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LOCAL JOTTINGS
A sear<EX E or seem..
She giggled when he talked to her,
She giggled when he stopped;
She giggled when he kissed her first,
$he giggled when he"popped ;"
She giggled when the day was set,
She giggled when thea wed;
And now he often wonders if
She'll giggle when he's dead.
The Seaforth Sun is holidaying this
week.
Old newspapers for sale at the Ant
voCA7'E office.
35 cents pays for the Anvoca.'ra to
Jan, 1st,1S99,
IMr. T. Powell, Turnberry tp,, at-
tended a
tended the funeral of the late Rich.
Davis yesterday.
It is said on good authority that near-
ly all of the candidates for third (ease
certificates throughout the province
have been plucked in arithmetic at the
recent examinations. Many of thew
will likely be allowed to pass, however,
as the papers were very difficult..
Rural schoule opened on Monday,
after a six weeks' vacation,
the Godes h ,jail w ae are blind inmates of
Mr. H, Willert shipped a carload of ,!
hogs and sheep to Toronto on Thurs
day,
The South. Buren Pall Show will be
held bare on Monday and Tuesday,
,5eptember 10th and 20th.
()Wing to Exeter Cavie I Iollday fall -
lug on Wednesday this year the Ad-
lrocate is issued one day later..
The 2Grd of May in eaeh year wilt
hereafter be observed throughout the
roue sagas of Ontario es Empire
D.
Mr, shark Mealtime lost another calf
from the effects of a dose of poison ad-
ministered by some unknown person
or persons, this week,
Daring the severe eleetrierl storm
as Thursday night last two valuable
horses belonging to Mr, By, Rowe, a
little, south of town, while pasturing in
the .field were killed by that lightning.'
Barrow merchants are talking' seri-
ously' of grading' butter and paying for
ft according to quality. This is the
proper way to buy butter, and other
towns would do well to adopt the same
rule.
Local sportsmen are highly delighted,
at the prospect of quail shooting during
the taming season, The birds are more
plentiful: this year than even before,
They wintered well and there is a greet
abundance of young game.
Au exchange says that everything'
points to a great duck season this year.
The breediug grounds in the far north
are swarming, and the food supply here
is very great. No doubt we will have
dueks by the million in Oetober and
November.
Many a housewife may be glad of
this excellent hint regarding flies. Take
a piece of flannel saturated in paraffin,
rub it lightly over mirrors, picture
frame and over mantles and let it dry
of its own accord. You will not even
1* troubled cleaning these, for flies will.
not go near paraffin.
The firemen were caned out to an in-
cipient fire at Mr, Wm, Hoskin'sstable,
Exeter North, on Saturday last, but
luckily their services were not required.
It seems some small boys were robbing
a bees nest and in order to destroy the
bees very thoughtlessly put a match to
some straw in the stable. A few pails
of water distinguished the blaze.
The young lads, guilty of throwing
rotten eggs at the Mitchell lacrosse
team while on their way home Thurs
day night last, were brought before
Chas Snell, J. P., on Tuesday and fined
41.25 or three days in jail. The pen-
alty was light, but should they ever be
found out in a similar offence, a few
weeks behind the bars will serve as a
reward.
The excursion under the auspices of
the James Street Methodist Sunday
school, on Wednesday last,—Civic Holi-
day—was a very successful one. The
attendance probably was not quite so
large as it would have been had it not
threatened rain early in the morning,
still there were over four hundred
tickets sold at this station. The out
ing was a most delightful one and
every person seemed to enjoy them-
selves.
The St. Marys Journal in "sizing up"
the stone town's lacrosse aggregation
has the following complimentary refer-
ence to a former Exeter boy:—" Arthur
Spicer is a graduate of the Exeter la-
crosse club. This is his first year on
the Alerts. He is a very fast, hard
check and is a dangerous man to be
left uncovered near the enemy's flags,
as his this year's record of goals scored
shows. Art. stands 5 ft. 6 in. and
weighs 150 lbs."
According to reports received by the
railway companies and business men,
the largest wheat crop in the history
of the United States will be harvested
within the next two weeks. The win-
ter wheat yield which aggregates be-
tween 380,006,000 and 400,000,000
bushels, will be increased to the extent
of 350,000,000 from the spring wheat
region. The " bumper crop " of 1891
will be exceeded this year by 100,000
000 bushels, from present indications.
Are you beginning to get ready for
the anneal fair? The local fair should
be a great place for recreation and
amusement for the farmer and his fam
ily, affording them an opportunity to
visit their neighbors and friends, and
at the same time to learn from the ex-
hibition of crops and stock,the necessity
of growing better vegetables, fruit,
grain and live stock. It is a good
thing. Push it along by doing every-
thing possible to insure thee effort,
which is now being made by some of
our farmers, a successful issue.
.An exehange says: You can cell
the successful farmer by looking at his
wife's fruit cans in the closet, You
can tett the dry goods box statesman
by the patches on his pants. Yen can
tell the poison serpeut by the blunt-
ness of his tail, You can telt the sionchy
woman by her shoe buttons and her
hair. But the easiest of all, you can
pick out the enterprising merchants of
a town by looking at a home newsp M -
per. This is not revelation, but it is
business gospel.
wanted.
A good, smart boy to learn tailoring,
Apply to J. H. Ga tEv n.
3 #'opniae Coetese.
The Central Business College, of
Stratford, Ont., is one of the lease pro-
gressive schools in the Dominion. It
re opens for the fall term on Sept. lst.
W. J. Elliott is the Principal.
.]taws-rLabar Day.
The Exeter Turf Club are making
arrangements for another big days'
races to be held on Labor Day, Septew-
ber 5th. Liberal purses will be award-
ed, and a big field of horses is expeeted
Open Meeting,
An open meeting' of the Royal Texnp-
lers will he held in the Town hall an
the evening of Aug. 24th, commencing
at $ o'clock. The ]Deet ministers will
tae preseut and deliver addresses on the
plebiscite. A pleasaut and profitable
time may be expeeted, A silver collect
ion taken at the door.
}louse of Refuge Notes.
The house got three new inmates
this week; they being Michael McCar-
thy, Stephen, aged 30 years; Solo-
mon Quick, Seaforth, aged 61 years;
John Hawkshaw, Seaforth, aged 60
years, (►ne of the inmates took it on
himself to run away on Sunday, but he
was followed and brought back on Mon-
day.
n iProceedings.
l:ou C_ 1
I Council met pursuant to adjourn-
ment at Town Hall, Aug. 12. Alt pies
ent except l4r. .Harding. Minutes of
last meeting read and confirmed. Com.
munication from Wuterous Engine Co
re hose, received and filed. ,Bissett—
Christie, that the following accounts be
passed and orders drawn on treasurer
for same:—Juo. Grigg, $3, postage per
Clerk; H. Bishop & Son, 9Sc. per Fire
Department; Municipal World, $1,07
for blanks for voters list appeals.—Gar
ried, Christie—Evans, that the Reeve
aed Treasurer be empowered to borrow
what money is required to pay eurrent
expenses.—Carried,. Evans-13issett,
that Mr. Campbell's oiler of $5 per foot
to deepen the well at Town Hall be ac-
cepted --Carried, In view of the pub.
lie indignation expressed by the Citi
zens at the act of rowdyism perpetrated
by some party or parties uuknowu on
the eveningeof the 11th inst., of throw-
ing eggs at some of the Mitchell La-
• crosse players when leaving town, the
council offer a reward of k5 for the eon,
vietiou of said parties. Christie—T3is
sett, that the Couueil adjourn to Friday.
Aug„ 26th, at 8 o'clock p m,—Carried,
Goo. IL Rieserr, Clerk.
]G'erso n ai]Ien t ion
Isar 3issett spent a few days in St.
Marys this week,.
Miss Dina Wood, of London, is visit-
ing friends in towe,
Johnnie Leathorn, of London, is visit-
ing friends in town,
What Dora It Mean
In numerous notices posted up in
Tomato the attention of riders ofbieyele
and drivers of vehicles is directed to
tIse following, which purports to be an
extraet from the R. S. 0. ; "In case a
person travelling upon a highway an
a bicyele or tricycle, overtakes an ve-
hicle, as aforesaid, or horseman, travel -
Hug at a greater rate of speed, or a
person travelling on foot, the person
travelling on the bicycle or tricycle
shall give to the other person audible
warning of his approach before attempt
ifag to pass." How could he ? The law.
makers surely have `, taeels in their
heads,
Laerosse Notes.
The exhibition game of lacrosse.
played here on Thursday afternoon
last between the Mitchell and Exeter
teams resulted in favor of the former
by a score of 4-1. The game was
charaetized of much rough playing and
many "scraps" resulted. The teams
were pretty evenly matched and the
game would have been an interesting
ope had they not resorted to roughness,
the Mitchell team in most isntauces
beim the aggressors.
Our lacrosse team drove over to St,
Marys on Monday last and played a
league game with the team of that
place, resulting in favor of the home
team by a score of S-6. A number of the
regular players were unable to accomp-
any the team, therefore their places had
to be filled by members of the junior,
team thus weakening it to some extent.
The game, however, was exciting and
,. the boys " deserve praise for their
creditable showing. This will be the
last league game and by St. Marys
winning it will be awarded the peu-
nant.
Death of Richard Davis.
We have from time to timemade men-
tion of the critical condition of 31r. Rich-
ard Davis, but he has at last answered
the great roll call and passed over with
the silent majority after a long and pa-
tient suffering, on Monday morning
last. The deceased has been a victim
of rheumatism for several years but
the last two years he has suffered most
intensely. One could hardly mourn i
that death has released him from the
sufferings he endured when it became
certain that his case was such that he
could not again play a useful part in
life's battlefield, Mr. Davis was born
in the village of Crowcumbe, County of
Somerset and came to Canada about
45 years ago, settling in London, where
he worked in the gas works two years
and subsequently came to Exeter. On
his arrival here he purchased the black
smith business of one Mr. Brown, which
he conducted with the utmost success.
In the year 1859 he married Mrs. Ren-
dle, and there was born to them a fam-
ily of four sons and one daughter, all of
whom survide him. In connection with
his blackfmith business he dealt very
extensively in stock and was always
recognized as a shrewd drover. In pol-
itics he was a staunch Conservative
and when it came to voting neither
party had to consider long how to mark
him. The last time he exercised his
franchise was at the provincial elect
tion, June 23rd, and the deep inter-
est he took in his party may be judged
when it is considered that he had to be
taken to the polling booth on a mat
tress. He was 74 years of age and
was an adherent of the English
church. Mr. Davis was a man of geni-
al disposition and sterling integrity
and in the course of business made
many warm friends who rallied around
him during his Tong and painful illness.
The funeral took place from his late
residence, John st., yesterday (Thurs.)
and was largely attended. The be
reeved family have the sympathy of a -
large Girdle of friends.
Mr, Eli Elliott, of Wiughana, is the
guest of eta. ,]genes Waiters.
" Miss Eraniek Barnett is visiting
friends in Exetar,"—Mitchell Advocate,
\1r. V, Rat4, M. P., of Khiva, was a
pleasant caller at the Anvoc.ege office
Friday.
Charles Beaman visited in town this
week, the guest of his uncle, Mr. James
Hiss
Winnie 'Hooper, of Loudon, vis-
ited fricuds in town for a few days dui. -
lug' the week.
Mr. and firs. Wm Baker spent a. few
days with their sen, Will, in St. Marys
during the week.
hir. Ed. Sanders and wife, of Elora,
are here spending a few days with rel.
atives and friends,
liessrs. Alfred and. John Salter, of
Loudon spent Sunday and Monday
with friends in town.
Allen Myers, after a pleasant visit
with friends in St. Marys, returned
home Saturday eveuaug,
Miss L. Bell, of London, spent a few
days in town during the week, the
guest of Miss Edith Sanders.
" Mr. and Mrs, Gowan, Exeter, are
the guests of Mrs. and. Miss Gowan,
Rest ward,"—St, Marys Argus.
Mr. Rohe, Willis, of Marlette, Miele,
a former resident of Exeter, is spend-
ing a few days with friends here.
Mr. 3. A, Stewart and wife left Mon-
day on a pleasure trip to Montreal.
They will be away about a mouth.
Miss Annie Lovett returned to her
home at Parkhill, Saturday, after a
pleasant visit with her brother here.
Rev. R. W. 1Vickett, and daughter,
Emma, of London, is spending a couple
of weeks with Mr and Mrs. J. T. Man-
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. K. 3lcLeod, of
Exeter, spent Sunday last here, the
guests of Mr. J. Grieve, V.S.—Seaforth
Expositor.
Harry Browning who has been at-
teti'ding High School at Markham was
successful in passing his primary ex-
amination,
Mrs. D, French, after a short visit
with friends at Fairfield passed through
here on her way home to Clinton yester-
day (Thurs.)
Miss Irene O'Neil, who spent a few
days in 'town duping the week left
Wednesday- for her home in Aylmer,
accompanied by Miss Maud Jeckell.
The Misses Minnie and Jem,ie Bell,
of London, who were the guests of Mrs,
Enoch Rowtcliffe, are visiting friends
and relatives in and around Zurich.
H. E. Paull, of Woodstock branch of
the Molsons Bank, spent a few hours in
town Tuesday, prior to leaving for
Grand Bend, where he will spend his
holidays.
Miss Pearl Rollins is attending the
wedding of Miss Louisa Russell, daugh-
ter of Rev. A. L. Russell, of Seaforth.
former pastor of the James Street Meth-
( odist church here.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Snell, who have
been sojourning in Seattle, Washing-
ton, for several months, returned home
Friday, looking as though the trip had
agreed with them.
Miss Ida McFalls, of Lucan, is spend-
ing a couple of weeks with her aunt
Mrs T. W. Hawkshaw. Before return-
ing to her home she will visit friends
in Hensall and Clinton.
" Mrs. Horace E. Bray, of Exeter, has
returned here from a very pleasant
holiday in the district of Lake Simcoe.
Before returning to Exeter she will
spend a week or two with her father,
Mr. T. F. Kingsmill, Ridout street
north." -London Advertiser.
Messrs. John Dauncey and David
Mill, who were delegates to the High
Court of the I. 0. F., at Chatham, re-
turned last week While there Mr.
Dauncey was elected one of the 12
representatives to the Supreme Court,
which meets in Toronto next Thursday.
Mitchell: Dayid Williams, a pioneer
of this vicinity, died on Saturday even
ing, at the ripe old age of 84 years.
St. Marys: 'Mr. J. B. Finnie while
sawing wood on Tnesday had the mis
fortune to severely cut one of his fin-
gers.
ngers. -
Seaforth : Robe. Winter had a val-
uable cow
al-uable:cow kilted on the railway track
on Monday evening. The animal
broke out of a field on Mr. Wilson's
farm and strayed out on the track and
was struck by the engine.
Bayfield : On Monday last, while
playing about the kitchen, the child of
Wallace Johuston, Sauble line, was
severely burned by falling against the
stove.
Brucefield : A .great many wells are
giving out inthis part owing to the
dry spell, Roots are needing rain bad.
ly, and pastures are burut up, which
makes it bad for stock.
Mitchell: John Greenwood, who
lives on the homestead in Logan, was
married on the 11th lust., to Miss Mary
Parr, We wish the young couple
many years of happiness and prosper-
ity.
St. Marys; While Mr. A. Bowler,
foreman of the machine shop, D. Max-
well & Sons, was engaged with others
in lifting a heavy casting on Tuesday
he had the top crushed on the second
finger on the left hand so as to necessi-
tate amputation,
St. Marys; Mr. Earnest Sperling,
blacksmith at J. M. Long's had the
misfortune to get thrown from his
wheel at the race track Monday night
and bad his shoulder bone broken. it
will be a mouth or six weeks before he
is able to work again.
Biddulph ; N. A Ryan had a, mare
killed and a, colt badly injured by a
special west-bauud freight on Sunday
morning just west of Luean. The
horses had in some was got on the
tray , and though the whistle was
biowo they did not get oho' in time,
Clinton ; Gilbert Mair, who has
been buis-v threshing' ever since grain
was eut, says it is not turning out any,
thing lake as well as at first ailticip.
aced. From 15 to 28 bushels an acre
has been his experience, and we pres
ume other threshers have had similar
oxperienue.
Kippers Miss Ivison, who is visit•
ing her sister, Mrs Potter, at Porters
Hill, sustained a peculiar and painful
dislocation of her thumb on I'z idav last,
She was .milking a cow in rather cram-
ped quarters, when the cow kicked,
striking her thumb and knocking it
out of joint.
Seaforth : The sudden death of Mrs,
William. Spindler, a former resident of
Seaforth, occurred at Lueknow an Fri-
day last, Deceased was in her usual
health until the day previous to her
death, when she was suddenly seized
with violent convulsions which coutiu-
ued until death intervened,
Cllntou; A young boy :gamed Dods.
worth, about 14 years of age, met with
a bad accident on Tuesday afternoon;
he was in the new barn of Will Robin-
son, and while chasing a swallow fell
from the granary to the Iloor below.
Putting out hie hands to save, himself,
he broke one wrist and fractured the
other.
Iatddulph: While returning from
Lucau ou Monday Wm. Rollins and his
daughter were thrown from their bug-
gy by the horse taking fright at a dead
pig lying by the roadside, Miss Rol-
lins was not much hurt, but Mr. Rol.
lens did not escape to well, being con-
siaerabiy shaken up and bruised. It
will be some time before he will be all
right again.
Seaforth: Among the lucky passers
cors on the Roanoke recently from the
Klondike was Wm. Sloan, Nanaimo,
who, with $170,000 was the richest man
on board. Mr. Sloan is a son of Mrs.
Sloan, of Seaforth, and is an old Sea -
forth boy. This is his second trip to
the Klondike. He returned about a
year ago and brought a large sum of
money with him.
Baytield : On Friday night last,
shortly after commencing work to
thresh at the farm of Robert Elliott,
Goshen line, a sad accident happened
to Wm. Higgens. He was sliding
down a stack when the handle of a
fork, leaning against it, penetrated his
body about eight inches. For a time
his life was despaired of, but we are
pleased to say hopes are now enter-
tained for his recovery.
Clinton : A few days since, a boy
from town was confined to bed as result
of a little indiscretion, and his exper-
ience should be a warning to others.
He is holidaying at Bay field, and wheel-
ed over to Clinton and back during one
of the recent hot days, making quick
time both ways. While yet quite hot
he went in to bathe, the result that he
was taken sick and had to spend•sever-
al days in bed before he got over the
effects of his action.
Brucefield : The sheep dogs ac-
complished some of their destructive
work last week, Mr. George Baird be-
ing again the looser to the extent of
three valuable throughhreds killed out-
right, and six others worried so badly
that they will be almost useless. On
Friday morning Mr. Burdges' flock was
visited and depleted to the number of
ten lambs, killed or worried. This
time, however, the dogs were caught
and shot, and unless there are other
brutes at the same work, the shepherds
and the flocks will rest easier in the
future. .
TijE EXETE @ItlIN6 CO.
ROLLINS & WILLIAMS MILLING CO.,
OF EXETER,
Are now ready to do business with
the Public generally . All kinds of
Flour, Feed and mill stuff for sale at
CLOSE PRICES.
Leave your orders at the mill. We
delivery every day to any part of the
town free. We hope you will help, us
to make a success of the business which
means a suecese for the town.
]highest Prices paid for
Wheat at all times.
mmzestPi30N E STC. as
THE BIG CASH STORE
CASH OR PRODUCE
ONE PRICE TO ALL
The Last
25c. 25c. 25c. 25c. 25c.
Yes, your choice of any Lady's Shirt Waist in the shop for 25e. Colne
quick if you want to share in the Plunder. We lose, You gain.
1.00 for a very good print Wrapper; well made and very nicely
ei3 trimmed. Better qualities for a little more uionev,
SPECIAL VALT E in Black Dress Goods for this month.. .
If you want a Bargain in a nice, fine dress, Now's your opportunity.
Remember..
We control the sale of the celebrated J. D. RING
shoes far E.eter. They are good fitters, good
wearers and good walkers, None laette'I,
Stores close ergo except W es t, andaturday.
tri A. STEWART.
READYNTO*WEAR
CLOT ING
$`7000 t"'ti worth of Clothing for you to pick from, R e have
i • V• snits of all styles, up -to date clothe, and made by the
best manufacturer in.C:nada. We bare the biggest stock in the Couuty-, and
eau jive you the best bargains every time. Most of our .deals in Clothing
have been in Job Lots, and we buy them at our awn price, therefore we can
under sell any other dealer in this part of the country.
Our different makes of Suits are in Worsteds, Corkscrews, Seizes, Tweed.
Suitiugs in Scotch and Canadian goods; also about 430 suits in the new and
fancy checks and
E. J. SPACKMAN,
40pft--'The Big Clothier.
TAILORING
CHEAP
AND •
NOBBY. --_
"The Hang -dog Expression "
looks of a " ready made,"" band -
me -down " suit of clothes is
enough to disgust the Prince of
Slovens,
NO FIT,
NO STYLE,
NO GOOD.
A tailor-made suit, cut. made
and fitted to the noutour of your
form is certain to look right.
AND WEAR
Parts of machinery which
accurately fits withstand se-
vere service and parts that do
not fit wear out quickest.
Same with clothes. Choose
your cloth and we do the rest.
'rices small as stitches.
Bert. Knight.
NEW REPAIR SHOP.
Having opened out a well equipped
Shop, I am now prepared to do all kinds
of repairing such as
BICYCLES,
SEWING MACHINES,
LAWN MOWERS.
In fact everything and anything. We
make a specialty of remodelling Bicy-
cles and sharpening Lawn Mowers at
this time of the year,
ISRAEL SMITH.
One door north Mr. Stewart's store.
Snell's,suar
COMMERCIAL LIVERY.
First-class Rigs and Horses
Orders left atHawkshaw's
Hotel, or at the Livery
Stable, Christie's old Stand.
will receive 'prompt ,at-
tention.
at-
P
tention.
Telephoectine.
1 Connon
STEWART BROS, '& ' WILLIAM. Terms Rev,sanable
If You Want
BEEF, VEAL,
LA_lhJ3,
PORK, ASA.T.> S-
AGE,
OR ]BOLOGNA
Call at the Family Butcher Shop,
LOWEST CASH PRICES.
One Door South of CENTRAL HOTEL,
LO UIS DAY
Also Dealer in nines sheep and
Calf seine.
The War is on
The Spaniards are
Doomed to Defeat.
Yes, the War is on, and the Span-
iares are getting the worst of it,
but it is not so with those who
purchase at aur Furniture Store—
They, like the Americans, will get
the best of it....
Another Carload,
We have just Received .Another
Carload of Furniture ; and now we
have a Complete Stock.
We couldn't buy anywhere near as
low as we are selling. You
never bought so good, so cheap
before. See the Stock and be
convinced,.,
R. .. i OWE.
The Molsons Bank.
(Chartered by Parliament, 1833.)
Paid up Capital $2,000,000
Rest Fund.... ...... 1,500,000
Hand office Montreal.
F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Esq.,
GENERAL MANAGER
Money advanced to good Farmer's on their
own notes with one or more endorsers at 7
percent per annum.
Exeter Branch.
Open every lawful day from IO a. m.to 3 p
m., Saturdays 10 a, m. to 1 p.m
A general bankin g business transacted
CURRENT RATES allowed for mon-
ey on Deposit Receipts. Savings Bank at 3.
per cent.
N D. HURDON
Manager.