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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1916-03-09, Page 1BIG BARGAINS POR DO LAR DAV Tread our Ad. on last rage. Or! 7R 0,011111* • X L. XL #�.'�""'J 0, 2295 'agalailanaM GOLD FISH FREE Two Gold Fish and Globe Free with Rexall Cherry Bark Cough. Syrup, Rex - all Kidney Pills. Rex- all Rubbing Oil and many others 50c, Conunencing op Friday March 24th We are giving 'you these com- plete aquariums, of "Gold Fish" free. with Rexall purchases amounting to 50c or over, RaexamaEzt•—Rexall Remedies are guarantees} to give satisfac- tion or money refunded. Extra Gold Fish, globes, orna- ments and fish food for sale , J. W McKIBBONI Ph.. B. DRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN. Town Agent for C. P. R. tickets. 'Phone 53 My Best Advertisemenl is .my Customers' Rbcommendation. Eyestrain causes headache, weak, tired and aching eyes. Other things may. give relief but peefecttl 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 simply advice free. C R. WILKINSON Eophthalmic Optician Edward St. Wingham Over twenty years practical experience. 1111,6111110 NOINIMIO OroceryChristie's PRONE 59. Stare opens 7 a.m. Closes 7 p.m. Come To CHRISTIE'S .go the 9th Whether for Groceries, Fruits and Confections, Provisions or Chinaware etc. It will pay you t purchase hei e. 1 LW y' , ti TOWN GOUNGILi The regular monthly meeting of th 1 Town Council was.. held era Monde evening with all the members presen and Mayor ar Kib Mc bon presiding y adn � P B Minnt es prisvious meeting ng were re a and approved, Communication was read froth Th Factory Locators of Toronto, in whic they said they had a clientwilling t put $25,000 capital into establishing motor truck factory, providing $10,00 local Capitalcould ,be procured, "Matte referred to the Executive Committee Aei p tttion was read, signed by nine teen auto owners, requesting that th license. fee be reduced to $2 for eac auto used for (tire.. lr. W. B. Elliott addressed th Council in support of the petition pointing out that license fee was to high. Moved by Coun. Hinkley and. Reev Mitchell, that auto license remain a saute amount es last year, viz, $10,. -- Carried. Couns. Spotton and Gurney offered a amendment that the fee be $5 whit was lost. A communication was read from the Wingham Hospital, asking that gran be raised from $200 to $250. The re ceipts of the Hospital last year wer not sufficient to cover the expenditur and the; Hospital had been put to an extra expense of between $60 and $7 op account of having to make a sewe connection on Catherine street, as the sewer on Carling Terrace was not o sufficient depth to give a proper fol from the Hospital building. On motion of Couns. Isbister and Patterson, the grant to tbe Wingham General hospital for , this year wi, made $250. Mr. Geo. T. Robertson addressed the Council on the 'matter of having a proper par approach made from the stree to his garage. Moved by Couns, Spotton and Patter son, that the request of• Mr. Robertson be granted, • arid that the work be done to the satisfaction of the Street Com mittee and :ilr; Robertson. to: -bear- the expense'of same —Carried. The Waterworks and• Electric Light Committee reported: 1. That the street lights will be kept burning until 1 a. m. 2. That Plumbers' License by-law is being enforced. 3, That Mr. Merkley's motor had been placed on the line with privelege of cutting same off when committee found it necessary. 4. Recommend to Council that Mr. Brooks he engaged as manager for one year with usual three months' termin- ation clause placed in the agreement. On motion of Coun. Spotton and Reeve Mitchell, the report of the Waterworks and Electric Light Com- mittee was adopted. The Property and Fire Committee recommended that the Wiiterworks and Electric Light Committee be given a portion of basement of Town Hall as a store room, free of rent, The report of the Committee was adopted on motion of Couns. Isbister and Spotton. The Finance Committee recommended the payment of a number of accounts and the report was adopted on motion of Comm Patterson and Spotton. Coun. Tipling, as Chairman of the Street Committee, reported that the one horse grader had been tested and was found to be not satisfactory as a snow plow. Moved by Coun. Tipling and Reeve Mitchell, that as grader has proven unsatisfactory as a snow plow, that it be returned. Carried. Mayor McKibben. as Chairman of the Executive Committee, reported that prices on the printing or publishing of the auditors report bad been received froth the two printing offices and asked Nw�+'vwi,hv�+^� W wi4 NOTICE • re .MEA iES Sunday School wilreopen on March 12th and P Ytllc School on 1i/fetch 13th. Children w ave just recov- ed from es must not return to school or one week after being released from quaran- tine. No pupil will be admitted to 'ahs school, earning from a house where measles still exists. All clothing, bedding and rooms of those quarantined must be tlis• infected with formaldehyde which Will be furnished .free on apptica- Hon. The penalty for breaking the rules of quarantine is from $25.00 to $100.00. It: O. ItB0MONb,1L 0. R. alp'V \/ wse. 7.%, WING ,, ONTARIO NA,R CR 9t t916 $1 A. no, INIADVANCE Canncil t1a decide as tq whether the re- port beprinted in pamphlet form or' :the abstracts published in the papers, o.0ncal decided e d bat tbe report be printed in pamphlet form. There h e was and uncertified irccount from Rae & Thompson Which brought outashort diecuseianon the powers f the Purchasing Committee, . It was de, sided that hi future no .purchase be made amounting to more than $1.50 without the consent of the Purchasing Committee, Rae & T hompson's account was order- ed to be paid when properly certified, Coun, Isbister brought up the matter of the townflag being torn by the wind and thought flag should be taken down during the bad weather and it could be hoisted as occasion demanded. Reeve Mitchell thought the flag had been ben property bound.. Coun Binkley thought the flag could be bound in a manner that would save it being so badly torn and agreed to take flag down and put' it up again free of charge. The matter was left with the Proper- ty Committee, Mr. Alex. Reid addressed the Council and asked why he should be charged s25 for two teams for use on bus and baggage wagon while draymen were. charged $10 for each team. The by-law will be amended at next meeting of Council to place Mr. Reid in the same position as dray men. Council then adjourned. MINOR LOCALS. • —Dollar Day in Wingham on Thurs- day, March 9th, —Regular monthly meeting of the Public School Board will be held next Tuesday evening. —Regular meeting of Court Maitland, CanadianrForesters O der of Fo a ters o7 Friday evening of this week. —The Huron County sittings of the Supreme Court of Ontario will open in Goderich on Tuesday, March 14th. 41ring,:aims .your, :.broken ,spectacle lens and we will duplicate it for you at a reasonable price at McKibbon's Dr Store. - Why squint? Proper : sses will help those weak eyes. raduate op- ticians do the testi ' at McKibbon's Drug Store. —•In 1874 there were 6,185 liquor licenses in the Province of Ontario. in 1.904, 2836, and the licenses dropped to 1,593 h 1914.2 • —Reports of the high school pupils' standing for February will be given out this week. Parents are again request- ed to read them carefully when signing. —Division Court will be held in Wing - ham on Thursday of this week, com- mencing at 9 o'clock a. m., with Judge Holt presiding. There are a number of cases on the doeket. —Mr. Jas. R. Wood, Einora, Alta., formerly of Wingham, was recently stricken with paralysis and is confined to his bed. Old friends here will be sorry to hear of Mr. Wood's illness. —Mr. Albert Fitzpatrick, of East Wawanosh, has a pair of heavy draught mares which would be hard to beat. They tipped the scales last Saturday at 3520 pounds. One mare is sired by DrumburIe and the other by Pride of Morning. ITEMS OF INTEREST Mr. L. J. Williams hasp urchase d the hardware business which has been conducted by Mr. L. 0. Charlesworth at Blyth during the past number of years and will take possession im- tnedietely, W. L. Horton, one of the most highly respected residents of Goderich, died on Monday morning' after an illness cover- ing many years. Mr. Horton had been interested in nearly all the industries of the county town. Another old Lucknow resident in the person of Mr. Andrew McLellan is dead tie was in his 84th year, Up to a few months ago he was quite active, hav- ing built a house only a short time ago. He was a carpenter by trade. A. short tine ago he celebrated his golden wed- ding. Mr. McLelland was a Conservai.- tive in politics and in religion Wee a devoted Presbyterian. 4. 'writ Was issued last week against A. T. Cooper. of Clinton, by L. p✓+. Dancey on behalf of Wm. Hendee, of Zurich, for libel in the publication in The Free Pressd Advertiser* anof Lo don, on Feb, 24th of the statement that Mt'. Bender was out on bail on a charge of perjury. Mr. Bender states that no charge of perjury has been preferred, against bitn'and claims $ti,000 amnion, 016 foaLAII RAY i 1►r Oa 1115b ;�� , y merchants on Thur; City , marsh 9th ' The .Wingham Rashness! Men's Also, c'at o iinhasrt; a n tl r e "i r gra �o. th ltoldit..g of Wingham's third. annual Dollar .Day on Thursday, March 9th.. The Committees have, arranged a good list of special prizes and a number of prizes are being given by basinese men. The merchants of the town are offer, ing special indpeernepts for the day and in all lipes there are special bargains, Consult the advertisements in this issue and you will find in. detail the large number of bargainswbleb are being offered by our merchants for Dollar Day--7hursdayt March 9th, The business ;ileo are endeavoring ,to make this the most successful. .Dollar Day ever held1 inp Winghem. Invite your friends to'spend the day with you in town and don't forget to secure some of the bargain, Remember the date of this Big Dol- lar Day is Thursday,. March 9th. PATRIOTIC SOCIETY NOTES The Society is deeply indebted to Mrs, R. .1. Tyndall for a donation of $120 the proceeds of her aqtograph quilt. The scheme was originated and carried. out by Mrs. Tyndall, and the quilt it- self is a work of art, the color scheme being red and; white, the Red Cross colors. The names are written in red ink' upon white' Woks which are put together with strips of red. In the centre is a large ;:block containing the Honour Roll of, Wingham, the names of over 150 men Who have enlisted from our town for Ding and country. Sur- rounding the whole is a ste,icillecl bord- er of maple leaves. The quilt is to be donated to the new Canadian Hospital at Orpington. We congratulate Mrs. Tyndall uponthe great success of her undertaking. Mrs Tyndall wishes to thank all the ladies who so kindly assisted in the rwork, o We gratefully-: acknowledge a dona- tion of 20 yds of Cotton from Mrs. Fothergill. Shipped to Canadian Red Cross Society: 84 dozen bandages, 24. washcloths, 1 quilt and a quantity of dressings. Total value $89.40 Miss Fessant. convenor of yarn committee will be glad to supply yarn to anyone wishing to knit. Cut-out shirts may be obtained from Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs, Wm. Bone, Mrs. Wm. Gray or Mrs. Itobt. Tyndall. We are always glad to receive new cotton for bandages, end old cotton for dressings, to be left with Mrs. Jos. Pugh, corner of Patrick and Francis streets. Women's Institute Social. The Women's Institute, of Wing - ham, will hold a box social in the Town Hall or Armories, on the evening of March 17th. Ladies are expected to supply baskets and gentlemen to buy them. at 25 cents. A good programme will be given. Everyone welcome, Not an Expense— Advertising will ruin your business— if you let your competitor do it all, says the Ori!lia Packet, one paper which has helped the mercbants of sniall towns to become leaders in the business activity of the province. Oriilia has three good weekly papers. The merchants there do not consider it an expense to adver- tise, but the most important expendttue after a judicious selection of their wares. Liquor Sales in "Wet" Territory. An old story is repeated in the record of convictions for illegal sale of liquor in Ontario during 1914. From year to year the same fact has been observed, namely. that illegal sale of liquor flourishes in licensed municipalities as compared with municipalities without licenses. In 1914 no less than 891 per - sone were convicted for illegal sate of liquor. Of these 352 were licensed sellers and 636 unlicensed sellers of liquor. Of the unlicensed sellers no less than 369 were in municipalities under license against 170 in no -license municipalities, although the no -license municipalities outnumbered those under licenses by about two to one. In other words blind pigs were proportionately about four times as numerous in licensed as in t,o,license municipailt"res. PERSONALS Mrs, W, H Willis is visiting with her sop, Mr. R. G. Willis, in Toronto, Mr. John Rutledge, of 1ramptoe, was calling Ji ng on old friends - n townlast week. Rev. B. G, Dymond is preaching in I'ordwich on Friday evenings during Lent, Miss Hilda Buchanan is visiting with her sister, Mrs, Claude Gregory, ip London. Mr,Chas. S. Rintoul left on Tuesday for Simpson, Sask., where be purposes residing in future, A number of the members of the 161st, who are training in- Clinton, spent, Sunday at their homes here, .Miss Gwendolyn Jackson, of East Wawanosh left on Wednesday for a month's visit with relatives in Toronto. Pte. Leonard Brock, of the 71st Bat- talion, stationed et Galt, spent a few days during tbe l est week at his home here. Pte, Charles Hillier, of the 153rd Battalion,was visiting at the home of John Menzies, East Wawanosh, over Sundays Mr, and. Mrs. John Reid left en. Tues- day for Marengo, Sask., where they purpose spending a year with their daughter. Mr.3. Tisdale has returned to her home in Marengo. Sask., after spending the past few weeks.with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Reid. Rev. J. W. Hibbert and Mr. John F. Groves are in Hamilton this week attending the annual meeting of the Orange Lodge for Ontario West. Miss Fanny Green has returned to Woodstock atter spending a couple of weeks at the home of her mother, Mrs. John Green. Lower Wingham. Mr. George Howson. who has enlisted. with the Machine Gun Corp in Toronto, spent a ceupte ott days at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. How- son. CHURCH NOTES. Rev. James Abery, of Granton, has accepted a unanimous invitation to be- come pastor of the Londesboro and Hullett Presbyterian congregations. BAPTIST CHURCH The members of the 161st Battalion, stationed in Wingham, will attend the Baptist Church next Sunday morning. The Rev. J. Fairfnil, of Clinton and Auburn Baptist Churches, will preach. Everybody welcome. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Regular church services will be held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church next Sabbath at 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. The Pastor. Rev. D. Perrie, will preach at both services. A descriptive talk, illustrated with lantern views, on Yellowstone National Park, will be given in the Presbyterian Church. Friday evening, March 10th, under the auspices of St. Andrew's Ladies' Circle. METHODIST CHURCH. Regular services will be held in the Methodist Church next Lord's Day. Services at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Pastor, the Rev. J. W. Hibbert will preach at both services. At the even- ing service will be the unveiling of the roll of honor, in commemoration of the men who have responded to the call of King and country. Pastor will be assisted by Chaplain Parnaby, of the 161st Battalion. Appropriate music. Wives, mothers, and friends of the soldiers are especially invited. Wel- come for all. CHURCH O H rST. PAUL THE APOSTLE. Services—Ash Wednesday, Sth, 10.30 morning, Prayer and Commination 7.30. Shortened evening prayer and sermon. The Rector will preach next Sunday, first Sunday in Lent, 11 o'clock, "The Three Temptations". 7 o'clock, "The First Commandment" The Wednesday evening service will be held in the Church and will commence at 7.30. Those who have not yet received a programme of the lentern serviees wilt find them in their pews on Ash Wednes- day or next Sunday. Trade Disputes in Canada A review of trade disputes in Canada in 1915 as published by the Labor De- partment shows that there were only forty-threedieputes recorded during the whole year. This is the lowest number for one year on reeord m the history of the department. In the forty-three disputes ninety-six establishments were concerned and 0,140 employees affected, With w h art approximate loss of time AA of 106,148 working days. The aggregate tinge lost is less than a quarter of the amount lost in 1914. The year closed with practically no disputes of any kind in eltistenca throughout 'the Dominion, THE ANUENT PAWNERS, I ao old, 10l a 4y f d. as we are told 1 i R Captain rasae at to der a ian u A R r , i e o A pirate ship one took a trip In search of �l adventures, n t_rea e This rakish craft, sheathed fore and aft With n de Watl second d hare. d Planking. Got way at break ak o4 day, Her anchor charas all clanking A Wall that eight, (he took no freight),, as thashecould muster, And some were tall, and some were small, But Spotton, was a buster. 'i'o, make the trip, this good old ship Was launched upon the Maitland, With crew so bold, like Chris. of old, To And some other great land, Time flies so fast, that of the peat, There's much has been forgotten,B twithout doubts this cr is r stout Was ballasted with Spotton. While skipper Walt., a tough old salt, TheSubdued bis bold sea raiders, • Tfirst mate, Si., with eagle eye Looked out for peaceful traders. The day was clear, withsbout and cheer, They sailed awy in good style, Nor lost their luck, until they struck On J. H, Beetner's woodpile. "Ahoy!" said Pat. "we're an to that, 1 ain't no bloomin' knocker, But pull the string. or soon, by jing! We'll hit Dave Jones's locker." "Avast!" said Bist, •'This'haps, I wist, Full oft to deep sea toilers, * Let's man the pumps, chop out some stumps, And fire up the boilers." "Hold hard!" said Bink. "This ship can't sink, Cut out them waits of sorrow, I'll bet a ten, that all us men Will be safe home to -morrow," "Each man," said Gum, "must take 'his turn At pulling on the hawser." Said bosun 'rip, "who runs this ship? Be pleased to hold your jaw sir," Because in vain they tug and strain, Each man the burden sharing, Their lives to save from watery They plan a crime so daring. At close of day, the records say, These mariners so calloused I'd keep afloat their -sinking boat Threw overboard the ballast. lightened With ighten.d bald, these sailors bold Soon got their pirate boat out, And sailed for home, rio more to roam. And left poor Spot. to float out. —UNCLE BILL grave THE 161st BATTALION Lieut. H. C. McLean left on Satur- day last for Montreal to attend the school of instruction in physical train- ing and bayonet fighting. Major Sinclair and Capt. H. Camp bell returned home from London on Saturday and will have charge of the Wingham company. There is big class at Clinton attend- ing the course of instruction for N. C. 0.'s for the 161st Battalion. The class is under the direction of Adjt. VanSrone,' assisted by Asst. Adjt. McPherson, Sergt. Major McGarry, Sergt. R. C. Mann, and Sergt. Geo. Schaefer. Those in attendance from Wingham are:— Sergeants R. C. Mann George Schaefer A. M. Forbes Privates H. Guest James McCallum F. Manuel H. Dye R. Hoffman J. F. Galbraith E. Helps F. Sturdy M. C, Cameron J. Holmes T. T. McDonald F. Guest L. B. Drummond The members of the 161st Battalion attended service in a body in the Meth- odist Church last Sunday morning. Fiftieth Anniversary The Listowel Banner has celebrated its Golden Anniversary, having been es- tablished fifty years ago. The Banner is one of the live weekly papers of Western Ontario and it is prospering under the care of Mr. C. V. Blatchford. The TIMss man received his first lesson in the printing business in the Banner office and n has always had a friendly feeling for the paper. Annual Garnivai Winghani's annual carnival on Fri- day night attracted a crowd of several hundred skaters. Fancy and cotnic costumes were exceptionally good. The feature of the evening was the program of races. Winners were: Mile race, boys, 16 and under: harry Armstrongs two -anile men's race, A, Anderson; enerthile couple rade, A. Anderson and Alias Wiliiamson; girls, half -mile, ll' antes Beetner. W. Hine. chile Was sutrcessful in the tnusital. competition. Button! Button". Who Gets the CII' Beg? ? � � A Five Dollar Ulla Bag will be given to the p -r on Gam" ing nearest to the correct number of Shoe„ Buttons the Bottle shown in our • Window on Dollar Day, One gue.,;, with every Dol- lar's worth of goods purchas- ed in our stere on Dollar Day. Buttons will be counted at 7.30 p. m, Some of our Dollar Day Bargains 30 pairs Wontens' Boots, reg. price $2.50 and $3.00, sale price 81,00. 24 pairs Misses' Boots reg. price, $1.75 and $2.25, stile price $1.00 Big Bargains in Men's and Boy's Boots also Trunks and Valises. Colne .early. VP, J. Greer THE SHOE MAN 'SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 3 1111191111111111111111111011911111.11.1119111111111161 Vire wish to acquaint the people of Wingham and vicin- ity with the fact that we have been appointed agents for the Canadian Northe'rn Railway System, and are prepared to issue tickets to any point in the 'West. This great Cana- dian Railway .has a through line to the Pacific Coast and a network of branches all over the Western Provinces touch. many places not marked by the other lines. The most southerly Canadian route to Winnipeg running through the beautiful Rainy River Country. RITCtil� & CORNS REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE and Ticket Agents WINGHAM, ONTARIO. This ishe t only store :t 'i town that sells the famous Moon Stone ORANITEWARE See it in our windomr on Dollar Day f 1,Ve have a large stock of )S SAP PAIL SPOUTS t'se the Lehigh Valley Coat Sales Co, Coal. Tl;e coal that satisfies. ThoRae& oson Stone 'Klock Hardware. 'PHONE MI