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• 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
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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.
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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
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A: G. PATTESON, G, T. It Apra.
V, HODGENS, ToWti Ticket Agt,
3, 4, S14CD0NALI), Distriet Pas.
senor Apot, Toronto!
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MONEY SAVER.
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SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARINO SALE t
AT THE OLD RELIABLE.
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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 •
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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. - •
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/ • 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
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other lines, as we must have room, .. .
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•• Mist, Morrison is again in charge of the Millinery'Departinent, gating :
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• Furniture
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THE ONE PRICE IRESTORE. WE HAVE
ONE RICE ONLIt AND THAT THE LOWEST.
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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
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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
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R N. Rowe A Hollyray
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Night and Sunday calls answered at residence on pi.111"cess.
81s, directly back of Presbyterian church,
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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.