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Watchman Warder (1899), 22 Oct 1903, p. 1

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h‘cau It 38 each in Sweden, D! transportation was burnt. A special con 1sent, to New York to was I( ponalt that U rice of C to~ and Oils DIN minc- and The Wondcrm Cheap Man . . ‘ COO] Ito moved t 110 111301” nd ”136.00 to 12.00 king for Clothing call on us. and you will When loo get good value for your money. from 150 to 3.50 in KENT-ST. fien’s Clothing; mm 7.00 to 12.00 from 2.50 :to 5.00 in Brown. Black and Grey QOPULAR °A§0ARA AROMATIC as Ii “he “native 133 r medy M En: used univex sally. but “1‘" nateny ttnearemans cm W111 118 of it, and W , hem. “79w unsatisiactm'y W ““ necommendtd harm ‘ M l""hfllld profession 1s 8 .1 M A"math: Cascara, otpg , .1 . '11 as Kasgara. Thxsfi . hid“ 85911 and re _ 80mm any quantity if“ REMEDY Cash and One Price “NBS“ i .woWWmo Img Store 0p Shirts, Sweaters. Cardigan Jackets, Hats, Caps and Gloves. ' PEA JACKETS OVERCOATS RAIN COATS from 3.50 t6 10.00 in Tweed, Serge and Worsted. PANTS SUITS , in Blsck, Grey and Blue. Serge, Worsted and Tweed THE STREETS m BE- LTE HTED BY SEVENTY ELECTRIC I Council Gave the L. H. Company the Contract on Friday Night-4 Few More Will be Put up That is the solution of the street- lighting problem, reached by council on Friday night. The details were all arranfid and a bylaw road awarding the contract. to the Light. Heat 8: Power Company. The re- ports of the sub-committees (appoint- Electric light, '70 laxfipS, all nighfi and every night at $50 each- and 101‘ seven years. ed to plot the lamps in each ward called for a. total of 74 lamps. With only one lamp dropped, these re- ports were adopted by council, so that it seems likely that 73 lamps will be put up on'the streets. The contract was not agreed upon with- out discussion ; the mayor and Alds. Mche and Maunder stood out for a. (SO-lamp contract, with the curious explanation that more than that. could be put up; Ald. O'Reilly moved for 75; the 70 Was a com- promise. It had been supposed that a. citi- zans’ petition for lighting the resi- dential streets with gas would be on hand, but it. failed to appear, and only a few people sat on the chairs. THE LETTERS Mr. Bradbum of Peterboro renews ed his claim against the town it; conneCtion with repairs to the old opera. house. ranged with the janitor to remove the bushes thrown down the back A..AA Inn‘linm fhp. hfi‘ll In a neat The House of Provmencc, xcwy boro wrote that one Jenk'inson, a ward of the-town there, had become violent and must be sent to the asy- lum, and enclosing an account for $20 for his maintenance in Peter- boro. ,, _ _ ‘ _-AAM“AA “r, vâ€"v. warding the contract to the Light. Aid. Cinnamonâ€"I agree that we eat 8: Power Company, The re- should know” what we are going to pay for light. That is the main :rts of the sub-committees appoint- thin If t all rd to l to plot the lamps in each ward for gong-h Vamps t?) “gift the 13:: tiled for a total of 74 lamps. With at $50 each we shall have to look 11y one lamp dropped, these re- for some cheaper light. I was re- ths were adopted by council, so ported in both of the papers as speaking against the gas. 12:: 1t seems likely that 73 lamps I never spoke against it as ‘ street 1 be put up on the streets. The light. I did say I would not. have intract was not agreed upon at discussion ; the mayor and Aids. ~ ‘ty. If the reporters had hadtheir ear. [cCrae and Maunder stood out largo!”m as they should have they would 60-1amp contract, with the curious have understood what I meant. I: we Kplanation that more than that‘ can light dshe town with 60 lags )llld be ut ; A1 . 'Reill Md 081 0rd $3000, I should f or p up d O y making the contract. The chair- loved for 75; the 7.0 was a com- man should have brought us m an accurate report of the number 0! romise. It had been supposed that a chi-[lamps needed; then it we were not ens’ petition for lighting the resiâ€" able to pay what they would cost Id be on we should look somewhere else. If ential streets with gas won and, but it failed to appear, and we start with a light that we can- nly a few people sat on the chairs. not afford to light the town with, THE mm we shall get the WWII into ”1008 trouble. Mt: Bradburn 0.! Peterboro renew- Aid. Robinsonâ€"I thought the reâ€" d his am!“ against the town “3 ports of the ward committees would onnection With repairs to the Old be here tonight. :pera house. . Ald. McWattersâ€"I supposed they Mr. Allan Dougal m defence of the were. Landerstood them to bank boys said that they had ar- that 73 lamps are needed- 'anged with the janitor to remove - The mayorâ€"Sixty lamvS Will 8“"? :he bushes thrown down the back 90,000 candle power. Surely we can? Italrs, and leaving the hall in ancat got as good light from that “3 w“ :ondition. are getting from 20,000 candle pm?- The House of Providence, Peter- er of gas. There is a difference 0‘ Joro wrote that one Jenk-inson. 8.70300 candle power. Sixty lamps ward of the‘town there, had become'is all the town can afiord at the violent and must be sent to the as)" present time. lum, and enclosing an account for Aid. Robinsonâ€"Where will you out. $20 for his maintenance in Peter- out the 13'? The mayorâ€"I can't say. bore. McLaughlin Peel presented Mr- Aid. O'Reillyâ€"That’s just what I m for the price of the said would happen â€"-the outskirts Smyth’s clai lateral walks to his block. Lwiu be robbed. MT- Geo. Train, secretary 0‘ the - The mayorâ€"Were they lit. before ? Galway Agricultural Socic ty meson“ Ald. O.lleillyâ€"- Yes. Now ed the society’s ofl'er of $75 for the town has gone to expense and labor town’s horse roller. The error was and yet you propose l0 only partly indignantly 1'93“th i 5150 had been light the town and leave it .’nr ut' '3" asked. corncils to increase the number 01 I don't see how you are go- . a 2L . :O'n nnt allnmnn. LINDSAY, THURSDAY. 0C") pflscribed so seldom that the usual drug shorA dasen’t keep them. They simply tell you '. h of Providence, Peterâ€" hat one J cnkinson, a make a contract. for lamps enough to light the town, and know what theywillcost. Therelsnousogiv- ing a. contract for 60 wlnn we know thtt more will have to go up. It; it going to cost $4,100 or 85,000 to light the town by electricity let us know lt, and face the question. I! Ald. 1!ch really means to light the outskirts let him lay his report on the table, and bring in a. motion that 73 lamps be put up wording to the neport of the committees that went around. The reports should be adopted before we do anything Al-d. O’Reiilyâ€"Thc men on the out-| skirts who pays full taxes on his 8400 house and lot has as much right to light as the man dowo street with his 8-2000 property as- sessed for $1500 or, $1000. The man outside has no police protection or cement walks, sewers, roads or anything {or which taxes are spent. and he pays for light in the centre of the town and he must be given L light for himseif. The mayorâ€"We can cut down the light the town arm n: councils to increase lamps. I don't see 1 ing to light Lindsay )f 1500 candle powm‘ born with 800 acres lamps of 2000 candle can .ny arithmetic m The mayorâ€"0n thi null and void. We but there are wide a ed. ... reports of the SUbâ€"CODIIIII'Lw-vu ..-. and let us see where you will cut them. The mayorâ€"Md. . to let the contract [or 60. with the idea. of course, that we can put in as we need. Ald. O’Reillyâ€"You said 60 was all we could aflond. The mayorâ€"Yes, and I believe the‘ extra 70,000 candle, power aflove the gas will light the town all right. Aid. Cinnamonâ€"It depends» upon how your light is distrilpted. If you give one place 1500 candle powâ€" c'r you can get away with your 70,â€" most of the town in 000 and leave Our ’committecs re- néeded. Mr. , . e can afford. Plum some must . I ad- ' ' ' 'ght is tlu -__.-. «am-d it W1 l FER 22nd. "03. ficient, I will vote 1' Ala, McCrae's amundmc 60 lights got no supportem‘bh self and Ald. Maunder. Ald. namon did not vote Aid. O'Reilly moved that the he- in a. 1 port be amended to and deCIared that tw whole for were needed VIZ at the vet i1 and Budwtâ€"sts , along at“ Lawrence «on Kent-at. east at 1403th. seconded his motion. -, Aid. Storer mOVed Aid. lchattm-s ‘thgt the report be cally adopted an it stoodâ€" in» motion was defeatad. . "Ala Me Crae’ namon dig {‘3‘ O’Rcillyâ€"‘ ’vu town and lca've it. .'or nt' 1'- Lo increase the number of I don't see how you are go- at“. Lindsay with 60 lamps 'orâ€"0n thia mutant: H vs 'o-id. We luv: nut: Ianl are wide strips uninhabi- illyâ€"Well then take the the subcommittees first 'mw. inn “0 Dove-r. If "°~- nuil mm '1- MA (11“ V' 'F'r ' ' I â€" _i. 1500 cand e pow 'turn in Cow , re- tutu ; are néede'd' MY. OBXIX L11 we can afford. b 3 cut out. I 3d“ “t rt. afford it we “ McCrac moved; or 60, with the . we can IN" an ad I believe the power above the .wn all right. lit before 7 NOW the te and labor only partly protect i on roads 0" the centre 3 you, and see (or mysei :1 artâ€" so much of. I ‘ ,0! it. a]; we visited 8 11 you In Manitoba and re mg. ham farming: W- 510°!“ in the woring WIS, lead. kt him- turther on the 1 1. cm- opment 0‘ W ld. O'Boillv's motion for 75 was W Reese:- looked glum. "We met tonight on purpose to let th,a‘.'contrant. but; itglooks “its ‘we are not going to do it” remarked the mayor. But there was the by- law to come yet. - Ald. O'Reillyâ€"Now let us take up the reports of the sub-committees and see if any lamp can be struck out. or how many are actually re- out. 01 quired. ‘ m mayorâ€"There are none ready. Ald. O'Reillyâ€"I am ready 'to reâ€" port for the east ward. and on he- hal! of Aid. Robinson for the south. Ala. Hch was ready for the north. He read a list of 22. “Do you move its adoption ‘2" “No. I want to cut out some" re- plied Aid. McCrae. “Well cut them out and report later," said the myer.‘ Then did the aiderman undertake the sweaty task of cutting out haunt a: the doors of his voting neighbors. .-\n hour later he reported that M dui rot wish to make any change. 12w southward report called for 28 ten-p0. the east 17 and Kent at. 7 The now lost one and the rest were adopted-78 in all. When the bylaw came along a com- promise was made at 70 lamps. the mayor remarking {or the fourth time that more could be added if needed. The number may be reduced to 60 ‘anytime during the 7 years and the “mice still remain .350 each. Gen. Button is liking Himsolf Obnoxious in Australia (Toronto World) Major-General Hutton was a fail- ure in Canada and it is strange that he should have been given a second chance in the Australian Common- wealth, where conditions are similar and where the Hutton type of 801- dier is quite as odious. At a review in Australia the other tralian -vveterans oi the Boer war‘ who had spoken lightly of empty army forms and attrfiiuted their sucâ€"' case to their own individual brains and energy instead of “the best oi- as the imperial army could produce." As he rode oil the field after the review ,the major-genera! was cheered. whereupon he turned and administered a stinging rebuke to the men for not acting like solâ€" dicrs. . ,A 1.. 4h]. {InnnI‘i- At a review In day. Major-Gem the importance line. He eneng tralian - veterans who had 890‘“ -Uv- â€" - I! there is an officer in 81 Hutton. Not a few 1 03.0081 headed the lousc South African War mug uuigvnt map. ‘ L ,___ Inn. ton seems w uuvu w... (ram his experience in the Major-General Hutton \ consider a battle half won lag annihilation of the1 men cheered without orders and it hard to bring t} verile, independent Aunt} his way of thinking. Am A. ‘LA not. soon jerked out o! L wealth by the British the Australians may be on to follow Canada's ¢ 75 Cent 1 Year in Advance; 3| HUGHES’ ADVERSARY Julian's exalmpl‘3 Auatralians t0 , And if he is o! the Common- Lish goVernmentv be depended “1” to the Pacific f the Manufacâ€" ;y, They had 9 on Saturday 130MB OF WM 1 SOLD TOO SOON Havens Bought a Big Part of Monday's Cheese at an Eighth Less Than Was Paid for the: Best Them sat a blank-looking lot, of salesmen on the boxes‘and planks that seated the improvisL-d Cheese Board room on Monday morning. It: m in the market and nigh into the blockhouse therein. When the sale was over there came to the spectaâ€" tor's mind. as be surveyed the sales- men. an adaption of the writing canâ€" eernhg another bunch : “and half of them were wise and half of them were foolish." They looked their parts. In them was vividly por- trayed that historic celebrity Jim Dumps in both his moods. It was this way: Last week the best alter {or cheese was 10:- cenis ; the salesmen refusal it and adjourn- ed for a week. In the first round 11 cents was bid on Monday morning. Flavelle did it. and called six fac- tories; all sold. Then Fitzgerald bid the same price like a flash. He was too quick for Whitton. But it the of Wellman's Corners is not fast: he arrives there just the same, and jolted up his nimbler rival with a. sixteenth higher bid. For a mo- ment Fitzgerald was nonpluesed. The game was gone, but in a trice he bagged it again with another six- toenth. He bought 5 and bid 11 1â€"16 (or further selections ; on came Whitton with the_high figure. took two factories, and called Pine Grove. “There is no use in my selling to you” replied Salesman Clancy and chalk-handler for the board. "é‘How's that ?" demanded Whitton. It was something about Pine Grove's last shipment, that had been disâ€" counted because they were not de- livered on shipping day. "Omemee" called Whitton. “No" replied Salesman English with an abruptness that sounded as though he might haxe shared his Pine Grove colleague's grievance“ Tim came Cook with the same price - nod bought the two factories refus- Whitton. So 6 factories had I sold to Flawelle (or 11 cents, and the. other 9 got an eighth better from outsiders. There was no comment. but it is likely the lucky buyer and his too-hasty salesmen hold a heart-to-hehrt conference lawr on. When it comes to the price of cheese the factory patrons want only the best. and no explanations take its place. The sale totalled over 200” boxes, and included the nml-Lmo'f the first week 'in October. Flow-11o. bought (‘meron 137 iron-s. (.‘um- bray 95, North Vorulam 141. Boli- cayg‘con 330, l’ah-Htim- 13o, Rod Rock 175. Plum-ram g‘nl, llunsforil t 177. Mariposa 150. North mm 122. ’- ll'ewboro 114‘ and Maplu ln-ul' 150. H Whitton took Star 17“. and Jam-t- “ Ville 100. (Iook l‘ina (How (so and ’. ()memee 200. The next Hulv will 1w 0 held on Monday, Nov. 9th. when the is balance of the fees are to lw paid. 1- The Eastern Dairyma‘n's Association ‘1 recently oflered to hold one of user- ll- ies of fall meetings at Lindsay. No arrangements have been yet made. the farmers do not feel a mule u;â€" verse now as they did before they had got established. i heard no complaining, but on the other hand, the people out there. are the most optimistic I ever saw. .Th-at is per- haps the chief thing that strikes one. They think they haxw the greatest count 3 in the world : they ’ it and are proud have confidence in . of it. Outside of Winnipeg, Edmon- ton and Calgary are t in the west. They are lively places. growing rapidly, and with splendid prospects. But they are not payâ€" ing much attention to local improve- There are no ponnancnt find the mud is indsay's, and ' The people of , . ' a gent deal of A merican goods. The American - manufacturer of farm im- plements for example ‘has had so 'th prairie farmers much experience w: in the States, that he knows» just what is required for prairie farm- ing, and lays himself out!» supply Of course Canadian impiements sale. but our makers as they might; more interest to him than price. As '3. in mm {new wountries, money is - __ - “1...; «thugs it is hate. ,â€" itew mountries, money la the! West than it is hem. n't mind ‘paying a, gocd 1, good article, but an in- :le is something they neiâ€" b nor forgive at any prim. arn repwmntatives of eas- I realize that. and ave manure to bear on their §0 Circuutloo ‘ 5.000 t so paid feel a little [‘0' did before they _ I heard no the other hand, re. are lhé mOSt' L’. .That is per- ng that strikes t‘be." haVQ- the the world 2 they ,, and are proud linninosr. Edmon- likely K1 PW vs. Cam- “. Bohâ€" m. Rod I lunsfm‘d 31' on have that they ial stand-â€" they ll 1r

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