HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1888-07-27, Page 1VQL. XVII. ---NO Q 80
LOCAL NEWS.
•—Clinton's Civic holid is on Friday,
August 8tel.
--Work has begun on t o O; P. R. oxten-
tion from Louclou to Wi dsor,.
—That
bqsy cincl ostoswho someuaei-religiu stories, E. riter P,
Roe, died last week,
Rev. Father Fnckey. of St. Agatha,
Waterloo Co. died last eek. He labored
in that place for thirty ears,
—Goderiolt lawn teams club boat Stmt. '
ford on h'riday,last. T o ladies played in.
'ouch olub,-iVlisses Nafle and McMiokering
from Godorioh,
—Inspector Catopbel. of West Bruce,
bad his wife preside ov: one of the rooms
ett Entrance examinatio , The remunera-
tion is $1 per day.
—Disbar, of Kiucardi e, was fined $20
for keeping liqueur with
woman in •Walkerton
;selling without license.
ought to be Stringently o
re seats,
—Th 'Own was visite
ut a license. A
as fined 85Q for
Nina Crook's Act
tried out in these
band of musicians on ' T1
Who discoursed musio thro
of the town.,The music
but the moils of life would
precarious one.
--The. Photographers' C. • vention for the
Dominion meets in Toren on the 81st of
July and remains in gess •n three days.
Mr. W. P. Brockeushire is "Ding to attend.
Manyy new inventions in o pbotograbio
field will be exhibited for t o first time in
Canada,
—Toronto Nail : The reign' of tha
treaoherous excrescence, tle bustle, is fast
approaching its terminatio , • Mrs. Cleve-
land, it is said, has dis • girded it, and
fashionable American belle • -are. following
her example. Once more he eye of the
artist will be delighted wit graceful and
natural lines in the contour f women,
Feet Por:ssvas,—Any p= son sending
me 12 farmers' names and .. 0. address,
with 50o. in stamps; will re eive the fol,
lowing : Your choice of a 1, vely hunting
ease watch and chain and warranted a,
first class time keeper, or a v, ry handsome
family Bible, largo size, beau ifully bound,
Address ; Box 105, Fonthill, r'nt.
eclipse of the Moon as witnessed
by many on Sunday nigltt-ab
It was a common enquiry : 'what caused -
it". There is still wide sco o for the, en -
tension of the peoples' know edge, notith,
standing d in
this age th"Many shllrut, and cy b ng ufro oand
knowledge shall be Iuoreas
by a German
ursday evening
gh various parts
as fairly good
appear to be a
t 121'ctook•
—A novel game of crick°
Port Elgin on Tuesday, a
playing against er team of gen lemon.
bowled lobe entlemen band3caught wi' one h
The ladies wielded the willd' and won
one rung after which of co so the
had to set up the xoe dream.
—The E'''nglish church 'rectory
grounds were brilliantly 1 ghted: up
had an elegant appeeranc, on Thursday
evening. There w s a fine turn out at
garden party, the evening evening ing most favor-
able.
The town band, al . a travelling
German band, furnished' xcellent mu
The pleasant social ga °ring realized
ahont $60.
—Who has not heard o blue .M_
It was orignally so called from a f
e"
t as played in
e m. of ladies
WIN GILAIL: ONT., FRIDAY, ,JULY 27, 1888.WHOLE
W: TQ C,E NO. 8
—A ervant gi 1 wanted,
— once T. 1 Vanstone's °hauge of • ad.
Go to Yate for pure English malt
egar and fru t jars,
—The now a ditieu to the stone block is
being pushed a read energetically.
—l3orlin is h ving a grand fire tourna-
ment this wool
—Joseghine
supply of new
—Wo have b
result of the la
Sebastian Br
of the London
—The Cana
lost the Eolapo
—Tire Hamil
are $2,600 behi
street is having a good
ravel distributed on it.
en unable to ascertain the
outranco at Wingham.
s. have charge of a. branch
Detroit steam laundries.
di
an team at Wimbledon
cup by 15 points.
n Baseball Club directors
up to date this season.
—Port Elgin s to nave a three days'
Saengerfest beg fling on the 17th August.
—Mr, Johu eG•ee, of Blyth, celebrated
his 95th birth y, and is still remarkably.
hale and hearty
—A by-law to
the public school
forth, was voted
—:d
cheap em
C. P; R, to Oran
kets but 50 cents.
m.
aise money to increase
accommodation of Sea•
own by 61 to 67.
sion takes place on the
villa on Saturday. 'Tie -
Trains leaves at 5.27 a.
-Rev. Dr. Wa preaches for the last
time to his Wing , am charge on Sunday
next. They leave for "Memo England"
in the beginning of the coming week.
—Teeswator and Lucltnow are moving
in the matter of s=•wring fire protection.
Wingham is proud 1 her excellent system
an..roilicient fire bri rade.•
—Mr, John A. M Ewen of Morris, cut
the first wheat in t tin looality early last
week. The in'sertio of,thie item was over-
leoke last week.
—Messrs. Hutto • Cart brought in a
carload of Manito a wheat and one of
American corn this week from Port Ar-
thur and Detroit re pectively.
—The Brunswic. •Honselras been under-
going renovations o' late; it is one of the
most convenient, ommodious and com-
fortable houses in astern. Ontario.
Exports. from e purr of Kincardine
and outporttof Win ham to foreign count-
ries for the,year en ring 30th June,, 1888,
amounted to 6659,8 0. So says the .Repor.
ter.
—A Toronto G. T, . on Ioys claims to
have the chain . wbt }mead Lonia+3teiI.in
Iris captivity. It w -brought home by
one of the ''Royal G enadiers present at.
Batoche.
—Mr. 3, Mason too., a photographic view
of the C. P. R. station a few days ego. It
is done with taste. an r artistic skill and
shows the building a d surroundings to
good advantage.
—Croquet is beomi exceedingly inter-
esting when groups ca. be seen eagerly at
dies,
play at 4 o'clock in the 44 orning. Wo have
and• some ardent admirer of the game- in
by Wipglram, and experts oo.
boys;` -A copy of a very e , elientiy executed
' photograph of tho Methodist church choir,
and taken wibh the object of 'resenting a copy
and to the late leader, H. Park, is to bo seen at
Mr. W. F. Brockenshire's gallery.
1—The junior lacrosse team of Clinton
played the second club in Wingham in the
park on Thursday. TI. game was an
sic interesting one andwas' on by the home
team by a score of 4 to
inlay
shion
prevalent in the 16th cent ry of decorating
the churches on the Mo day preceeding
Lent, with blue colors. I was celebrated
as a general holiday and t e excesses com-
mittod during the revele =d to stringent
enactments on the subjec amounting al -
moat to the abolition of th custom.
—Some years ago, on Thanksgivii
morning, a waif was laid a the door of
resident of Stratford, and it received th
euphonious name of T. wing, after th
slay on which he was foun He develops
the worst characteristics of boyhood an
was recently sent to tt ref.rmatory for five
yeare. There is et well •:tablished law o
beridty and its in 1ueuce is too little con
sidereil.
--Exception has been aken to the arith
meti° questions set at iae last Entrant
and Inspector Seath wlr set them, come
in for a deal, -of host' criticism. Th
problems certainly were atohy, complica-
ted and in some cases b=yond the limit
Whilst Mr, Seath was admirable in 0xeu
strnctor, his examination 'apers have in-festiv
variably caused more dis tisfaotion thanpicas
'those of any man connect .• with the ed-
neatenequip
department. At r oderich, Exeteract"_
and 1 unganeon`113 wrote and 42 passed
and 16 Wererreommoded, AtHarriston 3: —
were succosful out of 58 a, d,4 were reeo- at ss
mended. three
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---'r"eeswater and Wing am purled the with rti
fourth game of the Gerry Ligie
Patriot aeries No In
here on Friday. Winglia ,, iron the three mill
first games in 22 talent... The fourth Thorn
game was won by Toeswat: r in 38 minutes Provi
and Winglrarn took the fourth 1n. 21
minutes, The game was well eoutetted cf th
and friendly throughout. he Teeswatcr held a
toam was thus composed: C eo. Johnston, Atttn
I), Forgitsnn, J. H, Sutker tut, 1T, Dever, - of $1,
(1' Tbeobald, W. Z. Street `'Thos. Logan, of l0
F. Logan, Chas. Steele, R. A. Strath, N, tentio
W. bloelands, J. Hos eon G. B. Drum. Arran
# ond, captain.
,
—A terrific hail s rm, swept over
Brockway Centre, near Port. ]Huron on
Tuesday, injuring horse- and cattle, killing
naives, ruining crops a smashing win-
dows out of face. The storm. covered a
tract two miles wide.
•
—A letter has been received by the
reeve of Paisley from a rominetrt Insur-
ance Co. stating that if ome scheme for
firo protection is not at once adopted. by
the village, that it is t eir intention to
cancel all their risks in aisley.
r. Wes. Miller, in
P. Deans, captured. a he
turtle on Tuesday mortar
of the stone block, It
a tour oi; inspection th
Whence or how it came '
,t
•
e employ of ldr.
thy juvenile mud
g, near the corner
s appariently on
ough the town.
not known.
—John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
le now paying premiu
life insurance to awe
companies. The risks
into life and fifteen -yea
he pays over 660,006 an
inn s.
—A party of young fo , on the invita-
tion of Miss Lille Macdon Id, hada pleasant
sion up the rive and enjoyed a
°
plonk en Thursda afternoon. "On
oro bent,". the a rroundings and
ents being favorab e and choice, the
1 antioipated pleas re was realized,
Mr, steam sawmill,
tland, was dostroye. by fire at about
o'clock Tuesday orning, together
bout eight hundr.d cords of hard
oft wood slabs, as u for firewood,
ether was destroy: d. Insurance on
$1,000 ; loss ago t $8,000. Geo.
pson and Wife ar in the Lower
noes. •
. s on $1,000,000
ty.nine different
•e divided equally
endowments and
ually in prom.
Geo. Thompson'
Tournament by t
° 32nd latt., Bruc
t Walkerton on th
et. Prizes are offer
200.00 for competiti
a ding Bands have
n of being; present,
g°ments have bee
•
= exeelleet Band
Militias., will be
8th and 0th of
d to the amount
n, and a number
nified their in•
Favorable train
made. with 'tire
—The•
village of
eobnet band„
Mr, John Smit
ad several of his
whilst removing'
—Flowers wild
around St. Helen
their ddvoira to two
ham,
albums has a female
G, T. R. freight agent
:lbs broken this week,
eight.
and tame at, near, and
manse will be paying
young ladies of Wing-
-Miss Sarah' ,r unveil, "Garth Graft
of the Montreal ."ur, formerly of Br
ford, will be marc ed shortly to a Nap
barrister.
on,'+
ant-
anee
—Messrs. Laur'.r and Cartwright
speak at the un on picnic of the Yo
Liberals of Te .oto and Hamilton, 11
to bo held at rakville on the 18th Aug
—When a m
will
unkoly
ust,
eta drunk the third t
in Atlanta the oi y authorities send hi
the city stooks `, where he is put to or
ing rook, in oom any with the dirtiest
lowest criminal
—Statistics s1 ow that in : the matter
steel rails, as m y as thirteen will beco
orystalized and reak on a railroad tr
that runs east a d west before one of th
on a north an south track is simile
affeoted.
—The adjourn
the case of Mr.
bus
am to
aak-
and
of
me
sok
Dee
rly
.I
0
legally practisin•
nssday last. T
McKay, Inglis,
Spence, of Ethel,
After hearing the
dismissed,
—A four year c
ton's, from near
magistrates court,
Dean charged with
dentistry, met on W
bench was : Mess
oEwen, Currin
Jerk of Grey townsh
vidence the case
child of Mr. Tho
uevale, received.a b
ices became frighte
on their way ho
y cut and the oh
Fears are eutort
C
Ca
m
g
0
been
a
Y
ceased
he
r
b
Innes the genial, shrewd
agent, of Kincardine
Thursday. Ho gave us
uge monstrosity in the
teer he came across on
ugald McLean in the
township of Arran. It stands 6 feet high,
is 18' feet from tail o nose and weighs over
2600 lbs. Every 1 air on the body is white
the .horns are cu . ed down and thegait is
more of a shuffle ban the ordinary. walk,
The animal is no ,• under Mr. McInnes'
control and he h : comknuuicated with
Alderman Piper re his admission to his
Zoo at Toronto.
Pn esosan.—Mr:
of her family aro
Mrs. - D. ,B: Red'
Misses Walden,
ston and Miss
'Wingham on Fr
Abraham. The
dine, to spend a
breezes. -R. Mol
last Week from
where they we
in
i1 -
ed,
rs,
and
ip.
was
ad
nod
oro.
ild
sin.
kick from a horse
on the diagonal roe,
The skull was ba
rendered insensibl
ed of its recovery
--Comparing
spirit and enter
newspaper an ex
are often slow to
prise and to ack
spirit what has ge
for the benefit of
oan promote the
city more than a
is a standing ad
citizen reaps -the
mericau and Canadian
rise in the matter of
ange says: "Canadians
axe hold of home enter-
owledgo.in a onerous
nine merit andis really
ocal interests.' Nothing
rosperity of anytown or
ell -conducted press. It
rtiareent of which every
• enefit,
Another ehr stian soul has be relea
ed from long an patiently enduredsuffe
ing. Mr, H. D is received a telegram
Woduesday anno noing the death of a sr
ter, Mrs. E. Bens, in Englewood,New
Jersey. 1?. S S e was for several years
suffering fro t e effects of paralysis and
gradually sank 1 "fond nature o sod the
strife" and the , eceased languished, into
the life elysian through the portals of
death. Her fatly r Rev. W. Davis return-
ed but a few da, - ago from a vial • to his
daughter.
was, in town th'
bell, of Luokn.
day last, --Mr.
ham; was visit'
Hardie, and A.
week. —Miss lei:
is visiting Miss
ham this week.
some members of
a week with fr.
Messrs. W. H. D.
attending:the ra
Mr, James Soot.
Mr. G. Pettypieo
Wingham. Mr. S
position in superi
institution in tha
er, of Toronto, i
Mrs. R. Hill, at
nell, =reliant,
days this week:
Bridge, is visiting
week,—Miss Mar.
visiting at Mr,
the past two w
Saltford, on We
Bliss Marian Ingli
and Josie Old, of
of Mrs. W. T.
Geo.. A. Old an
ioh, spent a
week.—Miss
visiting the Mi
MoDonoglr, who
sister, Mrs. Mill
Mildmay, fs ho e on a visit at his father's,
Mr, John Melfi nogg,—Mrs, 0. E. Williams
has been vis' ing in London during the
past' week. Mr. Williams.. is expected
home the gat -r end of this week,, --Mrs.
3, A. Cline and amity, are visiting friends
at Seaforth thi week,—Mrs. W. Ceowston
and her sister Miss Emily McLean, left
for Mannata ening this week,—Miss E.
Billingsley h . as her guest Miss A,Wray,
of Toronto.
week,_-15Ir, Dan. (lamp.
was in Wingham on Fri.
' • It. Rutherford, of'Wing-
' his friends Air. John
therford In Culross this
sic Currie, of Woodstock,
ary ane Helm, in Wing.
Mrs. John Hanne, and
er family are spending
ods at Manchester,—
lavage and A. .toe are
es at Detroit this week, --
of Newark, is visiting at
' and Mr. 3. Btevenson's,.
tt occupies a lucrative
tending an educational
town,--Mr-u. Fairweath,
on a visit to her daughter,
Ingham. ---Mr, W. Con -
sin London for several
ss L, Stewart, from the
b Mr. D. Molrmes' this
A. Potts, who has been
Inglis', Wingham, for
elle, left for her home in
esday, accampauied by
—Misses Nellie Weston
Goderioh, are the guests
ates this week.—Messrs,
Allan McLean, of Gprtler-
w days in Winghar:t this
a Vanstone, of Brussels,. is
ea Johns this week.—Wm.
as been residing with his
, and attending school in
•
_ilverton,
DEATH OP, ON • OR MORNINGTON'S EAR!,,
AND Ti MIL SETTLERS,
We copy the following froin the
Stratford Daily Beacon of Wecb esday:
On Saturday la t, Mrs. Munro of this
neighborhood closed her long and useful
career. She passed away in the seven-
tieth yeas of er ago, having survived
her husband so e twenty-six fyear0;
Deceased was • native of Ross-shire,
rScotland,. and • rirty-five years ago,. in
company wi her husband Donald
Munro, to wli•.. she was married in
1846, emigrated to Canada and settled
w in the township. of Mornington. Nine
years later her husband, who also was
a native of Ross-shire, died, leaving
her a widow w' tr a family of four sons
and three daughters. This trying
ordeal—made oubly so by the diffi-
culties incident to early settlement iu
the "Queen's bush"—was braved
heroically, a d with a trusting heart
she suceeecle. by industry and careful
management, it providing for herself
and family ace fortable home in a few
years. Nor w she neglectful of the
education of r, family. Two of her
sos positions in the field
, (1, a forret valued
sawn. staff, being now
Wingham TimEs, and
and proprietor of the
el; John, the eldest son,
farm, now ono of the
county, and .Alexander
Division Court here
n the farm, all being
The eldest daughter
t to Manitoba, some
er health and returned
he fall of '$6, and after
died about two months
ughter also died dur-
ear, so that only the
r was left to attend
ring her long illness,,
ay had a slight' shook
than two • years cigar'
he has been gradually
lthough her intellect
aired to the last,
ing of the .1st inst,
fully away, and on
beside her husband
so long before) in the
uryin ;grouted, Millbank.
, M. A., conducted the
ouse,and Rev W. M.
performed the last
grave. Mrs. ].tanro
ved by all who know.
knew her best loved
—Mr. Paul M
and energetic Pal
made, us a cal
particulars of a
form of a white
the farm of Mr.
rr
couple of wee
A. Ross and members
n a visit to her sisiter,
an, near Oil City,—
usid teacher, of Palmer -
kers of Paris, were in
ay, calling on Airs. T.
went through to Hilmar -
ort time amid the lake
dooand wife, returned
eterboro and vicinity,
visiting friends for a
--W. J. Johnston, of
Orangeville, was spending a few days in
town, visiting h : relations,last week.—
Mrs, J. Annoy, of istowel, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. R. 'lliott this week.—Rev.
Peter Straith, of anover, was in Wing -
ham, on Friday 8st.—Goderich correspon-
dent of the Clin di, .Neots -Record: Mr. and
Mrs. Ii. Davie, f Wingham, were in town
on Saturday, on + visit to their son.—Mr
W. J. Hutton, sot , of Mr. W. B, Hutton
who has been for year. in the employ of
McLean Bros, m'. lors, in Renfrew, is bomo
on a visit haviu sen granted a month's
holidays. Ile :ays the drought in the
eastern !counti; s is already seriously felt.
—Clinton liew ,ra • Mrs. SnellofWinglrarn
is visiting her —Messrs. 'las. Dawson and
A. Crosson, of wide, and .John McDon-
ogh, of Luokno , left for Winnipeg on
Wednesday mor .'ngliy C. P. Il. -.-Mr. H.
Bray, has been in r ispos.id this week, -Miss
Miss Alice Mils of Walkerton and Miss.
Ileskott, daug ter of Col. Hoskett,
London aro t guests of Miss Lily
Macdonald this week.—Mrs. McMullen
was visiting in 'e lyth this weok. —Miss
Annie Campbell, o Torouto, was home ori
a visit to her paten : this week. She is a
daughter of Mr. r avid Campbell. ---Mr.
John Whit°, Jr. po kpaeker, of lititohell,
was in Wingham th s week on business.--
Dr, 13. Gsesit Jeffrie.
of Cain City,ltansas:
sons ocoupy -
of journalism,
member of the
editor of the
Robert, a litor
Port Elgin Ti
manages the
finest in the
'is bailiff' of t
and also assists
highly respected.
married and w•.
years ago, los
to Ontario in
a long Hines
ago ;another
• ing tho.presen
youngest da ugh
to her mother
The deceased.
of palsy mor•
since which
failing in body,
remained unim
when, on the nor
she passed pogo
Monday was la'
(who had gon
Prosbyter'ian 1
Rev. John Ka
services at the
MoTCibbin, M.
sad sites at the
was greatly bo
her; those wh
her most. 'mly trusting in the
Saviour, whom eleonored and served
anger life, she : never doubted his
wisdom, though sorely tired by
suffering, but b• e up er her afflic-
tion with Chri Ian fortitude, A large
procession of :.rrowinf•iencds and
neighbors folio ed the ,remains to
their last testi•:- ptite. "
.
james Sher , of the Oth con„ bas
over four feet.
flax that ineasur
„Mr. T. Re ilWlitehelleladrr'ived at Clin-
ton last week 6 ith four fine entire
horses, which le had purchased in'
the Old Country.
For.
On Thursday a ernoon 3.11. trick's
grist and saW 0, at Vormosit with
laree fquanti of lumber were
eompletely destroy cl by fire, origin-
ating in the engine rote. Lees about
ramer
Dr. Hall, of Easley, was calling on
Ur. Chas. Mogi land last week. He
was starting an a trip to Chicago and
other western pain,: He is a special-
ist and exteedingly xpert in treating
diseases of the eye.
A HEAVY Loss. Mr. Edward Hen-
ry's imported Clydesdale stallion,
"Galloway Lad, ' after a very success.
ful season, died on Saturday last of
inflammation. r. Henry has still
two horses left,bo I. being fine sped- .
The Bruce Her id recently said !
said could not ;nd room for tho
report of the Out oss council proceed-
ings as it was to 1 ng and life too short.
It advised the co ncil tart a daily
with profits of the olvin.nivostigation,
and this, for their wn amusement,
Pretty irony, surely
Joseph Tem
Township, coin
hag himself in. h
age, not married,
and was working
a hired man, his
for him. He a
on the previous e
tell what caused h
act. An inquest
verdict rendered a
Teton, of Sterile -
-tted suicide by bang-
le= on Setueele,y •
ad a flood farm
sneceSsfully with
other keeping house
eared perfbctly sane
ling. No one ean.
n to do the rash
was held and ar
ordingly.
11
4 II
Hi
*On Monday
Stewart died vei.
inquest was deem
was believed alit
quently abused b
the invest was
The evidence wen.,
good deal of fried°
husband and wife.
the husband had
cause she refused
he had not abuse
said that probab
death was a hys
The inquest was a
sucicInly. On
rumors afloat an.
necessary. It
he had been fro,
hei: husband and
held °xi Tuesday..
existed between
or several days
t been home, be -
o make oath that
her. Dr. Seeord
the cause of the
rical puerperal ht.
resbytery Huron.
TVs Presbytery et at Kippen en
appointed Moder or for trie ensuing
six months. Co missioners to As-
sembly gave a re rt of their attend-
ance. Mr. D,onald cGilivray, B.A.,
having undergone the ocessary exam-
ination in a very sue essful manner, .
was cordially license ',to preach the
CiesPOl. ,A printed tabulated state-
ment, skewing Hi contributions of
thie'eongregations withiu the bounds,
per family, was st bmitted and copiee
thereof ordered to circulated among;
tho congregations. he Committee
on Superintending Students was
instructed to pnepare urriculum for
ing are the stiEnding onnnittees for
the year : Wine labile—Messrs.
McCoy, Acheson nd Simpson, with
their 'Elders. St of Religion
Messrs. McDornd Musgrave and
Barr, with their rs. Finance—
Messr,s, Ramsay, Moire, n and McCoy,
with, their elders. emprirance—
nell, and For -
ors. Sabbath
ler, with their
co of Students.
tin, Dare and
meeting is to
rest, with their o
Acheson and Oa
elders. Superinteii
—Messrs. Fletcher, M
their 'elders, The nen
he held in DrueeRehl
Tuesday of September
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