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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1903-03-12, Page 4The NewerRecord • is panlialied -0Very .Thursday at Tile News -Record Printing Howse ALERT STREET e .CLINTON Terms of subscription -4r per year in advance; $1,59 may be charged if not ao .paid. NO paper -diseOntinned until all arrears are paid, unless at the option of the publisher.. The date to which every enbacription is paid is denoted on the label,. Advertising ratess-Transient adver- tisements, 10 cents per nonpareil line for first insertion and 3 cents per line for each eat:segue/A insertions Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as " Lost," " Stray- ed," " Stolen," Etc., inserted once for 35 cents and each stibeecpierit in- sertion 19 cents, Cominunications intended for publics, - tion innate as a guaraatee of good faith, be accompanied by the nante of the writer. - To insure publication in current issue -- copy- for advertisements -should be . sent in early. Contract rates -The following table shows our rates for specified per- iods and space: I yr. 6 mo. 3 mo. 1 tno. _ 1 Column... 570 00 540 oo 525 00 $8 50 Columns. 40 oo 25 oo 15 oo 6 oo Column... 25 00 15 oc) 8 oo 2 50 Column... 18 oo ro oo 5 so 2 oo 'Inch 6 oo 3 50 2 00 1 25 • W. J. MITCHELL, Editor and Proprietor WEST TITOKEESMITav Mr, Thos. O'Brien entertainen a number of his friends on Tuceday ev ening. Wood bees are the order of the day. Mr. Henry Cudinore ha N leased from Mr. Levi Stun his 50 -acre farm for a term a years. Miss Cora RoweMk has spent the past week at her home in. Usborne. Miss Smith of Clinton spent part of the week past with friend$ on the London Road. Mr. Lamont of Bayfield „has engaged with Mr. Wen. Grant for the summer. HOLMESVILLE. •Mr. and Mrs. R. IV, McKenzie of Goclerich visited the latter's mother one dav last week. Mrs. J. H. Lowery and children of Sumnierhill are the guestof tier par- ents, Mr, and. Mrs. Jos. Proctor. Miss Edwards of Porter's Hill ited her cousin, Kiss S. Acheson„ Several from her attended Mr. Towill's auction sale on Monday af- ternoon hi Colborne. We understand Mr. I). Connell. of Clieton has taken the 'contract for building a new stable at the Metho- dist parsonage. , Mr, Sam. Greig, evangelist, is holding very good meetings here, and will ne with us all this Week. LIBERAL PRAISES FOR CONSERVATIVE LEADER. Mr. J. S. Willis* formerly editor of the Toronto Globe, who, on behalf of the Liberal party, has just com- pleted a biography of Sir Wilfred Laurier, pays the following high tri- bute to Mr. R. L. Borden, the Con- servative leader, in an editorial pub- lished by the Toronto News : "He is a young man, young in years and parliamentary dxperience: Lea- dership came to him unsought'. , He seems to be wholly free from bump- tious propensities and intolerant • of all advertising methods. It is clear, however, that he is growing in the esteem and confidence of his party, settling down firmly in. the position of leadership. He has made no mis- takes and is clearly developing steadi- ness and purpose in the management of his party in Parliament and in the country," `Me made some strong speeches and kept his party well in hand during last session. He, no doubt, profited by his long stumping tour in Western Canada. 'There, for some years to count, must the work of parliament lie. There is the best field for the exercise of the creative genius of Canadian politicians. Those who fol -- lowed Mr. Borden in the West and read his 4aeeches carefully must 'have perceived that he touched all the sores and found all the seniitive areas in the ,government's policy and me- thods of administration in that . country and got into rather close relationship with the dissentient ele- ments of the population. As a re- sult of this tour, of his better know- ledge of conditions throughout the country and of his continued study of: parliamentary procedure, he will ineet the government at the coming • session with more of the confidence and sUre footedness that are so essential to successful leadership." APPOINTMENTS MADE • BY WHOLESALE: • Hansard for the years • previous to )896is rich in speeches of • Liberal members of Parliament, who • bewailed the crime of appointing- too many -civ- il servants.Tbi enormities ,of • the Conservatives in this respect were cried down at every street corner. When the great Reform party came into power - there _ was to be none- of. it. That purist, Sir Richard Carte wright, was to remodel the service. and save millions Of dollars to the country. Has • he fulfilled his 'promis-;- es ? The civil- service lists point strongly to tile negative. Commenc- ing with his own family connections; Sir Richard found fat position S for all. The bad example furnished .. by the Minister of Trade and Commerce. had an ill effect on his confreres arid' since the Liberal party came to poWer in i896 no less than 1347 civil -sere vents have been apnoitited... .• This doesnot include members of the census staff or government appoietees not governed by the -civil .service eel., who, if mustered, wouldforth another small army. Civil servants have velopcd so rapidly at Ottawa that the administration is unable to provide°nice room for them in the ,govern- ment buildings. ln this, as ifl other matters, every pledge of the Liberal party has been violated. . The opera- tion is costing thousands upon thous., ands of dollars and some of the 'ma- . terial provided is of a very doubtful character. WHAT SOME LIBERALS THINK. "The Intereolonial continues to be a mill stone around the .neck of the. country. Giving it connection with Montreal was to make it a financial success ; It has not, it is a greater s• ink of money than ever. .The goy- . eminent returns show the eartutigs during 1902 were $5,671,000 ; the cost of running 55,574,000, leaving a Men- inal profit of 597,000. It is only 'an apparent profit, for no less than $4,- • 626,00o was spent in improving the r.nul and its equipment which had to be paid by borrowing. The total coi. of the road is now 68% million dol. 'ars, the interest of which conies oni ot the earnings of the peoplc.'-x...unt ington Gleaner, Liberal CONSTANCE Rev. Mr. Politics of Myth will preach educational sermons on Sunday al ternoon Mr, Richard Proctor spent a kw days last week in Illeevale. • Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McGregor leave on Tuesday for Becenville where Mr. McGregor has secured a position as cheese and butter maker. W. Armstrong has takett a poSition. with Mr. Diekson for the minima months. Mrs. Adam Weir and sou Will, of Manitoba will leave o# Tuesday for tl eir hotue. They haVe been Spalding 'the winter visiting relatives atid M- oods. We are very eorry to Nay that Mrs. ena Atibie of Illuevalc, formerly of this place, passed away on Feb, 18th, ett the residence Of .heiPilaitgliterz TWO] OLINToN NEWS -REV= MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN CANADIAN TOWNS The Successful Operation of Waterworks and Elec tric Lighting Plants by Collingwood Town Council. The Renfrew Mercury in its last who looks after the outside alleirs of the Systems, -the pipe laying, putting in of new water services and wireing of houses-alie actual wore being done by laborers and the electrician) '-gets 5650 a year. e originally had $60o and has been fourteen years get- ting the increase of 550, The chief engineer, started at $60o, now. gets $720 "and, hicks for more." The sec - issue had the following : At the meeting of Council on Mon- day night the 1Vlayor presented the PORTER'S ISILL. , Mrs. John Morgan spent part of last- week in Goderich at the home of her mother-in-law, Mrs, Morgan, who was ill but has now -recovered. • A little .girl arrived on Tuesday at the home of Mr. Jas. Harrison to brighten the lives of that happy household. • Miss Nell Macdonald apent part of last week in Gciderich. Miss Mabel Weston • of Clinton is visiting .at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weston, Mr. and Mrs. II, Jenkins from near Clinton Spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Thos. Wallis •of the 1st The pupils of S. S. No. 5 held an entertainnient in McDougall's hall on Wednesday afternoon. Dancing and Music were indulged in by our :young friends and all went merry as a mar- riage bell, the • only drawback being its brevity. following report : To the Municipal Council Towa of Renfrew, tentlernen,-In presenting any re- ports on the inveStigatiOnS 1 have made in different towns regarding conditions of public ownership 1 have taken the liberty -since they are to go before the public in print -to in- troduce some of the freedom of a newspaper contribution into what should possibly be a more tormal re- port. , Though not the first place I had mapped out to visit, by force of cir- • cumstances Collingwo94 became my 'starting point for investigation. This town owns both waterworks and, elec- tric lighting plents ; but the motive power Is steam, and not waterpower, as would be Itenirew's if the ratepay- ers should decide to add municipally managed lighting to our already sat- isfactory waterworks. and sewerage systems. Collingwood was entered by an evening train, and it was at. once observed that the lighting of the busi- ness portion of the town was nothing to boast about. Being a lake port a.nd getting a share of the eumnier • tourist traffic, Collingwood has good • hotels. "The Globe' was my resting place: Birds of a feather will flock and bright and eaety next morning I hunted by Mr. Wen, Williams, the sen- ior proprietor of The Bulletin ; quick- ly to learn that: "there are others," For one 'newspaper man, Mr, Hogg, of The Enterprise, is Mayor ; and • Mr, , Williams is also in the council • and chairman of the Finance Commit- tee •, exactly paralleling the municipai position of Renfrew's publishers. Mr. Williams soon pieced erie in the hands of Mr. Jas, Guilfoyle, chairman of Alta Eire and Water Committee, who, after giving me a good deal of information, tureed me over to the superintendent or overseer of the Water and Light systems Mr. Ba.ssett, with Whom and Town Clerk J, H. Duncan I spent a busy two hours. 1. ond engineer gets $60o. The nremen, who a few years ago were paid Si a day, now gets 51.35 a day. The elec- trician is paid $x .5o a day. Sundays are included ; that is they work Sun- day and those who are paid so much a day gets the regular daily wage for that day as well, Those who have yearly salaries have Sundays included in the limp sum, The Clerk,for ren- dering the water and light bills and, • doing the other book-keeping for • the system, is allowed $200 a year. The Treasurer for all his dttties as treas- urer and receiver of water and light payments gets $65o and wants 5300 • more. FIRE BRIGADE AND INSURANCE. • BUIVIMERHILL. The old school building was sold Saturday to Mr, H. Wallace who. in- tends working it into a dwelling on his f arm. The price • paid was $48. Mr. Wallace. is now busy pulling It to pieces, • We are pleased to state that Mr. O. McIlyeen is recovaiug as .rapidly as can be expected. •' • Mr. • Geo.Hill. brought home an- other horse from Mr... J. 'Archibald, Seafortle. on MOnday. • ST. HELENS. , • The sale at Mr, James Ja.Mieson's last Monday was well -attended and everything sold well. , • Mr, John Campbell of Ashfield has moved to the loth eon. We welcome Mr, and urs. Campbell back to this neighborhood again. • • • Misses Alice Andrews ' and Mary • Salkeld Of Goclerich, who havebeen visiting at Mrs, D K Miller's re- turned holt-Le on Wednesday accompan- ied bymiss M.. Salkeld; who goes 'm- an extended Visit to Goderich. • Mr,;Tolin Webster of Fordyce left on Tuesday with ..a carload of „holies for Aesinaboia. . . ' •" . There was a largely attended meet: ing Of. St, Helen's beef rings last Friday evening to discuss' business and 'arrange matters for the 'coining sun:voter. They will be •continued , the same as last summer: .. Miss Maggie Buchanan • visited fri- ends' at Dungannon last week. . . Mr. Henry 13rownscombe, vilio has tesided here for a couple of years as brick -maker • at the kiln, purposes inoVing to . Cargill this week. Their many friends wish them: joy and pros- nerity in their new home. Bert Wellwood accoinpa.nied by his sister arid Miss Ivlay Reid of East Wawanosh visited friends in Coderieh recently,. „ ST, AUGITSTINE. • Mr. Jas. Robinson is busy -drawing lumber for building the section . of . a. new barn next Surriniera Miss Tine Campbell visited • it Mr, • John Craig's one day last week, • • The portable sawmill is in Mr, Geo. Tisdall's built cutting and sawing timber for a new barn in the spring. The sleighing is almost finished ar- ound here • utiles it soon' freezes up again. • Mr, George O'Connor of :Blyth has been visiting at Mr, P. O'Connor's during the past • week. • The Epworth League of Donnybrook held their literary on Tuesday night. • The program was on "Canada" and was well. rmidered. • Mr. A, E. Johnston gave cm address on the resources of Canada and Miss • M. Ker recited a piece entitled "Well- verine" which was well 'received. The League had a very successful night. Mr. David Tisdale visited at Mr.. James R.Obinson's on Sunday. LOAM:IVRY. . Jr. John Crawford has biased his farm for a number of years. Mr. Crawford and family will moVe into Nits. Morrison's house on the 12t11 concession. • . Several from around here are going. out West at the middle of the month, 1V1r. John Swallo.w is very ill at present. His many frieuds would wish hint a speedy recovery'. Miss Mary MeGavin, daughter of John McGavui, is veryill of typhoid fever and the daughter has slight hopes of her recovcry. ' 1V1iss Sophia, Hudie has returned to Goderieli township after a pleasant week's visit: under the paretital roof. Mr. John Scarlett is attending the Orange Grand Lodge in. Whighatn this week. • liERMILLER, Ati entertainment will be given in the Iletntillier IVIctitodist eherch oti Monday evening tiext. The prOgratti w Ill eoteist of moving pictureS, gramophone seleetions, recitations, Intone atid ati addreSe by ReV. Grand thn is expetted. Come, It ▪ 40 thee Zood, a - Collingseiscid has s a population of from 0,tioo to 7,000, It is ,growing vety rapidly, having .inctee.sed by probably 1,500 • in the last year : or two.. Its assessment of real property .is in round figures, $1,600,0iscr ; per- sonal property, $50,000 • ificenne, $13,- 000' and non-residents, 514,500. There are some large eXemptiens : '$1-75,000 of ..the . Shipyard ; .$foo,000 of the Collingwood Meat • Conspann ; • and: $10;000 of a Tannery. • The churches and hospital, also • exempt, total; lip some 577,000 ; the .schools, $200s000 ; waterworks capital, $84,000 and elec- tric light 'capita', $36,e9o. So that:in all the -total valtia.ti,on of the tewn,. including that not taxable, is consid- erably over $2,000,690. The rate • of taxation runs from 23 to 25 mills in different years.- The debenture debt is $343,600. For purposes of eompar- iscia, I .note that Renfrew has . 3,200 population ; total assesstnent of $.!,- b6o,Ooo taxable 'property a rate of 20 tI1S and a debt of about $s5o,o0o: 'WATERWORKS. - • Collingwood put in its system of Waterworks some :fourteen years ago and at theSsame. time went into elec- tric lighting on its own behalf: There was ner greet amount pf agitation' leading up to the investments . Water and light were needed, and, as no- pri- vate capitalists made the move, the •town did it of its own accord. • And tholigh Sometimes in the course. of. the developmentof the business, when the 'initial light machines were over- loaded, there.. were complaints, yet when a' 'private Company offered to take the business over 'there Was a de- cided Outcry of public .oppesition and, as further ' •showing .the public Sentiment, there has never been. hesi- tation . On the part of the Property - holders in supplying, by their vote on by-laws, the nioney netesSary for • ex tension of the plant. The waterworks - }dant has • cost in all about $84,000. 'There is no stand -Pipe or water -tower to this systeni and 'SO 'thepumps are kept going day aed night: Ude are two pumps, each with • a. capacity of 1,250,000 gallons 'pa .e4 hours. • There are three boilers -two of 8o• horse- power each ; One of ioo horse -power. There are pow sOnie 1,300. water -tak- ers and there are 73', hydrants through - nut the town, for which the water - Works book-keepers make a booking charge against the town Of /646 each: (Renfrew has .96 hydrants, for • winch .credit is taken in the waterworks ac- counts at. the rate of less than $25 each. The ..towa of Barrie has been paying a private water company a rental of .550 per hydrant.) About 164,000,000 -gallons are puinped in' a year in Collingwood at a fuel. cost of about $to a inillion gallons. The: last year or , so they have been saving from $25 :to $39 a rflopth by burning edgings from Carlton's sawmills there: In 1901 the total fuel bill -for both water and electric light services -was $4,100. . "ELECTRIC Limo vr,Aisfir This plant started with an expendi- ture of $15,000, has by 'extensions called for over $20,000 More. The number of lights the plant could now furnish are : arc:lights for streets 6o (twenty-five Of 1.,640o Candle power ; the balancCof 2,000 C. p.) and 3,000 incandeseents. 'There are about 3,500 lights wired ; and there have been as many. as 2,240 in use at dile time. it takes about 160 horse -power to fur- nish current to a 2,000 light machine earring a full load. The town started with 'a 600 light - machine. After five years this was supplemented with it 1,001) light dynamo. Six years later the 600 -light dynamo was eichatiged- and So well had it been eared for that nearly its original full value was al- lowed for it in the exchange for two 2,01)0 -light itiachines-one of which is kept as a reserve, in case of Mishap to tlie dynaano, which: is in constant use. The price of a e000 -light dyna-• tno in 1902 was $2,300. MANAGEMENT. The tnechattical rnattagettlettt Of the combined plains is committed to a superintendent, two eitgineera and two firetneft (One each for day and night). and Alt electricians The financial Management is in the hands of the Clerk Who Sends out the bills -for water 'quarterly, for light monthly - alai of the treasurer, Nebo reetiVeS the payments for both light and Water, as well as Rom the ordinary sOurces Of tOnn) reventle. The superintendent; sirttentatirsks • Collingwood is in. class B. for in- surance purposes. Renfrew, with an even better hydrant service, is two classes dearer -class D. Whende the difference ? It comes in Collingwood's superior equipment in other • direc- tions. Collingwoon'a Brigade is only a. "volunteer" company in the sense that the firemen are not paid to give their whole time to the .service, But there are only 2o members in the Brigade and they are each paid $35 a year for such services as become nec- essary and electric alarm bells are • placed in, their homes..• The . Chief gets 1;80 a year. One hose reel is kept in a central livery and it is therefore .always possible to get seine hose to the •,seat . of a fire quickly. Besides its waterworks system the town also owns a 52,000 chemical en- gine, a.stea.m tire engine, two reels, a hook and. ladder.. wagon, 1,700 feet of good hose and an electric alarm system (with seven alarm boxes) which cost in all $700 to install. The. alarm bell is a„ church bell for the use of which $35 a year is paid1 omitted to get what the B. ratings were. on a few of the standard risks, to compare with our own D. rating, but it would be easily obtainable, for the malaise of discovering how far it would pay in a rfloneysay sense to put our town • on the san'te footing. THE,.. FINANCIAL SIDE. • • There is 210 question but that muni- cipal ownership has been a success at .Collingwood, notwithstanding that the town has net waterpower ayail. able and consequently haS a heavy fuel bill, with consequent increase( expense for labor for firing. The ab- stract statement of the town for the year 1961 gives the following finaneial stateinent with. discounts for prompt payment, 8e per woo watts. In aenfrow we pay roc per 1000 watts. *coNexinsiowe EARNINGSIVATERWORKS Cash revenue;: for year. .,. $5913 69 Rental of . 73 liyalrants 540 each-• . 2920 oo Water for parks, streets, pub•- lic buildings, fountain and • other u,ses...... 400 oo • 5933 69. EXPENDITUREL-W.A.TERWORKS..' Expenses, including 'waits, $2617 12 Expenses, fuel account• :162443 Debentures, principal and Int4954 91. ' • $6596 46 Showing a. net revenue or profit in 1901, from. waterworks of $637.23. I think the conclusion is °Woes, therefore, that municipal ownership of water and light in .Collingwoml been satiSfaetorv. The people get a over a period Of fourteen years has good service at a moderate price. he management seems to have been good. It has probably been so largely be- cause it has been. continuous. Coun- cillor Guilfoyle -a business luau of water and light committee • for thir- teen out of the fourteen years, the Plants have been in operation. Sup- erintendent Bassett had no previous electrical experience -when appointed to the management of the plant:, but has been in control from the first,and the fart that the street lighting dy- namo has been running 14 years and is in good order yet, that the 600 - incandescent dynamo was exchanged at about its initial value and that repair bill has been light, would seem to show that Mr. Bassett is the right Man in the right place. The chief • en - gime; too, has been. in charge • from the outset. Business men in .Colling- wood go into the council and •there is little personal canvassing. To the gentlemen, mentioned, as well as to Mr. J. II. Denten, the Town Clerk, and Mr. A. D. Knight, the Treasurer, I -am indebted for many courtesies, and to both the latter gentlemen I am indebted also for many valuable suggestions in the ac- curate recording for ready. reference the financial details of municipal gov- ThOugh not absolutely in the line of the investigations committed to me by Council I add a few words re- garding the industrial condition of Collingwood. Until a year or so ego, I think from what 'I cart learn from different sources, it could be classed as a fairly dead town of 5,000 people, enjoying some slight excitement in the slimmer months fromthe tourist lake trade. But asnoted the town has recently given large exemptions from taxation. to the Ship Building •-Co. and the Meat Packing Co,, besides voting $50,000 to the Ship Building Co. and giving large exemption to a steel plant now in coarse of construc- tion. The ship -building industry, in which some local men are moving spirits, is in active operation. Fine bunclingS have been erected with pon- derous •ntachinery, _and more are ander construction. Seine 650 men are em- ployed in and about the works, two large iron freight boats for the lake being under construction on* the docks at the present time.. The Government too, is having the dry dock enlarged to -.nearly 'double its vessent size, the town has voted scnne $12;5oo forhare boy iinprovementS and, if I am not - 'mistaken has purchaseel , a large sec- tion of fend ,along the lake front for $25,000. Through these clevelopmentS C. 11 is feeling the thrill of re- newed life. As -noted its population has increased 1,5oo in the last year- or. two and real estate valves have been considerably inflated. There :seeine to be no. regret that the town went . into bemusing. . One gentleman remarking that already the town had received valve for the 55o,000 granted to the Ship Building Company, iri the. cir- culationof money through the Wages paid to the host of employees of that Contpany. Aft hourmor so spent with Mr. D, Williams or The, Bulletin, ilt watching the operations . of the men in building the two large grain boats and in preparing the boil plates and girders• .for their places in the hull'', was • revelation and a matter of 'atisfaci;ipn • that Canada. Was 'thee' develcipirigs .• EARNINGS -ELECTRIC LIGHT Cash revenue for _year • $5674 Si 35 are lights at S6o. . 2100 00 Public building 'lighting ... . ss. 4500 oo, • .48224 86 XPENDITyRE4I,E,'CTRIV,` 'LIGHT Expenses, including wages;$2596 o6 Expense, fuel accounts.— 2308 27 Debentures, principal and Int2123 52 : $7027 85 Showing a net profit from electric lighting of • 51,197 01 • • The statement for the complete year of 1902 has not 's -et been issued. But up. to Dec, 15th of 1902 the revenue from private users of water • (not countieg hydrant rental) waS 56,165.- 78, Or 5250 mare than iit all 01 1901,. and .the electric light rates' from private users to Dec: i5tli was $6,285- 21 or $600 • more than in all r9ox. While the fuel for the combined plants in 1902 Was 54,100, as compared to $3,932 111 19et CHARGE•S FOR. WATER . AND LIGHT, The charges for water in Coiling, • *ood are as follows For a 4-romned house $3,50 a year, 5 -roomed house $4, 6 -roomed $5, 7-rocmied $6, 3 -room- ed $7. In a 4-rooined house a bath is ,$1, a water -closet $7, urinal Si, and the charges for the conveniences in- crease in proportion to the size of the house. In the 8 -roomed hottse O. bath is $2, water -closet $2, urinal $2. The rate for s a 12 -roomed house is $9 water eloset $2,50; bath $2.50 urinal $2.5o. ' Stores run from $3.cto to $6.00. Steam engines 51.25 pa horse power. Baths itt hotels aud public buildings are $6 for the first and $3 for subsequetit ones. Water closete are the same. Iii stores, shops and offices $2.5o each, All these rates are subject to zo per cent. discouitt if paid with thirty days of render- ing of the bill. The charges for electric light by meta are' 1114e per „ado watts with ininitaum rate of 75e per month and a charge of roc per Month for a !a- light meta, 12C for. a 15 -light meter, ami Is for a 2p -light meter. Flat rates ase elk) given for commer- cial purposea-ofor each 16 candle-pow- er light used ap to 9.30 p. in. 02Ne per month, uSed tip to 12 o'clock, mid- night, 75e per month, lifted all night, $1 per month. There are two dis- counts : on all bills for light froih. $$ to $to, fiVe per cent. disronitt, up to $rs ten per cent. discount, up to Sto fifteen per ceilL discount, up to $30 twenty per cent. discount up to $40 twenty-five, per eent, discOuht, $40 or over thirty per cent. discount. And there is also a special discount of 20' per cent. for payment within :5 days of the first of the month. That ih a person usiag zo lights) with privillge of using them all night, 'would pay $20 less zo Tier cent" less another Oo per cent., or 512.80 a, year, •Userir of the ems ottourit woad pay meter .1201101011.11,001MMelesilenissusesikaes „ Ilarott 1204903 MetAelva'Sont MoKINNON & 00. BLYTI.i A MISUNDERS'l.'AIIDII•TG: . . , CARPETS Four months ago we placed a large order for with the best manufacturers before the recent adva brices. Since then Carpets of all kinds have ad from 30 to 5c per yard. But as we have stock en supwly all demands, we will sell them at old pric Our carpets are all in and ready for your imp Bring the correct size of your rooms and we will et match your carpets for you, Hemp O•trpeta, 81 to 30 inches wide, in stripes and floral designs, lit 140, 15e and 2Qc. Union Cerpets, in light mid dark colors, yard wide, now worth 85c, for 25c. .Union Carpets, heavy and fiem, Will Wear well, yard wide, new, designs and colors, 85c, 40e and 50e, Ingrain Clereeitis pod wide, extra heavy, in choice patteres reversible. worth 00e, for 50c,, Wool Carpets, jvitrd wide, in new reversible patterns, fast colca s, at Goes Ific, 00e and $1.00. Japanese Matting, 40 new patterns, a great:wetirer, at 14c 17c, Me and 25c. Floor Oil Cloth, in new patterns. in all widh ts, at 25c per square yard. Scotch Linolenins extra, heaVy, worth 05e, for 50e, • The Huraii News-RecOrd. • ' Dear Editor, -Will you kindly alloip me spate in' your valuable paper •• to • verify some false reports- which have come tomy hearing. A' few weeks• - ago I asked 115r. Aleic. McBeath if he would sell to me the wood .off. a per- • tain piece of • land near -his shanties, which he tefused to do, but .said there was 'a piece' on the nortle.west; corner which he would See abotit. He wantS sea to see • aftothee party first s before he would sell 'it and asked Inc - if I wotild wait, which -I Said I would.- A few days afterwards he left word .nt thestore that I amid have the:piece at a certain price both standing. anct fallen tiinber, evernthing,, went to see the piece and. M. Murray, ono. of his woodmen, .showed me the whole piece consistingof abouetwo acres er. so. After looking, through itt left a 'certain bid on it. if Mr., ,A. MeBeatIS caked to .take it. I also left same at •'the store is r was going away. gr. McBeath left word at the store • and 'with 'Mr. •Ilearray to go ahead ancl 'cut it down • Tuesday last a. few of us went back to cut the stated piece and. I again asked. Mr. Murray! was it all • •mine .to whicli. lie. eriewered yes, When we got back We found seine per - sou had cut some ..of the thither and again at noon I asked 11/r. Murray was there no one else had a . piece and. he. said it Wag all mine. Surely. I am hot to blame then for cutting it. Nevertheless, iri the face of all this I am 'accused for taking wood not my • own and even more, that I ordered Mr. WilUath . Johnson off the ,ground where the pieee was, which I declare is most falke. Anyone May knoW if they appeal to Mr. Jas, Reys or Mr. T. Ben:side or Mr..' A. Johns • Who were there 011 the ground with us. 'On the cantrary, I said to go. on said cut as there is plenty for both and We can arrange it with Mr,McBcatii, have been toikby atleast four parties that Mr, IVIelleath had said some time ago that he could cut up Some large elm and basswood tops and other ly- ing material in a Certain part of 'it free of charge to which I made no objections in the least and I am told the following day a umber of hands Were to help but owing to the misun- derstancling there was. 110 woodbee' oti acconet of which false reports arc curreat in the air, Messrs. ,Thotims Keys, Jas. Yves Arthur johns, Jas. Murray and Alex. 111elleath will cer- tify to the correctitess of iny story. 93t. .E. AR,NwELL, Varna,March h • SETTLERS TRAINS TO CANADIAN WORTH WEST. • For tlie coiteenietice of settlerswho desire to travel With their effecte the Greed Trunkwill ruii special trains whith will leave the 'Weft Station, Toronto, every Tuesday during March Mid April at 9 is, in. Those travel'. leg without live Stock should take the train leaving Toronto at 1.45 In ^ A: G. PATTESON, G, T. It Apra. V, HODGENS, ToWti Ticket Agt, 3, 4, S14CD0NALI), Distriet Pas. senor Apot, Toronto! 0KINNON 84 • Co.. 1131.41rOr ‘10101,41A0AANYvAtANYV-AAWAANW1A1VemoiAe• sotee..- ••••••••••14•••••••04.441,••••••••.•••••••••• • SPEQIAL SALE. MONEY SAVER. 1301\1"111 MISS SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARINO SALE t AT THE OLD RELIABLE. in MOH- • The greatest Sale in the history of this store now on. This is a golden oPportimity to secure the best vetoes GRADE FOOTWEAR ever offered in Clinton, • 'Owe windoiva will give you an idea of what we are doing. No trouble to show goods., A. call solicited.. M. TAYLOR & SON. Cash and One 'Piles Butter And Eggs taken as Cash • •••••••#.40N•4•••••••••••t I•••• 40•41v0.4404)******** • "SW ....••••••••••440 •••••••••0 N.* *No *4WD 01104r****4> THE GREAT CASH STORE JUST RECEIVED Another lot of those good Washing Prints and Zephyrs. See the new Golf Blousi gs They are selling fast Another lot of Ladies' White Underwear to hand. It will pay you 1 to see what we'are showing in that line, and compare prices and. quality before buying elsewhere. - • • / • Don't foeget that we are ehoWing a magnificent range of Lace Cur- teins for spring. See. the new Floor Oils and Linoletuns, • • 1 Another large consignment of [Snots to hand. Ti v a pair of our ape. • clefs in wateiproof tops and • oak tan soles. Just • what is needed for spring. • • •All Men's Long. Boots to be cleared at and below cost, also many • I i other lines, as we must have room, .. . • •• Mist, Morrison is again in charge of the Millinery'Departinent, gating : i it i I oBEATH _ - E3LYTH. I Prt3itorrits Block." f•••••••••••••••••••••••••••ile••••••••lett•••••••••••• • ready for the openings, .which be annolinced later, 1 111.1111111•11MMENk wirmir 'ROWE 84,...41.6(WWAY • Furniture 1 THE ONE PRICE IRESTORE. WE HAVE ONE RICE ONLIt AND THAT THE LOWEST. • We carry a .very large and well assorted stock of Furni- ture, In fact everything tbat will lie found ix a first class furniture store whieh we sell at the Smallest margin poisible. We also do all kinds of repairing, upholstering and pie - titre framing at very moderate prices. It will pay. intending .buyers to call and inspect,eatir stock and get one prices before placing their order 'elsewhere, Goo'ds called for and delivered free of charge, UNDERTAKING. IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. J. V. ATJUNSON, 1VIaneger and Funeral Director . R N. Rowe A Hollyray • . J. • Night and Sunday calls answered at residence on pi.111"cess. 81s, directly back of Presbyterian church, Aramoromoviricip vunglifilms01111 IiflflIUUIftlIIIfl i OW119001111 Page Metal Ornamental "Fence *masonic, durabio Specially suitable for front and alintion tattoo In town lote, cemetotioe, orchard', ete. Rennie for go CENTS PER RUNNING FOOT.' Yust abetit tho ohespeet fano° you can Mit MS Write for WI potted** !Use Page Pam Fence atid Poultry Netting. Th. Page Wire Pence 004Whited, Walkertilie, tiAtt Nentretti,P.Q., and, at John. tn. Please to advertise in the News*Record.