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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1904-3-17, Page 8VogrA essarfaasaaraasa vi We can make it worth your while to ORDER A NEW SUITnowinstead of waiting until Spring. Can't afford to °'rest on our oars" because it happens to be midwinter. It is worth something to us by way of advertisement. Everybody doesn't know vet what we mean by GOOD CUTTING AND FITTING GOOD SEWING AND STITCHING GOOD LININGS AND SHOW. We Expect to pay something for an. Introduction. Come in and see. W. W. TAiMA-...T, Merchant Tailor. w•-'i7"ai-'Y` �'9r'ic'vrAiF LOCAL DOINGS. � 4 IA lovely lot of Ladies' New Tail - !i or -made Skirts just in at Stewart's The Legislature is expected to close shortly. The good Old Quaker says some- thing in Soverign Bank "ltd" this week. The dates for the Western Fair, London, have been fixed for Sept. 9th to the 17th. Mrs. John Charlton is recovering from pneumonia and kieart trouble. She is still very weak. Mr. Win. Walker has purchased the Northproperty of $� td Williams, nd,paying Miss Annie Sanders, who has been suffering for the past two weeks with infiamination, is recovering. , Rev. W. Godwin will address the children in Main street Methodist church next Sunday morning. .A. young son of Mr. Stephen Ho- garth, of Stephen, broke his arm this week, the result of a fall from a straw stack. Master Leon Treble celebrated his birthday anniversary by giving a party to his young friends on Tuesday evening. Mr. Win. Routley, London Road, held his annual wood bee yesterday and the usual interesting time was spent at night. Dr. E. L. Cash, at one time a student of medicine with Dr. Browning, but now of Yorkton, Assa. is the Liberal nominee to the Dominion House for MacKenzie district, Assa. Mrs. Horney, of Usborne, who pur- chased the Darling -property last fall, and has since bad the house renovated moved into town last week and is now comfortably settled in her new home. Mother earth, which received its first coat of "the beautiful" just four months ago Tuesday, has never since cast off the mantle and there is every appearance that the won't for some time to come. The annual_ examinations for pro- bationers, candidates and local prea- chers of the London Conference will be held in tha Methodist Church, Pe- trolea, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April19, 20, 21. Word was received on Saturday naming from Port .Arthur stating that Fled Coleman, formerly of Exe- ter, was recovering from a severe crush received some two weeks since while braking on the G. N. Railway. Wild ducks that forgot to go south last fall are having a hard time of it this winter. The large amount ofsnow and extremely cold weather make it impossible for them to obtain food and many are dying from cold and starv- ation. . Mr. Herman Heaman, until recent- ly with J. A. Stewart here, left on Saturday morning for London to ac- cept a position with R. J. Young & Co. Berman is a young man of merit and principle and we see success ahead of him. WE KEEP THE BEST .OE c-t0PI1 • WE CUT IN THE LATEST STYLES MERCHANT TAILOR. YOU' WILL J3) GIVEN A FIT . mamindampromommtrem YOU WILL FIND OUR PRICES BIGII r awl. ,•• Ahrera'"s grain calf sohu41 boots far boys and gtris. Good lookers and • great wearers, ;Every pair guaranteed. Stewart. Rowe b`t Atkinson are holding an- other special reduction sale of Furni- ture for the next 30 days before taking stock. See advertisement. Mr. William Welsh, William street, who has been confined to the house fo{' several years, because of ill health, is reported to be very low. His clanght. ers, who live in different parts of On- tario, have been apprised of his con- dition by telephone. The Clinton New Era says: "Mr. John Sherritt, M. P., North. Middlesex was In town on Saturday, and there being no trains south, be was compel, - led to drive house. He isa good enough fellow to be a Liberal, but he prefers to support the other side." The truth is brought home to all that they belong to the class called. "wicked" these days. All that you have to do is to venture into the street to find that you are on a slippery place; and the good book says: "The .wicked walk is slippery places•." A meeting of the South Huron Ag- ricultural Society was held in Black= all's Hotel, Hensa]l, on Saturday last for the purpose of deciding on the place of holding the next fall show. It was finally decided in favor of Exeter in conjunction with the Stephen and Us - borne branch. Carling Bros. are improving their store by re -arranging the grocery side. The position of the stairway has been changed, the office has been brought from the rear to the archway between the two stores, and the counters alter- ed. The alterations certainly make an improvement. Mr. James Stewart, of Usborne,who has been sick with pleurisy, had an operation performed upon himself by Drs. Browining and McDiarmid on Friday of last week. The chest was opened, a tube inserted and a large quantity of pus removed, The pati- ent is doing nicely. Watch and wait for the Bewell- Graham Concert Trio's appearance in the Opera House on Friday evening, .April 8th. The trio consists of Anna Watsou-Bewell, soprano; Arthur H. Bewell, Baritone; Wallace Graham, reader. An excellent opportunity to hear something good. The hundred acre farm offered for sale by public auction, at the Com- mercial House, .Exeter, on Saturday last, by Mr. W. R. Elliott, being lot 7, concession 2. Stephen, was purchased by Mr. Thos. Handford, of town, for $5,250. The stock sold at good figures, some bringing as high as $230 each. Rev. Dr. J. Speir, of McCaul street church, Toronto, will preach mission- ary sermons in the James streetMeth- odist church on Sunday, March 20th. Collections and subscriptions in aid of Methodist missions. Dr. Speir is spok- en of as•an eloquent preacher and no doubt large congregations will greet him. Leap Year skating under the auspic- es of the Hockey Club will be held at the rink on Friday night next Gen- tlemen that are unpopular with the ladieshad better stay away as they will be "wall flowers." Those who are popular should attend and allow the ladies the chance to demonstrate the fact, Band in attendance. A man was caught out in a snow. storm and in order to protect himself, crawled into a hollow log. While the storm raged he began to think of what a good man he had been, and of all the good things he had done, and he be- came so full of enthusiasm that when he went to extricate himself he found that he was wedged in so tight that he could not move. Try as he might, he seemed doomed to die in that old log. As he lay there thinking of his past life, a:sudden thought passed through his mind that he had not paid the local editor for six years, and he felt so confounded small that he 'crawled right out of the log. After a ten day tie-up on the L. H. & B. trains were running on Wednes- day of last week, but were again in hard luck on Thursday, a heavy snow- storm to the north of Henson doing the trick. By working night and day large gangs of men had the line open on Monday morning only to be closed by Monday's snow storm. In all pro- bability things will be straightened out to -day, and ready for the next blow. It is not at all unusual to re- ceive mail seventeen or nineteen days late, so that if any of our subscribers fail to receive the Advocate ou time they will understand the reason, and expect it to come along with the dan- delions. While Hicks controls the elements there will he trouble with the mails. He has spoiled the whole thing. Seed Grain for Sale. The undersigned has for sale a quan- tity of black barley and oats. W. D. Sanders, concession 3, Stephen. A Word to Parents. In an article in the April Delineator on "Growing up with One's Children, which is filled with sensible advice to mothers, Mrs. Theodore W. Birney has some excellent remarks about the treatment of children that are grown. Many parents will do well to take to heart the following paragraph: "There is one thing parents should recognize: that their children are growing up and that their authority as such grows weaker every day while their influence waxes stronger in porportion as• their $overninent has been wise, tender and Just. Many a household is discordant because .parents insist upon treating their grown sons and daughters as though they were still children. They issue commands, criticise and find fault forgetting apparently that the season for training is practically ended, ands 'were it not, such methods would result in more harm than good. I know a family in which are two daughters, both past twenty-five, and a son in his thirties; they seldom, if ever, leave the house without ageing questioned as to where they are going, when they will return, why they go, why they wear such a garment instead of sortie other,, wouldn't they best take nimbrellaas.. are they.tvarmly or coolly enough dressed, as the ease may be, etc., ete. Personal liberty is suet) a precious possession, artd life is so much sweeterand happier in households when there is muteal' confidence and where trivial personal questions are regarded almost as a dis- co u is -cons tesy>" WILL rgER4 BE TARIFF RE- VISION. The question of the tariff is now en- gaging molly minds in Canada, both in and out of Parliament, Tariff revision will probably come tip in some.form or other during the sessioai of. the Domin- ion House. The Toronto News has been collecting the views of public men, merchants, manufacturers and repre- sentatives of the farming inter eats, and a wide divergence of opinion is expres- sed. Unusual interest attaches to the session of 1904 for several reasons, The modification of the Grand Trunk Paci- fic scheme is' bound to he the subject of much discussion. In addition to this a general election is expected in many quarters shortly after prorogation. Of all daily reports of proceedings in the House, those of The Toronto News probably excel for accuracy and com- pleteness. The news reports every de- bate with care and fidelity, and having no party connections to serve, aims in its editorial comment to treat each case honestly and fairly. The prices Of the Daily News in this district is $1 a year by snail, A card to The News, Toron- to, will bring a sample copy by return of post. . Advocate and New $1.855 per year. Death of Lewis Davey. A former well-known resident of Exeter in the person of Mr, Lewis Da- vey passed away at his home on the 10th concession of Stephen on Satur- day last. Mr. Davey had been sick only a short time. He was first attack- ed with la grippe, but the dread dis- ease had been checked and he gave promise of complete cecovery, when suddenly he was seized with a compli- cation of diseases which rapidly sap- ped his life away. Deceased was a hard-working, industrious man and was highly respected as a friend and neighbor. He was in his 64th year. The funeral took- place to the Exeter cemetery on Monday. W. ell*. U. Notes. The temperance Sunday schsoi mass meeting which was held in the Main Street church on the 13th, was very satisfactory. The large numbers of happy looking boys and girls present was gratifying, and the presence of so many of our citizens, the church be- ing crowded to the doors:, gives the union fresh courage. The ladies take this opportunity of thanking all who so kindly took part and aided in making the meeting such a success, also for the liberal collection given. We hope to make this annual rally Sunday, in Exeter, what it has proven to be in other places, a force in increasing the temperance sentiment. Ladies' Aid. Main Street Church. This. organization met at• the resi- dence of Mrs. H. Hooper,on Thursday, March 10th, at 3 p.m.. In the absence of the president the chair was -occupied by Mrs. D. A. Ross. Devotional exer- cises were conducted by Mrs. (Rey.) Godwin, after which the ordinary busi- ness was transacted. A special item of interest was the presentation to Mrs. Godwin of a beautiful -patched qnilt at which the ladies had been working at intervals during the win- ter. The presentation was made by Mrs. J. Willis in a few well chosen re- marks, Mrs. Godwin respdndilig in a very happy mood. A 'dainty lunch was served by .the generous hostess when all departed feeling that another pleasant afternoon had been spent by the members. Legs Broken. Two of Exeter's bright little• boys niet with very unfortunate accidents last week, resulting in each sustaining a broken leg. On Friday Drew Knight son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert' Knight, while walking on the icy sidewalk near his home, slipped and fell, breaking the bone in one leg above the knee. On Saturday, while Mrs. Marshall was attending Mrs. John Charlton, who is sick, her little son Jimmy, and 'some other children were enjoying them- selves coasting down a hank of snow in the rear of W. W. Taman's tailor shop. The little fellow by some means fell off the sleigh and in the fall that resulted, broke the bone above the knee. Both boys were immediately taken care off and at last reports were doing very nicely. • Part of the Agreeinent. Below will be found the main points of;the agreement entered into between the contractor and the House of Refuge building committee at their meeting held in Clinton recently. It was prepared by the county solicitor and agrees .that all disputes between the inspector and contractor shall be set- tled by Mr. McBride, of London, the architect, and that in case the decision is against the contractor, he shall pay the costs, but if in his favor the county shall bear the expense. The contrac- tor shall be paid monthly, on the cer- tificate of the architect, to the amount of 80% for material used . and work done. The inspectors shall he paid on the certificate of the chairman of the committee, D. Cantelon and master of the House, Mr. French. To Construe a Will. The surrogate court recently issued to the Canada Trust Oornpany probate of the will of the late Patrick McPhil- lips., Barrister -at -law, and last week a writ was issued by Clara. McPhilips, a sister of the deceased, to have a con- struction placed upon the will by the courts. The deceased, by his will, did. not give any part of his estate to his relatives, but directed that out of the whole income from his estate an annu- al sum . of $50 shotikl for all time to. come be paid to the priest of St. Peter's Cathedral to celebrate some fifty nras- sess per taear for the repose of the souls of the deceased and his late wife, and any deceased niernbers of his family, and that should his will beattacked ,by any members of his family, the whole of his estate should gn to the bishop of the diocese for like purposes. The plaintiff claims that the income from the estate will greatly exceed the a- mount authorized to he paid for mashes and asks the court to decide that his heirs are entitled to whatever niuount of the estate is not required for mas ses. There area doter) or more defend- ants CO the action, including the e:- castors, the deceased's mother, and all other heirs of the clsceased, as weli as his Lordship Bishop ISIcEvay and Fath. er Aylward. You had better lay in a stock of Japan Tea, Stewart still sell • t p l :, the e Sailor .-o Sa 1 r I3 at 25c: tr 3't t knowhow t good it is. Boy Wanted. At once, to learn -the art of printing, at the ADVOCATE Office. Card of Tkaitks, Mr, and Mrs, John Ford, 'Exeter North, desires to express their sincere thanks to their neighbors and friends for the unsay acts of kindness extend- ed their family daring their recent ill- ness, Pay eat Burnes, The hay -par that passed throogh here on Monday hist enroute to Strat- ford met with a rear -end collision on the'Goderich and Buffalo line, about three miles east of Seaforth, resulting in the eowplete destruction of the pay Mr and it caboose. '1'he pay train in abarge of oonductor Gordon passed tbrough.Seaforth shortly after twelve o'clock and became stalled in a blind- ing snow storm, abont three miles out. It was followed by a freight, with WO engines in charge of conductor Strat- ton. In the blincling storms the engi- neer could, not see tbe stalled tra.in,. and crashed into the rear end of it. The caboose train caught fire appar- ently from, a stove and the flames soon spread to tbe pay •car, and both were consumed. In the pay cal•. were all the the ues for. the„ woi•krna.n in -the. Stratford shops, and these went up in smoke. The only person injured was Pay Clerk Alexander, of .Hamilton, who was somewhat bruised about the legs. The crew of the freight was not injured, but the forward trncks of one of the engines of the freight were torn off, Carnivals. .A. successful carnival was that held at the rink. by Mr. P.. Bawdeu, on Wednesday evening of last week. A fine,clear, frosty night, good ice, and a large attendance of both spectators and • those in costume tells the tale that the people of this town enjoy a good carni- val. Prizes were awarded to the fol- lowing: Lady's costume, Mrs, W. J. Heaman and Miss Millie Hyndwan; Gents' costume, A. E. Hickey; Comic costtinie, Fred Bowden; lst race, Tom Carling; 2nd race, Willie Bissett. The Carnival given under the auspi- ces of the Hockey Club on Monday evening was a success from every poiut of view. Although the day had been exceedingly stormy the evening was fine and a large crowd assembled to enjoy the fun. About eighty people were in costume. The variety and richness of the costumes were far in advance of those of any carnival prev-.. iously put on in Exeter. The short comic hockey match was a source of much fun for those engaged and the spectators. The prize winners were: Lady's costume, (Turkey) Mrs. W. J. Heaman; Gent's costume, (Japan) John Newcombe; Comic costume, (Ruben) William Muir; 'Girl'scostume, (Plower Girl) Miss G. Anderson; Boy's costume (Queen Bess' Page) Frank Knight. Al- though this was the second carnival here within a week the successattend ing it has shown that the people are heartily in favor of sport of this kind, and to cap the climax it is reported that another one, greater and better than ever, will be brought on before the winter breaks up. Watch for the date.. - PERSONAL. IGIMADMMAISAIMMASIAMMMARAMM110 Nelson Sheere. of Toledo, Ohio, is on a visit with his parents here. Miss Merrill, of Chiselhurst, is the guest of Miss McTaggart, Exeter North. Miss Maud Fraleigh, of St. John, is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. E. Craw- ley. Mrs. Anderson, of Centralia, was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Bohierlast week. Miss Ethel Armstrong left Saturday morning for Loudon to attend upon her sister May. Mr. and Miss Pumphrey, of Park- hill, spent Sunday here at the home of Mr. John Charlton. - Miss Lillis McGinnis, who has spent the winter at her home here, returned to Dakota, Monday. Hon. Thos. Greenway, after a week's visit with Dr. Rollins, left Saturday morning for Manitoba. - Miss Lydia Oke has returned to 'Sea - forth after a visit with her parents" and other friends in town. Mrs. H. J. Glanville, of London, is visiting her mother, MIS. Sweet, and other relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. O'Neil and daught- er Irene, attended the funeral of the formner's mother a tLucan on Saturday. Misses Ulla and Amy Johns, after a three weeks' visit in Paris, Brantford and Clinton, returned Monday morn- ing. Mrs. Ed, Tomlinson, after a visit with parents and relatives here, re- turned to her home in London, Satur- day morning, Mr. David 'Wynn, after several days of indisposition from congestion of the lungs, is able to he moving around again. His sister, MisS Minnie, is still quite ill and confined to her bed. Mrs. Johns returned on Saturday from Sarnia, where she has visited her daughter, Mrs.'" Gooclison, for two weeks. Mrs. Goodison returned to Exeter with her mother and will spend a week here. Mr. Stewart, of \Viartou, and 1liiss Beatrice Robinson, the newly engaged milliner of the Stewart firm, stopped off here ou their way from Toronto to Wins ton, and haye since been storm stayed at Miss Robinson's hoinc. TESTIMONIAL ONIAL OF SIMOid UNTE --To ilie--- Valtie of Winer's Liniment T u O ,Vinerr•'s .Liniment for almost ' everything. The cirildiam use it for o11 dist urbn heels of the ram—milks 8i 0111aPh at:he, shiny 81:muacli, eta, also irr sore throat, aches, rr'ninps, sprains and braises. It is t1D first thing I (ever used as at general Household Liniment. t 1150.11 after' es:raisins' in ties r:o1c1` nr . Ilei• aha, ,: a y,r, arul frit ha•aarlaat,ha. ..u:d --~{ Seeds of all Kinds! ANY Person wanting good, clean Alsike, Red and White Clover Seed, Timothy Seed, Orchard Grass, Kentucky Blue. Grass! . J and Field and Garden Seeds of all kinds for Spring Seeding Will find it to their advantage to Call and Examine our Seeds before ' a Buying. We have a quantity of Clean SPELTZ which is splendid for dry and poor soil, and yields fromGO. to •70 bushels per acre. Its present use for feeeding hogs and cattle is very superior. We carry a full line of Sugar Making Supplies. T. HAWKINS & SON. CIMMIMISEUESSSIMPP iniSIMENIZESERMIZI E.J.S packman's Spring House Furnishings We are paying special attention to many things that go to make home Beautiful, Attractive and Comfortable:: New Spring Wall Papers In Wall and Ceiling Patterns, Glimmers, Gilts and Tapestry Effects —a large variety of the latest patterns and color cornbinations, suit- able for any room or hall. Carpets, Rugs and Linoliums You will find our Floor Covering Department very attractive just now. Spipments of Spring Goods have arrived, showing productions of the best makers„and all the latest novelties in designs and color combinations. Brussels Carpets, Tapestry Carpets, Wool Carpets, Union Carpets, Oriental Rugs, Scotch Linoliums and Oilcloths. Lace Curtains Scotch, Swiss and Nottingham Lace Curtains, 3E yards long, good width, single or double borders, Conlbert edging, 50c. to $5 a pair. Curtain Pbles ,In Oak or Mahogany, complete with wood ends, brackets, rings, etc. Window Shades In all colors, lengths and widths, and at nominal prices. The RightHouse for Pillow Cottons, Sheetings, Linens, Etc. Headquarters for the celebrated W. E. Sandford's Ready-to-wear Clothing. E. J. Spackman Furni1ure and Underakino tipecial Reduction in Furniture � G1d1Cy'S for the Remainder of March ' Opera �r�c'0'r�c'Qr'pr'QcaQr'Qn'Oc"OcaQr CALL AND BE CONVINCED OF THE ABOVE STATEMENT W. C.. HUSTON Practical Embalmer �.. Block. Funeral Director GREAT STOCK - TAKING SALE We are holding a special sale of Furniture for the c`Lt GrtlNeXt 30 y Reduced Prices before Taking Stock:' Every article in our store has been greatly reduced in price for this sale. Call and see: us and we will save you $ $ $ $ $ ROWE & ATKINSON The Leading Furniture Dealers and Undertakers, Practical Embalmers. Exeter, Ont. c R:4 earachF, • Samoa .Ia i"isa1.c,.,. LT::Isiil''Fie. Ful` huts by 0, Lid z. ladies'. High Class Shoes We are Sole Agents in Exeter for T h e Art Shoe. We think this the best Ladies' Fine Shoe made for the money. No doubt of it, The Best for Wear The Best for Fit The Best for Comfort Ladies' Fine Dongola Lace Shoe With Patent Tip,,Double of Single Sole, Military Heel., Every pair guaranteed, Prices: ---2.25, 2.75 and S 00 a pair. Come i 11 and get fitted. We know we can please