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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1930-06-19, Page 7THE EXETER TlMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, JUNE J0th, 1(W f. The late Johu^Gilfillan <pld and Highly Esteemed Resident . of Cs borne Dies in his Seven- | ty-Fifth Year-s-Native of Stirling, f .Scotland. L * ™ , 1 Following an illness of about two ’fcnopths, Mr, John Gilfillan passed ;&way on’Friday evening at his home, MQueen St., West Ward, St. Marys. For some time it was realized that .‘he could not recover and members of his family had come from great > /distances to be with him in his last' jllness. The late Mr. Gilfillan was a native ■hf Stirling, Scotland. When a little •boy of six, he came to this country yrith his parents, who settled on C011- ■ /cession 14, Usborne, near Kirkton. '(They were of that fine type of pion- ^•'eer to whom the present generation▼ in this country owes so much. After ■growing to young manhood, John T 'Became the owner of Woodside Farm on .the same concession wjieref he re­ sided most of his life and. where his son, William, now lives. In 1884 he wa.s married to Agnes Turnbull,' ■daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Turnbull, prominent pioneers of the Thames Road, Exeter. Mr. Gilfillan was a parishioner of the Tate Rev. Dr. Colin Fletcher, of the Thames Road, attending the old Stone Church. He was also a bro­ ther-in-law of the late Rev. Dr. Turn­ bull, former pastor of First Presby­ terian Church, St. Marys, and later of Toronto. In recent years Mr. and 'Mrs. Gilfillan. spent much of their time in California and a year ago •they came to reside in St. Marys. Of a kindly and warm-hearted dispo­ sition, Mr. Gilfillan made many close friends who also respected him for his sterling honesty of character. When he was told a few weeks ago that he had only a short time to live, his reply was characteristic: “Well, I have had a long life and a ‘happy one." Besides his wife, he leaves two. sons, William A., of Woodside Farm, Kirkton; David T., of Winni-jyjd Douglas in his eighty-sixth year, peg and one’daughter Mabel, Mrs. J. H. Clark, of San Francisco.’Mrs. J. G. Balfour, of Mitchell, is an only surviving sister. The funeral was held on Monday ^afternoon, from his late home, ■Queen St., West, to Kirkton Union cemetery. Many friends and rela­ tives were present to pay their last respects. Rev. Raymond C. Rogers, pastoi’ of First Church, of which the ■ deceased was a member, conducted the service. Many beautiful flowers sent by friends far and near were received. The pall-bearers were: J. Woods, Hensail; Robert Graham, Hibbert; Peter Gardiner, London; A. -Gardiner,-- Farquhars - Albert -Shier, VKirkton; Charles Lewis, St. Marys. ■Friends were present from Toronto, ^London, Exeter, Thames Road Kirk­ ton and district. DISTRICT NEWS A large nurpber of Centenary friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Ritchie, of parkhill, one evening recently and presented them, with a handsome floor lamp, The death of John E. Walker oc­ curred at his home in Mitchell at the age of fifty-one years, Deceased was born on a farm about two miles west of Mitchell on the Huron Roaa, Besides his wife he is survived by four children all at home, H' June for growth. Have you noticed the way our merchants are dressing up their stores and windows? iSage experience proves that for general mer­ chandizing our Exeter1 business men are just a little better than their competitors elsewhere, EDITORIAL is announced of eldest daughter The engagement Luella Wilhelmine, of Mrs. Fred Rose, >of Mitchell, to Lewis Llewellyn Davidson, of Toron­ to, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert David­ son, also ’ of Mitchell, the marriage to take place quietly in June. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Maguire, of McGillivary, were pleasantly enter­ tained by their many friends recent-’ ly, During the evening they were presented with a. beautiful chair and serving tray. Lunch was served, and a very enjoyable evening was spent, annual convention of med- held at the Royal York, Dr, A. D. Smith, of Mit- At the ical- men Toronto, chell, president of the Association 1916-17, together with all past presi­ dents and president, were made re­ cipients of. a “medical jewel” nicely set in gold and suitably engrave® in recognition of the services rend­ ered the Association. first game of the season 'ai on Wednesday last Hensail the Goderich’ Black Sox by Fritzley started In the Goderich defeated the score of 20-2. the pitching for Goderich and retir­ ed in favor of Bill Tristian who in turn gave way to. Merner who finish­ ed the game. Brintnell, who pitch­ ed for I-Iensall hurled a great game allowing but' five hits and two runu. There passed away at his. late residence in Mitchell, ;a highly re­ spected citizen in the person of Da- For the past two1 years he has lived retired in Mitchell. ftHe was known throughout Canada as a breeder and exhibitor of high class stock. In 1876 he married Mary Sommerville of Fullerton who with one daughter and three sons survive him. graduated with At the recent examinations, for nurses at the Wellesley Hospital, To­ ronto, Miss Isobel Archibald, daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Archi­ bald, Tuckersmith, honors winning the Sir William Os­ ler Scholarship foi* General Profic­ iency in the third year. This is the third year in succession that Miss Archibald has won a scholarship. Miss Hazel Haugh, of Brucefield was awarded '.the S^i- William Mulocjk Scholarship for General Proficiency­ in the junior year. NADA , Ontario Keep FIRE at Bay with GYPROC FIRE seldom visits houses having Gyproc Wallboard ceilings, partitions, walls and sheathing. On the contrary Gyproc has saved many homes, pioneer CanadianThis pioneer Canadian fire-safe gypsum board has a new Ivory coloured finish this year that makes decora­ tion unnecessary (when pan­ elled). It is just the thing to use for making extra rooms in the cellar or attic. Qbkkly erected, inex­ pensive* structurally strong, Gyproc v^a’lboard gives per- SAanent e protection. for full information or write for interesting free book, “Buildin Remodelling with Gybroc.” GYPSUM, miEAND ALABASTINE LIMITEH Paris For Sale By The RossnTaylor Company Limited A. Spencer & Son, . i I Exeter, Ont. Ilensall, Ont. Mr. Netram, a missionary from central India, has been giving some addresses lately that mark him the scholar .and the gentleman and the Christian. Illuminating indeed have been his remarks re­ garding Mahatama Ghandi. It seeiqs that this, Hindu who Jias at­ tracted so much attention lately, is a graduate of Oxford University who has taken upon himself tbe work of freeing! India, from Bri­ tish influence, politically at least. The strange thing about the situation is that India is. not1 anxious to receive the services of Ghandi. Serious-minded Hindus see in Britain her best friend. They realize that for Britain to withdraw from India at the present time would 'be to bring to India confusion worse confounded. They Realize that Britain is willing to give India Dominion status the very moment India is. ready for such status. Wise Hindus and inform­ ed British statesmen realize fully that this is not the moment such status to be given. Meanwhile Ghandi has succeeded in drawing to his cause Hindu Hooligans, a few undergraduate students and some of the unemployed, a class to be found in India as it is to. be found in . America and Europe. Thinking people have difficulty in understanding why Ghandi is acting as he is. He has been represented to westerners as a cul­ tured, fine-spirited gentleman of the loftiest ideals. Yet his ac­ tions recently show him a man who has flown into1 the face of facts. He cannot have entered up.on his present campaign not know­ ing that' his act involved bloodshed and misery'for his followers. At the very time when the choicest spirits of the race are doing their’ very best to heal the open sores, of the world, he stirs up strife and invites war. However, all signs point to a speedy end to his ill- timed efforts. Meanwhile Britain is leaving no effort untried to provide his,, country by peaceful and constitutional means the end he seeks to win by rebellion. Mr. Netram’s first-hand knowledge has proven of inestimable value to Britishers and Canadians. >S= * ■ $* # * line,” was the supply you?” farmer .turned • “THAT’S A GENTLEMAN” Just the other day a travelling .salesman representing .a, sew­ ing-machine company called on a farmer. “Do you wish .a, sewing- machine?” the salesman inquired. '“We’re supplied with a firstrate article in that reply. “Is there anything in my line with which. I can “I believe not. Thank you for calling,” and the to his work and the .salesman made the foregoing remark. ' Courtesy is a fine thing. It is the handmaid of business. is the oil of life’s machinery. It blesses him who extends it' and”him Who takes it. iSalesmen there are who .are nervy and impertinent. However, unless they reform, they are not long on the.road, for modern business, requires that its representatives be fair and well- mannered. On the other hand there are folk who do not under­ stand that the travelling salesman may be their best friend, perience .has proven this over and over again, In. any case courtesy hinders no one. Considerateness is nerve of social and business life. The Golden Rule is written only in the best of all good books, but in the red blood of existence. “I believe that as a rule we deter­ mine our own fate iby knowing when to seize the passing chance.”—My­ ron T. Herrick.* * 4= * 4: * * * * The editor of a Wall .street maga­ zine says that his wife nagged $2,- 000,000 from him. If his charge lie true, we think the nagging cham- pi on ship pennant can be given her without a contest.,!s « :!■ * * * * ’!< * An advocate of apple-eating as a substitute for smoking points out that not even the kept the doctors have known cigars anybody 'away. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Re communication in your val­ uable paper two weeks, ago allow me to .say: I think some; of our citizens have become unduly alarmed. The para­ site as they have slurringly named him, has not asked for a license foi- a Pool Room as I understand the petitioners have quoted him, but for a Billiard Parlor and Recreation Room, such as is being conducted in the greater part of organizations doing young people’s work. The man in question does not approve of the old time, Pool Room any more than these wise people of Exeter. Although he is not soliciting busi- jss or symp/a.thy because of his services, for his country to the ex­ tent of not being fit bodily to do all kinds of work in order that he may make a decent living for himself and family rather than a fat living such as was made by some, while he was suffering to make that possible for them. In several other eases where he applied for work here that he could do in every case he has be&n turned down. And it the writer of that very unkind letter had gone to the council and the citizens quietly there would not have been this contempt that seems to prevail among some. Investigation as to the 'kind oi business and how it was to be con­ ducted would have helped matters. Thanking you for space and wish­ ing alt Citizens of Exeter the best that life holds. Walter ,H. 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