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The Wingham Times, 1907-08-01, Page 8THE WINGHAM TIMES, AUGUS ,- 1, 1907 ?AMOR LOCALS. --Atria hpliday. --Thriesday. August 1st. Itlenday will ba civic holiday Widlcerton, --•IM,rtnexs axe busy at the fall wheat Itarvest this week. --Brutal schools will re -open on Mon. eh y, Aagust Mb. . -Winghem L. 0, L., No. ?34, meets to morrow (Friday) night. --'Che Tames to any address ' Canada to January tat, 1908 for 25 " eta. Don't buy eohool boo. s W you read our ed. ]art page, SA ens. --Memo. Carrie and Rtntoul will ship et oar load of horses to Montreal to -day. -The brick work on W. H. Green's' Ave new dwellings is being rushed along rapidly. ---The regular monthly meeting of the Town Council will be held nest Monday ,evening, --Mr. N. 3. Morrissey, of Goderioh baa parrhaeed the Cabinet hotel at Stratford. -A good photograph, of the members -oC the Huron County Council ie on ex- hibition in Zurbrigg's window. - Daring the electric storm on Friday morning the barn of Mr. E. Phillips in East. W awanoeh was destroyed. Giant Triplets "Currency" "Bobs" end "Stag" Chewiug Tobaccoes, in big Plugs, Quality always the eame. -In a league baseball game at Tees - water on Monday, the horns team won Prom Kincardine by a score of 15 to 0. Mre. Ivan Johnston was treated to a "kitchen shower" on Tuesday evening by a number of her young ladv friends. -Send the Vexes to your friends at a distance, Twenty-five cents to Janu- ary net, 1908 to any address in Canada. -Big I. 0. 0. F. excursion to Sarnia and Detroit on Saturday, August 10th, See advt. in another column for partic- nlars, -Wingham fall fair on September 26th and 27th. Get a copy of the prize list from the Secretary at the TIMES -A number of the residents of this section had a good view of the partial eclipse of the moon on Wednesday night -of last week -The Citizens' Band ha een engaged to furnish music at a P abyterian gar- den party in Blnevale o the evening of August 13th. Nall paper seasoifiere again; we have it. SAIINDERS. -To day is civic holiday in Wingham and all business places will be closed. litany of our townspeople will spend the day at Kincardine. -The Sovereign Bank has closed its branch at Stratford, and the business has been transferred to the branch of the Trader's Bank. For Quality and Quantity ask your dealer for the new big plugs of "Bobo" ''Stag" and "Cnrrenoy" Chewing Tobaccoes. -The regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary for the Wingbam Hospital will be held in the Connell Chambers on Mon- day, Aug. 6th at 4 15 sharp. -The Goderioh bowling tournment will be held next week, commencing on Tuesday. A number of local bowlers) will likely visit the county town. -Mies MacVannell, of St. Marys will fill the vacancy caused by the rest on of Miss Ketcheson, as teacher English and Moderne in the Wi hem High School, Window Shades all Come -see. SAUNDERS. -Mr. F. Paterson has completed the work of laying granolithic wslka in front of the Hanna dwellings on John street. These walks greatly improve theappear- ance of these properties. -The Citizens' Band will hold a gar- den party on the Town Park, on Friday evening, August 16th, A premium will be again given to the holder of the lucky ticket. Fail particularsin our next Josue. -The Bee Dive Co. of thie town has taken over the general stook and pre- raises at River Stone, near Mt. Forest. They eeein to be on the plans of the of the Davies Co. in haying a number of branches. Stocks change hands quickly with theni, • -For the first time in four years the complete resale of the departmental'', examinations wilt be published. I, is expected they will appear in ten days or tufo weeks. The results thie year Vei11 be published according to comities, and not by schools. Tin ore has been disoovered in a solid Lein in iota Scotia. Samples of the ere, On being Obeyed, contained 78 per cent of tin and 22 per cent of oxygen. The I'rotinee has settled with the *estate of the late Senator :p'nlford, in the stater bf eucceaeion dntiae. The Goternm*nt aooepts $356,1100 in full, the albite being 'valued at $5445,000. fortioniturists in marry looalitied in the Produce bre complaining bitterly of the tM'agee of -veering this year. In Hamilton it peculiar growth hear attacked the beech and Maple trees, and a► oath Indettible patoentege of theta are dying.. frOtre *emeriti other gutters corns re- pegitt of It similes' mature. PERSONAL. We alai' be glad to have eontributioaa to. this column from any et one readers. It you have visitors or purpose going away yourself, drop in and tett nu, er send us. a note to that effect. Mr, and Mre. R. H. Holmes and chin - dm are ole it trip up alae lakes. Mies M. A. MoLean left yesterday to ape nd a week wi h relatives in Toronto, Mr, Donohoe, C. E., of Buffalo, N.Y., and Mrs, Donohoe, visited Mies M, A. McLean. Mr. Geo. Young, of Winnipeg is visit- ing with his ;areata, Mr. and Mre. A. Young. Mrs. W. P. Bisbee, of Loudon, is visiting with relatives and friends in Win gleam. hire. Wm. Dodds, of Mitchell has been visiting with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. R, Rankin, Mre. Geddes, of Detroit, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McCracken. Mr, Fred Hamlin, of Winnipeg was visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Walley for over Sunday. Rev, F. Shore of North Dakota was calling on his old Wingbam friends last TM:traday. Mrs. Jae. A, Haugh and two little daughters are spending two weeks with friends in Detroit. Mr. Scott Gordon and Miss Ena Gor. don are spending a few holidays at Lake of Bays, Muskoka. Mies Duhmage ]eft last week for a visit with friends at Tobermoray and Sault Ste Marie. Mr. John McDonald and his daughter Mrs. McKay, left on Tuesday for their new home in the Weet. Mr. Hastings, inspector of pnblio buildings for the Dominion Government was in town on Tuesday. Rev. T. S. and Mrs. Boyle have been spending two weeks in a very pleasant holiday trip up the lakes, Mrs. Jas. Carr and Mrs. Geo. Carr were visiting for a tow days at Mr. Wm. Carr's, Dungannon. Mr, and Mrs. A. H. Musgrove were visiting for a few days at the home of former'* sister, near Ethel. Mies Agnea Walker is spending a few weeks at the home of her uncle, Mr. Wesley Walker, at Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Walley and Miss Dorothy Walley are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Button at Lnoknow. Mr. Wm. McDonald, editor of the Ohesley Enterprise was in town on Thursday and gave the Truss a call. Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Drew, of Kincar- dine, were visiting with Mr, and Mrs Jas. MoMannus for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Quirk, of Buffalo were visiting for a few days with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Quirk. Mr. A. A. Armstrong was in Toronto last week attending the annnaI conven- tion of the -Canadian Photographers Association. Mrs, T. 3. Elliott left on Tuesday morning for Alberta, where she will spend several weeks visiting with one of her daughters. Mr. and Mrs, A, R. Anderson have re• turned home after a pleasant driving trip, visiting with friends in Goderioh, Bayfield and Dungannon. Miss Gardener, of Woodstook, who is visiting her uncle, Rev. Mr. Baker of Blnevale, spent a few days at the home of Mr. Edward Baer, last week. Mr. Goo. Lamont left last week for Calgary where he will spend the next few months. Mr. Kyle is relieving Mr, Lamont at the G. T. R, freight office. Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Stevrart and daughter, of Melita, Man., have been visiting relatives and friends in Wing - ham and vicinity. Mr. Stewart is a former resident of Wingham, but has been in the welt for over eighteen years. bare. A. J. Nicholls and youngest son left on Thursday last for Bozeman, Montana to visit with her brothers, going by boat from Sarnia to Duluth. Mrs. Nicholls will return home through Manitoba and visit with her sister. We wish her a very pleasant trip and a safe return home. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cassels, of Fresno, California are visiting fora few Weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Caeseli and Mr. and Mrs. Jas, MoMannus, Mr. and Mrs. Cassels are former well-known re- sidents of Wingham and have been away for ten years, the last two and a half be- ing spent in Fresno, They see many ohanges itt Wingham during the past ten years. Mr. °easels quite frequently sees our former townsmen, Messrs, Itobt., Wm. and lit. H, Mclndoo. Hatnmocka are our $4 00 ones for $1.95, sip al Satlirdey, WIRERS. I3etbert Butler of Nile Was killed while teaming between Paris and Brant- ford, his wagon being struck by a trol- Iey' car. Thomas Black, the most prominent lawyer itt Kenton, Ohio, a leading poli, *ohm and Mayor for two ternie, gave llitutelt tip to the Sheriff, acknowledg- ing the forgery of $28,000, Elia opera Bons *attend, he Ws, over a period of Wu* heart. JAMat$xO WN. TWO deer in the vtoinity of our burg fnrnithed a pleasant and unusual eight to sevexal of our gitizena on Monday morning of thie week. Carl and Miss Lizzie Innee of Moore. field were recent visitors with friends here. Mr, and Mrs, Geo. Eckmier apd Mies Fern visited friends in Ethel on Sunday. Robt, Shaw, of Blnevale conducted a ervice in Victoria Hall on Sunday even- ing last. W in. Hall, sr., of Ethel visited at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Eok• mier, this week, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Faulkner, Miss and Master Willard and Mies McFar- 1 ane all of Chicago and Mies Inman of Guelph visited Mrs. Daman MacDonald. on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Jas. Wilson of Brussels visited friends here last week. Master Sidney Brothers of Brussels 'lotted friends here this week. Mies Ethel Montgomery of Wroxeter is visiting friends in this vicinity at present, WH1TECHUitCH. Rev. Geo. P. Duncan is away for a short vacation. The hay crop Sae turned out much better than was expected. Miss E. Hagerman, of Unionville is the guest of Mies M. Duncan. Mr. William Homuth, of Toronto, is holidaying with old friends in this lo- cality. Wo bear his eon, Charles and wife intend coming up from Toronto to have a look at the old home. We shall be pleased to see them. The potato bugs have developed a stronger constitution or the Paris green is not as strong as formerly. The bugs refuse to die as quickly as in former years. Thos. Davidson and son have seven sores of the best oorn we have ever seen at this time of the year, and they still have a supply of last year's corn in the silo, The man with a few acres of corn smiles this year. Rev. W. A. Finlay is taking his holi- days and Mr. R. E. Saunders took his work on the Whitechnroh circuit Iast Sunday. The Whitechnroh people en- joyed Mr. Saunders' preaching. Miss Alto Clark is home on a visit with her parents. The Misses Miller, of Toronto, are visiting with their aunt, Mrs. Cnyler, and Miss Winnie Cnyler is home from Toronto on a visit with her mother. Mrs. Meeks, of Toronto, is visiting with her mother, Mrs. MoOreight. The wheat harvest was started on Monday. Old reeidents here say that Dir. David Kennedy, near Dickey's Hill, on the boundary, has the best field of wheat they ever saw. This is also the opinion of a man from Linconshire, England. He has 15 acres in alt. EAST WAWANOSH. The Council met at Belgrave on July 25, pursuant to adjournment ; members all ,present; minutes of last meeting read and passed. Mr. Wm. P. flallahan presented a petition for the construction of a muni- cipal drain at lots w i2 39 to s ?6 of 40, con. 5, s 3.4 of hot 40, con 6. The pe- tition was granted and the Clerk in- struoted to notify the Engineer to ex- amine the territory described and make hie report thereon. The Treasurer's half -yearly statement to June 30th received, showing a balance on hand at date of $562.87. Debentures were issued in payment of the following accounts :-The Muni- cipal World, St. • Thomas, collector's roll and postage, $1 24; Peter W, Scott, commutation, statute labor, Div. No, 32, 1906, $6.00; Wm. McLarty, widening approach to culvert opposite lot 38, con. 9, 83.50; Marvin McDowell, cutting hill east aide of river, con. 6, 840.00; Bert Carter, cutting hill on sideline opposite lots 30 and 31, con, 4, $35.00; John Dier, Jr., for tile and making outlet on side- line opposite lots 83 and 34, con, 1 $5 00; Jos. A. Brandon, drawing plank and covering bridge opposite lot 42, con. 10, $2.00; Robert Yaill, Morris, putting in calved opposite Iot 37,, oon. 10, $2 90; Andrew Linklater, for tile and repair-, ing culvert opposite lot 42, con. 13, $2,00; John Mowbray, for tile $1 00; J. Gib- son Gillespie, balanoe operating road grader, 1907, $217 40; H. M. Bradford, Blyth, repairs to road. grader, $6.95; Sant'l Hutchison, Whiteoharoh, repairs to toad grader, $11.50; Robert Carrick, Whitechnroh, repairs to road grader, $1.50; Alex. McGowan, for man shoVel• ling gravel, $2.00; Jos. Ohamney, for men Shovelling gravel, $4.00; David Cha coney, 90 yards gravel and damages, $7.05; Robert 13, Scott, putting in two titivate, con, 13,112,001 Win Deacon, putting in culvert between lots 93 and 34, oon. 11, $4,75; Giles Jenkins, 40 garde graven, $2 80. On motion of Councillors Gillespie and Cuming, the Council then adjourn. ed to Inset again on Angttet 22nd, next, ALsic, rOaTERTIaLn, Clerk. Three oonviotion!d funder the Lord's Day Aot for selling ice cream on Sunday were eirtaabed by 3adbe Monet# Of HAM Ilton, MORN. aandAiWntoneegtsMrato atet%aidubr. C,►at-ln Wi'igham, on July 28rd, to. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Carr; a daughter. Toru -In Wroxeter, on July kith, to Mr, and Mrs. I), C. Pope; a daughter. M�Roob -In Ilowick, en July 181h, to Mr. and htrs. Fred Mahood; a son. Dl It tU Bxvat<r-In Rowick, en July 24th, litre. C. Bever)), in her 89th year, U i9t0nn-In Kincardine, on July 126th, willian- Lruipmond, late of Wingham, aged BO years, Bnawan-ha Brussels, on July 2511i, Reginald Mark, youngest sou of H. R. Brewer, aged 9 months and 15 days. EXUCUTC R'S SALE Estate of John Ciming, sr., Lot 22, Con. 13, Towifship of Mullett. This excellent 150•ac-e farm will be offered at auction on Wednesday, August 7th, 1007, at 2 o'clock p. m., at 3rown's hotel, Londes borough. This is a first-class farm, has good buildings, including commodious ouse,large bank barns with stone stabling ad. other outbuildings; all modern farm imp vements and conven- iences, good water and good hardwood bush; near to school and ma loot, Information will be promptly given up request. W. BRYDONE, EDMUND LEAR, Clinton, Ont., Blyth, Ont., Executor. Solicitor fo the Estate. is -t Telegraph Operators 1 Are wanted badly by our Can - Ili adieu an- adieu Railway Companies. They are forced to advertise tor then today. With 3000 Miles new road building the demand will be still keener. Why not get ready ? The -work Is *lean and nlee and the salary very good, We prepare you quickly at little cost. Write us for fres par - twitters. Central Telegraph School, Gerrard East, Toron- to. W. B. SHAW, President. i 1 r 6,rlIEWSLISNIUMMUSUMSEISs ..5a FALL TERM Opens Sept. 3rd. AO/1W �� STRATFORD. ONT. 51 This School which is an old and well established one stands to the forefront as the greatest Commercial and Shorthand school in the West. Our Teachers are experienced in- structora, coarses ; .thorough and practical. We asciSt graduates to positions, Write for our free cata- logue. ELLIOTT & MMMACO N PRINCIPALS. . Insurance Money to Loau! Conveyancing ! Orrzoz:-bleat of Bank of Hamilton, corner of Diagonal Road and John street. REPRESENTING The Western, and Union Fire In- surance Companies. The Canada Life, and the London and Lancashire Life Assurance Companies. Have had upwards of 20 years of ex- perience in Conveyancing, and are pre- pared to execute Deeds, Mortgagee, Leases, Agreements, Wills, eto.,;eto,, eorreotly and at moderate charges. Money to Loan on Farm and Town Property. All business strictly private • add con- fidential. A call solicited. A- Dunnage., wwyksyyVVVVVYYVVVVYVVVVVV VISIT ` ;C CHRISTIE'S The Store Of Quality Pan Teas and Coitees Spices and Vinegar (Iro6Ories and Provisions flttge redoatione in Dinner Sete, Tea Seta, Toilet Sete, eto. 1. henry Christie Grocer and China Ketehant 1 i 0 I 1 WANT.- YOU to know that I will buy your •seeond•hapd School Books at right prices, No matter how dilapidated, Will buy reasonably, YOU WANT ME if you need School Books, We sell the second-hand ones even cheaper than Whitney would, and we have them in all lines, both Public and High School. If a book is in good shape you may pay price ; if not, then you pay less. Sensible, isn't- it • buy at l• price when you get the same value ? WE -BOT WANT to save money ; that's why we do th . Inc of business ; that's why you buy here. OF COURSE, we have all the School Books ever published --BRAND NEW -at current prices. A Starter for Trade. 1 dozen Giant Scribblers' (biggest made) for 1 dozen Lead Pencils, rubber tipped, for - 1 dozen Slate Pencils, best quality, for - 45c • 100. • 2c. Rulers -Free to customers. Blotters -Free to customers, And a smile thrown in at same prloe. WALL PAPER -Still selling price. WINDOW SHADES -At cost through August. CHINA -At your own offer. At the BIG BOOK. STORE, WINGRAM. R. E, SAUNDERS Fisher Stand. Near Post Office. Big Book Sign. Your money back if dissatisfied. S vS vSncfJ � S S-fS vSf- 1-S-easonaie Goods Reasonue Prices We have a large assortment in the following lines. -LAWN MOWERS, Ladies' and Gentlemen's -LAWN SHEARS, -SCREEN DOORS, -COAL OIL STOVES, -GASOLINE COOK STOVES, -SCREEN DOORS, -POULTRY NETTING, -HAMMOCKS, -GARDEN TOOLS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. We also carry a very large stock of ready mixed paint in Robertson's, Beaver, and the can't -be -beat Sherwin-Williams brand. JUST ARRIVED -A carload or Hanover cement. A consignment of electric welded made up Fencing, ready to stretch. Give us a call For anything you might require in the line of Hardware and Tinware and be convinced that this is the place to get good value for your money. Young's Big Hardware. LEATHER 600DS a We're showing -a line of novel- ties in leather goods that are a distinct advance over anything - previously offered at popular prices. Every article is stamped with the maker's name and guarantee, which is absolute aseurrance of quality and value. It coats no more to get the best i# you come to the right store. R. E. SAUNDERS L*A?Hfa GOODS Wdt$ A Name 4+++++++++++++++++++4+++++ ++++++++++Nth♦.+ t++4+++* ++ + + At GRIFPIN'S. `♦+###++# #+++z++++4+##+#+ a##�►#4+++S1N#31�7 F.#1'###9,' Royal. Grocery. easterners purchasing Dinner Sets from us can al. ways depend on getting them matched when anything is broken, as we buy direct from the potteries. A SNAP. Three China Tea Sets, of forty -pieces, for 12.95 per Set. The Times to January, 1908 25 Gents.