The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-01-15, Page 6111.11SEAT„ ;,1*AN,17,41,0r i0, :[9.3
1HE EXETER TIMES,A0v0C4TE
leading Events. of1930
ef Intereet Taken From the
riles of 1140 ThaeSeativoctite ter
the Year 1930.
slallatary aand
iViessrs. Harv.ey Pollen and Those
Coates purchased from Mr,
-Snell, the eervice it of the Clieva
&Vat Garage.
January Oth
'The !Short Course in Horne Hen-
aanakee aud Agriculture opened in Ex,
eter Ma Monday with Mr, G. A. Mc-
Cague, and M. Ian MacLeod in
acharge.
Dr. Orme, of Crediton, sold lila
Dractice to Dr. Railton, o Brant-
ford.
' january atith
Exeter Rural District reduced the
%ratervice charges to the Rural Hydro
eteers.
Rev. IL Savage, of Pontiac, Mich.,
sdid not arrive to give his lecture in
the Main Street Clirch.
January :V.:1rd
The Women's Association of the
James St, United Church are redec-
crating the :auditorium of the
iebencb.
(Mr. W. A. Elliott, of the Cana
-
Allan. Bank of Commerce staff has
-been transferred to St. Catharines.
111r. H, C. Sweetlove Is taking his
• January 30th
rThe Exeter 'Women's Institute
tendered a banquet to the young
men and women who attended the
Short Course. •
• Over. twenty Exeter hockey fans
were storm bound at Lucan on
'Thursday, the night of the Buffalo
-.London game.
February Oth
Mitchell won the rouna in the
junior Hockey. It too] t three games
to put Exeter out of the running in
favour of Mitchell.
Exeter hockey fans again battled
the storm to take in the play-off
with Mitchell.
1eUreittry.13th
The annual High Scheel: Cern-
umucementaawes held ou Friday °eV -
ening.
111r. Ove a Geiger .and. lUs suppert-
ers protested 'the .election of Mr.
Robert Higgins on the grounds that
ILC was one of the Old Age Pension
vpbruary goth.
1,1Ti.ela, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Albert'
T. Harness- had his leg amputated In
Vietorie Hospital, London, following
en accident on Saturday.
Two weeks apeeial course in Farm
Machoeies are being held in Exeter.
toebrnory 27th
The re -opening service of the
James Street United Church was held
an Sunday last.
Mr. H. Freeborn Johnston, wife and
two children are visiting the fartn-
er's parents air. and Mrs. W,
Johnston, after six years spent in
Australia.
March eith
Rev' Edward ShePpard, a former
Pastor of James St. United church
died suddenly Sunday evening at his
hoine in Hamilten.
Story Telling Contest was held In
Sienior's Rall on Tuesday evening.
• March 13th
Men's Banquet held in Caven Pres-
byterian church on Wednesday ev-
enirg,
1.eoanrd, Roy and Leola aelety Web-
ber passed away on March 4th and
30, twin son and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Webber.
March 20th
The Canadian Chautauqua Festiv-
al visited Exeter four .days last week
alre Chas. Dayman underwent:. an
operation in Victoria Hospital, Lon-
don.
Mrs. Wm. ICernick broke her right
arm when she fell down the cellar
steps,
Miss' Lavine Smith, of Crediton,
dialcicated her " right wrist while
cranking the car.
Marche #7th
Mr. and Mrs.. John Strange cele-
brated their silver wedding -anniver-
sary on woong.silaY evening.
Mr. C. E. TuekeY purcnased free;
Mr. JOU W. Taylor the home on
Carling Street. ,
Mrs. Vinetta, Mallard passed away
on Friday, March 21st,
CecIl j, 40
Stewart purchased. from
Air. Ulric Snell the building aud ser-
vice end of the Huron Garege.
Mr. E, Knight ,sold his farm tq
Mr. Ernest
Wilmer Elford, eon of Mr, :and
aers. P.Elford, died on Friday the
result of an accident when he was
accidentally stnick by NI% Easton,
April oth
The contract for paving Highway
No. 4, from Kippen to Exeter was
awarded to Boss & Brazier,
Mr. Wesley H. Harvey has been
named .chairman of the Newly or-
ganized .Saskatchewan Farmers' Po-
litical, Association.
April 17th
games St. 'Unitee enurch choir
presented the Operetta entitled, 'The
Gipsy Queen' in the Opera House. on
Friday evening.
.Mrs. Albert Hernickis moving to
Toronto to join Mr. Iernick who is
employed there,
April 24th
The borne of! Mr. Orville •Cann, of
Ueborne, was ;destroyed by fire on
Saturday afternoon.
;Clifford 'import wlatle driving an
automobile. collided:with Eldon Kea-
ing on his -motorcycle.
May 1st
Bagshaw Transport landed a ship-
ment to • Goderich of 250 -tons of
canned goods from Dothinion
, •
Partial eclipse of the sun was v•I's•
Ible OW Medea' afternoon: ' • '
111r, J. Maclntyre, of London, °sta-
tioned at Exeter for this district as -
service man for the Bell Telephone.
May Sth
Dr. D. A. Anderson is returning
Chevrolet offers
.performance, greater i eanty
at lower cost than ever before
THE COACH
... and in Addition Roonsier A
Fisher Bodies . . . Greater
.Comfort . . . De Luxe Wire •
: Wheels
THE distinction achieved by the handsome
-111- new body lines, de luxe wire wheels and
added wheelbase of the new Chevrolet Six is
evident. And beneath the hood is a six -cylin-
der, 50 -horsepower motor. It is a pleasure to
drive the new Chevrolet because six cylinders
are so smooth and quiet and restful.
The new car has many other features certain
to appeal to every buyer in the low price field.
Exceptional power and acceleration. Finger-
tip control of the wheel in turning and park-
ing. Rugged frame and axles. Roomier inter-
iors. Unusual economy of gas and oil. And
new, low priced , . . the lowest at which any
Chevrolet has ever been introduced.
Chevrolet's policy has always been one of amp
vice to the public . . ..The GMAC plan of
deferred payments offers the lowest financing
charges in the industry.. . . and the General
Motors Owner Service policy assures lasting
satisfaction,
NEW LOW ,PRICES
The'Standard
Roadster- - a,8610
The Sport Roadster - 610
The Phaeton e• • 655
The Coach - • - - 695
The Standard Coupe 695
The Standard Five-
Window Coupe - $705
The Sport Coupe • 745
(With Rumble Seat) •
The Super Sport
Iteaclster - 760
The Standard Sedan 820
The Special Sedan • 840
Prices at factory, Oshawa. Taxes bitmpers and spare
tire extra. Complete line IV Commercial Cars and
Trucks from $470 up.
MIo..S.-'1*11- Dealer, Exeter
,se
C3-36
from 'Winnipeg and is opening up
an office in Loudon.
••SeYere windstorm passed ever title
• section on 'Thursday. Mr. John
Iletchluson lied part of born roof
blown. off. .13. iMaitins, Rd. Hunter:
and Wan. Etberington also had dam,
• age 'down to their preperty..
May laeth,
Mr. W. Hatter's dairy barn was.
struck by lightning eluting the Men-
der storm on Tue§day.
MisseAlice Hoffman, of Deeltwood,
won the gold Model at the musical
spring destivil in Stretford.
aley Wed
Mr v Russell Redden 'suffered a
compoundf fracture of the leg in an
accident at the Exeter race track on
Saturday efternoen,
Rev, C. F. Clarke and choir, of
North St. United cherele Goderich,
exchanged services Sunday evening
with Rev. D. McTavish and 'choir of
.Ames St. United ohorob.
May 29th
Tile fine home of M. Nelson ,Coul-
tis was destroyed by fire Fridayeev-
ening of last week. •
Mr. Victor J. Kestle, .0ecretary of
the Cenadien Canners, 'was prompt-
ed to the shipping departineet at
the head office at Hamilton,. •
June 8th
!Saipertest Co. of London, purehas-
ed the garage occupied by Mr. Milo
Snell, the property of the late Chas,
13. Snell. ,Mr. Front Coates also
purchased the store and property
now occupied 'by him as a grocery
store.
N, 1,9'. Trewartha is the unania
mous choice .of the Conservative
party at a Convention of the Liberal -
Conservatives of South Huron at
Henna on Thursday.
:few 1.2th
New' Post Office opened on June,
12th•te the public.
The Eiteter Branch qf the Cana-
dians Legion was formally 'presented
with its charter on Thursday evene
ing.
June loth
A whirlwind passed' over a por-
tion of Ueborne and Hibbert .ori Mon-
day and did damage to the proper-
ties of Alfred ;Buchanan and Grant
Ryck m eh.
Dr. J. M. Harvey left )Monday for
Edam, .Sask., wherehe has opened
'up a medical practice. -•
• Dr. Stuart •Stanbary has been aP-.
pointed resident physician at a pri-,
vete 'hospital at Gravenhurst, Mus-
koka.
,June 20th
Mr, Grant sanders ;Mimed from
a motor trip through the United
States to California. • •
Mr. and Mrs. "Chas, Isaac, .of Lon-
don, met with an auto accident on
the Lucan hill while ,cal their way to
attend Decoration Day service % at
the Exeter cemetery. :
July 3rd •
Dr: Harry Selden takes over. prac-.
lic'e at Sherbet Lake near KingScon.
Mrs. . Gordon Wright, National.
President of the W.C.T.U., died sud-
denly at her home in London on
Thursday of last week. . .,
July 1.0th ' :
Mr. Sandy Elliotand two sons,
Harold and Howard left Tuesday for,
a trip to the West.
- Mr. O. Crawford, of the Exeter
Rural Hydro, had a nerrow escape
while working on a hydro line at
Grand Bend when he tame in con-
tact with a live wire
•
i July 17th.
Nfessrs. W. L. Kress, H. C. Sweet -
love and Ted. Taman, niet with an,
accident while on their way. to Lone
elon in the former's car.
Hensall won the first half of the
baseball schedule in Exeter by the
score of 4 to 3. .
July 24th
Hon. H. R. Bennett .visited Exeter
• on July 23rd and spoke to a large
crowd in Victoria Park.
Centralia congregation decided to
erect -a new parsonage in the fall.
The official nomination was held
in the Town Ball, Hermit, en Mon-
day.
July 31st
Hon. H. R. Bennett, leader of the
Conservative party becomee,Canada'.8
.new Premier,
Thos. McMillan re-elected in S.
• Huron with a majority Of 381.
August 7th .
Pilot Gerald Fitton was, drowned
When he was forced down with his
plane in Lake Ontario near Bright-
on; Terry McGovern who accompan-
ied him was rescued.
Cn Friday eveniag of last week
the Centralia Creamery *as entered.
and seventeen boxes of butter Were
'stolen; also G. J. Cochrane's refresh-
ment booth and Mr. C. Trick's store
at Crediton were entered.
• August 14th
The drought in South Huron IS
proving decidedly serious.
• In the last scheduled game Of the
season Clinton and Exeter played
• to a draw.
• August 21st
the garage owned by ar. Victor
Snell, of Lucan, was entered Monday
Morning °and about $3 5.0 0 le eash
was atoleit,
.!Fire broke out in the hare of Mrs.
. Chas. Piton on the property of mr.
•1.seilas Jolne . Olt Tuesday afternoon,
. Owing 0 the'ProMpt Actin of the
'Exeter firemen it was soon nder con -
...trot
• Attettst 28t17
. The cafe .owiied by 1...dni Lee and
his father Les Quin. has Nen sold to
Wopg See and Wong /tee, of Lon -
.don,
About seventy-five friends and,
neighbors 'eathered tit the horrik if
Mr. Wm. Hatter as a surPrise - '
• --.1.1MT,
presented, them with an -electric door
Lenin.
September 4th
ammo Earl, endurance drivers.
who ,endeavoured to break the world
record of 136 hours for .continuous
non-stop driving, passed .through, Ex-
eter on Monday.
On Tuesday evening a reception
was held at Cavell. Presbyterian
ehurch for their minister Rey. B.
Rhodes. ami liIs bride,
soptember 111 li
Mr. g..Siverne,. or Kingsville, l'ent-
ed the, store formerly occupied by
pairing business,.
the. Express C.P1UpallY for a shoe re -
.4 presentation was held at the
home of Mr, and yrs, Wes, 'Simmons,
in honor of Miss Annie Simmons
who is entering Victoria Hospital to•
train for a purse.
September Sth
The local business men held a
.golf tournament on the Oak Wood
golf .links at Grand Bend on Wed,
aesday afternoon.
• Exeter Fair was. held on Wednes-
day and proved to the best in history
September foth.
Salvation Army Band visited Exe-
ter on Sunday and celebrated their
Harvest Thanksgiving services,.
iNfr, Ted .Taman was transferred
from the local -branch of • the Cana-
dian Bank of Commerce to the
breech at Aricona.
October 2nd
Beginning Monday there was a
slight change in the time table of
the L, H, 4 El,
Rev. H. C. Parr and his Choir
from Hyatt Ave. United chunch in
Leaden conducted the services lii
James • Se church Sunday evening,
and Rev. D. McTavish and James St.
-choir were in London at Hyatt Ave.
•
October lath'Mr.
Mr. and. Mrs. Herman Dayman
Moved to Hensell where they will
is
tatsevo. ..purchasedn3..
BlgiIirecently n
possession(M
of
,for
from
thef.grocery bus!-
ivr
o
many years
inspector for West Huron :died sud-
denly at 'his, home in Goderich on.
Wednesday evening of. last week.
• • • October lab
"Aunt Lucia" was staged in Exe-
ter on Thursday and Friady evenings.
of last' week to capacity houses. Nips.
M. Le Ray, .directed the play under
the aups.ices of • the Exeter Chamber
of Commerce.
Large congregations were present.
on Sunday for the Anniversary Ser-
vices of Caven Pesbyterran Church.
• October 23rd,
• Mr. and,Mrs. Victor.Kestle has re-
turned to t town and i'esuined his
pdsition with the localabrepch of the
Canadian Canners..
• Mr. Wesley ;3. Bissett for over 3Q
years Street Commissioaer and.Chiefi
Constable for Exeter, died' on Tues.;
day. •
•Oetober 30th •
Mr. John Norry has taken over
the duties.performed by the late W.
J.. Bissett.
South Huron Plowing Match was
held -on Thursday' last on the tannof
Mr. John Hedgert.•
November C3th •
A miscellaneous shower was held
at the hothe of -Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Armstrong on Monday evening in
honor of -Miss Anna Jeffrey, bride -
elect, •
Fairfield School held , their offi-
cial opening celebrated with a chick-
en supper on 'hursday evening last.
• ,• November 13th .
Veterans of the Great War and
membees of the Exeter Branch of
the 'Canadian Legion paraded to; the;
Trivitt Memorial Church on Sunder
morning to commemorate Artnistic;
Day, followed by a service at uye
Cenotaph.
'
Mr. John Hutchison sold his f ar n
to Carman Cann, of •l'Isborne.
Noventher '20th
The diamond jubilee services of
Main Street United church Were held
on Sunday. Large congregations
were present for both services.
"Cinderella" the .musical extrava-
ganza conducted by' R, B. Hawthorne
ender the auspices of the Exeter Wo-
men's Institute was presented in the
Opera House on Thursday and Fri-
day evenings of last week.
• November 27th
James St;'Ullited entirch anniver-
sary services 011 Sunclay were a
splendid. seeceis.`
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Pryde and
two sons, Douglas tied Bobbie left
on a trip ,to Scotland.
•• -`` December 4th
Four cheques were forged and
pasted on the local merchants of
town last week.
Presentations were given last
Weele for Mr. and Mrs. Hy. .Coates
and (Mr. and Mrs. Alex Rohde.
December llth
'Freddie Ellerin gton Oesented
•ivith a white gold wrist watch and.
a jack knife at a bang -fiat in Chat -
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RHEUMATISM
Pour Minfird't into * warm
dish. Rub liniment go9tly isr;
thou sprit', it orecthes
diutrtioas • Ind $oon
you'll get reliefl
ham as the special prise winner Itt
the Better Sugar Beet Club.
-Mr. Jack Somerville, of Lonatnit
had three ribs fractured in a Itogft-
lug bout on Saturday evening.
Decembev 18th
The hardware store of tTraqualli-
Atc Lindenfield was entered .early ortl
Thursday morning; also Melville .4
simuoli and s, J, V, Cann.
The Anglican players, under thai,
direction of Mrs, N, J, Dpre prolt•
sented their comedy .."Hhinderini
Billy" in the Exeter Opera Heusi'
en Wednesday and Thursday.
Deceinber goth 1
Santa distributed Christmas cheer'
from eommunity Christmas Tre.e ag-
the' Town Hell on TueSdaY ereninge
Mr. Geo. Grant has purchased Hut
residence ' of the late Miss parkinl-
sen.
MRS. ;JOHN HADLEY .
Mrs. 'Hedley, well known resident
of St. Marys passed away recently aI
her tome in St. Marys. Though slid -
had been been in poor. health for sonnei
time her !condition was not consider'-
'ecl critical until she suffered a heard,
attack and sank Into unconsciousnese(
from whichashe did not recover. Be..
sidesher husband she leaves -an onlja,"
daughter.
Retirement Closes
53 Years' Service
Over 53 years ago, a 14 -year-old
boy joined the old Toronto,
Grey and Bruce Railway, as an
apprentice in the Motive Power -
Department. Today, the retirement •
of Robert Preston; ,superintendent
of motive power, Eastern Lines,
Canadian Pacific Railway, cloSes a -
career which is something of an epic
in the history
of Canadian
railroading and.
has extende&
from one ocean.
to the other In.
many impor-•
taxa -appoint-
ments. Start-
ing his actual
service with the t
C. P. R. as soon..
as the T. G.,
and B. waw.
taken over by
the great Cana-
dian system;
then in its gam
infancy. Mr;
Preston, from machinist In 1884,
served in various parts of the.
ominion, successively, as locomo-
t ive foreman; master mechanic and
Isuperintendent°
. of motive power
.on both West -
a' ern and East -
It ern Lines.-, He
Wends te make
his` home in
• Toronto, where
he is well known
and saw many
years of his long
service,
He is sue-
c'eeded by
George White-
ley, who has
been his assis-
tant since 1915
and also has a
long record in the service of the.
company, having started as fireman;
at Fort 'William, Ont.; in 1902. His.
employmentin various posts of the
Motive Power.
Department;
however, has.
• .taken him all.,
over the Pre:c-
ries and East---'
ern Canada.
The post o1'
assistant super-
intendent of
motive power
on Eastern,
..,Linee will be -
filled by Alex-
, ander Peera,
who leaves his
appointnient aa
master mecha-
- nic of the Bri-•
tish Columbia.
District to come to Montreal for
his first experience of service in the,
East. He joined up as a machinist.
in the Winnipeg Shops in1909, and
his various posts, hitherto, have all
been West of Fort William, 680
Price 50c i box
Heart and Nerves.
So Bad Was, Doable To Sleep For Hours;
Mies Theresa, M. rtavary, Gallingertown, On.,
write.st--"I was troatbled, for almost a year,. with my
heart and nerves, eaPocially Ott retiring at night whet;
1 would be unable to sleep for hours. / was easily
fatigued, and became very excitable and irritable.
"A friend recommended Milberres Heart and Nerm
Pills and after taking thorn for a few weeks I could:
enjoy a good night's rest, and rapidly regained my'
former state of health,"
Sold at all drug and general stores, clr mailed direct
on receipt .of price by The T. Milburn Co., Ltd,
Toronto, Otit.
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