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EXETER FALL FAIR
WED. & THURS., SEPT. 20, 21
Fall & Winter Merchandise
Visit our store Fair days and look over our large stock for the Fall and Winter seasons.
We would strongly recommend early buying this season at present low prices on all lines
of woollens, linens, cottons, clothing, etc. Many lines of merchandise are becoming scarce
in the wholesale trade and all indications are that prices will be higher. We are fortun
ate in having had our Fall and Winter stock shipped early.
Ladies’, Misses’ and Girls’ Fall and Winter Coats
NEW STYLES NEW MATERIALS REASONABLE PRICES
We have a very large stock of coats to choose from, featuring half sizes, small and large
as well as regular sizes in English cloths trimmed with Wolf, Sable, Persian Lamb, Fox
and other furs. Our prices are right.
Small girls coat sets with hats and muffs to match are very reasonably priced.
Ladies' and Misses’ Dresses for Fall
Dress Styles are very attractive for the coming season. We have many new styles to
show you.
Suits for Men and Boys
New shades, double and single breasted suits for men and boys in Greens, Blues and
Browns. We have a big stock to choose from at reasonable prices.
New Fall Shoes for Women and Girls
Suedes, Patents and Kid in Black, Blue and Brown. All widths from AA to E. We in
vite you to look over our new styles of step-ins, ties, etc.
NOW READY—Fall 'Underwear, Hosiery, Clothing, Gloves, Blankets, Flannelettes, Etc.
Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Quick Quaker Oats
Large Package —
^The°Big Selling Cleanser ...1^86 P^8‘ 21C
Keen’s Mustard 1 / Ik 23C
Pure English Mustard ....... /4 mJv
Pork and Beans Q 9Cz»
A very Low Price, 21 oz. tins ..........** faJt
each 18c Chicken Haddie
Lily Brand .........
Fancy Biscuits
“Orange Creams”
Macaroni
Loose, Ready Cut
Brooms, Slightly Damaged 11 1
Limited Quantity........................... CuVIl lut
2 tins 27c
per lb. 15c
.2 lbs. 9c
BREAD—We carry Middleton’s Bread, Sliced or not sliced; also Neal’s Wonder Sliced
Bread—All fresh daily. We appreciate your Bread Order.(
Phone 32 Jones & May Your
Superior
Store
II NIGHT
STOCK REDUCING SALE .. Softball
AS THE PRICES GO UP
Granite Pie Plate .. ..
Granite Wash Basins
Granite Cups.............
Granite Puds 1, 2 & 3
Granite Sauce Pan . .
Granite Dippers . , ..
15c
15c
15c
15c
15c
15c
- WE MUST REDUCE
Granite Dish Pans ....
Granite Coffee Pots . .
Granite Pres. Kettles .
Granite M & R Boilers
Granite Tea Steepers .
Granite Roasters.........
33c
50c
40c
60c
20c
60c
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EXETER ARENA
If you are in need of a new furnace or stove now is the time
before the price of steel advances. We sell the New Idea
Furnaces, steel and cast, at prices to suit all. Also now is
the time to have your furnace pipes looked over and put in
shape for the cold weather.
House Paints, Special, at per gallon .
Electric Automatic Toaster, Special .
Flash Light Batteries, 2 for ...............
Electric Light Bulbs, 4 for ..................
$2.98
$5.75
.. 15c
.. 25c
NOW IS THE TIME TO BOOK YOUR FEED
Hen Concentrate, Pig Concentrates, Pig Starters, Bran and
Shorts, all at the lowest pride possible. Come in and talk
this over with us.
Traqu air’s Hardware
Tinsmithing Sign Work Plumbirtg
ir
zlrm Broken
W
Donald, three-year-old soil of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Hirtzel, of Cred-
iton, fractured his right arm when
he fell from his father’s car in Ex
eter Saturday evening. Donald had
been left in the car for a short time
while Mr. and Mrs. Hirtzel Was in
one of the stores. Opening one of
the doors he fell out. The fracture
was reduced by Or, Fletcher.
Big Crowds at Auction
Mr. S. B. Taylor has been at
tracting great crowds at the auction
sale of his stock of jewellry, china,
ate. being held each afternoon and
evening. Mr. Taylor’s entire stock
is being put up at auction, and some
wonderful bargains are being real
ized, The sale will continue the rest
of the week. Prizes are being given
away each day. See advt, on back
page.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Monthly meeting of the Board of
Education was held in the Public
Library on Tuesday evening, Sept. 5>
at '8 o’clock,
Absent W, H. Dearing and George
Lawson,
Order of business was as follows;
Approval of previous minutes by
Chairman.
The report of Principal Wethey -
covered the classification of work *
division for Home Economics and
Manual Training. No. on roll 197 -
Grade 9, 51; Grade 10, 38; Grade 11
54; 'Grade 12, 27; Grade 13, 22.
Information regarding some of
the incoming pupils was given - also
a list of necessary supplementary
reading would be furnished later.
The matter of Caution Fees for the
Home Economics and Manual Train
ing was discussed.
Per Mrs. Beavers and F. J. Del-
bridge: That the pupils taking the
H. E. or M. T. courses be obliged to
pay a caution fee of 50c. Carried.
The Public Schpol Principal report
ed attendance of 210. Some seats
should be removed from Miss Wood
all’s room to allow space for neces
sary work. Some extra seats would
be needed for .Mr. Waghorn’s room.
Mr. Waghorn to teach Agriculture in
Grades 7 and 8. Miss Woodall to
teach Art during one hour each
week in grade 8. Mattei' of Auxil-'
■iary pupils was discussed. Necessary
books for these had been ordered.
Science outlines would be needed for
grades 5, 6 .and 8.
Per F. J. Delbridge and J. N. Wil
lis: That the two reports be received.
Supplies as requested be procured -
also that co-operatiop of teachers
with the puipils in sports, be stressed.
Per A. O. Elliot and J. N. Willis:-
That J. M. Southcott be vice-chair
man of the building and
Committee.
Mr. Fawcett was present and made
a request for
plies.
Per F.
Pickard:
Grounds committee arrange for the
building of a series of lockers for
individual projects in the manual
Training rooms and also include
shelving for storage of lumber. Mr.
Fawcett to acquire information re
wall charts arid* other equipment.
Carried.
Per J.
Payment
Huron
42; E. L. Johnston, contract painting
$195.00; W. C. Allison, coal $339.05;
G. Hawkins, hardware $84.63; Tra-
quair’s Hardware, supplies $2.61;
Jones & May, supplies $57.90; Globe
ptg., Co., advt., $7.71; B. W. F.
Beavers, supplies $9.20; Exeter
Council, sidewalk, $3,0.-20; Cornish
Bros., supplies $39./5; Grigg Station
ery, supplies, telephone, stamps etc.,
$87.90. Carried.
Per J. M. Southcott and Mrs. B.
W. F. Beavers: That from ordinary
funds, the Board pay the Council the
sum of $800.00, borrowed from the
bank for new building purposes. This
amount will be returned later in gov
ernment grant. Carried.
Per F. J. Delbridge and J. N. Wil
lis: That the two schools be given
half-holiday for sports, Wednesday,
September 6th. (Carried.
Per J. M. Southcott — adjourn
ment.
K. M. MacFaul,, Secretary
DRUMHEAD SERVICE I
Bands from Goderich, Seaforth/
Clintoil, Kincardine and Exeter
Take Piart in Parade
The Drumhead Service by the
members of Zone 10 of the Canadian
Legion, B.E.S.L., on Sunday after
noon attracted a large crowd of vis-'
itors to Exeter. While the Drum-J
head service had been planned for’
weeks past it was significent that it
was held on the very day that the
proclamation of Canada’s participa
tion in the wai' was signed.
Marshalled by Comrade Thomas
DIAMOND JUBILEE
Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter Cele
brate Sixty Years of Married
Life
An event of unusual Interest and
which few have the privilege of cele
brating was the sixtieth wedding an
niversary, or diamond jubilee of Mr.
and Mrs. John Hunter, of town. Sun
day was the day
hut a celebration
evening at which
phews and a few
about forty, were present. The gath-
i ering sang “For they are jolly good
1---------” Mr. Robert Coleman, of
Lucan, in a few remarks extended
congratulations and best wishes. The
nieces and nephews presented Mr.
WAR SUMMARY
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■Carried.
Grounds
some necessary sup-
J.
That
Delbridge and C. V.
the Building and
M. Southcott and W. May:
of the following accounts:
Lumber Co., supplies $2.-
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FRIDAY, Sept. IS
pan. sharp8:00 o’clock
Benmiller Girls vs. Exeter
Dashwood Men vs. Exeter
Tug of War Teams from Usborne
Stephen and Exeter
Come and Watch These Sports
Comfort and Under Perfect
Lighting
Tickets for Postponed Sports
Day Honored
Admission 25c and 15c
Exeter Athletic Association
in
SCOTT—KLEINSTIVER \
A quiet wedding was solemnized
at Crediton on Saturday, Septembei’
9th at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Air. Glad
man when Ruth Elizabeth, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kleinstiver, of
Dashwood and Norman James Scot't,
(B.S.A., M. Sc., only son of Mr. a.nd
Mrs. J. Scott, of Stratford were unit
ed in marriage. The attendants were
Miss Grace Scott, sister of the groom
and Mr. Kenneth Brothers, of God-
aterich. The couple will reside
Bowmanville.
ADDITION TO . EXETER FAIR
PRIZE LIST
In addition to the classes for
horses as announced in the Exetei’
Fair prize list the directors have
decided to continue the class for
Wagon Horses with prizes of $3, $2
and $1, in all classes except team
for Which the prizes will be $5, $3
and $2. For single Wagon horse W.
J. Beer offers a halter, value $1.50,
third prize. Horses shown as team
may not be parted and shown as
single wagon horse.
of the anniversary
was held Saturday
the nieces and ne-
friends numbering
Morgan, of Clinton, and headed by 1 fellows,
bands from Goderich, Clinton and1
Exeter, the Scottish Highland band,
of Seaforth and the Kincardine H.
S. Bugle band in their ,
uniforms of scarlet and white the
branches from the above places to
gether with the members from Wing
ham and Listowel paraded from the
grounds of Harvey Bros, mill down
Main -Street to Victoria Park. The
colors were carried by each branch.
Cars were lined on each side of the
street as spectators had come to
witness the ceremony, which is an
annual affair held in different parts
of the zone.
At Victoria Park a space was
rolped off for the veterans and a loud
speaker system carried the voice of
the speakers to the assembled gath
Road, acted as chairman. Reeve,t0 St. Marys with their family and
LUCAN IRISH NINE WINS
SECOND ROUND
The Lucan Inish Nine, champions
of the ‘Huron-Perth Baseball League
won the right to enter the next
round of the Intermediate “B” On
tario Baseball Association play downs
When they defeated Teeswater,
Bruce League champions, by the
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and Mrs. Hunter with an electric "T'~ fplate.
other
cards
tions.
and at the close all joined hands and
sang “God be with you till we meet
again.”
It. was on September 10th, 1879,
that John Hunter was united in mar
riage at St. Marys to Martha Dew,
daughter of the late William and
Ann Dew. The marriage was per
formed by Rev. Mr. Rice. Mr. and
, Mrs. Hunter had their wedding din-
Jner at one of the St. Marys hotels
of ^Thames and on Sunday last they returned
rwuu, actea us CJ1™. Reeve/0 - Marys with their family and
W. D. Sanders gave an address of afanx had dinaer at same hotel,
welcome stating that we owe to the Legion a debt of gratitude that we " l
can never repay. Comrade J. Hubert !warid Hunter, ¥?• and. ^rs'
Jones read the call to worship J Delbridge and Mr. and, Mrs.
Rev. A. M. Hunt read the Scripture’ lesson and Rev. D. C. Hill led ini
prayer.
The speaker of the afternoon was
Rev. Dr. Palmer, of Palmerston Pres
byterian church. Rev Mr. Mair in
troduced the speaker as the secret
ary to Sir Sam, Hughes during the
last- war, and a man who had met
Hitlei’ face to face.
Comrade R. E- Pooley, on behalf
of Zone 10, presented the retiring
Zone Representative, Kenneth Wea
ver, of Wingham, with an honorary
medal in appreciation of his services
to the Legion and Comrade Thomas
Pryde likewise presented a medal to
Secretary, H. S, Turner, of Goderich.
The Exeter band accompanied the
gathering in the singing of several
hymns. Rev. R. C. Copeland ipro-
nounced the benediction which was
followed, by the National Anthem.
Both recipients made appropriate re
plies.
At the conclusion of the service
the .parade reformed and marched
to the cenotaph where wreaths were
placed by the following: John Cann,
for Thames Road Church; Mrs. Wm.
Penhale for James St. Church; W-
G. Medd for Main Street Church;
Henry Strang for Caven Presbyter-
Church; Dan
orial Church;
the Women’s
win ton the
Commerce; Reeve Percy
for Us'borne Council; Wm. Stone for
the Exeter and Hensail Branch of
the Legion; Mrs. S. West for the 1.
O. O. F.; Wm. Middleton for the Ex
eter Lions Club; M. W. Pfafif for the
Masonic Order; Reeve W. D. Sand
ers for Exeter Council; Rev. D. C.
Hill for the L. O. L. The sounding of
the Last Post by the Clinton Trum
peters brought the services to a close
At the Park
Mr. Palmer in opening his remarks
said, “Sometime ago in tile city of
Old London, I came down stairs to
talk to the portex' of -the Hotel Gros
venor at Victoria Station. At the
counter was a man on whose brow
had rested the snow of many
.winters. “Have you lost your lug
gage?” he inquired. “No I have
lost myself” I replied. “From what
part of the country do you come?”
he asked. “From Canada” I said.
“I know it well. Canada sent of the
bravest and best to help the Allies in
the last Great War,” The man was
Rudyard Kipling.
It may be easy today to think of
the men who went away, who suffer
ed and bled and died. But I am
afraid that we have been forgetful
for a time, eaid the speaker. Once
again the bugles blow; once again
the khaki parades; once again the
call of country is heard. There are
those who say that we will not be
They were the recipients of
gifts together with numerous
and messages of congratula-
Refreshments were served
Richard Dickens, Mr. and Mrs. Ho-
Jack
I. D.
at their strongest point to the
the poles fought through their
day of resistance, Prime Min-
Hunter.
Mr. Hunter was bom on the
• in Usborne now occupied by his son
Richard. Thirty-five years ago they
retired from the farm and moved to
Exeter. Since that time Mr. Hunter
has been interested in selling farm
machinery and of recent years he
has been dealing more particularly
in windmills. On the 7th day of
May he celebrated his 85 th birthday.
He enjoys splendid health and even
today does not hesitate to climb a
140-foot windmill. Mrs. Hunter will,
1 on the 23rd of this month, observe
her 84th birthday? She has not been
iin the best of health for a number of
years but at present is in better
health than she has been for some
time. Besides their son Richard, of
tUsborne and Mrs. Richard Dickens
'another son, Warren, lives in North
Battleford, Sask. Mr. Hunter has one
(brother, George, of Edmonton. Mrs.
iHuntei* was one of a family of seven
of whom two brothers and two sis-
■jters are living. George and Benjamin
Dew, of Grundy Centre, Iowa; Mrs.
Amy Murray, of B.C. and Mrs. John
Armstrong, of Gilmour City, Iowa.
ARRESTED
farm
Dew for Trivitt Mem-
Mrs. B. Preszcator for
Institute; W- 0. Good-
Hensall Chamber of
Passmore
Alleged to have stolen twelve
chickens from J. McKnight, of
Stephen Twp., Elmer Keller, of Step
hen, was arrested Saturday night
and taken to the county jail at Gor
erich. A dozen chickens were found
alive in two potato sacks in a culvert
in Stephen and were turned ovei’ to
the authorities. An investigation
followed and Keller was arrested
when the authorities found that he
had been at the scene where the
chickens were found and had made
inquiries about them from a nearby
farmer. His case will come up this
week.
A Canadian press despatch Wednes
day morning says:
The Polish defenders of Warsaw
announced over their official radio
this morning that the German at-'
tackers had been definitely driven
back.
, Nine German divisions, or approxi
mately 100,000 men, have been di
verted from the five-day-old seige of
the capital and rushed to othei’
fronts, the announcer claimed.
French advance units on the west
ern front were reported entering su
burbs of Saarbruecken, key to ad
vance positions of the German Sieg
fried Line, while the Germans an
nounced new gains in Poland.
A Berlin official statement claim
ed Polish resistance in the Radom
section along the Vistula was blast
ed, that German troops were advanc
ing rapidly on Lwow (Lemberg) far
south ’of Warsaw and that capture
of the Polish city of Sambor brought
German soldiers to the Dniester Ri
ver. Przemysl on the San River al
so was reported captured.
The Warsaw radio said the city
still was being shelled but was
quieter than yesterday.
While artillery shelled German
lines about the city, the French
drove on Saarbruecken, capital of
the rich Saar mining basin, seeking
to take advance Seigfried fortifica
tions
east.
As
third
ister Chamberlain and French Prem
ier Daladier met “somewhere in
France” in a surprise secret meet
ing to “concentrate all their forces
and all their resources” to aid Po
land.
■Great Britain announced the
9,456-ton British tanker Inverliffey
had been sunk by a German submar
ine and the crew rescued by the
American steamship R. G. Stewart.
Fourteen men were killed
the Finnish bark Olivebank
blown up off Southwestern
mark. Seven survivors said
ship struck a mine.
Prime Minister Chamberlain will
give parliament his second report on
the war today. He gave the King a
report of his Tuesday’s trip to
France.
Britain prepared to transfer be
tween 7,000 and 8,000 Government
employees from London to secret
points in the country to get part of
the government machinery out of the
capital.
President Roosevelt indirectly but
definitely served notice that Ger
many would not be permitted to
seize any British or French territory
on the American continent.
Restating the Monroe doctrine at
a press conference, the president
made it clear that the United States
would be bound to resist such a
move for its own protection.
At Ottawa, the House of Commons
in the final hours of its momentous
emergency session, voted it war bud
get, increasing taxes on incomes,
luxuries and excess profits with a
despatch rarely seen in parliamen
tary proceedings. President Roose
velt's reaffirmation of the Monroe
doctrine as it applies to Canada was
wariftly received at Ottawa.
when
was
Den-
them
Jj 1 Uvv JJCClhUL LllCllllJy XOllOj MJ* VX1V5 < v
score of 6-3 at Teeswater, on Mon- fooled as easily this time as we were
day. It was the second straight winj..................
for Lucan. They won from Tees
water at Lucan on Friday 6-5. Chown
duties
went
and Given shared the pitching
for the winners. Carruthers
the route for Teeswater.
SECOND SCHOLARSHIP
No one is too young or old to en
joy the thrill of being remembered
at birthday time. The Tlmes-Advo*
cate showing of birthday cards is al
ways complete. Send more cards—
and make more friends.
of
has
Miss Eileen Lewis, daughter
Mr. and Mjs. Harry Lewis, who
been attending school at Brescia. Hall
London, has beeru awarded tjife inter*
year scholarship, vaimsj $100. This
is Miss Lewis* second scholarship,
she having won one last year.
the last. The speaker said that he
had in his possession a document
(written by Winston Churchill speak
ing of the part Canadians played in
the last great war. The conduct of
the Canadian soldiers away from
home had received n good report.
They had been greatly strengthened
by the loyalty of the womanhood of
Canada who had done their best.
The first sermon the speaker ever
preached was to a Scottish regiment
and he was warned not to speak
more than twenty minutes. The
speaker said that perhaps we would
be better off with less talk about
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Charged With Theft
Jack Miller, of Mitchell, who is al
leged to have stolen $15.00 from a
wallet belonging to Warren Sanders
at the Supertest Gas Station, came
up for trial at Seaforth Tuesday and
was remanded for two weeks. Three
Seaforth youths and Miller visited
the gas station at 7:30 a.m. Sunday,
September 3rd, and While
Sanders was attending the
one of the boys entered the
When the boys left Hilton
$15.00 from a Wallet. County con
stable J. Ferguson investigated and
Miller was placed under arrest.
Hilton
pumps,
station.
missed
Twelve British Ships Sunk
A C. P. despatch from London,
Eng., Sunday, says: “Three British
vessels were officially reported sunk
today, bringing to twelve the total
number of British ships which have
gone to the bottom in the first eight
days of the European war.”
Ottawa Votes One Hundred Million
for War
USBORNE LADY HAS
VERTEBRAE FRACTURED
‘Mrs. James Etherington, of Us-
borne, is at present in St. Joseph’s
Hospital, London, in a critical con
dition suffering from a fractured
vertebrae at the back of the neck.
Mrs. Etherington, Who is 71 years!
of age, was at the home of her son
Albert and had gone across the road
to her own home to do some work
and in going from one room to an
other slipped and fell on the floor.
In falling she struck her forehead
and forcing her head back she frac
tured. several vertebrae. Being alone
in the house she managed to return
to the home of her son and Dr.
Fletcher, of town, Was called. He
immediately had her removed to St.
Joseph’s Hospital where her nock
Was placed in a plaster cast. Her
many friends will hope for her a
speedy recovery, •>
The House of Commons at Ottawa,
Monday night gave swift passing to
two measures designed to help the
Government prosecute the War
against Germany.
The first measure passed was the
War Appropriation Act, Which gives
the Government $100,000,000 for
the security and defense of Canada,
and the second was the Canadian
Patriotic Fund Act of 1939, to pro
vide for the assistance of wives and
children of ’Canadian soldiers.
!
British Troops in France
A C.P. despatch from London,
troops have
on German
of Informa-
Tuesday, says: “British
taken part in advances
territory, the Ministry
tion announced tonight.
“The transport of the British ex-
peditlonary forces took several
and was accomplished without
dent.
“No details of the units or
positions in France were given,
announcement that ’Tommies’
participating in action on the West
ern Front confirmed reports that
British troops had been quietly mov
ed from England to the front. The
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