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EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20th, 1936 .2,«Sixty-Third Year
FALL AND WINTER
McGillivray family
HOMELESS AFTER FIRE
A •man. and his wife and ten chil
dren were left homeless Thursday of
last week when the brick house of
William Maguire, lot
10, McGillivray Twp,
quarter miles north of
burned to the ground
noon hour, 'Children passing on
road first noticed the roof on
and informed the inmates. A short
age of water made it difficult to
fight the flame and they gained con
siderable headway, Mr. Maguire was
able to save some clothing from
the upper storey and pratcically
of the furniture on the gro;
floor was saved. £.
roof of the barn caught th,
with the assistance of nei
this .was put out and the b;
saved. It is thought the ch^
caught fire while the noon me
in preparation. An interesting
dent of the fire was that a gir i
covered a basket of kittens in'
lower ipart of the house and
ried them in safety to her car.
Maguire is a sister of Mr.
Mason of town.
BAND CONCERT Miss Erma Goodhand, A.L.C.M.
Teacher of Piano and Theory
Including all grades. .Will teach In
the home or at Martin’s Music Store
Appointments may be made with
Mr. Martin. 2tc.
Phone 32
MERCHANDISE
We have some exceptionally attractive values for early
Fall buyers. Fall and Winter merchandise is arriving
daily and our stock will soon be complete. We handle
only standard lines manufactured by reliable firms.
First Showing of Ladies' Fall Coats
We have received our first shipment of Ladies’ Fall and Winter Coats. Clo
are of very fine English make with luxurious fur collars. Come in and look them^ver
Underwear SweaHosiery
We are ready for Fall with a large stock of underwear, hosiery^sweaters, etc. for
Ladies, Men and Children made by such reliable firms as nbull’s, Penmans.
Stanfields, Watsons, Monarch, Etc. Prices are very reasonabl
rchandise. Prices reducedWe have many bargqSns to offer in Summer
clear in a hurry.
Summer Dressed for Ladies and
atly Reduced
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BATHING SUITS FOR LADIES, MEN AND CHILDREN CLEARING AT REAL
BARGAIN PRICES
SUPERIOR STORES
Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Royal York Tea, Mixed or Black Ya lb. 25c
Aylmer Golden Bantam Corn, per tin 10c
Helmet Corned Beef, 2 tins for ......... 25c
Aylmer Catsup, 12 oz. bottle ............... 14c
Poultry: May we handle your poultry?
with careful grading.
Sliced or Crushed Pineapple, 2 tins for 23c
Sugar Crisp Corn Flakes, 4 pkgs for 25c
Canada Vinegars, XXX Grade, per gal. 35c
New Clover Honey, per pail 50c and 95c
We offer the best Cash or Trade Prices
32 Jones & May
Special Interest to All
Poultry Raiser^
Make your pullets pay you a profit this falL-X
Start now by getting them in laying condition—-ive carry
Royal Purple Concentrate 40 per cent, protein ynth 5 pounds
Specific added to each bag....... C $4.00 per 100
Less Specific ........'........................... $3.50 per 100
Roe’s Concentrate 32 per cent..... .................$3.00
Roe’s Concentrate 40. per cent. ... ................ $3.25
Purena Layena or Lay Chow gives^wonderful results also
steps up the hatch* ability test. ’sk the man who fed it
4 last yc
SPECIAL WHILE IT LA^TS—LABRADOR SHELL
Rich in organic calcium, $|fsily assimilated, makes better
JU-
r’
Per 100 lbs. 85c. c Per 500 lb. lots 75c. cwt.
Special Prices on Entity lots on any of above feeds
bSE PURENA CHICKEN FATENA CHECKERS GIVES
YOU CRATE FINISHED BIRDS WITHOUT ANY CRATE
—MILK FINISHED BIRDS WITHOUT ANY MILK
NO MUSS—NO BOTHER
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Traquair’s Hardware
Mrs. Edna Preston, who has been,
spending the past two weeks here
left Tuesday for her home in Cleve
land. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Mr McAvoy and Miss A. L. Sanders
who will visit there for two weeks.
Mr. Bruce Preston was a visitor
here over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Armstrong, of
Hamilton, visited with relatives and
friends for a few days this week.
This was their first return to Exeter
since
and
tfrom
Mrs. Melvin Guenther and three
children, of Windsor, are visiting
with the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. Sanders. Miss Ella
Sanders who has been visiting in
Windsor for some time has returned
home.
BUSINESSMEN WIN
evening of last week the
victorious by the score Of
The men went to
were not taking
bat
any
In a 'challenge game of softball
'between the business mien of town
and the Girls Softball team before
the largest crowd of the season on
Thursday
men were
2.5 to 19.
first and
chances of being beaten by the fair
sex. They walloped the ball all over
the lot. At first 'the girls were a
little stage struck the batting being
swifter than they had been accus
tomed to. When the last man was
puit out 111 runs had crossed the
ipilate. After that the girls settled
down and gave a good exhibition.
In the last o>f the third innings the
girls came into their own and scored
12 runs, 9 runs being scored before
the first put-out. The game was
called at the end of the fifth innings
owing to darkness. The features of
the game were two home-runs by
S'tonehouse, one of them scoring two
runs ahead of him. Pollen had
three-base hit and Schroeder a
base hit. Lindenfield struck
two and Stonehouse three
There was some controversy
the players for the men and the girls
have issued a second challenge to a
game Thursday evening of this week
the players to be limited to business-
imen and managers who haven’t play-
led softball this year. Some think
that with this restriction the girls
will have the edge on the game.
Come out and see. A silver collec
tion will be taken to help provide
uniforms for the girl’s next year. ,
The line up: Men, B. Rivers and
a
two-
out
over
their marriage on August 1st
they received congratulations
many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fraser, of
Detroit, spent the • week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fraser. They
were accompanied homo by the
former’s mother Mrs. E. Fraser
who has been a visitor at the home
of Mr, and Mrs, Fraser for several
days.
ILindonfield p.; Winnifred White c;
Eleanor Abbott 1st; Jean Raynham
3rd; Ila Schroeder If; LaBelle Sims
rf. Umpires-—(Dearing and Sayers.
H. Lewis'c.; H. Pollen ss;Wan.
Partlo 1st; Dr. Steiner 2nd Got-
don Stonehouse p.; J.Paisley If;
R. Hopper rf; S. Tayloi cf;A. Tra-
quail’, 3rd.
Girls—iGrace Snell ss;Marion
Walper 2nd; Agnes Cu tting cf; V.
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The Exeter Concert Band gave a
concert in Victoria Park Sunday ev
ening to a large and
audience. Among the
a baritone solo, “Old
on the Farm’'’ by Mr.
The applause from the
the tooting of auto horns was evi
dence that the various numbers
were appreciated.
appreciative
numbers was
Home Down
L. Battersby.
audience and
CAR HITS CATTLE
One cow suffered a broken leg and
had^tb be destroyed and another was
brfclly cut up when an automobile
‘driven by James Hughes, Seaforth,
turned out to pass another car, four
and a half miles west of Hensall and
ran into a herd of cows. The cattle
were owned by William Bell, R.R.
1, Hensall, and had no attendant on
the public highway. Bell agreed to
pay damage to the car, Traffic Offic
er Lever reported Monday.
THE LATE MRS. TUCKEY
Following an illness of about
eight months Mrs. Charles E. Tuck
ey passed away Tuesday at the home
•of her daughter, Mrs. L. E. Refuse,
13 Mackenzie Ave, London, in her
J67th. year. The deceased was born
in London Twp., her maiden name
being Carrie Hedges. In 1914 Mr.
and Mrs. Tuckey and family moved
to a farm on the highway north of
Exeter and about five years ago re
tired -moving to Exeter to live. Mrs.
Tuckey was a member of the Maim
St. United church, active in its var
ious organizations and beloved by a
wide circle of friends. Besides her
bereaved husband she is survived by
eight children: Mrs. Trueman El
liott, Cyril, Elmore, Mrs. Clifton
Davis and Mrs. Rafuse, all of Lon-rf
do a;
this
vice
gan
day,
Interment in Mount Pleasant Ceme
tery, London. The bereaved will
have the sympathy of many friends
here.
Benson, Bruce and Oscar, of
community. The funeral ser-
will be held at the Geo. E. Lo-
& Son’s funeral chapel 4on Fri-
August 21st, at 3 p.m. (D.S.T.)
BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE
The’ large bank barn and piggery
on the farm of Willert Bros., just
west of the C. P. R.
tralia was destroyed
day un'orning of last
started in the
gained only a
first noticed,
however, and
flames.
first to arrive on the scene and he
was soon followed by others as the
alarm
effort
a bull
About
ing
station at Cen-
by fire Thurs-
week. The fire
house and had
headway when
spread rapidly,
pump
small
It
was soon a mass of
Mr. Andrew Hicks was the
was spread. With heroic
four horses, four calves and
were rescued from the stable,
thirty pigs were in an adjoin-
building and these were all re
moved safetly but a co tuple of them
ran back through the flames and
perished. The barn contained the
season’s crop of hay together with
about 300 bus. of wheat and 200
bus. of barley. One hundred bush
els of wheat had recently been sold.
A new wagon with rack loaded with
oats stood on the barn floor and
destroyed. The barn was 3 5 by
feet on a cement foundation,
foundation being destroyed by
heat,
wind 'blowing
thing was so
telling where
ended. Barn
was
100
the
the
noFortunately there was
at the time as every-
dry that there is no
the fire might have
and contents were in
sured for about $3,000 in the
Twp. Mutual Fire Ins. Co.
CAVEN PICNIC
Hay
andThe annual congregational
Sunday iScliool picnic of 'Caven Pres
byterian Church was held at Turn
bull’s Grove on Thursday, August
13th. The weather was ideal and
there was a good crowd present.
Many of the picnickers enjoyed bath
ing during the early afternoon and
at 4 o^lock a good list of sports
were run off. Everyone sat down to
a bountiful meal at the supper hour
after which a ball game was played
The following are the results of
the sports:
Primary class, Robert .Stanbury,
Neil Stanlake, Margaret Hill; Miss
Strang’s class, Donald Easton, Bar
bara Reid, .Bobby Kydd; Miss Hyde’s
class, .Shirley Mason, Mary Easton;
Mrs. Mason’s class, Richard Pilon,
Douglas Pryde, Bobby Pryde; Miss
Jeckell’s class, Irene Kydd, Dorothy
Kydd; Soda Biscuit race, Mrs. Ma
son, Mrs. Pryde, Mr. Sillery; mar
ried ladies’ walking race, Mrs, C.
Mason,
Smith;
Easton
Mason;
Mary Hamilton, Irene
C, Simmons; men’s shot putt, Graf
ton Cochrane, Mr. N. Stanlake, Rev.
D. C. Hill; ladies kicking slipper,
Mrs. C. Simmons, Kathleen Strang,
Violet Hyde; treasure hunt, captains
of winning groups, Harvey Hyde,
A hoop
caused
concession
and a
was
the
the
fire
9,
one
Brinsley
just at
e
... SOFTBALL ...
Business Men vs. Girl’s Team
HON. JAS. GARDINER
SPEAKS AT THAMES
g the
At one time'1^ust5y
to the
*, sold in
.wed the
'shed in
"st 1, fix-
, io grad-
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give
clear
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Chpme ra
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to
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of
Those who -were present
Thames Road United Church
day morning were treated to a pl
sant surprise by a visit from
Hon. James Gardiner, 'minister .ourse
Agriculture at Ottawa, who has 'Which
returned from a trip to Vimy i grade
the Canadian Pilgrims. At the c Nation
of the preaching service by the I active
tor Rev. Mr. Mair, Mr. Gardiner -ream-
invited to address the congrega year,
and for an hour those present ounds,
tened with wrapt attention
speaker gave a description
trip and the impressions he
rceived. One of the things
'impressed him was the .behavior-t and
the Canadian troops not only at ’ ied on
but during their visit to Franct British
Great Britain. At the time r -limatic
ceremony of the unveiling of fruit
ada’s war memorial King E v The
VIII endeared himself to the -Ontario
dian people when he paraded down
the lines shaking hands with the re
turned soldiers and with the parents
of those who had paid the supreme
sacrifice. Another impressive sight
was the beauty and care of the war
cemeteries. Every grave was adorn
ed with flowers. On the marble
tombstones was inscribed the name
•of the departed and in- cases where
the name of the soldier was not
known were inscribed the words
“God Knows.”
■trast to many
our own land.
In England,
nearly everyone
Good wages were being paid and the
people seemred to have money to
spend. The cinemas were well pat
ronized and large crowds attended
the games of sport. But everywhere
the conversation generally seemed to
be the next war. The British
people are taking the next war ser
iously. On the Clyde at the present
time 152 ships are being built and
30 of these are for the British navy.
Speaking with, some business men of
Manchester one of them- said that
■Canada will be in the next war. She
will not be able to keep out of it.
Mr. Gardiner returned to Canada
Friday last and came up to visit his
mother. He expects to
turn visit in the near
may then speak in more
trip and his mission
Land.
as
of
haci
w <
soldier was
the
It was a great con-
of the cemeteries of
the speaker said,
was employed.
make a re
future and
detail of his
to the Old
TONIGHT (Thursday)
A second game will be m-avAd this
STAFFA NATIVE BURIED
IN ST. MARYS CEMETERY
The death occurred suddenly of
Thomas Bruce, of Andersen. Mr.
Bruce was 72 years of age. He was
born at Staffa, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Bruce. Although not in very
good 'health for a number of years
his death was unexpected. He is
survived his wife, formerly Miss
Elizabeth 'Chappel; four daughters,
Mrs. Will Ferguson, Exeter; Mrs.
Elgin Wright, Fair light, Sask.; Mrs.
Clayton Watson at home and Mrs.
Gordon Peacock, Prospect Hill;
four brothers, Edward Bruce, Miami
Man.; Will Bruce, Winnipeg; Robt.
Burce, Onoway, Mich.
Bruce, of Staffa.
and David
Rev. Mr. Lewis,
of Kirkton, had charge of the ser
vice which was held on Wednesday
last from, the residence. Interment
was in St. Marys.
Dr. L. L. Follick, wife and three
daughters are taking a ten day mo
tor trip to Caperol by way of Mani-
toulin Island and Sudbury. Dr. F.
Follick is taking .over his father’s
practice during his absence.—,St.
Marys Journal-Argus.
The Canadian National Exhibition
LEAVITTS ItiEAlO"
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
August 20th, 21st, 22nd
“Small Town Girl”
iMetro-Goldwyn-M/yer Special Su
ture with Janet XJaynor and Rdbert Taylor /
£>nesdayMONDAY, TUESDAY, I
August 2Jth, 25
“A Girl
Musi Comedy
with Ann Sothern and Jack Haley
GRAND BEND
DANCING NIGHTLY
— to —
GENE FRITZLEY
and his ten musicians
CARNIVAL NIGHT
Monday, August24th
'Confetti, Horns, J^rpentine,
NoisemaKers
/ Prize Sp/t Dance
He/ps of F for Everyone!
Schools will re-open Tuesday,
Sept. 1st, following the summer va
cation.
Brass^Band j^Onert Sunday Evening
Apar|men$S and 'Cottages to rent $S ■,;w^k up. Apply Casino
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sKt Walkcrs Dri|g Store &'sd’y
FREE—A pair o£’t)e Lustro
Stockings With /every pur
chase of the Mew French
style Moisture Proof Face
Powder fulllsize box
49c.
$fiavi,rig Ipit consisting of
*L wooden powl Devon Shav-
ing Soap
/ 1 bottle highest quality, lo
tion '4 Stypticxffencil
1 pkg. genuine^ Blue Steel
Blades
Regulai’ $1.45 for
Pryde, Mr. Sillery;
i’ walking race,
Mrs. C. Simmons, Mts. W.
jumbled shoe race, Mary
“Coquoline Shannons, Shirley
ladies* throwing softball,
Kydd, Mrs.
G. Cochrane, K. Strang,
race and a lunch race also
ranch merriment.
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Attend the Big Picnic and hear
HON. EARL ROWE
and COL. GEO. A. DREW, K.C.
’ JOWETT’S GROVE—FREE PARKING
Bayfield, Ont., Wed., Aug. 26
BASKET PICNIC—SPOKlS FOR YOUNG AND OLD
GOOD PRIZES—DANCING—ALL WELCOME
HURON & PERTH CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
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