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The Wingham Times, 1906-01-11, Page 1a • THE jr XXXY.—NO. 1770'. Tailor Made Clothes $1 We will make your suit to • your exact measures, to your order for fifteen dollars cor- rectly shaped and faultless- ly fitted, superbly tailored from some pure, all -wool fab- ric, staunchly guaranteed. For seventeen, eighteen or twenty dollars we would use a fabric of still higher quality. We make them with care and skill and can guarantee you entire satisfaction. • Trousers made to order at $3.50, 335. $4, $5, $6. A fine Reteotiott of Gents' Fur- niehings always in stock. 113.14.11olliutli TatlOr and Gents' Furnisher 2 doora from post office, MARRIAGE LICENSES (itsuCa. by FAAN$ Plazaaort, No, 28 Victoria .%esst. Winghara, Ont. No witnesses required. i - DOMINION BANK WINCHAM Capital paid up, $ 3M0 0,000 Reserve Fund and Undivided profits $ 3,644,000 Formers' Notes discounted, Drafts sold on all points in Canada, the United Retell and Europe. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT—Interest allowed on,deposits of $1 and upevards, and added to principal 30th June and filet Deettraber each year. D. T. HEPBURNI manager. S. vanstone, Solicitor. BANK OF HAMILTON WINCHAM. iOratital paid up 1 Reserve Fund, $4145,000.00, Total. Assets, $29,000,000.00. President— Nota Wat. Gineort. Vice-Prestaern, en a General Matisgar —a. Tenstiorn, Assistant Gen. Manager—II. at WATSON DIRECTORS John Prootor, C hae.a. Dan on, la et a.airtendrie, Oleo. But/terror& (tyres A. Birge. taspecttor—B. Wins ;a 111A.V11),R43 Intermit taloa ed or lepomitit of MOD and up - Innis, and added to ertztetpai on last Mar and et* November each 'aqua enesial Deposits ,also reeeived eit current *Mee of Mout. Cit, P. SlatTnt, Attest att ot., de.•k ZaT*11.11/4 floilottats. • s WINGHAM •11. GENERAL LOCAL NEWS, Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers Huron Lic nse Board. The license comm ssioners for Hurou County have been ' nppointed by the Ontario Government es follows:—West Huron—Mathew L khan. Thos. E Durnin, Thos. Ohuroljill. East Huron— john Shannen, John Cordiff, Jas. A. Strong. South Harp —Peter Douelas, Wm. Delbridge, oeeyJh Coming, Highest price paid 1r hides andpoul- try at T. Fells' butcher shop. Young's Bijou Comedy Co. This excellent company of entertaine5s is billed to appear in the Wingdm Operanouse for mile week, begs ning Monday, January 2fatid, under t e aus- pices of the Winglnim ire rigade, The oompany'a repeatoire odes some of the most popular nays, hioh a ill be put on in an tip-to...late manner. The public are invited to keep the dates in mind and plan to Attend ae many as possible of these en rtainments. Pro- gramme and particu ars of the plays to bo put on will be gin later. H. Davis bas tawaral good houses and a farm for sale, See him for particu- lars. Lost at Gaderich. The Wingbam hoskey oInb went to Goderich on Monday eveniug and played a friendly game the boys of the county town. The local players were rather at a disadva4tage in not having had any practice tl a year and were not only playing again t the Goderich play. ere, but also had a Goderich referee to play against. The lost to the tune of 11 to 2. The boys promise better in the league games. WANTEO—Ohoice roll ifter 25o. New laid Eggs 30o. $5 00m. for No: 1 Mink. (nearing Sale ot Dr&fg goods, Acre eta. G. E. ICING. • District L. O L. Meeting. The annual me ing of Turnberry District L. C. L. wa heldin the Orange hall, Wingham, on lTuesday afternoon, with a fnir represen ation of the lodges present. Only ro tine business was transacted. The o cers for the ensuing year were elected is follows:—W. M., Thos. Bridges, Be grave; M„ Wm. Guest, Wingham; chaplain, Rev. Geo. Baker, Bluevale; ,recording secre- tary, Geo. 0. Thor iton, Bluevale; finan- cial secretary, Tho . Stewart, Bluevale; D. of 0., Henry Mothers, Bluevale; lecturer, John Cas more, Wingham. • 3( I will sell my h usehold furniture by private sale at m house, corner George and Martha stre1a. Rolm WOUTIL SALE OP GATT E —T. E. Walker will sell by public a ction at the National Hotel, Wingheti at 2 o'clock on Friday, January 12th, 0 good dairy cows. in calf, and 10 he4d of young cattle. Turnbei ry Pioneer Dead. There pusse4 to his reward ou Friday last, in the peon of Thomas P. Mo. Creight, in his 67th year, one of the early pioneers .f this section, having taken up th homestead, lot 28, concession B, rnberry, in 1854. The subject of this b ief eketch was born in the County of Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated to thi country in early man- hood, working fi st at the mill business near Hamilton, nd where be joined Orange Lodge, o. 19. A short time after he came wes , taking up the farm on which he contin ed to route up to the time of his dea . He was the man who cut the first In .ber in Fisher Bros. saw mill in Lower " ingham. Mr. Mc. Creight Was a goo violin player and with the violin wh led away many hours to the -delight of hi friends and neigh. bora. In religion e was au Episcopa. lion and in politic a Conservative, and was a hind and o liging heighbor. He married Misa Eli' a J. Coulter, of West W awanosh, who t,vitli a grownup family tsarina°, to mount tho lo ee of a kind husband and father. The members of the family ave:---l'hotarts, Alfred and jaae, at Inane; John, on a feria adjoin- ing the homestead; Mrs. Wm. Weeks,. of Toronto; and. Mrs. Robt. Shiell, of Essex County. The ftweral On Monday afternoon to Winghain cemetery wait conducted bat members of Winglittin L. Q. L., Of which lodge deceased had been a member for a number of years. A few more years hall roll, A few more seasons come And we shall bt ii ith those who rest Asleep tvithin the tomb. WINGRAM, ONTARIO, TI{URSOAY, JANUARY Li, 1906, . , Celebrated Sil er Wedding. MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS. Monday evening, and Mrs. Win. Fowle brated the anniversar 25 years ago, invitiug of long standing, other acquaintance, to share festivities of the oceaic is a former resident of • ary and among those att event were Mr, and M of the Bluevale road. • au. let, 1906, Mr, fT t eettirsa er ce a - of their wedding any friends,soine of more recent ith them in the Mr. Fowler e Morris bound. tiding this:happy 0. John Fowler, • FOR SALE—A very desirable brick reeldenca on Frances street, near school house This is a beautiful home with all modern conveniencee. Call or write to T. H. Roes, Winghtim. Rifle SI eating, The various du ts of the Huron °minty Leegues, set en in all, were re- presented by ten of members at the Auburn rauges on Thursday, Deo. 28th. The trophy was mailed away by the Londesboro club; as was also, by one of its members, S. Lee, a medal for the best total of both th.. 200 and 600 yds range by any one ;hooter. The clubs stands as follows:— ?,00 yd 500 yd Total Londesboro 193 156 349 Auburn 194 154 848 Wingham 182 156 338 Blyth • . 181 148 329 Godetioh a. 188 137 325 Colborne .......• 177 147 824 Goderich Tp„.. ,168 141 829 Dr, Butler, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, 870 Queen's Avenne, London, 8rd door East St: Andrew's Church. Glasses supplied. Northern H ckey League, The Northern Fro ey League schedule Jan. 9—Harristi at Mount Forest, Luc:know at Palms ton. Jan, 12_Winhajn at Lucknow. Jan. 10-7iVingh -m at Palmerston, Luoknow at Mount Forest. Jan. 17—Lucknow st11arrjton. Jana 25—Palmers on at LuOknow. Jan. 26 —Palmers nteat Wingham • .T01'1' 30—Pahnere 6a aellarristob. Feb. 2— Winghai4 at Mount Forest, Harriston at Palthe ston. Feb. 9—Palmerst n at Mount Forest, Harriston as Wing am. Feb. 14—Winghaltn at Harriston. Feb. 16—Lneknew at Wingham Feb. 22—Mount •Torest at Lncknow. Feb. 28—Mount „Forest at Wingham. • Tonic Via t of Laughter. We are net die about the physi we are prepared t there is nothing of human nature hearty laugh. T zr onstrative abont it impossible to d is a prince or a tile merriment. Har could. be perpetrat power of song fromi the birds, but that would be a smallcalamity compared with the filching of I laughter from life. If the conditions o such as to afford t the frequent enjoy peal of laughter, that other favo alone would b happiness was p men. sed to say anything ogy of laughter, but affirm that as a tonic ithin the possibilities hat can match a good, ere is something de - a laugh that makes stinguish whether it eian who is moved to ly greater tragedy than to wrest the this world could be every human being ment of a pure hearty here would be no need s be conferred. This ample testimony that remount in the lives of Fon SALE—A good brick residence beautifully situated in the town of Wingham; eight roonts; bath; electric lighted; modern conveniences. This is a very desirable property, Terms tea- somble, and to suit purchaser. Address at Times office. Suicide t Winnipeg. Tho following d patch from Winni- peg, dated Januar 2nd, refers to the sad end of a form r Wingham young men. The bereave will have the sym- pathy of their old ingliain friends in their affliction:—A tragic suicide 00. carred here this m rning, when Itobt. G. Me0osh, Son of ev. E. McCosh of Chatham, Ont., pay ng teller in the Can. adieu Bank of Com erce, shot himself through the braie. The rash act was prompted by des ondeney, resulting from the feet that had received no- tice from the bank 1 his dismissal, on acconnt of having b en married clandes- tinely recently, his salary was not euffieient, accortlin to the rule of the bank, for him to ma y. His affairs at the bank aro in per—,et order and the books Were batsmen( up to Saturday night, That las actica was prenietlitat- , ed isCertain, as a lett r addreesed to his 'Maher was found, in which he stated his intention," GoinuE—The vote oiled for police trustees was as follow :—Hamilton 58, ,Hammond 54, Irwin 5 , McLaughlin 46, HOWioN—Followin is the vote for Connoillore in then:, nship in sub -divi- sions:— • Binkley 44 76 26 30 28 20-223 Gowdy 70 46 )5 64 55 88-358 Hainstook 56 42 17 124 50 74-443 Shetwee . 68 35 35 106 66 43-403 Underwood.. •72 41 44 43 29 29-298 Winters. 29 85 2 76 43 65-300 13.1.1LLETT—The follow Hallett raunioipal elect Pol For Reeve 1 2 Win. Moon. .40- 54 28 T. McMillan ..80 84 48 For Connoillere ng is the vote at one:— • Inarision Total 5 6 7 26 44 46. 321 1 22 37 38..86a John Barr, .44 55 44 61 31 48 46. 332 Hugh H. Hill.60 80 24,75 26 52 53..379 James Leiper 95122 42 97 27 41 44. 468 Wm. J. Mills.58 91 30 21 37 32..331 Sam McCool..58 60 36 6 46 40 25 .339 Monate—The vote inn this township was as follows:— Reeve— 1' 2 Shaw 43 49 2 Taylor._ , 48 40 7 CouncillO.ra Campbell 388• 6 54 78 83-360 Kelly ... . 66 71 4 38 31 57-308 McOutclieon. „48-43 4 34 24 60-249 Taylor ' -67 46 3 46 13 36-246 Yount 8u 42 7 44 30 44-270 The council will consis of Reeve Tay- lor and Cuneillors Oa pbell, Kelly, Youill and. McCutcheop. 4 5 6 28 43 79-206 68 45 42-310 GREY—Following is 4e vote at the muuicipal elections: - 1 2 3 5 6 7 Baker . 18 10 ft en 58 19 7-139 Bennett S5 12 2 0 18 27 3— 97 Brown 27 32 84 '7 55 44 84-323 °att. .• .... 61 83 9 a4 59 42 28-256 Grant 43 07 49 Y7 53 34 43-310 Jobneton 18 24 82 3 40 14 88-319 McDonald 30 17 15 McKay 5 2 5 Council for 1006—Ree bY acclamatioa. • 446 45 80-192 8 23 4 22— 119 e, Wm. Fraser, twitters, Jim. Brown. 4.1.0h •D newt Johnstob eindalehir0 The following figures ive the vote on the local option bylaw ii East Wawa- nosh:— For Against 1 2 3 4Total 33 50 /50 25 • 158 14 24 10 34 88 Majority for plaw 70 West Wawanosh the vote cast at the Reeve—Bailie 192, F.The following is nuicipal election :— aylor 148, McLean 1.46. Conucillore--- hornpsou 309, Medd 801, Anderson e48, ancQuillin 200, Walsh 170. • A limn in politicslcould be honest; but he wouldn't. The Wingh m Oil Co, Meson T, 3. MoLe n and A. Dulmage have opened an offi ge in Wingham and will engage in the 0 1 business, the cora. party to be known as the, Wingham 011 Co. They will dea in all kinds of the best machine oil, *eases, belting, en- gineers' supplies, eh, Mr. McLean has • bed many years of eit perience in this hue and will look after I ie company's inter- est as salesman, wh le Mr. Dulmage will do the office work. Wingham is an ex- cellent distributing toint and should. be a good centre for a 4usioess of this kind. We wish these gent einen all prosperity in their businees, 1 The* would be more babies if it were against the law. - The first time ai an has a bank }le - count he can't slee that night for fear it will fail before da light. A girl's idea of at a party, which s give her a sick hea happy time is being e knows is going to ache in the morning'. TftffffftlfitT'AfftW PURE DRUGS AT ROT PRICES Walton ii-4mtww4g(i DRUGGIST. A parcel of white sowelling was left at i Wingham post offi e some time ago. Owner can have same by paying for tine notice. Grey Pion ter Dead. An old and weink 'own resident of the 14th con., •passed tq that bourne from whence no travell r returns, Sabbath morning, Deo, 31st in the person of Charles Williamsor ,his death being quite a surprise to many He had undergone a oritioal operation, tfter being in poor health for some yearg, in the hope that his life would be prolonged, but his weakened conditie is was not able to Deceased s born in Cheshire, to Canada over 46 iving for. a 'time in he was married to who predeceased ber they moved to the 1, Purchasing the farm rom the late Lewis Englaud, and cam years ago. After Oxford Co., wher Hannah Durrant, husband by yea lath of Grey in 18 on which be died McDonald, of W Iton. The surviving children are Wm. of Wingham; Alf., in Michigan; and Theis. on the home- stead. Mr. Willie nson was an upright, honorable man, inalistrious and kindly He was a memb r of the Methodist church for years, an independent in politics and will be remembered by many for his neig borly deeds. sn" A special penmanship plass will be forinad in the Basin se dllege beginre ing Monday evening . 15. Ten weeks' course of three nighs a week for ten denarsa 'Peat fnather particular/lean, at college. • • Best of Vie Season. The annual Soo tish concert of Camp Caledonia, Sons of Scotland is again over and Tuesd y eveniagat entertain- ment was fully p to the standard of the concert of f rmer years. The at- tendance was rger than since the bumper house of 902, when Jessie Mo. Lachlan, the qne of Scottish singers, visited Wingham. The committee this year gave the p ople a very lengthy program, we veu re to say the longest ever given in Wi ghani, mid all the art - fists were appr ciated by the large audience. Miss race Merry, the elocu- outionist, was ve y well received. She A has a pe stage appearance. We be- lieve her best sel ction was "Mrs. Mc- Fagin on Skates. ' Mr. Frank Bemrose, concert tenor, ha a splendid voice and ha were well received. has a good future be - his several select We would say h fore him, His s (actions were all well rendered, but he Appeared best in "The True Born S otchraan." Mrs. A. Gillies, sopranc has a well trained voice and her sel ctions were much en- joyed. The nun bers most appreciated by the audieace were "Shamrock, Thistle and Roses" "Mary of Argyle" and "Six Feet 3f Earth," the latter selection being very Well rendered. J. H. Cameron, hu norist, was in his best form and those who have heard him be- fore were loud su their praise of his many selection on Tuesday evening. He was rather and on the women in his funny songs bit this was rather enjoyed. Mr. Cameron t ill have a hearty wel- come back to ingham. Our old friend, Jimmy Fax, w do not need to say that his selections ere appreciated. This was the sevent appearance for Mr. Fax at the Scottish concert and he still has a th warm place in e hearts of the people. His best selecaion was "Has Anybody Seen my Brea e Charlie." Piper Mc- Donald and Mi s Mabel McDonald, in piping and clan were much enjoyed and each dance brought loud applause, but the new da con Little Flora Mc- Donald, is worth of special mention. This was her fire appearance before tho public and in the irst deuce in tompany with her Sista, took her part fairly well. 13y special. tqutst the little tot danced the Hight ad Fliaga and won warm applanae fr the audience. Miss Norma• Diusley Made an excellent pianist, the differ it artists saying they hal bever met t better accompanist INAUGURA4'... MEETING. $1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE The inaugural n. eting of the Wing- • ham Town Council' for 1906, composed of Thos. Bell. May na and Means. S. Bennett, D 3JI, Forbes, Geo. 0. Hanna, Win, lerichiton and D. E. Mc- Donald, was held ac :circling to statute on Monday last at 11 osolook tbe !Ambers taking the oaths of qualification and of office. A coniraitteesconsisting of Mayor Bell, and Councillors Bennett and BeU were appointed to strike' the standing committees for the ?ear, when au ad- journment was mada until evening. The council met :e the evening with all the mellitus* pre ent. The olerk read th report of the atrila tug committee app hating the standing committees for th year, whioh are as follow Executive Comm ttee-Mayor Bell and Oonnoillors Bennett and Bell. Waterworks Com ittee—Couns. en- nelt, Nicholson and orbee. Roads and Bridge —Cons. Bell, Mc- Donald and Forbes, Finance Committe 1—Couns, Hanna, Nicholson and McDonald. The report was on notion adopted. The clerk read the r port of the license commissioners for W st Huron,enclos- ing balance of license fees, $286 50. - Mr, W. Green, 'uperintendent of the electric • lighting p ant, tendered his resignatiOn. On mot n of Cowls. Mc- Donald and Hanna, th same was accept- ed. The clerk read a co munication from the Western Foundry Co , in reply to a letter from the coo oil. The matter will be dealt with lat r. Mayor Bell report d in the matter of assessment of e1otro lighting plant by the Township of Tur berry, stating that the least the Townel½ip would take in settlement is $45 00 a ear. On motion of Own. Nicholson and Forbes the executive loomwittee were '11 WE TEST EVES and our methods are up-to-date. 'We can suit anyone who has eye treubie. If you have been Wit able to be Puited before, came to ue awl we eau snit yeti. We can refer you to a number ef .satisfied customers already. WALLEY'S DRUG STORE WISO11.4,0, ONT. phone 108. Successor to Neel& & Co. WINCH AII • BUSINESS COLLEGE is a Nigh -grade Commercial &amyl — Tuner. counsis — Commercial • Stenography . Telegraphy Write GEO, SPOTTON, Principal, Deed in Alberta. empowered to adverti for a man to Word was reoei ed in town on Moi take the place of Mr. mein and report day of the death of Ur. W.S Robertson, at next meeting of coun it. sou of Mr. Wm. Rtbertson. formerly of Moved by Couns Be nett and Nichol• Wingham, at his home in Wanton, son, that Turnberry be paid $45 as tains Alberta. Death en rred on Monday • lepa for electric light plan for, each 0! of tire morning after A Mess. The de. ,years 1904. and 1905; th Se payments to ceased young man waS in his 28th year, jndiee.—Oarried. be made under protest thand without pre. naufdeww;fseebroerinn ,BienbeWolitri aboabmie.4 and lieafter- of secured a positon in the civil failed, The clerk read the r port of the vote of e bylaws voted on t the Muninipal Sneirlveice1;eavt Ottawa, elections, stating that bo\h had ,been oar- ingoonthsracteae bis healthsevereoold vied, and the electors had also decided in which developed_into th t dread disease, consumption. In the en east of 1903 he favor of the establishns nit of a High ScI Irwin appear th reference change of climate woul, obpth ee beeeettieitehi6 nhor61A. • 71 in went to Calgary in the • to bringing the matter High School ' Re was 'very f9 mneh imp veil and the before the County Counc 1. , family went West in the pring.of 1904. Moved by Conn. Hanna, seconded by Daring the last fall be v.; .s againtaken °nun. Nicholson, that Mayor Bell and down and his 'weaken dntit Messrs. Dr. Irwin and . H. Pdosgrove, Could not throw off t e diseage. Mr. interview the County pnancil at their ' Robertson was a arieht waive and np- first meeting and requeat theta to estab- right young man an his many old lish a High School in tie Town of Wing. • friends hen v. ill learn thistlgeraettla. Theatso ham, the expenses of delegation to be early an age with in «h re paid by the town.—Ca Tied: bereaved family will h .ve the sympathy Moved by Omits. MaDonald and For- a! many friends in the r affliction. The bes, that A. E. Smith • tad A. Cosenbody is being brout ht s be to Wingham for auditors for the enani g year, salary to interment sant the iun rail will he con - be $30 each. • dated by the IndF pe dent Oddfellows On motion of Co ns. Bennett and of w1•4011 societY dot* t'a was a Mem* Nicholson it was dect ed to advertise in I nbertkn.Aewt tnnion whatieofgoindaygtthe press tieer it ewaesi the local papers for *niters for the con- o struction of a bridgelon,Water street. [would be held. On motion of Cou. s Hanna and Mc- Donald, Mr. Anson ibuimage was entree- ed as assessor for 19 6 at a salary of $125. i i Co. By-law No. 536, 1006, relating to the I Bijou Comedy assessment of C. Loyd & Son's door I The initial appearance of the Bijou i factory; and 13y.Lejw No. 537,1006,r • 1(1)"led37 ccimPallat the Grand Opera.)' viding for the isms of debentures for House last night was i decided success. There was a large an Hence in attene construction of bri Ige on Water street, a000 who were greatl pleafted veil the regeived their then. readings and were passed. en tertainment a sh wealtheir anpieetia- By-Law No. 538, 1906, appointing A. tion is a ver maa ed meat The kat company is a - ne, for its kind, and will win titsci o inions from the pleasure -seekers of K ngston before the close of its euga,geme t. . -"Itlaho," n scene of western life, was the piece presented. it1arjie Adams, as A bylaw was p. seed appointing A. "Bessie: Fairiax," tool the leading role Dalmage, assessor or 1906 at a salary of and proved herself to be an aetress of taleat and ability. II charmina per- sonality and clever act art won for her Counts w"6 on mot' favor and applause. H. W. Young, A3 tip of Couns. Bennett atid Nioholson "3 ink Miami," showet by his acting *commended to 6(1 paid:— that he was a close stud nt of histronio T. Hall, printing, advt., etc.. a $37 12 art. ft./well earned the upplauee he re. IAI.00Ek.Simmons,ti:teieoreintstgvbiettelelot.s.„. 4ec50 Centred. Alice Lawrence i a pleasing ac. tress and gave a fine ni erpretetion of X. D. Cumming D. R. 0., and. 1 lin role. Minnie Benoit, •Mre. Boggs' Doll room 5 00 the hotel keeper, kept ti e endience in Wm, Mitchell, D. It 0 3 0011aughter by the vigor°, s miner in Z. Loughoed, reit Of poll *Om 2 oo t which she, asserted her Ntinioas. The J. II. Ferguson, making financi- •' 'Alamo of the ceie pally are good and al stetement, R 0. cometory . ably easinted in the euereta of the per- deede, ete n el 00 fortnamo. Tho speeialtaes are new. Beattie Bros 1 co Both the hinging and dancing wits nitwit Bell Telephone a., accousit, 70 10 admired. The instrument \seleetion 60 I/ II. Elliott, waiting, advtg ete 52 50 the 1)0118 was a fine niters Ofnvoin, To - 1.1. Gerry, padleair 30 night the camony will prettent the his. Moved by °mai. Ftanne and McDtm. Unlit], romance of "Nell Gwyne."—Iting- • Dane...4011st the Oolleetorse roil ba re- Stun Whig. Opera notate. '• 'Matthaei, This annual contact is looked ferward to 1»'a large num )0i' of pooplaand jadg- in; from the large and attentive and- i lance this year's e tertainment will be put down as one o the best Of tho last • eight a ears. E. Smith and A. Oosens auditors for 1906 was read and sassed. A bylaw was o passed authorizing the Mayor and rreastirer to borrow money from the Dank of Hamilton to meet =neat experlditures. 8125.00. The following a tba jan. for week murnewing .TentAitty eled, 'leaned all united. ander ae.spiceis of Fite 11.14.041! - • I :.1