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VOL, XXV,---NO. 1267. WINGIYAM, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY S,1896.
Si A YEAR IN ADVAN1
Marriage iiieortaes Order a tennis suit with UR before the
Issued by FiaANze PATEBsoN, NO 3, Vio- season is too far advanced. G. H. fame
tariff Atreet,Wingham, Ont, No witnesses
required. —The junior footb club has or :• teed
with Hugh Hamilton as eapta' and aro
now ready for °halls es.
IT PAYS TO ATTEND
Ho
lowies
t
We're doing
this year than ever before, but
we're not satisfied, we want to
,do more. We want your
trade. Want it all. We have
never before had so large a
stock, Never had as good
all-round values, and you'll
find the assortments and qual-
ties just a little bit better than
you'll see elsewhere. We are
offering you strong inducements
'to trade here and we know
more business
that if we once secure your
attention you will become a a
CENTRAL ; USNN S COLLEGE,
TRATFORD, • NT.
The L gest, Best and finest Be; pod School
west o rironto. Everything thoroug. , rac5ical,
and r.to-date. Nov Students admit gt any
rims Enter this term and t,ico advant• u wt the
lot attar Write Aar circulars:
MAW & ELLIOTT
Pr no 1s
Ne Acts..
Chisraolm's—Spr ing.
MoIndoo's—Spec l May Prices,
Turnberry Town sip --Court of Revision,
LOCAL, NEWS.
—Don't forget the oncert tonight.
--;A. C. F. meetin on Tuesday night.
—Axe you going t the Firemen's Con.
carte
—Council meati again on Monday
night.
—A. good time fo .10 cents at the concert
to -night.
—The Athletic A. °elation haverepaired
the fences on their rounds.
You want a Iight, nobby, summer suit.
G. H. Irvin's is the place to get it,
' —The Tines 3 mouths for 20 cents Sub-
scribe at once and get the political Heirs.
—Wanted—Immediately, a boy to learn
printing. . Apply at the Trans office...
purchaser and then like• many
.others a regular customer.
WASH DRESS GOODS.
A bewildering lot of pretty colors
-and patterns in all that heart could
desire in Dress Goods to wash. No
old stock to parade. The newest of
everything and abundance to choose
:from:
SUMMER MILLINERY.
A11 the newest and brightest that
comes in summer headgear will be
found in the Millinery Show Room,
-where each week seems to find us
busier than the other. We had ex-
Teeted great success in. the xiew store,
but the Killinery Department simply
goes ahead in leaps and bounds in
the manner that simply stir up
the enthusiasm of every woman
who loves anew hat or bonnet
of most attractive style.
ORDERED CLOTHING.
Never has this store been as busy
in this department as it is now and
no wonder. We carry the largest
.stock of Tweeds and Worsteds in
town to choose from.. Prices out
down ta the very lowest andd always
.sure to get a. first-class fit.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
We carry nothing but reliable
makes. We buy Nothing but what
•we can recommend to our customers.
W e earry twice the stock of any
house in town. We mark the boots
•down to the very lowest. That is .
Why we are doing the trade in this
department and still it is increasing;'
BMV?li & BOWIE$
t
Cheapest. T 5-
.Al�ti�z ; s c,:c, C,11(.rtpest.
The Only l.)irc"t llatportcrs.
—See the fancy a sailors at Mrs.
Green's, also trimme nillinery so .cheap
and stylish,
—The streets era g rting pretty dusty
and it is time NW action Was taken
towerdu having the at eats properly water-
ed,
—Air. R. Sallows, to of Goderioh, was
in town on Wednesd y. Mr. Bellows sold
his photography bnsi ess to W. A. Belden
and will locate in K cardine.
Big assortment of "Water Sets," entire-
ly new desigus and cheap at
N. A.. p'ritquminsai's.
—Ur. J. B. Wats S, el Kincardine, was
appointed Seeretary.f the Bruce Lacrosse
District. Kincardin , Lucknow, Listowel
and Wingham aro in this district.
Prof. Gray's Herbal Bitters at
Williams' Drug Store, 25e.
',J—Mr. Frank We ner, Ruettel's crack
tailor, is moving his amily to town from
Durham. They wit] ive in the cottage ox
the corner of Johns a d. Shuter streets, "e•
Prof. Gray's Herbal Bitters cures
headaches, 25e. a package.
%'—On Wednesday, xpress Agent' Mc-
Guire ran through :n interesting parcel
in the shape of a t oroughbrad mastiff,
the property of Mr. overeen, of the Star,
Photo Co., which wa shipped to lire from
Delhi. , f
The Union factory is running .full time
and furniture is cheaper than ever at Ire-
land's furniture store, Wingham.
—The Rev. H. E ason will preach in
the Congregation church on Sunday.
Subject; Morning "God in Sunshine
--Dog poisoners 're getting iii` their and Shadow." E ning:--"God's Answer
ork and Reeve Spar 'ng's large,SOBern. to Man's Question.'
rd Hee low. —Mr. Jas. McKelvie still leads the town
for choice fruits. He has a choice lot of
apples, also, a supply of oranges and
lemons, selling from -15 cents a dozen up.
—The Independ t Order of Foresters
will have their anni rsary sermon preach-
ed here by the Rev. Ir. Lowe on Sunday
next at 3.30 o'clo . Surrounding courts
and all brothers ar invited to be present,
C. E. Williams sells pure drugs.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
—The ,Road and S •eats Committee bad.
drays out on Monde ' gathering upgarbage
from the public str re The clearing up
of the past week ha made a marked im-
provement in the g eral appearance of the
town.
It don't make any difference where you
spend the 24th of May, you will feel un-
comfortable if you are not bedecked in the
—Mr. Wm. Clegg, r turning officer for jauntiest suit going, G. H. Irvin can
East Huron, is goin . through the riding make you cgmfortable in that respect:
posting the Proclaims ons for the coming —We have in all nes y twenty corms.
nomination and electi n. pondents. If each of ese would sand us
a budget of news e ry week, we would
have a newsy and in resting paper. We
have heard from sem of our correspond -
tints only once or twi since the new year.
Brush up friends, if y u are in need of any-
thing let us hear fro you and we will be
glad to supply your ants. Sand us cart
loads of country ne
--Parties who require printing of any
kind, should not forget that the Trues
office is the piece to have it done right and
at prices consistent with good work and
fair: profits,
'--The young E lish lad who has been
working for Dr. M donald for five or six
months, took hind arture early Wednes-
day Morning hefor the family was up and
has not been seen s ce and it is supposedl
that he has cleate tit. What makes it stil
more strange is th fact that the lad seemed
Tette contended wi i his position and grate-
ful that he had so omfortablo a home. He
spring. did not even air for a Settlement of his
Ad- wages though the would ;ve been a
s favor. ASP
Williams' Little Dandelion Pills
eure headache. Try them.
—B. B. McKenzie vas the highest bidder
for the weigh scales n D:tonday night. He
pays 058 rent.
4 cans of fresh cot for 25c. every can
guaranteed at N. A. 'Anciia.asoi's.
--Tho town is ver quiet this week and
business slow on ac punt of the farmers
being busy getting i the crop.
Just arrived—Baby Carriages at Ireland's
Furniture Store, Wingham.
t" —iVlr. G. McIntyr is moving into his
house on Catharine ' treet, which he has
had overhauled and icked.
Heathiield's He ling Balsam is a.
sure cure for the worst cold. At
Williams' Drug Store.
—For first-class tailoring and cheap
gents' furnishings, try Webster cu Co.
Remember the place, one door south of
It, A. Graham's grocery store.
—Mr. Benjamin W lson, manager of the
Bank of Hamilton, l leave for Winnipeg
n Juno where he will take charge of the
ibusiness and will lik y be away for two
years, see
—G. T. R. trains for, Toronto and east
leave Wingham at 6.28 a. m. and 11.20 a.
m., via W. G. de B.; 6.85 a. m. and 3.25
p. m., via Clinton and Guelph, Good con.
neotions by all'trains.
—We are pleased
in itis old place agai
east, he and Mrs.
away for about six
he visited
time
Oobourg, Port Hop
Ferguson says that
parts never looked
•see Clerk Ferguson
after his visit in the
rguson having been
eeks, during which
r to Peterborough,
on g ,
and' Lindsay/Mr.
Ile fall wheat in those
titer than it does this
—'rhe Star Photo Co. have all the g
negatives taken by their predecessors. !1 - small balance in 1
ditionai copies in all sings- of portraits
may be obtained nt reduced prices. Studios —The Band bo.
Beaver Bleck, WinghamD i e7 i
s
1 eir productions are
ready for the
Blook,IdariSiaton. q.' i u t
p
2 h of
. the rat
5tr 1
in the first style of the art, Your patron.
age solicited. j not a- big cr
--.Neto, novel, in active and interesting ; in Wingham tli
will be the entertai ent in the town hall; their fault, In t
on Monday evenin :May 26th, when the j a lacrosse matOh
"Temple of Fame' will be presented by ! on the track, the
local talent under ie management of Miss! the different ban
Houghton, Ther re in all some 4:Odiffer. men and other in
eat ladies taking rt 'in this interesting + small boy and fir
programme, mein ing all the violinists, the tension. In
singers and pretty girls of the town. We 1 atheletie *ports,
are satisfied that a est enjoyable time is band exhibition.
in store for all leo spend the 25th in by an entertain
Wingham. forget Wingham
s arrighte
ingetting
.til
n
it,
g g
great celebration on
ay and if there is
wd, and a good tithe
t day it will not be
e morning there will leo
nil exhibition spesdtng
rrqival and reception of
the gathering
of wheels
eresting features from the
crackers up to the roar of
he afternoon there will be
icyele rases and the grand
Followed in the evening
dent in the hall, Don't
n May 25th.
Geta free sample of Williams' Lit le
Dandelion Pills ar,d be cOnvincett,
There is nothing like thorn,
—The Traveling
0, A. C. will visit 1
lowing places on th dates
Ings to commence . t
BlythMay I t•
i2
Y2 Aub n
May 27, Kri:taii Asa
Hohnesville May f(
are invited to sit
wives and their dau
airy
est
sent
Il.uron
A Prominent
"I have eight children,
health, not one of whom
Scott's Emulsion, in
boundless confidence.'
out
at
given
o'clock
by
the
all
the
101,
meet.
1.60 sharp;
May 26, Dungannon
Lceburn May 50,
All
28,
Clinton
fid,
hters.
esl
June
1.
ecially farmer q'
Lawyer
sayel
every ono
but
which
—,O't-Ing to the i
weather, the attends
odist church Mond
Rev, Dr. (Gifford, of
"The 'Mammoth Ca
it should havo been.
had the pleasure of
man were well repa
such threatening w
day evening. The
interest from start t
the North-st Metho
good deal about t
preacher of Wingha
lecture, but the expe
were more than reali
Gifford should com
similar mission in the
diet for him a muc
Signal.
—A movement is on
bring about ascheme 1
petition has been circu
nearly all the merclia
ing themselves to c]os
night in the week ex
and $aturdays. Uuf
the merchants for sour
sign it. There is no
being open so Iate if t
and country were to e
thought. The practic
ping in the evening
Buse for its existence.
has grown out of th
than necessity. It se
clerks should be kept
the week from half pa
ing till ten or eleven a
to break down the mos
and fill dyspeptic gray
talk of having pledges
to be signed by the csti
has
zviy
in
good
taken
wife
has
clement state of the
ce at North -at Meth -
evening last to hear
Vingbani, lecture on
" was not as large at
However, those who
earing the rev. gentle -
1 for venturing out in
ther as that of Mon.
oture was brim -full of
finish. 'The pastor of
et church had said a
e eloquence of the
who was to give the
r tions of the audience
ed, and if Rev. Dr,
to Gotlerieh on a
future, we can pre.
larger audience.—
of to successfully
r early closing. A
ated and signed by
s of the town, bind -
at 7 o'clock every
pting Wednesdays
•ttlnately some at
reason would not
°essity for stores
e people of the town
ercise the least fore -
of doing ones shop -
as no reasonable ex -
It is a habit that
ghtlessness rather
s most unjust that
oused six days in
seven in the morn -
sight. It is enough
rugged constitution
There is some
nt around the town
ens pledging them-
selves to do their shopi 'ng as early in the
day as possible. If th : is done we hope
that everyone will sigthe pledge,
r •
Paso
Mr. Flack was in
Miss Holmes is in
te'iMr. F. Beck visited
Mr. D. Sutherland
week. •
Mr. Kinsman, of 5
in town.
eY Messrs. Mitchell an
in Blyth.
Mr. Jas. Huggins sp
Kincardine.
Ie.
towel Thursday..r
ro» t0 this week.
ipley on Thursdays
is in Toronto this
•nin, spent Sunday
Bell spent Sunday
at Sunday last in
t tdr. Wen. Pearl span
family in Delhi.'*
Mr. Chauney Jerom
burg this week.\
Mr, and Mrs. Wilt
cardine over Sunday.
Dl:
'l
is. R. Willson ison bas
Mich., to visit her state
Mr. Be Proctor and
were in town Thursday
Mr. A.M. Babb, of B
friends in town on Sulu
Miss Ritchie and her
Brussels and back on hi
The Misses MelKeozie
on Tuesday and returnee
siec
Mr. John Mitchell,
will leave fee England o
Mrs. It. St. Johns, of
A few days with he
Sperling,
Misses Matheson, Tto
and r"arqubarson attend
Convention in .Seafort
Friday of this week,
Mr. G. M. Campbell,
hated very credibly f
School of Practical Sci'
few days with his broth
bell.
the week with his
wheeled to Tilson-
iettel were in Kin -
gone to Munroe,
f Lucknow,
0 4
w
,
yth, was visiting
y
lend wheeled to
day.
rove to Godoric'h
Wednesday.
umbar merchant,
Wednesday.
can, isspending
toter, Mrs. it. 0,
Moon, Reynolds
Tea
the Hera
s C
an Thursday and
lea recently grad.
net the 'Toronto
ccs, is spending a
Mr. C. A. Ca'tnp.
The Qld foils', Pena
they had 2 citified 54 mons to cleat
During the Star' oder of 9 y, the kith bleu from the streets that many of
QX •eptad, the Star' ]'holo .',. will maks
fee s sittings of all per ous ver the age 01 roads needed gradin and recommended
50, and preserztiug ea • with an 8x10 Purchase of an im aved reed 0 achi
plating portrait for i nin". All desirous
Of th
o ing advantage this offer are request- at a ponied 01 c •aade 1410d ieto
ed t' attend the Star Photo Gallery, T3eaver recommended gran• ittiio sideivallcs to
Block, during the forenooxt. Iaid on Josephine s rent; that a tile drain
put in along Josep 'ne street to extol'
fax north as Jol s Street or farther;
asked the Council or %k000 to perches_
road machine and 'aka the necessary
provereents in rate
'.pow
mar -use sow ---A
rN Year0Us ate
SiDEWATate
crunch.
TE srrriNo—EsTM.S.Tks
tliegT4--ail NOI,ira:io
sarwen SRESYEp.
The fsgdiar m stilly meeting of the
Conned was held o Monday evening, ;A•
number of citizens ere out to watch the
proceedings but on by one they dropped
out, when the C until adjourned there
were only two or tb • e present besides the
Councillors and :presentatives of the
press.
Members present ere:—Mayor, Reeve,
Depnty-Beeve, Coun'llors Robinson, Gol-
ley, Kling, Forbes, a .re, Reading, Herds-
man, Wilson, Ran on, Gordon and Shaw
who carpo in late.
Minutes of last m • ting were read and
approved.
The Clerk read the
April, showing receip
R. C. Sperling, Ceme
,Tames Clow
J. A. Morton, town hall
Wm. Robertson, "
Unita) Factory re mortgage
§.
The Property C mmittee rocommen-
that 60 trees b planted in the cemete
and that the f. rce,and water -tank
repaired; that th < old fence along the par
be removed; that he pipe used for atreeei
watering he exten ' ed across the railways
that blinds be put u the windows of tb
hall and the door the basement be en
larged to admit a eam; that the scales ha;
raised eight or to inches, for all of whicbq
they wouldxequi • 5126.
The Fire, Wa r and Light Committees
reported that the had ordered a book and
ladder outfit whic would cost 5260 anal
and that they wo d require in all reboot
5375.
Mn. T. McLean, ecretary of the Alert '•
Fire Co, was hear. , asking for free use of
reasurer's report for the hall on grid y, May 8th, to hold e.
as follows: concert in order t. raise money to furnish
cy lot 46 00 the meeting Too of the Company, the
" 6 00 property thus ye in to belong to the
10 00 Council.
,... 2 001 On motion of ancon and Shaw the
5 00 request was grante
Total 025000I The reports of t..: committees were then
s readfro
Balance on hand. 50 i 24, taken up clause by' lapse and descussed.
A oommn,aication lv. m the Star Councillor Golfe said there was ne
Photo Co. advising tie board that, when of trying to patei. the sidewalk onles '
they are disposed to m ke a grant towards 'phiri street fro J ns to T'icforit Th
stringers were rote and would not Bold a
helping to defray the • est of getting out an nail; the planks et : so warn that to pat'
illustrated edition des• iptive of the town; p
that trio,.Star Photo C t _would undertake in new plankso gsida of the old ones. 1
'the work in lieu of ret g tundra the walk urteei , and would not be a 1
g` a grant to out- satisfactory job.
side firms for the purp
On motion the com
over for future cons'
Communications,
laid over to be take
The Mayor revie -
dition of the town s
in debt to the exten
and dollars and sta
Council to consider ell their position be- Moved by Hanson,
fore they incurred ny further debt. that the drain quests
The report of the •ioance Cotnmmittee such time as the pa
was read as follows: E. L. 1 ,'.kinson fees petition the Council
loan to U. F. C., 51.
April, 58.34; A.
Patterson's house, 5
for Streeter's child,
relief, Mrs. Montgon
furniture for fireme.
hill, assessor etc.
Griffin, supplies for
stationery, 55.55; ef,
tery, 56; Thos. Mo
55.25; McLean et So
Vannorman, salary,
tramps, 85 cents; Rai
Barbour, work on
Page, work on street:
medicine for Geo.
Davidson, work on st
printing, 31; Wingl
refund lighting, 51.
Light Co., 534.52; ,To.
road 'outline, 40 cent
ings and meals to indi
The Finance Com
the payment of all
Gnifiin's, Longhesd's a
Councillor Gordon
reason that they had n
payment of the
first
a
were not certified.
no doubt was torr
bad not been aath. mod to attend
these parsons, He wo Id State, however,
that there was a pro dent for suoh a
course as he believed .i r, Chisholm had
been paid under a sinal 'r condition. .
The • Mayor though
should hear part of the epense as Valen-
tine had lived there.
Councillor Forbes cel Med to Longhead's
e' The Mayor tbonn it it was time sortie-
•
un'cat'on was ]aid thing was done; .nld feel inclined to
sisal'' recommend that tlCouncil proceed to
e•road machine were have walks laid then
of some forty thane -
up later. Moved by Gordon seconded by Hanson,
d the financial con- • that the Council to • the initiative steps
owing that they were towards having a gr: olitliic walk laid an .
, both sides of .Tosephi a street frown johns
d that it behooved the to 'Victoria street. --.erica.
seconded by Gordon,
be ]aid over until
res interested in*
' have it put down,
; 'T. H. Manuel, salary as is required hy,Ike unieipal Act.
isbois, electric bell in Moved byfl i'ries1 mended by Robin.
Geo. Ireland, cotliu son that thequestron'. •f purchasing a road
10; John Galbraith, machine be ]aft over,
You-
ry, 52; Thos. Bell, Moved, in aantjc t b Golfe seconds
.'
s room, 515; S. You- Y y'
ed by Dore, -brat Ile Council purchase a .;
ostage, „101.15; G. \T, first claims roaagtaoli'.:.
all, 75c,; Alex. Tioss,
The amendnien.G war lost end the motion
Saint tea mingceme- carried. r
re, labor on streets, Coun. Golley gave otice of motion to
lumber, 51140;'Van, amend the by-law rely ug the impounding
533; provisions for of animals,
40
way fare, 30 cents; C. ;' Moved by Gordon, se ended by the Reeve, .
treets, 512.70; Wm' that the report of the ublio Works Com -
54.110, Dr. Kennedy, mitten as amended ba • opted.—Carried.
alentine, 520; John ; Moved by Hanson seconded by Shaw, 1
eets, 59; Jim. (lornyn , that the report of me Public Property
be adopted—Cars
m Orchestra Club, ; Committee re cemetor
Wingham Bleetrio ; Tied.
Golley, postage re j Moved by Golley, s
J5 LOn bead, 1oc►f; -bat the report re!
ent, 50 cents. l r'ed.
ittee recommended moved by Bobieso
cconnt�s excepting . that report re waters
d Dr. Kennedy's• Carried.
plained chat the { Moved by Deputy
t recommended the Reeve, that the clan
i a
wo 1 tie uset he
Y
1 and the color omen
Dr. Kennedy's' be left otit of the ro
et but the Dr. I adopted as read.
Yeas—Reeve,
Robinson, Forbes.
Nays -Hanson,
Reading, Dore, II
that 'Turnberry I On motion, rep
TheIr '
C a rman
account,•
Moved by Golley, s ,
that the report of the
be adopted es read and
account of "Ise.
Moved as ittnenclnte,
ed by the Reeve, k
account be referred to
zni t tea. --•.Am eu d m ent
The report xs th
sed.
Public Work's Con
nded by Wilson,
inane° Committee offer.
aid except GrifSn's The Mayor thou
tce, rail. that the
to insert a clause i
pit which eland
plained that Mr. C
the pit; and had
by Gordon, second•
at br. itennedy'e
the Executive Cont.
better 5 lie over s n
l,
his offer in writin;
Un tnotiott of B r'e and Depute-1be
trricd,
5300 seas placed to he nredit of the '11;tltva it adopted ryas pas, Board.On: motion the ouncil acljo
• 1 urneal
nittee reported that next Monday tiiglti
ended by Robinson,
be adopted,—Car-
, seconded by Gordon,
g pipe be adopted.—.-
eave,seconded by the
e referring to blinds;
of the basement door
ort and the balance be
puty-Reeve, Gordon,
Shaw, Tiling, Golley,
'damn.
t re scales was adopted*
i
s,
the Property Commit -
lug Clerk had omitted
their report; re gravel
have been in. Re or
apnian wanted to bay
ado the Committee an
ht that the question had
`4f
i r.' pan Cha t
p could pills