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iEu4 BRANCH A enteral BuftiBtJiuiQlu Interest AlloYed on Deposits DRAFTS- ISSUED At American to LEGAL J Public Weeks what is going ok Why do the and girls persist in catching rides on bobs and sleighs after repeated warnings as to the risks they are taking Its up to tho return to the of days the good strap oil of years ago when we were Lake Canal Street to Solicitor Public etc Money to Loan at Lowest Rates Court outh of Of- 9irtc Block A A feat for lompMlo to at Curreat OrrtQAtthePoUQffloWe ray Simpson I in Frank Property Archie citr Jit- Ay Blessed is the goodnatured man who bis sleigh is empty per mits a flock of jolly boys and girls just released school to ride with him It is the only sleighride that many of the little tots ever have the privilege enjoying bote Cop The Thursday night late car on the Metropolitan is so well patronized that the Manager thinks of doubling the service The car leaves North Toronto at and arrives at New market at one oclock The first trip had passengers 2nd trip 3rd and last week Postponed Owing to the very severe cold weather last Saturday morning below zero at ten oclock it was to postpone the Methodist for a week It will take place tomorrow afternoon leav ing the church at rain or shine and tea for the children oclock R Cold Last Friday morning the thermom eter registered below zero and Saturday morning was the coldest this below zero We are told that on bill the mer cury went down to below but the thermometer must have been crazy Again on Sunday morning below zero is reported in Town The cold wave had a very serious effect upon the coal bins voA on all Br prompt Ueotlon p AGE r LICENSES J tx it ptltMe rcaMtc If Great Improvement The alterations and repairs at the Forsyth House mike a wonderful change and decided improvement in these familiar premises which will be greatly appreciated by the travel ling public Another big improve ment is in contemplation in the spring namely the erection of a new dining room on the ground floor The cellar dining room has always been an objection to these premises and such a change will greatly in crease the popularity of the hotel flot flow What about the agreement with the Metropolitan Why arc cars not running to Huron Street And why are cars allowed to remain standing on Main St for a much longer time The Metropolitan act as if they owned the Town the and ail its belongings A wooden a little onestory concern is al lowed to bo erected opposite the Market within the fire limit and the strings are hanging loose generally wanns to us the corporation should go to the Legislature the per petual clause annulled and the agreement rcmodelled into some thing like reasonable shape- Much being said about public utilities controlled by municipalities but in the case of the Metropolitan the Toao has an everlasting incubus af fecting generations yet unborn The time to move is now not wait till a decade of acquiescence passes away It was understood the agreement had to be ratified by the This 1ms not been done and who disapprove1 of certain condi tion of the agreement are being de prived opportunity of being hoard before railway or private Mils of the Mouse Now that the contract is being Ignored aod the line changed is a good time to for a change Will the corporation take the initia tive shall sec JO TO W J SMITH result of the recount at King ston on Saturday wax a uain of three votes for Mr- Pence Liberal who was declared elected by a major ity of The now talk ing of a protect but possibly may talk Newmarket Liveries Afi for Dont waiting too long bate they are all hungry But are ail for them may a little But they at to give you to Aift If you are where you are MtUnj or The Telegram rises to remark will le a merry time satis fying the very large number of for positions under the Whit ney mail now a number of rijies for position if it is vacant There arc few positions available yet will it Is under it lit- made very gradually ird there will It no sJaughtT of he ci it he- A Calvary deputation at Ottawa this week headed the Mayor pressing the claims of that city for the permanent seat of Alberta Of they know that the cannot name a perrnaneni but that It a temporary capital and once locat ed at the the city will take for the A large and LUive of citizens of Hiding York and the southern portion was held in Council Chamber here on Thursday of week for the purpose of discussing Canal question ExMayor Cane was temporary chairman and explained that this was the first meeting of commit- tee that was appointed at the public meeting held last summer In ad dition to the members of the com mittee he had number other prominent citizens from the different localities which inter ested Every municipality in North York was represented and there were representatives from Bradford and West It was decided to form an associa tion to be called The Trent Vailev Canal Extension and the following officers President Newmarket Mayor T H An Executive Commit tec of members from each municipality was elected as follows Bradford Reeve Oldham A Scan- Ion L Ireenc Holland LandingReeve Thompson Owen Lloyd West Sydney Goodwin Whitchurch Reeve George Powell A Haines West Reeve Wood Stewart Harry Crake Aurora H Lennox J Knowles Dr Rogers Kinj Reeve Jos Rogers J Walton Wesley J Dennis East Reeve Walter John Smith North Gwillimbury Reeve Morton J Boa John Hamilton John riner Joseph Davidson Sutton Reeve Thos Scott SI Jas Taylor Hoi born Georgina Reeve Jackson Stephenson Johnston Mr George Evans Newmarket Mayor J Robertson Cam- A Smith Ross It was decided to send a large dele gation Ottawa on the to interview the and the Secretary was instructed to prepare an1 lor ward to the Council of the several municipalities a formal reso lution on question also blank petitions for signature of rate payers The different councils arc to be asked to hold a special meeting and pass resolution favoring the pro ject and also to appoint a number of delegates to join the delegation to Ottawa on the Efforts are also being made to get as many of the ratepayers as to sign the petition asking the Government to make an appropriation for this important work The meeting adjourned to meet in Newmarket on the to make final arrangements for the trip bo Ottawa- Since the above meeting the Coun cil of East have taken up the matter and have signified their hearty approval by- the appoint ment of six delegates for which the necessary appropriation was made Secretary and Mr Cane were present at the Council inciting aid explained the situation The of East have set the ball rolling in the most way and no doubt their exam ple will be followed by every other corporate body for of the Riding is vitally interested Holland Landing had a public meet ing of its citizens on Friday evening last which was addresses by Mr- 11 and Mr S Cane with that the Council will be instructed to appoint a delegate and every will be made to advance- vjcccs of No official report has publish ed concerning the survey which has been made by Government En gineers but it understood that the experts who have gone into matter most exhaustively are confi dent that the canal can built at a comparatively small cost There Can be no doubt that the building of a waterway into the heart of the most populous and im portant county in Canada will prove a boon the most inestimable value only to every in the county but to the country at Sir been utitirUig in his efforts to bring the matter to a succeslui and if report is satisfactory Sir Wil liam will use every rneanw- to- push It to a completion This Is a Hon of paramount Importaixx to man the county who is a and the utmost exist in of all v the Prince of The flrst time that Sir Thomas came to America was In as a stowaway In an oldfashioned little tramp steamer and when the vessel port he was busily engaged in shoveling coal Into the furnaces The latest time was in when a whole nation held him In honor as a valiant and true sportsman making his third brave but vain attempt to take a silver cup back to England On this occasion he lived ike a prince on steamer Erin surrounded by his fleet thirtythree hoats steamers houseboats barges tugs cruisers steam launches gigs jolly boats and dingles main tained at his expense and manned by over two hundred men Sir Thomas was born in Ireland but spent his early In Scotland his education was a hurried unconventional plckedup variety and at fifteen with rosy dreams he ran away from home smuggled himself into a steamer and came to New York His eight dollars did not last long and after working In the rice fields of South Carolina driving a street car In New Orleans can vassing for a crayon portrait concern stealing rides on freight cars and retak ing a daybyday living best he could went back two years later to Glasgow empty of purse but rich in experience The prodigal was received with open arms aad with of his fathers savings he opened little meat and provision store He introduced American ideas worked as ha Bays twentyfive hours a day and advertised to the limit of his Ingenuity seven of the leanest gauntest hungriest men In the kingdom paraded the town In Indian file bearing on their backs the legend We are going to Next day seven of the fattest men that could be found walked the streets proclaiming In large letters We have been to Meanwhile the proprietor slept under the counter This little shop In High street was the beginning of LIptons stores throughout England his fruit farms In Kent bakeries In Glasgow the great- eat tea plantations In the world In Ceylon his curing factories In Liverpool his candy manufactory in London his fruit trees In Georgia and other vast Industries giving employment to ten thousand people and having made for their a fortune of and an Income of a minute He gave for the Jubilee Memorial dinner to the poor of Lon don and his check seemed little to him when his eyes filled with tears at the sight of poor people eating as his Not till later did the world learn that It gilt tor the he never advertises Is his charity Portiurrr clef SHELF HARDWARE COMPLETE IN ALL LINES GIVE US A CHANCE i TO PLEASE YOU EVERYTHING AS REPRESENTED J A WALLAN A NEWMARKET TELEPHONE CONNECTION JACKS FOR HIRE- haft a Our down town neighbor in last weeks issue rises to remark that Mr kid field is a nun who enjoys the respect and esteem of all classes Before the flection how ever he was an obscure tlal lawyer Ahem change Prist It appears the people of Leeds a high old time during the Provincial election A has sinco issued in the at at the of Rev Chi holm Phillips prohibi tion candidate against A lint a the Mercury asking un stated damages for slanderous state ments alleged to have been circulat ed by Bradley concerning the plain tiffs intemperate habits The Pioneer observes that no person believes there was any agree ment for cooperation between the temperance men and the liijuormtn to oppose the Government at the late general election Thats true but they ranged up on the anie side of the polling- booth when their ballots although from opposite motives The West Huron recount which took place on Friday anil Satuiday of Week was adjourned for de cision till Feb A returning officers blunder said to have caus ed the trouble of ordering a It is confidently expected thai Mr Cameron Liberal will come out on lop Kire in Tcctr cigar factory at Montreal caused a loss of Several young women employed In the factory and In a telephone near by bad a narrow escape W W Km fcviM 2 i The Conservative press are handing out bouquets to defeated Ministers in the Ross Government The Scaforth News Con says Among slain was Hon John Minister of Agriculture by far the most able man excepting Mr In the Reform Government Ills administration has been clean and able we would that Mr Whitney could sec his way clear to ask Mm- to retain his portfolio Mr Crawford Con PP for West Toronto at a gathering horse men in the city week also had largo words if commendation for lion Mr And yet down in South Ontario a farming district were do he found fanners trying to buy votes before the election to com pass Mr defeat w In reply to Hon Foster in the Commons Sir William said he had thoroughly investigated the of rural mail delivery It had Its merits and Its demerits hut he had come to the conclusion thai It was altogether premature to talk of a rural mall delivery In United States had established ft rural system and the thoughtful peo ple there were rather of opinion the system in the course of time he as great a burden upon them as the pension system and many of them would he glad to from the experiment an the cost had already risen from to and they hid only the fringe of it yet The conditions In Canada would not war rant the installation of a service that would cost millions millions of dollars The Valentine month causes I be Canadian Magazine to publish a val entine story and a valentine in its February issue The illustrated features are also timely Just when the future of NorthWest is pvotii- the public in article on The of Canada How to Save the Yukon are seasonable The former is accompanied by some rare photographs of the por tion of our population with and pictures of their or FIRST 0 Spring Prints to Winter Goods Must Go J ESTABLISHED For the first time since bis ap pointment to the office of Clerk ol the County Court of York Mr John Richardson for York made his appearance becomingly gowned on Monday last Judge Win chester oh tho bench Wo congratu late Mr Richardson on Ms prefer ment and have no doubt he will dis charge his duties with becoming dig nity We woidd now suggest to our old friend that he join the ranks of benedicts thereby adding to the pleasures of his official lifci the joys of domestic felicity I 4rJOU Reliable Watches at Reasonable Prices Every Watch Warranted far year SPECIALTIES and Clocks Repaired Properly and Promptly If you have any old Gold let us make It over a ring or useful J Eyesight Tested and Carefully Kitted Optician first Cherry Pectoral over year They use It today vcr They Cherry U VWIT J I Buy Coal for At ton FirstClass Farm for Sale Twine 000 and feet to the pound rely upon colds coughs They vlll how It Heal Inflamed tt fcd to CO Old no t rrornlr PEST HARD COAL Nut Kgg Sizes ALWAYS ON HAND J Huron St Residence for Sale On Trier St Aurora occupied by Mr Miller Good Term easy For apply to A Newmarket Dai In of or lot In the acred Good a off 2uUraloo till done rail wheat In ground v FOR The on occupied by the J A Chandeliers for Sale Six coaloil complete with tor three or air vail be sold Cheap on application to JACKSON Methodlat Church