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33.19 250 160 19c 89c ‘ragon 980 :his of lat nd SECTION ONE Lindsay Branch, W. G. '1'. Mom THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE n. 1 WW. Preddent was: map, General manger 52nd YEAR. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT ial. We open with a clean sheet in the roll of time. In the commer- cial world it is the same: we begin by cutting off all useless, left-over goods, they belong to the bargain counter now. January 1909 will mark a great reduction in every line in our store; them are pleusy of useful things to be secured fur winter service. Think of the bleak drifts anl freezing days yet in store for us. Deposits of $1 and upwards are received and interest allow“ at “Refit rates. Atcounts‘ may bl! opened in Eh! ”“03”.“ " mdre persons and withdrawals mada ”m, >‘ an: at them or By tho sum.“ «4 Ladies’ Fur and fur-lined Coats. Scarfs, Caperines, Throws, Muffs, Caps, Etc, all reduced. Ladics’ Cloth Coats reduced from $10 and $12 to 7.90; 515 Coats for 11.75, and so on. Ladies’ and men's underwear, ladies' skirts and under- skir:s, wool wraps, clouds, etc. We bought a manufacturer’s clearing of all wool 67 tweed dress goods, reg.1.00 to sell at .............. c All other dress goods at cut prices. Won’t you yet need a few warm, soft, all wool blankets, or may be it is flaunelettes you need, in these we will give you a great cut. We have a. collection of sundry bric-a-brac which we will sell at almost any price you name. Branches th oughout Canada. Capital Pgid Up Reserve fund The Batik of Montreal at the end of its fiscal year, October 31$L.,1908, added another $1,000,000. to its reserve Fund, thus further emphasizing its great strength and stability _ u . . , -d - -f -Ln nsnnvv With a Saving Department at every one u; 103 luauj Branches, it offers the opportunity for all, who so desire, to avail themselves of its many advantages, by opening a Savings Account. A Savings Bank account is- the best safeguard noninst- misfortune, being always ready and available, and A Savings Bank account is the best sateguaru against- misfortune, being always ready and available, and earning interest all the time. . Consideration for one‘s family demands that all heads of households should provide against the day of adverse conditions, and there is no simpler way than by laying by systematically from time to time a portion of income or earnlngs in 3 Saving acount. Deposits can be made from One Dollar up, and withdrawals can be made at any time, without notice or delay. [U W o UUIUUA. Saturdsys 10 to 1 o'clock. We point out Specially our Furs, Wthh will every one go at Bargain Prlces. m Office Hours: 10 to 3 o’clock. HEAD OFFICE. TORONTO ESTABLISHED 1817 Saving Department at every one of its many ‘ " “ ' , J __:_- and in the United States and England Paid-up Capital, $10.000,000 Reserve Fund, - 6,000,000 H. B. Black, $14,400,000 $12,000,000 26,400,000 ESTABLISHED 1 867 Looking from afar ofl', of in other words looking into the future a short distance and prognosticating, it looks as though Lindsay is to have natural gas produced .within the vicinity and 'that the product win be marketed in Lindsay at comparative- Briefly summarized the 'proposition is as follows: The company after securing the franchise from the coun- cil to enter the town and operate on the streets, will secure by agreement about 8.000 acres of land (in block) from the farmers. The company ask for no financial assistance. and the farmers are well looked after. If natural gas is produced the farm- er will reap somewhat of a ban- anza. It will cost neither the far- mer or the town of Lindsay any- thing to see whether natural gas is prevalent in this vicinity. Ii gas ... . . 4“ As was stated in Wednesday’s is- sue Mr. Robt. Leary. of Peter-bore, was in Lindsay interviewing several of the citizens relative to putting the matter before the town council, securing the franchise, and commenc- ing drilling operations, ”etc. Mr. Leary was present in the interests of a number of Americangentlemen, who have placed their money in this concern and who were welcomed with open arms by the city council of Peterboro. fiatural Gas . Propositimi . Submitted to the Council Mr. Leary was present Wednesday at a meeting of the council, the Board of Trade and citizens and preâ€" sented the matter to those present briefly. He stated that he was‘con- nected with a party of Americans who were interested in the produc- tion of natural gas. They were practically self-made men and have had considerable experience in gas matters. They were anxious to commence operations in Canada and last summer had toured in their automobile several likely sections of country and passed through Peter- boro. At Peterboro they were greatly taken up with the surround- ings, etc., and immediately decided to locate there and commence opera- tions it arrangements could be made. The city council of Peterboro was waited upon and the result was that they were received with open arms and were given the franchise. and Mr. Leary immediately canvassed the farmers for land. He met with splendid results, but just about the time when the land had been nearly. all secured four farmers held the company up. so to speak, and as their land was the section on which the engineers wished to first com- mence drilling, a deadlock ensued. v r-‘ "7- is forthcoming it will be shpplied to manufacturers and householders at a low rate and to the farmer (one well) free. 1y low prices. x\S THE WESTERN BANK FARMERS BUSINESS A SPECIALTY JOINT ACCOUNT particularlv valuable and cnnvient for farmers Permits depositing or withdrawal ot money by husband or W’fe. Fnrmm 3’ sale notes cashed and promptly collected. Drafts and money orders bmght and sold at; very low cost In the Savings Department $1.00 opens an account. Interest allowed fromd-te of deposit and compounded FOUR times a. yenr. Deposits and withdiawals maybe made by mail without loss of time or formalities. Open an account with us. \Ve offer the very best security possible for your money C. S. Thompson, Little Britain, Ont. Acting Manag r the cgurmpazfy; had agreed with the VVi'h $1.00 you can open a. hart time we hope to greet our many patrons and El; 1:31:33; agotten-ally in our new 0500 one door west of Gough’n blothing store. where mt}! our very mutt-ll loostign in feel confident me put Nigeria? I???” m Ind on: M» nguj.h‘._ nun-LA“ a...“ THE PROPOSAL. WERE HELD U P. OF CANADA Eltdflilhod 1395- MAY, nun.- ‘Inhksfan, JANUARY 2|, I909. Ilium Hurdle, Pneumonia. :city to commeioperations by Jan. 1, 1909,,‘they again waited upon the council of that city iand secured an extensional time. . ‘ PRICWQQUOTED. In the' meantimothe company de- cided to negotiate withlt‘Lindsay. it being practically assured to them that the strata «of natural gas ran through this section of the country. The company claim that they will expend $50,000 in experimenting. “ They are «not gold brick people," said Mr. Leary. " They are not looking for moneytor financial as- sistance from amfbirdy. but are will- ing to invest their '3'h'ai'd'earned cash. They simply ask th‘é privilege, if they secure the gas to lay the mains in the town' of Lindsay. They have a ten year's franchise in Peterboro. At the present time gas is being made for domestic purposes in Peâ€" terboro for $1.25 per thousand cu- bic feet. and in making the agreement with the new concern the council. in- serted a clause to }_the.. eflect that if natural gas was found‘the company would not charge more than 50¢ per thousand cubic feet for domestic purposes and not more than 250 for manufacturing purposes, which is :quite a difference." " ’2 AL.‘ Okn Mr. Leary went of; to say that me same clause could be inserted by Lindsay council it gas was procured. And he further intimated that if gas was taken in larger quantities there was a. possibility of it being sold at for 25¢ per thousand cubic feet. for domestic purposes and 15c for manufacturing purposes. How- ever. he did not guarantee this. The speaker further stated that the reason why the International Bar- vesting Co. went to Hamilton in preference to Peterboro was due to “A,“ _--_-A Ohnm I acre per year PI vnv- Vu‘v v- the fact that lâ€"lamilton oflered them natural gas..while at the time Pe- terboro could not do so. THE AGREEMENT. Mr. Leary then read a. portion . of the agreement made between the company and the farmers, extracts of which are as follows: No wells to be drilled within three hundred feet of.main buildings with- out lessor’s consent. The lessee to deliver to the lessor on the premises, free of all cost, the one-tenth part of all petroleum and other minerals produced and saved from the premises, and to $50 per annum for each gas well from which the gas is marketed. If the lessor shall request it the lessee shall bury all oil or gas lines below plow depth. - ,__‘ Jnmnnn Mr. Leary U the agreement. company and of which are I GIVE NOW wua vans-vu- “W3! President Spar-ling. of ,,__--...I .- unin HALF A MIL_L_ION Savings Account Omemee Branch J. B. L. GROUT, Manager Opzn an account this Xmas for your boy or girl. $1 will Open an account and it will teachthem he value of money. The Reserve Fuhd of this Bank is a useful gift would be a gore than the capital for delay. in the any actual damage Who killed Sergt. Lloyd at London Barracks, and who was acquitted at his trial Thursday afternoon on on the g’round of insanity. He was committed to an insane asylum for life. Part or all 0! sai can be paid at any term of agreement- bank. It is further agreed by the party of the first part that the parties of the second part, that in case of the failure on the part of the parties of the second part to comply with the conditions or to pay the cash con- siderations herein mentioned in the time and manner agreed, then and in that event this lease is to be null and void and not bin-ding on either party, the lessor _ to give one month's notice to the lessee, point- ing the defeult. , - ~â€" ‘kn “romicnfi, If gas is found on the premises. lessor to have free use 04' gas for one dwelling house situated on same pre- mises used by economical appliances and during said term. -â€"â€".. :n‘nrmf- “Mu uâ€"â€" - “ It's the farmers who are i ed in this." said Mr. Leary. want. a. franchise from ynur and also want to secure a b land from the farmers to ex; 7‘ _.__A--- 80 In Lula, nunâ€" a-.. _ want a franchise from and also want to secure a block of land from the farmers to experiment on. You have the opportunity of finding out whether there is natural gas in this'vicinity. If such. was found the price of land would na- turally jump up in value and then again the citizens of Lindsay would be greatly 'benefitted, as it would M" mtcr "fuel at a cheaper cost." cost.“ To Mayor Begg Mr. Leary said that the company would start. to. they work in Lindsay as seen as received word to came. and as soon as they secured the franchise. In Peterboro they took over the gas nlnnt there and the same could be us they secured the francmse. u. Peterboro they took over the gas plant there and the same could be done in Lindsay. ONE-TENTH 0F PRODUCE. Ex-Ald. Reaâ€"“ Did you say that the farmer would receive one-tenth of the oil produced ? " Mr. Learyâ€"“ Yes. sir. It is run on a meter service. They pay the farmers 25c an acre until operations are commenced. If a farmer has oil or gas on his farm he would like to know it. and by this agreement he finds it out for nothing and the‘ agreement protects his property. etc. The people who are backing this up :in Peterboro are very influential by- siness men. and they are anxious to see the proposition pushed to a fin- ish. ' Ald. Howk-inSâ€"“ How far is it ne- cessary to get out for these wells ?" Mr. Learyâ€"“ Oh, they don‘t care how far they go out. Ald. Babcockâ€"" About how many acres do they use ‘2" Mr. Learyâ€"“ hey put down from 16 to 20 wells to an acre." Mr. G. H. Wilsonâ€"“ They might find a better demand near Toron- If pipe it to 10 Mavor BeggL“ Have you am wax of finding out if there is gas with- out drilling for it ? " ~ LL..-. Earn; fn Mr. Imub" Ob! drill for it." Ex-Ald. Reaâ€"" I will find any trod farmer to sign the 0! Trade. moved a vote 0! man“ w Mr. Leary, which was seconded by Reeve J 01-day. ‘ Kayor Begs assured Mr. Leary flint the matter would be dealt with by the council u soon as possible. RAISES BIG SUM. Tug-9311].: meeting 0! the W.F.M S «St Andrewsoh naked in the school room gt 8 o'clock- In. 11100. SW nun u Very in- . 1 Min; hold in Melt W, (uh-datum. Amufltoth‘!‘ '0‘ 'r PIPE ‘1‘0 TORONTO. Mr. Learyâ€"" That's right, but e located in Lindsay they W0 ipe it to Toronto." PRIVATE WM. MOIR. . rental money time within said $6“! of thanks to was secondod by 1;; the council matter. TNa are interest- they have to the ‘ ‘ We but if would had The annual meeting of the Child- ren's Aid Society. Lindsay branch, was held last evening. and as usual there was a very small number pre- sent. just a handful of the enthusias- tic workers, those who have aided materially in the advancement. of the Aid and its work. . If any branch of charitable work should receive the heart-y support of the citizens of Lindsay. ,and the citizens of On- tario, the' work done for the little children and for the wa3~ ward sons and daughters should be the greatest and should receive more attention from the citizens generally. In Lindsay the societyis doing a noble work, and can show good results for what they have done. The meeting last evening was c8211- ed to order by the President, Dr. White. and matters were disposed of in a very business-like manner. Af- ter the reading of the minutes of the last meeting. Mrs. Milne. the treasurer of the society, submitted her annual report as follows: TREASI' RER'S REPORT Balance on hand ................... S Receipts from Victoria Co..... 1 Receipts from Haliburton Co. DI SBU RS EMEXTS. Secretary's salary. ................. Collecting fees. 1907’; ............. Boarding. lodging {or child: ten in temporary homes ...... Girl's and boys’ clothing ....... Children's boots .................... Stationery, printing, lawyers' fem. etc. ............................. Traveling expensw in connec- tion with neglected chfld- nection with children Miscellaneous. affiliation. etc. Cleaning children .................. [Photographs of children, etc.. Sundries .............................. Other necessities .................. Constablcs' services in Annual Meeting of the w - Children’s Aid Society D}. Whiteâ€"“ The money. I believe. has been carefully disbursed and the money affairs have been won guarded through the year." - u A A ,, I.‘A... a-.. “â€"3-- -7-_ . The secretary read a Ietter from Judge McMillan to the en‘ect that he had received the invitation to at- tend the meeting and deliver an ad- dress. but regretted that he would be unable to attend. .- Mrs.“ Sharpe stated that she had received a letter from a former ward of the society who was doing well. SECRETARY'S REPORT. Mrs. E. E. Sharpe. secretary. pre- sented her annual report for the past year. Extracts from the same are as follows : , Total Total ............... Balance on hand Chief of Police of Arthur, Ont., who captured Private Moir. the murder- er of Sergtt. Lloyd, and received the $500 reward. DIDN’T SELL WHISKEY. Magistrate Moore presided at coun- ty court at Fenelon Falls on Friday, a Kinmount hotel-keeper. being charged with selling liquor without a. license. There were three charges of this nature and it was alleged that liquor was sold on Dec. 24. 25 and 26. T0 of these charges were dismissed and the third with- Dm'ing the year that no intoxicating liquor was pur- chased by them in the hotel. Var- ious local option drinks, such as lager-fine. Short and Non-Tax were di-ank. but no whiskey was bought at the hotel. _ _ _ spéctor-Lithgow. The costs amount.- cd to 822.24, and will be paid by the Government. From Saturday’s D8111 START THE YEAR CONSTABLE FARRELL Gas brought UP b." 111' by openinc that long delayed SAVINGS ACCOUNT. Don’t wait until next you, do it now. You will be véry much pleased to see how npidlysmall amounts will grow. W: m nation: to ndd your nuns to our snugly lugs Id] V 1M 6!!! ' rs. It doe! um how ton regular and .....$250.05 C011- $203.62 Very valuable assistance had been 50.05 rendered the society by I‘hsign Cal- vert of the Salvation Army. and al- 25 00 so by his successor, Capt. Adamson. 10'00.During the year no collecting had ‘ [been done for member’s fees, owing 64 90 ' to the substantial amount still in 24’53lthe treasury. 14.85 ‘ Parcels of second hand clothing ' had been received from several citiz- 01 14.ens in Lindsay. and also from Mrs. " ' IBurke. of Reaboro. 23 .45 13.75 last annual meeting. but had de- parted from our number. But the work," read the secretary, “ which was so very dear to him, will long bear testimony of his untiring zeal and devoted services to the interests of the children’s cause." Early in the year the attention of the society was called to the case of a neglected boy, supposed to be mentally defective. Now the boy was being well cared for. There were at present three boys in the In- dustrial School at Mimico, and they were getting along well. During the year three children had been re- ported to the society as inmates at the House of Refuge. Numerous other children had also received due attention, and a number of wards of the society have been placed in homes and are doing well. two special meetings had been held, but the attendance had only everg- ed about nine to a meeting. How- ever, the ofioers had been diligent and had transacted their work to the best interests of the society and the wards. The secretary paid a tribute to the late honorary p osident D.- Herrimn‘, who had been a faithful and helpful member of the society ever since its incorporation in 1894. He had been in attendance at the Dr. Whiteâ€"“ Our society is becom- ing more useful as it becomes old- er. Inspector Knightâ€"“ I think that we should bear testimony to the grand work done by the late Dr. Herriman." On motion the old oflicors were re- elected by acclamation for the en- suing year. and Mr. S. J. Fox, M. RR, was made Hon-President. and Mr. G. H. Wilson Vice-President. The complete list of officers is as follows : '1‘ HE OFFICERS. Hon. Pres, S. J. Fox, M.P.P. President, J. A. White. M.D. \‘ioe.-Pres.â€"J. Rogers, Principal of Separate school. 2nd Vice-Pres... Geo. Rea. 3rd .Vice-Pres., J. H. Knight, in- spector P. S. ' 4th Vice-Pres.. G. H. Wilson. Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. A. Milne. Secretary, Ellen E. Sharpe, 87 Fair-ave, Lindsay, Ont. It was the opinion of some of those present that the names of several of the members should be strut-k OR the list owing to-their failure to at- tend any of the meetings. After a. short discussion re the After a. short dxscussmn re meetings, the members adjourned Lindsay Cases at Before Cartwright, master, yester- day in Toronto the following cases of local intemt was decided. Newton v. Town of Lindsayâ€"G. H. Hopkins, K.C., for third parties, moved for payment of their costs af- ter settlement of action by defend- ants. Order made for payment of costs, including costs of this motion, fixed at $25. Before Justice Falconbridge in the single court the follbwing case was decided: Forbear v. Albertâ€"G. H. Hopkins, K.C., for plaintiff, moved to con- tinue injunctioa granted by the 10- cal judge at Lindsay. R. J. Koâ€" Langhlin, K.C., for defendant, con- tra. Injunction against cutting timber only continued to trial. but defendant be permitted to have logs already cut to mill. Plaintiff to have liberty to add Elizabeth Au- bert as administratix and her child- |ren as parties. Costs of motion in 'cause unless trial judge otherwise Orders. PAMPHLET ISSUED BY THE D0â€" MINION GOVERNMENT “If I but knew what age doth crave EHow many pennies I would save ‘2" This is a. little motto which heads a pamphlet issued by the Dominion tion «naming the Government an- nuities and how they can be obtain- ed. The postoflice dew-uncut is the medium through which annuities can {be seamed. Deposits axe made from time to time and the annuities com- mence at a. certain fixed date. Full intonation is supplied at the post 'omce. little books have been issu- , AI.â€" m or late ‘and are m given ‘0 the public gratis. The input memory of a cup of delicious "SM" Tea. lingers with you. For seventeen you: always of high and Mom quality. Government Annuities Osgoode flail