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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1930-01-16, Page 7ITHEEXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, JAM DISTRICT NEWS ’ The staff of the Thames Valley flBread Co,, St, Marys, were guests at . ia banquet given by the firm Mr. John M. Barbour, of [found a gold nugget in a • -crop when it was being prepared for ,the table. Orland, the little son of Mr, and Mrs. Albert Knowles, of Granton, had his leg broken when he fell off a sleigh. Thieves visited the home of Mr, .William Baker, Reeve of Parkhill, . -and took a quantity of fru.it and - ;other small items, Mr, A- R* B°x, the retiring Chief *of the Seaforth Fire Brigade enter­ tained the members of the Brigade .-•at a banquet in the Queen's Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hamilton, of ' St. 'Marys, were pleasantly surpris­ ed when a number of their friends .gathered to celebrate their twenty­ fifth wedding anniversary. A dazzling meteor flared sudden- ’ ly across the sky about 5.45 in the anorning. being visible to anyone up .-.-at that hour. It looked like a big ball of fire with a tail, a somewhat rocket-like effect. recent-^ Staffa, duck’e R— '*1. EDITORIAL The days ano growing longer, .Spring’s coming’ * « * » * 0 * >» Welcomp'To the folks In attendance upon the Short Courses in science! It’s the trained men and womenAgriculture and domestic who take life’s prizes. * ** « * * * * All eyes are turned conference of the five great naval powers, devise measures and to and lasting peace! * « hopefully towards the approaching naval l,May they be guided to exemplify principals that will insure a just *******a things coming the farmer’s way. The fic­ titious prices prevailing so largely in the world’s markets made it harder for the farmer, ,by making it very difficult for hint to secure belli and by advancing the price of everything he needed to buy. **•*■>***, All signs point to All honor to the church workers who are tying to underwrite their local and general budgets. A mission station is mightier far than a battalion of riflemen. It is upon the labors of Livingstone, the Christian explorer and missionary that Africia’s present growth • is founded! .. „ * * « « « ♦ ■ * ■* Rev. Mr. Pocock has been ap­ pointed the new rector of Blyth, Au­ burn and Belgrave. Prior to going -to Blyth he was engaged as assistant to Rev. Canon F. J. Sawyers, of St. Matthew’s Church, Toronto. whereby electricity brightens up our homes, of Thomas Edison, after all. It seems that Those fine lights are not the invention an Englishman invented the incandescent lamp nineteen years before Edjson. One by one our cherished beliefs are taken from us. Bri­ tain isn’t so slow' Mr. and Mrs. McClymont, of Kip- Ten, were on a visit to London to visit their daughter Mrs. Gagen.whem MF. 'McCIymont was taken seriously ill and removed to Victoria Hospital. He still remains in a very serious -condition. Mary Soda water, widow of the . late Edward Gale, died at the home ■of her daughter ill* Mitchell in her ,72nd year. Deceased had been a respected resident of Mitchell for many years. She is survived by • two daughters both of Mitchell. Mr, Clarence Jas. Aikeiihead pass- • fed away at his home iri Clinton at the early age of thirty-one. Mr. Aikenhead served in the Great War and suffered from exposure to gas ..and liis health has been poor ever ; since his return. He is survived by this wife and one child. 1 James Carroll, an aged living alone on the Chapel . Bfddulph, was found in liis barn in’ an unconscious condition ./brother, John, on Friday. / known how long He was apparently paralysis and has not yet recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Kelly, of 1’is Township quietly celebrated - diamond jubilee. Owing to -conditions celebrations will be ; at a later date. Mr. Kelly was in Tipperary, Ireland, 84 years and Mrs. Kelly was born in Toronto. To this union a family of eight cliil- ■dren were born, years ago and infancy. farmer Line, in by his It is not he had been there, stricken with Nor- their road held born ago One son died 17 one daughter died in Ingersoll, one of St. and most respected Al- Mrs. M- J. Marys oldest residents passed away recently. •though 89 years of age she had been fenjoying good health. Shortly after ■ |the noon hour she went upstairs to lie down, when she had a heart at­ tack, and expired quickly. Her hus­ band predeceased her ,Two sons and three i ■ many years daughters sur- beauty contest was held re­ Theatre* in. St. A cently at the Lyric Marys. There were quite a number of entries in each Class. The sil­ ver cup, given to the most beauti­ ful baby one year and under, was presented to Miss Merle McCauley, - daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Mc­ Cauley; the prize for one year to five years was won by Miss Francis Kydd and age five to ten years, Miss Madeline Decputeri. While a cutter Seaforth a h< ,way ‘Gbn the five to reside. He ed her by fifte ters. * driving down the street in .* Mrs. George McGougle, of l, was suddenly stricken with attack and expired on the the doctor’s office. Mrs. Mc- was born 7 8 years ago on con. of Mi sart to gle 5 th years ago they reside. Her hu y< and one son S Killop. Twenty- went to Seaforth sband predeceas- ia,rs. Two daugh- urvive. The fifty-fifth annual report, of The Hay Township Farmers’ Mut- ■ual Fire insurance Company which include the manager's, treasurer’s .and auditor's reports have in* in ted. policies perty to •00 in .•am manager's, reports have been During the 'year 1929 578 wore issued, insuring pro­ file amount; of $2,152,800.- tlie total is 1992 $7,927,7 year 1929 the to es amounted to $13,892.25, which 4s the. third highest in the .history of Company and the policyliolders are warned against the dhngerqjiS cig­ arette smoking around the- bhl’n and outbuildings, which is in many cases the fault of the fire when the reason given is “unknown”. The annual meeting of the company will be hold in th day. The fiCp and able and force >o of number of policies covering ant, insur- 50,00. Diiring the al dmount of .IcrsS- 'own Hall, Zurich, on Mon* January 27th, 1930, .at 2 p.m followln, will o: •T. P. T for-l'W Good success to the recently-elected municipal councils! The men making up those bodies do a great deal of splendid work! that is. never heard of and that is seldom praised! Exeter welcomes every effort put forward to make her known. Now that the High­ way is being brought nearer completion, we may look for* a con­ siderable addition to our tourist trade. ♦ ♦ * * * »* ♦ * are over six billion dollars of foreign Evidently a large number of good Along with Wise folk say that there capital invested in Canada, business men have faith in Canada’s financial future, the news of the foreign investment comes the cheerig assurance of Canada being still in control of her financial destiny. The Domin­ ion’s business is not dominated by outsiders. This, ig.as it ought to be and it is as it will continue to be if the country’s sons’ read aright the signs of the times and have the courage of their convictions. The days of grand adventure are not all of them in the past. There are great prizes for the men who will think clearly, 16ok about them with discerning minds and adventure grandly. ‘ There are a whole lot of business opportunities in this district that would be all the better of a cordial welcome, • . . » < * +•**»*, Those who are inclined to'belittle the small savings of teachers ■ and hired men and maids will do well to turn, over in their minds the following quotation from one of our 'Ia?ge'tT!inancial papers^ “The expansion of Canadians increased its demand more rap­ idly than savings increased.” There you are..- Business builds up­ on the small savings of the workers. Business is largely dependent upon the sniall savings already mentioned. Such savings represent real values, not fictitious values. Though 1930 is likely to be marked by a scaling down of prices, that does not. necessarily mean that there will be any falling off in prosperity,. There .is. ho good reason on the horizon why 1930 as a business year should not show up well in a business way. A great many men will make haste by going slowly. “It’s dogged that does it!” Public opinion should encourage the earner and the saver and the builder of values. The stock parasite is a public enemy. A pretty wedding took place in Blyth at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James. Watt, when Miss Mabel Staf­ ford, daughter of the late James Stafford, became the bride of Mr. Robert Watson, of Hullett, Town­ ship, the ceremony being performed by Rev. E. Anderson, of Blyth. The young couple will reside in Hullett. g Directors' terms of of- l.)iro: T, I’faff, O. Klopp, nu. all of whom arc elig- lection. I When Grandma Was a Girl By Dorothy Whiteome VPpjTJ^at,. J9?l, Western jsewspaper tnuon, Grandmother ITnderby was one ot those sweet-faced, silvery haired old ladles who seems to have stepped straight out of the pages of some Sev? enteenth century novel. .She ruled by love, but unquestionably, in the old house at Lynbrook, . Nobody would ever have dreamed of disobeying or thwarting Grandmother Penderby. Even “Squire” Penderby, hot-headed and impetuous as' he was, liad never done that. That was why the quarrel between Mildred, the old lady’s granddaughter, and her fiance, Will liurljjut, was made up so quickly. “Quarreled? Did you say you and Will had quarreled, Mildred?” exclaim­ ed her grandmother that evening, when she had succeeded In forcing an explanation of her grandchild’s tear- stained face and dejected spirits. “How can a girl quarrel with the man she is engaged to marry?” “Because I have found out that 1|«’ is false,” sobbed Mildred, unhappily. “He—he—he didn’t love me; he has’ never dared for me at all.” ... .“He cared for you enough to offer you his hand and name, Mildred,” re­ plied her grandmother. The old lady’s cheeks had suddenly grown scarlet. “From tlie day when I accepted Mr. Penderby,” -she said, “my will was his vill and his wishes were mine, and I placed the most im­ plicit trust in him.” So the quarrel ended, because that evening, when Will came back in a penitent mood, Grandma Penderby led him straight into Mildred’s bou­ doir, and made Mildred put her hand in Will's, kind then wisely went out' and left them together. And ten minutes later, when they appeared be­ fore her, aS she sat in her chair, knit­ ting, the faces of both were radiant. A week before their marriage Grand­ mother Penderby, who had been rum- ■3fl<ing in what she called her private Store room, appeared, before Mildred and.' Will, flushed and triumphant. In her' arms she bore a heavy, old-fash­ ioned' writing desk. “This is to be one of my wedding presents-, to ypu children,” she said. “And don’t turn up your noses at it, either of you, because my mother thought enough of it to give it to me when I was engaged.” . , „ . Mildred had often seen the ‘ little desk, but instinctively she had re­ frained from tampering With it. She knew that grandmother valued it highly. ’ When she opened it it was empty, and Only the, faint odor of dead rose leaves betrayed the fact that it had contained anything but .dust. “We’ll keep—wliaksh all we keep In ^t^WTlI^-Mitdred^a^ed*. «••*-■’*• “Our love letters,” responded Will, promptly. And then, a curious thing happened. The whole front of the desk flew open, revealing a single sheet of paper, cov­ ered with faded writing. Will looked at it and then snatched it up and be­ gan reading. “But I must read it,” he exclaimed. “Look at this signature—it is that of my grandfather, Ebenezer Hurlbut. It may be some long-lost will. But it was no will. It was a letter addressed to 'Grandmother Pendeiby, and it ran as follows: “My Dearest Own Elizabeth: “Your cruel words to me today, though they have sorely wounded me, cannot quench the passion for you. that burns in my bosom. So, since you have said that this unhappy mis­ understanding of oilrs must end our engagement, since you have forbid me to approach the shrine and altar of my devotion, I shall place this within your mother’s writing desk, hoping that some impulse will draw you hith­ er, to open the little drawer you once showed me, and to 'find this outpour­ ing of my soul. Elizabeth, you cannot mean that we must part for ever, that you will bestow yolir priceless self upon that dullard, Nat Penderby, for, when your marriage bells ring out my life will become unbearable to me and I shall end this wretched existence. Without sible. A life-long resident of Tucker­ smith Township died in Egmondville in the person of Mr. John Oldfield. Born years stead field May. one daughter and one son. in Tuckersmith seventy-nine ago, he lived on the home­ farm until he and' Mrs, Old- moved, to Egmondville last ■He is survived by his wife, When Winter Comes A ‘ Snowmobile” used in the Maritime Provinces Will and lot moist : DOWN in the Maritime Provinces the Canadian Fords wear snow shoes. Here is a Ford “Snowmo­ bile” all set for a hard winter. Proof that it will got over the roads no matter hoW high the drifts' inay be is furnished by Cap­ tain Donald McMillan, the famous Arctic explorer, who was first to use a “snowmobile” in the Far North. With his Ford thus equip­ ped he travelled nearly two' thous­ and miles over ice on one expedi­ tion, at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour. This, of course, is far better than dogs can do in or­ dinary circumstances. Tile McMil­ lan “snowmobile” has a tractor tread and runners. A Model A Ford, such as that shown in the accompanying illus tration, is used by a lumber con­ cern in the Maritime Provinces. It travels regularly' over a rough wood road at ten miles an hour. Another used by a large hotel, has accomplished a speed of twenty- five to thirty miles, an, hopr.with case on Well built roads on which, however, three ox*-four feet of snow has ^accumulated* J f The! <rsiiowmo1nle”- has skiis where the front tvheels ordinarily would be. Heavy’ chains ’-fupnish traction for the rear wheels, no, matter liow deep the snow may be/ A Ford dealer has just repotted that one such car regularly car­ ries five passengers over a wood road to a lumber camp. you, life will become iinpos- time shall end, “EBENEZER 4, 3857.” Hurl but folded kod at Mildred, md her lips were quivering. “It must have lain there unnoticed these fifty years and more,” she said, “We must not lot her know, now.” “No,” answered Will, and, tearing the paper into strips, ho let them Hut­ ter slowly out of the open window. “Will,” said Mildred, presently, “do you remember the date of yotir grand­ father’s marriage?” “It was in the spring of 1858, I think—it. must have been,‘because my father was born that Christmas.” “And grandmother was married in tile summer of .1857, It, didn't last long, this desperate passion, Will? But dear­ est told me stupid quarrel? young no in. marry.” Will laugned as he kissed her. “Qh, well, I guess that human nature was pretty much the same in those limos ns it is nowadays,” he said. “But, MlI- dro'd/donrest—” “Will ?»» “Think how lucky ft is for us she didn't marry your grandfather. Be­ cause that would have made us cous­ ins—and marriage between cousins la impossible in this state.’* (.. thine, HURLBUT. up the paper Her eyes were Jo you know what grandmother •neo—di was just after our That when she was girl ever dreamed of quarrel- with the man she was engaged to Salada Orange^fekoe lias by !0r the fipCst flavour I! \PEKOE/||*S TxlA ‘Fresh frem the gardene' t * ■■■ . w Mr. J, w. Geatsom of Granton; had the misfortune to , have a valu­ able ,5-year-old mare ■-killed by the C. -N, R. train, • Three of Mr. Beat- son’s horses had strayed from - his premises onto the railroad track about half a mile awdy. Two of them escaped but the other one was not so fortunate. • . • " Dr, H. H, Cowen has again1 his famous jsnowmobil in action and can be seen skimming through the country with only the rear wheels turning a*s* there are runners on the front, and the axles are cut short to fit jthe sleigh runner widths, when the road is good it most certainly goes along nicely, but must be a bugbear on the bare spots.-—Zurich Herald. THAMES ROAD (Too late for last week.) Mr. and Mrs. John Hodgert were New Year’s Dav visitors at Seaforth with Mrs. McKay, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fawcett, of Mitchell and Mrs. Pollen, of Exeter, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Pollen. Mr. and Mrs. James Hodgert en­ tertained their friends and neigh­ bor's on New Year’s Eve, The; firsc part of the evening being spent in­ Progressive Euchre, the winner be­ ing Mrs. Charles Borland, • the; con­ solation px*ize going to Miss Mae Co­ Ward. The latter part of the event­ ing was spent in dancing tBe Oldt Year out and the New Year in, A splendid and/real jolly time was re­ ported by all. Many reaching home* in time to hear the neighborly roos­ ter crow^ . * “ Mrs, Leslie * has returned "after visiting relatives in Stratford. Mr. Eel. Pollen was in Sarnia oje. Thursday on a business trip;*, Mr. and Mrs. F. Fanson, of Mjinro, spent New Year’s Day with Mri and Mrs.- L. Harris, The young would-.be pedagogues [of S S. NO. 2 wended theii’ way ta* [ the -‘House of Learning” once more* on Monday.. ; ’ The young popple of Roy’s ancl Mt. Pleasant presented thoir play at the Hall on Friday entitled “Those* Dreadful Twins” to a full house- Each took their part well and was- followed by a dance for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. N. McGill spent la».t Sunday with Mrs. Louis Brock, •£ Eden. . ■ The Times-Advocate The Times-Advocate $2.00 per year; ‘ to United States $2.50. yi‘. 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