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The Wingham Times, 1906-05-17, Page 1VOL XXXY.--'N0. 1788. Tailor -Made Cloches $15. We will make your suit to your exact measures, to your order for fifteen dollars cor- rectly shaped and faultless- ly fitted, superbly tailored from some pure, all -wool fab- ric, staunchly guaranteed.." For seventeen, eighteen or twenty dollars we would .use a fabric of still higher , quality. We make them with care and skill and can guarantee you entire satisfaction. Trousers made to order at $3.50, 3.15. $4, $5,16. A line aeleotioa of Gents' Fur- nishings always in stook. L&Liloinuth Tailor and Gents' Furnisher 2 doors from post office. • , .MARRIAGE LICENSES . issued by Manx PArelsos, No. Ss Victoria west, Wingham; Ont. No witnesaesreantred. DOMINION BANK wiaexaM *Capital paid up, $ 3,00 0,000 Reserve Fund and Undivided profits $ 3 ,150 ,000 WINGHAIVI WINGRAM, ONTARIO. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1066. GENERAL LOCAL NEWS. Card o I wish to expre ,the people of W ing country for t pathy during my Farmers' Notes discounted, Draft. soldon all points in Canada, the United States and Europe. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT -Interest allowed on deposits of $1 and upwards,. and added to prinoipa180th June and 81st Deoember each year. D. T. HEPBURN, Manager. !K. V.natone, Solicitor. BANK OF HAMILTON WINCHAM. Capital paid np, $2,445,000.00. Swerve Fund, $2,445,000.00. Total Aesets, $29,000,000.00. Pratdent- - Hort. War. Grissom. VimePteetdent sad General Manager. -3. TQn1 Bur.L. Assistant Gen. Manager -H. M. WATSON IDIRICOTORS John Poouhefdit� gendrle, GRrC»A,Eie [nep4otor-B. Willson. BAVIIV GB BANS. Interest spewed on deposits( of $1.00 end up• fheeN vembaera ed to atyeiaroipal on Est May and taSp.. 4 Doris ptititto tlaleo reesived at enrr`nt o 0. P. 5MITIi, Agent, 7f St IMAMS, Ilett ltors. 1, 0,1 ♦, . Brantford, May 1 Notice A special meeti Board of Trade wi oil Chamber, on Fri at 8 o'clock for el any other business before the meeting. T ks. sinoere thanks to am and surround - it kindness and sym- eoent illness, Yours siuosrely 'luau Ross. , '06. f Meeting. g of the Wingham be held bathe Coan- ay evening, May 18th tion of officers and hat may be brought 4EO. MCKENziu, President. Wingham horse Races. The Wingham :Cud Assooiation is putting forth ever effort to make the and Thursday, June t successful meeting n. It is expected Eery best horses iu The three events ke a very attractive races on Wcdnesda� 6th and 7th, the m ever held in the to that some of the Ontario will be here for each day will m. program. HORSES FOR family drivers. SALE -Roadsters and LOTT & KING. Clydesda Bills have been f the description, p the two imported Francesco, No. Sturdy, No. 11,04 J. T. McPheison visited Wingham and this year wil hotel stables eve le Stallions. sued this week giving digroe and route of Clydesdale stallions, 10,752 and Gallant , the property of Mr. These horses have or a few years past be at the E hange Tuesday e :ning. WANTED. -A goo• at•.ng boy to Learn the hardware busine Apply to J. D. BURNS. Moved t Mr. W. F. Wac: a resident of Win of ten years left week for Stratfor ted a position in Mr. Wachsmnth 1 years in the stone with this experien his new position. report the remove the town, but cal their many frien� every success in t For Vi Grand Trunk h fare for round tri and 24th, returni ween all station Susp. Bridge and and Pt. Hawn, for tickets. Stratford. smnth, who has been ham for upwards of Pith his family this , where he has accep- eyer's hardware store. as been Yor over ten block hardware and e will be able to fill The TIMES is sorry to of this family from heartily join with s in wishing them eir new home. toria Pay. ve mad ate of siugle g dging May 23rd g n May 25th, bet - in Canada, also to Buffalo N. Y., Detroit dioh. Call on agents Highest price 13aid for hides and poul- try at T. Fells' butcher shop. H. Davis has several good houses and a farm for sale. See him for particn. Ears. Arm Back,. Crushed. On Wednesday morning of last week Mr. W. Roy° Smy h, brakeman on the L. H. & B. freigh . train M with a et w th a ser- ious accident while: engaged in coupling cars at Blyth station. He was caught between the bumpers of the two cars and his left arm was badly smashed and broken in two plac.s. He was removed to the.hospital at Clinton and the fingers of hie left hand were removed. It is thought that tb•e d ctors will be able to save the arm. The young man is well- known in Wingha , having resided in this town nearly 1 his life and his friends here will be sorry to hear of this unfortunate accident. A Funni Show. The fun makers, Patten and Perry, will offer that funnasfaroe oothedy and vaudeville attraoti n, "Jerry from a Kerry," in the Win m Opera House, Saturday, May 19E This piece of comedy is considered by press and public to be the very best ea the road. The company numbers 20 people, and among top liners will be neer . the three Pattens -John, Union and George --in their comedy Act. "Serra from Berry;" Campbell and Flet er, the I omedy acrobats in many n aorobetic feats; the Perrys-George d Jenny -in a re- fined act, "The Newt y;" Major Cail- lonette, sleek wire tiet and jaggier, who rides a wheel on he wire; Mr. Dick Mitchell in a ne rube act, en- titled, "Mr. Rube frena Vermont;" the Florence Sisters, l azzie and Hazel, in an np-to date feno ng and singing not, "An Editor's Tronb ea," which intro• ducesall the This Ofco a Com. y n also . s Tie sir OWn nsuperior party oonoert nd and oreatra. atoh fotr the .tree parade. W � Resorted seats on sale at Walleye sDrag Stove. Wear Greer's Shoes and Rulabors East Hur n Teachers. The Executive mmittee of the East Huron Teachers' Assooiation 'met at Clinton last wee and decided that it was too late to a ange a program for a meeting until of r the summer holidays and that the ass dation should meet in Wingham, Fri ay after Thanksgiving Day. The m bets present were:- Inep. Robb, M J. Hartley, Blyth; Mr, Moffatt, Seafo h; Mr. Cameron, Brus- sels and Miss son, Clinton. WANTED -A good smart boy, with good education, to learn the printing business. Apply at TIMES office. Excursion t Kincardine The committee Camp Caledonia, Sons of Scotland, Wingham, is now completing arrange ents for the exour- siou to Kinoareine n Friday, Junel5th, Bills will be issued n a few days giving time of train and f e from each station from Palmerston Kincardine. The fare from Wingh will be 70 cents. The Sons of Sootl lid at Kincardine are arranging a.good program of Scottish games and a plea ant day at the lake may be looked fo Keep the 15th of Juno in mind and ake arrangements to spend the day at noardine. Are your glasses ri ht? cion chap- ges as all things do. See ' aube & Son at the Queen's hot -1 Tuesday and Wednesday, May 29 and 30th. Unto the ThirJ Generation. Mr. George Baird who is now in his 46th consecutive yes=' as principal of the Public school on the 2nd concession of Stanley, enjoys the 3stinction of teach- ing unto the third paneration. One. of the first pupils was Malcolm McEwen, then in due course name the latter's daughter, now Mrs. Adam Stewart, and now Mrs. Stewart's " ittle daughter is re- ceiving instruct}ons •n the old school and from the same ominie as taught her grandfather, he Clinton News- Reoord asks: -"Is t ere another teacher in Ontario of who the same can be said?" WANTED -A bright 3oung man, about 16 years of age, for general office work. THE WESTERN FOUNDRY CO. Sovereign G and Lodge. Mr. F. R. Blewitt of Listowel, Grand Master, is cashew. of the Exeentive Committee in charg of the demonstra- tion' to bo given in b nor of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. 0 0. F , in Toronto, Sept. 17th to 21st n t, and is spending a good deal of timed getting everything into working order- . There will be a monster parade, pr ze drills by cantons and degree staff Competitions in connec- tion with the conv:ntion at which be• tween four and five . housand dollars will be distributed amo competing lodges, and an elaborate pr ramme of the pro- ceedings has been p epared. Numerous important committe a have been seleot- ed to prepare for an carry out the work and the event will b perhaps the most important that has ver been held in Canada T connectn with fraternal societies. Excursion to Toro to by C. P. May 19th, Kin _'s Plate The Driving Cln. of rriston is running an exoursi.a by fast special train to Torouto, M a. 1 . , so as to af- ford a change to th:tp .ple to go to Tor- onto to see the Ki : s Plate Race, the classic event of the Ontario Turf. A special train is arra.: ed for return trip leaving Toronto at 1 30 p.m. May 19th, but tickets will be h••• ored on any regu- lar trains May 19th •r 21st returning. Cost of tickets fro Wingham $2.50 adult, $1 25 child. S • ecial train leaves at 9 27 a, m• Call o. Canadian Pacific agents for tickets, a . all information. Y. .on Ontario Power Commission. Speoial interest is taohed to the pub- lication by"Iudnetr Canada" of the report in full, of the tario Power Com- mission. Hitherto a 1 that has appeared of this document ha: been single type. written copies sent to the municipal authorities of the ooaaorations, at which instance the invest gation was held. Yet no reportlas baso •prepared for a long time which is o such vital interest to the general pnbli a of Western Out- ario. "Industrial C nada" has publish- ed a large extra ed tion containing this report and will furash copies from the Auctioneers nd Pedlars. The following is list of the licensed auctioneers and pe ars for the County of Huron, as furni hed by Dr. Holmes, County Trensurer: AUOTIONEERs- . F. Vandrick, Geo. Beckett, Thomas Sundry, Jas. Stanley, F. S. Scott, Thos. Cameron. Henry Bos- senberry, Geo. Elliott, J. G. McMichael, John Gill, Joseph amen, R. M. Charles, Jas. Smith, Dar Dickinson, C. H. Wilson, Jas. JonThomas Brown, Alex S. Deavitt, Wm. Holman, R. H. Gar- niss, John Purvis Edward Eossenberry, B.S.Phillips, Jos. Wliite. PEDLARS-Jno Failoon, Louis R hkopski, J. E. Barn- well, Duncan Mo onald, Wilford Mend- elson, Geo. Vanturbur Augustine e g, Mc- Guire, D. Shiels _W. K. Whaley, Stuart Miller, Geo. Be .tty, Anthony McDon- ald, James Ontt, arry Andrews, David Avidon, Henry ayden, Thos. Langan, Robt, Shaw, . J. McCracken, J. E. Frey, John Th mai, G. P. McPhee, Fred Goseman W. J. Powell, Wm, Bushfield. Toronto office for tLanty-five cents each. Fon Sara -A dbmfortable cottage, convenient to the factories, will be sold at a bargain. Apply at TIMES office. Board of Tra Organized. There was a very ood attendance at the public meeting in the Council Chamber on Friday ght last, called for the eurpose of consid ing the advisabili- ty of reorganizing W gham's Board of Trade. All present sere in sympathy with the movement a id the Board was ie -organized with the following officers: President, R. Clegg; let Vice, W. J. Greer; 2nd Vice, Abair Cosens, Secre- tary, T. Hall; Treasurer, A. E. Smith A committee, compo ed of Meseta. R H. Crowder, F. J. Tylor, A. H. Mus- grove, W. Brewer was appointed to dna t By -Laws, rules and regulations and re -siert at an ad jonrn- ed public meeting io �e held on Friday evening of this' week. Wingham needs d H. B. Elliott a Board of Trade an ways in which such a bb a.benefit to the to there is a Board of Tr 150 members and Wil able tp have as strong Every man in the.tow terest of the town at h member. There shot tendance at the meetii Chamber on Friday week. 4 there are many organization will in. En Listowel 1de with nearly gham should be an organization. who has the in - art can become a Id be a large at• ig in the Council evening of this WANTED -A geed strong young man to learn steel range making. Apply to WESTERN Fotianmx Co., Wiugham. • Anglican S Convention. The annual Saud y Scbool'convention of the Deanery of Baron (Anglican) met in Wingham on Wednesday of last week. The oouvenwon opened with a celebratiou of the 11 'ly Communion at 11 a m , by Rural DE'n Gonne, assisted by the Rector. Lu cheon was served. by the ladies of St. P ul's at noon. The afternoon conferenc opened at 1 30, with the Rural Dean n the chair, and about sixty delegate present. Papers were read by Rev. H. Hartley, Mrs. Peters, Miss Edge, a Rev. T. H. Farr. They were all of an e cellent and practi- cal character. Rev r. Tucker, of To. ronto, also gave an address. Iu the evening, divine servi e was held in St. Paul's iu which Rev Messrs. Turnbull, Perkins, Berry, Gun e and Hicks took part. The sermon by the Rev. Dr. Tucker was a mas erly and eloquent presentation of the missionary cause. Revs. C. W. Sander , H. P. Westgate, and H. M. Lang-Fo•.1 were also present. The Deanery Chaper ptoper met an Thursday morning, Mien routine busi- uess was transacted And a paper on New Testament Study vers read by Rev, T. S. Boyle. The co ivention closed at noon. The Sunday 'School Assooiation will meet next yeast Brussels. Dr Butler, London, will be at Queen's hotel, on Friday, May ldth, all day. Eye, ear, nose and throat consultations. Eyes tested for glasses. INDIGESTION ? " Why suffer from it ? ' FOTtIERGILL'S Dyspepsia Tablets RELIEVE AND CURE EVERY TIME. FOR SALE BY Walton Mckibboll Pin». K. DRUGGIST. Next doer to poatoffrce. This store closes at 8 p. m., every evening exoept Saturday. Ti R. T. o The members o No 114, Royal ante intend holdi er Wingbaue flats week, May 24th. Council are requea regular meeting ne when final arrange for the picnic. T. Picnic. Wingham Council, emplars of Temper- a picnio on the Low- n Thursday of next 11 members of the ted to .attend the t Tuesday evening ents will be made APPRENTICES WANTED -Two appren- tices wanted, to learn the upholstering business, Apply to Walker & Clegg, at the upholstering factory. Died in T rnberry There passed awn at her home in Turnberry on Frid .y last. Margaret Query, relict of the 1„te Thomas Stokes, in her 59th year, w:e vias one of the older residents of t :e township. The funeral took place ow. Sunday afternoon to the Wingham cal there of deceased, wl ing in the State of on Monday morning attend the funeral o they had not seen fo ietery. Two bro. o have been resid. hio, arrived home being too late to their sister, whom over twenty years. Visit H. E. Isard's carpet depprtnient on second floor for the largest stock and best values in carpets, oilcloths, lino - learns, mattings, curtains, eto. High Schooan September. At a special meetg of the Wingham Public School Bonn. last Thursday even- ing, arrangements i,'ere made whereby the High School Bo ,rd will have the use of three of the room's in the public school building, to Somme' September next. '1 bo of great advanta Board, as it will all a time when sohold ice with the 1st of Ids arrangement will e to the High School �w for the opening at rs will be availitble, the opening comi ag directly after the Eutrance Examin ;tions and the High School Board will in this way receive the Government and Connty grant for the last half of his year. This will make a change in the public school ar- rangements, but i will only be for a few months, as it i expected the High School building w, be completed by the 1st of December. - Loss of eyesight is worse t fortune. No matter how troubles may be, li See Taube & Son Oil Tuesday and and 30th. loss of all your eye em corrected e Qaoen's hotel dnesday, May 29th Citizens' B nd Officers. The annual b siness meeting of Wingham Citizen's Band was held on Monday evening. !the reports of the officers for the pas • year showed the affairs of the band t j be in a very satis- factory condition. TSey will be in a fully better position this y jar to fill outside en- gagements, and have prospects of a inost successful sun) .. er. An engage- ment for the 1st of J Teeswater was accept officers- were elected year: -President, R. dent, E. Forcer; sec treasurer, H. Hinecli Nichols and John F Hingstou; property Guest and R. Currie. ly celebration at d. The following for the coming arrett; vice.presi- etary, A. Piton; a; auditors, A. J. aser; sargent, A. committee, Jos. VICTO`IA DAY C P R. Ex rsion Rates. For this popula holiday ron • trip tickets will be on : ale at sing ''faro be- tween all stations on tli: . nadian Pa- cific Railway, ea of of : o• Arthur, to nearly all points o,. co a. :Sting lines in Canada. and to D:troit, Mich., and Buf- falo, N.Y., going lay 23 and 24, good to return until a'.. on May 25. See nearest Canadian acific agent for tick- ets and informati Lacrosse $c edule Arranged. District No. 2of the Intermediate series in the C. A, will this year be composed of t e Clinton, Goderich, Kincardine, Se forth and Wingham clubs. A meeti ,g of the representatives of the clubs in he district was held at Seaforth on M day, when the follow- ing were present -W. Galbraith, Clin- ton; Dr. Sale, derioh; A. McKenzie, Kincardine; C. esswell, Seaforth, and Elmer Moore, 'W gingham. The schedule of games for this eason was arranged as below: - June 1st -Sea orth at Goderich. Jane 6or7-Goi erich at Wingham. June 15 -Go rich at Seaforth. June 12 -Wi gham at Seaforth. June 15 -Wi gham at Kincardine. June 20 -Cli on at Wingham. June 29 -Sea rth at Clinton. July 2 --Olin on at Kincardine. July 2 -Win am at Goderich July 1,.n --Olin n at Seaforth July 12 -Kine dine at Goderich. July 17 -Seafo th at Kincardine. July 18 -Sego th at Wingham. July 18--Goder eh at Clinton. July 27 •- Clinto at Goderich. An -Wingh mat Clinton. Aug 33--Godri h at Kinoatdine. Ang 8 -Kinn ine at Seaforth. Aug 9 -Mlles ine at Clinton. Aug 15 -Kinn ine M Wingham, tommilek L114 Qat URGH NQTES, $1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE The united Pre byterian congregations of Ripley and B rvie, have extended a unanimous iovi ation to the Rev. W Cooper Mercer, f Owen Sound. Stl2end one thousand d lars and a manse. Rey. E R. b' tch, B A., pastor of tl e Wingham Ba ist ohurch has taken charge of Tees ater Baptist ohurch for the earning ye and will hold service every Sunday afternoon and on Thurs day evenings. R:sv. Mr Haan, of the North Street Methodist Chu ch, Goderich, preached Sunday Sohool anniversary sermons in Wingham Met diet church on Sunday last. Rev. Dr. undy took Mr. Hazen's work at Goderic . Rev. E. R. Fit , pastor of the Wing - ham Baptist Cn roh has successfully passed his final ex minatious at MoMast- er University and he ordination service es will be held in the church here on Friday evening, M y 25th, particulars of which will appear our next issue. In seven of the a nual Couferenoes of the Methodist ohm )h in Canada, nine- teen of the miristeas who began their ministry in June, ;1856, will celebrate their jubilee. The names of those in the London Confei,'ance are as follows: the figures after ea -h name indicate the number of years the active work: Stephen Bond, 50; George Brown, 34; John Learoyd, 45; uhn R. P1,0, 41. • Taube & Son, eyesi ht s cialists, will be at the Queen's hot 1 Tuesday and Wednesday, May 29 and 30th. Ad- dr(as all cowutumcatiuus to A. L Ham- ilton, oluggist, Wingham FARII FOR SALE. -A good 100 -acre farm iu the township of East Wawanosb is offered for sale at a bargain for a quick sale. Terms and full particulars at the TIMES office. •!IlsommolimMissuguismismer Farm Pr perty Sold On Tuesday Mr Lamont sold his farm property of thirty five acres. south east of the to.vu to M : Thos Forbes. This is a nice property and is very co.ivenient to the town. 'The sale was made - through 3. H )hieholtu, real estate agent. Dr. Ovens, London, Surgeon Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat will be at Me- Kibbon's drug store, Tuesday, May 29th Hours 2 p. in. to 8 p, m. Glasses prop- erly fitted. Esteemed Resid nt Passes Away. Mr. John Alderso , one of Wiugham's highly esteemed res ents, and the cap- able, and obliging ba gageman on the L , H. & B. division of 'the Grand Truuk, died at his home o Ratter street, this town, on Saturday a'teruoon last, after an illness of only a f w days' duration. Mr. Alderson hadn been feeling well of late, but continue to work until May 1st, when he was forced to resign. Acute diabetes set , which developed rapidly, and notwit standing the efforts of physicians and t e best of care and attention, the die ase could not be checked. The 1 to Mr. Alderson was born at Shildo ,County of Durham, England, on December 14th, 1848, but had resided in this 'Country for the part forty years, thirty;five years of which he had been in the -wploy of the Grand Trunk. For sometime he was a resi- dent of Fergus, ad later resided at Palmerston and Southampton, coming to Wingham twely years ago, and since that time has been i baggageman on the L , H. & B. He was most popular among his fellow -employees on the road, and was highly respect id as a citizen of the town. He was an Anglican in religion, being a faithful member of St. Paul's Church, and in politics ho adhered to the principles of 1 the Liberal party. Thiity-four years ago he was married in Fergus to Miss 4nnie Robinson Mo. Williams, who st rvives him, with one son, A. J. Aldersoh, of tbis town. Two sisters of the dec ased reside in Eng. land, he being tl e second eldest of a family of five. e had been a member of Fergus Lodge I. 0. O. F, mace 1876. A memorial ser ice was conducted at the family resid nce on Sunday evening, by Rev. T. S. oyle, and the remains were taken by ain to Fergus on Mon- day morning f r interment in Beleyde cemetery. Six members of Maitland Lodge I. O. O. ., acted as pallbearers here, and a larg number of the brethren followed the r mains to the station. Rev. Mr, Boyle, r. J. H. Chisholm and Mr, John Quit attended the funeral obsequies at Fer as. Eye Troubles are chiefly caused by abase and neglect. Do not neglect your eye sight as it is priceless and when once gone cannot be restored. - We are expert eye fitters, and can snit all who have eye troubles. Call and see us, at • Walley's Drut Store ▪ Phone lee, Successor to McCall Fc Co WINGJM .1B1USINESS COLLEGE is a High-grade Commercial School — %TERM COiinses — Commercial - Stenography - Telegraphy Write DEO. SPOTTON, Principal., Wingham Real Estate Office. Property for sale in and around the growing Town of Wtraham; easy terms and low interest. $4500-100 acres, See mile from St. Augustine; excellent land. 84800-200 acres ; uiil•. i"ra m Glenan- nae. School ou taro. Brick house. bai.kb . $6000-150 acres, 21= miles from Win gbam ; townreap of Turnberry. WIEGEADM TOWN PLOT 8750-12 acres, good land; frame house, MO- tale' acres. 10 minutes walk from Wlneham E' 0 81050- 7 acres with frame hoose and barn $1500-11 acres; brick house, bank barn ; an excellent market garden. TOWN PROPERTY. 8850 -Frame cottage on Frances St. $1100 -Frame house. 10 rooms; good rspair r"LeTward St. $2800 -Brick dwelling, 14 rooms and store. Splendid location for board- ing house; rents for $320 per year; Josephine St The above are only a few of the mauy properties I have ou my lists. Wingham Town Lots for Sale. Agent for improved and unimproved Western Lands near Schools and Churches. Call and get particulars. J. H. CtiISi-IOL!'1, Real Estate, Insurance and Loan Agent. Vapstone block, Winahasn. 1 Eve body Works. Mr. Peter Ewan, for thirty-two years .deputy -governor of Toronto jail, is 9.ead. W heiiTanbe &So attend -to your eyes you get the benefit ! oy(tr 35 year, ex- perience. rience. Ca11 an stilt them at the and edne.• n� W Queen's y, May 29ton and 30tH, ' Everybody Warks but father." Is a sad and :11 tinned jest, Sines tho hone` cleaning season opened He has no time for rest "Mother” hanes out soap suds, And so does' istar Ann, Bat the chap t at beats the carpets Is our old m . B Almon Times. When a Woman Comes Here For Shoes There's no question or risk about Style, fit or price. Our reputation is a patentee of SHOE EXCELLENCE. There are new Spring styles here of every good sort; light and dainty Shoos, Oxfords, Sandals and Slippers for dressy costumes, and stronger made kinds for street and general wear. We have a size, a width. a style and a price for every woman's foot, eye and purse. $ t 50 way up to $3.50. W. J. Greer THE SHOEH.