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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1892-01-29, Page 4.111111111111111111111110111.1 WILLIAM 31 .bash ravPunoal t• ST. -AND -- DRUGGIST. T.G. #L; W. TELEGRAPH G0. 'p" Brunswick House, Ingham, - . - - Ont lit 0111140► 1.1111'5 .11liA i:. JANUARY 29, 1892. . REFORM CONVENTION. l`ha annual meeting' of the West nron Liberal Aenociatinn, as cone ituted for Dominion Electoral pure wee, will he held. in Dungannon, on iday, February 5th. at 11 o'clock a : for die erection of officers, nominee on of ncandidate to 'represent the idin;t it, the Dominion Parliament, ref any other business that may he ,tester before the meeting. A full ttendauc* is requested, It Literary Secit'ty Las Green organ• ized in the school horst;. ma the 6th liue,with the f+lliowu! S staff of eificers: President, Geo Co',rlt°s; Vice Prem. deet; J Bowler`s Secretory 1) S Sentt; ,Assistant Secretary. Jolla, Scott: Tieasur'r, P W Scott. 'Room Ouw, ntitiee,"Alm Fells, Aaron Bennett, M H Harrison • Lizzie Anderson and Lizzie Edwards. The meetings will be geld each and .every Thursday evenir s uuttl spring -4/ea Cuuk,. or Lapeer, Michigan, is holidayiur; in this lncahty,-Mrs H. Edwards *and son aTrI60!1, Thomas, left on Tuesday to vtsit 'friends tn Owen Suund.--&%•bile J S Scott %we.d.•ecenditg the hill leading t•' Belerate station eine a loud of I cort,wned,t In .af the trace:•! unhitched, ' letting t a•Pig I tongue down. 'rue teaiu hemline frighteued and broke louse front the load, running seine distance, when they came in contact with another load, •by which one of thein w's thrown drown, receiving several severe scatches. Fortunately no other damage was done. P Porterfield, Municipal Clerk cf the township of East Wawanosh, has been enntined to his house since the New Year with an attack of La Grippe and pneumonia, but unser ehiliul treatment expeuts to be ..about again as usual ere a few days. He was un - elite to attend the council meeting on Monday la•.t, the 19th inst., in his ofiiuial:eapaeity, as Olerk, the first time the like has, happened him within the 21 years that he has now held that office ' EDITORIAL NOTES.The Municipal Council for the Township of East %'awanosh met in PRBMne$ Almon has succeeded in the Council roost, on January 18, "e:oustrue int; the Dominion Cabinet. 1892, pursiiant to statute, the mem.. 49r J A Ouiwet, of Quebec, and Mr J bee's elect being Thos H Pas lor,Ret ve; Finley Anderson, Deputy Reeve , and Patterson, ex MP, of Bomb Essex, Messrs Donald 1?attu'sun,Robt Shielt, ave been taken into the Cabinet, and ,and David Robertson, Councilors. „;l:i!era1. of the old inentbers have Having duly subserib:d and signed the anged from one department to declaration of qualification and of uother. office, (the Reeve in the chair) the minutes of last council fleeting, held k Pon' Saminslts, the special morn December 15, were read and confine* nhissioner for Canada, is at Chicago, • ed. Moved hy Mr Steel', seconded by (arranging the Canadian exhibit at the Mr Patterson, that Charles Campbell i'W' rlal' c Fair. He will ask for 10,009 .be again reappointed auditor\on be- hail of the council -Carried. The i,equare feet of space in the Li•.rticultu- R;eet'e ti eu re -appointed et m Robin. j,r}tl building;, 10,000 in the mines and son as second auditor. Moved by Mr mining building, 15,000 in the agri- Anderson, seconded by Mr 1 atterson, tltural bei+ding, anti for a good place that I' Porterlie:d be reappointed in the manufacturers' Mtuildiug, auuutn-Uarrted. R tr • °kelt, at MS former salary of $,80 per Prow Dr Txs* annual convention of the Re 15,1.eldruw., Wiugbaiu,•Medical Health i, resin Association, of East Huron, ofiiuer, received, stating that the sato. i tory cuedttion of the township for was held in the Town Hall, Brussels, on the 22nd instant. 1891 was excellent,' no infectious disease during that terns having .been President Hislop occupied the ehsie reported to the township. Board of and deliverA a short address at the Health --Filed Messrs P W Scott opening of the meeting. The election and J hu Coultes, cous 6 and 7, were of officers resulted as follows :-A. prevent ndvisiug the council that now would be the time to have a quanitity Hislop, Grey Township, president; 8 of gravel laid down for repairing that Grecey, Wingham, let viae president; piece of road allowance near Coultes' 3' Strachan, Grey, 2ud vice president ; sawmill, at presilut in a very had con -w II Kerr, Brussels, secretary -trees - was The report of these gentlemen nice. Chsirweu were also selected for was favorab y received by the council who resolved to take action and do the various municipaltsies as follows : something in this matter at an early Howiek, Tlios Gibson ; Wroxeter, Was date John Jefferson, Timothy Dono _Robinson ; Wingham, Jas A Cline ; hue, Owen Donnelly and others from tsrey, Jas Ferguson; Turnberry, Gep the vicinity of and representing Fortune ; Brussels,] R (smith ; Morris, Donnybrook, were present, reminding the council that a petition from a •Lhas 1ieOlelland, sr; 13 ytb, N H number of ratepayers of the township Young; MMe1CiI)op, Geo Murdie; Elul- was laid before the then acting coun- 4i,t, Robb Scott. Slott speeches were oil several years ago, requesting that a Wade by Thomas Gibson, M p p, bridge be built for their own and the Thomas Strachan and W Irwin, of general public's accomodation,and filed away`at that time for further. consider.. Gerrie. Dr Macdonald, M P, was un- f •atiou. They now asked to have this •able to bo present owing town .attack of La Grippe. Listowel. . Rev A Jackson, of Galt, preached it Knott church on Sunday last, and 011 Monday evening he lectured.in the Name chureh ou "Jerusalem and the Temple "-At a meeting of the High School l3uard, ou Monday evening of 1tist week, Mr T+ 0 Doidge, of Toronto, ' Ives seh•eted as fourth teacher in the school. His ditties commence at once. --Two old residents of this down passed. to their home beyond last week. One was Mrs Wm McKeever, the.advaneed age of 75 yeers,caused by La Grippe, but a slight paralytic stroke was the itumediate Cause of death. The. other was Mrs Sarah i Davidson, relict of the late • Sanmel i Davidson, ft, her 68th year. The •.cause of death )vita (Lemma!, $ihn was shonol house at last nomination, $2 ; interred in the new cemetery on Fri.' Metiers Hart & Co, Toronto, stationery day last..-tistow'ed will have its and postages, 1801, $1.76; P Porter.. structs r.'aearded and the bonen field, services•as clerk, 1891, : J A ngtnberedd by the Charlton House Norton, Wiughate, legal services Nttmberit-ttt Co. The Council trade rendered 1889290.$1,56; Municipality alit" Charlton a grant vie $70,on Monday I of Blyth, East Wawanoslt share of itlghr, of last week, towards defraying: rent of hail for Division Court pur- i exl:ena+'s :incl the work wilt be irriw poste, $15 ; Wm J Fenwick, cleaning me/timely seise -der; with. The naevi* I crit hill 'eppcsite lot 86, con 4 and 6,. here are to be .raid kr by for property i $5.26 ,: P Pbrtetfield, postage, stat ion• owners. ' el/ke, 181, $3.88.; Arno 1 - petition loomed up, and notion taken to have this job done as soon as posrie ble. ' After discussing this matter for some tttpe, the Reeve and other mem- bet's of the council came to the con elusion that it would not be advisable to invest money in the meantime on any such coney in the township until the balance of railway debt Still due by the townsh;p was fully paid up, which would be now at no very - due - taut day. It was therefore resolved to allow this matter to drop itr the mean- tfthe. Petition of -Thos Ross, Jas Mc- Gill, Clain Livingston, Lancelot Netlrery and others, swaying that the taxes of Mrs Isabella Love. lot 88, con 5, be remitted for 1801, she being, as shown by some of the petitioners, in rather straitened circa ntsiancos -- Greeted. • The following accounts were handed in for pay.nent, viz : Trustees 8 5 No 1$', con 6, for use of tenger, dng wrongfully taxed in 1891, $1 ; henry Edwards, repairing out- verts. siti.enur• 866 ebd.87. cuu 6, w+2 ; Alex Brave, jr, dui; wrongfully obsess• ed in 1891, $1 ,' lsabella. Love, lot 88, con 5, taxes remitted, 1891, $ 17.01.; George Delgarue, dog wrongful./ assessed, 1891, $1 ; 4&tandar4 priutuig office, Blyth, 200 copies financial statement, 1891', $1 75. The couut•il then adjourned till Thursday, 11th February next. P Poirr saz"mert, °leek. . • IT to t1oiranto -Ott Wedu stltty of hist week lir Skilling and hie mueioa class gave the people of this +i'1 ge au ett+ trrteinment, of whtoh Air Skilling may justly feel proud. The pro- granime was !nog, but of ineet a pleas big nature and an irively rendered that the time passed all too quick, Mr Skilling is, going to organize for a second teras and no doubt will meet with well merited success, ' Culross. The conuoil wet'at the town hall, Teeswater, January 18th, 1892, as per statute. Members all present, when the necessary declaration, of qualifica- tion and ottioe were duly u-,ade' and strbteribt•d. Jos Moir,Reeve, took the chair, The ntruutcs of last meetings wete•read and confirmed, \loved by P Clark, seconded by J Welwood, that the members and officers who cont-. posed the Board of Health for lust year'b'e the members and officers for the year 1892-darried. Moved by J Wel wood, seoonded by 2 Clark, that the Reeve and Deputy Reeve he a committee tq appoint the standing committees for the year 1892 -Carried Moved by H McKay, seconded by Kuntz, that ey law No 12 of 1890 be now received -Carried. NI nved by P Kuntz, seuended by III McKay, that Alex Adamson be appointedAuditor to audit the accounts and 'Treasurer's books tor the year 1891-0arried. The Reeve. appointed Win Colvin, Auditor to audit the hooks and accounts of the municipality for the year 1891 Moved by H McKay, seconded by P Kuritz, that the printing •committee have notices printed and put up for the appointment of officers at next meetnigtof council for Treasurer;Clerk, As6essor and Collector. Any re- marks regarding the same in writing and placed in Che hands of the Clerk before 12 o'clock tl,e sane ilay'will be considered, applications to be in writ- ing and in the hands of the peek by 1 o'clock of tt•e sante day -Carried. Moved by J Moir, seconded by J Wel- wood; that this board authorize the Treasurer to pay Mrs Tougher the monthly allowance as in former yeers as her husband is still unable -to sup port himself. TheTreasurer t0 pay Mrs Taugher the three winter months in advance-Oarried. Moved by H McKay, seconded by 2 Kuntz, that the Clerk write the Telephone Come patty as follows : "We regret your in- ability to move the poles before the snow came, as requested. 11 will be a great inconvenience if the roads get blocked. Bet if they cannot be moved before the spring we will have to be content. You will .,blige us greaty if you move the three poles in the municipality of Teeswater, mentioned et ,t fernier time, when yon are re- moving the rest. We expect 'Tees - water corporation will consent"--Oar- ried. Moved by J Welwood, second- ed by P Clark, that the Reeve' be re- quested to wait on the Teeswater council and ask the use of the hall for the use of this board and four se five afternoon rneetinge for the Patrons of Industry, for which privilege this corn paration will pay the sum of forty dollars -Carried. Moved by J Wel , wood, seconded by J Moir. that the Auditors' salary for the year 1892 for the Lull performance of their duty, shall be $8 each. ' Moved in amend- ment, by H' McKay, seconded by. P IKuntz, that the Auditors' be paid $6 for the, auditing of the Treasurer's books and accounts, for the year 1891. 'For the amendment -McKay, Kuntz. For the motion-.Welwood, -Clark, Moir -Motion Carried. Amendment lost. Report of cotnmittee on standing committees; We recommend as fol. Tows : Finance - Clark, „Moir,and taunts, Clark, chairman. Education - Moir, Clark and Welwood, Welwood, chairman. Printing -Clark Sled Mc- . Kay, McKay, eh'airman. Roads and 13ridges--Kuntz, V,.ei'wood and•Moir, Kuntz, chairman. Assessment --The whole Connell, Moir, chairman. droved by [1 McICav, seconded by 2 Kuntz, that the Finance report, as just read, be. adopted-aitrried. Moved by 3 Moir; seconded by J Welwood, that this Board do .now adjourn to meet again in the Town hall, T'erewater, on Feb 15th, at the hour of 10 o'clootr a rn, when applications will he received for the offices of Aitsessor, Clerk, Col- lector and Treaenrer ; the two last to give the usual sureties -Curried, 1'i• dance report : William Ca:Atilt, for fixing hill opposite lots No 26 and 26, gone 2 and 8, $8 ; R N Thurtell, stationery and telegraphing, $1 •, Jas Warren, services as Engineer, $8 85.; - Jos Moir, trip to Walkerton and mile. ege, $4.50. CEAs Btir'rox, Clerk. dome. Mr Wm Stinson shipped, on Mon. day of last week, a oarlead' of cattle Howlett' The annual meeting of the Newick Agricultural Society was held on Thursday, 14th lust The report showed $18 80 mofe paid out for prizes than at the previous year'e exe bil,ttintr, rued yet the hvlance on bund is 8141.111, bein:''$$1'11111 in ,re than hist year. Jnn -colt• was re-eteeted president ; J 13 .lohnsnu. vies -presi- dent ; Peter l-(epiiti tail, see-treas. The number of euuite 1''.r prises was 418 and amount paid oar, for , prizes $154.10, Turnberry. On Tuesday afternoon last, Rev E `Talbert ('niter wait'instaltecl as perste; over the Turnberry and dowiclk con- gregations on gregations of the Congregational: ()hurdles. The installation ceeninonies were colnduoted in the Tune erry' church, and were presided over by Rev John Burton, M A, B D, of To. ronto. Ainougst those present were Rev %V H Watson, Jul'n .Ritchie and Roht Currie, of ,Win„ haw, The call to the Rev Mr Carter was a unauitunu$ one, and be commences his labors un- der most favorable circumstances. T, ugh. The Foresters here held their annual dinner on Thursday, Jenuary 21. It was this time held as a public dinner and concert, to which upwards of 400 turned out, which nude it one of the most suocesefui"gatlierie s ever held in the village. The H 0 R, E 'Powe, of London, was preeettt and deliiered an address ou the benefits of the Order. The remainder of the pro- gramme was very ably rendered. - Mr W Cole wail ui.fortuuate enough to lose $85 out pf his coat socket, 'while hanging in his room, about two weeks ego, during the absence of all the parties from the house, The party will doubtless get into trouble, if the moneynot; returned,as he has strong suspicion... 1 seatorth. , Upon severing his -connection with the 33rd Battalion Band, Mr Andrew Kidd was presented with a handsome cane. as tis alight recognition of his services while c,,uneoted with the band. Mr Kidd leaves shortly to take up his residence in Tdrouto.-Mr Kenneth McLeod has disposed of bib residence, in Godericli street, to Rev Mr Hodgins for $900. iIr McLeod intends removidg to Manitoba at once. -The. filet skating carnival of the season was held in the rink last Fri- day evening.=• -Al shocking accident occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday last, on the Ireland farm, near here, by which John, eldest son of Gordon McAdam, will probably lose his life. While engaged in working under the fire-nox of an engine he accidently turned a steam tap,; and was fearfully scalded hy the escape of steam before he mould be extricated. Bluevale. On Thursday evening, a social was held at Mr John &1cVtttie's residence, under the auspices .of the Y P C A. The weather was all that could be de- sired and consequently the -attendance was large. A very egloyable.eveuing was spent. A collection was taken up, which amounted to $12. -It is our sad duty to chronicle the death of Mr Andrew Balfour, an old and res- pected resident of Turnberry. His remains were interred in the Bluevale Cemetery on Monday and the large concourse of friends and aoquaiutances at the funeral testified as 'to the es- teem n which the deceased was held in the community The sorrowing wife and bereaved family have the rnost sincbre sympathy of tate en community, ---bliss Sadie E Williamtires, an evangelist, preached an eloquent sermon in the Methodist pulpit, on Sunday morning last. Miss Williams will hold a series of revival meetings during the week: -Mrs William Mc- Clean, of Goderioh, is visiting at the Rey 1 13 Wall win's--'-MrJohn King, of this place, is seriously ill at present, air King took a cold some time aero and has continued to grow worse..• MrJostph Lreckenbridge is also oti, the siclt list. -Miss Eunice Bosnian, who Inas been ill for some time, is, we are sorry to say, no better. -Mr Wm Hannah, formerly •of Bluevale, brit more racently of Michigan, has re. ceived a position as conductor on the Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway. • 1891 -Fall and Eariy Winter Trade -1892. Everything considered, we have no mason to complain of the vo'•ttme of our trade this far, but owing to the unusual- . ly large harvest of last season, together with the prospect of remunerative prices,. we were tempted into heavier purchases of •all lines of fall and winter goods than ever before and in consequence of that we still have .an immense .quantity of winter goods that must3.te cleared out'at what they will bring, for we are deter- mined not to carry them ovor summer, So if you need any winter goode,' better come early and seloot what you want. You will find our prices in all other lines very tempting; the fact is we have far more goods than wo require and far less. money than we. need, hence- the sacri8= oea we are ready to mate. We keep.evorything in boots and shoes, slippers, felt boots, overshoes, rubbers, &o., very cheap. The best value in teas, sugars, syrups, can goods and general grocei.'ies pure and fresh. • GORDON & McINTYRE. The.Big Brown Anchor. • Blyth. y Mr 0 Currie, who has Went ailing since New Year's days is still no better. -On Monday of last week, Mr (Teo Quinn, sr, fell fr'nn the haymow iu'Lis barn end broke gee of -his legs. -The revival service, In the Ai echo - dist church are still beteg carried on and are well attended by our • young people. -A few weeks ago, Mr 'Hugh, McQuarrie was made toe recipient of a. purse containing 860, as a recognition of his services as Superiutentie, t of the Sabnath sohool in St Andrew's• church f'.r the past '20 y etirr.-A •week past Sunday uigitt, as Mr Ja, Swirling Was on his way tip chut'(itt, 1 • had ne, casino to step out of tic- +Tact( to let a team peas and not nuttetng a cutter • close behind the sleigh, he stepped. back into the track again, when. 'one of the shafts of the cutter struck him in tl;u back, , He was net seriously hurt, but will feel the ell', cis of it for some time. • Lower ..Wingharn- M r Jas Calder, of Grey, is at pre- sent visiting frieuds in this vicinity. -Mr John Inglis, of Osprey, is visit- ing friends in this nontnttuitty.-Mr Roht Loeltridgc left, for Micbigtati )net week. --There was a ices etijes:Ftb{e evening spent at the residence cf ib:Cr Geo Tervit'e on the 19t11 fust, when a' large circle of friends and Regnant. tanees gathered to eelebrate.tlre 60th birthday of Mrs Tervit. .After par- taking of the good • things provided by the lady of the house. elle wee pre- sented with a beautiful rocking chair from her children. -Mrs John F Liuk- later, who was sick last' week, is recovering. The si,:irit of bars Walters took its - flight to that world of Bocce, eat ly on Mbuday morning, The ,lecea,ed ha,d been citing for the pas! few years, hut; that'nionster La Grip'iai' seethed to bear very heavy upon Tier. And upon tho above morning tie tib, came to her relief. The deeeiised 'was , tuother of Mrs Jno Ansley, of this place. The remains' were followed' by a large numlIer of friends to the Wtnghatn cemetery, svheree they were interred on Wednesday. -On Sunday eveuing,Y last, a stranger appeared -it the residence of Mrs King, in the person of a bony boy. We are glad to hear thtit itis in good health, --Wt are -glad to'hear that Mrs'11'laok, who was seriously ill, is so far recotiered as to be able to sit tip. ••--• Little improvement can be noticed in the health of Moggie Mor.. risen.- On Monday evening, a curtain pedestrian, who passed through here from 'Upper Town, being so much loaded with the fire °lenient that he moult) not see straight, turned to the right, when ho came to warn street, and tumbled head first into the old cellar. It would be much" safer for; Incl' men if a railing was put around the cellar, but a great deal more safe if thej would not drink fire ,water..... Mr McLean has the contract' of sup'.' plying the school Isere with thirty cords of wood, Clinton. Owing to severe illness, Miss Sterrett has been forced to resign her position in the 'Model School and has left for her home. She had only commenced her duties at the first of 1