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MONE\ '! H H >.x\.\‘ Liven" ‘-_i u: at {UN time and at all hours on the 4101‘an n. :i 0 Special attentinn given tn 1 ‘unwwiciul "lmvcllurs. (‘hnrgos always Ilm-lvratn. TERMS CASH. Sta- bles In (-mm ctinn with the Eldon llmlso. 'Agon' erufru ers. Sol: kinds {w \Vhitc I‘E “7 M. " Noun .. a per I'm Onetfthe above will be at Hami‘ton'a Ilntil. Scavurtuu. on the SEWINID Mi’).\'~ DAY 'If each mnuth. "1- \\'ill a'so visit “'owlvdle on the Second TU ENDA Y of each month, stupping at .\lcl‘hcrson‘s Hutu]. LNHELANDN. . l .HN. l'ESTthVlhlulES. (' Iorlx 7th Division (. ‘uurt (‘mlnty Victmia. ‘Cmu'q-y :r,mce (‘mnmissinncr in Qm-(n' a “cinch, Ac ,c. Uificv, Victoria Rum! Sta- tiun. 0FFIL‘l'.â€"nnmns lately occupied by ‘W'. M. (.‘uchv'anc, nighnv's l‘Jnck, Port Perry. MARTIN HOPKINS, BARRIS’I’ERS. §0IJCITOBS dc. Mon-r'y'fio 1.95:1 at ipor cent. OFFICER-Kent Street. Lmdsay. Ontario. 1’. S. A‘iAR'l‘le' ' G. H. HOPKINS. DONALD HdSTI'nl-I,'Proprlelor. This first-class hotel is situated at the ‘Jnnctiml of the Midland and Toronto 1". Nipissing Railways. and is noted for its superior accommodation for the travelling public. The bar is always supplied with the best brawls of liquors and cigars. Good stables and hostler. 1-45 Clerk 13!: Division Court County Victérin. Secretary Eldon B. A. Society. Agent P. B' S. Company. Cnnveyancer, Commis- swuer in Queen’s Bench. ('OMNII.‘ ‘0 H". {II '.‘. fl This eommodions hotel has been entirely refitted, and is now finished in the most modern and improved style. Go I Sample Rooms. Convenient Family Sui! 3. Keep none but best brands of Liquors n:.d Cigars. Travellers and Visitors will liml everything .conveuient. A Billiard Room in connection. Hood Stabling and attentive Hustler. Terms moderate. PIANO‘FURTHS 1.1V" ()HGANS, of “I. beat mannfuohnro. Also agent for )M’b‘s Lithovrnm. First-class accommodation and attentive servants. Bar Well supplied with the choie- est liquors and cigars. ’Bus to and from all trains and every convenience for the traveb .ling public. TOR'l‘HERh .nowm, \Voodvnlle. BBSleS st'ADIRION, Proprietor. '.Tl:is llonsc is situate in the centre of the ~business) portion of the Village, and has re- cently been refitted and reinrnished, and is therefore most snitab'e for commercial men and the pnhlie generally. The Barns sup- plietl with the heat Iii-ands of Liquors and .ljigars. Good-Stables and attentive Hostler. FOR M}. m :2... h‘mwhi; Rexley .md llh‘me SHL' 1- Cal. 0’. U)“ ('c‘l"l‘!'!‘tr'tl ("II HOUSI ER (3 I: AIS DR] LL, undoHu-r farmimplmrmnts manufactured by Nmmn "mam. uf Ingnrann. Ont. Pint-Ch"?! Sewing Mm-hinos for sale, Alsn agent for the mic of PRO FESA 'I 01".: L CA 13’. DS. Attorneyâ€":u-law. Solicitor In Chancery, (“oiu‘uymlcen .1“, ate. Agent f."- I'ninn I.onn .t Sawlng's (‘0. .JO 8. J. GAVE Publlnher. UIIN GENERAL H‘s: law: VOL V. RED. (L M 1 ”A H, EE'JANUS l’l‘lN'l'LANl). RC”. L'A\.\ll' UNCTION HOTEL, Loruev'iue. ; LDUN uuusu. \s‘oo.4vi;i3 gamut: WILLIS MlLLA'R', UUH D. SIKULAIR, |UEENS H0 FEL, “'omlville . IIEVRY ICIHVAXHN. Proprietor. B ('S'LYICS‘.’ ('.l I? DH. DENTlS'l‘s, 60.. Lindsay, om. Bind Tnos. EDWARDS Proprietor. \Iu'lX-HJUA N I‘Ol' \Tl' .ll‘l‘ l'l0\'iil'.fl. M an n In \\H‘ R. xcnm. l’roprlflor. III) TEL CARDS. and «ll: u.\' v nu first oclnss securitya "FUN. aux 00., MPH: :4 wl' Reapers, an- .‘Y'v. Su-ql Grains ul all f‘m‘ \‘tnr hum". anlville. \Yhfio Russian “'heat for ‘ STE". IH'IIIL IMPLUVIH’ ("ARMS mvnships n! ('arclvn. Sule- 3;: nt for the (-ul and unrivalled . IL. ('05 \"lll'A 51123 K nkliml \l . F..\’ ; Sl'nsvmm‘losâ€"Om- l‘nllar per yeah! it; Admin”, .."'l\\n lIIInIlI-n-l (I alara' a-lvanceul for funeral (' xponsos- “lu n In-ucesm v. ”Benefits sccurcul at actual cost 9. Slouch r lll‘ClHIIlll" totally disabled. mm (lrmv half of their «liin .a, the balance being pm abl at death For particulars and full Information apply to IRA .-\ luH’l'I. LII-III immunity of Victoria. 0 [FAMILY BREAD Elm avnntlrillc Mrnmtr, \Vomlvillo. l’ \VILIJI‘IM ‘IENNII’ I" q 'I‘nrnntn, Pres. .-.\ (‘ III‘INIIIII IC> q. .\Iv'afurd, 0. Vice Ires. \V. I' FMIIIZ IIU.\ I'.\‘( I5. I‘Icq. FnIItIIiII Sec. II. II IIILIIIUIV II~< ~<.,q IXI:II(I'(“.']I'CI|S. II. II. IIOIII‘II II'ISI)\, AI. I), ”'IIIIonto, \IeIIi- IaI hire: “IOI. GEO. II. WATSON. L. L. II, Torontn. So- Il(‘IIOT. S. \V IIIII,,I qu” IIiII ve\iIIe, \IembersIIip Super IIItonIIoIIl Executive (‘ ommfllec : Wm. Bennie, W. P l’ugr. J.P. Bvll. I...Gre:ot lmlnmuwnt t0 prm’idu for film. ilies in (mat! of that]: at. small cost. ‘2...Eqnnl lwm [its to but]: u-xcs. 3...l‘ni!'m1n awosamv t. nf um: «lolhr only. 4...L‘m~eful Imulimfl uxmnimwiun required. 5.. No mmnu! :lmu nr extra charges. 0... Nu lar u salarins ur uxpenws. EVERY 'I‘H UIHD ‘\ Y MORNING, Incorporated J ((9. 24.11:, ’80. Il'I'IAD ()FFICI'], 63 IQNG S'l‘., EAST TORONTO. Provide f0" (he Wall: under Your Charge. Buns. Rolls and l’as‘cr’y a. Specialty SODA, ABERNETHY AND FRUIT BUISCUITS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. FRUIT CAKES? MIXEDTEA CAKES. Parties having fat cattle to dispose of will please call or leave word at my shop. Farmers wanting meat will please leave their order the night hetore at the shop. The highest cash prine paid for HIDES." \VOODVJ LLE BAKERY. Having bought the shop and fixtures of Mr. G. C. Smith. Butcher. customers can rely‘on getting the [mat of Beef at all times, and other meats in season. 1’ A RTI ES S U PP Ll El) \V [{OLESA LE H ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING NEATLY AND QUICKLY EXECUTED. A large assortment of whips from lécts J 1% MES STU A RT. HARNESS MAKER, SADDLER c HARNESS GOLL'ARS, HALTERS, WHIPS CURRY 0090138, BRUSHES, TRUNKS VALISES AND All. KIND OF HORSE FURNISHING CMUTUAL AID MANUFACTURER or ‘ (‘istvrn and Wcli Pumps, FORCE PUMPS SUBPLIED. WOODVILLE ONT. ALL ‘H'JV “'51â€":le WARRANTED. marmnma mourn? Executad. 0121» RS SOLICITED VVOODVILLE HARNESS $3613. ESTABLISHED. “350 ISSUER 0F MARRIAGE LICENSES. “AT ITS IIPFHT" ~- Khm Sth. "'m Special Features of the Association : UGH MCCORQ UODALE. mummm mbmmmitg “'000VILEE BUTCHER SHOP. ASSOCIATION JOHN BERRIE’S 00 D V1 LLE P U.“ P FACTORY. TERMS CASH JOHN BERRIE. ORDE RS SOLICI ’ED. JAQQB BARNES, LANtXDIL‘XN IS UNXLD IN THE (‘OUNTY IS PUBLISHED OFFH'ERR: Cor .King‘ and Stuart St "'nml villa ‘. Strictly \VOODVJLLE. THURSDAY, \Plill. 21. 188]. . up. ' Not mar-p than a minute mated while 1 WM lakiwz ofl‘ mv ahMW. lmt. whnn I ram" l" tho (not at oh» gran-l staircam light aml firmrn had lmth'vlisamonrml. l cannnt tell what impala» lotl mo tn the lihrarvâ€"lwrham tho rommnhrmmo of Sir flnral-i‘s mnnev helm: thorn mmojn no I cmue‘l the hall anvl npenml the lihrary Ilnnr. ‘Tlmnw't l hal naVnr liked thin Lanz- ton. the arena that was revealed to me came upon me In a shockâ€"“me that l shall never forgot. lerr- was l‘aptain Lanrztnn with my nnole’~ «null-hp: hofnre him. anrl a roll of hank-notn- in his haul. He lmkml rm when lenteml. anl a terrible curse fell from his llM».'I frightful cone "in face was fearful ln so!" The room lay in the shadow at donne- dart-nan. «are where thn light hv cant-d sham like a faint star. The face it alum-ml me us one I shall non!- for- ‘ III II "IMHO‘Hf I hell “ken mv resnlvo I pushed m" «lam-to Nut (“(1 nuf. clnac it; I Conk off my alimmra 1M9 HIeI' shmI'Il makv a sound. :m l fullnwml the fiznrn «l mu shire. A! I luv" sun! lu-fnm. the Darrell: were IIPVO“ MIMI-.15: - nn airwul mm" In mo ; I Wu inhnnt mum one thing-Jim detection of the wrmvy dnor ‘But the Dnrrelln were never cowards. I wont tn my door mu] opened it gnnfly. l cmflrl mm M Hm verv Pml nf tho. corridor. for at. the out] thnre WM 1 large archml window. nn'! .1 {.1in 13r'n' Ii,-M I‘nmmq frmn it showed m» n stnannv ficrrr- trapping filomlv from Sir nm‘nI-l‘srnnm: Hm arm; li-zhf. shown! me alm a u'immnr nf ”00]. and I know. nl~ must by indinnf. that that. silovfl figure car ricvl Sir Unvalll‘c km; in in ham". V I heard thnsn quivf sfnn‘ Uw fmhtnm. \ mm. and my heart for a few mammals beat painfullv. ‘Lef. IIII‘ eqflain to you that the lihrarv. where nIv uncle kept his cash- bnx anal his papers. is on the ground floor ; on the flnnr :Ihm‘e that there are sr-I'eml ghost. chmnhers. Cantain metmi sleIIt In nne of these. My mum: slot)? on the thirvl liner. and in order tn reach hi»: room. was u‘bliqe-I to go thmugh the corrirlnr “were the rooms of Miss "mt ings_ and [Hyaclf warn " I was so pmndffxfile.” she said, iiinnb: ‘ly. ‘ Hnaven “78 sure to punish me. I surrounded mysalf. as it wL-re. witha lmr- rier of pride. scam. and contempt, and my pride hm Wen lnrpught low.’ ‘ That night; Vane.’ she said. ‘ them was a strange unrest upon me. I could not sleep. I have had the same sensation when the air has been overcharged with electricity lietore a storm : I seemed tn hear strange noises, my heart beat. my face was flushed and hot. every nerve seemed to thrill with pain. I opened the. windnw. thihkinz that the cool night air \wuhl drive the fever from my brain. ' As I sat thnre in the profound silence. I heard. as plainlyae I hear myself speaking: now. fco‘utomuquiet. stealthy footstepaâ€" go past my door ’ She concenlnd nothing from him. telling him of her fault: as \vell'as her trials. She gave him the whole story of Aubrey Lang- ton's woning. and hgracbntemptuons rejec- tiop gt his amt, ' . She tn'd him of Sir Oswald‘s anger at her refmal to marry Aubrey, «of her uncle’s threat that. he would marry and (lisinherit her. of her senrnfnl «lislpeliefâ€" there was no ‘nci'lent forgotten; and then she came tn the evening when Sir Oswald had openevl the hm to take out the diamond ring. and had spoken before them all of the roll of hank-notes placed there. Liéédk3s"l'ffisl"a§.fi'3ixlif $3338 in; Among their branclles,â€"yet a flowery hand I see beneath them. all l what secrets sweet, And little tonderest blossoms «lo unfold Here in this spot beside the oak-trees old. Like {air young child'en, tired from their P ay. Who seek for shelter, I behold to-dny A vision of wildtflohera blowing at their feet. ! sweet, And since spring is abroad, come, 1e greet ‘ The beauty of her presence everywhere. Come to the forest, where the oak-i stand Like giant patriarcha through the chm year, The autumn leaves are rustling bale Come to the woods. the wit and balmy nir Blows upward from the south. and \moes us It: H was drfii'n. likgflird. ... "Vivid, ”with cod)”: lips, and vim arinz ens. .. V“- -v. v. an“ uuluulcl dun. Nar in thn threw an) lnul is seen. Yet the wet mom bent-nth the uak is green. Where gleama with kiinlliur my the setting sun. An l through the trees the distant hills are fair. r Touclir-cl with n tint 0t spring's ethereal blue ; In sunny pastures streaks of emerald hue Show where a brook is wandering slowly there. * And sudden, on a. soft and starless ni4ht, The myriad wives of the insect \vurlll “'ake from their winter sleep with new de- li ht, And agfair river. with its waters whirled, Doth wildly rush, loosed from its icy chain. Turbulent, gladâ€"and spring has come Though meadows stili are “ PRO BONO PUBLICO." Love Works Wonders. again ! BY BEBTHA DI. TILL SIGNS OF SPRING. é‘i‘u elm 1L ave rustling *. and hillsides pale and oak-trees clungmg let us ‘Vnne I can never tcl' you of the dorm. the tempest of hate that ruled within me. I mnld have killed myself for lining tnhn the oath. I could have killed Captain Lnnqton for lmvinn exhorted it. Bnt them was no help for it than. Doyou think I did wrong in taking“ 2' ' N6. my MEIâ€"ilk." he replied. ‘I do nnt' Few girls would hue been no have. You ‘ In tha «lurknnn I grow] my way tn the ulnar and opened it: in the «larknews we [muted thrmmll the hall where the armour mm! Ivy warriors of old hang. my! in the durknvsa we went up the brow] stain-emu. l 3mm] at the door of Sir Oswald's room wh In (YapOnin langhm tenlaced the keys. nnvl them without a word. I went to my mm chamber. ‘ ‘ There i1 nn curse a man can invuke upon the “'mmn who hm mined him.’ he naiol. 'tlmt I «In not. give tn you ; hut. re mnm‘vor. l dn not glory in my crimeâ€"l am ashamed nf it.’ , nu... -- .v- -- ‘Thon. molv M thnnz'n I hml not linen prevent. he put the lmnkmutea into his pncko‘. anl hirnwl to me with a uneer. ' ' Y .I will mm for how I managed this.‘ ho mi . ‘ I any n chm": man. although you mav not lmlieve it. l "ruggul Sirlhwnlil's wine. aml whi'e ho. slept soundly l tank the km": from nnrlt-r hie pillow. I will put Mom luck n'min. Yum seem 'sn llnrrifiml that hm hm] hotter acnnnnnny mo and sec tth l do no harm tn the nlcl mnn.’ ‘ He put. awav the 70x mid”:ki'inzuishml the light An \m 390ml tngothel in the demo gloom, I felt his breath hot upon my I,._ fact! ‘ ‘ I am not afraid to die ; I would rather die than hide such a sin as vours. You cannot frighten me; I shall call for assist- ance.’ ‘ \Vait a moment; ’ he said, still keeping ‘that cold steel to mv forehead, and still keeping his murderous eyes on my face; ‘ listen to whatI shall do. The moment you cry out I shall fire. and you will fall down deadâ€"l told you I was a. desperate mun. Before any one has time to come I shall olace the bank-notes in your hand. and after- warde I shall telI‘Sir Oswald tha, hering a noise in the lihmry. and knowing monev was kopt there. 1 hastened down, and finding a thiWwot knowing, whojtâ€"wah-Qud you. being dead. cannot cuntradict Ine.’ ‘ Yon dare not be so wicked !’ I cried. ‘ ‘ I dare do anythingâ€"I am a despernte m'm. I will do i', and the whole world will 'helieve me ; they will hold you a thief. but thou will helieve me honest.’ 'SlnnMurinq, sirk at. lwart. wishing I hall riaknl all and oriwl out for help. I repeated it. an-l then he Iaiul Hm rm‘nlver «lawn. ‘ ‘ You \fill nnt break that nath.‘ 4m .N'Tlll. ‘ 'l‘hn Dav-rolls invariably limp their \vunl ' ' "You have one mSnnte mnrc,‘ sail Musing \vhispnr, ‘and then. unless yu'l the mthâ€"-â€"’ ‘ ‘ It 1‘1 “ell fur va ’lIo retIIrIIo-l; and he fnrcml Inn tn kncnl. “IIiIn lm dictate-u! tn me the \Inruls of :III mth so lIiIIuliII, ' and so {mt that I (1mm! not hroak it. ‘ [ wan willing to [we nn' lite. Vane.‘ she continued. ‘ but I could not hear that a Dar- roll should ho rockoned among the. lowest of criminals. I vow to you it was no coward fo-ar fu- my life. no weak dread of death that forcod the 01th from my lips. but it. {‘11: a shrinkingr flom lwing found dmd there with Sir Dani-1’: money in my handâ€"a shrinking from tho thought» that. they Would come to look upon mv hue and my to each other. ‘ \Vho would have thought. with all her nridn. that. she wm a thief '3’ It was tha‘ wvri ‘thiuf,’ hnrning my brain. that conquorod. ‘ ' I “ill take ir' I rop‘ind; ‘ l u‘m 50,110: to saw mv life but; mv fair namu.’ ‘ Anal. Vanu. I knew that what he sni-l was trim; l knnw that if I chose death I should he branded as .1 thief. who Imcl Leon shot in the very act nf stealing. .V i. ‘ ‘ I will give you two nunntea.’ he said. ‘nnrl the". "film“! vou take an oath not to betray me. I will firo.‘ - ' \ es.’ he replied, ‘ I shall. I defy you, I dare you ; you shall tell no one.’ ‘ He tool: the revolver from the table and held it to my head ; I felt. the cold steel touch my forehead. ‘ ‘ Now,’ he said. ‘your life is in your own hands ; you must take an oath not to betray me. or I will fire.’ , 7 V .V -â€"..vw u- _‘ on. every Cl‘)‘ would have been willing to lend me n Your'tllrice-accursed pride has ruined ‘ "I shall go to Sir Uswald,’ I said. wake him. You shall not. rob lxim.’ ‘ ‘ Yes.’ he replied. ‘ I shall. I def' .life. ‘ ‘ I told you I was a desperate man,’ he went on. ‘ I pleaded with you. I prayed to you, I laid my life at your feet. and you trampled on it witlrseoru. I told you of my debts, my difficulties. and you laughed at them. If I could have gone back to Lon- clon betrothed ‘to you. every city usurer wonld have been w illing to lend me money. ".‘.._.AI-_2_, , . .- _ ne wnuul nave tcw scruples us to taking my .‘life. ‘ 30. Captain Aubrey Langtou,’ I said. slowly. ‘you are a thief ! You are robbing the aid friend who has be u an goud to you ‘He dragged me to the table on which the umucy lay. and then I. saw a revolvur lying there. too. ‘ One word. ’ he hissed, ‘one whisper above your breath, and you shall die !’ ‘ I knew my face expressed no fearâ€"unth- ing but acorn and contemptâ€"for his face grew more iivid as hewatched Iue. ll'l - .. --~VIIU\I luv. ‘ ‘ It is all your fault !’ be biased into my ear : it is-your accursed pride that has driven me to this ! \Vhy dill you not promise to marry me when my life was laid in your hands 1" ‘ I laughedâ€"the izléa of a Dnrrell married to this_m_iu_lnight thief. , V_--._ “ku uuu.:, «nu. gulllg to the door. closed itsoftly. turning the key and than ghuchiug my arm in a grasp of iron. he hissed, rather than said ' \Vhat fiend has brought you ham 3' ‘ He did not frighten me. 'Vaue ; I have non-r known fear. But his eyes were full of murderous hate. an‘. I had an idea that he would have few scruples us to taking my ‘II'I'- ‘ He _laid the bank-notes down nnrc,‘ sail the unless yu-l take ‘! anfi. gcing ‘ and â€" -o 0 ~â€" 6" Toronto Oil (,‘ompanv are sole mnnnn fuctnrem o! " Cumming " Mnclvin- Oil. I" fringe-lento will be pron-cum]. u'uu-J rue mum- m We mys'orimu mrrws- pundv-nt. and cunning Mm to Hm oomnre of {he ["1ch : tbnnkim: Vnn Very much \ir. Editnr for the space taken up in \‘mlf ohnnm. lremnin Y'Ilrh'm Station and vicinity.- (munng thnm my‘xolf) will m-iiher r-nvy him 'hiq hnur‘qt vain. nnr Hunk h‘lu fur fm'nrn inhmmnflv 'mfihflfl‘d "an us through hh indrnmeut-fl- if". in 'hfi mewnfi'nn ll"‘\"‘\"Y‘. it mm” In pruvh‘nc for th- 3,»! un‘lrdgwl Lih'ralus to crmfiun his Innuml Mhsuh tn 30m". ner om- phymont. M tlm cfl'nrts he hm nh-nmly din. played in muhsm‘nrin-z tn hucume the palm star of the Lflerary wnrh'l. haw pmgnmtic- aft-cl that his sunny“ in securing the cnvr‘tvr‘ hnunr. will nv-m‘n the 3mm» .1: the aquatic skill of tho olvl hen thrt. wmt mwiuumlmâ€"o All Bosh ! 9‘ null any mrwn, 09' such corrflh rnudencn from Ehhm Slatfim. (M has Infelv won nuhhshml) nhpmr in n y Mnurlnvfl nemimpcrs. I shall take the h-nuhh- of fur- :ofinI-g the mm.- nf the mys‘oriquq mrr-m- "nu-"5’ , ulc wit and humor displaVed in the. correspond- once to the fl'arrlcr, bears to that exhibited in the correspondence to Tm: Anvocnn. 1 would unhesitatingly Conclude that the same person wrote both correspondences. and that he possesses no immoderate share of that esential known as Cont/im-Mmfis ; which those perusing his platonic compositions may possibly he induced to helieve that he (our highliowu scribe for the purpose o“ accuuiulatiug a sutlicient quantity of Domw) travelled on foot. the railwa}v from Eldon Station to Argyle village ; and called on every domicile alone: the line. for the purpose of inquiring into all the circumstances tend: in: to retard or promote the happiness at every individual he either met or saw on this all impartant tour. Many centuries are. there lived a very prosnerous hut snpnrcti. ti on man who inherited a habit of ruhhing his nose against. a knot (which happened to he in the door of his hut.) every morning. before commencing his day's work. and to this peculiar hat-it. he in a great mean'ire attributed his boundless prosperity. Now Mr. Editor I think every person may i. he chooses to look. find a knot in the door of his own domicile against which to rub his own nose. in the mornin:. and thus save himself the inconvenience (if going to rub his nowe. on his neighbor’s knot. l. at. least. am willing to own that l have a knot; of my own to rub mv nose against. Hence l up- hold the. belief that this youthful persona'n‘ {whoever he he) if he. ruhhed his nose against that prominent knot. which mav he found in the door of his perhaps, statelv sanctum : and rodefhis own hoh'oies more frequentlv. would gain the coveted smilm of prospm‘itv mo"e eoniouslv than he has hitherto . and I am positive. thb't the ham le iuhahilautq of To the Editor of 'Imc A Dvocne. Sinâ€"Having observed a few weeks ago. h corresnordeuce from Eldon Station, gracing; a column in your esteemed paper ; and having last week read another such frivolous correspondence from the sune quiet com- munity, which appeared in the Warden and being informed that not a few of the eminent \vortllies oi Eldon. cherish the belief that I was the author of these youthful composo itiOns. [therefore beg permission to state that I have not. directly or indirectly con- tributed anv literary production for the last eighteen months, either to you or to any other editor for publication ; and should my name he [inscribed to these Eldon Station manuscripts. so recently presented to the public in print; some malevolent pereon must have forged it. From the nnalnov Hm M r. Douglas, here. Mr. Fox is preparing to have a shed erech eqlat his hotel. he has moved to Mr. Haifey’s stand. Considerable interest is manifested over the vacancy of the Post Office, Mr. Hafl‘ey having resigned. There are no less than five applications for the oflice. Wehave a new mail carrier now in the per- son of J. Ferguson. Mr. Belfrny having re- signed. Mr. Ferguson has also charge of the Post Oflice at Garden. Sugar making is in full blast at present. Mr. Heaslip was around hut week taking the census of the Township of Bexley. The snow in this vicinity has about :11 gone at Inst, except in the woods where i‘ still lingers. IBIS little villnge is to have three hnteli. Mr. Donnelly is coming here from Lindsay. He has rented part of Shield's Block. From our own Correspondent : (wannaâ€"Mr. Neil Campbell met with what might have proved a serious acciilum, having been kicked in the {bee by a horse, but he will be able for work in a. few days. A Debating School has been organized and is being carried on very successfully. BASE BALLâ€"The boys around here are anxious to start the game this year again. From Our Own Correspondent : This littl-e: village is to have Y'mra Trnlv. Hills ONE DOLLAR PER Asst! Strictly In Advanm worrcspundcum ELDON STATIOX D. B. CA “RINK“. T nether. ICTO R l A R0 A D. merchant, is about to leave PALESTINE. BEXLEY. From the analog): tlg; NUMBER 228