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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1935-05-16, Page 16PAGE SXX T E 4.,` H' .ISTORICAL I EVIM ole' TI -IE TOWN OF,WINGHAM Thursday, May 16th, 1935. THE WINGHAM GENERAL, HOSPITAL THE WINGHAM GENERAL .HOSPITAL Wingham is proud of this fine insti- tution, 'which is situated on Carling Terrace, on the highest ground inside .of the Town. Beautiful grounds sur- round the Hospital, and a command— ing .view of the Town may be seen. from here. The Hospital was 'former- ly the home of the late, A. W. Web- ster, who built it some time in the eighties. In 1907, through the untir ing efforts of the late Dr. James Price Kennedy, the residence'Nyas purchased .y influential men, who opened it in the seine year, as a Hospital. It has. undergone many changes in the past years, and at the present time is con- sidered one of the most up-to-date in- stitutions in the County of Huron. There is accommodation for twenty patients, and five baby beds. The Hospital is equipped with two elec- tric ranges, one electric Frigidaire, an ,electro . operating sterilzer (full reli- able) and one electrically controlled elevator. The latter, which is on the North side of the building is very convenient. There has also been in- stalled, through the efforts •of The Wornen's Institute (who donated the first One Hundred Dollars); the Chamber of Commerce and the citiz- ens of the town, a. Model D. X -Ray (Victor) Machine. This is a wonder- ful help to the hospital, and a very important part of the equipment. Miss M. E. Adams is Matron and ii.as full charge over all nurses, of which at times there are ten. Each ,year, the Wingham General Hospital has its graduating class of Nurses. Miss N. Walters is Assistant Matron. ;Wingham General Hospital stands second to -none with its cornpetent nurses and modern equipment. The Hospital is controlled by a Board of Directors: (President—Mr. T. C. King. Vice Pres.—Mr. Samuel Bennett. Sec.-Treas.—Mr. H. B. Elliott. WINGHAM IN SPORTS Wingham has always had an up-to- the-minute Baseball team, Lacrosse team, Football team and Hockey :team. The Alps Golf Course and 'Clubhouse is within five miles of the 'Town. Wingham has also its Bad- •rninton, Tennis, Bowling, Curling and `Softball Association. At one time we could boast of a Toboggan Slide, which was built just off Victoria St., and ran south across Diagonal Road. No doubt, many will remember this slide,' which was enjoyed by old and young. At the time of writing, 1 un- derstand that Wingham hasan organ- ized rganized Baseball club, and is preparing to carry off the honours in the Bruce League this year, Under good man agement and coaching it can be done, for- we have the material. • Looking back to the year 1903 and '4, the writer was Manager of one of the best Baseball teams that Wing - ham ever had. , The first year we played twenty-eight games and lost only twwo, and the second year play- ed twenty-two games and lost seven. I, have in my possession a' Baseball, and 'Indicator given to 'the forty years ago .at Port Elgin for umpiri'ig a ,game between the Maple Leafs of Guelph and a Walkerton team. A Photograph of the Baseball Team of 1903 and '4 is shown here. produced many comforts for the boys "over there."' They are continually on the alert to help any cause such as the Sailors' Horne, The Institute for the ,Blind, Orphanages,' and in fact, anything 'and everything, Any priv- ate -individual requiring assistance is always aided by` this, society; They were first to realize the-necessity:of helping to secure an X -Ray. Machine for our :hospital, and donated One Hundred Dollars. The Institute are always wyilling to cater .for any ban cjuet---void make. a success of 'it. The spirit 'ofgood-will seems to prevail with them; and apparently the Members appreciate their sisters in the work, for we never hear of any hair-pulling—which is a record where one hundred' women are concerned, ' The present officers, as near as 1 can find out, are: President, Miss M. Anderson; Secretary, Mrs. Richard Clegg; Treasurer, Mrs. William Fras- er. I take off my hat to' this 'noble • band and say; Then' gently scan your brother man, Still gentler, sister woman, Tho' both may gang a kennie wring, To step aside is human, —(Burns) THE RE -UNION by. Jane Netterfield McLean "Breathes there a man with soul so dead; Who never to himself hath said: "This is my own,.my native land." As home his footsteps he hath turn- ed?" (Scott) Then why should we our joy conceal, At the news of a Re -Union, With friends beloved of former -days, In aur dear Home Town of Wingham? They are scattered abroad in the East THE •BOWLING GREEN AND CLUB HOUSE WINGHAM BRANCH and the West, WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ln every clime and Dominion; IBM I knows they'll be glad of excuse, This Society is worthy of the high- That will bring then est praise our Town can give. I have harp. always felt that we do not fully ap- preciate the good work done by this noble band of women, who give of their time—net grudgingly, but with a true spirit of charity. The Society was formed in 1902, with a membership of fifty. The late Mrs. John Ritchie was the first Pres- ident • of the Society, and Mfrs, J. J. Elliott the first Secretary. During the years of the Great War these women any back to Wing - They say times have changes since those good old days, And T suppose we. have changed too; But rho' we niay differ in outer forrn , Our hearts beat as loyal and true. Our visage may change, but there'll always be, .Some old characteristic in each one we'll see— THE CHAMPIONS OF 1903 - 1904 Tlie :baseball Team shown above, were all Win; haoi boys, and the town was very proud of them at that time. With the exception of twwo, the late Messrs. Richard Clegg, President, and joe Doyle, 1.'itcher, all of the Teat -6, aiestill living. Reading from left to. right, Trip Raw; Herb, Kent, 1st base, Wn. Pearson, Captain, 2nd base; E, Hammond, short stop, l'crcy 'hill, 3rd base, 2nd .Row: Joseph Doyle, pitch- er•, Richard .Clegg, President, T. < 1, THE LATE DR. JAMES EDGAR TAMBLYN One of the early settlers and the third practicing physician in Wing- ham, locating here in 1868. The pleasant smile or the same grumpy, frown, Will surely help us to track them down. When I close my eyes, this vision I see Of the old familiar faces, I hope will be At the Re -Union. The Fishers, Ansleys, Netterfields and Groves, Eadies, Holmes, Risdons, Wilsons and Jobbs, Rankins and Griffins, Johnstons, Rod - erns and Brace, MacKenzie, MacDonald 'and Petty - piece. . Kerr, Scott, Angus, Varney and Green; Flannigan, Madigan, Vanstone and. Breen, Bell of Southampton, Moore, Law- rence and Small, Murphy, Davis, Kent, Gregory—and that is not all. You can find if you wish a Delaney and Burke, A Foley, Walsh., Snell, McGuire and a Quirk, A Commeford, Phippen, Lockridge " and Prior; • Tom. McLean, Bob. McKenzie, Ned. Sherman, Phil Dyer. The Talbots, MacDougalls, Ander- sons, Rocky and Button, Arthur Flack and the Fleutys, Calders and Suttons, The Kermans, Swarts, Dinsleys, Orr and George Shaw, A Kinsrnan, Carr, Irwin, Allen and Law. McLean, Managers A. M. Crawford Vice President, George Damns, catch- er; Third Row, H, H. Whiteman Treasurer, J. • Madigan, Mascot; 4t1 Row; J, Lockridge, left field, 1i Moore, centre field, J. t3.attenbtiry spate, Ed:' Walsh, right field, There .are Englands, and Irelands, Scotts and Welsh, McKibbons, McKenzie—natnes you can't squelch. . Mooney, Kent, Smith, and Abrahams too; - Kennedy, Buchanan, Hutton, Murray and Drew. The Campbells, McLeods, Brocken- shires and Perries, The McLeans who claim that they came from old Tobermory. The Homuths, Youhills, Reynolds, Price, Cline and Grace, Styles, Cleggs, Moores, ;Hills, Aliens, Newans and Tracey, McMartin, McMannus, McAlpine and Bray, MacIntosh, Kearney, Sadler, Currie and Grey. There's the Dulmages, Dinsleys, Han- son and Roe, ' Bethune, McLaren, Chisholm and Lowe, Morton, Stewart, Porter, Inglis gild Ritchie,_ McRae, McDonagh, Kerr, Chapman and Christie. There's George Russel, Ferguson,. Torn. McCracken and Kruse, Hayden, Agilely, McGregor, Mandel, Mitchell and Hughes, Sinclair, Hamilton, Carruth, Foster, Young and Shore, Cody, Loutttt, Deyell and a good manly, more. The Drunvnonds, Donaldsons, Daw- sons and Deans,• Marrows, Manns, Meyers,. Hill, Gra- hant and Haines, Dunnivati, Code, Black, Bele and. Haugh The merriest gr otin : that ever you saw. THE LATE MRS. (DR.) J. E. TAMBLYN Well remembered early woman who with her untiring efforts. was instru mental in having the old T. H. & . Railway changed from narrow gauge 'to broad gauge, and for which Sher was handsomely rewarded. There are a few more names that I'll .put on this sheet, A Lediet, Knox, Leary, Newton, Sinn- mie and Leet, A McCutcheon, McGregor, and a Kin- cade, A Brennan, Beeth, Blackstock, Bare - lay and Wade. A Casey, O'Leary, a Burk and Mc- Cann— All strapping big Highlanders, every nzan ! A McCormick, Williams, Elliott, Ma- son and Dickson, A Linklater, Helm, Manners, Hessian and Nixon, I find on my list an O'Malley and Boyle, A Murphy, O'Connor, Kelly, Wylie and Coyle, A Casey, McBurney, a Burk and a Dodd— 'Troth, the Old Man himself, couldn't bate sich a squad. There's the Pattersons, Henderson, Carruthers and Bone; And little Johnnie Nichols, who loves to come home; There are hundreds of names that 1 know I• have missed, But I can't write any More as the vision has passed. Then .let as all with heart and hand Do the, best at our command, To make our Re -Union, in every case, The grandest event that never tool( iplace: So send in the names of your families. and their addresses, too, That 'theymay come to' Wingham-- their Friendships to renew. And let us pray, that cottie.what nisy, the sun will shine On' Re -Union Day. That each girl'and each boy will remember with, joy Their Visit to the Old 'Home Town. This Poetry was written by Mrs. McLean when an Qld Boys' Re -Union was planned in the year 1929. There are names of many old friends men-. tioned here, and I thought it rather fitting to use in this Review of Our Old Home Town: MAITLAND CREAMERY The United Farmers' Co -Operative Co„ Ltd. This business is operated under the supervision of. Mr. Arthur J. Wilson, who was born and brought up .in Wingham, being a son of the late John Wilson, V.S. Mr. Wilson has had many years' experience in the produce business and by his genial manner, has made many friends and enjoys a large pat- ronage. The butter made here, known as Maitland Creamery Butter, has won many laurels in competition with others in the same line of business, The Creamery holds` the Silver Tro- phy for the •best butter exhibited at the Canadian Creamerymen's Exhibi- tion held in Toronto. Several trucks are kept busy engaged in delivering cream to the Creamery.' Daily ship- ments of butter, eggs and fowl, are made to Toronto. Around 150,000 lbs. oil butter are made here each year. The Creamery is situated next to the Park, on Josephine street, anil near THE LATE DR. JAMES. PRICE KENNEDY 'This man; who was the means 'of securing for Wingham our well equip- ped Hospital, deserves more than a passing word of praise: As.I knew him in public and private. I maysay Dr.'' Kennedy was very sympa- thetic during any serious illness. As a surgeon in his clay we bad none better in this part of the province. the Canadian National Railway, yards. A staff of twenty employees are kept bsuy the year round. Wingham can well be proud ofthis business, which brings :such a large nutnber of farm- ers to trade_ in Wingham. Mr. Wilson is one of Wingham's young men of whom they are proud. He is an Alderman and has the in- terests of the Town at heart. Registered Number of this Cream- ery is '509. MR. JOHN KERR Is one of the old boys of Wing - ham. Mr. Kerr had been in the Gen- eral Store business for many years. Fon the benefit of his health he de- cided to have more out -door exercise and therefore moved to his present comfortable home in Lower Wingham where he and his wife appear to be enjoying their usualhealth. The writ- er wishes Mr. Mrs. Kerr many more happy yeass. If yoti search you will find in that big crowd, A Cunningham, Birch, Cooper, Mar shall, McLeod, I3radwin,• Bradburn, Cassie; Bradley and Brown All glad to get back to the Old Flontie Town, And when you have found thein don't stand aloof; But greet theta all with the Friend- ship of Youth, That they may say it very mitt:— "I'm proud of my Own Home Town," NORTH END GROCERY When you require Fresh Groceries, Fresh Meats and Fresh Fruits give u s a call, We can supply you with the best of Superior Stores Quality at prices as low as the lowest. Will Deliver Your Order On Time "We Aim to Satisfy" Superior Stores, LIMITED Fran.: Watson Telephone 193. Proprietor Wingharm, Grit.