Exeter Advocate, 1909-05-20, Page 150c to JANI '10
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EXETER. ONTARIO. TIIURSDAY. MAY 20. 1409.
SANDERS & CREECS
The Old Reliable
Of course, every store in
claims to be the best store.
All stores have a right to this claim. We will not make it, however.
All we ask, is that you inspect our stock.
town
Have you worn a pair of the "Astoria " shoes yet ?
If you haven't, you should!
We have there in all the latest styles, both in black and tan. They are
having a great run.
Our stock of Linoleums were never better!
A dozen or tuore patterns to choose from, ranging in price front
$200, $2.2 and $2.40.
Specie :aglacimonts for Friday and Sataday Only
ALL 121ic PRINTS AT tic
Watch Our Crockery Window ! This is the
season of the year for Painting. We have them !
Benjamin Moore & Co.'s Pure Linseed
Butter 1(c, Eggs 18c, trade; 171c cosh. These [tri.'." subject to
change.
CARLING BROS.
Cof Ladies' and Men's Coats
LEARING SALE
Regular Prices from $5.00 to $14 00
selling Prices from $3 to $9
Men's and I)oys' Suits all going at less than
wholesale to clear out.
Millinery Some nice Hate worth from $2 011 to
all going at from 25c eo X1,00
Also some nice FLOWERS for tritnming, IOc Bunch, upwards
Biggest Bargains ever offered! Come in
itnd get a bargain while they last. All good goads.
We Keep Nice, Clean. Fresh Groceries
R. N. ROWE
____ ONE DOOR NORTH OF POST•OFF10E —
Ndig. war vim •adc
PHONE 22
r*.f..st.sal Carla.
Da. 0. f.BOti TON,LD.8.,D.D.a.
Dentist
✓ erabsr of then. C. D. 8. of Ontario and Honor
N sdsats of Toronto tnlvenit .
Off1Cg; Ovat Dickson a ('arling's Law Odire, to
Dr. Anderson's former Dental Parlors.
pt;, A. R. KINSMAN, L. D. 8., D. D. 8..
Honor graduate of Toronto Cnlvertsty.
DENTIST,
Tema extracted without Ones Geer lsdmao L StuburT s offiain, or ce, had
e8ectM1
ifss.er.
Modicsl
Court of Revision
OF
Township of Stephen
NOTICE is hereby given that a
Court of Revision for the Assessment
Roll of the Township of Stephen. will
bold its first meeting for the present
year. in the TOWN HALL, Crediton,
on WEDNESDAY, MAY :'lith, 111111),
at 10 o'clock a.m.
HEN.tY EMBER,
Township Clerk
Crediton, May 4th, '00.
BUS AND DRAY BUSINESS
(�].] R nRhitIT, Y.D., M. C. r. a S. 110NOR
LA. Graduate of Toronto l'nitenity Iwo years
resident physr.Jan Koval AleaanIn Hospital, enc. Having decided to go into the flus and
Ori a and Residence, fir. Athos' Old Stand, Andrew D. -ay Business In E-eter 1 have placed
Street.6IETVR• a new and up-to-date rig on the road
Da, T. IcLAVOHLIN
Ely ?seemed rosette* after spending s year tt'o:•
Inge) st British and Continental llosoltafe. General
prvtlee with ape. ial attention to Eye, (with retra,.
tion) Ear Nne and Throat.
Olace: Dashwood, Ont.
Legal.
DiCgION a t'ARLING. BARRISTERS. SOLiCi
ton. Notaries, Come} ne ere, Commtwionerl
Bellctton for Holdout Bank, et.•.
Mewey to Loss at lowest rates of Interest
ail 'ea, Hain street, F.uter,
1. B. CASGOte, aA., I. H. torsos
ONZY TO LOAN.
Webs,/ starve amount of reit ate fusels to loss
■ him and rinses properties at low rates of inter
set.
OLADMAN 4 STANBURY,'
eatritten, Solicltors,Maln st.. Exeter Os
B. 8. PHILLIPS, Emma.
Lteetsssd Awctlov..r.
Bales attended is all parte. !attsfartlea Roaraa•
toed cos° pay._ term. reasonst.le. All mien tett
at Advocate Ofice will be promptly attended to
J. SENIOR
Agent Confederation Life Assurance
Company. also Fire insurance in lead -
Ing Canadian and British Companies.
Main•St., Exeter.
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
WM. ANDiclt5ON, Licensed Auctioneer
for !furor. Cou.tty. Terris reasouabl•�.
Dates ran be made et tie Advo'atc.
II Exeter. or Henry Kllber's Office. Cred-
Iton.
HOUSE FOR SALE
Art excellent brick house, modern and
up -to -dale. Situated on Main street.
Appy at this Office.
W. M. S. CONVENTION
l'I,e t:.lrteentn annual conventlo,t o1
the Women's Missionary Society of uta
Exeter District, was held in the Allaa
Craig Methodist Church on Tuesday of
lust week, and was attended by a largo
number of delegates from the dlftco:it
parts of the district Mrs. Marshall, or-
ganizer for the district, prcatdcd At
the morning sesslon 'lie address of wit -
come to the visitors was given by Mrs
J H. McKay, President of the local Aux-
iliary and was responded to by Mrs wt' -
son of Greenway. Another Interesting
feature was the reading of reports from
the various auxiliaries, bands and circles
which on the whole were most encourag-
ing and showed a slight Increase over
last year. At the afternoon session :Sire.
Klibourn of Parkhill gave an account of
the Missionary Congress in Toronto;
Mts. Steadman of Grand Bend sang a
Solo; Mrs, kleCarnus of St. Marys gave
an address on Systematic Giving ; Mies
Armstrong, a returned missionary front
Japau, gave an interesting address: Mrs
Kerr of Duran and Mrs. Going of Jsxeter
conducted a question drawer. At the
evening session Miss Armstrong and
Her. Langford of r:mbro gave enthusiast
ie addresses.
The ladies of Aliso Craig entertained
the visitors delightfully. An invitation
from the Whalen aux',lary to hold the
..onvention at that place next year was
accepted.
for the conveyance of paseengcrs to and
from the station. and respectfully so -
it a fair shire of business of the
travelling public. Calls at the office,
phone 41A, cheerfully attended to
WM ARNOLD. Prop.
HOUSE AND LAND FOR YALE.
The undersigned 1s otter:ng for sale
a good brick house and 10 acres of land,
Part of South Half Lot 4. Con. 2, Ste-
phen. The house 1s 1:1 good repair. also
a good frame barn and woodshed. good
soft and hard water, never failing well,
good orchard, 3-4 mile from school, 1
and 1-4 miles from chutrh. Possession
give t nett WI. Apply on the premises.
Mils. WINER, Centralia I' O.
FARM FOR SALE
The undersigned Is offering hls tarn.
for sale, Lot 2, Con. 1. Blddulph, 1.4
mile from Centralia 1 silage, containing
7:. acres. sixty five under cultivation.
•r•1 acres bush pasture. There 1s a new
two-storey brick cottage. hard and sett
water. three good wells. Itarn 8t by 60
and other buildings. Possession given
In the fall. Terms easy. apply to
THOS. W. NEiL.
Centralia. Ont.
FARM PROPERTY FOR SALE.
The undersigned Is offering for sale
Routh Half of Lot 21. Con. 3, Stephen.
lee miles wes' of Exeter; also ^n acres
If Lot 23. Con. 2. Stephen. and 25
acres in 11ay Swamp. Thele is on the
fifty acres a frame house, bank barn,
hay barn. drive et:ei and other conven-
len es ; there 1s an excellent spring creek
running through the thirty acres, mak-
lt good pasture land. Will be sold to-
geeher or separately. For particulars
*spay to MiRS. JOHN fOOKSON. Exeter
North, Hay P. O.
FOR SALE
For sate, Man or Wonsan.—My South
African Veieral Bounty Land Certiflc-
at : issued by the Department of the In-
tcrlor, Ottawa; good to- 320 acres of
any Dontin(on Land open for entry in
Alb. rta. Saskatchewan, or Manitoba.
(\ny parson over the age of 1.8 years,
man or woman, can acquire this land
will this certificate. For Immediate sale
1$700.00. Phone, write or wire, L. E.
TELFORD, 131 Shuter Street, Toronto.
Phone Main 3006.
TENDERS
Tenders are hereby asked for the
caretaking of time (liven Presbyterian
Church. also the Manse property ad-
joining. Furl particulars can be had
front the secretary of the board, JOS.
SENIOR.
MEETING OF THE HURON COUNTY
COUNCIL.
l,e Council of the colporatio.i of the
County of Huron will meet In the Coun-
i' c•'.antbcr, In the Town of Goderi ^t.
0:1 the 1st day of June :next, at 3 o'clock
P. m.
.,I1 accounts agalust the County, tc-
c,uiring settlement, must be placed with
the Clerk on or before Saturday. May
29th.
W. LANE• Clerk.
bated May 19. 19 .111.
HOUSE TO RENT
Brick house, 1 and 1-2 storey, on
William Street, Exeter. Good number of
rooms. House in good repair. Good
hard and soft water. Number of fruit
trees. Apply to S. \f. SANDERS, Exeter
FOR SALE
itIRICK HOUSE AND SIX ACRES LAND
IN t'SIIOIINE
The North-East Corner of Lot 13, Con.
cession 6, L'sborne. the property of
th- Int, feriae: Harris. Th? house 1s one
and one-half storeys high and contains
six rooms, kithen and woodshed. There
le a frame barn about 20 by 44t, hard
and soft water, and about one acre of
good fruit trees. The soil is a good
clay. The lot Is mostly seeded out and
Ie will fenc:d and drained. Apply to
GLADMAN & STANBUIIY,
Solicitors for Executor. Exeter,
PASTURE FOR CATTLE AND (HORSES
The undersigned can take a limited
number of cattle and horses for pasture
by the month. For particulars apply to
R. D Quinton, Salntsbury P. 0., Lot A.
5th Con. Usborne
EVERYBODY
COMES TO EXETER
TO ENJOY
THE BiG CELEBRATION
ON MAY 24
of May Is always a great day for
a holiday. 11 is the first Public Holi-
day atter the long and dismal winter.
A celebration seems to be fust the pro-
per caper at this time. . Exeter has
been most successful with her celebra-
tions for several 'care. This year the
committee has made every preparation
and the weatt:.t btirg favorable a big
day will tie the result.
in the speeding contests there are,—
Ge:,tlem n's Ito :c1 ita-c. a Running Race
a Farmer's Novelty and a Ladies Nov-
e1tY Race.
In Athletic Sports there are,—Mara-
tho:t hare, Farmer's Races, Bicycle Race
I<eley Ra -e, Hl:h Jumping, 100 yds open
50 yards dash. 60 year old Men's race.
Backward Race, Business Men's Race.
Also prizes for the Fancy Horse and
Muggy Outfits for ladles and for gents.
1618 and $0 are the prizes offered for
Baseball Matches and this promises to
be a big event.
Pepul cr Lady's Contest.—Coupoue are
attached to the admission tickets giv-
ing the holder a chance to vote for the
most popular lady on the grounds. The
p lz=_ 1, a beauty.
many of the prizes are beautiful and
costly pieces of merchandise. donated by
several of the merchants of town who
ars ev.r anxious to boost along a gooi
thing and up',old the honor of the town.
Se: bilis for ptrticulars. The Dastiwool
Braes Band, .,:t a ::•client organization,
vele fu•nls!t tete mu,1
Tae day will wind up with an excel-
lent concert 1.1 the Op r.t House, among
the artists at which will be Donald C.
MacGregor, Ilarltoste, o: Toronto, Mrs,
\Weidenhamnt.r, Read r. of Exeter, and
Win. Brown. Pianist.
Everybody should come to Exeter and
enjoy the day.
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KINGSTON WHIG.—No mistake was
nude in engaging Donald C. MacGregor
His voice is powerful, ric`t and expres-
atve, and he sang with an ease and free-
dom that 1n seldom seen. Before Mr.
MacGregor had sang one atanea' he
caught the sometimes cold Kingston au -
di n^e, and It began hand -hanging right
in Opera House. May 24th
SALE OP LANDS IN OILLIES LIMIT
Under the .,.,' .ority of an Order-in-
Coun-II dated vend April. 1909, the
:no:thcrly portio . of that tract of land
generally known es the Gillies Limit.
situated 10 the Dtstri't of Niplssing,
and Province of Ontario, containing
about 800 acres, 1s offered for sale by
tender In parcels euntalttt•ng 20 acres or
rhrr-about., such tenders to be address
ed to the undersigned at the Depart -
mint of Lands. Forests aria Mines. Tor-
onto. marked on the envelope "Tender
Gillies L!nsit", and to be receivable at
the said Dep.trtmernt up to one o'clock p.
m, nn Tuesday. ISth day of June. 1909.
Tenders arc to be for each parcel sep-
arately. and to ttante a lump sunt or
bonus therefor. An atcepted cheque for
tett per cent. of this amount to accom-
pany the tender and the remainder to
be paid In full with:n twenty days of
aeceptance of the same.
.\ royalty of tee per cent. on the gross
proceeIs (less freight and smelter char-
ges) of all oris, min rale or concentrates
take, from the land will h^ payable to
the Crown. and purchasers will be re-
quired to enter Into a satisfactory agree-
ment with regard to the same.
Working conditions will be attached
to the sale, and certain lands and rights
will be rest:reed feel psrtt'ulars of which
tog,•ther with a map or plan shovel tg the
said tract and the subdivisions thereof,
may be obtained on application to the
Department.
The highest or any tender not stereo -
eerily accepted.
F. CenC11R.ANE,
'.lints/ter of Lands. Forests and MI 'es.
To:unto April 23rd, 1909.
Local Items
Mrs. Jane Atkihratt Is Int at present.
Mr. W. 11. Levert was in London on
Thursday.
Miss Pearl Rollins of Orillia Is vlslt•
lug r.latives hire.
\ir. Arthur Hollins of London is visit-
ing 1-c lative's in town.
\ir. Jos. H. Lambrook leaves this week
for Fort Wayne to reside.
Mrs. Geo. Brownlee and son Edgar of
Egmoudville are visiting In Exeter.
Mies Whyte of liantlota, Man., is vis-
iting her brother. Mr. James Whyte.
Miss Lily Robinson haves to -day for
Seattle on a trip for do benefit of het'
health.
Mrs. McDonald and 16011 of Guelph art
visiting at the !tome of Mr. W. D.
Wt ekes.
\ir. and :sirs Eli Lawson and famil4
were guaats of Mr. and Mrs. James Par-
sons on Sunday.
Mrs. Percy Luxton returned to South
Bend, Ind., on Saturday after a visit
with relatives In town.
Mrs. Arthur Ramsay of Hamilton is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mos. S.
Campbell, William street.
Mr• and Mrs. W. T. Sinitic of Hamilton
spent a few days with the forner's par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sntale, of Cs -
borne last week.
Mr. J. A. McTaggart, who has been
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pet-
er McTaggart, Loudon ltoad North, for
the past fee, weeks, left Saturday for
Little Current. where he will have charge
n: :t dental practice for a time.
HOUSE FOR SALE OR RENT.
Brick lrcuse on the corner of Main and
\'ktorla streets.
\VM. 11L:\TCHFORD.
Mr. Janes Dearing, Stephen. Is on the
mend.
Miss Rose Dearing has returned from
a wick's visit at Grand Bend.
Mrs. T. E. Handford attended the
graduation a xeroses at the Victoria
Hospital, London. on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mr -s. It. el. Scldon left Tues-
day for Ingersoll to attend the funeral
of t1.clr aunt, MI.i. T. u;nas Seldon.
BIItTHHS
Ducharme.—:\t Drysdale, on May 11. to
Dir, and etre. Joseph Duel:artue, a
daughter.
MA ItIt1AGES
11llantyce—McDonald —At the Manse,
Thames Road, on Wednesday. May 12,
by Rev. Colin Fletcher, Mr. Wm. Ball-
antyne, son of the late James Ballan-
tyne, to Miss Justiria, daughter of the
late Robert McDonald, both of Ushorne.
DEATI IS
Wilhelm. --in Crediton, on May • 15th,
Elizabeth Wilhelm, wife of Eckttard
Wilhelm, aged 68 years. 10 months,
and (; days.
Sloman.—fa Clinton, May 11111, Sarah
Livermore, beloved wife of Mr. Jacob
Slonsan, 1.1 her 47th year.
Smith.—le Stanley. on May 7, Margar-
et McGill, relict of the late Malcolm
Smith. in her 80th year.
Folliek—I n Hensail, on May 11, David
F'otlick, aged 78 years.
\lelk!c—In eleGtllfvray, on May 8, Mr.
Wm. Meikle, aged 75 years. 6 months
and 5 days.
Mr. Abrahem rearing. sr., to slowly
re( or( ring from his Illness..
Mr. Richard Welsh has moved into
the house vacated by Mr. ltic:lard Snell.
\L•. David Cobbledlck of E:•c'cr North
:a confined to tyle room througl, 111nres
A pleasant dance was indulged in by
the young people on Friday night In M4 -
Dont ll's
t-
Doncll's Hall.
Mr. William Atkinaon and Mr. Thole
Sweet are veneering their houses a:r1
otherwise Improving theist.
Dir, J. G. Jcnes entertained Dr. Bright's
bible class of 10 young meat on Moe -
day evening at his home.
Tee sale of the effects of .tr. Jos. 11.
Lambrook on Monday was very success-
ful. B. S. Phillips weilded the hammer.
Garvey Acheson was taken 111 Satur-
day night with appendicitis. Tine
trouble has been reduced and he 1s now
re-overing nicely.
The Workmen of the World shipped a
rho :um n' h•re o) Monday, ani the same
was cte:ted over the grave of a deceas-
ed brother, the late Arthur Snell, on
Tuesday.
Grand Temperance Rally in James
Street Church on Thursday evening. the
27th, to ter addressed by Rev. liavey D.
Moir of St. Thornas and Rev. S. L. Toll
of Hensel!. Meeting at 8 sharp.
Neither the James Ford farm on the
2nd of 8tepecn or the residence of Mr. A
Redford on Sanders street were sold on
Saturday. Both were offered by auct-
ion. but the olds did not reach Inc rc•-
serve.t prices.
THE CONING ECLIPSES.—This year
there will be four eclipses, two 01 1!,r
sun and two of the moon. A total
r• 1epsc of the moon will occur on June
partially visible here. A total eclipse
.' the suit takes place on June 17, vis -
1 herr as a partial eclipse at sunset.
T. rs will b a total ectips_ of the ntoo..
Nov. 27. visible here. and a partial
epee o: tine sun in December. not vis -
e.1, in this latitude.
OVER 400 CATTLE.—The past week
may properly be described as cattle
wee.< In Exeter. Over 4n0 cattle were
.v, 'ghee in Exeter and changed owner-
s!nlp. going from the farmers to the big
;•at•1' dealers. who will pasture thein for
sir or eight weeks and then ship there
corer the water to the old land. Among
the buyer/ of large numbers were Dyroe
HOks John Wood, Wm. Snell and Jolt.
Halt of London.
NARROW ESC.\I'E.—Monday's Lon-
don Frio Press said regarding Mlse
Walter, daughter of Mr. Alfred Waiter
of town ;—"Ml.. Walter of 145 Slrtlroe
street. tad a narrow escape from ser-
ious, if not fatal. Injuries on Richn:o::d
eitrect. opposite the Gley hall. Matur-
ity nicht at about ten o'clock. Mlsa
\Walter was attempting to cross tee
eirrct in front of a south bound car,
a'td did not Iodic another car approtrt:-
Ing from the south. Just as she reac::-
ed the "devil -strip" between the two
cars mct. She was holding her umbrella
ov, r her right shoulder. witch kept het
from bct:,g drawn between the rare.
and flout saved from scrioue injury. al-
thoug:. she was thrown against the cor-
ner of the 'Italia boated car. The nort,.
bound ear stopped within three or four
feet. but the other wbl-h was run -
Ing rap:diy. had passed the North board
ear before It was finally stopped. 11 she
had been thrown front her fret deuht-
less s' a would have b^cr, killed. Miss
Waiter's atm was injured and her skirt
o -n. but tar i t!u-Its were not suffic-
iently severe to require the attendat:ce
a physician.
SCRAP!
The general public will take notice that i tun doinu business in Exeter in
the line of purchasing all kinds of scrap, for whish 1 am prepered to pay the
following prices :
Scrap Iron.... 45c cash, 50c trade, per hundred
" GOc " di
it 5c tt per pound
25c
8c
Rags 55c
Rubbers 4c
Horse Hair... 22c
Copper 7c
All purchases to be delivered to T. HAWK INS & SON'S IIA ItDN'ARE,
EXETER. where the cash will he paid or trade given. Orders for collection of
scrap may be left at the sante store, where prompt attention will be given.
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M. WEXLER, Junk Dealer, Exeter, Ont.
NOTICE
Regina W'i~tcItes, when sold
without an Official Guarantee,
and I v otti;-:ii an authorized
age::t, are li.7.hle to be Second -
Hand Watches. taken in trade
or procured in some other
second-hand way.
I am the only authorized
Official Agent here, and am the
only one who can issue an Offic-
ial Guarantee which will be re-
spected by other Official Agents
throughout Canada.
Portland
Cement
Samson Brand
is the highest gra(ie. Ul;e it
for your Walls. Walks, Cis-
terns. Floors 1111(1 Silos.
Any (luantity 4uppiled at very
low prices. Order at once.
Screen Doors & Screen Windows
From SI up to 51.75 — complete --- H'oom 20 its to 40 its
Poultry Netting Step • Ladders
From 4c up to lOc yard From SI up to $1,75
Floor Paints
SENOUR'S F"LJx)R PAINT (!ries over night. wears like
iron. and will outwear any other Floor Paint made,
:111 colors in stock, .45c (it,
ELEPHANT IIARD-DRYiNG'r FLOOR PAINTS, 40c qt
llEA1A'S HARDWARE & STOVE STORE