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N0 II" IS T111! T131 If ._}'(.p__ CHRISTMAS CARDS, PICTURE BOOKS AND CHRISTMAS Pillilllli of all kind: at Ellis’s Drug Store; I'flSL’lJL‘" I'A I.I.~'. LEGAL &c. A. l’. III'ZVIJN. BAIZRISTHII, .-\ttoraey-:it-I.aw, Solicitor in Chancery, Kent Street. I.ind:.iy. MARTIN a HOPKINS. I ARRISTl‘leS. it'll.lfll’l‘tili.~'. .‘gr‘ any to Loan at r; p»-r Kent5trect,l.indsay, Unt. IRS. MAitrix. Mo- m: n 1. Office. (3. ll. Hort-:1 " F, I). Miltlllrl. ARRISTER, ATTORNEY, J.- SHLICITR and Notary Public. Money to Loan. (Rhee, Kent street, Lindsay. IIUIISI‘H'I‘II & JACKSON, I ARItH’I‘HIlS. SULIISI'I'UIIS, kc. tier, William street. Lindsay. A. llt'n.~'r>.tii. A. Jar‘izsnx p ()f-' U'ld‘iAllY .k ()'I.l'l.-\llY, )ARRISTIIRE A'l'TtJllxli'i'S-.\'l‘-h.\W.i ) Solicitors in Chancery, kc. Uflicc, i Dolmny lllock, Kent street, l.ind~: . ‘ AnTtlt'lt tl'lonnv. “can Whaler. MCIN'I‘YIll'l .k S’l'l'HfAllT. , [)Altlllh'fl'lltfi. AT'l'tIItXl'IYS-.\'l‘~l..-\\\', ' ) Solicitor‘~ in I'lzaur'cr‘v, flux, Lindsay.) ()flice over tlntario flank. Kent str-et. Moâ€" ney to Loan at a per (:ciit. on real estate 'eenritios. D. J. Mclsrvirir. Tans Si‘iavaixr. )I()NIC\' 'l‘() IJI'IN!) on security ot mortgag- on flea] and l’er- isnual Property and l'romissory Notes, at: reasonable rates of interest. ‘ Apply to JUIIX A. BARRON, llaiuasnzu, j hinds: v. i MEDICAL. i A. W. J. IlizilllAFSI, M. IL, GROVE“, I’bvsician, Surgeon, kc, kc. lesidcnec, llrick Cottage, Wellington; street. Lindsay. l ,,.__.l llllS. WILSth & WILSON, )llYSlt‘lAXS. Si'lttllCHVS .‘v clu-rs. rlou I-‘alls. ' ,-\I'f'tlI'â€"' Ullice. Fr ' “is Street East, Fcn- ‘ II. S. Witww, .u a, \t. n.. c. .\t.. \i. c. r. .t " Ilr. .-\. Witsov, St. a, it, (luti c. r. .t s.. tlnt.; bit. J. ll. LOWE, )IIYRICIAN k SURGEON. Coroner for the Provisional t'ounty of Ilaliburtou. , £11)" oun- next door to the Mc;\rthur-‘ llnuse. Residence, the house lately occu- pied by Dr. llryson, on May street, Fenelun Falls. IlllS. IllililUHVS & fillAIIAM. )lerill‘IANS. $l7l:(:f-IU.\'S, kc. Office and residence directly opposite Carr's lion-l, William St. Lindsay. (Jails from the country promptly attended to. l’. l‘aiMizit lloiamws, II. II. (litmau, .\t. n , u. u, c. .\l., u. c c. .t c. .u., late Soho “tis- s. 0. Graduate M‘Gill , pital, London. i'. v. s. College. MouL, lle. l .u., .\t. n. (‘.‘ England summons. , J.\.\i|-:sniCI<so.\', ‘ I) l.. Surveyor. (Tom ulssioaer in the Q. Il.,, , Convcyancer. .kc. Ilesideiiec,and ad-i dress. I-‘euclon Falls. ,B‘ H CD ('3 111 b‘ t" {b .2 b1 0 C! 5/: id W; t: l-l IV A if? V H, It, Five good lluilding hots for salt-:chenp ‘ in l-‘enelon l-‘nlls West. l Apply to .l.\ll\'l.‘i k Mrlltll’fl.\l.h.' Fenelon Falls. June firth, 15st. 17-! t. ‘ J. NEELAflflS, r I)1']. "I‘IS'I‘. I.1NI)H;L\’. (lac ofthe firtn will he at the Mc;\it'rlii‘it llorsi-z, FESIZIJN l-‘.\i.i.s, on the third Monday ofcach mouth. Teeth ’ extracted by laughing gas without pain ut ‘ injurv, or no charge will be made. an)“ (lilit'L‘ established in Lindsay nearly fifteen years. ' ‘lil: t'l'l'Y ill" l.t|.\'fltl.\' l-‘lllf-I INSI'I‘. I .l\"l2 t‘o. Capital {L‘lllhtiml sterling. Ill-positcl with the Dominion Government. Slllll with Tin: lovii. Interns-est Co. or l'ivvaasnâ€" t‘apital, 51',””i‘."’i". l‘npnsitcd with llm tinnion Government and otherwise vested in i'ana-la. f‘ahma‘uai. Tm; Wrnxnx lsst'iuvcr. t'a, (‘apital and Asset or (‘av int. . . ll SMITH, .f Fermloa Falls, .Ian'y '_‘.'::t . I‘M, its. Important to Farmers. llnirig secured the control of the gown: l'r‘i t'm l:\ l": the town- Ii’: 4 ~ v f l--‘ i i i i and liar- in; arr-o: -. . .. .. i..n. at F. H _\r‘ $i\i: . i shall he titcl‘arr'vl to fill viii sirulr," iii .'\ fr“ d 1} { emu Falls fr i‘lifJ'K' [Iris-glut, l‘v,\l.‘~ . l'arftei n-,ll commit ill! it own inter. ml by :napeeting lftl: churn tet'sre buying any uthrr. \\'ll.l.l.\.\l DAVIS Fear-Eon Falls. Jane 2131b. test. l*-ly. 13's [2 135N613. GEORGE CUNNINGHAM, ‘ General Insurance and Inn Agent. FENELON FALLS, ONT., represent: the following tint class comma am, with vl:'-el: Lexi-res: can Ev tnunetrd upon the mast 1.:‘dtlllfix‘t‘u5 terms. The l‘uuda Permanent [man J: Savings (‘0 The lmpcrzal Insurance Company, of Lon don. England. he Vinita: lawns" Company, ofr‘aaa- tl x. .‘r ' .2 u" .("l '9.--..' T. l. M’ .l\' ignorance t'o .uf England I“ (" wt: £-' 'zwfi Lt: .lwuusdqnmt'lfaaâ€" “I 3 Saturday G. Am erson, HARDWARE EOERGHAHT, Fenelon Falls, begs to call attention to his large .‘IUClC of itagging:E‘s, well worthy the attention of lumberinen. “ Ahead of any ’ Cross-Cut Saws, the best in the market. lPaints, Oils, (.ilass and Putty,- ‘a general stock of IIardware, Plillllll Milli Will, i and was soon afterwards taken to Unu- and carpenters and other toolsf . . .. _ i lay until the nioruingof the 20th. when by the best manulitcturcrs. November 7th. 188-1. ,ithc ftatlan falls Qfmscttr: c’r 27th, 1884. urge We wish all our py New Year. readers a hap- Cliristmas Day. Instead of being wet, as one of the weather prophets predicted, Christmas 3 Day was fine and clear, though almost too cold in the fill‘cnoon ; and. as there was plenty nfsnnw, both our livery men had the satisfaction of sold”: their sta- bles empty. “In hope that the unusual scarcity of rmultry (consequent upon buyers having rmmntly gone, through the country) did not. prevent any of our leaders from having a goose or turkey for dinner, though prices were terrify- ing considering the present. hard times. - At any rate there was the plum pud- ‘ ding to fall back upon, and the materials for puddings were plentiful. cheap and of excellent quality. We are afraid. from what we have lately heard, that in some few cases the pressure of poverty marred tho joyousocss of the season, and in villages as small as this Cases of actual want are so rare that there is no ' . organization for their relief. andâ€"less from want. of charity and benevolence : than bccauxe “ what is cvcrybody's bus , iiiess is unbody's busiucs s"â€"â€"-.~ueh cases. i when they do occur, are sometimes not ‘ attended to as promptly as they should be. Business, we learn, was dull in Fenelon Falls for Christmas time, there being a noticeable falling Off in sales to farmers, who, suffering from low prices , for almost everything they have to sell. are. naturally (lipased to turn everything they can into cash and to do with as few luxuries as possible. Still they. like all other classes. have much to be thankful for, and 185’}, if not. one of the best. years on record, has been tnuch better than many which ngrieulturists and business men have managed to sur- vive. There. was early mass in St. Aloysius' Church and morning service iii St. Jaines‘s, Christmas flay being a religious festival with the Catholics and l'lpi:copaliaus. Another From “ F. F.” Failing to get any reply from the reevc or councillors to his accusations. and bring as fond of argument as a. cat , is of cr ~am, 1". I". seems determined to draw as into a wordy war, for which I he has leisure and for which we have . none. lint it takes two to get. up an argument. and as we said all we had to say in defence of the council in otir first reply to F. F.. and as we are sure that no one who carefully reads it will think : it. affords reasonable L'rounds for his persistent efforts to make it appear that ,wc endorse all they have done. he is welcome to peg away as long and as hard as he chooses. In less than forty- ' eight hours after this Issue of the (in- zo'Hc is in the hands of its village read- .N‘ Z! with a whzei he gL-‘sed up for [i'nL' part-me in: mm: have :«1: turned around: fur won alter re- suming his: journey he discovered that he h1d lost his way. and. as it hal grown dark. I» g ‘ up all hopescf maching Mr. Tie's and made prepara- tions p1 pass the l.i_'l.{ in the \v-«uls. l'ofn rtuuntely his match s hall V wr'. tl at not One: of them would light, and he c-' lid in»! kindie a fire, which. as (ht: cold was lair-me. proved a dreadâ€" tui mi~f~rimm. With feelings that tui‘st hat-.- bordered on despair he at length sat down by the root of a tree, and had not been there long when the howling of wolves was heard. and by degrees approached so near that he was enn- vinccd the animals were within a few rods of him. Though unable to light a fire he had plenty of cartridges, and ' at brief intervals be loaded up and let fly in the direction of the wolves until smut-thing got amiss with the. lock of his, rifle and it would tint w -rk. flow- ever he was not molested, and next, morning, by which time he was in a piiiahie condition, he made his wayâ€" sometimes on his feet and sometimes on f r. . (ll . rt _v.f_ >1- , his hands and kneesâ€"a distance of over two miles to Mr. Tie's, where he rcceiv- i o - i ed such attention as Could be given, i'genn. where he lais's hotel at Ilol-e' V be was conveyed to his own house. A 1 friend who p ‘ with him. and to whom We are indebted : sscd the following night for the abovo information. says that his; feet were both frozen solid and now prc» ; : sent a dreadful appearance, and the fin i gCl‘S 0f butli hands Wt'l‘u fl'oZtrii also, but not Very badly, Dr. Ilcflrassi, of Lind- say, who was sent for to attend him.; fears that one of his feet and perhaps both, will have to be amputated. Mr. Tiers returned to Mr. I’reseott’s on Sat urday evening to get his son and others to form a searching party. and he was iii the house when news was brought from Bobcaygcon that the missing man was there. Mr. Prescott is an elder _ brother of Mr. llobcrt Prescott of FCII- . elou Falls. Fol'NILâ€"A lady's satchel containing a trifling sum of money was picked up near the bridge on Christmas Ilay, and i left by the finder at. Mr. Mel’ariand's grocery. l Aui:ici'I.’rtrit.ii..â€"â€"'l‘he annual meetâ€" ing of the Fem-Ion llranch .»\gricultural Sn'uciety will be held in Gillics' ball, Ulcuarm, on 'i'uesday. the 8th of Jauu ary next, commencing at ‘2. p. m., and all interested are invited to attend. ' (ltasswanizl (li..\ssw'.\ni: ! lâ€"Just recuivcd. l as the sign of the lied Flag, a large assort- ment of Glassware. all of which will be sold very cheap. lcautiful glass sets. suit- able for holiday gifts. for «W cents. and all other goods as cheap as ever, and don't for- get it.â€"I“. GEORGE. Law Oi-‘i‘iCi-iâ€"â€"â€"Fcnclon Falls once more has a law oflice. Messrs. llarron & Smith having opened one in Jordan" 5 block, and placed it in charge of .‘It‘.5 tioorge Jordan, who has been with them { for nearly three years. and is approach- i log the termination of his legal studies. l Business (lirtsoizâ€"llesvrs. \V. I. Robson and Johnston Ill'andon llavo i bought the stock and good-will of Mr. John .-\. l‘lllis‘s grocoi'v business. andf will take possession on or about the 1st of January. They are both well known 5 tr. the residents of Fcnclon Falls and its - vicinity, have both been in business 3 here, and, we. have. not the slightest doubt, will do well together. 5-???“ (liiiusruas axn New Yi-zait's tlii"rs.â€"â€" l Just received, a handsome display offiilvcr l’latod Ware, consisting ofUliildrcii's Mugs, Napkin tings, Cruz-ts. Spoons, Knives and ; Forks. Also, a choice, lot. of llahies' lloxi Slciglis. Spring Skates. &c, All silverware l warranted genuine and stamped.â€"â€"-Jt’lSlCI'Il llHAltl), (Iolborue Street, Feuclou Falls. Ilos'r li‘oituiz'r Ir.â€"â€"l)on't forget the entertainment to be given in Ingram's hall next 'I'ucsdav night by the Fcuelon Falls llramatie Co . and go and see it. Their efforts to please, those who pal:- ronizod them last winter were eminently : successful. and we. have no hesitation in predicting that the. coming pcrfbrmancc will be highly creditable to them as alti- :iteur.~‘. and will surprise and delight all who witness it. Admission ‘_.') cents; children under twelve years old, 15 c'ts. , St‘t't‘t-zssi-‘lfl..-â€"The Methodist anal-- versary services and festival, held this ' w'cek. Were very successful. pecuniarily and otherwise. The collection on Sun-- day amounted to about $17). the same, 1 sum was given by lady members of the . ors (and Sunday to be taken out of3 that) the nominations will take place , and as soon as they are. over “ I“. F." ‘ and those who form the “ we " be oh ‘ trays speaks of will have an opportunitv i of meeting the llecve N (‘o. face to face. and asking all the questions they think fit. (lur eorrcspomlcnt says that “ we are) have no tdlii'l' desire than that the public alfalfs of the village should be discussed from every possible stand» point." :ind the desire is so admirable a tin-r that we clurish it oursclvts, and hope to have it gratified on Monday next, when the stziti l point of the men» bot-s of the council will probaloy he submitted to our to-isidcraticn shall lu- . . stattlltwio! n. the think Illiii‘ to cvmptre it with Illil‘” who seem t0 that they inc done nothing but cvi. and that tu-iititniaizy. in; that 'thw -l.~\ii is int as he is printvi' anl pwrlzaps .‘l"~~t‘.~. Mc.\vtl.ur, Tl. drips -n, 5w mzon. Sand ford and Netisuo are not i'illu'l‘. lllxi'lx' .t‘ Badly Frozen. On “ odor-slay of 'I.i~t week Mr. «Ias. Prescott and Mr. l'l.as. Tiers. two well- . known Vettiiam farmers. went together m: a hunting expedition to the town ship of Nancy. (In 'l'hursday night M r. l’rezcntt, having separated from his communion and being <ev-ral miles. from their camp, s'ept at Mr. Tie's, and next morning went into the needs and spent all day in put~uit of game. [looming p his abidty to find the camp. or thinking it t-‘w far to go, lw dam-nuiue-I to pass 2r night at. Mr. 'i‘i~-'s. and in if .- en ..::.g e «t t 113* nun ='t‘-vf trailing turd: bu d ~'i;-. :maderwi‘ he .‘ \‘1‘ I"- l:.- ethnic; a trough tiu- icy: the and the rest I f them, whoever they , and Wt“ It is an r-lvl s.i.-' congregation who could not spare time ’ to prepare catablcs for the festival, and the receipts on Christmas lliy wire a few cents over S‘. -). making a total of SILK"). a c'unparatively sin lil portion of which will b~‘ needed to (.“IYt'i‘ expenses. llar‘risr TF.\.â€".\ t.-a met-ting will he held in the llaptist church. l“cne1on Falls, on Thursday next, New Year‘s flay, and posters giiing particulars were circulated early this “'l‘l'k. After tea, which will be sl’l'Vt'll at (‘cloL-k, addresses wid be delivered by the lievs W. K. Anderson. of Lindsay. I). \V. \Vatch. of Fencion Falls. Mr. flak. of ('m.hray. 'oai otl.“l‘~. .\o t-tii-rit-ilt choir will l‘n'li‘lJI' music on the occasion. Tick- ets for adults. ‘J.’ drcn under 12 y c~-:.t~ each; for Mill- lfi cents. ...-l to ehtizch ’.\ HI‘ :I TH" It i.' iii~ “it: ln' :i‘pp t-tirp in -~. Unruly M or \Kt'.\'.«â€"Thc IWH-i .tll‘i 'f-i tinvii‘-'->_-g.-.l grulictors of an open winter were \try much mistaken. at .io' rate :is far a- the tif'st put of it was i'ntit'st’llwl'. 'oid the " profesnrs " who \v-vu,.lii't buy H't'td'ci‘flls, and the inti~hrats tht'. ianlt houses with thin wail~ airl without ll‘.‘ll'l" windows mu-t have .1 tru-zty good évlva of what frcrx‘ in: names by t3.i~ ti'in'. chmir‘~-', lu-L. twin: :1 prophet our». "n ~, we cant tell I what dauutry win bring forth; but Ill‘ readv thew have two or three iii, :3 nearly a.- cold as any on record, (In: ground i- lti lilt'h Ill‘llt‘dlil 11 foot of snow, and itl '~ lean lulu the eye.» of tm‘tici: of it mlpiiu: In Nit" IIHW lad, they are diafinbhib; I! this I.‘ an open winter, .t'u we have to say is. give ll.‘ Ll. £20" ll t‘ll". xvii lav-‘ll {tat .\ pd". of fiilrl-.'râ€"_‘xllirr-Jt5 in Ca. V Alumna] fin: hut“) C.)i'IUt(’i and eaten by ~.i'. .i;t.~. . t - zence was at once drawn, and anxious ' tot-day two recently driven nails \vcrcl ‘ refreshments. ‘ The tallest ofthe men drew attention , old man, this is a bit of London.” 'suialh-st of the men remained i pearauco, and were evidently strangers. . or was palvcriz~d. , bridge, superficial, and the strength of ‘1 explosion at”. London bridge. , handsome building in liroadw‘liy, where : dcnominatioual journals and books are : published, and where the magnates of ‘ Bishops, missionaries, pastors, editors"I 1 proprietor was called. “ I am sorry to say that we cannot ' entertain you," said the proprietor tol A. Shading Statement. in: great Conser- lnilowin; frnn I": t fl 1", is :tartiing Cf'ttii'JZ right aft-u- ' vative oinvcnti-in. t' the Nianra 'at . in the extreme: “ Fur some time there has been a movement on foot among the prominent butcher eipitaiists. having for its object the purchasing of Sirdobn. for the pur- pose of dividing hint among their cus- tomers during the Christmas holidays. and that yesterday Messrs. J. Batten. of Thumb]. and Licorge llysdale. of Ni- agarti Falls South, both heavy dealers in Syndicate matters. entered into a contract with Mr. Anson Garner. where- I by Mr. flatten takes three-fourths and , Mr. liysdale onedourth of Sir .Iolin,, leaving Hon. Oliver Mowat, the other, member, to be disposed of to some syu- , dictte in the future. 3 “ Syndicate," " Fir John." “ (,liirer Mow-at "â€"what did it all mean '? Sir John fallen into the hands of some L'reedv traders, who, as a business spec- . find i ulation. proposed to cut him up small ' and distribute him as. souvenirs to his many adu.irtrs '.’ This startling infer- enquiries were at once instituted by tel‘ ezraph and telephone. Then it steer. should be more careful in guarding a- gainst ambiguity. The item gave a shock to many, and the explanation scarcely l’clicVC) the anxietyâ€"Thrown .Yru‘s. â€"â€"#â€"9.0 The London Bridge Explosion. Loxnox. Dec. l8.~.»\t low tide yes? diseovered in the buttresses of London bridge. To these nails the explosives had evidently been attached. The two strangers who hired a boat at Queen-l Ilithe on Saturday went to a tavern in the vicinity before embarking and took While they were eating one of them said, “ What shall we take 1 i with us? We have a coldjob on hand." Whisky was suggested, but they finally decided that they would take no liquor. to the venerable appearance of the tar- crn, cxclaiming to the keeper, " Say, The , seated l and tacituru, holding a black bag with i great care. The landlord of the tavern says the men were of gentlemauly ap- hoxnox, Dec'r lSth.~â€"-A diver this was j learned that the item referred to a fat ’ lleally, writers for the press : ' that they found [JAIME-True to Consist : parade was held on Sunday, and result- Led in th* arrest of four of the leaders ‘ caught him by the bosom of the trous- morning found in a stone of the second arch of the London bridge fissures an inch wide, beginning six feet under wa ter, and extending to the foundation. Col. \Iajendic. chief of the department of explosives, says the dynamite was probably suspended to a grating over a sewer hole at the base of the pier. The force of the explosion was much greater than was supposed. Several stones: were badly shifted and the. joints opened. The cut bstonc at the bottom of the son'â€" The damage to the the structure remains unaffected. Granville and? Gilda-tone have been . provided with extra guards since the _._». -. .-. "(5-1 w.-__..... Boycottii;c .. t. . __.._ The Chicago [lei-all] Says:â€"'l'hc Methodist hook eoncl-rn owns a big, ,, .thr m the church have their headtpiarters. and influential laymen m-act :hcrc, for- mally and informally. Close by is Tay- lor's 'rstaurant, where the food and the prices range high. But the traditional plainncss of Methodism does not seem to call for abstentiousuess in victuals, and for many years Taylor's has been the favorite eating place for the leaders of that dcumninatiun. At times of the annual meetings of the various commit- tccsas many as fifty to a hundred of these clergymen have taken their dili- ncrs in the fashiruiable eating house. The last general conference appointed two negroes on the book committee. One of them is in attendance. IIc went with some of his fellow-churchmcu to dine. lie is a portly, Well-dressed. bc- nign man, but his colour is almost jet. The French waiter called the attention I of the head waiter to him, and then the I the negro. " Then none of us will out said Dr. llueklcy. here." i 3- a. line 2.1L}: miles in length if stretched " twilight. and labors slowly round. This The whole party retired. They pass- ed a resolution to boycott the establish- meat. 'I he gourmets of the Methodist hook (mnecru flaw: in consw-rptenec divi- ded their patronage among the other! restaurants in their neighborhood. It Illk'll' hearts ate involved in the issue. .P.. 4-.. Another attempt on the Czar's life is rlilmru'd- l knocked hat. Well. this is rich. llnw "':|tI:-' (In an alarm of fir-3 in a school in Jersey. the children were orderly marcli- ' cd out to a tune on the piano. An Indianapwiis fishmonger finds plen- ty of people to filly ccl skit s as a charm against rheumatism. fo .) t’v'lits apit t'=:. livery county in Washington Terri- tory. when: \voim-n vote. gave a unjor ity in favour of taxing church property. .\ silvrr brick horn .‘lchci. weighin: 1_'_’t|ll pounds. has arrivcd .‘it Ill" New tlrlcan~ l‘lvposition. It is valucd at Sgodnoo, If is >‘ftt"tl lllfit flit1 Il'isll labourers along the Lulllloll ducks will he refused emplwno-ni in L'Hanti'mcc of the Lor- doa Ilrii - outrage. .\ St. I. unis man has ‘ll‘t‘l'fl't‘l‘i'd that codtish skin, when propa rly tanned, makes elegant leather. It is. of a path gray ("'Il‘alil' and very tough. The Nile expedition l3 advancng rat pidly, and it is expected that in the course ofn wec': '-r so tic soldiers will be within gunshotot'the .‘lahdi's forces. ‘ v Anaâ€"s. ‘ ---â€".â€"â€" r .- lt‘ ym alt-all be so unfortunate a: to ,Scaid or Woumi yourself in any way. . :1 teal it t‘ernir. n: .l. E'ar'mfs Curb ’ .aarl h.- -.it*.' i '- l'. hull.- . good : hut person" who fear I' , point oat by what manner Allaruuiu what he will guarantee him for ; ‘ a six months' tour with “ the greatest ,again. .\ c xse of b «Iv-snatching is repsrttd 3 fr-'-ui Na; nave. It is t-e'ievcd that an attetr-rt has b‘cn made to blow up a bridge in (ilafignw. , J. ll. Wilcox. cf Irvingzon. 6a.. heâ€" lieving that there would be another civil war, saved tip $3,0tltl in gold and hid it . in an old trunk. Thieves bored a hole throng}: the flu r and stole the money. A young man in Welland is reported to have performed III“ Wonderful feat Of , eating at his breakfast one morning lately lUti buckwheat cakes. lie is >liil alive. The doctor thinks he will rreover. .-\ Nebraska girl of nineteen calls her selfthe champion cowgirl of Ameriea. and she offers to ride a race. throw the lassn or shoot a match with any woman in the country who is disposed to dis. pute the claim. The Tiehborue claimant asked Mr. show on earth." Mr. Ilarnum replies that " Sir Roger" would not be an at-V traction on this side of the Atlantic. Ilis Excellency the GcVei‘nor-Gcneral has received a telegram from the Cold nial ofliee. signed Derby, stating that a Voyageur. John flops, had become in- sane. and would be sent to thly. flops was a (.'aughnawaga Indian. Nelly is, situated near Southampton in l‘inglaud. ' .-\ clever sell of the cholera siege at - Paris was L'AHIF- True (the anti-scare). which the newsboys cried vigorously as " the only journal which doesn‘t men- i tion the clmlera." It was only after the public had invested their pennies of four blank pages. The Salvation army has connucuct-d business in Montreal. The first public and the mobbing of the others. There : are indications that, if the army e mtin-, ties its parades in Montreal, the police . will have plenty to do. The foreman oftlic \Vashiugton Mon- nmeut is the meanest, man on earth. The. other day a workman slipped and was about to fall. when a frienle nail ers and held him until his fellow work- men could rc:cuc him. He was docked for the time he was on the nail. llccently an unknown man from the cast went into a Western eating house and ordered truffles or some other cffete delicacy. Wliei'enpon the noble son of the West who took his order whipped otit a murderous looking pistol, saying, “ flash is what you want, and bush is what you’ll git." l ()u and after Jan. 1st, ISS'I). the day will be reckoned at Greenwich Observ- atory, near London, Eng, as commenc- ing at midnight, the hours bein: Count- ed on up to twenty-four, or midnight For many years a dial showing twenty-firm hours has been erected at the observatory, but in future the twen- ty-four hours day will be. official. The number of locusts destroyed on the Island of Cyprus last year under the auspices of the British Government is estimated at 195,1ltlflfl00fltlf). A dozen or two either way doesn't make any nritcrial diff-ream. 'I'he screens l which form part. of the apparatus used ' in the process of destruction would form continuously. A wonder of South London at pres- ent is a colossal figure which oec'as'mn- allv looms in C-nnhcrwell Green in the is Maclloiincll, the Gaelic giant from Sathcvlamlshivc, who measures seven feet two inches in his stocking ramps. He had a Collision with an omnibus. fiftccu months ago, and it is said that the omnibus was seriously damaged. COMMUNICATIONS. To [he Editor oft/m I‘i'nvlon I'll/Ls (J'tllt‘ff". Sin,â€" ly your remarks on the three letters I, in your last issue, it is evident still your grand motive to impress on your readers the fact that our motives in writiugarc scl- lisli and unpatriotic. and meant to harrass the council oti the c -nftlic election. Now this we must again most distinctly and em- phatically deny. We. began with one and only one motive, NJ, to call thcattcution of our fellow townsmenâ€"wloo may perhaps not watch the course of public events so' closely as we (loâ€"to the alarming condition i to which the suicidal actions of the present council has brought us, hoping they would 1 thereby be led to enquiro into the state oft affairs and judge for themselves; and in your remarks on our cntnmuuications you 3 have invariably shirkcd away, or at most made very little allusion to, the most iin-. portaut points, and endeavour to turn the l inolchill into a mountain, carefully avoid- ing all mention of the real mountain: or, i in other words, drew a very poorly prcscrv- l (-d herringr across thr- sccnt. .\s an instance ? of this, in your remarks on our article of} the week before last. you carefully drew the . attention of your rcadt't‘s to our nn-ntioning' the money about to be borrowed for tho ncw ’ school-house. but as carefully avoided any mention of tlic ruisanpropriatcd for the re- dcniption of thc'old debentures. it this was is :t sore trial In their Humilttlih‘, but 5 "(it “Pulling the “whim” 5” :H i” (".m- plctcly overth the mountain. then we will. to use a common phrase, “knock under." r You inform your rcad- s that personal re- gard for "a good (.rit" and Van! of time alone prevent vou fu tn knocking us into a. fill we ought to feel for ~urh tnagaan What a pit-24:12" it is to \\~‘.- “ when we know the editor t , to overlook our slmttm-mingu . I portunity to coinp‘vtoly Hint-lid] 1;. i.- ;,,. vista ~h-Hild rxfrain from arming, and ‘.\'I- have no other (ll-«ire than that the public .tIrllf‘ «If thi- ‘» il- ldl" ~lzolild ie- -li~l ll-~' -d from ctr-[y poni- lm- standpoint. We no other «in . than that the ratepayers fi-lItilllil be lelll' to v;~'w them from rvrrl‘.‘ p ,ss b ‘ lot In replying, it is not a , of our «:ppoh‘ to Q tyre: lh-‘ln to "- the doc-tut 'i’.’ l to and deal 'wi on their is ' and mrvti: 'bcy can timlhvr done. You ruinpian of cl‘r=li'ilti}’ pron-«ted u but we c-nrnplain of \zrrv- in v \Tt'il. that i-‘ good, pert-a' hit Hf all: but pray, MY. lizi'fl' iiivntim'i (if -ao i-m-r ' - enuriiii' “~ :rmplatmr: " ” 'lo: ~i1r-4wI .-l :litor, Mt; you Id meanI any one cmiid find out what. was or c mil-topia- in,” by the comic l'.’ 'l'l re was. a lion- in the pmt history of our village when huh-rs: any work was undertaken at was puff" Ilgzctijzu‘d at the enema! board and r-- lions ptu‘ul at. xiii-.1 our present " fa: ~i do not h. selves with . ' and lit" lire! payer. ha?" l‘iit rr. tin-y “1- '.'~ the :w 'hs ""l-“"I an of; ' , qua-1. r.,- . '\I-. to”. «ac nu . “1-3, ’1" ‘ oi? the ; on the , untold blessitur in tiiuc oftrotdde. gusting ollei ‘ul that my contâ€"c 2' 127432. . t by your advertising that Mr. .\.e.\rtl:ur is again ‘it the .aiid . . ases his claim for N-elcction on the fact t he has twice been zeturned by arelam.\..on. He no doubt sees a hand wri" £315.' on tic wall. and thinks l-y thus c declaring tin. self to scan all other hm. track. Had he tartan as into his co leave we \etit~ire to predict we r. ..d have shown hint a better method of pr ce- (iure. ru. call a public meeting, give :\ t‘n‘l. hutzest statement of the assets and lia ties. the rrrmpts and cvnenditun‘s. if the council. ig this he would at least have shown his honesty of ititentinn.and suablc the electors to judge fairly whether he merited a renewal of their con . Eeuee or not. From the same sottr-‘c we find also that Mr. 'l‘huiiisoa is a«r In on the w ar~path lie also is a man of we 'ht. has a one-third interest in a SUM-l saw-mill. has made a liv Ill. l handsome thing out of his lumber supplied , ‘ the corporation. has never shirked violating: the laws of his country by having contracts ‘ with a corporation of which he is n memb ‘1'. did not shrink last January from taking and snbscrfihing a solemn declaration that he' had llH contract either diuctly or indirect- tHBlSllS I ll, â€"â€"aad the- :Variety Hall. is still the proper brad-quarters for TOYS. BUUKS. leEY GOODS. _ SLEIGHS, _ WAX & CHINA DOLLS. GHRISTMAS GA‘RDS ut lull l‘px'h-v. . Sunday St‘llt‘dh Libraries. l‘ri/c llooks and , Xmas Tree Supplies .1! spawn: fur-um”. [11‘3" Agent for the t‘auada l‘acitiv ll'y, White Star and State lines of urn-an stran- ships. Tickets issued to any point in Ho .\'urth~West, Western States or liritisli (K- g luznbia at lowest rates. ly. either by himself or partner. with the I corporation. and will no doubt do >t| again without compuaetioii should he get the chance: and the past record of some of the members of the cont: .l, if inquired into, would establish the fact that n aking false : declarations. and even sometl-mg stronger. would. in their estimation. be rather a \ir- iue than otlicwise. He. also. has evidently seen a dim shadowy outline of a .lhnv. m. in wall. Will he avoid the twirl ul- [u/lorsl'n .'-’ F. F. Fciielon Falls, December 24th, lh‘Si. MERIT PROVEN. llollar upon dollar is frequently spent on the faith of recomim-ipla‘.ions for articles entirely worthless. .\‘oi so with .‘lr-(lregor's Speedy (‘ur-u You are not asked to pars chase it until its merits are proven. Call at Wm. H. lillis's Drug Store, Fcnelou Falls. and get a ft't'c bottle, and if not c'uivinccd that it will cure you of the worst form of Dyspi‘lhizl, Livcr t‘oniplaint. etc . no matter of how long standing. it costs you nothing. Sold in .‘i‘rc. and Si bottles, Sec testimo- nials front persons iii your own town. FLUID LIGHTNING. There are but few who have never suffer- cd aliuost intolerably from 'l‘oothachc. .\'eu- ralgia or like acuic pa : To them such an instant li‘licf as Fluid Lightning is an No Ilis- - medicine in he talu u for days. One application of Fltiid Lightiiinlr cures. Sold at Win. 1‘}. I‘Illis's llrug Store, Fciiclun Falls. VJHAT TO DO. lftroubled with an unhealthy slow-heal- ing sore. use Metlrcgor x I'arltc's Carbolic Cerate. You will find it invaluable for healâ€" ing, cleansing. and completely removing your trouble. If the lllood is out, of order, take with it a Speedy Care, from W. E. l-Iliis's Drug Store. ];Il€'l‘l [$4. Latiinzit'ri: â€"-In Fenelon Falls. on Monday, December 22nd, the wife of Mr. A. halibertc of a son. l)I I‘ll). “Lorinâ€"Iii the township of St-mhopo. on Monday. December lfuth, of scarlet fever. Louisa Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. W. W. Illott. of Feticloii Falls, aged '3 years and to months. (flauntâ€"In Fcuclon Falls, on I"I'ill:l_\'.llu- ceinhcr L‘titli, Mrs. llachel Clark, aged 49 ycars. “â€" FliNlCllth FA LLS MARIN-31‘s. Ilqmrlwl by .lIc/Nmyrrll .l' [frond/oi. Fenolon’l’alls. Friday. llcc. With, l-Nl. \Vltt‘fll, fall, per bushel - - $1» all 0 till Wheat, spring, “ - - . U Ill o HT llarlcy, per bushel - - - 43 :‘dl ‘ flats, n H - - - â€" 2:. 27 l‘easc, “ “ - - - - as no i;_.-.., u u i." it Potatoes, ‘-’ ‘J flutter. pcr lb., - l. Dressed Hogs, per lit-cf. pcr loo lb.-_ l‘ig per dozen. t‘hi .kcns, per pair, â€" - â€" ‘_‘.'. :t' Docks, “ â€" . . _ .p. 'l‘urkeys, per fh., - - - - 7 (lccsc. “ - - - Sheepskins, - - - â€" llccf llidcs, - - - â€" on I'Iurdwood, dry, sawed, ~ on Hardwood, green, sawml, So 4 ll:ty,pcrton, - - - â€"$lt) nor-1.?” no New Advertisement-s. New Tailoring Establishment. The undersigned, havingr commenced the Tailoring business in rooms over the post- . cflicc, respectfully solicits a share ofpablil' patronage. Garments .‘datlc In the latest Stfle. and customers in iy rely on gelling a good ‘ lit. "I'M/I'ffi .v II 1LWIIIVI/l/l . A. f'l.:\ llli. Fcnclon Falls. Ill-("r l-N'lli, lh‘a‘l. V”. 'I‘] I 1‘) Idl‘II‘ZV I‘IHI l I I’. To the If/u'lm’s It" tftr T'li/l'l‘ljl’ of I‘ll/r. Inn I":IHN. ' tlizxiiaai. v,â€" llariog consented. N! the FF" ‘ltl"-'l of none-runs friends and ‘llllrltlll"t‘<'. ‘ i In li-‘t'Hllll' ll (‘aildiilutt' for Ill" village l'“l‘t'I‘-‘ '. I r‘ ~in-cil'ullv sos' ship [or the ensuing y 4 [wit your \‘ntcâ€" and ii,ll’t"iiv‘i- llfl llic fit'4l Mondth in .Izvnuarv next, .\ l have had the honour of «ci'viog you; and liavo lu-o-n ttvim- r11. initiation. I LITA: it for L‘l'llltl‘ has ".t'rn a fair amount {or thrm- _‘.‘c vs elect-«l by; of ~.ttiâ€"f.irti--n: It‘l'l you may tint a~~iir"'l that I will (if rt 'lw‘H-d; continue to do the best I can for tin: latcp tyrts gent-tally. l gentlemen, ') Mr lilo-«l t -l‘r\':lifl, .lih‘lil'll \lr'.\l£’l'lll'll.: Irvin-ion l‘::il~‘,ll~v'r 17th, iv 5. iv... 'l"()l€ ('().'.\'('II.I'.()I€. Till/11‘ [Mir/um oi. (lu- I'l't'lllyl, I1]. I'Ir'ul' [mt Idol/L (liznriiann. __ .\-' it ' pic-1.?! to l-~ t!;:- u j.‘. of many of thr- ~.' raw-ptjv-n lh‘i! l “H t"‘.‘."ti a. a! law "uni. ’2! Loud "fund to arm pt union lion, and l‘i‘ ll fwtv' :n' it your \‘vulcs utt'l lIlli‘l"l.' " i'i '11! of HM t‘ 3% ill Uiiil‘ ‘ I in» ‘ :..... .i...l : a "015“ <' f) inn; .ltlfl" toy in»: to w ill (‘tl’iltli‘zt' to 4; ,..::2 r. I~:lu"o.il at Your Until: lent-r, l .133. gentlemen. Your oh. d : wry“,-h .lunx ’i‘nousoy, Fem-loft I'all». llcrr l-tb. l-Mt. -l.‘-.i. l I I'll l"I-il{ [KM-VF. £1..’1i.~ 3th ena- .12.. it Hath '2": few doses of Mctlicgor's ‘ -‘.i.u-ri-' lleincmlu'r the place. i .1. ll. Easton‘s Variety llall. - lit-\t door to the Ontario flank. Kent stn'el. Lindsay, Nuv‘r 'JTitI. lest III-t. lifi'l‘l: A \' l I I‘ll l“)€l§. (blittc on to the pt'i'liiisl‘s‘ of flit‘ Sltllsq‘rili- er on the village lmundary. about Ibe IMII‘ of Non-tuber. a llcifcr rising two years old. The owner can have her upon prm iug prop- erty and paying charges. .ltb‘lil'll l‘US'l‘. Feuelou Falls. llce'r ‘Jtli. Inst. 42-3'; Notice to llelilors. All panics indebted to the late tirin of Mori‘i'i‘ iv McFanhun are hereby notified that they lull“ call and settle with the un- d rsigncd by the illst of this iuunlh, or’ their accounts will he pliced in l'niirt for collection without respect to persons. .lUFl-Il'll .\lcF.\lll..\.\'ll. FencluuF:ills,l)cv‘rlilih.15H. Hut. .l. ‘V. '5‘] [(L‘l I’H().\'. Accountant. Commission and Real Estato chnt- Loans Negotiated. Farn‘s. Houses and Lots for Sah- or to llent. Money to l.u:lll at the lowest current rates. Mortgages and Notes negotiated. t‘ollic- lions ioadc expeditiously and returns exc- entcd at once. t‘--rm-r ot tin-oigc and Sim- eoc Streets. over “ China Ilnll." l'elerhuro'. L .\'l"l‘ [JG I.( )S’l‘. Stravcd from the premises of the underv signed. the cast halt'nf lot 'J‘J in tho -|th con. , of \'crulain. in June las'. one lfcilcr, rising two years old; dark red: tip of uric Iiui‘lh broken off: white tail end. Also one rrdi Steer. same age: no particular marks Any one g'ving such inl‘oxinutiun as will lead to their rccnvc ‘v, by lcllcr or otherwise, will be suitably rewarded. JAMES .\l\'l.\"l‘l'lll, It'll/'3]: Urrrn I'. U- Vernlain, Nur'i‘ L’Tth, INN. ~tl-Il' IF-‘(SLL - - - - - 1s~.|_ HEAD-Q ARTERS â€"â€"l't'll-â€"- Pictures, Mouldings and Frames. w. A. claimants is prepared to offer 1% AL It! (11â€" ft ll 3" 9*; in l'icturc Frames, Ilonm l’apcr and Finn Ai'l floods. .\ll liliills‘ [if : lll’AilliS .‘lHllll [P T“ fllllllllt on short notice, t'licnpct' and better than iinpoi'lcd bulih’t'upt stock. Christmas Cards by the Thousand i from 1 ('l'lll upwards. Also agency for Strain llyc “bill's and: llcll Hrg'iu (‘o, in some shop. It uni" llnlu-t's lilm‘h‘. liciit i the market.) Lindsay. Street, (lll‘ilL‘ ‘l'I-rll. a Leanna nun \V’. WV. 1! filtfi )'l."l‘ begs {to call the attention of llic public fth the followng NEW LIST ill“ CASH PRICES. lllf,‘ luit’tw’, cvcl‘ yer ulfcl'cd ili Fem-lull Frills! i or its vicinity by any dealt-r in gt‘m-cl’ivfl. ‘10 lbs, lit-lined Surar for â€" - Fl no i fill. H ‘il‘ltlllti‘lil'll Sugar for - l "‘t l I? " lli'i;1'.-t.".ltg:ti‘fot' ~ - I. it": i :FVTI IDS- .'2 gallon- (ioltin-ii ltt' - if we g T'EAES- Spcrial line in Japan. in -t urriw d, finest . value in I'anada. npral to any T.” cent. tea in thcin.irl.«vt,1'JI crnts prr lh. I ITIC VV FRUIT- l'incst Curran", l'l lbs. for - - m *‘ \‘le'lllil fl.ii~in-. ll lln, for I II” " London La}. 1-, per lb, - - If: Fig- in ur.vt~. l“ lh-. for - 1 Mi 1‘ fili‘llit l'ig- in how, pm but l'. Also a large :l‘~lblitli~'tll of “ranges and In room, (it rpm, Not-t, .‘ec. ~ S'LIZ‘EZBLS i in this and bulk, in! Cloâ€"'cr quotations than you can obtain in tln- Toronto market. CANIQ‘ED GOODS- ‘ liflllI-ll American Salmon, Pal ""ICll ' ‘ - I III. fins, [34; 1 New Lobstrrs . - - - n .. l5". " .‘dwlmtul - . . .. .t Hm Trill. rim-s, - - _ 5. .. 11,", .l ('t (z: - - - â€" . 3 n [vim 1" lr ' ' ' ' ‘-' " '3‘”, "l'li‘W ' ' - - 'l H |o,., lr"illl'. o - - . . '_{ u al 13!”. F‘.” ‘ r“ "t 'I‘leB LCJ'JOEa- l':i.l «i I': Mr ot 'i' ilc- For I v I 3211. ll: â€" 31:11.”;- 1-,: fill-3."; . . . . . mm; H;- 'f:'l" rtn. $1.,r;'..nu'ymitliul you: ,yroi» tin-up in to will; . ‘- 3;: 3h: .‘m- I.- ~ - W. W. BLUTT. Wm JG. it I Atwv, (‘Altl’lCX'l‘lClt a nt'iiau-Iit, FENELON FALLS. The adverti-rr :9 prtparr-l to even". all ordcrq with “hit l: l'.‘ may be {J'IIIlfl'll' III/til iit.f-‘ ‘ Ulile U. in lli" rt: llrrl jab. pug” 7M4. and om H u! all I'."t is m xdc on tip. 1: 'lt,‘,t' “trill,j!~.'wl1ttil"f.ni‘. “"l".’"II"P 'it. fli'fi! u :‘III "1 Hdzf.’ .i- are on _ if“.