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the bank of eamilton hsad office hamilton capital all pad up 1260 00000 reserve furjd 77sooooo rotal assets 1 i t 0814400 nearly ton millions ol dollars board of john stuaut r dieborors a a iumbay yluopnulauut uko boaolf joun pnocxon a t wooj a b lke torouto wu ginsonm i j tubnbull cumor j b 8 steven mat oaalilor ii m watson imrootor george agency a general banking business transacted notes of responsible farmers discounted and special ntlention given to the collection ofsalenotes andrcommercinlpaper generally drafts issued payable points in canada and united states at all principal es drafts on great britain bought and sold pavings department deposits ot si and upwards received interest allowed at current rates and added o principal every year whether pass book s brought in or not special deposit receipts issued for large sums j p bell agent georgetown ont the news at home montly of a local charaoter and every item interesting thursday december 1 1808 little local brieflets which caught the eyes or bare of free press reporters this week december first lmi month dooember election a week from to day a few days uighing again this week youll pay fall fatp now when yon tr stalbanssnnday school isrehearbing for their christmas tree evening political meeting in town halt jo- morrow evening another on saturday the court of general sessions will be bo at milton on tuesday 18ih december firemans enter taiament this evening the fire laddies will welcome a large aadenoe we were maoh pleased with the tonio cards printed at your office m it glenwilliams found on monday oo mill street a brown christy stiff bat may be had at fxuug pbeba office sleighing is now amiooily hoped for christmas especially by tboae who have invested in new cotters the monthly meeting of the free iiibrary board will be bold next monday evening at eight oolook d henderson m p and richard blain of brampton addrwsed a meeting at ballinafad last evening the annual entertainment of the presbyterian sunday school at oapringo waiheldon tuesday evening this is the season when a man pats in an olt stove to warm his bedroom and has to open all the windows to let the odor oat mr thomas momaokon had the misfortune to fall down stairs on saturday evening three ribs were fraetarsd by the fall an exchange warns farmers againiva slick fellow driving a dandy team who jlfr barbirh meeting in acton the roeotintf aimcmucoii lo beheld iu the town hall to morrow evening in mr birbers interest will be largely attended and of a very interesting charaoter in addition to ml harbors address speeches will be made by u i b johnson q c auj mr l v mobrady of toronto tboao gentlerneu aro amouk tlio strongost bpoakora iu tbo province and a rnootin of rare interest is anticipated tlianlcsgtying bay last thursday was an ideal winter day and thanksgiving was enjoyably spent the aervicos in the various churches wore fairly well attended and thethanksgiving aplrit was abroad driving was very roogh bat bkating was fairly good tfaoagh not nntfualiflodly sec ore and hundreds- glidod happily ovor the congealed surfaces of the ponds here family reunion a were numerous and cumbers of onr oitfeeus went out of town to spend the day with frlendb at various points full fare if you please the old jhree oentper mue tariff went into effaot agaip on the c p bf and gktil roads on monday the rate war is over all differences beng amicably settled citizens who for che past nine months have paid 85 cents for the round trip to toronto will now pay 91 85 if a o to the city at all on ordinary occasions after having the oheap rates for spring summer and autumn the travelling public generally will hardly bo expected to appreciate the return at fall fare ratfs jspworth league social evenings the junior and senior ep worth leagues con vertedtheir weekly meet ogs into sociables this week on monday after a pleasant tea among themselves the juniors entertained their parents and friends with a very creditable programme which all present enjoyed the seniors gave a bimilar evening on tuesday a very social time was spent and ample opportun ity afforded for the development of the filial bma nf ijfa ftmnnfl thn ynnn rwnpl local bribflet8 a number of enquiries from capitalists respecting tbo eleotrio inkling debentures bavo bonq received iho tuudore for the dabontaroi will bo opeued ou the 12th lubt j p whitney mp p the leader of the opposition and j j toy m p p of torouto will addrebb a meeting iu mr kerns interest inthn town hall on rain r day coming and going visitors to and prom acton and varlousother personal notes acre a meeting of all the members of the oroklnole club is called in the town hall next monday evening on important business rev dr boss of gaolpb will preach the inniversary sermons in the methodist obdrob next sunday large congregation will greet him a t brown has materially improved the appearance of his drorg store the past week the result of tbs skill of the paper hangers and paid ton mr robert holmes shipped a car of fat bogs to toronto on monday the t prion are more eocqargiogthii week being np to 00 and u 10 merchants you sre reminded that the millwill never grind with the water that is passed last vears advertising will not do the business for this year the bargain days of the railways are over for the present he regular rates were restored on monday the merofaanti will not complain of the change tenders are coming in for the electric llxhtlog debentares jbdjalrlw respecting them have been reoslvd from capitalists in montreal kingston toronto and london rtbe majority of oitisens cleaned their sidewalks of soow after saturdays storm the neglect of a few places rendered it necessary for people to wade through lbs drifts 0q their way to oh a rob sunday morning the town of gait evidently believes in operating its own franchise on december nth a bylaw will be abmitted to raise ot50lo purchase thagaa and electric light plants whiob are both owned by one oompgoy rjltmes yalker ion dt win walker of bnk amafibyl hum nn thnrartau of the congregation knox church news from the pulpit last sabbath rev h a maapherson referred to the call recently proffered him by the congregation of oak street presbyterian oho rob toronto he stated that as be was not seeking a xbange of pastoral relationship he had declined the oall reqaasting that it be not presented to the presbytery tbo eongregstion as well as the community is moob pleased at this deoibionnext sabbath there will be a general presbyterial change through out the gaelph presbytery bev mr mopberson goes to hespeler and bev mr scott of hespeler will preaoh inbznox ohurch in the morning in the evening the service will be withdrawn to permit the congregation to altend the anniversary service in the methodist oburoh an unpleasant thanksgiving event while the enjoyment of the skaters was at its height on hendersons pond on thanksgiving afternoon mr e j moore and miss ads fyf e had an aooident which gave them an an pleas act experience and cooled the ardor of the skaters generally they were skating over a part of the pond where scores of others had passed over a moment before when suddenly the ice gave way and the yoang couple were precipi tated into lbs cold waters it was about six feet deep at this point and for a few moments the position looked critioalas with every attempt to regain the surface or to accomplish their rescue by the speotsr tprs thjl foe crumbled away young moore being accustomed to the water and possessed of a oool head supported mies jbyfe bo that her bead was well out of the evening aohartorod bank for acton is wi thiu tho probabilities of tbo near futuro oflloi alu of both tbo traders and tho mor chsnte bankb bavo boon here prospouting recently the reaeipts from the electric lfght for the year ending 1st of november arc 9300 more than the corresponding period last year tho system glvee nuiverskl satisfaction newmarket mm this is the first time i ever met a case like it in municipal councils a father and son both members of the same coo noil a id a vuitlog professional gentleman referring to councillors james clark and john clark tho town of paris hai passed a by lew providing that all milk dealers must have their herds inspected by the rrovinolal government inspectors the authorities will grant permits only after the reports of the authorities arerjresented one day last week master george ritchie was doing some juvenile carpenter work with a drawing knife wnen he aooldently fell nponitskeenedgeinnoting an ugly gaeh above the knee dre moeeague and forster dressed the wound which required a number of stitches we beard an old citizen going over tbo names of the women in bowommille who deal considerably at toronto departmental stores and k our burprlsehe named iha wives of three merchants on king st and two professional men wbu make their living among our otizeus bowmanville fitatttman the methodist sunday school will shortly commence praotlae on a splendid christmas oantata entitled the message of peace for their annual entertainment on monday evening 2gth inst by epeolal reqnest the parts taken by the soldiers of tho fnan pokbs tuvltes all iu readers to oon tribute to tbla column if you or your friondi aro going away on r holiday trip or if you have frlond visiting you drop a card to tbo fbkb piuus among the tbtuksgivlng visitors to and from town the tuzm puebb observed the friends nervous prevailed following miss bella hill toguelph mies uulo laird to guelph mies lizzie molam to toronto mr hurry nubia from toronto mini fanny bryerp to waterloo mr alex seoord went to toronto miss minnie holmes from milton mr t james moore from guelpb mr george nioklln from georgetown mr joe moore of the herald george town rev aud mrs joseph unswortb from toronto mrs fred eastwood and thlldren to toronto mrs s a seoord was down from orillia forth e day messrs charles h and arthur e moore from toronto misses mabel and agnes roe from toronto jonctiou mr john burns of toronto was a guest at fairview place mr em hamilton from the school of practical soienae toronto mrs w h storey and mrs james firstbrook and arthur to gaelph misses maggie and ada fyfe daisy nioklinand ina clarke were home from gaelph collegiate institute a nervous toronto woman walked the floor during thenlaht for hours at a time she makes a statement tobonto ont mi was troubled with nervousness it was impossible for me to keep still tnd if the spells came over me during the night i bad to get up and walk the floor for hours at a time itfy blood win very poor nnd i waaflabjoot- to bilious attacks my feet would swell and i was not able to do my own house work i treated with two of the best physicians hero but only received relief for a time i became discouraged one day a frlond called and advised me to try hoods sarsaparllls i laughed at the ad vice but i was prevailed upon and pro cured one bottle before i used it all i began to feel better i took several bot tles snd alao several boxes of hoods pillb now i can eat and drink heartily and sleepaoundiythodo7s ssrbtfpariujttisi entirely oared ma and also strengthened me so that i now do ell my own work i cheerfully recommend hoods barsapa- rllla to all sufferers from nervousness weakness or general debility mas h ftabm degrrsjsl street chas l melles bookseller goelph has an enormous stock of sunday schoo and prize books at clearance prices that he will forward to schools for selection and pay charges on it pays to buy at bollerts 11 pays to buy at bollerts write for particulars- hoods puis si kni ys- new books prepaid to your address the castle inn weyman 75o the red axe crockett 7bo- tho day a work kipling 75o balthfof the strong porker 75o corleone crawford 2 ols 1 oo if you go to guelph it will pay you to see our immense stock keeping to onr line chas l nelies the grois st the oantata on the queens birthday will be repeated on this oocaalon a promising young man 9 leisure in town while taking a walk to limehouae a few day ago decided to give dp the filthy habit of ohewinr tobacco be removed the quid from bis moutb and depoalted the remainder of his plug under a large stone kelt morning the oravinga for th narootlo wen m intense that he took a second trip down tbe track found hi tobacco plug and trudged baok home happily obewlog the filthy weed bo so heartly despiaed tbe day before personals tbgtmf was amitrf here on thursday bljljjjfqon liable ltwtos on information gtwuntbyiooottable marowethar guelph v charg with tealuajt a hone ia earftfiwonnroofober 1807 iijkaldtins oburoh is ia lbs hsna of the ptfnmrs sod deooraton ihli wk the walla ax being papered with neaunorald i nnd th hnrrlara will innlnfln ntiiiln vfvh mnrtl jgeooralloni the ohnroh will be ronei ilth apeoiilnrhoe uaxtbonday ttfaflxmlu o brio ba eollle nlpmn rhoniha old whob baa oooiiljjsmbfot tbe hunter abottt him ha buil97illi failkllltrl foot fiobonsand uhmrlrbt osagbt at fox whiob mr tjwrl and bm lo oaplivily in hlaj qo in and sea what too ean buy a far rob fox from 3 h uattbewa aoton ijow is your lime to blanket your horse t h matthew i lelllng blanketa obap t 1 auotion salebeaistur jtvmmyvn tbtmatnmarnij fsrri atoot frnpumesliv loi of ib lu john bvoook lot m oon b jsarjoealdg basivwpfllookibarp brb hihdenoh 1 xti qh cook ezmators ingram k h hiftrnf qollonr w iamww plhr people approval flibtiuarlol it md 00 war baa kfofpd to wonr foaljmuk water and they were reaoued from their anoomfortabla position a soon a a loani- liog was obtained win fyfe deesrvo ranch oredit for ber plnoky oondnol daring the trying experience the yoddg people are feeling little tbe woree for their invol- qntary batb aol cannelr anot bis frloada bach was tbe aobjeot of bev b hid dows leolare on monday night in kaox church it was indeed a mutlosi and literary treat sir haddow was iu hi best form and for nearly two hour enter tained his audienoa with song and etory a few men oan among jaok oanuoka friend are tbe frenchmen in lower cana da the frenob canadian ia abov all things else polite he bm too a great liking for native frenob kopgf and in the variety of song native to tlajyloiliiosr canada compare with old bootland the rendering ot a aoo in frenoh was enjoyed by aall who obderetood it another friend of jacks is john bull with bis gold fob and large atomaoh tha oharaoterlatlos of the englishmen were splendidly brought out in apeeobes by tbe chairman and aeore- tary of a oharlty oonoert in london eng land then again jaok oanuok bis a warm friend in tbe scotchman who love both bis wbuakey and hla oborob storiea ot boottiib cbaraoler were told in mr baddow beat ityle and the bootoh long jeatlea dream touohedtbe beartl of all xbe last friend bat not tbe least who are on jaoka hat ia tba irishman he baa all the qualltle that are good and few faults the leotarer reaohed a olimaz in describing paddy hunt for bit ooniin the song off for philadelphia wa greatly enjoyed bev j w rao of toronto jnnotion was on the platform and spoke a few word while mr haddow was reatirjg churchill the closing leoloreof the series delivered by bev j k uoswortb ba of scotland was given on thanksgiving night tbe attendance wa larger than at any previous evening and tbe lecture on tbe pilgrim fathers at tlymonth bock was highly int aud bls i an incident in oonneolion with tbe lectori was tbe preaenoa of bev joseph uoswortb the venerable and beloved father of tbe lecturer mr tjuswortb br presided fifty six yean agorln novem ber ibsa be paid hia flrat visit to ohuroh- blll a iti newlyappointed pitor for twentytwo year he mlniatered to tbe people and the most oordial and revered menaorie of those days aro oherlahed on tuesday evening a donation party was held at lb home of mr tbonaai byder iu the interests of bev x b verbis the paator the hospitable boms was taxed to iu entire capacity to accom modate the hoat of guests who asumbiad kindly worda lo ber and mr forb were apoken aud tbe prooeedi of the sarim of lecture and a large r of wutfwf provlaloni wen tendered tbstn mr kobt jkerr read lb addras in bsbal of the oommlttee and bev mr forbes whb wa uken completely by inrprle mads a feeling and gratetol reply rev 3 k uoswortb who has bosn aptndlngjieveralmofavbasa guest at til horde ot mr obflelopher swackhanar isjft forbiipeifbraieat bcotlind on tostdoy rnooh unproved in health mra ohai grull and master herbert and mieb klla qox of gale were jtaeets of w p campbell during the holiday mr jamea forster of palnieretonwas the gaeat for a couple ot days during the week of his brother dr f j b foriter mn win henderson of midland and her daughter mrs j e bills ot toronto visited her lister mrs jaa barry tbia week dr w e graham ot toronto general hoipilal staff spent saturday with dra maodonald and forater former class mates at tbe medical college mr george btovel who was taken suddenly ill while in toronto aeveral weeks ago baa returned home with health restored be is hard at work again at his old plaoe dt buaineia mr and mrs h f moore left this niumlug lu almua tllb r artli o ing of the new pipe organ in the mttnodiat oburoh at newmarket and to ipend a few day with friends there mi ada francis returned home last week from wooditook bueineaa oollege the fsbe paxss congratulate miis franoii upon her sqooeia in tbe anal examinations she ia now a fullfledged stenographer and typewriter the sad news was received here on tueaday of the sadden death of mra 3 w noble nee misi marietta matthews at her boms in east orange k j mrs noble was a native of aoton and vialted hero laat tall her death was tbe reanll of a severe cold contr a few weeks ago count of halton gentlemen i regret very much that owing to the overxealqns effort of some of my political friends in ihe late contest over whom i had no control and for whose acts i wan opt in any way responsible in fact although held to bo so in law the county has once more to go through the trouble and turmoil of an clechon contest having personally miss km ma noble has gone to toronto to take a situation mrtvnt8halnfm laat week to take a situation mr will barry of waterloo spent holiday of last week at borne mr wea morlsh of aoton was in town on sunday whitby cjironidt mrs alfred sopor spent a few days last week with friends at georgetown mr z a hall of penetang spent a oouple of days last with friends here miss morrow of toronto was a guest at the home of mr joseph mooiure this week miss gertrude glassey of georgetown visited her sunt mrs a boper during the week harold nioktin spent thanksgiving holidays in guelph with master fred dry don mr and mrs w jd xj as worth of toronto were guests of friends here for thanksgiving miss laura holden of book wood was the guest of miss sophie coleman during tho past week miss fifay allen of glenwilliams spent a few days laat week at the home of her friend miss isabel modonsld mies florence hilgour of guelph was the guest of daisy and edith nioklin during thanksgiving holiday mr and mrs t h thompson and mrs h martin of parkdale were guests at the home of v7 p campbell last week miss nellie brown returned homo from exeter on saturday evening she spent a oonple of months with friends there give jack frost a warm reception by clothing yourself in such worthy frostproof wearing apparel as we ask such low prices for at the golden lion astrachan jackets j caperines in a great variety 1 of the wanted sort of furs furlined cloaks we arc not bothering our heails with trying to catch indu with goods oiitside of our legiirmaleiiries liut we are usinjf all pur energies bninsand capital to get tho very best in point of quality and cheapness that tho country has lo offer 1 ho best of everything in dry goods and nothing hut dry goods is tlio tride winner n this store ihreo ieaders open the business this week 1st great purchase of children s grey i arnb caps we clemd a manufacturers entire stock they are on dlspliy in our show kuoms at fully 25 sr cent under refiuhr prices there is a big lot of them but you know first choice is the best 2nd our great tweed suit sale continues suits to order at following quotations leave measure now and take suit before end of year j sjolsmjlatar iaod 20 00 suits for 18 00 22 so 8ults for 19 00 ladles and misses jackets our great purchase of a manufacturer s stock nt 50c on the t has given us 3 nerfee flood of business there is still a full range of sizes and styles which go at exactly hal price ten per cent cash discount off all pur reguhr stock during this werk business 15 booming una no mistake 1 e r bollert fc co 25 and 27 wyndham street guelph ladies gauntlets muffs and r astrachan i grey lamb mink sable stone martin grey lamb jautria coney otter beaver opposum blackpersian lamb grey persian lamb south sea seal our motto one price and that tha lowest your money baok if you want it take a day off aud visit our store and showrooms duriiia tliis week demacdonald bro teh b cold9nlion guelph whether or not yon arejjsupplied with suitable clothing for the coming cold weather is the question we have to consider during the next ten days we will show some exceedingly good values in ladies childrens and mens clothing ladies note ladies mantles 93 00 to 9io 00 ladies mantles special range at 55 00 misses c from z 50 to 3 75 the most complete and natty range of dress tioods we have evershomn is on our counters at rock bottom prices gentlemen men s tweed suits 83 50 to io 00 men s tine black suits 10 00 to 812 50 mens fine beaver oiercoats black nnd navy 87 50 to 811 50 henderson oo mill street acton j b matthews ii selling single harness at m great reduction for the next montly utile they also relieve distress from dyspepsia indigestion and too hearty ealing a per fect remedy for slulncn nausea drowsi ness bad taste in the moutl coated tongne fain in the side torpid liver they regulate the bowels purely vegetable small pill small dose small prior substitution tbo fraud of the day sec you get carters ask for carters insist and demand carters little liver pills extra value in dress serges plain cloth tweeds special low price in black fabrics ladies underwear tarlivs narnrpl w vests button front long sleeves special at 50c lowest prices in gloves and hosiery newest shades in japanese silks grocery department complete stock of christmas groceries at lowest prices everything fresh leave your christmas order qurney cfe co mill street acton at home to you we will be at home to you in onr cbina palace every day we want you to accept our invitation whether you want to buy or not if you are looking for a dinner j3et te3a bet or toilbt set wa can show you the largest stock the prettiest designs and ihe lowest prices in umarlo jf you want a wedding present birthday dr christmas present we have what you want oqr stock of fancy china has to be seen to be appreciated ladies say it is exquisite wo have just recelvedtper ss johannes- berger one crate of german cbina enps id saucers specialties in grocery department new currants new raisins new prunes new peels mccreas favorite blend of coffee and almera ceylon tea dried apples wanted otsd tarn btjjrj j ay have just received the following goods fresh lot of wools pompons braids ribbons silketo also a large assortment of batten berg patterns braid thread etc to work the same fresh datea prunes figs raisins currants feas corn beans and tomatoes c p q08bbbg co ffiffton jehrexyihing yon can think of which is usually kept in a jeweller s storeand many things that others do not keep can now be found at prixstgles n guelph- christmas times are here and we hsv6 been searching everywhere for pretty things for presents and increasing our stock of all regular goods wat0h6s always have rlnn have an extra stock in at oriccs from say si oo but our prettiest onesrun from ta 00 to io oo opals still are the fashionable stones for them photo cameras- have photo cameras from 69c up to 820 00 we keep nil the suppliesfor photographers and will bo pleastd to instruct as to tbelr use marriage licenses- this is a splendid thing to buy if you are just ready tor op rubber 8tamp8we moke rubber stamps too for marking your linen from 35c up there are so many things in a jewellery store that make nice christmas presents that you must come in and see them we always have lots oi peopiojubt in looking around this time ofyear andweare pleased to have you do so and will nol botheryou by urging you to buy there is one thing you must not forget if its bought at princles in cuelph its good impi notice the celebrjatejdlnlotor gborott w blui and partner wul b at agneiri hotel seton on jbejaetwr neadar et every roontn until farther u oommarjelna with wtasawlar kth ups all oetoolo r soon ss eobandip- uon catarrh llvst oorbphurt tmimcum llbtssre aw eraser comer king and hughson 8ts hamilton ouse december 1898 emphatically jjw stock we ever c parati vely js suderatlvely the oest va ever offered- ah the bright new effects are here including many distinguished styles that are not duplicated elsewhere this is a partial list of what there is to choose from ihe merest suggestion must answer for now acted under the strict letter of ihe law and having been elected by the handsome jnajority of one hundred and twenty three over my opponent i feel it to he the wish of tbe majority of voters in the county that i should represent them in the ontario legislature 1 therefore consider it my duty to again place myself la your hands and if elected to carry out the policy outlined and ihe promises made by me during the campaign of february laat hoping that your good wishes and kind assistance will have ihe effect ofrolurnlng me again to the legisla ture i remain yours very respectfully john r barber hftnt patient lva up ss loeombl an larlted psttmnts under trwsawit to othtrjoo ton ar no louelwd o0onltuon frw fr- mueat addreae bbtdtttobd p o omt aotrvb bolldtora wanted trrwhre for ttafitorr d b priulpnt w by liars halateaaoommteuoiiedjbttfij aovnameina omoial bbtorttn to tt war mtsurtownt tba boot was onto deck ot th to curb a cold in one day tsk lasatlva bromo iqalnina tblata all drptalile rsinnd the naenr it it falls to oan monte we have jul purchased 7 11 of ladies tan skating boots sites to 7 j d kings make they are all right for three to aii months wear 8 stores ww vrofoors coats ladles nwrar oloth jaokts isrs ilonn collar juibmtir sail pervert oloth jaekte blwdi so oolorjol aoabl braawd wl bnt- iai2blips jaeketl gtln lined lowbmwfilotjb jaekste in ljbllj fly irrootrwltstbtormoollareio0 awvatji sjbooloiss xsrsey cloth jackets allknril3iim4omlt trtromed wlui braid idtillimt stawirkrmrwoui jaekett allk- llnedivanvfdseaanitauoroiad m00 tkuotsd tnllolxry frenob pattern bats mofllled in the lateat and moalpormlm t aaltalil tor arenlng slobor msbtor700 m bat r sjoo pelt hall in eolora reff 75o tor iso shaded oatrieb tina res u100 anil 01 10 half price fioo mod 700 fur section anbseouanauuboadaaodaalilatillb sim qny lamb beaatimst t orer lamb storm ooilan 01 00 alaakasabl bkmiio saoo aladutbabl uarlborough llulla s75 alaaka babl buss wltnlieail anil uiu as 75 tlnkbnr baar oroei tie buff so 75 qreboinerine wltb sable tells mo 00 aitncoanperlbea with sable tails sssq samples on application freight or express prepaid to your nearest railway station in ontario on all purchases amounting to is 00 and upwards w c istlltkins