The Wingham Times, 1916-01-06, Page 11
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I wish my many cus-
tamers and friends a
Very Happy and Pros-
perous 1916.
Thanking you one and
all for your courtesy
and patronage during
the past I solicit a
continuance of same.
Yours respectfully,
W. MoKIBBON, Ph. B.
DRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN
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Do you want to buy a .heme
in Winghain? If you come
to me I will sbow you some
excellent values in proper-
ties ranging teeth $600 to
$4,500.
will be pleased to show
you around the Town.
J. G. STEWART
Real Estate Agent
WINGHAM ONTARIO
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Rbcommendation
Eyestrain causes headache,
Weak, tired and aching eyes.
Other things may give relief
but perfectly adapted glasses
are the only cure.
The most important thing
about a pair of glasses is the
SKILL of the specialist who
fits them.
If I cannot help you, I say
so. If I can I do thoroughly.
Satisfaction guaranteed with
every pair of glasses. I supply
advice free.
C R. WILKINSON
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WINGHAM TIMES.
$1 YEA.R IN ADVANCE
WINGRA141 ONTARIO) THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 1916
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
I. W. McKibbon is Elected
Mayor and Reeve Mitchell
Given Second Term.
As a result of the: voting on Monday
last, Wingbam's Town Council for 1916
will be as follows:—
Mayor—J. Walton McKibbon.
Reeve—Simon Mitchell.
Councillors—L. F. Binkley, W.
II. Gurney, A. Tipling, Wm. Isbis-
ter, Geo. Spotton, W. G. Patterson.
The electors of Wingham have again
made their choice of municipal rulers
for another year. Election Day in
Wingham was a stormy clay as far as
weather was concerned, but we have
seen many livelier contests. The can-
didates for Mayor refrained from
furnishing rigs in -which to conyey vot-
ers to the polis, and this had some efe
fect in making the contest a little
quieter. The vote for the +different
candidates was as follows:—
.Ward I
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4-1
Ward 4-2
FOR MAYOR
Elliott
42
40
65
54
28
229
Majority for McKibbon 22.
FOR REEVE
Mitchell
Ward 1 42
Ward 2 54
Ward 3 63
Ward 4-1 68
Ward 4-2 44
271
1 %Majority for Mitchell 61.
FOR COUNCILLORS
Wards 1 2 3 4
Binkley, L. F. 53 66 78 94
Gurney. W.H. 63 61 78 89
Tipling, A. 56 48 81 88
Isbister, Wm 50 54 72, 85
Spotton, Geo. 55 57 62 66
Patterson,W.G. 45 54 63 72
Hanna, John 35 36 46 60
SCHOOL TRUSTEE—WARD
°
Wm. Robertson 36
Majority for Field 32.
McKibben
48
53
54
74
22
251
Eophthalmic Optician
Edward St. Wingham
Over twenty years practical
experience.
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•Christie's Grocery
PHONE 59.
Store opens 7 a.m. Closes 7 p.m.
Groceries- Provisions
OUR SPECIALTIES
As in other years we have
endeavored to make our store
the centre for high grade eat-
ables, so in 1.916 do we hope
not only to maintain our effi-
ciency, but by past experiences
and close personal supervision,
to make still greater improve-
mente in our bushiest-.
It Makes No Difference
'whether you phone, call or
send, the treatment of an order
will be the same in every case.
One Price One Quality
This is one of our fixed prin-
ciples. EveryOne is treated
alike in this respcet, therefore
yon are perfectly eefe in dealt- ,
ing hare.
QUALITY FOR 1916
Young
50
36
56
61
07
210
5 Total
35-326
31-322
34-307
28-289
30 —270
28 262
24 201
1.
Wm. Field 68
The Public School Board for 1916 will
be as follows: Ward 1, Wm. Field, H.
E. Isard; ward 2, Dudley Holmes, T. R.
Bennett; ward 3, W. H. Rintoul, A. E.
Lloyd; ward 4, Robt. Allen, L. Bisbee.
Municipal election day in any muni-
cipality will bring some surprises and
the election in Wingham on Monday
was no exception to the rule. In the
election for Mayor, the editor of this
paper has no regrets in the matter. As
far as we were concerned the matter
was le'ft entirely with the electors.
Following the principle we have always
held to be the proper one, we refrained
from making a personal canvass, and
we are pleased to note that the personal
canvas and the "glad hand" is becoming
a less factor in municipal elections in
Wingham. By a small majority the
ratepayers have said that Mr. Me-
Kibbon be Mayor for 1916 and the
TIMES man can wish him well in his
new position, and our personal friend-
ship will not in any way be affected.
We are proud of the magnificient un-
solicited vote given in our favor and
the ratepayers voting for the editor
have our sincere thanks. The matter
of our resigning from the Council in
1914. probably had some effect on the
contest. We still feel that we took the
only proper course at that time. We
were also unable to be present on
nomination night. The TIMES man
will continue to do his duty as a citizen
of the town and will at all times work
to the best interests of the town in
which we have so long lived and which
we believe to be the best town of its
size in Ontario.
For the Reeveship, Mr, Mitchell held
his vote of last year and being out for
the second term, Mr. Young can well
feel proud of the vote he received.
Mr. Young followed the proper prin-
eiple in not making a personal canvas.
Ile is a good citizen and will be heard
from again.
For the Council, the vote received by
Mr. Binkley was a surprise to some
people and goes to glow that his action
in opposing some of the legislation en-
atted by lest year's Connell, Was ap-
proved by the electors.
Messrs Gurney and Tipling, new men
in the municipal field, made good 1111101,
coming second and third in race. Mr.
Wm. Isbitter comes back to the CoUn-
tit with e good vote,being only 11 short
of his vote in 1914, Under conditions
as they exieted, ex-Mneor SnOtton
made a good run and won filth place.
Mr. Patterson comes sixth. in the race
and is nine votes short of the vote be
polled in 1914. Mr. Hanna has made a
better run than he did in 1914 and he is
a young man who will he heard frcm
again.
ELECTION NOTES.
We are among the "also rens."
Keep the "glad hand" and the pers-
onal canvas out of municipal elections
,Good for Binkley, he ratepayers
certainly approved of his course during
the past year..
Blake, Sandy and. Jack. Hardly
enough to form an opposition Council,
Bonny, fair fighters and no regrets to
offer. • '
Only three of last year's Council
sought re-eleetion and they are again
returned, viz;—Reeve Mitchell, and
Councillors Binkley and Patterson,
The TIMES man can rejoice that he
was one of the first to discourage the
"glad hand" and the personal canvas
and we are pleased that our exampleis
having some effect.
The TIDIES man has no ill feeling to-
ward the ratepayer* who voted for Mr.
McKibben, We have the .same num-
ber of friends as we had a week ago
and will continue to do our duty as a
citizen of the town.
The editor of The TIMES is probably
better out. We will be in a position to
criticize the actions of the Council if
we find legislation being passed which
is contrary to the best interests of the
town and ratepayers.
The total vote cast in previous con-
tests for Mayor were as follows: -1913,
599; 1914. 557; Reeve, 1915, 470; 1916,
489. The heavy vote in 1918 is account-
ed for by the fact that it was the year
of the local option contest
ELECTIONS ELSEWHERE
TURNBERRY
Reeve
Powell
Mulvey
Councillors
Moffatt
Adair
Bolt
Wheeler.
McBurney
Rutherford
First four are electede'
12
79 62
70 18
85
101
82
49
44
29
97
35
26
58
39
41
3 4
49 46
38 49
64
42
38
55
48
27
45
62
29
31
30
48
Total
—236
—205
—291
— 240
—175
—173
—161
— 145
EAST WAWANOSH
Reeve 1 2 3 4 5 Tota
Campbell 33 4S 56 34 45 216
Scott 37 63 41 29 26 —196
Councillors
Irwin 32 74 86 53 39 —284
Currie 30 63 84 41 26 —244
Buchanan 44 54 27 32 51 —208
McGowan 61 50 22 29 40 —202
Stonehouse 20 66 43 21 27 —177
First four elected.
Howicie— Reeve, 'Harding; Deputy
Reeve, Doig wins over Demmerling by
a majority of 20. Councillors, Arm-
strong, Spotton and Williamson.
TO THE, PUBLIC
re War Tax Stanipa
We, the undersigned Druggists
of Winghern, have been notified
that after FrhJAy, Urinary 11,
we must eolleAt war tax from
the puvchase of the following
Items:
Perfum s 13ay- Rum, Tooth
PowderPastes, Talcum
Powder and, all other toilet
prepnretions for hair, mouth
or skin.
Also patent and proprietory
medicines including Pills, Pow-
ders Liniment, Tonics, Salves.
etc., etc.
The penalty for non -affixing or
non -cancelling of stamps, not
less than 00.06 and not. over
$250.00
X: J. DAVIS,
J. WALTON MC1IBI3ON
1.
TOWN COUNCIL
A special Meeting of the council was
held in the council chamber on Thursday
evening last. All members present ex-
cept councillor Bell, Mayor Irwin pre-
siding.
Dr. R. C. Redmond, Medical Health
Officer, presented the following report:-
WROXETER — Reeve, C. Reis,
Councillors, D. C. Pope, John Douglas,
F. Davey, John Adams. All elected
by acclamation.
At Ingersoll, on Monday, Mr. W. J.
Elliott, formerly of Wingham, and a
brother of the editor of the Times was
elected Mayor of that town by a
majority of 272.
Mr. J. G. Anderson was elected
Reeve of Lucknow over Mr. John Joynt,
proprietor of the Winghain Advance by
a majority of 29. Mr. Joynt, on the
death of Reeve Murdock, in March last,
defeated Mr. Anderson.
To the Chairman of the Board of
Health.
The medical health officer for the
town begs to submit the following
report for the year 1915. The end of
the year finds our muncipality almost en-
tirely free from communicible disease,
although during the year a few cases
of contageous disease appeared among
the school children. In January and
February two cases of mumps and two
of chickenpox were reported. On June
1st a case of diphtheria of a virulent
type came under our notice. As the
child had been attending school until a
physician was called, the contagion
had every opportunity for being trans-
mitted. so that several other school
children contracted the disease during
the succeeding three, weeks. In all
nina families were quarantined and the
outbreak was well under control by the
first of July. However, three ether
cases appeared during July and August
in different parts of the town and one
on November 15th. Altogether seven-
teen children were attacked by this
disease and two deaths resulted. In
November one case of measles had to
be quarantined and one case ot typhoid
fever bad been reported. In connection
with this epidemic of diphtheria the
Board of Health furnished formaldehyde
fumigators for all the infected houses
and the public school building.. On
April 30th I wrote Dr. McNally. of
Guelph/ who is district officer of health
for this part of Ontario, to visit Wing -
ham to see the condition of the junk
yard and inspect the slaughter house.
In compliance with his recommendations
and the requirements of recent regu-
lations all live animals have been moved
pne hundred feet from the slaughter
houses. One new slaughter house has
been built and another is to be erected
next year.
• During the year, milk from the
various dairymen supplying the town,
has been submitted to the Provincial
Laboratory for examination and in every
case found up to the standard. Several
samples of water from wells were sent
down for examination and these in
every case showed the presence of
colon bacilli, indicating that they were
notefit for use, while samples from the
municipal supply were free from con-
tamination. In accordance with a
former decision. I have persistently re-
fused to grant a permit to Mr. H.
Brown to carry on the business of junk
on the present premises. The refusal
has been upheld by the district health
officer for Ontario, so that the sanitary,
authorities from the highest to the
lowest are agreed that this is not a
proper location for a junk yard. Added
to this, the High Court of Justice at
feederich refused to grant a mandatory
older, compelling me to give a permit
to Mr. Brown.
Yours sincerely.
R. C. REDMOND, M. 0. H.
Will Visit Wingham
The Lucknow Dramatic Chtb will put
on a play in the opers house on Monday
evening, January 10th, entitled "Under
Two Flags" under the auapices of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Winghare
General Hospital. The Lucknow
Dramatic Club has appeared here pre-
viously and were well reeeived.
Steady Winter Weather
The final month of 1915 was not
nearly as freakiehin regatds toweather
as .chat of the previous year. In the
month just closed there were 27 inches
of snow and 1.46 inches of rain. rio
higheet temperature was 37, on pee -
ember 28, and the lowest 2.5 above pre,
on December SO. In December, 1914,
the mercury got up as high es 56 Wise -
ember 1 and on December 26 dro.#ged to
22 below zero. There was 283 ttches
of snow and only .e.20 ieches rake
sidewalks, 'waterworks and patriotic
purposes, and on motion of Binkley and
Patterson the report was adopted.
Moved by Couns. Binkley and Patter-
son that refund of taxes be allowed
111te Dore on lot sold for taxes.—
Carried.
On motion of Patterson and Binkley
that the account of F, Gulgridge,
amounting to $1150, be paid —Carried.
• The Electric Light and Waterworks
Committee ieported that Mr, Brooks
had engaged Mr. le Davidson to act in
Mr. Radford's place at 17c per hour.
On motion, of Currie and Vannorman,
that the council approve of the engage -
merit of Mr. Fred Davidson by the
manager of the electric light,—Carried.
Auction Sale.
There'will be offered for sae at L.
Lott's Sale Stable. Wingham, on Satur-
day, January 1.3th, the following cattle:
10 Springers, 5 Cows with calf at foot,
6 two-year-old. Heifers in calf. Sale
at two o'clock sharp, Johh Purvis,
auctioneer.
•••••••••••,..1.Malillt
Married in Turnberry
A quiet wedding took place, on New
Year's Day, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. J. McKague, Turnberry,
when their eldest daughter, Lucy
Adeline, was united in marriage to Mr.
Edmund Airiss, son of Mr. and Mrs. .1.
W. Airiss, Fergus. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. D. Perrie. After
their return Mr. and Mrs. Airiss will
reside in Fergus.
Under Two Flags
The Lucknow Dramatic Club will pu t
on a play in the opera house on Monday
evening, January 10th, entitled "Under
Two Flags" under the auspices of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Wingham
General Hospital. The Lucknow
Dramatic Club has appeared here pre-
viously and were well received. The
play was so popular with the people. of
Lucknow that it is being repeated.
There should be a large attendance at
this entertainment. The ,admissioh is
25 cents and reserved seats 35 cents.
Plan of hall is now open at McKibbon's
drug store.
Wayfarer's Corner
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THE FRIENDLY SPIES
A Tale of the 161st Battalion
Where soldier's build their camp fires,
At night there gather 'round
The spirits of the Hurons
From the Happy Hunting Ground.
No sentry hears their footsteps,
They need no countersigns; ,
As silent as the moonlight,
They pees within the lines,
Fierce shine their dusky faces
As through the tents they glide,
Once more they smell the war paint
And know a warrior's pride;
The white' man's modern weapons
Their ghostly fingers feel,
The guns so swift and deadly,
The long, sharp blades of steel.
They nod to one- another,
Nor knew such savage joy,
Since, leagued with the Atgonquins,
They fought the Iroquois;
Among the sleeping soldiers
They pass the silent night,
And nudge, and smile, and whisper,
"White brother make big -fight."
When shafts of light are breaking
Across the eastern sky,
They wrap their mantles 'round them,
And breathe a soft "Gned-bye," •
Then vanish like the shadows
That lurk among the trees,
The sentry hearing only
The sig,h'ing of the breeze.
—WAYFARER.
Thirtieth Anniversary.
On New Year's Eve an event of un-
usual interest was celebrated at
Castlehill Farm, Whitechurch, the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henry,
the occasion being the thirtieth anni-
versary of their marriage. About
thirty-five relatives of the bride and
groom sat down to dinner in the dining -
room, which was prettily decorated for
the occasion. The tables looked pretty
with poinsettias and ferns and were
lighted with candles. After a sumptuous
repast, to whicli everyone did ample
justice, Mr. Malcolm Ross, in a short
speech, tendered to the bride and
groom, the congratulations of the com-
pany and proposed a toast to their
future success and prosperity. Mr.
Henry made a suitable reply, on behalf
of his wife and himself. After dinner
the evening was spent in social chat
and bag -pipe and violin selections.
Messages of congratulations were re-
ceived from friends in Manitoba,
Chicago, Colorado, Alberta and Scot-
land. Early on NeW Year's morning
the guests departed with best wishes
to the host and hostees for health and
happiness during another thirty years
of married life. Mr. and Mrs, Henry
were married in 1885 by the late Rev.
James A. Anderson, of Goderich,
elovetd by Cowls. Binkley and
Patterson that the report of the Medical
Health Officer be adopted, and that
ti:is council desire to express its ap-
prechitiet of the highly satisfactory
manner in which Dr. Redmond has dis-
charged his duties. --Carried.
The executive committee reported the
sale of debee tures for pavement, sewers,
eee
JORNMemsaminagaatisseet_j_l
Read W. H. Willis'
ad. on last page
Pretty Double Wedding.
On January 1st, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Field, a pretty double
wedding was solemnized, when their
sisters, Misses Laura and Janet Rush,
were united in marriage to Mr. Wm, J
Young, of Toronto, and Mr. Harold F.
Buchanan, of town. At 12.30 In m. the
contracting parties took, their plaees
under an arch of evergreens, decorated
with shell pink, in the centre of which
was a large pink and green bellillumin-
ated by electric lights, whileMiss Hilda
Buchanan played the wedding march.
The ceremonies were performed by the
Rev. 3. W. Ilibbert. The little Misses
Laura Hicks and Helen Field, wearing
long white dresses, carrying white
erochet baskets containing pit* and
white roses, acted as flower girls, The
brides Weed attired in gowns of silk
crepe de chene with cluny lace and
satin and wore white tulle veils. After
the ceremonies a sumptous dinner was
partaken, guests being present from
Toronto, London and Fergus. The
happy couples left on the afternoon
train for Toronto and Lundon. The
brides travelling in Steins of navy blue
serge trimmed with braid, and Wore
black hats trimmed with silver lace and
ospreys. After a Short trip Mr. and
Mrs. Young will reside in Toronto. and
• r and ICUs, Buchanan in Winghatn.
PATRIOTIC SOCIETY NOTES
Belgian Relief FUnnd:—
Previously acknowledged,. $34 12
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morton 5 00
Mrs. May Evans . • . „. 5 00
Mrs. W. J. Greer . ....... 5 00
Miss Eva Rintoul . 1 50
Miss Simpson, Chicago 1 00
$51.62
It is gratifying to note the ready re-
sponse which is being made to our
appeal for this fund, but the need is
still very great, and
we would urge
that every one rise and do his bit to-
wards the relief of a small country in
disteess. We also gratfully acknow-
ledge the following donations: Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Morton, 35 00; Miss M
J. Campbell, 5 yds. cotton; 10 yds.
cotton rolled and one dozen face cloths
from Mrs. Geddes' Sunday School Class;
one quilt pieced 'and quilted by Lottie
Zurbrigg and Vera Davidson.
We are pleased to know that the
boys ad girls are taking a great in-
terest in our work and hope that these
contributions are only the beginning of
many such. Don't be afraid of offering
a little for every little counts.
Cotton for bandages and old cotton
for dressings are always needed and
may be left with Mrs. Pugh, corner of
Francis and Patrick streets.
Now that the holiday season is over,
could we have more volunteers for
knitting socks and making shirts? The
New Year motto of our soldiers 'is to'
"Carry On" the work. This message
is for the women also. Socks, shirts -
an unceasing supply are needed. Work
must not stop. Let us commence 1916
resolved to do our utmost towards the
end which means peace for the world
and honor to our Empire Yarn may
be obtained from Miss Fessant, and
cut out shirts from Mrs Gray, Mrs.
Bone; Mrs, 1. Wilson or Mrs. Tyndall.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Society will be held .on , Friday after-
noon, Jan. 7, at 3,30 in the Council
Chamber. Let us have a good attend-
ance.
eet
The Picture House.
At the Picture House Thursday
and Friday evenings of id week, there
will be presents presente4Fflton Lockaye Ain
the "Pit". This s Wilton Lockaye's
greatest stage triumph. The Osual
price of admission: On Saturday night.
January 8th, six presehts will be given
away to the lucky holders.
CLEAN-UP SALE
QF
Slippers
• We have a • number of
sizes, broken lines, in Men's
Women's, Misses' a n cl
"Children's Kozy and Stip-
w r
71;..11.
le ich will be sold at
3
Perms.,
f
These broken lines most
GO.
Money saved !n hoeing
now.
Come early.
W. J. Greer
THE SHOE NIA:N
pr -
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and Life Insurance
Local Option Contests.'
Local option as a temperance measure
is still a considerable force in Ontario
as shown by yesterday's vote in forty-
seven municipalities. Out of thirty-six
heard from there were only five straight
defeats. In thirteen municipalities
which gave majorities the vote is in-
effective because itlaelted the necessary
three-fifths required by the act. Local
option by-laws were carried in seven
towns, five villeiges and four townships.
Local option was sustained in repeal
contests in OWeli Sound, Finch village
and North Goer towriship. Restetts
of the repeal contest in Newboro' are
yet to eoree. No city went dry. Con-
tests were held iti eight cities, and
three of them gave straight majorities
against the by-law. The three-fifths
elaese keep the others wet. The cities
voting were: Belleville, Brantford,
Fort William, Niagara Palle, Port
Antler, ete min, Stretford and Woad.
stock.
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The young men of Duron and
'Bruce are to form a battalion
for oversees service. •
The Xing calls for more men
and sooner or la ter ion e111 heed
the"'
_men utinie su e yoUr
Ute in a good. soutnL CoMpeny,
for 'when you decide to i!tilist
you may not Wy 414 treitrre
policy.
This is important, .so On not
delay, but call •ozi Us and eeepiire
.ours terms.
RITClilt COSENS
REAL ESTATE & INSURA No E'
WIDIGH.A4, • • ONTAIRIO.
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HARDWARE
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Saws, Axes, •-
Axe Handles •
and Saw Tools.
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SALE CO. COAL
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