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'WIN(tHtM, 1)N"b. `i'HUPSDAY, FEB. 15th 1917
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Subscriptions: SIM per year.
Remember the Registered Spring Stock Show and Auction Sale to be h
gi e!d. in the Exchange Hotel Stables, Wingham, Tuesday, March 6th, 1917.
LOTTIE TRAVELLED SOME
.Alleged Hawaiian Advertised as Red
Cron Speaker has Police Record
An important arrest was made at
Sault Ste, Marie, Oat, on Thursday by
D. H. Reynolds, Travelling Inspector
of the Dominion Immigration Depart-
inent, as No. 18 C. P. R. train pulled
in from the United States. Lot,:ie L.
Tillotson, alias Mary McLean, alias
Melba. Costella, widely advertised for
a lecturing tour throughout Algoma
District, supposedly in tbo interest of
the RedCroes Societies, and alleged to
be a native of Hawaii, stepped off the
train to fill, as she expected, an engag-
ment here at two of the leading
churches to -night and to -morrow,
But she was taken by surprise when
she found herself in the toils of the
Immigration Department, which had
been quietly waiting her arrival,
The woman,' who in reality is a
citizen of the United States, has, it is
alleged,• had a bad record -in Canada.
On Sept. 4, 1913 she was convicted in
Toronto on a charge of shoplifting and
sentenced to six months in Mercer Re-
formatory under the name of Mary
McLean. On July 22ad of the same
year, on a charge of theft in Hamilton
Ont;, under the name of Melba Cos-
tello, she was given.a suspended een.
tence on two charges, and again in
the same city, on August 12, 1913, on
a conviction of theft, was allowed out
on deferred sentence. She has been
under surveillance by the Dominion
police for some time.
After examination by the immigra-
tion officers she was arraigned before
Magistrate Andrew Elliott at the
Instigation of Crown Attorney Good -
'Win, on a charge of a breach of the
ineinigration laws and pleaded guilty,
A line of 850 and costs was imposed,
or in default three months in jail.
She'paid the fine.and was deported to
the United States. Accused was rep-
resented by G. H. Hayward. --Toronto
Globe.
Lottie addressed a Wingham audi-
ence last October, and made it very
unpleasant for the ladies who looked
after the financial end of ,the business.
FRiTZ WARNS ME KAISER
Mine dearKaiser,—Dose tiugs vas a
fake,
Ven you ehtart cop dat untersea show
VTnd already a pardnership make
Mit Von Tirpite, Von Teufui and Co.
Ven ve try die same game vonoe pe-
• fore,
Soon' ve lose all dose subs dat ve had,
Und die time ve vill lose dem some
more,
For now even dose Yanks haf got
mad,
Some advice I you'd gif to you yet,
iIt vill shoost take a minute or two,)
Call dose soba all in oudt of de vet,
Dat's already de best ting to do.
You may tink dat old Fritz is a fool,
Und haf maype some axes to grind,
But dose tinge dat he learned oudt of
school,
Dey vitt pring de improvement of
mine. •
Shave dat day I vas brisoner took,
'Cod I hafn't got notting to do,
Den I read all dose bapers and book,
Und write maybe a letter or two;
Dere's some tinge I already find oudt
Dat de Faderland bapers von't tell,
But dose -English like 'little Hens
Shtout. ,
Haf de pussy cat pulled from de veli?
All dose Etiglieh" must haf dear own
vay.
Und tic) soon as deir foes dey yill'I
shrnasb,
Like Napoleon.dey ship dem avay
Or Thebaw or Arabi Pasb;
So 1 tells you, mine Kaiser, bevare,
Or you gets yourself soon in a fix,
Saint Helena's old rookie still dere
Foe de feller dat loses de trick.
Onlooker
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EVERYBODY'S COLUMN
UCTIUN' SALE—Mr. pit. J. iT111 is offering laic
publicit anotianalatihia tarot la Wingham on
t3aturday. Silarbh 3T, ll See
1Auotiouoor.
Ott SALB—A second-hand Fora car. Apply
to J. S. Donn
volt SALE--4'wardrobe, I winds f; ..deck and
book cast tornbined,
Mita. AaEL11, ovix Greer's t,torc,
�Chill ticneral Latent wanted apply -t0
I 19iIr , Itor.'r. teeny.
l NrieTItAYE0-A small Vox Bete*,
It1��d Feb. r' u}round IoatlEnda�v, i lard, in Last vVa•
wsno!sh township. meet; end white svith tan
colored head. tact seen between ilth and 10th
aonrt., East Wawanosh. Any inforrivtlir.n
leading to his recovery will bo thankfully reit.
Wed. J.7rr.
Ill tOaittrtt
Cou..0; a Watwano.,h.
IImaltN1Nl ••The party who took the buffalo
toles o'ly tiii horse in the 1Ifetlrodist i'ho1,
'teciptbgoon Mvtr'+' , *viola?. Eels. 12th
Will va farther. ,trdu a sod ilab'Ictr.y'
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%ocai Item*
Hear Rev. B. U. Steu`,''ttr, in the
Methodist Church next Monday even,
ing,
Iordwich has subscribed $1,900 to-
wards the building of a large politic
shed.
Queen Quality shoes for $2 50 per
pair. head our ad on last psi'", --W.
H. WILLI✓5.
Mise• Annie Walker is Able to be.
around again after two attacke of
appendicitis.
The beautiful dwelling of J. C. Hay
in Listowel was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr, Busch was called to Hensen on
Tuesday morning owing to the serious
illness cif bis father,
Remem ber the County Orange Lodge
meeting in the Orange Hall, Wingham,
on Tuesday evening next.
W. G. Patterson, the GREAT WATCH
DoCTott bas installed a phoge in his
Jewelry Store. It is No. 1131.
Maitland Lodge, I, O: O. F. will
hold a Progressive Euchre in their
Lodge rooms, Friday evening next.
It is. reported that Fred Al tow, a
former employee of the Pringle Glove
Works, was recently killed white eery-
ing at the front.
Pce. W. A. Windsor wishes to
thank the ladies of the Methodist
Church for the nice box he received,
Jan. 17th, in good shape.
Mre. Burgess of Bluevale, received
the sad news that her eon, George
Burgess had died at hie home on
Prince Edwerd Island on Saturrtay.
The morning train from Kinea' dine
did not get to Wingham until well on
in the afternoon on Saturday. A snow
plough went through about noon and
dug her out of a snow drift near Ripley.
A fast game of hockey will lite ;clay
ed in the rink here on Wednesday
night, February 21st, between s'. b:, Y.
M.B. C. and The Pals Club teams,
Band in attendance, Skating after
the game.
Subscribers will kindlylook at their
label this week and see if they have
been given credit for their renewle. If
they have been overlooked, kindly tall
us, If you have overlooked'rene;ving
kindly renew now.
"MANY. SA`1I FIED CU meet ett37' 18
the result of Iseed's Clean Sweep
Sale. Move quick for bigger bargains
than ever. Extra salespeople to wait
on you. Sale continued un:ii Saturday
February 24th..
J. A. Ciir'ithhet witif'a t,eeIous Ices
last week when "Topsy" one of bis
well matched team of white horses,
was taken seriously ill and although
everything possible was done to a ;ave
bee, it was of no avail and the faithful
animal died on Saturday night.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
.Lloyd Henning, Etch ccn. Tuenberry,
will extend their sympathy to th :m in
the death of their baby girl. The
little child wag six weeks old and died
very suddenly. Interment was made
in Wroxeter cemetery on Sunday,
'kr. A. M. Crawford has opened
ri3tp an up•i,o.data chow room in
the corner of the oldNational building:
He will display bis Fords in this store
which he bar recently fitted up for
that purpose,t' lie has also installed a
new phone in it and the number is 139f
A cake and coffee social will be held
in the Salvation Army Hall on Wed.
needay, Feb. 21st at 8 p. m, A mus-
ical programme will be the eoterr,-
tainment of the evening` after which
cake and coffee will be served. Ad-
nieesion by ticket ten cents. Come
and bring a friend,
Rev. J. F. Dingman spent a recent
week -end in Napanee, Ont., where on
Feb. 3rd, be married his nelce, 'Miss
Emily Ungar to Mr. Rose Brown of
the same town. The young' couple
left on Tuesday morning for their
home, after epending a week with Mr..
and Mrs, Dingman in Wiugbane. •
etAmong the students from the Bdsi-
a College who spent the weok•ond
at home are: Earl McDonald, Ktolois;.
Etla Armstrong, Bethel; Willie Moore,
Bervie; 'Willie Arnold, Bernie; Leslie
Sturgeon, Bervie; Ian and Duncan
Gordon, Davie; Ruebin Howitt, t3ev.
vie; Norigan Stonehouse, Befgrtive,
Many ne farmers who are " ed
with their mail out of Belgrave report
tbat their service is very bad, since
the one Lyndon train is caneellt.d. A
subscriber to a daily paper. state.t the.,
he received no papers fora meek ;Ind
then they all sprung from seine rk.ertc
at once. We understand the depart.
Went is investigating.
Died in London
Janes Seli, aged 83, for many yeare
a resident of Lucan, died on Weduee.
day of last week at the teeidettoa cf
hia daughter. Mrs. Harty Smith, 1911
York street, London. He went to
London last fall, Me. Sell watt a nat-
ive of Quebec, Besides hie wife he
leaves four sons and fent dawn. It re;
Willieni of Cleveland; t had
:ernes of Nebid.eke; Joeepb i Stir
Oity; Frank of Winghatn: '1 1,
Cdaik of Cleveland; Mre' J fin I:
Scott, Mrs. Harry $tf.►ith avid Mir E
Platt of London.
We aro sorry to report; thee; Mrtg,
Sell psssed ate* on $und4y lest ar
hetlsof>Cle in Willett
ECONOMICALLY 'MANAGED
Sonne Facts Regarding the Patriotic Fund
Work in Huron
As there are frequent evidences that
the work of the Patriotic Branch for
Huron County ie not as widely known
as it should be to prevent misunder-
standing, the following items !;leaned
from the proceedings at the last month-
ly meeting of the Executive in Gode-
rich, should prove of interest to those
wishing to know the facts, as well as
to the people of the County ae a whole:
Since the opening of the work, not
fewer than 850 families have been dealt
with from this office in Godericb, and
at the present time about 300 are on
the list for monthly allowaucf.e. The
total payments for the month of Jan-
uary will aggregate $4,500, including
the amounts retained and placed in
the Savings Bank to the credit of the
beneficiaries. It is worth noting that
this system of saving one-balf the
monthly allowance, 'adopted by this
Branch bas been found of great bene-
fit to participants who found them-
selves in an emergency which needed
the help of a little ready cash, and the
example of the Huron Branch has been
urged by the Ottawa Executive for
general adoption.
An audited statement from Ottawa
shows that, in the years 1915 and 1916,
a total of $53.026 was drawn from the
general fund for distribution in Huron
County, and this large sum has bean
handled here without the disagree.
ment of one cent with the audit at
Ottawa.
A report from the Executive of the
Citizens' Campaign fund of 1915 and
1916 in Goderlch showed that. inched.
Ing the town's share, about $2,395 was
in arrears on Deo. 21st, but, with the
town's balance paid, the amount to be
collected and considered good was
8452,75 and this, it is understood will
be in shortly.
The expense of the working of the
Patriutic Branch in this County is less
than 2 of one per cent , made up of a
small salary for clerical help, office
rent, printing, etc„ and notwithstand-
ing an occasional impression to the
contrary, not one cent has ever been
paid to the officials who are conduct..
ing the work,
Two other branches of war work
are looming up, and will likely, entail
a large amount of labour separate from
the ordinary . Patriotic work. •Ttreee
are, first, the Pensions branch. With-
in the last ten days about thirty sets
of papers for settling elaiwa have been
received at this office,and these are
now in the hands of the respective
Reeves where the soldiers' families
live, to be filled up and sent in to the
Patriotic officials here and theu for-
warded to the Pensions Board at Ott-
awa for settlement. Altogether about
85 casualties are under consideration
for thie County up to date,
Then, second, the care of disabled
soldiers who are returned to this Coun-
ty. This work, invloving continuous
and careful attention, will be under-
taken by the War Auxiliary of the
County, Mr. W. Brydone, of Cfnton,
the County President, addressing the
County Council on Tuesday last for
co-operation in the work. .
It will be seen from the above that
the work in connection with Huron's
share in the war is no small matter,
but the Executive and the officials who
are carrying it on do so with a desire
to do "their bit" willingly and cheer-
fully. For a time the work was conduc-
ted uuder extreme difficulty, with no
proper office accommodation, but now
aroom in the Masonic Temple building
is occupied, and with adequate equip-
ment there is no delay In any part of
the work.
PATRIOTIC NOTES
The Societya knowledges with
thanke the following donations' Mre.
John Weir, Turnberry; 2 first aid pil-
lows; Mrs. Gurney, 0 firet aid pillowe;
Mr. Heayn, Chicago, $3 50.
The Society wishes to thank Mrs.
Cowell and the members of the Mus-
ieal Society for their splendid donation
of $50.00, the .proceeds of their Japan-
ese concert.
The Society is Iinxious to secure all
the waste paper possible and an appeal
is made to all citizens of the town and
surrounding country to save up all
wastepaper. It is always advieable to
get as many old booke and magazines
as possible as these are worth more
money. Tie as many as can be cont'
veniently handled in tight bundles and
!cove game either at McKibbon's Drug
Store or with Me. John Groves at the
town clerk's office, This is an easy
method of contributing to the funds.
and we 'are expecting that many will
willingly respond to this appeal.
ttoctee a'1CItnED'
The Secretary of the Canadian War.
Contingent Asdeclation in London
cabled Mrs, Plnmpre, secretary of the
Canadian War Contingent Association
in Canada that the Association's stook
of seeks are getting very short, Only
24,000 pairs were shipped during Jan.
uary which means only one t air of
snake tach to 21,000 rr+.rr, d, rttetw
are a great many more to et the
in the Oanadien contiugente, .and its
thio is the time When extra socks ate
. oilfired, ired, all w.amtrri are asked to help
the work of this great aesoeiatlon
which does for the Canadians in the
trendies the same work whish the
Red t;itor4 doer for sick, wottt dad end
prtrtbrl,elirl4
Cburcio
Sunday next, Feb. 18-h, will be
"Rally Day' iu the S ilvatien
to revive the work among the ate n%
people and children.
Regular servieee nil tile
Methodist church, Winghan, oh Holli-
day next at 11 a. to. ane17. p. nxd.
The pastor, R •v. J. W. Utoo-t t, calk
preach at both servrcee. Good tuutdc
You will be made welcome,
A special service will be conducted
in the Salvation Army Hall by l uei; n
Clark on Thursday night of tine week,
commencing at 8 o'clock. We service
is announced as a half night of pray.
er to which all Christiane are especially
invited. Come and join in prayer
that Godshall revive hie work.
On Monday evening. February, 19 h,
Rev. Byron Stauffer, the far famed
minister of Bond St. Congregational
churcb, Toronto, will give hie inter-
esting lecture, "Folks neat Door" in
the Methodist church. He comets here
under the auspices of the Epworth
League and everyone should bear him
as he is recognized as one of Canada's
leading lecturers and entertainers,
Admission 25 and 15 cents. Proceeds
in aid of the Forward Missionary
Movement of the Epworth League,
LEASE CANCELLED
Howson & Brocklebank's Leaso will be
Cancelled. -- .Motor Caere
Rate Increased
A epecial meeting of the town Coun-
cil was held on Monday morning.
The only absentee was Councillor
Tipling who was confined to his home
thrpugh Illness.
After the power question bad been
discussed at some length the following
motion was put andcarrfed. Moved
ed
by Councillors Hinkley end Fothergill
that the action of the 1016 otin'icil irc
'cancelling the agreements with Mei. re
Howson St Brocklebank he endorsed
by this council and that the cotumittee
in conjunction with our solicitor be
instructed to negotiate with llowson
Brocktebank as to the making of
a new agreement,
Byelaw No 779, a bylaw to fix the
rates of owners of motore of a small
type and not inconstant use al 81 .prr
horse power per' boiftts, was rie>:d and
passed . on motion 'of Comas. Binkley
and A.' H. Wilford.
THE DEATU ROLL
IDA FINREN
Mr. Thecp. Finnen received the.
sad news that his sister, Mrs. Oaange
Howard, died at her hoarse iu M.r.lh-its,
Man. on Jany. 31st. She was forty
two years of age and was born in
Wawanosh where she tcesidf:d until
going west some twenty yeto'o ago,
She is survived by her hn•tbend and
four cbildren oleo her sister Mes. Geo,
Crawford of Killarney, Man. and six
brothers, Peter, Alex, William, Chem.
and Herrman in the West and Thee!).
in Wingham,.
• MIis. WILLIADM CASENO1nn
The death took place in Morris
township on Tuesday; Feb'y 131.h, of
Beatrice Parker, relict of the late
William Casemore Deceased. , was
born near Bowmanville almost eighty-
seven years ago, and had resided in
Morrie township for over fifty years,
She was only i11 for a few days and
her death came as a shock to her
friends: She was very highly respect-
ed and a member of the AngiIoan
Church, Rev, Mr, Dymond conducted
the funeral services on Thursday after
noon at the house and grave, Iatex
went in Wingham. , •
Her husband predeceased her eleven
years ago. The "surviving members
of the family are Mrs. Thos.. Abram
Mrs, John Hunter, James, Joseph,
John and Eli of Morris township,
George of Kansas City, Robert of
Wiarton, Will of Rowiok aur! Thos. J.
Turnberry. Two brothers and one.
eider also survive viz., Thos. J, Park.
er of Oshawa, Eli R. of Delhi, and
Mre, C. Hayek nf Howiek.
M ise. G1toltGie PEACOCI?
The Angel of Death called home
Mrs. Geo, Peacock only a few weeks
after her life partner had been remove.
ed, Mrs. Peacock suffered a stroke 013
Saturday evening and passed peaceful•
ly away the following day, Her maul.
en name was Eleanor Owens and- she
was born iii Ireland 7i sane
ago. Th .y were warned 56 year., ago
and they lived happily ever sine. r.n
the farm on which thoy died Of a
family of six sisters and threw brothers,
she is survived by one dieter, Mrs. H.
McVety of Bagot, Man, She is also
survived by six children, viz„ Mts.
John Patterson, Whinier—net Mrs. Jos.
13reekenridge, Bhtievale; Mrs. John
Cells,
Morrie; Mrs, Geo, Thornton;
131ueval', John in Manitoba, and J=a,
C. on the faith ad jetning the Immo.
sterni,
The P19,4044t was bo'.1 fi•oiti i1•',, 1,4tt3
11.
1't3• ' ii v„ J. ,id9r1.
•,. -P. p ,. •f W,.,,.'itan, M. th•.a•ar
d'lin•eh and we th set wee, ar the
honest and grave. Tee p.ali ,,,-cart t -s
were: Meseta Rinlrard it alma rr Ars
thug Shaw, Wm Stnilhe, Wm. it',' art•'
son David Johnston and IO. vid Rat;.
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BOARD OF TRADE
Hydro Fully Explained to the, Board by
Mr. James
The annual meeting of the Wingham
Bnard.c,f Trade was held in Ilse council
ehambet• on Tuesday. The election of
-illrtarra resulted in the re-elee' ion of all
a Fac• ferituor officers and Councillors,
,^1 . JLinee an engineer of the Ore
tar -to 11 dro Commission was present
atpd gave a very inettuctive addrose on
Hydro Power. Ho clearly showed
that Hydro would be a benefit for
Wingham and that the users of elec.
tricky would receive cheaper light and•
power than at present. Power would
be received from Eugenia Falls and it
was already at Hanover. if a number
Of the villages in this vicinity would
Contract for hydro, power could be
Secured by all for a much less cost
Mr. James said the commission would
send up an engineer who would go
thoroughly into the affairs of the
Wingham plant and would send in his
report after which the commission
Would advise 'the town as to the
}roper rate to charge for power
and the value of their plant or any
other information which they might
desire. They would also investigate
the municipalities in this neighbour-
hood in regard to the proposed hydro
extension,
tit was decided to ask the commis -
ion to send their engineer up to Wing -
ham on March 5th to explain to the
farmers the many advantages they
would derive by the hydro exteneion
passing their farms, not only by
having their buildings lighted, but by
flit use, to them as a power producer.
March yah is the date of the visit to
Wingham of Prof, J. T.13911 of the
Soil Improvement Committee of Chi-
cago who wishes to get in touch with
the Agricultural men of this district
,with a view to reporting to his corn.
nnittee whether or not Wingham
would be a suitable point at which to
tart some kind of an indusery which
is kept rip by she products of the farm
-ueb as intik condensing factories,
Sugar Beet Factory, Canning Fac-
tories or such like. The farmers in
rhie municipality should spend a
profitable afternoon in Wingham on
March 5th bearing what these two
gentlemen have to impart to them and
in asking them questions along their
'drfferenti.inee.
A hearty vote of thanks was tender:.
ed ro the H>dro Electric .Commission
for their promptness in answering
Wingham'e request for hydro• know-
ledge and also to Mr. James who made
such an able and•instructive address ote
i he possibilities of hydro for Wing.
been. •
The next regular meeting of the
Beard of Trade' will be held in the
council chamber on Friday evening,
February the 23rd.
Miss Homuth's Vocal Recital
A very interesting vocal recital will
be -given on Thursday evening, 15th
inst., in the Concert Hall of the Toron-
to Conservatory of Music by Mies
Marguerite C. Homuth, L. T. C. M.,
pupil of Mr, David Dick ,Slater. Mies
Homuth, who, is a memner of the.
Faculty of the Conservatory, had the
distinction of being the only student
to win the L. T. 0. Id diploma in the
vocal department at the examinations
,last June.. She has a beautiful voice
of exceptional range and flexibility.
which should show to great advantage
in the excellent programme which she
will render on Thursday.
Mise Homuth is agrand-daughter
of • Mre, Sperling and lived with the
latter in Wingham for some time,
Her many 'elands here will congratul-
ate her on her success.
CURLINQ BONSPIEL
The annnal local bonepiel is now on
and great interest is being taken in
the "roarin' game." The following
rinks are taking part:
A M Scuily,
A. ltintoul,
.1 Outntninge,
J. MtiKte.--ak
A. Tipling,
A. Leggatt,
D. Fortune,
L. Binkley.—ak,
R. Williams,
am ,
A, Hardy,.
J. Leishman,
L. Y..uag.—sk
D.•. Deans,
J. U .dela,
J. UM lac,
3, �ruds,Iv.--sk
ID, McDonald,
O. Rae,
J. Carr,
Le, $rnall,—sk
Wm. Iabiater,
A. Fothergill,
S. Eiliott, •
A. E. Porter,—ak
A, G Smith,
E, Naab,
I, Patterecin,
J. Mason.—r$
T. Field
A, Carruthers,
C. P. Smith,
W, Mitchell. -eek
A. Gregory,
W. Miller,
• G. Fortune,
T. Hardy.= -sit
W, Boyce,
J. Pugh,
l•3. Shane,
C. Elliott,--sk
Geo. Anderson,
F. McLeau,
• 3, Murray,
A Crawford, •-sk
High Sa.huol Notes
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J -„u ,., y . til .a. KWonn 11. 1 no ; ttid,'tt e
tb,.. w,•. kP ..:era 14re+ 1 ga..sied to
.•tad IF to n•ar.-fuliy when sigiling.
Cb Uy i,, al ke erspaper• like 1. ~voui to?
Becau ,0 every wan should have One of
his own;. e,a1 lout tau atter fats
L'ar'd"
Personals
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Mr. Ed Harrison 'vas in Stratford
last week,
Mrs. W. A. Sanderson is visiting
with relatives in Seaforth,
Mr, Sanderson Breen is the new
junior in the Bank of Hamilton.
Mr, J. J. Cuuningharn has returned
from a business trip to Winnipeg.
Mr, and Mrs, A. H. Wilford return•
ed from Montreal on Saturday even -
Mies Annie Deyell of Toronto, visit-
ed friends in town for a few days this
week,
Mrs, Peter S. Fisher of Toronto, is
visiting with Mrs, Pater Fisher in
town.
Mr. Amos Tipling was in New York
last week, delivering a few more care
of turnips.
Mr. Roy Forsyth is home from
Toone visiting with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alex li'oreyth.
Sergt, John Lutton of the 108th
Toronto Buffs, spent the week end
with his parents in town,
Miss Annie- Beatty of Brandon,
Man,, is visiting at the home of Mr.
arid Mrs. Robt, Beatty, Patrick St.
Mr. Albert Coling is spending a few
weeks with friends in Pasedenee Cal,,
Rumour says he will not return alone.'
Messrs J. C. Currie and D. Gallo-
way returned on Tueeday night from
spending a conple of weeks in Cali-
fornia.
Mr. A. H. Musgrove, M. P. P., is
attending the third session of the
fourteenth Legislature of Ontario in
Toronto.
ltfr, W. F. Vaustone and two laugh.
Are agent a few days in Toronto. Miss
Norma has accepted a position as
stenographer in the Parliament Build -
Inge.
LEGISLATURE OPENED,
Shorn of alt formality, but with the
usual military display the third session
of the fourteenth Legislature of Ont.
tario was formally opened on ;Tues.
days Munn progressive legislation.,
largely devoted to military and after
war problems was indicated in the
Speech from the Throne. The Gov-
ernment already active in dealing with
such essential problems as aerioultural
development, the eettlement of re•
turned eoldiere on the land, the exten-
sion of the Hydro•Eiectric system and
the improvement of labour conditions,
will bring more advanced legislation
to, the attention of the House.
SIR WILLIAM HEAnsr, K. O. M. G.
Premier of Ontario, on whom King
Gleorge has been pleased to grant bon.
or.
Junction Box Social
‘,espite the very severe weather the
Box Social at the Junction School
House was a decided success.
The net proceeds were 670.bO Con-
veyances to and from town were
provided by Messrs W. and W.
iendereon and Mr, D. Anderson,
A very pleasing programme was
rendered, Mr, Musgrove in his usually
excellent manner acted as Chairman,
Solos were given by Misses J, Vali.
Norman A, Mann, M. •
Llo d Mee
Lloyd,
Moffatt and Mesara Willis and Rob.
ertson and were very much appreciat.
ed, Clifford R-herteon's selections
from Harry Lauder were much
applauded. Three, musical trios were
given by Mise A. It.cbertson, Olaff nd
13 cberteon and Kenneth Nicol/Missth
Garrett, Mitchell and McDonald gave
excellent readings, 'The children of
the school gave three exceptionally
good dialogues, Mr. Smith of the
W. It S. gave a humorous address
on "Nothing". At the close of the
programme Mr, T. Bennett aaetioneor
gave a witty sponeh preparatory to
auctionecring ale rho bnxpa, 'Phis is
the second time Mr. Bennett hag t.o
raateeecl: fully /teetered in making our
td,tfyiref a r it,t' s Mr'. W. tt toderso n
tool :ii '4 ffst•r assisted 1 the
l`1 uu:, ea ie rt yr ry ltualnwse like
tiiattner• leaked *free the door and
hex receipts, The that -Ike of the
TOO Site Metiers 1?. Powder. 3 t mot,
G. Wnllttr and the toaehor 0, J.
Iiroak ere extended to all dv'ht so
ably misted,
THE WAWANOSNES IN 1878
These townehips, before their cep•
aration in 1806, formed by far the larg•
est township in point of territorial ex-
tent in the county, the number of
acres within its limits being 85,610.
The shape of Wawanosh, as it origin-
ally stood, was almost that of a per.
foot square, it being only alightly long-
er from north to south than from east
to west. It is situated in the most
northerly range of Huron County
townships, and is bounded on the
north by the Township of Kinloss in
Bruce, and a portion of Turnberry;
the Townships of Morris on the east,
Hullett and Colborne on the south,
and Ashfield on the west, form its
other boundaries. The topography of
Wawanosh is quite uniformly of that
nature which, though not excessively
hilly, is somewhat more than "gently
undulating", except in the vicinity of
the Maitland River, which traverses
the townships from a point near he
north-eastern extremity, in an exceed.
ingly tortuous course, to the southern
boundary, at M;ancheeter, about mid.
way between its eastern and western
limits. In the neighborhood, of the
Maitland, then, the land is decidedly
rough, and the crooked course of the
river, imparts this rough and broken
nature to a comparatively large area
of the township,
Wawanosh was behind most of the
townships of the county in the date of
its early settlement; however, as early
as 1840, or soon thereafter, John Jack.
man settled on Lot 13. Con. 1, of the
township. The first male child born in
Wawanosh was a son of this gentle-
man, who was named 'John Wawa-
wanosh", after both his father and the
township, and today he occupies the
farm on which his father originally
settled. There was a female child
horn in the township prior to the
birth of the Jackman Infant, a daugh.
ter of Robert Shannon, who located
on Lot, 19, Con. 1. About this time
also Mr. Charles Glrvin, who has since
been Warden of the county, settled on
Lot 13, Con. 2. By 1846 the number
of children in this portion of Wawa-
nosh and the adjoining Township of
Ashfield demanded that provision
should be made for the. dissemination
of education, and the first school -house
was ' accordingly erected in that
year on Lot 13. Con 2; and John Mc -
Brine was the first teacher engaged to
conduct the eohool. This sohool.hou.e
was the first place in the township
where religious services were regular•
ly held. and the year ofits' erection
Rev. Alex, McKfd, who; wase as hie
name implies, -a Presbyterian, held the
first Divine service here, though there
had probably been eermone preached
by Methodist ministers prior to that
date, Tbat. portion of -the township
near St. Helens began to receive sett.
lers about 1849, when John and Wth.
Gordon and Joseph Gaunt and sons
moved in. They were followed in 1851
by Hugh Rutherford, who settled on
Lot 14, Con. 10, and the next year
James Somerville built the pioneer
mill of the township on Lot 16, Cob.
10. Previous to this time, also, the
Altons had located near Belfast; John
Sherriff on the Bruce town -line; and
Duncan and Hugh McPherson and
Donald Cameron in the 12th Conces-
sion, near St. Helen's.
As early as 1852 Hezekiah Helps had
settled near the preeent- town -line, be.
tween East and West Wawanosh,
near Manchester. He kept a yoke of
oxen, and used to draw in supplies for
the settlers who had located further
north in Wawanosh, as *ell as those
in the east of that township and west
part of Morris. His house for many
years formed a kind of "half -way
bouse" for settlers passing to and from
the north and east. About this time
also Frank Brandon and John Owens
settled near Belgrave, and Thomas
Agnew a few lots further west. There
was no settlement north of them at
that time; but in 1851 the Currie
brothers—Robert,. John and David—
Bottled *on Lots 40 and 41, along the
Turnberry town.line, near Wingham.
Prom this time onward a steady and
rapid tide of settlers flowed into
Wawanosh, and the settlement of the
township soon beoanio general.
The municipal history of Wawanosh
as a separate township takes date from
its separation from Ashfield in 1853,
and although the records of its muni
oipal transactions from that time up
to 1838 are lost, yet we find by refer.
euce to the minutes of the Counties'
Council during those years that We.wa.
nosh Was represented in that body for
the fleet time in 1852 by John Pointe
laud, Reeve, who was followed 1853 by
Charles Girvlu, who held the office
continuously for three years. We
have not the nantee of the incumbents
of the Reoveship during 1856.57; but in
1853 Henry Mathers was l4eeve, and
during the yearn 18,09 and 1860 reepec
tively,'T'homas Holmes and Stephen
'Fates ocoupled the chair. Iu 18160
they became entitled to a Deputy
Rtieve, and Robert, Currie received the
election to that ndlice, and in 1831 was
re,electetl, in company with Remy
'eta+'hers as Reeve; the latter gentle.
in s'i baircg h mored with r'eeeleetlon in
1862, when Andrew Cook Was eelaeted
to the D?putt' Ittteveship kith F )eking
r 171 ) naz
re-elected in the years ISO and 1844.
itobert Currie herd tined Retrsefaip der.
ing
143.0,1; +istyh %Si "a ,511^s::)r1
rhe xcx22. stone.
c A.N ADAS t AVc,RI rn DItU(. SI Ora E.*
I:11Illhiii i.ifri l i
FLASHLIGHTS
are made in man styles
that sell at•a wide vari-
ety of prices. tach is
equipped with agenuine,
long service Tungsten
battery and Mazda
lamp. All are guaran-
teed to give the maxi-
mum
axiratan satisfaction. That's
why it pays to get a real
Eveready.. -
Wo soil them.
J. W. McKibbon
Druggist and Optician
BIG
.SHOE SNAP
We have gone through
our stock carefully -and
selected out all the pairs
cif which we. have only .a.
few of.a kind- We have
placed these- shoes by
themselves on
01111 BARGAIN TABLES
We have attached prices
to thein that will astonish
you, and sell the shoes at
once.
Gall soon or the shoes
won't be here --they are
going to sell fast.
W. J. Greer
1l Boots and Shoes
rssEM is t
R. A. CURRIE -
Graduate of0anadianEmbalmers
Association
We carry a large and first-
class stock of
FUNERAL REQUISITES
A large stock of everything
found in a modern furnitierestore
Store Phone 51 Residence 155
1
eiWforgatiwofte
1
as Deputy the former, and fezekiah
Helps the latter year.
By this time the people itt all parte
ofhe township ownehip began to realise the
fact that Wawanosh Vas too large
and populous to be conveniently
handled by one municipal Onntioil, and
in accordance with this general con.
Anders, au Act I2Oth Viet„ cap, 82)
was passed by the Canadian Partia•
ment On the Loth of August of that
year, by the provisions of which the
township was divided by the road now
running north and south between tote
27 and 28; the townehips created bit
either side of this line being hamed
respectively Bast and West Wawa..
nosh.
After this event, of eourao, each
township maintained a separate Conn.
oil, and in
EMT 'V'Arl'ANO,Stf
the Bret Connell was elec tri in 1801,
and WAS, eompaeed of Hobt.
Reeve; aerskiai't Helps, David 5,::,; r
Lancelot Y�1etlr:l y and Thor, 11, Pa70.•e,
t')s inci116re. The other toWnlhipttfl'ic'°
(1'4 131431':1 3MIVAE, TjR•1+Le. (ierkt Dor-
rid Micl>lihtlCri, Assent; ir; Jame* Dut,�
beer, IJolaector;, and J'atnee. Mdloteatti
reenter, During the throe s'at:a edt
642�trtiuuttl tali regtl 44