Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1928-07-19, Page 4a f left e new $1000.000... LIQ AutoStrop Razro!i FREEI with pyrchas0 ca 1iades McKibbon's Drug Store cents a word pet insertion, with a minimum charge of. 25e. To Rent —House, all conveniences. NOTICE Apply H. E. Isard. LOST—A pair boys spectacles neat The Attentionof the public is call- MeLean's swimming pool. Finder ed to the provisions of the Weed Con - kindly leave at this office. trol Act.All noxious weeds must be cut and FOR SALE— New potatoes, spring destroyed: at once. Alyy person ne- beets and carrots. F. J. Hill. glecting to carry out these instruct= ions will be: liable to have weeds on FOR SALE —Ten acre field of Tim- their property cut and the expense othy Hay standing. For particu- charged up to them in taxes. Tars, Wood Bros,, R. t Wingham Winghain, Ont., July 16th., 1928. Geo. Allen, Weed Inspector, Town. of.•Wingham. FOR SALE —Fresh Extracted Hon- ey at the apairy of Milo Casemore, R. R. No: r Wingbam Phone 627r3. FOR SALE— Ford half ton truck in good running condition and a real bargain. Apply to Bert Abell, Phone /522. TENDERS will be received by Wing - halm Public . School Board for one 5o ton car of 4 inch lump steam coal,. with min. loss in ash, and to run 14,400 B. T. U. S. per pound. The lowest or any other tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders must be in by Tuesday, July 24th. W. T. Booth, Sec. Public School Board. FOR SALE—Some .parts; for Model T. Ford, also frame suitable for trailer. Call evenings. Edgar Patti son, Minnie Street FOR. SAi...E-Good second-hand Or- gan, $25.00. Good Edison Phono- graph, Mahogany finish. Apply to J. A. Hanna FOR Se i.E—Good fat milk fed white leghorn hens, killed and dressed, at reduced prices, also 'green. spinach, 'lettuce, small carrots and green peas John Kerr, Phone 625r,.. FARM FOR SALE -West half lot 25 Con.., Township of Howick, "con- taining 55:1 acres. Bank barn, driv- ing shed and dwelling; 3 acres fall wheat, 52 acres spring crop. Drilled well, 3 acres hardwood bush, or- chard and small fruit. . 24- miles from Fordwich. Will be sold .with crop if desired. Price reasonable, Edward Currie, Fordwich, Ontario. RUPTURE EXPERT HERE Do you suffer from rupture? I1 so, your big opportunity has now arrived. Mr. Reavely, the noted rup- ture expert, will be at the Brunswick Hotel for one cisiy only,Monday, July rd and will. he leased. to give free 3 ,P examination to any sufferer and to demonstrate his famous appliance. This appliance will contract the cpen- ing in 10 to 15 days and has cured casesin from three to six months. 'l.his•appliance is positively: demon stratecl to yott right on your own person without any, charge. You do not spend a, penny unless you are fully satisfied that is is the right ap- phancc: foe you, A consultation with Mr. Reavely, will cost you Clothing. Don't let this opportunity get away from you. Remember the date. TENDERS FOR DRAIN AND BRIDGE Tenders will be received by the Council of the Township of Kinloss at Iolyrood ;sup till one o'clock p.m., on 'Monday, July 23rd, 1924, for tren- chinge placing endaoverine about 300 rods of the in the:Lott Drain about 1.1 miles cast of Whitechurch. Separate tenders will also be re- ceived • for 'furnishing and delivering dog, feet of 8 inch tile, 1420 feet ;,f to inch tile and 2930 feet of 12 inch tile, aionec the side of the drain, Tenders will also be received at tltf same time and place for the Con- s t, it-Ae :in of a cement. Bridge, north of Latrr;stde Church. Tenders to b. y the Cu Plans of Bridge and nth ini`rtr. S iai en regarding .rding the fi 1 .;• i,t the l.; v>t thry r"ter „ G. ,Moffat, R. R. No 3, :`; cst,..ici PULLEe S FOR SALE lx frons Waiter Rose Run, Bar- rc�• . C. White Leghores, .8 weeks old 4 t oo, so weeks old $r,x5. Your circlet- would be appreciated. Gordon McKee, R, 5, T eeswater, estervelt School London, Ontario Est 1885 The 'preliminary to a Success- ful business career is a course at the Westervelt :School. Fall Term Commences AUG. -27 EQ :AflllTOMLI:'VSgN TO LECTURE HERE Noted Authority on South America Coming at Chautauqua. "Under Ten Flags" Will Be the Subject of Vitally Interesting Discussion. Startling facts regarding South America will be brought out by Ed- ward - Tomlinson,. 'brilliant publicist and world -traveler, who is to give his. enthrallingly ,interesting lecture "Un- der Ten Flags" at the coming Domin- ion tledpatit Chautauqua. Few people have any conception of this great continent, dts tremendous economic significance, ;tS subtle olit ip cilaspects,'its definite and highly de, EDWARD TOMLINSOid veioped civilizations. It is a land of exciting beauty, of vast and mystic distances, of rich and brilliant tropical colnri —S. 1 de:."1SOmlinson has been an tin- sln lid ubsi!'ver in this great continent ,,ed has made en extensive survey of the South American republics. Mr. Tomlinson received his educa- tion both in. American: universities and at the University of Edinburgh, Scot- land. cotland. Ete attended he recent ran -Ameri- can Conference at Havana and dis- cusses South American affairs Inter.. estingly in the light of the Conference, Chautauqua Saturday night, Wingham Advance -Times. Published at WINGHAM - ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning W. Logan Craig, Publisher Subscription rates — One year $2,00. Six months $o,00, in advance. To U. 5, A. $2.50 per year. Advertising rates pit application. Timothy's 'Worries. To the Editur av all thin]. Wingham Paypers Deer Sur: - 1 suppose a lot av payple wud' be wondlierin what made me so grouchy in inc lasht wake's letther, fer, shure, it isn't me naitchur to be that way, at all, at all, so it isn't. T tink tnebby it is up to me to give a .warred arr two av ;explanashun, ' In the fursht place 'tis the Irish in inc that makes nee changeable. At Donnybrook Fair in. the ould coun- thry, so T heerd me grandfather say, it wus the cushtom fer iviry bye to go out armed wid a shillalah an iI pocket full av plashters, so that if annywan's head got bruk, the fellah that bruk it oud plashter it up fer him. 'Tisn't in an Irushman to hould slipoite, fer, faith, he cudl inuriher a inert in the marnin an attind his :take at noight. Av coorse iviry' man chan- ges to some ixtint, mebby wance arr twoice a wake, as often as he changes his ould socks, but an 'Irishman changes his moind foor carr foive toimes a day, loike the Prince au Wal- es does wid ,his clothes, I mane I am shpakin av min, an not av wim- Inin, fer,they arr all Irish in t4ieer dishposishuns, an hev as many chan- ges av timper as an Irishman, an as mannychanges av dhresses as the Quane av England—if they kin git thin. But another rayson fer the grouchy letther I wus afther wroitin' lasht wake, wus be rayson av me hack bein bad wid lumbago. . Mebby ye nivir tought av how the moind an the body wurruk together. Whin both arr well an shtrong, the inoind is boss av the jawb, an droives the poor ould body widout 'mercy, hoin pertaties, arr mowin the lawn, arr pitchin hay, if ye arr .a: farrumer, arr playin golf, arr droivin a car loike a woild man all over the counthry if ye arr a shport. That is the way tings go, ginerally shpakin, but whin • the ould toired body rebels, thin the moind has to do as it is , tould. So ye will undher- shtand that whin a fellah has a lame back he is loikely to wroite .a party blue letther. shpakin av the body an moind, an follyin up the oidea, ye 'might say that they arr someting loike a man an hiswoife. 1 s The woife is the brains (arr tinks She is) an the man is the body: an moshtly the woife ruins tings, an the man lets her do it, on the principull that it glazes, her an does- n't hurt him, but wince in a whaile he gits toired av too notch droivin from the back sate, so to .shpake, an has to let her know that he owns the car an has hould av the whale. An shure, 'tis the same way in Parleynunt,. fer the big, min 0.0 both soides av the House, as a ,gineral rule,: arr allowed to run 'tings ' urty much as they loike, but ivance in a w.hoile the wurrum turns,so to shpake„ an tie back binchers take the bull bethe horns an shtep on the gas, an .show the laiders av the parthies that it .is a long lane that has no turn in it, .an that ye can't ixpickt to git gowid 1wt av ivii'y claim; which is tnebbk; what me e dawter-in-1 aw wud :call iitiein me mettyfers, but ye know what I inane. Me back is betth.er now, an I wets' down on the ould farrum fer a day arr two superintindin the hayin op,er•- ashuns, an tings nivir iooked betther in the counthry, in all vie ixpayri.enc.e. The cattle are gittin rowlin fat in the grass, the cows arr giwin lashins av milk, an the hips do be layin two arr tree iggs a day aitch. 'Tis a foive part av the eounthry we live in, wid ivirbody havin plinty to ate, an good clothes to wear, an wurrulc fer anny man who wants it, an the gasoline min-gittin rich, Shure, 'tis a grand wurruld in.toirely. Yours till next wake, Timothy Ray. Resigns Afer Teaching 55 Years In One School. IVMiss Mary E. Sharpe, teacher of the second class'. in Tecswater public school, who has resigned after 55 years of service in one school, has set a teaching record for Ontario, if not for the whole Dominion. Miss Sharpe first taught school in Teeswater• in the year 5873 and but for one year at the i rammar school in St. Catherincs in 188o has taught continuously in Teeswater ever since. Her resignation cause as a complete surprise to the board last week. She, with, her blind sister, Sarah, andrela- tives, is spending the holiday on the Antes of Lake Boron, WINGHAIuf ADVANC.E-TI, ES' OUR IDEA OF. SERVICE To, treat you courteously to fit your eyes correctlj, to desigxi make and adjust glas- ses that Will suit your partic- ular needs and to take as much interest in your welfare as in your dollars. Such is our idea of Service. Our Charges are entirely within reason and, our 'guar- antee absolute, we will shake you feel thatyou are ,getting full value for every dollar; when you buy your glasses from us. r 1 J. H. STEPHENSON . Eyesight Specialist HOWSON FAMILY.HOLD RE -UNION On Monday of last week, July 2nd, a reunion of the Howson family was held in Guelph, at ; which IVIr. and "Mrs. A. MVL Howson, Mr. and. Mrs. J. K. Goodfellow and Mr. and Mrs. D. Brocklebank were in attendance. The story of the auspicious gathering was .told in the Mercury of the -fol- lowing day, whichwetake the liber- ty of reproducing; "Riverside Park, Guelph, was the scene of the third annual'reunion of the Howson family on Monday after- noon. ; The Howson family was one of the carrliest to settle in the County of Halton, .coining direct from Yorkshire, England, in 1831. The trip was made in a sailing vessel and took ten weeks ands three days. The rest of the journey was made by horse and wag- on to Lot 3, ,Concession 8, in • the Township of Esquesing and took six weeks. From this,, family have sprung'some five hundred descendants, who are now scattered in many parts of the globe and some two hundred of these gathered in. Riverside Park, coming from Saginaw, Mich., Buffalo, N. Y., Niagara Falls, St. Thomas, Toronto, Hamilton, Listowel, Wingham, Arth- tn-, Milton, Georgetown, Ardendale, Stratford, Teeswateli Glamis, Acton, Ashgrove, Brampton and Norval. The youngest member of the" family at the picnic was three months and the oldest eighty-seven. After spending a pleasant afternoon renewing old acquaintan•ceships, the picnickers . sat down to a 'wonderful repast. A program was carried .out,; under the abledirection of Dr. T. E. Howson, of Saginaw. ,' Short speeches concerning the history of the family were given by Red'. G. Thompson, of Hamilton, Wrn. Howson, of Wing - ham, ham, D. Brocklebank and A. M. How- son, of Arthur, J. Leslie, of Niagara Falls, M. E. Nixon, of Milton and others. J. M. Kearns, of Guelph, to whom' the success of the reunion was largely due,was elected president of the or- ganization. The visitors- expressed the opinion that the city of Guelph'is to be con- gratulated on having such a splendid ark and a. retia" park, appreciated very much the courtesy of the park' supexintendant and hisstaff of men." BIRTHS T.aiterson—In Wingham, on July t ith, ,to Mr. and Mrs. Chester (Patterson, ,a son. THOMPSON—In West Wawanosh, on July :lath, to Mrs, Pearl Tholnp- soin,,,autd the late William' Ernest Thompson, a slaughter, Alma Pearl. MARRIED MOFFAT--BRYA: ?S—In Toronto, at the boivae of the bride's mother, by Rev. F. E. Powell, Miss Berva • Beatrice, younger daughter of Mrs. Atex..Bryans, formerly of Brussels, to George Russel Moffat, of Toron- to, and formerly of B,Iuevale. Crawford Reunion. The first Crawford fancily reunion was an interesting, affair at Port Stanley, Wednesday, ,July 4. There were over one hundred assembled on Invererie Heights by tiii a.m, Mrs. Warren Smith of Bay City, Mi4h., was present, and is the only living Crawford left, Mrs. Smith is 8o years of age, and motored from her home to the picnic, ' In attendance from the .,,farthest point distant were; Mrs. Irwin Yuill and Thomas and Edward Yuill, her sons, from Vanderbilt, Mich. Repre- sentatives from other places were;I3ay City, Detroit, Essex, Wingham, Dela- ware, elaware, Walkers, Chatham, Clachan, Wallacetown, Petrolia, Sarnia, Dut tong Eagle, Coml. The committee in charge of the af- fair included Neil Crawford, presi- dent; Agnes Jean McCallum secre- tary -treasurer; Alex. Crawford, Wing-., ham, manager of the program of soc- ial events; Clare Blue, Wallacetown, manager of the slYorts program. A. M. Crawford gave a brief history of the Crawford family and it was in- teresting to know that it was at Port Stanley the Crawfords landed from Scotland in 5843, later moving to Lot 9, Concession 3, Dunwich, too acres being purchased from the Crown, and is still owned and • ,farmed by Neil Crawford, grandson of the founder. - The audience was favored with bag- pipe selections by Wilfred MacQuil- lan and John Scott, Lticknow. , Mr. MacQuillan also delighted the crowd with' Scottish dancing. Dr. Hunter, of Detroit gave an interesting talk on his recent trip abroad, featuring Scotland and the birthplace of the Crawfords. Badges were worn by all present` and were topped' by a bit of tartan of, the clan plaid. Commencing with a picnic dinner spread on the hill at Invererie Heights, the. affair moved to the sport's program, after which supper was served. Winners of the races in order of. merit were: Girls, under 7—Jean Crawford, Mary Colgithoun, Margaret B. Mc- Callum, Girls, 7 to 12—Sarah•. -Buchanan, Jean Crawford. Boys under 7 -Eddie Yuill, John Colquhoun. ` Boys, , .7 to s'2—Duncan Crawford,: Donald L. Crawford, Lawrence Craw- ford. Single ladies—Agnes J. MacCallum. Single men—Chester Warren: Married ladies—Mrs. A. P. Mac- Cailtim. Married nten—Jack Graham. Clothespin race -Duncan Crawford. Backward race -Jack Graham. Relay race -John McLean and Agnes J. Ia•cCallum. Pop corn—Jack Graham. The second reunion will be held at Port Stanley next year. -Dutton Ad- vance. Fat Men—Alex. IVI: Crawford. •George Mason. of stone throughout, the :cost being somewhere around the three million Much could be said about this un excelled .beauty .spot, .hut we .n list hasten on, one more little tall: be- fore we raech lovely Lake Louise, Johnsans Can on about 18 miles from Banff on the way, it seems .al- most impossible to describe. You enter from the roadway and gradual- ly climb by ,the footpath, . a narrow ledge built ttpon the side of towering rock some „hundreds of feet high, the distance is about bout.: mile ,to ends, dur- ing or- ing the walk .Yau cross .and re -crass on rustic bridges, tip and down stake,: ways before ,finally reaching the last stage, when :before •you :there is a nosh o. f mountain of water greeting your .sight which pays for all the toil- of getting there. Even in ;this small opening I judge from ,3o to,so feet wide• nature shows* us small trees, ,grass, flowers and, upon the rocks, ,where ,yott would fancy nothing ,could 'groom but per- haps the host' striking thing in nat- ure's workings is at the etid of the last bridge, you. enter a .cave where many years ago the water from the falls rushed through, but I fancy the opening being too small for the vol- ume of water rushing"down, made :an- other path for itself leaving the op- ening comparatively dry, by going I through this hole you come very close to the great flow of water which fin- ally enters 'the now. Geo. Mason. IN MEMORIAM LOTT—ln loving anentor of oto' Dear Daughter Gwcnne Elizabetth, who passed away July 26, 1925. Crone from those who loved, her Plucked like a flower • in bloom So young—so bright --so loving, Yet called away so soon. God wanted one more angel To joist His shining -band So with a smile He gently stooped And took otir daughter's hand, Three little words—Forget the not They don't stem much, but mean .a lot, Never forgotten by her parents and grams parents, .wsemooncrnw. w,Qa.oao.ac m„atauer.a.+.n DANCING 7.6 WINGHAM ARENA to — HAROLD SKINNER'S BLUE WATER BOYS E'V'L+"RY THil'RStAYNIGHT DURING SUMMER ,Pitney Dancing. Come, fpkMlMdM►d11WOFtlK4.0.agior*gemol k.a t4.0,440,04st Thursday, July xgth, 1928 ummer Shoes For 50C Per pair TEE ABOVE CONSISTS OI A CONGLOM- ERATION OIC SI. 0 S. For. Women Girls and Children With an occasional sprinkling of Men's and Boy's and while obsolete they are at the same time cool and comfortable for Summer wear and wil help save your better shoes. These are,bein shown on the ledges in front of our store, and we will continue re -placing them with other lines . until everything we have that insight be called "obsolete" will be sold off. There- fore it wil pay you to keep your eye on.the outside ledges during the nexl'few weeks. �. W. H. ` W1L, L.I S THE SHOE STORE WINGHAM Phone 129 ONTARIO :!':.`!>. _ ,�1,.;!:5'1•h!. u: -04 .oar, ,4 !',; &iG'.,Mi 1- Aon'f Miss the Big :ight Tunney and Heeney Meet July 26th FREE Be •sure your Radtto Set is •ii •good working con- dition. We wil test your tubes and batteries free. Bring them in or telephone 152 and we will attend to them. Special Radio Bargains_ a Five -Tube Set, (Bell, System) 1 Five -Tube De Forest Crosley Complete with Tubes, Batteries Radio Set Complete with Tubes, and Loud Speaker. Reg. $165.00 . Batteries and Loud Speaker. Sale Price .$95.04' Sale Price $105.00 r Five -Tube Haremerfund Ro- -- i Four -Tube De Forest- .Cros- beets Radio Set. ley Radio Set. Coxi-x fete ` 65.00 Complete ,62:50 1 Six -Tube De 'forest-Crosley Radio Complete, Regular $195.00, Special Price $135.00 Abell's Music Store Phone 152 IIN U7,^ �Vi/VUIV IL,�Il'�l/16VI,ivtt tivtatittvt tivt;I 18V71 'Ittittvi V(;ivtiv l8V,kV1' t V IVIIiV k'. g • oyal Service Station • ATTENTION . • • ' • . • . • 4 1 , For one week only,beginning1nlll July20th and end g . i g 111 July 28th we will Lubricate your car and also 5.T � clean your upholstery, w h our new ew Flectrc Vacua. J. shill Cleaner, just recentlyinstaled,for OneDollar. " For appointment call Phone 206. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A BARGAIN?- • J. E. HMUT Super -Power and Peerless Gas, Autolene Oils. - irol/t latus h^nianVtn14/111 trntln Ienllr�f,ne`( ,sus 01' tiftth Farmers' Sons,Attention ttelltlon Any Huron boy contemplating attending the On- tario Agziculi;ur-al College for the two-year, ,course. is eligible to compete for the combined Huron Coun- ty and Masseymind Scholarship. Particulars of scholarship may be fotund elsewhere in this paper. Applications should be addressed e pl to the Depart- ment. of Agriculture; Ontario. 5 Clinton, " IAUTAUQUA OPENS IN WIN'GI-IAM ON JULY 21st. For Five Days. Watch, for announcementof program.