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a\Jvv &1u7- J\a\J.lI."[`t 5 Wednesday, March I8th,M fh pact` Y... TI? 0 ' A3!-NJ, I-U 111. a daughter. isthe ambqnt _o{ the Reserve % Fund ofthe { Bank of Toronto and is an iillustmt:on ' of the "strength" of this old reliable Additional Guerantee to depositorsof thesafety '.of their money. _ V - Attention is drawn to the fact that this Reserve is $500,- 000 larger than the capital. The Bank of Toronto Capital. $4,000,000. Interest paid on Savings Deposits. H. B. HENWOUD. Manager Barrie Branch. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Watson have? gone to reside in Teeswater. . 1 `, A v\ inms on new. -stock issues, and is maintained as an WALL PAPER `Borders same price as Sidewall. SCOTT S Bookstore How : This ; Artistic Effects New Designs BARRIE. Barrie, on March 18th, 1'. and Mrs. Walter Duff J . If the present Government had not}? increased the taxes it would have[ increased the debt by $150,000,000 in: eleven years. Iflthe Conservatives; had collected in taxes the amounts? that are now taken they would havel paid off more than half the national; debt in their last ten years. ..v n VJvJ,uuv G Ua}.; DIED. ' BORN. hurst, on 21st r. and. Mrs. Pat- ncnv'n6.g- Ban-ie, on daughter to Carruthers, March 10th, r. and Mrs. NIEL .._.I f` THE. BALL. PLANING _ MILL Company. Carpentering, building, and.-manufacturing of doors, sashes, blinds, mouldings, etc. Planing of all kinds done prompt! and satis- faptogily. Hot blast rxing kiln UNWIN, MURPHY & ESTEN, ON- tario Land Surveyors, Engineers, etc. Established 1352. Office, Med- ical Building, 'S.-E. corner Rich- .mond and Bay Streets, Toronto. Telephone, Main, 1336. Instruc- tions Ieft with-V Strathy & Esten, Solicitors, Banleof Toronto Build- ing, Barrie, will,:be promptly at- tended to.-. - The Liberal party was pledged to; reduce the taxation, and has more: than doubled it. ; It was pledged to reduce expendi-l. mm, and has more than doubled it.: The expenditure in 1896 was $114,-i 000 a. day. It is now $303,000 a day.1 If 01`.-. .~...._...... t"`-H ANY QUANTITY OF MONEY TO loan at 4 /2 and 5 per cent. Easy terms of re-payment,` Lennox, ? Cowan & Brown, Solicitors, Barris- tgrs, `etc. --------~---- 4 {$70,000 FOR -INVESTMENT ON good freehold security at lowest; rate" of interest. No principal I money `required until end. of the term. H. H. Strathy, Solicitor, etc., Barrie. - -_--, , 3 Havir-g spent! years Post Graduate work in 3 British Hospitals and having served as Clinical 1 Assistant in Golden Square Ear. Throat & Nose g Hospital, London: Royal London Ophthalmic { Hovpitaltblooreldsi; for a term as Resident Surgeon in Royal London hthalmic Hospital: l Bristol Eye Hospital, Brlsto :and Birmingham 3 Eye Hospital, Birmingham : former Member of ? British Ophthalmological Society. or-`rxcn-:3 Dvxwp s-mm:-r. BARBIE. '95:... ll "` ` `slat-J \1o ` DILUKID, and Civil Engineer. Oice, Bosanko Block. -Town Ins; of Plumbing. L.R.C.P. 3: 5. Edinburgh; M.F.P. 8: s. Glgsgt E --SL'RG1-.`.ON-- I V Eye. Ear. Nose 6 Throat. 1.1535! ICE * bet. Fa -9 wvnu 1'6 l\-Vlry, . ne._ R0 gets to -Geo. Ball. `DR. MORTIMER LYON, 3: Carl-,: a I ton St., Toronto, late of Brooklyn (N-Y.,) Eye and Ear Hospital,! will be at 67 Owen St, Barrie,f every Saturday. Diseases Eye, Ear; _ Nose and Throag ConsuItation* hours II am. to 5 p.m., and by ap-5 pointment. DR. ROBERT S. BROAD, PHYSI-3 cian, `Surgeon, etc. Specialty--Eye,% Ear, Nose and Throat. Oice and? residence, cor, Elizabeth and Brad-9 ford Sts. (Dyment Gore.) `Phone? 105. Box 456. E V A " as `STEWART, BAR- , risters` Solicitots, Notaries Public, V ' and C'onvey_`ancers., Money to loan inanysumsatspercent. OE-cc, _ 13 Owen street, Barrxe. H. D. Stew- art, L-L.D., D. M. Stewart. In the last ve years of vativc administration nearly 000 of taxes we-reremittcd. was the reason th surpluses 5.-mall. W. cAULT,ABA-RRISTER. SOLICI- tor, Proctor, Notary, Conveyanccr, _ etc. Special ixrdrawing and probating wills, obtaining let- _ tcrs of admimstrataon and guardian- ship, o collecting accounts, etc. Of- ccs, Ross block, Barrie. Money to `that DR. \V. A. ROSS, PHYSICI.~\.\'.f : Surgeon, etc-, L.R.C.S., Edin_, L.Ri C.P., London. Oices and nightf residence, Brown's Block, Dunlap} street, Barrie. Telephone, 77. 5 LENNOX, COWAN & BROWN, Barristers, Sogicxtors for obtaining probate of_wxlls, guardianship and A administration, and general S0iici- tors, Notaries, Conveyancers, etc. Oces, Hnncis block, No. 6 Dunlap street, Barrie Money" to loan at T. 4% and 5 per cent. Branch oces at Crcemore and Alliston. Hang!)- ton Lennox, Alex. Cowan, G. E. J. Brown, L.L.B. V EDONALD ROSS, L.L.B., BARRIS-: E ter, Solicitor, etc. Bank of Toron-f E to Building, Barrie, Money to 1oan.2 ; $1312. A. T. LITTLE, late of Churchill; Ont. Oice and residence John St.,; E near corner Elizabeth. Phone 213. DR J. CURRIE SMITH. orig j {ice and residence, Collier strect,; ' Barrie. Than: 61. ' G. A. RADENHURST, Barrister, . Solicitor, Notary Public, &c. Of- ` ce-_-Ist_ oor Bank of Toronto Building. Money to loan at low- I .Q2I 946;`! S STRATHY & 1_zs13s_N, BAP.RIS-; 9--. c..1:..:.._.. . `r-..4 -:. : H.T. ARNALL, M.D.-,C..\I., OFFICE in Bothwclfs block, Allandalc. On; the premises at night. I; HEw?6x & CRESWICKE, `BAR- (`T6858 . Apv1:n*r1sE m )R. J. A. C. EVANS, MEMBER OF} College of Physicians and Surg-. eons, Ont. Graduate of Medical} Faculty of Toronto University. As-? sociate-Coroner of County of Sim-' coe. Oce and residence, William! Street, Allandale, Telephone 3oa.} Telephone connection with Holly,; Painswick and Stroud. v&5\4aLLLJ CL L'4u7LI.a`, p:)I\I\1J' ters, Solicitors in High Court of; Justice, Notaries Public, Convey-2 ancers. Oices over the Bank of Toronto, Barrie. Money in sums-; of $2,000 and upwards, to loan at 5;" per cent. H. H. Strathy, K.C., G1: H. Esten. ` S 51471 av-` as \.aJ\I-J_n7`VV.I.\/4l$.l..'i, DA \l\' risters, Solicitors of the Supreme `Court of Judicature of Ontario, Proctors, Notaries, Conveyancers,` etc. `Money to loan- Ofce, Ross: Block, Barrie. C. E. Hewson, K.C.` "A. E. H. Creswieke; =' Dr. J. ARTHUR ROSS. ---\/1 /IV 1 `Phone 5;. "TfZE-uI2-n"-Rs.' MONEY TO LOAN. '."""*?----'=----... =: * BEGGS. ARCHITECT VII Encim-pr nm-.. -__ ARCHITECTS. I Tums our Scnscnm-non. E U per Anmrm In Advance: `No new name will be addedtothe8ub Jrlpon List until the money is paid. ; Subscribers now in arrears for three months ? and over will be charged cl 50 per anuum. I Blast '3'ry E3171: Agency for grained lum- tory, Byeld street, Bar- zers Ry (2-nu- ------- -T - sunvnvons FINANCIAL. _:__:__..:_}, PHYSICIANS. , oaynega street, Bar-A Gallne, successors er. over Inspector P. O. Box. 96. V111 L13`; 1 . Dunlap St. LD, :cialty--Eye, h zrc.) \', Carl-Q uf Brooklyn, 9 Hospital, 3 St, Barrie,_l es Ear; Consultation l :11)- I}_OF I it _..J Mr, Foster's able review of Field- ing s budget contained the following, among other statements: . _0g-dc]. 0 ' " " ` --~_-- g'lY' anay;:',h;"!d1ns invitations `ance ; job -Psht place. The a gpgcialty "8 _Department e .kf this class of J .T -- at Samples of see us before -. * 105 Printing juvillli INSURANCE AGENT. . CONVYANCER.ETc FIPBAE AND PLATE GLASS INSURANCE vote Fund to 1 ~: _ . (I808. 0orresu nden;.`o}neolilc11:fi3rc. mm Office. Bank of '1` street. Bu1_Ol"0!g;>LBu11d1ng. Owen : ,, _ -.-v--rvv8lJq 8 |\Il|"I4UOl. 35. Brown or genuine Home Made Bread. `CAKES, PASTRY. CREAM PUFFS, Fresh Daily. Baket s, Cream. Twist. Vien- fna Sandwich. F rui_t-Lgzgf. at g PH_NE 250, 01-drop j:W0!11d. hke something good ; Macbmg mace ;_ ionhandofallsizes. I have now a lare s*ock D s _ .._.-- vn I054 GT0 E iklso HARD and SOFT W001. er. : } pleased to reoxeive your order: for an ;w' have Prompt and Careful Am rm BROWNS BAKERY Tnins leave Bani: for the under- ueutioncd places as ol1ovs:- ' V - - v - - - - - - o :71-1-Q MAKES YOUR saw 1 LIKE VELVET ; llI\\`'L'|l . `vs. 1'! K .1 `V .-...vu.u Ayvbl L!_')l7\"; `V . I Condensed 3/Jjenzsements on r'.:-.: gas wants 01111 kmds, lost and .-`;7;.'. 7 for sale orto rent._ specic a.:'_i(, must be act.-omnamed with the -,a= be in8Id-hrt inqareirm so .._ ; mug: ne accomnangea with -,a.=.;:. mserted-:1n5t_1nser7._ion 2 ,er.'..e per arm each subsequent xnsemon 1 (.".'.` ; _'.V~..` I Jnameaaddresses and gures count.-v: .1: ya: : but a reduction of one cent per ~.u__-v; -,..__;i -u made when the number at ir.s:r:i.,-r..= ch. matter exceed tour I i can for advertisements most In em case be mounted on solid metal bu. httaufact nlnnoitcitlntlngg-....._ .1.-- you have any my . _,u 1}) mi: I Hi; 9133333 Of Advertisergemg I: gyear. Ifmore are required. com;.r_,._`_`. Ewillbechanzed- sin run nun mason; and toe what. we 0 ' `I far. Compare our fefiu methods and gents! re-an(1tI. ran Ier'riIliie'iiI"n;;')t. am. nxcusnoa nusx- Nzsg gonuzcn. I I F gwcehothe gnzaynotbe inc. -Juer man l2o clock noon on Me: rwisc the ad.Ve:'ti.=.I:r'a a;_; made pnbhc cmz} the `.4 Pubhshedtr th in 123 Dunloptreegi Harris. in 3) : Coigtycgf Simooe. the Pro ' Vince of Ontario. Canada. every` 1 Thursday Morninz. 1?! i { I urculzirccnzw. PROPRUITORS u.InJllI-AlO lbcd verusemenxa. i . i OF THE The lorlhern Advap, - Tam Aomucz Ingest T219- zmanguat h`f an) adyertir : rescues sthe *3 he musthein THE .aI.v,__\'(-Z" bear ; . to change . mm the ofhce yr 81:10 o'clock. and thc I-}f- `4 J 1! 11 o'clock fho at? t"t.rQx'-_-.-,-'.. _ . _'.`f.`:`cB ;3:`Y E A0?!` r A 310:; 751:: LIIHUIEIX yar. fvrillbecharged. Alivertiaprn tn` home. ._._..;u.`` ` . Legal `Sotieu. Aucuon' etc._.--Hut inaction lo c;.`;1,`p`:`;"`. tIeg, inoanlonsceu .-.- `int. xo _o:n:spep`.e`,`":f` ' V to meet. the ever increa: inn demand. um I emu: T mm mus. ,,,wI~E eqaunie seed twice ummy wurauru run , n whim? hauve better clc se a! DIKIIIQ we ASK mum um us A_' voueo "l"Mo'.'iTef ;na pom ts `$.45 a.m.--Fot Toronto. (Cobait Q....1-I \ b`G"TCI`U 5|! wnipnnqe INVITATIONS. THURSDAY, % ADVEIHSING GEO. MONKMAN. Dr uggiat, - I`}c.. Y ,/-_---com 9 Has a marvellous eec: -_n roaghi akin. One or two applications will remove the roughness, slid by its occasional use the skin ;.`:ir| the smoothness And softness of 5 baby's. Giycedonia. is not sticky. and g'o1'es may be worn A few :1.oz:r.e:u site: using it. n_:__ 19 .-_ - - -v.uys uuu \dLCAU.' .`..l' T. (us. cusssmav and \`|.'r.nA \!--~L-~- " ` MOXKMAXS GLYCEDONIA. TH: Nonrnanu Aovnucz, coxozxszn AI)V`1'x_: --__J _)_,,-- 130-3` 15. ?rice I-5c And 25. Delxghtful After shaving. BARBIE}- COSTBACT ' LDVl!8l.\`c_ 1 110.3 Mo. drop us a Pcswal .. yoa .____I - of rs: I.3E3lE;\;' nod a.m.--For Orillia, Graven- hunt and North Bay. `C .0 Cu '...`. I 2 am; '4 p.m.---For Orillia, North Bayl and points West. - _ 8.05 p.m.-For Orillia. ; 10.35 a.m.-For Pcnctang. ` 10.45 a.mr--For . Stayner, Coiling- Vood and Mcafard. 3.40 p.m.-For Stayncr, Calling- wood and Mcaford. I 7.50 p.m.--For Penetang. 8.00 p.m.-Fo1- Stayner, Coiling- wood and Meaford. two p.m.--I-`or North Bay. (Co- balt Special.) lound CidC( pcran ondfc ontra ct, an eforc oodf pccnd RC1'CEl.\l1] ious l1L 'stcu1h 'Thc eet. {traordx she gr ts urn Shh [~)-erty. uphcuv I CUIIS rush 1v- , [Der OTXL` In and Toronto. * V "8:I;m;.m-For Nevnnarket, Auro~' 9.35 a.m.-For Allaudalc. 5 `L00 p.m.--For Newmarkzt, Au- rora and Toronto. 5.20 _p.m.-For Newmatket, To- tonto, Montreal and points East. ` , -1: 1,... .A_ __ I crl th phon (Nth) in t1 subs sans the!` MII },.$,";zi."-fa? 'c':?&';1T Junction, Georgetown and Hamilton. wvv--v-, ---y--- v-- v-- rv~-.-- 2..- ' 7.25 'a.m.-For Cardwcll Junction,i Georgetown and Hamilton. ` - A` I`, _.I___-Ii 1_-__A4!-_ Tihs Gm.-crnmcnt continues to in- Ln 8 Page 48 il;wopnper, 4.2o a.m.-I-`or wtiewmarket, To-` `:5; `lamb-A-` 4:` 4.:b- vnb `zoo a.m.-Fo1' Orillia, Notth `Bay "3bi?"{iudsng Sunday. uni: RAILWAY cumin. at Local lnteresf MR. FOSTER S REVfEW. ,.__.- V- . . . - ...a\,.; b`J All ; the taxes. { to: _ I taxation, moref -v nv.nIl!Io\I I-`I [)0]; U" `rm: Afrfom _ ,Allandalc C0nscr- `: I $22,000; E Thziti were so; .-vv~-u -:J gblllll llCII' The marriage of Miss Mary Scott, daughter of Mrs. M. E. Scott, Dun- lop St., to Mr. John E. Downs, took .Ilace on March 18th. Rev. = Wm. ipkin ofciated. Messrs..G. G. Smith & `Co. intend moving their `furniture department ` to the corner of Bayeld and'Collier ~Sts.,_ the premises formerly occupied by Barr's Carriage Works._ - David Tuck is building a substan- tial. wharf at Point Lorna .-for Messrs. _ ;a_ir:;and`Robertson, out to .6 feet of vjlpj; 1,, The top of the `wharf, cof- ::-,'tl_1e` crib work, will -be of cc-s _ It will, larzcst i 111.3 fmalce ea: safe; landing 4 foln. V-th H a makes the tie liver pills? 11;. N31 hneorbecd V "` `gm L-Mt usi'33"" `"' F utiihv. `The Provincial Goveniment .wi'll oat a loan in England in. the Aut- umn_ ` ` ' r .- ----.-v J`(lllVV.II, Will UC to connect with the Grand Trunk! Pacic at Cochran,e Ont., by Sept! IS. ' c ,_--,--., ..,- 1- cyyslal ,WUllS. V Receipts from the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway i'amounted to $853,000, of which the kprovince received $235,000, which _was.appIied on the English loan. [This year, it is estimated, the .prov-_'- jince will receive $300,000. V I TL` FI`___-7 I . vs... v w vo\.Al,\)U. '(I`(heM'-I-`emiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway will be completed, t0 fhn (:1-an)` "`---'- is I ,,_..- ........ .yu,.vu,vvU. - I 3 Of the estimated expenditure $Soo,ooo is .for special work. ` D,._A;_L.. Id, 7 -` " ' ' if the Government had not extend- ed credit to lumberrnen the surplus would have been $1,106,000. f\t .L, 7' - throat cough . He will tell you how deceptive. they are. A tickling in the throat `often means serious trouble ahead. Better explain your case (care- fully to your doctor, and ask him about your taking Ayer s Cherry Peetoral. 7 _._-- av-nuns-vurlla The 1-1'1ar,riage of_ Miss Edith Cur -g `ran of Orillia to Mr. Charles F. Gray of Hamilton takes place on Saturday, April I 1th. v:1u"I"IJ' i 'Durin'g the past three years thef- surp}uses have amounted to $1,656,- 174. Estimated receipts for I908, inc1ud- -mg _cash balances on Hand, are $9,-} 595,856. I % La.=.t year's surplus, $606,000. , . ; Provincial {debt reduced by $352,- 000 in three years. g Receipts for the year just ciosedf were $8,320,419, and expenditures $7,-g 714.24; 71/41245 I I E I Esiimatcd expenditure for the year 1908 is $7,501,875. Ask your actor 'n'bout_`hs_e_ fhfflf Aua 2'. A Throat `*?9"9"s -now being built, at the Point win make it` very convement. There is no `spot on_ the hay better" situated for a bathing resort" than the sandy beach at Pount Lama. L i Rev, W . B.-Heeney presided at the [lecture given in the Parish Hall, Thursday evening, by Rev. Dr. Mc-E Leod on ScotIan'd s favorite bard ERc_bbie Burns. Mrs. Sprott sang}. "ze Banks and Braes, and Miss! -Beatrice Hewson, in Scottish cost-,6 jume, "Comin thro the Rye, Miss` Edith Hewson being accompanist. fl-Iiss eGrasett favored. with a piano! isolo. At the close of the lecture, [a very hearty vote of thanks was {passed to Dr. McLeod, on motion of ?.\Ir. T. H. R_edditt, M.A.,_ secondedg j,by Capt. W'hxsh. Capt. Whish took; `occasion to remark that his great -3 grand.-father had once befriendedf Burns when in nancial diiculty. [ ONTARIO BUDGETTUMMAR-f 1221). J Mi; Rus;c'l'-3? 'I:;).ron gith Mrs. T. 1:. `VJ VV II to is staying A. McCarthy, Bayeld wh4,;%L.o{Apsm L b_cing at .1414 of ' cgoqu `gang. one ".;:.;,`.;;.;`7....,.,., mt Woodcock and Savage was disarra- `sed `on Thursday last in the 1113813- 'trate s court in Toronto. Two sep- arate charges of attempted fraud were then laid. Both` eaes will go to a jury, ' V 7 Aftverva three weeks illness, Agnes A. White, second daughter of Mr._ and Mrs; Wm. White; 134 Col- lier St., died oil .Saturday.morning,A March 21st, in her 20th year. .B_e- sides her parents, i deceased leaves a brother and two _sisters. The funeral tool: place on Monday to Union cemetery Rev. `Dr. ,MeLeod - oi-" ciated at the services. V y Geo; F. Shaw of Midhurst bought some goods from Grocer T. R. Cald-1 well, amounting in value to $7-37, and tendered in payment a cheque on the vBanlr of Toronto. The trouble was George had no account with the bank, and information being laid for T fraud he was haled before Radenhurst, _P.M., on Friday. The magistrate al-. lowed him to go on condition that he settle the debt, and this was ac-% E cordingly done. ' E in 1 `I -' III- ,._` l F The remains of the late Mrs. Sheri-- clan of Kearney, relict of Bernard; Sheridan, formerly of Town, wereg. brought to Barrie on Thursday for ; interment in St.` Mary s cemetery-.1 Mrs, Sheridan, whose maiden name! was Mary Donnelly, was 72 years of age and will be remernbered by the` -citizens of a generation ago, her hus- Eband having been engaged in busi-` ;ness here in the seventies. She. [leaves one daughter, Mrs. Swynardg lof Oshawa, who was chief rnourner, Eat the funeral. . A 5321` III SIIC VI 53:5`, Kally 3C5 IUD Klllf Friday night, defeating , T. Bee.- croft s rink by a score `of II to 9; `after a most exciting contest. Bee-'; tcroft had a-chance to tie on the last; end, but._missed, the shot by a nar-; row -Inatgin. The players were: 5B. McPhee, W. R. Mitchell, F. W.v ; Otton, VV. E. Todd, skip; O. G. Hart,E VD. R. Murchison, W.` Duff, T. Bee-f T croft, skip. L ` run 0 o . . . r g. a- -,*- w-."c'a '--" ~ Rev. Dr. McLeod was in Toronto on Wednesday of last week on a }delegation from the` hospitals of, the ;,Provincc that waited upon the Gov-; `ernment to ask increased. `grants. V.\lcI.eod was one of those who? spoke. There were over 100 repres-i Eentatives in attendance. Hon. Mr.E {Hanna promised consideration. The ipresent grant is on a basis of 20: cents per day per patient, and it is sought to have this sum raised to 30, `cents. V V f i w. E. Todd s rink won the_ hal fgamc in the Grasett Cup serncs om `In`o;t`a|qa o\:lI`|O T D4; V er `otunnrtluhl A;.;e'.;;"s'a.;: ' u;;.'e Edgar Dnckenson. _ - - --- - voowytlvllg .`H. .!BENNETT. . 'P.S.-By th way, while in this. _letter. writing.-humor, will Mr. 051:: :e:5plam the connegtion of his. rm wntl} tl_1e cglgbgated Noble sherv vturlillll IIIC UUIIHCCIIOH with the celebrated Noble shery case, where McCarthy, Osler andvCo. `were paid some $3,000` for Noble's costs out of the sweat-staiened _ knneyv oftbe people of ` 'Ca'_na.da?. er ;9%!s :;exv149ti9_.Qthii-. ',.. If Mr. Osier will answer tion as to Mr. Me terest in this rm s fee as a $4,000, I will food for recc Carthy s deep in- power matter, and his bqve of some` $3.000 or give him some further tion. '__;____'____ `C? IV? this` ques-T I .-sue, auulc ,5,(XX) Of A_gain, perhaps Mr. Osleriwill tell ' an inquisitive public,'did his firm re- ceive any fees, and, if so, to what iamount, for the services of Mr. Mc- Carthy, M.P., in interviewing Sir wnmd Laurier and the Minister of Railways and` Canals on or about the 16th October, 1907, on behalf of'a certain power company, asking great privileges on the St. Lawrence Riv- "er? - Now, let us know in this matter, was Mr, McCarthy interested from a business :. standpoint or ' a political standpoint? It could not have been .a political standpoint, as the water power in question was not in North Isimcoe. ~Remember the date, I6tli October, 1907, or thereabouts, when Parliament was not in session, and when Mr. McCarthy must have made` E. a special trip to Ottawa on this mat-I 'ter. - ` - ` ' 4--. V, Juan zzuul uu: cuxnpany DC`f More the subsidy and other questions '-were settled. The public are thirst- ing for information, and perhaps Mr. Osler will state what services his rm rendered to the Dominion Gov,- ernment a few years ago when they !received direct from the public purse at Ottawa, if my memory serves me right, `some $3,000 or $4,000. " AUSIITI brhann 1`- I'\-!-__ ,, 91 . In To Hon. 1. Tarte, `I ' I 3 Minister Public W'orks. , Now it is clear Mr. McCarthy,; when he refers to the business stand-5 .point,Vmean's .the interest in his cap-2 _acity as a solicitor for the company} .he had in the matter because he dist-g inguishes between the business and: {political standpoints. How much` gthis change of the law meant to the: '{company is plain. Under. the prior f Act-, $160,000 of a bonus to them, but; gunder the subsequent one which .\Ir. 3.`-IcCarthy refers to, $300,000, Or. ani jincreased benet to his clients ofg` f.$I4o,ooo by some one s insistent pres-z Esure. I think the public will. con-ii wi sider that it was a lucky day for theft `company_when they dispensed With; Mr. Birnxe s services, and secured? .\Ir. McCarthy's timely assistance. ' It in inn had 4,. ......_:1 .\r_ r\,u - Q f 1 c I -..a-. \JI uuullvbl ycdllltu II! [He l3\v` ,in court and the company evidently preferred Mr, Birnie s services for such purpose to those of Mr. McCar- thy or Mr. Osler. It is too bad that Mr. Osler should not have stated what the receipts of his rm were year by year from this company be-; _fore other questions: . ...-_- --44I _ 1 PI`! :-u;. ..u\.\,u Lu} 3 LuHCly.E1SSlSIElHCC. ` 5. It is too bad _to_spoil. Mr. Oslefsi 3 `' Ir e '1`{J;3" if. n`&1 `lmaliiil tithe shipbuilding company for gdam-it :,ages to a workinan, through an ac-l 'Cld_I'lt, Mr. Bernie, K.C., acts for the ; tshhrp Com?i>any..and not Mr. McCar- ! )j rm. _ Ibis was not a case re- iquiring political pull, but the advan-. ;_tages of counsel learned in the la 3 In rnnrf and 41-... ...-...........__ __,:; .. _ avsl. \lk'U. J. OCZICC `IS coll_ect for the Bame Branch B1blc Society. (Reprinted from the Weekly % Sun.) To thc_Edi_tor of The Sun: ,[ Presumably the company _ could; make no headway through their owns: ,_ solicitor and Mr. Birnie s services; fwere evidently dispensed with, in; Ethis connection, when..\ir. -McCarthy; fapparently became active, and_ an act; {was passed granting a bounty of 2* fper cent. for twenty years on a value gation of only $400,000 on a dock, and,i fencouraged, a further eort was evi--E Edently made in the same direction,` {for the next year the act was chang-; [ed making the bonus 3 per cent. up F I km a valuation of $500,000, that is to; say, exactly what this company sec-:' ;nr.ed. That` Mr. McCarthy was quite}; Ebusy will be seen by the following iletter on the fyle : gl nu ; I notice in your last issue '3 letter ifrorn S. Osler, one of Leighton McCarthy's partners, as to a state- ment madc by me in the House of } Commons that their rm had `been A_! ;I_,- _! i_-- ', \r\flIlJJJ\IlI _ @513. `paid the sum lug. cl. - f`..`lI:__ paid the sum of $8,000 in one year by the Collingwood Dry Dock Com- pany, which is to receive from the people of Canada $15,000 per annugn for the term of twenty years, or, In 311, $300,000 of a bonus. ' g In` his -letter Mr." Osler concludes ;by saying that Mr. McCarthy's parl- giamentary position was not of the` '[slightest _ assistance in connection with securing `the business of this [company for his rm, but that the i work came to their oice in the ordi-2 "nary course of events and, while not lsaying so in so many words, inti-B {mates that they still have the busi- `ness of the company. - K F | .- .. c .c . it I would have preferred that Mr. McCarthy had brought the matter up frin the House, but. since the rm [prefer to discuss the matter in your ?journal I will place the public . in Fpossession of some facts from the`, Epublic records at Ottawa. A 1-\ A__ E On the 20th December, 1900, the ;_Dock Company, through their soli-5 !citor, John Birnie,- K.C-, of Calling-E gwood, presented a petition praying: gior assistance to a dock 42510500; ;feet in length, at an estimated cost} : of $200,000, 0 . V THE NORTHERN ADVANCE thy/Its. J. Dickenson is home from Schenectady, N, Y., where she has spent some time with her "son, Mr. Edszar Dickenenn ' Re- Collingwood Shipbuilding subsidy, I, have several l times written for information in con- nection with the last order-in- Council passed re Collingwood Shipbuilding `subsidy; and have no reply. It is impossible for me to know what is going on both from a business standpoint and, a political standpoint unless I am kept advised in this matter. Kindly give the matter attention. Yours truly, Leighton McCarthy. Tr. LI.-.. 7 'I`---A . 'Tor;>n{d, Sept 2, 1902. The Minister of Pubiic Works, Ottawa. TX--- CZ._ Dear Sir,- an n.- We o1l'eI-Ono Hnhdred Dollar : Reward for any use of Cntarrh thot cannot be cured by Hall : Catsrrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY &. 00.. 'l`oledo.0. W th :1 ha kn F'.J.Ch for tie 1.`i.}::': 'e`.'.`,`r" e....'fna `n .`Jn"m mum fectli hononble in all bminau ' on: and w cu-ryont any oblicltionp Wnmxa, Know: iltnvnt wnoxe-aenmuuou.'raxoao.'o.. navrsmunn cm 1. taken mm-uu1zy;.mV t-;'*"*';*':z "'.': *'*`+'...,....."" *"':..'::'::"'% `onto. 8?! -em.h- ., 5 ` Te; HALL--At the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Mart, 25 Louisa St., Barrie; on Saturday, March 21st, 1908, Rachel Hall, re- lict of the late William Hall, aged 78 years, A DOWN $--S Cb \KInAo-4.4-.1--- -A-'r "` 'LEVITT--At Barrie, on 1 1908, a daughter to Mr. H. Levitt, Bayeld St_. CARRUTHERS r- At B ` -March 18th, 1908, a da j, '-Mr. and Mrs. C. H. C Sanford St. W . T MURBHY--At Midhurst, March, 1908, to Mr. rick` Murphy, :1 daughter. 'oval-l\pll, lyt, [U Ir. rick DUFF-T-At 1908, to Mr. .. .I..._..LA-- I {if he shouldever furnish` it, I will ;give your readers the benet of the facts as appear by the record.-- W. H R V __._v -u ovwavvutblc Mrs. Butcher has returned from aw/isit In Toronto and London. i -Mr. T. McKenzie of Arden, Man,` is visiting friends in Town. , , `(II C\