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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1900-5-24, Page 1I Jbn �.V <yfTl.'+ar mnoivrsa!P.fl.esrtr �..,' THIRTEENTH YEAR. -670. EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MAY 24,, i 900, C. H. SANDERS, EDITOR. 6 6 you to rea Th r us to tell you a dozen rea- It is not neccss�ry ,�® easily prove it� to yoursons whyit will. You �% own satisfaction. We are advertising goods a at a bar- gain for Thursday and Saturday. You are invited come a d'examin. n them,they will be shown in our e win- dowson thedayadvertised. � We � re willing to leave the decision in your hands. F KND HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR EUTTER EGGS. SATURDAY'S 0 EY -S •VTING �y r" BARGAINS . 25 Bed Spreads $1.25, to clear 79c 2 Covert Cloth Overskirt, cheap at $1.25 to clear 50c. 1 Crash Overskirt, cheap at $1.75, $1.00. IN SOUTH WINDOW. Ladles Shirt Waists, (Tooke Bros make) very neatest, just arrived, 59c. r ' SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL FOR MEN 200 pr; Men's fast black Cotton Hose, guaranteed stainless, Men's Colored Negile Shirts, soft bosom. day night, 39c. Men's Straw Hats, (best straw), the 12 - to clear at 9c. 100 and 125 Patterns Satur- and 15c. kind, to day •only 7c. each. A large range of Oil Cloths. We can give you a nice Linoleum, (4 yards wide), $2.25 a yard. EEN DOORS & WINDOWS. We have a splendid assortment at prices that Tall ,LANTERS. See the new one. OWERS.` • This seasons is a success, nl•s, �.• OIL : STOVES, From 75c, up, + T t reliable MANGEL & TURNIP SEED, The must ,fresh and clean. ISHOP& S St, Josepli Mr, and MI$ed Lid of Coot tr ib ht arevisitingfiiendsintheseparts.—Mr. R. Talbot, of Drgsdaalc, called un friends here Saturday night, --Mr. D. Wilson's team ran away Monday, He was driv- ing some fat e title; to•town and being obliged to leave the team standing for a few minutes while he headed the cat- tle which were turning for berme, the team stat tinw,off, bat luokily not flinch damage was done,—Miss A. McGregor is having an excellent prograrri pre- pared to take place on Empire Day,— Mrs; S. Treffry, of whom we made Inention last ween, is still, very 1.11, meefield , AxoTHEa .IkoNEITa DEAD. -Mr. 14. W. Marks, postmaster, of this place, cliecl at his home ea Tuesday evening, May 15th. Mr. Marks had been long a resident of Brucefield, having been nearly fifty years around the spot where that little village now stands. So long had he been in the community that he was an intimate associate of all the older residents, and a friend and adviser of the younger genera- tions. The postoffice was located in a store, which Mr. Marks also conducted and the early settlers of that district who are yet living love to recall pleas- ant memories of by -gone days and evenings, in the store of Mr. Marks, and in which he himself always figured as a leading spirit: At the age of 74 Mr. Marks passed away, and an un- married slaughter and wife have sin- cere sympathy of a large circle of friends. MONEY TO LOAN_ We have unlimited private funds for in- vestment upon farm or village property, at otvest rates of interest.; DICKSON & CARLING, Barristers, etc., Exeter. FARMS F❑R BALE, MONEY TO LOAN.. The undersign ed. has a few good farms for Money cheap. to loan on easy terms JOIIN SPACIIMAN,_ SamwelL s Block Exeter COURT OF REVISION. • Notice is hereby reb given that the court. of revision for the Assessment Roll of the township of Stephen, will hold its first sitt- ing for the present year' in the Town Hall, Crediton, on Saturday, May 26th, at 'the hour of ton o'clock A.M. Crediton, May ist. H.EILIIER, Tp. Clerk. co'RT OF REVISION: Notice' is hereby given that the Court of Revision for the Assessment Roll of the Vil- lage of Exeter, will hold its first sitting for the present year, in the Town Hall, Exeter, on Monday, May 28, atG.H urs of 7.80C 01 =m Exeter, May 8th. TESTIMONIAL OF WILLIAM FRANCIS I have ,, used English Stock Food for . fit cattle,`milch cows and calves, and havefound it it a most useful food. It seem fon ig . and the. in: - proveto aid digestion y v� under its use. I find itespecially pro c useful for young calves. WILLIAM FRANCIS. Varna: On Thursday while W. F. Keyes and men were working at T. Elliott's barn, G. Granger stepped on h11 of rotten ,timber, which gave a piece, g in - him dawn about Way with limn, Iettinl, ten i>itt verve feet. The end of the tiin- ber struck hire on the leg and the ,re - suit is a very badly sprained ankle. The • 'I.he sauce clay while W..1. was taking off siding a piece of scantling struck g the nutlet the lcft eye which todk ,quite apieceof bark off his face. Sale Register. SATURDAY, MAY 26.—Farm stock, imple- ments, etc•; the property of Wm. Cottril, Centralia. Sale at 2 o'clock. H. Brown Auctioneer. LOST NOTES. Notice is hereby given thatI have lost or there has been stolen from me, the follow- ing notes: - 1. One note for $200.00 made by Charles Baumgarten and dated about Jan. let, A.D. 1888, in my favor and bearing interest at G per cent. • 2. One note for $1.00.00, made by Thomas Lynch, and dated about Jan. ist, A.D.,,1808, in my favor and bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent The public is hereby cautioned against purchasing any of the said notes. MARY LyNOR, Shipka, F.O. Shipka, May 15th, 1000. MMETING HURON COUNTY ootnroIL. The Council of the County of Huron will meet in the Council Chamber, in the town of Goderich, on the first Tuesday in June, next, at three o'clock p.m, Wit. LANE, Dated atGoderich, May 21st, 1900. Clerk. Kirizton. This week we are called upon to re- cord the death of a respected resident, in thep erson of Mrs. William Gilpin, which occurred on Saturday. _ Her remains were laid to rest in St. Marys cemetery. She leaves behind her four sons and four slaughters.—Mr. Amos Doupe, who left for the Northwest some weeks ago, has located near Wetaskiwin, a station a few miles, south. of Edmonton. I -1e has purchased a farm and is erecting the necessary buildings on it preparatory to settling thele. His family will go west during the summer.—The ceremony of laying of the corner stone of the new St.Faul's church, .Kirkton, has been fixed for the afternoon of the 7th of June. The Bishop of Iluron, the Right Rev. Dr. tooffi- ciate i illy consented has Baldwin,. ciate on the occasion, and several prominent speakers from a distance have been invited to bear a part in the proceedings and make addresses.' Pro- grams due time. will in grains w printed Cry for, +�'Ficlde"ei1 C y CASTORk Sodom '•7r. Jacob Wurtz is seriously ill of inflammation of the bowies. Mr. H. Isaac has also been ill but i8 now bet- ter.—Mrs. F. Green had a juvenile i)arty last Wednesday. All were pleased with the evening's amuse - meats. A couple of young men pass- ed Sunday afternoon in fishing along the Sauble. We are pleased to say they were not residents of Sodom,— Miss Ferguson, our teacher, passed Sunday with her parents in Manches- ter. The anniversarS= services, in connec- tion with the Methodist church will be held on Sunday next. glee services will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Mill- yard. of Exeter. 'The service of song. will be of a special character for the occasion.—Mr. Youngblatt, who has purchased the boot and shoe business of Mr. J. Zuefie, moved here last week' from .Auburn and is occupying the new brick dwelling, which he recently pur- chased from Mr. Thomas Welsh.—Mr. A. A. Goetz, whoconducted the Th Commercial hotel ``the 'past three years, having sold out to Mr. H. Cante- lon, of Exeter, severed his connection with the hotel on Friday, Mr. Cante- lon taking possession Saturday. Mr. Goetz received a very liberal share of the patronage of the travelling public and served a good table. We believe he intends visiting the old country this summer and spending some time at the great Paris Exposition. His family, after visiting relatives and friends in Stratford and Arthur, will spend the summer months camping at Grand Bend. Grand Bend Hamilton Imthe frame Mr. Robert ! ai bas e of his house up.—Mr. C. Walper'h ul a bee on Saturday hauling clay for his new barn.—The camping season has now begun, one of Mi. Spackmaan's, Cott ages being occupied by ,a family from lieiisa ll.=A new barber has I•ent7 eel ilii. Breener's drop and started busi- ness last week. We hope he will have a good season. --,-The relief of Male - king was celebrated here on Friday last. Flags and bunting were Used in profusion.—Mr. Walker, of Exeter, spent Mon c1 .y her c.—The fish: tug rade: its first round here last week. Nearly all the nets are in fishing order and some good catches xa'e reported. --Mr. Spackman has kented iris dining -hall to Mr, O.oinell, Spack- man will build, an addition t$ it. SAD DEATH.—This week it becomes our painful ,uty to record 'the death of one of our young people, in the per- son of Noble Baker, son of Mr. Philip Baker, Which sad event took place on Tuesday, May 22nd, at the Victoria Hospital, London. He went to Lon- don last week and on Friday under- derwent, an operation for appendicitis, but the operation proved too much for him and he passed away on the above day at the early age of 18 years. Mr. Baker, father of deceased, strove fifty miles intbree and a half hours to, 1f possible, to see his son. alive. He was too late to catch a train, and deter- mined to drive. The horse he used was a srnall,wiery beast,and stood the. long drive splendidly. Deceased was a bright boy and was highly respected - and beloved by -all his friends and as- sociates. The remains were brought home Tuesday. Tne sympathy of the. cocixmnnity is extended to the -bereaved family in this their hour of trial and bereavement. Thrown on a Circular; Saw. Dungannon,' May 19.-A fatal acci- dent in Goldthrope's' satvinill,''',Town,' .ship of; Ashfield, happened. - to.dayy, when Chas. Carpenter a millhand, was caught by the foot and thrown on the large circular saw and cut to pieces. He leaves a young wife. Crediton J. G. STANBURY, B.A , (formerly Collins & Stanbury) Barrister, Solicitor. Notary Conveyancer Money to loan—Exeter, Ont. Mr. J. A. Williams and Dr. Camp- bell, of Zurich, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Siegner Sunclay.—Rev. Salton, of Centralia, and Rev. Hnsser, of this village, exchanged pulpits on Sunday.—J. G. Young Son have put up a new awning, thus adding greatly to their premises.—Mr. Geo. Bedford has built a verandah in front of his dwelling: -While raising a building at Jacob Schwartz's last week, Henry Wind had the misfortune to get his hand under the plate, crushing it se- verely. We trust he will soon be able to use the injured member again.— ain.— Mrs. Chas. Brown is very ill and poor hopes are entertaineclfor her recovery. Her sons and daughters ha ve been sent for.—Mr. Israel Smith, of Exeter, was the guest of Mr. Samuel Eilber Sun-. day. -Mr. Matthew Finkbeiner is build- ing a bank under his barn.—The Y.P. A. Rally, which was held in the Evan- gelical church last Sunday, was a suc- cess. In the evening the members of the Alliance gave a very interesting program. $15 was collected for the mission in N.W.T. Centralia,' Norman Mitchell spent Mondayin London on business.—Master Chrlie Grafton, who has been i11 is improv- ing.—Mrs. Win. Parsons is the guest of Mrs. G. G. Essery.-Mr. A. Nevin and Byron Hicks each disposed of their handsome drivers. to Mr. Gra- ham, of St. Marys, who was here last week looking up saddle horses. The trustees of our church have had erect- ed in the front of the parsonage lawn a splendid wire fence which adds much' to the appearance of that part of our church property.—The mason work of Mr. Wm. Essery's new brick dwelling is finished and the carpenters are now busy at work, and when com- pleted it will be a handsome hoose.— Mr. Win. Colwill and ,Tames Oke are busily engaged at their barns, erecting new banks under them, Mr. G. G. Essery and George Grafton are DOW finishing their houses and they are in-, deed great additions to the station street. -The board of directors of the butter factory held a meeting on Mon- day night to make some new arrange- ments for the corning Yeaar. Our fac- tory has now been running for year and has given great satisfaction. -- Mrs. Jaynes , Cans bell of Varna ac - P eom panied by her children, is visiting her mother here this week. ---The mem- bers of the Epworth League of this church have contributed $25 towards the pastor's salary which he received Tnesday evening at the trustees meet- ing. --The financial report will he for- warded in the near future,—Miss Brock, of Elimville, spentSunday here visiting friends. Sir Charles to Visit Parkhill: Parkhill, May 21.—Sir Charles Tup- per has up-perhas cancelled his engagement at Whitby and consented to be at the. Parkhill patriotic demonstration on May 24. The celebration promises to be'one of the grandest ever held in Western Ontario. Cromarty Mr. Robert Varley, of Ohiselhurst, spent afew days lately with his old friend, Mr. Thomas Hoggarth. Mr. Varley; though he has reached the al- lotted span of life for man; is as lively, talkative and cheerful as formerly and his accounts of his voyages to the Old Countryand his descriptions of the scenes of his youth there are both interesting arid instructive.—One day last week as 1v1r. Albert Vipond was on his was from school No. 8, towards Staffa he took up two of the little school children; one a little girl of Mrs. Marion Morrison, the other be- longing to Mr. Joseph Warden, for a ride. After going a short distance the horse made at ,rash of the road to - Wards the fence, and threw' the three occupants out of the braggy with con- siderable force against the barbed wire fence and all three were very much cut and bruised' about the head, arms and legs, but under the skilful treat- ment of Dr, Hutchinson, we are glad to learn all are recovering. The horse continued its amid career to Staffa where it was stopped and caiight.— Mrs. Campbell, 'of Ftillaarton, is visit- ing ing sisterher' and brother, Mrs: John McLean and Mr. Allan 1ieDou ald, this week and last. The old lady is lookingwell, considering her old age. iii -Y �. ad Mire. Fred Luxton, of Eden, were visiting friends and renewing ac- quaintances one clay last week on the 13 concession of Ribbert. --Mr. George Leary, one da last week was beauti- fying ,and improving with evergreens the Surroundings of his hone, feel -new- ly known as the teacher's cottage of section No. S. -We are sorry to learn that Mrs, Neil Mcliellor,who has beet' 1i1 poor health: for some time, is no better lint weaker and more helpless, The sore in her face is larger arid more inflained looking. b Children Ory for' CASTO Ft IA An Old Man Killed: Whitby, May 21.—The regular train, 011 the Midland division of the .,Grand Trunk this morning ran down and kill- ed Thomas Burke, an old 'man, while rounding the curve just north of Brook lin street station. Engineer Sweet saw the man steep on the track about a couple of lengths ahead of his train, and applied the brakes, but it was too late, the engine striking Burke and killing him instantly. He was at least seventy years of age and an old resi- dent of Brooklin. SURELYI#COMING• , Letncti Brothers' World's Mofister S1:ows. Every Iran, woman' or child who knows anything about circuses, and avho ever saw Lemon 13rothers' World's Monster Shows,- will be delighted to know that the big shows in all their magnificence nce aa1xd exalted gtTandeurl. will surely exhibit at Exeter, on June 1st, and precede both exhibitions with the grandest morning street parade. ever seen since parades were first .ex- ploited. In the great shows will he seen several ne1v features which can not 1)1 seen else Where. ',Mose 1y110 have seen the monster BovalOpu spzonounce• it the greatest, the strangest and most unique marvel to which the great ocean ever gave birth. The sliiggy, fierce, thobrgh beautiful horse -riding lion; Rajah, the biggest born of brutes, tell - ler, longer, cost more than the world- famous Jumbo -the very lord of beasts and is worth the price of admission alone. The Roman Hippodrome, an exact reproduction of the Corse of an- cient Rome, and the modern races at- tached to it, are at once exciting, ex- hilerating, and in all things equal to the best races run on a modern race- course. The circus, which consists of one hundred and fifty superior acts, given by one hundred superior axenic stars, requires three full hours in which to give them. The Meuageiie will be a delightful study for all, because it comprises more wild, tame and strange beasts than other people have ever before had an opportunity to see. The show is great in everything and small in noth- ing. Would Build a Railway. Before Justice Meredith in single. court at Osgoode Hall Friday, Mr. D. L. McCarthy made application for an order to expropriate a portion of the property of Richard Irwin, of Olinton, for railway purposes. The Grand Trunk secured the permission of the Privy Council to extend their line at Clinton, and settled with all property .holders affected except Irwin. Irwin refused to either sell or arbitrate, and the progress of the line is blocked. The motion was adjourned a week to enable Irwin to be served in the pres- ent case. Incendiarism at St. Kit's. Dean Murphy Dead. Seaforth, May 22.—'Very Rev. James Murphy, parish priest of St. Colum- bian, near Seafortb, and Dean`, of the .Roman Catholic Diocese' of. London, ' 'died'early-thismorning. He was one of the most widely -known priest in Ontario. In' many parts of Western Ontario, including Dublin, Seaforth, Wingbani, Brussels, Blyth, Zurich and Drysdale, the name of Father Mur- phy is `revered. In the early days in those districts he went through much • hardship in his labors in attending to the scattered points and the building of many churches Dean Murphy was about 73 years of iige,':.and spent the last 36 years in the present parish. Death was clue: to pneumonia, St. Catherines, May 21.—A dastard- ly attempt was made on Saturday night to burn George Wilson. & Co's lumber yard. Everything had been carefully prepared, and the match "applied, but the fire was discovered by the company's engineer in time and put out. This morning, about 2 o'clock, a second attempt was made, which was more successful, the company's storehouse and barn, with one horse, buggies, sleighs, wagons, etc., being destroyed. Mr. Wilson's own residence was damaged slightly. The loss will be between $2,000 and $3.000. About three months ago this firm's planing mill was set on fire and destroyed, the loss being $30,000. Since that time a watchman has been employed, but his beat is a long one, and the incendiary ised a time when the coast was clear. A thorough in- vestigation is to be made. A Thousand Tongues. Could notexpress the rapture of Annie E. Springer of Philadelphia, Pa., when Dr. Kings. New Discovery cured her of a backing' cough that for many years had mattelife a burden. She says: "After all other remedies and doctors failed,, it soon removed the pain in, the chest •anal can new sleep soundly, something 1,can scarcely re- meinberdoing before. ' ' l feel like sound- ing its praises throughout the. Uni- verse." Dr. King's New Discovery is guaranteed to cure all troubles of the Throat, Chest or Lungs, Price 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottles free at all drug stores. Mitchell: David Sykes, ` a young man employed by Mr. Win. Graham, had a narrow escape from being killed on Saturday afternoon while working on the. roof of. Mr. Burritt's knitting factory. He was helping to strip,. the olcl shingles off, ancl, stepping on mills loose ones right at the top of the build ing close to the ridgeboarcl, he lost his footing and cache down head first -,'to," the edge of the building, 0 dist r,nei sixteen feet, and then fell twent, to the ground. Re must have tli a somersault, as he, came down., first, lighting on apacking bop- alld, ceived a deep gash in the calf of his leg. He was immediately taken.to Dr. Armstrong's office, where it was found necessary to put fourteen stitches in the wound. The young man was also pretty badly shaken up and will feel sore for some days. "OPPORTUNITY IS THE CREAM OF TIME," Now is your opportunity_' There is no time when the system: is so much in need of a good' medicene, like Hood's Sarsaparilla, and no time when ib is so susceptible to the benefits to be deprived from such a medicines By purifying, enriching and vitalizing the blood and: toning up the system Hood's Sarsaparilla starts you right for a whole year of health. Constip anon is cured by Hood's Pills. Goderich Couple Figured. On May 76, in Detroit, Judge Dono- van granted a divorce to 3.lis Mary Jane Clark and gave her $7.0,000 ali- mony. The couple are people well along in years, and they hive lived to- gether fon 'nearly Harter of a y a, q cen- tury. They formerly lived in Goderich, Ont. It was there that the common law marriage was contracted. Less than a year age Mi'•. Clark ceased to support his wife and children and later p 101 a 11oma 1111 Buffalo. A fait married � 5 for divorce was at once instituted in Detroit by Mrs. Clark, who swore' on the stand that no ceremony had ever been performed but gave 'enough evi- dence to convince Judge Donovan that a common law marriage had been es- tablished. ;There was some little dis- cussion about the alimony. It devell oped by the testimony that Clark owned the whole of or interests in boats in the Canadian trade between Goderich and :Buffalo, owned 10 or 12 • farms in Oanada, owned a biot' cls fac- tory and woollen mill in Buffalo. The son-in-lavalaced Ularl: s wealth a p at somewhere around $200,000. BIRTHS. Ptrnit.—In Seaforth, on May 12th, the - wife of Wm. Piper; ,of a son. FORD.—In Hay, on May 15th, the wife., of Geo. Ford, of a son. PARSONS.—In Stephen, on May 14th,, the wife of Sam. Parsons, of a daugh- ter. • Hoc u'ITTJ.-11x Stephen, on May 5th, the wife of Fred Hogarth, of a daughter. SAMBROOK.--Th Cred11011 011 May 11, the wife of Win. Sambrook, of 8 son., DEATHS. MaRIIs.... In Brueefield, on May 15th,, Robert W. Marks, aged 74 years. Seaiforth Ma • 12, Sam- uel 011 3 uel Bo. 5 -d, aged 53 years; 6 months. g GT.t r1N:—In Ko 1.1 oil, on May 12, Mrs. M. Gilpin, aged 01 years, 0 uioutixs< OliO'WEN.--In St. Id irys, on May llth. John Chowein, aged. 74 years, 9 rnonths, 22 days. 1, L'. T oc�soN.--.ln T'aluaerstot on M, 20 . Io , y •gcc39years 3- Jai;irxes 'Hodgson, .>,�,c,l years, months and 25 days. Tn s, C< al. on. liotNl.—In Los .A. gels., , May 21st, Louis '.Thorne, formerly of Exeter, aged 27. McTiaN>;u—;[nPax•l:hill, onE+riday, May 11th, 1900, Anne McTn:ries, widow ol'; the late James McInnes, aged 72. years.