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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1877-6-28, Page 8ea ort ueut, Eneiteb mileage �naow I n s enacts, Greon arolee;:tree, prettyesetern sof nese, vitae ae at1 10 carie#les—alipricoa, THE TIMES Einar, -•-A splendid shower of rain fell A� V&LUABL,u Ilhise--A contemporary ou Sunday evening last which although says :—It is not generally known, but 9 y g g y I it kept many from attending church, , should be, thata handful of flour was most timely, and resulted in much thrown on burning oil will quencet the good. flames instantly. The next time you. Bass .1$AI.re - -- The Beavers of this . have a lamp explosion try the eeperi- town went to Dashwood a few days muent, aud see how like a charm itwill since, and played the Stars of that . work, It is worth remembering. place. At the close the soore stood, Exeemseon THE Races. ---The entries Dashwood 6; Exeter S7. • for the forthcoming races are corning lain rnbuor °Keen IN eBni.T.—.On Monday last, lin rapitlly, Already far exceeding those a boy owned d Melvin Ilodgins world- of way previous year. There can ba no �a ne ing iu kressrs, Wanless de Blain's wool- doubt that the meeting will be most len factory, was putting a belt on the sncoessful, carding machine, ellen he became en -1 ItterreEND.—Messrs. Hodgson and tanelee in it. lie was relieved before UIawkshaw returned. from their trip ay serious injury was doue. to Manitoba, on Tuesday evening last.. Tee s elyeahneme. a wick They look hale awl hearty, and ap- U --'t'RIGO, tCr:0I:3=AL2 .At. -I! RLTAII. STATICESI: EXETER O' .k O1143..)-!• rapidly pushing his new :)hill towards tllaietion, and by the first of October. we hope to see the building erected, and the busioees rushing. It is to be erected ort Mr. A. 1,V.:lper'sfarm in re Theo3iear.a be tied eau 5 f'ts, aeream Exetor 11tor`li. That gentleman very ��" lt, ,I esef,a cac•Fr`a aud.f.Grr,,aa'a Vogl kindly granted the site -ea, earner wile �' —and gives other assistance. It It Azie': ix,141 g, (;,? Nettles & Abbt)tt. Delitiete, Leteleral, Lireetiat:' flux -mall lege of Penne bergeous. will be nt Centra Kat i, Exeter, every Tuesday. Special et- teation paid to geld Oleg, Been Dome aps. —It is meet touching to peas along any of the roads iu this section sand witness the devastation tire ri..1 R t1s1NtI.--'I he barn at tit arae raised ou Friday last. Pic•Nrc.-h1 number of the young peo- ple of the town excurted to the lake on Thursday Inst, and bed a meet euloya- Isle time. l that h s been made by the oaterpillnrs. Seeeveureux Fusrivaa .—Tbe ntraw- Iii. every tiirectian your eye fella upon berry fostival given iii the basement of orchards (laureled of every vestige of the J. M. church, here last evening was anyything vernal, whatever, and the a success in every particular. r.pple crop may already be pronounced Oxen Fon Wool„ —The highest price au entire failure. Tata err Sru.L 'Man AGAS.*F, Owing to arsMe informality in the indictment, dolin Snow, convicted at Clinton some rveeta swee, 'tor dtsposiug of whiskey aitille without license, was releasedfrow custody. Officers were iu waiting, ltowover, rand arrested him again. On Tuesday afternoon last he was brought befoul T. Gilley, J. Drew, and P. Is- P11i;I ps, Esga., on the same charge. Messrai, J. A. Cameron and H. Orth were tbo only witnesses called ; lfr. Cavan, Inspector Inland Revenue, pro - Routing. The cavileuce was strong agaiuet him, and he was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment, and afine of $600. He wa; conveyed to gaol on Wednesday morning,by,Constablo Gill.. In cash or trade will be paid for wool, at the Exeter Woollen milts, WiemEsS Seeewousxius,-Families desiring strawberries far trawling or preserving purposes eau procure thein in quauti- ties at l,+fr. Gcerge Sanders' store, at low figures. Taira BARLEY friend inforlua us that be was attown a few days since, a stock of barley 31 feet in length, grown on the farm of Ur. Ferguson of Hay, near Funsville. That will be Bard to beat. Ault's:D.—Tho machinery for the flax refit has arrived, and is rapidly be- iug placed in its position by the ma- chiuists. .[11 is few weeks the mill will be in working order. A large number Emmen—The fallowing is a list of of hands will be employed during the tht officers elect for the Exeter Divi - season in pulling flax. cion S. of T. for the current. quarter : Bar, ON THE Brum-Numerous corn —W. P., Bro. A, Robinson ; W. A., plaints reach us from farmers, about ` Sia. B. Weir; R. S., Bro. 13, Grigg ; some of our young men playing ball on A. R. S., Sis. E. Ealloway; Con., Bro. the streets. We know' this is all the R. White ; A.. Con., Sis. M. Grigg ; hint they will require to stop, as they Chap., Bro. W. J. Clarke ; I. S. Sis. are not of the class to wig to =convert M. Palmer; 0. S., Bro. W. Perkins ; iince or bother any one. Organist, Sig. Till White ; P. W. P,, Bev. S. J. Axtn 'a P/c -NIC. --On Fri- Bro. W. Grigg. day last, the young folks in connection Von or Teeters.—On I+londey even - with the 13. C. church, tendered Bev. ing last, at the meeting of the Exeter Mr. Allin a pio-via on the occasion of Division, S. of T., Rev. Mr. Aliiu re- his leaving Exeter. The warty pro- received a hearty vote of thanks for ,Deeded to tho lake, and on the shores the very efficient sarviees rendered the of old Huron, a ;pent is pleasant day iu Division by hire. They also expressed boating, swinging etc, their regret at losing him, but hoped LL'CAN.---On Sunday last the it would be for the best. Mr. Arlin re - Free liasons of Exeter visited their plied in a neat address, in which he Lucas brethren and listened, in comp. alluded to the pleasant times he bad any with various visiting lodges, to one cf the most interesting sermons ever delivered by Rev. Canon Innes. Ov- er three hundred were inthe pro- cession. PenceeSING.—T11e baud was on Mon- day evening last practising for the cel- ebration on Dominion Day. They play remarkably well; while out they gave our genial station master a serenade. The fire -engines were out the same evening, and did themselves credit. It. S. Minutex is prepared to fit up public buildings, churches and private residences with Velvet. Brussels, tap etry, All -wool; Dutch and Three-pl- carpets, Matting and English Oil Cloth, Feather Beds and Pillows, at short notice and at very moderate prices. No. 126 Dundas Street, Lon- don., Ont. PRESENTATION.—On Tuesday evening of last week, Rev. S. J. Arlin, Presi- dent of the Literary Society ia'oonnec- tiori with the B. C. church, was made the recipient of a purse of $25 and a well prepared address, at thr bands of J. N. 1 ooper, on behalf of the Society. The rev. gentleman repliedin moat feel- ing terms. HRAVY FROST.—Oil Friday night the frost was tory hard,and did considerable harm to the potato and other vines. which were unsheltered, and on low ground. Fears were entertained that the wheat-crop'would be effected, but from a. multitude of inquiries, we re- ceive the answer' that no harm `bas been dere,• and that the potato Drop will not'be materially damaged. DonaxzoN DAY. -We hope the busi- ness man of the town witlnot be behind those of other places, but will celebrate Canada's natal dee, in a truly loyal spent in the Division, and spoke words of encouragement to them. Re tary subscription. did not feel like giving a farewell ad- New Reliever •Cuossllsa.-For a week dress as be was only going to London au hoped to meet chem frequently. Mr. Allin leaves Exeter with the best wishes of the whole community. F *NE 28 1S•77 both in point of preparation and ar- rangement, tlid too much praise onnuot be given to the ladies of this place and vicinity for the unremitting efforts ex- tended by them in meeting the wants of all who partook of the many good thlugs vihhoh they had provided for the aeoasion. About half•past nine our much esteemed friend, D. Broth - aur, was called to the chair, which he filed in hfs usual manner, The follow- ing address, 'which was rend- by . Mr- Delniage, of R'irkton,on behalf of the lodge, was warmly applauded by all present, and elicited from Mr. Idle a warm aid feeling aelcnowledgmont, in the course of which he expressed his thankfulness for the presentation glad pear to havo enjoyed thelnaelses.. Mr. prosperity of toe lodge, wnieh had al- l3.odgson will tell you something about ways been most dear to him, as also the it hip self next week through these col- umns. dee*, regret ba, fort ill severing his con morns. 1 vection with the members of the ludg-. -wows �i?I.F t7 Ninths. --having 1 `�Si.tiy. interesting stud instructive, given this wont r c;areftii ts.-- Ha inn, were the somata., toasts and asoligs iveu by Messrs, Johnstone), I ortc r, t;.re tri tl a eoeutry a s wail as in tb to End Ina „Ix:. h0 of its size, so m ash ctil vel-, D tern ge, Dinswhore, W1111;9, okl. Tl e P t i��rr'+1 t.a6;e e. p:atter@i irenn. genuine 1 a yot t R+� could be stowed 1C° grout), Lir, Irvmg, iUoCurdy aar:d some of + �, ali�l ll.:; bretlrrer., alnd as otliexa3, and altogether the meeting was one of the roost iuterestiug, conrfortiva and encouraging that it has been o privilege to witness, rt t costae re- member:Iuce of such a demonstration of attachment will be a source of no ertiinary satisf tattoo to Mr. Idle, At 11:90 the eutertalnment was brought to a close, all soperatiog 11 eb- ly delighted with the evening`) enjoy-sp:Ice, if bu, I hope you will pardon my 'trent. The following is the intrusion. Twa EPISCOPAL CIIGRCIL, -- The much-tl.1kod-Of � nelisiz church that was to have been built,;and for which some $1,590:were subscribed, has not risen above the ground, although Mr. Levett stillders the laud, and there is no pi Gce needs a church more thau this i;ectin, las a v,zry large number of the settlers beim gs to it. The nearest church is At prospect Bill, and that is in the Kirkton perish. This section is mit pi! 1'J•+ar�i i ekh ;uu;izi :anti I.irkton, and the uu&.iatera u$ these. places sad that it is too touch work for •y a mean to travel the di: canes and preach three times on e. Sabbath, atb, them fore (Fronton and Awurikk aro loft to the to saris: mercy of the Dist op, tuidd'z• woes', eye the n s is, ,an for ail i rh ere zee tl# :_are, brat .3beep of the Apo:- turn fold may seek wim spirit - And p:aeturu they east fine. In my opinion, there is tory tnech lethargy' atllongstfare chinch oflaugland nziei.:- heti �' w r s r •issra e o u z w s to t n eha eone.- p t ' ;leaf out t - Cie 1, ,!tliodist ' book would away. It is a work no family shouldbe of aurae nye to thein. Grantee, be without, as it comprises all that is r only two years ago wax comicsted with useful in animal history, and brings 1 D b 1 1 I±.irlituu ciretlit and now it bus a (toed before the reader in the sinarplest pox• cllatitt:lz end a l+saraarrago and a largo slble manner, the oonnection it has s;c)nrrG'gnatltan, aautl tlzeso efforts ores with that of biblical history, this in a arownotl with evccess, while toe Ap- n �neer eomprisiug bath. The aa...geut A ol;tolio chip iy seettered to every corner. ie now 9ttuvassiug for the work, and 1 1'iulatlrbllia is slot trespassing en yam. we hope lie may receive the onoouriige• meat it ruerits, . All interested in the evolution Ovary cannot do a wiser thing than study the work. REzrovan,-•-The remains of Mr, 3'uo, fiord were yesterday removed from the cemetery south of Exeter, to the Union C Aute.t cry. alga TR,1LiJ4, pf RSO aL.—Miss Etta Armstrong of George, Brant, on a'visit, is a guest the 0. U. Parsonage, i teen ttr. Solomon 1,Voadball, who is about to leave for Oregon, bas eold his house and lot to blr. John Ten- nant for %d40, 23rsl:sa ss Au Smr*o i. -'Considerable shipments of produce are eoustautly making at Centralia Station for Lan- don and eeetward, consisting priuci- pallyg of grain from the storehouse, live stock flax .fibre, wool, batter, cheese. cordwood and tan bark. RETURNED.-11.'fessrs Joseph Anderson and John Balkwill, carpenters aud fra- mers, have returned from Prince Ar- thur's Landing much disappointed in their expectations 'of finding employ- ment. They report the labor market in those regions to be overstocked, and that great numbers are returning from i%ianitoba quite disheartened, many of them eutiroly destitute of the means of coining back to their homes. CHANGE OP MIND,—Ibe U. Methodist have abandoned the idea of holding the proposed strawberry festival at Centra- lia, as announced for the 2nd July, the funds intended. to be raieed thereby be- ing el eerfully forthcoming, by the shorter and mere direct route of volun- past a gang of men have been at work constructing the new crossing over the L. H. & B. R, at Centralia, connecting Melootrrne street with Prince Leopold A STRANGE AN1tmAr;.—On Saturday street and the silo road. This new last, Mr. Eli Snell and a young -man way of access' to the station will be named Down, were cutting bark in a thrown open immediately after harvest, swamp about twc miles west of Exeter, and travel from the west to the depot when they came in collision with an will be shot tened fully half a mile. animal, which from a description given ANOTunR P SIDENT MInISTER.—The would have enabled thein to Rev..W.•Davis, B. 0. • minister, hes retire on half pay, had they succeeded been appointed to reside at Centralia. in nabbing it. They had chopped down A househas been rented for his aocom- a tree, and were cutting awe, the brash modation,:and. is being fitted up, and when they saw the animal beneath. stable built, with all possible despatch. Not knowing its nature, and being un - STRAWBERRIES ' AND CREASE.—The armed, they were somewhat cautious in approaching. Mr. Snell, however, young.peeple cf Centralia,' are in ex planted his feet on what he soon found peotation of- having a' high' time on out were its .wings, and had just time Monday afternoon next, July 2nd, at the to observe that,they were. ulna five B. C.' ellarch' grounds;_ when tea with feet across and that it had a head ie - strawberries and oream will. be served sembling: a -fox, with a pouch at its in'abundance. In the evening there side for carrying ,its young, when the will be a platform meeting, and addres- unknoavn, which seemed to have awak- cos will be delivered by _Revs. Butcher. ened from a slumber, suddenly left its Davis; Rice; Arlin and Walsh, 'and a frightened conspanions,`and winged its real good tilrre'is expected. .A choice f Music will way to the skies. when last seen, being ` eeccho °of the church be rendered by but a mere speak iu the heavens. From the description given, we shooks pro- • , xii"d1(JaDY,:.9,]Il. flounce it a Kalong. This animal which measures 5' feet in the spread of its 0 Tu u . assay evening, the 19th inst.,; wings, i4 a native p1 Java. Tire upper a very large and interesting meeting of pa;t of the neck is -a smoky. red ; the the members .of L. 0. L., No. 492, of rest of the fin dull.' In the lower part this village, assembled in the. Orange of Java it is very common, and Iives in troops, which do not appear to yisit the more elevated district. They : se; leat a targe tree for their resort, and suspending themselves by the claws of their hiud limbs to a tree present a curi- ous spectacle. They pass the greater Manner by closing their places of bust= t part of the day in sleep, Banging mo - nee s let there be no close -front- tionless ; ranged in succession with the open -backdoor business about it either. Theclerks deserve all the time you can possibly' give them. Our farming friends are rnost head downwards, the membranes contracted about the body, and cling in dose contact, and look like part of the tree. They emit piercing. shrieks when to blame in this matter. For goodueso awakened. How it found its way to sake leave yanr eggs and butter at home the township of Stephen is the gees - when you tomo in to tlia zaces. tion of the day. Hall to,, giye a supper aud present it puree to the Rev. Mr. D, Idle, on the oca,asion of, his leaving to take charge of another station. Mr. Idle has rosid- ed in this place upwards of two years, during which, time his good conduct, his amiable deposition and especially bit zealous efforts far'the sobriety and spiritual. welfare of the people, have given him a very high position in the affections of this lodge and the relig- ious community, and won for him the respect of all. The entertainment was really one of the best ever held in Woodham. The edible provision was abundant and displayed great taste elinnass. To the Rev. 3Ir. Dunrai►I� f<lle;-- Lem Arornsn, We, the meraibere of T.L. 0. Vii.. NO. 492, Woodham, having beard witia. muck regret dant "the ebougee and chateces of thiamottet lite" have brought it to pass that the relations hitherto existiag between ns must be seversd by youleaving the village, canuot allow the occasion to pasts without ten - tiering an expression of oar respect and esteem for ane who has been so nnreurittieg r lir atteutious to the spiritnalwants of bis hearers, and for the great interest yon have taken this lodge and the good of the order gouerelly.' While we shall miss your well-known face and kindly . grewing, yet ire hope that the ohuge tray be to your advantage. and that wo may have the pleasure of meeting you ere long. Wo feel ear,' that the Almighty will bless and keep you, nue as we bare mot toge- ther iu this lodge for upwards of two years, during which. time wo have frequently Leen, through your good council, kept and gelded in that brotherly love which, binds us togotheruu oartb. That in view of your departure from among Wb aelmowledge with sincere , at)tude the bonellte wuioh we have individually as mem- bens of this lodge received from you, and beg you to accept our unitod thanks and this purse as a very inadequate expression of our oblige- tious, that it m .y brune; to your remembrance the many Wanda you have left behind you in Woodhamu,end that God may ever bestow lits choicest blessiinge on yon and yours, is the sincere wish and fervent prayer of each one of us, On behalf of themembers of L. 0. L., No. 492. DJ.vID BALTHORrt, W. M., L. 0. L., No.402. I remain yours See, 013$ER n x c arro.r. . IMrlrovEMENTs. You so very seldom hear from our village, no doubt you will find a small space in your widely circulated journal to note a few jot- tings. The street leading to the grain warehouse is being turnpiked and gravelled by the citizens, the {fraud Trunk supplying the gravel. This will give farmers a good road, bottles removing that dreadful sea of mud which usually ornamented the G. T. yard, siring and fall. The streets in Granton and Awnzik have received a good coat of gravel, Mr. Thereat; Culbert has his new hotel ve1y oom- pleted and will open in lily three weeks. The size of the building is S0x 84, two storey, with a long show room for commercial travellers. The driving house and stable in connection is 80x 86 feet, and from Kr Cultert's experi- ence in the .business, he, no doubt, will look well to the comforts of his guests, Mr. B. Blackwell intends' er- ecting a new store, immediately. Ti' e crops never looked' better at this season of the year, the frost of Friday .night, which *as severe, frrtunately only singed the garden crop, which was pretty: well advanced: Potatoes, to- matoes and corn suffered most..iav- ing has already commenced, Mr. John Westman having out and housed about fifteen tons of clover '.hay. The School ground in Awmik is in it very .neglect- ed condition instead of being a play. ground for tho scholars, it is bat a commons for the highway cow, the ho and the sheep.' if the trustees would put..a fence around it they might have pasture to let and make a Little in that ' way, but the way it is ;lte.)t is a die- graoe to any •section, and we' might take a hint from.,Whallen section. I hope for the credit of the trustees that they will loose no time m fending the ground and putting a, bell On the build- ing, ExcensroN.— There was an excur- sion to. Sarnia a few days since. Peo- ple, in this township and all along the line. of G. T. R.. availed themselves of the oheap;trip. Th.3 excursionists ar- rived'herae on .their return about 10 o'- clock p. m. and Mopped for about twenty minutes. One would have thought it was a fishing party on a large scale, or that it was the season of Lent, from the number of fish that was carried by the excursionists. )11!e trg 11151 earl eessors to G. 13, Smith) se irao :.,ura ant uuaounceiag a steady increale ToItaiue or a cir saleo, without r rerting unheultby ntiannlen da 15 T 7 'Aute one of the armor White di Co, is most,, i,s tautly oither is bluiapenu or .*mer; can 3,13-40 ,0:6, , Mut l; Stnith havoug been in.:few York far t ' mast 'two Or three woei-,s, one $,r lieador:, . t aK r:'a4y to stort for i:uroi,e .,w soon as 1 e railusi, thereby plaeinglie in a v0;ttian See - Matt to 0 i.0 Lit the Doiniuionlurobtaain u6 °heap noels Sotl Because a well as;orted steel! of Foods such agar:, mevery dtY dentand, can alwityalber fildWith. 118 CLOSESrRltrese, 3rd la.-.nnac we are receivia& goadsaimaet daily, eit'a:•r by &press or l<reigi;t, w1zu bi pitmen each tiepa:tauunt nuead.et the :oquiremonts trade. anti at tiaeha ue tune rresbuess ani vigor The Startling Bar- gains. NYE IIeV£ BEEN AMD A1Ut SUR'INO rN Prints, Shirts, Cottons aud Dress Goods Arn the wonder of erory customer who gees them lawyers coming to St, Mary's aro roast 40- cidettlyluo:,ing woney by pat viaitiu'onrstore' f Ji ELZTE `4c CO., St,liiary's. Rev J 0:ay ood'e work coverre gronn3 oc; copied by t.o other book of ray knowledge, Its theme is of an absorbingobaiaotor to the puiv ato ebristiau, vabbatb saool renela0r, bible class. teachor, niluieter, andevei77 bible rcntier, Ibo- Pave the Darnsa] of its ]aagos cannotf+:it to 4eep- rY fnterostall classes of peopi0, It iril]confound. it not convince the atrenelhoa th0 bo- liev er, and aw.tikon to earaosoeptle,et thought the im- penitent. The author has given us autimberof fundamentaihistorical fust^, thorotgltly handled. I eonAdontly recommend It to ar1. John W Butcher, B 0 adoister, Exetor. FIRST PRIZE PUMPS. The undersigned would aegnaitt tgo Libel itants of the surrounding country that he is prepared to contract for sinking trolls and PUTTING IN PUMPS If required, and that ho is Mill manufacturing foals of every description at his old stand, } of'. a mile north of E meter, an tbo London Roan.— Thosowantingpumps should give him acail. GEORGE BOULTON. "'Noon's Bible anlnieis,"a description of tho habits, structure and uses of every living crea- ture from the ape to the coral; and and explain- ing all. those passages in the Old and New Testa- ments;in which reference is made tobeast, bird, reptile, ')sh, or insect' illustrated byover one hundred now designs, by Bova Wood,E. A.: mith written bythe Rev. J. G. Wood, M. A. &c., to which aro added articles en yowl, Jame MoC'osh, D' D. and " Researches and trav- el In Bihio lands," by Rev- D. March, D. D. Such is tin; Lille pag,, of a new work nicely printed on good paler, well bound.' We have given it a pretty caroful scanning and heartily commend st It would make n 'vero nine present to a young minister, sabbath school teacher, or any bible student. J. W. Lyon Sc Co publishers, Guelph, Ont.—Observer ' CONSUMPTION cf fED= Ik_1+I OLD PHYSICIAN; : retired. from active practice, having had placed in his hands by an East India Mistionary the formula, of a Vegetable Remedy for the speedy andper- manent cure. of eONSHMPTION ASTHMA BRONCHITIS 06TAN1tii and all Throat;and Lung Affections; also apositiae and radicaloure for nervous debility and all ner- vous complaints. after having- thoroughry tested its wonderful curative powers 111 thousands of ca- ses feels it his duty to make itknown .to hie suf- tering fellows: Actuated by this',motive, and a ' denscientious desire to relieve human suffering, liowill send, free of charge, to all 'who desfie it. this recipe, with full directionsfor preparing and succeeefully using. Sent by rots rn' mail, by ad- dressing with stamp, naming this paper, •DR. 0 srluvN]NS, Box 88, Brockville, Ont. " Woop's Bible Animals .^ is an excellent work. It should be in every family where it can be af- forded. Itis highly interesting and equally jn- etructivo,and will be rend with avidity by both • old and young, It deals in facts, not fictions. This age of education and reading needs boors of this description to crowd out end keep out, if possible, of our hoaeoe works whew; tendency is not good. Evory family should' be supplied with.' books, not only calculated zo please the fancy, but to it struct the . intellect and improve the h'oeirt. We can recohimend the book' in; question to be one of a cies weal adapted to thatend. Wm. HOOPER,B.O. Minister. Mitchell, June 15,1877. HAIR WORK Coils, Cable Twists and 'Switches made of combings ;Curls made of Cut Bair by Miss hanesiAN, Mono Tasoaau