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The Wingham Advance, 1910-04-28, Page 1Wingham Advance. 38T11 YEAR, NO. 35, WINGIIA11, ONT„ THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1910, SUBSCRIPTION 111000 Pius YEW% $1.50 TO 817nurist1illate ZN 17,8, SANCTUM PARAGRAPHS. --The Dominion Parliatnent •will prerogue on May 11, How glad the feeble old Smatters will be that their ardnous labors are over, Sarely no- thing but the hope of a future reward in the lana where there are no politi- cal distinctions, could induce them to labor so incessantly for,the conntry's welfare, at such meagre remunett- tion I * * * —James Coffroth recently made a bet of $2,000, that he could make the trip from London, England, to San Francisco, California, in ten days. Re Won, having made the trip suc- •cessfully in nine days, dye hours, and five minutes. The facilities for rapid travel are great in the opening years of the 20th century, But wait until we ily across the ocean. —The senior editor is once more at his post in the Advance office. Ile is pleased to note that the reputation and efficiency of the paper were well main- tained daring his absence. It has been a very great pleasure to have the friendly grasp of the hand, and the sincere and. cordial "Welcome Back" from scores of our fellow -citi- zens, irrespective of political affilia- tions. These evidences of friendship ' and good -will have been sincerely ap- paeciated. * * * —Citizens of Wingham will do well to push their proposition for a share of Andrew Carnegie's millions, when other towns are meeting with suc- cess. Harriston, Brussels, Lucknow and others we might mention have good buildings ; Hanover is getting a good grant, and Durham proposes to erect a $20,000 building, towards whieh Mr. Carnegie will contribute $15,000. There are now 130 Carnegie buildings in Ontario in use for library purposes. Those who ask not, are not likely to receive. * * * —Many will watch with interest the success of the step taken by the Ontario Government in removing twenty prisoners regarded as "trusty" from the Central prison, Toronto; to the new Provincial Reformatory at Guelph. There must be some good left in a man, when he can be trusted, and he should be aided in every effort he makes towards a better life. Pri- son life at its best is hard, and too many are disposed to keep a man down, instead of giving him a, helping hand. Any step looking towards real- ly reforming a prisoner and helping him upward, will prove a good invest- ment for the provinCe, a blessing to the erring, and should be encour- aged. • * * —There are 130 Liberal members' of the House of Commons, but the Ot- tawa Citizen reports ' that during an evening session recently, only eleven out of the 130 followed the proceed- ings of the evening. The remaining 110 were probably enjoying them- selves ' elsewhere. The Conservative members were more attentive, but there are occasions when both Grits and Tories might be more diligent in their duties. At the rate of $2,500 a session, the pay means about $25 a working day, and the average length of a day has so far thie session been. about seven hours. This is fairly good pay, eta those who receive it should, be faithful and attentive to their duty. A man who does not propose to spend his time honestly in the interest of the country, that pays him well, should not aspire to repre- sent a Constituency in Parliament. .Possibly some of absentees are men who have faith that everything will go on all right oven if they are absent. Perhaps it is one of the evils of our system that a few out of the many hold the reins, and the rest are mere- ly riders in the political band - waggon. * * * --During the past few years there has been a decided change for the best, in the attitude of the Vetted States press towards Canada, and the leading newspapers now admit the possibilities of this country. The Chicago Tribtine said recently "The anticipated glories of the greater Canada are already taking defi- nite shape in the minds of the people and finding expression in the more totierete form: of visible actunlities. The 90,000 people from the United States who crossed the northern line in 1000, taking with them capital ag- gregating $00,000,000, will be joined by 200,000 more by the mid of 1010, each of these inutigtante adding to the Wealth of the Dominion and help- ing toward its development. In feet, whatever way one turns he is imprees- ed with the strength a the belief, ap- parently (dieted by every Canadian, in the sure destiny of the Dominion. Every traveller in England takes de- light in propheeying the coming gloriee of ft favored lend, "0 Cana - de Pt sung with °Mimi:risen by merle - tie citfeets, who take mud delight in "God Save the Xing." The etirtaug of Moving throngs of people are toted nowadays all over the world, but no - Where is the spirit more Optlmittie than in the northern portion of that Continent Unless hopes and &warns are rudely aleteppoirt bed, expeateett Oa - nada is to wee a wonderful delrelep- uternt daring the next decracte," TOWN COUNCIL. Wingham Town Council met on Friday evening in special meeting; all the members present. • The chief business before the Coma ell was the consideration of Bylaw No. 005-1010, authorizing the grant- ing of a bonus of $1800 and lease for 21 years of two pieces of ground, viz., the Davidson lot and a noel' gore near the power house, to 0, Lloyd & Son; also the fixing of their assess- ment at $2000 for a term of ten years, The mayor pointed out that the leasing of the gore would necessitate the closing of a street, and consider- able discussion followed. The By-law then received its second reading. The 13y -law provides for a vote being taken on Friday, May 20tb, as 'folio we :— Ward 1—In johnst on's tailor shop; J., G. Stewart, D.R.O. ; W, 3. Haines, poll clerk. Ward 2—Gannett's shop; A. Alder- son, D.R,O. ; B. Jenkins, poll cletk. Ward 3—Town Hall; J. Groves, D.R.O. ; W. T. Hall, poll clerk. Ward 4—Albert Bell's house; Thos. Deans, D.R.O. ; J. Elder, poll clerk. On motion of Couns, Elliott & Mc- Kibbon, the By-law was ordered to be published three times in the Wing - ham Advance. A motion by Reeve Irwin and Coun. McDonald was in effect as fol- lows:—That in the opinion *Of this Council, all applicants for assistance to industries in this town, sbould pay all expense of submitting a By-law in the case, should the By-law pass, and the applicants fail to proceed with the work within six months; and that the Clerk cornmunicate with C. Lloyd. & Son, on this point; the motion pre- vailed. Mr. Gnrney made application for town water and on motion of Elliott & alcKibbon, the Commissioners were instructed to proceed with. the work. The next regular meeting of the Council will be held on the first Mon- day in May, when other applications for water will be dealt with. THE. BY-LAW. VOTE. By-law No. 605 of the .irown of Wingham has received its second reading, and is now before the pro- perty -holders of this municipality. It is published in this issue of the Ad- vance in full, and every person inteer- ested should read it carefully, and each voter know for himself what the vote means, and not depend uppn more hear -say or street talk. It is not necessary to rehearse here, all the provisions of the By-law. In short, it authorizes the granting of a bonus of $1300 to C. Lloyd & Son, and a lease of the Davidson lot, and anoi h- er small portion for a C.P.R. freight shed, for the term of 21 years at a nominal rental. C. Lloyd & San agree on their part to erect and equip a factory at a cost of at least $10,000, on whieh for a term of tee years, the assessment for Town purposes is not to eeceal $2,000. School, county and local improvement taxes are not to be limited to this as• sessment. The Advance believes in the Town of Wingliant ; believes in a policy of building up its interests, increasing .its population, and to this end we Must hold the industries we have, and reach out for others. If we lose our indua. tries, our population will decrease, and property values will depreciate. The Town runs no risk in dealing as the By-law provides with C. Lloyd & Son. The firm is well-known, and its members have proved themselves good citizens, capable business men and of unquestioned integrity. Believing that it is in the interests of the Town of Wingham to retain this Indust**. the Advance intends to support the By-law. The annual cost to the Town will be $128.88. Par this expenditure, we receive full share of sehool and county taxes, town- tax- ation on $2,000, lighb and water rates, and prevent the removal from otir midst of a number of families, each of whom spends five times the amount of the debenture in the Town yearly. It would be unWite, and inimical to the Towtl'f3 interests, to oppose this By-law. WINGliAM MARKETS. Wheat -21.00 to 21.01, Oats -84 to 86 ets. Darle1-48 eta. Peas -70 to 72 et.s, Hay -212,00 to $18.00 per ton. Butter -20 to 22 Om Bggs-18 to 20 etc Potatoes -84 to 400 or bush. Ltve or AM Intottko timket report* PIP ODDFELLOWS' SERVICE. Meitland Lodge, No, 119, I.O.O.F., celebrated the Olet anniversary of the founding of Oddfellowship by attend- ing Divine Service in St: retire Church on Sunday afternoon. The Rector of St. Paul's, Bro. Rev. E. H. ()rely, delivered the sermon, taking as his text—St. John 8;32—"And ye shall knew the truth and the truth shall mac, you free." He briefly re. viewed the history of Oddfellowship dwelling upon its max venous growth especially during the last decade. To- day there are nearly seventeen thou- sand lodges with a membership of two millions and invested funds of fifty millions of dollars. In 1908 over nye millions and a half dollars were spent in relieving distressed members and widows and educating the orphan. In our own Province, there are three hundred and sixty-flve ledges with a membership of over 41,500, who spent more than $128,000 last year in relief, The great aim of Oddfellow- ship is not only to relieve the distress- ed, to visit the sick, to bury the dead, to aid the widow and. to educate the orphan, but it also seeks to elevate and strengthen the character of each member by. inculcating the great moral lessons of Friendship, Love and Truth. The Reverend gentleman then brought before his bearers for their contemplation, the freedom that Truth gives. The desire for liberty was not a new thing and many had sought to give it to mankind. But the Man, Christ Jesus was the only one who had proclaimed freedom through knowing the truth about the great realities of life. Those realities were the very rock foundation of Odd. fellowship. The Fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of Man and the eon- tinuity of life beyond the grave. The truth as contained in these eternal principles givesi perfect freedom from many perplexing questions of the day. The truth gives social freedom. There can be no longer any question of 'distinction, between rich and poor, high and low, peer and peasant. A more noble and generous man is in my presence, therefore rny rank is nothing. The truth gives mental freedom. To God I must give account. Before Him, I am responsible. No man has any right to shackle my mind with vain stmerstitions. But co -existent with this mental freedom, is deep humility. I am human and may err. Only as the truth is in God can 1 bave mental freedora. The truth gives freedom from fear. We are all more or less slaves to fear in one form •or another. Fear of death, fear of palu, fear of the world's sneering laugh, and only as we realize the dignity of our position as sons of God will we overetane this fear. Lastly, truth give freedom from or superiority to m tny of the temptations which sur- round us. When we know that everything we do here, has an influ- ence on what we shall be hereafter, then we will no longer. be slaves of our passions, nor of the things of this world, but our hearts will be fixed where true joys are to be found. • In the light of truth we shall walk as Odelfellows, and tbe time will come when from every hamlet and village throughout the world, the smoke of our altars shall ascend testifying that there, Oddfellows are joined in the "Mystic Tie" of Friendship, Love and Truth. "We live in deeds, not years, In feelings, not in figures on a dial, In thoughts, not breaths, We shonld count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, Who feels the noblest Ated who acts the best." WINGHAM ASSESSMENT. Assessor 0. N. Griffin has completed the assessment roll of the Town of Wingham for the current yean His work has been neatly done, and the valuations carefully niade. The total assessment shows an increase of $21,- 825, and the population an increase of about 2.5. The following are the. figures by Wards :-- Ward 1—Real property, $116,660 ; business assessenett, $20,009; incOnte $000a total $140,309; population, 309. Ward 2—Real property, $135,430; business assessment, $17,830; income, $1,100; total, $154,410; population, 483. Ward 3—Iteal property, $106,830; business eaaessment, 008,208; income, $100 ; total, $228,808; population, 561. Ward 4—Real property, $261,08:51 business assessment, $10,865; income, $1,200; total, 2274,800 ; population, 024. To this may be added also assess - manta liable for local ittiprOVereentS Only, and the totals then become as folletve :— Real Property ..... .... Ittteittellit 18,012 Ineome 8,000 Total Arierissiterit. .... 798.477 Population 2,878 •itiltala for in kb:at Chalet Sods .Alitker tAteette IleatItyt Plans Accepted. The plans for the sewer construe* thin on Josephine street and disposal works have been sulernitted to the Provincial Board of Health, and ac- cepted. The Council will now see that the work progresses as rapidly as possible. South Huron Licenses. ,Local option comes into force in Tuckersmith Township on May 1, so that the Brucefleld and Red Tavern hotels will not be licensed, Hensel] gets back one license after three years of local option, and another will be graneed to 3. Coxworth if he puts up a new building satisfactory to the board. Ope hotel at Clinton is cut off. Hanlon, ef Bayfield, was given one month to sell out, The other licenses were renewed, which includes three at Exeter, two at Zurich, and six in Stephen Township. Death Of A Father. Mr, Jno. Kerr was called to London this week by the death of his father, Me. James Kerr, which occurred on Saturday evening, in his 701h year. The deceased was a native of Ireland, where he lived until his 26th year. Then lie came with his wife to Canada and settled in the city of London, afterwards moving to con. 5, London Tp., where he lived until after the death of his wife some la years ago. Since then be has been living with his son, Henia, in London, Mr. Kerr was a builder and contractor; and many of the houses throughout the county of Middlesex were built by him. He leaves five sons—Henry of London, Jas. 11, Robt. and Charles Wesley of Toronto, and John of Wingham. Sad Bereavement. Sincere sympathy is felt for Mr. James Dow, jun., of East Wawanosh, in the sad bereavement that has dark- ened his life and home. Less than three years ago, he was married to Miss Ellen Leishman, and the future promised to be bright and happy. But disease settled upon the young wife and to -day she is numbered with those that have crossed the "rolling tide." For some time past, Mrs. Dow had been in failing health, and. on Monday she passed away, in her 31st year. She was the daughter of Mrs. R. Leishman of Marnoch, and had hosts of friends, made during her young womanhood and residence in the township. She leaves one child, about two years of age, who will in the years to come miss mother's kind- ly ministrations and loving care, for no matter how kind others may be, "mother" is missed. The funeral tak- es place on Thursday to Wingham cemetery, leaving the residence of Mrs. R. Leishman at 2 p. m. Ladies' Oxfords, Ties, Pumps, and Slippers in the handsomest models that ever graced a shoe store—$1.'75, $2 25 and up to $3 00 or $3,50. W. 3. GREER. . Personale Mr. Ince Lainonby of Torento was in town over Sunday. Mrs. Nokes of Winnipeg is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Young. Mr. Thos. J. McLean returned home last week after an extended western trip. Ed. Small lefb for Delhi on Wednes- day, where he has secured a situ- ation. Mr. and. Mrs. Jesse Button of Lucknow spent Sunday with friends in town. Mrs. Jno. Conery of Guelph paid a flying visit to friends in town on Toesday. Mr. John Gardiner of Goderich is spending a few weeks with hia daugh- ter in town. Mrs. Nash of Sarnia passed through town last Friday ots her way to visit friends in Kincardine. Editor Chisholm of the Wroxeter Planet Was in town Met Friday and gave The Advance a call. Rev. and Mrs. Meyer of Golden Lake, and Mrs. Robt. Dane of Gorrie, were visitors at Mr. John Hooey's last week. Mrs. Coventry has returned to town, having dpent the past month with Rev. T. W. and Mrs, Malcolm in Detroit. Rev. W. firtelley, Rector of Blyth and. Belgrave, has tendered his resig- nation, and will soon take tharge of the pariah of Durham, Ont, The InattetiOn Of Rea. E. 14. °rely into the Rector ihip of Si. Paters took pitted on Wednesday evening. We hold the report for next issue, Next Sunday, the quarterly Seem - mental aervioes will be held in Wing - hum Methodist Chnrch, commencing with Lovefeast at 0.46 a.m. This will be followed by the regular service at II o'Clook, atter which the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be edmluteet. area. Appointed Manager; Mr. E. McGuire, accountant in the Bank of Hamilton here, has been ap- pointed Manager of the branch at Neustadt. Ed. will be missed by the young people of Wingham, espeelally In St, Paul's Church, where he has been a faithful and appreciated work- er. He has been in the employ of the Bank here for several years, and has proved himself trustworthy and effi- cient, He leaves this week to take charge in his new position. The Ad - wishes him success, Two invitations. Rev. W. 3. Brandon, who is well known in the vicinity of Wingham, Is Just completing a successful pastor, ate at Port Colborne, The Port Col- borne Times says :—"Mr. Brandon,a; work has been marked with great success and his family are thoroughly co-operative with him in all his under- takings. The people of Port Colborne are extremely sorry that his term is expiring with them." Me, Brandon has been invited to Caledonia and also to Drayton; it is likely that he will accept that of Caledonia, subject to the decision of the Stationing Com- mittee. BOARDERS WANTED.— Enquire at the Advance office. 27.35. Subway Not Likely. There is a real need of proper pro-' tection at the G.T.R. crossing on Jose- phine street. The Company's engin- eer was here on Thursday looking in- to the matter, and voiced the willing- ness of the Co. to protect human life as far as possible. A subway had been spoken of, but on examination, it is estimated to cost over $50,000. If gates were installed by the Co., the Town would perhaps be expected to maintain a man there to attend to them. The probability is, that for the present at least, the Co. will keep a man there on duty, to warn the public of danger from approaching trains. A Postoffice Clock. We have known for the past three years that Dr. Chishohn, M.P. for East Huron, has been endeavoring to secure Government favor for Wing - ham in the shape of a Clock for the tower of the post office. Our citizens will be pleaeed to hear that he has now succeeded, and $2,000 has been placed in the estimates for that pur- pose; see Supplementary estimates, page 0, Sessional paper No. 50 A. Two thousand dollars ought to furnish a good clock, one in accord with the fine bnilding in which it will be plac- ed. Citizens hare often hoped to see the vacant place in the tower filled, and as an appropriation has now beeri made for the purpose, their hopes are likely soon to be realized. 5. H. E. nerd & Co., agents for the. automatic "Hand Power" Vacuum Cleaner. Makes house-cleaning easy. See it work in the Carpet Depart- ment. For sale or to rent. License Board Meets. The License Commissioners of North Huron met in Wingham at Hotel Brunswick, on Friday laet. The following were the licenses dealt With and the results. The Wingham hotels were all granted licenses for another year. Belgrave was held over until the next meeting. Mc- Caughey of Blyth received license; Mrs. Mason of the same village, license held over. Walton and Bine. vale licenses were granted. There were two applications from Wroxeter, but only one license will be granted, but which of the two will be decided at the next session of tine Board. The Board consists of Messrs Lockhart, Durnin and R. Musgrove, the first mentioned being Chairman. Wm. Clegg is License Inspector. The rid- ing will have eleven licenses. Death Of Mrs. Sadler. On Sunday last, there passed away one of the earliest settlers of Wing - ham, Mrs. Wm. Sadler, after an ill- ness of several weeks. Her maiden name was Jane Cornyn, and she was born in Ireland in 1831. When she was but three ?torahs of age, her par- ents emigrated to Canada, and for a number of years resided in Morning - tort township, Perth County, where the deceased was married to her late husband, Mr. Win. Sadler, and in 1855, they removed to Wingham. Mr, &tenet passed away about twenty- seven years ago. There were born to them throe sons and three daughters; two of the sons Wm. James and John Wesley' are dead, the third son, George, is a resident of Detroit. The danghters are—Mrs. Jas. Kerr of To- ronto, Mrs. A, E. Porter of Wingham, and Mies Mary, at home, One broth- er, Mr. Win. Oornyn, and One sister, Mrs. Gibson of Shuter street are re- speeted residents of Wingham. Mrs, Sadler was identified with St. Paul's Chord), bat for some time h&d been unable to attend its serviee& The funeral took plate on Tuesday, Rev. n.14. Croly cotclueting the barial tiers Vice. Dr. NelsOn Tait of 498 Spadirue Ave., Toronto, will be at the QITeetee Hotel, Wingham, on Friday, April 20th, from S &DA. till 10p.rri., for contralto., Om crf 21 -ye, Oar, Noe* and Throat,�lau.e Attest, A Great Scarcity, Although the Wingbara Business College is affiliated with a Chain of Schools training eleven hundred Mu - dents per year, Mr, Spotton informs Us he is unable to fill hundreds of ex- cellent positions offered his graduates. He repots a great dearth of male stenographers, Fight The Typhoid Fly.. The press in some of the American cities is endeavoring to arouse the citi- zens to the danger of disease from the filthy fly. Dr. Benz, Health Commis- sioner of St. Paul, Minnesota, urges everyone te take part in a campaign to be waged against the fly, and his advice might be heeded in every city and town. It will be a small matter for each citizen to do his or her share and the total effort shoold be a saving of health, and even of many lives. Scientists have demonstrated that the fly is 'one of the most active of agen- cies in the spread of contagion, parti- cularly, of typhoid fever and other gertn diseases that often become epi- demic. The fly carries the germs on his feet. The favorite breeding places of flies are in piles of rubbish and in barn refuse. The best way to fight the pest is to eliminate dirt. Keep the garbage cans clean and covered. Do not allow rubbish and dirt to ac- cumulate. Keep your house and yard, your store or factory, scrupulously clean. In that way the number of flies will be reduced to a .minimum, which will mean a lessening of the number of victims of contagion. It may mean life and death to you or one of your family or friends. It is a small thing for each one to do, ,so small that no one can afford to be negligent. Pork is away up in price'but Chop is lower than last year. Large quan- tities in stock.—Fnatex HowsoN. The Whitechurch Episode. The Advance has no wish to write anything disparaging of Whitechurch or its residents. It is a fact, however., that a disturbance occurred there re- cently, that may appear in city papers in garbled and sensational articles. Hence a brief reference may not be out of place. It is perhaps safe to say that those who took part in the un- fortunate affair, did so without any thought of it ending as it did. Pos- sibly it appealed to them as the right thing to do, as it appeared to them. Hasty, impulsive actions on the sug- gestion of others are very unwise. We cannot believe that so many of the respectable citizens of White- church would deliberately put them- selves in the position that these good citizens of the village find themselves. The fact is clear, however, that eleven of them assembled, and acted as they should not, and that during the time, shots were fired (possibly all intended to be blank) but from some thought- less ,person's weapon, there seems to have come shot that entered the house, and emall stones were also thrown through the window. Hence it is clear that the law was broken, and the result that followed was pen- alty. Provincial Constable Phippen worked on the case, which was heard before P. M. Morton cm Monday, County Crown Attorney Seeger con- ducting the ease for the complainant, Dudley Holmes appearing for the de- fendants: The Magistrate, after hear- ing the evidence, committed five of the defendants for trial, Bail was at once forthcoming, and for the present the regrettable matter is over. The Advance is exceedingly sorry that these generally respected citizens should hey° allowed themselves to be Led into this trouble, It would, we think, have been wise to settle the matter when the opportunity offered, ant] thus closed the unforturiate af- fair altogether. In his address, the County Crown Attorney referred to Constable Phippen, commending him before the public, and stating that he was regarded as one of the best and most trusty officers of the law. Da. REXD CUSHION Snons.—The easiest Shoe on earth; Makes walking a pleasure. See them at W. 3. Greer's (sole agent) Wm. Page of La Vallee (formerly of town) in renewing for the Advance reportsa very early spring in New On taxi°. Frogs were croaking on March 22nd, wheat is up and cattle out on grass; not a bad record for that west- ern section of Ontario. BIRTHS, Need—In Wingbpan, Apr. 21th, to Mr. and Mrs. jasi bard, a daughter. Ste/raison—In Wingham, A mil 21st, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sawnson, a daughter. 1212ATHS. Sadler—In, Wingham, Apr. alth, Jane Cornyte tenet of the Lae Wil- liam Sadler, 18 her 8011i year. Dow.—In East Wawarmsh, on April 26th, Ellen Leishman, beloved wife of Jame, Dow, aged 20 year!), TAKE NOTICE. During the months of May, June, July, August and September, our Dental Ofdees will be elosed ola the afternoons of Wedneeday. DR, A. 3. IRWIN DR. W, J. PRICK Good Flour.—Awde's, Wingham. Wear Greer'a Shoes and, Rubber% Read Willie & Co.'s advt. on page 8, Mr. Wm. Coventry receive4 the sad news a the death of his son-in-law, Ur. G. Griffin, of New York City, The King Bros. are ba,ving their stable and driving shed moved back to the rear of the lot, which they purchased last fall. , WANTED.—A good girl for house- work.—Mrs. Knox, Wingham. Engineer Davis and his assistants are here this week taking measure- ments and levels for the sewer con- struction and the waterworks. The President of Wingham Board of Trade will be pleased to have all who subscribed membership fees re- cently pay the amount to the Treasur- er, A. E. Smith, at an early date, as funds are needed. WANTED.—Girl for general house. work.—Mrs. A. L. Hamilton. With the extension to our water- works system in Wingham, the instal- lation of a trunk sewer and sewage disposal arrangements, there ought to be plenty of work for those willing to use the pick and shovel this sum- mer. Wingham Bowlers are making im- provements in their grounds, by mov- ing the club house back and extending the. grounds so that ten games may proceed at the same time. Much healthful recreation is enjoyed en the Bowling park during the summer. To RENT.—Comfortable rooms for boarders. Apply at Advance Office. The Advance regrets to report that Mr. James Cummings was stricken with paralysis in his right side, on Monday, while walking up town. He managed to get to his home, and though conscious, no improvement can be reported, as we close our forms. A visit from Halley's comet, a $2,- 000 clock in a postoffice tower, the sinking of town artesian wells, the construction of a main sewer and the probable building of a ten or fifteen thousand dollar factory, all . in one year, are indications that Wingham is not a back number. Yes, Wingham is a real live town. Bring along your Shoes. We do repairing and we do it right.—W. J. Greer. Sometime ago, the Board of Trade petitioned. the Dominion Goverment, asking for the stocking river here with pickerel. Dr. Chisholm, M. P. for this riding, presented the petition, and word from the Department of Marine and Fisheries states that the request of the petitioners shall be granted. The story of Jean Val Jean will be told by Rev. S. Cleaver, D.D., in Wroxeter, on Wednesday evening, May 4th, under the auspices of the Library Board. Rev. L. Perrin will be the Chairman. The Wroxeter Male quartette will furnish music. Proceeds towards opening up a Read- ing room in the village. WANTED.—A goocl girl, at good • wages. Apply to Mrs, K. Erskine, Molson's Bank, Clinton. Mr. Adam Simpson of Culross, brother of Mrs. A. H. Musgrove, is in Wingham Hospital, having *utider- gone a critical operation on Tnesday for an abscess on the kidneys. Dr. Gillies of Teeswater and Dr. Kennedy of Wingham were the operating sur- geons. At time of writing, Mr. Simp- son is as well as could be expected. So far as we can ascertain, the plac- ing of the Waterworks and Electric Light in the hands of a Commission is an improvement upon the bld system, and materially lightens the work of the Council, The reduction in the rent of the meters was a step in the right direction, and as a, matte e of fairness to consumers, should have been taken long ago. Wingham Flour, purest and best; every bag guarenteed. FRANit14. tiOW8011. ktfatiailiWilViWWWWWirW*Wiated*WarnAMNAg Purina Chick Food We can do for your oldoks what the pure milk food is doing for the infants of Toronto. You can glIVO their lives if yen purchase a small quantity of Purina Chick Food Irvin us. ft is espeeially and scientifically suitell to their delicate organistufs. It solves the prohleni of delicate chick5 and makes them strong and active. Sack $2.75, or 36 per lb. Obtlil oont'S worth will save a ehlek's 100, Seed Corn, Mangels, Turnips, Mc. Awde ODORLESS .MOTHINE Prevents And Destroys MOTHS , Can be dusted., into Furs, Blankets, Carpets, Con': etc., without the slightest injury to, fabric.: IT HAS NO ODOR It does not contain poisonous drugs. Price 25c Per Can Walton MoKibbon DRUGGIST UR Spring Creations in Oxfords, Slippers. and Pumps for Wo- men form, a great attraction these days. We frequently hear expressions like, "Arn't they handsome," "Arn't they sweet," Am. immemilmanumsosimspenns We are showing new models in Ties, Pumps, Ankle Strap Pumps, Slippers and dainty Footwear of all sorts. New leethers in Tans, Chocolate, Bronze, new colors in Suede leathers—new trimmings and ornaments. Cuban or French Heels, with- short Vamps. In every size and width. $1,75, $2.00, $2,50, up to $3.50. W. J. Greer THE SHOER Fon SALE:— Rolled oats, bran, shorts, flour, etc., at the Wingham chopping mill. Mill running every day, Also oatmeal and rolled wheat, either for sale or exchange for grain. —EZRA MERKLEY. (MO SEINEMINIIIIIO I We Specialize In 1 I FRUITS1 1 Both Foreign and Domestic .—....._ We carry a large stook and are in a position to satisfy the most particular customer.' Always the best—often the cheapest. Pineapples will soon be com- ing freely, although crop Is reported short. I L. KENNEDY Phone 12 Wilson 13Ioo.k — Opp. National IMO W 1111•1111/111•11se. Waft CURRIE'S MACHINE SHOP 0===== LAMM !—Get you Go -ants and Baby Carriages re -tired. PARhItItS !--Get your plow points sbarpetted and made as good as new, kr a dime. , nave a look at our stock racks, Bargains in Bicycles and sopplies. Anthon end store tObrils hi lteat Block, in onnection. W. A. CURRIE