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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1914-01-15, Page 1THE WINGHAM TIMES. VOL. XLIII.-NO, 2186 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••... ,••••••••1••••••••••• WINGHAllf ONTARIO THURSDAY JANUARY 15, 1914 $1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE .0.) Good 9 I_ Tonics L Pure Olive Oil "Wesko" Olive Oil is tbe purest and best procurable ay d will stand all tests tor pure oil. Olive Oil Eniu!sion (With Hypophosphites) This is a pleasant tasting food tonic combining the tonic properties el the ITypophesphites with the nutritive properties of the flinest quality of Olive 011 J. W. McKIBBON DRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN Thep Te-xtePeeke StoroC. "Eyesight Tested Free" Glasses Fitteed and Satisfaction Guaranteed Christie's Grocery PHONE 59. Store opens 7 a.m. Closes 7 p.m. Stocktaking Sale Ir.1 Our stock of fancy teapots is a very select one. We Imported them from England and , at regular prices are cheap. At one third off They're a Snap! of Ohinaware According to our usual custom we take stock last week of January, As Chinaware Is one of the most difficult thing on earth to take stock of, we are going to make sweeping reductions. Kindly note that these reductions will be withdrawn just! as soon as our stock gets to its right proportions. mia*iraliraCCS Toilet Sets Our 10 -piece Toilet Sets at $4.25 have been winners. 'hey are without doubt well worth $5.). They were tinted to our own or and during the y6ar have been big sellers. We offer them for $3.25 For Cash Only Fartcy Tea...pots at One -Third off Jardiniers at 25 per cent. Reduction Our stock is large, and we can not begin to detail them. If you Want to buy a cheap Jardinier Now's Your Chance! Cake Plates, Fruits, Salads, Vases, Etc. At Reduced prices. Our tniett ware has not been re•marked for sale purposes. Most pieces have the regular price marked in plain figures. atiee-eleele.e. Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers, TOWN COUNCIL The inaugural meeting of the Town Council was held at 11 o'clock on Mon- day morning with all the members present, viz.:—Mayor Irwin, Reeve Mc- Kibben and Councillors Elliott, Isbister, Currie, Young, Patterson and Bell. Mayor Irwin presided and in opening said he hoped the business to come be- fore the Council during the year would be transacted harmoniously and suc- cessfully. Some of the members of this year's Council were not members of teat year's Council, but as time went by the new members would become familiar with the business to come be- fore Council. Moved by Reeve McKibben and Coun• Elliott, that the Committees for 1914 be the same as they were in 1912, viz.:— Street, Sewer and Sidewalk, Electric Light and Waterworks, Property and Fire, Finance, and that all committees be composed of three members except Street, Sewer and Sidewalk, which will be composed of five members. —Carried. On motion of Couns. Bell and Patter- son, the Mayor, Reeve and Coun. Elliott were named as the members of the Striking Committee. On motion of Reeve McKibben and Coun. Young, the Council adjourned until 8 o'clock in the evening. The Council met on Monday evening as per motion of adjournment with all the members present and Mayor Irwin presiding. ' Minutes of last two meetings of the 1913 Council were read and approved. A report was read from Engineer Jones on the pavement, pointing out de- fects in the work, also a copy of letter sent by Mr. Malcolm to Mr. Jones. These were ordered, filed and will be kept for reference when settlement is being made with the contractor. John Williamson in a letter asked for contract of painting signs with names of streets to be placed on different cor- ners of town—Filed. A petition was read asking that work on proposed sewer be started as early as possible so as to provide work for the unemployed. On motion of Reeve McKibben and Coun. Currie, the petition re sewer was referred to the Street and Sewer Com- mittee to report on as soon as possible. The Clerk reported that Mr. R. A. Graham was willing to settle the matter of disputed drain at a cest to the town of supplying tile for 167 feet and paying $5.00 on cost of Engineer's award, all cost to town would not exceed $12. On motion of Couns. Elliott and Young, the Street and Sewer Commit- tee was empowered to settle the Gra- ham drain matter on the terms outlined by the Clerk. he Striking Committee reported, recommending the Committees for the year as follows:— Street, Sewer and Sidewalk—Isbister, Young, Bell, Currie, McKibben. Electric Light and Waterworks— Young, Irwin, Elliott. Property and Fire Bell, Currie, Patterson. Finance—Elliott, Patterson, Isbister. lhe first named to act as convenor of committee until such time as each com- mittee names their own chairmen. Moved by Coun. Elliott and Reeve McKibbon;that the report of the Strik- ing Committee be adopted.—Carried, Moved by Couns. Isbister and Young, that the report of the Striking Commit- tee be considered clause by clause. — Lost. By -Law No. 697, to borrow $12,000 as required during the year for general expenses from the Bank of Hamilton, was read three times and on motion of Couns. Bell and Patterson was passed as read. By -Law No. 698, to borrow $3,000 from Canadian Bank of Commerce to cover Electric Light department notes, was read three times and on motion of Couns. Elliott and Young was passed as read, By -Law No. 696, to provide the borrowing of $2,000 from the Dominion Bank for waterworks department was read three times and passed on motion of Couns. Elliott and Young By -Law No. 895, was read three times, providing for the appointment of the following officers: -Member of Public Library Board, Abner Cosens, member of Board of Health, A. C. Porter; Assessor, C. N. Griffin; Collector, C N. Griffin, Night Watchman, E. Lewis; Bell Ringer, F. Rankin; Auditors, A. H. Musgrove and John Ritchie; Pound Keeper, C. Dennis, Scavenger, Wm. Stokes; Inspeetor Of Plumbing, Geo. Allen. The by-law was passedon motion Of Couns, lsbister and Elliott. 13y -Law No. 690, aMenag a by-law passed a ntunber, of years ago with re- ference to keeping and paying ont - n- eral funds from Bank of Hamilkon, was read three times and on motion of Corms. Bell and Currie was passed as read. A few accounts were read as well as account for expenses of municipal election. Moved by Couns. Elliott and Young, that the accounts properly certified to be paid and that account for election expenses be paid on the same basis as last year.—Carried. H. Campbell, manager of the Electric Light department, on invitation of Mayor Irwin, reported that the stand- ing of his department at the end of Jan- uary would be about as follows:— Quick Assets— Cash in hand $ 500.00 Revenue, light and power 1800.00 Outstanding supply accounts 800.00 Supplies in hand 1500.00 Coal on hand 150.00 a Liabilities Debenture Last year's notes Notes of 5 years ago Outstanding accounts 0750.00 $ 561.00 1000.00 1300.00 1000.00 — -- $3561.00 Showing a surplus of $889,00 as well as some $1,200 worth of transformer's meters, etc.. which were in stock and all paid for. The revenue, from light and power for the past year would be about $13,000 and from sale of supplies about $5,000. There are 350 meters and 40 flat rate services. On motion of Co re. lsbister and Young, the report oJ4r. Campbell was received as satisfa. e. Mayor Irwin as e „tiKlerit Groves to explain the clause of $4,300 overdraft in the Bank of Hamilton. Mr. Groves said that last year in preparing the es- timates it had been figured that the waterworks department would pay $2,- 000 towards the debenture debt of that department. This had not been realized as the waterworks department did not pay any of the debenture indebtedness. That debentures for $4,000 for Road Machinery could only be issued for five years and debentures for $2,500 for fire and machinery hall had not been issued Clerk Groves said he believed that last year's Council had worked in the interest of the town. On motion of Reeve McKibben and Couns. Bell, the Clerk was instructed to have the Town Solicitor to communi- cate with the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board with a view of having by-law validated to cover the issue of debentures for $2,500 to cover cost of fire and machinery buildings. On invitation of Mayor Irwin, the members of Council, officials .and mem- bers of press adjourned to Kennedy's restaurant where oysters were served and a pleasaut hour was spent in social conversation. Chairmen for three of the Committeeee have been selected as follows:—Ellectrie Light and Waterworks, A. Young; Pro- perty and Fire, D. Bell; Finance, H. 13. Elliott. A Chairman for Street, Sewer and Sidewalk Committee has not yet been selected. Head -On Collision. There was considerable excitement at the G.T.R. station at neon on Monday when a head-on collision occurred be- tween the London 'passenger train and the passenger train from Palmerston, The London train was standing at the station when the train from Palmerston, a double header, ran into it. The front engine on the Palmerston train was badly emashed and it was necessary for the auxiliary crew to come up from Palmerston, to clear up the wreckage. Fortunately no person was injured. The storm was so fierce that the engineer on the Palmerston train did not see the other train. Northern League Hoekey. The Northern Hockey League was opened at Harristen on Wednesday evening of last week, when Wingham lost to Harriston by a score of 4 to 1. The first home game of the season will be played in the local rink on Friday evening of this week, when the visiting team will be from Drayton. The visit- ors are good players and the public may look for fast hockey. The game is called 8.15 and the band will be in at- tendance, The boys are looking for a bumper crowd. At Mount Ferest on Tueoday night Winghath won in an exciting game, by 8 to 3. — An entertainment in the Tewn Hall, TuesdaY, Jan. 27th, "An, Old. Time Ladies' Aid Business Me4ting at the / Mohawk Grose, Reads.) Local talent, dresses and gowns (*resenting 'the styles of fifty yet& ago. Come and have a laugh N' 'admittance without a smile, Plan of ball at McKibbon,s drug store, Wednesday, Jan. 21st. • Stock Reduction Sale of Winter Rubbers and Felt Goods also $2,000 stock of Boots and Shoes W. H. WILLIS & CO THE SCOTCH CONCERT. That Jessie McLachlan, as a singer, still reigns supreme in the hearts of all lovers of Scotch songs, was amply shown by the large audience which greeted her appearance on Friday evening last in Wingham Opera House. The prima dorina was in good form and sang through a heavy rrogram of ten numbers in fine style. The seating capacity of the "Kew was sold out early and a large part of the audience were from the country districts. The pro- gramme opened with the Highland Fling, danced by our own Verna Mc- Donald, to pipe music by D. , E. Mc- Donald. So well did she perform this terpsichorean classic that she had to dance the Sword dance before the audience was satisfied. She was also encored for her other highlandflance Jessie McLachlan's ten numbers were each and all enjoyable, from thk. "Auld Scots Sangs" to "Rule Britannia," which she sang by request, to the delight of the audience. Her voice keeps good, and as an interpreter of song she, is wonderful. When the writer, over twenty years ago, first heard Miss Mc- Laghlan in the old Corn Exchange in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, he was struck with her powers of interpretation; she seem- ed to make the soug part of her per- sonality. He can still remember the revelation her singing was, and the peculiar thing is that the song that most appealed to him on that occasion was not a Scotch song, but one written by an American, Dudley Buck's "When the Heart is Young," Qn Friday even- ing these powers were still there, but in a more marked sense. She added a few actions of hand or body or head, which just fitted in with the sentiment and enhanced the rendering. "Gamin' Thro' the Rye," "Barney. O'Hae," "Whistle and I'll Come the ye, my Lad" were naivly and humorously in- terpreted; dramatic fire infused life into "Blue Bonnets" "Sound of the Pibroch" and "Rule Britannia" while not a few were moved with her opening number, "0 Sing tae me the Auld Scots Sangs." The only song in which an unpleasant stridency of tone was noticeable was "Jessie's Dream." Her highland song was enjoyed only by those who "had" the Gaelic. In all her songs she em- ployed just those actions which good elocutionists use in their work and these she used artistically and never obtrusive- ly so that they added to the charm of the songs—except for those to whom such things are entirely new or other- wise inexplicable. Miss Hazel Dean Bryam's violin music was also thorough- ly enjoyable. Although lacking in in- terpretive power which comes only from a combination of temperament and broad musicianship, this young wornan's ren- dering of such classics as Schumann's ‘"Trainneri," Maseagni's "Intermezzo," Elgan's "Salut d'Amour" and others were scholarly and showed violin technique and breadth of tone of an advanced order. Her playing was beautiful without being impressive. The elocutionist, liss Ethel Cocking, made a sure hit, and like the others had to work overtime to satisfy the audience. Especially interesting was "The Minister's Black Bess" depicting a good old-fashioned country trotting race on fair day • given in a very vivid manner and almost as exciting as Ben Hues race. You could see the graI stand with its excited crowd, the hol s racing neck and neck and the wirl. with the minister's tom -boy dame .er as the driver. Her other efforts were all good and there was nothing lacking but that which time and experience will remedy, One person, 'usually ig- nored, is the accompanist, who is really a very important factor in the enjoy. ment of a concert. Mr, Robert Buch- anan is all that could be desired and he fitted into his part as only a good ac- companist can. It is a pity he did not give a solo, as he is really a fine pianist. The S.O.S. are to be congratulated on the success which attended their efforts te, supply the people of Wingham with a high-class entertainment, 13 NATURAL. Auxiliary Meetine. • Owing to the storm on Monday, the regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Wingham General Hospital was postponed. The meeting will be held next Monday afternoen, commencing at 4 o'clock; in the Council Chamber. All members and ladies interested in hospital work are requested to attend. •10,1•••••••Wiama••••••*••.• There are 147,220 foreigners resident in Egypt. PERSONALS. _— Mies Edith Beemer, of Saskatoon is visiting at her home here. Reeve Glenn, of Stanley and Reeve Cantelon, of Clinton were in town last week. Mr. Norman Evans of Berlin was calling on old friends in Wingham last week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Struthers and son, of Owen Sound, are visiting with the former's sister, Miss J, Struthers. \d( Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Dobie have re- turned from Whitechurch where they attended the McClenaghan-Barbour wedding. Mr. 13, Griffin, who has been visiting for some weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Griffin, left on Satur- for Ashcroft, 13. C. Mr. McClean, of Hannah, Alberta, a former member of the local staff of the Bank of Commerce, was calling on old friends in town last week. X Miss Henderson, who has had charge of the C.P.R. Telegraph office with Mr. Willis for some months, left on Saturday for her home in Lncknow. / kMr. Sam'. Fry, of Regina, was visit- ing for a few days with his brother, Mr. Norman Fry. Mr. Fry left here in 1883 for the West and this is his first visit to Wingham since 1883. / The Protestant Situation, Rev. Henry A. Fish, of Owen Sound will deliver a lecture in the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, January 21st, commencing at 8 o'clock. The subject will be "The Protestant Situation in the Homes and Public Schools in On- tario." There will be no admission fee and the public is cordially invited to attend. Dominion Alliance Meeting. The Executive Committee of the Iluron county branch of the Dominion Alliance met at Clinton on Monday, to complete arrangements in connection with the voting on the Canada temper- ance act which takes place in Huron, Peel and Welland counties on Jan. 29. Encouraging reports were received from the several municipaiities of this county. President Buchanan was in attendance from Wingham. Wingham Fall Fair. The annual meeting of the Turnberry Agricultural Society will be held in the Council Chamber, on Tuesday, January 20th, commencing at 2 o'clock p.m., when reports on last year's fair will be submitted and Directors and officers elected for the present year. All parties who are interested in the suecems of the Wingham fall fair should attend this meeting. Wingham fair has been a success for some years and if it is to continue in the front rank the people of Wingham and district must take a greater interest in the fair We hope to see the meeting next Tuesday after- noon largely attended. Died in Listowel, As a result of two paralytic strokes sustained in the past two weeks, Mrs. Elizabeth Zurbrigg, aged 70, died at her home in Listowel, on Tuesday of last week. She was born ia Berlin, and was married to Anthony Zurbrigg. One son, M. E. Zurbrigg, of Wingham, and CHURCH NOTES. ^ The usual services will be held in the Methodist church next Sabbath at the usual hours. The pastor will preach both morning and evening. Evening's subject, "A Citizen's Duty." To spend Sunday morning and Sunday evening in the Lord's house is most profitable. There freed for a short time from the stress of business a per- son can more readily relate himself to the Divine. The Baptist Church affords you an excellent bowery and in her you can find peace and quietness. On Sun- day next, Rev. John Pollock will discuss the theme of "The Beatitude of Insight' ' in the morning and in the evening the theme of "The Highest Genius." "Come and draw ye yourselves apart and rest awhile." The first shot in the battle against the liquor traffic in Huron County in connection with the coming vote on the Canada Temperance Act, was fired on Sunday last when the Rev. Mr. Muir preached in the Presbyterian and Metho- dist churches morning and evening respectively. Mr. Muir's addresses were characterized by sane, aggressive and convincing arguments devoid of all attempts at flowery rhetoric. He said that the progress made in temperance reform in Ontario was not such as to satisfy Temperance reformers in this province; but considering disappoint- ments and difficulties presented to the reform movement he thought a very great deal had been accomplished Twenty years ago the temperance party was not taken seriously; to -day no bet- ter proof of the substantial and real progress could be found than the acti- vity of the liquor party. Today the liquor party is alarmed and active as it has never been before—a fact which is ot very great significance. Temperance sentiment is also an ever increasing "— force throughout the country. The FIRE INSURANCE plebisite of 15 years ago is not a fact Splendid Skates for Young Folks. Boys and Gills should have real good skates. Nothing con p?ease thum more or give service than a pair of Automobile or Cycle Skates These skates have all the good qualities thdt have made Canada Cycle and Motor simtes famous. At their moderate prices it certainly pays to buy the best. 'W. J. CIRLLIZ THE SHOE MAN that adequately represents the temper- ance sentiment of to -day. He believed that if men would only think the mat- ter over with a perfectly open mind they would soon close every bar in the Dominion. Many sent the question begging by saying they would vote for a wider measure if presented; and when a wider measure was presented wanted a still wider one. He answered by quoting the Provincial Secretary's re- port,.the argument used by the liver people that the Scott Act did not de- crease drunkenness. In one community in the two years preceding the opera- tion of the act the number of convic- tions due to the abuse of alcohol was 533; in the two years following its trial, 419; while the two years under no license there were oniy 218. He quoted the figures showing substantial reduc- tions. He spoke briefly of the three - fifth clause and said that one third of all the licenses in the province were granted in face of the expressed desire of a straight majority of the people. He spoke of the other handicaps in the shape of subterranean methods of cor- ruption used by the opponents of the temperance forces to bring discredit upon them. In c,oneluding his address he urged all men to carefully weIgh the matter and to go whole -hearted to the poll and vote according to the dictates of reason; to vote and work for or against, as they thought right, but to hold themselves responsible for the three daughters, Mrs. Geo. McDowell, consequences of their vote. of Wallace; Mrs. Charles 'McDowell of I Wallace, and Mrs. A. E. Wenzel], of Listowel. Mrs. Levi Good, of Listowel; Mrs. James Adams, of Wallace, and Mrs. Lewis Weber, of Berlin, are sis- ters. Installation of Officers, The Loyal True Blue Lodge held their regular meeting on Friday evening last when the installation of officers took place. The following are the officers for 1014:—W.M., Mrs. D. Hamilton; D.M,, Mrs. Beckwith; Rec. and Cor. Sec., W. T. Miller; Treas., Mrs. R. D. Mason; Chap., Mrs. Joynt; Dir. of Cer., Mrs. W. B. Elliott; Con., Miss Annie Cunningham; Tyler, C. Shackleton, Committee—Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Mason; Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Haines, Mrs. Puller. Resreshments were served at the close of the meeting. Death of Mrs. Paftison. It is with deep regret that we this week chronicle the death of Bertha Lawrence, beloved wife of Mr. Irwin J. Pattison, who paved away early Tues- day morning in her 41st year. The deceased lady had been in poor health for some months. Mrs. Pattison spent her girlhood days in Morris township, near Belgraye. She had for a number of years been a member of the Meth°. dist church and was very highly esteem- ed by a large circle of friends. Shels survived by her husband, one son and several brothers and sisters, who will have the sincere sympathy of the com- munity. The funeral will take place from the family residence, on Shaer street, on•Priday afternoon at 2 o'clock for Wingham eemetery. Service at the house at 1.80 o'clock, lissiraeleeese,Akeseillibreee---- "The Light of India" This interesting illustrated lecture will be given by Major Morris, the Di- visional Commander of the London Di- vision in the Salvation Army Citadel. "The light of India" is the title of Mr. Harold Begbie's new book dealing with the people of India and a companion volume of Broken Earthernware. The book is decideely out of the ordinary. it is a question whether there's ever been written a more interesting and ae- currate count of that great land. It can well be ;magined that to have the different characters and places mentioned thrown on the screen by a powerful electric lantern have been se- cured by a large amount of trouble and expense. These views will add very greatly to the interest as they are beautifully colored. The service will be a wonderfully illusttated by actual photographs of the characters and places despicted by Mr. Begbie in his latest work. Those interested in the missionary work or desirous of spending an exceptionally profitable and thrilling evening should not fail to be present. Wednesday night, January 21st, at 8 o'clock. Wm. Peterson, a runaway boy from Malone, N.Y., died in Cohourg Hospital, while awaiting extradition, from typhoid pneumonia and meningitis, brought on by subsisting on frozen apples, ete. -411ifieseaasuelik eekateeerstresWeallareellaik ARE YOUR FENCES ALL UP? A farmer with :1 field of Wheat would see he bad a good fence on k. att. tide of side. Some men only protect one, two or three sides of what is more valu- able than the farm( r.'s field of wheat. Study this diagram and see that the fence is in repair on all four sides. Your Own and Family's interests <4 Your M LIFE INSURANCE 11•Mmlifilamm.111.1.1•1•11.•• REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE Ritchie 86 Count WINGHAM, ONTARIO. j W. J. Moon Ve'terinary Surgeon LATE GOVT. VET. INSP. OfCce of late Dr. Wilson Residence winghani, out. Cor. Frances and Patrick St,. Office Phone111). Phone 1s1 Voice Culture and Violin Tuition. -- Mr. Peter Wilson will receive pupils in the above at his home, Catherine Street, opposite Public School grounds. Tuition in the evenings only. Special terms to beginners. Modern methods used. PETER WILSON, Baritone Late Choirmaster Presbyterian Church, Lindsay, and the Scotch Choir, Galt IBBINISENIIINIMISSIONANIMGPMBIEVINI COLLEGE wexaesmatraminsiso AT 11011E ulimMinimmaY.11 IMOIMMINOMMONNOMIAMINOI.M.11 7110tiqatniS Or ambitious young mo- tile kn., fast prtpai4np in iI ii own homes t.1 occupy' lucrative positicns as stenographers, bcoldwenerq, toegraph• ors. eiv)I Nervants, M fact ,very sphere of BusMess Activities. You may ill ish at college if you wish. Positions gun, - anteed Enter college any day Ti di- vidual Instruction. Expert teachers. Thirty .year's experience, Largett trainers in Canada. Qerrn collegoa r peeled course for Um Lers Affiliated with Commercial Educe tors' Association of Canada. Summer School at the famous Spotton Business College, London, Wingham Business Collage Geo, Spotton, W. T. President. lir!