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i ui sod mia a uunday iaunur i wtlllll m on on t it mania smli 1 r t hydro electbic introduced hie at rock wood last week a alulliui i mlh1 ii a l ui itatu iff t ixliwa luiva on luwuy uwil f tuliuu majuuilu illall jwmta ilausul o lam u- mut by im of alvlamoo iteokld alibi n of tha liildoi truulpl oamttunuy luil autli bi uf k ii toll ii a w r huiah ii p ii nail u ii 0 luiau dsutiiai of ma ii m llliu uacntui sn naown at th tlitimia of iba bl4n pvmii hiid hum solus on wal hrn jnusi it iut j i wllaoil u a k if umiuilahsu uflaaia alia lacasvrly imm aasantar of mr that couimiii or 1013 tk prompt tap leomadutaty afur 1 i nuau ration i voiitjo on iivlawi on rscii 10 tin iiicitlnir- elot for thecimcll of umt hi ii a ill mi monday for t a riitlrrd by atatitr for organ- k the babies queek ft m- uului hltjaji a ii uwn tn be cton jfrfe jkrss thursday january 11 1012 oitoriaij notks a itainjrns r one half ihr rrg nlar rattw on cablegram la being made by ihoo 1 it tehgraph oi tit point in urul britain and lu ihr point reach ed by llermuda halifax and dlirct wnt india cable ou the reduction took effect on ihn first of i he mot tlllt domimion uv oamaiia will have in a aluirt lima j5 ami fit gold pieces the design tor which haa already lieei taaed aiul the work of ihfllrexeoutlfti will ucompulad al the mint in ih early prlng tim demand for tli now gold plca u i ha imlcnim of a national pi id oanada dtaln liar own gold coinage tut woll the united autm a lly ijw to arcura llydroktarih h connectum should bo submitted li milton without delay more power li wanted for tha municipal electrlo uhl plant which la overloaded with dim lights aa a result and cltisen desiring lights i natal ltd cannot get them our leading industrie want mora powar and with a hydroelectric connection wn ahould be aura of mora i nd mtriiohmni plan tub annual ititoirrof i h v ur inary director general and lut 8uok jommlaalonnr for thi pant year he been rvcelved alao a very interesting treatise nn bovine tubercuoela prrpar- edeapeclally for armor and olhara in terested in live stock copies of thaae report a will beaant free to all intereat- e4 applicant and mr d ilendaraon m p will undertake to aaa that coplra araaentto nil who will writ him at otfawa fpr thrni ik tiik kutcriun of umj members of tit county council for 1012 ull a compllmaat baa bean paid to th hal loo proea awodmtloa mr arthur 8 foraur rawva of oakvllle la the pro- aidant of the association and al r joe jl moor ret a of georgtowa is aecrs- ury both mm able men and will acquit tbeoimlves with credit at tha oonnty ooonell id looking after tha in- tsrssts of lb county and the municip alities they represent tuit wakommhuir of ilaltoo county ctraooll for tha prosaot ysr will be ulwmn iteare karl of milton and iuera ahfflnofne9qiiboth4uutlig strodg utsaia to it and both being good able men and quite competent to oil the position the chances how ever are slightly in favor of mr flrif- flot aiulsbould be win out it le gener- ally eonoaded that next year tha honor will go to mr karl without any opposition uutoo reformer turn q t b appears to have ur- rad op number of competing rail way llnea in ihe united states be- canaa of having offered to carry im migrants from the leeaboard to chi cago and th far west at a per pl u of 93 fbe steamship unas eo it i afct am jovfulvaraba u t- k de- dalon and hav served notice on other line that tbay must adopt similar rates to new york lines are kick ing and it now looks as if a rata war may follow pubjntl tiik eiouuay kwkhw of parliament kha western members eup porting mr bordens govemmeni held oonferenees to consider tariff question as they relate to the west itjsrrport- d they are nowni unit that trad leg lalatlon of a radical character must be enacted to relieve present condition in the west ttiey are in favor of ivg ulatlon along th llnea of uio rrclpi-nc- ity pact avoiding however any vptoj- ftd agrrement with the in ted htate timply favoring the raring down of tariff wall onnatural prtkluctapruvla- lonely if lb united stales is will ing to allow canadas grain and cattl unco their country frto of duty the taoi privilege would he ektendwl to toe natnrwl product of hetltalea the prompt and nergatlo consider- atlun of tbo question of llydro lilec trio installation by the co u noil of 101a ta oertajnly cominandlble owing to tha haxardoua condition of our present overloaded municipal electric lighting plant prompt measures are ncceteary no dallying policy would b wit at present and th council is knowing an urtnaaml buslnelike handling of bo matter which mean much for the uocnsaofthe project and the aatur- ance of lntarlon at the earllmt po ibledale when the matter eonie beforq die prpffmrly owners for their deolaloirlt will be wisdom ta emulat th example of the council in securing reliable information both aa regards tb hydroblectrtn coiinnlwlons eon tract and the experknom of those utunlclpalltlm wfllch ha already had bp moeina a operation the council wlu nd doubt tajka arne to put auob lofondadoa baforo tfaepeojplt and all 1 laudaated ahould tody tb proposl- itefv flynla and councillor illl cimxr mcdonald and hniub wn- prnnl took tliclr declarmtli of offh anil iiinliflctlon and ihen prti- oeeded to lini1 moved by alas bell seconded by win cooper lhat tba standing oom- tiilm for the year le a fortoi ftnanck mnrray ucdonafd chair- iqan a xtoll and the iteave piuk anii ijijiit the iteevf chair- imi alex bell ami w cooper htjikkth ani waijcmaivx ball rltalrman m mcdonald and 1 1 cumktietiv- the iuava ohalnua w hmltb and w cooper town haii win cmper cbal man the iteavn and w smith pank w hoiitli fhalrmaii w cooier and m mcdonald the by iaw lu appoint audit or wa passed mesars a k nloklin and john coin lielng appointed kalary to imi vi7 50 each cluitcll ailjoiirned to tiwt al oolimik lit tbf tivenliig and wach all lata monday vanliik at llie aaine hour council rtwiuimililrd at ho m the ueev in tho chair and all member lm ing preaenl cttalrinan mcdonald preaeulrd tlie flrtt report of the cumin ance as follow iakt krle coal co coal hunheam iamp uppliea a j mkokluuon rtglvtralhm mint elecllin anloi wy pea printing itolit hlorey ulmr cemetery juo ilhrvny poitlhge and up plh v u j mcnahb ehmllon hainllton kugln packjngc nackhig c if taylor aupplle akera union co oil oro bavlll supplies itonald hlnrlalr uppliea kin 27 m 11 3 1 2 co 4 ho 1 00 871 00 tha report was adopted upon completion of mitin bualnea itoevo llyid ataled that ha bad be fore hlin ettlmate from the engineer of tha hydrobhmtric commission gv ing details of coat of inetallatlon and modal of tlm hy laws required to be bubniltied to the people the i tieal ton for u now to deter mine continued the keeve i will proceed at once to consider tha ques tion of hydro- k lee trio power or defer it until a latter date t tha member of the council in chor u on hesitatingly replied ojet us take up the matter at oncei ihore ahould he no douty tha question wm consequently tak en into consideration forthwith the data from tha engineers gone lotq carefully and upon the following r ution the first legal step toward secur ing hydro- electric connection waa taken moved by m mcdonald seconded by w smith thai leave be granted w introduce a bylaw for taking a vole of the ratepayers of the village of acton on a question to be submitted whether the rat e payers are j u favor of a supply of electric power from the hydro electric commission of ontario and that the by law be now read a first time the bylaw requiring three reading be being- wnbni it trd to th people the council adjourned until tuesday evening lo further advance th by law all the members were present again on tuesday evening when the uydro- mtectrlo bylaw werefurtbor consider ed motions were regularly carried for the second and third readings and the bylaw was passed ordered to be pub- hhed in lb phsk prum for thr weeks th dale for polling buny mon day 10th february the other by law lo provide for de bentures for the cost of hie local rqulp- inenlfor th new ytm will be i dire docrd at the meeting on the ihnd inst cnoriderauhtfliiie was tpent in dls- cuaring the vailou phases of the quevllon it la ijulle luanlleat ibat the council is determined to understand fully all detail of ills proposed by law and ageeutenu the countv council for 1912 pour hvr afaaabsr t- hpraaa afratown oahvui in and nelson rlkv qhifrih for wabpmh the inemwrhhlp of the county ctimicll for wiawji bn ncfolluwai actou je ilynd burvngtnnm c bulth oiurgtttnwti j m nooru milton k p kirl oakvllla a s firaler kqueltig jiflinlllilglfaniaiidthimi cne thavellirr baooaoi uirnid tin j t it luutun at k mhwikmi wa totally dnlroyad ty qra last tiilurdxy evenlog tlia ilrwtructlon if th building wa dim place only a few charred timbers being visible next morning tlie fire u opposed to have orln atad irom tuaaptosloct of una of tha station lamp mr squire lb agent bad goo to ta loaving lb aaautant to light the lamp and during bl abaenoe iii plosion ikmurred tlie asltant went down tb track to light tlia lamps at ilia witch and when hn relumed it waa to and the station in hamea the aalataoo of roaldenl of ihr village wa promptly voluutsared but nothing could b done to eave the building all ih efforts were direct ed toward sawing nearby building and aaora cars on the tracks and a the wind wa in the right direction till waa a ceo ai pi abed tlie book and records in the station were removed before the flame got complete control but a quantity of baggage was burned this station building lias don e duty uloce th opening of i lie road fifty owe years ago hoc k wood should now ba favored with a oouiuiodlou new build lug with modern accouiuiodatluu and pleaaliig architectural litis the people we live wlth ksaplng en amlcabl term with relatives ssuld be cultivated getting along with rolatlvea accord ing to a wrllur who acea iblnga a llny sra ami not as they ought to be but who aininly bi uo of tliat ran not be termed a cynic in any senaii ol lhi term la an art the flrat ruin to ubnrrvo if you would rwnaln on mi udty tnrnin with jnur rltloaa la rut mil fenaillvinia if anyone ten- ilenry toward thin akin 1 to dla- lurh the family peace let il not be your writ down in large capital tettit ami at ok up on your loo king rlaaa where ou ran ace it two or three time a day the motto i nover mind u i mh to rvalt also the fact that tliern aru some subject that cannot poaalhly bn araued wllh safety with anmi penm we all have our mule opinion there are subjects at which- inch fit u lav back our ears plant our hit and balk thiae arc to b avoldil with granlfathor it may he uin ino lo of bsjilum to surrender nn that point would be to v up ma life irnmlrpntlicr a 30 articles may he con- ileiiaod perhapa into one that girl hifhi tlava am entirely worthless and trivial it lutr believe itrtt comforu lu r it neiil not hurt you uncle duvna lirlntl n no up st the mention of mmialliu aunt sophia may take br evertaalilig ulaiul againaltioardlng anhoola or veal nr pie rhun there- tori those rook a whnn sailing your fonverftatlonal boat with aunt sophia this doe nut mean to efface your personality nor to renounce your own opinion quite tha contrary it is a good plan to think aa you please and ai nearly aa pnaeiblv to do as yon please only dont talk shout it the court- ilea forma and polite nesses- of life make excellent bumpers also between relatives that which embrclli us and makes trouble ts our enforced intimacy to dull the cut ting edge of this nothing is more valuable than plain old f an toned po liteness familiarity does undoubted ly breed contempt except with excep tionally sympathetic eouji who are endowed with that rare quality called love which la the name of that fao tbet enables one to like our 11 ty t fsulu nothing possibly does mora to tnake acid the waters of family peace nothing rankles ami smolders in the bosom of relet veil so munh aa these nasty little inconsequential d nn- iry trnthswa feetprtuty bound truth la mighty to be sorei but life has its little decencies and conoealmftnls truth is not neces sarily nudity flparn us o merciless surgical relations who would strip from us our poor rags o pretense i they may be rags ln must wear some tiling ttaaaagattvyh ui hutchaon nlonj puilfflii audliarl bead head i tiafolghijnhn l fnd and uavld faitlhaisioiio the new inriiiwreare mrssr cone mitorv pomlnrund ueadhead hair that fabohataw who want laiatroua hair vuu of ltr and beauty t start now madam thu is juat tb month to begin to acquire a glorluus head of hair of which you will ba juau ty proud during the auclal events of wintertime if you havent used pakibian sacti you arent on th high road to hair beauty pa it 181 an baqh is the most delightful preparation ibat destroys tha dandruff germ and by so doing remove inat ahov t oause of dandi uff tailing balrttohldf scalp radecland llrsles hair 4 bandtuffgwiualtre obetroalloalata l they prevent the hair from reiing lu prop nonuhment by rvaoaly devotorina tbfeame nourtabneojt ua parisian baqh for on wk and not tha wondsrfiil lindnvetnent ai t brown guarttuter in 00 ftahl bottlm i oats dliry mfa dart my husband- is juat bcfging um to take that trip round the world hut i rani mra u pit si le why notr mrs dart always get dhwy whob i travel in a circle fathere other lg little ilrl vour papa lias mtj got one leav hufnt hvp v lrnn ihtl- llrl yum imtli ctrl whin im iiim olliur onec voteraii utile glrlllunh dear its a hitaveu clearing sale 5 bgnuiulatedbugar i lb 400 tea mo r aolbs sugar a 4 lbs tea for 3 lb baking soda for iav s washlug soda for ec purapapparniogertalupiceetc lb ttttc beat vinegar er gallon kffo tabl bait per bag do pickhag spice perlb c jouyjlwdara all flawora be styollo cleaucr 3 cakes for xtto lamp chimneys large ft medium ac dyes all colors raguur loc fur tic large loc tin stove polish hi j5- wajihboaid i uv i auc uon touars o ab or lot ufto ladlea trimmed hata- hal price 500 capu ties gloves lic for 30c boyv underwear ks 3 85 st 3o ladies suits regular jo color fah ludles coubinew mockhlf price childrens toque cupa res 3jc sa wool yarn while itlasts per lb 4o dree aooda big beductlana bargains boots sbosa rubber etc prices lo suit clothing xvx on ptlcea some snaps overcoats sweaters prlcea out is tw some carpau left iaayardap lace curtains 4kc to 4tm par pair bidosbawts jjq 730 red and black each 4bo troc priau 1 yard wide far wc- laces trlmlngs braids veilings and hundreds of other things too numer ous to mention at greatly reduced price i lbs choice hotter wanted hlgbeatprloealo bxchaage for quods ahio poultry bgga and lard iplbasbrbmrmbbkcwawill have a nrstclaas millinbr for tbo sprlog season with all the latest ideas to suit the ladles elsnaa hot hr unas net concantrat d on hr chn chlldran whih italy queen iho 111 k uh attbrjii r irua ahlnea in aorlv- l la nokd tor her nharlty work and lakes not a little interval in all klnda of hrialthful sport 11 la aa a mirth- that aim holda oral rank in the heart her loyal and loving anbteela khe els re 1 emphatically lhat her liappi at houra are those spent anions in r ehlldren a iihw as her first alniph meai ol roll and coffoo la flnlaufd in th morning ahe goes to lhtir iiiinrr iea when they were much younger it waa hrr great dillghl to givo tlietri tlioir nisluliiim bath but now she merely pnailia nvr thulr breakfaat and play a and mm pa with them until they are n dy to go out the chit drvu s rooms are lurnlahcd with um ulniuitt almplirity ilratgned lo give a maximum of light and air ami a mini mum ol dust4iintalnlng draperiea and carpel in lh playroom innxpnualvu toy may bo n s41dlura u glima and um onlliiitry playthings dear to every nliitd queen k 11a ha rue ih title of th hahl ui in italy through hr lovx of all hildren blno her marriage aim haa witablishod mauy uhlldritia hoapllala arxl rrechca and hardly a day pasae when ah la in home that ahe doea not vlalt onir of um institutions hi has alao cuil1 a revival of ihn la making industry by 1iullhlig srhtxl whe italian glrla ar taught no royal muther spend ao muoli limn with her children during the day a 1 alio loc and hi aludlea u10111 lie ttro anything elau for their lake a plain but auhatantlal meal la pro vlw hi the middle of the day m that ihey may ahare it wllii thulr par ent and the choice of thn menu la the subjict of much care with her chit eviry morning altar brnaklaat princeaa yolatula the uldeat daugh ter is the txautv of the family hlie it exactly llkn her molhar now and gives prtimiso of growing up into an nhaatl complexion and expreaalvn 1 wo mollier hw alio dulik a lo 11 lo 4 lormuli- tlcs to li droaaod up u pain and grief to hnr but to have on a plain overall and to b abht to runli alxiul the ganlrn with aopi of in r favorlbi sjilmala ta pure joy tint tnhljlo llmu young iidy luard will i hnve tlmn to nay good hyu to my irjrij ouaixu atral1 not iiiih tin i aln laavea in two hour and a bait hot water com fori why not enjoy rest by haling a hot watuk mottlh for iheae cobl night j vtit meuralgla khumalum ilackacba cold imi etc a great help and comfort we have them all style sod prices guaranteed at brown dttvaar stations j aawaf j vjcsr i acton oat 3 hhdnrjaddaananasisihaiaisi travel as far aa you like but you cannot gal away from lbs fact that the best home con lain and be boat rauaklana use canadas leading piano the bell i iic ll stock reducing sale at r s cull co winter clothing greatly reduced one quarter off ilcrcn the seasons clothing climax wf find tliit wc have too many fine snits and overcoats on hand and as it is getting late in the season wc arc going to offer the choice of any winter suit or overcoat in our store at a straight discount of per cent the goods arc all marked in plain figures take onefourth off the price and pay us the balance our whole stock of fine garments is yoqrs to choose from we make no excuses only to say that its better for ui to tfafld i utts than to carry slock over until next season just note these cut prices mens overcoats mens salts do no overcoat for tm s 7 s mana smu for jl3 la no overcoala for low lien suit for tjl 3 lo owrcoats for 13 ra t mans suit for v t oa ovitrroatft for 1 i- 1 jo uena suit for i9i3 ih oo ovcrcoals for i3 is oo men kniu for llcs w oo overcoat for ism iflo mens holts for i3s 93 s ownoats lor lmh as 50 mens suits far lhf as 00 men suits for v 1 h7s s no ovcrcoou or ih71 jo oo men soil for x3 boys overcoats boys 2 and j piece suits s i hoys overcoats fo 3t3 s 3 s uia of d oo hoy overcoats for h oo hoy overcoat for lc 500 suits for 3vs h 73 hoy overcoat for 71 600 solta for 4jtm lo oo roy overcout for 75 g 75 sulla for 3 so hiy s overcoat for lffa13 1000 suits for 7js all our highgrade winter caps and heavy underwear will go into this sale at deeply cut prices its the buying opportunity of the year dont miss it see window display we will give a winter cap with each overcoat if you bring this ad r s cull a co 35 lower wyndham guelph attn jjbrrtisnnfni jlulwk lit uknt a the merclxants bank proceedings at the fortyeighth annual meeting of shareholders the forty eighth annual meeting of the shareholder of tbo me re bants bank of canada wjas bald on wednesday december 30th ini 1 at the head offices of the bajak the statement of the result of the business of the hank for iho year ending 30th november 1911 the nerproflt of the year after payment of lost h4 uri k amkita lost o hla uhim m fui fj s ww wantki liufutwliwtgul p xpflf m tiik wxrmuum u ru co cu0ick hij1ldin0 for bale lots at low blae do mm 1u counter ilrrm ism bmmkl m qeault- or hld jtr iikaarimoaw a co chkck imjukh ttpt i h4iuj 4 take jfotick x a will nr u abaatwi mtim wumi ar ub bomus norice nuticb 1 dmby st ua mm aavllliu hotldunlwi uaaisna aajr 0 dmuut koto a bsmnaitso a hii iimuoto b kaily charges rebate on discounts lot deposits and making fall provision the balance brought forward from 30th novem ber ioio waa interest on posits and making fall provision for bad id doubtful debts nave amounted ta 179581 03 this has bean dnmeeed 0 aa follows i dividend no 94 at tha rata of prredt per ansjm s 3500000 dividend no qs t the rate of 9 percent per annum 13300000 dlvtdeod no 9 at the rate oft percent per annum 15000000 dividend no 97 at the rata of 10 per cent per annua transerred to reserve fund written oft baak premise aocexmt contribution ta officers pensaoai pond balance earned forward isoooe unking o tutu nt srs78a7s 18 sts7ttts the general statehemt tliostntcniotit or liabilities and aibcbiatjoth november 1911 mas then road liabilities i 15131mm follow 1 sas8979a5 a 1 to the iubllc notes tu ciiculallon deposits at call deposits aubjoct to notice ac crued interest to date in cluded 3aj96bj3 deposits by other banku lu canada 3597c 4 italanceii due to agents in great britain the united slates and elttowharn dividend no 97 dividends unclaimed 9 to tho block holdem capital pah up j6 000000 00 reaervo iund s4ouooo 00 fiauncoofirjiiltacarrladforwanl s8j8 ill 6j494sroka 3io8oos assets low and silver colu oa hand dominion notes on hand note and cheque of other banks halancea duo by other banks in c bank and agents tn the united states 1 cull and short leans en bond and stocks la canada 3b54s4 31 call and short loan on honda and stacks elsewhere than in canada 900161377 s 14900700 snj9 0000 46647800 3cbsi4s3 s7o47ooss jf governroeut afublclpal railway and odwr llonda and debeaturca 607496901 current loans and ducounu less rebate of interest reserved v loauti lo other daulut secured loan and discounts overdue lose fully pro vided for i posit with dominion government for secur ity of nolo circulation mortgages and other securities the property of tbo dank real estate hank prarntic other anobi clhaltlna auction sale fvbm stck and 1m- llejubnls a jlim aoa j toaaawit mr4iua ltm ti i awajaw at ntmi m 1 meica imm 1 mfx mam am iluib inb l m wtm m a aartl leloaim hi 1 d caw a asu sua i j y w uh x fcanl w aala aalf 1 bmiiiihii aau um a mv iiiut w no 1 a ran iaimf ri 4a j a ujb u hi- vj i kbuau j m l ltwataaavnwl to b la utah twrtsk3rrall mia mui ii u ta j i may mmi mi mill i awt mi hajtw atuniatttnouiliiim f i mmi iai chor umb 1 xmrmtp itmpmt i njbor 1 timu nn a maad and vnoar tllliittl kaui stttaad aaavr cub nni im unuul u dhmuh vraau sa imnuhlnrf bv- fan mbi aola it pa mat pg t u to immv a ia iwuutf tauavttujth u ttvlacabyy uj kkuu crsh prid for fowl raw hjrs junk t also sell all a tod ol juknltuitl rcton 3wt srmb u siontaov allan preiwnl sleighing cdwb in and 8bk uh a vpu stock or gaoosaia abafvihasiioatlv oerhig w hustler i millbt apto sleighing havirig como i have a fall supply of cutters sleighs blankets robes far coats r harness balls s and all other needs in this line prices tight and goods satisfactory in every respect four stores second hand cheap for cash or reason able terms 0 f j3irdweli acton vj3oow too- rtlltok winter resorts hond trip ttouil ticaaia saw on sal to all rtlnclpal winter rteorts inctudlog t caufornia mexico florida etc the illracllve route lo western canada is via chicago steamship tickets on salt by all lines pull infonnmloii tnm it hsholmes afent