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The Wingham Advance, 1918-05-16, Page 1Single Copies Turce Cents TUE DEATtl ROLL MARGA.RET C. FELLS Sympathy is extended to Councillor Thos. and Mre. Fells whose twelve year old daughter, Margaret, passed asvay on Monday. Deceased was in poor health for wine time and despite her careful nursing and the best of medical attention slight hopes were entertained ler her re, covery. The funeral was held from her parents' residence, Patrick St. to WingharTi cem- etery on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. H. W. Snell, rector of St, Paul's church, con- ducted the ceremony. EVERYBODY'S COLUMN - BROOD CLYDESDALE MARE FOB. SALET- CargrsloYVitqrljii. IlAitTNELL, as Win. Defe's rONFECTIONERY AND ICE CREAM PAIL - 1o& fur sale -Tee business forreerly conduc- ted by E. 0, Pood will be sold as a, sacrifice. Apply to Tits AnvAttos. --- • ('REAM WANTED -Ship your groom (or U have our wagon cal ) to Ftluevale OreamerY whore highest markk t prices aro promptly paid. We furnis1i can and pay express charges. Give u$ a trial. For further in- formation drop a card to II. H. HAiuzIOND, Prop. Blue wale, Ont. post SALE -Durham heifer, coming 1 year & old, Do you -want hot? Apply to Tug AovAtios. 0,00D DRIVING AND WORK HORSE for u sale. .Apply to HANNA 8c Co. JUNK PEDLAR -Harry Wordsman has u moved to iown from Toronto and will pay cash for all kinds of rubbPrs, rags, horsehair, iron, wool, chickens. old hens, etc., at his resi- dence on Water Sb, near old chair factory. Phone 240. Bo eareful and nob be misled by otherped- ars who claim to be buying for me. LOST -Strayed from farm near Tee meter on li May Ord, 2 two-year-old fillies, one dark brown, other bay with stripe on face. Last seen at Wlittechurch on May 411i. Reward. Kindly inform Taos. ELLIo'rr, Teeswater, or TRE ADVANCE, hyphen°. NOTICE -Den% loose any time when you a. 00010 t0 town. Drop in Bums BURTCH'S and get your hair cut 25o. Two barbers. No wafting. l',ABORERS AND WAREHOUSE MEN II wanted. Highest wages paid. Steads work. Will arrange f )1, transportation. Write or telephone us, The C. S. IlymArt Co Ltd.. Tanners, Lc»don. , MOT/OE-Owing to the general increase in • u wages and cost of living the charge for the I care of lots in the cemetery for this year will be $1,51 in place of $1 00. Orders left with 1 Town Clerk. Graves will receive prompt attention. I R. DEVELL. 1 (ISTEOPATIIY.-Dr. 0'. .A. Parker, only quail- : V fled Osteopath in North Huron, graduate of the American College of Osteopathunder A. 1 T. -Still. M. D., founder of the science. Ali 1 diseases treated, Adjustment of the spine is ' more quickly secured and with fewer treat,- 1 ments imam by any other method. Office over Christie's store. 1 t DROPERTY FOR SALE -As the estate of , A Edward Haines must be wound UP the fol. J lowing Property will be soldi-Lot 27 on the , west side of Edward St. in Town of Wingham. i Upon this property is situated a ii- story frame f house stone foundation with kitchen attach. , Rd, Wats a desirable property. Terms and I prices Will be furnished by the undersigned. i DUDLEY HOLMES E IV ANTED -Strong woman as housekeeper for , a& family ot two, man with Invalid wife, 1 nnet be willing and kind to help wife. Wages liberal and position permanent. Apply to 1 J. J. Grum Brussels, Ont, t 1VANTED-A carload. of potatoes. apply tO i: ' THOS. FELLS. v PUBLIC -NOTICE c of i: , t e Notice is hereby given to the citizens Wingham that all premises must be cleaned up and, put in a sanitary condition before May 2811i. Ily order of the Sanitary Inspector. COURT OF REVISION. t I ( r t , li / t o t, C I.. .... n ' tl b is. Tows7 or 'WINDHAM Take notice that the first sitting of the Court of Revision of the Assessment Rolled the Town of Wingham for the year 1918 will be held in the eouncil chamber on,Monday evening. May 27th at 8 p. m. .All parties interested will please take notice and govern themselves accOrdiugly. ' J. F. GrovEs, *Clerk. • ' COURT OF REVISION Towlcsnns op TURNBERRY Take notice that the fir•t sitting of the Court Of Reviaion of the assessment roll of the Town- ship of Turnbtrry for the year 1918 will be held in the Township Hall, Bluevale, on Monday. May 27113 at 2 o'clock p. 111. .All parties interest- ed will please- take notice and govern them- tiejves accordingly. P. Powsix, Clerk NOTICE TO c ONTRACTORS 1 Ts. 11 s p 1. a p h P Tenders will be received be the undersigned up to 3 o'clock p in. on Monday, May 27th, for the construction of abutments and concrete work for Patterson's bridge, con, 2, Last Wawanosh. Plans and specifications inky be seen at the clerk's office. A marked cheque for ten per cont. of :arnonnt to accompany each tender. The lowest Or any tender not necessarily accepted, May 13th, 1918. .. PonTsREIELD, C:erk. .1ing Field Stand Crop Competition 1918 a b li NV b 11 rr C N S le b d: rf ol bi a( bi al of gf V Q Gr bi at in aT at he wi a ad /8.0.0.••••••••••••.• The Turnberry Agricultural Society offers the following prizes for two crops this year, viz. Spring Wheat arid Oats. SPRING WHEAT 1st $25.00; 2nd $20.00; rd $16.00; 4th $14.00; .5th $11.00; 6th $8.00; • 7th $6.00 1 1 OATS I 1st $20.00: 2nd $15.00 ; lird $12.00; 4th $10.00; th $8.00; Oth $6,00; 7th $1.00 ' All entries' for the Competition must be in the hands of the Secre- tary not later than lylay24th, 1918. Blank entry fOrrAS MY be obtain' ed by applying to the Seeretary. A, 0. SMITII SKyareaS. Do; 473, Wieghani. ,.., POLITICS LESS OF A GAME OTTAWA, May 14. -The net result o this war -crisis session has been to indicate symptoms rather than to aggravate corns plaints. The various elements of opinion have done nothing more than feel each other out For Union Government the worst is yet to come, Parliament has not sized itself up y Even that cock -sure philosopher, Ottawa correspondent, hasn't made. his mind about it. All he knows is t Parliament has put through more big a little measures and done less talking eight weeks than it ever did hefts Everything has been done, from voti half a billion dollars to carry on the w down to settling how many eggs there in a pound, and yet Parliament has n been positive except on one point- th the war must be won. Any oth opinions it has- and they are many -a in abeyance. It has been so little anxious to disclo its real sentiments on the great domes issues that it chose, for example, to spe a whole afternoon on the question grading hay. We may assume that t whole hay question has been solved fro the baled stuff they use as rhetoric in t House of Commons right up tO the t million dollars worth of hay they propo to feed that dead horse, the -- At all events Parliament preferred to di cuss hay rather than the tariff, the being a gentlemen's agreement not gouge each other's eyes out on this vexe subject until the Hun has been dealt wit What Union Government must be pr pared to meet after this war is off o rninds, is a Parliament with half a doze or more big cleavages of opinion. On doubts whether Rodolphe Lemieux statement that this is a country.of com promise will hold good, for these cleavage of opinion were never so great before no the opportunity for pressing them s avorable. Out of the ferment of thi at some of the new ideas --or rather ol deas long suppressed -are bound to com o the top. Stand -pat has perhaps on ore session to live -perhaps not tha ong. In McMaster of Brome I see th ld Covenanting spirit. In Dr. Michae Clark 1 see free trade, gentle for th oment, but gathering strength for ne eaps and bounds. In Richardson o pringfield I see the west militant fo ublic ownership, and I also see an ol riend who was interested in public clues ions twenty years ago, but who is ver itich in earnest about them now. An hat change in "Bob" Richardson reflects think, the change in all of us with th assing of the years and the pressure o vents. Earnestness is one of the trouble nion Government will presently have t ace, but if Union Government is in arnest it may not be as big a trouble a looks now. What I am trying to con ey i that politics is less of a game fo he experts and more a matter of suprem portanCe to the people than ever it as. Like Martha, we are going to be areful in many things Among other things that certain people ri the east will be in earnest about is the ariff. Gazing at them with the naked ye, I find Cockshutt of Brantford, and hose of his tribe just as resolute for the igh wall and no breaches as ever olonel John Currie has also made a few arks about the tariff, as for example at it should be high enough to offset the yelling tendencies of direct taxation, but doubt if Colonel John is as keen about te tariff as he is about giving the good Id Tory -Orange party a leg up. Indeed at is another phase of earnestness Union overnment will be called upon to meet - he earnestness of those who love the old •arties and would like to see them come life again. Resuscitators are at work th in and out of the House. Sir Sam on the job; at Ottaira and the Hon. obert Rogers is a walking delegate pr do the Liberals lag behind --they ave their missionaries too. Sir Sain had a little run in with the eaker the other day. Simple-minded rsons saw in it a mere invasion of Par- mentary etiquette. But was that all? less your heart no! Sir Sam is an old and and when he raises a row it is for a urpose. His purpose on this occasion as not to flout Mr. Speaker, who was in genial temper and is very hard to flout, t to pour kerosene on a fire already hted in the Cabinet. Premier Borden ill visit England presently and he will o accompanied by Mr. Calder, Mr. eighen and Mr. Rowell This arrarige- ent leaves the Minister of Militia, olonel Mewburn, and the Minister of arine, Mr Ballantyne, at borne. Sir m believes that the two gentlemen thus ft derelicts.do not like it and he does his lot th help the quarrel along. Along similar lines Hocken, of Toronto, d yeoman serVice the other clay When he ad an essay on the high aitns arid jects of the Orange Order as hs contri- Owl to he 1411,4get clebge. Ife ded a few snappy remarks aboot the lingual question, and on way and other bad one real Ofanget5e1itinel hell a time. The gist Of his argument, thered It, was that Nattire Oilers •a ticen. Naturally he struck fire front ehee, , Rodolphe Lemieux being the kesinan. Lemieux never made a tter speech in his life -witty, urbane, tirical, in the hest vein of cordial banter d tolerant cynicism a prejudice slain e ry sentence -ea sword in his tongue d twinkle in hie eye. Lemieux ought aye to speak like that -no notes, no avy memoranda, just the sparkling tie of hie lively intellect But,a10,1 4aNvia tat take lily Elvio-lis is ditted to,oet nptochett, Vereonais • Mr. T. Dewitt Holmes is in London this week. Miss Norma VanStone spent a few days iu Toronto. Lieut, (Dr.) Deans was up from London over the week -end. Mr. Harry Williams is visiting with friends in, Toronto. Miss Evelyn Garrett of Walkerville, spent the week -end at her home here. Mrs. Durnin of St. Helens is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. H. H. McAllister, Mr. W. G. Patterson visited with friends in Toronto and )3rampton this week. Miss Ethel Chandler of Toronto, spent the week -end with her parents in Turn - berry. Mr. Newell of Toronto, spent a few days with his, son, Mr Chris. Newell, Lower Wingham.. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Currie of Wingham, spent Sunday with friends in town. -Lis- towel Standard. Mrs, A. Taylor of Turnberry and Mrs. Harry Williams of Wingham, are visiting friends in Toronto, Miss Mernie Johnston is recovering from an operation for appendicitis in Wingham Hospital, Mr. J J. Cunningham accompanied by his neice Miss Mary Maddigan are spend- ing a few days in Toronto. Meesrs John Quirk, 14, B. Elliott and H. W. Shane attended the funeral of the late Thomas Jackson in Clinton on Friday. Mrs. AlVie A. Fleming and son Walker and Miss Agnes Walker of Toronto are visiting at the home of James Walker. Mr. and Mrs. George Spotton and daughter Glenna of Wingham motored to Listowel on Sunday. -Listowel Standard, Reeve Wm. Case, Miss Case, Mrs Mc- Intyre, Mrs Mitchell and Miss Mitchell motored to Wingham Monday evening spending a few hours with Mr. and Mrs. Cruikshanks.-Teeswater News. Mr. and Mrs. R. M L indsay and babe left on Thursday afternoon for Regina, where they will in future reside. Mrs. Ansley accompanied them to the West and will visit with her family there. Mr. and Mrs. J. Abbott and daughter, Helen and Mr. and Mrs George Petitt and Mrs. Jackson Walker, motored from Toronto, on Sunday to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Irwin of East Wawa - nosh. Mrs. David Garniss returned to her home in Calgary on Saturday morning after nenewing old acquaintances here for the past couple of weeks. She was ac- companied home by Mrs. Garniss, sr., who will in future reside with Mr and Mrs. Garniss, in Calgary. Messrs. Isaac and Thomas Gowdy went to Wingham yesterday.. to attend the funeral of their mother, the late Mrs. Elizabeth Gowdy, who died on Monday. Deceased was 82 years of age and was well- known here, having resided in this to.wn- ship in former years. -Mildmay Gazette New Tinsmithing Business '•We understand that Mr. W. M. Adair is about to open up a tinsmithing and plumbing business in the building south D. Bell's music store. Mr. Adair has been in the employ of Western Foundry for some time and is an A. 1 plumber.' Caught Eleven Poxes William Gardner and Louis tricker captured alive nine young foxes while cutting wood near Russeldale in Fuller- ton Township. They were taken from the inside of an elm tree. The foxes which are about the size of half-grown cats, will be kept until Maturity. There are three males and eight females. The mother fox is of the red variety while the male was a large silver grey animal. Puff Pastry illegal The following productions, in which sugar is the principal constituent, are now prohibited of manufacture: French or puff pastry; doughnuts or crullers; Scotch shortbread; cakes; macaroons or like products, with more than 50% cane sugar; home made candy, marshmallow with more than 33% sugar; cakes or biscuits iced or filled with sugar products. A fine of from $100 to. $1,000, or imprisonment up to three monthsor both, are the penalties for the infraction of these sugar regulations, fines to be paid to the Muni- cipal or Provincial authorities, whidi ever may institute the proeeedino. Excess holdings are liable to seizure after MAY ,Inst here is the plaed to obs,erve that a cordial feeling im eroviti up hetweenthc Quebec merphere and the Western radicals, which spreads like a banyan tree when the Westerners gaae ell the ellenged writ or Qnsbte in regard to recruiting, What is the septet of this wonderful right- abotit-faeo? Who said the word "Ile willing" to the young men of Quebec? Who gave the order "Obey cheerfully, even eagerly?" Some compelling magic is at worlt. Ho Mr Calder noticed it, I woptier? ne agy4 nothing in the IlatlSe so he must be thinking a lot, And the Hon. Arthur Sifton-can it have elcaPed his all.seelng eye? I trove not. Ile mieeeil nothing, that silent little Napoleon frOnt Albteetel whoss coly otitclut is 1414, tolacir II.1. DS WINGGAM, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY 16th, 1918 Subacriptioas: $1,50 per year, CONGRECIATIONAL MEETINO Qf The Winsham Methodist Church Presentation At the Annual Congregational Meeting of the Wingharn Methodist Church last Wednesday evening, Mr. J .A. Merton who has been for many years the faith- ful and efficient treasurer was presented by the Board, represented by Mr. H. E Isard, with a pUrse of gold as a token of their appreciation of his unselfish services. Mr. Morton though completely taken by surprise made a neat speech in reply expressing his appreciation of the con- fidence of the Board in his services. Following are the officers appointed for the year 1918-19. TRUSTES BoArto-S Bennett, John Cooper, B Cruikshank, Geo. Cruikshank, T T. Field, W. Fessant, W, H. Green, W. J. Greer (Sec.), E. A. 'Hammond, W. J. Howson, H. E. Isard, A. E. Lloyd, J. J. Moffatt, J. A. Mills, J. A. Morton (Trees) Dr. R. C. Redmond, John Reid. QUARTERLY OFFICIAL BOARD- McNrsTERs-Rev. E F. Armstrong, B. A., B. D.; Rev. R. E. Collis, B. A. (left without a station). CLASS LEADERS - R J. Cantelon, John Cooper. STEWARDS -S. Bennett, W. J. Greer, W. J. Howson, H. E. Isard, John Kerr, A. E Lloyd, J. A. Morton, Dr, R. C. Redmond. SOCIETY REPRESENTAT/VES-W. F. Burgrnan, W. Field, J. G. Fyfe, W. IL Gurney, F. J, Hill, Joseph J. Kerr, Mrs. A. E. Lloyd, M. E, Zurbrigg. Dxstatar VISITORS -W, Cruik- shank, W. • J. Currie, W. E, Dennis, W. Field, R. Groves, W. J. Haines, F. J. Hill, F. R. Howson, A E, Lloyd, II. T. Thomson. LOCAL PREACHERS -J. W. Ansley, mJoihns.nKerr. REP, PROD' TRUSTEE BOARD -J. A. S. S. Surer -E, W. Bradwin, Assist. -A, E. Lloyd. PRES. EPWORTH LEstouE-F, R. Howson. PRES. LAD/ES' AID -Mrs. J. J. Mof- fatt, , PEsi W. F. M. AUXILIARY-Mrs,3. A. Paas, EUREKA BIBLE CLASS -Mrs. C. Campbell. .••••••••••••••••••••••10.6011•Amm....111.111. Tornado at St. Helens Aashe rain, hail and wind storm on Fri- day morning did considerable damage in this .district, The roof was torn off two barns belonging to Mr. John Rutherford and a barn belonging to Mrs. Jos, Gaunt. Seven windows were brokeh by hail at the home of Mr. W. J. Humphries and several trees were upturned. Other dam. a5e is reported to have occurred in Ash- field. • ,s- Valim•m••••••••Ma•••••410•••••••••••••. Belgrave Cameron Geddes and his friend, Mr. McDonald, Military camp, St. Thomas, spent a few days with the former's par- ents. Mr. Carter of Wawanosh has taken possession of his new home recently pur- chased from Mrs. C. McCrae, Rev. McCullough of Cranbrook occup- ed the pulpit in the Presbyterian church on Sunday. Quite a number of our boys have notice to report in London this week. On Sunday evening in tin Methodist • Church a special Mother's Day Service was held which was mueh appreciated by the congregation. The church altar was suitably detorated with red and white flowers. The Service was in charge of the pastor and took the form of an ad drees on ' Mother" interspersed with sing- ing that was in keeping with the line of thought, from beginning to end the con= gregation followed with strained attention the sequenEe of events as expressed in speech and song. The pastor spoke of the supreme place given to mother in the home lite, her willingness to sacrifice in behalf of her children, her profound be- lief in the power of prayer, and the word of God that gives comfort and inap ration in times of trial and troubles. The solos 'Mother's Bible" and "Mother's Prayer" were well rendered by Messrs Davison and McGill respectively, while the follow- ing duets were sung in good voice "There's a Dear and Precious Book by Mies May Hopper and Mrs. W. J. Proct- or, "Tell Mother I'll be There" by Mr. and Mrs, Davison, "Where is my Won- dering Boy To -night" by Messrs Davi- son and McGill. Mies Edna Scandrett presided at the organ. The hour of the Sunday Evening ser-: vice hag been changed from 7 p. m. to g P ,Salem Seeding is over in this vicinity with the most of the farmer, Mr, and Mrs, Ed. Higgins ealled on Mende at, EelMore IAA Sunday, Mrs- Cow frOM the West is spending a AV weeks with her cousin, Mrs, Robert McMichael and others. A large number of the friendattended the funeral of Miss Lizeie Pearl Mont- gnMerY near rielgrave last week, Mr. and Mrs Monteolnery end family resided in th ie treighborhood a few year ago. The friends and family have the sympathy of the neighbourhood, Mra.IvIcabarl went tlartrig all opera tiO t wok ia the Wingham Hospital. 44 to report her doing 43 well V, .you crxpt. HURON HANKY Convention of Churchworiors, Exeter 23 May, 1918 The May meeting of the Anglican Church -workers of the Deanery of Huron will be held at Exeter, on Thursday, May 23rd. The Programme Committee have been very fortunate in seeuring several well known leaders to deal with Modern Problems in rural. and town Parishes. Rev, G. 0. Warner, B A., 13. D., the rec- tor of Cornyn Memorial Church, London, will deal with work among boys; Miss Charles, who has a very wide experience will take the subject of work amoeg girls, and the subject of missions will be dealt with by Rev W. M. Trivett, a mission- ary on furlough from Honan, China. A large delegation from here is expected. PROVISIONAL PrtoGnii.umu 9 30 -Holy Communion; 10.30 Deanery Chapter Meeting; 10,30 Deanery W. A. Meeting; Noon Mid-day Prayers: 12.30, Lunch; 2, "Quiet Hour" Rev. Warner, Afternoon Session -"Modern Problems in the Rural Parish"; The Country Church and its Boys, Rev. Warner; The Country Church and its Girls, Miss Charles; The Country Church as a Social Servant, Rev, A. Trumpe; The Country Church as a Missionary Force, Rev. II. W. Snell. Evening Session 7.30 -"The Present Opportunity and the Pressing Need in China" Rev, Trivett, Honan, China. VIS••••••1••••••••••.11ilaamonirmaphoWarIll Secure Your License The limit for retail grocers to secure licenses, under the Dominion Act has been extended until June 1st; after that date delinquents will be severely dealt with. Card Of Thanks Mr. and Mrs, Thos. Montgomery of East Wawanosh, wish to thank their many friends and neighbors for their kind- ness and sympathy shown them during their sad bereavement in the death of their daughter, Lizzie Pearl, Teeswater Races June 3rd Purse $900.00; Green Race, trot or pace 5100,00; 2.30 trot or pace $250.00; 2.20 trot or pace $250.00; 2.10 trot or pace $300.00. Proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross. Address all communications to G. H. Linklater, Secretary, Great Lakes Steamship Service Canadian PacificSteamship "Manitoba" now leaves Owen Sound 10.30 p. m. each Thursday for Sault Ste Marie, Port Arthur and Fort William, Steamships, "Keewatin" and "Assiniboia" will sail -from Port McNicoll Wednesdays and Saturdays commencing June ist. Chautauqua Aug. 3rd to 9th The date set for the Chautauqua's visit to Wingham is from August 3rd to 9th, inclusive, They will bring with them large tents and will camp in the town park. Let us make this a regular Old Boys' week in Wingham. The proceeds could be given to the Red Cross. Is Huron Satisfied With The C. T. A.? The Dominion • Parliament last year made provision for Canada Temperance Act Counties to petition the Government, to have the C. T. A. suspended, and allow these Counties to come under Provincial Prohibition if they so desired. "Shall we, or shall we not, repeal the C. T. A. in Huron," will therefore be one of the subjects to be discussed at the annual County Temperance Convention, to be held in Clinton, Tuesday, June 18th. The month of April was the busiest month of the year for the Huron In- spectors and officers in the -enforcement or law, and last week the first violater for illegal selling of liquor to be committed to jail was disposed of by Police Magistrate Andrews when he committed to Goderich the proprietor of the Corrunercial Hotel, Clinton, for ten days. Young Men Must Register The proclamation was issued on May 4 calling upon 19 year old men to register for military service before June lot but will not be called to colors before July the first. The previous minimum age was twenty. The men will be required to register through the post office as was the case when unmarried men and widowers be- tween 20 and 84 years of age were called up on Oct. 13 last. The Men will simply give their names and addresses and such details as will permit full registration to be effected. The actual call to the colcairs will be received by registered post from the Mr- rict Registrar, Ali Unmarried men and widowers withont children of the age specified will he effected by the call. Huge Horns Dug Up The action of the flood and ice this spring scooped out several feet of the river bank on the north side of the first railway bridge, east of Clinton, opposite the residence of John Hansford, on Mon- day Thos. Judd, observed something sticking up which looked to hitn like a deer's horn. Ile dug out an elk horn 51 inches in length, 13 inches in circumfer- ence at the base wil It four tin, the larg- est two inches in length and six in drew*, ference. It was found some hundred and fifty yards possibly from what was once the river bed. Joseph Whitehead divert- ed the river front its original course when building the Grand Trunk railroad in the early fifties. Ile believea the, horn may have been in the ground several hundred years, toot Item Hill & Button have a full line of sheet t"slien' Wghain Distrkt Meeting of the Meth- odist church will be held in Kincardine on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21st and 22nd. Demonstration of McClary's Florence Automatic Oil Stove Friday and Satur- day forenoon at Rae & Thompson% Hard- ware, New students at the Spotton Business College are Alice McElroy of Listowel, Beulah Hartman of Gowanstown, Joseph Forrester, Lucknow and Verna MacDon- ald of Wingham. es'sRev. George Leech; for thirty years a 'Minister of the Methodist church, and the last survivor of the ten Leech brothers - the founders of Gorrie- died at hie home in Toronto a couple of weeks ago/ Ingersoll's tax rate for 1913 will be 30 mills on the dollar. The rate in a few other places is: Sarnia 32, Strathroy 32, Galt 33, London 32,, IIespler 32e, St. Marys 36. We sissasler what it will be in Wingham? Just received several hundred new re- cords -Hill & Button. Rev, A. Logan Geggie of Dunn Ave. Presbyterian Church, Toronto, has been granted five months' leave of absence and will go overseas to enter into British Y. M. C. A. work and at his own request serves without rank or pay. The constant drop of water wears away the hardest stone. The constant gnaw of Towser masticates the.hardest bone- The constant cooing lover carries off the blush- ing maid, and the constant advertiser is the man who gets the trade., Miss Beulah Renton and Isabel Skea of Palmerston, recently graduated with honours from the Pitman Stenographic Department of the Spotton Business Col- lege making a record of 46 and 47 words a minute respectively, on the typewriter. A cow belonging to Mr. Wm. Loth of the 2nd concession of Carrick last week gave birth to a double headed calf. The calf had one pair of horns and one pair of eyes, but bad two mouths and two tongues. The monstrosity died very soon after birth. The Carrick Council has petitioned the Minister of Militia to grant exemption from rnilitary service to farmers between the ages of 20 and 22 years, until after the harvest has been taken off, Many other municipal Councils have taken similar action. The Girl's Knitting Club will hold a dance in the Council Chamber on Friday evening of this week to which the public is cordially invited. Tickets are 50 cents for ladies and ft:1.00 for gentlemen. Danc- ing will start at 8.30 o'clock sharp. Pro- ceeds in aid of the soldiers. The Services in Wingham Methodist Church next Sunday will be as follows; 10 a. n,. Junior League and Class Meeting 11 a. m. Public Worship, subject, "The Protection Power of Faith; 230 p. m. Sunday School; 7 p. m. The Representa- tive of the Lord's Day Alliance will speak. All are cordially invited. While an extra train was pulling out from the C, P, R. station, at Goderich on Wednesday, a spark from a lcicomotive set fire to some cars of cedar piling stand- ing on the long siding on the -north side of the river, Before the flames could be ex- tinguished, the two cars of piling and one empty box car had been destroyed, entail- ing a loss of $4000.00. Twenty three years ago on Wednesday' April 17th, Mrs. C. E. Walker, of Gorrie, was appointed clerk of Howick Twp. A strange coincidence is that the appoint- ment took place on the eame day, in the same month as the Council meeting came on this year in Fordwich. Mrs. 'Walker is to be congratulated on having almost attained a quarter of a century's faithful and efficient service in her position.- Ford- wich Record, The Kincardine Review in its report of the last meeting of Northern Light Lodge A. F. A. M. has the following to say of our esteemed "young man" Mr, John Quirk. - "The oldest "Honorary Member" of the lodge, Mr. John Qnirk, although having passed the four score mark considerably, was present to add the usual glow to the gathering. Bro Quirk is still hearty and can show tnoSt of the younger members what ought to be the length of their cable. tow." "A splerithel speaker,' yes, But as a thiniter, is he sound?". "Why, he's all aound," The followlog students of the Spotton Busitess College have been awarded Zan- er and Moser Certificates for Proficiency in Penmanship: -Elizabeth Currie, Ade- line Good, W. N. Drummond, Lila Hett- rick, Mabel Harrington, E. Greta Leg- gett, Luella 11/1cCoo1, Laura Reid, Jeanne Totten. Primary Remington Certificates have also been granted to Isabel Skea, Ite, Btutielash Renton and Luella M dinMcCool ac- cording to Intereational Typewriting A youth named Jack Anderson, of Kincardine, is to be presented with a medal for practical heroism in rescuing Nurse Daniels, well known in Wingham from a watery grave. Wide at a picnic party at Inverhuron last Summer, several ladies had gone bathing in the lake and getting into deep water came nearly losing their lives if timely help had not arrived Anderson who is only 14 yeam of age, had to dive for Miss Daniels It was a brave t and worthy of reognition, PATRIOTIC NOTES The Society acknowledges with thanks the following donations: $0,00 for the Prisoners' of 'War Fund from Miss L. Rutledge, $2.30 for the Belgian Relief, from Miss Mabel Isard, teacher and pupils of school section No. 13 East Wawanosh, Omitted from last week, Mr. John Salter 5 gallon maple syrup to make sugar for our boys overseas, also a later donation for the nursing sisters, The Society wish to thank all those who gave free UGC of their drays and cars to collect papers and all others who in any way assisted in this work, We also thank our Bluevale friends for their loads of papers collected in that locality. Resorts in the Canadian Pacific Rockies Banff, Lake Loeise, Fiold and Glacier are in the heart of the Canadian Pacific Rockies and on the main line of the Can- adian Pacifi% Railway, Married At Toronto The wedding took place in East Tor- onto on May 1st, of Olive Annie Knox, daughter or. Mr, and Mrs. Robert Knox, Winghani and Mr. Alvado Warden of Toronto. Many 'Wingham friends will extend congratulations and best; wishes, Killed In Auto Accident George Henderson, draytnan of Brussels, died on Friday as the result of a motor accident on Thursday. He was returning from' Seatorth accompanied by Charles Davidson, and when passing another car the wheels caught and Henderson's car upset, throwing both of the occupants out. Henderson was pinned underneath the car but Davidson escaped with only minor in- juries. Henderson leaves a widow and two small children. Who Will Represent N. Huron? Several of our readers aie very anxious to know who is to take the North Huron seat recently vacated by Mr: A. H. Mus• grove. We understand that a number of prominent men will be nominated but as to the real choice of the convention we can only have our opinion in the matter. Dr. Case of Dungannon, Mr. Peter W. Scott of East Wawanosh and Mr. George Spotton of Wingham, are we believe, al- ready in the field, Others who are likely to be nominated are Dr. R. C. Redmond, Dr. Irwin, and W. J. Greer, Wingham; Mathew Lockhart, R. Proctor, Wm. Mc- Quillin and John Joynt of Wawanosh and Dr. Armstrong, Gorrie. Friday will tell the tale. Every delegate should be pres- ent. All subscription accounts owing The Advance must be settled at once, Born -In Wingham, on May 12th, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mundy, a daughter. More than nine million people are with- out bread in Belguim and Northern France, Mr. Ed. Small received word on Satur- day that his brother, Pte. Rollie H. Small was wounded recently in France. The subjects in St, Paul's church on Sunday will be: morning -"The Descent of the Holy Ghost"; evening -"Is There An Everlasting Hell?" Friends of nursing sister Maud Hanna will be pleased to learn that she is on a fair way to recovery from her recent attack of dyphtheria in England. A meeting of the Board of Trade will be held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening. The weekly half holiday will be discussed, All merchants are requested to be present. Sir Robert Borden's answer to the Farmer's Delegation p!eacling for exemp- tion for farmers' sons is courteous but firm that no relaxation of the Military Service Act is possible. The Advance has on hand a splendid variety of advertising blotters and 1919 calendars which we are able to sell at greatly reduced prices. These are elegantly designed with three and four color illustrations. See samples in our window. A few dollars spent in neat advertising blotters brings to the adver- tiser eeveral dollars business. A meeting of the csnservativeSsitt poll- ing subdivision No. 4 will be held in the dental parlors of Dr. A. J. Irwin on Thursday et ening. at 3 o'clock. The purpose of this meeting is to select dele- gates to attend the convention which will be held in Wingliam on Friday of this week. Two ladies and two gentlemen are appointed from each ward. Ladies are particularly invited to attend. Pte, R. T. Cowell, who went overseas with the 161st Battalion is now with a Forestry Battalion and is stationed at Dornoch, Scotland. The men work from 5 a.m. to 12 noon in the bush and from 1 to 6 p.m. in the saw mill, getting out tim- ber for use in France, Mr. Cowell has been appointd as organist in the Dornoch Cathedral during his stay in that place. The Cathedral is one of the oldest in Scot- land and has a fine organ. Again Canada has shown what she can do when the call comcs. The triangle fund in aid of the Y. M. C. A. has far overreached what was asked for. That sounds gond to ue, Our nitro from the first of June is to turn out four thousand poundsof choice butter per day for the following three months. Can we do We can with your aid. Now all together with hearty good willget in the line to the Wingham Creamery with your cream, butter and eggs, Get top price. Spot cash. Phone 3O. L, S.1)8,N1NtiltRs • 27l47 . Stores " •C'eNNIA.L/A:5 FAVANelICUC. fJ Uflf When children should wear glasses 1. When their eyes are not straight. 2, When they cannot distinctly we the blackboard, 3. When reading, if they squint, hold the book sideways or too close. 4. When they tire easily of reading or studying, All sure signs that great benefit will be derived from wearing glasses. Satisfaction guaranteed. 401. 4 - We guarantee every pair of glasses we sell to give perfect- satisfac- tion.. J. W. McKibbon DRUGGIST AND OPTICIAN Phone 53 C. P.. R. Tickets r altallenee=11101323910 -1\ Note the bright snappy Etp- pearance of this " Empress" Shoe, perfect in every line and detail; made on one of the newest lasts designed by the biggest woman's -shoe makers in Canada. We are agents for " Empress" Shoes for Women. no breaking in. Needs Bkeet 3oot For Summer Wear. . We have' them in all styles for Men, 'Women, Boys and Girls.. W. J. Greer Boots and Shoes SZ1221217341111M111=IVEIMela 0611,1111,1112111111111mitittsMalltiliMmoglePe CHRISTIE'S!' PHONE 59 - Canada Food Board Liceme No. 8-278, I OUR TEAS IAre bought on straight test as to . Quality -- Flavour - and Liquoring. - IThe blending grades are carefully matched and as nearly as possible , we offer you A rzio-scr rs.A. A full range of Blacks and Japans 1 11you drink coffee give Christies' a trial, Ift...4......". Choice Butter and Fresh li Eggs Wanted ill sum ausisssio 041.10111.11011611111010 INNS 1 BORN t Mc/kr:Limn-in Wingham on lionday,, May 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. 11, 11. Me. Allister, a son, LEDIETT...111 Willglianl on Wednesday, May 8th, to Mr. anti Mrs. S. Lediett, a daughter. Fistrurt-At Wellesley Hospital, Torontd, May Oth, to Mr. and Mrs. Peter S., Visher, a .son (Ater Frantic)