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THE MASQUERADE
Wednesday night» the wind, up of
Old Home Week, was climaxed with
a street carnival in which old and
young turned out in force in cos
tume for this memorable event. It
was one of the most outstanding
calithumpian parades Exeter has
ever seen. Headed by the Exeter
band and with two bl°K'ks of Main
street closed to motor traffic, the
merry makers marched forward and
back several times before the judg
ing took place. Everyone entered
heartily into the occasion and
many of the costumes showed great
ingenuity and pains in designing.
The awards were as follows: ladies’
fancy costume, Mrs. Cunningham,
of Detroit as bride; second, Mrs,
Bert Gillies (Lulu Martin) Hamil
ton; ladies’ comic costume, Mrs. H.
C- Carey as groom; second, Florence
(Babe) Norry, London; as tin pail
tramp; ladies’ national costume,
first Miss Winnifred Huston, Chin
ese; second Miss Amelia Acheson,
Spanish, Ladies’ best characteriza
tion of movie actress, Mrs. DuVward
(Margaret Shafipe) Simcoe, as Mae
West in all her glorious beauty; se
cond, Miss Tenie MloCurdy, Jiving
enibodiesment of the lump skirt
period. Gentleman’s fanley costume first, Kenneth Stanbury, Toronto,)
as “King Charles”; second, Bob I
Hatter; gent’s comic costume, first, I
Dr. Harvey Gorrell, dentist of Win-(
nipeg, the tramp; second Harry-
Schram, negro. Gent’s national cos
tume, first, Japan, second, Norma
Wilson, as Holland; best, animal
costume Tom Tapp, Detroit; Best
comic costume, Scotchman and his '
wife; second prize, Mrs. K, Sweet
man (Lillian Boyle) Toronto and
Caven Church Holds Memorial Service
Tablet to the late Rev. Wm. and Mrs. Martin is Unveiled
MONSTER PARADE
Long Procession of Decorated Floats
and Cars.
The program on Monday began
with a monster parade of floats, de
c-orated cars, calithumpians, etc. at
one p.m. to the fair grounds. This
was followed by two patriotic drills.
Then came a ball game between
Hamilton and Stratford teams. In
the evening there was an old-time
fiddlers contest and street dance,
the merry-makers leaving the scene
about three o’clock in the morning.
The parade formed at
Park and headed by two
cycle policemen marched
fairgrounds. The Boy Scouts came
next carrying the flag and were fol
lowed by the Exeter Band of forty
pieces. Patriotic floats by the
High and P. S. girls came next fol
lowed by decorated floats that were
most
Ford
with
Mrs,
with
Commercial floats were represent
ed by H. C. Rivers, butcher; E. R.
Hopper, furniture; T'raquair’s Hard
ware, Coates’ Machine Shop; Can
adian Canners; Tuckey Transport.
British American Oil, Stewart Bros.,
Leavitt’s Theatre, Jones & May,
■Simon’s blacksmith, with the vet
eran wood4wor.ker, John Dignan, as
sisting; Winer Bros., truckers; Cun
ningham and Pryde, cemetery mem
orials, Sandy Elliott and five Ford
models beginning with 1907 of open
top buggy style, then 1914, 1921,
192 8 and 193 5. The comics con
tained the Dionne Quintuplets, bar
ber Shop, Maggie and Jiggs the old
sipinning wheel, boys with a goat
and boys with dogs,
tractions was a
'Philadelphia in
Rev. Mr. Gracie
Thames Road
followed by one
Campbell in London, Canada West,
'in 1865. Bev. Acheson with his
Kazoo band of Old Boys and Girls
attracted mu/ch attention. The Forest
Boys Band and the Wopdham Fife
Band were also in the line of march.
Among the oldest residents in the
parade were James Handford, James
Dignan,' 93-year-old pioneer; Mrs.■
Wm. Whiteford, 91; Mrs. Annie!
Bedford 89, who is the oldest of five
generations, all living and these
were presented to the audience. Mr.
and Mrs. John Cornish, born in
'1852 and 1857, and married 67
years, were the oldest married
'couple, while Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Hunkin, with a combined age of 173
Victoria
motor-
to the
attractive and consisted of a
VS, a car from Saskatchewan;
C. Stewart, Bill Chambers,
Browning and Snell Bros, all
beautifully decorated cars.
One of the
buggy bought
1863 and used
when
church.
made
pastor
This
by
at-
in
by
at
was
John
Grand fiend Casino
DANCING NIGHTLY
GENE FRITZLEY
and his 10-piece orchestra
Featuring Enid Lee, Soloist
years, have been married 55 years. ] UNVEILING OF THE CAIRNS
At the grounds many appeared in
national, fancy or comic costumes.
The Exeter band played for a very
elaborate and precisely executed
drill .given by the junior high and
senior public school girls under the
direction of Miss Alma Brown, of
the high school staff.
Hamilton Wins From Stratfoi-d
Justice Martin, of Regina, Pre
mier Gardiner, of Saskatchewan,
Senator Tom, of Ohio, and W. H.
Golding M.P., Seaforth, offifeat-
ed at the opening of the baseball
game between Hamilton and Strat
ford teams, which was won by the
Hamilton nine by a score of 8 to 6.
The Stratford team was leading by
four runs when in the middle of the
game -they changed pitchers and in
two inning's the Hamilton team went
into the lead.
Prize Winners
The list of the prize winners in the
Exeter parade as announced, by the
judges. Herb. Eilber. Crediton; Laird
Mickle, Hensall; Harry Hoffman,
Dashwood and R. Y. McLean, Toron
to; is as follows:
■School children.—Miss Rowe, Miss
A. Drown.
Oldest . _
Handford, 96, Mrs. William White
ford, 91.
Couple longest married—;Mr. and
Mrs. John Cornish, 67 years; Mr. and
Mrs. Alf. Hunkin, 55.
Old fashioned group—Mrs. Hunt
er, Mrs. Lorne Love, Mrs. Preszca-
tor.
Comic character—Jack Newcombe,
1st; Truman Elliott, 2nd; Ina Elliott
and T. James, 3rd.
Fancy dress costume—Tena McCur
dy, 1st,* Pear Harpole (Hensall), 2nd.
National costume — Gloria Cann,
1st; W. Lodder, 2nd; Alma Smith,
3rd.
Best clown—'Mrs. Gould, Clinton,
Bob Hatter, Sam Elliott.
Decorated car—Sandy Elliott, Dr.
Browning, Calvert Chambers.
Commercial Truck—E. R. Hopper
Canadian Canners, Tuckey Transport
Business truck—B. A. Oil, Leavitt’s
Theatre.
National float—Miss Brown, T.
Moffatt.
i Trade floats—Wes. .Simmons, F. W.
Bawden, Cunningham and Pryde.
j Hand propelled vehicle—Lois Hun
ter.
Comic float—-Dionnes, 1st; Violet
Wjillis1, 2nd; A. Dayman, 3rd.
Old fashioned horse drawn vehicle
—Jeffrey and Coates, Asa Perihale.
Pony outfit—M. McDonald.
Boy and dogcart — Ed. Anderson,
Bill Cole-man, Ross Kercher, Bob
Pryde.
Fancy bicycle—Marjorie Majs,
Calithumpian Band—Beverly Ache
son with his kazoo band.
Oldest car driven by its own pow
er—Sandy Elliott (1907), Roy Hunter,
H. Klopp.Best outside band—Woodham fife
band.
Fancy float—Snell Bros.
person of parade—'James
, One of the first ceremonies in
connection with the reunion was the
unveiling of the cairns on the High
way at the south entrance to the
town. The cairns were built of
stones gathered from the farms
cleared by the pioneers in this sec
tion. One cairn was in memory of
the late James and Jane Willis, the
first settlers in this community.
The other cairn was in honor of the
first municipal officers following
the incorporation of Exeter as a vil
lage in 1873.
The band paraded to the scene
and Reeve Thos. Pryde acted as
chairman. Mr. Pryde spoke of the
work of the pioneers in making our
present occupation of the place pos
sible. He extended a hearty wel
come to all of the Old
Girls.
Mr. Geo. Eacrett, of
told of his grandparents,
Jane Willis, coming to this country
105 years ago from Ireland. They
■had a tedious seven weeks ocean
voyage and a long tiresome inland
journey from New York. His sole
possession in money when he arriv
ed was one English shilling. It is
said that Mr. Willis walked to Lon
don for the purpose of securing a,
hoe but as .he had not sufficent
money he returned home without
one. With an axe he dug the holes
and planted his first potatoes in a
small clearing and he secured a sat
isfactory crop. Mr. Eacrett spoke
of the hardships .of those early years
As a boy he remembered well his
visits to his grandmother who al
ways had an apple, a cookie or some
sugar as a treat. A story is told
that Mrs. Willis had taken a piece
•of venison that she -had been roast
ing and was about to set it down
when a wolf came through the open
door of the shanty and departed
with the meat. The tablet to these
early pioneers was unveiled by a
great grandson, John Willis, a vet
eran of the Great War.
The second cairn in honor of the
first municipal officers was unveiled
by Mr. W". J. Carling, the oldest liv
ing resident born in Exeter. Mr.
Carling is a son of Isaac Carling the
first reeve of Exeter, and M.L.A.
for South Huron at the .first legisla
ture after Confederation.
Mr. B. W. F. Beavers explained
that the Willis cairn had been erect
ed by subscriptions and through the
Old Boys and Girls Association.
The committee in charge of
erection of the cairns was
Beavers, Saxon Fitton, the
Boys and
Winnipeg,
James and
Caven Presbyterian Church was well-trained mind,
the scene of a beautiful service on 1
Sunday morning when in addition
to the reunion of Old Boys .and Girls
a Memorial Service was held in
honor of the late Rev. Wm. Martin
B.D., and his wife Christena Jamies
on, who served the congregation for
over £6 years, A printed order of
service with splendid likenesses of
Mr. and. Mrs. Martin was distribut
ed to the large congregation who
gladly carried it home as a souvenir
of the event, Rev. S- Moore Gor
don, B.D., the minister of the church
presided and was assisted by Rev.
James Foote B.A., of Carleton Place
who led in the responsive reading;
by Rev. J. Bernard Rhodes M.A., of
Cobourg, who offered prayer, by
Rev. W. A. Young B.A., of Hensall,
representing the Presbytery of Hur
on, who read the lesson, the two
former being former ministers of
Caven. Rev. R. Allan Cranston,
B.A., of "Welland, a son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. Martin was the guest
preacher and delivered an eloquent
sermon from the text “Lift Ulp Your
Heads, O Ye Gates.” The guest
soloist, Mrs. Geo. Durward (Mar-
i garet Sharp ) o Simcoe, sang in
' charming voice and the choir pre
sented an anthem with the assist
ance of a number of prominent Old
Boys and Girls- amongst whom were
Mrs. (Rev.) Sharp, Miss Linda Wal-
per, Lloyd Baynhame, Kenneth Stan
bury and Chas. Gladman. A specially
.. _ _ interesting feature of the event was?taeand Teen^?^°rS presentation to the congregation
pians or kazoo band, Teddy Baw
den with his eighteen accomplished
performers; second, Harp Rivers
with ten performers; step dancer, •
Bob Hatter. There was no second
prize but the judges unanimously
voted a second prize to little Jean
ette Cunningham, of Detroit. The
following step dangers received hon
orable mention: George Smith, Ja
cob Ramtph, Parkhill; James Hag-
gitt, William Sangster, Hensall; G. ]
■Withers, Brussels; Levi Bierling, of
Parkhill and Mac Corbett. The
judges were Gerald Hurdon, Buffalo
Mr. A. B. Snider, of Toronto; and
Case R. Howard, of New York. The
committee in charge of the street
carnival and street dances were:
Silas Reed, Ulric Snell, E. R- Hop
per, C. W. Kestle, Harvey Pollen, "
Floody, Frank Creeloh and W.
Davis.
STREET REVELS
N.
C.
CIVIC HOLIDAY
MIDNIGHT FROLIC
Monday morning, August Sth
Dancing begins 12.15
Usdal Holiday Evening
Softball Game
a.m.
Dance
BAND CONCERT
in Casino
Sunday Evening, August
Christian Endeavor Band.
Featuring Mr. Bert Cutt, Tenor
Soloist of Galt
4th by
nVMta'Mrt’Jk'IMIMKI
3<*ire Alarm
On Saturday evening just a® the
celebration of Old B0.yis was getting
under way the fire alarm sounded
and visions of a conflagration that
would mar the opening festivities
passed through the minds of many.
A gasoline motor used, in running
the pilpe organ in front of the mid
way -caught fire and with the gaso
line tank surrounded by flames it
looked serious for a few minutes.
However it was soon brought under
control with little damage being
dene.
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the
Mrs.
WM.AVX, j-iuuuu, iu« first
child registered' after the incorpor
ation of Exeter as a village; Walter
Cunningham, who was instrumental
■in having the two cairns erected in
place of cne; John Willis and B. M.
Francis. Much of the credit for the
early work in connection with the
cairns is due to Mrs. Beavers. The
cairns are surmounted with white
lights and with the word “Exeter”
on marble slabs. The Willis cairn
contains the followng inscription;
“James Willis 1800-1864; Jane, his
wife 1803-183 0. Their children, Sar
ah, George, Thomas, John, Ann,
James and Robert, Erected by their
descendants. The cairn on the west
side of the street is “In honour of
the first council; Reeve, Isaac Carl
ing; councillors, James Pickard, W.
H. Verity, John Trick, Edward
Drew; Clerk, Michael Eacrett;
Treasurer, Robt. Sanders.
Get Your Furnace Overhauled Now
and Put in Shape for Winter
L your health,”
/cemented will over*
Many .heating plants permit dust and gas fr^gcape causing waste
of fuel and becoming a dangerous menacej/j your health,
By having your furnace taken down and r---------come this trouble. Get us to do this befoiTp’jlie rush comes.
We are experts in heating and plumbing aju our prices are the
lowest.
Lindenfield’s Hardware, Exeter
St Thomas Girls Win
In an exhibition, softball game in
the afternoon at the fair grounds, St.
Thomas girls defeated Silverwoods of
London by score of 11 to 5. At the
end of the sixth the London team was
in the lead, but four runs scored of?
Miss Taylor who had replaced Miss
Furionger together with five runs
scored off the latter’s offerings when
she returned to the box gave the St.
Thomas- girls the game.
Line up:
Silverwoods—North ery, Ss; Bates,
rf; Kennedy lb; Nevins, cf; Taylor,
3b; Dearnette, c; Phillips, 2b; Wal
ters, If; Furionger, p.
St. Thomas—^Kitchen, If; Watson,
es; M'ulchner, 3b; Babcock, c; Schoon
over, 2b; Berthwhistle, rf; Moore, cf;
Farlihg, 2b; Berry, p.
Score by innings:
Silverwoods' ,
St, Thomas .
Umpires—E.
010 210 010— 5
010 010' 450-41
Dinsmore at the
plate; Geo, Anderson in the field.
FINANCES
The finance committee of the Old
Boys and Girls Association, after
roughly figuring up the financial
standing of the Association believes
that the receipts ftotar the various
attractions will be somewhat short
of the expenses but the subscribers
will get back a fair percentage of
the money subscribed. A complete
financial statement will be published
as soon as it can be completed.
ncu-wamm wiuiu, a warm heart,
broad and generous dp his sympath
ies, and With a high sense of his
■mission as a Christian minister,
Upon one occasion tyo men stood
pn the bridge across Niagara, just
below the Falls. One them wa»
a great engineer, and pointing to the
Falls said, "There is the greatest un-
developed power in the world today.”
His companion, a plan of deep relig
ious conviction, said, "You are mis
taken, the greatest undeveloped pow
er in the world today is the Soul of
Humanity.” The true minister recog
nizes that source of power and speeds
his life in its development.
Engineers tell us of standing on
the seashore, watching the mighty
breakers come rolling in, longing for
ability tp harness the tremendous en
ergy of the sea to our machinery,
and they picture the wonderful re
sults in productive industry.
All about us there are vast tides
of the Spirit of the Most High. Vasz
energies of God, which if we would
only harness up with the machinery
of our personalities, what is there
we could not achieve, personally, re
ligiously, socially, nationally. Ed
win Markim once said. "Come let us
live the poetry we sing,” that is the
proof the world waits for. Truth
made vital in life and character, the
Golden Rule made real ip. the com
plex life of the day, Christ made so
real in humans that men would again
spy, "They have been with Jesus and
have learned of him”—The ministry
that takes the ideal at the top of the
mountain and makes it real to the
men and women in the valley, is ev
er creative and forceful.
There is no garden like the garden
of the Soul of Man, which it is the
chief prerogative of the Christian
ministry to cultivate. Finer than any
painting Raphael ever painted; fin
er than any statue Canova ever carv
ed; finer than any symphony Mozart
ever conceived; finer than any
Creation of fertile brain of Shake
speare; is the fragrant garden of the
human soul. And its unwithered
flowers are love, joy, peace, long-
suffering, kindness, goodness, faith
fulness, self-denial. Given that fruit
in life and our problems in church
and state are isolved.
Mr. Marrin was a teaching min
ister. He was not noted for his elo
quence, if you regard what someone
has called, ".the unfortunate gift of
the gab, as eloquence. But, few men
could get his message across in more
well-chosen language, apt illustra
tion, and Christian persuasiveness,
than he. The man was greater than
his message. It was his personality
that gave power to his message,
made it a living message.
"When the Great Scorer comes
To write against your name,
He writes not what you won or
But how you played tljg game.”
Its the spirit, the motive,
purpose expressed in the life
character that counts.
Longfellow says:
"■Whene’er a noble deed is1 wrought
When'e? is spoken a noble thought,
Our hearts in glad surprise
To higher levels rise.”
Honor to those whose words or deeds
Thus 'help us in our daily needs1
And iby their overflow
Raise us from what is low.”
Buch, a life does not end at
grave-,
et'h,”
influence,
that the
with our bones,
destructible. It
forever.
The swift steamboat
train tell us that Watt
son are still toiling for
names of inventors may ‘be on mould
ering tombstones, but their busy fin
gers are still weaving warm textures
for needy people. Teachers and dis
coverers who have gone into lands of
fever and misery to carry liberty,
intelligence and religion to the ig
norant, still walk among, working
for society’s good. Florence Night-’
ingale is still persuading to sym
pathy with the suffering. Francis
Willard is still persuading to tem
perance reform. Jane Addams will
continue to persuade to the help of
the weak, the weary and the unfor
tunate in the struggle of life.
And so this man, for whom this
memorial is unveiled today, and his
devoted partner in life, are still an
influence for good in the community.
Dr. Reriny of the Scotch was once
asked how1 he was able to accomplish
such herculean tasks. He answered
"I am happily married.” The mis
tress of Caven Manse was a real
helpmate. There were qualities of
mind and heart that enriched the
domestic life, By the charm of her
personality, her wholesome, winsome
womanhood. She helped in a minis
try that was 'strong, fruitful arid in
fluential, and they are still persuad
ing to whatsoever things are true,
honest, just, pure, lovely, good,
things virtuous arid praiseworthy.
"To live in hearts we leave behind is
not to die.”
LOST MONEY IS RETURNED
At the James St, church on Sun
day morning Rev, R. E. Southcott,
of Mt. Bridges, referred to the fact
that Saturday evening while attend
ing the unveiling of the cairns he
had lost $'11, Shortly after’ losing
the money Mr. Arthur Francis, of
Stephen, came into the Times-Ad-
vocate and reported that he had
found some money. It was mention
ed that the money had already been
reported lost and it was restored to
its owner.
SUFFERS AGONY FOR
THREE HOURS
Miss Barbara Barr, of Toronto,
while visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Fred Brock, had the
misfortune on Monday last to fall
through the ceiling fracturing a
couple of bones, The accident hap
pened shortly after the noon hour
and for three hours Miss Barr lay
suffering on the floor before being
discovered. Miss Barr, with a sis
ter from Ne|w Jersey, were camping
at Turnbull’s Grove, north of Grand
Bend, and had come in Monday to
visit their sister and take in the Old
Boys celebration. She had gone
to the attic of the home in order to
better see the parade and as the at
tic is only partly floored Miss Barr
in some way overbalanced onto the
plastered ceiling and fell through
to the floor below. Being unable
to get up she remained there for
three hours until discovered by one
of Mr. Brock’s children and Dr.
Dunlop was summoned. Miss- Barr
was removed to St. Joseph’s Hospit
al, London, where she remained un
til Wednesday when she was again
brought to the home of her brother-
in-law.
of a beautiful bronze tablet in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Martin, by their
sons and daughters. The Hon. Wil
liam Martin, Justice of
Court of Saskatchewan
tablet and the address
tion of Mr. and Mrs.
delivered by their old
Dr. J. S. Henderson, of Vancouver,
B.C., which we publish in full. The
church was filled to capacity with
chairs in both aisles. Among the
other prominent guests were Prem
ier Gardiner, of Saskatchewan with
his wife and family and his mother
1 and Bert Muir, of Vancouver, B.C.
At the evening service Rev. James
Fo.ote was the guest preacher and
in very able manner spoke on the
theme of “Foundations.” Mrs (Dr.)
Gunn (Anna Martin) of Calgary was
the guest soloist and her number
was greatly appreciated. Mr. Case
Howard, of New York, also sang
very acceptably and was accompan
ied on the violin by Mr. Kenneth C.
Stanbury, of Toronto. Rev. Dr. Dou
gan, of Clinton and Bayfield, assist
ed in this service and was accom
panied by a number of carloads
from his Bayfield congregation. Af
ter both services there was the bet
ter part of an -hour spent in solcial
intercourse and hearty. reunion
greetings.
The address .of Dr. Henderson
iwas as follows:
Tribute to the Late Rev. Wm.
Martin
“I would be less human than I am
if I did not appreciate the honor of
having a part in this Memorial Ser
vice. Memory is at work today. I
have been thinking of the men , who
were in the pulpits of this section a
quarter of a century ago. Carriere,
Grand Bend; Anderson, of Goderich;
McLean of Blyth; Stewart of Clin
ton, McDonald of 'Seaforth, Mus
grave of McKillop; Fletcher of
Thames Road, Martin of Exeter.
Strong men, well-trained, with a
high sense of their mission, and a
consecrated devotion to their task.
They left their impress upon every
phase of the life of Huron County.
It is surely in Keeping with the
fitness of things that the family;
of the late Mr. Martin should honor
their parents with this tangible ex
pression of their esteem and affer-
the Supreme
unveiled the
of apprecia-
Martin was
friend Rev.
HIGHLIGHTS OF OLD HOME
WEEK
Everybody Maltes “Whoopee"
i Scarcely had the Sunday and
> impressive services passed by when
half an hour after midnight, the
; Hensall band accompanied by} num-
. erous citizens came with their ex-
• pression of good will. “Hail, Hail
T the Gang’s all* here” rang out long
■ and loud as the musicians marched
■ up and down the main street ac
companied by a crowd that grew in
enthusiasm- and dimensions. Ex
eter bandsmen picked up the refrain
and the affair was well away to a
■ good start. Monday evening there
was an old time fiddlers’ contest
and the public had plenty of oppor
tunity to dance. On a .platform er
ected to the North of the Town Hall •
Shorty Grant and his Redcoats prov-1
ed a very popular attraction, the
patrons filling the generous space
provided to the small .hours. Mean
time in an- enclosure on the main
street a merry throng who preferred
'old time sets, found the music of
McNiohJcl’s Old Time Orchestra to
their liking. The familiar tunes and
the shouts of the director of cere
monies blended with the rythmic
'meeting cf leather on pavement.
But nobody capable of walking need
ed feel out of the circle of gaity for
the Forest band inarched up and
down and in and out, and round
about through the business section,
sometimes as a-unit and often inter- ;. ,*■ nAnSnntmingled with the youth of the vil-itlon- family -m a constant wit-
lage. Nor was the crowd- limited tojness to> the character^the
those young in years, for many or- jnat produces it. — ---------
dinarily sedate citizens forgot their here of the kind of training needful,
dignity and joined in the fun. if the best results **
Tuesday evening, still unsubdued Church and! iState.)by the late .hours of two previousj[girls must be trained, not so much In
nights the musi'e-ians of the pvo or- learning, though that will not be
’cliestras, the dancers and those who neglected, as in chaa-acter formation
preferred parading sti-ll left the' - - •* -
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two a.m. and retired to rest for the1
final efforts of Wednesday. There | were few idle momente. Early in I
the evening the Exeter band led the
carnival procession with a swing
and “pep” that would have dpne
credit to much older organizations.
'After them came contestants in
fancy, patriotic, coimic or national
'cpstuimes. They) came singly, in
pairs and in groups, some beautiful
ly costumed, some humorously dis
reputable, in all sizes and with a
wide range of age but all radiating
happiness and the joy of living.
Shorty Grant and' his Redcpats were
there—that is to sayi all but the
coats and with several other varia
tions from their normal attire.
They were a villanous looking crew
•but perfectly harmless'. Another
•band was in the march and had we
•not known that it was really a band,
we might have identified the instru
ments as kitchen utensils. Both
dance floors remained as popular as
ever to the final time limit. Threat
ening rain thinned the crowd a,bout ( two a.m. and finally the last loiter-;. Mr* Martin Vras a good ™an.
ersers, after a little horse play1 had praise to grve__ ?
satisfied their ardor, retired. ' ................ ’
It is a high tribute to the com
munity that the thousands present
■remained under proper restraint
and the work of the special Con
stables was entirely free from
pleasantness.
its
lost
the
and
the
"He being dead yet speak-
Here is the immortality of
It is a reassuring thing
good we do is not buried
A worthy life is in
acts influentially
There is evidence
if the best results are to- flow to
The boys and
____ - - I left the'anj' in preparation for the respon-
question of ^endurance unsettled^ at (sibijit*eg of leadership. Without
qualified leadership our democracy is
doomed. And the spring of that
itural background of the Christian
home. The Manse of Caven Church
did it’s work thoroughly and well.
How natural it is that the Mem
orial should be placed, where for ov
er a quarter of a century he exercis
ed his ministry. That thiscongre*
gation should have this reminder of
the worth and work of the man who
gave the best years of his life to the
moral and spiritual culture of this
community.
Mr. Martin was a Canadian, born
on Canadian soil, with the exception
of two years in Princeton College,
educated in Canadian institutions,
and gave the ministry of a consecrat
ed life to the Canadian people. Can
ada is a name to conjure with. And
such men awaken enthusiasm for the
highest type of Canadian life and
character.. It
.......o„ ► give any man.
I Goodness is greatness There is no
I greatness equal to goodness, It is
'the guina stamp of noble character.
He was a good man, with a bright
tin-
Chimes Appreciated
A special request has come to us
form an Exeter Old Girl to make
special mention of the ringing of
the Trivitt Church chimes on var-
Window Display
An old time window display at
Traquair’s hardware attracted the
attention of a great many C
Old Home Week. In the Wui™ wwn ........ --•were various articles ranging from, many former residents ^the music of
•one hundred, to two hundred years‘■the chimes were a partibumy umight
old used by the pioneers. As far The Trivitt chimes have a beautiful
as the age was known the oldest tone and compare favorably with the
■article was a chftdle iahtera. best.
311 HIV. V11V, J. 11VXUU t -v*
during ious occasions throughout Old Home
window Week by Rev. Harry Jennings. To
and racing
and Steven-
men. The
Fair Grounds Were in Good Shape
Getting the grounds in condition
and the erection of two large grand
stands together with the stringing of
electric lights meant a lot of work
for G. W. Lawson and his commit
tee. The amplifying system, operat
ed by F. J. Burtianan, of Sarnia,
added a great deal to the effective
ness of the programs put on at the
Fair Grounds,
‘‘The tumult and the shouting dies,
The captains and the kings depart”
Forty-eight thousand, nine hun
dred and twnety-seven hands were
shaken during the Old Home Week
according to the latest revised sta
tistics.
Five hundred and sixty-two calous-
es have developed on the feet of the
visitors.
“Hail, hail, the gang’s all here”
has been sung five thousand tour
hundred and sixty-two times and
“We won’t be Home until morning”
about half as many.
Twenty-five thousand seven hun
dred and ninety-six hot dogs have
disappeared along with as many
rolls.
Two hundred and eighty-seven
men have been disapipointed to find
the old swimming hole is not as
deep as they used to think it was.
Instead of one band Exeter had
the makings of twenty-seven bands
with instruments running from hand
bells to plow shares.
Nine hundred and eleven early
morning trips have been made to
drugstores for aspirin tablets and
seidlitz powders.
Thirteen thousand and seven old
family
up and
Two
quests
fathers
dred years until the next Old Home
Week.
“The best time I have ever had
in my life” was expressed two thou
sand seven hundred and nineteen
times.
photograhs have been dug
looked at.
hundred and forty-seven re-
have come to the tofwn
not to wait for another hun-
There was a loss of something
like one hundred and ninety-two
thousand, seven hundred and forty -.1 r a
to catch
six hours of sleep and now
our townspepole are trying
up on all of it.
“You haven’t changed a
heard six thousand seven
and forty-two times.
"I haven’t seen you in years.”—
two thousand seven hundred and
forty-six times'.
bit” was
hundred
%
ZION
The Zion S. S.
picnilo last Friday
with about one
Immediately after
o.f sports followed ____
chosen sides were keenly
Boating and bathing were
dulged in. A hearty picnic supper
was partalken of bringing to a close
another successful outing.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brock spent.
Sunday at Grand Bend.
Mr, Ross Hern lost a valuable
cow Thursday of last week.
held their annual
at Stratford Park
hundred
dinner a
by a ball
Blank
present,
program
game of
enjoyed,
then in-
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