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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-07-23, Page 3oturspay, july 23rd, miTHE EXETER T1MES-ADV0CATE 50 YEARS AGO Messis. D. Johns and Jno. Ranton and families have been camping on the shore of Lake Huron during the past week. Mi’. Case, of the London Road, has just completed his new barn on the farm lecently .purchased from Mrs. Murray. Bread made from Canadian flour is selling l'or one penny a pound in England today, a fraction less than four cents for our average loaf. On Tuesday while the workmen were engaged at the building of Mr. Richard Manning the scaffolds gave way. Mr. Manning clung to the'roof until assistance arrived but Mr. E. Hunt fell thirty feet to the ground to .receive severe injuries. Miss M. Hayes is spending a few weeks with her sister Mrs. Ready, of St. Marys. Messrs. Fred Southcott and Jno. Bawden left on Saturday for Toron­ to where they will spend their vaca­ tion. Mrs. Robt. Shute and G. Lang, last week went on an angling trip to Lake Huron and in a comparatively short time succeeded in catching seventy-five pike. Mr. A. A. C. Denovan, the cour­ teous manager of the Molson’s Bank here, who has been spending his va­ cation at the seaside, returned home on Thursday. Mr. W. Andrews has shown us the medal he received for service in the North-West Rebellion as a member of the 7th Fusiliers. Inauguration of the Bells The following account bf the in­ auguration of the chimes of Trivitt Memorial church are taken from a leaflet with the reprints of the arti­ cles which appeared in the Exeter Advoicate and the Exeter Times. The inauguration took place Sunday and Monday, December 7th and 8th, 1890. 25 YEARS AGO July 27, 1911 Mr. Gordon Hooper, recently of Chatham Business College, has se­ cured a position as book-keeper in the mail order department of the T. Eaton Co., Toronto. Mr. Ern Rivers, who has been at­ tending College in Troy, is visiting his parents Councillor W. and Mrs. Rivers. On Friday- night the Dashwood Juniors came out and played the re­ turn game and were defeated 10 to 1. The following is the line-up: Dashwood: E. Neeb, W. Pfaff, C. Gaiser, W. Graybeil, N. Kellerman, H. Gaiser, W. iMusser, P. Mclsaac, W. Miller. Exeter: C. Heywood, S. Fisher, W Birney, M. Hoskins, Pres- zcator, J. Bawden, Campbell, Frank Mallett, R. Bissett, H. .Sweet. Mrs. A. L. Handford and two children, of Renfrew, are visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Crocker. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Crocker, of Tor­ onto, are visiting the former’s par­ ents .Mt. and Mrs. R. Crocker. Misses Cora and Grace Fuke, of Chicago, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Harton. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Atkinson and four children, of Maniton, Man., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Baker, Mrs. Frank Coates and son Whitney, left Monday evening for Fillmore, Sask. Miss Ruby Treble left Friday ev­ ening for London where she will vis­ it her sister Mrs. A. Evans for a few weeks. Mrs. Chas. .Senior and daughter Dorothy, of Toronto, are spending a couple of weeks -with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Senior. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Yaeger, of Swift Current, Alta., are visiting the former’s mother Mrs. Yaeger, of town. Dr. Homer Kinsman-, wife and two children, of Sarnia, came up in their auto on Saturday last and spent Sunday visiting his sisters in town. Mr. Henry Hoo.per left Tuesday evening for Winnipeg Man., where he will visit his son Edward. 15 YEARS AGO July 28, 1921 A number from Exeter left this week for Sarnia to take the boat up the lakes enroute for the West. Miss Flossie Hunter left to visit her brother Mt. Warren Hunter, Alsack, Sask.; Mr. and Mrs. W. Kydd and Mrs. Robt. Kydd left to vsit at Lem- burg, Sask.; Miss Helen Rowcliffe, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rowcliffe, return­ ed to Youngstown, Alta. The quarterly official board of the James Street Methodist Church have decided to install a new pipe organ at a cost of about $13,000. Mr. Thos. Oke, of London, was in Exeter attending the funeral of his aunt, the late Mrs. James Westcott. He was a guest at the Central Hotel. Mr. Gordon Heaman, accompanied by his mother and niece, who are holidaying at Grand Bend, called on Mrs’. James Pickard on Monday. Mr. Geo. Harton, of Maniton, Man. and Mr. Thos. Harton, of London, are visiting with relatives and friends in and around Exeter. Mr. Austin, Rice, of Stratford, is holidaying with his grandmother Mrs. Allan. WOMAN TN AILSA CRAIG LEFT $1,794 ESTATE Mrs, Margaret Nablo, of Ailsa Craig, who died on May 30, left an estate of $31,794.01 according to her will filed for probate. This consisted of $28,8'50.37 in bonds, $11,600 in real estate and some personal pro- 46 Years Ago the Bells Were In­ stalled in Trivitt Memorial Church The bells of the Trivitt Memorial Church are at last in the tower and public curiosity satisfied. They were tested by Ma*. ILotz, of Baltimore, on Saturday evening, and on Sunday morning the Chimes played as ad­ vertised for the four services, begin­ ning with grand old “God Save the Queen.’’ and concluding with “Abide with Me,’’ The congregations were very large all day, and in the evening the nave, transepts and even the large space at the west end around the font were crowded with an attentive congrega­ tion. The Rev. Principal Miller is the model of an English preacher and in all his sermons the feeling is that the root of the matter is touch­ ed, not a superflous word used or a j senence that could be improved. While his voice is not powerful no one had any trouble in hearing every word, and from the moment he began until the close the peculiar stillness of wrapt attention greeted the preacher. At the close of the evening sermon his reading of Ten­ nyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” was beautifully rendered and a well chosen piece of oratory. Fresh from the atmosphere of English culture and learning, with the stamp of the great University of Cambridge, the moulding influence of Principal Mill­ er -cannot -fail but make its mark up­ on the young men who pass under the influence of his training. Can­ non Richardson, of London, is too well known to all for any jC'Ommehda- tion at our hands. His rich and well modulated voice no less than the. sermon upon hope on Monday even­ ing held the attention o,f a large and interesting congregation. The of­ fertory for the services amounted to $60.00. The bells are chimed by what is called the Carillon process. A stand of oak with hinged levers is the manual, connected with the ham­ mers by rubber covered wires and leather straps. The strokes are made with a quick downward mo­ tion in the time o.f music which is transposed into one- of- the three keys within the compas of the chime. Messrs. Gidley, Bobier and Fam- combe have been taking lessons and on Monday afternoon the amateurs played a selection under instructions from Mr. Lotz. Changes on the six mounted bells as played in England have not been attempted as yet, but the bells have been rung as what are known as “joy bells” and heard we have been told at Brucefield, .ful­ ly 12 miles northward, the wind be­ ing favorable. The large bell weighs 2019 lbs. and the depth and thick­ ness of its tone is the. subject of uni­ versal praise. Certainly our gener­ ous townsman, Mr. Trivitt, deserves the thanks of the cmmunity -for his latest gift, placing Exeter in the very front Tank of Canadian towns by this now completed church. Men have left memorials behind them before to-day, but none appeal more power ful to the eye by its beauty, or the ear by its music, than this church, the memorial of a life ripening un­ der the grace of God. The visitors .from a distance were many. Messrs. Denovan and Coleman, came from Toronto, Mr. Brewer from Clinton and Mr. R. O’Neil from Lucan. Sea­ forth was represented by Mr. Cold­ well. The Misses Farncombe came from London. Mr. Auty .from Lon­ don, and many others well known to our people were drawn by the power of music as ever Orpheus called to the multitude. Long may these bells call a happy and God fearing people to the house of prayer. Trivitt Memorial Chime (From the Exetei’ Times) The chime of bells so long talked about and waited .for rani; for the first time on Saturday evening last as a test, and with full power on Sunday before the different services. Those who have heard bells before are delighted with the full, rich notes and depth of the under tone. Four of them are hung in a row from a beam overhead, resting upon uprights and the six largest are swung in frames standing upon the floor. The floor, or rather a second floor, has been raised to a level with the lower lou­ vres in the tower, and the openings being widened a greater volume of sound escapes. The chime, which is a memorial gift by Mr. Thos. Trivitt is composed of 10 bells, weighing al­ together'7419 lbs. The largest bell of the chime carries a net weight of bell metal of 2019 lbs. and its note is full F. The entire cost of the bells was about $2800. The playing stand is placed in the compartment of the tower next below the bells. It is a stand almost square and has 10 Iev- music demands. Experts say that it takes some time for a chime to get into proper working order—wires straighten and straps and leathers stretch—so that sometimes there is a hesitancy in even the best players. The effect of the music is very pe­ culiar. The strokes of the hammer ring out upon the background of harmony, made by the undertone like the accompaniment on the pe­ dals of a pipe organ. The tone of the chime is judged when playing can be heard plainly for three miles and tunes clearly distinguished at that distance. The full peal was rang for an hour on Monday evening and carried many memories back to Eng­ land where such sounds are part of their day. The Rev. 'Principal Mill­ er touched upon this in his opening addresses before the morning ser­ mon, and said that the silence of Sunday was one thing that impressed on an Englishman strangely upon first coming to Canada. He was very pleased to congratulate Exeter upon this great improvement. His sermons, were models of clear thought awd| learned expositions while thu^sjfeiol- arly language and perfect deunucia- tion, as well as the depths^of expres­ sions, appealed to his hearers in a marked degree. At the close of the evening sermon amid a breathless silence, he recited Tennyson’s "Ring out Wild Bells.” Canon Richardson, of the Memorial Church, London, preached on Monday evening to a large congregation and in his open­ ing remarks told of his pleasure in hearing once more the tones of hells reminding him of dear old England. The whole of the services were a grand success, choir and organist were at their best and the offertory of $60 speaks also financial thanks. RESIDENT OF LONDON TWP. Mrs. Janet Collin, wife of John Collin, for 13 years residents of Lu­ can district, died on Thursday last at her home on concession 16 of Lon­ don Township, aged 38 years. She had been ill for the past four months Mrs. Collins came with her hus­ band from their native England and lived in the Granton district and in London Township for 13 years. Mrs. Collin was an active church worker at Wesley United Church. Surviving besides her husband are two children Jack and Mary. The funeral was held on Saturday from the home to Wesley United Church London Twp. where the service was conducted by Rev. L. C. Harvey, Granton. Inter­ ment was made in Birr cemetery. Hydro-electric power is being used freely for all purposes on chicken farms in Canada, particularly in On­ tario, and its value for increasing egg production is well known. So far, however, no tabulated compara­ tive records of results have been made available. Marks 91st Birthday More than fourscore years ago a French-Canadian family left their home in the Village of St. Elizabeth, Quebec, and began a long trek which took them by trail to Hamilton and thence on fo« t through unbroken woodland to the shores of Lake Hu­ ron. The father of the family de­ cided upon a site about 18 miles south of Goderich and in 184 8 made a clearing and ere ted a log cabin, settling -n ::<» acres of land. They wore the late Bazelle Jeffery and Marion Verio4, and thi- week, their old*st so.., Cep'.ian Jeffery cel­ ebrated his 91si birthday. Elaborate plans for a family n union were dis­ carded owing to the death of h s .-on Joseph Jeffery, :.f Goderi h, on Fri­ day last. Mr. Jeffery lives in a comfortable modern white brick house on his Stanley Township farm, which is op­ erated by his son, George, and on the farm is the original log cabin erect­ ed by his father, 88 years ago. The nonegenarian, although not so keen as to eyesight and hearing, is active physically and bright men­ tally. He tells many interesting stories of his early life, and one story in particular he enjoys. It is of his father, who died in his 92nd year, walking along the beach to Goderich and returning to his home with a 100-pound sack of flour, completing the 40-mile trip in a day. Mr. Jeffery was married -when 19 years of age to Odiele Mayue, a mem­ ber of the French settlement "which was formed in that part of Stanley Township by people from Quebec. They celebrated the 60th anniversary of their wedding at the home of their youngest daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Plante, Goderich, 12 years ago. Mrs. Jeffery passed away the following year. Expert Fiddler Mr. Jeffery still is considered an expert fiddler and he played at a cel- bration of the 50th wedding anniv­ ersary of his son-in-law and daugh­ ter, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ducharme, Hay Township. Their daughter Hazel Ducharme, on the same day was united in marriage to Anthony Masse of Hay Township. Mr. Jeffery who knows his home district like a book, has don© little travelling, though he has no objec­ tion to modern modes of locomotion. He has made one trip to Detroit and several to Goderich in his 88 years in the district, but for the most part is content to stay at home among his neighbors, all of whom he counfs as his friends. He motored to Goderich on Saturday last to review the re­ mains of his son. The aged gentleman approves more or less of automobiles, but he is of the opinion the young people of to­ day are going too far and too fast for their own good. Although Mr. Jeffery speaks both English and French, he prefers his No wonder Purity Flour is a favorite for bread* Its richness in nourishing gluten , is supplied Western Canada hard Spring wh A strong flour that goes rther—economical. HENRY BOSSENBERRYnative tongue and uses it almost constantly of late. Five generations of this family live almost within a stone’s throw of the little log cabin in which Mr. Jef­ fery spent his childhood, and there are almost 200 direct descendants of the couple who grew up side by side and were united in marriage in the little lakeside French settlement. There are 10 children, the death of Joseph being the first break in the family, and there are 71 grand­ children, 115 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. FUNERAL AT MITCHELL A wellknown business man was laid to rest on Thursday afternoon | in the person of Edward James Ma­ gee who passed away in London early Tuesday morning. The funeral which was private, was attended .by immediate relatives and friends. Rev George Kersey, pastor of Main Street United Church, of which deceased was a member, conducted the ser-1 vice. >' Exports of Canadian live cattle to - the British market totalled 13,831 j head during 19 3(6 up to June 18. The I cattle exports to the United States i for the same period period amounted i to 139,082 head. The exports for the J corresponding period of 1935 am­ ounted to 4,817 to Great Britain and 90,252 to the United States. c- perty. The estate goes to her husband, Edjvin Nablo, Ailsa Craig, tailor and other relatives. rs, on each of which is the letter de­ noting the tone of the respective bells. The playing is done by a quick downward stroke of the lever 1 representing the desired note, and ' with such rapidity as the time of the Funeial services "were held for Henry Bossenberry, who passed away in his 82nd year, a victim of recent excessive heat. Interment was at Grand Bend Cemetery. Mr. Bossenberry was born in Hay Township, Huron County, June 19, 1855. In 1875 he was united in mar­ riage to Mary Caroline Raw, who predeceased him in 1909. He estab­ lished the Hotel Imperial at G^and Bend in 189’5 and continued in busi­ ness until the fall of 1906. Later ho kept an hotel in Thedford for two years and also in Hensail for two years. He was also well known in this district as an auctioneer. H© leaves one daughter, Mrs. C. J. Willis of Kitchener; three sons. Sydney, of Parkhill; Bruce, of Grand Bend, and Harvey, of pincher Creek, Alta.; two brothers Frank of Kitchener and Charles, of Calgary; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Smith, of Kitchener and Mrs. Mathews, of^Kansas. Rev. F. L. Lewis, of St. James Church, Parkhill, conducted the fun­ eral service. The pallbearers were: W. G. Caines, A. O. Baird, A. Gamie, William Oliver, P Eisenbach and R. Jennison. No cracked eggs, however good the quality may be, are allowed in the Canadian egg grades A and B. Cracked eggs fall into grade C but are required to be packed separately from the eggs <of that grade. , Burning, Stinging Eczema or Salt Rheum RURDOCKI Bitters Eczema or Salt iim as it’ is often called is one of th^Kost agonizing of skin diseases. 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