The Wingham Times, 1912-09-05, Page 5THE WINGTIAM MRS, SEPTEMBER, 5 1912
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School Opens
Tuesday, Sept. 3rd
We have made it easy for those who require
New Suits for their Boys' for that day. Cost
and regular values simply don't count at this
price slashing event. In many cases we have
cut the prices almost in two.
Sizes
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BOYS' TWO PIECE SUITS
22 and 23,
22, 23, 24,
24 and 26,
24 and 30,
27 only
22,28,30,
31 and 32,
29, 30, 31,
29 only
29 and 32
regular - $2.50 and $2.75. for $1.75
32, 33, reg.
regular -
regular -
31, 33, reg.
regular -
32, 33, reg.
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4.50 and
525 and
6.25 and
3.85 for
3.50 for
4.00 for
4.25 for
4.75 for
5.00 for
5.50 for
6.75 for
7.00 for
BOYS' THREE-PIECE SUITS
26 and 27, regular
32 and 33, tt
28,31,32, Si
33 only
33 and 34,
28, 32, 33, «
33 and 35,
31, 32, 33, 34, regular
2.69
2.19
2.95
3.19
329
3.39
3.89
4.75
5.25
$5.25 and $5.50 for $3.75
5.75 for 3.89
6.00 and 6.50 for 3.95
- - 6.50 for 4.25
8.00 for 4.50
7.00 and 7.50 for 4.98
7.50 and 9.00 for 5.50
8.00, 9.00, '12 00 for $5.49
FOR THE ABOVE BARGAINS CALL AT
McGee & Campbell
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FALL
KNITTED
GOODS
LADIES' SWEATER COATS—Our
big assortment of Ladies' Sweater
Coats for this season has arrived,
we have them with or without the
collars in Navy, Cardinal Greys,
Tans, White Khaki, Ohampayne,
alt sizes,fronz $2.00 to $5.00 each.
memenoimr
CHILDREN'S SWEATER COATS
AND SUITS—Chtidren's Woollen
Suits in knitted, plain and stripped
colors, drawers, coat and cap to
match, sizes 2, 3, 4 and 5 years,
at $1.50 per suit, .
CHILDREN'S SWEATER COATS
with and without the collar, alt
sizes and all colors from 50e to
$2,00.
.m9 meOlesimen
MEN'S AND Bova' SWEATER
COATS --We bave a big range to
show you in different styles and
colors. Prices $100 to $5.00 in
all sizes.
We invite the Ladies' to come
and have a look through our
range of fall Suits and Winter
Coats. We take special orders.
House Furnishings
For Fall
rJJ:Va>aVATAs.
The regular meeting of the Women's
Institute will be held at Mrs. Peter
King's on Thursday, September 12.
All members are requested to be pre-
sent.
LI/01r.N)w.
During; the heavy electrical storm
here on Sunday, the barn of Robert
Heliis was struck by lightning and
completely destroyed, with all the sea-
son's erops, The home of Robert Nix-
on was struck about 4 o'clock in the
morning and was partially destroyed,
The family escaped unhurt.
wairevrlUnsa.
Mr. and Mrs, .1. T. Holmes left on
Friday last for Allan, Sask„ where
they intend residing in future,
Will McCartney is ill with the fever
at the home of his uncle, Mr,' Laidlaw,
Will Middleton has accepted a posi-
tion with Mr, W. J, Greer, agent for
the Canadian Express Co. at Wingham,
On Wednesday evening of last week
the members of the Epworth League,
with a member of friends spent a very
pleasant time at home of Mr. Middle-
ton.
sutvssm.s,
A car of Duchess apples were ship-
ped by Gordon McDonald to the. West.
They will be loaded on the C. P. R. at
Walton.
David G. Smith of Morris township,
has been appointed Government Agent
for the providing of Farm and Domes-
tic help.
The wing wall at the steel bridge in
town is being extended to overcome the
danger of a washout from the floods of
Spring and Fall. A. J. Lowry has the
contract.
Phillip, the 14 month old son of Jno.
and Mrs. Tanton, who was here with
his parents visiting at T. Ennis', and
was taken to London hospital for an
operation, died we are sorry to state,
and the remains have been taken to
Edmonton by the sorrowing parents.
John Currie, of London, England, was
a welcome visitor with his cousins, An-
drew and John Currie, of Brussels.
This was Mr. Currie's first trip to Can-
ada and ascertaining that he had rela-
tives here took time to make a short
visit. He had been to see a son at
San Francisco and had business at
Winnipeg, Toronto, New York and
other points, 32 years ago Mr. Currie
went from Scotland to. London where
he is engaged in the wholesale meat
trade. He handles nothing but mutton
carcases,
TELS%VATJ R,
• Alexander Baptist and his brother
4 George haye Left for the West.
,• The new dam at Little's mill has been
ocompleted, and everything is in first -
4, class shape for work,
• • Rev. W. A. Bradley, B. A., has re -
e turned from his vacation.
• Rev. J. J. Haylock has been on a
• preaching and visiting tour to Chatham
at and Leamington.
o Mr. Geo. Campbell, principal of
Leamington High School, has returned
* to his work, after spending part of his
* holidays in this his home town.
• Walkerton and Teeswater baseball
p clubs played in the park Monday af-
2 ternoon. The game resulted in favor
• of Teeswater, 4 to 3,
e Miss Paisley, saleslady in R. J. His-
* • cox's, is away to Moose Jaw spending
e her holidays with her brother.
o The prize list for Teeswater Exhibi-
• • tion is out, and the directors are hoping
t for a record -breaker in exhibits and at -
O tendanee,
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♦ The worst storm of the season visited
n this section on Saturday night. A house
4 of Bert Harkness', across the river was
p struck by lightning a partition between
e two rooms and otherwise damaging the
• building. Telegraph poles on the gravel
♦ • road below town were splintered,
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• CRAannfi bXi.
2 Monday morning, August 26th, about
• 6 o'clock an old and well-known resi-
•e dent of Cranbrook, passed away to his
• • reward in the person of George Spading.
• He was in his 57th year. Cause of
• death was Bright's disease and heart
• • failure. Last year he had a long and
* severe illness front typhoid fever from
• which he never really recovered his
• • former health. Mr. Spading was the
* 3rd son of the late Richard and Re-
e becca Spading and was born in Me-
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O Killop township, moving to Grey town-
s ship 45 years ago. After a sojourn on
* the 16th con. fora good many years he
O and his family took up residence at
Cranbrook and for 12 years have made
4 their home there. 23 years ago Mr.
• Sperling was married to Miss Mary
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• Rathwell, of Goderich township and
she and 2 sons (Victor and Alex.) and
7 daughters (Mrs. Ray Fear, of Morris
township; Myrtle, of Castor, Seek. and
Muriel, Lela, Addie, Elsie and Mildred)
are at home. The subject of this notice
• was an old time Methodist and for many
years the church in the choir, Sunday
School and on the Offeial Board, His
end was peaceful and hopeful as to
things eternal. Mr. Speriing was a
member of Brussels A. 0. U. W.
Lodge. He 'was a kind husband, lev.
ing father and a good neighbor.
Rngs and Linoletims--We have 2
our new 'Rugs for Fall trade in 2
all sizes 3x3, 3x31, 31x4, 4x4. •
Prices from $8,00 to $45.00. e
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Special attention given to mail 2
orders, Phone 70. ••
JAM t;Sx4)W$.
(Intedded for last week.)
Raspberries were very plentiful
around here, They are nearly over for
this season.
Miss Lizzie Strachan has been
ing at Kincardine:
Farmers have quite a time trying to
get the grain in, The frequent showers
have started a great many of the
sheaves to grow.
Mrs. John Turnbull of Listowel has
been visiting at Jas. Turnbuli's and
Mrs. John Strachan's last week,
Miss Margaret McDonald of Toronto
is visiting her mother here,
John Straehan, B. A., of Mildmay is
visiting at his home this week.
Mrs. John Lake has returned from
Wingham. She had been with her
mother there for some time,
Alex. Forsythe has rented his farm
to Wesley Stevenson,
Richard Tacklin has taken a large
contraet of draining on the farms south
of the 4th concession.
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TURN BEIM
Council met August 26th. Members
all present and Reeve in chair, Minutes
of last meeting read and adopted on
motion of Messrs. Rutherford and Mc-
Burney. Moved by Mr. Wheeler,
seconded by Mr. Moffatt, that By Law
No. 12, 1912, be read three times and
passed to authorize the Reeve and Trea-
surer to borrow from the Bank of
Hamilton Wingham Agency, sufficient
funds to pay the current expenditure
of the municipality until the taxes are
collected. Carried. Moved by Mr.
McBurney; seconded by Mr. Ruther-
ford, that treasurer be authorized to
get the bridge debentures printed be-
fore next meeting of Council. Carried,
Accounts were passed and cheques
issued to R. Vint, part payment bridge
abutments for $675.00 and also a large
number for gravel and other items,
Meeting acjjourned to meet in Clerk's
office on Monday, Sept. 23 at 10 o'clock
a. In. JOHN BURGESS, Clerk,
EAMT 'W , .WANosn.
Mrs. John Menzies was visiting for a
few days with friends in Wingham.
Miss Velma Walker has returned to
her home in Toronto after spending the
holidays with her cousin, Miss Alva
Walker. .
Mrs. Harry McGee was visiting for a
few days with Exeter friends,
11r. and Mrs. Geo. Powell, of Blyth
visited for over Sunday with East
Wawanosh friends.
Mrs. Thos, H. Taylor of the sixth
concession recently sold two dandy pure
bred Shortihorn' .saws to Mr. A. W. C.
Hardisty, of Westfield. The pair of
cows tipped the scales at 3,100 pounds.
Mr. Hardisty now has an excellent herd
of Shorthorns.
Among those who took in the Toron-
to Fair were Mrs, Isaac Walker and
daughter Alberta, Miss Ella Walker,
Miss Myrtle Beecroft. Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Menzies, Miss Lizzie Scott, Miss
Edna McBurney, Mr. John McGee,
Mr. Jas. Dow, sr., Mr. Harry McGee.
The many friends of Mr. D. W, Pat-
terson, formerly of this township now
of Lethbridge, Alta., and son of County
Engineer Donald Patterson, will be
pleased to hear of his recent success
in passing the Intermediate Law Exam-
inations held at Calgary recently. The
young man is to be especially congrat-
ulated as, out of sixteen, ten of whom
held degrees, only one, an L. L. B.,
ranked higher in standing than him-
self.
Mr. Walter Scott, whose death was
briefly recorded in these columns last
week was born in the Scotoh Block of Es-
quesing township, county of Halton. In
1859 he settled on lot 36, concession 7,
East Wawanosh, and commenced clear-
itng the land. He performed all the
duties incident to pioneer life so suc-
cessfully that the beautiful homestead
is one of the finest in the county. In
1862 he married Margaret Shortreed,
of Esqueing, who predeceased him in
1879. About eight years ago he remov-
ed to lot 35, concession 4, where he
continued to reside until his death.
As a citizen he fulfilled his duty by
serving as a township councillor and
deputy reeve for a number of years,
and also as a member of the school
board. For many years he was a dir-
ector of the Agricultural Society and
president for several years. In relig-
ious matters he was a Presbyterian;
in politics a staunch Conservative. He
is survived by a family of two daugh-
ters and five sons, viz.: Mrs. R. G. 1lc-
Gowan and Miss Annie B., John S.
and William C., of East Wawanosh;
Walter J., of Langside, and Charles H. (�(
on the old Scott homestead near Mil-
ton, In common with most of the plc -
beers, he was persevering and thrifty
and sueceeded in acquiring a good com-
petence.
SUIv1MER COMPf.AMNTs
KILL LITTLE ONES
At first signs of illness during the
hot weather give theilittle ones Baby's
Own Tablets, or in a few hours be may
be beyond cure. These Tabiets will
prevent summer complaint if given
occasionally to the well child and will
promply cure these troubles if they
come on suddenly. Baby's Own Tab.
lets should always be kept in every
home where there are yoang children.
There is no other medicine so good and
the mother has the guarantee of a gov-
ernment analyst thatthey are abso-
lutely safe. Mrs. Charles Lapierre,
Les Boules, Glue„ says:—"Baby's Own
Tablets are the best medicine a mother
can give her little ones and I always
keep them in the house." The Tablets
are sold by medicine dealers or by mail
at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
4o7 unz..
Apleasant event on Wednesday, Aug,
14th, was the golden wedding celebrat-
ion of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dawson. The
worthy couple were married in Chicago
fifty years ago and shortly afterward
came to this country, where they have
since resided. They are now seventy-
two and sixty-eight years of age resp-
ectively. The anniversary was the oc-
casion of a family gathering and the
presentation to the bride and groom of
fifty years was a gold headed umbrella
and a gold headed cane, accompanied by
an aflectionate address. The children
are Geo. W., John and James Dawson;
Mrs. Osbaldeston and Mrs. Wilkins, both
of Goderich, and Miss Hattie at home.
COLROSS.
Council met as per motion of ad-
journment in the Town Hall, Tees -
water on Aug. 26th. Members all pres-
ent. The Reeve in the chair. Minutes
of last meeting were read and adopted.
Thompson—Donaldson—That we pay
Wm. Bannerman the sum of forty-five
dollars part payment of contract for
gravelling con. 14.—Carried.
Donaldson—Case—That a grant of
thirty-five dollars be made on the 25th
sideline, con. 13, the same to be ex-
pended by Coun. Thompson.—Carried.
Thompson—Donaldson—That we ex-
pend five dollars on the boundary of
Greenoch at lot 33 providing the Green-
och Council grant the same under the
supervision of the mover. —Carried.
Thompson—Donaldson — That Wm.
Case have the tiles across the road
allowance at lot 16, con. 4, 5, put in
proper condition as soon as possible.—
Carried.
Falconer —Armstrong—That a grant
of fifty dollars be made to cut and re-
pair the hill on the 25th sideroad, con.
2.—Carried.
The following accounts were passed:
M. Pringle, for sheep killed by dogs,
54,67; A, Ross, 7 yds gravel, 56 cts.;
Jno. Clark, lamb killed by dogs, $3,33;
C. Benninger, 65 yds gravel, $5.20: N.
Melvin, filling hole on gravel road, $1;
Jno, Massell, putting in culvert, con.
14, $4; Linus Ruth, inspecting contract,
$2,25; R, Cassidy, repairing bridge and
road,. $11; H. McKague, road through
farm, 510; Jno. Cassidy, building bridge
25th sideroad, con. 7, $113.50. Jno Cas-
sidy, filling in approaches, $15.:10; Wm.
Bannerman,art payment of contract,
$25; P. Manly', repairing sink hole, con.
12, $2; Wm. Wall, 120 yds gravel,
$10.60; Wingham Times, adv'ertising
drain contract, $1; Wingham Advance,
advertising drain contract, $1; Jno.
Hundt, repairing grader, 36; Mich.
Weiffer, 82 yds gravel, $9.56; Wm.
Becking, 10 yds gravel, 30 c; Wm. Beck-
ing, material for bridges, $497.95; A.
McKinnon, 40 yds gravel and road,
$4.20; F. Schustle, digging drain 1st
sideroad, con. 7. $10; Jno. McKinnon,
36 yds gravel and road, $3.88; Jos. Mur-
ray, concrete tile, $135; Jos. Murray,
3 days' grading, $6.75.
Donaldson—Case —That the finance
report as read be adopted and orders
issued on the Treasurer for payment
of the accounts. —Carried.
The Council then adjourned to meet
again on Monday, Oct. 7th,
('HAS. BUTTON, Clerk.
Samuel Hewitt, TravellingPassenger
and Freight Agent of the Northern
Navigation Company, died at Coiling-'
wood.
James S. Dobie has left Cochrane'
With five Indians and two white men to
lay out Indian reserves et Albany and
Factory.
The Minister of Education officiated
at the opening of the new Victoria pub-
lic school at St. Catharines, and the
new gymnasium and Assembly Hall of
the Collegiate Institute.
A F OfTUNE iN IT
tf you could plate an ad in the
Moon millions Of people would read it.
Even then it would Only be valuable
a few nights each month, whereas a
Want Ad in this paper 'while more.
limited in its scope will cover this
particular iOcality every day in the
year.
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Ready to - Wear Department
where we have displayed for a
your inspection. A large range a
of Ladies', Misses' and Child- e
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fitting quality. •
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Women's Plain Kersey Cloth Coats in Black, Navy, Blue, Brown and a
green, full length, Special value. .. 510,00 •
1+IVE DOLLAR BARGAIN IN TOP SKIRrs.—Many of good qual.
ity Panama, Voile and Serge, the Newest Style, price... lt5.00
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RAIN COAT., --New Styles in Ladies' Ra&n Coats. See our *
Motor Coat at .......... "fee ,,,.,tt.,*Wet .,,• $7,502,
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begin at 52 50. See oar special at $3 90
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FALL FAIR
TIIURSIIAY AND FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 26-27, 1912
Friday Afternoon, September ' 27th
TRIALS OF SPEED
2.20 PACE OR TROT. Pure 580.00.
2.50 PACE OR TROT. Purse $40.01).
Conditions—Mile heats, best three in five; entrance 5 per cent, and five
per cent. additional from winners. Four to enter and three to start. Money
divided 50 per cent. and 30c per cent. and 2') per cent.
RUNNING RACE.—Half anile hsats, best 2 in 3, money divided ,i0 Dor cent., 301
per cent and 21 per cent. Purse $25.00, donated by Robt. Beattie.
All entries in races must be made with Chas. Knechtel, not later than
noon of the 27th of Sept.
SPECIAL PRIZES
Chas. Knechtel, is giving a special prize of $18.00 for the , best one year
old Fillies or Geldings in Heavy Draught, Agricultural and General Purpose
Classes. Colts to be judged according to class. Prize divided 58, 56, 54.
Four dollars by Chas. Knechtel for best halter broken colt, year old in
heavy classes.
By J E. Ellis, for three best colts sired by Signalman, 55, 53, $2.
By Thos. Kew, for best team of horses in the three heavy classes, $5.
By Jas. Fowler, for the best walking team of horses which are used for
general farm work, $5.
Wingham Creamery will give Five Dollars for dairy cow judging open to
farmers sons and daughters, under 22 years of age, 53, 52,
All harness horses and horses competing for special prizes are to be judged
in front of the grand stand and all prize winning horses are to take part in par-
ade in front of grand stand before close of fair,
SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PARADE.—There will be a parade of the pupils of
Wingham Public School and neighboring schools from Wingham Public School
building to the fair grounds, headed by the band, Parade wilt leave the School
at 12.45 o'clock sharp.
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Wingham Citizens' Band will Furnish Music wring Afternoon
Admission to Grounds, 250. Children, lac. Vehicles, 25c.
REDUCED RATES ON RAILWAYS
CONCERT -SEPT. 27th
A high-class concert will be given in the Opera House on the evening of
Friday, Sept. 27th. The following well-known artists will give the programme.—
Ins, Fax, comic singer; Donald C. McGregor, concert baritone, and Bruce W.
Pearson, concert tenor and impersonator. This will make one of the best con-
eerts ever held in Wingham. Admission 25e and 35e.
Plan of hall at Mc {ibbon's Drug Store.
WM. MAXWELL, H. E. ELLIOTT)
PRESIDENT. SEC. -TREASURER.