The Exeter Advocate, 1924-6-5, Page 1THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
EXETER, ( )NTAREO, THURSJ)AY JUNE 5, 1924
Our Corner
rh bull dpg wipes hecanse, he hangs
on„
' As a general thing wilieeu a man's
sins find him out he is all i
Entirely too many igirld get married
just to keep from bein,g old maids.
here twill we lgrow wheat when, all
A
the. lands lbecoraes golf 'courses; and a
buthel of Wheat will no body two, golf
balls,
Anyway leap yepr should ,ber an ac-
tive year. ; •
And girls whose faces are their for-
tuaes should avoid coanterfeets.
The trouble with erenaelering ,the air
is that Man must keep:eon doting it.
Some men, he inislommes so bad that
they canet sleep when, etas time to get
n11.1
They are paow igoiag to,make insanity
the cause Zee' divorce instead:0 an ex-
cuse for marriage,
Races at Exeter
Wednesday, °June 18th
$1,100.00 in Purses
• The Program Follows
itine 2,15 TROT OR PACE, •bese, 3 in, 5 mile heats., divided 50, 25, 15 and 10
per cent ) PURSE $400.00
2.17 TROT, best threel in five mile heats, divided 50, as, 15 and 10
per cent. ' PURSE $400,00
230 TROT OR PACE, best 3 in 5 mile heats, divided 50, 25 15 and 10
per cent, .1 PURSE $300.00
The above purses will 'ensure a big field of trotters and (pacers, and
some of the best 4race horses in Ontalia will compete.
Those fond of horse races should attend this meet ais a rare treat is
in stoze.
The races will comm,ence * 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
Band in. Attendance
FRANK TAYLOR
President
R. G. SELDON
Secretary
"Green Stockings"
Comedy in Three Acts.
Opera House, Exeter
Wednesday, June 18, 1924
Under Auspices of A.Y.P.A. Trivia Memorial Church
CAST OF CHARACTERS
tw. Pomfret
Admiral Griee ........ : ' 1SV3til }". ' PI V."7":.1
Willkam Faraday -e.t,± ?"." 1 !..e.u•.!,A ',........1WIti Davie
Colonel Smith ,.......ne aaaaela _ nea E. Cunningham
„, . , „ , , ,..e. C. Heaman
Robert 'farver
Henry Steele.. L , .. ... .. .V.2..., F"1.!..',.. 11"...5r, 6,1"..e,"•• '••4••• Jas. Morley
,...7ar.,,, rrs,S.113: • i .. ' , '.., ' D.. Davis
James. Raleigh 1.
eta: aena West
Celia Faaaday a ... t aaa reae .-.as ea- ts, a...3.1 e.......IIKne. N. j. Dore
Madge. (Mrs. Rockingham) e . !. ,.. , . „"leliss A,. Acheson
Evelyn. (Lady Treacharde . , . ',Miss Wanda Von Wascinski
Phyllis Faraday , a .. Mist Helen Wethey
Airs. Chisholm Fara eleliss 'Florence Denney
Act
Act
Act
1 -Room in Mr, IFaraday's House, Feb, llth,
2 -Same as Act L. eight rn.anths later, About 6 o'clock.
3 -Same, Evening of same day.
This Comedy embraces many remarkable fascinations, and carries twitb
it an interest fromilibef rising of the curtain till the going down of same.
To rails it will bet the event of the season. Como out and have
a good laugh.
ORCHESTRA ITN ATTENDANCE,
PLAN AT HOWEY'S
Curtain Ries at 8.15 'sharp. RESERVED Se,ATS 55c.; RUSH I37c
Nalismiinsem0
Phone
HARVE
Service Grocery
Delivery
CHARM (for washing)
2 PKGS. • 250
SCHNEIDER'S PURE LARD
• 2_ LBS. ... .. . 50
NEW vi.r..ammA. ORANGES
• PER boz. 2 9 c
ROYAL YEAST CAKES.
• PCKG. .05c
SEED RAISINS
2 LBS. 25c
CHASE & SANBORN'S (bulk
coffee) PER lb • 60c
CIPPS (plant pills)
PER PKG. •30c
NEW LEMONS
PER DOZ. . . ...... 3 Oc
TEXAS COOKING ONIONS
3 LBS. 2o
CORN FLAKES
PCKCe 1 lc
SHREDDED- WHEAT
2 PKGS. •25c
WAXED .PAPER (for picnics)
PER ROLL 05c
NATIONAL UNEEDA BISCUITS -5 linee in 1 Oc pckgs--just
the thing for your next picnic, motor trip or tea—Lemon, Macaroon
and Chocolate Snaps, Marshmallow Sandwich and Cheese Tid-bits.
Marsh's Grape Juice TVIMAEDLIUM 2 F()R 2450ce
3 SIZES LARGE . .. .. ......... 750
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• HARVEY & HARVEY
TWO STORES
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There is nothing en the, world worth
doing wrong for.
The U. F. 0. ;Government last year
granted 10e. a day per inmate to the
County Homes. In, Huron County 4.-t
amounted to over $2,000. No .grants
are being made this year.
After July 1st of :this year -the de-
partment of Marine and fieherSee
take steps to seize ull 'unlicensed radio
receiving apparatus and prosecute the
owners, The fine is $50. The lice,nae
fee is only $1.00 a year. Why take a
chance.
ONTARIO HYDRO SURPLUS
A revenue of „$15,742,831, t urplus,
of 5345,588, and an 'increase eow-
er distributed of from 565,944 horse-
power to 685,486 horsepawer are re-
ported in the statement by the On-
tario Hydro -Electric Commission. The
year is regarded by the 'commission as
one or unprecentedly successful
ation.
The $345,588 surplus which ahe aom-
mistian has achieved, f orecasts lower
rates for many municiPalittles ,'n the
near future, A. decision inkthiseregard
will be published dueling this week, and
it
is altogether &half Exeter will
be among the favored neuxacipattiea.
SANDM.S i CREECH
iLet Us lleip You.1
ales. D. A. ,McNicol of Taranto is
Local News
A GOOD WORK.
Mrs. Annie Snell of Sarnia, former-
ly of Exeter, writing to. Mr. C. F.
Hooper of the Relief Cot-amine:a
which committee some years ago sent
her little daughter., Helen, away for
treatment, says, in part, -"Helen is
getting along fine. • You. would net
know her 'now. She is smart and grow
ing so much.. I ;will send, you a photo
of her soon eo you will ie what she
looks Ince. I am thankful far what
you have done for her, and I think of
it every time I look at her."
SOFT BALL LEAGUE
Op. Thursday evening Main Street
team defeated Triviat Memorial team
by a score of 15-5.
On Friday •evenAng Thames Road
team defeated James, Street No. 2
team in .soft bail, by a score. af 10-9.
It teas the 'best game lof the, three play-
ed to that date. The winning, team
rather .surprised their ,opponents,
some of whom were told' hall playeas.
The full eine enainge wen, played and
the. big, crowd is51M, peal selaPPY Play
acid enjoyed it,
The .soft ball ,game Monday night
was another close game, being 10 to
8 in favor of James St. No, 1, whp de-
feated Main Istneet in a schedule game.
On Thursday evening Caven team
will play at Thames Road; on Fri-
day evening James St. B, plays Triv-
itt Memorial; on Monday June 9th,
Trivitt Memorial plays James S. A.
LEAGUE STANDING
Won
James St. A 2
Thames Rd, 1
Main St, 1
Caven Presbyterian 0
Trivitt Memorial 0
James St. B. . 0
Lost Per Cent
0 1000
0 1000
1....e, 500
1 000
1 000
1 ...... 0 0 0
GIRLS' SOFT BALL LEAGUE
ORGANIZED LN EXETER
An Exeter Girls' Soft Ball League
was organized Friday eVening, May
3 Oth, with the following • officers:
President, Miss Amy Shapton; Vice -
Pres., Miss Rose Lamport; Sec'y
Treas., Miss Kathleen Heaman.
A schedule of games'was arranged
on the plan of each church organize
ing a club and entering the League.
The series of games is as follows:
June 10 James St.—Trivitt Memorial
June 17 Main St.—James St.
June 20 Trivitt Mem.—Main St.
June 24 Caven Pres.—Main St, '
July 2 James St—Caven Pres.
July 8 Trivitt Mem.—Caven Pres.
July 11 James St.—Main St.
July 15 Caven Pres.—Trivitt Mem.
July 21 Main St.—Trivitt Mem.
July 22 Caven Pres.—James St.
July 25 Trivitt Mena—James St.
July 29 Main St.—Caven Pres.
Pkairmge-fi
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ACTE
16 THE
DARKENING -
CURIA! N
ee
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Our eyes have been %properly called
the windows of our isoula and age is
the curtain that 'darkens elem. hen
years of use Or {strain and neglect have
so weakened the eye muscles that they
no long er ac c ammo dat el the retina wall
the proper focus, an optometrist
should be consulted, We will give
your eyes a thorough examination( and
if you need glasees we will prescribe
the proper ones for You/
DR JbHN 'WARD
• CHIROPRACTOR:and .OPTICIAN
. To See Better
Little eye troubles neglected 'to -day
become the big eye troubles to-
morrow.
Temporary use of glasses NOW may
save PERMANENT use LATER.
Our examination will tell whethee or
not you need glasses,
Satisfaction guaeaateed.
S. FITTON
REGIJTLRED OPTOMETRIST
Rev. and (Airs. Tramper ant a num-
ber of others attended the Deanery
./eleetine at Calton on Tue.sday.
Mr. Borden. Cunningham was suc-
cessful 1n .his Huron College exams
except in Greek, which he supplements
in, the fall.
Mrs. Wm. Russell has been ccatined
to her bed for the past week in a
rather selious coadition, but has slight-
ly improved during the past flew days.
errs. Wellington Jahns fell from
a eteraladder while at her housebed
duties on Tuesday, and suetamed
severe shaking up rand shock. Luck4ly
no bones were :broken,
"Mr. Brown of Kingsville, who visa-
ed his were at thethome of Mr. John
Dignan, sang pleasing solos in the
eVlethodist churches on Sunday -
James Stree.t M the mor.neag. and Man
Street 1n the evening.
A cheque for ten dollars from the
Glee Club of the Exeter High School
proceeds from the operetta put on here
a short time ago, has been acknowledg-
ed by.. the honorary treasurer to ;the
War Memorial Childrea's Hosp:ital,
London
The exemption on income tax fog
children has been increased ,from 5300
te, 5500, by the Ottawa Government
The Hon J. A. Robb, acting minister
of finance, claims that this reduction
in income tax will ;lose the country
two million. dollars'.
Mr. and ;Mrs. Geo. Davis, of Barwick
former residents of Exeter, are leaving
Barwick to live in the Southern States,
Mr. Davis was in the monument btesi-
n,ess here and in +Barwick, also, leader
of the band, Mrs. Davis ie a sister
of Mr. Ed, Willis of town. Hen mo,-
the,r, 'Mrs. Willis, resides with them,;
and will go evIth them. Mrs. Davis was
presented with a club bag and
cure (set by the Sunday School and her
class of giria.
EARLY GROWER. •
There are rare characteristics among
chicken, as well as other of t the
feathered tribea. Mr. Garnet Hey-
wood .of town, Who raises some ,of the
finest strairs.s of 'fowl, and particularly
White Legharres„ has a cockerel Isis
weeks and fine days old, that crows
with all the vide ;of an olderebird, It
is a rare thing to hear a cockerelcrow
mita after three 'months of age.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Ile- Board met inalue office of the
,secretary on. Tuesday evening, with
all members ;present except Dear-
ing. The previous minutes were e.p,
proved. The •chairman reported se-
curing sufficient money through the
council to carry an ,until middle of
June Mr. Stanbury reported that it
was, impossible far hira ,to'see. the de-
partment architect an. , :he was out of
the city. It was therefore decided
to write the departtment rel difference
of opinion with department ee propos-
ed extension,. The principals' reports
were received, considered and ;Med.
Th, Mr Trumper was given the care
of providing proper acciammodatiae
and to the .secretary the necessary
sur,plies for the 'examinatians. Mr.
Fake agreed to see .that window ap-
proaches to fire escapes fiverel in pro-
per order. The building and grounds
committee was requested to look ento
the matter of ceilings and, report A
few accounts were passed.
• Per J, G. Stanbttry (and Rev. A. A.
Trunmer-That the teachers of both
High awl Public Schools, except Mr
McQuarrie, whose certificate •expires,
be offened re-engagement at the' same
galaxies, and - that contracts eign.ed
la soon as possible, bat before the
end of June,-Carrried. )
•K. :VlacFaul, Sec.
Mr, and Mrs. C. letackenzie .of i:Lon-
don visited with relatives here Sunday
'Mr. James • Lawson spent a couple
days in. Detroit on business, 'clueing the
week.
Mrs. 'I'hos. Balke Luclniow spent
Saturday with Mr. and. iMrs. W. NH.
Johnston,
Mrs D. J. Alton, of ,Lacknow is vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. W. H, Johnston
for a few days. •
rind ;ales. W. J. Westlake of Wy-
oming spent Sunday with the Donner's
moth,er, who is 511
Ars Herbert Higginbottom and
son, Loon of Calgary, Alta., are Ivisit-
ars with Mrs, and oMissl Wares.
Mrs, W. T. Reed of Lucknow and
Me A VV. Johnston of 'T,oronito ;visit-
ed with Mr.'and Meg. W. EL Johnston
Phone 70 • Main St., Exeter last week,
, aaaaaaneeem...Paataaaaaaa..• • • .a.,Sra„,a • ,aaaassa
here owing to the illness, of her ,rnother
Mrs. Westlake!, who is suffering from
a slight stroke.
Kr. Russell Peart and family of
IZ.ockwood and M)r. Samuel :Stephenson
and family of Devlses visited over Sun-
day with Mr. and tiAr.e. Phil. Hera,
Rev, W. E. Dannelly, Messrs, C. F.
Hooper, Thos. Harvey and James Hern
attended the funeral of the late Rev.
McAlister gt Galt on Friday.last.
BIRTHS
Simpson -At Mooresville, ,Orrli May 25,
to, Mr. and 'Airs dos Simpeon a, so
, . . , n.
Coultiis-In Usborne, on May 31st, to
1 daughter.
Mr, and Mas. Nielson Coaltis, a
S 1.1 ,-In Centralia on Friday, IMay
30, to Mr. and Mrs. j, SmiJh a sont
•MARRIAGES
Kenreedy-Dodgf e -In Centralia, on, May
31, by Rev, W. .M Kitelen pastor of
the Methodist Church, Mr. Sohn
Kenney, to Miss Flonence Dodge.
Foster -Heywood -In Usbarne, -at the
home of Mr. and ;Mrs. Welling=
Skinner, on. Tune 4th, Lillie IvIae,
youngest daughter of Mr, and Mrs
James Heywood of Elineville, to Ern-
est j Poster, son of Mr, and Mrs.
• John Foster of Greaten.
DEATHS
Reedeo-In Parkhill, on Tuesday, .'Lay
27, Peter Reeder.
Sweet -In Crediton, on May 27tb
Robert Sweet aged 84 years, 5 mos,
O'Neil -At Niagara Fella N. Y., on
May 31st, Benjamin S. O'Neil, afar -
mer resident of Exeter, in his 74th
year.
in Our New 1111. eirraises
We are new in
ur new valises
corner Mie and
An Street,
Batteries
6-11 Columbia Battery
6-11 Prest-o-lite Battery
6-11 ?rest -o -lite Battery
6-11 " oversize Battery $26 50
514.50
519.00
524.00
Tire Casings
30x3% Dominions for 59,00
30x33 Nobby for ......... ... $12.50
30x33 Cord 'for • $13.00
30x3ee oversize Cord for •516.00
31x4 Nobby
32x4 Nobby
33x4 Nobby
34x4 Nobby
Gas and Oil
for • 520.00
or Cord for ... $21.00
or Cord for ... $23.00
or Cord for ,.. $24,00k
Pure British -American. Autolene Motor Oil - 51.00 a gallon.
Gasoline - 30c. a gallon.
"My Brother's Place" John Taylor
STEWA T'S
UNUSUAL VALUES
We are Offering to You
Sumner Corsets 98c. Cotton Stockings 25c.
Plain or ribbed black ;cotton
stockings, all sizes 5-10. You will
find these real -value, e5c, apr.
Ladies Slippers $3.29
Slippers and Oxfords -popular
styles in both patent ,and kid
leathers -these are broken lines
from our regular stock, hut we
will find a pair to fie you -V.29
a pair.
All sizes in this light weight
ceeset-just what you want for
the warmer weather -98c. a pair.
Lisle Stockings 65c.
Silk lisle stockings, -wide rib-
bed and plain with elastic ribbed
tops -black and popular light
sbades-65c. or 2 pr. for $1.25
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The Balance of Our Stock of Ladies
Spring Coats and SuitS
Are to be Cleared at Very Attractive Prices
1.79.
Wedding Gifts
Visit this store when an search of an, attractive wedding gift,
our stock includes -
Dinner Sets Toilet Sets, Harging Lamps, Lemonade Sets,
Brass Jardinieres, Hand -made Wicker Trays, Cups & Saucers,
China Novelties, e Art Pottery Cut Glassware
• Men's Suits
$14.95 $19.85 $23.95 $29.85
You don't need to wear that old suit when you, can buy well
styled serviceable suits at tbe a bOV e low prices.
Work §hirts 98c. Work Shoes $3.90
It is very doubtful 'if we will be Good soled shoes in ,black or
able to continue this bargain as tan -your size $3.90.
we ane finding it impossible to Cotton Sox 25c.
replace these values. Get your
summer supply now. • All 'sizes Good weight cotton sox for
up to 17 -for only 98c. • everyday weer only 25c. a pair.
•Grocery Values
All Laundry Seaga.% 3 for 20c,
Special Guatraruteed Tea, 65c, lb
Seedless Raesins, 2 t lbs for .25c,
Chriatia's Soda 13iscuits; 15c. pkg
•
Granulated Oatmeal for
Mixed Sweet Cookies, 2 lbs '35c
Large can. Pia Salmon, 15c.
4 tins Brunswick Sardines 25c.
Royal Yeast Cakes, 5c. "pkg.
Young Chicks, 5a. lb.
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