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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1914-03-12, Page 1VOL. XIII1,—NO. 2191 WINGHAM TIMES. sameolouesess Tuesday March 17 Wingham. 130e.y On that day every $1,00 you spend in our store has the purchasing power of $1.25 That is on Tuesday, Mar. t7th we give "Free" a 25c. Box of Rexall Liver Pills with every Doll ir Purchase, W. McKIBBON DRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN ?A. StoreC„ "Eyesight Tested Free" Glasses Fitted and Satisfaction Guaranteed 1.11=1101•110111•0124ri MCCROONNICINSPOINSI Christie's Grocery PHONE 59. Store opens 7 a.m. Closes 7 p.m. Agents for Fleischman's Yeast Dollar Day Specials We expect this will be a big day for -Wingham and to make it worth while we offer some very special values OUR OWN BLEND 30c. Black Tea 4 lbs. FOR $1.00 This is an exceptionally fine Tea, and is well known all around this part of the country for its strength, Yet. Delicacy of Flavour We've been blending this Tea for meny years and know its worth. If you've been drinking a '30c Tea we ask you to try this onee CASH ON X.,Y 4 lbs. F01r$1.00 e' This price will only/ hold good for 2.21,aLD...a.y.:......../4..................._ OUR „pr. BLEND 0 ' 4,/., lack Tea. 51b. FOR $1.00 This is one of our very great sellers and is spoken highly of by all who use it, The liquor is very rich in 1 colour and it has a flavour not gener- ally found in Teas of this class and price. It has strength. CASH ONLY 5 lbs. FOR $1.00 This price will only hold good for Dollar Day. TO CCFFEE LOVERS We sell a coffee that is unequalled in quality. We believe if you try it once you will come he& for more. There iS something special in the blending and a great deal in the roasting, PER POUND 40c. Special Offtwings itt Chianaware on DOLLAR DAY Large Stock COftte and See Us 10000.110 GOOD, CLEAN OAT MEAL SO lbs, FOR $1.00 This meal comes direct tops from the mine and if it isn't What we say it is we'll refund your money. We buy in the best market and peer the high - eat price for first quail y. Cash Pride for Dollar Day 30 lbs. FOR $1.00 OUR STORE IS FULL OP THE, BEST CLASS OE EATABLES oirivismiremit WINGHAM, ONTARIO THURSDAY .MARCH 12 1914 $1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE wear Greer's Shoos ttnci Rubbers. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. The regular monthly meeting of the Public School Board was held on Tues- day evening. All members present and newly elected members subscribed to the declaration of office. On motion of Trustees Isard and Lloyd, Trustee Dudley Holmes was eleeted as chairman, Committees for year were named as follows:— Finance—Holmes, 13isbee and Lloyd. Property—Robertson, Isere, Camp- bell, Tipling, Allan. F. Buchanan was re -appointed as a member of the High School Board. On motion it was decided to allow the pupils a half holiday on Dollar Day, Women's Institute. The monthly meeting of the Women's Institute will be held in the Council Chamber on. Thursday next, 19th March. Roll call Is to be responded to wsth recipes for candy. A paper will be. read by Mrs. (Dr.) Kennedy on "Building character, brain and muscle for the child". The meeting is at 3 o'clock and all ladies are cordially in vited to attend, Leigh -Smith Concert Coining. The Leigh -Smith Concert Company I will give an entertainment in the opera house on Friday evening, March 20th, under the auspices of the Methodist Church Choir, The company is compos- ed of Vera K. Mullen, soprano, vihister, pianist; Bessie Leigh, reader; Alice Genevieve Smith, harpist; Harry Robin- son, violinist. The company is a good one and so well pleased in Lucknow that they are making the second visit there. The admission is 25e, with reserved seats at 25e.. Plan of hall opens on Friday of this week at MeKibbon's drug store. Death of Former Winghamite, Mark Gray, a former resident of Wingham, died in the General Hospital, at Toronto on Saturday last. The de- ceased was born in Stirling, Scotland, in May, 1829, and was in the Army for a number of years with the 72nd High- landers After a number of years in India he retired and came to Canada nearly forty years ago, entering the employ of the Great Western Railway and later with the Grand Trunk. He was with the G. T, R. in Wingham for nearly twenty-five years, Seven years ago the family moved to Stratford and later went to Toronto. Id religion Mr. Gray was a Presbyterian and in politics a Liberal. He is survived by his widow, also three sans and two daughters, viz: —Per, of Lansing, Mich; Andrew of Tonto; George, of St. Thomas; Mrs. W. H. Pearson, and Miss Margaret, of Toronto, The remains were brought to Wingham for interment, the funeral taking place from R, A. Currie's under- taking parlors on Tuesday afternoon. Service was conducted by Rev. D, Perrie and the pall -bearers were the three sons, his son-in-law, W. II, Pear- son, and W. A. Campbell and H. B. Elliott. Post Office Tower Completed, i'Mr. W. J. Deyell, has this week com- pleted his work on the addition to the post office tower and everything is now in readiness for installing the clock. Mr. Deye/1 has made an excellent job and the interior has been web finished, "Big Ben". will be installed in the course of a few weeks. Wawanosh Pioneer Dead. There passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Howard, of Mather, Mare, on February 17th, orie of the pioneer residents of East Waw- anosh, in the person of Thomas 'Innen, in his 91st. Mr. Finnen settled on the I2th concession of East Wawanosh some fifty-five years ago and resided there until seventeen years ago when he went to Manitoba. He wase native of Ireland. His wife pre -deceased him eight years ago. Mr. Theop. Finnan, of Turnberry, is a son, Dwelling House Burned. The dwelling house of Mr. Geo. Orvis near Zetland, was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening about six o'clock. The fire is supposed to have started at the chimney, and spread so apidly that ve.ry little furniture was saved. The loss is partiallsr covered by insurance. —"Go aisy now. Sure and it's yiraelf thut's invoited to 4 rale Irish Concert and Soshul thim Prisbaytermes do be after havin' on St. Patrick's night, CHURCH NOTES. Rev. H. F. Ball, of Teeswater, will preach in the Methodist Church on Sun- day next, On Friday, March 6th, a baptismal service was held in the Methodist church when twenty-seven adults and young people were baptized by the pastor. The regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of St. Andrew's Church will be held next Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the lecture room of the church. All the ladies of the congre- gation are invited to attend. The Ladies' Aid Society are giving a St. Patrick's Concert and Social in St. Andrew's Church, next Tuesday even- ing, March 17th. An excellent pro- gram of Irish songs, quartettes, read- ings, etc., has been prepared. Admis- sion 15c. At the meeting of the Anglican Young People's Association on Monday even- ing the programme was of a missionary charaeter. A very fine paper on "Some Canadian Bishops" was given by Miss Cecilia McCracken, which was followed by very interesting readings by Rev, E. II. Croly, B.A., on "Mission Work among the Eskimos," and by the president, Mr. Ed, Nash, on "Personal- ity." An unusually large ongregation as- sembled in the Methodist church last Sunday morning. It was the culmina- tion of the revival services which for five weeks had been successfully held in the Methodist church. The pastor read the rules of the Methodist church and briefly preached upon the words, "As ye have opportunity to do good unto all men" Gal. 6:10. The reception service was a historic one, when one hundred and two new members united with the Methodist church. The impressive ser- vice was conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Hibbert, and was assisted by Mr. F. Buchanan, S.S. Superintendent, F. Howson, E. L. President, J. Cooper, Class Leader, Dr. Redmond, Treasurer, and M. E. Zurbrigg, envelope steward. Wingham Boy Promoted. ‘ik Frank W. Bradwin, who for 28 years has been associated vreith,a retail dry goods trade of thissigtjf,c.2Tyears being spent in the employ of the Right House, has accepted a position with A. E. Rae & Co., the large departmental store in Ottawa, Mr. Bradwin's contract is a highly satisfactory one. He will be manager and buyer of the ready. to - wear department to handle which an enlarged annex is being erected by the Ottawa firm.—;-Z-Hansiliere—Ssa Mr. Bradwin is a son of Mr and Mrs. J. 0. Bredwin of this town, end a large circle of old friends here will be please - ed to hear of Mr. Bradwin's promotion. Died at Clinton, The spirit of Rosetta Kerr, relict of the late Henry Glazier answered the call on Monday morning after an illness extending since the middle of February, when she was struck with paralysis at the home of her daughter, Mrs, S. J. Andrews. Rosetta Kerr, the subject of this sketch, was borninIreland in Aug- ust, 1841, and came with her parents to Toronto, when a few years old. She married Jas. Glazier in 1858, and from that marriage issued Mrs. J. S. Andrews, Henry Glazier and Mrs. T. 22. Cook, all of Clinton. There were two other children who died in infancy. Deceas- ed had one brother, Henry Kerr, late of Wingham, who died November 21, 1908, and one sister, Mrs. Ann Autterson, late of St. Clair, Mich„ who preceeded her to the spirit world on April 30, 1908, leaving Mrs, Glazier as the last of that family to take her departure. She was a sincere Christian, a coesietent mem- ber of the Anglican church, and a firm believer in the tenets of that faith. A loving mother, a respiseted citizen, And an ever ready friend and sympathizer 10 sicithess, trouble or distress. She has gone to her reward and will be , missed in the community in which she !moved and especially by the members of St. Paul's church, in which congre- gation eho was ever ready to help any work for the advancement of the cause of Christ. The above from the Clinton New Eta refers to the death of an auet of Mrs, .A. J. Alderso» and MISS Ella Cornyn of this town Mr. and Mrs Alderson, Mr. Wm. Cornyn and Miss Ella ("ethyl) attended the funeral at Clinton on Thuraday. Card of Thanks. Having sold my grtiaae" business to T Mi.. 11, . Thomprn, , 'elmore, 'wisp to thank my many eel:to:nem for their liberal patronage fe the past • and hope for a continuances a same to the now proprieter, Mr, Thompson, E. B. HART. mmommiiiimarmwoosoroamionomiirimm.m.wmo IRead our list of bargains for - DOLLAR DAY on last page t"prIO.P.M.1 W. H. WILLIS & CO. ENARANIIM DEATH OF SIR GEORGE ROSS. •••••••••••. Sir George W. Ross, LL.D., ex -Prem- ier of Ontario and Liberal leader in the Senate, died at Toronto General Hospit- al at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning, after a protracted illness extending from :January 24, when the aged states- man was suddenly stricken at Ottawa, the end came peacefully. Althoegh not unexpected, the death of Sir George Ross was received with a distinct shock by the whole Province. Sir George Ross' life in brief:— A pioneer's son in Middlesex, where he was born September 18, 1841, A boy orator in the western peninsula. A school teacher who underwent the hardships of early Ontario country life. A school inspector until called into polities. Member of the House of Commons from 1872 to 1883, including eventful period of Mackenzie Administration, Pacific scandal and inception of Nation- al Policy. Minister of Education for Ontario from 1883 to 1899, during much of form- ative period of the Province's educat- ional system. Premier of Ontario and Provincial Treasurer from 1899 to 190e. Member of Senate 1907 to 1014, and leader of Opposition in Senate since May, 1913. An orator of wide reputation and a campaigner unexcelled in Canada. PERSONALS. Mrs. Geo. C. Hanna is visiting in Tor- onto this week. Mr. Harold Buchanan spent the week end in Brussels. Me. George Thomson. of Goderich, was in town on Saturday. Mrs, E, 13, Walker, and little on, Alex., are spending a week in London. Mrs. J. A. Kennedy of Sarnia is visit- ing with Wingham relatives and friends. Miss May Pattison has returned home after a few weeks' visit with her sis- ter in Detroit. Mr, Wm. Guest is attendingthe meet- ing of the Ontario West Orange Grand Lodge in Guelph. Mr. Stewart Pender, of Port Col- borne is visiting with his parents, Mr. and efts. L. Ponder. Mrs. E. B. Hart is visiting with her mother, Mrs. D. Rush at Toronto. Mrs. Rush has heels seriously ill. Mr. John Davidson, who has been spending the winter in Wingham, left on Monday for Regina, Sask. Mr. Albert Dennie left on Monday for his home in England after spending the past few months in Wingham. Miss Selling arrived in town on Mon- day from Toronto to take the position of trimmer with Mrs, Green. Mr, and Mrs. David Watters, of St. Thomas, are guests of the batter's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wynn. Mr, J. J. Mitchell is in Hamilton this week attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Canadian Order of Home Circles. Mrs, J. W. Dotiel and Mrs. A. Tir' eg were in Toronto during the past N k attend,ng the funeral of theirunele, ne late Mr. Kennedy. ,Hon. Geo. Bell, Provincial Treasurer in the Saskatchewan Government visit- ed with his uncle, Me, Geo. Howatt on Tuesday of this week, Mr, Wm. Ardell, of Allendale, for- merly of town, called upon friends while returning from a visit to his home in Gorrie, on Friday of last week. Mr. John F. Groves visited for over Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Mowat at Acton and this week attended the meeting of the Ontario West Orange Grand Lodge at Guelph. Mr. A. E. Bradwin, of the Goderich Signal, was visitieg for over Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bradwin. We are pleased to see. that Mr. Bradwin is recoverieg after several weelss serious illness. Big Dollar Bargain Day in Wingham o. Tuesdny, March 17th, Get some of the bargains. —Plan of hall for LeighsSmith con. t ett will open ittMcKibbon's drug store on Friday of this week. Wingham's Big Dollar Day This Famous Event will be Celebrated on Tuesday, March 17th,—You will be Surprised and Over- whelmed with the Bargains Our Merchants Give. The date of the Big Dollar Day in Wingham is Tuesday, March 17th. Every merchant in Wingham has en- tered heartily in to the spirit of Dollar Day and they promise every customer on that day a Feast of Values. The event will be one long remembered by the purchasing public for miles around. The business men are standing behind them word and the movement and they want you to get your share of the bar- gains. In our advertising columns this week nearly every merchant is offering spec- ial Dollar Day bargains. It always pays to read the advertising_ceisumns of the TIMES, but this week they are more attractive that usual. Arrangements have been made for ample accommodation for horses in addi- tion to the hotel barns, private barns will be open for that day. The Council Chamber will be heated I's and open all day for the accommodation of ladies. There will be several horse buyers here and parties having horses for sale will do well to visit Wingham on Dollar Day. The big list of prizes should draw a large crowd of people. Tell your neighbors about the "big doings" in Wingham on Dollar Day, Remember the date is St. Patrick's day—Tuesday, March 17th. The Picture House will give a contin- uous performance during the afternoon at half price -3 cents. The following, as well as those named in advt. on page six are assisting in the Dollar Day: Mrs. • Grisdaie, J. A McLean, J. H. Baker, A. H Musgrove, R. Vanstone, The Wingham Citizens' Bghd will render a choice program of music dur- ing the afternoon. SOME GOOD PRIZES. Mr. A. M. Scully, Manager of the Domieion Bank, is giving a prize of $5 to the farmer exhibiting the best team of general purpose or agricultural horses in town on that day. Mr. A. H. Wilford is giving a prize of pm to the farmer exhibiting the best team of horses suitable for draw- ing a creamery wagon. Dr. A. J. Irwin will give a special prize of $5.00 to the farmer exhibiting the best Heavy Draught tea o or horses in Wingham on Dollar Day. Me, Geo. Spotton is donating a special prize of $5 for the best single driving horse, owned and exhibited by a farmer. The prizes for horses will be awarded in fropt of donor's premises during after- noon. Parties bringing in loads of people and competitors for other prizes are to report at Ritchie & Cosens' office be- fore 5 o'clock p.m. The associatioe is giving a prize of $5 to the farmer who brings the largest number of people in one load to Wing - ham on Dollar Day. Walker & Clegg are giving 'a prize of an oak rocking chair, leather cushion seat, retail price $12, to the oldest lady visiting or coming into Wingham on Dollar Day. E. C, White, the tailor, will give a $5 pair of pants and a $10 skirt, for $5 to the father and mother bringing the largest number of their own children to Wingham on Dollar Day. The Association will give a $5 arm chair to the oldest man coming into Wispghare on Dollar Day. W. G. Patterson, the great watch doctor, will give a $15 gold filled watch to the lady or gentleman spending the largest amount of money for goods in the stores of Wingham on Dollar Day. Must show receipts ftr goods purchas- ed by 7 o'clock p.m., atMr. Patterson's store. By the Western Foundry Co., a prize of $5 to the most reeently married couple who visits Wingham on Dollar Day, Prize of $5 by the Assoeiation to the purchaser of goods at Wingham stores, who drives the longest distance to Wing - ham on Dollar Day. —"Air ye goin' to the Irish Concert and Soshol thim Prisbayterians do be after havin' on St. Pattick's night?" 'Sure, Moike," TOWN COUNCIL. A special meeting of the Town Coun- cil was held on Friday evening with all members present except Reeve McKihs bon. By-law No. 702, providing for the issue of debentures to the amount of $2,720 to pay for line extensions and improvements at electrielight plant was given three readings and was passed on motion of Couns. Bell and Patterson. The special committee appointed to look into the matterof the Chief's duties made a partial report. On motion of Couns. Currie and Pat- terson, Mr. II. Campbell was appointed as Inspector of all power and house electric wiring in the town. On motion of Couns. Young and Is- bister, the Street Committee was given power to purchase the stone required on streets during corning season. County P. S. Examinations. The Huron County imblic school pro- motion examinations will be held on the 7th, 8th and 9th of April, 1914, Papers are being prepared for the junior and senior classes of the third books and the junior fourth book. Teachers are requested to send at once to their Public School Inspector the number of pupils taking the examination in each of the classes namel above. See That your Name Is On The assessors are now on their rounds in the various rnuhcipalities. It is the manifest duty of every person entitled to a vote to ste that his name and his qualification are properly placed on the assessment roll, no matter what his status may be. Do not depend on some other person looking after it for you; do it yourself and do it now. Elections are won and lost by perfect and imper- fect lists, and your vote or loss of your e'oie might win or lose an election fol. your party. It is a probable that a gen- eral election will be decided on the vot- ers' lists to be prepared from the as. sessment rolls now being compiled, so that it is essentially eeeeseary that the Rats should be full and correct. This warning applies to Grits and Tories Lacrosse Club Re -organized. At a meeting held in the Council Cha- mber on Friday evening last, the Wing - ham Lacrosse Club was re -organized for the coming season, with the follow- ing officers : -Honorary President, Dr. A. J. Irwin; President, W. H. Willis; lst Vice, Chas. Munroe; 2nd. Vice, J. W. McKibbon; 3rd Vice, W. A, Camp- bell; Treasurer, John Ritchie; Secret- ary, H. 0. McLean; Committee, J. C. Hanna, W. H. Gurney, W. Vandwick; Delegates ti convetion in Toronto, W. H. Gurney and H. C. Mclean. House of Refuge Matters. The County Council's comtnittee met at the House on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and dealt with a number of matters. The sale of the old team of horses for $510 was ap- proved, also the purchase of a cow for $55, and authority given for the pur- chase of a new team. Enquiry will be made and a report given at next meet- ing on the matter of installing an elect- ion motor for pumping, etc. In order to provide some place for safe keeping of the books and records of the house, the chairman and inspector will report on the feasibility and cost of building a concrete vault in the cellar of the Ilouae. Some routine in itters in con- nection with certain inmates and the payment of a number of accounts, were passed on by the committee, e RNIiERRY. Alichool report of S.S. No. 5 for Feb- ruary. Names in order of merit. Sr. IV --Alvin Hastings, Myrtle Dome, Greco Tucker. Jr. IV—Della Reid, Harold Gilkinson, Mary Haugh, Alvin Smith, Eraser Heugh, Jack Reid. Sr. III 3itn Hardie, Cheater Cs'-'ilkins son, Laura Reid. Sr. II—Minnie Pringle, West Haugh, Jean Pringle, Pearl McLean. jr. II—dean Wilton, Edna Gilkinson, Part II —Rena Haugh, Edith Reid, EnIereco Aetnonr, Ivan Haugh. Jr. Pt. 11—Edna Hastings, Emma Hardie, C. IC Copp, Teacher. All records of the Guelph Fat Stock Club and the °Mario Department of of Agricuiture were beaten at the tenth annual 4liction auction sale of thorough- bred shorthorns. BARREL, of BARGAINS for DOLLAR DAY March 17th, 1914 24 pairs Women's Boots regular price $2.50 to 43.50 for $1.00 30 pairs Misses' and Girls' Poots regular price $1.50 to 2.F0,.,.$ 15 pairs Boys' Beets regular price $1.75 to e2 00,. RUBBERS 2 pairs Women's Rubbers size 2i to 7 . 1.00 8 pairs Misses Rubbers sizes 11 to 2 for, .. 1.00 2 pairs Youth's Rubbers sizes 11 to 13 for 1.00 3 pairs Child's Rubbers sizes 4 to 104 for 1.00 1.00 1.00 See our Bargain Tables. Come in — Your invited W. J. GREER THE SHOE MAN House and Lot For Sale Mr. Wm. Cartuthers offers for sale his fine property on Cather- ine St. consisting of a seven room brick house, and three lots. There is a stable on the premises also a variety of fruit trees and beerry bushes. A most desirable property and will be sold right Enquire on the prt miser or at our office $1,00 per foot for valuable build ing lots $1.00 to secure a tenant for your empty house $1.00 to insure your furniture for three long years for $100 +.2.0akeliml••••••••••• Ritchie 86 Coes REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE W1NGHAM, ONTARIO. j FEED STORE BARGAINS FOR DOLLAR DAY 40 Ibs Oatmeal, reg. $1.25 for ....$1.00 25 lbs Quality Flour • • lre $1 31 lbs Graham I3read g • 1 pkg Flaked Peas for $1.00 1 pkg Peerless Oatflakes 3 pkg Dr. Stewart's Condition Powders, $1.50 for $1.00 HOWSON & BROCKLEBANK Phone 40 PURE SEEDS COLLEGE Isimaelsoo.AAIN AT HOME ilams.6mormlows. ipmeimmuerreiteveesammisertere Th011ginalq of nel,it1tn y /Aro g; Too- rde are met ps ore ,bC 11, heir. own hora,5 111 14,11117 11 rrotito t 5,ifiens as o/ • nil / aln 11 / t4graph- riv .1 r.or rows, In I'm, / v. iy sphere (if Ilw•ealvss Artivities, rs.ny tluish at rollego if you. wash. l't•s;riona guar - Ur to..t1 Entor rollrgo no, do, Indi- vidual ink/ notion, ExIo.rt tenehorS. Thirty year's i xpo/ P. Lorgot t75i1•PT5 1.1* 1: Pi Mug( A. periA1 cony:. 4. tor 111. 1 c,.. Affiliated With Con/ no r‘int 1,d uca totA' Association of Canada 1./cintner zitchool at the famous S1O0f ton Business Cc/Urge, London. Wiogliam Busitets catIege Geo. Spot ton. . "" " rap, ' • / ,.11/n1