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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-3-18, Page 8LOCAL JOTTINGS •ICoarder Wanted. The uladersigned would be pleased to take a number of boarders. --•.Ladies Or Gentlemen. First class acoommoda tion. Terms reasonable. Apply at the House opposite Commerical Hotel. H. BLTC1a seterAlat. Send the Advocate to your friends $l 00 a year. Yesterday, (Wed ) was St. Patrick's day. A 25e. box of Buttermilk toilet soap for 10e. at the Big Cash Store, Mr. Mohr, tank engineer on the G. T. R., has moved into 11r. T. B, Carling's house on Victoria street. Mr, L Andrews has moved into the residence he purchased from Mr, James Grieve on NVilliam street. The Biz Cash Store for naw, nobby and up-to•date dress goods. Values the best styles the latest. Wheeled vehicles are again coming into use, which is an ii>dieation of spring beim almost at hand. South Elurou.Conservatives will meet at Heusail ou Jlarch 23 to nominate' a ..candidate for the Legislature.. Wall paper! Cash and one price works wonders on wall paper. See the big stock at the Big Cash Store, Do you want any 1a^e curtains this spring. The biggest stock and best values are at the Big Cash Store. The Free Press estimates that one hundred less people go to London each Saturday than formerly, owing to the cancellation of cheap market. Wood bees seem to be quite common these days. Mr. Thos Shute held one Monday, Mr. Eli Snell another on Tues- day and D. Davis one yesterday. The four Winghaui il'hitecaps will be released form the penitentiary in a few days, having been pardoned after having served a year of their sentence An order has been issued from the Militia Department calling in all the old rifles and side arms, and as soon as these are iu the new Leo-Eufield weap- on will be issued to the different bat- talions. The Ridgetown town council has agreed to exempt from taxation for five years from date of erection all new houses of the value of $500, and up• wards, but not land on which they are situated. The owner mast occupy the dwelling for the full term of five years. The noted' lecturer, Arlington Cooke of t)shaw.a, willdellver lectures under the aespices of the Royal Templets, on the evenings of the 28rd and 24th inst. This will be a treat to the public here and every one ought to attend. A full attendance of Royal Templars is re- quired next Monday eveniug. The wife and five children of the man. Farwell, now in jail on charge of rais- ing Dominion notes, were sent to Gode- rich a few days ago, it is said by the au thorities of Barrie, anti on Wednesday P. M. Seager made out a warrant for their committal to jail as vagrants, pending the disposal against the father Clinton has organized a Boys' Bri- gade with a membership of over fifty, the object bring to teach the rising generation more of manly deportment and the arts of military tactics. The Anvoeeri would be pleased to see a Boys' Brigade start in Exeter. The Clinton New Era says: "Mrs. Butt, Kipten, who met with a serious accident hast week, isiinproving as yell as can be expected. She hurt her wrist in fattiest, but whether it is brok- en or not they doctor has not yet been able to determine, as it is very mueh swoolen. The population of Canada on the lat of July last. according to the calcula tion of the Department of Agriculture and Statistics, was 5,125,486, The increase eiece 1891 is calculated 282,- 180. Manitoba in five years added 41.000 to IFS population, while 'the growth in British Columbia, during 1896 espeeially must have been very large. Copies of the regulations of the Edu- cation Department have been issued relating to the study of Domestic science in Public Schools. The regu- lations were approved January 29, 169 7. Permission is given to the Board of Trustees of every city, town or vil laze, to establish classes for instruction• in cooling and sewing. Instruction in cooking is limited to 4th and 5th form pupils. The London Free Press, says:—'"The cancelling of eheap market day fares is molting a very noticeable difference in the business of the Grand Trunk On tire London, Huron & Bruce line - alone one car has been taken off since ',the order went into effect. There is a possibility, that the railroads will revert to•, the cheap fares 'before long: The diffeeeieean the number of travellers is said;to be greater than they antiei- pa.ted". The Maple sugar season has com- menced. A Carnival was heid•iu the rink hero last night. Large quantities of hay is being shipped from here daily, The London Citv•Council has decided to impose a license fee'of'$100 on cigar• ette vendors, A number' of horsebuyers were in'. town Wednesday and a splendid lot of horses were offered for sale. We understand Mr. Zinger bas leas- ed the Metropolitan hotel for a term and will continue the business. Mr. A. Dow has purchased from Me. Yellow the forty five acres east of the Agricultural.grounds, paying therefor $45 an acre. The heavy wind storm oo Saturday night and Sunday morning did consid- erable damage to several roofs and fences in town. Miss Lilly Bossenberry, who has been employed at the, Commercial. House as dining room girl*' for some time, was married to Mr. Wm. Bastard, of Oak Lake, Man., at Zurich, on Monday even ing last. SMr: D. Davis held a wood bee on Wednesday at the residence he is about to move into on Carling street, owned by Mr. Geo. Hodgins, and now occupied by Abraham Dearing. A large num- ber was in b.ttandance and made a good showing. A meeting of the directors of the Stephen and Usborne Agricultural Society, was held at the Commercial House on Saturday last for the purpose of recieving tenders for the rental of the Society's grouads. No tenders were received Bence the grounds wore not let. The one hundred acre farm owned by Mr Daniel McColl, being Lot 11, eon, 2, Hay, was sold by public auction un der mortgage at Ilensall, on Saturday last, and was purchased by Mr. D, D7i:11 of this plaee, the second mortgagee, for. 85,900. The farm is a good one and is eonasidered cheap. A meeting of the South Huron Agri- culture Society will be held i Hensel] on Saturday next for the p'trpose of making arrangements to hold the County fair here the coming fall. A number of the directors of the Stephen & Usborne Agricultural Society will be in attendance from here. "So far as we kuow, " says the Mit. chell Advoeate,"there is only one man in Mitchell to day who was here 30 nears ago, when the Advocate was started by its present proprietor. And the remarkable thing is that no one of them retired with a dollar to their credit, nearly all being bankrupts, The same thing applies to every town in Canada, and yet there are people who claim that the business man's life is an easy. one, and that he makes money where others fail," `I3ere'ts good news for postage stamp colleet ors. The Postaster• General proposes, as far as his department iscon- cerned, to commemorate Her Majesty's diamond ,jubilee by the issue of a new 3 -cent postage stamp, appropriate to si will have a limited the occasion. It eirculation only, probably for a period of months covering the jubilee celebra- tion during the coming: summer When the sale is stopped the, present 8 cent stamp will be put in circulation again: his new departure. The following; is' by an unknown Aecieent. hero, but is nevertheless a good way.. Mr. Wm. Treble' met with a serious to make money: "°Take a dollar bill accident on Tuesday last.. He was send fold it several times each way, engaged in drawing wood from the Then unfold it and you will find it in swamp, and while in the act of alight. creases. Keep the increase but send ing from the loaded wagon, he slipped the original bill to the printer who put o$ the wheel falling to, the hard road, you on the scheme. Then " Take a Beverly brusing his hip. It was at first silver dollar and drop it on the counter thought some bones were broken, but and notice the ring it makes" Send fortunately such was not the case. He the ring to your hest girt and the was assisted to his home by Mr, Geo, dollar to the ADVOCATE and everybody Grafton. It will be some days before will be happy. he will be around again. Eitzsimu►ons wins, The minds of idose interested , in the great prize fight between Fitzsimmons and Corbett, were set at ease hero shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday (Wed n •sthty) when the news arrived that L itasimnione had knocked Corbett out in 14: rounds. The last blow, dealt by Fitzsimmons landed on Corbett's breast just over the heart which .rendered him useless for any further fight. Prison Statilaties, In 1895 there were 73 prisoners .con• tined at various times in Goderich jail; in 1866 there were 74; of these 6 were 16 years of age; 38 were sent up for the first time, 20 for the second, and 8 for the third. 42 of the prisoners were sentenced during their incarcera- tion. Out of the 42 jails in the Pro- vince, Huron stands the twelfth lowest in the total uutober of committmente. The daily average cost of the .rations for prisoners was 9 cents. 22 was the highest number in jail at auyoue time, and 1. the lowest, The average cost per year per prisoner, for jail mainten- ance, which includes salaries, repairs, etc,, was $90.64, or the average daily cost was $19.89. Queen victoria. .Hear what Sir Charles Tupper has to say of that interesting volume on the life and reign of Queen 'Victoria, viz: " I am quite satisfied that this worst will add very much to the reputation the author has already obtained as an able and interesting writer of biogra- phy; and 1 have no doubt its e1rcula- tion in Canada will be of very great value by rendering many persons more familiar than they would other- wisebe withthe very interesting life and reign of our Gracious Sovereign. The high reputation which Mr, J, Castell Eiopkios has already attained in Great Britain will be also enhanced by this important work and will be highly ap- preciated there. Secure a copy from, the agent, Robert Phippen, who will call on you in a few days, }statistics. From the report relating to the reg- istration of births, marriages and deaths in the province of Ontario for the year ending 31st December, 1895, we glean the following interesting statistics, viz: Huron, with a population of 69,558, had 1214 births, beim 71 of an increase over the previous year; Marriages 408, aid increase of 5; deaths 533, an in crease of 20. The total births recorded in 1895 for the Province is 41,628; or a decrease of 423 as compared with that in 1894. The number of illegitimate births were ono to every 71; 355 pair of twins and 12 triplets, The total mar ria„ es recorded in 1895 was 13,9S7 or. of 27,974 persons were married, a de- crease of 354 marriages as compared with 1894. The total numbs of deaths in 1895 was 22,461, being a decrease of. 77 as, compared with 1894. There were =re deaths from, consumption than any other cause. For the whole Province the total deaths from eon sumption in 1895 were 2,472 as com- pared with 2,379 in 1894. The total deaths from diphtheria and croup were 942 in 1595 as compared with 1.075 in 1894. How to KM Your Town. Buy of peddlers and the departmental stores as ofteu and as much as possible. Denounce your merchants because they have a profit on their goods. Make your town out to be a very bad place and tell it every chance you e'et. Knife every man who disagress with you in business and the best methods of increasing business. Refuse to uuite in any scheme for the betterment of material interest of the people. Keep every cent you get and don't do any- thing of a public nature unless you can make something out of it directly. Tell your merchant you can buy goods, else where cheaper than from him and say it in such a way that it will leave the impression .that you have no faith in him. If a stranger comes to your town tell him that everything is overdone, and predict a general crash in the near future, Patronize outside papers to the exclusion of your own, and denounce them for not being as large as the city papers. If you are a merchant don't advertise in your home pipers, buy a rubber stamp and use it. 1f you are a farmer curse the town where you trade as the meanest place on earth Talk this to your neighbors, make them think the business men are thieves and robbers It will make your property less valuable but you don't care. Huron Presbytery. The Presbytery of Huron met in. Willis Church, Clintoa,on Tuesday, Reports upon the State of Religion. Sabbath Schools and Young People's Societies, were presented, discussed and adopted. A Presbyterial Young People's Society was organized, with the follow- ing officers: Honorary President, the Moderator of Presbytery pro tem; Presi- dent, Rev. C. Fletcher; 1st vice, Douglas McTavish; 2nd vice, Ella McGowan; Sec. -Secretary Grace Elder; Correspond- ing Secretary, Wm. Elder; Treas., Thomas Forsyth; Committee, Rev, Neil Shaw, Belle °Wilson, Samuel Popplestone James ,Foote, John Frazer, John Law- son, R. Pollock; The following Com- missioners to the next General Assem- bly were appointed: -Arch. McLean, Samuel Acheson, J. A. Anderson, Wal- ter Muir, Calvin Fletcher, ministers; and elders representing the sessions of Kipp en, Fensall ,', Manchester, Seaford',eh and Bayfield road. Dr. ?kore, of Bank St. Church, Ottawa, was nominated as Moderator of the next General Assam bly. Attention having been called to the License Bill now before the Legis- lature of Ontario, the Presbytery, while gladly recognizing some progress in the direction of greater restriction of the liquor trafc, did not regard it as fulfilling the expectations of the people of the Province, and recommended sev- eral changes, having in view severer restriction, shipments. 111r. P.'Cutain shipped two carloads cattle to Portland on Saturday. -Messrs. Prior & Armstrong shipped live car j loads hogs to Ingersol Thursday last.-- air. B. Ross, of Rodgerville, shipped a carload horses this week. Indian rumina Fund. 'Contributions received at the Mol - son's Bank for the India Famine fund: J. May, 81; D. McGregor, $1; Miss Vos per, $1; W. B. Bagshaw, 50c. Main St. Methodist Church, $23,70; Chas. Harri- son, 50e• Previously acknowledged $332.01, making a total of $359.71. Dress Gutting School. The school of dress cutting is still open at the Central Hotel, Exeter. A new tailor sysom, the leading system of the world. Covers the entire range of work. Cuts every style of garment on the goods, no refitting, no patterns, costs no more than a chart. Lessoos given at your own home without extra charge, Special rates to Dress makers and girls from the country. clubbing Terms The ADVOCATE and Toronto Daily News for one year $1.75; ADVOCATE and Toronto Weekly Mail and Etnpire for one year $1.30; ADVOCATE and To. ronto Weekly Globe for one year $150; AOvooKrE and London Weekly Adver- tiser for one year $1,40; ADVOCATE and London Weekly Free Press foroae year $1.75; AD'VoOATis and Montreal Week ly Witness, for one year $1.60, Club- bing with other papers on the lowest ,terms. Personal lilention Mr, E. R. rollick is visiting his par. ents. Miss Susie Tait spent Tuesday in Clinton. V. Ratz, M. P,, of IUiiva, was in town. Monday. Jos. Saint writing to a friend in Witigham free' Rat Portage says that in that place there are 8 hotels and all crowded so that it is almost impossible to get a room. Board at the hotels runs from $8 to $10 per week The 'mills are now doing a big business but at present other trade is quiet. There e will be a big boom during the coming summer in building operations. Mill hands get from $1.75 to $2.25 per day and earpentersfrom $2.25 to $3. There will be a good demand for men but it is necessary he says to be on the spot in order to secure a good job. The New Market- Era hits the nail squarely on the head in the followings "'I'be Fire Underwriters Association of Ontario, considering their demands, and their relative position to the pub- lic, bane more gael than other Associa tions in this country. People pay In- surance Companies dearly enough for their risks, without the Legislature giving them legal power to runtheir hands into the pockets of their custo- mers, or granting enactments which will lessen responsibilities for which in- surance companies exact liberal prem- iums. This reminds us, too, that the rumor is revived that Insurance Com- panies are about to increase rates in many places throughout the country, assigning as a reason therefor that many towns are•notprovided with fire equipment answering the standard re quires by these same underwriters. What nonsense for insurance compan- ies to demand all kinds of expense on lo- cal municipalities for the protectiou of the assurers at the expense of the poo pie who have already paid for insur- ance.a We are more than ever convinced ed that municipalities could become their own insurers with profit to every pro- perty Bolder; and action in this direct- ion is the only protection from mono- poly." Stoves! Stoles!! Stoves-'!! For Oxford Stoves and Ranges, call. at Bissett's old stand, Exeter. A. S. Deavitt, agent Prolific Sheep. Mr. Wm. Dearing, of Stephen, is the possessor of two valuable as well as prolific ewes, one giving birth to three lambs on Friday and the otherfour on Saturday. A. New insurance .agent. Mr A. Hooper, of this place, was re cently appointed `agent f for t e Manu- facturers Life Insurance Company of Toronto• for this town and surround- ing. This is one' of the most reliable companies in Canada and • we believe that success will attend Mr. Hooper in Mr. T. W. Hawkshaw spent Wednes-. day in London. Mrs: Matt. Floody, of Blyth, is visit- ing her parents. Mrs. J.. A. Douglass returned to Exeter on Friday. Harry, the youngest son of Mr. John Randle, is very .ill. Miss Della Crocker has accepted _ a situation at Tottenham Mr. J. Rollins left Exeter for Detroit on 'WVeduesday evening. Mr, W. Drew is again confined to the house through illness Miss Carrie Drew has been on the sick list for several days. Mrs. A. H. Robinson is visiting friends in Exeter and vicinity. Miss Ida Dempsey; of Lucan, visited her parents here during the week. Seaforth: Mrs, Thompson while re• turning home the other evening, slip- ped and fell, injuring his wrist severely. Hiss Tottie Crocker, of St. Marys, is visiting her mother, Mrs. M. E. Crocker, Miss Wheatley, of Clinton, visited Melds here ou Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Robt. Cooper, of Biddulph, is here waiting on her father, Mr Thomas Shute. Mr. Daniel Prior, of Clinton, visited his brother, Dar. Thos. Prior, in town chis week. Mre. G. Samwell is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Seldon, of Ingersoll, who is very ill. Mrs. Harbottle, of the Central Hotel, left for a month's visit with her parents near Cranbrook. Messrs. henry Cann and George Miller, left Tuesday morning for Car- berry, Manitoba. Mrs. Buchanan, of Lanark, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Perk- ins for a few days. Mrs. Thos, Snell, Huron street, who for several days has been seriously ill, is slowly improving. Miss S. Reid, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Hubbel, of Lapeer, Mich., has returned to town. Wm. Abbott left for Montreal Mon- day, where he will assist his brother Charles, in the commission business. Nlr. Geo Smith is again iu charge of the Central Hotel stables, Mr. Phil. Rowtcliffe, having resigned the position. Miss Stella 'Worthy, of Petrolia, prior to visiting her parents in Kincardine, is spending a few days here this week. We are pleased to note that Mr. Thos. Shute, who bas been very ill and not expected to recover, is progressing favorably. Miss Gussie, daughter of Mrtl Wm. Pickard, Seaforth. was the guest of Miss Mabel Kemp a few days during the week. Mr. J. Bowerman, who has been very ill is slowly improving and it is ex- pected that he will soon have recovered his usual health. Mrs. (Rev.) Bray. who has been de- taioed in London for the past week, owing to one of her children being ill, returned home -yesterday (Wed.) W. E. Collins, of Dufferin Ave, Lon- don was in town this week and called on many of his friends. While here,•he was the guest of his brother, F. W. Collins. Bev. J. W. Waddell, of Hensel], call .ed on his brethren of the cloth here on Monday. He .,had the misfortune to break the springSof 'his cart getting drifts o n the way down. over the 9 v Mrs. Chas.. Knight, while visiting her son George at Ilderton was taken sud- denlyill Monday of heart trouble, and for some time her life was despaired of. At lash accounts she was out of all danger, but will not be able to return home for a,few days. BIG C.1SII STORE. CASH OR PF ODUCE PRIICE TO ALL. Dress goods! dress goods! dress goods! Never! No, never have we had such a a Camplete and up to date Stock of New and Stylish Dress Goods. Many of the better lines aro confined to ourselves for Exeter and in single Dress lengths. No two alike. For 26c. We show an immense range of new Tweed effects, all the latest colorings and combinations. You miss a bargain if.gou pass our 25c• dress goods, 30c., 35c,9 4 F For ". 6e. We are right up on top, we fear no competition, our goods are the newest that cash can buy and the styles are the latest. S5 The Dress, the newest, latest and most stylish, Silk and Wool Mix- tures in the trade, They are sure trade winners, perfect Beauties, worth in any regular store $7 09 to $8 00 our close spot cash price to all is $5 00 the Dress Special, S125 for ` 75c. Black Seal, Navy and Myrtle, Cravenett Dress Goods, 60 inches wide, perfectly water proof, worth $1 25, clearing; at 75e. This is the best Bargain in plain Dress Goods we have ever. offered. Come quick if you want a big, big Bargain, .I. A. STIWART. NES Gooris X61' Spr!u.==$ New Colors in La Chartruese Cloves. The best Goods you can possibly buy. C -et a pair for Spring. Brussels: Mr. Kendall, station agent, is seriously il', and is confined to his bed through hlood,poisouing. He had been paring bis toe nails and in doingso slinghtly cut one of his toes. Brucefield: ' Mr. G. Munroe had the misfortune to lose a valuable driver. last' week. The animal was found dead in the stable it having in some way got entangled in the halter, break- ing its neck. New and Fancy douse Waists Very latest stuff'. Job lot of Men's Ties at 150. Were worth 25, 35 and 50 cents. Job line of Ladies' Collars and, Cuffs, 5o. set, SEE OUR NEW PATTERNS IN PRINTS, Smell's Block, Exeter E. J. SP C & CO., $1,,Z'IvaCineof The Finest Selections of Window Shades —FOR - 48 CENTS. We bought a lot, of 75 pieces traveller's sam- ples, Scotch, west ,of England., and Canadian Tweeds and wf sell the ends of 24 yards, at $1.25 or about the price of one yard. Cogs Quick and l Ge Choice holes also, All Winter Goods at a b isacri- fice inprice. 11. G. dOBNS[UN. in the town can be found at the Market Store. We can suit you in quality, color and price. We have the very newest in Ladies Black or Tan Oxford Shoos. Prices 75e, $1.00, $1.50, $1,75, $2.25. Turnip Seed. . . Skirvings P. top; Halls West - burgs Elephant or MonarchSuttons Champion. All at 'prices away down, Market Depot. JOHN P. BOSS Wanted—An idea who can think of some simple thing to patent? Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth. Write JOHN wEDDERBIIRN ft CO. Patent Attor- neys. Washington, D. 0., for their $1,800 prize offer and list of two hundred Inventions wanted. Christie's,zsr: COINERRIAL LIVERY. First-class Rigs and Horses Orders left atHawkshaw's Hotel, or at the Livery Stable, Christie's old Stand will receive prompt at:. tendon. . . elephone Terms Reasonable l Connection Seaforth: Mrs, S. James happened with what might have proved a very serious accident on Wed.nesd'ay, of 1agei:; week. She was ascending ;'a stair;, `y with a lamp which h ex loded s.o fire to lace curtains and svera}; o h:;=`' articles about the hall. Mrs, Jani€ succeeded in quenching the flames but,`. in doing so her hands were badly burn- ed. urn ed. McGillivray: On Thursday last Mr. Wes. Brownley of the 7thcon, had the misfortune to lose' his driving horse, which becoming unmanageable while being unhitched from the cutter broke a shaft and the sharp end running into the gorse ruptured a blood vessel and although the services of a first-class Vete were in attendance doncanothingCould Id be done to stop the flow of blood and the horse bled to death in a short time.