The Wingham Times, 1897-09-10, Page 11
VOL. XXVI.---NO. 13.25.
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WINGHAM, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 101 1897.
SENSIBLE PEOPLE
.
SOWLES
B OWLES
IF
�,� "�1r'W�0•�v
THE SEASON IS HERE!
WE ARE READY!
The Largert Stock we ever had.
• The hard logic of the big stores
supremacy in retailing is in the facts
and the facts are in the prices. Qual-
ity never sacrafhced, service never
neglected.
In the Dress Goods & Sisk Dept,
We have been opening new goods for
the past month and constantly add-
ing new styles and the stock here
now touches every grade of goodness
and novelty that women of taste wish.
Mantle Department....
We are putting into stock to -day,
our fall Mantles direct from Germany.
The very latest. styles. Call in and
we will be pleased to show you
through. We always lead in this
department and this year we ate
showing you better value than ever
before.
Our Tailoring Department
Is full with the very choicest of
Tweeds and Worsteds. Never did
,,we show so many patterns. Come
and leave your order now before the
big rush.
Dont forget our Boats & Shoes.
Our fall stock is in. We have the
largest and finest selection and the
prices the lowest in town. Every
come. No trouble to show goods.
HONaVTE & OVLEI
IT ALWAYS PAYS TO GET
CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE,
STRATFORD, - ONT.
Shorthand, Bookkeeping, Penmanship
Typewriting, & . thoroughly taught by
first•clnss tenchers. This institution is
well known from one end of Canada to
the other. Rates moderate; methods
new; board cheap; elegantly furnished
apartments, graduates always successful.
Students may enter at any time. Write
for beautiful catalogue.
W. J. ELLIOTT, Principal.
Marriage Licenses
y
Issued by i• tiANI{ PATERSON, No 23, Vic-
toria street,Wingham, Ont. No witnesses
required.
OYSTERS!
Do not send to Toronto or some other place
for their orrice stationery. They getit at the
Tales Mice. We give thein good material and
do first-class work, and when wo get paid for
a job we spend the money in the town.
YOU NEED
Note Heads, Lotter )leads, Bill heads, State.
mots, Envelopes, Visiting Cards, Wedding
Stationery, or anything else in the printing
line, give us a chance, before sending else.
where. We can do w•orl, as cheap and as good
as the city anon, whose only iatereet in the
town is to get as much money out of it as ho
can, Yours for Printing,
H. B. ELLIOTT.
LOCAL NEWS.
—Campbell's Headache Wafers guaran-
teed to cure headache.
— Bengongh, cowi hall, September 291,11.
— Wingham fall ft r, September 28th and
29th.
— If you have a news item send it to the
TIMES.
—Chicken thieve are open ing in
Clinton.
Fresh ousters served ial y style at
James MoKelvie's Star .Rest ueant.
—Mr. Frances D vidson has . aced a
new dray on the ro d.
WANTED—First class P. nt • alter, apply to
9-lOtf W. a; A ,AND, Wingham.
—Mr. Peter Campbel shipped a car load
of lambs on Wednesday per G. T. R. to I
Buffalo. i
—We are informed that a new bakery
is to be opened in Viugham in the
course of a few weeks
See our Sideboards at 65.75, $5.50 and I `
V, usual price, 37, X3.50 and $9, at S. ;
Gracey'e. -
-Members of Courtltlaitland, C. 0. F.,
will hold their regult • meeting this (Fri-
day) evening. •
—We notice by the /oronto papers, that
Mrs. Wm. Helo has b sn one of tile lucky
exhibitors of ladies' work at the Indus-
trial Fair in Toronto. '
Peaches, plums, and pears in abnudance
and as cheap as the cheapest, at Jas. Mc-
Kelvie'a Star Restaurant.
—We were in error 1 st week when we
stated that Mr. Thos. fanuel had repaired
the machinery at the lax mill. Mr. John
Murray was the man ,ho done the work.
—Tuesday was a bi day for visitors at
the Toronto Indust ial Fair from here.
Upwards of fifty ti sets were sold from
Wingham to Toronto on that clay,
After 16 Years S. Gracey is still its
Wingham in the Furniture and Undertak-
ing business, notwithstanding all the oppo-
sitions' that have started up.
—There are a uumb r of stupid, thought-
less people about to , who persist in
throwing banana pe Is on the sidewalk.
This practice is a ad one and has been
th}` cause of severe severe falls.
4,—Wo are pleased as learn from the Hen.
sail Observer that &.. O;el Johnston, for,
hisv
town who was taken ill
this merly of
in Detroit some tim ago, has been able to
return to H:nsall. e is much better, but
very weak.
—For first-class tailoring and cheap
gents' furnishings, try Webster & Co.
Remember the place, in Queen's block.
—The regniti r quajterly meeting, of the
Huron Veterinary A sociation was held in
the Town Hall, Gcsierich, on Wednesday
last, September 1st. President McGregor,
of Constance, occi-pied the chair. The
several stauding co omittees reported the
Association to bo 1 a flourishing condi-
tion. Drs. Harni on, of Goderich, and
Blackall, of Clint n, read papers on dis•
eases that bad c o under their notice
during their proct e, which were well dis-
cussed by the mer bars present. The next
meeting will be be i in Wingham the last
week of December.
—Bring all your job printing to the
TIa s office. We guarantee satisfaction.
We are pleased t eee Mr. James
i
angel around again ai�or his re ill -
Everybody
e
gess.
Everybody goes to Wingham, King's
sale is booming,
—Monday last, La or Day, was pretty
generally observed as a holiday in Wing -
ham.
Twenty-five lbs, of Granulated Sugar
for 51. Two car loads. G. E. King.
--The weather for t e past few days has
been the wannest f a long time. The
temperature ran up ninety degrees in
the shade on Monde •
—Boll's furniture
tory ani Button &
Fessant's chair facte-y were closed down a
few days this week,. -so as to enable those
who wished to take 1 the Toronto Fair to
do so.
—The Misses .Jou, 3, colored musicians,
of Kincardine, have eon in attendance at
the Salvation Army 'or the past few even-
ings. They will be 'ith them at all their
meetings on Sundagsiext.
--Miss Dr. Ma
turned Missionary
a missionary lett
church on Mond
McKellar is a fine
should make it a p
aret McKellar, a re-
om India, will deliver
re in the Presbyterian
evening next. Miss
poalter and all who can
int to bear her.
We have a few Baby Carriages left that
we will sell at less than Wholesale Cost in
order to make room for Furniture, at S.
Gracey's.
—"Since Mr. Bit ke Elliott assumed
management of th Times, our local
'Thunderer" has c nsiderably brighten-•
ed, and has bene tted by the recent
change; Blake w raised in a printing
office, and should know his p's and q's"
—Wingham torr pondence to the Clin-
ton New -Ern.
—It is better fo house plants if the soil
be loosened about the roots once a week.
This allows the ai to reach the roots, and
assists the evapo tion of the excessive
moisture when th ' have had to much
wetting. Always h ve the water at least
as warm as the te perature of the room
when using it upon lants.
Dr. Macdonald is now permanent-
ly at home ally can be consulted by
his, patrons.
— By reference tc_ the Council proceed-
ings in another oolu in, it will be seen that
new concrete walks _re to be laid on the
north side of Jol a street from Frances
street to the end'John street; on the
west side of Edwar• street from Alfred to
Patrick street anc the walk on Minnie
street to be oxte ded from Methodist
church to John s�eet. The good work
keeps moving on.
Special prices on Parlor Suites, Couches,
Lounges, Spring Beds, Matresses, Exten-
sion Tables, Dining Room Chairs, Rocking
Chairs and Centre Tables, at S. Giacey's.
— The W. 0. T. held meetings yester-
day in the Tempel -mace Hall, for theur-
p
pose of organizing Huron County W. C.
T. U. A. public i ieetiug was held in the
evening. A Demo ast Silver Medal con-
test formed an irate esting part of the pro-
gramme. An adcaess was delivered by
Dr. Macdonald, an a splendid programme
of vocal and instrumental music was pro-
vided. A largo nu_'ber of delegates from
different parts of : he county were pros.
ent. Wo will tr_ and give our readers a
full account of tis , meetings in our next
issue.
—The follotvity from the Luckuow
Sentinel •if last w ek refers to a young
lady well known i i many of our readers,
being a cousin o Mrs. A. H. Carr, of
this town: "The death of Miss Flora
Murray, daughto of Mr. John W. Mur-
ray, at the early tje of 20 years and 26
days, on Saturda• last is of a particular-
ly sad nature. A- out 12 months ago,
Flora waste etron , healthy young woman
but catching a so oro cold, it settled on
her lunge and the deceased went into
decline. She w
with all Glasse
will be sincere)
were fortunate
pleasure of
sympathy of th
the bereaved
evidenced by t e large number of friends
who attended !_be funeral which took
place from tl1 fatuity residence, lot 3,
con. 14, Ashfiel ., on Monday last to the
Lochalsh Come Cry."
natal Limit of Delay.
---
Sickness generally follows in the path of
neglect- Don't be reckless, but prudently
take a few closes of Scott's Emulsion im-
mediately following exposure to cold. 11
will save yon many painful days and sleep-
less nights.
We have something very nice in Ash and
Maple Bedroom Suites , well made, nicely
finished, and in Latest Styles; •and what's
FIRST OFTHE SEASON of most importance, Latest Prices, at S.
G
PEACHES....
...PLUMS...
.....GRAPES
ICE CREAM
•---A1dD_-.-
CONFECTIONERY.
W. A. JOHNS,
City' Restaurant,
Telephone No. U. • Macdonald 13look.
"It took three full olumns in the Wing -
ham papers to tell o the wonderful victory
when the Football t am of that town won
the Leegao Champ nship from Brussels,
but when our boys alloped them at Blyth
the other day a s impy 3i line item did
the business. Def t must be a bitter pill
for those Wingha tes to swallow. Funny
people thoseWingl mites.—Brussels Post."
Those 'Winghamit s may be funny people
Bro. Kerr, but w en they aro defeated,
they take defea'- like gentlemen, which,
wo are informed i more than the Brussel-
ites can do. A to the Brussels boys
walloping our bo- a in Blyth, we learn that
it was not the L 'ussels team that did the
walloping, but . pioked team from the
different teams it the league. How would
it be to tarn th. tables and tail those
I3russolites funny people/
I —Send Tor Trans to your friends. On-
ly 25 cents from now till January 1st,
1898.
—The Regular�teating of the School
,Board will be lteldlon Tuesday evening
next,
I still buy Butter, Eggs and Dried Ap-
ples, Highest prices, cash or trade, G.
. King.
Mr. T. C. Gra am, of the Iron Bridge
Greenhouse, has ened a store in Chis•
holm's new block, icre the public can be
supplied with ltoaQ plants and everything
else in his line.
le -Mr. Jacob Do p removed his family to
Ingersoll this wee . Mr. Dopp has a good
situaailp at the bt!ehering business in that
town jnd we wijt him every success in
his new home.
e a popular favorite
and her passing away
mourned by all who
enough to enjoy the
it acquaintance. The
whole community for
arents and family, was
—Mr. Alex. Mu
ly respected resi
on Thursday of 1.
illness. Decease
Wm. Robertson
of this town.
—A few from t
sports at Brussel
The baseball gat
Kincardine beat
Goderich beat 1-
Kincardine beat
•doob, an old and high -
lent of Ashfield, died
t week, after a short
was father of Mrs.
Id Mrs. R. Mainprize
wn took in the athletic
on Monday of this week.
es resulted as follows:
gingham, score, 13 to 3;
rriston, score, 20 to 17 ;
arriston, score, 11 to 4.
Try S. Gracey for Carpets, and see the
Newest Thing out for putting under Car-
pets. yiz : Tho Folded Carpet Paper.
V'On Thursday
Thomas Walker,
bog, he slipped an
a pail. o oiling h
badly. Mr. •Wall=ir will be laid up some
little time by theaaccident.
of last weak, while Mr.
butcher, was dressing a
fell, putting his arum in
t water, scalding it very
—The followim is from theLucknow
Sentinel:—''Pro. Cline, of Wingham, is
getting up that 1 eautiful Cantata, Queen
Esther, the tal nt being all from the
village, He wit have fifty voices and
expects to hold is entertainment before
a great.length r tin.e."
— Auction Stile of Elnusehold Furni-
ture, the property of Mr. Arthur Bris-
hots, on the Market Square, on Satur
p. m.let L. Duff, 2nd,tW. robber choreday, Sep"ember 25th, at 2 o'clock
PETER DEANs. Auctioneer. 1st, G. Wilson ; 2od, G. Elliott. • Municipal World, illoilector's roll..
—The annual h ,rvest thanksgiving ser• John Gillespie, te Loring, streets..
vices of St. Paul's S'hurch will be held on Smith & Pethick, sundries
Sunday, Septemb r 2611i. Rev. J. Ii. H. B. Elliott, prig ing
Mcorehouse, of L .ndon, a former rector, St. Lawrence Fou.rdry Company,
will conduct the advices. On the Monday hydrant and asiug
he will cleliyer an ad- ; Wingham Electric iglit Company,
P
U ll t
lightsfor A s
c ss or how to [Hake � o .�
_
Bell Telephone Co half year's ser -
i vice and mess: ges
(COUNCIL D. McKinley, engi leer service
[ng of the Town Coun- A. Campbell, labor, streets-
.Georg
Monday evening last.` Georgunel, salary
,Mayor 11Iorton, Deputy- e Hughes, le_•or, streets
Reeve Angus, ank Councillors McKinley, : Alex. floss, static..ery
Johns, Reading, Robinson, Hanson and
W. Holmes, rep: ins. streets and
water works.,
J. D. Long, reps
!Thomas Irwin, se
Hanson—Johns
Finance Committ
cd.—Carried,
IMES.
$1 A YEAR IN A1)VANC'
—Rev, Wul. Lowe will preach h ervest
thanksgiving sere ors in Trinity Church,
Blyth, Sunday n
—The camp m1
conducted by the
the prairie near 111
largely attended.
continued another
—No doubt large
will attend the We
next week. A spec]
ham on Monday
5.45 a. in. The fat' from here is 61.7c1.
•—" Robert M„” he pacing horse owned
by Mr. J, W. Sm sh, of Goderich, which
has been under the :are of J. Golley, V. S.,
for some time, was :hipped to Goderich on
Wednesday, havir.; fully recovered from
etings which are being
(Christian workers on
s. Ritchie's are being
'he meetings will be
week.
umbers of our citizens
tern Fair at London
1 train leaves R'ing-
nd Wednesday next at
THE GULDEra MS OF AUTU1tN
Are eunddeivt: int ticc production of
high-class portraiture. The Tight is
perfect arid with modern appliances,
such as we have, rt failure is next to
an impossibility. We snake It special-
ty at this time of the year of' taking
exterior views of residences, picuie
parties, harvest scenes, ere, x�p-
pointnlenrs "fur snt'lh may be made at
the studio, or through the mail.
1 In Life -Size Portraiture we excel.
We guarantee our Bromide, Crayon
and Water Color Portraits. Our
prices are right. Do not be misled
by the oily—tongued vendor of cheap
trashy work. Our productions last
its illness. a century; cheap, trashy, so—eallcd
—Mr. Halsey Pa k has bad the partition "portraits" fade, There's the differ' --
in his shop move( 1 back and a counter ence. Nothing. is cheap that is not
placed intc positiot■ Mr, Park is putting good and lasting.
of watches, clocks and Yours for reliability,
ve one of the neatest STAR PHOTO CO.
seen in this section.
,..___Beaver Block - - - Winglln.
and Lieutenant Bonny t--:` -
y here, arefarewelliug north side of Joh street, from Frances
On Monday night a street to end of st et, was read.
special programme will be arranged, con- Angus—Hansel That petition._ of Jas.
sisting of vocal. t =rd instrumental music, A. Cline and othe s, asking for conerete'r
calistheincs exercise. etc. Ice cream will sidewalk on nor 1 side of Jo� street be
also be served. - accepted, and th Clerk's repo (erred to
Are you thinkin of getting anything in Court of Revisiot —Carried.
the Furniture line, no matter what ; how Robinson—Ha eon—That 'all petitions
much or how little.. Before You Buy, call for construction f concrete sidewalks not
at S. Gracey's Furniture Wareroorns and in the hands of t to Clerk by the 15th inst.,
see his fine stock. and the prices you can work on same sh:,ll not be proceeded with
buy for.
this year.—Cart•-•d,
—We have receiv a copy of the Presby•• j
in a first-class etoc
jewelry. He will h
jewellry stores to b
—Captain Burke
of the Salvation Ar
on Sunday next.
ter, a dollar a year eligious weekly, pub- qhs report
lishod hi the inters t of the Presbyterian `vas then reap
Henry Walton,/
church, by Arbuth tot Bros., of Toronto.
It promises by i s excellent appearance V. Vannorman,
and low price to b; a favorite visitor in )ilia. Saint, watt
Prerbyterian home . John Davidson,
• Jatnes Brock,
n
the Finance
follows :
bor, etreets 6 2 50
aid cutting weeds 50
:ing streets 2 50
vatering streets5 00
la�tor, streets 1 56
----The bicycle r .ces held on the track James Irwin, " 30 87
Thursday eveninc of last weetc, wore Charles Barber, seaming, streets30 85
well attended. tie races were wean as J. Clegg & Co., s'.wer pipe 126 40
follows : One mil —1st, G. Wilson, 2nd, McLean & Son, intber 99 22
G. Elliott, 3rd, C , Elliott two mile— John Murray, refiring road ma -
Committee • s
—Tho follostdng ap %red in the list of
appointments publish on Saturday last:
Bernard Louis Doyle, Junior Judge of the
County Court of the unty of Huron, to
be a Surrogate Jud and Judge of the
Admiralty and Exch uer Courts for the
portion of the Toron admiralty district
comprised in the Co sties of Huron and
Bruce.
— The auction sale f household effects,
the property of Mr. S. G. Brown, on Sat-
urday afternoon last, as largely attended,
and everything offer for sale brought
good prices. The balance of Mr. Brown's
effects were shipped f s Winnipeg on Wed-
nesday last, and Mr .. Brown and family
will leave for Winr peg in a few days,
where they will resin in future.
Nur readers, -ill regret to hear that
Councillor McKinle! has been compelled
through sickness, to esign his position as
Engineer and Inspec or over construction
of concrete sidewalk: and also chairman of
the Public Works Joinmittee.j%i�Ir. Mc-
Kinley was a very faithful servant and did
his work well. The louncil could not have
done better when ey appointed Mayor
Morton his successo
—The Directors o the Turnberry Agri-
cultural Society ar putting forth every
effort to have a susessful show this year.
The list of attractio s is the best that has
been presented for n any a day. New at-
tractions are being •repared and we will
give particulars of hem next week. The
Secretary has maile, copies of the prize
list to all of last yea s exhibitors. If you
have not roomed on , call at John Wilson's
office, or get a copy f om the Secretary, M' r.
Wm. tobertsou.
winch sympath - is felt for Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Button, wing to the death of
their on:y child, N rma Irving at the
age of 1 year and 2 days, on Saturday
September 4tb. r e little child was
suffering front au ttack of whooping
couch and was tee .hingg when it was
seized with cony 1 • Ana passed away
as above stated. . he funeral on Tues-
day was largely at. udod, and tho little
rough box was con pletely covered with
evergreens and the grave was also lined
with evergreens, "he pall -bearers Were
four young ladies, aoh carrying a lovely
bouquet of ilowe The following
friends from a di ante attended the
fulieral: Mrs, Job llaines and son
Mildmay ; Mr. and Mrs. John Button,
Teeswatet ; Mr. and rs. Charles But-
ton, Teeswator : Mr. and Mrs. Irving,
Teeswater; Mrs. Ge rge Dever, Tees -
water ; and Mr. B. I . Dever and son,
Dresden.
evening following)
dress entitled " Su.
the best of life."
TOWN
The regular (nee
ail was held on
Members present
Forbes.
Minutes of last egular and special meet
ings were read, a aroved and signed.
A commuuicati was read from Mrs. J
Helm, asking cot cil to pay her doctor
!! 30, she staving been in
e sidewalk in Januar
sd
cy y
the Executive Commit
:as read from Mr. Wm
eeollectorship.
—That William Robert -
bill amounting t
jured by a defec
t
tee.
An application
Robertson for the
Iianson—Augu
Councillor Hans
was in need of 500
hose purchased L
!tory after three ye
• Hanson—Angus
and Light G•ommi
base 500 feet of n - hose said cote ittee
1 50
1 80
31 10
10'15
2 50
24 50
32 20
81,: Q'•
30.7e
1 00
834
94
3 45
11 35
3 20
ars• , 10 00
That the report of the
as nowread, be ad pt-
o
a stated that the town
set of new hose, as last
i not proved satisfac-
:s service.
-That the Fire, Water
ee hays power to par -
in son be appointed ollector for the town of i e '
Wingham for 17, at a salary of $50.—� to see that said hoe will stand 500 pounds
Carried. I pressure before aecpting the same.—Car-
Treasurer's r port for August, giving tved•
total receipts of was read and By-law No. 310, -authorizing town to sell
•
ordered to be sp mad on the minutes. ,haves pit on east
The resignati zi of Mr. D, McKinley. as W. J. Chapman f
engineer and iazpector over construction tunes, and on
of concrete side :alk, and also as chairman Johns was adopt
of the Public 1�rks Committee was read. Bylaw No. 311,1
Johns—Forli-s—That the resignation of current expenses t
Mr. D. lalcKinl y, as now read, be accept- was read three t
ed.—Carried. Johns and Readtn
A petition f om the Trustee Board of By -late No. 31
the Methodist Church, signed by W. S. temporary loan tc
Pascoe and R. McIndoo, asking for con- controls sidewalk
was read three
trete aidotval on east side of Minnie Robinson and 1 or .es was adopted.
street, from tie Church to John street, By-law No. 313, appointing Wm.Robert-
was read. son collector, at a -salary of 650, and plac-
Angus—Hai son=That tha petition of fug security at Y2,000, was read three
rd of the Methodist Church
sidewalk on east side of times, anti on mot
e accepted, and Clerk's re- was adopted.
o Court of Reyision.—Car- McKinley- Tian
appointed engine(
igned by John A. McLean concrete sidewalk
�ng fo concrete sidewalk on without salary, wi,
lwarcr street, from Patrick specter, and that
was read. Public Works Co
Bylaw No. 314
nson--That the petition of resignation and
anrt others for construe- engineer over c
(sidewalk on west side of walk, with power
ide of William street to
✓ 3100, was read three
otion of Robinson and
to borrow 51,000 to meet
ntil taxes are collected,
roes, and on motion of
was adopted.
to procure money on
pay for construction of
until work is completed,
Wises, and on motion of
the Trustee B
for concrete
Minnie street
port referred
ried
A petition
and others ask,
west Bide of E
to Alfred street
Hanson—Ro
John A. McLea
tion Of concrete
kldward street b accepted, and the Clerk's """" ""`�� "'•"",
report referred t Court -of Revision.- -Car- pen and Johns iii ado tea,
p " Hanson--ltobttEcn �That $800 be Seittkid
ried. to the lredit of he Schnell litiwkrill....0ttei
A petition sign by Jatnes A. Cline and ried, • ,
•
others asking for concrete sidewalk on Councii thea ae'aorntacl,
n of Johns and Forbes
n—That the Mayor be
over construction of
for balance of 'year,
h power to appoint in -
o also be chairman of
imitteo.---Carried.
accepting D. Mcllinley'a
ppointing J. A. Morton
nstruction of concrete
o appoint inapeotor, was
ind on motion of ltralaim•
1
l