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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1906-10-04, Page 14 I I 1 VOL XXXV.--NO. 1808. Tailor -Made Clothes $1 5. 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, $6. A fine deleotion of Gent? Fur- nishings always in stock. MISILI Homuth Tailor and Gents' Furnisher 2 doors from post office.' &HELLP WANTED Young ladies and gentlemen who are desirous of making a record, are wanted at the Wingham Business College (Affiliated with ClintoL Business College) to prepare for Bookkeepers, Sten- ographers and Telegraphers. Dur- ing July and August we could only fill ONE - TENTH of the positions offered our graduates. Catalogue free. GEO. SPOTTON, - Principal. Talcum Powder Hot weather makes this a ne- cessity. We have all the lead. ing makes. Large stock of Colgate's Violet Talc. Just to hand, in handy boxed, 25c each. Walton B. McKibbon DRUGGIST. %taodonald Block • WINGIIA>it This store closes at 8 p. in., every evening except Saturday. WI\1GHAM "TIMES. WINGIIAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1906. GENERAL LOCAL NEWS. Propertle Mr. J. H. Chia)] estate agent ham a column of this his long list of farm has for sale. Pa buy farm or tow to give Mr. Chis For Sale. m, Wingham's real arge advt. in another e in which he gives nd other properties he les who are looking to property will do well Ira a call. Any person wishing College students will at the College office. $6,000 T Collector Patereo np to the 29th of Sep of the 1906 taxes hay total taxes on the r 11 ie $18,542.91,• divided into wards a follows:—Ward 1, $3,452.25; ward 2, $ ,685.60; ward 3, $4,985.07; ward 4, $5,4 2.10. d Business leave word Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers New Lively Barn, Thie week Mr. 3, Swarts has pur- chased the north h r.lf of Mr. B. Oooh- rane's property on J\sephine street, next to the Bell furniture/eatery and he in• intends to commenc. work at once on the ereotion of a large a and sale stable. Mi splendid location for people will be glad Josephine street bei! d up-to-date livery Swarts will have a his barn, and towns - see that portion g built up. 'WANTED—A good s.. art rl as clerk in store. Box B , MIA f Rice. xes paid. imforms us that ember over $5,000 New Post O ice Building. been paid. The Mr. Hastings, I spector- of public buildings for the Do was in town last Wingham's new po We understand he ha Cooper until the 16th his work on the build the work on this buil graceful. The work some two years ago! been completed mo probably yet be a before the building i We have women's • lab = : in all shapes to fit the styles • t. - new shoes. } J. GREER. Liquor a d Tobacco. The per capita onaumptlon in Can- ada of alcoholic quors and tobacco during the year en _ng June 80th,,1906, was as follows: — Spirits, (gallons), .927; beer, 15,660; vine, .658; tobacco, (pounds), 2,991. Tis is a decrease •n spirits and an incre .se in beer. wi and tobaoco compared kith previo years. SLAUGHTER SALE. dress goods, furs, jackets. Terms cash. Golden A very happy ev rose on Wednesda when Mr. and M highly respected r ship celebrated the of their wedding d hers of the family very happy eveni; children presented easy chairs. The Mr. and Mrs. Hari ie sale includes !•coats and pea G. E. KING Wedding. frt took place in Cul - evening of last week John Hardie, two sidents of that town• fiftieth anniversary y. Only the mem• were present and a g was spent. The their parents with nmerous friends of ie will wish them many more years o . health and happi- ness. TAKE NOTICE.— a have again opened the Gregory grain orehouse, and are prepared to take in 11 kinds of grain, at the highest market ice. SEAFetTH MILLING CO. Grub Destro Potatoes. The Beacon Bays farmers around Stra ing about the grub their potatoes. The half inch in length, and attacks the to consuming it all an another, which it t way. It works in s being almost totall others are not dams farmers estimate the fifty per cent of their hat some of the ford are complain - that is destroying Rrub is about one f a dull white Dolor r in the ground, then moving on to eats in the same eaks, some rows destroyed while ged. Some of the t they will loose yield this year. WANTED—Will pay the highest price for chickens and hens, delivered at Wm Armour & Son'e, any day but Saturday. FOR SALE—Good Dwelling House and one acre of land, now occupied by me; For terms and particulars apply to Gm MCKENZIE. Fatal Gros ing Accident. The people of W gham were shocked on Saturday mor ing when the news spread around the wn that Mr. James Jobb had been kill by being struck by the C. P. R. tr in going to Tees - water. Mr. Jobb d been in town for the afternoon atten ing the fair and was returning home abo t eleven o'clock in the evening and in ing over the C.P.R. crossing on Josep ne street he was struck by the engin of the late train. He was killed insta ly. The engineer saw the rig on the cr tieing, but was un- able to stop the train in time to prevent the accident, The tri in was backed up to the crossing and t.se remains of the unfortunate man wire lifted to the baggage oar and :onveyed to the baggage room at th O.P.R. He was cut about the head -nd face and his neck wad broken, b fifty years of age a many years in 11 Jobb was about d had resided 'for wic`1i, near Lake - let, but for nom" time had been working for Mrs. Oonplond in Tfirn- berry. The horeu and rig he was driving belonged to Mr. John Metcalf of Tnrnberry. The borate watt somewhat injured and the ri aonaiderably smash- ed. Corner Benne y won notified and decided to hold an nquest and after thejury had seen the mains the inquest wad adjourned un 1 Wednesday even- ing. inion Government eek looking over office building. given Contractor f October to finish g. The delay in ing has been dis- was commenced and should have iths ago. It will onth or six weeks completed: Olean APPLES WANTED -Any quantity. ELMER MOORE, Remains Brou The remains of th stone, whose sad dee Huntington, Oregon, recorded in there col ago, were brought ho arriving here on Tne the 11;°10 o'clock trai took place form the the Wingham oemete conducted the servic the pallbearers were B. Cochrane, J. A. W. F. VanStone, L. mains were aocompa Mr. John L. Veneto of the drowning wh show that deceased water bathing and drowned before ass him. The sorrowin the sympathy of m time of bereaveme t to Wingham. late Walter Van - h by drowning at n Sept. 9th, was mns some weeks e for interment, day morning on and the funeral T. R. station to y. Rev. D. Perrie at the grave and r.J. R.Macdonald, Lean, H. 0. Bell, Hanson, The re- ied by the brother, e. The particulars h are now to hand had been in the took cramps and tanre could reach relatives will have y friends in their Highest price paid for hides and poul- try at T. Fells' butcher shop. British Coluj A quiet wedding Church Cathedral Columbia, at elevei evening, Septemb Marie Cornyn, da Oornyn, of Winghe of Attorney J. Wii Prosser, Washing was performed b; lands, rector of the who was unattend gowned in pearl g nbia Wedding. took place in Christ Victoria, British o'clock, on Tuesday 18th, when Mies ghter of Mr. Wm. became the bride heater Callicotte, of n, The ceremony Rev. Canon Bean - church, The bride d, was handsomely ey silk, with chiffon overdress richly rimmed with cream applique and chiff •n, embroidered with blue forget•me•no s. A pearl grey fancy straw hat trimmer= with pink roses and rosebuds, and ion: grey gloves completed a beentifnl Dost eine. Mr. Calliootte, who is city attor ley of Prosser, is also an accomplished musician. Mr. and Mrs. Callicotte "ill spend some weeks travelling thro gh the West before settling in Proseekr. D. M. GORDON is now offering the most complete and up-to-date stook of imported Ladies Coats ; if yon wish to have the best and most stylish garments go to D. M. GORDON'S. Teachers Association. The regular an nal meeting of the East Huron Teach rs' Association will be held in the Win ham Public School on Friday and Sat rday, Oct. 19th and 20th. The first se ion on Friday at 10 a. m. A program ill be rendered Fri- day. evening. D id J. Goggin, M. A., of Toronto, will ive an address and Wingham talent assisted by Norman Murch, of Clintn, will furnish vocal and instrument ramie. Following is the program foil Friday and Saturday's sessions:—Opeising exercises; appointing Committees; P esident's address, David Robb, B. A.; Cur Poets, John T. Straoh- an; Reading, David J. Goggin, M. A.; The New Co se In Geometry, J. G. Workman, B. .; Our Object of Teach- ers, Miss Mary adfield; Public School Science, J. A. aylor, B. A.; Oomposi- tion, David J. oggin, M. A.; Definite- ness, Accuracy and Simplicity in Teach- ing, W. R. Lo gh; Treasurer's report; election of O oars. Inspector D. Robb, of Brussels, it President, and John Hartley, P cipal of Blyth Public School, is relay. AN ALL -NIG Petitioned fo T ELECTRIC LIGHT ERVICE by Large Number of atepayers. Mayor Bell ,resided at the regular , meeting of the 'own Council on Monday evening, and t • members were all in their planes exo:. t Councillor McDonald. - A communio: ion was received from he. Carey Dry imade Go., re taxes for 1906; they had paid a business tax of $50, whioh shoalhave been credited on this year's taxe ` The Town Solicitor wrote regarding the Weetern Foundry. Co. matter, and nclosing a cheque for $813.10, being the amount due the town np to 1st Januar ,1906, as per statement presented. Both these m: tters were referred to the Finance Co •. •• ittee. A petition w presented from John Ritchie and et • ere asking for a water main 033 Centre treat. Dr. J. E. Ta •• yn presented a petition signed by near 160 electric light users, asking that an : 1 -night service be estab- lished. The d ''• tor urged the desirability of having sue a service; it would be a great oonveni .1100. Mr. W. H. Green, superintendent of the plant, w:: asked as to the additional cost, which, he, said, would be about $1000 a year . Some changes in the plant would be ne emery, and 150 -hour lamps would have o be procured for the street lights before they could be run all night. The matter vas referred to the Electric Light Comla.ittee to report at next meet- ing. Conn. B: nnett, for the Waterworks Committee reported recommending that waterwork supplies be put in on any street whe e the property owners can show there would be sufficient revenue to pay sin ng fund and interest; and where sur ient revenue cannot be rais- ed, any o ner may bring the water to property, - • e town to put in service box The report was adopted, and the mat- ter was lef in the hands of the Water - Works Co.•mittee. Conn. N..holson gave notice that at the next in eting he would- move to re- peal High '.ohool debenture by-laive, Nos. 541 and 45, and have new by-laws prepared, mak'ng rate of interest 434%. $1,000 was ••ted to the High School Board on acco .. t of permanent improve- ments. The appoint ent of an inspector of the new sidew ks to be ]aid was left over. The following accounts were ordered to be paid. on eoommendation of the Finance Commit ee :— Thos: Deans, fr 'ght and cartage $2.98 .A, Sanderson, w rk on streets.... 12 55 A, Sanderson, at et watering.... 36.75 R. Bell Engine C , fronts for piers 75.00 John Ritchie, ins 'trance 7.50 Thos. Abraham, iron couplings1.50 Bell Telephone 0 l,, messages.. , .75 T. R. Weir, dog t,Igs 3.25 R. Rankin, salary` 6.25 W. Guest, salaryp.... 28.75 J. B Ferguson, salary and postage 46 25 V. Vannorman, s dry.... .. 42 00 Bell Telephone 0 , phone.. .... 7 50 Firemen, salaries .... 65 00 A. Piton, repairiu hydrant 1 00 H. B. Elliott, pri ting and adv't'g 38 70 D 0. McDonald, ork 30.75 Electric light a4genets to the amount of $356.68 were a o passed. Oar great $1.50 boy ' s .ol shoe has brought satisfaction many a home. W. J GREER, Fon SALE—We have for sale a few pure bred Oxford Down lambs, both sexes. Also a few good Brown Leghorn Oockrels, bred from Bright's strain. MACEWEN BROS., Blnevale. Harvest Houle Services, The annual Hary connection with Wingham, on Frida 7th; and Monday, 8t ing a service will be the preacher for th Very Rev. J. 0 Fart rector of St. George' sten, Doan of Ontari the General Synod music will be prov morning and evenini be Rev. W. J. Do Monday evening, i harvest enpper will o'clock, after whi gramme and addre sea will be. given. Everyone invited t4 these services. st Home services in t. Paul's Church, , pet. 5th; Sunday, On Friday even• eld in the church ; occasion will be ing, M. A., D. D., Cathedral, King- , and Prolocutor of Canada. Special ed. On Sunday, , the preacher will erty, M. A. On the school room, a ie served from 5 to 8 h a musical pro - $1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE CHURCH OTES, The Rev, W. G. to preach the annual in Kincardine next The annual pone ham District Epw• held in the Method next Tuesday. • owe= is engaged issionary sermons unday. tion of the Wing- th League will be t church at Gorrie Rev. T. S. ` Bo e preached in the Church of Engle.. at St. Helens on Sunday afternoon in connection with the annual harvest hanksgiving services. Next Sunday m rning Children's Day will be observed , St. Andrew's Pres- byterian church. Rev. D. Perrie will preach a sermon of special interest to the children. .1 Next Lord's DL - evening, Rev, Mr. Fitch will deliver he second sermon of the series on Hell. The subject will be "The Punishment of Hell." The morn- ing subject will ' "The Dynamic of Sacrifice." The Rev, Hugh ooke, of Kincardine, will (D. V.) prea the annual mission- ary sermons in he Methodist chnroh next Sunday, p aching morning and evening. Mr. ocke is an excellent preacher, go and ear him. Captain and s. Rock, who have for some time been era of the local corps of the Salvation Army have received orders to fare e]1 on Sunday next. Special meeting will be held on Sunday and Mr. and Mr . Rock will leave for Toronto next Wednesday. Rev. D. Perri will re -organize the Bible class in a onnection with St. An- drew's Presbyterian church next Sunday afternoon. Q11'the young people of the congregation ?ire invited to become members of th _s class. Meetings will be held in the -an litorium of the church every Sunday .afternoon at 2.30 o'olock. At a largely attended meeti- g of the members of th. • Methodist congregation, hold in the oheirch on Sunday afternoon last, an organs ation to be known as the " Eureka Bibl Class of the Wingham Methodist Chu ch " was formed. Meet- ings will be he d each Sunday afternoon in the auditori m at 2.30 o'clock, for the study of the ternational S. S. lesson. Sixty-one pees ns gave their names as members of th class, and the following officers were a ected :— Teacher, John Kerr; Presiden J. A. Morton; Vice - President, Mrs. , Brock ; Secretary, S. A. Maguire; T easurer, F. Buchanan. Night classes are being formed in the Wingham Business College. Special Penmanship Olade. Office open every night from 7 to 9. Hall for particulars. GEO. SPOTTON, Principal. A baying opportunity that may not occur again for years. To make room for other lines we have deoided to clean out our immense stook of ready-to-wear clothing at oort. Oome and get some fall and winter clothing at leen than monnfaoturers wholesale price. D. M. GORtDO2t. WANTED —2 or $ sales ladies from Oct. 1st to 13th, , o & Jas. H. KERR. Dr. Ovens, Oculist, London, Surgeon Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat will be at Mc- Kibbon'r drug store, Tneeday, Nov. 6 h. Hours 2 p. m, to 8 p. m. Glasses prop- erly fitted. Advance inFire Insurance. The Canadian Fire Underwriters have adopted a new system of insuranoe, which, went into operation on Monday last. Instead of there being a general rate applicable tc all classes of buildings, or the contents ereof, every building comes ander a s ecifio rating, and the contents as well For instance a cata- logue has been p epared describing every building and its entente. The Associa- tion has then c nsidered the character of the premises nd its likelihood of fire, and the amount to be charged for in- surance is specif can be no deviat some extent it p an arbitrary a there is no app TIIE FALL F' IR OF 1906. The Most Successf ot the Turnberr Socia I in the History Agricultural y LARGE LIST OF ENTRIES, AND KEEN COMPET-TION IN MANY CLAES. A Large Crowd Present—Gate Re- ceipts Srisfactory. The Turnberry Fall Exhibition fo ham on Thursday was in many reap fel in the history weather was all and the attenda the officers and 4 There was a her of entries i resulting in taxing of the however, we gave genera grieultural Society's 1906, held in Wing- nd Friday of last week, as the most success - of the Society. The at could be desired, viae very gratifying to Treaters. rge increase in the num- many of the classes, sen competition, and a bility of the judges, who equal to the occasion, and satisfaction. Especially keen was tie competition in horses, sheep, swin., produce, fine arts and ladies' work.: The inside exhibits were all in plane in the hall ot Thursday, and quite a number of the townspeople took advan- tage of the o •pbrtunity of viewing them in the avenin There was work in fact, The produce a; large, and of g large display of ladies' iolargest ever seen here. id fruit exhibits were also pod quality. In plane of t e speeding events, which have heretofor been a feature of the second day's oeeedings the directors this year seen ed the famous Victor's Royal Venetia Band, which furnished music at the rounds on Friday after- noon, and ga excellent satisfaction. Their playing i of a high order, and re- ceived many fa arable comments. The special a encs proved very in- teresting, aspect Ily the farmers' road horse speeding, f at walking team race, potato race, and\ the ladies' hitching race.. In the laitter there were four entries, and the pit ceedings were eager- ly watched, as th ladies' hitched their horses and started hem galloping around the track. The prizes in th4 special features were awarded as followii: Road horse speed- ing, John Mulvey J. Galoraith, John McOraoken. Feet i walking team, Irwin Elliott, W. J. Cure. Ladies' hitching race, Mrs. 0. W. Taylor, Miss L. Currie. Potato race, H. Sh4riff, Jas. L. Kelly. The following w re the judges: Light horses, A. G. Petit, Grimsby; heavy horses, Ed. McClu g, Coldstream; beef cattle and swine, poultry, Thos Bo gym. Thorn, Lyndock; ers, Wingham; dairy and provisions, Moss A. Smith, Hamil- ton; fine arts an lady's work, Miss J. P. Tolton, Guelphs; roots and vegetables, Y, l g , D. McKinley, Vjin ham • fruit,Geo. Fothergill, Marnoch; school children's competition, A. During the aft of Hamilton, gal Musgrove, Wingham. rnoon Miss A. Smith, e practical demonstra- tions in the art of cooking, in which the ladies took a dIep interest, and from which they no dpnbt gained many points in preparing d leotable delicacies for table use. Thi feature of the Fall Fair, tally stated, and there is growing in i terest and popularity. on from this rate. To In the eveni a musical concert was stakes of the nature of held in the Opera House, a ohoice pro- sessment, from which grain being redered by members of al. As insurance tom- Victor's Band a' listed Miss Lulu Potter panies are not t nt for the benefit of their Rich, soprano foist. Miss Rich pos- health, they have not made this now sesses an excell4t voice of rare sweet - one of the best soloists tariff for the b few instances nefit of the public. In a nese, and 18 seed he rates mean a reduo- ever heard here. tion in the cosi of insurance, but in the The officers an majority of cases it means a very per-ciety have reamoi ceptible inc..iase, in some instances the success of th double. We have not yet had the privi• and we believe t lege of looking felly into the new cats- tion several impo logve, but as; far as we have seen we find that on ,ome of the business places in Wingham the rate has been consider- ably increaeci which in a very few it has been lov>ared. In our own case we known that -ander the old rating we paid $1 50 of the $100 and under the new ratings aro placed at $2.01. This means.consid rable of an increase in the fire inanranc expense account. The cause of the i reale we do not know, and never wi know as the Under- writers' will co>tinue to do their busi- ness in their osn way. The new rat- ings, we are infermed will not affect the non-tarriff inner ce companies, wh: se rates will likely r toxin as they are at present. DRYSsi+IAlrrNG—MIIss Anpi°e Mundell will open dressmaking rouble up -stairs in the Beaver block on T sday, Oot. 16th. Mita Mundell hat no full eonrae at the Gemetioal ent School at To- ronto and gnarantoes satisfaction to the ladies who favor her with their patron - directors of the So - for congratulation on annual fall exhibition, - eL have in contempla- - it matters which it Winter flowers Nothing nicer than a few choice flowers during the fall and winter. We have made arrangements with Wingham Greenhouse to carry all kinds of Cut Flowers and Potted Plants during the coming months, so that yon can get anything you wish in this line at any time, for any special occasion. Our BULBS for the winter and spring will be here this week. Big assortment at lowest prices. Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Croons, Jonquils, Freesias, Chinese Lillies, eto,, eta„ at Walley's Drums Store Phone 100. Summar to McCall & Co Success in Selling Real Estate depends on bringing sellers and buy- ers together at the proper time The following list is a sample of the many cheap and desirable properties for sale : $4000—Business, including dry goods, groceries and general storekeeping stook. Building 1} story solid brick with dwelling and stables. Profits last year dhow over $1,000, and good living. $2500 -2 -story frame house; excellent condition; Centre St. $2100-2 story frame house; bath,eto., stable worth $500; Minnie St. $1300—New brick cottage, Josephine street. $1300 -2 -story frame house; stable; Leopold St. $1100-1i story frame house, 8 rooms, stable; Frances St. $1000-1a story new brick house, 7 rooms; corner lot; Charles St. $5000-100 acres, Tnrnberry township, hank barn, frame house; 1? miles from Wingham. $3500-59 acres ; brick house; bank barn; 134 miles from Wiugham. $3500-42 acres; brick house; bank barn; X mile from Wingham, Wroxeter Village Property. $1300—ii story brick house, an excel- lent home for a retired farmer. Call and get full particulars. Agent for Western Lands. J. H. CHISHOLI1, Real Estate, Insurance and Loan Agent. Vanstone block, Wingham. is thon,;ht will rdise this annual event to even a highet standard among the fairs of Western Ontario. A list of those who obtained the prizes in the various eli,sses will be found on page 2. WANTED—A Light active boy to de- liver parole, and learn the Dry Goods business. Apply to D. M. GORDON, PARLOR SUITE FOR SALE—An elegant second -handed walnut parlor suite in first class condition, consisting of seven pieces. For sale at a bargain. Apply to R. Vanatone. Savignac, the Ot wa man who shot his wife and moth -in-law, was captur- ed near Beanharnis, Qnebec. Fred. Ooulen, fi • : man on the Grand Trunk, had his he • oaught between the bumpers of two s at North Bay and was instantly kill • . FALL FAI DATES. Brussels Oct. 4- 5 Dungannon ......-- .. Oct. 4.5 Fordwich Oct 6 Muncey Oct 9 10 11 Dr. Butler, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, 370 Queen's Avenue, London, 3rd door East of St. Andrew's Church, Yon will find our furniture store the best place to deal for high•olaee goods at most reasonable prices. WALKER BROS & BUTTON, furniture dealers and under- takers. THE LEADING SHOE STORE Now, Madam We just want to drop a Shoo remark. It's This : Shoe style, beauty or comfort doesn't lie alto- gether in the Dost of the Shoe. Qual- ity, of course, is the first considera- tion, but the best Shoe in the world, improperly fitted, isn't going to bo comfortable. We're Expert Fitters. When you come here, you get the Shoe beat fitted to your foot. With the proper fit you get the best Shoe value your money can tug. Whether you want them to stand in or walk in, to dance in or talk in, we have them. Triumphs of the shoemaker's skill. . Handsomer Shoes never left a fac- tory. All good leathers and every width and size. If yon wear $2, $2.50 or $3.50 Shoes, this shoe store will furnish the BEST FOR THE MONEY. See ns for Trunks and Valines. W. J. Greer TUE MUOEE.