The Wingham Times, 1888-03-30, Page 1aseinernateilialeetiesescs
VOL. XVII.
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-NO 13
WINGIIAM, ONT., FRIDAY, MARCH 80, 1888.
WHOLE NO. 845.
We regret that no little iuoola-
srexlieuce gild anitoyanee have been
caused to 'Lusa' a' readers by unavoid-
able lateness m getting to press and
consequent failure to eatolt Friday
morning nails, ,;I'or Alio past fort.
nignt paper's have been issued Thurs,
day evening and caurliaFriday's mails
in all directions. The practice is to
be invariably followed in future, Mr.
Elliott has now become a resident of
Wingham 'ants the work eau be pros-
ecuted much more successfully and
satisfactorily. We are now in a posi.
tion to add materially to the attract•
iveness and value of the Times as a
newspaper i to snake it au iudispens.
able adjunct to • hundreds of house-
holds who get their, weekly budget of
local news from outside towns. In
our efforts to meet a; long felt local
want we have no doubt we will meet
With hearty. cooperation and support.
Thus far our most sanguine expect,
idioms have been realized. To further
the interests of Wingham and give a
readable digest of all local happening
wocuy of note is the especial n issien
of the Tis s,:• Times may be null but
Tian Toms s is destined to boom.
LOCAL NEWS.
-Read. Miss E. Murphy's business
announcement,
—Two good show cases for „ale ata bar-
gain. Apply to Joint Zen.
—Dr. McDonald is expected home this
(Thursday) evening. The House opens
• again on Tuesday.
--Rev. Mr. Stewart, of Clinton, preached
in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday, to
au appreciative audience.
The Rev Mr. Gray, of Clinton, is to
preach in the Baptist Church, ou Sunday
next, morning and evenin g,
--A teacher wanted. See ad.
New York is said to be the third greatest
German city in the world.
-.-The present population of Montreal is
180,000, and of Toronto 120,200.
--The grocers of Guelph have formed
themselves iuto a protective association
.against baa debtors,
--Mr, Gladstone is going to discuss in
the Forum the religious opinions of col,
Robert G. Ingersoll.
--,John Reynolds, one of the femme
Six Hundred immortalized by Tennyson,
die • iu Buffalo last week,
Mr. Wm. Diamond, merchant, has
removed his stook from here and opened
out at Greenock, in the County of Bruce.
—Guelph Young Women's Christian
Temperance Pinion has instituted a series.
of five cent Saturday night conoerta, seek-
ing to counteract the usual temptations of
Saturday night.
-Owing to Mrs. Webster's kindly's at.
tuitions, a morning glory :blossom put in
an appearance early Tuesday morning,
Like weather ':wise acres, it mistook the
late thaw for gentle spring.
There were 110 students at the Guelph
Model Farm in 1887, of whom 78 are from
Ontario, 84 counties being represented. It
is authoritktively stated that the non-
smokers beat the smokers at the examin-
etious.
_Bev, T,. I•I, Brown, of- Comber, has
been appointo cliapleiu to the .Bishop of
Iiureu,'and will oomoaeuce his 'new duties
after Easter. - •
N'. W. Exhibition 'will be held in
Godericb, uuder the auspices of tlio Nest
ltidiugofHilton Agriculturel Sooiety, en
Got. sue, Ord, 4th end 5th.
—A party of boys numbering nearly one
ihundred are to arrive at. Stratford next
month from the London hotnes of :alfacphereon. The ages will range from a
to ter?
deers, J. A. Cline & Co. have supplied
pa
fine gong for the use of the public school)
By its use uniform calling and dismissions
of the various rooms can be made, thus
avojding confusion and saving time.
rrF --Wingham Chapter, No. 84, A. P. & A.
meets on the evening.of Wednesday,
the 4th of April, for installation of officers.
The elections at last meeting were: J. A.
Morton, First Principal ; E. L. Dickinson,
Second Principal; 0. E. Williams, Third
Principal W. E. Groves, Scribe E.
Each week during March and April
special oxeursiona will be rim by the Grand
Trunk railway to points in the Western
States, Patsilio Coast, .eto. Moveables and
baggage forwarded to ' destivattou. For ante.
through tickets at lowest rates and all in On the weeklyexcursion which left
formation necessary to make travelling
easy and pleasant, apply to agent at G. T.' .here on Tuesday by the C. P.It. a. crowded
R., Wingham station. "coach of passeugers and font or five freight
Differences between fresh and old eggs
are thus told : A fresh egg is very clear
when held up to a strong lii,+lit. A fresh
egg has a somewhat rough shell, while the,
shell of a stale egg is very smooth. It
takes longer time to boil a fresh egg hard
than a stale one and fresh ones are more
easily beaten iuto a froth. . •
A boy gave this distinction between
strong and weak verbs. Thodefinitiou
plies tlie.'existenee of more grammarians
than have ever pondered over Lennie,
Mason or Angus: You use a weak verb
when you are not quite sure of the truth
of what . you haveto say; but' you use a
strong verb when you are perfectly sure
and with to be emphatic. '
A. Bervie, Bruce Co. man, aformer agent
for the'Mail, thus philosophically and em-
phatically expresses his disapproval of its
independent principles: "Mechanically,
the Mail is a grand paper, a good produc-
tion, but'its politics is rotten. '.rhe Mail
has wandered off into strange pasture and
are digging ;with the wrong foot now. It
reminds me of a fine looking man, well
desaed. but of bad character." Poor dis-
consolate fellow.
—The town of Watford,. for a salary of
0844, engaged a ruau to discharge the fol
lowing duties: Preserve the peace, build
sidewalks, repair sidewalks, light street
lamps, build new lamp posts, dig holes for
lamp posts, caretaker of driving park,
caretaker of corporation property, cut ice
in fire tanks, cut thistles and weeds, Sani-
taryInspector, collector of licenses, janitor
of council' room. A general purpose sort
of a man and municipal economy with a
vent,
-Mr. W. R, Snider is to preach in the
Methodist Church, Brussels, next Sunday.
As we have sold our business, all so.
counts must be settled at once. Wear de
Weesu.
—The Town Courted meets. on Monday
evening next and the School hoard on
Tuesday evening.
--Dr. Towler has greatly added to the
attractiveness of hisdrug store by a. well -
applied covet of paint,
—The next meeting of the Wingbam
L. d& S. 0, will be held on Monday evening,
April 2nd, in the I''oreeters' Hall,
Alabastine costs little more than whiting
and is the best wall or oeilingfinish kuown.
Jas. A. Cline ck Co. are sole •agents for the
sale of it in Wingham.
—Mr. Durnion, the defendant, did not
appear at the Magistrates' Court outliers -
day, and the case was adjourned another
week. The ease was dismissed yesterday,
-We learn on goingtopress that Messrs
C W Henderson & Lia. havedisposed of
their stook to Mr W Connel, of Luoknow,
Act takes possession on Monday.
—Special Lenten services were conducted
in St. Paul's Church every evening of the
present week by the rector, the Rev. J. H.
Moorbouse.
The Hansard report of Dr. McDonald's
able speech on Unrestricted Reciprocity
has latae to hand.. We are unable to give
a verbatim or summarized report in Tan
Trues this week. We are pleased to be
able to state that a full and corrected re,
port will be given to the public at an early
date. Mita masterly exposition of the
subject.
• ,,,,The second session of the si:tth parlia.
tntsnt was brought to a close oii.I'riday last.
Mueli legislation of a useful and practical
'character has. been effected. %Worthy ef•
mention is Mr.'Mowat's Manhood Suffrage
13111, also the one, for the early closing of
shops and limitation of hours of labor in
factories, es well as the one for the apfioint-
:e nt of a minister of Agriculture..
.-=The Nail simply voices the opinions of
the press generally when it lays of Mr.
Gao, Belford- who is to appear here on
14fonday night next:—"Mr. Belford was
greeted last night in Astooiation Rall by There is even a Lower possibility, that of
ata audience of our beat and moat Intel- 1 engaging in the soieutifle squirting of to,
bacon juice, to the vexatious auuoyenee
and frequent loss and embarrassment, of
respectable citizens, Our attention has
cars were sent. Amongst those who left
were : Mr. Martin Farrow, son of Ur. T.
Farrow, ex-M.P.,Aiorris ; Mr. 'ohs• Caesar,
Turnberry ; Mr. D. McLaucltlin, Morris ;
Mr. Jolie Robertson, East Wawanosh; Mr.
John Burgoss, jr., and avife, and Messrs. R.
Holmes, P. Belford and J. Hntvkins, Blue.
vale 1 Mr. Wm, Nixon, Mitchell ; Miss
Donnelly, Gerrie; Miss Maggie Ridley,
East Wawanosh Tlio passengers bad for
destination various points in Manitoba, the
Northwest and British Columbia.
—Genial spring will be welcomed by all,
yet it has its attendant nuisances. One of
the most annoying of these is the corner
loafer. They are true harbingers of spring,
and most unweloeme ones. Every town
bar a foe individuals possessing such erre•
neons ideas of propriety and goed taste
that their congenial work is:to (dis)grace
street corners, and in all probability in•
dnlge in ctltioal observations on passersby.
leotua' eitizons, that filled almost every
*tvailable seat: The applause that fol -
]owed every effort was a tribute to Ms
powers as a reciter. Says the Sow already been called to the existence of this
" Ile is equally strong in pathetic or yank nuisance, and we hope the chief may
Humorous eubjeots, and provides as ebiarin. exercise his authority for its speedy sup.
flag an entertainment asoii0Couid with." pression.
—In the short description given of
Messrs J Brennan.& Co'staunery last week
the average monthly shipments ought to
have read 05;500 instead of 015,000.
.CANADIAN PACIt'IO TICKET O Flofi.-
For tickets, maps, guides or any ether
information regarding this road, ca11
on 0. E. Williams, Ticket Agent, C.
P. R., Wingham.
—Mr. C. E. Williams, the active and
aecommodatin uptown agent of the 0. P.
11. Co. has sold a large number of tickets
for Manitoba and other western points' in
the last few weeks. The public can ' rely
on being honorably and satisfactorily dealt
with. by Mr. Williams.
0, P. R. Txduasroxs.—O. E. Wil,'-
tiatils, ticket agent for this road, has
received instructions that there will:lue
weekly excursions oyer the C. P. R. to
Manitoba 'and the Northwest during
March and April, Intending passen;
gers should' call on Mr. Williams for
information, mar, &c. Trains go via
North Bay. Call early. 13erths se-
cured without extra charge.
still adding to her really magnificent and
graudly.assorted atook of goods in every
line. She can inspect city establishments
with uumingled satisfaction,—London Frac
Press: Mr.. L T. Bates, of Wingham, for-
merly of London South, has secured a
more lucrative situation with Mr. Turner,
of Sarnia, and will enter upon bis duties
this week, Mr. Bates left here on Wednes-
day. Ms departure is to be regretted, as
he has proved himself to be an affable,
reliable and accommodating young man
and one thorbughly understanding hut
business. -(lairs. Knowles. of I,uckuow, is
spending a few days with her daughter,
Mrs. Ross, at the Beaver Dlok. Mre,. A.
W. Webster returned from Clinton this
week,—Mr. M K. Snider was the guest of
Mr. J. A. Cline whilst staying in town. Re
is a cousin to Mr. Cline.—Seaforth .&psi.
for; Mr. John Eider, of Wingham, an old
Seaforthite, was in town on Monday.—Mrs
S. Laird of Brussels is visiting at Mr, T.
McCullough's, Wingham.-Mr. J. W. Stev-
enson, for couple of year in the employ
of Mr. J. Mclndoo, harnessmaker, leaves
for Toronto an Saturday where be has se.
carred employment. Be is a worthy and
sterling young man and will be followed by
many good wishes. His brother D. B, ac.
companies him" we understand.—Messrs.
John Neelanda and B. Elliott, of the 7imee
left on Thursday morning for Brautford
on business connected with the Foresters
organization, --Mr. H. W. 0, Meyer, barr-
ister, returned from a trip to Ottawa and
other eastern points on Wednesday. --Mr.
C. W. Henderson spent some days in To-
ronto this week.—Mr. J, E, Brown, cashier
in the. Bank of Hamilton, went to Dundas
en Wednesday to spend a few days with
his friends.—Mr. ;T. A. Tracey, late of the
Bank has been in town a few days this
week. Be has been successfully prosecut-
ing insurance work in Halton County we
unaeretaud. He represeuts the North
American in Haltou, Peel and the oityof
Guelph. Genial and obliging, with Met
and energy, be is sure to succeed.
—The famous humorous, pathetic and
dramatic reciter, Mr. George Belford, is to
give one of his highly entertaining recitals
in the Wingham town hall on Monday
evening, the 2nd of April. Most compli.
mentary notices of his able performances
Have appeared in theLondon (Eng.) World,
the Dramatic Review, the .Reciter and.Speaker, Japanese Missionary, Hiraiwa, who ap-
The Globe, Empire, ll'etes, World, Wcek, ,sal geared in the national costume. Bev. D.
urday Night and Presbyterian, as well as the c red in the the pastor, occupied the
papers of London, Kingston and Belleville; oohair,opened the meeting and read extracts
speak in the highest terms of his splendid from the report of the Board of Missions
recitals. of the Methodist Church, showing that
Psnsoxtrs,—Mrs. W. Curtis, of Biyth, over 0200,000 was paid last year by tbat
and Mrs. Il. McKellar, of Detroit, were body for the support of missions. A
guests at Mr. 8.Graeey`s, this week.—Miss quarter of a million is expected for the',
Nellie Collie, of x3luevale, spent a day or current year. The amount paid by Wing.
two'with Mrs. T. Price, Lower Wingham, ham Iast year was 0147.55. He paid a high
this weak. --Mr. H. D. Henderson, mer- tribute to the recently deceased Mrs.'
chant,. of Whitechurch, was in town last Jaokson,who was an active worker in every
Friday, and gave the Timm* a friendly call. goodbause.
r. F. Spading, of Messrs. Gray, Young ltlr. Hiraiwa began by giving a geo-
&•Sparling, salt mauufaoturers, aeaforth, graphioal description of Japan. It oom
Blyth and Winrhum, spent a few days in prises four large islands and several smaller
town, this weekMr. Jas. Green, proprie- ones, being one-fourth greater in exteut
for of the Derilbin Casette, and brother of than Great Britain and trelaiid and having
Mrs. Goo, Green, of this place, spent a day a population of 88,000,000. It is governed
er two visiting in town this week. The by Emperors, the 124th in a direct line
Trues was favored with acall.—Mr, E. G. ,beiug now on the throne. Its .policy Lad
Chaut, of Port Hope, representing the long beau one of isolation as regards other
Oddfellowa' Relief Association, of Kings- nations. this policy was given , up some
ton, was in town for a fete days, lob week. sixteen years ado; and great political, social
—Mr. T. A. Robertson, of Wawanosh, left and religious changes are beiog effected,
for Tacoma, Washington Territory, on Iu this respect old Japan is being effaced
Tuesday. May he leave' abundant success and a. modern Japan built up. They are
n the far West. -Mrs. Alex. Mitchell,:Mrs. now adopting railways, street ears, steam-
J'arnes Cosford klid Mr.' Alfred 'Nichols, boats, gas and eleotrio lights. Missionaries
baker, were at Millbank this week visiting were . lied sent out by the l.'resbyterian
Mr, Win. Mitchell, of that place, who is Church of the I7uited States thirty year
seriously ill and not expected to recover, ago, and from Canada by the Methodist
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex, Mitoholi, Church fifteen years ago. Jesuit M.is-
reside in Wiughvna.-tMr. Thomas Icing, of sicuaries began work nearly 800 years ago,
Bluevale, who has filen nue term at the but not being in sympathy with the govern.
Toronto Veterinary College, is now with ment an edict was proelaimed for their
Mr,Johu Wilson,V.S.,of Wingliatn, getting expulsion from the country. The lecture,'
an idea of the practical work. Mr. Johan pr4lduoed a copy of the edict in question.
Xing and bride, of I;riu,Wellin ton Bounty, The mniseionaries were long looped upon as
are on a wedding trip in the vieinityof sorosrersandwitches, The first ohurohwae
Wingham, They are visiting at Mr. T. erected by Dr. Maodoimld near the palace
Henderson's and Iessrs.Gray and leukin s' where the edict was issued. The tendeuey
-bibs IL Murphy, milliner and mantle- -of education in Japan is towards infidelity
maker, went to Loddon oil, rridey, She is and hence the time is opportune for the
Missionary Meetings,
A Splendid Success at the Dietitedist
Church,
At the annual Missionary Services on
Sunday, Mr. W. K. Snider was greeted
with very largo audiences in the Methodist
Church. His morning discourse dealt.
mainly with his own conversion, and in
the, evening the sermon partook of an
exhortative character. Talented, earnest,
and possessiug great dramatic and mag-
netic power, Mr. Snider exercises a mar-
vellous influence over his hearers'. He
possesses those qualities that are calculated
to fit him in an emineut degree for the
work of au evangelist:
A large audience assembled on Monday
eveniug to listen to a lecture by the
proseoutioa of Christian missions. Hoe -
urged the importance of being alive to the ..
vital issue and supplying men and Meal*
to bestow the boon of Vbristianity upon
the people of that vast empire. As is the,
case in all non-Christian countries, women
have bo status in Japanese society. The
national teachings are those set forth W
Oonfusoius, But all missionaries are now
welcomed by all classes. The field is now
white unto the harvest. There are now
80,000 nominal Protestants. Like every,
other heathen land, it was now opening its' -
arms to reojve the heralds of the Cross.
The lecturer eloquently urged the respell,* -
sibility devolving on us in this respect, :13e'
has bean preaching twelve year,, and as an
ordained minister for eight years.
The thanks of the meeting were tendered'
to last year's collectors and the same re-
appointed. On motion of Messrs. G. Me.
Tavish and II. Lloyd a vote of thanks was.
tendered to the lecturer. The choir sang,
the doxology and the meeting was dis---
miesed.
WINO BAM'S INDUSTRIEL',.
The Wfnghum Salt Block.
A LARGE AND SPLENDID INDUSTRY,
The Onondaga geological formation.
in the county of Huron in. which salt
deposits are found extends over an
era comprising the stretch of country
beginning in the vicinity of Seaforth
and running in a northerly direction,
ending at Lake Huron near Kincar-
dine. It is said the territory is about
60 miles long by about 10 miles in
width. It is the supposition that the'
Wine proceeds from vast underlying
beds ofrook salt which have been.
penetrated in cash where salt welts.
were found. Geologistw tell us that,
these deposits were formed from pre-•
cipitates thrown i.ito ancient salt.•
lakes where an active evaporation was.
going on, In the year 1886, when
the oil •excitement was at its height,
salt was discovered at Goderich The
name of Mr. Samuel Platt is intiruate<,
ly associated with the development of
the industry in its earlier history. • A
Company was formed that year after
satisfactory experiments had been
wade by Mr. Platt. This Company'
mot with such success that theyde-
clared a dividend of 57 per cent,. for
the first year. In 1872 no less than.
twelve salt blocks were operating at
Goderich. Brine was discovered in
Seaforth in 1868 and several wells
soon operated. About two years ago
a bonus of $1,500 was given by the
town of Wingham to develop thit..
prospective industry, The ospeti-
ment was a failure, and a joint stock'
Company was farmed and were fortu-
nate in finding a splendidsupply of
excellent brine oh .the farm of Mr.
Tlios. Walker, on the 12th concession
of East Wawanosh, about two mile:.
south of Wingliani. This Company
sold out to Messrs. Gr r, Young,
Sperling of Seaforth, who begun opera-
tions in Wingham in May last. This
firm has been in existence since sixteen
years. They also have a salt block at
Blyth. The Wingham salt block is
situated at the terminus of the C. P.
R. track, on the Maitland river, a.
convenient and commanding position.
The well is about 1,200 feet deep,
has a three inch pipe and a pumping
capaoity of 12 palls per minute. Thb
tank is on the river edge, a few rods
from the manufactory, and is 30 feet
long, 20 feet wide and 7 feet
deep. The building is 150 by
84 feat, a frame structure. •
The evaporating pan is 141 by 24 feet.
The boiling capacity is aboii.t 180
barrels in 24 hours. About 15. handl;
Wore employed onfhe average this year.
Two grades are here nude, a .course
Said a medium, //lie present tariff iso
hot favorable to the development of
the salt industry. The markets n,i:
command are entirely Canadian,
mainly those of Ontario. A cooper';:,
shop is close by and connected with
the works., About 3,500 cords of green.
wood is required yearly as A bet sup
ply. It is gratifying to have locate,
at Wingham, so essential, so substan-
tial an industry, and one under tide.
management of men so reliable, eve
perieiioed and uniformly sucoessfut.
Air. \V. Tames, for fourteen years
foreman at Beaforth, is the etlieieau
foreman.
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