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the claremont free press vol rra 5 claremont ont friday nov 6 1808 8 i oo per year cfearemonx mis3 jennie gregg is at present in toronto visiting her aunt mr mc laren of mcgaul st mr- stanley hughes has- been visiting his brother and sister- at the station- miss gilmour has beanfor ovcs two weeks an absentee from jfbrth claremont- wo understand that miss mow bray the junior teacher in our publio school will not bo with us after xinas as she is- going to orono in darlington township at a well attended mcotjing hold in the town hall on friday get 30th a hockey club was- organised with she following officers honprcs d iiacnabprcs c j brodie- vice- prcs bobt graham captain t a graham swrtrcas j c macnab management committee- e- l bowes r birrell- s a graham and w rawson- all persons wishing to join the club will please hand their names j to the secretary the club is anxious that a league snouftl be formed be tween tfxbridge stouffvillc pickering and claremont and if the idea is fav orable to the other clubstfhe secretary would be pleased to hear from- them john ball dow barrister of whitby was hi town tuesday mr gas head master of the pub lic school has resigned this is to be regretted as he is a genial fellow and has made many friends mr w handvehn barber has decided not to move to toronto and will continue business here at the old stand miss thompson of oshawa is visiting at the wilson house this week mr e derusha of markham was arrested here on wednesday evening by county constable clendening of markham on a charge of stealing a bicycle tho wheel has been recover ed much sympathy felt for his parents mr wm bilbee is here visiting his father this week the b y p tj wi3 have an open meeting on the 23rd inst when a special programme will bo provided mr j megrath of stoufeville was at messrs graham bros last week shoeing a number of their cele brated horses for exhibition at tho great horse show to be held in the madison squaregardens new york mr dyer of oshawa president of the sabbath school association was here last sunday addressing the sab- oath schools and arranging the pro gramme for the convention to bo held hero in january some of the very steadiest church- going people were debarred on sabbath last from attending chureh tiie evening before one of thoso nightly prowlers which make their presence known although they may ho a quar ter of a milo away the kind of animal which steals your chickens when they are just ready to fry came alorg in tending to have a thanksgiving sup- per but the old pioneers who helped to make uxbridgo township what it is in the present day arc not to be caught napping and that misguided animal with a depraved taste for fowl was the next morning among tho slain yet the proprietor of that henhouse did not go to church avih any ono niter this say tho people of north claimont are lacking in considera tion for others on friday evening of last woek a number of tho union league of chris tian endeavor of altona paid the erskineitcs a visit elder hainer and mrs hainer of stonffville- mr and miss stouffer miss cliff mrs jtcesor mr and mrs nighswando and a num ber cf others wero present it is to be regretted that so few of our people cro at the gathering but those who were will not soon forget elder ifain- ers eloquent address nor the christian neigborlincss of the other members of tlii party vill yon show this copy of the free press to your friend or neighbor and so do us a good turn wo will send tho fkfi piiejm to any address until tho end of this year for 21c or it to january 1st 1s9h or si strictly rash we are plenrod to ray that our mibscription list is increasing rapidly hut still we would like it to ich the jcoo mark vvui ou bjil u pickering township council tlle tbj1pera5ce peorie abk that no i votjb be taken ox til k luspeab ok local option tiie keqkest is not entekta1xeu a vote will he taken at tiie time ok tiie jluxhillal elections tho council- for oho township of pickering met at brougham- on- mon day when all the members wero pre sent a largo amount of business- was rushed- through and the members dis tinguished themselves- by completing it by six- oclock benj stouffer complained- of being assessed fofa bitch instead of a dog tho assessor is to bo cousulted- jas prouse asked by letter- that re pairs be made to the culvercon the base line opposite lot 20 and councillor richards was instructed to examine tho same and make necessary repairs indioents mr hilts secured tho passage of an account from p- dafoe of s5 for the support of h elson for four weeks mr hilts then withdrew about 130 jjafter asking permission tonbscnt him- self for the next couple of meetings unless iris illness takes a turn for the bettor which he feared would not be the case applications kor- tiie wjtte fenxe hon uses from mre- dunham and fourteen others opposite lot 20 con g from jas c taylor and eighteen others at the north half of lot 35- con 3 from richard wilson and sixteen others at the north end of lot 11- con g from robt somervillo and twenty others on the side read between lots 10 and 11 con o the requests wero all granted the c i k ckossino 0 messrs mowbray and poucher se cured he passnge f the following resolution the council having open ed the sideroad between lots g and 7 con there the c p r crosses the said sideroad and after repeated re quests for a remedy deem it advisable for the reeve to take proceedings to compel the construction of a crossing by the lailway eonpany at that point conti so unci es mr mowbray secured the passage of the following contingencies counts reeve gerow selecting jurors s5 clerk beaton selecting juror 10 j l palmer win hol- linger and john annan fenceviewers for services re tripp vs holburn 2 each d r beaton salary 510 jas hubbard on account s w v rich ardson insurance on the town hall s15- a iho mutton bill mr richards secured the passage of these amounts for sheep wm h bulk 0 sheep and 3 lambs killed by dogs and 8 damaged estimated value 5cach and 2 for each damaged s50gg thosr bearc 1 sheep killed and 2 lambs damaged estimated value of sheep killed s3 si each for jambs damaged s3 go w hageraian sheep killed and 1 lamb estimated value of sheep sg and lamb at 3 14 david e pughl lambs killed esti mated value being s250 each s6gg thus 7408 was paid for mutton which led mr richards to say that tho township ought to offor a bonus for the discovery of xlogs which kill sheep the same as they have in scar- boro and mr poucher said he woul have to do something or ejso tho town ship would not he able to continue the raising of high grade sheep it isv possible a future meeting will see a bylaw passed to offer a reward for the capture of mutton loving curs koads ani iminois mr poucher secured the passago of the report of the committee on roads and bridges ordering tho payment of these accounts i e pngli 208 yds iocai option meurs curktin roger and p v hoover apxared us a deputation from the township temperance alliance to preeut retitions signed by 521 nite- ayirs and 723noiiratepiyers praying hat no repeal vote on tho local option iyuw be leu at the january cle ojji tho petitions handed in- from rate payers were from the rev j ii oke and 67 others p m chapman and 21 others abraham boycr and 20 others clarkson rogers and 53 others e wright and 34 others win young sr and 9 others richard ward and 27 others francis a stokes and g others jos law and 33 others dave barker and g8 othorsfred roach and i others henry wilson- and 35 others john dickie and- 39 others a c- hastings and 11 others geo- law and 5others and davididatoe and is oth ers tho petitions from- nonratepayers but residents of the township wero from mary j barnes and 2g others mrs j h oke and 87 others mrs d barkey and 85 others john dafoe and 45 othersi mrs ed wilson and 57 others h b peart and 77 others sarah a orvis and 49 others mary j roach and 23 others sirs h d wright and 60 others mrs c j wil- soa and 8 others maggie neal and 93 others mrs andrew story and 1 1 others annie gould and 19 others jane a hopper and 47 others eliza j chapman- and 20 others mr hoover said a couple of other petitions were expected but they had not been sent in for some reason- their petitions representing the voting class were not as numerously signed as those of their opponenis it was true but that was due to the lateness in putting their petitions in circulation mr rogers said another reason why their petitions were not more largely signed was owing to many who would vote for local option having signed their opponents on tho spur of the moment and their wish not to- appear on both petitions mr mowtiray soidthe alliance knew before getting up their patitioris- that the council had agreed to submit the question to a vote no said mr rogers we did not know what action the council would take when we returned to bur halhif tor waiting on the council at the august meeting and there decided to circulate the petitions as we have done- mr hoover disclaimed any attempt to place the council in an awkward position mr geo parsrer said he was a thor ough temperance man but he had signed the petition on condition that it would not place the- council in a false position ns ho felt the council ccnld have pursued no other course than tho one followed as it wns but rignt tolct the people decido for themselves mr mowbray moved the adoption of the folfowipeg ns a report from the con- fting7mnes committceyour coccmittce acknowledge tho petitions from the temperance allianre of tho township of pickering attached to- vrfifen are 521 ratepayers and 723 residents of the township that arc nonratepayers ask ing this council not to submit abylaw for the repeal of tho local option by law now in force in this township while we fully recognize the jatgenrfss of tho petition containing as it does so many excellent names your com mittee fctls that in view of baring passed a resolution at the angus meeting of thie council intimating that a vote should bo taken at the municipal elections in january your committee consider this council hav ing determined on tho abovo course before tho presentation of tho above named petition feel that they aro not now at liberty to grant the prayer of the petition mr mowbray was favornmo to tho temperanco cause but he siid he he- lieved no good could como by rcfriising to let tho people vote upon the ques tion as tho agitation ivunld bo kept up until a vote was taken and it might so happen that a vote would have to bo taken during next year even were it delayed now and thus ad ditional expense would be incurred mr mowbray asked tho other mem bers of tho council if they could sug gest any better way of dealing with the above petitions and ns they could not tho report of tho contingencies committee was adopted mr mowbray then gave notico that he would at the next meeting move for kuvo to introduce a bylaw to repeal bylaw no gg3 entitled a by law to prohibit the sale by retail of tpirituoift fermented or other manu factured liquors in the township of pickering the council adjourned until mon day 23rd of november at ten oclock i claremont erain market fall wheat so ti to 0 76 red wheat 0 74 to 0 7g spring wheat 0 70 to 0 72 goose wheat 0 57 to 0 58 oats 0 21 to 0 22 small peas 0 44 to 0 45 biiick eye peas 0 57 to 0 5s mummy peas 0 47 to 0 50 prussian blue peas 0 50 to 0 53 barley 0 2s to 0 37 rye 0 33 to 0 35 buckwheat 0 32 to 0 33 alsiko 4 00 to 5 50 salt per barrel 1 20 to 1 20 best hard coal 5 80 to 5 80 best blacksmiths coal 6 00 to g 00 jwhite beans 0 co to 0 70 eggs 0 1g to 0 1g butter 0 1g to 0 1g wool 0 is to 0 20 chickens 0 30 to 0 40 nu millinery and drssrnaking sfor in fjuttits 51ocl the ladies of claremont and vicin ity are invited to call- and see our stock of sailor hatebefore purchasing elsewhere be snre also to attend our afihinery opening of trimmed hats on october 2nd aud 8rd v satisfaction given in dressmaking- iliss b fcinton tfss s hood wit the finest line o bicycles ever put on the jfrket cleveland sa11 special as our leader with eight different sidles to select from including ladies tvheels every machine guaranteed bi cycle tires and sundries at lowest prices tire repairing a epeciatty mertens 8c smith magic t flagic i a wonderful invention n 1 standard rotarj shuttle sewing machine the soft hum of the standard is- music when compared to tho rattle of tho oldstyle shuttle sewing machines the ffctcrrtf shuttle in this shuttle is the only progress in forty years- in the sowing machine industry in spurt ic will make 3g50 stitches in one minute- wili run either way and will not break the thread thisshuttlo idonly to be found in the standard this tension tho machine is a cut of the bobbin case and lower tho lower tension is perfectly quiet when le is in motion therefore j get a more perfect stitch in a rapid motion and the wear is a lifetime the standard dobbins are the largest of any family machine they hold 100 yds jfo 30 cotton thread tie to the winning machine and you will not be sorry k g fcott atha out 1859 established 1859 1895 we carry a full and wellassorted stock of general dry goods groceries harjware paints oils hats caps boots shoes ready- made clothing patent medicines perfumery and notions th for 36 years we hare been catering to the wants of general public we are still here all goods bough for cash and sold on a cash basis our long- experience en abling us to seenre many lines at very close figuies r 0 fliacnarj stou ville ont clrrem0nt p0hp factory established 1sgl geo gerow 13 years experience as manufacturer of lift force and suction pumps geared and pumping- windmills cistern tanks and cis tern pumps etc tron pumps made of he best scotch galvanized piping a intons is the place to buy cheap groceries flour feed if you dont think so just come and see for yonrsclves some peopie say that he is giving his goods away surely that will convince you that lintons i3 the place to buv andrew fclnton opposite the methodist church claremont jos fl todd stoufrville deler in grain flour and feed coal and wood seeds potatoes pork corn beans felt roofing salt in barrels and bulk lime cement and plaster firo brick and tito wool lath and shingles building pajer water lime blacksmiths coal paper for sheeting carpet paper plaster tar pitch and charcoal w greenbury agent for stonffvillc i office todds lock stouftvffle insurance fire and fcife having taken over the agency horetet fore held by j elliott for tho following companies g western life insfcrance co imperial fire wesrn fir it will be to the advantage of allwsh- ing a firstclass company and liberal policy to call upon no eforc insuring elsewhere h h 3rent agent office standard bank stouffyilht j i iwir fc m id