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> 30‘0” $1.90 \ ', BIR’i'Ev 'ders ROS. 'lver, ‘u should and special prices, 20c): ‘ ’"3 ya! Ex” .. 40c and soc a. d sages at 25¢, 4°C cheap and good cial for y’s Summer Corsets at 3 5c Pgnsms staxt at ‘00.; special at 3| The question is this: If you are going to go to {that picnic, how are you going ’to take your feet P” We say : “ Take ’em in Ox- fords.” Oxfords are cool. i They are low priced. The'y are good lockers. And when you get ’em of us, ERR 00., Nothing but good shoes, either at Robinson Ewart’.s T ke your feet along in low shoes for the nthâ€"Robinson THE LOCAL BUDGET. Mottoâ€"(300d G°°ds’ Price OnlY- ymvu\~~)\,u \uv v-â€" v- the east ward, and with his tamiiy has taken up his residence in town. The pro- perty comprises seven and a half acres, with d walling. finderman Ingle is making an exten Ei‘ve shxpment of sash, doors, frames, etc" to the upper lake. It. comprises all the necessary fixtures for three new houses tha: are being erected near Caesarea this Spring. -~Mr. M. H. Sisson, shoe merchant, has added an addition to the rear of his store, to be used as a. repair department. It will be in charge of Mr. Geo. Robinson. late of the West End stores, who is a very capable Workman mdeIed work attended to â€"â€" ,. y'râ€"A square piano,tuned lately, .:;' n n -‘)-tL M a month. 0. BIGELOW.â€"16-tf. -)Ir. D. J. Markham, shoe merchant, wart Oxfords. be in charge of Mr. Geo. Robinson. law on the West End stores, who is a very capable Wurkman. Ordeled work attended to Promptiy. -â€"The members of Westminster lodge No. ‘20, 5.03., will attend divine service at St. Andrew‘s on Sabbath mornlnc nex ’5, When the pastor. Rev. J. W. Macmillan, B'A-s will preach a. sermon appropriate to the occasion. All Englishmen are in‘Vited ‘30 meet. with the brethren at the 10686 meme over Blackwell’s store at ten o’clock and join with them in the service. HAPPENINGS ABOUT TOWN IN BRIEF. ~20 dozen men’s neck ties made in bOWS, knots, pufis, four-in-hand and Lombards at 25¢. each. Kent street. ittle Local Lines Post Ofice. Lindsay 1899 new shades at , 20c, 25¢. E < I 1 I I IDGBT. E 5 several ad4 TOWN i among the! g and. the Ky MM mn- well clam: lines taking a de he expects o, tuned lately, by the lam '.-â€"16-tf. â€"Th e Vi hoe merchant, these days Sootheran. has made i will be at the should ope consultation on milk on 1 3 were shipped â€"Marriage licenses issued 0y Mr. THos BEALL at his residence, Albert-sh, also at G. W. BEALL‘S store, Kent-st. -5â€"tf. â€"Cannington lacrosse club play the Lindsay’s here on June 2nd. The return match will take place a. week later. â€"It will make you doflars it you feed your calves Cottonseed Meal or on Cake. It makes them healthy and they grow like mushroons. You can getit at the OAK FRONT GROCERY.â€"â€"16-tf. â€"Mr. L. Gillanders of Argyle visited Lindsay last week and placed the contract for all the necessary sash, doors, frames. etc., for an up-to-date residence. Alderman Inqle’s name was attached to the success- ful tender. â€"According to the figures given in the Christian Guardian, the Bay of Quinte conference of the Methodist church has 49 churches in debt to an amount over $500 each; 54 churches under that amount, and 57 entirely free of debt. â€"By the death of Mary Ann Kennedy of Stoufl‘ville, who left property valued at $26,737, the Church of England synod gets two houses and some 16 acres. of land worth 88,000, and John Smyth of Maple Lake, Haliburton county, is left $5,000. â€"For up-to-date millix ery Mi: 8 Mitchell. is not surpassed. She has given Special attention to buying and manufacture. A large staff is now working overtime to keep pace with the heavy voiume of busi- ness. She invites your patronage. â€"Messrs. Staples and Hopkins of Hunts. ville. Mnskoka, are the inventors of a. life preserver that weighs but, ten ounces. and can be worn under the clothing if desired without inconvenience. If it is what is claimed it will fill a long felt want, and éhbuld prove a. money-maker for Miss Bannon is prepared with the usual large stock to supply her patrons with all the latest devices in the millinery art. A oilâ€"will be sufficient to convince the public that her prices are reasonable and her stock. up-to-date. Call; no trouble to show The house is in a tangleâ€" There’s a trap in every angleâ€" There's confusion with the soapsuds, the kids and yellow pup : They are cleaning house like thunderâ€" In, over, ’round and underâ€" And you have to eat your breakfast and your dinner standing up. -â€"Tuesday was Empire Day, and the; event was celebrated in the public schools in town. The forenoon was devoted to a study of the British Empire, and to Canada as a part of the Empire. In the afternoon addresses were given by members of the Board ofEducation and the resident clergy. Patriotic songs were rendered by the children, many of whose parents were present. The day was very pleasantly and profitably spent. â€"Mo Dawes»; ”v.- - refutes the rumour that he has accepted the local inspectorship of the Scugog waters. He states that the salary is alto- gether inadequate to the services demand- ed, and when it comes to cutting up the “water-melon” if his allegiance to the party in the past does not entitle him to a decent share of the dainty fruit then he don't ‘ want any of it. -A woollen mill is usually thought of as very noisy and not very clean, but in the latter respect Messxs. Horn Bros’. mill is an exception to the rule. An ordinary and tidy condition. The official eye is also ,gratifled, for two Inspectors recently paid an exception to the ru visitor is struck with it and tidy condition. The gratified, for two insnec the proprietors the his: one of them declaring woollen mill in Canada. -â€"Mr. J. A. Culverwcll, the active pro. ¢ the Burleigh Falls power scheme, Saturday. He has closed . a1 contracts for power, among them beinz the Victoria flour mills ‘ and the Kylie carriage works. Mr. Culver- well claims that Toronto capitalists are ‘taking a deep interest in the scheme, and have everything running by the latter part of September. â€"The Victoria Creamery is kept hustling these days. The increased supply of milk has made it compulsory that the seperator should operate every day. The receipt of milk on Monday reached the 8,000 pound mark, while the regular daily receipts ruu ‘ between 4,500 and 5,000 lbs. Mr. Jacobs to handle the buttermilk and has put a rig several addition Litt 1e Local Lines Samuel McGill of, the tland and Ireland“ lecture given under Y. M. C. A. in their xes. M. P., on Thurs- B‘rom an instructive :dnoint. this lecture its inven- WANTED.â€"Shing1e Tointcrs and Packers. Apply to L. MOONEY, Minden.â€"â€"21-2. â€"The Fenclon council will meet at Glen- arm on Monday, 29th inst., for general business and court of revision. â€"The Lindsay Light, Heat 8: Power Co ‘ has purchased the splendid water-poweri at Fenelon Falls from the Smith estate. The price paid, we understand, was $25,000. â€"Miss Wingrove’s Kindergarten class ‘will be held regularly from now until ‘midsummer. Those who intend sending their children, apply between 1 and 4 o‘clock at No. 27 Canibridge-st.â€"20-2. â€"â€"Mr. Thos. Bowes. jr., late of H035: Bros.. Oakwood, has mov ed to town with his family and now occupies No. 12 Mr. Bowes has accept . a few weeks. -â€"Mr. James Boxall, town, was successrur in securing the contract for the plumbing and other iron work necessary in refitting Judge McIntyre‘s residence at \Vhitby. Three tenders were received for the work, two of them being from wholesale houses. ' hree men at work on the mum.“ which will take several weeks Mr: Boxall has three men contract, which will tak yet. to complete. â€"At the police court on I Clarke of Lindsay-5b.. east charged with keeping ahous‘ The charge was proven, and ‘ was committed to the county - ' ‘ rm â€"A|J LUU yVllv‘ - Clarke of Lindsay-st.. east ward, was m charged with keeping a house of ill-fame. R ven, and the prisoner u ' h using abusive language tnesses in this case. The hat impertinent when tions put to him by the magistrate, which did not improve his case 1any. He was mulcted in $13.70, fine and th the option of serving fifteen days in gaol. After spending a few hours in the “deep dark dungeon” the ducats were forthcoming. â€"â€"In some unaccountable way we spoke of Mate Hamilton In our reference to the crew of the Esturion a couple of weeks ago. However it happened it was not because we are not perfectly well acquain- ted with the genial “J immy” Johnston, who has for two years been the second officer of the boat. Nor was it because we did not know that he is the most skilled pilot on this section of the Trent waters- He knows the routes from Lakefield to Rosedale like a book. since he was for years i in charge of thegovernmentyacht “Empire” 1 with Mr. Rogers, chief engineer of this c section of the Trent canal. Capt. Diament is fortunate in having Mate Johnston at answering ques costs, wi \vwfip, THE WATCHMANEWARDER : suits beat eveâ€"Ethi'ng. What about your idea of a. $4.00 suit for $3 00. Have a look at them any- way. Little Local Lines DUNDAS 8L FLAVELLE BROS. Bowes. jr., late of Hogg‘ 1, has mov ed to town with md now occupies No. 12 ce. Mr. Bowes has accept- as traveller for a Toronto enter on his new duties in BUY’S ELUTHES ! YUUTHS’ ELUTHES ! MEN’S CLOTHES ! on Friday M rs. was successful â€"The monthly meeting of the Church of England Temperance Society will be held in St. Paul’s Sabbath school on Monday evening at 5 o‘clock. Everybody invited and welcomed. â€"At Whitby on Monday the grand jury returned a true bill against the boy Edward Elliott for the murder of William Murray ‘ of Beaverton. Elliott was arraigned and l pleaded not guilty. ___- A“ r’* â€"Mr. Bert; Weese was leading ahorse on the street last Tuesday that; has lived two years more than ten decades, that is to say he is 42 years old, but was quite nimble and of good carriage. -A test fire alarm was given one day A ”A.-.‘ secon‘ wa â€"â€"The East Victoria leucucra gnaw... tion meets in convention in the north ward can school, Lindsay, this afteinoon and to. ing morrow (Friday). On Thursday evening mi: Rev. Dr. Burns of Hamilton Will lecture in the the assembly hall of the Collegiate. Sub- we 'ject: “Ideal Government.” The public thl are invited. Retta, which was built over and lengthened an to 30 feet during the past Winter, made 11‘ her trial trip last week to Washburn‘s (3, Island, and proved very speedy. On the a! home run the distance from O‘Connell‘s “ point to Lindsay, over eight miles, was es covered in one hour. When the machinery a1 gets running smooth make ten miles an hour with ease. â€"â€"The annual meeting of the West Vic~ toria Farmers’ Institute will be held in the council chamber, Lindsay, on Tuesday, t June 6th, at 2 p.m., for the transacting of ( general business, electing of officers for current year, etc. A. B. Shuttleworth, B.A., Sc., Ph., D., professor of chemistry in the Ontario Agricultural College, will ent and address the meeting on “Forest Influences, Soil and Tillage.’ Every farmer in the district should be to hear this address. â€"Col. S. Hughes, M.P., will lecture uspices of the Women‘s at Christian Temperance Society of Lindsay 'on June 9th. The subject of the lecture is “England, Scotland and far-away Aus- , tralia,” illustrated by handsome stereopti- con views. The Academy should be secured ‘ for this lecture, so that all may attend. It will be very instructive and interesting. ‘ the views were taken by Mr. Hughes himself during his recent trip to the lands mentioned. be pres 'B LINDSAY, uONT Little Local Lines East Victoria Teachers‘ .’ Associa- WANTED.â€"â€"A good nurse girl, referencrs} required. Apply to MRS. J. G. ED- WARDS, Russell-st. , Lind: ay.â€"2 I -2. â€"The first annual meeting of the stock holders of the Victoria Telephone Co. will be held at Woadville on Saturday, June 17th, at. 3 p.m. The first monthly assessâ€" ? ment of five per cent. is now due, and pay- able at Edwards 6.: Co’s bank, Woodville. â€"Percy, the eight-year-old son of Mr. â€"The new cheese factory at Reeboro Geo. Woods of the east ward, fell into the commenced Operations on Monday last. river between eight and nine o‘clock on -â€"House to rent at 450 Wednesday morning and was drowned- to 0. Bigelow or J IS 50033:? s? film The young lad was fishing above the Sad- Many people were fra'd t l. A - I . â€". a 1 o eave town ler and Dundas saw mill and in some way te rd _ . slipped into the water. It was half an yes 13:110me to talk °f a general 1311' hour before the body was recovered. waysh ‘ e. . . . â€" ePeterboro Juniors defeated Lind- -â€"The Misses Paton are sparing no pains say‘s Lacrosse team, in a friendly game or attention to sustain the reputation they yestetda . b a so ~ have gained as fashionable miliiners. The There Wis ayvery :liloitgefdioms 3° one. volume of trade secured by their goods titers. nce ”f spec- and workmanship is steadily increasing. â€"-Visi tors at Qt . The newest and brightest things in hat- ‘ “136°“ Paint yesterday domare always tobe found among their fiver-e greatly surprised 99 Witness the i stock. Call on the Misses Patton and see rizazzaggtlfifhgofi? {0113:3133 Worms. 1 n 0 purc ase an ”up | about your summer hat. to date” sprayer -â€"Chief Bell goes to and fro behind a smiling visage now-a-days. Reason: One Doyle of wrestling and other fame who was gathered in here a short time ago and caused to languish in the municipal build- ings pending the arrival of Uncle Sam’s minions of the law has been taken over to that territory for trial, and one day this week the $100 rew‘ard money arrived in the Chief‘s mail. Huger!) U1 um Llfiuu Ala-nu V‘wov v‘-“-.' much in evidence yesterday, in the cele- lacerated. His face was also slightly , bration of her gracious Majesty's birthbay. scarred. He will be laid up for several One of these explosives was placed on the days. ' top of a "Weary Willie‘s" fedora, who had â€"General Roadmaster Ferguson says just stepped into a K3110“- barber shop, that the ioremen and trackmen employed and the fuse lighted. The concussion that in the ygrds at Toronto, Stratford, Hamil- followed never budged the tramp, but not too, London, Chatham, Sarnia and other so with the glass in the window close bY. big places are paid better in comparison Two large panes were shattered as efi'ec- than the C. p. R. men. "Harry” must tively as it hit with a stone ...... In an up- surely mean the “trackmen’ in the head town hotel a youth reclined half in slum- offices. He should have thrown in Lind- e her and the other half on something else. say and Belleville, if am}. out of respect "l A practical joker conceived the idea 01 for the old Midland. The trackmen, how- y placing one of these giant crackers on the ever, are quite willing to accept the C. P is window-ledge close by. and touching it off. R. schedule of “386$ 7 s- The explosion that followed was terrific. _____.____ :i- The windowâ€"shutter was wrecked, and BOY’S CLOTHING ad several panes of glass ditto. 'lie slumber- â€"-The boys say that our suits are It in: youth 1:51?“ his fast iin an insltiaxnt Just the stuff. Ifyour wise you ’11 at: “1:38. “Ibiza? WE“ 031:; {in on; bring some of those boys in and. ‘ m ' - get them one of our $2.85 suits. . DUNDAS 8v. FLAVELLE BROS. -â€"The “giant" fire-cracker was very could hardly see where the joke came in. â€"A team of horses hitched to a load of furniture ran away on Tuesday morning. and scattered their burden aroundin a lively «fashion. At the corner of Peel and Cambridge-sts. they became frightened, and the driver, who was insecurely seated, mas pulled to the ground and narrowly escaped injury. The team turned south at the avenue and was caught at the freight Sheds. The furniture belonged to Mr. E. Daly. Little Local Lines The undersigned is leaving Little Britain and offers for sale either one of two good carriages, made by R. Robertson. One has only been used five times and the other about six years. Either will be sold at a. bargain if taken at once. Apply to BIN. F. B. STRArrox.â€"20-2. â€"Visitors at Sturgeon Point yesterday were greatly surprised to witness the devastation in the forest foliage by worms. The corporation should purchase an "up to-date” sprayer. --The Ontario Jockey Club races are on this week and a. number of Lindsay spcrts are trying to beat the “book-makers: The exciting event of the meeting was the defeat of Mr. Seaman's entries for the Queen’s plate, Mr. Bendrie's Butter Scotch ' being the winner. â€"The committee to whom was referred the task of forming the Ontario Lawn Tennis League and arranging the districts, have made their report, and the following comprise district No, 13z-Port Hope, Co- bonrg. Bowmanville, Oshawa, Whitby, 1 Newcastle. â€"While Mr. Frank Dennison, tinsmith, was assisting his children in the proper celebration of the Queen’s birthday, he met. with apainfnl accident. Afterlight- ing the fuse of a large giant, fire-cracker, he held it in his handjust a moment too long, and when the explosion came, two ‘fingers of his right hand were badly lacerated. His face was also slightly scarred. He will be laid up for several days. ton, London, Chatham, Sarnia. and other big places are paid better in comparison than the C. RR. men. “Hwy” must surely mean the “trackmen’ in the head offices. He should have thrown in Lind' 3saw and BelleVille, if only out of respect. for the old Midland. The trackmen, how- ever, are quite willing to accept. the C. P R. schedule of wages. Carriages for Sale Little Local I ines. ii