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EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 16th, 1931
> Don’t forget the date, Wednesday, April 22nd
| Extra Pants Free
With every made-to-measure Suit at
A genuine Skillcraft Tailored
Suit—ONE DAY ONLY
GAIN OF 5« IN POPULATION
Mr, Rd. Huntep, who 1ms
• completed his assessment for
village of Exeter, reports an
crease of 56 in the population
Ing the past year. Last year .
Hunter reported the population as
1606 and this year the roll contains
the names of 1662 persons, 17 new
families have movqd into the vil
lage during the past few months
and at present nearly every avail
able house in the village is occupied.:
•This is the biggest increase that has
'taken pace in the jfopulation of Ex
eter in any one year during
many years tfyat Mr. Hunter
acted, as assessor.
the names of 1662 persons.
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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO, 2677
APRIL 22nd
If your are hard to fit in a Ready-to-wear suit, come in and visit us
on Wednesday, April 22nd and be measured for $25.50 tailored suit and
get;an extra pair of pants free. We guarantee a perfect fit. Also inspect
our special showing of Men’sJTopcoats priced from $11.00 up to $23.00
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Ladies’ and Misses’,House Dresses at 98c. each
5 dozen Ladies’ and Misses’ house-dresses, good quality, fast colors
prints, -small, medium and large sizes on sale at 98c. each.
Ladies Knitted Bloomers on Sale
5 dozen Ladies’ and Misses’ knitted bloomers in white and colors a real
bargain this month at 39c. a pair or 2 pair for 75c.
House Furnishings
New patterns in rugs, congoleums, linoleums, curtain materials, win
dow blinds, curtain poles, oilcloths, etc. at very reasonable prices. *
Ladies’ and Misses’ Spring Coats and Dresses
at. very reasonable prices.
Al JJ .
GIRLS’ COATS—for 2 to 15 years exceptionally good value
We offer our customers
a $2.10 value for $1.50
^JOHNSON’S FLOOR DUSTER ............................. $1.50
1-2 PINT JOHNSON’S LIQUID WAX ... 60c.
- SUGGESTIONS -
GARDEN RAKES ................... 75c. to $1.25
GARDEN SPADES............................ 75c. to $1.25
GARDEN SHOVELS .................... 90c. to $1.35
GARDEN TROWELS •.......................................... 15c. and 25c.
GRASS CUTTERS .............................................. $1.50 to $2.00
PRUNERS ............ $1.00 to $2.50.
ROYAL PURPLE GARDEN SEEDS ........................6 for 25c.
LAWN MOWERS FROM................. $5.85 to $14.00
GARDEN HOSE IN 50 FOOT LENGTHS
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SEE THE NEW ELECTRIC STOVES
, SEE OUR IVORY AND GREEN ENAMELWARE
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TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD
IPlidne your hardware necessities to 27
Hurondale Women’s Institute will
hold -a cooking sale on Saturday,
April 18th in the sample rooms of
the Central Hotel at three -o’clock.
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Mr. L. V. Hogarth is in Victoria
Hospital, London, where he is receiv
ing treatment for trouble with his
back.
Mr. 'and Mrs. Ewart Pym have
moved to Exeter from ia farm in Us
borne and ‘are occupying the, resi
dence of Mrs. Hewitt, Andrew St.
Wesley Atkinson, of the second
concession of Biddulph, has taken
over the Fiord garage at Lucan which
for the past five years has been run
by Victor Snell.
Mr. and Mrs.' Hutton, 'of Brant
ford, and their. daughter, Miss Ev
elyn nurse-in-training at Toronto
General Hospital, and Mr; Allan
Hobbs, of Galt, visited on Sunday
With Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Southcott.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Birney and
Miss Patsy Russell returned last
week after spending the winter with
Mr. and Mrs. Birney’S son and daugh
ter in Winnipeg. They also visited
with relatives and friends in Saska
tchewan. ■
' Mrs. B. W. • F. Beavers returned
from Toronto on Monday night Where-
she attended the O. E. A. conven
tion as a delegate from the Women’s
Institute. On the way home
spent the week-end in Brantford
itiilg with her
Eacrett.
•On Tuesday,
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FIRE BREAKS OUT
; On Tuesday morning about
-the fire alarm soupded and. the fire
brigade was called” to the home of
!Mr. Fred Ellerington where a fire
• had started on the roof and was ex
tinguished before much damage was
■done. A couple of hours previous
a fire had caught in the chimney,
and ft is thought that a spark from
the chimney had landed on the roof,
causing the shingles to burn. Sparks,
from the shingles had dropped, thro’
the roof to the attic below which
made it necessary to turn on the
water and the water did more d 11111“
age than the fire.
10.30
HYDRO HAS SPLENDID SURPLUS
The Exeter Public Utilities Com
mission have received frbm,. the On-
.tario Hydro Power commission the
.annual thirteenth power bill which
gives the local commission a. splen
did surplus on the year’s operation.
The 13 th power bill this. year, is a
credit note for $14^,9.10 and brings
the profits of 1930 r.p to $3117.00.
The 13 th power bill for 1929 wasyi
credit note for $772.00 bringing the
.profits for the year up to $1600.00
So that the net profits in 1930 were
-almost double what they were in
1929. The 13th power bill is the
difference in the amounts charged
by the commission throughout the
year for power and the actual cost,
of the power. These;’ profits are
placed to the credit of the. municip
ality and may be used either for
lowering of the rates or for replace
ments or improvements to the local
system. This, year the local com
mission intends to inspect all poles
and make replacements where neces
sary. Owing to the heavy load now
jpatried on the high tension lines, -the
' Ontario commission ’ plans to"' in
crease the carrying- capacity of these
lines in the not distant future. This
Change, will, give better service par
ticularly at the noon hour when the
hydro stoves send the peak load up.
At present the Exeter commission
have a surplus of $32,000 and the
splendid showing reflects credit on
‘the superintendent Mi’.' H. W. Doerr
who has been the efficient manager
of the system here for the past fif
teen years.
BIRTHS
;STEWART—In Victoria Hospital,
London, on Thursday, April. 9th to
Mr. and Mrs. J, Aimer Stewart,
Usborne, a son.
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MARRIAGES
lEYLE—^McCLINCHEY —.At Varna
on Wednesday, Ain'il 8th, Mabel
A>,- oldest daughter of Mr. and
^Irs. George McCifnchey td David
Emerson, Kyle, son* of the late
■ Thomas Kyle and Mrs. Kyle, of
Clinton, by Rev. E. A. Roultei*.
■MARSHALL—NORTHCOTT—iAt the
home of the bride's parents, Sfella
May, only daughter of M'r. and
Airs, John Northcott, -to William
J. Marshall, son of Mr, John Mar
shall, "of Varna, by Rev. Q. J.
JMborhouse on .Saturday, April 11.
McCURDY—REEDER—At the home
of the hride’.s parents, Elsie Ethel,
youngest daughter of Mr. i
Mrs. Frank/ Reeder, of Stephen
Daniel Cooper McCurdy, also
stephen, by Rev. A. V, Robb,
Tuesday,/April 14,
and
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DEATHS
DOYLE—In London on Friday, April
12th, Matthias f. Doyle in his-
80 th year.
MURRAY—At her residence, 134
Armstrong Ave., Toronto, on Mon
day, April 13th Martha Janet
Lambert, wife of James Murray in
her 79th year.
DIED IN USBORNE
The death took place in Usborne
on Wednesday morning of Miss Viv
ian Brooks, daughter of Mr. .and
Mrs, Wm, frocks, of . Elimville,
death being flue to pneumonia. The
deceased was in the prime of life.
Miss Mary Grant, R. N, has been in
attendance. Besides the bereaved
parents two brothers and one
survive, Wellington, Ray and'
OPERATION FOR APPENDKMTI3
Mr. Eldon Kadihig was taken ill
with.an acute attack of appendicitis?'
and was rushed to- St, Joseph’s Hos
pital, London, Thursday evening ot
last week; where' he underwent an
operation. He is now getting along:
as well as can be expected,
sister
Dora,
DIED SUDDENLY
Mrs. John Hannah,
boundary of Usborne,
Wednesday morning, ...... __
who is about 75 years of age was en
gaged in washing- with an electric
washing’ machine and when Mr.
Hannah came in from the barn. Mrs.
Hannah was found dead on- the
floor the washing machine turned
over on the floor beside her. Dr.
Campbell, of Kirkton, was immed
iately summoned also the Conorner
Dr. W, E, Weekes, of Exeter. Death
was due to heart failure and no in
guest will be held, Mrs, Hannah’s
maiden name was Martha Ann
Southof the
died suddenly
Mrs, Hannah,
Kiris
yHSCELLANEOUS SHOWER
VOn Wednesday evening of
week) about forty young ladies
last
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entertained at the- home of Mr, and
Mrs. G. S. Howard by their daught
er, Miss Evelyn Howard. -The guest
of the evening was. Miss Stella North
cott who was presented, with a mis
cellaneous shower in view of her
approaching marriage. The evening
was pleasantly" spent in songs and
contests during which the bride
elect was presented with a beautifully
decorated basket filled to the brim
with useful articles. At the close
refreshments were served.
McCURDY—REEDER .NLTTIAW
The home of Mr, and Mrs. Frank
Reeder, of Stephen, was the scenes
of a charming event bn Tuesday be*
ing the marriage- of tneir youngest?
daughter Elsie Ethel, to Mr, Dante!
Cooper McCurdy, also of Stephen-
Rev. A. V. Robb, pastor of Centralia-
United church performed the cere*
many in the presence of about thirty;
guests. The bride- was given in mar
riage by her father while the strain.^
of Lohengrin’s wedding march was
played by Miss Beryl Hill. She was
prettily gowned in a Princess gown.
of white chiffon with veil of silk net
with shoes, hp'se and gloves to matclt
and carried a bouquet of roses and
valley lilies. The bridesmaid; was
Miss Marje Willis dressed in lavender
georgette With blonde .accessories1
and carrying sweet ‘peas. Mr. Wil
fred Huxtable supported the groom.
The house was prettily decorated in?
pink and white. Following the cere
mony a dainty lunch ed, Ths
bride was- the recipient of many
beautiful and- costly gifts- The
groom’s gift to the bride was an Eng
lish leather* purse, to the bridesmaid
a silver vanity case and to the*
groomsman a pair of cuff links. Mr.
and Mrs. McCurdy left on a motor
trip to Toronto and points east. On
their return they will reside on the
groom’s farm at Devon.. The best
wishes of fa'ny friends will be ex
tended to the happy young couple.
CUT CQRD OF WOOD
IN TWENTY MINUTES
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The item which appeared,in
Times-Advocate a few weeks
about two Stephen men cutting a
cord and a half of.wood in forty
minutes created considerable com
ment particularly among some, of the
old timers who were handy .with the
axe and saw. Some claimed- that it
was. practical^ an impossible- feat
and that there must be some mistake
about it. But along comes another
story of two men now retired and
living in Exeter, Messrs. John Cole
a. cor.d oi wood m twenty * minutes.
This feat was. performed ‘at Lumley
when Lumley was a more flourish
ing centre than it is to-day, (contain
ing a blacksmith shop and general
Store. The contest was staged for
a wager and a number of persons
were present at the time. The
wood was a single cord and the men
exerted every effort in cutting, it.
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THE LATE MRS. DICKSON •
, Mention was made last week
the death of Mrs. Dickson, widow
tlie late Judge. Lewis H. Dickson,
Goderich. Mrs. Dickson had been
ill only a few days her .death on
Wednesday following an operation
at Alexandria Hospital the previous
Friday. Mrs. Dickson’s maiden,
name was Janet Sparling McDonell.
She was iborn in Exeter Where she
was married forty-two years ago to
the late Mr. Dickson who passed
away in 1922. For many years Mr.
Dickson practised law jn Exeter, a
partner of Gh’. I.. R. Carling until
his appointment aS judge of Huron
County when they moved to the
county town. Three weeks ago Mrs.
Dickson was in Exeter attending' the
funeral of her sister the late Mrs.
J. W. Browning. Deceased js sur
vived iby an only daughter Misfs
Dorothy Dickson and. by two sisters
and two brothers, Miss Susan Me*’
Donell, of Exeter; Mrs. A. E. Ben
nett, of Saskatoon and J. E, McDon
ell, of London and C. A. McDonbll,
of Hensail. The funeral was held
on Thursday afternoon from her
late residence in Goderich and the
remains were taken to Pembroke
where interment took place in the
family plot beside those of her late
husband. Private service was con
ducted by Rev. J. H. N. Mills, Rec
tor, of St. George’s church of which
tile deceased was a member. The
casket was borne by Mr. I. R. Carl
ing, K.C.; Dr. J. H. Browning and
Messrs. P. Browning and G. A. Haw
kins, of Exeter; B. Puddiitomibe and
O. Becker, of New Hamburg. Amo’ng
IM, S. members and all friends will those from a distance who attended
be welcome. Mrs/ R. S, Longley, the fun'eral were; Dr. J. W. Brown-
who has served several years in West ing, Dr. and Mrs. H. Browning, Miss
S'usan McDonell, Messrs. P< Brown
ing, G. A. Hawkins and I. R. Carl
ing, of Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. C» A.
McDonell, of Hensail; Mr, J. E. Mc
Donell, of London; Mrs. A, E. Ben
nett and daughter Mrs. Kelly, of
Saskatoon, who came east to attend
the funeral „£>£ her sister Mrs.
.Browning; Mrs. Adams, St, Marys;
Mr. and. Mrs. Bficker, of NeVr Ham
burg. Mr. C. A. McDonell accom
panied MisS' Dorothy Dickson and
the remains to Pembroke.
MARSHALL—NORTHCOTT
The home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Northcott was the scene o,f a pretty
.wedding on Saturday, April 111th,
when their only daughter, Stella
May, was united in marriage to Mr.
William J. Marshall, son of Mr. J.
Marshall, of Varna. The ceremony
was performed at high noon by Rev.
C. J. Moorhouse in the presence of
about forty immediate relatives and
friends. The bride,, who .was very
becomingly attired and carrying a
bouquet of roses was given in mar
riage by her father while the wed
ding march was played by Miss Dor
othy Grassick, cousin of the groom.
The ceremony was performed in
front of a bank of flowers, with
blooms, of various colors decorating
the rooms. Following the ceremony
a wedding dinner was served and a
reception was held. The bride was
the recipient of many beautiful and
'costly presents. Mr. and Mrs. Mar
shall left for a short honeymoon with
relatives at Lucknow and ' other
points and on their return they will
reside On the groom’s farm near Var
na. Guests were present at. the
wedding from Varna, Clinton and
London. The many friends of the
bride and groom will join tile- Times-
Advocate in extending best wishes.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
'brother Mr. S-
she
vis-
R.
April 28, 1931 at
Huron Presbyterial
Society will meet in the United
church Hensail. All women, all W.
China, will be present and. Address
the meeting. She is a most inspira*
tiona.1 speaker and all will be helped-
by hearing this message.
iN MBMORWE
In loving memory of out
beloved husband and" fatliei*
i NOAH HORTON
who passed away one year ago
April ISth, 1030
’ Wife and Ramiiy
{Mrs. Roy Webber was taken to the
hospital in London on Monday suf
fering from convulsions. Her friends
will be glad to know she is improv
ing nicely.
SURPRISED ON GOLDEN
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. John Pedlar were
pleasantly taken by surprise ont
Tuesday afternoon ' the occasion be
ing the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding, MT. John Rowe accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kestle
called on Mr. and Mrs. John Pedilaxr
and too'lq them for an auto■ ride anti
while they were away members of*
the Rowe family gathered at the.
house, to greet them on their return *
A buffet luncheon was served anti
about thirty persons were present,
Mr. and Mrs. Pedlar received several
floral bouquets as" well as 'telegrams
and cards expressing congratulations.
In, the evening the electric light &
.were turned off and in the mellowr
■light/oL a'm;oiiyiamp -old’ ■time hymns:
Mild' songs were enjoyed. Mr. and s
Mrs. Pedlar were married at Sharon
fifty years ago. Mrs. Pedlar’s, maicl-
•em name was Elizabeth Rowe. After
their marriage they .farmed in Steph
en until they retired and' moved ter
Exeter where for, many years they
have been esteemed residents1. They
are members of the James Street
United church and both in their
younger years took an active inter
est in the welfare of the church.
Mrs. Rowe has four brothers anti
five sisters living. Both Mr.
Mrs. Pedlar are enjoying
health. Their many friends
join with the Times-Advocate
congratulations and well wishes for
future happiness.
and;
good
will
ia
Mr. Cecil Walker, of Stephen, in
confined. to his home through illness.
Mr. Walter suffered a ,bad. heart at
tack on Friday and collapsed while
milking in the barn. He was re
moved to the house and on Saturday
Dr. Busby, of London, was up in?
consultation with Dr. ■ Fletcher. Mr.
Walker will be confined to his bed
for some time.
Neighbors of Mrs. Florence Down-
ie not seeing her around! Sunday
morning as usual and fearing some
thing had happened decided to in
vestigate. Mr. Wm. Blaney, who
lives across the road tried the doors
and finding them locked! finally .forc
ed his way and found the aged lady
lying helpless on the floor. (She hadr
taken ill during, the night and oil
getting, up up fell to the floor and
■was unable to get back to bed and.
became quite chilled. Dr. Dunlop
was called. Mrs. Downie.has since
recovered, from the effects.
A meeting of the Board of Educa
tion- wad' held in the office of the
secretary on Monday evening at 7.30.
Two members absent.
MiilUtes of the previous meeting
Were read and approved.
The reports of both High and Pub
lic schools were read and adopted
on motion of Messrs. Turnbull and
Sanders.
Insurance Committee reported that
expiring policy has been renewed.
Communication re playground
equipment was read per chairman,
No action taken.
Tito matter of ’renting the vacant
ground was left with the Building
and Grounds Committee to do as
they considei' best.
The following accounts were ■ord
ered to bo ipnid on motion of Mrs.
Beavers and T. Jernes; J. W. Item,*
caulking $3.60; British Amehcan
Oil Company, supplies <$8.25; Wal
ter Cutbush, repairs $1.50; Grigg
Stationery Co., supplies and postage
•te. $9.58; F. Rabethge, repairs, $4.-
♦ n,
'VWtfrnhient per W. A. 'Turnbull.
* ’* Mac.FauI, Sec’y.
“While the financial responsibil
ity law with its accident reporting
provision only has been in effect
since September 1, 193 0, you may be
surprised to know that already 1,031
persons have brought themselves-
tinder its provisions and have had.
their licenses to drive and permits:
for their vehicles suspended. Of
those 855 have apparently exper
ienced .difficulty in, securing insur
ance or the necessary bond or .secur
ities to relieve the suspension and
they are still off the road,"
’Then why take the chance Whent
you- can be protected for $15.00 fox'
12 long months by one of our com
panies.
We make all small adjustments at
om* own office.
We specialize In truck insurance.*
B. M. FRANCIS
\‘Tho Insurance Man0
Office; Main Street, Exeter
Phones: Office 44 Res,