The Sherbrooke examiner, 25 décembre 1896, vendredi 25 décembre 1896

/ Sherbrooke xmmncr.VOLUME XIX.NO.1*1 SHERBROOKE, QUE.FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2.'>, 1M*«.WHOLE ^0 5 b \ Last Call.After the Pleasures BUY YOUR -OF THE • Early.Buy them at home New line of Pictures framed at 75c.NEW SILVERWARE.Get your prizes.JEAN B.LeBARON North Hatley.Christmas Season OPR THOUGHTS TURN TO THE ORDINARY ROUTINE iiF EVERY DAY LIFE AND THE PURCHASE OF _EVKBYD^Y NECESSITIES.Money Saved is Money Earned.¦ LOOK AT THESE URR'ES: Horse Blankets, 45e each, Surcingles, 13c each, Surcingle with I'ad 20c cadi.Shaft (ion^s per pair, (2 bell), 20c on Leather.Shaft Gongs per pair, (2 bell), 30c on Steel, Axes, a few old stock at 00c.A first class Axe for 73c.< 'ross-cut Saws 30c ft.; and LEARN We do not claim to be ihe only good company in existence.We leave such childish arguments to others.Hm we are as good as the best, and offer security not excelled by any other Company.()»r Policies are printed in plain language which any person can understand T îPn INSURAN E A HR COMPANY GEO GOOOEUHAM.President.J.K.JUNK IN, Gen.Manager.W.E.FINDLAY, Dist.Manager.F.E.IBBOTSON, Agent, Sherbrooke.These prices will give you an idea of w hat wc can do for you.WE CANNOT CLO E WITHOUT SAYING A WORD OR TWO ATOUT THE will learn that he has been constituted Rural Dean of the District of Richmond.Rural Dean Hephum waa for many yean» miaaionary and Mra.Hepburn (nee Tuck) was born here.The newly retired school house was taken jiossesaion of on Monday by the school with much joy.The handsome new desks and polished wood sheathing otter ample opportunity forthe iconoclastic propenties of the small boy and his jack knife.• Three deer were killed at ( diver Corner, about tive miles from he e, last week.The lake was partially frozen over on Monday.Compton.The supper and sale in connection w ith the Methodist Church w as a great success in every way.All the articles were sold and all enjoyed the chicken pie which was served by the ladies.The proceeds were about leaving £ 112.otb after all ex- penses were paid.Since the first of May the Ladies’ Aid lias raised $lh4.All honor to whom honor is due.A Christmas entertainment and tree is to he held in the Methodist Church Christmas eve.Mr.Ewing of Richmond gave a lecture on “Agriculture’’ in the town hall on Friday evening to an appreciative audience.The farmers should turnout h larger numbers to these lectures.An illustrated lecture on Rescue Work was also given in tlie same place on Wed nesday evening by a stall’ captain of tin Salvation Army.The Mi del School and ladies college are closed for the X-mas holidays.* ISPl •Mil Wislnn :ry x-.m Lf ( AS • - CEUB^ATFD - - QUEEN HEATER We are using one in our shipping dept., and find it the greatest saver of wood, and best heater, ever put in the market.We would especially recommend it forthe heating of • “ • »T Largt! Halls, School-’ , Ihitrclifs and Camps.- § am friends a aeh and every one of our nu AND A HARRY NEW YEAR,” We remain at" your service, [iJ,LGe S/I/VT/I CLAUS -AT THE- 9c STORE! With an unusually large and well selected line of FiHtcv Goods «/ As well as more plain and useful article^ THE LATEST NOVELTIES TOYS.GAMES, ETC All at bottom prices.MRS.W.J.MILWARD East Clifton.MITCHELL & CO.WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HARDWARE A CROCKERY.(î!) and 71 Wellington Street.TELEPHONE NO.11 Hardware Department.“ “ 22 Crockery Department COUNTY NEWS.„ sufficient quantity of snow has fallen that the roads are r.ow tolerably good and farmers as well as lumbermen are very busy making a practical use of the snow and ice covered roads for their own best advantage.This is Christmas week and everybody old and young are looking forward with delightful expectation and enjoyment in | connection with time honored holiday and annual festival revived and observed by the Cristians in every part of the earth in honor of that wonder event of the advent and birth of a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.A Christmas tree and entertainment will be held at the Methodist Church on the evening of Friday next (Christmas day) for the Sunday Schools interest, we believe a nice programme has been prepared.Mr.Henry Wise of Moe’s River is in town at present busily employed painting sleighs.He seems to understand that business very well.Jesse Russet a young man working for Hollis Cairns was thrown from a horse's back the other day while riding to water the horse took a fright and ran away throwing him on the hard ground.His head was cut in two or three places, besides receiving several bruises.We are glad, however, to say he is doing well and will soon be at work again.Dixville.Messrs Pat ker A Howe have taken a large clapboard contract from Mr.S.A.Baldwin.Mr.Fred McCoy has gone to Berlin to woi k for the winter.Mr.Crosby Fellows has hired out to D.Rainville A Son of Coaticook to run their board saw in the new mill they havi erected this fall Master James McCauley Jr., who left here a few weeks ago to live in Newport, Vf., has got an appointment in the post office of that place.Flodden.We are having a taste of the cold winter at present with but very little snow.On Saturday it was very cold and stormy and Sunday was much colder.Mrs.Malcolm Nicholson who has been ill for a long time is not improving any and very little hopes of her recovery is entertained.John A.McNaughton is at present in the dairy school at St.Hyacinthe ; will be home this week.Many of the friends who are away are expected home to see their friends during the holidays.Most of the schools have closed until the holidays are over.There is a good quantity of cord wood and pulp wood coming it to this station.The pulp wood is loaded into the cars and shipped to New York by Mr.Wm.McCrea.He intends to handle a few thousand cords of it this winter.There is a great deal of ties, hemlock hark, cord wood, and pulp wood expected in here this winter.Phillip Pratte Esq., has a large staff of men at work and has teams hauling in wood at present.Wishing the many readers of the Kx-.Vminer a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.North Hatley.Cold weather.Sleighs are in use hut not enough to make sleigh riding a pleasure.On the afternoon of Thursday last the new and commodious hoarding house of David Jackson took tire in the absence of the family and in spite of the strenuous efforts of many willing workers, with a large amount of furniture, nearly all the bedding, much wearing apparel, Mr.Jack-son’s carpenter and joiner, and stone and mason tools, and many other things too numerous too mention was destroyed.Partially insured.Much sympathy.is expressed for the sufferers from this tire' The chicken pie supper, Ladies’ Aid sale, and entertainment at the l ni verbalist Church on the evening of the 17th inst was quite a pleasant affair from wllR-h eighty dollars was realized.Sorry to learn of the death of Mr.Henry Hunting.Several from here attended his funeral at Huntingville on Wednesday last.The next meeting of the W.C.T.U.will be with Mrs.Elroy Johpson Jan.6th Rev.vnd Mrs.Smiley are at Moe’s River for a few days.Mrs.B.Le Baron is visiting in Compton.Little Peter Gagnon who was severely scalded a few- weeks since is recovering.Curtis Howe has returned from Laconia, N.II.M Ihs Ethel Moy is reported as quite ill.Miss Géorgie Le Baron is on the sick list also.And now Mr.Editor as 1 do not expect to .sup you igain before the holidays are over I will take this opportunity to wish you and your correspondents a Merry Christinas and a Happy New Year.Mission of Waterville.Church of England services, Sunday Dee.27, St.John’s Day.Kustis at 10.10 with D.Communion, in St.John’s Church, Watcrwlle.Sunday school 2:15, S wed is- service at it and English at 7; North Halley 2 oil.Offertories forthe S.P.C.K.Query.Can a bankrupt an insolvent —one who hold* property only in his wife’s name, l>e legally a municipal Councillor ' Can he even be a voter for Councillors ?Hoskst\ .Scots town.There was a good and delightful audience in our town hall last Tuesday evening on the occusion of Dr Harper’s illustrated lecture on “The Meeting Place of Two Civilizations." Dr.Harper has not only the descriptive powers • f the poet an novelist, but he is also an orator ; and when to these are added a big kindly heart and imp< sing appearance : you have in him an ideal man.Huntingville.It is sad to record the death of Mr.W Henry Hunting which occurred Dec.Kith; although in failing health for some time past,yet the end was sudden at last.He went as he wished he might, without a lingering sickness.In his death we have lost a good citizen, a kind neighbor, and a good Christian man ; he was a great Worker in the thurch, a member of the choir for many years, and was always in his accustomed place when health permitted ; he leaves three sons, one daughter, four grandchildren, onesisterin very feeble health, and a large circle of relatives and friends to inoum his loss.His funeral was very largely attend» d Dec.H».Rev.E, Smiley spoke words of comfort from Romans 8th chapter 18th verse.The Independent Order of Foresters, of which he was a member, performed the last sad rites at the grave.Mr.F.D.Far vu II, and Miss Vlberta Ford, youngest daughter of Mr B.\V.Ford, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony Dec.Kith : the ceremony was performed at the home of tin* brûle.Rev E.Sinilev ofheiating.The bride was the recipient of many nice and useful presents They took the evening train for New York and returned home on Dec 19; they have our w ish for a long and happy life together.The oyster supper announced for Dec.18th, is now an event of the past ; the entertainment though very short was good.Remarks were made by Rev.E.Smiley, who acted as chairman, and Rev.Mr.Lead ot Lennox ville, Mrs.Read favored us with a reading ; instrumental music by Messrs 1 lissett and Lothrop and M iss Rugg of Sherbrooke, Mr.Stone and Miss Fannie Warner of John-ville, recitation by Mrs.Dora Dozer of Johuville ; the National anthem was sung at the close.Mr.and Mrs.C.P.Hunting of Lawrence, Mass are spending a fewr days at his brother’s, Mr.W.S.Huntings, they having been summoned home hy the death of his father.Rev.E.Smiley’s appointment in the church here, is Sunday afternoon, Dec.27th at o’clock.WE WISH ONE AND ALL A TVTfftftV Cttftl$TlvrA$ H«‘low ;ire a few of the kihkI things we offer to help you have a good time.Christmas Turkeys Ik’XjV CHRISTMAS HAMS, CHRISTMAS BACON, CHRISTMAS SAUsSAGK, NEW CONDIMENTS.HORSERADISH MUSTARD, HORSERADISH MAYONNAISE, H< ÏRSËR A DISH ïô VINBG \K No iimtUT how many o.mk! things you have to eat, you need some of our îShristmas T e as,'Christmas JEoffees Don t forget that besides giving you extra value for the same money, we will Mil! give away A PUP, SAUCER it PLATE with each 211» of Tea of any kind purchased this week.% jommofl & co, \ A A VERY LARGE ASSORTMENT Cloakings, Beavers, Ulster Cloth, Meltons, (Jolt- ('lotli.All new (îtitids received this season, carefully selected and marked with a very small advance, must be sold’ season.,T.BELANGER.7 145 Wellington Street, oi' rrnn: leAjf.V Warning.•f high appreciation of the condition a» d progress of the school.In the evening he delivered a lecture on the “Meeting dace of Two Civilizations” The profits were for the benefit of the school library We are all alive with Christmas Tree entertainments this week, and having a good time generally.As next issue will carry us into 1897 we extend our heartiest wish for “A Happy New Y ear.” May the Examinkk continue to increase its well deserved prosperity and popularity ami its readers enjoy success and blessing in all the relations of life.The fae* eiailo cigaatura of OASTOXl-I-aL.Pine Apples, Bananas, Florida and California Naval Oranges at City Fruit Store.Is ce e^ery wrapper.A new camlidate for : favors, “I lianiond I )ick.” It has come to our knowledge that certain persons, for the purpose of belt 0 off their unsaleable stock of clothing, have taken our guarantee cards from the pockets of garments of our make and have put them in the pockets f other goods of inferior make, thus leading the purchaser to believe he was getting Shorey’s clothing and thereby damaging our reputation.We therefore wish to give notice to our customers and the public, th we will prosecute, to the full rigour of the law, any one whom we can pn L> have done this, and we will paya reward of $ 100.00 to the per who will give us sufficient evidence to convict any dealer of this offenct H.SHORE Y & CO., Montrt N.B We are spending a ureat deal of money to make the merits of our clothing kn( to the public and wc insist upon dealers giving people what they ask for.* ! vl’ J I Fulford.We wisli you, Mr.Editor, and all the readers