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'ATTENDED DIVINE SERVICE HELPING AT THE HAY
The Largest. Church Attendance ill
History of Town
The inembers 'of -Is, 0, L. No. 79
-accompanied by visiting brethren
Black Knights and Fern Lodge Loya
'True Blues attended Divine Servic
at St Penis •Church on Sunday even
ing and never before in the hiStory o
Wingham was there such a large turn
out of members of any society, aintoe
awo hundred Orangemen were in the
;procession. • St. Peals church waS
peeked to the doors and several could
, not fjnd xoom inside. Probably no::
where in Western Ontario was thee
such an excellent Orange •sermon
preached, the Rev. •Mr. Snell is alwaye
recognized as alt 'excellent preacher
but on Seedy night he excelled 1147
self, taking for his text, "By the •3oe
men who lapped will I save Iereal;'!
;The choir rendered appropriate music
and Mr. Harry Carson of London,
son" of Bro. Harry Carson of Wing
'her*, delighted the large congregatiein
with an excellent solo, "Lord God of
"Hosts" from the pen of Rudyard'ICip::
To the Editur av t•he Advance,
• Deer Sure-- •
hev jist got heel( te, town aether
shpindin a wake on, the ould ;al nails
4 helPin the bye wid the hey, I didn't
; loike lavin town. fec 'so leug at wan
toime fer fear ndr,kleti,t1t4nyud. asth-
q• ray in nie,alleinee, but wid the vvtirrule
aff to a e.ciod shtart on SOuth Joseehin
Sherate, an seein as jack I-Ianna tied
- no speshul sale on at prisint, T tought
rnebby it wud be eafeto Save,the wins -
min 'alone fer 'A few clays, "so out
;wint to the connthey, talei•ri :me perse
sidd me. Shure 'timo nscrputtin thn-
tation in the way av the wuntnin.
'Tis the fueshttonne 1 hed been out,
to the farrum sine.e we Moved. into
'town, fee 1 tought it wed be, besht to
lave the young payple to pasielle tbeer
own canoe, $o to, Shake, fee awhoile.
hed me doubts about what Itoind av
'a farrumer's woife the little • school'
taycher wild make, but nobodY cud
'hey done beither than She is dein. 'Tie
brains that count in iviry walk ate loifes
an I belave me dawter-in-law. is the
rale bead av thehouse, witloet me bye
Inowin it. lie is a foine,ladebut wid
a carelees Sitrake ixz. him,:en she hes
to kape the accounts shtrate an ad-
,•-Voise hirn about a lot avting Ait
,the way she kin rhilk •cows'an raise
;chickens forte:ye' kapin her honse as
clane As a pin,• wud •surpraeses ye, .an
'thin hey toime.fer radin. the papers an
comin to town whinivir she. takes a
notion. ',Tie- awl in plannin yer
wurruk properly, Dad," she se; whin
•I asked her how a shlip av a girrul
loike her cud do so Much. The mis-
sus eves awlivays known as the besht,
housekaper on the loine, but she is a
big •shtrong vininienap;san avert at that
she Wed "liev to go some to bateher
dawter-in-law. •
Iviryting on, the, farruiri, is • at its
besht; the crops -growin fasht, an the
slitocls lopkin well, an iviryb,ody in
.good health an gittin up itn•the inaruin
fit fer another day's wurruk, melebY
little shtiff on the shtart loike a foun-
dered harse, but .goin ehtrong befoor
tin o'clock. . Shure, 'tis a grate loife
an the farrulns, evid,eharrud wurruk, av
coorse, but wid sound ehlape ata.the
besht av iviryting to ate, an the west
wind blowin awl the way from Lake
Huron bringin the shwate shrnell av
the clover fields wid it, so ye kin
wurruk an ate, arr shlape shtandin up,
loike a harse. 'Tis awlways a wondher
to me whoy the byes want to lave the
ould farrums to be school taychers,
rr dintists, are inebby to lie undher a
ar awl day on a dirty flure in a
hinelly ould garridge, are to go to
ie. West, are the Slitates,.arr to Parl-
mint arr to the divil intairely. Theer
ust be a rayson fer it, an 'tis up no•
urnnienbirs to fond it out an suggist
,rirredy loike the doeltors do whin
fellah is sick, • The U. F. O's. an
me av the Liberals say that awl that
nayded is free thrade an lower
eight rates; but shure that wieddn't
the jawb, though it wild hnebby
Ip 'some. 'Tis the shpirit av tiririst
at sanies t� be in iviry counthry iii
e wurruich an the idea avgettin
ore 'Money fer Jess wurruk that is
e trubble. Mebby, in the pastemin,
espichully •the , wimmin, had too
rrud a tcchne on the farrums, but
t1 to a large ixtint is -a ting av the
sI, fer wid the erarne sint t� the
ctories, an patent washin niashuns,
telephones, an rooral mails an
toinobeels ,the winunin heynot
arly so herald a •toinie as theer
thers had. This is all as it shud
an, whinivir we can git a govern-
nt that will devoise laws so • that
min will be the most prosperous
sines§ in the counthry :thin theer
I be no more talk ay byes lavin tbe
rums, Mostit ,min don't moind
rud wurruk if they see someting
it, but shure, it is pretty tough to
rruk aver the year round fer yer
rd an a day at the Fall Fair an
bby, a. pair av neev overalls 'frurn
woife fer a prisint at Christmas,
coorse we can't ixpict much av
nce fer the betther wid the :Grits
If, F. O'sat thelleacl av tiags
not loike it was whin Sir John A.
runnin the counth ry, .wid iviry-
y continted, an Frinch and Engiish,
ngemin an Catholics, whoite min
naygurs, awl votin Tory. Thim
the happy days.
Youtill nixt wake,
Timothy 1 -lay.
e 'reckes For Chautauqua
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-The Late Mrs. Barbour
There was laid to rest on Mondays
July 3rdatene of the 'early pioneers of
Culross, in the person of Mrs. Role',
Barbour The deceased was in her
lainetY-first year, being born at Wood.
-stock, Ont., coming -to Bruce celerity
with her husband shortly after their
marriage and settling on a farm ei•
eniles south of Teeswarer, when this
part of the country was almost a wil-
derness. There the family' of three
boys and two girls were raised, being,
David and 'William of Hepworth, John
Of Wiarton, Mrs ]SIL E. Copeland, 'of
Wingham, and Mrs. E. J. Jackson of
"Teesivater. Her husband predeceased
• her eight years ago.' She was living
at the time of her death with .her
daughter, Mrs. Jackson of Teeswater,
and Was able to be around as usual
-until about sixernonths ago when her
friends could notice. her beginning to
fail and gradually getting weaker un-
til the end.' The funeral serrnon was
-preached by Rev. J. W. Sanderson, an
old and e.eteerned friend of the family,
who had charge of the Methodist con-
gregation in Teeswater forty years
ago, he was assisted by the Rev. Mr.
McKelvey of Teeswaters
EVERYBODY'S COLUMN
FOR SALE—Young }logs and Sows,
All ages, apply to A. Genamill,
R. R. No. t, Winghem
FOR SALE—White baby buggy in
good condition. Apply to
Cecil Orchard, Diagonal Road.
FOR SALE—Pure Clover' Honey, 15
cents a lb. Leave orders with Mr.
Adams at Mills' Feed Store. ro
'cents allowed on empty cans. Any
person taking from so to 6o lbs, and
calling at house for same- will be
given a lb. comb free.
Jas. H. Casernore,
1.1-ione 13 on 627.
LOST—Right side curtain of Ford,
somewhere between the back, of
Hanna's store and Zetland, Finder
please leave same at R. S. McGee's
stoee. ' /
LOST--Maii's brown rubber ina.ck
.. raincoat, between the Division Line,
and Henderso n's store, White-
church. Finder kindly leave at,
The Advance,
ILQ5T—Green and yellow denary sing-
er; on Wednesday, July 5th, Finder
please return to • •
!Reward.
Mrs. C. D. Beninger
sSWINE—Large Yorlcshire Swine, Int -
'poi -ted and bred by A. Genimill,
R. R. No. 1, Wingham
1TENDERS—Tenders for booth privi-
leges wilt be received by the tinder -
:signed. up' till July 15th for the pic-
nic under the Auspices of North
"Huron United Farmers to be held -
in William Dunbar's Grove, Bel -
grave, on July 25th.
R. C. Procter, Belgrave.
'VENDERS—Tenders•will be received
by the undersigned up till July 15th,
anae„ for painting inside of School No.
10, Kinloss, Tin to receive one coat,
'woodwork, two coats. Special eoating
ler blackboards, eWork to be complet-
ed by August 15th, 1922. :For particu-
lars •apply to the undersigned, Low-
-lest or ay tender not necestarily ac -
'tented: Frank Henry Sec.
7V.10 MEN' WANTED—Live wires-,
from 21 to 50 years. Reference re-
quired. Good paying propoeition,
Apply to T. Webster,
89-91 King Si, London,
'TENDERS WANTEDa-Tenders will
be received by the undersigned entil
noon no Friday, July fnst., for the
erection of a solid brick addition to
Blyth Public School. Plans and
'specifications may be seen at the
stewe of R.eeve James Dodds, Myth,
The lowest or any tender, not. nec-
essarily accepted.
Geo. E. McTaggart, Secy,,
Blyth School Board.
Terihders For. 'Armstrong Drain And
Branches
Tenders will be reeeivcd by the
undersigeed up till July eath, at sp.
'al. for separate tendets on the Arne -
'strong Drain and branches. A eheque
rof ten per ceet of the tender muet ac-
,tomparty each application, Lowest or
Ardt tender xiot necessarily accepted,
, Plane and specificatioes may be seen
adathe Office 'ef ;the townehin
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All tile boys and girls of Winglians
under 14 years of age elle invited Jo
meet j. W. Arnistrong hi the Town
Park on Friday :morning at ten
o'clock for a ticket hunt. A number
of season tickets will be hid in various
windows downtown. These tickets
will adneit the finders to all sessions:
o the Cllautatimia, The sale of seas-
on tickets IS now on, the number is
iiinited and the sale will cinse at noon
on Saturday, Get a ticket at once.
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Great Event Next Week
All is in readiness •for the big week
of Chautauqua, starting next Saturday
afternooii at the 'roam Park. VenY
glowing reports are coining in from
Renfrew, Niagara , Valls( and Other
places where Chautauqua lies already
started, stating that without it donbt
it is the best program ever preeented.
Wingliam patrons may therefore plan
for another big feast of literary and
musical talent each day from July 15
to 21,
A. G. ,Smith and hie force of ticket
sellers aee bosily engaged each day
selling season tiekets to eager nue-
)chesers at $2.73 for adults and $r,35
for children. 'Buy a seasoe ticket., it
eays. ' There ere only a limited nenfi-
eer of season tickets 1eb. it is a dis-
tinct privilene to have Chatitauqua
come 16 3rout town, Take Adventage
of Fe and 01130y eVC1'y
i0 ufleti eXt0111,.
PERSONALS
Miss Jean Wilson, graduate, is home
for the holidays,
Miss Lucy Madison of Buffalo, is
visiting with friends in town.
Mrs. W, J. 'Hilliard is visiting with
her mother, in Battle Creelc, Mich,
Mr. Carman Armstrong of Wallace -
burg, is visitang with friends ia town.
Miss Evelyn McKay is spending her.
holidays with relatives at Moorefield.
• Mrs. A, H. Wilford will sing in the
letetliodist church on. Sunday evening
next. '
,
Mrs, W. '3. Pattison is visiting with
her daughter, Mrs. Leakie et'ICincar-
dine.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel. Bennett and
Miss Blanche 'motored to London last
whek.
Miss Tena Campbell of Windsor, is
spending hee holidays at her home in
Morris. •
Miss. Earnscliff-e 1V/ asgrove of Buf-
falo, is spending 'her vacation at her
home here.
Miss Isabel Sinipson of Chicago,
is spending her lielidavs with relatives
in this vicinity. -
Miss Dorothy Lloyd is spending it
few days in -Clinton, with her frierid,
Miss Dorothy Levis. •
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Miss Rebecca Armstrong is spend-
ing her vacation- with Mr. and Mts.
Hebblethwaite,•Rondeau.
Misses Maraaret Piper and Ella
Dobbie' of Toronto, are visiting at
their respective homes here.
Mr. and Mrs.' L. Kennedy were in
Detroit this week and brought( back
a seven passenger Studebaker.
Mrs. Harold' Jewitt and children,
spent a day last week with Mrs. Ger-
§:lions Johnston. East Wavvanosin
,
„ Mr. and 'Mrs, Reuben Appleby of
Turnberry, motored to Niagara Falls,
-where they will visit with friends,
Mr. Robeet Sharp of Weyburn,
Sask., is spending a week with Mr,
'arid Mit. Geo. •Casemore, Turnberry,
Mrs. 13. H. Miller of Toronto. ie
_visiting at the 'home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Breen, Turnberry,
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. 1VIcKay and
family, motored to Moorefield on Sun-
day and spent the day with relatives.
Miss Bessie Kennedy spent the hol-
iday with her parents and returned
to take the summer physical culture
course.
Miss Rebecca Mitchell of Toronto,
is spending the month of July with
bee sister, Mrs. Fred Fuller, Pleasant
Va.:ix/111z. Peter
Robinson and Miss For-
ence of Toronto, are visiting with her
brother, Mr, David :McGill, Pleasant
Valley.
Mrs. Ernest Thonenson and Miss
Hazel Little have returned home after
visiting 'with friends at Toronto ivied
13ronte.
Messrs, H. Hinscliffe and Ed. Por-
ter motored to Toronto on Saturday
where they will spend a week with
relatives. ' •
•M•rs Mason of London and Miss
Edith jennison of Clinton, were guests
at the home of Mn and Mrs. Geo. 01 -
ver, 'Victoria Si.
.M17. arid Aire. William Elliott and
Clarke' of Ilehnore, Spent Surida.y
with their daughter, Mrs, Gershom
Johnston, East ,Wawaposh.
Mise Kate F. Champlean anirMaster
Douglas Timberlake of Toronto, are
Spending their holidays with Mrs:
•Pred Feeler of Pleasant Valley.
Rev. C. E. Cragg, B. •D., left on
Monday for Se. Thomas,' where he will
attend a meeting of the Missionary
Committee of London Conference,
Mr. Henry Mason of the Winghani
Orchestra which is now playing an
engagement at 'Shag Island:••Stinamee
Resort; was home over the week -end.
Mn Frank Galbeeith' of Toronto,
spent the week -end,. at . his home it
town. He was accotripanied by his
friend, Melville Yoting, also of Tor-
onto, •
•Mastee Elliott and Billie alab Miss
Donelda Johnston are home after
spending their holidays with their
g,randparelus, Mr. and Mrs. j. 3, John-
ston, Whitec (lurch, .
A new 'electric organ ',blower Was
Metalled in the Wingham :Methodist
plenrch :this week. This should be a
great improyentent over the •old •syse
tees of hand pumping.. .
Mr, and Mrs, D. E. MacDonald
motored to St Thomas, WindSor and
Detroit, They Will realm .home by
the Lake :Shore road, via Sarnia, Pert
Huronnand Grand Bend. '
•Mre, Walter Patterson has returned
home 'front visiting with: relatives in.
Teem -it°, she was accompanied i?3r
little geneddatigiiters.Audrey'and Dor-
othy Patterson of ;Toronto,
Mrs. Martha • Clark and her: -daugh-
ter, Mrs, Will Clark and three abaci -
ren from liartfOrd, Cono,,i,, are visiting
at the home of the former's brother,
ktn J. j FaSt WaWanosh.
Mr, W. J. Boyce and femily are
away fora tell days motor trip jit
their new . McLaughlin: They will
visit irt Niagara, Paris, Hamiltoe, TorT•
onto and Buffalo before yet:le:miss
• • Miss Beateice Anderson and her
untie, Mr..Alex Anarson 1110U:wed to
Hamilton and Toronto last week. Miss
Anderson accompanied by Mts. W. 0.
Anderson of Walkerton, went an to
Kingston and other pointe,
Mr, George Eyvel of Watertown S.
D.,is venewing acquaintantthie
ee in
vicinita, and is steying with his old
Ericnd, Me. David Patton, Bluevale.
Ieie about oity years since Mr. Eyvei
was a. resident of Morrie townehip.
Many old aernieletatices ate
eleased
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to see hint
MASQUERADE PARTY
A Success Although field In The
A rnwuries
Owing to the very heavy -rain on
Tuesday afternoon it was impossible,
for the ladies of the Women's Insti-
tute to hold their masquerade garden
party in the park, therefore they made
the ,best of it and put it on in the
Wingham Armouries. The 'crowd at
the Armouries showed what one might
have expected if the weather had been
fair
The town band was missed but the
Yoeng Bros. 0 el -testi -a and the Haw-
aiian Orchestra from. VVroxeter kept
the bitilding we'l filled with music. A
glance at the many costumes of the
masquers reveals eery clearly that Sol-
omon in -all his glory was not array-
ed :ike one Of these, Mayor Elliott,
ea-ltayor Spotton and W. T. Booth
averse the -judges and handed out the
following decisions. '
Best Dressed Lady, Miss Eva Ririe
tout; I3est Dressed Gentleman, Russel
Hopper; Best Dressed Girl, Gertrude
Dawson; Best Dressed Boy, George
Lediet; Best Clown, Viola Robertson;
Best Comic Dress, Lonnie Hanna.
Mrs: Coutts and Mrs. Campbell
made excellent fortune tellers, at least
they pleased everyone with their for-
tunes. •
As usual the ladies provided plenty
of the very best refreshments a,nd
there was abundance when all were
satisfied.
Hydro To To Blame
Owing to the fact that electricity
was shut off for a time on Tuesday,
The Advance is rather short of news,
a goodly amount having to be left
over until next week.
Notice!
Dr. Fox's Office will be closed with
the exceptions of Mondays; Wednes-
days and Fridays, from July r5th to
August r5th. The office will'he open
during' these days in charge of Dr. E.
0. Walkley.
Sunday Evening Service
Service in the Methodist church on
Sunday evening next will be held at
7 o'clock instead of :7.30 in view of
the mass meeting at 8 o'clock in the
Chautauqua tent. Every other Sunday
evening during July and August at
7.30 p.111
Wingham Defeated Listowel
The Wingliem Baseball Club easily
defeated Listowel in an exhibition
game. last '• Wednesday by 16 to r.
Listowel were badly outclassed and
as Wingham. are now hack' in their
old foam it will take a 'good team to
beat them. Battery, Listowel, Kemp,
Walker and Russell; Wingham, Mor-
den and Arnett.
The Bargain House
Hanna & Co., Ltd., have decided to
keep the john Galbraith Store open
and have engaged Mn. John Galbraith
as mauager. This store will be con-
tinued under the trade naine of "The
Bargain House." This stoi-e • will
specialize in lines of merchandise itt
cat -rate nieces, General Dry Goods,
Staples, Smallwares, Ladies and Child-
ren's:Ready-to-Wear and Groceries.
Londesboro Farmer Killed
Satnnel Lee, a resident of Londes-
.
boro, met witha particularly Sad death
on Friday evening last, when while
drawing hay, something went wrong
with the loader. He stepped down off
the load to aecertain what was wrong
when the team of horses bolted throw -
Rig hint violently between the wagon
and the barn door, His head_was bad-
ly crashed and he was otherwise ser-
iously injured, and when extricated
from his position by friends, life was
extinct, Dr. Shaw of Clinton, :was
called but could do nothing as the
man had died shortly after the acci-
dent. He is survived by his wife and
four children as well as several broth-
ers, :
Well Known Auto Salesman
The following clipped from the Lon-
don Free Press of Saturday has the
following to say with reference ho a
former. Wingham young man, who
will be remembered by many eaders
of this paper.
"With a record of ten years' in the
automobile business, R. M." Wil Hams
is 'Meta one of the most popular sales-
men connected with the Overland end
Willys-Knight ageiny of J, W. Mc-
Laughlin, located at 291-299Dundas
St. Mr. Williams
s was born n Wing -
ham, and has a host of friends
throughout the city' of London and
Middlesex county. He joined Mr.
McLaughlin's staff five years ago and
with a full knowledge of the mechan-
ical construction of motor cars, bat
been the means of greatly increasing
the prestige of this well-known agency.
Mr. Williams has resided in London
for, the past eight years. He is mar-
ried and bis home is 3o Craig St. "'The
Man With the White 'Hat" has won
-great distinction when represented by
"Mel" Williams, and those interested
in acquiring it car this yeae will be
benefitted by'corisulting them."
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Miss re Rush spent a few clays in
Kincardine:
Miss Mabel Isard of Toronto, i
home for the holidays,
Miss Grace Tucker of Toronto, is
visiting,at her home ie town.
Mrs. A. H. Wilford spent the week
end with Mrs IS Venstone itt Khmer
-
dine Beach, -
14frs. A. 5, Nortrop and children are
SpelldidJj a short vacOtion with reht--
-tive Arkell,
Mr. and Mis T1, 1., Howson and
family have rented a cotlage al Kin-
rdire Peach,
Subscriptions: ato ()of.
LOCAL AND, GENERAL
flogs are (mated at $X4.'25-
.
Boys' Summer Wash Suitt:, Blue 0/
Tari, $?-49. Hanna & Co., Limited,
"Green 011 of Cornfort" the wonder
remedy now. in stock at IlicKibbon's
Drug Store,
Thos. Haugh, D. McGill and Henry
Nlathers have purchased Ford Touring
Cars recently from T. R. Bennett. •
Several Winghazn people motored to
London on Wednesday to see -Ring-
ling Bros., & Barnum & Bailey circus,
The Advance can supply your need
in anything in the printing line and at
prices consistent with first class worlc.
Fred Scottea Southairtpton boy, was
drowned on Wednesday lag when he
dived into almost is feet of water. He
could not swim,
All the guarantors for Chautauqua
are requested to meet in the Council
Chamber at 8 o'clock sharp, Thursday
evening. Don't be among the missing.
Dr. D. H. McInnes, chiropractor of
Toronto, was a caller at TheaAdvance
Office on Friday. He is thinkieg ser-
iously of locating ineWingliarn.
Mrs: J. Casernore, Stratford, a
nounces the engagement of her oe
daughter, Lillian, to Mr. Clayton E
wards of Stratford. The marriage t
takeeplace in July.
People wishing to do business at
W. A. Curries' Machine Shop or at
Reid's Garage may do so by driving
down Scott St., until such time as thee
new concrete road will be opened for
traffic.
Free—A 25c Rainbow Ball with each
25c Buster Brown Tooth Brush at
McKibbon's Drug Store.
The Lucknow Pipe Band played a
couple of selections in front of the
Orange Hall on Wednesday morning
prior to leaving with the Orange
brethren to spend the Glorious Twelf-
th in Brussels.
Watch for the new book which we
understand willnsoon be published by
Mayor Elliott and Councillor Greer.
The title will probably be "Trials and
Tribulations of Organizing and Dis-
organizing a Telephone System."
Pure Paris Green and Arsenate of
Lead. Lowest prices at McKibbon's
Drug Store.
The July -August meeting of the W.
M. S., of St. Andrews Presbyterian
Church, will be held on Wednesday,
July reth, at 3 o'clock. Subject, For-
mosa, given by Miss Clow and Mrs.
Bower. All ladies of elle congregation
are cordially invited.
The Advance this week received a
letter from IT'f: Robert J. Bloomfield,
who recently moved from Wingham
to Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. Bloomfield, sr.,
has been ill with pneumonia for three
weeks and she was ahnost given up
for dead, but we are thankful to report
she is now progressing favorably. Mr.
Bloomfield says the weather is ver3r
hot and they have all kinds of tom-
atoes, potatoes, musk -melons, rasp7
berries, strawberries, pineapples, ap-
ples, watermelons, etc.
20 Men's Surniner Suits, 3 piece,
light grey, $15.00. Hanna & Co., Lim-
ited.
We would once more urgeall cor-
respondents or any person. who have
items of news, such as weddings,
deaths, personals, or any interesting
item to send them to our office when
they are fresh. We do not appreciate
news which is almost a rnomb.
Send it in when it is news,
Wingham Races
The Wingham Athletic Grounds,
Limited met on Monday night and de-
cided to hold a two day race meet at
Wingham on August gth and loth.
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Farmers' Picnic
The United Farnters of North Hur-
on will hold a picnic in William Dun -
bar's Grove on Tuesday, July •25111, R.
W. E. Burnaby, president afeethe U.
F. 0. and the Canadian Council of
Agriculture: also Mr. 5. R. Reynolds,
president of the 0. A. C. It is also
expected that Miss McPhail will be
present if her father's illness is not
too setious.
Barn Unroofed
A severe wind and rain storm with
sharp lightning passed over this vici-
nity on Monday evening and another
one on Tuesday afternoon, The only
damage reported to us was on Monday
evening when Mr. Alex. Rintoul's big
barn at Fordace was unroofed and a
portion of the roof was taken off Mr.
John Webster's barn in the same locs
' -Lightning struck within a few' feet
of Mr. 3. j. Fryfogle's stable doors
and broke with a deafening explosion.
A lame tree was levelled to , the
ground on Minnie St.
New Concrete Roads
The new concrete road on Alfred St.
is now open for traffic and is said to
be the best yet put down. The con-
crete at the south of Josephine street
is almost completed and ttre, under-
stand that work will commence on the
new pavement tee Victoria street with-
in the next few days the start will' be
made at the corner of Slitter tnCI Vic -
toile etreets. We believe the Brehe
min Co., are doing good work milder
the capable foremanship of Mt, Mit-
then, but would like to suggest tha't
something eimuld he dont to make the
conerete on John St. north, so as not
to resemble ecieduroy too mech. The
permanent roads and streets put dowe
in WM:gleam dee year •are it eredit to
the town and art largely fasponsible
for so many, daily ViSitilts from 'Other
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convinced that they are the best ever.
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soo pounds Willard's Bulk Chocolates at per pound,
, NOTE—The by-laws of the town of Wingham require Drug and
Stationery Stores te dose at 8 p. m„ hence our store hours are now
8 a, m. to 8 p. m., 'with 'exception Of Saturdays and evening's be1ore. a
if legal holiday. •
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Music Exams 1 A Contenmorary Sings
Al the recent examinations in con-
nection with the Toronto Conserve
tory of' Music, the following pupils o
Mrs. Geo. C. Hanna were successful
Iiitermediate•—Marion Mitchell,
Primary—Blanche Cii nnin gh a m
Kate King, honors; Edna Tarnlyn.
Elementary --Yvonne McPherson.
Introductory—Mary Gracea. 'King
'honors.
Baseball On Thursday
The Wingham Ball Club journeyed
to Grand Valley on Saturday and play-
ed the team of that town. Grand Val-
ley had never lost a game this year,
but were defeated 7 to r by Wingham.
Garner, the Wingham etwirler,al-
lowed but one hit and this a Texas
leaguer, Arnott caught a beautiful
game and the old third sacker has
surely filled a bad gap on our line-up.
"Doc" Campbell pitched for Grand
Valley and is just as good as ever.
Danny Sargent and Bieck formerly of
Elora also play for Grand Velley.
This team will play in Wingham on
Thursday, July 13111, at 5.30 and one
of the best games of the season is ex-
pected. BatteryeGrand Valley, "Doc"
Campbell and Russell; Wingham, Gar-
ner and Arnott
Holmes—MacLean Nuptials
A pretty wedding took place at high
noon on Wednesday, July sth., at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. j. A. MacLean,
when their daughter, Helen Estella,
became the bride of Dudley Elwood
Holmes, son of Mr. and Mrs_ Dudley
Holmes, also of Wing -ham, Rev. Dr.
Pera•ie officiating. Mrs. Hanna played
the wedding march. The bride who
was given in marriage by her father,
wore a gown of white kitten's ear crepe
and radium lace, with wide brimined
bat trimmed with ostrich feathers. She
carried a shower of 'roses and snaky
lilies. During the signing of the reg-
ister, the bride's sister, Miss Sarah
MacLean, sang "0 Promise Me." Mr.
and 1VIrs. Hohnes left in the early af-
ternoon for Toronto and Montreal.
Out-of-town guests for the wedding
included Mrs. Hunter of Denver Col-
orado; 'Mrs, W. P. Zack, Stratford;
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. MacLean, Sarnia; t
vi\i'llitand Mrs. W. H. Bayliffe, London,
and Miss 0. A. Holmes of Holmes- t
The gentle bee is humming and the.
summer girl is coining, while the
sprinkling cart the street is going'
through, and the host of city people
that in summer we shall keep'11 soon.
be corning up to spend a month or
two. The hammock. will be swaying
in the breezes 'neath the treezes and
the farmer will go haying in the mead-
ow if he pleazes and this rhyme would
be completer if less rocky were the
meter.
County Temperance Convention
The Annual Huron County Tempet-
ance Conventioe. was held at THensalls
on July sth, with a good attendance of
delegates from the eight unions of the
County. Mrs, Maguire of Brussels,,
!County Superintendent conducted the opening exercises, after which, Mrs.
McAllister, editor of the White Rib-
bon Tidings, took her place. Reports
from the different unions were very
encouraging showing advancenient itt
, the different departments. In the eve
I ening the Gold Medal Contest com-
bined with posters and essay writing
contestants front '6 towns and villages
took part, The competition in Elocu-
tion represented 6 unions. Winner
of the Gold Medal in this department
was Miss Vivian McElroy, Blyth. itt
the musical contest 5 unions were re--
ps'esented, winner in this department,
Miss Addie Taman, Blyth. The Gold
Medal was awarded by Mrs. A. B. Carr„.
Blyth. Cash prizes were awarded for -
the Scientific Art Posters, first prize.. ,
Viola Fraser, 'second prize, Elizabeth.
Mills, third prize, Dorothy Bryant, all
of Blyth. The esoty writing contest
included 8 unions, winners from the
High School, first, Narman.Floodv;
second, Harold Jenkins; third, Thee:-
Robertson, Wingham; Entrance Claes,
winners, first, Margaret Snell,' Wing -
ham; second Hogarth Clouse, Brus-
sels; third, Lawson Clouse, Brussels-.
Judges were chosen from the di.fferent
unions where no contests were held.
Mrs. Myrtle Young of Blyth, has been
the very efficient superintendent. Cif
the Gold Medal Contest. •
We ere pleased to note that two of
Wingham's young people viz. Miss
Margaret Snell and Mr. Theo. 'Rob-
eitson were among the winners far
he county. Miss Snell winning fiest
prize in the entrance class writers of
he essay on "'The Evils of the Cig-
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SALE
Down They Go
Out Tlist Go
All that's left of our- Spring and Summer Stock will be sold
at prices you can't ignore, and that will force you :to bu5k
Men's, Worneress Boys', Misses' and Children's Footwear o
any and all sorts must go, We want the room and we want the
money. We don't want the shoes,
SFE OUR BARGAIN TABLES
Now is the•iithe to Shoe the ramify. Comet tsric
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