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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1912-07-18, Page 1THS WIN(iHAM T'IMES. VOL. XII NO. 2111. • FREE TEN DOLLARS • . • .+.. ....+. w We have 100 Face Chamois, big value at 10c each. Commencing THURSDAY, JULY 18th we will give away Ten Dollars as follows: , To every purchaser of a 25c box of Talcum we give a Face Chamois FREE • REGULAR SELLING PRICE 100 Tins of Talcum at 25c - $25.00 100 Face Chamois at 10c - 10.00 $35.00 SPECIAL SELLING PRICE 100 Tins of Talcum at 25c - $25.00 100 Face Chamois - - Free $25.00 • Hence we give you "Ten Dollars" absolutely free, Come early so as to avoid being disappointed. J. W. McKibbon Druggist and Optician THE REXAII STORE - .-- , 1 . We Fit Glasses that will relieve Eye Strain and cure Headaches. C. N. Griffin • GENERAL AGENT FIRE LIFE ACCIDENT PLATE GLASS WEATHER aletindee Insurance Coupled with a REAL ESTATE, and MONEY LOANING Business. Issuer of Marriage Licenses. Ofacie over Maloolm'e Grocery. H. DAVIS WINGHAM, ONTARIO Agent for Allan Line Cunard Line Donaldson Lines. Canadian Northern Lines Ocean Steamships. Christie's Grocery PHONE G9, Try Holbrookes' Crystallized Fruit Juice Lemonade 10c Per Tin rr►..1 Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers. Property ransfers. Messrs. Ritchie Cosens, real estate agents this week re ort the sale of Mr. Henry N, Roadhous 's house and lot on John street to Mr. esley Walter, of East Wawanosh, and lso Mrs. Herron's double house on Joh street to Mrs. R. Pocock. Mr. Rea Ouse and family will probably go to oronto to live. Girls= wanted at the National Hotel at once. Water Per! Two samples of the last well drilledi sent to Toronto to li was received on :110 that the water tti The samples contaii to the million of chl best test of any w ham. ectly Pure. water taken from by the town were tested and word day to the effect s perfectly pure. ed only four parts !l rine. This was the er sent from Wing- Buttermilk'fcr sale at the Creamery Kent block. Auction Sa Mr. N. C. Coutt tion sale of cattle tel, on Saturday a commencing at 3 includes a number cows, young heife young steers. Jo auctioneer. of Cattle. will hold a big auc- t the National ho- ternoon, July 20th, o'clock. The stock of first-class milch s and a number of n Purvis will be the You can get more furniture and bet- ter furniture for less money and less talk at WALKER'S Furniture store. Wingham W In a game of bas Park last Thursday ham boys won fron by a score of 13 to very one-sided o players were not i the locals. The g attended and M general satisfactio n the Game. ball on the Town evening, the Wing - the Clinton boys The game was a and the Clinton the same class with me was very well L. Kennedy gave as umpire. Lon! -A lady's small sized gold watch. Finder will be rewarded by leaving at Knox's Jewelery Store. Everything As a live stock National Exhibitic itself. Every sta grounds was full t was necessary to over -flow. This stables are alread the Exhibition offi out saying that th limited by the acc Live Stock. how, the Canadian in 1911 surpassed le and pen on the overflowing, and it erect tents for the ear applications for being received • at e, and it goes with display will only be mmodation. WANTED.—Two bright, smart young, men to learn the upholstering. Apply to WALKER & CLEGG, Wingham. A Good Principal Stalker Public School made ing with his student recent entrance 'ex pal Stalker recom. students and of th nine were successful honours. Miss No: Wingham school re number of marks at of Wingham, Wrox The TIMES heartily Principal and the howing. of the Wingham n excellent show - who wrote on the mination. Princi- ended thirty-one s number twenty- nd five obtained Gracey of the eived the highest the three centres ter and Fordwich. congratulates the iccessful students, LOST.—A Pearl Brooch on Friday last. Finder will be rewarded by leaving same at the TIMES office. Orange Celebrdtion at Blyth. The Orange celebration held at Blyth on Friday last was one of the largest ever held in that plate. Both the G.T. R. and C. P. R. carried a large number of people to Blyth. he trains arrived in good time and •allthe visitors were given excellent meals The procession started at 2 o'clock p: m. and marched to the park. There v ere some twenty- five lodges in the pro ssion. Address- es were delivered by Reeve Milne, of Blyth; Thos. Stewart of Bluevale; Rev. E. H. Croiy, Wing am; Jas. Bow- man, M. L. A., A. H. Musgrove, M. P. P.; Rev. Mr. Farr and Rev. Mr. Miller. The Winghai3i Lodge was ac- companied by the Ci izens' Band and made an excellent howing in their march to and from th station at Wing - ham and also in the p oeessics►t Blyth. The Wingham Lodg won th4410 prize for haviug the larg st membership of any lodge at the elcbration and the Belgrave Lodge w the $10 prize for the best dressed. 'he Bel13 rave mem- bers made a nice showing in their new uniforms. The celebration was a suc- cess in every way and Wingham people speak very highly of the accommoda- tions they received i t Blyth, WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1912. Read Willis & Co.'s adv. on page 8 Successful tudents, The following a e the successful Wingham High Sch 1 students in the Lower School exam' lotion: -• J. S. Cur- rie, Ermin Copelaz d, Laura Holmes, Edna James, Be le Kennedy, Lily Pearen, Grace Sh riff, Helena Well - wood, Maggie Willi mson, Lucy Bower, Gordon Rintoul. T e list is not com- plete as certificate have not yet been received from Tor nto. The following ormer students of Wingham High S ool were successful at the Normal Sc ool examinations:— Misses J. Brock, 1 . Imlay, F. Price, G, Kennedy, Ada sines, R. • Sherriff,. Mildred Jewitt, M ssrs. Roy vey, Stanley Elliott. FOR SALE—Two Jer•ey cows and a calf. Apply to G. S. . "ghorn, Wing - nam. 1. 0. 0. F. Officers. D, D. G. M. Wm. artin, of Brussels attended the meetin . of Maitland Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. on Th rsday evening last and installed the following officers:— P. G., W. G. M Reid; N. G., John Amsbury; V. G., . Brooks; Rec. Sec., John F. Groves; in. -Sec., W. J. Hain- es; Treas., H. B. ]Nott; Warden, Fred Guest; Chap., W. J. Deyell; Con., H. Hinscliffe; R. S. . G., P. H. Deans; L. S. N. G., Jos. Guest; R. S. V. G., John Lutton; L. V. G., Elmer Cart- wright; R. S. S., John Lamont; L, S. S., Joh, Crandall; I. G., J. A. Cumming-; 0. G., J. W. Dodd, At the close of t e meeting the mem- bers adjourned t• Johnston's restaurant where refreshm• is were served. FOR RENT. —Three rooms in the Stone Block for rental. Apply at TIMES office. Death of Ha old Webb. James Harold We lb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Webb died at the family home on Minnie str:et on Monday even- ing, in his 24th y ar. The deceased young man had bee in poor health for some months, but la.t spring was able to be around and took a severe cold which weakened hi and he gradually sank until the end c me. Harold was held in high esteem by many friends who are sorry to he.r of his death so early in young ma hood. He was a member of Wingha . Council, Canad- ian Order of Chosen Friends. Besides his parents he is sur ived by one sister and they will have t - sympathy of the community in their a iction. The fun- eral took place yeste day afternoon to the Wingham cemet,zy. WOOL WANTED. - 50,000 lbs. Highest Prices, Cash or Trade.— KING BROS. West Huro The following w candidates in Wawa Huron Inspectorate trance examination: No. 1 Sep. School 497, Josie Glasgow 396. No. 2 -Lotus G Washington 408. No. 3—Della Fit No. 4—Ernest Ga No. 7—Ella Robi No. 11- Ella Me Robertson 441, No. 12—Ellen Ch Aitchison 393. No. 14—Lila E O'Callaghan 445. Entrance. e the successful osh, in the West n the recent en- -Thomas Cummins 470, Ethel Leddy bson 445, Walter patrick 401. nt 392. on 394. rney 525, Christina mpion 400, James erson 395, Willie NOTICE.—All accounts a to the late Gus. A. Schmidt mu be paid by the 1st of August, they will be inCourt for ollection Pay- ments Co r . placedents may be made at King Bros. store. WM. CASLICK, Agent. A Police Court Case. On Sunday, Ju 7th, , during the afternoon and ev ning, a number of young men, some of them married, held a big celebrati n on the Gth con- cession of Morris. An eight gallon keg of beer was procured for refreshments and it is said ;th . young men had a merry time. Du Ing the evening, James Nichol, jr. S s passing the place of celebration and h was assaulted by certain members o the party. The matter was placed i the hands of Pro- vincial Constable Phippen, who, after working a few da s en the case has summoned Chas. orkman, Patrick Crammsy and Alex, Connen, to appear before Police Magistrate Morton on Saturday afternoon t 4 o'clock on the charge of "unlawful y assaulting James Nichol, jr." Whil working on this case Mr. Phippen h s secured' evidence to show that the ber had been procur- ed from a Brussels hotel -keeper and he swear will out a information against the hotel -keeper for illegally. selling the liquor. $1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE PERSONALS. Miss Bugg, of Durha is visitingwith old freinds in Wingham Mrs. Thos. Bennett i visiting with relatives and friends in Detroit, Miss Mary Ritchie i spending the holidays with friends in Brockville. Mr, Wm. Drew, of Toronto was call- ing on old Wingham friends this week. Mr. E. R. Swarts, f Goderich, is visiting with 'his bro her, Mr. J. E. Swarts. Mrs. J. C.. Smith 1 ft for Kingston on Tuesday where she will spend the holidays. Mrs. R, J. Dobie was visiting at her parental home near Whitechurch for a few days. Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Scijaefer,o£ Roches- ter are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Schaefer. Miss Ethel Tipling vacation with friends and Cleveland. Mrs. Chas. Barber Mason and children ar in Kincardine. Mr. and Mrs. Wm,. visiting at Mrs. MeP home near Ripley. Mr. Jas. Lawrence visiting for a few da; Mrs. I. J. Pattison. Miss Phoebe Densmore has returned home after visiting with friends in Clinton and Brucefiel is spending her in Detroit and and Mrs. R. D. visiting friends McPherson are erson's parental of Buffalo was s with his sister, Mrs. Homuth an daughter, Miss Marguerite Homut have returned home from Whitby f r the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. . Greer have re- turned home after s ending two weeks in Montreal, Quebe and New York. Mr. and Mrs. A. Fleming of Tor- onto are spending few days visiting with relatives and . reinds in Wingham. Misses Emma Pi ld, Helen Clark and Mary Orr, of Cob rg are visiting at the home of their ousin, Dr. H. E. W. Tamlyn. Mr. and Mrs. Le key, of Palmerston, were visiting th s week with Mrs. Leakey's parents, r. and Mrs. W. J. Pattison. Mr. Alex. Inglis nd his daughter, Miss M. Inglis, for erly of Wingham, left' Goderich last w ek on a trip to the Old Land. Mr. and Mrs. Ev ns Smith, of Wat- son, Sask. are spending a few days at the home of Mrs. Smith's brother, Mr. W. G. Gray. Mrs. Edward P Iton, of San Jose, Cali., is visiting wi h her mother, Mrs. McClenneghan, ear Whitechurch. This is Mrs. Pelton s first visit to her parental home in tt enty years. Mayor Spotton Dorton, John Ritel bell left on Tuesda onto to attend the i meeting. They ar Mayor Spotton's al nd Messrs. J. A. e and W. A. Camp - morning for Tor- Iasonic Grand Lodge making the,trip in to. FOR SALE.—A quantity of household furniture and asquarC.' Heinzman Piano. Apply to Mrs. H. Kerr, John St. Work of L : htning. During the seven electrical storm which passed over is section on Mon- day morning, the ome of Mr. Fred 'McDonald, on the boundary line, near Luckuow, was stru k by lightning and a chimney and a iortion of the iron sheeting was tak n from the roof. Seven poles on the i orth Huron Tele- phone Co's line i front of Mr. Mc- Donald's place we shattered and the lines put out of usiness for a few hours. The Nort Huron Telephone Co. has been very I.rtunate in loss from electrical storms. The company has been doing busines . since the summer of 1909 and has no yet had an/instru- ment damaged. Applications for !the position of Li- brarian of the Wing am Public Libra y will be received by r. Morton, Sec, .:- tart', up to 6 p. m. aturday, 20th i,..t. A typist preferred.i Pretty Ho: A pretty home at the home of Mr Victoria street on when Mrs. Field' Kew became the e Wedding. edding took place and Mrs, W. Field, Wednesday morning sister, Miss Lydia ride of Mr. C. Elliott Fleming, G. T. R. agent at Fergus, a former well-known Wingham young man. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Rutledge in the presence of the relatives and friends of the young couple. the Elizabeth Kew, of Niagara )Falls, • niece of the bride, acted as • flower irl and little Jackie Field, nephew of the bride was ring - bearer. The we ing mOrch was play - by Miss May Llo d, The bride wore a very becoming t lored suit of cream serge, with blous of Duchess satin, and black hat with os rey. After luncheon had been served 1r, and Mrs. Flem- ing 1elft on the 1 a. In. G. T. R. train for Owen Sound wherethey will take the boat for a trip up the lakes. The Tlrii;s joins with many friends in ex- tending best '¢rishes to Mr. and Mrs. Fleming. ENTRANCEI,itESULTS. A larger number! wrote this year than last and a large* per cent, passed. To pass each candid a is required to take 40 per cent. on ach subject and GO per cent.on the tot 1 or an aggregate of 390 marks. Hono s 487. WINGIi M. Honours:— Armour Verna Deans Gertrude Godkin Alice No Gracey Nora Henry W. J. Inglis Barbara Maxwell Scott McGregor Wilfred Robinson Greta Turvey Freda Wightman Bessie Wightman Norm. Simpson Della Pass:— Adair Gordon W. Allan Irene Anderson Alex D. Appleby Reuben Armstrong Greta N Breen Willie Chandler Ethel E. Currie Annie N Currie Jas. Earl Currie Jessie Currie Leah N Davidson Annie Deacon Florence N Gibson Ina Gillespie Paul E. Gould Harold • Gray Howard C. Groves Milton Harrison Marjorie Hines Zella Hinscliffe Willie Holmes Jessie M. Jewitt Ethel Kennedy Nora C. Kerr Janet Lockridge Frances Mercer Mindred Moffatt Clarice Muir Norman Murch Florence Murch Maggie McDonald Verna McCool Willie McDonald Theo Niergarth Harvey Patterson Eva Patton Louie Powell Robbie Proctor Stewart Raby Mabel Richardson Joe Roth Dorothy Rush Nelson Scott Irene Sheriff Susie Taylor Wilmer Weiler Nettie Wightman Geo. Wilson Garrie Wingham P. S. .1 it 7, Turnberry and E. Wawanosh I Wingham P. S. No. 10, Kinloss " 1, Howick Wingham P. S. No. 11, Turnberry Wingham P. S. No. 8, Morris . 17, E. Wawanosh /. 14 1. " Wingham P. S. .1 No. 5, Morris No. 3, Turnberry .17, E Wawanosh No. 9, Turnberry ./ 6 ./ 9, E. Wawanosh No. 7, Turnberry " 11, " . 7, E. Wawanosh No. 8, Morris 16 E Wawanosh Wingham P. S. " 11 41 , `1 11 /1 1t 11 .. ./ o. 6, Turnberry , Wingham P, S. No. 7, Morris Wingham P. S. N4. 11, Turnberry Wingham P. S. I' .o. 3, Turnberry Wingham P. S. No. 4, Turnberry ,, p 1( J, " 7, Morris " 4, Turnberry Wingham P. S. 'No. 6, Turnberry I Wingham P. S. No. 7, Morris o. 11, Turnberry N . 9, E. Wawanosh Wingham P. S. No! 13, E. Wawanosh No. 8, Morris WROXITER, Honours:— Allan Frank Dickson Noel Hibbert Norma Lovell Lawrence Pass:— Adams Jennie 1 Andrew Geo, E; I Lathers Alma Doubledee Winnie ; " 13, " Griffith Beatrice ; No. 1, Turnberry Irwin Wilfred ; No. 7, Howick McDonald Robt. No. 16, Howick & Grey Rutherford Kathleen Wroxeter P. S. Strong Alfredo ; No. 4, IIowick Vanvelsor Hazel !! Wroxeter P. S. Fehr) wIeft. Wroxeter P. S. f< li No. 7, Howick ,1 18, .1 No. 1. I1 18, 7, 18, Howick Honours:— Giddins Sadie Pass:— Holt Robt. Johnston Earl Newton Samuel Spence Ella M. ` Wade Clarence Winter Charlotte BRU iSELS. 390 marks to plass. 487 marks for No. 10, Howick and Wallace. No. 17, Howick .1 " 9, " 12, " 12, " 17. " 9, honours. Gertrude Armstrog 425. Jack Ballantyne ( onours) 521. Pearl Bateman 469.E Lillian Burgess (Hbnours) 332. Mamie Cameron 40,, W. L. Campbell 411 . Andrew Coutts 399 Ina Cunningham 41. Henrietta Denman152. Roy Dunbar 438. , George Edwards (Ijonours) 562. Harry Fox (Honou ) 542. Lorenzo Frain 450. Roy Gray 462. Della Harris 426. Lloyd Jackson (Hon urs) 562. Albert Lott (Honou) writing not. in- cluded 501. Leslie Lowry 463. , Katie McDonald 44. Elmer McKay 410. John McLauchlin ( onours) 564. Ernest illichie 417. James Oliver (Hon urs) 495. Wm. John Passmo : 445. Pearl Payn 433. Earl W. Rathwell • 12. Noble Schnock 464. Jennie Scott 436. Ruth Sinclair 455. Gordon Whitfield 45 TRUNKS AND VALISES:—Big stock of select from at lowest prices. W. J. GREER. Highest Mar s Obtained. The highest marl s taken in each sub- ject at the recent Entrance Examina- tion held at Wing am, Wroxeter and and Fordwich wer as follows: Composition — fora Gracey, Wing - ham P, S.; W. J. enry, No. 10, Kin- loss; equal. Spelling—Norm n Muir, No. 3, Turn - berry. Arithmetic—Be ie Wightman, No. 17, East Wawano . Literature Flo ence Murch, Wing - ham P.S; Gerrie ilson, No. 8, Morris. Grammar—Del a Simpson, U. S. S. No. 17, East Wa anosh; Frank Allan, Wroxeter P. S. Writing—Jessi Currie No. 1I, Turn - berry; Hazel Va velsor, Wroxeter P.S. Geography—L: rence Lovell, No. 18, Howick; Fioren e Murch, Wingham P, S.; Frank All n, Wroxeter P. S. Oral Reading - erna Armour, Wing - ham P. S., Sadie Giddins, No. 10, How - ick and Wallace. Army t arden Party. The Wingha hold a garden pa on Thursday ev Army band will of music and the supply of refr Salvation Army will ty on the Town Park ning, July 18th. The urnish a good program •e will be an abundant shments. A splendid programme of B 'ass, String and Vocal music will be •endered, Everybody come. NOTICE—Any accounts due by the late Gus. A. Schmidt, should be pre- sented by August 1st to the under- signed. WM. CASLICK, Agent. Meeting of Distr ct Committee. On Tuesday forenon of this week, members of three .ommittees of the Methodist Church o ' the Wingham Dis- trict, met forthetra section of business in the Methodist Church here. The District Officers m at 7.47 and arrang- ed g ed for the Financi 1 District Meeting and Annual Sunda, School Convention to be held in Luc ' ow, on Sep. 18, 19. The District Epw. th League Executive met at 8.45. Ow g to the removal of Rev. R. E. Collis rom the District, he vacated the Pres dent's Chair. Rev. G. W. Rivers, B. A , B. D., was elected President for th; balance of the term. A district E. L. ampaigu was planned. Members of the ixecutive C'Ommittee and other minis rs 'and laymen will visit all the Lea ues in the district dur- ing the second an third weeks in Septem ber. The ann al Distict Epworth League Conven on will be held about the middle of O'tober. The District Missionary ('om ittee convened at I1.30 and arranged f r a Missionary Cam- paign to be co ducted by all the mini- sters in the dist ict on the third and fourth Sundays November. Uncle ed Money. In a report on 1 an corporations issued by the Governor nt last week it was shown that there is $28,000 on deposit in certain loancompanies in Ontario which has nevetr been claimed. The amounts vary from 25 cents up to amounts over $1000. Persons who can prove to the sat sfaction of the govern- ment that the oney is theirs undoubt- edly can get it. Some of the money has piled up from savings accounts deposited by people who have forgotten them or by people who have since died. Others are due to unpaid dividends where shareholders have not been lo- cated, CHURCH NOTES. Maitland Presbytery will meet at Ripley on Thursday, July25th to dispose of a call from Alma Street Church, St. Thomas in favor of Rev. Mr. Bremner, of Ripley. Confirmation of the story in regard to the proposed Catholic seminary for London was made on Sunday by Rev. Father Tobin, in St. Mary's Church at London. lie announced that while building operations were in progress accommodationould be provided for students at th Bishop's palace. The classes will be o September. coed in WE put the best of leathers and most skilful work- manship into Hartt Shoes. That's, why they retain their smart shape during their long life. THE HARTT BOOT & SHOE CO. LIMITED Fredericton - N.B. "Canada's Best Shoemakers" 8 See us for Trunks and Valises. W. J. GREEK Sole Agent. WRY WHM? There are ahundrrd reasons why you should live in Wingham. A few of them are: _- It is a wide. awake town. Has large manufacturing industries. Good railway facilities. All day electric light power at low r i Splendidices schools. Good boating and fishing. A well developed sewer system. Abuudanee of pure water. Beautiful maple lined avenues. Fine churches. A well equipped hospital. Banks, stores, hotels and offices, second to none. Real Estate values firm. Spccicl This Mg, The residence of Mr. Mutch on Shuter Street will be sold right as the owner has gone to Leamington. Ritchie & Co&ens REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE W. R. Hambly, B.Sc., M.D., C M. Wingham, Ontario. Special attention paid to diseases of women and children, having taken post grieli ate work in Surgery, Bartcriology and Scientific Medicine. Office in tho Kerr residence, between Chu Queen's hotel and the Baptist Church. All business given careful attention. Phone 54. P. 0. Box 118. WHEAT FOR FEEL.—A car load of wheat for feed wit arrive Friday at our warehouse, G. T. R. TII'LING & MILLS. SASKATOON PROP] mg Saskatoon prop to communicate wit toon, Sask. We w you a price on samt; dispose of property it for you. tTY.—Parties hay- ty would do well Box 968, Saska- ild be glad to give or if you wish to will be glad to sell .71 HOME STUDY Thousands of ambitious young people are being instructed in their homes by our Hume Studs Dept. Yen may finish at College if con dt ',tr., Yat when- ever you wish. Thirty Years` Bxpor" ienee. Largest trairors n Canada. Doter ang day. Positions guaranteed. If you wish to save board and loarn while you earn, write for particulars. NO VACATION Wingham Biisin•ss Colleg 0E0. SPOTTON., President