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The Wingham Advance, 1912-09-19, Page 141ST YEAR, NO. 3, FROM WEST AFRICA. Rev. Chas, T. Homuth, formerly of this vicinity, is now on r e mission field at Zebba, N • am Niger - , in West Africa. ,Flom letters sent to friends in ' toys a the Adva ce, is permitted 'oto make ext cts that may be t general interest . our readers. Th wet season con enced at Zebba on' Good Friday, ith the usual fierce t nado acco anying it,. The wind tore''°tsP tie ry the roots, and started the roof of the mission bungalow. The abundance of rain brought prospects of plenty' of food, which was scarce and dear lass( year. Tomatoes areitme of the garden eget- ables that d well, and were ripping August 5th but there are so Many things to de, troy young plants, that it is discoura ing. One pest is „like a huge grass opper that lives in' a hole in the grow d in day time, but comes out and devours plants at sisight. At time of Writing,' Mrs. Homuth had been ill, but was recovering. Mr. Homuth was about to begin a preaching tour of thirty miles, going to Shonga station and preaching in the villages on the way. One has to be Jack of all trades in Nigeria, hence it is amusing to hear that the rnis©ionary had found occasion to pull some teeth for some of the natives, with forceps given him by Dr. Irwin, but the Go'ernment doctor generally attends to that work. The mission work has many dis- couragements, but there are also hopeful signs. Mr, Homuth had just finished a new church at Zebba. It is of cement blocks and the missionary was architect, mason, carpenter, cement -mixer and painter. He had some native laborers, but they were either lazy or very slow, so that it was difficult to have patience with them, There are encouraging signs of the gospel's effect. On one Sunday recently, fourteen bowed at the altar seeking pardon, the next Sunday, six, and the following Sunday, five others. Two little black boys live at the mis- sion station ; one of them whose name is "Babalola" can sing or speak in four different languages. Mr. Homuth reports the smallpox very bad at Shonga, about 30 miles distant, and 200 deaths from it. One never knows when they may come in contact with disease, but Mr. Homuth comforts himself with the thought that "Man is immortal till his work is done" and the promise—"No plague shall come nigh thy dwelling. Mr. Homuth is still interested. in Wingham and its people. He is de- lighted when some friend is thought- ful enough to send him a copy of the Advance, and acknowledges receipt of several copies from Fred. Davidson and David Lougheed. Other items might be selected from the letters, but these will suffice to show that Mr. Homuth is not idle, and his Wingham friends will be pleased to hear of his success in the mission field, far from friends, home and native land, The Concert. There will be a full house on the evening of Sept. 27th, to hear the three great entertainers. Plan of seats opens at McKibbon's drug store, Thursday, lOth inst. EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS. —The daily papers report that the latest revalution in Nicaragua was commenced by two women, each desirous of being called the "first lady in the land," Nonsense, who ever beard of two women starting a row ? * * * • —Out of some 221 municipalities in New Zealand 107 have voted on pro. posals to tax the unimproved value of the lana alone. Eighty-seven municipalities have adopted the pro- posal. Twenty have rejected it. In ten municipalities, where the taxa- tion of land values only was adopted, attempts have been made since to return to the old system. Two of these attempts were successful and eight failed. * * * —When the makers of modern Germany began their task, they found one great defect in the army in the fact that it contained too many aged men. A change was brought about ; henceforward young men marched in the ranks. This explains the fact that Germany was able to wage three wars within ten years, a wbntlerful achieve- ment. What is true of the army of the Fatherland is also true of Cana- dian public life. We need young men to serve our country. Young man - the a• _. e man- hood isof bg ideals. Young men with high ideals are in demand. The careless, unprogressive, laggards, those addicted to bad habits are not a national asset, Every department calls for ,nen of strong moral stamina. Today brains alone will not give the password to leadership and success. e r s essential and in the Charact .r i , he field of character development, young ,nen p ry >I to tarry o the _ a fir. slr`ould seek y if laurels. Wi n ha nt has soare bright young g risen, but the habits they form will have v much to do with their oncosts or failure in the doe to come. Do they take thie into reckoning? The \ingh THE BIGAMY CASE. (From Goderich Signal) On Weduedsay, Neil C. Coutts, formerly of Wingham, but more recently of Toronto, appeared before Judge Doyle on a charge of bigamy. From the' evidence it appears that Coutts was married to Miss Wilkin- son at Toronto in 1890. A year or so later she left him because of alleged cruelty, moving to Detroit, where she has since made her home, In 1904 Coutts, who had been living in Wing - ham, was married to Miss Elizabeth Cutts, also of Wingham, the cere- mony taking place at Niagara Falls, N. Y. In 1901 Coutts, while still a resident of Ontario, had obtained in Michigan courts a decree of divorce of which his wife bad no knowledge at the time, summons to appear being given through the newspapers, Be- fore his second marriage this decree bad been set aside on the ground that the allegations in theapplication were wholly untrue. The second marriage followed, as already stated in 1904. Through his counsel, T. 0. Robin- ette, K. C., of Toronto, Coutts with- drew hie plea of not guilty and substi- tuted a plea of guilty to the charge of bigamy, Mr. Robinette in addressing the Court offered to furnish substan- tial security for the future good be- havior of the prisoner and further promised that Coutts would keep away from the woman he hadillegally married and her children. The judge accepted the proposal, and released Coutts on suspended sentence, fixing the security at $1,000. He also warned the prisoner that if he did not observe strictly the terms under which sentence was suspended, not only would his bond be forfeited, but he would be again brought before the Court and given the full penalty of the law. A LETTER FROM SASKATOON. North Battleford, Sept. 9th. Dear Editor :—Enclosed you will find $1.00 for renewal of my subscrip- tion to your most valuable paper, We sure enjoy reading it each week, as it keeps us in touch with old associ- ations, Kindly change my address from Saskatoon to Box 802, North Battleford. I am now Assistant -Chief of Police in this wide-awake western town, and though I was loath to leave Saska- toon, I think that this town has a very bright future, growing from a population of 5 in 1907 to 4500 in 1012. We.have many miles of sidewalks and the streets are lighted by 250 electric light standards, 5 globes on each, as well as the arc lamp on out -lying dis- tricts. Being a C. N. R. divisional point this is a very busy railway town, hundreds of railway men living here. Real estate is rising rapidly and many substantial buildings are being erected, including a new Collegiate Institute ; High School, Post office, $50,000 ; De- partmental store, $05,000; new King George Hotel, $75,000, and many nee stores and residences ; some of the 1.tt- ter are very elaborate. I am not a property owner in this little burg yet, having a great deal of holdings in Saskatoon, but should I decide to locate here finally, I shall have to build a house, as rented houses are al- most out of consideration,—Yours truly, Elmer Moore, LAUGH IT OFF. When you can't make any headway And each day seems like a dead day, And the thorns begin to pester till your nerves are shattered, racked, Stop a bit, get busy quaffing, From the bottle labelled "Ls,ughing"-- Get your fill and then start over—it's a tonic, for a fact. Are you grumpy ? Are you faded ; Do you feel all worn and jaded Every time some fresh work doth claim you ? Have you lost the thing called tact ? Try a cup of sunny chaffing, Sweetened up with merry laughing; It's the best thing on the market for a tonic, for a fact. Let us fold away our fears And put by our foolish tears, And through all the coming years Just be glad. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. (By EL S. Reporter) The attendance at the High School is now 102, and a supply of new seats has been ordered, The Girls' Athletic Association was and th re -or anized a g ©following officers were elected : — President, Gladys Spindler ; Sec.-Treas., Jean Webb Representatives—I, Jean Richardson, II, Annie Wilson, IZZ A, Lillian Edgar, II:I iia Currie, , Mary Z 'fir Frances Spence. Convener for Basket ball, .Hazel Moore; Convener. for Ten. nie, Dean Geddes Convener for Arch- ery, Lillian Ross. flot15L Fort SAT;14 - - tIonee and lot on John Street, on easy terms. Get partieulata from Dudley Holrnea, or from the owner W. J, ]sled, Box 284, Orangeville, Ont. in vance. f ■ ING r ■ , ONT., Tit u ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1912. Gold. Fish Free. On Fall Fair day, J. Walton :Mc- Kibbon will give away another con- signment of Gold Fish. Fish and glass globe free with a 25 cent pur- chase of Rexall goods, Pretty little creatures, these golden fish ; good value in the goods and the fish cost you nothing. A Lamentable Accident. A very sad accident occurred on Thursday last at Holyrood, when a young man named Robt. Thompson, died from the,n. ' :.of a kick from a horse. Her° s about''to bitch up his driver, w n the ani,.:1 kicked him in the stom:':ch, resu g in his death a short tine: :r. The funeral took place on Sunday last. Further parti- culars are not at hand. Expert Judges. The following are the judges for Wingham fall fair which are being supplied by the Ontario Department of Agriculture ; Heavy horses, James Graham, Edenvale ; light horses, Sam. Eastwood, Long Branch ; beef cattle and sheep, A. L. McMullen, Chatham ; dairy cattle and swine, G. A. Brethen, Norwood ; dairy products, Mrs. M. L. Woelard, Toronto ; ladies' work, Miss M. E. Douglas, Markdale ; fruit and flowers, W. G. Wammage, Lon- don. Three Prizes. Three prizes in the Book Lore con- test of the London Free Press came to Wingham, Miss B. Reynolds sent in 55 correct answers and received an Echo Mandolin, To her other ac- complishmencs Miss Reynolds will now no doubt add that of Mandolin playing. John F. Groves sent in 53 correct answers and is now waiting' for Thanksgiving to • come, so that he can test the qualities of a new carving set received as a prize. Miss M. Fleuty also sent 53 correct answers and also received a Carving set, which promises to be very useful some day, after a certain very interesting event takes place. Died In Prince Albert. Early last week Mrs, Foxton of Culross received word of the illness of her son, Henry Abraham, of Shel- brook, Sask. He had not been in good health for some time, but growing worse, had gone to Prince Albert hospital. On Thursday word, arrived that he had passed away on Wednes- day, llth inst. His brother, William, of Hanaiota, Man,, accompanied the remains to Wingham and the funeral took place on Tuesday, from the residence of his mother, con. 1, Cul - rose. The deceased 'was a bright, steady and capable young man, and for a short time was in the Bank of Commerce here, then was transferred to Seaforth, and later to Shelbrook, Sask. He was 21 years of age, and news of his death carne as a severe shock to his mother, brothers and sisters, One of his brothers at home hes been ill with appendicitis, but is recovering. East. Wawanosh Wedding. At 4 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon, September llth, the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. 1:L Taylor, East Wawanosh, was the scene of a pretty wedding. when their second daughter, Annie E., was united in marriage to Mr. Albert E. Walsh, also of East Wa- wanosh, in the presence of fifty guests. Rev. R. A. Miller of Auburn, assisted by Will. J. Taylor, brother-in- law of the bride, performed the cere- mony on the spacious lawn, which was prettily decorated with flowers and an arch of evergreen. Mrs. Wm. McDowell played the wedding march. The bride was given away by her father, and was prettily dressed in a gown of silk striped wool taffeta, and carried a large boquet of white asters with green spray. The groom's gift to the bride was a handsome gold band bracelet. After the ceremony and most hearty congratulations, the company partook of a sumptuous wedding dinner. The presents, which were costly, useful and pretty, speak well for the high esteem in which the young couple is held, Huron Statistics. The latest returns on Municipal statistics for this County show the following. The population given is for 1012, and the assessment for 1911 :— Ashfield, , . 2,649 $2,495,800 Colborne ......... , 1,486 1,372,580 Goderich 1,820 1,697,175 Grey .....,.,....•. 2,609 2,818,500 Hay , 2,882 2,424,235 Rowick,.,,,,.,,.,, 3,207 2.877,054 I3ullett ... , .. , r .9 . 2,257 1,082.000 McKillop ..... , 2,174 2,248,770 Morris 2,072 2,090,583 Stanley ... , 1,758 1,060,370 Stephen ...... 3,270 2,718,020 Tuckersmith 2,033 2,120,247 Turnberry , .. .. 1,633 1.323,870 Usborne ... **66**0 1,8(35 2.423,705 Wawanosh E r.... 1,511. 1,561,182 Wawanosh W .... 1,098 1,600,815 Bayfield, . , .... , , . 483 105,510 Blyth ..,.., 711 273,918 I3ruaaela 031 387,077 1,470 502 507 .,Henaall . , . , 722207,880 W 0 q 1 y488 Y rb eter . , . r,-„ 767 ,590 Clinton .,.,2252 756.811 Goderich .. , r 4,774 2.204 370 Seaforth......... 2,120 844,857 Wingbani . ., w. 2,541 820,348. Exeter , , . .. ... .. It Costs Money. It costs a lot of money to do wrong, One man from the vicinity of White- church, while under the influence of liquor, conducted himself in a shock- ing manner in Lower Wingham, and as a result was placed in the Town lock-up. On Tuesday, Police Magis- trate Morton fined him $25 and costs, or $31,95 in all, and that was not the maximum penalty either. It pays to be good. Matrimonial Event. A quiet but pretty September wedding was an event of interest at the residence of the bride's parents, 80 Strathcona Ave., Toronto, on the 7th inst., when Dr. Hambly of Wing - ham was united in marriage to Miss Edna McGill, B.A. Rev. Scott per- formed the ceremony in the presence of the relatives of the bride and groom. After a brief holiday tour, the doctor and his bride reached Wingham on Monday evening. They will reside in the convenient home, recently purchased from Mrs. H. Kerr, The doctor's Wingham friends extend congratulations, and hope that this town may prove a congenial place of residence for Dr. and Mrs. Hambly. Really Wonderful. Here is an item from a recent issue of Parry Sound North Star„published by A. E. Bradwin, son of Mr, and Mrs. Bradwin of town :— "While fishing near Idletime Island, two weeks ago, Mr. John Parker, the well-known, musician, bad the misfortune to drop his eye -glasses in the water. Last Saturday, while fishing . in the same waters, he caught a fair- sized pike, Imagine to his surprise when in preparing the fish for eating, he discovered his lost eye- glasses in the pike's throat. Mr. Parker was proud of his catch, but he was more than proud at the finding of his glasses." Now all that appears lacking in this fish story is the ,ending. If any one` but a truthful newspaper man had been relating this story, we have no doubt that the fish would have been wearing the spectacles in search of the owner, instead of laying them away safely in its stomach and wait- ing around to be caught. After Your Money. The Ontario department of agricul- ture this year has placed a special man at the fall fairs throughout the pro- vince to protect the public against grafters and sharks, who rob the pub- lic by all manner. -6f`gamed of chance. The special office forwarded to the department of provincial police some fine specirnena of chance games. Two of these are wheels numbered around the edge, \ Paddles are sold containing three numbers, and the buyers of the paddles who pay all the way from 10 to 25c for three numbers stand one chance in fifty to win. Many of the numbers of the paddles are not ou the wheel at all and this increases the chances of the unsuspecting to lose, This particular wheel, as a going con- cern, netted its owner from $30 to $40 per hour. Every time the wheel was turned, the owner got from $1.75 to $3 of the people's money, and the owner most frequently won. Another wheel is more crude in type, but equally as effective in fleecing money out of the easy marks who expect a dollar for 25 cents every time the wheel goes round. hunch Inews.1 Maitland Presbytery met in Wing - ham on Tuesday. Rev. D. Wren, B. A„ and Mr. Slemmon of Ethel addressed the Epworth League on Monday evening, on "Good Citizenship". The Harvest Home efforts of the Salvation Army have begun, and re- presentatives will wait on citizens, and be grateful for any assistance given towards the carrying on of their work. The special Sabbath services will be held Sept. 29th. Wesley Methodist Church, Clinton, has discarded the old style of pulpit announcements, and adopted the more modern method of issuing a weekly bulletin, containing all the Church cervices ; a much better method certainly. Members of the congregation take these home with them, and are thus reminded of things they might otherwise forget. F. W. Robertson once said :—"Do right, and God's recompense to you will be the power to do more right. Give, and God's reward to you will be the spirit of giving more ; blessed spirit, for it is the spirit of God Mtn. self, whose Life is the b,easedness of giving. and. God Love,willpayyou with the capacity of more love ; for love is heaven—love is God within you. Whitechurch Presbyterian Church . will hold anniversarys services rtes on Sun. day, Sept. 2Och, when a farmer pastor, Rev G. M. Dunn of Ridgetown, will preach at 11 a.rn, and 7 p.m. On the following Monday evening, there will be an entertainment. Rev. Mr. Dunn will lecture on "Scottish Character« istics", and Donald G. McGregor, the celebrated Toronto baritone, will fur nish the musical part of tie pro. gramme, Literary And Musical. Westfield Epworth League is issuing posters'`this week for a Literary and musical entertainment to be held there on October 7. Miss Cole of Ethel, elocutionist, Hensall Male Quartette, Mr. Redmond, violinist, and Mr. Carter, cornetist, are assist- ing with the programme. Annual Convention. The fifteenth annual convention of Huron County Woman's Christian Temperance Union, will be held this year in Blyth, Sept, 24th and 25th. A large number of delegates from Goderich, Clinton, Exeter, Wingham, Brussels and other places are expect- ed. One of the special features of the convention will be the Gold Medal contest at one of the evening sessions. This is the first Gold Medal contest that has been in Huron County. Seems To Be True. The beech tree is said to be a non- conductor of lightning. So notorious is the fact, that the Indians, whenever the sky wears the appearance of a thunderstorm, leave their pursuits and take refuge under the nearest beech tree. In Tennessee the people con- sider it a complete protection. A learned authority says that the beech tree is never known to be struck by atmospheric electricity, while others are often shattered into splinters. May not a knowledge of the fact afford protection to many when ex- posed. BUTTERMILK FOR SALE :--Apply at The Wingham Creamery.—The Wm. Davies Co. Limited. 1Peronats ease..e Mrs. Ed. Irving of the second line of Will, Kelly is home from the West. 1LocaC items 7 Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers. Read Willis & Co.'s advt, on page 8. Mrs. Alex. Robinson of Seaforth died on Sunday last, in her 106th year. Solomon Oloakey has sold his corn - cutting outfit to Messrs. N. Louttit and P. Keifer. The A. Y. P. A. enjoyed a "Corn Roast" on Monday evening on the Lower Town flats. A petition is being circulated to secure a vote on the repeal of Local Option in Teeswater. 2,000 tons of onions are expected to be taken this:season from the marsh lands near Leamington, GIRL WANTED.—Good wages ; no washing—Mrs. J. A. McLean. Meeting of the A. 0, U. W. will be held in the C. 0. F., ou Friday even- ing, Sept. 20th, at 8 o'clock. Millinery Openings on Thursday of this week. See advertisements of Miss Macpherson and Miss Reynolds. John Lee of Galt found a frog which measured 13e inches from mouth to the hind leg, and weighed 4! pounds. The 35th annual meeting of the West Huron Teachers' Association will be held in Goderich on Sept. 21th and 27th. For SALE.— Bicycle, in first-class condition. Enquire at the Advance office, Neil Graham of Aldboro has a six acre field of sugar beets which will average 25 tons to the acre and from which he expects to realize a profit of $100 per acre. Mrs. Cody is visiting friends in Morris reports to the Advance that she has a sunflower that she thinks Toronto, breaks the record. On a single stalk, Mise Edith A. Hall is visiting in there are fifty-eight flowers, all a fair Owen Sound. size, except three. Alex, Smith of Detroit was a visitor On Monday, Mr. Pringle paid the in town last week. third instalment on his loan from the Mr, and Mrs, P. H. Deans are in town, of $403.10, Mr. Pringle is Goderich this week. "making good," and the Town has Miss M. Tibbs is visiting in Clinton no reason to regret helping him to and London this week, rebuild. Art. Tucker of London has returned A, 0. Chapman, more familiarly to his work at Wen. Dore's. known as "Bert", formerly of Wing - Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Peffers, Mich,, ham, was in town on Tuesday on busi- visited last week at Mr. Jas, Baird's. nese. He wanted a. half page advt. Mr. and Mrs. L. Broad and son of but was too late for 'this week's issue, Lenora were guests of Mrs. Treacy Watch for it next week. this week. WANTED.—Smart boy to learn the Mies Howell of St. George is visiting Dry Goods business.—King Bros. her friend, Miss Annie Lloyd, for. a Wm. Fryfogle completed the cellar couple of weeks. of ?ding Bros', new store last ascii. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Griffin of He removed all the debris, the result Owen Sound were guests of Mr. of the fire, and the useless stone wall, Griffin's parents this week. n then laid a fine cement floor. The Chief of Police, Chas, Siemin of new store has a cellar roomy, airy and Brantford, visited his cousin, Me. J. well lighted. Slernin of town over Sunday. The damp weather for the past Mies Amelia Agnew left on Friday few weeks, rendered a fire necessary for Philadelphia, after spending her in many of the residences. Furnaces holidays with her parents here. not used since last winter, were useful Miss Vera Webb has returned home in removing actual discomfort to after spending the past four weeks individuals and injury to pianos and with friends in Hamilton and To- • organs, in homes and in churches. Tonto, Mrs. S. Brown, John St,, attended the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs W. T. Henry, of Clinton, last Wed- nesday. Mrs. Hooey of Toronto and Mrs. Shera of Gorrie were visitors this week at their uncle's, Mr. John Hooey's. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Robertson of East Wawanosh and Miss Mabel Shiell, are attending the Michigan State Fair in Detroit, this week. Mrs. Harrison, her daughter, Mrs. McQua, and Miss Johnston, all of Owen Sound motored to Wingham on Saturday, and called on friends in town. Rev. and Mrs. Rutledge are in Montreal this week, attending the marriage of their scan, Joseph Lister Rutledge to Miss Mary Marjorie Mac- farlane of that city. Mrs. 11. Kerr and family removed this week to Toronto. They have been relipected residents of Wingham for many years and our citizens sin- cerely regret their removal, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Campbell of East Wawanosh, announce the en- gagement of their second daughter, Josephine, to Mr. Melburn McDowell of Cordova Mines, Ont. The wedding will take place quietly on Sept. 26th, Mr. W. 5, Bell of Spokane, Wash., is visiting his brother, Mr. D. Bell. Ile is engineer on the Ooast Limited, the best train that pulls out of Spokane. It is 17 years since Mr. Bell was in Wingham, and notes many changes. Mc, Manley of J a Ilton , formerly ledger clerk in the Bank of Hamilton, Wingham, has been ap- pointed .Assistant General Manager of the Western branches of the hank of Hamilton, with head office at Win- nipeg, Rev. L. G. Wood, Rector of St. Judge's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, at one time hector of St, , 1 aul s Win hatYr a; the nes of , g , was g t Mr. S, Davis during the past week, 1r . 17 wp Mr. Wood has been recuperating in Muskoka. Ile notices many changes in Wingham during the passing years, GIRL. 'WANTED. — One from the country preferred.—Mrs. R. M. Rob- inson, Wingham. There is always someone somewhere who is anxious to buy what you have to sell or someone who has just the article you want to buy. To complete a deal each must know the other's wants, and there is no better way to make these wants known than through the columns of the Advance. Messrs. Schaefer & Morrison, who did the work of renovation at the High School showed their recognition of the cheerful cooperation of Mr. Kerr, the Caretaker, by presenting • him with one of the best pair of gloves to be obtained in town and the recipient, sincerely appreciated the acknowledgement. FoR. SALE —Several rhoicF Oxford .lambs, both sex, for breeding ptrr- poaes. Apply to Wm Maxwell, Wingham, Ont. Phone 12 on line 103. A wandering skunk made his home for a couple of days in the immediate vicinity of the Record office at Wind- sor. A colored citizen removed the animal, but the latter made his pres- ence felt in a wanner that nearly de- moralized the print shop and caused visitors to hold their smellers. Tho editorials in the Record were ttn, usually strong last week. Nlr. Oantelon, the "Apple Ring" of Clinton, says ;—"If all the orchards in Huron County' had been properly sprayed fliers would have been an increase of 50,000 barrels of apples fit 7 1 1 aCi The trees it orchard or export. Th f properly sprayed will yield eighty to ninety per cent, of fruit fit for export; if not sprayed half the fruit will only be saleable at the evaporator.” .eek two Grand One evening last w Trunk Mangers and a snow plow were smashed. The apparatus was on the way frorn Winghani to London to be repaired and put in shape for the The winter, The plow was running be- tween e- t.. ee the flangers, erQ and when the W n g , leading flanger broke away from the rest of the train the whole three plecee of apparatus piled up in a heap, molting each badly. 1 S URSCRIPTION WCL• . eiEW,• The matter under this bead is ati plied by the Wingham W. C. T.1 , Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproch to any people. The Wingham W. 0. T. U, hell their an- nual meeting on Sept. 9. Meeting opened with devotional exercises con- ducted by Mrs. Armour and Mrs. Bosman, After the usual business, the President called for reports from superintendents of the different de- partments, all reports showed the superintendents have been active in their various departments of work during the past year. The superin- tendent of the Flower, Fruit and Deli- cacy Mission distributed 12 quarts canned fruit, 18 boxes fruit, 3 pack- ages fruit, 4 packages vegetables, 1 doz. oranges, 5 boxes apples, 2 quarts cream, 4 roasts of beef, 7 pies, 54 articles of clothing, 12 bouquets, 4 hooks, also bread, cakes, potatoes, soups, nuts, toys ; also made 10 visite to private homes, and 5 to institu- tions. The sailors hearts were glad- dened by sending a comfort bag; $10 50 was sent to the Lumbermen's MIssion, and $12 50 to the Frances Willard Home. The superintendent of Sunday School work distributed pledge cards among the scholars of the Sabbath Schools ; 287 of the young people regard them. , The Wingham Union under the direction of President, Mrs. A. Rose, bas had a very successful year along various lines of work. The election of officers resulted as follows :—President, Mrs. Ross ; • Vice - Presidents, Mrs. (Rev.) Collins, Mrs. Armour, Mrs. Law, Mrs, Linklater ; Sec,, Mrs. J. J. Elliott ; Cor, -Sec,, Mrs. Morton ; Treas,, Mrs, Joynt ; Superin- tendents of the different departments were all re-elected, Our prayer is that God will bless us in the coining year as He has in the past, in our work for God, Home and Country. Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McMichael spent Sunday last with friends near Bel - grave. Mrs. John Bush visited her daugh- ter, Mrs. Wm. Dane, a few days this week, Mr. John Weir left last week for Clinton, where he has secured a position in the Royal Bank, We wish him every success. ' The fine weather last week enabled most of the farmers to finish harvest- ing, and the hum of the threshing machine is heard at last. The Epworth League will meet this week on Friday evening in place of Thursday evening. There will be a meeting following the E. L. for the purpose of arranging for the annual harvest home, The new school -house north of here is completed. It certainly is an up-to- date building and too much praise cannot be given Mr. Haney and his men for the care they took in erecting it. Mr. Moffatt will be the teacher for the coming year. hik.echui ch. Rev. Mr. Bassett returned from his holidays and occupied his own pulpit on Sunday evening. A large congregation turned out to bear the fifth sermon in the series being given in the Presbyterian Church by Rev. R. McEachern. The subject was—"Our Hope of Immor- tality," The rnanagers of the church are to to he congratulated on securing the services of Mr. Donald 0. McGregor, the celebrated Toronto baritone, for the anniversary services. Mr, Mc- Gregor will conduct the musical pro- gram on Monday evening, Sept. 30th. Itev. G. M. Dunn of Ridgetown will preach the sermons on Sunday, Sept, 29.1. EIRTU$. A enew---In Wingham Hospital, Sept. 14, to Dr. and Mrs. Agnew, a son. MARRIAGES. Ha.tnbly—McGill — In Toronto, Sept. 7. by Rev. Scott, Dr. Hambly of Wingham. to Miss Edna McGill, B. A., of Toronto, Wright—Finlay,----In Fordwieh, Sept, 11, by Rev. A. B. Dobson, Mr. Thos. .Y• Wright, to Miss Rachel, daughter of the late Chas. Finlay of llowick. Walsh*Taylor.----In East Wawanosh, at the ri'sidenne of the bride's par - oils, by Rev, R. A. Miller, Mr, Al - Bert 11, Walsh, to Miss Annie E. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. 11. Taylor. DEATHS, Johnston - In Blyth, Robt, John- story, aged 78. •r 'i 1136,11—In.I-trr vie 1 .. on Sept. Gila Ann Earls, beloved wife of pthe late Jas. Ball, aged 01 years. WINOIIAM MARKETS. a Wheat,—(new) 00o to 00c, Oats -u--10 to 40 cts, Barley -73 to 80 eta, 1 eats -$100 to $1 10' IIay--$12M0 to $13.00 a tote . I3utter—..5 to. c,t Eggs 25 to 2 t`ite. Potatoes -50e to 00.: per bush, Live Hogs —$S 5. For full Toronto market reports page 2, see a. $1,00 PER 3r114.1R IN ADVANCE. $L50 TO $UHnOBInEna IK U, $3. WE ARE GIVING AWAY STATIONARY Commencing Friday, Sept. 20, we will give away absolutely free, 150 Boxes of Stationery to our customers. HOW TO PROCURE: Make a 25c Rexall purchase as follows :— Buy Rexall Headache Powders 25c and we give you the Stationery FREE or buy Rexall Corn Solvent 25c and we give you the Stationery FREE or buy Rexall Healing Salve 25c i and we give you the Stationery FREE or buy Rexall Liver Pills 25c and we give you to Stationery FREE That is, you buy any one of le Rexall articles mentioned at 25c, and we give you the Stationery. DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE J. W. MoKibbon DRUGGIST & OPTICIAN We fit Glasses that give satisfaction This style "Empress" Button Shoe is made on the new stage French last, with high arch and short vamp. We have other styles on this last. TREADEASY The "TREADEASY, Cushion Sole, tEmpress Shoe.", We are one of 500 Agents who sell this Comfortable Shoe. W. J. Greer SOLE AGENT CALL 'PHONE 52 FOR BEST PRICES Print or Roll Butter --ALSO--- Strictly Fresh Eggs The Wm, DPt0d Strcozssol s o WM. ARMOUR EsTATit IOAM