The Exeter Advocate, 1917-2-1, Page 8EXETER na''a:RRE'PS
CHANOE3 Eit'S'Fi WEDNESD4W
Wheat 1.65 to 1,70
Oats- per bus ,. 55 to 60
Potatoes per bag ., 75
Jay per ton, 10,00 to 11%00
Flour 4,85 to 5,00
Low gra:1e flour, Per cwt 2 70
Shorts per ton . ,,,, 38.00
Bran per :ton ... "' 34.00
.Fags. 46
Dairy Butter 38 and 40
Creamery butter ....... 49
Lard per 1b.., , 28 23
Sugar Beet pu'In , .00
Hags, per e\lt,.... 13
The Sixth of a series of Teas w°i11
be given by the Patriotic League in
Janie. S.reet Church on Friday, Feb.
and, lam 5 to 8 o'clock], Specialty,
ani scald Cream. Ladies and
gentrcir1Y1 are very cordially invited.
Admission 25c.
FARMERS CLUB MEETINGS,
The Thames Road Farmer's Club
will „bold all further regular meetings
on ;the lsc and 3rd evenings of each
month. Special meetings will be an-
nounced in these columns.
PIANO FOR SAIL'. -I am forced to
dispose or` my -piano and will sell it
for $165.00, the tregular price being
$300.00, Piano may be seen at S
Martin & Son's Music Store, 'Exeter,
CARD OF
and Delbridge
thank all the
antes- for the
and sympathy.
their recent b
THANKS:—Mrs. Rich
and the family wish to
driends and acquaint -
many acts of kindness
shown them during'
ereaviemten;t.
CARD OF THANI(S.-Mr. John
Floyd and Mrs. Brawn wish to thank
their friends for the many acts of
kindness and sympathy extended to
them during the illness and subse-
quent death of their mother. '
NOTICE :-1000 yards of white and
striped Flannelette at 10, 12;x, 15c. on
"Special Sale," -3 days only—Feb. 1
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. at
MRS, W. D. YEO'S,
COTTAGE FOR SALE.—A con-
venient Cottage for sale, or rent
Apply to G. J. Dow, Exeter.
— --o—x-
The Soldiers' Aid Society will hold
in the Town Hall, a Bazaar and Sale
of Work, liomermade Cooking and
Candy on Valentine Day, Feb. 14th.
400 TONS SALT -400 tons (gime
Land and Cattle Salt for sale. All
g*r`adas $5.50 per ton; 50c. per bag.
EXETER SALT WORKS Co., Ltd
J Sutton, Manager.
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NOTICE—Notice is given that the
lee on thee river will be sold att25c la
Jload, the purchaser to secure neeea-
sary help, ;the commission to place
a man in charge of the ,ponds and to
regulate the cutting, etc., the rep-
resentative to be en employee of the
party or parties Securing ice.
ENSILAGE FOR SALE.
The silo at the Canning Factory is
open and ensilage is for sale at $3.00
per tan_, nurchas-r paying for weigh-
ing on R. G,. Seldon's scales.
EXETER CANNING CO.
BEAi1TIFUL HOME FOR SALE
The undersigned is offering forsale
her beautiful residence in Exeter, op-
posite the Ross -Taylor mill. The
property contains two lots of land
fine brick house, containing nine
rooms and wood shed, good stable
and drive shed, hard and soft water)
number fruit trees and small fruits,
House alt wired and furnished for
Hydro. This is an excellent property
and will be sold at a reasonable price
Apply to Louise Cudmore, who is in
the West, but will be home) in a short
time,
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LOCAL DOI TG$
The Ontario -Legislature will apeit
on -. ebruary 13th, r
lair Ca A. K. McLeodis again
confined ,to his xoom through illness,
'Mrs, John Cottle of Thames Road
is very law and not expected to last
long. •
We regret to state that Mr, J J,
Tilley ,is confined to the house owing
to illness;
Me, Richard Murphy has been con-
fined to the house through illness
this week.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Floyd
took
place to the Exeter cemetery
on Thursday last.
Mt Jos. "Davis has been under the
weather lox a few days and forced
to remain indoors,
1'he many friends of Miss 011ie
Quance are pleased to note that she
is -,able to be out again.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Patriotic League will be held in
the Town Hall on Monday, Feb, 5th,.
at 7.30 ptm,
Our old friend, Mr, John )]Mohr, ]s
showing ]signs of improvement, and
with the return of warm weather we
hope to see him out again.
Rev. A. A. Trumper's;subject next
Sunday evening will be, "Does the
present War answer the questian'as
to when Christ is coming?"
Middlesex County has adopted the
Huron plan of choosing a warden
one year .from the Conservatives and
th•enext ,year from the Liberals
At the Auction Sale on Thursday
fast the farm of Mrs. Wm,. Penrice
Lot A. Con, 7, Usborne, ,was sold to
Mr. Chas. Jaques, who resides across
the road. The price was .87.100.
Mr. Wm- Fritz, teller of the Bank
of Commerce here, was palled to his
hone in Guelph, owing to the severe
illness of his father, ;who is sutler-
ing from an attack of blood poison-
ing.
Here', are some of the present prices
in France, an egg 20 cents, coal $32
per ton, butter 80 cents per lb., beef
60 ceuls, pork 70 cents, a small chick-
en 8200.
The funeral of the late Richard
Delbridge was held to Elimvilie cem-
etery on Friday. His daughter, Mrs.
Wm. Bray of Virden Man, and son,
Jesse of Hamiata, Man., arrived home
far the. funeral.
Miss 'Williams, daughter of Bishop
William:. and Sec'y Treasurer of •the
Diocesan Board will address the Girl's
Auxiliary of the Tr2vditt Memorial
Church on Thursday evening ,next at
8 ,P.M, at the Rectory.
Exeter and Lucan High School boys
played a game of hockey ,on the local
ice on Thursday Iast. It proved sn
easy victory ;for Exeter, the scare
being 11-0. The return :game is to
be played' in Lucan this Wednesday
aa -ening
Mrs McAvoy avas in London Thur-
sday and Friday : undergowing further
treatment for nasal trouble. She was
accompanied by ,Miss; May Sanders at
Stephan who consulted a specialist
regarding her defective hearing. We
understand nothing whatever can be
done to assist her.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
tri, Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
the
Signature of
YOU !NEED MUSIC
IN YOUR HOME
To fill your musical: desires
you should have' one` of the
NEW EDISONS. Edison
has two typles—cylinder and
disc. Every Edison has aDsa-
,rya mond Reproducing point NO
NEEDLES TO CHANGE The
music is sweet and life -like. Look
.0 the cut of Marie Rappold singing
with herself on the NEW EDISON.
The Edisons are priced as follows
CYLINDER DISC
$40, $68.50, and $100.00 813750 4200,00, $275.00, $325.00 up
We carry a good stock always. Come in. write or phone us far circul-
ars ` Free Trial if preferred. • ll 1 1
Victor and Columbia Records and needles, good assortment.
J. WILLIS POWELL
PHONE 55.
Boon to the Suffering
Electrical and Osteopath Treatments
11 you are suffering from any of the following ailments, and have
tried most everything case without satisfactory results, call and 'see
Dr. •
' W. E. Dempster, Osteopath and Chiropractor,
Main Street, Exeter, successor to, Dr,- S M .Jones, ' 'A consultation will
cost you nothing.
Asthma
iApnendicitis
Bronchitis
Bladder 'Troubles
C oris tipation
Ca.tarrb
Dyspe, sig.
Deafness
Pains,' in the Back
.Stammering
Headache
Female Weakness ,;
Fevers
Gall; SStones
Goiter
Heart Disease
1 -day Fever
indigestion'
Jaundice
Kidney Diseases
Liver Troubles
Ii piieii s y
Lumbago
Stomach Trouble
Nervousness
Neuritis
Neuralgia
Paralysis
Poor Circulation
Rheumatism
St. Vitus Dance
Sciatica •
Pains in hack of neck 8t head
Dr.: W. E. DDempster,
Office &ours, 8 anal to 12, and 7 pan to 5 .,rrr>
Eve'n'ings and Sae
lays by appointment.
Office Phone 103 Residence Central Hotel,
Mn John R. bind was in Woodstock
and London last ,week on business,
Private Chris. Balsden of London.
visited over Sunday with Mrs, S.
Quance,
Phos, Collingtvood, who has
been in Londour for some time, return-
ed hone on Friday.
Mr Harry Zwigler of Hamilton and
Dr, Thomas of London .spent Sturday
at Mr, jr Dore's.
O, H Sanders and C. 1-11, McAv'oy
in, Bratntford and Landon on
Thursday and ;Friday,
Mr, and Mrs Wm. Lankin of Gran-
ton visited Tuesday and Wedries.lay
of atilre John ,Rt Hind's.
Mrs. Harris, who has been in Hen
for 'sometime, is now with her laugh
tea, Mrs: Sidney 'Davis. '-
Private Ernest Oke who is under-
going treatment at London :Hospital,
was harire over Sunday.
Miss M. Brown, who was. nursing
the late Richard Delbridge, returned
to her home in Dutton Thursday
morning.
MrsChas, Adams and son David
atter a visit with the former's ./neither
Mrs, T?', Johns far some weeks, left
Friday for their home in Calgary)
Mr. 'C• H. alcAvoy, who i,as been
spending a few weeks at his home
here left Saturday imorning,for O
lig, where he has accepted a nos]tion
in a drug stare.
Mrs. John. Brawn, w' ha was called
here ,on account of illness of her moth
er airs. Floyd, who .passed away last
week left for her .' home in Buffalo,
N, Y. on Tuesday.
Misses Blanche ,Quante, Lula Hasti-
ings. I.,ola Taylor and Thelma Skinner
of Usborne, . ;who are attending the
Business Goilege at „London, were
home for the week end.
MT, VV'ii1 Shoebottom and sister Miss
Clara of London Tp. spent the week
end visiting Mrs, ;Atk'inaont They
were called home Monday owing to
the serious .illness of a cousin.
Mrs. 0. H. Becker and child, who
have ' been visiting with ' her parents,
Dr. and Mrs. Browning, returned' to
their home in New Hamburg Tuesday
accompanied by her mother, who will
visit tor a time.
Mr Win.. J. Clarke of Winnipeg was
a visitor with old friends in town an
Sunday In the •afternoon he address-
ed the Jaynes Street Sunday School.
a,ith which he was prominently con-
nected for many years.
Mrs. Si G. Baw!den and Mrst. R. N.
Cresco were in London on Friday.
The former was accompanied ]lame
on Saturday by Mrs. W- ,J. Heaman,
Who- has !been taking a rest ,cure in
the London Hospital for same .weeks.
Windsor Record -"Mrs, ,C, H. Smith
and family, Dewar Terrace, and Mrs.
Smith's mother, Mrs. John Snell of
Exeter, leave ;on Saturday ,to spend
three or four months in St. Peters-
burg, Florida. Mrs. Snell arrived
Mon lay evening from Des Moines,
Iowa where she has .been visiting; her
daughter. Mrs. ,GF H. McDonald.'
Dogs destroyed several turkeys
belonging to Mr. Thos; ,Bissett, con.
3, Usborne, this weejkl. These birds
are hard to replace.
Mrs. Delve, who, has been living an
the corner of who,
and Ann streets
moved this week ,into the house own
by air Alex. Stewart, on Huron St,
The many friends here of Red .hir:
Redmond will be sorry to learn c f-
his continued illness at Stratford. He
had been visiting in Torontaand while
on his way to Exeter:,was compelled
to get off the train at Stratford, suf-
fering from an acute,attack of acs -
atica and his improvement is very
slow.
Our old \friend, Mr. G,ec. Harton,
of Kaleida, Man., whenrenewing his
subscription to :The Advocate writes
as follows, -"We have a rough win-
ner. So far it has been cold ever
since"Ch.ristinas, and i1' looks as if
it .will hang out the,. ,rust of the win-
ter. I am ;on the fiarri naw, but rip
not know ;far ho -,v long. I might go
bacto town next fall, butiitisvery
harry to ,get help. One can't get a
Canadian now. We shave to, hire Gal-
acians and IAusita-ials. All our men
are gone to the ,av;ar, or signed up. In
this immediate neighborhood'we need
about 30 men in the spring. and I
do not ;know where they are corning
from."
The entertainment givers under the
auspices of the Trivitt Memorial Chur-
ch Sunday school in the Dome Thea -
tae on Wednesday eveniing jan'y 24th
was weal attended. The program con-
sisted of drill by the children, sing-
ing an.l a mock trial, e(ntiitled-"Es
Santa Claus a Fraud," The parts in
the trial were well taken and proved
interesting and etntertainan,g to all.
It was conclusively proven and adjudg-
ed that Santa Claus is not a fraud.
The' solos by Misses Mancur anti Fol -
lick and the song by Mir. Harry Jen-
nings were pleasing and also the drill
by the little ones. The chair was
takeribyRev. Tramper. The proceeds
were about $20 00.
INSTALLED OFFICERS, --At the
regular (meeting, of Court Harmony,
Na
nal. ` Exeter, held Monday night
the following officers were duly in-
stalled, viz.:—J. W. Powell, C. R ;
Ac r wPenhale, V. C. R. R. N. (Lowe,
F. S.; F. W. • Gladman, R. S. ; Chas.
Birney 'Treas, ; 'Phos. Dinney, S, W.
M, ,Southcott, J. W.; Win. Harding, -
Chap.; i'. Hern, S. Be;Jos, Follick,
J. B. Bra, Wm. 'Andrew, P. C. R.
of Court, Hamiota, Man., assisted by
Bro. C. -T, Brooks, ,of Court • Garry,
Winnipeg acted as ,installing master:•
The corning season is going to be
marked by high prices for all farm
produce. it ,will he in your interest
to 'watch the markets closely. The
Farmer's 'Sun. Toronto, as a farm mar-
ket panes has no equal, It has saved
its reader.; many dollars by keeping
them posted as to the trend of prices,
There ,never was a time. ' When this in-
formation was of .such value to the
farriers of the Province as nor-,
Those who read the Sun regularly
find it a business proposition that
Means money to them:
Your subscription for The Sun
be 1011 at this office.
JONES & 1VIAY
PHONE NO, 32
To Commence
Big February Business
Genuine Bargains in Cotton Staples
1
IN ORDER TO COMMENCE A BIG FEBRUARY pUSINESS, WE
offer this week' some real genuine bargains in many lines' of Staple Dry
Goods In nearly every instance these lines are away below to -day's
wholesale; prices. Of course we cannot guarantee these prices for any
length of time, but while they last, they are rare bargains for the early
buyer. Below we offer a partian list.--
TOWELLING BARGAIN AT 10c, A YARD
150 yards heavy English roller ; towelling .regular selling price 1.5c
Our February Sale Price only 1.Oc.
PRIN'T AT 12'6: CENTS YD.
400 yards ,splendid quality prints, good fast colors, February Sale
price only 124c. a yard
FACTORY COTTON (SPECIAL
250 yards heavy factory cotton, full yard wide, nice even `reave,`.
while lit lasts at only 15c a yard.
NEW GINGHAMS AT 15C. a YDL
25 pieces new pattern gi.nghams, stripes checks, and plain
good fast dyes -very special at ;13c.' a yard.
CO'TTONADE (SPECIAL.
150 yards striped cottonade, very heavy ,quality to clear at 30c. yard
TICKING (SPECIAL
50 yards good quality ticking to clear at only 25c., a yard.
MEN'S OVERCOAT SPECIAL
Men's Winter Overcoats, shawl or military collars. in browns, greys,
etc. ;regularly $18:50 and $20.00. Sale price $15.00.
Also Men's $16.50 coats, same styles, 'selling at .$12.501
SPECIAL IN ,SHOES.
Women's high patent lace, sizes Z4 to 63 at $3.75 a paid
Misses' high patent lace, sizes 011 to 2 at $3.00
Buy your heavy shoes now for Spring, tosave money. We have such
celebrated lines as ,Williams, Sterling, Cotes, Etc,
yd
01 ors
New Spring Goods
New Spring Goods arriving daily, including wash goods, galateas, dress
fabrics .curtains, and curtain netts, rugs., oilcloths, prints, silks, coatings
Etc., Etcj.
JONES & MAY
Headquarters for the celebrated W. E. Sanfoid Clothing.
A fairly large attendance was pres-
ent. at the TownHall on Sunday ev- �.
ening and heard Rev. J. H. Dyke, the
field secretary of the National San-
itarium Association, who presented a
number of views, and lectured on the
white plague. On Monday and Tues-
day he took up a subscription in aid
oi the work. '
POWELL'S
FANCY CHINA FOR ` WEDDING.
AND BIRTHDAY GIFTS
DISTIN'C'TIVE r— UNCOMMON
BOTH IN PRICE AND STYLE
50 beautiful pieces at reduced nrices
(loak for ticket on each reduced.)
We will put on sale soon, .may be
Saturday a'big assortment, of Home-
made ,Candy, ranging, in price from 25
to 40 cents a pound. People makeno
Mistake _buying their candy at this
shop.
Gold Fish, Fish Gloves, Food, Cas-
tles and Shells, Nets, etc., now here.
Drop in often and look around.
Phone 55
Powcll's Bazaar
The
11111:11f Siore
At the New Meat Market you can
get all "kinds of fresh and cured meats,
choice sausage, corned beef, etc.
You can order your meats 'and
groceries and have them delivered to-
gether.
Telephone or send your, order,
Phone 18
R. C. Gower &Son
e
1
Suits and Coats.j
OF FIRST INTEREST WHEN THE
COOL' DAYS COME
INMAIMIS
THE STYLES ARE 'VARIED ' TO
MEET DIFFERENT TASTES
COATS ARE LONGER
SKIRTS ARE ALSO LONGER
Our New Goods are here. Good
range to choose from.— MADE TO
YOUR MEASURE. SEE OUR NEW
COATINGS FOR LADIES.
PRICES -$17.00 AND UP.
We also have a nice range of Men's
Over Coatings and Suitings.
GIVE US A CALL
N. Sheere
LADIES AND GENTS' TAILOR
Stand Upstairs, Opposite the Central
Hotel.
Furniture
and
Undertakin
R. Ne RO
6V
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THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR
AND FURNITURE DEALER
Tea & Coffee
Store
For the choicest
groceries, fruits, spices,
teas, coffee and every-
thing in the grocery line.
Call and see us. A trial
asto quality will convin-
ce.
Produce taken in exchange'
Jas. Gould
Electrie'light Plant
Optics
Exeter Bargain Store
January Sale
In order to reduce our stock of winter- goods ave offer the. fallow-
ine Prices,_
A window ;full of Sweater Coats at $1.0.0 ieachi.
Weraeri's Cloth ,Rubbers, Sizes 3, 3/A and 4, 75c. a pair!,
Black 'Sateen Underskirts 75a. each,
Men's Neck ,Scarfs 35e, each.
A 'Table •Full of Braids and Trimmings at 25c, a cards,
Mils; Gloves, ,Caps, Sox, Bite, ]lite in big variety,;
Buy Boots, ,Shoes and. Rubbhrs itiottr lybfcxre this false ,jr) price.
E►d W. F. Beavers