HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1913-12-18, Page 1VOL. §LII, --N11, 2D2
WINGHAM TIMES.
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XMAS
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We will mention a few.
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Brush and Comb Cases,
Manicure Cases, in Ind. Ivory
(the new white goods) Ster-
ling Silver and Ebony.
Everything new and up-to-
date.
Stationery in fancy boxes;
Chocolates, the very best;
Perfumes, all prices; Pipes,
best values in town; Ebony
Coods, Military Brushes, Hat
Brashes, Manicure articles,
and in fact everything in
Ebony made.
What about a "Kodak"?
Any article reserved until
December 24th on payment of
a small deposit.
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DRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN
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Currants, Raisins, Peel
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We are selling a very su-
perior grade of Candy this year
and we wish to be favored by a
visit from all Candy Lovers.
Filberts, Walnuts,
Almonds and Peanuts
Layer Figs, Table
Raisins and Grapes
Christmas
Cheese
You want a piece of real
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Fish
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TOWN COUNCIL
The statutory meeting of the Town
Council was held on Monday evening
with all eresent except Mayor Van -
Stone. Acting Mayor Spotton presided.
Minutes of previons meetings were
read and approved.
A petition was read asking that an
electric light be placed on corer of
Frances and Alfred streets. On motion
of Couns. Boyce and Mills, the petition
was referred to the Electric Light
Committee with power to act.
Petition was read asking that a side
walk be laid on John street from J. A.
Mills, to Carling Terrace and then along
Carling 'Terrace from John to Victoria
street. On motion of Coun. Bell and
Reeve McKibben, petition was referred
to Street Committee with power to act
when petition is properly signed.
The Finance Committee recommended
the payment of a number of accounts
for the different departments.
On motion of Reeve McKibben and
Coun. Bell, the report of Finance Com-
mittee was adopted and the Treasurer
instructed to pay any further accounts
when same are properly certified and
passed by the Finance Committee.
Moved by Couns. Isbister and Mills,
that the Clerk and Treasurer's salary be
apportioned as follows: $650 to gener-
al account, $225 to electric light, $125 to
waterworks, being considered as a fair
division of work performed by the Clerk
and Treasurer during 1913.
The Chairmen of the different com-
mittees made verbal reports of the
work done by the various committees
dnring the year.
Reeve McKibben explained that
people had been blaming the County
Council and himself for the bad state
of the walk at the north end of the
bridge on Josephine street. The Reeve
said the Town Council was responsible
for this bad walk and it was agreed
that repairs be made at once.
By -Law No. 692, respecting transisnt
traders was given three readings and
on motion of Reeve McKibben and
Coun. Isbister, was passed as read.
The new by-law provides for a fee of
$20 for transient traders, hawkers and
pedlars and the by-law was passed ,to
bring the local by-law in conformity
with the Provincial law.
Howson & Brockelbank made appli-
cation for position as weighmasters in
place of J. L. Awde, who has sold his
business.
On motion of Reeve McKibben and
Coun. Bell, the transfer was made on
condition that in future any weighing
for the Corporation be done free of
charge.
On motion of Couns. Young and Bell,
the usual refund of $31.55 in taxes was
made to W. D. Pringle in accordance
with agreement.
T. J. McLean addressed the Connell
in reference to a balance of $19.93
which he claims is due him on the
Storm Sewer contract. The Council
took no action in the matter.
Coun. Boyce asked permission to
have wagons back on John street to
his shop door for convenience in un-
loading stoves. The request was grant-
ed on motiion of Couns. Mills and Bell.
Engineer Bolton's award on the
Graham drain was laid before the
Council and on motion of Couns. Boyce
and Young, the matter was referred
to the Street Committee with power to
act as they may deem proper.
At the close of the meeting, on invita-
tion of Reeve McKibben, the members
of Council, officials and members of
press, adjourned to Miller's restaurant
where oysters were served and a happy
hour spent.
Holiday Excursion Rates.
The Grand Trunk Rail4iy System
will issue excursion tickets on account
of the Christmas and New Year holi-
days as follows:—At single fare, good
going December 24th and 25th,
return limit December 26th. Also good
going December 3Ist and January lst,
return limit January 2nd. At fare and
one-third, good going December 22nd,
23rd, 24th and 25th, return limit Decem-
ber 27th. Also good going December
29th, 30th, 31st and January 1st, return
limit January 3rd. Buy your ticket§ and
get full information from H. B. Elliott,
Town Agent, at the Teems office. The
office will be open every evening for
the convenience of parties wishing to
purchase tickets or get information.
Women's institute.
The Women's Instituto will hold their
regular monthly meeting on Thursday,
Dec. 18th, at the home of Mrs. A. Rin -
tout, at 3 p. m. Subject Report of Con-
vention, by Delegate, Mrs. Cruickshank.
Members please note change of date
being one week earlier. All ladies
cordially invited.
Do not delay your
Xmats Buying
Read our ad. on last page
WILLIS & CO
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Municipal nominations will be held in
the Town Hall on Monday evening, Dec-
ember 29th, commencing at7.30o'clock.
As yet there is very litt'e stir and not
many of our ratepayers have signified
their intention of standing for election
to the various offices. Councillor Mills
has definitely announced himself as a
candidate for Mayor, Reeve McKibben
and Mr. S. Mitchell are in the field for
the Reeve's chair. We understand that
Councillors, Bell, Boyce, Isbister and
Young will seek re-election. We also
understand that W. A. Currie will offer
as a candidate for the Council.
This year the ratepayers have the
important duty of electing seven mem-
bers of the Board of Education. As vet
we have not heard of any likely candi-
dates.
Ratepayers should make it a point to
attend the nomination meeting and see
that the very best men in the town are
nominated for the various positions.
The affairs of Wingham, both in council
and schoollmatters require very careful
management and we hope to see good
men elected.
Re -Building Factory.
During the past week Messrs. Wal-
ker & Clegg have had a large number
of men at work re -building that por-
tion of their factory which was recent-
ly destroyed by fire. The concrete foun-
dation for the new building was com-
pleted on Tuesday and with favorable
weather the brick work will be pro-
ceeded with at once. The firm intends
having their office on the ground floor
and a vault is being placed in the office.
Our townspeople are pleased to see this
new building being erected so quickly
after the fire.
Sons of Scotland Concert.
Camp Caledonia, Sons of Scotland,
has arranged for the holding of a high-
class concert in the opera house on
Friday evening, January 9th. The pro-
gramme will be furnished by Jessie
McLachlan, the well-known Scottish
prima donna; Robert Buchanan, accom-
panist; Miss En"l Co_king entertain-
er; Mir's Hazel Dean Byram, violinist.
There will also be highland piping and
dancing. Reserve the evening of Jan-
uary 9th for this high-class concert.
Huron Medical Association.
A well attended and interesting ineet-
ing of t''re Huron Meeical Association
was held in Clinton on Wednesday of
last week. The officers for the year
were elected, Dr Burrows of Seaforth
being made President, Dr. Kennedy of
Wingham, Vice -President, and Dr. Mac-
Kay of Seaforth, Secretary. Several
instructive papers were read by Clinton
physicians and were exhaustively dis-
cussed. .;it the close of the meeting
the members were most hospitably en-
tertained at the Rattenbury house. The
next meeting of the Association will be
held in Seaforth in March.
Hospital Donation.
During the recent week the pupils of
our school have been waging a relief
campaign in aid of the Sick Children's
Hospital of Toronro. The efforts of
the boys and girls have been crowned
with success in that they have raised
$12.20. Surely our youth deserve com-
ment in their generous Xmas gift.
The Wardenship.
At the county council meeting in
Goderich last week a good [teal of specu-
lation was indulged in as to the War-
denship for next year. It is the turn
of the Conservatives to have the office
for 1914. The names most favored for
the position are those of Mr. Glenn,
Reeve of Stanley, Mr. Cantelon, Reeve
of Clinton, Mr. Livingston, Reeve of
Grey, and Mr. Munnings, Reeve of
Goderich. It is most likely that either
of these gentlemen will be the 'favored
one, unless a dark horse may come to
the front at the eleventh hour, as is
sometimes the case.—Seaforth Exposi-
tor.
A Business Change.
The Northern Brockerage Company
has purchased the H. T. Thomson stock
at Delmore at a low rate on the $ and
are offering some great bargains. They,
opened for business yesterday morning.
It will pay you to visit the store at
Delmore.
Huron Old Boys' At Home.
February 20th will be Huron County's
day in Toronto. The members of Par-
liament, Mayors, editors and many
others from there will be invited to the
annual at-home of the Huron Old Boy's
Association to be held at Foresters'
Hall, College street, on the evening of
that date. Committees were named to
arrange for the event.
Canadian Foresters Officers.
At the regular meeting of Court
Maitland, Canadian Order of Foresters,
on Friday evening last, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:—C.R., J. W. Dodd; V.C.R.,
Albert Dennis; Fin. Sec., H. B, Elliott;
Rec. Sec., Jas. H. Mitchell; Treas.,
Geo. Oliver; Chap., W. R. D. Towle;
S.W., Z. Lockman; J. W., F. H. Roder -
us; S.B., Gordon Brown; J.B., Jas.
Hamilton; Auditors, Jas. Hamilton and
W. R. D. Towle; Trustees, F. H. Rod-
erus, Jas. Adams and J. A. Mann.
The Best Christmas Gift.
The very best Christmas gift you can
make yourself, your wife, and all the
members of your family is a year's
subscription to that great paper, The
Family Herald and Weekly Star of
Montreal. It costs only one dollar and
its visit each week will make your
household happier than ever before.
No home in Canada should be without
that great paper during 1914—Every
issue is worth the money.
Successful Shooting Match.
The members of the Whitechurch
Rifle Club held a very successful shoot-
ing match at the range on friday,
December 5th, when sides were chosen
by Messrs. Elisha Walker and Wilfrid
Reid. As will be seen from the score
below the match was won by Mr. Walk-
er's men. An oyster supper will be
given in the near future by the losers.
Elisha Walker's Side. Yards
200 500
Rev. Mr. Boyle.... 12 13
Robt. H Carrick . 22 Il
Geo. Coultes
Dick Descon...... ... 12 (1
Herson Irwin , . ... .... 14 15
Alex. Ki g 20 16
('. Middleton (did not
shoot on 200 yds) .... 12
G. T. Robertson ..
r son .. ... 19 22
A. Robertson...... .... 1. 14
Grig Sheill .... .... .. I5 20
Ike Walker 0 11
H. J. Walker .... .... 12 12
Thos. Gaunt. 17 17
Geo. S. Walker .... 9 10
E. Walker. . 19 14
Total 404
Wilfrid Reid's Side Yards
2e•u 500
Duston Beecroft.. -'3 23
Sam Deacon .... .. 23 21
Sam Elliott
20 i t
Robt. Harrison 2 9
E 1. Irwin. 9 2
C. Kirg .. .. .... 17 14
Rev. elr. Kilpatrick 8 10
Peter Leaver . 19 5
C Leaver (did not shoot
on 200 yds) ..... 20
Harry McGee ... ....... 19 14
John McGee . .... 13 8
John Morrison ..... .. . 7 1.2
Russel Walker ... 11 8
Wilfrid Reid. .... ... 20 16
Harry Perdue 13 2
Total 377
Sinclair—Jermyn Wedding.
A very Interesting event took place
at the home of Mrs. Whitfield Jermyn,
Bluevale road, on Tuesday, December
16th, when her youngest daughter.
Annie Elva, was united in marriage
with the Rev. Arthur Sinclair, of ?•
ker street Methodist Church, So• r,
Ontario. Promptly at eleven o'c k,
to the strains of the Wedding .,.arch
played by Miss (Tray, of Morrie, the
bride wearing a lovely gown of white
chiffon over white silk embroidered
with shadow lace, entered the room
escorted by her brother, Mr. Russell
Jermyn, who gave her away. The
ceremony was conducted by the Rev.
J. W. Hibbert, of Wingham. The
happy young couple left on the e.30
train for Sarnia, where they will be at
home to their friends on and after
Christmas Day.
The Weekly Globe.
The Globe Printing Co., of Toronto,
has notified the TIMES that theWeekly
Globe and Canada Partner will be dis-
continued after December 31st. The
Saturdry Globe will take the place of
the Weekly. The Daily Globe is be
coming popular among the farmer's.
The Thais and Daily Globo to sub-
scribers on rural routes are $3.50 per
year and the TIMES and Saturday Globe
are $1..90 per year. The TIMES can give
clubbing rates on any newspaper or
magazine and your orders will receive
prompt attention.
Guelph Winter Fair.
A Turnberry farmer has the follow-
ing to say with reference to his visit to
the Guelph Winter Fair: The Guelph
Winter Fair will go down into history
as the greatest ever held there. (We
must be careful to put it in the highest
degree as the Globe got a calling down
for not putting it at its proper level),
The weather was ideal for the event.
There is needfor extension in the build-
ings as the present ones are much too
small to display the exhibits to advan-
tage; this may be accomplished in the
near future as the Federal Government
has promised them some assistance.
We will not say much about the Fair in
general, as the newspapers have already
given a full account of that, but might
say a few words about Professor Day's
lecture on "Lightning Rods", which
took place on the afternoon of the first
day of the Fair. Introducing the sub-
ject the speaker told about Benjamin
Franklin who first conceived the idea
of putting rods on buildings to prevent
them being damaged by an electrical
storm. The Professor used an electric
apparatus to demonstrate how the
electric fluid is conducted from the
building to a point where it is entirely
harmless. Professor Day has been in-
vestigating this subject since 1906 and
has gatht red a great deal of information
on it. He is the right man in the right
place, and gave a very interesting
lecture, indeed, to the public in general
and to farmers in particular. As Peter
McArthur would say, "He starts some-
thing and don't rest content antil he
brings it to a finish". The Ontario
Agricultural College intends to issue
a bulletin in the near future which will
cover the ground fully, and will also
give a course of free lectures on the
subject towards the Spring.
Donation to Firemen.
Messrs. Walker & Clegg have sent a
cheque for $50 to the Wingham Fire
Brigade as a recognition of the excel-
lent service rendered by the members
of the brigade at the recent fire. The
men heartily thank Messrs Walker &
Clegg for their very liberal donation.
HIGH SCHOOL NOSES.
One of the mcst successful meetings
of the Literary Society was held in the
Assembly Hall of the High School, Fri-
day evening, Dec. 12th. The Hall was
full at an early hour and many had to
i stand throughout the programme
President Young addressed the meeting
for a short time on "Tennyson," after
which the Secretary's report was read
and adopted, The Glee Club made its
first appearance for this term and
efficiently rendered "Killarney." Mr.
Weir Elliott, Miss E. Patterson and
Miss M. Smith, each gave a solo. The
crowning event of the evening however i
was the debate, "Resolved, that violence
has done more for civilization than t
peaceful. means."
t Affirmative - Miss H. Wellwood, Mr. i
E. Wilkinson. Negative—Miss 0.
Irwin, Mr. W. Buchanan.
Middle Division —Heloise Kennedy,
85 per cent.; May Allen, 78 per cent.;
Vera Stricker, 75 per cent.
Junior Division—Aileen Kennedy, 83
per cent.; Mildred Walker, 83 per cent.;
Mabel Calver, 52 per cent.; Kathleen
Wilkinson, 50 per cent.; Emma Calver,
42 per cent.; Ruby Brown, 40 per cent.
The annual Christmas tree and enter-
tainment of the Salvation Army will
be held in the Army Hall on Monday
evening, December 22nd. An excellent
program of recitations, music, dialo-
gues, and songs, in keeping with the
festive season is being prepared. The
scenes 5 representing
"Interior or of Colo-
nial House" is an entirely new feature
and of a novel character. Our old
friend, Santa Claus, will be very conspic-
uous. Mr. A. E. Lloyd will be chair-
man. Keep your eyes on the bills and
remmeber the date.
The services at the Methodist church
on Sunday will be especially interesting,
when Christmas themes and music will
predominate. In the morning the past-
or will talk on "The Home Gathering,"
and appropriate music will be rendered
by the choir. The evening service will
be mostly musical, the large choir under
Mr. Frank Hill having prepared some
fine anthems, while solos etc. will also
be rendered. The pastor will deliver a
brief message in the form of a Christ-
mas Soliloquy entitled "What am I
going to Give." Bright singing by the
congregation will add to the attractive-
ness of the services.
A very interesting and enjoyable time
was spent at the Methodist church on
Monday evening when the members of
the Epworth League elected their coun-
cil for 1914. The polling booths opened
at 7 o'clock and the voting lasted for
about an hour and a half. While the
counting of the ballots was in progress
a social time was spent, after which the
names of the successful candidates
were made known and were as follows:
Mayor, Benson Cruikshank; Reeve,
Miss Mollie Hammond. Councillors —r'.
R. Howson, A. H. Wilford, Miss N.
Cottle, Mrs. E. A. Hammond, E. A.
Hammond and R. A. Coutts. The new-
ly elected council were then sworn in
by Dr. Redmond, who performed his
duty very efficiently. Addresses were
given by the council elect in which they
thanked their supporters and all express-
ed the hope that by mixing the ridicul-
ous with the sublime a most interesting
series of meetings would be held this
winter.
Sunday was "Gideons' " Day in the
Wingham churches. The "Gideons" is
the name under which the Christian
Commercial Travellers' Association is
known. They were represented by Mr.
Thos. S. Cole, general secretary, and
Mr. Herbert McKenzie, a member of
the association, and a millinery travel-
er who is fairly well-known in Wing -
ham, although he is out of this terri-
ory now. In the morning they were in
the Methodist church, Mr. Cole preach -
ng and Mr. McKenzie singing. In the
afternoon they conducted a men's
i 1
evening the service in the Presbyterian
church was devoted to their work. Mr.
Cole is a pleasing speaker and in the
course of his intetesting address he
told of the origin of the "Gideons" and
also of their object, which was to band
together the commercial travellers of
this continent to the service of God
He told of one of the works which they
had undertaken—namely to place the
Gideon Bible in every hotel bedroom in
the land. He said that since the be-
ginning of the organization 200,000
Bibles had been placed in the hotels in
he United States and since the Cs.ia-
ian branch had started four years ago
over 15,000 Bibles had been distributed
in Canada, 12,000 of which '.:ere in On-
tario alone, 2,00e in the Western Pro-
vinees and a consignment was soon to
be placed in New Westminster, B.C.
He said that generally speaking the
hotelkeepers were very willing to have
:the Bibles and in some cases they were
even anxious for them. He told of
numerous instances of the good wrought
by the Word of God in helping the
troubled and despairing to a better out-
ook on life, and pointed to varietis
messages in the Book itself which might
be profitably sought for by Bible
students. He made a strong plea for
the more extensive study of the Book
and deprecated the habit of ; some
preachers in giving learned expositions
instead of preaching the Word itself.
He referred to the Bible as the food
which should be the daily diet of Chris-
ians anxious for spiritual growth. His
nessage contained much food for
hought and was followed with close
ttention by the large congregations
ssembled at each place of worship.
141r, McKenzie, who has a pleasing light
raritone voice sang at each service two
lee solos which were in keeping with
the nature of the service.
The judges, Mr. A. H. Musgrove
M.P.P., Mr. F. Buchanan and Rev. D.
Perrie carne to the decision that the
Negative won.
The Field Day prizes were distributed
by Mr. J. A. McBurney and Miss G.
Holmes. The class prizes of Dr. A. J.
Irwin, Mr. A. Cosens, Mr. D. Holmes
and Mr. J. G. Workman were given out.
The meeting ended with "God Save the
King.
The photo of the Executivewas taken
on Tuesday, Dec. 16th, 1913.
CHRI
STMAS
"May your Christmas Joy be as
bright as the berries on the
Holly Wreath—and your Christ-
mas Memories like the Christ-
mas Tree—Evergreen:"
By the way, what's so suitable for
Christmas Gifts as good Footwear?
Practical, useful and always appreci-
ated.
Our Christmas Footwear is on display
and the showing is fine. It's well
worth seeing.
We'll make any exchanges d :sired
mas spread!
W. J. GREER
THE SHOE MAN
Two Good Grass
Farms for Sale
We are cfferin; tis•
Grass Farms c'usr ice Wi`g-
ham, for im int r fat s de,
Good fences alt in un-
limited supply o vi a ' r on
each.
Never before hay( seethe
sold so high as at present
and the shred stockman
will call and enquire i.heut
these farms before lbw other
fellow gets ahead of h<tn.
Ritchie ti Conn
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
WINGHAM, ONTARIO.
meeting in the C.0. F. Hall and in the
The Coroner's inquest into the lakes t
steamer wrecks on Lake Huron termin- d
ated at Goderich, the jury strongly re-
commending that Goderich be completed
and properly equipped as a port of re-
fuge, and that wireless equipment be
installed on vessels and on shore.
CHURCH NOTES.
The nativity of Our Lord, commonly
called Christmas Day, will be observed
in St. Paul's Church by a celebration
of the Holy Communion at eight o'clock
a.m.; Morning Prayer with sermon at
10.39 a.m. and Holy Commnnior at
the close.
The annual Christmas tree and enter-
tainment by the members of St. Paul's
Sunday School will be given in the
Mills Memorial Hall on Friday, Decem-
ber 19th, commencing at 7.30 p.m. A
fine cantata entitled, "Santa Claw &
Co.," will be given by the children. A
collection will be taken at the door.
Supper will be served to the children in
t
the school room at 5.30 p,rn. a
The following are the results of the a
n
examinations held in St. Paul's Sunday
School on Nov. 29th:
Senior Division --Marjorie Baines, 85
per cent.
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OS 1 iieSt HOSt
Wheat Machinery Mechanics
These are the first considerations in
manufacturing and marketing our
"QUALITY" and "FIVE LILIES"
FLOURS
Farmers—We can satisfy your wants.
Townspeople—Our flour will please
you.
1. Special prices nn five bag lots.
2. We deliver flour to any part of
the town.
8. We guarantee our flour.
Howson & Brocklebank
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