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The Wingham Times, 1900-06-22, Page 2VOL XXVIIIF— NO, 1470, MOAK, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1900, We Don't -claim to knew everything, but there aro throe branches of trades, viz: Tailor- ing, Boots and Shoes and Gentlemerw's Furnishings, that we thick we know •enough about to give the average dealer pointers upon, and also ensure our cus- tomers the best of goods at the lowest of prices, Our TAILORING DEPT. is now turning out a great many choice garments. We have a stock of woollens that is complete iu every respect iu Suitings, Spring Overooatings and 'Trouserings; and we. claim to turn out the most stylish cut, best made and best trimmed clothing in thr county. Our stock of BOOTS MID SHOES is well worth inspecting, We have ;gathered together the choicest goods of the best makers in Canada, and though the prices on the market have advanced at least 10 per cent., we are enabled through lucky buying to give ow pat- roiia Boots and Shoes at the salve price as last yeair. We world. particularly draw attention to our line of men's fine shoes. We have them in all leathers and in the latest shapes. JUST RECEIVED a large consignment of Gentlemen's 'Furnishings in ell lines. New Shirts, new Hose, new Underwear, new Ties, new Collars and duffs, new Braces, all •of the latest and nobbiest styles. If you wish to be up-to-date in your attire you :]Haat come to us. We have still a few Dry .Goods left, which we are still selling below cost. Groceries at cost. Wad & Sons Marriage Licenses Issued by FRANK P.A.TERHONy No. 23 Victoria street, Wingham, Ont. No witriesseirequired. ,l is not too goon for yon. Get it by tai 1� attending Estl should 114 9 Central Business College IStratford, Ont. ti Young men and won oxercisegroat care in choosing a school. Money is not easy to get, therefore it should not be s_pent foolishly. Before you decide to spend a dollar let us correspond with you, Our catalogue tells you about our superior advantages. Commence your course now. Our attendance is in- creasing year by year. .A. large cumber of recent students have accepted good sit- L nations. Students in attendance this year from Canada, United States and, Newfoundland: . W. J. ELLIOTT. Principal, n ' L r L $4,000.00 worth of repairs 1 ' ' wn all the time' at T. L. Jobb's f ' Massey. Harris machines. jus thi . of it. Yon don't have to wait or .o o any expense .and therm they are cwt • below the paces •of others. Thunk this over before you place your order for a Biuder or Mower, T, H. Ross. A WxNunlAtit BOX N DETROIT. --Last week there oatne to 1tad a copy of the "Business World" o etroit. In it we Remit a picture of Mivin W. Kerr, who it will be remembere t left here for that city three years ago In an article on .his 51100-5 the J menet mentioned says:•--y"Ile was bort eighteen years ago .tet Wingham, Canary two of .his sisters moved to Detroit ind 'were working When ho came in 18t I; the first pesitiolx he had was runni ig an elevator in Spading'- dry -good.° -.store, was in that position a year, whc t lie scented a pro - Motion to be ti sale swan, attended the Detroit Business'1 eiversity, Business and Shorthand, ac ired a sufficient knowledge of steno rimy to hodcl..tho position of stenograpl r with Gratwlck, Smith & I:,ryor Lamb Co'., Newberry Building, for over a y r until he enter- ed into the position wi the Macdonald Olothiug Co." We aro • Sways pleased to learn of the nieces of ITuronites This week we have opened Twomore crates of those Fine DINNER SETS bought at the old prices. We have also put in stook a new and pretty pattern of WHITE AND COLD 03' rvllioh you eau buy anything you avant from a batter chip to a din,Ior set. 6. A. FARQUHARSON (Tho China House) Opp. Bank of Hamilton wIxem.-n. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. It, A. Douglass—Business Change. Elliott Bros,—Deering Mowers. Halsey Parlc—More Precious. N. A. Fargnharson—Dinner Sots. G. E. Bing—Local. W, .7. Chapman Local. T. I3. Ross—Locals. 0. N. Griffin—Wanted. R. Vanstone—„Auction Sale. ' R. G. Gordon—Khaki Shirts. GENERAL LOCAL NEWS, See Halsey Park's advertisement. Dr. Butler, of London, will be at the Queen's Hotel, Wingham, on the first Friday of each month from 11.80 a. m. till 8 o'clock p. m., for consultation in c seases of the eye, ear, nose and A DENTAL ENTE & Holloway have practice of Dr. 13a one is at present f� will drain for a c he will be succeed will have charge understood, lnowe offices of this RISE Drs. Jerome tely purchased the f Arthur, Dr. Jer- the new -parlors and. uple of weeks, when by his partner who r a time. It is to be r, that the Wi ham will initRae in- terfered with by the change. This New Massey -Harris Mowe greatest grass cutter ever ' en pare it with others and find evith results. T. H. oss. EVIDENCES Ob' il-LL-BREEDIN0.—For some weeks a few caildren have created sad havoc in a numerer of flower -gardens in town, Without 'expect to persons or places they pull au .pull to their hearts content,The °L 1reu are scarcely to blame. -Their p eats are responsible. Children who ha no respect for the property of other grow to be thieves. Parents who alto their children to act in such a way 1t, er the standard of our country's moral WANTED, ---100 Tnbs Butter w Everybody pays 110, cash, 18c, `t trade, for eggs.. If "Z1 , ' n is the sincerest flattery” we rani be pardon- ed in. feeling sensitively our position. Note the genesis of our inspiration. G, E. Kneet. ,or• POUND DEAD I DETROIT, •George Towner, Toronto,. f r 20 years proprietor of Listowel benne , received a message on Saturday from letroit, stating that his son, Dr. Georgie=leatou Towner, had been founed in a s :rpor at 251 Grand River avenue in ti at city. Ile was taken to an hospital. where it was found he was suffering fr-m an overdose'of drugs, He died sho ly after he reached the Institution. Dr, owner was about 86 years of age, and 1 s been practising in Detroit for a num er of years. He was educated at Up r Canada College, Toronto University d Trinity Univer- sity. ITo graduated vith -honors from Victoria University. 'Afterwards he settled in Detroit wh re at one dine he enjoyed a large prat, co. A boon to the affil ea; he is coining again. T. P. S th; Eye Specialist, Will be at Colin A , Campbell's drug. store on Thursday, Awe 28th, "one day only." If you have anydefeet in your eye sight it will y eon to call and 'see kiln. lxaini on :ree. Call early. OBITUARY. -\s rNorded in our death column last week t1, re died in Toronto on Wednesday, Jung 18th, Elias Snaith, aged 80 years. Docased was a resident of Wingham for 10 -ears. lie first be. gan business iii IVitw rata district, after, wards in Clinton. A the eoncles cn of his residence in Win *hath he moved to Toronito evliore he li ted up to the time of his death. Deatl ' was caused by old ago and general break up of the system. :Previous it, the lest 1 onth he had never known what it was t bo sick, nor d he ever been visited a (leder- ancestry le t r is v o vs co y ance tr traces bade to the of s <t sited y' Empire Loyalist sto t. His son Samuel Smith well known i 'Winghann a few years age is Sup rinntendennt itt the mechranicail, depart nt of the Central Prison, To, oiito. r. the Cona- be satis- Read John ilerr's adv sereut, .A, Witten -1W &wr or. -Jolts Murray last week operate( on what was no doubt the largest lee() of metal ever placed in a lathe t this town. It was 11 feet Welles ug, Glu inches diameter and wet ted a half tont. cut it lute ey1 ders two fee iu length, To RENT. --The Orr Cotte, Francis street. Apply to W, J APHA.N. CONTRACTS LET,-*-- 'he township coun- cils of Morris and E st Wawanosh on Monday let the coutr et of grading the gravel road from G ley's to l3elgrave to Charles Barber at 10 a day. ijtor the gravellli required etween Wingham and Blyth, lllailiun 1 of Culross was the successful applican . The work was divided into throe cottons with prices at 40, 41 and 80 co ts a cubit, yard, NEW PRAIRIE axD(rv.---During the recent sessions o the County Council County Commas ners Ainsley stated that a new steel b dge•was to be built ou the gravel road south of Winghain, to be completed ofore August 15th,. The Stratford Bri a Co. have the con- tract of the •sup ratrncture at 8135=4, while • F. Gutteri ge of Seaforth 1 ill build the abutm is at res per hie yard, The New Massey- rri. ' under and Mower are right and t e cesare right. Ask T. H. Ross about Tml I.O.C. F. Est, Rsxoi.—The Odd - fellows' excursion t Credit Forks last Friday was fairly au cessful. Owing to counter excursions Ale turnout was not so large as was exp =oted. The coaches provided by the C. "'. R. were betinties and very comfort:Janle. Nothing hap- pened to mar the day's enjoyment. Dufferin Lake ma to itself a favorite with all exoursionis s. Everyone thought it very beautiful. SOMETHING NEW IN PAPERS.—The Toronto Daily Sta has introduced a feature which is a novel es it is -con- spicious. It print special announce- ments, and top lin of page .advertise- inents in red ink. Occasionally a front page cartoon is st ngthened by colored ink. A very eft- tivo piece - of work was Scuta Hunter' picture of "Bob's• " painting South rica red. The Star is all in, all bright d digaif ed, with dis- tinct nldwidltelity., A gentle reminder is no v season. • Harvest is drawing nig. What about a Binder? The Ma•;e arris New No, 4 is guaranteed th • `' ightest craft ever produced or no s, `.. 'Talk it over with T, H. Ross. Acer-ENxs.. W file assisting in tear- ing down the old Oaring mill on Satur- day night Alex Ca (*bell was struck by a falling joist. A...a result he was con- siderable bruised mrd hart ' William Bond while soapin r a belt in the Union on Monday had th sleeve of his shirt caught. His aria vaspulled round the pulley, breaking t greater and smaller forearm bones . two and one places respectively. es es this it was much mangled anc brui d. The limb is now very painful. M y will feel very sorry for Mr, Bond in h s misfortune, and two all hope his r: overy may be as immediate anncl s ccessful as possible, .. , Herman Voigt,1 ose head was so badly bruited at the 0 air Factory last week, is improving ni le, and is now a to sit up. Thirty-two roller be lug u the New Massey -Harris Binder ver twenty more than others haw - If they are a good thing at all then you can't have too much of a good thing—See the point. T. H. ,Ross, A CoN aErrT FOR nit BAND.—In a rd er to provide funds anted immediately the band =innate ht it ad - have thought visable to hold a e0 been sot for Thnrscl be neon by the , bill ago. Music and a f be had before the 1 concert is expected entertainment will for its own sake. a Ti " II • 'S A YEAR IN ADVANCE Remember the axe mien to the Model Parra on,Tune 28th. .care, UM. Every- body 'verybody should go. Run COATS RETIJ2NED,—Our Loudon boys returned on , aturday with their aces almost as red _.s their coats, They report, however, ha. -lug had an excellent time, The straw It es and light shirts are prououneed the Beal thiug. Captain Johuston is highly s )akeu of by the men and, to be honest, 1 e is a capital fel They howl against the N Harris l3inderan(11VTowe • t t ew e,'5( "- w � 1 pposition do. Let'ent howl, Y. ways find tllo most clubs Hinder the '.est apple tree. They do the advertising; we do the sell- ing. T. H. Ross. DECORATION DA's. --- The general committee from thee various societies of town held meeting in Town Clerk Ferguson 's office on Friday r evening, to make fur her arrangements for decoration day, . The committee decided to postpone e date tor decora- tion day until seine t ate in July. Tho previous date was co sidered not a good Ono, flowers would b scarce and other - matters would hated .rc. The idea, is to have a union deeora ou service and have every society in tot 1 that wishes take part in the service. The union service has worked well in ether towns and we see no reason why it should not prove successi u1 in Wingham. The general eommitteo will h ve another meeting in the Town Clerk s ..3 ,u - on July 6th. The Committee ' ry society in town to be repre-:,1.. at this meeting. Coil on the old Reliable Star Restaur- ant for freshest trona and choicest fruits. Everything seasonable, radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, banannas, pine apples, strawberries and oranges. .las. MOKELVIs. Co -0x aRATORsEET. — To -morrow night a meeting of eil interested in co- operetiou is to be l id in N. J. Kers- .well's store. Notally the, members of assooiation but all Jther$ *ill be wel- 001ne. , P10tOent.a iaat OPT" (-Arlt BAND CONCERT. '--The first open -al baud concert is au- nouneed for Tues ay evening. Con- ductor Merrifield promises the follow- ing programme: 1. 1VIereh-•-"Ham ton" ---R. B. Hall. 2. Marek—',Sol ' rs of the Queen"—A. Morelli, 3: Waltz—"Dori ' — A. F. Welden.. • t;.'ROI ottiscb " en a:Niggali. feels rcook. s—"In the Shadow —G. A. Lang. of the Ball" H, C. sole Queen"—R, B. (seed" --.-Van 5. Singing Chor of the Pines 6, Waltz—"Pri Kerner. 7. March—"The Hall. 8. March Coniq ::Milt. H. Hal God -S e --"Cotton Blossoms" 'e the Queen. .. Mere. TO LOAN.—Money to loan ou notes, and notes c'iscouuted at reason- able. rates. Money advanced oa mort- gages, with privilege of paying at the end of any year. Notes and accounts collected. Office—Beaver Block, Wing, 'ham. Ron'. Marinoo. SoNs of • SOOT D WORSHIP,—The Rev. D. Perrie will address the Sons of Scotland on Wedn sday evening. The members will me in the lodge room at 7.80 and proceec to the Presbyterian church at 8 o'cloe when the service will begin. Suitable usic will be provided. All will be made elcomo. In this con- nection a foto fact about these Scotch - men .might be in p ace. The Sons of Scotland were org, uized as a society in .1876. Nine years no our own society, Camp Caledonia o. 49, was formed. OW fifteen men ers joined. Now they boast of a str' gth of 70. Scotch - men are nothin if not anxious to preserve the na e and fame of the Land flf the Hea er. There was as mor in the story of two Scotchmen who an uninhabited island,, once formed a Cale - 'cert. The date has much truth as h 28111 inat. as ninay Max O'Rell of tit posted a few clays w instrtuments must tad eau blow. The to provide it. The be worth attending he list of artists in- • cludes Missea Sp ling, Griffin, Chis- holm, MMRonzie Ind Cline. Herbert Wightnan will pr iseut some neer fee- I tares on tho sheer( wire, A. Hartley Patterson will app r in a comical mono- logue. Miss Carl Visitor is to preside at the piano. W 1 rendered musical numbers will be pl yed by an orchestra comprising the fell wing parts: Cornets, Sebastian and i4ilc rist; violins, Wilson aird ilonnith; flute Skcates, accoanpen- led by the piano. he canelnding ntun- ber is a farce, "Ai Emancipation Day Picnic on. the L shaky, Palsy Valley and Wobbleabotlt ailroacl," for which special scenery is being prepared. It promises to bo v •ry funny. The ad- mission has been t itt tho low roto of 15 cents, with Iosery d seatsttwt, cents. Seats wilt be ott sc to next week tit Davis' drug store. ?tog amines will be issued Tneselay evening ruring and at the ecu - elusion of the open air band convert. It is probable the Baud will play a few reelections In front of the town hall be- fore the concert begins. were wrecked o Of course they denim society. gatistactton Guaranteed Our guar. antee means something,. Wee'ate not here to -day and away to -Morrow; you know just where to find us. Comfortable vision or your money hack. Nor ,guess work. and 1 Ydtitic measurements Accurste sc e tests. Oifticult cases a specialty. J. Cr DAMS tsPair*•n4SiIST AND OPTICIAN, WrNGHA'M, Soo John Xeres advertisement. G00 Granit Cups at Gc each; .original price 10o. You iC P.AVLIN. REMOUNTS FOR 'TIL BRITISH .Au A1tAiy,-- .A.0 important pureha e of 250 hems has recently been mad iu Listowel for British Army purpo 8, The approxi- trate value, of the lo is *20000, The Telfer, Olinda Co. a Montreal get the contract from the may officials. They then sublet it to Hay & Kidd of Listowel. Major Dont recentl'iuspected the horses subjected to his app oval. ,Only a sinall percentage were rej eted. The stamp of horses required 1: •11, good shapely one,. with some warm h- standing from 15-1 to 15 -if hands 1 'gh, showing good quality and theme sounduess. Major Dent has purchase( ' 1 Canada sine e war began over 200 horses. F uu :ens --If you 0. 't rap itt and take a squint at the 17 assey-Harris Binder and Mower before you buy its not our fault in you got sick, T. H. Ross, FILET HosrIrA FOR Pootii, CONSON:P- TIVEs,—iVlr, Wats of Toronto, repre• senting the Natio al Sanatorium Asso- dation of Canad% is visiting our town with the object o helping in. the organ- ization here to ai in the maintenance of the National •ee hospital for Poor Consumptives. oubtless our readers have some knot, edge of the Muskoka Hospital for Co umptii-es in Muskoka. It has been in erotism for two years. A copy of s second annual re- port is before u , and from it we learn tithe results so fax are very encour- aging. Darin the one year 90 patients were treated, whom 70 were greatly ' improved in 3 ealth and strength, and were enabled. ,o return to their hones and resume ti-eir work -with a prospect of years to cons of tolerably healthful life, and of these so improved, 21 were believed to be thoroughly cuared. That is practically : •1 per cent cured'of all the cases treated Since the inception of this Hospital or Cousulnptives over two years ago, th. 'e have been over a thou- sand implicit fused. Pros for such refit on the part o cessary chs „week. For sutuptives-1 A large cola erected and e tirelyto th ts for admission to it re- uent among the reasons ass was the want of means applicants to pay the ne- e of $6.00 or $7.00 , per hat class—the poor cou- 'ovision isnowbeing made. icdious hospital is . being upped to be devoted en- e and- treatment of the poor consump ives free of charge. The building an equipment are already financially pn ;tided for. Its continued maintenance , : the one thing for which the public of.• enteric are appealed to. It is expected at all people with hearts in their boso will desire to help in this, and in o er that the people gen- erally may be ' ade aware of this oppor- tunity to be lir pers in a work of un- questionable 0' rector, associations are being formed ' all the business centres of the Proviuce For organization here a meeting will held on the evening of Friday, the 2911 inst., at S o'clock in the council charnbe His Worship Mayor Clegg has kinds consented to take the chair. At the meeting, Mr. Watson -will make a atement covering the ground of the g od work already accom- plished by the Muskoka Hospital, and also what it is hoped. may be accom- plished with t aid of such local organ- izations. We rust our people may join heartily in thi movement, and that an association m be formed here wo thy of the cause, and worthy of the t 'n, This new Massey -H: ris : racier and Mower is hurting some .1 . opposition. Why? Because all th- .•st fariners•are buying and say they are a great pair of machines. T. H. Ross. SPORT', 1 No7rns. Manager Sell will t ke liis Prairie Nine to the R. C. picui in Teeswater on Tuesday when they 'ill play against the Teeswater seniors. ' In the last Hurt, League game of baseball Goderieli de ated Clinton by a large score. Godeii plays here about [the middle of next w Ik, probably Wed- nesday. Watch bilis or the date. Once more the Vin ar Hill Savages pet', it over the park Saturday was 27 tet brave, bold men fron ball. Mount Misery tes. The tune on 25. It takes the the hills to play Here are yott? The Walkerton -Pre,, •ie Nine match of Friday last method it a victory for the, Prairies by 22.18. TI fmtures of the• game wore the pitcl lug of Alderson, clever assists of Colli s beltind the bat, and errorless work of Hamilton on first. , 'looker excelled at bf. Seaforth defeated the Berlin hangers 5 to 2 on Friday; i . Forsyth, iefcrce. ;,Tho Riversides play In Berlin to-iley, l: they play a do then Seaforth, Berlin and Riversides will be ids, Seaforth plays the Iast league. gran e in Woodstock to- morrow, Of eour they will win. The sleeting of .)o Ontario Athletic . Association will Bola on the Toronto rt,, sr Club amis. Toronto on the C -,14th of July. Th events nen--100yards rtm, 220 yards in, 120 yards hurdle, .4F>0 yards run, f .0 yards trunn, mile tun, ' running high ' 'atop, ruIlene; broad jtitilt, potting lb. 'shot, throwing 16 lb. honuner, p c wattle; 440 yards rim open to stucle tx of l:ublie ani. high 1 se:llaols. Business Change To the People of Winglreln and Vicinity e. ty Having purchased the A. A. Marrow Drug Store 1 aux before you for your patronage. By care- ful attentiau to business and by keeping tray drug stock fresh and up-to-date, I feast that you may find me deserving of it. Yours respectfully, R.. A. DOUGLAS This space will be of interest to you. from week to week. Watch it for our announcements, listsand quotations. a TME WAR IS NOT OVER, We have declared war nga"nst profits in the following lines viz: Ready-to- wear Clothing, in non's bows' and child- ren's Suits. Also, in Ordered 'Suits of every quality from the finest Serge- or Worsteds to the plainest Tweed, 'Why this war against profits? you may ask. Because the stocks are far too large and must be reduced soon. Boots and Shoes will pass under the pruning kuife just in the same way. Buyers requiring any, thing in the above lines will save largely by buying here. ' Everything in light, fancy and staple Dry Goods of the very newest and best will be found here at lowest prices, GRoonRIES were never in better shape than note. Large stock in every line; secured before the late advances. D. M. GoRDON,. The Direct Importer. Butter 15c. MINOR *LOCALS. Campbell's Headache Wafers waitron- teed to care headache. ' —Forty-nine pl sure seekers weut tS Kincardine yestor ay. —TramS for 40 coats till Januatry 1, 1901. Subscribe now. Regular ineet g of Winglliun. Count: cis, G. U. 0. F. u -t Monday evening. et Call at W. Gannett's for all kinds of implements. Also all kinds of plow shears; the best made at 35 cents, cash. —A. G. C. Mason as taken a position as fireman in the Winghani Tauning Co's tannery. —Parties desirin valuable town pro- perty should read e auction sale advts. tri another column Miss MacPherson will sell the balance of her large and well selected milliuery stock at cost and below. Call early and secure bargains. —The Dr. Jim- meliu race is off. Amelia went lame d was unable to gel. McDevitt loses liis rfeit. —The fouudatio or the new concrete sidewalk ou the s tth side of Victoria street west is being repared, • Apprentices wanted at :once. Two_ young ladies to learn tailoring. tf WEBSTEIR & Co. --Ashton Situps , of Fetrolia haws been in town the lux t two weeks loading - on the G. T. R. ea s the boiler, engine, etc., which were t ed in drilling at the salt well. —William '.Cay r who has appeared iu Winghanr with lis scissors grinding wagon died iu Ha ilton last weep. Ile led. an.oddlife, 1' ing, wvorking, eating, and sleeping iu a gon, Go to Black & Drummond, successors to Carr Bros., for best grades of flour and all kinds of for, 13uy your oat- meal, cornmeal, Grahtfiu flour, seed corn, ground oil cake and linseed meal from BLA.OK &DitUitiiOND. Winghani's Popular Shoa Store. gtifired out -of. {Its -Boots Many makers of footwvear have feared overstocking awl hate unloaded shoes at less thau•nogular prices rather than take chances of gettiug rid of them in the usual way. We bought a largo lot of nFINE FOOTWEAR AR at (lr tsgotts figlr.s and can offer (i 'onews and. Children's Shoos - at prices rniteh below that ueutaliy' charged. Money saved by buying hose. W J. GREEK All Ulnas of 'Trunks and "aim else ie.