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The WIngh 1!.11fl Advance.
32ND YEAR, NO. 29.
MARCH, I905.
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Be A Bit Of Sunshine.
Work a little, sing a little,
Whistle and be gay ;
Read a little, play a little,
Busy every day ;
Talk a little, laugh a little,
Don't forget to pray ;.
Be a bit of merry sunshine
All the blessed way.
local Items
Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers.
Behnore and Salem news canto on
Wednesday afternoon as we went to
press.
Mau is so unreasonable that the
time he wants to shovel snow is in the
summer.
While working in Lloyd's factory
last week, Harper Simmons had the
top of one finger taken off.
The Pilot Mound Sentinel, published
by C. A. Barber, a former 'boy' of the
Advance office continues to improve ;
success Charlie.
"Shamrock" linen stationery for
sale at Cooper's on Friday, 17th.
R. H. Reid of Pine River bought
two thoroughbred cattle from L. Mc-
Fadyen, near Tiverton. He paid $180
for a cow and $150 for a young heifer.
Mrs. Wm. Glass wishes to thank
the members of L. O. L. 704 and other
friends for their sympathy and kind-
ness to her during her recent bereave-
ment.
License Commissioners.
South Bruce :—Jno. Fischer, Alen,
Kramer, Benjamin Cannon. East
Huron ;—Jno. Shannon. Jas. Strong,
Jno, Cardiff. West Huron ;—Mathew
Lockhart, Thos. E. Darwin, Thomas
Churchill,
On March 17th.
On the evening of St. Patrick's day,
the Westminster Guild of Wingham
Presbyterian Church will give a Sup-
per and Entertainment in the town
hall. After supper in the Council
Chamber, a National program will be
rendered in the Opera Hall.
Auction Sale.
Mr, Joseph Leech of Bluevale an-
nounces an auction sale of his effects,
stock, implements and furniture, on
Monday, 27th inst., at one o'clock.
Bills are issued giving full particulars.
R. H. Garniss will be the auctioneer
and receive the bids. No reserve, as
the proprietor has sold his house.
Girls' Hockey Match.
Clinton Girls' hockey team will play
the Girls' teary of Wingham, a return
mately, on the rink here, this Thurs-
day evening., This is the first hockey
match between girls to be played in
Wingham, and will no doubt draw a
large attendance. The Band will be
present to enliven the evening with
music.
DR. OVENS, of London, Surgeon, flts
glasses properly. Treats diseases EYE,
EAR, NOSE, THROAT. Office :—MCKib-
bon's clrug store, Wingham, MONDAY,
April 17th.
Clearing Sale. -
Mr. Sas. Robinson of Turnberry has
sold his farm to W. A. Mines of
Jamestown and will have an auction
sale, of his stock and implements, on
lot 1, Con. 0, Turnberry, on Tuesday,
March the 28th. Terms, 12 months'
credit. There is to be no reserve ; sale
at one o'clock. Jno. Purvis will take
the bids. See posters for further in-
formation.
WINGHAAM, ONT., THURSDAY, MARCH. 16, 1905.
License Inspector.
Mr, Jas. Bowman, the Conservative
candidate at the recent election, will
be the new License Inspector for East
Huron. We believe Mr, Bowman will
make a faithful official,
Married la Idaho.
Mr. 0. N. Griffin has word of the
marriage of his eldest son, Athol
Edwin, of Idaho. The happy event
took place on March 14th. The Idly
was Miss Jessie Ann Murray, and the
marriage took place at the residence
of the bride's parents, Sand Point,
Idaho. Mr. Griffin has secured a
lucrative situation on the survey of
the Grand Trunk Pacific, at $175 a
month and expenses. In order to be
as near the line as possible, the newly
married couple will take up their resi-
dence in Port Arthur, Ont. Mr. Grif-
fin's Wingham friends extend_ con-
gratulations. .
Valuable To Man.
Gilbert the auctioneer while selling
a cow recently eulogized the animal as
follows : "Of all the animal friends of
man she is the greatest. If I, as you
are about to sit down to your Sunday
dinner, might take from your table
what she had placed thereon. I
would remove the cup of milk waiting
at the baby's chair, I'd take the
cream, the cheese, the butter, the
custard pie, the creain biscuits, the
roast of beef, and leave you a meal of
potatoes and toothpicks. Every scrap
of Ilei• from nose to tail, is used by
Ivan. We use her horns to comb our
hair, her skin upon our feet, her hair
keeps the plaster on our walls, her
hoofs snake glue and her tail makes
soup. Her blood is used to make our
sugar White, her bones are ground to
fertilize the soil. She has. gone with
iiian from Plymouth Rock to the set-
ting sun. It was her sons that turned
the sod in the settler's clearing ; it was
her sons that drew the prairie schoon-
er for the sturdy pioneers while she
followed, and when the day's march
Mr. R. Knox, a former resident of Will Not Close. was done she came and gave her milk
Wingham, has opened out a stock of An item has been going the rounds to feed the babe that was perchance
11 stationeretc in the of the press to the effect that Wingham to become the ruler of his country."
Child Drank Lye.
A little child of Mr. Madigan's of
town had a narrow escape from death
last week. While one of the family
was cleaning the floor and using Gil -
let's lye, the child'reached for the cup
that it was in, and before anyone
could prevent it the child drank some
of the lye. 13y the prompt action of a
physician, the child's life was saved,
but its mouth and; throat are badly
burned.
Consolation Matches,
The Consolation matches in the
Wingham Bonspiel were being played,
last week as the Advance went to
press. They were well contested,
The prizes were won as follows :—Kin-
cardine, 1st ; Wingham (A. Alderson's
rink) 2nd ; Clinton, 3rd. Wingham
players played for several hours and
had rather a hard afternoon or they
might have taken first place again.
The visitors enjoyed their visit to our
town very much and much interest
was manifested in the contests.
Horse Fair.
Considering the short notice given,
the Horse Fair held last Wednesday,
under the auspices of the Agricultural
Society, was a success. Quite a large
number of farmers were in town and
some horses changed hands. In the
heavy draught class there were two
entries—lst prize, John Coupland ;
2nd, McGuire & Humphrey. Agricul-
tural Team, four entries—•1st, James
Forster; 2nd, Fowler Bros. General
Purpose, two entries -1st, Jas. McGee.
Single Driver, three entries—lst, G. E.
King ; 2nd, Geo. T. Robertson. Horse
to halter, five entries -1st, W. 11.
Cruickshank. Judge—A. Runstetler,
Mildmay. The Directors will feel en-
couraged to take another step in this
direction.
Jews cry, sat y, ••
Stone block • see his advt. on page 8 ; Sault well was likely to be closed down, Only, one Corsican Lamb Curls coat
he invites a call. and the Advance may possibly have left at A. R. Smith's. Who will get
copied the item from an exchange. it? But suits by the hundred for
Peter McKay, of Tuckersmith, says,Mr. Sparring informs us that Wing- spring; pretty patterns.
that two years no he was ploughing ham Sault works will continue to run
on the 16th of March and on the 20thand has orders ahead. Mr. Sparring Wingham Wins Trophy.
of March he sowed a field of oats and is fighting the monopoly, and intends Wingham hockeyists played a cham-
f Harxiston on the
peas and never had a better crop. holding his trade if possible, and will pionship game with ,
Don't buy until . you see A. R. not be squeezed out, if he can help Harriston rink, on Wednesday of last
Smith's Picadilly and Regent Brand it, week. The Review says :—"The game
suits—Chisholm block. was the finest exhibition of the popu-
Warden hillier was in Goderich last Fine Horses. • lar sport ever seen on Harriston rink.
week signing the 320,000 worth of de- There is no better judge of good It was a great game—brimful of bril-
bentures, which are being issued e- horses perhaps than J. E. Swarts of _ Rant rushes, neat passings and light -
the county for ordinary expenditure. y
Wingham, and the lot he shipped on ning shots—and every inch of ice was
He signed his name six hundred Tuesday were all good specimens. stubbornly battled for. The visitors
times. Seven fine teams were despatched are the acknowledged superiors of any
that day to swell the number in Mr. team in Huron or Perth, having beat -
A very large elm log was brought in Swarts' livery and sales stables in en then all." The scorn was 66-3 in
to McLean's mill last Saturday, from Brandon. The shipment represented favor of Harriston. What was ex -
East Wawanosh. It was only ten a large amount of money. The horses petted to be the closing game of the
feet long but treasured a thousand were sent in charge of careful attend- season, deciding the championship,
feet, and was worth even at the reduc- ants. Mr. Swarts leaves to -day, for 'was played on the Wingham rink, he-
ed price of elm, $11 or $12. the west. tween the • same teams, on Friday
Lillie May Write, daughter of Mr.At TheGrand Loge. night. After a lively contest, the
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and Mrs. Jas. White, Gleneden, inRev. Win. Lowe, Provincial Grand game closedwith a score of 4-2 in fa -
Arthur township, was born July 31st,vor of Wingham. This still left the
Chaplain, and Past County blaster
1904, and weighed 2 lbs. at birth ; she Greer returned. on Friday evening
died Feb. 17, 1905 ; she weighed 3 lbs. from attendance at the Provincial
1i oz., when six months old. ° Grand Lodge of Ontario West. They
Fon SALE.—Several good houses ; report a large attendance, and an en -
must be sold iinniediately, as owner is thusiastic gathering. Col. Scott of
leaving town. Apply R. Vanstone. Walkerton was re-elected Grand Mas -
The Pilot Mound Sentinel, Manitoba ter, and Rev. W. Lowe, Grand Chap -
reports the marriage of Miss Belle, lain. The Grand Lodge took decided
daughter of Mr. John Gemmell, to and emphatic stand upon the action
John Stevenson, of Cartwright. If of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in an endeavor
we are correctly informed, Miss Gem- to coerce the new provinces on educa-
mill is well known in this vicinity. tional lines.
Mr. J. J. Ball loft on Tuesday for Fon SALE CiiEAr.—First-class solid
! _ Armstrong, B. C., where his brother brick residence, nearly new ; beautiful
resides. He will spend some time in location, large fruit and vegetable gar-
den ; cagy terms of payment. Apply
the Pacific coast province, with his to C. J. Maguire, Real Estate Agent.
business eye open, and decide later on
as to his future operations; his Wing -
ham friends rvis1i him prosperity. The increased cost of living is once
- The Stratford Improvement Co. 'will more emphasized by the ativance in
continue its policy of erecting work- price of sugar, which is now higher
ing-men's houses. This year it will than it has been for nearly fifteen
erect 25 story -and -a -half houses, most- years. Boots and` shoes are also ad-
ly brick, valued at from $1,100 to $1,- vancing ten per cent. ; this advance,
800, in the south end of the city, in the manufacturers state, is owing to
the vicinity of the other houses erect- the increased cost of production:
ed by the company. H. C. Kent, Teller in the Bank of
To RENT,—A comfortable, conven- Hamilton, left on Wednesday morn -
font 7 -roomed house, with 1} acre of Ing for Hamilton. Herbert made
ground, on James St. I also offer my many friends in Wingham, and car -
furniture for sale.—Mrs. Wm. Glass. ries with him sincere wishes of many
Woodstock bas now endowed one citizens for his future succsss. Mr.
bed at the Gravenhurst Sanitarium, Reid of.Georgetown now occupies the
and is entitled to send a -patient at position vacated by Mr. Kent.
'"-1 once. Since then satisfactory pro- NOT/011.—As I have disposed of my
gress has been inside toward the eti- business to Mr. Fells, and am leaving
dorvinent of two beds. in the Graven- soon for the West, all accounts due
the me must be paid at once. I may bo boys in the upper rooms will adopt
lmurst forS1Sanitarium. cottsurn - P found at the old stand to receive pay- commercial or manufacturing careers
Lives of Woodstock, nients.—JouN TAYLOR. it is hardly treating theta fairly to
The Brussels Post says :—Bert h vicinity offer them nothing but courses of
Geri who recently sold his hardware or the
Gerry,
Sawmill Burned.
The Advance regrets to hear of loss
sustained by Mr. Wm, Button, for-
merly of Winghany, as indicated by
the following item :—Thoinpsan &
Button's sawmill at Terra Nova was
destroyed by fire last Friday night.
The fire was noticed at 3 o'clock in the
morning by some young people re-
turning home from a party, and by
the time the alarm was given the
flames had spread considerably. Mr.
'Thompson and his men managed to
save the planer, but everything else
was destroyed, together with 31.000
worth of stock, The loss will be
heavy.
A Year's Provisions.
A farmer of the township of
Howard, Kent county, a little over a
year ago decided to keep an account
of the provisions consumed in a
twelve-month by hiniself and family,
in all six persons. The year was up a
few days ago and here is a list of the
goods that went downward, 00 lbs.,
of pork, 312 lbs. of beef, 18 chickens, 1
duck, 1 turkey, 110 quarts of fruit, 20
gallons of pickles, 6 barrels of apples,
237 pies, 85 light cakes, 9 fruit cakes,
50 puddings, 255 dozen cookies, 40
dozen fried cakes, 509 loaves of bread,
home made ; 22i dozen biscuits, 32
dozen tarts, 10 dozen pancakes, 7
custards, besides potatoes and other
vegetables. This shows two things at
least—that the Howard farmer and
his family live well and that the wife
is a lively cook.
SLAUGHTER SALE of new Spring
dress goods -1,250 yds of new plain ef-
fects, in all the latest makes and
weaves. Terms Cash, as these goods
are new and half-price.—G. E. King.
Death Of Alex. Galbraith.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Galbraith are in
deep sorrow, caused by the death of
their eldest son, Alexander, who for
some years has been a respected citi-
zen of Chatham. He was well known
in this vicinity and taught school two
years in East Wawanosh. He spent
five years in Waterloo county as. a
teacher, and then accepted a position
in Chatham Business College, where
he taught fourteen years, occupying
the position of Mathematical master.
As a penin n he had few equals. His
health had been failing for the past
year, but he had been able to do the
office work of the College until about
four weeks ago. On Saturday last,
death came to him at the age of 43
years 10 months. He leaves a widow
and two children. His relatives in
Wingham, especially his aged parents,
keenly feel the bereavement that has
clouded their pathway. Deceased
was held in very high esteem its Chat-
ham, and was a member of the Metho-
dist Church. Mr. John Galbraith of
town, attended the funeral on Tues-
day last.
Don't allow travelling fake piano
tuners to tamper with your pianos.
Keep them for a practical man, who
understands his business. Mr. R. M.
Ross will be in Wingham one or two
weeks at Easter, and will be pleased
to attend to your wants ; tuning, re -
teams a tie, and the decisive game was gulatiug and revoiciug a specialty.
played on neutral ice (Listowel) on All work warranted. Orders left at
Tuesday evening. A special train took T. H. Ross' music store will receive
attention. .
everyt
the players, a number of their sup-
porters and the Band thither, and a •
decisive game was played, resulting in
the winning of the Silver Cup by the
Wingbain team. The game was swift
and interesting from the start, but our
boys played for the Trophy and won
on a score of 3-1. The boys have
played hard for the Championship of
the League, and feel pardonably proud
and elated at their success.
School Bayard.
Wingham School Board suet on
Tuesday evening. The Principal's re-
port for February was adopted, show-
ing the average attendance for the
month to have been 400. The follow-
ing accounts passed for payment :—J.
Gray, Rauber, 35ets. ; J. J. McMannus,
lumber, 310 ; F. Gutteridge, cement,
$2. The School Inspector reported
visiting the school Feb. 21, 22, 23, 24,
finding the rooms clearly, warm and
comfortable ; the discipline, order,
management and progress quite satis-
factory, The Inspector writes :—
I am of the opinion that two new
rooms should be provided—one to re-
lieve the pressure below the Fourth
class and the other to accommodate a
Commercial department so as to keep
abreast with the demands of the times.
I believe your High School. Depart-
ments have come to stay. But with
two teachers for this work sufficient
attention cannot be given to the Com-
mercial branches, and as most of the
The county of Kent in the r 5 study leatding� up to teaching
of Chatham is suffering from a fodder university. The establishment of a
business in Listowel, hes purchased famine. rood for stock cannot be els, Commercial department is a question
what was known as the Fishleigly far tiye Tr»stees and the Town to solve
and is now in os- tamed locally oven at exorbitant price as they ciecnm in time best ftiterests of
stock in Wingham p and farmers are compelled to almost the students. If you lend ilio school
session. Geo. McLauchlin, who has give their animals away. Among the room the extra cost would never be
been employed in the store of N. F. negro populationthe distress is great- felt, ---11. Ronn, Inapeetoy of Schools.
Gerry, now Gerry & Walker, bus gone est, many horses and cattle bay. It WAS decided that the Property
to Wingham to take a position in Mr. Ing starved to death. Committee should see if temporary
Gerry's store. Winghamites and the m Wednesday night of last week, accotnmodatiou caul be found to re -
people of that locality will find both Ot y g hove the pressure of the crowded
Mr. Gerry and Mr. McLauchlin Wig- the G. T. It. macre a good run. The rooms. Payment of teachers' and ofi3-
ing and attentive. We wish the new train left Palmerston 23 minutes late cels' salaries was authorized, and the
proprietor Success. This move puts a and reached Owen Sound four minutes• Board adjourned.
r'" Caerry llardrvare store in Brussels, ahead of tulle. It covc,red tale 72 miles
Wingham and Blyth. in two hours end eight milliliter, in- Von SALE. --A gond' story atncl at, half
chiding ten stops, talking water twice, frame 'tense, with foilr rgains, pantry
1 1 t an] l'ou'r
and switching the Winston coach 1 hard water in wood -
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1personats
Mrs. Keeler is visiting friends in
Petrolea.
Mrs. H. Ball is visiting her son in
Toronto.
C. Jerolue left on Monday for the
Rainy River District.
George Young of London spent Sun-
day at his home in town. •
Thos. Robinson of town, left last
week to attend College in Toronto.
Miss Ariel Paa'k of near Fordwich,
spent Sunday at her home in town.
Miss Deadman of Brussels was the
guest of Miss Browett over Sunday.
Mr. J. Skilling of Tecswater was a
visitor at Mr. Howson's on Sunday.
Russell Brown of Brussels visited
his aunt, Mrs. J. Reading, this week.
Mrs. Free Carr is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Bert Chapman, in
Acton.
Harry Green is in Toronto this
week, undergoing treatment for his
throat.
Mrs, L. G. Kruse is visiting her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Slater, of
Seaforth.
Mr. and Mrs. Kew of Whitechurch
spent Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Wni. Field.
The Misses Coupland and Miss Slater
of Auburn, were the guests of Mrs.
L. G. Kruse over Sunday.
Will. Kelly is home from Guelph
Model Far1n, where line has been tak-
ing a course in cheese -making.
Mr. and Mas. McEvoy and daughter
of Tecswater were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Alex. Orr over Sunday.
John Baxter of Stratford is visiting
his smother rvho is very ill with ean-
cer. Mrs. Baxter is at the home of
her son-in-law, Mr. Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Nichol of Bran-
don, Man., and Mr, and Mts. Anderson
of Winni eg Man., visited Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. D. Reading, of Francis St„
last week.
Mrs. Swarts and daughter, Miss
May, who came Clown with the lady
hockey club Iss1- friday, retained
• t Were retie
couple artiv
over for a e0 tl lc of days1
rests of relatives (a tore•q.-_�t~iim;inti
NeW 1>,IS1s
FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA.
$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
NOTE AND COMMENT. ' Death Of Mrs. Rush.
After a rather protracted illness,
—"The way of the transgressor is Margaret Ann, relict of the late Win.
hard." As evidence, note the fate of Rush, passed away, at the residence of
Joseph Kennedy and Alex. Martin. her daughter, Mrs. Thos. Field on Sat-
urday night last, Deceased had been
—Now rises a Hamilton chap to ask: a resident of Wingham for several
"What's the use of having troubles of years; she enjoyed the respect of the
your own when you can listen to other
people's ?" Then he pauses to remark
—"Married life may be one grand,
sweet song, but it isn't everyone that
can sing it." Poor fellow 1 Has mar-
riage been a failure with him ?
—It may do for an excuse for Hon.
Sifton to assign as a reason for his
resignation, that he could not agree to
certain clauses in the Autonomy Bill,
Those who claim to know, intimate
that there are other and more potent
reasons for the resignation. Of course
resigning on principle"sounds well
and looks well on the surface. The
real reasons of things that "happen"
do not always appear on the surface,
as a matter of fact,
—If reports are true the "high"
social atmosphere of Canada's metro-
polis has its 41 odors. Not all the in-
dividuals who move in the "upper" or
so-called "higher" circles of fashiona-
ble life in Ottawa are fit candidates for
immediate entrance within the pearly
gates, nor are all the sinful ones found
in the lower classes and the slums.
"All is not gold that glitters" is true
not only of materials, but of individu-
als also. Yet probably Ottawa is no
worse than other cities—perhaps not
so bad as some.
—The election of M. G. Cameron in
West Huron has been protested. The
time for entering protests expired on
Saturday last, and the daily papers re-
ported six protests entered. There
are teu, seven against Liberals and
three against Conservatives. The Lib-
eral seats protested are North Norfolk,
Sault Ste. Marie, Port Arthur & Rainy
River, Kingston, Monck, Prince Ed-
ward, and West Huron ; the Conser-
vative seats attacked are—South Nor-
. folk, South Ontario, and South Ren -
DEAR EDITOR,—According to pro- frew—three "Souths."
Ren -
mise before I left our old home, I send
a few lines to the press. The next
morning after leaving home, at eight —If Sir Laurier persists in forcing
o'clock we arrived • in the windy city, • the objectionable clauses of his Auto -
Chicago, where we stayed till 4 p. tn. ; nosy bill through the House, he will
Next morning about nine we got to' not only alienate many of his sup -
St. Paul, and left again about eleven . porters, but he may seriously injure
on our long journey west. In two the party of which he has been the
days more we got to Malta, a town honored leader. Surely respect for,
about the centre of Montana, where and staunch adherence to, the doc-
we stayed for a week's visit and rest • trine of Provincial Rights will not be
with some friends, and spent a very allowed to disappear from the plat -
enjoyable time. It is something new form, from which so many planks
1 torn.
for a person corning out of a thickly have been already ruthlessly
populated place like Ontario to see Already many life-long Liberals have
how people live in a ranching country expressed themselves surprised and
country like the grass land of the disappointed at Laurier's insistence
"dry State," which it may well be regarding the objectional clauses.
called, for there has been no rain since
May. Leaving Montana, we made the
Coast in two and one-half days, hav-
ing had a fine trip and fine accommo-
dation. We like the Southern route
fine.
It being fourteen years since I saw
Vancouver, I notice a great change.
It has grown much, and is keeping it
up, building and spreading out all
around. As for the inhabitants, they
are made np of all nationalities, China
ant Japan being well represented. A
great many come here for the winter,
especially from Manitoba and the Ter-
ritories. The climate seems to attract
the people here. December and Janu-
ary furnished considerable rain, and
enough snow about Christmas to make
the ground white, but it was all gone
in a few hours. February has been
very fine ; the fore part was fine and
enol and the latter part warmer. Peo-
ple are making their gardens ; flowers
are in bloom outdoors ; flies and mos-
quitoes are amusing themselves here.
I see by the press that they would not
very comfortable in Ontario now.
be ve
y
It is very nice to look up at the snow
on the mountains, but that is close
enough after last winter's storms in
Ontario.
As a good many of our old friends
know, it was for Mrs. Wheeler's health
that we cane out here. I am glad to
be able to say it has had the desired
effect ; she is wonderfully improved ;
in fact, we are all well and hearty and
like the place well. There is a good
living here for any person who will
get tip and rustle for it, and I always
noticed that I had to do that in the
east or come out short.
Thanking you, Mr. Editor, for your
valuable space, and extending best
wishes to old friends, I remain as ever,
FRANK WHEELER,
N. Vancouver, B. C.
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FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
community, and was a member of
Wingham Baptist church. She leaves
a family of nine; seven daughters and
two sons, Three of the daughters are
married, Mrs. Field, Mrs. M. Pearen
of Wingham and Mrs, Strome of Lon-
don, The remaining six children are
younger, and being left without father
or mother, to work their way through.
a sometimes cold and unsympathetic
world, should and no doubt will, re-
ceive kindly aid and sympathy, The
funeral took place on Monday to
Wingham cemetery, Rev. N. A.. Mc-
Lean, pastor of the Baptist Church,
officiating. Mrs. Rush was in her
48th year ; she had suffered much
with asthmatic troubles, but bore her
sufferings patiently until the end.
The pall bearers were her four broth-
ers—William, Edward, Levi and
James Galbraith, her brother-in-law
Wm. Clegg all of Howick, and her
cousin, Wm. Braden of Portage -la -
prairie, who is in Ontario on a visit,
—Sir Laurier was returned at the
last election with a tremendous ma-
jority, of which he and his admirers
were proud, and 'few could find fault
with them for being elated at their
success. It appears to the writer that
when the "Ship of State" is so soon in
troublous seas, and in danger of
breakers, there mast be something
wrong with the man at the helm.
Either he did not know where the
rocks and shoals lay, or else he delib-
erately guided the craft into shallow
water where reefs abound, instead of
keeping on the high sea, with plenty
of sailing room.
Many kind words have been said of
the Advance by our exchanges. We
select the three following, and appre-
ciate them all the more because they
come from the editors of papers in
towns where the editor of the Ad-
vance spent many years and is well
known. Thanks, brethren, for your
encouraging words
(Dundalk Herald.)
"The Wingham Advance, owned by
a former proprietor of the Herald, Mr.
Theo. Hall, Entered upon its eighth
year last week under its present guid-
ance. We congratuiate the editor on
the success he has achieved, and have
no hesitation in saying the Advance is
one of the best editel and best appear-
ing papers that reach our desk."
(Tara Leader.)
"Last week's issue of the `.Vinghain
Advance was •the beginning of the
eighth year under the guidance of Mr.
Theo, Hall. During that time the
Advance has steadily pushed its way
into the front rank, and we have no
doubt that its present popularity will
be coi,tinued under his able manage-
ment.
(Markdale Statntlatr('i.)
"The v11001311 Advance, umet' the
able management of our former towns-
man. Mr. Theo. Ball, is one of the
brightest and most progressive ex-
changes. It has just completed its
seventh year under Mr. 1ia11's
prietorsllip, and with Mr, Walter a11,
cal
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his san, as fnretrlat; of the
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beat wishes."
WINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL.
Council met (as per adjournment) on
Monday, 13th inst. ; present—Mayor
Bell, Coun's D. Bell, W. F. VanStone,
W. J. Greer, S. Bennett.
Waterworks Committee reported
having investigated the new mains
contract, and found no written agree-
ment existing between last year's
Council and J. D. Burns, but the un-
derstanding was that the contract was
to be completed by Jan. 31st, 1905.
Mr. Burns is, however, prepared to go
on with the work as soon as the frost
is out of the ground, and complete the
new mains for $410, or $12 fess than
the original verbal agreement.
On motion of Coun's VanStone and
Greer, the report was adopted, and
the contract for new mains was
awarded to J. D. Burns, provided he
agrees to execute the work for $400,
the contractor to sign agreement and
guarantee the proper performance of
the work. •
John Marshall of Belniore wrote to
Council, saying that the accident to
his cutter happened in 1904 instead of
1905, and he had decided not to press
his claim for damages.
Re Appeal of 'J wnship of Turn -
berry from the decision of Judge
Doyle exempting the Electric Light
plant from taxation, Dickinson & Gar-
ro, Solicitors for Turnherry, wrote
stating that the Chief Justice had
called attention to the fact that in the
case of the City of Toronto and the
Street Railway the Privy Council had
decided that the County Judge has no
power upon an appeal from the assess-
ment to decide the question of whether
the property is exempt from taxation
or not, but that his jurisdiction is
limited to consideration as to whether
the assessment is too high or not. The
Solicitors for Tnrnberry therefore
hold that Judge Doyle's decision ex-
empting the plant becomes null and
void, and therefore ask payment of
the. taxes, $86.74. The matter was re-
ferred to the Town Solicitor, on mo-
tion of Greer and Bennett.
The question of changing the fire
alarm phones for regular phones again
came up for discussion, and on motion
tite Mayor and Clerk were authorized
to comnunieate with the Head office
of the 1311 Tel. Co,
The aceotuit of the Bell Tel. Co, for
fire alarm system, 360 for six months,
passed for payment.
On motion of D.13ellatndS. Bennett,
MO was placed to the credit of the
• School Beard.
• Considerable discussion took place
regarding 13illiat•cl and Cigarette I.i-
eenses, V. J. Greer moved, seeonded
by W. V. Vaui itour,•—Tltnt the license
fee for the first table be 310,
Aird each additional table 320.
Tho lisxoeutive Committee WAS re-
quested to instruct the Chief Consta-
ble to enforce the by-laws regarding
I3illlartl and Cigarette Licenses, on
motion of C.oun s Bell and Bennett,
Council then adjourned.
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