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"petiti bush Liy-lsw be submitted p payerr: - When f puniber" of names has enn pecuited said potition is forwarded the@ovemonin-Copneil, who, upon ing susie petition, issues a pro- hy poipting a day for taking oting is condireted on yo: same, priuciples as the voting ier members of the Dominion force HE oniinot "Yopealed for three ar 'Whisteator: © When « the Act comes of only' wholesale liquor & merchants and censed ' Druggist can dispegsisathe stdent, and 0 physicians certificate must be obtained ere it can i... | tion and the results disastrous. : appose, stance, that the Scott Aet was in force in Toronto no wholesale liquor mer- chant id Porcnte dare sell ten gallons . uantity to any resident poy Shee an BS in msuisidp of Toronto they dare soll. *4ege: the Act in force in the gounty of Ouro feiderts of Ontario could in Toronto ten or more gall 5 or eight or more galons obboar bo matter whether the Act was View " Metonto or not, and if a 1 i t all of ten gallons, could club together 'and de.Ahe gallons amongst them. b ng liquor ix this way would W08e. ¢-st'y aad; much more Fin its "effects than ~ the present : de of obtaining 'jt ; families 'Which : imeveitaoeit now would hayeitbefore them ~ selighwtime and might beledinto thehabit "1 gi§ny oie wot ewire of it. Besides e Hobth 'Act might drive the Jegitmal "1 home for travelers where the guests are next, by the ormance of the beau | bration of 'Dominion Day in Port | Perry are making things lively, the much spoken of: training of Ontario's fair and intelli- eral scale, Trotting Races, Bicycle mani gent daughters would be an honor to Races, 'Foot Races of every 'variety, any city on the continent. Many. of| ogy Races, Lacrosse Matches, Base the 'stores are very good though as 8 | yu) Matches, and all sorts of Athletic town Whitby don't excell in that de-| gq co wna Sports. 1f the weather | partment, its mercantile arena is too prove at all favorable, July 1st will |ciroumsoribed. There is perhaps 10 pe Luly day in Port Perry.. See the Mine ites by high 62 ules of the Inrge posters and programmes, The social an standing of a people ports + : : than the character of their hotels, forit $d genes Will be ob the Afg} cannot be denied that the surroundings in hotels act as an educating power for good order and correct habits or otherwise just according to the char acter of the hotels. The guests ata vit and ish 'around the hotel where all is order, neatness, good Sy aot ot pis? ini now. being taste, comfort and a proper share of hurried on to take the places of the display will be all - the better for com. | many b uildings laid in ashes some ing in contabt with such influences, | sever months ago make things looklively their manners will become refined, | Mr. McGaw hag already got his their conduct orderly and they will in stables, barns and sheds completed and H : nothing better appointed, more com- every way be improved by their sur-| odious or better constructed could be roundings. But if the surroundings of | desired ; they are a credit to the liber- u hotel be of an opposite. character the ality ot | He proprisior aud to he i i i i it direc. | anid activity o uilder, Mr. Wm. influences will be in an opposit direc. Worden. Mr. o oGiaw has. a Yonper: The Royal. the leading hotel in the | nog ie oe oe site Whets (he town of Whitby, is a case iu point." | Mr. Thompson has got bis large and This fine' hotel since it came'into' the | well laid out stables, and sheds hands of the present proprietor has | all rais>d snd being' enclosed, * It boon completely renewed, ~ The whole won, hott 3 Jat gine ns premises outside and im, have .under-| 0 large and convenient outbuildings. gone a thorough overhaul, a complete Mr. Hiscox's handsome block is be- renewal in fact, everything. necessary ing pushed with an ¢ and activ- to scoure the comfort and convenience ity highly creditable to the builder, Mr. of guests have heen provided in abun- | Gardner, and to the enterprise of the dance ; the rooms are all furnished in | Toprigtor. = The brick work'is rapidly a: handsome 'aid atiimative manner ;| drawing to completion and is a capital $ \ . th: 1umerous b>'roms are furnished jb sad spenles Well forall epncerneg in with fine taste and all serupulously| The Diesfeld block too is being clean and orderly, a place for every-| pushed. thing and everything in its place. The Securep THE CoNTRACT.--We are parlors ars' maguiicent_ and fit for the |Tiuch plessed to leary that Mr. Spence % . : aw on Ql aoiommedatioy of the hein the Tine, | building Mr. Blong's Block of five The dining room has an air of solid | brick Stoves. It will be a handsome comfort about it, it is fitted up in good | block and the contractor may be relied style. The arrangement is complete ;| on for the quality of the work. , the tables are supplied with the best 1 Pra the market affords, 'and the waiting is w of All cultatal Grounds whereevery necessary preparation will be made to secure the comfort of all. ATI As It Should Be. the school. p help tu open. thew. No definite or t "| sati action was taken by the The entertainment in the evening was quite successful. afl The Manchester choir supplied the music 'which was both 'choice and abundant. J. W. elch, . gave an interesting ae Ey children sang a chorming piece which was much adwired. The readings, recitations, &c., were well done: Mr. Gilroy, teacher of the 14 days spent m snow not the by-law authorizes to each party on the beat; he ha done many days work for which he makes no charge, but when roads | b were blocked he as to the men and ask Utica public school, gave a good read- i ing, the applagse which followed show- ed that the selection was a good one. The committee of management sre to be congratulated on the complete success of the anniversary and the sub- stantial aid it will give to the funds of et lee. Oounty Council. The proceedings of our Cemnty Couneil have been shorn of much eof their interest since the most important parts of their duties have been taken out of the hands of the council.. The equalization of the assessment of the real estate of the county always' zest to the June sessions, wns | work of two or three days and genép- ally brought .into play a system of i+ trigue and stratagy which = would have done credit tow Turkish mat. County valuators have h done away with this sunual tow ment and deprived the June scssions of ier the "interest or impo A Josapmsed The equalign is now about as sim] as sin, a boy of ten years of age wo have no troublé in doing it in a few hours. . : 3 January sessions are also tame af- fairs, There is no 'appointing of Co. Inspectors of Weights and Measures now,there are noLocal Superintendents of Schools toappoint, thereare no annual ghia now hy county. couneilots as fo whether rate bills orfree public schools shall be adopted for the years County Councils have n6 longer any authority to decide as tc the annual grants to High Schools. In fact the little work left for county councilors is not worth ming. The keeping of the Talbot all that could be desived. The stalles | It will be soon from an advertise- iriver bridge and Scugog bridge, keep- and 'yards are models of order wad {ibe elsewhere in this issue that the ing the printers in order and provid- | : ch : : | Brethren of Warriger Lodge I. O. O. F., cleanliness with every accommodation Post Forty, intend posing a Wecoming] for horses and rigs, Buch a hotel is 4 1ihute of respect to the memory of an honor to the proprietor, n credit to their deceased brethren whose remains the. county, a most desirable retreat | now rest in Pine Grove Cemetery, for @allers and a; pleasant { Prince Albert; on Monday evening attended to by a fall staff of intelli-|tifol Floral Decorative Service of the gent, active and coirteous attendants. | Ord eH me roel " beautifal flowers, Statute Labor. {Gover thors svar with pes on 38 oun -- ' ll lp We are aggin in the midst of our] Swi AsceNbixg.--We ire' much | annual statute labor tournament snd | pleaged to learn tliat our active aud in- i ; telligent young townsman Mr. F. N. ing the sinews of war for running the county machine is about all. The past session as might be expect- ed was particularly tame, of course they are rapidly dying out. it that the chair © J 44 Lb | The Assessor, now placed" his roll pa get blocked up and impass- ible and parties refuse to. turn out to Council. * Mr, Barnett i and came nearly moving that Mr. 'Wood be paid for shoveling but. the matter wag abruptly dropped, Mr. McGill segemated the purchase | vq of a gravel pit by the corporation and that a very suitable one may be secur- led on Dr. McBrien's property conveni- ent to the Nonquon road. On motion the Council adjourned for dinner. When they returned the clerk took their declerations and .a court of vision: was fo The Reove in, before the court. - ; The Olerk stated that the Assessor had returned 'his roll on April 22 that the land in the township Las all} _° been assessed except it may be thel = portions of those lots which overrun and that the only appeal lodged was from the Ontario and Quebec Railway Coy. : Fre Assessor remarked that there |g wasmore land assessed in the township id year than last, this is occasioned they did To a n for 5 The Court now procseded to take up. the appeal case, Jolin Ball Dow' was the name of the "appellant for the bo railway company" e Olerk called the name three distinct times and received no reply, the appeal was. on | go motion dismiss>d. AS tho request of 3. ¥. Thompson ' his name i taken off the Greenbank H h tenant of the there is any Jack of good:ma to}and make coanty councils of. The mem- bers of the presenit council are aieredit to thé Souniy intellectual], phy Sen! sally, socially and financially, "We have no fault to find with the personel" iof the present council, but it is° a fea waste, we cannot say of raw but of valuable material, an. to. party of - Italians, tramping ol A wards this city from Cle At Manchester, on Monday, June 9th, the ins Daniel, of » daughter.