The Wingham Times, 1906-04-19, Page 1VOL XXXV.--NO. 1784.
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, 3.15. $4, $5, $6.
A fine selection of Gents' .Fur-
nishings always in stock.
M.S.L. Homuth
Tailor and Gents' Furnisher
2 doora from poet office.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
reseed by FRsucs Pseansort, No. 28 viotorlfi
streetWaltham, Ont. No Witnesses
DOMINION BANK
WINCHAM
Capital paid up, $ 3,00 0 ,00 0
Reserve'Fund and
Undivided profits $ 3,150,000
Sarmers' Notes discounted.
Drafts sold on all points in Canada,
the United States and Europe.
RAVINGS DEPARTMENT—Interest
allowed on deposits of $1 and upwards,
and added to prinoipa130th June and 81st
December each year.
D. T. HEPBURN, Manager.
R. Venetone, Solicitor. ,
BANK OF HAMILTON
WINCHAM.
Capital paid np, $2,445,000.00.
Reserve Fund, $2,445,000.00.
Total Assets, $29,000,000,00.
President— Hox. W. Gramm
Vim -President and
Qaneral Manager Ttraturont,
Assistant Gen. Manager—A. M. Weasel(
DIRECTORS
John Proctor, Ohee.L.Dalten, Hon J. S.Hendrie,
Geo. Rutherford, Cyrus A. Sirge.
Isepeotor—B. Willson,
SAVINGS 13ANH,
Interest allowed on deposits of $1.00 and up-
wards, and added yo prinoipal on slit May sad
NIh November atoll year,
epeeist Deposits false negro' at curte:nY
sates of tnteprast.
0, P 8111. n, Attait.
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WI\1CHAM TIMES.
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
Meeting of Ennis Club.
A meeting of thos interested in tennis
will be held in the moil ohamber on
Monday evening ne t, at 8 o'clock, for
the purpose of orga izing for the coming
season. A large attendance is requested.
Highest price paid for bides and poul-
try at T. Felts' butoher shop.
Women' : Institute.
The Wingham inch of the Wogien's
Institute will bold -heir regular monthly
meeting at the he us of Mrs. John Wil-
son, Edward atree , on April 26th, at 3
p. m. The ladies vill please remember
this intimation. 1* J. Gillespie, Secy.
H. Davis has several good houses and
a farm for sale. See him for partiou.
lays. •
Opportunity t• Visit Cal '.rnia.
Do not let this g. by. V-ry lot rates
will be in effect vi: Gran. Trunk Rail-
way good going A, •, i12 .. to May 5th,
returning until J , ly .1st,, and good
going Jane 24th to. t . 7th, returning
until Sept. 15th. 1 , Dice of any direct,
route going and r r . ruing. and certain
stop over privileg:: allowed. Call on
agents for full par colors or address J.
D. McDonald, Dis riot Passenger Agent,
Room 308, Union .tation, Toronto.
Bank o Commerce.
The new fittin s for the Wingham
branch of the Ca adieu Bank of Com-
merce have been placed in position iu
Mr. A. E. Smit!'s old stand and the
bank is now open.andready for business.
The officers of th ' bank will be :—A. E.
Smith, manager; Mr. Hillman, Toronto,
accountant; S. Et Wedd, Walkerton,
teller, and Harry Green, junior.
FOR SALE,—At a bargain. baby buggy
in good condition ; apply to R. H. CROW.
DER.
Many A plications.
The secretary of he citizens' band has
already reeeived large number of
applications for the matron of leader,the
salaries asked in all cases being higher
than they have bee accustomed to pay-
ing. The position s a very important
one, and it is hop d that some means
may be devised wh eby a fully qualified
and capable man b obtained, so that
the musical organiz tion, which is not
only a credit to the members, but also
to the town, may b kept up to its pres'
ent high standard.
FARM To RENT.—On Lacknow road,
about 4 miles from Wingham. Apply
to R. VANSTONE
Postmast rs Organize.
The Ontario Poe masters' Association
was formed at To nto on Monday,
o ed 1
by
amalgamating the associations that have
been organized in lifferentinspectorates.
Huron county wee well represented and
Postmaster Fisli.r of Wingham was
present. Thos. barrow, Brussels, was
elected honorary president; Jas. Scott,
Clinton, as one o the vice presidents
and Thos. Gibson, Fordwich, a member
of the executive co mittee. The matter
of increased remn erationwas discussed.
The association al o asks that an amend•
ment be introduc d into the civil service
employees' bene fund, so that post-.
masters may she a its privileges.
WANTED—A good smart boy, with,
good education, to learn the printing
business. Apply at TIMES office,
Canadi Lacrosse.
The annual me ing of the Canadian
Lacrosse Aasociat' n held iu Toronto on
Good Friday wa an enthusiastio one.
1t is safe to say at never before has
the interest been o intense. Some idea
oan be given alo:g this line when it is
known that 126 dubs were represented
at the big meetin ;, against 73 a year ago.
This 126 represeee!s the largest conven-
tion yet. The armlet report of Secretary -
Treasurer Hallowed the finances of
the association t be in a healthy Condi-
tion, a balance o $469.55 being on hand.
During the seaso: t 1,390 certificates were
issued to 63 play ng clubs — divided as
follows: -5 senio clubs, 10 intermediate
clubs and 48 jn r clubs. There were
91 senior player 184 intermediate, and
1,124 junior pia re. There were only
four protests d ing the entire playing
season. The o cors elected for this
year are:—Pre ent, J. 0. Miller, Bea-
verton; 1st via president, J. D. Bailey,
Toronto ; 2nd vide - president, J. M.
Kearns, Arthur Secy -Treasurer, W. II.
Hall, Toronto. . M. Jackson, Seaforth,
of the members of the
changes were made in
i, The Maple Leafs of
*in the junior series,
1 saints will shortly be
was eleoted on
oonnoil. Seme
the oonstitutio;
Winghhana will
and schedule
1 11 1 11111.
WINGIIIAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1906.
Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers
Property Pu chased.
Mr. Richard Sharpe has sold his de.
eirable stone cottage roperty on North
street to Mr. A. Shi 1 of East Wawa-
lanna was the par.
chaser of Mrs. Gow ly's lot and brick
house on Martha st=et and has now re-
sold the same prop rty to Mr. R. Ten-
nant. These trsfers were made
through the agenojof J. H. Obis olm,
real estate agent.
nosh. Mr, Geo, 0.
WANTED—A bright yon
16 years of age, fur genjj
Tat WESTEkfi
man, about
office work.
FOUNDRY 00.
The Bee Hive o.
The Bee Hive Dry Go • ds 0e will open
up a complete et •a: of Dry Goode,
Men's Furnishin•r &c. in a few
days. In the mean me tremendous bar-
gains are being given on all goods now
in stock. Watch for new adv'e
The Pros (erous West.
In renewing his subscription to the
Tmxs to January 1908, Mr. 0. K. Will-
son, a former we l -known resident of
Wingham and nave Manager of the
Bank of Hamilton at Swan Lake, Mani-
toba, says that mmy new settlers are
going into that s'-ction. He was for
some time at Rola:.d Man , but likes the
Swan Lake distri- t much better and
thinks it is one of the best centres in
Manitoba. He say -4 good land can be
purchased at from- $10 to $15 per acre.
Swan Lake is very much like Wingham
in many ways, hamming plenty of hills
and rivers around r bout it. Last year
wheat averaged 33 bushels per acre and
on new land went high as 55 bushels
per acre. Mr. Will
give information oo:
to any parties who x
leaving this section.
on will be pleased to
cerning the West
ay be thinking of
WE INVITE men and women who want
smart things in Footwear, to Dome and
see our magnifioient line of Spring
Shoes. W. J. GREER.
Imported Cly esdale Stallion.
Mr. J. W. King, of Bluevale having
some time ago sold his Clydesdale stal-
lion, "Adam Be e," two weeks ago
purchased a new orae, whial is one of
the best ever brought into this section.
The new stallion "Mascot" was im-
ported this spring ay Smith & Richard-
son, of Columbus nd was purchased by
Mr. King a conplezf weeks ago. 'Mascot'
is rising four year- old and is the best
stamp of a horse. He was shown seven
times in Scotland .nd was awarded six
firsts and one sec acid prize. He was
shown at the Sp ing Horse Show in
Toronto a few wee us ago and won the
first prize as well .,s the championship
prize. "Mascot" "ill be in charge of
Mr. D. McPherson end will be at the
s tables of A. T. Fo d, V.S., Wingham,
for the season. ".,)rumberley Chief,"
Mr. King's other et: Ilion will be at his
own stable in Blnevesle for the., season.
Pedigree Dards will be issued in a few
days giving full par iculars.
Visit H. E. Isard's arp department
on second floor for th gest stock and
best values in carpe , oilcloths, lino-
leum, mattings, curtains, etc.
Going to C .hingwood
Mr. J. W. Dancer left on Monday for
Collingwood, where he has secured a
position in the ship-.-uilding works. The
family will not remr ve from Wingham
for a time. For the past three years Mr.
Duncan has had the leadership of the
citizens' band, and trader his tuition the
band has attained very satisfactory
state of efficiency in music as well as
being in good shape financially. The
members met at Mr. Duncan's home on
Saturday evening a d presented him
with a parse of mone accompanied by
the following address:
To Mr. Jas. Duncan —We have learn-
ed with much regret t at you are about
to remove from Wing am to Colling-
wood, and we felt t at before yonr
departure we should g ve some expres-
sion to our feelings o friendship and
esteem as members the Wingham
Citizens' Band. Ia vi w of the fact that
.it was through your fforts this band
was organized and gal ed the reputation
which it now holds, for which your
painstaking persever ce deserves the
highest commendatio We ask you,
therefore, to accept fr ns this small
token, knowing yon wi 1 appreoiate the
spirit in which it is giv more than the
gift itself.
Signed on behalf f the Batid
CuAs . GREEN, Seo'y,
Mr. Duncan expresse. bit thanks in a
few words as follows: -*'I meet say that
I wish to thank the mer fibers of the band
for their kindness. 1t is also a great
satisfaction to know hat my efforts
have been appreciated by those who
were under my tuition std that the pub-
lic in general apprecife the benefits
derived from my iefforC to make the
band a marked lilsooe Wishing the
new Bandmaster and roibets, individ-
ually, every noose in future."
Will Tax E
An interesting de
St. Mark's literary n
at Orangeville. Th
solved that a tax s
bachelors." One of
affirmative was Miss
of Mr. Robert Lock
The Orangeville Sun
were brought out by
but the affirmative s�]j
indication of the si,
would advise all ba�ojl
chelors.
ate took place at
sting Friday night
subject was "Re.
onld be placed on
the speakers on the
.,00khart, daughter
'art, of Wingham.
ays: "Good points
11 of the debaters,
on and if this is an
ns of the times we
ielora to take warn-
ing and govern the elves accordingly,"
To RENT—A good house, with hard
and soft water and other conveniences.
Apply to J. A. MoLEAN.
Easter Vest y Meeting.
The annual Easte Vestry Meeting of
St. Paul's Church w s held on Easter
Monday at 8 p. n. The Wardens'
Report for the first time in many years
showed a credit bale ice—$128, while the
church societies hawse combined balance
of nearly $200. Officers were eleoted as
follows; Rector's W rden, 0 P. Smith;
People's Warden, J H. Kerr; Vestry
Clerk, Dr. W. T. 1 loway ; Auditors,
0. N. Griffin and A. E Smith; Sides -
men, C. G. VauSton , J. E McGuire,
Alex. E. Porter, C. . Inglis, E Nash,
J. H. Kerr, C. J. Ho inter, and A. J.
Alderson, Delegates to Synod, 0. J. •
Hollister and J. Nat: fiery. The affairs
of the church were ahawn to be in a
satisfactory condition A resolution of -
confldence in the latel-• appointed Rector
was unanimously paved assuring Mm
of renewed loyalty aid support. The
proposal to inaugurate a sntpliced choir
was discussed, but no tctiou was taken.
Tho usual votes bf tha iks were passed,
espeoially to gr. Tho .. Bell, who de-
sired to lay down .ffic after six yeais
valuable work, and t Mrss Houghton
for her faithful duti s as organist.
Harmony and enthusiae was the pre-
dominant note of the eating. The
Easter offering was $ 60.00. A con.
gregational "At Hom ' will be held
shortly.
New Groceries at The Bee F f • e.—The
Bee Hive has openedu„ls week a
complete stook of new g cries. Prices
always please at this store, Butter and
eggs wanted ; we pay highest prices.
The Delinea or for May.
The May Delineat r, with a complete
display, pictoral an descriptive, of the
latest Spring fashio e, contains a wealth
of suggestions for t use who wish to be
smartly gowned, aced many other fea-
tures of interest to vomen. Hon. Jus•
tiee David J. Bre' ver contributes au
article on " Woman in the Professions"
in which he comm, nta on the signifi
canoe of the fact that the statue of
women has change i in the last half
century. Miss Wig slow'a club story,
"The President of --ilex," drawing near
iis end, deepens i interest and the
author supplements he installment with
a chapter on "Club omen and the Child
Labor Question." In "Famous American
Songs, ' Gustav Kob e gives the story of
the origin of the pop lar air, 'Ben Bolt,'
and in an interestin historical sketch of
Annapolis, Hester D Richardson vividly
pictures the romant' • interest attached
to the spot where th body of Paul Junes
is laid to rest. Fiore ce Rockwell writes
her experience in p ying Shaksperian
roles and speaks of t e need of a nation-
al theatre. Avery bbut and 'Juliette
B. G. Towne coatri te short stories for
older folks, and Alic Brown a fairy tale
for the little ones. There are other
features to delight ;Dung foike, inolud'•
ing a chapter in th . serial, "Sunlight
and shadow" and pastimes by Lina
Beard. In the " %ampaign for Safe
Foods" Mary Hinman Abel writes of
coloriug matter and commercial cheats,
and the pages devot ad to the household
are full of suggestio for the kitchen
with many other he pful hints to the
housewife. t3
INDIGESTION ? Why
suffer from it ?"
rOTHERGILL'S
Dyspepsia
Tablets
RELIEVE AND OURE
EVERY TIME.
FOR SALE BY
Walton McKibbon
Yhm.B.
tlRUCGI5T.
Next door to poetoffioe.
This store ologes at 8 p. m.,
every evening except Saturday.
Proposed High chool Building.
Since their org nizatlon, the High
School Board ha o spent considerable
time and effort in etting plans for the
Wingham school. Several of the re-
cently -built school in the province have
been visited, and i is the opipion of
those rho have se the plans that they
are the most mode and up to -date, as
well as the moat ec nominal, that could
be devised. The ob eat of the board has
been to obtain effici cv of accommoda-
tion and reasonable conomy in the cost
of the structure, an this we believe
they have admirably uoceeded in doing
The plans call for a wilding 80 x 48 feet,
three atorys high, wit I front and side
entrances. On the fir ,t floor there will
be two large olaaa roma, a teacher's
room, waiting room, -nd hall; besides
cloak rooms. The econd floor will
contain three class roma, one of which
will be used for the te -ohing of science,
while in the third floc_ will be an as-
sembly room, in whi all the pupils
may gather at the sa time. This is
intended t3 be used f r literary work,
entertainment, eto. he seating capa-
city of the school pr ides for the ao•
commodation of abo .t 150 pupils. The
basement will conti>3t the boiler for the
heating apparatus, _ play rooms, fuel
room, and ssill he atted up after the
most modern buildi ig of its kind, We
understand it is tl e intention 'of the
Board to lose no -ame in calling for
tenders so that tha-'work of construction
may be commence ; at an early date.
FOR SALE—A comfortable - cottage,
convenient to the factories, will be sold
at a bargain. Apply at Tarns office.
Wingham in Intermediate.
The 27th attune meeting of the West-
ern Football As ciation was held at
Berlin on Good riday and was largely
attended. Mr. . D. Wilson was pres-
ent as the repre entative from Wingham.
Tw• notable fe tore of tbn eafeeting were
• e retirement o R. C. Cheswright, of
Walkerton as Pr sident, who has held
the position since 1889, and the retire-
ment of D. Fprsyt , of Berlin, as Secre-
tary, who has held the office continn-
onaly for 26 years y The Treasurer's
report eiiowed a oaslt balance of $100
Amendments to thp constitution and
rules were passed, i,Screasing the affilia-
tion fees from $1 t• $2 and defining an
amateur as being o e who has not com-
peted for a stake, , nblic or admission
money or entrance fee or competed with
professionals, exhi tition games excepted,
etc. Retiring Sec etary Forsyth was
presented with a h dsome Morris chair
and a purse of $32 in gold. Officers
were elected as fo ows:—Hon. Presi-
dent, R. 0. Chesright, Walkerton;
President, L B. D Welland; Hon.
Secretary, D. Fors • h, Berlin ; Secy. -
Trees , H. W. Brow ,Berlin; Vice Pres-
ident for Huron, H. . Jackson. Wing -
ham will have a tea in the intermed-
iate and will be in roup 3 along with
Brussels and Bay fi. d. A schedule of
games for this gro , • will be arranged in
the near future. n r. Duff, the new
President, is an oi. Bluevale boy and a
one time member of the TIMES staff.
His old friends w 1 be pleased to learn
of his receiving t honors of President
of the Football ' ssociation.
Cure o
There was a v
the Town Hall
hear His Honor
ford give his t
Empire." Re
chair and a epi
Tuberculosis
ry good attendance at
n Tuesday evening to
Judge Barron, of Strat-
k on "A Wee Bit of
D Perrie occupied the
did program was ren-
dered, consistirg of a selection by the
Salvation Arm; orchestra, solos by Miss
Griffin, violin : olos by Mr. Gibb, songs
by Masters Jo , and Lou Harold and
song by Geo `I, Cline, while Miss Bar-
clay very ably presided at the piano.
Judge Barron zave a very interesting
address, in wh ch he gave much inter-
esting inferrer tion and history, Dr. P
Macdonald gave a few remarks in which
he praised andthanked the judge for his
interesting tall: and also gave a few
words of prams to Mr. Geo Spotton,
principal of •he Wingham Business
College, who h.d been instrumental in
having Judge 3arron visit Wingham,
Before the dos • of the meeting judge
Barron spoke o the importance of the
free use of tent for the prevention and
cure of tubercn osis. Ile outlined the
work being don in Stratford and Listo-
wel and Hoped t see similar work carried
out in Wingha , in the purchasing and
furnishing of an able tents for the free
use of parties in the town who may be
suffering with t is dread disease. He
also thought th re should be a by-law
passed, prohibit ng spitting On the side-
walks, as he co sidered this one of the
main causes fo the spread of the dis-
ease. The vie' of Judge Barron should
be productive of Hauch good and no
doubt a mote ill be made in the way
et purchasing no or more tents.
$ 1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
Death of H -rry McCrea.
After au illness • f several mouths,
Mr. William Henry ., cOrea, son of Mr.
Charles McCrea, d - • d at the family
home in Belgrave on Saturday evening
last, in his 33rd yea Harry McCrea,
as he was known by li .: large circle of
friends, was taken ill o er a year ago,
being stricken with par. lysis. He con-
tinued his work up to la t October and
since that time has been n feeble healtb.
A second etrcke on Satn day afternoon
was the immediate cause of death. De-
ceased was for a number -. f years on the
G. T. R. section at Belgr ve and some
few years ago was promo ed to the posi-
tion of assistant to Roes... aster Pender
at Wingham. In this p•.ition he done
his work faithfully and ell and during
his residence in Wingha , made a large
circle of friends, a ho he rd of his death,
at se young an age, wit, ranch regret.
He is survived by his p: eats, four sits.
Cers. and two brothers, ho will have the
sympathy of the com • unity in their
time of sore bereaveme • t. The deceased
was a member of B 'grave L 0 L.,
Maitland Lodge, I. 0. n . F., Wingham,
and the locallTent of the K. 0. T. 111.
The funeral took plac: on Tuesday after-
noon from the family esideuoe to the
McCrea cemetery. S.rvice at the house
was conducted by Re Wm. Lvwe and
Rev. Mr. Hartley. t the grave the
members of the I 0 ', F, and the L 0 L,
performed the last r tes over the remains
of their deceased brother, The pall -
bears were Mess R J Clegg, Alex
Porterfield, D Mcr.11um, R Owens, W
McMurray and J Brydges.
High School Plans Approved.
The proceedin' in connection with
the building of a new High School in
Wingham bay been advanced another
stage. At a sp oial meeting of the High
School Board se lilonday evening, plans
for an up -toed tie five•roomed building
were adopted.' According to estimates
the coat of ere sting and furnishing the
buildicg, will a about $15,000, and it
was docided to sk the Town Council to
pass a by-law to raise this amount.
Accordingly, M or Bell called a special
meeting of the Council for Tuesday
evening, at whit there were present the
Mayor and Coup Mors Bennett, 13e11,
Forbes, Nicholson and McDonald. Dr.
A. J. Irwin, of the High School Board,
laid the plans of a building before the
Coun ii
c and on otiou of
Doane. Nich-
olson and McDo aid, it was decided 1
that a by-law be prepared and submitted
to the Council, to srovide for the issue
of debentures for 1115,000, (debentures to
cover a period of hirty years) for the _
building of a Hig.. School according to
the plans submitted by the High School
Board.
Mayor Bell re orted for the Executive
Committee that hey had agreed to ac-
cept $400 a ye for five years from
Messrs. Howse , Harvey & Brocklebank
for the use of a surplus water at the
dam; the town to have full control of
the water, and he Company to keep the
flume in repai . It was proposed to
raise the head o water about a foot.
The report was, on motion of Conus.
Bennett and Mc onald, adopted, and
the committee a thorized to have agree-
ment drawn np a d submitted to Coun-
cil at next meetin . Council adjourned
until 8 o'clock
when they meet
ing the High Soh
Wednesday evening.
r the purpose of pass
of bylaw.
SPRING RAINS will soon be here,bnt by
securing one of D. M. Gordon's beauti-
ful and most fashionable Spring Rain
Coats you will be PROTECTED and
seasonably attired.
NOTICE —In a fe days I ex et to
open out with a ne r stcck of lines of
Furniture, Baby C: iages .: c. In the
meantime I will be fou • . at the old
stand during bnsi • ' hours. Under-
taking will receive areful attention as
in the past. Nigh calls will for the
present be attended to at the Brunswick
hotel, S GRACEY,furniture dealer and
practical undertak
Death of M
The old pioneer
Huron county are
week we record th
night of last week
one of the earlier
spected pioneer
Morris.. Deceae
some time. T
blind and this
erred the end,
and not being
hardship to h'
oldest of a fa
born near G1
and emigrate
ents in the e
Lanark Conn
to Miss Mary
late Donald
who stirviv
1854, Mr. a
bush count
On the 4th
rris Pioneer.
of thio section of
Being away and this
death on Thnreday
of William Geddes,
and most highly re -
of the Township of
d had been failing for
years ago he became
thought to have haat-
he was a great reader
ble to read was a great
. Mr, Geddes was the
ily of fourteen, and was
sgow, Scotland, in 1821
to Canada with hie ear-
ring of 1827, settling in
y. where he was married
McLean, a Sister of the
;Lean of Belgrave, and
hien. 1n the spring of
Mrs. Geddes came to the
and settled on lois 7 and 8,
nceesion of Morris, where
FARMERS, ATTENTION ! !
We sell the celebrated
Star Brand of
OMALDEHYDE
for treating oats for smut.
This ie the kind you should
buy, as it is the best.
50 cents a Pint
is the price we ask for this
brand, and it is worth it.
We can sell you the other
kinds at 35 ceuts a pint, but
the beat is the cheapest.
Get it from
Walley's
Drums Store
Phone 100. Successor to McCall & Co
WINGHAM
BUSINESS COLLEGE
is a High-grade Commercial School
— THREE COIIReES — Commercial • Stenography - Telegraphy
Write OEO. SPOTTON, Principal. ;
A Good luvesimeni,
If you wish to invest your money
where it is sure to bring returns, BUY
WINGHAM PROPERTY The following
are a few of the many Tt,wn Properties
I have for sale at the present time :
$700—New brick house, 2 story, six
items; North street.
$700—Briek veneered' 2 story house;
Charles street.
.$800—Frame cottage, good stable and
two lots; Catherine strett.
5900—Frame house 1} story, 7 rooms;
Bristol Terrace.
$900—Frame cottage: Fiances street.
$900—New frame house, eight rooms;
Alice street.
$1100—Naw frame house, a ith stable;
William street.
$1500—Frame house, 8 rooms, with
stable.; Leopold street.
$2500—Frame 2•story cottage; Minnie
street.
$800—New frame cottage, good stable
and 2 acres land; Lower Wingham,
$11DO—Frame house, good barn and 7
acres land; Lower Wingham.
tar -Agent for the sale of N W T. lands
at $7.50 per acre, in the Quill Plain dis-
trict. ;Call and get particulars.
J. H. CHISIHOLM,
Real Estate, Insurance and Loan Agent.
Vanstone block. Wingham.
he resided continu usly up to the time
of his death. Dec sed could tell many
an interesting story of the early pioneer
life in this section t the County, as
whe.i he came here .hare was no such
place as Wiugham , or Belgrave. By
hard work he cleare 1 his 200 acres of fine
land out of the lin . He assisted in
the building of the first frame barn in
his district and wai
man with an axe i
ceased was a life 1
Presbyterian Chur.
a staunch Liberal.
of late years been
but in his earlier li
terest in public aff.
much missed in thi
of a family of thin
are still living, vi
Lean, Wingham;
Blnevale; Mrs. R
Man, ; Miss Tena,
des, 1'.S , Luckno,
considered the best
his dretriot. De-
ng member of the
h and in politics was
Mr. Geddes had not
ble to be about much
e took an active in -
ire, and he will be
family circle. Ont
•een children, seven
:—Mrs. Mary Mo-
rs. J. 0. Johnston,
bt. Sterling, Melita,
�t home; Daniel Ged-
t, and William and
John on the hotJteatead. Mr. David
Geddes, Belgrave, and Mr. John Geddes,
Bluevale, are bre hers of deceased. The
bereaved widow find family will have
the sympathy of large circle of friends
in their afiictio The funeral on Sat-
urday afternoon o the Brandoucemetery
was largely atte ed. Service was con-
ducted by Rev. . J. Hastie, of Belgrave
and the pall bee re were the three sons,
his son-in-law, r. J. 0. Johnston, and
two nephews, sere John L and Robt,
Geddes.
Dr. Ovens, London, Surgeon Eye,
Bar, Nose and Throat will be at Me.
gibbon a drug store,Tuesday, esdMay1st
Hours 2 p. m. to 8 :'m. Glasses lrop-
erly fitted.
APPRENTICES WANTED —Two appren-
tices wanted, to learn the upholstering
business. Apply to Walker ez Clegg,
at the upholstering factory,
HossattE !--The Thin office is the
place to have your route cards neatly
printed. and at a moderate cost, Leave
your order early.