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10XETIOR ADVOCATE, ESTABLISHED 1887 f DECOMBER ist 1924
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THURSbAY
SEPTEMBER 3rd., 1925
FIFTY-SECONDr YEAR No. 2.68
Ltdie' and Misses'
FALLand WINTER
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'We are rieCv. rea4ifor the comingweason with a complete range of
fall and winter coats tor ladies, misses and children. We have about
one hundred beautiful coats to select from in a wide range of cloths and
colorings. Our prices are much lower this season. We have also except-
ionally fine stock for stout figgree.
Children's Coats
The. children's coats from 1 to 14 are now in stock, mostly ^yirith fur
collars, Get our prices on these before buying.
Fall Dress Flannels
Flannels are going to be verY popular for dresses this season. We
have the new stripes, checks also stripes with cheek borders as well as
plain colors.
Fine Dress Fabrics
Among the finer dress fabrics are Satin Crepes, Chamimes, Coverts,
_gashes, Wool Crepes, etc., in many new shades. Many lines are shown
_In exclusive dress lengths. See the new pansy-purpleshades.
Complete Showing of
New Fall and Winter Goods ---
• Every department in our store is rapidly filling with new fall and 4
winter goods. New lines in Sweaters for ladies, men and children, under-
wear, hosiery, men's wear, house -furnishings, boots and shoes, ladies -
ready -to -wear, etc. Call and look over our stock.
"Big B" Brand Work Shirt's
Weare local sellineagents for "Big B" work shirts. This line of
shirts is becoming so popular as to scarcilyneed adveitleing. They are
extra full in size, well made and reasonable in price at $1.00 to $1.50 ea _
Fur Sets at $12.50
We have only a few sets of furs left in Fox, Wolf, etc., which we .
are clearing at $12.50 a set only a fraction of their original cost. Odd
fur muffs clearing at $5.00 each.
Ladies' Fur Coats
We have ladies fur coats in plain muskrat and novelty effects. Come
in and see them.
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Exeter 'Council
Monday,, August 24th
A regular meeting of' the Municip-
al Council, absent COnacillor Davis.
The ininaltee of the Meeting held
August 10th, were read and confirm-
ed per Hawkine-Davis.
Regarding the propoaal of Mr. C.
B. Snell that this „coutteil appoint a
committee said committee to wait on
Mr. Snell and secure an agreement
that will safe guard the Municipality
in the event that in after years the
creek drain should have to be clean-
ed and etc. Carried,. .
Hooper----Coultis That the xnem-°
bers of council Compose said com-
mittee. Carried. „
Hooper-Coultis That the Clerk
= order the necessary sheets of ruled
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paper 4.s per sample sufirnitted. Car-
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=,• The following accounts were read
= and passed. /
John Para:ins, labor, 326.55; Jas.
= Parsons labor $14.13; HarveY Bros.
...... teem, labor $19.25; Rd, E. Davis,
- team labor, $27,50; •Joseph Green,
= labor $6.00; Richard (uance, labor,
$ 11.50 ;: R. -G Seldon, cement, $500.
Henry Smith, labor, $22.05; Oren
Winer, labor, $18.38; Clyde Hey-
wood, labor, $33.00; Jerry Heaman,
labor $7.88; Abner Rankin $3.00;
1.0=M•1 Jonathan Kyd,d, labor, ;7.00; W. G.
Simmons, repairs,18-27.20 Garfield
Stanlake, labor, $2..50; John Hun -
kin,: labor, $66.10; „ Peter Coleman,
labor, $35.75; W. L. Gillespie, lab-
or, $4.50; •Joseph Stacey, labor $8.-
50; Provincial Secretary Fees, $2.50
Ross -Taylor, supplies '835.70; Lon-
don Bridge WorkS, Ltd. iron bars,
$52.57; H. Bagshaw, draying $3.85.
Passed on motion of Hooper-Coul-
_ tis. Carried.
• Jos. •Senior, Clerk
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M.R. D. C. McINNIS ritssEs
Mr. Donald C. McInnis, who has
been ill for several weeks, passed
away early Wednesday morning ag-
ed 82 years. A full account will be
given next week.
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- Mr. Leslie Robinson, of Usborne,
met with an unfortunate accident
one day last week. He and his fa-
ther were drawing in grain with the
slings and in some manner he was
drawn up on one of theAundles. He
caught hold of the rine and the
flesh was torn from three fingers of
his „left ,hand :exposing, th4tentIons,
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Lowe Bros. High Standard Paints
80c per pint; 1.45 per qt.; 2.80 per half gal.; 5.40 per gal.
NEPTUNETE THE GOOD VARNISH FOR ALL PURPOSES
- 1 4.0ff Sale
on all
TINSMITHING
HAVE TROUGILING
FURNACE ,WORK
HAMMOCKS
NEW PROCESS OIL STOVE
TENNIS RACHETS
BASEBALL GLOVES
BASEBALL MITTS
get our prices on/
Builders :Hardware
HOUSES, BARNS AND BUILD-
INGS OP .ALL .DESCRIPTIONS
GLASS and PUTTY
PLUMBING
PIPING, FITTINGS
VALVES, ETC,
Heaman's Hardware &Paint Store
• GODERIOR EXHIRMoN
NEXT WEEK
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
September 9, 10, 11. Popular event
of the season. Four track events,
purses $900. -two each day, Thurs-
day and Friday. Full list of at-
tractions -Barlow and Barlow, sen-
sational and comedy acrobats; • Hen-
derson's Juvenile Pipe Band; Maple
Leaf Midway. Admission only 25c.
Misses Merrilla. and Ruth Willert,
of liietroit, Mich., are "visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. F. Triebner, Jr. of Ste-
phen.
Dr. Robt. Muir .aicia wife of Go-
wanda, N: Y., spent a few..days with
the dodoes sister;Mrs. Ben 1Vlakins
and also with Mr, and Mrs. Basil
Kennelly, of Strathroy.
'IVIr. and Mrs. Thosli Shapton, of
Flint, Mich., Mrs. Aitcheson, ,ot St.
Marys, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Douglas and
two daughters, of Avonton visited!
the Shapton family on Friday. '
Trivitt Memorial church will hold'
their anniversary services next Sun-
day, marking the 37th year of the I
erection of the church. Rev. A. A.
Trumper, the esteemed rector of the
church, will have charge of the 'ser-
vices.
The value of the published reports
of'.Muncipal Council proceedings is
very often • overlooked. Not so in
the State of Michigan, where a newl
law requires every vilTage council to
publish all proceedings' of the coun-
cil, in the nearest' newspaper within
days after • the meeting The
newspapers have to be paid for this
servicti which Ili this locality they
give without charge.
DIED AT BATTLE CREEK
• Major Harold DeForest Burdick,
husband of Mildred Stewart, the lat-
ter being a neice .of 1VIrs. W. T.
Acheson, of town, died August 15th,
in Nichols hospital at Battle Creek,
Mich., following an operation for ap-
pendicitis.. The remains were taken
to Washington, D. C., to be inferred
in the national cemetery at Arling-
ton. Major Burdick, aged 40 years,
was.,a • graduate of Annapolis, and
was to have assumed his new duties
as Professor of Military Science and
Tactics at the University of Michi-
gan with the opening of the school
year. He is survived by his wife
and two children, Robert 12, and
Drothy 20 months.
RT. HON. W. L. IILICKENZIE
KING TO VISIT EXETER
This community is to be honored
with a visit from the Rt. Hon. W.
L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister
of Canada, who will visit Exeter on
Labor Day and will address • a meet-
ing in Victoria Park. A reception
will be tendered the Premier in tb.e
morning at Central Park. Arrange-
ments are being made to have the
town gaily decorated for the occas-
ion and the Reeve is calling upon
all citizens to decorate their re-
spectiye places. It is expected that
over five thousand people will visit
•
Extter that day and it is to be hop-
ed that our town will appear at its
•best. Arrangements are being
made to • have amplifiers placed in
the park so that eyeryone may hear
the speakers distinctly. At the non-
political reception in the moiling
the school Children will sing.
WINNERS IN HOME
GARDEN CONTEST
The following' is the list of win-
ners in the home garden contest in
South and Centre Huron conducted
by the Huron County Department of
.Agriculture: -
South Huron-lst. Edwin Rad-
ford, Londesboro, 94; 2nd. Mary
Hunter, Centralia, 93%; 3rd. Irene
Koehler•Dublin, R. R. 1, 931/4; 4th,
Bessie,. McEwen, Clinton, IC R. '5,
92.
Centre Huron --lot. Harvey Cook,
Belgrave, R. R. 1, 9514; 2nd. And-
rew Fraser, Clinton, R. R. 3, 95','
3rd. Luella Powell, Clinton, R. R. 3,
94; 4th. Roy Elliott, Clinton, R R 3
93%.
EXKIT)11 FALL FAIR TO BE
BETTER THAN EVER
The Exeter Fall Fair gives excel-
lent promise of being the best for
many „years. The directors -are
working with a will to make this
year's exhibition greater than eVer.
The prize lists have been revised and
distributed. The domestic science
department has been greatly aug
mented. A splendid list Of special
prize t are being offered •and intend-
ing exhibitors will do well to get ac-
quainted with them. Thi S year pri-
zes are being offered for the best
schoel drill to be put on by sehoola
outside of. Meter. Usborne Town-
ship are offering special prizes for
baby beef. Trials of speed will be
one of the attrattions. Liberal purs-
es are being offered. The dates of
the fair are September 22 bnd. 23.
rd. •
BIRTHS
HEYWOOD -In Usborne,- on Fri-
day, August 21st, to Mr. and IVIrs.
• Victor Heywood, a daughter,
POOLE -At Winchelsea, on Au-
gust 20th, to Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
• Pooley a daughter (Irene Merle.)
DEATHS
McINNIS--In Exeter, on September
• 2nd, Donald C. IVIaInnis, in his
82nd year.
BISSETT--In 'Winnipeg, en August
26th, William Ilissett Son. of' Mr.
Geo.,H Bissett formerly of Exe-
ter, aged about 37 years.
THAMES ROAD ARE WINNERS
• OF SOFTBALL LEAGUE
On Friday evening last the James
• St, married men were beaten, in a
game of softball by the Main St.
team, The defeat of the James $t.
team woUnd up the leagae, the hon-
ors going to the Thames Road team
who are winners for both the first
and second series. The leagu'e haa
created no little interest this sum-
mer, the games being fairly well
patronized.
SIPARKS START- FIR• E •
AT STATION
The fire alarm sounded Tuesday
about 1:30. o'clock when it was
learned that the C. N. R. depot was
on fire and soon there was a mad.
rush for thp scene. When the fire-
men arrived the roof was smoulder-
ing in several placea and a bucket
brigade was at work. It was thought
that the fire. was cominf from un-
derneath the roof. was soon put
out when the hose was brought into
play. The fire started from sparks
from a frieght engine that had pull-
ed out just a short time before. It
was. first noticed by Messrs. Chas.
Keddy and R. G. Seldom A large
crowd soon gathered around. The
shingles were ripped off the roof in
several places and some damage will
be caused by water. Fortunately the
fire did not get much headway be-
fore being discovered.
DIED IN WINNIPEG
It will be sad news to many in
town to learn of the death of Mr.
Wm. Bissett, third son of Mr. Geo.
H. Bissett, a former hardware mer-
chant and resident, of Exeter, he
having died in Winnipeg on August
26th of last week. Mr. Bissett had
been. enjoying his usual good health
up to ashort time of his death hen
W
he was stricken with typhoid fever.
He was at once taken to the Hospit-
al but the disease baffled the skill
of the best physicians and he passed
away. Mr. Bissett was born in Exe-
ter and after his school days was
engaged with the R. E. Pickard Co.
up to the time the family Moved to
Winnipeg. Of late years Mr. Bis-
• sett followed the occupation of tra-
veller. He4 leaves a wife, formerly
a Miss -Treble, and four small. child-
ren. The remains were' interred in
Winnipeg. .
I MARRIED IN SARNIA
. -
The .home of thebride's parents,
212 Cromwell St. Sarnia was the
scene of a quiet wedding at high
• noon on August 26th uniting two
popular members' of Sarnia's. young-
• er set, Miss Margaret Edith M'cMann
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Me -
Mann, and Mr. Harold Eacrett Full-
er son of Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Fuller.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. J. Paterson, D. D., pastor ,of
St. Andrew's Presbyterian church.
There were no attendants. Follow -
ling a luncheon for immediate relat-
ives and friends, Mr, and Mrs. Ful-
ler left for a two weeks' motor trifi
land on their return they will reside
on Blanche St. Mr. Fuller is a mem.-
i ber of the legal firm of Pardee,
Gurd, Fuller and Taylor, and also a
member of the city council. He is a
grandson of Mr. Chas Eacrett and is
related to the Eacrett family in this
community.
Local News
Miss Ann Auld, of Watford, has
resumed her position as milliner
with Miss Armstrong.
TO ERECT NEW ,GARAGE
Mr. C. B. Snell has purchased the
lot south of the S. M. Sanders block,
fornierly the old James Pickard
block througli which the preek
runs. The council will wall in. the
creek with cement walls and Mr.
Snell intends erecting an up-to-date
garage on the premises that will be
used by Mr. Milo Snell, Ford dealer.
We understand that Mr. Snell has
plans for remodelling the old Com-
mercial hotel, now used as the Ford
garage, into .modern office apart-
ments. He already has severa:
prospects for such apartments.
On Friday morning last while Mr.
John Gillespie was turning his team
attached to the bus, at the corners
of Main and James St. he was run
into by an auto being driven south.
The tongue of the bus caught the
rear top support of the car and one
of the horses was thrown off its feet
The auto top was put out of shape.
The legal firm of Parkinson &
Riordan, St. Marys, have dissolved
the partnership which they have
carried on during the past 4 years.
Mr. Riordan will leave St. Marys for
Windsor, and Mr. Parkinson ' will
continue to carry on the piactiee in
St: Marys. Mr. Parkinson is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. David Parkinson, of
Exeter.
• Miss Thelma Taylor, who has
been switching at the central tele-
phone office for some time, and
who has made herself popular am -
Ong the many subscribers her
kindly and obliging manner, has re-
signed the position and has accepted
position with Jones ea May, tom-
meacing her ditties Monday. Mr, G.
Lawapn, late Of the West, is filling
the vacancy at the -telephone office.
Mr. Wm. Attfield, Wife and five
children who have spent the past 4
months in Exeter, left Tuesday tor
Parkhill. Mr. Attfield has had
charge of a topographical party who
have 'been making a survey in this
district. • They have completed their
work here and are. moving to Park-
hill. ,Mr. Attfield expresses -his ap-
predation of the kindly manner he
a,nd his Wilily hare been received in
thceter.
• Mr. and Mrs. Austin. Hewitt, of
1 Detroit, are visiting with the tor -
nier a mother. The latter has been
visiting In Detroit and returned with
them
•Mr. and Mrs. P. Brimacombe
and daughter have returned to Ram-
ilton by Mr. and Mrs.
W. •Welsh who will visit there for a
time.
Public Notice
• A visit to Exeter of the
PRIME MINISTER
of the Dominion of Canada
RT. HON. WILLIAM LYON
MACKEWIE KING
LABOR DAY, MONDAY, SEPT. 7th
The Citizens ancl. Merchants of
Exeter are hereby called upon to
make some decoration and other dis-
play worthy of the occasion.
Let every Citizen dot his and her
part. •
• By Order
W. D. Sanders, Reeve
SUPPLY
RUNNING WATER
UFor the Farm Home
For the purpose of demonstrating
practical and economical methods of
providing
Running Water, Installing
Modern Conveniences
for Farm Homes
The Provincial Department of Agri-
culture has fitted up a truck with
AIR PRESSURE, WATER SYSTEM,
ROT WATER BOMER, SINK,
PUMPS, BATHROOM EQUITIVIENT
Demonstrations as to methods of
installing water systems under vary-
ing conditions and the utilization of
running water to the best advantage
in the home will be given by a prac-
tical plumber who has had a, wide
experience in connection with this
line of work.
Demonstrations will be given as 4
' follows: -
at EXETER on
Friday, Sept. llth
1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The public, both men and women,
are invited to visit the truck at
their convenience
Invite your friends t come with
you and witness the practical de-
monstration of a water system suit-
able for a rural home.
SPIT
SICK WATCHES
We are prepared to give you
isfaction in all kinds of watch 04
iewelery,, repaTring and gold ant4
silver welding,
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PERSONAL GRP:i4ITING CARDS
We have a large -stock of LY0OS
James samples on hand and will bo
glad to take your orders as soon MI
possible.
S. B. TAYLOR
JEWELER. • --- EXETER,
FITTONS OLD STAND
Speaking of Bread
Here's everybody's guaran-
tee of a "square meal." Plen-
ty of Bread sustains, satisfies,
energizes.
No other food can compare
with Bread. It is the raost prac-
tical and economical of fopds,
and makes an ideal side -part
ner for every other food.
The in.ore fussy you are about
honest -to -goodness Bread, the
better you will like
Lockwood's Better Bread
It has a rich Bready flavor
and always delights.
(Ask Your Grocer For It)
• W. H. LOCKWOOD
• BA1.ER
• EXETER -:- ONTARIO
PARAMONNT WEEK
- at the -
ii3ontr 011ratre
SATURDAY and MONDAY
(LABOR DAY)
September 5th and' 7th
Top of the World'
A COMEDY DRAMA. FEATUREiG
Anna Q. Nillson
USUAL COMEDY
I GREAT LIBERAL
DEMONSTRATIO
- HELD IN HONOR OF -
RT. HON. W. L.
MACKENZIE KING
PRIME MINISTER of CANADA
IN
VICTORIA PARK,' EXETER
ABOR DAY, SEPT.
7t
A RECEPTION TO MEET THE PREMIER. EVERYBODY WELCOME
COME AND SPEND THE DAY IN EXETER
• Speaking will beaiu promptly at 2 o'clock
ADDRESSES
Will be delivered by
Rt. llon,;„„W. L.
Mackeriiie King
PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA
HOTi. Archie rilcCoig
Senator of Canada
J. C. Elliott, K C
Ex -M. P. p. Liberal Candidate for
• West Middlesex
s Thos. McMillan
Liberal Candidate for 5. Huron
•CIVIC
•
RECEPTION
AT 10:30 a. m. A NON POLIT-
ICAL CIVIC RECEPTION WILL
BE TENDERED THE PRIME
MINTSTER AT CENTRAL PARK,
MR W. D. SANDERS, REEVE or
EXETER, WILL GIVE THE AD-
DRESS OF WELCOME. ON BE-
HALF OF THE CIVIC BODIES,
AFTER WHICH THE PEOPLE
OF EXETER AND •DISTRICT
WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO 'MEET THE DISTINGUISHED
The Premier and Party will ar-
rive on, the 1015 train,
• Come and do Hotter to Canatla'4
Prime Minister
AND 1:11.1Art OF TRU ACEGUIVEZONTS Or iltRE111 YUA11S
AL GOVERNMENT IN CANADA
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