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EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1899.
O. H. SANDERS, EDITOR.
H.
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SHOP & SON,
Highest Price
Paid
For Produce,
Highest Price
Paid
For Produce.
Jhirt Waists
Summer kirts
gloves and Mitts
CLER :ENG_
Shirt Waists.
:Special sale of Shirt \mets at
s" aeorth lac. to $L00.
Crash, S marts.
chow of aur Crash Skirts for $1.00,
These goods were selling at $1.75,
Clearing at x+1.00.
Gloves and Mitts.
In Cream, Tan, Dark Brown and
Black, Former price, lac. to Sae,
(Tearing at 18e..
REAT
£(ices
&nthroideries
Wash goods
SALE
o
lam.b rid...cries.
In Swiss or Lawn, all widths, and
goodpatterns at prices front :3r, to20 .
Laces.
',ace Edgings, Lace Insertions.
Any kind of Lace at all kinds of prices;
from lc. to 20e. °
Wash, Goods.
.Alt sbadesin that pcpular iii. stripe
for ladies' waists, at I' ,c.
Mud's Furnishings.
We tent collar you for 121e, and
cuff you fel' :plc, in any style.
Men's Shirts.
Soft bodged shirts h1 small checks
and steipes. cuiti attached, collar dte-
A tattelud, selling at 69e.
Unlaundered Shirts..
This shirt is worth- 7ue., Inas linen
bosom and bands, reinforced. fronts
land hacks, (rouble stitched. Special at
148e..
rld
FiliGliST 13FIRGAINS,
are now preparing for fall trade, and are compelled to clear out the
fo t e l -
we
following lines a .rices that will sell them.
wl a .. a f
r,
SCREEN DOORS all kinds in recrular size.
No 1 door varnished natural wood) very handsome, regular -
• + : 11'1 , 1 i., 150.
Clearing out at $1,00
wa 2 door varnished, natural wood, suitable for front doors. Regu-
lar $1.25, Clearing out at 85e.
3 door painted. strong and durable, regular $1,00. Clearing out
at 00e.
SCREEN WINDOWS. All kinds and sizes, Your choice for 25c
BINDER TWINE. We have some of the Gold Medal and Plymouth Special left,
Try a ball or so of this twine anti see how you like it.
HARVEST AND THRESHERS We have a very large stock of these in
MITTS A N E CLOVES. all kinds and all sizes, See our new
warranted Buckskin mitts, they are the
best. Binding mitts from 25e. a pair up.
MACHINE OIL. Why wear out yolu machine by using a poor oil ? Don't buy
oil because it is cheap. Be sure and • look at the quality. Re-
member we have the quality at the right price.
HARVEST T ..OLS. All we ask is comparison of qualityand prices. We have
Q the qualityand assortment, Comand seus and
be con-
vinced. We have prices that will surprise you,
el
Highest prices paid for Butter and Eggs in trade.
H. 13IsI-40P et sod,
This Store Closes at 6:30 p.m., except
Wednesday and Saturday.
EXETER.
FARMS FOR SALE.
MONEY TO LOAN.
The undersigned has a few good farms for
sale cheap. Money to loan on easy to rm
JOHN SPACKHAN,
Samweil's dock Exeter
1liTONEY TO LOAN.
• have unlimited private funds for in-
ve&nient upon farm or village property, at
lowest rates of interest.
DICKSON & CARLING,
Barristers, etc..•Exeter.
EARA FOR SALE.
100 acres, being Lot 28, on the South Boun-
dary of Stephen well located, being ad-
jacent to Mount Carmel and the school is
situated on this lot. The land is first class
in every rospect and will be sold reasonably.
For particulars apply to the Ontario House,
Mount Carmel, or to the undersigned,
T. LYNCH,
Mount Carmel.
FOR SALE.
That most desirable piece of land contain-
ing about 27/ acres, being part of Farm Lot
No. 20, in the 1st Concession of the Town-
ship of Stephen. This land adjoins the Cor-
poration and is splendidly situated, facing
the London Road.
Also the following Village Lots in the Vil-
lage of Exeter :-
Lots Nos. 95 'and 46 on the East side: of
Main Street and immediately south of the
residence of L. Polaick, Esq._
Part Lot No. 21 on the West side of Main
Street, immediately South of the residence
of Charles Rowe. Rsq.
Part of Lot F., on the east side of Andrew
Stseet,almcst opposite the Main St. Metho-
dist Parsonage, containing nearly one acre
of land and known as the old school house
property.
Lots Nos. 162 and 168, North-west corner of
Victoria and Carling streets. The land now
used as recreation grounds, the land immed-
ia±ely North thereof and the land being part
of same farm lot but West of the London,
Eldon & Brueo R.I1.,containing in all about
90 acres. This landis admirably situated
and faces on Huron, Carling and Sanders
Streets.
The land on either side of the Station
Road, being part of farm Lot, No. 28, in the
lst Concession, of the Township of Stephen,
and now surveyed into lots and streets,con-
,aining about •27 acres.
These two last parcels of land will be sola
by the lot or more to suit purchaser.
For further particulars, apply to
UARLYN(- Bees, or to DICKS,N &'CARLING
Merchants Barristers ,Exeter.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Money to loan at froni 412 to 5 per cent.
ELLIOT & GLADMAN,
Barristers, Solicitors, etc., Main St., Exeter
TEACHER WANTED.
The undersigned will receive applications
for teacher for S. S., No. 4, Usborne, on or
before August re. Duties to commence first
of year, Teacher will be required to light fire
and keep school clean. For particulars
apply to the undersigned trustee,
FRED LUSTON,
Devon P.O.
FOR SALE -!i0 USE AND LOT.
1' The undersigned is offering for sale that
desirable house and premises on Huron
street, Last, in the village of Exeter, being
part of lot 15, containing 4/t acres. There is
on the premises a good frame house, stable,
a green house, hard and soft water, some
fruit trees andother conveniences. Posses-
sion given this tall or next spring. For
further particulars
apply to
•
WH. 5. BARER, Exeter.
FARM FOR SALE.
The undersigned is offering for sale that
desirable farm, Lot 6, Concession 8, town-
ship of Usborne, containing 100 acres, with
splendid buildings thereon, located 3y miles
from Exeter. Will be sold reasonable. If
not disposed of before 20th of August, it will
be rented to a good tenant for a term of
years, with possession to plow after the
crops are taken off. For particulars apply to
MATTHEW KELLAND,
Devon P. 0
TESTIMONIAL.
OF
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Bi ■ O.
BISSETTa,
'\Vhat W. G. Bissett says of Hall's
British Seven Mixtures.
"I have used Hall's British Seven
Mixtures for a number of years, and
am never without it in my stable. It
is invaluable as a dressing in cuts,
wounds and corks on horses; also a
liniment for strains, swellings, lame-
ness, sore
a'n'e-ness,'sore throat and influenza it can-
not be surpassed."
Manufactured and sold by 0. Lutz.
Greenway
A. C. Wilson, B. S. A., returned to
Guelpph Hon Monday. -The annual Har-
vest oine dinner of the Boston Metho-
dist church will be hel d Sept.20th.-Miss
Adah Baird visited Miss Alice Wilson
over Sunday. -Mrs., Alex. Fraser, of
Clinton, visited Miss Whiteside last
week. -Miss Marion Ramsey is visit-
ing her aunt, Mrs. (Rev.) R. L. Wil-
son, of Ca'nlachie.
Dashwood
('Poo late for last week.)
The roads are very dusty now and a
goodhower would be a welcome visit-
or. -Harvesting in this neighborhood
will soon be a thing of the past as
several have already finished cutting.
-Mr. Henry Willert shipped a carload
of lambs on Wednesday. -Dr. Mc-
Laughlin who has been away for the
past month returned home on Satur-
day. -Mr•. John Hall and family who
have been visiting in Detroit and
Cleveland, returned home last week. -
Mr. and Mrs. Sauer, Misses Etta and
Vera Renclle,.who have been visiting
relatives in this vicinity the past
month, returned to their home in
Toronto Friday. Rev. J. P. Hauch is
announced to preach in the 'Evangeli-
cal church here on Sunday next at
2.30 o'clock prior to his leaving for
Japan where he is being sent by the
Conference as missionary. He will
preach in both English and German. -
Hoffman Bros. sold their remaining
black horse for a good figae.-Mr.
Valentine Ritter received the sad
intelligence on Sunday morning of the
death of his son-in-law, Mr. George
Geiser of Shipka, which sad event
occurred about 3 o'clock Sunday
morning. -There will be a change of
teachers in our public school staff again
after vacation. Mr. Scott, the princi-
pal, leaving secured a school at Blyth
where the pasture seems to be more
sweet. While here Mr. Scott proved
himself a worthy citizen and one
equal to his task, Of all the pupils he
sent for examination none were pluck-
ed which surely has something to say
as to Mr. Scott's ability as teacher. '
Cromarty Crediton East.
1). HAY, Farq1uhar, Conveyancer, Wills. Rain is badly needed. -Mr. Frank
Mortga !e: and heeds drawn up. Aioney to
loan at1owest rates of interest. Farms to Taylor• has engaged with \Ir, Fred
rent, l`'ucrtl) to draw flax for a month.
11r. 1Vileon ellen, teacher, who has
been spending the holidays at the old
home, left on Thursday of this week
for the North West where he has been
teaching for several eral y ears.-:wlrs. John
Melville, formerly ly a resident of Iiib-
hert but nowof the Township of Grey,
came down to see her hailer, M1•. ,john
McLean, who is nliffering with a can-
ter in time inollth.---Mr. George Leary
while digging a well ac Mrs, Thomas
Choppers sane day last week, bad a
very
mirror, E (:I iefavnaa inhaling alin l f<l
gas. He Si.ge ae dell in clinging to the
rope and hite•ket until he. was hoisted.
to the torp. It was fully half an hour
after he wee ieti-ed to the top before
lxe wva5 rE Sta71Y Eltl'1 C:U1180011in( sS,
1)IEI) OUP I ibbert's early set-
tiers, in the per -on of Mrs. ;Margaret
i)itnlop, litee• t d away to her long home
on Friday. at her taste residence on the
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I oar n She had
i eattained the
h
good old age of 75 years, About three
months agoa•he fell down cellar and
broke her s•:•ni hl two places and dis-
clisabeteti the other one. This, along
•'ttheeaei e
i , .
with her ailments 1 (.
111 tsa+ ( E
it 114 ha i ti.,t i
.( e. n , '. , ,' re-
moved.
A sewt nil, it i until she was (.
nt w a
t 1
Idoved by death which was a happy
1 ele.tse. 114.r remains were laid tit rest
in the ('rd warty cemetery on Sunday.
She leaves s al family of two sons and
two (laugl,.E•r's ti. mourn her loss, her
husband taring !meth- R:4Pal her fiver
years ago.
Clinton.
The firm, elf Davie & llc(.%oul, livery-;
mei, has lel n dissolved by mutual'
consent, Mr. Met'oul retiring, His,
Once has been taken by Mr, George!
aavis. father of the remaining, partner.
The firm title will be Davis at avis. -A
On Thursday night the Staverly Hall
caluinitt a took over the building from
Contractor Couper, who receives $367 3.
The contract price w iai 1 :
.0 co tea i , was ti tH and the
additions le for extras.$Mr. Cooper's
bill was considerably higher, but the
committees had an offset and a compro-
mise was made on $:3073. The contract
was let in September last, ---One of the
apple dealers who has been surveying
the orchards of the Apple Belt says
that that part of (Toderich township
from Stanley to the Cut Line will
yield over1000 barrels of apples to the
concession anile and that along the
Lake Road and in the Maitland Bloek
the yield will be even better. Up in
Colborne the harvestwill also be a
good one. About the most fruitful
orchard up there is that of lir. Richard
Jewell who will have at least 1000 bar-
rels off eighteen acres of trees, ---Mr..
.Tames IIeae+u met with an experienee
'Fhursdly !bet, he would not e are to
have repeated. nor would any one else
for that rotate:. It happened in this
way: Feeling the, need of a luncheon
he went down cellar to get the where-
with to satisfy the cravings of the in-
ner man, and seeing, as he supposed in
the then light, a piece of bread nicely
buttered, he picked it up and began to
eat, but one bite was sufficient. It
tasted Of arsenic and he bethought
himself that the bread he had partaken
of had been prepared for rodents. Dr.
Shaw was promptly summoned and
Although \h. Hearn was a pretty sick
man for several hones he went out of
doors next day and is now Around
again as usual.
Crediton
COLLINS & STANBURY, Barristers Con-
veyancers, Notaries Exeter, Ont. R. H. Col-
lins & J. Stanbury B.A. (late with Mc-
Carthy, Osler & Co , Barristers, Toronto.
Key. J. G. Litt and family have re-
turned home from Seberingville,where
they have been visiting friends the
past week. -Henry Silber, M,P.P., is
attending the High Court of the Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters at Niagara
Falls, being a delegate from our Court.
-The flax-mill is running in full blast.
Mr. Wuerth has about forty Indians
from Muncytown assisting in unload-
ing
nloading the flax. -Mrs. Robert E. Wacker,
accompanied by her husband, left for
Montreal last Friday where she will
undergo an operation. We trust that
Mrs. Walker will be greatly benefitted
by the same. -Mr. Ben. Eilber, of Ubly,
Mich., is spending a few weeks here,
the guest of his father, Mr. Jacob Eit-
her. -Rev. Hauch, of Berlin, who in-
tends leaving for Japan shortly as a
missionary,reached in the German
Church last Sunday evening. About
$50 was collectedifor the Mission Fund.
Mrs. E. B. Scott, accompanied by her
family and Miss Enisweiler, of Phila-
delphia, is visiting her father, Mr. J.
Eilber.-The Morlock's and Brown's
helot their picnic at Grand Bencl last
Tuesday. A pleasant time was spent.
-The Misses Misterley and Miller, of
Albro, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John Wind. -Mr. Albert Dunuingham
is on the sick list. We trust he will
soon be around again. -Dr. Rivers is
in Montreal this week on. business. -
Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield have rettrn-
ed home after their summer vacation
in Detroit and London. -It is rumor-
ed. that Christian Fahner, our well-
known pig man, intends taking his
p' s to the Industrial - Fair, Toronto.
We trust he will be successful in secur-
ing good prizes. -Mr. and Mrs. Schnei-
der, of Morriston, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Gottleib Morlock.-Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Mellin,afVa11a Walla, Wash.,
are the ('nests of Mrs. Millin thisweek.
-Miss Lottie Schwartz, of London, is
spending her holidays here, the guest
of Miss Lizzie Eilber. -Mr.. Jacob Hoist
carries the medal as champion fisher.
Every morning the old gents can be
seen going to the river, each desirous
of defeating Jac. So far they have
been unsuccessful. -A number ofour
boys attended the baseball match at
Ailsa Craig last Friday between the
team of that place and London. -The
Rev. Fiulbeiner, of 'Milverton, will
preach m the German Church next
Sunday, the Rev. Litt going to Dash-
wood. -Mr. Wm. Lewis spent Sunday
at Grand Bend.
'4Iiss Laura Kea'', who has been visit-
ing
i it-
ing 3lr's. Geo. Mantle, is visiting Mrs.
Thos. Yearley, Stephen. :Mrs. Chas.
Mackay, of London, visited Ars. Geo,
Hirtzel on Tuesday. --Mr. ' and Mrs.
Geo. John Duncan., of Farquhar, call-
ed nn Mr. and Mrs. George Mantle
Sunday. -Mr. Will England and his
'mother spent Sunday at (iron(] Bettd.
---Mr. IN ilson Anderson, Mr. Harry
Sweitzer and a number of friends from
Crediton, l aetei, and
Hensall
, intend
spending a week at Kettle Point„ --Mr.
Joseph P. \Ioiloek and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Sweitzer, attended the Mor -
lock Picnic at Grand Bend on `Tues,
clay. -Mr- Geo. Finkbeiner liar been
sone •e
somewhat indisposed rn. :
1 set l e ._tfew
a tt a
1
days. %Ve bupelsoon to see hien at
work again Mr, John Heywood, of
Exeter, visited his • d:urghter, Mi:s.
.Harry Finkbeiner a few days last
week ,.. -Miss Lillie Anderson, of Cen-
tralia, who has been the truest of her
cousin, Miss llilcla► 1,nEler,un, for the
past three weeks, (ks, returne(i home \'Vc4l.
nesclay, 'ler sister, .hiss Maud, will
spend a slIol'ttilne with relatives here,
11111.
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COLI,INB$.STANIIl.-RI', I►trrrl*r(:ra,con-
veyaneere. Notaries,. ,deter, Out., It. 11. Cal
lizas and J. (I•. Stwnbury B.A. (lathe with
(artily, Osler &. Co. 13arriste•rs,Toronto.
- On Friday of last Weel. M1•, and Mrs.
George Stewart and MI. and Mrs. Jos..
Speat•e, of ('ronlarty, went to the
Bend for an outing and when coaling
through Exeter on their way home,
one of the draw irons att(ehing the
shafts to the huggy of Mn Stewart's
rig broke,letting one hide of the shafts
fall to the ground. The -home, realiz•
-
ing the change, tirade 44 dash forward.
running the baggy into Mr. Speare's,
upsetting both vehicles, throwing out
the occupants and breaking oil the
other shaft. and now being free it gal-
loped off at full speed tip the London
road to Mr. Hawkins where it turned
in, broke through the gate and ran up
into the pad.. • Fortunately there was
no on.e hurt. They succeeded in pre-
venting lir. ti e:ue s horse from get-
ting away. Mi. Stewart procured a>.
livery in Exeter and drove to Hensel!'
but getting no trace of the horse he
remained there all night. In the
morning he started for Brucefield lett;
learning nothing [of its whereabouts
he returned ane. on his way back he
saw the shafts • at Mr, Hawkins and
found his horse' all right. -Mr. John
Whyte, ir., and wife, of Mitchell,
were the guests of Mr. D. McNicol on
Sunday last. --Mr. Sidney Clarke, of
the Oth concession, 1Tsborne, has- dis-
posed of his flfty-aero faun' for :;32001
to Me. Robert 'liequair of Tucker -
smith. Mr. Clarke, since selling, has
purchased the 100 .acre farm of Mr.
Richard Raymer's for $600.-A few
weeks ago Mr. William Monteith sold
his firm, formerly known as the \I'1 -
lar farm, to Mr. Geo. Jeffery, cif Rod g-
erville, for $5,800.
G"rrc` oto lti
DiEn.-This week it becomes our sad
duty to re4.oL(t the death of Mr, Corne-
lius11'estnaan, who passed away at
his home here, on SOIlday morning, at
the age of 38 years and 10 months,
The deceased gentleman was the eldest
son of Mr. Thos. Westnman, and was
born in Mor•aington, near Milverton,
where he lived until he was24 years of
age. The late Mr. Westnian then
droved to St. Marys and entered Mr.
Gilpiil'.s Hardware store where be re-
itlailiEs for several years. Later be
cowmenecd business as :a barber in
(=canton and some six years ago he
married Miss Annie Langford, of Bid-
dulph. Ihweeased w%as ft member of 1110
(xrareom Lodge, 1.0.F., (he R.T. of T.,
and L.O.L. No. 592. of Rlanshard.
Throughout his life he was closely eon -
F fleeted with the Methodist rhumb and
in politics 'w is as staunch Conservative.
Ile was as premising young business
num and mins demise has excited the
liveliest sympathy of a wide eirele of
friends, The funeral took place on
Tuesday, and Was co e•e
,,> i t Il4liic t l by Revd's
Smith • ,r
and Brownlee..The Orange n fra-
ternity was repi•esenc•e(I by at rstl•nng;
deputation of brethren. The lateen
Orange hand headed the cortege.
Stephen Council..
The Council convened at the Town
Hall, Crediton, on August 7. All pres-
ent. Minates of previous meeting read
and approved, Resolved that the
Reeve inspect certain drains, put in by
J. F. Taylor on L,R,E. and len. W.,
before the next meeting of the council.
Resolved that the Reeve and Council-
lors, Yearly and Willert, inspect the
third. side road, between lots 20 and21,.
con. 11, and let such grading contract
as they may deem advisable. Willert
-Hicks, that $8 be paid for part burial
expenses of Mr. Carrick. -Carried.
Yearley--Sweitzer, that Councillor
Hicks inspect the culvert at Shapton's
corner and'auble bridge id
an Exeter
tel
side road and have all necessary re-
pairs made. -Carried. Hicks --Yearley
that Gottleib Brown be appointed Col-
lector of taxes for 1899, at a salary of
$90, and that a By -Law be passed con-
firming such appointment. -Carried.
Resolved that the Clerk and Mr.
Hicks make plans for a cedar culvert
on London road, opposite Lot 11, and
that the Clerk advertise for tenders
for the construction of drainage works
on 2nd side road, Sauble and 22nd con.
The following orders were passed: At-
kinson and Parsons, grading London
Road, $3; J. McKeever, culvert, S.B.,
$2.75; Conrad Walper, culvert N.B.,
$4; Abraham Dearing, culvert 5th con.
$5. Rhode and others, work on 4th S.
R., $16.75; John Rhode; road allow-
ance, $10; Thos. Kestle, gravel con.
11, $11; Fred Koehl, Com., N.B., $2.50;
R. Handford, gravel contracts $59.45;
R. Handford, work on boundary be-
tween Biddulph and Stephen, $6; W.
Hueston, gravel $17.01; W. D. Sanders
gravel, $65; Grigg and McCormick,con-
tract N.B., $11; Grigg and McCormick,
gravel contract, blocks 10 and 11, 516,-
47,C. Finkbeiner, repairing culvert,
con. 16-, $2; P. Disjardine, work on A.
and B. Con., $3.30; J. Tennant, Com.
lst side rood, $8.75; Wm. Holt, culvert
and ditch, C.R., $7; J. Heist and oth-
ers, grading, con. 12, 6, 8, 3 and 4 S.R.,
$26.50; R. Essery, culvert 1st S.R., $3;
0. Prouty, burial for Mr. Carrick. $8;
H. Brinker, plank and repairing cul-
vert $1; J. Dalziel, gravel, $10.53; W.
R. Essery, Com. lst S.R., $4.75; Geo.
Kellerman, gravel contract, $10; J. H.
Johnston, statute labor refund, $6. S.
Sweitzer, repairing culvert $1.50. By-
Laws Nos. 8 and 9, for appointing a
collector and levying taxes for 1899,be-
ing read the third time was passed and
signed by the Reeve and Clerk. Coun-
cil adjourned to meet in the Town
Hall, Crediton, on September 4th; at
l p.
• He l'ooled the Surgeons,
All doctors told Renick Hamilton of
West Jefferson, 0.after suffering 18
months from recta,l fistula he would
die unless a costly operation was per-
formed, but he cured himself with five
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the
surest pile cure on earth and the best
salve in the world. 25 cents a box.
Sold by all druggists.
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He -nall
I arrirter li •gins wife and •
of Toronto, are nlaen(ling the vaeatinn
with Me. W. C. 1J:tvie--'.Messrs, Ethel
and Atao;v 3..'iurdoek, seem a few days
at.0ra1111 Bend hist week. M(ss,I:s. We
Johnston, of Gorr ie, and Alex Keine,
ofGarden River, visited Hensal]friends
Friday. ----Miss 1'linnic• \Valker, of
Brussels, also brother Oliver, are vi(>it-
ing at the parsonage. -.Mr. John Balcli-
anan, of the 0.?l.(,. Guelph, is spend-.
ing the holidays at his hor8Ew
I)r. • Mc-Arthlta, wife fano family. lame
d(in. are visiting hie b fuller, J. Me,.
Arthair, hanker. Mrs, C. Fletcher, of
London, ie: spending a few weeks with
friends in and around Hensell,
Messrs. Baker and Will Sweet, of
Crediton, spent Sundae at Mr. Mich
Beers. --Mr. and Mrs. David .Mon. of
Chimp, are visitingat Mr. W. Moir's.
-Miss Lizzie Scott, has returned from
visiting her sister in :Mitchell, -»Miss
Ida Bantam spent Suanday in town.-
Miss
oww n. -sties Maud Morton was visiting Miss
Tena Swan for a few days last Week. -
Mr. Jas. Bonthron and sister Edith
were visiting in London. -The picnic
of girls is to be held to -morrow (Fri-
day) at Grand Bend. A good time is
•expected which • no (doubt they will
have, -Olive Wright, of Exeter:North.
was in town Sunday evening, -.-Hilton.
Evans and Will Wilson of Exeter,
were in town Sunday,
Fr iedsl►urg,
Jacob Kellerman 141; t a valuable
horse on Therrsda.y last.- Mr, W. J,
Scott, of Clinton, former principal of:
our Public School, was in town Fri-
day renewing aequ mutants s. -Me ssrs
Speakman and W. 'Weseott,of Exeter,
and Messrs Reynolds and PEtur, csf
Brampton), called on 0. W. Snell on
Thursday. -Mr. .lex.McLean, teach-
er, was in town on Friday last, --hiss
Melindy \Valent has returned home
after being in Exeter• for some time.-
M. McTaggart, of Rodgerville, was in
town last week, -The :Millionasehnaidn'
was seen going through here last week
looking a little: .the worse for wear. -
4. Cunningham, of London, was in
town this week. -The Eidt family are
at present camping at Grand Bend. -
Quite a number attended the ball giv-
en by the campers at the; Brenner
Hall, Grand Bend. --M. B. Martin, of
"Varsity," Toronto, passed through
here on Thursday enroute to Grand
Bend. -Mr. Faul, of Woodstock, call-
ed on O. W. Snell on :Monday.
(Toolate for last week.)
Miss Randall, of Toronto, is visiting
at Ed. Brokenshire's this week. -
Quite a.nuinber from here intend go-
ing to the North West in August. -
Mr. Dennis Brintnell, of Hensel., was
in town on Tuesday. -Bicycles rented
by the month for $3, -at cycle rooms on
Main st.-Mr. 1V. J. Brown, of Lon-
don, telephone and line repairer, was
in town on Thursday week. - The
young people of our town intend hold-
ing
olding a picnic at Spackman's Grove on
Thursday, Aug. 3r.c1-Messrs J. Eidt
and He Otto were in Exeter on Thurs.,
day. -Mr. John Gill, of Exeter, was
in town Friday last. -Plan pulling is
the rage around here at present. -Dr.
T. P. McLaughlin has returned after
his visit to London and other places. -
The Bell Telephone cloy., have put in
anew switch in our central office, also
a cable line. -Messrs D. A. Morton, of
Hamilton, and O. W. Snell spent Sun-
day At Grand Benet. Messrs George
and Harry Zimmerman, of Tavistock,
visited friends around here recently.-
Mr. Jacob Riene, formerly of this
place, is visiting at Mr. Sam. Millers..
BIRTHS
D AVIS. -At Devon, on August 3rd,.
the wife of Sidney Davis, of a sou.
BRYANT—In Forest, on August 1, the.
wife of Capt. W. Bryant, of twins-
girls.
ATKINSON.-In Biddulph, on August
5th, the wife of 1Vlarshall Atkinson
of a son.
DEATHS,
RANKIN-In Egmondville, on August
1st, Walter Rankin, aged 37 years
and 6 months.
McCAI.RTNEY-In Brucefield, on Aug.
lst, Margaret Walker, wife of Mr.
Hugh. McCartney, and the last sur-
viving daughter of the late George
Walker, Esq., of Tuckersmith.
MONAUGHTON-At con. 7, McGillivray
on July 29, Katherine McNaughton,,
aged 47 years.
STATTON.-'On July 31, Luther,son. of
James: Statton, Grand Bendaged 15
years, 4 months, 11 days.
Children Cryfor
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