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’5 4740’ {fig Mach} our III Whining arraigned, I at y influence hr the position of DOM'W'.’ 'l oficn you elected new year. Ruin! at, sppnnfloahip, you havens. Mum my “urgen- in Council “1; g Gazing-Sour. my film I". l “hamburg.“ OM95. ‘ ru‘m ' 09 i; In. mum-wr- [Adios and Gentlemen .' attractant...” I A NEW DISCOVERY. My Best Furniture BEST mg Milflfindas Fluvelle lros. Pilkie’s Diphtherino- A sure cure {or all meeting!!! 0‘ U throat, Diphtheriu. Towuhm‘ gmup,etC. The efficacy of £113 . .. . _ . . m” L -A_ croup, etc. The emmyo in caring d_iph_tho_na has LOG-A and a doubt. by those who hflo 0"“ " t never wt failed :0 effect I. cure. W MWJ '0 rewnt any person from Divh'naria that uses it. "An out?” ew :a u in bettcrtban Impound!!!” or Me by Heiicine M I“ Sex" In mv ruilmy odd!“ upon of pnce 50 cemo sud 81. P. G. PILKIE. .4 at the beginningof the new year will not be out of place. Our trade during 1895 was very satisfactory, showing that our efforts to please the public in the line of the at the LOWEST RATES has been appreciated by a discerning public. Just now we find our- selves with many odd lines of goods purchased for the holiday trade, These will be sold AT A SACRIFICE. Fancy Rock- ers, Easy Chairs, Hand- some Lounges, Centre Tables, etc, will be found in the list. NOW is the time to purchase. We also carry our usual stock of Parlor, Dining- Room and Bed-Room Furniture, which is equal to anything shown in any city warcrooms. PRICES ‘ RIGHT ...... 'DERSON, HUGE!" to quality, and any on the important question of lam,- g1: VAN CAMP’S. :Abreast of the Times. We all realize what the times are and we all know it is quite necessary that iDollar should cover a large territory this particular season. Now, we know if no store where that dollar could be invested to better advantage than iere. All our goods have been marked in keeping with the times, so if you L are interested in low prices come to us. Dundus Flavelle Bros; .EWool Dress Serge, 44 inches wide, were 45c for “ “ Goods, were 25c to 4°C for . . my line of Plaid Tarltans, were 18c, for ........ 'obby line of \Vrapperettes ..................... hildren’s Undervests .......................... adios Black Hose, all wool .................... “ Cashmere Gloves .................. u Boas, beauties for .......................... b Hoods, only a few left ...................... Idics’ Mantles at less than half price ............ adies’, Gents and Children’s Fur Caps very cheap, 1k Handkerchiefs from me up. . . . 4 ............ mcy Handkerchiefs from 3c up ................ JL Finish Velveteens from 20c up, ............ 0115, Toys, etc., at half regular firices. . . . wy F ur Bonnets for Children, cheap ..... oolShawls from.... .. . .. .. from 75c to $2.50. Cane'rs in Sets. 750 to $4. 7 Skates for Boys and Girls, silver plated. at $1.50. A Pair of Scissors for 50, Engfish manu- facture; Strong, Sharp and {Dal-able; cuts ciean and outs HDUDAY Suitable and ServiceabLe Goods PR§ESENTS for Holiday presents. Genuine BISSELL CAR- PET SWEEPERS in the various woods, from $2 to $3 50. Handsome Parlor _Lamps and Boy’s pure Silk T165 2 for. . . C owe 56/076 it 23 2‘00 [42%. W e gzzamm‘ee to maée 22‘ Migrating Mantle Prices Reduced 3.9., 50c. Clauss Bread 1ves 25c. Everything cheap ~CARTER. A Great Advantage - . - record in cheap Hardware to Market. We can’t afford to carry over one mantle, and if you’ll only help us get the lot reduced we’ll make the price to suit you. We have still a full range of sizes in Children’s Ulsters, Ladies' Black Jackets and Ulsters, and we want you to come and make a choice at once. These were nearly all bought this season and we won’t sell you any old goods without first telling you about them. Prices on the stock 1n the old store are still marked away down, and if you need anything 1n Clothing give us a call and well suit you, Price is not everythingâ€"you must have quality as well. Here 5 Where you get it every time We invite every man, woman and child to go through our new store and examine the prices just as soon as we are in shape We’ll tell you when we are ready and eXpect you to come. to you and to us when the new store is ready. We will be able to have plenty of room and abundance of llght with a grand new stock of Clothing and Gents’ Furnishings. IIAVII‘U I! luv, "Elk Of)» DUI I u o o u o C I re25cto4ocfor ............ ms, were 18c, for ........ :s............ ...... >01 ;oves.......................... ........... .n..--......o---.oo nhalfprice.................... :n’s Fur Caps veq'cheap,........ ocup....4..... ..... . 3cup.......... n20cup.......... :gulzu' prices... ldren,cheap................... a... .... coooooouuoltoool T1652 for..................... m â€"Dn. Nnnuxm, dentist, is very suc- cessful in treating aching teem without extractingâ€"wit â€"Remember the entertainment to be given New Year’s evening in the Cam- bridg e-st. Methodist church by Miss Ger trude Trotter, formerly of Lindsay, now instructor in the Toronto school of elocu- tion. It will be a decided treat. â€"Tv'hen you go to the pausion Jan. 61:11 mark your ballot: for Robert Bryans for reeve of Opa.â€"52 2. â€"Go to Fox's for your lunch and oyster stews. Unfermented wine, sweet cider, hot lemonade and other temperate drinks served.â€"48. â€"Sherifl' Betta, of Bracebridge, was married on the 18th Dec. to Miss A. Bur- rows as the residence of Hon. Clifi‘ord Sifton, Brandon, Manitoba. â€"The painful accident which happened to Mr Newton Smale on Sunday evening last, will beill new: to his many friends. It appears Mr. Smale stepped on a fork, badly lacerating his foot. He will beoon- fined for some time. -â€"“Be that e monkey’s head '4’” asked an Umemee chap as he looked curiously at: the face end of e cocoenut lying on a case in a. frult store in town. When told what the article really was, he said: “I don’t care what you cell it, but I’m goin’ to hev the blamed thing any way. as it‘ looks a great deal like the chap ea hez been atryin' to go with my best girl, and I will land it to him fur e New Yea'egift with he; mun. atlek on it. That will kmdlvmfiowbwlht” .' LITTLE LOCAL LINES 3S 25 15 Is “ _ “ V “ I “ $45. 00 for ..... Big Job Lot Blankets, just secured, to be sold cheap. Mcns’ Linen Handkerchiefs, 6 for. ..... Mch’s and Boy’s White Shirts for. f . . . . l‘ THE WJATCHMAN, LINDSAY. THURSDAY JANUARY 2ND. 1896, -â€"We are indebted to Messrs. Middle- ton 62: Son of the Ontario Mutual for several handsome calendars. â€"-“The Cosmopoliton”-â€"one of the best of the great American illustrated magazmesâ€"containing in a year 1,344 pages and 1,000 illustrationsâ€"and THE VVAI‘CHMAN one year only $1.40. â€"The frame shell of Andrew Mar- shall’s new house at the head of William- at. was blown six feet out of place by the gale one night last week. It was replaced by Mr. Staples by jacks and men. --Three north ward boys hung a. vagrant cat the other day in ode to get it out of the way. They swung it from a limb of a tree in true southern style, and afterwards buried it in a post-hole. â€"It will pay you to buy your fruit and confectionary from GEO. Fox, No. 115 Kent-st. Big stock and low prices. Oranges and lemons 200.8 (102. and new figs 5 lbs for 25c; mixed candies 2 lbs for 15c. Call early. - . eâ€"The regular monthly meeting of the Church of England Temperance Society Monday evening, in St. Paul’s school room, was very largely attended. The usual program of music, singing, etc., was provided, and not the least interesting feature of the evening’ weeen ”address by Rev. J. W. MecMillen, of St. Andrew's. It. was brietling with humr, and was much enjoyed b y elutenexde 4 -Swiss Drop cures coughs sod colds and prevents consumption. Sold only by Gno. Fox. Try some. â€"â€"Your vote and influence is solicited for Robert Bryans for reeye of 0ps.-â€"52. 25 â€"Friday evening last Tm: \VATCHMAN staff were entertained by the carrier boys to an oyster supper at Mr. Geo. Fox’s restaurant. The spread was an excellent one; Mr. Fox being at one time a member of the fourth estate he knew just what would tickle the boys’ palate, and provid- edit accordingly. The oysters were pro- nounced delicious, while the cake, fruit, coffee and other etcetras left Harry Webb in the cold. When ample justice had been done the good things provided a vote of thanks was tendered the carrier boys for their generosity, and after wish- ing Mr. Fox a Happy New Year and all the prosperity he deserves. the meeting adjourned, to meet again a year hence. â€"The nominations are over, the men -â€"“good and true”â€"sre in the field. and all the electors now have to do is to decide where their votes can be placed to the best advantage. Let us hope that every voter will eXsrcise care and judgment in this important matter, and that the very best men will be elected. The men who are wanted are men of earnestness and pur- pose, of intellectual power, judgment and experience in business. and who seek the various positions with a sense of the trust and responsibility that is placed in them of helping to build up the town and ad- minister its affairs with an economical yet broad and progressive spirit. -â€"An effort should be made to place Lindsay’s boot-jack sidewalk system in good repair before the next heavy fall of snow and winter sets in for good. Not- withstanding the energy displayed by street commissioner Walker there still remain many dangerous holes. Take, for instance. that stretch of walk extending from Cambridge-st. to the Collegiate In- stitute. It is as full of holes as a sieve, and many. of them large enough to admit the foot and half the leg of a cat-less pe- destrian. It is these same holes, cracks and crevices that when the walks become covered with snow and ice form pitch- holes, and later on cause sprained ankles and severe falls. The whole trouble could be avoided by attending to the mat- ter now, while the walks are here and the weather fine. A few men with a. few boards and a few hammers and 'a pound or two of nails would make a radical change in a day or two. It is just as important that old sidewalks should be mended as â€"One result of the present war scare will be the unanimous demand on the Dominion Government for the arming oi the militia with Les-Metford rifles. It will cost the country half a million dollars but the money will be well spent. The Ottawa Journal has been doing good work during the past few days in dinging into the Government the necessity of taking prompt measures in this direction, not by any means with the thought of war in prospect, but as a matter of police effi- ciency. Military men are a unit in the matter of a new arm. It is also pointed out that another cartridge factory is im- peratively needed in Canada, and Ontario members ought to press for the speedy establishment of one in this province. It is said that parliament will be asked to vote an appropriation to make a thorough test of smokeless powder. new one built. â€"Six hungry boys had a. conflict with six good-sized boarding-house pies at the glass-blowers’ store on Friday evening last. The lad: â€"who had not broken fast since early mornâ€"got rather the best of it at the outset, but the pies were so built as to prove a. disturbing element in the bread-baskets of those who ate them, and the result was six clear cases of sea-sick- ness in a short time. The pie-eating con- test was intensely interesting to the spec- tators. Willie Chambers won first prize. Albert Brown second. and Albert Welch third. unitedly by their candidare, can put. him at the head of the poll.” The electors of that. township evidently forgot which end of the “poll" was up, for when the \otes were counted up Henry was found to be 670 votes behind Willoughby (conserva- tive) and 1,003 behind Stubbs. the victor- ious McCarthyibe. â€"â€"“The best leid plans of men and mice aft gang aglee.” The day before the now famous election in Card well the Globe said that “the liberals, if they stand -â€"The management committee of the Toronto public school board have decided to recommend “that. no home work be assigned in classes below the senior third book, but the amount of such work done shall be optional with the pupil." This is a point that Mr. P. G. Pilkie has been advocatingâ€"on the school board and off itsâ€"for many years past. -â€"Rev. Father Chiniquy, now nearly 90 years of age. but still hale and enthus- iastic as ever, preached a powerful sermon on French ewmgelization st Hamilton on Sunday evening week. The church was filled and many were unable to gain ad- minim. -â€"The annual meeting of the R. T. of T. will be held this (Thursday) evening, Jan. 2nd at the residenceof Mrs. Edney, Kent-st“ over Ontario bank Meeting will commence sharp at 8 o’clock. All members respectfully invited to be pre- sent. -â€"-Probably one of the neateEb single stores on Kent-st. is the one owned by Mr. E. Benson, and necently fitted up for the Misses Paton, milliners. The shop was thoroughly fitted up with light-color- ed native woods, and presents a very neat and inviting appearance, indeed. â€"Go to Fox’s for your biscuits, oysters, confectionery, oranges, lemons, figs, dates nuts, canned fish, fruits, jams, sweet cider and unfermented California wines. Biggest gngbest stock at lowest: prices. â€"â€"A telegram has just been received from George H. Harrison at Prescott, stating that it isall 0.1:. and that he will be in Lindsay again next Monday. -â€"CAI.IFORNIA WINES. Unfermented gold medal. delicious and healthful. Sold only by GEO. Fox. Quart bottle 40 cents. Try one. â€"Vote for Robert Bryans for move of Ops,and thus assigt in securing good mu- nicipal management for 1896. â€"â€"52- 2. â€"-The public school will open to-morrow Friday, Jan. 3rd. 'u ~ ‘ «a â€"-The junior department of the Y.M. C.A. are trying to ontrival the seniors in point of membership. and it is very de- sirable that they have separate rooms, and have undertaken to bring the Van Am- burgh family of musical entertainers here on Jan. 17th. The company is spoken very highly of, and no doubt the friends of the boys will help to make this a suc- cess. â€"A short but eood story is told in regard to Mr. David Walker, who is running for the denuty-reeveahip of Ops. Years ago when he first went to the county council some one expressed surprise that the township should send a man there who could not use his legs. The genial and quiek-witted representative promptly remarked; “Bedad, its brains they want in the council, and not legs, and I think} I have just as’much as any other man.” --The publishers of Montreal Gazette have started a new era in the issue of the city weeklies. The price of the Weekly edition of Gazette has been reduced to fifty cents a year. The Weekly Gazette is a large eight page paper, well printed, well edited, and, besides giving all the news. contains special features that make it a first-class family journal. To the ladies it gives a special illustrated page, dealing with the fashion changes and other matters interesting to the gentler sex. There is also a literary department, for which the contributions of some of the ablest writers in the English language are being secured. The new story, soon tobe started, is by Sir Walter Besant, chairman of the British Author’s Society, and author of many notable novels. The markets, especially those for dairy pro- ducts, are fully reported for the weekly edition of the Gazette. It gives all the news of the week. so that its readers are kept informed of all current happenimzs of importance. After subseribing for a good home paper. no one can do better than send fifty cents for a good general weekly paper, to the Gazette Printing Company, Montreal. â€"The Lindsay Choral Society concert will take place on the 23rd inst. They have been working faithfully for many months preparing a program, and have engaged Mrs. (Maggie Barr) Fenwick, of Hamilton, the queen of Scottish song, and Mr. Frank Beecrofr, baritone, of Toronto. No one should miss this treat. â€"â€"Next Friday evening, January 3, the regular meeting of Faithful Brethren lodge A. F. and A. M. will be held and it will be a gathering of peculiar interest boevery Mason. There will be several initiations and “raises." and the chairs will all be filled by past mastersmho are now busily engaged in “polishing up.” â€"One of our local wiseacres says the wind was in the south when the sun touched the tropic of Capricorn, and that means that we are to have prevailing southerly winds and mild weathhr during the next forty days. If he is right it will shorten the winter materially. -â€"The S. A. have a special time at the barracks to- night (Thursday) celebrating the completion of the altention to the buildingp Tea will beeerved from 6 to 7.30 p, m. The Rev. J. W. MacMillian B. A. will address the meeting; also, Ensign and Mr. Moore and other officers. Tickets for tea. and iubilee 15 cents. â€"Lettere from Johannesburg. South Africa, go to show that the countryie already overcrowded with mechanics and laborers of all kinds, and still the wild rush continues. Many who have gone there from Canede wishy they were home again. â€"â€"The next convention of the Victoria Teachers’ Association will be held in the union school building, Lindsay, on Tour:- day and Friday, 6th and 7th of February next. Mr. Wm. Houston, MA. director of institutes, will be present and deliver an address. -â€"Rober'b Bryans, an old and tried leg- islator, is in the field for the reeveahip of Ups, and his election means careful and economical management of township again for 1896, and reducuon in taxes.â€" 5 -2. â€"-An epidemic of sgue seems to have struck the biggest part. of the country, as there is a. good deal of “shake" going on, and the candidates for civic honors are particularly affected this Kay. _ â€"There will be a meeting of the Children’s Aid Society in the council chamber on Friday evening. 3rd. Jan. at 8 p. m. 7 â€"“ A muddy Christmas to you,’ was the popular salutation last week. The condition of the streets and crossings made the expression appropriate. â€"Ratepayers of Ops. do you know that through the energy of your reeve me county debt has been reduced $2,500 dur- ing the year 1895. â€"Vote for Johnston Ellis for reeve. During the past: year the business has been transacted with ten meetlnge. It required fourteen last year. -â€"F C Taylor, Insurance Agent. I â€"Not a charge was preferred at nomi- Office on the ground floor of the new nation, so vote for Fox for depucy- reeve opera house Lindsay-st. --8. I0f 0P: gults. Policies over $3,000.00!) ; maturity 'exooedingly favorable ; cash put by 11me $320,000; agiditioml net luminous neufiy $90,000. [Inch lug-gel: «goody Mom-'- oases under polfiies. Year's Stores: acced- policy chino": 820.000.” â€"Among the many pleasant New Year's greetings received in town yesterday from friends and acquaintances abroad was the following telegram received by Mg. R, Campbell. local manager of the hon}; American Life in this district. from the head oflioe st Torontq : _“Hearty con- â€"â€"-Aft.er the bell rang at 5.30 o'clock last evening all the exciting incidents of a. fire were in order. The location of the fire was the cottage of Mrs. McBurney, on Genelg-st, Although the firemen had the confiscation under their control, yet with the exception of e few pieces of furniture saved, everything was spoiled by the deluge of water poured on the building. The loss to Mrs. McBurney will be serious. â€"â€" 0n the afternoon of January first the officers of the county arrested the three male members of the band of Italian gyp- sies who had eneemped by the river just north of the brickyard. It was a rsthr pain- ful scene, although it was not, perhaps, appreciated by the two or three hundred present, who, expecting trouble. had come from town. The intention is to prevent, if possible, their becominga burden on the county. -â€"Mra. Stoddart of Sunnyside farm, across the lake from Haliburwn. picked several specimens of pretty flowering violets on Christmas day. and even up to Sunday last these flowers were picked in the same locality. Conductor Pym of Haliburton brought down a few bunches to particular friends in town. including Tris Wucmuu. He also sported a choice sprig or two in his huttonhole. â€"A gang of Arabsmmen. women and childrenâ€"together with a half dozen bears and a baboonâ€"are camped south of the town and our citizens may expect daily visits from them' This is the same crowd that were eucamped near Peterhor a short time ago, and were advised by the police of that hamlet to hasten toLind- say as the residents of this county had never seen a bear, and they would there' fore make their fortune. â€"Chief Police Bell left Tuesday fer Bo- chester, to bring back two of the parties implicated in the stealing from the cotâ€"- £9.96: at Sturgeon Point 1331: spring. He secured Peterkin, but the other bird had flown. â€"“Why,” remrked a farmer on Kent- st. the other day. “is it no trouble to raise a couple of hundred of dollars these hard times. All the agriculturist has to do is to makes bee, invite his neighbors, and. haul to town and sell say 300 bushels of barley, 300 bushels of oats, and about 250 bushels potatoes. and the thing is done. Quite easy, isn’ t it. ? ” â€"Interesting correspondence from Sonya, Salem, Braules, Ops, and 0th: points is crowded out this week. Also considerable local matter. Will appear in next issue. -â€"-Vote early and often for Ellis, who seeks your sufl'rage as reeve of Ups for a second term. Legal expenses for the year, 311; last year it cost the township $89 for year. -Christmas afternoon the boy’s band serenaded many of our citizens, and as a result S7 was added to the treasury of the band. This will be applied towards pur- chasing instruments. â€"The young man John McGahan. of Kinmount, who was injured lately in one of the Howry camps, is not likely to recover. A telegram was received by his sister at the Windsor house on Monday to that efl'ect. â€"The determined stand taken by our police to rid the streets of doorway and corner loafers is commendable, and a step in the right direction. Already a. great improvement is noticeable, and the good work has only commenced. â€"1c is rather unusual for trees to start budding out. a: Christmas time in this country, but such has been the case this winter, the recent balmy weather having caused lilacs and elders to come out in full bud. -â€"-The fine store at the south-east- cor- ner of William and Kent-31's., owned by Squire McDonnell, is being improved by the addition of a third plate glass window on the eastern corner. When this addi- tion is made it will be one of the finest: shops in town. -â€"-The sentence of Shortie, the Valley- field murderer, has been commuted to imprisonment for life. He will probably be sent to Ireland to serve out his sentence there. â€"-In the action brought. to restrain the running of Sunday cars at. Hamilton. J usuce Rose has decided that Sunday ears must prevail. --â€"The annual meeting of the Linda] horticultural society will be held council chamber, LindSay, on Wedensday. Jan. 8th- at 7.30 p. m. â€"Vote for Ellis and economical govern- ment. The council of ’95 reduced the expenditure $1,385. Ellis was the reeve. -â€"-Vote for Ellie the man that has help- ed to reduce our expenditures $1,385, and helped to reduce our county deb: 82,500. -â€"-The mayor’s chair, with a too hund- red dollar cushion to it, makes a tint- class seat for any ordinary citizen. â€"All road jobs in charge of Mr. S. J.‘ Fox last year gave satisfaction. Therefore pull your vote for him for deputy-teeve of of Ops on Monday next. â€"All road jobs in charge of Mr. S. J. Fox last year gave satisfaction. There- fore poll you vote for him deputy-reevo of Ops on Monday next. -â€"Not a charge was petferred at nomi- nation, 50 vote for Fox for deputy move of Ops â€"The ice at the rink was excellent New Year’s day, and as a consequence skating was freely indulged in. company’s but yeir's re,- >vor 83,000,000 ; maturity