The Exeter Advocate, 1923-1-11, Page 1EXETER, ONTARIO
Prices advancing on Bran and
Shorts.
Lay in your supply.
Manitoba Flour . . . $3.75
T.hURS,PAY`
JAN., 11, 1923,
On Feb. 1, the Poistoffi,ce Depart- Local Nevus 1 School Report
meant will inaugurate a new system• .of
d
R. G. Seldom
PHONE 81 W.
The Men's Store
Buy
Clothes
At
laman 's
SUITS from $15 to . $40
OVERCOATS from $10 to $35
SWEATERS .., from $3 to $7
UNDERWEAR ... ...from $1' to .$2
COMBINATION UNDERWEAR
from $4• to $7
MUFFLERS from $1.50 ito $2.50
SHIRTS ... ....., ...from $1 to $2.50
TIES ,•• frldm50c. to $1.50
•
BRACES , from 50c. to $1.00
GARTERS ..;efrom 25c, to 50c
SLEEVE HOLDERS ...25c. to 50c.
HANDKERCHIEFS in silk, ]mean and
lawn. <r
SOCKS in silk, wjoal and lisle:_
JiAT,s r ...:•.. firm ; $2 to $7
CAPS y. froml 50c: to $2.50
W. N. Tarnan
Tailor& 1 °u.rn. sn.er
Our Corner
advising about the despatch of reds-
R.
ea'is
a e - Mr. John. W. Taylor is confined to The fallowing result shows the rel-
tend articles . The. change affects `14e
bed tlrnatngh :linters:" ative standing' of the pupas of Roam
only the record ,of despatch of rega'si
V. of the Exeter Public School,-
tered articles, and the new ruling will, Mrs. E. Sanders is recovering after Sensor IV. -Eugene. Howey 78 per
a'.
greatly improve the system now in an rllukesof two weeks.
Force and will lessen the danger of
Mr, Percy Hewett is i11 with quinsy
registered mail being last, as well as and confined to his''hame,.
render that department much ;none ef-
ficient. Numerals have been used to
good.advantage in drawing up the rntew
Ask for The Advocate clubbing lust
when orderine your papers.
4.0
The thermometer ¢registered 3 below
system, and after thea first of the man, zero during Saturday night,
fir a number placed after the name Mrs. 'Redden iii :ill aril unable toe
of the place from which the registered Attend 6n he,r duties at the Jackson
article is sent well' fumy describe the Factory.
registered article through the entire, The Salt Well resumed operations
transit. The riew instructions also ,,en,'Monday, having previously cloned
state that on and after Feb. 3. tale, aye- clown for want aft coal.
kniowledgment of registered mail will
be discontinued.
Shortly Parliament will assennible at
Ottawa for thy. Session of the present
year. Some significant changes have
take/Z place sircq the last s:esslioan,
whereby the Liberals will bie in a
stronger position than at any time
since, the last elections, owing to cer-
tain, of the Progressives going ..over
hence e. t
to that party, lr an el th y will. doubt;
less have a working majority. This
being the case Canada will look to
the Liberals to carry out policies and
promises of which" more was heard,
s
t' st than hassice be
on the hisn been
heard in theHouse.The moist
im-
portant policy esseintial
to the welfare
of Canada, is that of econ ioiny
and retrenchment. During election
time ,much was made:, of 'this policy
ma e.marh
theiHen MrK` who byw d
uig, Y
attacks upon the 'extravagance of the
previous administration; and critized
Mr. Meighean .with a severity whilch
clearly calls for a policy, of the strict-
est .ec,anomy.
Quite a little snow storm prevailed
on Tuesday, and it would not take
There are t ilr a disttaet, species aa• much more to make_ good sleighing.
•
pine. native to Canada,bait, of these iMr. R. W. Fuldel as able to silt up
three are ,of little un!Gemes!t from a
and to walk around the house a little
now and hopes soon to be, well again.
practical standpoint. The other six
are of .great commercial rarnp:oa?tautce; ! Hockey Ennis are rarely missing the
they comprise, in the East,' the white'
h!ockey games this waniter. There is
red, and jack pine, and in the. West. • great lack of anything to shout
the Western whr,be. pine, the Wesitern
yelbow pine, aiivd the lodglepole, or
Western jack pane.
about.
The trouble with frosty air as a
substitute for rouge is that it gives
a glow to the noise as weal as the
The. columns of the Advocalte are cheejts_
open for short letters to the Eciiator Mr. A. j. McDeju has been show -
upon the topics of the day, out as- ing decided ampnaveaulen,t the last `few
sume laca responsibility for a he opin- days, and haves are now :enterltarne+d
ion.s expressed in such communications. for lads recovery.
All letters must be signed by the On Tuesday next the Seaforth First
writer, Not necessarily for pub]ica- Degree team will cantle" Ghat degree.
tiara, -hut as a ma:tte,r of goad faith. on five candidates in the Exeter Lodge
'Such a policy has' not yet been in
troduc:ed. The debt of the country
has not been c ecreasl d, but : on the
contrary, promises to be considerably
increased by the loan' of $150,000,000
which is now under conisaderati�onn. The
deficit ori the aperatilon of the Gov-
ernment railway system is now atm -
fling over a million dollars pen, Week.
The finances of Canada are not im-
proving, and the country is alapiping
deeper and deeper, iri, the, mire oft debt,
It is to be hoped that the tFinaurlce
.Minister will introduce.; a system' Which
will automatically segregate from the
revenues of the. Post Office Depart-
ment the revenue derived from the
stamps on checks. This should lave
been done long ago, when the 'tax
was increased. Revenues have been
high from this source and to allow
this revenue to ga to the credit side
of the postal department is simply to
encourage extravagence and ineffici
iency in that departmenit; and give it
iy false: standing aa the Public accounts.
The public looks to Ottawa 'Go sirb-
st3tute action for talk.•
People who operateradia outfits re-
quire to have a license from; the Mar-
ine and Fusheei�es Dept„ Ottawa, or
they are liable. to a heavy .fine. An
amateur's license costs a dollar, and.
a lot of valuable literature from the
department including 'a. 1]s t,, of broad-
casting 'stations in Canada. acres with
it.
DR. JOHN WARD -
CHIROPRACTOR & OPTOMETR1ST
HAS MOVED TO
MAIN STREET,` SOUTH of Y,P.C.A.
EXETER
A.GENTS FOR.
"THE HOIJS1i OF 'HOBBERLIN" Phone 70.
lunior
armers
No doubt y,au havel been making; a study of the best feed far
pigs, If you can find e feed containing, 19 per cent, of protein,
and only 5,36 of, fibre, surely, that is the feed you lia,Y;e been look •
-
e
This feed wall "3a known as BACON BUILDER and can bi
had at very le ona!ble price, Try it.
:arvey Bros.
room of the Oddfellows. D. D. G. M.
A eiewspaper ,published in the cen- Harburn will also install the officers
tre of a rural community at a,ruam- on the same occasion.
;:nal, price of one and a half dollars :remember The Advlocate` has a
per year is about the cheapest thing newspaeper clubbing list that includes
on the market to -day. The price does ay daily or weekly inewsva,p0r or any
0
c theca n arnd
of over cost of ubla to
not
p , ruNnthly journal. We save you the
other
revenue mustbe drawn fabm
a trouble of sending for them, and in
sources besides subscription. Imost cases save you a little money
The, library of the Dominion Ob- besides;
seervatary, Ottawa, consists at present W E ,of Calledonlia,, Mirttn send Dr • J Mrs. McTaggart, Mrs. McLaren, Miss
1
Dr. J. W. Browrning and sans -Dr,
cent, Frank Creech 74, Hugh Creech
73, Marvin Flowey 68, Marjorie Clark
64, Kathleen Heaman 63, Marjorie Medd
63, lone_ Russell 62, Florrie West 61,
Mabel Win.egarden 61, James Comae-
60,
orrnaor
60, Muriel Howald 59, John: Kuntz 58
Teddie Taman 57, Jack Gambrill 55
Reggio Beavers 53 Lva Betts 51, Jim,
Betts 44.
Junior IV. -Vera Mooney 69, Lillian
Baker 68, Vera IvMD•onald 66, Irwin
Ford 65 Doris Salter 63, Lyle Dis-
ney 63, Stella Northcott 62, halt
Walter 62 Harry Jen lags 59, Alda.
McDonald 58 Harold Skinner 5'8,Greta
Bloomfield 57, Wanetta Nelson 55
Catherine Woods 54, Nona Reeder 54
Sydney West 53, Ida Mitchell 50:
Irene Bierlin:g 5,0 Clifford Hutchinson,
44.
G. S. Howard, Principal
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
HURON OLD BOYS;
Toronto, Jan. 6. -Huron Old. Boys'.
Asaa(ociaition marked the 23rd year of
its existence last night when the mem-
bers gathered in annual m'eleti& in
the assambly hall of the Celn'tral Y.
C A., College street. Addrtess-
esr remilaia.ceant of Huron County were
given by School Trustee W. O. Mc -t
Taggart and R. Holmes, Ex -M. P., of
West Huron. Mr. 3, A.. McLaresi pre-
sided.
The election of officers resulted as
follows : Hon, presidents, Sir John
Willison, W. O. McTaggart and F. W.
Hodgson; president, J. A. McLbrern;
est 'vlice, Mrs. L. S. Scott; 2n;d vice
Mrs, R. C. King; 3rd vice, Mira. Nt
B. Cobbledick; sec'y, E. Floody; as -
Ji
L.M. F an f.rr-
�t tt-sec' Mrs,l
sm , Crm, Y, T Flyane
racial -sec y, Miss Grace l�ervton; tress,
John Robertson; auditors, J. A. Cam-
eron and R.. S. Sheppard; eexecutiavvie
ciammittee, Mrs, Martin, Mrs. Beck,
Mrs. Floody, Mrs, Fagin;, Mrs. Morris,
oaf about eleven t us nd boundvol- '
b ao
l a<lou of Emerson, On performed ser•- Campbell and Messrs. H. W. Timmins,:
inners, pruic. pally sof an astronomical ious operations an the fallowing in R2, Holmes H: J. D2arris, S. 'l.'. Scott,
and mathemalticall mature. 'Mils . is this neighborhood :-John Ballant .ne
believed to be onee, of the beat:of the Y , G. ,Nen R. R.
Kink, J. N.
L ob-
Farquhar;; Ronald 'Flfard, Elirnvil;e; G. A, Newt�om, Cracker, •B. Cab -
newer astronomical libraries in ,ex- Miss R)orathy Gould, Lake Road; Wm. biedick, W. J. Young, E. J. Was hi, j.
$stersc e,
SANDALS 161 C1t 1s01i
Centralia
.The Flax Mai ceommenced the Sea-
son's work of scotching last week,
Mr, Wm .Colw:1I, who has been in
the West for the past thr`e'e months,
returned home on Saturday:'
Mrs. McLean and; little_ daughter, who
have been with friends in St. Marys.,
for the past snanth, returned hame int
Sunday.
Mr. Cecil Eaman, whin has been ac-
contntant in the Bank here, has been
transferred to Brisden, and Mr. Me -
Falls of St. Marys, takes his phyte
her.
SCHOOL REPORT OF S. S. No.
14, Stephen,, re Examinations held in
December, -Sr. 4, Genevieve O'Brien
85 per cent Harvey Godbalt 71, !Vlur-
ray Neil 68; Jr. 4, Jean Spencer' 74
Jewel Spen,ncer 63, 'Mildred White 58
Jolla Smith 56, Sr. 3, Hazel ,Smith 89
Wanda Willis 83, Verna Smith 63, Gar-
field
ar
field. Nell 50, Jr. 3, Wil1'�a'am Richards•
70, Sr. 2, Gerald Gadboit 66, Jr. 2,
Minnie Snaith 83, Marrilon Sirir,clair 83
Earl Frey 62, Geta. Vtr ite 49;. Steelier
First, Gwendolyn Hacks, Mabel Smith!
NIaumice White; Jr. First Edna Sch-
ultz Donie Essery.
Andrews Exeter. �hBeckand Dr
pb„_,.ps Major Joseph
A p b . t E A R B. Stanvbury, Thist marked the 20th
Two Scotch brothers, had sworn off. Presbyterian minister in Exeter •
went after the profes.sin.g Christians c ars'ecutive year in which Mr. Floody
Sanely suggested keeping a bottle in f rakifr ,t ec 'arm to ke has been elected secretary, Rev. C.
do the stares stay .open ' was chosen, as chi»lain. It was decid-
gale, of illness. It was, purchased and lir making i necessary
put away. Ae£fer three days Sandy stares open until 12 on Saturday A, Seager, provost of Trinity Collegie
r an he seal, because • th:e shoppers are coming ea ed t•o .hold the, annual at home on Feb.
,
n7hts, But
could b ear it no longe d 1 ' 3 •
"Angus, I arch ll," "Co.a late, said 16 next. in Oddfellows Hall The as -
Angus, "I was ill all -day yesterday." do• the shoppers go because they , -_ has .. membership. l rnn
kaiow the stares will be a, a, i ___:_
The presenit y,eair will stand as a � don Advertiser.• _-__
record, in the larrge{,numbler of music- INAUGURAL; MEETING.
ipalitaes that have eiec\tLedi their count
cils by acclamatiyon. In the riding of I, The ,inaugural meeting of the Exe-
West Elgin there wja,s, not a single ter Council was held in the Team. Hall
contest, on Monday morniin,g last, when 'the
;- m,eeting was opened with prayer by
"Clay makes new complexion." I,+f Rev. James Foote of Caven Church. years ,oras fee_ wnd dead in bed at ,the.
that is se_ we know' lots of little boys The. Reeve and Council took and sub- home of Mrs. Johan, Bushfield 01
who should develape into beauties: scribed to the oath of office, with �t1�•a Logan. He Was in, apparent good
exception of Mr. Ellerington, who was health and it is believed death was
A woman does:n't always think about absent. The reeve gave a short talk due to heart disease.A widow, two
her books. At times she thinks about on the work to be done this year, and' suns and two daughters survive. The
some 'other woman's looks. • as the council was the same, as ilast remains were taken to Blyth for, in-
year, the committees were, left as be- termeuvt.
The 'bachelor divides woiruen into fore. Adjournment was made until
twos types : the clinging;,vine type and .Tuesday evening,
BLYTH TRAVELLER FOUND
DEAD IN BED.
Mitchell, Jaen. 8. -Jelin Colclaugh, a
drvgoods traveller of Blyth .aged 58
MINISTER ARRESTED
AS Rua -RUNNER
Edward Allen of Seaforth, aIso Cltarg-
With Liquor Smuggling.
Sarnia, Jin. 9. Rev Roland Crouch;
of Port Huron, formerly Free Metho
dist pastor in that city and Edward
Allen; of Seaforth, Ont., were arrested`
in, Port .Huron this, afternoon by Am-
erican officers actiing with Inspector,
W. J. Coulter of Sarnia, and Inspec-
torcared
•Whitesides of Hens h
all
g,
a
t e.itlr emu liquor across h
�v smuggling
bor-
der from the United . States to Sea -
forth. A many • named Jas. McLeod,
said to line in Sarnia, is already in
jail an. Seaforth. It is alleged that the
liquor
•
r o nes e: emu ed across aanta
urh been, ,n gg
Canada for some time by Crouch in(a
coupe and his garb of a minister err
abled ham tea avoid search on many
previous occasions. The liquor which
has been sanuggled is (said; to e: Mich-
iganlike
' e with kick
moon barna tca
^t.'aru a rs
Missouri mule.
the clinging gown type.
The first time Eve gave Adam. a. GASOLINE CO.MPAYN ASSIGNS.
calling down, he probably referred to' An assignment hens been made by
it as a rib roast. the Pure Gasoline Company, Limited.
of Toronto, The company &olld "En-
No church ever had to stop in the ergy" gasiouine, and wasp well known by
middle al a collection OD go and that name ,in this district. Loca], share -
empty the plate, hsolders have received word: of the as-
' sigma -sent. A meeting- ,of the share -
S ti live, girls, that you wild be given hioldersw; 7.1 he head in Toronto on
away by your dad, not by 'r aur catty January 18th.
friends. Whether the gasoline was: of better
I{ grade wje are !riot prepared to say,
i
STILL GOING STRONG. but certain it is that the 'nperatiouvs
of the company reduced the place:
Of the 1007 newspapers' published of gat to usleirs ,in this district ]aslu
in Canada last year the weeklies had summer.
a total average circulation of 1,924,223 ---
copies each. issue. This• goes to show Mrs: Rosds,torn was in London
that the place of the home newspaper Saturday.
.is - nnet being invaded. Rather does it Mrs. T. •S. Woods; and Miss Marion
inetljcate that its place is ye,t warm :m, were in London on; Saturday.
the hearts of its countrymen. Mr. Frank Taylor is visiting with his
sister, Mrs. McTavish at Shakespeare.
Mr. S. TVL Sainlderslwase in Toronto
r" .l' a. few days •dtsnang, thea twelek :ary bus:
�G.���
iJ (1 nese.
iv1iess. Gertie Wainer has unturned to
Mr, and -Mts. Garnet Wildfo:ng left Toronto to resume h it dutiesi as mini-
on Monday:. for Detroit,' where they finer,
intend residing ,Airs. T. 0, Southcott returned Sat -
Mrs. Henry England returned Sat- urday from a visit 1 Brantford and
urday' from London, where she under- Went an Preston•
' operation,
�]' P Mr and .Mrs. Ericson of Aberdeen,
Mrs. Rueben Goetz has ae.turned
from a visit in Sarnia. 4 South, .Dakota, are vasrting .with 1Vfrs,
Mr. G. Nadiger is visiting in Pres W. Ga Bis ett.
on
t School re -opened last week. Miss Mrs. VLr:aod, who has been, visiting
Avery sof Mitchell 110,s been eehgaged
her brother, Mr. H. S. Walter, re-
as teacher for the jtinaar ricin, .of tour turned to Hamilton can Friday.
school.;" Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Montgomiery left
Monday on their return to Weyburn,
after a visit at the home of Mr. - lea'',
Handford.
Mr. Harold Wright, who is attending'
college; at Toronto, visited at the
home Of Mr, Wm. Ford, Usborne, for
e few clays. •
Mr: and Mrs, Ed, Heideman were
men's Association wii be held in the ,called to Toronto on Friday owing
to the serious ii, es's; .af their drug
Carnegie Library on. Wednesday, don- ter :Mise Emma:
24, at 2 o'clock for the purpose of
Take potice.that from rad after this
ANNU,�1;lra MEETING
Exeter District Branch of the Ontario.
Plowmen's Association'
The annual meeting of the Exeter
District Branch of the Ontario Plow -
electing officers for the ensuing year.
and: transacting other business. A11.3"-
one
nyone •interested should attend this
meeting.
The Directors are particularly re-
quested to meet before the, annual
meeting at 1.80 o'clock sharp:
J. T. ALLISON W. H. SIJAPTON
President Secretary
NOTICE
. date •I, Richard •E,Ls'tjon, of the Town- I
Perth, farmer, Will not be responsible
.for any debts coutractedlby, or arn,be-1
h Lt of my wife, Lenorah Elston.,
Dated, January 9th, 1923,
laICI-IARD •ELSTON,.
slap a of. Blansliard, in the County of
We seem to meed a law compelling
hotels and re'startIRntSi to label their
salt and pepper shakers so they cane
be told apart.
BIRTHS
Coyle -In Wirnds,'ar•, an, Dec. 31st, to
Mr. and Mrs; Jack Coyle; nes Belle
Gould, a daughter -Marjorie Belie,
Wein-At Dashwood, an June 3, to
Mr, and Mrs. Herb Wein, a son.
MARRIAGES
'Petreau-Neeb-At • the Evangelical
parsonage, Dashwood, an Jan. 2,
Miss 'Myrtle Neeb, to Mr. Ira Tea-
reau, both of Dashwood.
Radcxffe-Foote-In Toronto, an Dec.
30, Earl Radcliffe, son: of Mr. and
:Mrs, R•abert Radcliffe of Granton;'
to Masa Jean Foote, of Toronto.
DEATHS
Steinbach -In London on January 5th
Daniel Steinbach formerly of Zur-
ich aged 76 years.
PHONE 16
J. A. STEW
lattaataiatarsiataaaamon
PHONE 16
When we ars
STOCK TAKING
G
you will find man
BARGAINS
on our Counters.
FLANNELETTE ENDS in a -variety of lengths and patterns. These
are good cloths and will clear at 20 and 25c. per yard.
e t
PRINTS for apron's and holies dresses, pleasing patterns a 20c. ad
SHIRTINGS in Black and Whitey and Blue and White, good heavy
weight, and cut in shirt lengths, priced at $1.15.
SPECIAL PRICES ,cia
Ladies' Coats, -Fur Sets, Sport Hats,
Brushed Wool Gloves, F,aricy • Handkerchiefs,
Dress Serges hosiery .and Shoes.,
• Men's and Boys; Overcoats, and Suits, • Fur Coats,
Sweaters and Sweater Coats,. Underwear, Sox,
Heavy Rubbers and Work Mitts
BUY YOUR GROCERIES HERE.
Shredded Wheat ...,... 12c.
Corn Flakes, 3 for 29c -
Oatmeal` 6 lbs,' for 25c,
Cbristles Sodas 15c. per lb:.
Palm Olive Soap, 7 for 53c,
Seeded Raisins, 180. per pkg..
J. A. ST WART
Bring us your Butter, ,eggs, and Poultry.