The Exeter Advocate, 1923-2-15, Page 1THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
EXEKER
FEED
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Prices advancing on Bran and
Shorts.
Lay in your supply.
Manitoba Flour .. » $3.75
ONTARIO. TII1 R,SDAY FEB:. 15, 1923
UN tON OF CAVEN PRESBYTER- Local News
TAN AND.MAIN ST.• METHODIST
CHURCHES DEF.ATEiD BY THE
METHODIST MINISTERS.
At 'the meeting • of the Quraf.;tterl.y
Official Board of Main Street Meth-
odist Church i,'n,, May, 1922, a commit-
tee was appointed to consider union
with a like committe=e from Caven.
Pretsbyterian .Church:\ These two
committees got together and drafted
a basis of union, similar to .the basis
that has been adopted by the
Siethedists and Presbyterians in Sask-
atchewan with a few clausesaddled),
touching local conditions.
This basis was presented to the Lon-
don, "Confereitc•e at London last June,
when the local committee was prom -
lived the :support of the committee •on
co-operation:, which deals with cases
of . union.
The, committee from Cavan Presby-
terian. Church also took the ma'titer
up with the Huron Presbytery and
were given assurance of support to
the =ion
Did you get a Valenttine?
The Exeter Salt Works has been
closed down till warmer weather sets
to.
Mrs. Bishop has been confined, to
bier bed foo- several days owing to
a nervous breakdown. -
The dance to be given in McDoneil's
Hall on Friday, Feb. 16; has been
postponed till further notice.
The next public holiday on the
calendar tie Good Friday March 30.
Easter Sunday will fall, on April 1.
The Pancake Social. given, by the
Ladies Aid of Trivitt Memorialchurch
oto, "Tuesday evening was attended by
the usual gratifying success.
Mr, Sid, Davi, who has been oc-
cupying the mouth pertior of Mr. C.
F. trooper's building, Main Street, will
remove to some other quarters shortly.
Word has been, received of the
death, at Fillmore„ Sask., of Mrs. Rich-
ard Williams, a farmer resident of
Exeter, who; with the family lefthere
. e don.
��' it was decided by the crenterexice
1•c al Methodist Committee div nit tocoino in a entice( conditson in Toronto,
Miss Emma. Heideman, ,whe ha. s been
about 18 years ago.
$ NDE1S & CREECH
Since We Mentioned Flour,
Let's Talk About 11 a Little.'
A. farmer from Usborne Townaleip was in on the Znd inst-
ant aqui said: "I want some of your Flour. My wife has bee
trying to use other flours, but couldn't get along w,itht them."
We sold him a. Sack of our Western, Flour. A tragedy has
been averted. Instead there .is another happy home. in this fair
township, with a an iling wife and a contented husband.
Our Western Wheat Flour les becoming more popular every
day, There is a reason',, It is all we claim for it,
"Second To None."
HAVE YOU TRIED OUR BACON BUILDER.
Our Corner
The only place some, mien leave their
mark is on the towel.
When a girl is single everyone won-
ders why, yet when she is married .ev-
eryone wonders why.
The order requiring the use of coal
subatltutes is going to open up alot
of abandoned stone quarries.
Before petting your children, too
much; its a good 'edea to figure out
reify weeds are hardier than .flowers,
It frequently occurs that a surgeon
that ,makes an incision to find some-
thing wean. doesn't filed anything but
a profit,.
DR. JOHN WARD
OHIROPRACTOR & OPTOMETRIST
r* HAS MOVED TO
MAIN STREET, SOUTH of Y.P.C:A,
EXETER
Phone 70,
PHONE 31 W;
The Men's Store
Buy
Clothes
At
Taman's
• mittee to metet a like committee -Exam .shows no signs whatever of improve-
the Huroar Presbytery at Exeter on' meet and is gradully, giving. away un -
February 8th, der.the strain.
,.'i'1r. T,. R. Russell of St. ALatrys,
formerly ,of Exeter, was stricken with
A wheelbarrow will stand on its This meeting assembled at Main St.
at 1030 •the Sate
two legs and never move hurcli .a.m.
on
a fast, un- date and consisted of the- following- Paralysis on Feb. 4th,,, at his home
less'? you lift it up and push. it 'along. \4axhodist^ Revs. Miflyard, Jewitt, in that town. He is unable to walk
Sp with business, You have to
')ick H b'aert and onela man, :Nit-. George and speaks with thegreatest afficul
it up with advertising, and push ctr y ge Tuesday was Shrove Tuesday -Pan- Cunningham -0n the 4th of McGill -
along Stanley; and Presbyterians, R -vs, Mc- ty. crake Day luras, on Jan. 25thi, to Mr', and 'Met
• Intosh, Telfer, Chidley, and one lay Pert) grew 3,000 acres of potato's Robert Cuna,ingham, a nom
i man, Mr Shortreed. l last year, averaging 108.3 bushels per LEG GRUSHED,
If the soles of: walking shoes are Thel1 committees were pr•esernt acre, gr w _ ..
Harvey Bros.
oca
Orford a 2,582 acres, ero-
dipped into ,melted wax once in three to offer greetings. When it came to -tuc:ng 88.4 bushels per acre. Huron ' Mr. Joshlin Harding of Usborne met
or four weeks, they will last twice as discussion of the basis of union the grew -3,892 acres at 116 bushels per with a painful accident on Tuesday of
long and be waterproof so it .a:s said s local wet° ordered out of e e • 6 359 t 105 7 last week He was lett a t th �'�
MARRIAGES
A. sma11 sum will provide •enough wax a4committeesa r andMiddlesex . , acres a Ing n e cat
the ,room. The carnmiattee from the bushels per acre, tie when one of them slipped on, the
fora dozen lippings, iHoran Presbytery was williung to ac-!
Town, }paveanent against 1?x. Harding, catch
cept the basis of union as prepared Clerk,Jas'• Seniors has rc- ng his leg and crusknang it aga;tnst
There is a strong move among ,the and adopted nannan�lmously, by the local ':eiv.�d word from the Provin<.ial zl- thestall, with the result that the bleeml
rural members of the Ortari+oi. Legis-' committees, but the Methodist con- ectran officer to prepar and have
a
•1 P I" V vessels were ruptured. The 'leg 's
lature iti favor of the provincial treas-
ury bearing the entire, cost of the 1800
miles of provincial highways ,instead
of the counties bearing 20 per cent,
as at present is the carie.
At this time of the year it is ad-
visable to call the atten titor', of ab,e
public to the extreme danger of run-
ning an automobile engines 3.n a closed
garage. Eacbi winter sees the lass' of
several valuable lives owing to the car-
bon monoxide poisoning, and this its
absolutely unnecessary and costly.
Wages in the county roads depart-
ment for the coming summer will b,e a ,
great deal lower thaay in 1922, accord- --�--
ing torecommendations submitted by RATES INCREASED.
the board of road directors. Instead
of 40c. an hour the foremen will re-'
ceive 35c, for 1923, and teamstters.wila,
receive. 50c. and 55c. while Laborers
will range from 20c. to 30c. per hour
depending largely on the work being
done; These rates are almost back to
pre-war days..
mittee Conn co-operation evidently had pr.ntec art ti. • of the Exeter ot- badly svrsallen and'painful.
.m
decided the atter ,on, the -traincorn-
err' List for 1922. This, is a clearer- --- .
reg up from Liman Crossing, and were dication that the election is tettake ;Miss Jessie Manson of Landon was
unwilling to decide thea question, of un- place, •n the next Few months; and home over Sunday.
ion, at Exeter on its merits, as once ,the list to be 'used. will be that of
member said if they .sanctioned this 19nfi, probtaiy revised,• 1!r• Wilfrid Stewart is in Toronto
union they would be bothered by so I -^�- i this week on busircness.
many other places asking the same* DIED NEAR KANSAS CITY. 1 Miss Ethel Sweet left Tuesday to
To -
thing, and they evidently did nones Seth and Albert Brown attend the millinery openings at To-
think it worth while bothering. The R•f near xeter rceived word of the r'<`nto' •
opinions and arguments of the local °death on -Saturday -Of their sister,Mrs. Mrs. A. E. Bennett, and daughter
committees were not considered fav-''Tho•m s Atkinson, who, forerly Mrs. Kelly, returned Tu,esda
drably, so the two churches are left.. J y Y night
to struggle on, singly, .instead ,of under " ltv ed ,oxi''the Lake Road, toward Dash- from a. visit in Chicago.
union, There was no discussion on wood, at her home ire Independence; : '
the Christian side of the issue. near Kansas City, at the age of 57
-Com years. Besides the husband two mar-
rie"d daughters survive, one in Wind-
s'or and one in Seattle. Several sisters
as well as the two brothers me=ntioned
also survive -Mrs. Gray of Peace'
DON'T ASK 'CENTRAL' FOR TIME
The Bell Telephone Company bas
sent 'out instructions to all its oper-
ators throughout their entire system
to discontinue giving the time of the
day, on and after Monday, Feb. 19
This calling "Central," asking for the
time, has been a long honored custom
but itthas become so burdensonie
and; takes up so, much of the; valuable
time 'of the operators!, that at has;he-
come intolerable, hence the Company
has decided to put a stop to it. The
public should bear•thiseim mind.
TOWN HOCKEY LEAGUE
STANDING TO DATE
The Railway Board rendered their Ri`terFrank BrokeMurofnshire of Stt.rgi Tniahomas,' Midgets
decision on the application of the sirs Richard Cabe of Capac, Mich.,, High School
Kirkton., Granton and Medina Tele- and Ida of independence. 'The Stars
phone Company for permission to raise
their rates from $15 to $18. They
have given the company permi's'sion
to mike a rate of 318 for the Grantor',
and Kirktan exchaange and $16.50 for -.,, uesday last,, Feb. 13,th, Mr. Charles
the Medina. 'exchange. The reasonfor Brimacombe, a former esteemed and
the difference in the rates is that Me- well-known resident of Exeter, after
dins, subscribers have to pay an extra a ail•orr llness of pneumonia, at. the
charge to converse with subscribers •
age ,cf 70 years. The deceased mov-
outsicletlreir ownc'exchang•e,whi1e sub- ed from Bothwell to the Township
of Usborrue aver thirty years ago and.
after spending a short time . there
moved to Exeter, where he Paved for
seven pr eight ytears,_ and about twen-
ty-two
weety-two years ago moved to London,
where he has since resided. Besides
funeral; took place at Independence.. Alerts
Maple Leaves
DIED IN LO-O7DON. Rovers
There passed any in Landon on 1
scriubers from the other two exchanges
have an inter -change of conversa;t'aon
without extra charge. Owing to the
trexnenduous loss suffered by the com-
pany they were compelled, it is claim-
ed, in order to carry on. business:, to
meet the damages to their lines 111 his wife he is survived by two ;sons
some form, and an increase in , alest and three daughters -Frank and WW.,
was the only way that presented it Han•npian.,- ± s. Rich. Lingard, of
self. St. tiVlarys; .-Mrs. Gordon, -Breedon, of
Galt, and lf.rs. Wail. Henry of Lon-
don The , remains will be brought
here Zoe burial an Saturday next.
PAPIER CURRENCY.'
SUITS ` from $15. to $40
OVERCOATS .........from $10 to $35
SWEATERS from $3 to $7
UNDERWEAR ' ...: ...exam $1 to $2
--K OMBINATION UNDERWEAR
from 34 to . $7
MUFFLERS from $1.50 .to $2.50
SHIRTS ... :from $1 to $2.50
TIES fnom 150c. to $1.50
BRACES ;........... from 50c, to $1.00
GARTERS ', ...!from 25c, to 50c
SLEEVE HOLDERS' ...25c, to 50c,
HANDKERCHIEFS."i.n silk, lineal and
lawn.
SOCKS in .sulk; wiool and lisle.
HATS , 4 from $2 to $7
CAPS groin 50c. to $2.50
SII, W. Taman
Tailor& Furnisher
AGENTS FOR
"THE HOUSE - OF HOBBERLIN"
i htetareticaflly the value of paper
currency depends on, eh! 'ptonls;ibvl'ity
of changing it for gold. Actually et
depends on an i=lea. Faith, not g,otd,.
is the bakers oaf the world's exchange.
This would, be illustrated clearly
every bolder of paper money, even
withea a country which is solvent, tried
simulta.nieouslyto secure gold for le
The supplyof the, :metal, would be in-
adequate. That would not prove the
nation bankrupt,' but merely -the' fact!
that .gold ,is only a conventional,and
niot a real standard.
In countries '. whose credit stands
•high the individnal can have gold for
;proper cul nency if :he wishes, _ 1n-oth
er Countries ;he 'cannot. The- Russian
government's promise...to pay is worth
very little, so that ani1 ions of paper
roubles can be bought with a few Am-
erican dolla,rs.. The German and Ads--
sena
iis-.rule crown are, only, a kittle, more veil..
sable.' Times is due not only to thei fact
that the , currency lof these countries`
canaa;o+t be exchan=ged for gold at face
value,. but ,als!o to the huge national
debts they are carrying and their dis-
turbed social and economic ,,tate.
The pecuniary .engagements of the
ar:entral. European peoples are so out
of all proportion to their real wealth
that ,repudiation of their obligattaoas
may seem to these; the -only way out'
Their promises become practically
worthless. Their industry may beck-
moralized because the -incentive to
thrift is ,removed.
An international currency, backed by
'all the governiments, of the : world
would remove the difficulty. It would
havel aro relation to .gold reserves.
It would never' be cashed far gold, but
only for goods. It would, not be sub-
ject to matnilpulation because its guar-
antee would be an ,international idea
never fluctuating.
Such currency, of course, can not
come int.b use until the world's peoples
substitute co-operation for quarrel-
ling in their financial : arrangements,
sissaisme-
Exeter Council
Monday, Feby 1.2th, 1923
A regular meeting of the Municip-
al Council. Absent, Councillor Davis,
The minuted of the meeting held
Jan, 22nd, wereread and'appprov.ed.
A representative of the London
Free Press was present and addressed
the Council regards a Municipal write
up similar to other write ups of
Towns and Villages appearing in the
late issues of :the. Free Press: No
action was taken by the 'Council.
The Aruditor's• report for January
was read and accepted on motion of
Francis, Hooper. Carried.
The Clerk was instructed to ask
for tenders for a teamster with team
for Municipal' use. Also for tenders
for a bell ringer. Tenders to be in
the hands of the Clerk on or before
Monday, February 26th, 1923 the
next meeting of the Council.
The following communications were
read: Letter from E. D. Smith & Bon,
Winona; re ornamental trees. Filed.
Letter from the R. Bell Engine and
Thresher Co, Ltd„ Seaforth, re road
roller and scarifier. Filed. Letter
from W. G. Hess & Son, Zurich, re
repairs for town clock. Clerk to make
answer and get quotations.
The following accoun'ks were read
and passed: D. Russell, rep .lawn
mower, Library acc't, $2.75; Mrs.
Jas. Brintnell,'tile $1,00; E. C. Vance-
& Co., Toronto, dog tags, $1.72; T.
R. Patterson, civil engineer, $300.00;
Frauk Sims, snow plowiug,$8.40; J.
Lydd, snow plowing, $9.40; Rd
Quance, labor, '$ 3.75;. Thos. Houlden,
labor, $2.00 John Cornish, labor
sewer, $2.50; passed on motion of
Hooper and Ellerington. Carried.
Adjournment by Francis.
JOS, SENIOR, Clerk.
fflIED IN THE WEST,
Relatives here received word this
week of the death on, Wednesday,
Feb. 7th. at Danel.drl, Alta,_ of Louisa
Dearing, wife taf Chester Stannlake, fol-
lowiog an illness of influenza! De-
c:euased was born; in Stephen Town-
eh,ip, near Exeten, and was a daugh-
ter a the late Abraham Diearing.
Mr. and Mrs, Statnlalce; mooed to the,
West about twelve yearsago, resid-
ing since at Donalda, ll3espdes her
husband she is survived by two sena
end two daughters; also three sisters
and .four brothers -Mrs, A. S. Davis
of Exeter,, Mrs. Harry Smi(the, Lake
Road, Hay; Mrs. W. Rhode; and John
and Henry Dearing of Vancouver Is-
land. B C. Abraham of Stephen; and
Walter of London. Mr. Stanlake is a
brother of Mr. Nelson, Stanlake . of
Con. 2, Hay.
Notc to Farmers
Take a tip from us and get your
Harness Repairing donebefore the
Spring rush its on.
Storage - Battery
Our service on Storage Batteriea
cannot he surpassed. Try us and
judge for yourself.
WILLARD SERVICE
w.J. Beer
Kahle -Baker- Ina! Seaforth, on Feb, 7,
ass Verdi V, Baker ,of Seaforth.,
to Mr. Louis Kalble of Seafolalt .
Reid-Grimoldby- At Seaforth, orb
Feb. 7, Miss Elva: Grimoldby,, only
daughter of John, Grimoldby of Sea -
forth, to Elmer O. Reid of Stratford
Won Lost
2 0
2 0
2 sir
1 1
0 2
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BIRTHS
Rau- In Hay Township, on Feb. 4th,
tc* Mr. and Irs. John; Rau, jr., a son
DEATHS
Kelmn-r:V., abrp
Keliermaleraii,In formerElkholn,y, ofZichDasbwaaiied,
aged 62 years.
Stanlake.-In 7)onalda, Alta., on Feb.
7, Louisa. Dearing,, wife of Chiester
Stanlake, formerly of Stephen.
Brin)acombe-In London, on Feb. 12.
Charles Briunacombe, formerly of
Exeter, aged 70 years.
Atkinson -At Independence, Missouri,
on, Feb. 10th, Mrs. Thomas J. At-
kinson, formerly of the Lake Road.
Stephen aged 57 years.
Cole -At Gravenhurst, on Feb. 7th,
W. H. Cole; son of T. H..Cole of
Clinton.
Fowler -In. Clinton, on Feb. 5th, Thos.
Fowler, aged 82 years, 5 months.
Burton -In Clinton, on Feb. 6th, Mas-
tha Colclough wife of John S. 'Bur-
ton, aged 64 years, 5 months.
Eckmeir-In pluton, on, Feb. 7thi,.
Daniel Eckmier, aged 71 years.
Harrison -At Bayfield, on Feb. 2nde
Thomas Harrison, in`his 52nd year.
Sterritt-In Blanshard, on Feb. 7, Char-
lie Stea-riitt, in hr.}s. 62nd year.
PI-IONE 16
PHONE 16
SHOP
For Your
SPRING SEWING
at
J. A.
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GINGHAMS ! GINGHAMS t GINGHAMS !
Our showing of Ginghams is ;the largest 'ever, no, maker,
what color or .size of check you may picture, you will: find if
here -yellow promisee to be themost popular color, while green,
and brown will run, close seconds -the qualities range tram the
Canadian Cloths to Andereon'"s first quality Scotch ginghams-.
the colors of which are absolutely guaranteed:
' PRINTS !. COTTONS. 1
From our large range of new
prints you should have little dif-
ficulty in .choosing joist the pat-
" teen you want foe those new Ap-
rons and House. Dresses. One
line is priced for quick selling;
at poly 20g. pe.r yard.
Take; the advice of those
whin should know and anticipate
ynrrr needs .in, all cottons goods.
Prices diave been advancing
steadily, but we still have quite
a. stack at price,, below to -day's
costa'..
COMFORTER AND QUILT MATERIALS
Attrac Live. Chiotzs in the 36 in widths,. and many white
wool and cotton baths, are ready awaiting fabrication into the
new comforter ar quilt which you have been pla{nnitng.
BUY. WHERE SERVICE IS A. PLEASURE
and
WHERE YOUR PATRONAGE IS APPRECI.A.TED.
Yep,, we sell Groceries cheap all the time.
J. A. ST -TART
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