The Exeter Advocate, 1922-12-28, Page 1THIRTY-FIRcTH YR,
COKE
EXETER, ONTARIO, TU R$DAY DEC. 28, 1922
SAND
•C1-1
We have a car of Coke on the
way to Exeter.
Orders filled as received.
Price $16 per tong
R. G. Seidon
PHONE Si W.
The Men's Stor
Buy
Clothes
Tarnan's
SUITS .,,..,,....
OVERCOATS
SWEATERS .,,
UNDERWEAR
COMBINATION
MUFFLERS
SHIRTS ...
TIES
., from $1'5 to $40
from $10 to $35
.,.. from $3 to $7
,., ...from $1 to $2
UNDERWEAR.
from :14 to $7
;from $1.50 .to $2.50
...from Si to $2.50
...from 50c. to $L50
BRACES . • ; „ from 50e. to 51.00
GARTERS , .. .from 25c. to 50c
SLEEVE HOLDERS ..25c. to 50c.
HANDKERCHIEFS in silk, linen, and
lawn.
SOCKS in s'vlk, \vjool and lisle.
HATS , ., `from $2 to $7
CAPS -grow 50c. to 3230
W. W. Taman
Tailoi* Furnisher
AGENTS FOR
"THE HOUSE, OF HOBBERLIN"
Our Corner
Wat they
eta C sayaI) ed •. •a
lr � hatT z go -
.g they men ln4 )lair ,s coming
The difference between a specialist
and an ordinary doctor is about $56.50.
The prophet who said the moon
shell ;lot smite you by night , w asn't
speaking of moonalt;.ne.
A perennial smile d cater that ma-
ture has equipped her with a sweet
dispoBitlon and a, good set of teeth.
,Areether nice thing about a phana-
graph is that at can't see your pleased.
expression and come back with, an en-
Core:
You never know how much pride
mere words cart express until you hear
a very young busdrtess man speak of
"my stenographers,
Whether you buy little or muclh,
in order to buy intellingentiy, you
must keep youself informed. And
there is only one way in which you
can. keep your information up to the
minute -read the advertisements.
The continued dry weather is mak-
ing the water situation -very serious
for live stock owners. The ponds and ,
wells aro exceptionally low and should
winter set in without a large amount
of rail. fall many farmerstwill be fore -
ed to draw'water for their stock.
Too many men, and women of se-
dentary habits fail to get; the 'exercise
they require. Always they are up to
their ears in work, And so years
pass on. But the organs of the body
cannot stand much strain. and usually
rea]izat;;ai_ comes too late. In conse-
quence w e see many nes and women
who should be in their phys{calprinxe
grown. prematureiy old.
The fashion makers have found a
new way to shock the world. It isn't
legs and it isn't shoulders which are
to be exposed 'to the gaze of the
breathless world, but -horror of hor-
rors -ears I This is the ultimate box -
score limit. Or at least we thought
it was until ,we read the next ]ine
which said that the lobe of the nak-
ed ear rvv'L
11 be colored,
a delicate pial;.
If the forces of rrightepusn,ess in this
country have the vigor they ought to
have, they will nap this outrageous
suggestion in. the bud. We stood • far
shoulders, then legs, but' wq shall not
stand for ears l -Kingston Wig.
DR. JOHN WARD
CHIROPRACTOR & OPTOMETRIST
HAS MOVED TO
MAIN STREhT, SOUTH of Y.P.C.A.
EXW1 ER
Phone 70
Greetings
WE WISH ALI) OUR CUSTO,M-
• ERS THE COMPLIMENTS OF SHL+
SEASON AND ASSURE THEM OUR
BEST WISHES FOR ° 1923:
are!
'LG
ros.
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS.ed grant to help on the work i Two a large extent to thcars, one driven d by _ Mh
S. J. V.
I value of the 'driven }� a
y stranger, collided at the
Rev. Truntper confined himself to Cann, and the ,other ,McLaughlin,
.
Friday )est ups n�arnirratyort lax to school nurse that is to be .engaged for corner ieaar Messrs. Joroo gr May's
Exeter and surrounding munzcipalit:,es this district and instanced cases ::n store, on Thursday last. Both were
and the usual condition, prevatilsire ,vhich the late medical exam',natir+n'somevvhat damaged.
some places there is a warm contest, liras of great value. He also defend-'
while en others acclam
order.,,tions are iIz ed the expenditures znad: by the;
Board ,it the Interest of bettered
uca torn in Exeter. 1 Jeffrey --Iia Usborne, ora, Dec. 25 to
11r. Pryde explained the nd
h BIRTHS
EXETER t• E t
In Exeter the usual score of pea- under which he had becme a mein " ;1r'`]` Alm. Will ftm Jz£frey,�a sort
pie• were pres,4nt to make nomanat on„s E ber of the board, to. fill the vacancy 'Robet Edw.n
caul sal the old members of the ver- t caused by the retirement of Mx, F.
lour governho, bodies were re -elect -1W. Gladrnan, He said he neither took1VIARRIAG.
ed by acclamatie+n, rte mewv names be- ['credit for the goad work of the board N
fag met.toned • for . • •,
g except two positions nor would he take any blame. forthe; ; Wells -.l ,tc s•,. -Ian Windsor, on ?e0. 4
as councillors -W, II, Armstrong and mistakes„ but next
Moses Amy both of whom have de- held responsiblen x }e.or ate could be
for both.
cline d to que fy, so that acclamations 1;r. Medd took occasion to reao the
41 down the Jiro are in order. The, statute providing for the election, of
nominations as made were as follows.-- a ratepayer to fill a vacancy on. the
For Reeves jBoard of Education, discussed the
B. W. F, Benv!ers by H. T. Rowe engagement of a school nurse for 42
and Jesse Elkton- rereleeted,school. rooms of the district, and gave
For Councillors
!some comparative figures of the rates
c. B, Hooper, by W, A Balkwui a,ud of taxation for school purposes in.
E, i1, Dignan. this gold other municipalities, show.-
Jas. ))avis, by E, ?VL, Dignan and R, lug much to Exeter's advantage.
N. Creech;
13. M. Francis, by G. N. Williams
sad E, Dignaa..
F. A. Ellerin ;ton, by J. G. Stanbury
and F. Witwer,
STEPHEN
ALM In, Stephen phn Reeve ALM Neeb and
Depurty Reeve David Webb are con..
Moses Amy, by C. Heywood and testing the reevealtip.
R. Terry. John. Hayes is deputy by acclaim
H- Armstrottg„ by C. Heywood tion. And Wtn. Sweltzer, Geo. Pen -
and R. Terry, hale, Vector Snell and Elmer Lawson.
First four re-elected.
For I/attics Commission ars.
Jahn Hind, by Jesse Elston, and H.
T. Rowe --re-elected for two
For Board of l clucatian l"lee Teaas]tip of Usborne has an
b, S. li. San- unusual contest oa this year, there
Rev, A, A. Trurnper,
dere i. -d A. T. Rowe. being no less than tencandidates in
R. N. Creech, by John. Hraad and S, the field tor fisc eff£ ccs--est°o f
?ti: Sanders, reeve and eight for council
E 11. D3gn trt, by G. Heywood and and Reeve --Beer: William Coat
and John, Duncan,
are -.after the three s:ata as council)..
.tS13OR.NE
es
John' fid•F'or Councillors --Councillors Fred.
J. G. Stanbury, by G. N. lVilli,�:tns,Stewart and John Hanna, and new men
and W. H. Deareng, I'm )yellow, A. H. Doupe, Jas, Ballan-
All ):our re-elected for two y ears i ty ne, S. N. Shier, Samuel Pym, and
Adjournment was then made tothe Wellington Skbtner.
evening for the purpose .of discussing
town, and school matters, Lucan---Reeve, J. B. Armitage, J„1i,
Ross; Council, Ensley Hodgins, Robt
The evening meet was iairlyv►:11 Coleman, W, J. Srrrith4 13. Yoatngston,
attended, considering the busy season W. RevIngton, U. F. Stanley.
for all business men and the fact that: ^-
acclamations prevailed.
BIDDULPH.-Reeve, Richard Rey -
31r, John W. Taylor was ciect;e i craft, Phin. 1:)ic1:?,ns; Council, G. Cour-
chairman, and after a few opening re- rev, C. Kelley, Wm. I)ew.nrn, And-
maarks he called .on the various rein• Lsaac, Wilson Wells.
per-
sons nominated and others to address 31QGILLIVRAY-.Reeve, Dan. Lewis
the ratepayers Deputy Weston Maguire; Council
Reeve Beavers confined himself in Henry
Billing, Wm.. Harr ran, S Em -
the main to county matters, speaking cry; all by acclamation.particular)}d sf the Children's She ,••
ter, the County Home, the Jail, Good BLANSHARD-Reeve Geo. Cook
Roads, and the tlebenture indebtedness James lIoore; council, Sidney Adam-
-pointing out that the Shelter and son, Gifford Copeland, Robt, Chittick,
Montt were doing agreat work at a Geo. Keith, John, Malloy„ C. A. Barn
moderate cosi, the jail, was too ex- ett, Geo. 11cDonnald, Richard Selves.!.
pensive for an average, of four prison ___
ers, but, although an effort had been AILSA CRAIG -John• Morgan, Hugh
made to have other counties join in Adams, Hugh McNeil; Council, David
having but one jail nothing had come Robertson, Wm. Leitch!, Stewart Rob
of it, Good Roads laad cost less this tnson, Albert Munroe, Hugh Adams,
year than pret2ously, and the debent- Harry Westeott, Fred McLeod.
ure indebtedness, which was. for patri- __
Otic purposes mainly, was in ahe;�lthy TCCICERSIIITJf-Reeve, John lfc
condition. Naughton, accl.; Council, 1. Moore, R.
Councillor Francis spoke of the con, Kennedy, C. Riley, R P. Watson, J.
ditioa of the town property, the use G. Crich,
made, this year of our own gravel pit, ----
the sidewalk that had been, laid, and BAYFIELD-Reeve A. E. Irwin. E.
the need of a public lavatorvx in town. S. \lerner; Council, W. Weston, Tao.
Councillor Hooper discussed the fin- Cameron, Sam. Huston, Wm. Higgins,
ances, showed where we had saved. Robert Leitch, George Castle, Sam.
money by having our own taxpayers Moore, li. Ross.
put in the salvers, and mentioned the
clean and healthful condition that the
streets were kept in this • year at very
small cost. i
Councillor Ellerington discussed the ,
cemetery, which as now on a paying
basis, and conditions improving. He .Mrs Hickey, a' former Hensall
spoke also of the: sewers and the meed lady, died in. Toronto an Monday. Mr.
of a proper blueprint of the drainage Izickev was some years ago on the
n
systet. of the town; also; that ,;blue- staff of the lIalsons Bank here.
print was needed of the. cenrstery.
Utilities Commissioner John Hind Word has been receivird here by
spoke at some length of the hydra relatives that Mrs. John. Sanders of
and waterworks systems, going into Winnipeg, a former resident of Exe-
the. finances of each, and, showing that tor, and well known to the older r:si-
the waterworks was now almost on a dents .o;f town, had the nvisfortunel, a
paying basis. He strongly urged the few days age, to fall and\fracture
reasonable use elf water by the cit- three ribs, and otherwise receiving a
izens, that we may not be forced to bad shaking up. .As shells; in the eigh
ins all meters wlhach would cost .three ties the accident may, be attended with
or four thousand doillars. serious results.
- Chairman. R. N. Creech, and other
members of the Board of Educations, FORKS, HAY AND RANEY.
J. G. Stanbury, Rev. A. A. Trumper, 'Some editors canget
Thos. Pryde and W. G. Medd lis- away with,
cussed at tsiome length matters anything," remarks the Farmers' Sun,.
per-
taining to the school and the beau.;;- and as an example quotesas follows
fying of the towing through the efforts- from the Forest Free ee Press : "Will
of the Horticultural ' Society and the Frrrke, the new Pragres��v,a leader, be
general co-operation of the people.
when they attempt to; pitch Hay
Mr. Creech dealt particularly with out of the Ontario Liberal field ? Per -
he pleasing aieisvdl,ts at the last mid- flans, if it's not loo Raney."
uanmer examinations, the preparation
WELLS-DAVIS.
and equipment a fmft . soon 'cru t
VG ELLS-DAVIS.
of h r i he
igh School and the engageri�envt of A quiet wedding took place. in
fifth teacher.. In dealing ,with the . W5mclsor on 'Monday;: Dec. 4, when
inan.cia.1 statement of the school. he mr. Gorden Wells, son of Mr. and
showed that: whereas the statement Mrs Fred Wells of town, was married
,o' ed a balance of $15`099.'10 with all to Mass Sarah Idella Davis daughter
counts and salaries paid, the true of Mr. and ,Mrs. Arthur Davos of Ex -
balance was $10304.50 -made up of
•eter. The young couple • were -mat-
e statement balance, plus grants tie- l tended . They will make their borne
ived" and taxes received since the in Windsor and aro visiting relatives
tatement was issued, as follow, $17,- here for Christmas, the farmer re -
0 in small amounts, $30.31 grant on turning to Windsor and the latter will
uipment,. $5012.94 from the County. remain tip) Saturday,
Pa
for county .pupils, and $145.15
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taxes from Stephen:- So: that al- BALSDEN--HOPPE, •
though the board had an unexpected]
expenditure of over' $1500.00, we have , A pretty weddiing book, place, in De-
an increased balance of over $2000. troit on. Wednesday, . Dec. 20, tat 3
He was confident that if nothing un -'o'clock when Violet M. Hoppe, daugh-
forseetn occurred next year the rate ter of Mr. and MTS.i T. Hoppe, b:ecame
for school purposes could be aeduc.- the bride- of Mr. Frank B. ,Balsden,
ed from 16 atlas, to 14 Trills., son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris. J. Bats -
Mr.. Stanbury after . congratulating .den of London, formerly of •:Eiceter_
the various members on re-election The ceremony was performed by Rev.
by acclamation, dealt with other; phases A. Brickman of the Lutheran; Evan;
of,: school zMtters, and then : spoke gelican Church in the( pretsreaicle' of the
very highly of the work being done :imnieclia.to relatives of date bride and
by the Horticultural Society, asking : groom. 'Mr. and Mrs. Balsdea left on
for ,the fuller co-operataen of the'a tree) foo,Landon and other points in'
people in the work at beautifying the Cao da; a.nd :o41 their return will re -
town, A. much larger membershipnot side in Detroit:
the Society is anticipated, and he hop-
ed the council would gave an :tcreasi- LOCALS ALSO ON PAGE 4,
31r. Gordon Wellls., son, of Mr_ and
and 1L<s; Fred ,Welles of town, to
Mis. Sarah Nelda Dar",s, daughter o.,
;'d.* and -yrs. Arthur Davis of Ex-
eter.
IN ME1iOIi,UA,M
Ferdtare-In io' ng memory of John.
Thomas, beloved son of Air. arid Mrs.
Edgar Penhale, who died two years
ago, Dec. 29.
We bad a beautiful flower,
So fragile, sweet and fair;
We thought ewe
must
only love .,t
And guard it a th tender care.
So we loved our tlower dearly
And thought to keep it a?•upy,
But the King of the garden saw it,
And the Lord, my King'. did say:
"Give me your beaut:~ul flower
The Advocate
Wishes
Everybody
A Very
appy New Year.
Thou duardeot with t.ovirtg care;
The whtds and the storm w;R harm at;
Their fury it cannet bear.
Comte to the heavenly garden
seg in its perfset bioorn,
The .flower you lotted so truly
And thought that I plucked too sc
Oh, then. we sltal9. know His reassoe
Though we kr.ow it not to -day
Why in its promising beauty.
Ile took our flower away.
tfether, Father, Sister..
rg
My Brother's P1ace
Wishes His Patrons and Friends
Happy New Year
Aiay the spirit of our loved lines,
Who have pasted away,
Guide and direct ua
Through, the year
f 1923.
John Taylor
ra
om.inion Stores, Ltd
WISH THEIR MANY PATRONS A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR.
Camel
Dates, 3 pkgs 27o
BULK
COCOA
2 LBS. 25c.
COOKING
FIGS
10c. LB.
MACHINE
SLICED BACON
37c. LB.
CANADA CATSUP
LARGE BO.TTLE
24e.
SEED1J) c rSEEDLlsSS
RAISINS
2 LBS. 35i.
PICNIC
HAMS
23c, LB.
DRIED
PEA.CIDIS
LB, 22c.
CHOICE
CURRANTS
LB. 23c
COTTAGE
ROLLS
27c, LE
PHONE 26j
• WE DELIVER.
PHONE 16
PHONE 16
J. A. STEWART
:so
We extend our very best thanks to our many friends -for their
.patronage during the past year, and take this opportunity to wish
-one and all a full share of this world's blessings during the year
1923.
SPECIAL PRICES
to Clear Odd Lines before
STOCK TAKING.
' 1 LADIES'
Several of this ,Season's Fur
Coats are r sail' on our racks, and
will show you a real saving, $16,50
garments, and all of them will be
COAT.S
Collared and !Baanberry Styr
we will sell them at prices wIhich
will buy some of these high grade,
priced caomparatively low.
100 yards Apron Print, good quality attractive patterns 20c. yd.
$1.00 Chintz Overall Aprons, ,priced for Stock Taking at 69c.
52.50 Ladies' and Girls? Sport Hats, $ to be cleared at $169,
° Heavy weight Cashmere Stockings in. horn,espuns fawns, aatdheathers
real value at 98c. pair.
•MEN'S AND BOYS' COATS AND SUITS
The Stock in this, Department must • be reduced and many.„good
Overcoats aims] Suits will be marked at attractive prices.
$1.00: Mens' Woolen Sox in heather shades to clear at 65c,
Warm . Mitts for Meal & Boys, special value at ....,:.. ..,49c,
-GROCERY SPF:GIALS
., Cakes -oaf Palmolive Soap for 53c.
Mixed Cookies, 2 pouivis for , 35c.
.4 Crown Muscatel Raisins, 20c. a pound
Js ;; A. STEWART
Highest Prices Paid for Butter Eggs aundali kinds of Poultry.