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Exeter Advocate, 1900-3-15, Page 2'Gassiness Brightness Brings Success, 1.4.".?1TEE.N. rS A DU r12. AT A tar Y TIME j.(2) STRATFORD1 ONT. A school that offers advantages not found elsewheruilOanada. Large staff of' expert instructions; increased attendance; areta- eatn business training; scores of students Placed iu eetel paying position; students xn attendance from places In which are locat- ed Other 1n:strums colleges. They Want the best. It pays in the end New terra new open. Enter as soon as possible. Write to- day for our handsome prospeetus. W. J. Elliott, Principal ruimpaevogwevisvegrim LOCAL DOINGS. etat weoaaagtgvmkgt,wkAg...qat TO PR'OSI'CTIVE BICYOLISTS. prepare foe blackening toxins, On the- frail fornhef clay; Don lighter, shorter dials, You'Ii.find its not till play. Assessoe Fakn is again on his rounds. Masonic Ineeti rig next Monday night. The issoe of three, six and fifteen cent stainps has been discontinued. The total Biatish losses in South A-f- are12.,881 killed, wounded ancratis- sing. The Cauadiane lost 121. Me. S. E. Toni, I.P.S,., was in town Tuesday inspecting the school: Mauchcaine in like a lion, and if the old saying holds good will go out) like a Iamb. Several of ow.. volunteers droye to Hensall on Tuesday night last and took part in the Patriotic Carnival. The Rosi Govern in eat, in connection with its plan foe read improvement, hopes to provide- forthe abolition of tollgates all over the Province. Mr. J. P. Clarke disposed of the ance of his household effect§ on Tues- day last, Mr. John Gill wielding the hammer. Good prices Weve. realized, A new postoilice has been opened in Victovia Comity, beating the name of 1.31).e name of (inner Throne Elea tre hosbeen changed to Ladysmith. J. G. Stanbury, B. A., ,who has been in partnership with Barrister. R. H. C'ollins for the past year,. ..V1.1 aonti,n u the liueiness at, the old 'offices over O'Neil's bank. The Rev. A. H. Rhodes, of Hyde Park, will ppeach in Trivitt- Memorial clitireh on Thursday evening, Match 15th lLt 8 o'cloek. Sabject "The Binait Offering." All are invited. Ib is understood that Principal Grant will be relieved of a part of his duties • at Queen's University in the spring, by the itiepointment of another profes- sor to the facility of theology. It was.anIrishrintit who went to buy a'Clock, and when shown one that "woilld go eight days without wind- ing," asked: "Be jaberS, how long would it ran if ye wound it?". Winet"s Linipietit is an Myatt -table household teinedyfor sore throa,ts and for internal and external uses. The EitIVOn Uniform Promotion Ex- aminations will he held on March; 20th and 30th Teachers should send at Mice to their school Inspector for the numberolPapers they require. Lake Superior Trout, Lake enperior White Fish, Lake Herring, Skinned, Cod.Fieh, Cod Fish Steak, Shreaded Cod. Fish ond Choice Finan Haddies jnet:arrived at Stewart's CashM tore. Rev. G. B. Sage, B. A., B. D., red - tor of St. George's Church London, and lectm-et in Huron College, will preach at both services in the Livia Memorial church mi Sunday 'next, March Ilth. Affwelcome, Mr. Chas. Shute, who has.been visit- ing friends bere.for the past week, left Tuesday for Wiatten, where he will be married to -day, (Thursday) to a Miss Bryan. HO will return here and spend a few days before leaving for his home near Lien's Head. The services in jantes street chtirch, which have heen attended with much success, were Concluded On Tuesday evening. Rev. Geo. Brown, father of the pastor, who has rendered, such valuable aid in this work, returned to his .horne in Toronto, yesterday, ('Wed- nesday.). . Those Parker; a T. R. eciednetor, of London, fomierly of the L.; H. & B., is now laid up with the small hone in One Of his lege broken. Mr. Parker . had the misfortune to have his leg badly twisted in one of the car seats while on his run one of London one day last week. Nearly all the roads in this locality; part -ice iltrly those:Punning North and Smith, are in a very- had condition. In 111Any places on the. London Read there is as much as six or seven feet of new with pitch -holes galore, some of which are deep enoughto alinost.burY an or- dinary team of .horses. The Exeter Auxiliary of the. Wo- ina,ns' Missionary Society will hold an open meeting in James St. Methodist -Church on Thursday evening, March 8 th. flss Preston, a Missionaryt from Japan, will deli V er an address, also musical .pregram Will be given. Meet- ing to cern Mence at, 8 o'clock. A silver collection et the door. Ilse Winans Cough Balsam for c eonghs,.colds and Bronchitis -tronbles. Especially useffil for children. Sold! y 0. Lutz Mr. Alex. Dow has. purchased fifty metes of land adjourning his present n property front. Aire Thos. Yellow: This ! h is a good, piece of land and Mr. Dow 11 now has a splendid farm. Tuvkieh Scalp Food stops fallh heir, 1.01110VPS dendruff, restores faded and .'113V hak 10 itS natuial 00100 Mr. 1. . Hawkehaw, proprietor of the Commercial House, is again on the sick list and confined to his bed. The Literavy Soeiety of Room No. 1 of the Exeter Public Sebool repoet the following officers elected for the quar- ter:—President, Lulu Dempsey; Vice - Pres„ Eva Browning; Secy.-Treas., Evelyn Gill; Editor in Chief, Herbert Gregory; Critic, Laura Jeckell; Ques. Drawer, Cora McPherson; Organist; Edith Rollins; Usher, Nina -Carling; Stage manager, Ruby Treble.' Conf.: mittee, M. Huston, 13. Ross, V. Hnrdy. 1 g 1Vhile Mo. John May was cutting 1 Snal he th I I U 10 The G rand Tr unk Railway has isetied it circular appointing L. P. T. Lynch trainmaster over the twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth dis- tricts, the territory extending over the Northern Division, Georgian Bay, Lon- don, Huron & Bruce, and the lino to Harrisburg from Southampton The appointment went into effect March lst. Mr. Lynch was formerlY it con- ductor on the Northcutt branch, but latterly has been acting trainmaster at A Man hailing from Detroit narrow- ly escaped getting, into serious diffi- culty by trying to pass a bogus Am- erican dollar on one Of outbusiPess men Friday last. He paid a small .hill and it was not until aft& he had one that it wae noticed to be. bogus. How- ever, Chief Gill was petgen his tracks and soon rim his man doWei. On be- ing aecOSted he was very innocent (?) and stated thathelnid received the coin from some other business man in town, but on investigation it proved other- wise, he had had no.dealings with the alleged person Whatever, thus laying himself Open to the severest penalty of the law. However, the Chief gaye, the wily knight of the Stars and Stripes a good sound lecture and it is hardly likely he Will ever tin, the 'smile trick The -iligeest Treat Of the wiatee. Gavin Spence ancl Mabel Laing,who, several years ago, gave it concert here .to a crowdedi'Ouse aud. within (me month Were recalled and bad another great ovation, will be in the Opera, House, on Friday uight, 'March. :16tb. They appear here under Masonic Aus- pices as they did before. Nothing that civet appeared in Exeter was more popular than this concert. The con- cert is purely Scottish. council Proceedings: Council met pursuant to radjeurn- ment at Town Hall,Mareh: 2nd.. All , present. Minutes of previonS.Meeting read and corifirinect Evatis—'Levett,. that the following accounts be passed and orders drawn on Treasurer for sante—Dr. Rollins, certificate; Mrs. Fanson $5.00, 1899 account; Dr. Hynd.- man, certificate; Mrs. :Fansen 55-.00 1899acticaint;Geo. Cad/mire, silowplow- ing 6.00; J. W. Creech, labor, $2.59; J. T. 'Westcott, charity, funeral expen- pee of .Mrs. Morsehead, tied., Levett—Arinstrong, that this council build a cement culvert across Main Street aeibe junction with Ann street, and that measurement kinmade end tenders asked foreas eden ,as poe- sible.--Carried. EtatteMnir, that Council adjonen to meet Match 10th, at 7:80 p. m.—Carried: ' GEO. H. BISSETT, clerk. School Board Minutes. Meeting of the Board held in the Towa Hall, Wednesday, Jan. 21st, at 8 p.m., absent H. Huston. The follow - lowing is the order of business duly submitted end approved. Per chair- man minutes of prevines meeting. Per J. Senior and R. N. Rowe, that H.uston and W. J. Carling be a com- mittee to prepare a detailed. valuation of the school property, whieh shall he held as a basis for further insurance. Per R. N. Rowe antl J. Senior that H. Huston and the chair be a Teacher's Supply Committee with power. Per W. Trevethick. and R. N. Rowe. that the put -chase of all school requisites be fi est referred to the Supply Con) mittee. Per- W. J. Carling and j. Senior that the following account he paid:—.T. P. Clarke, brooms: 6Dc. Per R. N. Rowe and J. Seahor, the substitute services of Miss Trevethick be paid for pro rata with the salary paid in the departnient suppiied. Adjonenment carried per W. J. .T. GRIGG, Sec'y. Weicortienqews. That the good news of the relief of Ladysmith on Thursday last was re- ceived with great rejoicing in Exeter, • goes without saying, Never was there a more enthusiastic outburst of loyalty and patriotism manifested in the his- tory of the town. As soon as . the news was announced crowds began to amass, flags were hoisted. bunting stretched, the church bells set ringing, the flee alarm sounded and the whole town went wild with joy. A hell' boll - day was proclaimed by the Reeve :tild the school was dismissed. At about three o'clock in the afternoon :i, grand procession was formed in front of the Town Hall arid paraded Main street. The procession was made up of men on horseback, among W110111 was a strik- ing character of a typical representa- tive of John Bull, in the person of our much esteemed citizen, Mr. Robert Leathorn, lvho sat on his charger with the grace and elegance of a Duke and ho added much to the tone of the oncourse; a rig containing Dr. Rollins, Varden of the County; Reeve Bissett ..ournallors Muir, Evans, Levett and Arrnstong; the Exeter Band; about thirty volunteers. with Mr. Geo. liar- ess in command; it boys brigade, aiding with them it miniaturecannon; le Firemen and an immense crowd E citizens. After marching up Main met as far as the Metropolitan Hotel, re band playing several appropriate rs, the procession returned, march - g down to Huron street, thence back the Town Hall where the parade dted and the volunteers acquitted emeelves excellently in a military ell, after which several volleys were ,ed, including several rounds from 0 miniature cannon. The boys,then ng very beautifully "Soldiers of the treat)" and the whole crowd God, ye, the Queen" followed by three Ins- eheers for "Bobs," Buller, Kitch- r, White and the Canadians, after hich the crowd dispersed, In the ening the jubilation was continued, large precession was again hearted ti mileched up and down Main street th the effigy of Cronje, after which ergo bonfiee was started on the vo- nt lot opposite the Central Hotel, th the effigy of Cetinje surmounting o whole. Fire -arms and fireworka re discharged in ptofusion and the iole town was wild with eXcitement. Cause of Delay. Owing to the irregular train service of late, eaosed, by the snow blockades, re" Our supply of 'paper for this week's — to issue has beep delayed, hence we were In unable to print at theustial time. 'We trust otte roaches will kindly bear with LIS in this unavoidable Matter. Death of Mrs. MoOreshead. th Death ea:fried off another Of our sit est residents on Wednesday night last Q in the person of Mrs. john Moovessit - • head, :it the advarleed age of 88 years ty and 6 inotiths. The deceased has been ne in frail health front the infirmities of w olci. age foe many weeks hence her ev death Was itet in the heist unexpected: A Mrs. Mooresheed WAS" Cwiee' Married, an her foenier nal110 being Mrs. Jaketnan wi itted,Ilae eeeicled EXeter for many a I "Years. • The funeral took- piece ficin ea, the reeidence Of Mr: 13Id, fldnt, Mill wi pitmen where She his Made her home th of late yeilPS. oh Satetalay eftertMon tta laet to Hie l';'heetert cemetery. WI st wpoci in the hush no '1h -testier last t axe he teas using came in (1001001 wi an overhatlg111„1: llfalb, ceasing it glance with Such fotce its to tett 4 Se- vere gash in his left foot. He WU/ he coufined to Hie house for some time. The lecture and entertaiu went gi Yen -GidleYs' :0Oelat House,' Mt Tuesday evening was not greeted with AS liirge an attendance as the entertainment deserved which was proleablY doe to the bad state of the roads. The Rov, Fore- ter,,of Toronto, gave his ,poptilite iec- ture on "King William the Third " and fully sustained his reputation as a lecturer. His discparsct Was indeed it model one and theeloquence with which it was' given, wite interesting 10 the extreme. The, quartette selection by Messrs. Ross, 'Senior,. Peptestone :tud?Rey. Martin was ranch itppreciated es was also the solos by vIise 11' Beers Miss L Johns, Miss -AL -White, and Mr. Beinthing, The. chill by the sehool! boy $ was good, and 011 the whole the evening was very pleasantly spent.. • Exeter School, Report The following is the report of the public school for February. Class A --- Eva Brow ning,Lily Robinson,Herbert Gregory. Class 13.----0ota, McPherson, Wiley Millyard, Willie Muir, Nina Carling-. Noon roll 36, average 82. Se. IV -Win n ie Carling, MillieMarti. Reby DavidSon and Wittnie Howard equol„Teunie Murray-, Dolly Dickson, Ruth Rollins. Jr. IV—Clara Ross, 'Wavy Parsons, Louisa, Carling, Alvin Brintnell, Ethel ',Irarmer, Fran k ie Weekes and Ethel ',Armstrong equal. No. on roll 43, average attendance 37. Sr. III—johnGardiner,Hazel Brow ing, George Jones, Roy Howard, Ech Dow, Flossie 'Taylor. Jr. III—Fr Tregethick, Elmore Senior and 01 Gould equal; Bettie Halls, Fred Stith JamiceBawden, Olin Hooper. No. o roll 49; average 42. Sr. HI—011ie Quance, John -13.arto Edith Moncur, Frahk Hunter, Ann Reid, Martha Carling. Jr. III—John Ross, Ida Armstrong, Martha Snell, Lena ,llunter, Dolly Davidson, Wal- den Crews. No. On roll 51, average 10. H-13erta Snell, Millie Bissett, Ernest Pickell, Flossie Sweet, Willie Meteer, M0uriee Bobier. jr. 11-1311(1. red Elliott, Bert Muir, .Rotha Brown, gitua Johns, Loney Heywood, Ira Taylor. No. on roll 00, average 10. Sr. II—Emtna Heideman, Clarence Eaeterbrook, Frank Bawden. Jr. II— Albert Lang Emma Hall, Margaret illakins. No. on roll 61, average 41. Sr..II-Florence Anderson; Gertrude Sheere, Hairy Rendle, Irene Handford Ida Cottle, Frances Davis. Mid. II— Lizzie Gould, Lillian Amos, Mabel BMW!), Elneore Lang, Nellie Hatter, Lily Hodgett. No. on roll 56, average 43. • _en% The Late R. H. Collins. , In the death of this gentleinan, who passed -away at his residence, ,Tarnes street, on Thursday last, Exeter loses one of the most brilliant and promis- ing barristers in Ontario. rlis legal career has been spent in our midst and for Many years past he has been a fa - figure on our streets. A man of striking presence and orator- ical power, while in health no public Meeting .was:considered properly con- dtleted WittIOUt.hith and hie great abili- tieS Were given in the Most good natur- ed and enthusiastic way. In geditics, a Strong. Libeerd, he has pulled his party through many it wordy contest ancl Was,kno WIT as a first -cartes speaker throughout Ontario. Gifeed. With magnificent voice and thoroughly con Versant with music, many 02 1)01 citi sons will reme.mbee. the Teivitt Me inertial church choir as he led 1..1 som years ago rind the thrilling.. power o his sympathetic tones in many a sac red passage. He was also it devote Freemason and was a Past District Deputy Grand Master of South Horon District, No. 4, which office, he filled with the utmost zeal and proficiency. Mr.Collins' success as it lawyer was phe- nomenal and his early death will leave, a blank in the legal fraternity to be °manned by no successor. Our citi- zens will remember the manner in which he could sway it jury and mass an array of legal facts sometimes overwhehning-ly convincing... Mr. Col- lins was born in the city og Bandon, County of Cork, Ireland, on the 19th August, 1851, and emigrated to this country ‘vith, his mother in 1861. For some year's he lived in RockWood, Wel- lington County, where he .attended the Academy finial he was 18 years of age. He then engaged- as teacher of Shakespeare Public School ind subse quently of Stratford r!: h School and COMMERCIAL LivEnv. First-elass Rigs and Horses Orders left at Hawkshaw's Hotel, or at the Livery Stable, Ch ri stie's old Staid will receive prompt at tention. . ermatteasnnabl« rrelenhone Onni.ectiot Light your home with . The Light of all Lights, ACETYLENE CAS ed The Radiant Home 113.- Automatic Acetylene , n Gas Generator. n, ja The R.,adiant mm Hoe Auto GAutomatic Acety- lene as Generator has numerous tes- timonials and each Machine is Guar- anteed to give every satisfaction. Manufactured by MELI/ILL.E & MORRISON, EXETER, - 'ONT. a 'Mrs. P. .1.7.1shc,tt. left Monday to visit her sister hi am do n. Mr J. A. Stewart is in, Toronto on business this week. ! Wee Hannah' Bntt of Kippen is visiting friends in town. Poptinaster Christie spent Thursday in London on business. Mrs; Win, Westcott, Of Seaferth, is 'visiting-friende in town. . Mrs. Philip Lang is iinproving slow- ly fromher recent illness.: Dr. TennantspentTuesday 'night in London visiting his sister who is quite ill. Mr. John Poddiconibe, of London,: is the gnest of -Messrs. Carling hrotb- ere. , Mr. Warren Ross 141 SittiirdaY to visit frieiadS in Clinton and Seaforth this week. Miss •Reert- Fitzpatrick, of London, spent Monday night in Own With friends., Miss Cora Prior has returned home .after spending afew days with friends in Hensall: Miss EdithBeers spent a few • days at the Millinery openings in London last week. _ Miss Tennent, of Burr, was the guest _ of her brother, A. E. Tennent, V. S., c hist week. • The Misses Bertrand, of Crediton, - were the guests of Mrs. Smith and Mrs. d Kunz last week. other schools in the aeghborhood. In 1887 he was admitted as Banister and Solicitor after some years of study un- der' H. W. Hall, formerly Barrister heve, passing all his examinations without attending college. Deceased suffered for many months past from it growth on the eciatie nerve and bore with wonderful patience :tgony of the west excruciating nature. The skill of the best physicians had Leger consult- ed but could bring no relief, hence one cannot mourn that death has released hirn of the sufferings he endured after it became certain that he could not again play a useful part in life's battle- field. He was cared for by hislinrnedi- ate relatives and friends most assidu- - erts,a- and kindly, but no human power could avert the stroke. of death. M. Collins married Miss Jessie Bonthron, of RodgerVille, some years ago, who, with One little daughter, survives He WAS burie(1 with the ceremonial of the and Presbyterian ehurehes on Saturday last, the Rev. 3.• W. Ten Eyck and Rev. W. M. Martin officiat- ing, while the, Masons conducted the funeral in the impressive manner for , which the brethren of the mystic; tie are celebrated, Right Woe. Bro. R. B. Hungerford, Deputy Grand Master, of London. conducting the ceremony, as- sisted by 13ro. Fergeson, - of London. The pall bearers wet all brother Mae- ons—Dr. Amos, H. Spackmare B. S. O'Neil, Ed. Christie, J. A -Stewart and WT HaLevett. The casket bore sever- al beautifid wreaths as last tributes of respect to the dead. The funeral was largely attended and limn g those fr rin it distance we noticed judge Massone Philip Holt, Daniel McDonald, Clerk of County Coint, Goderich, M. Y. Mc- Lean EX P Seaforth and Many other e frorn Rensall and other places: Miss Maggie Sweet left Tuesday night for: London where- she Will re- side for a time. Miss Beatrice Steinbach; of Zurich, was the guest of Miss Carrie Dyer for a few days last week. jaunts Acheson, wholies been tend:- ing bar att the Bernetd House,Londori, eetuened to town Tuesday. Mr. Win. Welsh,'WillianiStreet, js in a very tow etate of health and his recovery is doulitftd, — Miss Got -rine Hooper left on 'Mon- day for London, where she will take cont -se in the BUSineSS College. : Mr..Murray, !Of Rockwood, attended the funeral of his brother, Mo. R. H. Conine Which tooleplace on Saturday last. • 'MiSs Fredrena Down, who has been visiting friends here for several days., returned to her home near Centealie MondaY. A Mr. Stevens, of London, has a& cepted it position as dry -goods clerk with. Messrs. IL Bishop & Son and coulthenced duties Monday. . Miss Ellen Browe, who has had charge of the confectionery at the post office•fort Mr. John Grigg, has accepted a position in the post office. Chita Wilson, Exeter North, who has been confined to his bed for - the past few weeks suffering from an attack of inflammation, is slowly re- - :9;e:1:g Mrs Murray, r 0ite11claiplet, sv1caeisg the funeral' of her son, the late R. IL Collins, left !I7riesday for her home in Rockwood. Mrs: Ernannel Bissett has been con- fined to the house for several days from the effects of it painful and what might yet prove a serious growth on her left foot. James, who has hist veturned from visiting London, Paris and other principal cities in Europe, is:Spending it short time here, the. ;arrest of Mr. Levitt, prior to leaving for his .hoMe 10 Qu'Appelle, N. W. '17.. ' : Mr. Cline. Kychl; who has been visit- ing friends here for several. weeks left on Monday for his borne in Douglas, Man., Mornitty night, 'accompanied by hie 'beim, Miss ,Ida,'. danghtee of Mr, WM. Kydd. • ears Ftillarton: Died, on the evening of the third inst., Mr. Thomas Harper, of the. 6th concession. Mr. Harper had been ailing slightly .for a few weeks, but dining the last week was thought to be in a fair way to recovery. On Sunday he took suddenly worse, and PP 11,S0/\ AL died abeut evening. Heart faddy@ is C supposed to have been the cause of his death Mr, Harper wite about Hatay - two year's old; uinnaaried and 'pitch re- spected by those Of his acqintintance. Mr: arid Mrs. Harper and the &rally have the sympathy of this lOcality in their sad bereavement, J • 4.1 06664S&MeattOMOZAMMOIWW MAkinS spent SUndaV in Zurich, .N.I.rt Couch honamenced his AthieS " elerk With Meesee; Carling 'Bros. or) Friday, TEE BUST sPro E . AT THE . . e purchased 78 dozen of Print and Gingham Top Shirts (Atli() Shtn- d ard Man ufactnrer's goods at sueha retitle thin as to place o ur prices away below the zeropoint of other competitors. Our Prices fot these lines are 05e. and 75c. and not one in the '$vhole lot is worth less than $1.00.• They were prodoeed for the Spring, but on 11110011111, Of over- production had to be cleared at it price. We bought them, and give you all the advantage of good ehean wear foe Spring. n Saturday last we placed in stock all our Carpets and Lace Curtains for Spring uses. NVe bought these before the advance in prices and can save you money, also giving you better designs and up-to-date values. With this lot we got a large number of mat ends '(ltd sample car- pets and can display a great quantity of patterns and colors. HATS & CAPS are in for spring. We have the, celebrated makes, Hartley and Battersby. These goods have tile reputation for wear., Color and style, and with us entire satisfaction to all consumers. SPenia/ values in White Table Linens and Napkins. Pillow Cottons, any width 40, 42, 44, 46 niches wide, circelar make, only 10e. it yard. E. J. SPACKMAN 9 Headquarters for W. E. Sandford's Clothing. ITEMIESEIMEMErreg vitmeerz,R40.:eiceieee .1093;1.41 rameassommaiscanomeamassmometrocrnmemmecurmaammastusumararinomoot NOXON NCW '6UFFALCI PATENT ALL STEEL DISC NARROW. 1 SECTIONAL SPRING TOD EN COLTIV4rilt The Universal Favorite Noxon Disc Harrow, (OUT -THROW.) The only Disc Harrow that has adjits- table pressure springs. This feature is invaluable on hard or uneven ground. N xon New Sectional Spring Tooth Cultivator. Wed with grain and grassgrowing attachments it desireit with reversible points, also thistle cutters if ordered. Ihetllt1l ig1.1ec. test deaf le best working and most easily operated cultivator manufar- The teeth work directly nuclei.' the axle and within the wheel line. • 'See the New Spring Lift, THE CELEBRATED Noxon Drilis STEEL HOOSIER and I Spring Pressure. Onr old reliabie HOOSIER DADS are so well and favotaibly known that they speak for themselves. There are now over 60,000 in use among the farniers. of this•country. .0=100114i0111114100(011.11=111110 MMON SENSE MANIA that you should call 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 it suit for you. Prices that PleaSe. Bert. Knight. SOLE LEATHER,.. We wish to impress on the minds of everybody that we don't sell sole 1 with er , neither do we sell meat as tough as sole leather. OUR MEATS Are of tbe veiy hest quality. Try our big brown Sirloin Boast. It is as toothsome and appetizing. as the famous neaeock's roast ot ([mei. We know lu.w to fix it up all nice tor the oven. Try us once, -You'll try us twice; You'll find our meats Are choice and nice: . John Manning, ,Hensall: Another old:settler of this section passed alvay last Week, in the persoe of Thomas McLeod, at the geed ,old age of 89. Mr. 1VIcLeact was born before the war of 1812, and. had seen or or heard of most of the great events of the Victorian age. Hillsgreen: Mr. .T. Mousso, while coming out of the swamp with a load which was abont to upset, he jumped to save himself and had one of the small bones of his foot broken and his ankle sprained. The hurt, although painful and will lay him up for some time, is getting on 00 well as can be expected. Hensall: Death has again visited this section carrying away another old settler in the person of Mr. Wm. Wien. at the age of 74. Mr. Wren died at the residence of James Hortt. a on the town line Hibbert, Tuesday. His end was sudden and unexpected. The funeral took place Thursday, to McTaggert's cemetery. Mitchell: Tueeday evening an im- mense meeting was held in the Town Hall to bid farewell to T-Tenry J. Hicks of the Strathcona Fiore, Mayor Davis occupied the chair. Some of the lead- ing gentlemen delivered addresses, while others sang patriotic songs. The public and high school ehildren pre- sented an addrees to Mr:I-licks, accom- panied by a beautiful hoquet of roses and carnations. The Council preeent- ed, through Capt. Money, a purse 00n- taining$50 in gold. Mr. Hieles left, to- da y to join the Strathcona florae at Ottawa. LOGS AND BOLTS WANTED, HIGHEST PRICES PAID. Custom Sawing Done. THE SUTHERLAND -MINES Co., (Late Gould's Mill) 134. O. KESSEL, Forem EXETER, ONT. EXETER LUMBER YARD. East side of Main street, opposite planing mill. —TOCK -- We have in stock, dressed and matched siding, flooring and cell in, also dressed pine 1 in., 11 in., 11- in. and 2 in, Shingles; lath and cedar posts alwayson hand. A large stock of barn lum- ber just arrived. CO and Examine - Jas. Willis, Proprietor. R. 'TICKS REPAIRING 12 you want your Repairing well done. go toll. llicke•Wittehee, Clocks and jewelry a specialty. MARRIAGE LICENSE Marriage Licenses issued andWed- ingRings always on hand. Fansen'e Block, Exeter. 3 Clinton: Thomas Dowson, the po- pular hot of the Mason house, in towrt has sold out to R. G-ra.haere of Brum- field, who has recently disposed of his hoeteley to .John McKay of the same plaee. Both gen Heerlen will fake pos- session of the hotels on theeIst, of May. Mr. Dowson bee a 1'arn hStanley township, hut will likely remaie in it) towii, although at present he is nol. deeided. Clinton: The fire alarm was rung on Wednesday evening 1(1)01118 p. the cruise of whieh Ives a fire :-tt, Rev. Mr.. Mtn:dock's house on Rattenbury street. IL Was learnt that a lamp had exploded, whioh M n 111nrclock was carrying in his hand at the thin?, and was fortunotely put out before the eteamer wae needed, hol the reverend gen t len) an e sti in a tets his loss e t ahrnt. $250 in books, among which were his ten years' eollection of college notes. ,