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FFIFTY.FIR.S1 `. YEAR No. 2561
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The. Board meet
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Fall and WYnter
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- secretary on Tuesday even,'
members present. The previous
Utes were approved. The Buatlding and.
Croual,cis Comiraittec reported the
ar, ts ...., parrs, being .leaked after, and that the
boiler cleaning
would be looke
d after.
The Chairman and ,H. S, Pri;n. i,pal ;re
— ported, regarding the by-law being
— submitted and;: the '.visit of the l -I, S.
EE inspector, also that . clerta,iru changes in
- timetable had been made; also that
the ?xigh school, attendance at present
"was,188, with several others to some
in later. • A' motion, was passed "hai.
no, pupil .of the public school should
be eorepelled to retnain in at, noon. or
E.
• ,rotors, or, more than,..a halt hout a1',-:
ter Jour,. Mr. Gou"dung was allowed'
, t? e. use of a room after four for a
a.class in, music, under same conditions
as last yie"ar,Mr. Creech and \Ir.
—, Stanbury were named to represent the
-"=""' Board at the opening of the Univer-
��= sity at London ,oira October 16th and
17th, without expense to the Board.
!. few accounts. were: passed..
K. aiacFaul, Secretary.
— I'ROPE1;TY CHANGE
Messrs. A. 'Rollins of the. London
E Road South, and Mr. Reg. Knight
have completed a deal whereby the
former will get possession of Mr.
Knight's house in town and the lat-
- ter will take over Mr. Rollin's farm.
The exchange will not take place
until February next.
HARVEST .I-IOMI. SERVICES
A GREAT SUCCESS
The Harvest Home services in
James St Church. on Sunday under
' the auspices of the Ladies' Aid were
a splendid success: The altar rail
.' :' was beautifully decorated with a
=: profusion of fall blooms, and fruits
`and colored maple trees. The lad-
les of the society- filled the choir
gallery antis:- provided some splendid
1 music both morning and evening.
The ladies acted as ushers and col-
- lectors. The. Pastor Rev. W. E.
.= Donnelly preached two very elo-
o l auent 'sermons befilling the occasion
A special offering was received
= and was one of the largest in the
history' of the society, amounting to
C $125.00,
DASHWOOD
New coats and dresses are arriving every 'few days. New styles and
materials and very reasonable prices. Call and look them over.
GIRLS' COATS—Ages from 2 to 14 years; stock now complete. Dozens
of coats to select' from.
CHILDREN'S REEFERS -brown and navy cloths, good heavy weights
from 2 year sizes up.
Ladles Muskrat Coats
The fact that we have already said several of these beautiful qual-
ity fur coats, must be an indication that our values are right. Absol-":'
utely guaranteed, select skins, and heavy linings. Muskrat coats are
fast becoming the most popular fur coats shown.
Sweaters
and Sweater Coats
Now is the time to buy your sweater or sweatercoat. We' 'have`
a large stock for ladies; men and children: See our splendid range of
new brushed wool sweaters for Iadies.
Wool 131ankets. and. Comforters,
We have a large range of the well known "Ottawa Valley" range
of all wool blankets and bed comforters. "The latter comes in a,..beauti
• ful range of colorings in the new plaids.,
en's. and Young Men's Overcoats
See these wonderful coat values for men and young men. The
cloths are of `exceptional fine 'quality and prices very moderates' We
have nearly two hundred coats to select from.
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ONIONS
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People Paint
for Protection
Lowe Brothers High Standard Paint
will Protect your Property
PINTS 80c, QUARTS $1.45 a/s GALLON $2.80 GALLON $5.40
ALSO TO PROTECT USE
' AGATE 'FLOOR VARNISH UNIVERSAL VARNISH
SUN FLOOR VARNISI3 NEPTUNITE VARNISH
IN TINS FROM 80c., UP
re.. are for Winter
omplete . Stock at Lowest Prices
STOVE•S• HEATERS AND RANGES STOVE PIPE ,ELBOWS
STOVE PIPES COLLARS tAMPERS AND STOVE BOARDS
TINSMITHING AND PLUMBING
FURNACES ANA IRON PIPING
CISTERN PUMPS AND SINKS
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BIRTHS
MASON—At Centralia, on Sept. 18
to Mr..: and Mrs. Chas. Mason, a
daughter.
GODBOLT-In Usborne, on Sept.
25th to Mr. and Mrs. Charles God -
bolt, a daughter.
JOHNSTON—In Perth, West Aust-
ralia, September 25th, to Mr. and.
Mrs. H. F. Johnston, a son.
GARDINER—In Exeter, , on Wednes-
day, Oct. 1st. to Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Gardiner a daughter, (Shirley
Jean.)
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cann of
Usborne announce the engagement
of their daughter, Stella Pearl to
Mr. Chester M. Merkley, the mar-
riage to take place this month.
CARD OF'TEIANKS
Mr. R. G. Luker desires to express
his sincere appreciation to the many
friends and neighbors for their kind-
ness and sympathy during Mrs. Lu-
ker's illness and death.
Several School reports had to be
held over this week.
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SIH THE PUBLIC EYt
REPAIRS
We are now prepared to ' do all
kinds of repairs on broken frames,
whereas before, we had to send them
to London or elsewhere.
I-iEAVY SHELL FRAWIS TO
YOUR OWN LENSES, WHILE
YO11T WAIT, $3.00.
SPECTACLES, LAiTGE LENSES;
$1..00 aiid UP
Dr. John Ward
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CACI O R OPRAOTOR & OPT1CIiusT
MAIN ST, EXETER, ONT,
1'HONI,1170 k
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harris and Mrs.
D Pfaff rof Sarnia' are visiting in town.
Mr, and Mrs. rWm.. Kleisistxve:r and
airs. P. Alclsaac visited in 'Stratford
on, Sunday.:
Mr - d it s -' and
. an. 7r Lafo n of 'Flint pure
visiting in, this vininity.
Mrs E. Otterbein is visiting in De-
troit.
Mr Ervin Mclsaac of Windsor is
spending ills holidays at .has 'home here,
Mr. ' Herb Willett of Detroit is vis-
iting at his home,
Rev, W. E. Dons e Ili of Exeter will
give a lecture, in -the Evangelical
church on Fridayevening, taking for
his subject "Scraps.".
Mrs J. Mama. hads the misfortune
to fall and break her arm Ort Sunday
night She is doing as.welli as can be
expected.
Dr. Cowen visited at his home' an
Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid' of Calvary Evangel-
ical Church held their annual- election,
of officers on October 2. The fall-
owing ie the result,—Han Pres., Mrs.
Yager; Pres., Mrs. D. Tiernan; Vice
Pres., Mrs. R. Goetz; . Sec., Mrs.Neebl
Cor. Sec., Mrs. JF Kellerman; Treas.,
;Mrs. W.ISneil; Pianist, ,Mrs, J,. K. Eh-
lers Eleven regiular :._meetings were
held during the year. 382 sick visits
and 180 social calls in the. interest of
the church were reported, 104 l.ou
quets were taken to the sick and the
shut-in's, anel 80 letters of coai,doleuce
were written. Twotnew members were
added to the roll and one taken off
owing to removal to `another ta,vn.
Tbc society also 'sent a bale of qu,il.ts
and clothing to the poor in 'Taranto f
and paid fifty dollars towards the re -1
pairs on the; parsonages.
The Lutheran'Chusch was decorated
for the Harvest Home, Festival which
was conducted by Rev. Rruer of
London.
Mr, and Mrs. D' Haugh entertained.
the Evangelical, Lune toi a. corn -oast
on. Tuesday evening.
The following is a repert of Room
2, Dashwood Public School for Sept.
1924..
Senior III.- Zeta Nediger 698;
Ervin Guenther -6.9c5, ,Sadie Held 628
Margaret Willert`.'=588, Louise Stan. -
bus 495; Wallace, Wein 39.
Senior II.—Florence Baker 770;
Oneida Restenieyer•'747 Etna Fishei
736 Gertie Hoffman 713, Sophia
Stire 687; Verna Kraft 666; Rete
Hayter 662; ,•;Maurice, Klumpp 655;
Ethyida Held 654, Pearl Seliade 649
John Donehey 639 Victor Kraft
380; Addison Manson 549; Melvin
Restemeyer 513.
Ji.'. II ----Howard Scheuk 668, E.
Zimmer . 666, Kathleen Merner - 644,
Stuart Wolfe 635, Amelia Willett
, 626, Ruth Tiernan 623,, TIarty Mil-
ler 621, Ralph Guettner 571, Mel-
vin Stade 540, Gerald Mason 531, 0.
Stanbus463, Irene Genttner 388.
Letta Guenther, teacher
ROOM I
Pt II—Rose Witiert 88, Ametta
Eveland 77, Laurette Witmer 73,
Sheldon Wein 72, Gladys Maier 64,.
Elloretta Witmer 61,' Emma Vin-
cent 50, 'Melvin Mason 45.
Sr, I—Thelma •]iiclisr 87, tJ.ubert
Restemeyer 85, Lorna Kraft 75,
Leonard Restemeyer 60, Melvin
Schlundt' 55, Howard Klump 50.'4
Jr. I•Milton Wiilei`t 65, 'Its, Ma-
son 60, Mervyn Willed; 50, li4,rry
Rinker 40, Aldo Srnit1r25,F
Class A—Regina• MVlilior 05, Lorne;
Genttner 93, Ella Eveland • 02, E-
vangeline Heidi 85, Phyllis Reid
84, Albert Goetz 82.
Class 13— Margaret Restemeyer
75, Harold l-ralit 70, Carl Maier 64
s!Yi2w.•v 7'91 .'^.
Leoi}ard Scheuk 60, Aileen Beaver
50, Mahel Bender 48.
No. on roll -31. Average attend
ance 28.
Grace Kellerman, teacher
CENTRALIA
Rev. "•Thompson, of Woodham, oc-
cupied the ,pulpit here Sunday and
preached two instructive and help-
ful sermons and also taught :,the
Bible class in the S. S. Rev. Mr.
Kiteley was at Ailsa Craig,
The Ladies Aid held an interest-
ing meeting;: Wednesday afternoon
and. made plans for their big fowl
supper about. the middle of Noy.
Mr. Fry
is engaged
g,�e a ed at the elevator
The grain continues to pour in.
wheat $1.35; barley 90; oats 55
The Misses Wilson have gone on
an extended visit to friends' in the
U. S. A.
The Young Peoples' League of
Centralia started off their fall pro-
gram on Friday with a very success-
ful banquet. The League has been
closed during the summer months
and the occasion was sort of rally.
The banquet was set for seven o' -
?lock and the tables groaned be-
neath their burden of delicacies.
Following the supper a ` toast list
was carried out Rev. D. McTavish
acting as toastmaster and in a happy
manner kept all in excellent humor
interspersing ` the addresses with
community singing. The toast list
was as follows: "The King" pro-
posed by Mr. Geo. Thompson and
responded to by singing the Nation-
al Anthem; " "Our Country" propos-
ed by Miss Mae Ford and responded
to by Mr. Andrew Hicks; "The Un-
ited 'Church" proposed by M'r. Nor-
man ' Mitchell and responded to by
Rev. W. M. Kitely; :"The Ladies"
proposed by Mr. Albert Mitchell and
responded to by Mrs. II. Powe; "The
League" proposed by Mrs. W. Oke
and responded to by Mr. T. Mills.
Following the toast list Rev. W. E.
Donnelly gave a very inspirational
address on. "The Second Mile."
CREDITON
Mus. Karl Finkbeiarer' of Anilsa Craig
is visiting Mrs. Louis Wein.
V1r. Sam'1;Wein hate returned to De-
troit.
Mr:, Leonard Heist and Miss Made-
line Haist of Detroit spent the week-
end at their home. here.
Mr. and Mrs`. Chaffs. Zuefle of Flint,
Jell'„ ane vusitmg relatives in this
sait(-Snsty.
Mr. Aaron Wein has purchased %a
Ford truck. We are glad to see that
the tile, business has increased to this
extent.
Mr. and u'Vlrs. Wm. Bowan, Mrs, Fred
Geiser and Mrs. Lena; `Sweitzer . m,oe
tored to London Saturday and spent
Sunday with, Mr. and Mrs. H'y Webb.
Miss Rena Collins. is vpsiti,ng at the
Methodist parsonage, the guest of Rev.
land Mrs D. McTavish.
r A number of our baseball fans mo-
" tored to London on Tuesday to see
the Free Press 'baseball scores.
eT1ie Methodist Fowl supper is being
held on. Thursday, Oct. 16.
Mr, John Young continues quite ill,
The EVangeliical Church as' holding
their fowl supper and bazaar ors Thurs-
day Oct. 30. ' •
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Motz and son
of Melbert, Sask. returned home' on
Monday after visiting their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Motz and other
friends.
Mrs. Rueben Goetz of Dashwood
spent Monday ,at Crediton visiting
friends.
Mrs. Wm. Motz spent the week -end
at ,Kipper and Cargill.
Miss Vera Edwards of Ingersoll
is spending a few days in town.
(Too late for last week)
Mrs. Ratz, of New Hamburg, visit-
ed her daughter, Mrs. -•C. Zwicker
the past week.'
Miss Pearl. Drier and Mr. Lorne
Drier and friends of Hanover, visit-
ed . Mr. and Mrs. Drier over the
week -end.
Rally Sunday in the Evangelical
Sunday schol on Sunday last was a
great success, bringing to a close a
very close contest between the clas-
ses of the school, which was won by
the Mountain Boys class, who de-
serve great credit for their work of
getting people to Sunday school. A
very worthy address was : given by
Mr. J. M. Southcott, of Exeter.
Mr. Milton Finkbeiiier of the Can-
adian Bank of Commerce staff visit-
ed his parents over the "week=end,
returning to Seaforth on Monday.
Miss Loretta' Iloltzmann he.s re-
turned to Victoria hospital, London, .;
to continue her course in :training:
Mt. and Mrs. Ezra Heist accom-
panied. by Mr. Chria. Heist. and Miss
Lily Heist, motored to Kitchener to
attend the funeral of Mr. E. J. Heist>
on Wednesday, last.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack 'Weir, of Dash-
wood, visited friends in Crediton. on
Sunday.
Quite a number from here atten-
ded the Sunday school jubilee in
Zurich: on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Pearl Holtzman has return-
ed to her duties as nurse in Chicago
Miss Coffy, of Toronto, - visited
Mr. and Mrs..Cottract Kuhn on Sun->
day last.
FIRE IN I3LAN SHA.RD
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week. fire broke out in the barn of
Sir. Allam •MeNa•ugh,ton 10th Cors -
cession, Blnnsliard. The threshers
haii just comiipleted 'threshing and
were moving across the road to Al-
lan's father's barn, . Althouggih the
"threshers and neighbors were quick -
'1 its
withall t
ly oil the spot the barn
contents, inclutting 1000 bussheis of
grain , hay, buggy, cutter and imple-
ments, was destroyed. The loss
will only be partially covered by in-
surance. Origin of the fire is un-
known.
ELIMVILLE
Service last Sunday morning' was
taken by Messrs. E. Aldworth, L.
Statham, B. Tuckey and H. Dignan,
of Slain St, Church, Exeter, and diel
so in a very creditable manner. They
were accompanied by W. G. Medd.
Rev. Mr. Livingstone has been
busy delivering addresses in the ,in-
terests of Temperance in view of the
coming vote on the 0. T. A.
Iva. and Mrs. W. J, McLagan of Mit-
chell and Mr. and Mrs George Gile,
and children of ]3ornholm were call-
ers in the vicinity en Sunday
The W. M. S. booth at Winchelsea
School Fair realized the sum of $60
having disposed of everything except
a few small articles.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis ,Johns and
family visited Sunday with Mr. and.
Mrs. Wm. Johns, on the 4th con.
Mr. I-Iarry Ford is building an an-
nex to his barn"
MORGAN—HARRIS
A pretty autumn wedding took place
at Burnside Farm, the home, of MrC',
Christina Gardiner, Thames Road,
when her adopted daughter, Gertrude
Daisy Morgan became the; bride of Mr
J. Leonard Harris, son of 'Mrs.
Charlotte Harris' and the late James
Harris, on. Oct. 1st at 3 o'clock" pm.
TEe home was beautifully decorated
wads flowers and streamers. In the
parioi' was a large bank of flowers
consisting of begonias, .ferns, asters,
gladiolas, zinnias and snap dragons,
which was set off with colored maple
leaves and fancy grass:. Before' this
the ` ceremony was performed. The
bridal party entered the parlor to the
strains of the organs played by A. E
Harris, the bride being escorted, by Mr.
David Gardiner, who gave hes away
Rev. G.'M: Cbidley, officiated assisted
by Rev Colin Fletcher of Hensa1l,..
-The bride wore a gown of white
silk Canton crepe; -trimmed aaw:irth imita-
tiou silver bugle beads and picot silk,
braid She wore the ' brooms gift, a
pendent set with pearls and cm,'ral:ds.
She can•ited a shower bouquet of car-
nations
ar-natito s and sweet peas. Her, travel-
ling suit :was of navy trecotine- .with
hat to notch.
Ritter congratulations were received
about 50 guests repaired to the linc_ig.
room Where a sumptuous dinner was
served very capably by the Misses
Dorothy Armstrong, Mary , McDonald,
Ethel McDonald, Elsie Gardiner, Chris-
tina McKay_ and Nellthe Miller. They
were tha recipient of many useful gifts.
They left that •evening for Stratford
on their way to Port Hisao,ni and De-
troit, On their return they 'vitt iklye
on, the groom's farm in Usborne. Teey
have the best wishes •of a large circus
of friendts.
et . �"s-iel�y Yoe
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To See Better
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THE MOST. MODERN
OPTICAL
INSTRUMENTS AND THE KNOW-
LEDGE OF HOW TO USE THEM.
BACKED UP WITH 28 YEARS OP;
EXPERIENCE AT SIGHT TESTINQ;
AND SPECTACLE FITTING.
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S. Fitton.,
Registered Optometrist.. t
Tharnes Road Anniversary, Sun-
day, Oct. 26th..Preacher, Rel. D. G.
Paton, of Glencoe. Special music by
the Choir. Hot Goose Supper, Oct.
28th, followed by program, assisted
by Londonian Mixed Quartette.' Ad-,
mission 60 and 30c.
•
SUNSHINE
M. and Mrs. J. iJ. Skinner spent
Sunday evening with :friends in St.
Marys. ,
Mr. and"Mrs. Wm. Brock of Grant
ton, and Mr. and Mrs. M. Routley
spent Monday and Tuesday •witk
friends at Tli,ornda]e and also took
in Thorndale fair. '
Don' forget the lecture "Luggage
of Lifr to be givenSunshine
Church on October 1, th 4v.
5 Fe D.
McTavish of Crediton under the au
spices of Mission Band. also a varied
programme given ' by the Mission
Band. Everybody some and have'
a laugh. •
Our pastor being away, the ser=
vice was ably taken on Sunday by
four young men from Main St. Ex-
eter, which was enjoyed vein much:
by those being present.
,`'''Quite. a- number in'tiie coinn isnity
tool..in the school fair held. at Win=
i Chelsea on Friday.
F
E THEA RE
ILlt1Y AND SATURDAY
OCTOBER ion and ii$h
'Thr
lre and ter
A THRILL A MINUTE IN AN EXCITING DRAMA
COMEDY
"Family Troubles"
Friday and Saturday, October 17th and 18th
Harold Lloyd in "Girl Shy"
Love, Thrills and Spills
YOU CAN'T KNOW WHAT WOWS OF LAUGHTER ARE UNTIL YOU
HAVE SEEN `-`GIRL SIIS'
DANCE 110-.N f 1
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 81,11, DANCING AT 8,•30, 000D p13,C;11;11 i'PIRA,
DANCE NEXT WEL3NT+SnAy OCT, 15th,
HALLOWE'EN ASaUURAEE CARNIVAL .ANT) OANthGFT YO3lt.
COSTUMES READY FOR THE BIGGEST EVENT „OF TEE, S s..el5{illi,
PRIZES WILL BE AWARD1 0R FANCY COSTUMES.
WILL
Watch for next week's Announeernen.t,