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Again it turns milder and rough till t~he_24-th. Sleet and snow are to be usual in this period until the 27th. Then a general change to warmer is marked by cloudy threa- tening weather. General and active storms result from the 29th to the 3lst. These storms will amount to hurricanes in the trOpics, with tidal waves, etc. In the north and west blizzard: with cold severe for the season is likely, and th 3 Cold wave will travel far south, and extend in- to the first day or two of April. , Of larch weather in general Prof,‘ Hicks says: “The last half of March1 will be more stormy and disagree: ablethanthefirst.**'Uponthe whole the outlook is not for an ex- ceptionally hard month.” The moon and sun are at what the professor calls an “eclipse node" on “the 17th, and he wagers his repute.- tion that such a. state of affairs will result in extraordinary things in the way of storm, tidal wawe, and earth-,- quake. And on the Seventeenth of Ireland too -’!‘ “Let us watch the world’s record from the 15th to the 18th of March” significantly re- marks the professor. After that till the 2lst blizzards are to prevail over much of the north and west and dangerous easterly gala on the Atâ€"‘ lantic coast. Destructive sleet is set down for that time, and a. coldg'wava follows. Then comes a Warm wave, followed quickly by wide-reanhing and violent storms of rain, wind and thunder. About the 11th a. period is to 'beâ€" gin having an excess of electrical -‘a.nd magnetic phenomena. Earth cur- rents. northern }ights, earth quakes and volcanic eruptiobs are to enter- tain us for a; few days. These will be varied by storms of rain or snow in a. mild temperature. Blusteri'ng gales are down for the 13th to the 16th. Then the weather turns unsettled and bleak. A warm wave travels from west. to east followed 'by cloud- iness, rain and snow. No great storm is expected, but cold, sgq'ually weather with the wind in the nor/ch. I-zs’ly tangle anybody up. He pre- dicted llzzl‘d wvat-ht-r at its close, howcxcr, and a storm about; March 151. Those who Were out on Mon- day night will admit that the old gentleman was accurate enough in that guess. Any way he made a good start for this month. His for"- nzst for March says that if the first 1'.-\\' days- are Warm and of low baro- meter. violent gales are to follow on 1h;- Atlantic coast and south- ward. Heavy rain and snow are likely in the interior and a blizzard in thu north and west. A sharp cold wave for the seasou will go far south aftvrward until the 8th. February was gemeral-Iy a. little 100 much for 11‘] Hicks. A month with St. Valentine's day 'in it might Regarding the employment of that system or thawing pipes in Lindsay, it Seems that it came to the notice of Supt. Engine of the waterworks and Manuaer Reesor of the Light, Heat Power Company at about the same time some‘5 years ago. Of its advent Mr. Begbi-e said: “About 5 years ago Isaw in a mechanical paper the announcement that some professor had been experimenting with. electricity 'as a means of thaw- ing frozen water pipes. Mr. Walter RewSOr and I talked the matter. fever: and ‘hfiore long .a. test was made with the Light. Hi-alt Power Coul- pa‘ny’s equipment. I do not remem- ber when: it was made.” Mr. sz-sor said : “The system was brought to my notice by Mr. Carl Bri-‘ithaupt of Gait, a friend of iiiine. who since lost his life in a gas explosion. The first place we tried it was at St. Andrew’s church and it was asuccess. St. Mary’s' church smv our next test, which was a! first not so successful but after- ward resulted all right. We had to‘ do some exlwrimcnting to get the right current. The voltage must he lowâ€"about 50 voltsâ€"but there must he plenty of current. We have dom- all the thawing that has Wen done in Lindsay, and now have the method down to a fine point.” There Will be Some Heavy Storms But the Mouth Will be Rather Mild and Pleasant Thuwinhr frozcm wator pipes by electricity. though it. has for years ht‘q‘ll a. familiar thing to the people of Lindsay is this wintvr coming as u l‘a'VC‘lallun to other towns and ci- tivs. 'l‘lu- mvthod seems to have ban employ-(l in no other place in Canada. .Muntn-al, Pt-tcr'boro, Tor- onto. H‘a'miltfon and Guelphâ€"at. least" all meson-an.- making wondering exâ€" pcl‘imvnts with it this winter. The Montreal Star recently described in Published Every Thursday. COMBINED CIRCULATION 5.000 WEEKLY Mr. R. R. Gamey, the man from Manitoulin. whose sensational charg- es of corruption against Hon. J. R. Stratton, the provincial secretary of Ontario, have commanded so much punlic attention, is to speak in Lind-i say. He is announced for the after- noon of Monday. March 14th at 2 o‘clock. This will afford a capital Opportunity for the people of this district to see and hear the man with whose name is associated one of the most sensational chapters in the On- tario Legislature‘s history. Messrs. a quite rxtondkrd article the attempts in that city to use the electric cur- cn-m for thawing purposes. .Letters of inquiry have hum-n received by Mr. lee-so} mild Supt. Begbie within. the past few days irony Peterboro' and Guelph. Messrs. Begbie and [lessor Talk About the System That Other Towns are Just Finding Out PAGE EIGHT i‘oxv Ema Carnegie will also be pm sent and speak. TflE WATCflIAN»WARBER THE WEATHER FOR MARCH THAWING BY ELECTRICITY GAMEY WILL BE HERE by he was an hononed elder of St. An- drew’s congregation. i‘rior.‘ to the Unâ€", ion of 1857 he was connected] with the church of Scotland, and was largely ‘irs‘mmontal in the erection of the rdmce op‘fiosite the Court. House, which Was‘b‘pened in 1863. Ibis pleasâ€" ant to lv'lrecall in the pre- sent day} which makes so much of its spirit of religious unity, that. nearly half a. my am. Ir. Mr. Watson rendered his share of service as a member of the town council. “He was 'a true citizen, seeking, as he had opportunity, to further the interests of the town as a commercial centre and to promote the moral 'and religious welfare of the people. He was a. menih’er of the Presbyterian church, and for {nany years previous to his death About the year 1856 Mr. Watson came td.:lfindsay, then a village of a thousand. inhaibfitants, and without railwayhjacilties. It is interesting gto be v reminded that the first train carrying passengers and freight reached, Lindsav in October 1857. Mr. Watson commenced a general business in a frame linuildina.r which stood on:the west side of William-st.- a little distance north of Kent-st. The building Was one of the few stores that were not swept away in the great fire of 1861, and the busiâ€" ness Was continued there sumsfully for a number of years and after- wards in. the store at the south-west. corner of- Kent and William-sts. ‘ There passed away on February 19th. in the 83rd year of his age. Mr. J as. Watson, who had been. a residentrof Lindsay for almost fifty years. , Mr. Watson was born in Ir- vine, Ayshire, Scotland, on Decem- ber 2lst, 1821. He came to Lower Canada 'in early manhood and was (nqagt‘d‘in mercantile pursuits at Napierville for several years. The Army buried him, Ensign Par- sons officiating. The Sons of Eng- land, an’d Prentice Boys, of which deceased was a member, attended. The two societies and the Grand Trunk employes sent wreaths, the latter because two sons of Mr. Rog- ers were killed while working. for the company. A Widow and eight children of ‘twelve survive. The three daughters are Mrs. E. Clarke, Belleville: Mrs. F. Lawson, of Winnipeg; and Mrs. J. Tims of town. Mr. Rogers Was born .jn England 66 years ago. His pan-ems died when he was very young. As a young man he was 13 years on a British manoof-war and became an expert tar. It was his experience in going aloft aboard ship, doubtâ€" less. that enable?! him to go to the roof of St. Mary's church when the convent was burning years ago. His font that day no doubt saved the church. Mr. Rogers came to Lindsay 32 years ago. For the first half of that time, although industrious and good-hearted, he was a heavy drink- er, and an exliert in profane lan- guage. Then came the Salvation Army and the greatest individual trophy of that organization here was “Happy Jack.” A better exempliâ€" fication of what the. Army taught of 'the changed man could not he found than he. There is no doubt that his rescue and. his intelligent and joyous way of testifying to it did 'much to win public confidence for the Army in its earlier days in Lindsay. It has commonly been said that if the Army did nothing in Lindsay but save “Happy Jack” it was worth its while coming here. The part he took in the Army meetings ‘no doubt had a wide and lasting in- fluence for good upon his associates. 'l‘ill his death he never Wavered in the new life Once undertaken. He was an interesting study in the ef- fects of religious Relief on human life and conduct. an astonishing amount of work for one of‘small stature. A couple of years ago he was badly mileezed in a sewer cave-in and. did; not. regain his former vigor. v; Deceased was the daughter of the late Anthony Cottingham. Her mother died only a little over a. month ago. Miss Cottingham was of strong constitution and enjoyed good health until three months be- fore her death. when she contracted rheumatism \thich was followed by lung trouble that terminated fatal- ly. She \\ as born in Lindsay. She was born in Lindsay and lived here all her life. During her illness she was nursed by her aunts Mrs. Rehill of Peten‘boro and Mrs. T. J. Par- sons oi Omemee. Miss Cot-tingham attended the Cnnrliridge-st. Methoâ€" dist church and her funeral to River- side was conducted by Rev. G. W. Henderson. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Rea of Reaboro. Mr. Robit. Harding of Peterboro. and Mr. and Mrs. Rehill and Reeve and Mrs. Parsons, Omemee. ‘On Sunday evening, Feb. 14th, there died one of the uniqpe charac- ters of ‘this town and a man much respected for his industry and up- rightness, when Mr. William John Rogers' (“Happy Jack”) passed Mr. Rogers had been ill for pine- teen weeks and his death was not 'u'nexpeéted. He Was naturally a man of strong constitution and until re cent years was capable of performing To the' unwise they seem to- die, And their departure is taken for misery. But they are in peace,â€"Book of Wisdom. I do not see that the dead sufier anythingâ€"Sophocles. And if there be no meeting past the grave, And all is silence, darknessâ€"yet ’tis rest.â€"On Huxley’s tomb. Blessed are the dead ' ' that they may restâ€"Bible. J ENNIE LETITIA COTTINGHAM On Friday evening Feb. 26th Miss J cnnie Letitia Cottin‘g'ham died at the family home on Bond-st. after an illness of three months. JAS. WATSON J OHN ROGERS OBITUABY Dr. Shier: “Monday’s storm put the roads in very ’bad shape. I made an 8-mile drive into the country nn Tuesdayx leaving town about nOpn. I had a livery team and they were the- best in deep snow I ever saw. The trip took an hour and a quarter.” Mr. Chas. Knight (Sec.-treas. Mari. Coming to Lindsay with her pa- rents in 1849, she taught school in Ors for several years until she was married to Mr. Hand, who- was then the proprietor of the Lindsay Advo- cate, the first paper published in Victoria county. Some years Later Mr. and Mrs. Hand moved to Penel- on Falls and with the exception of a short residence in Bobcaygcon lived there since. A large family of chil- dren survive her. The funeral took place at Feuelon Falls on Monday. Mrs. Hand was the oldest daughter of the late Jeremiah O’Lcary and was born in Darlington 67 years ago. Mr. Hugh O’Leary, K.C., of-this tan is her brother. In 1856 he nuu'ricd Bessie Horlund and their family of four children sur» \‘ivc. They are Mr. Jas. Grace, barrisâ€" stor, of Toronto; Mrs. ((Tol.) Bacon of Ottawa ; Mrs. Geo. Stewart. Bollcvillez and Mrs. A. B. Goldie, tow“. The funeral at Riverside on Saturday the 27th of February was conducted by Rev. Rural Dean Marsh. MRS. E. D. HAND On Friday, Feb. 26th, there died. at Fenelon Falls a lady who had for many years lived in this county. She was Mrs. E. D. Hand, wife of the proprietor and editor of the Fenclon Falls Gazette. In 1863 Mr. Grace received a gov- ernment appointment. He was made clerk of the High Court for this county, a position which he held (viil failing health made necessary his retirement a year ago last Septem- 0f splendid physical proportions and development, Mr. Grace was an expert in several departnwnts of athletics. In Ireland he was un- vanlquished in cricket and hand-ball. \aulting over the high counter in his office at the court house was for him an easy feat. and on the floor of the hall of the county building there are lines that bound a standing long. jump of his that was. at the time it was made, an Ontario record. He was an expert boxer, and of such muscular vigor that he carried a 200-pound barrel up and down stairs with ewe. Of rare social qualities Mr. Grace was an hospitable enter- tainer. When councillor he introauceu tree-planting «by-law that provided for planting a. considerable stretch of street each year. The byâ€"law was adopted, 'but rescinded. against his wishes, before it could be put into practical operation. Hence Mr. Grace may be regarded as the father of the tree-planting movement which has done so much for the appearance of this town. If his wish had preâ€" vailed in those early daysâ€" it was about 1860â€"the town's rhododen- dron adornment would, by this time, have been one of the very best in the province. As chairman of the Board of Edu- cation Mr. Grace submitted a pro- position for converting the then Grammar School into a. Collegiate Institute. That scheme contemplatâ€" ed raising the sum of $8.000 by by- law. It was not adopted by_ the picnic ; but it was the forerunner of the later proposal that inaugurated our present splendid place of higher learning. - ~ Deceased was in early years a Bald- win Rufiormer in politics, but after his appointmtm to office took no ac- tive part, in political life. He was a memln-I: of the Church of England, and the Ian-St, sm'viv0r of the (ins? \ustry of that, church in this town. v- -â€".V ____ Mr. Grace was 22 years old when he came to Canada. He went. into business in the Limestone City, but four years later came to Lindsay where he engaged in mercantile pur- suits. He was a man of culture culture and strum individuality, and. took a prominent. part. in public af- fa-irs. For two tenns he sat in the town Council and for 13 years was a number-of the Board of Education whose chairman he was for much of that time. maintaining religious ordinanceS. Mr. Watson was married in 1858 to Miss Agnes Graham of Henrysburg, Lower Canada. They were given to hospitality. and history. Mrs. Watson predeceased did much to encourage and cheer and. help many who became residents of Lindsay in the ,earlier years of its history. Mrs. Watson pro-deceased her husband by exactly one year. her death having occurred on Feb. 19th. 1903. They are survived by 'two sons and six daughters. WILLIAM G RA CE No finer specimen of Irish young manhood over left tho shows of the Emerald Isle than was Mr. William Grace who in 1850 came from Short- ulsbown, Kilkenny. Ireland to Kings« ton. Upper Canada. The obituary records of this town will contain the names of few oldm‘ or more respect- ed citizens that that of the scum- man who died on Wednssday the 24th of last month. were too busy to draw them. Now we shah have to be satis- fied ,with plank" posa. Butter Factory): “This win- ter has been a very poor one for the factory. The same weather and bad roads have made it of~ ten impossible for patrons tr reach the factory with their milk. In some cam they started out but had to turn back and feed the milk to their pigs and cal- ves. This week we shall shut downtomrtinanewfloor. We intended putting in a cement one last fall, but it rec-urea 100 loads of stone, andthe thetarmem SAID ll FEW WORDS. councillor he introduced a SPECIAL AGENT 61 Victoria-9L, - '11 and free transportation to all buy- era. Send name an! address, when map and full inflammation will be fur- nished you T. AH_U R'LEY, Heads of families and young men, this is your golden opportunity. Club together with your friends and neighbors and form a. colony 0! your own. If temperate and industrious you can make a fortune in 10 years. We hglp you with money it needed, at $10 Shirt, open front ....................... 12c Shirt, plain ............................ 10¢ Shirt, when brought washed ......... 8c Collars ...................................... 2:: Drawers ............ "......“ ...... 5c Undershirt ............................... ....4c Cults ........................................ 4c Other articles equally low. Work called for in any part of the tow and delivered promptly. Tale phone ISLâ€"814. lmpmtant to Fatmets! a month earlier, it required for the mail. (Bobcaygeon Independent) A petition was signed last week asking that the mail 'be sent from Lindsay by boat on Mat lat instead of June lst, as the T.V.N. Company would put the boat on double trips â€"William Flynn, an mnploye of the Jenckes Machine Works, Niagara. Falls, Was instantly killed by the fall of a boom of u derrick as he was assisting to place a large section of steel sheeting in posiqion. His head was crushed. â€"The oldest home in Bracehridge. occupied jointly by the families of E. Pelletier and .l. Warlow, was de- stroyed l-y lire Friday afternoon. Three of Mr. Warlow's children, the eldest three years old. occupied the room in which the blaze was first. discovered. TWO were with dimcul- ty rescued by_ Mr. Pelletier, but the young-st, two months old, perished. On Sunday afternoon it was hound that. a. mail bag for the St. Cather- ines postofllce had been stolen be- tWeen the G.T.R train and the post. offico. Three boys found a. mail bug slit open and mutilated, lying .jn a. field not far from the Grand Trunk depot. Lying close to the bag Was what had presumably been some of the conhunts, a South Africa. veteran's medal and a town paper, as well as a valuable diamond ring and tuo postoflice z-li-ctzs for 4')" and $1.") respectively. The level posâ€" tal authorities are wlthJut informa- tion in the matter. ly stopped. Owing to n 1W amount at snow the passengers ee- caped serious injury. Mr. J. B. Wil- liams of Peterboro received a scalp wound. . â€"'l‘liis is an insurance age. Dur- ing the [resent week a gentleman paid the‘ Llioyds seven guineas per cent. on a £200 policy. insuring him against twins in his family. â€"-Kennody. the man charged with the brutal murder 0! little Irene Cole. in the Willows at Branttord last year. was acquitted by the Jury on Friday. The strong circumstan- tial evidence against him was oil-set by evidence that Kennedy was else- where at the time of the murder. -â€"The residence of Edouard Bened- in of Sirerrington. was burned Thur- sday night. Edouard Beaudin. ag- ed about 75 years. and his brother Narcisse. aged 88 years, perished in the flames. They were both seen outside the burning building, but Edouard. not perceiving his brother, thought he ,was inside, and went to search for him. 'Severai minutes later Narcisse appeared outside and enquired for his brother. Being told that he was in the burning building looking for him, he too went in again to bring his "rather out, but the building full in before they could get out and both lost their li\cs A‘ Lake Charles. "car Wiaa'lu", on Saturday, Susan .--picer. a girl of 18 years, was killud. She was an the ham pulling. on :1 nope attached L , a loose p-Lcc of ink-v7 ownhvud. med as a hoist, \‘m n the lwam fell, arcsh'n'; out the girl’s iifc .tirloat instantly. a, MiSb Martin, an Enqi‘sn woman, unc of the matrons in charge (22' the immigrant children, fell into the stowmr's hold, and was instantly killed. The Allan Linc steamer Bavarian from Liverpool arrived at. Halifax Saturday. After the steanwr dockâ€" I am instructed to sell 20.000 Acres of the Best Land in Canada. ement of Canadian butter. the improv if followed, will help Canadian but- her greatly in the English market. where, for one reason or another. it h the same high aver- age and quality of the butter from Denmark and other countries now supplying the United Kingdom. â€"'1‘he "Soc" train. which left hfnntn'nl at 10 o’c100k Saturday Montreal at 10 o'cxocx Dun night. left the track as it was I ing Spanisp stzation. The train The Choung Sun Laundry PRICE LIST Twice Told Tales. By All Means Sign on easy terms. E‘TIIIIIImiIII Buyers, WIIII DISIII Denim EMIIImiise, («me Here to Ship.” SUII (Him High Grade Shoe Repairing Ready When Promised The best there is. Heavy Rubbers for Men. : We cannot here describe each line. 1 Prices are 1.35, 1.75, 2.00, 2.355150, 2.752 Women’s Fine Felt Boots. Lace or Gaiters. 5 Fine Dongola Kid Faxing and Back . Strap, good wearers, not heavy, price I 25‘ Women’ 5 Fine Dongola Kid Lace Boots, 3 good style and mt, lined with fine felt makes the neatest cold weather footwear obtainable. - - L50. Men’s Fine Felt Gaiters at 1.00 and 1.2 5, just the right thing under Rubbers or Overshoes, not havy, not clumsy, but Men’s Oil Tan Larrigans, hand sewed, NEW \VASH MATERIALS We'll 'likely have over two months yet of cold weather and you can’t afford to go with Cold Winter is not near over yet. If you have not “Propper Cold Weather Foouvear” you had better. J. SUTCLIFFE SONS NEW DRESS MATERIALS NOT YET flue Few wet-h matwials for spring are already making a a Vendid showing among the new arrivals. Glad we bought 9. y and avoided the pm at high prices for as all know the adnnces on comm mat»: in!» h «I been considerable. Espoc. ially nouworthv is our workâ€"'he I'd-west color-lugs, newest patterns and eflects to he had comprise rnr showing. Thev are ell bread for your inspect, on and their populnity is well amped from the all eady large demands. As the season advances we will be continually adding the newest weaves in the trade, but we be. npenl: your earl buying if you desire to secure some of our choicest {mportationsâ€"They’ll be rapid sellers Everything' fashion hints about for spring 1904 will be found at our most complete stock of new dreaa materials. The merit of our dress goods stock ' ‘ ‘ ' ° usedinchoosingthem. We , Silk Boflem, New Canvas Weavea, New 1' weed Suitinp, etc. Mohair and Wool Armure Weave; cue combined. hilt not hinder the use Of much-mu ,ThOY "3 full size. calf (tilled .11 round an: good quality white cotmn. At the price we no offering the!!! YO“ couldn’t make them. 9:, mldn’t make'them. 25 Speck! owl! ....... C Here Are Some Suggestions Combination Pillow Cases Tobeuoedusham We clone a 9 o'clock Saturday Evening: during March WANHIAK-WABDER, mm: 3.5 25cm. INDSAY LINDSAY a. sheet may of them whet-wise we could not of- fer you a. towel in thin (unlit! sod eiustsucha l..w pres». .Speciel 256 Extra; lit huckahack \ll linen a sin 20 x 40. colored headers and hem-mod ends. W9 bogght “125,150 3an 1.85.; ONE PRICE 11m """“" “III“ ()II‘ l“U “(I Laure. Four inch 'vcrsary ‘of that he evening Was nt, in ganu-s. mus â€"Ink and fullclml‘ ch other on Mond (,- prinwrs and (-Im wn wagvd hockey "' in this Case did 5 own and Hwy g 0rd. 1 ’ --‘One night r ‘ 01mg people (if? V on; Perry late a itil Fahd upset the ri {young men saw u her into the adjacq ieved them to bc‘ hey told the incii .1 and this ge'd at for the spot 1 Run. He camej T'Whiie following t! he was startled ! ‘sived bear jumn fl lump of marsh g 1d a [aCtL pulp wood .Thc H0us .â€"-Mr. “2 road held a My 26th. MW} of ow 1nd implemo {news sold for Fe brought pinged from Bilvcrwood i h! and m‘ any warmest, Df-st wishes fl Lampaign. I ou'bt as to 5 was writt ; county COW“ ornoon and a 51" men is called f0 urSd8Y-) ‘ T’gursdpb' Q“ held 3.: 910853411 has «3019534 3 d Gm‘n;M! flax” mions, infid‘ wires! ,Mrf ‘Th'osi port! [01 the :31, Liverpool. on 1 Silverwood is metal: back to Canada. â€"-On Friday ni-g‘hl km the famous fam P!‘ gave _ an exhibi rhea.» was much. (11‘ tause his sister M ."arhly at him. flute, but Tom 1c ting a fatal char ”1| Who had Upon a lble to be present “ness which made 101' to go from Mm Ln St. Davis. M! Was Very skillful. stilts 2 feet in ht'il {levcn In his 311% few new l‘oa llr. W. A. he Dundas .ondon. () md Gmat he firm : ‘ nomination late for th uy warlm rr-st wishes on ith In rare few new .11 done in a c] igh jump of 4 b} m {at (‘1' ['0 PS M at Cinnam needed is our .A ‘I’ :vfl' Oil mil .branes 0n- tw )lln“ and em] H ll landlon is in ‘th ’ mont h 5 oum’ll pa lll 31w COIX SIH‘( )UI n :snn 1'01 M1 l' “'C 1\'¢‘1 it m