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Thv‘ mnurtuml meeting of the 1909 Counml was held on Monday at 11 'clnck. m the Council chamber. The Main-n present were Mayor James kg. N Dun-Never B. L. McLean, 2nd pr-rww W. W. Jordan, and dt‘l'llh‘ll Hm. (WINCH. A. C. Babcock, in]. ('Jmplwll. R. Kylie, H. Dobson. 1.1. 1mm and A. Howkins; absent, Rm:- (irw Jordan. Clx'l‘k lxxumlsun road the 0m0i81 Mum! u!- the voting on polling hy. aim uh‘u-h the members sus- "lbt‘xl in fiu‘ declaration 01 office 811d minimum and took their seats. The Mayor Speaks. Mayor lit-g2, before taking up the is: uni.- ;- vi businessâ€"the appoint~ cm of :‘m- chairmen of committeesâ€" {d he “I: pleased to see so many rd inure; 'sz wished to congratulate “upon Elm ir election to SD impor- Nlt a. pm?» um and desired to extend lheany min-mne to the new mem- 9913. The :-,~‘:uzions of the members 351 year With each other had been 'JY pleasant and harmonious, and he ‘tcd the same would be true of the 1“ Council; they should agree 8111' “1% thCXlnL‘lVr'S-there would be Bough (warn-ling among 011*Sid81'5 “‘93” town affairs to keep all busy ’Ehtcning things out. He hoped #9 chairnpsr~ of committees would, en nect'5>;:1'j.‘, tell the people plain- TV‘hY their wishes could not be car- ? out in Crl'taln casesâ€"it would Avehbetter than temporizing. They mud find ‘ it isn’t I}! I make the 58 knows. Home {SINESS G MONTH {Id vicinity, onld a mo- '8 a realiza- ght t0 the D the plea. .ve the full â€"what for ? our High. gplc, that whilst all companies own- 3; public utilities were entitled to 8. ii: coiizpensation for the money ac- lly ii:.wsted, they were not entitled interest on “water”. There is no "win this decision will be far-reach- gâ€"ew-n beyond the confines of the .5. Whatever we may think of U. .institutions in general, it is freely itteil that had he a monoply, the ' 0nd to none, and any decision they ke. will carry weight anywhere. To localizeâ€"we have a public util- . in our midst, owned by private lu‘. It is absolutely essential, ot only to our comfort , but to our .cl’}; living, and therefore any unjust 'argz-s are not only wrong, but re- ;rehmsible. As one prominent mer- nan: put it the other day, he is the letter man because he has competi- ETT ~F THE White low NS AND MAYOR BEGG SPEAKS OUT FORFRJENDLY RELATIONS AND CLOSE i ECONOMYâ€"LOWERING OF THE RATE BETTER THAN NEW | FACT ORIES. lu‘mt lot, by the largest stretch ;:ij). be accused of radical- brought me in a - is given the judgment of a .uprgme Cuurt of the United States , :hg 51111111115 long-drawn-out case of [as citilcn: of New York against the gasoljdzm-d Gas Co., together with a v,“- pungent remarks on the same by :L. grim} "Billy” McLean. They 333-9 ngi reading, and I would ad- fie everyone interested to hunt up a. .39: and mad them. New York has 4,, fighting for 80 cent gas, and the ;3mp311;.', secure, as they thought, in kit monoyoly, have been steadily :fuging it. putting forth the plea that :28}: 3011111 not pay 6 per cent on their mm; and do so. The court in in- :ézigating what the capital consist- :1 of, struck an item of $10,000,000.00 :1:1i0\\'11 as “good will,” but more humouly known as “Water”. Right- husiy, we think, the court struck 5111 item out and laid down the prin- Wild adherv closely to the P01“: ifeconomv Endowed by last yeaerx- [Ouncilâ€"if't‘nc <ame care could bteaxes “Bed for eight or ten years thed this 'Wld be mam materially, {m than MT: Would be more beneficlal ) number of factories. (Applause- ' the The Council then procedec: mth ‘t- intment of chairmen 0 com , 33 fOIIows: low] by Dep.-reeve Jordan.refleevc; by Ald. Lewis, that. pep-com. be chairman of Fmance -‘Carried .. ‘Wed by Ald. Babcock, that Ala. be chairman of Town Ixopel’tyf Mâ€"J . [gal “Us the! 5:9, 35 a 5'95 methmg “Wendem ' '7 - and salt. 1 :3“ by Dep.-reeve Jordan, 880‘ 3313:1113 milk, 3839 M by Ald. Campbell that AM. 0211- and than edd .9186? “Rehaiman of Town Property jhuflet.in an 0W Mm later.) ‘ , and" add. the mm “b by Dep.-reeve. 11ch. 88°: tear Waw’w M 7 I)ep.-1‘eeve Jordan, that An“ 2WD OQPQ'fig '0': Fhairman. I ‘ the" I “1 amendment by Ald; Bab- ‘QYQI’ . Wnded by m. Lewis. that mun-r53 TO [6 PER CENT. IN SUIT SOME YEARS AGOâ€"THIS WAS ON REAL STOCK AND ON “W ATER”â€"ADAM BECK TO VISIT ' HERE SHORTLYâ€"INTERESTING LETTER FROM J. P. DONALD ON THE ELE TRIO POWER QUESTION. éâ€"Eouncil’s Inaugural; Committee Heads Chosen ,utserCS Th iiznr of The Free Press.) firm: the holidays are ov- littie hiatus that usually :illcxl up, it might be well community, would exam- s and see if We cannot (10 L. forward our own in- uthel’ day a gentleman JAUARY Nth, Makes Large Profits “In: . .Ald. Dobson proposed an amend- ment to the effect that members hav- ing seats at the County Council be ineligible for the Court of Revision for the ’reason that other members should have a share of the good things Mayor Beggâ€"“I think the chairmen of committees should be on the Court of Revision. It is most important.” Den-reeve McLeanâ€"“I feel. strong' ‘vu’ _ Moved by Dep-reeve McLean. so. conded by Ald. Babcock, that. the Court. of Revision be composed o! the respective chairmen and the mayor. ‘ - -â€" â€"â€"- and- flu amendment, moved by Aid. Dob- fion. seconded by Dep.-reeve Mc- Lean, that Ald. Campbell be chair- man. Lost. Ald. Calvert elected. 5 for, 2 against. ‘- 1‘__~ _A Ald. Kylie be chairman-Carriedâ€" against 3, for 6. Moved by Ald. Campbell, seconded by Dep-reeve McLean, that. Dep- reeve Jordan be chairman of Board of Wnrks.â€"Carried. Merd be Ald. Hawkins. seconded by Depâ€"reeve Jordan that. Aid. 081-, wrt be chairman of Police and Light- tors to contend with, and freely ad- mitted that had he a monopoly, the natural man in him would seek to ov- er-reach his fellows, who were com- pelled to deal with him. This is ex- actly what the local corporation- is doing. With the exception of the light parts of their output, they are taking from their customers that which they have no right to take. Legally they do it, but that does not make it right, any more than it does the Jew who wants the last ounce of flesh. We have a new Council which meets to-niglit. There are at least three men on it who have gone out of their way to commend the stand 1 have taken, and it is to be sincerely hoped that some one of them will make it his business to take the mat- ter in charge, and push it to a con- clusion. It is only through the Town Council that anything definite can be done and there is no doubt that the Board of Trade and citizens generally will back them up in all they do or attempt to do. ‘ I expect that the Hon. Mr. Beck will be with us soon, and we ought to give him a bumper meeting in the Opera House, for it will pay us all, both men and women, to be there and listen to his able exposition on “power” in general, and he will have some facts on the local situation. which will prove of interest to every Lindsay citizen. I am informed by one who ought to know, that this Company can give us light at 5 cents per killowat, and power at $16.00 per h.p. for all over 10 h.p. and $20 for all under 10 h.p., and still make good money on the actual capital. Sev- eral years ago in a suit, it was ad- mitted that they were'making 16 per cent. on stock and water. Last year alone, I know of two instances where they sold power for $2500 per year, without a cost of one five "cent piece extra to operate. Since the above suit they have, sold yearly $10,000 yearly worth of power. Truly, it is time for a changeâ€"Yours, etc.. JAS. .P. DONALD, Lindsay, Jan. 11th, 1909. moti‘ (Applause) 2d until 7'30 for ‘ in temporary homes .. .. .. Girls’ and boys’ clothing .. .. Children’s boots, including a boot for girl with deformed foot .. .. .. .. .. Stationery, printing, lawyers’ fees, etc .. .. .. Travelling expenses in con- nection with neglected chil- dren and agent’s time COnstable’s services in con- nection with children . . Afiliation fees local Council of ‘1va u“ ‘U placed in a permancuu doing well. In July last a litle girl ten years of age, who came from the vicinity of Irondale, suffering from a very ser~ ions illness, was received into the R. 21 14 M. Hospital and treated there while \arrangements were being made for her removal to the Sick Children’s Hos- 23 45 pital, Toronto. The receiving of , thisfraillittlecrestureintothenoaâ€" 13 75 pital at the time was an act of genu- ine charity and is deserving of high 4' ‘ ' and gratitude. Total. ..$25005 Disbursements. Secretary’s salary for year end- ing October, 1908 .......... s 25 00 Collecting fees, 1907.. . 10 00 Board and lodging for children -. AA Secretaryâ€"Mrs .E. E. Sharpe. Treasurerâ€"Mrs. G. A. Milne. Treasurer’s Report. Balance on hand ............ $ 87 30 Receipts from Victoria. 00.. .100 00 Receipts from Haliburton 00.50 00 12 75 page . In. so I...” This leaves the officers for 1909, (as published in The Free Press Satur- day) as fellows- Hon. Pres.-â€"-S. J. Fox, M.P.P. Presidentâ€"Dr. White. Vice-Presidents-J. Rogers, G. E. Rea, Inspector Knight and G. H. Wil- The parole system. the Salvation Army prison visitation, the prison gate relief work and other forms of help along this line were touched on and commended. Dr. White contested the belief that children were bad because they were wayward. Many of them were only bad because of evil surroundings and lack of Oportunity. “The boys and 13 aAaq” ‘zuapiserd an: pins "'3pr ways some good in them. Give them a chance.’ With Vice-President J. Rogers in the chair. the old officers were reel- ected. with the addition of Mr. G. H. Wilson as one of the vice-presidents. Mr. S. J. Fox, M.P.P., was elected honorary president. in place of the late Dr. Herriman. 7 On motion of Inspector Knight, sec- onded by G. H. Wilson. a vote of thanks was tendered Dr. White for the address The danger from foreign immigra- tion and from existing political and social conditions was touched on. and the need for C. A. 8. work outlined. Lack of parental control and watch- fulness was given as a leading cause that required the aid of the Children’s Aid to cure The address of Dr. White, presi- dent, touched on many matters of in- terest. The year just passed, he thought, had been a very successful one. The object of the Society was to surround the children with a better atmosphere. It was not always ne- cesary to separate parents and chil- dren to acomplish this .a word or a little advice often resulting in much good. Dr. White thanked the So- ciety for support given him during the year, and also expresed his ap- preciation for the grant from the County Council. He also said that it was the intention of the Society to wait on the Town Council with a view to securing a grant from that body for the carrying on of the noble work in caring for and bettering the con- dition'of the children Continuing his remarks. Dr. White pointed out that public opinion was changing in regard to the treatment of juveniles and he paid a well-merit- ed tribute to Judge Lindsay’s efforts for betterment. “What we want," said Dr. White. “is‘ more love and less law in dealing with the children” The secretary’s anual report was then presented and passer} The secretary read a letter from His Honor Judge McMillan, thanking the Society for an invitation to be pres. ent and speak. but regretting his in- ability to do so. , Mrs. Sharpe also reported that she had received a let- ter from a former ward of the Society, who was gettting along nicely. chair. Mrs E. E. Sharpe. secretary, read the minutes. after which the an- nual report of the treasurer, Mrs. Geo. A. Milne, was read and adopted. In Saturday’s issue of The Free Press a Brief review of the annual meeting of the Children’s Aid Society was given. and below will be found the full text of the treasurer’s report and of the report of the Secretary and Agent. Mrs. E. E. Sharpe. These reports were presented at the annual mating was not very largely anual meeting was not very largely attended. Dr. J A. White. president of the local 0. A. 8., - occupied the REVIEW OF THE WORK FOR I” GIVEN IN SECRETARY'S REPORT â€"FINANCIAL CONDITION SHOWN BY TREASURER’S RE- PORTâ€"PRESIDENT DR. WHITE MAKES INTEREST- ING ADDRESSâ€"OFFICERS ELECTED. REPORTS FOR THE- YEAR early in the summer and was by or- der of the Provincial Superintendent transferred to the Shelter at Peter- boro. From there he has been re- placed in a permanent home and is doing well. In July last a litle girl ten yearsof me. who came from the vicinity oi been allowed to return to his home at Bobcaygeon on parole. ‘ The two children from near Kin- mbunt who were ordered by County Police Magistrate Moore to be taken to the Sick Children’s Hospital in To. ronto have both been restored to their parents after successful treat- ment in the above hospital. Another boy from the vicinity of Kinmount, who had been living with a farmer near town, was returned mrlv in the summer and was by or- ($40), according to agreement made at the time of placement. A boy who was made a ward of the Society by the late County Police Magistrate, Mr. John McSweyn, and afterwards committed to the Indus- trial School at Mimico. has recently Early in the year a young babe and its mother were maintained tor a time until the mother could earn her livelihood. A boy placed some years ago with a farmer near Downeyville has re- cently become of age and will receive from him a small amount 01 money 1908, and it now remains for munici- palities to adopt it and give it trial in the way of reforming youthful of- tenders During the year three children were reported to the Society as inmates of the County House of Refuge. The oldest, a. child of two years, has been adopted by a highly respectable fam- ily in the county. A girl who had come under- the guardianship of our Society two years ago, was by order of the Provincial Superintendent. committed during the There are at present three boys 1n the Victoria Industrial School at m- mico in whom our Society has deep interest. They are McLain. Grimth and Kent The first has been a ward of our So- ciety for several years, but has been gradually becoming unmanageable. year to the Alexandra Indus School owing to waywardness in min respects. The Bill re Juvenile Delinquents has received the endorsation of this Society by the Board. requesting our representatives at Ottawa. to give their suuport to the measure when before them. The Bill became law in July Early in the year considerable at- tention was given to the case of a ne- glected child supposed to be mental- ly defective. The boy was made a ward of the Society by order of the magistrate, Mr. Jackson. 1n Nov- ember the child was received into the Juvenile Department of the Asylum for Idiots at Orillia. . A little over a year ago a. baby girl was deserted by its young mother, and for a short period the child was maintained by the Society, but ev- entually its mother returned and re- claimed it. Recent reports show that the child is being well cared for. Before proceeding further with our report it is well to pay a tribute of remembrance to one who has been a faithful and helpful member of our society ever since the date of incor- poration, in the fall of 1894. Our Hon- orary President and life member, the late Dr. Herriman, who was at our annual meeting last, year has passed away from our number, but the work that was so dear to him will lbng bear testimony of his untiring zeal and devoted services to the children’s While there has not been a very great amount of work done by your Board of Managers, still ’he oflicers and many of the members were ever ready to give attention to cases that requir- ed our assistance. There were during the year 10 regu- lar and 2 special meetings held, with an average attendance of nine mem- Sharpe, giving a review of the work of the Board of Managers and 011i- cials of the Children’s Aid Society: Mr. President and Members :â€" Your Secretary begs to present the following report for the year ending Dec. 3132., 1908. IHE WEEKLY FREE. PIE“. . done, I them. This Christmas, as a further mark of their regard. Mr. Brandon was presented with an exceptionally handsome Meerschaum pipe, which the Gazette had the privilege of look- ing at the other day. The pipe is a “dandy," and is highly appreciated by the recipient; not only for its beau- ty and flue prospective smokes he will enjoy, but'as an evidence of the kind- lyieeling's of the mill ms, which, it is needless to’uy, be thoroughly re- ciprocateafâ€"Feflon Falls Guette. J. H. BRANDON ls POPULAR AT FENELON FALLS. About a. year ago the staff of the North Star Roller Mills presented Mr. John B. Brandon with afine gold- headed cine u a token of the esteem in which he is deservedly held Aby With you} light lashes just sweeping Never' hereafter to make or to weepâ€" Rock me to sleep, motherâ€"rock me to sleep. Womanh'ood'a tears have been but a Clasped R) your arms in a loving em- the lightâ€" For with its sunny-edged shadows once more. Haply will throng the sweet visions of yoreâ€"- Lovingly, softly, its bright billows sweep; Rock mé to sleep. motherâ€"rock me to sleep. Mother, dear mother, the years have oldâ€" Let it {all over my forehead to-night. Shading my faint eyes_ away trom shownâ€" No other worship abides and endures. Faithful, unselfish and patient like From the sick soul and the world- weary brain; Slumber's soft calm o'er my heavy lids creep ;â€" Rock me to sleep. motherâ€"rock me to sleep. Come. let' your brown hair. just light- ed with gold. Fall on your shoulders again as of Since tlzen, and unto my soul it shall been long Since I last hushed to your lullaby Long 1' to-night for your presence ‘ again; Come from the silence so long end so deepâ€" Rock me to sleep, motherâ€"rock me I am so weary of toils and of tears! Toil without recompenseâ€"tear- all in vainâ€" Take them and give me my chfldhood again! I have grown weary of dust and dc. Weary of flinging yours; None like a. mother can charm away awayâ€" Weary of sowing for others to r Rock me to sleep, mother-rock to sleep. Tired of the hollow. the base, the un- true, Mother, 0 mother. my heat all: for you ! tweenâ€" ‘ Yet with strong yearning and passionâ€" Blossomed and fadedâ€"our to sleep. Over my heart in days that have flown, No love like mother-love ever was night ! Mother, a Bank, Lindsay. , Parcels of valuable second hand clothing have been received from friends in town. and also from Mrs. Burke, of Beaboro. The County Council of Haliburton at its first sesion a year ago granted $50 to our Society in aid of the work. A grant of $100 was also received from Victoria County Council. The annual reports of visits to wards of our Society are on the whole quite satisfactoryâ€"Respectfully sub- mitted. yore; Kiss from my forehead the furrows of Smooth the few silver threads out of my hairâ€" Over my slumber your loving watch keepâ€" . Rock me to sleep, motherâ€"rock me to sleep. Backward, flow backward. 0 tide of the years! Backward, turn backward, 0 Time, in tr'eunryintheesrlypanottheyur. but owing to the apparem med 0‘ fundsintheneerfutnreyournourd of Mangers have issued a ledlet ep- peeling to the generosity of members and.friends of the Society for money to carry on the work. Contributions will be received at the Dominion shore. Take me Maie' Be"; child again. just for a summer the grass has 870*“ ROCK ME TO SLEEP. 'éome back from the echoleu â€"Elizabeth Akers Allen. ELLEN E. SHABPE. to your my soul-wealth of " lSensible Advice Given :1 Prospective Emigrants “Dr. Robbins prefaced his remarks on “Canada” by dealing at some length with the question of emigra- tion. PeOple who were born tired and had never got rested, he said, should not emigrate to Canada, where suc- cess meant hard work. Emigrants should be optimists, and should take a favorable view of Canada, which would commend them to the Canadi- ans, who were proud of their country. People doing well in England should not emigrate to Canada. as for such there was no better country than Eng- land. But young men of energy and determination. who saw no prospect cf success in England, would do well to emigrate to Canada, where they would probably succeed beyond their most sanguine expectations. They must be prepared to work. and take the first job that odered' itself. Such persons he (the 1m) was always willing tohelp. and itanypresent should, w'istho communicate with him they} Mt ah the librarsu to: his address ‘ ‘ assist them to the best of his ability. (Apphmeo Feaple with Canada under the auspices of the Chestnut Auburn District Council and reads in pm as follows; ing over the clipping said that he himself had no fault to find with the country. There was opportunity here for men who would work and strive, though those who were too lazy or too shirtless to exert themselves could not hope to succeed here any .more than any place else. The extract from the English paper refers to a lecture on least ten years ago and he told me he found it. so I expect it is old Mr. McCracken'e grindetone instead of the Indians. Please tell Mr. Wilson that I don't think he. need be afraid of the Indians coming for their grindetone. He might be afraid on account of the piece in The Echo. read in all quer- ters of the globe .eome Indians would be sure to hear it, so I thought it my duty to let him know all about it.” We are pleased to hear that Mr. Smith is prospering in his new home intheWeetandthatthecropewere good out there thin year. ed in these columns and makes the following explanation: “It amused me very much to read about the mysterious stepping stone of Mr. F. Wilson's, that is supposed to have been made and used by the Indians long ago. Now. I happen to know a little about the history of this stone. I think .nearly fifty years ago, when Minden was young. grindstones were both scarce and dear. 01d Mr. Mc- Cracken, who lived south of Minden. was in need of a grindstone, and be- ing a stone cutter. though he wuold make one for himself. So he pro- cured a piece of rock somewhere and made a grindstone, but when he had CANADA'S PROSPECTS HELD OUT PROPERLYâ€"LAZY PEOPLE NO GOOD HERE. A business man of Lindsay, who has only been in this country a few years himself. has handed the following to The Free Press. The clipping is from an old country paper. and the opening paragraphs are both sensible and timely. The business man. in hand- Doorstep Not a Relic But an old Grindstone to benefit by some of the thousands of bargains ’we are eflering to housekeepers. We have en- joyed a great Christmas trade, but as we are con- stantly receiving New goods, the stock is always fresh and bristling with money-saving chances. (llinden Echo.) Away out in “Sunny Alberta” Mr. George Smith. {Smerly of Anson, is interested in an item which ap‘peu- EXPLANATION OF A MINDEN MYSTERY BY AN OLD ANSON BOY. it finishéd, found it too hard and not gritty enough, so alid it aside. I saw Mr. Wilson's stepping stone at You’re Not Too late NOW i; . Braund’s F air . Never neglect your opan-tunities: improve your spare time. take 3 Wintel’ COHPBB with us and if you are ambitious you can be preparer! for a good situation in a few months. Accept our proposition and we wiil secure for you a good situation. Next to Cinnamon’s Hardware. “Tut Best Time to LINDSAY, ONT. BUSINESS COLLEGE r Tilâ€"e chairman, reblying, said thanks were chiefly due the librarian. (Mr. Hudson) for the idea of amazing the might at least be called a carpet-hag acquaintance with the North Ameri- can continent, having travelled three times between Vancouver and Mont- real. The lecture had been particu- larly refreshing to his mind, and mvst have been very interesting to '11 pres- Proceedin, the lecturer dealt with the conditions of the country, illus- trating his remarks by numerous Inn- tern views, shown from a lantern ma- nipulated by Mr. Burgess. At the close, Mr. C. D. Rutherford, J..P, C..,C voiced the thanks of the andienoe,which he said. he did with the greatest pleasure, as he had what year. owing to the financial crisis in the U.S.A., there was a scarcity of employment in Canada, due to the tar migration of workmen from the US. A., but in a country so vast and that must have a great population, pros-~ perity was bound to return, and it would be as good a field for emigrants as ever it has been. In the west of Canada there was a great nwd of muâ€" riageable women, as, owing to the scarcity of women, many men in good positions were unable to find wives to share their liie with them. PHONE 20. Lnidley Newton’s old Stand Opp. Benson House. .lflHN FLUREY This has to do with the health of the- family as well as the monthly sav~ ing. 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