HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1898-8-5, Page 8Fall Term Opens September 1st, ;Centrali STRATFORD, ONT. One of the largest 5.ne most sucoessfui schools is the Dominion. taracluates em- meetly sueeesslet. Write for beIutiful Catalogue. 1 W. J. =Wt. t. I'rinciizai. LOCAL JOTTINGS Civic Holiday August 17th, Old newspapers for sale at vucATg Office. Several members o£ the Ancient Or- �osctY s3tau�P. Miss Annie Le.vett, of Parkhill, is the: ' W. H, Lovett. der o£ Foresters, from Saaforth, paid a ; At Ingersoll a few .days ago Post 0£ guest of her brother, fraternal visit - t to their Exeter brethern five Inspector Hopkin' proseeuted a Tuesday eight citizen of that town, R. J. Pretty, for Them will likely be a general elec usin. a cancelled postage stamp, The 'Ther b tion for the Doluiuion Parliament ou the i eters' lists now being issned by the munieipal clerks: and it behooves ell to seethatrheir name appears where it should. Mitebell is having a new granolithic w{allt laid on the north side of their, main street. Is it not high time Exeter was making a move in a sim- ilar direction e'a'st have :a walk put charge was proved and Pretty was fined $10 and costs;, or $1,3,04 111 at1. rerorwpt Response. The :dremcn were very ueexpeetedly called to duty on Wednesdays evening last, about 7:20 o'clock'. Mr. Robert Howe, Inspector for the Fire Under- writers" Association, ordered the tire- a,larm to be rung in order to test the emieieucy of the brigade. The fire- men turned out promptly and made au Mrs. Richard Seidon, of Ingersoll,, is visiting friends and relatives in town, lir, Will I-Iollawav, of Clinton, is the guest of his :Oster, Mrs. R. N. Rowe. Miss Lillian Welsh, milliner, of Leam-. ington, is home spending the holidays Miss Fanny Bawden left Monday on au extended visit to the Old Country, Miss Laura Lumley, oi London, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John Barnes. Hiss Eila Fox, of Lucan, was the guest of Mrs. T. W. Hawkshaw Tees, he .k::- down on the East side of main street? day-. 't'1 ino•hant has over six miles of this ; eNceprionalky good shawin'e as to (sv n, hiss F. Cleveland. of Glendale, is ' A the engine throsvzn,, water in s e A. alit , borne �, s endiu� her vacation with friends . by those pruitie in front of whose prop h hosewas very bad, ft -qre, cents pays fFlr alae : ,741.,,a .�"r« u, , erty the woe way perchaanea be late. bursting three _times daring the test The Misses Ranson, of Fullerton. "ieO Jan. 1st, lee:). f_3n the Sueaday eveeiasgs o�€ this with not a h.nectred, pentads przssnre. Ara the guest& of their aunt Mrs. I2, ,. a month Dr. 3i'illaug;hby will give four -summer Ad,; eetieiece Mall.' fax pu tis al .d,:. beast, aa, a prattt� ai addresses on the ie to 'ng; 1I & z i meichnntr make the firs. A meeting of the Masonic :edge was wand the whole expense as r antuutes af;ex the bell ranbut the h held Monday nigh.. ! 1 d eondttton of the a ' wt any uta 1 , J. R Inksater, of Paris, is visit - e, heavy : i 3 ts re:NT:ed. Sub,-.cts: In :nest of a safe; a definite , nd�. p pree,,e,.,rip , .. st -`g t - and MnMrs �� m. The p:ebi e t e Oa " proposal made; an immediate Yes tna�s;auel of noe. tti, d stt[nm rumonthse Let 'IN e.shr excels, lit p -et' or '"-No - urged; the brtaieerOon S , advertising - SCiIr' be t:l;�a., m iJrr ;4, �� urged; ! �" them wh,ch e•:art fetllr the advert.attl„ Mrs. D. `fait, after a short visit with The cdico awl s:a i of the Ailsa i'rlaitaa� 'and chit sc'or'e:its. Tike ad of the merchant prittzes, and they will friends in St, Matas, returned here Craig Banner are :sloop their nohdays 1 dresses collie a l:4:1i1g; next Sunday even- eee that summer is the time to pet Tuesday. III e" weal oi= bp't~t 1�r2..Etea and sp2cia ;ti * he bu�tt•e s Jtnstr this week. is _ , i _ ' - amore energy lute t.:ir Il+irs. Popplestone tied airs. C. 11". :.utnl�t�r? =ice members of the Pres interesting; to young peopl:*. .�9i arra as •a general rides to the front to en py eish, are vtsttttt� friends act Detroit bsteri:.an ch •.it z twaie e:1 at # 4•ard invited, ,, courage lass Hoops to strike with all Bend. Wednesday. N The lacrosse unateh played here on ,, their relate, a business man has a and I,2nsing , ,... t . t w,.. •I- Christie, , Fr-daa;r eve!••i ,be,s�eea3 the Deleted constant light on to succeed, Ile must Fred �ritlesgie has returned home. We ani, ,.,ac.� .,. J Ckr , �, from Goderieh, after a three weeks'vis- pastnoasta x, taxa iz a , =d (.4 leis i;v oro , and EKeter junior team; prayed very iig,ht the harder W hen the tette. as .' business t '% r. W t.. Stain• ; 5rgert g?trio. The Ilia?e to„ants put up i, aAannst hien- It is h mistaken idea, to tt with friends. ;. driver, wkna;e tai n geed gaataao and litany n¢ our senior; let the cobwebs feral le a store, and Edgar W esteott is again on the Ex. T,lir, ,teats .l„clic:: a prayers of mor ' prett�uticzts leersttaskoca ;,, no effort to sell Weds during the sum • press wagon after a too.. weeks outing the tae it ass tt•te•.-z, ,t at un.;we.l It lti ,a barbed wire ftinee Nati. was st:ver� eatltd have prutitea much kW the thatch. ii inner months. 'The number of iamb at Grand Mend. The game strArtel allow h au :) i lest- tteete who }cava town for rile season,rthur Gregory, of Brantford, spent cut, era shank ata hour arid thart minutes, ' iii vert- sranall, compered with. those l a few day in town• with hie parents ti ?Taxman Ph;n:r au employe at Mr. R.. _ resuktir.¢ in favor cit' Exeter by a score a who x�tnatltn, and the la'''ir need autte during taw weal:, N. Rowe furniture shop, cut a severe of -0, . The mown enrol wil be platy as much at that time of ilia year as at Mrs, Wm. taudmore, oflfkppea visit. gash h 1 ' aeh it his wrist while tnsin� :i case d at Clinton to-tttorrow,tatty other. Particularly is this the , an Wednesday. a ed friends and relatives iu town dux.. Eger; crow and again some one makes ease with summer viothiug, shoes. tug; the week. Miss Lena, daughter of Mr. T. B. ibe s t geellen that farmers ought to h many departments in the hardware lira S. Powell and children, who h iter Carling. had her .�.nzt l;,ztld�° cut by put kin'k's na:tnsea: no the from ;ares of lino and what a dance for tate tate ,i s out the Last week, iii. navueid, re- eoming in cor,taa:t with a barbed wire , their praes, The ideaa is a t cad one. q the baker ,2utl the Bracer. Surely a'1 ttptrn p fence on Sunday- ata,i it at rt ere adonsed It would melte these merchants ed .lithe en Tuesday. ev. Bray, after a three weeks' vac- adon, occupied the pulpit in the Trivitt Memorial church on Suuday last. Rev. D. Ramsay and wife, who have been visiting relatives here for Some time, left Tuesday for Brantford. Mrs R Faerott, of Brantford, visited. her sister, Mrs. T. '�, Uaaw kshaw, and other ralntives in town during the week. firs. F. W. Collins and son, Harold, are guests of the Rev. J. IL Collins, of Dereham, where the; will visit several' weeks. Mrs. Hares, of London, who has been seriously ill of inflammation, at her uncle's, Mr. John Barnes, is slowly on. the mend. Mies Maud Welsh, milliner, of Berllu, returned home last week to` spend the holidays, Miss Annie Morrish, who has been visiting friends in an around town for some time, left for her borne in Strathroy' Thursday. Miss Annie Mill, after a pleasant visit with friends ie London, St. Thum as and elsewhere, returned. home Tues- day evening. Hiss .Mable Walters, who carne home from London last week owing to plood- poisoning in one of her fingers, returned Tuesday? morning. "Mr. R. Farmer, of the firm of Farmer Bros., Exeter, was the guest of bis sister Mrs, Habbins, last week."—Lon- don eek. ”--Lon- don :Free Press. _� Miss Alma Brooks, of Exeter, and Miss Clara Hunter, of town, are spend ingEthis week at lir. Moore's, Trow- bridge.”—Brussels Post, Messrs D. Dyer and L, Day were in London Monday interviewing the l3ish. op in connection with matters pertain- ing to the Trivitt Memorial church. Mr. Thos. Wilson, of the 4th conces- sion, of Stephen, is the first on record this season to complete harvesting, he having finished. Wednesday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. John Vasey, of Buffalo, N. Y., former residents of this place, are visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mahon, of the 2nd concession of Hay. ?uarte:y services will be conducted in the James Street Methodist Chureh next Sabbath. '.ose feast will eont- znence at 9 : 3t� dr. A. 3. inn:leans is ha.logg a new kitchen erected to the premises laze r« eeutly purchased from Mr. John Daun- ee' on Main Street. The Postale:0 Department will short- ly issue the new Festal note to all ae- eouur.ing postmasters hi three denomi- patio3ns, 25 cents, 50 eeuts ata ii Bents. A proclatuation has been issued by, the Reeve of Exeter announcing Civic Holiday for' Wednesday. Aug.17th and asks all citizens of Exeter to observe it as such. Four tramps put up in a box car at station the latter end of last weak and while they slept there, they obtained their meals at various restdeaces in town, They were having a high time. In view of the criticisms that have been made with respect to exhibiting! his cattle at fairs in competition with other farmers, Premier Greenway has decided not to show his stock again at any Manitoba fair. At the last meeting of the town council Mr. Gee Bissett was appointed Clerk of the village of Exeter, Mr. M. Eacrett having resigned. Mr. Bissett is well fitted for the position, and the appointment is looked upon as gener- ally popular. We understand that Mr. Myers, of Barrie, who was here a few days since lookiug at the store recently vacated by Messrs. Straith S. Mauning with a view to opening out a general store here has decided to come, provided he can. se- cure a residence. Kindly bear in mind that we are al ways glad to receive items of local in- terest. If your friends from a distance visits you, report it promptly, saying where from, etc.; if you go on a jaunt let us know it. We want your help to make this column interesting and reliable. Iu a recent interview General Mana- ger Hays, of the Grand Trunk Railway expressed the opiuion that the end of the rate war is not yet in sight. He said traffic is no heavier now, with the cut rates, than it was' this time last year. Mr. Hays will meet Sir Charles Rivers -Wilson at New York. h m r is should take ac,vau- ut.tr;- drives and wheeling trips Cage of the fact that well-written ads Bauch more interesting. It would of in these lines roust bring trade. An - ten be a. real eOt4Vetaieuee, leo, .ts any- ether thing in their favor is that it is one will admit who has walked hack .this season more than any other that forty roils or so from the road to the l people lounging around read their pa- farm house, to Lind out when he got i pers more closely, simply because there there that he had struck. the wrong Is little else to do.— liraiAs, place, i erouuett en—ot•ee. dines. Mr. 3. C. Mollis, of Seaforth, formor resident of this plaee,happeued with rather a painful mishap the other evening, lie had ,gust finished shaving himself, and was about to apply some of the soothing balm, when in a mis- take he picked up a bottle containing; carbolic acid, and had rubbed on con. siderabie before be noticed his mistake. His face is considerably burned and blistered, and it will be some time be- fore it will have resumed its natural appearance.--Seaforth Expositor. not Seen a rupreeettt''ZtIC 1, The observatory Wilcia's at Toronto have looked through !be records to see if they could finda precedent for the present hot spell. N,lne, however, can be found, nor can they even give any comforting assurauce as to the discon tiuuaace of the heat, July of last year was an unusually hot month, but it was not in the same "heat" as the present month. )louse or Refuge Notes. Emanuel Holly, aged 81. years, who came iu from McKillop, diet+ on Mon- day; the remains were taken to Brussels for burial. Jno, Harvey, 71 years, from Gerrie, and who has been ill for some time, died on Wednesday; the remains'. were taken to Gerrie. Miss Barbara Cook, assistant, was called to Luck. now, on Tuesday, owing to the death of her sister. The poor boy from McKil- lop, who was admitted a few days ago, was operated upon Thursday by Drs. Gunn and Shaw, of Clinton, for a grow- th in the mouth. Religious services were conducted Sunday week by Rev. W. Kerr, Hensall, and Rey. A. Stewart last Sunday. On the plan that is arranged for the Sunday services, appear the names of not less than six laymen, in addition to the miusterial supply. The date when the subscription ex- pires is on the address label of each pa- per, the change of which to a subse- quent date becomes a receipt for remit- tance. Subscribers will please examine their labels before and after making a remittance and imform the publishers at once should an error occur. At a meeting of the Sunday School workers, of the James Street Methodist church, held on Friday night, it was de• cided to run an excursion to Goderich for the benefit of the Sunday school children, on Wednesday, August 17th,— Civic Holiday. The fare is exceeding- ly low, being only 60c. for adults and 40c. for children. Every boy and girl should be taught to swim. It is one of the easiest things to learn and is never forgotten. One may never need it, but one never 'knows when it comes in handy. It can be learned in half an hour and would prove a good deal more good than much of the ornamental studies now taught in the schools. A circular from the Customs Depart- ment reminding appraisers and collec- tors that medicinal preparations, wine in bottles, chewing guin, perfume, and cosmetics, are subject to a war revenue tag when purchased in the United States has been issued and that the tax must be considered part of the value of such goods when shipped to Canada. The Ladies' Aid of Caven Presby- terian church held a social on post master Christies' lawn, Main street, Tuesday evening. The grounds were beautifully illuminated with an elec- tric arc Light, and tastefully decoratede with evergreens.,„The proceedin�,s were eulivened by choice music from the Exeter band, and a very pleasant evening was spent. The proceeds amounting to $32, will be devoted to, the organ fund, Council met at the Towu Hall, July 29th, All present. Minutes of prey - ions meeting read and coutiraned, The following address, together with a purse eoutaining; a, check for $50 was pre- sented to Mr. Eaerott by the Reeve. To M. iia nr-rT, Est?., I3Ntsnn.. DEar, Sin.-1.7pan your retirement from the clerisship of this village, an office which for twenty-five years you have filled with much credit to yourself and to the corp. oration as well, we desire to express to you our sincere regret, that we are forced Ito' accept a our resignation "but such is .fife In looking back upon the long periost of your service as clerk of our village, It is a pleasure to be able to say that the most amicable relations have existed between yourself and the representatives of the patb- tie In the various councils. In the dis- charge of your duties you have endeavored to be faithful and impartial to alt and to observe and regard the rights of every citi- ::en as his and not your own. You may rest assured of this fact that your services have been appreciated by the public as a whole as we know they have been by the councils of your day. During all these twenty-five years of service, many have been the changes in the council and out of it. Many of those who sat with you have ;one to their reward, still through the mercies of God your useful life has been spared not, however, without severe affliction in which yon haye our heartfelt sympathy. As some slight token of our appreciation of your long continued labors, let us on be- half of the Municipal Corporation of the Village of Exeter present to you this purse, with the best wishes of our council and we trust of theratepayers of this village, again expressing to you our sincere regret at hav- ingto sever our connection with you and ]toping that the remaining years of your life may be years of success and unbroken hap- piness. Signed on behalf of the Municipal Corpor- ation of the Village of Exeter, Toos. T3, .alttrxG. Reeve W. G. BISSETT, Deputy Reeve; ED. CHRISTIE, Councillor; WILLIAM I ARDING, Councillor; JOHN Evaxs, Councillor. Dated at Exeter this zgth day of July, ISgS. Mr. Eacrett replied in a brief speech thanking the council for their expres- sion of esteem. The Reeve expressed his personal regret at the removal of Mr. Eacrett, alluding in feeling terms to the many pleasant occasions of meet- ing together in an official character, alluding also to the fact of the appoint - meat of Mr. Eacrett uuder the Reeve- ron_itt Over Girls. The Mitchell Advocate says:—Two young men agreed to settle a personal grievance over their " best girls " by a stand up fight, Salisbury rules, which came off in the foundry yard Saturday evening. A large number of favored spectatory were present, and a ring was formed, when the combatants en tered, stripped to the waist. The first round was a draw, but, in the second same veryfine sparing was done, the ship of his late father and retirement Logan man finally landing a stiff on under him a generation later. Chris - the nose of his Hibbert antagonist, send- tie—Bissett, orders as follows: -Dr. in; him to the ground. After a short Hyndman $38 for attendance on the rest, the two went at it rough and tum- Juttart girl; Jas. Creech, $90 part sal ble, the Logan man having things his ary; Do., 74c. charity to Mrs. Muttart; own way, pumelling his adversary in W, Atkinson, $25.50, street watering such a manner that he soon cried to date; J, W. Creech, $10.92 do.; and $3.35 for labor.—Carried. Application for the clerkship were read from Dan. Dyer, J. H. Hyndman, G. H. Bissett,. H. E. Huston and W. H. Moncur. Hard- ing -Evans, that G. H. Bissett be clerk. Mr. Christie moved that Mr. Huston be clerk, not seconded. The Reevede clared Mr. Bissett elected. The clerk to ask for figures for sinking well at Town Hall, The council adjourned un- til Friday, August 5th, at 8 o'clock. M. EACRETT, Clerk. I'ersonai mention HR BIG CASH STORE CASH OR PRODUCE ONE PRICE TO ALL. " enough " wben Magistrate Cull ap• peered on the scene, and the parties scampered in all directions. On Tues- day they appeared before the mayor, who compelled them to pay $1. each to the treasury of the town. Wanted s rentedEnvelopes. The following extract from a circular sent out by the Deputy Postmaster - General will explain itself : „ It is particularly requested that the name and address of the writer or. sender of any letter should be print- ed or written on the upper left hand corner of the envelope or wrapper, so. that in case there be any deficiency in the postage or address, the article, may be returned to the sender com- municated with by the local postmaster and further trouble and delay avoided. In the case of the letter there will be an additional advantage, insomuch as any letter bearing the sender's address which may faiiofpdelivery at the office of destination, will be returned direct to the sender, saving the charge of 3 cents, which would be made if returned through the dead letter office." The Advocate makes a specialty of the printitlg of envelopes and can affordto supply them in the printed form at a very small advance on the cost of the. blank envelopes. Your order will be appreciated; Mr. E. J. Spackman, Grand Auditor of Grand Encampment, goes to Galt the coming week, The Grand En- campment of Odd Fellows meets on the annual session, Conductor Quirk, of this branch of the G.T.R. is again in charge of his train, after a two -weeks' outing up the lakes to Duluth. He was accompanied by Mr, T. Bell, of Wingham, and re- ports a vary pleasant trip. "Mrs Purdy left on Monday morning for Grand Bend, where she will meet ei aster Gordon, who wheeled out a few days before. Mrs. Purdy intends stop- ping a couple of weeks visiting friends at Parkhill, Exeter, Hensail and Thed- ford."—St. Marys Journal. Just R e e. Three Crates of Crockery ce � �. Which Will be sold at Yery Close prices, 25 Toilet Setts 10 pieces Green, Brown, and Blue, gold decorated., very fine goods, Extra Special $3,115e 0 Doz. best quality white ironstone china Cups and Saucers, Special Value 65c8 done 50 Doz. best quality white ironstone china Dinner Plates. Snap, 65c. do SC We are showing a big range of all kinds of Ormizery Pot Very dose Prides. gar.... i c l '�'�nea�r for lay l� es' We keep XXX White Wine, Government Proof and English. Malt, .. . es close 6:30 except Wednesday and Saturday. J. A. STEWART. This Week's Cuts for You. 4 Children's Cotton Vests for. , . ,25e. 3 Ladies' Cotton Vests for... ... 25e, 40c, Ladies' Cotton Vests.. 20e, each. 40c. Ladies' Hel'msclorf Hose 25c. pair, 35e. Ladies' He 'msdort' Hose 20c. pair. 25c. Ladies Hermsclorf Hose 15c. pair. 100 Mat Ends in Tapestry 50c. each. 150 pieces Flannollette worth Sc. a yard. now ac. Any Ladies' Straw Hat for 25c. 25e. Dress Goods in brick. navy, brown and green grainer with white stripes for 15e. a yard, Come and Buy. These are top-notch BARGAINS 350 pairs Ladies' low shoes. just in from Quebec: and Montreal Manufacturers. yard. E. J. SPA,G}jVIA 1,. -APP.--"The Big Clothier. TAILORING CHEAP AND �) NOBBY._..— t Martin Rashford, aged 30, a laborer, employed by John McCann, of Rose bank, was struck by lightning ;Thurs- day night and instantly killed. Rash - ford was engaged in digging a ditch when the lightning struck him. The lightning struck him on the head, and made two small holes in the side of it. His hair was singed, and one shoe was completely torn off. His hat was torn into shreds. Mr. W. Zinger spent Tuesday in London. - R E. Manning, of Clinton, was in gloce r .•• town Frkday. Now , Mr. Ed. Bishop visited friends in Parkhill last week. J. Inwood, of London, spent Sunday and Monday in town.. Miss Susie Weeks, milliner, returned from Waterloo Tuesday. Nelson Sheere, tailor, returned from Petiolea Monday evening. S. A, Popplestone attends the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows next week. Miss Barker, of Detroit, is the riguest of her niece, Miss Idabell Gillespie. The Glass. Family passed through town Tuesday ou their way to Kirk - ton. "The Haug -dog Expression looks of a " ready made,"" hand- me-down " and -me -down" suit of clothes is enough to disgust the Prince of Slovens. NO FIT, NO STYLE, "nor good, fresh Groceries call at the store next to the Post- Office (North.) Fgg, a� • etc flour, NO GOOD. We also sell flour, chop, oats, corn and all kinds of feed.. . Cash or trade for produce of , all kinds.. , DAUICEY. A tailor-made suit, cut. made and fitted to the contour of your form is certain to look right, AND WEAR-ogew- 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- cles and sharpening Lawn Mowers at this time of the year. ISRAEL SMITH. One door north Mr. Stewart's store. Christi 'c s Chr■�ski a ,--•►- If You Want I BEEF, VEAL, LA31)3, PORK, S.US AGE, OR BOLOGNA. Call at the Family Butcher Shop; LOWEST CASH PRICES. One Door South of CENTRAL HOTEL, LOUiS DAY Also Dealer in Aides Sheen and Calif Skint. The War is on The Spaniards are Doomed to Defeat. Ices, the War is on, and the Span- iards are getting the worst of it, but it is not so with those who purchase at our Furniture Store— They, like the Americans, will get the best of it... Another Carload, We have just Received Another Carload of Furniture; and now we have a Complete Stock. We couldn't buy anywhere near as low as we are selling. You never bought so good, so cheap before. • See the Stock and be convinced. .. COMMERCIAL LIVERY. First-class Rigs,and' Horses Orders left at Hawksh aw's Hotel, or at the Livery Stable, Christie's old Stand will receive prompt at- tention. rr melephonn erms Reasonable 1 Connection. R. N. PoWE. The IU'Iolsons Bank. (Chartered by Parliament 1855.) Paid up Capital .. $2,000,000 Rest Fund .... 1,500,000 Bead ofdee Montreal. F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Esq., GENERAL MANAGER Money advanced to cued Farmer's on their own notes with one or more endorsers at 7 per Bent per annum. Exeter Branch, Open every lawful day from Io a,' m.to 3 p m,, Saturdays le a. m. to l p.m A general banking business transacted CURRENT RATES allowed for mon- ey on Deposit Reoei•pts, Savings Bark at 5 percent. N. D, HURDON 9lana cr. 4 f