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X'MAS STOCK UNEXCELLED. Everything bouglit right, and WilIl ho sold at sniallest living profit. 'Special lines for Sunday School Teashers and Classes. I I I splendid dinner served by Mrs. Bennett, a full round of toasts were proposed and duly honored. '"The Queen"-National Antheni by the baud -. Army and Navy- speeches by Dr. Boyle aud Capt. Snel- grove. Counties Council-Warden Fer- guson, Mr. McCallum of Hope aud Mr. W., H1. Powers of Murray. Educational Institutions-Dr. W.- E. Tilley, Inspector of Schools, Messrs. W. B. Couch, S. Bur- den, J. Lyle, J. K. Galbraith, F. F. Mc- Arthur. Joint Bridge Comuitties aud the Contractor-Messrs. R. Weddell, M. J. Doyle, T. Carlow (Percy), Oeo. Mitc- hell (Hamilton). The Press-Messrs. M. A. James, W. R. Climie aud H. J. Suel- grove, J. P. Town Counil-Reeve Prower, Ma.yor Allen aud Messrs. Ilich. Worth and M. Porter. Agricultural In- terets-Messrs. T. Smnale, Reeve of Dar- lington sud Rosevear of Hamilton. The Auctioneers-Mesars. L. A. W. Tole aud R. Hicks of Coîhorne. The Ladies-Mr.i James Mcflougall, B. A., C. E.1 NOTEs. 1 1 -------m eew--1j--- ~mji-J~- a~fi t sfrqxror-_e ____ au&- Wardon Ferguson lhad -the posL of-- e meeting. ~ ~Co~namption. Aok youu.elves, if yoii eau chair with the prospective Warden Mr. J .Jiz, President. 50>ew1 the riskand do nothing for it. W. know M. -J, Doyle. Reeve oi Cramhe on his the raz ooa 7~ _ from experience tit Shiloh'a Cure wif left. After doing fucll justice tO the. renjgb a anbmn4ij sea'. Jomvft'. Iure yeasr ogl. It mever Lbdla. tf. Maple Grove. Calet Philp'& Edger s to ae tie new How are your f urs, ladiesiIf liey e Buq Jour new overcat srhere you vil lmproved .Road Cart-just the. thing. quire repairing taxe them to Mayer the. h.anited i style, pries Md fit, Vi;et j, somethig .ntircly Row and Vary cb.ap, Furrier before hie buey sanon opens. THE RIGHET MAN OHOSEN. At a largely attended meýcina_'f mlem- bers and dïrectors of the orh - borland Agricultural Society, held at Cobourg on the 28th uit., W. J. Westing- ton was unanimously nomlinated as a: candidate to represent thia division ini the Council of the Agricultural and Arta Association of Ontario. The district comi- prises elght electoral ridings, nsrnely the two Northumberlands, the two Durhanms. the two Peterboroughs, sud the two Victorias. Weat Northumberlind has not had, a realdent representative since the late Hon. As A. Buraham'a time. whiie the ]aie Nathan (Jhoate, Samuel Wilinot and Robt. Varcoe, Eêqs.,have been elect- ed froin Durhanm, Mr. Vance's terni ex- piring at the end of the present ~ar. Peterborough has sent Jno. Walton, q1., smzo Jno. <Carnegie, ex-M. P. P. We therefore trust that those agrieultural societies that have been se highly favorqd and honored in the past will cheerfully -le Third OIa.ss Teachers. The following candidates who attended the Port Hope Model School have passed their, professional examinstion snd have been granted Third Glass certificates: CANDIDATE. WIIERX EDUCATED. John Grahami, Port Hope. Norman A. Hnilil, I Fred Harcourt, f Fred JolIow, Bowmanv~ile. John Lee, i T. F. Perkins, Herb. Sanderson, Ada Bickell, Port Hope *Minnie L. Cari., Bowmanville. Eusa Fîigg, NQwcatle. Alice M. Hammi,fi M. Alice Hamill, Port Hope. *Emijy larmer, i Jessie Hawthorn, Newcastle. Maggie Lucas, Port Hope. Bertha McCullough, Bowmanville. -*Laurs MeNeil, Lindsay. Ida L. Osborne, Biwmanvile. WAKE UP, SANTA CLAUS?. or there will be nothing for you to do. The people are flocking in to buy elegent andi appr opriate Fre- sents from our beautiful -ho-'iday stock. The big Holiday Stock has corn-e,, There is sure to be' a merry Christrnas at vour, house if -Y»U