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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-09-10, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Do You Dream Dreams For Xour MOST parents dream dreams foi^peir children and hope that they will emo^^reater educa- , tional advantages than the f But such dreams may your children are coiu^j] EDITORIAL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 193(J ..--------■■=== . ........,= MORE REMINISCENCES BY SAM ELLIOTT Editor Jourr.al-Aigus St. Marys, ont., Dear Sir,— A wo;d about another pLneer from the W<» <dham and Kirkton dis­ trict or i might say Unborn© and Blaushaul Townships. The late Jon­ athan Shier was possibly the first active titizen of Bull's Run as it was known until Mr. Shier and another gentleman waose name I cannot le- eall, changed, it to Woodham. There is no doubt Jonathan Shier was the dominating citizen and when we mention Blanshard and Usborne Townships it is just a prelude to his activities in both townships as he was a piopeity owner in both Town­ ships, having a couple of fine farms on the third ••oncession of Blanshard next and adjoining Mr. S. C. Swit­ zer’s to the east, each of one hun­ dred acres with fine buildings; also the whole south portion of the vil­ lage of Woodham Is located on pro­ perty formerly owned by him with the exception of the United church which came from the farm of the late Stephen Haines, another fine Christian pioneer of that community When recently asked if I could re­ member Mr. Shier, I had only to say that when we landed in Woodham in tlm year 1872, Dad with the prover­ bial shilling in his pocket and only one; Jonathan domiciled us in his farm house as at that time he "was general merchant and post master of the village and lived oyer the store. This was a frame building and was destroyed by fire in 1876. The .present brick store conducted by the Mills Co. of today is situated on the same site. Much could be said of the old days around the twin villages, some good and some not quite so good. But I am going to try and give you a fair estimate of a one time prominent and active citizen of Woodham and the aforementioned townships. “Going for Rathole” Jonathan Shier was known for his honesty and integrity, particular to a cent be he debtor or creditor, but never pecunious when he saw a chance to help some worthy unfor­ tunate. Among his many and num­ erous activities he found time to re­ present the taxpayers in Usborne in the Township Council and we have been informed he was never known to have missed a council meeting for over two decades as a represen­ tative. Yes, many of the villagers would remark on council meeting day. There goes Jonathan for Rat­ hole.” May I digress for a moment as some of the young fellows ask: “Where is Rathole? What a name!” Well, for* their benefit Rathole was where the Township Council met and still meet, only now it is known as Elimville. Like Bull’s Run, it had its tavern, a large frame building on the north east corner where liquid refreshments of very potent stength could be obtained providing you had money. The only definite explana­ tion for that name was when some of the imbibers went beyond their depth the final result a fight. After one of those battles (Queensbury rules unknown there) the victorious gladiator strutted up and down de­ manding all and sundry that if they wanted any more of his prowess to step to the front, he declaring they would always find him Johnny at the Rathole. Hence Rathole—Elimville. And now by my digression I see I have taken up more space and have got away from Mr. Shier'if not from the old .pioneer’ days. However, we will endeavour in the near future to give a few more of Mr. Shier’s ac­ tivities as I am aware there are a great many of the old timers who knew Mr. Shier personally and will recall his sterling qualities. Yours with best wishes S. J. ELLIOTT, Exeter, Aug. 25. St. Marys Journal-Argus HAD AGONISING PAINS IN HER BACK Those pumpkin pies—you simply can’t beat them. ***♦*♦♦♦ 1 Here’s to the luscious peach and the delicious pear, ******** And these mornings so bright, so refreshing, so full of invita­ tion to work! ‘ ******** Knee action and gumption and gray matter make a fine com­ bination. ******** If only the flowers had survived the drought and had g)t into this lovely weather! ******** . All honour to the patient men who have at last secured an ade­ quate supply of water for this town. ******** The Eligible Maidens say that the peaches this year are lus­ cious but that they prefer delicious pairs. *♦**♦**« The city youngsters who spent the summer on granddad’s farm finds cement sidewalks a poor substitute for green fields. 'Few of the small towns of the Province present busier streets this fall than this good town. Live merchants bring keen buyers. « ♦ * * • * * * Said a dear young trouser wearer, “I’m a little stiff from my holidays.” Replied the Eligible Maiden: “It matters little where you’re from.” ******** WANTED A few kegs of religious stumping powder to stir up the ap­ proaching meeting of the General Council of the United Church in Canada. ******** SOUND ADVICE “Git Igrnin’ into him!” So said a dad the other morning to a High School teacher. “I made him step when he was on the farm. He wants schoolin’ he says, but for two years he's been too near the bottom of the list to suit me. If he doesn’t step some by Chrismas, home he comes to dig ditches and post holes. I want him to dust. Git lamin’ into him or I’ll know why.” Not bad' medicine! ******** Free from Pain Since Taking Kruschen Like many other suffers from i backa'-he and rheumatism, this wo­ man decided to try ‘Kruschen Salts in a last attempt to obtain relief from pain. To her surprise, tha pains did grow less, and in a few months the backache had disappear­ ed. Having made .sure of the re­ sults, she now writes as follows:— “For about four months I had ag­ onising pains in my back, and could not turn in bed. During that time I tried various remedies, but obtain­ ed no relief, and was seriously con­ sidering going iiU.o hospital. How­ ever, seeing a^fee similar to mine described injgHi advertisement for Kruschen, ^Thought I would try it, and was mbre than surprised to find the pain.ugetting less. I have been taking Kruschen for four months,, and thing, I musF^saT'1 T^am free from those dreadful pains.”—(Mrs.) B.C. Kruschen is an excellent diuretic —that is, it helps to stimulate kid­ ney functions. When kidneys are restored to healthy, normal action, poisonous waste is properly elimin­ ated, the blood stream is purified, and you get welcome relief from the dragging pains of backache. mselves have had. •ome. true so far as , unless you have funds to educate them for aeavail ablaut the rinh definite ^oeatio A Conf way of Life Educational Policy is a safe ? certain that your dreams for your children will come true. If you want to know how this may be done, write now for particulars, or ask one of the Confederation Life Association’s representatives about this plan. Confederation Life Head Office Association * Toronto F. J. DELBRIDGE, Representative, EXETER James Street W. A.MILLION DOLLAR TOURIST TRADE The monthly meeting of the Wo­ man’s Association of James Street Clwch was held on September 3rd, wRS-iMrs, C, Kestle in the chair. The hymn “Come Ye Thankful Peoule, Come,” was sung and Mrs. H. pay read the 138th Psalm, fol-{ followed by prayer by Mrs. Sharpe.'The routine business was gone J through and the president took charge. Mrs. Sharpe and Mrs. C. Kestle volunteered to look after the visiting for September and Mrs. T. Coates, Mrs. O’Brien and Mrs. M. Cudmore were appointed the pro­ gram committee for the next three months. ’Mrs. F. May was named to look after the appointing of ush­ ers for the concetr to be given by the Alpha Juvenile Choristers, Strat­ ford on October 2nd. It was suggested that the Senior and Intermediate O.G.I.T. be asked to selL tickets for* this concert, ar­ rangements to be made by Mrs. Dinney and a committee. Mrs. E. Rowcliffe was named convenor of a committee to serve refreshments to the singers after the concert. A motion was carried that the W. A. of the Main fit. Church be invited to the November meeting. It was an­ nounced that the pastor, Rev. Mr. Page, .would preach at the Harest Home services on October ' 4th and that the Junioi’ choir of Dundas St. Centre, London, will sing at the ev­ ening service. Mrs. Frank Taylor then took charge for a short pro­ gram. Mrs. J. H. Jones gave an amusing reading from Mrs. McClung Booh, “Sowing Seeds in Danny” and Mrs. T. Coates sang the old hymn “Life’s Railroad to Heaven.” Mary Fletcher recited a beautiful poem. ■“Evening Hymn” in a very pleasing manner. Tea was served by a com­ mittee convened by Mrs. E. Linden- fild and Ila and Iva Willis added1 to the enjoyment by rendering a piano duet. With North Bay and district en­ joying the most prosperous tourist season in history , city banks will clear approximately $1,800,000 in United (States currency and cheques Mayor W. G. Bullbrook said. It is estimated that tourists from Ontario points and othar Canadian sections have left in the neighborhood of $5 00,000 in North Bay this season. This means that business accrued from the tourist influx between June 15 and last of August totals approximately $2,300,000. SUFFERS INJURIES Peter Gourlay of Tuekersmith was thrown out of a car, suffering head injuries in an automobile crash at Seaforth in which cars driven by Arnold Pullen of Toronto and Ru­ dolph Etue of Tuckersmith, figured at an intersection. Other passengers escaped. Both vehicles were consid­ erably damaged. His bicycle was demolished but James Riley, a young man, escaped with a few scratches when struck by a car driven by Herman Baer, Kit­ chener at Egnnondville recently. MITCHELL TAX RATE was than The mill rate for Mitchell struck at 45 mills, 2 mills less 1935, at a special meeting of the •council. All members were present rtfiMhidayor George McLean presid- ingr WILSONS REALLY KILL One pad kills flies all day and every day for 2 or 3 weeks. 3 pads in each packet. No spraying, no stickiness, no bad odor. Ask yonr Druggist, Grocery or General Store. 10 CENTS PER PACKET WHY PAY MORE? THE WILSON FLY PAD CO., Hamilton, Ont FURNITURE Generally speaking, the furniture in a home is characteristic of the people in it. Some homes are fur­ nished for comfort, others t0‘ please the eye. The choice and condition of the furniture in a dwelling usual­ ly reflect the philosophy of the dwellers. Like everything ^else, there are fashions in furniture. In Europe for a long period prior to the seventeen hundreds, the French were .predom­ inant in furniture construction, and English workmen were content to copy or imitate the style of their continental contemporaries. Furni­ ture from France was the thing. However, early in the eighteenth century there grew up a school of outstanding workmen which includ­ ed Chippendale, Sheraton and Hep- pelwhite, whose creations, character­ ized by delicacy of workmanship and grace, are eagerly sought by collect­ ors. There are types or fashions such as the Jacobean. The styles of American colonial furniture were at that time as a rule determined by the racial origin of the Colonists although some articles such as the high-boy chest and the low boy dressing table are consider­ ed typical of Colonial design. In Canada the sale of furniture Corms a considerable part of the re­ tail trade, of the Dominion, the total at the last figuring amounted to over 50 million dollars. Sixteen .mil­ lion dollars of this amount was spen10 in the purchase of living room fur­ niture while the sales of bedroom furniture, totalled eleven million. Dining room furniture accounted for almost nine millions in sales and kitchen fiLrniture, not including utensils or equipment, such as re­ frigerators, nearly five millions. This infomation is taken from re-* ports issued w the Internal Trade Branch of the‘Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Department; of Trade and Commerce, STRICKEN SPAIN After all allowance has been made for exaggerated reports, Spain is in- a bad way. No matter which party wins, she is due for poverty, hatred, division strife. How she can prosper under such untoward circumstances passes all power of comprehension. So much for hugging a decayed system of government; social ideals that had nothing in them in the way of service and a form of church life that did not vitalize the conscience and rouse the human spirit to practical achievement. How are the mighty fallen. ♦ ♦♦»***• STRICTLY O. K. Crops in this region are good. The grain is simply splendid. There is abundance of good hay. The pastures are stepping right along. Corn has simply leaped up this last few days. Prices are good. Here and there farmers are stepping cautiously about buying feeding .cattle, but for the most part they are finding their way to- the wicket of the paying teller and to the desks of the merchants who have helped a bit for the past few years. Let’s keep our heads and work like beavers now that the going is even a bit better. This new confidence is a nice feeling. ******** GIVE HIM A SHOW Much of the legislation making it easy for debtors to escape their monetary obligations was born- of hard times. Now that times are better, that legislation is obsolete and should be .wiped off the books. Why not give the poor soul who has carried the burden of the hard times a chance to collect what is honestly his? The man who put his cash into getting the country through the de­ pression- has earned a fair break. WE KNOW HIM We came across a young man of 18 who worked hard all sum­ mer for fair farm wages. Just the other day he bought a second­ hand motorcycle that “took up” his summer’s wages. The first Sunday after his purchase this merry youth took a trip that got him 200 miles from home. At this moment rain started to fall and the machine went “bust” generally. The youngster’s money was all gone. There was nothing for it but to thumb his way home leaving the collection of old junk in a garage till the bright young man earned enough money to pay for storage and for trans­ portation. We see a brilliant future for that young man, as his disgusted boss fired him. Ho hum! ******** Few to’wns in this Province present more attractions for priv­ ate residence than are offered by Exeter. We come under the mod­ erating breezes of Lake Huron. We are far enough North to escape the enervating humidity -of the hot months, a disability greatly ob­ jected to by folk residing in some other portions of the Province. We are far enough -South to escape the extremes of temperature of the more northerly towns. The soil is the very best for gar­ dening purposes. We have good schools and good churches. The ■country surrounding the town is fertile and well tilled. Taxes are moderate and cared for by a wise council. Look into these state­ ments and you’ll find them- correct. So let’s speak well of a good town and boost for all we are worth. A little-jacking up here and there will do us no harm. AU we need is more of the will to win and the honest intention of pay­ ing the price of a high degree of prosperity. .CLIPPINGS....» An exchange has discovered that the world is divided into two classes Those who have soon the quintup­ lets, and those who have not. —.St. Marys Journal-Argus Two birds found a $1,000 bond in Peterborough and received a nickel as reward. Generosity knows no bounds. —Wingham Advance-Times Last Friday the Huron Expositor remarked editorially, “We need rain Oh, how we need rain.” That very morning rain fell for several hours, thus proving again that it pays to advertise.—Goderich Star “Green Pastures” were banned in Ontario during several weeks of the drought, but like the picture of the same name they come hack again. —Goderich Signal Business is like baseball. An ex­ change points out that the hit you made yesterday will not win the game today.—iSt. Marys Journal-Ar­ gus, Whetton-Harris A quiet wedding ceremony was solemnized at the manse of St. Paul’S Eastern United Church, Ottawa, on Saturday, September 5th, at 3.30 o’clock when Anna Dorothy, daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris, of Kingsville, was united in mar­ riage to Mr. Harry Whetton, of Hamilton. Rev. N. N. McNairn per­ formed the ceremony. The bride wore a becoming gown of bottle green ticatina crepe made on prin­ cess lines with brown suede shoes and hat. Her shoulder knot was of Johanna Hill roses. Miss Margaret Harris, who attended the bride, was dressed in candy pink trimmed with navy blue velvet and hat to match and wore pink Briarcliffe roses. Mr. Robert Weatherstone, of Hamilton, supported the groom. A reception was held at the home of the bride’s cousin, Mrs. M. C. Deans, 302 2nd Ave, Ottawa. Following the recep­ tion Mr. and Mrs. Whetton left for Montreal and Blagrave Inn in the Laurentians. Foi- travelling the bride wore a rose taupe boucle suit with hat and shoes of brown and matching accessories. On their re­ turn. Mr. Whetton and bride will take up residence in Hamilton. The out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris, of Kingsville; Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Harris and Mrs. Walter Sutherland, of Toronto; Mr. and F. A. Toms, Mr. and Mrs. A. McPherson and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Patterson of Hamilton. 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Pills a remedy with which to rceuperato their health, build up the run down system, and bring back their bodily vigor.