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The Exeter Advocate, 1898-6-24, Page 8Cent rat ST1 ATFO4'3b, O 1T-. A Large, Influential, Commercial School,* None better in the Dominion. Write for beautiful Catalogue. a W. J. Elliott. Principal. LOCAL JOTTINGS. Public schools close on the 30th... Tuesday- was the longest day of the year, 50 cents pays for the ADVOCATE to Jan. 1st, 1899. For pure Paris Green and Insect Powder go to C. Lutz. Most farmers arts busy hayiug this week. The crcp is au abundant one. The town band delighted their hear ers in an open air concert Friday even - The Exeter Brass Band will attend a l very early in the spring and harrowed strawberry- festival to -!,tight (Thurs it till it was fine and arca; then he day) at Ilensall, solved it to hemp and harrowed it well. The Exeter Firemen pieuieked at It soon came up and grew right along, Grand Bend Thursday and all report a When about five feet high it complet most enjoyable tune. ely smothered the thistles out, as there Don't forget the Strawberry festival was not particle of vegetation on the in the James Street Methodist church, tonight l'ituraday.) Godfrey'a Baud will give another of his muse: treats in Queen's Parl., London, to -(sight 4Thiersday.) The largest, strawberry we have ever Farmers who failed to avail them. seen to our recollection, was that hand- , selves of the high prices which prevail- ed us by Miss Ida Gould last week, it ed for wheat a few weeks ago, in antic - weighing over au ounce. We might ipation of a still 4igh mark being reach - also add that we not only had the prix- ed on account of the war, also failed to liege of seeing it but the pleasure of take other conditions into consideration testing its delicious quality. Yalu, and will. therefore be surprised to learn yum, on the authority of experts that they There is uo recent change in the are not likely to have another opportun- schooi law regarding holidays in rural icy of unloading at an inflated figure, municipalities, as some teachers sup- Down—Waiker, pose. In rural municipalites schools A very pretty wedding took place at will close this year ou Thursday, Juue the residence of Mr. James Walker, 30th, and open on Monday, August 15. Loudou Road, yesterday (Wednesday), In cities, towns and villages they will when his eldest daughter, Ida J., was close on June 30th, and open on Thurs• wedded to Mr, Geo. Down, of Grand day, September lst. Beud. The ceremony was performed In answer to an enquiry for the by the Rev. S, Salton, of Centralia, at methods .of destroying Canada thistles, high noon, in the presence of numerous a correspondent writes that he had about an acre of them and tried sever- al ways to kill them without any effect, uutil he tried the following: He man- ured the patch very heavily in the fall so it would raise about 75 bushels of corn to the acre, thea he plowed it up In another column will be seen an advertiseuaeut announein.g cheap ex- ursions to the Canadian North West. While practising at lacrosse one evening last week, Cbariee R.yndmaa had one of his augers badly bruised, The Glass Family appeared here ou Monday last to a rather slim house, al though the peifortuance was very good. The strawberry harvest thus far has been good. and an abundance of berries have been marketed. The price is five Bents a box. The Grand Trunk have put on a third matt to each section, but have ex- teeded than leugth of a section from live to seven miles. Aecordiag to Inspector Dearness' re- port the average salary for mate teachers in eleUillivray in 189? was $32? and for female teachers $263. Try Winau's Coun; h Balsa= for coughs, colds, and bronchial troubles Sole agent fur Dick's Lung Syrup. C. Ltarz,-Druggist Mr. L. Hardy is shipping ea large amount of bridge timber from here to the vicinity of Komoea where he has secured the contract for a number of bridges. The Templar has been sold to the publisher of Voice of New York, the leading temperance paper of the east. ern States, and it will be run as a Ca- nadian edition of Voice. Mr. P. Mcisaac this week purchased a handsome two seated carriage from Mr. W. G. Bissett, for his livery barn at Dashwood. It Is a daisy and but few livery men can boast of one so good. In our item Last week with reference to the stage running between here and Grand Bend, it should have read Mon- day's Wednesday's and Saturday's in- stead of Monday's Wednesday's and Friday's. A very successful strawberry fes- tival was held in the Main Street Meth- odist Church on Tuesday evening last. A good program was rendered and a very pleasant evening was spent. Proceeds about $23. The other night some mean thief en- tered Mr. Samuel Sanders' garden and stole a dozen or more fine tomato plants which had been set out only a few days before, The rogue must have been hard up for something to steal. The reduction of interest on Post Office Savings Bank deposits has been postponed. till October. At that time depositors having $1000 or less to their credit may take in exchange a special 3 per cent government stock in shares of $36 each, If some of the advertisers whose poorly written notices are stuck up in and around the post office would just insert their notices in THE ADVO- CATE, they might stand a goody; chance of getting what they want, or dispos- ing of what they- have for sale. Private post cards posted in Canada and addressed to places in Canada ma have the words "Private Post Card." placed thereon or omitted, according to the option of the sender. Private post cards addressed to other countries must, however, in every case bear on the address side the words " Private Post Card." The annual picnic of S. S. No. 10, Usborne, will be held in Mr. James Glenn's woods on Friday, June 24th. A choice program is being prepared by the children of the school, and in ad- dition there will be musical talent from Hensel], Exeter and Chiselhurst. Mrs. Ferguson will be in attendance with a refreshment stand. A good time is expected. greened but the hemp. On Thursday evening last Ed Dig - nail met with an accident which might have cost him his life, Ile was taking a short pleasure ride and when near Devon, running at a pretty good rate of speed, he was thrown from his wheel, his head coming in contact with a stone whieh rendered bite necouneious for several hours. He lay on the road side in this condition for about an hoer when a good Samaritan came along and carried him into a farm lime where his wounds were dressed and he was afterwards taken to his home, still unconscious and did not recover from the shock for ser oral hours. The doe says he had a very close call. The Toronto Star (Grit) says :—Par. outs will be glad to hear that it is not the Education Department whieh in, sists on cramming in the Public schools or on burdens,me home work. Yester- day lion. O. W. Ross, at the closing ex- ercises of the Toronto Normal school took occasion to disclaim responsibil- ity for either of these evils. home work, he said, (meld not be assigned without the concurrence of the par- ents, and as the public school cur• riculum, it was built on the supposition that the child could finish at 10 years, thus giving two years for each depart- ment. If the parents insist on rapid promotion for their children the ouus of 'cramming' fell on them. Mr. Ross' words with reference to home work are a revelation to the majority- of us, and I dare say a large number of Public school teachers are still unaware that they have not abs,:tote authority to claim the child's time out at as well as in schnol." Roy Wanted. A good smart boy wanted at once to learn the art of printing, apply at this office. The Spectacle Fakir. A slick ,jewelry peddler is still "doing'' some towns. He is a fakir of the first water and works his game by means of spectacles, of which he has a large assortment. He has several gond pairs and offers those at low prices, While talking to the purchaser he substitutes a cheap pair for the good ones, and takes the money without a blush. Deering Delivery. From the large number of farmers who came to town Monday and Tues- day of this week, it was evident that there was some special attraction here for them, The occasion was the deliv- ery of binders, mowers, hay rakes, bin- der twine, etc., the sales of Mr. W. G. Bissett, local agent for the celebrated Deering machinery. Every farmer who had made a purchase could be Eeen with a large sign on the side of his wagon box bearing the word"Deering" and judging from the number that went out Mr. Bissett's sales must have been exceeding heavy. The Deering machinery has a world-wide reputation and it is not to be wondered at that Mr. Bissett's sales are large. Parchased. The grain store house of the estate of Messrs. Dauncey & Brown was sold by public auction on Saturday last, and was purchased by Mr, W. H. Levett for Mr. A. J. Rollins. Mr. Rollins has also purchased Mr. Dauncey's residence on Main Street, and has decided to con- tinue to reside here, and take a place on the market to purchase grain. Mr. Rollins has been undecided since sell- ing his interest in the mill as to where he would cast his lot, but his present enterprise will be hailed by our citizens with pleasure. Mr. Rollins has always proved himself a most worthy citizen, a good business man, and we feel sat- isfied that he will maintain the stan- dard of our heretofore good market, which has beeu one of the best in Wes- tern Ontario. Farewell at it Again. James Farewell, convict in the King- ston penitentiary, was arraigned last week on a charge of attempting to es cape and for larceny. Judge Wilkin• sou asked the prisoner if he pleaded guilty or not guilty, but in answer the court was surprised to hear him rever ently break forth into an utterance of the Lord's Prayer. Uninterrupted, he repeated the prayer, and supplemented it by an earuest supplication on behalf of the judge, court; jury, city of King- ston, and the whole universe, He con- tinued this strain until his Lordship could stand it no longer, and ordered the convict to answer the question put to him. He remained dumb on that point, and judge Wilkinson told he clerk to enter a plea of "Not guil- ty," a r.d Farewell received an addition- al sentence to seven years for attempts ing to escape from penitentiary. His term will expire in March ;907, He is a religious fanatic, and gives the Peni- tentiary authorities some trouble. On or after the 1st of July next, sen- ders of letters in Canada may secure for them a " special delivery " on pay- ment for a special delivery stamp of the face value of ten cents, within the limits of letter carrier delivery, at any of the following post offices viz:—Hal- ifax, St. John, Fredericton, Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto. Brantford, Hamilton, London, Winni- peg, Victoria and Vancouver. The Independent Order of Forresters attended divine service in body at the Main St. Methodist church on Sunday last. Over a hundred members, among whom were visiting brethren from Crediton and other lodges, formed at the lodge room and marched to the church, marshalled by Bro. M. Eacrett. Rev. Chas. Smith conducted appropri ate services and his able discourse was listened to with rapt attention. 33rd Off toECamp. The 33rd Battalion, of Huron, num- bering 2S in all, left Tuesday evening for Carling's Heights, London, where they will go iuto camp. They. were iu charge of Capt. Rance, of Blyth, and Lieut. Dayis, On the Wrong Tack. A tact an bicycles does not necessar• ily come under the head of attacks on bicycles, though some folks seem to think so,—Hamilton Herald, Not so, brother; what bicyclists fear most in this town is neither a tax nor attacks, but tacks, rersonal .Mention Willis Powell is visiting friends in Seaforth, Mr. T. W, Hawkshaw has been in - invited guests and relatives. After the disposed for several days. knot was securely tied, the happy eon- The Misses Lawson, of Stratford, are pie, together with the guests, sat down guests of the Misses Gould. to partake of the wedding feast, which Mrs, Pike, of Thorold, is on an ex - was a credit to those who provided it. tended visit here, the guest of Mrs, Geo. The bride received many beauttfnt and - no,. useful presents. The ADVOCATE joins in wishing the newly-wedded.couple aMiss Clara Cudtnore, is visitinrela- long, happy and prosperous marriage 1 ttves and friendsg in B.rueefiele and life. A.tppeu, council Proceedings,, P. Dignan, after spending a few days The Council met by order of the with his parents returned, to Stratford Reeve, at the Town Bali, June 1Tth, Tuesday, All present Minutes of previous meet- Mr. Wheeler, who has been hi Dako- ing read and coatiruled. Christie— to for the past year, returned to town Harding, orders as follows:—Eteetre last week. Light Co., $7079, lip—Miens to lst June; ;Hiss Ilanuah parsons, of London, is Woodstock Motor Co., $1.95, repairs for ho'l;n spending a few drays with friends windmill; Jas. Creech, $13.1 charity to and relatives. - eirs. eluttart; U. Perseus, $23.:25, ser <, Mrs. Wm. Dickson is visiting; rata vices to 1st June; Jas. Creech, $i.ehar- tives In Exeter this week."—Parkhill ity to Mrs, Sutton;;1. Welsh, $2 50, la- Gazettti-lleview. big; S. Gidlev, $2 25 table for Fire hall. Carried. A petition numerously signed License Inspector Ballantyne, of Sea praying the Council to prohibit riding forth, called en the hotel keepers in bicycles. au the lido walks was read. I town Saturday night. Bissett --%,vacs, that the petition be lain i Alr. M.'Martin returucd home from over for consideration at the taa:xt meet-' Toronto last week after a successful ting of Council. Christie---Ilarding, !course at the University. amendment, that the prayer of the pe- ! Messrs Ed. Robinson ;anti Will Laid. titian be granted. The motion seas de- law, of St, Marys, were the guests of Oared carried. Bissett -Harding, that, the .Hisses Jeckell on Suuday. the Electric Light Co. be notified that i Mr, Il jbt. temente after a pleasant visit with Itis daughter, ilrs T. Wark, at Poplar 11lll,retureed home Tuesday, Mr. Jas. Dignan, is buffering from an attach of blood poisouiug, the result of a sting itt the forehead from an insect. no further paymeut for electric light- ing will be made uutil the direetlou of the council regarding the removal of the are lights is carried out. --Carried Evans --Christie, that the CouuVil ad- journ until call of the Reeve, ----Carried M. E.at!larrr, Clerk, Mrs. Mountjoy alaidaughter. Jenule. The Late George Moir. of London, spent a few days in town The Ottawa Citizen of June 15th durittg the week, the guest of Mrs. Gee. publishes the following particulars of Hill the death of George Moir. the Censer- RAC' Dr. Willoughby left Tuesday vative organizer, who passed awe. at for Arkona, where tact will visit his the Convalescent Home in that city ou slaughter, Air;;, Watson, for several the night of the I4th : " He sueeum- days. bed to an attack of acute meningitis, with which he was seized about four sveeks ago, and although his death was not unexpected it cause as a sudden and severe shock to bis many friends in Ottawa, where he has resided for some time past and was widely and most favorably known. The deceased for several years had beou engaged as au or;auizerfor the Conservative par- ty, and in that responsible position be always exhibited a keen foresight and sagacity which made him one of the most successful and popular campaign Mr. Robi. Walker, of Blake, was in ers of the party. In his younger days town Wednesday on his way to attoiui he was engaged in the teaehiug pro- the marriage of his niece, Miss Ida fession, being for over ten years prin- Walker, at Devon. cipal of the Public school at St Marys, Ont. He was the author of several Public school text books, including a history of Canada, and was well known by the teaching profession throughout the province. Subsequently he en- gaged in the journalistic profession, and became editor of the St. Marys Journal as ho had been of the Exeter Reflector. In that capacity be wielded an eloquent and varile pen. His news- paper experience fitted him for the pol- itical duties which he afterwards as- sumed. The late Mr. Moir was 51 years of age. He Ieaves a widow and a family of four children, two sons and two daughters. Mr. R. H. Moir, of the Department of Customs, is a son of de- deased." The body was taken to St. Marys for interment. Parkhill vs. Exeter. The third lacrosse match ander the C. L. A. was played here on Friday afternoon last, between the Parkhill and Exeter teams. The day was fine and a nice crowd turned out to witness the game. The ball was faced by • the President, Mr. N. D. Hurdon, about 4 o'clock, and after 18 minutes of brisk playing Buggins, for the home team scored the first goal. 'On the second game Martin raked in the sphere after five minutes playing; and, standing I beg to state to the citizens of Exeter three parts of the way up the ground,1 and surrouudicg country that I am made a hot shot on the goal, and by a ready to deliver Flour and Feed to any sharp knock on the goal keeper's stick part of the town at CLOSE PRICES. by Snell she passed into the net, thus We handle scoring another for Exeter. The third game was scored by Whitley in 25 minutes, the fourth by Snell in 41 min- utes, fifth and sixth by Whitely in 1 and 3 minutes respectively. Thus the Our Bran is warranted free from home team won by six straight goals, smut .and dust. and scored an easy victory. Though somewhat of a walkover for the home team, it was nevertheless an interest ing game. The home team all did ex collent work, displaying good judge• ment in their combination play, while the visitors were not slow in this res pect. However, it could be clearly seen from the start that the Exeter ag• gregation was too strong for their op- ponents, the ball very seldom appear- ing near the Exeter goal. Martin at point played an excellent game, clean and fast, backed up by Nicholson, who always seemed to be the right man in the right place. Buggins and Whitely each put up a star game, fully main- taining their preyious reputations as stick handlers in the national game. For the visitors Fairgrave put up his usual good game, and wnile rough on times he is a source of much strength to the Parkhill team. Now that the home team has struck a winning gait it is hoped and expected that our cit- izens will take an interest in'oUr team, and that the attendance ie future will be materially increased.' The next game will be played in Parkhill, be- tween the Parkhill and Exeter teams to•inorrow (Friday). STEWART EROS. & WILLIAMS. Mr. and Mrs. A. Simla*y. of Liman, called on friends here Saturday night. while on their way. to Ilan::aH1 to spend Sunday. "Mrs Hooper, who visited her sister, Mrs. Trewin, for three weeks, returned to her home in Exeter 'Monday "—Blyth Standard. Mrs. Geo. Spearn and Miss Lizzie Spearn, of St Marys, spent a few days in town last week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs, Tapp. Mr. Geo. Webber moved his family to Goderich this weak where they will make their future home. Mr. Webber will be engaged in the laundry busi- ness. Rev. IL D. Steele, of Port Stanley, conducted the services in the Trivia Memorial church on Sunday last in the absence of the rector, II. E. Bray, who preached in Port Stanley. Mrs. (Rev) Lonsbery, of Hamilton, Mrs. McDonald, of Port Huron, Mrs. Inglesby, of Brantford, and Mrs. Swait- ant, of Nurwick, after a pleasant visit in town, the guests of Mrs. James Dig. nan, returned to their respective homes Monday. Mr. H. E. Paul, who has been ledger - keeper in the Molson Bank here for sev- eral months, has been removed to Woodstock to occupy a similar position in the bank there, and left for that place Tuesday. The vacancy here will be filledby a Mr. Shannon, of Goderich. PLOU !L& SEEOS 11eisI1 &Nowoognour Will add a general line of SEEDS shortly. -Charles Trevethick, TIIE EXETER mIWN6 CO ROLLINS'& WILLIAMS MILLING CO., THE RIG CASH STORE CASH OR PRODUCE ONE PRICE TO ALL Do you know we are doing a Big Tailoring Trade? Our- stock of -Worsteds and Si 'iiings is very large and Values were i ,.,ever so rucb. in favor of buyers.... $10.75 We make to your own measure a Real Good Tweed Suit, good trimmings, perfect fit, for $10 71 Drop in and se.5 this Special Value—Its a Clinker. $18 50 We make to your own measure the Very Best Black. Worsted 0 • Suit, with all first class trimmings, trade in the very latest et, style. Fit guaranteed. Remember, only $15.50 for the best. Of course we have cheaper if you want them, but the best is what we like to sell. OF EXETER, Are now ready to do business with the Public generally. All kinds of Flour, Feed and mill stuff for sale at CLOSE PRICES. Leave your orders at the mill. We delivery every day to any part of the town free. We hope you will help us to make a success of the business which means a success for the town. Highest Prices paid for Wheat at all times. Ts.7.i7:-7PTsiQTT= NO. 36 IN READS' E -SUITS for .Igen and Boys we can do well for you. Our stook is very heavy, Dome and see the VALUES we are offering. Oath and. One Price works wonders when applied to Suits. Saves you money every bine. Stores close 6:eo except Wednesday and Saturday. J. A. STEWARTS IONTREAL BARGAINS'"" Mr. Spackman lio't 350 LADIES' AMERICAN SHIRT WAISTS to sell et t a piece. These waists are worth from $1.25 to $'.'. 01) a piece. They teC I • are beauties. and consist of '/J' PHYR. , (1ROAM-awe, CAM- BRICS and PItQL'E STIIPES. Have not been mads over 9 weeks `»a Druz. LADIES FAST BLACK IIERMSDORF STOCKINGS to sell at 123,A4 pair. They- are Rid any other place at 20c.:a Lair. 500 Ends of Twilled and Plain Sheetings, running from 1 yd- to 7 yds They aro 2, 2e, and 2s yds. wide, and are worth 25 to 30 cents. i Iter, PRICE_ 16c, a yd. Childreus' t ndervests for 7c. worth 12ee. Ladies' long Ties, English make, silt: lined, at 10;. a piece, worth 25c. 'Lace Curtains that Were $1.65 naw $1.25 a pair. These are Bargains, Not impositions.' We advertise facts only, and facts tell no stories, E. J. SPAGK]VIAN, --The Great Ready-to-wear Clothier.` --1111100, lion. Thos. tireenway, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. (Dr.) Rollins, left Monday for his home in Manitoba. He shipped a week previous a load of excellent thoroughbred cattlo. Mr. W. E. Browning, who has been attending McGill University, Montreal, and recently passed a yery creditable medical examination, returned home last week to spend the summer vaca- tion. Mr. Geo, Davis, marble cutter, 'left on Monday for Sault Ste. Marie where he will remain for some time. The band will lose in Mr. Davis a valuable Cornet player, and the vacancy will not easily be filled. TAILORING CHEAP AND NOBBY._ "The Hang -dog Expression" looks of a " ready made,"" hand- me-down " suit of clothes is enough to disgust the Prince of Slovens. NO FIT, NO STYLE, NO GOOD. SCI *1= ?XS A tailor-made suit, cut. made and fitted to the contour of your form is certain to look right. AND Parts of machinery which accurately fits withstand se- vere service and parts that do not fit wear out quickest. Same with clothes. Choose your cloth and we do the rest. Prices small as stitches. Bert. Knight. NEW REPAIR SHOP. Having opened out a well equipped Shop, I am now prepared to do all kinds of repairing such as BICYCLES, SEWING MACHINES LAWN MOWERS. In fact everything and anything. We make a specialty of remodelling Bicy- clesand sharpening Lawn Mowers at this time of the year. ISRAEL SMITH. One door north Mr. Stewart's store. If You Want BEEF, VEAL, LAMB, PORK, SAUS- A.GP, OR BOLOGNA Call at the Family Butcher Shop, LOWEST CASH PRICES. One Door South of CENTRAL HOTEL, LOUIS DAY Also Dealer in Rides Sheep and Calf Skins. WE TRY TO SUIT EVERYBODY. Come and See us. A LOOK,...milir through our two-story building will convince you that we are carrying a fine assortment. Take a look at our stock before buying. EVERYTHING UP -TO -DAT IN UNDERTAKING .. • R. N. ROW The Mols®ns Bank. (Chartered by Parliament, 1855.) Paid up Capital .... $2,000,0% Rest Fund ............. 1,500,00 Head office Montreal. F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Esq., GENERAL MANAGER' Money advanced t., .ceod Farmer's on the, own notes wi`l, one or more endorsers at percent per annum.. Exeter Branch. Open every lawful day from IO. a. m.to $., p m., Saturdays lO a. m. to 1 p. m A general banking businesstransacte CURRENT RATES allowed for mo ay on Deposit Receipts. Savings Bank at per cent. N. D. HURDON Manage iJ.