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The Wingham Advance, 1906-10-04, Page 1The gingham Advance. 34TII YEAR, NO, 6, WINGHAM, ONT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1906, $1.00 PER TEAR IN ADVANCE GENERAL CONFERENCE NOTES. BY T, S. BRANDON. (Continued from last week.) Having reached the great St, James Methodist church, under the direction of the kind friends referred to in our last letter, our first duty was to secure a home during our stay. This was soon arranged, ed owing to g , w g the generosi- ty of the Methodist people of Mon- treal and the efficient officers of the billeting committee of the General Conference, which was in full swing when we arrived. Wo then sought something to refresh the inner man, for though it was now about 8 p. in., we had had no supper. We ate our first meal prepared and set up by Chi- nese cooks, which we devoured with a relish, asking no questions for stom- ach sake, because we were thoroughly hungry and even if wb had not:: been, no fault could have been found with the.spread, • From there we hastened. to the church, where the Rev. Dr. Mc- Coy of Birmingham, Alabama, the representative of the M. E. Church South, was to deliver his fraternal ad- dress to the General Conference of the Methodist Church in Canada. If Dr. McCoy be a fair representation of the M. E. Church South and of the in- tellectual manhood of the south, nei- ther the Chitral or the Nation have any reason to offer any apology for - xistence. Ile first drew a strong but true picture of the past, present and future of Canadian Methodism. Then turning to his native land, the sunny south, he revelled in beautiful pictures and in flashes of wit and humor over the glories of the south land, which was fast recovering, indeed had re- covered, from the struggle of the Civil War, and, was a better south because ' of that bloody, bitter struggle. He pictured to us the triumphs of that wonderland along the political, com- mercial, social, intellectual and re- ligious aspect of the south, and we ave sure while Dr. McCoy lives, southern Methodism and southern triumphs shall never lack an enthusiastic advo- cate. It was a great privilege to attend the sessions of the General Confer- ence, to hear some of the giants strug- gling with each other in an intellec- tual battle for the triumph of deeply - cherished convictions on matters of policy concerning the government of the Church. The question which `fat' brought out the strobgest expression of opinion was the missionary prob- lem, which for over thirty years has been under the direction of Dr. Suth- erland as general missionary secre- tary. The committee recommended a change of policy, which would bring two general secretaries into the field, each with equal powers, but one for the foreign and the other for the do- mestic field. N. W. Rowell of Toron- to was the champion for the change of policy which was declared to be favored by almost every member of Missionary Board, and strongly re- commended by the committee. Dr. Sutherland put up a vigorous fight for the continuance of the old policy, and many thought he took his stand be- cause he could not brook opposition or condescend to share honor and re- sponsibility .with another. Sooner than this he would resign and actually did resign, whena sort of compromise resolution was passed which practi- cally meant the same thing as that recommended .by the committee. is With a little coaxing he was after- -"ward induced to accept the position of associate secretary, to which he was elected by ii very large majority. Rev. Jas. Allen was elected to the position of associate secretary with Dr. Sutherland. Rev. Mr. Creighton, who has been filling the position of editor of the Guardian since Rev. Mr. Bond's ill- ness, was elected to the editorship. With these two exceptions, I think all the old connexional officers were re- elected. Bev, Dr. Carman, the vener- able general superintendent, holds with apparently undiminished ability, the reigns of power, and does not hesi- tate to call a man down, be he minis- ter or layman, if he is out of order or is not talking to the question. Now Mr. Editor, there are many other things I might say but perhaps have said too much already so will stop for this time. ► , - .+ . "WANTED.— Will pay the highel►t price for chickens and hens, to be de- livered any day except Saturday.—W. Armour & Son. • To BUILDERS.—A carlbad of fresh Durham Cement to hand ; also the best plastering hair always on hand (eleven pounds to the bushel) at the Wingham Cement Factory.—Simon Mitchell, Manager. Dn. OVENS, M. D., London, Eye and Ear Surgeon, will be at McKibbon's drug store the first Tuesday ki each month ; hours, 2 to 9 p.,,rn. Cataract, squint, failing eyesight, nasal catarrh, deafness, head noises treated and glas- ses properly fitted. Next visit is ori Tuesday, November 6th. TELEGRAPHY is the first atop towards positions paying from ;6000 to ;50,000 per annum in rail; way serviCo. You can become a good operator in a months' if you study in The Control Teloaraphy Bohool, 3 Gerrard St. E.. Toronto. The finest Scheel in Canada,. Write for partienIarb. W. IL SIIAW T. r. J rNin STON WiNWIAM TOWN COUNCIL, A. regular monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Monday evening ; all members present except D. McDonald. Minutes of September meetings were read and confrmed. Communications—From the Clerk of the Peace, giving the number of Jurors required. Froin John Ritchie and others, a pe- tition asking for waterworks exten- sion on Centre street; also a petition from R. Vanstone and others for wa- terworks extension to Minnie street. From the Western Foundry Co., re- mitting $813.10, balance they consider due the town ; referred to the Finance committee, From the Carey Dry Goods Co., ask- ing that the $50 business tax paid last winter be allowed on this year's taxes; referred to Finance committee. From the Boiler Insurance Co., re- porting that the boilers in the Electric Light plant were apparently in excel- lent order, and the general appearance of the plant fair. A largely -signed 'petition whs' pre- sented by Dr. J. E. Tamlyn, asking for an all-night electric light set?I'ice. Dr. Tamlyn supported the petition by ad- dressing the Council. The matter was referred to the Executive committee for consideration, on motion of Conus. Hanna,.and Nicholson, to report at next meeting of Council as to the de- tails of cost, etc. The Waterworks Committee report- ed in favor of extending the water - mains wherever, he owners of proper- ties desiring such extensions can show that the revenue will equal the sinking fund and interest ; also that in other• cases, the Town provide the service box. On motion of Couns. Bell and Hanna the report was adopted and the matter left with the conctnittee. Hanna—Forbes—That $1,000 be ad- vanced to the High School Board for permanent improvement—carried. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT. Thos. Deans, freight, cartage... $ 2 98 A. Sanderson, work on streets.. 12 55 watering " . 36 75 The Bell Engine Co., fronts for piers 75 00 J. Ritchie, Insurance 7 50 Thos. Abraham, 'iron couplings1 50 Bell Tel. Co., message J. R. Weir, dog tags R. Rankin, salary W. Guest, salary J. B. Ferguson, salary, etc V.`Vannor•man, salary Bell Tel. Co., phone 3 23 6 25 28 75 46 25 42 00 7 50 Firemen's salaries 65 00 A. Pilon, repairing hydrant 1 00 11. B. Elliott, printing and advtg 38 70 D. 0. McDonald, work 30 75 These accounts were all recommend- ed for payment, and on motion of Couns. Bennett and Forbes the report of the Finance Committee was adopt- ed and cheques will.be issued. Electric light accounts were consid- ered, amounting to $356.68, Conn. Nicholson gave notice of mo- tion to repeal By-laws 541 and 545, and a new By-law be passed changing the rate of interest from four to four and one-half per. cent. Couns. Hanna and Nicholson moved that Frank Paterson be Inspector of sidewalks at $2 a day. • Couns. D. Bell and Forbes proved in amendment that Coun. McDonald be Inspector. The yeas and nays were taken, but there being only five Councillors present, and the Mayor voting, there was a deadlock, and the matter was left over until legal opinion as to the Mayor's voting powers be ascertained. NOTE—The law in the case gives the Mayor a vote, and then if the vote is a tie, the notion is negatived. Harvest Home. One of the leading preachers of the Church, Rev. J. C. Farthing, D. D., rector of St. George's Cathedral, King- ston, will preach in St. Paul's church on Friday evening of this week. There should be an overflow congre- gation. The Harvest Home services will be continued on Sunday next. Special music will be rendered. On Monday evening the Harvest Home Supper will be served in the school- room of the church. These Harvest Home occasions are always enjoyable in St. Paul's. Church 'flews Next Sunday will be Missionary day in Wingham Methodist church ; ser- mons will be preached by Rev. Hugh Locke of Kincardine. Rev. W. G. Howson will preach Missionary ser- mons in Kincardine on that day. • A New Movement Bible Class was organized in the Wingham Methodist Church last Sunday, with the fol- lowing officers :--Pres., J. A. Morton ; Vice -Pres., Mrs. Brock; Teacher, Jno. Kerr ; Sec., S. A. Maguire ; Treas., F. Buchanan. There were 58 present, all of whom joined the class. Annual Harvest Thanksgiving ser- vices were held on Sunday afternoon in the English church, Lucknow, Rev. T. S. Boyle, M. A., B. D., of Wingharn, preached a special sermon Imitable to the occasion. Rev. Mr. Sannders of Lucknow supplied for Mr, Boyle at St, Paul's church here. The Ba, tilt church was more than crowded last Sabbath evening. The occasion was the baptism of seven re - joking believers, and the first of a series of sermons on "Hell." Pastor Fitch is making an earnest effort to throw light on this much -debated question. He will speak next Sabbath evening _" vena an "The Punishment of ffell, I g' Mr. Ferguson Recovering. Word has been received from J, R. Ferguson, Town Clerk, and our citi- sons will be pleased to hear that he is recovering nicely and expects to be hone in a couple of weeks to take up his work again. Interred in Wingham. The retrains of Mr, Walter Van - stone were brought home from Hun- tingdon, Oregon, on Tuesday and in- terred in Wingham cemetery. Mr. Vanstone was drowned on September 5th, as reported in these columns two weeks ago• Properties For Sale. This week Jas. H. Chisholm has a column advt. of properties for. sale; look it over, you inay find some bar- gains in it. Mr. Chisholm deals fairly and justly with bis patrons and none need fear listing their properties with him. See his list on page 8 of this issue. Removing To The West. Mrs. Jas. R. Wood and family in- tend leaving shortly for Calgary, where they will join Mr. Wood. They have this week sold their property on Charles street to John Cloakey. This transfer was made through the agency of J. H. Chisholm, Real Estate and Insurance agent. Big bargains in up-to-date Millinery at Mrs. Geo. Green's. Horse Killed. On Thursday last Mr. Jas. Wray of Turnberry stet with a heavy loss. He had a fine three-year-old colt in the stable, intending to show . it at the Fair. Afterwards ho changed his mind as to showing it, and let it out of the stable. That day it fell into an old well and was killed. It was worth $200, and the loss is a serious one to Mr. Wray. Support Him. Every teacher in Huron county shonld vote for Mr,., A. H. Musgrove for the Advisory Council. He. has had long experience, as a successful teacher and is a man of mature judgment and sterling principles. The nominations close on Wednesday of this week at 4 p. m. Teachers of Huron and Bruce stand loyally by your home man. He will, if elected, faithfully and ably re- present the teachers of Ontario. Give himeyonr unqualified support. Auction Sale. Mr. Jas. Armour has sold his farm, lot 36, con. 4, East Wawanosh, and will have an Uneeserved auction sale of his farm stock, on Tuesday, October 16th. Posters and hand -bills give full particulars. T. Gundry of Goderich will take the bids. This is a clearing sale. Since the large bills were print- ed two items have been added to the list—a Land -roller and one Hackney yearling colt. Terms—Twelve months credit on approved joint notes. WANTED.—A smart boy to deliver parcels and learn the dry goods busi- ness.—D. M. Gordon. F---11;;;;;;71;1%~13 Miss Spotton of Gorrie is the guest of Mrs. Spotton this week. We are glad to notice that Postmas- ter Fisher is able to be out again. Miss Lillian Kerr has returned home after an extended visit in Toronto. Miss Lena Allen of Kincardine is visiting her uncle, Mr. Geo. Allen. W. A. Sillick of Denver, Colorado, was in town on Tuesday, on his way to Teeswater. Mrs. IVm. Campbell of Toronto is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gregory. Mrs. R. H. Crowder went to London on Tuesday afternoon, on account of the illness of her father. Mrs. J. H. Beemer spent a few days last week with her daughters, Edith and Mildred, in Toronto. The Misses Cook of Fordwich were visitors at the home of Dr. T. Chis- holm, M. P., during last week. Teddy Groves arrived home from the West last week, and left on Satur- day to resume his situation in Strat- ford. Mr. Jos. Mason of Drayton was in town a few days last week. Mr. Mason was a former resident of Wing - ham. Mr. Lafayette West came ut, from Dungannon to the Fair, and is now living with his parents on Catharine street. Miss White of Toronto arrived in town Monday to study shorthand and typewriting in the Wingham Business College. Mr. Alex. May, postmaster of Ed- monton, Alberta, was a Fair Day visi- tor with the fancily of Dr, T. Chis- holm, M. P. John McQnaig, Lucknow, arrived in town Monday to take a course in the Commercial department of Wingham Business College, Miss Annie Abram has gone to Kin- cardine for a few weeks' visit with her sisters, accompanied by her niece, little Annie McIntosh. Mrs. Robt. Davidson and little son Frank, of Calumet, Mich.visited her , brothers-in-law, Messrs. ,Tohn, Wm. and Isaac Davidson of town, Mn McGregor has returned to town after an absence of 22 years in Scot- land. For five years previous to that time he was rnlplo ed as clerk in the store of Mr, John Hanna. The Tax Roll. Mr. Patterson, tax collector, h handed us a few figures regarding th taxes of 1900, The total on the roll $18,542.91. By Wards, it stands thus Ward 1 $3452.24 2 3605.50 8 4983.07 4 6412.10 $18,542.91 The total amount paid into the Banks on tax account up to Saturday was $5000. Mr. Patterson expects to re- turn the roll in good time. Missionary Convention. The Woman's Missionary Conven- tion held in Wingharn on Tuesday was interesting. Papers were Read, reports received and discussion arous- ed further interest, In the evening, Rev. W. G. Howson presided and gave an interesting address. Miss Well - wood spoke on the work of it City missionary in the slums. Music was rendered by the choir ; Miss Homuth sang a solo with good effect. A duet by Mrs. Findlay and Mrs. Henderson of Whitechurch, and a solo by Mrs. Findlay were • pleasing additions to the evening's entertainment. as e is Teachers' Association. The regular annual meeting of the East Huron Teachers' Association will be held in the Wingham Public School on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19th and 20th. The first session •on Friday at 10 a. m. A program will be ren- dered Friday evening. David J. Gog- gin, M. A., of Toronto, will give an address and Wingham talent, assisted by Norman Murch of Clinton, will furnish vocal and instrumental music. Following is the program for Friday and Saturday's session :—Opening ex- ercises ; appointing committees ; Pre- sident's address, David Robb, B. A.; Our Poets, John T. Strachan ; Read- ing, David J. Goggin, M. A.; The New Course in Geometry, J. G. Workman, B. A.; Our Object as Teachers, Miss Mary Padfield ; Public School Science, J. A. Taylor, B. A.; Composition, David J. Goggin, M. A.; Definiteness, Accuracy and Simplicity in Teaching, W. R. Lough ; Treasurer's report ; election of officers. Inspector D. Robb of Brussels is President, and John Hartley, Principal of Blyth Public School, is Secretary. TARE NOTICE.—That on and after Monday, Sept. 17th, 1006, we will open the Gregory grain warehouse, when we will be prepared to take in all kinds of grain at the highest market price.—THE SEAFORTH MILLING CO. Married In Victoria. A quiet wedding took place in Christ - Church Cathedral, Victoria, British Columbia,. at eleven o'clock on Tuesday evening, September. the 18th, when Miss Marie Cornyn, daughter of Mr. Win, Cornyn of Wingham, be- came the bride of Attorney J. Win- chester Callicotte, of Prosser, Wash- ington. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Canon Beaulands, rector of the Church. The bride, who was un- attended, was handsomely gowned in pearl grey silk, with chiffon overdress richly trimmed with cream applique and chiffon, embroidered with blue forget-me-nots. A pearl grey fancy +straw hat trimmed with pink roses and rosebuds, and long grey gloves, completed a beautiful costume. Mr. Callicotte, who is City • Attorney of Prosser, is also an accomplished musi- cian. Mr. and Mrs. Callicotte are spending several weeks travelling through the west before settling clown in Prosser. Mrs. Oallicotte was for several years a successful teacher in Wingham Public School, and her many friends here wish her a pros- perous and happy future. The Ad- vance congratulates Mrs. C. on only having one pupil now, to whom she can give undivided attention. May her future be as bright as possible. His First Anniversary. By the London papers, we notice that Rev. Wm. Lowe, formerly of Wingham, has just closed a successful year in St. Matthew's Church, Lon- don. During the year, there were 31 baptisms, 0 marriages, 10 burials, 10 confirmed and 16 public celebrations of the Holy Communion ; $1,221.59 was raised for subscriptions, and $133.- 02 for missionary purposes ; $200 was paid on the debt and $150 interest. The thank offerings on the Sunday closing the Rector's first year there, were $82.87. Mr. Lowe also received the following letter from the Bishop of Huron :— MY DEAn Mn. Lover.—The account of your services on Sunday cheered Inc exceedingly. You have indeed done grand work and fully justified my confidence in you. May you still prosper more abundantly. It may cheer yon to learn that the Committee on London Rectory Surplus hits re- ported and I have approved of the re- port. The Rector of St. Matthew's is to receive eleven shares instead of nine. Believe me, yours faithfully, David Huron. The increase of two shares means an increase of stipend of $50, so that Mr. Lowe has received an inerease of $150 in salary during the year, Mr. Lowe's many friends in Wingham :.will be pleased to hear that the work is pros- pering under his faithful oversight, Von SALig.----Lot 18, con. 7, Turn - berry, one hundred acres, nearly all cleared ; in grass many years ; good soil and well watered. Terms to suit purchaser,•safl, DAVIS, Wingham, • McKague•Homuth Wedding. The ncarriage of Miss Bertha Jane McKague and Mr. Albert Edward Homuth took place at the residence of the bride's parents, Turnberry, at high noon on Wednesday, the 28th ult. They were married under an arch of evergreens on the lawn, Rev. D. Perrie, Wingham, officiating. The bride was taken out andiven away Y by her father. She wore a lovely dress of cream eolienno with white veil, and carried a shpwer bouquet of white carnations. She was attended by her two little nieces, Misses Minnie Porter and Lizzie McKague, daintily dressed in fluffy white frockies and carrying a basket of sweet peas and chrysanthemums. From the parlor the strains of the Bridal Chorus were distinctly heard, and after the cere- mony, Mendelssohn's Wedding March was played by Miss Houghton of Wingham. The bride's going -away suit was of blue venetian, with hat to match. The groom's gift to the bride was an amethyst brooch, and to each of the flower girls a gold ring studded with small pearls and rubies. A large collection of valuable presents bore evidence of the esteem of many friends. After dejeuner, which was served to some eighty guests in the dining room, several snapshots were taken of the bridal party and also of the patents of both parties together, in separate groups. Among the guests from a distance were Mrs. T. G. Turn- bull, Kamoka ; Miss Ethel Turnbull, Galt; Mr. and Mrs. R, D. Cameron, Lucknow ; Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford, Mr. and Mrs. Durnin, St. Helens ; Mr. H. H. McKague, Toronto. If you have not been participating in the great Bargains now being liven at D. M. Gordon s, you are missing a rare opportunity of saving money. Killed At Railway Crossing. A fatal accident occurred at the C. P. R. crossing on Josephine street, just north of the Chair factory, on Friday evening, when a man named James Jobb was instantly killed. So far as can be learned, Jobb worked for Mr. Isaac Metcalfe of Glenannan, and both had been in town to the Fall Fair. Not being able to find his man, Mr. Metcalfe concluded he had gone home with the horse and buggy, and therefore he took the late train, little thinking what an awful accident would take place a few moments later. The train left on its way to Teeswater, and at the crossing on Josephine St. came in contact with his horse and buggy, with which James Jobb was driving homewards. The engine -dri- ver became aware that something was wrong, and stopped the train, when the lifeless body of a man was found near the sidewalk, upon which it had been hurled. The probability is that death was almost instantaneous, as his neck was broken. Mr. Metcalfe alighted from the train, with others, and made the awful discovery that it was his own hired man who had thus instantly been ushered into eternity. The train was backed up to the station with the body of the deceased, and medical aid summoned. The buggy was badly .damaged, and the horse seriously injured. The deceased bore no serious bruises except one just back of the ear ; this blow probably was sufficient to cause death. On Satur- day Chief Vannorman summoned a jury, and Coroner Dr. J. P. Kennedy administered the oath to the following citizens :—R. Johnston, W. J. Greer, J. D. Burns, L. Lott, P. Tansley, A. Cosens, T. A. Mills, A. Crawford, J. Campbell, R. H. Crowder, Messrs. Mc- Master and Evans. After viewing the body, the inquest was adjourned until Wednesday evening, to take the evi- dence in the case. It seenis strange that an accident should occur at that crossing, where electric bells are placed. The driver was a most careful one, and the warning whistle is always sounded at the crossing. The deceas- ed is said to have been an industrious, honest man ; he was unmarried, and probably about 35 years of age. Preparing To Build. J. E. Swans has purchased a lot from B. Cochrane, between the Mar- ble Works and Bell's factory, and is preparing to build a large brick livery ,stable. Our Ladies' and Gents' Shoes for fall and winter wear are very hand- some, The new styles are ready.—W. J. Greer. �MMMMNW\M/V�AMM/� *Hews 'Mems —Alt of Brant county municipalities will vote on local option in January. ----The Ontario Government has de- cided to locate an agricultural experi- mental station beyond the Height of Land, end about 450 miles directly north of Toronto. —The province of Manitoba is adopt- ing a regulation by which the Cana- dian flag will float over every school- house in the province every school day of the year. --Tito Chicago packing exposures have, says the Canadian Trade Agent of Leeds, , caused f an y British con- sumers to turn from canned meat to cheese, and the Canadian export cheese trade has profited in conse- quence, local Items Millinery Snaps at Mrs. Green's. Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers. No change in the markets of any account this week. Watch for S. Graeey's advt. next week ; he has a fine stock on hand, The first coat of plaster has been applied to the new High School build- ing. WANTED. — General servant girl ; no washing.—Mrs. Jno. McLean. The public schools will be closed Thanksgiving and the day following, October 18 and 19. To dream that you have nothing but money is a sign that your alarm clock will soon get noisy. s, Some people will bicycle on the sidewalks, forgetting than there is a by-law prohibiting it. Harry Brown of town has com- menced the study of telegraphy in the Wingham Business College. HoUsr WANTED.—Of six or seven rooms, with stable. Box A, Advance office, Chesley became a town on October 1st. It was incorporated as a village in 1879. Its population is 2,019. Unless there is a speedy end to the trouble in Cuba, the sugar crop will be lost, and sugar prices, the world over, will advance. The Mason block has been mach im- proved by having the exterior wood work freshly painted. Geo. Phippen did the work and did it well. Carroll Hele, formerly of Wingham, is now Secretary to Jas. E: Thompson, Commissioner of Industries for the city of Toronto. Success, Carroll. Don't forget the place for swell Mil- linery at low-down prices.—Mrs. Geo. Green. Mr. Robt. Johnston has his shoe stove fitted up in excellent style. His stock is well displayed ; the extra ex- pense should be followed by increased business. The gate receipts at Walkerton Fall Fair were only $175 ; although there were 1,300 entries, the Fair seems to have been a failure, partly from lack of interest, and partly from rain. It was some naughty man who wrote the following :— When wifey's ma arrives in town I know no wild elation ; She calls her stay a visit ; I Call it a visitation. There is no more energetic mer- chant in town than R. H. Crowder. He has strong faith in advertising ; he does not do it for fun but because it pays. His store is a model of neat- ness. See his large advt. this week, of seasonable goods. We have everything in Rubbers for everybody and this is the Rubber sea- son,—W, J. Greer. Captain Rock and his wife of the .Salvation Army, will farewell next Sunday. They have been here fifteen months ; they have worked hard and faithfully, and their work has been successful. Under their efforts, the Army took on new life. Their fellow - workers and the public generally wish them success in their future work. The social column of the Toronto Globe recently contained the follow- ing paragraph : "The engagement is announced of Sara Matilda, daughter of Mr. Thomas Harris, Goderich, and Mr. Will A. Sillick of Denver, Colora- do. The marriage will take place in October." Mr. Sillick was for a time clerk in H. E. Isard & Co's. store. • Any person wishing to board Busi- ness College students will kindly leave word at the College office. Assistant General Manager Leonard of the C. P. R., in an interview said, referring to the Guelph to Goderich branch : "We will have the line com- pletely ready for service as far as Salt - ford, just over the river from God- erich, before winter sets in. We are working away at the Goderich end, but it has been a big job getting over the river. The per capita consumption in Can- ada of alcoholic liquors and tobacco during the year ending June 30, 1006, was as follows :--Spirits,, nearly one gallon (over nine -tenths); beer. 15 gallons; wine, about seven -tenths of a gallon ; tobacco, ahnost three pounds. This is a decrease in spirits and an in- crease in beer, wine and tobacco com- pared with previous years. SLAUGHTEIR SALE.— This sale in- cludes Dress Goods, Furs, Overcoats and Pea Jackets. Terms cash. G. E. King. A letter from W. II. Hele, formerly of Wingham, informs us that he is going to Calgary. He says they have just finished a rock cut seven miles long, on the Jaynes Bay railway, about 45 miles from Sudbury. Mr. Hole says he asked a prominent Liberal (a relative) how Hugh John Macdonald stood in the estimation of the people. The reply was "There is not a more ' popular man n rrt Manitoba to•cl;ty, but he is toe, honest to be a politician." That's pretty good for the "old man's" son, but rather hard on the politicians Isn't it? Something For Nothing With each 250 Box of COLGATE'S TOOTH POWDER (none bet- ter) WE WILL GIVE GRATIS for a short time only, a 15c Cake of Cashmere Boquet Soap. Walton McKibben DRUGGIST MACDONALD BLOCK Call at the Conner 'Drug Store For Your A. L. Hamilton DRUGGIST WINGHAM s161111111111■111�reat�iiist�t>, Women's $2.00 Shoes 1 1 1 We have a Woman's Two Dollar Shoe that is a "satisfy- ing" Shoe in every respect. It's a Shoe that will please any woman. It's • Excellently Made It has all the style of a higher priced Shoe. The stock is good, and it's a splendid example of good Shoe making at a moderate price. No Woman need be afraid of our Two Dollar. Shoe because it is not higher priced. The Woman who wants to invest Two Dollars and no more, in a pair of Shoes, should give this Shoe a trial. 1 SEE US FOR TRUNKS AND VALISES. W. J. GREEK 11111111111110 ttiilieliell111s �. Flowers for Winter We wish to inform you that we will have all our FLOWER BULBS in stock this week— Such as TULIPS, HYACINTHS, NAIRCISSUS, CROCUS, JONQUILS, CHINESE LILIES, FCESIAS, ETC., and would advise you to look them over early. Big assort- ment at closest prices. We have made arrangements with the Wingham Green House to carry OUT FLOWERS and POTTED PLANTS during the fall and winter months. We can supply yon with anything you wish at any time. Call and see us, galley's Drug Store Phone 100. Successor to McCall Is Co,