The Wingham Times, 1899-08-18, Page 111 L
VOL, XXVII,---NO
1426,
CLOSINC-OUT
Having resolved to go out of the
Dry Goods and Grocery bUsiness,
We shall at once commence selling
everything in these .two lines' at cost
Or below.
AVE MUST CLOSE
THEM OUT
--By the end of
—September.
Between now apd that time we
Shall give the greatest bargains ever
beard of in Wingha.m. Now is the
time to Secure some of them., First
Cotters gets best choice. This is a
tgreat opportunity; don't miss it.
We shall still continue the Tailor-
oring, GentsFurnishing, and Boots
and hoes Departments with a
larger stock than ever before.
419 II ititp• •
HOMUTH & SON.
FALL TERM OPENS SEPT. 5
Commercial School in Canuda is the
ICENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
•STRATFOltD, ONT.
NEARLY SiXrt Pen • OtrIT. of the
students we enrolled during the
past year from outside of Streit- t
,
ford came from nearer other best- 1,
nesscolleges than ours. Write for
Our new eatalogue. Das the finest L
business College catalogue in Ottn-
oda and represents the Most Pro- Itt
grossly'', and Best Sebool.
W. .1. ELLIOTT, PPillGilattl.
VL90,4t9METAL
lVfarrlage Licensee
Pinned by PRANK PAVEItsort, No 23, Vita
Witt street,Wingbam, Ont. No *1U:teasels
roomed,
CHEAP READINC
Onr Clubbing List
In order to sate our subscribers the tremble of
making two or more remittance* we have made
spdoial arrangements with the publishers by width
we aro enabled to offer the following publications in
connection with the WINGBAhf TimEs at apeod
ow rates from now until Deo, 314,1899.
'Times and Weekly Globe, 01 25
Violas and Western Advertiser, . 3.96
Times and Family herald and Weekly Star
and Picture • 1 76
'times and Vormers' Advocate, • - 1 90
Times and Farming, weekly, . . 176
Times and Montreal Weekly Witness, , 1 so
bus are Farmers1 80
Imes and Daffy 010be . 4 2$
Mes and Daily World - • 8 Mt
Soma and Country Gentlemen, • 2 tri
met and Weekly met and &mote X 26
Times and Daily afentreal Nereid, 2 00
special elubhing rates with all tiettepapete and
1isMns emoted On saptteation.
a se
11 orders to or eall at the
TIMES OVIPTCE',
tellt
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LOCAL NEWS.
See Halsey Earl's advertisensent)
Q, T. R. DIVIDEND.
Railway directors an
the half year of one
preferred °took, at t
per annmu, 'earring
WINGIJAM, 0`,NTARIO1 FR
The Grand Trunk
ounce a divide tor
er cent. on t '
e rate of two p
orward X.2,000.
C P R Davream.). At a meeting of the
Boa rti of Direotore f the Canadian Paoifio
Railway Company dividend of 2 per•cerit
on the preference 400k and 2 per dent on
the common stock or the half year Gilding
June 30th last, ws,Je declared payable on
the 2nd of October,
—Seeure the Timus till the end of the
years; only 40 cents,
GenNo To LoNDoil. ev Pallier .3101Ceon,
cello has been 'ondiJcting services in the
R C church here fo4th peat two years, is
leaving for LondolV He is extremely
popular with peopl4 of all classee and bis
.removal will be mi4th regretted, He will
conduct hie last ser ice in the church here
on Sunday mornin at it o'clock.
House ,ta.n Lto roil $n.—That deeir-
able property on the south aide of the
Diagonal rood, belonging to T E Bowles is
offered for tale. For terms and potion -
lets, apply to Romero' tft Sox.
GODElliori• ChM HomDay.—Wednesday
week was Goderiebt civic holiday. be
day was a very qui& one in town, there
being nothing sped 1 going on. Most of
the stores were clog and scene of the
factories were shut down. The 0 T R
Waned tickets et aimed rates, and a
nntnber of (lateens ok the opportunity to
spend the holiday o t of town, ,.
BASE B4r.b.—Fol wing is the Math)
averages of the me here of the Winghem
base ball club for 99, the figure preceed
ing the mune is e number of game
played : 5, Bell . 65; 3, Hill .500; 1
Graham .500 ; 4, tuart .496; 5, Locke
ridge .428 ; 5, 8 ates .400; 5; Musk
.380 ; 4, Linklate S33; 5, Alderson .20
3, Angus1 .286 ; ammond 0.43......Th
Canadian Base B1 League has wound MP
business for the ear. The teams ar
allowed to hold ayers by paying thei
full salary. T1 Hamilton team has sold
the ;majority of Iijzeir good playere.
Witxren ro .[b.—A dwelling contain.
lug six or geven rooms, in Central
locality, Possession before September
1st. Apply to W Level Oki St.
Exceaanne.—Twe , `11 tickets were
sold here on Wedne• t ay morning for the
excuro' to Eiag re Falls, under the
jo,
auspf _ the• ncaroine Orangemen,
One red and eurteen excursionists
were on the train lien it left Wingbam.
.,
Atiloribm Bra
Brussels, sent it fin
Webster one day 1
measured over 20
weighed over 31 pot
ed, Tem naught
Brutteele,
as—Thos Ee,des, of
black ban to Ur A W
at week,. The Ash
nthes in length sod
de after it was clean -
the "monster" near
Dean e health of Ontaric
seem rs to be good. he death rate for the
last six months was 109. In England
and Wales it was 7.1 ; Holland, 16.9 ;
Ireland, 16 0; Austr a, 20 4 ; Maine, 1.6 07 ;
Connetient, 17,5 ; ew Hampshire, 18.4.
This is a favored p avince.
nommen- Soma Ur -Lawrie, of Law-
rie Bros, Morris, •, an, was in town on
Monday and pure aged an assorted oar
load of furniture f ne the factories here,
Mr Walker, of Wa & Clegg, is meeting
with great slimes on his trip to the
Pacific coast. 5 Driers are being reoeised
from him every d .
Try King'e Clearing Sale All 10c prints
fcr 5o. High. Class Organdy Medina and
summer dress geode at half price. King
pays cash for butter and eggs. Try the
sale during July and August.
tf G E Knee, Wingham.
Mem Coxenaor, George Robb, who.ha
carried tbe mail fr trt Bele to Wroxete
g for the last two ai4ft a half years, has bee
awarded the' cont act for the Dela feu
year. There sre four tooriere, M
Robb made a regio reco4i for bimself last winte
by never Missing a day on account o
' snow storms or bl okades, no easy matte
Y in drifts such as bJiere were last seas.
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AY 1 AUGUST 18,1899,
in A YEAR IN .A.DV ANC
iteteAepnpyto
,TAboy th learn the drUghnsi.
se.
A LHAttox
tf Wingham.
Naithow Ethane, On Saturday last, Ur
David °lilies, a far er near Whitechurch,
met with ah amid nt that might have
proved fatal. Hc3 as engaged in drawing
iri grain, when the 1 ad on which be was
upset. In falling h 'struck the pitch -fork,
which pierced bis b east. Fortunately in
falling, the proogs ere turned from him,
so that instead of tering his body t ear
depth, their tende y was oaterard:
Watrren—or), bort term plan. A young
nahaamn.to teen tailoring and catkin. Applyto Webster ‘k Go, Queen's Block, Wing.
Conitert Swale L are. —The ceremony
of laying the come. stone of the new
Catholic) chureh a Bolyrood will take
piece on Sunday, ugust 27th, High
Masa at 10.30 a , after which there
will be a sermon b Rev Dr Treatiy of St
Micbael's Cathed 1, Toronto. On the
evening of the a. ,ve clate, 4th Sunday of
Angora, a new or an will be opened in
the Catholic ch rch, Teeswater, with
musical vespers nd sermon by Rev .Dr
Trenzey, coalmen ing at 780 p m.
Tito TELLER.— the -ruling story by the
author of "David arum" has reached
us this week, unusual subject far
romance, the her , a Bank Teller, falls
in love with the d. ghter of one of the
directors, and the .lot deals with the
difficulties and com lications which ensue
'in an interesting a • admirable manner.
Tbe story is publis• -d by The Poole
Printing clonmany, t• mitcd, Toronto, and
a is for sale by all ne dealers, at the low
✓ price of 15 cents, or `II be sent postpaid
✓ by the publishers on r ceipt of price.
✓ ANOTlion alEDroziin wan. — A slick.
r tongued patentanedicht
✓ a couple of weeks ago a
f time been "coining" In
✓ his headquarters at one
did moat of. his "busi
ferment. In the roe
Dr. Butler, of London, will be at the
Queens Hotel, Wingbam, on the first
Wednesday of each month from 11.30 a,m.
till 3 o'clock p. m., for consultation in
diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. i
FELL FIrTy Fe .—Joe Foster, the fine-
yeareald son of at Alex Foster, of Strat-
ford, haa,4 mit clilcitisecape from a
terrible death on ueerlar-Right of last
week, When be fel off a railway bridge, 00
feet high, which SanS the river in that
cityThe little http fell squarely on bis
teed into thetive , which is quite shallow,
He struck the nlnddy bottom, but the
water had broken Jis fall, and he wee, un-
njured.
AucTiON Sar,,E.—There will be sold by
pnbliaattuction on the premises. on Sat-
urday' August 26th, 1899, at 2 o'clock p
m t e three cottages on lot o 20, 21 and
2, jituated on the corner .of John and
Ed ard streets, in the town of Wingham;
Is a butcher business. Any part or all
f he real estate or butcher business can
ejfurchased privately before the day of
ajb. Terms—un real estate 10 per
t. of purchase price on day of •sale,
atm in 30 days. For terms on
tcher business apply to D Pringle.
Nonen,Weseenx in.—The prize list
for the llorth•Wester Fair, which will ba
bold in Wingham on eePtember 19th and
20th, haye been print d and banded to the
seoretary, Wrn Robe 'tson, who will be
•
pleated to send one t xhibitors. Parties
coming to town can g t a list by calling at
John Wilson's office. The Directors of
the Society are lea in nothing undone
to make the show tis year better than
former years. A good list of special
•attractions bas been rranged consisting
horse races, team tching mos, a tugaif,
war between the esidents North and
Booth of the Tamil) ry boundary.
GOYnealteer rrr.—A, spesied Govern-
ment audit just ompletect on the books of
Maidstone town iip's treathrer, Matthew
Henry, reveals t e startling faot'that there 2
is a shortage in is cash to the amount of
$1,146 41. T audit covore the treasur-
er's entire term office, extending over a b
poria of 21 yea The report says that la
no attempt bas en made to falsify the o
books, but mom evidently has been used b
with the hope ti t he 'would be able to
repay it, before e sbortage was discover-
ed. , Henry's bondsmen will be asked to
make good the elicit.
Fon SALE.— two volume Funk &
Wagtails Standard Dictionary, as good
as new, for sale °beep. Apply at Thins
Offi0e,
he results of the De-
ations in rornisI a,nd
n Saturday last, Form
e Public School Leay.
patt of the old Third
metre four subjects of
Claes course. One•
at and 50 per cent. on
to pass ; one-third on
Yr giver matriculation
tn pupils from Wingham
km 1 and 12 petted.;
It and 6 passed full
Mattioalation standing.
ing and reedit great
teacher, Mr A H
EXIMINATIONS.
partniental exami
II were published
I corresponds to t
ing and Form II i
Class course and
the present Secon
third on each spb
the total is requir
each subject, o
standing. Fount
school vrroto on
7 Wrote on Torn
ethane and one g
This is a good eh
credit on the p
hfusgro've.
MOlireASS SALE.--xhercs will be Offered
at public it nation on the, premises in the
Village°, Fordwich,in the County aileron,
on Thursday, the 31st day of August, A D,
1809, at three o'clock, afternoon, the
following valuable property :—The weat-
erly four four acres of Park lot, NO 22, in the
said Village of retie/Ku There are upon
the premises a first 'class frame sawmill
and lath mill with etone boiler house ; a 60
horse teover engine end two 35 horde power
boliers, with modern amobinery,all in good
running order; a full line of planing
machinery, consisting of planer & tilatedierf
revolting bed planer, four sided
moulding machine, band saw, rip
saws and eut•off table, sand dram
and shaper;
a good frame granted 1
story dwelling home, with kitohen an
wood house attached ; i good frame barn
and stable ; two driving abode, and *bout
a dozen, first class bearing !rat treat.
Terme of tele r---10 per cent. of puroluule
money down on day of ealeand the Wants
in 80 days when possession Will be given.
For further particulars and iuteeteation
apply to the undersigned or to Mr .A 8
Strome, loordwich. J A. Morton, , Vendor'
Selieiltar, Dated' 24th of 403'1,189a.
Att Anvenemate matt, — The Barrie
Gazette gives partic lets of a fake arbor -
tieing scheme that was worked on the
Barrie inerohante. It appears that a Man
registering as J B ee, of Tororito, but
said to be J 0 0. tiers, jun e made a
canvass of the bud se places, soliciting
advertisements for G T 11 time.table,
The time -table Ws to be placed in the
cote of a fratne, an rounded by as may
adyertiBernente as h could mouth, and
printed on made 5x7 inehes. He carried a
diagram of the fra o drawn On paper,
with all the tiptoes marked off as "sold,"
with the exception o one, which he would
sell "cheap, being the amt one To eleven
Merthants he eepre ented that he would
put un 100 frames i hotels, barber shops
and other business p ces in Barrie and
Altanditle and eta one of the GrencV
-Trunk Ttailway bet ecu Newmarket and 1
coniagiooed. we another he raised the,
lumber to 500. order to pit up 100
frames be Would h a to get 100 printed
°arab for WI) of t 12 merchants. 1
tithed, be got print d ana paid for 810
cards, 20 for each o the 12 advertisirs,
kW $O extra for tw of them. Connors
than made up one
Boob adverthier col
me and called upon '
d his motley, and
th foonia althea gall 7 Or la WO) Oat
-
theta theme woo loft tot after making up
the frame..
Dian struck town
d . late since that
ey. He made
8 the hotels but
ess" among the
ug he "manatee -
Wed" b,i,a day's, supply!). the hotel pomp
and then proceeded to qdt., up" anyone
who was foolish enough q buy—and they
were numerous. Friday evening last
one of his '1,ectims" came: to town and on
finding Mr Fakir demanded his money.
The money was paid back and the fakir
immediately made himself scarce. A.
number of "vict,itns" werti`pround on Sat-
uaday evening looking forthe medicine
man but they wero clieappo nted. 11 is
said that he took nearly el: 00 away with
him. i
AceionsTe4tWhile 11 A 1ourd was at
work in T Bell as Son's facto ote Tues.
day the index -linger of his right hand got
caught in tiii1. ine and w s broken in
two places. . n Tuesday the twelve -
(1
yearand son of Mr John lliott, East
Wawanosh, met with an an dent which
nearly cost him his right foot Mr Elliott
was driving the mower and 1 ad asked his
son to get him a whip. 'Ib boy got in
front of the knives to hand th wbip to his
4
father and the horses steal I suddenly.
His foot was caught by the Ilinives and
before the Machine could be itopped that
Member Was frightfully mangled, a piece
of the bone being broken aiiny. The
patient Was.bafught to town #d bad his
foot dressedW,49..will.43.yrre..`webkla
a '
afore„,her,,,0111:.‘be,:able.lo, widic
On Sunday Mr Harry Wells, o 'Gleananan,
Was driving a pig arid when 1 p kicked the
animal it turned on him and bit his foot
so seriously tbaaiiterequired doctor to
dress the woundKIle Will be aid off work
fora few days in conseqt nce of tbe
accident.
One
eye
ata
•
time
That's the way we test.
Usually the eyes differ in sight
A glass which suits one injures the
other, and 'ultimately both suffer.
We use modem appliances, and the
greatest care to avoid a misfit.
A misfit would hurt your eyes and
our reputation.
J1 e• DAVIS,
01.44.klAIST AND °WOMAN"
%/INGHAM.
Co' atareee.—Tott can get the Tates
and Weekly Globe until the end of 1899
BFL y
for 60 cents.
8,ira1P Iaciteason,
of the OJJioial Bo
Methodist eburob it
tided to increase t
3800 to 111000. Thi
are in first -las sh
are very enconragir
Fean Orr 4 Boor
berger, of the Elm
with an accident
which she traoture
was hanging °bathe
roof of the leitolien
blew her up agains
around the edge of
and the railing to
below. She lit
above result,
At the last meeting
d of th e Wingham
upanimouely de -
pastor's eatery from
Unances of the church
e and the prospects
Mrs.A W Standen.
house, Atwood, met
n Monday week by
both her wrists. She
on the line on the
ben a. gust of wind
the railing which runs
he roof and carried her
e ground eighteen feet
n her hands with the
PALL, FAIRS.
Northwestern, Winghana, Sept 19.20,
Western Fair, London, Sept 7-16.
Industrial Fair. Toronto, Aug 29 -Sept 9.
Northwestern, Gaderich, Sept 26.28.
Ashfield and Wawanosh branob, Dungan-
non, Oct 11-12.
Huron Township, Ripley, Sept 26.27.
Morris Branch, Blyth, Oct 9.10.
Huron °antral, Clinton, Sept 19-20.
Kinloss Branch Agricultural Society, at
Lucknow, 3.4
Kincardine, Oct. 10-11.
Other dates will be added as received
from, secretaries.
SMALL LOCALS.
Campbell's Izleadache Wafers guarea,
teed to cure headache.
--The rural se ois open on Monday
nelt:The Blyth sch4ot will not open until
September 5th.
—The Teeswate News staff are enjoy-
ing a holiday thfit eek.
4-91rjgJa13":"T:wy aiwr8ittle h19:1/41 aid a • new side -
pay for the 'rums tin
walk at the side ofjiis hotel.
—A number of
going to Manitoba,
Mr T Bower lis
effects to town fror
—A car load of et
salt block this weell
Winghamites intend
ext Tuesday,
moved his household
ves was received at the
from Chatham.
Import Glees -5,000 feet double, single
and fancy glass. JNO CLEGG & Co.
—Mr1) Stewart
lambs to Buffalo, pej
day.
—The Presbytery
Willis harch, Clint'
at 10 a m.
—The married m
any team of marrie
game of baseball.
ipped a ear load of
G T R, on Wanes -
8 Huron will meet in
n, on September 12th,
, of Gorrie, will play
men of the county a
Dr. Macdonald Is now permanently
at home and can be consulted by
his patrons.
We guarantee "Dainpo" to cure tiredi
sore or sweating feet or money refunded,
Campbell's drug store.
—The next annu a meeting of the On-
tario Grand. Lodge: Independent Order of
Oddfellows, will be eld in Hamilton.
—Mr Thos Wak ord, an old and highly'
respected remident • f Howiok Township,
died on Wednesda of last week, aged 70
years,
—The Clinton " Id Boys" held their
annual outing at Bayfield on Tuesday
week. The day s spent in games, foot
races, eto.
,..-Mebsra N A. rquharson, Wm Haat-
ings and las And eon were out fishing
on Wednoeday an brought home a fine
string of bats,
—X Labori, co
shot in the back
Menda,y, while on
He Will recover.
—Itev W
occupied the put
here on Sabbath
his work at Kiva
eaPerey Davi
robbery mystery
of the Mitchell
'Mr 11 Davin, of
—1W Whale
ed the .Arthur
latth
Ontario Crown
--The Grand
will ran farm le
pOiOtsibNVester
to Manitobaatil
—Tho nmsries
placed, in the ne
bait g built iti Br
idew as they
eel for Dreyfus, was
the streets of Paritaen
is Way to the court,
elford, of Kineardirie,
t of the Baptist church
t. Pastor Freed took
dine.
wsolved the bank
is a eon of the editor
dvoate, marl nephew of
ingharri,
of nitrides, bee percale*,
erprise from MO O'Dee:.
gtleS to his reward in the
nds Department.
sok and 11 Itallwaye
re,eildutsione from all
Ontario ore Atigttat nand
lineettli pains.
• the, streets- %are being ,ar
•emertt walks Whieh ate to
Wt. vat id a good th
permanently there, L
KILLERS-.
•
INSECT POWDER
POISON PADS
STICKY PLY
ALL FRESH AT
MORROW'S
DRUG' STORE.
.1,,m,..AmmemmAN...memn,,,,oftearimmemsmmoommi,mmommANPAiir
—The Lucknow nnior football team
played a game witij the. Blyth "juniors»
one day last week. 'hey were confronted
with the strongest ggregation that could
be gathered togethe and were defeated by
8 goale to 1.
—The pork feet y building in Harris,
ton is nearing conJ3eUon, Everything
will be of the most modern construction*
and when oomplet Harriston will have,
one of the finest es blishments of the hind
in the cavalry',
—.A. meeting of the Directors of the
Turnberry Agricul mat Society will be
held at Swarts' hot4l on Saturday...Augus
,
26th. at 2 o'clock p m, to complete ar-
rangements fee th fall show. A. tuff
attendance is requaaeci.
--Kincardine de ated Clinton on Fri-
day last in en intersting beetaball match,
th
Score 14-9. On Tnesday e boys of the
lake shore town trittrimed Ripley to blas
tune of 14-8. Th a Walkerton team play
in Kincardine on Sturday.
—The late Senatkr Benerose left 325,-
000 for clarity, ditaided equally betweert
tbe College of Lavl, situated in hlontreal,
and the Convent of the Nuns of Charity.
Both of these inst atione had already re-
ceived 410,000 eaoi from him.
,—A horse belthiging to a 13 MoLauhlin,
which was being driven into Brussels on
Wednesday of le.seaveek by Mr 0 Stekvszt,
wits badly Mat. rti front of tbe Araericaa
hotel the berse rtuil into two plos. The
handle of one of th i plows penetrated the
ho a about 13 incier.
On Wednesday evening between eight
and nine o'clock, the stables in Mined*
ion with Mr P Jaleievittas. hotel, Luck -
now, were destropid by fire. Tile fire is
supposed to haye ortginatnel from a match
carelessly thrown ateayWThe property ie
owned by Mr T Todd and watt insured.
A11.0 you LOSING li'LESHI
Then something is wrong. To the
young it always Mesta trouble. It is a
warning to any one, unless they are already
too fat, Soott's Emulsion checks thia•
waste and brings up your weight,
again.
BO
OrAVER.—In Ore on August let, the
wife of John R. 01 et ; a son.
Re H lok, on August 8th,
the wife of 0. Bub ow ; a daughter.
Molan—In eu bits. On AngUat atb,
the wife of Ale. eKee ; a daughter-
TODiran.—In ".0 +abridge, on August
6th, the wife of T os. Tuglatin ; a eon.
W •xeter.I.M August th,,
the wife og Mr. Go. Harris ; a daughter.
KA IED,
Comm.—Hose On Thursday', Au -
goat 10th. tit the esidence of the brde%
father, by He. T. Murdck, Mr.. A,
COsene, B. A., f Brampton, to Mise
Lillian G., daug ter of Wm. Robb,
ot Olinton.
ittp.
MoDititaittrt. In Fordwieb, tin Atm..
gust 6th, Mrs. MoCermatt, aged 55
years.
MuMI [Juan.—• Clinton, on August 7,
Xisabella MeMili'1 aged 63 years and 6;
mottb.
DoWNING.—In Brusels, on August
98h, John Dow ug, aged 67 yeare, S'
months and 2 d vs.
Hoick, on August
th, hirs.Thos. alreforci, aged 70yeark
3 months and 5 . ys.
MoOntaziEr.— n Bruceileld, rat Aug.
at, Margaret W ket, wife of Mrialingli
teartney, and et suiviring daughter
t the late Ce salt Walker, Esq., of
nakerinith.
HAT COMO 1/1111 Vet Olt Walt DO
With her persuasive smiles and winning
ays she could do * great deal, She
uld persuade her young man to quit
ctite horrid cheap cigars and stuoke thst,
lide's, Sold by .1 Mcovie.