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EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 2nd .1238ESTABLISHED 1873
Sixty-Fourth ’xear
Oxfords
Men's Suits Boy's Suits
f
Summer Dress Goods on Sale
EXTRA SPECIAL—Large pure linen tea towels on sale this week at 29c. each.
Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
each 22c
Men's Farm Boots, Special $2.95 pr
AMBER HONEY
No. 4: tin
IVORY SOAP
lc. Sale, new large bar
Womens House Slippers
CANVAS — LEATHER IN STRAPS — OXFORDS ETC. PRICED AT
$1.15, $1.19 UP TO $2.00 A PAIR
LUX FLAKES
Large package ...............
Aylmer Canned Peaches O l-inc
Choice quality, No. 2 tin ............1111®
Hillcrest SHORTENING 9 Of.
1 pound package .......................“ iul AtJU
CANNED TOMATOES 0 9Er
Lai’ge tins, standard quality ..*> 1U1
Sandals
-Women’s and Girls’ White Shoes-
- Pumps
In Widths A and up to EE
at Prices $2, $2.25, $2.50 and up to $4.50
Scampers, Outing Shoes, Tennis Shoes
A great variety of Summer Shoes for all the family. Low prices, wonderful wearing
quality, makes these the ideal shoes for sumer.
Genuine Retan Farm Boots, leather or Panco Soles great values at $2.95; also
Splits at $2.25 per pair.
Odd Trousers
We carry the variety. Our prices are the lowest at which good suits can be sold.
Models and styles to fit most any one! also a complete line of Cream Flannel, and
Wash Trousers, Shorts &c for men and boys.
Bargains in Wallpapers, $1.19
A few good room lots of iBedroom and Kitchen Papers to clear at $1.19 each. If
you have a room you still should do. Come in and look these over.
We are clearing out this week several Dress Lengths of Summer Dress Goods at
half price or less. See these bargains. Another Shipment of Summer Dresses here
2 for 11c
Grape-Fruit Juice 1
No. 2 tin, unsweetened ....pci 1111 JLvt.
Magic White Bleach 9 knlflae
Foi* whiter clothes ........O UU tilth
each 35c
Jones & May Your
Superior
Store
Lowe Bros. High Standard Paint
USED ON SHIPS
BEST FOR YOUR HOME AND AT NO GREATER COST
PORCH AND DECK PAINT
Tough enough for the decks of marine craft
Best for your Verandahs and Porch Steps
NEP-TO-LAC
'For Furniture, Floors,
Woodwork and Walls,
Heat and Moisture Resisting
NEPTUNITE VARNISH
For Marine and
Household Use
Heat and Acid Resisting
MELLO-GLOSS
Soil Proof Wall Finish
For Kitchens & Bathrooms
LOWE BROS.
• A painit for every purpose
quality unsurpassed since
1870
PUBLIC MEETING
A public meeting of the citizens
of Exeter will be held in the Town
Hall, Friday, June 3rd, 193 8, to dis
cuss with the members of the muni
cipal council the advisability of the
erection of a Rest Room and its lo
cation and other matters pertain
ing thereto.
■Chair will be taken by the Reeve
at 8 p.m. A full representation is
asked for. By Order,
W. D. SANDERS JOS. SENIOR
Reeve • Clerk
SEE US FOR TINSMITHING AND PLUMBING
EAVETROUGH, DECK AND ROOF WORK
Exeter Ladies’ Bowling Club will
hold a local
MIXED RINK TOURNAMENT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th
Entries to be given t0‘ R. N. Creech
by noon that day
PLAY 4 p.m. StlARP
• Ladies Kindly Bring Lunch
GOOD PRIZES
Admission 25 cents
Traquair’s Hardware
Purina, Pioneer and Dr. Roe’s Feeds
X»Ixone 27 Wo Deliver
this
into
Pet-
Lakeview Casino.
GRAND BEND
ROY’S UNITED CHURCH
(Thames Road Charge)
ANNIVERSARY, JUNE 12th
11 a.m* and 7.30 p.m.
Speaker—-Rev. DeWitt Cosens,
. of Clinton
TUESDAY, JUNE 14th
SUPPER AND CONCERT
by the London Carilloners
Admission 50c. and 25c.
Moving’ to New Home
Mr. Douglas Thompson is
week moving froun Victoria St.
the residence vacated by Mr. L.
ers on Ann St.
• Heads Paper Before Royal Society
Mr. Hugh J, Creech, of the Bant
ing institute, Toronto, was in Ot
tawa Thursday o.f last week (giving a
paper on cancer research before the
Royal Society.
DANCING EVERY SATURDAY
NIGHT
Ladies 3bc* Men 50c,
Dancing Free
Thames Road Sunday School An
niversary will be held Sunday, June
19th, followed by a strawberry fes
tival Tuesday,’June 21st. The Mission
Circle are preparinig a play “The
Three Pegs.”
WEEKLY HALF HOLIDAYS
The weekly half holidays for
Exeter for the summer months
commence this Wednesday, the
business places closing at 12
o’clock. The public are being
asked to co-operate by doinfe
their shopping Wednesday morn
ings. Advertisers and corres
pondents of the Times-Advocate
are requested to get their copy
in early. We cannot guarantee
the insertion of any advertise-
- meats coming in Wednesday
morning.
ATTEND CHARTER NIGHT
Five members of the Exeter Lions
Club attended the Charter night of
Mt. Forest club Monday evening.
Mr. Geo. o. Thompson, formerly of
Centralia, is the president of the
newly-formed club. The
club presented Mt. Forest club
an American flag.
CHANGE OF PASTORS
Rev. W. Kiteley, of Parkhill,
formerly of Centralia, was elected
tresident of the London Conference
of the United Chur.ch at Chatham on
Tuesday afternoon.
There were seventy pulpit changes,
a new all-time record in the first
draft of the Settlement, committee,
handed down Tuesday. There are
fifteen changes in Huron Presbytery.
Rev. R. C. Copeland, of Tha*mesville,
is slated for Main Street Church, Ex
eter and Rev. A. E. Elliott goes to
Thamesville. The changes in Huron
Prsbytery are as follows:
Ashfield, James Wilkins; Ben-
miller and Smithshill, Gordon A.
Hazelwood; Bluevale, I. W. J. Kil
patrick; Blyth, Arthur Sinclair;
Brucefield, H. S. Wright; Centralia,
J'. A. Falconbridge; Dungannon, Gor
don Weir; Egmondville, A. W. Gard
ner; Exeter, Main Street, R. C. Cope
land; Gorrie, J. Richardson; Grand
Bend, Clarence Beacon; Hensall, R.
A. Brook; Holmesville, G. H. Weld-
ig; Londesboro, A. S. A. Menzies;
Nile, G. A. Barnard; Seaforth, H. V.
Workman.
J. B. Moore, of Grand Bend, goes
to Grace Church, London; Percy
Baines to South Buxton; A. V. Robb,
to Cauialachie; R. E. Southcott, to
Port Lambton; J. Morley Colling, to
Divine St., Sarnia.
RETURNING HOME
Mrs. J. A. Traquair, who in Feb
ruary last was called to Innisfail,
Alta.,
father and who afterwards was tak
en ill and had to undergo an opera
tion, is expected to arrive home the
latter part of this week.
owing to the illness of her
PREPARING PLANS
Architect Warren, of Hamilton,
met the members of the Exeter
Board of Education in special ses
sion in the public library Tuesday
evening and after considering the
proposed plans for the new school
Exeter Mr. Warren was instructed
prepare complete plans and details
be submitted to the Department
Education, Toronto, for approval.
in
to
to
of
BOTH BIRTHDAY
Mr. W.. H. Johnston on Friday,
May 27th, observed his 80th birth
day. We extend our congratulations.
Mr. Johnston has not been able to
be around as much as his friends
would like to see bat he has a
wealth of information of the early
days in this section of the province
which has appeared in some of the
daily papers and has been reprinted
in the Times-Advocate and which
makes interesting reading,
to reprint an article on
Brewster dam in the near
We hope
the old
future.
TRAVELLING GAVEL
A number of brethren
I.O.O.F. lodge at Brussels accompan
ied by a few visitors from Blyth and
Wingham visited the Exeter lodge
Tuesday evening and presented the
Exeter lodge with a travelling gavel.
N. G. Bro. B. M. Francis received
the gavel on behalf of the lodge. It
will be held 'in Exeter for a short
•time and in turn will be passed on
to t>lie Wingham lodge and in this
Way it encourages fraternal visits to
lodges outside of the district,
number of shor/t speeches were
livered Tuesday evening and at
close refreshments were served.
from the
A
de-
the
ATTENDING CONVOCATION
A number from Exeter are in Lon
don to-day (Wednesday) attending
the graduation exercises from the
Faculty of Arts qf the University of Western Ontario.* Among the stud
ents successful in passing their ex
aminations were W. Grafton Coch
rane, Bachelor of Arts; Rowe Din-
ney, of town and Harold Hemphill,
of Hensall, Business Administration.
Charles Toon, and Doreen Lewin, of
Parkhill, secured their Master of
Arts Harold Steeper, of Parkhill,
secured his Bacheloi’ of Arts degree
and A. Brewster, Parkhill, Business
Administration. Hugh Fleming,
Ailsa Craig secured first-class hon
ors in Philosophy and Fred H.
Smith, of Ailsa Craig graduated In
inedicitife.
ARCHER—WOOD
A quiet wedding was solemnized
at 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning
at the home of Rev. R. C. Brown in
Sarnia, of Mildred Alicia, youngest
daughter of the
D. Wood, Exeter
ice, eldest son of
of Plympton and
er. The bride wore her. going away
outfit of printed dress with brown
accessories. A corsage of Talisman
roses and lily-of-the-valley was worn
The attendants were Mr. and Mrs.
P. H. Bowden. Mr. and Mrs. Archer
left for a motor trip to Northern On
tario, On their return they will be
home to their friends on the bride
groom's farm Egremont Road, Ply
mpton Township after September 1st.
BASEBALL
The youngsters of town are out t<
see that in future years the towi
will have sufficient material to ente
a league, Sponsored by Geo.
and W. H. Moise a team from
3 and 4 at the Exeter school
ing in ages from 8
to Hensall Tuesday
defeated a team of
age by tlie score of
the hardball variety, the catcher be-
with mask, pads,
Two Hensall um-
were
Grant
LATTA—LOVIE
MOVED TO STRATHROY
Mr, and Mrs. Len. Peters moved
their household effect to Strathroy
Monday where Mr. Peters has secued
a new position. Mr. and Mrs. Peters
moved to Exeter from London two
years ago, Mr. Peters having been
employed at the Ford Garage. They
made many friends while here and
the best of wishes will follow them
to their new home.
to 9 year
after school anti
similar size and
16 to 4. It wa.
ing decked out
sliinpads and all,
p'ires handled the game and
subjected to a lot of chin-whacking
from the players. The return game
will be played in Exeter Saturday
Zurich Wins from Mitchell
A quiet wedding took place at the
Grand Bend manse on May 21, when
Iva Crystal, eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John G. Lovie, of the Mol-
lard Line and George Franklin Lat
ta, son of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus
Latta of Stephen Township were
united in marriage. Rev. J. B.
Moore officiated. The bride wore a
powder-blue sheer dress with navy
taffeta jigger coat and while acces
sories. The bride was attended by
her sister Freda wearing a salmon
flowered silk crepe dress with white
accessories. The groom was attended
by his brother William. A wedding
dinner was feerved at the bride’s
home to immediate relatives. Later
the happy couple left on a trip to
Hamilton, Niagara Falls and Toron
to.
DISTRICT FLOWER SHOW
The district meeting of the Hor
ticultural Societies, of Huron, Grey
and Bruce will be held in the Exeter
Arena, Wednesday, June 15th, at
which the district director, Mr. G. S.
Folster, of Owen Sound, and Mr. J.
F. Clark, of the Dept, of Agriculture
Toronto, will be present. There will
be a. flower show in connection and
local members of the society are ask
ed to compete. The prize list includes
Columbine collection; delphinium, 3
stem; iris collection, peonies, roses,
collection of perennials, basket of
cut flowers, Japanese or dish gar
dens. First prize $1.00, second 50c.
EXETER W. I.
The regular meeting of the Exe
ter Women’s Institute was held on
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
L. O’Brien. The president Mrs.
Walker presided and opened the
meeting by singing the Institute ode
and repeating the Lord’s Prayer’in
unison. The meeting was under
Health and Child Welfare. The roll
call was answered by a first aid sug
gestion. Aftei* the business was dis
cussed Mrs. C. Tanton gave a demon
stration on bandaging and first aid
which was very helpful and interest
ing. Mr. Malcolm Walker (drug
gist) spoke on “Narcotic Drugs” his
subject being very timely and edu
cational. An interesting contest
was conducted by Mrs. O’Brien. The
hostess assisted by her committee
served a dainty lunch at the close of
the meeting. Miss F. E. Hunter ex
pressed the appreiation of the Insti
tute to Mrs. O’Brien for the use of
her home.
THOMPSON—MACKAY
Miss Marian Elizabeth MacKay,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
William Mackay, of Hensall, was
united in marriage with Mr. Alex
ander Campbell Thompson, son of'
Mr. and Mrs. E. Blake Thompson,
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock
at Grace Church-on-the-Hill, Toron
to. Rev. John Dixon officiated, and
the wedding music was played by
Mr. H. G. Langlois. ' The bride,
.given in marriage by her brother,,
Mi’. L. A. Mackay, wore a gown of'
fitted white suede lace, a small hat
of white violets and a shoulder
length veil, and a bouquet of white
roses, white iris, and lily-of-the-val-
ley. Miss Kathleen Irwin, brides
maid, wore a gown of turquoise
marquisette, made with a full
skirt, a leghorn hat with turquoise
velvet ribbon, anad carried ’ yel
low roses. Mr. Lynne Graham, of
Pittsburgh, was best man. Mr.
Dalton Wells and Mr. Edward
Thompson, brother of the bride
groom, were ushers. A reception
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hector Charles worth. Mrs.
L. A. Mackay, sister-in-law of the
bride, wore grey plaid organza, a red
hat and Talisman roses. Mrs. E.
Bake Thompsori wore grey lace, a
fuchsia hat, and sweet peas. Mrs.
C'harlesworth wore a gown of grey
chiffon. The bride chose for travel
ling a suit of wheat color, a PariS-
and top coat, hat and accessories to
match. Out-of-town guests includ
ed Mrs. Stanley Teskey of Bernards-. were divided into 5 miles and his
N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard
of Cayuga; Mr. and Mrs.
Walker, of Windsor;; Mrs.
Graham, of Jackson’s Point.
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PIN AWARDED
The Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Union, Wingham, recently
presented Mr. George Flynn, section
foreman, of town, with an engraved
pin, in honor of his being 25 years
a member of the union. The pin
bears the inscription: “Awarded to
George Flynn, by Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employees.”
Mr. Flynn started as section man on
the Grand Trunk lines in 1911, at
Hyde Park, when Mr. Thos. Flynn
was section foreman. The sections
Colter, I wages were $1.50 a day.
George
A.
DEATH OF MRS. MORLEY
L.
onThe death took place in Exeter
Tuesday of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Morley,
in her 70th year. The deceased had
been ailing for the past eighteen
months. Her maiden name was
Elizabeth A. Cornish. She was unit
ed in marriage with Francis Morley
and for many years resided at Whal
en where Mr. Morley died twenty
years ago. Mrs. Morley retired from
and came to Exetei’ in 1919. She
was a member of the James Street
Church and highly esteemed by all
who knew her. She is survived by
one son Gordon, of Stratford, and
the following step-children, William
Morley and Mrs. Harvey Squires, of
Whalen and Miss Lillian Morley, of
Milverton. She is also- survived by
one sister and two brothers, Thomas
Cornish, of Thamesford; Mrs. J.
Harding and Wm. of town. '__
funeral will be held from her late,
residence Thursday at 2 p.m., the
service to be conducted by Rev. A.
Page, interment in the Exetei’ ceme
tery,
He work-
ed there five years and was then
advanced to foreman at Clandeboye
where he remained for eighteen
years. Five years ago he came as
foreman to Exeter following the sup
erannuation of the late Charles Bir
ney. The section men now patrol a
distance of fourteen miles between
Exeter and Lucan Crossing.
Zurich defeated Mitchell by the
score of 5-2 in a Huron-Perth base
ball league game played in Zurich
Friday evening. Heideman on the
mound for Zurich struck out 14 op
ponents in the nine inning tilt. Prid-
ham and Wright was the visiting
battery. Heideman and Youngblut
worked for Zurich.
Ailsa Craig Defeats Lucan
Ailga Craig defeated^ Lucan by the
score of 3-1 in Lucan Friday even
ing. Cowie on the mound for the
visitors, held the Irish nine to two
scattered hits. Hodgins pitched for
Lucan Cowie and Barnes; Hodgson
and Murray.
Centralia Wins From Crediton
At Crediton Friday evening the
Centralia team defeated the locals
3-2 in a fast and close game.
Ailsa Craig Wins From Centralia
Ailsa Craig defeated Centralia by
the score of 11-ilO in a game played
at Ailsa Craig Monday evening. It
was a free-scoring affair with’ the
locals securing the winning run in
the last inning. Jack Given was on
the mound for the locals. Centralia
used two pitchers, WHliard and Ham
mond. It was the third straight vic
tory for Ailsa Craig. Willard Ham-
ond and Bowden; J. Given and
Meadows.
MOTION PICTURES
A motion picture with seund music
“The Life -of Christ” from file Nativ
ity to the Ascension, patterned after
the world-famous Oberammergau and
Freiburg Passion plays, filmed in
Europe, the Holy Land and Egypt,
will be presented in the James St.
United Church Sunday evening next
at 8.15 p.m. The picture has been
well received in many churches and
is most reverentially presented,
ATTEND ZONE RALLY
Exeter was well represented
well attended Zone Legion rally held
in the Town Hall, Wingham, on Fri
day night under the direction of ma
jor Kenneth Weaver, of Zone 10.
The guest speaker, Lt. Col. H. R. Al
ley, president of the Ontario Com
mand, delivered a stirring address.
His talk centred on the great sacri
fice made by the men of the last
Great War and the work of which
lie was in charge, particularly stres
sing the need of the district Legions
and their co-operation with the On-
tario command. George Williams,
The'of Wingham, gave the address of
welcome and vocal solos were con
tributed by Bill Davis and Arthur
Middlemiss, of Exeter, as
contributions from Clinton,
and Listowel branches,
were present from Exeter,
Mitchell,
Goderich,
social
at the
at a
well as
Goderich
Veterans
Clinton,
Brussels, Listowel and
Lunch was served and a
hour spent in the Armouries
conclusion of the meeting.
Mr.
family
ter Patricia, Miss Isobel
and Miss Eileen Snell are
•ford today (Wednesday)
the graduation exercises
former’s daughter Miss Reba Sim
mons from the Stratford General
Hospital.
and Mrs. W. J. Simmons and
, Mrs. Rose Russell and daugih-
Turnbull
In Strat-
attending
of the
THE LATE CHARLES CAMM
Early Tuesday morning May 26,
death came suddenly to one oi
Woodham’s highly respected citizens,
Charles Camm. Although Mr. r
had been suffering from an
heart condition for the past
he had been in fairly good 1
until Wednesday when he
stricken with a stroke. The late Mr.
Camm was born in Usborne Town
ship near Exeter on December 10 th.
1861, being
Camm and
Camm. He
home loving
life, but devoted to his home and
family. The quiet kindliness of Mr.
Camm made him many friends who
brought him much
throughout life. He was
father, husband and friend,
married in 18 86 to Sarah
who survives him together
son, John and two daughters, Mrs.
D. E. Johnston (Verda) and Mrs. W.
J. Mills (Mary), of Woodham. He
leaves also ne sister, Mrs. Amelia
Gray, of Port Huron, Mich., and one
brother, Albert, of St., Catharines,
who was present at the funeral. A
sister, Mrs. M. Fletcher, of Exeter,
passed away one week previously.
On Saturday afternoon private fun
eral services were held from his late
residence in woodham village. Rev.
Andrew Laing, pastor of the United
church of which Mr, Camm was a
member, was in charge. Two fav
orite hymns of the d'eceased were
rendered during the servi'G. Mrs.
Margaret Fletcher, of Centralia, ac
companied by Miss Rhea Mills, or
ganist of the United Church sang
“God’s Way” beautifully. Follow
ing the service burial took place in
the family plot in Kirkton cemetery.
Nephews of Mr. Camm acted as pall
bearers: Lou Fletcher, of Kirkton;
Thomas Isaac, of Greenway; Howard
and Chas. Camm, Croswell, Mich.;
John Gray, of River Rouge, Mich.,
and Cecil Camm, of Woodham. Mr.
Camm’s grandchildren carried flow
ers: Audrey and Marion Johnston,
Evelyn, Gerald and Wendell Oamm.
Kenneth and 'Marian Mills. Among
many beautiful floral tributes were
those from the family, grandchildren
the Woodham United church, Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Switzer. Mr, and
Mrs. J. Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Sawyer, Rev. and Mrs. T. Sawyer,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mills and family,
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Camm and family,
Mrs. T. (Camm and family, Mr. and
Mrs. C, Camm and family, Mr. M.
Fletcher and family, the Goulding
family, Mr. Chappel and family,
Dr. and Mrs. G, Sawyer, Mr. and
Mrs. R, O’Callaghan, Mr, and Mrs.
P. Doupe and family. Relatives
were present for the seizes from
Markdale, River Rouge, 'Goderich,
Croswell, Glanwortli, Wyandotte and
Port Huron.
Camm
acute
years,
health
i was
a son of the late John
his wife Mary Bailey
was of an industrious,
nature, shunning public
happiness
i a good
He was
Sawyer
with a