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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1899-8-10, Page 8Business Brightness Brings Suecess. Central. STlA.TFORD Oi<t1T. PALL TERM opens S1rPT. 15t1i. Central Basinoss College, Stratford, Ont. write to- iiav for our new catalogue. It'a the driest easiness renege catalogue in, Canada (ma represents the most rrogresaave and beat school. "VV...7..Etltott. Principal } LOCAL DOIN GS. September 4th will be Labor Day.. Try the Ave -mem.: for Wedding stationery. Latest designs, 40 1n1 ot'. rr: to .Ian. 1st, 1000, i. ioa• l0 ets. Subs( ril,t• now. .11 dog poisoner i,' playing bavoe muni; the canines of Goderiele killing e •v e nal every week. Mi•.:aka:. Pardon, hay fork agent eat one of hie drivers Froin iI'.flame- eon on Saturday morning last. elaieter Arthur Davis, of Mitchell. i•a d a ehie'kt n coalae out of the shell re, ..eetly with two beaks and three eyes, Zb•. John Snell is laving the exter- :a weunla't,rk; of his dwelling repaint- ed. adding materially to its appear - ...mete It is ,alts that the nee V t i I9atyi1)g :;savor with the spring wheat in this .0i11 Of Ia4• there � as but very y !sale sown. ., t e e �• n• 'sbn e \e ,ti k all t 1 has .1r.. I Iii reeved. into the residence recently v a • ated 111 Ala•, 1„ Br:a:aiul over the bridge, es ett'I `ort b. The large plate glass front at the r> C, Bankrupt, .. to is nearing +'olti- t :et ion and twiet ll el begin to assume [[cly-hire apps atatuce. The Exeter 1 telosse team Will erOss r .,ks with St Marys team, to -thea, e'itarscl:ayu at that place, We expect !le lei+yr will give a goers ac'c'ount of tileinsAvee. The let<aleytcr sans will ppienie at eavtield un Tae .slaty next. who de. .•, attending may leave their names Alis4,ltzai. . r Ma Grieves. Omni - will have the stably at 5.30 aa.m. # nem in a near -by town :answered ee Ave! tiee•ntent the other day of a :.tater:iApnea. whereby he 1vaS te, azst•ful and convenient l,t,iast'h,old ;ertieles for•:31I cents. He got nit pills. Mr. Peter Mayne lastweek moved int:, his new tweet rtesidellee on :1.n - drew street. May he live long to t•o- ev its co ,forte Mr. Geo. Iiatrton has eut,ved into the reside nee vacated by Fraynte Seaton. S• o ' o Tho,. . ot I z t 11 e. 1, an old .td well-known former resident of i.xeteer, who has been reduteed to the lewestdepths of poverty, war; relne,v d from here to the Utilise of Refuge by "oristthle (,Teeth on Friday last. .1 valuable cow belonging to Mr. W. R. lharix g. milkman. has diseov- t re•d in the pasture field on Thursday last with one of its hind legs broken. I zs Sul!, e,sevl thatthe term had been 1,vorriec1 by dogs and in going through the fe•nee ?sustained a. broken leg. The anneal had to be shot. If von are bitten by the kissing bug end your Iips elven up.don't get fright- ened and think yon are going to die. Prompt api,lieattiun of ordinary house. held ammonia will relieve the pain end obviate all bad effects. air. L. O. Himmel. government entomologist at Washington, stays so, and he should know. A correspondent to the Seaforth Ex- positor says:- -Mrs. John Thornicroft, ...silo meet with a feta laccidentat her re- cent benne in l)eleware, Ont..a few days go will be well remembered by many (areas of Exeter r and Clinton, when a yn,ines lady as Miss Bessie Kelly,daugh- te r of Mr. John Kelly, sr., who at one t.`.ine. owned the farm now occupied and (>wiwd by Mr. Richard Gidley, Exeter. In life. Mrs. Thornieroft was one of those ideal women with whom it was pleasure to meet, a kind neighbor, loving wife and mother and gener- c .1s to a fault. Her demise will he a azul blow to the community around her old home. Turf Clut sheeting. .A meeting of the Exeter Turf Club will be held at the. Town Hall, to- morrow (Friday) night at 8 o'clock when a dividend will be declared. To Farmers. The undersigned wishes to inform the farmers who have logs lying at the mill yard of the Sutherland -Innis Co., that they can have them cut at trace by applying at the mill. GL's WAGNER James Stect Church. Quarterly meeting services will be held in James street church next Sun- day morning. The love -feast in the school -room will begin 010.15. Preach- ing service at the usual hour 10.30, fol- lowed by reception of new members and the sacrament of the Lord's supper. in the evening the pastor, Rev. C. W. Brown, B. D., will exchange pulpits with the Rev. R. Millyard of Main st. church. Council Proceedings. Council met pursuant to adjourn- ment at Town Hall, Exeter, August 4th. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Muir—Arm- strong, that tenders for pavement be laid over for further consideration.— Carried. Evans—Muir, that the follow- ing accounts be passed and orders drawn on treasurer for same, viz.— J. Creech, part salary, $90; W. Ford, stone, $50; J. W. Creech, labor, $12.50; Westcott,labor,$10; Walterjohn Vail, labor, $12.60; Chris Smith, labor, $12.50; Thos. Hatter, sr., labor, $10; Geo. Cudmore, labor, $10; D. Russell, labor, $12.50; Ecl. Hunt, labor, $2; S. Handford, labor, $4.50; Thos. Webster, labor, $10; T. Hatter, jr., labor, $1.90; Wm. Young, labor, $1.50; Thomas Welsh, labor, $5; J. Heywood, labor, $2.50; Jas. Taylor, drawing tile, $7.50; t} S. Baskerville, street watering, $18; Electric Light & Power Co., lighting to August 1st, $78.96; Jas. Creech, charity, tor Mrs. Sutton, $9. Taylor Armstrong, that the Reeve and Trea- surer be empowered to borrow for. Liu1rent expenses as required to the amountof $1000. -Carried. Evans -Arm- strong, that Council adjourn till call of Reeve.—Oarried. Gro 11. BIeSETT, Clerk. Dr. Browning is having a new stone foundation placed under his large brick residence on the corner of Wil- liam and Sanders streets. Lacrosse. A game of Lacrosse will be played here on the grounds on Friday even- ing next, between the Seaforth and Easter teams. Don't miss it! Shipments. Mr, H. Willert, of Dashwood, ship- ped a carload lambs to Buffalo. Mon- day.—Messrs. on- da - �- ;Messrs. Prior & Armstrong ship- ped a car hogs to Toronto Monday,— .11r. W. Snell shipped four carloads cattle to Montreal Saturday, The Horn Fry. To those who- are troubled with this aggravating little pest upon their cattle we recommend the following receipt, which has been in successful operation upon the Model Farm at .0uelph for the past t tvo years: to To one gallon of fish or good tanner's oil, put iu foam teaspoonfuls of Crude Car- bolic arbolic Acid and spray the animal twice a week." This pi eparation has the reputation of never failing to accom- hdish its Ilurpose, and is absolutely armless to the cattle. A Singulav Find. The gold 1t atceh chain lost by Mr. .1. R. Carling while rabbit hunting out in the tclwnehip Stephen several months ego, .was very singularly discovered on Monday lust attached to a small tree in the woods by a son of Air. John Roesler,' who delivered up the chain and is now in posses,iou of thereward,. ,20, offered sly Mr. Carling, It ap- pears the young fellow was berry picks iitg in the same woods and while pas- sing ander this small tree thew ebain came in contact v1ththe back Of his neck., and the seesation resembling thatofs t s a snake, i .ce to 'i o', na ,l Ianxd3lhlrcr " as snake" but on a:lo$er exanhietatioll discovered the ehaie. The chain is a. valuable one and WAS given to Mr. furling by' his father. hence he prizes it very nitxele. PERSONAL. ONAL. „at,�elnn, t?ees.ct3 Air, n. Bawden Ii left t Tuesday for Alvinston. Mrs, R.:\. Rowe is visiting friends in (lintou. Air. Jazne, Parkinson left Tuesday for Port Huron. Mr. T. Mills, of Dresden, is visiting friends in town, Clinton McCallum, Dentist, returned to Buffalo AIonday.. Mable Leatborn, of London, is visit- ing friends in town. MI and Airs. F. W. Collins were in Tt liniville over Sunday. Miss Clara Hersey, of London, is visiting friends in town. Fred Treble, of St Marys, spent Sun- day under the parental of. Harry Sanders, of Detroit, is holi- daying at his home here. Miss Edmonds, of Fingal, is the guest Of Miss Annie Mill. Mr. Samuel Sanders, operator, is on a pleasure trip to Cleveland. F.. Taylor,of Wvoming,is holidaying with his uncle, "C. CT. Bissett. J. C. Brydges, A.D., of Chieago,lvaas in town Monday calling on friends. Mrs. T. M. Carling' of Clinton, is visiting Mrs. Tait and Mrs. Christie. Mr. Frank and Mrs. Oke, of Toronto, spent a few days in town during the week. Miss Mabel Fulton, of Hensall, spent Sunday with Miss R. Zinger at Grand ,Bents. Russell Howard, of St. Marys, is spending a few holidays at his home here. .Airs. Braund, of Brantford, is visite lug her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Essery. Mr. A. Q. and Mrs. Bonier and fam- ily left Monday on a pleasure trip to New York. Miss Olive Mullivan, of Woodstock, is spending her vacation with Mrs. H. Samwell. Harry Browning, who has b een vis- iting his parents, returned Tuesday to Markham. Misses Lena Hawkins and Edna :tic - Callum left Wednesday for Seaforth to visit friends. The Misses Ella and Eva Hawke, of Newton are the guests of Miss Lilla M. Acheson. Miss Ethel Sweet, after a pleasant visit with friends in Seaforth, has re- turned home. Misses A. McLaughlin and Ai. Chris- tie returned from Grand Bend Satur- day afternoon. Mr. John McLaughlin is at present quite ill and unableto fill his position at the foundry. Mr. Wm. and Mrs. Gould, of Bel- ville, are visiting with relatives and friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. Hembly and son,tliric, of Detroit, are the guests of Mr. and Airs. A. J. Rollins: Mr. and Mrs. Cowan, of Sarnia, spent Tuesday in town, the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Lutz. Harry Stancombe left on Friday for Sundridge, Parry Sound, where he will make his home. Mrs. Welsh, who resides with her daughter, Airs. Newcombe, is in a very low state of health. Mr. Ed. Spackman left Monday to attend the I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge meeting at Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Lovelace and son Frank, of Muskegon, Mich., are visit- ing relatives in town. Mr. A. , Gregory, of Brantford, visit- ed under t parental . ental r 0o for a few w P days during the week. Mr. Chas. Coates, who has been hardware clerk for Messrs. Bishop & Son, quit the job Monday. Mrs, John Welsh and son Charlie Long, left Monday to spend a few days in London Township. Dr. R. Kinsman returned from Sar- nia last week, where has had charge of his brother's dental practice. Harry Powell, who has been visiting here and at 0 -rand Bend, returned to his home in Woodstock this week: D. McDonald, clerk of the County Council, and M. G. CJarneron, Barris- ter of Goderich, were in `town 'Wed- nesday paying their old friend, Mr. R. H. Collins, a visit. Mr. Collins" con- dition remainsaboot the salve. Mrs. Arthur Hoskins,: after a pleas- ant visitwith relatives here, returned to her home in Brantford Monday. Miss May Armstrong, who has been ill of appendiseitis, iss bnpeoving nice- ly hens will soon be able to be around again. • Mr. D. Mill left Monday as a dele- gate to. the Grand Lodge meeting of the I,O.F., whieh is now in session at Niagara. Mr. Chas. Southcott,of Toronto, was in town last week calliug on oldfriends and is now spending a few days at Grand Bend. Mrs. Wnx, Baker and son, of St,. Marys, who has been the guest of sibs, W. S. Baker, left llozaday to visit friends in Blyth, Airs. McTavish, of Detroit, accom- panied ccom-panied by her son, Dewit, is visiting her father, Mr. John Hawkshaw, and other relatives here, Mr, T. H. McCallum and daughter, Hattie, left Friday for Midland where they will take the boat and enjoy a sail around the lakes. Mrs, and Ailsses Veraand Ethel Oob- bledick have returned from the Timid where they have been enjoying the breezes for some time. Mr, A, J. McTavish. of Toronto, shook hands with many of his old friends in town on 3ionday and re- turned the sauce evening. Airs. R. J. Campbell andson,Herold, of Hamilton, and. Miss Edna 131atnch- ard, of Loudon, are visiting the Misses Balkwill, Loudon road, south, :AMTS. H. Huston and J.' G. Jones, who have been on an extended trip to the Northwest and elsewhere, return- ed. home Wednesday 211orn111g. Ars. Hemming, of Aeaford, who has been the guest of her son, Hilton, clerk in the Molsons bank here, leaves today (T1zur'sduy) for Hamilton, Mr. E. H. Spackman, of Blenheim, drove over from that place Thul•sday, and after spending afew days with friends here left for Grand Bend. Mrs. Ed, Harwood, after spending a few days with her mother,Mrs. Down, wito recently sustained severe injuries in it runaway, returned home Monday. George Hawkins,t son of Az. Thos. Hawkins, Reeve of 17sborue,collnnene ed Tuesday to serve an apprenticeship as hardware clerk with Messrs. Bishop S �., tin. Ax: John Barnes, owas badly ally shaken up in a fall a short time ago is recovering slowly, but it will be sever- al weeks before he will be able to do anything, Mrs. Wm. Aldworth, of Minneapo- lis, Minn., is visiting friends and via - tis -es in this neighborhood, the guest of her parents Air, and Mrs. John McMahon. Hay. Tuesday being civic holiday in Clin- ton, Mr. and Mrs. R. ChM, accompani- ed by their daughter, Miss Babel, spent the dap at Exeter, guests at the Metropolitan. Mr. W. Easterbr•ook, who has . been on a pleasure trip to Wentworth and. Halton Counties, has returned home, He reports crops Letter here than in the places named. ;lir. D. G. Wright ;ries family, of Deloraine, have been enjoying their holidays with relatives in this vicini- ty during the past week, the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Rollins. Miss Carrie Dyer, after a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Ed. Dyer in Brantford, returned home Monday ac- companied by Miss Morrison who will visit here a short time. Miss Susie Weekes, who has been visiting here the last week, leaves to- day (Thursday) evening for Water- town, New York, to visit her brother, Mr. George weekes of that place. Ars. Robert Stevenson, and son Fred, who have been visiting at the Metropolitan for the past week, has returned to her home in Detroit, Mas- ter Fred remaining for a few weeks. Dr. J. P. Lischart, T. E. Anstett, and lir. J. A. Zinger, who have been visiting around Brace county and the. Metropolitan for the past month, have returned to their respective homes in Detroit. Mrs. John Snell spent a few days in London during the week, visiting her son Aquilla, who left Monday for Toronto, where he has accepted a posi- tion as traveller -with a wholesale dry - goods firm. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Crocker, of To- ronto, who visited in town a few days during the week, returned Monday evening. Miss Effie Treble accompan- ied them and will spend a few weeks in Toronto Mr. and Mrs. H. Bishop, who have been on a pleasure outing up the Georgan Bay, Lake Simcoe, and the Thousands Islands, returned home Monday. Mr. Bishop, who was not enjoying the best of health before he left, has much improved. . Egmondville: On Tuesday evening Walter Rankin, aged 37 years and 6 months, died at the home of his broth- er-in-law, Mr. Robt. Hawthorne, after being a severe sufferer from Con- sumption for a number of months. Mitchell: The house of John Jordan, thresher, about one mile south of here was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday; also the whole of the contents. The family was away when the fire broke out, and it had made great headway before being noticed by the neighbors. The fire was caused by fire being left in the stove. There was no insurance. Wingham: On Monday shortly after noon a serious accident befell our townsman, Mr. John A. McLean. He was up in the loft of the saw • mill looking for a piece of lumber and lost his balance a ce and fell to the floor below. In falling he hit a large piece of tim- ber which came down with him 'light- ing on his leg and breaking it in two places just above the ankle. He also sustained;. severe bruises about the shoulders and arms. Brucefield: Many were quite sur- prised. to learn of the . death of Mr. Alexander Foote, which occurred on July 27. About a year ago Mr. Foote became ill and .in order to reeeiveprop- er treatment and care went to the House of Refuge. He, however, never regained strength and .quietly passed away being in the 81st year of his age. Mr. Foote, in his early days, was a sailor and many were the stories he could tell of the dangers and storms braved on the mighty deep. For the past thirty years he had resided in Brucefield, where he had many staunch friends. Tuekersmith; The grim hand of death has again visited our neighbor- hood and chimed one of our promis- ing young men, in the person of Mr. D. A. White, at the age of 27 years. A few years ago he received an injury by a colt jamming biro in a stall from the effects of which he never fully re - i, erect. Ta here osisofthe liver mut cov I ttl 1 bowels was the immediate cause of death, he only being confined to the house about three weeks. Dublin: News was received on Sat- urday last of the death of John By-- rne, an estimable yonngelan and .a bright scholar. He left home about a year ago to better his future in the west, but death relentlessly grasped him and claimed hint in his youthful Manhood. Two years ago their hap- py home was bereft of a loving Moth- er, which makes the news doubly said for the heart -broken father, brothers and sister, We offer thein our heart- felt sympathy in their hour of sorrow. Wingham: Residents of town were surprised on Tuesday morning to hear of the death of Mrs. Wesley Gray, which took place at her home early that morning, Mrs, Gray had been at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. John McLean, during Monday afternoon and appeared in her usual health in the evening, Early in the morning her busbancl heard her moan- ing in bed and she appeared. to be choaking. Before he could procure assistance the. spirit lead fled.. It is supposed that the shock, occasioned by the .accident which befell Mr, Me. Lean may have bad something to do with her sudden death.' 4, 8 keleteeesseealle ellkeraaffeallieseesaseaateteelesseesieseaesneestsiaseeseeesai $IG CASH 8210 CASH OR PRODUCE. ONE PRICE ONLY. ere are a few money -savers that may interest you. Some eve rr dayneeds at very special prices. White suits, yes we have the snap of the season, Large heavy doubled size, some slightly soiled, regular .$1.25 quality for 75e. 2000 ydsstandarduality, best. German prints, indigo dye,e guar- anteed fast colors, 14e. a yd. 10 doz. Ladies' cotton vests, short sleeves, fancy trimmed, heavy qual. ity, regular 12v, and tae. goods. very special 10e, each, or 3 for lac. • The balance of our mussing and organdies at 10c., 18e., 20e. and 2$e. quality for 10e, Ladies' Linen Crash and white Pique skirts, just a few left, out they go at 95c. each. Boys crash hats, We have .a few left but they must be cleared, The balance to clear at 15e. We have about 3 doz. ladies' para- sols at clearing prices, Yon can s,are money by baying a parasol n[aw. Mill remains of Cottonade from 2 to 10 yds. each, 18c. quality for 14c.; 20e, quality for 15e.; 25e. qual- ity ror 21)e, If you want cottonades e 1ve can save your money. Granton: A coin belonging to Mr. i 'M Baynes had a rather novel experience early the other morning, While ayyj S . tazading on the O. T. R. crossing an engine picked her up, slammed her through it board feuee and about fif- teen or twenty feet beyond,Mr.Baynes cleared away the debris of the broken fence, in the meantime sizing up the situation preparatory to having her drawn out with a team of horses when animal the h z iznal sprung to her feet, and started for home, apparently as if nothing had happened. Just a year ago Mr. Baynes had a cow take the saute trip. St. s . is h Mr, _ , M. ('ial ,zt i p opening up agenea1 storein this place. Several carloads of goods (waved last week. He will also start a hotel, A large taI'tl of liquor bas also o iliiv. ed. In this consignment are seven hogsheads of wino, they will avet•age about a hundred and thirty gallons each. It is rumored that ablate>l keep- er from Montreal will take hold of this breach of the business, probably the same man that has purchased the large block, While the outside world' is crying everything is going to pieces, that it is raining dogs and eats In St. Joseph, we have no cause for alarm, the prospects seem as bright as ever. Brucefield : Mrs. Hugh McCartney, , of this oace, passed away Mondayafternon last. Mrs, McCartney s been in delicate health for several years and for the past few months had i,een a severe, but patient sufferer and her demise was a relief to heesolie Her maiden name was Margaret Wal- ker. She was the last surviving daughter of the late George Walker, Esq., of the Mill road, Tuekc>isnzith. The other sisters were irs. J. B. Mc- Lean and Airs, Robert McCartney. She was 57 years of age. She was married to Mr. McCartney on the 11th of March, 1804, by the late Rev. Will- iam Graham of Bgnzondville. She was of a kind and amiable disposition, and was Much and deservedly beloved by those who knew her. She leaves a husband and two sons. The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose stomach and liver are out of order. All such should know that Dr. King's New Life Pills, the wonderful stomach and liver remedy, gives a splendid ap- petite, sound digestion, and a regular bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25 eta at any drug store. FOR FIRST --CLASS BEEF, LAMB, PORK, SAUSAGE, BOLOGNA, PRESSED TONGUE, CORNED BEEF; SALT, FRESH OR SMOKED MEATS, Call at The Family Butcher Shop. One door North of S. Pickard's store. LOUIS DAY Proprietor. TRAVELLERS,. Travellmg Bags, T eleSC ?peS. Large stock. Prices Right.Quality the best. • A. STEWART 1 1 6 1 1 He who has lost his sight best knows its value.. Hundreds suffer loss of sight. Timely attention might have prevented it. Examination free. Satisfaction guaranteed. S. Fitton, GRADUATE OPTICIAN, '..AT... T. Fitton's Jewelry Store JllelIvllle & MilEris011. Manufacturers and Installers —OF— ACETYLtENE GAS GENERATORS. One door South Central Hotel, EXETER, - - ONT. The Attraction of Alt Eyes .. , „--»...-.-..,-.1.11101, Just at present the object of ;u tee. ion the people oi'Exeter and silt rerun d- ing country is OUR GREAT LINES N uRniTtrxE To see is to examine and to• examine our struck is to buy.- Prices uy.Prices are so astounding when the ..t nality idue i is 'o s e t n . d. , • . tO VE. COMMON SENSE MANUS that you should ea111 and inspect the lines of GENT'S FURNISHINGS that we have placed in our store You will find in this new stock Quality and Price.... to suit you. FIT WELL FEEL WELL LOOK WELL This is what we always accomplish when we make a suit for you. Prices that Please. Bert. Knight. Veleitle ir041il141,0 * 4 RA weA lee 0 =' (A0 4) *. feeI 1 RA N '* e 444444444444 va- X11/ veg y'= 1/4l" rr� k 7 %/7 Priestley's "Eudora" Cloth is softer, richer, with greater width and weight than any Henrietta. Ideal in -the riches of richness its surface glow and drap- ing qualities. It is the perfection of a Black Dress Fabric It will not grow rusty—its dust -shedding qualities are absolute. Matchless in delicacy of texture— unsurpassed in its wearing service.. Silk warp.. Wrapped on the varnished board, "Priestley" stamped on every fifth yard. The Ilproved Henrietta uF "41c' so- if "1\. Ads. %fes Vb `h �11� $/� 4'-,. 7ii lee- Sold by E. J. SP ACKIVIAN. "/1\e laic• Te • tig �I\s sesaal se - 7 SII es - .740. al/i se tea Ott