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:1, iffy}. ‘. . L j“? I 'v' .e, .‘wquuunnn \Wiliimc 47. ABOUT THE TOWN .\ good many visitors are here for the early fishing they find the sport as alluring as ever. Mr. Low- 'lier .\tiliill. is home from Elk Lake, and is seen being greeted by the Americans who are here. Mr. Thos. litirhairn, the Nichols men and other guides are all “no: rowing. I’erce Nichols says he saw a muskrat ah the other daywone of those blue flags in the marshes around here. \Ye were ‘ g what could have happened to the intelligent nzussrat so well known to the people of Bobcaygeon, and others: but never thought that he would develope i . a flag dapper. l’erce did not recognize the animal and we therefore are not prepared to say when the rain ill be over for gt od; but the weather man from the Creek says that we needn‘t look for it to cease until the end of June. . l iiilv‘. .ing a t 'm' r . gro“ l 1vo:i;.criii Mr. J. R. Moyle, and Miss Dorothv got sixteen bass by 10 am. on the sixteen h. 5 The Committee of the local branch of the Victorâ€" 31 Order of Nurses will hold an Afternoon Tea and >1:':t\\ berry Festival from 3 o‘clock on on Tuesday, July 4:}: on the tire hall green. Strawberries, ice cream, cake. etc. will be served. There will be launch trips from the canal, amusements, musical varieties. Funds are required. The work of the order is most commend- able. The presence and help of all will be welcomed. Mrs. C. R. Stewart has left Chateaublanc to visit izez' daughter in Bracebridge. Gilliolm, of Bright, will lecture in the .\liss ii. Parish Hall, on \Vednesday, June 28th at 2.30 p. m. Subjectâ€"v “ Our Privileges and Responsibilities as Can- ..lzarz \‘v'omen.’ The speaker will be assisted bv local . . l a eri‘. Retreshments served. All ladies welcome. 0 \ . cc inaldi‘ills. M: and Mrs.R.C. Cole have come to their summer _ a"; The Co nniuiiion of the Lord's Supper will be dis- x-zzsed in nox Church on Sunday morning. The preparatory serviCe will be held on Friday at 8 o'clock . :1d the session will meet at 7.30 p.m. Mr. C. E. Stewart has gone to Haliburton, to ".\'e\‘~.':ili;iiii." The fourth annual tarmers' picnic in connection it .::i tie Verulam Agricultural Society, will be held in 'ne Agricultural Grounds, Bobcaygeon, on Saturday, air 1, 1910. The following amusements have been arranged for. Tug of war tournament: North Verulam, oath Verulam and Harvey. Drawing contest: team ‘::orses open to three townships mentioned above. Must “‘c two entries. for which a cash prize of $10, for first, :in~l $8.00, for second, will be given. A base ball game between South Harvey and Chemong Indians, first prize. $9, 2nd, $4.50. Sports: (suitable prizes will be given for the events) putting shot, (open event) half “mile race, open 100 yards race, open running hige jump, open standing high Jump, open standing broad Jump, open hop, step and Jump, open three legged race sack ‘ open 100 yards race. boys under 12 50 yards race, Cheinong Lake Indian Band in attend- The Committee a good day, a good crowd and good time. .‘il;;‘ gii'.~11‘i"u.lv"." H. m Hot water will be provided. .e‘e- ‘\‘\, \,\ \cittxissiou 10 cents and 25 cents. :01. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, are here for the summer ‘ x b have arranged to produce the well l“: c “J“Ui t »i \ . . Cramafl’ illey Farm, given recently by the Inde- ‘, N.» 0rd,: of Foresters, in the Town Hall. Bobcayâ€" \c. a tin evening of. Saturday, July lst, commen- lit o'clock. The ‘t‘occcds are in aid of “our 1 t \ '.l ols’. \ s" .\'o. ll) platoon.109th Battalion. Reserved seats, . . saze at Mrs. \\'. T. lidgar's. 35 cents, rush seats 23 cents. Reserve seat entrance at side. . lr. Ii. Page, of Toronto, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Et‘iin \Yalker. The Village Council met on Monday night of this Week and considcrtwl the early closing bylaw which, as a result of the meeting of the merchants in the Independ- ent office last Friday evening. was petitioned for unani. inouslv. The hours-for closing infuture (or until repealed) wii‘; 1.2~ as follows: 6.30 pm. on Tuesdays. from 12 o’clock noon on Thursdavs and at 10.30 pm. on Saturdays. The public will no doubt find a difference in the hour ofc Closing on Saturdays, for merchants have been for somr time past waiting ”on customers until sometimes early on Sundav morning. The opinion was expressed by one merchant that it would become a. necessity for some of : to people to do their shopping on Saturday morning. 1: will be to their abvantage to do so, and get better si‘I'vice and their choice of the best goods. The council instructed the constable to enforce the closing bylaw and no merchant can be expected to keep open after 10.30, and become liable to a fine, when the customer could as easily have been waited on during the day. The new law coines into force on Monday, June 26th, but it is understood that the merchants intend closing on Thur‘o dav afternoon, June 22nd, for the first. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberg, New York, arrived on Saturdav evening and are at their summer home here. The A. Y. P. nic to Big Island on July 4th. take them in his large launch. A. have decided to hold a private pic- Mr. Matt Nichols will Lieut. Fairbairn and some of his men of the 10th platoon of the 109th Were home over Sunday. Some others are expected this week-end. Some of our merchants are making a special .bid for earlv shopping, and offering some very speCial prices on various articles to lure the village shopper to the stores on Saturday morning between the hours of 8 and 11 o'clock. BORN At Edmonton, on Saturday, June 10th, H.\.\iii.rox-â€" . H. Bruce Hamilton, a son. 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. a number of good leCd are none being at The boys are getting quite bass from the canal. Although there scales weighed, some of them would tip the 1. pretty fair weights. Fishing seems to be good {“5 season. of the Ladies’ is left at the it. 50c A party wishes to obtain a copy Home Journal for March 1912. If same Independent office by someone who may have will be paid for it. Private Spencer Rupert Symons, Montreal. Who was in the same trench with his cousin, I‘liornton Boyh, is reported wounded by the Montreal Star. The local Schools are to have new llilgfi- Mr. Gerald Murphy brought in some spruce on Monday for poles. E. J. W'oollard and D. Hetherington have new model Ford cars. R. A. Kennedy and John. Conway, A. E. Bottum, on Thurs- Herb. Nichols motored to Downeyville picnic day afternoon. The Entrance examinations are on. Those writ-- ing are Ruth Baker, Stella McGregor, Amy Cosh, Isa- belle Smith, Delia Moffat, Cortland Grant, Delmar Kelso and Nellis Neville. Mr. and Mrs. Routley, TOI‘OlltO, were here over Sunday. Thornton Boyd Killed in Action Thornton Boyd is dead! The sad news came this Tuesday morning to Mr. \V. T. C. Boyd and family that Thornton, who had enlisted in the Princess Pats last fall, had been killed in action. The sorrow which is upon the whole town can hardlv be described. and it is entirely needless to say here thzit Thornton Boyd was one Of the most highly respected, of our young “Wll- It ““5 not the writcr’s privilege to havc known him but hl‘lt‘lea but having frequently met him during that short time, we can warmly second the Sincere remarks of lht’ WW1“- people. He was a science graduate of McGill liniver‘ sity and a prince among his fellows. He served his King and country as a private. Letter From Lieut.-Col. Fee. The following letter received from Lieut-Col Fee by Reeve Brock will be of interest: To Reeve Brock, Bobcaygenn, Ont ' Dear Brook 1-- I beg to thank you for your interest in the Battal- ion, and for your endeavours to get us the grant. \Ve certainly need the money very badly, but seeing that we have been turned down at every instance by those in au- thority, we feel now, that we would get along without a grant, even though they decide to give us one. The idea. that Battalions are. supplied with everything, is entirely erroneous. That may be true in a certain sense, but their are many. many things, which are. absolutely necessary. that are not supplied by the Government. This seems to be only an excuse where the council hide behind, the stat- ing that everything was supplied that is necessary. “'0 are the only Battalion in the 3rd. Military District. which has not received a grant gratuitously from the council, the onlv Battalion that has not received it cent, and we some times feel ashamed of the County that sent us away in such a manner. \Ve are the best Battalion that has ever marched into Kingston, and we have it to say that we are the only Battalion who have received nothing from their home County If all the Councillors had had our interests and and the interests of the men at heart as you have, the grant Would have been put through, and we all thank you and the councillors who assisted you very heartily. and extend to you gentlemen, a standing invitation to come and visit us as our guests, at any time. Again thanking you, I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant. J.J.H. Fee Lt. Col. O.C. 109th. Battalion, C.E.F. Verulam Council \Vill meet in the Town Hall, Bobcaygeon at 10.30 a.m. on Monday, June 26th, 1916 flow To Keep Trade At Home. Any “ home merchant ” who isn’t awake and fails to tell people about his wares, should read this startling statement made by the mana- ger of a big Toronto mail order house recently. “\\'e have a bureau whose duty it is to read the There is not a paper of any consequence in our territory we do not get. The bureau looks over these papers and when we find a toWn where the merchants do not adver- tise in the local press, or where the advertisers do not change their advertisements regularly, we immediately flood that section with our literature. It always brings results far in excess of the some effort put forth in territory where the local merchants use their local papers.” country newgpapers. ONTARIO TORONTO Kinmount . Thls morning there is no rain falling and the sun ys trying hard to break through the clouds, but whether it Will finallysucceed or not has vet to be proved. A lady In Our village was \vatchingdduring last month for the new'moon to appear, but, strangeito say, she was disappOinted every evening. She cohld not understand what had happened to her ladvship in the heavens, and thought perhaps that some other planet had eloped Wlth her; but one evening the clouds separated for a short time, and the lady was astonished to behold a n non two quarters old. .Mrs. T. R Fell, of Fenelon Falls, who has been \lsltlng her sister, Mrs. Geo. Cottinirliam durin<r the ' ‘ , k b 9 b past wee , returned home to-day. Sgt. Mansfield and Ptes. W. Chalmers, H. Pear- S‘ON,.G00- ‘V’VOOLlS, J. Holbrooks, of the Machine Gun Section, H. Scott and R. \Vright have beenhome this week visiting their friends. Mr. Jos. Murphy, of Bobcaygeon, was in town to-day. As'Mr. J. Austin was passing a pile of lumber containing about 1000 ft., it fell on him, crushing him to the earth. The wonder is that he Was not killed. As it was he was very seriously injured, but we hear that he is doing nicely and will be around again in a short time. Miss Vanderberg has returned, for her holidays, to her home in Guelph. Principal Mills, of Bobcaygeon, is in town, super- intending the exams of our school. As Mr. Henry Coben had sprung a surprise, in the form of a bride, on one \Vednesday, a few of his friends tried a surprise on him on the following Wednesday. But Henry is better at surprising his friends than in ‘s ' . ‘ being surprised and he and Mrs. Coben were all ready to give the surprising party a good time. Kinmount is doing fine, but the City Fathers have surprised and disappointed a few of us. \Vhy some taxpayers should walk in mud nearly over their boot toms, while others have board sidewalks which are fairly good. taken up and replaced by cement is a con- undrum. We have no objection to the cement side- Walks, or any other improvement in our village, but fair play is a jewel, and when we see women and child- ren as well as men walking in the mud all summer on account of the constant rain during these last two sum- mers, it sets some wondering why such partiality should be shown. Those who have paid their taxes aiii are in every way good citizens should have the shine fights as others who do the same. In one cage all that was required was that enough plank should be supplied, and the work of building half a dozen steps in order to reach the sidewalk on the other side of the street would be done gratis by one who requires the steps. The dissatisfied parties have to cross a drain and climb up three or four feet in order to get onto the sidewalk, or else walk some distance along the street in the mudâ€"no way of avoiding it. Mr. Geo. McGregor is busy preparing the swing bridge for a coat of paint. It is almost the big end of the job. Mrs. Hirons has returned to Toronto after a visit to her mother, Mrs. Thompson. Capt. Chas. Dowding is visiting relatives in town this week. Mr. Geo. Britton is improving in health. Mrs. Hetherington, Fenelon Falls, visited her son David here this week. Mr] W Barker, manager of the Buttcrick Pub- lishing Co, Toronto, is spending his vacation here. Fisheries Inspector Ahrens is here with the launch “Middy” An auto party from Fenelon Falls visited here Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs H. Rosenberg, New York are in town for the summer, occupying Mrs Edgar’s house. Save Rags and Rubbers B. D. S. A. S. WILL COLLECT THEM- H . E. Hopkins is, like the rest of the Irish, capable of making some smart remarks. When standing on Main street on Wednesday, he said to us; “Lets start something or this town will soon be as dead as Toronto.” â€"â€"Unity (Sasha) Courier, As we take it, Justice Hughes will be pleased to get the German vote, but would like it delivered at the back-door, as the Roosevelt anti-Hun delegation are using the frontâ€"Weekly Tatler It appears that our War Lord to Kitchener Said: “Your plan about Ypres has a hitch in er. 11’ d been in your shoes,” Went on General Hughes, “I’d have made little bones about switchin’ ‘er. Then the papers all leapt upon Sammy. And declared he was foolish and balmy, Conceited and crazy, His war knowledge hazyâ€" BUT THE MEN AT THE FRONT THINK WITH SAMMY. 4 a l3 POETRY El SLEEPER, rest quietly, deep underground, Lord of your kingdom of murmurous sound Hear the grass growing, sweet for the mowing, Hear the stars sing as they travel around: Grass blade and star dust, you, I and all of us, Deep underground. Murmur not, Sleeper, Yours is the Key To all things that were and to all things that be. While the lark’s trilling, while the grain’s filling, Laugh with the wind at Life’s riddleâ€"me-ree! \Vhy was the thorn of it? \Vhere the new morn of it? Yours is the Key! Sleep deeper, brother; Sleep and forget Red lips that trembled, eyes that were wet. Though love be weeping, Turn to your sleeping, Life has no giving that death need regret. Here at the End of all hear the Beginning call, Life’s but death’s seneschalâ€" Sleep and forget! â€"â€"Isabel Ecclestone Mackay in Canadian Magazine. Harvey Council Meets The Harvey Council met in the True Blue Hall, Buckhorn, on the 17th inst, pursuant to adjournment. Members all present, Mr. Ingram, Reeve, in the chair. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. Biobt, Frecburn addressed the council re blasting a ditch on the hill in front of Archie Fulton’s house. It was moved by Messrs. Flynn and Graham that Mr. Free- burn be allowed $10 for the above purpose. -â€"Cd. Jos. Gillespie addressed the council asking them to get a right of way across part of E bf 11, con. 5. to allow him to get out to the Deer Bay road. Moved by Allen and Graham, that Flynn and \Vilson be a Committee to look up a road for Mr. Gillespie. Cd. Nat Pierson addressed council re sale of E pt. 9, con 8, for taxes. Referred to County Treasurer. Moved by Allen, seconded by Graham, that the Clerk notify Garett Galvin that the township owns a. roadvay, 66 ft. wide, across lot 1, con. 16, Harvey, said roadway being established by by-law No. 1053, passed in 1876 and that the fence now being erected by him tres- passes on the above 66 ft., and that they: hereby notify him to remove the said fence, or such portion as has been erected, forthwith, or in default the council will be com- pelled to remove same at his expense, and that he will be liable for any damage that may arise from this action. Cd Moved by Flynn and Graham, Geo. Ireland and Mr. Coons be allowed $5.00 each on their respective beats, being 1915 statute labor uncommuted, also that A. “Ti- son he allowed to expend the $15 unexpended last year. Cd. Moved by Allen and G 'aham that \Vm. Chesney be allowed to do his statute labor on his own roadâ€"Cd. Moved by Allen and \Vilson that. \V. T. Elliott be appointed to fill the vacancy on the Board of Commision- crs of the Harvey Municipal Telephone System until the next annual meeting. Moved by Flynn and Graham that Sam Tato be al- lowed a bonus on 25 rods wiie fence on the N.E. cor. of lot :20, con. 14, 30 rods on the \V end of lot 19, con 11 and 30 rods on the E end of lot 18, con. 15. Total 55 rods. _Cd. Moved by Graham and \Vilson that whereas by peti- tion in or about the year 1904 and filed in the ofiicc of the Crown Lands Department at the city of Toronto, this council requested that lot 18 in the 8th con. of the Twp. of Harvey be withdrawn from sale for an indefinite period and whereas owing to the existing circumstances, it is not requisite that this lot should be further withdrawn from sale therefore this council is of opinion that no person would be in any way prejudiced by the said lot by the said lot being now patented, and it is desirous of with- d 'awing all objection to the patenting thereof. â€"â€"Cd. Orders were drawn on the Treasurer as follows: Harvey Mun. Tel. System, messages, 1.60; Sam Tate, 8:3 rods wire fence, 21.25; A. \Vilson, to expend on roads, 15.00 Council adjourned to meet Monday, Aug. 213t., at Nogies Creek Schoolhouse. “Travelling in the heavens by means ofa telescope.” says an astronomer. “gives a man an idea of his own significance.” Here is a hobby Kyte, Carvel et al’ ought to take up. The soldier in the train was dilating on his changed life. "They took me from my home,” he said, “and put me in barracks; they took away my name and made me ‘No. 575 ;they took me to the church, where I’d never been before, and they made me listen to a ser- mon for forty minutes. Then the parson said. ‘No. 575, Art thou weary, art thou languid?’ and I got seven days’ C. B’ for giving him a civil answer.” T MEDICAL A, J, McIntosh, B.A., M. B. Toronto, M.C.P.S. Ontario, Physician and Surgeon, late House Surgeon Harper Hospital, Detroit, and Chief House Doctor in Midwifery, Grace Hospital, Toronto, William Street, Bobcaygeon, Ontario. Phone 17. The Teuton crop in German. East-Africa, th last Save. . A.“ waSte Paper accounts, was suffering from Smuts. ARCHIVES .0.'V