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1 on i telephone add watch for the arrival of boofs shoes which will be opened up on md tbviii be sold at hi a choice stock of groceries flon r w a the telephone store opposite lections now for fjett alid of course you will want a handsome i now be out o date stguffihe cap and seo how well you can be suited by styles in our sho a firstclass hand farm wagons road cartsi and made from selected stock from the i keep none but firstclass workm can guarantee all work repairing don patented gear or factory work get your best carriage painters in the province of the best horse shocrs in the dominion ing or no charge 3reraember the sta t the hon wilfrid and sir charles r for y bilk ifcee w nm nd ontario county advertiser ffville ont friday oct 9 1s96 price three cent fail to see the great display of millinery at sfwilsons 1 the latest fads and fancies in ons trimmings e our mantles and baby- r od cashmere gloves at ents f wifeson for those who dont laugh iinlonalil c r kite- llb pbi acdonald fitch sters solicitors conveyancers notaries public c citors for the standard bank cessors to the late f w hil ney to loan on easy te rns i attention given to commercial collections es sanders block above id bank stonffvillc ont i smith dds lds stouffville ont iber and graduate of the royal e of dental surgeons or graduate toronto university bate qftbehaskeii post-grad- ohool chicago postgraduate chicago college ice over spofford cos store office to 12 am visit hours 1 to 5 pm claremoxt 1st and 3rd uesdays of each month to loan ney farm or village property rom 5 to g per cent nt for lending mmey for the pendent order of foresters jos a todd stouffvilie landard jank of canada d office toronto pitar paid up 91 000000 serve fund sgoo000 laurier tupper have ceased to cater for yourvotes but s c fleury co will still be in the field and solid your patronage and will cater to youin ice cream ice cold temperance driks fruits confec tionery can goods fancy goods titionery sport ing goods school books nn jey parties of nil kinds supplied the most reason able terms c fkeury i supplies agekcies at nvillc caniiliigton ilarrlston h cliatlinm mark ham rd colbornc xcircistle i durham parkilalt hts forest plcion bcllford stoiiffvhio kington also agents at montrcil xcw york london eng winnipeg- j ocprthwest pro inees and brltlli columbia drafts issued nnd collections made on all points in canada at lowest rntrs fanners notes dis counted sale notes and pood lmslncsa paper negotiated at current rates of interest a savings ianl has been opened in connection with the branch ai stouffville where deposits of hand upwards are received and interest allowed thereon at current rates deposits of a special nature trust funds c received on favorable terms office hours from 10 a m to 3 pmsaturday s from 10 am to 1 pm for further information apply to h brent acting flgenl compound areoent dueovcry by an old payilcfan svaetufuvn vud monthly nr ikoumnt of ladteu it tbo only perfectly aaf o and reliable medloloe die- covered eemo of odmnclpled druggists who oer inferior medicine in placo of thlj ak for cook colonttoot compound tat notvbsti- could afford it first physi cian is this a case that demands con sultation second physician i think it is the patient is extremely rich a question tho bride did you marry me for my money the bride groom frankly yes tho brido an xiously did you get any diuy in horrified whispor mamma willy is an infidel mamma an infidel diuy yes he said ho dont believe theres any santa claus after dinner i say smith whero is your wife i dont choose to tell yon sir you aro in no condi tion to speak to a lady oh thas- halrigat i only wanted t avoid her sho yes ill give you your breakfast if youll chop down that tree for me meandering mike madam dont want ter git out o my class im no gladstone neither am i a george washington miss watson didnvmr stark say to you as i entered tho drawing- room last night clara is that the beautiful miss watson clara yes dear with accent on that tattered timothy ive been trarapiu four years maam and its all cause the doctor recommended walking as der best exercise for me mrs prim well the doctor was right walk along an unlucky numbcr-bacon-slnp- sley has como to the conclusion that 13 is ah unlucky number egbert why is that bacon oh his wifo was the thirteenth woman he was en gaged to mrs portly pompous avhat does that young man do all the even ings ho spends with you in the kit chen v bridget sure mum and wi mr pampous do when he called on you before 3011 were marri ed mr sububs who has ordered drawings for a new cottage ah what is that room adjoining the par lor architect thats for your bi cycles mr sububs and that room djoining the kitchen architect thats for the cooks bicycle tho pro essor you are now gazing sorr on that wonderful planet saturn the seeker alter science and what is that smooth broad belt running all around it the professor rising to the occasion hem that sorr is the track of tho saturn bi cycle club from the mountains i shall have to learn how to play the flue said maud as sho watched the flutist in the hotel orchestra see how gracefully he holds it if i could hold an ear of corn ns gracefully as ho holds that flute i should not bo a- fraid to eat off the cob mamma what is heredity asked bobby shedding a few tears and laboriously tripping over tho syllables of the lone word why it is it is something you get from your father or mo replied the mother silence of two minutes nnd moro tears then ma ho asked is spanking hereditary and so sho married a man named smith that shows sho was pretty hard up on tho contrary sho said sho had her choice 01 names had her choice of names and chose smith thats what sho said oh well i supposo sho means her choice of his and hers and sho natur ally chose his 4jv irish witness was being ex amined ns to his knoujcdgcof a shoot ing alfair did you see tho shot fired tho magistrate asked no sorr i only heard it was tho evas ive reply that ovidonco is not 6at- factory replied the magistrate stern ly stand down the witness pro ceeded to leave tho box nnd directly his back was turned ho laughed de risively tlo magistrate indignant at this contempt of court called him baee and asked him how ho dared to laugh in court did you scemo augi you honor queried the offonder no sir but i heard you was tho irate reply that evidence six men kick and pummel another max to death incident in markhamtownship which should he investigated though markham is ono of the most beautiful and one of tho most prosper ous townships in tho county of york with a population made up of sober industrious farmers it has been tho scene of wanton cruelty and murder ous violence though news of the tragedy enacted on tho seventh con cession of markham has long been hushed up and concealed the majority of tho peoplo hero and in the adjoin ing townships aro tolerably well in formed as to the affair and those who wero directly concerned in it aro be coming alarmed and aro making strenuous efforts to keep everything quiet they look with suspicion on every visitor to their homes and in deed everyone interrogating them on the most trivial matter threats ol a tramp on the night of sept 17th about 7 oclock in the evening a man stopped at john goldings lane knocked at the door and asked if ho could have shelter for the night andif there was a chance of obtaining employment the stran ger said ho had just left a place and was looking for another mr goulding who was attea with his family jsneered at the man and making some remark about tramps in general said thflt he wouldnt work if he could get a job rorluimdecnuinitatjiaiier jg not satisfactory said pat quiotly and w winfend aealed by rttara man roll jelled particuiantin puia nreiox to ladle only but with a twinkle in his eye and atampe jdreag tlio cool company vladjot ont canada the stranger was incensed at this and told the farmer not to say that again mr goulding promptly did so and tho man advanced angrily towards him thereupon jack goulding with tho aid of his hirpd man lambert put this quarrelsome individual out of the house as ho was ejected he made some threat about burning gouldings barn soule neighbors assert thatrthta tramp or exhired man whoso name cannot be ascertained at present went to the barn others declare that he shook the dust of the place off his feet and wont out on the road again six men to one about half a mile north of gould ings house a large log lies in the ditch perhaps thinking of the hardships of a stranger in a strange place tho home less man sat on the log and was roused from his reverie by hearing a noise in the direction of gouldings house six men were approaching aftor the tramp had been put out of doors mr goulding and lambert hought they should take steps to chastise this fellow who had threaten ed to burn the barn so they sum moned to their aid these four men george english george mccarthy george laughton and irwin bell fol lowed by this quartette the two lead ers went in pursuit of tho defenceless wanderer they saw him seated on tho log and made up to him as soon as ho saw them and guessing thoir in tentions the tramp turned around tho corner to tho eight concession his pursuers followed and soon overtook him for the man was between forty and fifty and they were young men no 5ieiicy shown him and now tho tragedy began ono after the other tho farmers kicked and pummelled tho man until ho screamed with agony he screamed for mercy but no mercy was shown him ho be sought his assailants to sparo his lifo but they answered him with scorn nnd declared thoy would hang him indeed it looked ns though they would for they had brought a ropo along with thorn and throwing it ovor the neck of their whining nnd desparing victim they dragged him along tho road showering their kicks upon his bruised body a dol to the rescue by this timer they had proceeded along tho road as far as tho lot of james knox a shoemaker half a mile from tho cross roads knox hearing tho shrieks of the man came out of his little house to tho side of tho road when ho appeared on the scene gold- ing nnd his friends were preparing whether in mock or earnest to hang the tramp to a balmofgiload tree whose limb overhung tho picket fence near knoxs bam i christian endeavor ventiox con- tyc ontario county c e conven tion held sept 23rd and 21th at beav- ton was one of tho most successful in in tho history of tho union hitherto tho convention has been held in feb ruary but it was thought that sep tember would bo better and so it seems to have proved in spito of the fact that beaverton is almost at the ex treme end of the county tho attend ance was quite satisfactory tho speakers too were nearly all present and the programme which was a full ono was given almost in its entirety an executive chosen from in an a- round tjxbridge where the convention is to be held next year together with tho following officers will have the c e affairs in the county for tho coming year president rev john h mallet scugog 1st vice pres dr mckenzie can- nington 2nd vice pres mr dehart brook- lin 3rd vice pres miss pearl mcgill oshawa 4th vice pres miss ross beaver ton sectreas rev j s i wilson wilfrid juuior c e supt miss lambly brookliu county c e editor rov w percy fletcher b a oshawa vivian from our own correspondent vivian and its vicinity seems o bo blessed with fortunes as mrs chas scott and john bangy are among tho lucky ones mr bangy has left for england to obtain his littlo sum of 310000 nnd mrs scotts millions aro oxpected any time mr buck of this placo had tho misfortune to lose ono of his most ualuablo horses last week vivian sports two public houses and from appearances both aro doing a good business miss lena henderson spent sun day with miss sarah cook vivian seems to be progressing in civilization as it has now both a sun day school and church mr w a mccormack has finish ed filling his silos which contain a- bout 1c0 ton mr ballard and miss trixcy brown of pino orchard wt10 in this vicinity last friday soiling tickets for a branch library to bo opened at pino orchard soli la so ffide by o the uugutrate a couple of our worthies took in tho wonderful sights at niagara dnr exhibition their benevolent conn- ktox is the fortunate j ossessor of a tenancea on their return conveyed tho tiis time everybody laughed except bulldog and indignant and exnspcrn- idea that they had enjoyed them- ucd at such conduct and vowing that selves he would not see a fellowman murder ed by a lot of rowdies he set looso his dog the furious animal rushed out and into the midst of tho shouting farmers one man lost the sleeve of his coat several wero bitten tho loss of the sleeve afterwards identified ono of tho actors of this scene having been disturbed in this unto ward manner and perceiving that mr knox and his dog were prepared to stand by suffering humanity tho men wero nonplussed two members stopped at the gate and boasted to mr knox of their cruelty the others still kept on with their amusemeut his death reiorted it is alleged by some that stones were also thrown at the victim and that ho was terribly bruised then tho chase was discontinued about 10 oclock- tho unfortunate stranger dragged himself to an empty blacksmith slop and there passed a night of pain nnd wretchedness on tho following day ho was attend ed by two doctors one from stouff vilie and the other from markham sinco then it is currently reported that the victim died of his injuries but as to where he was buried is still a mystery with tho peoplo in this dis trict no steps huve been taken by the local constables to ascertain what became of the man or to punish his assailants toronto star x4 mt