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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1909-11-18, Page 14 Nein HURON & MIDDLESEX GAZET1 t+ THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR No 1884 EXETER, ONT., CANADA, THURSDAY MORNING. NOV. 18th 1909, •41.o0 per year is advance 4)11.0._•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ..••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••• ) JONES & CLARK'S Phone No. 32. Good News for This Week Are You Ready for the Cold Weather No better place to go than right here for your Winter Wear- ables. We are well prepared with all the nice warns goods to keep you comfortable for the cold enap that is coming sure. Get busy, drop in and see our tempting array. A $12.50 Ladies Jacket for $10.00 This is a very "Special" Coat. Made of first class cloth in the very latest styles. Several cuts to pick from and comes in Black, Blue or Green. Other good Coats $14, $15, and CO. Our Children and Misses Coate. are the best we have ever shown. Comforters For the Cold Weather Nice Real Down Comfort- ers with plain and fancy sa- teen coverings in beautiful colors. The very hest goods cotton and wool filled com- forters all colors for $2 to $3. Blankets Blankets Galore. You should buy your supply now and be all ready. First class wool blankets, the beat Cana, dian makes from $3 to $7. Shaker blankets in grey or white all sizes. Desirable Dress Goods 47 j4c yard 50c yard 51 inch Panama Plain or striped cloth. Good heavy Satin or Venetian weight. Colors black cloth. This is one of blue, brown or gray. our leaders and is Something extra worth looking after. 75c yard This buys some of our best plain or striped Suitings. All the new goods and shades at this price. Yard Wide Silks $1 buys our one yard wide beautiful Taffeta Silk Lovely silk for Waists, Dresses or Coats. Good Suitings in this silk. War- ranted to wear. 50c Taffeta Silk We have a full range of colors in this priced silk. which we warrant to wear and give perfect satisfac- tion. The best seller we ever had. Gents New Ties Scarfs, :Gloves, Suspenders Shirts,Caps and Underwear. This is the spot Jones & Clark Headquarters for the Celebrated W. E. Sanford Clothi:lg also high grade shoes and wall paper. ••••••••••••••••NN•••••• ••••••••••NN••••• ••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••N•••••••••••N• • if Many People have defective vision and do not realize it simply because they do not know how well and clearly a perfect eye can see. The majority of people with im- perfect eyesight can with the suitable spectacle see as well as the most perfect eye. With my method of testing "Looking Into The Eye" it is not possible to make a mistake and we there- fore guarantee the glasses we give you to suit you. No charge for testing and satisfaction guaranteed. JE %V ELAM S. FITTON. 1Vxii1)1Nct Rtxuet AND MAnx1AelK L1 'R:exe () PTiOI AN. -The Best Flour - If it is the best 'lour yon want there is but one place in town to get it -that is from us. The brands are: Jewell Royal Household ,(Ontario Blended) (Ogilvie's) 5 ROSES PURITY (Western Canada Flour Mills) (Lake of Woods) Leave your ordris or call up Phone 2. R. G. SELDON, Exeter. Larry at a Sparrow Match. Whitt there's n sparrow: lwntin' contest on, an' th' awurrnd ez sins to me, begorry I'm there wid both fe: t an' all th' fishing tackle I call bor- row. Wan erenin' iv lash( wake; Dan Dew, on he issint much bigger nor a dew dhrop, called me up by tellifone an' asked Me if I'd join th' bunch in .Ilurondale thryin' to eget rid iv thim pests what makes a habit iv holdin' banquets on th' bar'rn flures wid th' best lookin' grain they can find. Not bein" bissy. ez Is usual- ly my case. 1 accepted h' invitation and wint out to join 'th' meetiu' where soides wuz to be chosen. There wuz some agrumint ez to with- er th' tails or heads our: to he count- ed. but the flip iv a twitity five dint piece wid a hole in it, what Dan had got to buy sugar wid. settled th' dispute, th' ind wid th' eye brows weir th' winner by two laps. Ed. '1MIcl•ougall bein' wan iv thin') prisint, argued that ez I wuz on th' list, it should be heads annyway, ez he thought I wuddent know th' dif- ference atwizt a sparrows tail an' a bob tailed yearlin' chicken, so heads wint. It diddent matter to me which soide I wuz on ez long es we won. Afhter considerable enthoosiastic talk about th' 'way to go huntin' sparrows th' chosin' iv sides start- ed off wid Ilarr•y }Lorton an' Joe Gossman bein' th' captains. 1 don't remimber which side 'I wuz on, 'cept that we won, but among those who joined the night raiders, wus, Archie Ilrintnell, Dan Dew, Ed. Oke, huff Smith, Em. Cornish, Lute Oke, Bob Moir. Charlie 'Dew. Ed. I,\fcDougall an' Art Moryson and mesilf I wuz on both soides accordin" to agree - mint. cz most iv thim thought I wuz botthcr at killin' toirne nor anny- thing eise, but begorry that just where I fooled 'em, I found out who wuz tivinnin' and stuck to that soide. Afhter 'th' choosin' ~wuz done Dan scys to rue, Fez he. "Larry, begorry 1 know by 'Ib' Wink iv yer eye Ithat ycz hez something up yer Fhleove; an' I loike to have yez come wid me if I here's annything doin .' "Dan," 1 sex. sez I. "Come wid me nn" i'll make yez wish ye wuz a politician what h •r. 'had cigars an' babies called nfhter him" nn' Dan eamed. Now yez all know Bob s:lfery, what lives forninst '(h' 'fifth coneission. Me and him hez nttinded all the good wild duck. My prowess was that i times en the program, 'cept seeing had lungs enough to scare the owls, prize fight. an' iverybody's afeer ! while chief 'Spotted Tail' chased the to fight whin we're nround or we'd t wily nuthider, or chipmunk, called ittind wan iv' (him. Well Bob kapes Steam in Indian. Chief 'Strong Pipe a Feepply iv (him 'birds on hand for was sent to find Baekareen, the wild just such occasions, nn' 'Dan an' me duck. but found them so far out on htt e rt d down to take a look at lake Huron it would have taken many (hire for th' purpose iv gettin' in on moons] to have chased there successful - oyster deal widout half th' trubble ly, Then we once more assembled for call tor. At present the expression an' danger iv fallin' from n hay mow food and water and in the evening the of public opinion In Query place is for whore th' scalers make their head- tom -tome were beaten furiously and quarters inshtead iv gettin' out an' great were the dances given by vat•- all-round, symmet Tical dcvclopme i ea rein' their livin'. 'ioua chiefs. It was a'•big Injun me" IDIS development o[ the whole man, This Afhter a consultation twid )rob time. After once tnore partaking of must needs take place int early man- nhont the good fellowship, what pre- pemmican, limb of the burgher, and hood and it is at that stage when if valla amongst th' sparrow hunters, some sagareen and lastly as a farewell most needs the supervision of chris- 1 picked up siveral hundred heart~ I ill H t 11 principles. an' stock thim in me pockets just to show (h' soide I wuz on that there wilssent nnnythin' shloit• about me. 11 teas ny'this toime gettin' dark nn' me an' Dan honied a 'anthem and shtarted fer Tom Fisher's, ,where we undershtood .l here wuz dead loads iv thim. Whin we got to Tom's we found ,loo GosSniaii nn' Archie •Ttrintncll th' leacher an' howler wuz 'there ahead iv us, nn' thinkin' we wuz on their snide •win1 upstairs uid thim. Ile - japers 'Ware iv them hnylofts in .a barn is darker nor th' soide shtre,la in Exeter on a moonlight night an' !.ez cndd-•nt see yer own far • if ye held it in yer own hand in front iv ye. Then eh' lanthern wilt lit an' I wuz towld to eht:uid in wan corner wid (11' Might in too hand, while th' rist iv thim played n hockey rnatcb wid th' sparrows on ih' cross b,'atns. Th' minnit him .'parrou•s awoke op. begorry they thought 1 was. th" mornin' nn' made n dive for me, bill yes: couldn't tell it by th' way I diddent say anitythin'. 1 rtiddent louell Iran iv flint, avert if I never looked :neither oyster in th' face, but 17071' iv Ihim, 'e pt 'l).ut knew it that uu pockets was full iv Ihim. Afhter Tont, ivho had hcerd Ili' noise, had come out an' FaW We had done n gond job, h• inwoited us in fora lunch iv the shtnff they make apple hotter out iv, niscnet an' dhorso. an' then us] delivered Ih' bird Beads to .t 11' judges. Th' oyster slipper w•112 th noight an' 1 duddent ('o, .hat idcordin' to th' decision ilv th judge., 1 undershIand th' snide wars Ns (Arkin' for won by th' „w vot,•s ithit 1 got from Bob. EXETER "INDIANS" PAY THE Locals BAUBLE WIGWAM A visa. Within the memory of several old Mrs. Gco, Brooks is visiting Inhabitants of Exeter, The Huron In- relatives in London. diens with other tribes assembled on Miss Venrlte I'rayne is visiting the banks of the mighty Bauble River Mrs. 'McTavish. of Shakespeare. for and traded with the white man just a a few weeks. few miles below Grand Bend, and oc- casionally now a few of the old chiefs delight to gather there and hold a pow -wow, smoke the pipe of peace, hunt and shoot over the grounds where once the wild deer were in a- bundance and fishing was galore. So the writer received a communication asking him to come down and bring two chiefs, '•Spotted Tail" and "Strong Pipe". who reside in this neighborhood. Summoning the above Mr. Samuel Cobbiedick, for over named chiefs we started our journey. •�1 years a resident of Exeter died let rt On reaching the wig-wam we were re• his home last Thursday morning at ceived with grand honors. We were the advanced age of 87 years, 11 o�fered penuuican, salt fish, dried months. The cause of Lis death was muskrat, stewed raccoon and baked senile decay, the owennasteri)it; iu woodchuck or groundhog, with plenty fluence of old age. An account of of other woodland delicacies. After 1 his life will appear text week• havink smoked the pipe of peace, we he ladies were bidden by that mighty hunter andhead chief "Wait for Snow", whose wigwam it was, (several other chiefs from long distances having helped to Brake it or send skins) to en- ing to assist are requested to m',a ter and we found it a most comfort - beautiful blankets and skine were Aable abode. Couches covered with i lfred 7. i0 Friday evening in the town hall. Alfred Wilcox, of Exeter, won the five mile relay race at Windsor the other day. his partner being "Hobe" Stcord, a runner of Detroit. Their opponents w, re A. E. Gaon, of Wood- _. man, have dared to enter your sane- stock and W. lA. E. 1, of Detroit- tuni sanctorum and trust the Great They wren by 3 1-2lap on a fifteen Spirit has expedition, you luck in your lap track. Wilcox has entered for a hunting expedition. etc." Long was fifteen utile race for the champion - the pow -wow until the moon was high sh'p of Michigan to b run at 'Detroit in its glory and then was to have tak- on November Z en place the great feast of the roast- At a meeting of the local clergy ing of the white dog, but it had die and some of the laymen of Exeter appeared and one of the chiefs, "Spot- Nov.ed Tail" found a peculiar food called 'Limb of the Burgher'. This mixed with dry corn and washed -down with sagareen, a drink wade from wild rice proved very nice, Then after words of wisdom frotn chiefs 'Rain in the Face', 'Hunt the Moose', 'Strong Pipe' and sorne other noted chiefs, I was in- vited by head chief 'Wait for Snow' to become a chief. It was a great , Shore, Asst. Secy• Foreign Mission, Methodist 'Church Toronto ; Mr. Steele, of Guelph : Mr. N. Il. Gordon, Toronto : Canon Tucker, of Toronto. Afternoon and evening cessions will with 'Mr. Will Jlobbs is visiting his par- ents at the James street M thodist parsonage. The Exeter Evaporator has all the apples they wish and cannot take any more. Mr. and Mrs. Il. 11. Stimmel spent a few days visiting in ;London and Dorchester. T adi s of the churches of tnc (own have decided to tender the ban- quet to the Layman's .Missionary movement convention to be held in Exeter, Nov. 110th. ALL Ladies will - ranged around it and I was assigned one. I was asked to address the as- sembly and did so and will cut it short "Most mightychief of the Huron In- dians Wait for Snow ': -I, a white Tuesday evening, it w as decided to hold a two days convention on - 30 and Dec. lst, 190tt) in the Snteres4 of the Laymen's ,Missionary Move- ment. The convention will he ad- dressed by the following gentlemen& e leaders in the who are amongst th lead+ movement. 'Mr. NV, C. Senior. of 'Toronto ; Mr. T. 111. Preston, F.x. M. 1'. 1'., of Brantford : Rev. 1'. E. ceremony and I was named 'Skin the Mink.' Then the chiefs retired to couches and rested around a grand camp fire until the good old sun began be held at which the purposes and to stir animal life into existence. Then tt great hunt was held for 'wahesha', objects of the movement will be fully the small rabbit, and 'seintinka' the discussed and set forth. Fuller par - black squirrel, also for'baskareen' the ticulars next week. On Monday evening the Y. M. C. A. re -opened their rooms after being closed down for the ]summer. The ministers of the 'toren delivered spiring addresses to the young men and others present. It was predicted that the time would soon come when would t• villages o d t sand vt I towns au the smaller b enjoy the privileges of such a build - as the demands of the Y. M. C. A. THE ONE PRICE EXETER I1:\It- GAIN RTO1tE,-'this stet • will be clo, d on Friday next the Phil da, of November iti order In arrange the stock for a Cleaeinc Out Ila gain Sat,, :is we intend to sell out he Dry Goods. Iteiily �1ad' Clo'hin an.!, Gluts' Furnishing Stock and "p•tl uul. a Itis t and ~hoe t lore exclo.iv; ly'. The slot' twill be open again at nine o'clerk Saturday tnririring "'11•o• the t.r,:,t Il.it(raiu 5:11•• will corer Mille'. and Ibis St fling Out Sale wit. continue •11 nest %viak (1 m nin•r the store will be closed Ft May pi piring int the big event. \Vatek it, wait for it. for at this part:cular'. Gm, of the year everybody requir.. (heir winter clothing. All this stock nitee b.' cleared net by the end of next week to nrrke room for :1 •114; Stock of none, Arid Shrn•s, \V,. :,l -o It %••• adopted 1h.' (Inc pride. system so that a chuld can buy as cheap as any customer th.tt conics in the store. Attend this Bargain Salt and get to up -lo -dal• overcoat or a cracking shit of clothes. Exeter. November 1Atti, 190'. J. W. RRODERiL�:. a little firewater, we a sankon furry flan rinci ies. People are en - couches to woo the Goddess sleep and int, to this fact. Traces of its need dream of the stinging time our hosts are seen on every baud. It was stat - would have when they commenced to ed that the people of Exeter are n beaverize the bee tree we had located rich people, immensely rich. and It the day of our arrival. in the morn- , would not be a difficult task for ing, accompanied by chiefs "Spotted than to raise the amount of ten or Tail" and "Strom; Pin.'" :is guides fifteen thousand dollars neces,arw for the construction and equipment of clad in my blanket now a big "I n- a building adapted for this use. in gun" chief, I bid farewell to all. connection wiib a library for the town. During the past year the Exc. ter association hit, stood among the first in th • work :tccompli-h••d by the county organizations but the rooms COIIIILRDICK- In Exeter on Thur- noir nedup'ed are ignited for physical day, November 111 Ii. Samuel Cob- and oilier departments of the work. bl,dick, aged 87 year,. 10 months The local branch cxp,et to Burke the :Bed 11 flay., coming season on even greater ane- 1VES'1'COTT-At Douglas, Man., Werl- e'e:,v than the )last has been.. We ncsday, Nov. 10117, Jame \Vest cot t, hop• ill• youn1 men will r,:tliz,•!it 11- formerly rformerly of Exeter. aged 0,i years opportunities and pat n shoulder to and 2 .months. i the work and stake the coining sea.. (.►,\TES -In 1'sborne, on Tuesday.' fon :e benefit and profit to all. We Nov. 10th. Delay Fisher. relict of ' bespeak for the young teen the sy m- 1 he late 'Thomas Coates, aged 68 palhies and hearty co-operation of years :end 11 months. the business Teen and older citizens. Chief "Skin the Klink" DIEL) X9sv,Asssssssssssss999SS� Christmas Portals 2' DON' l' let this Christmas come and go without sending all your friends dainty and appropriate Postal C+trds. They will in all probability send rec& to yell •1"o't let, them outdo you in kindness and thoughtfulness. .Ind don't forget the friendless, poor and shat -ins. Seed then, refits too. We have Xmas Yost Cards in endless vnriel y. They range in Anality from Ilitnikomely Lithographed sled Ent ixls'ed ('srda at 2 for 5o. to Fxrlmkitt ly (`./lured Cattle Ii1h- ographed on itKA7. Stt.K at loc. ('cele in ntel lock Ihrni over. • irq• C-' • • C$� Co oviv rj r•, HOWEY'S DRUB STORE tee; Riney Ilexes of ('hristnutq Stationery on luu.d, earl y! tatZeNNteetZteeZa ZZ.Zaleite4 EVERYTHING IN f4ARDWRENEEDS Try a Carbo Magnetic Rator for a nice easy shave everyone guarantees $2.00 other Razors from 75c. to $1 50 ' Stock and Poultry Foods ♦4 International Dr. Scott's and Royal Purple 25C., 5oc• and $1,00 pkgs. Salts, Sulphur and Sal• Petre. Axes from 65c. to $1.25 X cut Saws $2.75 to $4.50 A few Wood Heaters from .. $2.0o to $.}.00 See our Cast Range with Reservoir ........ $25.00 Coal Ileaters from ........ $15 to $46.00 Ranges $25, to $53.00 Stove Pipes, Elbows, Coal Bods and Sifters. HEAMAN'S HARDWARE AND STOVE STORE toves and Ranges We have jest concluded a successful demonstra- tion on the Pandora Range which was so highly satisfactory as was testified by the number of Ranges sold. Anyone needing a stove or range will do well to consult us. Our prices are right. Plumbing and Furnace Work a Specialty. Let us quote you Prices on your Furnace work, Plumb- ing, Roofiing, Eaveirougning and General Tinsmith work. T. KAWKINS & SON ,IIflmulffl iiliiiiIEf!GGi ETI I 3 iilIHITA FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING MUaIGlI H ISili;11 1( 11 11 11.It'11 11 11 11 11 11 11.11 11 11.11 Parlor Suit Pallor Tables Easy Chair Odd Chairs N usic Cabinet Couches Sideboards Hall Racks Buffets Kitchen Cabinets Dining -room fables Dining Chairs Dainty, well - made and at reasonable prices. Bed Room Suits Bed Couches Mattresses Springs, Brass and Iron Beds Newest styles anti all at popular prices ROWE & ATKINSON The Leading Home Furnishers and Funeral Directors. 11 (1111 its M fi.ifs►TZEI ' its -=Bili !!?!!!!tN '-IfP!�t/./,[I�. iiiiiM 11iii • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••♦•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 22 Ho, Who Hesltatims Is Lostil Don't, fail to hear the November records, which ate now on Bale. 2 I Mr. EDISON says: s • "I want to see a Phonogl'ap i in every home" •• WE are hers to see that every home has one. it dosen't nett• 2 ter what your tastes in uinsic are, 'whether you prefer • 2 grand opera or rag. You can enjoy just your particular kind of • music. just when you want it, right in your ow'n home, With :+u • Edson Phonograph. • It isn't just an evening's enjoyment or a week's novelty. hilt • a lifetime's c ompanion- a Tort of musical member of the fancily • that "dosen't have to be coaxed" to play. • • • See the bargains in the fancy goods we Tire offering. "Keep • 2 your eye on our window" 1Ve have ten views of Exeter on post cards. Try NAMgt.r ss for coil in the head. it can't be heat 2.uc. I I THE PURITY J. Willie Ponel0, Manager, •• •• • 2 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••O••••••••••••Oe•• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••t••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••• • 11 1 1 N••••••••••••••••••••••00•••• Y O U i are,5 1 interested As a discerning man t► or hoetld t e int re t in Our (lot hes. Clothes prefers eel i.y a cit it al dres- sers because of their excellence in Anality. and New American styles. 1f yon were 10 step intc the most exclusive COS. torn tailoring establishment in any large city you could not obtain more correct style or more ti',•to• date garments than those we can show you. An inspection of our stock is all we ask of you. 1'ou a iii he convinced. Semi -Ready Ready -to -Wear Made to-Measnrt+ SANDY BAWDEN Boots and Shoes. (;f.ilrlt 1 1