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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1897-12-24, Page 1vOL. XX,VI.---NO. 1340.. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, ]DECEMBER 24, 189 7.. $1 .A YEAR ' IN ADVANCE The Cr, Amts of th Seas tti l' ail «-.-..--o-.-e• -.- • ..-.- The old year is drawing .:tom -tear to its end, and the season for rejoicing and thanksgiving has come once again, We feel we cannot let itgo by :.that without returning our sincere hanks to those who have given us such generous pat- ronage during the past year. The increase in our business has more than exceeded our most sanguine expectations, :and it is to you, kind friends, that it is due ; not that we .wi§h to be too modest for we think that we have faithfully endeavored to always have in stock a complete assortment of goods in the best quality, and .at the right prices. Again we will wish you all a Merry Xtnas and a Happy 1\1 ew year. Yours faithfully, NOTHING LESS THAN ,/•7h144- �n Commercial School should satisfy you. CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE, STRATFORD, - ONT. with its superior courses of study, able staff of six male teachers, and ohoice equipments offers you the best advan- tages. It is not the ownership, age or advertising that secures for us a large patronage—it is the "solid merit" of the institution. 'Winter Terni, Monday, Jan. 3, '98. Circulars free. W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal. Marriage Licenses Issued by FRANK PATERSON, No 23, Via - sot to street, Wingham, Ont. No witnesses required. HD IUTH & BOWLES CHRISTMAS, A I CO Min • Do not forget that the old reliable City Restaurant• is the spot to buy your Candies Nuts and Xmas Novelties Figs, Malaga Grapes,, Pipes. Confectionery in abundance, ,��V , alieit a .$har.e of yottr MIAS Orders. _ Lam._ ,JQ isTS City Restaurant, Telephone No. 35'. - Macdonald Block. CHEAP LOCI.L NEWS. —Campbell's Headache Wafers toed to cure headache. —A very Merl Christmas readers. Nice fresh celery at Y --Tho public sol last for the holide --The Grand ' passed through Wi Largest stook etc„ at Jae, Melte —Mr. Woolsey editorial chair of th —Mr. 1). Cochlir town on Friday las weigh scales of our Our Clubbing Lisf. In order to sago our snb+cribers the trouble of flrticin7 two or more remittances we have Iliad special arrangement." with the publishers by which we aro enabled to nttur,rho following publications in omulectionwfth the WINDHHAM TIMxi at special low rates from naw until ,lannaey 1st, 1500, Special' clubbing rates with all newspapers and magazines quoted upon application, Ca h must accompany all orders .— Times Tithes and Weekly CAnhe, $1 25 Timis Mild Western Advertiser • 1 40 Times and Family Herald and 'Weekly Star 175 And 'ieturo. The s and Fanners' Advocate, - 1 00 Times and Fainting, 'weekly, ..1 75 Time and .Ladles' Journal, - 1 30 Tithes and Montreal Weekly Witness, 1 00 Time. and Farmers' Snn, • 1 25 Times and Daily Globe - 4 25 Times and Daily World - - 3 00 Ti +•c's and Country Gentleman, 2 70 The bAlance of the ye tr will be given fres to now subscribers for above mentioned weeklies, except Farmers' Advocate and Famine... Subscribe at once. Address, H. B. ELLIOTT, witsGIIAlit. NEW ADVE TISEMENTS, S Vouhill--Special el A Farquharson—Spec al Mckinnon & Co—Christ, as nosey Park—Christn>as resents Ifomuth k Bowles—Corn 'Intents of the season Canada Business College It pays to attend the best —Tuesday last was he shoetest day of the year. go ran- —Memorial cards of all kinds printed neatly and cheap at THE Trues office. o all our —Mr. John Hill has moved his boot and shoe store into one the stores in the 1' ill's, 21 Chisholm block. if of closed on Wednesday —cell places ;of bu moss will be closed in SVi:rgham to -morn v and all will enjoy auk Railway pay car Christmas day as a h liday. ham on Tuesday lata, —When anv of o• r subscribers do not Xmas candies, nuts receive their papers . if they will let us ie's star restaurant• know wo will be plea ed to forward them. as again taken the Fresh oysters served in any style at Brussels Herald. James MoKelvie's Star itestadrant, of London, was in , offioially testing the nercbants and ethers, Smoke Exaelsiors at the Queen's; 5 cents. 4 t — A. meeting of he directors of the Turnberry Agricult ral Sovietyr will be held on Tuesday eve ing next, at Swarts' hotel, commencing t 7 o'clock, A. full meeting of the dime re is requestd, — Alex. MoNinn , of Kincardine, druggist, formed of town, has deoided to open a branch store in Tiverton. Your W nghan.. friends will be pleased to hear of y ur surds Alex. Everything up=t date kept at the new music store of T. II Ross, Meyer block. J—We understandl has purchased the McGregor, on the Francis streets. M fu possessio of one in town —Now is the tim soription to the T new names to our til be pleased to send dress to the end of the Trams and Week All the latest nov music books, etc., at store opposite post c •Camp Galedge' tend celebrating th Burns by the hold on the evening o believe that someti .the people ti Win particulars Will b PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS Tho following is th weekly written exam ffrat department of during the past two Arithmetio (twice), Physics, ics Grammar, y > G d keeping. The star den examinations from w absent: Primary Claes— p,ssible, 000.—N. Beckett 837 C. Welsh 825, K. Macdonald 684, *Jas. oKinley '46, H. Ansley 500, John Rea g 572, J Cummings 621, 1I Miller 51* M. Verb 602, E. McGuire 430, and *8. Gordon 2 3. Leaving Class—peeible, 850. --George Ansley 781, Geo. Gray 721, Olive Moore 680, Vida Ilisoocks 6- 3, 1athei Musgrove 617, *And. Gray 01-, Joe Stewart 000. Maud. Welsh 570, Mill e MoGillvray 570. Oliver *Ella , *Peter Fist er 500,Fnmo?atreon 475, Roy Forster 430, How rd Bader 413„Gen. Johnston 410, May P tterson 307, Morris Roes 874, **Iota IIo gson 325, * *Harry Can 809, *Norma i laekwelt 310, Wm, Gillespie 2031, *Erin: Mutton 278, ** 1ennie Mc1"C1nlsy 261, *Vey fl order] 247, *Russel Murray oma G. Wilson 288 * * *lova Greasy 205. * * Ada 1 Call at Mc' 5tera r. « * * Almy Eay 116. and see hit laky result of the regular nanious held in the the Public School oaths. Subjects• - Algebra, Euclid, greasily and Bn k- tehnmber of lob such pupil was hat Mr. A. E. Smith property of Air. A. G. corner of John and Smith will now be 1 the finest properties to renew your sub• 125, \Ve aro adding every week, and will le TIa1Es to any ad- xt year for 11.00 or y Globe for $1.25. :llies in sheet music, T. H. Ross' new music Chief y�rzd,ixp Sons -of Scotland,„; , --„.....;•�” � anniversary of Itbbert whsYe. on. Al.elydaynd a ng of a grand concert • the same place,<,tva Jan. 17th. 1808, We • T'ue Standard is t;ti ng good is in store for ever, so it must hay ant and vicinity. Full nese these geutlem iven in our next issue.' Blyth. -The majority people look ut its EL trivial offence t throw a stone at a telegraph wire, be under the. Criminal Code, the penalty i hree months, or 150, and if you injure t wire or break one of the glass insulator , the penalty is two years in the penite iary.• Everything in the musical instrument line from a Jewsharp to a $600 piano at T. II Ross' new music store, tileyer block. - --Nominatione f r the positions of Mayer, Reeve, Dep y Reeve,.,, Councillors and Public School T ustees, will be held 00 Monday evening nes in the town ball. As yet, the munieipal p to boil very much. Marton is 1n the 1layotilty and we b of other probable ca honors, but the nice ing will settle who is not and munici oommence to boo A long felt w Wingharu—a tiro you can get eve music and music prices. T. H. Re • —The detailed and expenditure o :lvore issued from Week and from it particulars: T11E T Caslr on hand Dog tax in hands Poll tax " Taxes in hands o 'Taxes on roll Percentage on tax Local lmprovemer —The agroegate. of the Wingham school be $3,145 and in Clin laries to be paid by Ioard •next year will 6n it will be 12,000. Flowers, Groceries and Vegetables at T C. Graham's, Chisholm Block. —Old English Hol important part in t of our merchants at by Mr. T. O. Graham —The fine sleighit has made business so Large quantities of articles have been pc y performs quite an. , window decorations res. It was supplied g of the past week newhat brisk in town, ood, grain, and other wring into town. A flrst•olass Coal Stove for'sale 'cheap. Apply to J. Hallida , —The detailed ah tement of the receipts and expenditure of t e Township of Turn - berry have been p inted and are in the hands of the tow ship Clerk for dis- tribution, A Merry Christ a and a Happy New Year to all oar oust mere= N. A. Farqu- harson. —The simple -mit dod man, Thomas Warren, who we I ported last week as having wandered fro s his home, was cap- tured at Goderielc, n Monday last and taken to his home in Wallace township. Holiday perfumes, arrainged in foamy bottles and boxes, from 10 cte. to $5.00 a paolrege. Quality the highest; priees the lowest. •Chisholm's Drug Store. ti —We understand hamites is'hc'iug of Klo dyke in these Mrs, Cntvden ally huts by a fa walk on Wednesda Mr. II. 1''. Gol'i een very ill for pleas 'd to see, imp Jas. Mol elvie's bet place to buy nuts, etc. —The old issue stamps ie abont exl� be very long until th — It is understood Hay, and Mr. Moo aspirants for the We year. Have you seen Ireland & Button's 1250 extention tables. They are great value, —Dr. J. Wilson wi meeting of the Onta A.ssociation, to be Friday next, Doom — An extra rush vented tis from givin to the newspaper th will kindly overloo _of W inghcm, was. ,Bailiff Paterson, of in town on Tuesday. being published, how been some ether busi- n were engagingcie.- -For iiret-class tailoring and cheap gents' furnishings, try Webster & Co. Remember the place, in Queen's block. —It will pay at contemplate a b college, to take vertisement of the lege, of Uhatleam, ie one of the best country. Money .to loan r and Jif per cent, wi payment. Apply hate. —Every tnemher 25. Canadian, Ord remember that eth Court will be bele December 30,h. l: take piece and a nt be initiated. Let of the membere. y of our readers, who tsiness course in any look at the large ad - ()mutat t BLCineas Col - 1 another column. This xsiness colleges in the a farm properties, at 5 b favorable terms of re R. Vanatone, Wing - 5t f Court elattlend,'No. • of Foresters, should next meeting of the on Thursday evening, lecti'ln of officers will mbar of candidates will iere bei full attendance Have you just got married or 'are you .gotng4o get married soon ? •If so, get your furniture at 1 reland & Button's and have a chance of getting a parlor suite free ;a chance witb every dollars worth of goods purchased. 1f you are going to bray $20 or 530 worth, you can get that u-anychances. —The Wineham Amateur Dramatic Club will produce rs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's bright icy sparkling drama, ".Esmeralda",iu the pera house, Cn Thurs- day evening, Janua y Gth, 1808. The cast of eharanters is a trong one and from it we would say that ar readers may expect a tirst•class evenin 's entertainment... '1 he play will be pro reed with appropriate scenery and eostu res. The aclmtssion fee is 15c and 26e, wit plan of hall and tickets op sale at Gnido • u & Co's drug store. Miss MacPherson is offering from now until the end of the season, special re• duotions in millinery. Any of our un- trimmed hats from 25 cents to 151.00. Speoial outs in trimmed hats, ranging frorn $1. and upwards, •Call and see us. tf At the regularmeeting of Camp Caledonia, Sons of cotland, on Monday last,the f lowing officers were evenin g g elected for the ('ns that a party of "Wing. anizcd to start fee the of Puruberry, was 1 on tyle slippery side- lon, druggist, whoxllae me time is, we are oving nicely,'+'' tar restaurant in the your Xmas candies, t has not '`commenced Ve believe that•Mayor field again for. the ve heard the names didates for municipal ing on Monday even- s in the field and who al elections will then 1 Dominion postage rusted and it will not e is none left. hat Mr. McEwen, of ey,. of Morris, are den's chair for next — Wingham lov an opportunity of at the rink this (F will be open for th (While engaged Mr. J. Wilson's sta was severely kicked an ugly gash in hi read a paper at the o Veterinary Medical told in Stratford en er 3139. f job work has pre• the proper attention week Our readers It for this week. rs of skating will have tking a whirl on the ice iday) evening, when it first time this season 0 clipping it horse at le, i♦ir. Welter Belden y the animal, leaving face and fracturing one of Itis arma,'+tif We are handling any qu'tntity of hatter. eggs and dried apples—cash or trade. Also all kinds poultry. G. 111. King. • •—Dep y Sheriff G f ndry, of Godorich was in town o0 '1 her dente in the Smith -IV Smith will be tried Goderioh on Tuesda —A 3i rge number Wingham dllrier; th have a full list of t Out readers eat) 1, papee ,if thee evil If you wish to a nice Xmas pres store of T. H. Ito Meyer blook. 1/fr. Lonis 13. splenoid letter Lore" page of Owing to the 10 eineble to publish appear in our nee: —The Hensa}i this ,week in a n eight page shee fashioned four pa is to be congra day, looking up evi- cKelvie forgery case. ' efore the Judge at to lave those pretended interviews for next. i publication and that tiwy • luld the upl a es of visitors will be in attribt)ted to them by Inc coecereing the next week. Let us `Winghacn market an 1 lb vers. kle will e goings and comings . have to make good th.)_e in i-rviews or eat Ip us make a newsy only do se... Try it -crow, mid that, will ee gee ye VOWES OF m=E PEOPLE. we do not h'1d ourself s responsible f. r opinions any cenimume..tion, expressed I.y tt,e writer r Tn the Editor of the Tai 1)FAR lint,—Tho e instead of making a, ample apbiogy for hi create a• feeling; ag grain ;market and the eby injure the town. i , last week's issue tri a to wriggle out of the nice bog -hole he 1 s dropped into, by claiming that grain is oming into Wing - ham in large.dquentifi s since the publi- cation of hid: slandero s article, Now, r askin all tairneint, was at article, if read and believed by farineee, alculated to bring then with a great inkus to a market that the editor of the Advan 0 -,argued was no good; and to buyers that lacked enterprise and did not pay tis high rime as was paid in other towns, or ma it caieuiated to drive them away to t o other markets lauded by the Advance' Which horn of the clelema will he t ke? Dither his statements were not res or they were nut believed. I am inclie,ed a thick there was a, little of both ;. that the were read by few and believed by none ap, ata very evident. His pretended inter : aw8 appears a tender point with hint. 0 my last letter L denied their genuineness (and do an still). I asked him to make t 'm good by pub. lishing ager those geutle en's signatures. In reply to my reasonabl request he flies off at tangent and wi s a guod deal of floarislr asks me to preya negative, con- trary to all rules of ctrg nom, I ane 11ot row and he knows rielt editors like tile extravagant trrels of.fiour. I quints ,reterred or of the Advance„ 11 retraction and aa foolish attempt for at the Winghalre ir1 the interviewing busiu full well that it is only him that can indulge in pastime of giving away agair, deny that those m Be also falsifies the 1.•c says I. talked of tlle_grain Elea the interests a the stor simply said nothing of the ki did sap was, "there should be 2 tween the store -keepers an dealers,.but each in his bwn ap to advance the best interest it Anything wrong about that charge Is- th.et buy Braid Certainly I do, and have done years and hope to do ,.o for And why should 1 not? 1 ou there ai=d buy ail p;'stilt aim not *"aeon° else would. I i;s church this year Another 1 monts he has mi i on at once, and that Wirt,vnt of the editor of the Ad.acccc'. Dr. Macdonald is now permanent -t The mayor l.tn yenr:f gra ly at home ana can be consulted byvoted to p.'rsoual insinuation his patrons. and abuse. 13. bat hal that 5• •—The team o ed by Mr. Walter question at issue? My ohjac Stewart, of the L know Planing Mills, is, and has been from cies drew their new el >ine, weighing 85 000 defecol one of the Lading in pounds, from Blyth to Wingham. It took tows: frv.rlc the uncalled for Le two team to draw Ileosall to 13lyth. a Lucknow, This is ••onsidering the w t3atnrday last.—Lu rd wile= he ive any of your friends rsadva,lciug ut, call at the new music •ktep -ns. I s and see what he has. .1. Wast 1. o quarrel be - Duff, of Bluevale, had a tale gram n the "Canadian 'Folk- r:r• wot king last Saturday's Globe. Wit.gha,n." 1 of other work we are 1 he next. 't this week, but it will *~ I t t Belgrave,: issue. 3o fc,r ninny. limy Yllet0 .• au Flr vltt.lr if 1 dict 111> iVllite. rty tock ekiog leave rticle is de - 'attendees > with the i11 wliting, egmuiug, til. -rests of Mlle 1 A0,ttldlllona Adtance. L . false im- tic Mind by; led I will be veil aff ir& to, 11sly personal nttcnpt it and 'inn, you, Mr, )bserver comes to hand form. It is now an in place of the old - he sheet. Bro. Neelands elated on the imptove- de in the Observer. —A. meeting wit Hotel on Thursday to organize a Hock fol, will join with nt supplied at last in Listowel, Wingb lass music store, where cardiae, to farm l'elesoope. We w thing in the allies of league formed an. 1 instruments .at right opportunity of se ', opposite post pffioe. this favorite wiat atement of the'-reoeipts A good busi=es 'the town of Winghatn Wingham; very li the Thins aide, this particulars, apply we give the Eche wing W gham. At the regula IL W., held on following officers ensuing term : Foreman, George Bell ; Financier, J C. N. Griffin ; R Guide, F. Carruth W. Foxton ; On S'anstone, Repress J. W. Walker ; Al Tamlyn ; Auditor, AR'S ASSETS. $ 3685 00 Chief Cons.. 8 00 " 5 00 Collector..,. 1102 70 1308 14 THE YEA Chegttes issued, bu for payment Int, on Debs Local Improveme Sinking Fund L. County rate, 180 I3ank of Hamilt Dom. Rubber Co Salaries, (due at Grant to Public ing term: Past Chief,, Balsam Bolin Murray ; C ief, ,Tis. Hciiderson ; I Chieftian, G D idson ; Rec.-Seo., D. t Stewart ; Fin.,:iec , W. Taylor : Tres., D. � •A•8 wilt he see" M. Gordon ; M shall, D. McCormick ; 0000011 has paid Standard t3eare , Hugh Gillies ; Inside lime a balance Girard, Arelr. lnpbell ; Outside Guard, 7 believe, is ono of .Prances Cro • Physician, 1)r. 1?, Mac= I 'presented to the doiiald,• TrustJas. Ho erson, Jahri'. should procure a )avidsoti. 1 the town clerk elvie's star restaurant • °5"."(1and expert e display et Xmas goods, k the past year. s (estimate)„ 00 00 advances..,. 5590 19 $16769 09 A r,L1n r LITIE9. not presented $ 753 23 2955 00 1 Deb........ 455 111 y, 1807 440 00 532 05 n, Loans 10525 00 rubber diose4135 00 itl of year).. 274 20 ibrary 95 00 311"v 37 1116700 09 the above, last year's IT the old debt and still 1 $305.37, which, we 10 best statements every atepayers, Our eitizons opy of tine report from id see what has been re. ed by the conneil during the same loan from cd from Wingham to a pretty good pull y the roads were on know Sentinel. be held at the Queen's evening, at 8 o'clock, y Club, and 1f snecess- arriston, Palmerston, Lucknow, and Kin - a league.—Walkerton uld like to see the above we would then have an ng some good games of sport. for sale in the town of le capital required. For to post office box 1115, 3t meeting of the A O. ridgy evening last, the were elected for the W. A. H. Musgrove ; alker f Overseer, Thos. W. Walker; Receiver, corder, R. Vanatone ; rs ; Inside Watchman, side Watchman, S tative to Grand Lodge. rnate Repres., J. E. oshaVSinalien. TEACHERS The Hoard of Exit of Huron, met at G inst. The following Third Class Profess Public School Teae years. Misses Aitken, Ai Clantin, ('•unningha Poweer, Edge, Bllio Higgins, Isbister,,tar, Kennedy (Annie,) La ('1nsl;31, McConnell, (Annie,) Moray (Ge Reid, Robb, Stou Wiltse, Mesers Aitchesion',- .;nn, Elliott, Fraser, liiipatt•iek, Lennox, 1'avish, Naftal, Pow Snell, Scott, 'Todd, wratlla, Torrance. A14I.61ATIONS. iners fir the County derich. on the 18th tudents were granted nal: Certificates, as ers, valid for three y, Anderson, Copp, , Culbert, Coalts, 1, Fowler, Herbein, ine, Kennedy (Susie,) font, LeTouzel, Me- McGnegor, Murray b )rwiitchell,ll Walker, Risen, 13ricker,Clark- Ilauliltott, IIaggith, cl.wen, Mcliay, Mc. 1, Bath, Robinson, ilt, 'Tescdale, Tro- Attack 01ttlle tikre011 by the have sought to remove a pressions made on the pu said article. If 1 have suttee well pleased and can very - treat his scurrilous and g attack on myself with 11100 its anther deserves. Thee Editor, for the 1psce, I ant Yours truly W:.1 Oaicc.u. CHURUST_ N 0' - BS. A srscial musical service will be held in connection with the Me indist Sunday school on Sunday afternoo next. A special Christmas ser .e• will be held •' in St. Paul's church, ou 1 rristmas nllorrir-• lr ing, commencing at 10.30 'slack. r/ The Mission Band in onneeticn with the Presbyterian church I id a very sne• cessful entertainment in • he lecture root= of the chnrch on Tuesday ventng*. The children of St. P' ti's church Sun. day school will enjoy sleigh ride oa Tuesday afternoon ne. t, and a . grand • Christmas entertainme will be held Is/. the school room on the s ale evening. _ The annual meeting of the ...Vnigltatn Presbyterian Sunday s>heel'-was yield .on Tuesday evening Dec. 14,• There was a large attendance of tel hers• and officers. Excellent reports were ,prese.nted by tis Secretary and Treasu er, showing tha both the tittondanne al l -contributions le the year have been irly . satisfactory the officers of last ear were till rs elected" ny aeelamatl' ;The businra part of the progranln,; being ended, t) ladies, in 1:201t usual 1 : ppy way, furnir ed fragrant tea and numberless cak sandwiches, and other' erupting delicaci After a pleasant half hour was spent this way, a most '.njayabi0 and thusiastie sleeting WA, brought to eel by singing "God be ' th you till we twain." Dr. Macdou ' d ie to conduct review on Sunday, De 21;tin' The mu pant of the review "Wil be under the leadership of Prof. line. A. oordiu4 viration is given to c congre others to attend the riew.