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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-9-2, Page 8arteire wanted. lire undersigned would be pleased bti>ke a number of boarders.—Ladies OfGentlemen. First class acoommoda tion,.. Terms reasonable. Apply at the WNW. opposite Commerieal Hotel. H. B.ueztliGHAm LOCAL JOTTINGS= Bums of every species are plentiful and very cheap. The season for duck shooting opened yesterday (Wednesday.) The. Exeter Salt Works Co, eommenc edoperations. on Monday. Send the Advocate to your friends. Only 35 Cts, from not till Jan. lst, 1898. The town bakers have raised the price of bread from five to six cents a bat The high and public school opened yesterday and the model department today (Thursday). Mr. Ford, of Lucan, occupied the James St. pulpit on Sunday and won the hearts of the congregation by his Mr. William Kerslake, Eden, pur abased a farm on the boundary, near Xarquhar, last week and will move thereon shortly, An interesting serial story by a pop- ular author will be commenced in the ,MYgrATApext week, Watch for it yasc?( don't miss the opening chapters. The services of the Main St. Method- ist church were conducted by Rey. Coulter Sunday morning in the absence at Rev. C. Smith, who preached near letlmley. The Junior base ball team drove out to Crediton Monday last and played a felendly game with the team of that town, resulting in favor of Crediton by a score of 30 to 29, An interesting session of the James Street Methcdist League was held on Tuesday evening, when Miss L. Russel, formerly a member of this League, gyve a short address. Mrs. John Parsons, of Gidley street, who is an ardent admirer of fine Sowers, has in her possession a large kvdrangea bearing 44 handsome and well developed flowers. The Chicago pacing stallion, Star Pointer, has broken the world's record, having paced a mile on Saturday last in 2.591, This wonderful performance was witnessed by over 8000 people. A friendly and interesting game of base ball was played here on Friday afternoon last between the Exeter and Crediton teams, resulting' in a victory for the home team by a score of 24 to By amendment to the Municipal Act passed at the recent session of the leg- islature all nominations at Municipal erections must be in writing. This will do away with a lot of nonsensical complimentary nominations. The London Free Press ,says: " Mr. John Balkwill, of Crystal, City, step father of Premier Greenway, of Man- itoba, is dead. He came from Exeter, Ont., in the early days of the settlement of that province." The anniversary services will be held in the Trivitt Memorial Church, first Sunday in September, when the Rev. Canon Dann, of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, will preach. On Monday even• ling the ladies purpose giving a Har- vest Thanksgiving supper in the Opera Hall, See posters, It is better for house plants if the soil be loosened about the roots once a week.. This allows the air to reach the:roots, and assists the evaporation of the excessive moisture when they have had too much wetting, Always have the water at least as warm as the tem- perature of the room when using it up- on. plants. The Exeter Lacrosse team drove over to Mitchell on Tuesday last and crossed sticks with the team of that place. Mitchell played a very rough game but with all their slugging and roughness our boys succeeded in keep- ing the score a tie, being 1-1. R. N. Creech received a large and painful gash iu the back of the head through the careless and rough playing of one of the Mitchell team. The Grand Trunk Railway, in re- sponse to a request from bay exporters, has made a material reduction in the freight chargee on hay intended for export. The new tariff is applicable only on shipments of hay consigned through to European ports. The rates shown on the tariff include cartage; warfage and harbor charges at Mon- treal. The rate per hundred pounds from here to Montreal is 20 cents. The threshing season is now ou, and owners of steam threshers should see that their smoke stacks are properly protected by screens, as called for by law. Any thresher who neglects this precaution is liable to a heavy fine and impriisonment• • Farmers are also warn- ed- not to allow a traction engine to be hitched to a cleaner iu their barn, as this is a violation of the conditions laid down in all insurance policies. Mr. N, Peterson, section foreman on the G. T. R., met with a painful acci- dent on Friday last which nearly re- sulted in him losing one eee. It seems he was prying with a crowbar on a piece of cast iron when a piece of the iron flew of, striking him a severe blow on the nose and just a little above the eye. Had the piece struck half an inch lower down, doubtless the eye would have been destroyed. St. Marys Journal:—" Many farmers are telling big stories of the quantity of wheat they have to the acre. Some of these reports are guess work ; but here is one that is accurate. Mr. Thos. Applett when threshing last week gave special orders to have the boxes full and correctly eounted,_and after allow- ing some for screenings he says his wheat will clean 89i bushels to the WO' At a dollar that pays all right." A game of lacrosse will be played I Labor Day Monday Sept. 6th. here Labor Day between the Excel- There will be no school Monday, be siors of Mitchell, and the Lornes of ing Labor day. Ste yes 1 Stoves!! Stoves!tt For Oxford Stoves and Ranges, call at Bissett's old stand, Exeter. A. S. Deavitt, agent. Ten Days cheap Bale. Boots Sz Shoes at half price at J. W, Broderick's Cheap Store, The balance of the Toronto banktttpt stock of 13oots and Shoes will be placed on the tables in the centre of the store. Your choice of this lot for one half the regu- lar prices We are also offering our ready-made clothing very cheap. At- tend this cheap sale. J. W. BRODERICB. Exeter. The Michigan State law requiring horse sheers to undergo an exarninat ion as to their fitness and capability as a prerequisitiyeto continuing the bus iness, has gone into effect. The exam- ination to be conducted by a state board of horse sheers, who will issue certificates to those passing the re- quired tests It will exercise a gen- eral control and regulation of horse. sheers all over the state All appren- tices will hereafter be required to at tend a special course of lectures on the ancomy of horse's feet before present- ing themselves for examination. Merchants and others should now place their orders with this office for their printing. We turn out no blotchy work. Your letter -heads, bill heads, envelopes, etc , -should be of a neat character. People quite frequent- ly judge the business methods of a house by the stationary which it uses. If your stationary looks shoddy and conveys the appearance that a rubber scamp was used, the person who receiv- es it is very' likely to think that it comes from a one-horse concern. The ADVOCATE job department is replete with the latest styles of type, etc., and we use the best inks, Call and see samples. Every indication points to the larg- est attendance Toronto has ever had as their great Industural Fair this year. The added features are enormous and of such varied style that few people will stay away who can afford to go. In addition to the fac simile of the Queen's Jubilee procession, one of the side feat- ures, the Hanlon Brothers have been. induced to bring their great Spectacul- ar " Superba " to Toronto, and the stage of the Princess Theatre has been en- larged to admit of its vast proportions. This great spectacular pantomime will be put on in most gorgeous details. Hundreds of dramatic artists, yaude- ville performances, acrobats, tumblers and athletes of all description, grand ballets, beautiful transformations, elec • trice' effects, illusions and trick per- formances of all kinds, are interspersed throughout the performance, and an expenditure of thousands of dollars daily is necessary to give the perform- ance in its entirety. It is the only thing in the way of English pantomime attempted on this side of the water. The Hanlon Brothers are English pan- tomimists of great celebrity, having done this sort of thing in England and France for many years before they vis- ited this country. In its way it is as great an attraction as the Fair itself Death of Debt. Pickard. Word was received here Wednesday morning of the death of Robert Pickard, a former resident of Exeter, who died in London Tuesday eveningahout 6:30. The deceased was a victim of consump- tion and from the time the dread dis- ease manifest its first symptoms which was just a few months ago, he gradu- ally sank until death relieved him of his sufferings. Be was a son of Mr. James Pickard of this place, and has been residing in London for the past five or six years. His remains will be interred at London to -day Thursday. They Alivays Want More. The Underwriters' Association has written to the town clerk asking that an automatic fire alarm be put in, and a man be required to sleep in the fire hall. These were part of their original requirements, and it was clearly under stood by the council that they would waive them in lieu of certain other im- provements to the fire appliances. The clerk has written them to this effect, and also stating that the council believ- es it has gone fully as far as public sentiment will warrant it in going .in complying with their demands, and if they break faith with us no other course will be open but for the town to repudiate the whole thing. In the mentime the Ronald works, which is filling an order for ladders, etc., has been asked to hold the order until the matter is disposed of.—Clinton New Era. Lacrosse Match. The lacrosse match which was pro mised to surpass ail previous games of the season in point of interest, on Fri- day afternoon last, was all that was expected. A large number of spectators were in attendance and the game was indeed watched with momentary in- terest from start to finish, and although Seaforth succeeded in piling up a big score it wasa splendid exhibition of the game, From the personnel of the two teams it was aforegone conclusion that Seaforth had decidedly the best of it, but the Lornes fought manfully and deserve a heap of credit. At the end of the game Seaforth had scored six goals to Exeter's oue. THE " AT HOME" AND CONCERT. The " At Home " and concert under the auspices of the Lacrosse Club and Band in the evening was in every par- ticular decided success,demonstrat- inga� ing the sympathy and interest the people of Exeter entertain for both organizations in their liberal patronage, A lengthy program consisting of vocal and instremental music, was carried out and all seemed to be well pleased with the evening's entertainment. The singing by Messrs. Daly and Willis, of Seaforth, was highly appreciated and brought forth well deserved applause. The singing by Miss Johns and Miss Hardy was well received and enjoyed by the- audience. The Misses Hicks and Miss Martin added much to the pleasure of the evening by their musical selections: and the singing by Mr. -Jos: Senior brought forth the merited ap- plause of all present. The song ren- dered by the members of the Lacrosse Club tools splendidly and was loudly applauded. Ice cream, lemonade can- dies etc., etc., were served and on , the whole the evening was pleasantly Spent. l4lr,' N, D, furdon,: in his genial and pleasing manner acted :1s chair- man. Over -dune. The Brandon (Man.) Sun is author- ity for saying that the Harvest ex- cursions have been greatly overdone; that 2,000 or 2,500 men at the outside would have been sufficient to supply the demand and instead of this number 6,000 have gone out there seeking work. It further adds:—" These men say that they were told that Manitoba had been drained by the demand for the Crow's Nest Pass and that 5,000 men would be able to get employment at from $35 to $40 per month in taking off crops here. In a few days most of them will be out of the city and people may think the trouble is over but if looked into it will be found that many of them are working for stars. ation wages. About sixty went out by the N. P. yesterday in box cars and fully 100 more on the Souris brance, but large numbers are stiil iu the city Parked Away. The Brautford Expositor of August 10th eoutains the following particulars of the sad death of Mrs. Peterman, a former resident of Exeter, whose maid- en name was Miss Hattie Johnson, and who spent several seasons here as mil- liner with Mr- A J. McTavish :—The many friends of Mr. H. M. Peterman, head cutter in Mr. William Grant's store, will be exceedingly sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Peterman, which took place at Collingwood yesterday afternoon, after fourteen hours' illness, Mrs. Peterman, left the city some few. weeks ago to spend a holiday at Col- lingwood. She became suddenly sick, and Mr. Peterman was telegraphed for yesterday. He left on the morning train, but the young wife had passed away some hours before he reached her bedside. The funeral took place to. St. Marys. Mrs, Peterman leaves a sweet little baby some twelve months old. 011icials Salaries. From the report of the Inspector of Legal officers in Ontario for the year 1896, we glean the following figures as to the receipts of the legal offices in this county, and the incomes of the re. spective officials. The total receipts of the Sheriff's office amounted to $2,290,- 42, of which the Sheriff received $671(,- 06. Of the total amount, $937.42 were received from the Government; $56086 from the county and $831 77 from the geneal public. Judge Masson as Sur- rogate Judge, received $997.40, all o£ which came from the general public. S. Malcolmson as Local Master and De- puty Registrar received $L250. Ira Lewis, as Crown Attorney and Clerk of the Peace, received $1,109.51, while the total receipts of the office amounted to $1,891.37, D. McDonald, as Deputy Clerk of the Crown, County Court Clerk and Surrogate Registrar, received $1r ( 832.73, while the total receipts of the office amounted to $2,536.15; of which $500 was paid by the Government and the balanceby the general public. In the adjoining county of Perth, the Sher- iff received $1,212.66; the Surrogate Judge, $951; the Surrogate Judge, $951; the Local Master, $648; the County Crown Attorney and Clerk of the Peace $1,376; the Local Register, etc., $1,842, Personal Mention Mrs. F. McDonell, of Hensel!, was in town 'friday. V. Ratz, M. P„ of Khiva, was in town Tuesday. Miss May Bailey, of London, is the guest of Miss Violet Treble. Miss Mollard, of Grand Bend, is visit- ing Miss Beatrice Robinson. The Misses Ida and Mabel Newton are visiting friends in Lucan this week. Miss Edyth Beer is, we are sorry to learn, confined to her bed through ill- ness. Miss Edith Sanders is attending the Millinery openings at Toronto, this week. Mrs. Thurtell and her two sons were the guests of Mrs. W. H. ;,Parsons, last week. Harry Sanders, after a week's visit with friends in Detroit, returned home, Thursday. Miss Edith Ball, of Atwood, is visit- ing friends and relatives in and around Exeter. John Luxton, of St. Thomas, spent a few days with friends in town dur- ing in the week. Miss Horn and Miss Miller are at- tending the millinery openings at To- ronto this week. G. A. K. McLeod, who has been vis iting in the neighborhood of Seaforth, has returned home. John McNevin, offKippen, was in town Saturday. Mr. George Samwell is enjoying his psual trip to Montreal. Postmaster 5oiuls, who has been on a pleasure trip to Petoskey, Mich., re- turned Tuesday evening. Mr. Philip Lang still continues very low and is not expected to recover, Mr. `rhes. Dari* is aiso very lel. Mrs. Rich. Coates left for Douglas, Man., where she will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Westcott. Mrs. E. Treble and son, left on Tues- day to visit relatives in London. She will be absent about two weks. Dr. Lutz, who left last week ou a business and pleasure trip to St. Paul, Minn., returned home Tuesday. Miss K. Fox, of Lucan, was the guest of Miss Irene O'Neil, of the Mansivn House, for a few days last week. Mrs. Wm. Prince, of Hyde Park, is visiting her brother, Mr. Wm. Delve, and other friends here this week. Mrs. John Snell returned home from London Monday after visiting at her uncle's, Mr. Robt. Darch, feria few days. W. Taylor, of Wyoming, drove to Parkhill with Mr, E. Bissett on Wed nesday morning and will wheel to For- est. Mr. and Mrs. Kingsmill, who have been the guests of the Rev. H. E Bray, left on Wednesday morning !for Grau- ton. Geo. Daw, of Ridgetown, is here vis iting his brother, Thomas, who is at present very 111 and not expected to re- cover. The Misses Vera and May Snail visit- ed friends in London this week, the guests of the Misses Lena and Daisy Griffin, Miss L. Russel, of Wellington street, London, is renewing acquaintances in town. She is the guest of Miss Pearl Rollins. Mr. E. Scott and daughter Madeline, of Philadelphia, visited friends in town last week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kunz. Miss Lizzie Inwood and Miss Winnie Hooper, after a few weeks visit with frieude in town, returned, to their home in London Saturday. Mr. R. Davis, who has been confined to the house for many months, was able to enjoy a short drive Tuesday last, but he is still very feeble. Mrs. Wm. Westcott and three child- ren, after several weeks visit here with friends and relatives, returned to their home in Seaforth, yesterday (Wed.) Robert Sanders left Monday last for Manitoba, where he will remain a few weeks, after which he will take a trip to the Beltish Columbia gold fields. Conductor Wamsley, who was com• pelled to give up his run on the L. H, & B branch of the G. T R., for some time owing to ill health, has again re- sumed his duties. Geo. Smith, who has been visiting friends in Crediton for some time, is here visiting his brother, Israel Smith, prior to leaving for his borne in Berlin, to day (Thursday). T. J. Lockart, who has been spend- ing the summer vacation at his home in Kingston, returned on Monday to resume his duties as principal of the Public Schoolhere. F Mr. . Ruse use returned to Exeter on Saturday. He has been in Hampton and vicinity visiting relatives and friends. While away his brother Chas. of Toronto was in Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Reid, after visit ing with Mrs. Reid's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Handftrd, for several weeks, left for their home in Palmyra, Wis., yesterday (Wed.) morning. Mr. and Mrs. Zinger left here Sat- urday evening for Teeswater, Mrs. Zinger having received word that her father was lying at the point of death, They returned Monday evening. J. A. Gregory left here Wednesday for the High School, Goderich where he will take up the study of languages for a year. The ADVOCATE wishes him every success in the undertaking. F. W. Tom, who has been visiting his parents here, left Friday for Brock - villa where he will spend a few days prior to returning to Ottawa where he holds a lucrative position as cutter in a large tailoring establishment. The Misses Alberta and Violet Jewell, accompanied by their brother Fred, who have been visiting at Mr. T. Shap - ton's, leave to -day (Thursday) for their home in Toronto. Miss Ella and Hiram Shapton will accompany them. John J. Knight, G. T. R operator here, is just recovering from an infect- ion caused by coming in contact with poison ivy which he received, while visiting at Grand Bend several days a'go. He will be off duty for a few. days. Mrs. L. T. Braund removed to the city of Brantford on Monday, where her husband has secured a situation with the Massey Harris Co, She was accompanied by her mother, who in- tends to remain there for some time. Miss Veda Treble has returned from. Kirkton where she was visiting her sis- ter, Mrs. R. Hoskin. Messrs. Bald and Klump wheeled dowu frorn Atwood Saturday and re, turned home Sunday. H. Wreaford, of Granton, was the guest of his cousins the Misses Newton, a few days last week. Miss Annie Richards, of London, is visiting her father, Mr, David Richards, London road south. Mrs. H: Bee, of Parkhill., is in Exeter visiting friends and relatives.—Park- hill Independent. Miss Ida Snell. who has been spend- ing a few days with friends in Seaforth returned home Saturday. NEW BOOT & SOESIIOPI OPPOSITE CENTRAL :HOTEL. The undersigned wishes to announce that he has opened out a Boot and Shoe Shop in the premises recently vacated by Mr. D. Spicer, where he will be prepared to do all classes of New Work and pay particular attention to .. irin . Reps g • A CALL SOLICITED, A. WALTER, EXETER SHE BIG CASH STARE CASH OR PRODUCE ONE PRiCE TO ALL. o A beautiful Gold Decorated Dinner Set. EVERY PIECE PERFECT. Lovely new patterns. Would be good value at $10.00, but you can have a set for Perhaps you had better look in and see them, J. A. STEWART. Stores close 6:30 each evening excepting Wednesday and Saturday, THE WONDERFUL SHOE STORE. Purse strings will Losen to this tune... . We have received the largest shipment of Ladies' Oxfords in Green, Tan, Black, Ox -blood, and Chocolate, that has been sent to the town for years. No flowers of speech are needed to tell the story of our progressive Shoe Store, Value is demonstrated iu every pair. Every shoe speaks and sings its own song to the tune of the rolling dollar. We are nearing Mid Summer and that has an influence with us to get our vol- ume of stock down. SEE US, WE CAN SUIT YOU. E. J. SPACICMA N & CO., Samwell's Block, Exeter •• •• •• •• •• •.•... •• •• •••. .• ••' •• • • •• • • • • •l'. • Jollustfl'sClear!ua u. u. i , • •.: Si4 ° •. RIG OFFERS IIS GROCERIES ...10c, 25 10 25 25 A 3 pound bar good ,soap, 6 " good raisins Good Red Salmon ' Christie's Zephyr Cream. 3 pound tin sodas Johnson's pickles,' 2 bottles CLEARINGI. SALE PRICES ALL MONTH. G. G. Pp JOI . O osite Hawkshaw's Hotel, Exeter. ...T . .. �.. alt,.' -1%,t,',.:*