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VOL XV] 1 .."" NO G.
WINGHAIII, ONTO. FRIDAY, FEB 8 8
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Su ni in y reports of the proeeedings
• he the itenetegen,1 eiiparliaatelitS
!tat e to lto ligitieuyee (r Want Of SP4-40
lik1 Week
..,•••.Z••••••••Kax,--rway......ororow..••A••010...i.eco
140 0 AL Yg101 WS.
buyers are to team azalti--,nor$ Thomp-
son and Mooney this week.
Divieten 0 t -b will ba held hero ou
Tdasatty the 10th Februnry,
AlarsrsSpArlins & Powell have diszolvai partner
&rip, the Wetness in future to 13a ()mtilate:1 by Mr
It 0 Sperling.
—Mr, T. Miller, of M. II. Melncloo's
estnbliement is spencliug some dap) iu
Toroa to.
!She Central 'Partners' Institute in Toronto this
'week was well attended and profitable discussions
lent:aged in.
—Bio bud a three million dotter lire
this week,
—The spring assizes open at Goderich
before justice Street, on Tuesdity, the 19th
of March.
—The Torouto city commit pease(' a
reeolutiou oil a vote (if 15 Lo 4, in favor of
$000 exemptiou a,
-The fire limits have been fixed as being between
Vittoria and Patrick street% No frame building can
be created these limits in future, on Jose-
phine street,
eurolle. license oommiseloners for 'West
- u for 1880 axe: Myles Young, Blyth ;
Samuel Sloan Goderich ; James Stevens,
Clinton. ,
—D. W: Campbell will give one of his interesting
and descriptive lectures, illustrated with dis.solving
views in the Methodist church here on Tuesday even-
ing next. The hectare is highly spoken Of. .,
— Mr George Tervit,. of zetland, bits in
his possession a hen's egg pleasuring
inohes in circumference, by 01 Ultima
an1 weighing e Towne: of a pound,
How is that for Fehru et di re i s2
—H you 'nave any pictures to frame
bring there along. .A. lace lot of new
teouldings ordered, also -curtain poles and
fixtures, mirrors, two, tee. Wool, 00,;413 and
butter taken iu cxoltauge at 1 Gracey's
furniture rooms,
—Brussels won the Ontario tankard from Lucknow
at a ending match on the Winghain rink on Monday
last by I7 shots. The Brussels players were A Ross,
1' 8 Scott, W Thomson, .1 Ross, it Leatherdale, P
Scott, A Currie, 8 Laird ; and the Lucknows : W
Lawson, M Corrigan, J Murdock, J Hunter, J Murchi-
son, A McPherson, W Berry, Geo Kerr.
—The Educational Department announ-
me that the next entrance Ter the high
schools and collegiate institutes will he
held on July 4t1i5ch ad 6th It is I
announced that after the Dec. exarniva-
tions this year there will probably be only
one euteancie 'examination per year,
nernely, at mid-eummer. 4 .
—Au exchauge asks and answers as
fellows i Why is a newspaper like a pretty
girl? To be perfect it must be the am:
bodimeut of many types, its form is made
up, it is chased,though inclined to be giddy,
it enjoys tiegood Pres)), the more rapid ths.
better, has a weakness for gossip, • talks a
great deal, can stand some praise, and is
awful proud of a .new dress. It cannot be
kept in good humor without cash.
laurels. On
curlers. are fast winning
laurels. On Tuesday the following
players went over to Listowel and captured
the jubilee medal from the players of ' that
burg ; Messrs Kent, McKay, Mitehell,
Armour, Anderson, Sccitt, ' Sutherland,
Mackenzie, Dinaley, Neelands, Coed and
Inglis. They won by 17 points in the
aggregate. On Monday Messrs Kent,
McKay, Coacl, Mitchell, Anderson, Scott,
Mackenzie and Inglis played Brussels on -
the Wi gliam rink and beat them by 24
el
points.
— 11 bean jar on exhibition•at Mr M
H. AteIndoe's store was opened a few days
ago and the contents counted by Mr George
Mosgrove. It contained 2,266 beans. The
first competition prize was won by Men J
MoKelvie, her geese being 2,350; the
fleet in the second class competition by
Miss Lizzie Geddes, of Morris, her guess
being 2,250 ;aim first iu the third clam -
class competition was won by Mrs Wm
Kersey, of Turuberry, her guess being
2,250. The guessing ranged from 800 to
6,000.
—We notice with .pleasure that at the
recent Law examinations in Toronto M.
H. Ludwig Was called to the bar with
honors and a gold medal. A talented
young man, who has lied ea exceptionally
brilliant career as a law student in the
office of Messre Ritchie te Leeming, a good
speaker and a fluent debater, equally
conversant 'with the English and Gerona -
language, we feel confident that a most
promising future is before hint. Solely by •
his own exertions, hie ambition nnd appli.
cation, he has taken a foremost rank
amongst the law students of Toronto.
—The following item was mislaid last
week : Some tweety-five citizens attended
a meeting in the hall on Weduesaay
evening to ooneicier what weld be done to
secure v. roller mill in Wingham. Mrs 3.
Thump. efficiently imbed as chairman and
D. C. Munro as secretary. Speeches Were
made by Messes Hanna, Andereon., Elder,
Fisher, Scott, Maokenzie, Mclucloo, Thor.
man, Gordon, Youhill, lileKay and David-
son, Messrs Fisher, Arattkeneie, Anclersou,
MoIncloo, Gordon Elder lend Scott woroap.
pointed a comneittee to glean information
endreport at a future meeting. Mr.PItzenie
deeervee credit for his interest and efforts
in this rantter,
eetr. ASTOR Allen, of Whi beetle rch, hall
liS shouldor dislocated by a fall at the
station a few rive ego.
iter
The Enst Haroe license commissioners
are Thomas Gibson, Fordwich ; George
Foetune, Wroxeter ; George Karaite Sea*
forth.
- J. B. 'McKay, of Kincardine has
opetzea out hie broom faeaory izi the
building. formerly occupied by Jos.
McIndoo as a harness shop.
—Mr A Roe,of the 'Queen's hese:eel-landed
st couple of vovelainares to Mr It Aletecnikey
for his due stelliou, Garfield. The animal
is a full brother to his mere, opsy.
—The Guelph mercheuts have decided to
eschew :low cards and other fakir adver:
tieing, preferring to depend solely ou the
reguiar and reliable newspaper publications. '
— M 11 alcIndoo has openei out most of
bis sptiugaoods, iueluaing all the latest .
;loyalties in spring dress goods , prints,
tweeds, shirting:), esttouegee, etc, :a:). In.. -
speetion requestea. M II aluincloo.
—Clinton pays its constable 2850 with fees and 12
hours' duty, ball ringer $01, fire engineer 875, clerk
41.on, treasurer $100, assessor 2130. Tavern licences
..vero fixed at 515 ever the statutory fee making
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--linnet com• ity .cotincil got tired of
going outside the . couney to get their
' printing done itelci have restored it to the
. lona' printers. .
The vital statistics registered with the
•.elork, J.13 Ferguson, for the past year were
as follows: births, 65: marriages, 20 :
deaths, 34. Six of the deaths given ahoy
•.oacurreden 1887 veld were not registered till
1888.
— On Saturday week Mr George Wade,
residing near the cemetery, tapped Some
six or seven *maple trees and on Monday
converted the ran iuto delicious maple
syrup. The run was very good forenosb of
the day. Who emu instance a similar ex: .
perience2 • •
eitet-The Wingham branch of the Bank of
Hamilton has added. a kiavings' Bank in
' which deposits as low as 61 will be received.
and interestpaid thereon.dA decided con:
venience is thus afford the public, which
ought and will no doubt be taken advantage
•ot.
—Our request that parties sending items of news
tfor puulicatIon would send their names does not
• apply to correspondents. We readily recognize the
. writing of those who send us matter once or twice'
and it is unnecessary to send the signeture each
Mum The Times has now as vigilant, active, prompt
. • 'and efficient a corp of correspondents as any local
;paper in western Ontario. To them we are indebted
A Dd grateful.
—I have a few nice parlor suites in stook
that eau be bought cheap, just mill and see
them ; also sideboards, bed room solute
and lounges. What's the axons° for not
furnishing it house now when you can get
a nice bedroom suite (bureau, bedstead and
enclosed wash stand) for $13. Matrasses,
• spring beds. chairs, &o &e, away down in
• pride (for cash) at f3 armors.
selellde V a Roderes,the longest established
boot and shoe dealer in Winghara, has re:
wetly been renovating and repainting his .
eine shop He hasjusb opened °et a choice
line of ady made goods and will in the
futtire carry &full stock of the best makes..
With a web established reputation as a
maker and doing a large trade, his caste.
mere' oeuerehienee will be better suited by
'Mr Roderutelateet business move.
r D Calblek is making ohanges in A
4f Anderson's furniture stoat preparatory
to getting his stook in-ere.flooring, subdi-
viding and renovating.generallThe
Clinton Prow Era referred to hi owing
thus ; "Ile 'le it practical workman, ft rst
clear) undertaker, and the people of Wing.
Item will find hiru a thoroughly reliable
business man. He was 000 of the active
workers iu oonnontion with the Methodist
Soh/4th Sohool and WilI bo mach mis.ed."
—In Beim °minty so foe of al Outage('
for pupils to the entrance examination and
'oat of this sun the examiners aro to pay
all expeuses.
—A. couple of dozen young people at-
tenaed a social gathering at Mr» Scotteein
Brussels on Tuesday evening. They were
splendidly eutertaiued.
—A meeting of the Maitland Presbytery
will be held on Monday next in Lueknow
to consider the call to M. 3. 0. 30111.11.e, B
A:from Wititechureb.
—The McDowell troupe, which was to
have performed Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
have disbanded in Hamilton. They • had
not been greeted with satisfactory housee.
• —We beg to remind our readers of the
anniversary services in the Presbyterian
church on Sunday and the annual tea
meeting on Monday evening. Rev. Mr
Wright, B D, is au able preacher and ex-
oelleut lecturer.
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—The Grand Trunk railway is prepar-
ing to make a practical -experiment with
the electric oar heating apparatus invented
by Mr. Roe Fuller, an employee in the
Grand Trunlc shop at Portland, Me. It
consists of a dynamo placed in the baggage
car, power bailee, takeu from the moving
axles. A metal her is Placed in a tank of
• water in each car. Pipes from the tank
extend all ttround the cae. The metat bar
is to be heated by an. electric ouraent, thus
heating the water in the tusk and pipes.
--Posters sent out by Mr E. F. Gerster
announce the great event of the season—a
grand masmeerade carnival- on 'Wednesday
evening aced. Notice the costly prizes he
offers or (zee them at his jewellery store
They aggregate ia vattee about It75. A. two
mile'racie iu addition, is open to skaters
from Lucknow, Gort'le, Teeswater, Brus-
sels, Wroxeter, phyte and Wingham.
Costumes for the evening will be to rentedby
a geutleman from Londoe. Tho patronage
ought to be very extended as it Will be a
eteiminetaedgorgeentstreffaielor arnneement
seekerssand epeetators. Thal:mud will be
peesent. Just note that night.
—The Literary Society meets on Tues-
day evening, the 12th inst. The subject
for debate is • Reeolvea " That the par.
suit of any object or purpose is productive
of greater pleasure three its possession.."
The leaders are Messrs, T W Crawford 00
the affirmative, and 3 L Coutts on the
negative. An introduotory programme has
been arranged for. A large addition to the
membership is hoped for, nun all those
desirous of joining aro especially requested
to come. The society is now well estab-
lished ana prosperous ana the meetinga
are eociable,_ interesting, • orderly and
elevating in their tendency.
—lbe February St. Louis Magazine
contains a handsomely illustrated and
reminiscent article on "G -rant West of the
Mississippi," by Col. J. W. Emerson, who
served under General Grant during the
Civil War ; "Hope's Message," by Mary
K. Buck, is an interestingstory; "The
Health and Life Papers" are by several
prominent physioiets Emereon, Haw-
thorn, Thoreau and others are discussed
by Letron Homer in "The Conoord Soliool
of Authors ;" the Editor, Alexander N. De
Henn, has many pages of trenchant,
original matter in 'Literary Chants"
"The Round Table," "Light Moods," etc.
Price ouly 15 welts. We will furnish The
81. Louie Magazine, with the name, for
only 61,00.
—It takes three things to make a comic
valentine -paper, ink and loin; haired poet.
Perhaps the largest factory iu the world is
located in Brooklyn. About 20,000,000
valentines, comic) ad otherwise, are
turned out in this factory in thetoaree of
the year. The many operations through
'which valentines pass before they are
ready to he delivered to the retailer are
intetesting. Iu some eases valentines pass
through no less than a dozen impressions.
lamb impression adds it different shade or
color to the picture, The handsome,
highly perfumed valentines, which the
lauguishing swain pays from $1 to 55 for,
are hand painted. Chaucer, Shakespeare,
letilton, Tennyson or any of the bright
platy of bards are nowhere compared to
the poet, He gets a weekly salary, and he
tan grind out poetry by the yard, by the
rod, by the mile. They trey valentine
poetry is difficult to make; but this felloW
rolls it off like tt ineehitte. In six months
he has written 2,000 comic 'and -t100 teai.
mental verses.
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POIMONALS,•--MiSS B. AllderSOrl
Bleck, of East Wawatmeli, are visiting at
the residence of Ur. banes .A.tigali this
week. —A.tr. and afre. Wm, Black thud
daughter, IPrankie, are in Montreal this
week attending the carnival.—Mrs. An•
demon, mother of air. A. J. Anderson, of'
this town, diel a few days ago in Ediu-
burgh, &alma She was verging on '00
years.—Mr, D D Wilson, of Seaforth, the
head of the egg inclustry in Canada, wee in
town this week,--11Irs Alex ROSH is speud- .
tog a week- with her aunt, Mrs.. Andrew
Kernagban, at Roakton, The Khan, whose
mime iatamilizir to newspaper mea and
geueral readers ie a son of Mr lieruagleau.
— Messrs W H Clegg, of Gerrie, and B S
(look, of lfordwich, were in town on Wed-
nesday oil their way trona the meeting of
the Comity Orauge Lodge at Manchester..
Afr Clegg represeuts the Manufacturers'
Life Assurance Co, and is coutributing his
Lull quota to the large business done by
that prosperous csompany.—Mr R Fulton,
implement agent, and Mr It Cload, mete
°tient, of Rensall, were in town thin week.
—Mr and Mrs A. J Anderson left for their
future home iu Galt, on Thursday last.—
Miss Lina M McDonald, of Brigden, is
visiting Airs R . Hill this week.—Mrs R
Hill spent last week with her mother in
Torouto.—Dr- Young, now of Tonne°, is
spending a few days with his friends in
Winghani. The dootor's health has
greatly improved since leaving Wingham
and he is well pleased with his change.
— Miss Alice Armstrong, of Moorlield is
the guest of Mrs W W Inglis, of Winghttm.
County Orange Lodge.
Tho North Ilurtin County- Orange Lodge :net at
Manehester on Tuesday of this week and was well
attended. Mr James Young presided. officers Were
chosen as follows: Ji Young, re-electoa, 0 M; W
HClegg, Gorrie, D 0 Id; Adam Spence, Ilex -bridge,
0 0; WW.LaMlaw,13lyth, 0 S, ; Dr Holmes, Brus-
sels, If CS, ; WnikeGill, Morris, treas., ; Mr Sturdy,
Manchester, 0 D 2, ; Mr Peacock, Bluevale, 0 L.
The next annual meeting is to be held in Brussels
anti the county procession at Wingthatn, oh tho 12th
Julynext. . . •
Town • Council.
All the members were present on Mon-
day evening, Applications for the position
of assessor at the salary fixed, 585, were
received from Messrs P Linklater, A G
Macdonald and Johu Foster, and at 5100
from $ Youhill. Moved by Messrs Nee -
'awls and Homuth that John Foster be
appointed assessor.—Carried. The follow-
ing acconnte were passed : John Sadler,
teaming, 75 cents; John Dicksou, taxes
and finauciel statement, feel ; 3 Dickson,
cemetery deeds, 58; Geo. Cooney, work,
51.25 ; W- W Inglis, sale of debentures,
511451 'vir Moore, work, 54,25 ; G N W
Tel. Co, 55.05; Smith & Pethick, coal oil,
515.27 ; (Nine & Co, supplies, 56.13 ; 11
Hiscocks, charity order, 51 ; It A Hughes,
inspecting settles, $3.25; Geo Pettypiece,
collecting taxes, 520; Geo Pettypiece,
charity order, 53 ; 3 Fleuty, printing
023.50, and D B 0 and. rent, 55 ; 3 B Fer-
guson, D It 0 and postage 54.35; Geo
Payne, D R 0 and rent, 55.25; 3 Duffield
& Son, sundries, 56,20; R Elliott. printing,
514.75 ; R Lewis & Son, iron piping, etc,
$4'20.8/1 J A. Cline & Co, freight ou pipiug,
524.88 ; W lierr, valuing Gilchrist, Green
& Co. and Kincaid Bros. factories., 05; John
Foster, do.. 85; 3 Butlard, teaming, 53.
The property committee recommended the
engaging of a. caretaker for the cemetery
to be paid a salary besides fees for digging
graves and oaring for plots. The matter 61
Mrs Cook's taxes were referred to the
finance committee. Mr. E Gerster
asked for the grant of 5100 on behalf of
the band end it was moved by Ateliers
Smyth and Sperling that so long as the
organization and standing of the band is
satisfactory to the council it receive a
grant of 5100 yearly, to be paid quarterly.
Carried. Margaret Williamson'e taxes
were refunded. Bylaw No 153, 1880, for
the establishment of fire limit( and regu-
lating the °Motion of buildings in the
town was read and pamsed, Messrs Daw-
son, Agnew and Iron:nail voting nay.
Moved by Metiers Holmes and Anderson
that tavern licenses be the. Salta as last
year, an thet the number be limited to
Six. Dawson and Hornuth moved in
amendment that the numbee be limited to
five. Volt the amenament Datesoit, Nee-
lande, lirookensbire and Irozmith.. toor
the motion—Gregory,. Agnew, Hill,Spat-
he./'Cline, Aguew, -Holmes awl
Atiilerson. On motion of Mesers Neelands
and Hoven% it was agreed that no liquor
((hop license be granted. Chief Constable
Peteypieee complained of Ins duties being
1. too ouerous and complicated. Tile rmttter
1 was rereetied te the SMMOMVO OULU;111.te3
Comma then adjourned.
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Tribute to Mune.
At the Seaforth Burns' Anniversary Dr
Campbell made the followmg eloquelit and
beautiful refereuce to the poet) Itebeet
Burns was born 130 years ago tonight. In
the wing of 1832 I visited that 'DALY
peasant's cot near the "banks and brace 0'
bonnie Doon,"wnere a child was born with .
the patoub of true nobility itz his posseta
akin, the passport to eternal fame. If the
works of Robert Burns had not beta tbt
stamp of imperishable genius upon them,
his llama would long ago have been for-
gotten end his writings world 'have
perished from the earth. Wo find, how-
ever, that his fame is still on the increase, '
the sun of his genius still shins» on in ever
increasing spleudor, undimmed by the
years that have liewn. Burns is not a.
cold abstraetioo like Homer, Virgil. Dante,
or eveu he is not the memory of a
departed, but the presence of e. living
power. Iu sperikiug ot hitn we feel as if
be was with us to-uight, as if his immortal
spirit was hovering 'wooed us. Certain
am that his presence is felt, his iufluence
is a, reality, hie memory feeble and greene
atilt he blooms in immortal youth, still in
our imagihation he walks
• —In glory and in jog,
Behind the plow on the mountain side.
This popularity is all the more wonderful
whet). we consider that Bums died at the
early age of 37 years, an age at which few
men ever produced works wbieh have stood.
the corroiiug influence of time. Burns'
life might be compared. to the rays of the
sun struggling through the rifts in a ilark
cloud ou a:stormy winter's day. Some of
the beams from this !of genius did
struggle through, tiuting, the eyes of Mee
darkest clouds with orient hues, gilding
the world's horizon with colors of gold,
brightening life's4 pathway, with a light
that never was on sea ors Shore. Yes, my
friends, same of those. grtecibus beams are
failing aroundens, •they • .,4 -re
the world now . thania:you.all again for
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writer tlitif iebrid has yeableructueed, and I
can assure you that hislimppriag, Berns,ahe
great pea of humanity, you aie henoring, • ,
yoursele-es.
Marriage, alealleire. •
A. blotter. TOMS ooereipondept writes thus. „.
sensibly and pointedly ou this Vetted goes- .S•
tion Marriage is a feilure velien the bus:. a' •
band and wife are continually quarrelling,
with each other. 2 When the husband
neglects to provide for his wife and family.
3 When the wife, instead uf &Maudlin; im
her household duties spends most of her s' •
time gadding about the streets. 4 When
the husband entries home drunk and abuses
his wife and family. 5 Wheu thehusbaud
spends more of his time ia the society of ,
other women than that of his evife. .
When tho mother-in-law has more to shy
anout the management of the housethold
than either husband or wife. 7 When tine
wife is so shiftless that she will not even
sew a button 'on her hashand's elothine,.
8 When the husband tries to fasten down
the carpet efter his days work is over, and
bruises his fingers every, time he tries tee
bit tack. 9 1,Vhen the husband is obliged
to take his meals at 9. restaurant ' heeause
he is afraid of lockjaw from eating the '
home-made pie, 10 White the husband
mid wife spend an hour artwo arguing:,
• to who shall get up and Wit the fire on
frosty morning and the hosbaaed lute to
rush eiff to work without his breakfast in
coneeghence. 11 When the 'husband gent
bp at nicht for the paregoric- for the baby
and steps on the business end on a carpet
tack. 12 When the wife 'shows a. decided
preference for the society of the, other sex
and ueglects to cultivate that eif her bus -
bend, 13 When the Wife Spends her time
batigiug the plebe or reading trashy novels
and allows her husbandaelinteer to spoil.
14 When the husband has to "Mark time"
• to the mesio of a testhiug baby in a cold
bedroom on it frosty night. 15 When the
wife has to take 'in Work to support
dissolute husband. 10 When 'the house.
hold is without a live neWspaper like the
Wuugham Turns.
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Vithitechurolt.
The officers of the Bible Society
neatly formed aro ; Rev. J. Carton,
president; Ilonderson.
rotary ; T Mibor0 treasurer ; 11 I)
Itentlerson, depositary ; Committee
Mcisrs. Kerr, Cottle. Ru2bhr4t,
Gillespie, /loss and
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