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VOL, XVII. NO. 10.
EXETER, ONTARIO,
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LEGAL.
2)1 , H. DIOKSON, Harrister, pktk-;
elL-4 • alter of Supreme Court,NotaryPi11211C('
413 o nveyanoex Ceram iseioner , &o . Moneeliereie
ti Q411 • • ,o1
OLflceiuFftnSofl'Bfltock, Exeter,
R COLLINS,
'Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer, Etc.,
MOKETER, ..
coctaMwell's Block -Hall's old Mae. ) •
ELLIOT & ELLIOT,
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries
Conveyancers Sze,(Sze.
..111foriey to Loan at LOwetit Rates of
Interest.
'OFFICE, - MAIN - 'STREET, EXETER.
13. V. MI•LIOT• • J. Ell4LIOT
or.•
DEN TAL
Ti L. BILLINGS,
-LL.
1:3mNTMST,
OFFICE: over 0,.111"ElL'S Dank
Nitrous Oxide Gas for Painless Extra,ction.
T__T KINSMAN ,DENTIST.L.D.S
SamwelPs Block, Main -St, Exeter,
Extra.cts Teeth witboutpain,
by giving Vegetable Vapor- Gold
Filings and all other dental
work the best possible. Goes
SO ZURICH on la at ThursdAyin
each month:
MEDICAL
• T W. B.6,0 WNING M. D., M. ()
• P. S',Gradita.te VictoriaUniversity.Office
en dlr esideuce,Dthr inioelethoratoe v, E co ter
TR. RYNI)MAN, eoroner for the
43., County of Huron. office, oppositeMr.
. Carling's store,Threter. •
DR. j. A. BOLT4IN b, M.O. P.S
0 Moe, Mgin S„,,Exeter,Ont.ltesiden
a Li ou Ber ecently occupied by P. McPhillips,
Earl.
LF. CUTTEN, M. D., C. M,
. Graduate Trinity University, Tor-
onto ; Fel. Trin. Mel school, Toronto ; Grad.
Am Inst.. Craniology ; 'Member N. Y. Acad.
Anthropology; Member Col. P. S„ Ont. -
°thee, Dashwood. Ont.
AUCTIONEERS.
• . •
T_TENEI EMBER - Licensed Ana-
ert--A- tioneer for arty,Stephen, and MoGe111-
?ray Townships. Salescouducted atmoderate
rates. 0 face-AtPost-ofeee,Orediton,ont.
TOHN GILL, Auctioneer for the
U Townships of Stephen, gay and Usborne
and the Vielage of Exeter. All sales promptly
attended, and satisfaction guaranteed. sales
arranged at this office .
VETERINARY.
Tennent & Tennent
VETERINARY SURGEONS,
xe.duates of tho 9ntario Veterinary College
OV;IISE One ecion,Soutla of Town Hall.
MONEY TO LOAN.
1irON:E TO LOAN AT 6 AND 6,4 -
percent, $25,000 Private Funds. Best
Loaning Companies repre sented.
L.H. DICKSON,
Barrister,Exeter,
INSURANCE .
THE LONDON MUTTJAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
CANADA. Head Office, London, Ont.
After 30 years of successful business, still
eentinuesdo offer the owners of farm Property
andprivate residences, either on buildings or
contents , the most favorable protection in ease
of loss or damage by fire orlightning, at rates
upon suah liberal terms. that no other respect-
able eompansr (Ian afford to write. 42,243 pelf:
cies in fore° 1st Jan , 1889. Assets $378,209.64
in oath in bank. Government dopiest. Deben-
tures and Premium Notes. JAMES Gneetee
Preeiderit ; D. 0, Mo DONALD, Manager, DAVID
JAQUES, Agent for Exeter andvielnitv.
11•11E WATERLO 0 11cUT UAL
ELBE INSURANCE CO .
Established in 1803.
ilEAD OFFICE - • WATERLOO,ONT.
This con:leaner has been over Eightoot
Ye ars in i uocessful operation in, Western On -
ariotanduentinues to insure againstloss or
damage b29 Tiro Buildinge,BleroJamudiseplan-
afaotoriea,artd 011 °the r dericription sof finsur-
able property, tntending insurers have the
optionoftnsuringon the Premium Note or
0 ash System .
During the pas tten yeari SiliEl Cosnpany
hart iesued sef,09e Petiole fr. coverin proper ey
eo theienaounto0e40,872,088 nrucepaid inIoss-
eci a1onee,709,752,00
AssetS, $110,100.00,rions5sting o f Cash
netank,Governmentoeposii,an d the unasS-
eased Premtuotesonliandanclin force. J.
W WALD= M D. Preaidett . Teternon,
Secretary, 3.8. auckMas,Inapootor. CHAS:
RELL Agontfor Texeterautivieinitv,
CENTRAL
ar er Shop,
FANSON'S BLOCK.
A. Hastings, Prop
Sitting and Heir ettiting.in the lateet style
etthert
Every attentie paidto oottibg
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, 1889
The illiolsons Bank
(CHARTE)tED Bk PA ftLT4tMEINT,1853)
taid up Capital eee00,00
Restrund te. 1,000,00
' !Tea cl Oface, Kootreal,
ey. WaLFERSTAN THOMASiEscie
Gr491111AL MA.NAC11:11
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20 branch offices in th....1)aminion. .Ageneia
in the Domitilori,U, 8. A. and Heireee•
Exeter Brancla,
Open every lawful clay, from10 a.n to 3 p. m
SATIJRDA YS 10 a.ne to 1P, m.
81'eretent, per erithun allovvedfor money on
Deposit Receipts and SaeingsBauk.
R. H. ARCHER
Manager.
..T.-
Coldsrnith 4. Hail!
WATCHES,-
CLOCKS, -
JEWELRY, -
SILVERWAR,E,-
-AND SPECTACLES
UNEQUALLED VALUE.
eteirPersonallittention given to' repairing of i
'watches, clocks and jewel17:
A largo number of Louirdana lotte
ry
tiokete emit to ao Ottawa hotel -keeper have
been confisceted by the caetoms method-
,
Tee Department of Fisheries is insietbeg
upon a ilgid enforcement of the cloth
seasou for whitefish on the Detroit River
this year. A few, yews ago tee annual
catch amountee to 160 000 nr 200,000 fish,
but of late years it has only averaged 40,-
00001 50,000 fish,
UNMVXD 8TAT4S•
Tee total orange crop of Florida this
year ia extimated at 1,800,000 and 2,100,000
boxes.
Ouly $692,378 is laolcing to complete the
$5,000,000 guarantee fned tor the World's
Fair at New York.
T M Bailey, ex -earthier of the Seeurity
Loan Se Saviugs Bank, of Chicago, has dis-
appeared. He is reported to have fraudu-
lently obtained 010,000 'from varioue
801314308.
The State Council in the Cronin case
at Chicago, are threatened by the friende
of the suspects with dire verigeance, if
any of the rrisoners are hanged. Even at
this early stage the attorneys are guarded
by stale detectives.
The deposits in the Lawrence Bank,
Pittsburg, Pea which closed its doors on
Thursday, aroomat to $830,000, assets Esti-
mated at $800,000. The 9 I OCk 130Id ere are
ridividually liable for e150,000.
• M M Sills, aged 53, a well known jewlei
of East Saginaw, Mich., drank a quart of
vhislcy on a wager with Charles St. Mary,
a porter street ba.ber, on Monday, result -
ug in Sill's death within balf an hone,
iugering in great agony.
Robert Bonnet' has paid an immense
sum of money for horseflesh tu the last
C. REICHENBACH
Oppoaite Post Office, P.A.RXHILL.
1
Clea -ung Sale
thirty •years. He has on his farm at
Tarrytown and at his stables in New York
-FOR- nearly Sixty of the notable turf performers
of their day and for svhcihhe has paid
30 DAYS'. nearly $500,000.
A skeletnn discovered in a fence corner
ix miles from Elizabethtown, Ky., several
ars ago has been identified as that of Ira
ubrey, who disappeared six montbs ago.
herman Ambrey, awed 19, a cousin of tbe
°ceased, has confessed to murdering Ira
r fifty cents and an old watch.
•The Territorial Asylum, at Blathfoot,
dabo, was burned Sunday morning.
ifty-seven out of 65 inmates were rescued
AVING purchased the mer-
chant Tailoring business from E. R.•
EVANS, some time ago, at a big reduction,and .9
having added to the stook d
NEWSUPPLY 011'- fo
Worsted Tweeds, Pantngs,
Overcoatings, Hats, Caps, I
Gloves, Collars, Cuffs,
Shirts, Underwear
In, fact everything in the line of Gents' Furn- e°
ishings, and Which I am selling off at a big re_ a
duction, for thirty_ days. Following is a list T
of prices:
bile two women and two men are lenciwri
have perished, and four are misaings
116are supposed to have been burned.
he building was partially and its contents
totally destroyed. Lose, 5300,000.
William Brooker, of Pine City, Minn.,
Sunday, shot and killed in cold blood;
Wm. P. Coombs and wtfe. Afterwardia
Brooker visited a neighbor's house and set
with his rifle across his knees and' cone
versed coolly about the heartless, deed.
Coanabs left two small children.
murderer is still at liberty.
The farmers of Hiawatha, (Kansas)
vicinity are burning core for fuel, finding
it cheaper thau coal. Corn is sold on the
farm at 23 cents per bushel, while the
average price of coal delivered at the farm
ranges from 2I to 23 cents per bushel. The
Farrnere' Alliance brought the attention ol
the farmers to the relative prices of the
two commodities and advised that half the
corn crop, be used as fuel, thus advanoing
the price of the other half and saving
money in their fuel bills. The farmers
have begun to act mi this advice.
Suits worth 824,00 for $20.00
Suits worth MOO for 15.00
• Suits worth 13.00 for 10.00
Printings worth 8.00 for 6,00
and Shirts worth 1,25for 160
Gloves away d own below regular prices; hats
and ceps at Oust. ••
Suits mn,ee to orderin the leteet stylee, and
a peg fit guaeapteed 01-316 sale. ' Tlieebest of
triniMings in stock, Nor trouble to show goods
A call solicited. Stand, MeEwroi's b lock
opposite the Mansion House, Renal!,
JOHN POPE, Prop.
Nov. 28th, '99
Short Items of News.
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CANADIAN.
• A number of Ottawa churches have been,
burglarized recently.
The Dominion Parliament will meet on
January 16.
There is little hope for the commutation
of the sentence of Harvey, the Guelph
murderer.
The Montreal Herald building w
damaged by fire on Saturdey evening
the extent of $28,000.
Mrs. Wm. Henderson, of Allanbu
committed suicide by drowning. She 1
O husband and nine children.
• George Robinson, a veterau conductor
the Grand Trunk, WAS accidentally killed
Vaudreuil on Saturday.
It is believed thatthe next issue of t
Canada Gazette will summon Parliament
meet on Jan. 16 for business.
The 3 -year-old sou of Marcel Dugas,
Grand Bay, Que., fell into a large veseel
boiling water a few days ago and w
scalded to death.
The Graham prosphate mines iu Bea
inglaam, Ottawa county, Que., have bee
sold to the Anglo Continental Guan
Company for $100,000,
• Dan elcEwan ef 13oxhoro, was aeoesin
the C. A. track ther w =
ith a load of chin
if,
my Saturday, evl ethe horse ran away
killing McEwan al .Afriustantly,
Arrangements ' iifief *about complete t
build an inclinedlifilethy froin the city t
the top of the moiltm at lIe,milton, an
work will be commenced as soon as pos
sible '
Tee mteeor and city treneurer, of Toronto
have notified the Street Railway Com
as
to
eft
on
at
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to
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as
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tbat at the expira,tion of the term of thei
franolnee the city will assume ovvnersbip o
the railways of the company arid all roe
and persenal property in connection there
Mr. Otherbee Fox, of Own Sound, who
was so seriously injured Saturday night by
falling from the mem to the second deck of
the steamer Algonquin died early on
Monday Monday morning, He novae
rallied after the accident, Deemed leaves
h widow and eight children,
D. lel, Donald, proprietor of the Donald
Predurie Go,, and managing partner of the
Norwich Fruit Evaporating Co., left that
village in a hurry early this woek and has
not been heard of since. His liabilities
amount to $50,000, the assets praethially
nil, no one knowing of elm 6ingle &liar
being loft for dietribution among the
oreditore. During the past ten year§
Donald has been a pronmeent name in county
',elides and religione (Archie, About 100
men are thrown ont of ebatileyneebt,
On the night of Februitry 4th last Geo.
Leitch, of Paieley, was lost and no tracie of
Ilim could be found. To -day a yorteg man
Mimed Miller was ererting and huntitig hi
the woods about three miles from here,
when he foetid the body of a large man, or
rather only the bones and clothes. Re
gave information, arid with cOnstablea drove
to, the place and had, no difficulty in identi.
lying tho remains as tbove of Mr, Lith,
owhes ing to his clotand a foot ride) still in
hi poeket. The remains were in a bush
about die rods from the river.
• Chiselhurst.
---
PRESENTATION. -The residence of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H, • Kerslake of this place,
was on Wednesday night, 20th, the scene
of a very happy gathering of the congrega-
tion of the Methodist church. The assem-
bly was entirely in the nature of a surprise
party. After the tables were spread and
O bountiful repeat disposed of. the company
presented to Mr. Kerslake a bed -room pet,
as a mark of eeteem in which he Is held as
leader of the choir and an earnest worker
in the Sabbath school. The company then
passed a few hours in social enjoyment,
with singing, recitationg, etre, and after
wishing Mr. Kerelake many more years .as
help -mato in the thumb, they dismissed by
singing, "God be with you till we meet
again"
• Olandeboye.
--
•
Big.—Tho drummers are • getting
quite plentiful now as Christmas time
approaches. -Mn, and Mire. D. Collins, of
this place, spent a few days with their
friends in Strathroy last week. -The return
match between the Lucian and Clandeboye
Juvenile foot -ball clubs will be played here
O week from next Saturday. --Mr. U.
Hort,on, teacher of our school, is • asvay
writing for a first-elaes certificate, Mn, H.
r Shoff will teach in his place: -Mr. F
O McFadden is engaged in buying poultry
1 and shipping them to Torouto _and New
- York. Jim expects to have bought a car
load when he finished. -Mr.
• wife spent last eunday visiting friends in
Oreclitote-The Grant Stenoptician show
gave an exbibition here last Tuesday evg,
The attendance was not very large. but all
who were there professed themeelves well
pleased, -Mr D Sboff and Mr, Lawrence
Bice intend going to Muskoka to bunt deer
next emelt. They are two very expetionced
Minton and ought to give a good ecodunt
of the deer.
OUr Chicago and Denver
Express.
Commencing Sunday, Oct. 28th, the only
excfusive through Pullmen Car Lino from
Chicago to Deneer, via domicil 131utTe and
Omaha, will be established OVer the Chica-
go, Milwaukee re St. Paid and tinien
Ponied Itailwaye, on the following time
sehodule
Leave Ohicego, daily 10,40 p,rri,
Arrive 0ouoiI Bluffe 6,60 p,in,
Arrive Omaha 7.06' p.m.
Leave Omaha S.06 p.m.
Arrive Denver (secon(1 day) 5.25 p.m,
Thie train makes direct connection With
all hiring from the east, errinieg in Chicago
et night, Sleeping Cat fate, $6. Meier -
doh Tickets to all Obiorarlo points now on
sale,
• Grand Bella.
Jos. Ravelle of this place while return-
ine from Dathwood whither be had been in
haste for Dr Outten to visit his little boy
who met with an accident, and when
opposite Wm. Fulton's his horse bolted,
npset his buggy in the ditch, kicked itself
free and ran down to the lake. Joe left
horse and rig and walked home.
• Farquhar.
lenin.-On Friday niehelast the barn be-
longing to Mr. Archibald Robineon, one-
half mile north of Farquhar was destroyed
by fire together with the matelots, welola
included season's crop of oats, about half
crop of barley and several bushels of wheat,
and a few implements, the more valuable of
the implements being outside. The stook
was rescued from the stables. Laurance
on the building $b00; on tho contents 0700,
but Owing to the greater part being out of
the building cir sold the nominal insurance
on the contents cannot as yet be determined.
Bemired in the Usborne & Hibbert Company.
The mune of the fire, a defective lantern
The lantern was hung on a partition, and
while Mr. Robinson was feeding Ins stook
the blazereached tee oil, an explosion en-
suingl'he straw a bove ignited and before
anything could be done the interior of the
building was ablezei. Ur, R's loss will be
considerable. •
I ts
Kirkton.
BILIEFS.-AdminiAration of the Hely
1 -
Communion will take place in the St. Pauls
church, on the 24th Sunday after Trinity.
--After a week of almost incessant rain the
weather has taken a favorable ebange,
which we hope will continue. -Arrange-
ments are in progress for the holding of a
Clhristmas furtive' in connection with the
Episcopal Sunday sohool.-We are sorry to
state teat Mrs. Thos. Tufts, who has been
eeriously ill for many months is still failing
in health. --The Exeter TIMES has the
largest circulation of any local paper coin-
ing to this P.O. Those who are not sub -
metiers already, will do well to give 03 a
trial for the ensuing year. Cheap clubbing
rates are offered with all the best papers in
the Dominion. --The annual eleetion ef
officers for Kirkton L 0. L., No. 691, takes
place en Tuesday next .-The incumbentof
St. Pauls, will deliver a lecture on "True
Manlinese," on the 4th prox, intlie chnrcela,
-Our harness maker, Mr. Jacob Taylor,
an enterprising man, having lately start-
le branch shop in Centralia, where he • is
-doing a good business. The shop at home
Is 'ander the charge of Ur. el. °dimmer, a
competent meceanic, who is also carrying
• on the business to the satisfaction of the
epiehlic and kroprietor.
Zurich.
BniErs.-Mr. Geo. Hess having complet-
ed bie electric clock and has it working to
perfection, is now taxing his brain in an
endeavor to conceive a mode whereby a
pui petual dry battery can be contrived. If
successful he will have one of the greatest
and most valuable electrical inventions,
and from which he should realize a vast
fortune. Mr. Hess thinks he has strnek
the idea and will shortly make a test. The
clock will be perpetual, nothing being
required but the renewal, occasionally, of
the few parts where there is any friction. -
Miss Dyer is the guest of Miss Edith Stein-
bach. -Me. F. Hess is eugegect in orna-
• menting Lis parlor. The painting is being
well done mid does credit to the workmen.
Wonder bow the gas light is worlcing.
Tlaere should be another patent secured for
that. -Our V. S., Mr, H. Doan, is still
suffering severely. His hand is very little
better. -Misses Rau and Parsons, dress-
makers, have left town, the former having
gone to London the latter to share the joys
and sorrows of Mr. Geo. Essery, of
Centralia. Their friends in Zurich wish
the young ladies every prosperity in their
undertalciugs.--lefunicipal matters are now
being discuesed, though the grist of new
candidates for the different offices is some-
what small.
Hayfield.
Mmes. -The Times is the most newsy
paper in Huron as far as qnantity, quality
and freshness of news is concerned. It is
only $1 per year, and persons wishing to
• Subscribe willplease call on F. A. Edwards,
• at the store, Bayfield south. - Reeve
Castle and his brother, James, were in
London one day last week. --Messrs. C.
Dresser and J. August are home for the
winter. H. McNeil and H. McLeod' are
also hotnee-Mr. Robert Eagleson bad a
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a e luesday night, when a large numbe
f turkeys and'geese were raffled off, -Rev
Ir. Henderson occupied the pulpit of St
edrews church the 1081 twu Sundays,
O very clever and forcible speaker and
ao large congregations prosobt were web
eased with, his discourses. -On Sundae
()ming last Rev Mr. Hodgins gave a very
teresting sketch of the history of the
oronto's dioaeae. This boiug their jabilee
eclat service was held ,--A,bout six weeks
u Mrs Barr, of Brahtforrl, carne here to
sit her sister, Mrs. Stonehouse, hoping
so to benefit ber health, On her way
e contraeted a cold, from which she
von reeoverecl, but gradually sank until
ath relieved her of her eufferiege, on the
tie inse-Friday hist Messrs. Jobe
rguson and son, John Jemere and Wm.
se, D. Harrison and D. MeDonald,
were away fishing, returned borne.
johnFrr tier, of Gedetich Tp,, nearly
O off the first finger of hie left hand with
axe one day last week. -On Wecinescley
ernoon, 20th hist., a 'very closely cone
ted ehooting match was held here for an
ter supper, The sides were captaitied
Thom Bogart and Richard Elliott, the
er wituibag by one, Store 166-167. A
tclass supper was provided at J Pollock's
the evening spent in toast and song,
was performed 313 that quiet breathier to be-
Domerienee Now.
dithosition• Veen) ohildhood she bed led
corning tine of her imaseuriaing and gouda
Niro will tak° groat PI"stlre f°.t.' Chliatiall Iffe end the donfidebee 01
warcling the TraftS to any address In elope of 0, helve nee beyond weiee twee
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aanrida or the United States, front notv a lite here hoget, was hers through hoe ill
until Jim 1890, for 10 dente Stab eeag, Red her solaeo et the e r) eh
bt. MaTyS.
Mmes. -Several ladies of the town
have organized A True Blue Order, A lady
from Toronto will abortly make known the
rules and regulationo -111r. Etiehard Box
jr, , who has been seriously ill for some
weeks, we are pleased to note, is convaleec-
ing, and his beatnieg cieuntenance will be
welcomed in our streets agaie.-Mt. Jas
eVilliamsou weo 'has been in Manitcfint for
the past six months. returned to town on
Friday, He thinks Difanitoba and the Ter-
iitoeies have the fouerlation for a great
netiOn.-The Stratford Beacon recently
stated that Ron. Oliver elowat :carries 1118
brains an hie little finger ; next week no
doubt it will tell us how much they weigh.
-T. T. Smith, who has spent the last three
months in Mason Oity, Iowa, returned
home on Ibursclay last. Mr. Smith took a-
wn load of horses with him, and reports
ihsaaeti pgressoelndt tohoeumfi nwe del It.o-Mr. sr 1..0A0.11,5 w iRt ha saonn
attack of inflammation. Three doctors held
a consultation on Monday and at last re-
ports he was doing well. --Mr. Best, an old
and respected resident of 131anshard, died
on Saturday last, He was buried on Hon -
day in St Marys cernetery.--Fred O'Mara
left last week for North Bay having ob-
tained a situation as operator there. -Mr.
T, AI. Harrison, who has been studying
law in Toronto for the past year, has, it is
said, signed articles in. an office in the town
and will henceforth reside with us.- The
Wizard Oil concerts held here last week
were very entertaeaing and were taken in
by many citizens of the town.'---Reo, A. M.
Philpe of Avenue Road efetbodist Church.
Toronto, lectured in the cetera house on
Tuesday evening under the auspices of the
W.C.T.U. Snbject, The advancernent of
the temperance cause. --Electric light will
be put in most of the businese pines in a
few days. --Major H. A. L. White will be
one of the candidates for the mayorality
and John Wesley Pool will be the other ff
the men he hasout with petitions succeed in
• getting enough names on the list to induce
him to come out, but as Mr. White has
served the people of the town well lm will
have little trouble in being elected. -A lodge
of the order of the Sons of Canada is being
established in town. -John Stevens of An ,
derson, was married on Thursday evening
of last week to Miss Agnes Pearn of this
town. • The ceremony was performed by
Rev. T. M. Oampbell, at the residence of
the bride's father, Mn. P. Hanneberry,
London Road, Blansbard, died on Saturday
after an illness of several weeks. •The
funeral on Monday was largely attended.-
efable O'Connor, daughter of John O'Con-
nor, died on IVIonday last after a few days'
illness. Two other child/ en, the infant son
of Thomas Moore, and a child of Samuel
Henderson also passed away during last
week. -Diphtheria is reported iu several
places in the town and already- two deaths
have occurred from it ; every precaution is
being taken to prevent its spread. -The
present teachers in the high school have
been engaged for next year, and all those
of the public schools except two will have
charge of the juveniles of the town during
1S90. --The directors of the Blanshard Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Go., met on Saturday
last to consider the matter of levying
another assessment this year.
Elm:1mile.
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of death, in the removing from our midst
MEMORIAM. -Again it fells to the lot
of the writer to chronicle the sad doings
one of our most respected resident, in the
person of Mrs. Martin Thompsen of Mini-
ville. Elizabeth Cowen, beloved wife of
Mr. Martin Thompann, and sister of Dr,
Young Cowen, of Exeter, was the daughter
of Mr. Hume Cowen, of Cavan, Ireland.
Deceased was born in Cavell on the 25011
July, 1837, and at the time df her death,
Friday. No7, 22nri, 1899, had fatal led the
age of 52 years, 3 mos., and 28 days. She
emigrated to 09 -nada, with her father's
family when she was but four years of age
and spent her childhood days in Vaughn
township, near Toronto. On the 20th Oct
1855 she was married to ber bersaved and
sorrowing partner, and settled in Tecumseh
Simooe county, where lelr. Thompson en-
gaged extensively in the farming and in
the milling business. Here nearly twenty
vears of happy and prosperous married
life were spent, but over -confidence in an
unworthy employee brought about very
heavy financial lose, and then with Ins
family Mr. Thompson removed to Toronto;
then to Dorchester, Ontario. After spend,
tug five years in that looality the present
home was purchased, and they became
highly respected residents of 1Jsborne. It
was here then that the dark cloud of sorrow
which bad long beou banging threatening:
by over the family, burst, and the loving
e o a happy bonie was snatched from
r the fond embrace of devoted husband and
• children. The blow, though not unexpeot-
. 1 ed was a severe one, and no one will feel it
e I more keenly than the husbaud, who for
thirty•four years had known ancl apprece
1 Med the wise conusele and broad 8yrnpath-
ies of a loving ivifo. Five daughters, tbree
of whom are married, still survive their
mother, and three boys and tevo girls whe
died in early childbood, welcomed her on
the other shore. Thirty-four years of
tuarried life had rservod their purpose here
and God in wisdom and mercy saw fit
to break the silltere core of earthly union.
Through all thee years, in adversity and
prosperity, this noble woman remained the
faithful adviser, sympatbizet and helpmate
and above all exemplified, in the highest
eenee, the noblifinese of wornae's worth mid
influence in briehteeing ate beautifying
the home by a life of Widener' piety and
virtue., Stich it life will no doubt have its
influence in moulding the character of her
children. and in fitting than to perform
the duties Of life. It is mehlorn we end
emajugill love and parental affection so
peirfeelly exemplified Reit was in the 01180
of thiti good Wife marl mother, Yet while
seeking to scatter the sunbeams of her love
and affect -ion in this life, she never forgot
her higher dut to b G d
Ladie$ atid Chrldren's•milittrd s tatureenEcuresGarget in Coivs, Children Cry for PI.Oher'e, CattoriO Bertha at owe. •
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.70113iN WHIVO .t SONS
Xeuletiriner e and Prciprietore
mother has been celled to her eternal reet3
those yelio mourn, mourn with the hope
diet if they follow her example and conn -
eel there witl be a happy family rmunion
ire Heaven. The hereeeed hosband and
between whom and the departed
such exceptional attachment existed, have
the heartfelt sympathy of the community
in this sad affliction. The xemains were
interred in the Exeter cemetery, on the
Sunday following ber death, aud the funer.
al was largely attended by eynepathizing
friends and neighbors. In the evehlug .
Rev. W Penhall improved the occasion by
preaching tee funeral sermon in the Ellin-
ville Methodist Church to a large congre-
gation, choosing as his text the menmeable
words of Paul, As recorded in 11 Timothy,
4011 chapter. 7th and 8011 verses : "1 have
fought a good fight, I have finished my
course, benceforth there is laid up fel. LAO
O crown of righteonsness, which the Lord,
the rigb.teous Judge, seal( give me at that
day ; and not to me only, 'but unto all
them also that love His appearing."
Chillwausicrleuee,°eanr°t1ale-sbaorant lierl°233i8te 1the thought
And wrap our footsteps round and dim our
eyes
But the bright. sun-hearn darteth from the
skies -
One more in Heaven !
One less on earth !
Its pain, its sorrow and its toil to share ;
One lees the pilgrim's daily cross to boar ;
One more the crovvn of ransomed souls to
wear, At Home in Heaven !
One more in Hefi5en !
Auether thought to brighter cloudy days,s,
.Another theme for thankfulnees and praise
Another on laieh our Hods to raiee • '
To Home and Heaven
Crecirton-
Hnermenee.--Last evening, 27011, the
residence of Mr, Claris. Beaver, was the
scene of a happy event. The occasion was
the marriage, by Rev. Mr. Thompson, of
Centralia, of Mr. Geo. G. Essery to Miss
Molly A. Parsons, both of Centralia. The
ceremony was performed in the presence of
O few guests, with Mies Rau supporting the
letide while Mr. Will Parsons performed
the duties of groomsman. After a bounti-
ful repast the evg. was spent in amusement,
and all present enjoyed themselves. The
happy couple left for their home in Centralia,
carrying with them the good wishes of their
many Crediton friends.
Mmes. --Mr. Wm EL Brown has returned
from a visit to Rodney, Orit.-:-Mr Fred,
Ginter is back from his trip to Michigan.
-Mr Chas Taylore weep', bas , been on his "
farm M ellehigenefer.tire past enehtle, or
two is home for therWinter.-efr and Mrs
Jas Hill left on Monday for Cleveland,
Otdo, where they will spend a few weeks
with friends. -Mr Will Parsons. of Winni-
peg, Man.., spent Sunday in the village
among bus old friends and schoolmates.
Will looks hale and hearty and says the
North-west agrees with him. He is down
on business and will take a can of poultry
back with him.--efr Wm B Geiser left
yesterday for Iowa, where he intends going
into business if the countey suits him. -
Mr Wm II Geiser has returned frone his
trip to Buffalo. -Both Sunday schools are
busy rehearsing for their respective Xmas
festivals.-Tbe shooting match on Friday
last was not very well attended owing to
the rouge state of the weather. The shot-
gun and the glass ball matches came off
but there was no chance for rifle shooting.
In the glass ball match the score stood as
folloivs :-10 ball each-Wna Holt 6, Wm
Sanders 8, Sarre' Eilber O. Wm Kerr 3,
Ben Eilber 8, The score of the local sports
is excusable, as none of them even shot in
O glass bail match before. They have how -
Mier exhibited their skill since the match
and have done a great deal better as will
be seen by the soore below :-7 balls each
-J Smith 3, W Kerr 3, S Either 4, Ben
sEilber 6. -We lay no claim to being a
voodcutter nor do we aspire that position,
but W0E01190 say that some of our ,young
men here are Trojans, two of them, Messrs
Harry and John Eilber cut up 50 cords of
wood in 9 days, of a little over 8 honrs
each. This, in our estimation, is rapid
work. -One of our young men, who has a
girl in the neighborhood of Znrich, bad.
better not stay so lace, especially when lie
accommodates friends with a ride there aud
promises to bring them home &gain, as
we underetand he has seriously offended
eome of deem. Waiting by the roadside, is
pleaeure.--A good joke WAS played on
ree young married men the other night.
appears teat after the shooting niatoh
some geese and turkeys weie stored away
in the carriage paint shop and that the
young mon mentioned, were put on the
scent by an old fox, Who wap in the con-
spiracy with the owners of the fowls, The
latter repaired to the shop and oonoealed
themselves, when presently the gameaters
me along, they oautionely opened the
or, which was not lockecl, and the first
e walked iu, lit a match and began
robing. No. 2 followed closely did the
me, when he discovered the wittehers but
O too thared to even Mitre hi r com-
es tvarning. Presently his mateh went
and nember 3 oared in boldly and ran
Arley hit() One of tee watchers who
ed hiln, This broke up the seereh
tho watchers tevealed themselves.
y evere scared anti entrenclered then
esand booed not to be broeglar before
magistrate, They were kept in hot
er for a time and then told about tho
after which all hands bad a drink.
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