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THS WING'
VOL. XII,—NO. 2102.
FREE! FREE!
A Complete Aquarium con-
sisting of
2 GOLD FISH
1 GLASS GLOBE
AQUARIUM PLANT, Etc.
WHILE THEY LAST
With every 25e box of Rexall
Liver Pills. 1 he above complete
aquarium will be given free
We have some larges' Gold Fish
at lOe each.
Walton Mckibbon
THE IGIJCCIST
7/4. Store
Macdonald Block, Wingham.
M/wVw�MMMM/V W\
SOLD
The property advertised in last
week's TIMES bas been- sold,
and this week we offer
Another Bargain
The MeCloy house, opposite
the High School. A better
investment than a hundred
acre farm. Double House
with all modern conveniences
a well finished stable large
garden and a beautiful situa
tion. Will be sold right.
Also a nice brick property in
Pleasant Valley which will
be sold at a bargain as the
owner is leaving town.
Ritchie 86 Cosens
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
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There was some f
fruit belt on Monde,
any damage was do
The Grand Trun
special despatch to .
ed its intention of
carrying facilitie
season by the co
dition al box cars
contracted for.
lost in the Niagara
night, but whether
e is not known yet.
has according to a
he Globe, announc-
adding to the grain -
of the country this
truction of 6,000 ad -
The cars are already
CbrisIie's Grocery
PHONE 59.
A GLEAN UP IN
PANSDINE
OLly 7c Per Tin
We've only got a limited quan-
tity of this line bat wish to
clean up quickly on it. At
7e, you save 3e per tin.
Good Value in Cotton Clothes
Lines 15c, 20c and
25c each
Barbados Sugar for
Special Purposes
This is we think the finest qual-
ity of Sugar of its kind yet
offered for sale. It is pure
cane and as far as we can
judge WILL NOT CAKE
WANTED--0IIO10E BUTTER
ANIS FRESH EGGS.
WINGIIIAM, ONTARIO, TIIURSDA.Y, MAY ii;
Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers. Read Willis & Co.'s Adv. on page 8
Lawn Bo ing,
The lawn bowling set son in Wingham
will be opened on F iday, May 24th
when there will be a t rnament among
the local players.- Al bowlers are re-
quested to take par in the opening
game.
Newest and latest designs in wall
paper at KNox's.
Humber Hotel Destroyed.
The Humber Hot
completely destroy
Tuesday morning 1.
recently leased by
formerly of Win
was worth $20,000
and there was $3
painted china dest
1 at Toronto was
d by fire early on
est. The hotel was
r. L. W. Hanson,
ham. The building
the furniture $9,000,
100 worth of hand-
oyed.
FOR SALE. -A good bedroom suite.
Apply at TIMES office.
Will Repai]
The Electric Ligh
Committee is adver
for tenders for t
washout in the lo
race. The commit
gravel convenient t
ders are being as
Parties interested s
another column, l
Washout.
and Waterworks
ising in this issue
repairing of the
er mill pond and
ee will supply the
the work and ten -
ed for the work.
ould see advt. in
LosT.-Keyring with keys; finder
please leave at Post Office and receive
reward.
Woman's Institute
The annual meetii
branch of the Wom
be held in the 0
Thursday, May 23rd
attendance of mem
interested in Institi
ly requested to be
tion of officers an<
ments for the next
before the meeting.
Annual Meeting.
g of the Wingham
n's Institute will
until Chamber on
at 3 p. m. A full
ers and all ladies
te work are urgent-
esent as the elec-
general arrange-
ar will be brought
A. BONE, Sec'y.
You can get more furniture and bet-
ter furniture for less money and less
talk at WALKER'S Furniture store.
Wingham C tizens' Band.
At the regular eeting of the Citi-
zens's Band on F day evening last the
following officers ere elected for the
ensuing year: -P esident, A. J. Pilon;
Vice President, red Johnson; Secre-
tary, N. L. Fry; reas., H. Hinscliffe•
The band is in be ter shape this year
than ever before, and there are more
members than in any year since the
band was organiz d. The new uni-
forms have been of eyed at a cost near-
ly $400.00 and all new music will be
played this season. The open air con-
certs will comment after. the 24th of
May and our citize s can look for some
good music. Win am has a band sec-
ond to none in extern Ontario and
our citizens are proud of it.
We can only show you 1912 wall
paper atKNox s.
TRUNI{S AND VALISES: -Big stock of
select from at lowest prices.
W. J. GREER.
Former Morris esident Dead.
There passed a y at his home in
Nesbitt, Man., on iSunday, May 5th,
John Perdue, a form r resident of Mor-
ris Township in his 13rd year. The de-
ceased resided for &any years on the
farm on the lst line of Morris which is
now owned by Mr. Wm. Clegg. He
went west with his family in the spring
of 1888 and settled neer Nesbitt, Mani-
toba. His wife died
survived by a grown -
and daughters, all of
1888, and he is
p family of sons
vhom are living
in the West. The remains were brought
here for interment, the funeral taking
place on Sunday afternoon from the
residence of his nephew, Mr. Henry T.
Perdue, of East Wa anosh, to the
Wingham cemetery. a funeral was
very largely attended d the members
of the L. 0. L. attend in a body, Mr.
Perdue having for man years been a
member of the Bluer le Lodge. Mr.
John Perdue, of Vanc uver, B. C., and
Mrs. Townsend, of N sbitt, accompan-
ied the remains of their father to Wing -
ham.
The undersigned is prepared to take
care of lots in the Wingham cemetery
during the summer months and guar-
antees tove satisfaction. Price for
season is $1 per lot. Orders left with
John P. Groves, Town Clerk, will re-
ceive prompt attention.
ROBERT DEYELL,
Mrs. S. Be tile's Death.
The death occur ed in Wiarton last
week of Maly An Robinson, wife of
Samuel Beattie, aged seventy-seven
years. Mrs. Be ttie, who has spent
the last decade in Wiarton, lived for
many years aro nd Brussels and Sea -
forth. Her mot er, Mrs. Robinson, is
still living in Se orth, and is one hun-
dred and six yea s old. Mts. Beattie
is survived by a sband, five sons and
two daughters. he sons are -James.
of Welland; Rolla , Alliston; Samuel,
Alliston; Robert, Wingham; John, of
Chesley, while the aughters are Mrs.
Erwin, Bayfield, nd Miss Annie, of
Toronto, all of whom were present at
the funeral, the pallbearers being her
sons and son-in-law.
There are still some good bargains in
furniture at S. Gracey's clearing out
furniture sale.
Huron Old Bo s' Excursion.
The annual ex= :ion of the Huron
Old Boys' Associat'•n of Toronto, will
take place on Satu . ay, July 6th, the
terminal points .eing Goderich and
Kindcardine. Two special trains will
leave Union Statio at 7.20 a. m., stop-
ping at North Park ale, West Toronto
and Brampton. e Goderich train
will take the lead, d will not wait for
the Kincardine trai at Guelph. The
Goderich train will top at all stations
west of Stratford nd will probably
arrive at its destina ion at 12.30 noon -r;
The Kincardine trai will stop at all
stations north of Palmerston and will
probably reach its estination at 1.00
p. m. Returning, egular train will
leave Goderich at 5. t 0 p. m. on Monday
July 8th. Special w 11 leave Kincardine
on Tuesday, July 9t at 5.00 p. m. A.
special feature of t : excursion will be
the "Auto trip" : round the county,
starting in at Goder eh, and going south
via Bayfield, St. Jo•eph, Zurich, Credi-
ton, Centralia, E •eter for Saturday
night, Hensall, aforth, Walton,
Brussels for Sunday noon, Wroxeter,
Gorrie, BluevaL', Wi gham for Sunday
night, Belgrave, Blyt for Monday noon,
Londesboro, to Clint n where the train
will be taken for th return trip.
Wedding , t London.
The London Ad
wedding of Mr. Gc
of Rev. Dr. and
Wingham, as folio
ful and picturesque
was solemnized o
at the residence of
�ertiser reports the
rdon Rutledge, son
Mrs. Rutledge, of
rs:-A most delight -
May -time wedding
Thursday evening
r. and Mrs. John
H. Chapman, 522 King street, when
their second daugh},er, Laura Eloise,
became the bride of ! Mr. Gordon Rut-
ledge, of Montreal. 1 About 50 guests
from London, Montreal and other places
gathered to witness the ceremony,
which was performe by Rev. W. L.
Rutledge, father of the groom, assisted
by the bride's uncle, Rev. A. C. Crews,
D. D., and Rev. Richard Whiting, B.
A., of this city. At ) o'clock the bride,
accompanied by her ether, entered the
drawing -room, to th strains of Men-
delssohn's Wedding pilatch, played by a
group of harpers, and the bridal party
took their places beneath a graceful
trelliswork of smilax and pink and
white roses, with a hugh bank of
palms, forming a pl asing background.
The bride's gown was particularly
beautiful, being ma a of duchess satin,
the skirt bordered ' white rose -point
lace, and the bodice) adorned by a fichu
of Irish point, which formerly belonged
to the bride's mother. A square train,
and a Juliet veil,8 both edged with
pearls, the veil b ng caught with a
coronet of orange lossoms, completed
the costume. Th bridal boquet was
formed of lily of t e valley and cream
bridal roses, wit trailers of chiffon
and fern. Miss dna Chapman, who
accompanied her ister, looked charm-
ing in a dress of ale blue silk, trimmed
with ruchings of lue, touches of black
velvet, and a ros point fichu. Miss
Chapman carried a boquet of pink
roses. The groo was assisted by his
cousin, Mr. Harry ipond, of Montreal.
The groom's moth r wore a handsome
gown of reseda - reen taffeta, with
trimming of Hon ton lace, and Mrs.
Chapman's dress was of white satin,
with black jet ttinife. She also carried
pale pink roses, After the ceremony
a buffet luncheon as served, the table
being prettily ecorated with pink
roses. The enti house was beautified
with palms, roe s• and hugh bowls of
pink stocks. M . and Mrs. Rutledge,
left on the 12:15 train for a bridal trip
to New York City, and the Green
Mountains, afte which they will reside
in Montreal.. he bride's travelling
suit was of delft lue broadcloth, with
a blouse of delft lie chiffon over green
silk. Her hat was black mohair, trim-
med in white, and she also wore a
bunch of red roseis.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The annual Sunda school convention
of the Deanery of I uron was held in
Clinton on Wednesday of last week.
The following officers were elected: -
Honorary president, Rev. Rural Dean
Doherty, B. A., Hensall; president,
Rev. B. A. Kinder, B. A., Gorrie; vice-
president, Mr. John Hartley, of Clinton;
secretary -treasurer, Rev. E. H. Croly,
B. A., Wingham; deanery superintend-
ent teacher training,f Miss Le Tongel,
Goderich; home depgtrtment, Rev. John
Berry, M. A., B. p., Seaforth; font
roll, Miss Fleuty, Wingham; primary,
Miss Ford, Clinton; missionary, Miss
Metcalf, Blyth; rep esentative on the
diocesan executive, Rev. D. W. Col-
lins, Exeter. It s deciaed to hold
the next meeting a Gorrie.
Sessions were hel in the forenoon,
when Holy Commu ion was adminis-
tered, and a paper 1, as read by Rev.
John Berry, M. A., of Seaforth.At
the afternoon session papers were read
by Miss Clete Ford. Clinton, on the
preparation and attit de of the teacher
in the primary dep rtment, and by
Mrs. J. McLeod, of linton, on "The
Ideal Result of a Skillfully -Taught
Lesson."
Addresses were giv by Rev. R. A.
Hiltz, B. A., Domin n secretary of
Sunday schools, and It 'v. Canon Gould,
secretary of the M. t. C. C. At the
evening session Rev. R. A. Hiltz gave
a very col rehensivcI a dress on teach-
er training, and Rev. D . Gould a most
;i<nspiring address on f reign missions.
The convention was th ' most success-
ful in the history of th deanery, every
clergyman being prese t, together with
four outside the deans y. There was a
large number of dele tes present and
the papers and addr sses were much
enjoyed.
Buttermilk for said at the Cream. ery,
Kent block.
Appointed irainmaster.
The many friends of Mr. James W.
Anderson, C. P. R. tation agent (and
they are legion) ill be pleased to
learn that he has een appointed train -
master on the Geo gian Bay & Seaboard
Railway. That h will fill the position
with credit goes ithout saying, as the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
could not have made a better selection.
He has been local station agent ever
since the C. P. R. entered Lindsay and
has filled the posiflion with rare abi'ity.
His friends wiil b
that Mr. Andersoi
will not necessital
Lindsay. The Po
tions. The above
Post refers to
. delighted to learn
's new appointment
e his removal from
t extends congratula-
froin the Lindsay
former well-known
TIMES.
1912.
E. H AYER.
EXCURSION AGEN , WHITE STAR LINE.
The TIMES wi h pleasure this week
gives a picture . E. H. Ayer, the gen-
ial excursion age t of the White Star
Line, of Detroit. Mr. Ayer has been
for a number of ears with the White
Star Line and i; now arranging the
fourteenth annu excursion from God-
erich to Detroit. He is of a happy,
genial disposition and his annual visits
to Huron county are now looked for-
ward to with deli ht by a large circle
of friends. Time has been very kind
to Mr. Ayer an he is as jolly and
happy as any man many years younger.
He thinks so mut of the people of
Huron county th he has this year
arranged for an e tra day in Detroit
for the excursioni ts. The Greyhound
will leave Gorier : h on Friday, June
lith at 9.30 a. m. and returning will
leave Detroit en onday, June 17th at
1 o'clock p. m. gi ng excursionists all
of Saturday and .unday and half of
Monday in Detroit. Mr. Ayer will per-
sonaliylook after he comfort of the
excursion party. Minerva Encamp-
ment, I. 0. 0. + . is arranging for
special train servi e between Stratford
and Goderich and Wingham and God-
erich, particulars lof which will be given
in our next issue i
Did you ever ttse the Vacuum Carpet
Cleaner. They are said to be just the
thing for cleaning carpets. S. Gracey
has one for rent.
TELEPHOINIE NOTICES.
The use of th
conte so much of
subset:bets of
Wingham forget
using a business
resident of Win sham. He was for subscriber may w
some years assist• nt at the Wingham telephone on busi
C. P. R. station . d is a brother-in-law cry "Line is busy
of Messrs. W. A. Johns and John Gal- side. Non-subsc
braith of this tow . subscribers' telep
_ .. _ _ will be cut off.
Apprentices wanted to learn dress-
making. Apply to Miss McKenzie,
Frances street.
CHURdH NOTES
Sacremental selvice will be held in
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on
Sunday mor May' 26th.
The Win b'strict meeting of l
the Methodist Chu •ch is being held in
Teeswater on We esday and Thursday
of this week.
Rev. Mark Tun ull, late of Mexico,
and formerly of oderich is in charge
of the Church of ngland at Wyomi..g
for the present.
Rev. J. L. Sm
ceived and accep
drews' Church a
ing of the Guel.
day last the call
At the meetin.
the call from Po
Church to Rev.
was sustained.
place at Port El.
i 1, of Blyth, has re-
ed a call to St. An-
Hespler. At a meet -
h Presbytery on Fri -
vas sustained.
of Bruce Presbytery,
t Elgin Presbyterian
Ir. Mann. of Auburn,
he induction will take
in on May 31.
In our issue o May 2nd we published
an item stating hat Rev. W. G. How-
son; of Wallaceb rg, and formerly of
Wingham, woulbe retiring from the
ministry on acco nt of ill -health. We
are pleased to in ke a correction in this
report. Mr. Ho son is in his usual
health and vigor nd has lost only one
Sunday in seven ears through illness.
Mr. Howson's n ny old friends here
will be pleased to learn that he is en-
joying good healt i and will join with
the Timm in wis ing hini many more
years of active 'rk in the ministry.
A good strong spring waggon, with
pole and whifiietrees for sale cheap at
S. Graeey's.
Telephone has be -
a necessity that non -
he Bell System in
that when they are
elephone that some
nt to use the same
ess and the same old
' is heard on every
ibers must not use
ones and if detected-
L.
etected
L. BINKI.El
— - Local Manager.
The above appli , , with equal force to
non -subscribers u: i n telephones on the
lines of the North Huron Telephone
Cn. In future the ru e of charging a
10 cent toll to non -subscribers will be
strictly enforced. Su scribers are en-
titled to and should re eiv a all the ben-
efits of the service and nothe interrupt-
ed by parties who paynothing towards
maintaining the syste .
H. ELLde1TT,,
Secretary.
For wall paper and window shades
go to KNox'S.
Moving t
The following fr
Era refers to a for
dent of East Waw
of Mr. James Wal
"Mr. G. L. Wal
Donaldson of Gode
finest livery in Bi
owned by Mr. Woi
possession. The p
borhood of $20,00
last week to look
This will mean th
family will move t
are sorry to see th
here for the pa
Walker is a first
with his partner r.
good. The family
Ontario Street chu
ale has been an ac
choir, League and
Walker has dispos
on Victoria 5tree
and is thus free fr
G. L. steps some
notion."
Brantford.
m the Clinton New
er well-known resi-
nosh and a brother
er, of Wingham:--
er and Mr. John
ich have bought the
antford, which was
thington, and taken
ice is in the neigh-
. Mr. Walker left
after the business.
tt Mr. Walker and
Brantford and we
m go, after living
t five years. Mr.
class liveryman and
o doubt will make
will be missed in
eh where Miss Iles-
ive worker in the
"unday School. Mr.
d of his town houses
and Albert street,
ni. property in town.
hen he takes the
;1 A. YEAR IN ADVANCE
First Baseball Game.
Before an attendance of Pio fans, the
Wingham Baseball,League was opened
Friday by the Banter -Brunswick B. B.
Team and High Sdhool club, the Bank-
ers winning by a score of 8-0. Ideal
weather prevailed nd with the hearty
support of the fan of Wingham and
old Sol, an exhibiti n of ball was put
up that was a credi to the teams in-
volved. It must b said that with the
support accorded tl at evening there is
no doubt that base all in Wingham will
be a decided succe s this season. The
Wingham Citizens Band was in atten-
dance and furnish d several selections
that tended to eke the opening a
success. With a 1 ttle pleasant weath-
er the teams comp sing this league will
put up a brand of all that will be a
credit to any ama eur organization. A
telegram was rec ived from Welland,
from the Honor ry President, Mayor
Spetton, who be' g delayed in above
town on business as unable to be on
hand to open the league. The line-up
was as follows: Banker -Brunswick
Telfer, pitcher; S rt, catcher; Gillespie,
1 b; Tucker, 2 b; Cranston, 3 b; Ross,
s.s.; Maxwell, le field; Shane, centre;
Moffatt, right. High School -Day,
pitcher; McEwen catcher; Young, 1 b;
Geddes, 2 b; Co in, 3 b; Smith, s. s.;
Wilson, left field Johnston, centre; El-
liott, right.
Colvin opened he game by grounding
out, Tucker to G Ilespie; Day flied out
to Maxwell an Johnston ended the
innings by faint' g.
Ross opened f r the Bankers, strik-
ing out; Tucker it for a base through
infield, took seco d and third on Teller's
sacrifice and sco ed on Sturt's 3 -base
hit to deep left; offatt ended the inn-
ings by the air r ute.
2nd Innings-Stnith out on grounder,
Ross to Gillespiel McEwen struck out;
Geddes out, Telf$r to Gillespie.
2nd. Gillespie l batted, thrown out,
Smith to Youngs; Shane hit through
infield for a .base, stole second while
Maxwell fanned Cranston ended inn-
ings grounding ut.
3rd. Elliott obened by fanning; Wil-
son getting to fist on passed ball by
Sturt; Wilson ad 'ancing to second on
Young's sacrifice) hit, Tucker to Gilles-
pie; Colvin took first on Tucker's error;
Day out, Telfer Ito Gillespie.
3rd. Ross oi�t, Geddes to Young;
Tucker hit for t -o bases into the trees
and scored on elfer's two base hit,
who scored fro second on a wild throw
by Elliott; Stur hit by pitched, stole
second, Moffatt coring Sturt on Texas
Leaguer to right Moffatt stole second
and third. thiow4 out at plate on Gil-
lespie grounder, yho stole second and
scored on Shane's hit through infield,
stole second, ad-anced to third on
Maxwell's hit and 'Cranston ended the
innings, striking t.
4th. Johnston struck out; Smith
made first on Ross error and was caught
napping between second and third;
McEwen hit for a base over the Srd
sack but by poor se running failed to
make first base.
4th. Ross out i field grounder; Ged-
des now in box for High School; Tucker
dead -headed to first, stole second, scor-
ing on 'relfer's lin drive to right; Ross
ran for Telfer, tealing second and
third and scoring n Sturt's hit to S. S.
whose fumble all wed hini to make
first, stealing se mid; Moffatt struck
out; Gillespie wal ed and Strrt scored
on Shane's hit; Maxwell ended by
grounding out.
5th. Geddes r ached first on Ross
poor throw; Gedd s run down between
first and second; . lliott hit for a base;
Wilson hit to R.ss and a beautiful
double play mut ed. Ross to Tucks r
to Gillespie.
5th. Cranston • ut, Geddes to Young;
Ross hit for a b -e. stole second and
thrown out steali g third; Tucker ended
by striking out.
Gth. Young o t, Sturt to Gillespie;
Colvin hit for a • ase, stole second; Day
got to first on in eld; error; Johnston
struck out, Colvi going to third and
was caught at e plate, ending the
game.
Indian Runner Duck eggs for hatch-
ing. $1 for 15. Apply to D. B. An-
derson, Wingham, Ont.
Canadian Northern trainmen in the
west threaten to strike oxer the em-
ployment of Unit
trains in Canada.
tion has been ordel
d States crews on
A board of arbitra-
ed� -
WANTIIn.---Two bright, smart young
men to learn the upholstering. Apply
to WALKER & CLEGG, Wingham.
Traffic earnin
for the week er
651, compared
same week one
of $61,080.
s of the Grand Trunk
ing May 7 were $900, -
with $848,571 for the
year ago, an increase
Is it worth while, when you
are selecting a pair of shoes,
to consider they are cheap or
they are a fair price and abso-
lutely satisfactory? "Empress"
Shoes ARE satisfactory. We
carry a full line in stock.
It is difficult to please a par-
ticular woman with a poorly
built shoe; for this reason we
recommend the " Empress."
It is perfect in every detail,
material,workmanship and de-
sign. We carry a complete
stock of " Empress " Shoes for
Women.
W. Li. GRELI2
C. N., Griffin
GENERAL AGENT
FIRE
LIFE
ACCIDENT
PLATE GLASS
WEATHER
FPrsPnrfirk
Coupled with a REAL FSTATE and
MoXEY LOANING Business.
Issuer of Marriage Licenses.
Office over Malcolm's Grocery.
H. DAVIS
WThTGHAM, ONTRRIO
Agent for
Allan Line
Cunard Line
onaldson Lines.
Canadian Northers Lines
Ocean Steamships.
Located in the West.
We have just r . eeived an order for the
TIMES to be sci to Mr. W. F. Link -
later. son of Mr Jas. Ii. Linklater, of
Turnberry, who s now located at Dens-
more, Sask. Ir. Linklater recently
wrote on his fir, year examination at
the Ontario A icultnral College at
Guelph. He wr, te on thirteen subjects
and passed in al . scoring 98 per cent
out of a possibl 100 on some of then).
He applied for school in the West and
was accepted nd is now located in a
good section of he country a few miles
south of the Gr nd Trunk Pacific. In
writing home h says that conditions in
the West strik an Easterner as some-
what strange a he has seen two outfits
busy threshing nd plenty of grain still
in the stooks. £ it had not been that
many people ere busy plowing and
sowing he wou 1 have thought it was
autumn in pia of spring time.
HOME STUDY
Thousands of ambitious young people
aro being instructed in their homes by
odr Home Study Dept. You may finish
at College if you de,+ire Pay when-
ever you wish. Thirty Ytars' E$pt r•
letup. Larrtt•st traisers rn Canada.
Enter any day. Positions guart•nteed.
if you wish to save board and learn
while you earn, write for particulars.
NO VACATION
Wingham Beasinsaa Colteg
ono. SPOTTON, President