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Exeter Times, 1916-5-18, Page 1t_. ..uoRTY-SECOND YEAR No. 2242 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 18th, 1916 PHONE 32 JONES & MAY PHONE 32 Gigantic Sale of Men's Suits Hundreds to Choose from Wonderful Values In spite of the fact that materials are steadily advancing in price, a particularly fortunate early buy permits us to place on sale this season, hundred s of Men's Snits at remarkably low prices, These suits are well tailored in every respect and of first class English and Scotch materials. Come at once and get first choice. Men's Smocks and Overalls at Old Prices, We carry a large Stock of Men's Overalls, Work Pants and Smocks in black and striped demins, and Cottonade, in Peabody's, Big B, and Snag Proof brands. Old prices from $r,00 up. Men's Heavy Work Shirts at soc and 75c. Boys' Odd Knicker and Bloomer Pants We have just received a shipment of boys' knicker and bloomer pants, good heavy Cloths, well made, moderate prices. Special Sale of Men's Fine Straw Hats at $1,00 Each We place on sale this week several dozen Men's Straw Sailor and snap brim hats, all new shapes, Well worth $r,5o, for early summer selling at $r.00 each. Children's Straw Hats, dozens to choose from at popular prices, Linoleums and Oilcloths at Last Season's Prices We cffer oilcloths and heavy Scotch Linoleums at last season's prices. Good pattern and colorings. New rugs, Curtain nets, Curtains, Mattings etc, just arrived, Jones AND May EXETER COUNiCITJ A regular meeting of the council was held on Friday May 1.2th 3.016. Councillor Harton being absent,,. Tio minutes of the meeting's held April 28th and May 5th were :mad and ape proved. Communications were read as fob - lows;— From the Library Board, Il, , >;H uestonScc t Y, that the board had decided to increase the librarian's salary to $160,00 dating from 1st January to Dec. 1916. The same was approved of with the following added to include the eXtra work of tabul- ating the books.:Motion, per Roulston sec. by Beavers. parried. The British American Oil Co, 're road oil. The heron County War Aux- iliary ry expression of aprcciatioii of grant. Filed: The Hydro Electric Pow- er Commission re discontinuance or street lighting and. ,uuperintenndant of system, prices of• meters, etc., Idled. The Glokte Indemnity'ICo., ,re workmen liability, to be 'consklercd at •meet• ing held on 19th of May. Canada Law Book, 'Co., Toronto, re Municipal ManuaL Accounts read and passed;— Jona- than Ky,dd 2.00; Arthur Granville 8.40; W. J. Hemmen. 50c; The Exeter Electric Light and Power Co. 142.15; Geo. Orange 1.47; Exeter Canning and Preserving Co. 26.22; Jno; Norry 16.27; Thea. Wolper 16.12; Rebt. Gill- ies 45.15; Wm. Creech 10.15; David Russet! Sr. 8.22; Walter Wescott 6.0J; Arthur Sanders 10,50; it. Bloomfield 4.14; Thos. Clark 8.92; `Thos. 'Brock 6.93; Jonathan liydd :5.25; Henry Rumohr 7.77; William Gillespie 3.48; Thos. Sanders 2.10; Samuel Stau;ake 3.68; Ed..Uuiderman 50c; W. J. Bise- ett 43.75; John Ford 37.50; Jos. Senior 37.54). Amounting in all to $454.67. The Court or Revision for the Ass- essment 'Roil for 1916 to hear and determine complaints was fixed for Friday June 2nd at 8 p. in. Motion by Beavers sec'd by !lend. Carried. Mr. Jas. Scott handed in a pead- ition signed asking for a cement walk along William street between W ellingtou and Nelson. The same was referred back, not sL•owij,g any per cent chargeab e agalest the pro- perty. !!Messrs Amy, Witwer and Bierlir,g handed in a signed petition asking that an electric. light be placed on every pole on Main;; Street from Nel- son to Lake and Thames !toad and that another light b;: placed betweeu the lights not fixed on Thames and Lake Road. The council will look into the matter. The Auditor's report dor the month of April was read and accepted or. motion of Bird .sec. by Beavers, By-law No. 3 Of 191L was ammende d by striking out the wording "exped,- ient to ' regulate the" and insert "expedient to see that reasonablo care be exercised in." Motion by Beavers sec. by Roulston. Carried. The request and communications as received froom the Exeter Canning and Preserving Co. re Brock Street were referred, to the Special (Come mittee to report. Adj. nay Roulston. Jose. Senior, clerk. SIX MORE WAR NURSES- LEAVING FOR SERVICE Miss Anna Gardiner, daughter of Mrs, and the late Robert Gardiner, of Farquhar among the number The Toronto Globe says as follows: "Friends within the nursing profes. Sion and without have been leteing the six nurses whom the War 'Come mittee of the .Canadian National Asso- ciation or Trained Nurses have re- cently sent to England and France. Among the tributes has been a tea given by Mrs. George Valentine, Lake- view avenue, for tuuse who go to rho French, Flag Nursing Corps, and the nurses of the Western Hospital have also been giving the departing six some pleaaanti things to think fa.bout, The unit which will be in charge of Miss Cannon, a graduate of St. Luke's hospital, New York, is com- posed on` six nurses 'bound for France to work in the French military hos- pitals, the cost of their transporta- tion, $1,801Y being b orne 'bp' Mrs. H. D. Warren. They go in response to an appeal issued some months since, and have been spending the time since their enlistment in learning to tspeak !French with a fair amount of fluency. In ted party are Miss Florence Ir- win, .graduate, o1 the Rochester Gen- eral hospital; Miss Sadie Jackson, Miss Ruth Craig, Miss Anna Gardiner and Miss Fern Crysler, all graduates of the Western hospital, Toronto." USBORNE YOUNG, LADY DIES AFTELR SHORT ILLNESS Miss Permillia (Pearl) Scott, daugh- der or Richard and Mary Scott, or the 10th concession of Usborne, died on Sunday last following about two weeks illness, pneumonia being the cause of her death. About two weeks ago she contracted a cold, pneumonia setting in. The best of medical -care and assistance was given 14 r, bat all to no avail. The deceased was born in Hibbert being 26 years, 9 months and 26 days old. She was a member of the Sunshine Methodist church acid possessed a cheerful and loving die' position tthich won for her many warm friends. Her demise in the prime of lire is sincerely regret4.d. She is survived by her parents one brother and one 'sister, Albert Wm. Scott and Mrs. L. E. .Fannon, both of •t.sborne,. and in this their sad hour of bereavement the spmpathy of the entire •community is extended. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon to the Exeter cemetery •conducted by Rev. G. A. Barnard. Friends were present froxri Stratbroy, Highgate and Hamilton to pay their last respeons to the departed. With the Boys in Khaki Enlisted this! week Elmer Dlcl'allsa John., C. Strang, 1 sborrne John G, Hunter, 'Osborne Rufus W. Kestle. 'Osborne Geo. Bailey, Elituville Pte. Norman IIock,y, a eats home from Elora over Sunday. The 101st Battalion will mobilize at Clinton next week for a few 'days. Yte. L. Day was presented with a wrist watch! by his friends on Tues- day evening. Messrs. W. Fuhe, of town, and jos. Bailey, of EUmville, signed up this week but were unable to pass the medical examination. Mr. R. Bruce Walker,son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Walker of Exeter North, who has been attending col- legiate in Clinton, last weak joined the 101st, in that plane. . A ladies recruiting league is to be formed in town and all ladies and young ladies are requested to meet in the Library Thursday evening as 7.30, The Exeter members of the 101st Battalion will attend worship in, Main street Methodist church next Sate - bath morning. At this service the -Honor Roll" of tine chereh will be u.nrolled. A vigorous recruiting campaign has been carried on, during the past week. The Exeter deCachment have bead doe ing .very little drill work, but have been out after the men conside.t(ed physically fit) and available. Capt. Dancey was in last Friday evening where he addressed those present at the dance. It' ref ports are correct he handed out some warm treatment to the boys not in kharki,, There hag 'been a general shuffle of the officers of the 101st this week. Major Neaman went to Goderich for a few days; Lieut. Torrance to Blyth; Capt. Hodgins, of Seaforth; Lieut. D. E. Holmes, of Wingham; and Lieut. II. IC. McLean, ;Wingham, are in town. The Opera House was packed last Thursday evening to hear Capt. Dan cey speak in aid of recruiting. Capt. Dancey's method is to wade right in and tell his hearers what he thinks of them in unmodified terms.. Mrd A. AtcCutcheon, soloist of Lora.^n, added to the program. Mr. L. H. Dickson acted as chaiifnan. The, or- chestra from the 101st was present and gave several selections. Rev. S. F. Sharp moved a vote of thanks to those taking part, seconded by Rev.. Redmond. teat -see, fieesere-- COUNCIL PRESENTS W) -11S' .' WATCHES TO MEN 1N K'HA'KI ()n Monday evening o1' this wee3e in the Town Hall they eonncil present' ed the men who had enlisted from toavrt with wrist • watches and' rind;. The Exeter members of 'the 101st Bat ta! o li , n u weft! present together with one or two others. The boys from; town were called to the front and Reeve Taylor/ and 'Councillor Beawere addressed the+ boys and made( the prey seenLations, Those who had \vetches ches were presented. with ,rings. Pte. la, Day handed his 'watch back to the reeve saying' that .he couldt not accept it when the town were 'giving '.heir) best jobs to Germans. Pte. Day is not in sytnpathy with i.he appoint went or 11,W.'Voerr as electrical enM ginecr for the town. MY DUGOUT IN MANCE Written by a 5th Artillery Signaller, Kings have their palaces regal, Bold barons their halls in each Shiro Grave Bishop's their .sees While for those who've not 'the* There aro mansions for sale and for hire I envy no man such 'possessidn, They merit. from me alder a ;glance, For I'm gay and content Since my presence 1've lent To a dugout, a dugout in Francs, A small enough place to abide in lust room to move round Zn at best, And some night imply That its slightly awry Like the "Little Grey Home in the West Yet it kept out the cold and the, blizzard 1'he rain drops re Gelled as they poured. Built of Sand Bags— thats all And though shabby and small It stood: up to the winds when,. thee)) roared.. [ feel quite secure in .;any •dagout My cottage ole sack cloth and e.artia Shells fall vainly around For a charmed piece of .ground Hes embosomed my home from ,ito birth, I've a table, a fireplace, a mirror! A bed (unadorned with valance There is no room for more But no Tommy I'm sure Could do better just now in O11 France. Don't asks how I gape with discomfort I know not the word in effect, When nay duties are done t F 1 return on the run t 1 To this haven. of rest se select! Though the captious might nmilo( at the make up No addition it's charm eaaid. .nhancc For with ownership pride We adorned the inside Of nay snug little dugeut"sr/ .Franca MEN OF nee The 161st Huron Battalion has beep ordered to mobilize on J tie 1st AND AT FUEL STRENGTH Will your County be humiliated by having the first Battalion she was authorized to for go into Camp UNDER STRENGTH ? Will the word "Huron" ever stand as a reproach throughout the Empire ? Or will the people of this County Rally to their pride and to THEIR HONOUR ? The Last Call for Volunteers TO THE. MEN The business of the young man of the County tc-day is the completion of the `Battalion she was asked to form. Kitohener urges "men and more men." Canada has promised him 500,000. Will you be mne,? Are you content to remain at home in ease and reap business advantages while other .men take your place in the firing line. Will your conscience remain clear and clean each day of the long years to come? Does the sight of your chum in khaki leave you untroubled and undisturbed. Make such sacrifices as may be necessary (the Empire is worthy of them) to enable you to take your place in your County Battalion. ENLIST and \ENLIST today, with the knowledge that, at last, you are playing the (part of a MAN. 150 IIUIFtNEN Your Reason is Only TTHE u., J OTHERS, ES & SISTERS Do you know what is happening to women in Europe to -day ? Do you know what the women of Belgium, of Servia, of Flanders and even of your own ,'ace in the old land have suffered by the invading HUNS? Do you know that thousands and tens of thousands, with their little ones, are driver starving from their homes to die in misery; that they are bein(; violated and slaughtered ? Do you realize that if this war is not fought out in Europe that you and S our children may be forced to share the sufferings of those in Europe? Do you realize that if Canada is to protect her people, her homes a,:oi•.%ler 1 ;)erty, her men must be givers without stint to take part in the struggle? Thousands of glorious mothers, wives and :,esters have given their dearest, to th , '.rause of Humanity and of Empire. Can you meet this type of woman nod in social ^ntereourie' Are you content to see other mothers, wives and sisters proudly sending off their mantic "d to l 1c,.e • rrou and ' your menfolk Or will you meet the burden of this ger3+.rat',. DIVINE virtues? a Lame Excuse X..a«. a.7.w'. • 43' ,., 4. h C'.))LTR \GE, "t' : s'il hest of 5 ...Y . o f •.., t 1 n ,ledT7 Zit. ZIT .t+ 1k .. J`S iRSao.,Sl ,