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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1911-11-09, Page 1VOL,NO 2Q75, WINGHAS, ' ONTARIO, TRUBSH4X,w, NQVT, HBBR Q 1911. $1 A. YEAR TN ADVA. Free. free; A paekage of ;"T'].ob ` t.cd„ .and a complete AcillEtriuM. Consisting .of Glass Fish Globe Two (2.) Gold Fish Aquarium Plant Pebbles, etc. ,. on . Soturoay November Ilih commgncing'at 2 p M. With a 50e purehase of Rexall' Goods Rexall Stomach and Liver Pills 25c Rexall ToothPste 20e Total w - 50e Wailon McKibboo THE DRUCCIST Macdonald Block, Wingham. 200 ACf[ FARM FOR SALE A dne'farM of 200 acres has jest been listed with .us for im- mediate sale on accountof owners its health... Large brickhouse and bank, .barn, also ..all other Emissary buildings,,, fifty acres bush, never failing well and spring. School mile, post office mile, ohurohes 1• to 8 miles; A rare change to get a good place in .a fine locality. Price $85Q0, or Neill: exchange for . a smaller. farlq. Blacksmith Shop for Sale At Westfield. good business. own- er wishes to retire and will sell right, A goodopportunity for a young man wishing to start bttsi nets for himself. .- Ritchie & Cosens HEAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE E. SMITH BANKER WINOtio*, • ONTA RIO.. Farmers who want money to bay home, dattle, or hogs to feed for market can have it on reasonable terms. Notes dieoonntedfor tradesmen, mer- chants or agents, on favorable termt. Loans on real estate at the lowest 'tate') -going. • • Chrisiie's, Urocery PHONE 59. ' • NEW • FRUITS As in the past our New Fruits will be the very best obtain. able. Fart shipments are here and we expect Mme Pete stocks very shortly. Cleaned Currants i`targe Meaty Hams s 1 Choice Imported Peels And everything else that is necessary for the Christman Baking. Try Our Teas and Coffees Trtgritg A SPED 4T,"Py' warms -Choice Eattet", Fresh Fgga, hand 'icke'd Beans, Nukes,. ow, WesKi' Cireer'4 Sloes and Baber North Hugo " Telephones. ItheoTelephone it In N rth Hu on direc- tory recently sen out Adam Robert- son's ring is given as 4 'on 199, 'The proper ring is. 14 on 199. Telephones have been installed for .Wm. J. -Scott on lane: 183, ring 22 nd for; Tohn Ruttier. feed on line 44, ri • 24. Subscribers' should make a note f these ehanaes in their directory, , .. ' WANTED, ---• An 'e#rienced dining- xooii girl; Apply arQueen's hotel.. • Guy Bro Coming, The fampus Guy ros. minstrel show, which has been on he road now for 38 years, is coming o Wingham again. n. It evi11 be here, onday :,night, Nov. 13th. This year, ith bigger band and orchestra, and o her improvements, the crowd will be ust as large as in former ars. Se o big 's treet par- ade and hear the s ver band on Monday. Plan of hail at M ibbon'e drug store. Get your ticket at once, while the choosing is good. Cedar rails wanted. Applyto the W estern Foundry Co., Lirnited, Bowling mpetitions. The bowling co ish Hall have bee some tithe.: In t which ..opened o J. M. Graham first prize and McLaughlin w match on Fri clerks and ba 32 pins. The doubles will e 15th. Entries that time. petipns at the Par - in' full swing for e ten pin tournament Thanksgiving day, nd Jack Mason won oss Maxwell and. W. Second prize. In a ay night between the ers theclerks Jerks won ,by annual tournrment of mmence on November ill be received up to POTJLTRY WANTED ---Highest cash Price paid for all hinds of live poultry. hone 10. Gunns', Limited.. A Suri se in Store.: Several subscri ers to "The Family Herald and. Wee y Star" . in thisdis trt xie have e ec iv d their copy of the beautiful premi m picture entitled, "Home Again.' ; A copy ' has also reached this o ce. It certainly sur- passes any plot e, ever ' en by that great paper be re. Ho such a beau- tiful work of a , all r dy forframing, can be include wit uch a great fam- ily paper for t small sum of one dol- lar a year is a ystery. "The Family Herald and W key Star" shouid add thousands of n w subscribers this sea- son. They wel deserve it, for no such value has eve before been given, There is a hi surprise in store for those who recei e the picture "Home Again`" Rubbers forSchool Children, 30c. to 50c. Don't let the children go without Rubbers. W. J. GREER. Fatal Ac" Mr: George A. John Marshal, o of Turnberry was Gilbert Plains 1N He was driving R. Young and g ingof the eng g were torn off was dead. Th was in his 36th manyof our for the West a body was broug took place on Toe th bereave v sincere sympa their sudden bel dent in West. enlist 1, son of. Mr. the 10th concession accidently killed at an, o n n Thursday last. threshing engine for t caught in the gear. ne.. One of his legs rnd in five minutes he deceased young than ear and well-known to enders and left here ew weeks ago. The t home and the funeral Wednesday afternoon. wilt be extended the e y of the community in. eavement. Bon' Arran: w•Te learn the printing business. Good chance fora bright act- ve boy. Apply at TIMES office. Anniversary d Tea -Meeting. The anniversa `, 'services in cbnnec- tion. with St. • ndrew's Presbyterian Church will be eta on (Sunday next, November 12th. Rev. Pr f. Ballantyne, of Knox Colleg , Toronto will'' preach at 11 a..M. and p.m. Mi., Ballantyne is one of the ost able speakers of the Presbyterian "hutch Gild large con- gregations rho Id hear him. Liberal collections are sked for from the con- gregation. A invitation is extended to the ptiblie attend the 'services, On Monday ev ning, November 13th, a tea -meeting a • entertainment will be held. Tea will be served from fi to 8 o'eloek p. tn. i the, lecture room of the church after Bich an entertaiment will be held. There will be address• es by the res[ ent clergymen and others and a good Meal pregnant, T'he ad. miction it25 Cents.. E ad. Willis 84 Co.'s Adv, on Page. $ NEW STOVE .F ■ NDRY, Fintsghgn' p'ortnrie, voted m mind .".�innghan s Fortune" � which will be give by local talent in the opera house on Friday evening, Nov. 17th. • This ntertainment will be a good one and is' . oder the auspices of the Parish Club - d. we hope to see it well attended. t e plan of hall will open at McKib • •n's drug store next Tuesday afterno' at 2 o'clock, MEN'S RUDDERS, high and low cut, all styles, 65e., to 90e. New goods. The best made, , W. 1, GREEN Hay a 4' Grain. Messrs. A..Tip]i g and . J. 'A, Mills are dealing extens vely d sin c en v] i g y n hay and all kinds of grain. T ey are purchasing a° large quantity of ay and have already shipped forty car 1 + ads, - They are pre- pared to pay the h ghest cash price for all kinds of grain delivered in Wing - ham, ' Mr. John Ider is " buying the grain at the storel onse at the G. T. R. station. Market y.ur grain in Wing - hem, and secure hi hest cash prices. • ' Woman' Auxiliary.,.. The Woman's. Church held their Thursday aftaino officers as.follows M. _Walker; 1st W. F. VanStone Mrs. F. H. Bode W. 'Dodds; tre White; work com and Mrs. - A. P W. Dodds and. M stitutes Mrs. White. Death h ful and valued w Mrs. Fred John regret was pass and recorded in Wingham branch was decided to b alternate Thursd 3 o'clock. xiliary of St. Paul's nnual meeting .last 0 arid' elected their President, Mrs. C. vice president, Mrs, 2nd vice president, us; secretary, Mrs, surer, Mrs R. ittee, Mrs. W. Gray ter; delegates, Mrs. s, R. Johnston; sub- arrick and Mrs. R. ving removed a faith - ricer in the person of ton, a .resolution of •by a standing vote the minutes of the of the Auxiliary. It id the meetings elle)), y at the, rectory at Miss Jemima M = zie has opened a dress -.making s: +� • , at her home on Frances street an will be' pleased` to welcome old and new customers. Ap- prentices wanted. . The 12 , ak Club: The Parish Clu' ;has.rc-organized for the season with e ery prospect of being as great a success as last year, which was the banner y • ar, The Club was a financial success or, besides repairing the building and raying the taxes, the running expense: were met, yet the officers were ha pered from doing any extension work •n account of a debt which was ince ed when the Club was first organinzed The former officers decided to make much needed improve- ments. A come y entitled "Finnigan's Fortune" will b • °staged on the 17th of this. month to raise funds to pay off the debt and a • bum • r house is. expected to hear this enter aining production put on by local tsl _ • t. The citizens of Wingham are no doubt proud of the Club and it is do , tful if there is - an other town in C: ada that can boast of such a succes- ul institution which provides for the hysical, mental and moral welfaref its o ours men.We young should therefore be glad to give the young men our sincere Support, both financially and orally. / Dora tmiss ar of D bargai s in pretty hats while sale is • n at Mrs. Green's. Large stock to ect from. Amnia! M Ceti Bo nScouts. g Y The postponed a ual meeting of the Local Association o Baden-Powell Boy Scents was held Mills' Memorial Hall on Monday ev = ing and thefollow- ing ofilcet's ter: appointed: -Hon. President, A, H. sgrove, M. L. A.; Hon. Vice Preside te, Rev, br.. Rut- ledge,'RRev. D. Perr e, Rev. E. l•I, Croly, Rev, G. V. Collins, s #Titer commanding S. A., Rev. Pr. B1: r; President, C, 0. VanStone; Viee ce Pr• •!dent, b. Holmes; lion. See. Treas., , T. Sinclair; Chap- lain, Rev. E. H, roly;: Scoutmaster, R. E. N'. Barron; - ssistant Scoutmas- ter, J. A. Allen; s uartern�aster, Earl Hall. The local Bouts have rented the hall in the Ate :r block, formerly occupied by�the y'. 14: C. A. and will snake It their b:adquartera. They have met with a m et encouraging re- sponse to their ca vas for funds and wish to extend the thanks to all those -who contributed, ach scout will be assessed for week] dues and it is hoped that they'wviil hay - ample funds to de. fray all expenses Recruit') will re. Mere a hearty wel bene and information regarding them, ement will be gladly given by the cels or the County Commissioner, J. C. Smith. The by-law which til be on b the, ratepayers i . yof W. ghain on Fri day, 24th inst. appear to be very popular and from what c n be heard on the street one would j dge that it would be .carried by a lar . e majo*ity. To secure -a new industry hat will em- ploy 50 men the first y = -0r and there- after 700 men, for a 1 n of $10,000 and a free site, the ratepa ers can give Wingham a big lift by su porting the by-law, The town is de ing with a company that is already w:Il establish- ed and has an abundance •f business to warrant the enlarging of their plant, which is'much better thadoing busi- nesswith a w company co ing from an outside point. A, committee frons the own council and n the Board of Trade a ornmittee are now meeting with the W •stern Found- ry Co., drafting an ogre anent in which the interests of the -Tow will be fully proested and ae 'Twain of the C0 until will be held on Friday e ening too ratify the agreement. The points in the agreement will be publi hed so thhatthe ratepayers will have f 11 information before voting on the b -law. In the meantime every ratepa r who is in- terested in the welfar of the town should work to"secure he passing of the by-law. Right d. o -date hats now on sale CHEAP a • 4 rs Green's. HIGH SCHOOL OTES. Two of our former students, Roy Stackhouse and Harry t een, have en- tered Queen's =Untver:ity, Kingston. The former i studyiig ' edicine, while the latter as unt'aken the Arts co.. . Alrurseeady the el 1.5. students en- rolled. Fourth Form tubers 21. We feel sincerely rateful to the Board for the interest they have ex- hibited in our welfare •y furnishing us with such extensive.e. ipment in the various departments. Mr. Herbert L. T oyer, travelling secretary of the Can , da College Mis- sion; delivered an add ess at the school ort a s i short time ago and excited quite an enthusiasm. Dr. A,J. Irwin h • s generously offer- ed an annual prize •f $10 for the stud- ent obtaining th highest aggregate marks, either in ' art 1 or Part II, en the examination f Entrance to Facul- ty. To the stude t standing highest in Mathematics in t e Entrance to Norm- al School Exa nations, Mr. Dudley Holmes will awe d a prize of $5, as he has done in prev ous years. The prizes wo on Field Day will be distributed at th • first meeting of the Literary Society We heartilyappre- ciate the iateres taken by those • who helped to make • e Field Day games a success and esp:ciaily our competent Secretary-Treasu er, Mr. S. McKerch- er, and his able assistant, Mr. P. Mc- Ewen.. We wish o extend our thanks to them, • Big millinery sale call on e rly at Mrs. Green's as 11 cell must be cleared ed outat one egardless elyddless of Come at once and getfirst choice.price. Married i n New York. The marriage to k place on Monday, Oct. 30th, at 8 o' lock at St. James' Church, Madison avenue and 73rd street, New Yo , of Miss Eleanor Critchley, of N • w York, youngest daughter of Mr. .hn Critchley, J. P., and Mrs. Critchle, of Monteith, On- tario, to Mr. G=•rge W. Fennell, of New York,elder son ofMrs. Fennell and the late Mr. eorge Fennell of 121 West 100th and st streets. Rev. Dr, J. B. Remens yder of St, James' Church conducte: the ceremony. The church was bea tifully decorated with. white and pin chrysanthemums and palms. The , ride, who was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr, 3. Charles Smith, B. A., of Wingham, Ontario, wore gown of white satin, with rose point : nd pearl trimming and Mort train edg= . with Marabou. She wore a veil and orange blossoms, and carried white r• -es and lily of the vat - ley. Her only o nament was adiamond necklace, the gi t of the groom. The bride's only att ndant was her sister, ,Mrs. J. Charles smith, who was matron of honor. She • • re a beautiful empire• gown of pale 'ink silk, with silver trimming and pi k and white beaded fringe and large black and white pie- ture hat, With s lutnes, and carried a large sheaf of ale pink, chrysanthe- mume. lir. ane Mrs. Fennell left for Europe, the bri e travelling in a blue tailortnade, wi, hat to match. Upon. their return the - will take apartrnerts at Grabaat Cott , 7th avenue and 116th streets, New 'ork,. A PRQGRESSIV PLATFORM. Mr.N. W. Rowel leader has laid down which all progresaive no matter what part hitherto worn. The are:- Public ownership public utilities, incl and water powers. The creation of a d migration and•coloniz the settlement and de Ontario. An eight-hourday miners, Technical instructio the rural schools. The promotion of th land -seekers and farm The building'of a go on Provincial c t Tedi . Suitable demonstra orchards throughout t The extension of pu and telephone service the Province. Municipalities to be erupt imovements whole or in part. The property of r poetic utility corporat ed and taxed' like the trate citizens: • A simple majority hree-fifths vote in aw. Removal of the Th ion from politics. A . workmen's c ased on the British Promotion of indus technical instruction communities The restoration o To insure a thor. tion for the pupils A scientific po1 reforestation. The creation of mission and: the Brit " m f system or The publication tributions. The prohibition contributions by c The appointmen tor, as in England, tested elections, a electoral frauds. y 5 t t b the new Liberal a platform upon men may stand, label they have principal planks nd operation of ding telephones artment of im- ion to promote. lopment of New r under -ground in farming in immigration of aborers. d roads system ion farms arid e Province. lie light, power to the farms of emitted to ex- = taxation in Tway and other n$ to be assess- roperty of pri- to replace the he local option ense administra- pensation act, aw. rial training and n urban and rural the model schools. gh English educe- n every school. y • of forestry and civil service coin - substitution of the heatr Ona e system. f all campaign eon- po]itical campaign porations. -of a public prosecu- to intervene in con endeavor to punish WINGHAM GEN AL HOSPITAL, At a meeting of th = Directors of the Wingham General ospitol on Friday evening last, the foil wing officers were elected for the ens ng yeas -:--Honor- ary President, A. Musgrove, M. P. 1'.; President, R. CI gg; Vice President, Dr: John Wilson; ecretary, R. Van - stone; Treasurer, D . A. J. Irwin. We give below a state ent of the receipts and expenditure of the hospital for the past year, The L • .les' Auxiliary last year donated $343.'8 to the hospital. The statement is a follows: - RISC .IPTs. Government grant $ 453.90 Town grant . 200.00 County grant ...,.. - 200.00 From patients... 3147.15 Donations 401,06 Total. .$4403.01 EXPEN I ruREs. Butcher's meat $ 144.30 Butter and eggs . 168.78 Flour, bread and eel........... - 85.60 Milk+, •103.20 Tea and coffee..... ' 80.65 Potatoes and other vegetables. 26.74 Groceries and pr visions not enumerated... 432.71 Drugs and medicin• 106.46 Medical and surgi :1 appliances 159.86 Bedding, napery, eneral house furnishi n s an renewals228.96 Brooms, brushes' ops, soaps, and cleaning • ,•phances59.25 Fuel .. 329.76 Electric light............. •....•.,.. 129.18 Water supply 18.52 Tee supply .... 200 .0 Salaries and wag: s 1299.00 Taxes and insure ee .,.. 12.54 Repairs to buildin - , etc.... 318.93 Advertising, prin ng, station- ery,postage, tc. 268 86 Contingencies .. 274.13 New furniture, W e c 190.00 Repairs, ordinary 62.20 Cash in bank , 175.38 $4403,01 Winch. L. 0. L. Wingham L. 0 L., No. 724, had a very interesting s-ssion in their lodge room on Friday evening, Nov. 3rd. There was a larg• attendance and the meeting was arra ged as a celebration of the Pifth of No ember. The Purple, Blue and Royal - rch Purple Degrees were well exernpl Ciel. After this work was finished, the Chaplain, Rev; Bro. E. H. Croly, gay a thoughtful address on the spiritual eaning of the •degrees and Bro. J. C. ' ith gave a talk on " 3NTovetnber th Fifth in History,;, After the Speen ; es the brethern spent a very pleasant me in soil a^neer.+= tion. On Tue'd • y, No err); r 14th, at 8 p.m., the re : wee meeting of the Hoyal Scarlet C easter will be held and it is hoped that every Knight will at- tend. Ret 0• p. E. 14• Croly, grill deliver an ad rest on "Patrlotfsin» and W. Comp. . C. Smith, an address on "Gtegory, t o Great." NORThh HURO L1Bl:;RALS A convention n enth on of North Huron will be Hall, Wingham, on ber 14th, commencin when a candidate fo will be nominated, division is entitled t but all Liberals in t (tally invited to atte The officers are anxi of the best conven Wingham and we part of the riding Ad the Liberals of held in the Town uesday, Novetn- at 2 o'clock p.m. the Legislature very polling sub - three delegates, riding are cor- d the convention, us to see'this one ions ever held in pe to see every y represented. At the convention ext Tuesday it is expected that the Li erais will place a strong candidate in e field and a vig- orouscampaign will •e started to se- cure his election, lisle North Huron was carved in such .. shape to make it a sure Conservativ: riding, the Liber- als h ave not an im.ossihle task ahead of them in ing mI lcof their candi- date. Let every beret in all parts of the riding do his d • ty and we feel .sure that North Huron can elect a support- er of the new Li c eral Leader, N. W. Rowell. We have We en's Robbers in all the shapes to fi the styles of the new shoes. 45e. to :5c. W. J. GRRRR, TOW COUNCIL. The regular . onthiy meeting of the Town Connell as held on Monday evening with all embers present ex- cept Coun. Bell. Minutes of previous meetings were r=ad and approved.. A refund of $1 for dog tax was made to W. R. eikie, it being shown that Mr, Geikie h d not been assessed for a dog. Mrs Shortts wa refunded $1 sanitary tax as she was no liable for the tax. Accounts of $2 ach from Mrs. Jas. Maxwell and Mr . M. Robertson for damage done on allowe'en were read and left over unt 1 next meeting. The Finance C mmittee recommend- ed payment of t e following accounts: Thos. Deans, teaming...........$ 2.00 Public Library ard, levy..... 605.00 .1. L. Awde, drat Ing hose .50 Hook & Ladder Gyp., seven men3.50 Robt. Tennant, overcharge, san- i tar00 Richardson & Rae' supplies 1,50 C. P. R., freight qn pipe 24.00 D. C. McDonald, ork 40.80 A. Sanderson, tea ing.......... 1.6.45 Electric Light Co ., street light- ing for 1911 .1710.00 Electric Light C :, band hall lights........ .... ..... 2.51 T. Calvert, salary and work..... 54.00 levy . 513.63 1.00 10.00 35.00 32.50 y & postage. 55.50 High School Boar Bert Wiley, work R. Rankin, salary E. Lewis, salary Geo. Allen, salary J. F. Groves, salai Bell Telephone Cod, account.... 5.50 Mayor, Clerk and Assessor, sel- ecting Jurors:. 12.00 C. N. Griffin, atte ding C. of R. 2,00 J. L. Awde, chars y order 1.25 Alex. Young, supplies 4.16 D. C. McDonald, county work6.00 A. Sanderson, county work 9.80 The report of th Finance Committee was adopted. On motion the following accounts were ordered to b paid when certified to bythe Chairm n of theSewer Com- mittee: -R. H. S int, drawing tile, $6; E. Dennis, teams g, $1.40; Groves and Guest, sewer wor $325.00; R. Porter, inspecting sews work, $26; ; 0nta rio Sewer Pipe Co., ewer pipe, $155.31. There being se eral complaints that the Scavenger i not doing his work properly it was decided, on motion, to deduct 50 ten s from m his salary in each case where it can be shown that the work has of been done as per terms of thea cement. Coen. Hall bought matterup of $ changing n the e0 i i e tr e Lights near the g g g h G. T. R. Brid and Hour mill. The matter was lef in the hands of the Fire and Light ommittee. On motion t e Executive and Fin- ance Committe <s were named as a com- mittee to confe with Board of Trade Committee in getting an agreement. signed by the ' estern Foundry Co., in connection wit the by-law now before the ratepayers. On motion th . Council adjourned un- til Friday even g. CHU ' CI -I NOTES The Girls' • - uxiliary of St. Paul's Church will holy an afternoon tee on rridase next, 11 • v.10th, at the home of Mrs. C. G. . nStone, frons 3 to 6 n'eloek. There will be a charge of ten. Mitt. A cords 1 invitation is extended to every one. 1 The second 0 the series of character ,sermons being , cached in tke Baptist Church by the pastor will be given neat Sunday e ening, Nov. 12th, on jthe topic, "A allure in High Life". Come and hear it Hear the truth, do f the right. All welcome, CHILDREN'S RUBBERS Don't . think of sending the little feet in tbe Family to c o0] .. these days, through the snow and slush without protcetiog them with a pair of our Sebool Rub• hers. The Rubbers protect the heattq. and .protect the Shoes, as well They are -a splendid invest- -mens from either point of view, We have the medium 'height or the regular Storm. Rubbers. Every size, width and shape, to fit every "r hoe, 30a, 35c, 400 to 50c. You. can't do a wiser thing than to provide a good pair of School Rubbers for the Children all 'round. smolionnwsmoniont W. J. CREEK Where quality counts we win. C. N. Griffin GENERAL AGENT FIRE LIa'E ACCIDENT PLATE GLASS WEATHER II1 sure�ce Coupled with a REAL ESTATE and MoxET LOANING Business. Issuer of Marriage Licenses. Office over Maloo]ni's Grooery, Examninatio Because of the which were made 1 tion with the syste culation examinati month, it has been tario Education Dep after the examine about a month earli Superintendent of province, . is notif schools that comme matriculation exa completed by the e news will be receive by pupils, teachers examinations thisy ing the very bottes it is said that score failed to pass becau heat, Changed. many •complaints t July in connec- of holding mari- ne during that tided by the On- rtment that here - ons will be held . Dr. John Seath, ducation for the ing principals of ctng next year, all inations will be d of June. This with great relief nd parents. The ar were held due - part of July, and of young people of the excessive Thirty Years Our-. Seven Colleges have been established during the past 30 years. The largest trainers in Canada. Owing to our connec- tion all over Ontario, we. do better for our graduates than any other School. You may study all at home or partly at home and finish at the College, Affiliated with The Commercial Educators Association of Cane oda. It would be well for you to investigate before choosing. Exclusive right for Ontario of the world-famous Bliss Book- keeping System, which is un- equalled. It ie actual ,Business from start to finish, and the student kelps samo books as Chartered Banks and Whole- sale Houses. Enter any time. Individual instruction. Pari Term From IIu . 28th Write, oat er phone for particular'). +rYiWrw.,d.+„y,iy WINGHAIli[ BUSINESS COI,LEGE . S'5)TTON, • rreeid'eni:.