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The Wingham Advance, 1902-05-08, Page 1n a Bance. 29TE YEAR, NO. 30. WINGHAIVM. ONTARIO, MAY 8, 1902. $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Thirty Years is too long for any Party to Remain in Power 'Tis Provincial Housecleaning Time It is Time for a Change. DOMINION BANK. Capital r Reserve r - $2,500,000 $2,500,000 WINGHAM BRANCH SHAW BLOCK. A General Banking Business transacted. Farmers' Sale Notes Collected, and advances made on same. Drafts bought and sold on all points in Canada, United States and Europe. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest allowed on deposits of $1.00 and upwards, and added to principal 30th Juno and 31st December each year. A. E. GIBSON, Manager R. Vanstono, Solicitor. NEW ADVTS. • Special Sale.—Isard & Co. Great. Sale,—Crowder & Co, Three Bargains.—at Griffin's. "Remember Ross.—Alex. Ross. Well Dressed Men.—A. R. Smith. Buying Opportunities.—Kerr Bros. Ribbons, China, etc,—Thomas' Bazaar. .Komi. Viten See Halsey Park's advt, Special line of pantings at Maxwell's. House-cleaning is the order of the day. S. Gracey of Blyth was in town to- day. Fred. Rush spent Sunday in Oran - brook. Miss Cassie Murdock left on Monday for Hamilton. E. L. Dickinson of Goderich was in town over Sunday. Will. Fyfe of Palmerston spent Sun- day at his home here. Mr. Dallas, Centre street, is having a verandah built to his residence. F. H. Roderus has had the front of his block touched up with a coat- of paint. Mrs. Peake of Toronto is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Davis, of town. alisses Clara, and. Edith. 1Vlltohell spent Sunday With friends in Clara brook. W. F. VanStone shipped a carload of fine cattle this week to New Vork,• for export. Have you read A. R. Smith's advt. this week ? The clothing store, Chis- holm Block, Walkerton's total assessment this year is $782,875, and the population is placed at 3,026. Those interested in Belgrave Cheese and Butter factory should see the advt. in this issue. Wm. Rintoul has completed a neat verandah to the front part of his house on Patrick Street. Miss Mary Dulmage of Palmerston was the guest of Miss Dulmage of town for a few clays. Brussels atm Lucknow were repre- sented among the spectators at the football game last Friday. For correct styles and best value in clothing go to Isard & Co's. Mr. A. Mitchell and,fawily have re- moved to Ailsa Craig, where Mr. Mit- chell has a good situation. The Walkerton Hospital by-law vote on Friday resulted in by-law being carried by a majority of 251. The "Young Ladles' Fortnightly Club" will meet on Monday evening, 'May 12th, at Mrs. R. Clegg's. Mrs. A. E. Gibson, Centre street, will be "at home" each Friday, except the last Friday in the month. The council of Southampton is going to collect a poll tax of $2 from every young man over 21 years of age, The Zurich Herald says a syndicate is being formed for the purpose of tak- ing over the"city" of St, Joseph. Go to Isard's for the lastest New York styles in Ladies' Waists. Mr. Mitchell, the Conservative can- didate, paid Wingham a brief visit to- day ; he expects to be here again soon, Seaforth's assessment for 1902 to $561,005, a decrease of $0,820 from last year ; population 2,127, a decrease of 153. Farmers and others who want saw- dust for bedding can have it by head- ing it away from the cellar of the Kent block. "Remember Ross" is the advice of Alex. Ross, to all who want wall paper; see advt. on page 8, for cut in prices. .A. meeting of those interested le Baseball will be held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. stirs. (Rev.) Gerald Willoughby for- merly of Teessvater, has left for South Africa, where her husband has been for some time. RtAMSAY'S PAINTS. ---Tho right paints to paint right. See new picture ad. in- side page ; for sale by A. YOV G 7 SONS, Winglrain. G. E. King sold leis driver last week to a gentleman in Seaforth, Mr, King has since purchased a fine driver from J. E, Swarts, G, K, Erwin of Walkerton has suc- ceeded in closing a Contract with Jacob Wagner to grow 20 acres of sugar beets for the Wiarton factory. The Bruce Peninsula is not all trees, lakes and rocks, as some suppose. A hundred acre farm near Lion's Bead was sold recently for $4,000. Have you seen Maxwell's New Suit - Ings ? If not, you should. Ball Bros. advt. arrived too late for insertion in this issue. They have something special in Iron Beds. Watch their space next week. The members of the Pedestrian Club bad a social at the bome of the Presi- dent, Robt. Maxwell, one evening last week. A pleasant time is reported. The Grand trunk and Canadian Pa- cific Railways have closed contracts with the Dominion Coal Company, which aggregate half a million tons. FOR SALE.—A good, sound mare, 4 yrs. old.—Apply II, Davis, Wingham. John M. Thompson, brother of W, C. Thntnpson of town, has purchased the Fergus News -Record. The Ad- vance wishes the new editor success. Mr. Meiklejohn has gone to his brother's at Molesworth for a month before going west. Miss Annie Meik- lejohn left on Tuesday for White- water, Man. Rev. N. Burwash and Mrs. Isard at- tended the funeral of a relative in Goderich on Sunday last. Deceased was an uncle of Mr. Burwash and was ninety years of age. The many friends in Wingham of Jas. A. Cline, will regret to hear that he has been very ill, since going to Owen Sound; they will be pleased to bear of his recovery. Flour and Garden Seeds, 2 papers for 5c—at T. A. Mills, Independent Foresters' regular meet- ing will be held On Friday evening, when Bro. Cain, D. S. C. R., and Bro. Cameron, H. A., will be present ; a full attendance of members is requested. Miss Mary Agnew and her cousin, Rev. Mr. Little, who is supplying for Rev' Mr, Hastie of Belgrave during his absence to the old country, spent a few days this week with Clinton Montle. Mr. Dulmage 2vill lie °found' in the office, Kent Block, attending to his Real Estate and Loaning business. A number of town properties for sale, also building lots. Money loaned on town property. "The Liberator" is the name of a live newspaper issued from Toronto as the organ of Ontario Prohibitionists. W. W. Buchanan is the editor. The first number was very creditable. It is right end foremost into the election campaign. • Charles Kingesley's recipe for being miserable is as follows :—"Think about yourself, about what you want, and what respect people ought to pay to you. In other words, centre all your thoughts on self, and you will have abundance of misery," Don't expectorate on the sidewalks ; it is a•pity to spoil the appearance of the walks, and besides, it is a filthy, disgusting habit. Some door -steps of business plates are a shocking sight on Monday morning, where boys have congregated on Sunday evening. Everything New in straw Hats at Isard & Co's. Frank Athiner of Mildmay it is said, has discovered a process for the manu- facturing of steel, by which common cast iron can be converted into a good quality of steel in the short space of 30 minutes. He is now in communica- tion with the Carnegie steel works and other large firms. Barrister Richard Holmes has re- turned from Toronto, and is now a re- sident of Wingham. He intimates that possibly bis city property inter- ests may eventually be transferred to our growing town. Ilis faintly occupy his father's home on Maple street, He reports having rented his fine resi- dence in South Parkdale at $50 per month. WEAR -LONG STIOES. We have Boots for the Ladies, Men, Boys and Babies. For Children's Shoes, see window. --W. J. GREER, A Musical Treat. Remember the Organ Recital in the Methodist church this (Thursday) even- ing, Admission 25c., children 15e. May 24th. In addition to the races advertised for Victoria day, a Baseball match has been arranged for on the Park here between 'Walkerton and Wingham. Hear Him. The eloquent orator, Jno. A. Nichols, will address a public meeting in the Town Hall on Friday evening. Chair taken at 8 o'clock. Everybody invited. Very Ill. Mr. Fessant received a telegram on Monday stating that his son who re- sides at Holyoke, Mass. was seriously ill, He left by the first train on Tues- day morning for Ilolyoke, Eggs, 14c. Does it pay you to give the pedlars 4c per dos? flood potatoes 350 per bushel. What are the pedlars paying? G. E. KING. • How He Does It, Ilal Donley of the Simcoe Reformer puts his thoughts on the meat ques- tion, thus :— He used to order it well done Each day in manner meek, lint now he has his beefsteak "rare," As rare as once a week. A Legacy. . The estate of the late Mr. Burwash, of Bruce, brother of Rev. N. 13urwash of Wingham, has been wound up, and a legacy of nearly $3,000 to the Metho- dist Missionary Society has• been paid to the Mission Treasurer. Passed Creditably. Among those who successfully stond the examination test at the Western Medical School last week was John Agnew, brother of Dr. Agnew of town. John passed in every subject of the second year's course. Congratulations John, with best wishes for future success. Bought. Mrs. Morrow has purchased Mr. Mc- Ivor's residence, east Patrick street and removed there. Mr. Tindall and family have removed to the comfor- table home recently purchased from Mrs. Morrow. W. T. Iiomuth will re- side in tho house vacated by R. J. Tin- dall. Correction. Last week, a typographical error crept into our annoucement of the an- niversary of Wingham Presbyterian church. It should have read, Sunday; May 18th, instead of Thursday. The date was correct, but by some blunder the day was wrongly stated. Very interesting services are expected, Late Sowing Best. Jas. Halliday, one of the Greenock Councillors has positive opinions about sowing peas. Last year he sowed one field very early and another field very late, about the 20th of May. The early .field proved a failure, but the late field turned off a prune crop, The pea bug goes for the early article but leaves the late one severely alone.— [Telescope. Combi ned. The Palmerston Reporter and the Spectator of the same town have am. algamated. One paper is sufficient for a town like Palmerston, and the move is a gond one. We regret to hear that ill -health was the cause of Mr. Smith dispoeing,,of •tha,Reporter. We wish rressrs..Harkness and Brown the pro- prietors of the paper abundant success commensurate with their increased opportunity. Creditable. The Goderich Star says :—Until two weeks since, there had been no crime in Huron for a period of seven months, and the Sheriff and County Attorney were wondering whether the Legisla- ture would salary them if such a state of things continued, and it may be said the "state of things" does continue so far as Harron is concerned, for the men charged with crime on Tuesday are both from different parts of the province. Eggs. The price of eggs at the , present time is unusually high for this season of the year and the chances are that the hen fruit will be even more costly. The reasons given for the high price of eggs are the high prices prevailing in the United Statos,'and partly also the scarcity and high price of meat.' Canadian dealers are paying as much for eggs now as the Americans are, with five cents for duty in between. The gathering this season promises to be very large. "RUNOVERS" and RIPOUTs," We don't carry these two classes of Shoes. We found they didn't pay. We boy from manufacturers who know and make use of the cure for these two Shoe evils. See window for Gents' Shoes. W. J. GREER, Try This. The Bruce Fruit Growers' Associa- tion recommend that, to get rid of the codlin moth, "a band of coarse canvas (coffee -bag for example) ho placed around the trunk of each tree about the 15th of June and remove fifteen days later and moths destroyed. The bands again put on and removed on 15th July and the moths destroyed, after which the bands can again be put on and left until fall," Delegates from local branches of the Association are to meet in Lucknow, June kith, to form a district organization, Before An Election. License Inspector Paisley made a trip to Wingham last week and laid charges against the hotel -keepers for selling d tiring prohibited hours, The charges were admitted and fines paid. This wonderful energy on the part of the Inspector just before an election no doubt was intended to produce a favorable impression on the temper- ance people, but the dodge is too transparent, and is not likely to have the desired effect. The hotel -keepers are not the only sinners in this matter. Those who request and tempt them to break the law are the worst offenders, and should be fined also. If there were no customers during prohibited hours there would be no sales, but be- cause some citizens persist in slaking their thirst at times prohibited, the hotel -keeper gets all the blame, where- as the tempter is equally, if not more, the guilty one. Change Of Base. The Clinton News -Record says :— Bilis were posted up in Blyth on Mon- day calling for a Liberal mass meeting to be held at Mason's hotel. The man- agers subsequently changed their minds and got out a new set, which stated that the meeting would be held in Temperance hall instead of at Ma- son's. The two set of bills hung up side by side, and for a time the faithful were in a quandary as to their rallying place. This incident illustrates "the good lord, good devil" campaign waich the Liberals in the West are carrying on. Not Always Smooth, The way of the political candidate is not always a bed of roses. Last week, the Liberal candidate for West Huron called on a respectable and intelligent Liberal farmer to solicit his vote. The voter admitted he had always been n Liberal,—but he would not support a Liberal this time; "his conscience would not allow him to do so." The candidate insinuated that it was ignor- ance that led the voter to take such a stand, "Do you see the road yonder?" said the voter. "Certainly," said the candidate. "Then get out there as quickly as you know how," said the voter. The candidate took the voter's advice. Football. The first game of W. F. A. Interme- diate series in group 2, was played on the park here on Friday evening, The competing teams were Blyth and Wingham. The game was fast and well contested. Wingham scored one goal in each half; the visitors failed to score at all. John Jackson of Blyth refereed the game very satisfactorily. Brussels team is expected to play here on the 16th inst., and as both teams are confident of winning, a lively game is likely to he the result. Clinton Col- legiate Institute team drove to Wing - ham on Tuesday for a friendly game, Play was continued 25 minutes in the rain ; score 1-0 in favor of Winghatn, CORNS. — Ohio Bailey, Compton's Early, North Dakota, Excelsior, and all the rest of them. G. E. KING. Organization. On Monday evening Mr. John Kerr drove to Auburn in response to a mes- sage from Goderieh, and held a suc- cessful meeting in the interests of pre- hibition. Mr. Mitchell will receive ac- tive support in that neighborhood. The sane, easeninia, Messrs, . a'uchadan. and Park held a meeting for organiza- tion at the Brick church, East Wawa - nosh. Mr. Buchanan's excellent ad- dress was well received and organiza- tion was effected. On Tuesday evening Mr. Buchanan was billed for S.S. No. 9, East Wawanosh, on Wednesday at Bethel, and this evening begins in Ashfield. Miss Wiggins and John Ni- cholls are the Alliance speakers now in the riding, in the interests of Mr., Mitchell, the Conservative candidate. All Carpets and Oil -cloths to be cleared out at T. A. Mills', New Books. The following new books have lately been added to thewWinghane Public Library :—S. 97.99 history, Prophecy and the Monuments, 3 vol s; G. 157, A Question of Silence ; G. 158, Eben Hol- den; K. 643, The Worldings; E. 674, The Traitor's Way; E. 675, A Daugh- ter of New France ; E. 676, The Survi- vor; E. 677, The Darlingtons ; E. 678, The Whirligig ; E. 679. In the Name of a Woman ; E. 680, Babs the Impossi- ble ; H. 416, The Glory and Sorrow of Norwich ; H. 417, The King's Rivals ; G. 145, Inn of the Silver Moon ; E. 673, Girl of the a Way House ;; G. 146, Held for Ransom ; H. 415, For the Colors ; G, 147, Home Thoughts ; G. 148, Mem- ory Sweet; G. 140, Eastover Court House ; E. 672; Sweetheart Manette ; G. 150-150, Witch Winnie Series, 7 vols. From Dakota. Mr. Alfred Brown of Dakota arrived in town on Monday, and is now visit- ing old-time friends in this vicinity. He was formerly Reeve of Morris township, and at the time the London, Huron and Bruce railway was built, as Reeve, he signed his name sixteen hundred times to the debentures and coupons for the township bonus. It is twenty-eight years since Mr. Brown left Morris to go west and grow up with the country, and he looks the picture of health. He farms eight hundred acres of land, and brought with him as far as the Chicago cattle market seven carloads of stock, which at ruling prices brought handsome re- turns. Two of the first old neighbors he mot were ex -Mayor Clegg, who was clerk of Morris during Mr. Brown's Reeveship, and Mr. E. Bosman. Mr. Brown formerly owned saw -mills in Morris and had to team his lumber to Clinton, then the nearest railway sta- tion. The greater part of Wingham was then nature's primeval forest. A great change is noticeable and Mr. Brown says we have "quite a city." Ile expects to spend a couple of months among old acquaintances. P, Brown of Lakelet is a brother of this well-to-do Dakota farmer. No wonder Dakota is to good a place as it is. The Secret is out --there are so many Cana- dians there, honest, industrious toilers and good Citizens, of whom Uncle SOAR ought to be proud. To this, we sup- pose, 'Uncle Sam will reply, "Wali, i kalkerlate I've dun a heap fur them ere Citizens." DUTCH Snrs.---albs. for 25e. at T. A. Mills'. CONFIRMATION SERVICE, The seating capacity of St. Paul's Church was taxed to its utmost last Monday eve'g,, when the Lord Bishop of Huron administered the apostolic rite of confirmation to a class of twen- ty-eight candidates, who had been, for some months previous, carefully pre- pared and instructed by the rector, Rev, Wm, Lowe. The first part of the evening service was conducted by the Rev. Geo. Mc- Quillin of _Blyth ; Rev. Mr. Abey of Brussels read the lessons and Rev. Mr, Gunn of Clinton the concluding pray- ers of the service. After the singing of a hymn, an- nounced by the rector, Bishop Baldwin addressed the congregation, choosing for his text the seoond chapter of the Book of Hosea and part of the fifteenth verse, "The valley of Achor for a door of hope." As usual the Bishop was earnest and forcible in his manner of address, and the congregation listened most attentively to His Lordship's im- pressive words. After dwelling for a short time on the victories of the chil- dren of Israel, their defeat at the little village of Ai was referred to. Joshua fell on his face and God told him that because Israel had sinned this defeat had come upon them. At the com- mand of the Lord, Joshua caused each tribe of that immense host of over two millions and one half to pass before him. Tribe after tribe passed before Joshua, and as the mighty tribe of Ju- dah marched forward, God command- ed it to halt, and Achan was detected. He confessed he had taken silver and a wedge of gold from Jerico, For this sin he was stoned to death and buried in the valley of Achor. From these facts His Lordship deducted two very important lessons :— (1) The whole community suffers on account of the individual. (2) The prosperity of a na- tion depends on the spiritual condition of her people. in conclusion the Bish- op spoke of Christ as our door of hope, and pointed the sinner to the Lord Jesus Christ as the one who bore our punishment. On Calvary our Saviour held up two things to God; in one hand he held our sins ; in the other his merits. Like Achan, our sins will surely find us out, but if we repent and lay our sins at the feet of Christ, our door of Hope, His precious blood will wash away our guilt. After the singing of another hymn the Bishop then administered the rite of confirmation to the candidates,af- ter which he personally addressed the class. He exhorted them earnestly to observe four rules for their spiritual guidance. First—The daily reading of God's Holy Word. Second—Public prayer and the strict observance of the services of the sanctuary, Third—Pri- vate prayer ; not to go about the du- ties of the day until they had knelt down and asked for the guidance of God's Holy Spirit. Fourth—Not to neglect the privilege of the Holy Com- munion. His Lordship then presented each candidate with a certificate of neem- bership. After the singing of another hymn the Bishop closed the service with prayer and the benediction. OUR CANDIDATE. Mr. G. M. Elliott, President of West Huron Alliance, writes of the Liberal - Conservative candidate as follows :— Our candidate, Mr. Mitchell, is a clean man, of undoubted integrity, spotless to a degree. He has re- sided in Goderich for nearly a quarter of a century, is an old and tried member of the Royal Tem- plars, has addressed many meet- ings on behalf of the cause, is a consistent and prominent Church worker, Sunday school superinten- dent, and a better choice could not have been made. On Sunday last, Rev, R. Hobbs. in announcing the meeting to be addres- sed by 1%lr. Jno. Nicholls on Friday evening, said of Mr, Mitchell :--- IIe is a staunch Presbyterian, a Christian worker, and a Christian gentleman, in every way worthy of the support of every member of this church, gijurrIj .et'is Ministers and church workers generally, aro cordially invited to contribute items of church news under this heading, from their respective churches. Rev. J. B. Mullan, of Fergus, will (D. V. ) conduct the anniversary ser- vices in the Presbyterian church Luck - now, on May 11th. He will preach at 11 a. in. and 7 p. m. aria give an ad- dress at 3 p, m. On Monday evening he will, give a lecture on "Rambles in Britain, especially in Scotland." Last Sunday was a day of special in- terest in Winghatn Methodist church. The Quarterly services began at, 0.45 a,m, by a Lovefeast in the lecture room, followed by preaching by the pastor. The sermons by the pastor, morning and evening, were helpful and earnest expositions of the Word. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered at the close of each service. In the evening 88 members were added to the roll, the pastor and number of the oiTicials, extending them the right hand of fellowship and welcome, Next Sunday, Rev, A. It. Going, 13. A. of Stratford will preach morning and evening. Rev, R. Robbs Will preneh Epworth League anniver- sary sermons in Stratford. TOWN COUNCIL, A regular monthly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening; present—the Mayor, Couns, Holmes, Bell, Irwin, Mclndoo and Elliott. Minutes of April regular and special meetings were read and approved. COttMUNICATIONS. From F. 0. Elford, asking price of Town Hall for Farmers' Institute meetings. From Holmes, Clarke & Holmes re addition to office—filed. Holmes—Bell—That the West Hu- ron Farmers' Institute be granted use of Town Hall free of charge—carried. The Clerk also read a reply from Mr. Chipman, C. E., as to cost of examin- ation for waterworks system; his char. ges were $25 per day and expenses for examination, For full report, $200, in which case the $25 for first day was refunded. Testimonials as to Mr. Chip - man's ability were read. Cotta. Bell submitted the name of W. M. Davis, Berlin, as one to be com- municated with. As to •returns, the letters tended to show that a system of waterworks in many towns proved a paying invest- ment. J. D. Long desired a sidewalk on Victoria street, but could not obtain sufficient signatures to the petition; he asked the Council to take the initia- tive by advertising.—It was decided that the Street Committee should in- terview the parties concerned and en- deavor to secure sufficient signatures. It was admitted the walk was a ne- . . Dulmage spoke to the Council ceAss concerning a sidewalk on the west side of Catharine street from Victoria to John street. Moved by Mclndoo and Irwin --That the Council advertise their intention of building the concrete walk referred to by Mr. Dulmage, the cost thereof to be charged to the properties abutting thereon—carried. R. H. Crowder objected to paying the $20 license fee as transient trader when he had removed his family here to stay; he claimed that others had been doing business without paying the fee, The Mayor pointed out that the payment of fee was no hardship, as the amount would be allowed on his taxes. Mr. Crowder also claimed that the early closing by-law did not coyer clothing and furnishings. The Mayor referred him to the by-law and advised consulting a solicitor tied seeing the Chief. Mr. Crowder bade the Council "good evening" and announced bis in- tention of keeping open after seven o'clock. REPORT OP FINANCE COMMITTEE. Electric light $ 33 62 James Lockridge, labor .... 1 25 Wm. Page, labor 63 W. Gray, teaming 75 G. A. Newton, teaming 1 00 V, Vannorntan, salary 42 00 Bell Telephone Co 6 90 W. Pattison. hose to fire 100 teaming 25 Monetary Times, advertising6 00 Bell Tel. Co. account 80 W. Holmes, repairs W. W. and supplies 10 30 W. Clegg, salary, assessor 125 00 stationery 5 00 Jno. Murray, work on pumps 1 50 Beattie Bros., teaming 10 65 W. Gray, hose to fire 50 Hpok & Ladder Co. men to two fires 800 A. H. Carr hose to flax mill ... 50 Lott .Sc Sturdy " " 1 00 J. Murray, gate valve 4 50 H. E. W. Tamlyn, photos Iron Works 1 40 R. Mclndoo expense to Toronto 8 20 Respectfully submitted. A. J. Irwin, Chairman. On motion of Councillors Bell and Holmes, the report was adopted. The Executive Committee reported having chosen W. J. Mallough as Weighmaster for the town scales. On motion by Couns. Irwin and Mc- Indoo, the Weighmaster's salary was placed at $12 per month. Part of the cemetery fence was re- ported destroyed by the recent wind storms. It was decided to build a wire fence. The question of Transient Trader's fee caste up. The Mayor thought it should be increased to equal the taxes paid by the average stock, The Coun- cil concurred, and by-law 457 was in- troduced to amend the Transient Tra- ders' By-law by raising the fee from $20 to $50. The by-law passed, On motion of Couns. Elliott and Mc- Indoo, $50 was granted the Free Li- brary. The question of dividing the bank- ing business of the Council between the two chartered banks came up. It was moved by Coun. Mclndoo, second- ed by Coun. Hohnes,—That by-law 297 be amended so as to divide the town account between the Bank of Hamil- ton and the Dominion Bank. Yeas— The Mayor, Conus, Mclndoo and Holmes -8, Nays-Couns. Irwin and Elliott --2. The by-law was amended accordingly. By-law 458, to borrow $400 front the Dominion Bank to meet current ex- penses, passed. On motion by Couns. Irwin and Me- Indoo, the Court of Revision will con- sist of the whole Council -no date mentioned in the motion. Three hundred dollars was placed to the credit of the School Board and the Council adjourned. Huy your Trunks and Valises at \V. J. Greer's. Dr. Butler, specialist in diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat, Eyes tested and glasses supplied. Office opposite St. Andrew's church, London, Ont. BANK OF HAMILTON WINGHAM. Capital paid up $2,000,000. Reserve, =1,500,00 3. TURNBULL, General Manager. President --John Stuart Vice-President—A. 0, Ramsay Cashier --J, Turnbull DIREOTORS Proctor Wm. Cason., Roach, A. T. Wood, A. B. tee (Toronto) Savings Bank hours 10 to 3; Saturdays 10 to 1 Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Int- erest allowed and computed on 30th November and 31st May eaoh year, and added to principal Special Deposits also reoeived at current rates of interest. Drafts on Great Britain and the United States bought and sold. E L. DmgtxsorI, Solioitor. W. OORBOULD, Agent Travellers are notified that the Bank of Hamilton and its Branches issue Circular note. of the National Provincial Bank of England (Ltd.) which can be cashed without charge or trouble in any part of the wort* EMPHATICALLY DENIED.. One of the "strong" arguments be- ing used by Mr, Cameron in the pres- ent campaign, so we are informed, is— that Mr. Mitchell, while in Wingham, canvassed two hotel men, assuring them that they need have no fear of voting for him, as he would do thele no harm. Mr. Mitchell first heard of this story when in town yesterday, and at once gave it the most positive denial personally, a denial which was confirmed in the presence of ex -Mayor Clegg by Mr. L. Hanson of the Na- tional, the only hotel man with whom Mr. Mitchell had any conversation in this town, Get your New Spring Suit at Max- well's. HOUSE TO RENT.—Five rooms, hard and soft water, on Leopold St. Apply at Post Office. 100 bags of Goose wheat for seed, for sale at T. A. Mills'. MONEY To LOAN—At 4i per cent. on improved farms. Easy terms of re- payment ; expenses light. Apply A. Dulrnage, Real Estate and Loan Agent, Chisholm Block. DEATHS.: Joynt—In St. Helens, on May 1st, Irene, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Joynt, aged 3 years, 1 month, 19 days. NOTICE. TAKE NOTICE that the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Wingham intend to construct a concrete sidewalk on the West side of Catherine Street, between the North side of Victoria Street and tho South side of John Street, in the said Town of Wing - ham, and to assess the final costs thereof upon the properties abutting thereon and to be bonetitted thereby. The estimated cost of the proposed work is 3285.00, of which 354.5015 to be provided out of the general funds of the Municipality. A. statement showing the lands liable to pay the said assessment, and the naves of the owners thereof, so far as they can be ascertain- ed from the last revised assessment roll Is now filed in the office of the Clerk of the Municip- ality and is open for inspection during office hTuesday.,, tl eeurt l t r day oRevision ne, 4A. D., 197d 02, on tho Clerk's office, Wingham, at 8 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of hearing complaints against the proposed assessments, or accuracy of the frontage measurements, or any other com- plaint which persons interested may desire to make and which is by law cognizable by the Court. Any person wishing to petition against the proposed work should do so before the ex- piration of ono month from the 16th day of May, 1902. Dated, Clerk's Office, Wingham, May 8, 1902. J. B. FERGUSON, Clerk. Real Estate Topics—u ni b ©,lasso [ farms and town properties that are being re- corded for sale in this office is evidence of the fact that the party who is anxious to sell, has Learned where they are most -likely to have their object accomplished. We aro also receiving a few farms that are listed elsewhere in town, and since they have received no attention, are now placed with us. We aro preparing a large list of properties for advertising for sale this coming fallso now Is the time to enter your property so that you may receive full benefit of the advertising. You will find our rates the lowest, and while this is true, we guarantee to satisfy you in tho sale or exchange, or charge you nothing. Our insurance department of tho work is rapidly increasing in extent and favor, for no other reason than results from the fact, that we represent none but the best companies. 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