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VOL. XXI --NO 17.
The quality of our Carpets has been
growing with the quantity. The newest
designs are here ready for your inspec-
tion and your buying. They come to us
in direct importations: from abroad and
from the makers at borne. Carpets can
be ordered now and held until want-
ed ; cut and matched to your order.
The Lace Curtains, Curtain Netts and
Art Muslin are going rapidly and are
giving satisfaction to the most exacting.
Gloves to match any costume. -that's
the burden of our message to you to -day
• -in Kid, Fish or Silk.
Everybody wears Hose, Wo have got
a full range, every size, ribbed and plain,
and we want to tell you that we will
guarantee every pair fast black, and if it
is not so, we will return your money.
That means a great deal.
.We do not forget' you, men. We've
'got everything you want. Our Gent's
Furnishings were never so complete and
our ordered department is rushing.
Groceries, fresh and complete as ever.
Shop early. Secure prpmpt delivery.
This store closes at seven.
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WIN GRAM, ONT. , FRID
•-J38by carriages just to band. 10 per
cent off for spot cash, at S Gttacxta's pill
-The Goderich. Stat was rather blew
last week. The protea ting of Hon J C
Patterson's election m tst bevelled a bad
effect upon it,
e are pleased; to gee that :'dr George
luomsou, of ZetienO, i ; able to be around
again. He was in town- ou Good Friday,
the first time in sevti'weeks.
-Found-On Saturiray, Oth instant, in
Wiugha , a lady's pur .e, containing some
money Owner eau hive it by applying
and yi'g fo his adv rtisement,
S. Gnacsr.
W C T U Gospel
being held on
Anchor of Hope
old its next meet -
ling following.
-On account of t
Temperance meeting
Tuesday evening nex
Bodge, 1 0 0 T, will
ing on Wednesday ev
-G T R trains for '.Corouto and east
leave Wiugham at 6.30 a m and 11,10 a m
via W G & B Division, and at 6,45 a m
and 3.46 p m, ' via Clinton and Guelph.
Good connections by all trains.
- There will be tour eclipses this, year,
two of the sun and tw of the moon, ri
total eclipse of the for er will take place
on April 26th, and a artial cue October
30th. The eclipses of the moon will occur
on 15th and .Nov i_th.
Gordon & Moiety have au importaii
;change of advertisemeet thin week, somee
thing to interest the lathes particularly,,
We uotioe, too, theee they have a new
telephoue put up in , heir office, for the
benefit of their oustou ors, as well as for
their own couvenfenc,\
-There are too ma -y people who will
At east their bread' u ou the waters un-
less'they are assured efore baud that it
will come back again i a few days a full
groivu saudwich, all t immed with ham,
'buttered and mustard rolled up in a war -
reeky deed for one Leif the earth and a
mortgage on the ()thee,
- Ou Mondaymors 'fug, the 'bus team
became. frightened wleMt .Beattie, was
putting the express. on ,lie train, and ran
away'. They had ouly r •u w short distance
when the 'bus eause in contact with .a
telegraph pole in the ration yard, com-
pletely overturning it: , The 'bus was con.
OitR 8s inseams,
Direct Importers.
Tho BEAR, April 21, 1892.
LOCAL NEWS
- Cash for good butter and eggs at 11 A.
Graham's, Market Grocery.
-We are ple sed to see Mr Crowell
Willson out again fter his severe illness•
-One Horse 1, agon wanted. Apply
to ox 120, Wingham P. 0.
-Dr Macdonald returned to Ottawa on
Monday .to resu a his Parliameutary
.duties.
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Good Pant and Vest m ker wanted at
.once.. Wa (xiixry.au,
B1uevale, Out.
-The town flag wa hoisted at half
mast cn the town hall, on Tuesday, in
honor of the late Han ex Mackenzie.
- Washing and house- Arming done, by
an experienced person. Apply to
➢Ins Fanousox, T'ancis street east.
-Mr Wm Ellison,, 'rhe had a severe
attack of la grippe du_°ing last winter
lies very low now, thg disease having
developed into lung treble. But faint
hopes are entertained' his recovery.
-Found-On Josepl
ham, on Saturday last
a sum of money. Th
same by proving prop
this advertisement.
-Good Friday was
as a holiday, all the at
couple of games of foo
the park during the.
local clubs.
fine street, Wing -
a purse containing
nwner eau have the
•ty and paying for
Gso IniaLAN».
enerally observed_
es being closed, A
I were played in•
teruoon, ,hedtiveen
y.
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I have the largest and best selected
stock of Dinner, Tea and Toilet Sets
that has ever been shown in town; away
down in price. Call and see them.
W T YATks,
•. The China House.
--A social will be given in the Temper-
ance Hall, on Friday .vening, 29th instant,
uuder the auspices of he I O G T Juvenile
Lodge. A. good pro' anniie Is beiug pre-
pared, of which furt er partfculars'will be
given next week.
--For first-claes tailoring, and cheap
gents' furnishings, try Webster & Co,
Remember the plaee, only two doors north
of the old stand and between Ross' book-
store and HalstedScott's bank.
—There has bee', •great dimmed' far
houses in town for s rite time and there is
ne doubt but the to ii. will not make the
progress that it otl rwise would, if there
Was snore ;louse acy'oremodatiou. Would
it not be a ;good ,haying investment for
some of our moneyed Menn to erect it num-,
her of houses Haat ' ould, rent at from $0
to $8 per mouth ? fink this matter over,
gentlemen.
Mr Sfroubill, he town assessor, has
ompleted the ass meet of the town for
this year. It ie gratifying to note the.
steady progress .ttl e town it makiugg, both
in value of proper y And, population. The
tdtei real peopettt is platted at $455488,
personal property at $00,000, and income
at 914,525, naakiup-a, end total of $830,e
298,whichis 1)11,-30 in excess of the total
asseesineut of las, year.• There are 188
dogs and G bitch In town. The popula-
tion is g;1ven tiff ; There were 08
births and la l; In town during the
year,
siderably damaged, b
without injury.
the horses escaped
i
Mr Geo Fretwe 1, who receutly re-
moved to town fr Lower Wingham,
while walking along the G T R track, on.
Friday week, slipped on the snow and fell
into one of the cattle uards,iujuringhim-
self somewhat He aid but little atteus
tion to the injQry uuti Monday followiug,
when he was compalle to gall in medical
and it was fou d that his trouble
was a serious form o obstruction of the
bowels. We aro pl ased to know that
there ate now hope of his speedy re.
covery.
-The April num:er (vol 2, No 4) of
G'aneda,the interestiu laud patriotic month-
ly published by Mat! new I ID:light at Ben-
ton,New Brunswick, las just been recei'ted-
It contains poetry, 1i story and fiotion by
sous a of our best wr cars, with "Our Owy
Poets," "Canadian ," "Home Topics,'
"Our young People ".editorial and literary
notes, etc, Five of the provinces of the
Dominion are reps seated by the contri-
butors to this nu ber. Price 81 a year.
The only cheap th' €+ about it is the price,
-W F Bracken lira has a lot of Oil
Paintings; also,a few Beautiful Artotypea,
which he is selliug very cheap, I have a
large stock of Moulding on hand, and I am
making Picture Frames to 'order, Pho-
tography in all its branches from minia•
three; to life size. Call and see what I have
when 'in town. W F Bnocicr,,vsnins,
Beaver Block, Wiugham.
-The following le er of condolenee•was
sent by the Fire ompany to Mr J H
Stephenson on the i s of his estimable
wife
WI=
Wingham,
it Fr= COMPANY,
t., 16th April, 18112.
Mn. Joni; H. STitriisN oN,
Sm, -The members of the Company are
desirous of unanimou v expressing to you
as one of them and us their co -townsman
their sympathy with on in the loss of
your estimable fellow helper. They trust
that yen will find eon lotion in the know.
ledge that it is the in rutable working of
Providence, and while your lot of necessity
will be very hard to b ar, you will, with
your little family,reali e there is great truth
in the feet that "the Lord tempers the
wind to the shorn lei b." The Company
cannot find weeds to, dcquately express
the sympathy they ha a in your bereave■
Ment, but they trust u +will accept their
sentiments as express d in the spirit in
which they eta given. Oa behalf of the
Com puny, 'Ye gre truly,
Bvtahtin,
• Chief•
F 1'ES.
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Y. APRIL 22, 18 2.
gg1M'=-Ali W Z' Brooke rehire attended the
executive m etiug of . istriot No 24, 1. 0 0
T, at Blyth, ou Th reday.e, The regular
to etiu
e ofie Distr' o
g ; t L dt will beheld
in Blyth, ou May 20t1 next,
--A free concert, fo • the Olitldren of the
town, to be given in ti e tow; hall, hi the
near future, will be one ol the events of
the season. A. mun oipal 'tofficer of the
town has the matter yu hang;,
--According to the
there are fourteen ste
town. For the size of
if there is another iu
with Winghatn for
are in a most flourie
Asseasnr's returns,
m bolters in use in
the town, we doubt
Iilterin igen compere
auefactures, and all
in condition. 2
-Good brink house to rent in the north
end of the town. Apply toU
EETna DLANS.
J'IRn, UoNGREdA2troNAr, U unou,
WINGHAM.--W. H. Watson, pastor. Ser-
vices each Sunday at 11 a. I,.. and 7 p. m,
Sabbath School and Bible class at 2.30.
Prayer Meeting „ every 'Wednesday
at 7.30 p. in, Seats free. Strangers wel-
come. Sunday, Aril 24th. Morning;
subject, "A. contras') ;tion put into the
Book by man." To 3 ming people,"Lions•"
Eve ng subject, "fevival Methods."
--Rev ht McQuarr e was elected Moder
atur of the Synod ,of.. Hamilton and Lon
don, atythe meeti ig at . ,Stratford, on
Monday.
iu the
The syno 1 is one of the largest
ureh,comp'Gsing nine presbyteries
and all the minis; irs andcongregations
from Niagara Ftp Is west to Windsor,
Sarnia and Goderi x. including the brunet]lines of the Grau Trunk Railway. We
congratulate our wnsmaii: ou the honor
conferred upon hire.
-At the meetit g of Anchor of Rope
Lange, I O G T, et Tuesday evening,tuere
were thirteen rnenf
twenty propositions
fxdentiy expected th,
ber over 200 membe
the preseu.t& month.,.
'dine being taken up
ars initiated and about
submitted. It is cen-
t the lodge will num-
--Maitland Lodge No 119, I 0 0 F, will
celebrate the 73rd nuiversery of the iu-
stitution of Oddfetl wsbip iu America, by
atteudiug divine se .vice in the Congrega
tional church, ou 13 'day, May 1st, at 3 p
ID, The sermon w 1 be preached by Rev
W 11 Watson, tie p tster. The members
of the Order will to et at the lodge room
at 2.30 p rn:
1111iTHoulsrCHvMW Wtxatru x.--liev13 Set
tory, 13 U, Pastor, Services every Sabbath
at 11 a u, and 7 p in. Sabbath School and
Bible Chtas at 2.80 p in, General Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening at 7.30
o'clock. Young People's Prayer Meeting
every Thursday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Sunday,'dpril 24th,
Brussels, will preach nening and even
ing.
iev G .b' Salton,, of
-A com
and veget
or pare
Store
ete assortment of garden
le seeds,by the ounce, pound
at Chisholm's Corner Drug
.
senator and Crossley,
These noted evaug.iists, whose labors
throughout the Dotni lion bane been so
signally blessed of Go( , will commeuce a
series of special servic.ie in Wingham on
Tuesday May, let, The Presbyterian,
Congregational. p isst and Methodist
Churches will unite i these services. Ful-
ler annouttcetheut next week.
Gospel Temper;
The Gospel Tempe
this mouth, under
Wiugham W 0 T U,
co Meetings.
twee meetings for
re auspices of the
ill be held in the
Temperance Hall, ou t eveuiugs of Mon-
day and Tuesday,Apri :25th and 26th. The
Uuion have secured the services of Miss
Minnie Phelps, a taleu;ed yonng .,,lady, to
address these meetings. Miss Phelps is
well, -known iu W 0 '1 (l circles, and is
called "the Francis Viillard of Canada."
The programme for t
as follows :
before ,the end of uosptr
.)u ; s eoui t of the . Hying.."Letihe Low
xth regular business, Il, tA`isii t o iptur`e•. •
Prayer
the programme was i/ecessarily short. It Solo
ooueiated of a recijation by .1 Green ;
song by Ogle Johti'!ton, and readiug by G
A Hdod.
The plaster vestal meeting of St Paul's
Church,. Wingham, vas held at;10 a m, ou
Monday, in accordar:ce with the canon of
the Churci9° There not being many pres-
ent, the meeting w s$ls adjourned till 7.30 p
m same day. The 'Lancia; statemeut ilc
satisfactory, a tl e members were in aa=_
cord as to the build ug of the new church<
Messrs C Willson a )d T Coruyn were elec
ted as,Ohurch Warc
W Moore, J C Mo(
erus .s Sidmen,
Vestry Clerk As
Building
Co mittE
thought desirable to
B Willson, E Mt
were accordinges
The feeling of then
bets generally is to, pxocep4 at Wine to the
ereet'ou of the new ihutob.
Mr A. Trate, the scenic artist who has
been painting the scenery for, the new
town hell, finished, lie contract on Monday
ens ; Messrs R, Allan.
rackeu and F II Rod
and Mr E C Clarke as
one members of the
e were away, it was
gad others, and Messrs
gray ,,,and E 0 Clarke
d'fl'r•eaid Committee.
nittee and mem•
last. Reeve Han
Propetty Conimittc
of the,1otnmittee-
Golley and Herds
ta, Chairman of the
e, called the members
Messrs Clarke,Homuth,
Pan -together on Mon'
clay afternoon to i spectthe job and take
it off the contracte 's liana The Mayor
and a represeptat' e of the Trues were
also present at the ieeting. Reeve Hanna,
who is thorough; "acquainted with the
scenery, exhibited the diffsreot scenes.
They comprise stre 't, parlor, ltftoheu,wood,
Mindscape, rock an jailsceues, all painted
in the highest style of the art. The drop
curtain is a beauty, and is said to be a
Beetle in the city Venice. The grand
drape and tormeuto wings are master-
pieces of art. The d of the hall, at each
side of the stage, Ina been nicely painted,
which adds greatly t its appearance. The
Committee wore bikg=:ly pleased with the
work and unantmou, .ly decided that the
job had been done amordingg to eoutraot.
lteeve Hanna is ent-tied to the tlrauke of
the citizens for ' his assiduity iu
looking after thi. contract. After
all the town ape:opriation for this '
purpose had be ei expended, Mr 1
Mune. saw where ai .improvement could s
be made and he read ly secured the tweets.I
'sary !wide from item public spirited Citi• •
tens for the petrftee and had the work
done. Winjtlisst3t oau 3>4Wi' boast of an opera
house sward to noire In else west, and fully
equipped with seer for any play,
e meetings will be
vexxxe.
• Lights beBurniu„"
President
..,Rev Mr Watson
Mr Aenew
Selectiou..... • ..... .......... Orchestra
Lecture bliss Phelps
Instrumental Duet.. .....,Misses Watson
Selection ..•...... Orchestra
Beuediction ....... ,...Rev Mr Hughes
TII>:epAX .VNNING.
Hymn, . • • .. 'To the '+Nook, to the Work"
Reading Scripture.. President
Prayer ....Rev Mr Sellery
Solo Miss Watson
Selection Orchestra
Lecture Miss Phelps
Selection ... Orchestra
Closing Rev Mr McGregor
Liberal collections et the door.
Public Salbol Board.
The regular wont fly meeting of the
Board was held on t ie 12th inst. Present
-Messrs Gordon, alarke, Moore, Gal-
braith and Abraha n. Mr D AI Gordon
occupied the chair i t the absence of Mr
Thos Bell, chairmar= of the Board. The
Principal's report .tor March was read,
and on motion: of Messrs Clarke and
Moore, was adopted The census returns
esBanded in by the town assessor, were
submitted to the 13 rd. It was moved
by E C Clarke, seen ded by Wm Moore,
that the return be iven to the Princi-
pal, and that he c mpare it with his
register and proper a gtatement for the
Truant Officer-C:.cried, A letter read
from Mr H W C Meyer was filed, on
nibtion of Messrs doore" and Galbraith.
A. very full report vas read from David
Robb, Esq, Publ c School Inspector.
Moved by E 0 C',trke, seconded by T
Abraham, that th a report be received,
and that the Boar 1 express its satisfac-
tion at the eflfcie y of theteaching staff
as reported by tJe Inspector -Carried.
On motion, the a1111•counts of Geo Pocock,
$39.38, wood; Cal oda Publishing Co, S4,
for modulators, gad Win Kerr, $1.50, for
repairs, were orcitred to be paid. Also,
the teachers' ane officers salaries were
ordered to bo pa d. The committee ap-
pointed by the oard reported having
interviewed the own Council in regard
to putting down idewalics on John and
Patrick streets f m Josephine to Fran-
cis streets and a ng Francis street from
John to Patrick street, and that the
Council had pro; ,ised to do what they
could in in the w ' putting down a plaint
walk to the schod. The Board then ad-
journed.
till, What a Cough.
Will you heed the warning? The signal
porhar,s of the sure approach of that mere
terra a disease Consumption. eittk your
rely ' if you eau afford for the sake of
Savo 80e. to run the risk acid do nothing
i , g
for it. We k lishsrtr experietrce that
blare your cough. 1t
Shileylea Cure
never faile.
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WHOLE E NO. 105.,
-i--Prof Scott's co 'cert, given in
town hall, on Mond' y evening last,
the event of the yea on. The was a ler».
audience -the largo • ever assembled
the hall, and those t . ing part.acquittx
themselves in a man , er very satisfaoto
to the audience, Ali :a Agnes Knox fol
sustained her reput• ion as an elocutio,
ist, She is tall and stately, has a refs
pleasing appoarane: and is possessed
a good voice. Her "Saunders McGlas
an's Courtship," wa: a masterpiece, fin.
was well received, cin fact, were all he
numbers, she beins given several recall,
Miss Kate 0 Stron ? fully sustained th
enviable reputati, n she has made 1
Wingham,and wa • several time encore
Prof Scott gave s: vera; numbers in goo.
voice. The Prof is entitled to the thank
of the people of Z ngham for furnishin
such au enjoyable - tertainment.
Fere • ale.
Miss Ethel Kelly, .f .Wingham,,.spen
her Easter holidays in Teeswater,..Re
Mr Linton, of Tdeen ter, was a.transien
visitor in town oft ' turdaay•.Sfesers'
G Morrison and Ale McLeod,. of ",!'Qes
water, spent Good riday in. town..lil'
Maggie Cargill, wh is teaching in. How
ick township, spent her Easter holidays
with her parents in town • , Air H B
Elliott, of the Thu..- "staff, spent his holt-
days in *Toronto.. Vies Elsie Balaton is
visiting friends in;':ifseeswater,this. week..
Miss Hattie Fisher, of the post oflice,hap:
been visiting frien an. Flint,,Mielxigan;
for the past coup of weeks.. Mr T A.
Reid, prinoipal of the. Forest. Public
School, spent his aster holidays visit-
ing friends in Win ham and vicinity..:
Mr Gilroy,of gut F 'est,spent a few days
in town during the. veek,the.guest •of Mr
W J Chapman. .5Zr cl Mrs A. E. Smith
spent a few days clnr ng the week visiting
friends in Mt Forest:. firs• Ross,, of Brue,-
cels, has been, the gait of .Mrs.::.JTts Mee,
Laughlin for some das, .An:r•,r E 9'
of Goderich,spent his ]iaster holidays un-
der the parental roof .0 town.:: Mastter W
J Elliott,. of the Ttat1,.y, staff', spelft a few
days visiting frienc'ls. Listawel.:,during
the week.. Mrs Waite Scott,` of Toronto,'
was visiting friends in town during the
week. • Miss Marion In is,, who, teaches
school near Kineardin , spent her, Easter
with her parents 1 town • •L'ttci#now
Sentinel: Fred Korn an, one of Wing
ham's popular hots keepers :and meat
curer, was in the vill ,ge on business, on
Wednesday last • .Mt Forest Representa-
tive: Mr 13 Willsct, manager of the
Wingham branch of be Bank of limit.
ton, paid Mr Butterlield,of the Alt Forest '
branch, a visit en '''aturday...11r A .E
Bradwin, of the Seaforth Expositor,spent
his Easter holidays with his parents in
town..MrJ W Green, of the East Huron
Gazette, Gorrie, was in Wingham on
Saturday..Rev IT McQuarrie attended
the meeting of the Synod at Startford,
this week, .111r T C a parting spent Easter
in Blyth.. Mr J Armstrong, V S, Gorrie,
was in town on bus ess,on Saturday last
•: Stewart Lavin, of Clinton, is visiting,
at J Cargill's .. Geor : e Ewing, Seaforth,
is a guest at J G S lis'. • N Farquharson .
spent Good Frida to Teeswater..G
Sills, A E Griffin i • d A Martin spent
Good Friday in Se forth ..J Nichol, of
Bank of Hamilton, spent Good Friday
with relatives in L towel, .Mi Gregg, of
Stratford, is the g •st of. J°C E1e'ler..J 0
Brown and 0 Stnit ,, of Lucknow, spent
their Easter holida 's in Windmill:Mies
Murray, of Ltacltn' w, isthe guostof Miss
VI Martin, this i.iek..•Mise ]f Gotnyrt
spent Easter in 3ilnton•..Fra11k C'tesitr
spent Easter wi.b his aunt, Mrs 1v.
Corn n,. .Miss Ed -1n Curtis, of E yt1t, in
visiting her aunt film 8 Gracey, this
week. John Ohis talus, a student of the
Iiarriston High S ;hoof, is home for the
Easter holidays.. dies Hrtret, of Toronto,
is the guest of he coiieht, rs Davidson,
this woek.. MissA :cN• n, and Mr G
Forsyth, of Teas-atofg tit Good Fri -
clay in Wingham. f
is ,t'loaising Zenee
Of health and strength renewed and of
ease and comfort follows the nae of 'Syrup
1f Piga, as it acts in harmony with nature
to'effectually Cleanse the syatere wliert
costive or bilious. For sale in re hottl8s
by all leadtui, druggists.
- -Mr Swartz .;g utting is new elan.
walk on Josrpllir;ti street in 'trent of
his hotel.