HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1890-04-11, Page 7OLDFC,T C QMAN 1N 'MR WORD.
A Negress who vias menitnertts showing:
That sae. wen .Uora in. 174$,
the northeatate ru portion of Balla%
Taiga between Cryan lead Live Oak
streets,atel froetine; the tIonnton and
Texas Ceti trUI railway, lies. Atiet July
Cote. 'who sae glut rcceutly grown too
old to: I el. o. ia washing. The cabin in
wllicll Mi ' lives i.. tt ludo Bourg, send yet
• it,ie lity:v es met es a rel. II ie our.
rounded by li. dwelt huts of the sane
Lind, though hot bo well kept, all hud-
dled together in 1.11 irregular colony.
'i.leerailwaty people have forced their
right of way ii itll barbed wire to keep
the horde of lliekaniixuies off the track,
but, in vale. 'ilrc'y crawl through the
fangs of the feller., well gather upon the
road in such llumhere that the cautious.
engineer finds it: - necessary .on l::lssiug
through k`l'eedmantawn to use both bell
;and whistle.
After the train had passed the other
clay The ,Republic roan crawled through
rthe vire fence, and with difficulty found.
the cabin of the ''t Iiti Futesinny Aunty."
She'sat iia a low chair airdsmols,t:d a blue
'vlay pipe, AB site raised her face slowly
and ]ler wrinkled features .were first
seen the writer involuntarily asked liim-
Self: "Is it alive;" When elle spoke her
`tremulous and cracked voice increased
Itis astonishment. But it, was not only
Wive, but it smoked and talked,
"lily name is July Cole," she said. "I
belonged to Col. Cole in Furginuy, and
lie fit de 13ritishers wid Gen. Washing-
ton, Norfolk was my home, sir; right
'Un de sea. My maunuy fs.,me troll; de
Cape in Afrikyr and my daddy Went
back dere, wr7 mammy was Denied ('t
Lucretia, and was give to Col. Cole by CHISHOLM'S CORNER DRUG
`Gen. Washington's lady, who bad many Wingham Agency,
servants. I Was brought to RenryI
county, Tennessee, and sold to Thomas
Waters. Iliad great-gratidehillun den.
After I helped .to settle Tennessee I was
.8
sold. to William Rabb for lag'., Mare
slot come to take me home to Tennessee,
but ole roan Rabb wouldn't let me go, •
wid him, Den I livedon Rabb's Creek,
below La Grange, Tex. I was took away
from my husband and two chillun in
Tennessee, and my ole man he run away
!and followed me till •dey caught him wid;
doggy right on de banks of ole Mississippi
• river. Yes, sir, right dar in de bed of
de•iiver, what de hill is and de liigl;
trews, and right down by de boat in de
lark—fur he ivas ruunin' to git on de, •
' ,otit wid me. But dey'Caught 'ha and I .
'never saw 'im any more."
- On being asked her age the old woman
'began to rise slowly, holding, in the
meantime, to the phair for support.
•11 doesn't know by ole figgers, but, 1
knows by happenin's," she said. She
gloved to an old trunk, which was env;
Bred with rawhide with the hair on and -
'tacked' with big 'headed brass tacks.
From this ehe drew an old letter on blue
paper, which she ,says was "de paper"
given to Mars Waters by Mars Cole when
the wits sold. Only the lower half of the
sheet remains, the other hawing evidently
•s been taken off bq time, and the only legi-
11ie portion of the writing purport to give
• the date of Aunt July's birth. The only
words are°"was bornDec. 10, 1745."
The writer had heard that she was 145
:years old, but of course he believed noth-
ing of the kind. The appearance of the
'old negro and the evidence produced by
'her to prove 'her age were astonishing. •
"Dey says I. is -er hundred and forty-
five year ole, an', honey, I epee' it is so."
"What is your earliest remembrance,
:aunty? Do you.' remember. Gen. Wash -
"ton?''
"I never seed flim," sate said, "but I
knows when, he was genetfal, and T knows
when leo was president, too. I heord
]Mars Cole say when de tea was Hung
outele de Boston ship. I has seed de
Tories, an' my brother was wid Mars
Cole when he went into de war wid ole
Britishers. Dat war was seven years,
:and Mars Cole he got shot in de arm. I
'members when dey fit de French an' In-
juns, too, sir."
It took quite a while to got all this out
'of the aged creature, whp is very feeble.
,She had only one want—smoking tobacco
--and that was supplied, .after which the
writer left her at her low, hairy trunk
.putting away her documents --Cor. St.
,Louis Republic.
a'%t
Dressmaking Announcement--.
console Ihicnseif•thatlleis no loser.'4ytJte
preference, arid that be may save the
money the latter expends; iipon concert
tickets anti, earrict;;es,°—Oliver
Leto.r.
• 4. I'eoltliuc' tlatiot Icor.
Probably the most extraordinary sys-
;etu' 'f voila;.; ►vas ill 1-Iungar t , whero
the btl.ltot boxes were iiulneuse cwilis and
the ballot polo's from four to. six feet
long, wl,leh the citizen carried and de-
posited, for his favorite candidate with
peculiar pride. --Detroit News,
Ralph, Disraeli, a brother of Lord
iiosog McLennan k 'Mckenzie
JIM taken possession of store apposite the
Bung: on Joseprrine street, next door to Nr
Fields' butcher shop, where they intend
carrying on a tatit•olass
Dress and
Mantle -making
Establishment.
Orders promptly t*tended to, Satisfaction guaran.
– — t'tod
•
JOHN AMBLER
teaconsiield, retired at the age of ER, HARNESS MAR -MR
after fifty years of public service, from •
the office of deputy clerk of the parlia- lar •e stock of
merits, to whom he was appointed by
Lord Beaconsfield.
STARE
Seed$'
os.
00
heat is aEri Low , S
are all CraIso
00
fluttered 'Petco t'or retittoos,
I+1. Taiue, the eminent French Mitarar'
tour, was recently at Oxford and be ors
tiered irisin roast beef and potatoes for
dinner. The waiter brought lit, Taina,
roast beef and buttered toast, M. Table
exclaims,. 'Waiter, some potatoes " The
welter brought more buttered toast. M.
Table. in pronouncict;, "potatoes," Tail
stress. on the hest syllable of potatoes
and gave the "s" more sibilation than
was iweessary, so to the waiter's. English
ear lie was asking with tolerable clear-
ness for buttered toast, When fresh lots
of buttered toast began to appear, M.
Taiue blandly demanded "solve- pota-
toes," with the result that his table was
literally covered with plates of buttered
toast; however, a well known Oxford
rofessor happened to enter the room at
his juncture and sueeeeded in clearing
p matters.—London Cor. of New Ore
dans Picayune.
flossatuhle.
"Good morning. I should like to ask
for a little information, if you please."
The speaker was a northern tourist in
the Ozark mountains of southwestern
Missouri. He had; halted near a small,.
windowless cabin, in front of which a
sallow, shrewd native sat smoking'a cob
6�i'A cull solioited,
SHOP—Opposite the Bank of Hamilton.
JOHN MLLES,
Wingham, Feb. ith, 1890.
3Sii S -
MISS NEL•LO McHARD'Z.
CLASSES roe. INSTRUCTION ON PIANO AND
t.rgan, in Voice Culture and Harmony,.
meow Bonne nt BEAVER BLoOK,.
WI.:CrHAM •
MRDLE VYORKS 1
Taking a retrospect of my thirteen or fourteen
years business in Wingharn, I desire most heartily to
tender my thanks to my friends and the nubile gen,
erally for the liberal patronage extended to me in
the past.
I shay also state that I am in a position to offer
better induoenients than ever to those requiring
anything hi the line of
Granite or Stone Monuments,
HEADSTONES,
WINDOW SILLS,
pipe.
"Wull?" came the slow reply. The
man did not glove nor did he take his
pipe from his mouth or his hands from
his pockets as he surveyed the elegant
young man in corduroys.
"I should like to inquire," said the
tourist, "if this isn't the i egion where
the clay eaters live? I was told I should
reach it about noon."
The Missourian rose slowly, and, ad-
vancing his lank figure, a, gleam of fun
in his eye, asked in his turn;
"Clay? Be you hungry for some, young
feller?" --Youth's Companion.
STONE TRIMMINGS,
FOR .FENCING, &o
I would be pleased to have those desirous of pro-
curing coy articles in My line to call and examine
goods, compare
pricesand leave their s
o
that
the goods mas be secured and prepared early in the
season. You can select from the latest designs and
obtain the finest Hot km ship at the most favorable
prices. Float respeotfully, , yours,
VJM. SMYTH,
Wiagham, Ont.
DO +70U WANT TO
r.%iLT 1 YOUR SEEDS
AS CHEAP ?
If so, read T. A. MILLS' posters
eves tnorni11g.
1,,,e for Horses.
Once in the horse business always in
the horse business might be put down as
a proverb. ;l have known a good many
inen to get 'tired of race horses and Gell
nut, but unless they sold out on account
.,s of age or infirmity they have always
gone back to it, Look at Will Barnes.
Ile sold his stables a few years ago and
swore he would never own another horse.
lie is now in the market buying a lot of
yearlings, showing that be ]Weans tostay
111 the business. .I could name a num-
1,er of others who have done. just what
Barnes has done. There is a fascination)
about racing that sticks to amen through
life.—Interview in St. Leine Globe -Dem.
oorat.
Social Opporturritles Are %:livat.
There is no good reason why the me-
chanic should not play the piano or the
banjo if he is so inclined; none why lie
should not keep himself clean and re-
. •spectehle and go into society; nolle why
the doors of mansions should not open
us wide to him as to the salesman in a
store. If the daughters of Squire Tinse'
fool: down upon a mechanic and sutiic
linty. tL Counter jumper, the termer » ti
Oat Meal. gill Opened.
The undersigned desire to inform farm
ers and the people generally that they ha
reopened theirs
Qat fileel liIl in inghem
TIMES It SUBSCRIBERS.
All pet:'tiea who have not paid
for the " TIMES " for the year .
1.888 and 18bi. use requested to re•
init the amount at once, We gleed
money,and hope this notice witi
be sufficient, and that a sienna!
response will be the result.
R, TLT.$I OJ T T.
The undersigned have on hand a large
quantity of
Wind Motors for I.Iectr1oal, urposos.
The use of wind power$
wfoe producing
the electric light possesses the recom-
mendation that it is cheap, A wind
motor has been in successful operation
for some time at the northernmost light,
house at. Cape de la Hague, where it
drives two dynamos supplying accumu-
letors. The windmill restsupon a timber
framing, and transmits motion by means
of a vertical shaft and two pairs of cone
ical cog wheels to a horizontal shaft,
Pulleys Are fixed to the latter, which
drive the dynamos by means of belting.
The windmill works automatically, both
during light winds and gales.—Eleotli
ciao.
And are now preparers tri purchase Oats in
unlimited quantities and itt the
Hiwhest add Price,
They will supply customers with the B;s.7
Gitayss in Oat Meal.
ELDER, & CLEGG,
• • IWG•22.A. M'• - O.tt14:C',
✓ r
S
Watts.e—I suppose your wife is like
most women—clever admits that she
makes it mistake. Wickwire—Oh,
she occasionally assertsthat she made
a mistake marrying me. But she
»ever admits even that outside the
fatnily,
FIRST-O4.kSK
CNP
WHICII WILL III; SOLD
CHEAP FOR CASH.
ALSO, ON HAND,
Hemlock and Dry PIne:
T , 4J MBE
DRESSED OR UNDRESSED,
®0 0-
AT
..'
AT THE
Wingham :I+✓�ill .
Josephine street, adjoining C PR track;
L. & J. MoLEAN.
Wingbam, Oct. ea 1889.
WA ire's Thouglxtfainess.
Elis wife is back 1
No more at night,
When seems the,town to have a som-
bl<e light,.
Too dull and gray,
fay he go forth with paint to make
it bright,
Tie's ltd his flay,
till wife is hack.
Pioneer Hardware Store,
STONE BLOCK.
We give special attention to the
following lines:
IRON PIPE, ALL SIZES FROM TV
• - INCH.
I
i'1 .
IRON A'Pits AND BRASSCT1NGs.
FIRE BRICKS, MILL FILES,
• MACHINE OILS.
AMERI'CAN WATER WRITE COAL
OIL.
But who is that,
With glossy slat,
And step as springy as the step of
fawn,
Who loaves at night returning with
the dawn 1
It ie the ottie>i man whose wife's ,just
gone 1
Iip'Il see the paintings done!
I3e'?l have the fun l
The town shall flavor stray,
So dull and gray; .
His wife has gone 1
So gen!o nature, makes
A compensation sweet,
She gives for what she takes,
And it is sweet,
So whore the lower is plucked an-
other springs.
As she's providing for a myriad
things.
The town may not he lift to
stay
All dull anc'l gray :
One Wife comes home to -day,
;Another goes Reny.
Win hath, March 21, 1890.
WINGHA
TANNER
13E5T 'BRANDS <)F'
Sole, .
Harness...
.d.
AA �-y and Uppgo
Jf"'....11 A. E �Y
ALWAYS ON HAND.`
Manufacturers would do well to merlin
stock and cornparo prices.
We are sole agents in, Winglram for
the sale of Genuine Itubhl'r Paiot
the beet in the world.
All -kinds of shelf and
heavy Hardware at
bottom .. prices.
kadies' & Gents' Driving Gloves
Ill Dog; Coon and Astrae>an, made to
order. Also;i
trong Workingmen's Gloves,
Irl Desr, Goat, Cali and bheepskin.
Highest pries.pcir1 for Clouts, Times'
flheepskius and Woul.,
Wt 4L CHAPMAN.1
Land Plaster in bags always ou
he. Gl ao 52,1
FARMS FOR, SALE.
ZETLAND SAW MILL
1 bane a number of tarots for sale in different
pal• a of Ontario, AS yoet are aware, furors were
never s cheap in this province as ut the present
time, and if you want a tarin I would recommend
you to buy now. It your means are limited I can
sellplenty of ten a 1 farm
pay b lance n a small iof y rchacomtnieng you
at
a low tato of ,nterest, thus enabling you to acquire
a home of your own most easily.
If you have means and do not tegitlr0 credit I ran
give von es good calm) for your money as yf u can
get elsewhere.
I will gladly send you description of farms or salt,
in ally locality an head sg from von.
,fo1fN J. t'A'la1ON,
84 King street cast, Toronto.
T olSAttos OP BOTTLES
q7NEll AWAY YEARLY:
Winn I sae Cure 1 do not nfea,
merely to stop them for a time, and tato
have thorn return Again. 1 ki IAN A RA 010A. It, C U 6I GW nave grade the disease of Pits.
Epilepsy Or ,Falling 1Dickst ess n life -los.,; study. I warrant My remedy to Cure the
Worst wee. Because inherit Imve failed is no reason for not now rerelvistr, a cure. Send at
dace for a treatise and a PrOtte IgtottiO of my trikttiitioie t"tattitad '. five El press and
Post Office t coats you nothinle for a trial, end it will one you. Atfdrettt:--H R, ROOT*
Mi 0'/ *mouth Olfinoek 118$ Liik `' AD4,,.AttlC GlIzzwr5 'rolnz MI'!'iit,
GEORGE THOMSON, Proprietor.
Lumber of all kinds,
• First-class Shingles,.
and Cedar Posts.
Car Load Orders a Special y.
'WOOD .delivered to any part cif
Windham.
re Order bymail prompt y attended to.
GEORGE TIIOMSOr4,
• Wingbam l' o
WINGHAM
FLOUING MLLS!
The undersigned wish to to der t; .ir hest t1 at
tot the ltbtral patronage given to ,ir 810)
severaly^.ats prior to the burning n7 our uiir 1 } ”u•
^0ndiaricul, During the 1 set e,a,or. +til: h:eer in.
moddelled the teen mull to the tattoos pmts.; oys.
tem of Hungarian hull,•r Process tui tins. We t,•
;leve wacan SOW rri, a better acepmniod.tioar
ever berme. Wordier
Prompt Disi atoll,
Tif)ir Ptetlir'nu5
Q IALIT'Y SI::CO:dl)'.0fINOIv1 IN
SBOTION,
wad ttv*oloto nem ,•ta1 ttteit',n t C't v
'•r °•t' with a trial by 4.4
fr iends and litany near tines,
1 Uui , ,,,u1W ,,;tglet•tf Gills,
HUTTON
VIti„kam kill, flet, 43, hill.