HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1923-9-13, Page 1THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY
,,.. Our Corner
Before a check is accepted get the
bank marked
Few things axe as ,bads as they might]
be except a postoffice pen.
Famous last words... "Watch me
pass him at the next curve."
You don't have to crawl under the
lawnmower with aur oit can and things.
"Here's a dress I sever wear out"
said the flapper as she donned her
The man who is not afraid of fail-
ure seldom has to face it,
Is there a weed inspector in Exe-
ter? If so he should take a 'walk
around town„
Curiously .enough the; people who are
shocked. by modern bathing suits sel-
dom miss the oppurtutlity of seeing
them,
Just at this timet of year how strik-
ing are the poet'e worsts.
"There is no death; the dust we
tread shall chaunge,
Beneath the summer showers,
To golden grain„ or mellow fruit;.
Or rainbow -tinted flowers."
It may b.e. that man was the .first • ALL FOR NOTHING
perfect speciman and that monkeys 111: oti' that bard'
"°' were discarded seconds. Jones for ,life.'
"How so?"
If you can go :five hours on half e "Why the other day he asked mc
gallon of gasoline the engagement to come to has cellar to see his new
may safely be announced, furnace:"
"Yes?"
Make your 'entrees for the Fair in "He had a new furnace!"
advance. It will save Loth your nine!
and that of the secretary.„
Our eyes are placed in, front because
it is inore impoetant to look ahead
than look back; cultivate foresight.
Concenerati,on on the desire to sell
is poor salesmanship. C•onoentration,
on the customer's desire to buy is
g 'god salesmanship. How better can
the desire to ,buy be stimulated than
by forceful advertising?
The placing of lay sign or hoard
advertisement within ,half a mile of a
prov-iinc�; highway is now a, criminal
offense and the police are( supposed to
lay charges against the. persons respon-
siblet eor placing such signs.
Leading financial meta all .over Can -
ado have hurried into prink in the last
few weeks to assure the public• that
'accounts in the. remaining banks a f
Canada are perfectly, safe, and that
no further bank failures; will: take place
Continued confidence in, the safety of
bank accounts is the' only, vwey to pre.=
vent disturbance and unrest in financ-
ial circles.
It seems the hardest thing in the
world for some of our! citizens to mind
letheir own busine,s. If they devoted
o self-improvement a tithe, of the en-
ergies they expend, in forcibly, improv-
ing eomone else the country would
be very near the golden} age. As this
beneficent shift of effort is not ie
;~,heir thought, it behooves the law to
effect it by constraint and by Penal-
ties that shall make them regret their
abominable acts, morethan a little.
DR. JOHN WARD
CHIROPRACTOR.Sc 'OPTOMETRIST
HAS MOVED TO
MAIN STREET, SOUTH of Y.P.C.A.
EXETER
Phone 70.
ON THE MISSING LIST
Jones arrived home one morning
and found his. wefejs, Irish( waeherwom-
an, the only occupant of the house.
"Do you know anything about my
wife's whereabouts?" he asked the
queen of the tub.
"Faith an' Oi d rift Misther Jones,"
she replied. "Thleres nary a sign of
them in the wash thee week."
DEFINITIONS.
Profanity -A man fitting stovepipes.
Coli: -A small boy and green( apples.
Melody- Cats, night and a back fence.
Exercise -Stepping on. soap in bath
tub.
True. Love -A small boy and a dog,
Sign. Language -A dog's tail -
Music -What a jazz orchestra leaves
out.
Vampire -Rouge, lipsticks, perfume,
and masculine easy marks.
Delirium- Tremens -A quart of boot-
s; whiskeys -
Zero, Hour -L9 o'clock a. m. Sept. 4.
Noise -Any small boy.
Stench. -A five cent cigar.
Paralysis -Our town clock.
Fairy Tale -35 miles to the gallon,.
Vacate n-Mosquiat,oes, sunburn and
broke.
FARMER FOUND DEAD
Stratford Sept. 5. -George Albert
Fischer, son of Mr. Henry Fischer,
of Fullerton, was found dead in the
hay mow of the barn at arils h,dme
yesterday, haviing been missing since
Saturday. An extended 'search was
made for four days before the was
found. His body was much contorted.
Coroner Dr. Armstrong, of Mitchell
decided that an inquest -vas not nec-
essary. He did not give an opinion
as to the cause of the cleth of Mr.
Fischer, but he had obviously been
diad for some time before he was
found.
EXETE
Sept. 17 a
FAIR
18y X23
THREE BIG RACE;
PURSES
2:18 Trot or Pace . Purse $225.00
2:30 Trot or Pace m Purse $200.00
Green Race horses never started before 15000
Concert.:at Night
"What Happened Qd t0 Jones"
4, A Delightful Comedy
Presented b
ese St• 1VIarY s Dramatic Club
ub
Popular Prices.
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Plan of Hall at Howey's Drug Store
Meet Your Friends at Exeter Fair
Williams
President
R. G.,1S'eldon
Secretary
COMMUNICATION
To The Exeter Advocate.
Dear Sirs:—
The splendid results attained by
Exeter High School in the Depart-
mental examinations, both of 1922
and 1923, have had the hoped-for
recognition on the part of the people
of this High School District. From
an attendance of not more than
one hundred the registrations have
risen to two hundred this year and
the possibilities of . further increase
'are not exhausted. Exeter occupies
a central position in one of the. most
intelligent and well-to-do sections of
Ontario and has an area about it
larger than any other High School
in the county. In the past, students
from this area have been attracted
to other schools by reason of the in-
efficiency of Exeter School and even
the 'children of our own town have
been compelled to go elsewhere to
complete their secondary education.
Today Exeter is coming into her own
educationally, One hundred and fifty
young women and young men from
the farms and neighboring villages
are here and their parents are link-
ed up with Exeter commercially and
socially as never before with all that
means to life and trade, of our town.
Own people are no longer compelled
to contribute to the life and trade of
other towns by sending away their
childre with the consequent break-
ing or home influences and the in-
crease of financial burdens.
I believe that every citizen of Ex-
eter is proud of our schools, both
Public and High, and rejoices in
their efficiency and in the unmistak-
able compliment of the parents of
the District in sending their children
to Exeter. But I find that there are
a few misconceptions on the part of
some which I should like to correct.
We hear it stated that Exeter is pay-
ing for the education of the students
from the country because there are
no fees charged outsiders under
present Government regulations.
This is not correct. Exeter rate-
payers pay for Exeter students only.
The total cost is figuered per pupil
and the Counties of Perth, Middle-
sex and Huron contribute that cost
according to their contribution to
the attendance. In reality the large
attendance of County pupils reduces
Exeter's school expenses by reason
of the"fact that it would cost more
per scholar to operate a small school
for Exeter only, than the larger
school for the whole District.
Another statement which requires
eorrecti,oan is the statement that Ex-
eter School taxes are being raised ev-
ery year.. Last year the Board of Ed-
ucation requested and received one
thousand dollars less than in 1921 and
this year the amount required has
been further reduced by five hun-
dred dollars. A comparison of 1921
and 1922 tax receipts will establish
that school taxes were reduced one
mill in 1922 and the 1923 notices will
show the further reduction .represent -
keg -°the, five hundred dollars decrease.
This a`esult was attained in spite of
vast extensions in the school's u
fulness to community and the "arming
of the standard of efficiency so that
we now have a real school of t•'I•ich
every citizen can feel proud,
At the present time the Board is
gathering information with regard to
the best method of providing needed
accommodation for a crowded condi-
tion. btoh im. pulblic and high school,
and we have Meth in the good sense
of the citizens as,'w(el havie faith in our
schools that they with, discuss the pro-
blem with courage and intelligence ani
with a proper sense of the -esponsio-
iiities ,we have to the future citieens
of Exeter ain,d to our quota of the
future cittizenhood of Canada. Person-
aril! I believe' it be good business
as; well as sound patriotism to provide
for the present and foe the future by
erecting a new High School. if this
can be done at a cost to the rate-
payers of Exeter of• only one-fo_irtlm
its contract price at has beep esti nz-
ted then no one should contemplate
the undertaking with alarm.
Vl'rth you, for thebest interests of
Exeter,
J. •G STANBURY.
Local News
See the horse races at Exeter Fa..r
next. Tuesday '
DEATH OF JAMES DEW.
The death Of James Dew took, place
at' Erskine Alta., os August 16. He
was a charter meanlber of Erskina
Lodge, I.O.O,F., and six 'chaster bre-
thren were pall bearers. James Dew
was born. near Exeter Ont., on Sept.
1st, 1855, and was 68 years of age..
2S years of age, he; left Exeter, where
he had learned marble cuttcmag, and
moved to .Snozfflake, Mann, where he
homesteaded, and later' conducted a
livery business at Baldur. Following
this he took up 'ranching south. of
Nred:;cine Hat,, and 18 years age he
went to Erskine.: He was well known
in
went
en'tir'e district, andwas a splen
deo Luta , z,Erl., Besides 1165 widow he is
Survived' ed by :six brothers, and three sis-
ters'; Robert of Snowflake; 'Wm., of
Wales, N. D.; F sink and Charles' .o f
Hannah; .N, D,; Evan and Daniel o f
Usborne, Mrs. Win Gr'n g of Vic-
toria.;
atone; Mrs. Frank Golden, Al.( x, Alta.
and Mrs.Phiil Ryckman- of 'Drsnktyat-
ler, Sask.
SEPT. 13, 1923
SAND/3U£ CRhECH
Division Court will be held in the
!Town Hall here on, Friday.
Mr. Fred Wells had a finger injur-
ed Saturday while working in, the Ross
Taylor Planing Mill.
Mr. and Mrs. John, Smith, Crediton,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Buelab, to Mr. Hill-
iard G' Sparing, of Walkerton, the
marriage to take place the Ifatter part
of the month.
The many friends of Central Park,
who, . &tiring the past few months
have viewed with increasing pleas-
ure the efforts 'that were made to
increase it's beauty and add to the
comfort and pleasure of citizens and
visitors alike, are indeed grieved to
find that some thoughtless person.
last Sunday drove over the newly-
prepared surface and seriously spoil-
ed its appearance.
Mr. Wm, Dickson, of Brucefield,
who lived for so many years on Gid-
ley street, dearly loves to visit the
old town at every oportunity and he
juts as dearly loves a joke. Last
week when here he met an old friend
and told her how sorry he was that
she and the people of Exeter would
Egg Demonstr;tioii'
AT
Exeter Fair, Sept. 17 aid I
BY
Inspector Morrison of London
A.ssisLed dy 0. F. Hooper
Come and see Eggs candled
;and graded.
Prizes
be hungry this winter. "How is (TO PRODUCERS ONLY)
that?" asked the lady. "Because REST 5 DOZEN SPECIALS ,..
you wont have any potatoes," "Why,
our potatoes are good," she said. BEST 2 DOZEN SPECIALS
"Yes," said he, "but there are so
many flowers grown in the town, Eggs to be judged by 1'ollow'n., rules -
that there isn't room for the pota- Uniform in size, duality, cleanliness, and neatness. Weight not lass
toes." Count one for Exeter. 24 ot to the dozen.
CAR OVERTURNS
First
.53.00
S2.00
Second
$2,00
$1.00
An accident occurred near Centralia
on Sunday afternoon, when a touring
car being driven, by Capt. Kendall, of
the flax mills Co., Clinton turned cool
pletely over, penning him under the ear.
His companion, Lieut. Fowles, also; em-
ployed by the Flax Co., was thrown
clear and received no injuries. When,
Capt. •Kendall was finally removed he
we, found to have, brokenf two ribs; and
aa, quite badly bruised,
BRUCE WALKER MARRIED.
Mr. Bruce Walker, B. A., :vas mar -
reed in Toronto last Saturday to Miss
Cora Walker at the home of the
bride's parents. Jas. Walker and Miss
Verna. Walker, brother and sister of
the groom were present from Exe-
ter and the latter sang after the cer-
emony. They arrived in Exeter by
motor Saturday night. Their many
friends -extend best wishes and con-
gratula'tionts. The happy couple, will re
turn to Toronto in a feint weeks w.heee
Mr. Walker has a fellowship in the
>riniversity and will continue his st2d-
ies for a higher degree;
LUN DY—SHEER.E
A very pretty wedding took place
on Thursday, September 6th, at `10.-
30 a.m: at Sydenham Methodist
parsonage, Brantford, when Rev. 3.
Schofield united in marriage Mad -,
dine Maria Sheere, eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Sheere, 1941
Terrace Hill, and Isaac Earl Lundy,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ie. D. Lundy, of
Brantford. The ljride wore a fawn
canton crepe gown with hat and
shoes to match. The attendants
were Greta Sheere and Eric Lundy.
After a short honeymoon they will
make their home in Brantford. The
bride is a granddaughter of l'drs. M.
Sheere and Mr. and Mrs. Win. Mit-
chell, of Exeter.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The. Board met on Sept. 4th at the
office of the secretary, The previous
minutes were approved. All present
except Mr. Grieve.
Mr. Medd on behalf of the Teachers
and Study Courses Committee report-
ed on the engagement of Muss Hale,
as the sixth teacher mi the High School
and our the steps taken re Mr. i4Tc-
Qua:rr:e ; also that school had re -open. -
ed to -day with all the staff present,
and an, attendance in the high.' school
of almost 200 students
Mr, Creech, chairman, in. the absence
of Mr Grieve, reported' the steps that t
had been"taken to Isaecure the Public
Library as a primary school room, and
theordering of new seats necessary,
also that the requisition: from the
council was placed at $11,000-, $500
less than last year.
Mr. Stanhu,y reported on the
ghaages 'necessary in the rooms to
accommodate the larger number of
students; and on the.,progress made
with time draining of school grounds'
and building showing, also the ,neces-
sty of a larger town drain, on the
street.
After a few changes were ar-
ranged the report of the princinal, Mr.
Wethey, a"s to tine, time table, wins ap-
proved. ' j
Mr; Medd asked that nothing be
done at present re purchase of scale§
until hr could secure a meeting ofd
the reuresientateves of the school nurse.
district,
Messrs. Stanbury, Rowe, and Harvey!
were appointed• a' special committee to
secure' information. re music in the I.
public schodi both as 'to teaching and,
phonograph demonstration. I
A case coning under the! Adolescent,
Act was .discessed, and ,the secretary,
was instructed to inform the officer
that the provisit ons of the, act must! be
enforced.
A few accounts were passed.
The auestrlotn of more accommoda-
tion in the'wny of extension of the
present building ' or a new bidding,
Was d:scu,ssed and the Building .and
Grounds Committee was instructed to:
`take the ter nine ,hared„and . get all
inf,:+,matiogp possible, and when' ready
to rectmesr a meeting of the board to
report. K. MacFalu], Secretary,
than'
The corn pack has been commaced
at the canning factory.
The weather probabilies state that
there is a slight chance of frost on
Thursday night,
Several of the ladies of 'the Caven
Presbyterian Church, attended the
Preby tenial meeting in Hensall on
Tuesday.
A meeting of the Executive of the
West Huron Teachers' Association wait
held in the school on Saturday last.
The convention will be held in, Main
Street Basement on Oct. llth,and 12th,
TRAIN JUMPED TRACK.
The London to Wingham C. N. R,
passenger engine, in charge of En-
gineer Shortman, travelling at about 40
males an. hour, and pui ing a train of
four coaches, ore Monday evening last
jumped the tracks some. four miles to
the north of Hyde Park junction, Des-
pite the excessive speed of the train
none of thepassengers or crew re-
ceived injurs, other than slight shock.
A broken journal on the rear wheel
of the tender is supposed to have'
been, the cause. An, auxiiliary with a
special train was sent out from Lou-,
don, and the passengers taken into the
city,
Fred Heaman was home from Lon-
don over the welch end.
Mrs. J, S. Mack, of Guenth, is visit- a
Mg her sister errs. Thos. Gregory.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hess, of Hen-
sall, spent the weell end in town the
guests of Mr, and Mrs., G. S. Howard,
Mss Margaret Wethey left last
week to spend sometime in New Jer-
sey.
Mr. J. M. Broderick of Regina, Sask.
v_.s;ted with his mother over the week
end.
Mrs. W. J. Bissett, after a visit of
some weeks with her daughter Mrs.
Ransom, in North Bay, returned home
Saturday.
' 'Mrs. Snell and son and Mrs. Ken-
neth Gordon, and daughter of Toronto,
spent the week enol with Mr. and Mrs.
T. 0, Southcott,
BIRTHS
Wethey-In Exeter ,on Sept: 9, to Mr.
and Mrs, E. J. Wethey, a son,
Snell -In Exeter, on Sept, 12th, to
Mr. and Mrs. J, C. Snell, a, son„
Jones -In McGillivray,' on Friday, Sept.
7th, to Mi'. and Mrs. Cecil S. Jones
a daughter.
MARRIAGES
Tom—Stanley—At Lucan, on Sept 5,
Aliec..daughter of Bernard W. Stan-
ley of 'Lucan, to J. Archibald Tom
of Stratford, son of Mr. end Mrs. J,
E. Tom of Goderich, formerly of
Exeter.
Crealis-eleakins- At Clinton, on Sept.
let, Pearl. Violet Meek -ins of Varna,
to Edward George Grealis, son of
Air, and Mrs E. Grealis of Clinton,
Webster-Makins-In Seaforth Aug
29, Ebner J. Webster, of Varna to
Flossie Makins of Clinton.
PHONE 16
FOR SERVICE
STEW
PHONE 16
FOR SERVICE
INVITE YOU
TO VIEW A DISPLAY
OF
New Garments and i .iter Js
FOR
FALL and W IN PER
Ladie8' and Girls' Coats
Goad' warm coats of long weaauna t cloths and ,in a variety of
styles, one of which is certain to please you. This year 'we are
featuring' quality garments at moderate prices and we would sug-
gest that you do not decide on any coat purchase until you have
seen our display. Ladies' colts arc priced as low as $15.00
plenty oil fur -collared styles et$25,00 and our highest priced
garments are 35$,00. Corrie lint and see them.
Velour and Felt Sport Hats.
New shaper anee new- colors In the serviceable and popular
sport hat. See our. range and get! our prices.
New Skirts and Skirt Lengths:.
:Whean, you see, them. you will want one of these new skirts
or the material to make esic. Pleated 'and plain styles in newt .
Plaids., checks, stripes and two -bone cloths. A large display at.
reasonable prices,
Materials for Dresses.
Amongst the new materials forfall wear we are :featuring
-brocaded. canton, crepe, a beautiful new cloth-.Facounme--Spring
,tune Silk -and Some lnalan. Sec these new materials and make
your own blouses and; dresses at a fraction of the costa ofready-
' to -wear garments,
We Sell Standard Patterns. Ask for a
FALL FASHION SHEET.
Our Groceries are Priced to Save You Money,
HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR PeeULT.RY AND PRODI'.ICE.
J A. STEWART EXETER