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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-1-4, Page 1tiie Patriotic Ads. carefully. Situation in Greece is acute. 1'ussian advance a 2ce on Riga • front. L ead L THIRTIETH YEAR, H. and 13. to los Our Corner. The following ,abstractares of fig, rain the Exeter colilector's roll for 916 is interesting and shows the portion qf. some of the various paid by the four wards into ch. the .,town is ;tliylded,- Ward 1 -Pavement $53.52, streetee t aterinz$109,98, arrears $5,44, clogs t•'^28.00 water" ate $153,02; cemetery 36.50 miscellaneous 14.00, Total being $5020,45. Wars 2 -Pavement •$87.02. street Wa- tering 283712, arrears 39c., ,lags 50.00 water rate 443.43, cemetery 50,50, anis cellaneous'44,25;''.total being $106e99.17. Ward 3 -Pavement 69.18, street wa- tering . 152;40 arrears 7f63, ::logs 24.00 water rate 232.9 Y 1 cemetery 22,50 , miscellaneous • 16.25; .,total $6244.82; Ward 4 -Pavement 2.23, street wat- ering 39.9o, .:logs 21.00, water rate 11.74 cemetery 2.00; :total being $1573.731. Thirty years ago every thing pro- duced on; the farm was sold for about one-quarter of the present price. The Advocate then ,sold for one dollar° a year. It' is now sold for $1.25 a year. This means that farm produce has advanced, nearly 400 per \cent. and theprinted paper 25 per cent. And yet e actually, had one farmer (but only e) object to the increase.' There is ely something ,wrong" with his sense proportion. , The Me,r edith-Duff Commission .en operated the government from all wrong -doing in the shell, business, and now Si' Charles Davidson's report applauds the faithful work of the mil- itary officers; the zealous performance of their duties by public officials and more important than all the honesty of their ` performance. AMAN' . PHONE 81a EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY JAN. 11 1917 How dear to our hearts is the steady. subscriber who paysin advance at the birth of each year, who lays dawn g the .money and "cases it quite „ladlly)': and casts ,'round the office a halo of cheer, He never. •says: "Stop it,"' "I cannot' afford it." "I'm ' getting more magazines ines .now than lead but always says, "Send it; our •: people all like; ,it -the fact is we think ita help and a need." How welcome his. "iron" wh'eu it reaches our sanctum how if makes our pulse throb, howit makes GM' heart dance. We outward- ly thank: him, •we inwardly, bless him- the (steady subscriber who pays ' in advance. The ::case 'dawn . inKitchener is mighty bac; ,business liar far theEmpire. United :States ,papers printed big head. lines about the people being so Ger- man es ;'to"want' to igeitl back the name "BERLIN.'' The whole thing .prob, ably 'means little, but looks bad. As a manufacturing : city it would apoear to us that they would Loose a.good deal by it. Th oys e gn Khaki Pte. James Hogan of Lucan is"listed with the ;killed. Pte. • W. H Walker of Clinton 's 1 t listed with 'the lcilled•"at the front. Four-'Seaforth mothers, have now three„ ',•ons each ` in khaki, Mrs. Win. Westcott, ,;Mrs. ,Simeon Neely, Mfrs. J. F. Reid; and lv1rs. " August Wank -,e1.• Owing to ,the (results of an illness of •,pneumonia Private Ernest . Taylor ha„ been discharged from the .army; and returned home from Niagara last we.k, r Lieut, Tom Penhale left England for France on Dep. 12th. He had received his Christmas parcel before leaving and as he. could not take it with him he had a Christmas. feedbefore cross ing the' channel. '• Private. Eric Hurdon writing from France to :his father Mr. N.D. Hurdon says that the mud in France, is some- thing fierce and of `a'stick3•;; nature,. It has Camp •Bgrd:an's sand and Oat aria mud in general, beaten a thousand ways. Eric . says : that . Charles Dobbs of the Exeter Company is la with pneumonia, • Suits YOU SHOULD ORDER' IT NOW. ',WE HAVE THE GOODS THAT WILL PLEASE YOU, AND WE :F IT ,TO SATISFY, CALL IN AND LET ;11S TAKE YOUR. MEASURE Felt Hats 1. 'OUR .HATS ,ARE A SPECIAL FEATURE" THIS WINTER: YOU SHOULD SEE THEM ,Underwear WARM UNDERWEAR. WE ARL+ W -IL STOCKED' WITH ONE OR l; PIECE GARMENTS AT THE THAT SUITS. Sweaters SWEATERS .Wi ,AVE MANY UES AND PATTERNS. OUR xE IS A GOOD ONE AND 1=';'RICES ARE RIGHT. ni hin ,;L THE "LITTLE TI-III"GS 1N pltf'S FURNISHINGS ARE. HERE - ICS, TIES, BRACES, SHIRTS. ',LARS,'rGARTERS, ETC, CALL LOOIC THEM OVER, Vi, W. Taman ° ..or &Furnisher PHONE 81a Lieut. Edith F. Neelin, Nursing Sis- ter C. A. M. G who has been home, furlough from England during sev- eral months ,past, and during the in; terval was actively engaged an -g"thie work of ,recruiting ,has suffiiniently re covered in. ,health to permit of her returning to ,'military duties, and sail. - .ed on -Saturday last for England from St. John. Before; sailing: she Was call-- et) all-e ) to military headquarters and re- ceived the appointment of Matron of the Nurse's Contingent sailing • for overseas service. Private Archie Davis writing on Dec. 18th - from No. 1 War :Hospital, Reading. Eng., to Mrs. R. N.. Creech. of the Soldiers' Aid Society, says in part, -"I have just received the par- cels the ladies and you were sod kind to send. I am getting, along fine. They let. me get up in a chair every day; but .1 can't walk or wear any clothes, • only ,a' dressing gown. I can only hap a couple paces and then I ant so weak I can't stand any, long- er, ,but 1 wikt be ablte( to get around on crutches in another week.'. I have green (several ,of the Exeter boys since I was wounded, Ed. Anderson and•. Elmore Harness, The latter was to leave for Canada in a few days..: Lt' was .a treat to get back in England after the noise of the guns. It will be twelve ,weeks on 'Christmas day since I :was wounded. 'The day .1 was wounded our Colonel and two Capt- ains were killed when. Fritz put a shell. in, the door of our dugout. Writing on Dec. 20th'' from Rams- gate Eng,, to his mother, Mrs... Wm, Russell 'of town, Private'; ,Wm. Russell says in part, -"Just a few Iines to let you know that I am.• weld and ami still in Ramsgate. A big bunch of fellows. left- here. •.2or Canada 'last week, but they had all been in hospital • months. before me, so 2 could not expect to go with then;, but I am an the next list, so will not likely be here long now. But I. do not expect we will go until after New Years when the busy 'time is over. I `was; up he - fare the 'final Bomb;, a week ago and they fixed my palters and took my pay book, ,which is the last thing they do ,before d fellow gdes 'away. One or the .f01"pack boys that lived iii Exeter.:North t few years ttg&, is in, this hospital. • 'A big bunch tar Can- adian papers carne in •hers the other day and it amused me ,.to read . tin: - items. Do they know there IS a war on over here yet? If some of them were °ve't-here they ivoulcl get then eyes opened. There is nothing done over here;- not a hand turned by ci• they man ,or woman that is not for a war purpose. Everybody' has their shoulder to the wheel now, and I thin;' • the , Germans will''. find it out assoon as the weather get, goad again. I'think they ,wilt; -ask for peace' next Christmas in a different manner than their dick this one. " Well I may ;be on • rix= - way ;tame pretty Gaon, butI may be here for a month or so yet.. A fellow never knows in the army. We have no 'snow here yet, and to=day is ,like !suimner, ] will be,garing down to the sea -front in a few miniaites for a walk, So must close. SANDER CREECH-I THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR 1917 The County Council for 1917 will be composed ,as follows.,. Seaforth-J. A. .Stewart. Tuckersmith-H, Crich, McKillop -J. M. ,G;ayetnlock. Usbonnte-T. Brock. • Exeter -B.' W. ,F. Beavers; Ste hen WElliott, > W Yearly. F,. Hay- bL. Neeb, Ba , ielld-A Y E. rEr!tvin, Hlensail-G..T. ,Petty, Y Stanlie ..1McI i " e Y 7 int y. _ Gaderich Township -W, H. Lobb,. Goderich-C: Nairn5,: a' Nairn, , C.L t thwaite .A:shfiield,-Charles 'Stewart, .Colborne -G. Young. b . West Vvawanosh-D. •iMurraX . East Wawangsh-J. N. Campbell. , P Hultelt-;ill. Armstrong. , Gre5- R. Livingston, J . McNab. W ingh am -W. Isbis ter. . ,Clinton -,G.` ,Gilmore. Morris -j, Shortne(e`d; Blyth -Dr. Milne. , Wroxeter -C: Reis. Howick-R, Hardy, L. Deanmerling, Bruss'els-S. T. alum.° Tu4nberry-T. K. .Powell SWORN IN. Monday, Jan. Sth, 1917 The , members elect of the I'✓x`eter Municipal Council for 1917 ;net and subscribed to ,the necessary oath of office at 11 a. m. as foffows, Reeve -B, W. F. Beavers Councillors -Jahn R. Hind Thos"..Barton. Louis Day C. 13, Snell' Commission- R. E. Huston; S. ;v1. Sande:rs. On behalf of the Council the Reeve invited Rev. Mr. Muxworthy to _open the "session with devotional exercises after which the following resolution was made by Councillor Hind and sec- onded by Councillor Harton, "That this Council ,beg to express to Rev. Muxworthy their kind appreciation for his kindness in attending this, the opening .'s•ession-of the -Council, and for the part taken by him.-Car'd The -Reeve addressed the Council and members of the commission as to their .being, selected by the citizens to fill the different offices, and ex- pres'sefl a hope that the tear would r •o;n be a'pieasant. ;ane ' for :and . a1f: He also hoped that each one'tvou1d be a helper to the other and to the dif ferent officers, encouraging them in the labors .of their offices. He paid a (tribute to Atte goad work of the past reeve, µMr. Taylor, and to `es Councillor Roiihtan Tae hoped . the poliic} r3"os`,tlh,e y"es.'r` 'would be economy without letrnganess, :and he desired that a" st`uily of ,roads• be made with a view to 'doing a permanent" job on -Main Street after the war. • Per Harton and Hind -That Coun- cillors Hind` and Snell •with the reeve be a Striking Committee: -Carried,; Before adjournment Mr. Milo Snell made application for the privilege to place a; gasoline pump in front of their. new garage. Per Day and Horton -That the priv- alege be ,granted subject to the same conditions that ,were 'givento other parties who had ,pumps erected.-- Carried. rected.-Carried: Per Hind and Harron -That we ad- journ to meet again on Wednesday evening at 7.30 p.tri.-Carried. • Jos;; Senior,'tCle;cik. Utilifiea IdLGIT SCHOOL :REPORT EOR THE ,FALL TERM Pupils ,should aim to make less than 60 on each subject and at least lis per cent on the total, Any mark below 40 is very unsatisfactory; so too, is an average, below 60 per scent. It will be - seven that there are 'a great many ..very good marks. Never- theless, I do not think that even the best of pupils areat all certain of success in June. "Good, work however - may be expected to give the school a very good measure of sucoess, The ;marks ,on this report •eerto,inly ' av-- eral -e 'up' as well air any !CDliriistmae Report since .L came here. Geo. Sparks Prin. hORM 1II, Average Percentage John Dougall 71, Gerald -Fitton 44. Clayton Hoffman 73, Elgin Rowcliffe 74 ablaurice Senior 67, ;Oren Winer 41 Delta Brooks - .66, Elva Brooks 53, Gretta Case 48, Mina. Ehlers 68, Ad- dte Gaiser 62, Elva Harvey 53, Gladys Harvey ;62 ,;Muriel Hogarth 47, Al- berta .1-Iortan 74, Amey ,foams 69, G le'aercher 60, Dorothy Kuntz 71, Ol- ive McDonald 53, Muriel Nicholson 80 Clara Oestreicher '65, Mary Pickard 60. Reta Rowe 73, Lela Sanders 65, Margaret Sharp 67, Laving Smith 76, Violet Stewart 67, Lola Taylor 67, FORM II. t N, Anderson •67, fir, yi7 .pyle $), tai, CaiYlni' 3, 0. Cann 72, G. Copeland. 50, 1 ,j)ottgail 50, M. Ford 63, T. Forel 71, A, Harding; 50, lo Higgins 69 V, Hili 59, E. Hogarth 75, V. Jones 57, H. Laing 60, M. MMlerner 66, T• Moodie 72, A. Siliapton 74 Walker 81, rll. Walker 81, R. Mills (Jo. Form 'I -'E. Abbott 75 per cent;i L 3,eaver,s 77; O. _Baird. 71; T, .Connor 76; 0. IColwill 04; E. Davis 82 ; Cr. :Derv' 71; Ivta, IJ'arve,yi.70; Illi.( Harvey 76; 'C,." D eantkan 66; G. Harness" 75:; L. Indies 68; V. LRoi'v'cliffe 74; Senior 74; S. !Sanders 67; E. Taylale 64; 5]. Ye11o`ty 59; O.' Truetnaier 77;; 0, Dorman 58; Sr, !Commercial. -B,, Cann 69 per Zuefle I 7 efle 6C cent leg Day 3° ,/r, ,,(Commercial. --M, Dew 70 per cent; 24K. :Rattily 65; V. Tones 82,• ; 0, adoriey 59; C. Monett 77 ,"r It, ,Pare sons 73; Il. Rowe 75;' 93.; EiverS 49''; C. 'Sanders '71; V. Sweet 64; ,5. 9lu'ek' c:y 71; . A, Vincent 61', Local News Mr. Cecil: McLeod has moved with his family to the he recentlyva- catecl by Wm. Schroeder on Smcoe street. The 'Thames Road Farmers' Club will ;meet on Monday next at 8 p.m.. e v, e"The will n khele i1 a on 1 bene- fits fits of lie Board of Agriculture." itnd- I)r, Reid on "The prevention of con- tagious abortion." 'R -organizing the club on business princiteles will also. be discussed and all interested are asked to .attend . Richard ' Atkinson,the Bidrtl h Township farmer, who Was acquitted at the fall ,assized in London, on a charge of, manslaughter, arising out of the death of Edward Pritchett, who ,died as the 'result of injuries sustain- ed when struck by an auto driven" by. AA.tkinson. is 'being sued for unstated damages by the executors, Francis. Agnew Pritchett and Jas, McCormick The. 'Advocatestated last week that in all probability this railway line, utould lase one train a day each way for a time: to allow the men and the trains to ,move the congested. freight. 'Phis week the matter is ,contirmed. Beginning next .,Monday the train 'go- ing north in the morning 'and return- ing south in the afternoon is cancell- ed. This means ave will get no morn- ing ;nail• or morning papers. There should be a strong protest from the towns along this line. The one train' a clay should cemme from London in the morning. , There 'died at the home of her uncle- William: Ormston of Brooklyn, Ont., Lucietia uMZay, 'third daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy Werry formerly of Exeter, in her 33rd year? In 190S she entered the Toronto Bible 'Training School, from which she grad- uated two years later, and since then has been IDeaconess for the Robert St. Christian. Walkers Church of To-' ronta., She had been in failing health far several weeks, but had still per- formed her duties, till two weeks be- fore her death. Four sisters remain who `willl ,miss her smiling and cheer- ful face• They are Mrs. (Rev(-) •0. W. Cron': of Frazer, Minn.; Mrs. D. Wil- lows. fsud ; Dorothy of Regina, Sisk, and Ruby of Toronto. Her end was peace. At the regular Men's' Meeting in the School 114 .ofthe .Travitt Memorial Church' an 'Tuesday evening the pro- gram consisted pf a debate, Resolve ed ,that in the•case of murder. Capital Punishment ,is better than imprison- °meat: The affirmative side was ;up- held by (Messrs. C. S( Sanders and N. D. Hurdon and the negative by ;Messrs, J. H. Markham and Jos;" Dav- is. If the reader will give the topic any thought it will be seen that it, is •a very complex and intricate ques- tion, leaving much to be said onboth sidles. The :subject was ably handled on bath sides and we must commend the debaters .for collecting somevery illuminating and .instructive data which in rendering ,proved to be of much interest. The judges gave a verdict in favor of the affirmative .side on a very close decision. The next meeting wvill'ibe held next Tuesday evening- when each and every "mem- ber twill ,be expected to ,contribu,te something to the program in the way of a song, a,readi'ng, .a story or some- thing for which they will have, to pay five cents for inflicting it : on those present. On this ,occasion the mem-- bers are expected to take their wives or sweethearts. . The distribution of Bed Cross bags following eo.tsoon`after our announce meat, that. We would canvas the town forcontributions for Patriotic work having caused some eonfutsion in the minds of some, we beg to announce that our women of the Patriotic Lea- gue will interview you: in the near future and hope for a liberal res- ponse.. Mrs. llo IH,00per, Pros, STEPHEN COUNCIL The Council •I>el,d its first meeting on „Monday, Jan. 8. After each mem- ber had -subscribed to his declaration. of office' ,and property qualifications the minutes of thea previous meeting were read and adopted. Nee b -Webb -That • a By-law be passed appointing ,the, following mun- icipal officers,viz :-Jos, Guainan, as- sessor and truant book enumerator, at a ,salary of'$$100 ; Jos. Guinan, sheep 'valuator-, at the rate of $1:50 per diem and 1Oc. milage; Jas. Hodgins, care- taker of the hall, $25; Chas. Zwicker and Thos. ,T•revethicic, auditors, -at $4 each; H. F. Eilber, truant offieer; Alonza Hoclgins, member of the Board of 'Health; Wm. Lewis and Ed, Brok- enshire and:,W. B. 0lic"er sanitary in,- spect"ors, with' divisions; Con. 1 to Con, 2,; 12 to Con. 17, andl18 to west- ern boundary of the municipality re spec1ively-Carried, 2Garley-Neeb-That By-law No. 234 ap. ointing the, above officials, having' been read three times, be passed and signed ` by the Reeve and Clerk, and the seal of the corporation be attach- ed thereto, -Carried. Yearley -Mawhinney -'That Alonzo iiodgins be appointed tax collector. A number of accounts were passed an 1 the council then adjourned to met again on the 5th of March. Henry Either, Clerk, ELIMVILI.E Mr, W.' 0, . Medd's• Bible 'Class held a very successful ,batugttet en Tues day evening, when an excellent reed. wars l,ravideel and ,a choice program given, ` Mr, Richard ',1-lunter, Prosid Chafe est of the Class, occiuptec1 the i as toastmaster, and besides local pcuc-. pie addresses were given by RL•i'.. Baird „Ito..ve ,'B W. 21. ,Beavers-, of Ex- eter and MMe'..,I1; Strang, who with their wives were present, • USBORNE Sudden 'Death'. -The sodden death took place on Tuesday morning et this week pf Mr. Thomas Roadhouse who resided" South of Plugtawn;.schcol. He was found dead in his workshop anti death: is said to have been caused by heart trouble, Ile had been subject to slight spells for some time al- though otb,e.twis'c:,in ;good health, I -le was born, raised and resided in the ; neighborhood of ;Kirkto:r all his • life, Besides his widow, who was a;.111iss. Bitownle ;, he is survived by three daughters and four sons, two of whom arefighting their cauntrv's . battles, His father, B, 5.,.,Roadliouse of St. Alary-s a"brother and tw=o sisters also survive. Deceased was a man of ex- cellent parts, and will be missed by many friends ,as well as his ,family, Who havethe sympathy of the com- munily Funeral to -day (Thursday), KIRKTON After more than a year'; illness with heart failure, the death occured on Dec: 30th at her ' home on the 12th Con. Usborne, pf Matilda. Stinson, .be- loved wife of Robert Davis, in her 59th year. The deceased was a dough ter of the late Wm. Stinson and was born in Usborne on the Can. on which she died and lived, there practically all her' life 'With . the exception of a few years spent in Dakota, 'Besides her sorrowing husband, she is, surviv- ed by 'four sisters, and eight grown up children.. Ward •was received here on 'Thurs- d,ay.-.of the death of- Mr. Jesse Shier 'of" Port -Elgin in Ms 78th year, He, is a brother of Nicholas • Shier who is in, his 89th year ;and ono, of, Inc pion errs of Usborne. 111r. Shies- is'getting• quite feeble and is ng stay i`ut bed"• b most of the. time. R.TfV1GRS OF FOUL PLAT 'W:THOUT FOUNDATION" Goder_ch Jan. ,7. ---Suspicion that a P i any person: caused the death of Austin` Church, of West Wa,wanosh in Huron. County, was set at nought yesterda Y (when a jury under Coroner Hunter brought in a verdict in short order that Austin Church came to his death - by tihr by being tramped on by a horseat his home on Dec, 10th. The investigation, can:tutted by Crown -Attorney Seager, and Inspector Reburn was the result of rumors started after -theaccident w"bleb wer.. without foundation. v u i BIRTHS McEwen -1n Hay, on Dec, 30th, to Mr. an,i IIlrs. Hugh McEwen, a son.:. MA:RRIA GES Dt-a',ei-Be],t,-A,t the home of the - bride's parents, Usborne, on January 10th Thomas ,Drover of Hibbert, to- ' Miss Ethel J. A. daughter of r; and 'Mrs Robert Bell:. DEATHS C?idley-In Exeter,, an ,Jan: 7, Charles' Gilley, aged 78 years, 1 month and 19 days. Oliver -In Grand Bend, on Jan: 2nd, Ware• Oliver, 'Sr. Roadhouse -In Usbarne ;on Jan. 9th Thomas Roadhouse, aged -55 years. B+endor-In Dashwood, on an. 2, Hen- ry Benner, sr., aged 67years, .3 m1onths 7 days.g. Stock Taking Sale. January '18 19 and 20 5.0 Pairs VIen's Heavy Rubbers, regular $3.40, at $3 00 at 5150 at 50 Pairs =Yout-hs''Rubbers,;-rcgular_$1..75, at 3Q ;;`rail's of Boys', Rubbers, regular :$1.25, at $3.1G-. $2,75 2,30 • $1:50 A - Few i More ng 'Le gb gis, 'regular 82.00 - at b$15{1=., 100' Pairs 'Men's' and Boys .Heavy Socks, Reg. 1.00, at '-tsseni ..,31:10 45c.,, " " • Regular .,v+1.25, at Boys' 'Socks, Regular 50c, at 100 Suits Men's Underwear, all wool, Regular $1.25, at - 90c. -Dozen .Pieces. Shirting, regular • .20c: at :....:.. • 18c. yd* Dozen Pieces Wrapperctte, Regular 15c. at 1Z3fc yd`' Dozen Pieces Prints, regular 15c, at 1Z3'c yd` Special Bargains in Taw,elling, Regular 18c. at 12%c yd LARGE QUANTITY OF EVERYDAY MI TS 'TO I3E SOLD AT 11:. REDUCED PRICE. LXCELLENT VALUE. These Goads must be sold to make ,room far Spring Stock,. CALL :IN AND GET A GOOD BARGAIN ARK WILD, live PHONE 44-3. STE'ART'S PHONE 16 PHONE 16 1.1 urs This is the Month to Buy Furs SPECIAL PRICES ON"LI+'V.hR1.' PIECE ,OF, FUR THAT WE HAVE IN 'STOCK. BIG ASSORTMENT OF SMALL FUR" -RUFFS, ;;MUFFS, LADIES' FUR COLLARED 'COATS, ' '82 MEN'S ,FUR COLLARED AND ' FUR' COATS. COME IN THIS MONTH AND GET OUR PRICES. Stock Taking WE HAVE STARTELD TO TAKE STOCK AND ARE FINDING MANY SMALL REMNANTS OF DRESS GOODS FLANNELS, PRINTS, ETC, WE ARE OFFERING, REDUC ED PRICES ON TIlESIt LINES CALL AND SEE THLs$, PHONE 16 A STEWART PHONE 16 The Big Store With. the Little Price 4 4 4 a