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-. `|;;Ia\-y : Literary`. _ r :a.......... nu.-1 5 '|."'F'.'Y"."""T"'.?" '"'*"v='"1 `i 1.ast.'ek~~the cumpanyw-exprts ___, in to vinmthttourb I Y{"?.~.: '..{.to':he cums. Mr. mielzstils that were diilicumtor an on- hxider ta ilpw bun, us V-mentiobedin, ' `cur last sane. ire raxzxtheitotal u to. 3 moms-3112 mot The smemensoi.` . -B. Basseth was much are brief, and '4 fin order to show the ublic. how he / 1 values the` different portions at the` Jpta awe give his gures. They were, . gzuffo lows :-u . 1 V x 7 `v` ":PuIun`hot1sa'siw. about} half an acro,in its present mn- GI Mditipn. xtad.ecl.Lfe1cel/u1d_ ,. \ A ;; ,..d1`aunPd ... _.5=...._/.A..A:k .-.lli`ainPxl .. .' ....". ./..... 'Wat.ex';,t.ower site. gjglut A66 1 square feeb. in present com T dxtion'...................... .Pump house of, brick with- `gstone foundation, ` plumb-~~ ~.ing. gm; a'nd' electric light, ifidllerx-nom. $13131 Pumps. 81(11): xtures an `r: setting. pumps inside pump- }' ingrgom. moo ......... .. Boilers, $2500; smoke stuck. ` 8250 ; xtures and ,,sgbtiI1g bollers,$1000 .. .. I 41.847` cuhic feel, 84185 ;- {0n`6~inch W3-ll. t\\'0 .4.-'ll`..Lll " wells (120 feet` deep), $3000 ;A : cbuueccing pxpeand specials an.:n,.: _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recei\;'i.1;V.v'e:1'IL.`ft. in diam- ntulv 90 ft. dean .. Hu8C8lVlDg Wtl. J) 11-. In t_ungu- . ,eter,'20ft;. deep La.yingsuctio'n ipe.587ieet ~ Water-t0,wer, ' ;-found`a- Eion and coping. $2000; .ex- tms, $500 . . . . . . .. - ...... .. Pipes 8t.em(400(k'>ft).6(l)tons - 31 ;s cia.lcast.iugs.$iY73; iead.. $ 606; ` jute, $175; valves, $7691. in drants, . $2100; trenching. _ .564 ft. , at 50c.. $19782 r creek ems - , sings, W; river crnssipg. -$360; vahtaboxes} $195`.\. . .. " Put,ti`ng works in oberati"on.'. Preliminary Work before con` . .. tract, was made, travelling and iegal expeusesmmlysis , . of ivateigetc `Fom\ `street cranes: . . . . . . . . 5 I2`2:iong sex-vices 3 Materials and tools 0n'hzmd. 51 Contingencies and incident . .nla,5[.nn . . . . . . ' "Contingencies am/1 mcmenn. .~a.ls;.5_%-_on ...... 4282 00 Engmeermg. a ` ,,M on )()`Z4.. 4496 00 Interest, on $ 20, 5 mos. at - -- . , . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2360 00* Rn?/-~~ . . ' 1Iu.e1'euu Uu |pv1'.!u-U, u uAuv- . I` 0o.ntractdr's .1mu~gi`u, 15 7c. ' ' _fO[~L~COS&~~+..,. . ._.,:u Less cost of 1'epzurs.nn buxier. l house............. fl'CplIu V . . . . . VLl.V'vI.Il yv - The Bom-mljotxmeel on Friday till xthe 18th. It, is understood that. the {company have several more witnesses to exumme befoL`e,.the_.To\vnfscounsel _ ibegin t.heir~side of the case. ~] been long wamea nere. _ - . . ' Rev. J A Rom, nf Churchill, is tb pxeach ' TL ! in the Gilfor-" church every Sunday, at 7.15 pm. ' ' V r ~~A' mtmb+rfrom4iere 'as#.ax1' L l at Cixtxfchil`, Tuesday ,night of last`3veek. and among the winners of priznwe notice that the "Bell of out town.took,"rsLf9g' _ ' fancy dress. . I ME I. \InRo\`. of Eivnonton. N.W. T.; Miss Sadie Rankin, of Barrie, is visiting in town.` " V I mm` uifn nml fnmilv,` mam cnmats of Mrs. Wm. tictnwelx; on ounuay. -- Mr-.vCampbLll,,zu1,d wife have gone to King 1 ! Creek to visit friends, for about a. mam. ` ` vmn M:-R th, nf PM-nntn. visited-with ` J. King. wife and family,` were guests Mrs. Wm. Rcthweg Sunday.` . _ ,, Ah, (Ynmnhdl um! wifg have gone to Kmxz In town. ~' Ureek to vmc menus, [or anoun a moncn. `Vin. McB.tb, of Ibronto. visitedwitb 2 his mother for a few days km week. Rhnninn nrl-.ha rinilr here on Monda.vs.l 3 his mother I91` lew (mya um. ween. - 1 Skaping oxrthe rink here on Mondays, Weddesduys and FriIhW!TIt is' what has. - been long wanted here. i mm .1 A Rmn, nf (`.h1m:hill. is E0 'me.sch'; I fancy dress. . .. - . ' Mina L. McBetb, of Edmonton. N. W. T, , ' is home on 8 three "tnomhs vacation .aud expects tqspendmost of her time here; The west appears to be agreeing w_it,l'1. .\Iiss Mc- ; .,B9th- ' ` ' . Anonher contest starts on Thursday night with the members of the I.0.G.T. hei'e_and- it fomises to be as very exciting one. -' I n ma Raul-Ion mu: ham visutinn friends for i it grammes I20 be very excxung uuu. - V red Batten was here visiting friends for a. few days before his departure for Califor- nia. leaving -for Tbronto on Tuesday evening He is going out for`-thq gond -01 his health: "and we hope` he will be lgeuetted and coma hack a-new ma n.~ v l- nn 'I`hui-a.~'hm nf Incl ; uinclrsihnlit twahtv , b_El'0t_1d people`, ,- .. - . . . 1 . On-lust Friday nlght the I.0.G.'1`-. mem- : bra treated themselves to the bysters and ` L,,QQ1m9,w..pent'_, ' ' Tnacka-new man.~ V t ` On Thltrsday of last weekiabout twenty of our young people drove to b`troud.to_taka part` in a concert. The trip was much enjoyer`, everyone commenting upon Elie` de:ight`iul.`n;anner. they were used by "the Shroud people`, ' ' ' 0n.lnnf. P`:-idnv night I.0.G.'l`-. A regoiui 1-{son-r. . h - Dlggs, have you Ma any restithls au:n_-_, mer"?.. - . . `,Vnu ` My wife want nn in nu nlnvafnr. merr".. - - 7 `Was. `My wlruvent up man cluster- T the qhar.day.*11LshnkJD_Jhe"sta!`pi _ Athezfe-20m1nutVos.---Chicago Racordy ' A . -1-I.-A wmowv-` __- . "rm :su:pmea...to-hear that ' you V is 6 _ In mauled agaimf I Your 'hushmd 'h|S.2l $` boon dead aversix inonfthw . ; ~ uv..- hm. ha :9: ymmd ah hAmfn`2"\ivill boon aeau aversxx ln01l_|7I\8."_- _ ` `V Yes; bgl; `_L1`x9:!,s_zxs';laa_(1 L as he .veg.wtll bn+.':'"-5-row=ar<;m;%J , La` . % ~ "*"-T'_"'. >1 ruti my best mot fox-wqrd? - 4. ._ . . _ She blithely mounted her bike. .- . - "Pd have you know, good sir,"-qunth she, - . "]Kyb_eetV are inst n1ike;.- I -L v~Deuo1Joux-"nan. A Prespnt value. .' .S110.997_60`I __. `l'.`.,!.;,.-- Lill L ; omnhinx about 3016. xnintnl -. wanunu deleuafes don -t like- we nuns 6|/Km 80.10. Inunni V $8.133! fieledws `1913"U3k* G91(1'!118%r&_-d0n t.stop wxggkl , ey strlke._-.'1n' _ * ~3'= 4 A ms$:n ur ' GONTEQIPLATING` ` Anni,` wish to enter :9. Eusinass College that has `lg 01 RI Grgduaun .` IN aooo 53j'UAT|0NS..; . .~,.............n 3:. Nu: _ ' GILFORD. mxe.".- V - +- "19.10 .-.--, ismmi 315o`_ou 7000,00 III uvv-- w_,_, ..... --.._ .. '...Cormspond lth the .... .. `A Excelsior Businaslollage, BHiB_`.' 1. ._` .:......... om. no-nmvmnf ' :.-Juu w 14517 00 moon: Our` 8t`dck of %A HAPPY NEW YEAR i\ Aw PROSPERDUS NE 04. ._|. `If yeAtL"v=.-r`yf(~.'.om|%a_||ete, ,Mle_ n". s, Boys - ` ' AND `J `A .Youths Weagf A V " nzany t. Trie%nVds; and `c11stoIi_1e'LS 3 ithroughout the? County 0f'S1mcoe`, we . wish' =.to ex_tend.~o%ur thanks; for their liberal %pa.tVr0n- ` iage (,1l:l l'iI)g' `H1 year just closed. We. also 7 i;w.fa,iI%.0urslVIes of .,_this opp0rt;11n~ity of `.,. V/if png~%you W L & {Fun Lines or 156$: xuuuorume K & IQ .,AERTA|__`I_Y_>TEHMS f V .,',,::,,,,",.f-`:,,`::' -:,',`*- ;` " `_:..:_,,. f- ' {F _* * -' ~ - *~j~~ i f ilevery effort to ment a cont.1nua.nce V of your INCLUDING-`f- i Enctsizjraginkcsultsifj ; Fellnw Proper Fgcdhag 9aPe [S| .\VigmWil{Tputinue. aii1T"the past to `make GLOTHING \-. ` [KU|3W| Ulllllivuulubv -u u . .- . Dpcuxncgxts on tile rove this statement. w. J. nous. 7 mnoapu Hemps, Tapestry, _Br.usse1s,` and Axminster, s_O_;il Cloths and Linoleums _rspi aI learipg . Prices` in _., % PRICE: |PREvIbU Money loaned on I` j `gesmte security-large or `mum nums, iongor _ dams, and terms of re-. pg r__n_en_gtosult hmowers. < oclmfgiforluterest on money tu-rnngedfor < ` to take up old mort ` Interest in-harged only v from dnhevhexluctu paid. Y . in S CoInpany.<'% insured; `*1 Farm And"oh'er 1 . ermunent Loan and Sav- Aazent for Ca ndon Mu , Scottish Unim `re Insurance Company. . Do not borrow oney _or insure your property until you enquim of me." . ` R. L} BARW|CKs Rank M 'r..mnm Bulldinnz. nrefss Goods, Gloves and V A Edsiery I F ' _1:,1Ls:m1~;1*r_t Jh ail I`-nu -: . `a Mono loand .4ec_urity--lar`ge or `mull sgux. gt Display . ` L . may DOW 3 {seen liC[,' in all grandeur of new Sleek and new gqods. The largely `incrc2ied% diutiesi up9_r1,: qlllga `and > `glasswarehas led us`foV pit in Man -_.x`tra supply just now. '.What we" have will not`Ta*:t forever andlf ygp _ 1yvagglL.t ,V$.J.l1, ::ju1ll.-buy'qovw,. . _ L. l ........- ......- 7 Lm:%>%rr sagef 0 .WANTEDr;CANVAS8ER8 ,, m..-.:-. u... um and Rain. Qkhganlggrs; _ :(w}a:z_rVe/Inllujaq cokfq V;-.3 `dfate. V ; '7 --` DMD Ivlvnv Bank of Toronto Bullditag. ` ~ :1 EGro1:ery Tnlsm urei Sun : ~\;uu_: a. "mnm. rsox WMPANY. . ,; (Lxmgxedy TORONTO. n[g'f|'i0;& 2 ;;`\ V ioI=*iM1*aoNtsM on -s)y.r- _ mam.`-, ` . - 1 V ' n1.-\y.,n1gri`:` (I. L Hnvnuck. mi . Pg;1ron7ie':dr vin'0nuri0.1t3dmrd' about '00!) mcmle in the Town Hall. Mr. Huvccv :`;PL'1rwx?i:augr`m-uuuno.'-we man 4 son .pnxtgargsplnuamgz.;i9ymk . ` lulu:-.` (glbIu"*.il9__, lmiisadiuily tobk the , sLte_u1ion~ot',han au6ienge. gnd by a`v9,ry` Hutereltlngspoccb he kept thii for em; two `home. The Psmou ieadcr is at rmer. mud Li. .m.mh mm mm thnt.wnuld'luve most ` houu. ljne rurou leader I! uruwr. Iu_u his speech was one tlm,would* have weigh: xlittrzho farmevk, He loan no opPor- many 19. ridnuh the Wnabinoraoy. or "dudesxsnd dndm" as he` mmed them. His speech smntaingd name vex`,-ly plevez hits- aushwrigs well told, which av/1' qently ogught h'xa`nemen nu the; saga; plmvrhdlscsion mun {sit on . 0 di_d. no}.de;\l many" 5 grain extent. xvi Provwciu} issues. and In ' thmsa xhat he take up, he had no great fault L to kind with the Govctnment. _ A ` .11. um man he Patrons of Induttrv bad` _to with the uovetnmenu. " He uic] vhntghe Patrons b-ad been repr. naked as a lot of `narrow-brained, amtll-souled. hide-bound. man:-backeHnrm~ --. .1... had .h.m-lad zhenuelvoshtonelher 1gnfs`_t:ITr`cou:mxY.. I ' ' 4 amsll-souled. mu:-uounu. mus:-um.-uuu mm- eru, that had landed them|elvos..togelher { simp_ly`to save a few cenlg on their teanugar an_d salt. '. While malntuinjng the right of the'l_ atrona to my in the cheapest market > and sell in thdemreat, hi: claimed that th cbimnercial interest was only a secondary consideration. 1`he'objct ol the Patrons w was a.broavler`and grander oue.- Out of _ every 100 electors in Canada. 80 are upright. . and [l0K1'p\!l`Ch53l|bl9,= but the other 20 will go where th must money is. The honest no are divhad between Grits and Tories`, bin: most I8. me uuuezu._ 80 are dividd" and the 20 who nre open to boodla carry the -` ` election. `ue object of the Patrons is to uni:e'thei}'80 good mean. t; honest govern- " mane, At pregnant the bulanoe of power is held bywiue purehunble majority ; would it not. ha in tnhobevsh interests If this balance of power were held by the men,"whose ancestors by their glittering axe and brawnv arm ` mmsfonned the"-wilderness` from tho.home_ ' of the n'avage-to xhu brightest. gem in old England`: crown '3 , - ram sneaker next. dwelt upon the necessnty 0!! England : 1" l`he speaker next. upon of reduction in the mnchinx.-ry of-government _l`in~;,_(,fnuadn.' ~He objected to paying the 31 Liam. Gov. $10.000lor doing nothing, and 2-H ` expnse, at the gubernatorial residences in t ' Ottawa. aud'foronto. Ihhgdaad his way he t u addition having provided a residence at oi coil; of $23,000 per aunum. The Patrons, i f he claimed, nnd reduced this to $6,500.` ' Considerable timowaa taken up in a hnmor- I` oni h-`entmonfof the manner in \"vhieh"the . E upper ten" are entertained" at the conntry`s ' d ' would abolish these Lieutenant-Goverxforslc ......l oluihn rnnirlnn0hlI_ i nun. ule ruruu waurr as on uuun. but: my fanny Q m `mom._ 1 mm` rs" y` _,__y l:*;`bPth`;i`h`:E; f`::m"|,'l`:`-"l;:`:y't i;;Y:pm":`l you will agree` with me that it ll 8 vsiuphle ' ` unity to. the snobncraoy. P0or :y`*`p`nd-0ugmyt i)y9c`:l,md(;m.i m 3? OH, `dnlleszsnd hetsrmerl them. W mvmce. in ' N Gunmen '=n " [is some very hits and stories well evfidentl y caught .is`nemers in plrcerisrdnscnssion `ansda rev/apart n rmllion ~ cores of land y - lrnuwnsss lhe Huron tract in the counties 0' 1 ol Huron, Grey and BYllt.`9_ which was to be pro in s n lair did not deal loony 3" id ma mien- ". i4'i W h hie lilf V ,- . _ pwvl-ucm~h~a_ue doneyand the proceeds divider betweentlse P3 "-`"1: " c h `J ` 4 y Pr'0\ l!\-`.88 of .Qu.ehe_c and Ontario; ` the '. ma.` e M? up 3- 1 lslmre of Ontario out o( :the proceeds oi the '0 "4 "&h`l;`:y("`{:,"``(;f Indm" sale of tliese lands was $l,44l.8'2_2.0i). Ever l cal V `id 8 V f;`;f M ow_br"iued since Confederation wehsve reoeiml, and ' gh. mm . n -' k def do receive every year, o per oentinlerest on '""i"d:yi"d`b"d})m`? s}b " lm thst amount. I think that` you ' will` all 3."' '3 M ` e"'ehVi"t5:e H` agree with me that these nrevalualble assets, " l .iY `_`."\`;, y`_{""' ceymti 9".` g`m."htg`[` that they arrrpeylng assets. that if. we ha iltglgdiihnsi 2.16) Iih`iamcJl`itsgapc:trhgIsrk`ti`t Owned them W9 won think the Gwe H and sell the`de'1rest the p'emLYaiaJb'|e m-e'3- B-ui-5~M~i3-~~'Ei~iEe- . V , , I _ d says these are notassets, and the ground he "," "",l in'r, .9 '3. ``i "Y takesisthis,_thatbccausethey wereset apart consideration. lhe-oh] ct ol (estrous you ypecmc pmpuse mm we came; use `'3 3 -i"3'1'3' ,`d l d' ` " "F 1:" them for any other purpose,and consequent- -ei`*9` ` ( `'"`d' ".p"g. " ly should not be consirloredss assets at all. "4 `l"~`ib'" le "um Wm Allow me to say sin that I'dou t care what ""h"_ ii` ,`P m"'3( `.3 Tl;e.i.``l' piirposelhey were setapiirt for as long as we 5" `h"i'. b` '`` ` ` _( m`` lf`ey?' getthe money and have the use of it, but. lhe 20)? 3". OW b` "3! t 6 `Mr. Wllitney says wecsnnot use them "for- "l"`9' .-,-.`e "me": `if " any other purpm than what they were set `1ll'-`h9P`30 8 " h[` 3V'.'. &Dztr,t<'lor. We have a precedent to the *9: A,` W b`i`.`-"_ . pgweyfy 5: contrary ; you are all aware that some years by"" p`"h'~bl '"Jf:;`t.y Bvlmuc 5` ago in this country we had nn`-Established "Mmmi tiii d'Kiil:r;i::i`whLZa 13350 churchftlialz-is`u church supported by the g`t l'lei :""`; wrh' and State. the bhurohof_Euglan , and a large` `id , 3..d um home tree: of land, and vmous tracts of land .rn f'" f"` "`` :: f'y;?m t amyn 01 d; dillcxent zutsof the Province. know us the 0`wlll:`*:ld=f';I`fct:t:;n ), it "8 5 8 `hCler-gy eserve Landg were set apart for speaker dwlt uponfthc necessity; thi: ylgigrlggyceritlzygglralo Limit &(l)1l:g:h.pe (l)pllx;`l!:)F 3" le(it'S" "1 gm mi? }:" y o'gV.: m::e this country began to object ngainst the use .`v'3.~-'~(*"sa gogyiiebi`. iii ? 3 of these lands for this-Church, and their L19-.( _"` $ 9` "id T! ma W W influence became so strong that Parliament .ddif`{g3h3&`)g p'`u`u:::n `ieegffrgns ydiverted those Clergy Reserve Lands" `;::"c1`;i'n2 d ' nadpefeguced `ms Q6 500 - from what. they were originally set apart for, . r ' . i _ k n ina'y'm m0r: and used them for sblne other purpose, and Q9,9`d'bl t,_"?e 1? L e .9 l y. y the Isay; sir, that/the Will of the people of they ? "`!?` it" y```?``(`;`' yuyihw (iyifuimr .8 2 Provinceof Ont'{rri6' is just as suprem'e"t'o'-' P? W . ye e at `mtg ti; mgideucesyin. day and this can be diverted just the same as XP<`~"- 54,;,; 8`; `[`}`f1 mdhwa they did the Clergy Reser\'Lnhd. Now O" ` `E y. hi "' L. _- fenant_G0ver-`Leora y they put in asliebilities, balance due Muni- '3 "` e M . cipalities, and they claim that they haven. andihm residences` ' surplus of $4,782,580. They claim that is -2- 7 'mE5`m-'~`3- all they owe. Ithink the Government are ltIr;`\Vhitney, the leader of the 0ppo- wrong. In addition to these small liabi ities. sition, in speaking at Lindsay prior to `the Government have issuedxrsilwny certifi -the "opening of the House, made the cntes and annuities. In grnntihg? aid to statement that the Provincial Government ` railways in this country, I think the system had not `a dollar of surplus on hand; Mr. 'they have adopted is is wise one. These Hurdy spokoover here `at `EH1! in the railways that are being built at the present ' County of Welliugton`:\nd_ said that there `timefor the development of this Province. , was something in the neighborhood of 5 [arejuat as mnclrlor the benefit of genera- million: of 11 surplus. NOW it does appear t0 tions to come (two or three generations to 1 ymevery remsrlrahleindeed thstl'.womcn,both' come) as they are to lhe people now, and in ( `inrei'ligsnl{men`,'both'well'leurned men, both , fact more so, and it would be unfairxtn ; dele 05 l5'i"`*"C,ll blllldl boll` 13W.`/W5 iymake the people of the present day pay 4 ' MI - H"dY_N1dMI`~ Wll'l11i1Ys it does Seem the \vhole cost of .building the .rsil-" ` to me that there is something astounding in ways chat win he enjoyed by the future i thelact that these men cannot get within 10 . genemnons.-- I think the system they have E inillions of. eucb other on _a sjnpemet of the 1 adopted ofisnning certicates or promises to actual conditions of the hnunccs oi `the i pay so much per year. cirtending ` over a P|'0Vl0-` Th 3'? t1'`1bl5 `Vhwh W888 `period of forty years, a. prudent one, and between Mr. Whitney nud MI`. Hardy is betterthun pzninga bouusinn lump sum. _7___s%ityrgg!,[i_7__ir_`> the Weti W NW9 M3905 ,1 Now the Government hive "issued promises i . mounting t0,$4.315.U00'- " OW? 0990- to pnyjofthofkind`, nmountino;to som ething" sition :11) ml "193" T9 N3 SHOW Let I16 l betwecn' four and five million dollars; ex- l0Fi|"lD19`38 thmullh them (I `"1lN 'tending over a period ofy forty years, with- i l3.59 Willi -i'f lhe E5639; 388 Wlmli out intcrest.-'fhe-6ppositioxi say"t`neso they are composed of, and see for ourselves miy1way- certicates Me lmbimvies ; the wlrclhcr-~i:hey=;ong-isL to he treated as assets; Government my;1,g,m,eym not ,1. liability or nor, Tlleft item is druinuge dobontureii at nll. Well now, l think that they are both i amounting W $170,139.33 701` 1395; D t0 the ' wrong; Icontend they are nliubility but not 3lst December; (I have not the iull and to their {.305 value, The` present he is 00.n1plete.f6tllrnsfor l897,- so 1 shall give theuctn-ml liabIhty"of the Province. .Some you the gures for 1896 for the purpose of of these nnnueg and . railway cemgateg corrxparison and these` gures will nnswer are_`puya1l)le in 1897 and some not ril1%936, -jyllllil W811.) Till?`-W000! hr W3 lowed What I claim is.,thev presentyalue. is the by l10G0V9"1mnW0 the Va|_'l0118 m1lDiUi- amount of money itvwould thke to~dey to .:=l79W93 1l`."l1h" l WV P`,". e f" the Wipe t_>u`tthose certicates, and ufterdeduct- - purpose of draining land, and they lwld in ing what I consider liabilities from the assets" security for this money Township child we find tliutwe haven surplus of`$l.8l3-- ' ounty Debentures. ' Now I think that 979,39, ` `*` V ~ _ >|ArI |...... ...:u ..,...... Iuith mn mun 'l`nwn. Lr. `,1.,.,;.,1' +_r...+_ p,;,.,,.,.;...,. ..,.,. .u_, 8V( Lun Dvlblhuuo ">' I M r`;`\Vhitney, Oppo-in in '1 J Governmentfi of. on hand; 'l Erin l Wellingt.ou`aud neighboi.-hood `l does E E me_\fe1fy rexnarkableindeed thattwomen, both 1 juteiligsntlmen`, both 'well'lem'ned ._',j!l_8n great nancial ability, lawyera, Mr.Hurdy_and.Mr . seem` me tl1al.l)l1ere.is the fact ` ofezwh siutemein l lacbunl nances the The great arises between is! in. rnaard to the assets. We _: 01 dl'll|!1lDg Iimn, D.l_1u may UUIU in if for Township and W Debentures. New 9` any one hexewill agree with me than Town- ship and County ' Debeutlires Y8 just about `G us good an asset as anybody can hnve. Now 0 hey have $171000 ol'.thoae County and Township debenturea then they "have tile r _ and " drainage debentures amounting to $210,000, or. n totnlfoi -over $389,000 of l\1un`.eipnl- Debentures held by the Govern- ee segurity for inoney lent to these munici- M jktlll-i83-`nlIl>(1f0!:iWl1lUl1Jl1B".l'B08lV6 from 4 , to 5 per cent interest. fthink you - will agree `with m:-. thatii you had $389,000 of County and T)Wl_l3hlp Debentures that were bringing you iutmestjnt the`r.xte_ol 4 or 5 per cent zhntyoii would have irvuluuhle asset..nnd tluurought to be credited to the Pmvince as an newt. `The next item that t`v"'n(l'"a'r ilon g theseiwsets is $312,769 celled "Tne5Upper Carlmlu Grammar School Fand"_ Now, air, this'7-Upper Canada Grammar School fund came about in this way; in , 1839' the" t arliamentol `Upper .Ouneda.thet* ' ' ~ie_now 0ntario,_et epart 250,000 acres of wi_lg1,l_an .belnneing to the Grown whieh e WFe`to'be Bold and the proceed; of those lands in-vested .und`~ the intereet-- t0',=be' 4 towards the support ailrl muintenanee of ` Grammar schools in; the Province of Upper ` y " . In l84l the V Provinces united, _IIppex and Lower Cnnn`gla,_ and re theee_ -lends` were sold the mon_ey wes`paid into the . 'eouenlidete'd' fund of the G)V_0Il)l1l8Bl and * handed over to the Provlned. When eon-: feaeretionv I took _ place, i the - eubjeet of - ediioxgtlon wanona that-wet handed over to ` .the.prqvince: to` deal L with; oonscquehtly i thl,money..that had been - collected By? the` Gem-rim t-of Canada foxxthe purpose of - 'gdu`eetlou.y when the eubject olotedneation "was handed overt-to the Brovlnee, this`. muey wan, credited to the :1.`frovinqe' of ` ' "_ (11 Mb _le o!; those ' ithokhgdl and hid in pay $131; ' ` . ` nabhla to p rehnss the lands 2Nil}ieI`n:;il :` ` the Gavan en! of Chunk iIl!:,`5%1l$:'re"ire vii! go in and pay thwe Saiguhitgsifmg}? ` 3 air chiurto these laud! And-iy die, ' `mat money was tnken out oi tIf5eonto!i clsfdwvenue o! the Provixicei o;*QntAria ., and Quebec, and us the whoic b<-niW M thin; ;.xpendmm went to Quebec alonofilsu '9 \ 1.1: that inme eimivnlens, shauhi be. givan to? uxpenamm went to 6449090 Il9D.}U;g,\!'l!E v -` My that ubmg ei1nivnlen&should`5o.glvm} mi 31:` sad! `ha "1 1;` qmcu gf Ontario. to 3l'.'72`0(,l) was kplnnedbm the ,;`.l'd "9 D\! 9 ` 5`_?3."" "': audit of Upper Canada and `that A onus. week. ' `stand: there to day: 19 me cx-Edit of pper M{33,W1|ium3op, of to_vm, who" ' fi -xada. and mm Confederation -the ..`_;- `..;.:.:....`mn Imnw. ii isitine mun): there to any up ma creuu Ul uppvr r Ciuuda, and since ! Dnniniun Lu psid the Province5 ` at 5::/ign 1 hu`f'ye:1Iy on thit Imoqut. I ch nk, `sm mm mm mum` with me that a vaiusbie wv.o:1`. J . A He domed that Pabromam was :1 Grit ain1ex ~ .aml showed, how they `have ` !` candidates opp_u3ing.}rits in dnurent; consti- ' tuencies; The number of mdepeudent men, `heirlxiimed, is iu c|'easipg and he hoped to see the time when "nouea.refo1`thc party ` hub all are_for the State." I - - 1 I The House oinefuge. . ' > The Property Committee of the ,County | Council h[iY17TWb'y't'V}'eek, in (7:5f!i-' W daring the twenty-seven ten for the House of Iudust'ry. ' Those [iresenb were: Messrs. Sneath, Whitesidew, Harvey, Net- tleton, Lawson, Wright, `Jags. Ross, `John nan Mnvhxn nn I-(nuvru - Llllg HA6 uwe1_u_y-seven CGUUGTS 101' MW Iudustiry . Whitesidew, `Jags. Ross, Marten and Keam;-. - - The followixig tenders were decide upon: ` Mr Tesaier. Penetang.,vbuildi'ng. not . _ inoladinu haatinu and nlumhinn._ 814.966 Learner. reneuang.,vnnuuI ng. not inolading heating and plumbing,. $14,966 Fideakouartlm.Tordntmlumbiug 1.385 " >Banner.At~& Wri;ht,Tuy'9nto,`heating L869 ` . f $is,`22o A Amhna Hm` fanmrn `hmyn `Rm-I-in warn 9;. 4 -_\V!es`|e3L-G1i`uer_b:inkwcrkrtnp`an " ` . .- w1o,uu Ambng the tenders]-troxn_Burrie warez; A: A.` Bowen, painting and glazing, 3550: cement, $7380. . ' R. \V. Tnnalvn Rm-Mn -In-inlzwnrlz.-Ahnnn 1 ueuwup, awaou. " ~ - ~. R. W. Jocelyn..Ban*ie, :brickwork."s_toua and cement; $8000; ~. _ ' f ' Thu":/l`hnmpsun, `plast`m~iug._ $1890; " .` R. r`ietoher,- building, exglxnive of he_atiug-and plumbing, $17,586. ' l_ Gdv `*Blue R{bb6jxi' Tea"`~; trinlg and be ~_ convinced pf `its `superior qua.1itie's. - _ . *1 ' t-.`u'nA' ` 8au;,~:fs E.V0 .MVear'aV; Treashnrar, J: Offev`;` , Mnrahlh F. Vugxernans/VGu:~Vrd.-it .KepLr::An :1 ) A , _ .1 ma; Rnrsnts i.ve:.s'9 Go...imm'tIon .M.$,1ianI`goy :? \ ' aviguy. at _t;l1anko _1mg 2` oiom war `Luuunimaullvi; .59n',_. "."*""'-'.3"``., ]`.' 9V9?! WW1 `.9 L :1 ..olo,ou.s v mraV;uupx;imw;_gl;i;, `y wag; Wllua 1`0t,h`, _ II 0!. uppwr M53, wu|{p,ma()1I, us )lUulllII_;:,'w`_uu egalwn ;';;:I W mm,,g`Mi.=s Lowery, [8 waiting I ` \ - - . ' 1 \,;,,_ Mrs. L. F. Kmg, Bane. Ia vaiuabtef Walfe: Pzacioils returned or; Suniihv .1 -.. -_\..I .J1u If :_;.__| .-. .L,.... 1.... Imul lvmnn uhiaf 1. W? A z :77? V/iiek Eompqafnfgxpax blY5P!ih8WW*'*l5$h900!%V V , ...~'~ `M y0;t(8cribl T . L"L"';v"""' " "`Y";5;- Ifiasaer `gavb =his: eatimhteu * iv1x?`1iiin`Ixt.e '4 '1`bir.gs lme_ been tau; slack details` that were dicultrtor an omit- T `d3 i W X * Q =T- .- v our inst: Issue ran the total to 2 5` G`?"?'~ of %Ie`%7`.11.`9n'-`"3 ;9bi>utV81l20(l): The stibementy oi. eo.A 1`33`l``"*`9 " ` 3 ,d- '13. was ore c`ost ithe` Aptauts H:-.` ` `* V . (aide: to follow but. its mentioned in 'm.. K.+......1 maxing nf Llx Prnbv-`iin to show the ulglic. ho_w Ape_ )1g_acqInul1lBllL'..`& In I-mu guy. ` _ ` frhg mimual meexing pf 1h8`Pl`?)y-`; V!eriafa church ha l.e\d 35"`'3Ai85:. ` i u__ cx_-1.. -4` .|_- i'1'l"R Mai: an CMIICH W511! LB; Iv UID. mu`: 2 Mr. See1y,,0f the GT.R. ofce, 335 E gcied .to Delioi-t cu buaineea-Vtbiilal "-. limo}: I t` X ` f I ` E wane: necwus returucu ul. \Juuuuy~ from Montgeal, Wham ha had been; with u_ .leacd" engine. , _ I... " ' ` I Rev.'. Mr. bFerguson,L of Weston, `pa-uched an able " missionary serxnon in lb` Methodist church on Sunday evening. K 3` v ` ~ ' "On Friday, Harrell : house; caught time from a Mbuming c`n_im`ney.` but. `ho /5:`m_es were extinguished before muchdrmagesva done, - ' ii 1 P: On Monday 'norm'ng `she `gfgbrigada had) mu m 1 rs. Nixoh qo`Ix the {own , L.-. l'_......I gl... R... An} mhnn lhhv `mu '3 H1 [0 LVHI5. .\h\Ull _U_u Imu sv-vu line, but found the re out when they ' _ u:r`L\'eg1_._ .-\.ob1uzin_:4 chimney" had set, ; re to the rouf. ' . M. A*'hockey maichjs being arranged ' for .to-mor1-ow `night, M; _Cline's rink, V betsggen Allandale and th&B.C.L The V ; Sixth Warden-a have some hustlels on i. their team. ` ' L ` T Un Snday n:oi\1ing Ke"V.` Thosl L 1'.` 1.......A.. ...:ll nrnuhh Hm fnnrth sermcm U11 bunuay ulutxnug .u\:v. Luvv. E-.l\vards will preach the fourth sermon onn.'The L;rd e4Prayer, taking l the clause, Forgive us 'our debte. f In the : evening a memorial service for ithe Fete ` Lot Webb will tie held. . ml Rev. Neil Ceriipbell, of Oro; lled Mr. `,\{cIntosh s pulpit on Sunday. ;he latter preaching anniversary services at Guthrie. Mr. Campbell s. srrnone _ at botli serivces were able deliverairces ; and were listened to with mairked ` attention. ' ' o In A`J;" r - r I,::. .~ :i-urn nf flux Vmmai t|!t'8U'.:l0D. ` ' Al:-thelns;t~ meeting of the Yoixngv] Peop'le s Society of the Presbyterian` *ehuf"ch-~the. following ,o"1c_ex`s.. ., W919 elected for `the current six"months:-3` President, Nicol McNi331 ; Vice-Free, ;\Iiss Jenn_ie- McIntosh; Cor. Sec, f Miss Lizzie Catcher; `Tre_a's~, Oscz}-l Atkins; Missionary Collector, Missw Phena Mc.\iillan. eThe_fo1Iowing com_- * C mitteee were also struck --Pru5o'r'.t , Meeting, Lookout, Mieionary, .\Iusic,`1j 3 Flower, Social, Good Literature and I Temperance.. - mm..." M. nlnm of Maven months I attemled, among those from a` distance- 'l'emperance.. After" an illness f `eleven Let Webb passed away last \Wednee- clay. aged 58Ayeare He leaves two .lnughters,~>;\Irs l\`leNab, Collingwood, l and Mrs. Hunt, Allandale ; hree eons, | Edgar,ciLSee_ttle, Louis of Q9ll.ing\voot], l` and Harry at home. The funeral 611 M Friday afternoon` to St-roud was largely . I p1'ese_nhl)elng Gee. Webb, Owen Sound, and Thos. Benyon, Anro1`a. The pull! `bearersw1'e':#J:~W$`lmot|:;J% 4eeeeck,- ~ Jun. Little, S. -Bleneer`, W Early -and Alex. Cowan. _ -~~~- T 1 11`l',..1._.....J.... u.-.ln|- Ivan ln=Il :llln__ Alex. Uoxvan. /_ Last Wednesday night was i11,s:-ulla-I {ion at. Kenlperxfellt.Lb.1ge,v S.O.E.,' o--a\1'-.u,.a..m nnr; M nf CnUinQ-'. non an 1xe111pprxreun..,uungc, U-v.x'.-, Bro."Ne,ttleton, D.D;G.M., of Colling-lis wood, iiiiic,i..rting. After the work ofl the lodge was over, all sat down to nn, iv! oyster supper, xvhiclipwss followel by an excellent en':ertaim'nent,.\vilh Ed. _\\ Meking in the chair. :The.toast.< and " responses were asiollows {Thu Queen, _Mr._Nettlet0n ; Municipal Inistitutfons, "G. A.-R~-adanhurst--T Professions,` Dr". Raikes; Visiting Brethren, 'I.`_ :Wi`:s`on., 1 who is a.member7 of-Britannia Lrdge, . ~ :Ha.milton_ ; Kempenielxltp Lodge, Presi- dent Babb and Vice-Prrggiydgnt Ha mlin; The Lnrlies, C.` Kortright and. J. W. Whiteley. Songs were givlen lu'=C., Tickell,- Dr, Amall, E. S.` Masking, J. , Lang, R. Moore, T, Hamlin, R".Timms : "nmi"G-reo: Wh%t%el=:y,~-sr#S peeehouvereo o- a given by R, Pulforulnnd W. Sheppard; ` Durin_x_: the program, a past presivlentfsv l_ : iewel was prcksentetl to 0.'Walco1~, who made a..=uit.ble_aoknowledgemen:. ' s ._.-Fos' M Hatch! 11e`,V1 r ohmehm;a&p;jn3mbu ragnmsug 13 e Uomttpurcbuer. Apply to s W, GREGG.` v.a . V Box 28!. l5_A }. : "Est! : `Kearus: Musioa1.--"Miss Ryan: Miss Wed- .loi:k.- Mrs. D.` Powell; Uaheru,--Miasv` J. ` BIS: R\'y'lnluil'ur,1. - ~ The. St. Mary : Literary gujd Debainp; Sdoity was. gesumed after an_adjou nment. of two weeks. The following -:,om_I.n71M11 _ wore appointedrtolouk aften-'.t.h0. programmes: ` Literary,--I_v1i*s5 `Perry, Mia; Blnin, Miss McDonald , J.(`~avanagh. Aabort but._in- 4 ..;.;...s.'.... nu-nunnmmn was ramferad:-Ra V. muuuunuu, u.:\-muu-.5... .. ....._-- -,-., treaug programme was rqndrnd:-Riny, Miss Murine, r_emta'.tiou, Mtustritch ;'two , gnlos by T. E`. b Meara,`aud an amusing address by Rev. Dean. Egan. Next. Friday a debate _\viXL_he held, subjgoh-_-R'ea,o1ved,. Thu`: fuovetty pmducea more crime than does V weak . - ,5. .; w _. ~ wood`moving.towjnwa`rd howa . Q GROW13 mm.. ` v. Jan. 10th.`,- 4'l.3he1:'Le5xs ,a__1arge quantgipy x * `saveralfionx-_1r`.ahtende `aervi atlulhe * GIjthrie~Preobyteriau church onfsuuagy. 2 m:..maam; `or ohuus1m1,..an.oomnanisd LL GI;thrie-Presbytariau chuxfon Dnnualagnya - V M1-:9 Bdsers; 0b=13i. -wontnaniad % by1a*~triend,`.wer_el_the, gnqati oi -Mr, \Vilp`nn; ' o4i\Snu'da'y.k-.1-4 " L V 5-, ; ..`M1u'Edih.Pax,m@g ii; visiin . me; ' M. GROWN" HILL. ` _"nmm' is A lame ~ ` .WANlr.u:;unnvnoo...... I , v Quota Vtctorh; liar Lita and Relgn.`tms capmwedme British Empire. Em-nomiuavry hes- timanidstwmtlu:gxearuxeu;sem1 fore-opifree (if Lorne Rays: Thebest ulhr {fa of A lbuvaaeen-Her astyseuds nf-ammclaiion. ` Selllugjay {hone