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The Wingham Advance Times, 1925-04-16, Page 2loniwwwwwwwi ■ ■ ■ au 19 ■ 11111■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • 1 1 I▪ SM IN THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Mrs.. Theo, Hall and daughter, Miss Edith, are visiting friends in Owen Sound this week. Miss Maude Fieuty of London and Robs. J. Fleuty of Southampton, spent Easter at their Thome in town. John A. Currie :and his sisters, Mag gie and Lula, spent their Easter holi- days in Brantford and Hamilton. Miss Pansy Reynolds was home for Good Friday and returned to Clinton Saturday, accompanied by Miss Bessie Marsales, who spent a few days with her. • Miss Gertie Lockhart and . sister, Miss Nina, returned to town Thurs- day; the former from a visit to friends in Toronto and points east; the latter for her holidays under the parental. roof:' April xsth., 1904 Messrs, Currie & Davidson, Wing - ham's well-known well drillers are now getting things in readiness for the season's work -and will commence work as soon as the roads ,,will per mit moving their machinery. Last week they received a large consign- ment of iron piping and iron. pumps. Messrs. Currie & Rintoul shipped a car load. of horses to Indi.an Head, N. W. T. on Tuesday. Mr, C. A. Rin- toul being in chane. On: the same day Mr. Stewart Wilson, of Turn• berry, shipped a, mar load of settlers A few items of interesting news ta- , effects; to Redvers, N. W. T. Mr• ken from the fyles of Wingham pap -,Wilson has taken up land in the West ers of /906 and x904. Just a few and is now going to live there. short years ago when we look back One of the oldest residents of this and yet how many changes have ta- section passed away an - Thursday ken place in those years. How true morning of last week in the person of .are the words of the poet; ! Edward Dear, in his 8oth year. M. "We take no note of time, Dear came to Morris Township, over But from its loss." .,forty years ago, and for many "years 'Time is dealt out by particles." !lived on the first line. 'The man is unborn j Eleven inches of snow on the 15t11 'of April in some parts of Ontario! ;Just think of it, and at the same time devote a moment's thought to 'the. April 21st., zgo6 fiend who perpetrated that insane Beattie Bros. have decided to dis- piece of doggerel, "Beautiful Snow". pose of their entire stable of speed After six months of 'winter, the wea- horses, and next Monday will consign:ther man, not satisfied with the multi - them to the Canadian Horse Ex- •tude of indignities he has heaped change, Toronto, where they will be ;upon this law abiding, peaceful Ca- sold by auction on Thursday, 26th., nadian community, rubs it in with a inst. jpost-winter storm which in point of Mr. Jas. Duncan, lately Bandmas-,spitefulness and inconvenience to the ter of the Wingham Band, has gone public, can hold its own with any- to Collingwood, where he has secured thing old. Boreas has turned out for a situation, and has an engagement to a quarter of a centuryy, lead the Collingwood Band. 1 The adjourned Vestry Meeting of G. A. Newton, of Toronto, formerly St. Paul's Church was held on Mon of Wingham, has disposed of his pro- day evening and was very well at- perty, consisting of two houses and tended. The meeting was a very three lots on Leopold street, to Amos harmonious one and all. the ,reports Tipling, G. " C. Hanna was the pur- presented were very ",encoufaging. chaser of Mrs. Gowdy's lot and. brick The financial report showed the house on Martha street, and has re—church . funds to be in good shape. soldthe same property to Richa.d The Rector, Rev. Wm. -Lowe and his Tennant. Richard Sharpe has sold congregation are to be congratulated bis * desirable stone cottage property on the good showing for the year. on North -street to A. Shields of East Mr. Wm. Corbonld" was re-elected as Wawanosh. the People's Warden, and Mr. Thos, "Review," the home of Mr. and Bell re -appointed the Rector's War-. Mrs. Geo. McKenzie, was the scene of den. The followipg sidesmen were a very interesting event on Wednes• elected: -Chas. W. Inglis,F. Mc - day, • the r8th inst., when their daugh- Guire, Ed. Nash, C. G. Vanstone, ter, Miss Sarah Eleanor, became the 'Alex. Porter, Jas, H. Kerr, A. J. Al- bride of Mr. W. H. Spedding of To- derson and Chas: Halster, Mr. F. Published at WINGHAM, ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning A. G. Smith, Editor and Proprietor Subscription rates --One year $2.00, six months $s.00, . in advance. Advertising rates on application. Advertisements without specific di- reetions will be inserted until forbid and charged accordingly,, Changes for contract advertisements be in the office by noon, Monday. m,i,""n"te»namn6u,ntu>mn.> nuuunu,un,a,,,uuu"us.. 1925 APRIL 1925 5�l [Mo Tex VVe Th Fr Sa 1 21;3 41 6 r71 8 9 m10i 11 12113 14 1511617 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26127 28 29 30 5 25 THINKING OF THE PAST Who duly weighs an hour." "Time wasted is existence Used—is Life." Ytl xr cni<A.M A) Si JI,NCE-'I The Union furniture factory is closed this week owing to a• shortage. Of dry lumber, 'The factory will be in full operation again on. Monday, Mr. W. F. VanStone will next week move his office to the Button block,. and Mr, Rich,, Barrett will move his barber shop to the premises now oc- cupied by Mr. VanStone. Mr. "W. H. Green and his ten men are now busy in the woods cutting wood, The Board of License'Coinm.ission- ers for West Huron met at theresi- dence of James Stevens,. Base Linc-; near Clinton, on Monday last to con- sider the applications for liquor lie - oases for the ensuing year. The fol- lowing were granted licenses;—Wing- haze—Geo,. B, Roe, Alex. Orr, L. W. Hanson, Orr Bros,, and Jas, Broad- way. Goderich---Fred Davis, E. R. Swarts, Ellis Bros„ Mrs. Annie King, David Sawyer, Michael Farr, Ben Saults, and Wm. Babb. Shop to Walter Saults. Clinton -Jos. Ratten- bury, J. J. McCoughey, A. W. Bran- denburg. • Shop, . Thos. Bell. Blyth- Mrs, F. Mason and J. Emigh. Dtin Bannon—Mrs. J. Mallough and W. J. Mountain. Londesboro- Thos. Hill. Kintail—Alex, Young and Neil Mc- Donald, Port Albert—Nelson Pear- son. Dunlop—Win. Glazier. Mr. W, H. Kerr, of the Brussels Post was calling on friends in Wing - barn on Monday. GRACE BEFORE MEAT A Bruce County Ballad of Fact To those who love a good Scotch poem in the old, old dialect, and es- pecially for its originality, will ap- preciate the following one, which was published. last'' week in the Pais- ley. Advocate. Old Tonald wiss a 'Hielanman, From Ileach in Argyll; She'll wiss a Presbyterian man Of goot old Henan style. She'll gone oot to ta bushone tay, Taponnet on to head, Ta old plack pottle in ta .pooch, To goot cheese an' ta pread, Ta old dog, Sawny, she'll go too— Ta Saxons calls him Alick— Ta dog, she'll only haf one fault, She'll no could spoke -the Gallic: Ta tail was jus' tree inches long, Ta hair wiss long an' twany- There'll pe no dog in all Powmore Who'll not be pet by Sawny. Now, Tonald, she'll chop all ta day; Ta dog, she'll no be still;. She'll chase to squirrel up to tree, Ta hedgehog up ta hill. She'll scrape ta ground around ta stumps An' tuzzle with ta bee; But when ta tinner-hour came round She'll let ta beasties be. Tonald, she'll pe a godly man; She'll no pegin to fare Pefore she pless ta vittals with. .A good big Gaelic prayer. Tonto. The ceremony was performed McGuire was elected vestry Clerk, She'll pless ta preadi she'll pless la by "Rev. D. Perrie. !Before the close of the the ;ting heat- ` cheese, Conn. D. Bell, was in Toronto on ty'votes of• thanks were tendered to business, Saturday. ,the Church Wardens, Women's Guild, Miss M. L. Brock was a visitor to Young People's Guild, and the Chur- , Brussels on Good Friday. ch Choir. Miss Emma Pattison, visited Harr-; Mr. John Adair, who has been a iston'friends on Easter Sunday. :resident of Wingham for some years, John Stevenson spent the holidays ,and some time past foreman of the with friends near Wyoming. !finishing department in the Union Ernest Buchanan of Toronto, spent !furniture factory, left on Friday 'the holidays at his home in town. morning last for Lacombe, Alberta. W. R. Cruickshank of Mount For- { Mr. Adair leaves many warm friends est, spent Easter at• his home near ,behind him, who will wish him health town. ,and prosperty in his new home. Mrs. Mr. David Currie spent Easter in Adair and family will not leave for Toronto, the guest of Mr: W. Lewis.. the West forsome weeks. Miss Gillespie of Blyth, spent Eas-1 Corporal John L Stewart, a mem- ter' Sunday, with her sister, Mrs. W. ber of the South African Constabul- 5, Haines. lary, arrived home fronr. South Africia Dr. T. Chisholm, AL. P., carne hotne son Monday evening and is now vis from Ottawa to spent Easter with his ;icing with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, family. She'll pless ta heather -dew; She'll pless ta godly in ta world, An' pless ta heathen too, She'll tell the Lord of her nainslef, An' all ta latest news; An' how ta godly folk'll pe In all ta County Pruce; How Tougall Sinclair's lost a coo, . How Sandy's horse is tead; She'll pray 'for grace for all ta poor, For all ta hungry pread. She'll told the Lord how Angus lied, How pig John Douglass swore; She'll pless ta bread, she'll pless . to cheese, A hundred times or more,, She'll pray for plessings on all hien, For grace. .for saint an' sinner; An'. when she open up ta eyes— Ta dog, she'll have to dinner! ID., Stewart. ■1111■■m■■■■■ 111■■■■■■■■■■N■s1 ■ ■ ■ ■ Yi e m a THE HYDRO DRO SROr COOK BY ELEC a iCITY mocalansivraennoteneceaterrnmsreembonsetrunftrmarmnirsattmatmemiermelommtle See Our New rifIcClary Electric Ranges Watch for Announcement of Our Electric Cooking Demonstration Wingham Crawford Block. ■ IN Phone •56 ■ ESIMMEM®E niminj L Tonald, she'll wiss a godly man,' An elder in ta kirk; But in ta pest of godly hearts, Ta godless passions work. She'll swore a goat long Gaelic swear Ta dog wiss far away._ She'll only half ta heather -dew For dinner ;all tat day. She'll take ta axe up in ta hand, Ta chop ta trees again, She'll think of all ta ills tat come. 'Upon ta godly men; She'll know tat when temptations come Tey'lI work ta good always But next time when • she'll say grace' She'll watch ass well ass pray. xa CON H0WICE Mr, and. Mrs. John Wridt, visited in Clifford, Saturday and Sunday, Mrs. Robert 4MeIntosb. of Blucher, Sask., is visiting Mr. and Mrs, Lorne Laird for a few days, Mr. Joe Sanderson, expects a scar., load of pigs from the west, Thursday, April x 5th,, x92$' �.� five passenger capacity. Smartly appointed, and finished. in re vs :ergreen. The new one-piece wind -shield and ventilators will appeal to both driver and passenger. Gen in Tires an';e0' Wheels • NILocal µ 4ealer, Wingham d JUST TOWN TALK ONCE UPON a time THERE,, WAS a mat! WHO MADE his living AND A good living it. WAS RIGHT. here in . WINGHAM but he had A BAD habit of BUYING MANY- of the THINGS HE needed from MAIL ORDER houses forgetting THAT THE prosperity of Wingham DEPENDED ON the prosperity OF HIS neighbors and THE BUSINESS men of WIN.GHAM and a short TIME AGO he ordered SOME SOCKS and when THEY CAME he was displeased AND HE wrote the MAIL ORDER house that THE PATTERN was so vile THAT HE wouldn't be SEEN ON the street IN THEM and the answer CAME RIGHT back "DIDN'T ; WE guarantee THAT YOU wouldn't WEAR THEM : out" AND NOW , he- buys at HOME AND gets what he WANTS WHEN he wants it, I THANK you. W]EiITECHU CH Mr. W. R. Farrier of East Wawa - nosh sold a fine big grey horse to Mr, J. A. MacLean at Wingliam last week. LOW COST TRIP TO PACIFIC COAST A Captivating four-week tour of Western Canada and the Pacific Coast, with a trip through the '[United Staters on the return journey, is being planned for Canadian teachers and their friends this slimmer. Those who take advantage of this. trip will see the greatest, scenery on. the continent; the Buffalo herd " at Wainwright; Jasper National Park;. with its unsurpassed mountain scen- ery; Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies; the totem poles of Kitwanga and the mystic beauty of the Skeena River. At Prince Rupert the party trans- fers from train to boat for the glori- ous water trip of 750 miles through the sheltered • Scenic Seas of the North Pacific Coast to Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. On -the return trip five wonderful days will be spent touring. ;Yellow- stone National Park by 'rnotor,,_with a trip to Salt Lake City' and three days at Rocky Mountain, National Park, Colorado.' Then: it's Denver, 1 Clear Creek Canyon, Idaho Springs Viand Lookout Mountain before head- ing for Chicago and Toronto. The tour -leaves Toronto July' 9th.; and yott cannot afford to miss it. Full information, fares, etc., can be se- cured with illustrated booklet from A. E. Bryson, 44 Silverthorn Ave., Tor- onto, Martin Kerr, 4 Beulah Ave., Hamilton or any Canadian National Railways Agent. TO SAVE LIFE AT SEA A NEW : TYPE OF L]CFE BUOY Practical tests --such as shown •help. , The body of it . has a water: here ---are being made over iii Ger- tight window, and its interior is many of this newly invented life 'equipped with a receptacle far food buoy for use at sea. It cannot sink, and a pistol for signalling, The phos 'and is capable of maintaining a per- to shows the pistol beingg used for 'son for several days until calls bring,signalling through the window.