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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-02-23, Page 3THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1933IHE EXEI tR ) IMESALVOCAI E MRS. HENRY R. HENPERSON Death came suddenly to a greatly esteemed resident of E&ntondville in the person of Mrs. J-inry R. Hender­ son. Deceased whose maiden name was Martha Shannon was born 71 years ago in McKillop Twp, Slur is survived by her husband and a fam­ ily of two sons and one daughter. MRS, JOHN MILLSON Mrs. John Millson, a greatly es­ teemed resident of Seaforth passed away recently following a long ill­ ness. The deceased, before her marriage jyas Miss Margaret Chris­ tina Hays. She is survived by her husband, four brothers and four sisters. A popular refrain, “Old ’flu, come again no -more!” * ******* Adds Zest to the Meal ZURICH SEAFORTH HOTELKEEPER MARKS 92nd BIRTHDAY Monday evening of last week a very successful Carnival was held. The costumes were many and of a very high order and the manger, Mr. Fred Haberer helped the event wherever ipossible. Following is the list of prize winners: National Costume, Milton Oesch, 1st; Clifford Salmon, 2nd; Gents’ Fancy,‘Albert Hess,] Arson Kelly; Ladies Fancy, Martha Heideman. Inez Ynngblut; Comic costume, H. Hess, Orval Whitmore; Ladies cos­ tume, Ruthie Johnston and Audrey Foster, Lillian Rader; Gents’ speed event, George Uttley; Ladies’ speed event, Lillian Rader and Lottie Turkheim. Judged—JLloyd Eidt, Ed, Kinsman and C. Fritz. Mr. R. F. Sitade is at Hamilton this week attending the Retail Hard­ ware Convention. Mrs. J. Sitter, of Thedford, is spending the week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schilbe. Mr. Allan Schrag, of Kitchener, spent the week-end at his home on the Goshen ’Line, North. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Weston, of Bayfield, were recent visitors with the latter’s sister Mrs. Herb Bender of the Goshen Line. Messrs. Leonard Haist and Har­ old Klopp, of Detroit, were week-end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Klopp. Mr. Jacob W. Haberer spent a week recently in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Durand are in London with their daughter who recently underwent an operation in the hospital there. Thomas Stephens, of Seaforth, one of the oldest and best known hotel­ keepers in the province, quietly ob­ served his 92nd birthday at the Queen’s Hotel here on February 15. He receiyd congratulations from many friends. Mr. Sltephens is still quite active for a man of his years. He attends church regularly and took his usual walk to the barber last week on one of the stonnest days of the season, when the ther­ mometer was 12 below zero. SAINTSBURY Death Comes Suddenly to Joseph Dobbs SLATS' DIARY . ____ / Friday—Blisters is offly sore at the drug store keeper down town, he went in there last nite and ast fer a Vienlla So- dy Water and ne gave him a Nec- tur Sody water he sed that drug store keeper shod ought to have his Deploma tuk way from him, iSaterday—Elsey gave a party to­ nite fer are croud I think she has got a lot of sence becuz lots of girls give partys on ut- her nites from Sa- terday and I think Saterday nite is lite best becuz I Hike to take a bath when I go to a party or enything. JSunday-—Ant Emmy give pa. a J a do'zen golf balls today on account of it was his berth day. She went and printed his house number and St. on all of them becuz he allways had trouble addressing the ball. Munday—Wei Jake wont get to play none enny more for a few wks becuz he f^ll outa a apple tree this morning and broke his collar bone and skun his shin bone and blacked 1 eye an broke out 2 of Iris teeth, all] so tore his pants seriously. 'Tesday—Ole Sandy Magee lost se­ veral dollars betting on the nomin­ ation at the onvenshun and he wood of camitted sueside he sed only they tryed to stick him fer the price of the bootie when he tryed to by.sum cloroform. He claimed he cuddent spare the munny. Wensday—Jeff Hix stopped over to see his fokes here yesterday, he just got out of the Pennate—he just got out of jail and diddent like it very mutch he says they hadnt put in eny Labor saveing devises sence his last time in jail, they are very unprogressif. z Thursday-^-well I spent the last nickle for sum dog meat for Gilleine dog- today. Ma was telling me Gii- lems dog went and scratched up all the spinage in are Garden so I thot he disserved a good feed. I diddnt tel ma about the meat. Sslej AgetsU: Hstbid F. ftitehie & Co,, Limited/ Toronto 76 Death came suddenly Friday, Feb­ ruary 10th to a life-long resident of this community in the person of Mr. Joseph Dobbs, who was in his 82nd year. * Mr. Dobbs had been a man who had enjoyed .splendid health up un­ til two weeks before his death, when complained of his heart and was advised by his physician to keep tc his bed. On Friday, he suffered a very serious attack of the heart but remained conscious until he slipped peacefully away. * He was borrr in Biddulph Town­ ship, the eldest son of the late Jo­ seph and Ann Dobbs. He lived all his life on the 4th concession ox Bid­ dulph until last December, when he went to live with his sister, Mrs. S. J. McLeod, of Lucan, where he died He was never married. He is sur­ vived by two brothers, Freeman A. of Lucan and Benjamin of the 4th concession of Biddulph, and two sis­ ters, Mrs. S. J. McLeod of Lucan and Mrs. Sidney Willson of^Usborne. Mr. Dobbs was of a quiet disposition, but was held in the highest esteem by a wide circle of friends. He was es­ pecially well' known, having thresh­ ed in the neighborhood for 5 2 years. ’He was a llife-long member of St. Patrick’s Church, ,Saintsbury. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon with a short service at the home or his sister, Mrs. S. J. McLeod, Lucan followed by a service in St. James’ Church, Clandeboye, under the aus­ pices of L. O. L. No. 493, of which he was a faithful member with inter­ ment in St. James’ Cemetery, Claude boye. The service was conducted by Rev. L. C. Harrison, of -Lucan in the absence of Rev. G. P.,-Parsons, Kirk­ ton, who was unable to attend on ac­ count of the snow-blocked roads. The pallbearers were Harry Hodgins, La- banna Hodgins, Sidney Hodgins, Jas Turner, "Wesley Atkinson and Hugh Carroll.* A large crowa was present to pay their last tribute of respect. MERCHANDISE SALES BY HYDRO Comparative Figures of Overhead Would be Interesting ('Goderich Star) In answer to an enquiry some in­ teresting figures of the amount of -sales by Hydro stores are published in the current issue of Hardware and Metal. ITlie Goderich store in 1931 sold $95.46 worth of appliances; Clinton, $81.27; Exeter $407.53;. Wingham $408.98. The question submitted by “Hardware Dealer” was: “Have you. any figures showing the results of the appliance retailing done by the Hydro municipalities m Ontario?” and the following is the answer; Fallowing is a statement of mer­ chandise earnings of various Ontar­ io Hydro Municipalities for the ysai ended Dec. 31, 1.931, according tc report supplied to us by courtesy the Ontario Hydro Power Commission: Brampton .....................$ 90.85 ■Chatham ...................... 718.68 Clinton ...... 812.27 Dundas ............... 306.91 Dutton ............ 29.19 Elora ....,...................... 314.18 Exeter .......................... 407.52 Goderich .... 95.46 Guelph ......................... 111.78 Ingersoll .... 168.29 London ......................... 5,582.OS Mitcheill ....................... 2,606.93 New Hamburg ............. 569.51 Niagara-on-the-Lake .... 634.20 Norwich ........................ 361.66 Petrolia .............. 173.81 Ridgetown ........ 66.14 >St. Catherines ............ 225.59 St. Marys ..................... 441.40/ Sandwich ................... 553.03 Seaforth ....................... 374.16 Simcoe ........ 199.16 Sanford Township ....... 434.89 Stratford ...................... 2,784.92 Strathroy ........... 466.42 Tillsonburg ............... 1.38 Walkerville ................... 305.98 Waterloo ...................... 649.00 Welland ....................... 2,235.57 Woodstock ... 312.25 Total af the Niagara Sys. $22,411.30 This is the end of the quotation. Figures for other than the Niagara system are also given and it is from them that we quote Wingham $409.- 98. If we are poor let us not talk poor/—nor feel poor. ******** Those sleighing -parties had unusua/lly good times. * * r * ♦ * * * Farmer Gray is getting ready for mapj,e syrup making. ******** , 'There’s always good in store for the man who does his duty. ******** A fanning mil] equipped with up-to-date screens is a real farm asset. • *•••*•• The Provincial Plowing Match is to be held next fall in Grey County. ******** 'The more driving horses there are, the better will it be for , the farmer. < * We’re glad the weatherman relented. We appreciate the fine, clear winter days. ******* * Farmers who are eager for the prosperity of the apple industry are preparing to wage war on the apple maggot. »****«»« We may have roast pork without burning the sty. Some folks seem to have overlooked, this simple principle. ** Is it soon going to be an essential of a president of the United States that he- be possessed of a bullet-proof hide? • * * • • * •* A number of car owners are talking about not taking out car licenses this year. This looks like coming prosperity. v * tc * * * * * Follk in town can. help out their country cousins by giving large orders for wood. The more money spent for Canadian products the better for Canadians. ******* * It will be a step backwards to allow the local fairs and the local plowing matches to degenerate. There’s nothing like a healthy localism to keep up country life. The public is eagerly watching members of parliament nt Ottawa and Toronto for a material reduction of their sessional in­ demnity. Our law makers should be our exemplars in matters of this kind. * * * ♦ 1 ♦ * * The Department of Agriculture is making a drive on the warble fly. The word is out that eaob^farmer for the expenditure of $2.00 may secure sufficient material to clean up his herd. Why should there not be hearty co-operation in this necessary work? GOOD WORK It seems that for twelve years the champion 'long distance butter cow has been owned in the United States. Lately that re­ cord has been eclipsed by that wonderful Holstein butter cow, Springbank Snow Countess, owned by T. R. Dent, of Oxford County. Lately Mr. Dent was banquetted by his fellow cattle men and given every honour that such men can bestow. So the championship in this line now rests with a Canadian. .Mr. Dent has worked along without any sounding of trumpets till he has accomplished a feat that commands the attention of the world. All honour to such men. ******** NOT LIKED The giving of $10,000 and $12,000 salaries to tariff' board members or to Radio Commission board members is viewed with decided disfavour by the farmers and the country people. Paring a stenographer’s salary while princely incomes are given to other folk looks like saving at the spigot while wasting at the bung. Further, why should not members of parliament attend to these radios and tariffs themselves? If the salaries referred to are to be 'paid they should <come out of the pockets of the membeys of parliament? If the members of parliament cannot do- the country's business their resignations are in order. THE REAPING TIME Japan is playing with fire when she ‘flaunts public opinion in the matter of her aggressive policy in the- East.. History is not a matter of today or tomorrow. It deals with timeless issues. If Japan is dead certain that the rest of the world is si'ck of war and reluctant to send ships and armies to the defence of China, she should remember that the eyes of the world are not closed to what she is doing now. lit may be in a decade or it may be in a. century, but Japan will reap what she is sowing today. If Japan insists on sowing wheat, she will reap her terrible harvest when the autumn sowing tares while her sister nations are sowing wheat, she will reap her terrible harvest when the autumn comes. 'That’s as cer­ tain as death. * ******* NO CRICKET A somewhat noisy radio broadcaster announced the other ev­ ening that a cheeky reporter had asked a woman in public life if she were on her way to get the house ready for the return of her husband who was abroad. The reply of the lady was given and broadcast to the whole of North America. Ail of which is not cricket and has brought down on the re­ porter and the .paper lfe represented and the broadcaster the con­ tempt of all decent people the world over. Further, the lady her­ self has sunk in the estimation of ail who prize selfrestraint. This keyhole inquisitiveness is a -poor, vulgar, illmannered tiling. Worse still, is the wav some public folk have of telling of the intimacies of private life. We cannot have too much of prudent dignity. ***•*•*» NOT SO BAD HERE Word came that when President-elect Roosevelt returned to New York and its precincts that he was accompanied by a body­ guard suggestive of a company of soldiers. On arriving at his destination ho was met by a similiar body of mon. And all that because lie had been shot at. In Canada we have no occasion for boasting. We are made of very much the same stuff as our American cousins. We are no better and no worse than are they. Yet wo have, a tradition in Canada that it does not pay anyone to shoot at anyone else. That is a fact that is deeply stamped on the minds of everyone old enough to think. That sort of thing simply is not done here. Further, wo .do not believe in letting everyone who cares to do so, carry deadly weapons. Anyone found doing so without proper license is punished and punished without appeal. Further, our officers are educated to do tlioir duty. Judges have a similiar tradition, kur- thort our law officers are expected to get the criminal, if the of­ ficers do not get the lawbreaker, they are got out of office as soon as possible. All this makes for the safety of our public men. T Eb dni z,Fr«sh from the Gardens" JAMES ST. AV. M. S. The postponed February meeting of the James St, W. M. St was held in the church .parlors on Friday af­ ternoon last. Group number two with Mrs. ,J. W. Down as convenor gave a very fine program. The 'third chapter of the Study Book dealing with the early missionary enterpris­ es of the Gongregationalists, Metho­ dists, Presbyterians was given by Mrs. J. M. Southcott. The devotion­ al topic "The Woman in the Home” was very ably taken by Miss C. Ves­ per. Mrs. P. Frayne read the Scrip­ ture Lesson to which Mrs. Down added some appropriate comments. Mrs. Down also gave a thoughtful reading on “The Two Candles” urg­ ing the members to make the best use of their talents. A pleasing con­ tribution to the program was a solo by Mrs. J. H. Stainton, Mrs. M. Hey­ wood, vice-pres., presided over the business meeting. Mrs, J. W. Dawn and Mrs. E. 'Stone were appointed representatives from James St. to arrange ifor World’s Day of Prayer,, March 3rd. The rabbit would be a ferocious animal if the .furriers called him the same names in life that they ap­ ply to him in death. MISS KATHARINE LECKIE WRITES FROM MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND Interesting Impressions of Life on Quaint and Remote Spanish Pos­ session—Majorcans Are Never in a Hurry and do Tilings "Tomor­ row”—Nanny-Goats are Plentiful —Baths Not Popular. Miss Katherine Leckie R. N., daughter of Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Leckie, of Motherwell, who is prac­ tising her profession on the Island of Majorca has favored the Sit. Marys Journal-Argus with a very interest­ ing letter:— Dear Mr. Eedy,— When I wrote you from Marseil­ les I was just leaving for my des­ tination at Majorca, and I have now been on this island, and in its capital city of Palma, for more than a mouth. I am living with two quaint old Spanish ladies, and my room is a tower which has been erected on the roof of their big old-fashioned house. I have a door opening out upon the flat roof, from which there is a gorgeous view out over the coast line of the island, and the wide Mediterranean Sea. Often in the morning a lovely soft haze lies over the scene, which only gradually lifts and begins to show the masts and funnels in the port, and the outline of the rocky shore. In the evening too the colours are rich and beauti­ ful. From the roof of this house rises a huge wooden windmill which spreads its wings to the breeze and provides us with our supply of wa­ ter from some region below. And in the garden round the house, even at this season of the year there is abun­ dance and variety of bloom. A high wall encloses the house and garden the gate being kept closely locked and one has to ring a bell from th? outside, just as we ring on the front door in Canada. In a grassy place behind the house my old ladies keep a nanny-goat tied With a long rope to a corner of the house. I have al­ so noticed many sisters of this use­ ful and peaceful animal tethered to houses in other parts of the town Many people also have one or two turkeys, generally only one, also fas­ tened by the leg, and growing fat for the Christmas dinner. Donkeys tec are numerous on the streets, dili­ gently drawing their loads, and add­ ing their loud hee-haw to the mingl­ ed noises of the street and market place. Mules also are common, but far more sound than with us in Can- far more sound than with us in Can­ ada, tho drivers always seeming tc be tooting their horn^ perhaps be- cause many of the streets are nar­ row and crowded. When one is in a quiet church, the sound o.f the mo­ tor horns, outside is almost contin­ uous and musical. Quaint Habits of Spain My two old Spanish ladies speak no other language than their own. and I do not believe they can read. At least they never do read. One of them fell sick, and I gave her a little attention, but I hear from some of the neighbors that she did not al­ together approve of my treatment. She thinks. I wanted to give her a bath too often. And evidently ever since the time of the great Queen Isabella, this is out of fashion. Was it not Queen Isabella who as a result of some vow, against the use of wa­ ter, started the colour called the Is­ abella yellow. My Spanish ladles like other Spanish people, are never in a hurry. It is always “Manana.. Manana, to-morrow, tomorrow,” And it seems to me that I remember hearing an old proverb, "Let tne news of my death come from Spain,’ because in that case it would always be late in coming. I must try to stir up some of the Spanish doctors upon whom I have been calling and get them out of this “Manana” ha­ bit. An Historic Land The parts of Majorca which I have seen have many marks of ancient life and civilization, traces of zhe old Baleares, or Slingers, from, whom young King David must have learn­ ed his skill with the sling. There are also Roman remains, and buildings left by the Vandals and, the Moors through the long centuries. The Cathedral of Palma is very stately and delicate. I go to some of the services, and love the music. I am also becoming able to follow the sermon preached in Spanish, And. it does not seem hard to learn to talk to the people on the street or in homes. On the street, when one asks any direction or help, the people follow along giving far more assist­ ance tahn is needed. One day, I ask­ ed th way to the green-house, and a man took me all the way almost a mile out of the town. They seem anxious to be useful to poor strang­ ers like me. I have already had a number of patients, the first of them being an Am'erican visitor who had found the Spanish cookery unsuitable to his digestion, I am afraid that this of­ ten happens. There are many Eng­ lish and American people here at the hotels, and there is expectation. I am told, of a good season. Con­ trary to my own plans, I may have to leave this Island for a few months. I have just received a mes­ sage from England asking me to pack up and come over to a place in Devonshire, and take .charge of a patient who has been ordered to go away on a three months’ journey of convalescence to the eastern Medi­ terranean. In all likelihood I shall take this engagement, and. leave for England within a few days, traveling by way of Barcelonia, Paris and Cherbourg. yours truly KATHARINE LECKIE FREE TRIAL OFFER KRUSCHEN If you have never tried Kruschen—try it now at our expense. We have distributed a great many special “ GIANT ” packages which make it easy for you to prove our claims for yourself. Ask your druggist for the new “ GIANT ” 75c. package. This consists of our regular 75c. bottle together with a separate trial bottle-—sufficient for about one week. Open the trial bottle first, put it to tho test, and then, if not entirely convinced that Kruschen does everything wo claim It to do, tho regular bottle is still as good as new. Take it back. Your druggist is authorised to Totum your 75c. immediately and without question. You have tried Kruschen free, at our expense. What could bo fairer ? Manufactured by E. Griffiths Hughes, Ltd,, Manchester, Eng. (Estab. 1756). 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