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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-12-22, Page 1EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22nd, 1927 FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO.4 rI AMALGAMATED /DECEMBER 1st, 1924 EXETER TIMES, ESTABLISHED 1873JPXETER. ADVOCATE, ESTABLISHED 1887 J DECEMBER Store IPHONE a?PHONE 32 Sunday the bereavement and also for the Of cars, on Fri- Samuel months Useful Gifts Coleman always acceptable Knives and Forks CRrvOrs Orange Knives $3.00 $5.00 05c. 25c. up USEFUL GIFTS PYREXWARE wear-Ever ALUMINUM ROASTERS Odd pieces of Silver Ware at cut Prices. Evenings until Christmas We extend to all, our best wishes for A .toy Christmas Christmas Gif^ Suggestions 1 *1 Per Dicmiini* ladies’, Misses’, Children’s * cent 1/lSCOUIll f jne doth anj crepe Dresses, from now till Christmas. These will Suggestions for Ladies, Girls WOOLLEN BLANKETS & BED COVERS SILK-KNITTED VESTS, BLOOMERS NIGHT-GOWNS, SLIPS, ETC. A Large Stock to Choose From BATH ROBES AND KIMONAS HAND BAGS AND PURSES SWEATERS AND TOQUES FANCY HANDKERCHIEFS BEDROOM SLIPPERS FANCY PARASOLS Black and Colors RUBBER APRONS BOXED TOWELS HOCKEY SHOES SILK HOSIERY NECK SCARFS GLOVES iRt-W A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL REWARD $500,00 in Gold Offered to any Party or Parties ‘St make very fine Christmas Gifts. Suggestions for Men and Boys SETS OF) ARM BANDS AND GARTERS MEN’S FINE SHIRTS (BOXED) SUITS AND OVERCOATS HOCKEY SHOES TIES IN BOXES BRACES (Boxed) NECK SCARFS UNDERWEAR UMBRELLAS SWEATERS PYJAMAS GLOVES LADIES FUR COATS at Special Prices for Christmas Christmas Goods for Christmas Shoppers We allow 4 per cent Discount for Gash. Ask foi* your Cash Discount Bonds ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs'. Hillary Horton an­ nounce th© engagement of their dau­ ghter, Alberta Frances to James Har­ vey Messer, of Toronto, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Messer, Bluevale, Ont. the marriage td take place quietly the end of December. $11.00 and up COLEMAN Lanterns ■ COLEMAN LAMPS Mantles & Generators from $1.25 up PrjjfcctiOn Ankle Supports $1.00 Hotkey Sticks 15c. up Hockey Pucks 15 and 25c. Brassware I Nico FRENCH BRASS TRAYS, i SANDWICH PLATES, NUT Ibowls, COMFORTS, CAKE TRAYS, PIPE HOLDERS, ETC. Apropriate Gifts and very low $ Prices. - CUTLERY <■ fa Stainless Stainless Stainless Pocket Knives DEATHS TUFTS—In Kirkton, on Wednesday, December the 14th, Samuel H. Tufts, aged 62 years, 1 month and 22 days. HUNTER—In Usborne Tp„ day, December 16, 1927, Hunter, aged 79 years, 4 and 13 days. BRAUND—In Brantford, on December 18th, 1927, Margaret Braund, widow of the late Diggory Braund, in her 88th year, HERN—In London hospital, on Sat­ urday, December 17, 1927, Keren- happuch Rowcliffe, beloved wife of Philip Hern, Exeter, in her 68th year. CARD OF THANKS Mr. Philip Hern and family wish to Express their appreciation to the many friends for the expressions of sympathy and kindness during their bereavement and also for the loan CARR OF THANKS The brothers and sisters of late Samuel Hunter Wish to express their sincere thahks to the many neighbors and friends for the ex­ pressions of sympathy and kindness during their recent bereavement and for the floral tributes. Our method of testing is most com.- plete and our prices moderate. Ot-i flee hours 9,30 to 12 a.m* and 1.$^ to 5 p.m. Evening by appointment S. FITTON Phona 75w. &PT0MBTRI8T Obituary THE LATE JAMES CONNOR The remains of the late -JamesConnor, a former resident of Exeter, Siwho died at Windsor, at the home L0nviCH0n‘L1 Of his son George, were brought to I resnSisible^fo? XtS Lxeter on Wednesday of lust week - fl" .tP, ** ®anl laid to rest in AIcTaggart’s cem-U,v -ftcmM1 li mq promises owned Ury. The deceased was in his ObthU^”0^ BROS. and-described as year. In October of last year Mr. CrrS^fion 10’ 1 thQ lown~ Connor and daughter, Miss Grace, ■’ Usborne. left Exeter to reside in Belleville, i A1 The said damage was created by They were visiting in Windsor when'the cutting up of a gravel box, and I Mr. Connoi* took ill. For many years ’ totally destroying one set of Brass- Mr. Connoi* was librarian at the j ’nounted harness by cutting same ; ."i'.rii <;,ie Library and was succeeded to pieces, also placing iron in shea- Iby his daughter.. Besides liis dan-J of.oats in the field, and the plac- Igliter he is survived by three sons,;111# 24 strands of fence-wire in George, Walter and-Ernest, all oficorn field. Windsor, who accompanied the re- ( mains to Exeter, together with the latter’s son, James. The service at the cemetery was conducted by Rev. 1 J. E. Moorhouse. ; MRS. DIGGORY BRAUND PASSES? One of the oldest residents of Exoter passed away in Brantford on' Sunday in the person of Mrs. Dig- -gory Braund. The deceased was in 'her 88th year. The remains were brought to Exeter and the funeral Tuesday afternoon was held from the undertaking parlors of Mr. R. N. Rowe. Mrs. Braund’s maiden name was Margaret Simpson. She was born in Ushorne Tp. and follow­ ing her marriage, to Mr. Braund She came to Exeter- to live. For many years Mr. Braund conducted a black­ smith and carriage shop in Exeter North and during his early life was the organist in the James St. Metho­ dist church. Mr, Braund passed away on the 26th of May, 1920. During the past few winters Mrs. Braund has gone to Brantford to re­ side with her sons. About four weeks ago she wa's taken ill with a general breaking-down of the con­ stitution and she passed away Sun­ day. She is survived by one dau­ ghter and two sons, Mrs. A. McPher­ son, of town; Luther and Edwin, of Brantford. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. A. Laing, of Mus- koka, and Mrs, Mary Horne, of Brantford. The two sons accom­ panied the remains from Brantford. THE LATE SAMUEL HUNTER There passed away in Usborne on Friday last one of the old pioneers in the person of Mr. Samuel Hunter aged 79 years, 4 months and 13days. The deceased had not been well for the past two years'and for about 2 months had been confined to the ?.o;mo with heart trouble. Mr. Hun­ ter was born in Darlington Tp., and when he was a mere lad, his father, the late John Hunter in company with his brother William came to the township of Usborne when it was all bush. They came in by way of St. Marys and located on the 4th concession. The only dwelling in all that distance at that time was a log shanty where the village of Kirkton now stands. Mr. Hunter was never married and has been living with his sister, Nancy. Mrs. Robert Rob­ inson and Mrs. Samuel Brock, of Usborne, are sisters, and Mr. Rich­ ard Hunter, of Exeter, is a brother. The funeral was held Sunday after­ noon, conducted by Rev. Mr. Smith, of Elimville, interment in Exeter cemetery. The pall-bearers were the Messrs. John and Sherwood Brock, Leslie Robinson, John and Harold Hunter. DEATH OF MRS. PHILIP HERN Hun- the last jcted eye- The t 41< is sm Her singe d been imlar - >£ the BADLY BURNED ABOUT FACE AND ARMS Miss Robena Hunkin, ymi daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John kin, was badly burned aln face and arms on Thursday week when gas which hud c in the furnace exploded ; ed the furnace door, brows and hair was also burns were very painful WINS SCHOLARSHIP Miss Ella O. Morlock h; awarded the second Carter ship of the county of Huron value of $60. This was in connect­ ion with the Upper School ’examin­ ation of last June in which >;he was prepared at Exeter High . School. Both the High School staff rend Miss Morlock are receiving congratulat­ ions. She is now attending Western University. CAVEN S, S. OFFICERS ? At the annual meeting „ of the teachers and officers of Caven Pres­ byterian Sunday Sehool a healthy condition both in activities and fi­ nances was reported with ;a good balance in the treasury. Following are the officers and teacher^ for 19- ,28: Supt., J, G. Stanbury; Sec’y- Treas, E. J. Christie; Pianist, Miss Lena Coates; Librarian, Mrs. Chris­ tie; Orchestra leader, H... Gidley; Teachers, H. Strang, Mrs. Dr. Gra­ ham, Mrs. Dr. Atkinson, T. Pryde, Lloyd Baynham, Miss Coates, Miss A. Strang, Miss Hills, Mis$ Fulton. The special collection taken for missions at Caven Sunday school amounted to over $73. ’ ; COLLAPSE OF SKATING RINK The large Dome skating rink, which has been the pride of Exeter, came to grief Tuesday night when it collapsed beneath the heavy weight of snow upon it. It is a shapeless mass of twisted iron and is a com­ plete wreck. Both ends of the rink are standing and from the front one could hardly tell that any damage had been done. The front is sup­ ported by a tier of seats used by the spectators while a portion of the reax* end remains intact. The rink was covered with snow during the storm of the week-end and with the soft weather, on Tuesday the build­ ing collapsed beneath the weight. The building which was of corru­ gated iron was erected ovier fifteen syears .ago and. was finest in Western Ontario witir- a.magnif­ icent sheet of ice. Tim loss will bo 1 a heavy one to Mr. Wm. Leavitt, W owner. Mr. F. M. Boyle had the rink rented for the winter. It is not expected that skating there SUCCESSFUL A three-act the Truth" the Exetei* Opera House on Wednes­ day evening of last week by a num­ ber of young people from Clinton under the auspices of the L.O.L. There was a splendid attendance and the performers took their parts well keeping the large audience in excellent humoi* all evening. Be­ tween the acts a solo was sung by Mr. Fred Steele, of Clinton; quar­ tette by Messrs, A. Middlemiss, Wm. Lutman, W. H. Harness and Wm. C.. Davis and a reading “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” was given by Mr. Homer Bagshaw. Rev. Jas, Foote acted as chairman. The winner of the lucky prize ticket was Mr, Fred Ellerington. Those taking part in the' play included Misses D. Schoe- nals, G. Evans, M, Walton, M. Arm­ strong and P. Livermore and Messrs A. Royce, N. Davis and M. Hanley. SANTA CLAUS’ FUND 'The Santa Claus’ Fund of the Ex­ etei* Chamber of Commerce is stead­ ily increasing and it is hoped that during the next couple of days many more subscriptions may be re­ ceived to help make some of the young hearts happy at this joyous festive time. A meeting of the exe­ cutive of the Chamber of Commerce and the ladies who will have charge of the distribution was held Monday evening and plans were made to see that no child will be overlooked by Santa on Christmas morning. An­ other instance has come to our at­ tention of a little lad in town who was overlooked last Christmas and in reply to that off repeated ques­ tion “What did Santa Glaus bring Address any information or com­ munication to:- HARRY HORNE, 1297 Queen St., W., Toronto. FRIDAY AND . SATURDAY December the 23rd and 24th ZANE GREY’S Torhrn Ri rousing w-esfern with JACK HOLT i r A and all star cast. COMEDY USUAL ADMISSION We wish all our customers and friends A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year o GRANTS BAKERY PHONE 8 Christmas Dance will be held in EXETER OPERA HOUSE WED., DEC. 28th Dancing to Commence at '9 sharp MONDAY AND TUESDAY December the 26th and 27th Sid m The Missing Link’ Pussyfoot pbfet pursues Missing Link in the jimgle, A riot of hil­ arity. x Admission 15 and 35c. COMEDY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY December the 30th and 31st LILLIAN GISH IN ‘The Scarlet Letter’ MONDAY AND TUESDAY January 2nd and 3rd RIN-TIN-TIN, in ‘Tracked by the Police’ I there will be further th:z .mason. PLAY comedy “Nothing But was ably presented in l The death took place in London hospital on Saturday last of Keren- happuch Rowcliffe, beloved wife of Mr. Philip Hern, of town. The de­ ceased had not been well for a long time and for the past two years has been in a London hospital. She was born in the Township of Usborne where she was united in marriage to her bereaved husband. They farmed for a number of years before coming to Exeter in 1914. Besides her bereaved husband the deceased is survived by three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Geo. Jaques, of town; John T. Hern and Melville, of Us­ borne; Mrs. S. Stevenson, of Devis- •es and Mrs. S. R. Peart, of Rock­ wood. One son Loftus, made the supreme sacrifice in the great war. Mrs. Chas. Brimacombe, of London, is a sister and Mr. Enoch Rowcliffe, of town, a brother. The remains were brought to Exeter and the fun­ eral was held Monday afternoon con- __ ____ . _ ducted by Rev. C. J. Moorhouse, in- you?” Which was put to him by < terment in the Exeter cemetery, children and grown-ups, With tears Among those who attended the fun­in his eyes he stated that Santa1 eral were friends and relatives from There f usborne; Mr. and Mrs. S. Stevenson, Popular and Old Timo Dancing 6~piece GLOOM CHASERS ORCHESTRA Admission, Gents 95c. plus tax ’ “IF THE LADIES PROVIDE, WE EAT" Exeter Dance Committee The Western. Mail, of Perth, Aus­ tralia, contains the following refer­ ence to the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Johnston, of town; “Mr. ■ and Mrs. H. F. Johnston, of the Wa- theroo. -Magnetic Observatory, were among country visitors to the city ■ last week. Mr. Johnston hails from Canada and is an interesting per­ sonality and was .on 'the Carnegie when that fascinating little ship vis­ ited Western Australia some years ago. Mrs. Johnston is no less an interesting personality and before her marriage was engaged in jour­ nalism. She is the daughter of Mr. Reading, editor of one of the ing newspapers in Queensland, spite the act of living “at the o’ beyond," Mrs. Johnston is a vivacious little lady, brimful of in­ terest in life generally and her Ca­ nadian husband and bairns in par­ ticular." 6 lead- De­ bacle most Found We have this year a larger and better stock of Jewellery for your inspection and we invite you to come in and see that we have a large assortment of WRIST WATCHES FOR LADIES AND GENTS FROM $4.50 to $50. WALTHAM, ELGIN AND OMEGA SWISS POCKET WATCHES FROM $1.50 to $65.00. Every one fully guaranteed PRINCESS BLUE WHITE DIAMOND RINGS AT $25 to $150.00 AND OTHER FANCY STONE AND SIGNET RINGS FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. We have also a good range of SILVER WARE, CUT GLASS, CHIME CLOCKS, MANTLE CLOCKS, WALL CLOCKS, LADLES’ HAND BAGS, FOUNTAIN PENS, ELEC­ TRIC TABLE LAMPS, CHINA AND CHRISTMAS CARDS. MANY OTHER NOVELTIES THAT MAKE REAL XMAS GIFTS S. 1 Jeweller B. TAYLOR Exeter, Ont. ........ ................ ......—M Phone 9 for J’"- ■/l • r- ... , ... Service and Satisfaction Claus had forgotten him. ’ were other children, more fortun­ ate, who were glad to share with him on Christmas morning. $25.00 have .been acknowledged to date. During the week we were delighted to receive a donation of one dollar from Mrs. E. A. Bennett, of Saska­ toon, a former resident of Exeter. Other contributions Were received as follows: Grigg Stationary $1.00; M. R. Complin $1.00; Miss J. Mur­ ray, $1.00; R. N. Rowe, $1.00; E. 0. Harvey, $1.00; Rev. D, McTavish, $1.00; F. Wood, $1.00; A. E> Fuke, $1.00; J. H. Jones, $1.00; Mrs. S. Fittoii, $1.00, Subscriptions are being received at the Times-Advo- cate. of Divises; Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Peart, of Rockwood; Mr. John Stevenson, of Thorndale and Mrs. Philip Row- cliffe, of London; Mrs. Patrick Mc­ Gee and son and Mrs. Patrick Kheo, of Biddulph, “Baby Beef Guessing Contest We were not fortunate enough to get the Grand Champion Baby Beef at the Royal Winter Fail*. However, we think we got one almost as good from Mr, Wm. Coates, of Usborne, so have de­ cided to put on another guessing contest. 6 The Contest will be run the same as in previous years, anyone who sees the Baby Beef on Exhibition alive or hung up dressed will be entitled to one guess absolutely free* Everybody come and have a guess, you will be under no obliga­ tion to make a purchase; The Baby Beef will be on exhibition alive December 19 and 29 and weighed December 24th at 9 o’clock p.m.; will hot lie Weighed alive and will be weighed by a stranger * dressed weight. 1st PRIZE . 15 pound TURKEY 2nd PRIZE 13 pound GOOSE 3rd PRIZE 7 pound ROAST OF BABY BEEF 4th PRIZE 6 pottad CHICKEN Sth PRIZE 5 pound DUCK An up-to-date stock of Turkey, Geese, Duck and Chicken on hand for Christmas \yeck. (Drawn free of charge) ; also a full line of meats. PLACE YOUR ORDER EARLY IF YOU WISH SOME OF THE BABY BEEF, RIVER’S MEAT MARKET ‘♦WHERE QUALITY IS HICnER THAN PRICE.” V ORGANIZE HOCKEY CLUB An enthusiastic meeting of the hockey fans met at the Exeter Radio Shop oh Thursday evening last and organized for the winter. T. O. Southcott noted as chairman and W» A. Patrick as secretary. The fol­ lowing officers were elected; Hob. pres., M. R. Complin; pros., T. 0. Southcott; vicelpres., U. Snell; secV- treas,, S. F. Reid; manager L. J. Penhale; assistant manager, Reg. Taylor; mascot, J. Fenrice. A com­ mittee comprising L. J. Penhale, F, M. Boyle and. A, B. Medd was ap* pointed to meet the executive of the Cyclone league, it was decided to rder now sweaters and a low neck ■v oat-er with red collar and duffs, shoulders, red and white sleeve and ’Waist was chosen, A Vote of thanks vVs tendered Mr. C. Lee for a donation of $6.00, The prospects are that Exeter will put a fair team « ‘bis ice this winter. \ THeaman’s Hardware & Paint Store IN MEMORIAM TRIEBNER—• In memory of Frank Trlebner, who passed away one •’ year ago, December 21, 192& In our hearts his memory Hhge^ IN MEMORIAM FUKE—--In loving memory of another year, R*lonely hours of thinking, / Thoughts of him always dear. Remembered by wife* Sons and dali- ghtOrjl. iuHu. —v of to CARD OF THANKS Wo Wish to takd thls.i»eah& extending out heartfelt thanks All who gave us their help and sym­ pathy during our recent bereave­ ment, also to all who sent flowers or loaned cars# Mr. Christian Finkbeiner and family FUKE—--In loving memory of Roy Wallace' Fuke, who passed away two years ago, December 14, 1925 CARD OF THANKS Mrs. George Lawson and family desire to express their sincerest thanks to the many friends and neighbors for their kindly express­ ions of sympathy and assistance during their sad bereavement and also for the many beautiful floral tokens and to those w o loaned cars