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.03.... ya! 00!- 1mm “and!“ Ina! *fl‘ home 9?! ‘ M- fish 0 Mn Ohm“. :5; firm: tax-Why. m? m leatlstfvt ‘ru Mani“! rlgagafl 85 ;. 'Hm Wt! j ulfice ‘06 H repaid to in! rain“- } mur! gum may but“ 9'91 ”#99de ‘9‘ ,nor. afln. K. Fu‘lono u. Mun- ,ui'. bar. hter. 30- represent? Insurance I Life As- m finer. loan M. :liems on unicipal do' LIN, PEEL 41 Dentist )NT. .| ”GP: yam-ail ‘9 mm h. m». tan-tum. he. 80â€" tmvnnhlp Insm‘am lema ’nrmg. Lurristen, Canadian mfm‘ofl. NW" v ES'i‘ORB y to loan cent! 0!- J acklon- Notarieo. Wimam I “snko ilson 'nce $3 1.30., 9110 Stm. Empire ood b 7 and kwefi ‘ 9f MUM the drop- .‘Ju. rams- P( )- dry Radical Reductions on L: previous to Inventory we offer thirdfless than regular prlces. ’I Great Semi=AnnuW Important Announcemen} to Women: ’ Ladies’ clan Coats Week and navy, semi fitted 993%,, 80 mg; longmade er all weal Rem =, reg; Elafialeim l l l . ,.|- .Jugu Slflk “all“. Wvâ€"wwwwy~-.. w. '7 “Ir er ”9 ..1.20 150 wrappers for ....,.,,.,......... 1.75 wrappers for ................ . .......... 1.25 2.25 wrappers for............... ......... ....1.75 2.‘ black sateen fur ........... . ...... . ..... 1.75 1. 2. 2.5 60 black sateen for............... . .....,.1.25 25 black and white sateen for.........l.75 One dozen soiled wrappers half price. Skirt: 5.50 Skirts, sale 367. 4.50 Skirts, sale 8.00 7 00 Skirts, sale 4.66. $10 Skirts sale 7.50 6.50 Skirts, sale 4.33. 5.00 Skirts, 81:16 3.33 émrARMBRs mu «emowmuoummww‘ t .H, x nu ”Hun: OOOOOOO””OOOOOOOOO OOOOWMOO”WW‘ SECTION TWO Cemct Cats hf I029! Eldon Agricultural Society Has Surplusâ€"New Oflicers Woodville. Jan. 2-5.â€"'l‘he annual meeting of the Eldon Agricultural society was held in the town hull here on Tuesday. Jan. 19, 1909, ct.‘ the hour of one o'clock. This was one of the most intmating means, this society has had for same ya”. and a {any good mutt“ on. A number of lending fauna-I m In another column will he found the report and accounts of The Farmers Bank of Canada. submitted by the directors to the second annual meeting of shareholders. The net profits for the wear ending Dec. 31. ’08, after deducting cost of management. etc., were $21,024 27, tn which is to he added the hal mce of $22,089.99 brought forward from the pruceding account. and $5024.10. premium on stock. making in all “$138.36m'ailahle for disposal: After paying two halfiyeurly divi- dends at the rate of 4 per cent.. the balance of $28,794.36 was carried inrmml at credit nf profit and loss. The (ls-posits: iwming interest at the date of ciosing the accounts wow :31 .mmhmmi min n‘her deposits 3414.172. and with accrued interest mmhed “taxman? Asa against this and the note circulation of mum. the bunk lma nmiichlpnssets amounting to 31.336.301.45. a fact which «icmmistmtpa unuaimi ihmnchti stremtth. The capital stock Wm up 14 mm must and the prospects of The Farmers Bank of (’nmdn iniiat l’t‘ regarded as highly invcrnhie. As the. directors are nt-lolnntly pin-anions n hunt-inns: nml conservative policy. it cannot but maul: in ihu imihhug up hf n wihthle and prefituhle husiness and one luriliill m “with”! with the girnwhig wealth and prosperity at the Unshiuinh, “‘AAAAAAAA‘ 52nd YEAR. You can have a copy for the ask- 1ng. Ask your local bank to give you one. Keep an account of your receipts and expenditures. FARMERSHANDYACCOUN] BOOK fOR I909 Rug! qunia'itg_ m him on all a II [my 9;” .._ -fifl .â€"-â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€"-.- ........ â€"â€" :gadditorr-D. Mcmhlan and A. G . Directorsâ€"W. T. Reed. '1‘. Ramon, T: A. Chouk‘ c. A. P‘w. 30 st..- ow, ‘J. J. Run, 3. Hawkins. John Mm lion. J. 3. Jump Hon. W «OM. D. ‘Howmm. w. A. Gust, 1)., D. Grunt. In. P. an, 31. wrigh- lot-u. __- L OFFICERS FOR Ladies’ Coats and Skirts, '1 'er our entire stock of Ladles’ .The following quotations wil mieggééen, black and brawn m lined 99mm Wm; aphuml Alaska. sable cellar and sewers. m lining and fine bwnd=ei9§h 232:2}; EMQQ, §§‘%::g‘::zu Mn; :2: nu. : :{:1 49:99 ediee bleeli ml lined eeeie will; meme: lining. Wfiléi‘fi sable eellev and revere and geeel queli 8h9";l‘€fiz 355,3 3-.elemm “Mil Leéiee b eels fer lined eeei, shell neatly Rimmed with braid end eel? film upping, m lime and extra quelivA helm sable eellee W% 735g“) 9' 11% 2: '. 2W 'Q‘TGO eme eeei ea e. mm with weeiem eehle cellar and reverse reg Mil a-ale. .: l. i "m Brown and green l’lw lined sense. :50 luehea lengwiih spring we lini an elusive sable collar and revere. bees qua v breed elem nkoll mm vs] na ‘75. sale ~ -, nun. ".11360 VHVIUT "11r- Bmwp and green hw Med (mks longwuh spring m hm an M: collar and raven, he“ qua W in shell. veg; [alga 8M. gale .. ”my A-A‘Ch‘fl Sufi", “Va" YWQHV '1'!) "WV' Ladies‘ Buchanan dog jackets, flue curl. with Western sable collar and rover-a. either box or Home front. veg. $58 sale ......... 846 Ladiu' near an! jacket, with weaturn aablac ollar and revere, blouse front, reg. $53 ........................... 42.40 #693“ Furalfiid Outs C ‘CQ'Q' : 6 Days Sale of Cats, fiisttfmhnnd' Petticoats AAA An. In“; 1‘ h}. troduced by the secretary and pass- ed: Moved by W. '1‘. Reed, seconded by N. L. Patterson. that we the members of this society heartily ap- prove Mr. J. Lockie Wilson's action as supt. of fairs in oflering prizes for grain fields, and also premiums for the best samples grown in win- ning fields as exhibited at the winter fairs at Guelph and Ottawa. Fur- ther we endorse the offering of said prizes. belieVi-n-g it possible to in- crease the yield per acre by at least a few- bushels annually from the use of a. better selection of seed grain. such as the winning samples in the competition. _ 77L-_ mum-g} n t'UlllyV-lul u-vu. Resolved that we also suggest a diflerent rating of amount offered. it is our opinion ghat larger prizes should be altered for fields. and the amounts for samples reduced. LIGHTNING H'I‘RUCK ”ANN. Sunday in Lindsay was mild. but to the north-west and north-east of Lindsay a. sevare electrtcul storm paesed over the country. and H. is reported thud; considerable manage was done. This morning two-burns were reportage to have been struck by “filming. and tawny destroyed. The Wardvr‘s own correspondent at Wrodvmé sent. in the renewing Mam Valuable Information for the Farmer at Short Courses . - . - 3 communlt of Victoria county. The Interest rnamlestod by the {gr-merit missysomething that counts (arming communl‘ty m the short for dollars and (:8an when they {all course in Stock and Seed J udgvlng. Ito attend the lectures or witness the which commenced in tom; this morn- ‘scoring and judging of the cattle lng, clearly shows that the work during the next few days. along the lines followed by the D8- Hon. J. 8'. M, Minister of Agri- partment of Agriculture. 68“!le culture. will ape-k in the Academy of in Lindsay by the Provincial Govom- Music to-nlgzht. Prof. Doy, ., Vlcto- MM. and through the “To“! ““0‘ :1: county old boy. of tho O.A.C.. cacy ol Mr. S. J. Fox, M.L.A.. is of Guoloh. will .130 deliver an mural. Wt ouiatance to the 960910 0‘ “‘3' Everybody ll cordlslly welcomed. torlu county. ' m. L. Can-cur. B.S.A., o! Guelph. Throughout the you the good "0"“ ‘spochllnt in plant m. odds-un- sol melting the lumen how tohfm od .Iphndkl meeting la the council mm mum. has but Skirts, To effect a spee’dyrclearance 3f Ladies’ C oats and Skll‘tS at one- ntions will illustrate the values offered From May's Daily. 49:50 Mum! “Mind Coats. lock Big»; “1ijij 9:39“- lINDSAY. Q â€"mums and Hannah“.- Unblmehed Table men. as inch. my. 309,51519 flan; reg; $09, sale 33:; reg. 50¢; filénuuzxnnu 1|Â¥1|||I|:$£~t3 llli “I Itil‘oe ‘ .. .. BA.) AKA .h.ln fileuuuxnuxu 131$l‘lI‘IH~$l [Ht “3 I... Bleached table linen. r96 43a, sale 555 fieavy min damask, fu y bleached. I as wide: my}. Tammie 089; mg no. «lg flee In“ mitt LEO 5““ HI. ttlt!l H :‘t iltltao any homer ticking. reg: We; sale 109; reg: 959, «In 309: rem 309, sale it “(e Flannehm. sale 5px mg‘ Me, «In 3'9 mundane M {an wsdemeg-Jimale 9% w Exm haw “"1de Flannclem. flag nah 9‘03!“ ”’8‘. !561 “fitgil‘ 1H 1! I“ ”‘19!“ ,..35-L|n ‘nn “I‘ll-h Shiv!“ xrfiz ...‘. .V._ 7‘ Heavy Flunuelem mlmble for man”: ahirta‘ in Clark calms. cheeks and am ea, lagolinan for 109; 150 value: for 190: 170 values for u. m 15v Puwlinen rullev towelllng. 18 in., reg. 100, mle 80. Huck towelling. mg. 100. sale 80. 3 kinds of cotton towelliugmale 60 yd Clearance Id. of lawn Blouse s New 1.00 and 900 blouses, stale ....68c 3.00 whita lawn blouses for... .....2.00 3.75 White lawn blouses for ............... 2.75 Odds and ends of soiled white lawn blouses from 1.00 to 1.50. on sale at ............... 65c- 25 Per Cent. off all Nett and Silk Blouses. we the lightning struck Reuben Dana's barn. rtlly up- about one mile north of Argyle. 3 action school house. burning the barn and 3 prizes lcontents. including fourteen head of ’r?"“““‘“ ' stock. Particulars are not to hand. in win- but it is stated that Mr. Danes man- 1e “mt" aged to save his horses. although "' Fur- this was not accomplished without a I of ”9“ great deal of hard work. as the barn ta: 1033"“ conttnts burned very rapidly. I the use 'There is 8600 insurance on the con- ‘d grain ‘tents. but it is not known yet wheth- " in the or there is any insurance on the live stock. As Mr. Danes sold his farm vlast summer, his loss will be confin- iggest ai t offered. ed 'to the contents alone. The barn of Mr. Edward Beck, lot :er prizes. 17. Con. 7, \’erulam. was struck by and the d. ilightning Sunday morning about 9.80 |o‘clock and a result was totally de- llN. strayed align with the contents. The mild. but barn was on an adjacent farm, Mr. Host of neck being the owner or “90. and l storm the stock was in another barn. now- nd it is eVer. a large quantity oi grain and a Homage cloVer were destroyed. and Mr. heck ,woharns places hls loss at about 31.000. struck by Through a mlsumlerstanding the in- eyed. silfnfls‘e on the hem was not renew- mdent at ed this your and_the loss as a com W tlll" “Kw. V" " chw ls «Try heavy- flu. county old boy. of the O.A.C.. Gulch, will also deliver a; ‘ddrou. Everybody In cordlully welcomed. m. L. Mr. B.S.A.. o! Guclph. moduli-t in phat «nu-es, “drou- od s ”undid not!" In the council chum ugh morning. '13; if s; M, Miniéter of Agri- culture. will aposk in the Audany of Music tomight. Prof. .D'f?’ ‘_\[ic£o- I It“. “8m or tin lurk k u. but .11 m am Hi loot hawk- )» our. y mun‘smv; mm"- 28, :909. The , ial wieulumu sweep: and My er. H39 in superinuamns «be h hart Meek and 5.999 ‘ $93“! mu A WEEK AT Ups and mm Lights and minnows In hung: me From our own cu IOI‘ Guw.md¢. 0 gm ed up about sixty mu Ho is 30m; to do there and most likely in. steam. chhollu a‘nd sold ; chum they in! WIN Putin-5 .â€" -.._-- The pppulation of Haliburton has been increased by. two. a «unshar- having been tom at the homes or Ina-A. Smith an}! Mr. Jan. Funny. ._1 AL- ALA-- We have a decided January thaw at present. Crows were heard on Thursday morning lust. All the lakes are watered up very badly and the lmnbermen. who two weeks ago wanted rain, now say they have too much of it. owEn; to me changeable weather. ‘ ' I__A__ .A:nlf There is 0. lot 0! ulcunesa. tun-.5 around. mostly colds. We have had two cases of pneumonia. but the pn- tlents are gett'ng along as well as can be expected. Sorry to say the Anglican minister, Rev. '1‘. Lindsay. has been etn‘lneq to his bed for the last three days. and ccnsequently there was no service in the church. Mr. Chas. D. Kellett has installed 6‘ new lights in his ntore. They were put in-by the Rice. Knight Manufac- turing Co.. of Toronto. It In a gas light and certa‘nly is a. dandy. The store- is at present lighted with three lights of 600 candle power each. It is very simple to work- md no dang. er is attached to It. I hear 1h: trustees of the. Methodist church In- tend putting In thr‘ae lights. ”Luâ€"A-.. h...- -lt'nl unu- .- ___ - AI usual, at. this tlmo ol the your balm. In very mm. but awn-yam; points 10.; good time coming. upo- cmuy when the mm: start noun. Tulka‘ng about mills, 1 must not for- 501. to amt-that Mr. Wm. Laden hu gmuy Improved MI bumr for m sawdust and refuse which W» of Into your: a (me nuisance owing tn the make and dust. Ha bu mm a bum:- ot brick on the» top 0! which them In . vary hum chtlnnoy. Thom was an Mam of are at about eight o'clock tut Fruity own- tax. and a number of young men run over to a home news: m mid”. and close to Mr. Freeman's more, when: “my team! an induatrtouu mall clerk (Mr. Liudn'y) working mtul- ly with a bucknw, ”quad by a large torch. the bruunt light from which caused all gho trouble. , up .3on- .. -...-. which caused all the trouble. Frank Perform a young English- man from Birmingham. who came out with h‘s Domain and three brm thor- gbout (our years :30. received g sad letter last Saturday week from home. tinting that hla brother J ohn. who had only been married at Christ- mas. had been killed by an express train. He we. attempting to cross the tracks from one platform to an- other. His mother is going back to England on Friday by the Empress 0‘ India, to attend the funeral. The choir of Sydenhamâ€"st. Metho- dist church. Kingston, will hereafter appear in plain black gowns. may Presbyterian churches held their annual meetings. the report: being most encouraging. “a“?! Hde ““31 D; A: HAGKENHIE. Elk Simon: a‘nd J 0:. Few Lhn thev had In Cobalt. {03‘ 030. A. JORDAN ll' ovru correspondent. 3, J”. zitâ€"Mr. A. NW- 1d; hare Friday morning dd. 6 vw country 0900- nlxty mile: from Cobalt. 3 to do some surveying nit. likely some prospect- HALIBURTON Reception to Rt. Rev. BishOp Reeves at Fenelon Falls I‘ll. ‘ VIIIU W luau-1. rm v.11 Robson enemas! a number of was [We to an M amumv; __ H finflcn mu. Jan. 21â€")“. 1). lo- Adun nut-ad home on Tuesdgy .1â€" ur spud?“ a very pleasant vau- tion with Mend: In Roland. But. man Com 'l‘hompncn. of Bobuy- got. in mmmm.u. W. “Mon this weak. XI. and In. Collier. or Endioott. Imitotc. m mm"; Palestine and Eta-thy mew, um! um Melon Falls . unit on loud-y; . Ir; J; “a 0. “spa 9f “5 Maw. t m in turn renew! a d maminunmi mua lu Eli-km at town. tad have; fired and new fluke. 9! 0m Hanna. Unified up" 09mm mus "Lulu mm at town. tad have; fired and new mu. 9! 0m Hanna. flanged mm causing; m M and in» name». of Linda,“ [er a M» swank If A“ JA-.1 in"? it. JI m spit m in Qewn In the Rheum 9t mums N991" ' In; F: Gown“. at MIG; spam g «we dam: in Lindsay this RN. (5-. and 1m 34ml are Via Mu in Burrs (”mm m- wot .. mm m1 am we have m mm M hm 0M0 In «w m“ min “mm mm hams him m 9!»: ed In minutiae mm Van 8mm «I "am“ Lind- say Mend: thin weak. Mr M Benin. at GM. mtg tow inure in tame; “NW- 1!: Hurry Hamlin in in Tom to thin wek on bum- Mrs. l. N. am entertained u number of young people to . dance (a Thursday evening in honor other fraud. Mill Thompson. of Bobcay- Mr. S. - Doherty. of Rlnmount. spent Monday evening in town. the guest of friends. The conception of St. Andrew's church held their annual meeting on Tuesday «(Magnum it was largely attended. Report- of great interest were mad from the secretaries of the Junior and senior Guild.: Indies' Aid. and W.F.M.S.. and, all spoke highly of the great work being done' in the congregation. This year the congre- gaticu has contributed. 881,700. A hearty vote of thanks was rendered the retiring secretary and treasurer Mr. F. A. McDougall; also to the very popular organist, Mrs. P. A. McDongall. Mr. and Mrs. McDoug- all leave for the Northwest, and will be very much missed in this circle. The officersfor the year 1909 :. Sec- retary. Mr. E. Fitzgerald ; treasurer, Mr. J. Northey; organist. Miss S. Martin: ushers. Messrs. F. Warren and Findlay Robson. Fem-Ion Falls. Jon. 211â€"11133 Lil- 'iun Brooks. of town, in the guest of her friend. Miss Joan Graham. of Lindsay. "n.;;.‘r;:’a. J. ’12:;- and E. John- son were In Lindsay on Suturdsy on business. Mr. and Mn. Martin. of Vorulam. “tended the funeral of their nephew. which took place to Riverside come. wry. Lindsay. on aunduy. mg... mum wn-on. of Fenelon Falls. was in town on Saturday. Mr. Webster. of Oakwood, in town this week on business. runs. wuu lu vku v" w........,. Mr. D. McAdam. one 0 our very popular bunk clerks. has received a Leivgmm announcing his maul. to Poultry Show in Full Swing “lacuna- uuv In...“ 7 in; the birds to ting-strrket build- ing. when they Were placed for ex- hibition. From Tue-day's Daily. The fourth annuol Victoria county Pet Stock and Poultry Show Opened this morning in the market building. and the once" of the society were ct t ion to know where to piece the W number of catch: that contin- Fourth Annual Poultry Show the “Best Ever” M to pour in. Bury uvdluble cuter in Lindsay was W on the move all‘ mornint new: 9h: WV We“ ”3'53" Elf-(k, in] 'tho B.N.A. bank can in Quebec. hi- Itqv in town “ Scotty "- i M u boat of warm friends for him“. who deeply regret his re- new. More louving on Satur- dgv the RNA. clerks presented him i "A u beautiful gold headed cute as tetra of their iove. '1 correspondent. Ir. «a In. Johnson. at Col- bum-no, m the guests of Dr. and In. Johnson [or o. for duya. In. Mills and mum? Georg. Mum. went Baum m and.” up myor In. A. megn. _ Rev, In Cooke. or we must elm. took m 0! the mucus in an mm ckmh. Tor-onto. on The ladies at a». Jamu‘ rhuwh held a mum M m. hm ha and In Ream. 9! “mm. m mama‘s nu. an Saturday; A our: am invibauan was extended {a “to amateur: mam at m: aim-u dumb swam in town and a In , number at indies um present: ‘1 M1! was mum“; 3999mm ““1 M and bum; and a dainty lush was served an am“ mm: M: ametwdeemewwemdwm, presidents of the, <1th minimum may: 9! mm. the. wmema pa: In, 0m. 0! We Method!“ “an. NHL. Oocwe. at the in» “I mum‘ and Mn:- 0. L. mm at it, “NOW: chum. Ur. Range: than qua a most interesting ma yu- ‘mwe address on home uni-anon m dune in the wt, On Smithy morning Rt. Rev. Asst. Bishop Reeves conducted confirma- tfiou Woes in St. James’ church. and about twenty-five members were marm‘ mu Vera Slut-pa returned home on Saturday Mter spending a few dnys' vacgtiqn fifth Lindsay friends. 4-,_.12, “ vv‘ .- unwave- than mam-ed the la.- diel on W innovative need of more interested mission workers; in the Methodist church and gave two very interesting addresses on mission work. A liberal collection in aid of mission work was also re- oeived. ,__ A. A nunlber of the soloists also help- ed the choir on Sunday evening. Rev. Mr. Gar-butt, of Toronto, had charge of bogh gel-vines on Sunday The Ladiee' Aid of the Methodist church held their entertainment on Saturday evening and it was largely attended. The very interesting pro- gram was given by a troupe of ne- gro entertainers and it certainly was a treat. The many friends of Mr. George Barclay will be sorry to hear of his serious illness and we hope to hear more encouraging reports of his con- dition soon. Lmuuy 0n Luux’m‘y. The choral class, under their ef- ficient lender. Miss Lilian Wilson, of Toronto, will commence their studies min on Friday evening at 7.30. Miss Cora Thompson returned to her home on Bobcaygeon on Friday. Hr. ond Mrs. A. Gilbert, of Iron- dcle, passed through town on So- turday owning on route to visit friends in Michigan. ‘13-.â€" fiiHJlAy Robson attended Lind- uy and Peta-hero hockey match in Lindsay on Thursday. _ A! question of extending the T. In. N. 0. Runny from Charlton to Elk Lake. A colon! man. who says he to 110 yard aid was “meet! on his wtfo’u minim of non-support ut Toron- Whitby. another well known Juuge. will have tbir hands full, and in many cases they will be at a. loss to deCide where to place the red tickets as the birds are all high- chu. The Judging will be complet- ed by to-morrow morning. The many crates of birds havebeen may arranged in the building and the lovers of poultry in Lindsay will The Government is considering the - A0 A ,Ccounuod on up '3 another well known ridge. EIGHT PAGES ouvcr. the 100‘1 PM"? ch. um exhibitors mu «mm. L ad moot :31“un 4“: $1.00 YEAR.