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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-12-24, Page 2W WAY, DECEMBER^ St, II I"!"1 I”!”*"*!1 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE ' , > mill. I. I. I .. . II I II I. I! II ■ -!■»■, I. .Ml . I.. U1BI STRUCK CYCLIST William Kyle. .of KRW< while driving. south ou Pownie Street. Stratford, stfuck Alex Campbell, X82 Cambria street, who was ridtog bis bicycle south on Downie Street. Mr. Campbell: required medical1 atten­ tion. 1?KEJK CALF BORN •» 'Recently a peculiar freak of Jia* 'ture was discovered at the farm of *X>. Sherbetli, west of the village of Monktcn, when a calf was born - which had a head resembling that ■c£ a bulldog, a body like a calf and -feet like a pig. Dr. II. Shine V.S., had the animal preserved and it is now on exhibition in that village. JIT CHRISTMAS TIMEX At Christmas time Bethlehem is the famous capitol of all the earth, Then, the star of Bethlehem out­ ranks all the flaming constellations, Then angels and archangels crowd the sky and fill the night with their -chants and praise. Then the shep­ herds come to seek for Mary's child. Wise men come, with gold for a new born king—-with frankincense for the high priest of all the ages and with myrrh for the sacrificial lamb. At Christmas time the man­ ger is a sacred shrine and the swad­ dled babe is king of all the earth— Christmas the greatest day of all the year,—William L. Gaston. HOT MINC E 1TE Mother’s bought her meat and cur­ rants, She has got the appes, too, Plus a jar a boiled-down cider Can’t you guess what she will do? There! She’s at the bake-board mix­ ing Pard and flour for the crust; JCs for pies, or I’m a sinner— Mince pies. Gosh, know 1’11 ‘bust!’ Eure, they always were my weakness And they are my weakness now; Those mince pies that mother mixes, Slabs of lusciousness, and how! Half an inch or so in thickness, From the oven piping hot! Know you a treat to beat it! Tell the truth—you know there’s not! Ma’s net stingy with her servings, Likes to see you eat your fill; Every piece that you consume is One more credit to her skill. .Eat a whole one—it won’t hurt you; When it’s gone you’ll heave a sigh And ^ell the world, if called on, Who can make the best mince pie. “Hurry, mother! Cant I help you? Stone the raisin's? Cut the peel? Plight the stove or stir the filling— I won't any -of .it steal!” 'That’s the thing I like ’bout Christ­ mas, Others for their choice may. sigh, JBut for me—just one more slice of _ Mother’s luscious hot mince pie! USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Farquhar, Ont. President FRANK McCONNELL Vice-Pres. ANGUS- SINCLAIR DIRECTORS ’J. T. ALLISON, SAM’L NORRIS SIMON DOW, WILLIAM BROCK. ‘ ’ • AGENTS JOHN ESSERY, Centralia, Agent • for Usborne and Biddulph OLIVER HARRIS, Munro, Agent for Hibert, Fullarton and Logan W. A. TURNBULL Secretary-Treasurer Box 295, Exeter, Ontario GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter xxxxx SHINGLES Phone for prices DELIVERY MADE ON QUANTITIES A. J. CLATWORTHY Phone 12 GRANTON* ONTARIO That Terrible Pain in the Back Was Soon Gone Mrs. H. Oickle, Caledonia, N.S., Writes:—“For several’ months I was bothered with my kidneys and thought I would never obtain relief. t t X received one' of your Almanacs containing testimonials from women who had obtained relief from Doanes Kidney Pills, so I purchased a box and they did me so much good. I got two mote* and after using them found that terrible backache was sooti gone.0 Pride, 5Oc. a box at all drug and general jstoiTes^. or'f mailed direct on receipt of price by Tho T* Milburn C041 Ltd., Toronto, Ont* . • USBORNE WUNCI1* The Municipal council of the Township of usborne met nt Elim- vine as per statute on December the 15 th with all the members presents The minutes of the meeting of Dec­ ember 5tli were read and approved on motion of Williams Westcott, Westcott-Williams; That the fal­ lowing be recommended as game warden for 1932 vxz: Percy Pass- more and pari Parke. Carried, The treasurer’s report was as fol­ lows; Dec, 5, received taxes Dec. 8* received taxes MO00; Dec, 15, rebate on gravel during August 19i30 by Chas, Stephen and R. W. Batten $1-20; rebate on labour by L, Reynolds July 1930, 32c,;, Bills passed on motion of Shier- Dew: Silas N. Shier, gravel $41.75; M’, Gregory, gravel and labour $31-50; Russell Skinner, ditto $242,00; Mrs. Alice Cudmore, gravel $70,20; Jno. McCullough, balance snow work $1.80; Fred Ellerington, weed cut­ ting, etc, $11,60; Wm. Routly, lab­ our snow-fence, bridge $>9.55; Fred Ford ditto $6.0i0; Maurice Coates, dragging, etc. $7,10; B. W. F. Beav­ ers, threading pipe 70c.; George Hawkins, wire 80c.; Wm. Moodie, ditching, etc $4.00; Richard Selves, weed cutting $3.00t; Fred Kerr, tile $5.43; Chas, Stephen, trucking posts 75c.; Isaac Gower, gravelling $1.20; Henry Ford, superintendance and telephone $20.95; John Rog­ er, IO. L. S- balance Engineer’s fees on Elimville Drain $291.00; E. Harlton, Treasurer Biddulph, By­ law clerk’s fees, Elimville Drain $160.00. -County Treasurer1—(County Levy $85151:615,; County Highway Levy $3665.00; Provincial Highway Levy $2443,3,3; Old Age Pensions $1221.- 67; total $15,881.65. Sidney Adamson, Secretary-Treas. Blan,shard Mun. Tele, rates $2266.- 215.; Clerk, Usborne, coll. Blan. Mun. Tele. $6.80; Treasurer. Usborne, ditto $3.40-; S. J". Pym, ditto $3.40; J. B. Mustard, Tuckersmith Mun. Tele, rates $3 82.63,; Clerk, Usborne, coll, ditto $>4.00; Jno. Rogers O.L.S. Engineer’s fees branch B $128.00; Jno. Brock, Board of Health, in­ spector and mileage $4.50>; Town­ ship Treasurer, interest due Pass- more Drain $1,20; Township por­ tion Scott Drain No. 2, $6.73; in­ terest due township Scott Drain No. 2, $6,26; interest due Brock Drain $6.30; interest due Elimville drain $39.64; interest due Washburn Dr. $5.11; interest due Fletcher Drain 11.20; interest due Township Pym Drain $208.35; Township portion of Pym drain $326.01; interest d(ue Township Geiger Drain $9.65; in­ terest due Township Branch B $14.- 17; Township portion Branch B Drain $70.20. The following school orders; iS. S. No. 1, Luther Reynolds, bal. $783.63; No. 2, -Chas. Monteith, balance $907.40; No. 3, Ray Francis balance $1006.00; No. 4, Clinton Sweet, balance $832.69; No. >5, Har­ vey Perkins, balance $.496.49; No. 6, Wm. Veal, balance $1387.80; No. 7, Harold Hern, balance $612.-52; No. 10, Wm. Etherington, ‘balance $624.48; No. 8 Union, Arnold Wise­ man, balance $271,115; No. 9 Union Kate McFaul, $114.00; No. 12 Un. Wm. Morley $129.04; No. 13 Un. ‘Oliver Hazelwood $443.10; Sep. No. 3, Biddulph, Thos. Patton, $34.54. Council adjourned to meet after nomination, Monday, December 28. Henry Strang, Clerk REPORT S. S. 4, USBORNE Following is the report of S S. No. 4, Eden for the month of De­ cember. Sr. IV—Beulah Skinner 78. Ur. IV—-Everard Miller 71; Allen Buswell 65; Elsie Reid 61. Sr. Ill—-Harold Kerslake 76*; C. Quinton 63; Blanche Whiting 54. Jr. HI—Fred Laxton 75; Marie Buswell 64; Melville Buswell 63; T. Raveney 63*. 2nd—• Oretta Webber 83*; Alma Skinner 80; Reginald Ford 66; S. Whiting 49. 1st—< Elwyn Kerslake, Donald Whiting, Hazel Buswell, Donald Es- sery. Pr.—Helen Essery, Glenn Hunter, Edwin Miller, Connie RaVeney, Jun­ ior Prout, Bob Prout. Miss E. Gourlay, teacher A famous golfer has been present­ ed with a completely furnished home. But what does a golfer want with a home? “For little chidren everywhere A joyous season will we make; We bring our precious gifts to them Even for the dear child Jesus’ sake” Sunday School Lesson REVIEW; THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY XN EUROPE Sunday, December 27, 1931 Golden Text The Kingdoms of this world are become the Kingdoms of ear Lord, and His Christ; and He shall reign far,ever and ever.—-Rev. 11:15, Paul wanted to stay op in Asia Minor, where he had faithfully preached the Gospel; he had made a return visit to the various cities in which he had already preached, and now he wanted to enter other places in Asia Minor with the good news. And God, would not let him, It is a most significant incident in apostolic experience and God’s guidance. When Paul was ’‘forbid­ den -of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia” (Asia being the name then, of one of the Provinces of what we now call Asia Minor), ha passed on to My’sia, another prov­ ince, and attempted to go into Bith- ynia, “but the Spirit suffered them not,” Blocked by God Himself over and over, Paul and his party obediently passed by Mysia and came to Troas on the sea-coast, Ip a vision in the night a man of Macedonia appeared to Paul and prayed: “Come over to Macedoinia, and help us,” Now Paul under­ stood what must have seemed like the strange blocking of his way just before this. ‘Macedonia was in Eur­ ope, another continent; and that was where God now wanted Paul to be and to preach. Did Paul hold back? He was not that kind of man. “Immediate­ ly,” says the record, he and his party made plans to sail for Mace­ donia. Where should we be today if Paul had not carried the Gospel in­ to Europe? True, others might have carried it; but the whole course of history would have been different had he disobeyed. Europe, Britain, Canada and the United States are Christian lands today be­ cause of that night-time vision of Paul and his siyift obedience. ' Probably if we had been, with Paul in his European ministry we should have been surprised at the seemingly ordinary, commonplace character of many of his experiences He worked in a very simple, mat­ ter-of-fact way. At Philippi, for- example, the first stopping -place in Europe, we read that “on the Sab­ bath he went out of the city by* if riverside, where prayer was wont to be made; and he sat down, and spake unto women which resorted thither.” The “really important” folks of that clay who happened to be passing probably paid little at- tion to the insignificant group by the riverside. But what history was making, in God’s plans and in human life. That is the way God so often does things; we cannot know the vast importance of some incidents in our everyday life that may seem to us quite unimportant —especially if we are faithfully witnessing to the Lord Jesus Christ, ,v Let us look at some of the out­ standing incidents of the spread of Christianity in Europe as given in .the lessons of the quarter. They carry us from the 16th chapter of Acts to the end of the book, the 28th chapter. Faithful testimony, persecutions, riots, revivals—these followed in, rapid succession. And all the time men and women were passing from death to life ’by simple faith in Christ as Saviour. Christianity spread to Europe be­ cause the Lord JesuS Christ exer­ cised and demonstrated His power over all other powers—the power of sin, of evil spirits, of evil men, of darkness and “the rulers of the darkness -of this world.” At the command of Paul in the name of Christ a demon was cast out of a slave girl; her owners saw their profits disappearing, and the storm broke; Paul and Silas were cast into prison. An earthquake followed, the pailer, a would-be suicide, was saved; and a* midnight baptismal service of joy was held as ail entire household was born again. At Berea, after a riot and perse­ cution in Thessalonica, a great Bible study revival broke out, and multitudes were saved as they test­ ed for themselves the truth of Paul's preaching in the light of God’s Word. That is a good test to make of all religious teaching and preaching today. At Ephesus the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ made such city- wide conquests, sweeping multitudes into the Kingdom, that- the wor­ ship of the groat goddess Diana was threatened. The sale >of silver Shrines for Diana, which had boon profitable, fell ’-eft so noticeably that the craftsmen staged a riot, Raul’s life was threatened, and he had to seek other parts. Finally the Gospel reached Romo in a strange way. Paul’s hope and dream of years was fulfilled, but hot as lie had anticipated. He went to Rome a prisoner, lived there for two whole years a prisoner, preach­ ed as a prisoner, and went right on with tlie evangelization of Europe from this strategic centre at the continent and of the world of that day. When God decides to evangelize a city or a nation or a continent, cannot prevent it. And God chooses tQ work through His children- Are we letting Him use us to evangel­ ise our home, our neighborhood, as He longs to? We have the same omnipotent grace to work for us, in us, and through us as had the apostle Paul, The L. H, and B, from Rondon to Wingham first opened for freight traffic on the 31st of December, 1875. One of the oddities of life is that every centenarian has used whiskey and tobacco all his life or left them completely alone. Miss Hazel Brandon, of Wingham, has been engaged as organist of the Main St. United church, Mitchell, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr, Livius. A Letter from Dr, Margaret Strang The following interesting letter from Dr. Margaret Strang was read at Caven Church on Sunday and will be read with much interest by her many friends .here. Dixonville, Sask., Dec. 2, 1931 Dear Caven Church and Sunday School,— It is 2.30 a.m. and I am keeping a lonely all-night vigil in the res­ taurant at Dixonville—by the bed­ side of a very sick man, and am im­ proving the long hours by writing letters. This one I know, should have been written last week, but there is no such thing as a spare moment for extras in this busy life. Outdoors the wind is rising and the air growing warmer, A Chin­ ook, say the old-timers, is on its way. And a Chinook is a dry warm wind that licks up tne snow in a very few hours. The darkness is so dense when I step out into it that it feels almost thick. The Chinook may bring us either rain or snow in its wake. Dixonville, which is to be my ad­ dress in future, is a coming city, but at present only a clearing in the woods. There is one store, one res­ taurant, one school, three houses, and a fourth, the doctor’s, almost ready for occupation. The new doctor’s new house has been the chief topic of comment and observation these days and the cause, I am sure, of not less than a dozen extra grey hairs in .my own head. Never mind, we are making history and enjoying ourselves im­ mensely in the process. After waiting vaenly for some ac­ tion, after the foundation was laid, I began to realize that if the house was ever going to be finished it re­ quired organization. So I organ­ ized crews of six and eight men a day, commandeered provisions and a near-by bunkhouse, and we pro­ ceeded to business. My chief busi­ ness seems to be running back aud forth from the lumber pile whence I issue orders to the crew, to the bunkhouse, where we prepare piping hot dinners of moose steaks, mur­ phies and pie for the same crew. And they all have good appetites. The walls are up, the roof on, doors and windows in the process of be­ ing finished and the ceiling goes up to-morrow. But house-building is only ohe item in the grand total of each CHRISTMAS DINNERS ON THE HOOF T>art of the *75 head of prize *’ beef cattle, Stated to have Been thO finest ever exhibited at the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, Recently, and purchased by the Royal York Hotel for the Christ­ mas and NeW Year’s festivities. They include the first prize Car­ load of Hereford steers raised by the McIntyre Rahcbing Company, Ltd., of Lethbridge; the second prize carload of Aberdeen Angus steers bred at the Canadian Pacific Railway’s central farm at Coaldale, Alta.; the fourth prize Carload of shorthorn steers from the Olds School of Agriculture, Alberta; and the fifth prize car­ load of'Aberdeen Angus steers raised by George Tait, of War­ ren, Manitoba. • The Royal York also purchased the Grand Champion Wether, a- southdown, exhibited at the Fair by Colonel Robert McEwen, o£ London, Ont., and a prize carload of ten lambs* week. West from Dixonville lies the big district of ciearhills—-*20 to 25 miles in width—-and in winter, not a single religions service of any kind has been held there, Bat this year It is to be different, The Pres, ibyterian church has started ser­ vices at Beeton Creek School house, 8 miles away. It is worth getting up long before daylight to ride those eight miles these crisp Sunday mornings. Duke, my good saddle­ horse lopes along the trail* the sun swings up behind us and paints the rolling foothills to the west iri purple and gold. Sunday School is called at ten o’clock, but no two clocks run on the same time up in this country, so it is often 10,30 before we start. I arrive usually to. find the door lock­ ed and no fire on, but when re-in- fpreements appear we calmly- pro­ ceed to take the door off its hinges, rustle some firewood and .continue *to the Doxology. Some of the chil­ dren in that district have never at­ tended Sunday School, simply be­ cause there was no Sunday School to attend. So we have started the Bible stories right at the beginning with the creation and they take a keen and curious interest in that, wonderful story of the beginning of all things; We came to the cre­ ation of the animals in the sea. What animals lived in the sea? Fish yes. Whale, yes. ’Snakes, yes; “Yes, an’ crabs!!!” shouted, little Billie Nelson enthusiastically, to the great deight of the older people who had gathered for church. The boys and girls are looking for­ ward with the keenest delight to a Christmas Concert at the Dixonville school house. A letter on the mail last night says that your Christina's concert in Caven Church is to. be the same night as ours out here, Decem­ ber 21st, .So while you make merry down in Ontario., just imagine you can see us, little kiddies and grown ups, crowded into the log school­ house with its whitewashed walls, dimly lit with lanterns, but up in one corner, the shining tree with a star at the toil, laden with gifts, and the wonderful story of the first Christmas night with its greatest gifts, floating softly through the room. The recent letter also said that you were having a White Gift Sun­ day for the folks out here who need clothing. You don’t know how much that clothing is needed or will be appreciated. It makes me ache to see little bits of youngsters coming to school in zero, weather with only thin slippers and one pair of stock­ ings on their feet, or no mitts on their hands. The young people here put me so much in mind of those down home, and I am becoming acquaint­ ed with them in various ways. There was one night I rode horseback, over a new trail and rather than risk me getting lost, a young homesteader volunteered to ride out with me to the nearest main road. ,So we cant­ ered along, discussing all manner of things. Then there’s another chap, who plays tile banjo, and plays it well, Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup ami the young wcinaA who i«cep$ house at the restaurant,, she playa violin, We have no organ or plane? for church services here* ,so these* two came out to chui’ch ami iea<l u$ off in the fine old hymns. It wa< sweet music made unto the Dord* and we enjoyed the leadership ver^ much. My work as a doctor takes me ou$ at all hours of the night and day^ There was one night J will not sc<or? forget. A very sick baby some miles’ away. I had just came in from a? twenty mile ride and ft wag a bit*: terly cold night, But we started atj ,9.30 and got back around one ojj two o’clock in the morning. Duke< the horse, was covered with white; frost from head to tail, and so was! I, barring the tail! x had a had} time keeping my nose from frost-l bite, but got off with only a little’ nip. It was thirty below zero. A! new moon swinging over the Ijillsi to westward, the northern lights, a magnificent streaming arch in the’ sky and the white rabbits fleeing like ghosts across the tra'il, made ft] picture I will always remember. Thft’ baby had pneumonia, but it is re,4 covering all right, t Some of the folks from foreign^1 countries who have settled hertfr can’t talk English very well and you! would smile to hear them come wit]W their complaints. “Missee doctor* me got seek tooth, you pull heem?’-8 So I grab a pair of forceps .and pro4 ceed to pull lieein” to their relief^ Like -as not they arrive while I an£. serving dinner in the bunkhouse but! I simply change roles for five miu4 utes—from cook to doctor—-and! then we both go back to business without delay. ' My travels take me far beyond! the circle of folks who attend! church and among them all I fin$> a hunger for something to read« They can’t afford q, daily paper o$ even-weekly paper. No pictures tfoj* the little kiddies. We have soma’ Sunday School papers sent fronf Toronto, but not, half enough, so I wonder if Caven Sunday School could collect all their left-overs, re4 turn a few that they have read and! spare the stamps, every two or tliree’- weeks to mail them to me, Then as! I ride, I could always carry a bundle* arid leave a few in the log shacks! along the way. . Especially the! papers and picture cards for the in- fan! class and the Pioneers’ for th^ boys. • | The ladies in the Edmontoft1 Presbyterian volunteered to fnrnisH. my new log h-o-use in the north and! the furnishings are already here. I don’t think they forgot a single’ item, -even unto salt cellars and! hammer and tacks. I want the’ house to be a real community centre' and some clay, not so far distant perhaps, there may be a log church' in Dixonville, with a blue banner, which is Presbyterian. We have* already organized a Ladies’ Aid td, which these pioneer women of every; creed belong. A joyous Christmas season and ft glad New Year to you all. Your Missionary, Margaret Strang ' Contracted Bad Cold. Left Awful Mrs. Elmer Patterson, R.R. 2. Pictou, N.S., writes:—■ “I contracted a bad cold that left me with an awful cough. For nights I never put my head on a pillow, and was often afraid I would cnoke to death. I had tried all sorts of medioine and was in despair, until a friend advised me to get Dr. Wood’s Norway Pinai Syrup, which I did, and I nad only taken a few dosea] When I got some relief, and after taking three bottle;, my cough had entirely disappeared.” > Price 35c. a bottle; largo family size 65c., at all drug and general stores; put up only by The T. Milbum Cu.» Ltd., Toronto, Ont;-'