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Followmg an mar nephew town Of arm a named Samuel Bio-9d as Lyon's |‘ Iitfle trouble in ‘m'gmms of th. he sent on to To- mo Creamery Ill med as the reprg. km Duckworth .n'm “hich has no Neighboring flm 7f operation can. (afiev Creel-nary ‘I‘e-gitimate cream. ithe Federal auth. 1 as to the nefar. F 3m. and aid- ‘3; fiflis‘h. [)uckworth plmded ium fine unda' the m‘ three years ago h om month in [or tfm first offence [1‘0 mt in two. with Lindsay doing Hwy commed to >m Warwick took ~arri~~d thv ball to . f‘arkd‘ale lost. riw Merfm. but \‘Lllon failed to kick he-y got the ball on If it (HR to midfield k_ (‘ottm took the ‘ afts-r he kicked. .und Warwick work- t-nmhinzn ion run, ,1 Gains ; Lindsay, O. H QY'ARTER. w- startod the fun plunges for 25-: 'l‘htyfimscn bucked 30h. Jim Dissettei ,_ Quarter crimmm 't’lt better at onCe. -~ In mv mtu my race; of ! muddy c hi toning pr anew I. > Bx'x cc 1 I “'sz out 01 order. I! rank and thin. I had _‘ 11v 33“ m! dry. The firs .' >n’s Pills made a oomph“ {eh better at 0069- not} i-~-» mv “Ce- 1‘ iv Complexion. .. d t box g.- In, Lindsay L {hilt-d. Lindsay 0. .d sumo: midfield kick- (Tromar made another runs. Lindsay got the and Conway refiev- . or 20 yards. bucked out 10 yards. ad» a bad kick into rry Griffiths- m. Lane."- >Ah§iL ION’S P!I.I.S voposlt!’ m he hall on (‘ronuu' an scrappinz- lrkR’l‘ER. .t':‘ u 20â€"yard, but nut: and ”flu-d Jim- ,, lussfi, Killaly kick- “ liar. but Byron ut, 'l‘wo tandem H rig-ht m Lindsay's «As salt in to buck ()5! th‘ bl”. “CK“- huurver. and $1033!!- lemlv did not con- nedicine, mt.. an" ’utsn'de wing ---- t costs [ti-say was on Lne u :me was then called. nd omtiafs : inside wing Middle wing Honors Ihv- hall down to mt “oi-than bucked “n a filkf‘ buck Cro- .- mm! for 15 yards a! at up with anoth- )po:~lt¢' and for 20 a» ball on Lindsay’s rnumr and (‘otton wrapping. Thomon a trv. and Killaly _>. 6r Pawn rd Hanford' ; for 25â€"yard l to Sylvester >r secured it \n bucked 0"“ ; hissette tried '1. ,, ...K'r11en Mcquarrie Haunt“ S Xewton C 01: ton 7“ U. writ: Mort . about figâ€"Selection of Aldermen For 1909 --Sh0uld Be Efficient Business Men m] WON 13”" umi at on“) pI'OC ‘Et :..\-~l\‘o,\‘_ going arou 152‘ hawk. and whispering 3"‘ISY:\' my Smith should gm: ’ (1qu and the." W1 “‘3". and ‘tl'lhfi' Of US are Stztuim; Ih;.' mix individual W .\ max-tin; 01‘ medical men 711110 owowri grants tol thivh mu m: allow unattac 2““ Ihv pru’i'lege of attendi William Brooks Ended His Life in Prison Cells Saturday Morning “ems charge of I StWax-t. 9 acme of excitement existed at ounty jail this morning When 10 turnkey on Visiting the cell hich contained the escaped, but re- pturfil prisoner. William Brooks, um! him dangling lifeless at L, “M of the towel with which a. . mmuu-s previous he had used W. ,m ppriUI'HUng his morning ablu. Th ICC Wreckam‘ mum] near C399 my; x“mezndland leads to the fear E I he steamer 800 City is 105t With 9’ ere“ \ new rmifni railwaA is being Pro‘ “ted in V-w- cx‘n Ontario, the main “NO runnnr from Woodstock t0 tr)narr; I h ‘a mugh and William Law. “ Were found guiltv at Hannilton 01 3M MS and offering them ’07 -.51h11nk-.._1 A,_L 4.- +h0 (Ne Dillabouqh \vasflsent t0 the 121nm Prison for two months and “50!! for four. gamma is making every prepara- :25 ’0’ a struggle with Turkey. and “11106 60.000 reservists to the Tidelicious flavm- and aroma» 01' h” To» ‘c raw-«rad hv tb If n th‘ gm?" Tea is preserved by the m“ sealed lead packets. It . rs air“: “p09“! to :the sun, dust, dn't, “fir'sunounding odors and con- “bulgmg influences of other M 01' loose teas are, A ten.- will show the Mex-ace. Harr um: vaor." answered Gover- .lm-kmn 1n n incredulous Voice. Ir n mu Unh too true the un- ‘mn'u “411 llL' mz‘n had tormmated um! Ihl'u- “as nothing to be m: n. :. h-phonc for the doctor mrnnm'. hr. .thm‘S jail sur- nn‘i (‘uronm‘ Blanchard were m.‘ :uii, and made an etl‘ort ‘xu miu-Lmtw life. but all to no .~\'.rnihf.’: whvn Brooks was tak- hxs m-ll ho was apparently in or m‘ hvulth and spirits, and 1 {rm-1y with the turnkey. Mr. \niiruws. This morning Vim-n o'clock the turnkey op- .J. W11 lium‘ and handed Brooks m and mm him to sweep out i and tidy things up a bit. i... {irisunt‘l' did and shortly af- yuynkvy brought in his break- (mwrnm' Jackson was also «Mum-v amd stated to a, re- ;hrs morning that Brooks k ”5 ;. wry hearty ropast. and “I ;.m-ri(!go. mollnsses, bread, Hm; ..\-.-ryrhing put before him. '.\;‘."'1‘ “us tht‘n brought. in t0 ~..n.~:-\ fur thi-ir morning- wash. .'..-:‘nnx‘ Jackson hung up the .n ”my propvr places. and nus Mt nlunv to perform his ns dt hint! H {89”. 930mm 10, 1908. g: Mme act committed is no} 3,; usult of much brooding: - (‘aust‘d by the expectation; fly, a sentence to a long. W: q; n for jail- breaking in 1., Hm putting in of his :zmmhs’ sentence for steal- WN- und rig belonging to' xgziwm. of Little Britain} 1,- w-xr recovered in an 8.1-; {m- condition. : .ms \Iallorv another pri- gun time at, the jail, were' 1, ”1‘ causing much excite- ” \'. wk ago to- day when good their escape from7 m} wrc not recaptured till3' mx; m: 'Iuesday afternoon. ‘~,. .~. tinned to the fold, and Human! appearances botbi th host of spirits, but”L rathur restless and the mirido xhis morning is' c ( v i I ‘95 Inimry had finished his :hv turnkey piloted him “)an “how he was set. to d.» unm- washing. a task «:wn-‘I‘ully perfonrod on So.- 0' -.mm: and his towel was gut .mmg to be cleaned. n' .lmkson noticed that mn-l was not in the wash, ‘lurnkvy Andrews back to 0 gm it, and it, was when .3 n- \ isitod the cell for the e z'n- tragedy was first no- I. rnund the prisoner dang- mm m the cell doorway. \-~r'\ much startled and - \\h_v this man has hung huv‘. «'hl‘iltod the magistrate 1w M-mom-ing him. he had (lu'vn Sound liquor trials v." (Ernie-d on oath the M‘i‘nory made by Detective wimm-rs are lodged in 'r'idm‘, but, are located at n-mt- finds 01' the same, :m- unable to see or zirm- mi .1110 year the va- ~» :u-qins to work in the mi many citizens. and ' . xhat they were born :m u: nnCL‘ proceed to r-l'vM, going around shak- unti whispering myster- Sinilb should not be “Err and they want your :Hr‘v)‘ Of US are 80 (”11' 1hi.< individual can se- nor of m‘ medical men at T0- 41 grants to hOSpitaJS t allow unattached doc- 2iv-go of attending Pfi' h-wn a soun'e of wond- : pmmms our citizens .m‘ the nun they do for In! ulsn \Vhrxv: it is that :hvm to accept ano- ;\ M‘vn) possessed with unyonv is good enough nz'. Inslvnd of select- ;Hau-(l abilmx to direct hwy so often select men unllld n01: entrust a. 2" {Hr their personal in- mm distrust of their run: from iuck of am- 1 mmmuncing this let- n-umrk that nothing ‘k-d to reflect, on the hoard. the Warder : poring myster- ; t0“ mould not be abi: may want your see us are so 001!â€" Of ‘ ividual can 88' pra M .1 men at T0- E3 écure votes far in excess of the nlun l“ hose abilities make him worthy to occupy the position. 1 Too many of our electors have a jwrong conception of their franchise ; 'they say: “11' my Vote is not worth ’askinq for it is not worth having.” i'l‘his is entirely wrong. The electors 'should look at the matter from a business stand point; they have a large and important business \vhich they are unable to attend to themselves and they wish to secure some men to look after it for them. :and in the selection 01‘ aldermen they should be just as careful as if they ,wcre handing to each Of these men a ilurge amount of their own money to iinVest and direct. Would they think :of giving their own money to any :man who came along and told them lm would like to have the job. Not much. They would want to know that he had the necessary ability, honesty and experience before they would think of doing so. I The directing of the business of a l EtOW'n like Lindsay abilities of a high order, and yet we see men who have the haziest ideas of business affairs, and who have practically no experience in the hand- purely The dead man is about twenty-sev- ‘en years of age and is well known in Lindsay, where he has lived prac- ‘tically all his life. His mother is ‘still living, but father .is deceased. Two brothers, Messrs. Frank and ' Hubert live in Lindsay, while a. third ‘brother James lives in the States land Louis resides in the Cobalt re- 3 gions. T. J. Brooks, of Peterboro, lis also a relative (a cousin) and he is in town today, having visited gLindsay forithe purpose of attending ithe funeral of the late Mrs. Mark .Watters, which was held this morn- : ing. MrS. Peter Budgenaw, Toronto 'an-d Mrs. Daniel Vankenghnite, of Parry Sound. are sisters; also Miss v Charlotte and Carrie at home. ,‘ By taking the ordinary towel and undoing the stitches which made it a double one, Brooks had thus the Hull length for usage in his determin- ied attempt to end life, and in all .it would measure perhaps eight feet ilong. He tied one end of the towel ;t0 the iron bar which extended .across his cell, and deliberately tied {the other end securely around his ineck. Both knots were tied secure- 1y so that they would not slip when; his weight was appended to tile end In this manner he managed to sus- ;pend himself about' a foot and a half 'from the floor and had eVidcntly been hanging thus for a period of half an hour or more. an iron rod of his cell door and the other end about his neck. therewith dying by sufTocatiorn und strangulation. His death took {place in the county jail about eight o'clock on December 5, 1908, where the deceased was a prisoner in custody, charged and found guilty of a. felony.“ Governor Jackson was the first wit- ness called. Shortly after seven o'clock the prisoner was given his breakfast and some fresh water. Af- ter the dead man swept his cell and made up his bed he swept the corri~ (for and put the dust into a pail. He then took his breakfast and did eVerything the same as usual. He wasn't very talkative. Witness did not go in after he was through his meal. Later after breakfast. witness saw Brooks “sitting on his bench near the radiator. Witness asked The inquest into the death of the late William Brooks was held on Sat- urday altcmoon at the county jail. the oV‘xdcncc of Juiler Jackson. Turn- key Andrews and Jail Surgeon, Dr. .lcll’ers :lzeing takon by Coroner Blan- chard. The jury were swom in as follows : .1. (:illogly (foreman). T. Connolly. F. Martin, S. Henderson. F. Ed- momh, .I. Kearns. I). Dougan. J. Pearson. W. O'Neill. .l. Grecnbury. .lus. Healoy, Wm. Makins. It tack the jury but a. few minutes to decide upon the following verdict: “That the said Williwm Brooks came to his death by hanging himself with a towel attached to This is the first tragedy of the kind that has ever taken place with- in the county jail. frustrated further imprisonment by turnkey yhere Brodks' towel _-_I_I L- i__I_A.I m stay, and this will be held this 8.1- ternoon at two o’clock. commi-tting suicide, find the coronér decided that an inquest was neces- comterfeiters’ 0W”; very extensive and hi on for some time. "1 ers off-h“ mudulent EXTEND SYMPATHY T0 COWS. John Cronin, of a small Connecti- cut town, will kiss 51ve cows as a. penalty for losing an election bet. Why should sane have to submit to such indignities ? men who have admit of the rmponsibility for the wreck of November 30, at the Manvers sid- ing, have been dismissed by Super- invfondent McNeillie of the C.P.R. iniendent McNeuue 01 um COUNTERFEIT NICKLES. Advertise in VERDICT OF THE JURY j by the there are mun ling of large amounts of money ask- I to ing to be placed at the head of the town's afl‘uirs, where their decision a a may affect the town to the extent of liSO; thousands of dollars. and be detri- rorth mental to its best interests for years mg.” to come. ('oronor Blanchard stated that he had always noticed that Governor Jackson. owing to his long contact with prisoners. was able to notico any defects as to insanity. The man who has up-to-date, goods will be up-to-dato enough to want. to let other people knowâ€"and The Warder's better than a. block-long window. because The Warder goes to you and tells you. It's the easiest way. It’s the most sensxhle. Mr. Andrewsâ€"“Yes. it is left there all the time. Twenty minutes claps- ed between the time I saw him and when the doctor came. He was then ‘ one (lvud If there had of b-mn We Governor Jackson was recalled and chin ns'wd by the Coroner regarding his opinion as to whether he was in- sane or not. stated that he was struck by the peculiar appearance and action of his eyes. which Would imply that he was somewhat dement- cd. The jury then returned the above verdict; in him I wuxld have cut him down. Before 1 went dowu mt.) the cm'ido: to bro-)Is. 1 hoilred .‘a Mr. Jar'i- sun mu! \u- went down to; (ther. 1 saw iir'u-iks xTiVe last at 7.30 a.m. ' I-- .ufm's. jail surgeon. was sworn :nd :air‘ in part, that he was cal‘nu by telephone at. 9.20 a.m.. to the prison and found that Brooks had committi-(l suicide. Found that it was a determined attempt at suicide. He could nave strvtchc-d out his legs ivnd saved himself. but his legs were drawn un. Witness cut him down and tried to resuscitate life. but to no avail. He might the been ham:- ing there for an hom’. He could have chummd his mind and saved himself. His foot were on the floor. but his knees were bm-t up, so that his weight pulled on his neck and he was strangled. WM}: C6nnollyâ€""Is the towel a1- wuys left for the prisoner's use." ’J‘he reason is not far to seek. Any self-respecting business man will not solicit votes from the electors realiz- ing that he would not longer be free to act as jhis judgment would direct of the man of whom he asked a vote came before the council with some claim. The subject is far from ey- hausted. but has reached a length I (lid not anticipate, but hoping these rambling remarks will assist us in se- lecting men whose abilities will com- mend them to the ratepayers and not the fact that they make an active personal canvas. Respectfully yours, CITIZEN. ] think it is beyond doubt that the heritage of debt that is weighing the t0wn down at present is mainly the result of selecting councillors who were incapwble of properly judging- on the financial matters then current. It is so often asked why our lead- ing citizens and business men do not accept seats at the council board. ",4- A--. In Omemee, on Many. nov. Eliza. Won-ell, rolict of the late mas Stephenson. aged 78 years. fitsâ€"mo. u. u. .â€".__7, uec visitor in Peterboro Thursday. Mr. Edward_ English “fas in. Peter- LL!- \V WEI - Mrs. D. Blaylock has moved into the residence kately occupied by Mr. E. A. Bryson. We regret to chronicle the fact that Mr. J. D. Thornton has been confin- ed his room again. Latest reports are favorable, and we hope to see him 300:: in the accustomed sphere, health. Mr. Bert Courtney’s new cert in the opera house on Christmas night. Mr. H. Beatty had his valuable hound poisoned this week. but Mr. Beatty luckily found the animal in time to save its life. In 0mm, on Hondty, NOV. 80, min Warren- relief. of the late Tho- HARD LUCK- A St. Louis gradiza'ffi'céuling t6 a finish, which will greatly add to the appearance of our liftle village. hero on avvâ€" -â€" m the enjoyment of vigorous OMEMEE THE WATCHMANâ€"WARDER. LINDSAY, S. J. Parsons was a Orange conv of ’ GIFTS FOR CHILDREN Mr. '1‘. W. Combat-s, Hill Croft school is well advanced in construc- tion under the guidance of Ir. Henry Parker, who had the mason work, and Mr. Peter Grunt. who m the c'arpentcr work. The location for the school is excellent, as a, very fineyiewofthevnlageandtholakel Mr. James Stevens who has been engineer on a. steamboat on the Hon- treal river for the past summer, reâ€" turned last week; He reports busi- ness lively among the miners and prospectors in the Montreal dis- trict. Lindsay BrakemaniHad Leg Broken by a Snow Plow Anothcr railwav disaster was nar- rowly averted on Saturday night, when James Handy, a G.T.R. brake- man, running out of Lindsay, was Rocked down and his 19;: broken by the snow plow on the front of an- engine at Uhthon‘, a flag station six miles north of Orillia. While the train that Handy was on was pull- Mrs. I. R. Stewart, who has been post mistress here for a number of years, resigned her position acme time ago, after having filled the po- sition to the general satisfaction of the village and the entire vicinity. Mr. W. A. Davis received the ap- pointment and assumed charge of this post office on Tuesday, Dec. 1. As Mr. Davis is genial in his manner and punctual in his work, he will no doubt make an efiicient postmaster. The Beaver was the last boat to pass through the locks here on Wed- nesday. ‘the 3rd inst. She took a scow load of camp supplies to;Tait's Bay for Mr. Carew's lumber opera- tions in Harvey. She returned on Thursday. morning and had a hard time nosing through the ice into the dry dock here. Dec. 5.â€"Mrs. Alexander Trotter. who lives on Bolton-st. here met with an accident last week by slip. ping on her door-step and falling heavily on the ground. As Mrs. Trotter is a stout person of about sixty years, she injured her shoulder so severely that the doctor had to be called in to dress it. She is im- proving nicely and we hope to see her about soon again. Bobcaygeon Lady Met With Accident Buckskin Muccasins, Felt. and corduroy Leggings. cozy House Siippers, cute Rub- ber Boots; Tiuy‘ Toy Trunks, Basset Brown Suit Cases. GIFTS FOR LADIES SKATING BOOTS NEILL THE SHOEMAN Buy Your Xmas Footwear at Neill’s--Prices Right-Quality Assured EIGHTESTORES IN CANADA These should solve the problem for you, A pair of “Neill” fine patmt boots for dress wear in button or lace styles at. 3.50, 4.00, 4.50. A pair of “Nelll” quality fine kid boots in correct ‘shnpesr at $2, 2.50. $3, $4. 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Gotten, for the pastyenr andahnlfontheatafloftheDomin- ion Bank, received word on Saturday evening to the edect anthem been transferred to Mount Albert. DUringhisstnyinwwnllr. Cotton was very popular in oocinl and sport- ing circles and his W Manda will Mr. William Lewis, of the Scotch line. has sent four entries of white oats to the winter fair, to be held in Guelph, from the 7th to the 11th inst.. and Mr. W. J. Killahy, of South Verulam, has sent one entry of small white peas. We wish both of these gentlemen success at this great Provincial Fair next week. Since the snow has come lumber- ing operations in Harvey. Coven- dish and Anstruther are brisk. The cadgers haVe their sleighs out haul- ing supplies to the camps. ing in the siding to let another train past, he jumped 0!! to signal the other train that they were in clear and as the train was going past the snow plow on the front of the engine which extends out over the track, knocked him down, breaking his leg. can be had from nearly every room in.- it. Mr. Comber purposes having it ready for opening, after the mid- summer holidays in 1909. He was picked up by his comrades and taken to the Midland hospital. where he had the bone set. For a lady what could be more suitable than a pair of these slippers. Ladics' house slippers in felt. velvet and brcfcade, all styles. from a plain black felt. lmskin to a dainty colored brocade bedroom slipper. GIFTS FOR BABIES LADIES WARM SLIPPERS What could be more desirable than these pretty colored Moccasms, cute little soft sole boots; cozy felt slippers; lamb wan] soles. 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