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nt. {hie chair and read to election of Wa + ced that he was wed that the time tor re 'nominations be limited to or stated that if there i= jon to the motion being Id submit the motion. being no objection by any of the Council the motion Gibbs, seconded by Mr "moved that James Grahan. rey, Esquire, be Warden oi unity for the present year. e time for reeiving nomination ing elapsed without any other r having been nominated ork declared Mr. Umphrey ted Warden by acclamation. "he Warden elect was conducted the chair by his mover and , aud sigued his declaration and took the same beiore onor Judge McIntyre iden thanked the that he recognized that im the Council had ced irit of fairness to all of the County as it was now ytwo years since the Town- of Brock had been honored by election of one o! its representa ; the last represen ative from the township of Brock 'having becn the late Malcolm Gil- Jespie, Esq He asked the Council ation Examivers Committee on Ii "0 the rent of Hall aking vote on Juestion. Ll From the Editor Municipal World king the Council to renew sub -criptions for 1900. From Elmer Lick Esq, Secretary 35. Ontario Farmers' Iustitute ask- ing for the County grant in aid o! came. From the Clerk of the Peace er- :losing copy Presentment of Grand Jury December Sessions, 1899 From A. W. Cartwright Esq. Secretary Ontario Rifle Association asking for grant. From A. H Roseburgh, E:q Sec retery Prisoners' Aid Assoc ation enclosing Memorial asking Counch '0 petition the Ontario Legislature '0 grant aid to Public Hospitals to ward providing treatment for con- of Refuge {armed inebriates and asking for grant in aid of the Association. NOTICES OF MOTION Mr. Doyle gives notice that he will on to-morrow move for leave t ntroduce a by-law to appoint. audit rs of accounts relating do ad- ministration of Criminal justice, Mr. Walker gives notice ghat he will on Thursday wove for leave 1 ntroduce a Bylow _appoim County Au itors for 'the yea DF barns 8 ioh 29. ot the Municipal Act 1897. Mr. Chiistie gives notice that he wl on Fiiday move for leave to in (roduge a By lay to appoint High schol Trustees and a trustee for the' Townfof Whitby. Mr Christic gives notice that he will on to-morrow move for leave tc introduce a By-law to appoint a County Board of Examiners. Mr. Gerow gives notice that he will on toworrow move that the dil toat rule No. 44 thereon Bioon field in the chair, The committee arose and re; ap. The report was received. ed. ed by Mr. Long, Bylaw No mal rule or that purpose, passed signsd porate seal affixed thereto. ind Mr. John Ball Dow. Mr ate Institute ckie and Dr. bridge High School. Mr. H. the County Board of Examiners, The Warden left the cheir, AFTERNOON SE-SION. pursuant to adjournment. on to morrow introduce a Bylaw h Sylaw to ap- int Auditors of accounts relating to the administration of Crit inal Justice. be now read a second time, be suspended for hat purpose and that the council go into committee of the whole The Bylaw was read a second time and the council went into com wittee of the whole thereon with Mr od the Bylaw with the blanks filled It "being nearly 12 o'clock Mr Christie, seconded by Mr. Smith, moved that Rule No, 2 be suspend- On motion of Mr. Doyle, second- appoint Auditors of accounts relat ing to the administration of Crim ustice was read a third time, 0. 44 having been suspended the Warden and Clerk and the cor- The blanks in the Bylaw was filled vith the names of Mr. Geo Gerow Bylaws were introduced and car ried" through appointing Mr. John Burns, trustee for Whitb; Colieg Horace Bascom, Ux Park, B.A., B Paed, Uxbridge, and Mr. George Stone, Port Perry, with Inspectors McBrien and Waugh as The Warden resumed the chair Mr. Gibbs gives notice that he will the Warden and presented FF. Whitby, and Jo O:hawa, the like si sion of their enl second contirgent. Your committee recomn the County Clerk be amount sa expended. | Your committee recomm sixteen copies of the M World be procured for the the members of Couucil, the Cleik and County Treasurer. Your committee have con antapplication frem Mr. A. for an increase of the amoun: for the use of the Masonic Brooklin for taking the plebisc vote, and cannot recomme: payment of any further sum that purpose and $2 h already paid, being the full ance for use of polling boot holding that election, 4 All of which is respectfully mitted. R. S WessTER, Chairm The report was received, and motion adopted. x Mr. Christie, Walker, moved Council adjourn it"sta until 8 o clock this to cousidel C Ss hogy to by this Coun has been and still is a n the building committee of t of Refuge by virtue of the G. committee.--Carried. EVENING SESSION adjournment. chair. to tion of this Council appointing said On motion the Council adjourned. The Council met pursuant to The Warden in the The Council discussed a number 4 A brought up the Re. %ot#the Building Committee | ad ead. was received and read. Nour Special Committee edias a Building Committee for t se of Refuge i ( ton Mo construction of a House communicated with a ed to be present with t appoint- French Superintend: House of Refuge at Clin- mer resident of this County. It was decided that Mr. ee on Thursday and give he w: pplies, while sent to a prema- deavor to reconcile { of the situation in the Crimea. This, at Jeast, is a great ste for which the Sali Government deservescredit, it is rather a mark of strength t of weakness to turn over the who of upwards of a hund be ome Gov rument ha the o 'ers grave by the worry ot a vain : is instruc. ions trom home with the exigencies in ole campaign tothe Military command: ers. The feat of transporting a force f red thousand men, with all their equipments, to a scene of operations six thousand miles away, 1s 1n itself one to be Proud of." Last but not least, the y its treat | | olonial aid. this to be in. [time when would be d entitled to t this day Col Farewell he citizens nd Scugog will be held, a committee appointed and arrangements made for a Grand 9 Patriotic Concert to be held mn the eterans Town Hall here, when the ing to No. 5 Co, w rls the|Cou he s e defects ; m_ administration of th ar Britain's military strength has ol 3 to depend upon conscription na he ments «hh on the whole the aisplay ol z een astonishingly satisfactory, and a revelation to the powers which have here may have been mistakes, too on the art of individuals and of depart- But, for the present these ne t of Eng! Lodge have given notice of the proceeds of given to the National Patriot Fund. - Let me advise every one Concert to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 7, under their auspices, the hich are to be be at that concert and show by their presence, that they appreciate the services of our fellow Canadians ith 'a Led little girl; Lilly, about six age who was absolutely with what the doctors said was St. Vitus dance, but really seemed to we more like paralysis. This child was one of the most pitifol sights IT ever saw; more helpless than a 'new ic to to extend to him their forbearance and consideration as he was filling _ a position that had been occupied ~ by many able men, especially the late Warden, Walter Coulthard, Esquire. Mr. Doyle, seconded by Mr. Broomfield, moved that a committe of seven be balloted for to strike the standing committees of the Council for the present year.-- Carried Mr. Broomfield, seconded by Mr Smith, moved that the minu'es of tie last day of the list session as p.inted be taken as read ind con fired, Carrie'. The retiring Warden handed to the Warden the Treasurer's bond and security to this County. The ballot for the special com- mittee to strike the Standing Con - mittees of the Council resulted us follows: --Messrs. Christie, Grier- son, Gerow, Broomficld, Doyle, Webster and Coulthard. On motion of Mr. Broomfield. seconded by Mr, Gibbs, the Warden 3-ft the chair for thirty minutes to 3 dow the sclect committee to make 1 -eir report as to the Standing Com born babe. She could not move a single limb and if the head were turned to one side or to the other it rematned in that position until some. one changed it. 1 he poor child had to be fed and looked after like an infant, and as the doctors had not been able to do anything to relieve her, recovery was not thought sible. Indeed Isaid to the child's grandmother that | thought its early death would be a relief not only to the child but to its parents. his ; was the con ition of the child when 1 left for Canada. Again in the summer of 189g I made a holiday trip to England and to my amaze- ment when 1 visited my friend Led- ver 1 found Lilly as bright and' ac- tive a child as one would find. any= where, with absolutely no trace of the trouble that had made her a helpless burden the year. before, k told her parents I had never expect- ed to sce her alive again and asked' what had offected her cure.' 'Dr, Williams Pink Pills," said the father He further said that réturmng from work ¢ne ni ht, Le found in the lous: a tue book describs rmation regarding the con n of a desirable building. r committee again met on th should be allowed 'to rest, while all parties and cla: ses unitein upholding the hands of the generals and troops in the field, and of the Government at home, so that the emjire may may present a united front to 4 hostile world An Opposition at a loss for a good line of attack can be relied upon to make the most of any deficiencies when . the time ccmes though by r_fraining from criticism while the war is in progress the Lib- eral leaders have set an example of patriotic restraint worthy of all praise and imitation. But at the close of campaign the nation itsell will not, we feel sure, be so captious nor, when all the information nec essary for impartial judgement is known, will the experts see so much to find fault with. Some of them we feel inclined to thmmk, will be kept dusy explaining what they didn't know when they were running the campaign in the newspapers.-- Orillia Packet. of questions relating fo the School law; such as the advisability of the | Council restoring the old public ex- aminations, the question of the Township Boards of School Trustees the retaining of the power of (County d that a House of Refuge bi Councils to appoint School Trustees, with a ca acity of Sage the reports ol Inspectors to Boards| g oan a pacity 3 of Trustees alter each official visit - to Public Schools. Should Public School Inspectors be required to deliver pubiic lectures to ratepayers. The doing away with High School examinations and making it neces sary that pupils shoud hereafter pass the Public School examinations before entering the High Schools. The propriety of having County Boards of Examiners so com- posed that no Examiner shall ex- amine his own pupils. The advis- ability of abolishing the study of Modern Languages and Classics in say one-third or one-fourth of the High Schools and Collegiate Insti- | tutes and substituting' therefor manual training, the use of tools, instruction in matters having a practical relation to agriculture, who are offering themselves so freely for service in South Africa in this our countrys time of need. All the money that can be raised wilt be needed. 1 am in hopes that at that Concert 1 shall be able to give notice of the time for di-tribution of medals. To those who have not yet signed the application for such, they will please call at my office immediately aud sign the same when the papers will at once be forwarded to Ottawa. © Parties at a distance should authorize their friends bere to sign on their behalf, T. C. FORMAN, Major. conform Bylaw No. 525 of the town: ship of Brock Mr. Long gives notice that he will on tomorrow move that the resolutions of this Council 'passcd on the 26th day of September last as 'ar as they determine or select the site of the proposed House of Refuge and approve of the offer made by the Corporation of the Village of Port Pcriy be reconsidered by this Council. Mr. Gerow, seconded by Mr. Grierson, moves that this Council arant the sum of $25 to each Public Library in the County fulfilling the Governmentrepuirements.--( arricd On motion of Mr. Webster, second ed by Mr Doyle, a Bylaw was in-, troduced to authorise the Warden and Treasurer to raise money by way of temporary loan for County purposes until the receipt of taxes for the year 19oo The Bylaw was carried through its first and second stages and relerred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Walker, sconded by Mr. Webster, a Bylaw was introduced Council do grant the sum of twenty- five dollars toeach Public Library in the County fulfilling the Govern- me it requirements. Mr. Doyle, seconded by Mr. John- ston moves that the Warder leave the chair until 2 p. m.-- Carried. AFTERNOON SESSION. The m~mbers of the Council were engaged until § o'clock in their sev eral committees, examining plans for the crection of a House of Re. uge, interviewing Mr. French, the Manager of the Chnton House o Refuge, and, in the business of their respective committees. Mr. Grierson, seconded by Mr. Smith moves that the Warden leave the chair until 10 a. m., 10-MOITOW. --Carried. THursDAY January 25th, 1900 The Council met pursuant to rule The Warden in the chair. Members all present. Minutes of yesterday were read and confirmed The Clerk read communications from. Henry Whitney, Commissioner, Narrows Bridge, with his report as "motion of Mr. Broomfield ded by Mr. Coulthard it was ates. motion af Mr. Gerow seconded r Coulthard it was resolved welve thousand dollars be ex "on the main building, and rk instructed to adyeriise 1m aily newspapers for plans and cations of a building the cost a Said building to be a story brick, stone basement, rool ; said expenditure to in: all heating venulating and e, except outside drainage. ar committee having met Mr. D as agreed upon obta ned im valuable information! jug interior arrangements aud ut of building which would tless Le utilized and prove bene- "to this County, and recom- that Mr. French be paid Port Perry, Jan. 31, 1900. --------------e Sheldon's Remarkable Books. We have received from the Poole Publishing Company, Toronto, a copy of * THECRUSIFICION OF PHILIP STRONG." by Charles M. Sheldon, the author of 'In His Steps" The book contains over 200 page Ss, and is a tragi tale showing how a hoble er reali---- 2 EZ" Stormy or fine--do not mis: the Concert on the evening of Feb mitices of the Council. Fhe Warden resumed the chair ~ pursuan. Lo resolution. Mg. Doyle brought up the report he special committee appointed Standing Committees and Astesement Messrs. Johuston, Christie, Broom- tierson and Coulthard. ""Roads aud Bridges -- Messrs, Gerow, Carnegie, Doyle, Walker, "Coulthard, Gibbs and Swith. Education -- Messrs. Christie, "Gibbs, Walker, Doyle and Long. County Property and Gaol Mav- ement -- Messrs. Carnegie, Broom field, Gibbs, Long and Coulthard. Legislation and Memorials. -- Messrs. Grierson, Johnston, Smith, Webster and Doyle. Printing -- Messrs. Doyle, Gerow, Webster, Long and Broomfield. Mileage and Per Diem--Messrs Coulthard, Johnston, Grierson and Gerow. : "The report was received. Like ile to the condition and repairs needed. From the Clerk 'Towuship of Gecrgina enclosing account forre: pursto bridge on line between the townships of Scott and Georg- ina. ! ards of Educationr of Si of Whitby, Oshawa and Uxbridge and the Villaxe of /Port Perry with claims for education of County pupils at the Collegiate In- stitute and High Schools ofisaid Towns and Villages respectively. The first two communications were referred to the committee on Roads and bridges and the others to the standing committee on 'Edu- cation® There was also read a communi- cation from J] W. Gould, Clerk of the Town of Uxbridge applying for the position of Returning officer for for Highlands Division. Mr. Christie brought up the first report of the standing committee on Education, recommending certain persons for appointment as trustees to appoint two County Auditors. second time and referred to Committee on Finance. Mr. Webster brought mittee on Finance and Ass to submit the following report : apart for that purpose be given for that purpose. The Bylaw was read a first and the up the first report of the Standing Com- To the Warder and Council of the Corporation of the Co. of Outario, Gentlemen-- Your committee beg 1 Your committee have taken in to consideration an application from | the Prisoners' Aid Association for a | grant of money for that purpose. \WVe recommend that $25 be set 2. The Ontario Rifle Association have also made application for a grant, and we recommend that $10 3. Your committee have consider- ed the Presentment address address- ed to His Honor D.] Mclntyre, Chairman of the Court of General cial employments. Fripay, Jan. 26. Members all present. The greater part of the m TT DY HRY In Em work. AFTERNOON SESSION, The Warden in the chair. Mr. Grierson brought up the port of the Standing Committe Legislation and Memorials, whi was received and adupted The main feature in the R was the recommending the e: lishing by the Parliament of Can of a permanent Court of Arbit to adjustdisputes between organ bodies of laborers and public porations. HOUSE OF REFUGE. Mr. Carnegie brought up the port of the Committee appoint select a site for the House of mining, manufactures, and commer Altér 10 oclock the Warden left : the chair until 10 o'clock to morrow. Sessions of the Peace, by the Grand the proceedings together with will appear in our next issue.) RUKH ONTARIO OBSERVER i ORT PERRY, FEB. 1, 1goo. Steady. | -- More al rninz than the revers outh Atrica is the lack of stead is displayed by the press and ople of Great Br tiin during t ther iryingdiys of the past month should have looked to the press 'the Mother Country to display tience, to reassure the people, and aid the Government, rather than im of ten dollars for expenses which is respectfully sub= mss CakNEGIE, Chairman, ion of Mr, Carnegie se- "Christie the Report) 7 total receipts go to augment National Patriotic Fund. at the town hall was well attend COI (1 Litte 06 o Re- be her last. programme was encored. her here. es man. &Z Keep Wednesday he Councert. 'The object is a noble one--the the The Concert in favor of the Pub- lic Library on Monday evening last cotit night] Miss Tessie MacCallum made her first appearance before a Port Perry audience and we tiust it will not Every number on the As an elocudionist she ranks high, in tact there are none better in Canada, and we have to thank the officials of the Pubic Library for bringing Tle Misses Ko-z, Scenes and Weir were all in good voice and their songs were much appreciated. Itev. Mr. Fletcher acted as chai evening next (Feb. 7,) open lor the Patriotic i TI A townsman asks the Packet to the spint of Christ. was opposed persecutcd. tense vizor and pathos. a Paty Tha Ce at filteen cen covers, post paid. They are t eration. this place on Thu) evening a t. alf time gcore stood, 4 al, At the close, 1. At in favor of Perry, lined tp as foll: ws: -- Port Perry. --Clon), G. Va- sickler: point. J. Donni cover point, J MacBricn : forwards, O. Dennison, 'Anderson, I McConnell, J. Sebert. Torontn-- Goal, liver: point, Mam: Irvine : fo wards, Webster, Pardo, Field, Kinnear. The result dem: nstrates most conclusively that yhove won «very m far the present season and ndications point in the direction f.r # vie Orion season. nm man, who endeavoured to exemplify 11g the pills, left du cure a wide reading, and it should | 1 make a Jeep impression an every. )] 0! 3 s each, in attractivt paper covers, ortlirty cents in cloth most widely read books of this gen- For sale at all book stores Pout Pry rY Dr ¥EATSTo 6X10. --Port Perrydeleat- ed St Georg 'sub Toronto in @ well i ayed match The referee was ln purtial atid strict. The teams oer poipt, | tenm is in five fetel , They ha atch ring the day, 1a: d nd and after 1ea ing it The story is one of in- | use thm in Lilly's case It will se-| per he bought soms of the pi ga ¢ the first to ida in theneidhhorhg rizl ierormoreactive. Lhaveh deal concerning what Dr. Willi: Pink Pills have done in this country but this case coming under my own observation is as near a miracle: as we can look for in these days, and shows why Dr Williams' Pink Pills are so much talked about every- where, Se Dr. Williams' Punk Pills are just as valuable inthe case'of children as with adults, and puny little ones would soon thrive and grow fat un- der this treatment. which has no equal for building up the blood and giving renewed strength to brain, body and nerves. Soid by all deal- ers or sent post paid at soc. a box he n the ort on: H our 50 "ght for the Collegiate Institute and High Jury, and making reference, among Schools for this County, also certain Ges things, t9 he deplorable fact persons for appointment as members ih y ey, the Lian Jury, ound of the County Board of Examiners out of eleven prisoners detained in The report wasreceived, and upon the County Gaol, that but five only, motion of Mr. Christie, seconded by out of that number had beencommit Mr. Walker, was adopted. ted for crime,'leaving the inference to Mr. Walker gives notice that he be drawn that the others were suit- will on to-morrow move for leave to able candidates for a more humane introduce a Bylaw to authorise the | Syste of treatment than confine Warden and Treasurer to raise ment in a prison eo. Your com- mittee also endor:e the viewexpress money by temporary Joans for| .n © : s y county purposes until the receipt of ed in said Grand Jury Presentmicnt, taxes for the year 1900 that it would be 'of great benefit to Mr Doyle siconded by Mr the farmers of this Province il more Bromlics moved for vals in. | interest were taken in the Institutes . 5 y = troduce a Bylaw to appoint Auditors organized Jor theif, special bevefit of accounts relating to the admin- ee Yi antape. od pa alive ye 1g istration of Criminal Justice, and 0 Lhe We pr ie gundustries that the same be now read a first of the country stand, according to time. Carried report of the Deputy Minister uf rr Agriculture for the Province of On- tario, respectively as follows: -- Mines, $4; manufactures, $6; for- tuge. The report was received read. : Mr. Carnegie seconded hb Broomfield moved the adoption the report. Mr. Christie, seconded by Gerow moves that the Coun journ until 7 p m.-- Carried. EVENING SESSION. The Warden resumed the chai Mr. Webster seconded by Doyle moved that the Council into committee of the whole for consideration of the report of special committee to select a for the House oi Refuge.--Carri The Council went into commit) of the whole with Mr. Gibbs i chair. 'I'he committee arose and repo the report without amendment. The Report was received. The original motion of Mr. negie for the adoption of the rep Mr. Doyle, seconded by Mr. Cliristie, moved that the report of tiie special committee 10 strike the Standing Committees for the year adopted. "Ou motion of Mr. Coulthard, the Council adjourned until ten o'clock 10-morro publish the lollowing letter from a Presbyterian minister m Johannes burg, as corroborative ol the opinion of Bour piety expressed by the Rev. Dr. Grant in his lecture on South Africa on Friday evening. It was addressed to the Editor of the British Weekly, and was written in reply to a passage in ar. cent sermon on the war by John Watson (lan Maclaren) in which he likened the Boers to the God fearing Puritans and the British soldiers to the cat ousing cavaiicrs. The writer is the Rev Robt. B- Douglas, of Jepps town Presbyterian church, Johanues- burg. He says: "As I have been re- ferred to in your columns as one en- titled to speak on the Transvaal, you will allow me to say a word in rei- erence to br John Watson's sermon in your issue for last week. He talks of the Boer commandos as . 1 a # 4 ests, $16; and farming, $120 per| was read. going lorth Je heir death alf ot pulati vn. Your com-| Mr, Webster s \ ; De oo 1 urge upon the farmers| Gibbs m in h ; es pid "and all others asso- ereas th 0 a d : : An Old Residsnt of Reach. | six boxes for $2.50, by addressing f i fa ha the Dr. Wilham's Medicine Co. After an illness of a few months | p,,ckyille, Ont. - Donot be persuad- Mrs. Robert Bowles of the 7th con. orcthi 5 3 4 ' wh to. J Reach, died on Monday, Jan aand, ud uy Sometng else said; to. be aged 73 years and 5 months. Mrs. Bowles was born mn the county of em Meath, Ireland. She and her hus-' sLExANDER-In Port Perry, o Jnounry 29th, 19°0, band have lived on their farm i ih witeof Mr 8 re Ryers » Aloyander, von: Reach for over filty years. She : DIED. was a quiet, industrions woman, a MoCONNELL -At Brandon, Manit ba. on the Joh dovotod vither sand. wife. Her] fauary. 300, Me: Juseyl MoConiselin ig Bi husband, four sons and two daught Deceased was born in the town- ers, survive her The family consist | ship of Reach and was youngest son of James, residing in Cleveland of the late Wm. McConnell. He Christopher, of Denver, Colorado ; remained in his nativ: townshi Mrs Burns, of Flint, Mich; Miss. until about ten years 'azo when Margaret, of Chicago, and Robert | moved to ithe Prairic Province and Charles at home. he resi ed up tothe time of | He belonged to that class | $5 Don't expect' to visit your the world is so much n ighbors and Iriends on the even its pi cgress, the honest, i 2 of Feb. 7 -- they will all be at the | sons industry, earth's t Patriotic Concert SE ee RT act as it has doue, mn inflaming sublic opinion to a dangerous ree and in rendering difficult task of both the Generals in the id and of the Administration he ca ual reader wight think that the British army was being driven yackwards towards the sea, and the itish Empire in danger ol dissolu Ww. WEDNESDAY, January 24th. The Council met pursuant to rule. Members all present. Warden in ir The minutes of yester- read and confirmed. COMMUNICATIONS. erk read communications were referred as follows: -- lie Committee on Legislation Memorials, -- ; ication fromthe Counties at, Dundas and Glengary County to join in asking t to the law as to as- Before harsh judgment is passed n the British gencrals in South rica, it should be remembered they are the best we have, and ey are suchnoodlesas ischarged, n indeed is 'our position desper- not because of the present war, cre our present resources would alle us to obtain a successful jue. but because such incompe- n invitation to crush England. cen NO reason skill he a efficency all development of agriculture. 4 Your commutiee approve of the action of the Warden aud Clerk in | C of pe taking prompt steps to obtam the |have petitioned : Dl subirness are spoken of. pproval of each of the members ol | ance of the site an ho Watson had heard these the Council to grant to Norman F. b a ¢ s yelling 'God ----t Rae, D. Kennedy, George Little, A | 'the s ene a bar, members. gi she ) [oo aderu young I 1s more mai vellous t istence with which th