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THE WATCHIIAN-WARBER CIRCULATION, square is linked the fate oi the mar- ket itself, and its rescue is a. matter 01 greater importance than the elec- tors of this town are accustomed to face. It is to be hoped, however, Mayor Ingleâ€"Opposed. Ald. Jacksonâ€"Opposed. Ald. O’Reillyâ€"Opposed. Ald. Hereâ€"Would vote with a. ma.- jority to change. . Ald. Robsonâ€"Would vote with a majority to change. - - Thos. Connollyâ€"Will not say. ‘ Aid. Sinclairâ€"Will change it. Robt. Smythâ€"Will' change it. Dr. Burrowsâ€"W111 change it. A. Brooksâ€"Will change it. 'L . D. féilon4â€"Will change it. . Lackâ€"Will change it. _ . A. McDiarmidâ€"s-Opposed. J, D. Grahamâ€"Opposed. Vote solidly for those rmen who Will support changing the site. Now is your last opportunity to save your market square. Do not he muddled; vote the issue. Do the thing‘ that needs to be done. Under Mayor adds; #3 have staggered the town in the past yearâ€"nor any deficits. town is in that position twday that calls" fer a. man of Mr. Smyth’s care- election the feeling of security and relief will return. Another year like the pust'and where will you land ? aire supported, were not a. dismay and grief before one's eyes. it would simply be incredible that idea who profess to care at all for the town, or have any ability to forecast its needs, should seek to commit the depredation upon the place of trade, to which these men have set themsel-_ ves. But with the market room to comparative uselessnees, at enor- mous cost, one is compelled to re- gard these men as enemies of the ‘â€"A -‘_â€" A -_AM CANDIDATES 0N MOVING FIRE IIALL fate of Lindsay’ 5 market. square shall be decided. With the fate of the â€"â€" v ~ .1, ,, there was before, anti-”that there will never be any bigger market in Ling;- say than there is to-day. Two huff- dred and twenty feet forsooth ! Not the size of a 15x15 woodshed, and by that addition to the space, this coun- cil and its supporters, hope to sil- ence the demand of a growing town. W‘v -___ for“ bettei' market aicommodation. Then these prophets and executors of evil, tell us that the market will nevâ€" gt be any big‘gve'r‘EIâ€"lanr it is to-day, begause there will never be any more country around it thnn them is to:- PubIZshed Evérya'l‘hursday In! ‘ The alderman may persuade them- selves that. there is no dangerâ€"their reasoning indicates that they 'nrrive at delusions with great (agilityâ€"tho Post may come to the same'conclusâ€" ion, .and some citizens may concur in the infatuation; but the farmer will not be persuaded ; for hefknows bet- ter, and the folly of assurances to the contrary, will conspire with the danger or the place. and the town’s contempt for his welfare, to drive him aw‘arfrom the market and from the town“ itselll The Post charges . I. _ L “Amnhndvfl' is stifling up the Mr. William 'Flevelle’a address at the nomination is to us, a matter o1 regret ; not at all because it contain- ed an attack on this paper, but be- cause it was revival of that sort of 'scourse that is happily nomination di passing away. Its adoption by a man of Mr. Flavelle's standing was most unfortunate. We have no de- sire to imitate either its spirit or expression. Mr. Flavelle was not at his best, igui is a much stronger man than his speech of Monday night very thing, and in one ease with com- ment. The second charge was that we condemned council for “asking” the advice of the Board of Trade. When Mr. Flavelle reads our article with any care he will see that it was not for “asking” the Board's ladVioe but for being “dominated“ by it against the wish of the wople. that we condemned council. - - These were Mr. Flavelle’s two ma.â€" terial charges, and upon them he has- ed‘most ofuhis scathingsentanees. They were both untrue, and hence the denunciationnnmerited. , ,- the (ow; itsellt The Post cnu that somehow" is stirring up farmers ; they are not men who qfi'ire to be stirred; they see danger and contempt to which are being subjected by the town their resentment will cost it 1 Why build on the one; mm of gr: that is ofjvit'al and constantly g! tanners; VLIICJ u... -_-- , qfi'ire to be stirred; they see the danger and contempt to which they are being subjected by the town and their resentment will cost it more than the price of several fire halls. Why build on the one" plot of ground that is ofyit-al and constantly grow- O’Reilly made ment of a. good speeCh, when he said it would cost $2000 to do it. He said it coSt $535 to put it where it _- u -A-‘ can‘t more it woum cos» .1...va -- ,, said it coSt $535 to put it where it is ; why should it cost any more than that to put its coun somewhere else; an . not cost less when the material of that counterpart are already on hand .? It is' better not to talk non- - - .I - kin-nan? “‘0“ than that DU [luv -v- somewhere else; and why should it. not cost less when the material of that, counterpart are already on hand .? It is better not to talk non- sence even. to defend a.blunder. Move the hall; it will be worth all it costs. Pledge your candidates; save your market. ‘ (Continued tram Page 5:) of’ that lease. 'Where the clerk was we had the use of his furniture and fuel and had the place taken care of. It all' cos£7$125. -Now we will pay $200. What. a, lovely butter market IKE {HHS REPAIRS WERE DISCUSSED .--vv . 5., I don't want to talk about the fire hall: , I asked for .a. little more room but dgwn camo Ald. Jackson’s big, flat foot, and 11839 a. man who hasn't a. foot of lend in the town. _'If that is the way men‘lgfie in. Jackson are going to do, it is time business men like me should get out of this town. At the public meeting two-thirds of the meeting said “Move the Imil." Mr. W. Flavelle and J. 1‘. said mâ€" other place was better but Mr. W. 'A II Flavelic said “Go on and mum It. Is it built ‘2 MrrW; Plavelleâ€"No, but it would have been only for the weather. Aid. Sinclairâ€"No, . sir, I'd. have stopped it, You accused me on the street of voting against the interests of the town “\AV .--.- ----_‘ , Aid. Sinclairâ€"You said I was vot- ing against the town’s ihtercsts. You did and I can prove it. _ John Horeâ€"-We have failed to sat- isfyeverybody.,1ha;twastobeexâ€" pected. -- We tried to do our best. Some members were not there to help ,us elways, but are here to blame‘ us toiiight'. 'I did not'tell Ald. Sinclair I would fix this hall in spite of everybody. ' Aid. Sinclairâ€"You did. Aid: Horee-I will leave it to any alderman'if I said it at council or in any committee. Aid. Sinelairâ€"l did not. say you did, hilt you "said it. Ald. Hereâ€"J! any alderman heard me say it I will admit it. 'Ald. Sinclairâ€"aYou did say it. Aid. Horeâ€"â€"I deny it. . The Chairâ€"Order, order. This is not a nigger show. - _ 77* 01 [[15 WW“. Mr. W. Flavelleâ€"No, I said you were hurting: the town. ‘ Aid. Boreâ€"31 am anxiousto put the fire. hall in the best place and where the majority. wantit. We cal- led in the Board of Trade and other citizens. ‘Wejdid not hear anything against‘thevplace until’we began to build. You. can't blame me for I am ready to reconsider it, and it the ma- jority offlthe town and council want to change the site, I am willing to change it. I am not. an orator, but I claim to have a. share of common sense. . _ __ ..... lI‘n" reply to ‘Mr. .133. -McWillia.m.< Aid. Hora said he had said that Phr- sonnle he was willing that. Mr. Mc- Williams should have the road scrap- er, but had not said it officiallv). » Aid. “Jacksonâ€"I have been A chnm‘nd in Mr; Thus. Robson’s letter in Hm Watchman‘Warder with éxtravag'an “e. "Mr. Robson was exempted like Mr. Bea) from 1900. He Wanted us to “date it. built to 1899. We could not do that because the law in 1899 forâ€" 'bei‘de such exémtions. We askéd Hr. e inevitable outcome of build. Ald. Sinclair taken as m friends. The building up to was $1489 the crowd. It was rather the comâ€" fortable meeting-place. . (During this nddrem Hr. John Duke interrupted in a fashion that moved the chairman to inquire i! Chief _Nevâ€" ison was in the room, whet-eat .the nominee for the maternity responded ”You can't put me out," and shook his hand quite close to the colonel's nose). ' Mr. Jackson went onâ€"The town has now its clerk's office for the clerk’s office for the first time; , .It was too bad to be paying rent. It was our intentioo that the weigh scales shall be removed. Then there will be more room than now. The late Ald. Touchburn iavoned [the fire hall site. ,, QA_A “WHI- lu ulna-v u...â€" a“... Ald. O'Reilly-gâ€"The applause folâ€" â€" lowing Dr. Burrows' remark that.” presents were delivered to the scho- mms is 9.11 that. should banned 19.”; also the teachers reached . shows that a. m is not “are presentation iron their esteemed and» of the amount. of the and W much "59“?“ PM“? RGV- If. Fern- . comb. who added greetly to the even. , m entertainment. Mr. und Ire. mills is an mposaibb,figum and. 26 l to the letter. {or on Wednesday, leaves only $1200 for mt _ex~ mu” received the Mt dunk! pauses. Added to that the “400 ll- ol thelr many friends for the kind canoes. poll tax and other‘outeldc W in 'h‘d‘ they 5° unply PTO- mvenue. gm 5“”.1 0‘ W ‘0‘. vided for the mica. current work when the rate in :96 -They 'h° so recently Fromm-ted 0' mills ‘80 it is unless to talk 0!» 35 wedding hem had we‘EPmPM-‘Y m"? mills'at. an '_, ' ' " - ‘ filled to the lulu-r - . ~-vdnesday, I u“ 31%;: fag-m“ me“ but 26th Dec.. lit, 'Ju. 14m: un'un. of 10"“; ”thMW 1- “JR-it S. Patton were male nee ! y the Rev] 105. r "m. sum was Minimum 1‘."-°”b“‘.‘ 0'1““? ““1“- The 36. ' I attended the whole 12 meet- inflted guests sat. down to n. sumptu- Rugs of the Court 0‘ Revision - “d 008 {east and pet-took freely d the - many good things. after wnich the :drew my ‘3 5 ~ ; he was at. , only. 8 evening was srom Eu :1 most. enjoyâ€" â€"â€" - 94- ‘ ALAJ Man. John uAld. Jacksonâ€"No. he told “3 “he“ he was sick to stay there. Ald. Honeâ€"Yes. he did Ald. O’Beillyâ€"He told me also.’ Aid. Jacksonâ€"80 v. Ila-V0 done the bat. we could. \ -.'| tion decides on a. course. it is better for“ the others to (all in line. else your organixation is wrecked, . ' The park has cost $928. The 1.0. n ‘5‘ 0mm. 8250. We loflne'd them 9t "B W ‘wv ya, v..- ”v cent. lie-gets nothing on thew'nlks but his services on those is charged up to the property benefitted by the walkâ€"or the proper percentage .0! these services is. I am not defend- ing Chalmers or Pilkie or anybbdy. but telling you what is being done. We have saved in commissions $668. I am sorry Ur. water from what he said on the street, when he saw the .town so- licitor here. put hesaid enough. _ I made _up myzvmindthat the solicitor should get as little as possible out of thetown. , Hegot 3398. Dr. Burrows favored fixing the salaryiet $500 as in Peterboro; and the soliciâ€" tor's two best years were those in which Dr. Burrows Was in the counâ€" cil for at nearly every meeting he was bringing in motions to ‘change two or three bylaws and the solicitor had thqjob at making the new dralt. We are asked how it is we have spent the larger income derived from the increased assessment oi the past We have not" had' it: I am sorry m. nunm water from what, he street, when he sa'w t1 licitor here. but 1193:“ made _up myi,mind._that should get. as littlg as ‘ the increased Went o! 1. year or two._ We have not The assessment. out-which our was raised was that. made in and likewise property built t after the Mrs went arou pay no taxes till 1908. 0w 77-A Al...-n ‘ W55 lulaw “uâ€" ‘vâ€"w- _. and likewise property built this (all after the Mrs went. around will w ficit. The men wno an: pun: get us out the estimates are to biame The auditor was misled by a figure had access to the roll but I do not say that he added the figure; The auditor very generously took nl‘lgtfihe I Would have tried to tgqce the cul‘prit who added the figure. , I! foundation had been laid down'Jpr the William-st walk to the statibn. They were not needed this year. They had cost $1.25 laid down: to 111ch them cost 75 cents :‘that made SZAn cord. It would have cost as $8.50 vvnu. to get stone elsewhere fur the hall but when the stone came we could get the William-at. stones replaced for $2.50 so we need what were al- ready on William-6t. , w¢ sewed b'y doing it ; - I would hayedonc'it'mr myseIf. ‘ 3 ' John Hutchiaonâ€"Why was the sand moved on William-at 7 Ald. O'Reillyâ€"Eâ€"I know nothing of it. Likely that was beiore I took charge of the Board of Works on account of Aid. Touchbum's sickness. It was not Mr. Fiavello and J udm‘ Harding who urged to: changing the building. We saw that we were Paying $145 a. year for the clerk’ s oflioe and $125 for the Public Librarv and had this old opera house 9. dust hole. It wa’s‘ estimated 3900 would make the necessary changes but unioreseen alteg-ations has put up the cost. Yet it was a good move. I believe the fire hall is In the right place and will_die contending for it. Hithmovedetmmdlminthc 'dl' He w.8tr008 08313“ {0 do with the de- who are paid ‘0 for him. When the old building is taken down we shall have 220 teet more market square than were heâ€" hay or wood but farm produce and we are making more room to expose that for 3310. Besides the new hall will make a bmakweather. from the winter winds. losers. Bogue and Hayes contractors assure me that the foundation of the hall is all right. I! the north wall is defective it can be remedied at. small cost. There is ‘no need of adding a mill to the rate to move' it. It will cost $2000. 1wmv is there cost 3535. u will cast as much more to put it in anâ€" other place. The strip of land to be bought across the road will cost 8500 and then there are moving the brick and other sundries up to 82000 Those who advocate it are kicking about this year's deficit. but they went to make another, for selfish ends. be happy and joyous at the Year a season. munu » Hymnalâ€"Shooting M- cIesâ€" Personal Memo: Thls little towi: has beenall utir of late and few places of greater pop- ulation can bout of more business and enterprise. Everybody seems to be happy and prosperous. especlally lnvnus at. the Christmas at! “8' The St. Peter's church Sunday school were invited by the kind and genial superinmdent, Ir. Ju. Akin- ter. to his roomy and eomiortably furnished residence where a. most en- Joynbie evening's amusement. we: spent in music and games. Nice presents were delivered to the echo- lu's: also the teacher: received 3 at their many friends for the kind manner in which they so amply pro- vided tor the amnion. -They who so recentlypropheeied a wedding here had their-"prophesy iulr. filled to the lemr . 1' nod-esday. 26th Dee. m7, Jas. um aid'llrs. S. Patton were made «he ly the lier gr. 'Garbutt or, I-‘cnclo’ix' l‘allfl'. The invited guests sat down" to n smuptu- Olll least and pal-took .‘neely cf the many good things. after which the evening was spent in a most enjoyâ€" able manner. The bride l oied beau- tiful in her wedding garments. as a180 did the groom. though It look of modesty Would sometimes, creep over his ieatunes. Diany were the pres- ents given to 1h \‘l‘ddCd cou- ple, who strike out together to fight life's battles in a new and eomlort- able residence built and made ready respected and carry with them the well wishes 0! their many friends for a long and prosperous trip through life. A shooting match at Mr. Billett's on Monday was largely attended and some good marksmen bagged a few good {at turkeys. Another shooting match on Christâ€" mas day at Mr. Jas. Armstrong's. when a large crowd spent the afterâ€" noon throwing hot lead. The special marksmen now appear to be flessrs. John Howie. John Schell, Armstrong brothers and the Pogue boys. Sevâ€" eral others put in some good shots. and by the way the shooting irons. were handled and judging by the rae-‘ ket they made in cross-firing across the valley to their respective targets the same gang might be of great ”ff Vice to the Empire'and should be in Africa. An oidvtime dance came of! in the evening and the young iolk days from the camps. . The school meeting Was well at- tended and Mr. Robert Wilkinson was appointed trustee. This is the see- 1mid term of omce for Hr. W.. who has always proved a very emcient vv wnv l'.‘ vuvwâ€" --v ' The oongregetiogi of St. Peter's church gathered ill-large numbers on Friday evening lagst at. lberesidence - Mr. 'Geo. Brooks drove to Bobcay- goon last Week and brought home a it. This makes seven in um: bufg. Mr. Arthur Hopkins of Winnipeg surprised his old friends by dropping in on them last Wednesday. Arthur looks well and has spent a couple of years in the int west and returns with a smile on old Ontario. . Mr. and lira: Geo. Wool‘ot Burnt? River came down on Christmas day to the parental home. _ of Mr. Geo. Brooks. Uncle. games and friendly chat were indulged freely in for e. couple of hours. when the Rev. Mr. Fameomb wee celled lor- ward and presented with a well-filled purse and a. beautiful lemon-d0 set for Mrs. Fameomb. A very neat and complimentary address was read by Mrs. John Lamb. in. end the preâ€" sentation made by Ira. Geo. Brooke in behalfol the congregation. Mr. chomb briefly dunked his many friends for their kindness to himueli and lire. Format. and the pres- ents together with good will and kind feelings of his old periehoners he would always hold deer to hle heart. . _ __ Messrs. Jan. Muster and Yenman Smith went to Toronto last Monday as. u deputation from St. Peter's church to conler withthe bishop - u to making me necessary Went: for a. new pastor to an the vacancy caused by tho resignation of Rev. Mr. Famoomb. . c ‘ v mill. Martin who did so we}! mung goes to aid F91! school near Fall’s Station for 1%.: ‘ ' ‘ wMr. Percy Kpox "o! Echelon Fall takes this school (when year. Mr Knox is a. a" War but, come wen mammended. . 4,»: g BURY'S GREEN ANB VlClNlTY FURS The grouping 0‘ ‘n gmâ€" " Khoum. though they Wt» on lot - was up to 40 giant! .. a . W.F_M Tm; ‘0‘ .fll_'_._ l0c 1-9.3 VIBBOI’IaLOflfl anusavmgoomnanu Coats, Capes, Ruffs. Caperines, Ga u n tlet 5, Caps and Muffs . Sutcliffe Sons CLEARING PRICE ON FANCY 60005 NEW BLOUSE SlLKSâ€"Underpriced Wishing all our Customers and friends a Happy and Prosperous It will pay you to buy at' CINNAMON‘S in In... Iago a 3+an hr $1.58. English Merve Blouse Silks fleaquarters for Hardware and Stoves . CINNAMON 0,0- 0'“ It pays to Buy at Chan-of: inmanm mum! ma. 1902 LINDSAY M4WM*W2M*ZWW+:4 M popular mantles that hang had so mud! favor this season with I'd! w W. are grouped Im- du’ one N reduction mark. M m In Browns, Greys, Fan. and Blacks. The length: range from the 27M Junta to the whiomufle 'Automo- bile." or full length coat. some Applique trimmed. can“ fancy Butched. Some silk, otha'. noun lined; some black Italian; while omen are fancy lined and son. unlined. There is a. great. choice in this ousting. The savingâ€"one quar- a:- hen than you heretomre exper- MANTLES ll, rth to 25¢ Ei‘an‘ffmi" H less than regular prices Atfildhutlurenlupfices. LINDSAY 1903 1901 Relic. with hair-“no One Price o.000”.0~..‘ C and Hrs. l hrother M and family «Iona and spent a. vez to Mr. R: handsome I a fine bunt abh about on easing The twelv g‘â€"â€"Hr. Hal 3 fine lot a fly and M1 passed thrn eve to 899! Hugh Hem Those who: presen "Prof. c o_f last ‘7; up to em who refuse cause the i M misd idence of J Hurdle ll Thefire be tel- was m his {ricm incidenta . field dricnds v: sadeD: newspux llr. St Roblin' morm uphol RY(