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The Wingham Advance, 1919-05-08, Page 5th 8 9t9 THE W T N GRAM ADVANCE LAME TOM'S JXCUIZSION `"'She VANK QAB0045.) SUMMER MATERIALS AND NOVEI.TIE$ Fancy Voiles in eliecks and striped effects, new and pretty Ginghanas in plaids and checks Art Silks and A beautiful range of Voile and Crepe Blouses in new 'styles and designs. Round, collarless, and high necks. These are moderate priced for quick Selling. Ladies' Silk Bose Ladies' Silk Hose in dark )3rown, Black, White, Grey and Champagne, Extra qualities and, values at 75c to $2.00, Also Lisle and Cotton Hose in plain and ribbed from zse to 8$c per pair. New Side Curtaining In Tan and Rose Madras, a beautiful soft finished material at $1 $0 a yd. Art Voiles and Sateens at cioc, $oc and 75c. Crettonnes and Drapery Cloths from $oc to $1,00 per yard. Nets, Voiles, Marquisettes at zsc ,to 6oc Let Us Be Your clothiers Men's and Boys' Suits, Overcoat,;, Raincoats, Hats, Caps, Neckwear, Shirts, Cellars, ete. in great variety. (Ily Mrs. E. McDonald) The spring breeze played through the grizzled hair of the old man, all about May was singing and chirping and buzz- ing. The stolid face lost some of its toil- hardened dullness and the faded eyes grew brighter. From the lips came a word or two of some half-forgotten dance melody. Old lame Tom chuckled, and then, with an admonitory "Whoa, consarn ye," removed his battered hat and wiped the sweat front hi, face. Larne Tom had been a dreamer, added to his physicial handicap of what he called a spavined leg, and his , wife, Aurora Elisa, had been a congenial companion in his. dreaming. They never got anywhere. After the few home acres were eaten up by themaeives and the increasing family, they sold their services to, 'a well-to-do farmer, Aurora Elisa in housework and lame Tom in the field'. Then • never con. sidered themselves, so the children were spoiled: Taut this morning lame Tom was not considering the children. The spring breeze and the spring, music and the spring smell of t he earth were breaking into the calloused 'cells of the old heart and warming them up, Suddenly with a swinging motion, be unhitched the plow chain, tossed the reins across the horse's back and with a reckless,. "Hi, get along tow'd home," left the path. The farmer was just emerging from his barn when they appeared, the old man graining and the horse clanking his chains at every step. "Hello Tom," he called ' plow point broke or something? It'is'nt eight o'clock yet. Have'nt got the field done, have you?" "No -no not yet," a little sheepishly, "but I'm plannin' for a little projectin' sir, I ain't ask't for a day off in most ten years and then I was sick " "Oh it's all right, Tom," good naturedly ' you are the steadiest man I have, even if a little slow, I'm glad to oblige you Turn the horse into the pasture." "All right, an' I'm cent'ny 'bliged. An' -an' would you mind four dollars or five on my month? I'm broke fiat. You know I'll work it up square." "Yes,'I know, "but the farmer's voice had become grave. ,"Leok here, Tom" he reproved, I've talked with you more than once about this thing, but it'll bear re. peating. You are doing the very best thing possible for your children, beside working yourself and Aurora into pre- mature old age. You might even have saved your bit of a farm if you had'nt done everything you could to make them lazy and extravagant. I suppose this money is for gewgaw or shylark?" "No, sir," humbly, "it's jest for Rora an' me. I -I'm goin' to take her pleasur- in'." There was a tremulous anticipation in his voice, "We've been been married thirty yeas to -day. It came over me suddenly while hearing the birds sing. They were singin' fit to split themselves that day." "Oh if it's that way, you can have the money and welcome" smiled the farmer, dropping five silver dollars into Lame Tom's hand. - The old man hurried down the slope to the little house in the pasture corner where they lived. Carrie was the first to see him and she set up a call of "Oh! ma, dad's come home, an' he's surely sick." But her father stayed her with a quick motion of his hand. "No I ain't sick, chi d," he answered in lowered voice, "Don't go for to scare folks thataway. I'm going off 'scursionin' with your ma." "Scursionin"' echoed Carrie, delighted. "Then, I'm going too, Daddy " and she began to swing about him gayly. "Is it wagon or train?" "What's that about an excursion?" asked a new voice and sixteen year old Tom's face looked down at them from the chicken house. 11 there are any goings on count me in, but you'll have to pay the footing, for 1 have'nt a cent " Liza piled her half -finished dress upon the outside bench and hurriedly joined "Say, Daddy," she exclaimed, pushing her way in front of the others, ' I must have another dollar, the lace goes 'round only six times and I want seven." "Well you'll have to wait another pay day, interposed Carrie, fretfully, ' I done spoke for this week's for my waist, Liza can't have everything, can she, Daddy?" and she caught one of the old man's arms and squeezed it affectionately. 'Come, that ain't fair," expostulated young Tom. "Where do I come in? I was planning for but fifty cents, but if you grab the money 'before it gets home where'll my cigarettes come from? Ain't had one in three days, and I'm famished for a smoke. I don't reckon you could spare me ten cents, Dad, or maybe five?" 'Lame Tom looked guilty and shifted his gaze from face to face and to the ground. "Children, children." he en- treated, "don't go for to pester me now. Your Maw an' me are going on this "pro- jectin' lest by ourselves, and you are all to stay at home an' be good. I'll make it all up to you, honey's, 1 cert'ny will." "But Ma never goes anywhere, "expos- tulated Carrie, "she'd rather stay home and work. She tells me that plenty of times when she gives me money to go somewhere. Suppose jest you and me go, Daddy Wait I'll ast Ma and she'll tell you herself that she'd rather have me go." "Look here, honey," he whispered, "you don't understan' this. Tain't no common excursion I'm plannin'. Ain't 1 been a good daddy? An' ain't your Ma been good? The girl nodded. "Well, then, I'm goin' to ask you a mighty big favor. Your Ma's never been on an excursion since we I been married, She used to be young and pretty, like you is, honey, an' went round to see things. But she been give all that up for you children. When she's able to go she steps aside an' says she rather some of you have the 'j'yment. You s know she'll make you go on this projectin' if you jest hint you like to. 'Tain't it so?" The girl nodded, her eyes softening. 'Ma s been mighty good to We all," she acknowletlged. "Detd she has, honey,`, The old rna.>ri'e bend *ought hers and built to carets it uncontticiusly. The day we was married Highest prices for Produce. Ittr,kks Old Boys' Reunion, July lst to 4th. 1111111111111111110111111, 1 DO YOLI REMEMBER THE PIES MOTHER MADE? 1 1 1 Why stand over the hot stove to bake them when you can buy them at THE PURITY RESTAURANT TAKE NOTE -Will close every Friday evening one half hour before sundown, until Saturday, one quarter hour after sundown Time this week: Friday, 7 00 p. m to Saturday, 7 45 p Meals will be served to regular boarder s during this time. THE PURITY RESTAURANT PAUL.E VAN NESS, Proprietor.. Special Discount To Regular Boarders. A Jonah Of A Relic There is a crazy iCian named John Jail, Nesbitt from Mulmur in Orangeville jail - The day after he was placed in jail Turn- key Bowles had a rather exciting experi- ence with him. When the Turnkey went to see how he was getting along the luna- tic attacked Mr. Bowles, who after a struggle overpowered him and rushed him into a cell During the struggle Nesbitt tore the turnkey's watch chain from his vest and swallowed it For five hours afterwards, the crazy man suffered great pain in the region of the stomach and was only relieved after he vomited the chain. The Turnkey still sports the chain and prizes it more highly than ever. -Ex- change. "FLORENCE AUTOMATIC" OIL COOK STOVES HAVE a cool kitchen this summer—save yourself the labor of attending to a coal or wood fire—use the cheapest of fuels—kerosene. And don't bother with wicks or slow heating burners. Let us show you this fine cook stove in Actual operation. 2 SOLD BY RAE & THOMPSON eb Without Once Shifting Gears 4370 Miles in 7 and 7 nights In 11igh Gear was jest like 'tis now, with birds a singtne and the sun shinin' and laughln', Your Ma was jest like you, high steppin' and with big, wonderful eyes. An' in ment'ry of that day, Honey, I want to take your Ma off on a 'scursion, jest we two by our- selves, an' I want you to help. I 'low she has a big wash on hand today that's bound to be did. Well, Honey, ,,won't you please tell her you want to do that w.ashin' plum bad an' that you don't want her to be 'r and pesterin' and scoldin'? Jest mare her believe you'd rather she'd go off somewhere I'll make it up to you. Honey, 'deed an' deed I. will. Breaks High Gear Non -Stop Rccord Seven days of pounding over country lanes and through blocked city streets in Oklahoma, U. S. A., always in sealed high gear—each day showing an average of 624 miles and am average of 20.66 miles to the gallon of gasoline. Not once did the motor miss an explosion. Not even a spark plug was changed. Let us show you an exact 'duplicate of this remarkable Model 90 car. Chtorlonel Matt go Tattling, $736 o Willys-Enight Pour Touring, $13'7 y f. Ct. b. Wtst Toronto L. KnNNEDY, Dealer, Wingham. "No you won't Daddy" indignantly, "I hope you don't think I'm so mean as that. Why, I-1 I'm mighty glad to dolt for you an' Ma, Come." With a strange thrill Lame Tom fancied he could see tears in her eyes as she drew hi II toward the wash tub, "Guess I'll go and finish up that plough- ing for you, Dad," said young Tom, rather huskily, as he slid down from the ckicken house, L iza folded her dress composedly, "I'm going up to the farm house to do some sewing for Mrs, White," she said. "She's askectme too often I shall earn my own clothes after this, maybe more." • Aurora was scrubbing vigorously; sud- denly she found Lerself enclosed in two strong young arms and drawn forcibly from the tub, "There, Ma," Carrie cried merrily, "that finishes your washing for to -day. Now jest 'run along and fix yourself up to go eking with Daddy. No you ain't comin' back here. This is my washin' now," "It's too-" began Aurora Elisa. Then old Tom sought her hand bash- tullY "Don't you 'member that day we was married, Honey," he whispered ten- derly. "Thirty years ago, an' jest like this, with birds and sunshine an' spring growin's Come Honey, let's you an' me go off together for this one day." She stared at him with open mouth. Was this passive, hardworking, phlegma- tic Tom, who had not given her a word of love or tenderness for many a long year? She caught her breath a little, and, as her own mind went back to that day, some of the old lovelight began to reawaken in her eyes. But still the years were upon her. "Better let some of the children go, she suggested. "They'd enjoy it " But old lame Tom shook his head re- solutely. "We ain't carin' for any child- ren today," he declared, "We're jest goin' back to that other day when there was only we two." "The washin's all right, Ma" cried Car- rie. "You come along to the house and let us help you fix." No longer resisting, Aurora Eliia allow- ed herself to be drawn into the little house. Lame Tom followed with eager eyes When they came out Aurora Elisa was dressed in her best calico, which was set off with finery selected indiscriminately from Liza''s and Carrie's wardrobe. Old Tom had on his best suit, a cast-off one of young Tom's. ,When in sight of the railroad station, lame °Tom showed h i s five silver dollars. "We're goin' jest as far on the cars as three of them will take us an, back," he said recklessly. "An' the other two we'll spend for dinner an' everything we want, an' ain't corain' back 'till the last train. An' Honey" lowering his voice, "we ain't going to bring a cent's worth of candy home. No, sir,. there's only we two an' we're going to spend every last cent on ourselves." Then he caught her hand, and, oblivious of cur- ious looks from. people along the road and on the station platform, they shuffled along together, and did not unclasp hands until forced to do so when boarding the train. Fogs Vivo WEST WAWANOSH DRAMNAQG CASE Judge Dickson, of l:luron County, has handed down a n important judgment in the matter of the Kerr Draia and the Young Creek Drain in the Township of West Wawanosh. Controversy over these drains has occupied the attention of the council of West Wawanosh f o r upwards of two years, and the judgment just handed down has therefore unusual interest. The judgment deals with the appeals of Henry J. Kerr,Wm, Dodds, Richard McWhinney, Jas, Watson, Nel- son IVIcLarty and Devid Sproul. The appeal was from the award of the engineer who ruled that the abode -named farmers should be assessed in connection with the drains on the ground that their properties would be benefited by the construction and maintenance of the drain, The judg- ment is too long to give in full, but the first paragraph will give an idea of its tenor, It reads as follows: Looking at the petition, the by-law and report, it will .be seen that the lands of the appellants, Kerr, Dodds, McWhinney and Watson, being lots 16, 17 and 18 in the 1st concession of West Wawanosh, were not included in the original scheme. These parties were not petitioners, nor did the petition refer to their lands, as lands to be affected. The petitioners ap- parently did n o t consider these lands should be brought into their scheme for drainingtheir lands, and they did not look to the appellants for any share of, or contribution to, . the cost thereof It would have been in the interest of the. petitioners to include all the land possible. I have no doubt in my own mind that the petitioners were satisfied at the time they initiated the drainage scheme that the lands of the appe,lants would receive no benefit and were not in any' way assess-, able for the work. whatever they may think now. It has been stated that the petitioners intended the drains to be con- structed under the Ditches and Water courses Act, and for that reason did \hot include lands which might be brought in under the Municipal Drainage Act, but the petitioners do not say this, andtheir petition a s "well as t h e proceedings throughout conclusively prove that they did not intend the drains to be construc- ted under the Ditches and Water -courses Act. Judge Dickson ordered the following changes in the assessment to be made: Re Kirk Drain. ment for benefit sustained and stands at 24 Years the sa "good" tea REDROSE TEAls good teat Sold only in sealed package* 126 What Will You Do With the Interest? When you cash -in those Victory Bond coupons on May lst exchange them for.their par value in War Savings Stamps. Your Country needs this money in these days of readjustment and recon - The purchase of War Sav- ings Stamps is an easy way for you to save, as well as a patriotic duty. War Savings Stamps can be bought whsr• ever this sign 11 War Savings Stamps $100. The Easiest Method of Saving 10 Lot 16, Con. 1, H. J. Kerr. -Assess- ment for outlet is reduced to $244.80. Lot 17, Con. 1, W. Dodds --Assess- nient for benefit sustained and stands at 380. Lot 17, Con. 1, W. Dodds. -Assess- ment for outlet is reduced to $360. North half 18, Con. 1, R. McWhinnie, -Assessment o f $76.00 f o r injuring liability set aside as improperly charged, South half 18, Con. 1, Jas Watson -Assessment of $186 for injuring liabil- ity set aside as improperly charged. West half 17, Con. 3, N. McLarty.- Assessment of $100 for injuring liability setaside as improperly charged. North half 15, Con. 2, W. McNee.- Assessment of $29 for injuring liability increased to $129. South half 16, Con. 2, Mrs, Campbell. -Assessment on this land is t o stand at, $815 and is not to be increased by reason of the reductions allowed appell- ants. Dean Davis' Estate. The late Very Rev. Dean Evans Davis, Dean of Huron, who died on March 17, left a considerable estate to his widow, Mrs. Louisa Victoria Davis, of 127 Wort- ley road. The will was made on April 9, 1915, and it amounts in full to 327,421.95. This to- tal consists of the following items: cloth- ing, jewellry and plate, $1. 000; house- hold goods and furniture, $1,000; money secured by mortgages, 32,495,37; money secured by life insurance, $10,310.50; bank and stocks, $8,379.50; securities for money, 33,215.27, and cash in the bank, $522 31. The Will and papers were entered for probate at the courthouse on the applicat- ion of Mrs. Davis. -London Free Press. The late Dean Davis was a brother of Customs Offider H. Davis of Wingham. o. Re Young DraM. Lot 17, Con 1, W. Dodds. -Assess- ment of $70 for injuring liability is set aside as improperly made. South half Lot 15 and pa.t 14, Con. 5, W. H. Carr. -Assessment is to stand at the amount fixed by engineer and is not to be increased by reason of the reduc- tions -allowed appellatit Dodd. SCHOOL REPORT ' Wingham Old Boys' 6unioni... x THE COMMITTEE are most anxious to x hers of your family, friends, neighbors, ac - get the Names and Addresses of all mem- quaintances 'and their sons and daughters *A- who have left Wingham and vicinity, in 1 1 Reunion to beheld in our Town on july 1st to 4th 1 order that they may join in the IWould you kindly fill in the Names and Ad- . X N AMOS TIPLING, Pres. A. G. SMITH, Seciy. 1 dress of your family and friends that are 4 absent, and mail same to 4 NAME ADDRESS The roll owing is the report of S, S. No It East and West Wawanosh, for the months. of Mari.% and April Names are arranged in order of merit. Thoce mark. ed* missed one or more examinations. Jr. 117—Frank 0/Callaghan, Stanley Sr III—Elizabeth Inglis, Ruby Everitt. Jr. 0,Callaghan, Len- ora Falconer*, Sr. II—Robe,na Martin, Mary Martin. 'Garnet Fat rier. Jr, II—Wilbert Naylor, Alex Inglis. 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Plan open at McKibbon's Drug Store.