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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1907-08-29, Page 11g1Qq IQYIIBIIOQS We print invitations on the newest of paper, with tbe newest of type, at a reasonable price. You want something nice. The ADVOCATE Office TWENTIETH YEAR. etc tiblet EXETER, ONTA RIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29. 1907. Real Estate Changes .tile t. i ui-. �� n, ., , un- equalled facilities to rent. sell or buy either farm or O village pulp- sty. Try it. SANpt-:Itts k CREECH. SANDERS & CREECH The Sovereign Bank of Canada HEAD OFFICE:—TORONTO. Paid Up Capital: • • $3,000,000. WARD OF 2eSIILtUs JARVIS, Esq., RANDOI.P11 MACDONAI.D, A. A. ALLAN, Esq., - Hort. D. McMILLAN, AIte . CAMPBELL, Esq., M.P. A. E. DYMENT, Esq., M.P. P. G. jt;Mmirrr, General -Manager. DIRECTORS: - - - -President Esq., First fist -President . Second lice -President HON. PETER MCLAREN, W. K. McNaeGHT, Esq., M.P. ALEX. BRUCE, Esq., K.L. R. CASSF.I.s, Asst. General -Manage,. Savings Bank Department. Interest at best current rates paid quarterly. JOS. SNELL, Manager at Exeter, Crediton, Zurich and Dashwood, H. ARNOLD, Manager Hensel! Branch The Old Reliable A few days more and Fall will be here. We beg to announce that OUR FALL GOODS ARE COMING TO HAND DAILY And when completed we will have as fine a display as we have ever shown. This week we are making A SPECIAL SALE IN READY-MADE CLOTHINC In Mens' Boys' and Youths. Latest styles and patters. If you wish to have a suit made to order we can please you with the stock as we carry a fine line of Tweeds and Worsteds. New Etats, New Ties, Collars, Braces, Eto. Everything in Gents' Furnishing line that you require. Highest Price paid for produce -11kCARLING BROS. rr.elasst.aet Card.. DR. O.1. ROULBTON, L. D. 8., D. D. 8. DENTIST Member of the R. C. D. S. of Ontsr'.o and Honor Graduate of Toronto Uuiyer,itt. OFFICE.: Oyer Dickson S Carling. Law Office, in Dr. Anderson's former Dental Parton. gihDR. A. R. KINSMAN. L D. 8., D. D. /3.. Donor graduate of Toronto Unheristy. DENTIST, Torte extra ted witetat any pain, or any bad effects Office oyrr Of:Oman ti 8tanbury's office, Main street Sutter. Medical AF. M.\L1.Oti, M. 13. (Tor. Univ.)MF.MRF.tt • College of Physicians and Burgeons, Ontario. Former Meuse surgeon Toronto Western Hospital. 8occessor to Dr. J. A. Rollins. Residence: East on ant street north of ofilce, Exeter, Ontario. Legal . rilOA, tors, NskiN a. es,, Convey racers, ommissioners. Solicitors for 1I ,,Isons Dank, etc. Mousy to Loos at lowest rates of Interest. OIt es, Main street, Exeter, 1, L ()segue, b. A., 1.. 1f. Dicasos M°NST TO LOAN. — Ws have a large amount of private funds to loan • him sad vUlsgs properties at low rates o1 Inter e re OWDYAN A sTANnrRv, gaffltttn,Soli. .iton..Nain st . Exeter On William Brown Prof. Diploma of Royal Ir'orporated Society of >rysieiene. F.ngland; Organist of Trieitt Memorial and Theory of Music, Terns on application. Exeter, Ont. Two Farms for Sale or Rent The undersigned is offering for salt or rent. Lot 12, N 1t., Ind.lutph, containing 112 acres, and the r,o acre farm on the opposite side of the road, Osborne Tp., being F1 Lot 12. on the former there is a good brick house. 2 barns (one bank)..drlcb,g house and man • other Improvements. There are no buildings on the roi acres. This is an excellent property and will be sedd separate or combined at a very'feason• able price. For Mrticulars TIiOM. to Ki .MFi.A, Whalen lir to DICKSON h ('ARLIX(t. F:cher voir aur4Willi IIFINiIF11, WV' 'Uri -r CLINTON 4 BUSINESS COLLEGE Educates to meet the living demands of a progressive age. Most exacting, modern city offices delighted with our graduates. Our manage- ment trains more young peo- ple annually than any other n Western (pease. 1%'e "'Fit, have incorporated the coon• Peps of our TEN 7'EACHI:R.9 1 into one grand unexcelled whole. Beeth courses for prire of one. Day students 4 may attend night c lasses free Fell Terns Oren, Sept. Zed 4 Enter any time. individual Instruction. WI its for handsome catalogue (IEO. SI'OTTON, i'rincipa1. 4 SA, JAL stasailk safALAI 4 Farm for Sale The undersigned is offering for sale that 50 acres of laud, being parts of lots t and 5 in the 1st con. of the Village of Exeter. also the line brick dwelling and three lots on William street, adjacent to the tarn). There is on the farts a frame barn and all is well underdrained. farm will he coidwithout house if desired. Terms easy. For particulars apply to JctlIN IIAH'KSl1AW, Exeter House and Lot tor Sale. •i acre, being part of lot 15, ('on. 12, Usborne. On this property there isagood brick cottage and stable, If not sold will be rental. Apply to T. CAMERON, Auct., Farquhar Store Property for Sale In the Village of F:xeter, .rompoa.l of north part of lot 11 on the west side of Main st., consisting of one good store and the building now used for a post• office, known as the Johns Block. If not sold rrh•• atel• on or before the loth day of August will be 9o144 Public Auction on the 31st day of August. For terms and particulars apply to thos Cameron, Auctioneer. Farquhar. Farm for Sale or Rent. The undersi(ual i- oI3 ring for sale or rent, Lot 5, North boundary, Biddulph, containing 100 acres. There is nn the premises concrete house. brick kit hen and woodshed; 2 bank barns, good orchard. '2 good wells, about b acres bush. All seeded down but about 10 acres. Will be sold or rented at a reasonable figure. For particulars aplpl- to. Mot. LUKER, ('gNTRA1.,A. Farm for Sale 125 acres of good land, lying Lot 19, and W'41A, ('on. 14 Ifibbert. flood property-, well built. well situate and must be snhl. Terms easy. Apply to T. CAMERON, Auet.. Farquha DR. PINGEL, o°NDI° Ilectrical treatment of diseases of women a specialty. SEEING CROOKED is abont as bad as not seeing at ail. To the distorted vision the things of life roust seem ugly and misshapen. and what was intended to be one of the greatest pleasures is turned into a nightmare. IT IS NOT necessary to suffer thus if you wiN eon• salt practical opticians such as we are known to be. `% e can overcome any defect or distortion by means of prop- erly adjusted glasses. Von should not fail to have the matter attended to at once if you are so afflicted. W.S.AOBBY, Phm.B. ('rlellii.t an.1 ( )pt man to -Eyre tested flee. ADDITIONAL LOCALS Mr. II. Smith shipped a carload of thoroughbred stock to Toronto for Exhibition on Tuesday. A very pretty verandah and a fresh coat of paint has very much beautified the home of Mr. D. McInnes. Miss Lillian Amos very pleasantly entertained it number of her young friends Monday evening as did also Miss Eainut Seldon at the home of Mrs. Geo. Sainwell Wednesday even- ing. Through the agency of Mr. John Spackman, Mr. A. Allen has disposed of his dwelling on Andrew street to Mr. Satn'l Baskerville of town. The price paid was about $550. A magistrates court was held at Mr. T. M. Kay's residence on Tuesday night last at which Tobias Staley was charged by Walter 1Vestcott with re- taining a stone hammer belonging to him. The case was dismissed. Mr. F. W. Tom returned to Toledo, yesterday. Up to a few weeks ago Mr. Tont was engaged in a partner- ship tailoring business in that city,the partnership has been dissolyed and he will open up a similar new establish- ment and conduct it himself. Mr. W. T. England and Miss Minnie Taylor, eldest daughter of Mr. John W. Taylor, drove to Ailsa Craig yes- terday and were there united in mar- riage. The ceremony over the happy couple took the train for Sarnia where they will make their future home. The young couple will have the best wishes of their many friends for their future happiness. Mr. Thos. Hawkins met with a very unpleasant runaway- accident at the north end of town on Tuesday evening last which might have been attended with serious results. He had been de- livering goods at %Vat. Davis' and on turning the team around to go home they took a sudden start and made a bolt for liberty. Before be could get theta under control they had gained the opposite side of the road, threat- ening serious results. Seeing the dan- ger ahead Mr. Hawkins endeavored to steer them into Mr. Aldworth's gate- way but the line in some way became fastened and tbe team, rig and occu- pant went tumbling into the deep ditch with Mr. Hawkins eventually landed on top of the horses. Mr. Haw- kins soon squared himself and with the assistance of those who bad gath- ered on the scene in the meantime suc- ceeded in getting things righted again. Luckily Mr. Hawkins and the rig es- caped with only slight injury but the team did not fare so well, both being considerably scarred. Mr. Mantle was in Durham this week. Miss Oertie Ketnp returned to Tor- onto Thursday. Miss Cora Fowell left Tuesday to visit London friends. Master Townsend is visiting his sis- ter, Mrs. (Dr.) Malloy. The Misses Sutton of London are guests of Miss Annie Mill. Miss Olive Quante has taken a posi• lion as Milliner at Clifford. Douglas Stewart has returned from visiting his uncle at Omeinee. Rev. and Mrs. Cranston of Palmer- ston, are visiting at the Manse. Mrs. Edwards and daughter of Birr visited at the rectory last week. Mrs. J. G. Mitchell and son Henry are visiting at Mr. Thos. }Luton's. Mr. Gen. Armstrong of Paris is vis- iting his brother, Mr. I. Armstrong. Dr. S. Thomas of London visited at Mr. 8. Martins a few days this week. Mr. W. 0. 11111 of St. Thomas is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Jos. Harvey. Th Misses Westland and Miss Tay- lor of Wyoming are guests of Mrs. W. 0. 13issett, Sites lteid of London visited his grandfather, Mr. Silas Handford, dur- ing the week. Mrs. Ed. Treble and Master Leon is spending the week at Niagara Falls and London. Miss Lottie Hyndinan left Tuesday morning to attend the millinery open- ings nt Toronto. Mins Millie Martin returned Satur- day from visiting friends in Dorches- ter and i.ondon. Master Hairy Bawden,after a week's visit here returned to his home in Ridgetown Monday. Master Tommy Childs of Detroit is spending a few days with his aunt, Mrs. John Cookson. Mr. Arthur Duncan, of the Sover- eign Bank Staff, Toronto, is holiday- ing at his home here. Miss Mabel Simile, after a few days' visit with Miss Jennie Manders,retniTi- ed to ('hiselhttrst Sunday. Rey. 1Vm. M. Martin. who bean been holidaying at Clifton Springs. N. Y.. returned home Tuesday, Mrs. Paul Winer and two children of Flint, Mich., are spending a few /lays in Exeter and vicinity. Messrs. Donald 3h—trines and Fred Gillespie left Monday for Edmonton. Alta., to spend it few weeks. Miss Lily May Bawden and i.eda Isaac of Lucan are spending a few days with friends in and around town. Mrs. Putnpbrey who has been visit- ing her daughter Mrs. Charlton, re- turned to her home in Parkhill, Mon- day. Messrs, .1. and B. Puddicombe of Hamburg and O. Becker were visitors at Mr. L. H. Dickson's a few days last week. Messrs. Ed. Treble, Clif Spackman, Geo' Anderson and D. Hartleih took part in the Quoit Tournament it Lon- don this week. Mr. John Luxton. Miss Minnie Lux• ton and Mr. Alf Coates of t sborne leave to.dav for F illmore,Saek., where they will visit for a time. Tenders for Sidewalk Tenders will be rereire.Pnr the rnn.rrrction of* (lrannlithic Pavement along Victoria Street from Main to Andrew Strec.s Plans and .prriecatinne ma) to seen at the office •.f the clerk Tenders re- ed u e- eda to 7,11.m . Monday. Sept. 211.1 lfac, The 1.w'ret of any tender not neceeearily cepted. Jos. Senior, Clerk The Misses Butt are guests of Miss Irene Handfoi.?. Mr. Jas. Harris and daughter, who have been here from:the West visiting for several weeks, returned to their home in the West Tuesday. Mrs, Lonsborou h of Hamilton and Mrs. Inglesby of Brantford, who have been visiting their sister, Mrs. James Dignan, returned home Friday. Mrs. It. Crocker, who has been visit- ing her parents. Mr. and Mrs. %Vat. Treble, left Friday to visit In London prior to returning to her home in Toronto. Among those attending the Toron- to Exhibition are the following: -- Messrs. A3o1. Hooper, S. Martin, T. B. Carling and son Harry, Miss Down Miss:B. Lang, Mrs. It. 11. Collins and Miss Bontbron. Exeter Council Council met in Town Hall, Monday, Aug. 20. Councillor Knight absent. Minutes of last meeting read and ap- proved. Messrs. S. Martin and Thos. Harvey waited on the Council regarding a new sidewalk along James street from Main to Andrew streets. The matter will be taken up by the Council. Rev. Fear and Thos. Harton laid a petition, signed by the trustees of the Main street Methodist church, before the Council, asking for a new cement walk on Victoria street from Main at. east to Andrew st., Mr. Fear expres- sing the willingness of the congrega- tion to assume their share of the cost. Heaman—Fuke--that the prayer of the petition be granted, and that the property fronting on said improve- ment be taxed 40 per cent of the total cost. %Valk to be laid 4 feet wide and that tenders for same be asked for, to be banded in by Monday, Sept. 2nd. Carried. Fltke—Neaman--the following "ac- counts were certified: The Exeter Canning and Preserving Co., Ltd., $1500, $2000, $2500, $2300; T. Creech, part payment on $ravel account, con- tract, $125.—Carried. James Weekes, Fire Chief. ask for a new section hose for hand fire en- gine. Fttke—Johns—that the Clerk correspand with different firms re- garding same.—Carried. Neaman- Johns—that this Council advertise in the usual way as per pro- visions of the Ontario Statute, for a new concrete walk along James street from Main to Andrew and that the property fronting along the said im- provement be assessed 40 per cent of the total cost, Carried. Neaman—Johns—that the Reeve and Treasurer are hereby impowered to borrow $1000 to the credit of the Municipality for current expenditure. Carried. Johns•-Fuke--the following accounts were ordered to be paid: Queen City Oil Co., gasoline, $17.135, leas for bbl. returned, $4.21, $13.41; Messrs. A.Tay- lor and Thos. Sanders, labor for dig- ging water tanks Raper contract. $198; T Creech, bal. due for gravel, $838.25; H Spackman supplies, $3.43; W Neil. street watering, $25; P Bowden, part payment for cement work on tanks, $100. For labor: W Neil, $2.45; W Westcott. $10.73; J Creech, Sr., $4.50; T Jones, $9.05; F Gillespie $7; It Davis, $7; 8 Handford, $12.25; 0 Ford, $5.25; J Ford. $2.25; J Bell, $2.25; D Russell, Sr., $2.25; T Creech, $1.75; 1t Quance, $0.75. Fake—adjournment. J. Senior, Clerk. With the Bowlers On 31londay two Rinks from Lucan. one from Mt. Carmel and one from Dashwood spent a pleasant day with the Exeter Howlers. The result of the day in as follows: MOItNiN(1 (TAME Exeter Rev. Collins W. 1V. Taman %V, Blatchford C. 13. Snell skip 1'3 trip:rtN Exeter Ed. Christie J. G. Stanbury I. It. Carling W. I1. Levett skip ..10 Exeter 1.. H. Dickson N. D. Hurdon F. %V. Madman %V. J. lleatnan skip 18 Exeter E. J. Christie J. (1. Stanbury W. 11. Levitt I. 1t. Carling skip 17 Mt. Carmel I Dunn M Shea D O'Brien D Forster skip 24 KVRNIND Exeter N. D. Burden Jos. Davis I. R. Carling W. W. Taman skip.... .....111 Exeter Dr. Sweet J. Taylor C. I3. Snell W W Blatehford Exeter W J Statham J G? Stanbury i` W Gladman '1' J Heaman skip 2t1 Exeter S Sweet E Christie L 11 Dickson Rev Collins skip 10 Mt. Carmel J Dunn M Shea D O'Brien D Forster skip onN Mt. Carmel J Dunn M Shea I). O'Brien D. Foister skip Dashwood It. Goetz E. Tiernan %V, .Miller R. McLennan skip t) Lucan° I3. J. McNaMee D. A. McLeod W. J. Braunton Dr. Thompson skip 'l2 Lucan A. Stanley 11. A. McEwan Dr. Ranting W. F. Hawkshaw skip 10 DAMNS Dashwood R. Goetz E. Tiernan R. McLennan W. Millet skip 12 8 12 Lucan R. J. McNaMee i). A. McLeod W. J. Braunton Dr. Thompson Luca n A Stanley 11 A Mcitwan Dr Rutting %V F Hitwkshaw skip .... ...17 Mt, (',trtmel J Dunn M Shea D O'Brien D Forster skip. L11/'i111 Tho death wenn eft Monday night of John 11. Hodgins, one of the pion- eers of Biddulph Township. Ile was 72 years of age, and was widely known. About a month ago his health began to fail and he was forced to quit his employment. Ile gradu- ally sank until his demise Monday. Mr. Hodgins had lived in Biddulph Township all his life. He gave up farming about ten years ago, going to Lucan to live. He has been driving the Lucan stage since then. His wife predeceased_hint four' years. The late Mr. Hddgins is survived by seven children—four sons and three daught- ers: Adam with the great Northern in the Western States; Thomas and Jos- eph. at Robinson, Alta.; and Walter, on the homestead; Mrs. Rawlings, Lucan. Warden Hodgins is tho only surviving brother. The funeral took place to -day Thursday to Lucan ceme- tery. DIt. Cramel. Wedding bells will soon ring in Mt. Carmel and if dame rumor tells true they will continue to ring.—Joseph Guinan. while driving his binder on Monday, was thrown from it and re- ceived very painful injuries. His many friends will be pleased to know that he is progressing as well as can he expected.—Miss Loretta Shea has returned to Lucan afters pleasant vis- it with her aunt Mrs. John Barry.— John McLellan who has been quite ill at the home of his sister in Lucan has returned home much improved in health.—Misses Johanna and Maggie Regan of Detroit are bonne on a visit. —The banns of marriage of Miss An- gela Quarry and Mathew Doyle were published by Fr. Forrester on Sunday. TILE BowLERs.—Friday afternoon and evening a lawn social and bowling tournament was held on Father For- rester's spacious lawn here. Great in- terest was taken in the howling as there were eight rinks entered. two from Exeter, two from Parkhill, two from Lucan and one each from Dash- wood and Mt. Carmel. As there was room for only six rinks to play at once it was impossible to get the finale played off before dark, and as two Ex- eter rinks were left it was decided that the finals should be played in that town: Following is the result of the play: FIRST ROUND. Lucan Parkhill McEwen Breen Ranting Barrett flawkshaw McIntyre Thompson Dickson skip 8 skip 12 Parkhill Dashwood Marks Tiernan Grieve Gates Ellis McLennan Mitchell Miller skip 15 skip.... ...8 Lucan Exeter Porte Sweet Ross Dickson McLeod Blatcbford Bronton Taman skip 8 skip In Collins, Exeter, and Father Forres- ter, Mt. Carmel byes. sitcom) ROUND Parkhill Parkhill Breen Marks Barrett Grieve McIntyre Ellis Dickson Mitchell skip 10 skip ..7 Exeter Hurdon Gladman Ileainan Collins skip 19 Exeter Hurdon Gladman lleainan Collins skip Mt. Carmel Shea Breen Walsh Fr. Forster tip..... ..13 t'E.iI-FIN.\T Parkhill Breen Barret McIntyre Dickson 19 skip. 1:3 Taman, Exeter, a bye. The finals in accordance with the above arrangements were played in Exeter Monday afternoon, tbe result being a very interesting game with the following result: N. D. Hurdon Dr. Sweet F. W. Gladman L. L. Dickson W. 3. Heaman W, Blatchford Rev. Collins 1:3 W. W. Taman 22 (i reenway miss ll. t'p;hall of London is visit- ing her friend Miss Zillah English.— Thos. Brophy and wife of Aurora are visiting his father Jas. Brophy. —Miss Eva Harvey and Miss Margaret Thibe- dean visited Mrs. N. J. Wilson.—Robt. English is troubled with erysipelas in oqe of his eyes.—A number from here intend leaving for the West on Friday. —Ed, English is on the sick list.— john (:111 and wife of Grand Bend spent Sunday at the home of Thos, Stewardson. Brinsley. Mrs. Fisk of Bay City, Mich, is vis- iting her sister, Mrs. Watson.—Miss S. E. Robinson returned again to re- sume her duties at S. S. No. 0 as teach- er.—Mrs. 0. Gower returned home af- ter undergoing medical treatment in London.--Jno. R. Corbett, who has been quite ill of late is recovering. Misses Rosa, Amy and May Pierce re- turned to their work in Toronto. —We are sorry to learn of the illness of Wesley albite. We hope for his speedy recovery.—Robt. Alexander of Strathcona, Alta., is visiting his broth- ers and sisters, in this vicinity.—Mrs. J. R. Smith purchased a cottage and will shortly take up her residence in Ailea Craig. -Threshing has began and according to those who have finished, the crops are fait'. Oats as tt rale are rather light and some of the wheat. is poor but still on the whole is a fair crop. Barley is the best crop but is not turning out as heavy as was ex- pected. BIRTHS JOYNT—In Hensall, Aug, 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Joynt, a daughter. LAW HON—In Stephen, Aug. 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lawson, a daugh- ter. HEFFERNAN—In Hensall, Aug. 19, to Mr. and Mrs. T. Heffernan, a daughter. McBRIDE—On Town Line, Stanley, on Aug. 17th, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam McBride, Jr., a daughter. MEHNEIt—On Bronson Line, Hay, Aug 20th, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Mer- ner, it son. SVIirrF:—In Stephen, Con. 4, on Aug. 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Wrn. White, a daughter. MARRiA085. Crum; —FRENCH—In Seaforth, Aug. With. George Crabb to Miss Harriet French. both of Seafortb. PAnicIR—P1PSH—In London, Aug. 21, Geo. Parker of London, to Miss Ma- ble, younpcest daughter of Mrs. Grace Piper of Exeter. DEATH, Tuvrs—At Kirkton, on August 25th, %V. J. Tufts, aged about 45. JUST ARRIVED ---A swell new lir(' of— PLUSH RIGI These cool evenings make you think of thein. If you need one our stock is co►uplete and we can show thein to you at all prices; also shawl rugs, rubber rugs and dusters. Factory Harness ]las to very poor chance of sell- ing when compared with our up.to•date hand -trade work. Neatness combined with dura- hility is what you cannot get in any but a first-class hand- made harness. ---GIVE t'S A CALL---- SATINFACTiON (lI'ARANTEEi) W.J. Beer, Exeter Builders' Hardware No old shop-worn stock, clean, new, up-to-date Hardware for houses, barns and buildings of all kinds at close prices, bought last fall before the rise. GLASS Just received an important shipment from Europe. All sizes in stock. Barn glass a specialty. BARN DOOR HANGERSrmmi. The reliable Round Track Hangers, two sizes, 81.00 and iy 1.2:) her pair: also Myers, Loud( ns and Wilcox Bangers. The hest Hangers and at the best prices IIEAMAWS dARD$ARE & STOVE STORE