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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1914-12-11, Page 31914 Irnr ea d face: orreark. Erie of "ks eer. g here., meets frat- .where rebases stage_ ipfe of to buy The red' to we ur- ept black' kar t3c� try€rlg Rav our -mark_ under- helped -poilai� they e wy -la-ting a shit- xno' but T indis- 1914- '� to. mean sve aI teras- led?e- ver, r fox— the : a • . one a bit hulas: t ne he th€ e hada a=irs nder.i they good. r or tallt� .t he and Mort- Se as pared eat€d area Yon yo;z you rasa," took e on •:were :i tad °ino tho have mini n:o�Y et, lin /ME 5 ARCO of ream €`Stas ft iris ruga: o*fW; H -nrl ith az rhe Itr? nd Abd en- I.EI t Wil? ,-E. rre • r.f d ;COMER11, 19t 40) DOMINIO eft EDMUND B. OSLER, M.P., PRESIDENT. W. 0. $I TiHEW, vtos-PRErifarinra C. A. BOGERT, General Manager. This Bank Offers Farmers a complete and satisfactory banking service. Saks Notes collected on favorable terms, and advances made en such notes at reasonable rates. The Savings Department is a safe and convenient depository for your money. Interest at current rates is paid on deposits of one dollar and upwards. One dollar opens au account to the Savings Department. SEAF©RTH BRANCH : A: E. COLS©N, Manager. uron`xvOifor DISTRICT MATTERS Dublin_. Xotes ub'lin_- llotea —Dr. and Mrs. McKenna., of 62.rnia, .were the guests of 3,11ils Clara McKenna at the Dominion Hotel. — IMisses Callison and Ryder, of Lucan. visited ,fir, James Shae last week.=- bfr. and Miss Kelly returned home a tew .days Ago from California, where they had been ,siting relatives during the past year.—Mr. Frank Feeney, of taffa, has purchased the Woods farm for ;;7,009. We VIII :be pleased to wel- come Mr. and Airs. Feeney as resident= bf our village. "Ratcliffe, Thames Road--; ',Superintend,. ent. ot Missionary Department, ,Mrs. C. Johns, Eili:nvllte ; Superintendent of Temperance Department, Mr. E. Herd- man, Eliimviiie. The ,next convention wilt be held rat Sunshine. McKillop. School Report,—The following is- the result of the weekly examination_ held In S,S 'do. 2, McKillop, during the month of ,November. Names given in order of merit: Sr. IV crass.—Leslie Kerr. Ver- na 4i,ams. Artie .Chittenden, Edward Dorrance. Jr. IV class. --Irene Brown, Helen Way. Adrian Hogg. 'Sr. IIT crass. __Lloyd Dodds, Gordon Little. Jr. III class,-- Ziargare t Chittenden, Edna Doi - mage, Mary E. Dodds, Ida Way. John Little, Jimmie Doug, Rabble Hogg. Sr. IE class.—Frank Storey, Willie Storey. 'et. I class.—Alvin Dodds, Earl Dickson_, Casey Way. Jr. '1 class..—Jack Brown, -Joseph Hogg. Primer class —Mae Ma- son, Joseph Storey, Gladys Way, Lillie Store y, -N. Shiltingta- , teacher. • • • •4• • • • • -Z° • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • Z • •• • Z. • • . • • • • •• • • r • • •• • Z • •I 4+1 • 0.• • •• • s • • • • • • • • • Z • • Z. • Z • • Z •• • • • • • •z • • • • •- • • •Z • • Fa • • •• • • • • • THE HURON EXPOSITOR 3 4•••.••••S••'••••.•••••••*.••••••••••440••••••44••••.0.'•••••,•••A••••••!•M••••••• ••,•••:•!N•*E••+ !•;•*4� *loose. •••••••••••••: '. •h • • Morris Death of a d'loneer.—Another of -the pioneers of tiorris, in the person -of Mr. James Pollock, finished his earth- ly career on Novembermber •28th, 'Mr, Pollock was the oldest rnan in the townshij:. being 91 years ;and two months. The deceased had a somewhat remarkable career. He was 'born in County Tyrone, Ireland, 1823, is.nd came to Canada in. 1841, and (settled .In Halton County for a few years "where he married Jane Creighton, at Milton, formerly from .Ty- rone County, 'Ireland, ,who predeceased him 14 years ago. He came Ito the Township of Morris, over sixty years ago, land settled on the farm where he has ever since resided. To use his own words, "It e'tivas nothing but solid bush," t At , that .time travelling was done ,on foot" Ile travelled three..da"Ys to 'meet his destination. Three months later, his wife; in company with Ro- bert McGowan, sr., and son, Walter, and ,wife followed him with their ox 'team. 'They for .years celebrated their wedding tour 'as it/ley called it, on ;the 15th of February, 1854. Ali the others have answered the Roll Can some year' ago -except Walter, who passed out about two years ago. Accomodatioll then was something out df the question, 1 might give a little of his oft talked experience as a .pioneer of the forest. Ile started out with what provision he thoughtwould be necessary for the trip. abut it ran out on the e e 'M of the second -day and the had noth ng until the eve of the ,third day :when he came to a ;.shanty =then occupied by Mr. ,Mc- Kellar, sr. That -place now is where Mr. (Andrew Sloan resides. Be ,went in and asked if he could get something to teat., Mrs.- McKellar asked him if he could eat potatoes, he said, "Yes:, Stanley School Report.—The following is the November monthly report for S. 'S, ;No 14. Stanley. Names are in order or mer- it: Fifth.—W. C. B. Johnston, L. Mc- ttymont. Senior Fourth.—A. L. Fisher, W. R. Cooper, Junior Fourth. — Mar- garet Covpvr, W. `IL Collins, II. Rath - .well. Junior Third.—V. 11cLymont, Noxa t if (they are 'boiled." He afterwards ma Hood. Elia Fisher. Junior Second.=: boarded there until be .built his shanty W. (_ Ross, W. Harvey, Luella Fos- and ,wife came. 4She said she could see nothing 'but the .bush around her and d at Shali I Gine Seaforth ter. ,Second Part.—W. Workman, D. Foster. Leon Near. First Part.—L.; C. Workman. Gorddn Harvey, E: tiutton. The best spellers in the monthly re- port: Fifth,—Cecil Johnston. Senior Fourth W. R. Cooper. Junior Fourth.. —H. Rath' ell. Junior Third.— L. tiic- Lymont. Junior Seeond,—W. Ross. Sec- ond Part.—W, Workman. (' Usborne For the Belgians. -The Ladies' Pat- riotic Lettgue of Zion Methodist Church Bent to 'tLc B.lgium Relief Fund large quantity of Mathes consisting of 6 -quilts, 28 ladies' -oats, 1 boy's over - con, m � t 2 �mn „oa,r.... 3 men's vests 1: the sky above. They were -both biesse withgood health. He had his axe, eleven harrow pins .,and a few other necessaries, and she had quite a few necessaries for housekeeping. The first grain he grew the had no granary nor place to put it to -keep it from ,the bears, so he .scooped out a tree filled it from the top- then covered it up, when he wanted some he bored ,a hole near the bottom and let it run out. They then did not have rural mail de- livery and it -cost something to get .,a letter. The post =office was then at the home ;of Rev. J. B. Taylor, 9th con- cession, then known as Orchill Post ,Of - 1 It cost 25 cents to mail ,a letter pair trousers, 8 children's underskirts, ,to tce.he 'Old Country He helped to draw the r- ing in Blyth. The first minister's'.�►ame Was Rev. 'Anderson. In those days there "Hevas no sickness nor deaths. �e used to say, "They !would have to kill ;some- one bo start( 's :burying ground," People 'then were the happy .children of ;the forest. He could ,relate - incidents of the early days with (pleasure. He was exceptionally bright Mentally, hts senses were perfect, and he talk- ed I to the - Last perfectly con- st'lous. He was a man who wished everybody well and w,as very hospitable and soul. to'v'_ su:)-., 2 baby's bonnets, 19 ladies vests. 6 children's vests. 19 creep- ers, 1 outs skirt. 3 yards of flan- nelette, 5 pairs of children's drawers, 7 children's dresses, 7 infant's suits, 2 chest protector_, 15 caps. 2 pairs, gloves.,, 9 pairs of 'Mitts. 14 pairs of children':. stocking s 6 fairs men'stockings, 5 ladies' skirts. 11 ladies' waists,. 3 ladies' dresses,1 dozen diapers. 5 pairs in- fant's�tcek tri s 2 infant's vests, y bions s. 1 •apron.. 3 ceipers, 1 pair ,shoes. The total value w*ould be about :200. A Decemb:r Wedding.—?� pretty wed- ding took i lace ,t the home of Mr. and ,Mr . Ht my Johns. of Elimvilic. en Wednesday, Decembryr 2nd. when their daughter, Addle M., was united in marriage to Mr. Nelson H. Couitlw.. Tn: c€rtu was performed at Six o'clock. by R.c t . Mr. Barnard, in the - re:s. r e ct tre immt diate relatives. The bride tn;tr, d the parlor on the ,arrn of her fa,Y.r s,nd -Look her place in front of a tban17 of ferns, the wedding march beIng ptayt d by Miss Almena . Caulti�s r of the groom. The bride ,wore a i:r_tty' .dr7sss of cream silk ceo- liens trfri-�m d with lacand nd wearing tte. custo:n.r bridal -cell. She carried a bcqu :f t.rldal roses. Both bride and groom were unattended. :after the ceremony Inc guests repaired to the dining roar n. where a dainty wedding supper was served. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful and costly wedding prrsents. The groom's gift to the bride was an oak rocker and to the pianist .f, gold ring.. - Both bride and groom are well ,and favorably known in the m lghle- rh.x d, and have the best wishes of a (host of friends. They ;win reg-lde on ti• groom's fine farm about a mile south of Elimviike. Sunday School ConvEntlon.—The Us- bortr Sunday `school Association held their fourth annual convention at Zion Methodist Church, Elimvilte circuit, on 'Wednc d� y, .November 25th. Sessions, were ht icl afternoon and evening. The principal :-pr <ker was Miss Laine, of Toronto, Surerintendent of the Ele- snentary division of the Ontario Sunday School A--uclation. Miss Lalne spoke on (co-opt re Lion, between home' aide school end li-sionary training til day gchoois. The addresses were inter- esting and instructive. .,12r. J. H, Scott; of Exeter, sent an excellent paper on Sunday :'drool management. arida 41r. 'w, G. .Jt•dd spoke on the work of the Ontario Association and.the aim. that is aa -t up for the ,Golden Jubilee in 11915. Rtv. L. W. Reid, tot !Granton, gave a fine (address in the evening on sh Sunday $oal .and Canadian National ideas. There was a good, attendance and the delegates were royally enter- tained to toa< .in the church, The elec- tion of officers for the Ensuing year resulted as follows : President, J. S. Harvey. Exeter ; vice-president, Robert Gardiner, Thames Road;secretary- treasurer, Miss Ruby ,,Miners,Elirnviile ; Superintendent of Elementary division, Miss E. Robinson, Bethany; Superin- tendtnt of Secondary division, A. H. Doupe. Bethany; Superintendent of A4uit division, D. .A. Johnston, Wha- len; Superintendent ot Home Depart- ment, Mrs. E. A. Foilick, Exeter; Sup- e--rintendent 31 teacher training, J. fit fogs 'to build- the first build - Horses for Vital' Purposes A Lde,spatch from Ottawa Nays :Horses for the second iCanadlan expeditionary' force _will be bought .direct from the farmers and others who own them. Horse -dealers and other middlemen wily be !cut out. (Eight thousand horses are to be bought. Sir Adam Beck will or- ganize !buying commissions for east- ern Canada and Col....0 a MacRae, e c ae,th t Vancouver, will do the west. Buying centres ,will be establish- ed with 'a tegular buyer sand a iveter- ina,rian at each. For the first contingent about Five thousand horses -were ut.cou the time available only a 'portion bought_ direct. Those which Sir Adam Beck and others bought -were better animals roan others obtained through stables and though +t_te farmers got more from the Government than from horse dealers the - minister of militia states they cost the department from 25 to $60 an ;animal less, The Minister of Militia 'announces that a, large number of well -qualified veterinary officers are ,wanted by the militia department at Ottawa for the service in the imperialaarmy veterinary corps at the front almost immediately. ;A number more are wanted by the sec- ond Canadian expeditionary force. Qual- ified men can obtain 'places by tele- graphing General D. Al. 'MacDonald at Ottawa 'or by applying to the local div- isional commanding officer. lion. Robert Rogers announces he has recently ,placed in Canada orders for moot saddles for the French ;and Rus slap Governments. Previously orders for a million- and e, hall were placed in Canada for these governments. The British Government recently bought from a Canadian firm halt a million felt covered aluminum water !battles and, has .ordered amillion more. The Canadian Government bought 25, - OM -of, them. Drink andniI emP oyment Mand in Hand - When,thetest comes and the factory and office forces have to be cut down, drinkers are the first to he let go. This falls hardest on their wives and families, for the man who has the whiskey or alto= he craving spends so much on it that there is_usual Ty nothing laid aside. Aloura steps the craving for -drink and helps the man help himself in his desire to get away from the drink disease and keep his work. It is guaranteed to give satisfaction or money. is refunded. Alcurei No. 1 can be given secretly by wife or mother, and will rl'to, 2 is bhe volu ry treeven nauseous. Al- eut!, nt eur. aper tree Aloura booklet.toreALEX�WILSON, Druggist, seafoicth. Men's Neckwear In a Fancy Box Every year we seem to have nicer, prettier, better Neckwear for men. This year is no exception. We have a wonderful variety of Handsome Silk and Knitted Ties in Special. Christmas -designs and shadings at 25c to 50c Mufflers , In a` Fancy Box If there is one depart- ment that- is better prep- ared to show you some- thing really swell for Christmas giving, , it is the mufflers. - Every known style is . here in great variety ot weave at 25c to $2.50 Sweater Coats In a -Fancy -Box For everyone._ No mat- ter who you wish to give to, we have a sweater coat to suit. Man, wo- man or child can be fitted here in any wanted color or weave. Every coat a ,- beauty. The prices are $100 to $7.00 Smokii g Jackets Keep him at home with the- gift of gifts for men'. What would you give that would be more ac- ceptable or comfortable than one of these hand- some smoking jackets or house gowns. Ail sizes. Prices $ 5 to $10 Men's Furnishings In Holly Box -Braces .... 25c to 75c Fancy Hose...25c to 75e -Collar cases....25C to $r Laundry bagsr5c to 75c Arm Bands....25c to 5oc Garters 25c to - 5oc Fancy vests..... -..$i to $5 Collars 15c to 25c Pyjamas.......I.50 to 2 5o s Great - Cbristnias , Store ,. w at, Best ° I....4:,.. Eggs, butter or dried apples taken - as cash, we pay the highest trade prices. - - Brimful of Happy Suggestions for - Christmas. Hundreds of useful and sensible Christmas Gifts in handsome Boxes that are sure to please and will not over . tax your pocket book either. You will - find just what You wanted HERE. Come 'Often. Handkerchief Sections For Men, Women and Children. are ready for the great Christmas season The Handkerchief is probably the most popular of all Christmas Gifts: Nothing has been left undone to get an assortment equal to_ the demands of the - hundreds of people who will make purchases here" Whether it be the more costly or moderate priced handkerchief you you ou will find very charming specimens here in Silks, Irish Lin- en, Embroidered, Scolloped or Hemstitched Lace Edges. Handker- chiefs of every known kind for men to ic 11. 1$.50 and Ghildreli... .. Women. Men's - Shirts Handsomely Boxed We have a special line of Christ- mas shirts in pure white pique or silk in plain or fancy patterns in all sizes in a handsome Holly bcx. Prices $1.25 to ; $2.50 Boys' Shirts A special- line of boxed Xmas shirts in all the good shades and and patterns. Price... - ....50c Christrnas Furs . at Special Price There is no present as much prized or acceptable or as .lasting as a fur ruff or - muff. There is an exceptionally good showing of small furs here, bought expressly for the ' Xmas trade. All furs guaranteed to be first quality, and so good in appearance that- you will be proud to give them Give Gloves for Xmas You will find an exceptionally good stock of gloves here always. But at Christmas time we are at our best. The variety of styles and shades the reliability of the makers, the- exceptionally good quality at the reas- onable prices makes our gloves a favorite Christmas Gift. We will exchange for proper siz s after Christmas M n's ..--....50c to 52.75 W men's 25c to $3.00 Children's .... 25c to 75c Xmas jtrnbre llas There is a.wide rane of very at- e> tractiv and desirable umbrellas here, these umbrellas together with the handsome han les, make them every interesting s Christ- mas presents,— You Wil find one o suit here whether for man, wo- ad or child. Prices...$1 to $3 te Fancy Goods Collar- Cases 5oc to $ I Laundry Bags ......15c to 75c Stamped Linen........5oc to $1.5o Tea Aprons.....,... 25c to 75c Lunch Cloths - ,...25c to $5 Cushion Taps.... ... .... 15c to $5 Kimonas.a....e..-.. .3+. ... ••41$10 25 to $5 Budoir Caps .......5oc to $1.50 Tray Cloths...25c to $2,25 •+,p *0,0440e••000000)4 ►00 0••• 0'0••••10••••••'••••• SEAFORTR stylish � Hand Bags. Where is the lady who would not appreciate or e of our new style hand- bags. 1 here is nothing, newer made, than the ones we are showing. A useful present and sure to please. The prices are from 25to $0. Handsome Belts We are showing an un- bearable line of fancy belts for Christmas giv- ing. Beautiful belts with specially attractive neat buckles. The pirices are from 25 up to - 75. Fascinators and Scarfs - In Silk Chiffon, silk nets and fancy beaded scarfs in white and a variety of Colors, all new. Prices are from 50c to $3. Toques and Aviation Caps All the new ideas in Boys Girls' and Women's knit ted caps are shown first in,this store. Our lines. are very complete e with a - splendid Christina; as- sortment. Nothing would please a boy or girl more Prices from 25c to $1 Women's Neckwear Neckwear has been a traditional gift for many years. This year we have the most fascinating collection of imported novelties - } Fancy lace - collars and cuffs, fancy ties, silk collars, linen collars of every kind and size. The prices are- from re-from 15c to 53.00 i4 Mail or phone your rd- ers- wewill fill them care- fully . and prepay - stage, Z postage or express charge; •••- s' • • 4 • 4 • Z 4 • • a Z • Z .• Z • Z • Z ********_*_***_*,4***' **************.t*********.***.e *********************4444e {