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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance, 1908-07-30, Page 1""*",,,"",k:'q�rIIM' *"---,r•. j,. - 35TII YL R,, NO. 48, SANCTUM PARAORAPI-HS, ----Canada has the honor of enter, taming her future • King, His. Royal. Highness, Edward, Prince of Wales, who is in attendance at the Tercenten- ary eel ebration, * * —Among the honorsbestowed upon distinguished Canadians by His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, is that of Knighthood upon Ontario's popular Premier, who will' now be known as Sir James Pliny Whitney. Even those who are not admirers of the Pre- mier will admit that the honor was fittingly bestowed, and that the reci- pient deserved recognition, * * * —During the recent Ontario elec- tions mach was said about the O'Brien mine. R may interest all electors, whether Grit or Tory, to know that for the three months ending June 30, the province received in royalties on the product of the mine, $38,20.4,92. At this rate the income of the pio- 'vince from this mine alone means between $150,000 and $160,000 per year. The percentage is 25 per cent. of' the valve of the ore at the pit's• mouth, less expenses of mining. * * * —The C.P,R. recently gave an order for twenty heavy freight locomotives for the western wheat haulage. They will cost abort $15,000 each, or $300,000. Each engine can draw fifty ears of wheat from the west, and each car will hold a thousand bushels, or 50,000 bushels at one trip - for each engine. Twenty will draw twenty times that, or (one million bushels) at one trip each. If each engine makes a few trips eastward with wheat, that ought to put some money into circula- tion in the West. —As to the certainty of a Domin- ion election this antnmn, opinion is divided. Some think, that if the Sas- katchewan elections result favorably for the Liberals, there will be a gener- el election soon after. Others incline to the opinion that another session will be held. As the Government made no declaration of its intention in this respect before Parliament pro,. rogued (as Premier Whitney did) nothing positive is known publicly. For some reason, however, October, is hinted at as the time when the dee, tions may be brought on. « *« --A• general election was held Rine 25th in the province of Ontario; and still there is no word of protests, elec- tion trials with their old-time revela- tions of bribery that made the face of the honest electorate tingle with shame ; neither, have we had .charges and counter -charges, "saw -offs`" 'and other questionable accompaniments of general elections heretofore. A new era seems to have dawned, and Ontario is outliving the disgrace brought upon her by dishonest politi- cians of the past. May such con- ditions continue, and the name of our fair province never again become a byword and reproach because of elec- tion crimes. * ** —The Legislature of Saskatchewan has been dissolved, and an election has been ordered for August .14th with nomination one week earlier. The Legislature just dissolved was only elected about two years and a half ago, and there does not appear to be any great issue requiring an appeal to the country in harvest time. Hence, ,it is no wonder that many regard it as a means to ensure another term which might be difficult w g It to secure, after the Dominion election, which is likely to come before many months. A victory in Saskatchewan may assist Sir Wilfrid Laurier. But if the Saskatchewan, elections were held off until the proper time for an appeal, and in the meantime, the Dominion Government had a close call or was defeated, it might go hard with the Liberal Government of Sask- atchewan. This appears, to be the main reason for another appeal to the people in less than three years. —Edison, the famous inventor, says: --"After all, sleep is only a ha- bit ; a,bit; there is nothing to prove that men really need it, Men first learned to sleep because when darkness came they then had nothing else to do. Through the ages their descendants doing likewise, made sleep custom a, matter of course --but if Men had al - Ways lived in a land of perpetual light and sunshine, t don't suppose we would sleep at sit. As is well known Mr. Edison limits Himself to four or five hour's' sleep in the twenty-four. Ile said he had not slept more than five hours in a night for forty years. In much of that time he averaged Only four hours. Mr. Edison's assts- tants were limited to four hours' sleep in the 24,and. kept it upfor two s r years, p3' The great inventor adds --"The Hien who slept four hours in the twenty. four had absolute rest. The person who sleeps too midi not only expert - maces a heat/ feeling in the body, t � bat cl 1'• r g y usually does not enjoy absolute ttn- eonsc1ousness lwhlle he sleeps. If time lost in awakening and dreams Were treasured, the person who thinks he is having his full eight hone of steep, is not hawing nom than flee or ebt," Lower Wingham, Thos, Groves is visiting in ICincar- dine,, Mrs. Phippen, sr„ has returned from Detroit. y Mrs. Kelbert is a guest at Sand Fi nlay's. Miss Martha Baker is visiting at Geo, Srigley's at present. Mrs. Alex, Bird and family of Lis- towel are visiting at the parental home. The Maitland was high last week on account of heavy rains; not often in July is it so high.. Lower town will probably send a good contingent to Kincardine on Thursday, 30th inst. There is no word yet of the recovery of the body of John Welsh, who was reported drowned in the West. Mrs. Wm. Hogg of Grey was the guest of Mrs. Geo. Phippen last week, before going to Pelee island. Mr. John Hackett, of this burg, spent last week visiting at Balsam Grove farm, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin of Ashfield, A lot of upper town youngsters held a picnic in the Lower town recreation park on Thursday afternoon, and vot- ed that they had a good time, Miss Maud Netter•field of this vicini- ty and Mr. Herbert, Walsh of Wing - ham were united in matrimony, in Toronto, one day last week. It was a very quiet affair. There was a good attendance at the prayer service held in the home of citizen Thos. Gray last Thursday- even- ing. It will be at Walter Welsh's this Thursday evening. Notwithstanding that Leap year is more than half gone, we have quite a number of fine young ladies, who have as yet ,not summoned courage to avail themselves of this privilege. 7. A, number of our citizens were notic- ed running towards the `schoolhot,se the other day, in a state 4 of excite- ment, as if the Academy of Learning was on flee ; lint it wasn't. What could have been the matter I wonder ? Haying is past, and tak%n altogeth- er, the crop is a fair one, but not so heavy as it was thought at one time. But there will be no scarcity. We heard of one man, who refused $20 a ton for his hay last winter. New hay can be got for $7, What fools we mortals be. Complaints have been made that a number of boys have been in the habit of bathing entirely nude. • On Saturday, Constable .Phippen corral- led a number of them. He warned them of the consequences if caught again, and they promised to be good, as they don't want to come up before the Police Magistrate. trate The old stone foundation of the schoolhouse is being removed, and a cement wall built in its ,place, Some think the trustees should have raised the building so that a furnace could have been installed. Heating with stoves is behind the times, and this important suburb ought to be up-to- date in its educational facilities any- way. This is no small affair, this Lower Wingham, We have mercantile establishments, the Western Foundry and the Electric Light works ; a num- ber of well-to-do farmers; a lot of honest working men, also gentlemen retired living on the interest of their money ; a real live Provincial con- stable; a bailiff, a recreation park where pleasure seekers love to con- gregate, to say nothing of our fishing industry, our dam, two iron bridges, clouds of dust and heaps of potato bugs. I tell you we are not to be sniff- ed at, and we won't be snuffed out either. Tliis bustling adjunct of the Town of Wingham was all agog last week, when it was announced that there really were to be "doins" at the elec- trie power house. As the orators say, we "heard with unbounded pleasure," that before the snow fliee, there will be many changes. When you see the Mayor, the Reeve, Tont Gregory, the Clerk, and a stranger, Who looks wise and does "Jiggers" down here, you can het there's something on deck, But when they 'get excited, talk in tones $7,000 loud, and begin to drive stakes, you can key your old banjo np to Concert pitch, and sing "There', a hen on, and chickens wall be hatch- ed." Well, all the aforesaid notables were here last week,andwe expect peri something big in proportion. They don't intend to let the old aggregation of wheels, gears, pulleys, engines, bricks, mortar, coal, etc., with Styles and Bradwin into the bargain, all tumble down in a heap, fallin c the rico and go down the river. No ti r, there's to be no wreck tt cck here, but r1r jinn-jatn new outfit, with brass knobs, patent leather belts, niekel-plated all cans (may be.) Anyway it is to be a jinx -dandy. Already, Already, the genial manager Wy1es looks happier than 1e did, arid almost as tickled as he was on the Twelfth, with his silk hat and cane, When the street car line opens between the recreation grounds here and the Town hall in Upper town, this Will be a popular sttntmer resort, don't you think r Wingham Advance. WINGrHAX, OENT,, TJ:U`RSDAY, JULY 80, 1908, Died in. Grand Rapids. Word has .bean received of the death of Mrs, Fred Hughes of Grand :Rapids, Mich., (formerly of Wingham) Which took place on Monday, July 20th, Besides.her sorrowing husband, she leaves a family of four daughters and one son, Deceased will be re- membered by many in Wingham, who will regret to hear of her death. Voters' Lists, Voters' Lists of the different muni- cipalitiesare at present being prepar- ed and will soon be in the hands of the officials; indeed some are now com- pleted. Every elector should make it his own business to see that his name appears ou the list. Don't leave this to your neighbors to look after, be- cause the neighbors generally have enough worry attending to their own affairs. If a list is printed, and you a`..e left off, you can apply to have your name put on the list within thirty days after first posting up of the list, and that date is stated on the front page of the list. When a pian is left without a parliamentary vote, it is often due to his own carelessness, 1iSe1sonaIs Miss Jean Dallas is Visiting in Ham- ilton. Mr. R. Lediet of Paris was in town last week. Mr, Hewer of Tilsonburg is visiting his son in town. Mrs. Price of Orangeville is visiting her son, Dr. Price. Gordon Gunii of Seaforth was a visi- tor in town last week. Miss Laura Mulvey is spending a few weeks at Bayfield. Miss Vina Nelson of Toronto is home fora few weeks' vacation. Mr. Wm. Constable has gone to Sault Ste Marie on a holiday trip. A. E. Bradwin of Galt visited at the parental home in town last week. Dr. W. Giles Collison of Lindsay visited Wingham friends last week. Dr. Earl Ball of Toronto visited the Misses Balt in town a few days last week, Miss Letitia Robinson is spending a couple of weeks with -friends in Sea - forth. Miss Thurso Gerry .of Brussels is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Willis, this week. • Herb Jerome of Detroit has been visiting at his home here during the past week. Mrs. W. Rose of Teeswater and her friend, Miss Hueston, were guests of Mrs. W, H. Green. Miss Jennie Halliday of Toronto is spending her holidays with her moth- er and sister in town. Miss Carrie Hingston of Brussels visited at her brother's, Mr. A. King- ston, during the past week. Miss Nellie e e Haines has returned to ed home, after spending three months with her sister, Mrs. Gingrich, in Lis- towel. Mrs. Campbell of Brooklyn, N. Y., and her son, who is attending College in Philadelphia, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Davis. Mrs. 0. G. Clark and daughter, Anna Louise, of Hartford, Conn., are visiting Mrs. Clark's brother, J. J. Kerr of East Wawanosh. Mrs. Wadland and little son Bur- ton, also Mrs. Kinsman of Sarnia, who have been spending the last week with relatives and friends in town, have returned home taking with them Roy and Mamie Kinsman for a short holiday. Church 'News Rev. Wm. Lowe of London, who is spending his vacation in this vicinity, will preach in St. Paul's church next Sunday morning. The choir singing in the Methodist church next Sunday, will be rendered by male members of the choir, the ladies taking a rest. Rev. E, C. Jeakins is expected to preach his first sermons in Wingham, on August 9th. He will anive in town on Friday, the 7th, Rev. W. Daniels, Field Secretary of Baptist missions in the Canadian West, will deliver an address in the Baptist Church, Wingham, this even- ing ( Wednesday) at 8 o'clock, On Sunday morning, 9th inst., there was a large congregation at the church of the Messiah, Kincardine, to tvitness the induction of Rev. henry Alfred Wright, B,A,, the new rector. The induction service was conducted by ''Venerable Archdeacon Mackenzie, of Brantford, assisted by Rev. Mr. Lowe, London, The Quarterly Sacramental services of Wingham Methodist Chureh will be held next Sunday. Fellowship ser- vice in the Lecture room, at 0,.J a.in. ; preaching services at 11 am. and 9 pan. The Sacrament of the Lord's supper will be administer ening ser- ed at the close of morning vin and ev n ser- mons. Subject of brief address at 11 a.m.—"An An in suss t longing, and its rich satisfactions"; 7 p.ni., sermon - ate on Christ and the crowds. Rev. II. E. Aller, of the Baptist Church is taking his vacation. His pulpit is being supplied by Mr, Clark, of Woodstock College, who gave two good discourses last Sunday. Mr, Clarke is necompanied by Mr. Wright, who is an excellent singer. Solos by the latter and duets b... both theoto n men a r.do� �� their work. Next StFnday, the morning subject will he—"The Tears- of ,iesns" 7 evening, "Liberty In Life." All aro welootrto to the 'servieem, 1 UBSO#tIPTION S $1,500 TQ kll sa uxw s z ADVIT i3, , The Markets, Eggs are 18 cts, this week ; butter, 20 ets,; live hogs, $6,00; new potatoes, 75 cts, to $1.00 a bushel ; hay, $7 ; no grain being marketed, Brussels Excursion. The annual Union excursion of the Sunday Schools of Brussels, will run to Kincardine, Tuesday, Aug, 4th, The Lucknow Pipers Band will be in attendance, Baseball, tennis and bowling matches have been arranged. Come and enjoy a day at the lake, Judge Doyle's Decision, In the case of the appeal of the Western Foundry Co. Limited, against their assessment for business tax, Judge Doyle has given his decision in favor of the Co., basing • his decision on the exemption clause in the mort- gage given by the Co., dated 1900; this, the Judge holds exempts the Co, from, taxation except School tax, for a term of six years. Civic Holiday. Thursday, this week, is Civic holi- day, and the attraction is the annual Sunday School excursion to Kincar- dine. For the information of those who may see the Advance before go- ing, we would remind them that the train leaves Wingham at 8.45 a.m. Baskets should be at the station at 8 o'clock, properly labeled, and left in charge of the committee. Tickets may be obtained at J. W. 1FIcKibbon's drug store on Wednesday evening, and Thursday till 8 a.m, Bowling Games. Three rinks of Bowlers came to Wingham on Friday from Brussels and three from Blyth. The following were the skips and scores :— BrusseIs Wingham Ross -10 L. Kennedy -22 Habkirk 10 Wm. Holmes 22 Monteith -20 A. M. Crawford -18 Wingham victorious by 22. Blyth Wingham Chatsworth -11 D. •T. Hepburn 21 Geese ---10 Alex. Porter 22 Sloan -22 D. Holmes 17 Wingham victorious by 17. To Kill Carpet Moths. The following recipe, which will be welcomed by housekeepers, is said by a- writer in the- New York Times to be invaluable as a remedy for earpet bugs and Buffalo moths :—One ounce of chloride of zinc, three ounces of salt; mix with two quarts of water and let stand over night in a covered vessel. In the morning pour carefully into another vessel so as to leave sediment behind:i Dil Rte this with two quarts of water and apply by sprinkling the edges of the carpet for a distance of one foot from the wall. This is all that is necessary. The bugs will leave anything that is sprinkled with this solution, and it does not injure the texture or color, More for the money than you can find elsewhere, in Boots and Shoes—at W. J. Qreer's. Funeral Of Mr. Orr. The funeral of the late Alex. Orr took place on Saturday to. Teeswater cemI,tery. .Elis eldest son, Will., arriv- ed from Portage la Prairie, on Friday, so that all the family were present. The casket was a handsome one, and many floral tributes indicate sym- pathy for the bereaved relatives. One of these was very pretty, "Gates Ajar," the gift of the business men of Wingham. During the service, the business -men pulled down their blinds. The aged father, and two brothers from Chatham, were present at the funeral. The deceased was in his fifty-second year. Mr. Tully, now in charge of St. Paul's, conducted the service. Mrs. Orr and family desire to.express their thanks to the citizens of Wingham, for the kindness shown to them during the severe trial and bereavement through which they have recently passed, Baseball flames. On Friday last Blyth ball -tossers came up to play a scheduled game with Wingham, expecting to repeat their victory, but the gain went against them to the tune of 19 to 3. Battery for Blyth, McCarter and Somers ; Wingham, Barrett and Dun- lop, Titis was followed by a game be- tween Blyth and Wingham juniors, which went in favor of Blyth by a score of 20.3. On Monday Wingham team went to Goderich to play a League game with the team of that town. Goderich won by a score of 3 1. The players for Goderich were, Webb, Elliott, WiS3ins Belcher, I - Lennan, Nicholson, Edis, Devine, Dean, Cor Wingbarn, Britton, Bar- rett, Moore, Algie, Yaacks, Pearen, Britton, Cruickshanks, Dunlop. The game was well played, and there was no seoro after the third innings. Wingham is still leading in series and this game makes Goderieh and Blyth tie for second place so far. Civic holiday to -day (Thursday) - store closed all da and on all holi- days, oli- da ys, also each evening at 7 o'clock, y g excepting.on Satt a Y and evenings before holidays.—Willis 1C: Co. B1R7i`iEiS. v Drt idson--•]:n Win hm Ju 25th,to Mr. and. Mrs,�aao Davidson, a daughter. Weir ----In -:inrnherry, July 23rd, to Mr, and Mrs. 3atnes Weir, a soli, A (food Yield, W. F. Van$tone is the first to have the threshing es ing machine at work on. this year's .crop on his farm adjoining town. He threshed, his fall wheat an Tuesday, and the yield was excellent, running over forty bushels to the acre, Mr, VanStone has 100 hogs, and as wheat is Cheaper than peas, he intends feeding it. We have seen the time, when it would have been wilful waste to do this, but wheat is cheaper than peas now, and there is no inpme- diate prospect of the price going up. On Friday Also.; The readers., of the .A,dvance are again reminded of the Sons of Scot land excursion to Kincardine on Fri- day under the auspices of Melrose Camp, Atwood. Kincardine S. 0. S. are having Caledonian games that day, and will welcome the visiting camps. Train leaves Palmerston at 7 a. m., and calling at intermediate sta tions, Brussels 8 a.m., Bluevale Wingham 8,30, Whitechurch 8,42. Fares : Brussels 85 cts., Bluevale 80 cts., Wingham 70 cts., Whitechurch 65cts„ children half -fare: train leaves Kincardine at 8 p.m. A Coincidence. M. K. Richardson of Flesherton, was a caller at the Advance office a few weeks ago. While in Barrie on June 18th, he stepped into a news store and picked up an English publi- cation and noted a head line, "What would we give to have seen the battle of Waterloo ?" Mr. Richardson re- marked to a young lady who stood near, that it was rather a peculiar in- cident that he should read this line, as that was the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, "Yes," replied the young lady, "it is peculiar ; but not nearly so strange as that you should ask me, a great-granddaughter of Gen- eral Blucher." The young woman's father is an employee of the Grand Trunk in Barrie and her claim to dis- tinction was bona fide. Fon SALT, -A Winghain team and dray business.—Thos. Smale. Probable August Weather. According to Prof. Hicks, a regular storm period covers the first five days of August. As early as the 2nd the barometer will fall to storm readings in western and central sections, attended by cloudiness and severe thunder -gusts. During the 3rd, 4th and 5th, these conditions will pass across the country to the Atlantic, breaking into severe wind and thun- der storms in many localities. The Venus period begins about the 4th, hence very decided change to cooler will be most natural with the on -com- ing of the high barometer that follows this and other August storm periods. A Reactionary Storm Period is cen- tral on the 8th and 9th, the Moon being at greatest south declination on. the Oth. A reaction to storm condi- tions will make itself felt on these. dates in falling barometer, rising temperature, cloudiness and possible rains. Under the Venus influence threatening weather will most likely be prolonged over the 10th and lith, merging into the storm •period follow- ing. A regular storm period begins on the 12th, extending to the 10th, with moon on the celestial equator on the 15th. The earth's autumnal equi- nox will also be a factor in storm and other disturbances at •this period. Low barometer and threatening, forceful storms are to be anticipated during period. this p c . This period will culminate on and touching Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 14th, 15th and 16th. Unusual barometric condi- tions about this time, especially in the extreme south, should be positive admonition of possible danger. Be- tween the 10th and 10th, progressively from west to east-southeast, an unsea- sonably cool wave should be expected. The moon is at last quarter on the 18th. Lower barometer, warmer and severe, summer blustering will ba natural about Wednesday the 19r,h, to Friday the 21st. Venus hail storms are quite probable at this and other August periods. Sudden and pheno- menal changes to very cool must be counted on directly after the passage of storm areas at most of the periods in August. There is new noon on the 26th. The moon is also in apogee on tbo 20th, Ono of two things must naturally occur about this period.: Either: wide areas of low barometer and dangerous equinoetial storms will appear in the south coast regions, or a great crisis of summer heat and hurt- ful drouth will prevail in most parts of the central and northern states, If equatorial storms dominate the south, a result rather to be expected, great atmospheric tides will flow from tlio north, bringing very cool weather and possible frosts to many sections north- ward. This period will reach its cul - mins ton crisis on or within two days of the 20th. Greet seismic probabili- ties lie within and uext to the same rates The month goes out in the 1 go midst of a reactionary period. Thun- der storms and gales will occurr on the 30th and 31st, Dxt. OvmTc, M. D:, London, Eye and Ear Surgeon, will be at 1ticKibben s drug store, on Monday,Aufiust 24th.th. Cataract, !squint, faiinho esight, nasal catarrh, deafness, aat noises treated and glassed properly fitted. I3ottrs. 11 n. m. to 13 p. ro, Death Of Mrs. Geo. King, In Mach, 1907, the Advance had the sad duty of recording the death of Mr. Geo, Xing, and this week, Mrs. King is numbered with those, who have crossed the narrow stream mark- ing the boundary of time, For several months, :Ylra.. Icing had been in poor health, and for twelve weeks prior to her death had been confined to her bed, Last, week, there were evidences that the end was approach- ing, and ere the dawn of the Sabbath. morn, her spirit had taken its flight. Deceased was the daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs.- James Henning of Turnberry, She was born in Hibbert township, and came with her parents when very young to Turnberry. About 26years ago, she was married to Mr. King, thea a teacher. A. few years later, Mr. King gave up teach- ing and went into mercantile life in Bluevale, and about twenty years ago the .family removed to Wingham. Mrs. King was held in high respect, and was a member of St, Andrew's Church. She leaves two sons, Thomas and Robert, and one daughter, Ethel, all at home. Lonely indeed will the old home be, now that father and mother are no longer there. Mrs. King had three sisters—Mrs. Wm. Jobb of Dauphin, Mrs. Kincaid and Miss Henning, both of Chicago. Two brothers also remain, Herbert and Benjamin of Turnberry. The funeral on Tuesday was largely attended, and many handseme floral evidences of respect were Laid upon the casket. She was 53 years of age. Moser BE Pain. --As I am removing from Wingham, all accounts due me must be paid by August 8th. Those unpaid after that date will be placed In other hands for collection,—ROOT. J0HNBTON. Now Is THE TrAIx.—To purchase furniture. A magnificent stock to choose from ; reduced prices, profit knocked off, and customer makes money ; fair dealing, our motto. You make no mistake buying here and now.—Jas. Walker, furniture dealer. RING GoN.a.—A much -prized lady's ring Was taken from a window in the steam laundry on Thursday last. The party who took it will save them- selves trouble and exposure by put- ting it back in the same place before Saturday noon. -0. V. Hayden. Facts For School Pupils. The report of the Minister of Educa- tion for Ontario for 1907 has reached the Advance office. It is the largest and most complete ever issued, and contains 966 pages. Those who have been accustomed to sneer at Han, Dr. Pyne, as Minister of Education, should look through the report. They might then form some idea of the vast amount of work that passed through his department in 1907. From the report, we select the fol- lowing, which every boy and girl should know :— It may be interesting to every boy and girl to know that you can say : "I am a subject of King Edward VIIth, and a citizen of the British Empire." The full title of King Edward the VIIth is : — His Most Excellent Majesty, Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of all the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. That portion of the Earth's land sur- face which is subject to the authority Y of King Edward the VIIth is the Bri- tish Empire. Its extent is about 12 million square miles ; of these only 121,000 square miles are in the United Kingdon,. The British Empire covers about one-fifth or 21 per cent. of the earth's surface. The extent of the British Empire is greater than that of any other State. The Nations outside the British Empire possessing the largest extent of territory are : Russia, 8,000,000 square miles ; United States, 3,623,000 square miles ; Brazil, 3,220,000. The number of the subjects of King Edward With is about 400 millions, or about one-fifth or about 22 per cent. of the inhabitants of the earth. Of these only about 43 trillions live in the United Kingdom. The population of the British Empire is about equal to that of China, and more numerous than that of any other Country, The following statistics Were glean- ed from the report :— Ontario has 5,801 public schools, and in these were enrolled 308,232 pupils, Besides Kindergarten teachers, these were employed 8,753 teachers; 1,748'i males; 7,005 females. The average salary, of male teachers Was $547; of female teachere, $300, There Was as expended. for ft r ecltoolh, $ouses 631,.250 • , r$3,011,312 los Y .pe other d for solar• th r e4 n t- , tures brought the total spent on nubile schools in this province for 1007, up to $5,1130,325. Of nigh Sc there are 144,with g Schools is o r wth '719 teacher'&,• over 30,000 pupils ; aver- age salary of principals, $1,303 ; total amount expended on II4ghSchools, $1,020,291. The population of the pravinee (as per returns of January 1007) was 2,288,008. Enrolled In Public and Iligh $ehoole, 408,442, Local'Item$ . Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers, Thursday, July SOW, the 212th d.. of 1908, - An excellent way to get rid 'of duns is to pay up. Two columns of help on the Sunday School lesson, on page 2, The Citizens' Band go to Blyth for a garden party on August 12th, Why does everybody call the bad part of the world "they" and the good part "we?" Mr. McGregor is able to walk out again, after twenty-five weeks sojourn in the hospital. The next sittings of the Eighth Di- vision Court (Wingham) is dated for September 24th. BRING along your shoes ; we do re- pairing and wE DO IT RIGHT. Lowest prices. W. J. Greer. I Belgrave. MtreT. Hilt visited friends in Hui. lett lastwe.k,. Mrs, Ward of Oanapbelford visited at Mr, Clark's last week, ay Armstrong & Co, shipped a carload of hogs on Tuesday at $0 per 100. A little baby boy came to the home of John Armstrong of Belgrave last week, Rev, Geo. Rivers purchased a'fine driving horse, while at Ailsa Craig last week. Mr. and Mrs. Stalker of Blyth spent a couple of days in Belgrave with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Geddes. C. P, Carlisle received by express this week a thoroughbred coacher spaniel pup from Nebraska, Mrs. Burwash and Mrs. Isard of Wingham called on a number of friends in Belgrave last week. Miss Hanna of Portage la Prairie, formerly of Seaforth, is visiting her aunt, Mrs, Sproat, of Belgrave, Miss Martha Wheeler of Turnberry was a visitor at her uncle's, Dan. Wheeler, of Belgrave, last week. Mrs. John Proctor, jr., and Mee. Kelsie of Palmerston are guests of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Robertson, 4th line, Morris, Mr. and Mrs. McCool of Wingham and Mrs, Terriff of Southampton drove over to W. C. Proctor's where they spent Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. Anderson of Phila- delphia were visitors at the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Findlay Ander- son's, and other relatives last week. The deviation road through the river south of town is now open until the bridge is completed. S. Gracey is putting on a special clearing out sale of Furniture for August. Watch for advt. Robt, Currie has purchased asite from W. F. VapStone, and will build a blacksmith shop on it, next to Mr. Jobb's implement shop. Rev. F. Powell, of Chesley, is to be married on the 5th of August to a Kincardine young lady. They sail for the old land in the Tunisian on the 7th, on their wedding tour. Mr. A. E. Simmons is 111, in the hos- pital with typhoid fever. As we close our forms, we hear that he has been unconscious for the past two days, and his case is regarded as critical. H. E. Isard & Co. announce their annual summer sale on Saturday next, and offer great reductions on all lines. See their advt. on page 5. Their stock covers three floors, and includes all staple lines. We are selling all kinds of shoes just as cheap as the cheapest, in most cases cheaper. Read advt. on page 5. —Willis & Co. :Why is it, when one patent medi- eine cures all diseases, that druggists bother to keep so many remedies Don't know, unless it is that their customers don't know, what is, the matter with them. At a special meeting of the Public School Board held on Friday evening, the resignation of Miss Fraser, teacher of the Junior department, was receiv- ed and accepted, It was decided to advertise for a teacher. The stock of R. E. Saunders has been purchased by Elliott & Walley, and the store is now open once more. As the stock was purchased at a low rate on the dollar, bargains are offer- ed ; see their advt. on page 8. In all some thirty Bands have been engaged to play at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition, Toronto. Of this number twenty-five are Canadian Regimental Bands, in addition to which there will be some four or five Bands from the United States. Notice appears in this issue of the application for the transfer of the license held by M. W. Algie for the Icing Edward hotel, Wingham, to Mrs. Dinsley. The application will be considered by the Board of License commissioners in Auburn on August 14th ; see advt. LosT.—On Saturday night, on John or Josephine streets, a Gold Brooch. Finder will be rewaried on leaving it at this office. Mr. 0. Thornton had the enol of one finger taken off on Tuesday, He was working at a drilled well and had his hand on one section of the pipe, when the party holding the upper pipe slipped; the pipe came down and the forefinger was caught between the sharp edges of the two pipes, taking it off just below the nail. Miss Lilian Sherk of I3artney, Man., (formerly of Wingham) has passed the junior vocal examination of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, also two of her pupils passed the junior piano exam, of the same institution. The exams. were held in Brandon on the 27th of June, Dr. Palmer of To- ronto- being the examiner. Wm.•Mitchell of Turnberry lost one of his working team last week. The animal was taken ill, but might have recovered all right, had it not broken g its jaw, It was suffering intense pain, and in its struggles broke its lower jaw, and had to be killed. To lose a good horse in harvest time, means $150 at least. H, E. Saunders, formerly in bnsines, here, h. - e has t e -e ntered the ministry, and isx Y g now industriously striousl urging his fel lowmen to obey the Golden Rule. The work is a noble one, and the same 0o rule good. old d is a mighty good thing to praetise, but lots of people never make their backs e r ba ks acheor i w k ng at it. We have net a few of these chaps in our lifetime. Dr, Nelson Tait of 408 S aadina Ave. Toronto,trill ( ' Rotel, Hill be at the Qrteep s Ilott.l, Wingham, on Thursday, Aug. 13th, front 8 a.M, 1111 10.tn.,for consulta• tion in diseases of Lye, y , NoseEar, and Throat, Glasses fitted, The pea crop this year promises to• be one of the best in twenty years ; also all other grain crops have filled well, and apparently there is no rust, or blight. Mrs. Jas. Nethery, on the gravel road south of Belgrave, who has been very ill for a long time, is not getting . better, but gradually getting worse ; she is not expected to recover. Quarterly services will be held in the Methodist Church, Belgrave, on Sunday next, at 10.30 a. in. The official business meeting will be held at the same place on Monday next et 2,30 p.m. Kodaki Anybody Can Kodak KODAKS - $5.00 to $35.00 BROWNIE CAMERAS - - - - - $I.00 to $9.00 Our dark room is at our customers' disposal. KEEP A KODAK RECORD OF YOUR SUMMER PLEASURE. • It is easier to go right than wrong. J. Walton McKibbon DRUGGIST M&CDONALD BLOCK Shoes ! Shoes Down They Go Out They Must Go ammo All that's left of our Spring and Summer Stock will be sold at priees you can't ignore and that will force you to buy. Men's, Women's, Boys', Misses' and Children's Footwear of any and all sorts, must go. We Want The Room We Don't Want The Shoes Now's the time to Shoo the Fami- ly. You can't Afford to miss it, nom can yeti affotd to take what's left: Come early we will carry nothing over. Seo us for Trunks and Valises. W. J. 6reer maswttrwi we ark B00 l l PE178 II600 SITIVO ORA PF1EitS Azar) TELEGRAPItt/IS Trained byour enneeseraentls,st:dar. %x o riot,co ca r UntN. QhfldUllt@it most I AOtet)0Aful. Special course for TP,ach- CrN Mal , til t Courses, Send.s I P 0 tkl for p,w, tints] r Ard. Pall Tem Opens Op lis Sept. 1st Wingham Business College g �e Lqgt), 8POTTON, Pit'tN'trttjAr., lMl lttjlMUM itif