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the claremont free pres5 vol 1 no 55 claremont ont friday oct 9 1896 1 oo per year t s m 3 t wfw cbarehont mr w bushby leaves for kainey rivor on friday morning messrs e derusha and w dol- phin are thinking seriously of going to rainey kiver high constable calverly of whit- by was iu the village on tuesday a largo number from here took in markham fair on friday mr fred dowswel and miss wilson visited friends in myrtlo on sunday mr alex wilson and wife of ashbuin visited friends here oh sun day mr wn h powell raised one potato in his garden that weighed one pound and six ounces and also one hill that yielded twentyone fair sized potatoes for table use mr powell would like to hear from any person that can beat this the ladies auxiliary of the wfms of erskine church will hold their annual thankoffering meeting on monday oct 12th at 8 pm rev r p mckay of toronto rev mr chisholm of dnnbarton rev mr radford of ashburn also the resident ministers will address tho meeting a good programme of music is being prepared all are cordially invited to be present collection mrs j birrell of toronto junc tion was here this week visiting his sister mrs disney who nas been ser iously ill but wo aro pleased to state is recovering slowly messrs l bowes v rawson and j graham took in the stouffville- georgetown lacrosse match at stouff- ville on monday mr robt graham acted as judge at newmarket fair on tuesday and wednesday and mr win graham also acted as judge at beaverton fair mr arthur johnstons spring is now working in firstclass order and will fill a twoinch pipe sevcial feet abovo tho level of the ground mrs geo found has returned homo after a prolonged visit ji the west mr frank cooper leaves heio in a few days for ashburn where he in tends learning the blacksmithing mr and mrs r p hopper visit- ed friends in markham township this week mr mowbray and mr poucher wcro in tho village this week this is a sure sign that tho elections aro at hand mr and mrs jesse banbury of aurora aro visiting at mr s rumohrs this week parties wishing to subscribe for the ciaromont fiieb press please call on mr wn covincton who hascharge of tho office in bundys block open every day in tho week news of any valuo 01 credit to this the free press will be sent to any address in canada or tho u s balancoof year to now subscribers for 25 cents or to jan 1 1898 for one dollar strictly cash 9wm you show this copy of the freo press to your friend or neighbor and so do us a good turn wo will send tho fiikk pkks to any address until tho end of this year for 25c or it to january 1st 1898 for 1 strictl cash wo aro pleased to say that out subscription list is increasing rapidl but still we would liko it to reach he 1000 mark will you help us mr matthew beclby is still very- low a number of men ore at work clearing up the lot adjoining the methodist church preparatory to erect ing some new sheds this will make a decided improvement as this partic ular place has been an eyo sore for a long time mr charlie dolphin paid us a fly ing visit on friday last city life apparently agrees with charlie as ho is looking well ho is at present tak ing lessons on tho violin at tho con servatory of music croquet is a favorito game among our worthy citizens billy underbill geordio burgess billy handreheu and andrew eaton aro the principal players tho championship remains between the last two named parties bets slightly iu favor of eaton prof boycr has purchased a blood horso from mr j chapman of ux- bridgo township pickering council tho above council met pursuant to adjournment in the township hall brougham on monday of last week members all present with reoye gerow in the chair minutes of pre vious meeting were read and adopted your standing committee on sheep killed by dogs reported and recom mended payment of the following ac counts timothy reddin one sheep killed by dog or dogs i being two- thirds sworn valuo allot which is respectfully submitted on motion of mr richards chair man report was adopted the standing committee on contin gencies reported commanding pay ment for the following amounts w j clark printing colleotors slips balance on voters lists and affidavits re sheop killed and damaged by dogs 63470 also official envelopes 150 james hubbard on account 3 m gleeson division court clerk fees in appeal of holbourne vs tripp 150 geo holt costs in appeal against township engineers award 3 go j h long same reason 210 hart riddell blank forms for clerk 244 all of which is respectfully submitted on motion of mr mowbray chair man report was adopted the standingcommittee on indigents reported and recommended payment of the following amounts d dafoo for support of h ellison from 1st to 30th day of sept fciir weeks 00 c lynde for support of jas rainio i5g your committee have had befoie them a petition from j m macnab and thirty others asking aid for one edward mentle and would recommend that he be paid 1 per week until jan 1st 1897 all of which is respectfully submitted on motion of mr hilts chairman report was adopted tho road and bridgo committee re ported and recommended tho payment of a numbei of accounts all of which was respectfully submitted your committee has considered the application of ed evan to rent north end of sideroad between lots 14 and 15 in 9th con would recommond that said north end of said road be rented to him for tho sum of s2 a year- your committee beg to acknowledge a communication from l johnston with reference to repairing culvert on gth con and would retommend that tho firstdeputy reeve examine the same and mako tho necessary repairs on motion of mr poucher chair man report was adopted mr richards seconded by mr mow bray moves that tho reovo grant his order on the treasurer in favor of the parties recoinmonded in the reports of the various standing committees as presented this day mr mowbray seconded by mr hilts moves that mr linton bo allowed to remove tho timber on sideroad between lots g and 7 in 9th con north of rail road as specified in contract as bal ance due him on said contract mr richards seconded by mr hilts moves that tho thanks of the council bo tendered o c ii c wright c e for tho ablo manner in which he prepared two different plane for cutting down posts hill kingston road mr richards seconded by mr hilts moves that this council do now adjourn to meet again on mondaj 2hmi day of october next- at tho horn 10 a m iu tli transaction of genera business the governorgeneral visited markham fair akolt 10000 people ix attexdaxce markham fair closed on friday last in a blaze of glory a more perfect day for the time of year could not have been desired all markham township must have been in attendance with a big proportion of whitchurch scarboro and york and a substantial contingent from toronto the train which reached markham at noon conveyed by special car tho governorgeneral with capt wilbcr- force his a d c and tho suite among those from toronto were noticed mr w f and mrs mac lean mr g b and mrs smith mayor fleming aid russell h r frank- land aid hallam reeve hill high constable jones henry meredith f b gullett james baird w d gregory school trustee lobb abra ham b smith w s ormiston thomas a gibson r j gibson w b milliken daniel kelly a daniels e b ryckman mr joseph tait and fred carvin his exceliexcv altrives on the arrival of the train at mark ham station an address was read by dr robinson tho reeve of the village on behalj of the corporation at iuxciieox the crowd at tho station and o tho route to tho fair grounds was enormous his excellency accom- paniedby an escort of the dragoons was thon driven to tho fair grounds by mr w d reesor the president of the ea3tyorkagricuitural associa tions in the carriage wo also capt wilberforco and mr w f maclean m p after a short stay at tho grounds they were drivon back to the town hall where hisexcellency was tho guest of the directors of the com bined agriculturo associations at luncheon mr w d reesor presid- ed an excellent table was laid by mr torrance of the franklin house among those present were w f mao lean m p john richardson mla mr slater warden of the county g b smith exmla joseph tait h r frankland edward trout william milliken rev mr thynne col william button tho officers of the gragoons lieuts pcarce and cockburn henry wade james rus sell mr dean of tho agriculturo col- lego and a largo number of represen tative farmers of the riding tho usual loyal toasts wcro given and responded to in short speeches at tub gitouxds at the conclusion of tho luncheon the party again proceeded to tho giounds wnere an address was read joy president reesor notes lord aberdeen will bo remembered in east york not only as the gover norgeneral but as a practicle farm er mr w d reesor mr william milliken mr alex pinglo and mr w ham hall mvdc a quarteto of most cnergelic officers tho visit of tho dragoons was a drawing card lots of fun and interest wus got from their exhibitions tho decorations on tho rout for tho grounds wero very good tho union jack was universal tho agricultural arch at tho on- trauco to the grounds wis the idea of mr milliken tho mottoes were come again our country our queen our guest mi- alex pingle induced judge mcdougnll to release him from seiv- iig on the jury this week so that ho might attend to lis duties tho town band did well they gavo good music and lots of it george paget of buttonvillc carried off most of tho prizes for roots one of the mangols ho showed weighed 4g pounds mr gcorgo angus farmer of hag- crman had a long interview with lord aberdeen mr angus in his boy hood lived on the aberdeen cstato mr milliken was by special request of tho govuriioigoneral invited to udo with him to the station subscriptions received at this office for the montreal star montreal witness toronto globe toionto news toronto star aim tho mail and kmpiro also for the canada fim era sun the innuuis advocate and farming claremont grain market fall wheat 0 gg to so c8 red wheat 0 co to 0 c7 spring wheat 0 go to 0 c2 goose wheat 0 50 to 0 52 oats 0 18 to 0 19 small peas 0 42 to 0 43 black eyo peas 0 50 to 0 53 mummy peas 0 15 to 0 47 barley 0 28 to 0 35 ryo 0 32 to 0 32 buckwheat 0 25 to 0 30 alsiko 3 50 to 4 75 salt per barrel 1 20 to 1 20 coal 5 80 to 5 so coal delivered g 10 to g 10 eggs 0 13 to 0 14 butter 0 1g to 0 1g wool 0 17to 0 is chickens 0 30 to 0 40 nw millinery and dressmaking sfor in gundys locl the ladies of claremont and vicin ity aro invited to call and see our stock of sailor hats before purchasing elsewhere bo sure also to attend our millinery opening of trimmed hats on october 2nd and 3rd satisfaction given in dressmaking vliss b fcinton wiss s hood to the front for with the finest knc of bicycles ever put on the market cleveland svll special as our leader with eight different stjles to select from including ladies vheels every machine guaranteed bi- cyclo tires and sundries at lowest prices tire repairing a specialty mertens 8c smith stouffville ont clfiremont pomp factory established 18g7 geo gerow 33yearsoxpericnco as manufneturcrof lift force and suction pumps geared and pumping- windmills cistern tanks and cis tern pumps etc iron pumps made of the best scotch galvanized piping this is a cut of the bobbin case and lower tension the lower tension is perfectly quiet when c the machine is in motion therefore you get a more perfect stitch in a rapid motion and the wear is a lifetime e magic ragicl a wonderful invention standard ffatar shuttle sewing machine tho soft hum of the standard is music when comtared to tho rattle of tho old stylo shuttlo sewing machines the rotary shuttle in this shuttle is the only progress in forty years in the sewing machine industry in a spurt it will make 3g50 stitches in one minute wili run either way and will not break tho thread this shuttlo is only to be found in tho standard the standard bobbins aro the largest of any familv machine t they hold 100 yds no 30 cotton thread tie to the winning machine and you will not be sorry r h 5 fcott rtha ont 1859 established 1859 1895 we carry a full and wellassorted stock of general dry goods groceries hardware paints oils hats caps boots shoes ready- made clothing patent medicines perfumery and notions for 3c years we have been catering to the wants of the general public we are still hem all goods bought for cash and sold on a cash basis our long experience en abling us to secure many lines at very close figures- j 8c d acnat a iflltoils is the placo to buy cheap groceries flour feed if you dont think so just como and see for yourselves some people say that he is giving his goods away surely that will convince you that lintons is the placo to buy andiew mnton i opposite the methodist church claremont j05flt0dd stouffville deilor in grain flour nnd feed coal and wood seeds potatoes pork corn beans felt hoofing salt in barrel and bulk limo cement and plaster fire brick and tile wool lath and shingles building papor water lime blacksmiths coal paper for sheeting carpet paper plaster tor pitch and charcoal w greenbuiy agent for stouffville office toddfl block stouftvillo insurance fire and feife having taken over tho agency hereto foro held by j elliott for the following companies g wsfern life insliranre co imperial fire wesfrn fir it will bo to tho advantage of nil wash ing a fikstclass company and liberal policy to call opon roo before insuring elsewhere m h brent flgcuj office standard bank stooff villa i