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The Wingham Times, 1914-11-05, Page 1THE WINGHAM. TIMES. VOL. Et11.—NO0 2128 Ineweeeseenenneenesesseaeseeeseseeinavenelp FREE! FREE! MAMI,••••••anlymm.00.1 g A COMPLETE AQUARIUM onsist inot Glass Glotie 2 Gold Fish Aquarium Plant, Etc Our Gold Fish Sale commences THURSDAY NOV 5th eg at 2 p. m. Isoa.siswis.•••••••••rtpaummt..0.00,0•0~..awm... With every box of REXALL LIVER PILLS that you buy we give you the Aquarium absolutely free. Hexed Liver Pillse25c. Aquarium of Gold Fish Free while they last EXTRA COLD. FISH FOR SALE J1 W MciaBBON DRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN 1927** 22.1.,aft Store 11.".wevaliwovenkivaiorww6.4 1 To facilitate this, 'w'e have made arrangements to supply ionr customers With high grade ROYALITE OIL in iron barrels at $11.1.0 for 40 gallons,of oil and barrel]. See us befoee placing your order for Coal Oil. ....THE.... "COAL OIL" ERA The Farmer's Fuel and Power. Cheaper than coal or wood. GOAL 011 IN BARREL LOTS Rae 86 Thompson Stone Block Hardware 'PHONE 27 11 • AUCTIONE WINGRAM, ONTARIO TRIIRSDAI OVIMBEIt 5 914 $1 A YEAR IN Al) ANCE Wear Greer's Shoes ant( SuhherS TIMES ANNOUNCEMENT. _— After six months of work on the new addition to the stone block the building 40x66 feet has been completed and we are thoroughly well pleased with the work done wider the supervision of Mr, W. fl, Rintoul, as well as the painting by Mr. Ada n Schaefer. This new addition gives Mr. W. J. Boyce a good workshop and additional warehouse room for Messrs. Rae & Thompson. The Dews office has a new workshop 22x40 feet and in this room neerly all of the mechanical end of the business will be taken care of, The space of business office and stationery store has been more than doubled. We purpose en- larging Our stock of general stationery and in future a complete line of all articles usually found in a stationery store will be in stock. As well as a complete stock of statienery we have placed in stock a full line of picture post cards and will also have on sale all of the leading Canadian, British and American magazines. We are also in a belter position than ever before to take care of subscriptions for any newspaper or magazine. With our new premises, good work- men, and increased stock we are now in a better position than ever before to take care of your requirements in job printing, advertising • and general stationery and will be pleased to have all old friends and many new ones in our new premises. The people of Wingham and district have been very liberal in their patron- age to the TIMES office in the past and we most heartily thank our numerous friends for their continued confidence and support. Ie will be our aim in the future, by fair dealing and good service to continue to receive the hearty support and con- fidence of the good people of Wingham and district. McConnell & drick Auctioneers or Counties of Huron and Bruce, . prepared to take all kinds of sol e are certain we can please. You can have either one or both without extra charge. Ordars can be left with F. McConnell, or with C. P. Vandrick at the Merchants' Brokerage Co.'s Store, Winghain, Charges Moderate. MIRO\ 4.aillE111.11•0111111111011•411, 1 1 Christie's Grocery Store PHONE BO. opens 7 a.m. Closes 7 p.m. Now immosia FOR NEW Figs Raisins Peels Prunes Poaches Currants, Etc - iiiilesseareemseseeseserreikettesalleseselletleses seal_ • Went Apple Picking, On Saturday a number of pupils from the Public and High School, under the direction of the Women's Institute. went apple picking. They visited the orchards of several nearby farmers, who had generously given permission and as a result of their efforts, forty. eight bags of apples were gathered. These will be distributed among the poor of the town. Clothing for Belgians, The request of the Ladies' patriotic Society fer clothing etc„ to be sent to the Belgians, was very heartily respond- ed to by the citizens of Wingham and district. Six large boxes of men's wo- tnew's and children's clothing, boots and shoos were shipped on Tuesday. These goods are sent to Ur. H. Prud- homme, Belgian Consul, at Montreal who will forward them to the Belgium Government, Wingham W.C.T.U. Wingham w.c.T.u. held a very pleasant and profitable meeting in Octo ber. A splendid report of the Provincial Convention was given, after which the Evangelistic Supt.gave a talk on the im- portance of her work, and made an earnest appeal to all present to help in it whenever opportunity offered. The ladies are looking forward to something especially good on Nov 5th, Mrs. H. Hooper, of Exeter, the County Pres. will take part. Suitable music will be furnished, probably a recitation 'given, after which refreshments will be serv- ed. All ladies, interested in temper- ance are cordially invited. Has Charge of Veterinary Corps. In the composition of the first Cana- dian contingent now in England a very important detail was strangely. over- looked. That was a veterinary corps, which is a very tecessary part of an army division in the field. Despite the fact that more than 7,000 horses ac- companied the force, the necessary corps to take care of their health was not organized. Col. Biggar, bead of the 'Militia Veterinary Service, has now the matter in hand, and a corps of 23 men, including four officers, is now be- ing organized at Montreal, and will sail for England within a fortnight. The two sections of the corps will be in charge of Capt. Evans, pathologist of the Dominion Veterinary Director -Gen- eral's Department at Ottawa. Capt. Evans is a brother-in-law of Mr. C. P. Smith, manager of the Bank of Hamil- ton, of this town and whose marriage took place here only a few months ago. Recruiting for Second Contingent. The War Office is appealing for more men. Canada is desirous of sending in the second contingent as representative a body of native-born Canadians as possible. This does not mean that other British -born applicants will be dis- criminated against; but it is an appeal to the patriotism and loyalty of all native-born Canadians, whose affairs are such as will enable them to render to their King and country the support that comes of actual participation in the struggles of the nation during this crisis. Recruiting for the second con- tingent is now going on, Do what you can to lend stimulus to the movement, and so encourage your fellow -Canadians, Applicante should apply at once to Capt. N. T. Sinclair, far further particulars. The Late John Sillick The following further reference to the late John Mick, whose death was brief- ly recorded in our last issue is taken from the Teeswater News:- "Mr. Sillick was 'born in Rustico, P.E.I. in the year 1830 and at the age of twelve moved with his father to Toronto. He remained near there until he was twenty when he came up to Culross and started in to clear up a home for himself. This was dn the 1 Si READ OUR AD. II WADED "COLD FEET" ON Lel ST PAGE W. H. WILLIS & C 0. Public Library Convention. The a tnual clieIr'et convention of the Pub ae Libraries for the counties of Bruce, Huron and Perth will be held on the Public Library Walkerton on,Nov. 12th, and 13t1'. For some years this con- ventien h. s deen held in Stratford, but the district officers have accepted the imitation of the Walkerton Library Board to meet in tneir new Library. .. • If you Do This it Will Help. Every year people are urged to do their Christmas shopping early so they will not be worked and werried to death in the last few days before the holi- day. Many people do not pay much atten- tion to the advice of the newspapers in this matter. But this year there is a special reasoe for shopping early, and it is one that ought to appeal to all. Various organizations are busy trying to create employment Suet now and in- vent work to be done during the win- ter'Early holiday shopping would have an immediately helpful effect in keeping employees busy distributing over several weeks work that would otherwise be compressed into one or two weeks to the injury of all concern- ed. Whether you shopped early •other years or not, you should do so this year. After Mean Thief. One night last week some party or parties entered the garden of Mrs. Dovey, whose husband is at present with the first Canadian contingent, and robbed her of nearly ail her garden stuff. The police are now endeavoring to locate the sneak thief and an arrest is expected shortly. Other gardens have also been robbed. Fair Day for Winch'am '4 At a meeting of the Business Men's Association on Monday morning it was decided to establish a Monthly Fah. Day in Wingham and the first Wednes- day of each month was selected as the dete for the , fairs, / These fairs have been very successful in other towns and why not in Wingham. The matter of working out details was referred td a committee and further announcement will be made in future issues of the Wedding Bels at Belgrave. On Wednesday, October 18th, the marriage of Miss Lizzie Agnes Cunning- ham, only daughter of Mr. Jamee Cunningham, of Belgrave, arid Mr. Cyrus Walter Scott, of East WaWanosh, took place at the residence of the bride's father. At twelve o'clock, noon, to the strains of the Wedding march played by Miss Mary L Nichol, of West. minister, cousin of the bride, the bride entered the room aceompanied by her father, wearing a lovely wedding gown of white silk albratross with shadow lace and pearls and real orange blossoms, and carrying a bouquet of bridal roses, where the ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. M. Boyle, of Knox church, Belgrave, assisted by the Rev. J. A. farm now occupied by his son Joseph. Ferguson, of Norval, in the presence Three years later he married Annie ef about thirty relatives and intimate Newman and on the same day his brother friends of the bride and groom, some Chas. was married. Six children were eoming from Westminister, Blyth, horn and an six are still living. They Londesboro and Norval. After the are; Mrs. Jacob Erb, Mts. W. J. Smith, wedding dinner the happy couple left Mrs. Ernest Welton (Brandon, Mani on the afternoon train for Toronto, William, John and Joseph all of Culross. Niagara and other points followed by Thirteen years ago Mrs. Sillick died and the best wishes of a host of friends, the about a year later he minded Elsie bride going away in a black serge Thyme who died in 1910, He was again married in Novetnlaer of that year to Rose Fields of Wingham, Who survives him rour years ago ha moved back from Wingham Where he had lived for a short tiros and bought the house iii whith he died. Mr. Sillick had a good themoty and could tell some very inter - The Hambourgs Coming. London Eng., Oct. 27 Mark boueg, a famous Russian pianist a London Daily Mail calle sued the proprietor of th,L ewspaper for libel and was awarded 2,500 dam - ager. This is a brother of the famous Hambourgs who will appear in the Opera House, Wingham, on Dec, 1 No other musical artists equal to them'ever ap- peared here, and every body should make it a point to hear them. tailored suit with black hat. On their return Mr. and Mrs. Scott will make their home on the fine farm, of , the groom on the sixth concession of East WaWatiosh. Maty Molds of the young couple will be glad to know that Mr. and Mrs. Scott will still Hee in the neighborhood, as they are both very eeting experiences of his early days popular, Mrs. Seat has been for years the bush. He had a hobby of et:ideating' a Mich valued member of Knox ehurch reeeipts of different curet and had a Whete she has beet) naive in all branchee large number of these. In teligion he Of the work of the ehnteh, as Web as VMS Methodist and in polities itidepend- rendering moat eilietent iterteee as school ent." I teacher in this vicinitY. om rman, Had Arm Broken 1 COUNCIL MELTING. While working on the sewer at the cerner of Edward and Victoria street on Wednesdaynast,Mr.A.Pallen met with a The regular meeting of the Council was held. in the Council Chamber on very severe accident, He was throw - 'Monday evening. All inembets present ing the earth out of the sewer when he except Co uneillor Young, 1Vlayor Irwin gave his left arm a severe jar and in the chair. The minutes of the last fracturing small bone, which will ee necessitate carrying it in a sling for a mting were read tied eonfirsned. while. At first Mr. Pullen did not real- Mr. S. Mitchell addressed the. council ize the extent othe injury, but in regard to erossing at the chair factory f on the follewing morning he consulted, a on Josephine street. It was moved by physician' and had the arm p.aced in Reeve McKibben and Councillor Hinkley splint% that the Street Committee be empower - o make any repair to crossing as they inav deem necessary. Picture House Re-ope.ning The report of the Finance Committee Six More from Wingham__ N(Six more volunteers from this dis- trict left on Thnrsday last for London to join the Western Ontario force of the Second Contingent for overseas service, Those who left are: —Sergts., A. Chap- man, and P. Harris; and Privates, A, Dovey, G. Reid, J. White and N. Searle. A. Chapman has two brothers at the front, and Mrs. Chapman has three brothers there. Mr. Chapman recently received word that one of his brothers had be en wounded, but was going back to fight as soon as permitted to leave the hospital./ Died in Denver. Mr. George Gillespie, a former resi- dent of the 2nd cOncession of Culross, died in Denver, Col., on Tuesday of last week after a brief illness, aged 83 years. The deceased was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and was unmarried. He had resided in Denver for many years, He was an uncle of Mr. John Gillespie being a brother of Mr. Gilles - pie's father the late John Gillespie. The remains arrived in Wingham on Monday, the funeral taking place that afternoon from Mr. R. A. Currie's undertaking parlors to the Teeswater cemetery. The services were conduct- ed by Rev. J. U. Stewart, of White- church, The Picture House will re -o Thursday evening after bein undergoing repairs, being decorated. The new el piano has been Inc alled day and Friday e five -reel spezial cured which he on closed gen and lc player d for Thurs- a high-class e has been se- een shown in the large cities at 75e and $1.00 per seat. The first series of 'the new reel showing the movements of the first contingent of Canadian Soldiers. The admission is 20 cents. The Deer Season. • The open season for the shooting of deer arid moose commenced on Monday and a number of hunters from this district have left for a two weeks' so- journ to the silent woods in quest of game. Among those from Wingham are Messrs. W. Gould and A. Senderson, who left last week for Parry Sound, From whence they will make a journey rf some 39 miles to their camp, while Or. Hambly left for Napanee, from which place he will go north. North Huron Liberals A meeting of the members of the Liberal Executive Cemmittees of the old Federal Ridings of East and West Huron was held in the C. 0. F. hall, Wingham, on Tuesday afternoon. Ur. Adams, Secretary of the Ontario Re- form Association was present and im- pressed upon those .present the necessi- ty of holding an organization meeting for the new riding of North Huron. Mr W. II. Roberton, of Goderich was named as temporary President and Mr. Malcolm Black, of Brussels as tempor- ary Secretary. It was decided to hold a general meeting of the Liberals of North Huron in Blyth on the afternooti of Tuesday, November 17th, when per- manent officers Will be elected and a Mew constitution adopted. It is exe peeted that a promineet Liberal Will at. tend the Blyth Meeting tied deliver an address. Further particulars of the meeting will be given in our nett issue Thank Offering Meeting The annual Thank offering meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of . Andrew's church was held on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29th, in the lectUre rOurn of the Church. Notwith- standing the unfavorable weather there was a good attendance of the ladies. After the opening exercises, Indian troops anxious to fight in the Mrs. Munro (sr.) read an excellent war for Great Britain! rialeer on "Systematic giving." Mrs. Irishmen, Ulsterites and Nation - Geddes then sang "0 Happy Day." alists, ready to help the Empire! Mrs. Clouse read the. Thank offering Australia prohibiting the food any - leaflet entitled "Every day Thanks- where except to the mother country! giving," after which Miss Jean Van- Canada preparing to send a second norman sang a very appropriate solo strong contingent! The offering was then taken which The same story in England, Scotland, amounted to $60.05, After the closing Ireland, and all the Dominions and hymn the ladies were invited to a social Colonies! In time of war how suddenly cup of teaewhich was enjoyed by all. things look up in that queer, queer Since the meeting the treasurer has re- British &smirk ! ceived $30.90, making a total of $90 95. "I haven't a thing to take back," says Ireland, "but under the circum- stances kindly show me the enemy as was adopted as read, and the following accounts passed:—Bell Telephone, $1.20; M. McLeodnrepairing well, $L50. The account of R. Vanstone was ordered to be paid when properly certified to. The council then adjourned to meet again on the first Monday in December HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. A mass meeting was held in the as- sembly Hall on October 27th, for the purpose of nominating officers for the Literary Society for this term. The election took place on Thursday, Oct 29th and the following were elected: Hon, President, J. A. McLean; Presi- dent, A. G. Rintoul; 1st Vice -President, Margaret Perrie; 2nd Vice -President, Wm. Wallace; Secretary, G. Y. Cruik- shank; Treasurer, C. McLean; Assistant Treaeurer, H. Thomson; Prophet, A. Henry; Marshall. E. Wilkinson; Press Reporters, T. Armstrong, N. M. Me- Kague; Feurth Form Representatives, V. Johnson, N. Nicholson; III Senior, Mabel hard; Gordan Jefferson; III Junior, Norma Hibbert, Michael Foran; Form'', Kathleen Peingle, J. Ferguson; Form I Senior. G. Christie, J. Bosman; Form 1 Junior, Jean Currie, Leonard Robertson./ "THAT QUEER BRITISH EMPIRE." Iseweelereme. Ase tememeenatemamsessiommeemommie Another Pioneer Gone. There passed away at his home near Belgrave, on Friday, October 31th, a highly respected' resident, in 'the person of John McLean, at the age of fifty- nine years, after an illness of &mut two months. Born in the Township of Markham, York County, in 1855. He came to Belgrave vicinity with his par- ents, 57 years ago. Although only two years old, be remembered some of the incidents of the slow journey by oxen over the rough blazed roads of those early times, and picture his first look into the log house, whieh had been built the preceding summer by his father Donald 1IcLean, as what became later the old homestead on the corner of the 3rd line of Morris and Wingham road. Here, amid the forest he spent his early days and litter with his brothers helped to clear away that forest, and to tend the toll gate which barred the way be- fore the house. In 1879 he moved to lot 40, con. 8, East Was,vanosh, where he resided until his death. He was married in 1885 to Margaret Tillie Sheffield, who now survives him. Be- sides his sorrowing wife, he leaves to mourn bis loss, two brothers, Date of Battleford, Sask., and Hugh, of Hamil- ton; One sister, Mrs. Wm. Walsh, of Wingham; three sons and two daugh- ters, Dr. Will. J., of Toronto; Percy, Lillie, Chesley and Uldine, at home The funeral which took place on Sun- Don't Subscribe for War Hooks. day to Brandon cemetery, was attended The Presbyterian Reeord issues this by a large number of relatives and swuabrsneirtilie:n—gorwar"iDo not book bepierbsyolin persuadedinto friends who came to pay their last re- bi pects to one, who in his quiet genial agents, at the present time. Yu will way had made a host of friends and no get all facts more fully and accurately enemies Deceased was of Scotch des- la our daily papers. It is a needlessly cent; reformer in politics and in religion expensive way of getting books at a Presbyterian, and the funeral ser- any time, and some of these books have eiees were conducted by hie pastor, German -coloring that is neither eorreet Rev. A M. Boyle, of Belgrave, and a nor healthful nor plessant. It some former pastor Rev. J. A, Ferguson, of , eases there are two objeets in view, ORE N I IS to use the present interest of Cana I da to Make gain. The other is tc I create a feelling ie favor -41,f Germany J. G. Wallace, K.C., of Woodstock, by incorrect statement. No doub Conservative ceedidate it the last Feel some of our own people, ienecerul eral eleetion in North Oxford, has been ; enough, will be engaged' to tell them appointed Coonty Judge for Oxford, If esked at the present time to sub suoceedingJndge Pinkie, retiring after scribe for books on the war, D0N'T- 20 years' service, and you wili he the gainers." soon as possible. I want to get at him." "Yours of recent date received says Canada. "Am sending men as fast as they can be gotten ready and trans- portation secured.'' "Reserving for more auspicious time any hatred a part of our population justifiably bears to England," says South Africa, "we are preparing to do our utmost in the present war." "Serious local dissatisfaction will arise, sahib, unless Indians are per- mitted -to give their lives for the honor- able empire, now that it is at war with a foreign nation," says India. It's everywhere the same story. In peace it's "Confound your stupid, unreasonable, fatheaded, doomed, ar- rogant soul!" In time of need it's "Count on us tone limit!" Which is why we say that the British Empire is a queet, queer inetitutioni— Chicago Herald. Mail Boxes Tampered With. A number of cotnplaints have been made that the mail boxes on the Gravel Road, between Wingham and White- church, have been tampered with. This is a serious offense and should the perpetrators be found out they will be severely punished. School Rlibbersi wr;ve afine line of SCHOOL RUBBERS in all styles, all sizes. Don't think of letting the Children wade through the snow and slush to school, without Rubbers. They protect the health and save the Shoes. Send in the Children, and we'll fit the Rubbers to their Shoes, as they should be fitted! Storm Rubbers and Toe Rubbers. Formed to fit the Shoes correctly. 30c, 40c and 60c d We do repairing and do it right, Bring along your shoes. W. J. GREER THE SHOE MAN 0......... A RARE Wobid able City We or will property lands, Owner his health. rt., Wigille s REAL LWINGHAM, CHANCE I I I — you like a geed, profit- Grocery business? have one to sell for Cash, accept a dwelling house in Wingham, or farms in part payment, .. giving up business for ----- 1 . 86 COSenS ESTATE AND INSURANCE ONTARIO.A OCEAN 1 Via all ward Couutry. current \ H. Le_Titnes .....,..... I ' / j TICKETS steamship lines, out- ' or prepaid from the Old Lowest quotations for rates or tickets by any route. Apply B. 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