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WINGL.A,M, ONT., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 1915.
troaciurnoN wiv o,aoi(To.a$W mu s
The Solt jer's Boots,
Sir Robert Borten Explains
Situationn,.
0
It would. indeed b e ra a Lir-
e a t
Fg
,
cumstance if; in the hurried (twill -
!went of a largo • expeditionarT force,
there was no criticism of the manner
.10 wbich this was done. The opposit-
ion has seined on the footwear of the
eo#there upon 'which to found a corn
plaint. Two months' hard week at
Veleartier rave led to weaknesses in
the boete, but the extraordinary _oon-
d#tionis at Salisbury Plaine showed
that they were not entirely suited for
active service,
Sit, Rour,iti's Remy.
In answer to the Liberal criticism,
Sir Robert Borden explained the mat.
ter. He said the Government desired
to give the fullest information, and
that ifthere bad been an error in judg.
went at the beginning it bad now been
remedied. On this subject, daring
the debate on the address, he said:—
"My right bon, friend has spoken
of rumors in the press with re-
gard to the boots wbich were furn-
ished to the first Canadian contin-
gent, and, I dare say, to those
wha have been enlisted for service
beyond the seas in case further ex-
peditionary forces shall be requir-
ed. So far as I aw aware, those
boots were ordered in very early
stages of the war upon specificat-
ions which were prepared in the in
the Departmenteef Militia many
years ago and which have -been
the authorized specifications, of
that Department ever since. It
may be that if time had permitted
it would have been desirable to
adopt a stouter type of boot, but
I should like to tell my right hon.
friend that I have it upon the
authority of a man who should
know whereof he speaks that in
the South African campaign the
type of boot used in the British
army which has been so highly
commended to my right -hon.
friend, was not found specially
i;uitable for the Canadian forces
engaged in that war. I have tak-
• en a, keen interest in this question
of :boots read have discussed the
matter with a great many persons
who were eupposed•to know what
war the beet type of boot for such
.apurpose. found that there was
I
a great difference of opinion as to
What was the best type of boot.
Many different specifications have
been presented to us and many
different types have been consider-
ed. The French and British type
of boots_ were planed tefore nae,
and I liad`it pointed out to me in
a very forcible, way—and in a wsy
that commended itself very much
to,my judgement—that the type
of boot used in the French army
might, for the purpose of our men
going to the front, be worthy of
consideration as possessing cer-
tain qualities which would make
it more useful than the British.
boot to which my right hon.
friend has referred. For many
'Weeks a committee has been con,
efdering the beet type of boot to
to be used, and I understand that
a typehas been decided upon
whlath wEl prone very set viceable,
•'My hbp. friend speaks of illness
or disease having been occasioned
on-t3aflsbury Pain by the use of
the boots which were supplied. I
ata bound to say that I have no in•
formation of that kind, and if my
right t ho , friend possesses infO
rm-
ation to that effect I shall be very
glad indeed to have him furnish it
to the Government ii'very one
lin awe t h it h i weather cont i lone,
which during the past few months
. have prevailed throughout the
British Isles, and particularly an
Salisbury Plain, have been of an
anpsually severe characters and 1
qoubt very mulch indeed whether
the` type of 'bent ,eupplied to the
British army, to the French army.
or to the any other army, would
have withstood the rti_ats of the
conditions to which Our men
were mere entity but unfortun-
ately subjected during their so-
acorn upon S a l labury Plain,
fiitweveri as I have said, my right
hon. friend is quite within his
tights when he desires and insists
upon having full itlfortnation as
tie the' expenditures' Which we
beet rnadb and air as to'any ms`s:
to es'nrieerreris'in 4t gerpetre it,,,
eery s ch laYe oceutred• and int
mei will Most heartily eonegr fp
ern; c f 'ort Whit* he pear direct to
that Very worthy end,'r
Brf otg O111411VP.
ipotll the peter Oenadleen hoot could
erepplied, British atgay boots have
toe tgrntahrrt the Canadian 'soldierst.
re tltentracts for Ile new boots have
a,ika►tdrd and copse bfl etlte will
Wen B
Iiia f rrw►at4 for the first artily erten,
*bile the iceond atad thied senates
itose in sada will be fttritlih*tt thews
trate they tail for Beitaltr.
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MARRIAGES
rut- In Tgmwi rth €fl flan,
Oboist t Qhurtrh', be the
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le *Moe Saul, t;teng'hter of Mr, Ji+t a r
IMO Tateneettla
The Dreamof a Dollar.
When Farmer Brown went Into town
Tos# aad e l of
lbay,
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Ric wife and kids put ou these #•da,
And said,, -"It's Dollar Day "
lee quitetoo bad, that only dad
Should go to see the fun.
Let's hitch old gray; the erne horse sleigh
Wilt hold us, everyone.
When Farmer Brown got into town
Be sold his load of hay,
Then took a seat in Fred's Retreat,
To hear the gramo. play.
la Fred's Cafe there's nought to pay,,
Except for feed ter boreee,
Aad Bob- Deyell will atories tell
With music 'tweet'. the courses.
When Farmer Brown got settled down,
As cosy as court be,
His heart went dead, when someone said,
,"Brown there's] your family."
Ile crossed the street the hunch to meet,
His wife with baby Belle,
And Jack and Bill, and Tom and.Phil,
And Rose and Belt. and Nell.
"Hellcer said Bett., hie special pet,
"We're pleased to meet you dad,
We just have spent our last red cent,
And all were feeling end,"
Said Nellie gay—"Our one horse sleigh
Will never hold our stuff." •
"Don't fret", --said Jack,—"Dad's got the rack,
That's surely big enough."
Though pretty mad, Brown soon got glad,
To find bis kids so smart,
Produced hie roll, and said quite droll,
"The be't of friends must part."
A dollar bill be gave to Phil;
That dollar bill was I;
Just follow me, and you will see
The things I helped to buy.
From Allen Mills, a skirt with frills,
From Isard, tape and ribbon,
Candies galore from Bafagh'e store,
A kodak from McKibben.
A dandy tie from Miss Mae Fry,
In Hannah's *tore I naught,
Te Willis too, tor overshoe,
To Boyce far iron pot.
From J. H, C., oatmeal and tea,
A. scarf from Bobbie King,
To Billy Pat, soon after that,
To bey,a wedding ring;
To Mason .then, for fountain pen,
From Rae a silver spoon,
Then up to Lack to buy a snack,
For it was far past noon.
From Maegie Tibbs, a roast of ribs,
From Janet Rush a hat.
A slumber robe from Barbie Jobb,
From Campbell a cravat,
Some meals from Swat te, some dealers•quarts,
Some tickets to a dance,
And quickly then to Spotton's den,
To pay for the "Advance:"
How much from Bell, I dare not tell,
Nor what from Henry T.,
The acehot, got as next Ibought
Some dishes from McGee.
To see Mies Pyke, ,I then did hike,
Her store is never dear,
Then up to Knox among the clocks,
For shoes to Billy Greer.
Thus in and out I rushed about,
Through purse' and pocket many,
In lots of tills, chock full of bilis
But none that hadn't any.
When day was gone. and night came on
With moonlight calm and still
I called a halt, in Ritchie's vault,
A tired •dialler bill.
'Twas all a dream, but still. I seem
To think perhaps it may,
Alt enwpe quite true, if skies are blue
On Wingham'e Dollar Day.
DOLLAR BILL.
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Personals
Miss Laura Rich spent last week in
town.
Mr. Oto•ge Cronin, jr., of Detroit is
visiting in town.
Miss Hazel Brandon is visiting re-
latives in liarovere,
Mies Olive
t Angus left ft tact week to
take a ro,itiote in Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hart of Weston
are visiting in town. '•
Mies Edith Campbell is visiting at
her home in Whitechurch.
Mrs, Elward Cronin of Detroitis
visiting friends in town.
Mr. Waiter Rattles, '$eaforth, visit.
ed pgrents bere over Sunday.
Mise Viola Isard of Fordwich spent
the week -end with her parents,
Mrs,• Neil McKinnon and Mrs. T.
Park visited Mrs. Bob tit Dtee11 lett
Week.
Mr, R, 11. Jones, Inspector for the
Canadian Express Co., was in town
on business this week.
Miss Genevieve McCormick retutn
ed to Detroit after •spetld1t' g a `few
days atiller hitme'in Curd i,
""fir. W 'Haines W. 11, # ass wasi
ca edo
t
V441.1113;1
411t�.'
V4. 1311 a blur
-. � , ,• d sda�y avl+iag•ttt the
death o rx brother there.
alies13'dith Treipaven. Ashf$rld, has
netgrned Noma afree a two weeks
visit With Mrs, 4. d`ohneon.
Mr. Nathan Jolene, Saskatoon, le
Vieltine,kial)ep1;ew, Mr, W• P Van!
Atone. Mr. *Tubbs is an ex -reeve of
Colborne'I'p , .Buren "Co,
1')1ekin, ()wee gpndt le
et:listing the eft aptet )frac);er*ga
e. here ut i. a
O fl iris their great 14 t#ay
daft.,
Miie14.E. $.►r er left late week :for
WOO
totetanal her duties as Sew
,legal aterzograpber at the Utnase of
Curat mode.
Mr,' `e G. Tiplitag, Belleitrres, Stick.,
after an abtrenwr of 20 year* frets this
' ribirilty, it *icing hire brother", Mr,
A. Ttpltd, Hr.'g has a t at
stars a
to tar 11.
Kea/trot
d *mks a ,mux r.
�.
iia
t#erct a OM tut+BtM.
• Miss Nellie Vandrick, Listowel,
visited lies parents her over Senday,
Mr. J. S. Dobie. Chesley, has taken
a position with Mr. J. A. Mills,
Messrs, J. A. MacLean and J, A.
Mills are in Ooderich serving on the
grand jury,
Miseea Mabel and Gladys Kemp,
Li:towel, Were in town over the week-
end. •
;Local Items 1
The Women's Institute willme
u e meet in
the Council Chamber on Feb. 25 h. .•
Mrs. R. Pocock le not improving as
fast as layer many friends wotiTd'114n:
Mill, Robert Doyeli's many friends•
wilt be sorry to hear ebb is not im.
proving.
+Wingham Citizens' Band played at
patriotic carnival in Bruesei i Friday
night,
A number of Oddfellowe attended
the funeral of the late Lewis Towley,
Priceville, Sask., in Teeswater last
Sunday.
Three plugs of McDonald's tobacco
fore 251 on Dollar Day at the Merch-
auted •13rokerege.
Choir" Leader wanted for St, And-
rew's
Preeb terian Ohl rc
� orAplv td doe. �tothere14eb. F
ei)&t,
y
tR hte
agxtcrc — 411 R .rsuptl awing me.
noose;r,ta' whl.;la Ittee been rendered
ate rerl•tested to kindly call and Nettle
arise at'once.—Jas, A. Haugh. 2122
ll#epere. 1l-irold flinscliffe and Walt*
er VeralOyeif have rettirned from Lon-
don Armouries whim they were fuc--
aeseful in pa.eing their examinations
as 5r-rgeant.
'.'be to t;al Woman's phrietiant «ta-
e n
a e
tc n
u a day' for r
e dv prayer i be
P w ,
1[
b.11 in the 0. O. . Hell, ytV'in h -nt
on Tbursd.iv. -b,;•h. Meeting
opened at 2 45 p,m. Tire ()a Iain c f
this Salvation Army will giveanad.
dreae. The publinare cordially invited,
end all members are earnestly request•
ed to attend,
Airetlea Sate,
tion sale of good hou
se
hold
wit! be hli Anidtdrrtnetl
r
o., rrt+r vtoc harts, on t3 Aar. -b, 17th. McCormelt sad writ •
Aletteaeerte
Church Views,
Methodist
At the Methodist Church on Sunday
evening last a very interesting service
was held in commemoration of the one
hundred years of peace between Great
Britain and the United States. The
pastor, Bev. J. W. Hibbert, discussed
the question in a very .excellent and
appropriate address. Mr. A, H. Mute
grove, M. P. P., in a short address
gave a ,bort resume of the varieue
disagreements and treaties during the
past century and also gave =interest,.
ing account . of some of the chief
evetts,l(, If any people should be
tbankful for a century of peace that
people were the Canadians. For a
century Canadians had lived in peace
and were thue enabled Yoo develop
their country, railways and canals
had been constructed; the resources of
the country bad been developed.
Schools and churches bad been built,
No money had been expended on war,
no, property had been destroyed by
war. During all this period we were
fully protected by the British Govern.
meat.
The Munroe doctrine was explained,
and in reference to the statement
rnade in Toronto byex•president Taft,
that the Munroe doctrine would pre-
vent Germany from taking possession
ofOanada,the speaker saidthat the old
British navy would be much more
effective. Having explained the Ash.
burton Treaty and the friction caused
by the burning of the American
steamer Caroline, the speaker gave a
detailed account of the Trent affair,
when Great Britain and the United
States were almost; on the verge of
war. A'fitting tribute was made to
the diplomacy and forbearance of the
three paries responsible for smooth-
ing over the difficulty, namely, the
late Prince Consort, Queen Victoria,
and Abraham Lincoln. A war at this
time would have thrown Great
Britain into the hands of the slave
party which would have been au
eternal diegraoe. The fitting out of
the private steamer Alabama, in Eng-
land, the depredation wrought by
this vessel, bier sinking, in the Bay of
Biscay; the claims made by the
United States for damages; the settle-
ment made was fully dealt with. A.
brief referencewas
r made to the
Fenian raid claim=; the San Juan
boundary, and the Alaska and Orogen
boundary queetione. Mr, Musgrove's
address was replete with historical
information, briefly and clearly told,
and was listened to with interest by'
the Large congregation.
Regular services will be held in the
Methodist .Church next Lord'e Day.
Rev. D. Wren, M. A. of Brussels will
preach (D.V.) at 11 a.m. and 7 pan.
Rev. Mr. Wren is an interesting
speaker and everyone will be made
welcome. Be sure and conte.
St. Paul's Church
The Centenary of Peace between
the United States of America and
Great Britain was fittingly observed
in St. Paul's Church last Sunday by
special servicee. Thaak'-givings for
the one hundred years of peace and
prayers for the continuance of that
peace, with hymns and anthems ap-
propriate for national occasions were
used throuehout the •drry. Asian M.
Dymond. K. C., Law Clerk to the Pro
Tindal Legisliture, and b other of
the rector, was the speaker for the
day, and in an earnest ani'` convincing
manner he dealt with the't•ut'jects of
his discousee. In the. morn•ng he
spoke on, "The Peace Centenary" and
drew attention to the amicable rela'•
ions that have existed betweea thettwo
nations and said that o h at the desire c
fi f
the two peoples of these two great
nations these friendly relations wou'd
continue, that a bre wily spmpatheiie
attitude on the part of the individual
would insure this desirable peace
for always, on account 4 of ,their
many interestein commoe. tin" the
evening Mr, -Dymond gaffe a e17"endid
a'Idrees cin, "Spree R; fisdtioas of tine
War::. lie s146 tyith much f• @ling
hateful and bubo ninable in the right
of God, but that out of the: reek ac.4
smoke of battle, out of the suffering
and the pain, God might raise up the
fair lily of purity, peace and right-
eousness. That many beautiful
young lives, infinitely dearer to those
eft at home than their own, would
be aacriticed, but that such would
not be in vain, but, were given that
the world might see that might was
not right, that the strong must pro-
tect the weak and that treaty obli-
gations could not he lightly thrown
aside at the caprice of a nation, Mr.
Dymond is an able speaker and his
addresses were much 'appl•eciat.ed by
theconre congregations pros
a : n a mt r.
D -
fl g p
,y-
'mon also d ratified' t °ii els of
cl e�_ pupils P
tli.�f�ugdtiy School id the aeernoan.
v.
,sh ZVedneptley series in the
0lit;rtFS set 740. Byre -e , "Pae Oblate. -
Ash
' str-
vance of Lent,
The Fr laity gyeein'sets lees dip ing
Tent will commoner, next week and
will be held in i.he'Churoh,
The W. A, will meet on Thursday.
afternoon at 8 o'clock and the Girls
Auxiliary nn l ridgy et 2,10 p.q, ip
the perish hail.
The fortnightly meeting ofthe St.
'P $ 9
Andy ewe Brotherhood will be held in
the ileotory nn Feeley evening,
tic ty Communion text Sunday at
8.30.
Sunday --•.Morning Prayer. Suhj.set
"The Three Tenet -'one of out, Lnt1"
Evening Prayer—Sermon to men
Sut-jest, "ftebbish,"
The regular meeting of :fit. Paui'a
A Y.t'.A, was hal i on Monday ever;.
trig and p".i'eil to, be a very inures.
Mg r- rr Y en) +
i ono, e ) r i i•
h n g ui tr tin rr
g r fan
t;
instrrnner tel solo by Garrett.
r•aliselos ny Mese*. joe,iinPar.d rt d
Fill moult, a rtelteti,rn by Miss 1) it
Mitchell and a song by a class of boys.
entitled "King and Country" with
"Tipperary" as an encore followed by.
a veryme in Tee r
i rest g add eon T set
schke and the Great War" given by
Mr. Spotton'in hie usual pleasingman.
ner to which all present listenevery
attentively and the members of the A.
Y.P.A. appreciate very much Mr.°
Spotton"e kindness in giving thie
splendid address, A tasty lunch was
served to which all did justice and the
meeting closed with the singing of the
National Anthem.
Letter from the Front
British Ezpedinnary Force,
Jan. 27th. 1915,
Dear Dave:—
Many thanks for your most wel-
cotne letter, I am very pleased to get
it and to know that alt the folks are
keeping well, I was also very pleased
to hear how the people of Huron
County have assisted the Belgians,
can assure you they are greatly in
need of it, it is heart ;breaking to see
how their country has been laid in
ruins. Our first battle here was the
Marcie but we were only reserves
there, so, we were not actually
in the firing line but we got the
Germans on the run Sind they retired
back to Aisne, they *ere strongly en•
trenched there, an, we had to entrench
oureeives, we held those trenches for
about a Month and loot about two
hundrod men in our regiment, and
then were relieved by the French, the
whole of our Brigade was then en-
trained and we were travelling for
two days, we disentrained at a place
called Castle and after two days
marching we again engaged the
enemy, It teemed to me that day
rather.,curious how we came into act-
ion. That day We halted along by the
side of the road and rations were is-
sued, we had our dinner as if we were
miles away from the enemy and as
soon as we were finished my platoon
had orders to deploy across a field on
our right, as soon, we got into line
they let us have a volleg and several of
our men went down and the leapt hes.
itation on our part all of us would.
have gone but with one accord we
charged them and got them on the
run. We chased theta for about five,
miles and then name up with their
main body and my didn't they give us
something then, their were roughly
speaking Trine hundred of us for that.
night and next day against Von.
Kluck's Army corps about fifty thou-
sand, we were reinforced by the re-
mainder of our Brigade t
u B gadebut they were
to strong fof usr weheld them for an-
other two days while our Eogineers
dug dome trenches five miles back and
then we retired into them, During
that three days there it was awful,
great heaps of dead everywhere, we
continually charged them. I was
knocked out once by a buttof rifle
and when I came to I was a prisoner
but not for long, sour 'fellows charged
again and I got away with them, We
were fighting in a large forest, both
aides were shelling asfast as they
could so you can guess the inferno it
cu dwe
a se , when retired we left 482
dead out of 000 of our regiment and
the other regiments, suffered heavy
too, We held those trenches for 30
days. We hold the record for that of
all the regiments out here. We were
relieved then for two weeks rest and
I can assure you we badly needed it,
after that we,, went 'back ag:tin for
another three weeks and then were
relieved again and after resting for
two weeks we •came to Armentierres
and have been in the trenches twice
but we are only in for four days at a
time as the German trenches are only
seventy yards away from us and it tries
the mens nerves so much. There has
been some awful fighting here, the
Durham Light Infantry was nearly
wiped out to a man. In our trenches
there is astream about twentyyardsin
front of us absolutely filled with dead,
there is hardly a foot of ground around
us that you can dig without digging
,up a body and it is risky wo, k bury.
ing as the snipers are continually et
us, when we get a chance we rebury
some of them to stop the stench as
much as we can 1 ut when the hot
weather comes there will be a lot of
fever around here the Oermans held
these trenches before us and they
never troubled to dig gravee, where a
shell makes a hole in the ground they
put as many bodies as they can, in so
it is nothing
to see feetarms and
treacle up out of the ground. I must
close now. give my love to t a1l•'nt
home, .from Youra •sinepreiy,'
"Are iiur') rlie.
God has been merciful to 'tie" and
have nViittr th taelia>j;kfui fol;,
',phis lettep was limited several days
egg frog tale battlefield by Davef oug•
heed.
Plants of the Bible.
By Rev. 1 , Thynne, M. A., Palmerston,
(0 Balm or Balm of Odleatl.l
This seems to hive Wen i; regular
article df 904rgerae among X11 istern
Netior'is from the earliest periods. It
fs alluded to in the Book of Genesis,
eeventt en hundred and twenty leave,
B. O. When Joseph went ter loLkt,ap;
in search of his llretheen, he watt very
IA received, rod` they, at drat, bad de:
er ted to ill hi hut t t length, es
t � � 4i y a
t
eolfecl ttu trei1 him as a slaye , for, as
tl}e ett dotggids 4rastbre4cl,i I'b+ey lifted
tip their eras and tooked,aaa beheld, a
pompon), of Xshmaelltea carne from.
Gilead, with their camels beating
spicery and balm, and myrrh, going
to tarry it down to Egyl t " flatboat
is about'twelv;e teifee earth pj garpat:
lat end lies in what Is ttiti ono Lf the
principal roads from the f .iman and
i'4ognt (bleed to 1l gyp-, When Dr,
black %dieted thio place, he says he "be.
held a• company of Ishrnaelites o M-
ing
.ing frons "Gilead, as in the days of Reu-
ben and Judah, with their camels bear -
tug spicery and brain-, end myrrh, and.
wuultl gladly have purchased atrotbe.•
Joseph of hie brethren, and conveyed
him as tt OOatre to some Potipher in
Pellet." We tend. In the Beek t f.
tleneele of another' oceasioir on which
balm vtsrartlpd"fin"o Egypt; hut ou
thiu•beedsion the sr ns] <:f .fro lob were
(i'arntinu- d r n nag 8
Wedding Bells
I71Ax--RuTxartyoIvm.—At Spy Hill,
on Wednesday, Jan, 27tb, at the home
of the bride's father, Mr. Donald Ruth•
erford, the marriage of Harry R. Day
and MIe An
ale n s A, ie E. Rutherford. of spy
Iilll, wap solemnized in the presence
of a number of relatives and Mende
The Rev. D. J, 8'o At, of Rocsuville
performed the ceremony, Very
sweet and dainty loolsled the bride in
her pretty wedding gown as she en-
tered the room on her father's arm,
The young couple's popularity was at-
tested in some measure by the number
of very ha>adsonie and useful gifts,
and the beet wishes of the whole cow.
munity will follow them in their new
home in Esterhazy. [Lucknow Senti-
nel, The above le a son of our esteem-
ed townsman Mr, Robb, Day.
Valentine Social.
A large number of the children as
well as the teachers and officers of St.
Paul's Sunday School gathered in the
school room on Friday evening and
enjoyed a Valentine Social, The room
W9.9 very prettily decorated for the
occasion aid a good program was giv-
en, consisting of vocal solos, recita-
tions, choruses and drll's and instru-
mental •music after which games of
many descriptions were enjoyed for a
short time and then all repaired to the
tables and a splendid lunch was serv-
ed.
ereed. The evening was thoroughly en-
joyed by all presently and it is the in-
tention to hold another social in the
near future. A committee of three
claque having the arrangements in
charge.
Patriotk Society Notes
Cu, February loth the. Ladies' Pat.
riotic Soolety shipped to the head.
quarters of the Red Cross Soolety a
box containing one hundred pairs of
socks, twenty-two scarves, and six
pairs of wristlets. This means two
hundred pairs of socks have been ship-
ped within a period of four weeks to
the Red Cross Society.
The need is again brought before the
public for donations of material suit-
able for surgical dressings. The quan-
tity required' is almost unlimited.
Will all those having old linen or cot-
ton perfectly clean, please send the
same
to 142rs. Pugh corner Patrick and
Francis Ste,
The names of those who donated
quilts have not all appeared, a further
Iist to being prepared for publication.
There was a large gathering in the
Council Chamber on Monday after-
noon not with standing our correspon-
dent's mistake in calling the date the
8th instead of the 15th. The ladles
worked from early in the day until 8
o'clock and succeeded In finishing a
large number of quilts.
The motion passed at this meeting
to serverlunches in the Counoil Cham-
ber on Dollar Day has been rescinded
be the Committee of the officers and it
has heen decided to withdraw entirely
from this work. Those who promised
to assist, can perhaps do so in some
other way.
Will those ladies who promised
donations for this object please tale
note of this item as it will net be
necessary to send in any previsions to
the Council Champer on Dollar Day.
COMrUJNiCATiON
Corp. W. Hrayles,
l+ to. g,Qi24• q coy.,
3t ettest.
Brigade,
H
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Beata;•d 0atpp,
Sielitbury Plains, Eng.,
C, E. F.
'.ib t1, a members of the Baptist Young
People's Uuion.—Just -a few lines in
answer to your Welcome letter which
T received last night. I was very
pleased to hear from you and also
thank you for your kind wishes for,
int+. Now that I am writipg l will try
end give you a little 'ilea, of what we
are doing. We ere still living under
cane;}@ and ilnd it a little cold at times,
bet we don't mind that as we believe
we are doing this for a just cause and
to try and right the wrong that has
been done to Belgium, I believe tt1Q
people of Canada can Tdc}rdly realize
what the eaeopl.e of'i elgitun have suf,
41r0a, They have suffered a great
deal et the hands of the Pune, as we
call theme. I will now tell you a little
of what we ate tieing. We parade at
nine in o iiorrnttg and go for a route
march of about eight miles and then
start on the wait tactics jest aa if we
were et the real thing. The work is
very interesting ills. fellow only pate
hie tpintl to it. We then get as hour
for ll;nob apd start sifter that again on
the same kind of wet k. We get hick
to camp about four in the afternoon,
and our work le over for the dal; that
is if the are net picked out for any
,. l
L
special duty, The oglish people
have used its very well since we melee
ed here and mill conticue to do see
Now I will bring my letter to to close
wishitrg the tn'nrbere of the 13, '. V.
A. the beet of ,access,
i'`tihltlirli
'li'otrte, W. Hee lee.
isotice
-- Chapatti n bi i, r
Owing tothe • h , Its i tinPe ,all
oeconrrts erre•gtn (paid Ilros',tn,n4t tip
iclEdd�y' Mart h 1s] ,191:r
Dollar Day:
Everyone, who attended last Dollar
Day, was delighted. This Dollar Day
will far eclipse the last. The merchants,
who have special values thatot day,
arein-
viting
in
,
vitingYou throe h the columns of this
paper, to call and see thein Unheard of
Values will to seen by reading their ad-
Vertisentents.
Read the program on another page,
Army horse buyers will be here again op
that day, and will be inspected in .the
yard of A, 11 Wilford Other buyers,
who will buy light and heavy, cheap and
dear horse-, wilt be here also, This will
be a day in a lifetime.
County Meeting.
The deferred meeting of the North
Huron County L.O L., which was held
here onTueeday was largely attended.
County Master Thos, Stewart gave an
address that was most enthusiastical-
ly received and favorably commented
upon.
The following oleere were elected:--
0, 1%L, John F. Groves; D. C. M„ J.
Johnston; Chap. J. W. Hibbert; Rao,
Sec., J. C. l.'eacock; Fin. Sec. Wm,
Hayes; Treas. Robe, McMurray; Lee.
turer. Robt. McRae; Dir, of Ceremon-
ies, Thos. McLean; Dep. Lecturers, W.
Guest, 5, Thompson.
Editor's APPoio2Y
Owing to unprecedented spacer taken
by our advertisers, much good matter is
crowded out, but will appear in our next
issue.
tiayes•Balyd•
' On Feb. IOth a very pretty wedding
took place at the parsonagewhen i
Margaret Jane Baird was united in
matrimony to John Solis Hayes, both
of Turnberry, Rev. J. W. Hibbert
performed the: ceremony after which
the young couple took their departure
to their Ho,me in Turnberry where they
will Veside_
reeptiewaressaegererstareariaellelleetWeweet
10. SALE 101
1 C. OtaNg CENT)hart the P
ur
c
has•
#ug value of 250, For the week of
Feb.
2204. Inctudigg "Dollar Day"
Feb, 2tth,
lc, BUYS YOU 25c. WORTH OF
GOODS.
Box of Linen Stationery`25e..
A second box Ole.
Two Boxes Stationery .. • :200.
Parcel of heat linen envelopes
(02 envelopes) ... , • 25o.
Aaecond box .....'. , . , Ole.
2 Parcels (124 envelopes) ... 20c,
Box of Olivine Soap ..° . „ . . 25c
A Second Box , . • . a .. • Ole
2 Boxes Soap►':.-;-- I ,'r; ,° .. 20c
Box of Raxall Tooth ]Paste or
Powder ., 250
A good Tooth Brush , .. • , Ole
Tooth Paste and Brush . -28c
J. W. Mckibboo
DRUGGIST & OPTICIAN
?hee4..afiSS •
NOTICE
Separate sealed applications mark.
ed on outside, applications for Treas.
urer, will be received up to 4 p. m. on
the 12th day of February, for the of-
fice of Treasurer of the town of Wing.
ham, under the following conditions :
(1) At a salary of $275.00 per year.
Treaeurer to collect electric light and
waterworks -rates and have office in
Town gall. Office hours 10 to 12 0. m,
and 2to4p.m.
(2) At a salary of $225 00 per year
with no electric light or waterworks
collectionsand office need not be in
Town Hall.
John F. Groves, CIerk.
Valuable Property For Sale.
The property on the north east
corner of John and Centre streets,
known as the Mills Memorial Hall.
The dwelling and stable on the
north side of Jolla Street immediately
west of the Anglican Church. For
particulars apply to W. F. Vanatone,
C. P. Smith, A. E. Smith or R. Van -
stone,
Blg Bargaics in Shoes on Dallar Day
at W. J. G}reer's,
You should read Knox's $ Day ad.
Something good in it for you.
Cedar Rails Wanted. Telephone to
The Western Foundry Co„ Ltd.,
Wingham, No. $5,
$15,00 weekly for few hours work in
your home locality showing grocery
sanapfea to your friends and neighbors.
Men wanted everywhere, Samples
f. ea.....the Co -Operative Union, Wind-
sor, Ontario.
It will pay to ahoe up the whole
family on .Dollar Day at W. J, Greer',,
Our Fertilie,er is the money maker.
--A. I4. Wilford, .
Trunks and Valises,—Our low prices
will ow:ppel you to buy on Dollar D..y
at W. 3. titeer.
A bargain i n ga u i<i second -band
cutter, --
Apply to It A. Currie, t1
Bracelet Watches from $3 to $50 at
Patterson's Jewelery Store.
Cash for Butter and Eggs. --.A. H.
Wilford.
LOST—In %4 iugharv, a fine gold
chain with gold piece attaabed. Finder
will be suitably rewarded by leaving
same at Bieattie's Livery.
Enter our Dairy Competition.—A.
le. Wilford.
Only 15 days to secure big bargains
in all deem tments of this store
Nothing but bargains at the Merchant
Heck. iso. Sae ad.
Dollars will tie saved on Dotter Day
by beaiag your shoes at W. J. Greere.
()attend of corn for Sale et the
Grand Trunk Station--Tipling es] Mills.
WAN j uu--A reliable man to sell
HARDY CANADIAN GROWN
STOCK in Wingham and Huron Co,
Start tow et the best Felling titre
Send for list of Spring Offerings sod
ter me to awing Liberal Couturiere
lone, tisndecene free outfir,---The
1! onthill lcurserlee. ttrstablished 1837)
Tnrento.
i
Biggest 14 aye $-1e ever
held In
Wine ham, of General Merebatdiso, at
the Beak. Co, See ad,
'Cry a pail of apple butter jam ; tbie
is a very -:heap thing et 0 etre t'er
pound considering the price of tenger.
—lt Merkley es] Son, phone Ste\Ving•
hrtn, Oat.
Mee. S. J. $rnitb, Tp. of Morris, box
S0, scare of W. Pollock, I1lyth, Ont.,
will do hair wea•i;tg (rout combings
or cat heir; ewitehea, curls, transfer.
mations, side roils, etc. 'Reasonable
Weir,
`tree- 0r•aer'e clltcatte arid P -doves •
Y
l4 S'IOE SA..
Pearl lir A •
t5 t'J 9 fi .,
e t
� e
ill
,, p �
.4 v
l 1$ 4 CO.
cersravesmi
70.
Barrels of
Bargains
ON DOLLAR DAY
30 Pairs Women's Boots, Reg.
$2 50 to $3 50 for, $1
20 Pairs Misses Boots, Regular
$1 50 to $2.50 for ..... .•••..,r.$1
50 Childs Boots, Regular $1,50
to $1.75 for $1
2 pairs Women's Rubbers for $1
2 pairs Misses Rubbers for... , $1
33 parrs Childs Rubbers. for $l
Big Bargains in All Lines of
Footwear on' Dollar Day,
FEB. 24th •
Shop in the Morning—Early
Buyers First Choice
� W. J. GREER
q
mareaasemienumenummustai
ROBERT A. CURRIE
Graduate ofCanadianl3mbahners
Association
We Tarry ' a large and flr9t-
clase stock nI
FUNERAL REQUISITES
A 'ergo stock of enerything
found in a modern furniturestore
Store Phone bi Residence 155
1
1
_L Ars tun—ria-t •
Coal. Coal.
In all sizes. Cannell, Smithing
and Stearn Coal, Charcoal, Coke,
Hard, and Soft Wood, Lumber,
Latif and Shingles always on
hand and deliveredrom -� tl .
ly P Y
To avoid subtitutiota and im-
osi t
p ratsrr�dcrll. L.&W,Scran-
ton Coal. Cash for Logs and
Heading t g B alts.
J. A. McLean
Ui'A1.nt't let
Lumber, Coal & Wood
mee tItone G1*, ;rttill ?bona 134n
irlt'nc' Pyrone SO.