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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-09-02, Page 6wuwday, sjeimmBm & join THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE FARMERS - ATTENTION WE REMOVE PEAD HORSES ANP CATTLE Call us for prompt service, Our Will Shoot Old and Disabled Animals ONTARIO TALLOW CO. EXETER, TELEPHONE COLLECT—EXETER 335 ONTARIO ,t—W.-l. ........ ........................................... Snell-Plumsteel A lovely outdoor wedding of the late summer was solemnized on the lawn of the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Plumsteel, Clinton, when their second daughter, Jean Hill, Was united in marriage to Rev. Harold John Snell, of Ethel, son of the late Mr, and Mrs. H. Snell, of Hullett Township. The ceremony, which was held on Wednesday, August 25th, the bride’s birthday, was performed at four o'clock in the afternoon, The bride, who was given in mar­ riage by her father, walked slowly down the aisle to the strains ot Mendelsohn’s wedding march, play­ ed by Miss Emma Plumsteel, aunt of the bride, She appeared sweet and charming in a gown of white suede lace over satin. Her veil was of embroidered net caught up into a Juliet cap. fifeey carried a bou­ quet cf Talisman roses and bouv- ardia. Little Miss June Snell, of Sea­ forth, niece of the (groom, was a dainty flower girl in a green or­ gandy frock. She carried a basket otf yellow daisies. Miss Margaret Plumsteel was her sister’s brides­ maid, in a maize organdy frock, with halo hat to match. She car­ ried a colonial bouquet of yellow mums and blue cornflowers. Mr. Maurice Kingston, of London was the best man. Rev. C. J. Moorehouse, of Lond­ on, a (former’ minister of Ontario St. United church, and a friend of the family, officiated, assisted by Rev. G. G. Burton. Following the re­ ception the bride and groom left on a honeymoon trip to Lake Rousseau Muskoka, amid a shower of confet­ ti and best wishes for a happy mar­ ried life. The bride wore a black stiffened embroidered chiffon and grey tweed coat trimmed with black Persian lamb and black accessories. On their* return Mr. and Mrs, Snell Will take up residence in Ethel, where Mr. Snell is minister of Ethel United church. E.'iMe NATIONAL J HORSE SHOIU 5 toll j S Spectacular performances bristling with action,.. Bril­ liant jumping competitions by mounted officers, non­ commissioned officers and troopers . . * touch-and-out stakes ... $1000 open sweep­ stake for jumpers — other sensational competitions. Admission 25c. Reserved seats 50c. Mail reservations to Canadian National Exhibi­ tion ticket office... 8 King Street West, Toronto. Alfred Rogers President Elwood A. Hughes Qencral Manager /S\ tyATinwhl (Couto* uno* 8325A Mooresville Mr. and Mrs. Heck Millson, Lon­ don, were guests of Mr. and Mrs, Thos. E. McVey. Mrs. John Gilmour attended the shower of her granddaughter who was recently married. Miss Marion Tookey, of Lucan, spent a few days with Miss Mary Simpson. Mr. Jack Hodgins had the mis­ fortune of having a nail run through his hand. Mr. and Mrs. A, J. Hodgins, of Sarnia, called on friends in Moores­ ville and Lucan. Miss Rita Flanagan, of Detroit, is spending her vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo. Flanagan. Messrs. Arthur (Simpson, Sheridan Revington and 'Charles Cronyn have taken a trip to the West to secure cattle. Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth King and. family accompanied by his aunt Mrs. Kennedy and neic© Myrtle Hess are visiting at the home of Mrs. Johnston Atkens. The Preston ..Steel Company, St. Marys are remodelling the barn of Mr. J. O’Dwyer which was wrecked by a recent windstorm. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dundas, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dundas and Mr. E. Dundas accompanied by Mrs. Cecil Ellwood and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dix­ on of Ailsa Craig attended the fun­ eral of their cousin, Mr. Brien, in Ingersoll. Miscellaneous Shower Mrs. James Dixon entertained at a miscellaneous shower on Tuesday afternoon from two to six in honor of Mrs. |H°ra,ce (Mason [nee Ilene Morgan. The (guests numbering seventy1 were seated on the lawn. The porch was decorated for the oc­ casion with a profusion of (garden flowers and pink and white stream­ ers centred fey a white bell. Games were enjoyed by all followed by tap- dancing by Miss Marion Dixon, of London. To the strains of the brid­ al chorus, played by Mrs. Fienton, Mrs. Mason took, her place on the porch, followed by Reola Dixon and Gerald Morgan who were dressed as bride and .groom and carried the basket laden with gifts. >On behalf of the friends and neighbors Miss Ber­ nice Tweddle read the following ad­ dress: Dear Mrs. Mason,— ,A little girl, a few short years A woman then full grown A powder puff, some paint and stuff Then a husband all your own. •Some pans, some pots, a few what­ nots, Aluminum or tin A couch and chairs, some granite­ wares And a good big flour bin. But not alone, those make a home So rule your home by love And we feel sure, your will secure Rich blessings from above. But it’s oft been said, so we have read In peace, prepare for strife (So a rolling pin near the flour bin Might some day save your life. But its not to preach, nor yet to teach That we’ve met here today But to help you some, us you’ve often .done When the help went the other waq. So our wishes are, that through near or far We may often meet together So we’ll rise and sing 'God Save the King’ And a prayer then . ‘ for fine weather. Mrs. Mason then replied with a -few well chosen words. Lunch was then served. Assisting Mrs. Dixon were the Misses Northgrave, Mar­ jorie Dixon, Abigail Flynn and Mrs. George Dixon. , An agitator was addressing a band of strikers. “Onl^ $12 a week,” be yelled. “How can a man be a -Chris­ tian on $12 a week?” “How,” yelled a voice, “can he af- ord to be anything ©Ise?” They Suffer Every Summer Diarrhoea and Bowel Trouble Mrs. X X Bickert, Vernon, B.C., writes:—-“I have used Dr. Fowler’s Ext, of wild Strawberry for the past yeaiSf .and even at home, when. I was a child, my mother was never without it. “Every summer different members of out family suffer from diarrhoea and bowel trouble, but I always- get ‘Dr. Dowler’s’ and a few doses are always effective. I do hot know Of atiy other medicine that helps so quickly,” -A product °* T. Milburn Oo., Ltd., Toronto, Oak On tho market for tho nasi 90 years, Kirkton Days Recalled The following letter* appeared in the St. Marys Journal-Argus was received by Mr, S. J. Elliott, of Exeter, from William H. Vickers, a former* Blanshard boy, now living in Galgary, Alberta, in which the recalls many former incidents re­ lating to his old home. I am enclosing one ot the many letters I receive from pleased read­ ers of the Journal, also to prove that though called a locally pub­ lished weekly, it is surprising the distance your paper travels. The enclosed is not sent for that pur­ pose as I could supply many from a much further distance with pleas­ ing comment have been received 1 would like to gratefully acknow- eldge them personally, but as 1 have, no private secretary nor even a stenog. 1 would indeed fee kept busy, as much as I would like to do so to show my appreciation for their kind remarks. The enclosed coming from an old schoolmate who I had considered gone with the great majority it was indeed a pleasure to know he was still with us and enjoyed our writings. How­ ever the letter speaks for itself and if there are any items you could extract I am sure his many Kirk­ ton and Woodham friends would be glad to hear. Yours with best wishes. S. J. ELLIOTT “Mr. S. J. Elliott, Exeter, Ont.” No doubt you will he surprised to ,get a letter from me. I get the St. Marys Journal-Argus from an old neighbor boy of mine that was born and* raised on the fourth line of Blanshard. His. name is Roily Paynter and as I read so many (in fact all) of your letters about the good old days of Kirkton and Bull’s Run, or should I have said Woodham, it makes me think a long way back to those good old days as I knew so many of the old- timers that you speak of and 1 sure have many a good laugh. 1 see some are finding some fault with your write-ups but as far as I kow you have been telling a pretty good story about those good old days and I often feel lonesome to see my old Kirkton village where I lived till I was 43 years of age, when I moved to Lopdon, Ont. and worked for the Geo. White & Sons building steam engines and threshing machines. I was^ there 'for twenty-five and a half years and never was laid off or worked short time, and in 1930 I had to give up.. I had been night watch­ man for seventeen and a (half yeans but climbing a thousand step stairs ,'each night got me. I had walked '65,000 miles in that time but climb­ ing stairs gave me hardening of the arteries in my neck which led to a bad stroke of the brain which nearly, cost me my life. I pulled through but suffer a lot of pain yet with my head and neck, but in other ways the Doctor says my health is good. I will be seventy- six on the 29th of Odtober, 1937. I am now in Calgary, Alberta, but often long to get 'back to my old home and I hope I may before long. I have a scrap book and 1 am pasting all of your letters and anything that is about Kirkton and Woodham, but there is a great change around there now as a lot of our old neighbors and school­ mates are gone to their reward. When you wrote of the size of Kirkton you were about right. My ■father built a house in Kirkton in 1870 and at that time there were quite a few houses. My father built his* house on Alex Kirk’s farm near the doctor’s office (a man by the name of Dr. Stubbs.) Then he was followed by Dr. Hut­ chinson, Dr. Irving and others and I remember well one thing that happened across the road from our house. When I was a young lad Jonathan shier ihad some cattle pasturing on the farm then owned by Robert Neal. They fell out about something and he ordered Shier to take his cattle away. It was the time of the old rail fences. Shier would not take them off so they had quite a row. Neal would take the fence down then go bank to drive the cattle out when Mr. Shier would go and put the fence up. Then down it would go and up it would go. What a time and we kids sure had a laugh at Bob Neal. Finally he gave up, so the cattle stayed. Then there was the Kirkton Fair. Some wild nights when the fair was over, lots of drinking and some big fights. I guess you remember some of them, I know I do. I sure had a laugh when. I read your Hallow­ e’en prank about Neilleys and John McCurdy’s post office and it made me think of some more good' ones I guess before your day, but I still think I went to school with you at Kirkton as I think it was you that used to call me Bill instead of Harvey*. Here is one story. I went to the old log school at Kirkton. Hallowe’en night; Came the next morning. We went to school and what a sight we see. Wm. Stacey whose farm was next to the school always kept a lot of sheep, he had 35 or 40 sheep at that time. He uked to pasture them fen the” road a lot. Some lads going home that "night thought they, Would (have some fun so they opened the door and drove the whole flock into the school and left them there for the night. So you will have an idea of what a school we had next morning. Anyway we had a* day off. Then here is another. Ber­ nard Bparling had his threshixrg machine behind Aberdeen Hall. Somehow the boys got it ■ nto the road, but anyway next morning here was the separator on the centre ot the road down by the hotel. Then they got an out-house, put it on top of the separator stuffed up an old suit of .clothes and here was Mr. .Sparling standing in the door, some sight. Then there is another. Wm. Stacey was a hot headed old gentleman. He and some more were down at the corner talking. Some one told him he had better get home and watch his gate. Oh, he says, they can’t get my gate off, I fixed that. (Some lads were list­ ening. What did you do to keep them from getting it off? Oh, he says, I took the top hook, got it made longer, put it through the post, turned the hook down and put a nut on so you see, he says, the bottom hook is up and the top one down so they can’t get it off. So my brother Bob and Walter Hazlewood ■ went over to Tom F0BDiH0TEls Choose! RATES ♦ 1.50 i to *250 Single nomkk M ► HOTELS LOCATED ► EASY PARKIN FACILITIES MontreaUoronto ROCHESTER-BUFFALO - ERIE Roadhouse’s blacksmith' shop, ,got a monkey-wrench, took the nut otf and off cornea the gate and when 'Stacey. went home the gate wap gone. We sure ihad a, laugh on Sta-cey and then there was lots more, 1 was down to the hospital here about a year ago to see an old Kirkton boy, his name was ,Bob ‘Davis, son ot Ted Davis who used to drive ,the mail w;agon from 'Kirkton to Exeter. I guess you ‘would know him and 'did he 'talk about old days in Kirkton. He brought 'things back to my mind that I had forgotten. We talked for about two hours, Times are had here, Thousands out o>f work and a lot of poor crop, Well, Sam, I guess I will -close so I hope you are real well %nd hope to read some more ’of your letters in the good old Journal-Argus. I saw in the paper you had lost your wife. I know how you feel but 1 qan’t explain it, I lost my wife fif­ teen years ago last June, He name was Maggie Hannan, and I often think since she died and have said it, we don’t think h,alf enough, ot our dear old .Girls when we have them. Poor’ girl, she died a hard death, it was gangrene. I never want ,to see anyone with it since. Well I will close hoping you are well and enjoying good health. Bye-bye old .neighbor. WILLIAM H. VICKERS, 535 12th Ave., West, Calgary, Alberta. ROBSHR-r-WLn!) The Ailsa Craig Baptist ichurcb prettily decorated with gladioli in pastel shades, was the scene of a quiet wedding when Catherina Log­ an youngest daughter of Rev. W» W. Wylie and the late Mrs. Wylie was united in marriage to Frederick Thomas Rosser, M.A., son of Mrs. Rosser and the late Mr. E. F, Ros- ser, of penfield. The marriage ceremony was performed by the bride’s father assisted by Rev, J. R. Simpson, pastor of the church, For travelling, Mrs, Rosser donned * a suit of brown sheer w'ith d’uskiy pink trimmings and matching ac­ cessories-. Mr, and Mrs. Rosser will make .their home in Ottawa. Renew Now! Ml N ar DO RUBS OUT Minard’s is Canada’s standby for rubbing out lupscula^ pains, checking and clearing up skin dis­ orders, ending colds. New large economy spe. ALSO IN SMALL» REGULAR Canada, Special Baiqain M EXCURSIONSf GOING DAILY —SEPT. 18 — OCT. 2 inclusive Return Limit: 45 days From all Stations in Eastern Canada PURCHASED DWELLING Mr. George Thiel, of the 14 Con. cession, Hay, has purchased the dwelling property at the southwest end of Zurich owned by Mr. Albert Fliescliauer and occupied by Mr. S. Gingerich and family. Mr. Tihiel has purchased the property for rental purposes. ■■IW Bl t;c-Ji •* 8■. x ‘ .7'':'. miai TICKETS GOOD IN • COACHES at fares approximately lc per mile- • TOURIST SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately lj£c per mile. • STANDARD SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately Ij^c per mile. COST OF ACCOMMODATION IN SLEEPING CARS ADDITIONAL "'''' ; ....-■■■■■' T.38B BAGGAGE Checked. Stopovers at Port Arthur, Armstrong, Chicago and west TYcArty, Sleeping Car reservations, and all information from any agent. ASH FOR HANDBILL CANADIAN NATIONAL IF >» £>■ / ARE YOU A RECKLESS DRIVER? How would you like to be one of the victims in this horrible smash ? How would you like to be strapped to a cot in some emergency hospital ward—writhing, half out of your mind with pain. These ghastly tragedies are caused by those of you who drive recklessly—who take chances—without regard for the safety of others I You know in your own heart whether or not you are a reckless driver. If you are DECIDE NOW TO DRIVE WITH CARE Stop cutting in, passing on hills or curves, taking chances of any kind. Settle down to safe, sane driving—and avoid trouble. You know the rules for safe driving. Stick to them — or run the risk of having your license suspended or cancelled. We are going to put reckless drivers off the road and keep them off. Ontario Motorists will Co-operate When you see a motorist driving in a manner dangerous to the public, take his number, make a careful note of the Actual time and place, And when you teach your destination Write to the Motor Vehicles Branch, Department of Highways, Toronto, giving full details, We do not invite reports of minor infringements of the traffic laws; you are requested to use sound judgment. We uiill deal adequately with offenders! *I I HWRJK ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS Motor.. Vehicles Branch ■ OnIario