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ie i of knowledge, he wgsto a certain _ Packet: -- The Packet's lations to Alderman Mat- Baird on his marriage, last to Miss Pearl Lilea McLean, "of Port Perry: _ Munitions and other necessary material will continue to be ordered "until peace is signed, as a matter of precaution, if not of necessity, "The City Council of Ottawa has a resolution demanding an inguiry into the circumstances at- tending an increase in the price of ilk. The Burk's Falls Arrow wants compulsory life insurance. It is practically compulsory now when one of Orillia's smart agents gets after a fellow. -- Orillia Packet. "The Barrie Advance says;-- #Sprinkle clothes with the garden- hose while hanging on the line." 'Our contemporary's talent for poe- try takes a very practical turn. - Petetborough Review: --The Aus- "Army and the Toronto base- have one peculiarity in Nothing short of a rain- storm appears to prevent their de- Helen Rowland:-- Every man ad- wires a good cook, and would inarry one if it were not that he is wsually too busy. courting some fluffy, helpless little thing with a pair of eyes and one brain cell. Fhe editor of the Burks Falls tells his readers that he has Hot eaten a pound of honey in five its. To what, may we ask, does the Burk's Falls editor ascribe bis ni sweetness? -- Orillia' % the Established Church of "England _ preparations are being 'made at the present time for a great us movement which is spoken a National Mission of Repen- e and Hope: The aim of the is summatised by the Arch. Ho ad- : rt of the Congrete Si 5000 be- came ro that he had no grasp on the situation; whi hie cousumed evidently proposed, in enlighten the heeting fot. extent misleading it but possesses the astuteness to 'endeavor to make the best ofa bad case. Mr, HutéHeson, one of the requsitionist, next ad- dressed the meeting to good pur- pose; he said he was totally opposed to the expenditure at this particular time; and he advanced good and sufficient reasons for his opposition; being a fluent and effective speaker he commanded the undivided atten- tion and the utmost confidénce of the large. and highly interested assemblage; in fact, he is an orator of rare attainment and he demon- strated in a masterly manner: that he was thoroughly versant with the object and desire of the 'meeting and maiotained that in the proscu- tion of a work requiring so large an outlay not having the support of the taxpayers was an assumption by the Council ingonsistent with desirable legislation, The remarks of the speaker were frequently and rap- turously applauded: 'Mr. Lei d was next speaker, and although unaccustomed fo. public speaking: heleft a very favorable impression on the audience as regards his abil- ity in that line, He proved -argu- mentative as well as posted, having taken particular pains to "inform himself, statistically and otherwise, on the fallacy of constructing the proposed concrete roadway and the injustice the Council endeav- ouring to impose as a frogtage tax, and pointed out to theif dismay their inconsistency in graveling the streets on one side of the town, while at an almost untold amount, cementing a street on'the {her side, asked, if gravel was good enough for one side of the town, should 1t not be good enough for the other side, and vice versa; a question which left the Council in adelemma and one that is unanswerable. His digest of the superiority of Tar- Bound Macadam over concrete was lucid and honestly presented and could not fail to convince that both; as regards utility and price, that Macadam was the most ad- vantageous in evely respect; and he did not speak without authority, while his statistical quotations made a' favorable impression and proved conclusively that he had given considerable attention to the {stand he took, and the vividimanner repentance of our sins and gs as 4 bation, and to t in the Tiving Chirist--in acceptance of Him as the individual and so- 'his. views was both pleasing and satisiactory. The applause was sufficient evi- dence that the meeting. supported his contentions, | Mr, Parrish, while giving ¢ credit to the eben Council That this meeting of alogivire memorialize the Council that they are absolutely opposed 'to the priaciple of the Council spending sums in excess of the revenue on "road and street improvement and floating debentures to pay for the safe without a vote of the people. The Reeve said that the resolu- tion just read 'meant condemnation of the Council and was also a cen- sure on it for the action it had taken, The * Chairman, Mr, Wm Graham, on putting the motion, » Standing vote, reputed the arge |' unavoidable; he had made previous | financial sreangenients over which he had no control to postpone. "Some idea of the cost of the Perry Street: Concrete Experiment may be ascertained on reading the fol- lowing where already. the Queen City has been experimenting with the concrete roadways: -- Mayor Church of Toronto, in a recent interview, stated the cost of the Toronto:Hamilton ~ highway, first estimated at $600,000, is now placed at $1,000,000. The Mayor himself believes the total, including bridges, will reach $1,500,000 Even an estimate of a million fig- ures out over $20,000 per mile; an outlay of one and a half millions would spell over' $30,000 per mile. Still after all'the money that has been spent, the Mayor says the first ten miles of the road is so cracked' up that traffic over it is practically impossible. #&F Moving Pictures at the Roy- al Theatre during Fair Night will be exceptionally grand. All yisitors to the Fair will doubtless visit the Royal Theatre. Dr. E. Jessop, M.P.P, of St. Catharines was in town yesterday |* in attendance at the funeral of the late James Heal. During the day be visited the home of 'his boyhood south of Prince Albert and was de- lighted with the great improvement made, The Dr. is one of the most successful politicians extant as re. gards popularity. His first election in Lincoln was 350, next 640, next 1150, next acclamation, next 1500 majority, and he richly deserves his great popularity for he is one. of the most reliable legislators in Canada. J LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.--On Sat- || urday evening of last week - Mr. Richard Shaw, of Manvers, one of the most enterprising and solid men of the township took his auto to the railway station to meet members of his family who were returning from the Toronto Exhibition. In return. ing, the auto being well filled with Mr. Shaw, members of "his family and others, the tire of one of the front wheels burst, when the car t which by now be the youtbe just 'come sge. have go multiplied of late year that Peterbérough's water supply # pols uted. Nof only has the cHorine treatment' been resorted tg' but citizens: are advised to' boil their drinking water as well. At the same time the, milk supply of the Lity is to be subjected. to a more ge in- spection, ~ 'Three years ago, when | led to the "Bear : Lake. stopped for lunch at @ fark. i in the neighborhood. » From the, table I could see the farmyard. 'The "only stock consisted of two cows aod two calves. This year I stopped for the same purpose at the same place. This time there were fifty head of cattle. Everything bore the mark of abounding prosperity. That farm, mark you, is pwned by a fragile widow, whose gxtraordin- ] ary seccess in three yearf is but an indication of the success that has crowned the efforts of farmers inf the whole of the Peace River District." That comes from Mr, Crawford Goffatt, you are' ready .to says Wrong again. timony was given by one Mr, Las Summer cottages on Stony | Laks The foregoing fes- | 4; on the Cartwright circuit was left Sean by the enlist- tof Rev. "J. Jk Mellor. = Mt. § home is in the Methodist e, Blackstock. ate glad to know that our merchant, Mr. Patton, 'who ewhat ill for a time is quite ed. ruiting meeting was". held i last week, Rev. Capt. Clark, gigman of this district, presided. 8 Parsons gave a very excellent , she comes from the burnt t of New Ontario, they have been twice the victims of the raging ome of the soldiers, as well 'chairman, -made very earnest |' appeals for 'more recruits. Cart- bit has already' 'given a large jer. for the defence of the 2. new pastor, Rev. J. W. ny is greatly encouraged by 4 excellent congregations re so far attended his minis- "The Blackstock league is get- farted again after the summer on. R. P, Bowes, Chancellor of mont, a successful farmer in the| Bear. Lake district, © at a meetin agriculturists and, mefchants | second day of the annual fai Peace River 'Crossing Agric Association. It is. typical - of way is a pledge that the new i try, will prosper in due time catéer has begun well, The London'; Daily Maj England is not much, intereste Canada's partisan political versies, but England. does. that Sam Hughes was the man. prepared the Canadian milit fore the war for what was | and who, 'within a few week the war started, had raised an arf of over 30,000 men and despat . it to Edgland completely 'equipp even down to bootlaces. . Dou there were mistakes. You turned turtle throwing its occupants. fi out. And strange to say all escap- ed injury except Mr. Shaw and his}: were of such a nature that he died the following morning at ten o'clock. The sorrowing family and relatives have the sympathy of al in their sad bereavement. 'Deceased being 4. Mason was buried with Masoris' hon ty Lodge, Port Perry, t of the oneral. 2 GRAVELING THE Suess Roap- wav.--Crushed stone of regulation dimensions is being spread kes look very small wh pared with the splendid results were actually attained, The men have now 'grown to 385 or, allowing for killed, w 4 and shifted, shall "lip this work. ing Visitors at Caesar ve largely 'returned. to their homes. Many of the baros are filed here. The farmers are wailing for. thel tfreshing machines to make réom fdr the abundant yield, that in some cses i is yet in the field. The threshe s_are much handicapped for lack of help, yet all 'are 'trying in the i spirit of true and logal. devotion to the Empire to do their bit to farmer who has'gone to aid in the { threshing business simply "because feo usual help had gone. to re Wednesday afiei noo 20th at 2 p.m. he by Mrs. Squelch ooré on "Pioneer Pape: will be n the tf v badly needed although - y donbe that the' close of th day wa spoiled for the vistors. * Duting the last' "week the travel: e ling recruiting staff were located. in Port Perry while. working theough' each. Meetings were held at Seagrave, Greenbank, Utica, Scugog, winding up with two at Port Perry on Satur: dagiand Sunday. veral recruits wire atlested asi a direct resulbof the meeting on many more are expeeted, The speakers for the week' were | Sergeant. Gibbons, Private Emes, and Lieutenants Chapel, Prueter and Spence; Og Thursday tire Batt. will arikel. 'Whisby and leave for fut . tents at thur training at Niagara, 4 orto pg The editor: of the Coldwater Planét is dn Elder in the Presby- terian. church. -Could the truth of the [ollowing story be better votich-| ed for than by the fact thatit ap peais in the Elder's 'paper; A young man at Orr Lake went to see his girl one night. last week After the old folks had retired the young man edged his chair upto the girl and gently put. his arm around her, Alter chaiting for sone time so annoyed the girl that lie g ally 'relensed Weself and placed the churn du thei chair Just "vdeatedqs Tae} sleepy youth was hugging the chirp when the old man came downslairs in tlie morning. - He. bas not gave back since. 3 'We found: one | nr aaa i stimulate interest in bread-making tunity fof yous will be oipacially A Sensational loaf must be us erm SE tario; It will be a great event at the fairs and will g : 'the ages of 12 and 17 years, . fair according the the tir i th Te ee conditions E