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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1905-03-30, Page 1VOL XXXIY.—NO. 1729. You'll Make No Mistake If you leave your order for Clothing with us. We'll be pleased to show you some nice lines of goods for SAYS and Overeoals and feel certain that we will be able to satisfy the most fas- tidious taste in the matter of dress, Gents' Furnishings In this department you will find our stock complete and 117 up-to-date. Great variety, fine • quality, and very rea- sonable in price. • A pleasure to show goods. }Inmiifh Bros. IClothiers and Gents' Furnishers. MARRIAGE LICENSES Issued by MUNE PATERSON, No. 28 Victoria street. Wingham. Ont. No witnessesrequired. DOMINION BANK WINCHAM Capital paid up, $ 3,00 0 ,00 0 Reserve Fund and Undivided profits $3,644,000 Farmers' Notes discounted. Drafts sold on all points in Canada, the United States and Europe. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT --Interest allowed on deposits of $1 and upwards, and added to principal 30th June and 31st December each year. D. T. HEPBURN, Manager, $. Panstone, Solicitor. • BANK or HAMILTON WINCHAM. LW- paid silt, $2,235,280,00. Reserve Fund, $2,100,000.00. Total Assets, $2G,553,840.5'i. President— Son. Wet. Gibson. Vine -President and General Manager —3. Tantalum. Assistant Gen. Manager --A. M. WAMsoN DXEECTOES ohne Proctor, Chess, L. Dalton, 3. S. Hendrik',Geo. Rutherford, Cyrus:A.Dirge. inspeeter—B. Willson. BAZtiiYGS I#Alu'II;, !interest anotred. on deposits of $1.00 and to. wand added to prineilpal bit alit May and sew November each year. Speotet Depoilts also reies nee at tomcat tattoo of inseteet. W, 00E130171AD, Agent, DICKINSON a 1301.1k 0, Soitoftbrt. California's Finest Dried Fruits. PRUNES -,- Large, Large, meaty, delioious.flavored fruit. 8 sizes. 2 lbs., 31bs, or 5 lbs. for .25 APRICOTS— ` The very finest quality of this fruit, in two sizes, 1,5o per lb, and 2 lbs for .25 PEACH] S—per ib.15 RAW FRUITS— Bananas, Oranges, Lemons—nothing but the best, R, A Hutchison GROCERIES AND OROCI[ERY, Phone 59. Prompt delivery, c� IREAL ESTATE., The second year of my Real Estate and In- surance business is at a close, and I aen glad to be able to inform the public that my business for the peat veer hes been nearly double that of the preceding year, and is' steadily increas- ing, I hank those who have given mo their pat- ronage iu the past, and I extend a heartyinvi- tation to all who have real estate to sell, or to those who wish to buy, to call and see me, as best properties to be had lboth iu town the and nd country. Money to loan at lowest rates of interest, Life and Accident Insurance affected, A call solicited. C. J. MAGUIRE Real Estate and Business Transfer Agent, V'ANeTONE BLOCK. • WINGHAM, ONr. GENERAL LOCAL NEWS. Wilt Engage n' Business. Mr. A. J, M, H m,,, who has 'been working in Bell's f ctory for a number of years, leaves thie week for Crenbrook, near Brussels, whe—re he will engage in the general store 3usiness. Cranbrook is a good location and Mr. Helm has secnred an old est tblished stand. Mr. and Mrs. Helm ha --e our best wishes for abundant success in their business venture. The pretty patterns of Regent Brand Clothing, right here now, A. R. Smith's Suits will not stay in stock long. Work on 1'J w Post Office. Mr. S. S. Cooper contractor for the building of Wingh m's new post office was in town last ek. Work on the building will be co menced at once and will proceed as rap' 1y as possible. Mr. Cooper has a consi erable amount of the frames and other --nod work made up at Clinton and there should be no delay when the maso is commence work. With a good force of men, the work should be almost ompleted by the 30th of June. 1 Slaughter Sale of New Spring Dress Goods -1250 yds of new plain effects in •a11 the latest makes and weaves. Terms cash, as these goods are new and priced. G. E. lame - License Comr,issioners Meet. - The newly ap' •ointed license com- missioners for We :t Huron held their " first meeting at Oli icon on Tuesday Of ' last week. The members of the hoard— Thomas Churchill - of Goderich town- ship; Matthew Lockhart, of Auburn,' and T. E. Durnin,% f Dungannon—were " all present. Mr. (ltnrohill was Chosen as chairman and ly . Lockhart as seem -1 tary. The board ill meet again on the 20th of April at th inspector's office, in Clinton, to consid the applications and grant the licenses or 1908.00. Dr. Butler, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, 870 Queen's Avenue, London, 3rd door East St. Andrew's Church. Glasses supplied. WINGHA.M TIMES. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAItCII 30, 1005, . 81 A HEAR IN ADVANCE Wear Groer's Shoes and Rubbers. Meeting of Win ;ham Bowlers. The annual moetil 2 of the Wingham Bowliug Club will b - held in the court - oil ohanaberon Tues ,y next, at 8 o'clock, when cinders will b elected and skips appointed for the ming season. A large attendance of II those interested in the game is expe ed at the meeting. Regent Brand Suits at irresistable prices. For sale by A. R. Smith, Wing - ham.. Football Club tcf Re -Organize. A. meeting of tense interested in football will be hcid in the council chamber this (Thu sday) evening, at 8 o'clock,for the pureose of re -organizing the olub for the coe.aiug season. It is hoped there will be large attendance of all those interest �l in this popular game. Quality builds our business, Regent Brand Clothing, `,Cbe Best. At A. R. Smith's, Wingham. Meeting of Lacro ;se Enthusiasts. A meeting will be ield in the council chamber ou Friday e !ening of this week, at 8 o'clock, to re-os;anize the "Maple Leaf" Lacrosse Olul for the season of 1005, There is ma erial in Wingham for a good team, ani it is hoped that all those interested in the game will be present at the meeti ig to -morrow, -eight. $700 will buy a six room, , brick house and a large lot; hard . • • :oft water; and good stable. Terms . suit purchaser. Apply at W, J. Pattison's flour and feed store. Auction Sale of Farm Stock. Mr. Chas. J. Rintcd, of lot 37, con- cession 13, East Wa-anosh, will hold an unreserved auction tale of farm stock on Wednesday, April 5 h, commencing at I o'clock, Mr. Route 1 having sold one of his farms has more tock than he needs and is selling witho reserve the stock from oue of the far . J. Purvis will be the auctioneer. ee posters for ful particulars. WANTED.—At once, partner or Rea Estate and Insurance Busi e ; const be a hustler. Apply perso y to tO. J MAC}UIRE, Real Estate A t, Wingham, Ont. Fell and 'Stoke His Leg, ChM ROH NOTES. Mr. John Bell met with a bad ac- cident on Monty afternoon, He was in the act of puling the cutter from the barn, in order t wash it and store away for the summer when he slipped and fell, breaking s leg above the knee. Mr. Bell's ma friends will be sorry to hear of his un rtunate accident, which will lay him a ide for some weeks. Mr. Bell was reran ed on Tuesday afternoon to the hospita at London. His recovery will take lou r as one of his legs was amputated a eve the ankle some years ago and he ll therefore not be able to use crutches, Notice of Rem- al. On or about the 15 . of April I intend moving my tailo '.g establishment to the premises i,rm, ly ocoapied by H. M. Tudhope, op, , s' . ; the bank of Hamilton. Until that d will be ready to serve the public at the old stand with a brand new, up-to-date stock for spring and summer wear. A young man wanted to learn the tailoring business. R. MAXWELL, The Tailor, With, the Sick, Many people it Wingham have been on the sick Iist duri ig the past few weeks, but with the f.$orable change in the weather, nearly ill are recovering, Mr. AIex. Ross was .onfined to his home for nearly a week with la grippe. Mr. 1). M. Gordon has eon confined to his home suffering with 1 grippe. Mr. John Ash- ton, who has IS en seriously ill for a number of week with pneumonia, is, we are pleased to earn, now improving. Wingham's fai hful mail carrier, Mr. David Campbel has been quite serious- ly i11 for two w eke, and his friends feel that he will not recover. Mr. Campbell has a host of fr ends who wish him a speedy recovers and hope he may again be able to take Ifs position with renew- ed vigor, Mrs Amos Tipling ,has been seriously ill wish pneumonia, but we are pleased to leant that she is recovering. The S 3ring Freshet. I The usual spr g freshetlita been in i order (cueing the ast week. The mild 1weather and sun bine has carried away . nearly all the ane and both branches of the river were hi leer than last year. This is accounted by the fact that during the past winter w had no thaw. The ice is now out of rivers and the water is gradually going d awn and no further damage will be done. The high water and ice done co isiderable damage in this section. Some sixty . feet of the 13, Line bridge in Turuberry, near the town was carried way on Saturday and the remaining po ion of the bridge was moved about a f t out of its proper position. A la ge tree came against the bridge and d d the damage, A por- tion of this b idge was rebuilt last summer. The ss of the bridge will mean a great d a1 of inconvenience to the children on the west end of the B. Line who atte ed the Junction school. We understan that a temporary foot bridge will a built. The Bodmin bridge, on the th line of Morris, which the Council w :s considering rebuilding this season, w is carried away on Satur- day morning On Monday afternoon some of the segmorts under the bridge at the flour mill were carried away and a portion of the bridge collapsed. The bridge is no: as strong and safe as it should be aid many people wonder that it had no . been wrecked before this The Centra Hardware. Mr. B. Gerry,recently wl� scent purchased y p ase the hardware, stove s and tinware stock of the Fishleigh est ate is now in posses- sion and ready for i share of the patron- age in his line. M-. Gerry has a large advt. on page ei t of this issue in which he gives a n tuber of special bar- gains in stoves for he month of April. Read the advt. an call at the store and secure some of the bargains. Regent Brand Clothing. Suits that competition can't meet. For sale by A. R. Smith, Wingham. Pringle & Groves are paying the high- est cash prices for sheep skins, hides and tallow, delivered at the tannery, Chap - man's old stand, Wingham. The Milline y Openings. The millinery o enings on Tuesday evening were an a traction for a large number of people, ..rad especially was the fair sex out in i rge numbers. The weather was fine, vhich went a long way in helping to ing them out. The decoration and sh ing of hats in the different stores w e beautiful. All the merchants went t extra trouble to have their show windo s decorated for Tues- day evening and t eir showing was very ranch admired by he people. Fon SALE—A good storey and a half frame house, with four rooms, pantry and woodshed downstairs and four rooms up stairs; hard water in woodshed and soft water in kitchen. Apply to, ROBT. MAXWELL, Tailor. Tennis Club e -Organized. . The annual meeti R of the Wingham Tennis Club was he on Tuesday even- ing, when the club as reorganized for this season with the ollowingofficers:— Honorary Preside t, W. Corbould; generate. Vice -Pres dent, Chas. ltnech- te1; President, J. A Morton; 1st Vice - President, Dudley Holmes; 2nd, A. A. McLean; See. -Tri ., Miss V. N. Dins - ley. It was deoi ed to hold several tournaments duri g the season and Messrs. Morton, Imes, Wilson, Con. way and McGuire were appointed as the tournament tom ittee. More School ccommodation. The matter of a uring amore school - aeoommodation ha been a subject with which the Wingha School Board hat been dealing with r some time„ and at a special meeting the Board held on Monday evening i was decided to rent the Congregation 1 Chnroh from Mr. Thea, Il. Taylor d fit it sip as a room for the tie/mists of the first department. The attendaneo at the school has in- creased so rapidly that this step is abso- Intelyneceseaty, Should theattendante continue to inorsaso, the Board will likely find it necessary to build a two. roomed addition to the pretend school building, YOrtOt have arranged with the Dominion Bank to manage my business and all owing me on notes or mortgages, can pay principal or interest at any tinge after falling due. Remember you need a ee not pap until t 1 yY'l1u are requested to do so by me. t thank all those who have done business with me and wish you all every prosperity, Rover. MotxDOO. date. We un has been repair until a new bri erstand the damaged part ed so that it will serve age is built. COUGHS, COLDS- Why let them liner ? ? OUR Laxative Gold Tablets Wi11 break tip any cold. 25c a box. Every bort guaranteed. For sale only by Walton Mckibboe CRUCCIST. WINGIiA L rtertdoor to Post Office. Rev. O. W. How; rd of the Diocese College, Montreal, has declined th reotorshlp of St. Ja es' Church, Stratno ford, owing to the r ceipt on an any - mous letter saying I e was not the unan- imous choice of the on;regatrou. PERS NAL, We shall he glad t aiave contr:hutior , to n this column from any :,f our readers. If you have visitors or purpo- going away- yourself, drop in and tail us, or rand us a note to that . effect. "Help th A first class con urday night, Apri by the "Imperial tors and aotres theatres of Cana Everything refin and enjoy a goo olass daucing an as the Train Ro price of admissi at McKibbon's d auspices of the Firemen." rt will be give Sat 1st in Oper. Hone ' a comp:: • of 24 ac the leading • e United States d ' -. d high. class, come laugh, see a lot of firs other attractions such ing, which is worth the alone. Plan of Hal ug store. Under the 're Company, Chief Vaunorteac was in Goderich on Friday last: D. McNaughton, of Brussels was in town on Tuesday. Mr, John Collin- is visiting with old . friends in town this week. e Mr. Charles W ts, of Clinton has - taken a situation . s this town. Miss Minnie Tho • been visiting with Miss Winnie Cu 1 The Weekly Glo ' e and Canada Farmer. Walter James for three years • ' ncipal of the Canadi- an Oorresponden e College and a gradu- ate of the Qatari Agrioultnral College, Guelph, has been . ppointed Editor of The Weekly Globe a , Canada Farmer of Toronto. The in =rests of the agricul- turists and home akers of this country are rapidly assu• 'ug commanding im- portance, and Th Weekly Globe and Canada Farmer, lath its new corps of editors and assistants, will devote its euergies to the sol ztion of the problems affecting the pro tion of agricultural industries and the evelopment of Cana- dian homes. The IMEs has made ar- rangements where y The Weekly Globe and Canada Farm and The TIMES may may be had by au subscriber in Cana- da, United States r Great Britain until January 1st, 1900, for one dollar. A more liberal news per offer has never been mode. The Cho1en Friends. Representatives 4 the Canadian Order of Chosen Friends to the number of 429, gathered in grand council last week in the Temple buildi• g at Toronto. Some forty women delegates were in the coun- cil. Grand donne:tier W. J. McCamon, of Belleville, characterized the year 1904 as having bees the most successful in the history of tl✓ order. Of the total surplus of $443,521 $9,489 was invested in municipal deb mtures. The grand councillor recom ded the grand coun- cil to adopt bienni 1 sessions, in order that more money ight be devoted to the organization w rk. Grand Recorder Montague reporte 27,000 members in good standing. T e insurance receipts for the past yea were $280,933, sick benefits $2.4,945, a d. the general fund $33,G09. Tbe exp diture in the organiz- ation department vas $1.1,378, and in the general fund $37, 3. The Grand Coun- cil defeated by a all majority a resolu- tion to increrse t insurance rates, and decided to hold b ennial instead of an- nual sessions. T e decision to hold bien- nial sessions will mean a saving of over $1,500 to the Grr:nd Council. Different from Last Year. How many of our readers in this sec- tion can recall t le severe snow storms peon, of Clinton has ingham friends. er of WIntechuroh, visited with Wingh Ira friends over Sun- day. , Miss Lizzie Hom Last Friday for Toro secured a good situa Mr. Stewart Butt spending a few da friends during the p h of Turuberry left to where she has ion. n, of Toronto was s with Wingham at week. Mrs. H. B. Elliott is spending a few days visiting with r • atives in Brantford and Stratford. Cee. Thompson o Goderich was call. ing on old friends i.' Wingham on Mon- day and Taesday. Mrs. D. T. Hepb n and son Walter left this week to sp d a few weeks with Mrs. Hepburn's mo her at Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. J. tl . Young, of London have been visiting 'or a few days with Mr. Young's paren ;s, Mr, and Mrs. A. Young. Mr, W. D. Pri ,le was in Toronto last week attendi the meeting of the Grand Council of he Canadian Order of Chosen Friends, a representative from the Wingham Co ncil. Mr. Alex. Orr, o the Hotel Brunswick. who has been tro led with rheumatism a great deal drain thepastwinter, left on Thursday last to end a short time at the mineral baths t Mt. Clemens, Mich. Mr. J. A. Fl ck and wife intend leaving in the nea future for Alberta. They have been r sedents of Wingham for about forty ye rs and have a host of friends here w o will learn of their removal witl .regret, Their, sou is now residing in A-berta. Mr. AIex. Smitl of Winliam was in town on Monday vetting. Many years ago he clerked fox the firm of Irwin & Hodgens, Clinton' = most progressive firm in the early days, Ind among the older residents he is stil well remembered as "Sandy" Smith.- JlintonNews-Record. —TrxEs and Weekly Globe till lst of January, 1000 for $1.00. —Mr. Jesse Butt has moved to the house on Patric street, vafated by Mrs. W. T. J. H Luth, and Mr. Thos. Felts is moving U the rooms in the Button block, vacated by Mr. Button. —Mr. Thos. £ braham, \Vingham's oldest established boot and shoemaker has a new advt. - this issue. If you need anything in gout and ehoe repair- ing It will pay yo x to give Mr. Abraham a call. that raged in th-s neighborhood one year Y ago. We vent re to state very few. * However, whe we mention an incident €. that happened en they will recall the . storms in their minds. It was on the evening of the eth and morning of the e 17th of March, 904, that the storms tied °`p' up the railroad so bad in this northern 'ti", section, that no trains passed over the 4. 4. L. H. & B. for an days. It was then that Conductor nirk's train was stalled north of town, aid in the morning rigs were sent out, ringing in nearly 50 pas- sengers, many „f whom spent the great- er part of ten d tys in town the guests of G.T.R. But merit the difference in the elements on the:eame dates this year, raining, and ant w fast disappearing, in fact very little eft, after havtngas many feet of snow fal in February Of this year as there were daring all of the winter previous; but the winds accompanying the storms this season were very mild itt comparison to a -year ago, and it was for this reason that the railroads have hot experienced th difficulties this winter such as they hl to encounter the last one.—Clinton ew Era. —Messrs. Pringle & Groves of the Wingham tannery have dissolved part- nership, as will be seen from notice in our advertising columns. The business will be continued by Mt. W. D. Pringle. While at work en a machine in Walker & Clegg's factory on Wednesday morning, Mr. Wm. Rogers had the mis- fortune to have two fingers taken off his left hand, ---Arrangements are being mettle by' the citizens' band for the holding of another of their popular entertainments in the Opera Sousa On Friday evening, April 7th. A good programme is being pre. pared. ,p i- - 1' One Thin is Gertain If there is any trouble with your eyesight you cannot have it rem- edied a single day too soon. It is certainly getting worse if permitted to contione—but glasses will probably stop it at the point ' = where the error had attained when • yon began to wear them. So it may be of utmost import- - anee that you see us the first day • you can. AIMcCaII & Co, I LIMITED. Druggists and Opticians WINGHAM, ONT. `. J LOCAL ATTERS. —Farmers in thi section are making ready for the sprin work. The first person to do any pl wing, as far as we have heard, was M . D. Currie, of East Wawanosh, who t•-.mmenced on Wed- nesday morning. —Wingham's fr • nt street should he given its annual sp ing cleaning. If this were done the ice *-auld soon disappear, Many of our merci ants have cleaned up in front of their pr :ureses, but the Chair- man of the street aemmittee has not yet taken the hint. —The committee in charge of the annual Farmers' 1 xcursion to the Model Farm at Guelph, net in Toronto last week to arrange d Lie and other matters with the G. T. E-. The exrusion will be held in June, 1 ut we have not yet learned the exact date. —Business hee been very quiet in Wingham duriuthe past week, owing to the impassiblaetondition of the roads. Yesterday a nutnner of farmers came to town with wage is and buggies and a few daye more seionld make the roads in very good shape}for wheeled vehicles. —Mr. F. H. Heath, well-known to many Winghan ites has been promoted to be one of the District Agents of the Confederation =wife Insurance Co, for Western Ontar o. Mr. Beath will re- turn to Londi2 from Toronto. His friends here wi be pleased to hear of his advancemeet. —The followi sg from Tuesday's To- ronto World netters to the illness of a gentleman well known to many of our readers:—"Dr. W. Gunn of Clinton,one of the best-kno'; u surgeons throughout Western Outer` , while iu Toronto ou Sunday last, in consultation with Dr. Caven over a 0 neon patient, was taken suddenly and d ngerous ill and is now at the residence o of his brother. D. Gunn, His many frien s hope for his speedy recovery " • Wingharn's Leading Shoe Store Every Woman Every Young Miss Every Child Will need a good pair of Rubbers during the slush time of the Spring Season. a • The sidewalks are always wet and sloppy. • There are a great many tricks itt Rubber-making—tricks you can't see. 4. • Best Quality of Rubbers Are here for almost as little as the nest -best Rubbers cost at .I. other Stores. *�I• Stem lllubbers, Storni Gaiters, ▪ holds, etc., 30c to 75c. Shapes to fit the new Shoes. • You'll always find a splendid assortment of good Ilubbere • here at reasonable prices, and now is the Rubber time of the Year. •s• fSee us for Trunks and Valises...,., �+ W. J. GREEK • Shoer to the People, 4. Toe Rubbers, Sandals, Foot - •I• 4.