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A can i i . . . .Josiah Allen‘s ............ Sailor g, i .......... A 11 old wo . *i ............... Neg ................ Min ............. Shephe A Bowery Sn . Our Stock of Spectacles is Call and be convinced. Ipper Cannd 3 Col. ......... Police prices. s that the dutiesir' STRAYED HELFER' - i . . . i. C . e into Lot 1". Con. 8. Fenelon A RED AND tOilct ‘Ht a ne‘ . , wriir'ie‘ YEARLFNG HEIFER. ’ownercan :ave sam b ' roving r0' erty, paying charges and ta mg iraviayip p 9 [AMES MITCHELL. Fenelon, Inn. 3rd, :Sg4.â€"3-3. How easy is * make them 2 The . BOARD WANTED. By a single gentleman, in a private family. Bedroom , however i nCC thVthen HC- and parlor. Within five minutes walk of corner of " Bond and William-sis. State mums and particulars, . ‘ , ' Address, and luxury in ; ”BOARD-- ‘ Lindsay, Jan :5, 1393. \Vatchman Office. use is the quality OUSE \VANTEI). 6 Soup, Powder H .__ Wanted, for cash client, a small house and lot within the town limits, or in the outskirts. A ply to A LAN 8. MACDONELL. Lindsay, Jan. 10, 1894.â€"2-3. ' erftim es we use ur establishmen ill find the ENTS e best ofall Toile U T r \ r ‘ i 1 h OFICE I‘O FARMERS . The undersigned is prepared to Cut Any Number lLOG’S of Custom l a: his raw-mill, Lindsay, during the present winter. OI'ICS. Parties wan:ing Sawing done can have their lumber home with there on the same day that they bring their logs in. ({As we pay particular at:ention to Custom Sawing, satisfaction is Guaranteed. 'EGORY, ? W'illiauiâ€"st.. Lindsay. [cf‘hlill o-i I’nrkin Lumber Co.'s old site. JOHN CAREW. Liad~ay. Jan. iéth. 1894. . .3-5, TENDERS! TENJSEBS / ’2‘ , ‘ saagaf.’ .‘ ‘Trrk \ ON Oi” THE 122.. be rectified a: the Town Clerk's Office up to Noon f YIOTORIA l . 25m DAY or JANUARY, INSTANT. I894 FOR b ' e. be . Y “W 1 that t Seventy-Five Cords of Good, Sound ; L COUNC I ‘ Field S:one, 'ictoria Will meet it subject :0 inxpection and approval of the Street Over- seer. Stone to he delivered in small quantities and places .r In the Court H0053! directed by the Chairman of the Street and Bridge gndsay, COlfxlmtttf‘t. s 1m: Invest or any tender not necessarily accepted. ON R. TOUCHBURN, 4 RD DAY OF JANUARY 1 the afternoon. purflI T. BIATCHETT. 109-. l_ County Cletko 1594 J 2-2. Chairman Street and Bridge Committee, l.;:‘.r'<:;y, Jan. 17th, 1894 ”3.2. -‘ NOTICEI Notice is herebyggven that an application will be none to the Legislative Assembly, for the Province of , ‘ ‘ ’ ' ‘ v _£R}JD11()RS ' Ontario, at its next Session, by the Corporation of the . ,. - 1 ‘ TO\VN F , , if. 1 .. 4: Estate of A- DBL”. : O I IVLS‘Y {0' an AC" i. To authorize the purchase by the Town of Lind- say of the Lindsay \Vater \mGs Company's system of \l aterworks in the Town of Lindsay, and to issue de- g oentures to pay therefor in 40 years without submitting tne matter to the vote ofrhe ratepayers. and dispensing 'lth the raising of a sinking fund for the first ten 376:3“, such debentures to be a first:charge upon the water-w ork s 105660.26] . . pursuant to the provision“‘ Ontario. chapter iro, soc!“ rig claim.» or -”eni:tnds 3383“ ‘ onew kiaxxiabv. lace! n, in the County of V1680!" vequcs‘xtl to send by post W ssrs MCS\VEYN 6.; ANDER. 'olicitorx for the executors J ent of the said deceased on " 1 FEBRUARY. l894 antes, addresses and dew ‘Wof their accounts. claims ‘ tied, and the nature of -y them. And notice is , FIFTH DAY or FEBRU‘ ' ors will proceed to distrib.‘ eased among Lhc persons G" regard only to the claims ‘ 4. To authorize the settlement of the action now ‘1' “OIXCC. and that they '3, ' ding in the Chance - Division of th H' h C - assets or any part thereof, i ustice, between the'l‘biwn of Lindsay zindlt our: 0‘ whose claims they then . 3161' Works Company, ~ 'd water works. Dated this 17th January, 1894. G. H. HOPKINS. Town Solicitor. a To authorize the Town to carry on and manage . the said water-works, (when purchased) either by the ouncxl or by Commissioners, with all the powers of the indsay \Vater Works Company, and under the Muni- cipalVVIater Works Act, and any special powers that may be deemed advisable. 3.}1 I‘oauthorize the Town to enter into a contract Wit ‘gmy person, firm, or corporation, for the leasing or carrying on of the said Water Works, upon such terms 4 s mgr be agreed upon, and for that purpose to author- - e t e formation of a new company under the proVi- :icons of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1837. chapter . 4- e Lindsay and others, in reference to the YN ANDERSON, ' y. in the County of View" 08C“ TOLIIII and “Vim.”I ' 9*11 day of IncomAJ’e \ 3-rr. matter. S. J. PETTY, MEAN BUSINESS u intend building this .spring we will be pleased to give for tin and Galvanized iron work, J AS. BOXALL. W Time may touch you lightly, but sooner or later your eyes will get just a trifle dim and you’ll wonder what’s the Don’t put it off and ruin your eye ,sight, but get glasses at home. very large. We charge no fancy THE J EWL‘LER DON’T NEGLECT YOUR EYES It doesn’t pay to be careless of your sight. Many people won’t realize this until too late. In the way of correct fitting of Glasses we offer you advantages that but a few years ago would have been pro- curable only with much difficulty and great ex- pense. these advantages FREE. Do your eves trouble you? Is your sight failing? If so the sooner you attend to them the better. The old adage “a Stitch in time saves nine” finds no better application than in the care of ones eyes, We offer these suggestions for our mutual benefit and it will pay you to give them due con- sideration. As usual our stock of Watches is most complete in all lines. The “MID- LAND” and ”VICTORIA" laid the van, but we have them down to thawery lowest price at which a. watch is worth having. BRITTOll BROTHERS. FOOT 0F KENT‘STI-t [MAL ,L._ _ . Lid: ' Cheapest place in the County for And we give a-m. GEO- .A. LITTLE. BOOK Ann srmonrnr stone. School Books. A full supply now on hand inâ€" cluding the new P. S. Exercises in Arithmetic, Price 10c. P. S. Physiology and Temperance, All the Books in use in the High Schools and Collegiates always in stock. GEO. A. LITTLE. Opposite Post Office. Lindsay. GOAL AND WOOD. All orders for the best of Coal and Wood may be left at the Skating Rink. JOS. KILLABY. Lindsay, Dec. 6, I893. 48 “MW THURSDAY, JAN. 18th, 1894 TOWN AND COUNTV Collegiate Institute Notes. Promotions from form:I to form II:â€"F. Markham, J. Williams, T. J. Murphy, W. J. Jefi'ers, Miss Aggie ,Pattcrson, Miss Mary Stevens. From form II. to form III.-â€"\Vm. Irvine, E. Ewart, F. Graham, J. H. Peel, Misses M. McCuaig, E. Spier, . . Flavellc, M. Porter, M. Swain. -â€"â€"â€"-oâ€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€" Amonz the Curlers. â€"Port Hope defeated Cobourg, two rinks a side by 12 shots. â€"â€"The following skips will represent l’eterboro in outside matches this year:â€" Peterboroâ€"Lindsay cup competition. Messrs. Attrill, Connal, Ray and Rutherford or McGill. Dryden cup competitionâ€"Messrs. Attrill and Ray. Ontario Tankard.â€" Messrs. Rutherford and Ferguson. Effie Elaine Hext. The announcement is made that Miss Effie Elaine Hext will appear in one of her celebrated recitals, at St. Paul’s school house on Thursday evening February Ist. Miss cht is undoubtedly one of the foremost elocutionists on the continent and her Canadian tour has been a veritable triumph. She also gives a series of forty~five statesquc posings in Greek costume, which feature of the entertainment is alone worth the price of admission. For further particulars sec programmes. â€"â€"â€"._â€".+_____ Y. M. C. A. Notes. â€"â€"Training class will meet on Thursday evening at 8 p. m. â€"Boys bible class on Sunday moming at 10 â€"-Young men’s meeting in the Y. M. C. A. rooms, Sunday afternoon at 4. 15. â€"â€"â€"The board of directors will meet on Friday evening January 19th at 8 p. m. ~Don’t forget the lecture by J. J. McLarcn Q. C. of Toronto, “The story of the Dominion.” â€"â€"â€"Membcrs social on Friday Feb. 2nd. Pregmmme provided by the Y. P. S. C. E. of the Baptist Church. â€"The Scotch concert given inthe Y. M.C.A. rooms Tuesday evening last was a decided success. The efficient chairman, Mr. J. L. Allini after singing and prayer, called upon Mrs. Low, and Mr. Skinner for a duett, which was exceedingly well rendered, and merited an encore. Mr. W. Robson followed with a solo, in his usual pleasing style, after which Mr. A._ Storer favored the audience with an interesting recitation. A well render- ed solo by Miss N. Brimmcll was next in order and was heartily applauded. An auto- harp trio by Misses F. Easton, B. Walters and Mr. P. Cullen was indeed a great musical treat. Dr. Jebb, cye specialist, gave the audience something immense in the line of banjo selections and was accorded a' hearty encore. A duett, rendered in good style by Mrs. Low and Mr. Skinner brought the first part of the program to a close. After a short intermission, Mr. A. Dingle gave a saxaphonc solo, which was listened to with marked attention. The audience showed their appreciation by an encore. Mr. A. Horn, the great Scotch reciter, fairly took down the house in his selections. Mr. W. Lyons rendered a solo in good style, giving “Daisy Bell” as an encore in very pathetic strains. A number of young ladies from the collegiate gave an exhibition of club swinging. Dr. Jebb followed with a number of selections on the banjo. Misses Wallace very nicely, rendered a duett. The chairman called upon Mr. Skinner, who, with the assistance of his daughter, a sweet little singer, and» Mr. and Mrs. Low, extended in song a happy New Y ear to all. Auld Lang Lyric brought to a close an interesting and‘instructive evening of entertainment, towhich a large and apprec- iable audienccallstened with much satisfaction. l tion at the old Opera House on Saturday, to nominate a candidate for the Ontario Legisla- ture. There was a good attendance. Messrs, Dr. McKay, M. L. A.; Wm. Lownsbrough, l West Victoria Reformers. a The West Victoria reformers met in conven- J. ‘ F. Cunnings and Dr. Herriman were nominated. Mr. Lownsbrough declined and upon a ballot being taken Dr. McKay was chosen as the standard bearer. In accepting the nomination he made an address denouncing the P. P. A. patting the patrons and endors- ing prohibition. Several other prominent men made speeches and the meeeting broke up. ~ __â€"*____. Suckers Will Bite. . The Whiitby Chronicle says thanâ€"The faking element made a pigâ€"killing of the green- horns at the races at Port Perry. The nut- shell, the wheel, the slide, etc, were all active, and so many victims were crowding up to loose their money that one could not get near the stands unless by crowding for about half an hour to get the place of a greeny ~that had got cleaned out and was retiring to contemplate things generally, and especially to try to ferrit out how it happened. One young smarty from Lindsay sought to clean the nutshell fellows at their own game and is now $30 out. Many others dropped smaller sums. __.._.._.___ The Sporting World. â€"â€"-The ninth annual meeting of the Haliburton trotting association takes place on the ice on Head lake on Wednesday and Thursday the 7th and 8th of February. A fine track has been surveyed and the prospects are favorable for a. good meet. Liberal purses are offerred for the green race, county race colts’ race under 4 years old, and farmers’ race. We have no doubt that under the able manage- ment of the president, Mr. D. Gnrrie, and the sec. treas., Mr. R. E. Southby and the committee every thing connected with the meeting will prove satisfactory. â€"â€"_â€"___+.._____ Separate School Board. The first meeting of the separate school board was held on Jany. 8111. There were present trustees Geo. McHugh, chairman, N. Callaghan, secretary; Thos. Brady, R. Kylie, A. Primeau, and J. R. O’Neil. The chairman and secretary were re-electcd Vicar General Laurent was appointed loca. superintendent, M. W. Kennedy, treasurer, and Dr. Lynch was rc-appointed representative on the Board of Education. The salary of Principal Taylor was increased to $500 per annum. Some accounts were ordered to be paid and the meeting adjourned. .__â€".__.â€" Died Abraod. Mr. Samuel Blair, a well-known resident of Lindsay, died very suddenly at Rochester N. Y. on Sunday last, from heart disease from which he sufi'ered. Deceased served in the navy during the American war and was in receipt of a pension for his services. and was on his way to Albany when death overtook him. He was a brother of Mr. W. Blair, tailor, Kent-st. and was held in high esteem by the whole communiny ..... The funeral of Mrs. A. E. Pentecost, (Miss Sclinda Fee) took place to the riverside cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was only 24 years of age and was a daughter of the late Mr. Francis Fee, of Mariposa. Her many relatives in this vicinity have the sympathy of many friends. The death ocurred at Denver Colorado, and the cause was consumption. â€"â€"â€"._.____ Ops Agricultural Society. The annual meeting of the Ops agricultural society was held at the office of the secretary, on Thursday last. In the absence of the president, Mr. A. Robertson was voted to the chair. The receipts during the year were $369,92, while the expenditures amaunted to $31,258, leaving a balance on hand of $18.04. The report of the auditors was adopted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:~president, A. Robertson; vice-president A.‘ Cunningham; secretary-treasurer; James Kcith;auditors, J B. Knowlson and D. C. Trew; directors, Messrs. John Brown, James Robertson, Henry Logic, John Hartley, Michael Fox, L. Mulligan, Patrick Curtain, Benjamin Cascadcn and James Hopkins. â€"â€"+__ Hodgson the Hypnotist. Ilodgson the hypnotist, Lindsay’s prime favorite will be at the Academy of Music for four nights next week, commencing on Tuesday. Referring to his performances the Toronto Mail of a recent date says:-â€"â€"â€"“Mr. Joseph Hodgson, the well known hypnotist last night opened a week’s engagement at the auditorium, and was greeted with a large audience. He secured, after some slight persua- sion. quite a number of excellent subjects, and kept the spectators interested and thoroughly amused with a series of mcsmcric experiments. Of the many who have provided Toronto with entertainments of this character, none have been more successful than Mr. Hodgson, and no doubt be Will draw good houses for the remainder of the wcek.” _â€"â€"._...__... Horticultural Society The annual meeting of the Lindsay Horti- cultural society was held at the council chamber, on Thursday last. President \V. M. Robson occupied the chair and there was a fair attendance of members. The financial statement showed the receipts to have been $281.24 and the expenditures $197.83, leaving a balance on hand of $83.41. The report of the auditors financial statement and the report of the directors were received and adopted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing yearzâ€"president, W. M. Robson; vice-president, D. McIntyre; secy-treas., John Head; directors, Messrs. Thos. Beall, Jas Rickaby, C. Hughan, John Head, W H. King, F. Framptom, 'l Connolly, Jos. Cooper, and Thos. Bryant. -â€"â€"_+..___.._ The Beekeepers. The Beekeepers’ conven‘ion assembled on Wednesday evening of week when addresses, higlby cmiipliiii....'. In the town and people, were delivered by Messrs l’ickett and Darling. Mrs. Walters, Miss Walters and Mr. Robson, contributed solos and duetts and Miss King earned a perfect hurricane of applause by her finished recitatlons. Mrs. Roberts presided at the organ. On Thursday ifo‘ the annual report of the foul brood inspector . was presented showing that he had visited eleven western counties and in' ed 89 apiaries, in. 37‘of which he had .1 found foul brood, 27 of the apiaries being in a horrible condition. His salary and expenses were $504.55. The report was adopted. The secretary read an interesting paper on shipping bees by rail, by C. \V. Post, of Murray. Professors Fletcher and Shutt, of .Ottawa were elected honorary members of the association. Messrs. Pringle and. Corneil were appointed a committee to prepare the annual report. Votes of thanks were tendered to the mayor and council, the citizens of Lind- say and Mr. NV. Cowan, of England, for favors. Mr. S. Corneil, of Lindsay, was re-elected secretary and the. convention adjourned. l")~'. l Lindsay four nights only. commencing Tuesdav. 23rd January, 1894. Admis- sion 15 cents. Reserved seats. 25 cents. Orangeism. The Lindsay district loyal orange lodge has elected the following ofiicers for the coming yeahâ€"J. L. Winters district master; Robert Nugent, deputy; Thomas Murtagh, chaplain; Richard Irwin, secretary; James Courtenay, fin secretary; Joseph Brown, treasurer; R. H. Bell, director of ceremonies and Wm. Hender- son, lecturer. Thc annual meeting of the Grand Orange Lodge of British America, will be held in Lindsay, during the comingsummer and the local lodges have begun preparations for the reception and entertainment of the delegates. .__â€"w... New Court Rules. Under the new criminal code, many and important changes have been made in the Supreme Court ol| Judicature for Ontario. There will be jury and non-jury sittings in each county in the future, instead of assize and Chancery sittings. The following is the pro- gramme for this district:â€" SPRIIJG SITTINGS. LINDSAYâ€"Tuesday, March 27, with jury, Judge Armour presiding. Tuesday May 15th without jury, Judge Street presiding. PETERBORO.â€"â€"Monday, March 19, with jury, Judge Rose presiding. Thursday, April 19th, without jury, Judge Meredith presiding. AUTUMN SITTINGS. LINDSAYâ€"Week beginning Oct. 151,. with jury; week beginning November 19th, without lu’Y- Pnrenaoroâ€"chk beginning September 24, with jury; week beginning Oct. 2!, with- out jury. â€"-â€"â€"+â€"â€"_â€"_ Personals. -â€"Miss Annie Bennett, of \Voodstock, is he guest of Mr. A. Robinson. â€"â€"The Misses Patterson, of Peterboro, are visiting Miss McMillan. â€"â€"Miss Minnie McHugh, of Lindsay, is visiting Miss Maggie Doharty, of Peterboro. â€"Miss Lizzie Ryley, of Waubaushene, is visiting Lindsay friends. â€"Mrs. Geo. McVVilliams, of Peterboro, is visiting friends in Lindsay and \N'oodville. â€"Mrs. M. Fawcett, of Peterboro, her daughter, Mrs. Sam. Parkin. â€"-Mr. Charles Herlihey, of the G. T. R., of Midland spent Sunday with his father-in-law, Mr Thomas Cuff, Lindsay. -Mr. Jas. McWilliams, of Lindsay, spent a few days with his brother, Mr. Geo. McVVilliams, at Peterboro, last week. â€"-Mr. J. A. Banon, Q. C. was among the speakers at the great young liberal club meeting, at Toronto, on Monday night. â€"â€"Miss Emma Blackwell, of Toronto, a former Lindsay young lady, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. McLennan, town. â€"~\‘lr. Geo. McGrath, a popular boniface, of Sturgeon Falls, was a guest at the Commercial house during the last week. He is a son-in- law of Mr. D. Hallanan, of Lindsay. -â€"â€"Mr. \V. H. Meagher, of Napance, traveller for a leading Toronto firm, spent several days with friends in this locality, last week. ”Mr. E. 1). Hand, of the Fenelon Falls Gazette, was in town on Saturday, shaking hands with many old friends. He incidently took in the reform convention. â€"Mr. Byron Maybec, principal of the Fenelon Falls public school was in town on Saturday. He is one of the most intelligent and successful teachers in the country. â€"â€"Mr. W. J. Sherwood, of Peterboro, was in town on Tuesday, as was Mr. James Donncl of the same town. They were both pushing business. â€"We regret to learn that Mr. John Robin- son, gunsmith, who has been ill for some time, still lies in a very critical condition, so low in fact that his recovery is dispaireil of by the attendant physicians. â€"â€"â€"M 1'. Anthony Murty, of l’ctcrboro, “as in town on Monday, resplenishing the stocks of the Lindsay dealers, with his choice and always popular brands of cigars. â€"Mr. R. l’. Gongh, of PeterbOro, was in town, on Friday. He reports the season’s business as the largest in the history of the firm. The great sale of the O’Brien stock has been a great success, but a large amount of goods are yet on hand. Omemee Mirrorzâ€"Vliss Davidson was a is visiting visitor to Lindsay this week ...... P. J. Clunan, of Lindsay, visited our town on Monday ...... Mr. J. D. Thornton, paid Lindsay a visit on Saturday ...... M. McMullen, of Lindsay, was at the Bradburn house this week ...... Dr. Thompson was in Lindsay on Monday ..... .Miss Minnie English, Lindsay, is the guest of Mrs. B. McNecly. .__â€".__â€" LlTTLE LOCAL LINES. .__â€".__. < ~Thc January session of the county ~ . 7 . pens on 'l‘nusday next at 2 p.m. â€"- i ...- gall. as best Canadian coal oil 50 cents. Five gallon cans 50 cents as VAN Cam’s . -â€"1.-4 â€"-Mr. Fremont Crandell has a gang of men cutting wood a few miles below Bobcay- geon. --:â€"It is expected the Napanee Paper Co. will soon resume business. The Fenelon people would be plansed to see the mill running again: â€"Mr. Geo. White, of North Verulam, will brick veneer his dwelling house in the spring. He is an enterprising farmer. â€" During the last couple of weeks teams have been drawing brick from Lindsay to the farm of Mr. Patterlamb, near Fenelon Falls. In the springa fine brick dwelling will be erected- â€"â€"An cast ward woman turned the tables on her husband the other night, when he came home drunk. She tied him in the bed and lambasted him, until he promised to vote for prohibition, on the first available ocms- men. 4The Mikado minstrels, a Peterboro organization, which is 'very highly spoken 9f will probably appear at the Academy of Muse about the 2nd or 3rd of February. â€"The. Perkin _ Lumber Co. have three shanttes in operation this winter, one in Emily = one in Manvers and one in Monmouth. They will take out as much ble. â€"â€"The next session of the Dominion Parliaâ€" pient "ii“ ate a revival of the C. RR. projected inc w to is expected to ' thr Beaverton. pass ough â€".Another big Provincial prohibition con~ vention Will be held at Toronto, on Tuesday, Feb. 6th. The object of the convention will be to take steps to secure an embodiment in law of the declaration made at the polls on Jan. 151. â€"The electric lights at Fenelon Falls shone forth in all their brilliancy on Friday night last. The system works without a hitch and was installed by Mr. Fred Parkin, er of the Victoria Electric Light Co., of Lind- say. â€"The new criminal code, now in force, declares it is a fraud for any one in selling wood to deliver less than the lawful cord of 128 solid feet. prisonment. .â€"â€"A Detroit company has taken hold of the Lithograph mines in North Hastings, and have commenced vigorous operations. Present indications are that this mining district will boom this year. â€"Peterboro expended $10,000 on streets and bridges in 1893. The labor cost $6,255 and the highways are in splendid condi- tion. â€"A special train will run from Peterboro to Lindsay tonight, in connection with the annual ball of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen A large crowd is expected and a special will take them home, leaving here at 5 a.m. to-morrow. -.â€"The annual ball of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, at the onera house this evening promises to be the big event of the season. A large number are expected to be present from outside points. â€"Five gallons best Canadian coal oil and can for $1 at F. VmCm’s, the west end hardwareâ€"1 4. ~. -â€"Cosl oil, beat Canadian, 10 cents :- imperial gallon at the new hard store. F. Vqunrsâ€"l-d. â€"Wolves are said to be very plentiful this season in the back country and in consequence the deer are being driven to the settle- ments. -â€"The scream of the American eagle is heard as of yore, but just now it is on account of the hard times. fâ€"The Messrs. Dovey, the well known shingle manufacturers of Lindsay, have erected a shingle mill at Wolf Lake, on the I. B. arm 0. railway, and have a large staff of men employed and are busily engaged in turning out first class goods. â€"-Mr. \Vm. \Vecse, on Saturday shipped to the city market, a carload of heavy horses. They were about the finest lot that has left town for some time and they should meet with a ready sale. â€"Owing to the pressure on our columns this week, we are obliged to leave over con- siderable, interesting matter; â€"Mr. \Vm. Curtis, was the lucky winner of the $25 cash prize, at the Academy of Music, on Saturday night. â€"â€"In our last issue we inadvertently omitted to mention, in our report of the C. L. A. entertainment, the name of Mr. Charles Podger, who, in no small measure, contributed to the success of the same. â€"â€".\lr. I). McDougall, a highly successful teacher, from Cannington. has been engaged- as teacher, of the senior fourth class of the public school. â€"â€"M r. F. Forbear, 39 East Kent-st, is prepared to repair furs of all kinds, on the shortest notice and in the best style. Furs and skins tanned in a first class manner. All. work done in the best style and at thc cheap est rates. Mits of any kind made to order. shingle. stuff as possi- The penalty is a fine or im- last, â€"A young lady is dispensing Nelson, Morris ts: Co‘s beef tea free to all corner: at the store of M r. A. Campbell, Kent-st. â€"â€"-A meeting of the Linday Opera House Co, was held yesterday evening, and adjourn- ed until to~morrow. â€"~Mr. John Sawey, of Ops, had the mis- fortune to break his leg in two places between the knee and the ancle, on Tuesday last. “7-3. â€"The paper read by Mr. John CampbclL the \Vest Victoria patron candidate, at the Lindsay Farmers’ Institute meeting on. “Thc secret of success on the farm,” contained so much useful information that Prof. Panton took the manuscript for publication, in the government record. â€"On Friday afternoon the roof rpothouse on the farm of Mr. Thomas Taylor, Verulam, took fire from a stove pipe. The building was only a few feet away from a large, well filled barn and it was only by the strenuous exertions of the neighbors that much valuable property was saved. from destruction. The root house contained about 1000 bushels of turnips, some of which were destroyed. â€"Preparations are already being made for holding another grand carnival at the skating rink on Friday February 2nd. Several new features will be introduced and the prize list will be increased. Particulars will be anonunced in a few days. ofa log ' â€"One of the springs of the engine, drawing the express from Toronto, broke on Tuesdg‘) morning while on the way to Lindsay, 'fh} , . train reached here one heat late ' ' a change of engines was made. â€"f‘Gentlemen,” said an unsuccessful muni- date in the lat: municipal'election to a band of serenaders. “I thank you :for surenderine' mc, but am sorry I cannot contain you this even- ing, as my wife is not; very well.” The serenaders retired quite satisfied. ”Among the gentlemen who 'visited Lina}- say, . on busmess, last week, were Messrs. David Malcolm and Fallis, of the Township of Cartwright, each of whom will erect a new dwelling house this sprin . The urcha‘ l the bricks, lumber andg othery iiieccssitery supplies in Lindsay. â€"Speaking of Hodgson, the hypnotist who will appear at the Academy of Music for a season of four nights, commencing on Tuesday next, the Galt Reformer, of a recent date says “.His entertainments are very refined and the large crowds who went nightly to hear him were very much taken with the seience. â€"â€"Mr. George Pepper, of Toronto, the WC" known contractor and builder, who is also a shining star in the horse owners’ world, was in town the other day, and while here he paid a high compliment to Mr. Samuel Fox, by purchasing from him the bricks for a large uildmg at Orillia. Mr. Pepper says that Fox’s bricks give the best satisfact'o that he ever handled. l n 0‘ an,