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50 YEARS AGQ
Mr, Andrew -Gibson of X.sborne,
ba . purchased from Air. WM. Pick,-'
aril an ea'cellent farm on tho Themes
Roast which he paid sate sum of i;6,-
500. He takes posseesian neat fall.
Ort 1Ionday last w.a:ie Air, Hawk-
shuw,. of Blyth ,Canui ereial Hotel,
formerly of Exeter,. was driving from
Henseli to lagnniendvliie be liacl the
;misfortune to looee A pocket book
,containiu„ i about $1 ,5,
The iii hoof in section Noe..20, i.on-
don 'Township taught by Mr. W. F.
iMayc, son -of 'Mr. Thomas May, of
gxeter, shows a geed; record for
1880. During the year fourteeu.'pu-
pils iron), the fourth class. wrote at
St. Marys for admission to -the Col-
legiate l'estitute and of this number
ten were ettccessful,
At the grand sho:.e:ng match held
iu S4 ondstoek this week, Mr. S.
J~ aiirburn of the Centennial Hotel,
7Tsnsall, won the third prize.
The annual meeting. of the Ste-
phen and Ue.borne Branch Agricul-
tural Society was field In • Hawk-
shaw's Commerical Hotel, Exeter, on
Wednesday afternoon last. The eoi-
lowing officers were elected for Ale
current year: Pres., Jas. Oke; Vice -
Pres., 1•l. Melnnis; Treas.,- Jas. Pick-
ard; Secretary, A. G. Dyer; Direct-
ors, W. Lewis, 'John Glenn John
'Willis, Thos. Willis, •Thos. Russell,
John Hunter, John Fishburn, Chas.
Eaerett, Wm. Wrerry, John Del-
bridge,
Considerable disappointment !vas
telt by the skaters in town over the
fact that the grand carnival had to
be postponed owing to the unfavor-
able condition of the ice. The coni-
enittee request us to state that the
carnival will, be mold Saturday night
ice or no ice:
YEARS A00
The household effects of Air. E.
J. Siracicman were sold at .the Opera
Holtae oll Sateetiay.
AInic;r .Coward, San of fir. Thoe,
k'award, ctt Usborne, is learning the
art of barbering, with Air, A. Bast
ings.
• Mrs. ;Samuel Cobbleclieii, is conn -
fined to her bed, suffering from an
acute attack of rheumatism.
The annual meeting of the Ste-
phen .and •Usborne Agricultural So-
ciety..yas held in the 'gown Hall, en
Monday afternoon last. Air. •Thos.
Hawkins was voted to the chair. The
following offieers. were ,elected;
Pres.. John Delbri.dg'e; 1st Vice -Pres
44. Christie;: 2nd Vice -Pres„ James
Ballantyne; Directors, W. D. :Sand-
Alliston, P. AleTaggart, Wm.
Russell, John Moir, Simon Hunter,
Henry Snaith, A. Q. l3obier, and W.
R., .Elliott. •
:ill•, W. C. Huston, . who has roeen
conducting a furniture store here
for a•1inniber of years leas disposed
of the business to Messes., Atkinson
Rewe.
Arthur D. R. Duncan, son of Mr.
J. R. 'Duncan, of Usborne;' has taken
a position in the Sovereign Bank
here as Junior clerk.
The •bachelors and friends" of tele.
I "red' Elleringtbn gathered at the
harem •,f Mr. A. 'Spencer, Usborne,
Tuesday evening to do Honor to M.
Ellerin,gton in the way of -tendering
him an oyster supper on the occa-
sion of his being elected to 'the' Us
borne Council Board.
Mr. Jas. Walker, London Rad S.,
is Having the material hauled on the
ground' for the erection of a hand-
some new brick house 'the coming
summer.
For the past Si years
NMAANUFACTormo ONLY DY
THE T. MULL33URN CO., Limited
Toronto, Ont.
Her Face
Was Covered
With Pimples
, What is necessary for all those
troubled with pimples and other facial
blemishes is to put.their blood in a
good condition by banishing all the
blood impurities from the system.
Miss Annie- Pattric, Round ' Hill
Alta., writeS,--"My face •was' covered
with pimples, and my eyes were al-
ways dull. •A friend told me' to use
Burdock Blood Bitters, 'and . after
taking the first bottle my face had
improved, !and when ;I -had finished
the second. one I. could not find a
pimple on 1ny face, and my complexion
was very much improved. ee
`rl\Iy sister-in-law' has been 'taking
13. B. •B. for headaches and says there
is no other medicine as good for that
trouble," •
15 YEARS AGQ.
A 'pleasant surprise' party vas
Oven lit the bonne at Mr. and Airs.
John Luxton on Tuesday last when
those who gathered et their home
presented them with a 'beautiful big
mantel 'clock. The address, was read
by Mr. Mervin Elston and' the pres-
entation Eras inede by illy, William.
Essery:
'The following- are the newly elect-
ed officers of the hockey ,club; hon.
Pres„ Major W. J,. Seaman; Pres.,'
F, 111'. Boyle; Vice -Pres., Lieut, F:
Torrance; :Secretary -Treasurer, Clark
ence Pickard.
• The new stamp •of three dent value
is new being sent otlt at the rate of
2,000,000 a day..
Rev. Barnard, a Intimate, te, who
was formerly a ralssiorfary i.n r the
I'liillipine Islands, gave a very inter-
esting .address• on the people and. !cue;
toms of those Islands. at James St.
League on Tuesday aright,
The rooms south of Dr, Quaciceu:-
busles .office have been fitted up as.
a recruiting' office for the soldiers.
Mrs. J. A, 'Wambold was,
called to
Pt, Huron last ;Saturday awing to
the serious illness of her' sister Mrs.
Geo, Lester, who passed fkway on
Sunday.
• 'Mrs. W. johns,' Aliss O. Quante
S. 111. .Sanders and R. Phillips sang,
a vhry acceptable quartette at the
evening service 3n James' St. Church'
last •Sunday evening.
MME,. & IBIS. N, W. TIIEWAIITEA.'
FETED ON ANNIVERSARY
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Trewairtha, of Clinton, was the scene
for 'a vely 'happy social event, recent-
ly, the oecaslen'being the celebration
of the 25th anniversary of their
wedding da. ,On . December, 21,
1905, Mr. and Mrs, Trewartha ev'ere
united In marriage by Rev. Jas. Ham-
ilton, of Godericli; pastor of the
Union Presbyterian 'Church, Glider,.
ieh Township. Following the wed-
ding festivities Mr. and Mrs. Trewar-
tha left on a honeymoon trip to Lon-
don, where they were entertained
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. F,
Cletwortliy, the latter the groomis
cousin, t?1r. Trewartli,a was enga 'ed
in the teaching profession and chose
his bride from the same profession.
•Their eldest daughter, Esther, is
now in the saute profession.
Mr. Trewarthe has since then till-
ed many important positions. Wor
several years he: was manager of
the Gunn -Langlois Limited' in Clin-
ton, and. while in tlfe,t position was
•elected to represent South Huron in
the Provincial Legislature as a sup-
porter of Hon..G. Howard Ferguson.
Resigning his position with the Gunn
Langlois firm he 'opened up business
^v
Noted . conQrtist
? . sen ges on "Duchess of Berlioz d."
•
Among the distinguished passengers on the "Duchess of Iie•ford"
on her last run from England prior to undertaking the two popu-
lar West Indies winter cruises organized by Canadian Pacifiu'Steam-
ships, was W. W. Swanson, M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Economics at the
University of Saskatchewan. The Doctor, who is one of the 'hest -
known figures in the public life of Weetern Canada, is regarded as •
an authority on its economic and sociological problems and has made
several visits to Britain, Russia and other European countries to
study agrarian problems, . He is one ofthe authors of a .recent vol-
ume .on the economics of the production of wheat and is a well-
known writer and lecturer on this and allied subjects. A native of
Oshawa, Ont., he graduated at Queen's and later at the University
of Chieago,and served on the faculty of Queen's from 1908 till 1916,
when he accepted his present appointment. He has served as chair-
man du two Royal Commissions appointed by the Province of Sas-
katohewan; one on Livestock Marketing, and the other, which re-
ported this year, on. Immigration and Land Settlement. " He is also
chairman of the Committee investigating the Dairying industry in
that province.
Prof, W. W
SW,.NSON, 1bI,A., Ph,f.
Old Dug -(hut Rests From. World Cruise
•
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.616.
he old "Tillicuin", battered and
storm -torn, but
still gallant under its new teat, f paint, vas
brought from it marine graveyard on the banks of
the Thames, London recently, and placed on public
inspection in front of the famous Crystal Gardens,.
Victoria,:13.0., where .it is booming One of the sights
of` the l;ritish Colombia cap1taI.The old, dug -out
canoe 'true built 4' Indians hoar Victoria: more than
129. years ago 'and. a century' later' carri d Captain
J. C. Voss and N. IC. Luxton, Banff 'newspaper,.
man, oh a rotmd'•the-worldtrip in 1901 of 40,000
i
miles, weathering typhoons n the Pacific and hurries
canes in the Atlantic. The epee was brought to
Victoriathrough the efforts of George L 'Warren
commissioner and other officials of the Victoria andVancouver
,island Publicity bureau. Picturo shown
clpse-up of theold dug -out..
for himself in nier'rha,ndiaing Paul*
try ttalcJ eggs. This lousiness haet
been extended to• include a ebratielt
at Exeter,.
Mr. Trewartha has always taken A "
keen interest in municipal affairs::
bath in Godericli Township and in
.Clinton. He is a former. county 'war-
den, has been reeve of. Clinton far
several years.,and Was Conservative
candidate for ,South Huron in the
federal contest of July last,
•The guests who Were present et'
the silver wedding anniversary in,
eluded immediate relatiYes of both'
Ai'r. and Mrs. Trewartha, of whole
there are a number In this coniuuin-
'. There was also present Aire, D.
.Calbeck, of Hamilton anal Mr, ,and
firs, lel. %`. Cletwortiny,, ,of London,
at whose home the honey -moon was
spent.
'The home was beaut:rul with flow-
ers and. decorations la seasonable
colors. A sumptuous dinner was.
served, after which .congratulations
and best wishes were in. order. A
delightful evening was then spent in
games .and social chat. Atr. arta'
A'lrs. Trewartha were the recipients
of many' handsome gifts in silver,.
a riong • which was a ibeautillul tea
service presented by their daughters
lastlter and Wilhelmia. -
The Tenth Ontario' Boys' Parlia-
tient met in Victoria -College, Toron-
to, last weekeend is carried on tinder
exactly the same rules wui•eli govern
the regular 'deliberations of the Pre-
vincial legislature.
The engagement is a'nnotnnced of
Mien Blake, daughter of tthe , late
William and 'Harriet C0.oper, to
Charles M. Cantelon, Son of the late
Peter and Isabel Cantelon, of Clin-
ton, the wedding to take place the
end . of January.
irkere aria 'here
6801
1: orty years of .service with the
Canadian Pacific Railway have re= '
ceived recognition in the appoint-
merit of .Geprge Hodge, assistant
general manager, eastern lines, to
be manager of, the newly -created
department of Personnel of the
railway,, announced by Grant Hall,
ries-president of -the company re-
cently. / Mr. Hodge was. •specially
selected for the appointment in
view of hisewido experience in labor
'matters and his particular flair for
arbitration and kindred'activities.
•He was specially in the limelight
at -the time of the McAdoo award
when his presentation of that sit
uation evoked unstinted praise in
Canada and the United States.
Likelihood or a large entry list
'feone the Prairies for" the third
annual • lmpresb• .Hotel •Midwinter
Golf,totirnn.uient to'be played at'Vc
•toria Golf Oltib February 23-28 is
indicated in enqui`r'ies pouring in
from leading amateurs of the
plains. Last year the tourney -
brought together 150 leading ellen
'and women golfers of the North
Pacific and the Prairies and it was
the p:ainainen who upset the dope.
by carrying off important portions
of the silverware against the best
golfers of Victoria, Seattle, Van-
couver, Tacoma, Portland and
Spokane..
Since the- opening in; 1933, of the
New Brunsevick School: of;Agricul-
ture, 15Q young men have attended
the annual fall' short' 'course in
practical agriculture. . Attendance
at the 1930 course which closed
December 19. ' was the largest on
record, the number of students
registered being 35, half of them
being members of young people's
livestock and poultry clubs. The
silver cup for general proficiency
.was .awarded to Ralph H. Colpitts,
of . Petit Codiac.
So fine is the quality of the turf
,produced by Bent" Grass seed. a
comparatively new variety 'pro-•
quoad in Canada, that. during the
past five years between 50,000 and
75.000 pounds of the seed have been
exported to the United States each
year. The best quality is produced
in .Prince Edward Island and , is
used for lawns, golfing and bow.
ling greens.
Motor tourist traffic to New
Brunswick from the United States
,was 44 per cent. greater in 1930
than in the previous year, this per-
ccntage of increase -in tourist busi-
ness beitig the greatest shown by
any province of Dominion during
that year, it is claimed by the New
Brunswick Government Bureau of
Information and Tourist Travel.
Value of the trade is placed by In-
dependent estimates. at $18,000,000
in 1929 which must have been fully
maintained if not up to $20,000,000
in 1030.
One hundred pure-bred dairy
cows were recently shipped from
Vancouver to Hong Kong, being
the largest shipment of cows that'
has been made from Canada to the
Orient, Sixty per cent. of the ship -
meet were Holsteins and :the bat-•
dace Ayrshires and Guernseys,
OldDobbin
le not being Supplant- -
i` -
st
t
ed by the tractor and triotoi' car in
Canada since there=,were• in June
1080, 3,295,028 khorses oil Catladlati
fariyis compared with 3,400,352 in
•,Pune 1920, a very small decrease
lit n decade, Combined figuk'es, for
Alberta and Saskatchewan Where
there to k •constant terideaey to
mechanization in farm work, were
80,073 less 'horses than the previous
year Which practieally acooiints for
. ihe••decrease throughout the *hole.
of the Dominion.
Disposed Of,
"You remember, that clock you .sold
In.e?" asked the lady.
• "Yes, madam, I `do," .replied the
ealesman,
' "You told, me it would run eight
dayswithopt tvindl11 "
"Well, does it not, madam?"
"I don't really know. It had such a..
diabolical alarm that I didn't keep 'it
• tong enough to find out"
The. Matter.
"What's the 'matter In there?" de-
manded the clerk of a moderate -priced
hotel at the door of a room from
Whence .emanated a racket.
"Alas I" wailed the dismayed gentle -
‘men within., "Sonne fiend In human
form has decamped with my pants. I
am indeed undud 1"
Art
"Have you .e'Hr seen an Italian sun.
set?" asked the' .artist, • ,
•"No, I never have," replied the lady
in the studio%
• "Nell, that painting of mine'over
there is an Italian sunset."
"012, really!. And, does it look any=:
thing like that e
•
Heard It Before.
Church --This paper says that Chi-
nese businessmen of late years have
been conducting their affairs mdrud and
more upon a cash basis.
Gotham—Why, that's nothing neve.
"What's nothing- new?"
"No tickee, no NI—Rehear
•
She Made the Money.
• Patience—Who is the dressy lady
coming out of Glut building?" 4*
Patrice—Oh, she's an artist's model."
"And who is the seedy -looking man,
just behind her?"
"Oh, he's the artist,"
REASONS ENOUGH.
Thief Raiv Deg—Why did you resign
the honorable post' of medicine .man
and prophet of the tribe?
Doctor Rainmaker -- Because I
found that the prophet was without
honor and they honor was without
profit.
For Choice.
"It is more blessed"—we all know
The way the famous line was penned
But mast, of us prefer, I trow,
To be at the receiving end,
Quieting Hier:
New Guest—Can I get a room here
where I can get a satisfactory night's'
sleep?
hotel Clerk—Certainly. I won't
toll you what the charge is until to-
morrow.'
Still Unsettled.
"So .yoti've reeved."
"yes:'
"All settled yet?"
"Partly. The house le settled, but
'the bilis. aren't."
•
Catty Cerement.
"Mise Bertha says she has such an
elaetic nature."
"I suppose that is why she does so
much rubberiug,"
A Serious One.
"YesterclAy wtie the turning point
Gr Jiggelie's career,"
• "How So?"
auto tt rnt'd. ttirtle:'
In the Country,
°'Are you on good terms with your
city •rclntions, 11ir, .lttiral4„
„r
"Yes,h.
C, hut they don't
s elft to be on
sr.
good relations with My tering,"
One.Slded Heredity.
"Eo you believe children inherit
fatilts3"•
"Certainly. astir children get all
'theirs irons their fatitee's aide."
• irteouer
�i Re#ortCat
, ,
Some giritcan't t Maden get n Riegle
beau,'' NCW X have adtnirerai to burn."
"Now you htatfer& TheyltO itcla
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t> ZintrO'AN.Pratt
7NtnitliAhed 1$7, ll .and *PSI
'>lipliO#ed -,every+ Thursday :nor L
Nat Meter, Ontario
.SjIPSd1;Il"1IQN-42.412 per ,slam.) ,¢.
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IiATIIS-,=,Farm 9r Beal Estate: ftkt
sale Oa, each .insertion for Agit
four insertIons. 250. each inbaorra
quent insertion. Miscellaneouii ti
titles, To Rout, •SVanted,..Zoui1, 0 i
nand lOc, per line of $lx w00.14,
Beading notiees .4.0c, per ,flzer
Card of Thanks :40e, Legal.si'e
vertising 12 and .Sp..per- line. :1441
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extra Verses lac, rl.c,
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•
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DENTAL SURGEON
Office opposite new Post Office
Main St., Exeter
Telephones
Office 34w House 134
Office closed every Wednesday (ai
day) until •further notice.
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"DENTIST
Office: Carling Block
EXETER, ONT..
Closed Wednesday Atternoota •
Dr. D. A. ANDERSON
. DENT,IST
formerly, of Exeter
• has located at 205 Wortley Itoaa€.•
London, where be will 'practice/
'Dentistry
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College
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ELECTRO-TIIEEAi'Y & ULTRA..
VIOLET TREATMENTS
PHONE 70
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Sales, Etc. Rates in keeping whist
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shred, write Oscar IClopp, Zug
or phone 18-93, zttrich, Ont.•
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