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vol viii no 47 stouffville ontario thursday january 23 1806 whole number 41 2 c critrmu published every thursday evening at thk ernes mjuh street stouffvlle ont tkitms 125 per tear s100 if 1aul in advance space advertising rates 1 year year j year sis 10 one column g 35 ilalfcolumn 35 18 quartercolumn is 10 ighth column 12 8 transient advertisements leanl municipal acsecntener line 6rt insertion and5 cents per hno each subsequent insertion professional cards one inch and under 5 per year 33 for 6 months including copy of paper transient advertisements must bo sent innot wtejrwwn thursday noon notice of chako of itandineadvertisementsmustbekiven not later than monday noon and copy must be scot in not laertoan9 am on heduesdav advs of farms for sale one inch and under month 1 each subsequent month 75 cents adys of stray animals 1 for 3 insertions advertisements wifhout specific directions will doinserted every issue until forbid and charged accordingly job printing vehavo also a firstclass jobbing department fi connection and arc prepared to do business in hat line at prices that cannot be beaten tcitus casu wfl malloy ba editor and propbietor- r j daley ixsimtakce keal estate -and- pinancial bxolsex- general ag ext for the sun ife insurance company agent for leadinc fir lusuranco cos 3vroriy to loan on farm and village property farms and yillaco property for saleand to reat office cor main and obrien aye stouffvilla 5sw32gss 8wlwbz ijicgjvij james mccullougii ll b bai1ister solicitor 3cto daleys block stouffville ont 3vt033- to jlioolxa kerr macdonalii davidson 4 pafcrson barbistebs solicitors notaries public etc office23 a delaide st b cornor victoria st- toronto and main st stouffville j k kerr q c w macbonald w davidsov j a patekson r a grant aw money to loan g- smith mftcoonald c russel fitch l- l- b- ph 3 barristers solicitors conveyancers notaries public etc- office nders block slouffville ont start williamson daleys block stonmle money to loan on good security sale and farm notes cashed and taken for collection drafts issued on the imperial bank and its branches and on all points in canada and the united states savings department interest allowed on deposits hfotes collected at lowest bates 4 per cent per annum interest allowed on deposits office hours 10 a m to 3 p m saturdays 10 a m to 1 p m twos wihliamson consulting manager w j stark bu3inc33 manager local items- have you seen monk houses range of black socksdandies for 25c mr oster of toronto visited at iv a clarks roger dixon and wife of victoria square and mrs a mccallum of strange visited at tho home ot v mulloy on monday w ujrquhart went to toronto on mondav to assist h powell late of stouffville in running a drug business recently purchased by mr powell i aptus sweeney u s a san diego cal says sohgdarrilkemlvj3 thefirst medicine t have ever found that would do me any coo prioo 50 cents g coixokd dm tfist mr j l mackenzie is at toronto taking- up a full course in optics wh n he will be prepared to fit all defective pyesjvith suitable glasses fieo of chare mrs vincent johnson of the 5th con of markham met with rathor a serious accident- on tuesdav ot last week going down tho stairs into the cellar she slipped and fell it is sup posed that sho is considerably in jured diniel ritz proprietor and publisher of the hamburg ont indepondant says i was suffering from dyspepsia andjliver trouble i took a few bottles of smiohs vitalizer and it cured me lcan heartily commend it sold by g coixard drugeist on thursday evening last geo shields of toronto who intends to go as a missionary to china delivered an address to the members of the epworth league of the methodist church after which refreshments were served and all enjoyed a pleasant as well as a pro fiiaota evening the remains of the lato mrs r j wells whose death occurred at her home in detroit last week arrived at aurora bv the morning train on sat urday and conveyed to the residence of her lather mr joseph thompson tho funeral took place in the afternoon to the aurora cemetry cattle pay sometimes mr j nortrn agent ror messrs miller co of franklyn pennsylvania dealers in pure bread cattle is again in the citv arranging tor another pnrcltaseof pure bred jersey cattle on the occasion he is negotiating with mr smitls of grimsby to take possession of four- head of cattle the price of which will be in the neighborhood of 2000 or 8500 per head it will be remember ed that a few weeks ago this firm pur chased ten bead ol jersey cattle from m kolph or markham for sb oot or attbjysarno rato per head y c ace casts oft consumptiyr- jtyarfigsaagrjjaaafite3ageaagtjtasffiisuin stoxtflville out graduate ot royal college of dental surgeons also honor graduate ot toronto university his offico will be found in the large and commodious rooms over spoffords store office open every dav a hobinson l d s dentist will visit the mansion house stoultville on the lutli if this date is on sunday then i will call on tho 21sl of each month mount albert 1ltli and markham on the 20lh or if sunday then on the next day for the lust two places anrcsthttlcs crown and bridge work p best style with gold vktjeitlsj 5sbs 1 c button veterinary surgeon graduate of the on- tnrio veterinary college toronto treats al dtsonscsof domestloated nmraals by tho motto approved methods also special- attention given tosurcticnl operations and hono dentistry- i all calls day or night promptly attended to cbargoi moderate office and residenoo buscck building main st stouffville auction kicks n e smith licensed auctioneer for tho counties of york and ontario sales of farm stock etc attended to on shortest notice and reosonablerates stouflville ont jconsokiaxi artists uallat the paris tohsorial parlor or firstclass hair dressing and shavinc- sat- ifcclion guaranteed mv stoak of shaving soap cos metiquo ma jia lather urushes strops ac iscomploto also firstclass razors for sale and guaranteed razor honing and shears sbarponingla speci alty j w shankeu proprietor i r hoover issuer of marriage licenses green river ont financial money to loan on farmor village propertv at from 5 to 6 per cent for lending money for the independ ent order of forcetcra j a todd stouffville are all combined in the suits made by having latelypnrchased the business of mr a gr ijrown and having laid in a large stock of fresh groceries am now prepared to serve the people of stouffville and vi cinity with firstclass goods at bottom prices just received a carload of 80 1 fifttofii flour oatss bran shorts kept constantly on hand ztont forget the placethe telephone store opposite the market 7enns cash w a clark wanted any quantity of dried apples a s m warriuer- wood b e beebe has a fenr cords ot wood for sale both hard aud soft miss mab young of markham visited at s c fleurys on sun day mrs chauhcev of markham village has been appointed postmistress in that village mrs mason who has suffered re cently from bronchia r is now much better quito a nnmbifromjtnwn vant to thp skating cariifyalai xttrrernon tueseesyfctj ust about another fjimains of january aud we have had very little snow and a comparatively small amount of extreme cold look out for snow bloeades and belew zero temperatures boforo hoary winter takes his departure shilohs cube is sold on a imarantee it cures incipient consumption it is the best coutjh cure only one cent a dose 25 et3 50 cts and s100 per bottle sold by o jollard druceist the british forces have entered coomassie the capital of ashantei without opposition and king prempeh acceps all the british demands the lion is making all tho nations of the world respect his prowess g collardtf tha market drug s ore went to toronto on monday wliere he intends to take a course of instruction in onties and rofraction under dr hamiil specialist in eye diseases in order to prepare himself for the correct fitting of eve glasws- change op date it was announc ed in iast issue that the grad car nival was to bo held on the new llink this thursdav evening but instead it will be held tomorrow friday even ing the rink will be reserved for- costumed skaters from 7 to 8 see posters for alist of the prizesc try monkhouse if you have been in the habit of wearing clothes made by monkhouse of course you will go to him againami if you have never patronised him before youwill never regret it it vou give him a trial order this fall english spavin liniment removes all hard soft or calloused ljiimps aud blemishes from horses blood spavin curbs splints rinq bone sweeney stifles sprains sore and swollen throat coughs etc save 5d by use of one bottle warranted thoiost won x cut saws saw sets aud files at t s trulls 200 cords greenhard wood wanted s- m warriuer lewis beutloy we regret to say is suffering from a seyero attack of iroqauimation of the lungs itch on human and horses and all animals cured in 30 minutes by woolfords sanitary lotion this never fails sold by rowan co drutiists the recent light snowfall had the fleet of reviving- business wood is also being hauled to town iu considera ble quantity mr mrs tnn a lafimer of vaughan town spend a few ptiv syrup will not cure but none so- bad that it will not give relief for coughs colds and all affections of the throat lungs and chest it i3 a specific which has never been known to fail it promotes a irce andi easy expectoration thereby removing iho- phlegm aud gives the diseased parts a chance to heal there was an accident to a west bound freight train a mile cast of locust hill on sunday lasr caused by a broken axle seven cars were piled up in a cut two auxilltary trains were immediately ordored iromtoron to and havelock every effort is be ing made to clear tho track but it is a dflhcnlt job as tho accidont occurred in a deep cutting- the cars were loaded with merchanldiso of all kinds and goodsof overv kind were strewn in every direction amid tho wreck that markham village holds heirs toafortunoof 160000 stelling will be news to all yet this is probably the case and the lucky family is that of mr hosea wilkinson of albert street who with his brothers and sisters are the claimants for tho above named sum the money was deposited in tho bank of england in is34 or thereabouts by a mr wilkinson for his grandson wni wilkinson tho deposit has been advertised several limes and was first called to mr wilkinsons attention nine years ago next april bv the lato jan j- barker mr hosea wilkin son has no faith in fortune and when spoken to about the above would say- nothing other than that the whole thing might bo an unfounded story sun cold curb to the person who has caught a cold tho question how to get rid of it is of more interest than the care of tho entire bodv politic a paris physician savs a cold may bo nipped in tho bud by inhalations of cologne water remarking as soon as a person feols the lirst signs of a cold in the head or chest some eau do cologno poured on a handkerchiof souht lo inhaled as energetically as postiblo bv tho nose or by the month several times during tho day tho inhalation of tho yapors arising from- the eau do cologno should bo sufficien tly ample to produce cither is tho nasal fossae or pharynx an intense sensation of irritation distressing at first but only lasting a short time whon inspite of this treatment hiv ing been followed for threo or foil- days the cough still continues tho method must b3 admitted to have tailed the most valuable remedies to bo then used are opium the de rivatives of opium codeine narceine and morphine but opium in contra- indicated when abundant expectoration exists with an inferior general con dition cherry laurel water is a very agreeable and efficacious soothing remedy for coughing chloral has its value also but its action on tho heart and its irriat ing effect on the mucous membranco of tho stomach mako it ob jectionable jlerful blemish cure ever lowan fccotrupmst r m the ele rm took place following wer er j uji reco sold by on gf officers i dec 23rd rulccted lt com er a c w j cphvsi sergeatnijiio er haplaln c ka f i a froctf iwfaster at arms p- lofton iteguard j mcgrapth hd taster giiirxd bj3 beebe suntinal ockler picket j storry t y ft an exchange says to everv ond his homo paper should bo an advani tage it does its best to advertise him the doctor the minister tho lawver the teacher municipal officers the citizen everybody comes before the notice of the editor who is always on the alert and the lirst one to speak a good word for vou what wo want and what wo ask for is news from anybodv who has any news to give dont think it is not important enough to drop tho editor a cardor call ac his office and tell him writo articles of local interest get your pons to work loosen up tho dry- ground and give thoughts somu devolepment in the literary line lb as parmeleea vegetable pills contain xfanurake and dandelion they cure liver and kidncv complaints with unerring eer- tainty they also contain roots and herbs which hapespecific virtues truly wonderful in tneir action on the stomach and bowels mr e a cnirncross slakespcare writes i consider parmelees pills an excellent remedy for biliousness and derangements of the liver having used them mveelf for some time the bell telephone co comploted last month their new heavy metallic lines from toronto to kingston mid montreal and tho public can now communicate direct from all points in western ontario to all points in east ern ontario and quebec etc rates can be obtained at any boll telephone cos office tho company has also in stituted for the lirst timo a half rato for night sorvico from 7 p rotoga m which will bo in force botween all offices sufficiently farapart tomako tho dav rato for conversations sl00 or over johannburg in tho transvaal is the newest muchroom city in less tnan ten years it has swelled until it has a population of nearly 60003 within tho hearing of tho savages war yells andtho lions roar its buildings arc substantial it has electric lights and electric cars schools liabraries water works and progressive news papers hospitals banks and theatres fire department and some societies this growth all inside of ton years the territory surrounding johannes burg and known as tho band is about 12 miles square and vory rich with deposits of gold silver and other pre cious minerals many diamond fields are under operation in tho rand and siree tho discovery of tho presence of tho precious quartz 76000000 worth of diamonds bavc been mined- dnring tho past year 5000000 worth of gold ore was sent to the assaycrs thcso figures do not show tho entire wealth of this nature gftcd country farming is extensively carried- on and good crops arc raised clarks and intends to days with relatives at alcona before her return as much as 2700 bags of potatoes were shipped from goodwood to mont real last week notwithstanding the low price of he a bag it is onlv once in s or 10 years that farmers of ontario are obliged to take such a low price tor this tuber prehios next year those on the lighter lauds will make up for this years loss the markham township sabbath school association will hold its 26th annual convention in the methodist church victoria square on january 30th and ulst a very interesting programme has been arranged nd the executive hope every school in the township will le well represented the horse uoblest of the brute creation when suffering from a cut abrasion or sore derives as much benefit as its inusteriu a like predicament from the healing soothing action of dr thomas fecleetric oil lameness swelling of the neck stiffness of the joints throat and lungs are relieved by it the oldest harp miss annie w paterson doctor ot music and bachel or otart lately delivered a lecture to irish literary soeietv loudon eng- laud on the harp and irish music in the course of which she referredto tho famous brian born harp now in trinity college london which is gen erally supposed to be the oldest instru ment of the kind in the world tradi- tion savs it bolongs to the 11th cent ury it is a tine old iiistrumentof 30 strings and vas last publicly played on in limerick in 1770 by arthur oneill a distinguished harpist relief in- six boobs distressing kid ney aud bladder discasea relieved in six hour by the new great sooth america kioxey core this new remedy is a great surprise and delight to physicians of account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder kidneys back and cyery part of the urinary passages in male or female it relieves rottntion of wator and pain in pa sing it almost immediately it you want muck relief and euro this is your remedy sold by macken zic druggist v- pliblic lanrtarv-t- the- board of arnaorriamchalclita3risuiikrlin6otinflr bh tuesdav evening there was a fuil attendance several bills of ac count wore ordered to bo paid auda number of applications for member ship received a number of new books have been recently added to the library and the new catalogues are now ready for distribution the library is on anexcellcnt footing and the readingroom coiitains a firstclass supply of papersand magazines tho board of management are using their best onergies towards maintaining tho standing of tho institution to the citizens of stouffville and those in the neighborhood the public libr iiy is of inestimableadvantago as a larger and better solected lot of books and periodicals for general use could scarcely be found band concert by an oversight wo neglected to note the recent en tertainment heir under the auspices of our cornet band there was a very good attendance and all seemed well pleased with the different parts of tho programme the drama considering that but a very short timo was oc cupied in its preparation was ex ceedingly well ext cutcd in short we think that there is sufficient good talent in town to get up a firstclass program and we understand that the band are already propairing for an entertainment which will bo much superior to tho last it is a movo in the right direction to train home talent instead of employing foreign talent after paying expanses leaves only a small pitlanco to tho object for which the entertainment was got up wp hope tho band boys may havo ex cellent success with thoir next con cert another firr about halfpast one on wednesday afternoon the stable belonging to mr thos ronan just south ot tho industrial home at newmarket was discovered on fire by mr hugh mccullum who was driving to newmarket all tha neighbors quickly hurried to tho sceno and by hard work thoy managed to prevent tho house from burning down though only a few fcot away only for the snow on tho ground it could not havo been saved as tho heat bo- cnaio so great at tho pump it had to bo abandoned about a ton of hay and othir things wore in the stable though tho promises wore unoccupied and the loss is estimated at 100 no insurance one of the inmates of tho homo was seen running from the firo just after it started aid ho afterwards confessed that ho set the placo on firo his name is john t little and he cemes from scarboro township ho was arrested for arson and committed by squire jackson thursday morning for trial the man should never have been sent to tbo home he has frequ ently showii signs of insanity and should haw been sent to the asylum era rev dr ik re1d dead the venerable and rv win rcjd d d father of roy h e a beid b a of stonffvillo for many years the trusted and energetic agent for the schemes of tho western section of the presbyterian church in canada and senior clerk of the general assembly passed quietly away at his resi dence 175 bloor street cvt toronto on sunday altornoonlast rev dr rcid was ono of the oldest ministers and most respect id personalities in the scotch church in the dominion he was a man of large native ability which was deyeloped and enlarged by a solid education he filled many im portant and distinguished posts in the gift of his people and possessed throughout his long career thcfnllest confidence of his church in his business judgment aiul sterl ing qualities of mind and heart for soveral years past his great ago had ben warning him that his honorable career was about at its close his strcdoth began to wane and with it his capacity for work his failing strength induced him at the last meeting of the general assembly to tender his resigna tion of the offices which he had so long and acceptably filled in compianco with his urgent request he was released from his labors and spent his last few days in well- earned leisure he was stricken sunday last by paralysis and at his advanced stage of life so years hi frame was unable to re sist the stroke the deceased divine was horn in tho parish of kildriimmy aberdeenshire scotland dec 10 isiti and was educated at kings collego aberdeen whero ho took the degree of m a in 1833 ho was licmsed te preach the gospel by tho presby tery of fordyco of the church of scotland in may 1839 and shortly thereafter loft for canada under an appointment as mis sionary by tho glasgow colonial society in january 1840 ho was ordained and in ducted into the pastoral charge of grafton and colbornc at that time within the hounds of the presbytery of kingston and his labors extended over a wide district in 1819 he was called to pictod in tho county of prince edward where he rcmiincd until is53 when ho was removed to toronto to take the position ot general agent for the schemes of the presbyterian church and editor 61 the ecclesiastical and missionary record mr rcid was in 18a0 appointed moderator of the synod of tho presbyterian church of canada in 1873 he was modera tor of the general assembly of tho i cana da presbyterian church tfte designation of the church alter the union with the united presbyterian church in 1831 and in 1879 he was moderator of tho general assembly of tho presbyterian church in canada for a long lime ho wo one of the cljsrk of the general assembly only resigning that im portant office on jane 18 last year in 1876 he received the honorary- dcsrxco of d dfrom qoccns university collars cuffs and neckwear in great variety at monkhouses call and seo thestaudard axe hand made oil tempered at t e trulls miss violet caster has returned after a threo weeks visit with her brother at bolton a booy to horsemen cue bottle o english spavin liniment completely ref moved a curb from my horse i take pleasure in rccomineuding the remedy ae t acts with mysterious promptness iu th removal from horses of hard soft or call ouscd lumps blood spavin splints curbs sweeny stifles and sprains george robb farmer markham ont sold by rowan co drutreists biif second day ad- decomber siuce the birth of christ in which tnere were two full moons until this year and that this indicated the secondcoming of cnrist is refuted bv a reader of the forest kree press who has taken tho trouble to inquire into tho matter and finds that this parti cular phenomenon occurs every nine teen years tho bertillion system lor tho iden tification of criminals has received a practical illustration before tho prison commission of new york stato which has been recommonded tor general adoption tho svstom which consists of a series of accurate and miuuto measurements ol the human bodv is based upon the proven idea that no two bodies are alike a bill will soon bo introduced in the state legislature authorizing the variouscities to use the bertillion system the bill wi 1 further provide for tho establishment possible in new york city of a bureau of communication to which the various dolice departments may apply if they adopt tho system of measure ments an effort will be made also to interest congress iu the matter to the end that a national bureau for the bertillion system may be established at some central point c donnelly prop of the popular and wellknown windsor hotel alliaton ont was troubled tor years with itching piles he was pursuaded by las mcgarvcy alliaton livery man to use chases oinl- mcut which he did was cured has had no return of them and highly recommends this oinfcmant as a sovereign cure far piles business chance citizens of markham and the people of east york generally will learn with regret tlnt mr t h speight who has so succ ossiullv managed the speight wagon works for the pastsixyears has trans ferred his interest in the plant and stock of the concern to tho- chatham wagon co cf chatham and accepted the position of general manager of the joint- company this will necessitate his romoynl to chatham at oniio we understand that after all the stock on hand here is worked up which will jnkcvsbrno timo it is tho in ten ton to manurncturivagonsoxchsfyrint tho chatham works as trrdbestof timber is abundant thereabouts and the shipping facilities are also better it is to bo hoped that tho excellent factory and plant hora will be utilized for builing light works as well as a repair shop and most of tho men re tained while wo congratulate mr speight and the chatham wagon com panywe cannot but doplore hisremoy al as an irreparable loss to tho village mr speight goes to chatham on sntur- dayto take charge vhen the works re open on monday you feel wcrk tired sorts generally there is nothing that will restore you to your natur al health and vigor so quickly as a bottle of this excellent preparation ivc are putting up an article of the first quality made from the purest material and the finest init ported sherry try one bottle and be convinced price on application idispensirig chemist the market drug store sxotjiritviglrc still in his prime north hastings oldest inhabitant halo and hearty josias moore ot bancroft out ono of the oldest and bestknown resident of hastings county can boast df won- derful health taid vigor for bis age- although i am over 84 years ot age ho says i iel as young as over i did mr moore however bad a narrow es cape from death about n year ago i was so bad with indigestion ho writes that tho doctors gave mo np i tried various alleged remedies but couud them no good ouo day our popular druggist p- c humphries scut me u sample of dr- chases kiducylivcr pills to try the result was marvellous after taking two i was able to get up then i scut for a box i could soon eat any thing iu a short time i was ablo to walk two miles to bancroft and back with ense dr chases kidnoyliver pills will without fail cure nil kidney liver btomach and blood troubles for sale by all dealers price 25 cents ono pill a dose ouo cent a dose edmansoiu bates co iranulacturers toronto chases byrup mftflvfy c pentiiio is the lrp it pjeag ant s andjpertara 25 cents sold by i j- i mackenzie the old roliawo drug store to save money these times is by spending it do you ant a pa1h of trousers do you want a winter overcoat bo brtou want a suit for alljyears wear do you want the most savin for your money then deal with jm monkhouse the leading tailor and gents furnisher v i 1 v