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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1906-02-01, Page 1THE VVIN(iHAM TIMES. VOL XXXV.-NO. 1773, Tailor -Made Clothes $15. 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, 3.75. $4, $5, $3. A fine selection of Gents' Fur- nishings always in sock. 1.SL1Ho G hill llth Tailor and Gents' Furnisher 2 doors from post office, MARRIAGE LICENSES towed by E'aAxre PATERso i No. 2s Victoria strata, Wingham, Ont. No witneasesreanired. DOMINION SANK WNCHAM Capital paid up, $3,000,00 0 Reserve Fund and Undivided profits $3,750,000 Farmers' Notes discounted. Drafts Bold 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 eaoh year. D. T. HEPBURN, manager. Vanetone, solicitor. BANK OF HAMILTON WINCH Capital paid up, ,44;5,00; .Or . Reserve rand, $3,41i0iC3.00. Total Assets, $10,C00,000.00. President- Hos. Wm. Genies. Vioe•Prosident end. General manager -3. Tattsnor.r . Assistant Gen. 1an er-Lt M, WATSON DIRECTORS John Proctor, Cha,.L.Dalton, 11 ea 3. c+,Hondrie, Qua. Rntbur urd Lbra, A. Besse. Inspsotor-B. CVillsan. 8AVIN GS BANZ, Interest allowed on depostte of $1.00 and np. wards, andsddod to prtnotpai on 91st 1day and tteth November each year. Speefat Deposita ,also resolved et current tido of interest. C. P. Brxtta, Agent DII MNdON&HOI'LM.18, °oltot$orL GENERAL LOCAL NEWS. Died at Hort Credit. Mrs, Maddigan, nether of Mre. J. J. Cunningham and Mr. James. Maddigan, of town, died at h home in Port Credit on Friday last aft 4 a very brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. C nningham and Mr. Maddigan attend .d the funeral. The bereaved will have the sympathy of many friends in t ceir affliction. Highest price paid for hides and poul- try at T. Fells' butcher shop. Convicti-on Quashed. We understand hat Judge Holt has given his decision n the appeal case of A. A. Esty, of Wtloxeter, in which Esty appealed from the ioision of Magistrate Ross, of Wroxeter n fining him for sell. ing liquor dnrin prohibited hours Judge Holt quash s the decision of the magistrate. • Married: it Thessalon. We have just warned this week that Mr. J. H.R. Ellie:., editor of the Thessa- lon Advocate, an cousin of the editor of this paper, was narried on December 27th, to Miss BoyR, of Thessalon. Mr, Elliott is a forme member of the TIMES staff, and his old ' friends here will join with the TIMES i = wishing him and his bride many hap r years of wedded life. H. Davis has several good bonses and a farm for sale. See him for particu- lars. Big Revr.I Over. Messrs. Torrey arm Alexander finished their series of revivi services at Toronto on Sunday night. t.t the meetings Sat- urday and Sunday is estimated that felly 25,000 people ..ere present. They have held altogethe 53 meetings,with an estimated attendanbe of 230,000 people, of whom 10,000 cane from places outside of Toronto. The can professing non• version nnmbered 659 and the children 1,676. The colleot:.ns taken at Massey Hall are estimated .t $10,000. Wingham's High School. At the meeting o- the Huron County Council in Goderic last week Wingham was made a Highhool centre as per request of the deputation. The County Council appointed Nesers. J. A. Morton, John Wilson and W. F. VanStone as their members of t.te new High School Board. It will no be in order for the Town Council and she School Board to appoint their mem}l It will also be nece Council to pass a b the raising of the rr for the erection of These matters shoo promptly as possib operations may be early spring, 1 ere of the new board. sary for the Town •law to provide for wired sum of money he school building. d be dealt with as so that building commenced in the Fon SALE -A good brick residence beautifully situated in the town of Wingham; eight rooms; bath; electric lighted; modern conveniences. This is a very desirable property. Terms reason- able, and to snit purchaser. Address at TIMES office. Promotion for Former Wingham Boy The following i em, from the China, Glass and Lamp t ournal, Philadelphia, refers to a forme Wingham young man and son of Mr. .radshaw Kerr, of this town. The Tia es is much pleased to note Charlie's • rogress and, with his many friends i • this section, wish for him a continu•'nce of the prosperity marked his business which has thus career : "An annou . cement of consider- able interest t the glass trade was made this wee to the effect that Ohas. L. Kerr i11 leave the road and take charg: of the New York office of Gillis er & Sons. Mr. Kerr, who has r: ( resented the Phil- adelphia concern in the capacity of traveling salesm.0 for about four years, is one of the most popular knights of the t rip. Genial at all times, and neve too busy to give a pleasant word, " barley" has made a distinct succ::s of the vocation which he has een following for some time past., He is thoroughly acquainted wit the glass business and knows his e d of the trade from A. to Z. Mr. K re is still a young mail ane'. his pro otiou at this time demi lastrates be and a doubt that .. , r . h made �d in everysense he ,ze g of the word. He as for some years With Gowans, K t & Co., the larg- est crockery who esalers of Toronto. The change will e made about Feb- ruary 1. It is p Being to note that it is probable Mr Kerr will continuo his visits to Pitt burg in January of each year even ter he takes up his new duties. Wi him will go the sincere wishes of legion of friends who are thorou ly confident that he will make an ndoubted duccesa in bis new undert king." WINGIIABI, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1906. Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers De Alya Col ege Girls. Don't fail to see th -: De Alva College Girls at the Opera use on Saturday evening of this weak. See the big parade at 12 o'olock oon and hear the concert in front of tlIe opera house at 7 p m. Prices 25o., 36.. and 50c. Plan of hall et Walton MeK obon'a drug store. Sale of Fr. ---m Stock. The date of M_ D. W. Campbell's auction sale of farm stock at lot 3, con- cession 2, Morris, has been changed from February Lith -o Monday, Febru- ary 5th. Mr. Camp .ell has a choice lot of horses and cattle J. Purvis will be the auctioneer and r member the date is Monday, Eebruary ith. Sale to com- mence at 1 o'clock. Fon SALE -A nice five roomed stone cottage, nearly now is offered for sale cheap. Good well, and house in good repair. Apply to A. E. SMITH. Lawn Bowfin in January. Last Friday aftern on a large number of the members of tl• _ Wingham Lawn Bowling Club enjoytrl a game on the green. A group pho'o of the players, who were in their -hirt sleeves, was taken. Thia is a thi ig that shall not probably again occur n the lifetime of any who were presen last Friday. To have lawn bowling aid a hockey match on the 26th of Janua dinary, especially in The past two winter the year, the railways against the drifts of s is out of the or- is land of snow. at this time of ere busy battling OW. Sending out/Statutes. Tho King's Printers Department has been kept busy do 'ng the past few weeks sending out etween 5,000 and 6,000 copiesthe of ntariotstatutes of 1905 to Justices of tae Peace and others entitled to receive tl em. The statutes of 1905 make a volur ie of 838 pages. The newly•appoiuted J.L.'s will not receive copies of the reviser statutes until 1907, when a revision a id consolidation of the statutes will be nade by a commis- sion of judges, Ma, takes place every ten years under th , provisions of law, the last revision having been made in 1897. WAFTED -Choi( roll Butter 25o. New laid Eggs 30c. $5 0 cash for No. 1 Mink. Clearing Sale of D_ess Goods, Furs etc. G. E. ICING. Sons of Scotland. • Ou Wednesday ((ming of last week a very successful special meeting of Camp Caledonia, Sons of . Scotland was held, and was very large attended. At the close of the meeting the members march- ed, headed by Pipe McDonald, to L. Kennedy's Star rests rant, where oysters were served and a ppy hour spent by the members. Gran Organizer Gibson has been in town fo two weeks and on Monday evening of this week another special meeting of th Camp was held, when a number of n w members were initiated. Mr. Gibe n did very good work during his sta here. The local Camp is in a very pr porous condition, and now has a good mbership. The flood is all ove •, and the oad to our mill is in good s ape. ! ow is the time to gety our gri ting d chopping done. Farmers b : • in ieir flour will do well by coming t. he mill and get the highest gaulit of Manitoba and blended flours, andright prices. We want wheat and will pay the highest market price for any��ff quantity delivered at mill. HowsoN, I- AitvEy & BRooi.Lr•.- nANK. 1 Regarding 4tray Animals. Many are in itino awe of the law re- garding stray anim Is. In case the an- imal is a horse,bull, ox, cow, sheep, goat pig or other cattle, f destrained by a re- sident, ofd iverin same insteadg the sa e t o the pound -keepers, a may retain said animal in his own ossession, provided he makes no claim for damages. But notice in writing must be forthwith given to the owner rf known, and if not known notice shael bo given within forty-eight hours t¢ the township clerk, together with a description of the color, ago and natural anti artificial marks on said animal, If tie animal be worth $10 or more, the destrainer shall advertise the Sano for three weeks in a county paper. One montl. after being taken up, the destrainer shal,I. advertise and sell same animal--thre days' notice of sale to be first given. but of the proceeds he is authorized to;pay for the advertis- ing, necessary care and trouble and for food for animal. I3ilanee, if any, if not claimed;by owner wi liin three months, Must be paid to tow hip treasurer fcr local municipal purpo ('S. Wingham n Top The first league ho ey game, played in the Wingham rip on Friday evening last, was largely att nded. The visitors from Palmerston w re not in the same class with the Wivam players. The snore was 16' goals o 5 in favor of the locals. Wingham tem is now ahead in league standing. 'ingham team is _ scheduled to play in it. Forest on Fri- day evening, and IL riston will play here on Friday evenilsz, February 9th. Dr. Butler, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, 370 Queen's Avenue, Loudon, 3rd door East St. Andrew's Church. Glasses supplied. Final OppJrtunity The most beautiful icture ever offer- ed in this country is •-ithout dou•: the one entitled "Qneei - Alexa . ' a, Her Grandchildren and logs,' ven with the Family Herald % +' wkly Star of Montreal tins seaso . e learn that the supply is fast being usted, and furth- er supplies oannot b obtained. The publishers guarantee t to all who sub- scribe to the Family :raid and Weekly Star during Februar ., but no longer. The picture though w 11 worth two dol- lars, is free to all why send one dollar for that great familyand farm paper, the Family Herald a':. Weekly Star of Montreal. Literary `. ociety The students of th . Wingham Bust.. nese College have or anized a Literary Society and during the winter season will entertain thei friends twice a month. The first ev ning will be Fri. day, Feb. 9th, when t programme will consist of a debate, an address, readings, vocal and instrumento music, etc. The following officers ever ; elected: -Hon. President, Geo. Spo ten ; President, Herbert H, Sheriff ; 1-t Vice President, Miss H. Wellwood ; 20A Vice President, Miss O. Manners ; b nestery. Payton Patterson ; Progra me Committee, Misses Boomer and Lowish, 'Hessen) McCall and Sharpe ; Reception Com- mittee, Misses Snell nd Smale, Messrs Elliott and White. SALE OF CATTLE . E. Wa1ls'ef, will sell by public aucti n at t'hh National Hotel, Wingham, 5 2 o'krook on Sat., February 3rd, 20 g sod dairy cows, in calf and 15 yearling A Goo: i Show. H. Wilmot Yo .tg's Bijou Comedy Company conclnd d a week's engage- ment at the Opera House, on Saturday night. The plays resented during the week were well at ended and well re- ceived, Martie Ada s, the popular lead- ing lady is a very lever, acting with a naturalness seldom een at popular prices. She is of pleasant appearance, a good figure, during the week she wore some handsome gowns. H. Wilmot Young is possibly the best a d most popular actor - manager, that visit Wiugham. The sup- porting cast is strot z, while the special- ties are the best seen here in many moons. Jesse and Beatrice Sours, are a feature, Tho eng igement was under the auspices of there brigade. Mr. Will King gat the barrel of finur. This clever company will play a return engagement for 3 ights, Feb. S. 9, 10, and then it will pos Ably be another 2 or 3 years before Mr. ! Y ouug reaches us again. FOR �C Atr•.-A ver desirable brick residence on Frances street, near school house. This is a beautiful home with all modern conveniences. Call or write to T. H. Roes, Wingham. N DIGESTION ? Why suffer from it ? rOTuI 1Lh'S Dyspepsia Tablets RELIEVE AND CURE EVERY TIME. FOR SALE BY Walton McKibbou Flint. B. DRUGGIST. Next door to postoflice. This store closes at S p. every evening except Saturday. Removing td Clinton. A. R. Smith, Ger_ s' Furnisher and Clothier, who has be n in business for the past 4 years, has ieoided to remove to Clinton, where 1 e has secured H. Plumsteel's store, w o is moving west. Prior to removing,. Smith is having a genuine clearing 3a1e. See add. on page 5. - Bargain days a book store Friday 9th and 10th. C cushion tops an adv. next week. Fisher's ocpnr'e) cud '.at day, Feb. and play of new fancy goods. See Annual Church Meeting. The annual me ting of the congrega- tion of Si. Andrew's Presbyterian church was held in the lecture room ot the church on Frida evening last, with the pastor, liev. D Perrie as chairman. Tho attendance Sas not very large. The financial report, he particulars of which were given iri our ast issue, was adopted. New members of he Board of Managers were elected as fo ows:-John F. Link - later, Alex, Youn. L. Harold and 1). Currin. These, • 'th Dr. Irwin. R. A. Hutchison, Wm. holson, Win. Bone, Robt. Maxwell, T easurer and John Ritchie, Seoretary, ill be the Mana- gers for 1906. Mr. eo. W. Cline was re•engaged as Choir eader and Miss L. Sherk as organist. - he salary of Mr. Hugh Hamilton, as ' aretaker was in' creased $15. To Wind u. Society. A special general minion Draught Hor was held at Clinton 1 what action would eeting of the Do - Breeders' Society st week to consider e taken regarding the future of the soc'cty. It is now ten years since the sooi.ty was organized, It has published th ee volumes of its stud bookhas a' mirth readyfor the au d press,•with a surpl.: in the bank of soy. eral hundred della But iu view of the apparent impo: ibility of having its certificates of regis ry recognized under the present Gover• • ent regulations for nationalizing of st.ok registry, the meet- ing decided to wi.. np the sooiety and appointed counsel o proceed therewith according to law. - The council decided to accept entries f registration up till March next, after vhich date no more business will be do. e. Pioneer F This week we a nouuce the death man and one of tl Wingham, in tl Abraham, aged 6 been in poor 'esident Dead. e called upon to an - f the oldest business e pioneer residents of e person of Thomas years. Deceased had ualth for some three months and last Thursday evening he retired, feeling Mich better than he bad for some days, h it on Friday morning he was found de id in bed. Mr. Abra• ham was born ir( Ireland and in early manhood emigre ;ed to Canada and after living in several places, he settled in Paris over fifty years ago, where he learned the shoe making trade and in that place fifty Nears ago he was mar- ried to Miss E izabeth Weldon, who pre•deceasecl hire in November 1902. A little over forty tears ago the subject of this notice moved to Wingham and since that time I as been engaged in the shoe making alio repairing business. In the early days le employed as many as five workmen. ` He was a man of many good pate and one of his chain objects in life w is "To owe no man a dollar," and he always practiced what be preached it this particular. Mr. Abraham was w 41 posted on the early history of Wini liaus and surrounding country and the writer has had many interesting chats with him on the hap- penings of the eerly days. Ile was a staunch Conservative and was active iu every campaign. For twenty years he had been a mercer of the Wingham . School Board. We was a member of Wingham L. 0..1i. and for many years . was Treasurer of the lodge. When the : Orange hall was wilt in Wingham, Mr. Abraham had th) money in hand to hand over for the payment in full for the building. Our o d friend will be greatly missed in the tos u. He is survived by two sons Robert . ud William, who are residing in the tV stern States, and one daughter, Mrs. D. McKay, who has been residing with her other for some meths past. The funer on Sunday afternoon to Wingham cem tery was largely at- tended. The ser ties at the house and grave were con acted by Rev. T. S. Boyle, Mr. Abrah m being one of tlio early members St. Paul's church. The remains wer borne to their last resting place by ix members Of the Wingham Scho Board, Dr, A. J. Irwiu,and Messrs. 1. Kerr, 0. N. Griffin, A. E. Lloyd, Wm Moore, J. J. Honiuth. The members of he L. O. L. and the I.'0.1.P. attended 'e funeral in a body, the services of eac being conducted at the grave. The Mild inter of 1832. $ 1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE The oldest inhabi ant came into this office the other da and remarked that as an average winte this was exceeding. ly severe. "Speaki of warm winters," said he, "do yon (call the winter of 1832? In that wi er I went to school from December u it March barefoct, with nothing on bu linen pants and a cotton shirt. In th t winter Christmas Day I picked eight parts of ripe straw- berries in a field pposite my father's house in the town Turner, and I very nearly had a sunst ke, It was so warm that winter that th" y forgot to hold the - annual legislater at added our faithful see sects nights as Augusta." By gum, hronicler. "I never ie had for heat. I slept all winter 'tftaut no bedclothes, and the'skeeters bit 'earful." -Lewiston (Me) Journal. School T' achers. The following is a ist of the school teachers in East and West Wawanosh as compiled by Inspe or Tom: - EAST WA ANOSH 3 Irene Woods.... . ... Blyth ti Gordon E. Wigh anau Westfield 8 Lizzie A. Cnnnie ghamBelgrave 9 Elsie M. Clark Wingham 10 Ethel Cameron Blyth 11 Isabella D McDo igall.... Wingham 13 Alfred A. Naylor Belgrave 16 Edith E. Jenkins,.... .. .. Blyth 11 (Union) Margare . E. Bielby..Blyth WEST WA/YANOSE 2 Margaret Kilpat-cck Prosperity 3 Wm. C. McGregSt. Helene 4 Beatrice E. AndeatonSt. Helens 7 Sylvia Seel ... ..........Fordyce 12 Hannah Wilson .... .Fordyce 14 Maggie A. Fiala: Whitechurch 15 Ethel Ferguson. _ . Westfield 17 Mabel Bailie Dungannon Killed in th 'Woods. Another fatal and unfortunate acci- dent occurred in To nberr Township p on Friday morning 1a , when Mr. Robt. Wood was killed by a ailing tree. Mr, Wood and Mr. Andre Leggatt were en- gaged cutting wood or Mr. John B. Hardie On the Frid y morning they . were nutting down a tr a and it lodged. Mr. Leggatt saw the d ger, but not in time to warn his unfgr unate comrade. The tree struck Mr. ood on the head and also breaking his a m, leg and free - taring his right side. he unfortunate man lived for less th half an hour after the accident. De aced was in 60th year(.nd had lived for over forty years in Turnberry. He ha many years ex- perience in the woods, Bing a framer he usually spent the a in ler in getting out barn timber. He way unmarried and ived with his three br there. He is also survived by his three s stere, vizi-Mrs. Robt. Leggatt, Wingh :m, and Mrs. John Mosgrove and Mrs. Wm. Deans, ot Turnberry. The fu ral took place on Sunday afternoon fr m the fancily home to the Wingham oe tery. 1. Don't y Ask . us to sell yon poor Drugs, for we cannot, as we do not keep the poor kind, Our goods are fresh and best quality money can buy. In oases of sickness come to us and you will not be disap- pointed We keep everything necessary to produce good health. Rubber Goods our specialty - AT F. N. Walley's DRUG STORE WINGI1AM, ONT. Phone 100. Successor to McCall & Co. Store closes ut 8 p.m. every evening except t'aturday. WING 11 SUSINE4S COLLEGE is a High-grade Commercial School - THREE COURSES - Commercial - Stenography - Telegraphy Write 0130. SPOTTON, Principal. I SELL REAL ESTATE. No Matter Where It Is. I linve for sale at the present time 7,000 acres • of choice farm lands n 4. i Huron County, G n and y, ask you before you buy your term to see the bargains 1 have to offer you. Just the property you want may be on my list. Houses for sale, from $400 up to $1000. Fire, Life and Accident Insurance effected. C. J. MAGIUIRE Real E1state and Business Transfer Agent, VANSToNE Brooir. • WINGHAM, orig. PREVENTION 0 CONSUMPTION The following p nts and suggestions regarding the pre entiou of Consump- tion which dese ve the attention of everybody, are ga hered from a recent article by Dr. Ku f of New York which: is to be found in e Medical Record of November 18th, 0i. There are m e cases of advanced tuberculosis do b treated than any other disease. There is no di ease where so much can be done to rend the patient comfort. able and hopef as pulmonary tuber- culosis in the a vanced stage. There is no sease where one case in a family can -ore readily become the cause of infe_tion of other members particularly it tht stage where the con - Special Rates t New Orleans. sumptive begi is to be confined to the s Festivities at New close associate= of the family members ery lOw rate of one only. pifie $2.25 for the It is e.xtreir~ly important to remember sn effect. Good go- that advance( consumptive patients who are able to go about, perhaps able to work at their' ordinary calling in the office or factci y when ignorant or care- 1less, constitu a the greatest danger to ! the health f the community. They Citizens' and Concert. , must be cone leiect as the most frequent The Citizens' Band will hold one of 1 cause of infe tion. Tho careless, ignor- their concerts in ,the Opera House on' ant or helple s consumptive when con- t fined to bed .vitt c o little Friday evening cif this week, and the �more than in - band should have' the hearty support of I feet his room but the advanced patient our townspeople. The program being ; able to follov some calling can, if he is arranged, will bio a good one, and as l careless, sat tter 7,000,000,C00 bacilli tho price of admission is low the hall' every day wi e the greatest ease. should be crowded. Show your appre-, Of all tubei. nlesis patients, he should elation of the hand by attending the I be the moat caretully instructed and concert on Friclby evening. The follow. ;should be mos- deeply expressed with the fact that 4arelessuess in the disposol of the sputum is dangerous to himself as well as to h s neighbors. As yet peopl generally have not been educated up t the point at which they are willing to rry and use a pocket j flask or cardboa rd purse. Being desirous to conceal thei condition, they are en- 4.Song'Theprayerllearned.atMother'slines' ; treucely relact it to do anything Which MASTER LAURIE A. DrNCAN I :. Characteristic. Marek "Trombone ]+mil(-;'.., j would call. Atte tion to their infirmity. Tnr: BANI, ! Some way leas I;ely to cause remark S. Sang "Don't forget to write me Everyday" i must be found. Probably the best that Meseta, Loris AND .TOi: hello .i1 can bo done in t le meantime is to sug- 7. Instrumental.... "Lindy" t1wcestep March) gest that tubers lous men ehonld have two pockets hail with some material i which can be Ally cleaned and that fior the Mardi Gr Orleaus, La. The way first class fitieJ round trip, will ing February 2fst o 26th valid return- ing on or before March 3rd. Call on agents of Grand Tunk Railway for full particulars. ing is the programme:- ` PART 1 1. Intermezzo Minh "Feather Queen" Tun IBANn 2 Violin Selcetign "Trafalgar" EIS. A. Ginn 3. Medley Overture "The star" • Tux BAN» 1Its4EVA PAT'TERSON PART 1. Cooper Song should carry in nae of these pockets Miss Horc.umos's Cr.!'. i very cheap ha dkercliiofs or hits of .'. Marah....; Ben Fey"cheesecloth or (Ater cheap material cut THE BAND like haudlrerohi' e, which when used ;l. Song i... "Bright Eyes" can be put into .he other pocket and t Mtss MAe lisox I there kept until he close of the day 4. Violin Sela'ctiou "Waverley" i wlc?n they can b easily destroyed or fl MR. A. rattan i hone. In this y they can eseape oh - i eternized by bol ng after their return 1. Waltzes '4, Southern Dream' ; Servation and at Ito same time secure "I want 0. Song....,Ttti. B�vn i their fellow -w kitten and associated a real Coon" ....Y ... ;against danger. When so simple a pre; MAST Its Lorry eau Jot HAROrn !caution as this, Ud 011e d0 Cosily within rt t "What ; t c: tho reach eve y right thinking Mean, ist available, no to make use of it, would seem to be littleness than erinalnal erg. lett. 7. Medley to Ore ee tt tte Brass band .h h of Played" Tnit BAN» Mi`.4 Houghton, accompanist.