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Thames Road
Mr, and Mrs. Percy Passmore vis-
ited friends at Whalen on Sunday
Rev, 'Solomon Quinn preached
very acceptablly in Bethany ; last
Sunday.
The theshers have started on their
rounds for another season. A large
percentage of the oat crop has been
cut: in this locality.
Mr. Garnet Passmore met with a
very nasty'si.uicieiit last week. 'While
taking the binder out of the barn
he .caught the large finger of the
right hand, smashing It badly. How-
ever, it is mending as fuel as can be
expected.
Miss Joy Whitlock underwent an.
operation for appendicitis in St.
Joseph's Hospital, London, last Sa-
turday. Drs. Stevenson of London,
and Graham of Exeter performed
the operation, I -ler friends hope she
will soon be ablehon
ie.
to etiturri linie.
Farquhar
and Mrs. Lloyd Colgtih
Doris,visited Sunday
Iodgert's,
clitli and Master
Staffs, are spending
Master Harvey Pollen.
and Mrs.. E. Parsons of
and Mrs. Chas.
Borland
oun and
baby, at Mr.
Andrew I
1Viiss E Alymer
Trani of a few
days withllen.
Mr. Munro
sand Mr. and
family were Sunday visitors at 4r,
T. Hunkiu's,
The Farqulaar's Women's Institute
will hold their August• meeting air
where she accepted a positforr a
the Institute hall, ou Tuesday ,neve- Prineipal of a high school,
ping, August 2nd. Lunch will be
served;
Mr. and Mrs.. Ed. Polren, of Exe-
ter visited Sunday at the home of
the former's parents, IVIr, and Mrs.
Wm. Pollen.
of Toronto 'University is visiting 'Ilex'
sister, Mrs. Gordon L, Ulens. In al
few weeks she goes to the West
Gi eenway
Mr. Geo. Shenk is under' the doc-
tor's care.-.
Miss Mildred Harlton of Moose'
Jaw, is visiting her aunt, .Mrs. J.
Hickey.
Mr.. Lawrence Pollock has im-
proved the appearance' of the store
by a coat of paint.
Mrs, R. Hutchisori oft Parkhill and
Mrs. M. Morley of Strathroy visited'
friends' here last week.
Mr. Geo. Murch and sons George
and Jack of Kontoka, paid our burg
a flying visit last week,
Mrs, Edwards has been i11 and has
gone to stay with her sister, Mrs.
Hutchison during her convalescence.
Congratulations to• the successful
entrance pupils: viz., ` Misses Viola
Carts, Olives Wilson and Helen Hay-
ter and Elsie Young.
Miss Edith Hill, B.A., graduate
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The Western Fair
LONDON, ONTARIO
Sept. 10th to 17th
Seven Full Days This Year.
THE POPULAR EXHIBITION OF WESTERN ONTARIO
$
6 000,.00 Addedto the Prize List
BOYS AND GIRLS CALF COMPETITION
SPEED EVENTS DOG SHOW — AUTO RACES
THE WORTHAM SHOWS. ON THE MIDWAY
Wonderful Programme Before. The Grand Stand Twice Daily
PLENTY OF MUSIC — FIREWORKS EVERY NIGHT.
Admission, 10th, 12th, 16th, & 17th -25c. 13th, 14th & 15th-5Oc.
Grand Stand—TJsual Prices
ALL INFORMATION FROM THE SECRETARY
Lt. -Col. W. M. Gartshore, President A. M. Hunt, Secretary
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Russeldale
Crediton Dashwood
s sure,. Scott is visiting her brother,
Mr, H. Either.
Miss Muriel Nicholson is visiting
relatives in Magregor, Mich.
Mr, and Mrs. W. A. Sambrook'°re-
turned from Toronto Friday.
Miss Lauretta Holtzmann return-
ed from Port Bruce Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson mo-
tored to Mitchell for the week -end.
Rev, Haugh is in Guelph attending
th'e'r`ural conference at the 'A;O.C,..j
'Mr. Irvin Fahner has eeturned to'
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Toronto after holidaying at his home
hers.
The Crediton ball team were de-
feated in a game at Zurich Tuesday
evening.
Rev. Otto Brown occupied the pul-
pit in the Evangelical church Sunday
evening.
Mrs. C. Zwicker and Master Ger
ald left Monday to spend two .weeks
at the Elgin House, Muskoka.
Rev. C. W. Baker, wife and two
children, who are camping at Grand
Bend, called on friends in the village
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Brown and
children motored from their home
in Freemont, Ind., and are visiting
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Schluchter of Pigeon,
Mich., accompanied by their son and
wife are visiting at the home of .Mr.
Gottleib Brown:
Mrs. Oscar Flodgins returned to
her home in Detroit, Saturday, Miss
Trellis Hodgins returning with her
where she will remain for a short
time.
The ball game between Stratford
and; Crediton on the local diamond
was one of the best played here this
season. The visitors won by a small
margin._
The Evangelical Sunday school
picnic was held at Grand Bend last
Thursday. The weather was ideal
and a splendid time was spent in
games, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Sweitzer ac-
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Svieitzer, left by ,motor for Algon-
quin Park last week, going as far
as possible by Motor, then by train.
The Jack Canuck Club picuiced at
Grand Bend on Tuesday last.
Mrs. Win. Cole and daughter,
Olive, of Toronto, aro also guests at
the, lady's parental home.
Tlietineini$eis•,bf.ihe'Jolly;Pal Club
held their annual picnic, to Spring
bank park on Wednesday,
Mr. and Mi' A: ,'T?: /Roy visited,: at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Black
lock of Carliugford, on Sunday -
Dr. and Mrs. Dow, of Dutton, are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs, David
Dow and Mr. and; Mrs: Simon Dow,
Dr. Jean Harris, of Tonawanda,
N.Y., was a visitor' at the home' of
Mr. and Mrs. John Cole on. Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid of Mt. Pleasant
Church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Frank Pridlrant on Thursday after -
Mrs. Robert Clark and family of
Stratford were visitors at the hone
of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Clark during
the past week. ;
'Mrs. Reuben Curtis, son Charlie
and daughter Jennie, of Mitchell,
were the guests of IV1r. and Mrs. C.
Drown on Sunday.
Mr, and Miss''Davidson and Mr.
and Miss Hilton, near Walton, were.
Sunday visitors at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Russell,
The members of the Epworth
League of the Kirkton Methodist
Church conducted the league sere-
',ice at Mt. Pleasant, Sunday eve, Dr.
Garance Jose acting ' as chairman.
The lesson was read by Miss Doupe
and the topic was very ably taken
by Mr. Jack Jose, his subject being
"Character building," and the man-
ner in which he 'dealt with such a
broad topic was highly creditable and
deserving of much commendation.
Solos were rendered by Miss Susie
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Shier and Mr. Harold Tufts. Read-
ings by Miss Flossie Switzer and a
duet by Miss Shier and Mr. Roy
Golding. That the efforts of the
Kirkton league to give us an in-
spirative and beneficial evening, was
appreciated by the league here, goes
without mention as was evidenced
by the goodly number that attended.
The Grand Lodge, A.F. & A. M.,
which convened at Ottawa last week
appointed Isaac Hetherington, of
Sheppardon, as District Deputy
Grand Master for South Huron Dis-
tz ict.
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FIERE are instances of carelessness such as the Fire R a igers of Ontario
are meeting all the time. Each is an actual case, as officially reported
in detail to the Forestry Branch. Until each individual realizes personal
responsibility and co:operates to -prevent f ie�3i fires, Government_Fire Rangers
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can hope merely to lessen the t_: gic consequences of such human careless-
ness and bad judgment,
They re
curs
Lraum berriraen";l's Fires
May 25th, 1920—A careless river driver,
by leaving his smudge fire or throwing a
cigarette into slash, burned over two town-
ships, including, 7,000,000 feet of pine,
$5,000 mill, camp buildings and equipment
worth $7,000, sawn lumber worth $7,500,
and killed several million young spruce and
jack pine trees.
May25,1920—Fire in a rubbish heap
be-
hind a lumber company's boarding house
got away and, despite prompt action, burned
over 1,600 acres, including 2,000,000 feet of
white pine, and a set of new camps worth
$1,000.
June, 1, 1920—Two old men left to attend
to the stop logs in a dam, let fire get away
from either their smudge or camp fire. Sind
burned over 9,000 acres, including 6,000,000
feet of pine one mill' four camps, large
quantities of supplies, and equipment to a
total value of :$40,000.
May 4th, 1923. ---Lumbermen burning slash
around their camps, lost control of their
fie and ` 15,000 acres were learned before
they regained it.
Railway Fires
June 5th, 1920—Engine Nos1368 started a
forest fire which van over 15,000 acres,
burning one saw mill, three sets of, lumber
camps, stables; houses, and outfits, 5,000
cut logs _and"`1,40,0 piles, besides standing
timber.
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—Ett rile No. 2o0'J set a
Ma 55th, 1920—Engine
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Ontario Forestry Branch
Win.*..,yr .,•,.: ��ri(
fire whish hnuned over 12,000 acres of tint -
ter worth $20,020 on the stump, camps and
Iogs worth $5, 750, and cost $1,000 to fight.
:Tune 2, ].520—Asection crew left a pile
of be nrn t• ties. to ge awaY to their regular
work. The fire spread 'over 1,200 neres.
Firps that L2
nd�3 Permit
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June 10th, 19321—Parties burning
tinder permit, lost control, through had jucI •,;
niont, and 1.050 acres were burned and forty
buildings, including saw mill, were wiped
out. ,
May 271h, 1020=A. squatter•, burning de -
brie near his shack, fired 7,000 acres, 1,000
of which were virgin timber, and wiped out
four Sets of logging camps.
i a5,: e ,ted Camp F ' - s
July 4th `1 X20—Tourists left ctrl : fir
July np ,e on
pore n ° Poor Lake. After six days' s t ay.' fr ght,
rangers pet, fire out, bet 550 acres of young
pine Were dead.
May 31st, 1920—A neglected' camp fire,;
despite efrei is of thief Fire Ranger, and 42
men, burned 1,200 aeries of young pine.
May 7th,, 1021 -Indians'' left camp fire,
which burned aver 7,000, acres and took one
week of fighting to control.
Be careful of fire iitthe forests. Be care-
fol to put your earnp l[re out_c en
d o t
.
Don't throw away lighted matchce„ c.;aotter,
or cigar,ende. Watch out,.best ;Sour fire gets
away'frtn you.
Parliament Bldgs., Toronto O t ri
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Mr. and Mrs. Shenk spent Sunday
ail Stratford.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Powell, of Thed-
ford, spent Sunday, with Mr. and Mrs,
D, Tiernan.
The Misses Ora and Lily Hoffman
of Tavistock spent a few days here
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Sippel, of Tavi-
tock were week -end visitors with Mr.
J and Mrs. J. Kuntz.
Mrs; A. Dennis, of Detroit, anal,
Miss Thelnta Granger; of Sarnia, are
visiting relatives here.
Misses Louise and Emma Graup.
nor left Tuesday to visit with rela-
tives in Monroe, Mich,
Mr, J. W. Graybielhas returned
from the hospital where he under-
went an operation. He is aecovering
nicely. '
Rev. and Mrs. Graupner and Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Kraft attended the
ordination services at London on
Sunday.
Mrs. 0. Petersen had an operation
He11sa1
Miss Pearl Brown of Toronto, is
holidaying at,iher'home here.
Mrs. Nicol, of Los Angeles, Cal.,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. W. J.
Wilson.
Miss Vercy" Geiger, left last week
for Kitchener where she will remain
for some time,
Miss Pearl Dykes of Toronto, is
visiting her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Reichert.
• Miss Pearce, of 'Dutton, is spend-
ing a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs.
W. C.• Pearce.
Mr. James Fulton and Mr. Lynch
from Londonderry, north of Ire-
land, are visiting the Messrs. Craig
Bros.
Miss Margaret McAllister, teacher
on the Calgary High School staff, is
holidaying here with relatives, the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. McAllister.
Mr. and Mrs. Grassick and child
of Cochrane, Ont., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Grassick here, Mr. Grassick
is principal of the continuation class-
es in Cochrane.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cantelon and
son, Mr. Ferris and Mr. Ralph Haw-
kins, of Toronto left Thursday for
Tentagami where they will holiday
for a few days.
Mrs. Ortwein, and son, Will, who
have been residents 'of our village
for some years, left on. Monday for
Winnipeg, where they intend making
their new home.
Miss Alice Hardy and Susie Dal-
rymple, pupils of Miss F. Foss have
been successful in passing Grade 2
piano, of the London, Conservatory
of Music, with honors.
Mr: and Mrs..S. Wickens left last
week for Toronto. Mr. Wickens, who
was formerly manager of the Ster-
ling
ter
ling Bank her,Manager,,
, has taken a position
with the Sterling Bank in -Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sutton and daugh-
ter Bertha, motored from Gloucester,
N.J., and are visiting with the lat-
ter's sister, Mrs. J. Carlisle. They
will be accompanied on their return
by Miss Florence Foss.
On Sunday, July .17th, death re-
moved an old and respected citizen
in the person of Magdalena Colosky,
beloved wife of Mr, : Thos. Cook at
the age of 5S years, 5 months and
9 days. The deceased had' not been in
good health for some years and the
hot- weather of the past few weeks
was very hard on her. Mrs, Cook was
born 114 miles west •df Zurich..and
came - to Hensall when a young Wo
-
mien and she was married in October
1890. She was a member of the
Methodist church. Besides her sor-
rowing husband, two dargliters sue -
Vivo, Mrs, Garrlock, of "Detroit, and
Mrs, Appleton, of Exeter. The furter
al took place from the ;Methodist
chttirch'or Tuesday for interment lir
the IIensall''Union Cemetery.
Goclerieh 014 Borne week, August
7th to the 11t1 .
"This is the season when the eager
er�
school 'boy or girl looks a:neamn 13eas-
et hopefully �efuTl �- for the 'n
y 1 Y exatniitatti_ m
list, ri
to see if 15 of her na.nre is
there. If we have eongratblationt; for
the youngster who has `passe4," `ave
should hard still more sympathy for
tile one ialto lies failed 111 t the
7 .eat,
for it a woeful thing to be left be-
hind vrtiild others are, goiog for-
y; a.rd.'----90dez°ich Signal.
for. appendicitis performed at Lon-
don last week. We hope for a speedy
recovery.
Centralia and Dashwood played a
game of soft ball on ,the local dia-
mond resulting in a victory for the
visitors of, 14 to 7.
Mr, D. S. Chilton of the Bank of
Commerce staff has received a move
to Toronto and leaves this week for
that palce. Mr. Seal, of Toronto fills
the vacancy.
Locals
Miss Viola Hodgert is visiting Mrs.
John Peacock, of Granton.
Miss Verda Rowcliffe, of London,
is holidaying at her home here.
hrr. S. M. Sanders is spending a
couple of days in Toronto this week.
The skull cap or varied hue has
taken the small boys of town by
storm.
Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Feeble and
family of Ilderton, visited with Mrs.
F. R. Hamilton over the week. -end.
Masters George and Reg. Beavers
are holidaying with their grand-
mother, Mrs. W. Beavers, of Elan -
Chard.
Prof. A. W. Anderton was in To-
ronto last week in connection with a
new organ that is to be installed in
James Street Church.
Miss Florrie Dinney and Miss Jo-
sephine Davis spent the week -end at
the hone of Mr. Chas. Dobbs, 'at
Saintsbury.
Rev. and Mrs. Metcalfe, of the
state of Iowa, called on D. McInnis,
of town, on their way to visit with
Mr- Hugh Currie, of Hibbert.
Dr. J. W. Harrison and family of
Detroit, while holidaying at Exeter
took an auto trip in their Lafayette
limosine to Owen Sound, making the
trip in a day. They went by Seaforth,
Brussels, Wroxeter, Teeswater, Han-
over, Walkerton and Chatsworth, ar-
riving at Owen Sound at 9:30 a.m.
Returning, they cane by Southhamp-
ton, Port Elgin, Kincardine and God-
erich and visited at Engils Falls.
SHIPPED 162 DUCKS.
On Friday last Jones & May ship-
ped 162 ducks front Exeter. This' is
the largest shipment of the kind
made from Exeter.
FELL FROM TREE.
Master Russell Colwill, son of Mr.
John Colwill, north of Exeter, had
the misfortune to fall from a tree
on Tuesday fracturing both bones of
the right arm at the wrist.
PROSPECTS POOR FOR
POTATO CROP.
The prospects for a potato crop in
this section are the poorest in years.
One party dug up about ten rods of
potatoes and failed to find a single
potato either small or big. Others
report a few potatoes to the hill but
very small.
ALL PUPILS PASS.
Izr the Exeter Public School in Miss
Horton's room 20 pupils wrote on
the High School Entrance and all
were successful. There were sir first-
class honors and four second-class
honors. These results show good
faithful work oa the part of both
teacher and pupils, regardless of
much time lost on account of sick-
ness. Inspector Tom states that the
results of the Exeter school was the
best in the county.
BOY SCOUTS ENJOY HIKE.
About ten Boy Scouts from town
under Troop Loader ; Stuart Stanbury
enjoyed a hike to Kippen on Friday
last, and visited theKippen Scouts in
the evening, S returning do Saturday
mottling. The boys prepared their
own meals along the way and .slept
in tate open at a grove at Rippon
over night. This test is necessary to
become a first-class scout. The'scotzts
are planning to go t'o, ca.zip at Bay -
hold in August under the supervision
of Rev, J.,as. Stuart, of London.
1?J.'AXIIIb-LL RAISINS.
The o tais;iig of the iDrattietvork of
the new fiaxtaiill to roplaco the' one
recently clestroyccl by aro in Exeter
Nort14, was hcisl en Thursday of. last
130W' RIVER
I3R•IDGE AND CASC ADE MOUNTAIN, BANFF, ALTA.
week, the framing being done.by Mr.
Jas. Brintnell. The work of complet-
ing the building! and the instalation
of the machinery is.being rushed and
the company expect to be threshing
in about two weeks. There are about
250 acres of fax out in the district
and a gang of, about 50 Indians are
engaged in pulling it. The flax is
very short this. year.. The ,price paid
for pulling is $12.00 an acre.
DIED IN EXETER NORTH:
Mr. Thos. Oke died in'Exeter,
North on Friday last after an illness
of several weeks. He was aged 77
years, '4 mouths and 14 days. The
deceased spent most of his life in
this vicinity. He was born at Hamp-
ton and when a boy came to Tlsborne
with his parents. He was a framer
for many years and about, 17 ago
left Exeter for Bryanston where he
farmed for a few years. His wife
predeceased hint about 15 years ago;,
and about two years later he return-
ed to Exeter and since then lias re-
sided in Exeter North. Two brothers
and one sister survive: John and
William Oke and Mrs: C. Dayman,
of Usborne. The funeral was held on
Monday and the remains were taken ,
to Birr for interment.
BURGLARS ENTER STORE.
The following clipping has refer-
ence to an Exeter Old Boy—Mr. E.
Buswell. "Chedlcs, promissory notes
and $50 in bills were stolen by bur-
glars who broke into Buswell's store
at Evesham, Sask., Saturday night,
according to a telegram received by
Inspector E. L. Sparkman at provin-
cial police headquarters here. On
Sunday, Detective Sergeant G. S.
Nutt went to Evesham where he ,will
take charge of the investigation, as-
sisted by Constable A. J. Johnston.
Following is a list of the loot:
Express order on Simpson's mail
order house, $4.60; Edmonton cream
check, $3.40 Union Bank check, to
E. H. Manton, $22; notes: E. J.
Beaumont, $114.20; F. H. Schmidt,
$700; J. G. Martin, $46.20; check,
RI Herbert, $52; DeLaval lien note,
$115; Reliance Elevator check, No.
158950 for 85 cents, payable to Dan
Webb; C.P.R. check, No. 01578 for
$36.40 to Mike liopys; eighty dol-
lars in bills.
MAIN ST. SUNDAY
SCHOOL PICNIC.
Main Street Sunday School` Held
their annual picnic to Mr. A. I-Ioop-
er's bush. on Wednesday afternoon of
last week and the members of the
school -enjoyed a pleasant outing on
the banks of the Aux Sauble. A
couple of ball games in which the
young people chose sides and several
group games proved good attrac-
tions. A. ball game between the mar-
ried and single men resulted in Ta-
vor of the former; score 18 to 17..
Tables ware set and a lot of hearty
appetites were soon appeased by the
bounties provided. The results of the
races were as follows:
Girls under 6-years,-Mavis,Spen-
cer, Phyllis Medd, Ruby Penhale.
Boys under 6, ---Stewart; C tilt,
Eric Charles .tet tc tariff. C tarles Sta:nlake.
Girls' 6 to 8. -Lois Statham, Ber-
nice Carrick, Velma Willis.
Boys 6 to 3.' ---Gerald Skinner,
Willie "13alkwil.i, Clarence Stanley.
Girls 3 to 10.—Irene Beieling,
Helen Vide. '
Boys 8 to 10.—,Russell Caldwell,
Reg. Beavers, Jack Gantbrill,
Boys and girls over i0. ---Velma
Caldwell and Marguerite Aldsw Orth
g ,
tie; .Harold a'lcinner and Verne Brim
acoinbe, tie,
Somersault race -11. Skinner, 0,
Lamporte, V, Briiztaconibo.
Men over 50. -C, Tuckey, 1xliliiatn
Cai'ricl,, Rev. W. G, McAllister;
Youhg Ladies race --Greta Maw
hl, ,Broderick, A. ,Beverley,
STRATHROY, July 20.—Samuel
Oaks, ex -reeve, had one finger am-
putated and one mangled while oper-
ating his threshing machine this eves
ning on the farm of C. DeGraw, con.
cession 9, Caradoc. The threshing
was about completed when Mr. Oaks
had his hand caught in the carrier
pulley.
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Just one or two doses of DR. MILES,
NERVINE—$1.20 will soothe the irrit-
ated and over -strained nerves. Guaran-
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