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EXETER, ONT„ THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 27th, 1916
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JONES & MAY
PHONE 32
Clearing Sale of Summer Goods
In order to make room for New Fall Goods which
are arriving daily we offer the balance of our stock
of Wash Dress Goods, Ladies' Blouses, Wash
Dresses, Parasols, etc at greatly reduced prices.
Surnmes Millinery at Half Price and Less
We offer the balance of our trimmed millinery, many
good styles to choose fr.= at half price and less.
39 cents Children's Dresses 39 cents
Children's Wash Dresses for ages from 4 to 8 years.
Only a few left. Worth up to 750. Special clearing
price 39c
98 cents Men's Straw Hats 98 cents
3 dozen Men's Straw Sailor Hats all brand new styles
While they last at 98c.
Old Prices "Viyella" Flannel Old Prices
We offer six webs of the celebrated Viyella Flannel,
good patterns, light and dark colors. Guaranteed not to
shrink. At absolutely the old price, 6Cc yd.
Ladies' house and street dresses.- A big range to choose
from, only 98c.
Jones AND May
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For Best Results Use
Gold Medal Binder -twine
Pnre Manilla Hay Rope
Pure Manilla Sling Rope
African Hemp Trip Rope
Gold Medal Hay Forks
Protect Your Stock from
Flies
Cow Ease $1 gal; Dr William's
Insect Destroyer $1 gal; Royal
Purple Fly Oil $1 gal; Sprayers for applying 50c each.
Keep Your Lawn Looking Green
Rubber 11.ose 10c to 22e; Hcse Nozzle 50c to 75c each.
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PHONES 27B
rallirWaraMIIIIMORO,
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2).DBOTIILL-ain Ribbert on July .9th,
, Lo Mr. and Airs. Purohill, a son.
MARRIED
inuNDAs--ELIMOOD-At the Mc h-
odist pansonage, Crediton, on Jity
g4tItio 1910 by• Rev, P. NV. Baker, B.
• D., Norman. "Cecil EllwoOd to Miss
• Priscilla Easie Dendas, ClandebaYe
EIEZ W001)--BEDEORD - In Exeter
nn ThersdaY,, July 20th, by 'Rea. j.
Baird, Miss Evelyn
• Idatighter or Mr, ond Mrs. G,
sdferd, to Goadeia f)li.frokd
Heywood, of Usborne.
DIED
alcHHFIRSON-In Hensall, bn July 18
Alex. Moner,son,
•Mr. Bain, of Motherwell, naet with
an unfortunate accident lost week,
While cutting. hay the horses beeamie
orroanageable 'and be 'was thrown
from his treat on the monocle and the
machine was dragged over him, in -
Meting lajuries that will lay him up
for, some tifnet ,
PRIZES FOR TOURNAMENT
T1I1e committee to arrange for tho
prizes foil the Exeter bowling tourna-
ment unotored to London, Monday
evening and made their seleetion. The
prizes this year are sad to be better
than ever.
HEYWOOD-BEDFORD
A gaiet and pretty wedding was
solemnized at the holm: or Mr. G. R.
Bedford, Huron St. Exeter, ou Thurs-
day July auth, at 9 a. m. when bis
second eldest daughter, Evelyn 'Ber-
neioe was united in marriage to Gor-
don Clifford Haywood, of Ushorne, in
the presence• of the immediate rela-
tives and friends or the bride and,
groom. Thei ceremony 'wan performad
lb the Rev J W 'Baixd of jameta
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St. Methodist churah. The drawing
room was adorned with roses and
sweet peps and banks or palms and
Terns. To the strains or Lohengrins
Bridal Chorus, phyed by Valeria Bed-
ford; sister of the bride, the bride
entered leaning on •the arm or her
father. She looked sweet and girlish
in a dress or white silk with aver
dross of i1k enbroldered net and
'veil or net with Lily of the Valley
and carrying a bouquet of roses and
sweet peas. Following tho 'ceremony
a dainty wedding 'breakfast was
scr-
ved. Mr. D. IR. Sanders, the groont's
Imola. took the wedding party for a
(motor trip as far as .London. They
were also accompanied by Mr. Clark
Fisher and Mies Ella 'Baker. On their
arrival in London the whole party:
took Cho 'electric oar to Pt. Stanley
where thea left the 'bride and groom
to spend a part or their honeymoon
basking in the lake breeze,s of that
most popular summer resort. The
bride travelled in a smart suit of
navy blue with blouse or white silk
edged with/ blue silk tatting and large
panama, hat: The groom's gift; to the
bride was a gold wristlet watch, to
the pianist a crescent or pearls. The
display of presents were both numer-
ous and 'costly, 'showing the leateem in
which the young 'couple are held, Intr.
Heywood is a grandson or -Mr. and
Mrs - mel Sanders, of Huron St.
theoetture ha and his 'bride, were pre-
sented with' a " ,girtoadfather's clock"
from their esteemed grandparents who
have made it n practioe to presant
each off their 'grandsons with a clock
on the occasion of their marriage.
Gordon is the fifth grandson who has
resumed one or Olean beautiful wed-
ding tokens, blandlathars clock."
The many friends or both bride and
groom will join withl ThaTimes in 'ex-
tending 000gratulation,s, , L „,L
Letter from England
Spr. E, E. Down. 54155d
Signals ,p E. P. D.
Storneliffe, England.
,. A few extracts'frora A letter b.V
Spa'. E. E. Down ;to his,rnother (Mrs!.
Down) dated, July 2nd 1916 will be or
interest to our readers;-
. Last week end 1 was.off duty trona
2.30 p, tn. Saturday 'till 2.30 Sunda
so Mr, lIfaher, the boss ofthis offied
got ,rne a pass For Canterbury. jt
in only about one hours ride on the
train from Sandling Je. ;which isonlY
three minutes walk from camp. Sat-
urday afternoon I strolled around
the streets It is ta. very quaint' look-
ing place, net a verty large' city (about
6,000), Going into the city the trait
takes a big curve 'around a portion of
the city' and gives one a good,view of
the place, it has a beaatird. location
in a valle'y, with theasrnall river Stom
ranning through it. Front a little
distance the 'cath'edral looks grand.
In ith' it huge towers and 'sharp, spires
standing awayabove the other build -
lags irt tbe plate- Saturday. afternoon.
I visited the west gate towers which
is bailt sight in the 'middle or the
lista St. (High: St,) and saw the old
coils where they need to keep 'prison-
ers. They also have a collection of
.61a armour; rather heavier uniforms
than we wear. There MIA a st•attite
or Oliver Cromwell with his armour
on which looked very life like. In
o)t' room, was two bicyles some of the
first invented. One with 't we wooden
wheels like 'buggy a -heels and the
other. one of those thigh wheieled'ones
with hard rubber tires and a small
unapt bebind. Sunday morning I at-
terdod • the militax:v service at the
cal hodro.1 at 9.30. They were British
soldiers. somo Lancashires and Rents
and the 10th Liverpool, Scott -ash .The
senior chaplain or the 97th Lascash-
ire Division preached. His rear was
IIEtir.k 8; 36; 'What Mall it profit a
/Win ;S0'11".
it wag a solemn nervice to hear l's
voice echo through the high arches
of' tbe nave..
The main part of the eathrolal is
lvtut oe grey stone and matte n fine
ratting for the richly plfrited win-
dows. The building has .r1Vostinins.ter
abbey beat a mile. It is so lunch
bigher. 'Behave the s'erviee 1 hid tak-
en a stroll out to the outskirto of the
town to Sr.. Martin aburch. the °ici-
est church in England. Some or the
Lead stone u could not be read at all
but the- oldest one 1- cool() decipher
tread. "Eraplage ' died 1'83" and had
skull and X bones chiselled at the top
or the( slab. The church has bean very
much; repaired. but in it. yon! 'can see
the old Tiernan. brick owhiola are red
in color, and thin and 'broad, only be-
ing about 1-2 ineh in thiekness. Thst
ciburch dstes beck to the timet of St.
Augustins. 'Among other building
there waz an old almshouse built in
IL657. an old house dated 1593 and.
"The) Little Inv" male famous by
Charles Dickens. built in 1530. nr.q.'Te
MO 'MI make the most: of oar times off
here for, we don't know bow lona this
job will last. We may be called out
any time. A. great many of our, "ellows
are gone can as drafts- The o:d 33rd
paraded out in fronL of our office
this mot fling for 'ehureh and there
could not have been more than 75.
Much obliged for Exeter Times. After
I finis} edt with ir Edgar Hermon (rot
it ant sent it to Leon Friable at Ep.
solo nospital. You will. :no do Lave
beard before this of bis being wound-
ed. 'Nig e are attached to this 30th for
meas. and get very good ears. Yon
asised in your lettatr or May 29th 12
w., got eggs, well hardly. They an,
a boat 4 centa each to bay. and that
aeon"' that you pay '8 cents each for
coolie 1 egga in an English •xe:statirant
In it e soldiers clubs wa get them for
abOtt 6 cents each. Prices 1» Eng-
land are not low any more. Foedatuff
has gone up about 60 per cant since
the war. largely on account of.' the
heavy insurance charges on ihipping
and consequene heavy ,faeight chargasi
Tb ine aro throe claha tln this 1-:ng:de ;
Y 'Br I. C. A.; "Sir John 'Freneh"(Eng-
lioh church) and Salvation •Army; At
tl•e clubs prices are very reason.ihe
a II the eats w•i 'have hnd' from Canada
',et rave been good.„ D3 na. worry
all000t flag cookies drying ont.
n With love to all
Edgar
STRUCK BY LIQ1ITNING
During the storm of last Thursday
residence or Man. Itannay was(knock-
by Ilightning. :The 'saanaos. or th,t, fox Group I. OT1 which, the candidates
unless the 'afinister provide papi rs
a couplet of houses in, tovvn" were 'struck
off and some 'plaster in tho parlor wsubjects.
a . may write at same time, as on Group
ktipetrod down Ar Mr. C. Zue-fleatl II.
north eastacorner knocking out sone •
SR. PI,7•13a1C, SC,1100I, GRADUATION
SgIntning atrack the house at the
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Ibrialts and doing darnage to (I.e. ex.. saechtes. ff°„1Iring ill Vest Huron. wero
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tent of ci• 50,90. ' ("!-editon-'artirie-1 Geiser, Clara L.
RASPBERRY SOCIAL ' Cie st r ei3Ohar.
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Hayfield- Ethel II. Fowlie.
The respherry 'social held on fa e Da sh wood -Mirva Ehlers
lawn oe trhidenyCeavaeennevening
irt
Preasti,,:y(32;ma Zura-GK
ieltertie aecher.
manseseon p
J, Elgin Tom. I. P. S.
'splendid succeas. The weather was ..
ideal and there was a splel.adid •turn-
Secretary of Entrance Board.
out. The .rain on Thursday netoad ..* •
along the ;berries and cleared off the
air and the. large crowd enjoyed that
everilng on the lawn. la addition to
the supper :refreshments were re'n'Vnil
Exeter Council
The Council net as pea -'all of the
Reeve on Tuesday- evening. July 25.
All the , merabers present. The .min-
utes of meeting iheld July 14 were
read and approved.
Communication read from Secretary
of Organization of Resources Commit
tee, Toranto, re- Proclamation aS is
by the Lieutenant .0vernor, -
"Whereas Friday', fourth day of
August will be the second almilidiasarY
of the declaration of War, and the as,'
easion calls for fitting recognition
throughout the province. The letter
ani proclamation was authorized to be
honied to Mr. J. A. Stewart, cliair•
maa of the Local Branch of the War
Auxiliary g
The lhalowins list of 'accounts were
read and anproved,-W. T. Gillespie
teaming and street watering 38.14;
1-1 T. Rowe, :gasoline 14.50; The inn
perial Oil Co„ gasoline 21.75; Alf.
Walters, leather washers 50e; The
British American Oil Co., road oil
480.06; •hirs. W. 3. Harness, hall year
salary ;ringing bell 25.00; Exeter NIfg
Co,, grates, etc., 46,94; Harvey Bros,
coal for D. (lines 6.54; teaming
gravel '2. 15, 8,69; T. Houlden, mow -
into park 2,00, pumping water 1.50,3.50
T .0 .Creech, teaming and draying,
John Norry. labor 18.90;D. Rasscil,
sr., labor 12.69.; Thos. Comiah, labor
7.35 ; John KeleM labor 7.35. am mot
M all to $688.12.
Messrs. Jas. Jewell, L. H. lasin
and John Pedlar asked for eonneetina
to the eater works system. The :sans
missioner was instructed to make
!measurements and report as to pso
bable cost, etc.
Adjournment by Roulston.
Jos. Senior, Clerk.
WESI HURON JR. PUBLIC.
SCHOOL GRADUATION 1916.
The fit:lowlier, sotalents we -e ha.
cessful at the junior Public Solna))
Graduation 'examination., held in June
1,91o. The en,'"einot .ell! he 'ant JO
'h ter o 1 tn: tine
haeto,1 ina, !,...•L O-11-4 the
Department (n ittitietoien. 1 aos:"
canaid-ate must make 40 per :'ent.
ori
each subjtat and tat ant. :•e -cat. ot the
to•al of the obligatory stihW t.
The highest peasentage ma.le
eaolt subject are as follows:
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Reading -Irene lefferstsa and CO. -
Cord Stiatehmer
Wridn.a-latcy Woads, hlarie Wan
oa and Gordon Taineao. 9-0.
Spelling -Lucy Wools, Alioe Sasp-
perd and Eretia :Smallticombo 100.
Liteatture-Gordon Dana
Composition -Earl Palkwill sts
Grainan-Cloolars 4"iar,,,on s,
Can. History-Goadort latnoan 75.
Gaaaraphy --Clare:an aors.'a
Heywoal 2.
Algelr.-3-:\la-ie Watson. Inia Firs
wood, Russell MacKay 100.
Art -Freda Smallacombe 66.
Science -Lucy Wo.als 68.
Poakkeepins-:Maric Miller 78.
'1"01'd -Gordon Taman 86.
Pass ma -h, sot, lion
BAYFIEL'1 P. S.
Lacy R. 'Woads 742.
DUNGANNON r.
Wilbur Brown 702, Elmer Slochle-
ton 699.
lIENSALL
Allan McDonald 654. Russell Mac-
Kay 747, Marie Miller 699, Freda.
Smallaccanhe 775.
WINCHELS'EA SCHOOL
991. Viola Bell 748,
Gordon Dineati (honona a50. Inia
Bey wood. (honors) 751. Vera Heywood
903. GearKemp 710, 'Harold Tufts
(honors) 760.
NO. 4. NORTH STANLEY
Clifford Sootcbmer 699. Edna Scot eh. -
mer C71. Alice Stinson 642.
ZURICH
Hazel. Fritz 039, Lorne Manson (M.
C. itene Pollock. 31.C.
Xi:te.-For 1917 junior high 'school
entrance examinationthe sathjects of
Groep 1. wiU be ace:Taal on, the taach
r s certificate as provided' in. examin-
ation form, 14; the samr as thia yeas.;
WEEK -END PASSES.
A. number of the hays were honat
,flrom Camp Borden on week -end
passes. The pass is issued Friday 7
a. m, to Monday ti p. m . It is a day's
travel coming and aohar and allow,
them two days of Loma Pisa's are
issued twice a mond!. Atlanta tbo e
1, ante th:s week watt a -Sergi's. NV. J.
Mallet, M. Pfaf I', Pt at. S. J. V. tam,
W. Stewart, Rus and Earl Southcott,
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Locals
MAIM ST. PICNIC
Wain. St. it -genie was held at. Grand
Vend on Thursday of last weak.
About seven o'clock in tbe morning,
rive bus loads drove away from thea
el arab for the lakeside and a groat
illtiOlY drove their own rigs or JIM:At:L-
ea over. The crowd was °ate of the
largest %hat bas taken in the plonk'
TI e water was very 'calm with hardly
a rippla and many took advantage
tb(4 ba 'thing and boating. The acho'ara
carried with them a good appetite
and did justice to the luxuries pro -
LOWER SCHOOL EXAMS
The results or the Lower School
Examinations for admission to 'Normal
Schools and Faculties or Education
were announced last Saturday and
among those who were successful in
passing the exams from the Exeter
,Sehool were the following ;--
Elva Brooks
Delia Brooka
Greta 'Case
Elva Harvey
Gladys Harvey
Axuv Johns
Myra E. Morgan
Edna 3laxwell
Lavine Smith'
tin witTA
'Margaret Sharp
Violet Stewart
Lola P. Taylor
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THE WEEK -END AT GRAND 1i
kw automobile is en itnaortant
feature in making the week -ends at
Grand, Bend very attraetive The het
weather of the past rk..)k•
also turned the lhoughta or many to
relleet on the cool spots found an thet
water's edge (old as soon as the labors
of the week are non:eluded many who
are fortunate enough to out, .a ear
/maks far the lakeside.. On Saturdtanr
tle aecomodarion was taxed to its
utmost and on Stinday the perks nna•ra
filled' with ationnobile.s. rrlu t,ot1a,g14
are pretty well filled win' eninst!ra
On Sunday Rev. 3. E. J. ?ditty -tar&
oft Listowel, conducted service's at the,
auditorium
PURSE PONI71)
AFTER FIVE WEEKS
To Lappen across a purse faatairk.
Ing Sa35.85 after it bad been lost foo
overt fire weeks was the lucky exptr-
knee of Mr. ;Victor Snell, of lair inn -
don !Road south one day last weak. At
the time the ,purse was lost Mr. Snell
advertised in both the local papers
and as the days passed with no word
of it he gave it up for good.
his surprise while crossing a field
just soath of has house to run across
'the purse just Inc weeks .and a dav
afterwards. Ths purse was 'Laing IL
a small pond of water and was out in
the (soaking rains of a feu weeks;
ago. How it got there is a rusestary
but looked as hongb it bad osatt-
earried there by some small animal.
Tao para.. was toksn into the bona n;
and the nionev told cot to 0n Mr.
Snell, no dont; goasalered lataante r
mighty lucky man.
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TRE EXETER BARGAIN STORE
Ladies' olack cotton hose 10(3 Pair.
Lad -...es' black Lisle hose 25c to 40c a Pair
Children's tan hose 100 Pair.
Sample handkerchiefs So to 50c each.
Boys' braces 10c per pair.
Men's tine Shirts 750
Men's Sox, Belts, Ties.
Clearing lines of Shoes tF.,g1 $!..,730
per pair,.
Some extra values in men's f:tits.
Mr., Eta"
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Ono by one the land-raarla on fo
Hain St. are being removed and re-
place! by more modern rind up -date- `4;
huild.tign until at the present time •
1 here a re very few of the old wooden 1 IFP
Mailings tort, Mr. W. S. Howey li is 4
this week mooed' his drug basitnss
to lac building that has been 'used •
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by the :Patroitio League and has is,
corraaettced to tear down the bui'ding 410'
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he has been accupylnx .south of the
posi -office This will 1,' replaced by •
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an. up-to-date brie,k building, two •
--'revs high. with several ralditionil , 44
NA: or frontage. occupying the tspnco *
,fns. Marshall. W. W. Mill -on, Na in, botween tha afolsoas Think and tho 1 ti 8 ii
gyidd, Bert 'Rivers Shd. \\haat Wii!- aost-office. Wben !completed it avilt; II
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PHONE
Our
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ou are sure to want sonv-t.hing new now
for your vacation and the holidays.
that are coming on. Underwear,
Pyjanzas, Socks, Shirts, Collars and Neckties.
We've got them for you. Get them from w.
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Me's High Grade
Negligee Shirts
Supererior make anol
finish, in neatest and
most up to -date pat-
terns -75o to $2.00,
New Socks
Plaia Lisle Socks,
25c., Plain silk socks,
50c. Fancy socks 75c.
New Collars
Many new lines just
put in stock which are
sure to please. All
sizes in stock,
New Neckties
Handsome, High.
Grade Ties, something
new and up-to-date 50c
Blue Serge Suits for Men
Our Values are undoubtedly the best in Canada.
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