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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-05-16, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 16th, 1929 FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO. 3885 ¥ ■ LADIES’ BLOOMERS AT 39c/PR Real val- Double rods 30c. a pa£ WALLPAPERS 1 I * 15 bundles of bedrqom papers, t^is yea papers, some beautiful patterns, out the line in each case.”' $1.50 a ■ . C' A good quality fh t curtain rod on sale this f 1 of INKS to sad ti’i- an- her b their it- Mr. Sani’l Lawson was a team attached to a wagon Ed. Lamport Was driving team attached -to a cultiva* They attempted to cross the Frayn Monarch Green Stripe Hos Monarch “Green Stripe” hosiery has always been considered one of the best $1.00 values in Silk Hosiery. This is a heavy pure-thread silk hosiery reinforced with Rayon, run-stop garter top, sizes 8 1-2 to 10, includinlg many pqw shades such as Suntan,* Illusion, Nude, Champagne, Grain,’ Pearl, etc. These are absolutely perfect goods, not seconds. Get your supply this week only at 75c. a pair ENGLISH DURO PRINTS AT 29c. Yf We have just received another shipment of the celebrate nglish Duro prints,, 32 inches wide, colored guaranteed for dresses and^ »rons, regular' 35c. quality on sale at 29c. a yard. •^'5.3. • 5 .dozen ladies’ cotton bloomers, colors, Peach, Pink ue this month at 39c. a pair. CONGOLEI MS, L1N0LEU Prices on these lini » are. ..very low at thi patterns. . Come andfiok them over. FLAT/CURTAINRODS ROOM LOTS $1.00■1 15c. at only 15c. each, s Ladies Greatly! Re WALLPAP11RS! esLCoats at ced ' "ir Just a few lots for bedrooms and kit? chens at per room lot $1.00. ph.., 32 Jones & May "•••32 AGENTS FOR STAUNTON’S SEMI-TRIMMED WALL PAPERS -<L C..OF C. BANQUET -Members, of the Chamber Of Com- m,erce are asked to’ attend a1 banquet at. the Central Hotel on Friday ev­ ening, May 17th at 6:30.. Tickets 75 c. New members will be welcome. This' is the only invitation sent out and members are asked to attend. L' .... LITTL$ DAUGHTER PASSES Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Rowcliffe, the London Road north, have the- sympathy of many friends in the loss of their only daughter and oldest child, Ruth ’ Wilson, who passed away on Slay 9 th in her fifth year. The child had been ill with pneu­ monia. Three younger brothers sur­ vive, Laird, Willie and Alan. The ■funeral was held Friday afternoon, interment in the Exeter cemetery. id family wish PtfT friends nnd rel- e lieli) and sympathy ex- mm in theii' decent ; also for the floral to tha stives tended bereavemci , .butes and” Joan of autos. r CARD OF TliANKS Mr. and Mrs. Wii?. H. family desire tqlcxpres thanks to" the/ inai neighbors for of sympathy a tended 'during •mcnt. and heir sincere friends and indiy expressions F encouragement ex* their recent bereave- , l’i> BIRTHS SNELL—in Exeter, on May 10th Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Snell, daughter, (Norma Elizabeth.) PROUT-*—On the London Road south ■bit F’ridqy, April 10th, to’ Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Prout, twins, a daughter and son (Marjorie Ruth and Harold Ernest.) DEATHS rowcliffe—-in Usborne, wrhurs* day, May 9 th, Ruth Wilson^ only daughter of "Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Rowcliffe; London Road, in her fifth year. EXETER COUNCIL Monday, May 13, 1929 regular meeting of the Muni- Council was held in the Town Absent, Councilloi’ Christie A ci pal Hall. , through illness. The minutes of the meeting held April 22nd were read and approved. Circulars as received were laid on the table, Letters were read as fol­ lows: From Mr, John Hind, a member of the Public Utilities Commission, resigning as a member of the said commission, The same was accept­ ed on motion of Rivers and Francis. A letter from the secretary of the Columbia Handle and Lumber Com­ pany, London, expressing their re­ grets in their inability through de­ mand for goods, and othei’ unfore­ seen expense, that they are nable to move their plant to Exeter at the present time. Mr. L, Day on behalf of the Triv- itt Memorial. church, reported hav­ ing received promises and aid for the amount of gravel necessary for the walk, asked if the Council would proceed with the construction of the .walk during the month of June. A promise was given subject to secur­ ing material, Messrs. Pryde and, Atkinson on ;beiialf of the Board of Managers of the Caven Presbyterian Church ask­ ed the .Council to put a tile drain along the street south of the church! so that-the same space could be lev­ eled- and graded for the purpose of .parking cars when necessary. Al- 'so asked for a concrete walk promis­ ing to supply the necessary gravel. Granted. Street Commissioner Bissett re­ ported the destruction by some party .ox* parties of a parking sign as plac­ ed at the head of John Street and £U£gested that a reward of ten dol­ lars be offered for evidence leading >to.' a coxiviction of guilty , party. ’Agreed to. Mr. Ulric Snell through Councilloi’ RiVers asked permission to erect an. electric sign in front of his garage. Granted. > The clerk ,was instructed to au­ thorize the Utilities Commission to ^lace an electric light on Elizabeth Street north and south of Market Street. ’ ■. &Mr. Paul Coates was appointed a Ties Commission to 'fill expired term of Mr, J. R. Hind/re-1 -^igned. Motion by Rivers-Bierling. Serried. ■ - Bierling-Francis: That Mr. .Johil?' .be/engaged as teamster ofmentis at $130 ’ per^njonth, to’furnish team and out­ fit. Carried. •_ • . The clerk was instructed to cor­ respond’ with the County . Engineer, T. R. Patterson, regarding, condition of pavement and walk north of the bridge, also ask regarding dust pre­ ventative. on Thames and Lake Rd. for the season. , The Court o£« Revision foi* the Assessment Roll of 1929 was fixed for Monday, May 27, at 8 p.m.” The auditors’ report for April was read and accepted on. motion of Francis and Rivers. Carried. - The following accounts were read and ordered paid: H. Horton, Repairs R.B. $1.00; R. Hunter,. Assessor, ixostage, etc. $126.25; L. Day, laboi’ and watch­ man fire dept. $4.00; C. Chambers, labor, fire dept. $1.50; N. Noyry, watchman fire dept. $2.50; William Lodder,’ signs kin, care hire laboi’ $31.00; ringing April repairs T. H. labor $12.10; ing- Town Hall $1.50; P. Coleman, team labor $5.50; G. Atkinson, laboi’ $1.50; John Parsons» labor $1.50; J. Parsons labor $5.10; E. Coombes, labor $5.25; R. Quance labor $6.25. Cemetery Accounts—H. Horton, repairs $1.50; C. L. Wilson-, trees nursery acct. $115.00; Wm. Smith, labor $31.80; Percy Webber, labor $13.90; J. Stire labor $1.20; Exeter Rural Electric Power $4.86. Pass­ ed on motion of Bierling-Rivers. Adjourned by Francis. Jos. Senior, clerk R.B’. $2.25; J. Hun- 50c.; W. Collingwood,- Chamber Bros., bell $8.00; R. Terry labor 75c.; W. Johns, team E. Collingwood clean-; ~"5--------------------- -—*r ,THREE HORSES DROWNED IN RIVER NEAR CREDITON Three valuable horses belonging to Mrs. Geo. Lawson, of Stephen, were drowned Monday afternoon attempting to cross the Sauble River near Crediton. The drivers of the teams and a fourth horse luckily es­ caped, driving and Mr another tor sw&l|en stream side by side and the horse's became unmanageable and When cldke- to the opposite shore be­ gan to crowds. Mr. Lamport crawl­ ed from the cultivator to -the Wagon and when the wagoiiscjantmenced. to upset both jumped into"'the stream and narrowly escaped with lives. One of the horses freed self and got ashore. ENGAGEMENT Mrs, W, McFaiis', of Hxoter bounces the engagement of daughter Madolin. to. W. O. Dicksoix son of Mr. and Mrg^ Wesley Dicksox? of Brinsley. The. engagement is announced of Miss Ethel M. daughter of airs. Re­ becca Stewart apd the late Mr. Fred 0. Stewart; of Exeter, to Mr. Edmund L., sdxt of Mr, and Mrs. David Alex­ ander, of Hertsall, omario. The marriage to take place quietly in May. NEW MINISTER ORDAINED - On Thursday evening of last week Caven Presbyterian clxurch was fill­ ed on the occasion of the ordination and induction of Mr. J. Bernard Rhodes, M.A., who recently graduat­ ed, from Knox College as Scholarship man of his class. The Presbytery of Huron/ of which Rev. I. B. Kaine, of First Presbyterian church, Sea­ forth is Moderator, was in charge of the services which were most inter­ esting and impressive. Rev. Mr. Dugan, the recently inducted minis­ter of \yillis Church, Clinton, preach­ ed and the Moderator conducted the beautiful and dignified ordination! and induction ceremonies. Rev. R. C. McDermid, of Knox Church, Gode­ rich, addressed the new minister and Rev. James McIlroy of Carmel Church,'Hensall,. who had been, in­ terim-moderator of Caven Congrega­ tion during the vacancy, addressed the people. The choir was assisted, in the service of song by the quar­ tette of Carmel Church, Hensail, who also most charmingly rendered as special numbers a duett and a quar­ tette. At the close of the service a re­ ception and, social luncheon was held, in the basement of the church where small tables, decorated in the Pres> Lyterian colors, were laden with re­ freshments. The new minister was presented to the large congregation individually by Mr. Thomas Pryde, tile assistant Secretary-Treasurer in his genial manner, 'after which Rev; Mr. Kaine, acting as chairman, call­ ed upon a number present to address £he gathering. Rev. Mr. Anthony, of Thames Road United Church, as special delegate of the South Huron Ministerial Association, in a speech full of wit and cordiality conveyed the congratuations and greetings of that body. . Rev. iM’r. Down,, a retir­ ed minister, referred to the long and distinguished career of Caven Con­ gregation since its organization six­ ty-two years a'go and recalled having been present at the dedication of the present building fifty-two years ago. Rev. Mr. McTavish of James Street United church, Rev. Mr. Jones, of Trivitt Memorial. Church and Rev. Mr. Sippel of the Evangelical church Crediton, expressed the good wishes of their respective churches as-well ag theii’ personal congratulations to th new minister and his people... ?^.,H,Mr, 'Foote. and Mrs. Foote, now of Caven Manse, sent a lettei’ elo­ quently expressing their good wishes for the new pastorate and their lov­ ing •‘■solicitation ‘ for the' welfii^ "of their former people. A delightful feature of the occasion was the pres­ ence-of Rev." Herbert Rhodes-and wife of the China Iuland Mission, To­ ronto, parents of Rev. J. B. Rhodes, who were missionaries for over twenty years in China, where their son was born. Both father and so'ix acknowledged the many expressions of cordial good will in happy speech­ es stressing particularly the signifi­ cance of the brotherly greetings of those local churches which sent re­ presentatives, , The Times-Advocate joins with all the citizens in welcoming to Exeter this brilliant young student and min­ ister, and expresses the hope may ’ find in Caven Church of service both pleasant and ing. We Can Hejp You to Our me od’ of complete Office h 1:30 tof5 testin moalt mo derate, '12 'a.m. andt Fg by Appointment S. LITTON Phone 75w OPTOMETRIST; BIG SPECIAL ATT TION JULES KLEI ks’ and Staf-b nd refording B.and of' Detroit ler Hotel, featured ove^radief station WWJ FORERUN ATTRACTIO Admission 25c DANCING E DAY EVENING FIRE DESTROYS EXETER SALT WORKS Exeter suffered a serious loss early Friday morning when fire wiped out the Exeter Salt Works belonging to Mr. M. G.-Rans£ord. The fire broke out between three and four o’clock in the morning and had made consid­ erable headway before it was dis­ covered. The alarm was turned in by Mr. Fred Cornish and before anyone was on the scene the roof of the large structure collapsed. When the firemen arrived on. the scene nothing could be done to save any portion of the framework. The frame structure was erected over forty ;years ago and was thoroughly soak* ed with brine but it soon fell a vic­ tim to the flames. The pumpng equipment including electric motor and machnery, the storage tank, sev* eral cord's of wood, «inout twenty ton of coal, bags, supplies, etc,. were all destroyed. The plant had been clos. ed down for some months and had lust recently opened up {With good prospects. There. were from thirty to forty tons of salt on hand. Fortunately the wind Was bioWing in the right direction as the store­ houses of It. G. Seldon, the station, Canning factory and several large gasoline tanks are in thd neighbor­ hood. The less is estimated arotind $15,000 and is partly Covered by In- sttrance. The business was taken over by Mr. Ransford 1ft 1924 and usually employed about five nieil, Mr. Ransford hopes to 'build again. OF SUPER- O FOLLOW. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY " 'May 17th and 18tli First. National Pictures pre famous Cohen and Kelly te ■ Sidneyiyind Chas. Mu,n\ >^)ome kJh I r dances for 25e RY SATUR The sky is®the- limit corned h Jau g ro this’'aviatio would fly^^v these two fly a non-stop fl RUSS that lie a field satisfy- r laughs at If a piano ing gas then os could make und the world. ELL in “Wondering Toy’’^ USUAL- ADMISSION bowling Notice A meeting of the stockholders and members of the bowling green, on May 17th at the Town Hall at eight, o’clock. It is important that all in­ terested attend. SUCCESSFUL BANQUET A unique banquet was staged in the Thames Road church basement by the Hurondale Institute ladies on Wednesday evening last to commem­ orate the tenth anniversary of their organization. All the members in that length of time with their escorts were the invited guests numbering over one hundred and’thirty. Be­ tween the courses of the sumptuous repast, community singing enjoyed under the able leadership of Mr. W. R. Goulding, of Exeter. Immediate­ ly following the banquet an interest­ ing program was given. Rev. Jas. Anthony of Thames Road acting as chairman in his usual happy manner, Mrs. Rufus Kestle the capable Presi­ dent of the Institute gave a gracious welcome to the guests in the open­ ing address and .Mrs. Jphh, Hgy,. o£ Zurich, the District President brought greetings from her local branch and the District Organization With her small daughter, Margaret, reciting “Wishing” at the close of her remarks. Mr. Goulding and Mrs. Earl Mitchell gave delightful instrumentals and Misses Kathleen Strang and...Rearl Wood favoured the .gathering’ with beautiful solos. The crowning feature of the evening was a spicy address from Mrs. Jas. Pat­ terson, of New Hamburg, one of the best speakers on Institute work from the Department. She praised the splendid efforts of the Hurondale Institute in the past and painted a rosy vision of what they might ac­ complish in the future with a com­ munity hall, park and short courses On numerous subjects to their "cred­ it. Rev. D. M'cTavish, of Exeter, who has always been ready with hearty co-operation for the work of the Institute gave a short witty ad­ dress and sang a pleasing solo. A hearty vote of thanks was tendered to thq speakers and entertainers of the evening and the program was brought to a close by singing the National Anthem. ILL IN HOSPITAL The many fronds of Councillor B. J. CM’Utie will regret to know that hq is seriously ill at Victoria Hospit­ al. London. Mr. Christie was taken to London on Sunday and on Mon­ day tirtderwent an operation. It is hoped, that he may Soon be able la be around again. SHOWERS FOR BRIDE-TO-BE In honor of Miss Vivian Hogarth,, bride-elect of this week, Mrs. J. W. Batson entertained on Friday even­ ing of last week. The bride-to-be Was presented with a lovely walnuu end-table and at the close of a very, pleasant evening lunch was served. On ^Monday evening, a miscellan­ eous shower was held for Miss Ho- garth at the home of IM’iss I^ildred^* Horton when over 1 ladies, comprised chiefly . of the -Main- St. Young Peoples-’ Lea- gue, werb present. A very jolly; time was’-enjoyed in contests and a social evening. The guest gf the- evening was presented with soma very beautiful gifts brought into the room in a decorated basket. , A very dainty lunch was served. ! IM’iss HildrefF*2* twenfag>Wy e____ Ely of meniber^X^S,, BOARD OF EDUCATION A meeting of the Board of Educa­ tion was in held at the office of the Secretary on Monday evening, May 13th. Absent Dr< Browning; The minutes of the ^previous meeting were read and. adopted. s TM” btiiHiiTg “cSffiLibiflee reftorted^*' that the ■iiltei’ bed was lookedVafter; work oh di''ains to commence as soon as weather permits; stands for Art and Scieiice room have beonusuppliedfr looks to’be looked aftei* by Mr. San­ ders; levelling grounds and, fencing, etc. to be completed as soon as pos­ sible. The two principals were present and reported satisfactorily in> regard to the work. Their reports ’were* adopted on motion of H. T. Rowe and R. J. Delbridge. Per W. H. Dearing a?nd T. Jonca that six dollars be awarded as usual for Agricultural prizes. Applications to fill vacancies staff to be considered at next met.wstaff to be considered hlg» f'» Per H. t* Rowe and permission to hold Garden Party^on the. School grounds be granted to the Home & School Club. • Per H. T» Rowe and W. A, TbW-* bull, payment of following accounts: J. W> Powell, supplies $7.0Of-Civ A. Hawkins, supplies $6.85; Grigg Stationary Co., supplies $10.49; Ug- bornq & Hibbert Insurance Co. pre- miuin $10.50; Jones & May, supplier $1.75; Penny Bank of Ontario $39.- 98; Tiines-Advocute, supplies $19.50; Jas.. jDlgh&fl. <fe S5on» supplies $1,00. Per s. M; Sanders and $. Coultis', Departmental. l^aminatW to bo procured at once,' ,• * Fuel Committee io 13ok hlio. to* qnfromehtk* Adjourbmont by S. Sandors? K. McFaul, T. .Tones that f.