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ee Te ee ~~) wwe we OO OOOO OOOO OTC OCCT CCC CCC CCC CCCCCCCCCCT ~ kuditors Abstract Statement of the Treasurer's Accounts of the ELMA CHEESE & BUTTER MANUFACTING - COMPANY, LIMITED For the Year Ending December 3ist, 1914 _ CInconroRaTED, APRIL 28TH, 1879) " Board of Directors. Jas. Newbigging, President. A. 'Willoughby, Vice-President Thos. E. Shearer Jas. Donaldson; Jr. Jas. Mitchel! Geo. Lochhead, Secretary and Treasurer. Jas. Donaldson, Jr., Salesman Ben F. Howes, Maker BUTTER ACCOUNT. . RECEIPTS : aig a! Mr. -"--" to address the}. To Balance from last audit . 23 39|large audience. r. Scott gave a 11424 Pounds butter, wholesale:........... --..... $3180 80 brief, but a good account of the past 91} Pounds butter, patrons and others ceeeeuees 95 year, touching on the Hydro Electric 173} Pounds butter, maker ...........0+-eseeerese - 4832 * 3254 45|/Scheme, the Patriotic Fund, the ap- pointing of an Agricult urist Re- $ 3277 84 paaentvs and minor details of the . township affairs, closing his address D E : rl -- EXPENDITUR es nl coe ae was ina Paid Patrons by cheques Rg nancial 'condition. Patrons by butter 24 62 2882 43} Mr. Smith was then called on, his Ben Howes, maker, by cheque ........2. cecsereeees 185 45 remarks were brief as was also the. ag ile es 24 nag -A stone seneaviessscceten 48 32 233 a ope sean nes They all announ- . Murray, dividing skim milk ...........0.-eeeseeee 5 ced themselves as-candidates for re- Geo. Hamilton, dividing skim milk ...........++-+ 11 40 election if their was an election. Butter boxes and tubs ceeeeecenee aeneeeees 51 00} Mr. Jus. Donaldson was called to DeLayal Dairy Supply Co., repairing separators. 36 08/the platform and gayé a stirring ad- R. M. Ballantyne, Ltd , parchment paper......... 3 13/dress, be took sometime discussing Robt. Harrison, 140 brick 2 00/the Hydro electric railway, the Pat- Freight, express and teaming.,...... Disnaesenoeenaases 5 55/riotic Fund and also the appointing Insurance ......... 10 50/of an Agriculturist Representative of Jas. Donaldson, pt, salary as salesman............ 10 00/ which he approved of the action taken Geo. Lochhead, pt. salary as sec.-treasurer...... ' 25 00) by the council in not taken any steps Balance on hand 1 58/1n these matters, except the granting $ 3977 84 of one mill on the dollar by the county council for the Patriotic fund CHEESE ACCOUNT was a just and proper thing, he also made comment on the action of the | RECEIPTS. local board of health during the past To 325445 Pounds cheese, wholesale..........-.... .- $44372 14 year that caused much laughter, and 5372¢ Pounds cheese, patrons and others... ..... 733 70 critized the large expenditure which 26604 Pounds cheese, maker 348 97 45454 81| had been placed on the township. Interest on deposits in bank 60| Mr. Stevenson then \gaye his ad- Invoice books sold.......... + 40 =m ha touched on some of the M horrowed on note 100 00| Work that had been done in ward No. °F. Howes, one-half telephone contract........... 7 50|1 and = by agers os: hee ipti i 's Patriotie Fund....... 188 00| seemingly was not approved of, to Bubseriptions to Dairyman's Patric --_______|this Mr. Coates made a reply, that $ 45784 31 | made a warm discussion. EXPENDITURE Mr. Thos. E. Shearer and Mr. -- by eb same <3 -- Vallance also made short 'aid Patrons by cheques ....... ' speeches. Patrons by cheese..........-ccecesssscsenserees eoseeeee 690 72 89513 19] Mr.Geo. Adams of Trowbridge then Ben Howes, maker, by cheque ..........005 eseeeeee 1651 . took the platform in regards.to the Ben Howes, maker, by choese ........ wxaareswexees . $48 97 2000 80} service the Bell Telephone Co., was Milk drawers : 1947 55} given the -subscribers was not satjs- Cheese et aa ; 716 80} shat sce ae 4 should try and get a free servicg Oye Total oa "eae on cheese account............... $ 45779 30 the township. Coneiderable dicuss. an ing took place over the matéer and Total balance on band....s+0+e:ssseeeerevee vrereseees $ 6 59 the feeling of all who had telephones Recapitulation. was right in line to try and have the be. -- - 3934773 same extended and no doubt further Total number of pounds chcss¢. action will be the outcome. The Total pouolis milk made into cheese.......... 3659845 meeting closed by singing the Nation- Average pounds milk to pound cheese........0.0:seceeeesererer ceereee on 10.97 |a] Anthem. Average price per pound cheese .........ssccceesesesseercneeeeereserenees 13.63 ae Ayerage tes} for. CHODOG 6 ccc ciarcueeansevewssewes everecacee Secenvereceaues 3.494 Tons of chdese during the season 166 tons 14772 pounds St. Alban's Church Notice. Total posi of.pounds butter ae __. Total 'pounds cream made into butter ..........2.semeeceacneee seeeeeeee ; . Total pounds milk made into butter 136836 |* There will.be a watch-night eervice i in this Church on Thursday, the last Average pounds fat per 100 pounds cream ......-..+..+.sseseeee eeeeees 26.655 'A ds fat 100 ds milk 3 529 day of the old year at 111i pm A yerage ges ies per a short informal service with an address Average potudds butter per pounds of fat....... Aeiiensewiexeseeee sxeews 1. will be given. Average pricé per pound butter...... 27.842 : , Assets. oe "whee . F * JOHN Bi KESSO & SONS To: balance'on han . ) Obeese béxes and scaleboards on hand ..... 00. ...05 ceeeeseseseeeenes 55 00| Are prepa~ed to buy logs and to do Value of ands 250 00 | custom sawing in Atwood. Logs to Vatue of buildings and plant ... 7600 00|be delivered in the G. T. R. yards $ ----_----_| north of the section house. All cus- $ 7911 59} tom logs will be cut first. : Liabilities. <=> Borrowed dn 'note, Geo. Lochhead .......... ...- $ 150 09 ANNU AL MEETING Borrowed on note, Jas. Donaldson, Sr...... 200 00 ' The Annual Meeting of the Con- : : . $ 850 00 | servative Association of the Township +e speas of Elma will be held in the Music Total assets over liabilities ...........cccsecsescsscecdenteeeeees senees $ 7561 59 Hall, Atwood,' on Monday, Favudty Hamilton. : No. 8 -- Orange Hall, Britton, D. R. O., Thos. J. Sproule ; P.C., Samuel Jobnston. No. 4-- Morrison' s blacksmith shop, (upstairs) Newry, D.R:O., Wm. Bell; P. C., A. M. 'Sweeton. No. 5--Orange Hall, Donegal, D.:'R. O., Wm. H. Gilmer; P.C., John S; Cowan. No. 6-- Geo 2 Golightly: Implement shop, Monk- n, D. BR. 0., Geo. Ellacott; P.C., Gen A. Golightly. No. 7--Lambert's School House; lot 32, con. 16, D.R.O. Mag Ranney; P.C., Jos. J. Lambert. No. 8--Township Cierk's Office, At- wood, D.R.O., Alex. Morrison; P.C., John R. Hammond. GEO. LOCHHEAD, CLERK. Atwood, Dec. 14th, 1914. Township of Elma MUNICIPAL ELECTION The © Muniotpa Electors are hereby noti = ot thal the meeting for nomina- tion : of candidates for the office of ve, Daputy-Reeve and Councillors for the Township of Elma forthe year 1915 will'be'held in the { Music Hall, Atwood Dec. - 9nd.--That should more than the necessary. humber of agen - n the proceedings wi sonjoateg Monday, Jen anuary 4th, 1915, when polis will be opened in "each electoral division of the town- ship at the hour of nine ome | in the morning and shall continue open until fiye o'clock in the afternoon and no longer. ° n3rd--That, the polling places and ANNUAL MEETING. oink Annual Meeting of the Done- 1 Cheese :& "Butter Manufacturing fo., will be held on Saturday, Jan. 9th, 1915, at éhe o'clock for receiving " -elerks Fi 1 gy ese ene yan the auditor's statement and trans- as follows :-- Pollowing sub-division acting any general business. No. 1 -- Place, Cosen's work Ws. Littiz, © BE. Vironp, idge, D. R. O. Chas, Cosens ; President. Secretary. P.C., Benj.' McCormick, ~ No. I-- School House, No. 2, lot 21, con. 3, he Bee to January Ist, 1916, for, "~~ D.B.O., Jas. Mitchell ; P.C., 'Goo. A. ONE. DOLLAR. | NOMINATION ON MON. DAY LARGELY ATTENDED. Monday afternoon the ratepayers of this township in large numbers turned ont and when the hour for the nominations was up, the Music Hall |. was filled to the doors. _Mr.-George Lochhead, acted -as chairman and} conducted the meeting in the usual} way. At two o'clock he declared nominations closed and gave the lowing names that were nominated. Donaldson, Jr.;, Deputy-reeve, Sam- uel Smith ; Couneillors, Wm. Coates, Jobn Ilimas, Wai, McClory, Andrew |. Stevenson, Thos, E. Shearer and Chas. Vallance. the Clerk by acclamation; he then llth, 1915, for the Election of Off cers aod other general business. Ad- dresses by H. B. Morphy, K.C.,M.P., James Torrance, M. P. P., and ather prominent speakers. Chair taken at one o'clock. Geo. L. ADAMS, C. J. 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