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EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27th, 1932
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*FIFTY-FIFTH YEAH, NO. £75$
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$15. Men’s Overcoats $15.
Navy, Grey,“Tweeds, &c. at $15 ea.
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Sizes 36 to 44 —' Lowest price for years
We aUo have some Fashion-Craft Overcoats at prices from $18,00 to $25.00
SUCCESSFUL PLOWING MATCH
The South Huron plowing match
held Thursday last on the farm Pf
Mr, Wm. Welsh on Highway No. 4,,.of last week was a splendid success,
two miles north of Exeter, was a
splendid success. Lagre crowds were present and a, stream of visit-,
ors were coming and going al) day.
A large number of contestants took
part in the various events and there
was keen
visitor to
Mr, James
ed 93 who
match since his early teens, when he
FOWL SUPPER IS SUCCESS
’ The Fowl Supper pf Main Street
United church Wednesday evening
the ladies providing a very sumptu
ous repast. Oyer 400 sat down tc
the tables, A social was held Thurs
day eyenipg and was attended by a
goodly number,
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competitlon. The oldest
the plowing * match was
Haqdford, of Exeter, ag-
has not missed a plowing
’s 2-Pant Suits at $19.50
Our 2-pant Navy, Black, and Brown Stripe Youtag Men’s Suits are fast
s sellers, They are in the new shades and are the very latest cuts. Lowest
prices yet, for good suits. Also other 2-pant suits $22,50.
Boys’ Suits, Overcoats, Windbreakers &c.
Our values in Boys’ Giothing are good. Bring in ypur boy and try some
on. And our selection is just as large as carried in many city*stores,
SPECIALS—MEN’S BLACK OXFORDS OR BOOT$, GOODYEAR WELT
SOLES $2.95
Men’s Snag Proof Overalls red-back $1.39
Men’s Heavy Winter Vests, .,. .each $2.50
Men’s Felt Hats, for everyday wear $1.50
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Men’s Heavy Barrymore Caps at , . . $1.25 1
Men’s Goodrich Rubber Boots $2.75 to $3.19 j
Men’s Whipcord Breeches...............at $2,75 1
Coming on November 9th
A representative of Skill-Craft Made-to-Measure Men’s Clothing will be
at this store taking special orders for Suits and Overcoats on November 9th;
If you prefer a suit made to your measure, come in and see his samples, <■
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Ladies’ Chamoisette Gloves 39c. a pair
6 dozen Ladies’ Pull-on Chamoisette Gloves, good shades of fawns andl
browns. A real bargain this month at 39c. a pair.
Men’s All Wool Work Soxs on sale at 21c, or 5 pairs for $1.00.
Men’s Heavy Fleeced Lined Undershirts and Drawers 79c. a garment.;
12-4 Ibex large size Flannelette Blankets on sale at $1.95 a pair.
36 inch wide Flannelette plain wfrite and stripes on sale at 17c. yard.
SUPERIOR CHAIN STORE
Campbell’s
Vegetable. Soup
2 tins 19c. /
Sunlight Soap
10 bars 46c.
ROYAL YORK TEA
1-2 lb. pkg, with 1'2
lb. Saltedl peanuts 28S&
1 lb. pkg. with 1 lb.
Salted Peanuts 45c.
Canned Lobsters
1-4 lb. tin 15c.
1-2 lb. tin 25c.
New Australian Sultana Raisins 2 lbs. 25c. .
New Brazil Nufts ...........................per lb 19c.
Ginger Snaps . . . . v....................per lb. 10c.
Popping Corn for Hallowe’en per lbr*?10c.
JLily Chicken Raddle ,. , ,. >?. per tin 14jc*
Chocolate Marshmallow Biscuits per lb 14c
Fresh Broken Sodas ..... 3 lbs. for 25c.
Guest Ivory Soap..................5 bars for 23c.
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BOYD
Oil Burner
Price installed $40.00
Fully guaranteed for five years.
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TRAQUA1R &
Times-Advocate have this
had on exhibition various
Elimville anniversary services on
Sunday, November 6th; fowl supper
and entertainment, Tuesday, Novem
ber 8th. vA good servant that
pays for itself
For cooking or heating, install a Boyd Oil
Burner in your kitchen range, heater or furnace
More economical to operate than coal, besides
saving time, labor and muss with ashes-
Burning low-grade, cheap oil. (Distillate), it
soon pays for itself.
Gives you instant heat under perfect valve con-
troll to any volume required.
Owners all over Western Ontario delighted with
its convenience, cleanliness and low cost to op
erate.
FOR SALE BY
WINDFALL FOR BALL CLUB
Messrs. S. Reid, F. Creech and
C. Boyle represented the Exeter Ball
Club at an executive meeting of the
defunct North Wellington league
at a meeting in Wingham Friday
evening to wind up the affairs of
the league. There was $796 in the
treasury and Exeter’s share of the
proceeds was $15.00'. Exeter was
entered in the junior group in 1923,
$1,50 will renew yo,ut ’ subscrip
tion to the Exeter Times-Advocate
of $'5.46 will renexV.the Times-Ad-
vocate- and London Advertiser or
London Free Press for a year. This
offer takes the place of premiums
or a subscription contest. It is be
ing made tot the tponth of Novem
ber only. Renew now.
REMARKABLE GROWTH /
Mr. Joseph Senior picked from
spy apple tree last week a number of
^apples that were as near perfect
specimens as one would wish to see.
The largest which was a fine shape
and without a blemish measured 12 £
inches in circumference and 12%
inches from stem to stem. It weigh
ounces. . •
The
season
large specimens in fruits and vege-'
tables but our 'exhibition this week
caps'them all. Mr. -Chas. Aidworth
brought into the office on Tuesday
a turnip that measures 36, inches
around and weighs 22 1-2'poundst
The turnip is smooth and well form
ed. Before trimming off the small
roots the turnip weighed 24. pounds.
Mr. Harper C. Rivers has on exhib
ition ‘in his butcher shop an ordinary
garden beet that is as large as a good
sized mangold and might easily be
mistaken for one. The beet was
grown by Rufus Cutting of town and
weighs ten pounds.x
PRESBYTERIAN Y. l’» RALLY
The Young People’s Societies Huron Presbytery held their annual
Aubprn on
fine new
... ’M, s, of the Thames Road United1 niosl a'v®rjL congregation being re
church provide^ refreshments. The presented, Exeter society, which had
winners in the various classes weret^he farthest to travel, sent twenty-
as follows- " two delegatee. Caven church report
Class 1,’ open—Jointer plow in the Sunday school was given by
Suu yyiLii vuua uucviuv,
1st James Hoggarth, of Cromarty;
2nd Russell Scott, of Cromarty; 3rd
Austin Nairn, Munroe; 4th Percy
Passmore, of Usborne; 5th Fraser
Duar, of Wellesley. Best crown,
James Hoggarth. Best finish, Rus
sell Scott, Best team and equipment
Russell Scott, Best plow team, Percy
Passmore.
Best plowed land by South Huron
plowman, Percy Passmore.
Class 2—Jointer plows in
open to those who have never
a prize except in boys’ classes,
bert Hunter director in charge.
William Allison, 2nd, Victor Jeffery
3rd Chester Neil. Best crown, Victor
Jeffery. Best finish, Chester Neil,
Class 3—Jointer plow in stubble,
boys 18 and under, John Allison di-
rectox- in charge. 1st, H. Pridham.
Cromarty; 2nd Gordon Scott, Cro
marty; 3rd Norman Harburn, Cro
marty; 4th Harold Carter of St
Marys. Best crown, N, Harburn,
Best finish, H. Pridham,
Youngest plowman, H. Carter.
Class 4—Riding plow in sod open
to all L. Fletcher director in charge.
1st, James Harris, 2nd Earl Shap- _ __
ton, 3’rd William Dennis. Best crown wonderful heritage “Huron County”]
and best finish, James Harris, -1 ■
Class 5—-Tractors in sod 12
furrow, A. Morgan director in charge
1st W. J. Perrie, of Brussels, 2nd..
Ivan Morgan, of Kirkton. Best crown
and best finish, W. J. Perrie, of
Brussels. s
Class 6—Tractors in sod 10 In,
furrow, A Morgan director in charge,
1st Paul Armstrong, of St. Marys
2nd Orval Wassman, of St. Marys,
3rd W. McKenzie, of Mitchell. Best
crown and finish, Paul'Armstrong.
W. A. Dickinson, of Rockwood
was the judge.
himself was a successful plowman. I rally at -Knox Church,
Another man over 90 present was -Monday evening. The
Mr. Wm. Kydd, of Usborne, The W.lchurch was filled to capacity,
ji._ -n ’ mnsf. ftVRtv r.nnErrp.fifa.tjnn nAiner
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sod with Charles Monteith, director; Kathleen Strang and of the
■ ’ Guild by Mms Nora McInnis, Mr.
Jack Stanbury gave the Presbytery
report of the Boys’ Summer Camp at.
Kintail, The special feature of the
evening was an excellent address by
Rev. W- A. Young, of Hensail, God
erich was chosen for the next Rally.
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EXETER WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
The regular October meeting
the Women’s Institute was held
the spacious home of Mrs. B. W. F,
Beavers with the -Grandmothers of
town as guests -of honour. The house
was prettily decorated with, mums
and there were forty present. The
President Mrs. G. Etlierington was
in the chair and the meeting opened
With community singing. Roll call
was answered' by telling “An old-
time custom or superstition”. Many
of these were amusing and some of
them were even spooky.
The interesting program which
was along the line of Historical Re
search was as follows: j
TH® LATE MRS, T. ELLIOTT
The death took place in Exeter
on Sunday,. October 23rd, of Mrs.
Thomas Elliott jn her 78th year.
Ten days previous to her death the
deceased suffered a paralytic stroke
gradually growing weaker until
she slept peacefully away on Sun
day. All her life the deceased had
known very little illness. Her maid
en name was Eliza L Ford, Sh^jyas
born on the third concession of
Stephen Tpf and lived all her life
in this community. The deceased
was twice married. Her first hus
band W Richard Neil and one son
from this union, Robert Neil lives at
Snowflake, Man. A daughter, Mrs.
Fred . Redmond, of Marlette, Mich.,
died"a little over a year ago, Forty
eight years ago on the 24th of -Sep
tember the deceased was united in
marriage with her now bereaved
husband and during these- years she
has been a faithful and devoted wife
and mother. One daughter and four
sons also survive, Mrs. Hy. Gould, of
Clinton; John, of Exeter; Samuel,
of Milfort, Mich., Trueman, of Lon
don and Herman, of Sarnia. For the
past 27 years Mr.
Detroit, has been
family. One son
doughter (Maud)
Flint, predeceased
so survived, by three brothers and
one sister, Wm., George and John
Ford, of this community and Mrs. R.
Halls, of St. Paul, Minn. The fun
eral was held Tuesday afternoon
from her late resideryjp, Main Street
south of the river, conducted by
Rev, A- E. Elliott of the Main Street
United church. Among those from
a distance who were present at the
Thomas Jones , of
like one of the
Eldred and one
Mrs.Brevard,-of
her.She is al-
/-.s t I funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Win”
(1) Miss L. M. Jeckell gave a con- er, Roy Wiher, Hiram Winer,. Mrs.
?!^e r1Snn7 • f'thP.e1arly days;o£ Hu- Fred Yax, M?s, Ethel Lash, Mrs.
ron County in which she elaborated I Frank Walker Mr and Mrs Garnet •’ that our forefathers had left us this ,7“ T ’ + ™ ' garnet, Ford, Mrs. Luxton Hill, Mrs. Henry
whiclCstands "second Xo'none ln“the Zellers> Mr. Gordon Ford, Mr. and
in province, This was of special inter-1 Mrs. Rd. Hicks, nephews and neices,
"est to everyone present. | aH of Flint, Mich; Mr. and Mrs. S.
(2‘ A rousing chorus entitledElliott and family, of Milfort, Mich.;
“Swansea River” was sung by the; Miss Stella Elliott, of Marlette, Mich
Grandmothers of the Institute dress-iMr. and Mrs. Thos. Jones, of De
in old-time costume. For an encore troit; Mr. and Mrs. Trueman Elliott
th!ynSainjS» ™-Ver T1^rea^ Among and family, of London; Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. B RoweUlteBT^^ E,liott’ ot'Sar“iai «r- “d
Mrs. T. Rundle, Mrs. J. S. Grant Mrs. Wm. Elliott,, .of Kirkton;. Mrs.
Mrs.' DavidF RowcUffe, Mrs. T. Har- J?10% B^oolf **d so* of dandeboye
vey and Mrs. Wm. Thompson. The
accompanist was Mrs. W. R. Gould-
ing.^ ' .
Mr. Richard Hill, of Crediton, and
friends from Clinton. The pall
bearers were Messrs. Jack Caldwell,
G3) Rev., .Mr. Elliott gave an. in-[Jos% Pavifs> Wm. Blaney, C. E, Tuck-
teresting talk outlining his exper-'ey> B.~ W’ F. Beavers and G. Layton,
iences iif life from boyhood home [ Interment took place in the-Exeter
in England and his life overseas and, cemetery,
events up to the present time. Until; 1
he came to the meeting he thought
Oxford county was the best county
ip the province, but was forced to
change his mind in favor of Huron
(4) Rev. Mr. Stainton gave a. very
humorous account of his “Boyhood
Reminiscences./ He mentioned that
his grandparents had come from
Devon, England one hundred years
ago and settled near |«Bowmanville
and he found that he was still
among the Devon .people in Exeter
The following prizes were given:
Oldest .grandmother present, Mrs.
Simon Campbell; grandmother hav
ing the largest number of grand
children Mrs. Wm. Penhaie; Young
est grandmother present, Mrs. Thos.
Rundle.
Follewing the program a lunch
was served by the hostess assisted
by several of the ladies and a de
lightful- half hour was spent during
which Rev. Elliott sang two num
bers in splendid voice, “Mother Mc
Crea,” and Loch Lomond.”
SHEPHERD—GLtADMAN
“.A wedding of unusual charm and
interest was solemnized on Saturday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. W. Gladman, of town, when their
daughter, Anna Margaret, (became
the bride of William A. C. Shepherd
of London, son of Rev. and Mrs. A.
W- Shepherd, of Chatham. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. D. C.
MacGregor, D. D., of London, and
Rev. J. B. Rhodes, of Exeter.
In the spacious drawing-rooms,
bright-with grate fires and soft
lights, palms, ferns and-tall candel
abra, with orange tapers made a
charming background for the bridal
party. Autumn leaves and ’mums
in glowing autumn tints were used
profusely in the decorative scheme.
The bride, who entered the draw
ing room on the arm of her father
to the strains of the wedding music
played by Charles E. Wheeler, of
London, was lovely in a stately
gown of ivory transparent velvet,
made on princess lines with a short
train. Her veil was of Chantilly
lace and tulle and she carried a bou
quet of Johanna Hill roses, Easter
Jilies and lilies of the valley. Ivory
. velvet shoes and gloves completed
' the costume.
Miss Kathleen Johnston, of Lon
don, as bridesmaid, was -smartly
gowned in delphinium blue trans
parent velvet with matching jacket
and shoes and a turban of,velvet.
Her flowers were Talisman roses.
The groom was attended by his
brother, George (Shepherd, of Chi
cago.
During the signing of the register
Mrs. A. F. Passmore, of Toronto,
sang “Because.”
Following the ceremony a recep-
! tion was held, during which Mrs.
pGladman received the guests in a
gown of black crepe madonna and
lace with a corsage of Briarcliffe
roses. She was assisted by Mrs. A<
' W. Shepherd in a gown of black
Hallowe’en Dance
MASQUERADE
in the
Exeter Opera House
Music by —-
THE LOG CABIN BOYS
Radio Artists of London
ADMISSION 50 and 25c.
Come in Costume but come
whether or not
Longs'Ll fe Guarantee:
A C&rton of
Six Lt\mps in
the house
Look for this L&bet
when buying Lumps
bDy your lamps wm ths hydro
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BUILT TO A STANDARD
NOT TO A PRICE
Hydrp Service
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roses,
A buffet supper was served from
a table covered with a handsome
lace cloth and featuring silver bas
kets of Briarcliffe robes, pink tapers
in silver holders and the wedding
cake,
Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd left by
motor for a honeymoon in the Adir
ondack, the bride travelling-in a
brown crepe dress, brown tweed rur-
wxvju xza trimmed coat and with hat,
Horrell, who 4 predeceased him, For i and accessories , of brown. On,
a number of years he lived at Ray X1‘'" “!‘1”
City, Mioh., and five years ago was
uftited ill marriage with Mrs. Birk
Besides his widow, deceased is sur
vived by bile daughter, Mrs, Leo
Salakln, of Detroit, who has been
here since Sunday, The funeral
private will be held Thursday at
1.30 p.m. from the home of Mrs
Cottle with interment in Exeter
cemetery.
THE LATE WM. HEWTT
Mr.
away Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Cottle following an extended -1
illness. Deceased was aged 65 years I
and six days. About two years agfc-'
he suffered a paralytic stroke. For
FARM SOLD
At the sale held at Gladman & ... ___ „ _______ _____ _
Stanbury’s Office on. Saturday the j the past few weeks he has been
farm of the late Arthur H. Doupe‘
was sold to Mr. William tMiller of
Usborne.
great-granddaughter dies
The Sympathy pf many friends
will be extended to Mr? and Mrs.
1 Mervin Collingwood, Hamilton, el
dest son of Mrs. Ann and the late
James Collingwood also grandson of
Mr. William Collingwood of town,
in the ’ Ibss of their, only daughter
Marie Ann at the City Hospital,
Hamilton oh Oct. 18tli; the funeral
i being held on Oct. 20 th at Jiamilton
Besides her parents she is survived
by three brothers, Rdward, Ronald
and Albert, j
making his home at Mrs. Cottiers
owing to the illness Of Mrs. Hewitt
who at Thanksgiving time fractured (
her liip and is at present in a criti- ■’
Cal condition at her own home. Mr. I
Hewitt at one time was a carriage
maker at Centralia .whpre he was-
united in marriage with Miss Lipbie,
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Shoes
their
Wilreturn they will reside at
liam Street, London,
Guests wo*re present at
ding from Ottawa, Feterboro.
Ville, Toronto, Brantford, {London
Chatham, Windsor and Detroit.
the wed-
Oak-
The new Hydro
Inside Frosted Lamp
Easy to clean
Soft to the eyes
500 hour lamps 30 and 60 watts 15c.
1500 hour lam^s 25, 40 and 60 watts 25c.
Public Utilities Commission
Rivers Quality Meat
putting on another big
and Saturday. See advt,
Market are
sale Friday
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