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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1897-1-14, Page 8li: Cash Storei sh or Produce, One Price Only BEFORE ST OCK TAKIH__,,,,r. We are going to offer some Big, Big Bargains. Stock muse be reduced. Our loss your gain. You will have to come quick or the gain may go to some one else. $85 Ladies' Black Astrachan Fur Coats, beautiful bright curl, re- . dined $27.50 $25 Grey Lamb Capes, a beauty, we have only one latest style,A 1 quality, reduced 15. $23 Black Astrachan Fur Cape, 30 inches long,110 iuchessweep, one only, a real beauty, reduc- ed, .. .17.75 $15 Black 'Coney Cape, full length, nice bright Fur, reduc- ed to 9 00 $22 Wool Seal Cape 25 inches long, a bargain for some per- son, reduced .to. 10. Ladies' 7.'rimnieaSai kiraindWalk- ing.) lete,svenrth frons $1. to $2 ^•all reduced to 50 Your choice of any Ladies' un- trimmed Hat in the shop for25 lli"ic Ladies' Heavy Ribbed long sleeve winter vests, reduced to. 22% 7ycls Nobby New Tweed Dress 1. All PureWaolTweedDress Goods, 54 inches wide, reduced to 15c Winsey, the good old fashion- ed. kind. Just the thing for quilt lining, 14 yds for 1 $16 Black Galloway Cow Robes, no dye, no seams, the best robe in the trade, reduced to.... .1.2. $8 Grey Goat Robes, largest size, all full bides, best goods, re- duced to 5.75 $3 Heavy Wool knee or back Rugs, new choice patterns, re- duced to 1.50 $37 Gents' Coon Coats, best goods in the trade, all reduced to 77.50 $16 Gents' Wombat Coats, whole bides, best Fur, reduced to12.05 Job Lot of Men's Overcoats worth from $5 to $7, your pick for 2,75 Job lot of Ladies Jackets, re- gular price $1 to $8, come and take your choice for 2.25 Here's a snap, come quick if you want one. We have 100 Gents' No. 1 Frieze Uisters, worth $8 to $10. Come and take your choice for.. 5.95 $2.25 Lace Curtains, we have 100 pair bought at a bargain, your choice for 1 40 60e Ceylon Health tndervests in Pink, Blue and Grey, all re- duced to 30 �Cr to the Big Cash Stare if you want to see your dollars swell. come and test the veracity of the above statements. We are sole agents for Crystal Drip Syruy. Tea tend Monsoon Tea. ,A itr, Sailor Boy Tea, MixaR;atta J. A. STEWART. t 1I. SWEET, t ETERI.&Ii;11Y SURGEON. eel to do any kind of bird stufin ist K, 4: at any time '-T y INSUB.4.NC'L RNEST ELLIOT, .&gent for the WESTERN ASSURANCE CCM - PAM', o t - z' . , of Toronto ; also for the PsnNrx Fritz pS-sriat3b:xii<tr C'osteeer, of London, England ; AELta.t.vtor.INsura.scc COMPANY, of Eng A. 0. V: Court Price of Huron, No. 7805. Meetsinw'ood's Hall 2nd and 4th Friday in each month. Visiting brethren are cor- dially invited to attend. Daxn:r, 'Wan, C. R.; GEo. KrAir. Sr.:e'r. mks and .ds Zhoo i'i[yvit d Studen We DON'T clailt that EVERY line we carry is better than any body else's . . . . . . . BUT we DO claim that Nile above lines . are EXCEPTIONAL VALUE. Grigg, he Mart Exeter. 0110. HURSDAY JANUARY 14th.1897. 109E t.11 1651 ,rillVMurray., Detroit, formerly of titer, is visiting friends in town. Hai: v Drowning left last week ek for >roi, where he is attending school. week to ' •o ;- this 'Vi r � urn left re - Me hia''sttidies in Montreal Medical ellege. -•, Rose attended the funeral 4 the late John Caldwell Harrison, of Granton, is DJ'. Willoughby in revival tis <'week in James Street milliner with E. J. Co., spent a few days s in tows before leaving in Seaforth. a . . - week ap peared;•be- Ji,., f Crediton, to l havingstolen itiz„e Ga possessici'i. a The case was s, a n n . l�fa r�t•hu a ()clench m nday last, -the sfii st feanday after tinny -services ,in the Anglican ,.clic s thx•oughout the ;: world had :ial z erererice to'thecauso of foreign dons, and. the cellectione taken up Die devoted to that; object. Tremens' Concer't on Wednes- 'h i.g last was one of the most 3rj brigade. the history of th e bgade. ce was Mtge and the con - Order, :(1. Ruthv en Mc- -ed his reputation tie the local talent r STOVES 1 STovES.-Stoves and heat ers of all kinds sold at rock bottoin prices. Manufactured by the Gurney Foundry Co., Toronto. Call and in- spect theist atBissetts'oldstand,Exeter J. S. DE.vzrr, agent. Sleighing is very good about town. ,/ l ead,the new story "Hermann." It is interesting. The second chapter appears in tbisissue. The School Board of 1897 will hold its first meeting the third Wednesday in January at 7 p. ni. The young bachelors of Stratford held a highly successful assembly in the city hall Thursday evening. Miss Urquhart, milliner, with 1..A. Stewart, is spending her vacation in Woodstock, and at her home in Osh- awa. Thomas Farrow, the Brussels post- master, es -hose case was investigated by a Dominioncomntissioner•, has been exonerated. J. E. Swartz, of Wingham purchased from Mr. Perdue, of \Vawanosh, a four-year-old mare, sired. by, Saranac and half sister to John Nelson. Mr. Meaber and his sister, of Port Austin, blich.,visited their cousin,l%irs. White,onFrida last. The are M. J. y' Y also visiting friends in London and Lucan. On Sunday morning, Mrs. Wm. Moore, of Clinton, metwith a painful accident by the upsetting of a boiler of hot water. Her hand and her arias, as far as her elbow, were badly scalded. Perth House of Refuge was opened Tuesday and inmates may now be re- ceived at any time. There are about a dozen candidates in the jail there, but the modus operanni by which they are to become occupants of the Refuge has not been clearly decided upon. The first inmate was Mrs. Steer, of Ribbert, and Mrs. McDonald, of Downie, holds ticket No. 2. The anniversary of the Thames Road Presbyterian church will take place neat Sunday, when Rev. Alex. Grant, of St. Marys, will preach special sermons. On. Monday eyening the annual tea meeting will be held. Spc ech making and singing will forma part of programme. The Caven church choir, Exeter, will furnish the music. A cordial invitation is extend- ed to all. Rev. Gerald Willoughby, of Sarnia, will deliver his Iecture on the North West Rebellion, its cause and con- flicts, in the James st. Methodist church next Monday evening the 18th, at, 8 o'clock. Mr. Willoughby was personally in the conflicts. He took part in the liatoche fig' - t. The sub- ject will interest all r'esses. He is already popular in Exeter. The Sar- nia and other papers have given ir:ost flattering notices of the lecture and the of e anne • m 1 its delivery. Tickets v Y 15c and 10c. A Wallace correspondent writing under date of Jan 2,eeports the follow- ing peculiar coincidence : We are sorry to report the deaths of Mrs. John and Mrs. Wm. Holmes,. who died here on Dec. 29, both being daughters• of Robt. Heygate, of this section. What ,napes it so sari is two sisters dying the same day, one in the morning and the other' in the evening, and not `living more than 40 rods apart. The 1double funeral on. Thursday to Mount Pleasant cemetery was largely attend- ed by sympathizing friends and neigh- bors. Less than four years ago tw a Welsh It pays to be a speedy bicycle rider: ii lads. the Linton brothers, worked in a colliery near Northern Wales, earn- ing in less than a.0 cent a s a cl ye ach. One a hem was taken upbya shrewd tt a cycle trainer, and broke all records for a period of two years, at the end of which time he died, leaving a fortune of $20,030. His yonngestbrother, Tom Linton, is the greatest long distance rider in the world. He has ridden 31 1-3 miles in a single hour --•-that is to say, in each of the 360 seconds be has traveled. over 90 feet of space. This -nest have been done, of course, with a' wheel of abnormally high gear, pro- bably 100. • He has been riding only about two years, but his earnings are estimated at $30,000. T H E E X, B. iT' ER TIME ANNUAL MEETING. --- The annual meeting of Caven Presbyterian church was heldon Tuesday evening Jan. l2sh. Reports from Session, secy-treas., Endeavour, Mission Band,. School, etc„ were brought in and all found to be in a very satisfactory condition. After which a social tea was given by the ladies to the large congregation of the church then assembled. A very pleas- ant time was spent. ELECTION' OE OFFICERS. - Past Grand Poplestone installed the follow- ing officers into their chairs for the present term for Exeter Lodge of Odd-Pellews ; Bro, 3, Cobblediek, J. P. G. ; R. Rowe, N. G.; Jas, Jewell, V. G.; S. A. Poplestono, R. S.; A. E. Puke, P. S. ; W. H. Trott, Treas. ; Wm. Dignan, War. ; A. Hastings, Con. ; R. Crocker, 0. G. ; J, Reynolds, I. G-. ; H. Buckingham, R. S. N. G. ; J. Grieve, L. S. N. G, ; Geo. Jewell, R. S. V. G. ; W. Johns, L. S. V. G. ; Wm. Howard, R. S. S. ; Geo. Heiman, L. S. S. ; G. Brooks, Chap. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING. --- The annual meeting of the Stephen & Usborne Agricultural Society was held in Exeter on Monday. The attendance was unusually large. A. Bishop, Esq. occupied the chair during the meet - The reports were first re- ceived, the receipts for the year amounting to $110 50 ; ex euditnre $1183.75. The election of officers was then proceeded with, as follorvs :-- Pres. D. MOlnnes, Usborne; vice-pres. W. T. Acheson ; 2nd vice-pres. T. W. Hawkshaw ; directors, R,. Coates, J. Ballantyne, S. Stanlake jr., W. J. Carling, J. McNevin, 0, Feltner, W. G. Bissett, Jno, Delbridge, B. Christie. Auditors, Frank Coates and Geo. Bissett. The Misses J aeke� ll are improving in health. The Dominion Parliament will not meet before March 4. Miss Mand Parkinson left Monday to resume her studies at Alma College. The Dairymen's Convention to be held at Brantford this year opens on an. 10. Miss Grace Muir returned home to Linton, Saturday, after a visit with lends in town.. Mr. Sweet, of Morden, Mau., father Dr. Sweet, town, is visiting his son nd other relatives. Tuesday night was the coldest of the season, the thermometer falling fair below zero hark, Messrs. Carty and Huff, of Granton, spent Sunday the guests of the Misses A. and G. Holland, Exeter North. Messrs. J. and W. Southcott have made an assignment of their goods and chattels for the benefit of their creditors. Ex -Reeve Bawden left on Saturday with a consignment of horses for the British market. We wish him bon voyage. The various Agricultural Societies met yesterday to elect officers for the new year and wind up the business of the old. The District naeetiug of the Royal Templets of Temperance will be held at Varna Jan. lOth, instead of 12th as formerly stated. We are sorry to learn that Mr. Jas. Elliott, of East ti'V awanosh, has been obliged to make an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. Sam'l Southcott, of London, visited old friends in town on Tuesday. He is the sameenial fellow who man years ago resided here. y Besides those mentioned last week, Messrs. A. Bennett,W. J. Carling, W. T. Acheson, and L. H. Diskson, attend- ed the funeral of the late Sam'l Sperl- ing, of St. Marys, on Thursday last. Geo. Shafer, who resided with his uncle, Michael Kienna, on the centre line of Ellice, died very suddenly on Tuesday, 29th ult. His death was caused by the rupture of a blood ves- sel in the brain. The home of Mr. Richard Irwin, the well known'grain dealer, of Clinton, was the scene of a pretty wedding, be- ing the znarria°e of the eldest daughter Aline Rippey Irwin, to Frank Hod - gens, of the firm of Hodgens Bros., drygoods merchants, of Clinton. The bridesmaid was Miss M. Irwin, sister or the bride. The maid of honor was Miss Kate Williams, of Allenford. Mrs. McMeekin, of London, secy. of the Western Branch of the Ladies' Missionary Society, officiated twice in Main street Methodist church on Sun- day last, in connection with the annual Missionary meeting of that church. The addresses were interesting and delivered in a superior style. The lady is a fluent speaker, and it is a pleasure to listen to her. The collections and subscriptions of the day amounted to about $180. There will be only two eclipses of the sun in 1897 ; the first on February 1, invisible in Canada ; on July 29, be- tween 0 and 71.a. in., a partial eclipse of the sun will be seen in Canada. New Year's Day falls on a Friday ; Ash •Wednesday will be on March 3rd : Good Friday on April 16 Easter Sun- day April 18th, and Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25. . A St. Marys correspondent says :- On Tuesday morning Mr. S. Sperling, St. Marys,assed away. It is 28 years since Mr. Sperling moved into town, and most of that time he bad followed the business of a cattle deal- er. He leaves a wife (formerlly Miss Balkwill, of Exeter), two sons -Char- lie, in Toronto, and Frank. in town, and three daughters, Mrs. R. S. Wil- son, Mrs. J. M. Adam, of St. " Marys, and, Miss Flo, at home. A peculiar incident in connection with the cheese factory lire at Newton last week, was the fact that Mr. Jack's horse and gig were found tied to the fence between the factory and the drying hoose and was rescued by those who were, first upon the scene. It ap-. pears that Mr. jack, who had been busy electioneering all day, put up at one of the Newton hotels, leaving bis horse at the hotel stable, and is there- fore at a loss to account for the re- moval e moval of the animal to the place Where it was f d. I . eoris t was." supposed by those. who .found the horse that Mr. Jack was in the flames and there was great excitement for a time until some one went down to the hotel and found 1Vlr. Jack rile e i in bed. ler als ICKARD ON. Special Bargains =IN= All Departments. av av , P 4 ab 4» an asi ab ani a. 4» atm IT. Ip h +1,11?Vit, $ iti ♦ti WAV /AV q� TOCK TAKING FA NOW ON pit fall And See Us R. PICKARD & SON, Direr# Importers. :-G COLD MINING 2 The county council will meet Jan. As I have just returned from the British Columbia Gold Fields where I have been making miningstocks a tudy, and asi have opened: a min- g broking office in Stenarys, I would pleased to hear from any one wish- to handlestocks, J P RODGERS, ST. MARYS. License Inspectors. The following gentlemen have been ( appointed license inspectors for 1897: West Huron -Samuel Sloan, Goder- ich; James Stephens, Clinton; Hugh i McQuarrie, Blyth. North Middlesex -L. C. McIntyre, Parkhill; Alex. Smith, John Gavin, M D. Ailsa Craig. East Huron -Thomas Gibson, Ford wick; Geo. Fortune, Wingham; Geo. Murdie, Seaforth. • r•, Middlesex County Council The coming council will comprise the following gentlemen: First Division ---0. C. Hodgins, of Lucan, and James Bradley, of McGil- • • livray. Second Division -Simon McLeod, of Parkhill, and Stewart, of Ailsa Craig. Third Division-Robt. Jackson ands). Peter Elson, of London township. i Fourth Division -D. McLaughlin, of North Dorchester, and James Dnf&n, of Nissouri. Fifth Division -James Murray and Burleigh Burtch. of Westminister. Sixth Divisiou-Dougald Leitch, Lobo, and Henry Hardy, Claradoc. • Seventh Division -G. B. Campbell, Moss, and Wm. Webster, Ekfrid. Eighth Division -John Morgan, Ade • - laide and James Bennett, Metcalfe. DIVISION ONE. Bradley. Corbett. Hodgins. McGillivray.. 534 659 119 Biddulph..... 213 62 801 Lucan 38 44 328 Totals.... '785 765 1,338 DIVISION TWO. Campbell. McLeod. Stewart. E. Williams . 483 104 267 W. Williams . 80 470 155 Parkhill. 62 383 Ailsa Grali0 • .. 130 Totals,... 761 962 a RES/GNATIoN OF G. W. H OL LAN.- Elsewhere in these columns is the min- utes ofthe 'Usborne Council bor C until inis wh h it will be noticed Mr. Holman, who has been Clerk of the township during the past eleven .years, has resigned. TheCcuncil passed a very nice resolut- ion in accepting the resignation and the testimonial therein or- dered to he gotten sip by the Reeve should he a yery handsome af- fair, it does justice to the e' i' ifefficiency of so able and popular a Clerk as Mr. Holman has pprovdhimself to be Let , the whole thing be worthy of t e no rasion: c join a host of" fr' s •r �V sler, r z ' wishing. Mr. THolm'e success in any uridertakinA lie pu sues. > h. anulary thaws come altogether too oft n. Carnival in the rink on Friday es en- iu ,J e . Council will meet on Friday ev ing. Liss A. Holland has returned to S . Catharines. The revival meetings in James at. lurch are attended with much suc- cess. The next meetings of the South Huron Farmer's Institute will be ;held at Hensall and Dashwood on the 4th and 5th of February. Sale Register. FRIDAY JANUARY 22. -Farm, farm stock, etc., the property of Thomas Brinxacombe, lot 12, con. 10, Usborne. Sale at one o'clock. Trios. CAMERON, Auct. MARRIED. CASE-HOGOARTH--In Honsall, on the 12th inst., at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. J. S. Henderson, George Case, of the London road. to Miss Agnes, only daughter of Benjamin Hoggarth. DIEL. CALDWELL-In Hay, on the lIth Mst., John Caldwell, aged 80 years. ADAh4S-In Usborno, on the 9th inst., Wil- loughby Adams, aged 32 years. COLBOBNE-In'Godericb, on Ian. 1st, 1,Vni. .Ambrose Colborne, aged 51 years, 6 months. MORROW -At Nile, on Jan.3rd,Agn osMorrow, daughter of R. Morrow, aged 45 years and 11 months. ALLL`7-In Colborne on Jan. 5th, Elizabeth Allis, relict of the nate John A.11in, aged 83 years and 9 months. MoCURDY-In . Usborne, on tbo 11th lust., Jennie Jamieson, relict of the lateArcbibald McCurdy, aged 79 years, N ish K•4 11 a 210 During the year 1896 the relatiou 182 ship with our customers has been of a 31 very agreeable ch:a,raeter, finding it a ( pleasure to do business with them. We have made the business acquaintance of some not formerly known to us .in this respect, but with satisfactory re- sults sults to both buyer and seller, we be- lieve. We have striven to meet the wants of the customer who was intent on buying, placing before him .or her such goods as in our opinion were fashionable and possessing wearing qualities. This will be our aim for 1897. We once mole th,Luk our many friends and customers for past patron- age,' and hope we inay have a contin- ued"share in the supplying of your Wants . for "t t i w� a the time to came: We wish you again a happyNew Year. EXETER'S LARGEST DEALERS., Xmas S Xmas!! Xmas' g r Christmas will soon be here and we are , prepared to meet it with the finest choice of' Crockery we have ever shown, in -r,- Lamps, Glassware, Fancy China Of every description. See our goods and get our prices before you purchase. Complete stock of Groceries, Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Furs, Boots and Shoes As cheap as the cheapest. Try Tetley's Celebrated Teas. Our 25c Japan Tea has no equal earning Bros. Highest prices paid. for Produce, London, Huron and Bruce. GOING NoRTD-- Passenger. London, depart 8.15 A. U. 4.45 r. M. clandoboye, 9.07 5.43 Centralia, 9.18 5.57 Exeter 9.30 COT HensalI, ,9.44 0.18 Kippen, 9.50 6.25 iiruceiield 9.58 6.33 Clinton, 10.15 0.55 Londesboro, 10.33 7.14 Blyth, 10.41 7.23 e gh8.Bnar. (arrive) 11.10 00 Gorse Saurrr- Winghanl, depart 6.50 A.31. 3.30 P. At, Belgravo, 7.04 395 Blyth, 7.16 4.00 Loudesboro, 7.24 4.10 Clinton, 7.47 4.30 Brucefeld, 7.59 4.41 Kippen, 8.17 449 Hansall, 8.24 5.04 Exeter, 8.38 5.16 Centralia, 8.50 0.28 Ciandeboye, 9.07 5.43 London, (arrive) 10.00 6.30 wenin Exeter �- Munlelpat Council. The Council for 1897 met at the town hall, Exeter, Ilth January, and took and subscribed their several declar- ations of qualification and office in the presence of the Clerk. The minutes of meeting of 31st Dec. were read and approved. Taylor---Snell-TbatSVnr, D.;Weekes be appointed Auditor, -Carried. The Reeve appointed. Jas. Beer as the aeeond Auditor. Snell--Dauncey--That by-law No. 1 appointing Auditors for 1897, be duly read and passed. Dauncey-Rollins-That Jas.',Willis be a member of the Board of Health. -- Carried, By-law No 2 appointing a Board of Health was duly read and passed on miction of J. W. Taylor, seconded by C. Snell. Dauncey-Snell -That the Deputy Reeve and Mr.Rollins, be a deputation to wait on the Agricultural Society meeting with a view to securing the ground for recreation, on account of remission of taxes. -Carried. Rollins -Snell -That theCouncil nciiad- journ until Friday 15th inst., at 7 o'clock, when applications for the various offices will be considered, and for the use of the weigh scales at town hall. M. EAcnnETT, Clerk. 10 Per Cent Off. The 'Following D9-urhilg Stock Thk3fllt'i g, rye t Stoves, Sp EXPOSURE TO DISEASE Does net necessarily m eau the con- traction of disease provided the system is in a vigorous condition, with the' blood pure and all the organs in a: healthy action. When in such a -con- dition contagion is readily resisted and the disease germs can find no lodgment. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best medi- cine to build up the system. because it. makes pure, rich blood, and pure bloods is the basis of good health. In cold: weather it is especially necessary to - keep up the health tone because the. body issubjectto greater exposure and: more liable to disease, Hood's Sarsap- arilla is the safeguard of health. Mr. Win. Hinds, of Harriston, a well-known cattle dealer, shipped $30,- 000 worth of turkeys to the old coun- try just before Christmas. The price• paid to farmers was 0 cent per pound„ Call at the_.....ass. New Butcher Sh op - - - Rolled C <i Beef - - - - - - .Pressed Tongue - - -. Sausage I Beef Lamb Geese Heins - - - Rolled i Bologna - Rabbits Turkeys Salmon Trout " Bacon Beef sold by quarter est cash priee, CASH PAID FOR HIDES AND SHEEP SKINS.. ONE NAOP SOUTHL.L. DAY. at low -- Ali 118t0119S ow Ahnston's NOW FOR BARGAINS We have a large stock and in- tend to unload before stock taking : • We quote A Few Specials.: only, Seal Wool Cape, .was , $I2.5o,now $g,00. I only Astrachan. Cape, was $ zp now $13.5o. I only Astrachan Cape was $z; now $I7. 25 only Ladies Mantles good styles ranging from $5 to $7 50_: to clear your choice $4. 20 Overcoats bought late in the• season at a snap, the kind sold from $5.5o to $6,5Q, now going. at $4.65 This is a line you can can see elsewhere at $5. 1 piece twill tweed, Black, was, 25c now going at 15c. 3 Pieces tweed dress goods were 5oc now going at 35c. Wool Blankets at Cost price far Cash. Tweeds and ordered cloth- ing cost price to Clear. Felt Bo�5 r O , grain 1 11 leather, reg.2.50 now 2.00 Come along and if you -�* 5 y have the Cash to spend we .can save you 25per cent on an ` y article of Winter Goods. oh Lots of 30 1 50c0 your 1 CilA H Bishop & Son, G. G. JOH 'S -TON 1