- 000 feet of lumber can be dried out in. a week, which really facilitates build- ing operations in the spring and fall. Wingham: While Charlie Kling was riding the two year old colt of Robert Mel:odoo, the colt became frisky and Charlie jumped off, and in doing so fell, the colt falling' on top .and break ,ing Charlie's arm, He will soon. re cover. Howick: Mrs. John Cooper has just eumpbreted a most creditable piece of handiwork in the she pe of a quilt. It coutait,s 2640 pieces and itis remark. ably well put together Mrs Cooper is an elderly lady and deserves much praise. Wiugham: R. Vanstone met with what might have been a serious acci- dent last week: Re stepped on au up turned nail in the board, and the nail went through the shoe into the foot, reuderiug him lame fur a day or two. It is get tug better. Bayfield: Saturday an- then of Bar' field's old residents, in the person of Mr. Alexander Robertson. passed away. Deceased was 75 years of age, and has fur a number of years lived with Mr. Donald Cameruu,'and was a brother of Mrs eamerou Seaforth: Mrs. D. M. Shaw died very suddenly at her home on Centre street, on Thursday morning.. Deceased had not been en jot ing the best of health for sreine time; but was not taken seriously ill until Wednesday night She was 58 years and 1.0 mouths old. Parkhill: We announce with re- gret, this week, the death of Miss M. Campbell, daughter of Mrs. D. P. Camp- bell, who passed peacefully away on Saturday evening, Feb. 29th, in her seventeenth year, after a lingering ill- ness of about a year's duration. • Cliutou: There was it lively time on Albert Street, Tuesday. A horse at tached to a cutter ran away and collid- ed with ! ownsend's rig and hardly came to a sudden stop at the iron post in front of Johnston's blacksmith shop. The cutter and harness were consider- ably damaged. Seaforth: Mr. James Sprout met with a painful though not serious accident on Thursday of last week. He was cut ming ice on the Egmoudville dam, when he let the saw fall ori his right foot. It struck on the cord sufficiently to be very painful and to lay him off work for a few days. Seaforth: Mr. Fred Davis, who has been in ill health for some time, has bee.' ordered by his physician to retire from busiueess f. r at least a year, and with this object in view he has disposed of his grocc ry business to a Mr. Sadler, of Wiarton, who will take possession about the 1st of April. 1\'iugham: Another of our old resi dents passed away on Friday last, in the person of Alexander Forgis. De- ceased suffered from a paralytic stroke on the Friday previously, and wh oh resulted ie hit death. His aged part- ner died from the same cause but a few mouths ago Seaforth: While tobogganing, on Saturday last, Alan Bond, site of Rev. 5, Bond, met with a painful accident. In going down.the hill he allowed• one of his legs to get caught in the snow, giving is such a wrench at the knee that he was unable to walk home, and has tliuce been confined to bed. Sylvan: M 8 5Januey, one of the oldest residents passed away on eat ur day after a long illness, A large gat h Bring of neighbors followed the re- mains to Arkoia on Tuesday where they were interred. Her huihaud and b •tea' ed family have the. sympatht of all friends in the loss of a true wife, and mother whose good qualities bad en- deared her to all who knew her. Clinton: Ono night last week Mr. J. Chapple-., aged 91, got out of bed and fell, striking his head against the win- dow with such force as to break out a pane and cut the top of his nose and a couple of cuts in his head He got back into bed and did not alarm the, other inmates of the house. When he got up in the morning he was at sorry looking' spectacle, but was not serious- ly hurt. Bengali: Mr E Johnston, of Grandis North Dakota, who has been spending the winter months with relatives in 'this section. was happily united in the b rods of matrimony, of -'Tuesday, to Miss ellen McClirtchev, of the Goshen line, The marriage ceremony was per formed at the (;room's brother in law, Mr J B. Sh'ertt, of Parkhill, and on Wednesday the happy couple ariived here by the evening express. They betted to beat a shortly for Mr. John- ston's home, in Grandis, Goderich:. On Saturday- a young man named Warsott,whn was boarding at the Kingston-st. hotel, discovered that be had been robbed of $6t•, the sum hav- ing been taken nut of his trunk while' he was, at rwork. As far as can he learned, the supposed thief had his tea at the hotel, pard rot it, and afterwards retired to bed on the 3rd flat, where most of this boarders ,arc located, and as be was'.the only person on that floor who did not rise early to week. he had the whole run of it, early in the. rousing. On the money being missed, thiuge were thought out, and. soon : a detective was on the fly after the etas petted individual. There are many incidents that would lead one U) believe that he person suspeeeed is the tnetii who committed the theft, but , until he is apprehended at d answersthe charge ii would not be politio to m:eution'them. E YOU INTERESTED --IN— LOW P IICES. COME TO US Low price does not with us mean worthless stock made up for by exorbitant figures iv some other department, OUR PRICE Features are based on equitable calculation. If we save a ens - tomer a dollar he comes again, and regular patronage is 'worth striving for. BELIEVE IN FAKES We do not believe in fakes, nor do we believe in selling goods below cost in order to catch trade, neither do we e'ive oceassional reduction ots a bribe to win patronage. Howl+ter buying close with great care and looks to it that worthless goods never find their way into our store. BEST OF ALL We are particular not to scare Patrons away by outlandish prices It is a good plan to deal with the public on a profit sharing basisee This estehlishmeut always follows that Golden Rule. Carling Bros. E. J. Spakman &Co's. New Goods In the latest blacks and Coloreds. ter immmi 1d coo eta Sicilians, Brilliants, Bird's eye, Kanitche Silk Warps Shown by us for the first time in Exeter. making a surprise display of Surrah Silks in per yard. E. J. SPACKNIAN & CO.. Sam We are now colors at 50x. well's Block, Exeter JOHNSTON'S Attractive display of Spring Dress Goods. Prints, Tweeds, Clothing, Boots & Shoes, and all House furnishing goods are now ready for inspection. Spring Trade To commence Spring trade booming we will start out with a BUY 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 put 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?-ketpriees paid for Batter and. Eggs. JOHN P. BOSS 10 per cent. cash WEEKES BIOS. Discount sale. on Dress Goods, Tweeds, Clothing and house furnishing goods, (Carpets, Lace Cur- tains, Blinds etc.) Winter Goods Less than cost to clear. Groceries cheap for two weeks. Bottle Pickets 10c.; B. Pow- der 1e its, for 20e ; 10 lb Sul- phur, for 25c ; 6 Its, of Tapioca, for 25c : 6 tits ' of Rice, for 25c,; Gallon Apples, for 20c.: can of Pine Apples, for 20e.; SSib: of our famous 25c. Tea, for WI). 40c PI'k. rca,' for 33c, 30x, Bl'k, 'l'ea, for 20c.,; 50x.. Japan ' Tea, for 40c`; Dried Apples 6c Peaches & Plumtt, a ill, for 25c. Boots & Shoes: oes. C In' all lines, 10°f, cash die - coma Come and have a share of the .Bargrins. C. . Johnston. l � . —Asiear . . . MARBLE DEALERS. MA NUACTURERS and DEALERS IN 9 MONUMENTS, SARCOPHAGUS, HEADSTONES, MIJRIALS, ETC SPECIAL NOTICE TO PARTIES BUILDING! ---J' A fine residence is not complete with- out marble top Furniture, WasY- stands,mantles, table tops, etc„ thee. we make a specialty of. WEEKES BROS. Main St., Exeter. Christie's „dor COMMERCIAL ILIVERY.' First-class Rigs and' Horses Orders left at Hawkshaw's Hotel, or at the Livery S table,(Christe'sold Stand) will receive prompt at- tention. . one Terme Reasonable t. clephGoe.nsct?on. A. HASTINGS, e --Proprietor of THE CENTRAL BARBER SHOP HAIRCUTTING, SHAMPOOING SHAVING. Chiidrl Ladies' and'n's Ttai i s r Cuttinga' ()clatter A. HASTINGS, Fanson's Block. and