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The program, consisting if dialogues, readings, recrtations, solar, 12:13am Of Soap for ZSC‘ ducts, and choruses, will be .rendere' r 7 dozen Clothes Pins “ 10 by the school children, ass1sted . b) A good CIOthCS Line “ 8 excellent talent from Lindsay, Mamba, 2' A VVashboard “ I3 ' Oakwood, Glandine, Sonya, Little SIPapers of Pius “ 5 Britain. and surrounding locality. A 600d \Vhip “ 8 You Wlll regret it if you fail to be 2 bio Bars of Soap “ 2 3 present. The afternoon program Will A whtble bbl. Carpet Tacks at 3 commence at 1 pug. Evemngaconcezt) A Curry Comb for 10 â€"-doorspr3:<(a)n at l p.m., program A:Good Horse Brush “ 15 Start at ‘ - - 2 Cups and 6 Saucers “ 3O KIRKFIELD. A Coal Scuttle “ 2 Accrpunr.-â€"â€"A palnful and probably An Ash Sifter “ 15 fatal accident took place on the T.\ C. A big Bread Pan “ 25 Say, neighbors, we are filled fi'om garret to cellar with just_such bargains as above in Furniture, Crockery, Glassware, Knives and Forks, Looking Glasses and other lines. A good second-hand Art Garland Coal Stove for hall. Also Coal and Wood Range. JAS. H. Lsimou, Opposite the Benson Kouse. THURSDAY, DEC. 19th, 139: M... GUARANTEED CIRCULATION OVER 3,390 LOCAL NEWS-LETTERS MARIPOSA STATION Cnmsnus TREEâ€"A Xmas tree and entertainment will be given in connection with theMethodist Church Sabbath School of this place. A nice programme has been arranged, and those who attend can rely upon a most enjoyable evening. Admisdon, adults 15 cents; Children 10 cents. Doors open at 7; com- mence at eight. ”-â€" HARTLEY. Special to the Watchman. Tamâ€"A tea under the auspices of the Hartley Methodist church will he held in the hall here on January lst, New Year's day. Refreshments in abundance will be served from 4 to 7,330 p,m. after which all will adjourn to the Methodist church, where a plat- form meeting will be held, and short addresses delivered. The choir from Powles’ Corners Methodist church will be present. Admissmn '35 cents and 15 cents. ____â€".-â€"â€"â€" DUNSFORD. Special to the Watchman. Bovns STOCK SALE-“(2mm a large Jan. 8th, 1896, in the Methodist church number of our local breeders tOok m in this village. Boyd’s great stock sale last Wednesday, several of whom avmled themselves of Alfred Day, of the Provincial Sabbath School Association, will deliver an ad- below _ had more time to sell them. Buyers of farm produce know that the farmers must realize their taxes quickly and they take farmers, who everyone knows do not at present, under the best circumstances, have the best chance of selling their pro- duce high. Consequently the taxes lying idle in the bank represent a far greater balance than if the produce that realized them did not have to be sold in such a hurry. the opportunity of improving their stock. DON’T FORGET the entertainment at the dress at each session. school this (Thursday) evening. Teasâ€"Methodist tea and entertain- ment on Monday next, All are wel- come. Courusms'rs or run Sussexâ€"I may :not have time to correspond next week, and I take this opportunity of wishing Tm: Wnrcnuas, its staff and large list of mbscribers, “A merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.” .__._.â€".â€"â€"-â€"â€" FBNELON FALLS Special to the Watchman. A Successâ€"The supper held in Twomey’s hall on Tuesday evening was a decided success. The amount realized was about $50. PERSONALâ€"Mr. Evans of Toronto, spent yesterday evening at the Falls. . .Mr. McEachern of Coboconk, was at the Falls on Tuesday ...... Rev. A. B. Chapple of Coboconk, was in our village this week. CARNIAAL.â€"-The first carnival of the season will be held in the skating rink on Friday evening, Dec. 20th. At 9.30 a hockey match Will be played ’between east and west sides of Colborne-sts. W BURY'S GREEN. Special to the Watchman. ENTIRTAINMEXT.:â€" An entertain- spent in connection with the Presby- terian Sabbath school will be held on Monday evening, Dec. 23rd. in the church at this place. A very complete program has been prepared, and will consist of music, singing, recitations and short addresses by popular speak- ers. The proceeds of the entertain- ment will go towards the funds of the Sabbath school. A collection will be taken up. All are wanted to be present and enjoy a delightful evening’s entertainment. Pantâ€"A party was given at the residence of Mr. J. E. Flett, on Friday evening of last week. There was quite a large number of young people present, and a most enjoyable time was spent by all. Rampantâ€"Many friends will be pleased to know that Mrs. Wm. Baskius is recovering from her recent very severe illness. . FINGBRBOARD. special to The Watchman. Rm Tm s.â€"-Thc Fingerboard chool will hold their annual examina- ‘ion and concert on Dec. 23rd, 1895. people. indulged . presents to Mr. and Mrs. Dillman Were handsome and useful, and testified in a marked degree to their popularity and all hope to be present at their golden Ontâ€"«48th Works yesterday. One of the guy stays of the boom broke allowmg the boom to violently strike a workman, named James Steen. Steen’s leg .was broken in two places and he received other severe injuries. Little hopes are entertained of his recovery. Mr. Steen is from Nova Scotia. LITTLE. BRITAIN. Special to the Watchman. FURNITUREâ€"Our local furniture de- aler, Mr. Rich. Smith, has a very corn- plete stock of furniture of all kinds, Bedroom suites,diningroom furniture, centre tables, plain and fancy chairs, rockers,lounges,matrasses,pietures, etc., cheaper than you can buy them in Lindsay or Toronto. Repairing neatly dOne. Undertaking in all its branches. ~49. Woopnu WnppIxn.â€"â€"On Monday even- ing, 16th inst., Mr and Mrs. Dillman, of this village, celebrated the fifth anniversary of their marriage, known as the “wooden wedding.” A large number of invitations had been issued to friends in the village and also at Oak- wood, and by eight o‘clock the house was well filled with a happy, jolly crowd of Games of various kinds were in until a late hour. The the esteem in which thev are held in the village and surrounding country. We wedding. . Manure»: LICENsEs.-â€"J. B. “edon, issuer of marriage licenses, Little Britain, Renewal-2n "Ye old folde folke’s con- certo" on Christmas night. Everything is in readinessâ€"the programs are printed, the young ladies have their Cistumes ready. and the young men have their wigs powdered and curled. It will :he treat of the season, and seating room will be at a discount. S. S. ASSOCIATIOX‘â€"The annual con. vention of the Mariposa Sabbath school association will be held on Wednesday. Afternoon session at 2 o’clock and evening session at 7.30. Mr. JANETVILLE. Ammanâ€"George fiHutchison of this place met with a very severe acci- dent on Saturday evening last.:He was pulping turnips for the stock, and while in the act of shoving the turnips down into the pulper, his fingers were caughtin the teeth and severly lacerat- ed and crushed. Mr. Hutchison will loose the tops of two of his fingers on the left hand. an CJ'r'rING Boreâ€"James McGill and john McGowl recently purchased an improved cutting box,and are doing a rushing buisness among the farmers in his district. They do good ,work and are very popular young men, hence theyzare sure to succeed. A Gun ERAL Acr,â€"It is a well- known fact that we have a large of general hearted people in this section who will never see a neighbor in trouble or want. On Monday afterneon seven or eight young men gathered at the home of Mr. Samuel Heaslip, wholives just north of the village,armed with saws and axes and in a few hours Mr, Heaslip’s wood pile was reduced to st0ve wood. The old man is feeble and unable to do work of this kind, 0nd the act apove mentioned is much to be com- mended. REMEMBER the Xmas tree and entertainment on the evening of the 24th December in the Methodist church. COMBING THEM Damnâ€"Two of our young men drove their best girls home from church last Sunday evening. They evidently had an enjoyable time, as a couple of back hair combs were found on the road the next morning. Boys, don’t get too amorous. COMMUNICATION S. Taxes ir Ops. 3 To the Editor of the Watchman. Sm,â€"I desire to call the attention of the ratepayers , of Ops. to a grievance which ,in my opinion. exists in connection with the collection oftexc's, snd‘IboIicvo- this grievance should and could be remedied to sumo-snout. by thosewhom. we elect to the council. . ' The grievance consists. in this._ The taxes are collected and in thc‘ treasurer? hand by the and of December ovary three months or more before they are reallyI required to pay the township's liabilities. tax collector within the short time allow- Emzk‘vajaa ed, the greater number of our farmers have to sell their grain and stock far extra three months to sell their stuff our have an extention of time connection with the collection of taxes. December, 1895, Thomas O’Reilly, aged 70 years. your, and the bulk of them romain- thsro ' gllllllllllIllllillllllllllllllllllllIlllllIlllllllllllIElllllllllllIlllllllIlllll|lllllelllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllilllll lllllllllllll . THE NET l llllll l I ll‘llg : l l lllllllllll’llLllllllll lllllllll. . l l "illlllll‘llll.lllll it 11' I would appear to, both the QUALITY and 1." llllllllllllllll,I Looking back a little while and comparing sales, then a been poor and dowdy, ill made and ill finished, ill shaped, Heavier production, case P Don’t that look uncommonly like success? cut, finish and appearance is beyond question. tors in either quality or price. That has lllllllll.|ll|lIllllllllllllllllllll'llIllllI’llllllllllllllllll'llllll|lllllllllllllllllllllll‘llllllllllllllllll|Illlllllllll‘llllllllllllllll ThelfWonderful Cheap Men, fill"lllllllllllllllllllIllIlllllll,l'llllllllllll|.|'|ill:lllll.|.lI‘l'lllllllllllllllllllllll."llllllllllllllilllll ’__. ._____.â€".__â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-._ To meet the demands of the the price they could get if they advantage of the necessities of The Ladies say that our ....stock of.... If our councillors gave the people the E Warren'sitsz.attests. ' elections and if elected I will endeavor to CLOCKS) {JEWELRY SILVERWARE. and NOVELTIES E granted in Yours, etc', J urns Bran. Reaboro, Dec. 9th, 1895. BIRTHS. Bremenâ€"In Lindsay, on Tueruay, Dec. 17th, the wife ot Mr. E. Benson, of a son. DIED O’REILLY.â€"â€"At Lindsay, on Friday, 13th surpasses any they have seen for quali- ty and low prices. We have no time to quote prices and no room here to enumerate articles. Come and see our stock. We will please you with good, honest goods at low prices and treat you court- eonsly. TENDERS FOR WOOD. Sealed Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to noon on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3IST. ”I895. for 85 cords, 2 feet long, and 128 cords, 4 feet long sound Beech and lsplc; also 25 Cords Dry Cedar, d foot long, for School purposes. To be dcllvorui where required. No Tender for less than 15 cords will be received. J. STAPLES,- Canirmsnncnaging Committee. Lindsay,Dec. 12th, 1895.â€"-50-3. MM PROF. W: J. LANG, ”HORSE EDUCATORâ€" Drivcs the wildest horse in Canada in thirty minutes handling. without reins. No matter if it takes ten drive him before. I have taken lessons from Educators that have ever been in Canada, and also in the United States. where I have been and l have now invented a. new theory of my M f A Joyful Xmas W. F. McCAR'IY, ' It has been our aim for years past. to offer clothing unapproachable in material, style and finishâ€"â€"cloth1ng Wthll would fit the wearer, would be scarcely distmgmshable from “to order" goods, 1n appearance and wear, To make and maintain a reputation. bit, would give us a wide berth ever after, then failure, dire failure, must have ensued speedily, business equal to that of any other establishment outsrde of the large clothing establishments in the large cities _______________â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Popular Clothiers of the City and District. Just now, however, we want more particularly to mention two or ,tbree special lines, suitable to the season :â€" Men's Overcoats, Men’s Pea Jackets; Men’s Suits. Boy’s Overcoats and Suits. In these our range of choice has possibly one faultâ€"there is perhaps too much to choose from, but the qualim‘. price, if we can’t give as good an article for ORE FOURTH LESS than an y other stores, don’t believe us hereafter. been demonstrated over and over again. Themselves on Sight. We have no “swaps" ; dissatisfaction unknown. OOUOH BROS" the undersigned nntiL..... at noon, for the delivery of 110 cords of good. sound Beech and In. lc bod - Court no“ a d y Wynd. this winter's cut. N the delivered not into: than let Ju n Earns? same. ems-m .. Mme»... 3"“ Wmmmnxcmflt 3...}, ...... classes and the masses, CHEAPNESS Have we succeeded? nd now, there cannot be a doubt of it, Had our Clothing lll lookingâ€"had it been such stuff that a buyer one: But what is the evident satisfaction. 2. continuous customers , ishing to be boastful, we may fairly be considered the Practically, however, we have no competi- Our Goods Sell Lindsay and Peterboro. E APVRCPRIATE/ ”WED-‘1‘! ems of early holiday purchases is apparent’o the more thoughtful. It is easier rose a good choice now than later on, when we have not the chance to give you proper atten- tion. Our st02k cf everything in the Jewelry line neverwas , larger, and in addition we are giving away a pretty SILVER PIN TRAY as a Souvenir to every lsdy cul- tomer who buys 31's worth at. upwards. Our line of Silverware thll season is particularly attractive and P?“ less than cost. Remember! NO 053 ......will do better for you than...... Bring Us Your Repairing. S. J. PETTY, W 86 KENT STREET ‘ EXECITTOR'S NOTICE. _. y W. In the matter of (.72; mam t ROGERS, late of li‘u‘ : ”a“ .lfariposa. in the County 0/ ' Farmer. Ilrwuscd. n renal Par-nan: to Seetion $6, of ('h'ptt-jHV-‘Wy ”Mines of (I‘i'w‘u) notice )3 hergby 9‘?“ m Creditors of the acid “imam Regen. 0M ~ diod on or about. the had October. 1 I1 "pm. to John s. omens: shim.f WWW 'ndcn Valley P.O.. full particulars 0!";de and the nsture of the security (:1 $11!)“ ' .3; together with their christian 219.2131} Millmefm “dress, and description, accompanit . decimation vmifying the same. :1 ‘3‘, a And further take notice that on $3 Meme-r. Woodwbe 12th DAY OF JANUARY'g OUNTY OF VICTORIA, Tenders for Cordwood. Marked tenders tor Cordwood will be received by TUESDAY. DECEIBER 3l8T. l895. ext, inlets of not which is much uickcr, and no abuse to man or 3:32.. 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IMMMM.‘ .â€" ions notes-om ytho s tun. ~‘t * ,, - 2, hilly. ,owlc investor“, 'I m..:ur:y...,:; . I THE JEWBLEB. Tum°""""m $9W;E¢=%- w awréww.mfi an. who. "’ ’ ‘ ‘9‘?“ ‘ mu m '0; ‘fl ‘ "we Times are hard -. the case, by tmas Presents -d, Among th ta MANTL :1 my purse. Ma- «0 $2 per yard. “ms; prices from gh our stock of s, etc., etc. Glo ed) Cashmere ed nd stock, full raI ‘ty of Cashhmep ren, for Ladies, at right prices ’5 Lawn Color 1.50 each. Geri 2 , White and F ’ our assortmen â€"-Then as to ls, Napkins, C' useful househo 'e cordially invi Christmas selec __ ARll ‘ FREE urn ' us your ears Of ready-madl ' we will c l '7 Men’s St Original $ sl care not for p H In Meltq Heavy StOrrn E Brown and Blal glue Melton, B tm‘e Wool Nat Coat is the be: sa " PLETE STA TS‘Our Tweé al TWeed Suits, ‘( 5‘ f' and Black “I orkmanship. .rcs Tweed Pai Black and Fanl : ,5 LOUg Pan? ‘ 5 {W0 piece I ”l. ‘