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-°l 'Oa'FY-SECORD YEAR No.. 2248
EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14th 1916
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Xmas: Goods
Early
problem for you
articles suitable for Christ-
hristmeas
for useful articles for
ons below.
JONES & MAY l
PHONE 32
Showin - of
Shop
the Christmas Gift
overflowing with novelty and staple
ever, perhaps will there be a demand
dry goods store. We offer a few suggest
Shop Early.
This Store will solve
This store is simply
mosgifts. This year more than
gifts such as are found in a
For Ladies Furs of all descriptions, silk and crepe blouses, fancy and in.
ilial handkerchiefs, fancy collars, hand bags, mantles, exclusive
silk clress'rlengths, coat sweaters, parasols, bot;d )ir caps, etc
ForMen Silk ties, braces, sockAa,.sets of braces and garters to match, fancy arm
► Girls bands, coat sweaters, umbrellas, overcoats, suits, mufflers, etc
For iris and Boys A great variety of useful gifts to select from
Furs make Excellent Christmas Gifts
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PRICES
We stave an immense stock of neck furs and muffs for ladies, girls and children in bla ckand
natural wolf, Persian Lamb, Fox, sable, muskrat, marmot etc. We offer specially attractive
pekes during the Christmas rush on these lines.
Ladies' and Children's Coats Greatly Reduced
We offer the balance of our ladies' and children's coats at reduced prices that willsimp ly
,astonish you. Come early. They are going very fast
Ladies' Seperate Blouses
post arrived for the holidaytrade the very latest _a ladies' silk crepe blouses also cotton voile
blouses. New novelty effects and colorings. Prices moderate
.Men! Dont miss this -Opportunity
$15.00 & $17 oo. Men's Worsted & Tweed'suits for $12.50
En order to reduce our big cloteing stock before Jan. zst we offer for this month one hundred
a.en's Sovereign brand suits all wool for $z2.so To sell these suits at this price during war
tine -seems ridiculous but we must turn these garments into cash at once. We also offer
good values in men's odd pants, rain ccats, overcoats, Fur coats also boy's suits and overcoats
MEN'S FUR COATS—at prices that cannot be beaten anywhere
Jones AND May
NIMINNIMMI
HEATERS
Coal, Coal and Wood
Special Notice We have a
few Coal
also Coal and Wood Heaters selling
at the old prices. Buy quick while
they last.
Art Garland with oven $48
Art Garland, straight, $44
Modern Jewell, with oven
$38.00
Coal and Wood Heaters
$15 to $18
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Make that room comfortable with a PERFECTION
OIL HEATER. Prices 3.00 to $5.00
Eza,itaine our complete assortment of Mitts and Gloves
for work and driving use.
Feed your Hens Royal Purple Poultry Specific and
sell more eggs while egg prices are high
/LIEAMAN'S lldwe
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Phones 27b
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" iitalpee—A.t Ilas'hwood, ort December
$th. Tao Mr. Wand Mrs. 'Ed, Walper
kh; tion.:'
estle—In. 'Exeter on Friday ;Dec,
ag
8th do fMr. end Mrs, He J. IS.estte,
t. la' M
ader—In Stephen, on Wednesday,
Dee, 13th' to (Mie and Mrs, .Louiw4
tader u on.
Neirattls--tn3iddulph, on December
i 7th, to 'N Ir. and 11X.rs. Arthur Mc
1 Falls n daughter.
14'i1ther.—;n Marrnora, Ont, on ;rant',
urday December the 9th to Mr. 1n:d
Mrs. W'a:lace 'wisher a son.
DIED
Westlake—At the. Sauble Line on Dee.
5th, J'o'hn 'Westlake, aged 73• years
Man;gnus-In )Crediton: on November
28th Mrs. Godfrid llangnus tetged
06 )years. '
'Arrangements (have been made to
run an extra 1Stetion of 'the` evening
train, London to 'Wingbtine. on Sat-
urday December the t23za. leaving
London t 4.15. in order to treJievc the
regular trains and ,provide aconmwoe
dation; for exeenSiolilstia,; , ,
SPECIAL TRAIN
JOINED ¶FH;li; NAVY
Mr. Alfred Coates who has been
out from England for several years
band 'has been 'workinge with relatives,
in Usborne Tee last (week joined the
British navy. Be 'was ,home on Leave
for a few days in sailor's 'uniform;
leaving Tuesday for Toronto. On Mon-
day wvening a number of friends gath
ered at the ,home of afr. and Airs.
R. ,Coates of 'Eden, as a little surprise
for thim before this departure and pre-
sented him with a wrist watch. A
very enjoyable evening was spent.
S'I EPHEN COUNCIL
The Council of Stephen convened
in
in the; .Town Hall, Crediton, Mon-
day, Dec. 4, at 1 p.ml, All members
were present. Previous minutes 'con-
firmed.
Love—Webb•—That the Bond rf
Herbert K. Either, Treasurer of the
Township of Stephen be accepted and
filed with the Reeve.—Carried.
Deput} Returning Officers and Poll
Clerks were ap, ointed, and a large
numbed of accounts wene passed, :and
will par ,xn the annual report.
Council adjourned ;to meet on the
15th December at 1 p.m.
H. Eilber Clerk.
THIS IS TO RE AN
ELECTRICAL AL CHlIS
TbAS
This is an Electrical Age and ee• it
;seems but natural 'that;most' ap-
preciated
preciated and acceptable gifts to give
are ELECTRICAL ' GIFTS.
:Because of the long uninterrupted
service with Hotpoint Electrical GGift
appliances—because of their 'unusual
attractiveness of desitgn and fin:sb;
the !Electrical Gifts 'which will give
the most satisfaction to those you
love. are Illot:points.
Elsewh, re is th's i' leu; you w.11 no':e
an advertisement by 'W. J, 03eer, who
is the local distributor of Hotpoint
Gifts. Make it 4a point to visit this.
shop -see the very Chri'sttaassy 'Win-
dow Display. 'You'll. be very pleased,
with ;its lovely end. ,Christm.ateay A:r.
On Your next shopping tour, drop
in at W. 3. Meer's and, asked/ to be
shown :the Hotpoint Vacn.um, Cleaner,
II!otpoint It #outlo.r Set,, in its h'aridsome
shoitping bad', and cargo other Hotpoint
Appliances. You will be 'glad tot have
done so, and 'the rcc:pient8 of the very
appropriate ,useful electrical gifts,. you
select will be grateful tb;yeind expres-
sion. Their joy will be a last:rig dime -
because
because Hohlitonta are, known for them
LONG 'LIFE` of sA.ri'S.it •r:4VO1t;Y 6c
ti IJISEPUL IS•Etll•Vd'.CE
Exeter Couucil
P. meeting cxf the Council of :the
Village of Exeter was held on Dec,
4th, with all members present. The
minutes of -the meeting; heldNov .24
were read and approved.
A circular letter from the Hydra -
Electric Power Commiss'n of Ontar_o
Re. proposed by-law to be submitted
to the ratepayers of the various mun-
iehpalitiee was read and deterred un-
til action be taken on the by( -law
later in the evening.
The. following ,account; were read
and approved, 'Bell Telephone Ca 40c,
T. G.. Cree'ch 1,00; H.Spackman S.40;
Teimee *jilting Co., 12,.60; Advocate
Printing 141,83; Ed. Maguire
60,00; Co.,Gearge, Anderson 190.00; Ed,
Treble 3.95; Hi IC, Eilber 107.25; Ex -
James St. Anniversary.
The anniversary services of ° the
Janes St. Dtethodist church were held
on Sunday .last when Rev, W. G.
Howson of London, preached twomost
eloquent sermons.. Large aongregate
ions were present 'both morning and'
evening, the 'church beim filled at
the +latter service. The ,pastor, 'Rev.!
J. W. !Baird was home for the day
and assisted with the services and
in the evening, 'Rev. 8. W'. :Aux -
worthy,
u.x-•worthy, 1Rev. J. 7). Nestle, and Deo. I
J. G. Yelland also took part in ,the '
services. The choir furnished some
excellent music for the oceasion. Rev,
Mr. I.liowson, is an 'able pulpit, orator'
and his sermon, were uplifting and
inspiring
In the evening be took his text
eter Hydro Electric System 231.11;' from 2 Cor., P. 9; "For ye know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
though he was rich, yet for your sake
he became poor, that ye through.
his poverty might become rich." The
speaker said that this subject was
the marvel of the ages that Obrist
who was so rich, chat for oursa.kes
he became poor. Men have strange
ideas of God. They think of him far
away and unconcerned of man's des-
tiny. Before .Christ's Incarnation 'He
was rich. Our estimate of man's
wealth is his possession in real es-
tate. bonds, stocks and bank account.
We read "The Earth is the Lord's
and the fullness thereof" "The Sil-
ver and
sil-•verand the gold, and the cattle upon
a thousand thills are nine." Get be-
yond this world and look over the
planetary system, which after all is
but a meagre speck in the universe of
God. Pass from system to system from
world to wbrld. Above are worlds below
are worlds. Our imagination is blinded
and staggers before the magnitude
of these creations. No wonder the
poet writes "there is no beginning,
there is no end." Earth must bow her
head end do obeisance to her King.
The second thought is that Chri.,at
during his incarnation was poor. The
incarnation was a tremendous descen-
sion. The circumstances of his birth
was an unparallel humiliation. Jesus
Christ tool.' upon himself a human
body and travelled the milestones of
human di£e as we do to -day ; the same
paths of experience. ;Born of poor
parents 'that he might know the dis-
paragement of the peasant life and
men cannot say he did not know our
trials, but out of his experience he
can give sympathy to the needy,
When. Jesus Christ came to our world
the earth opened to him a stable door
Looking 'back over the records, did he
ever own a house, a field, a vineyard
or a room? Fye was so poor he didn't
own the boat in which he sailed, •a
home in which late lived, a beast on
which the rode. or a pillow on which
he slept. When the world took inven-
tory sof his belongings all he had+ was
the clothes that he wore; and when
he eras buried he was buried; int an-
other man's sepulchre. Ha hecame
poor for our sakes. At the, end of the
journey be fell a victim to hate, and
the dogs were let loose upon .Christ
J.Low the was hounded. At his trial.
justice, equity and mercy were pros-
tituted and Christ submitted meekly
to humble .himself to the death of
e the across. Elsie poverty. was voluntary
for our sakes. 'Thera is not( a boy in
Exeter knows how rich he is in
a mother's dove and their isy riot a
Christian who can value the sense
of Divine forgiveness of ;sin, the joy
and gladness you have in Christ, nor
the removal of the sting of; death.
The speaker asked how much you
would :sell your religion; for? A; thou,
sand plotters? a ten thousand dollar
farm in Usborne? twenty -:live or two
hundred :thousand dollars? He `didn't
think there was n man in the congre-
gation who would sell this religion for
any sum the speaker might offer.
His concluding thought was 'the
riches of the heavenly kingdom. He
was waiting to be admittted to the
New Jerusalem. Through the ,crim-
son :blood. and the Crosse of, Christ: we
can inhabit the mansions prepared
for the faithful. There axe some who.
have ,sever found this wealth be-
cause they have never found the
Christ.
An 'Anniversary offering of $1000
was 'asked for and over $900 was re-
ceived and it is expected the bal.,
ance twill be forthcoming in a few
days.
H. E.. Huston 10.00; Jas. Connor 40.011
Thos. Cre.,ves 9:0.00; Geo. Mawson
12,50; Mrs', W. Harness 25.00; W.J,
Bissett 87.50; John Ford 75.00; Jos.
Senior $80.00; .Miss IC. IVIacFaul $4000-
00; Wm. Holmes, Godcrich, $1681.88;
W. lh Clarke $15; Northern Elec-
tric Co., Taranto} $20.89; E. Davis
$1,S0; A F. Nash $1.50.
Per Roulston and Harton—That the
Hydro -Electric Power Commissan by-
law received and read to the Coun-
cil be accepted and the same be
given its necessary readings and he
submitted .to the ratepayers et the
coming.. January election, The same
having been mead a first, second and
third time, was finally passed.
The .By-law to provide for the es -
tablishment of a commission foe the
control and management oft he Sly-
dro-Electric system, waterworks and
the "election of commissioners, hav-
ing had' its first reading on Nov. 10
be now giren its second reacting, on
motion of Roulston, sec'd by Beavers,
?Jn amendment being male it was
read and carried„
The by-law to be submitted to the
ratepayers for their approval at we
January election.
A spsciai meeting of the Counc'1
called by the Reeve and held on
Tuesday evening, Dec. 12th, at 7.30
Councillor Hind was absent.
The following 'accounts were paid,
Division Court tees for 1916, payable
to Clerk' R. N. Creech, $4 per court,
far clerk and bailiff, $16.00; G. R.
Steer 1.50; D. Braund 3.25; Advocate
for Board of Health: 9,00; R. G.Sel-
don 19.80; Ross Taylor , Co., $18.711
T. Webster 1.75; W. J. Bissett 2.00.
J. Senior, Clark.
nth NOMINATIONS
Nominations ;are not so far away
and yet their is very little stitrlrin,g
in Municipal affairs, although it looks
quite probable there will (be a shift
In the .present personnel of the, co ert-
en. Reeve John 'W. Taylor has stat-
ed that he is ,not in the field+ for re-
election conseq sently a new head
must be found for /the .Council Board
There ds ample material, 'with splen-
did training and ^close touch with
Municipal matters, to be 'foubd in
the present council for the office.
Councillors, 'Heavens, Hind and Rare
ton. have all been spoken of for the'
position and any one of then could
fill it well. Other names have also
been mentioned. There is no doubt
that (Exeter has some oababie men
that mould grace the Magistrate's
chair, but with 'due regard to these
the interests of the town would be
best served by (selecting a man who
has served 1313 term in: the council.
who is in talose, touch with the need;
and financial situation of the town
:Besides after a man has served his
town for several years in the cap-
acity of councillor, it is only fitting
that ;he 'should be honored with the
higher office. No doubt one or more
of the councillors will aspire for the
reeveship which will mean' some new
blood for the council. With two By-
laws Ito be submitted to the ratepay-
ers, a vote must be taken and no
doubt before many ;days a stir will
appear in the tanks of the aspirentas.
(BATTLE OF VIE SOMME
Greatest war film in. the world,
will be shown at the "Dame Theatre"
January 12th and 13th, matinee end
night. The earliest possible date ob-
tainable. This picture is now play-
ing in the cities and Exeter will be
one of the first towns to have the
opportunity of seeing the wonderful
film. Produced by the Famous Players
General admission 25; war tax acts.
extra. t t e l (et
Horses
Wanted
Morris Segal, of Toronto,
will be at the
Central hotel, Exeter
Wednesday, y, D eG. 20
1916 for the purpose of
purchasin„ horses from '5 to :l
years of N•`e. that are sound
and Ingft,Sf l condition for flat.'
Dotn.ift Goverment, Don'-,
forget the date.
Letters from the Front
The following letters were received
by Mrs. 3. ,C. Gardiner. of R.11. No.
1, l irkton, from her sons one of
whom has been serving in France
and two others recently went aver
with the 11.0th iil3attilion.
Seaford Camp, Nov., 12th
Dear I) Mother,— �
e Mo' t
Well we are settled; down in camp
after trevellirgg two weeks steady.
We loaded here last ;eight.. Things
s
are very comfortable. 50 men put
up in 't hitt 50f'c by 2UPt and 10ft
high. •
'We left ;Camp 'Borden Oct. 28th
and izdrived at 14.ilifax, Oct, the 31st
There w:. some fine scenery along
the. to( LVe went straight aboard,
the lithr Ceronia. There ;veep, five
b,.tttn.1;0;1.. ;and two draughts aboard
mak;ee ' oteal of about 5500 men,.
abo'.t , lr.• bdggest load that ever
crossed. ¢.l gond. We left I3'jslifasi the..
1st oat Nodenter and: arrived in Tiw
erpor,l th, Liebe 'We had fins wee-,
Cher he;,ir4,., the voyage but there
w;'S 'era a,l,+' 11 p;eastire on account. of
it Leiter ea t ;v,wded. Neither 13ah nor
e 'lett tiered much with sea-Siele-
t.t ;::..t• bid for the first
day reit, It was amusing to see, :some
of tie. frlte',z,<. Tb.sy >d. cln t care evhe th
e c' tet•: I. , i.;: down Olt not, some
ileal; rte t ;, . r... it tvu :d that they
rni }ht glia ..,t e.
ti'nur having son, Earl.
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varier, ,Nov. nth, 1:91G
Dear Mother
iWe11 mother it is quite a while
TRE EXETER RA.RQAIN STORE
Christmas Gifts
Give presents that are useful and that will am &saw
every day need.
You will find us well supplied with
Useful Articles for Christmas Gifts
Select from the following list
Handkerchiefs
Towels
Wool caps
Neck se d
Gloves
Sweaters
Blankets
Hosiery
Shuts
Collars
Ties
&lits
Under weaa
Braces
Suits
Overcoats
Boots, Shoes and Rubbers our Specialties
Oar stock is well assorted and at the tight pries.
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Useful Xmas. presents will be appreciated this
ear more than ever. We have a full Fano .°
of .Furnishings for Men. We specialize
in this line. Prices are going up but
we are able to maintain okl prices
by baying early. Make you
selection from this list.
Shop early
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UNLINED GLOVES
SILK LINED GLOVES
FUR -LINED GLOVES
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS
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since I wrote a letter last, I hope
this reaches you alriight. I don't
know' whether your letters are go-
ing astray or mine are not getting to
you to let yon know where I am.
I have not .had a letter of anykind
I since the one you wrote when I was
wounded. I think they were written
in Jaly.I received theta in August
I have toot been putting in tate Codd
cess because we are not allowed to
put it down in full, just the .lsatt-
alion and company. We had some
pretty hard. fighting since I cane
back. We are having plenty of rain
here lately. Most of our old bun:Iz axe
gone •now, -wounded or kilted, only
five or six left.. Earl and 'foe will be
over pretty soon now. Everybody is
pretty well fed. We wish it would
quit but it 'loo'ks as if It, will go on
for some tinct yet, We would. wonder.
(Continued on page five.)
TO OUR 1A -B * FR:ENDS
Owing to the excessive cast of man-
facturing end the present small de-
mand for Engines and Grinders, due
to the unprecedented failure; of trope
we find it expedient: to accept other
means of employment for our plant
and tare moving part of it to Windsor
for this purpose. When. normal condi
tions and good aerops enable urs to re -
sons manufaeturing with prospect's
of profit to loth you and ourselves
we trust that the poeition in your
esteem which for the 13 years we
have been in Exeter we have en-
deavoured to win, will not be host'
and that you 'will give us tred`tt„ for
not trying,' 10 load you up with ex;pczh-
sive 'machinery at the time when yrs
needed all your resources for other
purposes.
'With best wishe's for the Ne+u Yea:
re eemaira,
CONz�lc li, re4t t1Cl:tl:N1 C1
wha
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Miss :.Aerial Beverley visited.inClina:
ton over the wee-kend.
Mr. Jas. Walters is iee (Priapi.%tos't
and Toronto on a business trip. .
Reeve. Fred Eirerington of t'sbornei
has moved his family and b;au:srboi&
effects to 'Exeter.
•Mr. T. A. Russell at as a prize:-*
dinner as usual at the (3 ae1ple Cattle
.Fairy .St .Mary's Journal.
'Mr. Earl Hodgson of Stephen is the,
new junior on the staff of the Can-
adian Bank of Commerce.
c,irs. Ann Williams of Exeter bas -
been ill at the home of her coax j;n-;
law tCephas Pym of. Usborne.
Mrs. Wan. Glenn has Bold ,her 1a,
acre farm .at Lumley to fir. Kine.
of Kirkton for a high figure.
See our array of Oranges Nuts and.
Candies for Lhristma,s trade. Prices
to suit
your t Purse;:>. W. J. Sta,tha,rx,.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith arrived
home last Monday evening. A re-
ception, w'ss given 'them at the home
ok the groom's parents that evening
Mr• Arthur Hestia who recentiyt
had 1315 leg 'oanght in the cog wheels
of a grain chopper and had about 30
.quare inches of fleyah'torn from his
le;g, is making satisfactory progress:
Clear 'off the sidewalks in front
of your Jot. The residents of Alberti.
St. after every (snowfall during the
winter keep the :Sidewalks free .front:
snow. Thr. Sctien is to be commenced
Go tho., rid- ado likett'i.see.
As WI( Le seen in, an announremerat
in another column the Cannot' Math*
ne. 'Co.. are :losing down their plant
here and Moving part: of it to Win
1r. where they will open a branelx
risc'closingdown of the plant is Mader
ne esary by the . etoail demand for
their ouipnt arld the high prices of
'avv material iM.r. 'Watlteffi Bonner li,.
feuds moVi lg. to 'W ir.t, so - t141, ti" ret..