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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1912-10-10, Page 1THE. WIN(iHAM TIMES. VOL. NLI.--NO. 212:3. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1912. $1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE 1 A FACE FULL OF PIMPLES Will make most of us a little shy. They do not add to ar.y- body's appearance. You do not have to keep them. .A half dollar bottle of Nyal's Pimple Wash will dry up the Pimples in short order. No doubt your blood is not just right, .and a Dollar bottle of Nyal's Blood Purifier would clear up the cause. That idea is reasonable, isn't it? You first remove the unsightly blemishes and then prevent any more by removing the cause. "NYAL''S" the t e name—in a Golden Rod wrapper. J. W. McKibbon DRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN ?ho Store We Fit Glasses Properly C. N. Griffin GENERAL AGENT ].+IRE LIFE ACCIDENT PLATE GLASS WEATHER ersealne insurance �* Coupled with a REAL ESTATE and MONEY LOANING Business. Issuer. of Marriage Licenses. Office over Meloolm's Grocery. H. DAVIS WINGHAM, ONTARIO Agent for Allan Line Cunard Line Donaldson Lines. Canadian Northern Lines Ocean Steamships. Christie's Oroceryl PHONE 59. THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF BEST (a) The Bestthat a store may keep, and (b) The Best that r,00D JUDGMENT, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD QUALITY AND THAT MONEY CAN BUY. Is'nt there a big difference bet- ween these two Bests? We Sell The Besi Oblainable Try us for your groceries. We offer no other rdudement than Foods that NI l l t please--- t' cods that will be remembered by their quality l::ri; ae:er the price is forgotten. Bring or ► hone Your Prders Tea and Colie3 a Specialty • Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers. Flax Mill ii The new machine ed at the Wingham plant put in oper large stock of flax ent will be give workmen for some East Huroi The annual meeti on Teachers' Asso in the Town Hall, day and Friday of gram of interest been arranged, 0 a concert will be g Rance, of Clinton, Pink, leader of th Operation. y has been install - flax mill and the tion. There is a n hand and employ - to a number of onths. Teachers, g of the East Hur- ation will be held ingham, on Thurs- ext week. A pro - to the teachers has Thursday evening ven by Miss B. May assisted by Mr. C. J. London quartette. TRUNKS AND VALISES:—Big stock of select from at lowest prices. W. J. GREER. Mr. Wishart At a special mee tery, of Maitland, h Church on Tuesday C. Wishart, B. A., come pastor of St. Calgary was sustai will preach his Brussels on Sunda D. Perrie has be Moderator and wil charge vacant on oes to Calgary. ing of the Presby - Id in St. Andrew's the call to Rev. A. f Brussels, to be - Paul's Church at fed and Mr. Wishart trewell sermon at October 20th. Rev. n appointed inter - declare the Brussels unday, October27th. WANTED—At once, ten to fifteen men to work on sewer. Highest wages paid. Apply to V. R. VanNorman. Harvest Home rvices and Supper. Special Harves Home service will be held in St. Paul's Church next Sunday, when Rev. Mr. L we, of Lucan, a for- mer popular rest r, will preach at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. On Monday evening the annual Harve t Horne Supper and entertainment ill be held. Supper will be served in the school room from 6 to 8 p. m. Af er the supper an en- tertainment will be held in the Mills Memorial Hall or which a splendid program is bein prepared. Admission to supper and en ertainment is 25 cents. FOR SALE.—Will sell one of my high class Durham bulls at right price. A. KELLY. The Bell Rin The Royal Englis ers, who will appea on Monday evening, the grand record of tin uous tour of soli tario, Quebec and th inces. All the leadi provinces recorded t the highest praise of On February 6th opened their introdu ada and clo.:ed on A open on September interval the Bell Ri holidays on the St. produced a very at gram, vocal as well that is again crea enthusiasm. Hear on Monday eveni Admission 35c. ; rt Plan of hall opens a store on Saturday o ers Coming. Hand Bell Ring- in the opera house ctober 21st, hold six months' con - bookings in On - Maritime Prov - g places in these ese gifted artists press and people. he Bell Ringers ory tour in Can - ,gust 9th, to re - 9th. During the gers spent their .wrence and have ractive new pro- s bell selections, ing the greatest hem in Wingham g, October 21st. served seats, 50c. McKibbon's drug this week. For Sale. One six -horse power gasoline engine and one 80-16 candle light dynamo, both as good as new; a new No. 5 Taylor fire -prod safe; also a good stone -boat. For particulars apply to Geo. McKenzie, Wingham, Ont. Wedded in oronto. The marriage of V olet Lyle, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glenfield, to Mr. Roy Tipling J ffrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. •ffrey, took place at the home of the bride's parents, Dufferin street, at ha f past two Wed- nesday afternoon, Se t. 25th, the Rev. T. E. Bartley officia ing. The bride, who was unattended, as given away by her father, and as attired in a gown of dew drop net over ivory duch- ess satin with crysta trimmings, and carried a shower boqu qt of bridal roses, and wore the bridegr..m's gift, a dia- mond and ruby bra let. Later the happy couple left on the five o'clock train for Detroit, Clev land and Marion, Ind. The bride trove ed in a suit of blue French eponge d drape and white hat•and plumes. On heir return they will reside in their naw home on Duf- ferin street.--Toron o Star. The groom is a nephew of Mr. A. Tipling, of town and is well known a many of our read- ers who will wish he bride and groom many years of ha :pywedded life. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffre were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Tiling for over Sunday. LosT.---Between Wingham and Lon. desboro, a gent's open face gold watch. Reward by leaving at the TIMES office, Read Willis & Co.'s adv. on page 8 Moving to'Wingham. H. F. Kirkby, V. leased the office re. T. Ford, V, S. and ham on the 1st Kirkby has practis Belgrave for a n has given good well and favorabl our readers ane w come him as a re S., of Belgrave has ently vacated by A, will move to Wing - f November; Dr. d his profession in mber of years and Satisfaction. He is known to many of are pleased to wel- dent of onr town. WANTED. — An improver and an ap- prentice for ladies' lt-ailoring. Apply to E. C. WHITE. Missionar The first annu Maitland Presbyte Home Missionary at Brussels on We Addresses will be McBeth of Paris a ald of Toronto. T to be very interest speakers have visi in the interests of session opens at 2 ing meeting at 7.3 Meeting. meeting of the ial of the Women's ciety will be held nesday, Oct, 16th. ven by Rev. R. G. Mrs. Dr. MacDon- e meeting promises g as both of these ed all the provinces fissions. The first . m. and the even - p: m. . HOUSE FOR SALE—House and lot on John street for sale on easy terms. Get particulars from Dudley Holmes or the owner, W, J. Neil, Box 234, Orange- ville, Ont. Auction ales. Mr. Geo. T. Robe son, of lot 35, con cession 10, East awanosh will hold an unreserved auct on sale of Clydes- dale horses, pure br:d Aberdeen -Angus cattle, hogs and i pleinents, on Wed- nesday, October 23r.. Mr. Robertson has fine lot of stock and everything is to be sold without r•serve as the pro- prietor is moving o Wingham. John Purvis will be the : ctioneer. Andrew Mitchell will hold : n auction sale of cattle at the Natio al Hotel, Wingham, on Saturday after con, October 12th. There are ten good cows, ten two-year- old heifers and ten yearling heifers — all good stock. Ge . Walker, auction- eer. FOR SALE —Several choice Oxfords, lambs, both sex, for breeding purpoose. Apply to Win. Maxwell, Wingham, Ont. Phone 12 on line 193. Sir Wilfrid Sir Wilfrid Lau reception at Mour All roads led to M and special train from every part c its hundreds to h leader. Sir Wilfrid ings, one in the a the evening, an halls were packe. acity. Fully 10 Wilfrid's splendi. him a magnifice after time, the plause as he mad: them home in his The greatest cele ever held opened ings. A torchlig five bands, and in cheering people, hall. Main stree light, and every flags were hung. failed to accommo Sir Wilfrid, Hon. dressed an over skating rink, whi Upwards of fift Wingham to Mou popular Liberal I: t Mount Forest. ier was given a great t Forest on Monday. unt Forest all day, after special train the district brought ar the great Liberal 1 addressed two meet- ternoon and another in on each occasion the to their utmost cap - 000 people heard Sir speeches, and all gave t reception. Time all echoed with ap-. his points and drove .wn forceful manner. ration the town has he evening proceed - t procession led by lulling thousands of arched to the town was ablaze with ere streamers and The big town hall ate the crowds, and lackenzie King ad - ow meeting in the h was also jammed. people went from t Forest to hear the ader. More Men Required to Harvest Western Canada Crops. $10.00 to Winnipeg, October 14th. On account of the urgent appeal from the West for additional Farm Laborers, the Grand Trunk Railway hay • decided to run another excursion o Monday, October 14th, from all statis in Can- ada. $10.00 to Winnipeg is Chicago and Duluth, plus half-••nt mile from Winnipeg to destinati, but not beyond McLeod, Calgar . Edmonton. RE- TURNING half- : t mile to Winnipeg, plus $18.00 to . estination in Eastern Canada. The farmers along the Grand Trunk Pacific pay the maximum wages and this is an excellent chance for young men to visit the West. The route via Chicago is an attractive one, i as many large g cities and towns are pas- sed enroute, which breaks the monotony of the journey, as there is something new to see all the time. The Gram Trunk Pacific Railway is the shortest and quickest route between Winnipeg - Saskatoon -Edmonton. Ask nearest Grand Trunk Agent for full particulars, tickets, etc., or write A. E. Duff, D. P. A., Toronto, Ont. CELERY AND ONIONS.— tiYe offer cel- ery, roots on, suitable for' winter stor- age. At three dollars/per hundred to to be delivered th4 est week of Octob- er. We offer oniotfa at $L25 per bag of '75 lbs., till the 1st Of November. R. A. GRAHAM, Market Grocery, HIGH SCHOOL OTES. The Annual Field Da of the High School will be held on riday, October 11th. Visitors are c.rdially invited and the following progr mme has been arranged for the day. MORNIN Girls' Games—Hundr:d yard dash jr., hundred yard dash sr. throwing and catching the ball (ope to all girls), fast walk 1/ mile jr„ fa.t walk r mile sr., throwing ball jr., throwing ball sr., *basketball game, *.ennis game. Boys' Games—Hurdle race jr., hurdle race sr., *stilt race, -tending broad jump jr., standing bi.ad jump sr., running broad jump jr., running broad sr.; run, hop, step and ump jr.; run, hop, and jump sr.; high pump jr., high jump sr., pole vault (op:n to all). AFTERNO0 Girls' Games --Archery contest, *pota- to race jr., *potato race „ *relay race (teams of 4 from each orm), *three- legged race, hop race, sa k race, *tug- of-war. Boys' Games—*Boot race, distance walk one mile jr., dista ce walk two mile sr., sack race, thro ing shoulder stone sr., hundred yard d sh jr., hun- dred yard dash sr., kicki g football jr., kicking football sr., two mile run jr., two mile run sr., *fatigu race, *four - legged race, *relays of f.ur (teams of 4 from each form), *ttg-of-war (4th form against rest of sch..1). Each number marke i with an as- terisk is a non -champ onship event. No competitor may h.ld more than two prizes but he may ave his choice of prizes won. The prizes will be books with medals for ampions. The forms are requested to get their teams ready for relay, tug -o war, etc. Shingles and Roofing. I have a complete stock of New Bruns- wick and British Columbia Shingles; al- so Ruberoid and Asbestos Roofings. Your order will receive careful atten- tion. J. A MCLEAN. New Foundry Operation. The new plant of a Western Foun- dry Co. was put in operation for the first time on Monde last, Everything was found to be i good shape and work in the new pr ises will be con- tinued. As soon the company is able to procure the equired number of men, both plants will be run to their full capacity, j FOR SALE.—Two cows, one due to calve in January and one in April,three spring calves and three yearling heavy fillies, Apply to Chas. Campbell, lar- noch, phone 24-621. CHURCH NOTES. Maitland Presbyte Missionary Society ville church, Bruss October 16th. Mr. J. C Smith, the High School, co in the Anglican Ch and Walton on Sund The sixteenth an the Epworth League trict of the Methodic held in Gerrie, on 22nd. ry Women's Home will meet in Mel - Is, on Wednesday, 1. A., Principal of ducted the services arches at Brussels y last. al convention of s of Wingham Dis- t Church will he Tuesday, October Major Frank Morris, Divisional Com- mander of the Sa kation Army for Western Ontario wil conduct a spee'al service in the Salvat on Army Hall • is (Thursday) evenin The publk is cordially invited. The Bervie Presbyterian Church and Knox Church, Rip ey are again dis- cussing the questioi of the union of the two congregations. The matter will be dealt with br the Presbytery of Maitland in the nea • futuee. The annual meeting of the General Missionary Board Of the Methodist Church in Canada as held in Brant- ford last week. r. H. H. Fudger presented the tress rer's report. The total isacome of the board during the year ending June 0 was $612,894.03, for the twelve confe •ences of the Do- minion, which contri uteri as follows: Toronto, $139,508.03; London, $75,796,- 88; Hamilton, $81,190.116; Bay of Qxinte, $48,369.51; Montreal, ,$ti5,u75.85; Nova Scotia, $17,665.24; New Brunswick, $14,151.43; Newfoundland, $17,640.99; Manitoba, $48,916.16; Saskatchewan, $30,087.20; Alberta, $19,23.1.15; British Columbia, $30,347.87. The net inerease in income for the year was $13,968.39, Manitoba Conference mowing the lar- gest increase. Th expenditure on missions during the year were $366,-- 812,90, PERS • NALS. Mr. E. J. Pugh, o Montreal was in town this week. Mr, and'Mrs. C. P Smith were visit- ing in London this w ek. Miss L. Nicholls has returned home after spending several weeks in Toron- to. Miss Jamima Me.1 enzie, who has spent the past few eeks visiting with friends in North Da ota has returned home. Mr. R. J. Elliot, of Nelson, B. C. was visiting for a fe days last week with his father, Mr. Jas. Elliot, near Bluevale. Misses Margaret a d Florence Pocock spent a few days v ,iting their uncle and aunt, Mr. and i, s. David Pocock, near Fordwich. Mr. and Mrs. E. J Button, who have been visiting in Ingham for some time left on Friday t.r Riverdale, Cali- fornia, where they purpose, spending the winter months. Mr. F. G. Sparlin were at Seaforth o with Mr. Jas. McMi iously ill. Mr. McM his numerous friends and all will be sorry ness. and Miss Sperling Sunday visiting ael, who is ser- hael is known to as "Wee Bowls" o hear ofhis POULTRY WANTED, ighest cash prices paid for all s of live poultry, GUNNS' LIMITED, P one 10. %VltO. ETER. On Tuesday even g of last week our citizens were star ed by the report of the death of Mr. illiam Weir of How - ick. Mr. Weir wa in town in the morn- ing in his usual he lth. His son Waldo was in town in t e afternoon and re- turning home abo t five o'clock found his father lying dad on the veranda. He had been talkig to his daughter-in- law, Mrs. David Weir, over the tele- phone elephone at half pas four, so his death must have occurre between that hour and the time hiss found him. It is surmised that feeli g faint he took a chair out on the veranda and sat down. Heart failure waste cause of his death Besides his widow e leaves a grown-up family of four son and one daughter: David who resides near the old home, Wilford who is studying dentistry, John of Clinton an Waldo at home and Mrs. John Hartle , of Vanleek Hill, who have the sy athy of all in their sudden bereavem t. Bald Men should call and inspect the famous Sani- tary Patent Toupees, as shown by Prof. Dorenwend, of Toronto, at the Bruns- wick Hotel on Friday, October 18th. These Toupees are not only perfect in construction, but are the only Sani- tary and Patented substitutes of one's own hair. ST. AUG STINE Eleven teams too part in the Huron Rifle League tourn ment at St. Augus- tine on Monday—t from Dungannon, two from St. Helen and one each from Westfield, Colbor , St. Augustine, Lochalsh, Whitech rch, Auburn and Lucknow. Dungan on No. 1 team won the League cup an the Colborne team captured the Le ' is trophy. Ralph Disher, Dunganno 's wonderful boy shooter, took the edal for the best individual score, an W. Reid, of Dun- gannon, took firs money. In the shooting off of th tie for the Kelly prize of $5, for a "possible" on the Point Farm range, as. Bisset came out ahead and took the oney. After the shoot w s well under way the executive comm ttee adjourned to Mr. Brophey's resid.nce and the annual business was transa ed. Wm. Watson decli ed to serve anoth- er term as president and John Web- ster, of St. Helens, as elected to fill the chair. If he atte ds to the position as well and faithfull as his predecessor he will do all right. . Johnson, Dun- gannon, was re-elec •d vice-president; C. A. Robertson, Ca ow, was re-elect- ed treasurer, and T. ' . Rundle, Goder- ich, was re-elected secretary. The match committee wi 1 be composed of these officers and . Thompson, St. Augustine, R. Carl ek, Whitechurch; Chas. Elliott, Dunga non; Geo. Young- blut, Auburn, and arvin McDowell, Westfield. F. D. cLennan and T. Allen were appointed auditors. It was decided unanimously t. discontinue the fall shoot and hav- but one annual county shoot. The n xt match will be held at Point Farm in Juno next, the date to be arranged by the match com- mittee. No person belonging to the Huron County Rifle League is to be allowed to shoot ov the Point Farm range twe weeks efore the date of the match. WANTDD. -- Two god,:°dairy cows, Jerseys preferred. Wply at TIMES office. TOWN OUNCIL, The October •eting of the Town Council was held .n Monday evening with all the memb, rs present and May- or Spotton presidin :. The minutes of the previous meet ng were read and approved. A communication was read from Miss Coventry requestin : refund of dog tax as she had not own d a dog this year. The refund was gr nted on motion of Couns. Elliott and Iills. A number of ac ounts pertaining to the different dep tments were recom- mended for pay ent by the Finance Committee and t e report of the com- mittee was adop ed on motion of Couns. Elliott and Mills By Law No. •55 providing for the laying of sewer • on Frances and Alfred streets and allotying• for the issuing of debentures to rhake payment for same was read three times and passed on motion of Couns' McKibbon and Van - Stone. By -Law No. 65 to provide for issuing debentures for $gOC.00 to pay for the installing of a ne boiler at the Public School building as read three times and passed on mo ion of Coun. Van - Stone and Reeve 11 cDonald. By -Law 657 to pr vide for the raising of $2,500 to pay for waterworks exten- sions until debentur's are issued was given three reading and on motion of Reeve McDonald an Couns. Bone was passed. Mr. John Helm appeared before the Council and asked or a rebate of $1.25 on sanitary tax. A house owned by Mr. Helm had een charged board- ing house rate of $2150 per year. Couns. Mitchell and Mills moved that a rebate of $1 25 be made, but the motion was lost. The Misses H nderson had been charged with sani ary tax of $2.50 and their property ha sewer connection for over a year. On motion of C uns. McKibbon and Mills, the Clerk as given authority to correct errors of this kind in sanitary tax. A communication was read from the Western Foundr Co. requesting the payment of the a ount of the loan as their new plant N as now in operation. On motion of ouns. VanStone and McKibbon, the m tter was referred to the Executive C mittee with power to act. On motion of dm. Bone and Reeve McDonald, the th'•ee special constables who were on dut on Fair Day were ordered to be pal $2 each if it was found that they pe formed their duty. Coun. VanStone, as chairman of the Electric Light and Waterworks Com- mittee, reported that the Committee was in favor of an increase in Manager Campbell's salary from $1,000 to $1,200 per year. The matter was left with the Committee. The Council agr ed to view in a body the new filling an 1 other work which had been recently ;completed in Lower Wingham. i Council then aturned. At the conclu meeting a public payers was held ing of Josephine the Councillors a ed their opinion general opinion proper thing t down a perma Josephine stre take up the in scheme which w 'ratepayers at th ONE OF THE NEWEST DESIGNS, We have no- thing better to offer you. Thou- sands of women wear the "Emp- ress" Emp-ress" See us fo r all the new styl es of Rubbers. ion of the Council eeting of the rate - discuss the improv- treet. A number of d ratepayers express- o the matter and the ppeared to be that the do would be to put. ent concrete road on1 The Council will tter and formulate a 1 be submitted to the January meeting. AUCTION SALE. at the National October 19th, co the following stoc Shropshire ram, ready to wean, Rhode Island Re months credit on ; All sums of $5 an John Purvis will sell Hotel, Wingham, on mencing at 2 o' clock, :—Colts,young cattle, lambs, young pigs lymouth Rocas and cockrels. Twelve pproved joint notes. under, cash. A. K. COPELAND. Proprietor. Industri Aacording to th accidents mainta merit of Labour August showed t killed and 305 in 108 fatal and 2 during the month of 2'? in the numb crease of 33 nog pared with the r largest number in the building tr railway serviee, t men killed in the f latter. In the me railway service, t non-fatal accident ord being 65 in the arid 53 in the latter Accidents. record of industrial ned in the Depart - at for the month of at 88 workmen were ured, compared with 2 non-fatal accidents of July; or a decrease r of fatal and an in- atal accidents corn - cord for July. The f fatalities occurred es and in the steam ere being 11 work - rifler and 211 in the 1 trades and steanr largest number of oecurred, the nee - case of the former W. j. G L Sole Agent. Another almandslistuitehaletlaitatioAlnantuala Mr, A. Kelly c ffvt',s for sale his fine 162 acre farm adjoiniflg`-ate town of Wingham. This farm is in the very highest state of cul•; tivation, has good buildings and orchard, and is all seeded down except about twenty acres. Also 36 acres in Town • Plot with house and barn. This will;. be sold with the large farm or separate. A number of other smaller places in Town Plot All these will be Grid" at right prices as Mr. Skelly is going West. Ritchie & Cosens REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE MISS SPARLING GRADUATE OF TORONTO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC And Authorized teacher Fletcher Music Method, Simplex and Kinder- garten. Pupils prepared in Piano and Theory for Conservatory examinations. CLASSES OPEN SEPT. fist Studio, Minnie St. BUSINESS INESS A.ND SHORTHAND Subjects taught by expert instructors at the )(. M. C. A. BLDG., LONDOr,T, ONT. Students assisted to positions. College in session from Sept. 3rd. Catalogue free. Enter any y i time. J.W. Westervelt J. W. Westervelt, Jr, Principal Is (tutored iAcceuntant HOME STUDY DY Thousands of ambitious young people Are being instructed in their hsmr,s by aur Home Studv Dept. You may finien at College it you l ire .Pay when. ever you wish. Thirty Years' Expe•r- ionce. Largest trainers :n CatteCa. Enter any day. Positions gnaranterd. If you wish to save board and learn while you earn, write for partteulare. INO VACATION; Winghatn Business Colleg 0E0. SPOTTO11, President J