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THE EXETER TIMES
Centralia
#r'a'rlelers, We rare trying to entice -
(pate ;your wants, ill Trod flour oz' feed
u WUTA to give( wee, eal1,. Iarvey
eheros.
Asir, W. T.:Colwill returned xoma
from the West: on Saterday lase,
Inns. 'Gra of 'Detroit tspent • theD. gg
week -fend the. guest of Mras- Bows-
Zaugh.
. Mrs. A. Roainson, 'from Shauvin,
,Alberta tailed on friends here last
Atm. Wilson, <iistriot organizer for
she W.M.S. 'wilt 'bc in Centralia on
Afonday evening, Oct. 2rd, and. would
•like to meet all the tuemberr of the
W.i111.
ulso the, I1i:i'siou Circle and
-mission 'band.
'Really Day service was held in the
.'Mettodist •church net Sunday with
,quite a '2neeetss.
Nearly all the •streets in Centrata
.xa,.leaving a new ,coat of gravel,
irnTr. A. I.Iieks and, Mr, W. Oke Lave
imateria.l on hand for new silo's.
Quite +a number from '_ere attend -
sed the funeral oC Airs. Robert Ilio
'Walls of BLddulpL on Wedneedtayt a£-
sernoou.
Mrs. T. Quinton is very ill; her
tnriends Lope for a speedy recovery.
111x. Tl;oma.s Willie has a new auto
#truck in connection with, hie business
Elimville
;1!b anniversary services of the
'Methodist ohua•ch 'at Sunshine were
'old Suxday :Sept. 17th. Tha Rev. A.
McKibben of Woodham preached two
;westerly bormons .which were., greatly
-:appreciated. The Elimville church
•ichoir 'under the leadership of Mr.
;brace Cooper rendered splendid tser-
n/ice. The subscription taken •tt the
dvro•;services amounted tdi $80.011,
,' The usual anniversary supper was
loot Itteld this year, bat on Labor! Day
tee members of Sunushincl. church met
5;n the orchard of Mr. W. Kerslake.
�- a near the church and spent a mast
,senjoyable afternoon and evening. Var-
ious games Were indulged in' by young
and old after which refreshment_,
''were served. o
Dashwood
tin. Milton Ehlers of ;Brantford' iy
lvisitiug ,.his 'parents here at present.
Dr. Balfour has di'posed of his 'bu i-
;Drtessto 'Dr. Taylor of London. Dr. Tay
nor 'commenced 'here: on Monday.
Mr. and Atrs.'Mcleaac Mr. and Mrs.
Waist of Crediton (:,pent; ,Sunday with
A11r. rand Mrs. 0.- Itestamayer ,
Mr. II. Willett made a business trip
lc Buffalo on Saturday returning
'Tuesday.
Miss 'Gertrude Graupner on Loraine
Ohio, is visiting at the Lutheran par-
sonage at present.
Mr. and Mrs. fB. Statton and Mr.
awn Mrs. R. Heeler spent a kw days
in Stratford this week.,
Ail:. and Mrs.. Wm. Klein. tiver and
iE wily have returned i rom a visit
h lrelatives in Yale, ,Mich,
Mrs. D. tBetbschin is at present vis-
'see/fang 'relatives in Tavistock.
Rev. P.1Graupner spent Sunday+ at
;Wartburg.
Blanshard
A, -Potter accident ooeurred at Wood -
:tarn, when Mrs,. Joe,- Wen fell down
)collas' and broke her (Orin. She is Ser-
faring considerable pain.
iWhile 'Richard I,ingard and 'wife
iwere ireterning home from.. St' ,Marys
l5aturda.y evening, It. :Gerry who in-
Istalle telephones ''for the Kirkton
Telephone Qompany collided with their
•buggy with his tnotorcyole. Mr. Perry
was Thrown off and; severely hurt ,It
was thought tor a timet thatt he was
'killed. lie is now improving. Mrt,. Lin
Bard, was 'thrown out and sustained
rt ,tan en arm and(, other injuries, tlze-
orse having iron away.
HOM.ESEJ KERS EXCURSIONS
TO WESTERN CANADA
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' The Grand Trunk Railways System
issues round trip llomescekers tickets
eat very low fares from Ntations in
3Ctiz,ada to 'points in Matltolee, Sash-
,stc,hewan and Alberta, each 'l:ueeday
.:until October 31st inclusive, vii North
n3.1y :Cochrane and Transcott'.nernal
',Route or 'via Chicago, St. Paul and
1l)aluth and 'are good runnier;.; ;from
1 ,two months 'from date of issue.
• 'Through tourist sleeping cars are
sperated each Tuesday for Winnipeg
3caving Toronto 10.45 peen via 'Trans-
eontinental Route without charge..
reservations in tourist sleepers ulay
see obtained kat nominal charge' or. ap-
Wlication to any Grand, Trixtk. Ticket
xeitice, .The 'Grand Trunk Pacific Rail-
ns-a`is the shortest and quickest
troute 'between Winnipeg, Saskatoon,
and Edmonton, -with smooth roadoed
:electric 15gkted t;leeping cans, through
4he newest, most picturesque and
lirnost ;rapidly developing ?section of
.Western Canada.
;Before deciding- 'en tyour 'trip ask
.*ronk Trunk Agents to furrishl full
;particulars or write C. E. Horning
t`i):strict Passenger Agent, Toronto,
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'11 EOSTERS
I NEW INTERNATIONAL
TRE MERRIAM WEBSTER
Every day in your talk and reading, at
o .home, on the street car, in the office, shop
— and school you likely question the mean -
E ing of some new word. A friend asks: E.
_ What makes mortar harden?" You seek ee
• the location of Loch Katrina orthe pronun-
G elation of jujutsu. what is white coal? ii
g. This New Creation answers all kinds of e
M questions ctipn,Fo gn Words, Trades, Arts and
Scat ,,,e�mits final authority. -
LE 4000 Words. N
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h[ensall
Mins Etuh Ronnie left last week for
Hamilton to attend Normal. School.
iDlins. ELlits spent a .few days in God -
aria. visiting friends .
'Robert Fulton spent a few; days in
Toronto.
Mrs. 'E. F. InleLk Smitle tspent a few
ldays'id Lunen lase week., visiting her
father, Mr Henpeck.
Dfr, and Mrs. Ce Cook and Mr. and
'DLrs. JON. ;Bontbron motored to De-
troit treoently.,
Mr. 'Geo, Dalton of Mitchell spent a
.few days in town visiting his sister
r;M ra. M, Drake.
Wise Belle Sparks of Brantford is
spending a few days in town with hex
mother.
Miss Sadie Acheson has returned
home . after spending a few weeks
with friends to Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Carr motored
flrom 13uffalo (last week and spent a
few mays with Mrs. 'M. Drake.
M. N. E. 'Cook has returned home
after and extended trip to Toronto
and .Montreal.
Mrs. Harold Pym of Midland spent
a few days last week with her mother
'Airs. John 'Caldwell.
Miss :Versa Geiger Las returned,
from H,andbury, New Ontario, where
she has been teaching For the past
seven montes.
'Rev. Knight attended the Metho-
dist Theological Union at Victoria Col
lege, where he gave a paper on Schle:
ermacher and influence of Modern
Science on Theological Thought.
A large and appreciative audience
greeted the Rev. 7. S. Henderson up
on his appearance in the pulpit of
.Carmel Presbyterian church, All avail-
able space 'wars used. The building be-
ing crowded 'to the doors. Ile spoke
,eloquently and 'convincingly of con-
dition in Canada, our duties and won-
derful opportunities. having pent 13
years of arduous work in 13. Columbia.
Ilse knows whereof be speaks. He
speaks in Exeter Wednesday night.
The following Ietter was ;received
by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ;Buchanan
from their son, Pte. Pete 'Buchanan
attached to the 44th l3attalion, France
ranee, Aug. 27th,
Dear Parents,—
just a few lines to let you know
that I am feeling wells We have had
our first turn in the< front line tren-
ches. and my curiosity has been thor-
oughly satisfied. I was not surprised
in any way. The impressions or.e re-
tceives on the front line, from read-
ing the papers and seeing pictures
are almost bound to b; correct. Every-
thing is just as I thoughu it would
bel. except that no idea of 'the mag-
nitude of tete whole affair can. be
tformed by visiting any one poir.t.
Will write more later,
Your 1o;ng eon
Pete.
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Crediton
Ifermters, eve bre trying to antici
pate youlr wants, lalin flour or feel
YOU want to 'givei ,aoro. `call,.—•.K'larrvey
'Oros.
Senator end Mas. laatz or New Ilam
'burg spent a few days last' week the
guests. of their daughter, IXrs.Zwicker
Mr. •and 'Mrs. F,. W. Clarke acro n«
pooled ',,y Mrs. Frank,.. Wood. l of Exe-
ter and ;fns. Orme motored to Sarnia
for tte week -end.
Mr. end Mrs. 10. Coultas of Toronto
spent Sunday viteiting lrelatives here.
Mk. Fred Wuertlx and mono have re-
turned tome from the West,
Mrs. Williams and daughter bave
returned home atter visiting' 'Mrs. S.
M. Johnston..
Mrs. iicDonald of Klntoret apenh a
few days last week the ,jueet of ber
sister, Mrs. Zwioker.
The Rev. Prof. Potter of Victoria
University will speak ini tho Method-
ist church, Crediton on Sunday' mom-
ing 'at a quarter to ten and int Eber-
ezer at half past one,.
Rev. R. C. 'Barber and wife and
daughter of Wurwick visited at the
parsonage,
The 'financial district meeting aced
the missionary Congress held Sept, 15,
was quite n success. The ladies served
tea in the basement of the church
and home excellent addresses NYCZCI
given. •
Pte. TLos. I)avidson of Camp Borden
was home last week on leave of ab-
sence.
Air. P. C. IsSalhfleisch- has the foun-
dation completed nor his fine new
residence.
The eartinaed dry weather is mak-
ing it a hard task for the farmers
to sow their fall wheat:
'Mrs.. Edward +parry Lars Ieft for
her home in Montreal„ after spending
a ,few montes with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Howald.
gr. H. Ewen, wl:.o has been engag-
ed with Mr. J. Diechert as black-
smith for some time_bus left for Tor -
pronto. Mrs. Ewen and eon win fol•;
low 'in a few weeks.
Thames Road
Farmers, eve hre trying to antici•
pate your wants, if its{ flour or feed
you want to giver' as a cane—Hervey
:Bros. t , .
Rev. E. G. Powell preached' in the
Presbyterian church la'n Sunday morn
ing and (i)r. Strang from the West oc-
cupied the pulpit in the, evening.'l3oth
services were 'we]1 attended:
Rally (Day was obtserved air Bethany
last Sunday instead of the regular
service. Rev. Muxworthy was present
and assisted in the service.
••
1! , r Resolved;
l.lrlhton F4ti will be 1. 'That a took of preiblems with a e .banner enrollee' in relgazxt to giiing,
{, on Friday
suitable coltcRtiorxs of graded serer- S!Cretdry S Report Tkaiiizes ltnszd 'comets ,ne.xt. OW flare
held_ o f east should ne published to eupplee
Cromarty
J
Mrs, John laoxfeey of Duluth spent
a 'week with her eonsin. Atria :Dave
McConnell. •1 t t .'
Owing to the continued day seasor.
the fanners ere unable to get any
'plowing 'done, and only those who had
summer fallow 'managed to fret any
wi'.eat sown.
Lieut. Alex 1Vxoheffy, who 'for the
(past two 'years has !been science mas-
ter in the Dawson City !Collegiate
'spent a few days with his parents
,here last week. Lieut. Mchaf1& enlist-
ed during the sume:tee and le on his
way overlscara
'While Mr. Jos. Speere tva:f engaged
in l epairing the roof of Mr. R. Sadi-
ler's ,Louse in Sta'fra, the ladder upon
which he was supported, and which
was ,falstened to the ridge board gave
wad'. and Mr. ',Speare fell to the
ground, a distanoe of about fourteen
feet. His trigh't ankle war broken and
some of the 'boners in his foot 'erashed
His left ankle le ?badly sprained and
although no other bones Aire: broken
the forte of the ifall caused other in-
juries of a serious nature. Mr. Speare
was conveyed to hie home and :Drs.
Maur and Armstrong of Mitchell were.
soon on Mand to attet,d to hie injuries•
which will lay him aside from active
duty for some time, . -
INCREASE IN PRICE 'NEXT 'WEEK
On the first oe October the Exeter
Times will increase in, price, from $1
to $1.213 a year. There is just a few
days left for our subscribers to take
advantage of the old irate as after
that date all arrears, :new or renewal
isub'aeriptions will 'be chainged the ad-
vatr.oed rate. Any 'remittances that
beaus tie post.rnark up to Sept 30th
wilt be n'ccepted.
THE LATE AIRS. _MONTEITH r.
There passed away at, the home of
her daughter, Mrs. John Allison, one
of the oldest residents of the'commun-
ity. in the person of ili,rw. Chas. Mon-
teith. Sr. The late Mars. Montville
whose maiden :Time wars, .(Helen Millar
was born near Arbroath., Scotland,
and came with her _patents to Canada
in. the year 1853. Mr. and Mrs. IVIillar
and family settled on the Thames
Road on the faxm formerlyt owned by
the late John 'Westlake, at prer+nt
ley Peter Moir, and it was at • t tie
home that Mrs. Monteith with her
brothers and sisters experienced the
pleasure of pioneer life. In 1858 She
married Mr (Chas. :Monteith and re=
sided during her married life, on the
farm now owned by Mr. AndrewCamp
.bell. She lived to the ripe age 'ofr 30
years and is survived by four sisters
and one brother, namely Mr. David
i1ii.1Iar of Spokane, 87 years of age;
Mrs. Ramsay of Exeter 85 years of
age; Mrs. Ja•s. Hackney, Thames Road
80 years of age; and Dine. Alex Hack-
ney Thames 'Road, 77 years of age.
Mos. Monteith tel'so leaves one dau=
atter and one 'son, Dins. John Allison
Thames Road. and William of Calgary
Her funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Dr. Fletcher and her remains
were laid to rest ire the Exeter eeme-
tery fled 'was followed by a larg.ees
gathering of her friends and neigh-
!boars. Like many more of ,the old
people aLe has left behind her xi good
ly heritage. It may truly be said about
her 'that she lived £or the beistt'that
this life can give. All through life'
ter /Bible was her friend, and itis
sweet at surances were with her to
the last. When memory failed to grasp
wordly things she was always able
to repeat beautiful passages of Script-
ure while shortly before her death
she :repeated the "Shepherds Psalm"
without a break. Now she hats' passed
through the "Valley" and reached
that Home tibove for which .she 'so
often longed.
He sees when their footsteps falter,
'When their heart grows weak and
faint,
He marls when their istrength is fail-
ing
And listens to each complaint.
He bids them rest for a season ,
For the pathway has, grown too
steep ,
And folded 'in green pasterns' ,
Ile giveth his loved; ones sleep
Weep not that trials are over.
Weep not that her race is run,
God giant -that we may rest as calmly
When our work like hers is done.
Till then we would yield• with glad-
nests ,
•
'to iii to keep
Our treasure rn, ,
Mr. Peter Lamont has returned And 'rejoice in the sweet assurance,
from his trip to Saskatchewan, true He giveth his loved ones sleep.
we are sorry to ray on the sick lista
He is recuperating at the home o`f hies Troops Beach England. Ml- . i stun read a
mother, bars. Joie=. Ester, Varna.
WESTERN ONTARIO
FALL FAIRS 1916.
IBlytb:
1Brussete
Goderich
Kirkton
Luoknow
Milverton
net 3-4
net Oct 5e6
l , Sept. 27-29
, Sept. 28-27
Sept 28.29
Sept 28-29
HURON WEATHER INSURANCE CO.
A meeting of the directors of the
Huron Weather Insurance Company
was `held at iba'ahwrood.. The directors
report that the year 1316 has been the
most !satisfactory in the history of
the company. Eight hundred and
eighty-five new applications have been
written 'up already this year, covers
ing insurance amounting to over a
million dollars. The Company now has
$6,000 cash in a Bank and el00,000
in Premium notes. At the meeting 196
new applications were prevented by
the General Agent, Dir. S. Hardy of
Exeter, cove r.ng insurance amount-
ing to $221,000 which is certainly a
N ery good drys oa'in?s:.
W. Huron's Teachers
Convention.
meat. the resent Public. School A,ritiz atHuron Pre s b�'tel•
metio, one edition for teachers with text for study Gs: ;reed 'oy othaire
answers and another edition, w^athout!l The secretary' of a flourishing coon -
anew
answers far pupils. 'rho following report was. read b'ty try auxiliaury Isaa^a, "I k,'ave be" set?.
2 The literature paper for entranee the secretary of the Huron Z'rauibye iretary since, July 8th, 1304, hay* 'noir, '
examination should be iargelY based aerial at their annual neeeting held 'sail cline 9xtee•tiztgs, .seven meetings
on prescribed •work—at least seventy- 'an ffrccce+fieid. It is with vexjyin'g emo- tbriough aionanse one at home and:•one
five per •bent to ire prescribed and :tions that 'wo p'rciselit tho third an- lin !gtia2antrne, :but the finaneiai' part
the west on .sight work, ' :Alt (cohort of ke 1•Iuron, Prosbyt�erial w'a's 'nee'ver neglect�.ed• I a,dwayls put a
3 The 'unzform promotion exams z- e W. M. i5, We aa'a loll convened 'tax fee for being a1lsent 'fo'r Live cents
stiolas,should'be held in Juno, (.norma ,ander exceptional cireumstaneets,, Our so the iday I wait awtzy arnoented to
of ,as 'at present in April, providing nation and ,leresbtyterial to -day brier d; thirty 'cents nvhlch was sent in. If
'tkat East llaxron teachers are agree- sbetweeet 'the t,ormow and the ,song: 'this
would. ;follow this plan of
,tbie, ins order to make the county The awful sorrow and agony of the thus >.eeretairy our nuances would
uniform. :sv'az"ld's 'woe and our own .personal. prosper. One ata totiahed with over"
4 That gine In all schools should 4as; on one hand' nrd'the jay of cool- w eilmtng ecru a of loss expressed in
Lave the opportunity of secu:rir>g ding" victory and tha hope of immartal the ;reports from Thau as (toad and
their certificates by working on farina
just ea boys have.
tlo, I, 2 and 4 were adopted by the
easuoeletion.
331leetion or officers. wu0s then 'uro-
oeeded with, with the following. 're-
sult;
President—Miss M. 'A. 'Bailie, Dun-
gannon.
Vice(-President—W m. McKay, H"n-
sall.
Secretary-Treasurer—'W m. H. John-
ston, Kippen.
lOouncirllors—J. 11, ' Johnston, God-
erich; Miss Nellie: Medd, Winchelsea ; known, perhaps, but none the, leas vale than in any previous year, although
Stoy 'Stonehouse, Blyth; Miss Irene rued have liase-ed beyond the veil or,
Quackenbush, Exeter„ Miss Annie, to a different sphere of :service on there has been Sa many calls for pates
V. Vorrance, Crediton cart.. A new (auxiliary hats, been for- biotic work roar little society its still
Auditing Committee—R. ' R. 'Red- lined in '.13Iyt1 , Balled the . Aiartin 011t- on the ''upward march, What Varna,
mond, rBelgrave, and G. S. Howard. ver Circle, in memory.of our 'mission- can acoomplisbl sins surely not beyond
The (:epoch of the auditing, commit- Ory, Tl:e Huron Presbyterial come tLe possi•bilites of larger soeteties.
tee. ;n'how-in,g as balance on hand of veriseu 28 auxiliaries wit.. member-
The 'following arcs the amountq con -
$48.78, was ireceived and adopted, t- ship of over 700 contributing $3306.80 tributed by the Auxiliaries,—Auburn!
During the past year the Assocla and ten .mission bands contributing 60.e0; 'Bayfield 112; Rick. 35.35; Iilythl
f 136.50; Marion !011iver Carole, ;Blytai ,'
ion, paid $200 to the !British fled. Oros $282.50 including interest; 12 litera,m- 65; i3ru'cefield; X181,13; l;rucef.Seld
fano. iters have been added daring the year. Kelly Circle 156.28; Clinton, 176.35;
'Aix. E. T. White, B. Paed,, took up and 17 (bales of comfortable olothin,g Kelly
low ire Duff's ;'arab, D, 11;
"Problems and Solutions" shipped to 'il2oosee Mountain Indian ar10 E67; DuLf'sle, 203.25; Exeter,
Miss Nellie Medd introduced "Com- 6sohool at Ehelbert. In :spite of war
'for Thud Claus," She aspic:- conditions the interest and offeri, s n4.10; Login M. S. Exeter 134.90;
positionng' Goderich, +201:.15; Goderich Arthur Car-
ed the ' fact that many; teachers and have been sustained. « ole 25.00; 'Goderich Tp. Union 42.75;
Cir -
others cannot write a good letter, She Bayfield report asayis, Our Sac]ety `Grand Bend 100.00; H'ensall 135.0;
would therefore teach especially how les prospered and we have a lot oC McGregor rCirele,Hensall, 85.00; Hillis-
thought
write letters in proper form. She welling workers. Our secretary re- Gr sen 115.71; Kippen 117.25; KilrOxton
thought teachers ,should give a great grets that the amount dent is not 110.75; L71; 48.00; frondesboxo,
deal of attention to mechanical work
such as :writing sentences, properly
putting in ' capitals, etc. In cars-.
tive writing she often aliowe papiis
no ,chose their own stories. She would
take a large amount' of oral compos-
ition. She would assign subjects suit-
able to certain periods of the year.
as the spirit of, Christmas,, the lesson
of Easter, etc.
Miss Mead's address was really gond
and received the very_ closest attent-
ion from the memiberst of the conven-
tion.
Mr. Tom , spoke on `"Educational
'Waste" and gave many good hints to
the teachers. He objected to home
work Sn arithmetic. Ile would have
the Department of Education put
arithmetic and gramnaer on the exam-
ination for the Middle School. He
would not make arithmetical problems
too difficult. He would teach- reading
by means of printed tablebs rather
than by ,script. He would make an
extra effort to have, the reading well
done.
There were 128 teachers preseeet.
This is a record attendance.
lal(Bary made zi special study of "Our
'Atlst�iorAs within the Empire.", �"lea
ity on the other.. Unexpected changes 'Kirkton. What that loss means to pus
ihave come to our Presbyterial aur- onil „own Society can know, Mr,s: