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ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11th, 1934
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SIXTIETH YEAR, NO. 2826
EXCEPTIONAL VALUES IN i
Ladies’ Misses’ & Children’s
Fall and Winter Coats
We have never before been able to offer such exceptional values in
coats as for the present season. These coats are moving out fast so make
your selection while the stock is still large. We have small sizes, half
sizes for short stout figures, regular and outside sizes.
We have a few coats for other sizes at real bargain prices 4
' as low as - - -each
MEN’S WINTER OVERCOATS
$15.00 $17.50 $19.00 $25.00
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$13.00
New Guard models—Form Fit and Ulsters, Oxford Greys, Silvertones and Browns.
Our assortment of Overcoats is complete. Come in and see the new Coats while the se
lection is large. You will like them.
Leather Coats Windbreakers, etc.
Horsehide and Sheep Leather Coats, plain or belted models, plain or fur collars priced
at $7.00 up to $14.00 according to kind.
500 yards more White Flannelette on Sale
Our sale of White Flannelette was so popular last week that we are offering five hun
dred yards more this week at the same prices 14c., 17c. and 22c. per yard. Get a good sup
ply at these prices.
Ladies’ Silk and Wool Hosiery
39c. a Pair or 2 Pairs for 75c.
10 dozen Ladies’ Fall and Winter weight Silk and Wool Hosiery, good range of shades
A real bargain this month at 39c. or 2 pair for 75c.
Complete showing of Fall and Winter Hosiery, Underwear, Dresses, Gloves, Scarfs,
Etc, at very reasonable prices-
All, Wool Blankets and Bed Covers at Last Season’s Prices.
SUPERIOR CHAIN STORE
GROCERY SPECIALS FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
I, R. CARLING, K.C. PASSES
Exeter this week mourns the loss
of one of its leading citizens in the
death of Mr. Isaac Routledge Carl- j ing, K. C., who was well known and
highly respected throughtout the
district. Mr. Carling passed away
in Victoria Hospital, London, on
Tuesday morning about 11 o’clock
at the age of 66 years, his birthday
being the last day of September. The
deceased contracted a cold which
was followed by complications and j for several days he was confined to
jliis home. On Thursday of last
week lie was removed to the hospit
al in London and towards the end | pneumonia developed. The deceased
i wais a life-l'ong resident of Exeter, j being the youngest son of the late
(Isaac and Ann Carling. He was a
nephew of the late Sir John Carling, | eno time Post Master General and
(Minister of Agriculture for Canada,
i His father was Exeter’s first reeve
in 1874. His early education wais
■received at the Exeter public school
'after which he attended the St.
Thomas Collegiate Institute where I he secured his matriculation. He
| graduated in arts from the Univers
ity of Toronto and later attended
| Osgoode Hall. After being called
to the bar he entered into law par
tnership witlixtlie late Judge Lewis
H. Dickson with wh'oni he was as
sociated for seventeen years. For a
number of years he had been in
partnership with Mr. James Morley.
About four years ago Mr. Carling
was appointed a K. C. by the Hon.
Howard Ferguson, the two men be
ing classmates at Osgoode Hall.
Mi’ Carling was one of the honor
ary presidents of the Exeter Horti
cultural Society. He was a lover of
flowers and the
surrounding his home is,
standing beauty spot,
flowers of all kinds were his partic
ular delight, especially roses and he
possessed many rare and beautiful
specimens. He is survived by one
brother and four sisters, William, of
town; Misses Elizabeth, Mary and
Ida at home; Mrs. Reginald Elliott,
of Toronto. He was a member of
the Trivitt Memorial Church and in
politics yas a Conservative. A pri
vate funeral service will be held at
the home Friday af.terno'on at 2 p.m.
and at 2.3 0 a public service will be
held at Trivitt Memorial Church con
ducted by Rev. M. A. Hunt. Service
at the grave will be under the di
rection of Lebanon Forest Lodge
A. F. & A. M.
NEALE-STACKHOUSE
A lovely autumn wedding was
solemnized at '5.30 Saturday after
noon, October 6tli, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Stackhouse, of
Brueefield, when tlieir eldest daugh
ter, Leila Grace, became the bride
of Mr. Tom. Stanley Neale, of Ham
ilton, son of Mr. and Mrs, W. H.
Neale, of Thorold. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. W. A. Bremner.
To the strains of Lohengrin’s Wed
ding March played by Miss Pearl
the bride entered tfie room
look-
spacious grounds
a an out-
Shrubs and
Wood,
on the arm of her father and ___
ed charming in a-dress of wine opera
silk velvet with silver slippers and
wore a rhinestone bracelet, the gift
if the groom and bandeau to match
and carried a beautiful bouquet of
Julianna Hill roses and lily of the
valley, Mbs Eva Stackhouse, sister
of the bride, acted as bridesmaid,
wearing a dress of brown crepe with
metallic trimming and accessories
to match and carried a bouquet of
Talisman roses. Mr. Elwood Stack
house of Guelph brother of the bride
supported the groom. The bridal
party took their places beneath an
arch decorated with evergreens and
autumn flowers. During the signing
of the register Miss Wood sang “At
Dawning.” The guests were invited
to the dining room where a dainty
luncheon was served, the room be
ing decorted in pink and white, cen
tered, by a large white bell. Assisting
in serving were Misses Pearl Wood,
Meta Salter, Jean Sheere and Celia
Christie, of Exeter, Guests were pres
ent from Thorold, Guelph, Auburn,
Blyth and Whitechurch. The groom’s
gift to :the bride was an aeropack,
to .the bridesmaid a silver bracelet,
to the groomsman, a military brush
and comb set and to the pianist a
silver compact. The -bride and groom
left on a motor trip to Ottawa
Quebec and Northern points, the
bride wearing a tree bark suit with
Persian Lamb trimming and access
ories to match. On their return they!
will reside in Hamilton where the
groom is on the staff of the Bank
of Montreal. The bride for several
years conducted a beauty parlor in
Exeter’ and was very popular among
a wide circle of friends who will
join with the Times-Aidvocate in ex
tending . best wishes to the happy
couple.
WANDERS ALL NIGHT
IN DAZED CONDITION
After wandering all night in a
dazed condition Percy 0Wil!is, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Willis, of
Stephen township, was found in the
fields by some of the neighbours
Wednesday morning of last week
and was taken to his home where
for several days he remained in, an
unconscious condition. Percy had
gone across the fields on horseback
the previous evening and was re
turning about midnight. His path
crossed the railway track and the
horse he was riding ran into an iron
gate. Both horse and rider were
thrown for some distance. The foll
owing morning while going to .the
field for the horses a neighbor found
him. He regained consciousness >on
Sunday and is improving a little
each day.
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Wm. H. Partlo
FOOT SPECIALIST
Maker of Featherweight
Arch Supports to Individujal
Impression
Graduate of Stephenson
Laboratory in Foot Correction
Boston, Mass.
Has taken over the business
known as the
Peoples’ Cash Shoe Store
Exeter Ont.
Proper Shoe Fitting at
Economy Prices
Mrs. Wm. H. Partlo
Agency
Genuine English
JAEGER YARNS
Free Directions and
Knitting Instructions
DEPOT BROKEN INTO
DEATH OF C. T. BROOKS
P. & G. Naptha Soap................10 bars 29c.
Raspberry or Strawberry Jam, 32 oz. 25c.
Bulk Soap Chips.............................3 lbs. 23c.
Fry’s Cocoa.............................1-2'lb. tin 23c.
Handy Ammonia .................... per pkg. 5c.
Pickling Onions..................10 lbs. for 13c.
Cooking Onions.................50 lbs. for 55c.
Citrons, .... medium 10c. large 2 for 25c.
Apples, Snow or Cooking . . per basket 35c
Pie Pumpkins.................each 5c. and 10c.
Phone 32 Jones & May P!"!"s32
FREE!for the month of October , FREE!DANCE
With every 1 lb. tin of Old English paste floor wax we will
give free, 1 bottle Old English Furniture Polish
With every tin Johnson’s Paste Floor Wax we will give
1 handy wax applier.
8.30 pan. to 12 pan.
SHORTY GRANT and his
HURONIANS
EyERY SATURDAY NIGHT
EXETER OPERA HOUSE
OLD ENGLISH FLOOR WAX
JOHNSON’S FLOOR WAX . ..
OLD ENGLISH NO-RUB WAX
OLD ENGLISH NO-RUB WAX
JOHNSON’S GLO-COTE WAX
JOHNSON’S GLO-COTE WAX
CHAN FLOOR WAX ..................
FIAWE’S FLOOR WAX.............
EXCELL-ALL FLOOR WAX . .
JOHNSON’S LIQUID WAX ..
JOHNSON’S LIQUID WAX . . .
59c. a lb.
59c. a lb.
pts. 69c.
qts. 98c.
, pts. 69c
. qts. 98c
a50c.
43c.
29c.
50c
85c.
a
a
a
a
lb.
lb.
lb.
PL
qt.
Have that furnace thoroughly overhauled before the cold
weather sets in.
STOVEPIPES ...
FURNACE PIPES
15 & 20c. lengths
......... 65c. length
TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD
I Mil
There were four hat pools of
twenty five dollars each sold around
town for four games of the World’s
Series, 'besides several smaller ones.
One young man won a twenty-five
dollar hat pool one day, a five doll
ar hat pool another day and also
picked the winning ticket for anoth
er man on one of the other twenty-
five dollar pools.
Ah item in the Toronto Globe last
week stated that hope had been,
abandoned for the finding of Hillfe
Lumley, graduate of Che University
of Ohio, who has been missing in
Glacier park on the Canadian bor
der since October 18t>h. It, is believ
ed that he may have fallen into the
lake while mountain climbing. Mt.
Lumley is a cousin of w. C. Pearce
of town.
died in California'
Word has just been received of
the death of Frederick Southcott,
which occurred in Venice California
on. October 3rd. ,Mr. Southcott, who
was well known and highly respect
ed had/ been in failing health for
some time, He was born in London
in 1863 and spent his boyhood in
Exeter Ontario. With his brother,
the late Geo, W» Southcott he con
ducted a tnerchaht tailoring estab
lishment on Queen St. Parkdale for
rpany yeans, Mr. Southcott has re
sided in California for the past 20
years returning each year to spend
the summer at Grand Bend. He is
survived by his widow, formerly
Helen Rennie and two sons, Charles
afid Milne, of Venice California,
Admission 10 cts. entitles purchaser
to One Free Dance
BINGO
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12th
Canadian Legion Rooms
Fifteen Pizes—Fowl
THE LATE HUGH SPACKMAN
Another of Exeter’s native sons,
who for many years was actively
associated with its business inter
ests has passed away in the person
of Mr. Hugh Spackman. Mr. Spack
man died in the Guelph General
Hospital on Wednesday morning
following a paralytic stroke he suf
fered on Friday of last week. Up
until that time he had been feeling
tine and had. visited in Exeter at
Fair time. Tihe deceased was bom in
Exeter 78 years ago and for many
years conducted a hardware business
here selling out 14 years ago to Mr,
B. W. F. Beavers. Of late he has
been making his home with his son
Clifford, of Guelph. Mr. Spackman
took an active interest in the muni
cipal life of Exeter and for years
served on the council and as reeve.
He was at one time Warden of the
County and for a number of years
was a county commissioner, He was
also a past malstfer of Lebanon For
est Lodge. He was united in mar-
rage with jane Isobel Weekes who
predeceased him in March 1025. Be
sides his son Clifford he is survived
by a son Earl, manager of the Bank
of Montreal at Tweed and also by
his brother Edward, of Toronto.
The remains are being brought to
Exeter Friday afternoon when a
private service will be held at the
Exeter cemetery.
An old and esteemed resident of
Exeter passed .away Saturday, Oct.
6th in the person of Charles Thomas
Brooks, aged S4 years, 11 months
and 20 days. The deceased had suf
fered with heart .trouble for .a num
ber of years and about three weeks
ago suffered a paralytic stroke
which was followed by pneumonia.
Mr. Brooks for many years was the
express agent in Exeter and carried
the mail between the station and
the post office. He was born in
Darlington Township near Oshawa
on October 17th, 1849, the son of
Daniel Brooks and Mary Manning
Brooks, who came to Canada from
England that same year. At the age
of nine years, after the death of his
mother he came to Exeter to live
with his sister, the late Mrs. Chas.
Snell. When seventeen years of age
he started to learn the blacksmith
trade with the late. John Trick and
after serving four years as appren
tice he worked at Crediton. Later
for a short time he was employed
with R. Monteith at Farquhar. In
1873 Mr. Brooks went to Brussels
where he married Ann J. Watson,
who predeceased him in 18S3. Re
turning to Exeter in 18S4 Mr. Brooks
spent a year here and then left for
Winnipeg. He returned to Exeter
in 1SS8 when he w.as married to
Mary Taylor, daughter of the late
John Taylor cf town. Returning to
Winnipeg that year they remained
until I960 when they again return
ed to Exeter when Mr. Brooks took
over the express and mail business
from the late Mr. Snell. He con
tinued the express business for eigh
teen years and had the mail contract
for 25 years, retirng in 1925 owing
to failing health. His second wife
predeceased him in May 1913. Since
that time his sister-in-law, Miss E.
Taylor, has 'been caring for him. The
funeral, private, was held from his
late residence Monday afternoon con
ducted by Rev, J. H. Stainton.
service by the I. O. O. F. was held
at the.Messrs. Walter Harness, E. M. Dig-
nan, T. Pryde, R. G. Seldon, R. N.
Creech and W. W. 'Taman. Among
those from a distance who attended
the funeral were Mr. W
and Mr
Mich
ing,
sdn,
the deceased
Morgan, of Sandwich
Andrew Cook, c2
Gloin, of .
G. Pearson, .Mrs. Bonnie,
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grave.
iley Brooks,
S. Henderson, of Owosso,
’ "vs. Hurry, of Lans-
Arthur Jones, of Hender-
, all nephews and nieces of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
d..kh: Mr. and,Mrs.
of St. Thomas: 'Mrs.
Yarmouth Centre; Mr. A.
.2. ‘ , Mr. and
Mrs, Cottle,' of London; Mrs. Robt.
Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Morley
Wiaas of Granton.
., Mr. arid Mr
Mrs. ‘ ----
Mich
Mr. Esll Heywood is confined to
his bed through illness.
CHATTAUQUA AT CREDWON
•Chautauqua patrons in this com
munity will remember with pleasure
the address delivered by Dr. Hsieh
a few years ago. Dr. Tehyi Hsieh
is returning to Cred!ton on Friday
ovening of this week and already a
■number have stgnifed their intention
Of ihearing him. Dr. Hsieh will
speak oh the Manchurian question.
His lecture will undoubtedly prove a
rare treat as he is. an outstanding
Chinese.' As a prelude to the lec
ture a musical program will be given
by outstanding artists,
Tuesday night the
was broken into as
garage at Dashwood,
were entered by the
a pane of glass and in
Sometime
eter station
also Wein’s
Both places
•breaking of
both places a small amount of loose
change was stolen. As far aS can be
learned nothing else was taken.
Ex-
was
been IMrs. Hy. Welsh, who has
confined to her home through ill
ness is slowly improving.
Mrs. C. A. Southcott, who on Wed
nesday of last week underwent an
operation for the removal of a cata
ract from his right eye in Victoria
Hospital, London, has made splen
did progress during the week.
Mr. Frank Strange, who is employ
ed as .a clerk with Cairncross & Law
rence, druggists, London, was taken
ill with appendicitis and on Satur
day last underwent an operation at
St. Joseph’s Hospital. He is at pres
ent making a satisfactory recovery.
Ann iver sary
— and
Thank-Offering
— at —
Thames Road Church
on
Sunday, Oct. 14
Services at 11 a.m. and 7.30 pan.
The guest speaker for the day will be
REV. W. I). MCDONALD, B.A., B.D-
of Agincourt United Church
Mr. Elliott, of Teeswater will be
the soloist
ANNOUNCEMENT
Having secured the services of Mr. Sam’l Chambers as
Head Mechanic we are in a position to service all makes of
cars, tractors and also acetylene welding.
We appreciate your business. Be sure and get our new
reduced prices when contemplating a repair job.
They are right and satisfaction guaranteed.
f Snell Bros. & Co
Phone 100
— THE —
Carolina Jubilee Singers
ARE COMING TO
Main Street United Church
Wednesday, October 17th, 1934
and will give a varied program of musical numbers,
readings, etc.
They appeared here last December and were much
appreciated by a crowded house
Come and enjoy a night with the Colored Singers
Program at 8.15 p.m.
Admission—35c.Children 20c.
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF MAIN ST UNITED S. &
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