The Exeter Advocate, 1897-10-7, Page 8Sea ars wanted.
The undersigned would be pleased
to take. a number of boarders.—Ladies
or Gentlemen. First class accommoda-
don, Terms reasonable. Apply at the
Renee opposite .Commerical .Hotel..
H. BucxlzeGnaei
LOCAL JOTTINGS
Send the Advocate to your friends.
Only 25 ets. from not till Jan. lst,1898.
Dr. D. A. Anderson has moved into
his new dwelling on Albert street.
Fire is still raging in the Hay
swamp. A great loss of timber has
already been the result.
We have had no rain in this vicinity
tor over a mnotb and it looks as though
it might continue for some time yet:
The choir of the James Street 'Metho-
dist Churah will sing at a Harvest
Home at Claudeboye on Friday even-
ing next.
The new bailer and engine for the
Exeter Electric Light and Power Co.,
arrived last week and workmen are
now busy setting same in place.
Mr. Wm. McLeod has sold his farm,
Lot 7, couceeelen ', township of us.
borne, to Messrs Coates Bros., for $6,-
S70. Mr. McLeod to do the fall plough
ing and give possession next spring.
Wheat has heeu steadily failing in
price for the last two weeks. At one
time it was as high as 8;? cents, now it
is: down to 75 Oats also wcut down a
cent this week, the price now being 21
cents,
Rev. Donald Mac illivray, a mis-
sionary, lately returned from . Hogan,
delivered an interesting address in the
Caven Presbyterian Church ou Tues
day night. The attendance was fair
and the discourse iuterestina.
Mr. Haskett Harris died at Huron
county's house of refuge Thursday
night. Ic appears that he had jumped
from an upstairs window in the build
ing aud died from his injuries two
hours later. He was buried atChnton.
The Exeter steam Laundry which
has been conducted by Mr. Geo. Web
ber since its inception about a year
ago has been purchased by Mr. W. W.
Harrison, who took charge this week.
Mr. Harrison is a pushing young man
and. will doubtless make a success of
his new undertaking.
An examination was made of one of
the electric beita saki here on fair day
by a faker which revealed the fact that
beueath a strip of (Pause was a layer of
dry mustard. When the wearer per-
spired, a little or the mustard was
moistenedand set up a burning sensa-
tion and the deluded victim beleived a
current of electricity was passing
through him.
The Exeter boys of fourteen yeas DestroyedbyFire.Ripon: Mr. David Cooper, while
and under p la ed a game of baseball The handsome residence and driv- working' in a drain for Mr, D. 0, M.
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with the junior
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lSaturday and succeeded in defeating
the home team by a seem of 22 to 9.
The game abouuded iu brilhaut plays.
A return match will be played here on
Saturday afternoon.
Postmaster -general Muloek has ap
proved of the design for a new post-
age stamp for the Dominion. There is
a portrait of her ;Majesty as she ap-
peared at the eornation for a crown.
The portrait hasbeen engraved from
a photo procured during the jubilee
ceremonies, upon which was the
Qiieen's own autograph, so that it is
autheutio. The corners of the stamp
will be decorated with maple leaves
which were pulled from maple trees
oa Parliament Hill and engraved di-
rectly therefrom. It is expected that
the new stamp will be put on sale in
November next.
Laundry Change.
Having purchased the Exeter steam
laundry, 1 beg to announce to the pub
lie generally that I am prepared to do
work in all its branches in up-to-date
style. Give me a trial and be con-
vinced.
W. W.'Haniusox.
The Autumn Number.
The October Number of the Delintat-
or is called the Autumn Number, and
its representatiou of the new Russian
blouse waists, fan -back s'tirts and all
the other Autumn novelties in dress
modes and millinery;,is made complete
by a series of artistic color plates The
literary features include a bright and.
crisp noveltee, embracing many inter-
esting features. This number should
be in the hands of ladies. Subscription
$L per year, or 15c per single copy.
sides on his father's farm a little south
of town, ou the London Road, was to-
tally destroyed by fire on Tuesday last.
A strong wind was blowing from the
south-west at the time and itwas with
considerable difficulty that the fere was
conlfiled tothe two buildings. Several
times the dwelling of Mr. Wm. Balk -
will, on the opposite, side of the road
was ignited by sparks aud the fences
in several places suffered damage. The
fire was first discovered by the inmates.
of the house, in the north-west corner
of the kitchen at about 11:30. Au
alarm was immediately given and a
vigorous attempt was made to save the
building by dashing water on the
flames but this proving futile they at
once set to work to save the contents.
Considerable of the stuff was gotten out
but the larger portion was burned.
Miss Batten, the domestic servant,
worked bravely in trying to save the
goods in the upstair part of the house,
even endangering ber life, and finally
had to make her escape from one of the
up stair windows by aid of a ladder.
The origin of the fire is somewhat of a
mystery but it is supposed that a spark
from the chimney caught on the roof of
the old kitchen. The driving shed con•
taining a buggy, cutter and other arti-
cles was also burned. The loss is esti-
mated at over $1000, with no insurauce:
Mr. Rowe, who seems at present to be
in hard luck, having recently lost his
wife and now his home, has the sympa•
thy of a large number of friends
Personal U.ention
Dr. D. A, Anderson, spent Sunday in
Mitchell.
B. Aubry, of Montreal, was in town
Tuesday purchasing horses.
ilrantford and the Verity WWF'orl.s.
The Stratford Herald says:—"Braut-
ford is likely to find it costly nursing
some of its factories. The Verity plow
works are now after the .city, offering
to sell the company's present factory
and two adjoining dwelling. houses for
;20,000 and agreeing to leave on the
premises two boilers with smoke stacks
and connections, pump aud beater,
seyenty-five horse power Wheelock,
core with shafting of 120 feet, cupola
cove, ovens, hoists, heating water and
gas pipes Without these fixtures they
agree to sell for $15.000 aud in event
of the city accepting either offer, and
granting ten years exemption to erect
new buildings at a cost of $40,000.
The city solicitors report that the con-
sent of the Legislature would have to
be obtained to such a deal, besides sub.
mitring it to the ratepayers.
The game cf baseball played here ou
Friday last. between the Goderich-and
Exeter teams proved quite interesting.
The game was supposed to have been
played by the Junior teams of eaeh
niece but it was quite apparent that
many of the visitors had long since de-
serted the ranks of the juvenile baud.
However our little fellows did well and
deserve credit for their manly playing:
The score stood 24 to 12 in favor of
Goderich.
The Rev, Dr. Willoughby will deliv
er a. series of sermons to young men on
the Parable of:" The Prodigal Son" in
the James Street Methodist Church
during the Sunday evenings of Octob-
er, November and December. The fol-
lowing are the subjects selected:—
Home Sweet Home, Discontented with
Home, A. . Fugitive from Home, Life
Abroad, The Mighty Famine, Finding
a Gold Mine, Repentant Resolutions.
Resolves Executed, The Father's haste
to the Rescue, The Robe and the Ring,
Shoes ou His Feet.
David M.'.Gennan Dead.
Mr. David McLennan, graindealer,
of Stratford, died at the hospital in
that city Sunray evening. He had
been ailing for some time and on Sat
urday underwent an operation from the
effects of which he was unabei to re-
cover. Deceased was bnrn in Ellon,
Aberdeenshire, in 1836, and came to
this country in 1866, doing business
for a number of years in Ingersoll, then
here, conducting the mill near the
railroad bridge for a number of years,
then in Blyth and Clinton. He went
to Stratford in 1882 and resided there
since. Mr. McLennan was well-known
throughout the Dominion. He was a
man of sterling character and the
strictest integrity and of a most genial
disposition. Mrs. McLennan, with a
family of three sons and four daugh-
ters, remain to tnourn his loss. The
funeral took place in that city Tues-
day.
The Hensall correspondent to the
Huron Expositor says:—Mrs. Gilchrist,
through her agent, has sold her fine
farm, adjoining t he village, to Mr.
Wm. Bawden, of Exeter, for a good
fair price, considering the way fine
farms all through the country have
been selling. We believe Mr. Baw-
den thinks of making it his home in
the incoming spring or summer, and
he certainly could not have selected a
finer farm home, He will be welcom-
ed by our citizens as an enterprising
business man and a good neighbor.
The annual deanery meeting of the
Huron Ruri-decanal chapter was held
in St_ Paul's Church sehool room in
Clinton on Monday last at 10 a.m., the
Rev. Rural Dean Hodgins, of Seaforth,
presiding. There were preseut Revs.
.f. F. Park, Clinton ; R. E. Bray, Exeter;
W. Mills, Hensall; T. L. Armstrong,
Dungannon; T. Higley, Blyth; William
Stout, Clinton, and Messrs. Ransford,
aolmstead, Johnston, Clawson and
ltdiddleholt, lay men. After the meet-
ing was opened, the rural dean spoke
of the many encouraging features of
work in the deanery, and regretted
the fact that some parishes yet seemed
iadffferent to the raising of their proper.
quota for the mission fund. Four par-
ishes—Goderich, Seaforth, Hensall and
Duuganuon—raised the full amount
expected of them, and he urged upon the
others to try to do so this year, in view.
of the fact that the missionery clergy
were suffering by reason of their de
tieieucy. Revs Higley, Bray, Holm-
ste.1 and Ransford. with the rural dean,
were elected to form the local missions
committee for 'the ,year. The annnal
missionary meetings were left to the
arrangement of the several clergymen,
as to time and the speakers to be en
gaged. Au interesting discussion, led
liy Mr John Raeford, was entered into
ins to whether it would not be advisable
for the church to concentrate her peo-
ple in large centres, rather than to try
to maintain a number of weak country
missions, which involves long drives
and large expense to the mission fund:
The rural dean was requested to select
a. clergyman and a lay man to read
prayers at next meeting; at \i'in.eheal,
fi eetiuo adjournel,
Council Proeeedin_s.
The Council met pursuant to ad
jourument at the Town Hall, Exeter.
October 1st, 1897. All present (except
Mr. Rollins). Minutes of previous treet-
ing read and confirmed. Snell—Taylor,
that the Reeve and Clerk sign such
document as may be necessary to en-
able Mr. Wm. Bowden to re arrange
the subdivision in lots No. 24 aud 25,
formerly Township of Stephen. -Carried.
Taylor—Dauncey, orders as follows :--
Jas. Creech, $8 00, charity to Mrs Sut
ton; do. $2 CO to Thos. Daw; T. Welsh,
$8 75 labor at gravel ; W. Westcot ,
$8 75 do, ;J. W. Creech, 62e. do.; ane.
H. Parsons, 82400 night watch' service
to 1st of October. -Carried. Taylor—
Dauncey, that the bonds of the Collector,
being satisfactory, be accepted.—Car-
ried. Dauncey—Snell, that the Coun-
cil adjourn until the 3rd Friday in Oc-
tober at 7:30 p.m.—Carried.
M. EACRETT, Clerk.
Sad Drowning Accident.
The sight on Monday of James Will-
iam, the loved and bright little son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward 1?. Kernick, of
the 4th concession of Usborue, lying in
about a foot of water with life extinct,
was a scene that caused no small
amount of sadness in the home of the
parents. It appears the little fellow
was playing around the house as usual
on the day of the sad calamity and at
about half past eleven was standing by
his mother's side watching her peel the
potatoes for dinner, Mrs. Kernick little
thinking that the pride of the house-
hold was soon to be taken from her by
so sad and untimely an end. Shortly
after this he was noticed to go out in
the yard as he had often done before
aud that was the last seen of him alive,
He had evidently wandered to the
creek and had fallen in. It was not
until noon he was missed, when a dili-
g'entsearch was' made and at 1:30 the.
body of the dead ehild was found in the
creek in about a foot of water. The
little fellow 'was 2 years, 4 months and
16 days old. When death comes in
this way the shock is always the more
severe and its grimness all the more
terrible and on all sides the keenest
sympathy will be felt for the `;bereaved
pareuts. The facts of so severe a shock
is pathetic but it is hard to put such a
burden of pathos on paper to a way to
make manifert'the full weight of the
•rouble. His remains were interred in
the Exeter cemetery yesterday (Wed-
nesday.)
Miss L. Eacrett has accepted a sling
tion as milliner at Zurieh,
Mrs Osborne, of Bnwmanyille is the
guest of Miss Mary Gidley.
Miss Alice Hayward, of Toronto, is
the guest of Mrs. S. Fitton.
Miss Sophia Sweet, who :has been in
Detroit, has returned home.
Robe. Higgins left Monday to attend
the business college at Stratford.
George O'Neil, of the Mansion House,
is spending a few days in Forest.
Rev, Dr. Willoughby preached in
Chiselhurst last Sunday aftern000n,
Mr. Russel Manning and Miss Tay-
lor, of Clinton, spent Sunday in town.
While using the pick, he, by some
means, made a mis stroke, sending• the
pick through his boot and penetrating
his foot,
McGillivray: On Saturday night
last the dwelling house of James Man'
of the second concession, was destroyed
by fire. C, Lewis the tenant and ' his
wife had a narrow escape. All the
movables were burnt. The cause of
of the fire is said, to be hot ashes left
in the woodshed.
Seaforth: While bicycling in the
country the other day, Miss Florence
Johnson met with au unpleasant ex-
perience. She was riding down a hill
when the crowu of her wheel broke
and she fell on the hard ground, but
fortunately she escaped with nothing
more than a fete bruises.
Wingham : While Master Robt.
Aikens was engaged at work in T.
Bell Son's furniture factory on Mon-
day last, he had the misfortune to have.
his right hand come in contact with
some of the machinery and had the
tips taken oft all they fingers which
will lay him up for a long time.
Stanley: Mr. S. Reed met with an
accident while driving near the Ban-
noekburn bridge on Sunday, the horse
taking fright at a bicycle. He was
thrown out and his cellar bone broken,
and Mr, Craig, who was with him, was
badly shaken up. Mr, Reed was con-
fined to his room, but is improving.
Mitchell: A pretty, but quiet wed
ding, took place at the home of Mr, Jas.
Boyd, west ward, at'.11 a,m. on Wednes-
day, when his second daughter, Beat-
rice, was married to Mr. Arthur Robin-
son, commission merchant, Toronto,
the interesting ceremony being per-
formed by the Rev. J. W. Holmes. On-
ly friends of the contracting parties
were present. '
Mitchell: John A. Reeves, the light-
ning rod agent, whose preliminary
trial took place a few weeks ago be-
fore Police Magistrate O'Loane, and
who was sent for trial, was convicted
by Judge Woods, of Stratford, on Sat-
urday last of forging the name of Hen-
ry Lawrence, of Logan Township, to a
note and of uttering the same. He
afterwards pleaded guilty of forging
the name of Wm. and John Squire to
notes and uttering the same. He was
sentenced Monday to 18 months in the
Central Prison, the three sentences run-
ning concurrently. A petition largely
signed in Mitchell and Logan, urging
leniency on account of the prisoner's
family and previous good 'character,
was presented by his counsel, A. M.
Pantou. The family of the prisoner
consisting of his wife and four children
and his brother were present.
Rev, W. H. Locke, of Parkhill, call-
ed ou old friends in town Thursday,
Mr. Chas. Miner, of Kincardine, is
visiting relatives here and at. Elimvflle.
Miss Miner, of Pt. Edward, is visit,
ing friends and relatives in and around
town,
Dr. H. K. Kinsman. of Sarnia, spent
a few days will his parents during the
week.
Harold Willoughby left on Monday
for London, where he will attend Huron
college,
Miss Manning has returned after
several weeks visit with , friends in
Parkhill.
Wilbert Oudmore is visiting friends
in Atwood, the guest of his uncle, Rev.
John Ball.
Ed. Bishop left last week for Toronto
to further prosecute his studies at the
University.
Miss Ella Evans, after several weeks'
visit with friends in London, returned
home Thursday.
Dr. Anderson spent Sunday in Mit-
chell, where Mrs. Anderson is visiting
her mother for a time.
Miss Anna Brooks left on Monday, to
resume her position as milliner with
Mr. J. Hall, Dashwood.
Mr. and Mrs. John Manuing,of Flak -
hill, were the guests of Mr. J. T. Mau-
nieg a few days this week.
Miss Fannie Bawden is confined to
the house at present, but hopes are en-
tertained of a speedy. recovery.
Mr. Charles Snell, sr., and wife left
Saturday for Owosso, Mich., where they
will visit friends for a few days, •
Mr. Fred Fisher, of Usborne, who we
reported as being seriously ill of brain
trouble last week, is improving.
Miss Ella Rollins, after a sojourn of
several months in different parts of
Manitoba, returned home Saturday.
Miss Ada Hedden, is visiting friends
in Buffalo, the guest of Mr. John GUI,
son of Chief GUI, of this place.
Miss Maggie Fulton and nephew, J.
Fulton, of Leadbury, spent a couple of
days in town this week, the guest of
Mrs, W. Fulton.
R. Gidlev is spending a few days
with his son at Blyth during the fall
show at that place. Mr. Gidley has
attended the principal exhibitions this
year, having been at Toronto.
Miss L. Frances Crocker, who spent
the summer vacation with her mother;
returned (per bicycle post) to St. Marys
on Tuesday, bidding good bye to Exe-
ter as the town clock struck the hour
of seven in the morning.
Mrs. Wm. Penhale, Gidley street, ac-
companied by her daughter Emma, at-
tended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs.
Jos. t"Blackburn, who died in Woodstock
on Wednesday of last week of cancer,
and was burned on Saturday.
Messrs. Gr A. Birk and Samuel Wil-
ler, of Manscelona, Mich., accompan-
ied by Mr. Fred. Wolkinstein, of ,Pe
toskey, Mich., after spending a few
days visit with their father in-law, Mr.
Thomas Dearing, returned home Tues--
day
THE BI OAS STOREI
CASH OR PRO $OCE
ONE E PRICE TO wag LL
We are ready
Our Millinery and Mantle Show Rooms
are now open, We are ready with a gorgeous
display of .
F�I1 Rill WINTER NOMIES
We invite every lady to visit our show
rooms and inspect the unusually attractive
exhibit of this season's choicest productions..
.We show a number of exclusive desings in
the latest FRENCH PATTERN HATS
which cannot be seen elsewhere,
REIITEMBER you are always welcome to
mane yourself at home in our show rooms.
DRESS GOODS A 1D CDFINTLrE
stocks are now complete. Come and take a
look, you will not be asked to buy.
J. A. ST1WART.
Stores close 6:80 evenings except Wednesday and Saturday.
STOCK COMPLETE.
Wm. Bant of Oshawa and John Webb
of Toronto, fell from a 40 -foot scaffold
at Owen Sound while working on the
C. P. R. elevator. Both were seriously
injured.
The body of a man named Buchanan
was found near the Grand Trunk Rail.
way tracks at Rockfield. The remains
were very much mangled, having evi,
dently been run over by a train.
A serious accident happened to Ern-
est, eldest sou of Frank Montgomery,
Sparta road on Saturday. While driv-
ing a span of horses attached to a rol-
ler, his foot was caught and crushed..
Mr. W. McKenzie, an old Petrolea.
driller, was severely injured at Mount
Forest last week. He was drilling
there, and was struck in the head with
a wrench, inflicting so acelous an in-
jury that his recovery is dubious.
Mr. Waiter S. Booth, railway mail
clerk between Ottawa and Montreal,
fell off the C. A. R. -train between
Alexandria and Glen Robertson and
was killed.
A fire at Kingston destroyed six cot-
tages and other buildiugs. Au infant
was burned to death, and .several of
the residents . suffered severe injuries
from the fire.
A young man named Leach belong
ing to Chelsea, Mich., who was making
his way to Buffalo . ona stock train,
jumped off as the train was nearing
Essex Monday night, and going at the
rate of twelve miles an hour, in an en-
deavor to escape the conductor. Fall-
ing under the wheels of the heavy
train one of his feet was cut off, and
the other limb was so badly crushed
that it had to be amputated at the
thigh, He may recover.
As the 6.50 train on the Welland di-
vision of the G. T. R. was coming into
St. Catharines, from Port Dalhouse
Monday morning an aired lady named
Mrs. Bennet, was struck and instantly
killed. She was walking on the track
towards the train, and her siglit being
defective did not see the danger ale
proaehing, notwithstanding the repeat-
ed whistle of the engine. No blame
whatever is attached to the employes
of the railway.
Hugh Fletcher, and eccentric old
Scotchman, of Owen Sound, was driv-
ing home with a neighbor named Hus•
ton and was seated on the side of the
rack on the wagon, when he fell from
his seat and was injured. He com-
plained that his back was badly injur-
ed, but nothing serious was anticipated
After getting on the wagon, Huston
spoke to Fletcher, and receiving no re-
ply, took his hand and found he was
dead. Dr. Allan Cameron, coroner was
notified ofthe occurrence and invested
the circumstances. He found that
Fletcher's neck had been broken and
decided that no inquest was necessary.
Allan Cameron, the young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alex. Cameron, Sarnia, bas
been missing since Saturdavafternoon,
and from stories told by the playmates
of the little boys who were with him on
Saturday, it is supposed that he has
been drowned in the St. Clair. On Sat-
urday afternoon Allan and two other
lads named Murphy and French were.
playing at the old railway slip south of
the G, T. R elevator. The lads Mur-
phy and French did not arrive home
until after` six o'clock, and when the
former did get home he was chastised
for being down at the river. At this
time the lad said to his mother that
Allen was drowned, but no attention
was paid to the remark, as it was
thought the boy was saving it to shield
himself.
HAVING visited the Moutreal and Toronto Markets during the
past week, we have purchased big lines in Job Goods and intend
disposing them at Prices to suit the masses.
During our ;MILLINERY OPENINGS
Saturday evening, Sept. 18, Monday 20, Tuesday, 21
we will give you an opportunity of inspecting our big stocks of
Dry Goods, Ready Made. Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shues
and Groceries.
We intend making our sales surpass other years and you will
find our prices down to accomplish such. Don't forget to drop in
on Fair day. A silver dollar goes further in our store than any
other place ie. Western Ontario,
E. J. SPACKIVIAM& CO., Smell's Block, Exeter
Dll I G
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We are going to offer some lines of
Goods at prices which will astonish
you. We have some leaders in cloth-
ing; it will pay you to inspect.
7 Black Worsted Overcoats, silk velvet collars, 5.00
good value at $8.00 for
12 heavy all wool Frieze Ulsters, good check
linings for. 4.00
12 men's heavy Ulsters, Black or Brown; good
as last year's$10, for . 0 00
12 pairs heavy Tweed Pants, this is a great 1,50
bargain for ••
12 pairs of men's Tweed Pants, a bargain for nOC.
only ty
5 pieces nice Check Fanneletts at , . . 5c.
6 pieces 37 inch twill Fanneletts, extra weight
10 pieces 31 inch flannelettes regular. 80, for .5c,
We show a well assorted range of' mantles.
We would ask you to see the Canadian goods; every
article well made and PE R F E C T FIT.
We guarantee each article in this line to give per-
fect satisfaction in wear. We also have a good as-
sortment of Stylish German Goods.
l i
Our Store is filled with New Goods
The best to be found in the market and we will
give you liberal treatment.
Aolow'GIVE US A CALL
G. G. JOFINSTON,
Opposite Hawkshaw's Hotel, Exeter.
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