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MES, EISTA.BLISHED 1873 I DECEMBER 1st .1924
EXETER, QT., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19th., 1925
FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No.2661.
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of every citizen. TOM now and. help
to make 1925 a banner year.
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your rooms so much more quickly and to
give you such excellent service in every
way.
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beauty of Springtime right into your
home.at every season in the year by re-
decorating with these exquisite SEMI -
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and 9c Wall Papers as kept by
tb,e, large Departmental Stores.
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Kitchens and -Bedrooms. You
cannot get them a cent cheap-
er by sending away. You can-
not get them Ready -Trimmed rna
it -you send away forthem. MI
And you cannot return the .7.-z-7.
left -overs. Buy them here. —
They are good quality and we
credit the left -overs.
First Showing of Ladies' and:Misses' Spring Coats
The first shipments of Spring Coats for Ladies and Misses are here for your inspection.
There are many new bright colors' show as well as'staple shades. We will be glad to have
you look over these garments, many of thein being the celebrated Northway make.
• SALE OF TTeRKISH TOWELS
We cleared out from a manufacturer last week several dozen Turkish towels and wash
cloths. The towels are in an excellent quality, colors of blue, pink, gold mauve and white,
guaranteed fast, good full size, on sale at 75c each. Wash clothe 2 for 250.
• ' THE NEW SUMMER DRESS FABRICS
The new summer dress fabrics are here. Many are- making their selections early before
the dress-ntakers get busy.We have a beautiful range of the very newest materials to select
from. Ask to see our values in plain and striped broadcloths. ' .
, Special values this month in cotton staples, such as towellings, pillow cottons, -sheet-0
lugs, etc. Get your sewing done early.
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I ctibators d 13rec)ders
America's Leading In-
cubtors end Brooders
are now being sold in
your own town. -
THE IDEAL
INCUBATORS & BROODERS
have been the leading machin-
es in the United States for 38
years. This year they are be-
ing sold in Canada at a price
Much below other makes of similar quality and these ma-
chin.eseare built to last a lifetime, and have a positive guar-
antee with every machine.
There is only one way to make
money out of pealtry today,
and that is bY artificial -incu-
bation and brooding. Get your
cockerels on the market when
they are worth 76c a 115, and
. your pullets laying iu the fall
when eggs are 600 to 75c a
dozen. Call and see these:ma-
chines and be corivinced..-
Incubators $27.50 up
Brooders$18,50 up,
idware
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week, he was surprised lay,his young
gentleman friends at Graces parlors,
where they presented bean witii a
fountah pen as a farewell token."
—Stratliroy Age.
The death took place he 'Victoria
Hospital; London, on Tuesday of Mr.
William Melville Hoskin. in his 38,
year. The deceased is a son of Mr
Richard Hoskin, of London, former-
ly of Itirkton, and at one time a res-
ident of Exeter. He is survived by
hiS bereaved widow. The funeral
will be held in London on Friday.
Mrs. W. H, Deaiing wee called to
London Monday owing to he illness
of her sister, Mrs. John 1Viallett, who
has been confined to her bed and
under the doctor's care! Kenneth
1VIallett has. also been confited to his
bed for a number,. of dam suffering
from the effects d- frozen toes while
skating a week or so ago.
Mr, and Mrs. 'Wm. laybkman, of
Moose Jaw, Sask., who have spent
the past few weeks with the former's
inotlapr, Mrs. Albert Ryckman and
the letter's mother, Mrs. W. H. Pas-
smore, are leaving this week for
their home. Mrs. Ryckman left
Monday to visit in Toronto for a few
days 'where she will be joined be Mr.
Ryckman.
Dean Fox, of the College of. arts
Western University, was in Exeter
Monday evening and gave a very in-
teresting lecture on "Athens the
'Beautiful" in the schoolroom of the
Trivitt Memorial church. There was
a splendid gathering present and the
lecture was greatly enjoyed. This
is one of several lectures to be given
by Dean Fox during the next few
weeks. . -
The. Young Peoples League of
Jame e St, entertained an'ae: young
people of the Thames 'Road Presby-
terian .church on Tuesday evening.
There was a splendid turn -out and a
DJ) IN sp. TROIKAS JL 8. cgiviRENCEYIENter
The Qpera House was filled to
capacity on Friday evening' last
wheu the Exeter High School Com-
mencement was held, and it was
considered by all to have been the
Most interestine' eiree• he'd. The
chairman of the l3oard of Education
R. N. Creech', occupied the Chair,
and after a short address introduc-
ed the various numbers. The music -
Mr. Mose e jackson who for a
number of years condacted 'a junk
business here, died in St. Thomas, a
short time ago, after Being in the
hospital for several weeks. The
late Mr. .Tackson -and family left
Exeter about twelve years ago an1
has since resided in $t: Thomas,
where he was enga,ged in a sirailar
business. He is survived by a wife
and grown-up family. He was aged
about 70 years.
INO/PIEN
An incipient blaZe was nipped in
the bud at Mr. W. W. Taman's fine
bonze yesterday, Wednesday, which
might easily have resulted in a ser-
ious loss had it not been discovered
ie. the tick of time. The fire orig-
inated from sparks .from chimney
leadikc to which was a fire -place -
and in which a soft coal fire was
burning. The fire alarm was sound-
ed and soon the fire fighting apara-
tus was on the scene and extingulsb.-
ed the blaze which was making rap-
id progress. The loss will be small.
SU1010ERED STROKE
1VIrs. Geo. Easterbrook of town,
received word last week that her
sister-in-law, Mrs. John T. Westcott
Of Hamilton, 'a former well-known
resident of Exeter, had suffered a
slight stroke of paralysis and has
been in very poor healtlt since. Mrs.
Westcott had gone to the bath room
at her horde and while there fell to
the floor unconscious, where she
was found some time later by her
husband. •Mr. and Mrs. Westcoctt
savere preparing to celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary on 'Fab-
ruary 1.0th, when this unfortunate
event prevented the celebration.
MR. AND MRS ALEX. HACKNEY
CELEBRATE 05th WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
Ail event of unusual interest took
-peace on Monday Feb. 9th, when Mr.
and Mrs. Alex. 1:Iackne3e, Sr. cele-
brated the 65th. anniversary of their
wedding at their home on the
Thames Road. It was an old time
family gathering with children,
grand children, and great grand
children in attendance. There was
present Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Hackney,
Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. David Hackney,
Mr.. and Mrs. John. Hackney,- Mr. and
Mrs. David Gardiner, Mr. and, Mrs.
Ben Wilson, Mrs. Alex. Dow, Miss
Lossise Hackney and 25 grand
children and one great grand child.
very jolly evening was spent by an. Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Chidley were
Rev. Mr. Donnelly gave a few words honored guests. Mr. and Mrs. Hack -
of welcome followed by a short pro-
gram, consisting of solo by Miss V.
Essery; reading by Leonard Pfaff,
club swinging by Miss Ruth Andrew.
The program was followed by Cross-
word puzzles, contests and*ended up
with refreshments.
Rev. W. E. Donnelly conducted
the services inaTaines St. churcb. on.
Sunday following his illness of
several days. His *subject, in the
evening wassjames St. chnrch M a
Cross Word Puzzle in which he re-
viewed the history of the church
since the early days of the Bible incidents of the early life.
Christian churches which formed manY
part of the Exeter circuit, pointing He tells of seeing the first "Copy of
out memerousalandmanks in the his the Globe," when a lad. of Biz or
seven. An agent came to solicit a
tory of the congregation. He also
referred to several of the faithful subscription to the new paper from
men and women whose saintly
his father, John Hackney, then, a
ories are held in high esteem. mem-
school teacher at Woolwich, bring-
ing a copy of the first issue with
ney came to Usborne township with
the pioneers and have resided on the
Thames Road ever since. Alex.
Hackney is the son of John Hackney
and was born on the Dundas Road
two miles east of Galt on May 20th,
1837 in the reign of King George IV
in the stormy days of the Rebellion.
e came to Usborne with his par-
ents in 1853, settling with them on
the present homestead, which with
the exception of 12 acres Was the
virgin forest, Mr. Hackney, always
a great reader, is possessed of a re-
markable snemory, and can recall
EXETER WINS FROM RE]NSALL him. His father had been. taking
BY 9-8 SCORE , "The Banner," and was sorry that it
/ was being discontinued, but sub -
On Monday evening a sextet of scribed to "The Globe," and it has
-- AT Exeter hoekeyists drove to Hensel1 been a visitor to the .family since
STEWART'S and played a game with the Hen- then. Me. Hackney has always been
sallites, the visiting crew winning a student of affairs, a life-long
9-8. The ice was in good, hape Liberal, he still follows the political
but as it was snowing during the
entire game, it at times became al-
most impossible to see the puck, let
alone carry it, there being over an
inch of snow on the ice at the end
of each period. Statham and Wells came to Usborte with her parents,
who pla,yecl defense for Exeter. show- Mr. and Mrs. David Millar in 1853,
ecl up weil, but could not get away settling on the farm now occupied
often on account of the shortness of by Alvin Moir on the Thames,Road.
the rink, Tieman on right wing. also Mrs. Hackney was one . of a large
played a good game, -while Bruce family of which she and one sister,
Rivers, either was "right on" or else Mrs, Robert Monteith survive. Mr.
luckey, for he put up a wonderful
game in the net. H. Hoggarth and
C. Shaddock turned in the best genie
for Hensall, Carmichael in goal also
did good work.
Mrs. Joseph Yellow and family de-
sire to expresa their sincere thanks
to the many neighbors and friends
for their kindness and sympathy
during their recent bereavement and
also for the many floral: tributes.
DIED
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FAHNER—In Crediton, on Velma-
ary 12th, Wilhelmena Guenther,
beloved wife of Christian Fatter
aged 64 years, 3 months and 6
HOSKIN— At Vieteriae Hospital,
London, on Vehreary 17th, ,Wil-
liam Melville Hoskin, hi his 36th
CMD orl THANKS
fortunes of the country with keen.
interest Mrs. Hackney, who before
her marriage was Ann lefilIer, was
born at Arbrath, in Torparshire,
Scotland, on January 1st, 1839 and
CARD OF THANKS
and' Mrs. Hackney were married on
Feb. 9th; 1860 by the Rev 'John
Logie, minister at Rogerville, who
at that time gave intermittent
services at the Thames Road. They
1Goals by periods: 1st 2-1 for Exeter, are the oldest members on the roll
2nd 5-3- for Exeter,. 3rd 9-8 for Ex- of the Thames Road -Presbyterian
Ater. • Church. In their 88th and 87th
• The line-up: year Mr and Mrs. Hackney still en -
Heiman , - Exeter joy good health and they have the
Carmichael Goal Rivers heartiest congratulations of the
G. Knapp R..Defense Defense Statham community on the 65th anniversary
C. Shaddock L. Defense Wells
Hogarth L. Wing Acheson
Blowes R. Wing Tiernan
Shaddock Centre Pollen
Mr. John, Greb and family wish to .
thank the many friends and neigh-
IN MEMORIAM
LAWSON—In ever loving' memory
of Thomas HenrY LawSon, son of
Mrs. John Lawson who • died in
Wind or on 'February 1711, 1924.
When alone du our sorrows the
bitter tears flow,
There stealeth a dreara of the sweet
long agq,
And unkuoivn to the world he still
stands by, our side,*
And trhistpers taese words "Death
does not Divide,"
Sleep on, Sleep on Oulu eobting Goad
The grass is o'er you growing,
In dewy greenoss, ever fled,
Prom you With Caro; and In Its
Stead
Peace hath with you its da fling
Made,
Where toors do POttr,to from fI Wing.
Sleep an.
Fondly 1'0111(1)-0r ss d by h 3 mother
lrothers end Sisters.
bore for their kindnese and syra-
pathy- in their sad.bereavement And
also the Exeter HiglieSehool and Se
S. Not 2„, Hay • for" their floral
:tributes. •
IN allE1SIORIANL
ORNE—In loving mainery of Lyda
Horne, WlicediedfiVe years ago
'''ie'erebruary 17, 1920.
.43 mourn her in silence,
No Oyog can see its weep, .
But many a silent tear is shed,
When others are asleep. —
Fatter, Mother abd slater Elea.
Have you renewed your aubscrip- •
tion?
The Times -Advocate has made ar-
rangemeata to run'across-Word pus -
the. first tie which 'will be, found
an 'another page,
of their wedding and our best wish -
for' many years of continued life and
happiness. •
MT. CARMEL
A number from this neighborhood
attended the dance at West McGil-
livray on Friday evening,
A very painful accident happened
to,little Roy Clark; when in soine
way lie backed into a pail of boiling
The little tot was badly
burned from the waist to the knees.
Orme was at once called and
dressed the burns, he is now doing
Well 08 a9 be expected.
Mrs. john retrain -lea home
last week after spending Several
woons Visiting heir rArtnas in aae-
troit.
Mr. John Quarry of Torotto called
an his wife and foinily bore this
Mr. John J. Met:niftily is on the,
sick list and is speeding t few clays.
will, his sister, Mre. Jes CAr&y.
Mre, P. Sullivan and babe spent a
few days last week with friends itt
West LOrne,
Announcement
Having disposed of MY Vetch,
clock and jewellery business to Mra
Sylvester B. Taylor late of Rich-
mond, Que„ 1 now wish to announce
al program was Wader the direction to my old customers and the public
of Mr. W. Roy Goulding and all in general that from now on I am
those taking part were students of
the High School, and to say that carrying on an exclesively optical
they acquitted themselves well IS to business and am very pleased indeed
express it mildly. The various num- ,
bers were enthusiastically applaud- to assure you that Mr. Taylor comes
ad, but as the program was long, to us with the best of recomMencl-
encores were not in order. The H.
S. orchestra gave several fine selec- ations and is in every way offecient
tions and choruses were given by to render the best service possible.
the students. In additien there
-were solos by Miss Helen WetheY, Thanking you for your past aupport
Miss A. Hoffman and Nesbitt Wood; and patronage and soliciting a con -
piano solos by Miss Eleanor Medd,
Miss Mary O'Brien, Miss M. Woods; tinuance of clams to Mr, Taylor and
piano duett by Misses 1fedd & Wood,
piano trio, by Misses Medd, Dignan
and Medd; violin solos by R. Gam -
brill and It, C. Stanbury and a sel-
ection by the H. S. Mixed Quartette,
Principal Howard or the Public
tSicfilicoaoticas.sresented the Entrance cer-
Principal Wethey of the High
School presented the diplomas to
the following: Whitney Broken-.
shire, Celia Christie, Grace Chap-
man, Hazel Coxworth, Caroline
Dais, Matirice Ford, Gertrude Fran-
cis, Greta Forrest, Euloius Geiger,
Harry Greb, Lloyd Faint, George
Hind, Edith Hogarth, Mary Homey,
gird Joynt, Langford. Jones, Ruth
amport, Keith Love, Gladys. Luker,
Margaret Meyers, Maud Millar, Lulu
Moriock, Car i Moriock, Hilda Nusch-
wanger, Grace Pepper, Viola Prang,
Mabel Preeter, Litciile Pybus, Mil -
dred Rowe, J. Edgar Thomson,
The Scholarships were presented
by J. G. Stanbury, first class service in all kinds of
chairman of the
scholarships committee as follows:
Entrance to High School
Exeter Public School, Muriel How-
ald; Exeter,. H. 5. District, Muriel
Howald.
Poem 1, General Proficiency
"(1) M, -Strang, (2) E. Howey,
(3) M. Howey.
For IT, General Proficiency
(1) Elia Moriock, (2) Wilfrid
(3) Gordon Fowler, Marie
Willis.
Middle School
(1) Newall Geiger,
Snell.
Upper School
1923 Gold Medal, J.
son.; 1924 Gold Medal,
Scholarship, (2) Lulu
The valedictory was
Carl Moriock, the gold
is as follows:
also myself in the spectacle hue.
8. Fitton,
Registered Optometrist
ivester B.
Tavi
JEWELER
gXETER,' -- ONTARIO
Is now open in. the old stand of Mr,
Violette Whiteside. • S. Fitton and is prepared to give
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Mr. Chairman, Ladies
men:—
It is indeed a great plgasure for
me to be here- this evening, to bid
you farewell on behalf of the grad-
uating .class of 1924. Another year
has slipped by and. we have come
again to what I consider one of th
most important events of the school
year, namely the coximencement.
The commencement is an im-
portant event in more ways than
one. It gives the parents an oppor-
tunity to se @ just what has been ac-
complished by the children during
the past school year. It gives the -
graduating class a last opportunity
to come together, to talk of the
happenings of the past years, 'and
to say good-bye.
To you, the trustees and mem-
bers of the board of Education, the
first words of our farewell are ad-
dressed. We as scholars can realize
only in part what your labors have
meant for us. We have spent sev-
eral of the most important years of
our lives in the institution which
-as brought into being through.
your wholehearted and unselfish ef-
forts. We appreciate your efforts.
May you ever be able to look with
feelings of heartfelt satisfaction on
the results of your labours and up-
on this claas whose duty it is to bid
you a long farewell..
My- thoughts now tarn to the
worthy members of the staff. They
deserve no small amount of redit
for their iart in helping Exeter
Iligh School to grow. ,They lab-
oured ceaselessly te raise the stan-
dard of efficiency, ands now have
the satisfaetion of having their
school ranked with the beet high
schools and collegiates in the sur-
rounding district.
Most of us have spent several -
years under their care and guid-
ance, and ftom them we have re-
ceived the training whicb will form
a large part of our equivalent for
life. We can appreCiate to some
extent how muck our progress de-
pended on their care and patience.
They were always reader to help us
and they took a keen interest in the g
welfare of each one of us. We
.haven't been such perfect seleolars
and somethnes I wonder .if we de-
served ot appreciated what they
did for ne. Worthy teacbers we
eannot thank you enough for,the
benefits we have derived trom our,
teaching. To make promises weree
idle but in the name of the °lase,
whose representative 1 ain proud to
be, I hie you farewell aud hope
that your memory of us may be as
pleasant as our memory of you
Shall always be.
To you fellow eCholare, With whom
we had the pleaeure of epsantins;
etereral years, of air High Scheel
life, the next words of our farewell
a re directed . We, the graduatftig
class of 1024, are leaving the old
TTigh School in your era, 'We
don't expect to be remembered long
(2) Lila 1,1
Jewellery, Watch and
Clock ;Repairing
and is also putting in a fresh line of
Cut Glass, Silverware,
Watches, Clocks, Novelties
and West Clock Alarm .
GOT MARRIED ON 50 CENTS
Edgar Thom -
Carl Moriock' A DAY
Moriock.
(London Free Preds)
delivered by
medalist, and
and Gentle -
Exeter, Feb. 13th.—Mr. and Mrs.
James Sweet, who live on: the Lon-
don road just south of here, are two
of the oldest pioneers in this district
Mrs. Sweet is in her 83rd year and
her life partner in hia 85th. They
have had nine ebildren, seven of
whom are living, one son and one
daughter living here. In spite ;of
his 85 years, James Sweet cuts, splits •
and piles his own 'wood still, and is
quite a prominent apiarist in this
community. His father purchased
400 acres originally, M. four differ-
ent lots, at $1.50 per acre, and gave
his family an excellent start. He re-
members hauling wheat to London,
during the Crimean War, when it
sold for over $2 per bushel, and on
the ,same trip Isis father MCCOMpall-
led hsm with a load of barley, winch
sold slightly* higher. This grain'was
all threshed by the first kind of
power threshing machine in these
parts which was owned by a syndi-
cate of 10 farmers. He- declares it
was far easier to Operate than the
old-fashioned flail.
In those early days there was a
stretch of unbroken bush, maple
predominating, right back to what is.
now Grand Bend. Bears were not
at anuucouninon and game of all
kinds was very plentiful. The set-
tlers, of course, depended on maple
sugar as their principal sweet, end
the huge sap troughs for collecting
the sap mere used as cradles for the
babies, except, of course during the
run of sap.
Whisky in Pane
For two years when the road, now
as then, known as the London road
was being converted from a blazed
trail to a road, he was employed to
Carry whisky and water to the labor-
ers. Whisky of the best could be
procured for 25 cents per gallten,
and was carried in a pail with a cup
attached and every man helped him-
self. With regard to the harmleee-
ness of the produet of that day he
named over a number of men known
to Min who lived to be 85 and even
over 90 and were never known to do
without it. London was the nearest
market for all products until .lanteS
Pickard opened a large store here,
where everything was sold that was
known in those, days, and where
farm era other peoclitcts wore
(311a8e
Onefarmer had six fine hogs. Ir-OIT
fat, fed on bne011tentS, and weighing
about 300 pounds apiece., Plea a rd.
offered him $8,25 per ihundred dreg -
;led, aut he refused, and teamed them
to Londen, where he only received
$3.00. •
Wheat by Trorsoback
At first Uheat hacl to be taken to
London on liorsebaels, and the flour
brought back the same way, until
stioonitne, ieniititiorpasioitEnigppos,%lil eit;stbatrterdffietnt
north of hare. The raelhon o hak-
inz• arean w ,a either CurionA. Is
vas Iliad nn iUI0 hugs '.1e,'1.170.s ad
then placed in 0, largo eoveassd fae,,
lae;tle ,tel ',ben put into a wood lire
and covered with glowieg °where
and WO are assured that Me( result-
ing loaf was hinge enough to feed a
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