HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1924-12-18, Page 13is
Thurs
ay, December '8th,, x94.
$
us
me
111 "' ENO !!4NMI
iN1 Illi
eat
WINGtdAM ADVANCE -TIMES
seseseese
Variety at
1d
T
GIFT, HOSIERY -What "nicer
Gift than a ,pair of Fine Silk
Hose. See our srange of best
makes, with ribbed tops, double
soles arid heels in newest colors.
P, -rices ._ $x:5o 1.e5, 2.50
Winsome Maid Bi -tea Horse -
This is a silk,Hose with the lisle
lining, a good whiterr weight sto-
cking, best colors, prices $2.5o
NEW UMBRELLAS— We are
showing many new styles (of
handles, silk and wool tops, as
well as the dheaper lines. Pric-
es are ...$1.5o to 5.00
BATH ROBES—Fancy Pattern
:1Velour well made Robes, pretty •
phades, nicely ;trimmed, silk rope
girdle to match. A very useful
Gift. Prices ... _.$6 g5;' 7.90, 9.00.
Fine quality Fleeced and Fur
Lined. English Cape and
Mocha Gloves.
Chris
GLOVES—Kid and Suede Glov-
es, up to the minute in style al-
so Suede LinedSilk Gloves in
all the leading shades, Special
at ...
SCARFS—Fine Silk Knit Scar-
fs in great variety, all the lead-
ing shades. See our values at.
$1.25, x.5o and 2.qo
HAND BAGS -And fie popu-
lar under -arm Bag,/in all the lea -
cling shades,aleather, furn-
ished inside with
with ,(mirror and • .
change purse. Price $1.5o to 3.95
BLOUSES — A range of Silk
• Crepe d : Broadcloth Blou;ses,'
just in for Xmas tade, very
pretty models in Broadcloth. A.
bargain at ..-. _..$2.95
KIMOITAS —, Crepe Kimonas,
silk trimmed, fine .quality crepe,
,makes a useful ,gift. *Prices at.
$5.00
5.95 and 7.90
HANDKERCHIEFS -,Big var-
iety of Fancy Boxed and separ-
ate Handkerchiefs. . See our
hand initialed fine Irish make.
Boxed Hdkfs. priced at
soc,''65c, 750, 1.00
DRESSES — Flannel Dresses
for girls 8 to 14 years, nicely
made. Priced at _ -....$3.50
FUR COATS—Christmas' Bar-
gains in Ladies' Fur Coats, El
ectric .Seal, No. ;x quality Rat
Coats, Mink, Marmot, Wallaby,
Black Pony. See Them.
'SWEATERS' --Special Showing
of Ladies' and Children's Swea-
ters, some real values for Gifts.
SILKS—Reduced prices in Silks
and Silk Crepes for quick sel-
ling, all our regular $2.5o Silks,
bargain $1.95
aElg
Silk.Canton Crepes, regular 3.50 6M
to 4:00, now
' "Two .ecent Collections of Short 12111 111111111..11IISI1131I11111!1{11(dIiR1111 9111�UIII Ill
o
1.. s ,:given by 5, P. Mayer of the
department of English,' University of [jet '� w
Pittsburgh, from the University of
%Pittsburgh studio, .
ed: and Thur', lee, x7 enc
p C 9.53 p, m Arlington time signals. gay
�1" `� a't,+� �G )weather fox cast, .r "�? lilt iu Ryk:
Si ztzon WOC of Davenport, Iowa Saturday, December zoth , in
has just announced that they are in- 6 P. nt—Dinner concert by -LieKD �9 �5 +
eiti1 stalling one of the largest pipe organs .KA Little Synzlphony Ore,. _;gree Vic- =
in the world and it Will be used toieor Saudel�, conductor: 1;,e. "
entertain' radio fans. + It is being', 8,30 p.m. --Christmas oratorio. "T1 e
built by _a New York concern and it111'lessiah" (Handel), given by the 'g2 6 ReeJs of Laughs
EM is expected that a year will be requir- Griffiths studio, assisted byktlie Lit- Also Pathe News
ed to, complete it. The cost will be tie Symfphony Orchestra, Earl Mit-
near $i$o,000 and it will be housed in chell at the piano. Fri. and sat,, Dec. xg and 20
! a special building' of its own, This i 9.55 9. in,—Arl%ngton tir$ie signals ,t E "
Shirley
iti will be a treat for the radio fans to 'weather forecast.
:°itlook forward to nett year. Pipe or- Station t "s
= utiVJGY-380. Meters ��
l gan music seems to carry exception- _y„
General
Electric Company
EN ally well Over radio and many organs
LOVe
� wchenectadY, 1�T, y. -. g�'
In use at'present for radio area very E 12 you are single don't write
Thursday, December xsth
fine in tone and volume. Mr. Bol\ , 1 eve letters, unless yore want —
6 p m,--1 reduce and stock market — ee=
clair's ,recitals every ;Tuesday and to be married, _
Thursday evening from WGA.'' at quotations, news bulletins• , If you are nearried, don't write 4..i5 p•. en.—Report on condition o£Lee
Schenectady are well worth hearing. —. ihean unless you want ter be
They coii�inenee at 11.20New Y6rk state highways, furnished%
Efe Yp, in, and al- = massacred.
though the'hour is late, those who by Captain A.. W, lBrand't, state'ugh
way commissioner. — Also 2 Reel Sunshine Comedy RI
�3. listen will be amply repaid.•
6,3o p. m,—Dinner music by Hotel =
nC Official results of the recent trans- ,
Ten Eyck orchestra, Albany, N. Y. Moeda Tuesday,y
'Xtlantic tests are now avai able, Re- Y, Wednesday
sults have been best on this side of 7.45 p. m.— A Few ,Moments with = December 22, 23, 24
New Books, L, L. Hopkins, assist-
Atlantic, generally speaking. The
the Atlantic, cga15c and 35c.
tests show that American and Carew-
.", librarian, General Electric COM -
tan receivers are much. snore sensitive parry Selection, March, "Prosperity - 5 6
WGY orchestra,
and efficient than those:: used! in Eur-
opean countries:' Almost all Amexi 8 p. nn.=Talk- on "I3order '3allad ,
careceivers are of the tube type and Dr. Charles Alexander Richmond,
mostly fitted with amplifier. Euro- president of Union College. Selec-
pean fans ucrystaltype e the , -Lonely Hearts, orchestra
y which 2
only has a moral range of twenty-five
miles. One of the leading experts in
Eng Sand claims that " conditions in
England ale entirely. different from
those prevailing in • America. He
states that the English fan buys a
good crystal setand when he tunes
in,. his nearest station he settles down
for, the evening and enjoys a good
concert with excellent volume.: The
Aineriean fan due to the better set
used picks up a concert which does-
n't suit "hint and then he commences
to hunt for something new and at a
greater distance with the' result that
he encounters fading, static and oth-
er disturbing features of radio as we
know it, and he gradually joins the.
ranks of the DX hounds, the prefix
"DX" referring to long distance re-
ceiving. Unfortunately .the.. tests
were not given the publicity that they
shoo:d have enjoyed with the result
that many fans overlooked the oppor-
tunity to try and increase their range
e
of reception.
ee
Station KDKA-326 Meters
Westinghouse Electric.,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Thursday, December x8th
6.3o p. m•—Dinnerjconcert by the
KDKA Little Symphony Orchestra,
Victor Saudek, conductor.
7.30 p. m.—"Stockman" reports of
the "primary livestock and wholesale
produce markets,
8 p. m,= -Program arranged by tice
"National Stockman and Farmer.
8.30 p. m,—Concert by the KDKA
Little Symphony Orchestra and Ma-
bel Slioup. King,soprano, and Patti
Baldricigc, contralto.
• 9.55 p. m.—Arlington time signals;
weather forecast. outby companions. Before leaving,
rr p. m -'-Concert from The Pitts- Mr. Oliver promised that " should
burgh Post studio, Wingham hold another Old Boys Re-'
Friday, December xgth union he would be glad to organize
6.30 p. m. --Concert by the Hotel New York for the return to all Hut-
Schenley Meyer Davis Orchestra, , on and Bruce boys.
Lon Chassy, director. 1 Mr. Oliver was of a sociable and jo-
7:3o p. in.—"Stockman" reports onEvial nature, going about quietly, doing
,the primary ;livestock and wholesale good to those in distress. The world
produce markets. is better because of Albert Oliver
8,t5 p. m.—Monthly book review, having lived.
lf2
urnLi sings 's We4r Stt re
NECKWEAR—Select range of
attractive silk and knit Ties,
some in fancy boxes. Priced at
_....,. _...._._,._,,.. _5oc, 75c, 2.00, 1.50
Sweaters and Pullovers for Men
and Boys in Pure Wool quality,
makes nice • Gift, Bargain Prices
Braces and Armbands in boxed
sets, also Garters and Braces,
Prices -5oc,, 75c, 2.00
WINTER CAPS — A range of
Silk Lined Velour and Fancy
Tweed Caps• for Xmas trade at -
_ _.._. _.�.- .5o,• 2,0o and 2.eo
GLOVES -All kinds of Men's
and Boys' Lined-Xid Gloves, al-
so. Silk Lined Suede. Prices are
MUFFLERS -. Fine silk Knit
Mufflers and Fancy` Brushed
Wool iia best colors. Priced at
— _ . $i.00, 1.5o, 2.00
HANDKERCIdIEFS-Fine qua-
lity Men's and Boys' Hdkfs,-in-
itialed and bordered, fine Irish
Linen and Silk,; real values at
c, 200, 25C and 350
A Merry Chr istrn pi s to
SLIPPERS - A fine range of
Men's Xmas Slippers, felt' and
tan or.black Kid. See them at
w...$x.5o to 3.00
FANCY S°HIRT'S-Men's Broad-
cloth and Silk Shirts with sep-
arate collars. See our specials
at — $2So 2.95, 3.5o
BATH ROBES—Handsome pa-
tterns and colors in. Men's Bath
Robes and Dressing Gowns our
prices .-._._._-__.__$g.00 and xo.00
MACKINAW COATS -Boys'
sizes 30,3?, 33,. 34, 35, regular :
value $7.5o, for ca $5.95
11
J
,ri
•
11?
ttJ
et
ICI
1V�
iii
WHITECHURCH ` I Miss Irene Mo91•e"visited on Mon.
day, with her aunt, Mrs. Jack Hen
Miss Gwendoline McDowell ' of
Mari%och,: spent the week -end w;th,
Mr.' and Mrs. Roy McGee.
The Zetland school is being cli,sed
this' week on account of an outbreak
of measles among the pupil, -
wedding bells are ringing next
week,
The Bazaar held .in the . Forester's
Hall by the Presbyterian Ladies was
a ,great success. They inade around
thir=ty dollars.
The Knias tee concert will be held
in the iPresbyterian Church, on Nlon-
day: evening, December 22, There
will be a charity tree, besides the re-
gular one.
Mr. , Wm, Stein of Simpson, Sask.,
is visiting relatives at Brussels and
here.
.Mr. Aldin Purdon, spent Sunday,
with friend in Lower 'Wingham,
The tiV..M. S. of .the Methodist
Clnttch packed a box of fruit and one
of clothing, valued at $4o, for the
Deaconess' home, Toronto, last week.
"'Miss - Grace Murray of Waltori,
spent the week -end with Mrs. Gibson
Gillespie.
Miss Tillie Alexander of St. Auees-
tine, is visiting with Mrs. Andrew
Fox,
Mrs. Dave 'Kennedy was called to
Poi•dwich last week, on account of the
Serious illness of her aunt, Mrs. Sara
McLaughlin.
cLaughlin.
Messrs, Roy Patton and Harold
Spaaitag had the desk phones install,.
ed..fast week.
Mrs. McBrieit spent the last two
weeks with her daughter, Mrs, Vin-
cent of Westfield,
Miss Annie Simpson of Jas`pgar,
Alta,, is Visiting with heti sister, aM. i:s,
Prank 'henry,
dereson, Paramount.
1 Thechildren of S. S. No. io, Kin -
loss, al'e, giving an, exce.lent concert
on Friday, Dec. t9, in the school at
8 o'clock. Proceeds to go ; for new
records' for the victrola. Everybody
come.
Messrs.' Richard Welsh, John Duc-
ker and • Wm. Statham' of . Exeter,
boarded at Mr. Amos Cornelius, while
on .a :hunting trip here. They took
home 43 rabbits.
12 CON.-HOWICK
-Mr, Henry Woods, we are sorry to
report is not enjoyipg his health as
usual.
hfrs. " Robert, Baker attended • the
Bazaar which was held in ,the Metho-
dist Church,
Mr. Nelson Gowdy delivered a fine
bunch of cattle to Mr. Burns Stewart
of Loth COsi,, Hawick.
Mrs,: Nelson Gowdy, was a visitor
at Mrs. Metcalf, near Belznore.
Mr, Clieve Vittie has been engaged
with Mr. John Gannett,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stafford, called
on Mr, Tom Vittie, last week,
Mrs. Will Spotton intends holding
an Auction Sale of cattle and horses
Thursday ofthis week,
BORN
Horn -In i.owcr Wingham, on Thurs.
day, December 4th., to Mr. and Mrs
Albert Horne, a daughter, ,-
Wheeler—Its Turnberry, on W'ednes.:
day, 'December xotlr,, to Mr. .and
Mts. Thos. Wheeler, a daughter.-
Still born.
Laidlaw—In; l '.inloss,• on Priday, De•
cembci•, teeth., to Mr. and Mrs, Re -
'krt. '
o-
brrt' J. Laidlaw, a son.
Walked 50,. Miles on iahore
Captain Gallagher acid A. W. Green
from St. Jaines, Miclx., have just coni
pleted a trip along the '• lake short
frotin Soutltaxnpton to Tohermory, a
distance of almost' fifty miles, in
search of the body of the foriner's
brother, Captain Gallagher, a" member
of the crew of the ill-fated, freighter,
Clifton, which ,sank in Lake Huron
Miring a severe Storni about; the 1nid-
dle of September:
• Although the men walked every
inch of the journey along the shore
of . Lake Duron front Southampton td
Toberinory and ,also explored the
shores of the islands, they failed ,to
discover any of the bodies., of the
ship -wrecked victims,
No Better Gift
A business education pays divi-
dends every working day of every
year.. What about your daughter's
future? A small present now of less
than One Huudre51 Dollers Will guar-
antee her an'annual income of from
Fifteen: Hundred to Three Thousand
Dollars through all :her future years;
when yott are not here to ,protect her.
This business' education may be had
in she. months at the 'Winghaan I3usi
ness'College, or Canada Business Col-
lege, Toronto,• or may be taken at
home through .the Spotton Correspon-
dence= Schools. Ifyou are interested
la insttring; your daughter's future
write to -day. A,,position for every
Worthy graduate, Winter terse be-
gins Monday,"Jantta.i•y 5th.
BORN
Pre eto r. - -At Dr. .I3yndinan's labspiral
Exeter, Dec. •cath., to Mr.eand ere..
'Andrew. Proctor; : a son.—Citarlcs
Cameron,
1
See our stock of Suitable Christ-
mas Gifts. A. J. Walker.
GOOD RATE OF INTEREST
99
With
Navarro an
a? li ara La rr
a i_ A Drama of Flaming"Love, 2
5e. per cent. is a good rate of in- fi set amid Spanish. backgrounds
terest. of vivid splendor ' _ ..
$i,000 earns $52.5o, The scene _ Also Comedy ''Ten Minute 1
amount at ordinary savings interest,®Eggs»'
earns $3o. =
Why not let us arrange for a Hu.r �IIIk111) tt11E11G I!14§Ilic 111111111x: II11,E Ifl,ai!1!I! 1!il
on & Erie Debenture in your .name to
increase . your interest income? A CONTEMPTABLE TRICK AND
These Debentures are issued for FORGERY PI RPETRATED
any amount of $zoo and over. +
Applications for Huron & Erie De- Mr. J. Henry Christie, merchant of
bentures are accepted at any time by this twon, has been made the subject
Abner Cosens, telephone x65,
it
Albert Oliver Dead
of a most contemptable trick, one
,. 'which may in all likelihood . turn out
serious for someone.
Albert Oliver, past presidentof the A short tune ago a wholesale firm
Canadian Club at New York died sad in the City of Toronto sent'out est:
denly of heart failure on Dec 9th.ling call order cards to merchants hand
at h!s home, The late Mr. Oliver was eci
recia certain line of goods, and some
pient of one of these cards..return
born in Teeswater, and attended r
school in Wingham and will be kindly ed the same, filled in with an order
remembered by many of the older amounting to $544,00, attaching there;--
residents. to Mr. Christie's name.
A couple of years ago while �,lr. This order: was rushed along ex
Oliver was visiting hi old home and press and of . course delivery was not.
friends in these parts he visited. The accepted.
Advance Office.'Just a few feet %n-' , After several letters the afoile mens
side the door be remarked "the last .coned wholesale firm; sent to Mr.
time I stood. here I was fishing"and Christie the order card presumably
then went on to give us a„rnost in -
the
by high, This card went through!
teen heg history of pioneernus days here, the Wingham Post Office on the 25t1r
When the site where the Bank of ' of November and the sender of it has:
Commerce now stands and where our9very much to be proud of. The num
-
Commerce
is located, was at one time a:her of merchants in each town receiv-
fishing pond. How he as a school ing such order cards, is we understand
'cid had fallen off a slipperyvery limited. We have seen this card
log and
almost drowned before he. was pulled end must say that the forgery of Mr
Christie's name is exceedingly cruee.
The work of getting this order to
* -
gather and shipped and a:ho the ex-
press charges is another phase of'out
rage. This of course falls to the.
whdlesale firm who sent the goods..
A trick of this kind is too serious to
be'passed over lightly,
6111
HHB
'1
Make this a Furnitttre Gift Xmas..
A. J. Walker.
Christ ,+as S
pping ; a; !
HANDKERCHIEFS- Wonderful values in
ladies and children's Handkerchiefs, crepes,
silks, linens and lawn in an excellent stock of
every variety to choose from to
Prices from ®ub
BOXED HANDKERCHIEFS--IrPthe newest
colors for gifts'Prices a . to
from. ",v
GLOVES—Ladies and Misses Woolen and
hamoisette,Gauntlet 1 Aft toc m
Gloves at e�a N'
2GlovFrench Suede and Kids
75 to-
es at 10 a
50
HOSIERY --Cashmere, Wool. and Silk and , 4
Wool Mose for ladies' in the new and popular`'
shades, plain or ribbed, ] to i
all sixes„ a
pair.... ..,..�.,...,...
Mens Overcoats, Suits, Caps, Gloves, Underw
Our (gods
S�uf�n a
ul
the Best,
11111N1YNNi , ,;'1N
SCA,RRS--One of the most practical gifts for '
Xmas, many new lines in plain, fancy stripes
and checks of Silk and Wool now in stock ti
at very moterate prices X00 to 4
t¢ i
VENUS HOSE -Extra quality pure silk,
Beige, Brown, Black, Grey, Mode', Nude, Navy
White, hite, sizes 81, to 20 Special '!I:
a pair ..,....
a
SILK CREPE Se.5e--Flat Canton Crepe in an
extra fine quality with a splendid finish in
Henna, Peach, Grey, Cocoa, Nigger, Beige and
Black, 40 in wide, special Xmas val- Gam'
tie a yard aa.�c A^
Flannels, Check and Plain, Wool tie..
lades, Sweaters and Yarns, Catnisoles and
Caps, Towelis, Ribbons
ar, Ties, Shirts, Rose, fidich., Sweaters,
'hone 89
"The House o Quality"'
ai
11 NM
1�'rll
Our Pricer Right,
NO iiiMINIM, i 110111NR I,