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about statute labor. When` Mr. Train and _Mr. Smith were in the 'Couu_cil, lshey submitted the question of. abol- iition of statute laior and the _p_e9pl.o `voted it down, ye 'it was abolighed. Mr. Tram----I recommended the `abolition, believing` it good_busit_1,ess to get the Go.vernment rebate_._, ' If we don't like it, let us go _back`to lthe old way. ' ' II- A.....1..-- `l'I--_LL__ -' I` - Thursday, December 28, 1922 $755151` He ' ' I r. and Mrs. Arthur Lower of Ottawa, `Mrs. F. J. Lower, F. C; Lower and Howard Graig of Barrie spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Blac ' - II- .._.I II`..'.. Q I` \Y.....!.... ...'.I 7...... -1! -NIX PHICIIIIUI lVUl- Hr. and Mrs. James Vance of burg spent` Christmas with their daughter, -Hm. Jno. Thompson. ` `P Iinuynnu our `man T4194: nail! FIB. Illllla LllUlll}JDUIl Miss F. Downey,.and `Miss Leta Thom? can of St. Catharines are spending the hol- Sdnys at W. F. Downey s. "on `an on 111:6`: `unnodnnau nu` 2nd Mrs. Harold Bell of Gilford life` viuiting with Mrs.'Bel1's parents, Mr. and! `Hrs.-`J88. Hill. 2 ` I u. .....a u__ t: n' n ..... ___.n n-._,2I__ uiuur no uxuuru. ' ' W. Leslie and Miss Edna Brown of Erin are spending a few days this week under the parental moof. - - "0 ant` Mun Yunnan `In-\nn Al 'l`L.a--man 30 Miss'S. Dickinson of Toronto was a ~@rietmas visitor with her sister, Mrs. Far- 'IIPV_ `X150 ll. llllln - L Mr. and Mrs. R. P and Max. Murray en-j at Gilford. l'....I!.. .._J Il!__ . Bdrton and. family} oyed` their Christmas I I'.V.I.._ D____._ _E `_._ l uanu vuuu uuulr uuuguwr In LUIOEW. Dr. and Mrs. Gorcoran and son, Jack, opent the week-end with friends in Toronto. Misses Annie and Maude Train are en- joying the `holidays under. the parental roof. ll- ......l 1:..- -_-L:L_I_I _..J 1-- DUIII UH` ouvuruuy. UEOUXUDGY ll Ur. and Mrs. A. E. Orowe, a son. I .nu-ul Mun II T 1566!- '..'.. play. I Thos. Shanshan and Miss J. Shanahan were with friends in T_)ron_to for Christ- mqahln ` I rwuuvu we Iuuvvvuuu ` Therezavamed-"I Vaway suddenly ontfuesday, Dec. 26, at the home of his nephew, W. C. Iiickling. Allenwood, Alfred G. Hickling ~ of Barrie. The deceased came to his neph- w's on Saturday last to spend Christmas. He `had retired on Monday evening in ap- parently good health. 1 Between nine and {an on Tuesday morning he was found dead in his bed. OIL- J .... --.I 1...... 1...... Ii:-Inn :n nnrrini CH5 I IUW Uy Ill LUFUHI/Us ' Miss F. Currie of Toronto spent Yule- `tide under the parental roof. . 4' Mr. and Mrs. C. E. `Dutcher and chil- dren spent the holiday in Barrie. ~ Mr. and Mrs. R. Acton of Uxbridge `no visiting with S. Manning, Sr. ` Kr. and Mrs. W. E. Thompson spent a few days with friends in Midland. Rm-n m-...o....l.... n.........1..... IA 14100 4... W ---B voav navI\a|Q.1I3 uuusu. vuv yulvuvnl avvn Mr. and Evirs. Archibald and family of Toronto` spent Christmas with: relatives s... . - Reg. Coopex-[is at his home in B6lleville' for a few days. 7 11.. Edymrds of Inglewood was at his home here for the holiday. MI` and In D " I`;I'tnfnI\ nun: l\AI\l`_ "-r~. mm mm. A. 1'4. uwwe, 8 son. ' Mrgand Mrs. M. W. Little spent Christ- mas with their daughter in Toronto. nf Bill` "in nnnnnrnn nI|I' an-\ Inn`- aluuu: acre 10!` (ac uuuuuy. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Middleton are spend- ing a few days in Toronto. was V r`_nInIv:n A` Tnunnbn n-an-:6 V..l.. wwwwwwwwwwwwww _ -ELMVALE NEy|.("s_ gl WI-nnlr f`. Riahnn nnnrnnnn .n .1 g$mww$&ww&ww&w&g' 6'! 115,5 wuu IIIUHUH In mxulanu. Born on- Saturday. December 16, 1922, to `IE. and Mill A F`. nnnuvn a nun I Frank c. Bishop, Re:QaaE:i; >14 '5 To all our friends and customers we` wish a Happy. and ` ` Prosperous` New Year $0 100 IUIIUKIII POUR PIECE UH DUI-IUD]: The school `meetings passed off quietly on {Wednesday morning, only 5 small. number .J the ratepayers being present. ~As every ting was found in first class shape there was little businee"e or discussion. Mr. Dev- ideon was elected as the new trustee` for] Id Dates, 3 pkg; 27c Prunes, 2-lbs. 2-9c Seeded Raisins`, 2-lbs`. 35` Seedless Raisins`, 2 lbs. 35 White Satin Flour, 24 lbs. V V --89c Sliced Bacon` V -37c tb New Figs Death of Alfred G. Hickling , ,._J_I...I_. __ KL Pufe Can`Sugar -'--10c It: --11%.1bs.$1.oc Fresh Currants _ -23c,tb The foowingx-ief statement as to Flos finances has been issued by Reeve Smith:-- County`Taxes V Flos County -Levy, I921 . . . . ..8l2890.0n. Flos County Levy, 1922 . . . . . . . .81-8695.00 A total increase of County Levy in 1922' over 1921 of $5805.00. This makes a large addition to Flee tax (bill. We "have often regretted your -having been allowed to go without some little tok- en of the esteem of your friends ii?-the young people's work of ou-r Church. We ask that on this Christmas night you accept this |la_r_np,v the gift of your friends of the` Ep- worth League. It `is our prayer that the light of your Christian life may never grow dim and that i your new field of labour you may find mple scope for the expression of your Christian life and the development of your splendid talents in the , work of God. | Signed on behalf of the Elmvale Epworth Leanna` R R, Mm-fnn `Han pI-on- t.1........ uxgucu uu ucuuu on (cue nunvale npworm League, R. E. Morton, Hon. Pres; Emma Foster, Pres; Harry Brown, Secy. _ I no MIC uuuaqna wuwu uucuuipzuucu um gum: ` Dear Friends :--We, your former com- panions` in the` work of the Elmvale Epg worth League, appreciate your presence at this our weekly meeting. We are not un- mindful of your" faithfulness to our work in other days. In the early struggles of our organization , you both assumed heavy burdens. We remember `that your duties were performed freely and without com-L plaint. Your passing to another community has created" a gap which has been hard to I fill. Our loss has no doubt been another 'grou-p s gain. ,_. You may rest assured that weuhave missed you and are missing you sti . ' ` 117- 1___._ .IA.__ ____._a;__I _'__,_, I -I333. The teachers of the Public and Continua- --on school` are spending `the holidays at respective homes: Miss L. M. Mc- .Kmght at Clarksburg; Miss L. King at Inyfield; Miss A. Shaw at Mount Forest; In... '. `luv-n`-In" nf I'll` Ml an Mr, and Mrs. Napier Honored On Monday night the Epworth League met at the home of Mrs. Chritie. - During the evening a beautiful reading lanrp was `presented to Mr. and `Mrs. S. G. Napier by the young people of the church. Following I is the address which accompaniedthe gift: I nnnr We-inntln-_.Tn vnnr fnnnnp Anna- u|u:I'uu:uu _Iu Du. auuu H uemewry. . _- I I . The syriipathy of the, community is ex-'1 tended to the widow in-her loss of a kind, true and. loving `husband. V-His sudden death is mourned by a large circle of friends, he being known by nearly all .who reside in the township as he `has been tax collector` for about twenty years; - ' The funeral was held nn 'l`hm-nrlnu am-- I vvumu uu apuula vuc Iuluuluucr Ul me me. I uuuu wads _\;uu:utuI xurjuuul. twenty years. The funeral was held on Thursd y, ser- 'vice being conducted in the Presbyterian church, of which he was a faithful and regular attendant, by the pastor Rev. R. M. `Hanna assisted by. Rev". `R. E. Morton. The remains weretaken tq Waverley. fora interment in St. John s Cemetery. Tiln eu'r6\'nnH1u nf H-an n'nnu-nnnibip :n ne`Sugar Crown Symp 1bs.$1.00 -10 lbs. 77c The Late Thos. Simpson Elmvale lost_ one of her most respected citizens on Tuesday, `Dec. 19, when Thomas Simpson passed to his reward. The. de- ceased was the youngest son of "a family of seven, six brothers and one sister. Be-' sides the sorrowing widow there is one sis- er, Mrs. Seymour, now living in Toronto and three brothers, John and James of Mid- land and Samuel of Gravenhurst. `Th. ..LL..- LL- 1-5- 'I'-I._ G!._.__-_ _.__.-_I uiuu nuu Unusual VI uruvcuuunsu. His father, the late John Simpson, moved from Northumberland CountYa( where de- ceased wes born), to Flos townshipabout the year 1853 and after living two or three years on lot 11, con. 9,` he moved [to the north half of _lot 1, con. 9. The [deceased continued to "live on this farm [until 1897 whenahe moved to Elmvale I where he spent the remainder of his life. El- .....l.l.._ ..l....4.I. : _ _ . . . _._-.I L__ _ I-._.._ uuu uuny vusvv ulguuu vuu uuwagury p8p6l'8, so an election is not necessary. Those who were nominatedwwere Jae. H. Simpson, A. C. Bishop, A. E. Archer, W. A..Malcolm, Joe. McWatters and L. Pearson. The last three men qualified for the position so will have ohargeof the affairs of our thriv- ing village for 1923. As` with all towns and villages, Elmvale is in need ofisome im- provements, but on the whole we have a neat,. tidy little town and with a little boosting by our citizens it could be made even better. There are very few villages the size of ours that can support as many business places and where there is much better accdmmodation than in Elmvale. Let every - citizen get behind `the village trustees this year and,make it a position that is worth the trouble and energy which one has to put into it. quiet _n ature. IA _numbex' were nom-n inated for the poaitxon as Town Fathers but only three signed the necesgary papers, an an nlantinn 3: nnt nnnnnnnru 'l`lu-mg mlm Evap..Peaches, Ib .'. 22c Oranges 43c and `Soc doz. Lemons, dozen_ 27c Bulk Cocoa, Tb 10 ;Perfection Flour, 24 lbs`. `* V -$1'.05 cllyuem; mum n. uuuw nu muuuu run lies L. Burchell Uanbridg and Mr. : In. E. G. Miller at Markham. Flo: Finances K Bread,; 15c '1oaf tin 2| V. had `been a lot of as to the` pay received by Road .Supervis0r Andrews, some rumors putting it at from $14 to $17 a day. His salary [is $1000 and after the Government s share is deducted, the amount charge- able to the Township is only about $2.00 a day. 0 Expects Lower County Rate Deputy-Reeve Drysdale gave seV- . eral instances where he had success- fully helpedeto head o unjustifiable 1 In ~ _grants in the County Council. the case of the effort to get $5000 pitals it was beatena by only two votes. -Mr.` Drysdale_took`up several .0 items in the expenditures on roads andshowed the expenditure justied. With reference to -the $1500 culvert 3 on con. 10 and the $3500 bridge near _Craighurst,i `he said` they had cost the Township nothing; built by the Department of Public Works upon representations of the . Council. Mr. ,Drysdale said `he thought next `Should be 1% mil s `lower than in l1922. ` ` apiece for "Midland and Orillia hos- ` being ` ye" r s county` rate ' u-5 anus 1: x uauu. We are overburdened with this Provincial Highwaji System, be de- clared. It would be better for us and our pockets if we had not this 1800 miles of `highways! Flos has '240 miles of township roads and they cannot all be improved at once. Near Hillsdale there had been a much- needed ll made that cost $1600, but thejTownship _received enough Gov- l e1_-ngnent subsidy to nance the whole `scheme. Culverts and bridges had been"1'n shocking condition. Thirteen culverts were built at a cost of $2228. He believed it wise to make ` Nthese of a permanent nature. 1 11 V; II. In 'referring to.` other causes for the higher County rate, Mr. Smith `showed how $63,000 had been paid for Simcoe'stwenty per cent. of the Provincial Highway costs in this county.` The Department spends what it likes;,the County has no say, yet has to pay its fth. This Pro- vincial System is -the result of clam- ors by the people. In one day he sawx seventeen deputations waiting upon the Hon. F. C. Biggs demand- ing more roads. I-cur- _.._ ---;_.1____-.1-._-_1 ,__:u. n_:_ ..,.. .- Mr. `Smith admitted experiencing some trials and tribulations in mun- - icipal affairs. Since taking the reeve- ship he had had an uphill job. The burden had been heavy but he had done his best. There had been `much grumbling as to the tax rate. He was no.spen'dthrift and was mutually in- terested with every other ratepayer in keeping. the rate as low as possible with efficiency. Many had said that the. increase of taxes was due to the ` roads policy- This was not so,- `*` declared. Taking" into consideration the amount allowed for, statute labor ')(3000 days at $2.00 per day), the 4 amount spent/in 1920 was only $213 3 less than -this year. - Dealing -with - the highCounty rate,` the speaker 1 pointed- out how he had fought for '3 decreased expen`diture.__on County 4 {roads and hadsuucceeded _ getting - fa considerable `cut _in the County 3 Council's appropriation for this 1 1iwork.' -, A n u . 4 .1 n 43; I-asovvwv o Geo. Fiexning, by. P. A.` Coughlin and J. P; Heasman. Reeve Smith Heard After the nominations closed, C. S. Burton was voted chairman and the two hours of speech-making be- . gan, with Reeve Smith the first man up. M- 4o.... :u.. ...:....:u...: ...........:......`:._._ 4l|l`IyB NI. VV. To Llwllty H. v_ May 1923 be so filled with happiness and `prosperity `for you that there will be no mom for discontentment. . \ Mrs. J, Walton, Mrs. M. Vansickle, Miss ?oarl Bishop and I. Vansickln spent Christ- ass with Mrs. Newman, Barrie. T "F can!` MPH DHIPDIY DR!` :DIII:l`! II: mIBD_ all. 0 V00 41; VIIVL 0 Robt. Martin, by J. Rutledge and A. Lawson. - j I C\A`1-an UV; 41315: Scott, by P. Hayes and G. A. McGinnis. w~ - `I, I,,II T . Q A : Langman, by A. Toner and Jos. Archer. `\,I,L II`, 1' V `\ -I I \.l a.1nlu5IlluIIo I `Dawson Ansley, by A. E. Archer` and Geo. Bell. *1-A Irv ._. . I uuu Lvnynno Joh n Ma1\i`e`3'r:"1;;"'(:}eo. Fleming an . W. Fleming. . For Council1ors- ` 1!! 1': its 1 II I A - 1.` UL` \I\.I ullwlluvl. D? W. C. Hickling, by A. Toner and G. Langman. I n............ A...'.l...- 1.... A -in ., . "i>."Af"E8li;1in,'by J. P. Ganton` and Rich. Gregnlaw. -nu `uT.3os:.D`1-*``;;;2a:i.e:,l.>y G. Langman ands! iW. W. Spring. } D A n.......L1:.. '1.-- -r n n- . { L` V1. IJVIIHVJ `J-UV v V?` _ Hickling`. by. W. Crowe `an . angman. 1 -.. `I\.......l..`I.. L... I` T...._._.-_,, 1. IT. "S`t:nith, by Geo. A. Mc-Ginnisl and Hayes. ' `For Deputy-ReeveV-- TIP... ('4 `LT: ..1-`I.'... .. 1..-. 117 /1 TU LIB. I\:. III. 121505: . ' I Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Napier and Jean of Iottenham and Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Web- cter and baby of Richmond Hill spentthe holiday at A. C. Bishop's. nnnnnaf nvmnfhu in nvfbnn {In I W": A clamor for the restoration of the statute labor system _was_ one of the features at the nomination meeting for the Tohvnship of Flos, held at Elmvale on Friday: TWO years ago this method of doing roadwork was abolished in order to take advantage. . of the provincial subsidy of twenty percent. on all monies spent on township roads. At Friday's _meet,. ing, which packed Wycliffe Hall, de- cided dissatisfaction with the present system was voiced and the wish ex- pressed that the matter should be; submitted to the ratepayers again. A_V\\(onn|AloIyf\f|lD Chas. Fraser, by A. E. Archer and Dawson Ansley. I A....... 'I"...... 1.-- TlT..IL.... 1'\_,, 4:: can 4:; l A. Draper. 'I"I4`Qnm` -A`.-I?.*Archer, by W. Draper and nvnnnr rv ova: 4315919; n Amos Train, by Walter Draper and I Th Nomihations bu gel; vne engineer to alter tne re- nun; 5-av 5cvvnu5 uoyu uv llllllo anc uuc Auvlcaac W63 In LVZU.` port that he had been paid to pre-lwould have compromised with Mr. Mr. Burton took exception to Mr- pal-e_ He warned the Council to 100k Archer` but he proved quite unap- Archer's remarks. He said he earn~ out forgmore trouble if they contin- `pi-oa_chab1e. Personally, the Reeve ~ed_ every cent of his salary and didn't ued to pun this o1d.fe11ow's hairy ' con.sidere%- the ginty ltiiit1rstl1.:.clilem think thieicoulfd ex_pc1(;i to get.the ac- Off-eurs To Put Up $100 an imposi ion: _e e a e_ an commo a ion urni_s e by him and There was 8 rather lively passage uld_nevter Jcisitgly the expendituile. the work that he did for less money. between te Clerk and Archer when Ito Eezifiie at: alttraisiznvhafs thetaxvrizrd A Wllilch ngartm? ' the utter objected to the utaekin"a1- . v . -- - n unusua inci ent occurred to- ity put forward under sec. 77 of ' 2:8: 3:: iifartffggigrgtieel; cfhugg ::'iwards the close of the meeting when the D_ & W_ Aet, that york must not construction they thinkin that be ,John Rutledge declared that the man be up btedW"` 3t1'e3m- The Speakerihadlunderstdod that he hadgno 0 tion be nominated W8-S Joseph Martin `ma ap aretl th ht this an rubbishl. . , p . not Robert Martin, a member of the ah my k/01:58 d rt h. 1"` the Water` The engmeer 3 adwce [1922 Council The returning oificer 9 91' 7 0 1'6 130 SUPPO 1S was to go home and dig the ditch as ,h d t k `:11 d ' pinion with $100. Though Arc-herith h " t . t f `t, ' 1. 3 .2` en e name .Wn 83 Rb t maintained that the township,S law_; eltcvfffvgrovggytguchgrgg the 1922 `Martin and no correction had.been . . , . , _ _ ,made when he read out the llSt' of yer held the same view as he did, he Council with the Phelpston marsh : . R . . failed to put up his money. `trouble. This was a legacy left them nominees bt' Martin declared 4 I Wn't'4P1`0miS t0 5111/ in With andithey did the bestithey could. By clhat-Mn La-mson had gone up ' to ever . . _ .n , , A . . , We ominate him and he was readyi-to Ylzlln Just for the Sake Of :18! 8 `winning the suit at Barrie the Coun- ,qmt If Mr Lawson said Joseph was ~ E7993 6. declared W. C- Hic i118 -jcil had saved a heavy bill. Mr. Whit-! - - , Every councillo ha a right to him 2 r b it h` h M. A h '` `t' V "3 me Mr` L``'. ;. opinion and to `1;5P1'es35 it f1'fnY gtgazd :>lc:i u:hoha;vbe:n blfilt l:1(1:d:: lh-ad left the: ban Mr` Rutledge 3" V if he - ,, .d h h d be ; ' .. 'sisted that it was Joseph He nomin- , req`;;:SdaI)S'. m He 5:: aeersato me: ,tl`li(} D. & _WeAct and pronerly charg- gated. The latter, however declared * - y any 1' ep 5' ' e as mam name` that he had no intention of running. Delighted to Take 8 W8nP C ' M1 Train replied t Reeve Smith Even had he not done so, his name P. A. Coughlin said he was glad with 50'7"? beats appareny resenting icould not have gone on the ballot to see such interest shown in. mun- the m31"55 made bt`} 1920 `as the nominations had closed. ;icipa1- affairs and the spirited inter_iand 1922. `He had left era surplus.| _____? . changes` didn't do any harm. Mr.I~Wh1' had 1* ge?. PP1e did 1103- --Nasmith s gold crust loaf, 10c. ..,A1-cher used"to cometo these.meet_'need to be told that.exp,enses had Buehanaws Gmcery_ 52 r1ing's-wh'en. I wasin the Council and _8.P ` .Th' tax bms ShW9d 1t- ' Maple Leaf paints, Flo-Glaze, var- Tu. ..l___--__- u 1 ya 1 . , ,1. L- 1-1-- Q&..&J-A Tnlnr... 1' __- 11... g,__, -2-1. .... -1... -__ ..-- -5-nu ----.. -u.. . ~.._...-... The Clerk` offered support his: _ Arc-berg maintained township s law-i view he: `failed money. T ""\,11iQ:&A LA :11" :19 av 11:511. . l Alfred Archer H staged his__,annual [ performance that has been a'feature] of the nominationa for many years.; He has a decidedly belligerent style! and his remarks seemed to amuse and E- entertain a goodly portion of the} audience, particularly. his repeated] references to the tackinalities" `Alf." He charged that the Council which he accused the Clerk of re- sorting to. He claimed that the Tiny drainage had` assessed Flos for only $1100, whereas the Council had Spent nearly as much ghting, Old had gone back on its agreement and ' that the. Reeve had gone to Chathaml to get the `engineer to alter there-i pre-I contin-l old,fellow s hair.' was the when, _to tackinal-i under but down speaker l~ apparently tlpught rubbish. . A .-.$.-nun! On niinnnrdr l\:c . them. He pointed outthe difficult- with in the matter of help, the hands being drawn off to the cities seeking the $44 a week for 44 hours work. He thought it unfair that he, .a tax- payer, should bepassed over and the work sent outside.` He accused the ies country-o ices had to contend 3 Council of not living up to its agree- ment with Archer in the Tiny marsh drainage scheme. He called`atten- tion to the deplorable state of cer- tain roads, particularly Elmvale s main street and the ninth line be- tween the`village,Vand the Beach. Exp-,Wa1-den Train Ex-Warden Amos .Train said he came forward at the request of num- erous ratepayers. When he left the Council at the end of 1920, F103 fin - ances were in ne sh pe, with a` bal- ance of $5700. Ou side thecounty rate, he could not see why the taxea- should be so high. . A1:.....i' A....'l...... ...L'........: 1.: _ . _ _ . ...1i Cvuuuy II: (In Us 13151-IUP 5. \ Deepest sympathy is extended to J. Wil- ton of the Bank of Toronto staff. Word ins received on Snturday of the death of ' his sister at Milton, after a lingering ill- aus. The funeral took place on Sunday. `I !-m nnhnnl innnno nnnuul n nuin.`lu nn `UIIU bllcuycov vvug Vuv VL_l o i It was wrong to charge the I {Council i trouble. them 1 and they. best they By; `winning suit Coun-'; pcil bill. Whit- `Vton .s fence, abont which Archer ' ;talked so much, had been built under 5 !the W. Act and properly ; ed" maintenance; ~ ' If , fII,,-!__ ,._.,`2_ J A _ 1'! _ __._ I'I,,_9A`, Reeve Smith's Reply ' In reply, Reeve Smith said there had _been no very serious criticism of the municipal management. "I`rue," he said, we have our old friend, Mr. Archer, about his ditch. {We have had him from year to year iand are getting used to him. He would with lArcher` quite lproachable. Personally, Reeve` 'considered- Tiny marsh scheme imposition. He felt that the land would never" justify expenditure. The visit to Chatham was not made ;to secure an alteration of the award [but to see if the engineer could not` assess for damages rather than for| construction, thinking he` {had understood had no option {in engineer's advice` fwas as ;the cheapest way out of _it. ' : ta. ....... ........... .. ..`I.........=.. ai... 1000 i V1. 1. ullulxlsu Though beaten last year, Marshall! Langman said he was going to try it _again. He criticizedpthe manner in; `which road work was done, telling iof a man who put in three days with is scraper on his sideroad at'$6 a day .without doing ve cents work of igood. He didn't believe in having _a road supervisor and said this should be put to a vote of the people. In ibis opinion, ve councillors should be able to run the township without a I l road foreman. u vvvsu va. uvvv In: an; In Lcplye Q Mr. Coughlin had no". hard words I for -`his opponents. He had been.` urged to run and he meant to` do so. ` For six years he had. been deputy- reeve and he believed that he had got more from the County Council for Flos than any other representa- tive of the township had done. Neither politics or religion should g- | ure in -niunicipal affairs. The choice I of municipal representatives should be regarded as a strictly business proposition, and the very best of us! I I are none too good for ne old Flos, he concluded. 1 no A u s any wuulvnuucuo I In a few words Messrs. Ansley and Fleming announced their intention , of running. ` .ever, bing an Irishman, I always had a word or two to say in reply. Mm r`AIIli`\"U| `unnl ma 1-nun:----u-J; ! Leaf nishes,zetc. W. A. Lowe & Son, fur- _niture dealers. lltfo -Z WJIIH Llllq LVUWIHIII, 'I3lI'I'lUn Mr. and Mrs. Pilkey and family of Cher-T qwood, Mrs. Usher and Miss Ethel Usher of Toronto spent Christmas at _E. A. Chap- 9 man 8. I at- -...I u_. I 1: ____ -...l L-I_-- L: nvuuc SLOVCILCKM | Discussion ended when it was pointed out that a plebiscite could not now be taken at the approaching elections. - club Iavnu. A. E. Archerv criticized the Council for having raised the Clerk's pay and was shown that the by-law giving Ithe increase was passed in 1920., My` `Dana-..-. `Ann's ..-.`-_L:_.. L- If vunnus vv snvc yuan uluucy uusse uays. .Jos. Martin-I would certainly do away with the present system. At the rate they're going, they would `be about 200 years getting all the {roads grayelled. T\.................. -_.I-.I -,-I. A '- | IDLVLI. Mr. 0 Neill--It certainly has hot been divided- properly. : `D A (`.......I.`l.'... n. L__..9. L- Illlnil-IIUCI-In A Voice-Somee beats won t get a day s work in. ve years. Labor! is easier to give than money these days. .TO< Mnrfn:T urnnh-I nrnol-ninl-. J- uuwnn un v Lu CU FL U lye P. A. Coughlin--It hasn't beef) a success. consulted. A 19- The people should againibe A. - snow`: Av vvvv JCGILD JIUVV John o'Nei11;-on1 certain ones can get a job. Dnnu-A C'...-A.L T _A---l " ' " `van awn so J\lI.lo .. Reeve Sm1th-I want a fart dw- `ision. : `I f\I\v III :9. - - - - Reeve Smith--It {was my idea to try it for three years and then sub- mit it to the people again. We have had it two years now. 1 1-}... nrn..:u' n__1__ `Av In: an vvuvo Mr. Ans1ey--Pretty near time. Put it to a vote. . nuns vsu way. i Kr. and Mrs. L. .Moore_ and baby 6f Inmpton, R. Horn of Hamilton and `Webster of Barrie spent Christmas at J. `Websuafs. ' II. .__.I `II..- A-'.;L.... 7-..--- _ l'\LL-_._