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1 of the C. P. It., from l otaireal, salt*
ipg Shit the road would be built 100
miller west it) liu*ste mtVe next year's
crop. Tbie is eminently setiefaotory
Wholesale and Retail.) to southern settlers, and no doubt au
'era of solid prosperity naw imago
Southern Menitobs, which ie the
itocaciazz,zizit garden of the North -vett. Mr.. Rol.
lin. look. bele and hearty and as if s
chalets of "below zero" agreed with
hem.
FANCY GOODS DEALER trT be os an,
The carnival lathe covered Wing
Auk, which tock place on Fridsy ev.
owing last, we* lsvgely stteuded, sed
etuineutly successful, The number
of masgaeradsrs was large, and the
T __ gesture.* good repressptatioue of
what they were intended for, The
tee, wan ill splendid condition, sed the
managers did everything iu their
power to mike the waived what it.
turned out to he --e, eutxee;ee, The
iSeeter band was present stud render-
ed some" choice selections of meek
during the eveuing. Owing to the
large number on the ion there wee Dot
elite to ob*t*in ell their times there.
fore the following iiet doe% notiiiclede
all who were dressed for the occasion:
3apan Idol, J. Shaw Clinton ; Roar
nig Camp, R. 1iokerd ; Doctor, A..
Coosa ; Sandy 'Keyhole, Frank How.
lira ; New York Dude, Cites, Mo
Donal! Base•bstler, Alf. Drew ;
Dade, E. Oat ; Clown, 1 . Curley
Yankee, E. Gidlay ; Clown, Ed. Bile
Bait ; Jack of Heart's. John H. Rynd
ncen ; Indian Chief, .Ed, Fish ; Dude,
rge Page ; Texas Jack, Peter
sudt n ; Nancy Lee, John Elliot ;
;night of the Red Cross, '1 hos. Chap.
DENTA.L, man, Hensen ; ;Circus b ►y, Frank
I Oke ; Pat Bytes, John. Page ; Slugger
C. Cartwright, Deutist, will 'be, Sullivan, J. Dt*via; Parnell, Will
fouud et Abbot's old steed, over O': 'ra gi• rak'a ab-baol J Ed. Bir, an
stall a Bank, every Weduaeday and , v e ;
Thursday except any week in whale Biddy Flenotgau, A Laramie; Jockey,
'rare defy is the firsts of the month. All John White ; Colored (rout, Cherlea
branohoa of deutietry attended to, and Tutu ; Monkey. W. Tarter O"Done.
iattefeotioa guaranteed. Oold tillingwan Bose&, Bole. Whue ; Buffalo
.pocislty. Terme : deb. Noes torr 1 cul, W. feyoue Romeo, J. Voirbairn;
(Itown, T. Buwermau ; Dutch Girl,
Lamp Inspecting Truett. 13. Creech; Country (ten*, E. Braund;
Another fraud is being worked opo 1 Seale Fish Wotueu, Mies E. Wauleaa
the unsuspecting. Yoaug men visit and &tial N. Senior; Mother Shipley,
rewideucee when they expect male utas Q. manior; roetttartAse, Mims
membertr of the family absent:. They Ida Qadiag and Jeanie 11aDouell ;
gain admieelon by informing the iu. Summar, Mier► A.. i,Voed ; Righleud
mote. that they are "zaepeatore of Scotch Leslie, Mies E Wood ; Pooee.
lamps," and demand a fee for each hnuntas, Mrs. J. Fairbairn ; Indian
lamp. jI1 zs hard to believe there %re Reiuced°es, Mrs E. Spackman and
way so gullible as to be caught by such mei Sharon, of 81. Thomas ; Gipsy
a transpareut swindle ; but people Queane, Uieeeed H. E Clark and 8.
who o•haetder' it eooni•nzy not to read a Talk ; Ledtea' burned, :hien 1I.
newspaper, are simple enough to Eaorett ; Grandmother, Mies Anuie
swallow nuything. Smith ; Little blonde iu Blue, Mtn
-- May Hawkshaw ; Indian Girl, MISR
lace tatock►*ee. F. Lyons ; Sailor Girl, Mae M.
The London, Huron & Bruce R'y, Harrkahaw : Sinter of Charity, Mies
which passers through here, hes again. F. Bswden ; Bed Ridine Hood, Alien
been blooded, owing to the heavy Hunt ; Scotch Lassie, Polly Bawds;
fall of snow and the terrific wind en May Queen, Miss Ida Gould ; Kaes
Monday night. The freight train Greenaway Figure, Mise Edith Iiynd-
• going north Tuesday mining was man. The following parlous were
"snowed in" north of Hensall. This successful in obtainiug prizes : For
canoed all other trains to be delayed, comic ooetnmo, J. 11. 13yadman ; best
and on Tuesday morning There were dressed lady, Mies Rory Esorett :
four trains stunk within seven miles of gent`s beat dress, J. Shaw. Clinton;
each other. Tuesday night'," ruail boy's best dress, A. Spicer; girl's best
did net arrive till Wednesday after- dress, Polly Bawwen; small boyo'
noon. In fact all mails, including rage, H. Gilley, 1st ; A. Spicer, 2ud;
those from rural offices, were delayed oouaolation rase, G. Hyudinen. A
in consequence of the severe cold•and shake -puree race (40 laps) open to all
stormy weather. was gotten up, in which Alf. Drew
took first and John Elliot 2nd,.
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EXETER, ONT.
TEN GENTti per Winter &rat insertion, a ne
POOL O'R T$ per line for aeon subsequent in
ti will obAxgad for notices arpoarintillomn
it'd . foot Crimes,.
THURSDAY, FEB. 12th, 1885-
h00.41, NI A'S. -F1't *ha be happy to re.
reeve et aft dares', jro►ra nay part nj they
County, flmasst local sehes, swr1 Aitac•
Citiottz,or any intererlise incident Oat.
erer,,ros* airy of our subscribers or read.
ars 'morally for tike purpose of public.
stfeaa,
Local liappen
%VTAAted
A ' miirt and intelligent lad to 1
art of printing, tinst have t* fair edu'ratio?
&ppty p.;rsurtmlly to Tins Office, Exat+
A visit.
On Monday evening fast the mem. Breveties.
bare of Kirkton Temperance Lodge It would be difficult to find a New
Year tesolution with a search warrant.
New all woe pants to order for
$3.25 at Renton Bros.
For Valentines of every description
cheap, go to the Dominion :Labora-
tory.
At the sale of the refects of the
Mansion House three clydesdale
horses realized $4,400.
The comity spring fair will be heid
Mr. R, Crocker gave a reeding, and ou the 17th of April. The place of
Mr. J. P. Clarke wound up the pro- bolding has not yet been decided ou.
gramme by a very earnest temperance Though one editor may be richer
speeob. Mr. George Stacey, of Kirk. than another, they shear and shear
ton efficiently discharged the duties alike.
of the chair. The visitors were then , The collections made from non -rest•
entertained by their brothers and dent lands in Sxeter for the year 1884
sisters at an excellent supper 10 an amouuted $21.71.
adjoiuing room, where a very happy The brtok•makere report the de -
time was spent. mand for brink to far exceed that of
many previous seasons.
A visitor. Nicest goods out, Navy, Wine anti
Mr. A. J. Rclliva, of Killarney, Olive, Corkscrew, Worsted. -New in
Manitoba, a former resident of this at Rauton Bros.
locality, and brother of Dr. Rollins, Rev. Mr. Salton, of Clinton, will
is now in town, being down to On- occupy time James—street Methodist
tario on a visit of pleasure combined church pulpit next Sabbath..
with business. tie reports things iu . We understand a detachment of
Mauitoba fair, and has more oonfi• the Salvation Army of this place will
dance in the future of the country shortlyeipbn fire on Hensel!.
than ever. They have had very little Read'Pickard's ohanee of advertise.
snow this wiuter so far. First ,part ment. ',Tff .res he 'something good in
of winter vary mild ; lately pretty store for our:rural readers.
cold. The farmers had veru fine crepe Beautiful , Valentinas at the Do.
last year, and are now getting good minion Laboratory very cheap. Drop
prices. wheat selling readily ail alone in and see them.
the C. P. R. line at from 65 to 70
cents. Just before leaving' Mr. R.
was one of a deputation '•fro,n South—
ern Manitoba to interview the Pro-
vincial Premier and the C. P. R.
authorities iu Winnipeg relative to
the extension of the C. P. 11 South-
western westward. They had a tele—
gram from G. Stephens, the president
visited the Division of the Sone of
Temperance in this village. An
open meeting was held in Fansou's
Hall, where a very interesting pro.
gramme, ooniietine of readings, re
citations and music was well rendered
by the visitors. Mr. P. O'Brien, of
Hay, made a few witty remarks and
kept the audience in good humor all
the time he oconpied the platform.
A delegation from Exeter is at
present attending the Sabbath school
convention at' Seaforth,
Mr. Burdon, accountant iu the
Ridgetown branch of the `'tlolsons
bauk, will be removed here at once to'.
fill Mr. E!Iiot's position,
Mr. Robt. ' Simpson, of Parkhill,
was in town in the early part of the
walk attending the 4tuarsi of hie
sister.
Mestere. Pickard 4 Spicer, of the
Exeter Poultry Yards, exhibit several
Dein' of their oboioe fowl at the Ses-
forth poultry ebow, now being bald.
The corporstiau snow plow has
been used nearly every day of late,
The. reed commissioner bas his hinds
full.
Many of the lovers of that bealtleful
sue t{lvtguretiug soterrise--skating,
Wended the Heim!' 'cerebral Tune•
day evening.
Rev. W. Si Fossae, of the dames -
street Methodist church here, will
preach in one of the Clinton Meth°.
diet churches next Sahbetb,
Just received, Cc:ttone, Cottoue,
piens of them, prises right and don't
yep forget it ; also b ring shirting*,
oottonedee, &o., at Rotor Bros.
The Meade of Mrs, E. J. Robert- i
NOR wife of t:be iuoureheut of Christ
Church here, will leeru with regret
of the prsosrions condition of her
hearth.
Mr. John Snell, of this place, last
week putoberiedd ,et the Sala Cr Mr.
John Manilla°, Mullett, a filly,
needy 2 year* old. for the sum of
$210.
The subject of lecture by iucutub•
out of Christ Clench ou holiday Ev.
ening, Feb. 22, is "Judith, the Hero•
ine, or Pstrioti+lu end Piety." A
study for the tunes.
The farm of tbe late M irk Elwood,
in Biddulpb, wee sold by nuctiou by
Ur, Joe. Lynch the other (ley, to lir..
George Lee, of 1loGlilivray, f or time
°dill of $6,575.
While a number of young folks
were going to Heneall earniva) ou
Tueedxy evening two or three of the
views neon got their heeds ears hand
CAPLING'
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cthnr perces of their pereons frozen. carpenter work; and H. Stainer, paint.
There way bo found iu smother tut;=. Week will be aamxnat.oett as
column a letter from Rev Mr. Dickson, soon ae poeeible,
peeler of the M.sin •street, Methoalet We tog,ret to euaunnae dere Mia.
church, which may be iuteredting to James Sweurrtou, of the Lake Reottd,
our reader», ivlro lice beau ill f tr sortie time, nt
firer buferiu from
A flew # carriage a1m an etttaek of e0
n renal' and Qa to a tato id 8coo
—
A.
bo built here reit s tt name P ou gamic, but naw from a complication
Spaoktueu'a (tomer, east side of Main eaF dt*edeas, is at praseat lying u a
street. The briok for its ereetiatr is orhroel couchette, and is not lately
l ou the let. elle will rally.
Ou Thursday morning le*et the Mr• K• Elliot, wlha hs° beau filling
thermometer went dowu to 27 ° below She position of teller in the Mol°oue •
zero, and yesterday morning to 80 o Beak iu Wier place, hoe beau prowot; I
below. The weather has not been el ed to the podtiou of lerlger.keeper
cold iu this section for years, (not taller) in a breach of the same
A meeting of the Baud of hope of beak at Loudon. We are sorry to
the Mein-streetllethoaiet church will lose Mr. E. from amongst ue, but
be held in the basement, of the ohuroh wish ben succeen and prosperity iu
ou Friday avunug, at whiob a epien t[ Et arty.
did programme will be rendered, seionary sermons will be preach-
did
uoo.onfortably tight slice may ed by Rev. T. W. nlaghy, of Lucite,
an tiuudny, Feoruary 15th, in the
Eughslt. Church here at 11 o'clock a.
m. and 7 o'clock p. hu, Collet•tious
in aid of the mistime fund of the deo.
ease witl be taken, He wilt also con.
duct a similar service at Heneall at 3
o'clock p. m.
The Provinoiel Secretary is writing
to the Registrars of the various muni.
eipalities to warn all those whoea duty
be made parbaatly eeey by laying a
,sloth wet in bot water moron. where
it piuohes, uhaugiug several' times.
The leather will ebape itself to the
foot.
Mr. Alf. Drew, of this place, again
came out victorious in the three mite
roue at the Hensel' Carnival Tuesday
evening. Ile has won the silver aup
twice, and if he euooeede auoe more
will awn elle trophy. it is to make registration of births,
Rev. 011. 'teeter left on Monday; deaths and marriages and not yet
last for Essex Ceutrs to etteud a complied with the law in this .respect,
meeting of the Essex Prohibitory
w do so at Duce, as the Government
Alliance, of which association he is is determhued to see the Births, Mar -
secretary. Mr. Teeter is au ardent Mar-
riages and Deaths Act fully enforced,
temperance worker.
Mother may I go out to skate ; Oh
yes, my darling Jolla ; but don't you
try the figure eight, for it will purely
fool you. Just when you try the
lightning whirl to show your springy
=sole, the boys will see a nilly girl
sleigh riding on her bustle.
We do not envy the 'bus drivers'
a 1d mail carriers' positions when they
wait at the depot until midniglit for
a train which was due at 4.43 p, m.
Their poshiooe are all the less env/.
ous when the thermometer registers
30 ° below zero.
A yonug man in town blackened
bis moustache with a lead comb, and
then took his girl out for a moonlight
stroll. When the fair one appeared
in the bright light of the family circle
a couple of hours later, her tate look-
ed like a railroad map.
The foliewiug ditty is appropriat e
to the season ";—
O'er his head aid ears his capof seal
He pulls as far as it Will go—
He pulls it good and strong.
In days like these when things congeal
Man wants but little ,tear" below,
Nor, wants that little long.
A number. of flue cattle were ship•
ped from this station on Monday last
by Mebane. Balkwill and Prior. The
animals were, from appearance, first-
class. The .shippers are noted for
being good judges of cattle. We me
dastand the shipment was made • to
the eastern market.
We were shown last• week a Bible r .
which was.:printed in the year 1620.
and the fine for neglect is a very
heavy o.re.
The lecture entitled "England un-
der toe Stuarts," which was to have
been delivered • in the James•street
Methodist church by Rev, George
Webber, under the auspices of the E.
Y. P. 0. A., on Tuesday eveuing,
February 17th, has unavoidably been
postponed until Tuesday evening,
February 24th. The lecture will be
an interesting one, and all who can
should attend.
We announce this week the death
of Miss Martha Simpson, which took
place at the residence of Mr. Digory
Braund on Sunday afternoon. She
was in her 36th year, and for several
years she had been ;filleted with that
lingering but surely fatal disease,
consumption and, uo doubt, from
careful attbnt'iou on the part of her
friends and care on her owe part she
lived longer than she would have
otherwise done Deceased was an
amiable and Christian lady, and had
succeeded in making for herself mauy
friends.
The anniversary of the 11laum-street.
Methodist Sabbath school will be
held on Sunday aril Mouthy next.
On Suuday sermons will be preached,
morning and evening, by Rev. G. A.
Mitchell, M. it., of Niagara Falb. At
2.30 p. m.' a mass -meeting of the
children and frieu to of both schools
will be held, to be addressed by Revs.
Mitchell, Salton, of . dilutor', and
sate/•. Ou /Monday evening a tea
The type used was a f a very ancient will be given, after which addresses
style and somewhat difficult to read, will be delivered by several ministers.
The owner., who lives in town, sold
the book to a gentleman from Mon-
treal or the sum of $6. . He ;could
have had $20 if he had asked it.
The tenders for the erection of a
new Presbyterian manse iu this
place were opened the other day, and things went on smoothly and to the
contracts awarded rtTaylor,oe 1 antistaotion of the greater portion ofHeaman>mo onwork Ross &
Admission to tea, 25 and 15 cents ;
collections at all the Sabbath services
in aid of the school fund. •
Several yeara ago Exeter, with the
object of obtaining railway accommo-
dation, bonused a branch line of the
Greet Western Railway. Fora while
tete population; bot after tho emalge
:nation of the 0. T. aur G. W. Bye.,
thine have taken a decided change..
Before this union took plece goods
could be brought fruuz Loudon at
whet
aught be sailed a reasouithle
rate, but siuoe that time mniobautr
of Exeter, we uuderatend, ran Ilam
their goods from either Lunen or
Loi,dou, at n much lower rate than
the railway now charges. This way
debar strange, but it, uevertbelese, is
tt fact.
Blanshlarcl Council.
The regular tn^ethpg of tho Council
was held on ll.mnday, 2ud inst. All
the member, present. Minutes of
prevtous meeting were road and con•
finned. Bylaw No. 124 animating
the officersde6ntue, their duties and
eettiog their salaries woe read anti
passed. Speariu—Graham—that the
reeve sod depuly•reeve be a committee
to measure the bridge serosa lab
creek on the Sib cash., and proure
plans and specifications for the build-
ing of a new one. --Carried, lir..
Graham was appointed to let the cow.
smug of the bridge actress flat meek.
The auditors' report was received es
follows :—Total expenditure, $15,-
253.58, total receipts, $15,156.52, bel
auce to the credit of treasurer,$87,06,
taxes uucollected, $1800.65, liabili-
ties, $653.06, total everts over •expen.
diture, $1253 65. Lawton --Graham
—that the report be adopted and that
the same be handed to the Finanoe-
oommittee for final andit.—Carried,
.Lawton.—Graham-that Messrs. Gra-
ham, Speariu god Hudson be Fi-
nance•committee for the present year.
---Carried. The tender of Thos.
Piersou for caretaker was accepted, et
$13.00. The following orders were
honied . 3. Barnett, $1, fixing cul-
vert ; Geo. Moir, 40 00, printing ;
Hart & Company, 2.44 assessment
roll, box for assessor, 2.00 ; Robt.
Moir, 1.50 graveling ; R. A. Brown,
11.86 gravel ; L. Youngeou,' 22.25
gravel; Ed. Skinner, 80.00 gravel—
ing : Capt. Campbell, 8.00, and Wm.
Ford, 8.00 auditors fees ; _Richard
ktayeraft, 1.50 ditch on 12th con ;
NI. Hamilton, 1.50, extra opening of
T'p Hall ; A. M. Driver, 80.00 trea's
salary and 12 00 two trips to Strat—
ford and stationery ; Ruth Ritchie.
7.00, Mrs. Foster, 4.00, Gey. Wilkin-
son, 3.00, charities. The Council
tbeu adjourned to meet on the first
Monday in March at 10 o'clock.
5 S. 0LnRnE, Clerli.
Bantam. Wins.
A acolliug match occurred at Sid-
ney, N. S. 'IV., on Saturday last, be
tweeu Henlau and, Clifford. Hatilats`
came in six lengths ahead. Hanlan
wou touch as he pleased. Both tnen
were iu excellent oondi.ion. An en
croons crowd witnessed the contest.
The CanadianaRegiment.
Some time ago Lieut. -Col. Williams
M. P., made a proposition to the
'British Government offering to raise
a regiment of Canadian voinnteers for
Imperial service. It was reported esn`
Monday that leis offer lies been au -
copied, and thatCol. Williams `will`
pr„ need to enlist men at once. The
regiment will be 600, and will do gar-
risorx duty, in England.