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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-07-28, Page 26The Wtoghara Advaiice-Tiizes Wednesday, Wy dS, ISM on and Bru.ce P-mlway Company by fsetor has meant as much in toe. de- In ISO* Win, Szeath was transferred « i • f l/ f X"* A f "'giving by way cf a bonus to vekpment of Western Octario into anJlftoirn. Hamilton to Wtogham and re-:; //"IFlf*! f If ff 1 / /*1T^f*XfFl I Ilf ■•said company and to issue debentorra/mragral community, tor *toe Bruee't^aized en toe Buuepa.rto JEggs Spe-;-J y/f f f f y^r Iff ff I*/ * d I V^r 1 w ' toeretor and. to euthprtoe levying of toed interests to this section to Lon*yearto~Itorihg:_those yfeatal! „ g t g f©r paymeto Of deben-:dcn asva sfccpptog and m«rkettog‘:7J l‘i M t m f Xll/Z!bZ*/ /"• fZl 3 in‘ether raf!'wavs tended to do. #___Tsk_ | ,F IS sf Oto T®5R?nstop;]was: ^bandened: to 59S1 to. toe feoe of i; He tom^nibered tost passTzgets j| •“ ,'to®toastog' read traffto and wartime ■ rie-d crocks fcg«3eT and crates efn- .w to? TtonbErry TownsidD.^shortage of stesS moved the atoheri- and a-to Ssp? .pc-totry tor _ .. . . SSSS Irk?:j&« to Canada when 13 years of '--ay’s and toe baggage ‘Oss1 wnjto groans first experience cagno as a bag-1 jWxto. toe cases Cf beer and Stonor be- { 'tog transpsmad to toe aZsmgjfS^geman on. what was known as the ^Cstotoman Railway, Bromotions came The Button end Sgg SpetoaS made; fast, and at toe end of three months s xass trip tot Agtol toto 1941. Stoee’^g was conductor on the same line. I *1 /Ji ft. £v k «. 5; •* T a speto’s2 tore< and jntetesi toerecn, toe »2. to-ether railways tonded to €0. "wives, and tmstosssmen from 'toe vil- •u~e town toSii. cn toe. nttoto e. .Ssrwce ton C-mttn to V« mgnam, toge^, toaveXtog -and down toe jtoe. tot 15, cm"'-''"— ’*“* ~,f' *»■-——^=- ■ - - ♦ - - - -- — -■ - ■«■■ — .__■■■■ of Morris.’ A by—taw ftr a,..^.,- was carried to toe same issue but was ties to lift toe rads, maktog any re- ’ . . - „ ’for WKA toe vete to be held to sumpricn of serv.ce impcasitie. ,?swtrg ms toe ear«y TheffiWds HaH Wtoghatoj Beeem- ■< “The BraceT to its ftoaj. weeks toer 2^, iSZfi. ;, monreed like a cegarctog friend. The Times cf tost week; also carried ij CJtE. Line Opened toe totormarien that aX toe Carnyn* Wst means cf travel to- Teeswates- i. S^-^fe Cte Sifcs betoen- j^ WiEsha=1 Kas a ------------------------ --------------- torref, Centre arn Sneets was-g^j^a which operated even hetora the motive power on. .’tor sale. Cmri' toduoement tor layers»>SS5^ sy XSjg stage was runntog 'net-ring link with toe GoderichTstrat-" '' " ; was tost “toelzxs toy to toe immediate; dazy to toe ppp siding at Gl-gngn- • stotomy ©I toe W^ltogton, Gray andean and rail service was avatototo „Brara Rdtowsy ,-srariun, about to ^ ;.-rsn, thst Teeswater. .'.btoiV’ which would tomrate tost plans (j fe^owto^- vear a certoaet was ’.bam was 'token up supposedly to as- ".were st tost tone well founded for toe^fej xa bnnr toe CP. line from G”en- :sSsS -sTerisrim of toe I attention and the genial conductor ----- *■- i with them to|greater.degree than they appreciated^ at times. By W. X Fleuty | tote of toe best; known railway .men | was prose to joke 5 of;'to Western Ontario was John Quirk. live petdtry tor hctels 'He was born on the Isle of Man, com- JO3X QoBK ■A but toe sen-1| tracks constructed of wood. | Later Be transferred to the Welling- | ten. Grey and Bruce, and was conduc­ tor on the first train that ran into Southampton. He remained, in that capacity for many years, his trip be­ ing from Southampton to Hamilton. The story is told and vouched for 'ey his bosom friend, James Dundas, baggageman on the same train, that when. the latter was about to be mar­ ried, he took his friend into his con­ fidence that at 4 am he was to he married quietly in St. Baud's Angli­ can. Church. It was to be a strictly quiet affair, with no witnesses. It would have been too good a joke to overtook, so at the hour of the wedd­ ing the fire alarm was suddenly $ sounded on the town bell.. Inquirers | were toformed that St. Paul’s Church | was the scene of the conflagration, -to:h the result that the sacred edifice |was jammed to the doors. John and j Jimmy continued warm friends, but I toe later never fully forgave John '.for the 'trick played on him. * Bridal couples were given special The pride of his life was the posses­ sion of a Hamilton watch, After his retirement he daily vzent to the station to get the exact time as It was flashed over the telegraph hues at 11 a.m. friends took delight In inquiring of him the correct time. One day at the Wingham post office half a dozen citizens were gathered, including Mr. Quirk. Then one of them asked for the right time. All of them compared their watches with his until the last one in the group said, “My watch is ex­ actly—*”. Quick as a flash came the old conductor’s response, "You must have a Hamilton railway watch”, That was what this particular citizen had. John Quirk was an honorary life member of Northern Light Lodge, A.F. & AM., Kincardine, and also of St Lawrence Lodge of Southampton. He retired from service in 1905, fol­ lowing 40 years as a conductor. It will be remembered that Mr. Quirk had a son who was the fastest 100 yards man in America. A deputation consisting of J. A. Morton and George McKay were ap­ pointed by the Railway and County Town committee to go to Toronto and interview the attorney-general as to the prospects of Wingham being made a county town.—News item 1389. -says WeM like to join with. you in rebiirmshing some iver WINGHAM ANTENNA ENGINEERING s -Sh. ** ,'CWOII'CCaO't k _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • Been Coming A lot of water has run under the bridge since 1891 when Geo. E. King started his general, dry goods and grocery business in Wingham. Welcome To The Celebration! Drop in for friendly service —or just to have a chat for old time’s s-ake^ We’ll 'be. glad. to. see you! THE BOYS AT Bert Armstrong's SERVICE STATION 'q.: The irtsit. ^comtaves were vaadfB B'^btrntog engine*., 'The. fender carried1 S . ,ctod wsd*5 toriead of coaL Eh toesaeh- W iS'idfcas’ zu.ar.toks and gStoed up f xc W ihllteg mndwtod jriles stocg toe right ® : of Wary. ■ •; iI ih 1'885 The Tumas stated tost toe ■ .! ;; (&EJL had pto a 25 mpto toms on tori® I'M HL tod B. toeieto toe to rtori. ■ Ototothad Beto pct®p •wiife.to toe past■ W > to5 toe fetp zto fe MJt the-. ■ With a tradition of service extending over 50 'years behind them, the present mana gement is mgst anxious to serve the community to the best M * M j A.izx CcmSj g&zr endrin* Hi. 50th A.m^ersar^ as an employee of the store. | to aw, oK' fneWi- in to&h for 75 th Amhforsarg. €DIGHOFF€RS, WinGHflffl "The Frtendlu Store"