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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1925-4-16, Page 1la1llTER ADVOCATE, ESTABLISFI;ED 1887 TIKETER TIMES, ESTABLISHED 1873 e AMALGAMATED • DECEMBER -'1st.1924 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 16th„ 1925 FIFTY-SECOND YEAR N0.266 111111 111 I1111111111111111111llllllllllillllllflllllllllllllllll Exeter Council 111111111111111111(IIIII111(Illllllllllllllillll111111111111111111111111111111111111 IIIA 1 Monday, April 15th, 1925 A regular Meeting, of the mantel,. MIMES MOM AMMER JAMMOJORNMA.1114111111/11111AMMO w mamma Alamo AMNION i KBE, DESTROYS HOLE Ole' "l M, OKE IN 'OSBORNE The fine frame house on the farm pal council was held in the Town of 'VVm, 011e on the 2nd con., of Us - borne Tp was destroyed by :fire —=1Hall with . all inembers:present. The about five-o'olock on Wednesday afternoon of last week. The fire. started in the back of the house from an overheated or defective flue Mr. Oke • and his .daughter Della were at home at the time and with the assistance of neighbors succeed- ed in saving considerable: of the bed- ding, clothing and most of the fur- niture in the front part of the house. Everything being so dry the tire spread rapidly and in about three quarters of an hour after •the blaze', Was discovered the dwelling was a mass of ns. h -smouldering ruTe foss is partly covered by insurance, 0 minutes of the meeting held March 23rd were read .and approved.: 'A letter was read: as received by the Reeve from G. W. Holman, chairman of the Counties Local Bd. Mother's Allowance. The same was. discussed and. held over for further consideration. Discussion re. the Purchase of Cal- ciuni, Chloride as a , dust preventa- tive was freely entered. into. It was moved by 'Councillors Hawkins and Coultis that petitions from citizens tl t residing an streets years. have been to in former Watered, asking that the same now be coated with =' calcium chloride for the 'season of 1925,: would be received up to the next regular 'meeting. Carried. ,The auditor's report for March IMMO W. mart spring Styles Don't fail'to see the Spring and Summer Styles in- N'orth- a way Suits, Coats and Dresses. These are very attractive gar- ments, reasonably priced. Linoleum & Congoleum RUGS We have a stock of between fifty and seventy-five congoleum rugs in all the popular sizes to select from. -Get our- prices. We Can save you money. New curtain nets, window blinds, Axminster rugs, •-- Tapestry .bedroom rugs: 2 yds x 3 yds and 2'/a yds x3 yds. clearing at $14.75 each. Special windowblinds in green only at 85 cents each... NEW LIGHT TAN SLIPPERS To have the very latest: in slippers you will need a pair of light tans as well as your black ones. We have them 3nvery newest styles and colors.. They 'are all the rage in the cities Get a pair, while we have complete sizes. . PHONE 32 Jones • 3lay PHONE 32 BURIED IN EXETER The remains of the late Mrs. A. W. Wright; who died at ;Alma, was read and accepted on motion of Mich., on April 7th, were brought Hawkins and Hopper. to Exeter on Good. Friday and the • The following accounts•were read funeral was ,held from the depot to and ordered paid: ' C. L. Wilson, the .Exeter cemetery for interment. auto hire, $1.00; Jonathan 1 ydd, The deceased wasthe eldest daugh- team labor, $9.00; W. Webber, team ter of the late Wm. Case, formerly labor $50.00; E. F. Willis, special of Exeter and was in her 84th year. constable; $18.60; Arthur Sanders, She left Exeter over forty years ago $12.00; F. Mallett, street Among those who accompanied the labor, .$27.00; R. /Marling, nails, remains to town were her brother 45c; Cemetery accounts; Bell Tele= Mr. Chas. Case, of St: Catharines phone rent Aril May Co:, p and June $4.62; Ross -Taylor 'Co., lumber, $62.45; ' Cecil Ford, labor, $.23.25; Wm:. Smith,; labor, $16.00; H. Bierling, lining supplies $7.50; passed on motion of Hooper and Davis. Adjournment by Davis.. _., 'Jos. Senior, Clerk BOARD OF EDUCATION The board met Monday evening in the office of the secretary, with R. N. Creech, .Rev. Truinper, W. A. 'Turnbull, 7. G. Stanbury, W. H. Dearing and, W. May present. %he , building and grounds com- mittee reported the ' flag pole low- ered., painted, wired and again in. position, also that a waterhole in the school garden :had been drain- ed. The principal's report and the ',public. school Inspector's report were read, discussed and filed. The, re -organization of two rooms as out- lined utlined by the inspector was approved'. by the board, and filed. The chairman gave - an outline and explanation of the new educa- tional bill ac.passed by the Ontario �-. Legislature, and the points in which it would affect this school were dis- -cussed. .. There -are about twenty-five new scholars to. commence -after Easter, The matter ; of accommodation was discussed, and it was filially - agreed as a temporary measure to have the junioa scholars in the primary room, and the new scholars - attend schoolfor only a half a day—the mons by the pastor, Rev. F. E. Clys- present scholars in the morning ; dale, were eloquent and inspiring. C and: the new pupils in the afternoon. At the morning service in addition Increased accommodation must - be, to the anthem a quartette was sung. procured at an early .date.- A few accounts were passed. K. MacFauls, Sec. FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM PRESENTATION A. very pleasant surprise was given Miss Leena Coates, organist of Caven 'Presbyterian .church at the close, of the Easter Cantata on; Sun- day evening when site was present- ed with a substantial purse of money by a few of the men of the congre- gation in appreciation of bar ser- vices, THE LATE DUGALD LOVE, Mr. Dugald Love passed away on Easter Sunday at the age of '75. Pyears and 6 months, The deceased was up,.and around in his accustom- ed. health on Good Friday and was preparing to go out when lie was stricken 'with a paralytic stroke which left him in a critical condi- tion. Mr. Love had been a resident of Exeter for about ten years. He was born in the Township of West Williams and for over 15 years was a resident, of Parkhill, where he was a blacksmith by trade.: The family resided in London for three. years before moving to town. He is sur- vived by his bereaved widow, whose maiden name was Jane McLeish,. also six daughters, Misses jean, Eleda and Ellen of Buffalo; Pearl of Stevensville;, Mrs. Goodspeed of Toronto and Mrs. .Gowie of Sarnia. He is also survived . by six brothers and ifour sisters: Lewis Love of Stephen; Wil is of Parkhill, o n:. William P k i J h and his son Mr. Everett Case, of ,. To- ronto; hrr. John Marchmont, of New of West Williams, Neil of Galesburg York.; Mr. Wm.. Hooper, of Alma, Mich.; Mr. Roden Rogers, of . De- troit, and. Mrs. Howe, - of 'Toronto. In addition to Mr. Chas.- Case of St. Catherines, one sister, Miss Eliza- beth Case, of Aima, Mich., survives. EiETER BOY LOSES EYE WHEN PIERCED BY ARROW Master Harold Skinner, the 15 - year -old son of Mrs. S. Skinner of town, had his left eye pierced with Mich., Duncan of. Hamilton, Laehlin of . Guelph, Miss Lizzie and Miss Kate Love, Mrs. John McNeil of Carlo, Mich and Mrs. W. Eastman . of Ar- kona.'- The funeral, -which was pri- vate, rivate, was • held Wednesday after- noon, interment in the Exeter Cem- etery. Passion Week wasbeautifully' portrayed with stereoptican pictures at the Main St. Sunday School Sun - an arrow 'while playing on the bank day afternoon. of the river- on Monday afternoon. The auction sale of the household He wastaken to London by Dr, effects of the late Rd. Pickard was Hync.man where it was found nec- held on Saturday and good prices essary to remove the eye. Harold, were realized. Txlie house and lot; with a number of other boys, bad •the store on Main St., and several gone to the river and several o£ acres of land on Huron St. were of- them had -bows and arrows. While fered for sale but were not sold. playing one of the arrows pierced The Easter Monday sacred con- Harold's eye laying it open and in- cert in the James St. church under juring the sight. He was immedi- the auspices of the Sunday School ately 'taken to Victoria Hospital. drew a fair. crowd. ' The choir pro - laying with bows and arrows has Tided thefirst part of the program been quite a hobby among the boys ' nd the : various numbers were of a and this will surely act as a warn- high order. The pastor, Rev. W. ing• • Donnelly, gave a 'dramaticrecital of. SERPLICES FOR MAIN ST. CSOIft Dr. Henry VanDyke's most charm- ing story "The Lost •Word. It is The choir of Main St.ehurch ap- a beautiful story and,Mr. Donnelly peered for" the first time . iii sur- in his fascinating manner held the plices on Easter Sunday,the gowns - audience in rapt attention during being the gift of a former member the recital of it. Mr. J. Hubert of the congregation, Mrs. Wm. Jones acted as chairman. Goodison, of Sarnia. The services. The annual meeting of the Ladies on Sunday ,were .in keeping with the Aid of James St. Methodist Church joyous Easter time, the choir rend- was held -on April 2nd, in the church ered special selections and the ser- parlors, with Rev. Donnelly in the chair during the election of officers after which Mrs. E. Rowcliffe who was re-elected president took charge of the meeting. Reports of last year's work were given and approv- ed. The . officers for the coming year are: Pres., Mrs. E. Rowcliffe,; Vice -Pres., Mrs. W. Johns; Secy, Mrs. Cutbush; Treas., - Mrs. N. Baker; Pianist, -Mrs; M. Snell; Asst. Pianist, . Mrs. T. M. Dinney; Parsonage Com. Con., Mrs. J. S. Harvey; Finance Com. Con.., Mrs. T. 0. Southcott; Visiting Com. Con„ Mrs. Melville; Prog. Com. Coit., Mrs. Boyle. p�1: IES 1111( II II INflllllfl `:�111111111111111IIlilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll II I L III 1111111111111111111�IIINilllllll II! Among the Normal students in uA11.111.1.11.111111111MEM— London home for the Easter holt- We Need the -space Sale Very. Special Prices to Clear 1 DOHERTY RANGE REG. $85.00 TO CLEAR AT $70.00 - 1 DOHERTY RANGE REG. $100.00 ' TO CLEAR AT $86.00' 1 DOHERTY RANGE REG. $110.00 TO CLEAR. AT $92,00 1 JEWEL -RANGE REG. $115.00 TO -CLEAR A'l' 90.00 1 : DOHERTY, QUEBEC WITH OVEN REG. • $60. NOW $52. 1 BANNER, QUEBEC WITH OVEN REG. $42. NOW $39.60 -'1 3 BURNER NEW PROCESS OIL STOVE $30: NOW $21.00 `5 Electric Light Bulbs .$ 1.00 1-160 IDEAL INCUBATOR REG. $33:50 1-400 IDEAL INCUBATOR REG. $59. 1 WHITD CAP ELECTRIC WASHER REG. 1 MAX'W'ELL WASHER REG. $22.00 TO CLEAR $30. TO CLEAR $55. $125. NOW $110, TO CLEA.R $19.00 13 Piece Aluminum Ware Party Elora; Set $ 1.89 MANTLES FOR COLEMAN LAMPS AND LANTERNS ...,$1.00 a: doz • J'IY.ST RECEIVED BARB AND PLAIN WIRE PLOWER GUARD, POULTRY FENCE POULTRY NETTING AND STAPLES ea an s Hardware Paint Store days are Aylmer - Christie, Mildred- Rowe, ildredRowe, Carrie Davis, Ruth Lamport, Mary Homey and Gertrude Francis. BIRTHS , CALDWELL—In Hay Tp., on Good Friday,. April 10th, to Mr. and Mrs. John Caldwell a daughter. STEPHEN—In Usborne Tp., ., on April 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. John Stephen, a son. (Charles. Laurie.) DEATHS - HIND—In Usborne, on Wednesday, April 8th, Elizabeth Manley, re- lict of the late John Hind, in her 88th year. LOVE -In Exeter, on Sunday, April 12th, 1925, Dugald Love, aged 75 years, 6 months. PERRISO—On the Mollard Line, Stephen, Tp, on Friday, April 10, , and Mr. Doherty sang a duett and Mabel Agnes Green,, beloved wife Mr.: Kenneth Stanbury played a de of Alex. Peiriso, aged 32 years, lightful violin solo. The work of 11 months and 6 days: • the : choir was of such real merit WO#tDEN—In Hibbert, on Monday, that by special request the cantata' April 10th, Charity Brook Worden was repeated on Sunday evening, in her 66th year. the church again being filled. One of the finest musical pro- grams that has been heard in Ex- eter for a number of years was given in Caven Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening of last week when the choir presented that splendid musical cantata "The First Easter." The opening number, of the cantata was a chorus by the choir "Silent the Sleeping Town." This was followed by a contralto solo "In the Garden" by Miss Elia Wares; a. chorus by the choir "Shall Heavy Rock" in which Miss Netta Pryde took the solo part; soprano solo "The Break of Day" by Mrs. Rutherford; women's chorus and choir "As it Began to Dawn" with bass solo by Mr. E. J. --Christie; choral "Our Lord Indeed is Risen;" chorus, "All Hail" with tenor solo by Dr. Kinsman; bass solo "Lo, I am with You Alway" by Mr. Do- herty, of Clinton, and. final chorus "Christ is Risen." The choir . was assisted by Mrs: N. J. - Dore, Miss Mabel , Follick, Miss Adeline Wein, Miss Gladys Weber and Mr. Do- herty. The pastor, Rev. Jas. Foote presided and delivered a short and interesting address; Dr. Kinsman by Misses- M. Folliek and M. Brode- rick and Messrs L. Statham and H. Dignan. At the evening service Mr. Maurice Ford assisted the choir and sang aA solo. m quartette uartette was furnished by Messrs H. Dignan, George Beavers, -Lyle Statham and I Robt. Gambrill. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Roger Northcott and family desire to express their sincere thanks to the many neighbors and friends for their , kindness ' and sympathy during Mr. Northcott's illness' and death. CARD OF THANKS Mr:: and Mrs. Thos: C, Allen, of Usbdrne wish to express their deep appreciation to the many friends and neighbors and also the • teacher. for their kindness and sympathy during; their recent *bereavement. IN 1MIT MORIA11 13AUEit---Tn loving memory of our dear mother, Mrs, - Sophia Bauer', who passed peacefully' away otie year ago, ' April 14th, 1924. Gone is the face we loved so dear, Silent is thevoice we loved to hear; Too far away for sight or speech, But not too far for thoughts to reach: Sweet' to reilnembor her .who once vas here, And though Who absent is always dear. • Sadly missed by sisters and brothers. Dr. and Mrs. - Hewitt and family, of Toronto,, are visiting for a week with Mrs. Hewitt's 'father, Mr. A. Dow. THE LATE MRS. HIND ' The death of Mrs. John Hind took place on Wednesday of last week at the home of her daughter Mrs. Lewis Fletcher, 12 con. of.ITs- borne. Although the deceased had not enjoyed good health for . some time her final illness had lasted on- ly :about a week.: TIer maiclen. name Was 'Elizabeth Manley and she was in her 88th year, The deceased was born in Somerset, Eng., and came to " Canada at the age of six Years settling with her parents at rt. Hope. For over 55 years she has been a resident of Usborne liv- ing at Elimvilie until about eleven Years ago When she went to snake her home with her daughter: Mir. Iiind predeceased Bilin .about tea years, She 18 survived bj* one soli anti' three daughters, John It and Mrs. Thornton Baker, of Exeter; Mrs; Fletcher, of Usboril,e and Mrs. Ged, Pollen, of St. Marys, one sis- ter, Mrs. Aitelieson,=of Toronto; al- so survives. The funeral was held Good Friday , afternoon conducted by her pastor, Rev. F. E. Living- stone, interment in the i11mville Cemetery. ,Le I . s t � e )1 To See Better i'To see better," does not always: mean to see more. It often means to see with less effort, A certain eye defect called Hyper- metropia in many oases does not in- terfere with acuteness of vision, but does create as excessive eye strain. Which causes headaches, dizziness and nerve strain, The proper glasses will relieve this condition and give comfort, Office Hours. 9.30 to 12 a.m. 1,30 to 5 p,m. Evenings by Appointment 8. Fitton, Phone, '75W Registered Optometrist Your Car DESERVES STANDARD EQUIP- MENT Goodyear Diamond or :Goodrich Silvertown'.. E:;Cord Tires and a Willard Storage Battery EVERYTHING IN RADIQ DE FOREST CROSLEY, WESTING- HOUSE, ZENITH SETS IN STOCK Give us a Chance to Quote You 'Prices. W. J. BEER RADIO LICENSES ISSUED Trip Around the World ON A MISSION OF MERCY WITH THE SALVATON ARMY Helping the poor, reclaiming the druntard, rescuing the falling girl, cheFg. the prisoner, sheltering the r.ldren, bringinig the. Gospel to :heathen. Can.,. H. A. HURD, Subscribers, Sec., for Western Ont. will give a thrilling account illustrated by 150. slides. - In the Town Hall, Exeter on Wed. April the 22nd at 8 p.m. W.: D. Sanders, will occupy' the chair. Ad- mission free. Collection will. be taken. - - ome Theatre "THE SEA HAWK": FRIDAY and SAT APRIL 17th and 18th SATURDAY MATINEE AT O'CLOCK ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC, EDUCA- TIONAL AND HISTORICAL PICTURES EVER PRODUCED. WRITTEN BY RAFAEL SABATINI. A TRUE PICTURE OF THE EARLY DAYS ON THE SPANISH MAIN, OVER 3,000 GALLEY SLAVES, SAILORS AND .FIGHTING MEN ENGAGED IN A NAVAL BATTLE ON THE HIGH SEAS. AN ENTIRE ALGERIAN CITY WITH ITS SLAVE 'MARKET. • BARBA.RY, CORSAIRS AND THE PIRACY. OF SPANISH AND ENGLISH BUCCANEERS. A MILLION DOLLAR PRODUCTION WITH EVERY CENT OF. EXPENSE EVIDENT ON THE SCREEN, Evening Prices. All Seats 40e. Matinee.Prices 15 and 40e.. 'EVENING PROGRAM AT 7,30 SH ARP ii ce every ry y 1