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sun one trials The undersigned beg to announce to their numerousl customers and the public generally that their new loller Flour Mill is now completed, and grinding night The machinery throughout is of the most modern pattern, and the quality of the output second , only 600. in Vermont. about thirty Special attention given to gristing rnd chopping. \Ve pay Lindsay prices for wheat and coarse grains, of which we want an unlimited quantity. Hides and skins, Furs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, etc., bought and sold. Agents for the Canada Carriage Company. Parties buying Flour or Feed in quantities would do well to write us for quotations before purchasing. liicDougall, Brandon & Austin. BIG BARGAINS IN lllILLINERY and DRESS GOODS AT wm. CAMPBELL’S FOR THE NEXT SIX WEEKS. h‘enelon Falls, 10th November, 1896'. non and day. to none in Ontario. Lrlvl'v' - ' ire” "We Don’t Talk Much. WE ARE BUSY. ,.a..v .\ -_' ,t . 'Kv -‘wr . if you want a SUIT OB OVERCOAT before Christmas leave your order with us as soon as possible. A. CLARK 81 SON. WW MM”? THEY ARE ALL RIGHT. Only want to be tried, and |then, after taking into consideration style and prices of my different lines of BOOTS AND SHBES etc. you will be able to say the same, if you make your purchases at W. L. ROBSON’S. i... Tailoring to Suit the limes. coon Twrtfsillrs $12. FBIEZE ovrncoArs $10.. Or anything you require in the Tailoring line at rock bottom prices ; quality, fit and make guaranteed. ' s. mums, THE TAILOR, Opposite J cs. Ileard‘s. ' CI’S. The Fenclon Falls Gazette. I iFriday, December 11th, 1896. Electric Light. The chmbcr number of the Mimi'- ! cijml ll'urll contains an arzicic on elec- , tric light in villages, and instances the ' village of Johnson, with a population of miles south of the Canadian border. Tired of dark streets and coal cjl lumps in their houses, the people bought an abandoned mill site and dam, a turbine wheel and an electric light plant at a total cost of 85,600, and the cost of operation is so small that the yearly rates for lighting private residences are as follows: First light in each living room or hall $3 00 Each extra light in each living room orliall . . . . . . . . . . 1 Each light in cellar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I First light in each sleeping room, bath room and pantry extra.. . 1 Each extra light in sleeping room, bathroom and pantry . . . . . . . . 1 00 Each light in born or shed . . . . . . . . . . l 00 Stores, hotels and public halls pay slightly different rates but the receipts fer private lighting during the last financial year were about $1,000. They pay an engineer a salary of 8425, and insurance and trifling incidental expen- ses do-not greatly exceed $100 per an- num. The streets are lighted by incan- descent lamps, which give. great satisfac- tion and are far preferable to arc lamps at long distances from each other. The above information is of especial interest to our villagers just at present, as a movement to rc-establish electric lights on our main street is now on foot. for the stated -terin of years which it had been in existence that it has been re-enacted. The by-law, to encourage building, provides that houses worth not less than $7.00, erected for the use of the owner, shall for the next six years be exempt from all taxation ex- cept school tax. and that on the assessed value of the land. This is an adapta- tion of the Henry George system for raising public revenues, thomh it is said that the originators of the scheme were not students of the works of that political economist. They took the common sense ground that a tax on im- pr0vemcuts is a discouragement to pro- moting the erection of" buildings or of making additions to those already in existence, and thereby a discouragement to the employment of labor. The prac tical men of Walkerville have managed to keep the taxes down. to seven mills, whereas in the neighboring city of Wind- sor the rate is 24 mills.” Walkcrville has taken a step in the right direction. but we fancy there will be some difficulty about rc-imposi’ug the tax at the end of six years, and, in the meantime, persons who are only able to build small houses worth lcSS than $700. will certainly be dissatisfied. Henry George's idea of raising all revenue off land and taxing nothing else is rapidly gaining ground, and there is no doubt that sooner or later it will be generally adopted. The Advertiser says that the people of Walkerville are not political economists but they possess common sense; and it is the common sense as well as the common justice of George‘s sys- tem that commends it so strongly to all who understand it and have not personal reasons for opposing it. The abolition of the liquor traffic and of taxes on the work of men’s bands will make this earth a much better place to live on, and both are coming, sure. m Starving Cattle. A paragraph in one of our exchanges says that a London (00L) dairyman named Thorburu was summoned on a charge ofleaving some young cattle to starve to death in an open field, and it is to be hoped that he was heavily fined for his barbarous cruelty. Very few persons allow their cattle to die of rapid starvation, but. every winter thousands perish from insufficient food and expos- ure to cold, while many others are what is called “ ou the lifts " in the spring, which means that they are not able to rise without assistance. Whether slow or quick starvation inflicts the greatest suffering upon the unfortunate brutes we do not know ; but the man who sub jects them to either renders himself liable to szvcre punishment, and the wretched condition of the unfortunate creatures has frequently filled us with such burning indignation that we have been more than half inclined to put the law in force against their heartless own- And the cruelty of starving and neglecting live stock is no greater than the stupidity of it. as the profit on any animal is dcrivcl from the food it. eats over and above the quantity necessary to keep it from deteriorating in weight, l lthan good warm stabling. sol 00. Taxes on Improvements. Under the above heading the London Advertiser says :â€" “ The town of Walkerville has an exemption by-iaw which worked so well S. A. Newssâ€"Adjulant Hay, the and there is no greater ccouomiser of. travelling inspector of the Children's food and promoter of thrift, in Winter. r Workof the Salvation Armv. will visit In this Fcnelon Falls on Wednesday and Thors- reading age the majority of farmers 5 day. Dec. ltiih and 17th. Plan nl‘rneet- know that whatever is good for 3 ingsz Wednesday, 6.30 p. in.. children's their cattle is good for their own lservice; S p. m., adults; Thursday Q . . . . ‘ ‘ V pockets. and. from s-all interest if not 3p m , minim , i from the promptings of humanity, take l the best care of them that circumstances who do not, and they will probably be surprised to learn that the Society for the Prevenllnn 0f Cruelty to Animals takes counizance of such apparently trivial offences as neglecting to provide poultry with water or turning a dog out at night to sleep in the snow. There is paSsive. as well as active cruelty, and in the opinion of all thoughtful persons one is fully as had as the other. It is no worse to cruelly maltreat an animal with a club, than it is to allow it to slowly perish from cold and hunger. Village Council Proceedings. Fenelon Falls, Dec. 8th, 1896. Council m--t at. the call of the reeve. All present except Councillor Deymin. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Moved by Mr. Mason, seconded by. Mr. Robson, That the following ac- counts be paid and the recve give his orders for the. same: Jos. fl‘oai-d, hard- ware accouut. 837.97 ; P. Campo. Work on drain, 32; George Martin, charity account, 88 28; R. McKay, two days" work on streets, 82; Geo. Jackett, wood. charity, 34.75; C. D. Barr, of village, 86.00; T. Rohsmi, repairing pump. 50 centsâ€"Carried. Mr. Mason gives notice of a by-law to be introduced at this meeting to regâ€" ulate municipal elections. By-law introduced and time. By-law read a second time in committee of the whole without amend- ment, Mr. Mason in the chair. Bv-law read a third time and passed. and scaled by the rccvc. Providence. ((Mrrrspondcnce of the Gazette.) , his next door neighbor. ' it to leave us home and go wandering ling plan t etc; in connection. A SNAKE Sassâ€"0n Mr John Perâ€" ; ryinan’s farm in Verulam a lame garter ‘ . . 'l . . v ermit, but there are still a great many {snake was seen wriggling about in the snow, last Monday. by one of M r. T’errv- man 5 sons and Mr. George Metealfe. What induced around at this time of year is a mystery. Etsoriox or OFFICERSâ€"At the last regular meeting of L. O. L. No. 996 the following officers were. elected for the ensuing year: W. M., Bro. John Aldous; D. .\l., Bro. Neil Mc'lillivrai“ Chap, Bro. Lewis Deyman; Rec. Sch ' Bro. Thomas ‘Xustiu; Fin. 800., Bro: William McKoown; Treas., Bro. R. .\l. Mason (re-elected) ; Sec , Bro. Joseph McGee; D. of 0., Bro. Thos. Johnston ' Committee, Bros. Nelson llill. Joseph, Nevison, William Golden, William Sanderson and Robert Palmer. SELLING OFF at cost for the next 30» days at Mrs. R. McDougall’s. FINISHEDâ€"The work of equippino the railway bridge witli the “ interlock: ing Switch and Signal System" was finished on Tuesday, and. Mr. Allan who superintended it, left next mornian It is now impossible to open the britlwo unless the semaphores are up or to lowbr them until it is ClOSt'tl and locked again . and any engineer who passes a riiisedi semaphore on any plea wh-itcver is ill- stantly dismissed. The cast. of the, " system " on this bridge was abouc $800, but on some it is much higher. “ WOM:\N."â€"â€"Rev. A. Carman, D. 0., read a first General Superintendent. of the Metho- dist (lhurcli in Canada, will deliver his. celebrated lecture on the “ Worth and.» Work of Woman " in the Methodth Signed church here On Monday, December 21st. There will be a progrcnmie of. music . Doors open at. 730. Chair taken at 8 p. m. Admission 15c Children 100. Sermons will be preached- by Rev. A- Common, D:.D-., on Sunday Dec. 20th, at 10 30 and 7 p. in. Christ: Quite a number of friends gathered mas thankoffcring collections at each- at the home of Mr. Wm. Junkin on the evening of Wednesday, the 2nd inst, the occasion being the marriage of his daughter. .llischmi-ma, to Mr. Thomas Hetherington. The bride, who was prcttily attired in brown cashmere, was supported by her sister, Miss Susan, and the groom by Mr. Fred Chambers of Fenclon Falls. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. W. Shier of Bobcaygeon in his usual pleasant man- ner. The ceremony over, a sumptuous wedding supper was served to about 0 seventy guests, who did ample justice to the delicacies. Mr. John Wilson and others helped to entertain by pro- viding first class music. Mr. and Mrs. Hotlwrington havs the hearty good wishes of all. and we wish them happy wedded life. The following is a list of the presents, which together made a most beautiful collection of articles. both useful and ornamental: Mrs. Hetherington, Sr., bedroom set. Susie Junkin, set smoothing irons. John Junkin, half dozen knives and forks. Will Junkin, pair scissors. Miss Maggie Junkin, set glassware and half dozen silver spoons. Mr. Chambers, parlor table. Mr. and Mrs. Sproule, pair curtain poles. Mr. and Mrs. Stinson, silver sugar bowl. Miss Maud Bell, parlor lamp. Walter Bell, carving set. Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Junkin, parlor clock. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Junkin, parlor lamp. Mr. and Miss Walsh, parlor lamp. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hctherington, Jr., fancy table cover. Mr. and Mrs. Staples, teapot and broad set. Miss L. lIetherington, pair pillow Shams. Mr. and Mrs. D. Hetberington, table cover. Mr. and Miss Wilson, table drape. Mr. Thomas Curtis, set glassware. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin, fruit. dish. Mr. J. Fisk, fancy table cover. Mr. McKinnon, cheese tray. Mr. and Miss Wray, tea set. Mr. I. Hetherington and Miss Ede, lemonade set. and Mrs. Robert Junkin, half dozen silver knives. Miss L. Junkin, silver butter knife. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Walsh, pair blankets. Mr. C. Burgoyne, pair blankets. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson, fancy bed spread. M r. W DENTALâ€"Dr. Neeland-I, dentist, of Lindsay, will be at the McArthur House, Fcnelcn Falls, on Monday, the 14th inst.. on the arrival of the train from Lindsay. He will remain all day Tuesday. Call early and secure an appointment. Teeth extracted by gas. Fanitsas’ Mesrtso.â€"-Don’t forget the East Victoria Farmers' Institute meeting in Dickson‘s bull m-morrow afternoon and evening, commencing at 130 and 7.30. The programmaâ€" ccpies of which were circulated some days ago through the villageâ€"is a. good one, and embraces subjects of in- “ and service. THE HOME JOURNAL.â€"â€"'l‘lic Guam (lion. Home Journal. for December pub~- lishcd. in. Toronto, edited by the, well- known writer, Faith Fcnton, late of The Empire, has just reached us. It is artistically gotten up, full of the Xmas spirit, well illustrated, and in every way justly lays claim- tic-be the- ‘leading ladies' paper of Canada. Lady Aberdeen herself. ’l’resident of the National Council of Women, edits and ontrols the department devoted to- the interests of this influential orwnnizntion Music, Art, Fashions, Guinea The Household, fascinating and scadonablc- stories written specially for tthournal bright, timely articles on books. people I current events are among its lead- ing features, and commend it to every woman in- the Dominion. Single copies 10 cents, or $1.00 a year. .Adrlrcss Home Journal Publishing 00., Globd Building, Toronto. A. Sundcrland lady writes Dr. Neelai i’ that be had. made her a successful lit Mic: having eight sets of teeth made in Toronto and elsewhere. â€"431f RETURN ms BELL. -â€" Mr. George Perrymnn, of lot 22 con. 5 cf Somer- vrll'e, one of the Gazette’s model sub- scribers, as he almost invariably pays in advance, tells us that he lost a steer two years old, on the 23rd of October: The animal was in good condition, and as it was never known to leave the other cattlc,and disappeared during the night from a well fenced yard, the gate of which was found closed in the morning Mr. I’erryman cannot get rid of xiii idea that it was stolen ;. and he says that, if his suspicion is correct, he will feel obliged if the person who took the steer will return the bell it was wearing as he has had it so locrz that he missed its familiar and melodious voice. As he doesn’t expect it to be brought to his house or handed to him or any member of his family, he suggests that it be hung to the post of his gate after dark, 9r put in some place around his prem- ises where it is sure to be found. John Mills, a keeper in the Kingston penitentiary, has fallen heir to an estate of $140,000 in Scotland. Mr. D. A. FrilSUl‘, of Norwccd, pur- chased a white mink skin from Isaac Dunn, of Trent Bridge. The skin is on exhibition at his store. "Unleaded on the Louisville market one morning were 763 squirrcis, which a farmer just out of town had killed with a club in his cornfield. .A Yorkshire vicar who quarrcllcd With the 'Squiro of the parish has been put under a boycott by the latter. [[0 mm“ ‘0 gardener” “‘1 POUl‘rY keeper“ can obtain neither food nor lodging: in as well as to dairyan and farmers. Those who are wise enough to attend will acquire information that sooner or i (o elem the chum}, , later is sure to prove valuable. [and ring the bells himself. the village; .the storckecpcrs refuse to sell him their wares, and he is obliged light. the lamps . «Mâ€" wâ€" .v... .....