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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1922-12-07, Page 1Liowk 04,th, Euefare.,Dwe Wingherre Are 11104.41ie5i, Theirs, Evening, Dee. vth Musichy Fryfoge es' 0 r s tire. smillmenomasumausimsnOmunmitaxaosamomomairoago xnenaber the Jazaar n flt, rmourieo o Ingle Copies - Four Cents PERSONALS . Mrs. R. H. Lloyd and baby are vis- • iting with friends in Toronto, Miss Phemie Irving was the guest of het sister, Mrs, A. G. Smith this Mr. and Mrs Areold Dame have . . moved into the suite of rooms over Geo. •Carr's tailor shop. • Condlictor .D, Cox has talcen Con- • elector Cawley's run on the Palmer- • ston-Kincardine noon train. Mrs. Arthur •Haines left on Tues- • day morning or Tarn -Mils, Where she will visit her daughter Mr,s. Skelly. s Mr. and 1VIrs, W. J, Boyee were in Londoe, last week attending the fun- eral of Mr, Boype's sister, Mrs. Bridle. FergusonMrs. A. J, Pand two child- ren of Aubern,--are visiting with her parents, Nat-. and Mrs. jas, G. Stew- s Mr, and IV/as. j. Reid else Mr."' and Mrs. R., Park of Dungannon, motored • over and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Deyell. Miss Bereice Thibicleaii of ;Wing - 'ham, who has beeii visiting wall her sister, Mrs. Alf. Robinson in Luck - now, has returned home, Miss Verna :Hewitt, who has been visiting with -her cousin, Mrs. (Dr,) • Melisees, for the past three weeks has returned to her ttome at Bervie. • Miss M.argaret Pocock virhile visit- ing at the licene of Rev. and Mrs. F. Dingman at Hagersaille, sang very eweetly at both services on Sunday. Gilbert l'hibideatt of • Wieg- • hem,• was 'ealled away to nurse her mother at Listowel, who was ill, but a we are glad to hear she is recovering. Mr. Hugh Angus of Tara and Mr. -Cecil Angus of London, attended the •'funerai of their grandmother, the fate' ,Mrs. Griffin of Wingham on Monday. •Mr. and Mrs. Roy -Anderson, and ;baby of StratThrd, motored up and spent the weele-end at the home of his • .Paeents, Mr. and Mrs. W. saf.. Ander- son. EVERYBODY'S COLUMN AUCTION, SALE --Farms, Stock, , Innplenrts, Hay, -Grain, Roots, etc., ,at lot 5, con. 3, Morris township on • Wednesday, December 131:11. Three splendid farms will also be offered for sale at the same time and place. Sec large bills. John Hopper, Proprietor. Jas. Taylor, Auetioneen- 2FOR SALE—to days ,'',Iarivafe • Sale, One parlor suite, buffett, parlor tab- • le, • kitchen table, two chests of drawers, one 8 day clock, Axminis- ter rug 34, steel range, coal stove, coal or wood stove,- carpet sweeper, Galv,- ash sifter, pt, gems, set - ladies' Mink furs. Apply to • J. T. Burdge, • over Ross' Hardware store:. FOR. SAL11—Good Brood Sows, due • to farrow. • _Apply, to T. Fells ARMERS ATTENTION -e -It would • h.e, to your interest to call at Gunns Limited, and geta booklet on seed- • ing digestive tankage. A fresh sup, • ply, always kept at ,Gunns at a most • reasonable rerice: NOR SALE—Speedster body, suitable for Ford or Chevrolet. Apply to , Jesse Hecker, OR SALE— A quantity of Oats and Barley. Apply to - W. J. Purdon, e hone 23,64 Route 3, Wingham FOR. SALE—Ford Sedate, $45o. Ford • Coupe,, $425. All in good condition. Mist be sold. .Apply at Dore's Carriage Shop FOR SALE CHEAP—A two-year-old • driving- coh, ,thick, smooth kind, • trotter, also nice- young 'driving mare, goes single or. double.. Apply at The Advance, .FOR SALE-aSingle Comb, w Leghorn Cockerels. From the fam- ous Oldham Bred to Lay strajn. • $1.00 each tip to December 31st.1 1922, These are early hatched first- class bh-ds. Kenneth Weaver, R. R..3, Wingliam 1F0R SALE --Pure bred Mammoth ,Bronee Turkeys, free from disease. Bred from large, vigorous Weds. Gobblers, under 18 lbs,, $8.00^ over, -$9,9o; wider 12 lbs,, P$6.0o; over $e.00. Apply to W, R. Farrie', R. 1, Lueknow eTelePhone 33-615, Wingliain. FARM FOR. SALE—A 2oo 'acre farm acoritaining 25 acres hardwood bush, /5 acres black mail and cedar, Sit- ' ..nated between I-larriston and Wrox- r. t r, Ilowick Township, I-Itiron Coen -1.Y, on main county road. TO rooned brick house with furnace; ••three barns, main barn 84, ft. by 74 ft. with straw' shed arid implement 'tiara; 6 tiesup horses, 9 tie cows, • as large centre stable, 6 beM stalls, with water throughout. Excellent Orchard, pritielpally wire fences. For ilirther partiettlara, apply to Jas. Hunter Sr., Gorrie, Ontario. itni,gTs FOR SALE—Six Spring rocks. • Jesse Hecker. 'TO LET—Good furnished toms, snode eoriveitiefices. T. 'I', Field. MANTED otilti:y and Feather ''' s, te for our Price list,11stablished r• •thirty years, Stof14 & S011S, St,P,Attik VtArkot, Toratito, upper r o o ock for 0. TAM PUTS IT OVER TIM To the Eclitur ;v the Ad'vance, Deer Sur:— • , , 1044ay is awlways wash day at our house, rain arr shoine, the missus not hevin anny use fer, the shloppy ways av thim' winunin that do be washin on Thursday arr Froiday arr rnebby aven Sathtirday, the way some -av thim do. Av .cooree it isn't very' comfortable arround the kitchen whin the washin is bein done, an the resht av the house as could as a barrn an all shut up to kap e the shtarne off the curtains-. in the besht room. The missus will nivir let me help hur anny, she' says I am too 'big an 'clumsy an awl -ways in hur road so,v cooyse I hey to go down tdwit fer some place to shtay. Well, laslit Monday marnin t wns shtandin in,,front av Crawford"s gat -ridge, talkin wi'd some av the bye about how the elickshun in Lanark wud be loikely to go, whin me' frind, Tam, Binnitt ,came along wid a foine car. "Jump in Tim," he sez, "an come fer a shnin t'vvill do ye good," sez he. "Shure, I'm afther goin roight •pasht yer onld farrtun. to sell a car to Sandy 'Banks;' he .sez. • 'Twas too good an offer ,to refose, so, behe as I hadn't been out to the mild 'place fer some wakes, 1 got in wiel..Tam, an we wus soon rowl- in along the harrud roads at twinty-: foive moites an hour be the clock. It didn't same army tonne till yve wus at me bye's gate whin I got out to stagy wid the young payple Whoile Tam wint on to troy what he cud do wid Sandy. I tould him 1 wud bet him tin dollars he cuddn't sell a car to that Quid Scotch Grit. "I'm not a bettin man," sez Tani, ,"but if I sell a car to Sandy, will you bye wan?" he se 4 [-felt so sure that Sandy wudd- aft bye that 1 sed 1 wud, an that's wheer I put me fut in it, so to shpake, but av coarse 1 wus tinkin av givin the yaung, payple it car fer a Christ- mas prisint annywa.y. All the same I didn2t loike Tam gettin the slitart av me the way he did. Mebby I do be gettin to ould to dale wid thim shmart young fellahs. Theer is thricks iea,w1 thrades, an some new wans bein iqvinted iviry day. What d'ye tenk Plrhat shpaIparte av a Tam Binnitt He whet eeight down to Sandy an tould him I 'had come out wid him an had agreed to bye it car. Mrs. Banks an the girruls hevin considher- able eroide in thansilves, said that if the Hays cud hey a car, they didn't see whoy they cuddeit. Av coorse 'ellat -settled it, fer -Sandy wus nivir quoite boss in his own house loike iviry man 'shud be, an Tam wits back to me bye's place fer dinner wid. San- dy's ordher fer a See Dan in his pock- et. Dein as I am a man av me wurrud I shtuck to me bargain wid Tam, but intincl to be on the wateli 'ler that lad, an git aven wid him wan av these aye, Now, Mishter Editur, ye see how wale ting lades to another. San- dy's girruls wanted a car becaws we wus gettin wan, an ,if I hadn't shtuck to me' wurrud wid. Tam I wud hetr been a toyer to bite ean he wed hev beeu a loyer to Sandy Shure„'twas narrow squake fer him as it was. wasleteteree the bad sillap we were afther givin thim Grits an U. F. O's., in Lanark? The (chake av dein to talk they cacl defate a Tory in that county. Shure, ye moight as well ixpict to git a vote in favor av prohibition in For- mosa. 'Tis awl iii the Way ve're brought up, so it is. I undersh-tand the U. F. O'Sa, both Grit, an Tory, wint back to theer 'ould parthies agin, an 'tis to be' hoped they will hev sinse enough to shtay there mew. What we vant at the nixt elickshu‘a is a shtrate uld -fashioned Tory an Grit foight via no siteti long name tacked to the Tory parthy as we had lasht toime. To wondher Mishter Meighen got hin treyin to carry it arround wid Give that bye half a chance an c will inake thim Grits an U. F. O's. un fer •cover nixt tonne he has e,a hence at thim, so he will, air eroy 1110. eleme Timothy Hay. Donations To Hospital The Wingham General Hospital is grateful for the following donations foe- Novenaleeia—Mr, MDolan bag' of potatoes; Mrs. A. Fox, White- church, 3 baskets of tomatoes and 9 jars of fruit; Mrs, Jas. Grigg, Del- raite, 3 jars fruit, I duck, x chicken; Mrs. Corrigan, Behnore, jars fruit, x basket apples, r basket onions; Mrs. Mulvey, Behnore, 2 jars fruit; Mrs. Aldirigton, x leg of mutton; Mr. David Kennedy, t hag of apples; Wroxeter Womeitai institute, 29 jars.ot fruit, 20 lbs. honey, veg,etables, • Remember the Hospital M your Xmas Giving! , , The Free Press Write Up The write up of Wingham in the London Free Press last Saturday was not as good' as We wottld have liked to see. This is partly the fault of the business men of Warighain, they did not get behind the scheme with all their energy. It might have been well, to have delayed the write-up for short time, and probably a few nior of the most interesting events conl1t1 have bean gone more tin:roughly Male. The sa,temeet thet the editor of The dvance,, was for a ,year chairmat tOWn'S finance committee shorild aye read chairnrian of the selabol dard finance COMMittee; and that 10 antotincernent of hie being edidate for text year's councilds,a ttle premature, as he has not deeided throw his hat in the ring. We, have ,i5d about our share of public(office Id hope to retire front the 'eltool oard year, As for, the photo, it it Salte8 buying Elf pots, attd' we keep it in the a;ttio. A th 11 ti ea to 01 'I: 1 .WINGHAM THURSPAYDECEMBER 7th, 19Z2. TOWN COUNCIL.MFETING •WINGHAM 'GENERAL HOSPITAL , • , , • , . • Plebielte Will Be Submitted To The. Hospital Board ,Preserrts • •Eiti-artaiRl People • •• . Report • , The December meeting of the Win ham 'Town Council was held on, Moi day evening. The IVIayor in the chat and Councillors Greer, Rennett, Loy Fothergill and4-1aney present. A letter from the Fire Relief Con mittee from Northern Onta.rio w read asking for a contribution fro WinWinghamequivalent to one-half mi on the dollar for taxation. This woul be about $573.00. • The council cleci, ed- that the town had sent enore tha this armannt already,. as the Meth dists alone sent $280.00 and the ladie had -sent goods to the value of fot hundred or more, not counting th Presbyterian church , donation a n other private- donations, The. lette was ,tabled for the present. • A letter from Mrs. Thos, Fells pro testing against' her business assess rnent was also fyled. Several of the council expresse their ,disapproval of their having t shell out $4.8.00 for bailiff a.nd clerk, fees, for attending.clivision court. Th present provincial government ha made it compulsory to pay the offic ials $4.00 for attending Division cour where they formerly received $2.00 sitting. By-law No. box, ,a by-law to rais the sura of $16,5oo Upon debenture t pay for the construction of water mains on, Diagonal Road, John, Al fred and Victoria Sts., was read thre tirnes and passed on motiOn of Conn cillors Lloyd and Fothergill. By-law No. poo to grant exemptio •of-taxatiod on certain farm lands with in the municipality of the town o Wingham, was read three titnes an passed.. The following reductions ar allowecl;—Wm. Field, $5.75; 1-I, '1 Thompson, $2,25; Angus Syndicate $2.25; F.' J. Hill, $r.so; J. A. MacLean $3.25; A. Gregory, $r.5o; Chas. Elliott $1.00; Percy Hogg, 75 cents; N. S Burwash Estate, 75 cents; Frank An gus, 75 cents. Total $x9.75. As last year the municipal nomina tion for a mayor and reeve will be held Friday, December 22nd, from 10 to a. in., and from, T2 to I o'clock for the notninations of councillors, pub/ic school trustees .,and commissioners The public meeting will be held on Tuesday- • evening at 8 • o'clock, The reason why the nominations will not be held on Monday is because of its being- ChristmaiDay-. The elections will however take place ,on Monday, January 1st., New Years Day. Polling places and officials will be: Ward -1—At Rcibertson'e Garage, Thos. Cassels, D. R. 0., and , Harry Browne, poll. clerk. Wa.rd 2—At Davidson's Implement Shop, Win.- Gaenett, D. R. 0., and Chas. Bowden, poll clerk. • Ward .3—In the town hail,- C. R. Wilkinson, D. R. 0.„ and -Lloyd Hing- ston, poll clerk. Ward 4—At the Dominion Express Office, Thos, Garrett, D. R. 0., and Albert Dovey, poll clerk. Ward 5—In. A. Bell's residetice, John 13oarchnan, D: R, 0., and Arthur Angus, poll clerk. The plebicite 01' the question "Are you, 'in favour of.- a War Memorial'?" You will be given. the opportunity of voting either yes or no and also whether or not you favour a park, a monument or a Memorial Hall. The estimated cost of the park is $xo,000, the monument, $5,000 and the memor- ial hall, $3o,000. - We have not the space to deal with this invortant question this week but we believe the one thing needed most at Winghara is a 'park, and one could be secured whiCh would cost the town a great deal less than $1o,000, where on -the other hand, a great inany of our neighboring municipalities have it monument, very plain stones, which cost $6,000 or more. Nomination. and Election r, ). e' Municipal Nominations will be held on• Friday, December 22nd., and the public meeting will be held on 'Tues- day night.. Elections will be held on New Year's Day, Coal Oil Stove ,Exploded A coal oil stove ex.ploded at the home of the Misses Reyeolds, Leo- pold St., on Saturday night. The fire alarm was sounded, but the firemen did •not need tp put oil the water, as only slight demage was done. • Ihe ladies hiteqeled having a cup of tea before rel-' and left the oil stove burning ii. bile they .sat in the t . High Sehool Literary , Th (Wingharn High School Liter- ary s ciety held their regular meeting on Pt iday, December est. The minu- tee -bare read by the Secretary. The -folpering excellent: program was then ret dered.' Instrumental by Ada Cor - b `tt; President's Address by Norman uir, on "The Aims of the Literary roceety"; Instrumental Duet, by Mare eon Mitchell and Alice • Williamson; Debate, "Resolved that Cooperation has done more for the World than Competition," Affirmative upheld .by Form II, G, James and A. Inglis, Neg- alive upheld by Vont HI, P. Johnson aied D. Snell, Judge's decision given by Mr, Rfackenbury ill ialrOttr of the Affirmative; Vocal Solo by Alice Wil - Benison. As a slight token or the es- teem in which Keeth and Charles bon- aldson are held, fames Allen on be- half o'f. the staff and students present- ed them with gold cuff -links engraved with W, H. S. 'rho two boys,,leave shortly for Ottawa; Rea,ditig of the journal by editor G. Bower; Critic's Remarks by Sadie Gallagher. The 'netting closed by singing the Nation, al Anthem, eit , The annual ineting of the directors of the Winghain General Hospital, was held in the, colmcil chamber on Friday evening. The following offic- ers were re-elected-,-- I -Ion. Pres.—A. H. MusgrOve • P. i'esidegt—J. •A. MacLean Vice, Pres.—T. C. Kirig Secretary—R, Vanstone Treasurer—Dr. A. J. Irwin Directors—The officers and Dr. al- ma Xennedy, Dr, R, C. Redmond, H. 13: Elliott, j. A. Mills and C. P. Smith. Auditors—A. H. Musgrove and J. W-Patetr eKibeab:unr. Ter's rein'z'at shows the hospital to be in a healthy condition financially. The staff of nurses and the capable matron, Miss 11/I. E. Adams, are very efficient in the work of the hospital and the care of the patients. • Mr. W. T1. Rintoul and his staff of men have just completed a new eleva- tor which will be a great hell) to the nurses and doctors when taking pat- ients upstairs. The Wingham Hospi- tal, is recognized as one of the best in Western Ontario. RECEIPTS Bal, on hand, Oct. 1st., 1921 ... . . $ 603.63 From Ont. Gov't t04.0o From Town Grant_ 400.00 From County Huron Grant toot:to:xi /From Patients, for care etc.-- 7229.66 Donations in cash- 2,5.00 Donations in goods, etc 300.98 From other sources 542 $9668.69 (Capital Account) Subscriptions, donations, etc-$ 500.00 Received from other sources... 500.00 - Sl000.00 EXPENDITURE t. Butchers' Meat .$ 330.91 316-14 211.75 195.40 91.68 20e.04 593.06 265.70 489.03 37-00 628.28 172.69 955.05 545.82 38,70 20.00 3394,96 83.73 256.00 775-3a 315.60 '144.83 $9668.69 Butter and Eggs Flour, Bread and ........ Milk Tea and Coffe- e Potatoes and other veg Groceries and Provisions._ Drugs and medicines. Medicarand Surgical applic Beer, Wine and Spirits.. 13edding•and gen. furnish Brooms, brushes, etc Fuel Electric Light' Water Supply Ice Supply Salaries and Wages Taxes and Insurance Adv., printing and stat Contingencies • Repairs, ordinary Cash in Bank ANehastine Dead Mr, Alfred Sebastine died on Sun- day nigbt in Toronto after a , very - :short illness. He was taken to the •hospital rabont five o'clock and oper- ated on.for appendicitis and died be- fore midnight, He will be kindly re- membered by many of our re,aders, 05 he conducted a barber shop in Wing - ham some years ago. -Former Winghamite Weds Miss Edith Sherk's many friends in Wingliam will extend congratulations, when theylearn that she was married 00 Saturday last December 20d,, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Gibson, Gilliard Ave., Toronto, to lea Frank 'Trickey of Mactier. The bride wore a lovely gown of blue Canton crepe, and a corsage bouquet of sweetheart roses. After a dainty wedding supper the happy couple' left for Vancouver, where they will reside. The bride travelling in a beautiful seal coat with French hat. A. -Y. 1°. Ae Banquet The banquet given on Monday night by the losing side in the recent A. Ye P. A membership contest was a pro- nounced success and no one needed to inquire who had made the prepar- ations as the bright glow of red which met your eye on entering was' evid- ence enough. The tables made a tempting sight with. their pretty poin- setti's and catidles and were•laden with all the good things whith the inner ma.n could wish for and after all had done full justice to this a splendid' program of toasts, etc., was given as follows; the Rector, Rev, H. W. Snell was called on to act as toast -master and the first toast was to "Our King" which was responded to in tlie usual way by all singing the National An- them, the next was to "Our Country," (the best in the world) and was re- sponded 14 Messrs. R. S. Williams and W. G. Colgate, these were followed by toasts to "Our Sister Churches," responded to by Rev. Scottie of White- church, "Our Community" by Mr. Geo. spotton. Thb Captain of "The Blues" which Was responded to by Mr. C. R. Wilkinson on behalf of Miss Smith, end last but eot least, "Our A. Y. P. A," responded to by ,our effici- ent president, Mr. Jas. Allen, Vocal solos wore -rendered by Miss Blanche Irwin and Mrs, R., .Williams and a ✓ eading given, by Mr, Herb Jobb and the program also included the reading of the A, Y. P, A. Journal by the id,'. iter, Miss NE, Plenty. About 525 giteStS sat down. to the tables and to e iky that alleepent a reott enjoyable etteninVis t� pat if very mild. Several more new names were added to the roll and the Captain of "The Redt'" i4s1t'va DawSon, is to be congratu- lated ou the success of this wider,. 'taking, is expected' that "The Mites" will. take UP the challenge of showing what they Can 1:10 sometime '1 the near futute, ess" LOCAL ANI) GENERAL Buy gifts that last at a terson's Jewelery Store., , Reeve Tipling is attending the Dec- ember session of` the county Council. Urs, C. E. Judson and 1V1rs. 11. W. Shane motored to London on Monday, • Mrs., Oliver Thompson and Mrs. E. Pettigrew entertained the 'ladies of the Eastern Star o'a,,Wfonday evening. The many friends in town will be glad to learn ths.t Mrs. E. 3. MeGav- in, Patrick Si., is improving in, health, after her illness of the past five weeks. W. G. Patterson's Xmas Stock is now complete and hated to beat. The Junior Women's Institute and the jenior Farmers' Improvement As- sociation will meet in the town hall, Wingharn, oti Wednesday evening, Decetnber 531:11. Mr, Walter Doubledee of Kitchener, visited at the home of Mr. Bert Hart in Lower Wingliarn. He has his hand tied ep having accidentally caught it in the buzz planer. • To buy a Diamond at W. G. Patter - son's is an assui•ance to you that you are getting a stone of the finest qual- ity. Conductor Halpeeny, who has been the genial conductor on the G. T. R, retires on pension after almost fifty years' service. He will continue to reside in Kincardine. If you haven't yet renewed your sebscription for the next twelve mon- ths to this paper, better clo so now and secure one of the nickel Plated pencils. Mrs, H, D. Woods has returned to her home in Grimsby, after visiting with her mother, Mrs. T. L.Jobb, who has not enjoyed the best of health for the past couple of months. Among the names of those receivieg their diplomas from the college. 61 Chiropractic,, we notice the nafte of Tr 1 earG1,if 31, -r10 d P ' -,i't Will i• YOnr 44Wq tO PeUtt«W' U •and rece;lire, Of , Grlri ' - 4 TED zotroxx:. .tibsOrPtio orrdiltuttim!it alltplottooto (Helps Make a Porfecit Christmas) .A Phonograph, places the highest class music within the reach of all. Wo sell Photevapils on easy payments, Columbia Grafono/as are tiow back o pre-war, prices. Columbia Records are now 75c. We have all the latest song and dame re- cords. Edison I'hon.ographs are almo back to pre-war prices. Edison Amberol Records are now 75c, We have 700 different reeords to chooSe from. Extra Special We have two $75.00 LaVola Cab- inet Phonograpbs, mahogany finish, to sell at $49.00. These instruments are guaranteed in every way. huSntdereeld,Grapha.phone Needles toe per L .13Vinstharan. 111111111111i11111111 11111111111111a41111111111 , II 111011111111111 II H1E111E111 11 11 1110111 1{1 111 cKibbon's 4 rug Store Phone'3g lis Malta The Late Mrs, John Sims (Miss Hassard Remains Mrs. R. J. Tindall has returned to Miss Hassaad, B. A,, who recently her home from Snowflake, Manitoba, tendered her resignation 2,s teacher at where she has spent the past few the Wingham High School to the months during her sister's illness and ')3oard has reconsidered her resigna- death. She -was accompanied home tlon and will remain on the staff un - from the West by her niece, Miss til nxidsumrner holidays. Viola Hunter, who will spend the win - Mr, David Dow of Wingham. Mr. ter at Wingham. Fire of unknown origin destrored paper has reference to the death of the dwelling and contents of Mr. Robt. Mr. Frank Thompson and family of Mrs, Tintlall'S sister, lot 9, con. 6, Morris town - the late Mrs. occupy Mr. jas. G. Stevvart's residence lage on Friday, November loth. John Sims, who died at Snowflake via J. Yourig, London, have moved to town and will ship on Friday morning. The fire was first noticed in the ceiling near the or the winter. Mr. Thompson is em- Mrs. John Sims, who was born in roof and it was with difficulty the ployed with Me. Wm. Dore in the Vaughan, Ont, in /858, as Miss May got to safety' with their per - carriage shop. Hunter, came to Manitoba in Novern- sPoen°aPlieeffects. The house wa.s insived. Mr. a:iad Mrs. J. G. Imlay announce ber, 1872, and a year later was married for $poo.00 and the contents for $ oo.oa he engagement of their youngest tol John Sims of Snowflake and lived the Howick Mutual. Thi 4 in daughter Alice Margaret to Mr. Jas. o 1 the farm, three miles north-east: of ja , cover only about half of the Isossw, House Destroyed By Fire Dow is .now a full fiedg-ed Chitoprac- The following from a Manitoba tor. town, until two years ago, when she tewart jaracter, son of Mr. and Mrs. moved into town Her husband re-` A. Procte Morris. Tile marria,ge to P R oyal Black Preceptory ake place 312 December. deceased her in 1915, and her only • . son, in 1920. Her three daughters are, The election of officer 01 the Roy- , -Mr. j. D. McEwen has decided to Mrs, J. Sints, of Youngstown, Alta., al Black Preceptory was held ort." ell milk and wilf put a wagon on the Mrs. Jas. MacWilliams and. Miss Tuesday night with the following re- oad in the neat- future, Anyone Maud Sims of Snowflake. Her sisters, sults:— visiting to place their order will kind - y leave word at Thompson & Buch- anan's Hardware Store. The gift supreme, a Diamond Ring at W. G. Pattersone. Friends of 'Miss Minnie Pringle, who underwent an operation in Vic- toria Hospital, London, will be pleas - to learn that she is improving nice- ly. Her sister, Miss Jean el -angles who was recently hurt in a runaway, is also doing well. $5000do worth of Diamonds to choose from at Patterson' e Jewelery Store. Starr' Phonograph Records for Dec- ember now on sale at Mitchell's Drug Store. Price 65 cents. . Don't blame us if you don't get a nickle plated readipoint lead pencil. The Advance is giving them away with every renewal or new subscrip- tion. They will be all gone before the end of next week. This is your chance. We must raise $500.00 more on one, subscription list and•the first to pay us will get 0113' free pencils. These pencils sell for ;aim in all stores. A large consignment of Silverware, arrived at Patterson's Jewelery store for Xmas. New subscribers may have The Witgharn Advance from NOW until January 1st, 1924, for $2.00 Send it to an absent friend or relative. A change has been made hit the Vot- ers' List Act by the Ontario Legis- lature. After the posting up of the printed list by the Clerk, twenty-one days are now allowed on which to en- ter appeals, instead of thirty days as Formerly. If any errors in the list may appear by the judge to be due to the neglect of the assessor or clerk the judge may order the said assessor or der kto pay all costs occaaioned by stich errors. Visit W. G. Patte'rson's Jewelery Store before you choose your Christ- mas gifts. Don't blame us il you do not receive one of The Advance's Nickle Plated Pencils which we are giving away with every paid in advance subscription. You are entitled to one of these when your subscription is paid for one year in advance. Everyone will tot get one for they will all be gone in a week or les, and it is impossible to have mote ordered. Do you remember the steel/ calendars of the red cress nurse which we gave ont a couple of years ago? Many were disappointed at not would urge you to come in within the Cee: rfi:gv d00.11; s of these, theref..ore we WristWatchos it better Xmas gift than a Wrist What is bard to beat, itt Patterson's,jewelery Store, ,' XMAS StiggeStions--PrenCh Tvry and Ebony, Toilet Artieles,etc., Per- fumes in gift packages, dainty Stat. ionery in,boxes from 25 cents to $6.00. Starr Phonograph IZecords, 65 cents, also Page and Shaw's Choc. Oates in .btillr and package, , Xing$ Mrs. Cave of North Battleford, Mrs. Tindall of Wingham and a brother, George Hunter of Kaleida, were with her at the time of her death. She was , W. -P.—Albert Bell D. P.—Wm, Breckenriclge Chaplain—Wm. Guest ' Registrar—jos. Guest " iaagngos.t.Thornton aench and active member of the Treas.-4.W, Dodd and interment made in Manitoba Per—C. King .cemetery, Rural Dean Nash, officiat- ' Anglican church, and was President of Lecturers—Alex Baird and j. A. the Wornen's Auxiliary until cornpell- MacDonald • ed by failing health to resign a year Cetisors—Thos. Steeeart and Wm. ' The funeral service was held in St. Standard Bearers—J, Wilkinson, W. Alban's church, on Sunday morning, J. Deyell She is survived also by her sisters, Mrs. Johnson of Belgrave, Ont., Mrs. Casernore, of Wingham, Ont., and a brother, John Hunter, of Wingham, Ontario, 0, G.—R. J. Hogg Committee—I. 33rydges, Arch. Bry-- clges, Brydges'j. Metcalfe, H. Brandon, J. W. 1.tricKibbori, W. J. Greer, Auditors—Rev. N. W. Snell and A. G. Strath. II II II II 111 III 1155111131111111111/1011 11 11111111 Mal0 I 1111111111111N3111 111E111 111 ' E. CH This Is Certainly the 1ST SLI1 E, ST No two two ways about it, as we have Christmas Slippers for Everybody. Our Slipper Show is so large that we dare not even attempt a description of the many styles. We have, certainly, the Handsomest Slippers th• at are' made, and we are showing many styles that you'll not he able to find in other shoe Stores. AY k E Sil Y (J. 75c 90c to $1.25 o .75 SI, ERS ARE '1'HE IDEAL CHRISTMAS Cards, etc at Mitchell s Drug ,Stere. 10149101411111#11011110111 kb 3)s SS, 1 11 11 1 II lif 111 1140111*111 111 1 11114111