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The Wingham Times, 1911-08-03, Page 1TH VOL. IL -NO. 2060, CHAM TIMES. WING AI , ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 1911. A Slap at Miss teeter When the summer sky is azure, blue when your heart is light and your love is true, when your sole idea of ajoyous lark is a slender waist in a ea life it dads, when you have e the place the girl and that and you're sitting there for a quite ehat; can you recall in your young life of such anger deep, or a wrath so rife when with a fearfulire your arms you fling to anticipate the mosquitees sting? When you scratch and thrash and slap and swear, and you claw and slash and he's not there. If you want relief invest a quarter, and Skeeter Skooter will complete the slaughter.-- Mudyard Dipling. Don't get stung! See! The Skeeter scoot. Walton McKibbon THE DRUGGIST The 5 e.4I Storm Macdonald Block, Wingham. Special Bargains IN Real Estate HICKS PROPERTY -Scott St. - suitable for private residence or dairy will be sold at a bargain as owner has gone West. LENNOX RESIDENCE -Diagon- al St. -One of the prettiest homes in town. Owner has bought a farm and will sell his town property right, BRINKER PROPERTY - BIue. vale -A snap, as the owner has decided to remain permanently in Michigan. Don't miss this. Ritchie & Cosens REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE A. E. SMITH BANKER W INORAM, ONTARio, Farmers who want money to buy horses, cattle, or hogs to feed for market can have it on reasonable terms Notes disootnted for tradestnen, mer• chants or agents, on favorable terms. Loans on real estate •at the lowest rates going. Christie's Grocery PHONE 59. Our Teas Are Leaders vk' Notwithstanding recent tea ad- vances we have been able to maintain our high standard of Ttt a u n y. The Best Tea Ever I Drank has been aa'id over and over again by cur enstomera, You'll Come Back Main if yott eine try them, T#' yott are not one of Mir Tea CustOteers, drop in and we'll talk about theta. Bay only a small quantity and be coivineed. IOC, 40c and SOe per Ib, Coffee Specially Bended NE 'PEA ANC COFFEE STd . II Wear Grear'e Shawl and Ruben A Rousi In our advertisin H. E. Isard & Co. sale to start on Sat There will be a are general dry goods, groceries, etc, Rea in another column fi g Sale. columns this week, nnounce a rousing rday, August 5th. t crash in prices en clothing, carpets, I -the large advt. r full particulars. GIRLS WANTED. -Apply, D S. Perrin & Company, Limited, .London, Ont, Bowling The Wingham B their annual bo Wednesday, ,d,u: days. Arrangem for a good prog liberal prizes wil an annual popula by a large nun - neighboring tow. urnament, •wling Club will hold' ing tournament on t 16th and following nts are being made am of matches and be offered. This is event and is attended er of bowlers from To RENT -Seven -roomed house, good garden,' hard and soft water. Apply at TIMES office. Wingha A meeting of Town of Wingha, C. 0. F. hall, (Thursday) even selecting delega Huron nominati sels on\Friday, town ' re reque meeting. Liberal*. the Liberals of the will be held in the Gregory block, this ng for the purpose of es to attend the East convention in Brus- .Il the Liberals of the ted to attend this LOST -At G. T. R. St tion on evening of civic holiday a 1 r flat gold locket and chain. ' Photo cat and two girls inside of locket. nder will be reward- ed by leaving same at Times office. Died in Clinton. Mr. Win. Hanna formerly of Wing- ham, died at Clint.. on Monday last in his 80th year. De eased was a brother of the late John i ansa and.. resided here for some ti before going to Clinton. He had any funny traits of Character, but was esteemed by many friends. He was onsidered one of the best penman in Co ario. The remains were brought to "Ingham, the funeral taking place this Thursday) morning from the resident of Mrs. John Hanna, Edward street to Wingham cemetery. Prices go to pieces, but quality re- mains firm at our Boot and Shoe sale. W. J. GREER, The Civ Last Thursday b was generally ob The annual Sunda Kineardine Was th the day. At Win wards of 800 ticke special trains ca hundred visitors t• day was an ideal o ant time at the la The following me club made a tri Southampton and Cunningham, E. N. C. G. •VanStone, stone, L. F. Bink Dudley Holmes, C. W. R. Geikie, R. Smith, C. N. Griffi Robt. Allen. Ga both places and Wingham players at Southampton shots, Holiday. ing civic holiday it erved as a holiday. school excursion to chief attraction for am there were up- s sold • and the two ried some fifteen the lake town, The e and a very pleas- e town is reported. ers of the bowling in automobiles, to Port Elgin: -.3. J. sh, A M. Crawford, Lepard, R.. Van•, y, A. E. Potter Dallas, C. Knechtel, cegg, K. Rae, A. ,E. Bert Porter and es were played in at Port Elgin the ost by one shot and they lost by four a s The Dental offices d Dr. Irwin and Dr Pricewil, lc e 1 d b ost: each Wednesday d sd ay afternoon, during May, June, July, August and September. Lucrativ it is generally to the Chain of which the Wingh is connected,ktha choice sto 1? sitio n who graduated t receiving from $ young women f month. The W ege is one of th :a l Province, and t Sates is many Spotton has sol thousands and pi "lbgh road to sus better position th awe for you; S' at any of his town Understand that Hundred students ates a large incr earning year, It o ung 'people • to. ge hinks you are no rttercial pursuits ou so. Positions. needed that owin ven Colleges, with m Business College itsgraduat get the a Many ung men yea o are .. g w 000 to . OOBper ear, om $f30 to $110 per ghsffnn Business Col - "gest Schools in the emend for ititisgrad- es its supply. Mr. the life prabtem for cell them on the ess" and he is in a n ever to do the will be welcomed r city Schools. We e trainei Twelve st year,,and antioi- ase during the in - Mild be well for his advice; if he adapted for Coln. e will frankly tell s 11 t y FoR SALE CIitAI'- A geed strong e spring wagon, with bole, to gond con. clition; will carry 1500 to 2000 pounds Gracey.. Read Willis & Co.'s adv. on page a EAST I••1tIR ' N LIBERALS. The Liberals of East Huron will hold * nominating con ention in the Town Hall at Brussels, . n Friday afternoon, August 4th, at 2 o'clock, There will be an election he d for the House of Commons on September - 21st, and the Liberal- of East Huron must be ready for ontest in having a. candidate in the ' eld. Each polling sub -division in the ding is entitled to send dve delegates and every Liberal In the riding is in ted to attend the convention. Let t ere be a large at- tendance. House on corner of Shuter and John streets for sale or to rent. Apply Thos. H. Taylor or at TIMES office. Excursion to Si Saturday of this the annual excursi troit. This is the season, and promi: tended. Train lea a. m., and the ret! $2. The return fa by Steamer, "Tan member the day ,week and the exc lent opportunity t troit. nia and Detroit. week is the day for n to Sarnia and De - popular trip of the es to be largely at - es Wingham at 6.35 irn fare to Sarnia is �e Sarnia to Detroit moo" is 75c, Re- s Saturday of this sion gives an excel- spend Sunday iu De- Diuingroom and upstair iris wanted quick. Permanent po ' ions. Wages, eighteen dollars I�id�fourteen dollars respectively per month. City Hotel, London. Standing The standing of House of Commons as follows: - Ontario Quebec New Brunswic Nova Scotia P. E. Island Manitoba British Columb Saskatchewan Alberta Yokon Liberal majorit speaker, 43. The above list Sifton and VeriIle Liberals, and giv (Nationalist), W. sell (Toronto), w independents, to th f Parties. he parties in the at dissolution was Libs. Cons. 35 51 53 12 11 2 12 6 3 1 2 8 2 5 9 1. 4 3 1 132 89 , including the includes Messrs. Labor), with the Messrs. Gilbert McLean and Rus - were elected as Conservatives. BoY WANTED. - Goo learn plumbing a . d Apply to W.J.B. e. • stout boy to smithing trades. Sad and . taI Accident. Diagonal stree was the scene of a sad and fatal accident .about 10.30 o'clock on Mo ay morning. Edith Annie Jarvis, he twelve -y ear -o l d daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jarv- is, Maple street came down street in company with h. r little brother and her little baby sist.r in a baby carriage. Mr. W. G. Gray had his team of dray horses at the sie of the office of W. F. VanStone & Son and was loading some articles .n the dray when the horses became- frightened and ran away, going e st on Diagonal street and when in fro- t of Mr, Wm. Robert- son's blacksniit shop the horses went on the sidewalk rid here ran into the little girl. The wo wheels of the heavy dray passed ove her breast. The lit- tle heroine did n t lose her presence of of mind, for dote bei n gknotk knocked down pus p had the baby carriage to safe.. ty, The baba, c. triage was upset but the child was no injured, nor was the little boy. Edit was hastily carried to Dr. Agnew' • office by Mr. Alex. Reid, who was n.ar by. It was found that she was seri usly injured and after regaining consci+ mess she was remov- ed to he rsten p t residence Where she gradually sank u til she passed away at L80 o'clock. The accident was a very sad and unfortunate one and the bereaved famil have the sympathy of the ooninetanity hi their .very sudden bereaverrerst. The little girl was a bright, aotive a ild. Mr. Gray, in his endeavor to stothe horses, was sea- srderably inju d. Coroner 1Iilne, of Blyth, came Co own on Monday even- ing and viewed the scene of the acci- dent anti after oaring the facts`'of the case decided th : t it was not neeessary to hold' an in west. The funeral on Wednesday aft rnoon wits largely at. tended as were th4 services held in the Salvation Arm hall. "A Dollar saved is a Doltt r earned," Our Boot and Shoe sale will save you Doliars. W. Jr. emit. $1 A YEA,P IN ADVANCE High Scho 1 Makes Record. Principal S teachers are t the successful students of th form exams pounced in t of this wee sixteen stud ing, making opt of the el record for t never befor rge perce Here is hea cipal Smith ful Candida J. W. An son, Part 1 R, J, Galla Part I; W. Kercher, P J, C. Stoth Part I; Sta Lace, Part I th and his staff of be congratulated on showing made by the High School in fourth ations 'which were an- daily papers on Tuesday On this examination is wrote and tfvelve pas - record of 75 per cent, ss. This makes a new e Wingham High School as did the school show such a tage of successful students. ty Congratulations to Prin- and his staff, The success- s are as follows: - ley, Part II; R. M. David - M. E. Fryfogle, Part I; her, Part I; V. M. Isard, . McICee, Part I; S. Mc - rt 1; J. E. Porter, Part I; rs, Part I; H. E. Thomp, ley Elliott, Part I; A. Wal - Boy WANTED. -.To learn the printing business. Good chance for a bright act- ive boy, Apply at TIMES office. Di-. in Calgary, Word was r': ceived here on Thursday last of the de th in the Calgary hospit- al of Mr, Ed and Nicholson, formerly of Brussels, his 37th year. The de- ceased was born in Morris township and was a s n of Mrs. McGill, of the 4th line. H had been a resident of Brussels for some years and a year and a half a :o he went to Castor, Al- berta, wherhe engaged in the baking business anwas meeting with excel- lent success. Some months ago he met with an acci.ent, breaking one of his arms. The njury did not mend and last week he underwent an operation in the Calgar, hospital, but he passed away on th 27th of July. On New Year's Day, 908, he was married to Miss Annie Callum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Joh McCallum, of this town, He was a•you : man held in high es- steem by a lar e circle of friends and his bereaved elatives will have the sympathy of he community in their affliction. T e remains were brought here and the funeral took place on Wednesday of ernoon from the parent- al home, 4th line of Morris, to the Wingham ce etery. Mr. Nicholson was a membe Brussels Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., and mem ers of the Order attended the funeral i a body. Notice of Closing. We, the undersigned Solicitors of the Town of Wingham hereby agree to close our offices during the months of July and August as follows: -On each week day with the exception of Satur- day, at 4,p. m. and on Saturday at 1 p. m, DUDLEY HOLMES, J. A. MORTON, R. VANSTONE. PRESBYTERY I F MAITLAND. At a special me ting of the Presby- tery of Maitland, eid at Kincardine on July 18th, a larg: docket of business was transacted, A call from Du gannon in favor of Rev. P. Walker was sustained and ordered to be ransmitted to Mr. Walker. He has since declined the call. Rev. Mr. D can, of Lucknow is inter r moderator. Rev. Mr. Moyer resignation of St. Helens was accept d with regret, and Rev. Mr. Hardie, ,f Lochalsh was ap- pointed inter mode : tor. Rev. Mr. Edmiso was] re ease d from the charge of Knox Kincardine, to be- come Secretary of he Home Mission Committee. The esbytery regrets the removal of Mr. dmison, who has done excellent wor • during the past two years in Ifincard e. Call in favor of • ev. Mr. Tait, of ee . at l S w e from Po t D alhou s e was presented by the Cie It. The call was laid on the table to be dealt with at the regular tneetilr,g of Presbytery in September. hew. J. S. lick' Ian, of Delmore tendered his resigna ion owing to his wife's illness. The resignation was accepted and Mr. est, of Blnevtile was appointed inifs moderator. The resignation; takes Off ct the third Saba loath of September, Rev. C. M. Rut erford, of Iteid's Corners, is inter ,H1 • • erator of Kincar- dine. Most of the me. •ers of Presbytery are now on their vacation, Messrs. Petrie, West aurid B emneriae enjoying the Huron breeze at truce Desch, Messra.,Tait and rdie at Oliphant. Mr. Perrin at Alia; • re; Mr. Wishart at 1!'ergtis; Mr. l'er son and Mr. Me. Escheat at Toro to, PERS r NAI.,• Mr. W, M. Sincl r, of Brussels was in town on Monday Mrs. Thompson, :f Seaforth is visit- ing with friends in Ingham. Miss Prescilla a owell is spending a few days with fri ds in Gorrie. Provincial Cons able Phippen was in Wroxeter on Mon ay on business. Mrs, Ill:, CesforJ, of Alma was visit- ing for a few d ys with friends in Wingham, Mr, Scott Gord•n has returned home after a six weeks visit in Toronto and Belleville. Mr. F. S. Sturt of the Bank of Ham- ilton staff, is spen ing his holidays in Cleveland. Miss Winnie M Guire, of Brussels, was visiting for a ew days with Wing - ham friends. Miss Grace Gree is spending a few weeks with relat' es and friends at Gagetown, Mich. Mrs. McMichael : nd baby AIton, of Rochester was a. vi.itor at Mrs. M. J. Foxton Iast week. \Mr. J. G. Stewar 'returned home this week aftera several weeks' trip through the Canadian West. 1VT'iss Edith Shirk s spending a few• weeks visiting her sister, Mrs. John Lockridge at Brant •rd. Mrs. Thos. Netter eld and two child- ren, of Monkton are visiting with rela- tives and friends in Ingham. Mrs, Hugh Ross, .f Clinton is visit- ing with her pare s, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Maxwell, Blur vale road. Mrs, Jas Currie, of Centreville, is visiting with relativ.s and friends in Wingham and East ° awanosh. Mr. and Mrs. Tho-. J Watt, of Mio., Mich., were callin: on old friends in Wingham during the past week, Miss May Moore 1 ft on Tuesday on a five weeks' visi with friends in Chicago, St. Paul an. Saskatoon. Mr. 11. A. Foxton, ho is engaged in the Bank of Com erce, Seaforth, spent Sunday last at is home in Cul- ross. Mr. J. G Scott, o visiting for a few da Mrs. Robt Maxwell, road. Miss Christina Shia Olive May Rintoul, ar weeks visiting old frie con. of East Wawanos Mrs. Harry Dean a .d children re- turned to their home last week after a visit her brother, Mr, W. G. Miss Beth Calder, of sey School of Domesti Miss Armorel Silver of guests of Dir. Margaret Mr. McDowell, civil en Sound was in town this the levels for the sewers constructed on Centre, Alfred streets. Mr. Joseph Gibson Iea for the West where he good position as enjinee Dallas, Texas was s with his sister, of the Bluevale and niece, Miss spending a few ds on the 12th in St. Thomas t the home of ray. e Lillian Mas - Science and Toronto, are . Calder. ineer of Owen week taking that are to be Shuter, and es on Tuesday has secured a for the season and purposes taking up land before a- gain returning to Wing . am. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. S for a few days with M at St. Thomas and fr they go to spend the idays at Mr. Smith's Kingston. ith are visiting s. J. A. Taylor m St. Thomas lance of the hol- arental home m in Mr. and Mrs. John ' . Haslam and two children left for the': home in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, Mrs. Haslam and children have been i sitm g with rea ! - here for o some weeks but Mr. Haslam for only a few d ; ys. Mr. Hassam left Belgrave a nu ber of years ago and has prospered in a evil's Lake, being engaged in the gene Id mercantilebusi- ness. This was his rst visit here in thirteen years. FALL FAIR DATES. . Wingham ....... , ......... Sept. 28, 29 Atwood ............. ...... .Sept. 21, 22 Blyth .1 • . .. - Oct 3, 4 Brussels k..r s.. .Oct, 5, a Dungannon r, .Oct, 5, 6 Exeter 61.1.1111........... . Sept. 18, 19 Ooderich. ,.....«.Sept, 20, 21, 22 Corrie. k ... k ....... .......... ...oat. 7 Rarriston....6.140( i 0.6 . Sept. 28, 29 ICincardine ................Sept. 20, 21 Listowel:,.. ,....i...,.. Sept. 19, 20 Mildmay .... .... . Sept. 25, 26 Ripley ............ a, , • .... Sept. 27, 28 Seaforth. . Sept. 21, 22 Tiverton ..,......,.. . Oct. 3 Teeswater. •Yr..iV,r.a. ...a Oct. 4, 5 U e. nd rnvoad;.. i ,... , . ....Oct. 10 .Sept.�^13, 14, 15. ... Zurich ,....,•.,,! .., ,..Sept, '20, 21 OUR LEADER SIR WILFR LAURIER. GENERAL ELE 'TION ORDERED. Palling on Septe ber 21st. Liberals are Confide t of Winning. With over two -ars of its legal ten- ure of office to ru , the eleventh Par- liament of Caned: has been dissolved - talked to death b a stubborn minority. The Government n Saturday morning after a full mee ing of the Cabinet Council, declared hat any further at- tempt to pass the eciprocity agreement in the face of the frank and determin- ed obstruction of he minority of the peoples represent tives in Parliament wasp useless, and o the advice of his Ministers the Gove nor -General Friday afternoon issued pr• claaiations prorogu- ing and dissolving Parliament, calling for an election on .eptember 21 with nominations on Sep ember 14, provid- ing for the issuing .f the writs forth- with to be returna':le on October -7, and fixing October 1 as the tentative date for the meeti :• of the new Par- liament. That i the Government's answer to the Op i osition obstruction- ists. The people of Canada are now asked to decide the issue as to whether or not;they want f eer trade with the United States and whether the majori- ty in Parliament i. to rule. It is very impor ant that there be a large attendance of Liberals at the nominating cony • ntion in Brussels on Friday afternoo of this week to assist in nominating a andidate. East Hur- on should send : Liberal representative to the House of ommons and the Lib- erals of the rid g should prepare at once for the cam feign. 7,2 TLAND. A former reside t of this place pass- ed away in St. oseph's hospital in Washington, on Ju y 110, in the person of Malcolm Lemon The deceased was born in Prince Ed and Island, on May 13th, 1851, and wh -n quite a young man in company with brother, went over over to Green Ba , Wis., to another brother who had : large saw mill there. He and his brothe remained there for a few years and en went to Califor- nia where he wor ed in saw mills for thirteen years. - then went to Wash- ington and d engag:d in the saw milting business. While n this State he met and married Winn fred Dorr, on June 15th, 1898. He th a n bought land near Wiser Lake and • ettled there. After his saw mill w s a b rned he devoted v d him- self to ranching. e ng. While clearing land he met with a se.ious accident which left him nearly •lind. For the past three years he ha been in very poor health and for thr-e weeks prior to his death Was eared for in St. Joseph's hospital. The re sins were interred inres G nwaod ce etery Wiser ea Lake. W Mr. Lamont is sn vived by his vvido* and two young daughters; also two brothers, Donal in Australia sad Ron- ald an the old 1 omestead at Zetland, and three siste s, Mrs. Geo. Taylor, Lower Wingha ; Mrs, J, N. Waite, Wisconsin; Mrs. Eli Jacques, White- c)iursh. His br ther, Angus, died last October acrd tw. sisters Iliad a number of years age, he subject of this not ice spent his bo hood days on the old home farm at Z tland, A few more y ars shall roll, A. fete more season, come; And we shall , e with those that rest Asleep with n the to*tb. It is atinoune-. grain -growers roil dates for Parham individual efforts 'sympathy With th that the western not laminate eandi. nt, bat will use their have men chosen prolgratn. CLEARANCE SHOE SALE If you care to a ave money, here's a Shoe sale that in justice to your pocket book, you cannot ignore. We will not carry Shoes over from one season to an- other, and every Man's, Woman's, Boys' Misses' and Children's Shoe is priced so low that they'll go at once. See us for Trunks and lines. W. J. GREER Where quality counts we win. C. N. Griffin GENERAL AGENT FIRE LIFE ACCIDENT PLATE GLASS WEATHER insurance �:WWn:W Coupled with a REAL ESTATE and . MONEY LOANING Business. Issuer of Marriage Licenses. OMee over Malcolm's Grocery. Show Lower The Provincial Bo issued its twenty-ni dealing with 1910.9. latest year availabl the death rat osis is being ste that year the num this disease was 2, thirteen of the tot marks with satis made in special an schools, and in ins and milk supplies. Emancipation a very orderly w colored people at Eight inmates destroyed part o Hamilton Insane eath Rate. rd of Health has th annual report, Returns for the 1908, show that from tubercul- dily reduced. In. er of deaths from 11, or about one in I rate. The report etion the progress dental inspectionin ection of meat, food, ay was celebrated in y by three thousand Chatham. erished in a fire which the main a n building of Asylum. enn000nnemgmeas ThirIy Years Our Seven Colleges have been established during the past 30 years. The largest trainers in Canada. Owing to our eonnec- tion al1 over Ontario, we do better for ourr adult es any other School. You may study all at home or partly at home and finish at the College. Affiliated with The Commercial Educators' Association of Can- ada. It would be well for you to ilesiestigate before choosing. Exclusive right for Ontario of the world-famous Bliss Book- keeping System, e which is un- equalled. It is aetual Business from start to finish, and the student keeps same books as Chartered Banks and Whole. sale houses. Enter any time. Individual instruction. Fall Term From Aug, 28th Write, call or phone for particulars. WINGHAM BUSINESS COLLEGE Y;19, sleth'k'tOS, • 'r,eeldrrit, ttf,+.+++.4:+44+