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The Wingham Times, 1888-03-23, Page 1VOL. XV].L.---NQ. WTh GUA V , ONT., FRIDAY,. MARCH 23, 1888. LOCAL NEWS. .Bead 111. H. Moxudoo's new ad. this week, --As .Baster draws near' hen. fruit bo- verdes more plentiful. —There is some talk of a gymminasium Club being organized in town. —A number of -delegates from Wingham' 'attend the Soott Aet convention in Clinton .tea Mr. B,1Pi11sou'e tine matched team' was sold the other da'y to a Montreal man got' WO. 'The Salvation Army 1Jervices were disturbed on Sunday evening last by a gang of pugnacious toughs throwing stones and 'breaking . three panes of glass. Such 'rowdyism. ougbt'to be' put down. —Rev. Alexander Stewart, B. A., of 'Clinton, is to preach in the Presbyterian ()hutch next Sabbath, morning tndevening. :Rev. Mr. McQuartie takes charge of the .services in Clinton. Z—Mr. W. Moore tells us that by actual asurement six inches of snow'desoended iu two hours on Tuesday morning between ,7 and 9 o'clock. The fall was over thirteen `inches ou th© level. "-Messrs. F. Broad, conductor, and J. `Sloan, driver, of`Palreerstou. attended the !last Young People's meeting in the Cale- deuian Ball. The former gave u stirring ;Dant eaeouragiog address. W. IL Snider, Conductor on G. T. will preach next Sunday,'morning. and +evenin;,.in tire. Methodist Church, in this place..) At the morning service he will give an adcount of his 'recent conversion. ,,-Messrs. J.•ea* A. Sebastian have •put- phased and. will in future conduit Mr. iatlmer's barber shop) The former has Wee . for some years engaged in this hue in Toronto,and cc oouree the latter is"'a' general favorite with the boys—with every „body iu fact. Mr. J. R. Clarke, the bootblack' orator, is to be in.Winghwm'on tho.eveuings of ..7bud ;y.atulnx''kidayytlte attd:-ith':of may. The subjects are : "Gough in. .Humor, Dialgot and Eloqueuce,"and "The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle," on the two ,evening's, respectively. —The Teeswater Nowt Bays: 16. T. H: Wadli►nd,. of Haniilten, general agent in 'Ontario for the Bell Telephone Company, was in town: Wednesday and made the necessary arrangements fer the ereotieii bf the line from here to Winglaam. Mese&' Thompson, Peasant &Co, have the contract'I for the poles, and the work wild be proceed- .ed,with early in the spring., - -On Thursday last, two dads named ;':Fronk Currie and Albert Donovaa3, aged respectively twelve and fourteen years, appeared before the Mayor and Reeve on a nharge of stealing a Dopper kettle from Mr. B. Palmer and selling it again at a tinshop. Tice' evidence was clear, and both • *were +senteaoed to thirty days in jail at Goderdch, `whither they were taken by Chief Petty.diieoe on Saturday.. Mr. George Harris, of Turuberry, sold athree year old colt, by Ridgewood, for 71200. The animal, a very fine and prom- ising one, went to Luoknow. Mr. John 'Reid, of West Wawanosh, alto 'told one by the came sire, to ZiY r. Smith McLean, of tloderieh, :for 1150. Ridgewood, the property of Mr.W. F. Dultnage, is in every respect ;a very superior animal.. Air. Du1- mage is an expert horseman and would give no quarter to an'inferior animal. —At a meeting of the Fish and Game :Protective Association on Monday eyeaiatg, lit was unanimously decided to Barry ant the, law in regard to fishing out of season, ,and notice has been given to .farriers and 'lathers having streams funning through rtheir property to strictly °afore file law, A vote of thanks was tendered .to ell who have kindly assisted in protecting the small ,share of game and fish we have yet left in this county. It is to be hoped their efforts new still bo employed in this direction. --'ew men in Canada have grappled more intelligently or •effectively with the complicated but vital question of ilnre- striated Reciprocity than has Br. Riau. donald, M. P. for East Huron. Be was perhaps the first advocate of freer trade relations who drew arolear distinction be. tween Commercial Union and t nrestrioted Reciprocity. As might be expected, then, his`utterauoes in the House en the subject were looked for with. interest. They are not disappointed. His address is admitted by the press and the public to hove been one of the best on the subject thus far. We purpose giving it to" our readers noxt WOOL —Girls wanted—See. Miss Waite's ad, The Misses Bonthron Make a Specialty of stamping. Mr. John Hodgins,. of Sinless, was fitted alOUand coets for acting as auctioneer without a license. Rev. D. Deck, of Listowel, is to preaelt in the Baptist Church .next Sabbath, morning and evening. Rev. G. C. Rook, late pastor of the Baptist Church here, has accepted a call to Glamnis, Bruce comity. —A sleigh party from Lower Wingham ought, if they didn't, to have had a pleasant night at Zr, MoCuaig's, Culross townline, this week. —The vote on the repeal of the Seott Aet will be taken in the counties of Huron, Norfolk, Simms, Stormont, Dundee, Bruce and Glengarry, on the same day. Alabestine costs littlerntore than whiting and lathe best wall or ceiling finish kuown, Jas. A. Cline & Co. are sole agents for the sale of it in Wingham. W. T. Yates is expecting to arrive One hogshead of 25 Toilet Sets, five shapes and oheap; one hogshead of fineBohemian Glass, the latest patterns.; brie crate of decorated Dinner Sets. Porcelain ware' one orate of the Montrose Pattern in White Ware, the latest designs out. MIssi0NARY Axszvextem t.» -lilt. Eit'aiiva, a native Japanese minister will address the Missionary Meeting; next • (nda y evening; 26th instant, in.,,the Methodist Church, Wingham.' He will appear in Japanese costume, —Messrs. Hutton & Carr aroma!, in pos- session of the Rockey Mill. They have secured the services of Mr. Peter Imlay, a sober, 'honest, obliging and practical miller of over thirty'yeare experience. Farmers desirous of getting the product of their own wheat, manufactured by stones, will receive it. Every effort will i?o . made, to give satisfaction. =The supporters of the Scott Aot held a meeting in Lower Wingham on Wednes- day evening,- presidedover. by.Mr.,Georgiii McKay. Besides musio :dad readings, a stirringlpeech was Made 14403 Mr Cook, of Biuevale., By statistics he showed that crime and drunkenness had materially decreased where the Scott Act 'was in - force. life dealt entirely with the traffic) end not: those engaged in it. From a physiological and moral point of view, he argued the evils of the liquor traffic. Li• tensing, high or low, was no;, effective remedy to counteract its baneful effeets. Messra.R.Mclndoo, Homuth and :Wellwood. made practical and effective speeches, after which the matter.. of:. organisation was taken up. Pomo:art.—Mrs. Stephen Halstead, of Holmesville, was visiting .at Mr. H. L. Knapp's, last week,LMr. W. Corbould, managerof the Bank of, here, went over to Port Elgin on Saturday,where his family yet resides)Mrs.Corbould spent a couple of days in Wingham last week: Teeswater Waits: Dr.Towler, of -Wingham, was in .town Wednesday, and gave us a friendly call.--Mitchell-advocate: Mr.Thos. Manuel, of Wingham, was in town on Wednesday.—Morris Correspondent of the Brussels Post : Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson, of Wingham, were visiting at Mr. Geo. Johns - ton's this'week.--Miss Ella Miller,of Luck - now, spent a fortnight in town at Mr. R. Corns n's and. Mrs. Ross'.—Miss Lizzie Norwell, of Lucknow, visited in Wingham lain week. —Mrs. Wm. Murdock, of Bruce - field, visited at Mr. T. H. Ross', in Winglia this week.—Mr. Wm. Allen, barber, left Wingham on Monday for Clinton, --Capt. Leveys, of Tiverton, formerly stationed liere,walked to Port Elgin, a distance of 13 miles, in order to attend a jubilee. -Will. MoCutoheon, of Paris, formerly clerk in Messrs. Cline & Co's hardw`..re store,is home ou a visit.-1liias Casson and Miss Kelley, of JJlyth, are the guests of Mrs. John Farrow.' 'i. 3, P.Dopy, who tarried on the butchering business here for a num. ber of years, has returned to town and will open a butcher shop in the course of a few days Mr. Robert Nathan, who had his ham:Madly cut while running a saw in Bell's factory, last week, is improving as well as tau he expected.—Dr. Sutton, of Clandeboye. spent a night visiting .his old friend, Mr. Dulmage, at the Brunswick, the early part of the week.—Mr. Di: Morkin, of London, the proficient andpopular jig dnncer,was the guest of Mr. E. Brennan,. while staying .iu Wingham. Miss Li11a O'Connor, of Brussels, was the guestof Mr. Brennan.—Mr, J. J. Campbell, dry goods clerk, lately with the firm of Messrs, Burt Bros. & Co., Listowel. has been for the past few weeks visiting his parents, in. this town, left for Toronto on Monday,— and Mrs. Robert Orr left on. Saturday to visit friends in Orangeville. We notice that Mr. Orr was registered at the matron. alis and be is too shrewd and wideawake a business mat to make a fruitless advent, from a business .point of view, into the city.—Mr, B. F. roister went to Berlin this week to visit his old friends, Ed, is alert, active and widely known and always moves about,. "with his eyes open," as the Americium phrase it, He goes to Toronto before he returns.—The Misses McKay were visiting the Misses Beoroft, in East Wawanosh, this week.—Mr, Alfred Butler, of . eaforth, has "taken the position of baker at Sling's Dominion Bakery, in place of Mr. George Robertson. -Mr, .john Mc- Gregor, of Stratford, is visithis brothers, Angus and Niel, in ing Wingham,—Mr, Geo. W, ()line, choir leader in Zion Tabernacle Methodist Church, Hamilton, spent a few days with his brother, Mr. 3. A, Cline, of this town, He yang very acceptably at the St, Patrick's concert, on Monday evening,. Mr. Cline has many warm friends in Wingham. —Uniform promotion examinations are proposed to be held in the achoola.of hast Huron twice a year, the papers to be pre.. pared by non -interested teachers and ex- amined by teachers unacquainted with the pupils of each sohool. The expense, it is expected, will be met by a grant front the County Council. —Tile third-olass teachers' examinations will be held from ' the Srd to the 8th of July; second class from the Srd to the loth, and first class. grade "C"from the lOth to the 18th of the same month, The exami- nations for the third and second class certificates will be held in the high schools and 'collegiate institutes throughout the Province.. Mr: Balfour's bill to take from muni; cipalities the right of bonusing manufao- turers,vvas lost in the Municipal Committee on a, vote of 16 to 14.: An amendment 'by Mr; Waters to the effect that two-thirds of those entitled ;shall vote for any bonus given to a manufacturing establishment, was (tarried by a large majority: 7 -Hon. Mr. Fraser's bill dealing with the. closing of shops and stores•in cities, towns. and villages, will probably make :the nuts. ber of • hours shops can be kept open ten, with none provision fora longer period on Saturday..' He is also considering whether a clause compelling. .merchants :to protide: seats for.. heir'ui to y sea e p y .under• oirottm. stances to be specified in the bill, cau'be added. Methodist Church Tea Meeting. Lecture' by Rex. Dr. Carman. Tite most sanguine eitpeotations of the Methodist people as to the sweets of their tea meeting, ou Friday evening last, were fully realized. We believe the people of Wingham are sufficiently inclined to and appreciative of the intellectual to muster an assemblage peouniarly profitable when a man of the scholarly attainments and speaking talent of Dr. Carman is to be present, irrespective of edibles or any minor attractions. The ladies, however, outdid all'their previous splendid efforts in getting _ up and serving a thoroughly enjoyable •tea. In his practical, forcible and well delivered address on " Trade and get rich," Dr. Carman judiciously blended wholesome counsel, sensible advice and innocent pleasantry. Good music was given by the choir, under Mr. H. Park's able leadership. Rev, Messrs. Moorhouse, Ward and McQuarrie occupied spats on the platform, The Ladies' Aid realized about 1195 as proceeds. Mr. John Neelands. mooed a hearty vote of thanks, which was uuanimously tendered to the lecturer. Curliana. On Thursday last, at a friendly game, th Grits were vanquished by the Tories in two games by majorities of 3 and 1 respec tively. The players were : GRITS. . Toasts. G. McKenzie, 3. Goad " 3, Neelands, 3. Dinsley, G. McKay, skip. , J, Manna, skip.. TwoSVing iaiif rfnlcri went to I:ucitiiow bit Friday and well sustained their repute,. tion in that neat and enterprising borough of representative Scotehmen and ardent Knights of. the Broom. The result and players were'as ander: WnNozrAat. LtfeiLfiow, Rink No. 1. D. Sutherland, John Arlin, Geo. McKenzie, Jobe Murchison, J. Coad, ,. Hugh Somerville, 3. Neelands, skip 17 J. S. Tennant, skip 17 Rink Igo.. 2. Jelin Inglis, J.14turdook, A. Mitchell, A. MoPherson, dames Duffield, W. Ahiu, Deaths Kent, skip 26 . d", B. Hunter;°ekiri' 26 Totals.,,,..,„ 41 41 Messrs. Geo.` tacit anti .Torii T�iseTan"cltr played for the Medal, one day last week, the former winning by one shot, Mr. McKenzie and Mr. MoKay have yet to play and then Mr. Kent ploys against the winner. The Land of the Shamrock. • ist. Patriclk'is Concert, A • magnificent audience;'sympathetic' appreciative and enthusiastic, and a full and well rendered programixie made Mon- day evening last one to be looked back upog with gratification by the 0,1I. R. A., of Wingham. As the deliphtod audience again and again manifested 'its approval in hearty bursts: of applause, it. ie reasonabie to suppose that the promoters of the enter. tainmeut.had their gratification intensified. To say that the concertwas t pronounced success is putting the last t>niiltdly. Mr. P. B. Flanagan genially presided.' His open- ing speech was neat; appaispriate and effective. He clearly going not a promi- nent national charaoteristki of the Irish people as extreme devotion tit their country in prosperity and adversity, in earlier and later times. The proverbial Irish -wit was also referred to and illustrated. He feel- ingly and intelligently reviewed the present unhappy condition of the Emerald Isle and theefforts being -made by" England's. greatest statesman," "the Grand 01d Mans" the, People's William," to do her justice and effeot a union of heart and hand with Englaud. Ireland's right to a measure of self-government was asserted fairly and clearly. He closed a pointed and witty speech by expressing the wish that the dark cloud might soon pais over and Eng- land, Ireland. and Scotland become more closely bound together by a: unity of inter- ests and, sentiments, A pretty overture by the band was au enjoyable opening to the musical. part. The players-were—Messrs. Kincaid, Dean, Molndoo and Sebastian. In auinstrumental selection, the little Misses Mazy Breuuan•and Normie Dinsley manipulated the piano to the; amazement and great delight of the ,audienoe; mud at' a. later stage captivated their hearers in their splendid rendition of the A, B, C. duet.. Their coelness, accuracy, and pro. fieieiacy,,, at so early an age bespeak a promising future ,and •careful.,d,I,aatieut training. ' . "Pretty Little .'Priiiiroie" was pleasingly and effectively sang by Miss E. ` Billingsley. Mr. 'Geo. W. Cline,,leaderof the choir in . the Zion Church, He/M- ilton, sang• the " Shamrock, Rose and Thistle" with all the vigor and pathos of a patriotic son of the Green 'Isle. At.a later stage, with his fine clear voiee, full of com- pass and disciplined power, he most effectively rendered . " The Isle that's Crowned with Shamrocks," and that other noble and undyiug selection, " The Death of Nelson." Alias Ida Flanagan, with splendid expression, energy and a good voice, gave "Barney O'Hea," and with equalemphasis and acceptance, later on, The Blarney." .Stirring in sentiment and captivating in air,The Pilot Brave," was rendered in fine voice and with vigor and` feeling, by Messrs. Geo.W. and 3... Cline. Withgenuine perception of the .sentiment of the piece, good dialectic ability, clearness and °appropriate gestures. Dr. McKenzie recited " Shamus O'Brien." Miss Lille O'Connor, of Brussels, i;i "Half -past Kissing Time," and "Rook -a -by Baby," did herself justice and realized'the expectations of her admirers, as a sweet singer. The beautiful and pathetic melody," The Harp that once through Tara's Halls" and "hashes Dream,'' were tenderly given by Miss Duffy, of St. Augustine. In true Irish style and in his own inimitable way, Mr, F. W. Tanner, of Blyth, rendered several humorous chorea - tee selections, Mr. L. Flanagan, in "Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake," and more especially in '" Where the Grass Gtows Green," did credit to himself and greatly pleased the audience. The performance of Mr. M. Morkin, of. London, in Irish jigs, immensely pleased the young and surprised aid gratified those who saw them perform- ed in paltrier days by experts. That sweet song, "O'er the Starlit Waters Gliding," was beautifully rendered as a trio•by Misses Haughton, Billingsley and`Patterson. Up- roarious laughter was induced by Mr. W. Shane''s rendition of " I haven't for a long time now," and"Donley's Geese." In her rendition of the " Polish Bcy," Miss,rennio Cargill, teacher, evinood splendid his- trionic talent,•,-efine artionlation, nattzral. neso, ambient' expression and appropriate aux graoetul esturiuli. -Miss Rutledge recited " The Young Ruler's Question," with becoming intonation and good afoot, The members of the St.1'atriek's Coni cert Committee desire to tender their thanks to the orchestra, Mr. il'forkin, and all those who took part in the pro ramtne, also to the nubile for their liberal patron- age of the entertainment, The affair was a grand suooess finanoiallr Ina the menus were heavy, WHOLE NO. WINGHAM'B INIMSTR>i; J. Srennaw, * Co's Ta query, AN E*TENSIVri, PSQSPEROUS Alit vet ALE INAVATSY. Wingham has substantial, equipped and profitably conducte 1 i -. dustries in almost every line of manu- facture. The town has splendid natural advantages . as to location. 'Unsurpassed railway facilities and shrewd, pushing, honorable risen tib''', business have turned these to tiiel best advantage. The fine tannery of Messrs..1. Brennan & Go. is one of the ' most substantial and best conducted of these industries. The main build.. ing is 05 feet, by 40 feet and two . and a half stories ,high. It is sites tutted on Josephine straet, near tits y G. T. R, station and on the: bank of the Maitland river. 'bore is also» an attached yard 60 by 30 feet, he -,- sides engine xoom and leach sheds. The establishment is not exoelleft in- Canada in the matter of equipment,. having the latest and best machinery in every line.. There are i0 double* and 21 single vats, leaving anentire capacity of 250 sides per week. One line of manufacture is run exelusi vely, that of sole leather. • The aver- age gatput is about 12,000 aides a; year: The large proportion of the hides used are Purchased in Chicago, but of course all are picked dp dial/ can be gotten in a local way. 'Elie, manufactured goods are sold mainly' in Ontario cities' but a number nf' eastern shipiinentd are made especi""�� to Montreal where they are at prase "t shipping 100 sides a week. ' The average Monthly shipments are about $15,000. About fifteen hundred cords, • t iii bark are bought up locally every year- at about $5 per coni. The average number of hands ei - ployed is 13, there being only -ono who is not, a man with a fandlly,'. .tom. `.,„ wages pail• out 'average $1.10 weekly:. t o''i about $5,720 yearly.. Mr. Jobe Brennan has been connected 'with: the business about 27 years, corn- meneing with Mr. 0. B, Hymau. in, London, as foreman in 1867 till 18.78' when he became a partner. Most of the hand's employed ar..efernier employes of kr. C. S. 'Hyman's':es- tablishment, in London. The buiId- ing is frame and las been enlarged to five times its capacity when the Messrs Brennan took charge of ' it. It is heated by steam and stoves and has au inexhaustible supply of fine spring water. It, is provided with Edison' fire extinguishing equipments, beside:: it is but 120 Yards ;front st hydrant of the unsurpassed water 'works system of Wingham. It is but a few yards from the G. T. R. station • and also near the C. •P. R. depot, whose track. passes a few feet distant. The Mestrs Brennan are men of large business experience, thoroughly .uriderstandif',; all the intricacies of the trade mei transacting all business on a strictly cash basis. Mr. P. B. Flanagan has been for nine years the courteous, efficient and trusted foreman. Writ Hope the industry may long, rem:1th.. a credit to Winghaikn and a source a1 profit to its competent and gentle.' manly proprietors. Comxnercla,l Currency. e J• 11. As we have sold our business, .all so• counts must be settled at once. 'Mar & C:attenr&N PAolrio TIOICHt 0 Molt.- For tickets, maps, guides or any other information 'regarding this road, eat l; cm 01 B. Williams,' Ticket Agent, .O. P.1T,, Wingham. Each week during March and April speoiat excursions will be run by the Gritted Trunk railway to points in the 'Western. States, Eaciilo Coast, eto. Moveables and baggage forwarded to destination. For through tickets at lowest rates and, all iii• formation necessary to maketraveilint easy and pleated, -apply to agent at G. Te It., Wingham station. 0. P. 1t. txdtraslONs.—O. B. Wil - Harts, tioket agent for this road, hats• received instructions that there will l.c Weekly excursions over the 0. P. R. to Manitoba and The Northwest during 'March and April. Intending posses. gers should call on Mr, Williams fur' information, inapt, &o. Trains go ria. North Bay. Call early. Bertha as* curet!, Without extra oh ' a