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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1902-10-02, Page 130TH YEAR, NO, 5. BOLTINION BilK. Capital - . . $2,500,000 Reserve - - $2,500,000 WINGHAM BRANCH SHAW BLOCK. A General Banking Business transacted. ars' Sale Notes Collected, and advances made on same. Drafts bought and sold on all points in Canada, United States and IFnrope. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. upwards, and adds too principal cipal sits f30thJunand and 31st December each year. ° A. E. GIBSON, Manager R. Vanstone, Solicitor. NEW ADVTS. The Race. -.-A. Dulmage. Noticel--J, B. Ferguson. "Two Specials.—Tudhope's. Ladies' Furs.—D. M. Gordon. Clubbing Rates,—The Advance. What $58.95 Will Do.—.Ball Bros. A Sportsman's Paradise.—G. T. R. Clothing, Shoos, Etc. -Kerr Bros. Change of Residence.—at Griffin's. Clothes That Endure.—Crowder Co. How Does It Look?—Homnth Bros. Patronize Home.—A. Young & Sons. New Clothing at Cut Prices.—Isard Co. goad Pans AE Wear Greer's Shoes, See Halsey l'ark's advt. East Wawanosh items reach us Thursday—too late. Councillor Vanstone is still confined to his room by illness, but latest ac- counts report him improving. C N, Griffin is removing this week next door to the store he now occupies while his neve store is being built. Mr. W. Doesburg, son-in-law of Mr. Hodgson, has accepted a position as traveller for the Western Foundry Co, and began on Monday. WANTED.—A young man, as ap- prentice to barbering.—L. Constable. The regular monthly meeting of Wingham Masonic Lodge will be held. next Tuesday evening at 8 sharp. Full attendance requested. The Advance and Family Herald, or the Advance and. Weekly Mail until Jan, 1st for 30cts, Subscribe now, if you have not already become a reader of Huron's popular paper. Mrs. (Dr.) Kennedy will entertain the Junior Epworth League on Satur- day afternoon. The Juniors have given their third subscription of $25 to the church Building fund. To REN'.—New house on Martha street, 18x26, Apply to Alex. Gowdy. Mr. Hewer of Tilsonburg has recent- ly become a resident of town; he re- presents the Deering Harvesting machine Co. He resides on the corner of John and Shatter street. The Lucknow Sentinel reports that Mr. James Ritchie threshed for Mr. Robert McKeith, 13th con, of Ashfield. seventeen hundred and fifty bushels of grain. The entire crop was 1810 bush- els from 38 acres. The Georgetown Herald reports over fifty bushels of wheat to the acre in some eases. With 50 bushels of wheat 50 to 80 of oats, and with the prices of stock sustained above the average, the farmer's sons ought to grew contented. What about your Rubbers? Greer's is the place to buy them, Wm. Valens, of Kinloss, hag sold his homestead, to Wm. Headly of Greenock. He sold a hundred acres about a year ago and has another hun- dred acres yet to dispose of. Mr. Val- ens will go Out west where Several members of his family already reside. Engineer Davis, of Berlin, who re- eetly made estimates for Wingham, has taken preliminary steps for fur- nishing a sewerage system in leetow. el. He has collected samples of the raw sewerage, which will be analyzed in order' to ensure its proper treat- ment in the septic tanks, which will form part of system. The work, it is expected, will not be completed this fall. Nyasa Gina WANTaes.—Apply to Mrs. R. A. Douglass, Minnie street. There are many complaints about the spreading of white millet or sweet clover along the country roads, It is claimed that the peculiar odor of the leaves will injuriously affect the milk of cows and will be perceptible in but - tet. Sweet clover is already classed with the noxious weeds of the pro- vince in bulletin No. 01. and inay be liroiight within th'o piovision of the s t tes eain wh h From a Teacher's ealloction Of Ab- sentee /lemma, --. "Rc:speeted Wee, please to excuse Willy for abaenta. He fell down stares just before school time and we feared his internal insides was hurt at first, but we find, they ain't. The doctor says that no part of his anatomy was hurt but the brew* ing of the eppydemis of the outside hide and also his hlpp hurt some. But he narrowly escaped fatal deth, No kindly excuses The Mother," The gingham Advance. Married. A happy company assembled at the residence of MrThos. Io , Y ava nosh, on Wednesday, 1st inst., to wit- ness the marriage of his daughter Susan to Thomas Mirehouse of the same township. No particulars of the happy event have been sent us. Married. The Deadwood, South Dakota, pa- pers give an account of the marriage, at Rapid City, on September 17, of Wm. Varney, formerly of Wingham. The bride was Miss Alma, daughter of Dr. Naulteus,'and is spgken of as a charming young lady, The papers speak highly of the groom, who is well known in town. If you want Shoes, nee the Values we are showing.—W, J. Greer, Died. Mr. A. M. Fraliek's home is shadow- ed by bereavement, Mrs. Fraliek hav- ing passed away in London hospital on Monday last. For some months past, she had been ill, gradeally be- coming weaker. She was 84 years of age. The funeral took place on Wed- nesday from her late home, Turnberry to Wroxeter cemetery. Entertained. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Murray enter- tained the lady operators of the Wing - ham glove tectory at their residence, Leopold street, on Monday evening. The evening was spent in games, vocal and instrumental music, and social chat. They report having had a very enjoyable time, and;speak very highly of the manner in which they were en- tertained by the host and hostess. Your choice of ,215 pairs Kid Gloves for 75c a pair, at Dulmage's. Egg Competition. The prizes offered by H. E. lsard & Co. to those who brought in the largest number of eggs during September were awarded on Tuesday. The hens of Mrs. R, Wilkinson enabled her to reach the top notch with 132 dozen, and she took first prize, $3. Mrs. John Roe came second with 118 dozen and secured $2. Mrs, Eli Bolt, with 81 dozen, captured the 3rd prize, $1.25. Threshing Accident. While endeavoring to put the belt on a wheel of the threshing machine Mr. Wm. Evans, near Mount Forest, had one of his hands caught between the belt and . wheel, which in revolving lifted the young man off his feet at., every turn, twisting and smashing the forearm in ahorrible manner. The arm had to be amputated a little be- low the elbow. The best Shoes in Town for Boys and Youths at W. J."Greer's,. Change of Business. Mr. Kerney has disposed of his bar- bering business to Mr. R. Barrett of Brussels, who is now in possession and we trust will find Winghanr a pleasant location. Mr. Kerney has decided to go on his farm in Morris, in the hope that more outside exercise. will prove beneficial to his health. He is a good citizen and we are sorry to lose him, Mr. Iferney's many friends hope the change may be invigorating for him, Unveiling Of Monument. On Sunday next, the officials of the Woodmen 'of the World will unveil the monument they have erected to the memory of the late Norman Far- a:whereon, who was Council Comman- der of Wingham Camp, Messrs Miller of Brantford, Fitzgerald of London, and Hoover of Clinton, are expected. to take part in the ceremony, Wing. ham Woodmen are requested to meet in the. I. 0. U. F, hall at 3 p.m. to leave for the cemetery at 3.30. NOTICE.—All accounts due the es- tate of the late N. A. Farquharson, are to be paid to W. S. Farquharson, (at G. E. King's store,) or to Mts, C. Farquharson before the 1st day of November, All accounts not then paid will be placed in other hands for collection. Runaway. What might have been a serious runaway happened ou Saturday. Wm. Henderson's team, attached to a waggon, by some means became un- tied, and ran from near the G. T. R. station down Josephine street. They made fast time down to Wm. Holmes blacksmith shop, where F. W. Tibbut and Walter Rose by pluck and pee. Bence of mind, succeeded in bringing them to a stand -stili, before any dam- age Was done, Well done, boys. A Molesworth Invention. The Listowel Standard says— Stewart Bros., of Molesworth, have a now 113 h. p. Waterloo traction engine. This engine is to supply power for their combined threshing and straw cutting outfit, the cutting box part of which has been inverteed by themselves and was recently patented. They say that the invention is entirely different from anything of the kind heretofore used, and that, it practically forms part of the separator,folds up upon it as neatly a'd'a's'traw-cutter When moving, and retl ulree ilo extra hands to operate, the rot straw' being blown to arty part of mow, either with or without the pilaff, thereby occupying about the same amount, of now space res was talten up by the unthreshed grain, Now is the best tinge to select a Snit nr Overcoat; our stock is composed of the latest and best geode in the mar. ket for fail rand Winter. You take no chances here; we guarantee satisfac- tion in every particular at Guo, Removed. Mrs. S. Merrifield and family remov- ed this week to Iiespeler, in order that they may be near Mr, Merrifield, who is very ill with inflammatory rheu- matism in Guelph hospital, At last accounts he was much worse, Anniversary. Anniversary services will be held at l;benezer appointment of the Bluevale circuit, on Sunday, October 12th. Sera mons will be preached et 2.80 and 7 p. m. by Rev. C. C. Keine of Whiteohuroh. On the following Monday a Harvest Home supper will be served from 4 to 8, after which addresses will be delivered by Rev. C. Kuiue, A. H. Brown and W. J. West. Music, vocal and instrument- al will be furnished by the choir of the churoh and others; see posters. Harvest Home. Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held in St. Paul's church on Sunday, October 12th. Rev. J. Edmonds of Blyth will preach morning and evening. At a meeting of the Young People's Guild on Tuesday, the 28rd, it was de- cided to have a Harvest Home Supper on Thanksgiving night, October 18th, in the school room of the church. The young people of St. Paul's thoroughly understand how to get up a successful Harvest Home supper, and have a happy faculty Of making members of other churches feel at home. See Isard & Co's. new styles in Ladies' Jackets and Furs—they show a Iarge assortment. A Good One. • In these days of fakes and "catch penny" agricultural sheets it is refresh- ing to read the announcement of the 'Farmers' Advocate', of London, Ont., elsewhere in this issue. "Not how cheap, but how good" is on the banner they hang out. That is the sort of paper the farmers of this locality want, A request on a post card to the publish- ers -will bring you sample copy, which will please you sure. It is practical and up-to-date and along with his first-class home newspaper, every far- mer should read it. See the Advance clubbing rates, and try the Farmers' Advocate, Church Report. The annual report of Winghani Methodist church shows a prosperous year closing 31st May last. The envelope contributions amounted to $1,019,12; the Ladles' Aid expended $727.87: The .. total .receipts ot"i "this e new church building fund up to July 11., amounted to $8.525.29. The Senior Epworth League reports 115, and the Juniors $0• members ; the total raised by the Leagues amounted to $412,20. The Sunde,y School reports expendi- turt (except a small balance) of $501:.22; total, membership, 375 ; average atter- dance, 2213. All the departments of the church were well sustained, and time pastor and congregation look back over the year with pleasure. The membership of the church is 450. A detailed report of the new church fund will be issued separately before long. Mason keeps the largest stock of School Supplies for the opening.—Send the children. W. C. T. U. Convention. The annual convention of Huron W. C; T, U, 'will be held in Chisholm's hall, Wingham, commencing at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October the 9th, when a large number of delegates from different parts of the county are ex- pected. Miss Sproule, missionary to the lumber and mining camps in Al- goma will address, the convention at 4 p. m. An address is also expected from Rev. Dr. McKay during the after- noon, on "what the W. 0. T. U. can do in the present campaign". In the evening a public meeting will be held in the Town Hall to be addressed by Miss Sproule and Rev, Dr. McKay. Dr. McKay is one of the foremost orators on the Temperance question in the Dominion, and President of the Dominion Alliance. His topic for the evening will be --"The duty of the hour," and none should fail to hear him. Collection in aid of the work in the county. Snap Bargains every afternoon and evening, of the stock of Thomas' Ba- zaar, comprising almost every article you can think of. Friendly Birds. The Canadian Horticnitntist says.. The fruit grower is rightly indignant when at length after many years of careful cultivation and patient wait. ing he sees his first crop of beautiful cherries devoured by the Cedar Wax- wing; but when he considers the bene- fit these birds confer, he should "for- give and forget." We should rather plant cherry trees purposely to grow food for them, and thus encourage them as helpers in our industry; for although they destroy great quantities of cherries,they are chiefly engaged in destroying insects, which if allowed to increfise'would be still more harm- ful. 'I"orbes, in the report of Michigan State Horticultural Society, says. „This 04 eats stip 1;11ndt4 canker woi•ills t aIly,'t and Z eail, reporting for the United letates pepattwent of ,Agrfpt)lturo, flays, "The Pedal' birds eat of p@rtaf 1 axnotlnt of insect food at all times, when it au; he obtained, and the greatest lumber of insects in the month of May, with n, deerease during the succeeding months until Sept- ember, when the percentage again irises. The young, While in the Oast. are fed to a great extent on insect food." 4. WIN(G-HAMV.. ONTARIO, OCTOBER 2, 1902, District Convention. The Epworth League of Wingham district will be held in Winglsasn on Friday, October 10th, and a large re- presentation from the Leagues of the district is expected. Three sessions will be held, commencing at 9 a, in., 1.45 and 7.3Q p. in. The program em- braces many interesting topics that should prove profitable when combined with the discussions that follow. Wingham League and their friends will entertain their, guests hospitably. Delegates are asked to send their names to Miss M. Tibbs, and on regia. tering at the church, a billet will be given them. At the evening session, addresses are expected on important topics from Rev. C. T. Scott of London and Dr. F. C. Stephenson of Toronto. Remember! that buying your Shoes at Greer's saves money, in having all rips sewed tree of charge. Matrimonial. Our esteemed young townsman, Alex Ritchie, left on Saturday for a trip to Perrysburg, Ohio, on a very pleasant mission, and yesterday, Oct- ober 1st, was happily wedded to Miss Frances Webber Melelt, only daugh- ter of the late A. McKell. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. G. A. Adams, at the residence of Capt. S. A. Rogers, in the town. above men- tioned. The bride was unattended and was prettily costumed in a gown of navy blue broadcloth. After congrat- ulations and the enjoyment of a re- cherche wedding breakfast the happy couple left for r Wingham, where they Y are expected to" arrive this(Thursday) evening. The groom is of the firm of Ritchie and Campbell, and is one of Wingham's exemplary young men. The Advance extends congratulations, and expresses the hope that in the voyage of life, Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie may meet with as few storms as pos- sible. They will reside in the comfort- able home Mr. Ritchie recently pur- chased from Dr. Jerome, on Centre street. The date of Mrs. Ritchie's being "At home" will be given later. Peat. The Stratford Herald reports that the Collegiate Institute there has se- cured peat for fuel, In the absence of a supply of coal. The test has been by no means a thorough one, but so far it seems to have given fair satisfac- tion, The Herald says—Of the possi- bilities of peat production on alarge scale there, there -a o Ua no.. -daubs. There' are said to ire two thousand acres of peatdeposits in Ellice contig- uous to the railway, the deposit being five feet thick on an average, and out of that depth capable of producing 1,000 tons of peat to the acre. That means a deposit of e,Q0Q,QQ0 tons ready to be taken out asci marketed, when the niachinery is a.t hand to put it in rnerketahle form quickly and cheaply. But Stratford has no mortgage on the product, applications for which are flowing in from ail di, rectiona, and the company propose to fill orders in their turn. What am- ount of peat Stratford will be able to have supplied to it one can only guess at. Apparently the only way an appreciable supply can be secured would be through the city contract. ing for the entire output, The Ellice peat is said to be the puiest of all so far discovered in Ontario, having only 0 to 7 per cent of ash or non -combust• ible components. The Advance gives this item to suggest to those having peat in the vicinity of Wingham, to "do something" in the way of develop. ment. Annnneteacg WANaEn—To learn the Photographing. Apply to M. re. Zur- brigg, Wingham. A New Comet, The leading astronomers thus des- cribe the new comet, that will soon be visible to the unaided vision u --The comet discovered at the observatory on Mount Httttritton, California, on the morning of September 1st is rapidly approaching the earth and becoming brighter every night. Its position in the heavens is exceptionally favorable for observation, and the object is visi- ble during the whole night and will continue to be well displayed during the present and following months. It travel northwest about one and a - half degrees per day, and will increase its velocity until it plunges down the western sky towards the sun's place. The comet will reach the nearest point in its orbit to the sun on Novem- ber 23rd. 1't is di#ficuit to say what definite increase will occur in the comet's lustre and form. It is now invisible to the naked eye, but will pro- bably be seen without instrumental aid early in October, becoming much mote conspicuous during ensuing weeks. It is only rarely that a comet appears which is so favorably presented in our sky as the present one. It is now ap- proaching us at the rate of three mil- lion miles a day, Its tail will be many million miles long. The longest tail nn record is that of the comet of 1113, which was tl}ree liuncjred r1)]liign miles in length. In 101(1 a comet is dile which appears about every ee Irma and a. half; and if eey Corona- tion babies life till Ma they may have the happiness of beholding one which flashes upon the world only every lea years. But none of us will ever see the splendid comet of 1811, the return of which does not take place for more than 3,000 years, So say astronomers, if acre park lot, near Iron works for sale, very cheap. Bargain, by A. Dunnage. Children's Service. An interesting was s h eld on Sunday morning last in the Presby- terian church, especially in the inter- ests of the children of the congrega. tion, The pastor, Rev. D. Perrie chose as his text—Song of Solomon 2 ; 15— "Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes," Among the little foxes endangering the tender grapes, Mr. Perele mentioned—neglect to obey, ly- ing, excuses, bad company and bad literature, Against these the child- ren were warned, and if they heed the faithful admonitions of their pastor they will have no cause to regret doing so in the years to come. The. church was prettily decorated, Little Lillian Ross sang several verses as a solo, the school joining in the chorus. Try Duimage's Big Store, Kent Block, for corsets, gloves, ladies' coats. furs, ladies' vests, corset covers, gowns, dress goods and silks. Millinery Openings. Tuesday evening, selected for Wing - ham millinery openings, was, unfortu- nately, rather disagreeable on account of unfavorable weather. Nevertheless, a large number of ladies thronged the shops, eager to see the new styles. Our space is so taken up, that we are obliged to curtail our remarks, and content ourselves with brief references and express the sincere thanks of the milliners to those who called to see their display. Beginning at the north end, Mrs. Aley had many callers, who were delighted with the line display of stylish head -wear, so neatly trimmed with excellent taste and skill, Mrs. Aley's business is steadily . growing, and she is pleased to welcome all who wish to see the latest styles. Though Miss Boyd was unable to make the us- ual display, there is no lack of the pop- ular styles and choice materials in stock, and she will quickly place them in -position to suit the taste of her cus- tomers. At Miss Macpherson's the display was exceedingly pretty and varied, embracing the latest designs and show taste and skill in arrange- ment. Miss Macpherson's display is always pretty. At Mrs. Green's ladies found another pretty and attractive display waiting the gage of the lovers milinery creations. It is wonderful what skill can do withthe mater- ials now obtainable. Ladies cannot fail to be pleased with Mrs.Green's die. play. Each of the ladies mentioned above, desires to expr,.ee their thanks Por the interest taken in that product of their taste and skill, and will put forth every effort to please those who favor them with their orders. The dry goods stores also had their windows very attractively dressed. But our space is gone, and we nue(; forbear'- WA/MM.—Fifteen boys and girls wanted at, once at the Apple Evapora- ting factory, Winghanr; also wood wanted—.Mahler Bros., Wingham, The Fell Pair, ' Turnberry Fall Fair was favored with suitable weather, and the attend anee was about as usual. The inside exhibit was smaller that) last year; several who generally exhibit largely were not represented this year, The quality of the articles shown, however, was good. In the outside, the horses and sheep were numerous and very good. The orchestra failed to appear in playing trim, which was a disap. pointment to many. The Advance wishes the Agrictlltllral Society sue- sess, but at the same time, even at the risk of offending those who think they "know it- all," we consider that there is abundant room for improvement, With Wingharn as a centre, and a fine agricult;ral country sur'r'ounding it, we should have the best fair in the county. That it is not as popular as it should be, is generally acknowledged. The Advance was taken to task two years ago for daring to suggest that there might be improvement; neysr- theiess we dare to make the sante seg- gestion, because we want to see every- thing connected with our town a suc- cess. But the Institution has got into a rut, and a bad one at that. Let ev- erybody lend a hand to lift it out and make Wingbam Fall Fair the best in the county. It can be done, but to do it will require a thorough reconstitute - tion and the complete and perpetual banishment of all favoritism, social, political or otherwise. It is the only way to make a success of it. It will never ha 'chat it ought to be under present conditions. Lift it out of the rut, gentlemen, if it Ita.s to he turned inside out, and your efforts will be ap- preciated by town and Country. The following is the summary of the speed- ing in the ring :•-- GENTLEMEN'S ROAD RACE. Pacers— Gertie May, Cassels and Carr... 1 1 1 Laundry Boy, W. Dore 2 2 3 Blacksmith Boy, Win. Holmes,I3 S 4, Trotters--' Liftle.lirin, I d. Siva' , 1 1 1 lay 1lrilto1 lea .1. ll.. lvlaciiom11d 2 2 2 Dorthy grew, doiln Swarts .,,, a S $ Pale' Dauphin, (leo, Shaer...,,, 4 4 4 The concert in the evening was well attended, and the program was very good. We fear, however, that time balance left the Society was not very large. As *anal, the troupe fared best in this respect. COM elitnr. Fon SArr.--Por Thirty days I offer for sale the Cider Mill' on the corner of Scott and Josephine streets. This is a snap for someone, as the price is low and the business will be a profitable one this year.—T. J. Wedded. A charming, btt quiet, wedding o di n g graced the home of Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Duffield on Wednesday. when their daughter, Miss Jennie Clair, was unit- ed in marriage to Mr. Geo. Roe, the popular host of the Queen's hotel, Promptly at 12.30, as the wedding march was being played by Miss Houghton, the contracting parties pre- sented themselves before Rev. Wm. Lowe, who, with the impressive ritual of the English church, tied the nuptial knot. The bride was prettily gowned, and was attended only by her little niece, Dorothy Heath, as flower girl. The bride will be missed in the old home, and also in St. Paul's church, where her work was appreciated. She received many mementos of esteem, among them a pretty card -receiver from St. Paul's choir, After a choice repast, the happy couple left by 0, P. R., amid showers of rice and good wishes. May the future have much of happiness in store for them. DON'T STor till you get to the Kent Block. It's full of bargains, such as were never seen before in Wingham. See the fine assortment of Brooches at Chishohres Jewellery Store. Crown Huron Ranges. At the Fall Pair on Friday last, the first Huron Range turned out by the Western Foundry Co„ Wingham, was on exhibition. The first cast was only made on Wednesday, and fortunately it was successful, so that by hard work a range was finished for the Fair. It was a centre of attraction, and re- ceived many words of commendation. So far as we can judge, it has many points of excellence; it is fitted for either coal or wood, should be econom- ical in fuel, a good bakes', and is alse. very 'pretty in appearance. The lids are of new design with advantages ap- parent to the eye. A prominent fact too, is that the price is very reason- able. This range is evidently going to be a leader, and already orders are coming in. A traveller commenced on Monday and hooked orders from every town visited, while enquiries by mail are conning by the dozen for price lists. One order for 25 is booked for Toronto, and we are informed that the difficulty now will be to keep tip with the orders, with the present capacity of the works, The Advance is pleased to see the prospects for success so bright. Every Winghamite will be giad to know (after the brass, bun - fireworks and flzele of 1901) tent the Western Foundry 0o. is a very different institution, and we be- lieve its success is assured. The first range above referred to, was perches. ed. on Fair day by Town Clerk, J. B. Ferguson. Noaeou.—Bring any kind of sour apples to the Mildmay Cider Mill. We guarantee to hail sweet syrup or apple better at 4 cents a gallon, on our own risk, withoutsllgar. For apple hatter, bring one pail of quartered apples to one hag cider apples. 3.10 HERR° OTT BROS. PERSONAL Our readers are all cordially invited to contribute to .this column. If friends visit you, or you visit friends, let the Advance know about it. Hugh Hamilton of Listowel was in town last Friday. "Tot" Belden of Toronto Jct. is visit- ing friends in town. Mrs. McGuire of Brussels is visiting her mother, Mrs. Rankin. Miss Daisy Bond of Goderich visited friends in town over Sunday. Mrs, N. 8, Reid is visiting friends in Detroit fur a couple of weeks. Arthur Williams of Battle Creek, Mich., visited in town last week. Mrs. A. Gingrich of Listowel is vis- iting friends here for a few weeks, Mr. Earnest Wadlind of Sarnia spent last week at Mr. R. Kinsman's, It, J, MacMath, Dr. Holloway and F. W. Tibbutt attended Ripley fall fair, Miss Mackay of New York was the guest of the Misses Coventry last week. Mr. John Agnew, Sen., is spendinga few weeks with his brother in Chicago, Miss B. H. Reynolds spent a couple of days last week with her sister in St, Thomas. - 11 F. McDonald and daughter Mabel have two days' engagement in Dray- ton this week. Miss Ella Kinsman has returned to Lansing Mich., after spending a week at her home here, Mrs. W. Green is openingthis week i,ri Goderich, with her sister, Mrs. Hendez•son who is in ill health, Miss Adel Maxwell has returned home aftel'spending serval weeks with friends in Toronto and vicinity. F. E. Powell, of Glenfarrow, retertl- ed to his'tlseological stiffe iel t }thea College, Lon on, ii ec nees a . ' }'s • . 1 ipi:sot), who bee been residing with tit n• h' rylrs. A sP, , 41i1 ter street, left on ' elt:18 (lay, to reside in Te auto. Mrs. Bolin McDonogh, who has been visiting amongst relatives in Toronto and Streetsville for the past month, returned home Tuesday evening. Miss Margaret, daughter of M. 0. Dickson, for a short time G. T. R. agent at Wingham, was married on Monday to 0, W. Finger of Chicago. W, J. Fleuty, editor of the South- ampton Beacon, spent a few days this week with hie parents. On his return, his brother Robert carne here on the Same pleasant mission. Miss Bertha Coventry left last SeMon- day morning for New York, after spending a neither of weeks with her parents in town and with frim4s in Muskoka, Toronto anti Malt.'• . $1,00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Ji!' x Z I cordially invited to contribute to items of church news under this heading, from their respective churches. Rev. Mr. Sawyers of Salem will con- duct anniversary services at Bethel, W. Wawanosh, next Sunday. The Lutheran Church congregation has built a new parsonage in Listowel this summer at a cost of $1,700. Trinity Church, Belgrave, hold their Harvest Home services next Sunday, and a fowl supper on Monday evening. Work on the new Methodist church at Hackett's, in Ashfield, is making satis- factory progress. It is expected that the opening services will be held ou November 18th, At the Last meeting of the Executive of the Diocese of Huron, in London, it was decided to form a mission of Teeswater, Belmore and Lakelet. A clergyman will be appointed at an early date. The Presbytery of Maitland suggests the names of the Rev, John Kelman, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Rev. Robert Johnston, D. D. London, for the vacant chair of apologetics in Knox College. The annual district meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the London Conference of the Methodist churches will be held in the Ontario and Wesley churches, Clinton, Oct. 7, 8 & 9. Rev. Dr. Moffatt of Toronto lies been visiting Kincardine, Ripley and Luck - now in the interests of the Bible Tract Society, He seems to be increasing in vigor and enthusiasm as he advances in years. t o Diocese, The Rev, David Softley, M. A, of m .. oronpreached nres twoveryable sermons last Sunday in St. Paul's church, He is engaged in selling books in con- nection with the Society for promoting Christian knowledge. At the first mooting of the newly formed Church of England Missionary Society held in Montreal, Hon. Sam. Blake of Toronto, announced that he would give $1,000 to the Bishop of Kee- watin towards a missionary in that diocese. Rev. R. Hobbs preached with his usual vigor and acceptance on Sunday. In the morning his text was "Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness and his wonderful works to the child- ren of men." In the evening, the text was one not often preached from, "Mine eye affeoteth my heart." The lectures given by Miss Louks in the S. A. have been interesting and pro- ductive of good. To -night Miss Louks will give` a musical and literary enter- tainment, anda sketch of her school life. On Friday, Oct. 3rd, her last night in Wingham, the subject will be "Loss of • a chool mate," " On, n, Sunday. night the ight; conversion, and deathbed of her ib tot:will" be "The Painted Lady" by Adjt, Orchard. : On last Sunday, the Rt. Rev. L. P. MoEvay, Bishop of London, paid his first official visit to Wingham. His Lordship celebrated low mass at 8 o'clock'• and at High Mass, which was celebrated by the pastor, Fr. Hanlon, the Bishop administered the sacrament of Confirmation to a class of six girls and four boys. The ceremony, which is very interesting, was witnessed by a large congregation. After confirmation, each candidate took a pledge to abstain from intoxicating liquors until the age of 21, and also to refrain from cursing or lying. In the evening, his Lordship gave a most interesting lecture on his visit to the Holy Land,to a large and attentive con- gregation, the church being crowded to the doors, The Bishop again celebrated mass at 5.80 Monday morning, and left by the early train for London. He was very much pleased with the appearance of our progressive town, The General Conference officers of the Methodist Ohurcherecentiy-elected-are-- General ~Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Car- man ; editor of Christian Guardian, Rev. G. J. Bond of Halifax; Book Steward, Western section, Rev. Dr, Briggs; editor Methodist Magaeine and S.S, periodicals, Rev. Dr, W. H. Withrow; Secretary of Missions, Rev. Dr. A. Sutherland; As- sociate Secretary of Missions, Rev. Dr. James Henderson; clerical Treasurer of Mission Board, Rev, Dr. Sutherland; Secretary of Education, Rev. Dr. Potts; General Secretary of Sunday School and Epworth Leagues, Rev. A. C. Crews; Treasurers of Superannuation Board, Rev. Dr. Griffin and Edward Gurney, of Toronto. Rev. Jas. Woodsworth for the past sixteen years Superintendent of Missions ons do the Northwest, was unan- imously elected to the new position of Corresponding Secretary of Manitoba, the Northwest and .British Columbia missions. A,17. Ames, of Toronto, was unanimously elected Lay Treasurer of the General Mission Board in succession to Hon, Mr. Aikins, Dr. Butler, specialist in diseases of eye, ear, nose and. throat. Eyes tested and glasses supplied. Office opposite St. Andrew's church, London, Ont. COMMUNICATION. The admission of a communication lit these Columns does not imply that we endorse the sentiments of the writer.—Editor Advance, THE TOWN.-HELLOA, THERE I Editor Advance: DEAR Salta •- ,"Might we ask, end I hope Ktit)'il say it loud enough for our village fathers to hear (they're awfully deafl--What do we pay taxes for? Now sone at BslilocwCk for away money, e ought to They have left the sidewalks for the fall, whom there is danger of frost. (Wise move, ain't it P) Then the residents of Catharine street, we are told, were the first applicants, and are likely to be left till the last. (Scarcely fair.) But then the men can wear their fishing boots in wet weather, and there is nothing to hinder the ladies from learning to walk on stilts, Would it not be a wise move for the town to go back to the old pathmester system ? The streets would then get rid of loose boulders and foul weeds. A subscrip- tion ie talked about, on the east side, to buy a few lanterns and have therm slung on some of the street corners these (leek nights, We teem could find our way home, a,n lr better dodge sonic of the lltuu'treds of untaxed mon- grel skps' and dogs that infest the Wien: Other enquiries wilt be )wade. 'Sfaura, %' e., MR,'.1.'lVrl1:3N8, BANK OF HAMILTON WINGHAM. Capital paid up $2,000,000. Rosorve, $1,600,013 J, TURNBULL, General Manager. President --John Stuart Vico-President---A, G. Ramsay Cashier -J. Turnbu DIRECTOR.:—John Proctor Wm. Gibson, Geo. Roach, A. T. Wood, A. B. Lee (Toronto) Savings Bank hours 10 to 3; Saturdays 10 to 1 Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Int- erest allowed and computed on 30th November and 31st May each year, and added to principal Special Deposits also received at current rates of interest. Drafts on Groat Britain and the United States bought and sold. B L. Droxixsox, Solicitor, W. CORBOULD Agent Hamilton and its are Issue the notes of the National Provincial Bank of England (Ltd.) which can be cashed without charge or trouble in ray part of the wort* COAL NUGGETS. (From Toronto Telegram,) .All is not coal that glitters. The latest achievement of the age is a coal -less furnace. To Let—A capacious coal bin, now empty, suitable for a box stall for a fiery steed, He who steals my purse steals trash, but he who cleans my coal bin will get a dose of coal steel, When Sir Wm. Muloek goes down in- to his cellar he will see a smaller coal supply thanbin. has i anyn. It will only be the wealthy who will in future be able to reward evil -doers by heaping coals of fire. These are the days when the average householder realizes what a coal baron is. It is a barren coal bin, We promise not to be offended if Santa Claus plays any of those 'scurvy tricks of filling our stockings with coal this winter. No doubt it was from brooding too long over the scarcity of coal which led the Globe to melee that remark about coalition. At a meeting of the Ancient Order of Idiots last night it was decided to petit- ion the' Government to raise the duty on coal, seeing that it is a luxury. The wedding of Miss Millions and George Luckyboy was celebrated this jx£ternoon. The bride's father's present to the newly wedded couple was diamond studded coal scuttle full of real coal. Lost, some place on Sherbourne street, a good pin set with a genuine anthracite. Finder, upon returning the same to Andrew Carnegie at the King Edward Hotel will be rewarded with a free lib- rary. The Ontario Government has 500 tons of coal stored in the Legislative Build- ings. If Hon. G. W. Ross decides to take it into the bye -elections, J. P. Whitney may as well throw up his hands, Have your Clock and Watches re- paired at Chishohn's ; corner jewel- lery store, NOTICE. Take notice that the sale of lands in the Town of 'Wingham for arrears of taxes has been adjourned till Saturday, the 4th day of October, 1002, at 1 o'clock p,m., when' the fol- lowing real properties will again be offered for sale, namely Lots No, 22 and 23 on north side Victoria street, Peter Bisher's original mill reserve. Central part Lot No. 27, on cast side Edward street, Edward Foley's subdivision of Park Lots 1 and 2. and the north-west part of Lot No. 4, on east aide Josephine street. (the old Abell proporty) Gover'nmont additional survey. .1. B. FERGUSON Wingham, Sept. 25, 1203. Treasurer WHAT TO TAKE FOR SPRING MEDICINE I 1 There is Nothing to Equal PROF, SCOTT'S Herbal 1 r tters POR TDB tined, Stoma, Liver and Kidneys. CALL MR SAMPLE, PRICE 26e PER BOX. SOLO AT dl#A I L ! O f. • p DRUG S.TOIE VY ING