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The Exeter Times, 1880-7-29, Page 8To S. . °facers. I am now offering a. fiue soleetion of SCHOOL LIBRARIES As the Disots. offered are the best given. at Toronto, parties buying have the advantage of BEST BATES! Saving of carriage and personal selection in parelmeing at home, J. G RIM Cit•. I Xetcr, July 15,1830. he Oder THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1.880 LOCAL NEWS. The VO tai( Belt Co., 3farshall, Mich., Win soul their oelebvatod F,leetro-Volteie Belts to the afflicted upon 30 da3 s trial. Speedy cures guaranteed. Tarty hoar what they say, Si'ritu to thole without (telae,. The only phaco in town for children's oarri- .ages and veluoipedos is at Chas. Emmett's. Call and see them. Auction saleof furniture every Wednesday at Drew'anntilhis present stock of furniture is disposedof. 'Undertaking earriecl on as usual. Tan largest, best and cheapest assortment of shoulder br acess in Esetor, at Central Drug Store. C. Lvxz. Parties wanting fruit tree agencies read ad• vert]sing oolnuis of the Tines. Tint first load of new wheat was bought .by Pickard d; Willis from John Allison for oue dollar per bushel. Ier Tower.—On 'Thursday last this plane was r bier. Anotlreritem in the same paper speaks visited by Detectives Hodge and Popo, of of the Congregational Church in Exeter hav- Loudon. They wore in close conference with ing reoaught its salmon. This is certainly Detective Gill. news.os we wore not aware until we saw this 1;;xtaiasxo r. --The G. W. B. employees' ex- paragraph that there was a church of that cursiou to Part Stanley on Friday last was denomination in Exeter or within a good many well tattended by the employees of the L., H. mites of it. &. B. It. and their friends, Quite a number of PERSONALS.—h[iss Maggie Eaton, of St. people joined the excuteion train at Exeter. A. rr �InaEn of the young men left in town. on. Marys, has been spendiug a few days at Mr. Tuesday last as a home guatd baa recourse to Sevenarton's, of Exeter. the fascinating game of cricket to drive away — Mr. P. Hyndman, brother of Dr. Hynde the ennui which possessed them. man, who for a number or years has been on A SaooT . _Tho other day Mr. Robert San- the Government surveying staff in Inuia, ar- ders and Mr. Jolie. Wood bad a pigeon shoot. rived ia town last week on a visit to the Dr. ing match at3 birds each, the loser to pny fur Although but a ehott time from India, we the 16 birds. Friend Robert bad to fork over learn thei Mr. Hyudman has received a sur - the dimes. Tho score stood 0 to 4. veying appointment in the Northwest front A Qui= S+rx, —Oa Friday of last week Mr. the Dominion Government. In India he held George Samwell purchased the Stanlalte farm the second appointment on the Governineut south of the village and ou the following Mon- staff. Mr. Hynd.t an is well !;gown to the old day sold it to a gentleman frons near Port residents of Exeter, having lived here about Hope. We believe Mr. Saurwell made a sung seventeen years ago. sum by the transaction. — St. Martin's Church, Exeter North, will To PE ENLARGED. --We understand that owing to the numerous applications for seats in. the Methodist Church here the Trustees are seriously contemplating the enlargement of the building. -RuNNixa Itacz: A five -mile dash has been arranged to come oft on the driving park here before two weeks, for ,300 a side probably, between Dr. Eutohinsen's eh. e. Galt Re- porter, of this place, and S. Fairbairu'sg. g. Greybird, of flent.ali. A keen contest is ex- pected. Hone Aeaur.--On Friday evening last Mr. I3. C. Brewer, Manager of the Mulsons Bank, accompanied by Mrs. Brewer, arrived home from thole wediiug trip. Mi'. Brewer is re- eeiving the congratulations of his frieuds. The Tie= also extends its congratulations, and wishes the happy couple a long and pros- perous Iife, Ir would be a goad idce, if some of the chur- ches in town had their seats repainted, so that the clothes of the worshippers won't stick to thein. A sermon has not a very good effect on a person who during the ssrnxon is continually thinking of Ids tort sticking fast to the back of the seat behind hint. Religion and badly painted pews do not harmonize. Honer J3roT.—On Friday afternoon last H. Hyndman drove into the river, where he in- tended washing the buggy. Whorl he had unhitches the tug nud holdback oa oue sine, some mita stitetled the horse, which sprang forward and allowed the loose shaft to fall. The horse ran a short distance and becoming entangled in the harness fell before he could be caught. The point of the shaft penetrated Lia aide. inflicting an ugly wound. +'WsAi' a Goon font." --The freemasons of Exeter pride themselves on possessing one of ----- threw the aecupents of the buggy into the ditch, The elder sister sustained a few outs and bruises about the arras and head where the horse's feet had struck her, Dr. Brown• ing was soon ()ahead and dressed the wouudac Bra Wong,---elr. 5, E. Jones is responsible for the following On the civic holiday he got tired. of town life and went out to a fernier's in 'Osborne, for a little nom - tion. They were harvesting. He turned in, and helped them, and during thsafternoon be pitched eleven loads. That is very good work for a man like Jones—we mean, for one who iss not accustomed to lifting anything heavier than a hair spring, SBIPreD OvT,--•The many friends of Mr. Geyrge NortInuore, who has carried on the bakery business in Exeter for the past four years, will be surprised to learn that he left here very suddenly one day last week for parts nukuown, probably, in Uncle Sam's territory. We believe that Mr, Nor•thmore had got be. hind in his payments and took this method of overcoming his ciiffieaities. We learn that a few businessmen in town, on whose books his name has appeared for some time, are losers by his departure. The stook, business, &o., wore disposed ;of by his motber•in-law, who bad advanced him money and taken security. Mr. Northmore's departure will probably have an inii'Itence in curtailing the credit system, which is so oonvenieut for reckless and irre- sponsible parties. WEo es HE ?—An item appeared in last week's issue .of the St. Marys Tournai which isanother proof that one must go away from Verne to bear the news of one's own town. The item referred to says that a walking whis- key barrel is a member of the Exeter Carinoil. Let's see—the members vie Pickard, Bissett, Banton and Drew, withReevoHardy. It can't be one of them. A more abstemious Commit oanuot be found in any place ;in the Province. Our cotem. must have been gazing ateExeter Council through the bottom of a small tum - THE TIMES. Centralia, In our item from this place last week, in reference to the quick binding done on the faral of Mr. \Vol. Braker, aro gave the lade two hours too long to de the work, They commenced at $ in the morning and finished at 7 io the eveuiug, instead of 7 in tilemerning and 8 in the evening as kilted in. the Trus. Stepinen. Ono day last weak while Mr. Thos. Bowtoliffe was driving a reaping ma- Chime around a field, he noticed in the wheat something which would be in his way ou the next round, and mop- ped the horses to remove it, While in tun act of lifting it, the horses saw and !wonting frightened ran away. Mr..Powtcliffe's sou ran to head them off, but was thrown an the table. Fortunately the maohine was broken iu snob a way that the rakes were stop- ped, or Mr. Rowtcliffe Must have had his brains dashed out by their revolu• lutious, so fast were the horses reedlike. Ou turning into another field,the reap- er was thrown against thefttuce, aril Mr.Rowtoliffe releasedjfrom his perhloes p.isition. a• -«+1+•a Bennet DISASTROUS FIRE .—The fleet fire in Henselt ocourred un July 21st, at 10 o c.oek, burn ng the storehouse (m- etalled by our towusmau, Mr. W. 0. Charters, to the grouted. The building containing abont 6,000 busbele of grails dud 8,000 pounds of wool. Loss is partly covered by insurance. The fire it is supposed, originated through a spark from a passing engine, stud so quickly did the H ines spread that al. though a large crowd exon gathered at the scene of aonfiagration, it was found impossible to save the bnildiug or son - Louts, and all that williug hands could do, was to save the adjoining building, whioh was furtnuately done. The storehouse was the property of our en terprisiiig merchant Mr. 12. J. Wilsou, nod was aline and substautial Luildirtg. Mr. Wiisou and Mr. Charters have the sympathy of the entire community iu their loss. ever the County. ITEMS OF NEWS FR .3I HURON CHANGES. Raspberries are very cheap an Brus- sels. There are 564 voters in. Wing- no doubt be well filled on the lith August, j ham. the occasion of the marriage of a young gen- Wingham beat Olinton at Cricket on Friday -last. Seaforth ba bias have not trot over the measles yet. \Wiughain merchants still use that old wine Measure. reeswater base bailiste were badly o'clock, where they were shortly joined by a scotched in Wiugham hset week. number of royal arch brethren' from Goderich, I Wingtiam is to hold a cattle fair on Blyth and I,ncan, among whom we noticed the third W'eduesday of each month. Dr. Sutton, Mr. Matheson, Mr, Diamond, and Mr. Dorranee has resigned the mar - Mr. R. H. O'Neil, Lacan, L. Thorns and C. ket clerkship of Seafor'lh, loud Mr. Hamilton, Blyth, and Judge Toms, Mr, Aadi. ireeeby has been appuiuted to the of - sou anti Past District Master Wilson, of trod• fi08, erich. TI e funeral procession left the mei- The Brussels Past is digging Ronald, dance of the deceased brother shorty•after four of the eneiue work, in. the ribs and o'elect( Ana wended its way to the eemeterv, where the Bev. Mr. Gundy read the funeral service of the Methodist Ohnroh, after which that of the Masonic Order was read by Bev. Mr. ltooiuson, chaplain of Exeter lodge, and the impressive and solemn ceremony conolu- del with the Inasouio grand honors. The number of masons at the funersl was ]arge, and the este,m in which the deceased was hold by the fraternity was evidenced by the largo attendauoe of R. A. brethren from a distance. tieman of Dublin to au Exeter young lady. Masonic Ft/NEI: L.—On Thursday last, as per announcement in the TISIas, the remains of the late Squire Ghtbay were interred in the Exeter cemetery with masonic rites. Trio brethren assembled at the lodge room at 8 Jili.yi 99, 1.880 HA G .lT & COO,fRAN' . pm:Tipton and t T o171,2 S Ag1 icnituval IMPLEMENT WORK. a a M L W R. VI T Has been appointed agent for the sale of the following articles mann teamed by the St. Thomas aur larainpton Agrieulturel 'Worke .improved Royce Reaper, e -° ow Lark 0VII rp TIGER HAY RAKE E THE CORN.ELL STEAM ENGINE FUR THREiSHING' MACHINIUS. These ere all Warranted, and have gained a, wide reputation , Satisfaction guaranteed or no sale: Any repairs or fatty of the above implements eau be obtained from Mr. Verity was re•appoiuted Superintendent of Huron District. Two men ofForepaugh's allow, How• ar1 and Price disagreed in Seaforth. Price was knocked down and Howard kicked him, dislocating his shoulder. Drunk. A Kincardine paper in noticing our eecellent coteul, the Brussels Post, says, r'Iroue may the Post reign.' 'What, an absurd figure. He should have said, "Long may the Post sticks in the tnad." TSE FIREMEN xis SeiFORTB.—On. Tuesday last the Exeter fire brigade went to Seaforth to assist in the demoustration attending the opening of the waterworks in that town. The brigade left Exeter early in the morning, and shortly after 8 o'olock reaohod Seaforth, where they were wainily received by the Seaforth company. After the waterworks had been inspected, the rasing contest commenced. The prizes were 040 and fen. The distance was 300 yards. Exeter brigade made this distance Mr. Morgan, first assistant of Sea - forth high School, 1,as raeeived the ap- pointment of heal Master of the Cale.lorgetthe place—mama 'sBlock. douia High School. The Seaforth people are entry to luso him, as he was 0. EACEETT. I R. ABRAHAM. a good Lowlier. Exeter, 'February 10, 1880, Sm. Mr. Dion U. Sullivan, late Head unLarantemownsso AND Ya,,ALIC14T2E:3 having puretased the Boot and Shaa trade of W. FI. Trott, we can now oder to the Patine one t:J the Best and Ch enest Stock of ready made work ever offered in Exeter. 'We would else remind those in want of etst•eIsar $ home-made Boots and Shoos, sowed and netge,l, that we car supply them vita what will give stet- isfactiou. Repairing done at lowest rates and satisfaction guarautced. Gall: wad see for yourselves. Don' Maeter of the Dnudas High School, hat taken up Itis resideuce in Wing - ham. He is editor arid proprietor of the Titres. We wish Mr. Sullivan every Success iu his new field of mental labor. Dodds, of London., declines to play quoits with Walkingehan, of Wittgham again. Beason supposed to b,n that at tiNMOMMOr DOMINION. Hanlau's brother of the' Island Hee tel has accepted Wtse'e challenge for $200, to row a race on the .Turonto Bay. A bay 11 years old, an ad,uted son of Mr. Cron'lI, of 1)eleware, is snppotred to be drowuad in the Thames. H� their last match, D. was victor and clothes were found on the bat,k of the won $100 which be dues not wish his river, but no accetri t of tits boy. 9 competitor to ragiom. The owner of a calf only two we diel The editor of the Brussels Poet, who old, tock it to Montreal, and refused has beau on a visit to Goderich, lts.s to take less than $200' for it, but then ascertained the reason why cold water tt was one of a thousand, having two is hover or hardly ever used as a bever- heads and eight legs on one body. age in the county town. Water is too The owners of a fish breeding. pond salty ; and we might add, that the in. Markham have sueoaede(l in obtain - story is too thin. Goderich penple ing ten carp from the Siuithsouiau's were never tanbht to nae water in that Institute, Washiugton. They have ar- ray. They have never been gild that rived safely, and are the firet bee of it is tri fur drinking purposes. 'You the kind ever known to be in Ontarine cermet expect a heathen to be born a Rear about what the old irisb lady's ohrirtit►ti' Salve is doing in the way of cures of The Brussels cheese factory was all kinds of running sores. It is said berued down about three o`olook Sat- urday bo be really rnarvellouS. Enquire of urday morning. The July make of the Bev'cl. Trios. Atkirie.nn, Ailsa Uraig, cheese, amounting iu value to about Ont., and send stamps for reply. $1,000, was entirely consumed, to• Mr. McArtbnr, of Lobo, slid a good griller with the building and entire business this season in pure Berkshires, pleat, valued at $3,000. The cheese ge sold 25 at freta 20 to 40 dollai'a wee oovet'ed by lusurauee Ill the Com - each. He ships a few fcr Ottawa thin week. Hands belttg scarce awl dear he overworked himself in the harvest' field, and is for the present laid asides We hope only temporarily, iufc,rtuiug biro thtrt�he is a sort sof an _niereiat Union, and the building was imposition.insured for $1,500 in. the -Western, Major Wilms?), of seatorrL, made the OOver $1,000 worth of household goods 1lighta5t score of the Canadirtu tesla at and library were stored Ill the factory, the to city of A L 1l5allaee N Wimbledon for the Iiolapore cupr , insuance. The household geode of j,\ AA most maucholy suicide took plane scoring 77 points. H Murdaugh „heeseluaker, were ale° at Kincardine lately. Mrs. Doull who Joseph Hudsou, of the Parr Line. o usel: ee. No insurauee. The dwel- thud been deserted by her husband, found herself in such straitened sir- cuwstauces that she .drowned herself in a well. First however, she put her children to bed and Isteeed thetas good bat the our est which she near Hills '3reen, Stanley, had his pocket picked while buying a ticket fur the oircusio Settt'orth. He went home $50 behind. The residence of Mr. Seafortll, was broken to rnlug of the 201h, an gold rings and other stolen, Mr'. G. E. Jacksou, mon, of Seaforth, have to Thunder Bay. The thein a plea.aaut time. ' On Tuesday iioruiug Wtn. Shedder], of Cha® Lowrie, fellings of the utmost regret that we trio on the are called upou this week to record the d watch, two death by his own hand of Mr. C. G. jewelry weirs Dyett, teller in the branch of the Bank of Montreal here. The facts are that and Dr. Cole- the deceased gentleman had been in a gone 00 a trip desponding state of mind for some Tincts wishes weeks, and the cheerfulness of Manner which bad hitherto been one of his last week, chief characteristics, at times altogether iVlorris, fell on left him This was by triose who ling house and furniture adjoiuiug were slightly damaged. Insured in. the Mercantile. Supposed Incendiarism. The Goderich Star says :—It is with the handsomest halls in the western part of and had the hose attached to the hydrant in his doorstep awl broke two of hie fibs. the Province. Strangers who visit it are all one minute and five scents, 15 seconds less We are happy to learn that the agreed that it is lined to beat. "What a 0100 than the time made by the eotnpauy which welt tide iullicted ou M. 0. Cameron, hall yen have here!' was the invariable ex took the first prize, but owing to a ini„nrtcler M., F., are rapidly healing, reed that he m claatioit of the visitors who attended the standing tare water was turned ori a little too is elle to atteucl to his bur fitness. late Squire Gidley's funeral on entering the room. They believe that Exeter masous take a deep interest in the square and compass. CuCUTTIIis Our. --A newspaper proprietor r(tceiitly sued a eubsoriber for 1143 duo en iris eubserirtiort. The defendant set np the plea, Lave rho reputation of pusSessiug excellent that ha had ordered the paper to be diniontin- tate. lu fact, our .. flatus fighta.t s'' presentcsd :ted, outut he did not pay up arrears at the time. swat a fine appearance, andtinnier- The 80tinnier- The judge rulers that newt:cling to law a pub. Eshersher clay continue to send his paper till all rt:•t'ear:S are paid, and that the pat dos to whore the papers are Sent must pay, and j'ulgnrent wee rendered accordingly with costs of snit. soon and ceased the bursting of Lary feet of hu,e. The Exeter mutt were conceded on ail hands to be the finest locking fellows in the parade, and they particularly attracted the attention of the young ladies of the town, who ors, that strangers fo`rrued the idea that Exeter.. must be a pity which the map -makers had omitted to mention. Chief idose was the 0011- ti'al figura of attraet.ion, and he was presented with au exceedingly handsome bouquet by the l.sauresi).--Ori Wednesday afternoon last., as 1 young ladies for being the finest.looking chief a couple of yoltng ladies, daughters ei 141r. ' in Seaforth that day, Altogether they had a 1)cnris: Sutton, McGillivray, wore driving out of drat.olass time, and feel batter after their the Boase bolted at Aire. Weir's and day's sating. • bye, a11 young drowned in a bariel of water. Mr. Blanchtord. of Hayeville, aged 04 years, was bitten by an insect whiole he sunposed at first to be a mosquito He Inlaid no attention t0 it, lint it eradu- ally became inflamed. Medical 1,1 was Balled but in vain, for the deadly insect,whatever it was, hod death in its sting. He leaves a large family to Ineurn his loss. knew him well attributed to that eh The owner of the ,great show the- straetion which (ernes, occasionaliy, charged three rufllara for disorderly upt;u every man of a, deeply thoughtful o g l habit and studious irnclinations, so that no more that, a passing notice teas A \\riugl,., horse helull;;tug to T. made of hie slightly strange manner. Uronyv, rae away on seuday. A On Wednesday eftsrttoon, however, volnicla behind it was betily demoralized after making up his booke and leaving as a result. - the hesitat s: of the Batik iu perfect or - Talbot, of•Winngban, and Dr. Gar- der, be deliberately went into. the vault lie, with e revovert at DOC, ofLukuow, shot it !dwelt Ina tch band, shotibiniselflthrongbys tbejtheart. in. Wiughstuu for a badge held by Tat - It la believed that he mast have boon bob. Ile rctaius 11. suffering from a fit of temporary in- sanity. }le was oue of our most high• ly respected citiecite, always ready and anxious to assist, by his pcenuiary aid Red personal effort, every movement set ora foot for the advatloement of the interests of the town or for the benefit of our religious, social or mttuicipal in. The Blyth Record suspended pnbli. cation last week "in tacaordauos with the oustutn of country pubs ehere in Canada,`• RS our (totem says. Dr, `1'atnlyu, of \Winglient, WSs elec- ted au ollioer of the Grand Chapter of it. A. 14fitsons et the auneel vfteetine held in. Gnelplr reoontly. Judge `Toms stitutious. of nilnct on the train teeming to Strat- ford, and threatentiug to shoot coni nn- tur Louder. When discharged one of t•hlr.n drew a knife on 141r. Forepaugtt, brit helcuoekedhim (Jowl with his cane. The younger Mr. F orepongh came to Lis father's assistance and fired several pistol shots at the fellow, bet none of them took affect. The villains es- ettperi, A survey of one of the little Takes just east of Stratford, with sr view of ascertaining whether itwnuldbe feasib- le to use them Re a source of supply, has shown that the water is pure, and to all appearance well suited for do- nsestia purposes. and especially adapted for railway nee; but it was impossible to determinewlhether the supply would be permanent. 1!