The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-11-26, Page 13
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ESTABLISHED 1873
of Ladies’ and Misses’
EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26th, 1936
CANADA’S OLDEST DOCTOR
93 YEARS OF AGE
Sixty-Third Year
EXETER COUNCIL hall rent Nov. and Dec., $12; Sec'y
Bd. of Health $5; half year tele
phone rent $16.50, half year post
office rent, $1.50, part salary, Nov.,
$41.65—$82.96.
Meeting adjourned by Councillor
Dignan.
WINTER COATS
the medical pro-
and oldest tele
Canada, passed
■on Saturday, He
Kincardine, under
the Exetei* Branch
Legion on Wednes-
last week. There
r BARGAINS BARGAINS
We iyish to clear out our large stock of Ladies’ and Misses’ Winter Coats in a hurry. These
coats are the very latest styles with luxurious fur collars of Sable, Wolf, French Seal, etc. We
have divided them into 3 groups. These prices are for cash or produce.
Group No. 1 35 Coats values up to $33.00 for $24.95
Group No. 2 25 Coats values up to $27.00 for $19.75
Group No. 3 25 Coats values up to $23.00 for $16.
CHILDREN’S COATS AT GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICW
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Complete Showing of Christmas Mereliandise
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Another Shipment of Men’s'& Stude
PRICED AT $10.00, $11.5$ $15.00 AND
BELTED TUBE COATS — fRAGLANS
Overcoats
Exeter’s grand old man, Dr. J. W.
Browning, dean of
fession in Canada,
graph operator in
his 93 rd milestone
was at his office as usual and re
ceived the congratulation's of many
friends who called to extend their
best wishes. He was the recipient
of several bouquets of flowers and
of numerous caids. Those who cal
led during the day wrote their name
in a book1 in which are recorded the
names of many who have visited him
in irecenU'pe-ars. They include per
sons fpd^’as far west as Vancouver,
fno.B3^$orida and California and
Jn T.okio, Japan. Nearly every
ate of the union is represented.
During the past year Dr. Brown
ing came into pirominence as the
oldest telegrapher in Canada and he
started off the coast to coast hook
up in the celebration of the C. N.
Telegraphs last summer. Although
he rhad not touched a key in over
half a century, the code was just as
fresh as ever in his memory and he
astonished the representatives of
the telegraph company with his
speed. In the village of Markham,
where his father was a watch mak
er, (not a watch repairer. There is
a difference in the term) the first
PLAY PRESENTED
A three-act comedy drama entitl
ed “When a Feller Needs a Friend”
was put on in Leavitt’s Theatre by
the A.Y.P.A. of
the auspices of
of the Canadian
day evening of
was a splendid attendance, the hall
being fairly well filled. Reeve T-hos.
Pryde spoke a few words of wel
come and expressed the thanks of
the Legion for the splendid support
given their organization. The play
by the Kincardine young people
proved to be very entertaining and
quite humorous in places and was
well presented. Between the acts
Misses Dorothy Peterson and Doris
Ellenton, played several piano'
duetts and Miss Toots Wessells en
tertained with Scotch dancing with
Mel. Bennett as piper. After the
play the .cast was entertained by the
Legion at Middleton's lunch parlor.
Councillor Morley
Carried.
of the meeting held
together
■of the
on
JOS. SENIOR, Clerk
PUMPS ARRIVE
PLAIN ULSTERS
Our styles and cloths in Overcoats ale outstandi Big selection to choose from
at very moderate prices. See our special Studen^r Overcoats at $11.50 each.
with
16th
motion
Hern
the
were
L Of
and
read as fol-
OLDEST CITIZEN IN
CRITICAL CONDITION
Exeter’s oldest resident, Mr. Jas.
Handford, aged 97 years, who has
been1 confined to his home for sev
eral months suffered a serious turn
Saturday last and members of his
family were called to his bedside,
family were called to his bedside.
Mrs. Griffith and Mrs. Foster, of
Toronto, arrived here Monday.
Monday, November 23, 1936
The Municipal Council met in
regular session; absent the Reeve
away at Toronto, The Clerk asked
for the appointment of an acting
chairman. Per Councillors Hern and
Dignan: That
take the chair.
The minutes
November 9 th
special meeting
read and adopted
Councillors Dignan and
carried.
'Communications were
lows:
From Mr. F. W. Huxtable regard
ing business taxes of 1935, in the
name of Wm. Smith, being willing
to assume the same, the same being
agreed to by the 'council.
From the Treasurer’s Office ot
the Province of Ontario regarding
Railway Tax distribution with check
enclosed fox* $26.96 balance due the
municipality and statment of ac
count for patients in the Ontario J Manson and Jean McQueen,
Hospital.
A letter from the office of the
Ocean Accident’ & Guarantee Cor
poration. regarding 'claim as report
ed by J. W. Batson. The same was
ordered filed.
Circular letter from the office of
the Dept, of Labor regarding the
forwarding of complaints by muni
cipalities without full ’knowledge of
the circumstances behind them.
Circular letter from the office of
the President of the Mothercraft
Society. Ordered fled.
A request from the Bell Telephone
Co. for the privelege to erect poles
■on Carling Street, South, and An
drew Street from Hill Street, North.
Granted, subject to the Commission
er’s oversight on motion of Morley
and Hern. Carried.
The 'copy .of a by-law as proposed
by the Bell Telephone Co., to auth
orize the Reeve to apprbve of the
opening in future of any street or
lane for the purpose of the Company
to extend • their lines and service.
Action deferred.
A grant to the Exeter Agricultur
al Society was made of $100 on mo
tion of Middleton and Hern and car
ried.
Mr. W. C. Pearce, municipal tax
collector will be at the library build
ing on the following dates, Decem
ber 9th to the 14th from 9 to 12
a.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. and on the ev
ening of the 14th from 7 to 9 p.m.
for the purpose of
cipal taxes.
The following
were appointed as
representatives on
’cillors Morley and :
ried. The Reeve,
and Middleton, Messrs. Wm. Coates,
J. Melvin Southcott, W. G. Medd and
J. Hubert Jones and that a
be prepared accordingly.
, By-law No. 24, 1936.
appointing Mr. Frank
chartered accountant, of
as municipal auditor for
considered and approved;
its necessary reading
passed on motion
Morley and Dignan.
By-law No. 20, 1936, as authoriz-
ACCIDENT NEAR MITCHELL
Mr. Frank Battersby accompanied
by Misses Irene Hoggarth, Sally
of Hen-
Toronto
with an
distance
skidded
after
After waiting several weeks for
the pumps for Exeter’s new water
works system they arrived Tuesday
from Galt and ane now being in
stalled. The installation will take
from two to three weeks and we
are assured by Mr. It. J. Lampman,
the local superintendent, that the
new water supply will be ready for
Christmas. The new system will
be complete in every detail and will
work automatically. A high
pump at the springs will pump the
water direct from the springs into
the standpipe at the rear of
Town Hall. When the tank is
the pump automatically ceases
function and another pump
pump the water into the reservoir
until at such a time as the water in
the standpipe is reduced to a certain
level when the pumps will again au
tomatically alternate. In case of a
heavy demand or an emergency,
such as a fire, a pump is installed
at the
other
ma nd.
sail, while on their way to
early Sunday morning met
accident on a curve a short
out of Mitchell. The car
on the icy pavement and
'breaking off a couple of guard
posts turned over on its side in a
nine foot ditch. Fortunately the
occupants escaped with a few
bruises. Just a few feet ahead of
them a transport truck was turned
upside down with its wheels in the
air. Mr. McQueen motored over
and brought th" party home and
the car was brought to the Chev
rolet garage for repairs.
New Crop
GRAPEFRUIT
7 for
DB. J. W. BROWNING,
lift
ain $13.95Special Suit|Bijj
25 Young Men’s Suits, single or double breasted styles, fine English Worsteds,
mostly in blue stripes and fancy checks, sizes 35 to 40. On sale at $13.95 each. These
suits will sell rapidly. Come while we have the sizes. Also a few large suits up to size
46 at $15.00 each.
the
full
to
will
Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
P. & G. SOAP
10 bars for 31c
PALMOLIVE SOAP
3 bars for . 14c
SUNLIGHT SOAP
5 cakes for 25c
Phone 32
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Puds No. 1, 2 and 3 'Sauce Pans ................#.
Water Pails ............
For Christmas Bakers
Brunswick Sardines............... 5 tins 21c.
Good Bulk Tea, black, mixed per lb. 39c.
New Blue Pkg. Super Suds large pkg. 18c
— FOR CHRISTMAS BAKING —
Recleaned Currants................2 lbs. 25c.
Bleached Raisins ................... per lb. 19c.
Bowes Glaced Cherries finest, 1-2 lb. 24c.
Lexia Raisins with Seeds.......2 lbs. 25c.
Recleaned Sultana Raisins.....2 lbs. 25c.
Shelled Almonds, large Jordans lb. 59c.
Baking Syrup in bulk, mild favor lb, 10c.
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Skate Onoe Outfit
C. (J SKATES
ThjJlveal Hockey Outfit
E OUR TOYS
Ready-Cut
MACARONI
Bulk, 2 lb.. 9c
CASCADE SALMON
1 lb. tins, 2 for 21c
1-2 lb., 2 for .. 15c
Phone 32
BINGO!!!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26th
Fifteen Good Prizes
Ducks, Chicken and Picnic Hams
Canadian Legion Rooms
at 8.30 p.m. Admission 25c.
Door Prize
..15c.
..25c.
..55c<
rid .sters .
_ 'sh Pans
Salt .....
................50c.
................33c.
50c. a cwt.___
DR. ROE’S HO^ CONGj^TRATE $3.00 PER CWT.
For pigs .over 100 pplinds majr 1'7 lbs. Wondergrow to 100 lbs. of gijSain awwatch the results
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Special Prices on alF&tovms in the Store. Please the Housekeeper
q^.get one for Christinas
■Cooper’s DuKil ..........-i.......75c.
Cooper’s Kuol ...............65c. pt.
Cooper’s Kuol ....,.........$1.00 qt.
Creolin at ....25c. 40c. and 7)5c.
■Stock? Specific ...
Poultry Specific
Hog Tonic .......
Roup Specific ...
..... 15c.
.(.... 15c
..... 15c
.... 50c.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
“THE POULTRYS’ FRIEND”
J^Iure Profit! Healthy Flo'ck! No Worms! No Colds!
Diarrhoea! Has all the necessary ingredients
3 lbs. for 50c. 7 lbs. for $1.00
ATraquair’s Hardware
'Mr. Wid. Birney,
spent the week-end
mother Mrs. Chas.
of Toronto,
visiting with his
Birney.
Of the U-Go-I-Go
class and also of the
of Trivitt Memorial
a delightful supper
Hall, Friday of last
The supiper was well patron-
lA beautiful quilt was drawn
The young ladies
Sunday School
Chancel Guild,
church, served
in the Parish
■week,
ized.
for, the winner being Mrs. W< T.
Quinn, of Vsbotne. iCoiuncillor E.
Mv Dignan did the drawing,
Mr. W. H. Dearing is laid up at
his home with lumbago.
The hydro went off Tuesday even
ing about 10:45 and was off for
about an hour. Th« trouble was at
the service station.
ATTENTION! CANADIAN LEGION
The regular monthly meetin^tof
the Canadiajf Legion will "^held
Friday, Noy^m'ber 27th 1 !.30 p.m.
Arrangements have ^$F'made
'have the 'stone, re
ent at thimine.
are 1 ______
present.
to
tentative pres-
a,L uuisji All members
requestWRP endeavour to be
SID M'cARTHUR, Pres.
reservoir which will assist the
piumps in meeting1 th e de-
LAID TO REST
funeral of the late Mrs. E.
her late
Wednesday
HYDRO RATES REDUCED
the announcement from
Hydro Electric Power
of a reduction ini the
power charged the
comes the an-
The
A. Amy took place from
residence, James St.,
afternoum of last week conducted
by her pastor, Rev. A. Page, assist
ed by Rev. J. W. Down. A trio “No
Night There” was sung by Mrs. Wil
liams, Mrs. Gouldi&g and Mrs. T.
■Coates. The bearers were six nep
hews; Rufus Kestle, Chas. Fisher,
Austin and Wilbur Dilling, Stewart
and Edgar Amy. Relatives and
friends were present at the funeral
from Drayton, Burford, Brantford
and Harriston.
Friday
United
L. I.
Cavell,
receiving muni-
named citizens
Community Hall
motion of Coun-
Dignan: and car-
Councillors Hern
by-law
were aware that
abouit it. At the
full control of the
and at that
re-
was
and
Exeter, son of Mr. and
Norton, of
and ferns
and Mr. F.
Bolton,
decorated
H.
Nor
Mrs.
Ont.
the
A
P.
Stratford,
193 6 was
was given
and finally
of Councillors
Carried.
By-law
Gibbs,
be listen-
yell for
Browning
University
RAND EUCHRE
The Exeter Concert BM# will
hold a Progressive Euohre in the
Town Hall, Wedne^ckfy, Dec. 2nd, at1
S p.m. Lun^h^ftfJd prizes.
NOTICE to HYDRO USERS:
Users of hydro will kii^My take
note that the hydro, w^u be off in
Exeter and district $n Sunday next
beween the hours of 2 to 4 p.m.
Baptismal Service
At
Putte'nham ed by the Council to- provide for the
During the | meeting of Municipal Electors, to
buttons. Her half length
arrange* with orange
and she carried a white
Bible with streamers of
The bride was
Following
the Ontario
Commission
prices of
local commission
nouncement of a reduction in rates
to the consumer. In Exeter the do
mestic rate has been 3.5c per k.w.'h.
for the first 60 hours per month,
with a second date of 1.2c kl.w.h. for
the balance used,
•calls for 3.2c for
and 1.1c for the
commercial rate
charge has been
the first 100 hour?-qse _o£ the
stalled capacity with a “second rate
of .75c per k.w.h. The new rate is
2.4c for the first 100 hours and .6c
for the remainder. For power con-
smpmtion the price nas been 2.3c
per k.w.h. for the first 50 hours use
■per month and this has 'been reduced
to 2.1c while the second rate has
been reduced from 1.5c to 1.4c. Re
duced rates for the rural users will
be announced shortly.
The new rate
the first 60 hours
balance.
the copsui^^jF
2.6 per «k.w.h,. for
in-
AUTO ACCIDENT
On Monday morning while Mr.
Harry Hoffman was motoring down,
town from the station with the Dash
wood bus and while attempting to
turn east at the Main ;St. Church,
corner, the bus was nun into by an
auto driven, 'by Chas. Shanahan, o£
Clinton, and .owned by Rev. Fr.
Sullivan, the latter being a pasesn-
ger in the car. The running board
of the bus was turned up and a front
fender and light of the Clinton car
wer'e damaged. Two passengers in
the bus, Mrs. Geo. Griffiths and
Mrs. W. Foster, of Toronto, who
were being driven to the home o£
their father, Mr. Jas., Handford,
were slightly injured, one receiving
injury to her head and the other to
her knee. Chief Norry investigated
the accident.
nominate persons for the office of
Reeve, Councillors, members of the
Public Utilities Com. and for the
Board of Education, shall be held at
noon, Monday, 28th day of Decem
ber ith a poll if necessary on the
first Monday in January 1937.
same was given the
ing and was finally
tion of Councillors
Hern and carried.
The following list of accounts
were read and ordered paid: Treas.,
Library Board, $200; Theodore Wal
per, band leader, $-100; Geo. E. An
derson, Sec.-Treas., Fire Dept., $265
L. Day & Son, labor and bulbs Town
Hall account $7.80; Jones & May,
supplies Town Hall, 2'5 c; R. G. Sel
don, cement, Roads and Bridges
$3.90; Traquair’s Hardware, sup
plies, roads and bridges, $1.20; H.
Horton, blacksmith account, $1.00;
Geo'. Grant, Can. National Telegraph
Globe, Financial post and London
Free Press $2.85; London Free
Press, W. W. debt, $6.60; Glebe,
Toronto, ditto, $7.50; Percy Hewitt,
labor Road and Bridges, $6.00; Jno.
Stire, ditto, $7.50; R. McInnis, ditto
$8.00; Ed. Harness, ditto, $7.5'0; W.
Andrew, ditto, $1,8.00; Emerson
Cornish, Nov. and Dec. $17.00; w.
Waring, pt. salary so- Nov. 28th,
$44.00; John Norry, part salary,
$60.00; Dr. Fletcher, medical health
officer $50.00; Ed. Treble, 'chair
man Bd. of Health $10; Public
Utilities, Street lighting $225.25,
Town Hall lighting $5.04, Clock
lighting $2.98,-$-233.27; Thomas
Pryde, Reeve, 1936, $72.00; J. W.
Hern Councillor, 1936, $48.00; E.
M. Dignan, ditto, $48.00; W» E.
Middleton, ditto $3(6.00; J. W. Mor
ley, ditto, $48.00; Jos. Senior, band
hall lighting to Nov, 1, 1936, $6.31;
The
necessary read-
passed on mo-
Middleton and
BAND CONCERT(Lavina
bride
velvet The band concert in
Theatre Sunday evening
an audience that packed
ing.
telegraph was installed in his fath
er’s home and ihis sister, aged 18,
became the first operator. At that
time the chief business was learning
to send and to receive messages and
when the wires were not otherwise
engaged the 'operators along the
line would .gossip one with the other.
It was the smiles on the face of his
sister as she listened to ‘the mes
sages that aroused the ambition of
the ten-year-old lad to learn to op
erate the key. Alone with the in
struments, he had mastered the key
before the family
fee knew anything
age of 13 he took
Markham office
time he was receiving long
ports of the Crimean War. It
before the days iof the cable
when vessels landed at Quebec bear
ing despatches of the war they were
sent out over the wires and long
despatches were copied by Dr.
Browning in longhand. .So strenu-
'ous was it at times that he would be
afflicted witih writer’s cramp, a
most painful affliction. The doctor
says, if you happened to
ing you could hear him
blocks.
At the age of 23 Dr.
graduated from Victoria
as a medical doctor and at a celebra
tion of that university last month
Dr. Browning was invited to.attend.
He first began his medical practice
in Hay Township, and he has in his
office the picture of a man, now
i wqll1 up ill years, that was the first ib^lby he welcomed into the world,
’'incidentally tilie doctor received a
card of congratulations from him.
Since that time he has bellied to
usher in over 2,000 babies and in
most cases he has kept a record of
the day and the hour of their birth.
It was two days after Confederation
that Dr. Browning commenced his
practice in Exeter. In the early, days
when transportation was slow and
with a large office practice it was
often well on into the night before
lie had finished ihis calls. He kept an
accurate record of all
and his prescriptions,
week he was called on
a prescription that he
patient 22 years before. It
only a few minutes to look
record. The longest period
been asked to go back for
scription was 48 yeai's, but
Martin and
at the
Mrs.
crepe
and wore
home
Hut-
wlth
a
Leavitt’s
attracted
the build-
The Exeter band provided a
splendid musical treat for music lov
ers. Mr. w. R. Goulding acted, as
■chairman. Prof C. F. Thiele, o£
the Waterloo Musical Society Band,
was the guest-conductoi’ and led
the band in several of their selec
tions. In a short address he spoke
very highly of the progress the band
had made during the two years they
had been organized, much credit for
which was due t0' the leader, ‘Mr.
Ted Walper. Mr, Thiele announced
that Mr. Walper had been made a
member of the Ontario Band Lead
ers’ Association, a certain high stan
dard being required before such ati
affiliation could take place. Mem
bets of the hand had been zealous
in their work
attendance at
very material
J had made"1.
NORTON—HUTCHINS
The marriage took place
evening in Westmoreland
Church, Toronto, with Rev.
Hunter, officiating, of Edith
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B.
Hutchins, to Mr. James David
ton, of
George
’Mums
church
presided at the organ,
signing of the register Mr. W. Wylie
sang “Because.” •
■Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was gowned in white sa
tin on princess lines with Peter Pan
collar and finished at the front with
a row of
veil was
blossoms
Rainbow
lily of the valley,
past Worthy Advisor of Corinthian
Assembly No. 4, of the Order of the
Rainbow for Girls. Miss
McClelland, attended the
wearing a Dubonnet red
gown with gold sandals and a braid
ed halo of red and gold. She car
ried Johanna Hill roses. Mr. Reg.
Norris was groomsman and the ush
ers were Mr. Kenneth
Mr. Edwin Mitchell,
A reception was held
of the bride's parents,
chins wore rose beige
matching accessories
corsage of Johanna Hill roses. She
was assisted by Mrs. Norton in navy
blue crepe with navy accessories
and wore, a corsage of Talisman
roses. Following a motor trip to
the States the couple will live in
Exeter. For going away the bride
wore a navy blue ensemble.
Mr. and Mrs. Norton arrived
Exeter, Tuesday evening and
taking up their residence in
home of Mrs. W. Johns, Wm. St.
Norton, is an employee of the Ford
Garage. Among those who attend
ed the wedding from Exeter were
Mr. and Mrs. a. O. Elliot, Hazel and,
Marion-, Mr, and Mrs. jack Gardiner
and Misses Vera and Reta Rowe.
The Times-Advooate joins the many
friends in extending congratulations
and best wishes.
in
are
the
Mr.
his patients
Only last
to duplicate
had given a
needed
up the
he has
a pire-
he was
. This required the
(Continued on page 4)
and faithful in their
practice which was
bo the progress they
the Main St. Uu'nited chiurch
on Sunday morning a baptismal ser
vice was held when three children
were baptised. They ere Richard
Franklin, Wildfong, son of Mr. and
Mrs, Frank Wildfong; Everett Ray
At the
onto Mr.
With liis
awarded third and fifth prizes for ' Waghorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
ram one year and under two.; fourth Waghorn; Wesley Nathaniel Batters-
for ram lamb; third for flock and by, son. of Mr. and Mrs. Launcelot able to do it.
third for four lambs. _ Battersby.
Royal Winter Fair in Tor-
Preston Dearing, Stephen,
Dorset Horned sheep was We invite yon. to see our
stock of Christmas Gifts:
Watches, Diamond Rings,
Rings, Birthday Rings, and
other beautiful gifts at Sb Taylor's
targe
Wrist
Signet
many;