HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1916-8-2, Page 1f`f31EtTY- SECQRD YEAR— No. 2243
EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2nd 1916
Making Room
Great ClearingSa
JONES & MAY .
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Goods
Goods
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for New Fall
Sale ofSummer
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Special
Lot No l
Lot No .
• Sale
Ribbona e
15 bolts Ribbon, good colors, Worth up to 25c a yd,
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Our special clearing sale price. only � 2 l -2c yd.
Extra quality silk and Duchess satin Ribbons wort h
u to 40e ard. Good ran a of colors.
2Py g
Summer clearing sale price only 19c yard
Dainty Summer Dress Goods clearing at 12 1=2c yard
• gattillnrenosloarnedd Musllns, Batistes, etc.
ExtraSpecial colorings.
Our special summer sale price 12 1-2c yd.
We also offer at greatly reduced prices a large range of
ladies' Blouses, Parasols, House and Street Dresses
Boys' Wash Suits, Men's Straw Hats, etc., etc.
New Fall Goods •
New Fill Goods are arriving daily. We would advise an early inspection of
tkese lines as values are without doubt much better than they will be later on.
We have some extra special values in Ladies' and Men's Cashmere Hosiery, Un-
dlemear, etc for fall and winter wear.
Linoleumns: A few good patterns in Linoleumns.at last season's prices.
Mens and Boys Clothing at wonderfully attractive prices
Highest Prices Paid for Live Poultry
Jones
now
holidays
AND may
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HAY & HARVEST
.•a --R. TIME
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 $i gal; Sprayers for applying 50c e•Rch.
Keep Your Lawn Looking Green
R,cr'tber Dose 10c to 22c; Hose Nozzle 5Oc to 75c each.
HERMAN'S lldwe I
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PHONES
Mies Lulu Hastings is spending a
;new days with Mr. and Mrts. Jamar
.tessesy, or Ueborne,
A 'q uie•.t wadding took pities at the
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l;omr, of lir, and Mrs. W. L. 1
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sfkleaffertir, at high noon on Tueslay,
.:piny 18th, when their youngest:
_leiter, Myrtle, Myrtle, wa,s. , united in mar-
riage, to Mr. John iflctish, of Varna,
me
in tho per sent o
f the' immediate dtatae fain
flies and nnar atclatives. Btevt J. Mel -
Win Keys of (13r+,g'den,'brother of the
officiated,. assisted by Rev, J.
!loo's! or. i`hc tl ozdl,
,GLYC2 EttNE AND .BARis
PREVENT APP:CND;CITIS
The simple mixture of buckthorn.
b=ark, glycerine, ;Glc„ known as Adler-
i-ka astonishes liJ iter people. ;Boca use
Adder-i.-ka acts on (BOTH loves and
upper !bowel. ONE SPOONFUL spa:-
i:oleos almdsb ANY ,CASE constipation
(sour stomach or gas, It removes such
!surprising, ;foul matter Shat a fete
Mr's. Riekbeil and two children: re-
turned to the west last week after
visiting the lormcr'. parents, Mr.
'and Mrs. S. Hardy of town, and rcta-
'ives at Zurich.
C e.SUALIT'ti LIST
The casualit3l list of last week con-
tained the' names of a number' of nla>n
from this district. Pte. Albert G.
J ckson of s t'
Z i en and Pt B. Schu-
ler
Pte Schn
ter of Mitchell Ittchell are reporte=d billed.
Lieut. J. W. Coultis of Forest, Pte.
ai,oy green, Pte. 'W.. J. McKenzie. of
Tk edford; Pte. Wm. 'Russell, of town;
Pte. Wm. J. Gardiner, of Kirkton;
Pte. kltywn'Rivers. P' -e. F. S. Smart;
of Seafortl• are reported hounded.
and Corp. A. Zapfe, pf Parkhill, and
Pte.. H. C. Moore, of St. Marys arere-
ported nrisoner:e of war.
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FORD -In Usborne. on August 1st,
to Mr. and 'firs. Fred 'Ford, a son.
1 ,ft+:STEC r* -Iii Usborne. on July 31
to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kernick a
son.
ELLIRINGTON-In Usborne, on. July
28th to Mr. and Mrs. fired Ellering•
ton, a son.
SMITH -At the Goshen Line (south,
on July 20th, to M'rl, and llrs. Johrl
A, Smith, a son.
MARRIED
1st"oLLARD-K:EIT.R-At the home of
the 'brides parents, on Tuesday July
25,;biy Rev. 'Baker, .assisted by Rev,
'Percy al3ane:,, brother of the bride
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Mr.Tt
.7�at1
James lI'ollard to Mrs .1 xa '\%ill-
e tta Kerr, daughter of Mr, and firs
4Tolseph Hance of Criediton,
DIED
WIL. ON -In 1feG'i.lfivray, on jaw 27
Mrs. Mary Willson, aged 64 years
and 3 months.
'RLAT(111FORD-Drolvr.ed af, Goderich
on July 31st.. 1916, George E3lateT-
fcrd, son of Str. and Mrs. ,r+'rtintlits
Blatchford of torn, aged 233 years.
MITC(UIEt L --In Hay Tort nskip, 'Ber-
nard Alexander it tehcil, infant
son of 11'r. and Mrs. Stewart Mit-
ciictti Srbs
doses often relieve or prevent' append-
mitis. A ,Bort treaOno/ t often helm•Ithe uyal
chrcnic stomachtrouble. The, "''truce and tuart.,
SC/ANT. easy action of rl.dler-i• '
astonishing. W. S. Cole, Exeto•
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Exeter Boy Drowns in Lake at Goderich
Current Sweeps him off his feet
George Blatchford, Son of F. BIatchford, goes down to
Watery Grave and Body has not been Recovered—
Was member of 'Times' staff; leaving a week previous
for Listowel.
Me. Gem.ve Blatchford, son or Dir. and together with others they pat -
and firs, I rnnoi� Blatchford, went rolled the 'beta.ch all night in hopes
dot'n td 'watery grave ate Goderich on
or finding some truce dl the' body.
Monday afternoon while lisitin that
The relatives of the deceased are
place with a Sunday ,School picnic t+tjief-stricken over the unfortunate
llromi Listowel, Up until a week accident, which falls very heavy on
;previous to his death George teas ea 11Ir. 'I3tatcbford who for some time
member of the Times cCaff leaving
has been in poor health. George war.
here Por Listowel where he',,ecnra d a the last boy to leave home and had
Position on the T.irstotl+ l 'Renner, of always shown great kindness and con-
sideration fon his parents. and 'his de-
fo'.rd is the ieditor. C)lt. Monday he ac-
companied
s 1patr'tiue was keenty felt. Ire was an.
coxnpanied a Sunday school picnic Go ex�etnptary young. man with no Sad
fXoderfch, his cousin being superin-
tendent
habits and w:r4 highly esteemed by
Cendant of the school, During thcl all who know him. He was a mt,rnber
Elft rn00 t
e n they' Nrere in bathing -
a li•
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of the Jrtilycs. St. Methodist church
els north oP the pie=r near the Mouth having joined at thie'Crossley meetings
oP the Maitland river, The water was lost fall, and was ail active mc(mbt►.r
rough at the time and Geprge was or Mr. J. 'G. Jones' 13 hie 'Olaf s,
swept from his feet by the undercur-
rent.
He was 23 years or age and wasp/
rent. IIe called to 'his cousin who was member of the r 0 0.13. Tuesday
in the water t the time and wh
a o o. o
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evening' Messrs, f'4 est. Jahns, Trionrns
tired a canoe and stated for' the res-
cue 13ot!e, Wel }[earn.. and S. Beavers
but the canoe capsized. This
motored to Ooderieh and patrolled
The body was iseeie•n to b ftoatiag the beach.
out. A. fife boat was Winched but ,Sesfd lis parents fee fs cnrvtv,>d
he water was Esc rough that it was
by three brothers and three •sitters,
some time before the spot was r -a had Dr. Francis :Blatchford, or 'Ft. Will-
iam. Grap-
pling
Herbert of Kindersley, Swale„;
plino 'tzars were brought tufo use
Roy of Toronto; Mrs. 'W, H. Wood of
in search' of hhe body 'but to no avail.
Usborne, Mrs. Linktater of near God-
erich and Miss Ida at home:
Miss Blatchford is employed as clan!:
The sympathy of the whole cam
Mr. Down, an uncle from Ilersill irunity goes out to the .baxicsal,',d it
eft for Goderich on the evening train thitr hours of sorrow.
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Mr.W,5.'Cote of town,with whom
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Letter from England S. S. Picnic a Success
The following interesting letter
from Pte E. 'k3arness to his uncle and
aunt Mr. .and •Mrs. Ed. Harnese of
town, tells the manner in which he
was wounded at the rattle of Ypres
several weeks ago.
Block 6 fi.atesgrove War hospital
• (Reading, England.
Des Aunt and Uncle; --
Just a ,few lineis to let you know
I am getting along fine. I am wait-
ing for a fine day so 1 can get oat
of doors. The doctor said We were to
have our beds carried out. That is
me and the fellow next to m;, Heis
a Canadian and has lost his log. We
aaio the only two Canadians in this
jalock, and believe me. We get every-
thing we want.
Well I got two photos from home
of, ]3e'rt and the two girls, and end
of young Dickie. I was telling'tnoihe"r
they look very sporty and young Dick-
ie looks like a major with his peg -top
trousers and bell cords. Ile sure is
some sport.. I was thinking what a
iif'ferenoe be would look after about
a week in 'the trenches. You wouldn't.
be able to tell what he looked like
For mud. especially if he 'were buried
ror while+ like I Was. Say talk about
`people being. buried alive, it must he
an awfuldeath r was only under for
twenty minutes or !tall -an -'!tour, and
it would be an awful death. But as
it happened. the shell that gave me
m'y dosd and buried me. cut the cable
wires and they we're looking for the,
break and they •found rte, That is how-
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owI got out or it. Lucky. eh!
think in another 'month or sit: weeks
I will. be 'able to get np but 1 won't,
be able to walk for awhile.
Say I wish you .could mend me this
Exeter Allier after you get through
with it. I would like to seen what they
are doing in the old burg.
Well, it is just about dinner time
so I mu'sU get my little table set. It
is julst 12 a. m. now over hero,' and is
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of would idb•
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just 5.
30 ovc
no mono. than getting up• when we
have half-a'day' a work done. •
In a letter to kis 'mother he ,.a)•S
"I amgetting along fine but slow. It
takes longer for a fracture to mend
than a break, but I will get there
in time. I don't think I told you' whet
my wonuds were tike. My right kinlo
is fractured and 1 had some pidees
of bond taken out. My left leg is only
a flesh wound, but tt is right through
my • ]egs about half way between my 1
knee and hip and itis not as sore as
nay knee. You spoke about being
brave.. \1re11 the nuns told me I vii •
She said ehc did nut see how I coned.
stand leo much pain and'say nothing.
fE:.T r:Cti BY W°UNDIM
Pte • Wtn. ltuc e'lt an Exeter hes,
who wetil oversess. with the 33rd, B tt-
talion and went on to France in a
drift, has been wounded in th, lett
arm, according ton c=able received by
Tis father. lir, V'illaam Rinsed!.
\\ hether the wound is carious isnot
,yet known, 'Russell is about 23 years
of age.
S1TNtAY WAS HOTTEST
DAY OF THE SEASON
The extreme heat of the past week
reached, a climax on Sunday when
the thermometers rs around town regei-
•teeeid from 100 to 103 degrees in the
Aside. Saturday was almost 'es hot
end out and .yo'ing alike all felt tho
effects of the wcathl'r. 'There was;
;scarcely a breeze blowing and 11 Litt
did blow brought little rel:ref as they
were 'quite warns, something r cndotn
to iTle'i' eLteca itroatntt n ilia'. Warty or
s s
the citizens opera s..tlilr..s night...
while many sought 'relief by sleeping
in the open. On Sunday several lei :n;
part of the day in th.e efrilar thisb In,
the coolest !_pot that could be found
leu tho evening the, service in the Cay.,
en • Pretsbyterrian church vela with,
dr'awsi'while the service in Main St,
^teas held in the bacemont. A wind
lame up during Sunday night and
rought some reiieL ,
James St. Sunday seh-tol hf'lri the;
annual picnic, at .Grand Mend on Thurs
day or last week. The day was fine
and four bus loads and tie Dashwco
auto truck carried tkic pion:cers i
ti e lakeside. In addition to the -4
more than as many drove separate rig
or went by auto. The trip was fine
as the sun was not too hot. 'During
the mottling many enjoyed a dip in
the refreshing waters of Lake. Huro
which helped to whet up•iheir appit
ite and which was we.il taken care o
by they Indies at noon.'The long table•
were filled with hungry pinker
soon afters it ISMS announced that din
ner was ready and for some time after
weeds- at soon as the ptares beam
vacant they were quickly filled n
again,
In the afternoon sports were betd
on the campus and des.pitc, the warns
Weather they were entered in with
lively spirit and proved ente rtnining
all or the events being well eonteste
Grand tend being dry did noteffrct
the picnicers in any way., the youth
were more concern,^d about the lar
ge milk can Cult of lemonade with
which they quenched their thirst
at supper time and had this been ser
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ved oat at so much per :pending
money allotted therm. would quickly
have disappeared. During the after-
noon' and evening there was q:aite a
swell on the sake which prevented
boa ting.
The only thing to morels, program
for the' day was the departure of the
Auto bus at night. t suatly'the busses
are ready long before the .scholars
wish to depart, but owing to a break-
down in the large 'auto truck about
terty. mostly women and children,
were-d.relayed until nearly two o'clock
in tl'^ morning Siefert, the repairs
tt,tu:,.1 Se made. A Tart of the •engirt»
was brought. to town for repair. Con-
sequently therm wns no little uneasi-
r es: amongst scrip„ of thoset at home
e s th:, :arty !.alar.; Thks
dela y. though, una voida ble, was unfor-•
Muth,. The, . sympathy of manyi went
out to the driver of the truck who
was ug all night: previoas+'making re-
pairs to the other truck that Hi/night
,he :n commis lonslor •the prcnic,
Following were the result of the
races.—
Priutart+ Ttacdf Girls-
George
Westeott, Meta Salter,
:Doreen Westcott.
Print
Primary tiace. Boys --
.George Fraync, 'Willie Trill, George
f)nnn.
Boys Race R years and naiier,-
Jleerctd. i'anl:nlc, Harold Disbar,
Verne 'Ron.lston.
Girls 'Race 8 years and under. -
Loretta 1'Te11ow, Violet Bloomfield,
Jean Bloomfield.
Ii,i s Rate 12 years and under.-
Reggie
nde '.-•Regi• Taylor, Lloyd Parsons 'Geo,
Hinds,
Gads Race 12 years and ander.-
I'er•la Sanders, •Cecilia 'Christie,
Reith Laniporte.
Gaya Race .18 year:s and under. --
George .Hinds, Lloyd Parsons, Reg-
gie Taylor.
100 yard. dub-.
John \\ t.ii:s, Preston Deering, 'Wil-
fred She.pton,
Manried ladies' race. -
Mrs. George \\'estcott. Mrs. Iliram
Shapton Mrs, hill,
Ladies 'trace open,--
irtetl:tvey.•
Bell, Anna ell, Laura
Ilaar
Married mens' raoe-•.
fl.•South colt, Ed, Westcott, D.'. ill id
EXETER PATRiOTIG LEAGUE
The regular monthly rrieeting will
be held in the 'Town, ball on Monday
+'rdctirng, August 7th at half ;!last
!seven
Notice -We have moved 'this week
to the Town Hall, Our room will be
open IVedne:sday and Saturday after.
noon its usual.
Mrs. W. J. Beer, Secretary,
THE SOLDIERS AlD SOCIETY
The Soldiers Aid Soeiey 'hay' sent
to the I.O.D. E. London.- 040 Hos-
pial suppliers ,gauze and cotton veined
a 24.00.
14TT vCiFILLI.NEOrS SHOWER
On 14ionday evening n number of
young peopls met at the home or Mr.
and Mrs. Trueman Elliott and plea-
antly surprised them with a miscel-
laneous tsshowor. A most enjoyablkr
evening was spent.
SOME FISH
rsll
Messrs, W. J'. 'Beer and Will Snell
were successful h catching a fine
string of fish on Monday afternoon
of titis week, in Mr. Ed Sne11ls erek tt
There ca
tch so masted
oPse'cetee
yn
pike and, two 'black bags, ter' longest
pike measuring 23 incl
BOWLING TOURNAMENT
T1 a annual bowling tounamt nit will
he teld in town 'on 'Wednesday and
Ilit.rsday of next week, °1'h•', sr,•een is
in excellent shape. Handsome prizes
Save been secured and the prospects
are for one of the most sucrretssfal
rtonrrntcrr,efts yet held aat ryt'la hi:,a*
is being arranged to that end.
NEW 0IiGAN1:ST
:Prof. ,Clarke, of Eirreaxdiste, purr
sided at the organ in, Jametsi tit. lVtefh-
odist cb'ar>ch last Sabbath. At at
meeting of the "Trustee 'Board Tate
klaty evening it was deckled to offaelp
the position to Pref, 1C'laa'ke..
INFANT ICIIII+IY
vi r111T UP IIEAT
Tho death occur:red in TlaY towlir
ship of Bernard Alexander Pifitchel
infant son of Mr. and 'Mir. Stewart
1141'itehe,ll: Death was due to heat
tuenvulsionis. The funeral was held our
Monday to the Unions cemetery,'Ilayy,
conducted by Rev. C. W. •,Baler. 33;ilts
of Crediton.
01 ED AT IB'RUCE.I!rJELD
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Mr. William Roach son of Mr. ant'l
Mrs. James H. Rosch, or 'the ltltia
doncession, of Usborne, died at Pirate-
field ori Monday of this week at the
age of 24 years and 8 month's. The
deoeasod underwent an operation for
appendicitis on Tuesday of last week
He had been at 7irucefee,td since the
first of March being superi ntinndant
of the Tuc ernm tth 'Telephone Co...
He was a fine ispechnan f young ma -us
hood and his death i ,.greaatly r:s-
grttedL 'Besides lits patients, be is,
survived by one brother and two Ergs
ters. Nelson at home; Dore. E. 0.
Gallop of Dlilvi rton, and 'D'fies.. Eva
stenographer for Gtadu aha & i tarn-
b'.rry of i.osvn. The remains were
brought to his ihorne and interment
took place Wednesday afternoon in
the Iii.rktota Union cemetery. •
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To make a clean sweep of odd lines we
are offering the following prices.— ..
(Cild1'ens Shoes, a table full at $1.00 a pr.
Woint?ns Pumps and oxfords 000 & L50 pr
Asteria Shoes for Men regular $5 for $3.75
Hosiey worth up to 35c 2 prs. for 55c
Silk Gloves 500 and 75c par
Boys' top Shirts 45c
Mens "tine top Shirts75ceach.
44 inch Embroideries 35c yd.
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Pyjamas, &•Oclis, Shirts,
We've got them for you.
Men's High Grade %
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Collars
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Underwear,
Neckties.
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Collars
now
holidays
Three -begged race-.
Willis bros., Penhale and 'N4e:t•%
cott, ;Reid, and• Deering.
String
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to lid contest-,
Harvey and Jones. Southcott and
Sontlicott, Bissett and Willis,
Couple tta et.-
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Cleerini„ ,Basset and Willie
Water Melon, contest. --
Eimer ' W nll!t, Mitten S.cenran,
tar, Trio Liner. . , , , 1 !
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Supererior make and
finish, • iin neatest and
most up to -date pat-
terns -75c to $2.00,
New Socks
Plain Lisle Socks,
25c. Plain silk socks,
50c., Fancy socks 75c.
Many new lines just
put in stock which are
sure to please. All
sizes in stock.
New Neese
Neckties
Handsome, High-
Grade Ties, something
new and up-to•date 500
Blue Serge Suis for Men
Our Values are undoubtedly the best in
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