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The Wingham Times, 1911-03-09, Page 1THS WINGHAM TIMES. VOL, XL,—NO, 2040, NO CURE NO PAY Cherry Bark y S Cough Syrup 9 Y One of the famous Rexall •Reined• leg of whfich•there is one for each ailment: FOR Coughs, Hoarseness and Sore Throat. Agreeable to the taste. Prompt in action. Contains opium m or morphine hine but never fails to relive that tick- ling sensation in the throat. We guarentee this to give yon satis- faction or we will cheerfully re- fund your money. Walton McKibbon THE DRUGGIST The Store Macdonald Block, Wingham. IF YOU WANT To Buy a House. To Sell a Home. To Buy a Farm. To Sell a Farm. To Rent a House. To Borrow on Mortgage. To Insure your Property. To Insure your Life, To Insure your' Live Stock. To Insure your Plate Glass. To Insure your Boilers. To Get your Books Audited. To Have your Property Valued. We can do it for you. Ritchie 86 Cosens REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE A. E. SMITH BANKER WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH Wear Greer's Shoes and; Rnbers Read Willis & Co.'s Adv. on page 8 St. Patrick The Ladies' Aid Soo' Presbyterian Ohuroh menta for the holdtn Patrick's social on'th Maroh 17th. This popular eveuts for this year's entero overpass those of pr Social. ty of St. Andrew's a making arrange• of the annual St evening of Frida4 . been one of the number of years and nment promises to views years. WANTED-Gooupstair girl; apply at the Ntttional Hotel. WIN(IHAbI, ONTARIO. Farmers who want money to buy horses, cattle, or hogs to feed for market oan have it on reasonable terms. Notes discounted for tradesmen, mer• ohante or agents, on favorable terms. Loans on real estate at the lowest rates going. Christie's Grocery PRONE 59. I00 Per Cent, Value in Foods All foods are not alike, but some- times the lower grades IMITATE IN APPEARANCE the better kinds so closely that they are mistaken for them There is, however, this material difference-Iiigfl Quality Foods always give satis• the EATING whilst faction IN THE poorer qualities do not, We Make a Specialty of Foods If you have'nt given the food question that serious considera- tion bleb it demands -do so tion now, We carry very full lines of High Grade Grocer. ies and OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT fhe lea and Coffee Store Curlers t Wroxeter. Two rinks of ngham curlers, com- posedof Messrs R. A. Currie,W, P Mitchell, John son, A. E, Porter, skip; 0, Vannorm , C. Elliott, W. Ar- mour, D. L, Dinel , skip, went over to Wroxeter on Mon y afternoon last and had a friendly gam with two rinks in that place. Mr. L,rter's rink won by 11 shots and Mr. Dinsley's lost by 3, leaving the two W ngham rinks with 8 shots to the good. _ Missiona y Institute. A Missionary In titnte will be held in Wingham ou M nday and Tuesday, Maroh 2btb. and 2 at, 1911, under the direction of prom ant missionary lead - ere connected wit _ the "Young People's Movement." Th a Movement is inter• denominational nd represents both Etome and Foreig i Missions. II is not interdonominatioaal however in • the sense of .being a e parate distinct organ- ization, but rathe intra• denominational, in that it is the u tion of all the denom- inational Missionary Boards in the creating and diff Laing of anintelligent Missionary ince et. Further parti- culars will be givyn in our next issue, WELL PAPER from 5c. to $1:00 per roll, at KNOX's. College 11romenade. The students and, ex•students of tbe Wingbam Business College to tbe num- ber of 'upwards of o re hundred and fifty spent a very pleasi, nt evening at the College' rooms on1• Thursday evening Last at their annual promenade. The eveving's entertainment opened with a selection by the or theatre, followed by short addresses by Miss Ryan, President and Mr. S. Inch, v oe•preeident. After a short program tae "Business College Journal" was read by P. Stringer: The iwas remainder of the e ,eningspent in promenading and tie young people con• oluded a very plea int evening about 11 o'clock. Bring along your Shoed We do re• pairing and we do it right. W. J. GREER. Moving t Mr, and Mr. Ro sons, Claude and Tuesday morning near Leamington, will engage in fruit� Mrs. Maxwell have years been citizens always taken a pro work of the Ohurcl was always to the f everything that he best interests of thet ham oan ill afford t kind and our tow removal from the join with the TIM many years of ha Ince their new ho Leamington t. Maxwell and two layton, loft town on for their new home here Mr. Maxwell farming, Mr. and for a number of of Wingham and inent part in the and Mr. Maxwell re in working for oonsidered in the community. Wing. lose citizens of this speople regret their town, but all will s in wishing them pines) and prosperity GIRL WANTED. --A good general sere ant girl wanted. Apply to Mrs. W. H. Riutoul, Leopold Street. Wingham's 11 The next monthly Wingbam on Friday onthly Fair. sir will be hold in Maroh 17th, when a number of promiient horse buyers will be present. Faamers in this district can assistin making these faire emcees- fut. There will be :n anotion sale of household furniture, etc. at 2 p. in. on the dame day in A.no; toneer McConnell's sale rooms. A MONET SAVING SALE, — Big bargains every day in the we. i. the, our r'learanoe sale of foots ear. W. J. GREER. Newspape• Change. After having been editor idyl prop rie- for of the Pilot Mo ° nd, Man. Sentinel for the past seven aI_ 1 a half years. Mr, Chas, A. Barber, :on of Mr. Chas. Barber, of tbis town, legs week sold his business to Mr. A G Barber has done we. and gave the people distriot a good newep Flewelling. Mr, in Pilot Mound Y that town and per, He purposes taking a trip as far Asst as the Ooast and will have the best wishes of many old friends here for frure success. • CALL IN and have a look at KNox's new 1911 wall papers. Wedded at Blyth. A quiet home we ding took plane at the home of Mr, an Mrs. R. Somers on Wednesday afternoo at 5 o'olock, when their second daughte , Miss Sadie, was nnitod in marriage t Mr, A. Gaming, of town. It is th intention of the newly wedded could to remain hero for a couple of weeks rior to taking up their home at What wood, Sask. The many friends of Mr. nd Mrs. Gaming extend to them best ishes for a long, prosperous and hap y wedded life. - Blyth Standard. Th bride is a sister of Mr. D. Somers of wn'and Mr. and Mrs, Somers attend the. wedel4ng at Blyth. A SHOE OrroRTuNIT:�•'•One•fottrtli, One-third to One-half orftregnlar prides at our clearing sale. W. J. GREER. Death of iss Fisher. After several wee s of serious illness from heart trouble, les Kate M. Fish• er, ono of Wingham s estimable citizens passed away early i iday morning. The funeralaook plaoe nday, Maroh 6th, to the Wingham o nietery, The ser vice was private, con noted by the Rev. G. Victor Collins of e Baptist Ohnr.;h, The relatives and riends laid many beautiful floral tribut s upon the casket, among them being o from the Wing. ham Baptist Obure , Baptist Mission Band, Wingham and Paisley W. 0,T.U, Sooietiee, The pall ll. avers were Messrs. t.Doti, A. Ross, A,MoLea n, 'Kelly, G. Sparli g and A, Cos nAs. A eketeh of the late les Fisher's life will appear in our ne t issue. KITCHEN 0A13INETE-•-Great time Were for, the ladies. They certainly are a useful artlole for the kitchen. Y•on ban get them at from $7 to $23, No need paying g30 $ �� or $ IOfOr one, when you can got ono for far less. Call and be convinced as to what I say at S. GRIMY'S ftirnitttre etore. Welsh La The Royal We1sj Madame Hughes.T was greeted with Wingham opera he ing. This Choir i Canadian andieno least. It consists but every voice is -every voice is o and not one has be les' Choir. Ladies' Choir, with ernes, as Condnotor, fall house in the se on Tuesday even• unique, as far as s are concerned at f but twenty voices, voice of fine quality e of natural beauty; n spoiled by bad train- ing. Natural prc'3action,,natural sing- ing --nothing art) ictal, nothing that of necessity detracts -from the volume, the purity or°the qua, ity of the organ. The result is that rhes ; twenty singers not only sing in a ma ner that stamps them all as finished art 'les, bat with an ea tounding volume, clu'ity of enunciat ion, and a perfeoti n of intonation whoa ly unusual, and w h phrasing that is a lesson to any etude t of Bong, The large audience was well leased with the even• ing's ontertainme WANTED—Fifty cords of good dry oed• ar wood,_Apply at the Western Foun. dry. CHURCH NOTES. 9 101 HIGH SCHOOL OTES, PERS'JNAL. senior nfor High Sshoo hockey team hire. John Rich teed daughter are visit -M1 aooepted Teeswater's invitation for and ing with friends in dnelph other game on the ice of tie latter last ,_,.,„e '" ". i Friday night, The local layers aoored.'y�M' and Mrs W"tel lei, of Wroxeter; a second triumph, winniee the game by; have taken up resii once In Win,;ham a score of 8 6. On the a me evening a sepias ~Mary Sad r was viaitlug with, bunoh of youngeters from' Wroxeter play..her sister, Mrs. Jell ,I Kerr of Toronto k ed a game with some of V. e High School -Miffs 'Edith Beem , of Termite isvisit• juniors but obtained th short end of a • 9 3 snore, Great interest is being Laown in Re. oiprooity and on Friday a ternoon at the regular meeting of the Li erary Society • the question of the day w 11 be debated Messrs O. MoKee, S, Mo roller and H. Mutton will endeavour to rove tbat the Reoiprootty agreement wi 1 be benifioiaf to Canada whitsMessrs. Ansley, y, W. Jaokeon, and 3, 0. St hers will up. hold the negative, Ou Saturday, Februer 251h, there passed away, a former of ver and sac. oessfal snudent of W gbam High Sohodl, Miss Edna I. Ielliister, better known to her schoolmate as "'Teddy " Atter completing .-her public school (entree at her home son ml in Morrie. Teddy entered the tugham High School where she saooee d in obtaining her Junior Leaving and _'art of Senior Matriculation. She took.an active part in athletics and held diff rent offices in Rev, J. W. MoIn ooh, of Knox ohuroh, Mitchell, has anuor woad his resignation of the pastorate of hat church, to take effect on Maroh 19 At a recent meet Methodist Ohuroh invitation was ext Jolliffe to remain i other year. A service of an be held in the Sunday evening, of the Salvation with that congreg the ohuroh and give addresses, a ohurah and the Ar the memo. A op taken in aid of th town, all the oon vine going to that g of the Luoknow uarterly Board an ded to the Rev.`Mr. Vie charge for an. nneual character will thodist ohuroh next when the looal oorps Army will worship Don. The pastor of aptain Ritohes will d the ohoir of the y band will supply sal offering will be Army work in this ibutions at the ser• bjeot. the Literary Sooiety. 'eddy was a clever debater and acc.iitted herself creditably in the orat rioal contest. She entered the Toronto normal School in the 1909-10 term but tailing health compelled her to leave beenre her course was completed. By her cheerful and generous disposition Tedwon the love The Communio service in St. And, row's Church on : unday morning last ,�. t n One f the a, s cosecfel held in Sao 00 w many months, here was a very large number of the iembers of thee oongre- station present .• the Servide. Maitland Pre,eytery met in St. And. retell Chh ithat townu on Taeeday, Clerk's report o meeting will appear in our next issue. and esteem of all her who will miss her as a t loving companion. The deepest sympathy of all mens, eliow•stadente ne friend and amily have the n their boreeve- NOTICE.—I ant repare. attention to all oiklere f' paper hanging. Plidne 161. er. o ive prompt painting and Adam Sohaef. out oss. Mr; ,iitbew Soo of Revelstoke, B. 0., is visiting with a fatber, Mr. John E Scott on the 8th on. There died at her home on Elora St , on Thursday, Feby - 23, Margaret Stew- art, beloved wife o' Ohne. McTavish in her 80th year, Dec used moved to Tees. water a few years r go froth oon. 4, Cal - roes, where she ha long been a resident William Barbrar esteemed resident of Oulrose, departe day morning of las 68 years, Decease health for some tis not unexpected. Melvin, an old and of the northern part l this life on Wedues• week at the age of i had been in failing e and his death was ing with her parent Mr, and Mrs. J. H. ,13 earner. ._-. - - . _.. Mr, Will Roden. t of Buffalo is visit ing with bis parent:. Mr, and Mrs. F. lU toderne, Mrs. Joseph Pug and Mrs. Chester Pugh are visiting re. (Rev.) Pana at Brussels. (( Mr'Harry flop od left last week` for Woodstock wh a -he has secured a pod position. ,. -Mr. and Mrs, D, McLaughlin, of De- troit are visiting with relatives and friends in Winghasa. Messrs L. F. Bin .ley and H. B Elliott were in Toronto fo - a'few days last week on telephone bust es. : Mr. Dudley bio es is in Ottawa thio• week on profeasio al business before the Senate Divorce 0 mmittee Mr, Jas. Tema p"feft this week for Leamington to`ta e a position on Mr. Robs. Maxwell's uit farm, Big Bargains in Footwear, Clearing Sale. W. J. GREER. All men's robbers and comae shoes are selling below oost at the store of the late G. B, GREEN, On Saturday last a picked team from Wingham Junoti 'n, Bluevale and Browntown joarne .ed to BeIgrave by "epocial sleigh," t redeem themselves from their defeat, Sc their own ice two weeks ago. The e, unlike that at Bluevi.lc, wan in fin Bluevwle team, bleu on poor ice, were o0 Their oontidence w oned by the previa from the famous Jt one, "Slugger" g8er" Titl Browntown. Th Mr, H H. Wigl was visiting for i Ives and old frien Oman of Fort William few days with relat- e in Wingham. Mr, and Mrs. heater A Pagh, of Palmerston, are isiting for a few days at the home of hi parents, Mr, and Mre Joseph Pugh, Jo n St. Mr, T. A. Mill is in Buffalo under going treatment nd his large circle of friends hope to e e him return home in the near future dully restored to good health. The following were in town on Mon. day attending the funeral of the late Mies Kate M lieher :-Rev. Dr. A, A Cameros, Otte vh; Mr. John Fisher and 2s'irs. P. G. Fi er, Regina, Sask.; Mr Archibald Fie er, Paisley; Mr. and Mrs A. M, Firth r, London; Mr. W. G Simiug, Wiz!, on; Mrs. Robt. Shi,ter, Blyth; Mee, ink and Mrs. McKee, Teeswater; M Geo. Grant, Paialoy. Call at Knox -s and look at the best wall piper values ever ehown in Wing - ham. Address arei Presentation. On Monday evening last the members of the Weetmire ter Guild and Bible A.'dreiv a Presbyterian sten Clare of St. y Ohurcb held a vena pleasant social even- ing in the lecture room of the ohuroh when a very pleas ng program was ren• dared and refres :menta wore served. The members of .►1e congregation took advantage of this •pportunity to pay a last farewell to dr, and Mrs. Robt. Maxwell, who haFe for years been faith• ful and zsaleue m fibers in the congre- gation. O.i behate of the congregation, Meseta. Wm. isasnhols.n and W. A, Campbell made he presentation of a beautiful. quarto,. nut oak, leather up- holstered couch --nd the address was read by the pato , 13,jv. D Porde. Mr. Maxwell, on belie f of himsilt and .Mre. Maxwell, in a fel' words, thanked the members of the ongregation for their token of esteem to himself and Mrs Maxwell. They would both long re• member the happy years spent in Wing• ing is a copy of the condition aid the ham. The folio leg their last d.+fent elddresa:- filent of a victory. Win o further otrength• To Mr and ears. oe of four players The members :notion l+lskimoe and Andrew `ii Church ver, Who hails from withto sremoV3 incefrom regreoer been for many y this congregation. Jug in your zeal to of our beloved Chu Your connect in th do the Board of helpfulness to the and your splendid have always been h predated. During fellowship in oar c come to know your piaoe you have filie St Andrew's We with n great sense 0 of reldotanoo that e grave we• true and tried frien up wets as follows: you that yon havo dges, goal; I. Feign• ere and best wish son, Dover; W. God• encases and happine e, centre; W. Brans of you to accept of t sal of our epprecMt Geddes, loft wing. unfailing zeal and t, Jnnetion, goal; ter's work. We ion, point; R, An• pray that the bleed ver; E. Aitoheson, upor you and your li0mo. I'o t He sae arvey, Browntown, of the just." We unction, right wing; oleo bear in mind th genie began at 3 o'clock, H. Sturdy, of Wingham, hand- ling the ball. Ba1:,ravo drew first blood, sooring in three reputes, and before the half ended they trailed two more while Bluevale still kope the goose egg. The s000nd half was a repetition of the first, the Belgrave boys having thing) all their own way, altho gh they were much lighter than their poonents, Binevale's goal -umpire see ed inclined to show a ole rl cheats Bel the eleven foot a y d , grave out Of thr;e tallies. Ooimitting these the game en. ed B I 6,Blue- vale l vale 0. The Sin BeIgrave-W . 13r son, point; W. W des, rover; N. God don, right wing; 0. Bluevale--M, Ellin R. Henderson, Juno drove, Bluevale, c B 1 rover; la eve . l eva a . centre; C. Towler W. Mol eezie, Frank Sturdy, u am, March 6th, 1911. obt, Maxwell: ud adhereuts of St. have dello to know that you are about r midst. Yon= have ars associated with Faithful and untie. promote the welfare oh in all its interviste. Session, your work Management, your onug People's Guild sistance to the choir ghly prized and ap- the many years of ngregation we have orth and the largo in the social fife of an testiy that fit is loss and ti feeling e part with such . We eau nssnro our earnest pray- s for your future in life. We beg is gift as a minor• on of your worth, 1 TOWN JOUNOIL $,l. A YEAR IN ADVANCE The Maroh me :Ging of the Town Council was held oa Mond4y ev-miup With all the metiioers present except Reeve McDowall, Minutes of lastre4u- lar and special met wings were read and Approved, A oommnnteati,in Gouty Clerk 1 alunioipality to b Ontario Municipa The Finance 0� -the payment of Edward King, Win. Stokes, w tank Richardson & ]I Munioipal Wor1 Arthur Haines, , ,Light Com ba g was read from ne requesting ihis ome a member of the Ae iatlo n. -Filed too mmittee reoommended e folio wind accounts: food . ., $ 36 10 rk on sewer and es, coal 1, supplies ..... work hall lihte..,. A. Sanderson, szlowplovghing... Jae. Lockridge, work.......... Thos. Deane, w alk in cemetery.. W. Et Rintonl, manhole cover. . R. Rankin, salary ,, , E. Lewis, salary Geo. Allen, eel. ry John F. Grove salary and pos. tage Gray, Young Sperling, salt... Public) Sohool oard, levy . Oa motion of Gonne. Bone and Ball, the report of the Finance Committee was adopted. The followin f accounts were referred y the Finance Commit. ory, wood for charity, cart, salary, $50; Alex fling snow, $1; J. A. 2, 45. oan), Elliott and Bell, hos. Gregory and Thos. red to be paid, rcements not being ter• lever. not think the Com- ne right in drilling vn when the bylaw tepapers provided for Id near waterworks 12 30 58.40 8.00 4.95 .90 15,75 .75 2.00 1.60 7 00 20.00 32.e0 55.50 1.75 400 00 to the Council tee: -Thos. Gr $4.40; Thos. Cal .MoNevin, shove McLean, cedar, On motion of the accounts of Oalvert were ord The other two tified to were left Conn. Bone di miseioners had wells at Lower T approved by the rt wells being drill power house, no did he think that debentures should have been sold before the matter was b ught before the Conn. cil. Conn. Mitchell was of the same opin- ion as Conn. Bon Moved by Co ns Bone -and Bell, that the. Executive 0 - mittee get the legal opinion of Tow 1 Solicitor re sale of waterworks deb tares and money being expended on ay tem proposed by the Commissioners. Carried. Mayor Spotto reported that the 0 Mn miesionerm had changed the ,place of paying electrio If ht aoconiits from the Clerk's office to a chartered bank. The Clerk had been eking the collections at 865 per year an had been promised a raise and had refu ed to do the work for less than $100 per ear, but was williug to do all the cleric 1 work in connection with oleotrio light and waterworks de- partments at $150 er year, The Mayor thought all books 1 these depa.rlments should be in the lerk's cffioe and all payments should be made there. If this were done ra payers would have the privilege of 1 eking over minutes and all papers; ads that the m.etings 01 the Commissioners hould be held in the Council Chamber. Moved by Coons Mitchell and Mc- Il:ex zle, that this Council direct t:sr-. Water and Light Co missionere to cake a statement to this onncil as required by Section 47, Chap er 235, of the 1857 Ontario Statutes, c oe a month, ou or before the 10th of tae following month, --Carried. Moved by Colin a. Elliott and Hall, that the Commissicters be requested to have electrio light accounts again pay. abie at the Clerk k offi^e, as when the Clerk was engaged this work was con. eidered a portioncr his cnty, and the Coffice Clerk's oce bein the most convenient place to make thee3 payments. -Carried. Conn. Mlltehell introduced a motion providing for the . nbmitting of a by.law to the ratepayers ,0 abolish the Commis• cion and again p ace the electro light and waterworks under the control of the Connoil. Th s matter was allowed to stand over. Mr. W. H. G ney was present and asked the Ooun is to refund him per• centago paid 00 is taxes as be. was not able to bo in Wi gham before the I5th of December, n motion of Coons. Elliott and Boni., Mr. Gurney was re. funded pereeutaeo charge on taxes. Oonu. MoKeni a gave natio that st the next ineetint he would move that Bylaw No, 612 3e amended ro that a frontage rate be charged on lateral sew - NEWEST and latest designs in wall ;'tper et It N0X'8, These Shoes Will Stand Every usage to which foot wear sl;ould be put, and stand it for a long time, too -until y'r•n are per• featly satisfied of your foil tummy's worth in them, That's "INVICTUS QUALITY'i ever tune! And you never have to make any apology for their perfect good style, and fit. ynest to the Mos. era to payfull cost except for street sweetly hope and g of God may rest ecossinge. amity in your new The Mayor re sorted drat the Oommas- Both the habitation , sinners did not epaying , half the at that you willo"to live in hearts salaries of the raditors, t fn," Md he »av' . od•bytobee andorgotteGod• oriTheag to haveayor ria tb 0. l.had3. R, bboar:uildenda n v fain oxpraas the • cot's song, "Bet, station in Wing ram. will ye no come On motion of Duns, Elliott and Bel", the 0. P. R. ant oritiee be requested to e tinngre gotten. look into the ma ter of building et new Emus, g IRwix station in "'Wing m as this Oounell feels ng is not large enough ed to take erste of of the. hobo r, left wing, W While leave we bide n you ire,speed our hearts wou sentiment of the Auld ter lo'ed ye canna be, back again." Signed 0n behalf of D NOTICE ---i iron the sugar bush on Tnr bars east o a Y. proaeented amoral found trospaseing in to G and 6, con, 1, Wham inbe g r will b to law. D. B. Anderson, Jae Fowler. W. J. GREER THE SHOER company's businosgf at this point, Mr. A. H, Wilfead, of Brown & Wil. ford addressed the Council in reference to a fixed rate rrd assessment on the r apple evaporntoi which they intend building in Whaehism. Me. Wilford was informed th .t the matter would have to be reform, - to the ratepayers but the Connoil wont� to see that the ret Mr. A. Runt� theatre sent a Council in which extension of time license. Moved by Con that Mr. Runstee�ler pay $25 in 15 days and $25 in 30 days. The yeas and nays being taken on tan; =Men it was car- ried on the folly ing division: For - Bell, Mitchell, MoKerzie, Spotton. Against -Elliott, 3a11, Bane. Mayor Spotton paid he would move at next meeting that a bylaw be passed, giving ratepayer privilege of paying taxes half. yearly. do all in .their power lest was granted, dler, of the Lyoenm ommunie'.`5'ion no the �e requested 30 days whtole to pay bis s. Bell and Mitchell 25 BE A.UTI UL Easter post Cards Sant Post I'ai:i fair 25e These Post Cards ire embossed in gold and just the thing to and to your friends. SUPERIOR CARD CO. DEPT. 211, TOONTO, ONT. Wet, N'1CHoi,Etole, the present build A, Otiefelt ;cis, or properly equip Eyes Tested Free All This Week BY THE NEW SHADOW TEST at I -HIND'S DRUG STORE. No drops or drugs neees- stir y , Noedio... s it l ill trying . 9 R' nn lens'. tnd s wo hhmd Bt II AND OPTICIAN DRUGGIST A � Orders a1r n by Mail Y1%11�117t11181