Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1916-12-07, Page 1a THE WINGHAM TIMES. $1.50 l YEAR N ADVANCE VOL. %LY. -NO 2337 WINGHAM, ONTARIO THURSDAY DECEMBER 7. 1916 The1./kCiR• Stores` MI •t• AUA'S FAVORI t . DRUG STORES Irk Christmas Suggestions Kodaks and Cameras $1.25 to $25-00 each. "'This, makes en idear gi!fix for young or old. Stationery In suitable packages, a useful inexpensive gift, 25c to $1.50 a box. Perfumes Of exquisite !fragrance in Dainty boxes .25c to $5 box. Cigars r In boxes of CO and 25's. A suitable gift to send to our fighting heroes. Chocolates "Liggetts"-The sweetest story ever told in packages of good taste at 60c to $1 per pound.. White Goods (Ivory) Manicure and Toilet rticles by the piece or in nes, 50c to $15 each. Black GQ.d((Ebony) Manic and Toilet Articles by the piece or in cases, 25c to $12.50 each Safely Razors $1, L50, 5.00, Pipes, Flash- lights, Leather Goods and many other useful articles. We have the best assorted stock we have ever offered you and we have made our prices right , COME IN AND SEE U. 1. JW. Mc t W, MNKIBBON, Phmt, B DRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN Town Agent for C. P. R. 'Phone 53 MINOR LOCALS. -Do your Christmas shopping early. --Wingham merchants are ready for the Christmas trade with wel snorted stocks. FREE -Gold Fis e given away with purchases at cKibbon's Drug Store. 6-2 -Regular monthly meeting of the Public School Hoard next Tuesday evening. -You save money by ordering your newspapers and magazines at the TIMES office. -Buy your railway tickets from H. B.-Elliott,'Town Agent for the G. T. R. at the TIMES office. -Regular meeting of Court Maitland, Canadian Order of Foresters on Friday evening of this week. -You can get the very latest in Christmas cards and booklets at the TIMES stationery store. -Mr. Geo. E.- Wright has sold his farm on the 6th concession of Turnberry to Mr. Thos. Wheeler. Mr. Wright will move onto his (other farm. -The annual winter show of the Listowel Poultry Association will be held on January 23rd, 24th and 25th. -Mr. Thos. Wheeler, of Turnberry, who had bis barn destroyed by fire last week, has sold his farm to Mr. John Porter. -The Bank of Hamilton is opening a branch office in Bearst, Alberta. Mr. David Towers, formerly of Lucknow. Evill be the reamager. Christie's Grocer PHONE 69. OPEN EVENINGS PHONE 59. OPEN EVENINGS i l CURRANTS RAISINS [IC. Genuine Spanish Valencia Raisins - Australian Cur- rants -Choice selected Peels etc are now at their BEST. Conditions point to higher prices and the advise present buying. All New Season's Fruit Cabbage 5c per Ib We have a lot of extra choice Cabbage. They're the best we've'ever handled. Every cabbage is a solid hard head. Now's the Time to Buy Excellent Quality Tea Our Teas at 40c and 50c per lb are without equal. They're 100% straight value . and have a flavour which is sustained at all times. 51b and 1011 lots at Discount Price. Use the Madza Electric Bulb It's a light saver UNSUCCESSFUL 1N ATTEMPT TO LEARN FATE OF JOE BASSETT. "I suppose you have been worrying about me, but no more than I have about Joe," 'writes George Moffatt, from Workington, England, to his mother, Mrs. R. J. Tyndall. "I can't find him or get any positive news about him. For the Last month I have tried everywhere to get official news concerning him but it seems impos Bible. The fellows who were with him at the time are positive he was taken prisoner and 1 am hoping so. His mother may have had a report from heaquarters by this time. No doubt, he will be reported to her as missing. " I had the greatest shock of my life when I .first heard it. We were fighting in the Somme at the time. His regi- memt got pretty badly cut up so I went to meet them coming out and that was the news 1 got. Since then I have been trying to get something definite and I didn't want to write until successful, but it seems impossible. I will try again when I return to France." MUNICIPAL MATTERS We understand that Coun. Gurney will not seek re-election: Already some members of this year's Council have announced their intentions for the next contest. Mayor McKibben announced some weeks ago that he would not seek re-election. Coun. Tipling's name has also been mentioned in connection with the Reeveship. Coun Tipling has been a member of the Council for one year and was for several years a member of the Public School Board. Owing to Christmas day falling on the last Monday in December, the municipal nominations will be held in Wingham on Friday evening December 22nd and in the rural municipalities on Friday afternoon. December 22nd. Reeve Mitchell will, we understand. be a candidate for the Mayor's chair. Mr. Mitchell has had several years municipal experience and for the., past two years has been Reeve. Coun. Binkley is mentioned as a candidate fur Mayor. Mr. l3inkley has been a member of the Council for two and a half years. It is a well-known fact that Wingham citizens should take more interest in the selection of candidates for the var- ious municipal offi^es. We are at pres- ent living in unusual times and next year, should see . a good municipal Council in Wingham and we hope to see a large number of ratepayers attend the nomination meeting and see that candidates are placed in the field for the various offices, With six members of this year's Council as probable candidates for Mayor or Reeve and the retirement of Mayor McKibben and Coun. Gurney, it looks like almost an entirely new Council for 1917 and this fact makes it all the more important that ratepayers attend the nomination meeting to see that good men are placed in the field. For Reeve, Comm. Isbister and Pat- terson are definitely in the field. Couns Isbister had 13 years municipal exper- ience in Morris-nf which seven years he was Reeve and wastwo years a member of the County Council under the Com- mission system representing Morris, Grey and Brussels, and has 3 yrs. been a member of the Town Council. Coun. Patterson has been in business in Wing - ham for 25 years and has been a mem- ber of the Town Council for three years. Coun. Spotton is also a candidate for the Reeveship but has not definitely announced his candidature. Coun. Spotton had several years municipal ex- perience and is a former Mayor. -At a meeting of the Property Com- mittee at the Town Co uncil on Tuesday morning it was elecided that until the close of the war no town property shall be used for dances. -Infantile paralysis no longer rears its dreaded head and alarms parents from one end of the province to the other. Returns for November indicate that the disease has been practically wiped out. -The Home Department of the Farmers' Sun, Toronto, is specially edited and presents the latestideas in every branch of the home work, in which the farmer's wife or daughter is interested. Your reading is not com- plete without Me Sun. -Will the yonngladies and gentlemen who assisted at the Red Cross Concert kindly meet Mrs. Cowel in the Council Chamber on Thursday evening, Dec. 7th at 7.30 p. m. in order to discuss the ad- visability of preparing another concert to take place early in the New Year. -The regular monthly meeting of the Women's Institute will be held in the Council Chamber on Thursday, December 14th, at 3 o'clock, p. m. Directors, Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Hambly. Repast of the Convention will be given by the delegate, a reading by Mrs. Bower. Music and refreshments. 1 CANADIAN CASUALITIES TOWN COUNCIL The monthly Meeting of the Town Council was held on Monday evening with all the members present and Mayor McKibben: presiding. Minutes of Pre s'4 a meetings were read and adopted. An appeal for a grant was read from the National Sanitarium Association. No motion. An account Was read f rom 0. B. Stanton & Wilsoo for triplicate account forms ordered 1J15. Left over. On motion d Coons. Gurney and Patterson. V. A.,Vanorman was given the privilege of Using a lane during the construcrion of a building. • The Finance COmmittee recommended the payment of a number of accounts and the report was adopted on motion of Couns. Patterson end Spotton. Coun. Iabister, as Chairman of the Property Committee reported re the cost of a 1rublic lavratory. The lavratory would be iodated in south- east corner of the basement of the Town Hall and would cost in the neighborhood of poo. Coun. Ishister did not think it wise to proceed with the work this yetir. On motion of Couns. Patterson, the report was ordered to be recorded. By-law No. 771, providing for the holding .of muncipal elections was read three times and passed on motion of Couns. Isbister and Patterson. The polling places and officers are as follows: - Ward 1 Geo. Moir's shop with W. J. Haines and R. Beckwith. Ward 2 -Wm Gannett's offices with T. L. Jobb and Jas. H. Mitchell. Ward 3 Town Hall with A. Fleming Peter Deans, sr. Ward 4 Ritchie and Cosens' office with John Ritchie and P. H. Deans. Ward 5 -A. Bell's house with A. E. Porter and Wm Guest. By-law No, 772 covering waterworks extensions was read three times and passed on motion of Couns, Patterson, and.Glirney.. • An account was read from R. A. Currie covering funeral expenses of the late Mrs. McLeod left over. On motion of Couns. Binkley and Spotton a refund of sanitary tax of $6; to A. M, Crawford and$1.50 to L. Lott, were ordered to be paid. Moved by Couns. Binkley and Tipling that Wm. Holmes be refunded $1.50 for sanitary tax. The motion was defeated on the following vote: -yea- Tipling, Binkley, Patterson Isbiater. Nay - McKibben, Mitchell, Spotton, Gurney. Dr. R. C. Redmond tendered his res- ignation as Medical Officer of Health, the same to take effect at the end of the year. On motion of Cosens Spotton and Binkley the Anglican Church was refunded $9.90 taxes on Sunday School Canadian casualties and recruits have run about even for six months. Last June the casualties numbered 11,797, July 3,684, August 3,079, September 9,081, October 14,321, November 3,593. The Canadian beginning of the total of 65,660. Killed in action, 10,353. Died of wounds, 3,825. Died of sickness, 536. Presumed dead, 1,072. Wounded, 47,187. Missing, 2,707. Since the war opened 377,205 Cana- dians have been enlisted for overseas. casualties war have since the reached a Died of Wounds. Word has been received here of the death from wounds in a hospital in France of Pte. H. T. Chapman, brother of Mrs. A. J. Walker, of this town. Pte. Chapman enlisted as a member of the band of the 44th Battalion and afterwards was transferred to the machine gun section of a Battalion in France. He was a married man and his wife and one child are living in Moorefield. Spotton and received and visited and inspected in company; with the Sanitary Inspector. The usual Glean up week was ordered early in June after which the back yards were visited by the Sanitary Inspector. Un October 6th diphtheria made its appearance in the town, fortunately of a mild type but peculiar in that it attacked adults as well as children. A few cases developing among the school children. the Public school was closed for one week beginning October 10th and the school building disinfected with formaldehyde. Up to date 14 cases have occurred including 1 death from diphtheria croup. All have been care- fully quarantined and placarded, while other children of the household have been kept from school. A generous use of antitoxin has been employed both for treatment and immunization. Thanks to the Provincial Board of Health that this splendid remedy is now furnished free of cost. Missing, Believed Killed. The horrors of the great war were brought closer home again on Thursday at noon when Mrs. E. Brock received a message from Ottawa, informing her that her son Pte. Leonard Brock was missing and believed killed. Pte. Brock enlisted as a member of the 71st Battalion and had been away from Canada for I some months. Prior to enlisting he was a member of the staff of the Band of Hamilton and was most highly esteemed. Many friends will extend sympathy to Mrs. Brock and family and will all wish that better news may yet be received. Yours faithfully R. C. REDMOND. Named by Couns. Spotton and Binkley that the excellent report of Medical Officer of Health be accepted and filed - Carried. Moved by Isbister and Patterson that the water works department be paid $15 for old 6 inch pipe used in connection with services: - Carried. Moved by Couns, Gurney and Spotton, that the Young Estate be billed with 74.8 inch pipe at 60 cents per foot. Council then adjourned. PATRIOTIC SOCIETY NOTES The Society is grateful, to Mrs. McKibben, for her kind donation of two dozen Red Cross knitting bags. Anyone wishing to purchase one of these bags may do so from Miss Rush, at the millinery store. The price is 25 cts. The Society also acknowledges with thanks, a donation of 3 pairs of socks knit by the girls of Mrs, Geddes' S. S. The following are the proceeds of the systematic giving collections for November -Ward 1 $29 35. Ward 2 $35 12. Ward 3 841 95. Ward 4 $37.25. Ward 5 $3 40 Total $147.07. Shipped in November to National Service Company, as comforts for soldiers. 60 flannel day shirts, valued at $135. 219 pairs socks, valued at $177. Total valuation $312 For anyone wishing to knit Balaclava caps, or socks for the Society, a book of directions may be had from the secretary, Mrs. Dudley Holmes. "Socks, socks, and still more sucks," is the call from the trenches. Yarn to be had from bliss Freda Vanstone, at the usual time, except for this week, Friday afternoon instead of Saturday afternoon. Cut-out shirts may be had from Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Tamlyn or Mrs. Blatchford. Cut-out pyjamas from Mrs. Geddes. Hospital supplies to be left with Mrs. W. H. Willis. The Society is asking for a donation of feathers. Those wishing to donate same may obtain cases by calling at the home of Mrs. W. H. Willis. L. O. L. Officers. At the meeting of Wingham L. 0. L. No. 794 on Friday evening last, the following officers were elected for 1917: -Jos. W. Hibbert, W. M,; Joshua W. Scott, D. M.; Robt, Deyell, Chap.; A. G. Smith, Rec. Sec.; J. W, Dodd, Fin. Sec.; Jas. G. Stewart, Treas.; H. H. McAllister, D. of C.; W. Elmore Mahood, Leet.; Chas. Barbour, 1st Com.; Simon Mitchell, 2nd Com.; Jno. F. Groves, 3rd Com; W. J. Greer, 4th Com.; J. W. Hewer, 5th Com. ball. Dog taxes were refunded to the following parties: -Wm. Caslick, $1; Fred McLean, $2; Dr. Tamlyn $1; Mrs- Shortts, 75 cts. Dr. Redmond Medical Officer of Health reported as follows:- Wingham, Dec. 1st, 1916, To the Mayor and Council of Wingham. Gentlemen: - December Electrical Storm. cq It is not very often this section is visited by an electrical storm in December. The storm last Monday afternoon was one of the worst ever seen here. Th¢jimneg on the kitchen at the 'clospital was struck and completely demolished. Tho chim- ney on Geo. S. Cruikshank's house in Lower Wingham Was knocked off as well as a piece taken out of his cement house. Several telephones were temporarily put out of business. EYE GLASSES (Make a Suitable:Gift. I.7"'" We issue Christmas Certificates McKIBBOI1'S DRUG STORE PERSONALS Mr. Fred Elston, of Lucknow, was in town on Tuesday. Reeve Mitchell is in Goderich this week attending the County Council. Mrs. A, Fleming is visiting with relatives and friends in Guelph and Fergus. Miss Edith Irving , of Lucknow, is visiting with her sister Mrs. A. G. Smith. Mr. A. J. Conn of the Bank of Ham- ilton, Teeswater, visited on Sunday at his parental home. Mr. Semi. Woods, of Turnberry, was in Forest attending the funeral of his uncle, the late John Evans. Mrs. Wilson and children left last week for England. Her husband, Pte Wilson, has been at the front for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buchanan, who have been visiting Wingham relatives returned to their home in Hailebury on Monday. Mrs. Richard Hockridge and daugter- in-law, Mrs. John Hockridge, have ar- rived from the West and will take up their residence in Bluevale as their car arrives. In compliance with the regulations in that respect, I beg leave to present my report as Medical Officer of Health for the current year In January an epidemic of measles spread over this part of the Province of Ontario and became very general so much so that few communities and few families escaped. From January 16th to March 11th, 108 cases were reported in Wingham and quarantined, but so prevalent was the disease among child- ren of school age that it was thought best to close the Public and High Schools for short periods. All of these measures finally sufficed to check the spread of the disease, but in spite of them I believe almost every eligible child in the town was attacked by it. And as a large number of homes throughout the country surrounding Wingham contained cases of measles, the contagion became so general that ordinary measures were of little effect in checking its progress. On April 17th a permit was granted to Mr. Harry Brown to store junk, iron, etc. on the premises situated be- tween the C. P. R. track and the Mait- land Rivet, known as the Merkley mill. In August six samples of drinking water were sent down to Toronto for analysis, four from taps and two from wells. All of the tap water was found to be pure while none of the well water was fit for use without boiling. In August 2 cases of typhoid fever were reported, both of which probably contracted the disease outside of Wing - ham. The slaughter houses were ice..®..1111=. Christmas Just 2 Weeks. From Next Monday Read our ad. on last page WILLIS as soon Mr A. E. Griffin, son of Mr. C. N. Griffin was -Visiting with his parents for a few days on his return from Russia to his home in Vancouver, B. C. Mr. Griffin had a very interesting tripin. the different parts of the Old Land and visited the different battle fronts. HGH SCHOOL NOTES Under the supervision of Miss Gar- rett and Miss Margaret Perrie, a budget of, "News from home," has been made up by a number of willing workers among the pupils, and sent to the boys at the front Several of these were also sent last year. The Literary Soc- iety bears the expenee of material and mailing. Several letters have been received lately from former students who aro now in the service of their King in var- ious places. These letters are always welcome. We h:.ve heard with sorrow of the misfortune which has befallen Leonard Brock who was a student with us just a few years ago. An open meeting of the Literary Society will be held on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 21st, at which diplomas and prizes will be presented to the students entitled to them. An oratorical contest will be one of the main features of the programme. All ex -pupils and friends of the school are invited to be with us that evening. Picture House Notes Don't miss til a of Regeneration" Wednesday a Thursday, featuring Edith Storey and°Antonio Moreno. Death of Thos. E. Walker A former resident of this district passed away in Cooksville on Thursday of last week in the person of Thomas E.•Walker in his 56th, year. He had been ailing for some months not having made recovery after a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr. Walker was the son of the late Richard Walker of East Wawa - nosh and about the greater portion of his life in East Wawanosh and Wing - ham. Some years ago he moved from here to Riversdale and eight years ago he moved to a farm near Cooksville. He was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends. Mr. Walker had been twice married. His first wife was Han- nah Voden, who passed awayl8 years ago and from this marriage there were five children viz:-Rosella, deceased; Albert Walker, of Teeswater; Lily, Wilfred, and Viola at home. His second wife was Miss Little Yeo, of Turnberry, who with two children survive. He is also survived by his aged, mother:seven brothers and one sister. The brothers and sisters are: -J. J. Walker and R. A. Walker, Toronto; Geo. L. Walker, Brantford; Wesley Walker, Goderich; James Walker, Wingham; Elisha Walk- er, and Isaac Walker, East Wawanosh, and Mrs. Anderson, Toronto. The re- mains were brought here from Cooks ville and the funeral took place on Sat. urday afternoon from the residence of James Walker to the Wingham Ceme- tery. The services at they benne and grave were conducted by Rev. J. W - Ribbert and the pall bearers were Messrs. J. Pattison, W. M. Anderson, J. 3. Kerr, J. Louttit, H. Davis, Geo. M. Robertson. The bereaved have this spmpatby of a large circle of friends. 01111) - c.. 11 e rs At night. take off your stiff leather shoes and slip your feet into a pair of our Comfy Slippers. The -e l the beds of ease 1. et m to rest your vt. hole body, they rest your feet so well. There is a Comfy for every foot. Call and see our \r ids var- iety. Charming styles and shades for women. Little FSC; ur•e Comfvs for chi dren . Sensible Slippers for Men. Pi ices ranging 50c to $1.50 W. J. GREER THE SHOE MAN Box Social A box social will be bei in Zetland school on theevenifig of December 15th. Good prim. Admission 15c; ladies with boxes free. Conveyances will leave the Town Hall between 7.15 and 7.30 o'clock p. m, .10110 [11.110M10.11111•12=3MMIMIK3131113.13•1=3..0 Asked to Stay in Canada The Government has issued another appeal to wives of Canadian soldiers to remain in Canada and not go to Eng- land. It is pointed out that every additional person is a drain on the tood supply there. In addition there is the prospect of difficulty in returning to Canada after the war owing to scarcity of shipping ar.d the tax on transportation facilities. Women's Institute Bazaar. The ladies of the Women's Institute are holding a bazaar in the Council Chamber, Saturday, December 9th. Sale of candy, home-made baking, fancy work, vegetables, cream, butter, milk, etc. Sale to commence at 3 p.m. Donations from anyone wishing to give will be much appreciated by the ladies, as the money is to be used for Red Cross work. ARarUha1c8 C FOR SALE A fine farm of 150 acres, convenient to markets, schools and churches, on a good gravel road. Will be sold cheap as the owner wishes to go West. Bank barn 50x64, large hen house and pig pen with cement floors in both, also driving house. New content dwelling 2 storey, 22x30, also a second house in good repair. One hundred and twenty-five acres cleared, balance bush and cedar swamp. Nine acres of fall wheat well put in an sum- mer follow. For further particulars, see RITCRIL & CORNS REAL Es°1'41Th', INSURANCE and Ticket Agents WINGRAM, ONTARIO. _G+y Booze Still Coming. Importations of spirits and wines into Canada has not been affected by Prov- incial prohibition in the 13 months which ended September 30. Figures up to then compiled by the customs depart- ment show imports under this head aggregating $3,909,866, as compared with $3,769,910 in the previous 12 months. Imports of ales and porter, however, showed a falling off in the 12 months to $181,964, compared with 1220,042 in the corresponding period. 0 -CEDAR MOPS Try au O (''dar .l up for lin- (ileums, poliAtell floors ut fur- niture. Four '1L,'' . 75c, $1 CO, 25, L 1 50 • IPJrt0 , Fx 1». r k Sh is tilt. b, sl l (' i.0 Wadi' for all lands of iui0:11.1 , i'ut up ill two Vista. 25c and 50c. Y . r t .t qq L-s 11 Lelligh Valley Coal :lama Co. Ceat i ni