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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-07-28, Page 1/I ■XBTBR TIMES, ESTABLISHED 1873 I AMALGAMATED VOTER ADVOCATE,'ESTABLISHED 1887/DECEMBER 1st, 1914 STORE CLOSED, MONDAY AUGUST THE 1ST, CIVIC HOLIDAY 7S= £4S EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 28th, 1927 Clearing of Fugi Silk Dresses We offer the balance of our stock of Ladies’ and Misses’ wash Fugi Silk Dresses in white and colors at greatly reduced prices. Regular $6.00 Dresses at $3.95 Regular $8.00 Dresses at $5.95 Regular $10,00 Dresses at $6.95 Voile Dresses in dark and light colors, reg. $9.75 for $6.75 AH Crepe, Georgette, etc. dresses 15 per cent off reg. price. Clearing of Summer Dress Fabrics WE ARE OFFERING AT REDUCED PRICES MANY LINES OF SUM­ MER WASH FABRICS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. COME AND LOOK THEM OVER. c Bathing Suits ♦ ' WE HAVE A FINE STOCK OF BATHING SUITS FOR LADIES’, MEN AND CHILDREN ALSO A NICE RANGE OF BATHING SHOES. 3E? -r Exeter Council FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR, NO. 2794 Men’s Urus Calf Work Boots, Panco soles, extra good boots at moderale price $3.95 pair. Same boots, but with leather soles, at $350 a pair Men’s Work Boots at $2,95 a pair ONE TABLE MEN’S WORK SHOES, ALL SIZES AT $2.05 A PAIR Bull Dog Overalls and Pants 5 DOZEN MEN’S BLUE OVERALLS, AND 5 DOZEN COTTONADE • PANTS, REGULAR $2.50 VALUE AT $2.00 A-PAIR Women’s Blonde Slippers at $3.19 ONE LINE REGULAR $5.00 BLONDE ONE-STRAP SLIPPERS ON SALE-AT $3.19 A PAIR. PHONE 3? Monday, July 25, 1927 A regular meeting of the Munici­ pal council was held, on date in the Town Hall. Reeve Sanders on leave, ntes of the meeting held were read and adopted. A letter from the Inspector of < _Legal Offices, I. A- Humphries, Par­lament Buildings, Toronto, drawing attention of the Council regarding the different plana and surveys of the village, as are registered at Gode­rich, and gave notice, under author­ ity of the Act, thqt a new plan be made for the town. The Clerk was intruded to make inquiry as to the procedure required in having all through streets under the one name and all duplicate names to be dropped and if necessary, a new name given, Mr. John R, Hind, chairman of the Hydro Commission waited on the council presenting a cheque foi* the sum of seven hundred dollars as a refund on the street lighting for a term ending December 31st, 1926. On motion of Gillespie and Wil­ liams, the council accept the c-heque arid returned thanks to the commis­ sion. Carried That the acting reeve proclaim Monday, August 1st, 1927, as civic holiday for the village. Per Gillespie-Coultis: That a notice- be sent- to Mr. Harry Gidley, former band leader, asking that all band instruments be returned to the council room and a full record be taken of the same and kept in book form. Carried. Commissioner Bissett asked for a month’s leave wishing to take a full month’s rest. Granted on motion of Coultis and Gillespie. Carried. Per Gillespie-Williams: That an extension be made of the concrete walk on Gidley Street south from the corner of Carling Street to the line fence of Mr. John Parsons’ pro­ perty. Carried. , Per Coultis-Gillespie: That the commissioner see to the cleaning out of the “creek east oj* the Ford garage. Carried. The auditor’s report for June was read and accepted on motion of Gil- espie and Williams. Carried. The following ccounts were read and ordered paid: S. Martin & Son, supplies $1.90; B. W. F. Beavers, supplies $31.00; Clyde * Heywood, team labor $2'39.25, Peter Coleman, do. $63.25; R. E. Davis, do. $63.25; John Parsons, lajbinr and constable, $31.50; John Norry, do $31.50; R. Quance, labor $11.25; Geo. Ford, do $1.50; Robt. Hedden, do $4.00; C. ' Lande-, do. ThOL-. I-Zcrnk: ,1' do, $2.50; Jonathan Kydd, team ' labor, $31.00; F. E. Willis, constable : $1,50; Frank Mallet, do.$,1.50; Wm. ! Webber, do $1.50. Cemetery Ac- ' counts, V/m. Sum., labor $45.75; , Percy Webber, do $18.75; Southcott , Bros, wall paper $2.49; H. Rowe, ! gasoline $5.38; S. Martin & Son, rec- ord book $4.25; H. Walter, leather 35c; B. W. F. Beavert, supnlies $10. Passed on motion of Williams-COul- tis. Carried J The meeting was .adjourned by ( Councillor Coultis. Jos. Senior, Clerk the above Absent, The mill" June 27th WINDOWS,BROKEN BY LIGHTNING During the electrical .storm on Thursday evening of last week lightning struck the • home of Mr. Chester Rowe on- the second, conces­ sion of Hay and broke three large panes of glass in the' windows. The lightning came In on the telephone wires the insulation on the wires being scattered and the copper wire, mfelted. Two panes of glass that were not broken were spotted all over with molton copper. Mr. Cepil Rowe, who lives across from Ches­ ter, had twelve small panes of glass broken in his barn at the same time. The lightning also ran down a tree and made a big hole in ground. I We Can Help You to See Better : Our method of testing is most com* Of- 1.30 : Our method of testing is most ! plete and our prices moderate. | fice hours 9.30 to 12 a.m. and to 6 p.m. Evening by appointment S. FITTON Phone 75w, OPTOMETRIST . ................. ...........................................*■ ' - . i. ... ..or Goderich Centennial JULY 31 to AUG. 6 Grand Historical Pageant, 600 people LIGHTNING* DESTROYS BARN tall the < IN USBORNE During the sever® electrical storm which passed over this section on Thursday evening- of last week the large barn on the farm occupied by Mr. Fred Dawson on the 7 th Conces­ sion of Usborne was struck by lightn­ ing and completely destroyed by fire. The barn was struck shortly before nine o’clock and in a few minutes was a mass of flames and inside of an hour nothing but the cement foundation was left standing. The reflection was seen for miles and attracted a large number of neigh­ bors and others from a distance. There was no stock in the barn at the time although a dog and a num­ ber of chickens together with a few implements were destroyed. Mr. Dawson had just finished haying and the whole crop went up in smoke. ‘ ‘ ‘ ed by Mr. Henry And’erson, of town, father-in-law of Mr. Dawson, had lately been remodelled and was equipped with waterworks ^and lit­ ter-carriers and the loss will be heavy. The barn, which was own- AUTO ACCIDENT An auto accident in which cars figured occurred on the Road about three miles west of Ex­ eter Sunday evening. Mr. Sylvester Taylor in company with three others was on his way to Grand Bend and when near Sodom the driver was blinded by the glaring lights of an approaching car and failed to notice a car stopped on the road just ahead of them until they were right onto it. In seeking to avoid a crash the Taylor car turned out and in doing so.struck the left rear fender of the car ahead and crashed into' another m.- ux./en by Mr. Wm. Yule going in the opposite direction. The front of the Yule car was badly damaged and both front tires blown out. The windshield of the Taylor car was broken. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt although several of the occupants had minor cuts and bruises. The 'owner of the parked car had stopped to wipe some mud from his windshield. three Lake Use Duco the quicl$ drying Lacquer for cars,furni ture, woodwork, etc., put up in 1-.4, 1-2, pts, & qts TWINES & ROPES are best GOLD MEDAL 650 ft. to ■ AGED LADY HAS CATARACTS REMOVED FROM EYES. inMrs. Lancelot Hardy, has been Victoria Hospital, London, for some time where she underwent two oper­ ations for the removal of cataracts from'her eyes. Mrs. Hardy is 82 years old and her many friends will be pleased to know that she is mak­ ing a remarkable recovery. Her daughter, Mrs. t Jas. Wanless, of Du­ luth, is with her in London. PROCLAMATION CIVIC HOLIDAY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Monday, August 1 st. HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED CIVIC HOLIDAY FOR THE VILLAGE OF EXETER AND ALL CITIZENS ARE REQUESTED TO OBSERVE THE DAY AS SUCH. • Acting Reeve JOS. DAVIS SEAFORTH vs. EXETER The School Grounds — on — Tuesday, August 2nd GAME STARTS AT 6:00 O’CLOCK This is a postponed game of the league series. Admission 25c. and 15c. SEEK TO BEAUTIFY DEPOT GROUNDS Bj Depicting 100 years of life in the Huron Tract. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Evenings Two Afternoons of Horse Racing Monday and Thursday Great Event in Semi-Pro Baseball Oslers, champions of On­ tario, vs. Rigdons, cham­ pions of Michigan, for in­ ternational championship purse of $700. Wednesday afternoon Band Tattoo and Fireworks Seven Bands including the famous Band of 4,8th High­ landers, Toronto. Fbllowed. by magnificient Fireworks display, Friday Evening Provincial Athletic Meet x. .Mapym^tecI Athletes will be present. Girls’. softball Game—London Ladies vs. Toronto Ladies. Saturday Afternoon Each day's program will con­ clude with a grand Street Carnival, for which 24 prizes will be given each night. See Detailed Program fdr other Events of the Week. ■i£ I 1 OLDEST WORKING BLACKSMITH IN WESTERN ONTARIO Mr. S. G. Skinner, of Toronto, landscape gardener for the C. N. R. 1 visited Exfeter Thursday evening of last week and together with N. J. Dore, local agent and members of the Horticultural Society and the Chamber of Commerce, looked over 1 the grounds and discussed, ways and Mr[ means of permanent improvements ' that will make the Exeter Station a beauty spot and dp away with the vunSigl\tly conditions tiTat l®^y®, ,,9- 'false impression of dur town to the travelling public passing through qn the railway. The Horticultural So­ ciety have made wonderful improve­ ments throughout the town and the citizens generally have caught the spirit and much favorable Comment is heard from visitors to Exeter on the beauty of the place. A united effort will be made now to have the station grounds fixed up. The inter­ view with Mr. Skinner the recommendation grounds both north and depot be levelled with that several beds of flowers be plant­ in the centre. resulted in that the south of the cinders and HOT WEATHER Heaman’s Hardware & Paint Store Store closes Wednesday afternoon during June, July and August. DIED IN CLINTON Mr. George David, who, for a num­ ber of months accompanied by Mrs. DaVid, resided in town with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Birney, died at his home in Clinton on Monday last. For a number of years the deceased was a victim of paralysis and during that time was constantly compelled to keep -his bed. He was a life long resident of Clinton, being an em­ ployee *of the Canadian National Railway. He was a man highly re­ spected by a large circle of friends. The funeral took place on Wednes­ day. Mr. James Dignan carried off the prize for tlie oldest working black­ smith in Western Ontario at a picnic of blacksmiths held at Pt. Stanley on Wednesday of last week. He at­ tended the picnic accompanied by his son E. M. Dignan along with Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Francis. Mr Dignan who celebrated his 82nd birthday on July 11th has been continuously in business in Exeter for over 5 3 years and he never misses- a day at the shop. We might say he never miss­ es an hour and. in this regard is an example to the younger generation. He is at the shop early and is rare­ ly ever late. One morning he was, working in his garden later than usual and he took a side street-to go to the shop rather than allow those on the Main street see him going to work at nine o’clock. At another .time Mr. Dignan was sitting on a nail keg in the middle of the after­ noon and happened to doze off when his old friend Wm. Treble happened in. He felt embarrassed and ex­ plained he seldom slept in the day time. Imagine a man at 82 apolog­ ising for taking a nap in the middle of a hot day. Mr. J 3-bur. Perfection Stov6$29 3-burner Gas Stove $43.00 Ovens $3.75 and up' Wicks 40c. Spreaders 50c. births -MILLS—At Wyoming on Saturday, u;JSiy 33rd to Mf. and Mrs. Rex a daughter. (Marilyn-Ruth) J?&DGERT—- In USborne bn Tuesday, * 3uiy 26th,-to Mr. and Mrs. James 1 Hodgert, a daughter. 7IAIST—-In Stephen on Eriddy, July .7 15th to Mr. and Mrs. WelHrigtOri j( Haist, a daughter. JBLATR—In Biddulph bh Mbnday, l Jiuly 25th ib Mr. and Mrs. James I jaiair, a daughter.. r Mr. M. Savage, of Seaforth, has taken a position as junior at-the Ca­ nadian Bank of Commerce. Mrs. Bell and daughter Olive, and son,’ George, motored Tfo.m 'Weyburn Sask., to visit , at the home of Mr, arid Mrs. J. S. Grant. They were accompanied by Miss Elva Reynolds, and Mrs. Gray. Mr. M. R. Complin has returned to his duties as manager of the Ca­ nadian Bank of ComhierCe after holi­ daying for " three weeks with his family at Pt, Dover. Mr. A. B. Cole- rick, who has been acting manager, has returned to Hamilton, Mr._and Mrs. C. F. Hooper return­ ed after visiting Manteno and Chi­ cago, Ill.; Lafayette, Ind., and De­ troit, Mich. Mrs. W, J. Westaway and two sons Jack and Billy, of Hamilton, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ford. *■ Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Harvey return­ ed Monday after holidaying in Nia­ gara Falls, Galt and Preston. Mrs. McIntosh and daughter, Mabel, of Preston, accompanied them home on a visit. Messrs. W. W. Taman, W. J. Hea- man, R. N. Creech and R. G. Seldon are in London attending the annual bowling tourney of the W. 0. B. A. They went Jiito the fourth round for the Free Press trophy rind into the Semi-finals for the Tecumseh, trophy. ‘Mrs. 8. Sem'plinsr and daughter, of Detroit, Who were returning in a Chrysler sedan from a visit with the former’s brother, Wm. Holman, of Monktoh, on Monday, met with ah accident near Russeldaie. The car took to the ditch the result bf a flat life and turned 6W, Several panes of glass were broken and Mrs, Sem- plef’s right arm was badly cut. She Was brought to Exeter and trehthd by Dr. J. W. Browning. TOWN PROPERTY FLOODED Exeter experienced a miniature flood Saturday morning when the creek which runs through the south part of the town overflowed and flooded the property east of Main St. One family was marooned and in some of the houses the wafer was running in one cellar window and out another. Water was running over the roads and pedestrian traffic was almost blocked. The water crossed | Main street and people had to be taken over in autos of gef^their feet wet. On Elizabeth street traffic was blocked as the water was' sev­ eral feet deep. A heavy downpour of rain during the night coming on top of recent rains created flood con­ ditions throughout the district and the creeks and rivers Were- greatly swollen. The creek that runs under the Ford Garage Crosses Main St. and runs along Ann St. ■ was not able to carry the water and it began to pile up behind the buildings on the East side of Main St. Mr. T. Clark’s chicken house was partly submerg­ ed and ten chicken including several that were setting were drowned.- The water piled up fast but before noon it had cleared away. At the river the water was running over the dam about two feet deep and in the country many fields were rr —- ; ,flooded. It was thought at first $30 and board for his fust ytai. that considerable damage would be. This was increased to $35, the sec-, done to the crops but they have on<I year and to M>40 the thnd. and ■ come through better than expected out of tlnS he found his clothes; and I and only a field here and there is spending money. When he enteied HYDRO POWER COSTS REDUCED Hydro users on the Grand Bend rural section have received a reduc­ tion in rates by the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission and they are now paying the same rates as are being paid on the Exeter section of the system. The commission has also made a reduction in the cost of power to Exeter from $48 to $42 per h.p. This will mean a reduction in price to the power consumers. At the council meeting Monday night Mt. J. R. Hind, chairman of the Utilities Commission, presented the corporation with a cheque for $700 as a refund on the street lighting. A carload of young people motor-, ed to Stratford Monday evening and attended the first meeting of Young Peoples* Training School. Rev. D. McTaviSh gave a lecture on “The Measure of a Man.” Splendid progress is being made by Mr. C. B. Snell in fitting up the old Pickard home on Main St. for a private Hospital. Several of the doctors are fitting up rooms. A large bright front room is being fitted up as an operating room. The j building is admirably laid out for a 1 down. C. J. Moorhouse was taken week with the summer flu was unable to conduct the Rev. ill last and union services in Janies St. church on Sunday, ducted by Moorhouse around and Sunday, ’ Mr. Walter H. Harness has pur­ chased the residence of Mrs*, James Beverley on Main St, Mrs, Bexer- ley held on auction sale of her household effects on Saturday and is going to London to reside with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. McKenzie. The best wishes of her many friends In Exeter Will follow her, - Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thames Road, have —A-—tittea up as an operating room, -me Mr. Dignan came to E. j building is admirably laid out for ayears agei from a. fax m m Hay town-| hogpitaI with splendid accomodation shiP ihiee miles west of He d bright airy rooms and should a 0VVJSSnM °X5 011 a long felt need in’the <=om-trade with the late John Tuck and munity# A ]10t-water heating sys- he received the n un licent sum of Wjn b0 irstalled> Mrs< Mc. Sld t, S3G. tlie INico1 wl» bo in ch“r®e' Could Not Walk But Was Restored by Natural Herbs Elmwood, Ont., May 13, 1927 1 B. J. Murfin, DeUr Sir: — I must write and let you know how our son, 'who had Creeping Paraly­ sis, is improving. He had only taken your medicine ' aboiit ‘ a- W'Sek'*!Wferi?> 'he' c'ouTd" Wdih? and in three weeks had gained thir­ teen pounds. He helped his and is working feeling fine. Our daughter improvement, is is still taking your medicine. We certainly cannot praise your medicine too highly for what it has done for all of us. We do not think there is any medicine sold on the market' so ef­ fective in building up a run-down system as Mr. Murfin’s Natural Herb ' Medicine and we highly recommend, it to our neighbors and friends. Hoping to see you soon, sincerely yours. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Leifso, Elm­ wood, Ont., R. R. No. 2. The above is one of the many letters we receive daily from people who has used the Natural Herbs for theii* complaints, and we are sure that there is a herb for your trouble which if used, will give the same results as this letter states this bey got, after being carried to Mr. Mur­ fin at the hotel at Hanover on Janu­ ary 27. 1927, he got the special herbs for his trouble and used them, and above is the letter from his parents. If you are troubled with any com­ plaint and wish to get results, call and see Mr. Murfin, the Herbalist of the Canadian Herb Gardens of 110 Dundas St., London. Ont., who will be at the Central Hotel, Exeter for one day only, hours 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August the 4th and he will be' glad to tell you what herbs to use for your compdaints. There are over 1,000 different herbs used for different diseases and Mr. Mur­ fin, being an expert on herbs, will tell you which to use and he will have a supply with him and no mat­ ter what the complaint is or how long standing it is, there is a herb that grows for it that will get you the results like the above letter states this boy got. Remember the date and please come early. Na­ ture’s Remedy will be there special for your complaint. father with seeding every day, and is is also making an gaining nicely, but the services being con- Rev. Mr. Harker. Mr. is again able to Jxe will take his work next Allison, of $116 received word from their daughter, Miss Ann Alli- *“ York, who is ' spending this summer touring Great . Britain and the Continent, that she , had arrived in Italy and was having a wonderful time. She enjoyed the boat trip across the Atlantic, son, R.N.. of New the shop ho stood on a three inch, plank in order ■ to strike the anvil. After serving his time for the next 15 or 16 years he worked in Lon­ don, Tillsonburg, Hamilton and Nor­ wich and in some of the shops work­ ed several times. He was never dis­ missed .and was always able to go back and work for his old .boss. A little over 53 years ago ho returned to Exeter and along with his brother John bought out the man with whom he learned his trade, the shop stand­ ing Just south of the Ross-Taylor Planing mill where he remained for several years. For nine years he oc­ cupied a building Oil what is now Federal park and for 32 years he has been doing business at the Corn­ er of Main fund Huron streets. Four years ago Mr. Dignan was off work for several weeks owing to..sthe flu this being the only serious illness during his lifetime. He is fond of Walking and at the present time Will walk a younger man off his feet. While for a number of years his son E. M7 Dignan has taken the lead in the* business Mr, Dignan retains his active interest. GRAND BEND CIVIC HOLIDAY,, 1st. Girls’ Exhibition Softball Game for Silver Trophy ILDERTON vs. MELBOURNE GRADS BIG ATTRACTIONS ON “THE PIKE” DANCING AFTERNOON AND EVENING Don Bnn’inger’s 8 Funsters of Kalamazoo, Michigan “The Jazziest Band in Jazzland” FOLLOW THE CROWD TO “GRAND BEND” MONDAY AUGUST 1 SPECIAL SOFTBALL WEEK Monday Afternoon, CIVIC HOLIDAY ILDERTON VS. MELBORNE GRADS Wednesday Afternoon, July 27th at 4:30 o’clock WELLS BUSINESS ACADEMY VS. MELBOURNE GRADS Friday Afternoon, July 29th at 4:30 o’clock AILSA CRAIG VS. MELBOURNE GRADS MEN’S SOFTBALL GAMES EVERY NIGHT AT 7.00 p.m.