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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1926-01-21, Page 3714111111 lizuvanowligoRtawnalussista womuinpuonoon., Igq>aq1111 WROXETER COUNCIL Wroxete, Jan. 15th., 1926 The Council met on above date in the Council Chamber: Members all present, the Reeve in the chair. • Minutes of regular meeting of De- cember 18th., ,1925 .and inaugural` meeting of January 11th., 2926, read and adopted on motion of Dobbs and Moffatt, Following acrounts were passed: T. (A, Hemphill power and rent for December 1925, $95.5o; FI, Patterson,. running E. L. plant and overtime, $46.55; Dr, McLeod, medical health officer for 2925, $5o.00; F, Davey Div, Registrar of births, marriages and deaths, 1925,. $3.75;• Matt. Sanderson, work on line and collecting, $ii,00; Wingham Advance, printing financial statements, $I0.0o Hydro Electric Commission; contract forms '6oc. her sister; Mrs. H. Cooke, left on Fri- A motion by White and Stocks, that day for Barrie, where she will spend these accounts be paid and order a couple of weeks with her. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turley before •retu`rn- GORRIE NEWS Mr. W. J, EIyndman was in Clifford on Sunday visiting his uncle, ; Mr, Tilos. Dunn, who ;is seriously ill, Mr. James Boyd, presented the Presbyterian Church with a new hy- inn' board, which was used .for the fir- st tittle :last Sunday, Rev. ,Mr. Merser, conducted the services in the Presbyterian Church. again. oh Sunday. We understand the reverend gentleman has consented tot take the services for the balance of the winter. Mrs. J. Austin is at present visiting in Toronto, Mr. W. R. Hastie shipped another. car of lambs on Saturday, Mrs. John Horsington, of Winnipeg who had. been spending a v, "le with drawn on the treasurer for Same.. A motion by White 'and Dobbs that. by-law No. x. 1926, appointing officers and Committees .for the year 1926. now read three times be passed,,. By-law No. 2, 1926 to• borrow mon- ey from the Bank of Commerce to meet the currant expenses of the cor- parsonage and will Move his f '1 t poration until such times as the taxes town(at once. are collected. Now read three times, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Eaton, of was' passed on motion of Moffatt and Western Alberta, arrived in town last Stocks. ing West. Mr. H. W. Irwin has sold his bar- bering business to Mr. W. R. Wright, of Thaznesville, who will take possess- ion shortly. Mr. Wright has rented: ,Miss Ashton.'s hone opposite the ami y o On motion of Dobbs and White the week and are visiting the forzner's Clerk was authorized to subscribe for brother, Mr. James Eaton, They in- tend spending about three months vis- a copy each ofthe Municipal:World for the. iting friends here and in other parts Reeve, eaCouncillor and Clerk. of Ontario before returning West: Earl J. Ridley, manager of the -rink, presented statement of the receipts Mrs. James Eaton is at present in to date showing village share as Kincardine attending at the bedside $10349 and issued his cheque for of her .mother, Mrs.•Me'Aritt, who is amount. seriously ill: Council a gag d E 1 Rdl._y t ha -Mr. W. J. Armour is in London n e ar i e o ve furnace pipes cleaned, hall scrubb- this '(reek attending the Convention ed and fire ladder hung in sTxed. of. Produce Dealers. The Council has had three ladders The citizens of Gorrie were shock - made for use in case of fire, two are ed on Monday night to learn of the hung in the Presbyterian shed and death of Mrs. Galbraith, widow o .the one at Moffatt's blacksmith shop and late William Galbraith. She was hv- are to be used in case of fire and are not to be taken away for other pur- poses unless permitted by the Court- ing oun ing alone and has not been enjoying; the best of health for some time, About five o'clock on Monday even• Thursday, January axst., x926 777.7717777 7,77 771 w' ' cot RIGHT 044 NIRS. OgssiPplr- •- GEORGE IS FOOLING VpV H THE RADIO AGAIN ANI) IM JUT \DVtN% FOR SOME ONE `TO '(ALK .TO TRYING TO GET CHIN q, OR SOME OTHER. FAR I OFF STATION I F'1' \N mMINalziEsaislavoss �P►T'-« @1926 e.aNej-B&ourg• Mrs. Joynt and myself are having a 1 for townsites and plantations arid it's little holiday in Florida. The weath an impossibility for it all to .succeed. er has been rather cold since our ar- I think I should ay in the southern rival here in the State over three part of the state we found:the weach- weeks ago. There has been very lit- tle sunshine, lots of rain and cloudy weather and frost in many parts of the northern section of the state, We have travelled the East Coast line cil. ing one of the neighbors called to see from. Jacksonville to Miami, stopping Council adjourned to,meet at regui- her and getting no response to her at the principal places of interest su- ar meeting or the call of the Reeve. knock, tried the door but ; found it ch as St. Augustine, Daytona, Cocoa, Fred Davey, Clerk locked and becoming suspicious that all was not well, called other neigh- { WROXETER e NOTICE The local Hydro Commissioners would .like to have all contract cards signed and returned by February x5th., 1926 to the Village Clerk. Fred Davey. She Knew Why . Ina contest put on by a newspaper a prize was given for the best answer to the question, "Why is a Newspaper like a woman." and was won by a la- dy withthis answer. "Every man should take oneof his own and not ruin after his neighbors." i bors. Eventually the house was en- teredand deceased was found dead lying on the couch.. She had evident- ly passed away sometime during Sun- day night . as the lamp was still burn- ing. ,She has one daughter, Mr, Thos. Taylor of FKitchener.. • • OUTDOOR FLOWERS BLOOM January 13, 1926: Winghazn, Advance -Times, Wingham, `Ontario. My bear Smith: , I thought it might be of some in- terest to your readers to know that Palm Beach and last but not least the great -,commerical city of Miami. Per- haps never in the history of the Unit- ed States was there sucha real es- tate boom as there -is' today in the Stater` of Florida. The whole, State is practically full of developments, ev- ery agency claiming their own Spot the best in the world.- There is doubtless several places in the State will succeed in this ' undertaking as they are selling their climate for more money than the real estate is worth, but like our own western Iand boom that we experienced around 15 years ago, many of *lose ventures in • the west came to grief so I fancy they are overdoing it here. The whole state is practically under development now Fanny Fleetfoot Helps erself RE WOO RUNS MAY IIEAD. The above pictures were taken Rear Lake Louise by a member of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies during the recent•. tide and-- Pow -wow. According to the photographer's version of the story i•- the deer walked deliberately up to the sign -board, read the notice and, after snortingcontemptuously proceeded with a eoeest gusto upon the forbidden flowers w allthe gus o of a lumber -jack attacking a plate of ham -and -eggs. It was, he said, a wilful niece of law -breaking, committed in cold blood and h . Islli malice aforethought .solely intended to show a «ceful disrespect for constituted authority aid 'reel of the Lords o'J Creation. SII er onlooker, however, is willing to take a° th h that t deer Was o e a it doe and that she le wxllbXsesly 'tlRMIiQn,g the boulders When imam liMl aqA GATHER VO 'ROES BUDm WHILE YTt MAY." thepretty flowers attracted her attention and she ,ted to collect a few to take to her dear old grand- mother who was sick in bed at home. After she had Jttnocently gathered a mouthful of the tempting blossoms, declares this witness, the doe suddenly came across the notice board, studied it for a moment and immediately returned the flowers to where she had picked them. .Although it is understood that the local police are investigating, it is doubtful if the truth of the matter will ever be :Cully known. In the meantime. h however, we hope that all right thinking Christian people will give the dear little deer or doe or what- a ever it is, the benefit of the doubt. There is inci- dentally no truth in the rumour that a collection is W being taken up at Banff to cover the costs of herr, c his or its defence, er very beautiful indeed and certainly is very fine. When I tell you that the flowers bloom every day of the year and the people bathing in the Atlan- tic Ocean every day'at' the beaches, f the near future if evry that By -Law No., one year 1926 fix - its a wonderful change from what's ' thing keeps on contin- F�" jj yl ing salaries and appointing officers be taking place in my old county in OntI being to go all rite. A74'z w !read the third time and passed. Car- tario, and it is hard to believe what F'- k., 'Tied. SLATS' DIARY IBy Ross Farquhar g Frida —Ma of a letter frun Y 'her ole 'made cuzzeit out west about 'a month ago and she sed she ickspected to 'get marryed niebby in IIOWICB TOWNSHIP 'COUNCIL Gorrie, Jana slate 1926 The Council elect for the Township of Howick met in the Towiil'ship Hall at eleven o'clock pursuant to statute, Bach member of the Counciltook the necessary declaration of office. T. Inglis, Reeve, CT% Hubbard Depu- ty Reeve, J, W. Gamble, Fred C. Tay- lor and J, Milton Leonard, Couns,. The Reeve took the chair, • Minutes of last meeting were read on motion: of Hubbard and Leonard were adopt- ed. A representative of the Globe In- demnity Co.., waited on the Council Pe Mrs'. McKellar's claim. The claim was settled, the Company agreeing to pay Mrs. McKellar the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars,. being Ho - wick's share. Moved by. Taylor and Leonard that the Reeve be empower- ed to sign the Globe, Indemnity In- surance Co's renewal application Pub- lic Liability on Township Roads as explained by the Company's represent- ative at ,the meeting. Carried Moved by Leonard and Taylor that the time for the Collector . to return their roll be extended to the Febru- ary meeting. Carried. Moved by Inglis and Gamble that the Council go into committee of the whole to regulate salaries and ap- point. officers for the year 5926 with Mr. Leonard in the chair. Carried. The committee reported as follows: salaries to be the same as last year. J. H. Rogers, Treas. C.. E. Walker, Clerk; Adam A. Graham and Isaac Gamble, Auditors; Dr.' L. N. Whit- ley, medical health officer;' Jacob Se- ip, Member of Board. of Health, R..,,F. Edgar, road superintendant; Earle Corbett, Assessor; Isaac Wade, school attendance officer and A. E, Cooper and James Douglas, sheep valuators, A by-law to be drawn up in accord- ance therewith. The appointment of Collectors to be left over till the Sep- tember meeting. Moved by Gamble and Hubbard she sed she was ingag- several hundred miles south will have' ed to a fine, fella, Ma' . Moved by Leonard and Gamble that to do in the change of climate. I sets rite down and Tit- '?K'^ ik;: i '� k , the Township Engineer be instructed have no intention of going into any es to her and ast her r�; to proceed with the Blind Lake Muni - real estate business in Florida, but its ! was the fella well off ` cipal Drain under Sec. 78, Sub Sec. 2 Certainly a nice place to get rid, of meaning did he .have 5y,j `'t'tl of the Municipal Drainage Act and a little of the cold weather. 1 am l enny munney or a good i�",. report on same. Carried. getting the Toronto daily papers here I job and today she got every day and at present I am, deeply a nother letter frum interested in what's going on at Ot-I her agen and she sed tawa and I might say to your readers I she diddent no how That there is no lace that feels as mu- sessment, $,.00, Harry Gowdy, refund' P well off the fella was becuz she had-. tax, $zoo; Earl Denny, refund ch like home as the good old Provin-'+den new him long enuff yet to ast dog tax, $z.00; Grand & Toy, auditor's ce of Ontario and especially the him suchy Personal kwestion yet. 1stamp, $4.6o; Geo. Jefferson, grant ag- County of Huron. We have met se -1 Saterday—A lot of peopel is a gett- riculture Society, $xoo.00; J. H. Ro - veral.; parties from Ontario already ing suspishus of Mrs. Donegan. She' g ers, excise stamps, $10.00; R. F. Ed - and I notice by the papers this morn- 'was a walking around town today 'gar, road superintendant services, ing that they report 55 Canadian cars .wearing a fresh lump over her eye $3,5o; J. H. Rogers, treas., salary and went over the . St. Johns' River Brid-'and a not on her hed and her bus- fin. statement $17o.00; Municipal ge at Jackson ille during the: month bend has ben in jale for p ddeling of December, so that you will see World, eight copies, $4,00. wisky now for over 2 months. Moved by Hubbard and Taylor that that we are not far away from home. i Sunday—I' gess there aint enny this Council adjourn to meet again at I expect to return to Ontario about kwestion abut What Mr. Giliem be Beswithericle's on the third Wednes- the first week in February, after hav-,longe to. Pa was telling him about day in February, when tenders will be ing my first real business rest in el'ev- a fite between the klan and sum ey •received for the Township en years. 'talions. He sed they was thurteen printing. With the very best of good wishes leytalions and x klansinan got killed Carried, for the prosperity of your paper, ;and all Mr, Gill= sed was just Poor C. E. Walker, Clerk. ani, 1fella. thats all he sed. . 1 Cordially and sincerely yours, 1 Munday—I sent Jane a pome today I Died in xooth Year John Joynt. 'and I havvent herd weather she ,illy likes it or weather she dussent. It I Adam Brown, Canada's Grand Old went like this. Man, died at his •home in Hamilton, BELGRAVE Erly to bed and late to get up early Saturday morning after only a Yure as pritty as mp spotted pup. Accounts passed:—C. E. Welke 'postage, etc„ 1925, $s000; Saxnue tBurke, refund of taxes, error in as WROXETER NEW S Mr, W. A. Rutherford, who had been confined to he house through illness is able to be out again, and is at present visiting' his daughter, Mr, *Dr. Woods . at Tottenham. Two rinks of Curlers drove to Bel - more last Thursday to play the noi- tli enders: The best they could do= was to win with one rink and lost withthe other. The Gibson Lumber Company ex- pect to start the Saw Mill on this sea., sons cut of legs, anytime now. Quite a fewlogs are being brought ie. The Local. Orange Lodge intend holding open meeting in their Lodge room on January 25th., at.8 o'clock instead of the regular lodge routine, when games, speech making etc., will. be indulged in, followed by a lunch.. County. Master, A. G•. Smith and oth- ers are expected to give . addresses.; Every member ofthe lodge is invited: with his family or friend. . Five carloads of stock' mostly cat- tle were shipped from the stock yards here Monday. Harry Grainger had two;' Sandy Wright one, Stewart Mc- Naughton one and W. Hastie one. The Wroxeter Bowlers are having things polished up at the Town Hall night. Committees are working over for a big' nights fun this Thursday time. A box admits a lady free, he sure and bring one.' Coffee; supplied by the Club. T. G. Hemphill has installed a nine tubed Northern Electric Radio. This is probably the best equipped radio in. the Village. Mr. Robt. Rolston of . Detroit is spending a few days „in town. Mrs. Thomas, Gibson left Saturday morning for Toronto to attend the funeral of her neice who died in Mon tre Nlal.rs. Pleasance, who has been visit- ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. White for a few days returned to her home in''Toronto last Wednesday. Mr. Wni. Palmer of New Ontario arrived Monday night to visit his fa- ther, Mr. Richard Palmer, '"who is confined, to his bed with pheumonia.. Those who enjoy the writings of Pe- ter McArthur should attend the Jan- uary Meeting of the Women's Insti- tute at the home of Mrs. R. `Stocks Thursday 28th. Mrs. Davidson wil have charge of the Subject. Current r, events by Miss K. Armstrong. Doii" I forget the Roll Call, "Favorite Book - by Canadian Writer," The .Ladies Guild of Trinity chur- ch Met at Mrs. R. Procter's, Jan. 7th Teusday—Pa was saying tonite that April 3rd., he would have been. 'zoo for their anneal meeting, with a good he never new but oney two fellows years of age. The late Mr. Brown attendance. The President, Mrs, who drove 'a niachene with x hand,,and bVinghani s Grand Old Man, John Shoebottoni. in the chair. Meeting He sed it got i of them killed.and,,the twirl:, Have been friends for over 7o opened with hymn and prayer, 'fhe uther 1 ziiarryed, !years. Iii a recent letter to AIT. Sec,, Mrs, A. Nethery read a .report Wensday—I got a inkeling that Jane Quirk Illi Brown said he hoped to of work through the year. Letters diddent a prove of the poatery 1 sent pay hie .visit as soon as the warm were read from the different Secretar-' her dayfore yesterday. ,She sent me,spring would make it more pleasant. one back today line this. I Probably his last public appearanc very brief illness. Had be -lived until ies, where bales . of clothing and sup- plies had been received. Value $go.00 The treasurer's • report was read by e in o was as the speaker You ain't no good and so's your pa at eronC. N. E. onYoung (Canada's If I had you here I'd breake yore day.There he delivered such an lm - Mrs. W Brydge. Receipts;—bal, on jaw. passioiied and eloquent address, for a hand, $7 fees,proceed frein teas, 28.90; Tlxirsday-Mrs. Blume was here 'man of 99 years, that lie roused the mern30.40; interest, dopa- tonite and she sed whentwo pe,opel 200 luncheon guests to great ezxthusi- tions o etc., 58,93;- total $189.29: Ex- are niarryed and liveing to gather penditttres —caretaking $30,00; Miss- the shad ougght toaezn. They dose to honor hitt: when y gg give and tank. I Ire. ended and trice cheered ion and flower tunel 17.97; rectory, ` i , again and gess that's the way pa and ma does 'again for "the grand old ,,tan." papering 37,50; supplies, 234,8; geuer becuz he gives her all the munney "Let us have faith instead of doubt, a 'expenses 16.97, total $125.97. ]3a1- he maiks and site taiks all the credit for manageing the house. ante, ori hand $63.37, The following officers were elected: Pres,, Mrs, Shoebottonx; Vice Pres,, Mrs. Wade; Treas., Mrs. W. Brydge; Sec,, Mrs. A. Nethery; Auditors, Mrs. Wade and Mrs, Lake, Press Report- er, Mrs. Rr Procter; Visiting Commit- tee, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Brydge, Mrs. McCrea, Mrs, R. Proc- ter, Meeting closed with Prayer and Hymn. Lunch was served by the ostess, February meeting to. be held t Mrs. W. Brydge. Richard Procter, jr, is attending the inter Short Course et tInelph, 0,, A, In Aid of Iluron Hospitals the God of their succeeding race." Invitatioes have been issued for the ,Adam .Brown had a love for flowers '4V r5. annual "At Home" of the Huron Old This was one of his most marked Boy's Association of 'Toronto to be characteristics, "I have never seen held in the Oddfellows Temple, see him without a flower in his .button - College Street, en Thursday evening, hole," was the saying of one of his January;, 21st. The program consist- oldest friends. ing of addresses, quartettes solos and "Se e s xx " ' , les ian for Canada is one of the other musical numbers will be broad- tines given the Hamilton veteran:' cast by C. F. C. A., as also.. will the Wherever he went and whenever he dance program for which music will -got e, chance to talk he proclaimed be supplied by. Burton Till's Orches- Iris faith- in Canada and the limitless. tra love instead of hate," exhorted Mr. Baown at the finish of his oration, "and thus you will make your country great, . Let the God of our fathers be possibilities of its great resources FRED DAVEY Village Clerk issuer of Marriage'Licences The law now requires the license be taken out three days before the cere- mony. Subscription taken for the Advance -Times, Clubbing rates given NORMAN' WADE Gorrie, Ontario Agent for Hartford Wind- Insurance Also Walkerton Fire Insurance Co. Automobile,.. Live Stock and Plate Glass Insurance . DR. H..A•• 'tLUTTON Graduate of Royal College; of Dental Surgeons of Ontario Graduate of University of. Toronto At Fordwich Tuesday. and .Thursday At Gorrie the rest of the ween. GEO. FOWLER L.D.S., D.D.S. Teeswater, Ontario Will be at the Gaarton House, Wro- xeter 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Will be at Gorrie the follow- ing .Thursday,'" G. S. DAWSON GORRIE Director of Funeral Services Motor Hearse or Carriage, hilt ever is required. Phone x6 HARRY AIKINS Forclwich, Ontario Licensed Auctioneer for the Counties Of Huron and Wellington Phone 59 Or Patterson's Hardwar .Store• ` R. E. JAMES Gorrie, Ontario Agent for g Western. Farmers' Muftis," Insnranoe Co.:' If you have no wind Insurance on your farm buildings give us- ;t tali,' Also Agent for several firet-class ItlsuranGe COE) anies, 1;11 „lI..., ImgoulaullhL lX