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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1915-3-18, Page 1FORTY-SECOND YEAR—NO 2130 EXETER, ONT, CANADA, 'THURSDAY MORNINGF, MA.RCD, 18th. 1915 JONES AND MAY PHONE 32 SPRING MILUNE]tY OPENIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MARCH 19th AND ° 2oth AND 9 FOLLOWING WIEK Everything that is New in Hatdom will be shown on our Display Tables. Order your. Easter Hat Early. <, . New Spring Goods UR COUNTERS ARE LOADED DOWN W1TH THEM NEW SUITS In Black, Itavy, Copen, Brown and. Tan, Every Suit tailored right up to the minute and the very best silk trimmings NEW COATS For Ladies or Girls, We have a nice range of styles and, cloths in different cloths; the very Newest Coats' are shown here WASH DRESSES In plain colors, fancy or white Dresses for Ladies, Misses and Children, They are certainly a swell bunch of garments, see them and be convinced WHITE. WAISTS -;- ,. We can sl>f�t�ir : ou•she best range' o`i`'whi`�e wash asst 3' g t w S this seasoniwe have ever had, nice dainty waists' beaiiti- fually'trinirned with high or Iow neck from $i to $3 AA° GARMENTS RAIN COATS 50 ' New Rain Coats just opened .up; New cloths, colors and styles . at $5 to $ t5. WASH GOODS ;Plain, colored and fancy Crepes; plain and fancy Voiles; Repps, Ducks, Linens and Galateas- HOUSE FURNISHINGS FOR SPRING Don't forget the housecleaning that is almost here. We can supply you with anything you may require NEW RUGS NEW CARPETS 15O to choose from All kinds to see LACE CURTAINS 75 cents to $6,00 per pair LINOLEUMS CURTAIN NETS 20 pieces 2, 3 & 4 yds. 5o different patterns TAPESTRY CURTaINS Green, Red or Tan MEN':S. CLOTHING.. Our. Big Purchase or Men's;:Spring Suits has arrived, including a large assortment of fine Worsteds, in all the latest weave: and colorings. edme It r•now while their is a choice selec tion, ,as, thes'e.Worsteds are hard to duplicate.*the present time. ` AIIshades, Navys, Blacks, Browns, Greys and Fancy Stripes at money - saving prices • --BOY'S CLOTHING- The LOTHING The Famous Sanford or Lion Brand for Boys, Norf'o ks or straight pants. Any quantity to choose from at moderate prices ' RAINCOATS $Soo 00 worth of Men's Raincoats. The Famous ,Arthurs Brand, direct from Glasgow; the kind that keeps the water out; price $6 to $i5`,. NEW SPRING SHOES SLATER & INVICTUS Shoes for Men. The. new English Last in patent, tan or gunmetal, button or lace. We sell the Classic Shoe for children, " from cradle to college" LADIES AND MISSES 1Vew''Empress and C•assic Shoes, Many new features this season, new heels `plain vamps, colored tops such as grey, Sand, black, &c. WALL PAPERS,'* Ask to see our Wall Papers. Beau p Beautiful designs for Parlor, Den,. Bedreom ct Kitchen. See them while the assortment is good oNE a AND MAY ExeterCouncil EXETER BOY'PlEB,'SC, IY1'LI U ADIVxl Toe %lend' Met in the new Librax ,om Thursday el -dieing, 'March 12th This will'be their place o.l meeting in alae. )uture, It was like coming from the krigicl to the foai'td zone, it being sae 'much more con' °'ortable Teee same totes or the pre' i'us meeting were tread and "kconfirrne 1, +Report' sof Finance ,Com, AVo re- tiom(mend peat accounts as referred to ars at last regular meeting e.s now Hot annexed he paid. Horton and Boul- ston that .the n:bove be accepted sand ordere is t ed in pee' mentmantelJoseph Sen - audita a 25.00; W. johns, auditor 25:00; Miss Wood, stenographer, 5.00 Thos, Houlden, labor 6.70; Jas. Weeks 1o.. 150 r;;'Iibos. Sanders, do., 1.57; Sid: Sandere, 'do., 2,02; John Nori'' . do. Thos, 'Creech, do., 1.00 J. ',Gri g acct..,6.!60 ; S. ;Handford labor 2.00; Nelson ,St'acey', do,, '1,40; Wni: LTrebie do,. 2.00;`• P. Chilies, wood, (charity,; 3.5O w Dr. "r2'uackenbush, 13. of Health, 61,'55. Exeter Electric Light Co. 1?014ff Advocatte Lykg. co., 13. of Health, 1:50; Exeter Mmes, do., 1.75 ; Wm. Leavitt rent of picture Hall, 13. of Health, 6.00 Geo. Conner, nal eaters as engineer fire dept. '6006'; Bell Telephone Co., account 1,1i; Exeter Agricultural Se- ptets' grant 15.00; W. J. Bissett. pt. Salary 43.75; T 13. Carling, do., !33:43 1 Jolie :roil,: do., 07:150; 1Bank of Com.( debedebenture;1260.'08. Ms InaWeon, `the mewls appointed moiefhi,y :auditor brought in :his re- port for Jaytuarf� and • b'ebrurry. Be- ing correct pit was adopted on motion, of :Holliston net Halton, Mr..P. I3awden .waited on the coeur ell re water for the brick and plas- tering' of<'tli 'new 'Carnegie Librars giving't.he cduneiltto understa ad. that Was as to be free so fur as he was concerne"d, As the 'contract call - ,ed for the dipping of the brick hie stated •tsooner than dip them ha ou wld: atLrow off -$50.00: of his con- tract if they awould allow him to sprinkle tte''brick,. whic,hi was agreed' to by the Library Com. ' • hind aaiu1 Rouleton that the Library Board be asked to 'report to the eount- cil 're anagreement y agreem, with. Mr. Baw- den in regards to use of water for :P building .ublic Library. Messrs. Christie and Moir. a deputa- tion fronm the Agricultural socjety On, ' Monday of this week the ro-- Library 't'o , ; port was received in town that Mr, ,Earle G, Cookson, sou of 'ills, and 1Vrs. Mhos, Cookson, of torso, had been kill- ed in Detroit the result of a street car accident . Tuesday morning pa- pers contained the report. Earle has been .employed with( f1`, W. Lucas, a bblarnessemaker of 'St: Marys and the report stated the !(had left that learn- ing for Detroit to transact some bus`,- nese for phis employer and shortly af- ter fter .his (arrival wes'lrilled by' a street car, being identified by papers in It's pockets, The grief-stricken parents immediately left for St. (Marys end during .the afternoon word came to town that the story was a1 lt(uge hoax and that Earle was alive lend wolf in London. •at the time the story was forwarded, An investigation is beiag nade by the authorities. Locals The Exeter Encampment 1, O. 0.- F, intend taking a number of cendida- tes to London on Thursday of next week for the purpose of receiving their degrees. '.arr. H. 0.. `Southcott, of Toronto,. visited his mother over tole week end. He leaves next week For the Atlantic coast where he will represent the Thompson. Lace & Veiling Co. Seven 'horses for artillery purposes :verepurchased in Exeter last F4- day ,r,day• by the military •authorities. A large number of fine animals were of- fered for sole. A number of ,young people were very pleasantly entertained last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Ellworthy in honor or Mr. Geo. Armstrong and bride. The official gpenine of the new Central School, St. iIMarss, took place March 12th with°atternoon and even- ing ceremonies' attended by the Town:. Connell and polle,giate Board. Rev. R. Hicks, o:f Hsrisail, occupied the pulpit hi James street church on. Sabbaths last and preached two ac- ceptable sermons. Rev. Mr; McAlis- ter conducted the sew vices at Hensall. The W. M. S 1 of Sunshine ohurch waited on the council,- 11r. 'Christie will hold an 'entertainment on 'Marsh eitated that t•hes' lied their govern - anent grant cut in two also hed 'a lot ce;.:sJungling to (do, etc,, which ,would mean n targe °titl'as of money. Mr. Moir said 'they bad increased their( prize money last year and if Stephen; Exeter and Tfsborne did not help them. ant in this Gmafter they' would be 'cenpelled to ,reduce th.e prize money and iu the face of ell this'tl:{ey mould --the -t1 5 6the,•.n cil to ;give them.. a grezit --17" Btoulston' and Beavers that a grant of .115,00, he made to the Exeter Ag. Society :Carried. Fire Chief Weekes Tasked that 100 feet of extra hose be procured- On motion of Hind and Beavers„ that the request of the :Fire. Chief be granted and the ^clerk ':write theCanadian. 'Consolidated Rubber :Co. for ^price of. same—Carried. Hind .and Roulston 'that ;t he Public Works Com. have itrees on tstreet trimmed and same !removed wJi,erever they deemed ka,dvisable—Oarriede Roalston and Beaver—that the wa- ter tank and wagon 'be repaired end painted- tThe `same to be in charge of the Fire, Water and 'Light Com. The milk be -law which was pre,- sented be II. E. Huston, Chairman of the Board of Health, for running and regulating the much vexed mill pro peeition w1i clh was ,deferred et tbu last meeting of the council owing to the lateness of the .bbeet., came up for consideration and after some erecus- sion on `motion' of Hired and Beavers that milk be --law es recomemnded by the heal Board of :Health be referred to the Special Committee to report at rent meeting of the council. T. B. ;Carling, Clerk. Ob`tu' ry TE[E LATE GEORGE W. KNIGHT The funeral o'^ the late George W. Knight, of Ilderton was held on Se (- urday morning last when, the remeies were brought to' Exeter and interred in tie Exeter cemetery frons the G. T. R. station, the teervices being con- ducted under lilasoriie auspices. Mr. Knight had been ail ng for some t me and his death 'ores not unlooked for. Be was 58 seals and 8 months old and for a number o: years .has been stationmaster at Ilderton. He ;was a son of the late O'has. ] niglbt wito fo many years was stationmaster et Exe- ter. He is survived .by h,s widow, wno was formerly MSS Elizabeth At- chison, of Exeter, five daughters and one son, tilso two brothers and one eister, Charles, of 'St. Thomas •and J, J. and Miss Knight, el Guelph. THE LATE :CR'S. iii., GI])LEY On Saturday leaf March • 14th, Mrs. Rd. Gid.ley passed away at her home here following an illness of only a few days. ' For ,some time she had �,se! ''�er- ed with Br:,g�hts dseass but aha took la rtippe, the be',ng- the cause, of ter death being confined to her bed onlg ;.wo or three da$,s. She was oe I of Exeter's oldest residents, be ng eals, 11 •months and 17 days. Mrs. lithe_ was born .n %evonsh;,e, her maiden tante be ng J : rte Merr.- ficld. 'When a gni she name to this etnnitr:i and .reside& at fort IIope prier to cotn:ng to Exeter where eh has resided for over 50 years.. Elbe W.114 twice marred hex first husband being Mr. Treaters...n Forty -, n y,eere ago elle was' ntarrie'd to Mr- I ieh'e:.id Gtirr,y tvl'o tv th tiro qt:e;,»ta 1 ,d err ales. Elston, Of i.own and Mr. 8, hl, Gtdley, of Illyt,h, ?;nrvve, 'The Inn- ers.' was Held Tnesd y. afternoon aw'farm oa i pc r.rihamce Eo d. 11,eii woe private, intertnent tele ng pins, 1 neatly Criehcle join w th the fr.alcs 1ic t the tExeter ,oeune;terr, 11,e ttendiog congrstulat:dyes. 26th. !!'lie soiung people sof Wood�btam will present the play "The, Miniister's Bride".: Programme commences at 8 o'clock. Admission 15c acid 215e, lihe South 'Huron Ministerial Neap elation held its :lmonthly ,meeting in Exeter on illonday. Rev. C. Fletcher introduced the subject "German Phil osopb5. and: the Present War", after w•lucht Fin,. tntereeti.pg diseussri fol flowed. : Rev. S. Mu$wor'flry, ^yvilio has .: been condnetrng an interesting series' of sermons an Bible charaete,rs in Main street 'A•tethodist tchureh' will close the series next Sabbath even- ing When the will speak on, "The Mari Pre-eminent." The Thames Road Farmers ?Club will hold 'a Public 'meatier, j:n Faran- her Hall on Tuesday +`March 23rd. A speaker from Guelph will deliver an Instructive address, besides wh,ieh a literary program leas •been provided. Everybody welcome. Admission free. An interesting time its promised,' Col, Wilson, Commander of the 33rd regiment, third contingent, now in training at .Londoe,, .was in town and spent tic week -end with Mrs. Wilson at the home of Rev. Colin and Atrs. Fletcher, of the Thames Road. Miss 33arriet Wilson. of New York, also spent Sunday here. Mrs, John Northcott -met -with( an accident one day last week which( ren- dered i.er unconscious for soma time. She 'vas in the woodshed leaning over• when a block or wood from a pile fell and struck her on the .bead rendering her unconscious. She was alone at the time and it Was nearly half an boar before she regained conscious- ness. GASOLINE an OAL OIL We have been fortunate in sectr'ing the agency for the BttrTts t AMEtt(CA7i OIL Go and wild ba.ndle their high- grade' Peerless Gasoline and Imported Coal Oil. Our tank wagon will be on the road in the course of a few days, when we will ';.A able to supply all the old customers of W. lri. Lov- ett and as many new ones as care to give us a trial, °t PROMrr SERVICE 41e'D SATISFACTION " is our motto WHEN BUYING vo+r1It OCL OR 'GASOLINE, .ASK FOR ritish American ernment Tested — Clover, Tienothy and Aleike Seed, for Sale SOLE • AGENTS FOR nip D. L. & W. Scranton Coa ESTLE, ROWS a, WOOD Successors to W. H. LEVET' THE EXETER •BARGAIN STORE Your Spring Suit should be chosen now while the as- sortment is unbroken.. We have an excellent range of Ready to - Wear Suits for Men and Boys, all priced at the veryclosest prices, The patterns , p Fn's aiacl styles. are The newest and the :workmanship the best. We have an ex- cellent range of samples dor 1VIA!E - T.O - MEASIURE SUITS - ` N� 0 • oATS� Patterns .codrise ea's oais 4ot5 .1n.. .;the Tae vest patterrls4. We will havelyour:uew Spring Suit ramie in the very latest style and GUARANTEEri . T F Fry ofevery garment. See ,our range before buying, Shoes Our stock is now complete and our range is larger than ever. For Merl we have the Astoria and Ever -Right. For Women we have the Easy Walker, Ever- Right and the Albany and all the standard -makes. For Boys'and Girls we have the Shoes that give the style and the wear, We specialize in Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. B.W., EA F Rs Word was received in town on :Saturday that Mr. Fred Kibler, of. Berlin, had died vers sadd.enly. Mr. Kibler was on his wee to word. when he was stiicken and, he expired on, the street. i'1.Lr. Kibler was well known in this community 'being a' forme'' resident of ,Zurich. He was a broth- er of Mrs. John Northcott, or town, who left on Tuesday to, attend :the funeral. He is survived be ;h's tridow, who was 'Mrs. J.Snell, formerly of l:xe ter, Mr. Francis Blatchford, of Usborne, last week sold his line hundred -acre, `arm, being lot 33 en the Third con- cession or. Usborne to 11 Ir. Sam'l Par - eons o Exeter. This is another very striking ;.nstance where it pass to use tee columns of the Exeter `Zim.es as en dvorlising mectuna 'Mr. f3latc ford decided Tuesday to offer _es rum •`or eale. The idvertiseanent appeared teethe Times and the Huron Expositor: Tit.ursday ltr, Parsons interviewed Mr. Blatchford and on: 11'.ida5 a second men was on haul wil- ling to pas Mr. J31•a.tch,ford his price. Tee deal was .clo,eed on Saturd'a3 /the price being ;,8,000.00.. lir. Persona Mil week the farm, this ewminer. 13onland—Dttucan —. A very pretty wedding took place at the Thames Road Presby Electro manse on Wednen- day, March 10th evhen Rev. Colin eine: c.. united .n marriage Miss Ed- na Dune n, d: tighter o:., Mr, and Mrs, Jahn Duncan, Jr., ,aed Mr. tQharles 13orland. TLe bride was .ereseed ,:n a t.C:S pretty wedding' 1.'61'01 of creat satin , nd e, reed .a 'bridal bouquet of flowers. Mr. and llrs • Borland lett Tor a trip to TosonL), (he br,de trav- elling n a blue Fut with heat t o mato. 'I'ih.cy eeettenea ho'ine this week' mad a ttoeption .wee head ‘V•ed- teetley evening at tlu home 01 the bxidt't narerrts. Mr: and Ales; Dor- leed tie rl 'eta de c.11 ' ai oeut's f" fie !•�•NO.00QQcaQ41Q08+CQ64�44»!M ®®4Q64,043.1 .0zpoo.00•aOAQr30*.o • • • • •• • s • •• •. • 41 41• • • M • •. • • A W. W.1.1AMAN PUONE 8 t a • 40414000. 4/** a41041.4,0041.44/QA40 41.04.0(440.4.e4i1�r IF IT'S WORTHWHILE TO F BE WELL DRESSED LT'S 9 WORTH 0vLILLE TO MAKE THE EFFORT. 'to0,44,..1,1• The Correct Spring Style: The a Kitchener Overcoat HINIZ how much it means 41» to you to have good ftt- t ng, stylish, good wear- ing Clothes. You TAKE No CHANCES MIEN YOU LEAVE YOUlt. ORDER WITH US :4; Overcoatisi,i--2,re�1�endap 1 - :Suits, $10, 12 13.50and tip: