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1: â€" is MiZhandtâ€"AhAs 222. CILC ; ILilUCId. "Free Universities and Free School Books" the I. L. P. f ‘"The Oposition to the Provincial»â€" Highways" F. O. will suit the "Mossâ€"back" and the Knocker. Sir Oliver Mowat, at that time Preâ€" mier of Ontario, was initiated by Oronyteka into the mysteries and secâ€" ret work of the Foresters in the Plantation Hotel who was assisted in the initiatory services by many promâ€" (Continued on page 7) v At the time of the World‘s Fair Mr. Hewitt and his brother Thomas C.:, built and operated the Plantation Hotel, which became the headquartâ€" ers for Canadians, and was one of the few hotels operated at a profit during that Exposition. The famous leader of the Independent Order of Foresters, Dr. Oronyteka and his staff and famâ€" ily made their headquarters at the Plantation Hotel and this made i also the headquarters or the ..0.F9., which, at that time, was one of the most prosperous fraternal organizaâ€" tions in America, or the world. C. In due time, Mr. newitt disposed of his interests in this manufactory, returned to Chicago, where he again engaged in the real estate business, and in the purchase of lands for railâ€" road companies and large manufacturâ€" ing plants. His line of operation was to buy Chicago property at what he thought was a good purchase and wait for a rise in value; and his judgment and keen insight was so good that he often made large amounts on his transactions. | From Toronto Mr. Hewitt proceedâ€" ed to Chicago and engaged in wholeâ€" sale and retail merchandising and latâ€" er turned to real estate. From Chicaâ€" go he went to Pittsburg where he manufactured sad irons and crimping irons and other lines of goods of a like nature. In this business he was asâ€" sisted by his younger brother Thomas Mr. Hewitt‘s first business venture was when he spent six months in learning the trade of carpenter; but from this line of business he turned to that of saddlery and soon opered a shop of his own in GRIMSBY Vilâ€" lage, in a building where the Hotel GRIMSBY now stands. At the age of about twenty years he gave up this line and went to Toronto where he engaged with the Tremaine Map Comâ€" pany, and later compiled maps of the different counties of Ontario, himself and had them published by the Tre-' maine people. The late John Hewitt was the third son of Thomas Hewitt, and was born in GRIMSBY Township on ‘October 23, 1842, and spent the early part of his life in this locality.. From his very earliest childhood he exhibfi' ; ness which grew and developed with age and through his life kad handled « many big schemes and shown an unusual business acumen. Mr. Hewitt amassed a large’ fortune and died a very wealthy man. Although Mr. Hewitt had been in «eclining health for the past year and kad been confined to his room for the past two weeks, yet his death came as a tremendous shock to the communâ€" ity, as everyone was hopeful that he would soon be restored to health and be able to be up and about again. | @n Thanksgivin‘g Day, Monday Oct. 13th, 1919 about eight. o‘clock in the morning, Mr. John Hewitt, one of the best known and most highly despecâ€" ted citizens of the Niagara District passed into his long rest at his home, Deer Park, North GRIMSBY, after but & short illnes and having almost comâ€" pleted his seventyâ€"eighth year. 1 Deceased at a Very Early Age Showed a Wonderful Capacity for Businessâ€"At One Time Controlled che : Largest Flat Bed Printing Press Business in the : World. "Prohibition." ‘Save the Boy." t "Antiâ€"Prohibition." "Beer of the Ballott." "Old Age Pensions." "The Nickel Question Holler." "More Gratuities for the Soldiers "The Eightâ€"Hourâ€"aâ€"Day‘ I aw" :. Mr. John Hewitt After an Iliness ef Only Two Weeks Passes Away on Monday Morning â€"His Demise Came as a Great Shock to His Many Friends. 5R THIRTYâ€"FIFTH YEAR FIRST SECTION AMASSED MILLIONS VOTE CATCHERS IMSBY S FHRST TIZEN PASSES PEAACEFVLLY _ T0 REST _ gHLCLLIOUrâ€"aâ€"Uay Law" in the I niversities and Free School B TAE INDEl Grimsby has never lost a dollar on a factoryâ€"Vote for the Bylaw. Capt. J. H. N. Drope, RA.F.; Capt. K. ~H.;: Cronyn, R.AF.; Capt. .J.. R. Reilly, Inf., att. RA.F. (who was at Beamsville Camp, previous to that be-‘ ing kown locally through having visâ€" ited in GRIMSBY with Lieut, J.~A. M. Livingston; and his connection with the (44th Regiment previous to the war.); Secondâ€"Lieut. E. A. Sullivan, RA.F., and Capt. A. E. Sutton, C. A. M.C., att. R.A.F., who resided in the Hawke House, corner Robinson Street North and Main Street, during his period of duty at Beamsville, with his family. And the name of a well known and very popular young local officer, in the person of Capt. J. H. N. Drope, eldest on of W. J. and Mrs. Drope, Lake Lodge School, is also included in this list. The list of those to whom local inâ€" terest is attached is as follows: Included in a late list of officers, nonâ€"commissioned officers and air meâ€" chanics, and clerks, whose names have been brought to the attention of the Secretary of State for War, Great Britain, and entry of which mention will be entered upon the official recâ€" ords, for their continued splendid serâ€" vice in connection with the war, are‘ the names of several officers of the Royal Air Force, who trained at Beamsville during the tenure of camp in that Village. | ~ All the ballots will be counted on | the night of â€"the election. . The elecâ€" tion ballots and theâ€"referendum balâ€" | lots will all be dumped into the cenâ€" tre of a table in each polling booth and separated. The referendum ballots | will be placed back in the box and the election ballots counted. first. While.the election ballots are being EWW on the referâ€" . engum vote will not be allowed in th+ tboOth.' While the referéndiim ba‘.&' | are being counted the scrutineers fqr | the candidates will have to 182Ve the booth. Both ballots must be counted ,before the D.R.O‘s and the Poll Clerks leave the booths that night. In GRIMSBY the returns for the whole province will be received over the INDEPENDENTâ€"MOORE‘S THEAâ€" TREI Special Leased Wire and will be announced from the stage of the theaâ€" tre. Local Officer Included in Late List Issued by War Office. All election returns for this riding will be communicated to W. D. Fairâ€" brother at his office in Beamsville as soon as the count is finished. MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES _ The cost of holding the election in Lincoln for men and polling booths alone is a large item. There are 62 D.R.O‘s at $9, making a total of $558; 124 Poll Clerks at $6, comes to $744; 62 Constables at $3, comes to $186; 62 Polling Booths at $6 comes to $372. This makes a grand total ‘of $1,860. Then add to this the cost of printing 25,000 balâ€" lots on two sides, 500 proclamation bills; the posting of the bills; the distribution of ballots and W. D. Fairâ€" brother‘s wages and expenses and ;he total cost of the election in thig ridâ€" ing will run close to $4,000. The enumerating in Lincoln. alone cost the Government $1,655.53. This does not include the expenses of the Court of Revision held on the lists or the expense of the Special Session held in GRIMSBY on Saturday mornâ€" ing last. 1 How â€" much will the forthcoming Provincial Election and Referendum election cost the country? It is hard to tell at the present writing but it is safe to say that it will cost enough. [ELECTlONS[I COST BlG/, â€"MONEY â€" 9# Nearly $4,000 N eeded to Carry on; Election in Lincoln â€" D.R.O‘s Receive $558 and Poll Clerks, $744â€"Enurrierating cost Gov‘t $1,653.53â€"All the Ballots will be Counted on Night of Elecâ€" tion â€" Referendum Ballotsl Counted Last. | Aiberal Platform. ooks" as advocated by TWELVE PAGES plank in the U 4 ibs. Epsom Salts, 25¢; 4 lbs. SU phur, 25¢; 2 lbs. Chili Saltpetre, 35 1 gallon Cook‘s Disinfectant, $1.50; 5 cans Parke‘s Improved Condii Powders, $1.00.. Parke & Parke 4 ited, Market Square, Hamilton. I Salts 4 lbs phur, The next dance will be held on S@Â¥ urday night of this week and we fee sure you will h:â€"e a good time. A new feature the "Keepyouguessing" dance will be staged. It will give yOU more laughs than a darky has kinks in‘ his hair. i Parke & Parke Limited, Market Square offer special prices for vetâ€" erinary supplies, 8 lbs. Glaub Salts, 25¢; 4 lbs. Epsom Salts, 25¢} 4 lbs. Epsom Salts. 9&eâ€" 4 Ihs. Su The first Saturday night d._nce of the season at Winona Hall under the auspices of the O. B. Jolly Club, hap pened on Saturday night last and it was ,a ‘"Pip‘"‘.. Those Syncopating rascals from Toronto who tantalized your pedal extremities at the Beach all summer, Messrs. Johnson and Lewis were on hand and supplied the finest line of "Jazz Jingles" yetg presented by them. o . The first Saturday night the season at Winona Hall auspices of the O. B. Jolly pened on Saturday night la At the G, T. R. station tiles were laid under the track for the carryâ€" ing of the wires. Previously all the Company‘s wires have gone down. Robinson street and under the track at that point. Next spring they will be put through the tile under the tracks on Depot sreet. 3 The wires all along Main Street will be taken down in the spring and put into the underground pipes. . The Bell Telephone €o‘s underâ€" ground wire gang have finished up their work in GRIMSBY and in their going they left behind them one of the best finished pieces of work ever done in this district. Usually when a gang of men dig a trench or lay a pipe line they leave an awful mess behind them and there is trouble with it for months, but not so with the Telephone gang. Every water conâ€" nection that they broke or every tile that they smashed they fixed and fixed properly at the time. When they finished a section of ditch it was finished and finisheq properly. and at no time during the work was there the slightest trouble between the Company and the town officials. The drain at all times was well proâ€" tected and the safety of the public considered at all times. Jas. A. Sinclair of Beamsville, has been appointed official agent for Mr. Marshall; Mr. Wm. F. Scull, of Jorâ€" dan Station is Mr. Kline‘s agent and Jas. A. Ross, of Wellandport is Mr. Mover‘s agent. rMoyer, Marshail and mIline, Who have jand. been electioneering for weeks w ~ aaps nominated. 4 P e us fier [ This _time it is another election ‘The. nomination papers of Thes,! ‘!U"t YOU know the elections take Marshall contained 117 names, in m’ lace on‘ Mpnday' next and everybody ed in these}\wlere' ten North GRI s rwiwill be anxious to know on ‘Monday wesidents and seventeen GRT}, ('Clm whether "q j residents, and they were not ‘all, Aivsy § V;H ui Frandma" Hearst and cither. 7 â€" fher by_od of chicks or Hartley Dewart TB€ papers of Mr. Kline cofftained al?fi his party have been elected. They 225 names, and Mr. Moyers‘ 117 names. ;velar ?lsgoxagn: tg kno(viv whether next 8 o be as dry as thi There was not a GRIMSBY or North| or more moist. es $als yeat +2° papers of Mr. Kline conftained 225 names, and Mr. Moyers‘ 117 names. There was not a GRIMSBY or North GRIMSBY name on either onre of these papers. 8 LBS. GLAUBER SALTS Nominations for the Provincia Elections passed off very quietly in Beamsville on Monday atternfion Only the three candidates Méssrs Moyer, Marshall and Kline, who have been electioneering for weeks: wer nominated. 1 4 i ¢ MR. JOHN HEWITT Born October 23rd 1842 Died C UNDERGROUND WIRES 0. B. JOLLY DANCE GRIMSBY, ONTARIO, WED NOMINATIONS _ October 23, Thursdayâ€"On this date at one o‘clock in the afternoon, I will offer by public auction all the farm stock and implements of Mr. David Fleming, Tweedside. Everything will be sold positively without reserve as Mr. â€"Fleming has sold his farm. Terms $10 and under, cash, eleven months credit over that amount and five per cent. off for cash over $10.. See bills. Jas. A. Livingston, Auctioneer. I will offer all the farm stock â€" and implements of Mr. A. H. Hurst on his farm, known as the McGregor Farm, one mile East of Beamsville, on the Mountain, for sale by â€" public auction. Everything will be sold without reserve as Mr. Hurst is givâ€" ing up farming. Terms: $10 and unâ€" der, cash; eleven months‘; six per cent off over $10. Jas. A. _ Living ston, Auctioneer. â€" October 22â€"Wednesdayâ€"On â€" this date,"at one o‘clock in the afternoon I will offer all the farm stock â€" and implements of Mr. A. H. Hurst on g‘s farm, known as the McGregor _ uctober 18thâ€"Saturdayâ€"On this date, at the INDPENDENT STORâ€" AGBE ROOM, at the rear of the GRIMSBY Garage, Main Street, I Will sell the entire contents of two houses, consisting of a large quantity of high class furniture, utensils, etc. Everything will be sold positively without reserve. _ Terms: _ CASH. See Bills. Jas. A. Livingston, Aucâ€" tioneer. _ _ As the extra pictures that will be ’shown are an added expense besides the heavy expenses of the wire the adâ€" mission fee for Monday night has been placed at 25 cents, war tax extra. There will be a continuous show all night and in erder that all the men and women interested will be able to secure admission to the theatre chilâ€" dren will not be admitted. _ When it come down to giving the people the news of the day "Hot off the wire" and giving them first run pictures you have got to hand it to The INDEPENDENT and MOORE‘S THEATRE. â€" Besides the election returns a special series of pictures will be provided to ieep you in good humor between anâ€" nouncements. The feature picture of the night has been cancelled and speâ€" cial extra short reels of film substiâ€" tuted. â€" This wire will â€"run right into the theatre and the key on this end will be handled by the Niagara District‘s Firstâ€"trick" operator, steve Bradley. As fast as the the returns are received they will be tabulated and announced fiom the stage. N. W. telegraph company for a special ire on Monday night to receive the rlection returns of the province. Anticipating this anxiety on the part of the residents of this district, The INDEPENDENT and the management of MOORE‘S THEATRE got busy last week and at some considerable ex pense signed a contract with the G October â€"18th mvoomnnmnzns,....._ mo ooe AUCTION SALE DATES iRIMSBY‘S two live wires, always the lead institutions, THE INDEâ€" NDENT and MOORE‘S THEATRE again four blocks ahead of the PENDENT Died October 13th 1919 | ELEGTION RETURNS XYÂ¥, OCTOBER 15th, 1919 en tpnrs t Wl t HOW TO MARK YOUR BALLOT TOMORROW 2. AND THAT the Reeve and Treasurer be, and they are hereby authorized to ‘give to the Bank of Hamilton suck Notes and other seâ€" curities of this Corporation as may be agreed on between them and the said Bank of Hamilton. THIS Byâ€"law shall c&me into force and have effect from and after the passing thereof. â€" Passed the K. D., 1917. t the sums required to be raised â€"for Public School purposes by the Corâ€" poration of the Municipality of «the Township of North GRIMSBY for the year 1919 until the taxes are collectâ€" ed. expenditure of the said Township. l WHEREAS, it is deemed necesgsary | to borrow money to meet the current | expenditure of the Corporation and ; the sums required to be raised for Public School purposes by the Corâ€" poration of the Municipality of ~the Moved ‘by â€" Marlow, Smith, that Byâ€"law No be now read a secend a and do pass and that Clerk sign and seal t the Ctitle be as: ir Carried., Byâ€"Law for to borrow money. Byâ€" Moved y Smita, seconded by Marâ€" low, that Byâ€"Law No. 265 of the, Corâ€" poration of the Municipality of North GRIMSBY to procure money to meet the current ordinary expendi ture of the said Township be now read a first time. Carried. H. L. ROBERTS, eXH* Moved by Lawson seconded by Continued on Page Six. _ _Moved by Marlow seconded by Smith, that the Clerk ~be instructed to write Mr. A. D. Cartwright, Secreâ€" tary of the Railway Board, giving on behalf of this Ccuncil, consent to the order ‘regarding ‘‘Grade separation and highway diversion, Township of North GRIMSBY" in accordance with the application of the Toronto, Hamâ€" ilton and Buffalo Ry. Co. Carried. Moved 5y Smita, seconded by Marâ€" & { TOWNSHIP S{PPOSE] MEETS O IPCN Council Consent to T. H. & B. Railway Making Grade Separâ€" . ation and Highway Division in Township â€" Will Enter on Tax Roll Amounts Awarded on Drain by Engineer. THOMAS W. ALLAN l1ith day of October Marlow, seconded by Treasuer AGAINST the Byâ€"Law FOR the Byâ€"Law Q@.â€" What made you think it was a still? 8«A *® A.â€"Because it resembfed what I have seen only larger in size. I thought as far as my knowledge goes that it was complete. A.â€"No not exactly. I never saw one like it before. Q.â€"It was in particular a piece of appliance for brewing purposes. A.â€"I could not say. Q.â€"Do you know anything about a still? A.â€"I do not. Q.â€"What made you think it was a still? ty M\ tm Q.â€"Would you say that the barrel and boiler connected together had been used? A.â€"I could not say. ‘ Q.â€"What was in the barrel? A.â€"Dark settlings. Q.â€"What else was there? A.â€"Heating appliance such as you would brew with. Q.â€"Such as you would find in any house. in the house. In the shed there was also a quantity of sheet lead but was loose. â€" He statei that stuff of this kind was useqd for brewing or distilâ€" ling purposes. He admitted when questioned that the boiler could be used for other purposes. He had no idea of the age of it. The pipes runâ€" ning to the barrel showed no evidence of ever being used. High Constable BoyITe was the first witness called and he swore as to finding in the shed a small boiler with pipes running from it to connecting pipes in the barrel. The boiler was full of water. It looked to him like there has been a fire in the furnace. The water was cold. The pipes runâ€" ning to the barrel he claimed were for the purpose of carrying hot water or steam for fermentation purposes. He also saw what Inspector King found ulactured by H. D. Walker for years ' for spray boiling purposes, a new oak barrel and some pipes. Upstairs in the house they found a coil of copper pipe which they called a "Worm" also a ‘"Horn.‘" They came up town and arâ€" rested _St, John and _ moved the "Still" into,the jail. oomts 6 St. John fppeared befiM Kidd and was remanded until Saturâ€" day morning when he was again reâ€" manded until Tuesday afternoon, beâ€" ing allowed his freedom on $2,000 bail. In Police Court. j On Tuesday afternoon the young man appeared before Magistrate Kidd with County Crown Attorney Brenâ€" nan prosecuting. He was defended by that able young lawyer E. H. Lancasâ€" ter. He pleaded not guilty to having a still on his premises. In an old shed in the yard they found a small boiler such as was manâ€" ufactured by H. D. Walker for years for spray boiling purposes. a new nalk Working on a tip that was presumâ€" ably handed to them by a young lad who has been around GRIMSBY for sometime the officers came to Grimsby and secured a search warrant from Magistrate Kidd to search the premâ€" ises of St. John. In company with Chief Konkle they visited his home and searched it. What is supposed to be an illict still for the manufacturing of whisky was unearthed in GRIMSBY on Friday afâ€" ternoon last when High Constable Boyle and License Inspector ~King paid a visit to GRIMSBY and discorâ€" ered what they believe to be a still in an old frame shed on the property of Fred St John, John Street. "When is a Still not a Still" is Now the Burning Question as Evidence Produced at Trial Did Not Show What Was a Still. Steam Boiler, Barrel and Other "Junk" Found on Premises of Fred St. John by High Conâ€" stable Boyle and Inspecâ€" tor King Last Friday. 40 PER YEAR, 4c PER COPY COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Continued on Page Six PotD ILLIG LL DSCOr: ED INâ€" M PAGES 1 to 8