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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-01-06, Page 6»rWHf WWW jrauinw Js 1a ?.su»* iisaTs wiTj?n w?nt?iri!nn?1»KJ‘iP’i‘;i»j’«j'^ ’1 RVRSDAY, JANUARY C, 1938 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE HURIRD RIVER CARRYING LAKE HURON IVATER TO LAKE ONTARIO WAS LONG LONG AWMBD IDEA Dy W. H- Johnston, in the London Free press DEATH FOLLOWS STROKlt LETTER BOX THE MAN FROM EXETER" Travelling on the highway's during the snowy months both disagreeable ’ periences. I It is not only disagreeable hut humiliating for example, ta fall on of winter brings and pleasant ex-Fifty to sixty years ago a com­ mon subject of conversation was the supposed underground river con­ necting Lakes Huron and Ontario. It was believed at that time that it < the side-walk, or, to have your new was impossible for the large body of ’ water in Lake Huron to find passage . to Lake Ontario through the shallow Lakes St. Clair and Erie and the small connecting, rivers. Therefore, J the idea cf an underground passage i was conceived and discussed, To bolster up the views of the credulous, many facts were cited, At least some prevailing arguments when were widely accepted as facts. For instance, in the vicinity of Sarnia it' avoid that condition of mind called was told that there was an under- an “inferiority complex.” This de­ ground lake 300 feet deep. Beneath cidedly unpleasant experience hap- the town of Clinton and extending! to the southeast for many miles was another lake of considerable depth. Besides this, there was the exper­ ience of Attrill, a rich American who went to Goderich and purchased a hat blow off, and run a marathon down a busy thoroughfare, dodging obstacles with the ingenuity of a “bat" at a summer’s evening party, or to find your automobile in the ditch, embedded in deep spite of your solemn and. ed efforts to stay on the These are disagreeable Following a paralytic stroke suf­ fered 10 days ago, Mrs. William McPherson died in her 79th year at her home, Logan Township. She was born in Hibbert Township where she lived until her marriage, in 1883. Hex* husband died in 1927, Mrs. Mc­ Pherson was a member of the Pres­ byterian church in Monkton and a .charter member of the w.M.S, of that ’church. She is survived by two sons, Archie in Emmerson, Man., and Wilbert at home and one dau­ ghter Miss Margaret McPherson at home. veteran railway EMPLOYEE RETIRES Andrew Lusk, of Lucan, is being retired this month after 40 years continuous service with the G.T.R. and C.N.R. He began as section man* working near Ailsa Craig, until he was made section foreman in 1903 when he came to> Lucan had charge pf 1<4 miles and recalls many times night shovelling snow. long service he had been in only one accident. iHe and eight or nine Others weer going on a handear from Stratford to (SebringviUe. Turning, a sharp curve just outside the former place a fast train crash­ ed them head-on. Three of men were killed but Mr. Lusk the others jumped to safety to live. (He of the road working all During, his Whalen W. A.snow in determin­ road, moments! this lattei’ episode occurs more than once, it is difficult to pens to some motorist and it came to me. It is very pleasant, however, to be assisted out of this place of deten­ tion and humiliation. Nobody whowem >io uoaeucn ana pujcnaseu » loveg a litUe humoy w0.uia stOip the large block of land along the Mait-1 pVOgress Of a demented hat, until it : had run its evil course, and even i “politicians" laugh when “dignity” > is laid low, but apparently the pro- | verbial “Priest and Levite” will as- I sist a brother motorist, when stuck • in the ditch, as I have happily dis- ! covered. I It so happens that I was twice land River, It was rumored he had ’ made his wealth at the time of the American Civil War, 1861-1865. On the southern slope of his estate look­ ing towards the town, he built beautiful mansion vineyard on the lower slope. Inspired by the successful discov­ ery and manufacture of salt, he de-1 . , . , •aided to sink a large shaft down to ' tllls predicament lately and each a overlooking a he would mine Australia. to .a consider- it was of no was too much watei’ to out, and the whole abandoned. wonder that many be- was an underground late of are .the spirits have been lowered ■of in these holes, but have terror to be drawn up Leech’s farm, three or time I was pulled out, or pushed out by men from Exeter! One of these foundly men (from Exeter) carries a chain with a convenient hook on the end, which is dexterously fastened to a certain place on your back fender, centain explicit orders are given, the machinery starts and presto! the problem is solved. It is quite true that there is a good deal of snow' in and around Exeter at times, and other motorist may get into similar difficulties, but you are certain to get expert as­ sistance if you Exeter.” Rev. The December meeting of Whalen W >men’s. (Association W. M. S. was held at the home of Mrs. Wilson Morley. Rev, R. N, Stewart took charge for the election of officers which resulted as fol­ lows: President, Mr®. Wilson Morley Vice-presidents, Mrs. Edgar Squire and Mrs. Earl Johnston; Secretary, Mrs. E. Foster; treasurer, Mrs-. Thos. Gunning; pianist, Maida Morley, T'he election pf officers for the W. M, S. followed and t'he result was: President, Mrs. John Hazle- woodL; vice-presidents, Mrs. 'William Morley and Mrs. Harvey Squire; re­ cording’ secretary, Mrs. Tims’. Gun­ ning; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Geo. Arksey; treasurer, Mrs. H. Ogden; Christian stewardship, Mrs. F. Gunning; strangers, Mrs. Wm. Hodgson; supply, Mrs. Edgar Squire and Mrs. Ogden; baby band supt., Associate Helpers, Mrs. Geo. Squire Mary Morley; temperance, Mrs. J, Hodgson; Missionary Monthly, Mrs, F, Squire; pianist, Gladys Squire. 50 YEARS AGO meet ‘a man from A. W. Shepherd Egmondville, Ont, Dyspepsia Indigestion Stomach Disorders Cause Great Distress Get Rid Of Them By Using the and H ERN—-DOWDS this section for Charles Wilson, respected citizen engaged to the present an old and of Fairfield, “Myrtle, how long had you known your husband before you got mar­ ried?" “iListen, I didn’t know him at all: I only thought I did 3 IMPERIAL TOBACCO’S INSPIRING PROGRAM Limburger cheese United States is In 1936 that pounds Canada is the chief supplier oi . For the first nine Canada contributed 196 pounds each, 74,0 Old (bags from 2'9,116(8 bags from ,316 bags from the flour to Jamaica, months, of 19'3*7 ' 155,607 bags of compared with Great Britain; Australia, and United States. Most of the produced in the made in Wisconsin. State produced 8,792,000 out of a total of 11,982,000. Renew Now! FRIDAY 10p.m. E.S.T. Stations CFPL-CRCT (CEE) Clubbing Rates Toronto Globe & Mai! and Times-Advocate Toi’onto Daily Star and Times-Advocate London Free Press and Times-Advocate •$8.00 8.00 8.00 Family Herald & Weekly Star and Times-Advocate Canadian Home Journal and Times-Advocate ....... 3.00 3.00 |A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at the Presbyterian manse, Ingersoll, on New Year’s day at 12 o’clock noon, when Ruby EH’ zabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, James Dowds, pf R, R. No. 2, Ingersoll, became the bride of Earl Leonard Hern, and Mrs. J, T, Hern, of Woodham. Rev, Dr They were attended by the bride’s brother, -Mr. Victor Cottrell. The bride wore a becoming gown of rust shade Duibonet silk crepe trimmed with sequins and carried a bouquet of roses and fern, Following the ceremony the young couple return­ ed to the (home of the, bride where a reception was held for the immedi­ ate .fajnilies, A hot turkey dinner was served. The tables were dec­ orated in white and ipink centred by the wedding cake. The guests were served by Mrs. Garland, Miss Edith and Dorothy Dowds. Mr. and Mrs. Hern left by auto for Toronto, their return they will reside in gersoll, * MOTHER OF 5 WHO WAS ALWAYS TIRED second son of Mi* H. H- Turner officiated. On In- the bed of salt, when it dry, as they do in After he had gone able depth, he encountered a huge flow of water and his work stopped suddenly. Nothing daunted he went to Belgium and bought a wonderful pumping outfit at a cost, said of $30,000, but it was avail; there be pumped scheme was Is it any lieved there movement of water, mysterious as it might be. In the district surrounding Hen­ sall and Exeter there are to be found some spots where water dis­ appears so rapidly as to» make people wonder. On the farm of the Mr, Morrison, two miles east Chiselhurst, in a small valley, holes in the rock down which water pours in a torrent. 'Some ven­ turesome into one cried out at once, ■On David four miles nrothwest of the Mor­ rison farm, is to be found a large sink hole where the water disappears in the spring. On lot six, conces­ sion two, Stanley Township, is an­ other depression, solid enough to be cropped .over, but, nevertheless, gives a drainage that is unexplained. On lot seven, concession four, Hay Township, are other localities where water action is even more peculiar. When the father of the present owner, William Gould, was alive, -he tried to> make a watering place for his stock at one of the spots. |For the sake of safety .he put fence posts around it, but these posts gradually sank into- the earth and disappeared. But the greatest of all these holes is to be found on lot 10, concession four, in the same township. When 1 visited it first in 118’89, it was in the great Hay Swamp, but now, owing to a large drain having been put through the swamp, it is surrounded by dry land, It was.-in the month of June when I saw it first and there was only a small trickle of water, running into it and down its side to the bottom •where it disappeared, but my guide the late William O’Brien and others since said that in the spring, in those early days, it was full to the top; in fact, it was not able “tn take all the water and much of it flowed over and past it. ' In order to have an idea -of its size, I stepped around it and found it was 108 yards in circumference, On the sloping inside was a large lc-g that I believed was long, enough to yield four 12-foot logs. Ab* it did hot reach either the top* or bottom I calculated the slant side of the hole was between 50' and '60 feet long. In shape, it was an inverted tone. MBM A T. MILBURN CO., LTD., PRODUCT In school section No. 5, Usborne, Mr. John Heywood was re-elected trustee by acclamation. The trus­ tees of the school are: Thos Russell Samuel Martin and John Heywood. Miss Haise has ibeen teach term. Mr. much Stephen Township died Tuesday at the age of 6>9 years. Mr. James Ramsay left for Guelph on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Readdy, of St. Marys, spent New Years with Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hayes. Mr. Horace Follick occupied the pulpit in the Main St. church Sun­ day morning, Mr. Braund conduct­ ing the service in the evening. Mr. A. McQueen, who has been op­ erator at this station for some time left Saturday for Port Arthur where he has accepted a similar and more lucrative position with the C. P. R. Company. C. N. R. STATION ARENT SUCCUMBS AT CLINTON James T. Clancy C.N.R. agent at Clinton, died after an illness of one month from a heart condition. He took over the Clinton agency in March-, 1935. He had engaged in railway work for 35 years, bad serv­ ed on the municipal councils at Walkerton and Preston and was also active in Lions Club and Knight® of Columbus work. Born in Cargill, he Was in his 53 rd year, In 1917 he married Marion Frank, who sur­ vives. There also brother, J. J, Clancy, Southampton; hds Clancy, of Walkerton John, James ad Frank daughter Mary, all at home, funeral will take place at Guelph, Interment will be in Calvary Ceme- survives one postmaster of John sons, one The father, ; three and Country Gentleman and Times-Advocate .... Good Housekeeping and Times-Advocate .... Ladies’ Home Journal, and Times-Advocate McCalls Magazine and Times-Advocate .... National Geographic and Times-Advocate . Farmer’s Advocate and Times-Advocate .... Ontario Farmer and Times-Advocate Saturday Evening Post and Times-Advocate ...... Saturday Night and Times-Advocate .................... Woman’s Home Companion and Times-Advocate Cosmopolitan and Times-Advocate ...................... 2.50 5.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 2.50 2.50 4.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 KHIVA The annual meeting of the payers of >S< S. No. 6' was held in the school house on Wednesday morning December 29th. Mr. Chester Mawhin- ney acted as chairman and Mr. Jacob Ratz as secretary. .The books were audited by Messrs. Art Willert and Jacob Ratz and found to be correct. Mr. Jacob Ratz was elected trustee for a tliree-year term. The care­ taking of the school was awarded to Mr. Albert Regier. Inspector’s re­ port for the last inspection shows that the work of the teacher is be­ ing done very satisfactorily and the pupils are making good progress. Miss Lelia Mossey* is ill at her home in St. Marys with tonsilitis and Mrs. Arnold Kuntz of Dashwood is taking her place as teftcher. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Clark and family, of Hensall, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Matt Clark, Mrs. Otto Willert and son Billie visited her mother Mrs. G. Surerus near Zurich last week. Misses Gertrude Ratz and Grace Willert spent Wednesday last with Miss Karen Perersen, of Dashwood. Miss Clara Dietrich, of Detorit, is visiting at her home. Misses Greta Becker, of Clinton, and Dorothy and Ruth, of London, spent New Years at' their home. (Miss Karen Pedeirsen, of Dash­ wood, spent the ryeek-end with Miss Gertrude Ratz. A number from here attended the funeral of the late Mr. Philip Foster, of Zurich on Friday. rate- XIRKTON Mr. Harold Tufts, of Toronto, spent the past week with her mother Mrs, A. Tufts. \ !Mr. Malcolm Malloy visited with Mr. and Mrs. Milton Gregory this TO BE GIVEN AWAY Now Awakes as Fresh a as a Daisy A mother pf five has a lot to do. Especially a country mother. And this one was “always tired." But Kruschen ended all that'—now she gets up, feeling fresh, at five o’clock in the morning! iShe writes: ° “I ffpd Kruschen Salts the best thing money can buy for my> health. I am the mother of five children, and before taking Kruschen, J was always feeling tired and run down. Now, I am glad to say that I get up feeling fresh—and I get up at five o'clock in the morning. I do my housework, look after the children, and leave the house at 6:30 to start my daily work."—(Mrs.) B. Tiredness and that run-down feel­ ing can be traced to one root cause. That cause is internal sluggishness; failure to keep the inside free from poisonous, waste matter, Kruschen Salts is an excellent re­ cipe for maintaining a condition of internal cleanliness. The numerous salts in Kruschen stimulate your in­ ternal organs to smooth, regular action. Your inside is thus kept clear of these impurities which when allowed to accumulate, lower the whole tone of the system. Gardiner, of a small bone Butcher and past week. While skating on the local rink last week Mr. Robert London, fell and broke in his left wrist. Mr. and - Mrs. P. G- daughter Norma, of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. White spent New Years day with Mr. I, N. Marshall. Dr, and Mrs. Glen Sawyer, of Ot­ tawa spent the holiday with Mr. Jno. Sawyer in the.village. Dr. Campbell attended the funeral of his,brother in Toronto this past week. Mrs. J. Marshall, of .St. Marys, spent the past two weeks niece Mrs, Wm. Denham. Miss Gladys Shier visited parents Mr. and Mrs. Wes. London this past week. J. with her with her Shier, of PNEUMONIA IS FATAL TO SEAFORTH CITIZEN Seaforth)—(The funeral of Richard H. Rogers, who died from pneumonia was held from the home Monday af­ ternoon to Maitlandbank Cemetery. Rev. T. A. Carmichael, of Northside United Church, officiated. Mr. Rogers wds tborn in Fullarton in 1866. Be­ sides -his'wife, he is survived by five sisters, Mrs. John Sanders, Mrs. J. 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