The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

In Lawn Mowers, Spray Pumps, Garden Syringes, i Garden Shears, 1 Z Lawn Rakes, Tools of ail kinds. See our Factory Milk Cans, they are made to stand the wear and, tear. Fine Builders' Hardware a spec-' ialty. 1de otIl BowmANviLLB. Tuesday evening April 13 a special meeting of Council was held when a Mr. McKendry of Toronto appears be- fore the council and makes a statement which The News singularly does flot reproduce. Whv ? Because the fig- ures are so mucli below The News' for- mer quotations ? Not a word does The1 News say b -_w av - of- condemnation of the men who had beeni stuffing its edit- or for a year with ail sorts of ruibbish and rot about the rubber company and its affairs. But again lie is a sudden couvert to the new company and says: Mr. McKendry's explanation wa9s straigbhtf or- ward and had a tuc business ring wi 0 t. Il. The next statement about the rubber company is in the abbreviated report of the meeting of Council of April 27wlien The News says (of course ignorantly or inadvertantly) "~The by-law was then read three tîrnes andpassed." If tlie council lias "passed" it, why are the people asked to vote on it on Mav 22ied? Last week The News appealed again for support of the new by-law for $6000 bonus, and for the first trne utters a word of complaint for the manner in which the promoters of the first comn- pany have humbugged the town, ably assisted hy The News Here is ts ex- planation: ,"Unfortnnately when the last By-lawv for 8000 was carried by the people, the compa j-iny didnfot complete their arrangements for, tart- ing, and the limit of lime having expired, the Bonne was caneelled, and was never paiS uver. This was no fanît of the present Board of Direc- tors but was principally due to misrepresenta.- tions made y) esrs P'lie and Pickbardt, theromoterséofthe sohem, d it is not nO-ht for any one to blaine the genî v -hwo o(a comprise the Direetors of 11w umpn.As ire see, tbey are lu better shapL dythan they were before, and wbile tbeBonuýs is 5-2000 less, the Company are giviiug just as m leu- rity to tbe town as It was proposed tç, ,give be- fore." The News then innocently gives the lie to several of its former statemrents by saying: 'I1t is the intention of the Company to com- mence business witb a ald up capital sioc(k of e20,000 and 511,900 of tbis is already pazýid up. The building and plant will cost $18000 anSluiof this over $6000 bas already been expendedi." We have gone througli the files 'of the News carefully to glean these para- graplis so tliat citizens may know how much valne to place on what its editor may say editorially. -Citinens wil bearii u>mmd- in this- connection that so far we have nlot said one word for or against te nresent SLBBA.TH SVHOOLS. ANIAL MEETING 0F WEÎ13T DtTIIAm ASSOCIATION. After sevcral days of rain and cloudv weatlier Wednesday morning dawned brîglit and clear as if in anticipation of the meetino' of tlie nbnth aniual con- vention of «Test Durhamn Sunday School Association -Which waýslto be held iii the- Disciples' churcli of this town. Dar- lington and Clarke townships were fairly well represented and tlie meet- ings were interesting throughout. Tlie morning session opened with Mr. J. T. Pollock, president, lu the cbair. Ater devotional exercises and the re tirement of the nominating committee, Mr. H. C.lloar,Secretary of Darlington Township Association, reported that the total number of teachers and officers lu the association are 283 witli an aver- age attendance of 231 ; scliolars in Bowmanville town 853, average atten- dance 626; scliolars in Darlington 1429 averag-e attendance 857; Total scholars in association 2282, average attondance 1483; 2 home classes; 793 mombers of the churcli; 104 jobnod during the year. The Sécrotary also gave a brief report of tlie Convention beld at Eldad .11e. R. Douglas Fraser, M. A., gave a brief history of the Base Lino Union Scliool and' a report of the successful work done. 1He emphasized the work of tlie three public sehool touchers lu the dis- trict and the vaine of liuving good mon lu our public schools. The. other causes of the school's prosporitv was due to al tho neiglibors working in harmony and of liaving school and churcli work closoly connected. The groat feit need to-day was the lack of the chidren in churcli. Mr. R. E. Osborne, Treasurer, roported recoip ts $88,84; oxpondituro $80. Report ado pted. Mr. R, Moment, Orono, roported Clurke Township Asso- ciation, sliowing 14 schools withi 1207 scl4olars, with ail average uttondunce of 827 ; 189 officers and toachors. Re- port adopted. The nowly elected officors are: Prosidnt-Jolin Davey, Leskard; Vice Presidnts.-J. J. Uglow, New- castle, 1. B. Barclay, Cartwriglit, W. R. Courtice, Darlinzton, H. J. Alexander, Bowmanvillo; Secretaries-P. Trobil- cock, Bowmanvillo, W. J. Roy, Tyrone; Treasurer.-C. A. Jolinston - Executive Commite.-artwright,-\Vý. C. Fer- ouson J.« Sanderson, R. Philp, W. §Wain.' Darlington -W. R, Clomens, W. C. Cltckburn, R. E. Osborne, 1H. C. man. Clarke.-R Moment, Jno. Stew- art, G. -L. Waddell, W. J. Robinson, BOWMAN VILLE. BarE:in LIST FOR vTESDAY NEXT, MAY 18e Stores close every evening at 7 o'clock sharp ex- cept Saturdays and days before public holidays. W AN prevented a number of our ers ýurmý fn ýïm coming iX. on last Bargain Day and consequently we will make similar offering for Tniesday next, notably our splendid Dress Goods offer. Fancy Flannolette, 36 inches wido, fine goods bn pattern stripes, regular price 12ýe, Tuesday 10c. Fancy Plaid Dress Goods, 27 luches wide, reg ular price 12f, Tuesday 10e Blaek Figurod Lustres, 40 luches wido, severa]j2patterns, worth 50e per yd., Tuesday 30c. Wrapperetto Cloth, Dark Colors, regular priee 10c, Tuesday 7je. Delaine in Light Colors, two patterns, regular price 12ý-c, Tuesday 8c. Prints 32 ilches wbde, bost quality eboth, fast colors in Navy and Light Blue and Liglit Pattern, regular price 12ý-e, Tuesday 8je. Art Muslins, special at 5c per yard. I __ _________ __________ Da i