The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-07-18, Page 2r 'THURSDAY, JULY 18th, 1929
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THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
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: 50 YEARS AGO
An' immense orange demonstra
tion was held in Wingham on Satur
day. Thirty-six lodges taking part
in the celebration, There could cnot
have been less than 2,000 Orange
men. - '
'The annual reaping match of the-
Huron Farmers’ and Mechanics As
sociation will be held on the
Mr. J. Westcott, adjoining
tomorrow (Friday). There
an exhibition of self-binding,
also a self-binder alone,
J, A. Rollins, Esq., M.D.,
Brown, Charles Eilber, Valentine
Ratz, Hiram Cappellman, Geo. Petty,
Obed Srnague, William Carlile and
William Charter have been appoint
ed Justices of the Peace in and for
the County of Huron. John E. Ellis,
of Exeter, has been appointed Bail
iff and Constable for the County,
On Friday evening last a number,
■of the pupils of Exeter public school
met in E. Drew’s hall and after an
■excellent program of readings; sing
sing, etc., was finished, presented
Misses Spicer and Hicks, teachers,
I with a set of china dishes each, after
which speeches were delivered by the
‘Rev. G. A- Mitchell, Rev. E« J. Rob
inson and Mr. T. Gregory, principal
of the school.
The Orange lodges of the Biddulph
district celebrated the Battle of the
Boyne at Crediton on Saturday last.
far nr of
Exeter,
■will be
reapers,
(Charles
25 YEARS AGO
Maurice, the youngest son of Mr.
Rich. Quance, while playing at the
station ascended a long ladder plac
ed against the storehouse and when
near the top, fell, the ladder falling
with him. When picked up it was
found that both bones in the right
arm between the wrist and elbow
were broken,
Eddie, the three-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Eaton, while
playing too near the stove on Mon
day met with .a very painful accident.
His mother, was removing clothes
from the boiler and the little lad
came too near, some of the clothes
fell upon him and before it could be
be averted lie was severely scalded
on his right side.
Forty- seven births, sixteen deaths
and seven marriages were registered
at the Township Clerk's office for
the half year ending on June 30th
last.
Among those who took in the Ex
cursion to Manitoba and other parts
were: S- M. Sanders, John Evans and
Mrs. E. Evans, to Winnipeg; Thos.'
Jones, to Regina; )Mrs, Jas. Howard,
H. Reynolds, Miss Treble, H. Cann,
Mrs. Cann and Miss M. Cann.
Mr, and Mrs, p. A. Ross left on
Tuesday for a months' vacation
which will be spent in Manitoba and
Minnesota. Mr. Ross, expects to
as far as dEcimonton.
15 YEARS AGO
so
Miss Hazel Young returned Satur
day evening to her grandfather’s Mr.
John Cojwill, after a two week’s visit
with her parents, .Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Young, of Lucan, owing to the ill
ness of her brother.
The special train conveying the
12th of July excursionists from
Vll
Goderich on the L. H. & B„ Monday
night was .delayed 2 hours owing to
Samuel McRan, of ciandeboye, ac
cidently falling off one of the cars.
He was picked up a considerable dis
tance ’back the track and was some
what injured about tlie'body and one
arm was rather badly hurt,
Tliw attendance at the Canadian
National Exhibition last year was
one million and nine thousand.
* The Exeter Orangemen, accompan
ied by a number of Brethren from
Hensail,. attended divine service in
the Trivitt Memorial church
day when the Rector, Rev.
Collins, preached.
Mr, T. H. McCallum on
sold his residential property
liam St. to Mr
near Dashwood.
Reminiscences of a
Pioneer
Mr.
his
our
ing
Thig week it is
some interest-
Established 1373 and 1887
Published every Thursday morning;
at Exeter, Ontario
SUBSCRIPTION—$2,00 per year |k
advance.
on Sun-
D. W.
Monday
on Wil-
Samuel Beaver, of
Mr, Andrew Archibald, of Sea
forth, has sold the coal business he
has been 'conducting for several years
to W. Ament & Co. Mr. Ament has
also purchased the large warehouse
at the station owned by Mrs. W. L.
Keys, and which has 'been used by
Mr. Archibald.
xeter ‘Buy-at-Home’ Campaign
RATES—Farm or Real -Estate’for
sale 50c. each insertion for firtt
four insertions. 25c, each subse
quent insertion, Miscellaneous ar
ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or;
Found 10c. per line of six wprda,
Reading notices
Card of Thanks
vertising 12 and
Memoriam, with
extra verses 25 c.
Last week mention was made that
James Hand ford had celebrated
90 th birthday,
pleasure to print
reminiscences.
Mr. Handford was
Stephen side of the
about three miles south of Exeter
and he was raised in this community
white he spent all his life. He is the
oldest living person born in Stephen
township, At that time jthis district
was. practically all woods. He can
recall when there was ho person liv
ing off of the London Road. When
he made his first visit to what is
now Exeter there were only three
families here, the Willis, Paymon
and McConnell. About twenty-fiye
indians resided on the farm on which
Mr, Handford was born and as a lad
he learned to talk the indian lang
uage and is stijl familiar with some
of it. From the Indians he learnt
much about the bush and you could
not lose him in it, The first chureh
to be established in the community
was the Church of England, the site
Of which was one and one quarter
miles south of Exeter. It also served
as. the first school. Mr. Haridford
never wore a pair- .of boots till he
was almost twenty years of a^e. He
went (barefoot in'summer and wore
moccasins in winter. Owing to the
woods, the winters were not as cold
as they are now, and the snow did
not drift on the roads. Wild , deer
were common, bears were plentiful,
and. wolves were the terror of the
neighborhood. A herd of about two
dozen deer used to eat the brush off
the trees the men would chop. Mr.,
Handford spoke of a fawn that was
tamed by a Mr. Essery and used to
run with the- cattle. When felling
trees, it was necessary to drive the;
cattle to safety and once for., a lark
they endeavored to. fell a.' small tree
'sq that some of the branches would
catch the fawn but the deer was
alert and bounded away. After that
they used to try to catch him with
the- larger trees but it had the ins
tinct that carried it to safety, Mr.
Handford could recall the first horse
between Lucan and Brucefield. His
father bought the first pair of wheels
to come to this community. Teaming
at that time was done with oxen and
jumpers, a sort of sleigh, over mud
or corduroy roads. At one time he
toolpj/about ten bushels of wheat to
Bell’s mills near Hensail and retur
ned next day with the: grist. At the
age of twelve Mr. Handford compet
ed in his first ploughing match, the
ploughing being done with oxen. The
next year lie won' 2nd prize at a
match held where the post-office now
stands and the third year he - was
first. at a match held on the farm'
now owned by Mr. Hedley May. Mr.
Handford and his brother Richard
were great cradlers and hard to beat
and would cradle the "grain for many
of the farmers,
cradle and 'bind
acres a day and
cradled seven.
Mr. Handford’s
Richard Handford,
community from Toronto coining by
way of Seaforth and later his. mother
made the same journey .by foot. Mr.
Handford/'and Mr. Rattenbury were
the first two men'to leave Devonshire
for Canada.and started what became
a Devonshire settlement.
During the early years wild plums,
black cherries, berries and straw
berries, the equal^of what we have
today grew in abundance. He well
remembers his first apple which was
given to him by a M'rs. Snell who
had the first orchard in- this com
munity. Wild pigeons, which at times
almost darkened -the region like a
cloud, furnished many a tasty meal.
Mr. .Handford has made several
trips to the West at a time when he
was engaged in the horse business
1 and he also travelled somewhat thr-
: ouglr the States but he says lia has
; never seen anything that would com
pare to the soil between Lucan and
Goderich.
At the age of twenty-five Mr.
Hand ford '
the road
there he
came to
He wa.s twice jnarried, his first wife
being Annie Sprig, and to this union
one son,' Wesley was born. His sec
ond -wife was Margaret Beamish and
from this union five daughters sur
vive: Mrs. Foster, of Toronto; Mrs.
Montgomery, of Weyburn, Sask.;
Miss Annie, of town; Miss Hattie, of
Woodstock and Mrs. Griffith, of Tor
onto.
Mr. Handford is at present bale
and hearty and his many friends will
wish for him many more years of
health and happiness.
born on the
London Road
10c. per Iine<
50 c, Legal ad-
8c, per line. Itt
one verse 50 c.
each.
Member of The Canadian Weekly
Newspaper Association,
Professional Cards
GLADMAN
&JSTANBURY
•LICITORS, &c.
nvestments Made,
urance
ault for use of our
without charge
Safe-Depo
Clie
BARRIS
Money to
EXETER LONDON HENSALE
CARLING &
BARRIST
LOA
Office: C
ORLEY!
Be a Booster I
Hardware
TELEPHONE 143
TINSMITHING
PLUMBING
PAINTS
STOVES AND FURNACES
TOILETRIES — DRUGS — STATIONERY
— OPTICAL ROOMS — -
COMMUNITY BUYING DIRECTORY AND BUSINESS GUIDE
Through the co-operation of the Business Men listed below, we will reproduce a series of educational articles endeavoring
to bring about a better business relationship between resident and merchant in the town, and thus bring about more progressive
community in which to live.
£2
Browning’s Drug Store
DLTCITORS, &c.
VESTMENTS,
URANCE
ng Block, Main Street,
EXETER,' ONT.
Heartily Endorses the
BUY-AT-HOME CAMPAIGN
Support LOCAL Merchants
and Help Our Town GROW.
Small Savings Accounts Welcome
M. R. COMPLIN, Manager
Traquair & Lindenfield
GENERAL HARDWARE
Tinsmithing & Plumbing
Varnishes — Paints — Oils
Telephone 27
E. R. HOPPER
FURNITURE
— and —
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Telephone 99
FRED RABETHGE
JEWELLERY & CUT GLASS
WESTINGHOUSE
RADIOS
Clock and Watch Repairing
JOS. SENIOR
PHOTOGRAPHIC
— and —
ART STUDIO
We put the ‘Snap’ in Snapshots
G. M. Armstrong
EXCLUSIVE MILLINERY
— and —
GAINSBOROGH HATS
S. FITTON
OPTOMETRIST
Sight Examined and Glasses
Fitted
Children’s Sight A Specialty
Telephone 75w
H. T, ROWE
SCRANTON COAL & COKE
BRITISH AMERICAN
Gasoline and Oil
Telephone 40
MRS. A. YEO-DOWN
EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS
Fancy Goods
Curtains, Linens
Hosiery and Gloves
Middleton’s Bakery
“The Home of Better Bread’’
CAKES — PASTRY
CONFECTIONERY
TelCphOhti 52
When a community becomes “dead” the fact is. written all ovei’
it. Residents may try to conceal the true condition but to visitors
they are quite apparent. And once a town becomes “dead” it never
stages a come-back. Its residents are never prosperous again, and
those who possess foresight move to another city where more pos-,
sibilties are presented to them.
a growing and prosperous community.-.- It is for the
this town, to say whether or not this progress will con--
merchants and businessmen are the backbone' of its -
their business depends the progress of the community, A.
Exeter is
residents of
tinue. The
success. On
prosperous ’community is the same as a successful, large corporation.
The residents of Exeter are the stockholders, of the town. The
merchants are the directors. If the business, as operated by the
directors, shows large profits, the residents- will receive the benefits
in dividends., A stockholder, who does his personal business with
another.firm and buys his goods in cities outside, acts in opposition
to his own interests. It would be a foolish move in business.
Residents of this town 'buy in other places because they do -not
realize the harm they are doing themselves in doing ^o. Public
spirited residents should instruct their neighbors. Tell them that
you buy here and get better value for your’money than they do in
other places. Bu-ild up for increased civic dividends. Boost Exe
ter and Exeter Merchants.
SANDY ELLIOT
FORDUSED CARS NEW CARS
WE SPECIALIZE ON FORD SERVICE
TELEPHONE 64
THE HURON GARAGE
***
The Huron Garage is one of the important business centres -of-
Exeter situated on the main thoroughfare with a splendid building,
well equipped to cater to the needs of the motoring public. The
main part of the building is a fairly recent addition to the business
section and presents a fine appearance. The north part of the
building used as the service shop is a very busy spot. The show
room of the garage is attractive; the building is steam-heated mak
ing winter storage desirable.
Huron Garage is the headquarters for the Pontiac and Buick cars,'
products of General Motors, and these two popular lines have found
a ready market in this community. The Huron Garage carries a
full line of accessories, tires, gas and oils with expert mechanical
and electrical service for all makes of cars.
Telephone 86
S. B. TAYLOR
The Jeweller
HIGH-GRADE JEWELLERY
DIAMONDS
Watch and Clock Repairing
J.
Automobile Accessories
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
Everything in Radios
Telephone- 109
G. A. HAWKINS
GENERAL HARDWARE
PAINTS and OILS
SCREENS, Etc.
Telephone 29
SOUTHCOTT BROS.
General Dry Goods, Gents’
Furnishings
.Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear
Boots and Shoes
Groceries and China-"*■ - - • - - •
Harvey’s Grocery
System
ervice
ATISFACTION
They would often
from five to six
on occasion hava
father, the
walked to
CHAMBERS BROS.
General Repairs
ON ALL MAKES OF CARS
U. S. L. Batteries
Dunlop Tires
Telephone 200
i
Harvey Bros.
General Millers
MANITOBA’S BEST - MODEL
and WELCOME Flour
All Kinds of Feeds
Telephone 35
ADVERTISE
in the —
TIMES-ADVOCATE
Telephone 102
Cunningham# Pryde
CEMETERY
MEMORIALS
Telephone 41J
Milo Snell
Chevrolet
SALES and SERVICE
Phone 100; Night phone 209
IT IS SAID
POWELL’S
has the RICHEST ICE CREAM
and the COOLEST DRINKS
New Hand Roll Chocolates 38c,
Xw Columbia Records -
N. W. TREWARTHA
Dealer in
NEW LAID EGGS
— and —
MILK FED POULTRY
Direct From the Farm
ROSS-TAYLOR
LUMBER CO. “ ‘
Planing .Mill—Lumber Yard
Wholesale & Retail
Prices oh Summer Cottages
Telephone 48
Grigg Stationery Store
School Supplies with special
attention given to school
x libraries
Telephone 37
late
this
moved to a farm across
from the homestead and
lived till he retired and
town eighteen years ago.
.css
Phbhe Day Seiwice 155iv Phono Night Service
3 HJJRON GARAGE, EXETER !
PONTIAC, and BUICK SALES and SERVICE J
REPAIRS, AdC^SSORE&S, TIRES, OILS, GAS & CAR WASHIN^
Expert Mechanics) and Electrical Service on all makes of cars. *
OFFICIAL ONTARIO MOTOR LEAGUE SERVICE STATION!
Shop Rorciiian, E. Pollen Proprietor, uiric Snell
PUBLIC UTILITIES
commission
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
WIRING
AND'SUPPLIES
•Telephone 12 7
2x4^Pine Scantli D
housesTSlHen hou es
buildingXat $35.0(
FERTILIZER at
g for Colony
J or other
per M.
west prices.
A. J. CL\TJVORTHY
GRANTON,TAR1O
DR. M. C. G. FLETCHER
PIIYSICIA £SURGEON
Graduate of faculty Medicine^
itario, Mem
ber of the Coljgge ofi liysicians andt
Surgeons of Oftarjjjr Member of th<
British Medic ncil.
Phone 6 — jffe office of the lat*
Dr. H. K. Hyndman)
University of Western
ental
Dr. G. S. Atkinson, L,S.,D.D.S.
DENTAL S
Late District ____ .............
District Nuifbor London, Ont.ficer of Militia.
Office 34w
Office close
uriti
MAIN
House 34J
Wednesday afternoon
ext December
EXETER, ONT.
Office o
u.D.S.,D.D.S.Dr. G. F. Roulsto
rling & Morley
w Office
EXETER, ONT.
DR. WM. L. LAWSON
l. d. s.
DE
Office in Old
Main St., Exeter
lercial Building,
Phone 77w.
DR. E. S. STEINER
ONVETERIN.
Graduate of thcfcOntargfT Veterinary
Cj
DAY A|
CALLS PROMPS
Corner of Mafl
Office in C*
EXETER, ONT.
GHT
ATTENDED TO
rid Ann Streets
*T5. Snell’s Block
CIIIROPRACJ/C,
ELECTRO-TI<ER
VIOLETS'!
MAIN ST.,
$
JOHN WA
ETEH
STEOPATKY
ffW & ULTRA-
ATMENTS
E 70
ARTHUR VVEM£R
LICENSED |AU(WONEER
For Hu ron£an
FARM SAL
PRICES
SATISFACT.
Phone 5
R. R. NO.
fiddlescx
S £ SPECIALTY
ffASONABLE
N GUARANTEED-
-13 Dashwood
1, DASHWOOD
FRAN^ TAYLOR
AUCTI1®JEER
and SjjfidleSex
PECIALTY
d Satisfaction
LICENSED
For Huvoi
FARM SALt S. A
Prices Reasona >1Gu|r
EXETER P.!f. or RING 138
1
OSCAR KLOPP
LlCENSEDfAVCTIOl
Honor OradtR ;e Car Hones’ Attfc-
S] ecialjpotirso taken
-1 e sypRjk (all breeds),
Estate, Farm
In keeping with'
Satisfaction as-»
ch#
tion School, F
in Registered Li
Merchandise,
Sates, Etc. R
prevailing priclf,
sirred, write Oscar Klopp, Zi
or phone 18-03, Ztirich, Oht.J
safety Razor
SHARPENED (
Single
DOUBLE EDEE
i'0rfcct|E!3
w. s. ci
1
ADES
Cfaaftmteed
, DRUGGIST J