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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1891-01-02, Page 4• .41•11-' • f 0 lee 1 WILLIAM Gil — ANC/ — DRUGGIST. G. P. R. TICKET AGENT. ACT. O L C.R.W. TELEGRAM GO. Opu. Brunswick House,. Wingham, - Ont • !Pe Milldam FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1881, Turn,betry• The nonalluttio.te for ,thia, township were held u the FoNaters' hall, Blue - vale, ou Monday last. • There was, a fair tiont f ratepayers, and the prooeedings were eornmeneed at 12 O'clock by the Township Oteek calling 'for nominatious, Win. McPherson 741', • OW* aliddilk enee inet in hie eld , iktf h " Ot t Pavia !aeon was ate ti:la for emneeillor, but did net in- tend•to make a personal cauVas. Ile left his eat* in thettliands of the elootose, feeling' titOire that the result would lee adavorttle one. Though; the yoting moo ahoula. get a chance to assist in governing the townehip. Rieherd Armstroog had been colleted by a lane umber of ratepayers to offer himself for the positiou, of calla- cillor, and be was nOW hafore the dlec- tors far that position, If elected 110 would, look -after the towneWp's aelaiese thanked the °teethes foe placing him in nomination, and hoped, they would give him a hearty support on Monday next. Mr Gen Hatpin, the other oondidete, was not present to address the meeting when hie •flare was called. During the meetine, a discussion arose on the poor house questiou, as to whether it would not be advisable to,aelow the elector% to vote on thet question at the municipal. election, but the matter was allowed to drop without taking any, Olen, alitiea of heat And head, *mom- alsied ttwo valuable preseute in le form of ahauclsome drew:tug min beautifel album. Ur Tountz made a. suitable reply, thanking the, pupite and fkindness filloWie to Itir Tough leaves to !Attend the Normal, after winch lie will return Mae ltake, charge of the -school et n eatery temeiclerality edvaitce lof his peeeent one, We forgot to meution thett Aimee 15 teachers from, didhrent parts were present, whittle shows Mr Teuglka. popularity eluting tee teach- ing freternity, as well as with the whole of the section,—Noinivations in Morris resulted. the old admen Wit"te returned hy. acclamation, not thatthere waa no. feuit to fled, or there it a good deal of thut, bah all seemed to ttfhe the view thatthecouncil should mute in °Mee until the de. falcatieu of the, ex treasurer was straightened, out. f There was a geed deal of wronging about the Matter, and shifting 1-311. blame trent one to another. From the discussion it was learned that thaex,feeasurer had,tione things. that lied, the• appearnnee oe crookedness while collector foe the township, in 188L and that 'es was appointed treasurer early iu 'titte aryl Hutt he had Mien using the township's moneys durine,•all that time. Also, that the auditors had wide the usual statetnent every year, viz ; "We have audited the books anti found them oorrect," at the same they bad neither tempted the cash nor seen the brook, Nome. The Sunehine Cludetunte tree enter, tainmeut,on Dec. 2nd, Was a decided moss in every 'reseed. Tbapro• gramme was .long, varied and intereet; hate heino composed of readings, eras propose for Reeve, try Jas Elliot, recitations, einging,iitneby the.Senday seconded Adam Qleghorn, For !school children, who,performed their Deputy Reeve, Wm. Gerninill was -proposed by IOU Leathern, seconded, by Geo Nicholson; Wni Oruiclish.ank, proposed by Robe Weir, seconded by Thos Gilmore ; Geo Thomeon, prepos- ed by Win Gerptnill, seconded by Gave in Wilson, For councillors, Robt Mamwell, proposed oy Aeltunefieghorn, seeouded by Jai Elliot ; John Dirnent, Ids:towed by Robb seeouded by various parts in a utauner highly oreditable t6 themselves, aud those wile trained thein„ Mr. 0; Mothellancl, Miss Godfrey and some of the older metubers of the congregation, assisted with musk), readings, &gond speeches were delivered by Mews. L M.. God- frey, of Belgrave, and.B,ev, Me. Camp- bell, of Bjyth. IVIr. Godfrey took for his subject "Ameritan tiumor,"es Com R 8 Harris; Grovin Witepet, proposed pared with English. Trish aud Scotch by, Malcolm Lemont,. seconded by humor, illustrating his ra,narks by numerous examples, showing their timelier :characteristics. Rev. Mr. Campbell, in a short, forcible and eloquent addresashowed the resources ot our Dominion aod gave reasons why Oanadiatis should not listen, teethe carping and croakteg of the tradugers of our couutry, 'calling upon all true patriotic. mea to throw pelititiseand everything deco asidewhich would nindee teem; from fostering a kindly and enthusiastic loyalty to Canada,' than witiole no other coantry had a brighter future and more hopeful pros- pect, After the literary aud • musical feast hadbeen disposed of, candies, nuts, teco, were distributed among the audieece.old as well as youogyecerving their share, need. seeming tre equelly enjoy thetn, .Tlie large and teautilte .tree was then stripped of its muitifar. liatie, fruits and was foupd to contain enemy aud. beautiful peeseete from can dies, apples and tin whistles,, to .heantifei albums, bootes and, costly ornaments. The entertainment breite up et, a seasonalve hour, all 'ming well pleased with their evening's Gating. the proceeds antonoted to within a few cents of $30,'Whibli will•be devoted to the interests of the Suuday school. —Saturday, 20th, Mr. Blackwell, assisted by Messrs 131acke &Age, end others,held a very theme eul examination in 13S No 5. A.,farge member of parentsethe resident inln- istee and others interested; were present,. The pupils in the various Glasses acquitted themselves in,a, very creditable manner and at. the close a n u m bee of the visitors, expressed themselves as well pleased • with the condition and progress of the wheel and declared their satisfitetion. of knowing that Mr. Blackwell was to remain in charge next year.--Sle and Mrs James Wilkinson spent (Melees urns in Kincardine.—Mr Will Russell has returned front his extended so. journ. itt Detroit.—Mr Will Potter, enedice.1,student, of Torontoes nil the 4th. It is eat necessary to say where. Wil1.kin-so(o)11 tell you that if you ask him.—The school house in 88 Ntel presented a very animated sppeerance on Wednesday, 24th, the occasion hitieg the extunivatiori of the pupils who have. for the last two t ears been under thn iustructiou of Mr W J Tough, Me 'rough has shown himself to be a very 'painetaking and energetic teacher and the esteem in wide!' Imes held by the people of tine section was fully attested by, the large number of viletore present, About 100 being in attentlit»ce. Tito pupils !mowed a high state of protioiencey in the different heanchee. Daring the exataluatiott of the classee, teasel by e 8atnuel Leggett ; Rieliard Annetrone, propoeed by Geo 13 Scott, seconded by Sittneel Leggett; George Harris, petit - posed by Robt Miller, seconded by Tues Nixon. The time having,elapsed during watch nominations could be mad, the ()leek declared Win Mee • Phirson eletined, Res ee by acolatuatien ' for the ensuing year. A,crieeting was thee orgenized, with Mr. Rahn Mpler • as eaairinate to allow the different eetelidetes to deliver addreeses. lalePitersore, the Reeve, was the first spetker. He thauked the eletoors for enter eoritioutd, confidence ; they had eteeted him to hie preemie peeition • • eleven times, nine nf them by, tonne- raittion. He;wonid, as in the. pn ee -.strive to de what he cored •foe the • tewnship. He gave a resume ot the ensiaess done at the county couneil ' &wile; the year.' There hod been a new oridge erected during' the year at a costef S700, and there would be oue t•rected the coaling year at Eadie's Went into particulars in regard to the entered by Air Geo Bryce e against tide township for overflowing • Jos lands with water, and asked the streeting for an expression of opinion Ile to whether the township should carry the case to a higher court in case it were defeated at the initial . trial. He then resumed his seentifter • wishing the electors a happy new veer.. in Wabefore bfore the • electors as a catididitte for the Deputy. lteeveship. He had been -in the council for five years and its the pres. eat Deputy Reeve was retiring, and he having sat in the council foe a n leger time titan Rio' of the other tile:elms, thoaeht he was entitled to the position. rats record was be. fere the people, and lie hail always done whatel he thought was best iu te toweshiots interest, and if elected he would give close attention to the in - threat of the township. He,hoped that the (decrees would tarn out on eleielay mud give him a rousing majere ley —Win itruiekehank was c tndi (tete f DIpittyelteeveship, Ile he 1 served the eleetors for to years iti the council, and if elected, for the higher position to whieh, be asptred, their iinerest would receive his best &teatime • Geo Then) poti than iced the electors for the confidence ;they hal rep:oil-41 ilt him for the past eight yeas, end s•tid that as lie inel rude attain changes tit his tenancies that 'would empire his absence from Itore t. a greet deal of the time, he was cone- pilled to decline tile nomination at t prosent time. Lien Matwell le t nt el the eleeters t a returning him to the Council Cot' year, 110 had wowed tee peeple faitlindly and now Winteohuteeln On Wednesday, evening of last week a temperance lecture was delivered in the t'oreaters hall by Dr.• Mao donald, M. P., of \gingham. There were neer five hundred persons pre. Sent, all. being highly delighted with the very able aud, interestige. •lecture the Dr. 'tome. Mr SamuelGraopy,. 'ancoinpanied the Dr, and gave a very. 'funny reading, entitled•"The Beef, eontract." The Kest of the evenieg was taken rip by the Rev. Jr. Geddes,. aud Rev Mr Growls, who gave short Redresses. We !most not 'fineret the Whitechurclechoir. who did their part welt, exceedingly well, There cannon be too Much praise given in favor of the music on that • occasion.—Or eohool teacher, 1,%ir Spenee, has cotn- pleted bus term and left on Tuesday evening for his home- ein Melswerth. No &edit Mr. Spenee 'Veal be. much missed ine tseetion, at he impeoted the children well for. the shO ort nes rOarrip, imaokartwor, ..tor, al Mr, Ot NethanVarielt, forinerly Of t Ott tioutlay, Dee. °hereto, old blies desaie ' lotted thaentesting daughter of Mr Thontas Oarlds; of think it alight he tee Whitechurch. The •happy Wilde derive was eclipsed any t leg Of' 'Anne to Wiughatti on Christmas ilayetticone: iu thee gection of the cote ponied by a few( their frteude And suleptuette repast wets surveil; tee e had knot tied theeTthey will not • tott itt the Itseetnent of Wu loose in a burry. Congretalatious. The auditorium. eves crowded to set o 4,••••••••••••,...111., veriloer to partake of the Memel. 131leetTale. • treat neaten% liev Mr. Prink, pa* Tile nest weather audgieigning, n, tor, ocutipied the chair aild WW1 it in Maguilicent crowd—the large. t it Is his actual agreeable manner, The erat said ever Wab 10 Bluevale, unbounded apeaker was it v. Mr. Saito" et interest and enthusiasm attended the Herriaton, who eptertehied the crowe openiogi oi the fine new Methodist for the ogee of 20. minutes. Rove soloorolt en. the 18th. lu the afternoon Mr, WriEten eht,,(teopaltele) of Gerrie. at 3 80 the Rev. Dr. Potts, or Toronto, drew the untitvided, attention ol tris preached on Matt. 2: 1, 2, Hie inv ser crowdanteing hie brief areas. Rev. men, probebly, will never be forgotten by those who heard it, it was, 'fell of thought and thrill and power, Every seat, drew -seat and otiair, wee tillea; immediately after the afternoon sere vice, the climit•r, which was eX,oellent, was served which occupied the time fully from '5.30 to 8 o'clock About 600 people to et dinner,yet despite the great nunoher the ladies of the °buret' and circuit had provided 80 ahundnatly that many more could 'have been en- tertained, At eight (Nock, the even- ing entertainment ot nnisiet song and addresses, wee given, De. Chisholm, of Winghamefilled. the obait in 'a,gentle manly and worthy manner. Revs John Scott, NI A. °hairline:1 of the District, J A. MeLauelilan, B A, of Wroxeter, Robt Godfrey, of Belgrave, A. Y Hartley. 'reshyterian, of Blue - vale, J 8 Cooke, ' of Hensel], who preoeded the Rev Mr Walletin .ite'pus- tongave short edeireeses;all were short and pithy, however, to give time te Dr Potts, who wee to give the ad- dress of the eveniugetis subject being,, 'The Mutual Relation of Pulpit and. Pew," which was fall of wisdom and - eloquence. Nearly' all who. Were -preeent iu the afternoon remained f the evening, who, with scores of. others, !oraratned the seats, aisles, porgh and every foot ofepace within the building, many reeds Oft people who (tame in the evening had to turn around mid clittappointedly wend their way hone The tine noisie was sapplied by the Wingninit Orchestra, and solos, were sang by Mime Delimits and Tuft, Airs 000itN and Me Duffield. A seta soription 'th was taken in betolf 'of e Betiding Fund, which, with proceeds .New Year. , of dinner, and afternoon offerings, •The cuitneil met Dee 15, 1890, s amounted toeconsiderably over 2500. Brown's hetet; Foedwieln einktaMint The dedication of the oharch, thd adionrumeitt. Members. tie presont,..' painting of which, was not cohipleted. The reeve in the thein their. ;Mutes ofi last meeting reed &13t1 hpproved. By. iciw No. 5, read and d 'passed. The clerk received, .$12 from Win Hib- bard, per J W Jeri:pies, for' Old bridge sold to hint by (icemen on tton. 10, • , lots 20 and 21emoney to be handed to • treasurer. Moved by Mr De Image, . • seconded by Mr Graham, • that the xp• annual recipts. and eentlittire be published in detail, also a ethteniojit , • of meets and liabilities, in estoortiance . with !statute— OH ailed. Moved ;lei .Mr • • daceues.seconded.ht Mr Gritheon that •d ' the trensnrer lay a Statelat,tib before . the council next meeting of the • amount of rebate on each Government Oraintly the Government receivine the intigeet and annual paYtneut of princie. pal some months before dup.—Carried, Report of the reeve read in refereuee to bitsiness done during the year by the Board if Health, and it wile moved by Sir Grahannthat eaelo tneniner re. . arrive $10, being '-$:1 per day, and the :went:try receive $1 extra.—Oartied., Moved 4' Mr Graltain, seconded by Nir Jacques, that the eionocillats each. receive $dt) for council aud commis- sien fee, and the reeve $60, anddebenturesl, debentures be leaned for same.— Carried. Account'Passed-11. Wiley, . Al for drain, lot 17, con 8 ; Twara• leV, $1, for repairing culvert, lot 14, • con 14 ; Vtttie.$1 for repairing mil - vett, lot 10, con12 ; Alex Kine, $1.75 for sbed at hall ; J McKee, $11.12, grev :ling, lot '6, con 1 ; 'Hayden, $1), for grading, lot 80,d con A n Tilos Walker,45, for onlvert, lot 80, coo Og 0 _Horton, 24 00, foe , charity to G Beattie n Mr Underwood, i1, re' pairing enlvertdot 1, con 18; deStincl- ere, $80 forehtch lot 16,• conA; Metavish, fini'"' gravel Douttgliet $17.8ine 2, for Mrs ShSe months e 1.3 $3, for repairing bridge, lot 13, con 4; A Patterson $1. for repairing cutverneon, ; ,TAnsley,. $8, for Om and gpneilicatione of Gorrie eulverte W Newtote.$4,215, for wood fur Sirs, Shaw end Mrs McDonald ; Doniothy, et SO, fors • gravel: Proudlove, $2, ha •bitch killed and applied. for to he struck M ff at Couet•of Revision; Jantiesen.. $30, 'foe repairs of nritige;,- lot 8, con end 3; .S Nave $10. board of health. fees F1,Perkins, $10, hoed ofitealth fee A Dahmer, $0, for enunell erne commotion fees ; J W Ja-nes, for elownoil and emideutinent tee* n, koix. ton; itne tote ddA.WALIP,Ale • Mr. Afton (Preebyteriate) Wits tito next speaker, and atidePSai ivoil as those of the (Ahem was ohmmeter. ized by a friendly feeliog, to all1Chriee. tain denominatious end tried to.ninettl those seutiments into hes hearers, Whet was antimpated as the -intelieet- ele treat of the everting was now reu. drred by Rev, Mr, 1), In his remarks ht. spoke of„the union of the erotestatit denominations ae being a. foregooe couciusion and -a matter of time, He thought the only harrier hetWeen dip tanioo of theit Preshyreriail and Methodists. would be the"'WoMait! cpiestioo,"a0d also said as a Melina,' toward anion he would be willing to to give up the polity of his elnirch if the Presbeteriaus wilted give up their, doctrine. tits remarks throughout were charecterized by Wooer teed were' high y appreciated by the crewci of • adtaireren futon:lel statement was deinauded•by the Oluttrooto end rend- • ered by. Kr- Oolk. Froin the ihrwe • it was made known that the church . was pelf' ha with the eeeeetlee uf p about m). Dr. Griffin then leeriest. ed that auto from the crowd. In leste• than twenty iniutitee the+. am ,tent raised and more, The proo eels of tit tea mire $125, and the colleetion oa the preceding Sunday itinouuted ts $113, To fiteish, up, an Orange Sectel was held on Deo 22nd, at whh ic addreseevas delivered liy Rev. Mr.: Campbell, of St. Marys„ "titel Save the Qatem."—Your correspotel- tint will give an ttecount of the cbureh, itself, in,the near future. This oppor- Utility is also taken of wishing , the, Tretes a. merry Xines eat' tiappy will probably be the second Sunday of he had charge of thenee—Mr Joseph] e Nixon has rented. hbthNew Year, Dr Potts eXpreese& is etel to his brotheeein-law, Moses .01aampion, of Donnybrook —Kr Beaton was away on. S ant rd ay lite t ,b u ryieg hie father, who died in Chicago and wag brought to Weald home at Zleinahurg to be interred. —Mr James Sharp has pur- chased a horse front Hector McKayt1r. Itir.-aleEny is going into, the washing rintoldue inteinees.— Mr 11 D Hender- son has jut get trea.lot of the finest holiday goods ever seen, in a village store.—The in connec- tion with, the •Presbyterian Sabbath Sclool at tide place ,was held on Curiettnes eve, hi the clinrch, and was a grand supeees, A prove:nine. of Bible. readings, 'recitations, and singiug waexentlered. The choir was in full bloom and donaeonee extellent Ilingin.4. The two reverend gentimen of the place were preseueand gave very appropriate addresses for the °Cashion, after which the childrene banks were broken and. contents, amounting to $81 27, in aid of missionery work,wae found. The chair wee.. oeenpied by the superintendent, II-1 tit 1) Hendee eon. This entertainment was no pay- iug speculation for the obarch, as the admission wee eitly woe/Mite for all, but the Sunday School childrenan d hitch one took away a twenty cent box of, candies.—Our grain- buyers are doing -well since they sleeted. Only one .or two parties with grain have pitesed,thvougle the village, on account of net beiug., setisfied with better prices ellen theyeould -get elsewhere, arid those were. not notieed or they wound have been mode happy tvith the rest.—The annual meeting of the ehartileilders toed, -petrons of the Whitechurch Bitter Pnetory was held in the Ferestera' hall, on Suturday,the 27th. A large ound.fer were present and every' person ,seemerl , to he well eatiefled with Hie Wey, the`basiness had he.en conducted and with the proceeds from their mantes—, Mergers Itleleolin end Alex rtoss returned the other day from Mnoitobe. Their .friends were pleased to Seestheril and to teem be asked for a renewal of their noel. 1 the pupils and othrs end dielognee, that they have been doing well in...th donee, John Diluent was before the readinge, &e, were intervened end pruiriti peovince.—Miss Lizzie Sintep, 'Whighltht,Preneh echnorning and even eleeters for the p .141tion of anti -Peltier, tended maul: to enliven to prpeeritlioge daughter of Me James Sevin of tide inst. Hie uerinntle were oberaoterized Ia thal461 pact he had eat at the council Alt ammitted themselves 'in a very piece, who has.been tesidinby deep thought and tn nob earnestness,g iii Janie, v 'hoods and he nlwave done what he creditable mannt r At the 01081.4 returned home on Monday last Tewhishvolt le tee a deep impteaelon onr a ttensidered for the best atterest of the ef the prneeedimint, Mr Toogh was- two week*" eisie.—Olottles Henderson 'wuny of Ilig,,hedrerd Thr wildredite st ettty. He wand do all le, „eneseona wish a neatly worse,' lel. is hiene bn front thetininess ooller t101.1 hstemen with helot -nn epleaentre, wee - MO to indei deem taxeeinn, eitit Ail', 11 , . ,.. ,, dying le, bis many go", taifigg io 04 ligliotrur4u; Jost, i in 14010,40,00,01,40,41,1,4400910or rti.1 '• a III • 1 • i IN I ., .1 ,, '44 r 111 .4 **I. 44" t:::6**4! :, r:1;4‘.,:*:. ,..f *... '• -1- ..., . • .: 1 ,.iaa .4.'! -, • hitnedlf as highly pleased; with thin beautiful structure, at being pretent to help his old colleagoe, Mr Wallwiu, tultis estimable undertaking and with tieet generous liberality which has built the church, notably the fine dountiou given by -lion W E Sanford, of Hainil- tot. Liberal contributions have 30trie oleo from Detroit and elsew,here.—Mr Healey and wife, of Halton comity. nephew of Rev A Y Hartley, are visiting at the Manse, this week.— Robert and William htewart are trouts for holidays. They are going to High Sehool at NewSZears.—elre 0 Lewis. who has been etiffering so long, hesp, been.taken worse and is suffering a great deal. ricevirmit. ' Fordwich 11Iethedist Church, itt accordanoe with the annennoeinnnt in eeprevione issue, was dedicated to the worship of GO on Dec. 14th, The Rev, J. Hantion, D. D., of Guelph, preacbed.tho opening !termini at 103) e. nt., helm thn words; "The church of Goa which he hath purchased with his own blood," found in Acts 27: 20. In his.preliminareeeetnarks, he show- ed how in an hospital there is. an apartment'for of the verious' diseases, and of the great benefit it was for people to enter in nrdento be, mired, aud that when they went there it woe their deetre to be restoredand that if people entered the Ionise of God with the same spirit how, they might be cured .from the many spirit- ual diseases which the flesh is ,heir to Ile further showed the profit of every portion's becoming a member dello vis- ible to be taoinebt tip, and pounded in the *aye of trullr and right, It was a SPrrnon that Sank intoethe heart e of the peeple. At 8 in,' the term° wee resumedety the Rev. Mr. Smythe, of llarrisone who preaelied a very utile and edifyiug ser•• mon, The Rev. Dr. Hannon prettehe eignin at 6 80,. The eleurch was literally Paefte.d at each otervice. On lAntidny, Dec. 2let, Rev. Mr. Sentt, of Mie • three le lee,' •"Uhriett tiny ul \"-the eel) • The pr • and c vocal • longed Santa the Are the frel Celina Mar On nejoi plush 1 • dish an contain •Claus t/ • presents 11 entire • Many 4 an 0 forgotte e4 with the add •'t.Ve Nits •DIiAII 'regret future • lidetion not alto way w token ia s4rvioe •.hreve w tiny of the cot; have e movein good, shown the wo teacher 45 yon a'so-ca loving ecletol, tega f studies .7 be tA71 8igued jt- • • Wo • Wits° should rhea m return —M i her h for a ,e miss° she wi neat borho s, home Lizzie ler so • nee Cobol sister On ceinh tecta vec • We Davi carni posit —M 111, inhal the 1181).8 mon Tod Albe Jut Hee Part A Rho 18 prol if r 'of t Mr' ten toe