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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1897-12-17, Page 1r . VOL. XXVI - NO. 1339. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1897. $1 A YEAR IN A.DVANCE erry ristmas Once more the season for rejoicing and merry -making is with us, and it is a poor heart that does not grow glad at this time of the ,,ye•3r, and try to make others glad with,„them. The little ones are all on tip -toe of expectation for Santa Claus, and we have the where- withal to fill the ‘stockings, be they large or small. Such all Nuts a,d assortment of Toys and other things dear to the young folks' Xmas Novelties es hearts was never s6en in Wingham. Dolls, dressed and undressed ; -.Flying 'Birds, Tumbling Men, Railroads, Electric Cars, Drums, Pianos, Cornets, Noah's Arks,' Tool Chests and a hundred other things. The youngsters when they see them are struck dumb with amazement, and , filled with a wild desire to carry off the whole stock, so don't for-. NOTHING LESS TaAN Commercial Schoolshould satisfy you. CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE STRATFORD, - ONT. with its superior ooursds of study, able staff of six male teachers, ane choice equipments offers you the bestadvan- tages. It is not the ownership, age or advertising that secures for usa large patronage—it is the ” solid merit" of the institution. winter Term, IVionclay, Jan. 3,'98. Circulars free. W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal. marriage 'Licenses Issued by PRANK PATirRSON, No 23, Vic - 501 is etreet,Wingham, Ont. No witnesses req uired. CHRISTMAS IS CO Do not forget that the old reliable City Restaurant is the spot to buy your Candies LOCAL NEWS. —Campbell's I3eadaohe Wafers guaran- teed to cure headaolie. —One week till C ristmas. —$1.00 pays for t o TIMES from now un- til the end of 1808. Largest stock of Xmas candies, nuts Call at McKelvie's star restaurant et g.. at Jas, MuKolvie's star restaurant. aid see his large display of Xmas goods. isiablo to be around s. i C. P. R. an tes for the Figs, Malaga Grapes, Pipes. Confectionery in abundance. —Send the Txatl:s to your friends , It would make a nice hristtnas gift. Coal Oil and Lamp supplies always on hand at the North End Grocery. —The Brussels I at has been enlarged from six column t seven column to the pa.ge. —Mr. W. Taylor after his short iline —The G. T, 11. as the usual cheap season. We solicit a share of: your Xmas Orders. vT- unce :toliday Smoke Exselsiors at e Queen's; 5 oents. 4 t —Owing to som break in the heating apparatus of the so ool, the school children had a Holiday. on T tursday. —The nhair facto y was closed dow Wednesday afterno n, so as to al the employees an oppor unity of at iding the faneral of Mr. Aitc Teen's oh' . _-®I-S City Restaurant, Telephone No. 35. - Macdonald Block. CHEAP READ1 get them. And it is not alone the youngster we have thought about, for we have articles suitable for' gifts to all. For the Ladies we have Jewel . Cases, Toilet Sets, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, and, well—it is no use trying to name them all. We should fill the paper, but we might mention that nothing is more appropriate for a gift at this season than a nice, stylish Ladies' Jacket, and we have them in a wonderful assort- ment, arid at prices that will astonish you. Our Cluhhlllg List. CI I Everything up -to -da pt et the new music store of T. H. R , Meyer block. —We have rec Christmas day Wa gotten up, with h pages. It is well v —Mr. James Fie erly proprietor of has purchased federate and too on Monaay last, In order to sage our subscribers the trouble of making two or, more remittances we hive made special arrangement:+ with the publishers by' which we are enabled to offer the following publlogtions in connection with tho WINGHAM. TII1ES at special low rates from now until Januaoy 1st, 1809, Speoial quoted gonea with newspapers h niiustand accompanyaes alt quoted upon application, orders ;— Tinos and Weekly Globe, • - Times and Western Advertiser, • Times and Family Herald and Weekly Star and Picture Tim.•s and Farmers' Advocate, Times and Farming, weekly, • Times and Ladies' Journal, Times and Montreal Weekly witness, Time and, Farmers' Sun, - T.imes and Daily Globe • Times nod Daily world - • $1 25 1 40 ved a copy of the Cry. It is very nicely ndsome colored cover Ali 5 cents per copy. er, of Stratford, form - the Leamington News, e Mount Forest Con - possession o ie same All the latest nevelt' music books, etc., at store opposite post o —Messrs. Mol i are an up-to-date are firm believers ink. It will pay y nouncement in thi issue. s n shoot music, Ross' new music ce. non & Co., of Blyth, usiness house. They oyster supper atfMcKeelvie's restaurant. n the use of printers' A. first-class Coal Stove for sale cheap u to read their an- Apaply to 3. Halliday. —Mr. Thos. Field shop enlarge , re -pt in genera l9y It no pearanoe. —We omitted to our thanks were du for an adyanoe pro proceedings. Farmers—Cash far good butter and eggs at the North End Grocery. & Fessant, of the chair at they are again in inds of loge, for which ghest prices. has bad his butcher ered and overhauled presents a fine ap- ention last week that ll to the Goderich Signal f of the County Council —Messrs. Button factory, announce the market for all they will pay the h —At the last m eting of the directors of the Huron Poultr Show it was deoided to hold the comings inter show in Goderioh, on January 25th, 20th and 27th. Flowers, Groceries end Vegetables at T C. Graham's, Chisholm Block. —We underatan men of the town h places of business is as it should be.' day on that day. -• After the adj urnmont of the School Board meeting n Tuesday evening last, Principal Musgr ve entertained the mem- bers of the bo rd, offioiais, eta., • to an —Memorial cards of ell kinds printed neatly and cheap at Tau Tame office, A full stock of first-olass groceries at the North End Grocery. ---Messre. '1'. Bull load of furnace coal t —Drs. Wilson andf Sou received a oar is week. Colley are kept pretty busy clehoruiug catt% these days. II. Davis has, private funds to loan op very easy terms at low rates. Monday come the ns. Two weeks from on day. ressnre of Christmas ntity of good reading ut of this issue. it of Mr. T. E. Walker's s completed. The roof nd it will only be a few ger will be in his new —One week froi municipal nominal. Monday will bo elec —Owing to the advertising, a cm m ter is crowded The brick wo new butcher shop has been finished weeks till Mr. Wt place of longues We are handling any quantity of butter. eggs and dried apples—cash or trade. Alio all kinds of poultry. G. 11. Ring, Heradaviilu sden Ireland & Button's e --The forepart of last week we were $2 50e?ztention tattles. They are great enjoying beautiful are in mud up to er•nsequerco busin the move. A. go welcomed by all. that all the business ve agreed to close their n Christmas day. This Let ns all have a holi- —On Monday e monthly meeting Sons of Scotland will be initiation for the ensuing full attendance gently requested. Leave your o of any descriptio A J. Nicholls'. ening next, the regular of Camp Caledonia, will be held. There f candidates, and officers erm will be elected. A. f the me tbers is ur- Christmas cakes et a Central bakery. 4—On Wednesday Stapleton, Turnbe Wilson were unite Baptist parsonage Jas. Hamilton p words that made 1 happy, and useful their cup. 3.75 300 175 135 100 1''5 4 25 3 00 Times. and Country Gentleman, 2 70 The balance of the year will bo given free to new subscribers for abovementioned weeklies, except Farmers' Advocate and Farming. Subscribe at once. Address, We have just received a case of Neckwear and fine Gloves for Gentlemen, and any of you that have geritlemen friends cannot do better than make them aXmas gift o f something n g chosen from amongst these. We must not forget to say .something about our Xmas Groceries, for without these where would the Xmas Cake and Pudding be. We. have a particularly fine lot of Raisins, Currants, Peel, Shelled Al- mond, &c., just come to hand. Don't forget them when you .are,preparilig to snake the good things. The compliments of the sea- son to all. H. B. ELLIOTT, WIN GRAM. HOMUTH & BOWLES, NEW !ADVERTISEMENTS. F Patterson—No e T H Ross—Spud Is P 0 Box 105—Sp neat A J Nicholls—S eclat queen's Irotel— pedal 3). M. Gordon vercoats 3. D Long.—Ste in Laundry Jas. S, Larl—La les' Jackets 11. G. Gorden— re Bargains W, A. Johns -X las is Comin} Chisholm's Dru Store—Special 0, A, Campbell Fine Perfumes. R Vanstone—N ice to Creditors Alex, Ross—Th Xmas Rush is on N. A. Farquhar n—Complete at Last llicliinnon & Co Ready for Xmas Rush NO Notice is hereby accounts of D J been seized by tachment issued a accounts owing t must be paid to solicitor for the a one week from t will be inoerred. Dated this 1011 Bailiff 10E. given ed last, Mr. Robert y, and Miss Agnes in marriage at the Francis street. Rev. onounced the mystic ten'i oneMay a long. ife be the portion ' of Mr. Isaac Hu ughes, Who has 1 fever, in Grand I time, arrived hom is about well agaii long illness. —On .Friday la Gregory,:Chief 4 and Mr. Nieholso Rubber Oo., took by the tower to tested with .a I stood the test up considered most —For first -clash tailoring and cheap gents' furnishings, try Webster & Co, Re ember the place, in Queen's block. There died in Hamilton, on Friday lest, llierritt' An res, son of the late Orsemus Andrus, who was formerly a harness maker here The body was brought to Wingham for let ial on Monday and the funeral took pia from the G. T. R. station, Decease was a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. John Gr en, ofL wer Wingham, and was in his 25 year Money to loan n farm properties, at 5 anct 5a per cent, with favorable terms of re- payment. Apply to R. Vanstone, . Wing - hem. 61 —T1/e Brussels H rald of last week says that Wingham is fly ng the flag of distress on the grain marke , and for its authority quotes a couple of he alleged bogus inter- views which appee •ed in the Advance a couple of weeks a o. Now, Mr. Herald, the fact of the m has a good grain n rket and no person has been making a kicl on it. Our buyers pay the highest marke price for all kinds of grain offered for le, and grain has been, and is being della ed to Wingham from long distances oro is no flag of dis- tress in Wingham ver the grain market. hat the books of s, butcher, have oder a writ of at• st him, and that all n0 aaid' D J Geddes e or to. R Vanstone, aching creditors, within is date, otherwise costs December, A.1)., 1897. Pare enact!, th Div. Ct., Co. Huron. es, son of Mr. George en laid up with typhoid Ode, Mich., for some on Thursday last. , but very weak from his Conductor Fitz 13 i;btitpe sick list duty, rald, e41 the W Gat ' t' present andis off -Mr. Mort. M ton has eilcea the position of junior cl rk in the Kai branch of ilia Bank Of Ila Ilton.• ,1MoKejvie's star restaurant is the best:pines to buy your ruse candies, nuts, etc. 4 -Although nbmi •ation day is drawing neciiaaa4 do apt he r of any probable can- didotas for`municip 1 honors. _• eNr.tt and 'Aire • Thos. Aitehieon, • of town';°mourn the to s of a bright bey, Roy, aged a out 10 year , who died on Monday test: hey'''a,ede' take sympathy of the confulanify in$liei • affliction.• - • etSllotalt .rn. sto ea. at the present time areihaorthf.eetnin ii; long way to see. Shop -160F hill fin .1 theft task of selecting goo8s-A`at#3j. if 'due read tire aunouncomenta macyhaaitli•7,leTx tis by enterprising mere che teabefpxe,th yl 18eve their homes. Mayor Morton, Reeve nuei, of the fire brigade, ,• agent for the 17omitttion Ile new hose purchased russets, and had them ydraulio pump. They o 250 pounds, which was atisfaotory by all, Dr. Macdonald is now permanent- ly at home ane can be consulted by kris patrons. —Tbe regular land, C. 0. Fa wa last. A number craved and other was decided to h' Tbursday evenin number of ; oandi alders for the e A good business f Winghatn; very litt particulars, apply Wingham. —The managers Go. have purchased 'Valley from Mr. Br late head sawyer i; probably leave in Bruce Peninsula, in the new establi new mill will Goderich Lomb Star. --Postmasters the regulations new one cent po. meats may he The space reser at least 31 inch eeting of .Court Malt - held on Friday evening f applications were re- usiness transacted. It 1d the next meeting on December 301h, when a hates will be i • and uing term • acted. s+ in the town of pint required. For o post office box 105, 3t the Goderich Lumber he saw mill at Golden olte. Fred. Thompson, the Goderich mill, will he near future for the to take a like situation htnent. The cut of 11 bo handledy r Compan r ed leighing; this week we ar boot tops, and as a ss is not very much on d fail of snow would be have received notice of overninf the use of the cards, on which advertise- tinted on the addre side, ectfor the addre must be long by 1?j it les wide. If you wish to give any a nice Xmas present, a 11 store of T. FI. Ross a Meyer block. —Roland Smith appeared before M evening last, on preferred against Kelvin. The evid was taken a"d Goderich to stem Mrs.' 3ene r b en a great si months, died at street, on Phials The deceased ha place.for many ye bag was in , her 50th held on Monday tarred in the Win iu0 the —Goderich f your friends t the new music see what he has. alias Phillip McCarty, or Morton on Saturday he charge of forgery, va ue, a m w e regsday ; eve persons poled op, Young ct Pt3,uli'n' mussed things t only,ttl1in irnisse Thursday morni a box of ;poi1tet counter'had• bee notbilig of value recently put fix b ed about $2.00 i 1 untouched. visited by burglars ort ing. Some person or t the front door of Messrs hardware store. They p considerable, but the on entering the store , g waaa tji,00d revolver•and ,• nives6fr°An Old• till in the broken, bat it contained. The new cash register, the firm, which contain -- small change was left CHIT UE NOTES. Rev. H,E. M the First Cons him by Mr. Jas. Mu- on Sunday last. nee of several witnesses Rev. J. II^nil to was committed to Monday eveuing his trial. ing services of the that place.. wart ArcCance, win has On Sunday last, erer for the past few of Listowel, prea r sidence, Josephine vices in the evening of last week. He preached to been a resident ..of this large congregations rsasekavesaladalTeaseeta Pascoe, preached r. She niversary services ear. he funeral was Methodist church. the remains being - A very interestii 'ham cemetery. prepared for the c and string ban son oocepied the pulpit of ationel church, Loedoxi, ton was . at Ripley on ast, attendingthe open - new Baptist church in the Rev. Dr, 4 I%lllatUis, hed anniversary sere Methodist ` chump, excellent sermons to The pastor, Rev. Dr. Epworth League an. n Clinton Ontario St. g programme is being A. N•mab tree. Brass> in attendance. Tne rills, recitations, solos, Everything in tl a sical instrument line from a Jewshap a $000 piano at T. store, iieyer block. tter is that Wingham H. Ross' new must —Notice has jus Education Depar apportioned the v East Huron for class work. Wi the province an Brussels, $50 an Miss !MacPherson is offering from now 'until the end of the season, special re. auctions in millinery. Any of oar un- ttitnriied hats from 25 cents to $1.00. Special outs in trimmed hats, ranging from $1.00 and upvfards. Call and see us. tf Have you just dot married or are you going to gat married soon ? If so, get your furniture at Ireland & Button's and have a chance of getting a parlor suite free ; a chance with every dollars worth of goods purchased. If you are going to buy $20 or $30 worth, you can get that many chances. i[f For some time has been busily eng, ations and fitting the establishing of the building oppos The new inaohi placed fn positio that he is randy f Shelton, who for laundry, will loo Mr. Long, which i Comers may caped Long will be Islet customers of the ones. The citizen loyally support an i Fresloysters servea in MeXclvie's Star 1Lestau1:ant, James to at ast Mr. J, D. Long god in making alter - p new maohinery for first-class laundry in to the union factory. y has all arrived, been end Mr. Long announces business. Mr. John erly had charge of the atter the business for a guarantee thatons- first-class work. Mr. sed to see all the old unary and may new of Wingliarn should dustry of this kind. Blueyale, $50 an $20; Howick,1 S $10 ; Morris, Turnberry, $45 ; Amount received amount rreoeivei total, $810. i•Ioliday perfumes, arrait bottles and boxes, f om package. Qnality h lowest. Cliisholn': Drug Store. tf ;c in fancy ate. to 5 ela a children will have tidhest ; prices the reading, etc. Frie ids giving Xmas • pres- ents are invited o use the tree for this: purpose. The dist •ibution of these will nob arney, Nebraska, an• be lacking in into est. This will be held. ' of Rev. A. Sutherland, iu the S. A. bar asks Xmas night. All are welcome. No particulars hose—ltev i W. P• dtey, of Loudon, preach - The announcement of the ed anniversary a •rmons in the Congre- and old minister of the h •'triol —On Monday Re 3. L. Murray received a telegram from I' notincing the deea formerly of Ripe yet been received. the death of this g gospel will be recei of sorrow by ell w being arquainte e w man—Kincardine gentleman will be r our readers, who wi death. ad with a great wave congregations. I,0 had the privilege Rev gentlemen th the reverend gentle malticg," in too porter. The reverend good•siz91 "(lien by many of lecture was a goo 1 regret to hear of his thoughts ani was close of the lecture to the lectnrer w donald and second —Chief Vennorm man in charge for week, but as he wa he was set free. that he is Thoma: township, and h home. He has a color, cross-eyed, cloth cap, light been received from the j cottoned° pants, of our readers sho confer a favor b Chief Vannorman. meet of the amounts rams Public Schools in th class and continuation ham receives $100 from $100 from the county; 050; Blyth, 450 and $50 ; Township $50 ;Tow p of Grey, •iullett $55 ,AclE McKillop, 35 ; Tuoltersmith, $40 ; nllage of Wroxeter, 0,30. from Legislature, $505; from the county, 0,275 ; —Tell your friends they can have the TIMES till the end of 11308 for $1, or the Thies and Glojie for $1,25. --George Cline. he well-known vocalist and leader of th Presbyterian choir in Wingham, has c nvassed the local mu• sieians in veteran to the preparation and presentation of he Oratorio of Queen Esther. The firs practice was bold in the Town Hall on lir tday evening and follow- ed by another on Tuesday, there being a fair attendance. Mr. Cline will continue rehearsals on the venings above mention- ed each week uuiti the work is completed. It is it splendid sr the practice will those taking part engaged as acetate augentent of innsio and be greatly enjoyed by The mind acts with more vigor, the heart MO Norton has been beets stronger and the blood is greatly iauist.—Ern58els Post. enriched, n had a simple minded a couple of days this not wanted any place t has since turned out Warren, from Wallace wandered away from full beard, of brownish ears a well worn curly bin coat, thin shirt, nd long boots. 11 cry ld notice him they will comtnunics lig with A long felt want sup ed at last in Winghatn—a first•olget g s a in store, where you can get every ape of music and musical . instruments at right pr'ees. T. 3. Ross'; opposite post office. Wingham lost c es tae nt death, by person of Mrs. Debo Webb, in the 70th an old and respected b Saturday last, in the alt 13.Scott-Densmore. year of her age. De- ceased, with her ht sband, the late S. B. Webb, had b`ee t. res ents of Wingham for many years. $he ad been ailing for many months. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon est to the Wingham cemetery and was at ended by the follow- ing relatives Irons a istance t Mrs. Alex. Ross, Anderson, Ind ; Messrs. Johnathan and Benson Densmo e, Reid City, Mich.; Mr. Sampson t3, We b, Stratford ; Mr. J. W. Scott, Listow Moorefield, and A9 and two daughters, Good mos coming. Under the use of Scott's Emulsion all uBunchy last, to large Monday evening the ve his lecture, "Moat - bow) church, when st, e was present. Tha one, full of practical well delivered. At the a hearty vote of thanks s moved by Dr. Mea- d by Mr. Currie. PE EONAL,I. have contributions to this -readers. I! you have visi- nway yourself, drop in and e to that effect.• of 'Listowel, was in We shall be glad 1. column from any of o tore or purpose coin: tell us, or send us a no Mr. W. H. Iia town 011 Mendes,. Mr. and Mrs. A. one day last week. Mr. George Tho in town this week. Miss F. Bailey, th friends' in to re, (Dr.) Kenn at11 Strathroy last a4rMrsGe r. and lr . in Toronto during Miss Sarah Bake is the guest of itis Mr. Chas. Law taken a situation store. • Mrs. D. MoCor visiting with frien this week. Mrs. W. D. B visiting her paren Campbell Mr. A. Morto 1; Mr. W. Scott, specter, Hamilton W. W. Scott, wife uncle, Mayor Mor 1 Fordyce. Mr. Flack, Wit day and while t nectton called tt friends.—Clinton Mr. W. T. Ye Ross visited in Brussels son, of Goderich, was f Goderich, is visiting the organs and tissues take on new life n. y visited in London week.' . Pocockvisiting re vial g he weeit.V , from near Teeewater„ Elsie Scott. rice, of Belgrave, has in Iter, R. G. Gordon s ick, of Goderich, was s and relatives in town: Utley, of Winnipeg, in s, Mr. and Airs. Peter , 13e11 Telephone In. spent Sunday with hitt n, '!tam, was in town Mon - lilting for railway eon - um a number of oId ewe -Record. es, of Toronto, was re- newing old coque ntances in town for a few` days this week. Will's many ata friends in town wore pie sed to see him looking so well.