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we are completely at a loss to know what charges were brought. against him by Tm: Anvoonm. If he can point out. to us one i‘nebance in which Tun Amman: has ever brought e charge against. him, we are willing to allow we heve wronged him. Although we have not done anything which could call for ' .the emount of abuse we receivedvbotl: At the nominations on Monday last Mr. Curmichuel rose to explain a num- her of questions in relation to town- ship matters which were put to him, but after vainly essaying to do so he gave it up. In fact his speech, if such it could be called, was nothing more than a tirade of abuse against “ the miserable little sheet published in this village.” We fully appreciate Mr. Car- michael’s kindness in bringing us thus prominently before the ratepayers, hut It will be seen by rel'ei once to unether Column that Mr. \Villium Cameron has consented to run for the Reeveship of Eldon, and we are sure, if elected he will make a. very eflicient Reeve. Be- ing a gentleman of considerable ability and one who has had a large experience in municipal matters, we feel safe in asking the support of the ratepayers on "his behalf. As will be seen by his adâ€" dress, he will not only endeavor to bring about such reforms as will place our Township on an equal looting" with other Townships in the County, hut he will also endeavor to lessen our taxes and at the some time maintain our ronds and other public improvements in a more ellicient condition than we at present enjoy. we feel, in suppmting Mr. Cameron, that he will do his ut- most in the service of the Townshipd and We ask all ratepayers who are de- sirous of inaugurating anew state of affairs to give him their hearty vote and influence. \Ve hope to see Mr. Cameron returned at the head of the poll, On Monday next, by a large majority, and all those who have the welfare of the Townelzip at heart will turn out early and VOTE FOR» CASIERON ! Mark your ballots for McA] pine for Deputy-Reeve, and for McIntylre, Mc- Eachern and McRae for Cuuncillors. WHO TO VOTE FOR. is a deeply interesting One, and one which is deserving of greater attention than our limited space will allow us to bestow on it. We wish our many patrons A. VERY HAPPY NE“, YEAR. Another year has passed away and is added to the countless ages which have winged their way to the unrecull- able past. Although the changes and events which have taken place in our village during the you have not been numerous, still there are faces which this time last year cheered us with their smile that have passed uWay, others have left our midst and sought homes elsewhere ; strangers have come among us, and altogether the year has ell‘ecled considerable change. In the world at large, the year that has passed has been fraught with many events and changes of the deepest interest. “far has been waged, pestilence has made its deadly presence felt, famine and destitutmu is staring thousands in the face and the failure of crops in Europe has entailed a. great amount of snfi‘e1in'v. “'e in Canada. we enjoying a ve1y flit deglee of prospmit}, although the amps of the past year have not turned out as large as expected, still, when we think of the position of other lands, We have no cause tocomplain, but rsthm, no should be thankful for the measure we have re ceived. The retrospect of the past year A HAPPY. NEW YEAR THEY EXPLAIN. Eh Adwaate. WOOD VILLB, H Pro Bone I’ublico.” P, JAAV. I, 1880. we had made “charges against the council we conhl not snbstantintv,” but what those assertions were we failt'tl to find out. Mr. Ashmnn fairly eclipsed himself as a speaker, and the profun~ dity of his remarks was only equalled by his supreme stupidity and ignorance. The volume of information obtained l from him by the ratepayers will furnish ithem with ample food for reflection ‘ «luring the coming week, and if. they can find anything in it after the most careful-thought it is something more than we can. In fact Mr. Ashnmn confined himself principally to Tm; ADVOCATE nnd, we also tender him our thanks. \Ve were never favorites of Mr. Ashman's and this kindly recogni- tion of our services took us so completely by surprise, that we are at it less to know what to nttrihnte this sudden re~ relation to. Is it because we approved of the road job done on the Mnriposa town line last fall, or, because we sug- gestd that when the snow and frost were on the ground was not a geod time for performing road work, for which the money was granted months before ‘l We are anxious to know. “is hardly think this friendship can be sin- cere. ‘ The remark made by Mr. Carmichael that“i:lnugus brought by us against the township would not he sustained,” oulle for a little attention. “’6 have dared to criticise the notions of the council in more matters than one, aml some of them have not lmen so pleasing to Mr. Carmichael :13 they might be, Nor did we intend they shoulvl. We told nothing but the truth and evmy word we are prepared to prove, We have no doubt Mr. Carmichael is a deeply injured man, according to his own remarks, but as the nature of his grievances were too profound for the public ear, the ratepayers were not ins formed what they were. Mr. Ahlllllafl also favored THE ADVOCATE with a. few gentle and insinuating remarks, in the course of his few senseless and rumbling ‘ remarks. He, also, tohl the rntnpnyers l l I i no lwu. nu dmihf, but wekve earned their intense displeasure. Mm placed before the ratepayers the fact that they were both the most incom.w- tent of men, and now the eiectors have had a chance to see for themselves that Our statmnent was correct. A man who boasts that he has orcnpied a seat at the council board for the past 17 or 18 years, as Mr. Carmichael has <lonc,and yet cannot answer a few simple quose tions in lefereuce to the ordinary busi- ness of tilt) township,is, to say the least, to be pitied ; it certainly shows a most intense degree of stupidity and incapn acity, so much so, that we are forced to ask, in what does this man’s merits cou- sist’l Surely not in his intellectual or administrative abilities, as we have seen that he is entirely incapable of exercis- ing either. The lamentable display of ignorance made by him at the nomina- ‘ tion must strike everyone as being i proof positive that he has mistaken his abilities, and it would have been better for the township of Eldon to-day had it discau tied his valuable services years ago. Ml. Carmichael may have done his best, but if what he has done is the best. he can do, it is about time we gave ‘ someone else a chance of doing better. Surely things could not be managed worse than they have been, and we can Safely assert that no township council in the Province has its business con-s ducted in such a slovenly manner as the township of Eldon. That this is the case we would ask any of our readers to be present at a session of the town- ship council and see fer themselves lhe manner in which that august body is conducted. The Clerk, we are told, is the council, and we have no doubt of it; in his absence the business of the coun- cil comes to a standstill, simply because the membcls themselves do not know anything about it. We have tried repeatedly to report the proceedings .of the council, but although the most des- perate efforts on our part have been made we have signally failed. It is simply impossible to understand the manner in which the business is done. Now. Mr. Carmichael is not'entirely responsible for this, but as the head of the council it is his duty to see that things are done in a proper and lawful 'wnlmer. . from Mr. Carmichael: Human “ Reports of the County Council,” but, although the Clerk. Treasureraml Dep- utynReove repeatedly came to his assis- tance he got so completely muddled that it was impossible to make head or tail of what he was trying to say, At one time he stated that our County Rate for last year was $37,500, but on being corrected by the Treasurer he gave it as 83,625 50,with a balance due the county of $1.024. (A voiceâ€"“ Why was thé County Rate not paid 1”) The reason the County Rate had not been paid was that a portion of the taxes had not yet been collected, and the times had been I Mr. Arch. Carmichael being the first speaker called on, said he was glad to see so many respectable electors present. ‘ It showed that they took an interest in ‘the affairs of the Township. He Was glad to see so many nominations as it Would give the electors a chance to choose the best men. Charges had been brought against the retiring Council and he was ready to answer any and all of them if somebody would only stand up and name them. The position of Reeve was not a very enticing one to run for, and he had intended staying at home this election but his friends pen suaded him to allow himself to he nom~ inated. He presumed a large number of the ratepayers got that “ miserable little sheet, printed at Woodvilln,” which had brought the charges against the Council, well, he defied the editor on“ any onie else to get up and charge them to his face. He was ready prepared to answer any question in regard to Town- ship matters. (A voice-â€"-“ How do we stand in the County l") Mr. Carmichael was armed with a statement from the County Clerk and a. large number of N Ilnnng-lu Is" ”In “An-n... r1-__,, 9: n n Mr. Robt. Armstrong, proposed by Mr. John Jamiesoc, seconded by Dr. MoKay. Mr. Alex. McDonald, proposed by Mr. Alex. Rodgers, seconded by Mr. \Vm. McKee. Mr. Jas. A. Mitcfiell, proposed by Mr. Robt. Graham, seconded by Mr. John Jamieson. Mr. Colin McMillan, Palestine, pro- posed by Mr. Peter McAlpiue, second-1 ed by M.“ Atjch._(_3_zunplgell. Mr. Colin McRae, proposed by Mr. Arch. Campbell, seconded by Mr. E. H. McEachorn. Mr. Wm. McKee, proposed by Mr. Alex. McDonali, seconded by Mr. E. J. MeEachea-n. Mr. John Nicholls, proposed by Mr. John Merry, seconded by Mr. Peter Mgélpine. ME. Hugh McCuaig, proposed by Mr. John J amieson, seconded by Mr. Sum. Cameron. Mr. Peter B. McEachern, proposed by Mr. \Vm. Ross, seconded by Mr. Geprge Dains. ' Mr. EacliénTn-iI'i-McEachern, propos" ed by Mr. Arch. McArthur, seconded Dy Mr. Colin McMillan. Mr. Donald McIntyre, proposed by Mr. John Kirkland, seconded by Mr. Andrew McIntyre. - Mr. Peter McAIpine, proposed by Mr. Alex. McKenzie, seconded by Mr. Thomas Munro. Dr. McKay, proposed by Mr. Arch. Carmichael, seconded by Mr. Eachern H. MoEachern. Mr. Wm. Ashman, proposed by Mr. Robt. Graham, seconded by Mr. E. H. McEachern. Mr. \Vm. Cameron, proposed by Mr. J obn Jamieson, seconded by Mr. Hugh McCuaig. _ Mr. Arch. Campbell, proposed by Dr. McKay, seconded by Mr. Eacbern H. McEachern. Mr. Wm. Moheniie, proposed bv Mr. Pater MoAlpine, seconded by sz. Arch. McArthur. ' On Monday last. the nominations for Municipal Officers took place in the Town Hall, \Voodville, Mr. Geo. W. Miller, "ownsliip Clerk, acting as returning officer, when the following candidates were nominated : roe REEVE. ' M r. Archibald Carmichael, proposed by Mr. Eachern McEacnorn, seconded by Mr. Bonald McIntyre. WI isuru, uuu no mun-Au: unJ fii that we will be pleased at. the change. Mr. Ashmnn has been known to bomb that llU cauld evan cat-Ix the COWIIHl.ip Vole for the RUOVN-llilp, but we think mat, the coming eluccion and the recent display of his talents, will «linsipuuuny hope he may have entertained in that direction. In fact. we think it the great- est presumption on the part of Mr. Ashnmn even to aspire t0_tl|0 l)epnty- Rcevcship this year after the oxhibitioe he has made of himself. “11")” bofll Mr. Ashman and Mr. Cur. mio‘lwlfifll be elected to stay at home "tutu _ TOWNSHIP OF ELDON‘ NOMINATIONS. FOR DEPUTY-BEEVE. ROB COUNCILLORS. ”m... _, Mr. \Vm. Cameron said that be ap- peared befor‘e the electors of Eldon for the first time u a solicitor of blmir sufl‘rnges,and he hoped that they would Mr. Peter McAlpine came before them as a candidate for the office of Doputy~Roeve, at the solicitation of a number of influential ratepayers. If elected he would serve the Tawnehip as he had «lone in the past, to the best of _h_ie ability. M r.. ‘Wm. Ashmsn again‘ appeared, soliciting their votes as Deputy Reeve He thought the electors were satisfied with the present Council. Had heard several complaints in the neWSpaper and otherwise, but they could not be substantiated. He made a vain at« tempt to explain what had become of the money appropriated by the County for roads, but nothing satisfactory to the mt‘epnpors could be elicited from his rambling remarks, and he was al- lowed to sit down without being cross- examined. Mr. McKenzie said he Was in favor of adopting the system now in vogue in the County of York, of having the assessment done in the fall of the year, and. not in the spring, as at present. ’py doing so the Collector would be enâ€" abled to return his roll before the first of January in each year, and not have it running on till September end 0c~ tober, and eVen like the present year, the end of December. He would also strive, if elected, to have all the road work done before the end of J nne, or not later than the first of September. Mr. McKenzie, and in fact Mr. Car" michael and all the other speakers were asked a number of questions in regard to the N ipissing Railway bond, but the accounts given were so confused that it was almost impossible to make any. thing,r out of them. However, as near as we could ascertain from the several speakers, it appears that in 1876 the Eldon Township Council held a bond against the N i pissing Railway for$6000. Having promised the TOWnship First Preferential Bonds in exchange for this, and failing to do so, an action was entered against the Company to compell : them to fulfil their agreement, but the ‘ Township was defeated and saddled with $700 costs. It therefore became neces- ‘ sary to either sell the bond or impose an extra tax on the ratepayers, and the Council deciding to adopt the former plan Messrs. McKenzie and Carmichael were appointed to negotiate the sale. They finally disposed of the bond to Mr. ‘ Wm. Gooderham, for $3000, on coudi- 1 tion that he pay the Company’s costs in the late suit. Mr. Carmichael received the chccqne for the 83000, the money was brought home and lent out on mortgages all over the Township, and the costs left unpaid until the spring of this year, when a writ was served on the Clerk and Reeve and the money paid out of last year’s taxes. The mat ter Was allowed to rest in this manner until this summer sometime when Mr. Armstrong brought in a motion to place the mortgages in the Bank as a sinking fund, where they lie at present. Considerable discussion arose as to who should he the next speaker, a ma- jority of the electors contending that the old Council should speak first, and give an account of their stewardship, and then let the new candidates express their opinions, but they were overruled by tho Clerkâ€"who acted as chairman -â€"~-who mid he would call on the condi- dates as they were nominated. Mr. Wm. McKenzie, being the next in rotation, came forward and stated that it was at the solicitation of a large numher of friends that he had allowed himself to be nominated as a candidate for Rome. He was not prepared to make any charges against the retiring Council, only he thought the affairs of the Township had been badly managed. The position he took was that it the electors were not satisfied with their present representatives, by all means let them choose new ones, and in doing so be sure and choose the best men. If elected he would strive to do his duty to the TOWnship. On being asked if he would he in favor of changing the present Clerk and Treasurer, Mr. Mc- : Kenziesaid that as long as they perform- l ed their duties satisfactorily he would not, but if, on the contrary, he found they were not satisfactorily performed he would certainly be in favour of a change. l ll: Cumo out in course of u good deal of minor that the taxes uncollecled only amounted to between one or two hundred dollars. while the lmhmce due tho (Jouhty was over ten hundred. Al» though the uleotors demanded to know where tho money had gone, Mr. C-u'n miclnml could or would not. give a nah infuctmy answer, and so amidst u great deal of confusion he was allowed to go to his seat, thoouly intelligent answer he could give to all questions asked him in regard to the finances of the Town- ship being " ask the Treasurer.” --.u-v wo_uld not. bl une them [or being lemon’L‘f no hard and money so scarce that the electors had a _ hut-d (ime to get. their cmnmcn‘ox; Roove.â€"-Melm. J. Shar :nd A. McKay. Councillon.â€"Meurn. \ «lay Brandon, D. (J. McLean. J. Coxworth, A. Dobnon, W. Dontldu, J. S. Whotlor. For Councillors.â€"Messrs. Pom- Cameron, W. H. Carson, A. H. Corl, Jo King, W, Pool, J. R. Moore and Theo. Winter. naocx. For Reeve.â€"-â€"Messrs. Gillespie and Shier. First DopuGy.-â€"-Mr. Cunningham, by to- chmation. Second Doputy.~«.\12ura. Brethour md Amoy. . Councilloro.â€"Menrs. St. John, Rym, MoPhodon. For Deputy-Reeve.â€"-Mesm. C. Thomp- son and J. Chalmers. The following Councillors were oloctod by acclnuzatlon:â€"â€";\lcssm. Wm. Weacott, Alex. McHao and Jan. Donnell. BEXLHY. For Ream-«Mr. Nelson Heulip, by Io- clamtion. For Ronaâ€"Messrs. G. F. Bruce and C. qulowpy. POLICE TRUSTEES. Messrs. Bod. Campbell, Peter BIC- Sweyn and W. C. White were elect Commissionan for the Police Village of Woodville, by acclamation. Several othnr speakers addressed the meeting, bub'ic was simply going over the old ground again and again, and tho nroceedings were adjourned until next-Monday, when we hope to see every elector turn out and cast biq vote for economy and less taxation, and the only certain way to gain it is to elect new Reeves. Messrs. \Vm. McKee. and Colin McMillan declined running, as did also Mr. ioht. Armstrong, of Kirkfield. Of all the old Council Mr. Armstrong is the one the electors are the most in- debted to. He is was who brought in the by‘nlmv to abolish the Wards, and so bring all the Candidates together; and he also haul gathered together the mortgages, ere, and had the Treasurer deposit them in a bank towards a nink- ing fund to pay 08‘ our railway deben~ tures. He will be missed from the Council Board, but. we hope the electv ore will try and choose others equally as good. we. He thought that was the greatest piece of extravagance ever heard of; besides no motion had been passed at the Council authorizing the expendiâ€" ture. If those gentlemen wanted a trip to ()Ltmm the rate-payers had no right to pay for it. He hoped that the electors would turn out to a man and choose new and good represent» tives. Mr. Archibald Campbell, on being called on, thanked his mover and sec-s onder, but said with their permission he would withdmw, He. then review~ ed the manner in which the Township aflsirs had been conducted for the last four or five years, proving by facts and figures that the grossest mismanagement had prevailed in almost every depart“ ment. Money was squandered, ofli- cisls paid big salaries. road jobs were let, and the monies went into the pock- ets of the Commissioners or their re- lations, and the work was so poorly done that it might just as well have been left alone. He claimed that prior to the year 1876 there had always been a surplus in the Treasury, but this year we find Ourselves almost bankrupt, our County Rate not yet paid, and the Treasury almost dry. He claimed that the way in which road' work was done throughout the Township was a dis- grace, and he felt confident that the ele :tors would not submit to it another year, but would elect a new set of men to govern their affairs. He pointed out several instances in which money had been, needlessly squandered, and especially the 850 just paid for Messrs. Carmichael and Asiimnn to go to Otta- put on their gloves to handle him, no the dressing the retiring gentlemen had ‘got. hnd (pine seared him. However, . beithfler'tmNinetiessigh}. that an ac- demanded of them, mid he \vus'gliul to see so many intelligent ratepayers present, some of when) he had the pleusure of linowii‘.g. hut the great majority were strangers to‘ him. If elected totho responsible position of Reeve he would strive to. till it with equal honour to himself and credit to them, and us their l't‘l‘nlt“'(’llt2|iiV6 at the County Council would do his utâ€" most to uphold the dignity and credit of the Township of Eldon. 1n wgard to the manner in which read monies were spent, ho strongly condemned the principle of Councillors employing themselves as Commissioners, and he would use his influenCe against the practice. He was in iiworof making the grants smaller, and by paying less salaries to do more real repairing to our public highways. If the electors of this Township wished him for their representative he would request them to turn out and work, and by giving him a. large majority, show that they were in earnest. But by nll means let every elector poll his vote, and so prove that he is interested in the manner in which the Township affairs are man- aged. OTHER PLACES. TIIORAIL