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ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5th, 1935 SIXTY-SECOND YEAR
Fall and Winter Coats
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Phone 32
Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s
This store will be closed Wednesdays at 12 o’clock noon* until September 11th.
Gold Soap .............................. 4 bars 17c.
Zinc Rings, best quality per doz. 19c.
Glass Tops for Sealers per doz. 23c.
Sugar-Crisp Corn Flakes ....... 4 pkgs. 25c.
Orange Marmalade ........... 32 oz. jar 25c.
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BAND CONCERT
Beautiful Colors
to Choose
From Dr.I
in the
Findlay’s
“COUNTY VETERANS CHURCH
PARADE”
A band concert will be
Victoria Park on Sunday afternoon
next, September 8th, at, 3 o’clock.
Silver collection. Come'and enjoy
the music and heilp the band.
Our stock of coats for the coming season is now complete. We have
coats to fit any type of figure. Special attention given to half sizes,
small sizes, also extra large sizes. The collars are mostly of English
make linings guaranteed with luxurious fur collars. Make your sel
ections early.
Special Sale of Flannelette
500 yards extra heavy Flannelette, 36 inches wide in floral designs for Ladies’
and Children’s .wear. Such as night gowns, pyjamas, bloomers, etc. A regular 35c.
quality on sale for early buyers at 29c. per yard.
Sale of Ladies’ Vests and Bloomers at 39c
Ladies’ fall and winter weight knitted vests and, bloomers. A regular 50c. qual
ity. By buying a large quantity we are able to offer these garments this month at
at 39c. each.
Travel-Tweed Dresses at $3.95
We have just received the new Travel Tweed Dresses for Fall. These are very
smart in style. Misses sizes 14 to 20 at $3.95.
Large Sizes up to 44 for $4.50
We also have a fine new range of Silk Crepe Dresses for Misses and Children.
SPECIAL—6 dozen men’s fancy cashmere socks for fall, on sale at 39c. per pair
or 2 pairs for 75c.
The Fall line of Sweaters, Hosiery, Dress Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Etc. are now
ready.
Cotton Tweed for School Dresses, vary popular cloths and patterns at from 30c.
to 50c. per yard.
Superior Chain Store Specials for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Royal York Tea, special 3 day sale 1-2 25c
Quick Quaker Oats, large size ........... 20c
Manyflowers Toilet Soap with
wash cloth free ................. 4 cakes 23c.
McCormick’s Rio Grand Biscuits lb. 17c.
Jones & May
SUPER
OVAL
All accounts owing to the late
Atkinson must be paid or arrange
ments made for payment before Sep
tember 15th, or said accounts will
be handed in for collection when
costs .will be added. Pay by cheque or
at the home of Mrs. Atkinson, An
drew St.
The Oven is all Enamel Inside and Out
The Flues are Enameled on Both Sides
The Polished Steel Top Has Six Covers
and is Annealed and Polished at
1200 Degrees Fh.
County Veterans Church parade
will be held at Listowel .Sunday, Sept
Sth. Five bands in attendance.
Parade to join up at Listowel Post
Office at 2 o’cloak. All County vet
erans expected to attend this parade.
Berets and Medals to be worn.
NEW SCHOOL OPENED
new red brick schoolhouse
Traqu air’s Hardware
_..................Miss Bernice Delbridge is ta^ng'
a.course at the Westervelt Business
College, London,
Mr. Ben Dawson has returned to
his duties at the Hydro office after
holidaying at his home in London.
Mrs. Jos. McTavish and two sons,
Grant and Glenn, of Shakespeare,
arrived in Exeter Monday and will
make their home with the former’s
mother, Mrs. J. W. Taylor,
Master Frank Prebble and
Agnes wheeled from llderton
spent the week-end with
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sister
and
their
grandmother, Mrs. J. Hamilton, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Sll-
lery,
Mrs. M. J. Horney and Miss M.
A. Horton were in Toronto last week
where they attended the Exhibition.
They were also at Oshawa where
they attended the wedding of their
niece Miss Lucy Horton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Horton, to Mr.
Ge'o. irwin, also of Oshawa.
Mr. Fred HarbUrri
is at Moline, Illinois,
the World Horseshoe Mr. Hhrburn is* the
Canada horseshoe pitching i
pion for 1&34 and Is one of
leading horseshoe pitchers
Canada and the United States who
are competing for the World cham
pionship.
The
at Plugtown, ,S. S- No. 3, Usborne,
was opened on Lstbor Day with a pic
nic and gathering by the ratepayers
in the vicinity. The new school is
modern in every way and takes the
place 'of the one destroyed by fire
early in January. A splendid pro
gram was given in the afternoon
with Rev. Mr,
occupying the
given by Rev.
don, a former
ahd Rev. Mr.
An orchestra provided some splendid
music,
gave i
vieve
tions
Bros.
family of Kirkton,
splendid attendance and after
program a picnic iupper was enjoy
ed. In the evening 'an outdoor
dance was enjoyed on a floor pro
vided for the occasion. Music was
supplied by McNlcol’s brio.
Lewis, of Kirkton,
chair. An address was
Robert Hicks, of Lon-
teacheir of the school
Maier, of Thames Rd.
of Cromarty,
competing for
championship.
Dominion Of
cliam-
! 100
from
Verna
a musical
Keirslake
were also
Of Woodham and
and Audrey
selection and
a reading,
sung by the
the
Th elf e
Scott
Gene
'S elec-
Mills
Paul
was a
the
BOARD OF EDUCATION
The monthly meeting of the Board I of Education yas held in the Public
Library on Monday evening, Septem
ber 2nd at 8 o'clock. The minutes
of the regular meeting of August
5 th, the special meetings of August
8th and August 22nd were approv
ed on motion cf Messrs. Creech and
Pickard. Carried,
Mr, Jos. Creech, Public Scliooil
Principal was present and submit
ted'the arrangement of pupils for
the various rooms which was satis
factory to- the Board. Secretary
was requested to advise the Inspect
or that Principal had consulted the
Board and they believed the ar
rangements had been made that
would be satisfactory to the Inspect
or and to all others concerned.
Principal Wethey was present and
discussed the arrangement of sub
jects for the teachers and prospects
for the year.
As the teachers had asked for an
increase in books for the library it
was moved by L. Day and seconded
by W. H. Dearing that the grant
for the High School Library be in
creased from $25.00 to $35.00. Car.
Moved by C. V. Pickard and F.
J. Delbridge: That the following ac
counts be approved: Grigg Station
ery supplies $39.40; ditto1 $8.64.
Carried.
The School Grounds Committee
were congratulated on the improved
appearance of the school and the
suggestion was made by the chair
man that the members visit the
school on the opening day.
All Science supplies asked for
Mr. Koch had been ordered.
Mr. Elliot wished it recorded
the minutes that he was opposed
Miss Ross teaching in the school!
or being paid any more money for
teaching.
Mrs. Beavers wished it recorded
that she agreed with Mr. Elliot's,
opinion and wished her objection
recorded, ®
Mr. Delbridge wished it to be re
corded that he was also opposed to
Miss Ross teaching and that he did
not wish to „be held responsible
for Miss Ross’ salary.
Mr. Dearing wished also to be re
corded as opposed to Miss Ross
teaching.
Considerable discusion took place
on the matter.
Adjournment.
R. N. Creech, Sec’y. pro-tem
by
oii
to
THE LATE JAS. HERN
Exeter lost an esteemed resident
on Saturday last in' th’e person of
Mr. James Hern who has been a life
long resident of this community.
For the 'past thirty years Mr. Hern
has been engaged in the seed depart
ment of Jones & May. He was tak
en ill about June 1st and for about
four weeks previous to' his death he
was confined to his bed. The de
ceased was born in Usborne Town
ship, being a son of the late Thomas
and Mrs. Hern. He was aged 79
years. Fifty-six years ago this
coming October the deceased was
united in marriage with Emily Gun
ning, his aged and bereaved partner.
About 46 years ago they moved to
Exeter from Usborne where they
have been esteemed residents ever
since. The deceased was a member
of the James St. United church. Be
sides his widow he is survived by
two sons and one daughter, Norman
C., of Norwich; Wellington J. and
Miss Olive, of town. He is also, sur
vived by two brothers and one sister
Henry and John Hern and Mrs.
Gorvett, of Usbo-me. The funeral,
private, was held from his late resi
dence, William St., Monday after
noon with interment in the Exeter
cemetery. The funeral service was
conducted by Rev. Mr. Elliott, assist
ed by Rev. Mr. Peters, of Elimville.
A solo was sung by Mr. Rd. Warren,
of Ingersoll. A profusion of beauti
ful flowers adorned the casket
showing the esteem in which the de
ceased was hel’d. The bearers were
Messrs. Eph. Hern, J. Hern, Jr., Nel
son Gorvett, F. Squires, W. Gunning
and Harvey Parkinson. Among those
from a distance who attended the
funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Nbrman
C. Hern, Mrs. Coward and son and
three daughters, of Norwich; Mr. and
Mrs. Rd. Warren, of Ingersoll and
relatives from Granton, St.
and Usborne
SCHOOL RE-OPENS
Marys
School reopened Tuesday follow
ing the summer vacation. The en
rollment in the First Form of H. S.
is exceptionally large, fifty-one be
ing present on the opening day. The
total enrolment in the H. S. how
ever, is slightly under that of last
year. Miss Mark, of Parkhill, is a
new teacher on the staff taking the
place of Miss Bonis. In the public
school Mr, Joseph Creech, of town,
-commenced his new duties as pfin-
cipad,
field
town
staff,
ary Room. The interior of
school has been Redecorated
presents a very bright and attractive
appearance.
Miss Kirk, formerly of Bay
school and Miss Pearl Love, of
are two now members of the
the latter teaching the Prim-
the
and
PROPERTY SOLD
Mr. W. J. Seymour has purchased
the house and property owned by the
Bell Estate cn Andrew St. Miss
Bell and Mrs. Ketchen are returning
to their farm near Hensail. The
sale was put through by Mr. C. V.
Pickard, real estate agent.
BRENNER—SWEITZER
A quiet wedding was solemnized
at the Dundas Centre church parson
age at London, Wednesday, Septem
ber 4th at 2.30 p.m., when Evelyne
M, Sweitzer, daughter of William
Sweitzer and the late Ada Ratz, of
Shipka became the bride of Glen J.
Brenner, youngest son of Mrs. An
nie Brenner and the late Ezra Bren
ner, of Grand Bend. Rev. E. W.
Young officiated. They were unat
tended. The bride was charming in
brown crepe ensemble with accessor
ies to match. After the ceremony
the happy couple left on a trip to-
Muskoka Lakes. On their return a
reception will be held at the home
of the bride’s parents. They will
reside at Grand Bend.
UNION SERVICES CLOSE
The last of the union services be
tween Janies Street and Main Street
United Churches .was held on Sun
day morning last in
United Church. The service ’
conducted by Rev. Mr. Elliott.
Elliott and Gerald Skinner sang
duet and a quartette was sung by
Mrs. W. H. Harness, Merna Sims,
Gerald .Skinner and Mr. Elliott. The
evening service was withdrawn in fa
vor of the Trivitt Memorial Anniver
sary. The union services through-
'■out the summer months have been
,well attended. Rev. Mr. Elliott
conducted the services during July
and Rev. Mr.
charge during August. Services will
be held in both churches next Sun
day. , h
Main Street
was
Mr.
; a
Page has been in
TRIVITT ANNIVERSARY
The 48th anniversary services of
Trivitt Memorial Church were well
attended on Sunday. The church al
tar and chancel were decorated with
flowers, among which was a large
basket of gladioli from the garden
of W. F. Abbott in memory of their
son, Francis Abbott. Special mu
sic from the choir was under the
leadership of Arthur Middlemiss
and organist Miss K. MacFaul. The
services were conducted by the rec
tor, Rev. M. A .Hunt. The special
preacher for the morning was Rev.
B., A. Kinder, of Arva, and in
evening the speaker was Rev.
Townsend *if the Church of the
deemer, London. Sixteen years
he was a student preacher here. He
also spoke highly of one of the boys
of the parish, Rev. Harry Jennings,
who has recently been ordained and
who was curate in his church in
.London, Mr. Townsend in his ser
mon stressed the thought of the re
turn of the nation to true living, not
mere church-going and giving. He
challenged every so-called Christian
tio do his duty. Mr. A. Middlemiss
and
the
Mr.
Re-
ago
B. Cousins were soloists.
BOWLING NOTES
held
ladies
ladies
and
other
T. 0. Southcott,
E. J. Wethey,
A
tourney by the’
was enjoyed on
The weekly jitney will be
•this (Thursday) evening. The
and -’nvited to take part. The
■are also invited to come out
play Friday afternoon.
The weekly jitney was held on
local greens on Thursday evening of
last week instead of Friday as has
been the custom. There were six
rinks of three members. J. W. Bat
son, E. R. Hopper and G. Anderson,
skip, were first with three wins plus
25. C. Tanton, W. E. Middleton and
W. E- Sanders, skip, were second
with two wins plus 6. The
rinks were Jas. Bowey, Bert Rivers
and H. C. Rivers, skip; W. J. Smith
J. A. Traquair and H. J. Creech,
skip; J. Pryde, Wm. Rivers and J.
M. Southcott, s'kipp;
C. V .Pickard and
skip.
A mixed bowling
ladies and the men
the local greens Labor Day after
noon. This was the first tourney in
which the ladies have taken part
and all seemed to thoroughly enjoy,
the afternoon. The winning rin’k was
composed of J. Pryde, Mrs. J. M.
Southcott, Jos. Davis and R. N.
Creech with three wins plus 20.
Gordon May, Mrs. Sayers and H. C.
Rivers were second with
plus 8. The remaining
Sandy Elliott, Mrs. W. J.
R, H. Sayers, skip; J. M
Mrs. H. C. Rivers and E.
skip; Wv J. Smith, Mrs.
C. V. Pickard ahd W. W.
skip; J. G. Cochrane, Mrs.
Pickard and W. E. Sanders.
two wins
rinks were
Smith and
, Southcott,
J. Wethey,
H.Pollen,
Taman.
C. V.
skip.
Mr, Lamond, an employee of the
C.N.R. who> has been off duty for
several weeks owing to illness, has
resumed his position at the station.
He is this week moving with his
family into part of the residence of
Mr. Wm. Mitchell, Huron St. Mt.
Ray Lammie, of Hensail, who has
been relieving at the Exeter station
has returned to his home.
OUR
Specials this week-end
A Fresh Supply of Hunt’s
Chocolates and Bars
Just Received
Grieve’s Sandwich
“The Place of Better Food”
— Smokers’ Supplies —
NEW TIME
DANCE
Spruce Grove Danotland
Friday, September 6
GOOD MUSIC
3 Miles South of Exeter oq No. 4
Highway
Dancing 5 cents. Tax Paid
EVERYBODY WELCOME
Chas. Isaac, Proprietor
WEST LORNE WINS
6-4.
in the
second
West
Welsh
In the third and deciding game
played at Strathroy on Wednesday
West Lome defeated Hensail
Hensaill defeated West Lome
first game 12-5 while in the
gaue the score was 6-5 for
Lome. In the final game
started on the mound but gave way
to C. Kerslake in the sixth inning.
McKillop went the route for the
winners. Foster was the big hitter
with three out of four. West Lome
mow imeets Thamsville in the finals.
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ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wildfong, Miss
Ruth and Frank and Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Aldw-o.rth, were at Bayfield on
Saturday attending the funeral of
the late Mrs. Helen Hinde, widow of
the late Rev. William Hinde, she be
ing in her 70th year. Mrs. Hinde’s
maiden name was Miss Helen Ald-
w-orth, daughter -of the .late William
and Susan Aldworth. The funeral
took place from the Anglican church
with interment in the Bayfield___
terV. Relatives were present from
Detroit and Dearborn, Mich.,
chener, Stratford and Exeter.
FLOWER SHOW
ceme-
Kit-
There was a splendid dispilay at
the Horticultural Society Flower
show in the basement of the Public
Library Friday and Saturday of last
week. In spite of the fact that
many varieties of flowers were not
at their best there were many
beautiful specimens. The showing
of gladioli was good an-d the local
showing was supplemented by a
splendid .display from the garden of
Rev. Mr. Brown, of Lucan, who act
ed as judge of the filowers. On Fri
day evening following the judging
Mr. Brown gave an interesting ad
dress on the cultivation of flowers.
Rev. Mr. Brown and most of the
exhibitors graciously presented their
flowers to the society and these were
disposed of by auction Saturday ev
ening. Following was the result
of the judging. <
Coxcomb, Thos. Harvey; Snapdra
gon, Hector Heywood; Hollyhock,
Willis Powell; Moonflower, Willis
Powell; Nigella, J. G. Stanbury;
roses display, J. G. Stanbury, W.
Ward; Rose, single, Mrs. Thos. Din-
ney, Wm. Ward; Sweet Peas, W. H.
Dearing, Mrs. Thos. Dinney; Dahlia,
Thos. Harvey, Wm. Ward, Thos.
Harvey; Marigolds, African, W. H.
Dearing, Willis Powell; Marigolds,
French, W. H. Dearing, E. C. Har
vey; Asters, display, Willis Powell;
Asters, three bloom, E. C. Harvey,
J. G. Stanbury; Phlox, perennial,
Mrs. Etherington, E. C. Harvey;
Verbena, display, W. H. Dearing, E.
C. Harvey; False Dragonhead, E. C.
Harvey; Lily Golden Band, Ed. Dig-
nan; basket of cut flowers, Philippa
•Harness; ’Sweet Peas, Everlasting,
Willis Powell; Phox, annual, Mrs. J.
Norry, W. H. Dearing; Petunias,
J. G. Stanbury, Willis Powell;
diolus display, Norman Norry; Wa-
diolus display, A. T. Harness; Gla
dioli, three bloom, Wm. Ward, Nor
man Norry, W. H. Johnston
diolus, single, Norman Norry, E. C.
Harvey, E. C. Harvey; Sunflower, A.
T. Harness; Perennial Display, V. G,
Essery.
Pansy display, Kenneth
Cosmiqs display, Win. Ward
Lampman; Table bouquet,
Follick; Amarilis, J. G, Stanbury;
Wild Flower display, wm. Ward;
Everi’asting, Mrs. Lampman; Balsam
display, Miss Follick; Zinnia Pom
pom,' Mrs. Wickwire.
Zinnia, largo, Mrs. J. Norry, Mrs.
John Morley; Larkspur, Hector Hey*-
wood; Begonia, Mrs, Wm. Thomson;
Foliage, Mrs. Wm. Thomson; Gold
en Glow, J .G. Stanbury; Salpiglos-*
sis, Mrs, fithoringtoh.
Gla-
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Ola-
Clarke,
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