The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-09-12, Page 4T'O`' W1 119AX, SEPTEMBER 1 `r'., 1929
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E EXETER TIMES -ADVOCATE
OPERA. HOUSE EXETER, FRIDAY N
FRANK COSGROVR, Pr
esen
/&/D fis Rts
NEW CARTOON COM
`ub'n
THE SINGI
A WHI
merriment, origina4 ', 2toriel' and at"
SUPPORTED BY THE
MOST SPRIGHTLY AND VIVACIOUS
CHORUS ON TOUR
ANCING, ALL-ROUND
THE YEAR
POOL OF HILARIOUS
LAUGHTER
Admission 50c and 75c Plus Tax Seats Selling At Howey's;Drug Store.
Us - c! Tru
1927 FORD TRUCI
1923 CHEVROLET
tires. This tr
1922 FORD TRUC
stock struck
1923 FORD TRU
THESE TRUCKS
Steel Cab, Ruxtell axle
RUCK, Stake body,
ek is like new
10x6 ft. rack, .5e
i, Stake
AVE BE
1h
LET ;'S SOLVE,
THEP1S A F
LIGH;' •DELIVF "
SAND
ry
sly $275.00
heavy duty
650.00
nth sides. A real
$175,00
body , ;•splendid condition for $150.00
BEEN
ADE.D J. ON THE NEW FORD
T
TRUCKS' .
UR TRUCK. PROBLEMS
FOR' li;.VE:E,Y PURPOSE
Y TO THE FOUR TON JOB
LIOT, Ford Dealer
e .at Exeter. and Zurich
11.113N AND CR -01S ARE •
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DESTROYED IN BLAZE' '
A large barn, belonging to Wil_
Liam Baer, on the base line .of .BI'an-
_ glued, six miles worth of Granton,
wa.:s burned td the ground. The ori-'
gin of the fire is:unknown. The seaa
son's crops and' several implements
were also destroyed. For a time
near -by residences and barns were in
great danger but were saved. The
insurance will Dover 'only part, of the
lase.
DRAINAGE ASSISTANCE
Mr. C. Cox, Drainage Dept., O.A.
C., has been permanently appointed
to take charge of requests for as-
sistance in drainage and is located
at Stratford. Mr. "Cox will be avail-
able for work In Huron County. This
xtffe ds a real opportunity for farin-
ere requiring drainage and it is hop -
d that many will take advantage
of this :service.
'nose wishing .assistance should
make. theiir application at an early
i1ate.
Far further informatoin, write,
G. A. ''McCagite, Agricultural Repre-
£entntive, Dept. of..Agriculture, Clin-
ton, Ont.
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CONVENTION IN OCTOBER
The Executive of West Huron
Teae,Iters:.. Association met in the
school on Saturday afternoon to ar-
range: for the Conventbion to be held
here on October 10thand llth.
Tho+ser present were . Inspector
Beacom, President A. J. Brintnell,
Secretary G. S. Howard, Mr. George
Mawson and Misses .L. McCullough,
A. Gttiser, I. Douglas. Mr. J. G. Me-
Eaclien B.A., B Peed. will be the
Department' representative.
BUSH .F:IItE
On Saturday last fire started on
the. farm of 11Tr. John \Vhelihan,
town line of Biddulph and Usborne
and followed en open ditch for al-
most a mile and ,swept over about
ten' acres of undergrowth on the
farm of Mr.. Ephriam Hern, of Zion.
Mr. Hern sometime ago planted out
3000 young pine and maple trees
and these were' all destroyed. • The
fire crossed a stubble'fieid Into the
farm of Mr. Melville Hern destroy-
ing several acres of underbrush. A
;umber of neighbors assisted in con-
trolling the fire although it is still
smouldering in Spots.
PLOWING MATCH IN OCTOBER
At a meeting of the Exeter Dist-
rict Plowmen's Association it was
decied to hold the plowing match
on October 24111 in the vicinity of
Hensall.
NEIL—SIMS 'NUP'T`IALS
A. quiet but pretty wedding took
place at the United Church parson-
age Crediton on Wednesday evening
August 28th at 8 o'clock when Rev.
H. W.. Hagelstein, B.A., united in
marriage Miss Thelma Geraldine
Sims, youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Sires, of Crediton and Mr.
Murra.y Joseph Neil, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Neil,' of Centralia. The
bride looked lovely in a dress of
pale pink, flat silk crepe. She was
attended by Miss Cora Edwards
while the groom was supported. by
his brother Mr. Hubert Neil, of
London.
'Following the wedding a sumptu-
ous repast was served at the home
of the bride's parents, four girl
friends of the bride being the wait-
resses. About 35 guests were pres-
ent. Later Mr. and Mrs. Neil left
amid a shower of rice .and confetti
to .spend their honeymoon in Detroit
and Stratford.
TI•IAIfdilS ROAD W. M. S.
The regular monthly meeting of
the W. M. S. of Thames Road Unit-
ed church was held at"the home of
Mrs. George Monteith on 'Thursday
afternoon Sept. 5th. The president
Mrs. Robt. Kydd occupied the chair
and after opening the meeting .by
the singing of a hymn Mrs. (Rev.)
J. Anthony led in prayer. The min-
utes of the last meeting were read
and adopted and the roll call ans-
wer was "Gleaners". After the
business was • discussed and dele-
gates appointed; to the `Convention
at Whalen a plea was made. for 2nd,
hand clothing and quilts in aid of
some poor Ukranian families. Any
one having anything to donate
please leave at the manse before the
last week of September, The topic
from the Study Book was given by
Mrs. Thomas Ballantyne and Mrs.
Archie Morgan and Miss Ann Allis-
on sang a lovely .duet. The meet-
ing closed by singing a hymn and
the Lord's prayer repeated in uni-
son. A dainty luncheon was served
by the hostess ,and committee in
charge. The next meeting to be at
the home of. Mrs. Stanley Coward;
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The Exeter Agricultural Society
will hold their annual
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TUES.: nd WED;. SEPT. 17 & 18
Liberal Pri es
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2.30 PACE or ,TROT
Special Attractions
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e Sho Pitching Contest.
TR ;- 4 S OF SPEED 2,15 PACE or TROT
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1n the Evening OPERA HOUSE. - Gentlemen $1.00
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Local News
Mr. Geo. Fora is very In at itis
glome.
Mrs. Hillery Horton is visiting her
daughter itt Toronto..
Miss Alice Willard is' holidaying
with her mother, London Road N.
Mrs. Mary Taylor, of London, is
visiting her father Mr. T. Hatter,
Mrs. Bloomfield, of London, visit-
ed her parents on Sunday.
IMrs. E. G. Lowry was in Toronto
for a couple of days visiting her son
there,
Miss Pearl Wood is holidaying
for a couple of weeks with relatives
111 Toronto. •
Mrs. Jonathan Kydd has returned
home from Detroit where she visited
with. her sops for two weeks,
1\Ir. and Mrs. Dan Austin and
daughter Shirley, of Chesley, called
on relatives In, town on Sunday,
Mrs. V. L. Lownds, R, N., return-
ed
eturned to Detroit last week after spend-
ing the summer with her father, Mr.
Wm. Leavitt.
.Mr. Clayton Moorhouse, who has
spent the summer at Boblo Island, is
visiting with his parents at the Main
St. Parsonage.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos, Pryde and Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Frayne motored to
Toronto last week taking in the Ex -
Miss Ethel Budd, of Detroit, and
Miss Belle McDougall, of Huroudale
spent the week -end with 11ir. and
Mrs. T. Dinney.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams and
Mrs. John Cann visited in Oshawa
and Bowmanville and took in the
Toronto Fair on the way home,
Mr. Wm. Butler and. Mrs. A. Day-,
man and Mr. and Mrs. H. Perkins
motored. to Toronto for a few days
last week taking in the Exhibition.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Buthbert
and family and Mr. and Mrs. Beth
Barrlatt and' family and • Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbert Budd, of Foldens,
spent Sunday with 411r. and Mrs. T.
Dinney.
Mrs, Ketchen returned home on
Monday from Hamilton where she
attended the marriage of her neice,
Agnes May Ketchen, eldest (laugh-
ter of Dr. and, M'rs. Beverley Ket-
chen to John Frank Duff, son of the
late Mr. Charles Duff and Mrs, Duff,
Hamilton, Ont.
Exeter baseball fans will be in-
terested to know that Art Fidler,
the Strathroy hurler, who played in
Exeter with the Strathroy team sev-
eral times this summer has been of-
fered a contract with the New York
Yankees. This will give some idea
of the brand of ball that was played
in Exeter during the past summer.
Fidler is considering the contract
which will link him up with Babe
Ruth's famous aggregation in a
'major league team.
FORMER, RESIDENT DIES -
The death took place in Toronto
on Friday September 6th of !Samuel
Bolton Bagshaw, in his 83rd year.
The deceased was a former resident
of Exeter, being a brother of 1'dr.
Wm. Bagshaw, of town. The lat-
ter visited his brother while '3n Tor-
onto a couple of weeks ago. The
deceased was a very skilled carpen-
ter who made a •specialty of build-
ing stairs. He was a former resi-
dent of .St. Thomas interment taking
place in, the latter city Sunday af-
ternoon. 'Several from Here attend-
ed the funeral.
DEATH OF REV. JOHN BALL
Rev. John Ball, superannuated
Methodist Minister, of Lambeth, who
is well-known an this community
was stricken suddenly while on his
way to London on Monday and died
Tuesday in Victoria hospital. Rev.
Mr. Bali was on bis way to attend
a meeting of the Ministerial Alliance
when he suffered a heart attack.
iMir. Ball was born in' Enlgand 84
years ago and came to this country
when a young man. He attended
college and entered the Methodist
ministry and he occupied several
charges in this district where he
was well known and greatly esteem-
ed. Six years ago he Superannuat-
ed and moved to Lambeth. Mr.
Ball was united in marriage to 'Eliza,
Cudmore who predeceased him a
number of years ago. Surviving
are three daughters, Miss Lillian, at
home; Mrs. Edith Letherdale, of
'Winnipeg and " Miss Flossie, of
Winnipeg; :also one sister, Einrna, in
Engand and one brother, George, in
Vancouver. The funeral will be
held from the W. A. Hunt funeral
home, London; on Thursday after-
itoon, Service will;,be conducted by
Rev. I. Couch, of tiambeth, who will
be assisted by other ministers. In-
terinent will be made in Exeter cem-
etery.
ZION
Mr. •I-Iy. Hern visitea with his
neiee ,Mrs..Saniuel Stevenson of ]3irr.
Mr. Thos. Brock is sporting a new
town sedan Ford.
Mr. Robt. Kerslake visited with
his daughter Mrs. Melville Hern last
week.
Rev. Mr. Bernard willconduct the
anniversary services at Zion on Oc-
tober 20th,
A number attended the Toronto
Exhibition and a large number aro
attending London Fair this week.
!IMO LONDON MEN
DROWNED IN LAKE JWBON
Two London men, George al,
i,aing, aged 82 and Victor A. Horn-
gi, aged 36, both Married, were
owned tri take'ili'rtiin, early Sun-
day aftariioon; •When the•reWhoat til
which they 'had, third., ini;n *hail
set out on a flatting. expedttlea „was
Seearnpedu by waves a4bo'ni 3,00. yards
tiff shore. The .two Me#t 'lasso were
drowned were ritaab1e to siva ii,
cliggaTON
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet .Sweitzer ro-
turned, to their home in New YQrk,•
after visiting for two 'Weeks at Mrs.
Lena Sweitser's and also at Mr. And
11xi'S. William Gasser.
Mr. and airs, ]3oWnlait and sort
Rodney and Mrs. LenaSwettzer
spent a day in London• last week.
Miss Violet Voelket', of Pigeon,
Mich., is vislting her sister airs. 1V.
H. Smith.
IUr, Chas. Hoffman and 'sister Ver -
da, 11'Ir. and Mrs, Wm. aMotz spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Art
Benedict in Kitchener,
Mr. •and Mrs: John Wilhelm and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Motz and Mre.
Eli Lawson spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Jake Messner In Dash-
wood.
Mrs. Leonard Wein and baby
Marvin, who has spent some time
with her parents Mr. and Mrs, Hy,
Lewis has i'etin'ned to her home in
Stephen on Sunday.
The services at the Evangelical
Church next Sunday evening will
have an interesting feature in con-
nection with it. Fred Faist will
give a sacred reading, one that was
an important number on the pro-
gram of the North Central Glee
Club which toured the Western
States the past summer months.
There will .also be five-minute re-
ports 'of the two delegates who at-
tended the' Educational .Assembly at
Kitchener, •
iMiss Anna, Kruspe will be the
readier at the Crediton Fowl .Supper
on October the .10th. This young
lady has not been heard in these
communities. Considerable interest
will be attached to her coming.
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Clark, who
nave been visiting at the fornier's
parents Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Clark
have returned to their hone in De-
troit, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Clark and
daughter Laura and Mr. and Mrs.
Russel Clark spent the week -end at
Lion's Head and Tobermory.
Two young fellows from Usborne
farm laborers, were placed under ar-
rest Monday morning charged with
stealing auto tires and other acces-
sories from Usborne farmers. They
were lodged in the Exeter jail and
taken from here to Goderich.
CHAS. HARTLEIB, GODERIC}I,
SUCCUMBS TN INJURIES
GODERICH, Sept. 8.—Chas. Hart-
leib, a well-known resident of Gode_
rich, passed away at Alexander• Hos-
pital on Saturday evening about 7
o'clock as the result of injuries re-
ceived on Thursday night, when he
was struck by a car on the east side
of the square here. Mr. Hartleib
was crossing the roadway from the
'park when he was knocked down by
a car driven by R. Turner, of Gode-
rich Township. He suffered a frac-
tured skull, a broken arm and bruis-
es about the 'bods.
Mr. Hartleib was horn in Nor-
mandy/Township in this province.
He was 68 years of age. For over
30 years he conducted a hardware
and business in Zurich. On retirng
he moved to Waterloo and for the
past eight years had been a resident
of Goderich. His wife, who was
formerly Emelia Schmidt, of •Se-
bringviile, died in 1920. ,.He is sur-
vived by six daughters, Gertrude
and Etta, of Goderich; Mrs. S. E.
Faust, of Mitchell; Mrs. J. H. Canto_
Ion, of llieaford; Mrs. Harry Siemon
of London and Mrs. Henry Becker,
of Waterloo.. Also two sisters and
three brothers survive: Mrs, Robert
Nichol, of Hickson; M'rs. W. M. Ni-
cholson, of London; David Hartleib,
of Hunter, N. D.; John A. and Jacob
Hartleib, of Dashwood. The deceas-
ed was amember of the Evangelical
Church. The funeral took place
from his late residence, East Street,
on Tuesday, with interment at Se-
bringville cemetery. Immediately
following Mr. Hartleib's death on
Saturday evening Coroner Dr. A. C.
Hunter ordered an inquest. A jury
was empaneled and the remains
viewed at Brophey Brothers' under-
taking parlors. The inquest was ad-
journed to Tuesday evening, to be
held in the Town Hall.
$60,000 DAIAGE AS I+'IRE
SWEEPS LISTOWEL STORES
One of tho most disastrous fires
in the history of Listowel swept a
considerable part of the business
section of the town Sunday after-
noon. The fire started about 3:30
o'clock in the afternoon and con_
i tiniued until 6:30. Fire °brigades
from Stratford, Mitchell and Palmer-
ston helped subdue the Plantes. The
fire started behind a butcher shop
and spread rapidly to other build-
ings doing damage to the stable and
-butcher shop of Mac ,Smith; grocery
store of Gordon Johnston; Diana
Sweets, candy and confectionery
store owned by Janies Attlee; Music
Hall upstairs in • McDonald Block;
brick garage owned by J. Wilson
and operated by M. 3. Brown; red
brick building occupied by Caruso
fruit store; cement building owned
by Mrs. H. Maloney; upstairs °d
eopied by Mrs, Maloney and family
arid M'rs. D. D. Snnail; ground fldor
ocettpied by. John Barges, shoe -r04
pair man; franne building occupied
as Chinese lartndry, rear occupied
by Mrs, .I), Spence; frame residence
Of Walter Cartledge, ptddtically •des•
treyed; contents saVeci. The blinding
destroyed With the exception of the
tartiedge residence are in the heart
df the business section opposite the
post -office, The less is estimated.
betwWeeii $50,000 to 360,000.
AUCTION .$ALE
,_ Qf. —
OF FARM IMPLEMENTS AD
HOUSEHOLD EFFECT
The undersigned has rete •ecl int •
struetions to sell by publi a•uctiottt
on 1'.0T 10 CON. 17, STEP IEN TP;,
Sklii'IA, on
4 MONDAY, SE•'i`EM13E : 23rd
• at 1.30 pan. the fol ,wing:
1 horse $ years , Id, 2
drilla 'rabbits; 1 =t lie
set of hairles an to
harness, top bugg
cutter, bob sleigh';
mower; cultivator;
Two 'bureaus,
mattresses; 1 cup
washstand; 2 lou
heaters and pipes;
3 wood poles; 20
some carpet and le
ticlos.
TERMS,
air of •C)tin,
vy harness;
, set singlet •
ibber tires;:
et harrows; -
w; scuffler,
dsteads and
rd, dresser; 1
s; 'stove; a
ble; 6 chairs;
t, pine lumber•
and other ,are
ASH
TIIOl1MAS PALMER, Proprietor
FRANK 'TAYLOR, Auct.
AUCTION SALE
a-- of—
FARM STOCK, ISIPLEMENTS & •
PIT i\ITUBE
The undersigned has received in-' •
structions to sell by public auction,,
at 'Lot 0, Con. 8, STEPHEN: on
. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st, 1929
at 12;30 o'clock sharp the following
FARMSTOCK-1 heavy horse,
rising 8 years old, heavy general
purpose rising 4, aged horse, Perch-
eron colt rising 3 years old, Perch -
(non colt rising 2 years old, cow due
Feb. 1st, cow due Feb. `9th, 3 cows
due April lst, cow due May 1st, 3
farrow cows milking good, ;3 steers
rising 3, heifer out of thoroughbred
stock, 2 years old this fall; ;G steers
rising 2 years old, 2 heifer rising
2 years old, S spring cagy ;S, Dur-
ham bull registered 2 year. ..old in
May 9th, collie clog, registe ad sow
clue time of sale, 100 sprint chick
ens, 25 hens, billy goat.
IMPLEMENTS—Set ,,i. scales
fanning mill, 7 foot M.H. i icier in
good condition, t1T. H. liay • ader, 1
scuffler, side delivery ra1.-'; T. A.
mower, clump rake, land rC'ler, new
15 hoe M. H. drill, set rrows 4 •
section, walking plow, le ng plow,
double wagon box, potat ; digger, 1
stone, boat, cream separ' iF.r, new T.
A. w. eon, low clown w: gen, roller
rack, 1 y and grain CO: bine, grain.
rack, c'tter with do s, set of
sleighs, buggies, wh {y 1 harrow, 1
pomp ja , emery jacks Daisy churn,
quantity f lumber, 0 ft. rubber
hose, 2 s drums, driers, 2. fur
coats, rob and bl leets, barrels,
stove ood,-2 gravel
boxes17,cords new set of double brass
mounted 11 rness, Leavy harness,
single Marne colla': 2 von kettles, dee
sacks of lime, barre of salt, 8 sling
ropes, 800 3-il ch til , chicken coops,
steel scraper, '6 t. s of good hay,
quantity of Cal Corn Irish Cobblers
potatoes, forks, ' oe chains, whiffle -
trees, neck yoke , uantity of good
tools, disc herrtw cultivator and
other ,articles too 1::' merous to men—
HOUSEHOLD u FECTS —Side-
board, 2 dressers, 4 bed springs, 2
lounges, sewing machine, DeForest
Crosley radio in good shape, radia
table, extension table, 2 leaf tables, .
2 rockers, 12 chairs, glassware,
gasoline washine machine, fire proot
safe, pictures and frames, flour bar- -
rel, 6 window screens, linoleum,
Winchester gun 1897 model in good
shape, kitchen range coal or wood;.
cook stove, box stove.
TERMS OF SALE
$10.00 and under and chickena
cash, over that amount 12 months'
credit will be given on furnishing
approved joint notes on bankable
Paper, or a discount of 5 per cent.
off for .cash.
PAT FLANNIGAN, Proprietor
FRANK TAYLOR, Auctioneer
FRANK COATES, Clerk
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SALE OF LANDS FOR TAXES
Notice is hereby given that the •
list of lands for taxes has , =en pre- -
pared and that copies the `sof may
be had at this office and that the
list is being published i the On- •
taro Gazette of July 20th nd 27th;
also .August 3rd and 10 and that.
in default 11 the paym it of said
taxes and cos the land h' ill be sold
on. Monday, 0 tober 2 t, 1929, at
two o'clock in he aft, noon at the—
Court Court House in the t n of Gode—
rich.
GORD •' OUNG,
Tr•e: er, Huron Co.
Treasurer's Office, oderich
August 5th, 19 0
8 -8 -Ste.
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Which a man doesn't grind adinitt..
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inert,
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-of Bl:' missies
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blotches.
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