The Exeter Advocate, 1923-2-8, Page 1THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR,
EXETER. ONTARIO, THURSDAY FEB. 8, 1923
FEED
Prices advancing on Bran and
Shorts.
Lay in your supply.
Manitoba` Flour ... $3.75
R. G. Seidon
Our Corner
It Is wonderful how near conceit is
tai insanity.
w
There ars so many stamp taxes
nowadays that .most business men feel
the meed of a little licker around the
place.
The Ontanio Gevernaneamt for the
year ad
hreughdythe October persearaiest tliquor
o the value
of $3,452,372.
laid you •ever .realize that nursing
a grudge as more Harmful to you, men-
tally and physically, than to anyone
else. It stands in the way of hap-
piness .and success for yourself, the
other fellow, and the whole community
DR. JOHN WARD
CHIROPRACTOR & OPTOMETRIST
HAS MOVED TO
14.AIN STREET, SOUTH of Y.P.C,A.
EXETER
Phone 70.
PHONE 81 W.
The Men's Store
Buy
Clothes
At
Taman's
SUITS ............ ..• from $15 to $40
OVERCOATS
SWEATERS
UNDERWEAR
COMBINATION
Shop where you are invited to shop
See our advertising columns.
An old timer cant remember when
slate was something to figure on, not
a fuel.
Mid pleasure and palaces, through we
may roam, we get good buscuits only
at home,
Local News
FATHER DEAD.
.Mrs. F, W. Glade an of London, re-
cently ,of Exeter, received word on
Tuesday of the death in Toronto of
her father, Mr. Fowler, who has been
.111 for some time, Mr, and Mts. Glad -
main, • are attending the funeral, which
takes place in Peterbero.
Another thing this country, needs is
a return to the grand old doctrine that
patches are ;io disgrace.
Social graces sire natural to women
but a man never really shines in soc-
iety unless he has a bald head.
Heavy snowfalls an a,11 parts of the
province have protected. the fall wheat
well according to the recent report
of the Oritari'o Department of Agric•
ulture, Some berm may have resulted
earlier; but the preset situation is
reassuring,
JULY 12th. IN,CLINTON.
The County Orange Lodge, of South
Huron •met in the Lodge Room here
on Tuesday afternoon, with over 50
present. The brethren will hold their
12th .of July Walk in Clinton. this
year The election of officers, resulted
as follows'—County Master, W. J.
Falconer; Deputy 'Master, W. J. Davis
Chap., Rev. A. A. Trumper; Rec.-Sec,
I), L. Stephenson; Fin. -Sec., Herman
Powe; Treas„ Adam Cantelon; First
Lecturer, M. Hanley; S,ec•ond Lecturer
G. L. Falconer; Dir, of Ceremonies'
J H Grieves.
A resolution of atroung protest was
passed against the, action, of the Pro-
vincial Government, as cited .0 the
article "Pay •Back the :Money" :nth: : 67.1, Grant Collingwood 65.5, Leonard
current 11sue ,af the Orang,- Seraiauel, (^Trek 65, Grace Turnbull 64.7, Ruth
in paying into cauntt out of the un- To64.3, Charles Cau pbell 63.6; Tom
•canned balance of Legislative i:duca-• Pryde 61,1, Alvin Alexander 59.1, Mar -
tion Grants, $95,352,51, without the guerite Aldworth 59, Howard Hunter
sanction of the Legislature and that 57 7, E'izabeth Hamilton 57.5, Elsie
Gardiner 57, George Beavers, 56.4, Her-
man 1iad ,son 56, Bruce Tuckey.54.1,
School Report
EXETER HIGH SCHOOL
JANUARY REPORT,
FORM L
I,—E. Morlock 88,7.
II, --J. Pryde 69.8; H. West 66.8.
III.—G. Fulton 62.5; H. Whyte 62.4;
M, Salter 61.5.
Credit—I. Frayne 58.4; G. Fowler
58,2; L. Ford 55; W. Spencer 54..8,12&
Wills 54, -M. Jory and O. T,uckey
53,5, R. Garnbrill 53.2, I. Lamport and
M. Bassa ett 53, M. Murphy 51.6, L,F oote
51 E. Rundle 50.1.
Failed—M. Johns 48.4, N. Chamber.-
46,6,
hambers46,6, A. Sanders 45.2, F. Marchand 44
V. K,1eiz>,feldt 43, J. Penrice 41,1, G.
Frayn,e 40, H. Fisher and G. Murray
39.2, A. Fr -eyrie 37.4, F. Parsons 35.8,
H. Snell 35.3, R• Elworthy 33, H. Nel-
son 3Z.6, 13, Gardiner 30.5, M. Harness
29.2, A. Mitchell 27.2, H, Saunders 23.8
1. Harding 18, E. McNico112, A. Pres-
cator 0.
FORM H.
Maud Miller 71,8, Evelyn Whitlock
we protest against any further con,-
cessians to Separate Schools, and
any further imvasiom and division of Herman, Gower 53.5, Verne Roulston
ou: riot -sectarian educat)an1. system 52 2, Jahn Gilfidlan 52,1, Hazel Hack -
and the public funds uparu any nein- ,11ey 50,2, Marguerite Hackney 48.6,
cple, not now justified by the law of I Fred Ford 48.4, Olive Wood 47, Har -
the lana, vey Pollen 46.2, Garnet Johns 45.7,
;Stuart Baker 45 2, Wanda Von Was -
BOARD OF EDUCATION. I cinski 43.6, Ella Kuntz 12.2, Hazel
The Exeter Board of Education, held ' Kestle 41.7, Helen, Wethey 37.7, Percy
their first .meeting for the year on \Ic:Falls 36.5, rrancis Abbott 34.7,
Feb, 6th, when the members present Charles Acheson 34, Florence Walter
Signed the declaration of aific 4. Ab- 228.7,, Garfield Thomson 28.4, Amelia
sent, E. M. Dignan and H. T, Rowe. ' Acheeon. 20.5, Dorothy Snell 18
Organization took place as follows— Crescent Dayrnan 17,85,
Chairman—R. N. Creech.
It as underettood that the depla.r;t
ment of .education at Toronto con-
teanplatte two drastic changes in. The
'Act. The on is a bill to suspend
the working of the Adoles,ent Act
for a period of five years, and the
other a measure to make text Looks
free to al school children,; There Sts
room for :much controversy an both
proposals..
'There. appears to be no end to the
organization fever; new soc2eties,and
clubs and associations are springing hp
almost daily. From the leading light
of the Sunday School, cradle roll, to
the venerable grand chief of the order
of Methuselah the I -am -its are about
as common as grasshoppers in har-
vest time. If there be any virtue in
arganieation, surely day by day, in
every way the world must he getting
better and 'better.—Glencoe Tran-'
script. '
RURAL T)EPOPULATION.
The following from the report of
School Inspector John E. Tom give an
interesting sidelight en the. decrease
of population during thellast 46 years.
—The public school attendance for
the territory included in the present
inspectorate of West Huron for the
years given below was as follows, —
1877, pupils enrolled 11,454, average
attendance 5,198; 1886, pupils enrolled
9,189, average attendance 4,132; 1806,
pupils enrolled 8,099, average attend-
ance 4,226; 19.Q6, pupils enrolled 5463
average attendance 3540; 1916, pupils.
enrolled 4450 ,average attendance 2909
19Z1 pupils enrolled 4,109, average at-
ten,dance 22940.
HOW TO BURN FUEL.
Many a householder who, has expel--
Since
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Vice Chairman.—Rev. A. A. 'Trumper I ROOt.I.1 III. B.
Sec.T,x'eaa.—Miss K MacFaul. I T.—George Hind 81, Kenneth Stan
Library Representative—Jas. Weekes bury 80.
for 1923-4-5 Il:—Greta Forrest 74, Ruby Cre:ch
Audi tKvr—,(sea. Mawson. , 73.37, Lulu Fulton, 73, Mary Gilfillan
"Standing Corlev'e tees 72.4, Dorothy Balktvill 68.4, Vera blow
Inure= H.nce—J. H. Grieve, E. M. D;g- hinny 68, Muriel Howald 67.8, Ke:•ih
nen., H. T. Suppl• ' Love 67, Janie Hogarth, 66,
Fue' and SupCreech.plias—H. T,; Rowe, J S. i III. -Trueman Mills 65.8, Lyle Sta-
TeachersITy, andN. Stuthem 65, Alice Hoffman 64.6, Elsie,
Md, Cruet' Courses a ey, Brandeau 64, Helen Elder 63.6, Mina
G. Medd, R. N. Creech', J. 5. Harvey, Cernssh 63.
Thos. Pryde. , Credit -Walter Jahns 59, Percy
Buildings and Grounds—Rev. A. A;
Trumpern, W. May, J. G. Stanbury, J. I I..ernstaver 58.4, ];dward Aldworth. 58
H. Grieve, 1 Langford Jones 58, Pearl Thomson 57,6
Scholarship and Vocat'onal Advisory Wesley Heywood 57,, Melvin Sims 55
—j. G. Staabury, W.tMay, W. G. Medd Thomas Heywood 54,
Rev. A, A. Trumper, and Prunc':,pal Failures—Laura Knight 49.7, F1or-
E. J. W,ethek. ence Harvey 49,7, Bertha Russell 49,
School Health Inspection—E. M. Irene Stewart 47, Benson Tuckey 44
Dignan, W, G. Medd, Thos. Pryde, ,. Celia Christie 43, Mervyn Tiernan 41.
Truant Officer—T. W. Csallingwood G erta Hunter 39, Hannah Murray 34,
Isabel Murray 32, Nola Foist 31.
Highest 81, Average 58.
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FORM, III.• A.
C. Davis 79, V. Whiteside 75.4, L.
Snell 71.6, L. Rivers 70, M. Rowe 69
A. Anderson 69, A, Christie 64.7, G.
Chapman 64.1, N. Medd. 63.2., G. Haist
63,8, E. Hogarth 62.2, H. Wood 60.5
The. date of the Regvler l•Ie,eting
was fixed for the first Monday of
each month.
A new system of publishing examine
ati,on reports was introduced by Mr.
Medd; .discussed and adopted --with. a
view to giving a more accurate state-
ment of the standing of •each pupil ire
each ,subject written, ore
The Chairman, and an his absexmcey H Dignan 60, H. Coxworth 59, E.
the Vice -Chairman, and the Sec,-Treas Carney 58.6, M. Meyers 58, C. Hodg
were empowered to sign cheques and eon 54.6, R. Lamport 54.4, M. Hor-
borrow. necessary money.
The H. S. principaJ:',st and the P. S.
5
4 53,6, J. Elden 47.1, Helen Dignan
45 .8, M. Farquhar 44.5, G. Warren,er
44.3, G. Sanders 44.2, N. Cochrane
35.6, S. Ramie 34.9, M. Elworthy 34.7
H. ;Delbridge 34,4, E. Berry 33, M.
Woods 24.4.
NOTRS
principal's reports were received and
ordered filed,
A few accounts were passed,
K. MacFaul, Secretary.
Mr. Robt Gales is confined to the
house with a cold.
Mrs, Wm Wilenn of Petrolea is
visiting with her father, Mr. C. H.
Harney,.
ROYAL BLACK KNIGHTS.
Huron. and. Perth,. Counties, willhence
forth have separate charpters• of the
Royal. Black Knights,. This was the
chief item of bustingqs's' at the meeting
in Clinton of 80 members of the Huron
and Perth counties organization, on
Friday; They will be known as the
Perth County Chapter and the Huron
Chapter, .respectively. Interesting ad-
dres•ses waere given by the m�enrbers.
The Oounty of Huron Chapter elect-
ed officers as follows,—War. Prep.,'D,
L. Stevenson, Clinton; Dep. Prep., Wil-
liam Dodds, Wingham; Chap., H. Mew
Cxoderach; registrar, H. M. Henley of
,...,...from $10 to $$7 burn the sub,ltitute fuels thrust upon Wingham; first lecturer, Wm.
,fenced great difficulty in, trying to Clinton, treasurer, B. Ratht
...:.. from $3; to $7claIur-
him this winter, will welcome a pain- ray sof Clinton;Clatsecond lecturer, W.
from $1 to $2 Falconer of Clinton; first censor, .7.
phlet iuslt es,sued by authority of the r•n haste •second censer, J.
Dominion Fuel, Board telling him Just
how to proceed to get the best results.
The mines branch at Ottawa has been
experimenting for months with •these'
auxiliary fuels in ordinary domeat'c
furfvaces, and the pamphlet. now Is-
sued teas what they have found • out.
were soft coal, pea sins, anthracite, gas .O,vde�ich
coke, 72 nut coke, Welsh antthratitte I _
and peat. A feature of the experl-
ments war that the{ use of Iwo of thee seme11,ITT RycXKMAN
'cels together of team gave better re -I At St. Andre`vs Manse London,, on.
sults than ;one used alone Complete
directi,ons: are given for building the February 7th, the marriage was sol
fire, for replenishing it, and for regi -.I emnized of Myrtle Idella, daughter of
lating the drafts. The.panphletshc:uld• Mr. and Mrs. E, Grant Ryckm.an, of.
be. read carefully by every house- t Hensall, Ont., to Mr. Thomas. J. Sher
holder:. Coal dealers are being given Sherritt, of •Hensall, Ont:, Rev. Dr.
a supply for free distribution totbear D. C. McGregor officiating. The bride
wore her travelling suit of midnight
blue and brown fur with smart black
satin and gold hat. The young cou-
ple were attended by only immediate
relatives. After the ceremony a -
meet and Vetere' List Act of Ontario• dainty wedding dinner was partaken
of at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.'
The ha couple
e/chan'
Raison,
v of
a g ,
UNDERWEAR C Galbraith, Goderiich; standard bear -
from $4 to $7
MUFFLERS :....:from $1.50 .to $2.50
;from $1 to $2.50
from 50e. to $1.50
from 50c. to $1,00
GARTERS' ,.from 25c. to 50c
\'SLEEVE HOLDERS ...25c: to 50c.
HANDKERCHIEFS in silk, linen and
lawn.
SOCKS in silk,
HATS
CAPS ...............
Wool and lisle.
from '$2 to $7
..,‘.'froan• 50c, to $2.50
W. W. Taman.
Tailor& FurrJ ishe r
• AGENTS FOR
"THE ;HOUSE OF HOBBERLIN"
.ers, B. Brownlee, Wirtghami, and W.
McKee, Clinton; pursnsvants, W. J Mc
Lead, Goderiche and G. N. Evans of
Winghara; 'committee, E. Mole, R. Fis-
her of Seaforth, R. C. Casetelon and
W Kennedy ,of Clinton, D. J. Boyd
and J. Guest .of Wingham, J. E. Cook
cu,stoneers. Copies can also be ob-
tained on. application,' to the Depa•r't-.
meet of „Mimes, Ottawa,'
WOMEN ON THE VOTERS' LIST;
Recent amendmlent a to the 'Assess -
placed women' on an equality with Caldwell, sister of the groom, 121
men on and after; January 1, 1923, The
Elmwood Ave. happy Pl
.erty gels w;al gave the wives of Prop ,left later for a short honeymoon for
.erty owner and tenants the privilege points east on their return they will
of voting, and in case where th" w;,ves
are. ieg etered owners or, tenants their reside on "The Trelaigne Farm" Tien
husbands will have lice;pritvileg,es. sail, Out.•
Whoa a pupil misses arm •examina-
tiosm, no allowance is made. • This
sometimes is a hardship to a pupil
when, reports are made, but it is the
only way to prevent pupile from ab-
senting themselves from examination in
their weak ,subjects.
Fourth Form Reports will be is-
sued next week. There will be n,o
examinations in February, but a com-
lete test will b; held just before the
aster Holidays,
TOWN HOCKEY LEAGUE
STANDING TO DATE
Won Lost
2 0
2 0
2 ill
1 1
• 0 2
0 3
Midget;
High School
Stars
.Alerts
Maple Leaves
Rovers
The Alerts and High School, play
this Wednesday evening, anal Midgets
and Rovers Thursday evening.
Notice. to Farmers
SANDERS ;82 CREkCH
We Mentioned Flour,
Let's Talk About it a little.
A farmer from Usborne Township was in on the 2nd inst-
ant and said: "I want some of your "lour. My wife has beenl
trying to tae other flours, but couldn't get along with them:"
We sold him a. sack of out Western Flour. A tragedy has:
been averted. Instead there is another happy home in this fair
township, with a smiling wife, and a contented husband,:
Our Wetern Wheat Flour is becoming more popular every
day. There is a reason It is ell we claim fKxr it,
"Second To None.
of
HAVE YOU TRIED OUR BACON BUILDER.
Harvey Bros.
BIRTHS
oe
Parsons—In Usborne, on Feb. 4th, to
11r. and Airs. Earl Parsons, as son—
William Henry.
Take a. tip from us and get .your,
Harries; Repairing clone' before the
Spring ,rush is on.
Storage Battery
Our services on Storage B usyand
itee
cannot he surpassed. Try
judge for. yourself.
WILLARD SERVICE
J Beer
MARRIAGES
Holzhauser-Cameron—On Jan, 29th
at the home of Mrs• Christena Will-
ert, Maplewood Av., Ambridge, Pa,
.Ella Irene Cameron, daughter of Mrs
Willert, to Otto F. Holzhauser of
North Side, Pittsburg.
DEATHS
Cottle—In. Usborne, on January 31st,
John Cottle, aged 86 years and 10
months.
Orr -.In. Brantford, on Feb. '4E, Mrs,
Joseph Orr, formerly of Exeter and
Usborne, aged 67 years.
Mover—la Detroit, on Feb. 1st, Har-
old, son of Albert Moser of Mount
Carmel., in his 19th year.
Sanders—In Windsor, on; Feb. 6tha
William Sanders, formerly of Exeter
aged 57 years.
DON'T FORGET
cc Her Gioves"
PRESENrED BY
Mooresville Dramatic Club
IN
Mt. Carmel Hall, Mt. Carmel, Ont.
Tuesday, February 13th, 1923
A SCREAM FROM START TO FINISH.
ADMISSION — ADULTS 50c, ; CHILDREN FRES
1
PHONE 16
J. A. STE
PHONE 16
NEW
SPRING GS
.•r
NOW
IN STOOK.
ANDERSON'S GINGHAMS, fast colors, new patterns.
SCOTCH GINGHAMS, 36 inches wide, guaranteed satisfactory.
CANADIAN GINGHAMS, 32 inch: wide—will stand the tub.
COTTON RATIN ES, 36 1n. wide -popular for sport skirts.
ALL WOOL FLANNELS 54 in. wide, in ail the newer shades:
WOOL HOMESPUNS, in theinew one -tone colors, also 2-taame,efiects
POLO & DUVETYNE COATINGS for that new Spring Coat,
Apron Prints in small patterns and stripers at 20c. per yard.
Wlaite Turkish Towelling, 18 an, wide, 2 yards for 25c.
Linen and Jute Towelling, for rollers, 12 1-2 cents per yard.
MARMALADE TIME, IS HERh,
PHONE tJS FOR.
ORANGES GRAPE FRUIT LEMONS.
PURE CANE SUGAR.
USE CERTO AND AVOID FAILURE.
J. A. STEWART
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