The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-07-25, Page 40P�2= a 1d� u►co 11tt - 7 1
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Burke Electric"and Staff
extend a worm welcome to all in our
centennial year and take this opportunity to
thank each of you for your valued support !
Serving the community
for 33 % years -
A third of a century!
BURKE Electric "°
Wingham
Electrical Supplies - Service
APPLIANCE SALES AND SERVICE 357-2450
"Where Service Sells and Quality Tells"
STEEL WORKING DEPT.—Pictured above Is the steel working department of the
Western Foundry Co. in 1929. Names of the men were not available but you might
recogni ze some of them. ( Photo courtesy of Mrs. Ross Anderson)
Happy
Homecoming
Welcome Back
to Wingham
That -s our word for all the
friends and former residents who
are yt�ining us to help celebrate
our 100th Birthday.
This town has changed in many
ways over the years, but we hope
the changes you see are all for the
better.
However, Wingham is still the
friendly town you remember —
and we -are delighted to say
'elcome
dome"
Edward A. Elliott
L tsurance and Real
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LOCAL LOVELIES—This photograph taken about 1942 shows Hilda Brown (Rowland), Es*ate. Broker
Verne Walker (Galbraith), Peg Fuller (Bateson), Beryl Brown (Elliott), Nora Wheeler
(Crellin), and Jean Cr6lkshank (Ellacott). ( Photo courtesy of Mrs. Ken Mowbray)
Dr. GarnierICkMER 'ED
opened first No •
ON L B41r
office at TOBACCOS, CONFECTIONERY AND SUNDRIES
Zetland HEAD OFFICE Q�NOENT TOBqC�0 SALES OFFICE
The first doctor that anyone WINGHAM, ONTARIO �� `r�cn 107 FREDERICK ST.
seems to remember was Dr. Gar- P.O. BOX 268 STRATFORD, ONTARIO
nier. He had been a doctor in the
American Army before comingNOG 2W0 yAL N5A 3V6
to Zetland, where he had an of-
fice, a mere but on the west bank �
of the Maitland River. He later kLLIAN�E
moved to Lucknow when that
town began its growth and for
some time looked after the whole �
area from n to Wingham. Serving Huron,Bruce Perth,There aree m manyystories about
Dr. Garnier, and it would seem
that he had rather a. gruff dis-
position. He was a rugged Scots- Wellington and Grey Counties
man and early residents recalled
that he sometimes walked his
rounds and would be seen enter-
ingand leaving Lower Wingha
to return to Lucknow in the same
day. He wore a red fox skin Franchise distributor for Slush Puppie in the above counties.
around his neck in cold weather
and children gazed at him in awe
because of the report that he ate
frogs and swore roundly at his
patients. From all the tales that ■
have been circulated about him n it ulations
in the past, we have no doubt as to
the latter.
Those That Followed
In 1865 Dr. Shrigley, who came
from the United States, located
here. He practised a very short W'ingha
�
time, however, having to return • •
to his own country to finish his
medical course.
We find later references to a
Dr. Shrigley and it could he pos-
sible that he returned to Wing • •
ham following the termination of on
your.
his studies, but of this we are not
certain.
Dr. Sloan was the first legal
resident doctor of town. He came v
in 1866 and lived opposite Green's
Prairie on Victoria Street He eyuM
was a Scotsman and was promi-
nent in the St. Andrew's Society, 100th
on leaving here he went to Shan-
ghai, China. Postmaster Fisher
at one time received a newspaper��
from that place with an account '
of an address given by Dr. Sloan
at a banquet of the St. Andrew's bimrthda
Society at Shanghai.
He had a brother, Dr. Sloan of
Blyth, who is remembered by
many of the residents here. - - - -
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