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The Exeter Advocate, 1917-5-24, Page 1C'ayiada is to ado t Selective o tscri tion.. Recruiting increases. Ttali ns ren (, ensive Submarine toll lighter., THIRTIETH YEAR, EXETER ONTARIO, TI3URSDA Y MAY 24 1917 GANDERS & CREECH • Our Corner, They clanot serve who only stand around so get busy everybody ,and produce something: Some crops s ma break production Y records this year. They ieed to. Ev ft}ry once in a while somebody wants to eat a potato:. . There. will be no farmers' excur- sions to Ontario Agricultural CalLege at Guelph during June. this year'. The railways and the ,farmers are too, busy to bother with frills this week, The p etitan in the Lord's prayer giveusp dayour dailybread this will doubtless carry with it a great- er signil:icance than ever if the price of the loaf continues to soar, it 41,0117 be-' ing 12 cents During the week the. Italians have. commenced a great offensive and captured, considerable territory, ,some important towns and over 7000 pris- oners, ' The British and French have beat- en back many German taunter attacks and made gains in many places along the line. The toll of the submarines while still formidable is believed tobe de minishing and fewer losses are be- ing sustained United States' is still making great preparations for war, voting money, building ships, sub. chasers, and rais- ing an army. Wilson is to send 25,000 troops to France at once and an army of, two . million is to be raised. Premier Barden of Canada has re- turned from England ,and seeing the great need of increasing the forces from this country, has announced that a ':system of selective, conscription is to be enforced to raise; 100,000 more men, VERY SEVERE STORM This district was visited by a very severe storm : on Saturday, afternoon The- thunder and lightning were very Y heavy the rain descended in torrents TAMAN'S PHONE "'`81a Great Varies IN SUITINGS, O' O ATINGS ETC., ETC. . 'OUR SPRING' SUITINGS WERE BOUGHT EARLY AND WE ARE ABLE TO SELL BELOW TO - DAY'S VALUE. ORDER YOUR SUIT AT ONCE: LIGHT OVERCOATS IN OF CLOTTIS FOR THE EVENINGS— AT PRICES WILL SURPRISE YOU AGREEABLY. BEST COOL THAT MOST OUR PANTINGS ARE SOLD AT TFIE RIGHT PRICE. SEE OUR LIGHT UNDERWEAR IN COMBINATION AND IN TWO PIECE, A' FULL LINE OF READY - TO- WEAR CLOTHING. YOU PROBABLY NEED A RAIN- COAT FOR THE WET DAYS. WEAR OVERALLS AT YOUR ROUGH WORK. LOOK AT OUR LINES IN "THESE GOODS. ALSO i . 1.1�'xlhin � }SOCKS In •Cashmere :.and Silk THE NEW CAPS CHOICE SHIRTS FLASHY TIES ARROW COLLARS W Taman Tailor & Furnisher Paox' res~ anal was followed by a short dash of POSTMASTER CHRISTIE nail, The lightning struck the, James:, Street church' t d d off c purei ower an rippe a number of bricks and two vuadow frames but no blaze' was caused. A number of the hydra transformers and fuse plugs were put out of business for a short time, Severallaces in the, surrounding g country were struck by lightning in the Saturday storm, At Hurondale Mr. Wm Oke's drive shed was hit but only slightly damaged and Mr,. Dan Dew's barn was struck, brit the lightning, rods saved it, Mr Dew, and a team of horses were near at the time and they were all thrown to -the ground but were not 'injured. Avant large :elm tree in Mr. Dew's bush was shattered. A school house en the second concession of Hay was struck but not greatly damaged. At Whalen Mr. Win, Ogden's blacksmith' shop had the roof punctured by the ; light- ning, but it ' did not burn, Mr. Og- den and san were near at the time and felt the shock but were not in- jured. KILLED BY LIGHTNING This community was sadly shocked when it became known that Mr. Sam- uel Hicks of the 2nd concession of Usborne, ;'had been killed by light- ning Iluring the heavy rain and elec- trical storm that passed over -this sec- tion on Saturday evening last. It ap pears Mr, Hicks and, his ,two sons were working around the prenv,ses when the storm came up and had tak- en. shelter in the 'basem'ent of the barn ..Mr. Hicks happened to be in e direct line with one of thetwindows and it was here he fell a victim of the shock. Strange to say not a .nark was visible on his body, oat a thing struck around the barn, and it is thought by many that lie died rrotti sbcck rather than being struck by the lightning The san noticing hisnth._ er fall immediately went to his assist- ance. ssist ance. His heart ._:was still beat- ing, but in a few seconds life was extinct, Mr. Hicks was born in the Town- ship of Biddulph, but the greater part of his life was spent inthe Township of Usborne, where he possessed 400 acres of land. -Deceased was of an industrious nature and by close ap- plication to duty . and careful habits eat he had ,amassed.' considerable v v 1 h. He was aged 57 years and 7 months. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly ,vIiss Bailey, two, sons and two daughters, all at home; he also. leaves one brother and one sister. The funeral took place to The Exe- ter Cemetery on Tuesday. The Roil of Honor District casualties reported during to week. Killed Pte. Verne Murray of Goderich, Pte. '1',: Williams of-Seafarth. • Pte, George Pullman of Mitchell. Pte. George 'belly of Parkhill Pte J. M. Atkinson of St. Marys, Pte• J. Herding of Science. Hill, Pte, F. Richardson of 'Klippen. Pte. David McLean of St. Marys. Pte• 0 L. Ivlurred of Goderich. Died of Wounds Pte. Bertram' Penhale of Parkhill. Wounded Lieut., Edgar J. Torrance, who en- listed in •Exeter' in the 161st, and went to England with a number of other Lieutenants last 'summer. • His wound is sai d to be slight. Sergt. Norman Levy of Clinton.. Pte Jacob Sproat of Seaforth. Lieut. Mervin Hutchinson. of Ailsa Craig. Pte. R. E. 'Kee of Goderich, Pte. Ephraim Snell of Clinton. Pte W. Kittmer of St. Marys. Pte. R Carr of Blue.vale Gassed Lieut. R. Forsyth of Blyth. - Mr. and hirs. Wm. Penhale are in receipt of letters from the,,,,Lt.-Colan- el and Matron of the hospital at Et- aples' where their san, Lieut. Thomas Penhale died, ,informing them that he was admitted to the hospital on the 13th.of April and died on'the 15th and that ;gas gangrene and blood pois- oning from the wound in his leg were the cause of death. He was given a military funeral and was buried in at beautiful spat ,in the officers quarter of thecemetery at Etaples, at the. edge of a pine woad that overlooks the sea. -'A snap shot of the ceme- tery was enclosed with the letters. THAMES ROAD Death of Mrs. Monteitt —A sad death occurred on. the Thames Road Saturday last, which has caused deep and profound regret i,n' the,coininun-• ity, We refer to the demise of Jessie Agretta Hamilton, beloved wife of Mr. Charles Monteith, which sad event took place Saturday after a short ill- mess caused by, child birth, Dedeas- ed was a native of Hibbert Town- ship, being a daughter of Mr Frank` Hamilton of Exeter, For a number of years before her marriage deceased taught school—five years at Thames Road, •five, <yea.ts at Thainesford and five years at Winchelsea, and.. by her lovable disposition. and :estimable qual- ities she had endeared herself •taall who knew her, She had been mart, rietl only a few years and her death will be regretted by a large -circle of friends ,13esides the husband al;it- tle daughter 'survives. Deceased Was aged 40 years, 2 months, and 2 days. The funeral took place on Tuesday to the Exeter ceanetery. DEAD 1 MAN AND HORSES 'KILLED BY LIGHTNING, Clandebo e, Aa) 19. D�ring the extrepiely, heavy rain and electrical storm ,tbat passed over this section Ito-ni ght Mr, John Seale and his team of horses were struck by lightning add allsthree were instantly killed,' It'-avpears that Mr, Seale and the hired roan had gone for a load of hay and were returning home when they were caught in the storm about ,six o'clock -tin the:evening-. Mr, Seeleiwas driving- and had a pitchfork in his hand to steady himself on the load nen, the fatal holt struck him and the horses. lay the forceof the shock Mr; Seale was hurled from the load which had taken fireOn examina- tion it was found that a large hole was tarn in his head, his clothing on one side had been ripped oaf, c.ne shoe,tarn to pieces, ane foot badly lacerated ,his clothing on fire and.Inas bodyli'adly burned, Before assistance brrived?i on. the scene the hay was all - cadsumed and a portion of the Moved with feelings of deep re- gret we pen the death of en told friend a lite -long citizen of.Exeter 1 4 a.i and is valued and esteemed man of the community. We refer to- the de- mise of Mr• 'Edward Christie, who passed away at his home, Main Street at one o'clock Friday morning, 'May 18th aged 70 years and 4 months', Deceased had always beena robust type of man and scarcely knew What illness in its true sense meant until of late; A few ;months ago' he was,'af- fainted with anaemia, which manifested; itself in a gradual way; but it was thought by his friends that it would be only teniparary and that he would be spared for many years to comet` However, the deadly disease, coupled with a weak heart, did its work quick- ly and the, end soon came, The death. of Mr. Christie will be unaffectedly mourned in the commun- it-y. It will touch 'many hearts with a sense of personal to:ss for Mr. Chris- tie had a nature that. attracted friend- ships and retained them,, Na man mingled 'more freely with, all, classes of his, fellow citizens. Nohe could be mare "approachable, or freer tram pose hyprocrisy, or spurious nide. He was Ed. Christie to one and all and, the qualities that made h•iim pop- ular and. inspired real affection in a very; wide circle were those 'of kind heart, He was full of 'good will and human sympathy. He was, however stern in principle and always did what he deemed ,ta be his duty. Mr. Christie ,was born at Auchler- artier, Perth County, Scotland, on January 4th, 1847, and came to Cane ada when a mere boy, first. settling in the northern part of the township. of Usborne, and from there came, to Exeter, here he lived all his life, with the exception of a few years spent, in Seaforth. Hewes a cabinet maker by trade and followed that occupa- tion for a number of years, after which he 'embarked in the hotel and Later livery business, which he con- tinued for many years. In 1897 he was appointed postmaster here, which office he filled with credit to him- self and with general satisfaction. to the public. A Liberal in politics, for many ,years prior to' his .appointment npsu- anactive' •e a �t . v was as postmaster, 1 v porter of that cause. He sat for two ar threeyears at the Council Board bere and for over thirty -years was a member' of the, Exeter Agricultural Society '< Of `which he was president for many years and up to the time, of his death. He was a Presbyterian a member of the Masonic, I. O. 0, F. and Chosen Friends orders. He is survived by his widsaw' and two children—Mrs. R. R, Rogers 'of Toronto, and Mr. E. J. Christie, as- sistant postmaster here. The funeral took place on Monday to the Exeter Cemetery, a private service being held at the house, after which the remains were taken to the, Presbyteriarschurch where public service was held. The business men were, asked by the Reeve to close their respective places of business during the Service at the church at which a very large num- ber were in attendance. The floral tributes were numerous and beauti- ful .testifying ;to the esteem in which he wa3 held. EXETER DISTRICT W. M. S. Mb.T AT HENSALL. --a--- The 21st annual convention of the Women's Missionary Society of Ex- eter District was held in the Metho- dist Church, Hensall, May 16, and proved a most successful affair. Delegates -numbering about 300 were present at all the sessions, mann- inging,afternoon and evening. The morning session consisted mostly of the business part of the 'convention. Mrs, A. M. Wilson, organizer of the district, presiding. The reports giv- en by each auxiliary were much better than a year ago, notwithstanding, 'the many calls ors the people an account of the war. At the afternoon session a memorial service was conducted by Mrs Wick- wire af Exeter, in honor of several members of the district who, have died during the year!. Mrs. :Stewvart gave a beautiful address an "Moth- er's Influence." Mrs. Gordon Wright of London gave a short address and emphasized the necessity of prayer. Solos' were rendered throughout the day by Mrs. (Rev.). Baird of Exeter; Mrs. (Rev.) 'Knight and Miss Gladys Hardy, which were much` enjoyed. In the :evening a song service was conducted by Rev;.' J. F. Knight. Mrs. Gordon Wright of Landon deliv- ered an able address on, the respon- sibility of the individual member in this time of war, Inan eloquent man- ner she emphasized the meed of mothers' giving up their bays cheer- fully to the defence of home and em- pire, but the'membip(rs should not drop the work of the W. M. S., be-- cause engaged .in Red Crass or sim- ilar work, but rather should they be more devoted than over to the great missionary cause, Her address was a splendidone. Rev,, J•. W. Baird of Exeter open- ed his ',address by congratulating, the women on 'inc splendid success of the convention and the glowing re- parts 'given, ide ;;spoke of the status of woman in the,'past, present and future. The address was an excellent done and an intellectual treat. The ladies of Ilensail W. M, S, entertained 'the delegates 'ta dinner• and tea the sohool-roam and the visitors spoke. in glowe g terms of the kindness re- ceived• They will :not soon forget their visit!: to Hensel!, so profitable and enjoyable was the day spent, _busing; hay failing an the horses they too we'reconsiderably burned, and the wagon was also destroyed. The, hired roan, who was on the back part of the load had received such a shock the,tehe was unable to render any as- sistance or summon, aid. Mr,'Seale having lived in. this neigh- borhood all his life w s well-known to everybody inthis section, and the sad news, of his untirrnely end came as a shock to all, Mr. Seale leaves a wife -formerly a Miis Hodgins—and three young, daughters. EXETER DISTRICT MEETING. The Annual Meeting of the Exeter bistrict-• `was held in the Methodist. Chnrch;;' Hensall, an Thursday, ' May 17th,` ?Rei. S. W. Muxworthy presid- 'ing' 4; members, both ministerial and ;lat6v ere present. Rev. H. Wil - tans - •was;, elected journal secretary; The :minutes ,of the Ministerial ses- sion held the day previous, were read and disclosed the following facts,— that nano of the mini Iters had died nor been charged with heterodoxy, et erodo xy , etc. that Revs. JG Ye and, J. D. Kestle and R. Redmond have been recommended to be continued in the superannuated relationship that a resolution of appreciation of the kind toyitaht of the ladies %L Hensallll carried -unanimously, Rev. Geo A; Barnard and C Redmond were ap- pointed to audit the schedules. The! cases O'.:Ailsa Craig :and Sylvan Cia-- cults were recommended to the Con- ference Sustentatian Fund Committee and those circuits were directed to submit all -necessary information to said committee:. Reports showeid that new parsonages had been provided at Parkhill and, Granton, and new sheds at Chiselliurst and Main St., Exeter; that new furnishings had been added to mare than half the parsonages ; that while total membership had slightly decreased the offerings to minister- ial support have been well sustained, and to Gen Missionary ,Fund some 'what in advance;. that the S.S. work is progressing; that Y.P.S's are busy as bees. District ,Committees were appointed as follows', -Finance, Rev. S. W _Muxworthy, Rev. Dr, Barnby, B.W.F. Beavers and S. C. Chown; Missionary—Rev. A. E. Lloyd, Rev. L. Reid, Thos Harvey, Joshua Johns, Rev. 3. F. 'Knight, was elected to the Conference Station ng Com., a.n•d Rev. S. V. R. Pentland as alternate,. The following laymen were elected as members of the annual conference, J Cann, J, Harvey, B.W.F. Beavers, F. Woad, J. Johns, J. Wright, C. Red- mond, J. Dixon R. Hutchinson, W. Leary J. Mackay, J. Trevethick, S.O Chown N. -Langford, A, M. 13aupe, W, Sweitzer, G A. Stanley, W. G. ldedd and as alternates G. Stewart, J Hooper E. Rennie, W. Jones, Mn White of St Marys addressed the meeting re The Laymen's Forward Movement for Evangelism. On mot- ion the meeting heartily endorsed the Plan of. the Mave.mentt The laymen then organized themselves as per said plan, and duly received the District Meeting's :approval It was "Resolved that this Exeter District does hereby loyally support The Canadian Lord's Day Act, partiicularly at this time, in the matter of Sunday farm labor, We believe that, the nation and individual that observe the Fourth Command- ment of the Decalogire; can best claim the Divine blessing. Six days of the week spent in enthusiastic labor and the seventh in reverend worship have always proved to be. the • most satis- factory'. That a copy of this Resol- ution be forwarded to the Members of Parliament in the ridings covered by this district" The invitation of Lu- can Q.O.B. to . the District Meeting to hold its next annual meeting in Lu - can was accepted. A final resolution of appreciation of the efficient ser- vices and 'Christian courtesy of the Chairman, Rev. Muxworthy, was very heartily adapted. -F. Willans, Sec, Crediton A severe ?electrical storm passed over this district Saturday accompan- ied by a high wind, rain and hall, Wm Morlock and Wm. Bowman had cattle killed but otherwise there was no damage clone',. Fraser Brown of Kitchener, spent a few clays at home visiting his mother, Mr, and 'Mrs. McDonald matored to Landon and St• Thomas .tor the week end. Mr, and Mrs. Herb ,Silber motored to Goderich Saturday, They were accompanied by Mrs. Girvin who will visit her daughter in Lucknaw Marry . Beaver it treshi.ngling the Town Hall. Rev. Becker is giving a series of sermons on: "The Challenge of the Hour". Next Sunday evening hiis to- pic will be "mobi>lizei," The Y. P. A. avi;11 celebrate their anniversary an the: 3rd of June in the Evangelical Church, Rev. F C. Bei-- ger, Geneal Secretary of the S. S, and Y, P. A. work of Cleveland, Ohio,' will be Present and deliver several addresses, Particularswill. follow. The Lecture given in the Town Hall last Thursday evening under auspices of the Red' Cross Society was well attended. Capt- (Dr.) G. W. Raceyof Parkhill, who has been at the front the past year gave an i,nte;:esting; talk on thework of the medical corps, th:e different methods used in trench war- fare, gun fire, and ,in addition gave an exhibition - of steel helmets used by the different armies, the swords, guns shell cases and gas protectors. The lecture was very instructiv;ean.d those who were present learned a great deal. The proceeds af the evening amount- ed to 557,00. The pieces of cut glass which were donated to the Soc°ety by Miss Link were won by Murray Holtzman who held the lucky ticket, Reeve Elliott made a very acceptable chairman The following is the report of the Crediton Red .Cross Society for the past year. Receipts,—Balance on hand $60,45 Sale of Red !Cross guilt 10.95;( Meth -t.. .dist Mission circle 10,00; Ice cream social ' 13.80; school concert 52.90; grantfrom Stephen township 250.00 "Spinsters' Convention" concert 109,5 00; Dr. • Raaey's lecture and Miss Link'et donation 57.01; Miss Tillotson's lecture 6.80; membership Mees and donations 34.91; bank interest 03; donations since Dec. lst,- Miss Har- vey, 2.00; Mrs. W. Jones 1.00; Mrs, F. Ker 5.00; Rev. Baker 2.00; Mrs.- G-rievei 2.00; Mrs, W. Bill 5.00; Mrs. J. 'Hill 2,00; Mips Dorrauce 4.00; -- 23.00; Total $628.85. Expenditure'et — Donations. Western University TIo's. unit 35,00; Crediton, Cot Rams -gate Hos. England 50.00; "Huron Room" Byron Sanitarium 25.- 00; 5- 00; Belgian 13elie,f Fund 20,00; Pris otters' Tana 25,00; (Comforts for? :soldiers 10,00; Paid for suppliee can siSting af fiannell, yarn, etc., ete,e 311,18; Printing, express, !conceit, expenses etc.,Receipt, 17,78 Total 498,96. : . . kw 628,85; Lapejoditux,ers 96; bal nee on hand 129.89, During }}the year eightp hi mentis 'were v made of the follow- ing; ollov- in ; 133 !flannel shirts, 259 pr. reties""; 'sults pyjamas; 93 wash ,cloths; '30 towels, 5 pr. pillow cases; 6 night shirts, 12 helpless . shirts, . three tie;si and two girdles. Th ?soci �, 1 e tett' also con'- ftributed 55r. of :sa Ins to the Pc , boy;, of the 10101 Battalion and Christmas Cheer to the value of 43,25 to the, soldiers at the front. Mrs 10: Zwic.feex President.f , , Mrs. J. 121. .1Io tz l .maair, Treas.!, Dins. H. K. Silber, Seeretary; BIRTHS Monteith—In Usborne, on May 18, -to Mr. and Mrs, Chas, Monteith, a daughter, Fanner—In Stephen, an May 16th, to Mr and Mrs, Edward Fahner, a daughter, :HEATHS Rohinsen-At Anderson, an May 22 Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas H. Robinson, aged 17 years Christie—In Exeter, on May 18th, Ed- ward Christie, aged 70 years, and 4`"manths. Wiegand—in Dashwood, an May 18th Lorentz Wiegand, aged 82 years, 2' months and 8 days Monteith',—In Usborne, on May 19th' Jessie ,Agretta Hamilton, beloved wife of Mr. Charles Monteith, aged 40 years, 2 months and 2 days. Hicks—in Usborne, on May 19, Sam- uel Hicks, aged 57 years and 7 months. Pelland—In Blanchard, on May 22nd, Floyd Carman 'Kelland, san of 'Mr. F. M 'Kelland, aged 1 year, 4 days' Spicer—In Brantford on May 16, Dav- id Spicer, formerly of Exeter, aged 71 years. SOLD O We have disposed of our SEED ANI) GRAIN BUSINESS to MES- SRS. FRED WUERTH & SON and solicit for them the same good pat- ronage that the many customers gave us. We take this opportunity to th ank our many friends and customers: for their kind and liberal patronage. We express our regret at severing our connection .with the people of this community with wham we have been doing business for many years}, Messrs. Wuerth &` San take immediate possession. All outstanding accounts are now due and we request settlement either by cash or nate on or before June 15 ,1917, at' our residence, S Estate, Crediton ST PHONE 16 WAR S PHONE - 16 Special Values in Clothing Good wool fabrics are alarmin' so. The price, of good clothing i less, There never was a season Clothes for young men and men, and be convinced that our pfic gly scarce, and are getting more s bound to be mare before it is when we had such a fine range of See the values we are showing es are right. PINCH BACK SUITS We have them for Boys and for Young Men who buy their first long pants. In Grey and Brown Tweeds at $8.75 and $14.00 NEW TWEED RAINCOATS FOR MEN '. A swagger coat for men who want something "new, It makes a fine dust coat for motoring as well as for rainy tveatCseir-$0'.00 512,50, $15:00 WHITE , AND STRIPED WASH SKIRTS. Showing several very stylish' skirts in Tiewv materials. These are good washing cloths, and are very reasonably priced. $2.25 and ,$3,00 JAI RUGS _ FOR BEDROOMS A splendid floor covering for Bedrooms at very little cost.- 3 yd.. by 3 yd, $3.25 . 3 yd. by 31/2 'yd, 53,50 3 yd, by :4 yd $14,50 SPECIAL VALUES IN MEN'S CLOTHES We can show you goad val- ues at 512 and $15, also a fine range of excellent values inth•ei Laney worsteds at $16, $18, 520 HOLEPROOF HOSE FOR MEN AND WOMEN They are guaranteed to wear three months without holes or new ones are furnished free of charge,— Men's silk 75c, pair, 3 for $2.25 Ladies silk $1,25 pr. 3 for $+3.50 HIGH TOP WHITE CANVAS SHOES The correct shoe for summer, wear. Right up-to-date style, A cool and comfortable shoe for'hot weather, Per pair $4,00 STANDARD PAT'TE'RNS Call and get a June Fashion Sheet, We carry a full range of Standard -patterns in stock Come in and look through our Counter Book PHONE '' 16 STEWART PRONE 16 The Big Store with the Little Prices