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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-10-20, Page 1EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MQRNING, OCTOBER 20th, 1927 FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR NO. 2804BXKTKR TIMES, ESTABLISHED 1878 I AMALGAMATED WASTER ADVOCATE, ESTABLISHED 1887/DECEMBER lit, 1914 PHONE 3? Use Lowe Bros. Paint Stephen, Exeter and Usborne Sun­ day School Convention in Main St. church, Exeter on October 26th. Re­ serve that date and come. New patterns for Fall in Linoleums Oilcloths, Congo leuros, Linoleum & Axminster Rugs. W e also have a large stock of window blinds, curtain poles curtain materials wall-paper etc. Get our prices on Congoleum and Lin­ oleum Rugs- before [' ■ij; Uii 9: AUTO ACCIDENT An auto accident occurred on the London Road north Saturday even­ ing, when two cars driven by Jdr. Geo, Penhftle and Clarence Boyle collided. The fenders on one side of Mr. Boyle’s car were damaged while Mr. Penhale’s car was forced into a deep ditch breaking off a front Wheel, bending the front axle and radius rods and badly crumpling a fender. The accident occurred dur­ ing the time of the fire of Dr. Moir’s barn near Hensail and the traffic on the road was very heavy and the headlights pf the cars were blinding. No one,, was’ <hurt. What might have been a serious accident occurred on Main St. Satur­ day evening when Melville Simmons was run over by an automobile. A car driven by W'm, Rollins, of Step­ hen was parked against the curb and the driver was in the. act of pulling out from the curb, when the front whpel of the car struck the rear wheel of a bicycle ridden by young Simmons, knocking the latter off, one of the wheels passing over his He was somewhat bruised but reax run leg. not seriously injured. The wheel of the bicycle was also over and badly damaged. &■ Silk Crepe Bed Spreads at $3.95 This is a manufacturer’s clearing line of very fine quality silk crepe’ beds spreads, size 72 x 90 inches, colors rose, blue and gold would sell regularly at about double this price. Clearing at only $3.95 each. Black Duchess Silk at $1.25 a yd. 1 Web only black Duchess dress silk, fine quality, 36 inches wide. ■ Special- October price only $1.25 a yard. COATS COATS For Ladies, Misses and Children. We, have an enormous stock of fall and winter coats at very attractive prices, JERSEY CLOTH DRESSES—Very' special for ladies at $8.50 each. Children’s flannel dresses, ages 2 to 14 years. Very smart styles. COATS Men’s Overcoats A large assortment of Navy .Blue, Fancy Tweeds, Greys and other new shades wonderful values at $25.00 to $28.00. Men’s Overcoats at $15.00 About 30 good serviceable overcoats. All sizes up to 44 at $15 each. Boy’s Overcoats- Our high grade youth’s and boy’s overcoats at medium prices are not surpassed in value anywhere. Bring in. the boys and fit them out. Good school overcoats, all sizes at $5.00 a coat. &PHONE 32 For the Cold Weather See the New Quebecs Banner Quebec Cook $40.00 Masterpiece Cook $75.00 Doherty Quebec Cook $85.00 Quebec Heaters $19.00 up Heavy Stove Pipes 25c. Heavy Elbows 30 and 35c Dampers, Collars. Stove Hods and Stove Pipe Enamel ELIMVILLE ANNIVERSARY The anniversary services of Elim- ville United church on Sunday, Nov­ ember 6th. Rev. W. M. McDonald, of Egmondville will preach in the morning and in the evening Rev. Mr. Longley, a returned Missionary from China, will have charge of the service. Special music by the choir. The annual fowl supper Thanksgiv­ ing night, November 7th. Tinsmithing, Plumbing & Furnaces GET OUR PRICES ANNIVERSARY AND FOWL SUPPER THAMES RD. UNITER CHURCH The Anniversary Services of the Thames Road United church will be held next Sunday, October 23 rd Rfiv. J. E. Hogg, B.A., of Clinton will preach in the morning at 11 and* in the evening at 7.30 o’clock. A fowl supper of all hot goose,will be held Monday* October 24 th. Supper served from 5 to 8 p.m. fol­ lowed by a program by the London Favorite Four and Archie McCul­ loch, soloist. 30c. Admission 65c and AS un- ...................Aid of the United church, of Cbntralla, has been changed from November 2nd to The date of the Fowl Supper der the auspicefi of the Ladies November 17 th. Heamaii’s Hardware & Paint Store DEATHS O’RE ARY—-At St Joseph’s hospital London, on Sunday, Oct. 16, Cath­ erine, dfiarly beloved wife of Geo, O’Lfiary* of Parkhill. n * * ........ ' ..... ' i Mts. McAvoy, Huron St. plucked large eucumbeir from a vine last -wteek? it measuring 14 Inches, in length and 14 inches in clrcumfer- -ence. Beat this* who can? On Saturday last Mrs. Wm. Dew, ^celebrated her 95th birthday and a'> social gathering was held in her at in honor St the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Hunter. MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER A pleasant evening Was’ fibent the home of Mrs. Archie Morgan Usborne ott Monday* , the occasion I being a miscellaneous' shower for Miss Mattie Etherlngton, bride­ elect* who was the recipient of many beautiful presents. Guests were’ present from Exeter and Usborne. A sociable time Was Spent and a dainty lunch was served. The CELYTicd___- _ from death will be told by the Rev. A. A. dolines, a; former missionary of Labrador, under the auspices of the Young People’s League In Main St. church, ,oti Tuesday evening, October 25th. . Admission 256.’ - Watch! Wait! For , Southcott Bros, . sale , di* Furs, Exceptional values in coats and neck piieces^ Eurthef ,announcements next week. fi?i-..iiif it'll' II The .Willing Workers’ Mission Circle of Ja“mes St. church will hold a banquet Friday evening to which all ladles are Invited. Admission 50c. Secure your tickets from members of the Circle. thrilling story of his being out to sea and his escape ■■'■■■■..........................■ ■ w""............... .................. . *7...... . ....................... ,LONDON YOUNG PEOPLE PRESENT PLAY The Young People’s Society of Elmwood Ave, Presbyterian church, London, put on a successful play in three acts entitled "Next Dpor” in the Exeter Opera House on Tues­ day evening. There was a fair at­ tendance and the young people took their parts well in a very humerdus ^comedy that kept the audience in anticipation of what was coming next. Splendid music was provid­ ed between acts. The play was put on here under the auspices of Caven young people. SUCCESSFUL ANNIVERSARY >Caven Presbyterian church successful anniversary services on Sunday, Large congregations were present both morning and evening. In the morning the Main St. congre­ gation withdrew their service and in the evening Trivitt church was- closed in favor of Caven annivers­ ary. Rev. J. W. Walker, B.A., of the First Presbyterian church, St. Marys, was the speaker and he de­ livered two exceptionally thought­ ful and appropriate sermons. Special music was rendered by the choir and in the evening a splendid violin selection was played by Mr. Ken­ neth Stanbury. PRINCE’S PEONIES PLANTED IN CENTRAD PARK Three peonies the gift of the Prince of Wales to commemorate Confederation year were received in Exeter and turned over to the Hor- ticultual Society for planting. The planting took place in Central Park on Saturday morning Reeve W. D. Sanders and Clerk Jos. Senior rep­ resenting the town;, Mr. J. S. Harvey and Mr. J. G. Stanbury representing the H6rticultji;cal^Sto<Jiety and Mr. S. J.'.'Hogarth/ the *Fa^j?s Committee at the planting. ■' Short speeches were ihade. Tiie Pjrince .of Walns has held VISIT vTO PARIS, VERSAILES AND OLD LONDON In this week’s letter Reeve W. Sanders tells of his trip to Paris and Old London. e Mr. Editor: We left Lille for Paris on August 3rd at 9.30 a.m. and arrived about 4 p.m. and stayed at the Hotel Am­ bassador, which had just been' re­ cently opened. It was a very fine hotel with every modern convenience and efficient service. It was select­ ed by the Cook Co. The following day we took the morning and after­ noon tour of Paris, visiting every place of interest. Paris is a beauti­ ful city having some wonderful boulevards, avenues, gardens and Statues. The Arc de Tri'umphe is a very large structure, many events of history being recorded there, also the unknown soldier’s tomb. We saw the flame which has been burn­ ing since 1919, later put out by the Communists. There are twelve large avenues, forming a star, all facing the Arc de Triumphe. The river Seine flows through the city, and everywhere one sees lovely parks and gardens. The following day we took the tour to Versailes and Mal- maison. The^ drive to* Versailes is]™ very pretty, passing miles of forest./ The visit through the Palace of Ver-^ sailes was very interesting. During the reign of Louis XIV it was the most gorgeoub'palace in the world and some of the most thrilling- episodes of the French Revolution took place here. One of the rooms, the great Galerie des Glaces (Room of Mirrors) where the peace treaty was signed in S.919. We also saw the-’ table on which it was signed. The Palace is surrounded by a beau­ tiful park which contains many artis­ tically made fountains. In the after­ noon we drove1 to Malmaison, where we visited the Chateau,-which was the residence of Napoleon and Jose- D. presented peony’roots to av-_.y t-Ky, i phine, and has been restored to al­ to wn and village in Canada. FIRE AT ROGERVILLEo The fine bank barn owned by Dr. A. Moir, of Hensall, and situated on the London Road, known as the Bell farm, a few miles, north of town, was totally destroyed by fire on Sat-, urday night last, ’ together with all the contents consisting of grain and fodder, also a practically new sep­ arator and a pig weighing about 200 pounds. The threshers had been there during the day and did a’heavy threshing and it was natural to suppose that the origin of the blaze took place from the engine; but many of the hundreds who had gath­ ered on the scene expressed the be­ lief that the threshing engine had nothing to do -with it, but rather it was caused by spontaneous com­ bustion the. result of a large storage of sweet clover in the barn. The fire seemed to haye started in the south west corner of the building from which direction the- wind was blowing and the engine stood on the north side.of the barn,-hence it look­ ed unreasonable that it was from the engine source. The hired man made a strong effort to save the pig but without avail the poor brute would not be driven or forced out. The loss to the doctor will be heavy as there was no insurance on the contents and only $2,000 on the barn. The Hensall,fire* brigade was called to- the scene ’and succeeded in subduing the flames after a long time and adjacent barn And chicken house were saved and all the imple­ ments. The barn was fiaid to be one of .the best in the neighborhood. The-reflection was seen for many miles and upwards of 200 cars were soon on tbe scene. TRIVITT MEMORIAL A.Y.P.A. The first regular meeting of the ------------- A. Y. P. A. of Trivitt Memorial f William the Conqueror, having been church was held on Monday, Octob- extended since, and now covers an er 17th With about 50 members pre- area of eighteen acres. sent. The meeting was opened with hymn and prayer followed by the installation of officers by the rector, Rev. W. Jones. The officers were as follows: President, James Morley; vice-president, Harry West; treasurer, Miss Elsie Knight; secre: taryr W. C. Davis; pianist, Miss Edith Walter. It was decided that the A.Y.P.A. branch meet every .two weeks instead of every week as lh former years. Monday night being the., regular meeting night. Owing to Hallowe’en coming on Monday it was decided to hold the next regular meeting on Monday, October 2 4tn at 8 o’cloOlf. A half hour program wafi then given followed by a lunch and a social hour was spent, Mrs. B. W. F. Beavfirs has re^ turned ftbm a three weeks’ visit .in Ottawa, Aylmer, Que.. i“' Eastern filtifis. v^u.e«, and other iSi"; '■ wniie m Ottawa, sfi'fi was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.:-Yates. Mr. Yates is assistant Deputy Minister of Railways and Canals with Hon Mt. Dunning. Mr. ana Mrfi. Yates are old friends of Mrs. Beavers and she hadn’t been them In 25 years. ‘ .................... ■■■— - ............................. -ey STAFFA FARMER WINNER IN CORN CROP COMPETITION Jos. Wpidep, of Staff a, was the winner in <the field competition in corn. There were 19 entries. Some of the best fields lost out on ac­ count of the corn borer.F. N. Nass, of Streetsville, whp judged the fields says the corn in the district is the best he had judged this year.- The prize winners are; Joseph Worden, Of Staffs, 9 J points; 2nd Alex. Cole & Son, Russeldalp, 87, 3rd Russell Scott,- Cromarty, 85; 4th Thomas Scott, Cromarty, 84; 5th William Hamilton, Cromarty, 83; 6th Thopas Patterson, Munro, 81; 7 th Geo, Lan^ nin. I-l. R. No. 2, Dublih, 80. | Crediton The fowl supper in connection with the Crediton United church- on Wednesday evening of last week was a decided success in spite of the in­ clement weather. A large crowd gathered from far and near and par­ took of a sumptuous hot supper, the tables being well-laden with an abundance of delicacies that ap- Jr'» ft JU"! A J. f J: ' a tended, splendid program the church by Stratford assisted by the Q____ of the Evangelical church. A short address was given by Rev. Mr. Sip- pell. Owing to the large crowd the program was put on twice. A social was held the following evening at which a fine time was enjoyed. Al­ together the receipts amounted to over $900.00 A representative of the Dominion Alliance will occupy the pulpit of the Evangelical church next Sunday both morning and^ evening. Rev. and Mrs. Dreier, of Zurich, renewed acquaintances in the village on Friday last. * PJ^sed the appetites of all who at- Following the supper a was given' in ------- - 2 talent Male Quartette SHIPKA Al- We Can Help Yon to See Better Our methpd of testing i» most plete an# our prices moderate. fice hours 9.30 to. 12 a.m. and to 5 p.m. Evening by appointment S. FITTON Phone 75w. OPTOMETRIST com- Of- 1.30 ■ ■ Y ..... ■ —,—.—~ The Exeter Chamber of Commerce has been invited to send represent­ atives to a meeting of the Western. Ontario Association at Walkerton oil Thursday and Friday, October 27th and 28th. A program of pay^- ticular interest to Western Ontario* has been planned and emphasis will be placed on Co-operative Industrial Development, Tourist trade and Community problems. Any member of the Chamber of Commerce wish­ ing to go to Walkerton should leave his name with the secretary, M. R. Complin, not later than Friday even­ ing. CENTRALIA most the same appearance it had at the. last vjsit of the Emperor before his departure for St. Helena. It contains the furniture, etc., of that period. The clothes which Napoleon wore at the time of his'" death are still preserved. August 6th we left Paris going to Calais, and from there crossing the Channel to Dover, pro­ ceeding to London, where we spent several days, staying with a relative of Mrs. Sanders, who was able to accompany us to the many places ot interest. London is a very histori­ cal city, having many places of in­ terest. It is also a very busy com­ mercial centre, having a very good system of transportation for* the pub­ lic, including the ground railway, the underground Metropolitan rail­ way and under that the tube, also’ the busses which .give *very good and cheap service to all parts of the city and suburbs. Sunday? we at­ tended a service in. St. Paul’s Cath­ edral; visited Hyde ' Park which covers a very extensive area; went for a sail up the River Thames to Kew Gardens and Richmond return­ ing by bus. Westminster Abby and the Parliament buildings overlook the River Thames. Westminster Abby is where the coronations and royal weddings take place, and where a great many of the royalty and not­ able people are interred and have their memorials. The Albert Memorial in Kensing­ ton Gardens, is one of ‘ the most beautiful monuments We Saw during dur trip. It' faces the Albert Hall which has a seating capacity of about 15,000. The Queen Victoria monument, which is also la very fine one faces Buckingham palace, which has, a plain exterior, but has quite an elaborate interior. The palace faces St. James Park in which neigh­ borhood a lot of the aristocracy re­ side. The Tower of London is very interesting. It was first built by ___ _ ____ _____ The Tower was occupied by all our Kings and Queens down to Charles the Second. It is in use now as a barracks for | the regular soldiers. There are various rooms each containing many interesting relics; the old imple­ ments, armour and guns hsed in warfare, also the axe and block used in executions and many things per­ taining to history, which we were dll conversant with mostly during our school days. The Victoria and Ah bert Museum is a very fine building. It is a Mttseum of industrial art. At the main entrance are statues of Prince Consort and Queen Victoria and figures representing Knowledge and Inspiratibh, Trpth and Beauty. The figure at the top of the tower represents Fame. Another scheme of sculptured dficoratiohs includes statues of thirty-two famous' drafts­ men. There’ ate somA Very find paintings* by noted drHfitfi."' The prtmary object of the Museum is to provide models and • otherwise aid the improvement of such manufac­ tures and crafts aS are associated with decorative designs. Altogether we spent a very enjoyable and Inter­ esting time in Old London. Miss Ada Mitchell, nurse-in-train- ing at Victoria Hospital, visited under the parental roof over Sun­day. Large audiences were present last Sunday who listened to two inspir­ ing sermons, preached by the Rev„ J. M. Colling, B.A., of Grand Bend, for the Harvest Home and Thanks­ giving services. Special music was rendered by the choir who were as­ sisted by Miss Alma Isaac, Mrs. Mui- lick and Mr. Wm. Duncan, violinist^ of London. The sacrament of the Lord’s Sup­ per will be celebrated at the morn­ ing service in the church here next Sunday. The services on the fol­ lowing Sunday, October 30th, will be withdrawn owing to annivers­ ary services at Whalen. The village trustees are having a. new piece of sidewalk laid this W eek. Mr. John Paisley, of London, is visiting with relatives here this week. Mr. Truman Mills is acting as re­ lieving operator at Port Huron this week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hicks and family visited with relatives in Blyth. last Sunday. The death took place on Monday evening at Victoria Hospital, of Mr. Schuyler. The deceased has been a resident of the village for some time past and was respected by all wlxq knew hint. The funeral "will take place to the Munsey reserve on Wed­nesday. ‘ ' :■ ’ Quite a number from here have been attending fowl suppers at Cred­ itors., Greenway, Dashwood. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Finkbeiner and family attended the funeral of the latter’s father Mr. Alt Durr, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed, Westcott and family of Usborne Tp., visited with Mr. Wm. Ratz last Sunday. Mrs, Hudson, of London, is visit­ ing with' her daughter, Mrs. L. Finkbeiner. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rae and son, ■Mrsf-H. Wenzel-and .son, of Strat­ ford, sperit the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Benson Williams. Plowing Match Under the Auspices of t THE EXETER DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE ONTARIO'PLOWMEN’S ASSOCIATION Will be held on the farm, of Milton Luther, 5th. Con. of Usborne Half Mile North of the Thames Road, on FRIDAY, OCT. 28 FOLLOWING LIST OF PREMIUM^ CLASSES" IN SOD class with high cut plows ...$12 20 years .............. 12 .............*........................... 12 CLASSES IN STUBBLE 17 years .. 21 years ..., PRIZES J No.^1 " . 2 3 No. No. Open Boys Open under Class $10 10 10 $8 8 8 6 S. 4 5 6 7 Tractor Competition in Sod No. No. No. No. Boys Boys Open ___ Riding Plow under under class (see rule No. 15) 8 8 8 8 $10 6 6 6 6 $8 4 4 4 4 §6; gives goods to . 10 . 10 . 10 . 10 $12 SPECIALS Best Crown in sod W. E: Winder, agent for value of $2.00. Best finish in sod Geo. H.- Hawkins gives $1.50 worth of Dr. Hess Stock TOnic Best Crown in stubble, Arthur-Jones gives goods to value of $2.00.- Best finish in stubble, Jones &> May gives goods to value of $2.00. Best plow team, Southcott Bros, gives pair or good cowhide mitts. Best team and equipment, W. J. Heaman gives A Reitz lantern value at $2.25. Oldest Plowman over 60 years, Harvey Bros, gives 50 pounds of Flour; • Youngest plowman under 17, B. W. F. Beavers gives a jack knife. Best Crown in class 6, W. J. Beer gives $1.50 halter. 1 Best finish in tractor competition, Browning’s Drug Store gives un- ■ breakable quart Thermos bottle. I. H. C. Rules and Regulations 1— Entrance fee, Members Free, Non-members 50c. 2— All contestants competing to be on the grounds at 9 a. m. Plowing to commence at 9.30 and be finished, not later than 3.30. , ’IJ 3— Plowman to provide his own stakes. . 4— Average depth of furrows, 6 inches. 5— After setting and removing of stakesf, assistance will not bo allowed In classes 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8, except for leading singlet horse. 6— Selection of land to be by bdllot. 7— No shaping of furrows, excepting scratches, and crown. 8— —’Wheels prohibited in all classes. ;9— Decision of judges to b6 final. M 10— Horges and. harness need not b& property of one man, nor meces-* sary fofr owner to be plowman. 11— Crown to consist of six furrows. - / A 12— sGee around, six rounds. 13— Skimmers allowed , « 14— ^Lunch wlil be providfid plowmen* 15— in class 6,.no handling of furtows and only three stakes allows . ed; must bte finishfid with teaniR timfi takfiti to plow land con.* . sjdeted in Judging. . iMze winners to be paid on day of match Teams will he provided! Visiting plowman Wishing same. , No. No. No. No. No. NO. No. No. No. No. No. No. NO. NO. No. VJ * For further information apply to. K X SHAPTON R, B. WILLIAMS President Sccretarw ARCHIE MORGAN PERCY PASSMORE 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-Pre^dent " ENOS HERDMAN, Treasurer . .