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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1901-2-7, Page 1THREE ' A•811 ADV'T8 AwI ACTIVE AGENTS WHEN PLACID /N THE SIGNAL 14441414444144444114444 LOOK AT YOUR LABEL! IT SHOULD BE MARKED PAID FOR ...1901 FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR. -28t6 • IS YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO "THE SIGNAL" THE WEEKLY MAt+t\cT REPORT. 00011tOst. Feb 6, (901. Fall W neat 0 62 to 63 Flour. to alit per owt 3 10 to 2 10 lour. I•atont, per owt 9 50 to 2 50 Bran, 11 t . . .. ... . .,....� 13 M to14 00 Shorts, w to «. M 00 told 00 Screening., par cwt l 00 to 1 00 Rye per bush - .. 0 40 to 050 Buckwheat, per usb 0 40 to 0 50 Oats. Vbnab ....... 57 to628 Pew p bash. ., .............. 56 to 0 57 Barley, our busk .,, May. new, w ton. Petetose. near. 0 Raab.., Sutter. ..... -. ()hawse. oar Ib.,.. ■ser• fresh anpaskel..0 4416,.. Woo. .. Hid.., Iamb-dklne .... Uva hoes Dreamed Hots Bacon.............. lord. per Ib. Dressed tl.ef, tore quarter Dressed Heol brad Cattle, Rzpert .... OrdlWl S\ to 0 37 60 to 800 10to025 17 to 0 18 10 to 0 11 16 to 0 19 (O to s 00 01 to 5 .'J 50 to 0 (N) 50 to 5 75 O0to7o0 10 to 0 17 Utto 0 15 121 0 13 00 to 0 00 00 to 01) 75 to 4 50 00 to 350 Oai'd 01 Thank ■ CARD 07 THANKS. 1 take this opportunity of tendering my thank. to the Roon.m eel Mutual Vire Inoue once +!ompaoy for iko prompt war In which tb., paid the 0'I 1,f Sloss for ineuranne, which I had oo the •pp!e evaporator at I)ungannoo. which was destroyed b• gra on October Ord. 1000. MATNRW RI.9y15LL, I)ongane,D, January fit le If 11. Charles ifv new. stoat Oo4erlah. 8altford Tannery Ll A LTFURD TANNERY. SA b oatbt the tannery by n .loasph Book. 1 m prepared In par the higher- • ,eti prioe for hides hors hitter, .been Alin. wool, tallow and fun. Ala, tannt-1t o' fur. and robe. and making fur wounds 0 •od lag tore of alt kinds. WILI.I''All MAILD[L For data _ - _ FOK SALE. OR TO RENT. -TWO C story brick shop, corner Vtnlorla and Trate' tar .trusts, Ooderioh Apple to W. J. PONMOHIK Iltf L"OR SALE. -LOTS 95, 96, 117, 118. 119 r and 141 in Hutohl•oo's survey, all In Ood•rich. For partloulus •ppl. to PHILIP IIULT. Berretter, to., Oodarlch. March 11th, 1900. t19 -et H0C.•le. AND LOT FOR SALE -LOT [`L 16, WIAder rr r liutoble-0i earn', the prnnerty of the Ivo Ars. Clyne Apnly at Ibis °Mee or to THUS. LACKY. Ooderlch P.O lett A0001) 80 ACRE FARM FOR. SALE Lot 21. onaorsloo 11- re,A.'loh Town ship, situated le male. from linlmrv,lle. 3j miles from Clinton. Good henchme., fences, orchard. wells. and option creek A good held of fa'l wheat. Terme r.a.ona le For p.rtio- unto .gist, to THUS. (1t•NIRY, anetIoaeer, Ooder,ob. let f FARM ItOR MALE -THAT FIRST clime farm known as the "('aaesd•y Farm," being 1 half :rat 10, oonne.elon 1. Fast W•wanosh, 100 scree. Warren cleesed and in • good suite of enetiv.ttno. 1 acre b tib. There is on the p1... • good two storey frame dwelling house 56x30 with wing leen, end • g od stone callar. • retype barn Me5d with atone stables ender. 4 seers of grad orehord. 2 Knott never Minnie spring wells, The .0,l is • good olay loam, ahou, 70 acres In R. ow. N nem of f.11 wheat, and some fall ploughing. The tenor are good- It 1. on • leading gravel road Convenient to ^hurohes, school, eta., 1 mile from the villas. of Auburn. 5 miles from Mite, 12 miles from the towns of Iloierloh and Clinton. This la a very desirable pleas - co poor or waste lead. For tnll particulars apply to P,IILIP HALT, solicitor for the estate of the late Mrs. Caws dey. VICTORIA, IN MEMORIAM The Day ot Mourning. Oh served In Oodetrieh. Niggle. S ervice' at St. 6eerge's and knee Cleereb e.-TrIbatea t• tete e;eedaeas awl alreas.ese of t e Monarch Wk... Neat.. We Years. Setarday-the earlier part of tine day espeoully-win almost like Sandie/la Gods- ✓ ioh. To. stores were aimed sod bushier , suspended. and Ibe d.5' was fitsisgly ob- served as an matinee of mourning. Before the hour of the memorial servioes l0 the oburohse the bells tolled solemnly for the death of the good Qu.... The 0, C. 1.Cadets and Marines paraded. with Capt. Grant and Lieut. trait and Yarr- ows representing the 33rd Regiment, and Col, Verooe in oemmand. With the Marline Band at their bead, they marobsd round the Square and Masao" to Knox oburoh, In front of which t5e bend played the Dead Maroh. They then entered the oharoh, w here • epee. had b..o reserved for them, Each red cost or khaki tank, displayed a mourning band oo the sl..v There was a lareo oo0gr.gation In Knox oburoh, comprising persons from all the churches ,n town. 'fh• services was core deeded by the pastor, Rev. Jas. A. Aod.r- eon, the pesters of the two Methodist oharoh.., Rev. J. Wilson and Rey. J. W Robinson, and Re.. Jas. Hamilton, of U• too and Leeburo ohm -Mies. The pulpit was dnpet lo black and pimple, with several fi tyre, Rev. Mr. Anderson opened the solemn ..rote. by prous0souig some aperopn•t. vers from Sculpture, oommenot•g with the words from Job it,., 1, 2 : " Man that is born of • woman 1e of few days, and fall of trouble. H• oome'h forth like • flower, aod to out down . he death •Iso as • shadow, and ooshnaelh not " And .losing with the verses from 2 T,m• Otey, Iv.: " I have fought • good fight, I have fin lotted my course, 1. have kept tae 1•ith beoo.forth there is laid up for a crown of rlght000eoow, whioh the Lord, tee rlthtes01 Judge, shall gin me at that day ; .od not to me only. Let unto all them also that love Ids .ppoutag.' !Our the singing of the bymo, "0 (,od, our help i• ease pant," Re.. Mr Hamilton road from 1 Corlothises xy., from the 20th ver... Rev, Mr. Robinson led in prayer, and the hymn, " Asleep In )..us I blessed d eep,' wee followed by an address from Rev. Mr A ilaoo. Mr. VY deo in hie opeeing remarks e lated that he would not dwell °poet the very impatient tbiege that belonged to the reign of our lees Wenn' Queen the anise n usn of territory, the glory of her reign. the programs in .uleno., art and literature,. sod these other things whioh read" the era, the moat Illustrious of history 'lite prove was taking up fbes• things and in the, years to oome we ooald belay them to remem Mimeos. 11 was rather to the character of our late beloved Queen that he would direct attention There was living, and there wee Ityfog It was reed by nos of the apostle' : '•1 am crucified with Christ : nevertheless I Iles ; yet net 1, but Christ livstb In me : and the life whioh I now live In the flash 1 11.. by the faith of the Soo of God, who loved me, and gave blmeell for me " The apostle r"oognlred that there was • life which he had hoed whioh was lacking ; 1010 former life, this Ids of self, had now been oroolfisd. Tears were many 11•ss to ht.ury whioh exemplified this td.., The Karl of Shaftsbury lived not as • noble earl but as a ('hrletlao',otlemao, amine the • ivanta4ra whioh bio position ga.. him for (:brise .od the benefit of youoe manhood. Lady Som did not Irv. • ht• of •elr.ho..., bat de•eted her glee and fortunes Io behalf of womankind. Lady Aberdeen was not contest to live merely a venal life as the wife of tits Governor-General. hat used her loflaeno' In the furtherance of many gond designs. There was tioward, the pillion thropl•1, who Pout oat among men for the betterment of the downfalls° and by his of forte brought about prison reform Alex- andre, our preeeet Queen, bas thought of other Wogs than moral, her high position to the state ; during her life ah. has collect eel sod distributed $250,000,000 to charities. and other helpful ways for the baoert of mankind. This di,tteottoo between liviog and living 1■ to be seen in the I - f• of our late Queen. Mb. might have bee° a mere figure. head, might have occupied herself solely with the Goole% detlss of her position ; hat ib.liyed not for.rlf, but for the amellora• Mon of her people and the uplifting of Mr empire. W. neon! now many effort. ,he put forth, 001 beoanse she was Qaoeo, bus out rel the goodoese nl her heart, tor the benefit of her people. Though she le dead she still eves ; her high end Christine wom- anhood will Ilya in history and ,n the tr8u- omce whioh her 1St" has wrought Datil the sun .Rall mass to shine upon the empire of which she was the heed. Uses of Brest man all remind as We can mak* our lives sublime, mantra el, ck st-,1 ser. And, departing, lesy• behind os M.roontbe a^d manof•com:ng risks 011 Footprinw oo the sande ot tit were rate.. Call et Otsee. JI It t. not ...,.....rs alias tea W. GLENN CAMPBELL Organist and musical director of North et. Methodist church. and teacher of pianoforte. pipe orWan and theory. will be pleased to r• celve pupil.. Instruction given either at studio or at pupil's home, as desired. Studio at Zwereon's Malo Ston, West et. Medical. D R.S. TURNRULL & TURNBU'LL, Physician". surgeon.. etc. Office. Hemilton sir:•er, Night .alb answered (rem omcx Telephone 1t :. -J.L.7UHNHCLI, F. D.TUIINBULI.. I IR -4 SHANNON ft ..1,1,04. PHY t SIC'ANS.nl 9.irgeoea. Mee in Bank of ('on.,nnra. hu Mina, toot side of %Visor. 1' • /ht rally •t residencies iM.Osllow, I'r, Shan on. old ,ew,denee, Napier Mt.. 11840 et. w. ''hone 11. 'Menne 6`+. Warning. NGTICR IS HEREBY OIVEV T•IIAT s0 y nus .hMtlsg ca otheteel.. treatises ing anon any part of wt/ premerty wilt M ar rested f of oromuSMd. R. C. ATT7 tfLL, Itldgewoo.l Park. , Imuran.., eta sheet.' Ai: E. MRAW; u119196 fit-fli' t1R- AN('T8 and real rotate agent. OMOee, to" door east of P. O., °nderlch. Agent for the leading mutual fin In.nr.•oe oom lanes, aa4 Igreat ard nobl• in the sense in whiob wespeak of lords end eerie. Queen Victoriawas • high, worthy Christie° woman, faithfel to the trust imposed in her, faithful inthe sphere lo whioh she was plened ; andevery women is a queen, every man, l• this*ease • kluge who te faithful to the tenet re.posted in her or in him. The woman isIrritator than the queen ; the man it greaterthan the king. Queen Viotoria's life weemoulded by the training of her early childhood. Her father, the Duke of Kent, rr.quested hie friend, the Risher, of Salisbury.to pray, not that hue child should escapeanxieties and responsibilities, hut that tinemight direct end gaid• her. She wits holeap to Ood in the prayers of her fatherand mother. and she oommentod her reign by asking for prayers to her behalf. There' are prayers wh uh are more form, snob a■ have sometime' been offered tor kings in the PUG ; but the prayer that went out from millions of hearts, "tiod Sav• the Queen," In very few oases win of this kind -thee wee something In Queen Vioiotia's life that brougbt out that prayer from the hearts of her people. The prayers oa her behalf were *Gomel, in bier Iib and for the benefit of the Empire and tower's the establishm-ot of right prtaolples, and they will bay's(' tb• time when cbis empire, greater than ever empire was beton, will ben bad • greet In thence in bringing to past the uni I empire of which the ruler shall he the Ktug of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Mr. Wllsos then epok• of the tolerance u matters of creed whiub was shows by Queen Victoria, and nested some touldeei� of her life to Illustration. It was Oct thei\ she woe oerelei 1 •r lenorant in regard to tbeelegloal matters ; but her sympathy with goodoeoe went out everywhere and passed tit. bounds of oreed. She Ilved the better lite, and the nation was called upon to reooe• oixe those .Magi 1a her life whioh made it nos of the greatest In history Ube ser rows whioh she was called upon to endure bad served to broaden her love for her people and to make even more 000stant her fidelity to her work. Tbe.* leonine should 1» loomed from her Itfe ; sad e•eryone of her subjede, young or old, ought to be bet• ter for the grand, the beautiful, tb. roysl life whioh Queen Vtoterta lived. fbe hymn. "The seeds of time are "ink tog," woe sang, sod was fellewed by Mr. Anderson -s address : "To observe a period of general mourning en the death of snood and greaten* soya- retgu, and to spend • ;xenon of that period le devout aad holy assembly, is tb• hoses) •ugpe.uuo ol the oilman heart. It 1B both natural and right to bewail the lose of the great and good. Moreover,tbts is but follow - tog Soriptor• preoedeot." Here Mr Aneer- soo referred to the public mourolog occa wooed by the death of Jamie, Arran, M• nes, Josiah and Stepb•o, sod 000uoumg ..Id : "And today, when all that is mortal of our good and beloved Queen ta bemg borne to Its last r..tme plain, the whole world bears testimony to tea sorrow, and the hearts ot millions of her loyal, devoted sabj,uw, oompnsiog one fourth at the wend'• population, are pierced with deep and poignant grief. This universal sorrow has not mesa simply because the most tl- Iustrlouo monarch of modern times that ever gr.oed ea earthly throne 1. deed That event wee sure to come. W• were to • me suss prepared L.r it, because of her ad- vancing -sen sod growing infirmities, but, as I take it, this world-wide sorrow Is • to buts to her goodoess rather than to her ireataees. 11 is fbe world's benediction upon • pun, lofty, 0oosteteet, Christian har•oter. The saiatly % totorta was a mighty morel and tptrltual force in the Mod. '1'h. peerless features of her char.° ter radiated to countless directions, A,Hus tee blame/ to millions beyond her own realm, fluidteg, inspiring, confirming, trans lormtng tnem. By the wl.dom of her oouose'•, by the saroe.toese of her efforts, bf her personal kindn..s and oheerlul, ober noble gifts, all prompted by . • sense of righteousness toward God and toward man, she exerted an influence which made Medi felt ,n s•ery uhaonel when thought sod feeling find expression -In penile word and loving deed, to the hallowed privacy of the home, In the wider range of the emus' oir- ole, in the seared domain of the ahurob, in Inc secular realm of business, and in the mon •rteod•d policy of the state. The goodness of our late Queen was not that of • m,re moralist. Her strong nature re0og Meed • personal Uod and personal Saviour, Isidore whom sae bowed In humble sutmis sion sad joyful service. Her courage end resoled= in doing her duty, to facing d;lfi- oulties, in giving reprools and Impro•lor opportmetiee, were prompted and strength sod by au element of p sty that dominated bar nature. 'She did that which was right to the sight of the Lord.' ISotwlthetand,ng the oppostuoa that at timer arrayed Swell agales', her she proved to hor Ministers and to the world that she was possas.od of • •uftiolent force ot personality and will to enaeleher, when her heart was set on well doing, ro reels. the oomb!ned throe . 1 0A1 std. olroamstan0ee, and t0 crown her efforw with sono.... It was Victoria's true reli• alone feeling 'hit Inspired her to sasb actio lty. Whether as a daughter, a wits, a mother, • widow or • Qaeeo Mee was al - way. queenly and womanly, sod that be Doose of her true and deep Christian to attn.tt,whtch adorned her char -sow with •h onameet and grans ter ahoye all that earth affords of the beautiful and the rare. The ezosllenoe of bet personal worth le today bates recognized throughout the unison..., and that worth will be more greatly valued as the years roll by. She were • precious treasure not everywhere to be found, scand- ium forth as a unique personality, not only beoanse of the length of her reign among the sovereigns of the earth, bat bemuse of the wide domain over which her Influence was exerted, Hy her pennies wisdom and taor, whloh wee largely governs -4i by her loo• for her sabjeew, roe frequently held In check th• belligerent element In the nation She w ee • woman who studied 'the things whioh make for poste,' end when wise dlplo many and p.aoetal overtures failed and the nation was brought Into 000g,aw and wan, she was earnest to her sapptloatlons at the throne of grace Ihst the King of King. sod Uo,.roor of nations might take under H1s fatherly oars the men who were sewing her e mpire on land and Ise, and mercifully favor the cause of the country, and speedily bring to an sod all war and bloodshed. Doubt - tee' the trials of her latter days were to• oreued Ey the cosines she beheld, In the re- turned crippled soldiers, to the grief striek eo, heart -broken, sad bereaved homes of dear old England. and by the harrowing tales she herd of suffering and distress and death in the battlefields on the African veldt. lest her lova to her soldiers, instead el waning, as her physical strength was ebbing •way, waxed stroueer le evidenced by M. despatoh whioh King Edward sent the other day to Lord Methane : ' On* of the Queen's lase enquiries woe after your• .If and the 4Ill nti army under your oom mend.' Her Most Gracious MajorityIs now no mere. Bat `It Is not all of death to die.' `To be absent from the body Is to be present with the Lord.' Shit 11,.., enthroned In the singdom abnve,wearlog a crown of more tilt. tering splendor than that. which she ha. jest laid mitts. Her memory shell lees with as, and not die. The kind words which she has spnkoo, and the kind floods which •hn hoe does, will oome ap as • memorial of her In the ages to Dome May we oatoh Sha inspir- ation of her gaol and noble life, for the Al mighty says to as, as truly as he said to her: ' H• thou faithful unto death, and f will give thee • ornwo 0t lite ' " t% hen this pawing world is done " was the olosiog hymn. rhe congregation stood while the nepotist. Mr. Jordan. played the Devi Marnh In 9oel, and when the e/online* end majestic) music of the requiem hail em•eeA Ray. Mr. Miens proseaoeed the honed lotion. Attar the mogr•gatleo had moved one, WR. R. RORKRTSON. Accountant and lnennnee Agent Rooks and accounts made ape Hnlldlners rented and rents o"Ileoted. Fire loeurane° In Rrltlt'1 and (Canadian Companies. 010Ios- In from 1foot k Hari office Nfwth street Ooderlrh. jd". J. T. NAFTEL, G1:NERA1, IN. 1r� Sl7RAN E an A Real IC.tale .gent, Fire, left*, Accident and Plate Mose !neurone. eReote'l on mutual or rash p'an at lowest rates coed ble, Host Neenah and Centidlan oompenio rep- resented. (Mice next door to °arrow it Garrote, Har listen, Hamilton etre it. Pubks Nodes. NOTICE TO DEBTOR•+. Raving dlep„sed of my implement hminem, 1 take this opportunity of informing oer mo na debtor, that all .conis and past ll mast be settled for at one 1' BROWN x Goderleh. Jan. hied, 1M1. AYOt10111 Bales. AUCTION NALIC of A TRAM OF working heroes •a I ton Dow. In calf u • pees bred sh Orth ,ret bn11. on NATIJRDAT, IICRRUARY OTN Fe n'olesb, P M., at Gumtree Auction Mart •vie .trtetrfr(lode.wh 1 alen 1 5.t of tarsi rese, I et of .Ingle h veers, 1 een110 not Mr. 1 derle mutter. Terme - Nine months- reedit nnthirredlt as furnishing aper'ved trent noir., It f 10//geI OUNDNY. anntios"er. Ammo Wanted. t1i^-' PPREifrioRB WANTED - DREW ars =woo owe,wanted •t owe, to SMITH BROS. k (m Lost D. M°GILI,ICUDDY, EDITOR. RENEWED FOR 1901 ? the Cadet., led by the choir, sang "Duo Save the -King." At fit reserves. The memorial seine. In St. George'. oburoh ou Saturday mero,og was very large ly attended and the Sons of England were present in a body. The draping@ of the oburoh were ul royal purple with • little black intermixed, and the frontal and pulpit hangings were very neatly ornamented with eoolnteeUoal d..iges embroidered iu white. the church bell wits tolled during the whole of the impree'tve servo*. Chopio'e funeral march, played by lb. ofg•0i•t, Mr. Cuff, assured by Harold lilaokewoe on the flute, termed • Attlee prelude to the solemn service, which opened with the hymn, "Forever otitis the Lord." Toe ninetieth psalm and the hymns, "Rook ot Agin, Cleft for Me," and, '•Now the Laborer's Task to O'er," were feelingly �ung. The rector, Rey. M. Turnbull, delivered on oddr.es ua the Irl. of the late Queen. He spoke of her as having discharge I all the duties moldeut to her .tatted position to a mintier to grin the respect and esteem of the world, At a very Duly 1..e she was called to her exalted position and all through her long r•lgo ahu had been divinely sur tainted in the di.ob.rge of her officio! duties. But le was 00' only as, queen that we loved and honored her, but es • woman, one .0 whom were found all the nest qualities of bar sex. Sbe had been a f•Ithlui wile and mother mid bad not protested her home duties in bringing up • urge family. Her quiet, womanly disposition, her reguiar at• tandem,. on the motion 01 grace and 1h• Cenntan fortitude with which abs bore her bereavem,o s,of whioh she had her toll ,bare, woo the respect and love ot atI, and the great oeremenle io conneahon with her funeral were the world's way ot shooting its love sod respect for her who had gone to the bless sed 1000117 where es hoped owe day to meet her. At the 0000lusioo of the urvlos the whole oongregatloo stood durlow the playilet 0f Mendelssoho'e funeral march and then de. parted while the Dead March iu S.meea was played by the organist. TOST -ON MONDAY, FRB. 4TH. BF,. tween Mr, °a. Porter's Ronk Ntors and his re.idenne or between his resilience and his mother*" on RayO.11 Read, a •ma'l blank finger prime, containing • sum of money lalen • few Postale etsmpel The Roder will he well rewarded by ,seving at PORTRR'S BOOK STORE. It %Wh :, 'f Weed THE TOWN COUNCIL. lepers ear the rreeeedI.g. of the Last Sega. oar Meeting. The regular meeting of the town council was held on Friday ••eo,0g last. All the memberr were present Toe treasurer's st.tsm.at for the mouth of January woe as follows Helenas from IHuember, 1900 $743 74 Reosi on- T.xe' Neuresidenttaxes teeter rates { 689 25 25 01 641 93 Electric raves.......,. 422 Bel1.tay•ble (reeew.le). 7,000 00 M,nkma toad 'merest.. 63 60 M.itlaod cemetery,... 29 00 Model school t.ee .. b 00 8,776 62 19,520 Duhursemeou- :irlrriee.... . , ......9 209 55 Priming and advertising 44 BO Sp•olol grants , 60 OC Fire department 7 39 EI..Noa .0000st (bylaw) 37 ('0 Publ.o work• 16 LU Charity 9 56 Public library 100 00 Debsatan meerest..... 125 00 tittle payable (renewals). 4,500 00 Book interest 89 20 %%wetworks malut 349 41 Electric ligbt 123 38 }'u b11c schools... 407 42 Electric light capital1,369 11 liranohth,o walk,; 252 80 Sink:ng fund 63 60 Miscellaneous Elevator l'levator Joiners' . . 232 90 - C.C. and 0. ezpeoses,24 65 8 075 70 Ralanoe 91,444 66 ,}.met Reid, tax collector, was sullen ire to osotin0, the levy aad collection of tate. .till unpaid The J. E. Ellie Lny of Toronto. agalb wrote in regard In Illu1loaung dale for lbs court h. use Mont The matter was bun over for future oonnd.ration. A notice of the adjourned anodal meet ing of the .nerehold.rs of the titdericr Eiry•tor sod Tr•nstt Company, to be hal at. the Rosin House, Toronto, oo February btb, was read. and on motion o1 Memr.. Homb.r and Martin it w.o resolved th.- Mr. Darrow be asked to repreeeet the tow. .t the maet,ng, and that he be furnished with a proxy t.,1 that. purpose. A W. Hepburn, general m 1 ,h Lsae O.,t.rle N.ngrtloa Co , Proton, Om., wrote staling Mot th• oompa0y were talk mg 0f operating a feet steamer bio the Cleve- land, Toledo and Sault Ste. Marie roue, via God«etch and eteor,tan Ilay, and asking for information. The oomn,unloattoo was recaived and bled. A eommanlo•tino from the Canadian Fire Underwriter'. Association, drawing the coaomt's attention to the lase report of Moir teep.oter oe the tow's fire appliances, was referred to the fin committee. A deputation appeared before the cooncll asking fora grant of $25 for the Heron Poultry and Pot Stook A.sooiatloo. The matter was lett to the hands of the spacial commtttle. The following ammonia were referred to the tinanoe committee : Marine Band, .ear •,r011 at Trnnp.r Weetb.rald'. reception, $11 ; Garin,k Pack mg ('n„ H.milton, tacking for power house, $187 60 ; Wm Kirkbride, drying fin hose, 98 ; Th. Start pour mg and advertising, $35 62; N. V. A. Dymeot, cedar pole and posts, 03 30 ; A. Mol) Allan, $61.39. The report of the finance committee, recnmmeedfng the payment of • large cam- ber of aosoDntt was adopud. The speotal onmmttu" asked for further time to consider the offer of the Matimid River Power Co. ; recommended that no sotios be taken In tis" mat•sr of David Reld's olaim for damages for injury to his horse ; and reverted that they had Instruct ed the clerk to writ. Long Brno., of Coiling wood, In reference to haying ;heir line of hosts •3401 a t OOd.rtoh and tint • sub com- mittee, consisting of Mr. Humber. the Mayer sad Mr Martin. had boon appointed to consult with Mr. (l.rrow to regard to rhe prno..dlnis taken •tomer the elevator oomp•ny, with power aro sot. The report was adopted. An amount of Mr. Kaaren (Stratford) for street ts,pectlen woe erd.rd to b. paid, Bylaw No 3 of 1901. to •mead bylaw No. 6 of 1880 by °hanging the number of members of the water and Ilrht committee from three to fin, was read three times and adopted. The spool eemmit.tee was empowered to appoint • sub-onmmittee to cooler with the Maitland )Lyer Co to swam further infra mattes la regard in the aeheme to supply the town with power. On motion of Mestere Marlin and Ifun1- bet, It was resolved that a "message on tee half of the Melees of Oderlch in ramose. ee the death of Queen Vlotatle, be .sot for external nm only, le a positive 00110 for spinal dls'aase hip disease, Inflammatory rhea matlsm, lame honk, lumbago. sere thrnat weak and *ram longs, braises, moraine .tiff bine', roptnre and all kit/rod AI•-ases. 1l has algin hone toned sonrs for throat al footnote In hotfoot Nose senatee withnnt having the trade meek en Isnot. and wrap per* and R. A. Molennens IAnIm.hL Gods ✓ loh, oat.. stamped on was .sal on neon bottle. Mannt•otnres Only ho tl'PFICMIA A. Mn 1.EHMAN, role mono. and prep. New g ate sliest. Oodoelob. Oat, reline tv len 4 ,r'.... eseeww....- 116 to Hu Ezostteaey the G timers! to be conveyed to His Imperial Malsaty' the K,ov, It was r..olved , .t the band be engaged fur the pais-. un .ieturday In connection w itis the ohDarv. nos of the day of mourning for our late Qa.eo. THE FREE LIBRARY• S ewer's ler loos -Tete institution of tete Possess 1. Kvldeatly a es. Reoe,pts- B.laooe from 1899 $ 27 00 Sale of reeding card. 48 15 Legislative grant 1. readlag room ,. 35 10 Town grant 400 00 County gran 15 00 Back intermit oo deposits 75 t. 'i,`rfi 1 526 50 Espeoditure- Rent .... . $ 48 00 Hormuz.. .. ..... 6 45 Mr. Duffs salary 150 00 Books bought 148 70 Maget,nes and newep.pero.,, 68 40 Printing rules and reading Dards16 75 lnouranoc. 6 00 St imp en•I screen ' ' 6 60 leaidentals ..............6 Baleares o° band ., 68 91 69 1526 50 The absye bo•nutal statement was audit .1 by M . iRetortion and B.11, town auditors. 140. receipts from readers' cerdr' ton iu reality an 152, l0.tead of 948 15 as above, the difference befog received tun lets for the report. 1). J NArTSL, tress over. No. of volumes (.pproximat.) in the li brary : History, 431 ; bieeraply, 273 v .yavise and travels, 322 ; soon°. and .rt, 486 ; 111), ,'ter", 130 ; poetry, 114 ; rellivuu • Itterature, 165 ; fiotion, 1,105 miacell•o•ous, 713 ; reference, 75, Total, 3 814. Hooks bought in 1900 : History, 51 ; heigraphy, 3 ; soyas., 22 ; *oieoe. and •rt, 26 ; 'oboe, 4 ; reltvious literature, 5 ; totton, 105 ; moon !Renew', 63 ; reference, 5. Total, 290 *1e Volumes iwued during 1900: Hlerory, 00 : blogr•pey, 128 ; vnt:•g•! and travel, 1237 ; velem* sat art, 145 ; poetry, 72 ; rel:gtoie•IltentUrr, 83 ; fiction, 8844 ; ince• cell .neon., 1424 ; 'Merano., 43 ; m•g,zm.., 117. Tut•1, 14.090 Daily newspapera, 3 ; megaztoes and per• todto.le, 13 ; weekly papers, 10 As recutred by the Government, the library is lammed to the sum of 1800. '1ho institution of t0• tree library moms to have been • decided .0ooes.. We have now 60U readers eel an Issue of 14,090 v,.lum.c, whereas before the Dumber of vol um.. woe .bout 8000er 9000 on the average It will be seen that the (ward hoe kept well wittio the •pproprtat,ow of $4011 from the tows, begiontog witb 127.50 and ending with $6$.69 oh hand Next year v.e shall reoe,ve • much 1 Uovernmenl grant. Ties will to offset to • greet event by the sew catalogue, the absence of whioh has been much complained of by the public. wTh« bbrartso, Mr Dar, has, we think, ti 1 .1,e position very setl.tactorlly, keep- ', _ he room .zos•diogly clean and tidy auu heel: at the same time 000rten05 and hell fel 0 :he ruder* end frequenters. Cruz no would 000fer • great favor If tbey would from time to tin,• hand In Ilse of deeir•ble ►woke to the librarian or newel y -not that every book so indicated one be [ought, but that from such • omissions of opinion the board may jar Ire as to t hs best JAMG' WILSON, Chairmen ; A. J. Moons, Secretary. AROUND TOWN. 1a 1853 doomed married Mus Barbera Hamilton, slater of the late Thome' Hamtl- tun, who lived so the tame township. Alter . few years be moved with his family to the oouuty of Bruce. After remaining there for • number of yarn hs and his family moved to the free grant dl.trlot of Parry Sound and from there they emigrated to Forgo, North Dakota. ltsoeased was the uoole of U. M. and The, Elliott, of Uude- rioh ONx Hi•NUR•D YKAM OLD -The pub- lishers of The Dundee (Suotland) Advertiser have reproduced to Ian•simtle tn. first Dumber of the paper, wbtob appeared Janu- ary 16, 1801 (sue hundred yeses ter), as The Dundee Weekly Advertiser. R • nave race wed by the kmdoe.. of George Sdv- wrlght, of Cullen, Sootlaod, a copy et this fro simile, and also aoopy of The Advertiser of January 16, 1901. A comparison of the two °umbers u 50.truotlys in demonalrating the program of • oentury In the art of newspaper publishing and Is mtereting in many other ways. ( HiI.DRIN n AID SOC1111y.-The annual me eine of the Children's All Moolety was h eld y..urday afternoon, and officers wen e lected as follows : President, James MBohell ; otos president, R. S Williams ; secretary•trsuurer, W. Lane. Anuotber of oases to which the Snooty is taktog an Intermit were dl.cuuod sod further steps will be taken as otruamstaooee may warrant. The Sooisty w111 be glad to resin, as many new members es possible, wren • view to In d efficiency to the wort for whioh the Society exists. The membership fee u 50 neo ce INEW ADVERTISEMENTS - FEB. T. Palle Valesetl5.. -Porter's Book Swore A Test -F. M. Dunham 8 Abous Prescriptions W. 0. Goode 4 Luolmeot-Rapbemla A. MoL.noan 1 Free De iviery of Newspapers -Kidd d; Co. 5 SecondVeek'e Selling-Hogens Bros8 February Selling --W. Aohe.00 & Soo,,, a A ouowmeot-Ladles' AIIN. se. Meeh. Uhurab. 1 Aoonueoement-1'. T. Dean 1 Appreotlo.. Wanted -Smith Bros, & Co1 Purse Lost -Dau. Porter 1 A000uowmeot-(l. K. Klee, Wlogh.m1 House .0d Lot Fur S.le-Thos. Lewy1 A Household N.oeeslty-.1. Nilson....,. 8 Auotlon Sale -T. Gundry ... ... 1 Farm for Sale -T. Gundry 1 C0UOTY fumes CRIMINAL COCRT - Pe rack Hiokey, 000vloted .t au usual' upon Police M•trlstrete Knott' of Seaforth, was brought before His Honor Judge Doyle un Thursday last, and was further rem.odsd until Muod.y the lltb Inst. Albert Evans, of Colborne. the same day was tried to roe obare. of stealing a sheep from Albert Muir ford. Crown Attorney Lewis prosecuted and Wm. 1'roudloot defeod.d the prisoner. His Honor reserved jar-vmeut until Feb rusty 11,h. There is alio • charge against Kv.r. rat stealing • Dumber of article' from Nail Mbl:orvls At the request of Mr Proudtooe trial of this °barge woe uo.tpoo.d to Maroh 1.t B B. Oct.or,' 1)UATH.-R B. 0.1er, K l'., the gnat ..,tubal lawyer, dual suddenly o0 1 woodsy morning at Atlantic City, New Jersey. where he bad goo. for the benefit' of his heeltb, which had broken down from overwork. Mr. Osler was engaged sever.) times 10 oases belors the courts in liod.rlcb, and a writer In The Globe recalls the time when, nearly twenty years ago, before Sir Adam R Ilion, he fought .o bard to the oourt house here for the life of poor old Reamish and his two son., whom he f.It were befog unjustly ch.trgnd. " Day after day, and away Into the night," 'toys this writer, ".5.u°i•ted with the Hoo. Mr l eirr„w, he foucht just al faithfully as if the porn prlsonen wore his beet friend., and at lel sucoeed.d In saving the life of • man whom those who know have always felt was morally tn0oosot W. W. MACVICAR Gyri A MIDAL -W. N'. MacViear, who was one et the putt otpante In ibe life saving episode at the Black Hole lost Bummer, has rotund rs- 0010ttloo for his part ,0 the affair, the RJyal Canedlaa Humane Association b.ving awarded him a medal "for onnspi00us5 bravery in saving H. Miller Irom drowning 10 MattIoid River. GOATS or MIMS NwiYD,-Miss Margaret L. Sueyd, 01 Brantlerd, a former resident ol Uoderieb, died os Monday atter • long 151- ,611. of eaarf. T60 deco.ed was • sister of Mrs. John Aobeeoo, of town. The ro mains will be in,erred to Maltlanl nemetery the funeral taking piece this (Time/at) altsr000n troth the reoidenco of John Ache- son. a riser Cambria road and Brook sires-. Jl'nns LOrwT'M FIIt'T Corer -One of the first to onnoratula,e \\ m. L•1oot, the well known Termite barrister, on his eleva- tion to the High Court beech was County Crown At, ore. y Lewis, who to return re. delved • veiny pl letter to course of which His Lordship staled that We first court work wool I be In Goderuoh, on the occasion el 'lie •..izee r• r' a 26'0 lett. The 1ets.lardy• Rom w•. I . 1 • !hi. work. 641.):n or tlolt400 AND I,ATTtt.. - ' hough Uuodry lt'ou. did not v.00aod lin ••1 leg their Clydesdale stallions at their sale les' week, o her hor.•' .ohl fairly well, driving cults going at from $70 to $110 "soh . and work horses brim/tee very fur prime. On Tuesday of thin week Thos. Gundry con• ducted • Dale of 011111. for Jam.. Feagao, of the fifth onnoessioo of Colborne. 'rhe stormy weather kept many buyers away, bet the stook sold at tate prices. reottatloo, Mla. Nellie Jamieson. Mr. Bisset and severed others •.lst.d to toe musioel part of the program, at the clue. of which relreshmeow were d and a plea..ot tooled time woe spent. The second eyeolog of this series w111 beheld about the middle of February, and all friends of the W.C'(.13. are matted. The aim ie not only thee these meetings ah.11 give eotert.loment, bat that they ab.11 be eduoatioo.l along their lines of work. The (2rctt,iri LIN■ -At • meeting in rnrnoto oo T'u.eday of the let. and Rall Association the summer rat.. for 1901 were arranged. Some uolmportent change, mostly to the way of dight horses.., were, mode, It is stated, from the rates in foto" last year,the Iwrs orinoipally affected Wag Undenuh, Y,o,itrdme, Southampton aod Spanish Mull., The..alon, Bros Mines and Mat -knolls. Collmgwood. Me.lord, Owen Sound, Parry Sound, to Blued Riv.r and Iiard.n River ; Windsor or Detroit. return to The.•aloe and Brae. Mine". The Al- goma Central Ratlw•y Steamship Company (,be Clergue enterprise) was admitted to membership In the Association, and 16 wee announced by the representatives of the nom• paoy that they would run do steamer', three below and two above the Soo. Abe, ' they will ran from the Son to Port Arthur and Duluth. Wooer In the north shore ports. Below the Soo three beats will operate between Toledo. Windsor, Sarnia, (iod.rloh, Southampton, tb.00e to Little Current and the Soo, when they will emi- nent with the l,k. Superior lin.. The Al- goma Central will alto hov• boats on the route Detwee0 Owen Sound, Midland and Perry Sound. Preen; N'I'no, BOARD, - rhe regular meeting of the ,•ubl,o school board wee 0.1d oo Monday evening, with all the member', to attendance. Joto F. Bete',cant.kr• of the Centre! Bohool, eppbet fee •0 ID,:e•le rat salary ; en Morelos of 425 per annum was granted. Applloat tone from 1 of the trechera for Inc of salary wen reed. Tee board went loco oommlttes, with Mr, Aoltesoo to the obalr, when It wee moved by Mr. McLean, seconded by Mr Ntiholsoo, that Mos Sharman reoetve an Worries. of 115 and that the other teachers, exoepting the junior teaohete of the ward schools, also reoetvs an increase el $15. Mr Bail motel m amondmeot, s.00nded by Mr Colborne, that the matter Ile over until Ootober. Thee amendment wee ,oerrled, Moors. McKim, Raid, 1}al1, ('olbo a and Cragle young for it, and Mews. N7aholeoo and MoLewn • galp.r It, Aonnunrs' n1 Jas. Buohanan & Mon, $3.24 and 12 65; J. H. Worsell, 860 : R. ij• Cett, 11 25, and R. '1 ichhourae, 94.26, were ordered to be paid. Tilt POULTRY SHOW. -The ears°a{ winter e shtb'tlon of the Heron Poultry and Pat Stook Association is being h.14 this work at the towel ball. The show is a times" ■o far as the number of eotrles and th• merits of the exhibition are ooneerosd, bat 11 is re grottahte that the public to not dlspbylnv any greet amount of Interest. No doubt the etnrmy weather has been against a large •tt•ndanoe. Then are about six hundred thirds on exhibition. The fudging was not completed when this was written, and we are therefore not able to publish the prize het thio week. Among the exhibitors are S"uthoott & Bartlett, London ; Armstrong Bros,. John Thomson. Alpaogh Bro. and (len, C. Hamilton. Fergus ; Wm. Carter, Con.tanos ; Allred hiker and 1). A Low- ery, Brussels ; 1;. MoMahoo, 1'. Aetzel end Dr, Sohit, Secforth ; Ueorge Swallow, Clio• too ; Jos, A. Gray and Thos. Rowers, Wiegham; Mrs. Ferguson, Stratford ; J A. Howls, C. A. Wells, ('olio Campbell, Jar, Munro., of town. The exhibition closes thl. afternoon. RrTCRN, Oy CRIMINAL CARP. -The re - tuns of minimal oases jest made by Cre•io Attorney fowls for the last hall year c f 1900 show that ten estee were tried at the Uonoty Jades s Criminal Court and two in th• General Sessions with a jury. The off..oeis charged were ahop•break leg, theft, assault and personation. Convictions were moored In eleven out of the twelve asses, the 'muteness ranging from one week in the oornm0n ja•I to seven years to the Ki08. elan Penitentiary. A Mrae.'At. EVENT,--Oo Wednesday sl lest week • violin sod piono recital was given by the pupils of the Misses Laura and Ethel Aoheson, sod proved • very .uoo..s- tul and eojnyable affair. "1 he recite' was given to the parlors of the Misses Aobesoo'e home, about fifty friends of the pupils being present, The muelolans In Iralolor perform. .d their parte very oredttably. Miss Pros also assl.ted with • vocal salectlen, wOlob was glrea with much sweetness. The pro. gram was as follows Dorn "A Little Minstrel" Sartori.. Misses Whitely and Lewitt. VIOLt't "Melody In F" Rar*nstelo. Min. I.,ly Mo... PIANO. " V•Ise Petite Neldltoger. Mus Vera Whitely. VIOLIN. "6'h Air V.rle,' Danal•. Mr rise. F. PusO.ha I'gel«," B.ohmaon Mi.. Florenoe Connolly, �1oLn. "Blue Bella of Soo, lend' Mise Nelle M,-l,.reu. ,•armor. I'IA ve. "1,• ('oquette" i)orow.ki. • Mse Miss Irene Aobeo. VOCAL.. "A Dream" Bertlete. Mie' Mary Prloe. VIOLIN. "Blumenlied" Lange. Miss Irene Jaoksoo, Derr. , "Dorothy" Smith. Moss Connolly and Acheson. Vn1Lto. "Ls Strainers' Denali". Mise Jennie McLaren. PIANO. "1... Sylvelos" ('bsminade. Mise E'hel Acheson. V toiiv "Heroeuse" from Jooelyo Miss L.urs Acheeoo. (Godard. Gnu Save THs KING. COMING AND GOING Mies I:v• Acheson Is visiting in Toronto. W. L. Horton was lin Toronto this week, John Nairn, of Seaforth, was in lows over Sunday. Mies Mildred Campbell b visiting friends in'Toronto. Yre Holt lett yesterday on • visit to To. rooto and Niagara Fall.. i)avid 1te11 was .t Palermo last week et - tending Die funeral of • brother. Mies Coosbooe Holt lelt yyesurday to vlelt mends at Guelph and Oollingwood, John Hepburn, of Stratford, was the goeet of Mr, and Mt.. J. W. Vermeer this week. Captain Baker, Mrs. Baker and ehlldreo lett nn Monday on their return Io Regina, N. W T, 1'.. G. Van 5 lest. representative of The Canadian Implement Trade, was In town last week. -- Joan (;roots., who was employed Imre 505.0 year• ago, is agate In town, In Rede- em' Itros.' store. Mre. Troy. of Whleeohurch, Ie netting her daughter, who Is attending fbe ('olfeg• late Institute, aod other friends in town. .1 M. Field, of the Oolle.lau institute star. on Tu..dav rsmived chased and nese. pseud int citizen le of the death of hie mister at i eimlltnn, and telt for that place the nett morning. The friends of Mies hate MoCrll, former- ly organist to North-sa. Methodist and Knee ohnroh.B, are much pleased to see her again alter her .njnurn 54 two yeses In Germany. She 1s upending • short time In tows, the guest of Mise Marlon Parsecs. "- 17tetltrrCorircii., R. T. to T. -Th• semi-annual meeting of the Huron district ooanail, Royal Templar M '1'emperaaoa, was held at Exeter on Friday, January 25 There was a good attendaom of repreeen a• lune and m.wbfrj... Repotf!•Qf 5hs vr,ti•.nr nftioere were real and dlma,•ed, sea' 17 seemed to realise folly thee a great work W1111 before therm at elm ttoglaslar, of Min nn.• century aod thet great efforts would be neear•057 for lie a000mpli.bment of the aims of the order. Ways and means were devised for the *aunties of the work to thie &eerie►.-..'-41...•al.erttia. el-aa...s ler 1901 resulted as follows : 1)I.tMot Council. lor, Mir. Colin Cmpbell,(lodetioh (melees, red) ; distrlot vim ooaeodlor, Mime R. Lewis, Crediton ; districteeeretaty, DavidJ•rnam, Etter (ro.elested) ; chaplets, Wm. Lewis, Crediton ; treasurer, J. W. Johnston, Ver. na ; H , J. T. Wrtentt, Eviler ; 1), H., ittss M+ud An,frew., Verne ; fi., W. Vt.. soot, Rueter • 8., J. Walters, (lodetlou ; repreeent•tdves to Grand Connell, 'M. Via. oent, Exeter, and Thr. 0. Naft'l, Garde. rich. The next distrlot meet lig PRI M h1 reh at V .ret • In Ione. Rion M go -TW W. W. C. T. C. 1'A RI It awrl 1', T. U is to b, om,gratelatsd oa e5N .ne0ss of th. tlret, of a ererl.s bf parer .".5- 1000, whioh was L.11 Fnday .,Ming, elan. 25, at the trldenoe of W J. Marrow, The eerier. were nrowAed to their utmost osp.olty, and the welcome accorded by the tenial heel and boars.e note a k•ynnte M the entire evening'. enjoyment. At 230 n'olnnk the president of the teflon, Mre. Watenn, took (401 chair and atter • few re marks Ina following etrllent prosram was Pandered i eet.rem.neal, 111.. Ethel Dse- tew, of Nilo; solo, Mina Harland, scram ponied by Mies Thomson ; • prepared dim canine no the nee el "the baneful edger Atte" was then glom by members of the llnlen ; duet, John I)n.tow and dwrhtor with getter annnmpanlmnt ; In.tromental, Mise Destroy, with violin •noempanlment by Mr Cooper ; quartette, Misses Harland sed I1,t.tow, Messrs. Adair sed Rrydgr ; A FORM IR Rc,IDONT Or (:OLnogyi-On the 22„d of January Game" K'J,otr,a former re- sident of Colborne township, died at his re .Idenoe In Fargo. North Dakota, of heart failure brought about by 1a grippe Mr. Elliott was a 11151• over seventy-three )sue of age, was born in Ireland anti had resided Ie His wife one eon aod err o *nos 1882. H I F t g dx Four of his dwyhean survive Rim. F nr ohlld's° were present at the time of his death : George Elliott, jr., Leonard Snean Mymmgton, Noche ; Mrs. LII. Pal Goner and Mn. Emma Platt, of Farrn. The Fargo Foram, In recording his death, syr : "Mr. Rilintt was • member of the Free Methodist oharoh, and so for as hie means and strength would allow was inter, ..rod In •11 Christian work, eepenl•Ily In the meeting, of the Salvation Army, where hi•well known patrlarohal Moire wee seldom ab.ent. H. was • most eoe.,siaat l :hriotian end death had no terrors for Mm, but leaned him ready and antlon* to go. Though the life wee humble and gnlet, 1t has been a hle..tnt 10 those who have known him well, and he will be missed he many." The d.•• roamed sad hie brother William Iliad fnr • nnmher of years en the eighth nenees.lon nl Colborne, and both will he remembered as premle.erl workers In the Methodist Memel). r5, lnrooto Mall sod b,mplre : W. Frank Addison, who for ..vent years pmt hu been connected with The Moonier, Time Printing /;o , left It -fronto yesterday for the West. Pr•vinus to his departure Ira. em- ployees of the company gathered In his .f- ree and presented hint with a headmen" clock. Mrs. Addition was elan the recipient of a mounted carving mo. Mr. Addison has %canoed an Important position with Mr. Sanford Evans on The Winslow Telegram. MARRIED. HARRISON (1(1RRIt On Friday Pehruary let, at the newton,* of the tehese father. Sanford. by Rey. Jasper Wilson, M. A., Nettie, only daughter of Hobert rear, 10 John A. Harrison. of OodeNoh. DIED. 1)fl'RKON At Neeforth, os Sunday. February 3rd, Mary .loan, retire of the late John TornArall Dickson of "Oladswood,"ager) N y oars NSW, I) In Reentrnrt. en Mona PellP.500, !AmniaMles Margaret ImulHnay)d, eiitwds-MW 50 John Acheson. Ooderleh. aft:. htt,.uli+a,..Ali 1.4 k8 0 1