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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1924-8-7, Page 1tr TY -SIXTH YEAR, EXETER, ONTARIO. _THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 1924 .b SANDI R,S Si CREECH Our Corner God made the country, but • made they country club. mm� .clrtiist c tempermlent first manifests itself in a desire for a caret holder twelve inches* long. Father's method of working prob-' lens in, algebra is; "Ask your mother can't you see Pnm busy" By a majority Of 169 the ratepayers of Wingham on Monday defeated a bylaw to construct an addition to the hi h school.- Only a small, vote was td, The high;rschool board is now fa •ed with 'the problem of accommod- ating seven: teachers in six rooms. Toronto's population has increased from 513,000 in 1920 to 545,000 in 1924`,but in that period there has been a reduction in the numbers of marriages from 3,676 in the six months of the former year to 2,800 in the latter. Many people are giv- en notice that this condition must not continue. Taid ,it ever occur to you that &copy of the Advocate mailed to your dSs- tent boy or girl every week from our office would be appreciated, and a most welcome visitor? Why not sub- scribe now and let the boy or girl know what is ,going on in. their native town? The cost would be a mere bag - a, ;,1_se compared to the benefit and pleasure the recipient would derive, A man nearly 80 years of age walked tra miles from his home to an adjoining town. When he reach- ed his destination he was greeted by an acquaintance. "You walked all the . way!" the latter exclaimed "How did you get along?" "Oh, first rate," the old man replied, "that is, I did until I came to a sign, "Slow down to 15 miles an hour," That kept me back a bit." SCAI;CITY OF HONEY We have been informed by honey producers in this district that the production of honey will be possibly the smallest in a great many years, as the-"ac%arcity of flowers and the weather conditions being cool, the bees have not been active enough to gather more honey than they will repuire for their store. Some bee- keepers say they do not intend to extract any honey from their hives this year. Greenway The members of the mission band of the Methodist phurch are having an ice cream social on Thursday ev- ening. Come and bring your friends. Miss Rose Corruthers has return- ed to Detroit after spending her holidays here.' Mr. Ervine Eggert is ill with ton - Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Oliver and fam- ily, of St, Marys, visited with Mr. T. Stewardson. Miss Mae Wilson attended the summer school at Goderich. Miss Emma McPherson returned to London last week. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Carruthers entertained - about forty friendsto an ice cream party last Friday even- ing. Mr, and Mrs. 3.' Wellman, of Port Huron, are spending their honey- moon with relatives here. Several from here attended the aluminum exhibit at Mr. Leslie Hut- chinson's last week. Miss Myrtle Luther is spending a few days with Mrs. Roy Pollick of Kerwood. Mr. and Mrs. L. Pollock were in Bayfield on Wednesday last. Mr. and Mrs. 14rcCloy visited her sister, Mrs. Ruben Wilson. T k E PRIC EYE REFI S We are now prepared to do ;salt kinds of repaie work 'on betoken frames; wheras before we had to send ,tli.ein ;to London .or ,eslewhere. • ' Heavy Shell Frames to Your. Own Lenses While You Wait $3.00 Broken Shell Rims Replaced While You Wait Spectacles, Large Lenses $1.00 up. DR,. JOHN 'WARD CHIROPRACTOR and OPTICIAN Loa] Doings Mr Ed, Pollen is holhbling around these days, the result of a sprained an- ide. . Mr. 0, P. Sills, the recently ap- pointed post master at Seaforth will take charge of the office on Sept. 1st. 'Mr. Daniel Wood has been confin- ed to his bed for several days suf- fering a severe heart attack and is now under the care of a nurse. Mee E. J. Christie w,hile playing ball at Centralia on Tuesday accidently wrenched his leg, with the result that the ankle, was rather badly sprained. ealr. W, R. Elliott of near Centra'; a was taken suddenly 'iill on Tuesday last but svelbave since learned that he le recovering from the attack, and will be himself shortly. Rev. Austin Duplan. of Flint, Mich. who is visiting his father Mr. Chas. Duplan of Ilderton conducted the funeral service of the late Thomas Oke at the Trivitt Memorial church on Wednesday. The rain storm on Wednesday of last week and again on Tuesday night of this week were probable the heaviest of the year. The oats and barley. were somewhat damag- ed while the wheat stood the test better than was expected. Rev. Asa Kestle and family from Ohio and Mr. Louis Kestle of Tor- onto, are visiting their father, Rev. J. D. Xestle. The former occupied the pulpit of James Street church on Sabbath last and will preach again on Sunday in the absence" of the pastor, Rev. W. E. ;Donnelly who with his family, is away on vacation. DIED IN VANCOUVER Mr, Chas. Box of Stephen receiv- ed ward by telegram on Saturday last of the death cL, his youngest brother, Wilbert Box, who died in Vancouver, B.C., the day before, August lst, in his 60th year. He is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters; also three brothers, and two grandchildren. BADLY INJURED. Mr. Fred. Hogarth, of the 2nd con- cession of Stephen, rcnet with an un- fortunate and painful accident Tues- day evening last. He had driven out to the, field with a three -:horse Jeans attached toe binder :to cut some wheat and in some. way the horses became unmanageable. In endeavoring to set them right Mr. Hogarth gotanto mix-up and in some way was Thrown against the Ibi,nder, with the result that he hada his collar -bone and one of bus ribs broken and was otherwise badly used up. Medical aid was summoned and his injuries dressed, but he is now confined to his bed, where he will be compelled to remain for some time to cone. S14IiTH—MITCmiJLL - A quiet wedding took place at Main Street Parsonage on Wednes- day, August 6th, when Rev. F. E. Clysdale, united in marriage Mr. Frederick William Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, Lake Road, Stephen Twp., and Miss Ila Ione Mitchell, daughter of Mr. -and Mrs. Wm. Mitchell, Exeter. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Ida, and the' groom was supported by Mr. Eber Hedden. The cere- mony took place at 11 o'clock, after which the young couple left on• a motor trip to London, Brantford and Galt. On their return they will make their hme in Exeter. Mr. Harry Lawrance of the Mol - sons Bank spent the holiday at his home in Clinton. Rev. Geo. Beamish of .Belleville, visited at the home bf Mr. Jas. Handford last week Mr. Mervyn Camm of St. Thomas spent the week end with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Camm. Mr, and Mrs. A. Camm and son Mervyn spent Monday with friends in Seaforth also attending the Old Boys Reunion. Mrs. George Griffith and three sons of Toronto, and Miss Hattie Handford of Belleville, are visitors with their father, Mr. Jas. Hand- ford. Mr. and' Mrs. Geo. Baker of Walk- erville, formerly of Exeter, and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. S. Collins and, baby of Walker viile visited in town with relatives for a few daysduring the week. Those here from a distance atten- ding the funeral of the late Thos. Oke of London on Wednesday were: Mr. and Mrs.' Chas. Dale of Decantur Ind.., Mrs. Billing, (sister) ; Mr. Garvey Acheson, St. Thomas; Mr. and"Mrs. Chas. Shute; Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Evans, Mr. and Mrs. W. IT. Levett, Dr. and Mrs. Rollins, W. Lashbrook and Mr. Palmer Ed- wards all of London; Mrs. Evans. Mrs,' Badman and son, Thomas, of The Public Library will be tilos- Mrs, Alex Lloyd, of Toronto, is' ;American counterfeit and detect. ed from August lth to the 20th. visiting her father, Mr..T.,. Day. air in circulation, Mr. Victor Sweet, of Cleveland, money is hard to Ohio, is visiting his mother, Mrs. T. Sweet. DIED IN CALIFORNIA Mr. George Mawson of town re- cently received word of the death of his brother, 'Robert lvrawson, who died in the hospital at Los Angeles, Cal„ on July 20, at the age of 58 years. Mr. Mawson was born in McGillivray and all his boyhood lays were spent in that township and where he married Miss Lydie Sellars. He moved West from McGillivray and from there went to Los Angeles, where he has since resided. He leaves his widow, three brothers, Thomas and John of Saskatchewan, George of Exeter and one sister, Mrs. John NNichol of McGillivray. JAMES ST. WINS GIRL'S SOFT- BALL LEAGUE The girl's softball league was wound up on Thursday last after a very interesting series during which a great deal of enthusiasm was manifested. The James St. ladies won the series being one up on the Main St. team. One of the closest and most exciting games was the second last when Main St. defeated Caven 6 to 5. The last game be- tween Caven and`Trivitt was an easy victory for the former. The final standing is as follows: A MEAN ACT One of the meanest and most dastardly offences that has been perpetrated in this community for a long time, occurred in town on Sat- urday night last. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Dearing of the and conces- sion of Stephen, had driven to town with their horse and buggy ani had left both standing near Wes. Sim- mon°•s blacksmith shop while they went shopping. On their return they found the harness had been literally cut to pieces, in fact all parts of it were so badly cut that Mr. Dearing was obliged to get a new eat with which to get home. The guilty parties should be brought to justice and the severest penalty of the law meted out to them. James St. Main St. Caven Trivitt ......... ... ..,... W L 5 1 4 2 3 3 0 6 IN THE TOILS Gordon Hanlon, one of the young men, who, some months ago evolved a scheme calculated to largely in- crease his bank account at the ex- pense of our citizens by soliciting. and procuring photographs of "dear friends" for enlargement and at the same time collecting sums of money ranging from five to thirty-five dollars, according to the style of the enlargement and frame selected, is now in the toils at Goderich, having been taken before Judge Lewis on Saturday last on a charge of reck- less driving and doing bodily harm. The judge sentenced him to three months in the Ontario reformatory, less 27 days served in Goderich jail, while awaiting sentence. We may further add that while the two young men were here they did a land office business and in many cases the money was paid over and neither the pictures nor money have since been seen. We have been informed that those young men have been operating in many towns throughout Western Ontario, but this sudden awakening will put an end to their golden dreams at least for a time. DEATH OF THOMAS OKE Little or no intimation of the ill- ness of Mr. Thomas. Oke, of London having been received here the news of his death came as a shock to his many friends on Monday. It ap- pears he had suffered from a rather severe attack of heart trouble, on Tuesday of last week, but rallied and was not considered at all serious until several days later when he took a turnfor the worse and the end came quickly. Mr. Oke was born in Exeter in 1865, being a son of the late' James and Mary Oke and all his early days were spent here. About 32 years ago he Married Miss Lizzie Shute, by whoin he is survived... Some twenty years ago they left here and went to reside in Kingsville where he conducted a hotel, later moving to London and took charge of the' Cecil hotel and for several years he has been clerk of the Belvedere hotel, the' old City' hotel. "Tommy" es! he was famil- iarly known, was kind hearted and , genial, honorable and unselfish and Iwas much respected by a large I circle of friends. He was aged 59 years and 5 months and leaves no family. •Besides his -widow he is survived by four sisters: Mrs. Loeke of Boston, Mrs:' W. T. Ache- son, .Mrs. E. 'Billings and Mrs. C. Dale of Decatnr, Ind, The remains were brought here for burial, ?Fie funeral taking place from. the Trivitt Memorial church on Wednesday to Phone '70 Ma3mm St., Exeter Windsor. the Exeter Cemetery. . On Friday of last week while Mrs. Thomas Sweet was enjoying the evening meal, she was suddenly stricken with a paralytic stroke and since that time has been confined to her bed. Her left side was some- what ;paralyzed and her speech af- fected. She is improving nicely at present and her friends hope for her ultimate recovery. VETERANS' PICNIC As announced' in a previous issue the;.,,Veterana' Picnic at Bayfield, Wednesday, August 13th promises to be 'a great success judging from the number of enquiries from alt parts 'of the County. The Clinton Kiltie Band will be in attendance and all the Sports and baseball matches have been arranged for by the sports committee. The secretary 'will be pleased to hear from all in- tending to come so that suitable arrangements may be made for their convenience and each party will please register on earrival at the park. Don't Forget the Date Wednesday, August 13th, 1924 Major R. R. Sloan, R. R. No. 2 Bayfield, Chairman Lt -Col, J. W. Shaw, Clinton Secretary Dashwood Mr. E. Walper of Les Angeles, Cal. and Mr. Abel Kleinstiver of Port Huron are visiting in town. Mr. Walper occupied the pulpit in the Evangelical church Sunday even- ing. Mr. Art. Weber and Buster Zim- mer. motored, to Port Stanley Mon- day. - Mr. Reginald Armstrong and sister Jermaine of. London are visit- ing relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Restameyer and family spent th+e week end in London. Mrs. P. M. Humble and children of Sarnia are visiting her mother, Mrs. Finkbeiner, hrr. Homer Guenther of St. Thomas spent the week end at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. G. Powell and family of Thedford were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. D. Tiernan. Mrs. Wickens of Ingersoll is visit- ing at the home of Mr. P Fassold. Mrs, John Koffman of London visited with relatives in this vicinity last week. - Mr. and Mrs. Herb Kraft at Kitchener called on friends in town on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guenther of Windsor are visiting with the form- er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G uenther. Rev. Effort of Tavistock meanie ponied by his two daughters, are visiting with friends. Mr. P. Mclsaae has rented the Bank Building from Mr. George Kel- lerman and is having - it remodelled for an up-to-date telephone central and funeral parlor. Mr. Mclsaae will move into his new premises the beginning of the month. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Baynham of Grand Bend have moved to town. Mr. and 14Irs. J. H. Ehlers of In- dianapolis, Ind,. are visiting witb the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Ehlers. Mr. and M'rs, Ted. Willert of Carlo Mich., visited relatives here last week. Mrs. Simpson of, Kitchener spent a few days at the home of Mrs. L. Kleinstiver, Sr., last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. Then and cbild- ren of Saskatoon are visiting rela- tives in this vicinity. BIRTHS MARSHALL—In . St. Marys, on July 29th, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Marshall, a : daughter. (Betty . Claire.) HUTCHINGS—In St, Marys, on Sun- day, July 27th, Ann Edmondson, relict of the late Albert Hutch- ings. MARRIAGES Smith -Mitchell -At the. Maui Street Methodist parsonage; an Aug, 6th, by Rev 14'..5 Clysdale, Frederick W. Smith, to 'Maas Tia Ione Mitchell. daughter of .M:r. and Mrs. Wm.. Mit- chell, all of Exeter; DEATHS WELSH—In Seaforth,; .ox.- July 27th John S. Welsh, aged 82 yeas, 3 mouths and. 21 days., ' MAY—In Exeter on Saturday, Aug. 2nd, George May, aged 66 years. and 7 -months.' OKE—In London, on Monday, Ani, 4th, Thomas Oko, aged 56 years and 5 months. bills . are ae- the spurious Let Us Help You. To See Better In order to do go, we have a Tett Roam Equipment with the most mod- ern Optical Instruments, and the know- ledge of how to use them; backed up with 28 years experience at Sight Test- ing and. Spectacle Fitting. We can help yon.. Satisf'acton Guaranteed. S. FITTON REGIS<TIrRED OPTOMETRIST Supper 86 Social Mt. 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