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Reeve of Grey T Wnship for Nine Years and Brussels for, o••
Seventeen Years
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JOHN LECKIE
,(Brussels .Post) t
- • Few' men' have reei:led longer' in
this locality are as well known or
have, 'filled in asmanyyears 5
y
public activities as;_the,sube t ,of,;
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a' young man to apply 6 plaelf 1y
eernes'tness, fidelity and making,•
Use of op'p'ortunities to •attain
life ,of service sue'h as Mr" Lee ,e
even long past the allotted spar,
o'f three score and ten "years,
y t , 11 t ' Without any special advantages
Mr. Leckie' made his way _through
life by indomitable perservance,
untiring industry,'nthoroughnces
that characterised all his work,
and a geniality that c`on'tinues to
'this day to make and keep a
numberless• retinue of warm frien':ls
,and well wishers, Re has beaten
out Osler's theory and is moi sup-
erseded by many in 'the rete? tion
oe his faciii'tiesi Much .of this 'is
attribute to the 'fact that be deci,l
ed never to gi ow' Mold He has 'a
large degree di vigor to -day ani•
has enjoyed a larger measure of
good health than Tails to' the lot
o'f mankind generally. •
He probably knows -more people
and the geography and history of
this ,Province and the Western
'Provinces better than 99 men
cut o'
c f every .100 and is well post
ed onr^
cu .ent events.
zarticu i•
1 lny
sitrl
a relates
to 'financial ai Clal Sit at
u. ions;
irr which he has ,i:ad a wide anti
varied experience.
We have td be partic-
ular about the finish and
time -keeping qualities of
the. lowest ,priced watch
that beaes our name,
"Hellyar" watches must
satisfy the purchaser.
W. 11. IIELLVAR
JEWELER and OPTICIAN
EYES TESTED FREE
$Op P01181.
LAND
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Pair
Made t0 Your Order
Call and see our stock
Repairs Done Promptly?,
Byam & Suttcr
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Sauitary'Plumbers
DON'T NEGLECT
YOUR WATCH
AWATCH -is a delicate piece
of machine r. . It calls fo
less attention 'than most
machinery, but must be 'cleaned
and oiled occasignalla to keep
Morfect time.
With proper care a Waltham
}Watch will keep perfect time
for a lifetime. It will pay ynii
(sten to let us clean your watch
;Very r2 or '18 months.
W R. Counter
'..Jeweler and Optician
Issuer of Marriage Licenses
.Brussels ('t'hen, Alnleyville) in 1862
and started business there May 1sT
1863. It was• a general store and
he, also' bought' grain. and produce:
Sold out ,business in 1876 i and
.an•1877 got, the Exchange' Bank' of
'11•Iontreal'- to o �en• a"Branch "' 'and
%'jvas th@;` majrager and ,eont�/uqd.
While they lasted, about 2 year,
He then •started• private banking'
continuing:for abeut'aiYear. Then
Ale sold out to the On'ta3to Bank
and was. Manager or ,them jinn'!
they closed in 1882 'Ad went to
`the North. West. in March 1882 and
returned „tot Toronto in May 1881 to
take the Iiiirsarship,o'1'tl the 'Central
Prison, Too.'6 months • • Changad
s Troia that, tothe Bureau of In
,f•
,
dustries 'and collected ,and com-
piled the fust Labor tables publish
ed by the Ontltrio Government in
pamphlet form and' some work in
the Agricultural Ei'anch also. In
March 1886 engaged with the Free
hold: Loan and ' Savings 'Company.
as Inspector and remained with
them until they wound up their
business through''amalgamation
with other Cos. in 1900 when Mr.
Leckie returned to Brussels in 1901
and has lived here since.
Was Deputy Reeve of Grey 1
year and Reeve of Grey for 8 coo
, tinuous years,
''First Reeve pf Bruasels after in
corporation in 1872 till 1880 and
Warden was li arden o>. Co.Of Huron in
Contested ''
•1876. .,onto, to North Huron in
Dominion Election of 1874 against
a former adverse majority of 503
and was defeated' ` y 86 votes.
Was valuaator Cor the Co. of
Huron Tor equalization purposes
County in1905 and 'for th '
a r..ourty yof
Perth. 2 years later and made a
yaluation for the Mutual'Lite
Association 'Co. in Western Ontar
lo. Elected Reeve o'f Brussels in
1907 Which has been continued sin
re. Is still representing several
Vire Insurance Cos. Appointed a
under Commission of the
McDonald Siccotte Government in
1809. or 1860 and still a J. R.
,Member of Masonic order for
last 50 years.
During the past 8 years he was
the energetic President of East
Huron. Agricultural Society: served
on the Public Library Board ; was
Chairman Of the Building Commit-
tee of the new Melville, church, in,
the past year; has conducted flag-
is'terial C• arts and attended; to7
many other phases of business in;
Connection with the County Coun-
cil and otherwise.
Mr. Leckie has been foremost in;
the investment of his money in
business blocks and resider tial:
properties in B`russels;,{s one ;of
the largest taxpayers in 'the place,
and ever ready in any effort, to
promote our beet interests.
The members of his comfortable'
home are Mrs. Leckie and three
sons, 'two Of whom are attending
University and the third one "has
!been busy in newspaper work
J. Leckie, who was the eldest son,
in a family of 10 children of Robt,
and Margaret Leckie, was, born in
the Township hof Dalhousie, e:eo. of
Lanark on June 27th, 1E34. This
first teacher, John Livingston, cou-
sin of The late Dr. David„Living••
ston, of African fame; and , his
rfext teacher Was Wm. McKerrow,
with 'a three mile jaunt to school.
He worked on the (farm, lumber-
ing, etc., until 1854 when he came
West to the County of 'Huron in
,July o'f that year, at 25 years 'of
age. Journey was made by Rideau
Canal and Lake Ontario to 'Hamil-
ton, thence by stage in the :':Fin-
ger (Post -where Seirforth now
stands and arrived' at the site of
Cranbrook on July17th1351.'Father
Mother and family followed in Oc-
tober Of that year. Mr. Leckie
helped clear the first 20 acres of
his lather's farm, Lots 22 and °?3,
Con. 12, Township of Grey.
He built the first s'o'e,inCram
;I
brook and went into. ' business
'First invoice of goods was dat-cl.
tFeb..5th 1856, Remnin'd there in
general store business, for 8 years
'and was also Postmaster under the
appointment of the 'McDoneld—Sic
'co'tte Government 'for last .4'Years
of 'that perk dj Erected store in
' •OUR ,
JOB DEPA
RT
M' E,.
NT
Is now ready to do your work. ` 'New
type and new stock ofpaper just placed
Let Us Do Your Printing
THE 'NEW .ERA, • CLINTON
Fancy f urni tur.e
Of dainty character, for Parlor
and Reception Room, is here for
your inspection. Light in con
struction• and design but ex-
tremely well made in,everycle•
tail. Here ate the finest creations
of the, furniture makers craft
and at prices that will temp the
wise ani discriminating buyer.
To Change License Laws.
.The Toronto Telegrath publishes
a story to 'the effect that the
Hearst Goverr.ment is considering
a' further change in the license
laws whereby ithe Kars of hotels
will. close 'a't 7 o'clock in the even-
ing. The Telegram says in part;
"That the Ontario Govern-
ment will introduce legislation
at the coming ,session of the
'House, shortening the hours of
business of 'the .hotels of the
province, is 'the belief of many
well -'informed persons. lyre-.
micr Hearst Inas been asked
what tee intention o'f the, Gov
,erneneitt is in this direction
hurt he refuses to discuss tb.e
subj'ec't. While not t ,denying
the rumor, the Hon. Mr. Hearst
says that as far ss the Govern-
meln't is concerned 'there is
nothing to be said about the
matter. v
'T'he members o'f 'the Cabinet
have strong temperance lean-
ings and in view o'f the pres-
ent financial conditions it is ur-
gued that it would bea benefic-
ial move on the part of 'tne
(Iovernmentt 'o close the bars
of the province earlier in the .
evening"
It is quite likely that such n
measure would be regarded as.
tion contentious by the Liberate o't'
the Ontario 'House. They, wont a if
it is sale to say, regard with fav-
or any such measure. I'f'' anything
,can be "done rto diecrease ..the
,mount ofSJnassing lot er the
bars it would receive the endorse
tion of all the t'eniperance people
in Ontario. The purchasingpower.
of money , s'pent in, this .way
Wasted,. Anything that • tends to
'conserveour ready cash, "'or turd
it into channels ',where adequate
value will be 'given tin return, ! s
an economic and: social, desidera-
tum whose merits will carry it
through.''
C7✓P �.. tt J.� (11 +vti....�
to buyaall!dards of olrniture
B. .CJI., ct. r 'a I/TF301, -
Furniture Dealers and: Funera 'rectors—Phoinc 104
N. Bail 1110----RESIPI;FbCF, P049lV',0: S •-- .11,1114.'i$ikinaen '186
i b38RlGrinT:a'al,
Tile Cheapest Spot in Introit
tl 9;
Poiats?t"o ,`remember
• to Writing to SoIdI rs
Ottawa, Jan. 28,—The Post Office.
Department to -Flay issued this notice
concerning mail for Osnadian'soldiers:'
W)t'h reference to the correct ad-
dressing of mall ;for soldiers at. the
front it is desired that every publicity
should he given'to the fact thnt in
otdir to l'aeilitate'the Maudling c
this correspondence, and insure its
tenoning the addressees without delay
There should g be included in the
addle sa of 1111 letters and packets;
Name of soldier in full.
Regimental number„
Battalion, battery. socaadron or
unit,
Number of contingent.
In mlw;etl Peace .' ?Y
Iffy Tin'a .of War
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Failing Vision—an enemy
to comfort and pleasure—cad
be nursed into normal condi"
tion by klasies,that`teaccur
ately focused'.lground•'and ad
juste =-meet the ne sear'
d ce
.J y
requiremelite 'i o •
To be at War{with ybureyes
is caking a dangerous chance`
--a condition. that need not
saw exist, a
lti
Avoid all such folly by
wearing glasses ;that .will in
sure 'happiness and content
ment.
J. Grigg
Jeweler and Optician
Issuer of Marriage .
VLicenses
WpRR WIRAMPA�
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Talking Election Again
Toronto Star—A rumor on the street
revives Federal election talk The latest
suggestion is thli.tthe Goverment will
seek the approval of the people for the
new taxes to be imposed to provide for
military expenditure. and bring on an
election in May. No'veritication of
this could be obtained from politically
informed
men in Toronto
„rl Consery
ative member from a nearby ° constitu
encs who visited O
v i ttanva last week, is
of the opinion that the coming session°
will last until Easter,with another
meeting of the Rouse iu the fall, and
an election in the spring of 1910. It is
pointed out that the voters' list in
eight Northern Ontario ridings have
not been revised since 1911, and legally
this should be done at least one year
before an election.
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• WITH THE CHURCHES. •
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ONTARIO ST. 'CHURCH.
Communion serytee, on Sunday
morning next. The pastor will preach
morning and evening. ,
Fellowship meetingiat 10 a. in.
WESLEY CHURCH.
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will
be held on Sunday.' The pastor is ex.
petted to preach morning and even-
ing.
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Local 'News
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MINOR LOCALS. •
This little zero dip has caused
Paw to put the seed catalogue back
on the pantry shelf.
BRING YOUR WORK.
All ladies working for the "W,
P. Society" are reggqes'ted to bring.
in work no later that 'Feb. 12th.
AN EASY WIN.
Clinton' defeated an Exeter team
on Wednesday night by a score
score of 9-2. The play was clean
throughout,
REV. W. D. COLLINS WILL GO.
The offer of Rev. W. D. Collins,
Anglican rector at Exeter,, and quite
well known here, to go to the front as
a combatant has been accepted and
he will leave with the third conting
ent as a lieutenant with the Mad
Battalion, which is about to go into
training at London. The clergyman
soldier has been taking a: course of.
inetuction at the London armouries.
THREE FIFTHS /;L.AIJ,SE 'REPEAL,
Temperance forces from various
points in Western Ontario will wait
upon the Provincial Legislature when
it opens and urge that the three fifths
majority required to carry a local
option bylaw, ,either be,'abolished or
reduced, they will also, ask that
bars only be allowed to b'e open from 8
in the morning until 8 at night every
inexcept
day heweek t p Sunday.
•
BE LOYAL! BE PATRIOTIC; •
Give your trade to (•the, merchant
who keeps store the year tonna, and
not to stray pedlars or men with rigs
from' out side cities. Buy, 'from the
man who stands at your side when
the tax, collectors, 18 cull the' warpath
Buyfrom the'man who ie•you r neigh
bort :your, acquaintance,!'your friend
Buy from, the maniwho.'is a tactor • In
the.townlyou live' ip add, who"Helps
to make a market for the things You
have to sell. •'' `
TWO CENT RATE 01' POSTAGE
Arrangements have been made by
the Post_Office Department ;Whereby
the ordinary rate of two,'cents per
ounce, :applicable to all, letters sent
from Canada tothe 'United •'• Kingdom,
will now apply to letters addressed, to
the British and Canadian t troopd in
Prance and Belgium, where the rate
generally is five cents.
. GOOD SHOW. '
Then4oving picture show put en
by our well known citizen„Mr. Tom
Jackson, Jr., on'Friday'night last,
was another big success and every
one enjoyed 'themselves. There
were pidtures o''€ all kinds and lots
OT them, and the children hacl a
good time 'watching the funny
movements of She characters on
the canvas. There were also songs
and choruses which included the
singing of Tipperary by Rut'h, Tam
and Billy Jackson and they did it
well. The proceeds went to the
Children's Aid df Huron 'County.
AUT'HENTDC TEST
03' ADVERTISING.
In a,lar^'e city a test 'Was 're-
cently mace between street tai
and (newspaper aelveriti0ing,,. A
certainly ar-i 1:: attrnc'ivelyprided
i
was,advertised in t'ho fi Feet ears.
for Ortel rnoniii Seventy=nirse'sale's
;Were made, *The saltie+ar ticllte' Was
Then advertised once in one ne Ws -
'paper. Two hundred sales 'were
made the, next day. If this little
straw,0,howe the dsiee'tzp �;efeRrgf}t
ufaking Wind it ie a']nnet 3t good
test.°df newspaper adyertiau§g• The;
great merchants prefer the news.
p'aper to any others; iredigm > be;"`
,cause returns are better—and";cost
Ceder/eh , 1.^"
Jas. Videali,t a young man in Ulf
employment
t" iof the W
esn
,file6
1'14's mei'3 !,.$acle sl
working around some
m, ,
ac
bust
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'When- he r ("c
W A Ot All ht��
in
pelf
g � u
Which threw' him, bdeltwaiitiOnea
ing, his left arm. in two plaeesi5
An excellent patriotic, e eairoertt
was given at Bel'grave' in recites;
er's', Hall, which was'fifitad ,l`o'ci-;!.
apaci'ty. `• The ushering ° :'Was done
the ladies, in RedCross uniform.
The long program was excellently:.
rendered. Tho proceed3 arumount
ing to $110, will be given to".'
Red Cross Fund.
Oarlock 01 -
Joseph Wheatley has bought
Jr Nicholsons farm. 'Mr Nicholson
wi+l!'have his auction dale ,on, Fri,-
iL
day.'
eseeoesemoo•emzeo••io•as
school 1 eport6i
e•eemeammo••eeeoe••••ovee
Florence Johnson' 332
Kenneth; Roberton 303
John Livermore 288
Nellist McNeil 284
Ernest !Ford 275
Jean. Simpson 272
Olive Lawrence 271
William; Argent 265
Myrtle Carrick 240
Vera! Gould 239
Russell Bezzo 239
Kiiathleen Taylor 237 -
Cecil Ashton 237
Bert Marshall 234.
Clifford Cooper '231
`Margareti Bell 218
Senior felass.
Total marks 350,
Clyde Kennedy 266
Wallace Wheatley 262
Howard Gould 237'
Oliver Murphy 228,
Kathleen Livermore 222
Elsie Cooper 214
Albert Carrick 213
Junior Second. ,
Total marks, 350. -{ ". •
Norma Trelevaen 307;'
Olive Schocnh'als .307 t ,'',°'
Wilfred Grant 300
'C'harlie Shipley 293 ' ;
Sadie Gibbs 291 '
Wilbur Nelson 287' -
Fred 'McTaggart 281
Myrtle Sweet 273,
Jo'hnl Nediger 256 ear, .a,., . • j
Eleanor fPlumsteel 253
Norman Counter 25S
Colenso Salter 245 1
Myrtle Bell 239
Charlie Menne! 233
Bert McGuire 237 '
Ferguson Carter 229
George Elliott 226 s
Olive 1'oop4, Teacher.
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Div. VII.
Senior Class—
Total marks 350.
Robin Hunter 277.
Charlotte VonRoh! 271.
George 'Hill 267,
Eileen Atkinson 2611,
Ray Carter 239,
Beryl Salter 238.
Donna Cochrane 238.
'Myrtle Wiltse 219.
Janet Lockwood 184.
'Francis Baines 182.
Junior 'First, hrarlts 250.
Carol Evans 219.
Clarence Glazier 212.,.,
Oliver Rands 195.
Edith hill 192.
Frank Laltetr 190
Margaret Rutledge 189.
Madelon 'Hawkins 180 „
Viola Livermore 183
'Helen 'Cools 183
, Alvin Rouse 160 i;
Burton Bolton 158 if ,
Reesor (Forster 118,
Senior ?Primer Class, total 300.
Linnie Nediger 277
Ilat'harine'McTaggart 271.
Hubert .Reynolds 209 ,
Tom Jackson 263`
Bessie Cole 262
Doris Collyer 257
Lulla •'Crich 244 i t-;
Arthur Hessian 225• 1'd. ,„
Alex Osb'aldtrston ,521 4.:0;-' ;
Jr•..Prime' glass! 'total 20Q at
,Elmer IPitisley 28t" '
..Billy' Hovey. 178' t, ' •cit Y:
•'Howard"MuIiollaitd165 3°4'isrr
TIONetfd Gra'elis ,157 t t is Frrl
Russon • Murphy 157"6 x,1"6 a6
- Rets' Elliott 148 `
Arthur !Fulford
Violet iapraik''131
Addie Carter 131 's
M Wiltsef, .'eacher.,
Div if r. a
3rd Mass, (total 400.
Olive Watkin 371
Dorothy' Mason 362 r ',
'Frieda S'c'hoenhale,-315 ,
)Clyde Wheatley 313
Beverley Butt 295 ,las ,
`Carrie 'Pickett 212':"ac8
frank I3ow,ard 250
Edevin` Mckenzie 259
,'Phoebe Bolton 240
I)ugias Carter •238
2nd ;Class, "'total 348.
Dorothy Streets 341
Ruth Bali 290
Nettie. Taylor 266
Ross Mcltwen 260
'Cecil Cooper 257
Herbert, VonRohl 254
John Rands 218
Marion McBrien 2.13
Douglas Kennedy' 193.
Sr. I, total 326
Arthur 'Maguire 244
Margaret Sloan 220
Mai gueti'te Marshall 204
Junior I.
`F1'.a t l '!twins 173
' Iarrie: ".110.N4 s 151
Win aired Hamilton 91
W. 13. Thompson, Ter
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February Stocklaki'ng Special:
g ext few weoks:rlve will-'bo'birey stock-ta'°�tllg.
and as we go over our stocg `u great'many linea will• find
their• waymto ant, baraain'lists at ptioes uway h&low uctlt■o'.,.;
Fon the First west[ we,'Uffer the foimitingi
Mens Leather, . Milks Wool !lulu' and; knit cuff'=251
Men,.s; Tips ,`;: Sg ,;assor'tment�-R.e 2 e;.'and� c" for 15
• g 5 35
2 pairs onI' Men s Brace, ` cod: e v bi,'
..,. y w t
Y 4.. ,
nY4 .i �, 1>... rc,.0 tot 1,.,;,,;'m
a'nd leather end's
n pc,alce st. ;lee re z5c for 1'�e
g
2 only Men'”Beaa ex, 40i—dif'ats with large ?
fur collar and quilted liningworth 1
,',;. .$ .350 for $9..76.,
About;'1oo me'rl linen
colla'r's --odd st lea nd::slzes
4to'clear at each or 6 for ,° ' Y "iia
5 ;� :• 25e,,
A very, special line of Men's Odd Panis to clear at
Sl.2fii.
All our Furs
and 'Ladies
.and ChiFdrens:Mantles.
- at about half price.
See our Children's Coats at X1' , 1
,98; $2.98 and $3?50 �.
A very speciallil
e of Ladies es Coats to clear of5
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:-: Dor Was Ms Chance lo Save money
hlu ste
e1 Bros.
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HERE ON (FRIDAY TIE 12TH.
MINOR
LOCALE.
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"The Private Secretary" will he 'Probably the
tarn'on
Y Sunday Was
'to remind us-ivhat the , C'ynadiqu
boys are putting up with in the
Old Land and} on' tlie ,battle fi.elp,
Commercial travellers, ,t'hrougll-
out the country are protesting
strongly against the railways cut-
ting off .so many trains.;..
It is stoelt-taking titins•"with the
merchants. ,
Local News
_here once more Ito delight a..hn-
ton audience, with Mr. Otto !Fink
taking the leading part again.
Nearly all the others were in the
caste so that an excellent perform
ante will be guaranteed. 'Part of
the proceeds the ,Pastime Club are
giving to the Women's IPatriiotic
Association, Get your !eats re-
served at Fair's Book Store.
MINOR LOCALS. '
A press report says that the
market price of beans range from
$2,00 up according to quality.
A l:ig temperance convention will
be 'held in Massey Elall, Toronto,
on March 4th, 5th, and 6th, Special
:rates by rail provided a ,certain
number attend.
Our predictions about an open
winter are called o'ff.
Representatives of certain frater
nal insurance societies requested
the Ontario Provincial , Govern-
ment to enact legislation com-
pelling every society to conform
to a proper financial standard.
NEW AUTO 'FEES i.
Motorists are taking a great•.leal
Of interest in the new schedule or
registration Tees which. will go in
to effect on motor curs, (Feb, 1,
The new registration makes a
Sigg boost in the license rates. Fees
Will be - charged on the basis of
horse -power per ocr, .regardless Of
the age or state of condition of
the car. All cars of 25 h, p, or
less will be charged $6; cars be-
tween 25 h. p. and 35 h, p. will
be charg„d $10; ears between 3b
li. p. and 50 h. p, will he assessed
$20; cars over •50. nh. will be ass
essed $25, All electric cars will
have a stationary fee of $5, Com
m 3 p, m.—"The Duty and the O
ercial trucks under two tons will y, p`
be charged 55; over 'two only $3. portunity of the ^Canadian; 4Farmer'
Cars purchased .between Cctohei (a),.;In Relation to Farm ro Fs,”
1 'and the end of the year will be p
Charged one halt the regular fee '(ar In Relation to Farm Crops;
A fee- of $1 will be charged for a
permit for .change of ownership. WILLIAM SQUIRREL, B. S A., ''
The Ontario Motor League is mak Associate Professor- of ?Field Flus`=