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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-04-25, Page 7i GALVANIZED SIDING for Outside Wall Attractive to look at. Inexpensive. Easy to put on over old walls. ■With building1 paper, ■warm, dry, windproof. Choice of Brick, Rock-face and Clap-board patterns. INIZED (IlNGLES L- - 30090 ,$3W0l THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE 50 YEARS AGO SHEET STEEL CEILINGS add the touch of pros­ perity to stores; give better light. Perman­ ent also for schools, halls, kitchens and bathrooms. Easy toputupoverold . plaster.No dust orlittei’. Easy to clean and paint. Can- not crack or fall off. he fire hazard, nover oldroofs. to lay, Good g, permanent, xpensive. Use NO Other. • ” The perman ent fireproof roof is the cheapest in the end. GET FRIGES FROM YOUPL TINSMITH OR CARPENTER » 1 > f Al’inh 25th, 1920 business to Mr. S. Hardy, who possession, May 2nd. long looked-for spring weather its appearance on Saturday andsharper lias been travelling mild among the farmers in the ieighborhood of Tuckersmith sell­ ing a composition to prevent coal oil exploding. On being tested the, stuff was found to be just common salt, colored. Capt. Kemp went to London yes­ terday to meet his mother and sis­ ter, who have just arrived from Eng­ land. The farmers are now busily sow­ ing the seed, from which they expect to reap a bountiful harvest. By reference to a letter from Manitoba written by Mr. A. J. Rol­ lins which appears in this issue of the Times. It will be ascertained that the Greeuway party intend soon to lay tho foundation of a city in the prairie province. The name of the city will be “Crystal City.” Building operations are being briskly carried on in Exeter. Mr. T. Fitton has been at work excavat­ ing a cellar, north of the Central I-Iotel, where he contemplates erect­ ing a brick building, Mr. P. McConnell, who exhibited a horse at the Spring Show at Kirkton had a narrow escape from being killed. While cleaning him the ani­ mal seized him by the shoulder with his teeth, threw him on the floor, in the stall, and had it not been that he was rescued by Mr. John Stephens, who heard the noise he have been- killed. On Saturday last, as and wife were driving Crediton Main Street, the horse shied at some object on the road, and up­ set the buggy into the ditch. Both occupants being thrown out, but fortunately neither much hurt. Par­ sons & McInnis, egg-team, also ran away the same day and threw their driver Mr. McInnis out, considerably battering his head, but nothing ser­ ious. 25 YEARS AGO Dr. Rollins down - the would soon DURANT BUILT BY . DURANT MOTORS of CANADA'LIMITED TORONTO, ^.CANADA their takes The made apparently has-come to stay. This week it becomes our duty to record the death of Mr. John Strang, who passed away at the great age of 85 years. On Sunday morning last the local lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows attended Divine service at the Main St. Methodist church. The Rev. Wm. Goodwin delivered an ex­ cellent sermon on The Three Links. Airs. Robert Sweet and children left Monday for the North-West, where site will join her husband who left here last fall. Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Willis and Jas. Willis intend paying a visit to Messrs, Frank and Wm. Willis in Yorkton. Mr. -John Rendle and son Dan left this week for Spokane, Wash., with a view to locating, if they are favor­ ably impressed with the country. Mrs. Samuel Penhale and family left for Parkhill on Tuesday at which place they will reside. Mr. and Mrs. John Manning and daughter, Miss Cora, left for Mani­ toba Monday, It is not yet decided where they will make their future home, but intend remaining in Cry­ stal City some time, Home Sweet Home . Made Sweeter Still Ross-Taylor Co./L Exeter, Ontario# Estimates gladly furnished for”an^Fjob%ih~'any Grade of Seaman-Kent Oak, Maple of Birch Mr. Wm. Dayman, of Bethesda, threshed ten acres of oats oik April 21st, which is one of the greatest records in this part of the country. Mr. Arthur Mitchell is all smiles. It’s a boy. Messrs. Wood & Fuke, butchers! to announce that they have sold fHE DURANT 'W SPECIAL TWO DOOR SEDAN,/ Prove Durant Quality Yourself! Exeter Markets 90 to 93 c. 40-4 2c, Wheat Barley Oats 2 8-SOc. Peas 60c. Potatoes per bag 70c. Hay, per ton $S.OO. Butter 15c. Eggs 12 c. Live hogs $4:60, Dressed hogs $5.75 to $6.25. 15 YEARS AGO 7G oc- liis There passed away at her home, lot 9, concession 2, Hay Township, another of the oldest .-Settlers in the person of Helen Brown, widow of the late William Campbell, at the ad­ vanced age of 8 6 years. The death took place at Fullar- ton on April the 18th of Helen Smith Ballantyne at the age of years and 3 months. The dwelling house owned and cupied by Mr. A. Williard on farm in Hay Township, one mile north of Exeter was totally destroy­ ed by fire on Saturday afternoon last between three and four o’clock. The fire originated from ah over-heated stove pipe in the upper part of the house. It had gained considerable headway, before being discovered. Mr. Williard was away from home al the time, being in Crediton and .knew nothing whatever of the fire until he had nearly reached home. Mr. Wm. Mitchell, who recently moved here from the West, has leas­ ed the. .Metropolitan Hotel and will conduct it as a temperance house, taking possession on May the 1st. ; Mr. A. Marchand left Monday ev­ ening for Waterloo, his family have proceeded him last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Delbridge, who have been residing at Leth­ bridge, Alta., for some years return­ ed .-here on Saturday and will spend some time with relatives in Exeter and Usborne. Mr. Alfred Coates, of Usborne, has purchased the 100-acre farm from the Geo. Rook Estate at Eden , and John Thompson has purchased of it. Possession Mr. the 5 0 acres south next sprng. - Mr. A. Dow'left eska, Sask., where Red Seal Continental Motor . Bcndix Four - Wheel Brakes. Morse Silent Timing Chain Fall Force Feed Lubrication, Passenger Cars- /Fours and Sixes , from to $2095 ,f Leaside, Ont... Standard Factory BqtdpmenS j The reductions m long distance tele­ phone rates made effective in Feb­ ruary are accompanied by some im­ portant conveniences for subscriber station-to-gtationEvening rates calls now begin at 7.00 p.m. with about 25% off the clay rate. Night rates on station-to-station calls now apply from 8.30 p.m. to 4.30 a.m. with about 50% off the day rate. (The minimum reduced evening rate is 35 cents and the minimum night rate is 25 cents). As an additional convenience yon can’ now reverse charges on station-to- station calls where the rate is 25 cents or more. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA i^trpHONt z*”T /OU See the attractiveness of a Durant car as it passes the street.... you hear about its economical service Jr ' the owner .... you become interested when his testimonyjsjd. often repeated by other owners. t Theft? is a Durant car awaiting your inspection at yout .dealer’s; also tile opportunity of verifying what you have and heard by taking it out, yourself.; Tuesday for Tug- he was called ow­ ing to the illness of his sister, Mrs. Robt. McLaughlin. The population or various ‘muni­ cipalities n’the county in 1914 com­ pared with the population in .1927-is given below: Exeter •.... Usborne .. Stephen .. Hen sail ... Clinton ... Goderich . Seaforth .. Wingham 1914 . 1537 . 1863 . 3313 . 708 . 2110 . 4906 . 1925 . 2619 19 27 1590 1684 2781 732 1981 4442 1751 2316 ^Mike your comparisons, today ! Yr ~TON^t% JTON^APACITIBS. E. G. Kraft, Dashwood Zurich (Miss Hazel Bedard, who has’ spent Some time in Stratford, lias returned to her home here. Mr. Ed. Sc-hhell, who has spent the winter here,, left for Moose Jdw, pask., where- lie Will spent the sum- finer. '• 'Mr. Josiali Geiger, is lay, repre­ sentative to the Evangelical confer­ ence at Tavistock. Mr. Aaron Gingerich, of t-he Bron­ son Line, Hay Tp., has purchased the fine 100-acre farm from the estate of his father, the late Daniel Ginger­ ich, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rannie of near Blake, Mrs. A. Rose,, of the Babylon Line, Mrs. Edgar Broderick and son Earl, of near Hensall, attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Thos. Rannie,- at Kitchener, on April the 1.0 th. 1, i I......"i.......;......... iuulu “A farm journal Says that those :who were engulfed in the stock mar* fleet when the recent crack camo will pie in a position to sympathize with Rliose who bought stockers and feed­ dots al a big price last fall. Any kind ;.t»C a stock market seems to bo des- parktoly uncertain?' (St. Marys Jour- iial-Argus.) , r THE unprecedented popularity of the 1929 McLaughlin-Buick unquestionably establishes it as the new order of motor-car; style. . The new Masterpiece Bodies by Fishef are revolutionary, it is true. Revolutionary in the majestic beauty of their appearance* Revolutionary in the richness of their con­ tours and colours. Revolutionary in the spaciousness and sheer luxury of their in* teriors. V"Revolutionary, in fact, in ALL the character* istics which make twice as many people choose McLaughlin-Buidk as any other/car at or above its price* T <1 $ .When Better Are Built l&d-aughiin-Bttki: Willi BulU TheA