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Armele.. Pot
II„o., tic oriel
f a• each en„
mints is pn.l
Announcer
Bent* per line
Any special
pecuniary be
cellon. to b.
ler be charred
Eat. fur
Menta will hoe,
Addree. all
P1
The Nominations
Names of Those Who Are in the Field for Muni-
cipal honors in tioderich and Surrounding
Municipilities- Interesting Contests for Many
Offices.
There is
tog (of distil
light °min
t4', ncglcct
latter trate
want clean
circumstaue
serious den,
• lee cut short
lug of the i
stop doing t
then hinted
things. Bei
means ; but
this water t
vise the rite
Nu. 4i.
The Signe
favorably til
110 more nee
1f the vote 6
undoubtedly
is very genu
built up a s
any nseist*ne
titled to col
wants to 11)x:.
V111/111 and do
works. (Ir.
that if the
tends to begi
in the cunstr
He is nlakir
material uta;
in al week.
will have tw
on the work.
The elect
also be cart
brought for
even except
t ion--promis
the progress
grew
I rich than dor
tion of the 0.
Gar Hai iv
I s4,
Code i,
n h has
ire the heathy
will be a fair
tern. There ,
Nu sinking ft
why shout(
any sinking
that does not
has to pay the
borrow the
sinking fund
1)d
the town will
guarantee. 7
road will ne
hands of the
ties at one -hal
as the minima.
the sum of fill
lature has pito
of the coupes
between lied
would cost, , • t
$0110,000. The
card ine, $30, -
*73,001) ; Asbf
Ing $150,4400
would be
$4(MI
large margin
the road mut
the IOet of cot
ping the Fond
be much grey
t states
objection to ti
plying of pow
light plant.
ready 'mule t.1
law of Alli, en
phP p1•eetut
worse orany h
te11lpbated ly t
the goitrenlee
Mirk hind Rivet
guarantee of
West, Shure 1
pans. Do not
les or prejodi
I..ni.idel'at ion
light of the t
want the e4p t,
the trade of e
'should he eau tele
MUNICIi
It's nn ell!
E:n inn's Ic14,4)1
An old sktezir4
known chararte
"passed away.
was coromilnila
eutskder,
• -even, ala
"Is that,
Plaint?" ao
"Nu
ry4e'1
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The Candidates in Gederich. Ing might *repine a desire to hear.
the meeting on Friday night is also for
The nominees actually' In the tleld the dis(-,Irrlon of the•! Hnauciel :state -
usenet of the vomited and of the water
and light c ir*iun and of the by,
hoes. .1. E. 1' 'seconded Mr. Blaia's
(motion, whirls WA. carried.
Mayor Elliott referred to saute ex-
reptiunel difficulties the council had
had lu ronte1d with this year. the
Mei of which won the stringency of
the money ' market, 1411 atimuuot of
which '$I3,e101 0( debentures which
should hate lawn sold by last year'"
council were not dispo.ed of early in
the year and later they were .old at a
lues, end in this connection he re-
tenwf to what be described a. a "mite
enable little slip" which had leen cir-
culated about town. ••I would like'
the author to he mane gh to
LI/ the platform," he said, ••suet I'll
mower 1 ' . • The debentures had
been 4(41141 ata 11/$114. but the tlrun which
are as tulluwr ; •
For Mayor Dr. Clark, 11r. Macklin
sod Rola. Thompph.wou,
FOl Reeve- Robt, M,cLeao and
ROM. Elliott,
Fur Deputy Reeve. Chas. Reid and
G. M. Elliott.
For Councillors -Dr. Ballow, B. C.
Mu gr, J. '1'. Goldthorpe, Chits.
Humber. .1. C. Leithweite, il. \V.
?rotation, J. 11. Robertson, J. W.
(:reigie and David Blown. .
For School Trustee—The only con-
test is in St. Andrew's ward. between
Jas. Tait and W. C,-Pridhani.
There was a very interesting time
et the town hell on Monday
night last. the occasion of the enuuel
icipal innate ' . The hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity and
the audieuce hong together till within
half ars hoar of midnight. *ben_ they
lok their d4, peruser with one consent,
en adj lied sweeting havini: been
arranged fin- Friday night et4 a clock.
tire listening w 4,M
r
\o 0110 seemed to pl b R
speeches of the nowinee*,'end truth te
tell there was enough excitement to
keep everyone on the alert to see
what WAS coming next. And ohne.
Was enough fun to put almost every-
one
veryone in the best Of good nature.
The list of noluinetipus was as fol-
, lows:
"'Ott MAYoU.
' \\'ijliam Fordyce Clark. veterinary
surgeon, propo*ed by J. B. Hawkins,
seconded by James S. Tait.
Wllliarn Campbell, Insurance agent,
proposed by Eli Armitage, ,seconded
oy Godfrey Nicholson.
Gets. Frederick Blair, barrister. pro-
posed by A. C. Hunter. seconded by J.
T. Goldthorpe.
M. G. Cameron. leirrirter, proposed
by A. I). Mrl.ran, seconded by 6.. F.
Blair.
RobertThompson, blacksmith, pro.
posed by A. Smith. seconded by %Vm.
Watson.
John Elgin Torn, public school in-
spector, prnpnred by 11. 1. Strang,
• •conded by Was. Acheson.
Joseph Elliott. gentleman. proposed
be W. T. Murney, seconded hy Hobert
McLean.
Alfred Hope Macklin, medical4,oc-
br, proposed by James Mitchell, see-
eoded by O. F. 111air.
von ns:s:vP.
RolertE.11iott, apple exporter. pro -
tined by A. D. McLean. seconded by
Richard Parsons.
Robert McLean, cattle deader, yio-
by A. Smith, seconded by F.. R.
Yat.oe,
rim (DEPUTY REEVE.
Charles Reid, contractor, proposed
by Epi Armitage, seconded by W. F.
Clark.
Robert Thompson, blarksutith. pro=
posed by William Acheron, seconded
ly ('bark., J. Harper.
Geo. M. Elliott, merchant, prod .ed
by H. 1. Strang, seconded by H. C.
Yilsing.r.
John Christopher Martin. gentle -
mean. proposed by H. C'. Filsinger, sec -
ended by E. R. Mwarte.
eon tivsetLutita.
William Forbes °allow, physician.
proposed h l\'
. F. ('lark sn
ero led 1
y
Y
S. C. Hunter.
David Brown, iron dealer. pro esed
to, John Johnston, ',notelet' 4.) -
Thomas Gledhill, and proposed by If
C. Filringer, seconded by J. iI. flaw -
kine.
Benjamin Clement 31unning*, build-
er. proposed by Stephen Stothers,
seconded by J. B. Hawkins.
.Tames H. Roberte,m, mechanic, ',w-
onted by Joseph D. %Nilson, secondee]
by Robert C. Black.
.Tot Gr
Joseph T.
p Goldthorpe. merchant.
rehunt.
proposed by A. C. Hunter, 'seconded
by V. F. Clark.
James Laithwaite, gentleman, pm -
posed by H. J. Acheson, seconded by
J. Elgin Tom.
Edward Francis Lynn, gentleman,
proposed by M. Nicholson, seconded
by Max Cl*inuount.
John William lbnl L '
1'al ie - i1)a ra11t u •P
K
broker, proposed by .John 9. Platt.
seconded by A. U. McLean.
/toward \\att Thomson, drugp•iat,
proncieed by J. B. Hawkins, seconded
by Wm. \Varno•k.
Henry Burnell Beckett, undertaker,
proposed
posed by .lanes 31it•hell, seconded
4)7 \V. H. Robertson,
Frederick C.
Murnev
, butcher. r pro-
posed
Hwang. D('Md by 'seconded by
Adam Thompson:
-Glearles Herbert Humber, jeweller,
proposed by John Prang. seconded by
George Green, and prop -era by St.
Geo. Priee, seconded by H. ('. Fi1-
sin er. --
Frederick e 4'k Jobu Pridhanl. merchant
tailor, proposed by '.Tames fluchal*n,
jr., seconded by 0. 1.. Study.
Jame* C. i.iithwaile, gentleman,
proposed by Charles A. Reid, sec-
onded by A. M. Todd.
A. M. Todd, editor. proposed by O.
1.. Sturdy, seconded by .1. H. Haw -
kin,.
T041 *1411*,!• T111'MTKP.e,
S ).
St. David's 11"Ard-- Allen Duncan
McLean, nlerehent, prupoll 11 by 41. (,4
F'ilsiuger, second(11 by .1. 11, Hawkins,
elected by acclamation.
St. Patrick's Ward William Ache -
mon. oter•hent, pro aoaexl by A. Mitlln•
dors, seconded by Arthur Meath, mud
end elected by acclamation.
8t. George's %'are! -- Alexander
Saunders, manufacturer, pnlpos.'d by
B. U. Mnnningm. meeondwl by
Fileinger, and elected by acclamation.
St. Andrew's Ward --,Tanen Tait,
foreman, proposed by H. C. Filsinger,
recoodell by . C. Mannings.
%'illiam H. 'Jitney, (manufacturer,
1 proposed by Robert Hall Cult, ase•
untied by G. F. Blair.
Walter Cnlumhu* 1'ridhau, mer-
chant, propped by William Camp.
1x11, Recuntlerl by Robert Elliott..
net 4,t .\TER AND 1.111 111" 1'n4NIM$I04.
THE SIGNAL : (,ODKU1CH ONTARIO
went roll. 'lite assessment bed leen An Indefensible Blunder.
raieed $171.291 since 1Ql):L I'be. raising ,'l lorwalu ,wkir 1.,o.
of the /1Mewurut was something Mr. 0110 of 4110 1'tlarel l., given f 11. the ab-
lilrir Iual always wanted. as it wuu
houtinion
Ilowl,r the tax
ratio
uur taxesxuy but r.1 .IIPI r!\'we 'liart tit the postal n by- the tagreementlhreerto rece t•
The nelson the collector's rob had 1141 wer
I corroding between Canada and the
been returned stnse j(4) wua that
l oitwiStater, WAS that uodefthe mule
t ass was N balance of $4..ti on l*u0• our pewter depart U10111. was e*rrylug at
11 41 walk rates out paid by U. to a 141411 a varl volume of United Matto
nays and se ,4,44,11 as the 1.011 went nut publications eddteeit d to 44ube riben,
of the collector's betide that 141110111)1 114 (anxda. This trarun would have
would Ise boox)Ilel•table. Mr. Caupla•IIl
rlwlug applied ill p, i , heIre thie e United
cl
denied the truth of what lie took a1. ..'rtes 'we" u pplied iu NII 4,4,1.01.. Brit
au insinuation that 10 axe receiving what are the taco, ? It costa, under;
cot Iseious from the Fairmont Coal ll►r reypuhati,or DOW 444 furore, two
Co. uu Chu c,atl pput l 441, by the ernes per four ounces on publications
town. ns went hack to b11i(i whru b1. sent Ir Buffalo tar St. Cathew'inea.
was clerk of the town, and said he had
saved the wed b� H1 ell the nodcargo while lbs saute Bulk ie carried from
of coal that' war purchased fur the 1. I
owuu, Kull', to Victoria, B. C., at
water and light tuition ,end the same 04)4' cent'
amount on the second cargo. A, to
I'he1M can he lust one explanation
of the act
she 1 IMM U. 911 uxutae the bunds of
tit 1lie Government. It
the Maitland River lower Cu., Mr, is w defile -tete attempt to ware it
Cenin{bell "Ned the .worst part of the difficult for tau people to obtain trade
old'iaittend /liver Power Co. hylaw 1119 111al1414 f 14111' 104111.x4 land ('4144
war being 4.11. uitmely, the elate* re-
quiring the town to take power Prow' in the i'.as• it the 4111144', 1111 Clot la,
the Company x1 A prime that would violently t•xpivesrd, a■ That which
wean 41'2,411) 111• 443,okn, while the multiple the Government til Russia to
rxau1114' all papers 'seeking access to
the Russian mails and w perk out
anything appritriug in, the paper* e't
which theauthnrities du. not approve.
It is equivalent, to raying that Cau-
1ti11411 citizens require the guidance of
the Canadian I'o.loftce I/eputwe,'t
AS to whru lie) ."hell or shall not
read. 1
014,1. of tie lest daily iiewspgers
published' in the United Stats w The
New York Sun. It is asaper whirl
any intelligent ('a1) dao citizen
would be the Tetter fol' -reading. The
subscri o "er. •'
r
t price u N'ear u
ttbe
United State; : it was formerly let to
( *n*.Ii,ol treaders as well, but under
the new postal Nrraugements the curt
is $0, The Bre4'oJen,' (i*Ze11 to of
Uhicegu, is undoubtedly the lest lite
stock paper in Americo. It is tilled
flow cover to cover with information
1)1 practical value to stockmen in All
!arts of the continent. To the Aener-
tcan reader. the cost 4s er2 year : to
the Canadian, due again to the al.-
togati1411 of the old portal-•.grr•eusen4
Ly our Government, it is $f. And
what is true tie to comparison between
cost and portage in thele cases is true
also 148 r,plrrdsethe The New York
Outlook, New York Plot, and hen -
do de
onedrrde of other •rxeellrut publications
which hada large lir_•ulati0n in this
cuu11t•y. and through which our
people were toeing broadened and the
cause of international brotherhood
strengthened.
Equally
trengthener!-
Equally uuforUmlate it is that a like
reetriction is now flitter() on the cir
violation of Comedian papers in the
United States. Frnterh• Canadians
living in the United States were en-
abled to sterns+ their iIi4 home pryer
at the same price which is eberged
readers in Commie. Asa result of this
privilege alw(est every local parer in
Canada hod front scorns to huudrril*
of reader* iwru,*s the border. These
papers kept up iu the hearts of the
"outdrew n t hr love for the old home.
and were me 'well weekly messenger..
of
r to thenew 1 in e ("lends nladr by
these ex-laowlians tau the other side.
Today the postage on Canadian) pub-
lications sent to the United States
a t* t(o halt the subscription pricy,
and there has been a wholesale can-
cellat" of aolalcriptiota in con•
sequence.
Orin of the most indefensible
blunders til the Dineinton Government
was in the abrog:uien of the pate
metal invention with the United
states -- a couvent' which tirade
alike for the bcladtning of human
k vledge and the uoitinteoauce of
grail nelati.rns wiiU our neighbors.
w A Spokesman of the West4
power could 1e produced for hallthat.
He would like to err the elect t•ie rail-
way and the power scheme Ko
ahead, but not at the expense of the
own.r.
M}RAW cave next end gut after
rMr. Campbell in guild style. He
laughed at 1411. ('eniplell's st;te11eut
that be was 11,11 saying anything fur
motile the dent said they eould not be or against the candidates and asked,
stud Low for what they then brought. was therei ever an elect' when he
and 311r. Itumludl 01 :he Furniture did not do so. "Why, he's out Inlay
Co. hod had to. take less fur the Putni• hotfoot behind one of the nl*yorelty
Cure ('u. debentures than he had paid candidates." (Mr. Campbell-- •.4bsol-
for them.
r •, utd • 11114,1.01..")Continuing,
Mr. Bleir
Another exceptional demand wade said, "1'd be proud to tether that slip
upon the town was that front the if l needed to" (referring to the slip
water end light cummissiuu for which Mr. Campbell led 1**en excep-
lar'geamutmt for capital expenditure, tion toi.. "Who associated the Fair -
including the eat of the new arc .1)001 ('04(4 Co. *4111 Mr. (llnIpImII7' Sir.
systems fought Inst year and for ex- Blair asked. "Mi'. (' plell himself.
trusion 40 the water mains, etc. The Is it a ease of stricken conscience?"
Iwlaw .4,u raiser the Amount of the debt Mr. Blair then proceeded to draw pito
thue incurred by way of debenture, tures of Mr. Campbell's sun-irelyw in
the Mayor said, should he supported, the Mayor's chair and 31r. Caw hell
end he also favut' d the bylaw to pro- dancing up and down the back of the
vide the rust of a sedimentation basin, council chamber Its 4.11114. as a sheet
and 'referred to some trouble the en• tot fear the F,ientont ('mal Co. would
gineer hid experiene d the p'e31004 net get some coal contract, end of his
M.tuolay (owing to the sand coming interference in uolnicipel electors,
into the pumps. Answering a goes- and he said, ••\1'he11 a p*id official of
Gun mi the slip Already referred to. the town undertakes to interfere in
Mr. Elliott wlisl the basin was to be town elections end you permit' it. you
placed just the other side of the plover have nut r very clear concept' of
hods•, at a cost of $7,010, according to duty."
the plans of J. G. MacGregor, end Ar to the debentures which Mayor
would cost nothing to operate, end we Elliott said should have leen sold hut
year, Mr. Blair said they brad duns
t.heir best 'to Haat the debentures hut
Ile matter had nut leen in a 'sonnet
to close up, and he drew attention to
the feet that Mayor Elliott 1 ' sell
had been uu the financeru1111uittee
last year and asked what be hal done
lu es4irt in 11at•1,1g the 'litter crawl
up.
31r. 114*4,' (41(4* *11.111 14411 to the feet
that the MAyor had nut answered the
question as to whet the cowl for the
town would have 1.11111 111141(41' the
Holmes lender and what it did .0st
under the Fairmont bolder. Mr.
Elliott mid, ••Will "a \ 111 you give /tie time
4'l1 answer." The choir ' ,'however,
ruled that Mr. Blair should proceed.
Thelatter said be had taken a gored
deal of credit for the intnatuct' of
the water awl light commission, but
he could not say he was proud of his
work. The r ' ' had out jluli•
fled its existence. Ile hail hepar' the
accnuols of the water and light de-
partments would be entirely separ-
ated frnlu the town 'Mein,'but this
bad not hent dune.
As to the sedimental" basin he
thought the Jlityor had not giant any
information such es intelligeut electors
would requite before voting for the
bylaw. He hod never hood of a
sedimentation titin that could Ie
4, ere s
4,r 1 for nothing.
.
K
•'If you are wise amen. . 11 the
town tit (iusiericb," Mr. Blair con.
eluded, "yin) will employ *good dent
of time looking into. the Meister,* 111
the
town," u endr ',
h extvow
u *sublet
tremendous Applause.
Robert Thompson annon,r.rl hia in-
tention 111 standing for eitbCl' mayor
(sr deputy terve, having Leen nom-
inated for both positions.. He referred
to his twenty-nine years' experience at
the cu
until•tiae
nl, nue year is deputy
reeve and two years as ineyor, and he
slid. •
( believe r
1l letter 1 can 1'1111 the
affair* of the town swccesafulIy for an-
other year." It was plain he had been
of *some service to the town or be
could 4,•o 1 notv1' been en Mo
often elected
MAO often asked to stand fur re-elec-
tion again this year. He did not be-
lieve in all this giraheal talk. He
was going to O4 4K) . the electric rail-
way hylaw for all that he w•;w worth.
The Doty proposition was one he run-
sidered worthy of ell consideritiun, as
it would give employment for high-
priced men.. AS to the other bylaw,
he' would Leve to consider, ll answer
to 1)r. String's question, Mt, Ti p•
sun said bo did not understand the
sedimentation basin.
"fro
don't t f eliry
r inI
1.l those things
.r
that the Mayor says afoul the c -
ell," concluded Mr. Thompson, amp
then reading- the !mullein! in 'Phe
Signal's account of the last meeting of
the ods! council : "Smiles all round-
Meetingo
f the to
( ilcri Mutual u
1 1 u/al
Ad-
miration Society," he 'laid. '•1 went
you to place me at the hold of the
polls, 1 would pike to juin that S.-
cicMrty."
, Ton1's speech was in criticism
of the nneneiel statementtof the
oil and of the water and light cut0ulis-
Rion, more especially the latter, which
he said it tuns mimosa impossible to
understand. Mr. 'Tool In/jilted out
mo11.co4 the items which he could out
understated, end 7f•. 540,,!ey offered
to explain them. No doubt his extol*.
nut' will be given on Friday night.
Dr. Macklin said Ire hail been 'thtpe
years in the town end one year in the
councifund As was his habit whenever
anything new presented itself 11e
made a study of it. If he knew of
anyone st4perior to himself running
for mayor he would not have entered
the contest, but his experience of Dr.
Clerk erns that, he was not A worker
and wile never Act a c itte•e meet-
ing when there new anything difficult
to consider. He did not ',minister that
he was possessed of Colossal cheek, uw
ill' had leant it put, In offering him-
self for the mayoralty, am he paid
higher taxes than Cho nyerege, 41.
expressed himself in favor of a new
kel. As to the not 1)f the mino.H•
pox scare he said all the bilk were not
In yet, but compared with other places
the expense here h*d leen rerhark*hIy
light : it would not 11 exceed
$1,1A11)1,
a to Mr. (rimpheli, the IMrtorsaid
he considered hien by all odds the
cleverest roan in the (own, but if he
beat a mayor. he said, "1 assure yon
Mr. L nphell wall not he allowed to
speak in the council meeting without
petenisel n." He ;ilumorousty pi -A-
ponte' the Patal.lishing of a new office
to be known as "(44404 4nr of town
atl'lra" end the Appointment 01 Mr.
Campbell to the office at a good salary
and pettingR biro run the whole thing.
11e wee io taunt of the Doty bylaw
And join •d with M1. Torn in criticising
the financial statement. 1111 thought
• 11 nein and de Pers a)
would get clean water.
The drought which had kept the
watrrrert team busy the whole aunt -
mer instead et having it free for
other work had leen anuthpr adverse
eirc lance which the euuncil had
had. Owing to not getting tete hylaw
piecing the sewer shan't 1411 the local
impoovenient plan frulu the solicitor
as own as they el Id have, 1114 sewer
had been game on with ,this year.
7 he Meyer expressed his belief in the
tweeWsity for the construction of a
trunk sewer in the mouth end of the
town.
Mr. Elliott then passed on w A sum-
mary of some of the things the e
ell of the past veer hail dune in which
he lied had A hailing part. The dog
tags hail leen introduced and the result
had leen the killing of many urelee.
cursand Au increase in the receipts
from • dog lice neete The billiard li-
cense had been raised fain (tail to 611))
by his efforts. The Help 'l'slepbone
Co. was now paying $11'.% a year for
the use of the streets, whereas before
it had paid nothing. The settle-
ment with the C. P. H. for 8701 for
the streets at the harbor which hod
been eloped up he considered a good
stroke of busineese. The Mayor also
took a good Ileal of credit for the in•
stitutingp(,,of the new rules of onler.Jor
the guidance of the council, and for
thel'PV111100 of the town bylaws, on
which he heel spent three mouths
together with the town clerk.
In answer 10 the question, '14117
were
the taxesisPa
1.A 1 this
year.:- ear'
. Ir.
Elliott pointed nut that about S1n,tOP
that last year's conned had haul to
apxnd did not come filen the taxes at
ell and $2,1.111 led been put down es
cash on hand at the end of the year
whish Ives nut cash thew and WWI not
cash new. Ile referred to the cheque
from the Organ C'u. in payment it
the annual installment on their loan.
and launched into 1 vigorous criti-
c4eli) of the "flippant" way the mana-
ger of the organ Co. heti treated the
town, which, he said, had treater) the
company so genenmel•.
Mr. 11:11lott tcceihed hearty ap-
plause tie he sat down.
Dr. Clerk expressed his appreviatirn
of his election •Cel 11 last•r
pear r x
sal his
Bonnier of being placed at the head
of the poll, and then went into
11gurca of the town Muineen dur-
ing the year, explaining smolt mittens
about which he haul been asked.
He gave the tioua lat.the different fac-
tories were paying in taxes as follows:
Jackson Manufacturing Co., $11.3:5:
F. U.t 1
.
1 rill , �'
. $ s2 .. N. Dietrich &
!inn. 4:w.hi Goderich Organ
*Cm: Glelel•irh Flevntnr Ito„ $7;31;
Western Canada Flour Mills to., 41,.
tett . This teas given in *newer to the
ltmtement he maid had been made to
hint that the f ra.4, 1 n ,Ira
ere
1.w no
tu In
p Y R
anything thio in
g tnxeR. Another matter
he had been esker! Weed wits the
Brenta/ (Cres paid by the hotels. 11.
said the eight hotels in town and the
.unr ahem paid each year $3.3) license
each, making a total of $•7.150, of
whish the town gout 41,317.50, the
(iovernrn)Pnt $I,317,Fe0 and the balance
of $51.6 went to the inspector for the
exphloem of inspection and other
charges. The surface sewer that lied
been put in this year had cost $2,4(10.-
21. The looney *pent on grannlithic
walks Chi, year wan $7.311 aa'Ageinat
$111,13: lied year. Of this a the
towel paid about a half and the prop-
erty - owners the other half. The
Guelph K Gud.rich opening celebra-
tion bad coat the town $217.89. The
amount 440 fes paid on account of the
amallpix nerve had I.ePII $7$, includ-
ing $2t)l Worth of vaccine, and flan to
Dr. Browning. Surae things the Doc.
tar maid he wan in tevor of were it new
market, the new -fire hall, n new sulr-
fn,•e drain from the eoulhwpst of the
town to Huron road end the 01(40-
%4011 of the intake pipe farther out in-
�lrl)rPClark said be wait not it public
speaker, lett was it worker from the
word, "Go;" and naked the etipp0rt of
the electors. ••
William Crimpled! °petted his ad-
Fnilrriek W. Ikofy. manta/vernier. ohne! with the statement that he had
proposed by Harry D. aria. seconded cn.P to defend himself. It appeared.
by.1. B. ILnwkin44. he said, there timid be n0 nominationRobert Janet McGaw, miller, pro• meeting in Inc town .d O'aierieh
poser! by J. Elgin 'Cann, seconded hy unless an nitwit was made on him.
George Thomson. _ Ile was debarred gon eccuont of his
ire or
'1. 0. iohnaton its eeleeteed chair. ' idest the ren4idatesan,(MegBlair—
mart for the public 'uniting following "Except down in your Wilco") As a
the nominations. 111 view 4 the long remelt of this little sally of Mr. Blairs,
list of nominee*, 0. F. Indite'-ppngxrasd Mr. Cannphell warmed up a little mote
that en a d jnnrntd meeting ahnuld he and got reedy to bindle his old.elme
held on Friday night et 8 .i doick ; i entsg0nlst. He nand that Mr.
that only the present nlenloet* of the Bleir had hounded hila in very
council and nominee,' forma 01., news 'shape and forth, and, hulling i • the
and deputy reeve ahnuld be hevlyd that ebeet of questions which hod bee • cir-
night (Monday), erld that the .peel!• ciliated, he asid, •'1 weeder wild
ing on r attalidatea 1 tell h inldthe limited be M
6.4.1 end I M . Campbell wiBlair father ld Asset'. wee t op -
out Is other speakers *0 the mei& pawl to the puloli4Iing of the se -
4,t
Inn!1,1.K Free •
I.ru
The Ottawa l•
4,l w1) ortr•sperndeut of 4,h,•
Tumid o News characterizes t he' Freer h
et Dr. McIt,ty,4', the repnseatalire in
I'an li:rnen4 of the const 41 ae11ry of
Si, t ,
IIall..
1)a. 1111 sur i
n mail
delivery, 1)a
•'a ',articulately important deliver.
ince." Dr. JlcfntyIe, who is Iapidly
attaining it well-dr.eretd p1 ' once
in Perli;tloeet tie a men of clear -head -
Panne. and (mire, s stip. 0)111 bristly
rebut he prises- 4h ew .1 the
Toronto ' res re1r indent, "the
most cogent Algoma -sit yet brnugI
ii
( 1'w
el
1.l against g t furl• moral
delivery."
Continuing, the. News .'.it pond-
ent says : "Condensed, IA•. McIntyre's
lu•gu111ent is this. The \Ve*t' is tear
thinly.e
tldta ,
dl,rd li
1N1 roll ff
1 ere rural
rel
111:111 delivery. 'fhelefute, the Wiest
will not toletete its being given 0 the
..'•.'tut. Sint ed so !mildly• there ie a
Wood deal of ;u•rognnre in such at at -
(nude
: f 11. .
McIntyre tit Prr e'
lid not state it
ao baldly-. but then' -is a trate of blunt -
new 411 the wliy he expressed the
teeter.. veto. The simples in a
meagre a euri ttt a statement for e
Liberal to nuke—and if it 144 used up
in giving round delivery fur the F..ut,
there will be no y left for the
neeeasnry extensibns in the West.
There
lsc
n ed for new
foewf11rPa n1• q'
service., new routes in the West : .w
A Westerner he protested against any
such thing. It was tnie that the
stealer porton _of the revenue came
from the Mast, but the Wt•sterners
q1.
n n r
olio
RW•o pt
and,
mon for
real!, 111111.4. more letters that Kaant.-
erner*, as they 11r11a1Iy were separated
from their fanilies ; moreover, the
Government which induced' instill;
grates to entre• the country had a
'special responsibility towards then!.
This ihi a► formidable political a•gd-
wPnt against free neral mail delivery.'.
1)r. McIntyre presented the plain
cot lnlon mem* of the 'natter. The
estlahliahllent of rut -al mail deliveries
would have to proceed 114,0,1 the prin-
ciple of density of, population, 44,4 in
the eerie of city deliveries: and the
not of such derive"ies in the old and
Thickly settled portions of Eaaterl
Calnda would soon turn the postof ice
surplus into a huge deficit. The fig -
twee .t the not of neral mail deliveries
in the United States, cited by the Free
Preen a few week* ago, from the re-
port which led Met irlsen issued, of
Fourth Asei*taut Postreaster•(irntlral
De Grew. who in et the head of the
rural meltdelivery system in the
neighboring country, are enlightening
on this point. The inevitable result
would be. as 1h'. 'McIntyre edit, no
matter what Government w1)* In
power, that while an ennno-ls adds•
dein would be made to the Location of
the whole Dominion, the ne ids .1 the
pined service in the Nest would go
unsupplitil. Until Cao,uta is a little
nearer the position the United States
wee in when the Wenhingt i, Govern-
ment estanlished rowel bail deliveries,
the provision of neceoutry extensions
of the postal service in the West, of
new p/atn(licen. new aervicen. new
routes', will, es Ur. McIntyre declared,
continue to he of erecter importance
than the esl*h!ishme0t of rowel free
deliveries anywhere In the Dominion,
end a prior obligation upon the Gov-
ernment.
It
Pays to Advertise.
A newspaper has 10,t11p riadens for
2,0)) suhserthers, A merchant who
puts nut 1,414)) handbills {rel. possibly
dA t° NO people to rend them the'
1.1, if the bny,who is trusted 10.11s4,41,. UMM 664$ trot ohm them under
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OUR JANUAR SALE 1
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Our Two Weeks' January Sale 1 Commence
. '£• on Saturday, January 4th, an ontinue r •
until Saturday, .
J y t
DURING these fifteen days our whole stock wil at sale prices. Our
stock is a good deal too large for this season o year and! mush be - •
greatly reduced for stocktaking. We want the k to move quickly
and to accomplish this we are cutting deep into pr' Go carefully over
the following items and note some of the great red ens we are m:.:t:ing.
Dress (!mods.
•
Six pieces 54 loch dress
tweeds, flue, green, grey
cud broom. lei:tures. Some
65e and some 73 cents. Your
choice of the lot for 43c
Omber Checks and
Stripes
Ten pieces, 40 lir it inches
wide, all woad, all new de-
signs and rotors- Every piece
new thin fall. We have toxo
many of then!. 300, Gic, tine
and 63c, your choice for .. 39c
Poplins
ins
Nine pieces, It to 12 inches
q'ide, all wool. Colorer black,
given, brown, blue, dark car-
din,ls. Regular pu•ice 6Us•,
1,1 le price 49c
Broadcloths and
Venetians
144 to .i2 inches wide, all
wool. Black, flue, brown,
green, ggrey, dark reeds. $1.15
and $1.23. your choice for
87 to Choice tuakee ueW
this fall.
Clan Tartans
Seven peers, lit inches
wide. Regular price .irk..
your choice. 11ew 390
All Wool Cheviots
I n black only. 75c, 81.0),
81.23, your choice just one-
quarter off their prices.
Beret to wear.
Satin Royals
A few pieces in black and
colors, Iak• for 40c ; lido for 66c
111.411 for 86c : $1.23 for 96c
$1.50 for $l.26.. A11 choice
(-loth.
Furs
Just a few prices to show
whet weary doing in this line.
$)) for $13 $Io for •7.60
11 for 7.60 9.30 for 6.00
8 for 6.60 5.73 for 3.76
3.50 for 2.96 41.34) for 4.26
83.00 for 51.96
The above ereostolle collars,
throw scarfs anlffs,
Dress Skirts
Sixteen onl • la lies', in
Week, navy and tweeds, and
you can get one at just half=
prier. Sixteen ere all we
have and they t go at
not mole then half-price.
Prints
A lot of the pert l2i rent
English prints in dark oavtes,
',lack and whites and it nice
lot of light .fancy patterns, •
fast colors. You can get
your choice for. roc
Ladies' Coats .
The following are WI lung,
loose makes, all of them this
season's purchases. Note the
reductions.
$14.00 for $9.00 ellen for $e,60
12.00 for 7.50 14(60 for 6.76
8.50 for 6.00 7.314 for 4.60
(loud styles and tailorsusde.
ses' Coats
ter 53.75 $1.440 to, 62.95
$2.75 for $1.96
here ere .Inst nine coals
list Int and nu old truck
ng rheum.
pperettes and
ire Twills
od colors and neat smell
rns. This lot will show
reductions. Nee went
to go quick.
h rye Gloves
a itts
;14
ru
g - lot to select from
cry article reduced
sale.
yr r
Lin 4111t
r linens are ,'eidul•wi
fur „ale. Bleached tot1.•
ling f blotched from :ilk•
to 73 inches w ids.
'flr.rm 4)k• to $2.30 a
'owns nod towel -
et at aisle pt ices.
•*o,
1'p
doze
ling*
Flan
(ire
aide.
grey.
dark
ends a
There will be :t large assortment of other goods not in th
wbi9ll we cannot name here, and all will be offered at
This is a genuine clearing sale, and no reserved, before
No goods charged at sale prices.
reduced for this
k. sky hloP. white.
ilnwolulr,ligbt and
r and some mill
11, at sale pricey.
bore list
e prices.
:ktaking.
J.H.Co1bor'jI'Il.
I USEFUL FURNITJRE
THERE is NOTHING MORE ACCEPTABLE OR U.EFUL
- for
a '
f
ui
t than
a nice
piece of
,� furniture.
iter
e.
I We have a very fine assortment this season of
PARLOR CHAIRS
IurOoask
taarnedd M1
n o
gka
naynd
Silk Plush.
PARLOR CABINETS,
MUSIC CABINETS,
BI
PARLOR TABL •tigest
variety
COMBINATION DESKS and LADIES' IESKS
ISin Oak and Mahogany.
I OAK
and
MAHOGANY O
GAN
Y
ROCKERS
KE
UPHOLSTERED LEATHER CHAII
---- and MORRIS C I -A I R S.
A fine assortment of PICTURES at cut rate prices.
Children's TOY SETS, 111011 C1IAIRS and ROCKERS in Oak arnWicker
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the sidewalk. The handbills cost as
much an a quarter-colm,A, advertise-
ment in the home paper. All the
lemon' and -girls wad half )hr men
and boys reed the advertisement&
Result: The merchant who uses the
newspaper has 3,300 readers to
each 1,(l)) of the paper's subscriber".
There is no estimating es to the
amount of business that advertising
does bring to a merchant, hill it it
safe to say that each dollar invested
in advertising brings to the investor
somewhere from $3) to $100 worth of
Imainess.
Perhaps the best way to ' make
money out of stock. is to have noth-
ing to do with them,
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r two
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